tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58834826433121743522010-02-11T14:15:58.971-08:00PokerLizard the Blog find out what's going on in the world of online poker.Texternoreply@blogger.comBlogger72125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883482643312174352.post-47571357501881163012010-02-11T14:13:00.000-08:002010-02-11T14:15:58.997-08:00

I played in a very low limit poker tourney the other day for "fun", the buyin was only $5 with rebuys if you busted. Everyone was drinking and having fun. However, there was one player who took a couple minutes with each decision...nothing is worse for an online player than a slow meaningless tournament.talk about a buzz kill...

Texternoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883482643312174352.post-2101968681928855342010-01-14T12:43:00.000-08:002010-01-14T12:48:32.668-08:00

According to my SharkScope graph....Yes, ok not really, I only play about 100 SNGs a year.Maybe I should start playing more often.I could grind out SNGs like Jhub3000 and basically live off of rakeback.But I already have a good job and playing SNGs all day seems pretty dull.Not only that, I can just play the stock market for another 5-6 figures a year.So I think I'll just keep playing as a hobby.

Texternoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883482643312174352.post-7318577079461307642009-08-31T13:27:00.000-07:002009-08-31T13:59:39.201-07:00

DJ AM aka Adam Goldstein was found dead yesterday. Now I know what you're thinking, "Texter wtf does DJ AM have to do with Poker?" Oddly enough, a decent amount. Back in 2005 when PokerLizard could actually get a Press pass from Harrah's to cover the WSOP; I played in the Celebrity/Press charity tournament. This tournament has the worst structure of all time (except compared to the Gold Coast's

Texternoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883482643312174352.post-63623863584390994242009-08-12T11:57:00.000-07:002009-08-12T12:34:55.243-07:00

Let's face it, in the poker boom years many many many shows were rushed into production. And to be honest most of them really sucked. From Celebrity Poker Showdown to the current turd Face the Ace there has been no shortage of awful production values and terrible poker play. Checking in at Number 10 is:Celebrity Poker Showdown. This show was hosted by the somewhat obnoxious Phil Gordon and the

Texternoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883482643312174352.post-22977560276204055842009-07-02T13:49:00.001-07:002009-07-02T14:09:11.036-07:00

Back in the old days (2005) when someone won a bracelet they'd get their picture taken with a giant stack of cash. These days they get their pic taken with a fake bracelet. I can understand the WSOP trying to make the perception that the bracelet is more important than the money, but give me a break. No one really cares about the actual bracelet, just the win. I think the cash pics are more

Texternoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883482643312174352.post-7136886248006930542009-06-22T13:40:00.000-07:002009-06-22T13:50:11.836-07:00

It looks like the dream team poker event at this years WSOP is going to be a dud which is a shame because it's a pretty cool idea and has been well received in the past. Basically, teams of 3 players compete against each other in a single tournament. However, they keep extending the registration deadline for teams, first it was, "the first 300 teams that register get free custom Jersey's", then

Texternoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883482643312174352.post-71132843374607103032009-06-11T07:52:00.000-07:002009-06-11T08:08:17.680-07:00

From his facebook updates during the WSOP $1k Donkulus (stimulus), names changed to protect the guilty. How'd you like to be on Negreanu's left all day.XXX does not like having Daniel Negreanu sitting directly on his right. He and another Canadian one seat over stole my blinds mercilessly for 4 hours.XXX got tired of Negreanu stealing his blinds and reraised in the SB with K-T suited. Negreanu

Texternoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883482643312174352.post-76216419750113256692009-06-05T10:16:00.000-07:002009-06-05T10:25:02.665-07:00

So Phil Ivey won a bracelet in the 2-7 single draw lowball, but the real story is that with that braclelet Phil supposedly won $3 million, the lion share of which was bet with Eli Elezra who offered Phil 2.7 to 1 on his money. This is Ivey's 6th bracelet, so by the time he's as old as Phil Hellmuth he should have about 25.I watched a little bit of the final table broadcast over at

Texternoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883482643312174352.post-41526614332522286262009-06-03T12:13:00.000-07:002009-06-03T12:27:34.436-07:00

So ESPN decided to only air 4 tournaments on TV this year (they are showing tables on ESPN 360 this year). They picked the main event, the $40k Hold'em, the Ante Up for Africa charity event, and the Tournament of Champions which featured only former main event champs.ESPN figured that they would guarantee big names at the final tables which would be "better" for TV. For the $40k, they got Ted

Texternoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883482643312174352.post-44829081561167442992009-06-01T12:22:00.000-07:002009-06-02T08:39:39.226-07:00

I don't know about you, but I'm pumped about this year's World Series of Poker. No more rebuy tourneys and a sweet $40k buyin to start it off. Rebuys suck because I'm poor and basically rich players can just buy a bracelet. Personally I think it's a mistake to have the $40k so early, not that many people will buyin since they can get better overall value out of smaller tournaments. Plus some of

Texternoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883482643312174352.post-2845183385605029042009-05-29T02:44:00.000-07:002009-05-29T02:48:05.274-07:00

