A good balance of life and poker will make you a winner.

Oh, poker.  The grip you've had on me since 1991.. Since my younger sun/fun filled days in Las Vegas.  This rounder made 50 trips to the city of sin, (a cool number), countless trips to New Jersey, Mississippi etc.. and of course night after night in back room games (I even ran my own games for a good 3-4 years 1-3 pot limit) and then - BOOM! I took ill... Most, but not all of these trips I mention, were prior to the MONEYMAKER years of poker.. I say this.. because I played with many of the big names in poker - before they became big names..  They became huge!  I... BOOM! I had to leave the whole poker scene behind.  I had to take a break from the action I so loved. I had to leave for a few years, (How would you like that? huh? It sucked.) Except for small stakes poker on-line Full Tilt Poker Homepage   and WPT & WSOP on TV... I was out of the poker loop. In a nutshell..  I had to die or get better..  No cards for me. I'm happy to say, I'm back baby..  Daddy is 98% back and feeling fine!  SO DEAL!  To me.. Playing poker is just as fresh as it was back in 1991. To me.. Nothing beats the live poker game.  Nothing.   (Now looking back.. It's OK. - I had a lot to learn in NL poker anyways)   I'm sure many reading this have been to Vegas... Some.. I'm sure been there many more times than I even and made tons more loot! (God bless ya.. really it's a tough game) but for a few reading this, the jump to the city of lights or Atlantic City..well, it's still a dream you have (As you sit in your house about to "go all in" with a click of the mouse....)Hell.. Some of you are probably 12-16 years old. (shame on you!) Wink wink..  Just do it! I'm here to tell you it's a good dream wanting to treat yourself to the fun of poker in Vegas and Atlantic City, etc.... And.  That you can get there if you learn to play quality poker & learn to use BALANCE.  Get your schooling first.. (*Non poker schooling for crying out loud - Have a plan B & C) Earn your pay the right way... Work.  Make poker a hobby that PAYS! (*Then get some poker schooling if you really take to it)  If you hit the 1.5mil mark.. Maybe I'll vouch for you playing PRO. Let's get back to Vegas. Let's face it folks.. If you love poker (And boy do I ever love poker) Las Vegas Rocks! Vegas poker rooms are at the top of the heap.  Every true rounder will make their way to the strip in time.. It's a must do.. They will all choose the card den of choice and purchase a rack of red or white.. As they improve maybe even more..  Rounders will also make there way to DOWNTOWN Vegas as well..  (If you don't know why - your just a rounder in the works, better come visit our poker forum Xfilespoker Poker Forum )  OMG!  I miss the midnight steaks and the quick dinners at the food bar/diner.. Boy - they took care of you downtown.. Even the 2/4 players.  (Are you with me?  If not.. Pretty sure that's all part of history now)  Good times! Poker is a hobby that pays you back many times over when you play with skill and have oh.. a little bit of lady luck on your side. This (+ balance) Patience, game selection, skills of hands and position, selective aggression, playing the player.. etc..  You got to love it!  It's an awesome freaking game! Be warned! (Enter scarey music here) YOU WILL LOSE at times.. Bad even.. (like kick you in the junk bad) But if you stick to a winning program.. you should come out at the end.. after many years or sessions of playing.. saying you have chose one great hobby.  (It's the hobby that pays U back remember.. THERE MIGHT BE A TEST LATER - PAY ATTENTION!)  Even if you lose some poker sessions.. (and you will) many nights are SO MUCH FUN.   Just the PEOPLE you meet in poker is worth the buy-in many days. (The good , the bad and the ugly & smellyare all there people) Poker is a rainbow,   Plus... Real rounders LEARN when they lose a session... so it's not all bad. Another thing... Rounders are far better off than the people playing slots and table games. Avoid these sucker bets as much as possible. (Yes - I played all these games too) HARD CORE.  Sometimes you got to roll the dice.  (They don't call them one armed bandits for nothing) HI - LOW - YO! I'm going long with this blog.. But, hey.. Just to paint a good image for you in your head.. I've stayed at just about all the big hotels.. always drove rented gold Lincoln Town cars, always parked valet. Always and STILL WILL get back-rubs at the tables and at the spa.. When I flew out west to play poker.. I stayed no less than 10-21 days on average... (This was all prior to my daughter being born - times change :) I played in every poker room they had in Vegas... Uptown, downtown, across town and out by hoover dam. - I had parties in comped suites, or in rooms or suites they would give to me at check-in with a lucky draw (regular rooms were sold out)  I went to all the big shows..  