tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58801572009-11-05T13:59:05.927-05:00Party Poker Blog<a href="http://www.partypoker.com/index.htm?wm=2011691">Party Poker</a> Bonus Code IGGY for a $100 online poker deposit bonus!Ignatioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09296756213225560859noreply@blogger.comBlogger1115125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880157.post-46608170230695668782009-11-05T13:55:00.002-05:002009-11-05T13:59:05.935-05:00My apologies for repeating my Twitter, but honestly, people here in Ohio are going bonkers with delusion since the passing of legalized casinos on Tuesday.Massive job creation! Looming wealth for everyone!Good God, you know who else has casinos? Fucking Detroit.Just read that Lyle Berman has his fingers in future developments here. From today's Cincinnati Enquirer:--Poker champ stakes claim in Ignatioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09296756213225560859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880157.post-28266037265919531372009-11-03T19:18:00.008-05:002009-11-03T21:38:46.822-05:00Poker Blogging Once Again"Speaking of uberposts, god damn it. September 13th? Bonus Code Iggy!"AlCantHangWow, this is easily the longest I've ever gone without writing on this here humble poker blog. By far. Thank you, Al, for the nudge.I also missed the 6 year anniversary of starting this damn monstrosity. Happy belated blog birthday to me. 6 freaking years.I'll prolly be back on here in poker mode in a few more days, Ignatioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09296756213225560859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880157.post-64464283423772287682009-09-13T20:46:00.003-04:002009-09-13T20:51:06.186-04:00Played some in the main game this weekend at the Hollywood. Loser $1 after 6 hours. Didn't play very well -- felt like I was the soft spot which was disconcerting. Maybe cause it was all old guy nits. Took a runner-runner beat early, but fought back to even, so no harm, no foul. Looking forward to playing again.Anyway, after the Bengals magnificent loss today, I thought I'd share a local Ignatioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09296756213225560859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880157.post-56143916493152505012009-09-03T16:50:00.001-04:002009-09-03T16:53:34.922-04:00Appeals Court Upholds Online Gambling BanJust saw this at Wired magazine:--A move to scuttle legislation outlawing online gambling suffered a major setback when a federal appeals court set aside constitutional and other legal challenges to the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006.A three-judge panel of the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals brushed aside assertions that the act (.pdf) breached the privacy rights of gamblersIgnatioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09296756213225560859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880157.post-18780129060016198922009-09-01T18:02:00.003-04:002009-09-01T21:54:14.851-04:00Hey there, gentle reader. I'm still here.The end of August was when I had planned to return to business as usual here. And now it's September 1st and I'm ill equipped, as Otis would say. Aw hell, there's plenty of time to get back on the bus and bang worthy poker blogging out here like the good old days. I naively thought that going part-time at the ad agency would free me up, but instead, I'm Ignatioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09296756213225560859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880157.post-14177768429186369582009-08-12T19:22:00.004-04:002009-08-12T19:27:03.607-04:00Fast Eddie wins againI received a text today from Fast Eddie asking where the hell I've been. Why wasn't I playing in the tournaments, and damn, the cash games are good.I had completely spaced with everything going on here. Plum forgot. I'm just not that bright.But he followed up with another text telling me his score from winning the Indiana State Poker Championships in the 7 card stud event. Hilarious.The Rooster Ignatioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09296756213225560859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880157.post-36153780126440327012009-08-07T12:41:00.000-04:002009-08-07T12:42:01.471-04:00Poker In IndianaQuick poker update here. I completely spaced on the opening of the Indiana poker tournament championships at the Hollywood Casino in Lawrenceburg. Apparently the opening $300 buyin attracted 300+ monkeys and crackers and was a resounding success.So I found my way there yesterday and was dismayed to only find 50 players signed up for the $500 buyin tourney. WTF! Turns out there was a scheduling Ignatioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09296756213225560859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880157.post-25696168860249809762009-07-26T19:46:00.000-04:002009-07-26T19:46:15.018-04:00"Poker