2009 Poker Goals – 400,000 VPPs (assuming PokerStars VIP club remains relatively the same) – Play more on non-US sites – Play less tables more – Learn Pot Limit Omaha – Learn and play more MTTs – Win a Multi-Table Tournament – Get a coach or mentor for higher stakes – Play more short-handed —-  At least 50,000 Heads-Up Hands —- At least 200,000 3-6 Players Hands – Attend an APPT event – Take a [...]

Dear Santy Claws, For this year’s installment of the day that reminds me how crap organised religion is and how much commercialism makes me want to puke I would like a nice shiny red bike! Not really… here is what I would really like… a) Continued health, happiness and prosperity for family, friends and myself. b) More freedom including a completely free and liberal internet. The government has no business in my or anyone else’s [...]

I was approached by Artanis11 a few days ago about the possibility of getting together with 8 other regular PokerStars full-ring no limit cash game players to do a video. Basically, the idea being that all sit at a few tables together and then each record our session on video with commentary to share with the other eight players. I had a few reservations about it all. Mainly that I would never sit at a [...]

Very excited about this blog’s guest! Given that he’s been grinding for Supernova Elite this year we have played quite a bit against each other and I’ve always been a big fan of his blog. He recently signed on to do a video series for Card Runners or mega-tabling and his knowledge in that area is famous. Enjoy! Tell me a bit about your poker story, how you came to be involved in online poker [...]

I took my first ever real match hat-trick last night at indoor cricket and it was a timely one. With the opposition on 78 going we were looking down the barrel of a 90+ total, which is usually pretty tough to chase. The first ball of my over was an edge that hit the back side net and went to the keeper for a caught behind. The batsman seemed to get frustrated and next ball [...]