I’m inquisitive about how people’s minds work. Sometimes I’m impressed at original thought and ideas. Most people, I think, go through life copying what they perceive as a “successful model” - whether that be in business or life in general and probably get along very nicely for the majority of the time. Some, I think the minority, are in a perplexing mindset though. They are the type of people who join cults and are easily manipulated for whatever purposes or hidden agendas those at the “top” are pursuing. Often those people are fooled by false smiles and continued brain washing. Eventually they succomb because it is easier to simply agree with the persons forever in your ear than…. God forbid! lose their attention entirely when they realise you’re too tough a nut to crack.
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Lacking Balls?
Death of Poker Forums and Nick Griffin
I do enjoy poker forums even after many years of reading, posting, abusing and being abused. A poker forum is truly a great medium to express yourself in regards to poker. With that in mind it saddens me to see poker forums dying at various rates, some slow, some fast. What causes the demise of these once great spaces of the Interweb?
I’m sure Facebook and Twitter are largely to blame for the decay at some sites. While poker forums are mostly a free-for-all, the social networking sites allow users to specify who they wish to interact with. Read the rest of this entry »
Brunson Spam!
If you have a website or a blog that allows comments then you’re going to get spammed, fact! I both accept that and combat it by simply banning Russia. It cuts down on the spam hugely and allows the more creative spammers to try and beat the comment moderation. So, I was surprised to see a comment from Texas Dolly himself a few days back.
Could Doyle be reading my middle aged rants? I logged on quickly to check what the great man had to say. Sadly it wasn’t Brunson at all but the post did contain links direct to his online poker site. Not a hint of affiliate code in sight!
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Social Media Junk
I’m a little O/T (in terms of poker and gambling) with this post but I’m really rather fed up of the junk that’s killing social media sites right now. In particular Facebook! I discovered Facebook in 2007 and was baffled by it at first. What possible use could it be? After a few months it became very useful for catching up with old friends and communicating freely with existing ones.
Back “in those days” the site had a few applications and the ones it did have were generally entertaining or interesting to use. Now the place is infested with “What type of crayon are you?” and “What is your favourite colour” application bollocks!
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Carbon Poker PLO & Wembley
I tried Carbon Poker for the first time last week and was surprised at how much I enjoyed the experience. Yes it’s full of Americans and yes it’s not exactly jammed with active tables but the rakeback is paid each night at midnight and the PLO at small-medium stakes is pretty soft. Give it a try if you’re looking for a new online room to play at. Use the link on the Poker News Headlines homepage to get the 30% rakeback deal.
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U what!?
I understand that I’m slowly turning into a grumpy old man. I also understand that I’m not perfect and I make mistakes occasionally like everybody else. Right now I’m not sure whether to laugh or cry at some of the poker “news” web sites and the stories they are running…. actually, it’s not the stories, it more the way they are written and the errors they contain. I’m not talking about blogs here. I’m referring to sites that profess to be poker news and poker content driven.
All writers make mistakes. Sometimes they are caused by the lack of a proof reader. Sometimes it’s because the content has been rushed.
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How Far Can You Go With $4?
I decided to cash in some Sun Poker points and have a crack at some low stakes PLO. 10c/20c to be exact. I never usually buy-in for the minimum but, as I only took $5 from the player points, I decided to try and spin up the $4 sit down.
Below is the result from 90 mins play:
$100 would’ve been lovely wouldn’t it? That’s what I thought when I was up to $96 before spunking some back. Still, not a bad return for credit crunch style poker. How far can you make $4 go?
Bad Man Gets Bad Beat
There is something absolutely wonderful about delivering a bad beat to an arsehole. The kind of arsehole that reads 2+2, grinds out $3 an hour online and thinks he’s the next big thing. The kind of arsehole that picks apart your play at the table and tells you how you SHOULD have played the last hand, how HE would have played the last hand.
The world is full of arseholes and it seems most of them like to play poker. Some of them even have computers and Internet access. So it’s with huge thanks to the Gods of poker that I post the screenshot below:
This particular arsehole reloaded twice before giving up. I guess there was an important 2+2 thread he had to catch up on?
Bonus Whoring at Sun Poker
The Sun Poker bonus is a cracking one. Firstly join from the Sun Poker link on Poker News Headlines and you’ll get an instant $20 following your first deposit. You then get a 100% deposit bonus which is released in $1 chunks for every 1000 points.
I’m up to almost 5000 points now, which is $25 for free ($20 instant + $5 bonus), after two days play. 7500 is the target for entry into two $2500 freerolls. The long term aim is 150,000 points which means cash back (rake back really) of 45% for tournament fees! Coupled with the bonus cash for reaching that level ($150) this is one to really put the effort into.
Check the VIP levels in this online poker player points article. Reaching Sun level gets you $20,000 worth of freerolls! even the lower levels are pretty good in terms of benefits and cash back.
It’s been a while since I got stuck into a good online poker bonus whoring session and I’m looking forward to the challenge.
The Betfair/Small Acorns challenge has been put on hold. Since the passing of my nephew I’ve rather lost interest in horse racing and laying. Yes, it’s good money but it’s also time consuming and, as my good wife will testify, televisions consuming! I’ll come back to it again in the near future I’m sure.
More Betfair Malarky
No medium-long term objectives were placed on todays racing. I decided to play all three of the afternoon cards and things went rather well apart from one loss (highlighted in red). Here are the figures:
The loss came from a back in-running. A poor decision as I could’ve easily picked 4 or 5 lays in the same race at the same time. It’s hard to complain, though. That’s a nice haul for the day and certainly an amount most of us would live on as a tax free income.
It still surprises me just how many “old school” backers are still out there. I can only imagine the turnover and profits the majority of bookmakers are making from those mugs. I make no apology for using the term “mugs” either. Betfair state that a very small percentage of their punters are long term winners, I reckon the rest are backing the favourites at Lingfield.
