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All this insanity and there’s no cure

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Linda R. Geenen

I’ve been tossing around the $1,000,000 buy-in – The Big One for One Drop charity tournament – that is running right now at the WSOP.

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Updating PokerStars WBCOOP

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Linda R. Geenen

The night that I took first place, I can only recall one hand where I got really lucky. But he got lucky first. Then I got relucky when it counted. Of course I heard about it because we were stuck … Continue reading →

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PokerWorks’ Family Tournament

Posted on October 26, 2009 by Linda R. Geenen

and a bit more.  We had a nice turnout of eight players.  Nonsensible joined us after a long absence – and ClearSpine made it.  Nice!  Charlie (ccmac) showed up but he was too late to get in.  I was drastically … Continue reading →

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Let’s Talk Poker

Posted on October 12, 2009 by Linda R. Geenen

It’s everywhere.  You can’t find a bare spot on the poker reporting shelves and every little scent of news becomes big news – even if it’s not newsworthy – and ends up on the web, in a magazine, in a … Continue reading →

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The Tournament I got knocked out of

Posted on March 17, 2009 by Linda R. Geenen

when Hughes.net shut down my satellite stream to a trickle is kinda sad in a way.  I probably shouldn’t have even went back to find out where I placed but I did.  I had over 5K in chips when I … Continue reading →

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H.O.R.S.E.ng around

Posted on February 25, 2009 by Linda R. Geenen

Some poker, some craziness with life, and more poker.  I have to tell you that I think Scotty Nguyen should be sent somewhere far from the rest of the poker world and live his life out knowing that he’s not … Continue reading →

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Kinda Frustrated

Posted on February 2, 2009 by Linda R. Geenen

Sure, I’ve been eating with a fork again…nah, just kidding!  If I can’t get it into my mouth with my fingers, I don’t eat.  That’s a just kidding also.  Poker is kinda frustrating.  I watch beats hit other people continuously … Continue reading →

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Tournament Reports

Posted on January 26, 2009 by Linda R. Geenen

the PokerWorks Family HORSE went off quite well, but extremely quiet. It was…almost subdued in the chat area and I blame that on djhomeshool not showing up. He’s usually quite gabby. Clearspine barely squeaked into a seat – he was … Continue reading →

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Continuing Winter WPBT Tales

Posted on December 17, 2008 by Linda R. Geenen

While stopping yesterday’s update at the end of the ceremony, that wasn’t the end of the wedding trip.  As people milled around and hung out for a bit, some getting pictures of Gracie and Sweet Pablo back in the chapel, … Continue reading →

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PokerStars World Blogger Championship of Online Poker

Posted on December 4, 2008 by Linda R. Geenen

I have registered to play in the PokerStars World Blogger Championship of Online Poker! The WBCOOP is an online Poker tournament open to all Bloggers. Registration code: 983151

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