The scene was one of devastation. There was money all over the place and none was coming to me! The money was going to fishes, silly betters and mug punters. None was coming to me. Why? Well I went through that unlikely periods which give every sane person the scare of their life. I had […]
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Making A Bad Move
Hitting a brick wall Hitting a brick wall is no fun when playing online poker, and, boy have I been hitting those walls big time. For some weird reason I find myself playing really well and all of a sudden I go mad and start pushing to win the big pot. Why do I do […]
Interesting Times…
When the Financial Times makes a statement it is wise to listen to what they say. They do figure quite high up in the regions of power play business and law. Therefore, for them to come out and say the US government are going to attempt to shake down the biggest online poker site in […]
Being Needy
nose bleed poker with Isildur1 The news that Isildur1 is back on the high stakes online poker table at Full Tilt, has got the hearts and mind of the blogosphere all a twitter. Who is he or her? What is he? Where does he get his money from? Well I can tell you […]
Stress and Online Poker
Do you sometimes have one of those weeks when you wonder if you are living in some parallel universe where everything is not exactly in the right place? Well my friends I have had one of those and my head feels like a punch bag in Mike Tyson’s gym. It didn’t start well, I got […]
What Bots?
Is this your poker opponent? There is a complaint going through California courts at the moment and part of the complaints is about alleged use of bots by Full Tilt Poker. If this does turn out to be true then there will be big ramifications, since it implies that the online game is not legitimate […]
When Tilting Pays Off.
The other day during a friendly game of poker I went full tilt and got paid off. My luck was in, and, after losing to a river card I, a red mist descended over me and I went nuts going all in at the drop of the hat. Normally that is just poker suicide; however, […]
Bully v Full Tilt…
There is a fine dividing line between being a bully and full tilt especially in tournament play. In poker being a bully is acceptable, however, I have noticed that when a table bully gets caught out they always seem to automatically go into tilt mode. I will come back to this topic at a later date.