Some online poker sites use the same network as others – OMG
Image via Wikipedia In previous posts, I said that one of my original sites for playing poker was DoylesRooms. But they had stopped taking on US players and my cash account was frozen and I had moved on to other sites. At some point, late last year or early this year, DoylesRoom started to allow [...]
Does it matter how many players are on a site at a given time?
Image by ducamendes via Flickr The short answer may be yes and no. I would say that it all depends on what is happening at a specific day and time. For US players, the largest amount of players may be found at PokerStars (PS) and FullTilitPoker (FT) with PS having almost a two to one [...]
Poker – Gambling addiction is a serious issue
Image by Schlomo Rabinowitz via Flickr The following is a brief discussion on problem gambling. I bring it up because I know that it exists and want others to know as well. There are many avenues of help for the troubled gambler. Check your state to see what resources are available to help some one [...]
Poker to benefit Charities – and there are quite a few of them
Image via Wikipedia In New Hampshire, we have legalized gambling of a sort. Poker is played at our race tracks and at various poker rooms around the state. The way it works is they take a portion of the rake, usually around 35c of every dollar goes to charity. The rake is the amount that [...]
Poker Blogs – and there are a lot of them out there`
Image by qthrul via Flickr I subscribe to at least 58 poker blogs and I read most of them by using Google Reader, an online program by Google that lets me organize my blog reading into folders if I want. Google reader shows new updates to blogs by Bolding them. Once they are read, the [...]
Poker Forums and which one is right for you?
Image by State Library and Archives of Florida via Flickr In my last post, I mentioned a few of the poker groups that I belong to. One of the responses that I got from Jack who mentioned a site called LiuidPoker.Net. I did a quick scan of the site and it does have a lot [...]
Down … but not out …
Image by mellyjean via Flickr My current spell of quietness is not the result of nothing to say or talk about, but, rather I am under the weather. I usually like to blog, mostly about poker, five days a week, every week, when possible. I have not yet got to the point in my blogging [...]
Poker thoughts made while in a rut…
Image by pierre pouliquin via Flickr Last week was not a good week for playing poker, either in the cash games or at the #TPT tourneys. In fact, even a “home” Sit N Go played in the Boston area was a bust for me. Hopefully this does not entirely sound like “whaaa whaaa whaaa”. When [...]
A day off from poker …
Image by pyrator via Flickr Yesterday I took a day off from poker. That means that I did not play poker either online or at a poker room. I had planned to work on mowing the lawn or cleaning out the garage. But it was too hot and humid to do any of these things. [...]
Inspiration – is sometimes just one click away
Image by ShashiBellamkonda via Flickr On Dads Poker Blog, I try to post once a day, usually on weekdays. I like to include in the post some of my thoughts, experiences and revelations learned about poker, either by playing or studying or watching. Some of what I write, I hope is either interesting, entertaining, instructive [...]
