Monthly Archives: September 2003

The Big Game with Andy Beal: On the Andy side of play. He was playing Minh tonight when I came in to work. I stopped for a moment, sat down beside him in a spare chair, asked how he was … Continue reading →

Ever notice how much fun it is when you have your fingers on the wrong keys and all those strange symbols and words come out of nowhere? That must be ‘speaking in tongues’ on the keyboard…”I was totally cognizant, awake … Continue reading →

But on another side of life in Vegas…it’s not just in Vegas but I live here so it’s my story. I left work and headed for a Super Wal-Mart around 3:30 a.m. There is a head in kind of parking … Continue reading →

My first game was $1-$5 7 Card Stud…hard to believe that in a few hours I’d be dealing $20,000-$40,000 Holdem, right? The game on Table 1 was $20-$20 Pot Limit Holdem. These boys had left the art of poker far … Continue reading →

I spent a few hours playing at Empire Poker after I got home from work. I broke about even, playing $1-$2 Holdem. I like the ease of the game play but not the fact that someone came after me, when … Continue reading →

The stage: Bellagio Poker Room, table 1. The time: 2:00 a.m. The characters: Linda/me, I’m the main character, everyone else just moves in and out of my realm of perception and life. The other characters: 1s – Jimmy G., 3s … Continue reading →

I went to work with the best of intentions. I was going to deal my full shift and then head home for work that has been waiting…as in like I just got a 400 disc CD player made by Sony … Continue reading →

She’s drinking wine…uh oh…never know what’s going to pop out on these pages when she gets in one of those…hold on, just in case it isn’t good, maybe you could get a glass of wine and share the experience or … Continue reading →

When I’m extremely tired or am fading a lot of stress due to family illness/circumstances beyond human control, small things irritate me more than the giant things in life when I’m dealing a game. A Linda whine, in order of … Continue reading →

Amazing how one table makes the difference in your whole night…not in the form of tipping…but opens your eyes to a side of people that you’d rather not see. Yes, details to follow: For the last few weeks, I’ve been … Continue reading →