Speaking of Table Chatter

Earlier I posted about Wanda Sykes’ table banter on the Celebrity Poker show. It started me thinking about interesting table chatter I’ve heard watching the WPT. The one that seemed to spring to my mind was an exchange between Phil Helmuth and Antonio “Magician” Esfandiari. The two of them had been going at it on …

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A New Season of Celebrity Poker

I just caught an episode of Celebrity Poker from the new season and if the rest of the season is anything like this show . . . I’m going to be watching. Last season was disappointing. Last season was episode after episode of six celebrities who knew nothing about poker sitting around and boring the …

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The Cobbler’s Children Have No Shoes

Back in January when I was studying for the PMP Exam, I volunteered to help on the PMI’s Program and Portfolio Management Standards project. The goal was to construct a body of knowledge in program and portfolio management similar to the one PMI already has for project management (for those wondering what the difference is, …

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Stop Your Whining

From CardPlayer.com: “Gallagher limped in with pocket fives in a multiway pot, and managed to keep his cool as the flop came 7-5-5 . He checked his quads, there were a few other checks, and a player in late position moved all in with pocket nines, thinking his overpair was good. When Gallagher called and …

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More SNG Action

Wow, I really felt in the groove tonight. Only had time for one game but I just sat back and hit the monster hands at all the right times. Here was my favorite hand of the match: Paradise Poker Limit Hold’em Tourney, Big Blind t50 (9 handed) Preflop: Hero is BB with 9d, 2s. UTG …

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