Archive for May, 2006

After Memorial Day

So close! Rank Player Points Trails By 1 CindyWay36 games played, 17 kills 1906 2 MikeTong26 games played, 13 kills 1897 -9 3 BethanyLee17 games played, 13 kills 1868 -38 4 JohnWay44 games played, 22 kills 1853 -53 5 DorianTien16 games played, 10 kills 1838 -68 6 ChrisTien16 games played, 8 kills 1760 -146 7 [...]

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Make The Third Raise

Consider this scenario. It’s 5/10 blinds, no ante. At pre-flop you have 7,7, and you make the standard raise (30), 3x the big blind. Someone behind you, re-raises you by 60. So now what do you do? You have 3 options: You put in the additional 60 and call You re-raise the pot You go [...]

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Poker Infidelity

I did it again. I tried not to, but I couldn’t help it. Poker infidelity. It’s such a temptation. I see so many players, just like me, with strategies and keys-to-the-game before the game. Strategies like: Make it past the 1st round. Be aggressive. But, not too aggressive. Don’t double up Mike Tong. Don’t let [...]

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Down To The Wire!

Down To The Wire!

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It’s So Close!

Here’s the latest rankings. Rank Player Points Trails By 1 KaoriTong25 games played, 9 kills 1919 2 BethanyLee15 games played, 11 kills 1890 -29 3 ChrisTien12 games played, 6 kills 1886 -33 4 CindyWay33 games played, 13 kills 1880 -39 5 MikeTong25 games played, 10 kills 1788 -131 6 DorianTien13 games played, 5 kills 1721 [...]

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