CrazyIrish

You're right, it should be 2 and 4 hours respectively...the 7am wakeups must be getting to him.

"Crap, Kathy Liebert is checking me out...don't look, don't look..."

...or at least take the rest of the year to focus on other things and get away from the game. I simply suck, lately. Since I cashed out my bankroll back in August to pay for some unexpected expenses, I've fallen apart on the felt. I tried playing micro stakes to build a bankroll back up, but I haven't had the patience or the dedication to put in the hours. Meanwhile, financial burdens keep cropping up at home in the form of emergency home maintenances, vet bills, and other random annoyances.So, I'm out. 2006 was a stagnant year for my game, after huge improvements and successes (relative

Also work at a bank, in the compliance department. The bank has to flag any cash transactions over $3000 for review upon request. If the IRS or Fed ask for them, we have to provide them. The customer does not have to fill out a CTR, or even be aware that the information is being reported. These only apply to cash transactions and international EFT's and wires, though. Of course, a Neteller EFT would fall into this category.

Mark,Playing poker online is still legal, or at least as much so as it has ever been. The new law prohibits U.S. financial institutions from doing business with gambling sites. It makes no mention of players playing on such sites.Several times in the past, U.S. courts have struck down the idea that playing poker online is in violation of the Federal Wire Act. That means the courts have decided the federal Wire Act does not apply to online poker. There are no U.S. laws that prohibit playing poker online. The ARE states that have passed laws banning internet gambling, and playing poker onli

So eventually we'll all be about the same skill and playing equally well, in which case we'll just pass money back and forth dependent on the fall of the cards. The only one's who will make any money are the dealers and the house.I don't think you understand how poker works as a whole.

Assuming you are correct, why would you want the "donkeys" to go away? Do you think you'll win more if only good players play?

I don't think he ever yells, "Yo Adrienne!" He says it often. I'm pretty sure the reference is to when the fight is over and all the reporters are mobbing the ring to ask him questions, and he starts yelling, "Adrienne!"

Well, Rocky 1 is in a class by itself as far as the series goes, but 2 and 3 are well done and at least continue a logical storyline with characters we care about from 1.Four was worse, but it's one of those films that throws enough moments at you to survive itself...James Brown anyone?Five was utter crap. However, five is also on the top of my list of guilty pleasure movies that I love to watch. Also on the list are Road House, Stone Cold (with Lance Henriksen and Brian Bosworth), and the Any Which Way series where Clint Eastwood hangs out with the monkey.Anyhow, glad you're playing poker.

Reading hands. Learning to make logical deductions based on your knowledge of the player and put them on a likely hand or range of hands, and react accordingly.

I suppose that's true. However, I try to bring the same disciplined approach to my bankroll management that I do to managing my finances. Money that I pay bills with is separate from money I save, which is separate from money I spend on things I want but don't need, which is separate from investments and retirement planning. I never take from one of these accounts to float another, unless i have no choice. In the case of doggie medical, my poker bankroll covered it without me having to dip into savings, and it was the first account I was willing to sacrafice.Just because it all came from my

I've started fresh with only a $25 deposit a couple of weeks ago afer cashing out to pay some doggie medical bills, and I've been grinding it out at the micro limits playing limit hold-em.As I once again approach a reasonable small bankroll for limit, I'm wondering how I should approach bankrolling other games, such as NL, Omaha H/L, Sit-n-go's, and tournaments.Do most of you simply maintain a single bankroll for all games, and play whatever you feel like withint basic bankroll requirements?For example, if you have a $250 roll, you could play .25/.50 limit, $10NL, or $10 SnG, depending on what

As much as humanly possible.

500-1000 big bets

$60 minimum, $300 maximum. The only place I think is different is Harrah's, where they have a juicy $200 max game.