some of which I hit two and three times to take friends out for a night on the town.  (Seeing Kiss in Vegas was a childhood DREAM come TRUE)  What can I say.. I was a poor kid. I ate at the top steak houses WELL DONE please - KILL IT! (Circus Circus and Binions to name two) I've had my share of 99cent cocktails and cheap late morning breakfasts as well.. so many comped meals.. and room service.. I'd have to guess $ wise.... Actually I can't guess...  but it was a lot.  I played poker for days on end without sleep but soon gave that program up. (some never do) I read Dr. Pauly on the Internet before anyone knew this great poker writer. I went to poker seminars when poker seminars where ALL the rage and NEW..  I tipped dealers and board people (list of games) more than the cost of an average home today I'm sure.. I drank Makers Mark and coke at the pool (never drank in a poker game, except maybe  2/4 limit) and... I played the radio loud... usually Queen, Kiss, Zeppelin or Johnny Cash.  If I was a special trip with the boys - I'd even hit the strip clubs and had me a few lap dances.  (I'm a bad catholic, Forgive me father for I have sinned) When in ROME.. you know..  (Major key is.. I never fooled around.. Always came back to my wife.. the lady I love.. or I simply asked her to come with me)  BALANCE. The point of all this is not to brag.. it's to offer you newbies hope! It's also to thank God for this life of mine.. (and the 2nd chance he gave me) plus to thank all the great players, writers, etc.. I met along the poker road. You see..  I did ALL this..and I did it with my poker winnings 90% of the time.. and I was never what you could call richy rich.  Most, if not all of it was with LIMIT POKER too.. (yes kids.. it is an option.. shocker I know) My wife and I built buildings with my winnings/$1500.00/$2500.00 at a time.. A truck of block here.. Plywood there.. Buildings that are still to this day paying us back.  I ran with scissors with poker.. While I played I ran and built a new photography studio attached to my compound of a house.. During this time I made countless 2-3 day trips to Atlantic city... and those darn seedy back room games..  I always played hard.. payed attention and took it serious - while having one hell of a fun time. I could never have afforded all the back-rubs and royal treatment had over the years had it not been for poker.  (note - again, no big money man here)  No Bobby's Room poker reports from this cat.  I'm the biggest SMALL time player you will ever meet. 5/10 was good to make it happen IF youcould leave a winner.   I went long here with this post.. but I needed to make a few points..  I did all of this by A. Taking care of my wife and keeping the heat and lights on high.. B. Running a great photography studio (easy work for me) Another gift from God C. Learning how to play the game (really learning) hooking up with better players and listening. D.Tipping people that took care of me/us (Gave us great information) E.Always having BALANCE.. Getting away from the action.. Doing the pool, shows.. the Grand Canyon.. Why make money if your not planning to ENJOY the making of money and caring for the ones you love.. F.I Cashed out a winner... One of the best moves in poker is CASHING OUT!  and (this is huge) I mailed the money home right away. (This trick paid for the next plane ride out and then some)  G. I did it all UNDER THE RADAR and with not being known for the most part. I ALWAYS TRY TO LEAVE A WINNER - IF EVEN $5 up in those hard grinding nights.  Tomorrow is another day.. The card game never really ends as they are always in the air.  We just take breaks is all..  If I can;t leave a winner - I cut my losses. I'll close by saying this.. I'm back!  Like babe Ruth - I'm pointing towards VEGAS! I'm telling all the poker players out there that are smart enough to listen.. STANDBACKWORLD!  I'm coming back to your limit games.. Your NO-LIMIT games and your Tourneys too! I'm coming DAVID LEE ROTH style..   I don't look the same - I'm a tad older and heavier.. but I got game and I'm coming to crush your stack.  Be ready Phil Hellmuth.. Ivey. 2010 is my breakout year.  I've been under the radar long enough... Time to make a run for the gold. God, thank you.. I love poker.  (Strippers are cool too once in a while :) If you want to talk poker - I invite you to my super small, super FRIENDLY forum Xfilespoker Poker Forum were all levels of poker play and talk are welcome. - Our will be coming back to life any week now.. We take the summers off.  (Balance) Note - NO BAD LANGUAGE in our forums please..   The VOICE of PENNSYLVANIA POKER MrXfilespoker Xfilespoker Poker Forum WHERE I PLAY - Full Tilt Poker Homepage

