I received an incredibly simple, stunningly elegant, hand crafted, copper vase today when I arrived at work. It was packaged and shipped to the Poker Office. Enclosed with the gift was a card offering me congratulations on seven years…that would be the Memory Lane post. If you scroll to the bottom of that post and check the comments section, you will note that Ken P. and I have a little Tango of our own going on. We’ve never met in person, just through the internet medium after he somehow stumbled on to PokerWorks. (more…)

The Saturday night meets have grown long in between sessions. I seem to be the only person, of the entire group, that consciously makes an effort to bring everyone together. In a way, that sucks. Why don’t people take the initiative more often and throw out an invitation to spend time with each other? Perhaps they really wish I’d just go away and they want to invite the others but feel they have to invite me too if they hold a shindig. Gee…that’s kind of a disheartening thought so I’ll skip over it and think it’s just because mankind is lazy in general and procrastinates on everything although the thought ripples over the gray matter on occasion. All of that out of the way, Marie and I were first to arrive, she beat me by a few minutes and had our names on the list for $3-6 and $2-6 spread limit. (more…)

Sleepy with drooping, burning eyes, very little brain activity, an overly full stomach, with gusts of snoring on the horizon. In other words, this won’t be too long. I am alive, everything is OK, poker is still a very active part of my life, and I expect to be back in full force by late afternoon, which is my morning. Check back this evening please. A post should be up about the Pan Game Playing the Excalibur before I leave for Bellagio’s time clock.

We got started a little later than I had planned but the hike was great. Not only does my son Dan play poker all of the time, he’s good at it. He was the person that dragged me out to Calico Basin for a mean climb up one of the ridges years ago, and forever has me hooked on hiking and climbing in the desert. I blame and thank him for that day. Now add the fact that we get to kick around poker play, hands, strategy, and advice while we spend time together, it just adds a level to the whole mix that is very hard to beat. My body is sore and tired today because we spent around three hours climbing up and around trails and rocks to move a little further up in the canyon than most people go. What a way to punish your body though. Love it! (more…)

The coffee is great - there’s a hike in the offing - the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Law is a little hard to swallow right now. There’s so much going on in the thoughts, words, news, of people that play poker online, that it’s a little difficult to even begin to fathom that we are outlaws or criminals because we play poker. I just read Poker Permbulation and Ken P. has a great idea and approach to voicing our concerns to our government…so get with it! JUST DO IT! (more…)

Sometimes a little stroll through the past is a very good thing. It reminds us of where we’ve been - at times nudging us to vastly improve ourselves and lives so we don’t have to revisit the bottom - at times bringing a wistful smile or moist eyes - at times bringing an all out emotional burst of tears and painful thoughts - whatever it brings to each of us, the past is a good place to visit but then leave behind until another whisper takes us back to look again. I visited an old page today, my beginning with PokerWorks, page last updated 9/29/99: (more…)