Archives for March 2008
To The Winners Go The SpoilsPosted: Friday, March 28 2008 12:58:05By: Gene Bromberg
When I woke up Tuesday morning to find my alarm clock hiccuping 12:00 I thought little of it. The occasional power outage only reminds us how wonderful the gift of electricity really is. I reset
[...]Make The DealPosted: Tuesday, March 25 2008 10:18:51By: Gene Bromberg
Allow me to brag a bit--I'm a trivia savant. Know those games they have in sports bars where you press buttons on an infrared console? Yeah, I never, ever lose when I play. Once I had the top
[...]From The ArchivesPosted: Sunday, March 23 2008 11:14:24By: Gene Bromberg
Sports Illustrated has just made it's entire archives--50 years worth--
available online. For free. You could (and I will) spend
[...]Who's In Charge Here?Posted: Thursday, March 20 2008 12:29:32By: Gene Bromberg
One of the most frustrating aspects of the push to ban online gaming is the rank hypocrisy of those leading the movement. Federal lawmakers tried in vain to get anti-online-gaming
[...]Every Man For Himself...AlmostPosted: Tuesday, March 18 2008 6:13:08By: Gene Bromberg
What did we learn during last night's episode of
The Best Damn Poker Show? Well, don't re-raise
[...]Joining The BandPosted: Sunday, March 16 2008 4:46:03By: Gene Bromberg
Our $200,000 Sunday Guaranteed Tournament kicks off in about fifteen minutes, and tonight's event is the debut for the newest member of Team UltimateBet--Scott Ian, the guitarist from Anthrax who
[...]The Great White NorthPosted: Sunday, March 16 2008 12:24:40By: Gene Bromberg
The
UltimateBet Cross-Canada Tour hits Ottawa today, with Annie Duke leading the team of instructors. The
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Uh, What Did You Say?
Posted: Wednesday, March 12 2008 11:34:46
By: Gene Bromberg
So, I watched the fifth episode of The Best Damn Poker Show a dozen times and wasn't able to maintain [...]
Spring Forward
Posted: Sunday, March 09 2008 3:44:00
By: Gene Bromberg
If you're like me you've been scrambling all day to catch up with Daylight Savings Time, which pushed the clocks ahead one hour. If by some odd chance you haven't changed your clocks (or you [...]
Behave Yourself
Posted: Friday, March 07 2008 5:46:30
By: Gene Bromberg
The vast majority of poker players know how to act at the table. When I covered the World Series of Poker last year I really didn't see that many examples of ghastly behavior. Oh sure, Hevad [...]
Game On?
Posted: Thursday, March 06 2008 5:39:31
By: Gene Bromberg
The gauntlet was thrown down. The challenger knelt and picked it up. All that remains is for the combatants to choose their ground and commence the battle. I'm of course referring to the [...]
Wheels Within Wheels
Posted: Wednesday, March 05 2008 1:35:29
By: Gene Bromberg
Watching the fourth episode of The Best Damn Poker Show the other night I found myself wondering who's [...]
One Is The Lonliest Number
Posted: Monday, March 03 2008 4:51:47
By: Gene Bromberg
As the $200,00 Sunday Guaranteed Tournament started yesterday I watched the number of entrants climb inexorably toward 1,000. The tournament began and as there was still time to seat alternates I [...]
When Three Hands Just Aren't Enough
Posted: Sunday, March 02 2008 4:40:51
By: Gene Bromberg
We're counting down to the start of the $200,000 Sunday Guaranteed Tournament (are you registered yet?) but [...]
Oh-For-Two
Posted: Saturday, March 01 2008 12:26:25
By: Gene Bromberg
Annie Duke was just eliminated in her match at the NBC National Heads-Up Tournament. J.C. Tran won the pivotal pot when his pocket Eights held up against Annie's A-10 of diamonds, and a few minutes [...]