is getting tougher these days, I shoulda worked harder during the boom."Fast EddieI'm sure there's many of us who can relate to the above sentiment. While catching up with him this weekend, it's funny to look back six years ago when I started this humble poker blog. While playing in his illegal game out in the backwoods of Morrow, Ohio, I was already a veteran of online poker and had to Ignatioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09296756213225560859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880157.post-49119524647999259662009-07-13T19:58:00.002-04:002009-07-13T20:05:28.310-04:00I've read quite a bit of media coverage about this past weekends UFC 100. And media coverage ABOUT the media coverage and mainstream media and acceptance versus tolerance, for and against.Assimilation into modern culture thanks to the outlaw nature of the sport, our cultural desensitization to violence, and mostly, TV exposure.I started this blog in the fall of 2003 and pretty much documented Ignatioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09296756213225560859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880157.post-14601403560298615852009-07-13T19:01:00.001-04:002009-07-13T21:40:27.061-04:00Today is a Good Day to DieQuick update as things might be picking up here in this humble poker blog.I've been spending some time at the new Hollywood Casino, roughly 25 minutes from my door to the poker table. It's approximately 41 tables and a very, very nice room.This is an official WPT affiliated room, shockingly enough. Next March 5th - 24th will be the Hollywood Poker Open. A televised event with 18 events over 20 Ignatioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09296756213225560859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880157.post-77153886717320018192009-07-06T20:31:00.003-04:002009-07-06T20:45:14.531-04:00WSOP Main Event Day One HijinksSo I'm sitting here at home, drinking a cold one, on the last Day One qualifier of the WSOP Main Event, pondering my cash in last years tourney.Do I wish I was playing? Well hell, any poker player worth his salt would want to be there, so that's a silly question. But that being said, I made the right decision awhile back to not play this year. I've too many irons in the fire and was not prepared Ignatioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09296756213225560859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880157.post-25571640261958015872009-06-24T21:58:00.000-04:002009-06-24T21:58:13.458-04:00Russ Gorgiev from RGP: RIP you crazy poker bastardSo Crazy Russ Gorgiev is dead. It must be true because there's a ton of threads about it on RGP. I've pinged a few people in the know, and apparently it's true.I had talked to Russ several times on the phone back in the days of my uber poker posting. He was entertaining and knowledgeable, if nothing else.On the other hand, he singlehandedly ruined RGP, imho. He drove out every poster worth a damnIgnatioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09296756213225560859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880157.post-14230889164737731982009-06-24T21:52:00.008-04:002009-06-25T00:11:19.625-04:00Poker Blogging & PhishSo upon returning from Northern Ontario, I hit the road with Dr. Pauly, GMoney & Mr. Fabulous to follow Phish around the Midwest. Six states, 1200 miles and four shows.Damn, I can't even put into words how much Fun I had. So I won't. But feel free to head over to the Dr's supreme Phish blog and read his write-ups.I'm just happy my friends let me tag along after all the mean things I've said aboutIgnatioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09296756213225560859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880157.post-30983716789113489912009-06-15T21:51:00.008-04:002009-06-17T23:28:35.045-04:00Muskie Fever"Then the universe stepped on its third rail. The wand jumped convulsively as it made contact with the magic current of the world. The wand tried to jump out of the man's right hand. His left hand seemed to be frantically waving goodbye to a fish, but actually was trying to throw enough line into the rod to reduce the voltage and ease the shock of what had struck."Norman Maclean, A River Runs Ignatioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09296756213225560859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880157.post-61263465403139497832009-06-04T15:53:00.002-04:002009-06-05T00:04:58.500-04:00I have a million and one things to get done before taking off for Northern Ontario in a few hours.To fish for these teethy monsters:I shall return with much pokery goodness.Ignatioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09296756213225560859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880157.post-15812579138537844842009-06-02T16:48:00.002-04:002009-06-02T19:50:51.786-04:00This is a Poker Blog DamnitI'm wanting to pound out poker posts