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Poker Postings Listed On Blogged
2008-01-21 11:02:00
Something you may need to know is that the color of the main post is gone. It has become white in color now and will need some adjusting for the eyes. The coding doesn't give any effect at all.From getting whitewashed to being listed on a blog directory might not sound like a turn of events on the felt. But it seems to be a good thing. Getting listed in a blog directory means getting noticed by a few extra eyeballs. The best part is i did not request it myself.Blogged.com is one of the blog directories that got my attention from a recent visitor. It came across as a neat and easy to navigate site. It is not just another boring links in their relevant categories but include screenshots and rankings to the site as well. This is one of the places you should consider submitting your blog into if you just started out.In the meantime, my hit counts been increasing and so does subscribers. Statistics says, 43.64% are returning visitors. Thank you for coming back. I hope you had a great we...
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Wednesday Lite
2008-01-15 18:18:00
Loooking back i could not believe there had been so many postings through the months. Spotting this serial posting spree i came to find some that is of a little lighter side of the poster. Laugh or cry you have been warned. Sorry, no kiddie porn.vids to make you laugh : The downfallsome to make you frown : Pocket Kings/KK - Bustedsome thought provoking : Save global warming, save the worldAnd also especially thankful for those who have blogrolled here with me at PokerPostings. Some posts not failed to be mention here are,Wagering War's : Poker Pro Liz Lieu has everyone dominatedMicro Table Grinding's : DisciplineOr rather you can browse through all the blogs i linked to at the right sidebar. You are cordially invited to navigate around.
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Write Poker Play Poker
2008-01-08 20:49:00
If you have been playing online poker for sometime you can be rest assured there will be some that writes about it. There are a lot of poker blogs out there. Some are new, some are old and some just stop writing anymore. But there are chances that what some of these players have written will be something you and i will have in common.If you don't mind writing about your game, which is something i haven't been doing a lot lately, you can create a blog at pokerweblogs.com. To have a directory for poker blogs is a good idea because everything around the internet right now mostly fit for making money blog niches. After all, it is here where i discovered about Celina Lin the poker player.If that is not cool enough, i found a network that pays you to write. Ya, it will be something like a job now. Be a poker blogger and get a job :). The network pays about $200 per month. That would be some easy money for an easy job. I will put the money into my poker bankroll. It doesn't hurt. One su...
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Late Post
2008-01-08 07:51:00
Haven't updated much lately and am not sure if i had the required post for blogging my poker game. You can be pretty sure i haven't been touching any chips live on or offline. But after coming this far, i have been more often caught up with blog posting itself than reporting about my game. I do keep tab about my game and i know where i am going at. As long as i am still writing here, i will be alright.Everyone will take a bad beat because it is just poker. No one will have a graph of a straight line upwards proportional between their profits and number of hands. Unless you are cheating. As much as how equally interesting bad beat stories can be, stories of other people's successes are great to hear. They can be inspirational. Because as poker players, we all can share the joy and know exactly how it feels like.It is always great to read of other people's successes. Especially so when you just started playing and want to know what frustrates them that in another way can also be ...
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New Year New Treats
2008-01-01 14:57:00
It is new year. Have just finished watching 3 episodes of the series 'Tilt' online from a link that was passed to me from an msn buddy. The quality is good. Have spotted TJ Cloutier and Daniel Negreanu in the first episode. The series is like a cross over between Las Vegas and The Shield only no bad cop/good cop. It has all the elements of sex, alcohols, vegas, poker and good looking women to keep you watching.You can also pay Great Movies a visit. A mate is doing this blog collecting links where people are hosting the movies. So other people can watch it for free....Ahem. It includes the movie Rounders also as well as some from different genres. Happy New Year !!!
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An Online Poker Informational Site
2007-12-28 20:18:00
The topic this post is referring to is BeatTheFish.com. The name certainly sounds good. The site has been around for over 2 years and is devoted to online poker with their serving of original contents. It did many reviews of online poker rooms and provide several bonuses for players who signed up from them.One of the offered bonuses you can get from a major poker room is by getting their Poker Stars Marketing Code. The page itself provides simple explanation on the steps and also the benefits available. If that doesn't satisfy your interest you can visit their article on 3D Poker Online . It showed where US players can go to experience 3D gaming.One of the poker rooms it mentioned that promotes 3D poker environment is PKR. Here you can obtain PKR Bonus Code and view beautiful screenshots that BeatTheFish is proud of.But what i like most is not what i mentioned above. It is their strategy articles that i like. There are a lot. Each quipped with picture of a fish saying something like,...
