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 [...]
A day off hopefully will correct the off days
A day without playing poker means a day without any losses or wins. Even just 24 hours can help to change a mind set. As far as results, we shall see this afternoon when I play in the Twitter Poker Tour’s European event being played on FullTiltPoker at 7pm BST (2 pm EST). I had [...]
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery
Image by lovelypetal via Flickr The following quote “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery” was attributed to author Charles Caleb Colton, Lacon, volume I, no. 183, (1780 – 1832). While I was working on posting my blog late yesterday I noticed that my blog had a “pingback” which usually means that some other blog [...]
How not to play pocket Aces and why do I hear chips clinking when I am not in a hand?
Image by Don Nunn via Flickr During the last seven days or so I have been playing the micro limits while trying to build a bankroll from $10 to $250 as part of a challenge – see my previous post, “Update on the race to $250 and other thoughts” for more details. Yesteday I shared [...]
Proper rest is another tool in the poker player tool kit. Tiredness is a drawback.
Image by kool_skatkat via Flickr Last night was the third event of Season Three at the Twitter Poker Tour. A Texas Hold ‘Em No Limit Tourney was played starting at 9 pm EST. Due to prior commitments to our home based business, Brogan-Arts.Com, I was also unable to play in Event 3 of the TPT [...]
Twitter brings tweeple together – for and ad hoc #tpt poker game
Image via Wikipedia Last Friday afternoon, the following twitter message was sent by @mcmac51: “anyone up for an off-cycle #tpt tonight? #tp t4:55 PM Apr 24th” and an unscheduled Twitter Poker Tour event got started. @mcmac51 contacted @tracyjsnell @cprpoker and then got over 21 people together at 9 pm on a Friday night for what [...]
Changing up my game – time.
I have enjoyed playing in the Twitter Poker Tour tourneys the last few months and I have had some success playing in them. I enjoy playing Texas Hold ‘Em in its many forms including Limit and No Limit. The only drawback about the tourney for me has been the time of day that the tourney [...]
Goal Setting – professional and personal
Image by pixelposition via Flickr With all the reading that I have done, I think it is time to do some goal setting – personal and professional so I will start by listing my goals for April. Professional: Work 20/25 hours playing poker weekly. Document each type of game and session with a summary of [...]
Following @realAnnieDuke on Twitter and Railing AnnieDuke on UltimateBet.Com
Image via Wikipedia In between blogging and playing poker, I assist my wife, Diane, with setting up and selling wire sculptured gifts and jewelry she creates for sale at Arts and Craft shows and on line at WWW.Brogan-Arts.Com. I also receive and send tweets on my cell phone while at these shows as there are [...]
Security, User-names, Online Accounts, Checking and Savings Issues etc.
Image by mary hodder via Flickr An incident that occurred to an online poker playing member of a poker users group got me to thinking about security issues. It seems that this player has an account on FullTiltPoker.Com and when he attempted to log in, he got a message saying that there were six previous [...]
