December 6, 2007
One of my best friends and quite possibly one of the most legendary potheads I’ve ever known, “SHIPdaCHIPS,” went very deep in the PokerStars Sunday Million this past weekend. After hours and hours of grueling play, the SHIP finally went donkdown with pocket 9’s versus pocket 10’s (SFObv, right?), good enough for 38th place and a decent $3,300 payday. Congratulations sir, and it’s nice actually writing about my members doing well in tournaments again…kind of missed it from the good ol’ PokerOwnage days.
SHIPdaCHIPS Sunday Million Screenshot
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December 6, 2007
In a story that may be just as surprising as it is tragic, poker great and inaugural $50K WSOP H.O.R.S.E. champion Chip Reese died in a Las Vegas hospital on December 4th, 2007. As reported by most major poker news outlets, Reese had checked himself into an area hospital where he was being treated for symptoms of pneumonia. The poker savant passed away in his sleep, leaving behind a legend that only some poker players could dream to achieve someday in their careers. Chip Reese was one of Las Vegas’s biggest gamblers and was regarded by his peers as the greatest all-around poker player that ever lived. His legacy will be remembered forever…
Chip Reese — Photo courtesy of PokerNews.com.
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November 29, 2007
In the midst of trying to actually finish my site’s content and getting it situated to really cater to local Arizona gamblers, I’ve been really fortunate to be able to have 2 of the best live poker players in the state come join the site to write strategy and of course blog about their experiences. Brandon and Jason are two guys I’ve played with frequently, although you’ll be surprised to know I didn’t know who either of them was when I started talking to them online through another local forum, lol. I remember Jason playing with me in a lot of the afternoon Fort McDowell tournaments, and I recall Brandon a few times at some of the cash games and tourneys at Casino Arizona and the Fort as well….but I never put the faces to the names because I have a notoriously bad memory and also because I just didn’t speak up much while I played — well, at least until the final table where I get a bit rowdy at times, haha.
Anyways, I’m really glad that they’ve decided to join the site, and I’ll be throwing their links up to their blogs very soon, as well as posting their strategy articles on the site for anyone to go and check out. I think people will enjoy their insight and outlook on the game itself, and both of them offer a very unique perspective on many different types of games.
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November 29, 2007
But obviously sucking hardcore at Texas Holdem SnG’s, lol. I’ve been on a uber-bad run the entire year, especially in the game that used to be my bread and butter. At least for now I’ve reverted back to my favorite game — Pot Limit Omaha H/L — and starting to run a little better thank God. I’m starting small again, trying to grind out the smaller limits and move up from there. It’s not a matter of winning $$ or building a bankroll, it’s about getting my confidence back in a game that I used to be my profession when I left my job at Chase 2 years ago. But with bills, mortgages, freelance jobs, and my own websites, it’s been tough to actually get to a table and sit for a full session ya know?
I’m running hot right now, but we’ll see if and when the variance kicks in…I’m hoping it won’t hit me too hard like it has the last few months of this year. At least I’m starting to feel a lot better in my game, especially in positions where I’m picking better spots to make moves and choosing when to gamble in those positions where I feel I have an edge over a shorter stack or a bully just trying to push me around. We’ll see how it goes from here…I’m notorious for making unwise decisions like playing ungodly, way-out-of-my-bankroll cash games, lol.
If you’re looking to start out playing Sit and Go’s, check out this article over at AZGambler.com.
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November 24, 2007
PokerStars recently announced that they will be showing ALL hole cards during the final table replay of their famed Sunday Million tournament. Before the announcement, Stars management gave the final 9 players the option to either show or withhold their actual hole cards when it came to the broadcast. This is a big story because thousands of people view the Sunday Million webcasts, and most of the time when you watched it you would notice only a handful of players would show their actual cards during the the session. This is most likely because a lot of the more well-known players who would make the final table probably didn’t want to give to their competition any type of edge on how they play and where they pick certain spots to steal blinds or bluff at a particular pot. This announcement by Stars changes all of that, because it will now expose to the public how everyone is playing and what cards they’re using when doing so.
