I have often thought that the month of May is when we should celebrate New Years. It seems a bit dreary to celebrate that in the middle of winter, in the depths of the shortened and often frozen days. Spring time just seems to embody the New Year, and I am always so invigorated when … Read more
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Defining Your Happiness in Poker: The Other Side of Black Friday
Black Friday was an awful day for the poker community. I remember coming home from work on the train, very confused by the frenzy that I was following on my twitter feed. I wound up chatting with a few American pro friends, and can only remember the uncertainty and fear they all shared. I am … Read more
The Poker Stars Women’s Sunday event recently celebrated its first anniversary. For those not familiar, it’s a $55 tournament that runs at 12:30 MT, which is only open to the fairer sex. The tournament usually gets over 300 players, often awarding a first prize of around $3,000. In many of the interviews that I’ve been … Read more
A couple days ago PokerStars launched a tournament series for with low stakes buy ins, the MicroMillions. This tournament is running until the 25th, but if you can only pick a couple events to play in, be sure to make it tomorrow’s event #34, starts at 1700 EST and is a $5.50 NL Hold’em Knockout … Read more
Some of the best people I know are poker players or work in the business of poker. Sadly, there are some awful scumbags too. I do believe they are the minority. It is emotionally and mentally exhausting for me to continue to read about the fraud and malevolent behaviours of some,while the true professionals go … Read more
Friday marks the anniversary of my blog. Hard to believe it has been a year! In honour of the anniversary, PokerStars has graciously decided to host the World Blogger Championship of Online Poker. The series is a great chance for any of you bloggers out there to score some major cash and tournament prizes. If … Read more
I enjoy birthdays even more than I enjoy any holidays, there is something super special about having your own day, or even your own month in some cases. A few years ago, I remember thinking I would love to be able to take my sister to a filming of America’s Funniest Home Videos, because that … Read more
Just over a week ago, I was on a plane making my way back from the Bahamas and the completion of my first ever PokerStars Caribbean Adventure. I thought it would be fun to film and share some videos taken during my trip and do a bit of a trip report. Also, I thought it would … Read more
Well here we are, 2011 hours away from being done for. I filmed a quick video blog, Happy New Year from TalonChick to wind things up! This year goes down as a year to remember for me and 2012 will have a lot of work to do to live up to it all! I am … Read more
Happy New Year everyone! May 2012 bring you so much love, happiness and success in whatever matters most to you!
