Please donate to Haiti relief – because we can!
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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 of crisis. [...]
Being on personal tilt – how that affects you!
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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 manner [...]
Happy Thanksgiving US Poker Players and Friends everywhere
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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
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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 least [...]
Switching Gears!
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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 the [...]
Miscellany: Poker, Life, Chores and Thoughts+
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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 tournaments. [...]
Balance – life is not always simple
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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 families. I [...]
Thoughts about blogging and poker in general.
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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 in [...]
Can Social Media help a new Poker site grow?
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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. In [...]
Thoughts about posts concerning running bad
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Some of my posts of the last thirty days have contained statements I have made about running bad. While this certainly does happen, it is really not interesting to others, other than myself and those who are winning against me. One of the blogs that I read weekly is DonkFestPokeer.com whose [...]