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Sydney APPT 2007 Champion
2007-12-26 17:14:00
The PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour has ended with more than a week ago. The series ended with one big tournament in Sydney . With it, another poker player has turned millionaire overnight just like that. But this player is special, he is not Chris Moneymaker or Joe Hachem. He is Grant Levy a school teacher from New South Wales.With him winning it from his own country, it will definitely create a buzz and stimulate the local players there. There is also another player that must be mention that comes from Malaysia. Malaysia, a country that describes itself as 'Truly Asia' was represented by Vijayam Nagarajan who finished 8th spot out of 561 for whopping $69,060.You can listen to a mp3 interview of what the Sydney APPT 2007 champion, Grant Levy has to say after the win (QuickTime suggested) : Grant Levy-ABC mp3 interviewTechnorati Tags: APPT 2007, APPT Sydney 2007, PokerStars APPT
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Featured Poker Player : Celina Lin
2007-12-26 07:06:00
Forget about Liz Lieu, Evelyn Ng or even Annette Obrestad. The much hotter player that came across my glance recently during the Christmas eve is Celina Lin. There can be no Christmas gifts better than this. All i can say is she makes me wanna quit my job and play poker for real.Playing poker is her profession and she's been doing it decently. It was reported that she had signed on with Poker Stars and will represent Team PokerStars at events all over the world. As hot as she is, she's already a girlfriend of Tony Dunst. Another poker player..... The best part is, she is just over at the land Down Under. That is why she is hot and it is now.She writes her blog celinalin.com.(p.s image credit : Life's little procrastinations)
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Merry Christmas Poker Players, Readers, Visitors And Friends Or Foe
2007-12-25 17:40:00
An adaptation of Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Denis Waitley.Now's the time you should hear this! For very good reason!Now, please don't ask why. It's not simply the season.Sooner or later the Grinch will invite youTo give up your life's goal as something you can't do. It could be his head isn't screwed on just right.It could be, perhaps, that his pants are too tight.But I think the most likely reason of allIs that his heart is too cold and his vision too small. The Grinch is a dream stealer of many disguises.A friend or relation with depressing surprises.Just when you feel that your business is boomingHe fills you with thoughts that are glooming and dooming.He whispers about the forthcoming disasterAnd about the new plan where you'll get rich much faster When you say you look forward to earning a million.He'll scoff and retort: "Not one chance in a billion!"With a stock market rising and confidence strongYou'd think he'd get real and start going along.B...
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Doyle Brunson Blogs
2007-12-20 09:59:00
This is no joke. Received an email newsletter recently from playing at his poker room, Doylesroom.com and read a full account from the legend about Chip Reese. Having able to read what the legend has to write is not something to be less welcomed about. He is certainly very tech savvy despite his age. There is more of him in his writing than mere pages. Doyle Brunson blog.
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POKER GAME BASICS : How To Play 5 Card Draw
2007-12-17 06:47:00
It is possibly one of the simplest variations of a poker game.The IdeaThe objective of the game is still to form the best 5 cards. However in this game, all 5 cards are given to you. You have only one round where you have the choice to exchange those cards dealt to you ranging from 0-5 cards. It is up to you. As in every other poker game, here there will be betting round before and after the draw.The Betting ExplainedSince all 5 cards were given to you, there will be no community cards. You play only the ones you are holding. A 5 card draw poker game conform to the following structure;Name of rounds1. pre-draw2. draw3. post-draw4. showdownThe game follow in accordance from 1-4. There are two betting rounds and it happens at pre-draw and post-draw. There will be blinds.The Blinds ExplainedThe blinds are there to induce play. The blinds are made up of Big Blind (BB) and Small Blind (SB). Who gets to be BB and SB will be determined on where the Dealer (D) is.In this game, as in most po...
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Poker Cards Trick : How To Do It Like David Blaine
2007-12-12 17:50:00
A workmate showed it to me this trick he got it off from watching at Youtube. He did it for the first time and it was very convincing. Flipping nuts and rockets like nobody's business. So the credits all go to him for this post. Thanks for showing.
