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I’m starting to get the feeling that either a) that should be the name of this blog or b) every installment I write up until July 14th should start that way. Despite my not being full-time on any one gig and having some freedom to enjoy for the first time in a few years, I … Read moreIt’s been a long day

So, first off, I have to say that was a pretty awesome final table. I mean, is there a better way to start the WSOP than a four-way battle between Andy Bloch, Kathy Liebert, Nenad Medic and Mike Sexton? You have; One of the best tournament players in the world, fresh off a 2nd place … Read moreSick of the Hate

How do I do this to myself? I’m starting to blog at 5:10AM and I’m not really sure how it got this late. Seriously, it was a pretty mundane day at WSOP; no final tables, no massive drama. I didn’t play a hand of poker today, so where did the time go? For one, it went … Read moreMeet The Press

Amongst the people I’ve been having interesting conversations with at WSOP is Dr. Pauly Mcquire, the twisted, dark, friendly and wise author of what many consider poker’s best regular blog, the Tao of Poker and Dan Michalski, owner of pokerati. Both have mentioned to me their disdain for the term “Good for poker”. I think … Read moreGood for poker

Most pros long for the spotlight, making my approach pretty damn easy. Throw around the letters ‘espn’ once or twice and they get the message; I (or anyone writing columns on espn web space) can give them exposure. In that regard, talking to me is generally a good thing for their careers. Like Chip Reese … Read moreKeep your aces and kings How I survived a Phil Ivey staredown

In case you haven’t figured it out, the personalities of poker intrigue me a lot more than the cards. That’s not to say that I don’t love the game, that poker isn’t a never-ending-question-without-any-true-answer-keeping-us-in-agony-as-we-try-to-discern-the-true-secrets-of-the-puzzle-that-we-each-like-to-think-exist-despite-evidence-to-the-contrary. There was a time when I was a solid online player. That timewas a four-year period from 2000-2004 in which I … Read moreThe Meeting of Minds and the Mouth Only at WSOP

If you aren’t in the industry side of poker, you can’t imagine the chaos in the days leading up to WSOP. The players are all in R&R mode and mostly unreachable, everyone needs this article or that article or to set up a meeting or what have you, we’re all working out our rental situations … Read moreHow not to prop bet A clinic by example

I don’t usually feel much pressure when it comes to writing good articles. I mean, I think I do a pretty solid job overall. I have a solid understanding of the languages of poker and English, I can string sentences together, they’re usually juxtaposed nicely… I get the job done, even if it’s a little … Read moreLiving Up To a Low Standard Another Take to Come on the WSOP Ladies Event

I’ve been playing nickel-dime poker for most of my life, but I didn’t discover Hold’em until around 2000. Some friends in the Magic: the Gathering community, spurned on by the revelations that Rounders brought to their lives, had invested themselves in limit hold’em, and when I heard they were pulling in a quarter- or half-million … Read moreGuess Who’s Playing Poker