Take backs from boot camp

By steve | Sep 2, 2010

Image by chrischappelear via Flickr I mentioned in my previous post, I had some cash game training at a WPT Boot camp for No Limit Hold’em type of games. As far as my progress goes, I was in the black for August, while my year-to-date is still in the red. It appears that I am [...]

WPT BootCamp Training for Cash Games completed

By steve | Sep 1, 2010

Image via Wikipedia I spent two enjoyable and information filled days at the FoxWoods Casino attending the WPT BootCamp for Cash Game Players. There were 40+ attendees with almost 20% of the audience being female. Our instructors were:  Lee Childs, Rick Fuller, Nick Brancato, and Eric ‘Rizen’ Lynch. Rebecca Joy, Event Coordinator at WPT Boot [...]

Preparing for a two day Cash Game training boot camp!

By steve | Jul 30, 2010

Image by Magna Designs via Flickr In just one week, I am going to be at Foxwoods for a two day WPT Cash Game Training Boot Camp. How does one prepare for a training camp? I am doing so by reading about poker, playing cash games, listening to podcasts and videocasts and just thinking about [...]

Supporting the TPT – TwitterPokerTour

By steve | Jun 16, 2010

Recently PokerStars started what they thought was an original idea, a “twitter poker league”. Well, I hate to tell them, but the “Twitter Poker League” has been around a lot longer and has been on twitter a lot longer. Best yet, there is no charge to be a member. Plus there are all kinds of [...]

OhCaptain has issued the following Invitation – Everyone is invited – Time to spread the word and give back

By steve | Jun 9, 2010

OhCaptain has planned and oranized a charity event to benefit the Ronald McDonald House charity. $5 of your buy-in goes to the Ronald McDonald House. here’s the details: Date: June 16 Place: FullTiltPoker Time: 9PM CDT (Same time as Mookie) It will actually be running in place of the Mookie. BDR will be broadcasting it. [...]

Attempting to rekindle with what was missing in my poker game

By steve | Jun 9, 2010

Image via Wikipedia About a year ago, I would have said that I had more confidence and focus in playing either cash games, tournaments or sit n go’s at various types of poker games. Somewhere along the line, that left me. I began to suffer some losses and could not put a handle on to what was [...]

Getting back on track

By steve | Jun 4, 2010

Image via Wikipedia Having taken some time off from posting and playing, I felt that it was time to get back into action. Game plan: 1. Play more online cash games, up to four hours per day, Monday thru Friday 2. Play a limited amount of tourneys and Sit n Go’s, perhaps no more than [...]

Plenty to do – but I am still playing some poker.

By steve | May 6, 2010

Image via Wikipedia For the first time in three years, I have finished a month of cash games and ended up in the black. While the amount is very modest, it is a start. I ended April with a plus of $14 playing cash games. I was still in the red in tournament play, having lost [...]

… follow-up to “I am a losing poker player!” post!

By steve | Apr 28, 2010

Image via Wikipedia As I mentioned in my last post, I have finally decided that I am not having a run of bad luck which is causing me to lose at playing poker. It is how I play that causes me to lose. It is when I fail to extract extra value for my good [...]

The evidence is in – I am a losing poker player!

By steve | Apr 26, 2010

Image by lucy and her dent via Flickr This does not come as any surprise to me as I am making re-deposits to my online sites each year when I finally run my balance with a site down to $10.00 or less. There is only one site in the last three years that I actually [...]

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