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Firepay Folding
2007-12-11 02:23:00
Don't know much about Firepay. But its isnt't old news still. I am going to paste the url here to the ones writing about it.Follow it below;http://www.readwriteweb.com/archive s/firepay_calls_it_quits.phphttp://liveac tionpoker.com/2007/12/08/firepay-paytru-t o-pay-no-more
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Pushing Another Milestone
2007-12-09 21:45:00
After having said about the coming New Year in a post below, improving on my blog is part of the things i've been working on. Seeing that the New Year will be coming very soon, i will be putting up a series on the type of poker games labelled under "POKER GAME BASICS".For easy browsing it will be available under 'categories' on the sidebar. Everyone is free to comment. I will edit it accordingly. This will be something to start the year with.It won't be something that hard to do and not something that you probably don't know about if you are a hardcore player. If you share the same interests and passion for the game, feel free to check it out.p.s: Artwork by baron crovax from life's little procrastinations at baroncrovax.blogspot.com
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The Year That Was And A New Hope
2007-12-09 00:45:00
The month of November has passed and the year-end of 2007 is approaching. With it comes, Christmas and New Year celebrations. Shopping centres already geared up with those occasions firstly with Christmas now and later on definitely with welcoming New Year 2008!If you have been playing poker at most online poker rooms, you would've been receiving email newsletters on new bonuses.Putting that aside, so what plan do you have for in year 2008? Better yet, how was year 2007? Great - Fantastic - Amazing? Entering into year 2007 was rough for me. Having lost a job and scurrying to find another while not forgetting the troublesome times in between, it sucks real bad. Got a job and started playing poker some 6 months ago or so. What do you know, playing poker is cool.For that i am grateful to one person.Pretty much the same for this blog, i played from ground zero. Started from one place and later to two sites, now i have spread the seed to multiple sites. But only two dominant accounts. ...
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Pokerstars APPT Freeroll
2007-12-02 23:11:00
I have previously mentioned about Poke rstars APPT. APPT stands for Asia Pacific Poker Tour, simply a poker tournament tour all around Asia. The stopover started from Philippines to Korea to Macau and the last one in Australia. There's been various tournaments unleashed to get the frenzy going.Taking a peek at the recent ended APPT freeroll rd2, there are 233 qualifiers from rd1 and only the winner takes all (that's right winner goes to Australia).In rd2, a big chunk of the players came from the Philippines followed by Japan and China. Other countries in it; Malaysia (4), Singapore (11), Korea (17) as well as some from Thailand, India, Hong Kong, Taiwan..(you can only assume they entered correctly the details corresponding from where they came from).When looking at the list of players and their cities one by one, you began exclaiming to yourself, "wah, not another filipino city again!". You will tend to learn more new filipino cities than cities from other countries. Their people n...

FAQ AND OTHER PROCLAIMERS
2007-12-01 03:38:00
This post serves to answer several questions that may arise occasionally to those so inclined to be pondering about.Does this blog/author involve in any underground or illegal gambling activities?No. This blogger does not participate in illegal gambling activities nor provide host to poker games. If there are any real life games, it would be for recreational purposes and discussions.Isn't playing online illegal?Last time he checked, playing online simply put the player to be subjected to the laws of the country where the online games are hosted not where player presently are.Where did you get all those pictures from?All images or pictures included in the posts were personally taken/edited by the blogger. If there were some copied or borrowed from other places, it will be stated.Are all your content in your blog originally yours?All content posted are from the blogger's own research/findings and perspectives. No resources been taken from other corporation and deemed to be working t...

