Tourney Ideas

After the other night’s tourney, we got some feedback and I thought I would throw it out there to the general poker community for some thoughts. Basically, it was a $50 buyin with $25 rebuys available at any time to anybody who went below $600 in chips (everyone received $1000 to start). At the third …

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And the winners are . . .

Here’s the email my buddy (and co-host) Zengy sent out announcing the winners from last nights tourney: Hello All- All I can say is “Holy Shit!” Last night’s tournament was the best we have ever had. 30 guys started and we had 32 rebuys totaling a $2,125 final prize pool. (The room cost $175). The …

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Uncle Sam Sucks

I hate paying taxes. It would be nice if they just sent you a bill every year but instead they just take it out of your paycheck before you even see it and then, like a crack addict, they want more every April. To steal a bit from Chris Rock, that’s not paying taxes, that’s …

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Whatever Happens In Bangkok, Stays in Bangkok

Since I got Tivo I rarely see commercials. First off, I don’t watch that much television to begin with but more importantly, with Tivo I can skip the commercials. Still, I do love a good commercial and one that had me cracking up was the “What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas” commercial where some …

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Betting your life savings on roulette

MSNBC is running a story about Londoner, Ashley Revell, who claims to be a professional gambler, placing a $135,300 bet on “Red” resulting in a $270,600 payoff. Just in case you’re thinking that the $135,300 bet might have been chump change to this high roller, it wasn’t. It was everything he owned. He even sold …

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