Pauly's slot online Coverage
I'm in Las Vegas for a second year in a row covering the biggest event ever in the history of poker. I want to be at the Rio everyday and tell you what I see, hear, and smell. I'm not going to sugar-coat the poker coverage and tell you how awesome it is to be at the slot online. I'm not going to write 2,500 words on how cool it is to see Gus Hansen and Jen Harman and Annie Duke play poker. They are degenerate gamblers just like you and me. They happen to be better at it than us but that doesn't make them rockstars and Gods among peasants.
Poker is a dark and ugly entity. The media
has created an aura of nebulous sanctimony and the masses are flocking to it
like it's the cure for the void that they have in their sad and empty lives. I
should know. I fell for it too. For most of my life I was empty and sad. Poker
was the light at the end of the tunnel. I bought the bullshit like everyone
else. But unlike you, I got to see behind the scenes of the poker world for the
last year. I peeked behind the curtain and saw the great and powerful Oz. And
he's not great, nor powerful.
Poker is an old dirty whore. Poker is a $10
crack rock. Poker is an illusion and a momentary distraction from the harsh
world that we live in.
Too much parry, not enough thrust
Aikido is a form of martial art that
redirects the energy of the opponent to ward off an attack, rather than
blocking it. It is the approach I adopt in no limit cash games and results in
trapping aggressive opponents. While this style works for me, I believe I am
lying in wait too much and not going on the offensive enough.
If I could comfortably switch back and
forth between these 2 modes during a session, I believe my game would be
elevated to an even higher level of mediocrity.
Gambler's Book Shop
Whenever the need arises, it gives me great
pleasure to go downtown and spend some time browsing at the Gambler's Book
Shop. Located in a decrepit area of downtown frequented by derelicts not unlike
myself, the store is a cornucopia of books, magazines, CD's and DVD's on every
conceivable gambling subject.
Acquiring a copy of the much heralded and
just published "No Limit Hold'em Theory and Practice" by David
Sklansky and Ed Miller was the purpose of my visit.
South Coast
Last weekend I finally visited the South
Coast poker room. It is a typical Las Vegas low-limit room with a mix of locals
and tourists. I played 2 sessions of $1-$2 NL and was pleased with both the
results and my play.
I may put low buy-in MTT's on temporary
hold while I attempt to capitalize on my recent good run in cash games.
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