The participants and assorted hangers-on, including your shady blogging servant, were listening. Christian Soto, cash game expert and tournament debauch, was wedged into one end of the living room sofa, a contradiction in posture and attitude. His arm was comfortably, even carelessly thrown across the black leather back of the[…]
Poker and The Culture of Narcissism
Guest post and artwork from Porter today – P.You are a serious poker player. You post hand histories in the forums, subscribe to the poker training sites, and watch all the latest vlogs. You even have a coach. Yet you still aren’t crushing the games. Probably variance. But humor me[…]
Millennial Boy
A guest post today from Fernando, a Las Vegas player and student of the game. Enjoy – Persuadeo.The following is a tale of chicanery, risk management, and people who play poker in the desert.Old Man Collin (OMC) has been been retired and living in fabulous Las Vegas for about ten[…]
Poker and Conscience
Recently a friend of mine sent me a photo he had taken of poker’s favorite villain. “I didn’t say hi,” he mentioned.No, it wasn’t Phil Hellmuth.Chris Ferguson is who I am talking about. Now smiles fade. The former owner, together with Howard Lederer, of Full Tilt Poker, not the most[…]
The Spirit of Solve For Why, Part II
I grabbed the keys from Steve: time for hospital. Downstairs, Jason was suffering. Earlier that morning, he had identified a ring of pain around his lower abdomen. I instinctively felt this was not gastric from the area he pointed out – yet how could it not be the Mexican Journalist’s[…]
The Spirit of Solve For Why, Part I
Matt Berkey is a sinewy man with a lean, slightly bulbous skull, shaven to the uneven surface his pock marked and rough face allows. His mouth, lined with a strong nasolabial fold, is naturally serious. When he grows his hair out, it clumps dense and brown and neat, vaguely Briton,[…]
All Vlogs Revealed: Sheils
A new generation of poker players is creating thousands of hours of previously rare poker content: The personal poker video log, aka vlog. In this series, I will attempt to review them all.“It’s difficult to talk to the camera,” admits Brandon Sheils, a once and now again aspiring poker vlogger.[…]
The Void and the Man, Conclusion
The screenwriters are gone. I’m alone at a long metal table in a back room of a café with my laptop. The meeting had in fact been successful, but it was short. Two members with work scheduled to present didn’t come. While the group had deliberated, I stared at the[…]
Gargamel: Superhero Call
We hear from Gargamel, who is back and playing lights out in 2017. I ask him some questions at the end. – P.I love going against the player in this hand I’m about to describe. He’s the type to give you 75 bbs with six high. He’s arrogant enough to[…]