My friend Grrouchie just put up a post (if you go there, be sure to feed his fish) with a story about Amazon.com going above and beyond what they had to do to make up for failed promises that were not Amazon's fault.
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Amazon (no poker content)
Posted by Rakewell at 2:28 PM 5 comments
Labels: biking, not poker-related
Friday, September 14, 2012
When it rains it pours
The new bike survived its initial shake-down rides around the neighborhood without any problems, and I have acquired a few necessary accessories (water bottle mounting bracket, emergency tool kit, proper lights), so yesterday I took it on its first long ride. Well, it turned out to be 11.5 miles, which is long for me and my old, old bones, though just a warm-up for serious cyclists.
Posted by Rakewell at 8:14 PM 0 comments
I'll take Geography for $500, Alex
Posted by Rakewell at 6:08 PM 2 comments
Labels: card player magazine, lee
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Poker gems, #462
Daniel Negreanu, in this week's broadcast of the World Series of Poker Main Event.
Josie knows
From last night's "The Dank" tournament on PokerStars:
Posted by Rakewell at 2:37 PM 6 comments
Labels: deuce-four, very josie
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
I hear rumors...
...that the Silverton will soon be re-opening its poker room, under the management of Cantor Gaming.
Posted by Rakewell at 11:03 PM 5 comments
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
You don't see this every day in a poker room
Posted by Rakewell at 10:28 PM 5 comments
Labels: my results, tropicana
This was not the winning hand
Posted by Rakewell at 5:30 AM 1 comments
Labels: mixed games, remarkable hands, tropicana
Monday, September 10, 2012
I am psychic
Late last night, while writing a reply on an online forum, I wrote: "Tropicana's pay-by-the-hour promotion kills all the action during the day, and it's often dead at night. I suspect that room will not survive long."
Posted by Rakewell at 6:54 PM 5 comments
Labels: tropicana
By the skin of my teeth
After my success in Friday's HORSE tournament at Orleans, I decided to take a crack at their $100 Sunday night version. I have tried this one twice before, with nothing to show for it. But since then I've had the extra experience of three of the tough MGM Grand Tuesday night HORSE tournaments, plus the two Friday ones at Orleans, which I thought gave me enough additional practice at identifying live opponents' playing styles in the non-hold'em games that I might be due for a little success.
Posted by Rakewell at 5:02 AM 3 comments
Labels: HORSE, my results, orleans
Sunday, September 09, 2012
Another strange rule at Mandalay Bay
How many times have I used some variation on that post title? About a dozen, I'd guess. Every time I think I have come across every oddball rule in their book (a book, incidentally, which players are not allowed to see), I'm wrong, and there is another to be discovered. It's like they have an inexhaustible horn-o'-plenty of weird house rules.
On the final betting round, the last player who actively bet or raised the pot (and was then called) is required to show his hand first. Once he shows his hand, other players reveal their down-cards in clockwise order. If all the remaining players check on the final round, the showdown begins with the player who is seated to the left of the dealer in community-card games such as hold'em and Omaha, and the player whose board requires him to act first in stud games.
If everyone checks (or is all-in) on the final betting round, the player who acted first is the first to show the hand. If there is wagering on the final betting round, the last player to take aggressive action by a bet or raise is the first to show the hand.
Posted by Rakewell at 2:50 PM 6 comments
Labels: mandalay bay, rules