Bahamas + Poker = Paradise (mostly)

This is the story of a moral dilemma in the Caribbean. I imagine that part of the world has been the scene of far more than its fair share of those. This one, however, doesn’t involve anything extramarital, any offshore accounts or an under-the-influence-under-insured-jet-skiing-dolphin-collision incident.
This one took place across the green baize. I was playing [...]

2007 Poker Review, 2008 Poker Forecast

First of all thanks for all your cards, telegrams of support and wearing of good karma bracelets – the downswing of last month is over. I started to “run good” and play good again and I’m making my way back. It helps when you have hands like the one I had last week where I [...]

Losing at Poker

Aaarrrrrggghhhhhhh!! That is the sound of a heart breaking. It’s the sound Wesley makes when he thinks his true love is dead (if you don’t know what I’m talking about watch The Princess Bride immediately it’s joyous). It is also the sound you would have heard if you were outside my flat three nights ago. [...]

Poker Addiction

I’ve been asked many times by people who don’t play if I have a gambling problem. Of course I can confidently reply that I don’t. Fortunately very few of them ask the correct question – are you addicted to poker? That one would be trickier. If pressed my defence is a simple one either a) [...]

Nick’s Poker-Funded-Vegas-Trip-Challenge

Vegas is the promised land for anyone who loves poker. The home of the World Series but also home of everything we love about the game – glitz, glamour and the promise of instant riches (what is glitz by the way, anyone…anyone?). There’s an old joke – ‘how do you leave Vegas with a small [...]

Nick on Brunson

When I was 10 years old I had a VIP tour of Liverpool football club. As someone who had their bedroom door painted Liverpool red when I was 5 this was the high point of my young life. Now this may shock and amaze you but I was a mouthy little bugger when I was [...]

Positive Tilt™

As you will all know I welcome both genders equally to this column. If anything women are slightly more welcome – after all my Mum’s one. But this month I suspect I will only be talking to my brothers.
Don’t worry I’m not going to ask you to ‘reclaim the cock’ Magnolia stylee; however I do [...]

Vegas Bound

The World Series is the greatest festival of tournament poker on the planet. However Vegas during the world series is also on of the best festivals of cash game poker on the planet. Years ago the side games were far more important than the tournaments as the best players in the world would compete with [...]

Poker Karma?

I don’t believe in Karma. Good things happen and bad things happen when people want to see a relationship between they do. Karma comes and goes – if Boy George has taught us anything it’s that. The problem with having bold beliefs about the universe is that they will usually come back and gently bite [...]

Monte Carlo Satellite Challenge

Certain behaviour is acceptable on Saturdays certain behaviour isn’t. The football, the pictures, romancing, dancing and using beverages to inflicting permanent liver damage – all acceptable. D.I.Y., shopping, any kind of ‘work’ and shaving completely unacceptable. For me Saturdays are often an 18 hour, eye bleeding pokerfest. In the old days I could play an [...]

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