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WSOP November Nine, Phil Ivey and (?) Private Jets? TEST FOR FACEBOOK

Test for FACE BOOK using posterous.. (If your getting this post for a second time..my appologies) Ok - Early morning, drinking some joe and thinking poker already....   We are just a few days away from the 2009 final table action at the world series of poker in Las Vegas.  Phil Ivey has all eyes on him.  Can he take a small stack and double up? (He still has a good few orbits in him)  What will be his plan of attack? Will the big stacks keep the pressure up early? The stakes are high and the table is set for some great poker strategy.   Darvin Moon - 58,930,000 Darvin Moon?  Will he hold the lead?  Will this loggers life be changed forever? He's a satellite winner with a very good shot at a wsop bracelet.  It's rare for the big stack to stay the big stack but we will see how the card fly.  He seems like a regular dude.. Not sure he's the best for pokers future.. but props to him for a great stack going in.  I place him 3rd     Eric Buchman - 34,800,000 From NY - a poker player with some serious cash winnings prior to this event.  He plans on having all his friends to Vegas..  Another large stack.. It will be fun to see if he comes out ready for battle or lays low..     Steven Begleiter - 29,885,000 Winning his seat in the 2009 wsop via a home-game league - this player is one of my picks for the WIN.  It's a great story with him being an amateur who is already saying he's won.  Not the bracelet.. Just by being at the final table in this years event.  He's quoted to have said.. "he's dancing between raindrops..in the middle of a minefield and somehow I'm still standing"   Yes sir.. I'm pulling for this guy to be another Moneymaker.  The other league members will chop 20% of his take.. (not bad.. not bad at all)      Jeff Shulman - 19,580,000 Did you hear about a guy this year saying that if he won a wsop bracelet he'd throw it in the garbage?  Yeppers.. That's this guy.  He's most known as the editor of Card-Player Magazine who has lots to say about a lot of things.  (I have to say - I think SPADE-CLUB is trash.. just my thoughts Jeff)  I do agree that Harrahs has managed some parts of the series poorly.   Jeff pretty much thinks he a favorite... It will make for exciting TV watching him work his angles at the felt.  I put him in 6th place.  Figuring people will attack him.     Joseph Cada - 13,215,000 The youngest player in this years event will be this man.. Joseph Cada.  He's a poker player with some really good winnings from on-line poker Full Tilt Poker Homepage - He took a break enjoying the Michigan summer and plans on doing the best with the cards he's dealt.  He seems like he has a good head on his shoulders..  I'll be pulling for this guy too.  I give him spot 5    Kevin Schaffel - 12,390,000 51 year old - Father of 2 with his second deep run at the main event. He has 168K in tourney winnings to date - so this cash will be his biggest pay day ever no matter what finish.  He and his son are very excited!  Kevin can't Wait to come back.. If it's meant to be, it's meant to be.. he said.     Phil Ivey- 9,765,000 You know - YOU just KNOW!.. Phil has some plans on how he's going to climb the chip ladder this November..  He's a machine with way too many years experience.  The question is - will the cards fly right for this legend of poker. How will the others play him?  I can't see them not keeping him on the hot coals.. He's flying around in private jets (not sure I believe all this... hmmm  Might just be good media hype for all the teenagers) and living the high-life. He's a poker legend with many years to come.  If he pulls this feat off - it will be one hell of a short stack comeback and only seal the deal as to WHO the best player is in all of poker.  (Sorry to my pal Phil Hellmuth) I hate to be a spoiler - but I put him on being out 7 or 8. No way these players are going to roll over for a guy who already has 2 bracelets in 2009.  I predict - many players will push HIM around.  For the sake of a good show.. I'd love to be wrong. Good luck to Mr. Ivey.. He deserves much respect but he's one big bulls-eye.     Antoine Saout - 9,500,000 Antoine is from France.. Nobody likes the french... so I don't see this player doing much.  ONLY KIDDING. (lol)  He's another satellite winner (Everest poker) His mother was not liking that he decided to play poker for a living.. he's hoping this years final table showing will change her thinking. Go France.  I'll put him 4th or so..  (Someone has to be the lucky short stack)      James Akenhead - 6,800,000 Talk about a small stack... This Londoner is no BIG BEN at this years event.  He's a member of  an England  based poker club called the "HIT SQUAD" so you know he's taking poker serious.  He was a runner up in one of last years $1500 tourneys too..  So close!  They say you have to lose one first right?  He's looking to double up quick and make it happen.  I'd give this player a nod if he gets lucky early - Top 5/6 for sure.       The VOICE of PENNSYLVANIA POKER MrXfilespoker Xfilespoker Poker Forum WHERE I PLAY - Full Tilt Poker Homepage

