Archive for June, 2011

Heads-Up (One-on-One) Monopoly Strategy

I’ve been playing a fair amount of Monopoly lately on iPhone. I’m surprised you don’t hear more about poker players gambling on Monopoly matches (like they do with Chinese Poker and other random games). It’s a really great board game for heads-up matches. And contrary to popular perception, Monopoly matches don’t have to take very [...]

Games, Non-Poker

Vegas Wrap Up

I never really took the time to write a wrap-up blog from my recent trip to Vegas, so here goes.
My last two days at the WSOP were fairly frustrating. Both days, in a $1500 and then $1000 event, I made it to the last level of the day with an above-average stack only to [...]

2011 WSOP, Poker Commentary, Poker Community, Poker Travels, Vegas, WSOP

Cooler City

This blog originally appeared on PokerTips.org and has been republished here.
It’s been an eventful past 48 hours for me in the WSOP. After getting the chance to troll Joe Sebok, I bagged up 51,400 chips and returned for day two of the $1500 NL. Around 340 players returned with 270 paying. Unfortunately, with about 300 [...]

2011 WSOP, Vegas, WSOP

A “Final Statement” on An Encounter with Joe Sebok

This blog originally appeared on PokerTips.org and was republished here on my personal blog.
Today was WSOP Event #28, a $1500 no-limit event. I got to the Rio an hour late and stood in a long line to late register. By the time I took my seat, blinds were at 50/100, starting stacks of 4.5k.
I’m [...]

2011 WSOP, Online Poker, Online Poker Industry, Poker Commentary, Poker Community, Poker Travels, Vegas, WSOP