Genting Making News
2007-11-27 12:47:00
So you have been searching about Gent ing lately, huh? Do you know besides Genting Malaysia, Genting also has it own hands in other places? Genting is Britain?s biggest casino operator.The reason it was a highlight because it was reported recently Genting suffered a loss of about £130m or RM897.3 million.Follow the link below to the news. ( Source : Times Online UK )Genting Writedown of £130m on UK Casinos
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The Mystery Man Revealed
2007-11-26 02:03:00
The man behind the quote used to relate to the post;Aggresivo: Can You Explain Them?is Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad.Follow the link below to see where it was used.(Source: BBC News)** Mahathir in his own words **BBC News Online looks at some of the most contentious remarks made by the outgoing former Malaysian prime minister during 22 years at the helm.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-paci fic/3198105.stm
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People Play Poker Now, Find Out Why
2007-11-24 08:29:00
If you do drugs, just got out of jail or been pimping young innocent girls maybe even head of a notorius mafia group chances are you probably play poker.... No i am just kidding. But it might be true. You never know what happen in those empty shoplot or down in the basement.However according to a survey, if you are male and age between 26-35 chances are you do play poker. Ironically, the age limit been getting lower than that and with the latest star player a female whom just won WSOPE.What Is This Survey About?The survey aims to study the attitudes and behaviours of internet casino and poker players. It was commisioned by eCOGRA and done by Nottingham Trent University.Who Is eCOGRA?I quote;"eCOGRA (eCommerce and Online Gaming Regulation and Assurance) is the independent standards authority for the online gambling industry and is committed to protecting online casino and poker players around the world."Where Are The Results And How The Survey Done?For that you will have to download ...
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The Hidden 5,000 Buddha Palm Poker Manual
2007-11-23 13:36:00
Ya man, not that it really exist. But what is true is that this blog is closing in 6 months of age. It ages as the journey continues. In hope of obtaining the holy grail a lot of dedication been put in. Changes been made here and there.Finally, the google search box been replaced with a better one from Lijit. It is free for all. It is very easy to use, install and customize to the theme of this blog. You can change the size to your liking. Besides able to do search for relevant keywords from the blog it also extends to web searches also.From what i can see, it seems to be using google engine only not google. But there's actually more benefits, you'll have to search it up Lijit site to find out don't you.Poker wise, have not been playing as much for the week as it seems my mind just shut down and wandered off elsewhere. Played at Pokerstars APPT freeroll. Often times, i would register for the game and later be sitting out as i fell asleep. Oh well, hope to recharge and get back i...
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Aggressivo : Can You Explain Them?
2007-11-19 06:38:00
So, you play aggressive poker huh?. The general perception that aggressiveness equates masculinity stands tall. If you are small in size, you are weak. If you are big, you are strong.Yin and Yang, everyone? So why do they play that way? Is it possible to understand them? Or they are just weird creature roaming around naked with their long tentacles, i mean leg.It is a meaty subject.With this, i leave you with a quote from someone special. It will be a mystery until i reveal it next week. Actually it refers to some other matter. With some imagination, you can get the picture."They are very clever, brave and have an insatiable curiosity... unfortunately the are also very greedy and like to take forcibly territories and rights of other people."

Bankroll Management : A Failed Experiment
2007-11-18 10:30:00
Was trying out this experiment that i had in mind to see how it goes. Well, it is just one of the many places that i have been playing. So i was saying to myself, let's put it all into an experiment. Afterall, it was not the site where i was trying to concentrate on. Just for a little variety, you know.The experiment took about a week long but in actual only a few days when i played it during my off-days. The idea was to take the small sum i have from their tournament and play in the lowest possible limit games. And once in a while i played it at the turbo sngs.It went alright. What i couldn't make it in the sngs, i would recover back from the limit games. All in all, it would just get back even. The day came when there's really opportunity to play more and longer.You see the occasional ups and downs. The longer the games, the longer i really want to get it over with. The thing is, after playing a few hours i was already playing in default mode. My mind was not there anymore and ...
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Save Global Warming, Save The World
2007-11-12 05:55:00
How is this post related to poker? I dunno. Was hoping maybe you can tell me?
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The Much Anticipated Malaysia Poker Tournament In Casino De Genting
2007-11-12 02:10:00
I have got my Genting WorldCard. It has finally arrived. Last week actually. I was ecstatic as i took it directly from my postman's hands after 2-3 weeks wait. I would not have bothered to apply it if not for the much anticipated Malaysia 's first freeroll poker tournament.I have previously posted about the poker tournament in my previous post Malaysia casino redux. I was also asking on the type of Genting WorldCard needed to qualify as there are different statuses to each WorldCard. However as new information surfaced, i am not that happy anymore.One of the pokermalaysia forum members personally uncovers the details to the Malaysia poker tournament:----------Genting Poker ChallengeDate: 7 - 9 December 2007Time: 8.00pm onwardsVenue: Casino De GentingPrize money: RM 50,000Entry fee: 1 (one) Genting PointMembers Card Type: Green and SilverGenting Premier Poker Tournament Date: 14 - 16 December 2007Time: 8.00pm onwardsVenue: Casino De GentingPrize money: RM 150,000Entry fee: 5 (five) G...