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WSOP November 9, 2009 - Phil Ivey and PRIVATE JETS? C'mon private jets?

Ok - Early morning, drinking some joe and thinking poker already.... We are just a few days away from the 2009 final table action at the world series of poker in Las Vegas.  Phil Ivey has all eyes on him.  Can he take a small stack and double up? (He still has a good few orbits in him)  What will be his plan of attack? Will the big stacks keep the pressure up early? The stakes are high and the table is set for some great poker strategy. Darvin Moon - 58,930,000 Darvin Moon?  Will he hold the lead?  Will this loggers life be changed forever? He's a satellite winner with a very good shot at a wsop bracelet.  It's rare for the big stack to stay the big stack but we will see how the card fly.  He seems like a regular dude.. Not sure he's the best for pokers future.. but props to him for a great stack going in.  I place him 3rd Eric Buchman - 34,800,000 From NY - a poker player with some serious cash winnings prior to this event.  He plans on having all his friends to Vegas..  Another large stack.. It will be fun to see if he comes out ready for battle or lays low.. Steven Begleiter - 29,885,000 Winning his seat in the 2009 wsop via a home-game league - this player is one of my picks for the WIN.  It's a great story with him being an amateur who is already saying he's won.  Not the bracelet.. Just by being at the final table in this years event.  He's quoted to have said.. "he's dancing between raindrops..in the middle of a minefield and somehow I'm still standing"   Yes sir.. I'm pulling for this guy to be another Moneymaker.  The other league members will chop 20% of his take.. (not bad.. not bad at all)  Jeff Shulman - 19,580,000 Did you hear about a guy this year saying that if he won a wsop bracelet he'd throw it in the garbage?  Yeppers.. That's this guy.  He's most known as the editor of Card-Player Magazine who has lots to say about a lot of things.  (I have to say - I think SPADE-CLUB is trash.. just my thoughts Jeff)  I do agree that Harrahs has managed some parts of the series poorly. Jeff pretty much thinks he a favorite... It will make for exciting TV watching him work his angles at the felt.  I put him in 6th place.  Figuring people will attack him. Joseph Cada - 13,215,000 The youngest player in this years event will be this man.. Joseph Cada.  He's a poker player with some really good winnings from on-line poker Full Tilt Poker Homepage - He took a break enjoying the Michigan summer and plans on doing the best with the cards he's dealt.  He seems like he has a good head on his shoulders..  I'll be pulling for this guy too.  I give him spot 5  Kevin Schaffel - 12,390,000 51 year old - Father of 2 with his second deep run at the main event. He has 168K in tourney winnings to date - so this cash will be his biggest pay day ever no matter what finish.  He and his son are very excited!  Kevin can't Wait to come back.. If it's meant to be, it's meant to be.. he said. Phil Ivey- 9,765,000 You know - YOU just KNOW!.. Phil has some plans on how he's going to climb the chip ladder this November..  He's a machine with way too many years experience.  The question is - will the cards fly right for this legend of poker. How will the others play him?  I can't see them not keeping him on the hot coals.. He's flying around in private jets (not sure I believe all this... hmmm  Might just be good media hype for all the teenagers) and living the high-life. He's a poker legend with many years to come.  If he pulls this feat off - it will be one hell of a short stack comeback and only seal the deal as to WHO the best player is in all of poker.  (Sorry to my pal Phil Hellmuth) I hate to be a spoiler - but I put him on being out 7 or 8. No way these players are going to roll over for a guy who already has 2 bracelets in 2009.  I predict - many players will push HIM around.  For the sake of a good show.. I'd love to be wrong. Good luck to Mr. Ivey.. He deserves much respect but he's one big bulls-eye. Antoine Saout - 9,500,000 Antoine is from France.. Nobody likes the french... so I don't see this player doing much.  ONLY KIDDING. (lol)  He's another satellite winner (Everest poker) His mother was not liking that he decided to play poker for a living.. he's hoping this years final table showing will change her thinking. Go France.  I'll put him 4th or so..  (Someone has to be the lucky short stack) James Akenhead - 6,800,000 Talk about a small stack... This Londoner is no BIG BEN at this years event.  He's a member of  an England  based poker club called the "HIT SQUAD" so you know he's taking poker serious.  He was a runner up in one of last years $1500 tourneys too..  So close!  They say you have to lose one first right?  He's looking to double up quick and make it happen.  I'd give this player a nod if he gets lucky early - Top 5/6 for sure. The VOICE of PENNSYLVANIA POKER MrXfilespoker Xfilespoker Poker Forum WHERE I PLAY - Full Tilt Poker Homepage

