Online Poker is just about gone for US based players
No surprise if you are an online poker player, but our options of playing online have effectively been taken away from us. The UIGEA law enacted in 2006 made it illegal for banks and financial institutions to transfer funds to and from online Poker sites. On April 15, 2011, the DOJ used that law and stopped all [...]
Two’s and Ten’s
I don’t often talk about bad beats but sometime you just can’t help yourself. While traveling from Fremont to Amesbury, I discussed the hand with Diane. She videotaped the following: What was your worst experience?
Interviewed on MomPopPow.com by Mom
Taking a slight break from my usual ramblings. I was interviewed by my best friend, Diane. She and I blog together on MomPopPow.com. She interviews me about my passion for poker.
Stevie trips and falls.
The other day I talked about online players and their avatars and names that they use. I wondered if the players thought that either their avatars or their screen names gave them some extra power or strength. Knowing that many players are superstitious I thought it might be interesting to speculate about in the post. One [...]
Goals yet to be reached
It is a good thing that I am not dependent on my earnings from poker as I seem to be stuck. My bankroll needle stands at $171.00 or about 34 buy-ins of A$5.00 each. Last night I played in my second Guarantee tourney on Full Tilt Poker, an affiliate site. The last one I attempted [...]
What is in a name
I play a lot of Rush Poker on Full Tilt Poker, an affiliate link, because I play using my Android SmartPhone. One of the things that I noticed while playing are my opponents names and the avatars that they have chosen. Some of the names are the person’s first name and an initial and/or number to create a [...]
Grinder
Grinder – Poker Glossary A grinder is the same as a rounder. These tend to be semi-professional players that make most of their money playing poker, though they do not make much … The above definition was supplied from the Poker Tips Website. Grinding is what I am trying to do although at the limits [...]
Winning and Losing
In poker there are ways of winning and losing that are more acceptable than others. The best type of win is when you have the absolute best hand, the nuts, and nothing can help your opponent to overtake you. The second best type of win is when you have the best hand, and even though [...]
A losing session yet my bankroll grows – slightly
Yesterday, I had my first losing session this month, but I ended up with more than I started with. I ended yesterday with $173 or 34 buy-ins of $5.00 and this morning my balance on Full Tilt Poker , an affiliate, was $182 or 36 buy-ins of $5.00 How can that be? Every pot that I [...]
Using a Step 3 ticket
In my quest to build up my bankroll, I have been entering into what is called Step Sit and Go Tourneys. These are usually one or two table tourneys, with first and second place winners getting a ticket to the next Step. You can play from Step 1 thru Step 7, with the winners getting [...]