Google Practices Double Standards On Poker Ads
2007-11-10 11:12:00
My mistake, their Adsense i mean. Well, it is not for everyone. I quote partially from their program policies that, "Sites displaying Google ads may not include:Violent content, racial intolerance, or advocacy against any individual, group, or organization Pornography, adult, or mature content Hacking/cracking content Illicit drugs and drug paraphernalia Excessive profanity Gambling or casino-related content.....Another 10 points more not included here"However, if you frequent other poker blog besides this, you will notice some able to display google ads such as billrini.com. His blog probably rake in traffic by the thousands or maybe x10 per month.I have asked google support, why. They replied and answered that they cannot disclose whatever relationship they may have. Fine. I'll just not use your product then in my future blogging endeavours.IE might not work well here. The fonts might look out of place sometimes. Have been aware about it. Please consider using mozilla for browsin...
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Feeling The Pinch From Playing Too Long Online
2007-11-08 15:03:00
So what they say is true, the common ailments from working in front of computers for too long. I have been getting shoulder and neck aches and lately burning sensation on the eyeballs. Trying to be a better poker player and better blogger seem a little too much a feat to do.Finally bought this Ammeltz YokoYoko ~for stiff shoulder and muscular aches after seeing a colleague using one. At least it saves me a few trips in advance from the massage parlor, for the moment.A trip of live games doesn't help relieve the ache either. Damnit. There is no shame in playing low levels. Playing levels above your own is not good. Ambitious for me perhaps. Because it is just reality. Crap.
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A Business Point Of View On Playing Poker: An Orthodox Methodology
2007-11-02 09:52:00
came to me one day that you can see poker as a business entity or something similar to doing trading stocks/shares online. It all has its own share of risks and rewards. With bigger stakes, comes greater responsibilities to the investments you made. Most people will see this is where the excitements comes in.Well i have been experimenting with ring games which is where the enlightenment comes. I consider that at this stage i am a micro level player. If you know me well, i played more tournaments than i can count those ring games.Main ThoughtsInevitably, you will lose money playing poker. Yes, if you play poker you will lose money. If you have looked at a graph plotting your progress, you will realise the common ups and downs. Even looking at other player's graph, you will see again the up and down spikes.When starting to play poker, it's all good and all about chasing the money. To be one of those to reach that destination. To be in the selectable group where poker gods and goddes...
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Trick Or Treat : Thanks To Emila
2007-10-30 14:32:00
I may have noticed this a bit too late but i have been tagged by Emila in her blogging for friendship post. Who is she? She is the beautiful lady who runs Emila's Illustrated Blog. I guessed it is only appropriate i write a post to say thank you.It is a first for me. It caught me off guard unexpectedly, that's why the slow response. I often visit her blog for artsy inspirations. I like her arts, that's why.As Halloween is coming closer by the hour, "Happy Halloween!!" ~ Keep your partners closer, but keep your chips tighter!!
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The Absolute Post : Not Another Absolute Poker Story
2007-10-28 06:28:00
In celebrating with the Absolute Poke r scandal, this post will be about everyting absolutely. The links below are sorted using the random of random card link generator :)Absolut Vodka - One of the first alcohols i started with. It can be mixed with almost any combinations for punches. Some people doesn't like its taste because it only hits you after you swallowed.Absolute Thai - A restaurant located in the new developed area at The Curve, Malaysia. Have not tried it personally. It is in the Ikano Power Centre shopping centre opposite Ace Hardware.Absolute Giganten - A 1999 movie i might not come to know if all this scandal did not happened. Might on the look out for downloadables :)Absolute Punk - Punk is really something not my style. But it is worth the mention for attention.The Absolute - At least something good came out from the scandal. A site that is good to look or browse at for someone that reflects a lot. You can say it is gear more toward philosophical.
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