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The VOICE of Pennsylvania Poker

This is a big announcement for all poker players in Pennsylvania - The VOICE of Pennsylvania Poker is working very hard to put together a band of poker related sites that players can use to find the best information pertaining to POKER in Pennsylvania.

Poker is not even running yet.. and we are working on this special project.

Legal POKER in Pennsylvainia!  How cool is that?

We plan on providing information such as -

*Poker Room info - Such as special POKER tours

*Directions

*Pennsylvania poker news

*Pennsylvania poker Stories (winning Pa players)

*Special offers such as low poker room rates

*Discount food coupons

*Tourney info

*Games being spread

*Room manager info

*Rules of the various poker rooms

*Much much more

*Pennsylvania poker hall of fame

As soon as we have the first of many sites up.. We will be in touch.

If you would like to get on the LIST and be an earlybird.. - If you would like news about Pennsylvania poker - visit this site - Http://www.xfilespoker.net/phpbb and join the forum.  There is a section for Pennsylvania poker... We can talk there until everything is up and running.  We offer small free rolls on Full Tilt Poker Homepage 

Get pumped!  Legal poker is coming to the Key Stone State!

If there is additional info you would like to see or if you advice or feedback - Please contact me via eail dwyertj@xfilespoker.com

MrXfilespoker

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WHAMMO BAMMO BUSTO POKER!

Wow.. Time to hit the drink.

I just went thru the sickest 40 min of MICRO madness and GET THIS.. BUSTED OUT my entire roll for this $5.00 - $100K game.. I'm so bummed!  Son of a _____ - I was doing my thing.. working the program and testing the poker software (software had me tilt BTW) Same issue as I posted about earlier.. with the players TEXT all over the poker games window..  Playing with tape over your cards would be easier..  (I've done it)

The number of times I was called and beat on the turn and river..  WOW. 

Wow.

Holy crap..

I'm full of shame as I write this post.  But I always tell the truth and tonight.. I took a POKER beating!  I donked it all.. I went to the POKER edge.. and fell off.  They got me for the loot.  IT ALL GOES!

I was looking around the features of the software and playing.. and having a good old time.. I NEVER PLAYED MICRO LIMIT BEFORE THE OTHER DAY.. MAN.. The DOOM switch of POKER was on tonight baby...  It was like a tidal wave of bad luck. Did you ever have those games where you get kicked in the nuts over and over.. It was that kind of game.

Maybe Ivey needed extra rake to pay for fuel for that private jet of his.. (How bullshit is all that?)  Cm-on.. I'm not buying it.  I figure some of these guys are going to eating out of dumpsters someday soon.  You waite.  Let Ivey deal with what I just dealt with on FULL TILT. (That prick is probably flying over my house right now on the way to the TAJ)

Put the razor blade down Tom..

Oh well.. MAYBE.. I'll add another $5 and take a shot.. I have to retreat to my bedroom - close the door - draw the drapes - turn off all lights and spend a few days in seclusion..  Maybe light one up.  (been a while)

I'll let you know whats what - when the POKER GODS give me my next move.

Gotta love poker - I have lost thousands playing.. and this $5 hit hurts more than anything...

Not my style to loose it so bad..

;)

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I was having a good MICRO poker run.. then..

Full force pressure poker - Micro style!

Where - Full Tilt Poker Homepage 

Today I played more micro stakes on Full Tilt Poker and ran it up about $2 real quick. Still working the Hold-em Manager software I bought the other day.  I played many hands from position.. connectors, big cards.. pocket pairs.. I had no issue going to the turn and even the river against some players.  I played the players!

