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Dear diary

mad — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 10:10:05 +0000

Why do the heating oil companies deliver their product at 3:30am, waking me up? I can hear their distinctive, noisy trucks criss-crossing the neighborhood, thus guaranteeing me to not fall back asleep. Well, that and the millions of thoughts running through my brain. Stupid, troubling thoughts.

Guess I’ll just stay up and watch the latest episode of Poker After Dark.

WPBT 2010

mad — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 19:24:45 +0000

Well the weather outside is frightful…what do you expect for December in New York? Tomorrow I’ll be basking in the Las Vegas sunshine. Okay, not for too long because I’ll be spending most of my time at a poker table in a freezing cold casino.

The 2010 WPBT Winter Gathering kicks off tomorrow – I’m looking forward to hanging out with this fun group of folks, most of whom I haven’t seen in over a year or more. One of the traditions of the big tournament is to have a bounty to give to the person who busts you from the tournament. My goal on Saturday is to collect as many bounties as I can and not ever give mine away. But in case someone does bust me, here’s what they will get:

Each year my company does a Halloween promotion for our clients. This year we decided to make our own deck of cards with custom illustrations and a hand-crafted letterpressed box. I thought this would be an appropriate bounty item.

And of course, what bounty from me would be complete without something bacony?

And a nifty little “luck” sack to carry them in.

For more info about the weekend check out these sites:

More information about the great add-ons from PokerStars and FullTilt – It Just Keeps Getting Better!

April’s blog – WPBT Winter Classic 2010

Winter Classic Facebook Page

BBT5 Mookie Time

mad — Wed, 05 May 2010 19:20:44 +0000

Don’t forget to play the Mookie tonight. Unfortunately I won’t be home so I’ll miss out on the fun. Hopefully I’ll be back in time to catch the final table action.

For full details on the tourneys and prizes you can win in the BBT5, visit the Poker from the Rail site.

See you at the tables!

BBT5 Week 2

mad — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 10:15:32 +0000

I missed out on the first BBT5 Sunday invitational but Al and Full Tilt Poker have graciously added me to list for the remaining five tournaments – thanks Al! I’m hoping to at a minimum, win some cash so I can keep playing in the Poker from the Rail tourney on Monday and the Mookie on Wednesday.

For full details on the tourney and prizes (how does over $50,000 in cash and WSOP seats courtesy of Full Tilt sound?), visit the Poker from the Rail site.

See you at the tables!

BBT Take 5

mad — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 23:43:32 +0000

My friend Al and Full Tilt Poker are once again offering some great prizes (how does over $50,000 in cash and WSOP seats courtesy of Full Tilt sound?) for the poker blogging community.

For full details, visit the Poker from the Rail site.

See you at the tables!

Dear diary

mad — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:39:47 +0000

I wonder if I could make a lot of money being a poker consultant for the television studios. Obviously there’s a lot a poker being played in LA but it seems like every depiction of it on tv is done badly. Where are the poker consultants when they are filming these scenes? Bad bad bad!

Dear diary

mad — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:19:21 +0000

I’m trying hard not to visit any of my friends’ blogs because I don’t want to find out who won the World Series of Poker before I watch the final table on Tuesday.

The temptation is sometimes too much. Must not click…