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Poker Tonight

June 30, 2005 Poker and/or Vegas, The Blog No comments

By Tom Meny

It looks like I’m gonna get to play some poker tonight without a computer screen in front of me. However, I have a feeling that the people I’ll be playing with are going to hand my ass to me in a paper sack. I won’t know anyone there except my buddy Gay Rob who is brand new. Rob isn’t gay (not that there’s anything wrong with that), but I call him Gay Rob because there was a 2 year period that I seriously questioned which team he was playing on. But… I digress….I will take his money without hesitation and will then use it to buy fireworks or something really stupid like that.

Other things I might use Rob’s money on:

1. Baby wipes – I don’t have a baby, but a clean ass is priceless.

2. A car wash – I won’t actually wash my car I’ll just feed the thing quarters and squirt the water directly into the drain as Rob watches.

3. I might donate Rob’s money to the Scientologists.

4. I could use Rob’s money to buy a subscription to Watchtower and have it sent to Rob’s house. Can I get a witness!

etc etc etc… the possibilities are endless.

Apparently Austin has a small poker blog community goin on and I’m thinking a few of them will be there tonight. I’ll let you know how it goes.

Sincerely,

babytommy
Donkey Boy

Poker Bloggers and Podcasters

June 17, 2005 Poker and/or Vegas, The Blog No comments

Now that I’ve been working on this site for a couple weeks, I’ve seen how many people out there are doing their own poker blogs and podcasts. This is a great way to network and get your site seen.. not just for poker but really any ideas you want to share. As far as poker goes I found a great blog that originates from my hometown, Austin. It’s thisisnotapokerblog. I’d like to thank April, the owner of the blog, for linking to my site.

Therefore, I will do the same.

THISISNOTAPOKERBLOG.COM

A lesson learned the hardway.

June 14, 2005 Poker and/or Vegas, The Blog No comments

After Sunday’s brutal beating, I decided I would only play Sit-n-Go’s because that is how I made most of the money I lost. To recap, I turned $25 into $415 and then lost it all in about 2 hours on Sunday afternoon.

Anyway, I got home Monday evening and decided to make another small deposit. Again, my plan was ONLY to play Sit-n-Go’s. I entered a $4.40 sng with 20 people. I ended up coming in 2nd and it paid out $24. This pretty muched doubled my small deposit. So, what do I do next? Well, instead of calling it a night, I did EXACTLY what I said I wouldn’t and that was to go into a ring game.

Needless to say, within 3 minutes that money was all gone. I was dealt K10 offsuit. I raised preflop with position. I have 1 caller and he is the big stack. The flop comes AKK. So, I flopped a set of Kings. I check the flop and bet relatively big on the turn. He calls. The river comes out and it’s a meaningless 7 or 8. Anywho, he checked so I went all in. He quickly calls and shows big slick giving him Kings over Aces.

At that point my plan was to kick my monitor out of the bedroom window. However, since I am on the 3rd floor there was no way of telling if someone was standing down there. I didn’t really want to kill anyone, so I decided against the monitor kick. Instead I went to bed.

The moral of the story….

DO WHAT YOU SAY YOU ARE GOING TO DO! So, for the next 2 weeks I will ONLY play in Sit-n-Go’s and maybe the occassional multi-table tourny. NO MORE RING GAMES! They can be fast money, but they can also break you just as fast.

Our First Interview!

June 9, 2005 Poker and/or Vegas, The Blog No comments

ToddArnoldPoker pro and online Poker king Todd Arnold has agreed to be the first interview on FIVE QUESTIONS WITH…………

Bobostonepony.com is honored and very excited to have his input.

Stay Tuned!

Website ALMOST complete

June 9, 2005 Poker and/or Vegas, The Blog No comments

35665So all I have to do now is add some content into 2 or 3 of the links. I’ve got everything pretty much finished. I’ve emailed Phil Gordan to see if I can interview him. I want to do a section called “5 Questions With….” and interview poker pro’s with pretty much a standard list of questions. They’ll be short and sweet so hopefully we can get some pro’s to cooperate.

Email me if you want to suggest some questions.

Ex: Question 1. Show or Don’t Show?
Question 2. What tip would you give an amateur who won his way into a big tourny through a satellite?

… something like that

The Evolution of an Amateur Texas Hold’em Player

June 6, 2005 Poker and/or Vegas, The Blog No comments

moneymaker-chrisBy Tom Meny

So here’s what I’m doing. Like millions of others worldwide I’ve recently become addicted to no-limit Texas Hold’em. After seeing my first WSOP episode on ESPN I was immediately hooked. I went out and purchased a few books, bought a bunch of DVD’s, and did a lot of research on the net. In no way do I consider myself an expert. I’d honestly consider myself an average amatuer. However, I love the game and am getting better every day. What I want to do is chronicle my progress via this website. I want others to interact and hopefully that will help them improve as well. I’d like this to be THE website for the amateur holdem player.

Feel free to E-mail me at any time with questions, suggestions, or feedback.

I plan on having many different resources on this site. These resources include a blog, a podcast, useful links, online poker site recommendations, an advice column (satirical), and eventually i’d like to have interviews with well known poker players.

If you are new to Texas Hold’em and are interested in becoming a student of the game, I encourage you to participate in this site by emailing questions, suggestions, experiences etc. We will respond and if appropriate will post your inquiery on the site.

I also would like to ask that if you choose to join any of the affiliate sites that I have posted you do so by clicking on the links I have provided on the site. I WILL ONLY post links to affiliates that I have good experiences with and that I believe will help YOUR game. If you sign up from my site I get affiliate credits that will be used towards hosting fees, maintenance and promoting bobostonepony.com.

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