Many of these guys are just going to the RIVER CARD and SHOWDOWN with any A.  So i pay them off to see to give  look-see.

Well.. I had it up pretty good and I lost it.. WHY.  I was playing with my new Hold-em Manager software, paying more attention to the software than the poker game at that point.

No biggie - I was saved by the bell when I had to leave to the eye dr.'s to pick up some new specs. 

I'll be back on tonight.. Full Tilt Poker 

I'll also be placing the graph here from Hold-em Manager software - showing the outcomes from time to time.. I seem to have deleted my picture software by mistake - so it might need to wait till the new computer!

Oh yeah!  I'm buying a new.. much faster computer as this one is almost in the tank - I can't take this machine another week!  I'm not a computer guy.. but.. I think I'm doing too much.

The computer shipped today!  (Trying my best to keep the US economy going -How about you?)  I like to spend.

So far.. I have one issue with Hold-em Manager - Seems when I play one session.. leave and come back to play again.. (another session on new table) I end up with all sorts of computer code (info of players action) all over the screen.  I can't even see the flop or my hole cards so you can understand - I'm playing poker IN THE DARK at this point.  If anyone knows what's going on.. give me a YO in the xfiles poker forum.

I have to close the software & re-boot and start over.  I'm not sure.. It might be the old computer.. The new one will let us know.

I sit at about $7.50 right now.. I had it up to $10.50 or so..   so I have a long way to 100K.  The KID did it.. Pretty sure Jesus tried it (not sure of the out come) and now - I'm doing it.

Come play or at least visit me on the Xfilespoker Poker Forum 

Hope you are flopping A's!

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I had Them! Ten I gave it all back.

Full force pressure poker - Micro style!

Where - Full Tilt Poker Homepage 

Today I played more micro stakes on Full Tilt Poker and ran it up about $2 real quick. Still working the Hold-em Manager software I bought the other day.  I played many hands from position.. connectors, big cards.. pocket pairs.. I had no issue going to the turn and even the river against some players.  I played the players!

Many of these guys are just going to the RIVER CARD and SHOWDOWN with any A.  So i pay them off to see to give  look-see.

Well.. I had it up pretty good and I lost it.. WHY.  I was playing with my new Hold-em Manager software, paying more attention to the software than the poker game at that point.

No biggie - I was saved by the bell when I had to leave to the eye dr.'s to pick up some new specs. 

I'll be back on tonight.. Full Tilt Poker 

I'll also be placing the graph here from Hold-em Manager software - showing the outcomes from time to time.. I seem to have deleted my picture software by mistake - so it might need to wait till the new computer!

Oh yeah!  I'm buying a new.. much faster computer as this one is almost in the tank - I can't take this machine another week!  I'm not a computer guy.. but.. I think I'm doing too much.

The computer shipped today!  (Trying my best to keep the US economy going -How about you?)  I like to spend.

So far.. I have one issue with Hold-em Manager - Seems when I play one session.. leave and come back to play again.. (another session on new table) I end up with all sorts of computer code (info of players action) all over the screen.  I can't even see the flop or my hole cards so you can understand - I'm playing poker IN THE DARK at this point.  If anyone knows what's going on.. give me a YO in the xfiles poker forum.

I have to close the software & re-boot and start over.  I'm not sure.. It might be the old computer.. The new one will let us know.

I sit at about $7.50 right now.. I had it up to $10.50 or so..   so I have a long way to 100K.  The KID did it.. Pretty sure Jesus tried it (not sure of the out come) and now - I'm doing it.

Come play or at least visit me on the Xfilespoker Poker Forum 

Hope you are flopping A's!

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Micro stakes with Holdem Manager

Just a quick report before bed.

  Played 63 minutes micro 5/10 cent limit .. went from $5 or so - to $8.50

  I played just about all cards from positon and had no problem calling raises from the bullies.

  Many times - I looked for info with nothing.

  after three days of play - 478 hands - I'm up a few bucks.  I was down to about .18 cents too.

  It's about 5 hours of play in the three sessions..

  Mostly - I'm trying to get all the features of Holdem Manager... I have a long way to go.

  100K - here I come.

  Holdem Manager  is $80

  Contact us on the forum for info..

  My aggresssion factor was in the RED ZONE.

