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Banning myself from Party Poker in a moment of frustration two years ago. Darn. Well, that probably saved me some money. I've moved on to playing high-limit slots!!!

I had to reply. I have a #11 with no tomatoes every time! Sweet.

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I enjoyed the original post. I get out-drawn all the time on FullTilt 5-10 NLH. I just thought it was the nature of the beast. But apparently, there's a foolproof way to circumvent bad beats...by playing on Stars.

Funny and thorough...except for the Asians, I guess.

Holla.

Minimum buy-in plus a re-buy.

That's why I'm stuck with FullTilt...keeps my degenerate addiction pumping faster with Instacash rather than waiting an entire week.

Didn't know chau's...thanks!

I can't agree that poker isn't harming his family. And I think "balance" is a bit ambiguous term in this case. And, why be so stubborn? Play poker weekly with the guys. It's not his livelihood.Maybe the relationship with the wife is irreconcilable, and this is just the tipping point. But I can't fathom getting over a divorce over poker. My goodness. Call me a sellout, but c'mon.

Quit screwing around on poker forums. Get a new hobby. Reconcile with your wife and think about your kids. If gambling is such a big issue, compromise or quit. Prioritize. What's more important? If you value micro-limits grinding more that your marriage, be my guest. But I think you need to reconsider punting the ball and giving up gambling for the sake of your marriage and your kids' livelihood. That said, I have no idea what your situation is, and a "gambling problem" may just be the tip of the iceberg. But if it is the critical issue, let your wife win, and quit. Who cares about po

In my limited experience, no-limit jumps have absolutely killed me.I typically play 10-20 Limit and 2-4 NL.In the last week, I've lost out on all-ins when people have made there flush draws against my set and things like that. Honestly, I don't know if I have the stones to play No Limit.The swings can be just bankroll suicide. But I guess they make memories. Best of luck to all of you who have the nerves to play NL. In my opinion, going from 10-20 Limit to 30-60 Limit is much easier that any NL jump.

Ya know, I've even checked out that online "Urban Dictionary" and it's still hard for me to use "QFT" in the proper context.

Thanks for the sites!

It has been my experience that all of the "newbie" flaming has a direct correlation to post-counts. Whether or not that is warranted is another topic.Now, does anybody know another online ranking site? Thanks.

Hey Folks,Newbie here. Is there a site you guys/gals use for online rankings that is similar to Tournament Reporter? I'm especially looking for Paradise Poker rankings where you can search via a player's handle/user name.Thanks!

Ivey said he'd be playing around 10pm Vegas time tonight.

sbrugby was talking with Ivey and said they met at the WSOP Circuit in New Orleans, and he took 10th. That would mean he's Brian Townsend if that's true.

Matusow, Ivey, and livewinner playing 100/200nl on FullTilt right now."Mike Matusow: the poker gods woke me out of sleep and told me get up ivey fish is here swo that why i am up"

Quite the opposite, sorry. He really looks up to him.

I'm a law clerk for Seat 6 in Omaha, NE. He usually likes to play big-stack poker, so I see him in an early coin flip with DN.

I work as a law clerk for Seat 6, Mickey Meckna. (They have his last name spelled wrong.) It would be an understatement to say he's not living a dream today playing with DN.

Bankruptcy.

I just finished my taxes. The actual itemizing is easy on your actual tax return. The hard part will be proving you lost what you deducted if and/or when you get audited. That's what I'm worried about. Anyone here ever been audited? I just claimed I lost the 40K I had to my Adjusted Gross Income on page one of my return. Hmm.....I think everyone is fine with poker. Just stay away from playing hi-limit slots in between tournies. Every time you win over $1200, you have to fill out a W2G form for the IRS. These will get you. I don't think the IRS will get around to online gambling for a