Stars has not returned an email by me as to why they have recently decided to change their stance on the hole card issue, but many can assume it may be because of the recent Absolute Poker scandal that went down a few weeks ago.
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November 23, 2007
Ok ok, not really…but waking up at 4 am to go shopping on the busiest shopping day of the year was definitely retarded of me. We waited in line at Kohl’s and Target for about 2 hours between those two stores…weeeeeeeeeeeeee. However, we did get some cool stuff and I have to say the Black Friday wasn’t as bad I thought it might be. I’m taking a break in between to recuperate before we head out to the malls for more! This day would be so much better if I still wasn’t pissed off about Arizona State losing to USC last night at home…John David Booty decided to play the most amazing game of his life last night, and unfortunately fucked up any hopes of ASU playing for a BCS Bowl — well not ALL hope, we just need A LOT of help. God damn Trojans, thanks for messing up my holiday shopping assclowns! LOL.
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November 19, 2007
Been tinkering around a bit with the new video feature on AZGambler.com, and needless to say it’s been fun watching and “screening” these before I upload them to the site. I’ve thrown up about 10 or so videos, mainly just stuff to fill in the categories I’ve added for the time being. I’ll be adding more this week, and hopefully I’ll have most of the YouTube library thrown up on AZG so people can have one-click access to all the poker videos out there. From banned poker TV commercials to online strategy videos, I’ll be on the lookout and ready to post em. I should probably hire someone to do it, but we’ll get to that later on, lol. Anyways, leaving now…gotta get some other stuff done, take care.
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November 16, 2007
Number 2 Oregon lost more than just their star QB and Heisman front-runner Dennis Dixon (pictured below) Thursday night — they also lost any realistic shot of playing for the BCS National Championship at the end of the college football season. The high-flying Ducks quarterback landed on his knee awkwardly during a scramble in the first quarter, and had to be escorted off the field by teammates. Leading 8-0 at the time, Oregon just wasn’t the same high-octane team that it had been all year with Dixon taking the snaps. From there on out, the U of A Wildcats turned into a completely different team, seemingly pounding away at Dixon’s backup repeatedly, and making crucial interceptions and stops at just the right times. With under 4 minutes left, the Wildcats kicked a field goal to go up 34-24, and putting away any hopes that Oregon might’ve had of playing for the national title. As the game ended, the University of Arizona faithful stormed the field, showing their unbridled support for a team that has had its fair share of ups and downs this season. Looking forward to seeing if the team can win out and become bowl-eligible. Go Cats!
(Dennis Dixon, in street clothes, after his 1st quarter injury)
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November 14, 2007
I was looking through a lot of my old pictures I still have on my computer, and came across one of my favorites (shown below). It was when I was still apart of Team Protilt (now defunct and completely taken apart) and I made the trek to Las Vegas with some buddies of mine to cover the 2005 WSOP Main Event final table. The trip overall was a blast, and I really had a great time taking in my 2nd home — yes, I have a timeshare there, lol — playing cards, getting drunk, and taking a shit ton of pictures. It was also just great being apart of one of the better Main Event final tables in a long time, and watching all the pros doing commentary during the broadcast was awesome. I have to look on YouTube for the video where you actually see me in the background during the money presentation on ESPN! And yes, Im wearing the exact yellow donkey shirt I’ve got on in the pic below. Stay tuned for that….haha. Just thought I would share my random blurb with you all.
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November 12, 2007
Hopefully, over the next few weeks I can actually say my new High Stakes Blog site will actually be live and ready to be “crawled” by Google. It’s been up a few weeks already, but I have yet to add a lot of content, as well as finish the room reviews and poker bios section I wanna put up. Anyways, just wanted to write something tonight since I’ve been writing content and whatnot for some other clients of mine — and it’s been driving me nuts, lol. Will update this story as soon as I can…
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