2007: Put it in the History Books. It is almost time to look at 2007 in the rear view mirror and begin 2008 in the the proverbial fast lane. So lets do what everybody does right before the ball drops in Times Square and that is to make some New Year’s Resolutions. First, let’s follow [...]

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Just in case you ever have the inclination to eat the Stir Fry Noodles with Cashew Nuts @ Viejas Casino don’t come back here and tell me I didn’t warn you. It all started as most other nights at the casino. My wife and I arrive ten minutes before the $40 No Limit Tournament only [...]

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I would like to start out by saying I wish everyone a Merry Christmas. I hope you and your family have a safe and enjoyable holiday. Maybe even Santa will bring a never ending string of Smoking Aces under your tree that do not get sucked out on by that donkey playing the beer hand [...]

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Friday night out with my wife and a friend at the local poker club here in San Diego known as the Lucky Lady. One of us lost big, one broke even, and one of us kicked some SoCal ass. Because my friend and I were already playing the only 2-3 no limit hold’em game and [...]

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I Won! 1st Place. Numero Uno. Champion. Our weekly Wednesday night game I finally broker through for a BIG win, but not after setting a few records. Most Rebuys Ever. By far. 7 total rebuys for a total of $80. That is no joke, the previous record was probably only 4 rebuys (set by myself [...]

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So I haven’t played poker in a couple of days, because I was steaming from a bad beat I took the other night on the BUBBLE. In my experience, its easier on the bankroll when you cool down for a day or so instead of charging right back into the game. Well tonight, I am [...]

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As you might have seen, the Gank Owns family of websites are now interconnected through the top tab menu. This was a revolutionary idea I came up with which makes it easier to go between the sites, makes navigation uniform, and by removing links reduces clutter on the individual pages. As you may or may [...]

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Lucky Lady, aka California Club, is the small downtown poker room here in San Diego. In total there are six poker tables and of course the two unbelievably popular Pai Gow tables as well. Several years ago during my first sting living in San Diego before moving away my brother and our roommates discovered the [...]

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I took my usual 2nd place finish in my weekly Wednesday night home poker game. We play $10 buy in and unlimited rebuys when your out of chips, but when the blinds get big enough people start opting to not rebuy. 2nd place pays $40 and third place$10, while 1st place gets all the rest [...]

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The legendary cash game player Chip Reese died last week from pneumonia. Chip Reese was not only one of the best all around poker players as evidenced by his consistent winning in the ‘Big Game’ at the Bellagio and his World Series of Poker win in the 2006 $50,000 HORSE (HORSE stands for Hold’em, Omaha [...]

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