#575 – CONTEST ANNOUNCEMENT – 3B – TOURNAMENT STAR
I’m trying to get a few things confirmed with Scott Montgomery before I post my profile of him, but I didn’t want to delay the contest suggested by his tournament prowess. This is a slightly modified version of the “Buy the Coach” contest. It replaces that contest.
You’ve made the Final Table of the Main Event [...]
#576 – World Series Final Table Profile #2 – Scott Montgomery – Tournament Star
This is my second in a series of three profiles of Full Tilt’s final table trio. See also my profile of Craig Marquis and my coming profile of Kelly Kim. Also, check out the contests accompanying the Marquis profile – Cash Game Killer – and this one – Tournament Star. Kelly Kim’s profile will also [...]
#574 – CONTEST ANNOUNCEMENT – 3A – CASH GAME KILLER
Apologies for any inconvenience and delay resulting from my suspending/modifying the contest announced last week. But I realized that it could be even better if I replaced that contest with THREE contests, each geared toward a characteristic about one of Full Tilt’s WSOP final table trio. This contest, inspired by Craig Marquis, is titled CASH [...]
#573 – World Series Final Table Profile #1 – Craig Marquis – Cash Game Killer
New Year’s Eve, 2007 – Craig Marquis, 21, attends the New Year’s Eve party of Tom Dwan and David Benefield, a pair of even younger men who recently bought a house in Forth Worth, Texas. Marquis is, like most 21 year-olds, just beginning the journey to get to where he wants to go: he was [...]
Hey, I’m GIVING AWAY buy-ins to FTOPS X!
A couple days ago, I announced the start of the Blog’s third essay contest, Buy the Coach. Maybe the process of explaining how you’d prepare for the final table of the WSOP Main Event is a daunting one or you’re taking admirable care in crafting your entries, but I haven’t gotten very many responses.
I’m giving [...]
#572 – Stop the Presses (and Stop the Depression)!
First, I am changing the contest rules to Buy the Coach.
Second, I am officially over my spiralling depression.
I had a nice talk with my dad – he’s always there when things are messed up in my life and I think I’m always there for him, though I routinely miss birthdays and anniversaries and neglect to [...]
#571 – Dispatches – Part II – Life on a Losing Streak
I’m trying to maintain some equilibrium in my life because, after all, results-oriented thinking should be discouraged in poker. The key is to play well all the time. The results will follow, but not always equal to the quality of your play.
That’s the theory, anyway. But results feel good – or bad. Getting aces cracked [...]
#570 – Dispatches from an Uncommunicative Correspondent – Part I – A Wayward Son Seeks Forgiveness
Dear Uncle Tilty:
Nobody can say it hasn’t been a rocky road for us lately. The World Series was a disjointed mess. London was a disaster. When I look back on it, I think some of the writing was good, but there were definitely times I wanted to quit, and probably some times where I should [...]
FTOPS X Schedule Released
Fulltiltpoker! has announced its schedule for its heralded poker series FTOPS this will be the tenth edition of the series. There will 25 events over 11 days all beginning November 5th 2008 and culminating on November 16th 2008. Fulltiltpoker! is well known as the place to play for the highest limits of any game, and [...]
#578 – CONTEST ANNOUNCEMENT – 3C – ENIGMA
This is the third and last part of the series of essay contests I’m conducting in connection with both Full Tilt’s final table trio and FTOPS X. Please check out contest 3A, Cash Game Killer, and 3B, Tournament Star.
This contest is dedicated to Kelly Kim, specifically to the his sweet arrangement, splitting his year between [...]
#577 – World Series Final Table Profile #3 – Kelly Kim – Enigma
This is my third in a series of three profiles of Full Tilt’s final table trio. See also my profiles of Craig Marquis and Scott Montgomery. Also, check out the contests accompanying the Marquis profile – Cash Game Killer – and the Montgomery profile – Tournament Star - as well as the third contest, the one [...]