Chewey Lam / 247poker Blog

Mr. ThreeSix Offsuit at Flamingo 75K Invitational (Part 1)

2011-08-26T09:06:00.005-06:00

I did not see Eskimo Clark this trip, see my last post to get the complete story of the curse or charm of Clark. Coming into this August trip/invite, there was an air of confidence that I've not felt in awhile. A three week stretch of nothing but poker - tournament & cash games with no distractions. Read on for the details of my deep runs in the Flamingo 75K Invitational & Rio Summerfest Poker

Eskimo Clark - Good Luck Charm or Curse 4 Chewey at WSOP?

2011-08-09T00:11:00.004-06:00

As you read this post, the question of "Is Eskimo Clark- a good luck charm or curse for Chewey?" has yet to be fully answered. Only one thing is for certain; whenever I run into or see Eskimo Clark, my trip is either real profitable or real bad. Who is Eskimo Clark you may ask? Clark is a poker player that looks a lot a grizzly bear (pardon the description); nearly passed out in an event (stroke)

Flaming-O Streak Wrap-Up

2011-03-08T09:55:00.008-07:00

It's been a month since I've cashed at The Harrah's $100,000 Invitational Poker Tournament. The tournament was actually held at The Flamingo or (The Flaming-O) as I like to call it. I never win or do good here. This tournament & trip marked an end to several bad streaks & the beginning of new ones.On the start of Day 2, I am dealt pocket 10s in the button position with blinds at 25/50. I raise it

The Flaming-O Streak ($100,000 Invitational) Day 1

2011-01-28T11:18:00.006-07:00

The Harrahs $100,000 Invitational Poker Tournament in Las Vegas was a tournament full of excitement, twists & turns. I always love getting invitations in the mail to Poker Invitationals that are comped. For the most part, these allow me the opportunity to leave town & actually play poker. Normally, I am able to walk away from these invitationals with a deep finish & some cash. The skill levels at

2010 Ballys Winterfest Poker - Part 2

2010-12-06T17:04:00.002-07:00

Nearly one week has passed since the 2010 Ballys Winterfest Poker concluded. Would the lack of playing in live tournament situations the last 3 months affect my play? Would my past experiences & reading abilities be enough to guide me deep? The answer to both questions ended with a "yes". This invite was a series of (3) 1 day tournaments. The tournament schedule consisted of playing a shootout

2010 Ballys Winterfest Poker

2010-11-29T09:52:00.003-07:00

After a 4 month hiatus, Chewey's Blog is back. I've been on a world-wide cruise sipping Bloody Marys; looking for the next top supermodel; and just living it up. Just kidding! Actually, during the last 4 months, my focus has been on my poker business projects & not too much in the realm of tournaments or cash games. I know that I will not be playing forever & the shelf-life of a grinder is

WSOP June 2010 Prep

2010-06-09T01:10:00.004-06:00

Time flies when you're playing poker / traveling. Here is a quick wrap of my last trip (April) in Vegas after my 8th Place Finish in WSOP Vegas Circuit Event 12; I went busto early in 2009 NPT Championship @ Golden Nugget. Then ran ultra-terrible in cash games 4/8, 8/16 & 10/20 Limit. I had to evaluate my play, was I doing something different? Was I missing value bets, over-raising too much? Yes

Chewey Finishes 8th in 2010 WSOP Circuit Vegas Event 12

2010-04-24T00:20:00.004-06:00

The 2010 Campaign is off to an exciting start for me. Thus far in 2010, I am 4 for 4 in making final tables at Limit Hold'em Events & 3 for 4 in finishing in the money. Event 12 of The 2010 WSOP Circuit- Las Vegas proved no different as I finished 8th (this was a Limit Event). It was not the 8th place finish that was memorable but the work & play required in order to get to 8th.I would need every

Dream Deferred 2010

2010-01-31T19:07:00.005-07:00

A year has gone by since my last posting. Okay, not really; but my last last blog was in 2009: 12/31/2009. I am making 2010 all about me or should I say "more about me". I ended my last blog with Langston Hughes "A Dream Deferred". My dream/goal for awhile has been to do well on the poker circuit scene. Now that is every poker player's dream. I'm not looking for my 15 minutes of fame but instead

Bye Bye 2009

2009-12-31T19:13:00.004-07:00

Wow, it has been such a long time since I have last blogged. It's New Year's Eve & I am at home staying low-key. Either I have matured even more than my age (30) or I'm incredibly boring. :) I just simply have not found the time or energy to blog & instead have been relying on twitter to keep everyone informed of what's happening in my world. More regular blogs in 2010, there's one of my 2010

Living Two Lives

2009-07-30T18:42:00.010-06:00

I'm not sure where to start in this installment of my blog. Since Summer 2008, so much has happened: I played in a few events at the 2008 WSOP & did cash; Began the task of running a free poker-league in Colorado/Nationwide Poker Tour; plans for revitializing & launching a new Poker Website (PokerAcrossAmerica.com); transition from my full-time IT job @ Volleyball of The Rockies; Play in more

Blog Hiatus

2009-07-24T18:18:00.009-06:00

So sorry that it has been such a loooong time (Last Summer/2008 WSOP Main Event) since I posted on my blog for Chewey's Corner on Poker Across America . Much has happened since that time in my life; I don't even know where to start. For the time being, I will make this (cheweylam.blogspot.com) my home for all of my blogs in an attempt to streamline the process of communicating with my followers.