How often do you hear broad generalizations at a poker table or while talking with your poker friends buddies? “_____ is such a fish” “look at this play, this guy is awful” “she is terrible, will never beat me” It is easy to put labels on other players and make quick judgments on their skill … Read more
The winners of the PokerStars sickest set up competition have been revealed! They each won 50,000 FPPs (around $800USD) just for showing off their setups. When my Team Online video was released fall 2011, most of the comments on the video were with regards to my poker setup, a La-Z-Boy chair and a tv table. … Read more
PokerSchoolOnline runs a promotion, called Play My Hand, every so often that puts you in the shoes of a member of Team Online when they face a big decision in a hand. For Omaha Week they asked me to find an interesting hand from the newly released 5 card Omaha H/L game that I’ve been … Read more
My favorite part of being a member of PokerStars Team Online is that I get to interact with so many people that are as passionate about the game as I am. It’s really refreshing to see the excitement that new players have when trying to get better at the game. That’s why I can have just as … Read more
The nervous energy from the previous days persisted as we went into day 2. After our near miss, we felt like we could do just about anything. With the structure of the coming day, it really was “anybody’s game”. The day started with another round of SNGs, which had been our Achilles heel both … Read more
The team was set, I had made email contact with the members and began chatting on Skype. It felt important to me that there was some camaraderie in place even before we arrived at PCA. The excitement of this tournament made me recall how nervous and thrilled I was the first time I qualified for … Read more
Scanning my junk mail a couple months ago, I saw a PokerStars email from someone I had not had contact with before…shimmied it over to my inbox and gave it a read. It was Maria Paula and she was wondering if I would captain Team Canada in the World Cup of Poker while at PCA. … Read more
I heard a sound this morning that has been unfamiliar to me for the last six months. The dreaded alarm clock! Granted, this morning, it was just to make sure I had enough time to pack my suitcase and get to the airport; however, later this week, it will serve a different purpose. I am … Read more
Midway through my Sunday grind, I saw Ryan watching a YouTube video about a new poker reality show. I hadn’t heard anything about it until that moment, and I laughed a lot while watching it. Later in the day my twitter feed became a discussion forum for how awful the show, the concept and the … Read more
In the last week or two, I started getting back to the poker grind. Am at 196k VPPs on the year, will get to that $2600 bonus in the next few days….oh what to buy?!?! I would still like to be able to hit 250k VPPs as a personal high and to check off a … Read more
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