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	<title>Why Do I Play Poker? &#187; hold&#8217;em</title>
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	<description>Getting Better. Even if it means reading a book.</description>
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		<title>Replay Hand &#8211; Curse and Blessing</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:47:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Man, you should play online. If you don&#8217;t play like a dick, you can win some cash. I turned $50 into $1500.&#8221; This is my uncle talking. He&#8217;s a retired hippy from the 60s. Now he&#8217;s a tattooed poker player who tells everyone at the casino that his nephew, that&#8217;s me, likes to pack fudge. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Few Ounces Lighter</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 23:56:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was feeling a few ounces lighter.  I certainly wasn&#8217;t losing weight as a result of my eating during the holidays.  Then I figured it out.  I&#8217;d lost my balls.  It happened during a No Limit Hold Em ring game when I couldn&#8217;t make myself call an all in bet.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Am I here to make friends, or money?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 03:37:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was eager to accept when I received an invite to my neighbor&#8217;s home game. The last few months have been all about changing diapers and feeding formula to my 6 month old at all hours of the night,  I need a night out. The buy-in is $60 and I figure a night of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I just read a new poker book.  I&#8217;m bracing myself for the inevitable losing streak.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 01:29:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I know that&#8217;s it&#8217;s not supposed to work that way. Â I would prefer to be able to read a poker book, preferable just the back blurb, and go on some endless winning streak. Â All of the game&#8217;s mysteries unlocked in one key paragraph. For about an hour&#8217;s worth of leisurely reading I think its only [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Christmastime All Year Long</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:35:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A couple times a month, I make it to the Bicycle, Commerce or Hollywood Park casino. Okay, it&#8217;s once a week. Sometimes twice. But I wish it were more. On those days, there is a little extra skip in my step. Â I smile a bit wider.Â Of course, the day couldn&#8217;t go any slower. When 7:30pm [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Win big tonight, Honey!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:34:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Those words are the kiss of death to me. Â I don&#8217;t think I&#8217;ve ever heard them and actually won.
The part that sucks the most is my wife is so earnest when she says them. Â She&#8217;s actually rooting for me. Â She wants me to win. Yet, that&#8217;s all it takes for me to know I&#8217;m fucked [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fucking Stanley</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:03:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;C&#8217;mon Stanley, show your hand! You bet, I called, you show.&#8221; There&#8217;s a big sigh. Â A shrug. Â Another sigh. A very long pause. Â &#8221;C&#8217;mon is my straight good?&#8221; I ask impatiently. Â  Stanley gives yet another sigh and turns over the nuts.
He&#8217;s slow rolling again.
&#8220;Oh, that&#8217;s slowrolling?&#8221; He asks coyly. Â &#8221;I&#8217;m sorry, Dude.&#8221; Â  Yeah, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s 5AM&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 23:45:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Itâ€™s 5:00 a.m..
I&#8217;m outta here. Â It&#8217;s late. Â Good thing I don&#8217;t have to waste any time at the cage.
I get up andÂ walk past the valet that I was too smart pay $3 to and head to self-parking.
I get in my car and let the fact that I just gave $500 to a bunch of rank [...]]]></description>
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