We went in to the day requiring 215 for victory. It was another warm one like last week, about 30 degrees, but with a bit of cloud cover and and a cooling breeze rolling through from time to time. I was penciled in to bat at number eight, but thankfully from the team’s perspective wasn’t required to take to the middle. I think the Birthday boy Jacob and Ned were pretty glad not to have [...]

As much as we don’t like to admit it, the American election affects the entire world. Therefore, when Americans take to the polls In November the whole world will be holding their breathe. I know a lot of American poker players read this and I thought I’d bring something to their attention before they cast their vote. The Republican Party has declared themselves against online gambling. They’ve already taken away your ability to fund your [...]

Just finished up playing a $1000nl full ring session at Party Poker with Rohan. There weren’t very many games running in the afternoon Australian time so it was a pretty uneventful session. The only big hand we played was below against a half stacker. I love the limp/call pre-flop UTG with pocket kings… expert. Party Poker $1,000 No Limit Hold’em – 8 players The Official 2+2 Hand Converter Powered By DeucesCracked.com UTG+1: $1739.50 MP1: $1947.25 [...]

This week was our first home game of the season and I arrived to the news that we had lost the toss and were going to have to field in the 30+ degree temperatures. With a few guys missing from last week’s team I was hopeful of getting a bowl this time around. Ned and Jacob got the team off to a solid start with the ball, keeping it tight and Ned taking a wicket. [...]

One of the biggest choices a lot of poker grinders face is which online poker room they choose to put the majority of their play in at. The online poker industry is highly competitive and nearly every site has their own VIP program to try and attract customers. As a full ring cash game player the choice for me is really between PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker. These are the two major brandings that still [...]