with so many of my friends going crazy on Twitter about poker. For now, I'm trying to discern why I've dropped out of Google, again.Heavy sigh.Ignatioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09296756213225560859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880157.post-90199215735928663972009-05-29T21:28:00.001-04:002009-05-29T21:28:32.102-04:00Play with sound.Ignatioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09296756213225560859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880157.post-22179721901161035782009-05-29T09:31:00.000-04:002009-05-29T09:32:06.503-04:00Bizarre video of the day. WTF?Ignatioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09296756213225560859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880157.post-74618892000055693662009-05-25T19:20:00.003-04:002009-05-25T20:41:41.297-04:00Might have some interesting news to report here soon.Hope everyone enjoyed a fantastic Memorial Day weekend. Me? I drank.I am also pondering the ramifications of my home poker boat expanding to 44 tables and hosting a WPT event. Good gravy, I might need to tackle this poker thing again.For now, enjoy Part Six of Losers, Inc.--Losers - Part 5 and a half - "Danger is our business."=================Ignatioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09296756213225560859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880157.post-18953547239677555532009-05-21T21:05:00.006-04:002009-05-22T13:36:00.662-04:00Poker and Twitter. A nice rant by Terrance Chan.I hate Twitter but also really dig it. As an information junkie, it works for me the way I use it.Anyway, as a MMA practitioner, I wish Terrance would write up his picks for this weekends UFC 98, damnit.I'm taking Machida over Evans by decision in the title fight. If Evans wins, I'll officially be on the bandwagon and that's exactly the way the UFC Ignatioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09296756213225560859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880157.post-65531358845858007062009-05-21T19:41:00.002-04:002009-05-21T19:41:00.642-04:00Part Five.I've been going through some computer hell the last few days, losing one of my three hard drives, and of course, it was the newest one having not been backed up for a bit.I'm pretty much on tilt.I'm angry enough right now to write a rant about which is more inane, poker forums or MMA forums, but fuck me sideways, I'm still in recovery mode. Perhaps next time.-Part 5 - Like they say in Ignatioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09296756213225560859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880157.post-53765737312149471382009-05-19T11:00:00.001-04:002009-05-19T11:02:08.053-04:00Let's roll with Part 4.--Part 04 - "Soy un perdedor, I'm a loser baby, so why don't you kill me?"The Genesis===========High school basketball game, circa 1982.----------------------------------------Manbeast, Snow White, Spaulding and I are sitting in the bleachers,ostensibly rooting for our high school basketball team. We're reallythere to ride out a buzz and look up cheerleader's skirts.[Cue Ignatioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09296756213225560859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880157.post-69245210756833447962009-05-18T14:59:00.002-04:002009-05-18T15:02:05.367-04:00Poker BlogsI've been twittering all these damn random links today but I thought I'd come on here and post my two favorite cat videos. Good stuff.Cat Yodeling:Calm Kitty Sits On Dash Of Landing Cessna 172 and Loves it.Ignatioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09296756213225560859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880157.post-11029540553750175042009-05-17T19:38:00.001-04:002009-05-17T21:03:48.414-04:00Bonus Code IGGY on Party Poker, damnit!Time to continue the Losers Inc story. Part 3.But first, I wanted to give a hoist of the Guinness to Pokerlistings for running a little WSOP qualifier tournament for some poker bloggers. I was building up a nice head of steam there for awhile, even taking the chiplead until I got bounced by a rivered flush. I had a conversation with a good friend this weekend who gave me some serious/savvy Ignatioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09296756213225560859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880157.post-52663627947251102142009-05-12T19:26:00.010-04:002009-05-12T21:13:07.214-04:00More poker blogging"The best poker player is not the most skilled. The best poker player picks the best games. The best poker player has won before he sits down."Abdul on pokerSo I'm pretty sure I'll be heading out to play in the WSOP Main Event this year.Is "fairly certain" more definitive?Hmmm.If I choose not to go this year, it's mostly due to perceived dust in my poker game. Not that I was in tip-top-playing Ignatioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09296756213225560859noreply@blogger.com