Inspired by others to resume writing my poker blog posts
Cover via Amazon I was recently inspired to resume writing my poker blog. This was the result of reading the postings of both Chris Brogan and Julien Smith, Co-Authors of the New York Times Best Seller, “Trust Agents”. I was also inspired recently by reading the blogs of Scotty Nguyen and the PokerLawyer. You can [...]
Please donate to Haiti relief – because we can!
Image by Vidiot via Flickr By now, I think that most poker players realize the seriousness of the disaster facing the people of Haiti. As a group and as individuals, we can help. The easiest and best way to help is by giving a donation to any of the organizations that are set up to provide assistance in times [...]
Being on personal tilt – how that affects you!
Image via Wikipedia Wednesday, an indirect personal interaction took place that left me on emotional tilt for the last few days. Initially after it happened, I tried to play in a cash game but did not have the ability to focus on the game. I was unable to play my game in the tempo and [...]
Happy Thanksgiving US Poker Players and Friends everywhere
Image via Wikipedia Just wanted to wish our US poker players a Happy Thanksgiving and good luck if you are playing anywhere today. From home, online to the B&B Pokerrooms around the US and the world. I also wish a good day to everyone around the world.
Twitter and poker – they do mix
Image via Wikipedia Yesterday I shared some of the blogs that I read. After doing so, I got some responses and tweets about it. It made me realize that I have quite a few poker friends and poker pros that I follow on Twitter. I follow about 380 twitterers and I am followed by as [...]
Switching Gears!
Image via CrunchBase Today’s post is a bit off topic as I share with you some of the blogs that I like to read and that I think have value. I use Google Reader and subscribe to about 50 poker related blogs. Using Google Reader allows me to preview the current postings and then choose [...]
Miscellany: Poker, Life, Chores and Thoughts+
Image by waffler via Flickr I am still trying to sort out my poker goals and integrate them into my daily life. I have yet to make regular visits to the local poker rooms but I know that I need to in order to improve my game, both at the cash tables and at the [...]
Balance – life is not always simple
Image via Wikipedia Off topic today. Life is a balancing act. There is family and friends, chores and poker. There are a lot of things that I need to integrate in my life of becoming a poker professional. I need to tend to my family; my wife Diane, my sons, Chris and Thom and their [...]
Thoughts about blogging and poker in general.
Image by Arwens Abendstern via Flickr When I started my blog on January 2nd of this year, little did I know that it was not always easy to write something, let alone something interesting or informative every day. Also, at the time I started, I was unaware of just how many “poker blogs” were out [...]
Can Social Media help a new Poker site grow?
Image by fredcavazza via Flickr While this topic is almost completely out of my area of expertise, I am fortunate to have a terrific resource – my son, Chris of ChrisBrogan.com. He has given a lot of help to a lot of people over the years on how to expand one’s presence over the web-o-sphere. [...]
