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Scenes from the Potluck Dinner & Poker Night

Scenes from the Potluck Dinner and Poker Night: ERT’s Lens:                             09 0313- Events This Weekend Album   Related Post Potluck Dinner and Poker Night Potluck Dinner and Armin Van...

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Vietnam Hold ‘Em?

      I wonder how playing poker in Vietnam or Cambodia would feel like?

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Missing Manila

I couldn’t wait for the Vietnam – Cambodia trip to start.  I planned this trip in the shortest and fastest time, only 3 weeks prior to actual trip (which is the same as Holy Week).  It took me 3 days...

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Poker Tales: Cracked Bullets

    It doesn’t take Superman to squash bullets to pieces.  It happened to me 2 weeks ago at Metro Card Club.   I have pocket of Aces and raise it to PHP120.  Gary L. moves all in with short stack of...

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FHM Sexy Poker Night

  I see Texas Hold ‘Em Poker as a card sport.  It involves a lotta ball muscles to call a bluff.   Thrill.   What does the 4th and 5th street behold?   Cry me a river.   Gambling is indeed sexy.  It...

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Poker Tales: Cracked Bullets Part Deux

  My bootie just kissed the seat.  It was only the second hand I’ve been dealt with.  Brian comes over and talks to me about traveling because of my Nat Geo magazine.  I put in the 20, this Korean...

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Poker Tales: Launching Rockets

  Middle position.  Striped Lady is first to act and raises to 40.  While Nameless Boy calls, I peek at my cards and catch a glimpse of the cones.  I raise to 150.  Sloppy Guy calls.  Striped Lady,...

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Poker Tales: The Axe Murder

  Pocket 7s.  I sit motionless with two axes because I was “under the gun”.  I limp in, hoping that somebody bets a medium raise.   Striped Lady raises 40.  2 people call.  I call.   Flop: 7c 9h As...

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Poker Tales: Getting Hit by Lightning

  Last night, I really enjoyed how I played the “card sport” I fancy.  You heard it right.  I did refer to Texas Hold ‘Em as a “sport” again.   I think my 2-hour game last night was quite okay.  I...

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Poker Tales: Jab, Jab, Straight!

Guarding a miserable 1.2 K stack in a 10/20 table.  I still have 30 minutes in the ring before my phone is expected to beep, which signals, “gloves off” for me.   Sitting on the big blind position, the...

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June 2009 POKER Tournaments

There are more chances to display your card game skills with more tourneys this June, ONLY AT THE METRO CARD CLUB!   The Metro Card Club announces JUNE 2009 POKER tournaments over 4,000,000 pesos in...

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Red in the Face (or somewhere else)

  I just had the most embarrassing moment of my adult life.  I wish I can crawl under a rock and live there.    Spent 3 hours at this poker club playing the card sport I like.   I had AdKd on the...

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AK

  Anna Kournikova   It’s the AK that can never get a bad beat.    

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Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao Poker Tour

(Reposting)   MPPT Manny Pacquiao Poker Tour 250k Guaranteed Tournament at the Asia Poker Sports Club    DATE: June 12, 2009 With a buy-in of P5,000 + P500, 10 places paid 10 players per table, max of...

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Filipino Poker Tour on The Tube

  Studio 23 will be airing the FILIPINO POKER TOUR (FPT) on the following dates and time: Saturday airing:                July 11, 11:00 PM-12:00 MN (preempting UFC Unleashed) July 18, 11:00 PM -12:00...

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Watch the Filipino Poker Tour on Maxxx

  Filipino Poker Tour is just around the bend.  Yesterday the free roll at Pokerstars.com reached 1,000+.  This must be due to the on air presence of their plugs during the Filipino Poker Tour show....

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FPT’s The Metro Hi-5 Million Countdown Begins

  The FPT is drawing near.   The countdown begins…   3 days to go for Day 1 A (Friday) 4 days to go for Day 2 B (Saturday)   July 31 – August 3, hear the chips make noise on the table.   Image Source:...

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Reminiscent: My First Ever Poker Tournament

  Flipping through my old emails, I found an email from my good friend Paolo, who forwarded an online news bit he found about the JW Poker Bar Tour that happened sometime March 2006.     I was playing...

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Poker Tales: A Diamond Cuts Like A Knife

  Cash Game: 25/50 blinds Minimum buy-in: 2K    Got my stack to 3,300 after not getting a bad beat with my rockets during a heads up game.  It’s not hard to win with a pocket of aces pre-flop but it...

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Ladies Night at Metro Card Club: Last Lady Sitting

  “Oh, it’s Ladies Night and I’m feeling right.  It’s Ladies Night and what a night! (ooh, what a night)”   Yes folks.  It was “Ladies Night” but this all-girls fun didn’t involve drinks or a bar....

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