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working the micro games tonight as I "TEST" my new "Holdem Manager" software

Playing some poker tonight in a league I've never played.. Inspired by THE KID

MICRO POKER!

lol - Waite till you see the graph.. I started with like $5 - took it down to like 12 cents.. and now I'm back up to like $6.00

Hey.. If you run this program HOLDEM MANAGER - please join our forum.. I'd like to chat with people that know more about than I do..

This software is quite intense.. took me a while to load it and get it running - but seems worth it. SO MUCH INFORMATION to gain wile playing online poker.

So - Can I run my $6 up to 100K?

lol.. don't know.. but I will be trying! If not - at least I'll learn more about this software while NOT playing high stakes poker.. (hard to focus 100%) while you are playing with a new toy.

I plan on playing many hands - VERY HARD.

Beware if you are playing in the micros tonight.. nickels or dimes or dollars.. I'm out to crush you.

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Pennsylvaina "legal casino poker"

Hi guys..

just wanted to post some poker related items from Pennsylvania.

If you are in Pennsylvania - "PCN" will be airing a town meeting on "table games in Pa"

From the Standard Speaker - October 16, 2009

The Pennsylvania Cable Network will co-host and televise a town meeting on CASINO TABLE GAMES (poker) that will be held at the Fowler Family South side Center of Northhampton Community College in Bethlehem.

PCN will air the meeting at 3:30 p.m. October 23rd, and again on October 24th, 2009.

The panel will discuss the state and local impact of casinos as well as the expectations of table games on the state. For more - search standard-speaker (Hazleton Pa) from Oct. 16th, 2009.

I'll be watching!

BUSTO!

I play two $26 token games on full tilt poker and I go BUSTO fast.

I ran into a set on turn in the first game.. Other player over bet a little and even raised my BET on flop - only to HIT his magic 2 outer..

2nd game - from a blind position - I play TOP pair on flop - with crap kicker.. and I get re-raised.. FOR SOME reason - I get super unlucky and run into HIS pocket AA and actually - I thought he was full of it.

It's a shame too.. I won both tokens.. and lets face it.. 3 and 6 K to first sounds pretty good for playing poker.

It's also a shame because a USUALLY do much better.. I had an old friend watching from the rail along with some regular railbirds.. (also good friends)

I HIT THE WALL HARD!

Some days in poker - it's just not your day... OR night.

Pennsylvania Poker coming soon

Poker players like me have a little something to smile about these days... Seems the tables games are coming to Pennsylvania. Finally.

The state budget is 100 days past due and the money hungry crooks in Harrisburg need CASH bad.. (psst.. how about taking out that 14 million "walking around money" or.. oh.. I dunno.. How about not repairing highways that are FINE.. How about everyone works for a "little less".. Oh.. forget it. It will NEVER change down there...)

The POINT is.. Poker players here in my home state of Pennsylvania will soon have a place to PLAY SOME CARDS. Gone will be the dreaded "6" hours PLUS of driving to get a day at the felt. (atlantic City)

I will have a casino that offers POKER, 30 min from my door. (someone please PINCH me)

The funny part is.. the ACT they put on down in Harrisburg.. ANYONE with a brain KNEW the tables were coming.. (many said it would take 10 years) Smart people knew however.. that there was no way they built up these HUGE casinos for "just slots".. C'mon..

Get this.. The state wants like 35% of the take.. (table games) WOW! I predict it's going to all end up about 15%-18%. 35% LOL!

If the state wants THAT MUCH.. they better have our state reps dealing the games.. oh.. and PARKING MY CAR. BUMS. LOL. I'll tell you this people.. It's ALL BEEN worked out behind the scenes and all this hub-bub in the papers is nothing but a horse and poney show... (The state says they want 35% - The CASINOS BARK - NO WAY) and POOF! The "make a deal" - ALL are happy!

You know what.. Who cares..

Soon.. We won't be driving 6 plus hours to get our extra pocket money from the countless clueless players that will no doubt be sitting in those nice NEW poker rooms. PLUS.. a BONUS... Our state will get the extra cash (to fix up our older looking towns) - you know spruce things up. NJ will just have to figure it all out.. Sorry NJ.

Last thought... I'm sure we ALL hope they run the games like Atlantic City and Vegas and NOT like Florida.. If they go the rt. of FLORIDA..
I'll keep my action to the BACK ROOM GAMES.

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