What's up, everyone? My name is the DarkDragon, and I'm happy to be a part of the Poker Lizard Team Once again. It's been a long time since I made a post and started writing. But now, I'm back, refreshed, and have some new insights into the game. I'm team captain of a local poker group called The Underground Poker Crew, based out of Omaha, NE. Also, I'm in the process of starting another team of

The DarkDragonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15892265490889832731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883482643312174352.post-19686764953101610272009-04-01T15:24:00.000-07:002009-06-01T07:00:22.440-07:00

You can now play poker with PokerLizard! We are now part of the National League of Of Poker a 100% free poker site, other than the opportunity cost of looking at annoying advertisements. They give away cash and prizes every day, some of the prizes are surprisingly good like $2500 trips to Vegas or $1000 cash. Some prized kind of suck like points, but you can redeem the points for tourney

Texternoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883482643312174352.post-82842004386714411222008-12-16T15:03:00.000-08:002009-05-22T12:22:04.737-07:00

Denied by these clowns...they let some awful bloggers in, but quality doesn't matter. I have registered to play in the PokerStars World Blogger Championship of Online Poker!This PokerStars tournament is a No Limit Texas Hold’em event exclusive to Bloggers.Registration code: 099869

Texternoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883482643312174352.post-66341634854953949212008-06-18T23:05:00.000-07:002009-05-22T12:22:04.744-07:00

Well, I'm not one of the most active posters on the Poker Lizard Blog, but I've been doing a lot of reflecting on this beautiful game of poker. In the bar leagues that I play at, I'm considered one of the most respected and dangerous poker players out there. In fact, I overheard someone tell me that if they had to pick a top 10, I would be in the last. Very humbling to hear since I haven't played

Texternoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883482643312174352.post-77769650238772585812008-05-23T11:25:00.000-07:002009-05-22T12:22:04.751-07:00

So in the last blog I talked about trying to satellite into the World Series of Poker main event by entering free rolls and low buyin events. If you read this blog, you will know that I played in about 200 hundred of the freerolls on Full Tilt Poker and gave up trying the freerolls and qualified for a satellite by using points.This year it took about 10 of these things for me to win, turns out

Texternoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883482643312174352.post-59457213023019622022008-05-23T09:00:00.000-07:002009-05-22T12:22:04.759-07:00

So I'm trying to satellite into the main event, played a few Full Tilt freerolls where you go all in the first hand no matter what since only 1 person goes on to the next qualifier. Some people actually play these things tight..silly.Also, played an $8 shootout style where I got JJ and went all in on the first hand and lost to KJ when one guy got a straight on the river.Then I played a $14

Texternoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883482643312174352.post-43033340943822022302007-12-23T19:10:00.000-08:002009-05-22T12:22:04.766-07:00

I'm reading Rolf Slotboom's "Secret of Professional Pot-Limit Omaha". If you've never heard of Rolf, you probably should have. He's one of the best long-time contributors to Cardplayer magazine and editor of Cardplayer Europe. He's also one hell of a strong PLO player and has built quite a legacy among the biggest games in Vienna and Austria.He starts by outlining the system that made him a

Texternoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883482643312174352.post-42821047795042948302007-11-17T13:01:00.000-08:002009-05-22T12:22:04.780-07:00

So last night I am stayed home with the kids and decided to play some poker on-line. I play on UB. I like the interface, can always get a game pretty quick and I have not had problems depositing or withdrawing money from the site. All pluses in my book.I try to play two sit and gos and one cash game. Occasionally, I will play 4 tables at a time. But once my tourneys get down to three people

Texternoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883482643312174352.post-55811078736814553202007-11-04T12:38:00.000-08:002009-05-22T12:22:04.790-07:00

so I got $75 in my Pokerstars account due to someone signing up with pokerstars through one of our affiliate deal...so I decided to play only Single table Sit N Goes with the money to see if I could work it up and to test some SNG strategies. Since I only started with $75 I decided on the $5.50 non turbo NLHE SNGs.I'm beginning to think it may be impossible to beat these things...even if you

Texternoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883482643312174352.post-39797884451099017902007-07-08T15:05:00.000-07:002009-05-22T12:22:04.797-07:00

Well I'm covering the WSOP for Pokerlizard.com again this year from my cushy digs at the Gold Coast. I brought the wife with me this year but she is 6 months pregnant so we don't do a whole lot of sight seeing...but we do do a lot of playing very low limit poker.All the Gold Coast spreads is $1/$2 NLHE and $2/$4, $4/$8 Limit Hold'em with half-kill...big time baby! The first night I took the first

Texternoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883482643312174352.post-4960192660957834612007-07-06T17:27:00.000-07:002009-05-22T12:22:04.806-07:00

I'll bet the WSOP this year is won by a european, due to the US legislation, the Rio is overflowing with Euros. I won't say that Europeans are outnumbering the US contingent this year but it's pretty close.Yesterday I did two interviews with a couple of the biggest names in online poker, Taylor "Green Plastic" Caby and Brian "sbrugby" Townsend. They are both here promoting the online training

Texternoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883482643312174352.post-51274558050993318382007-06-18T12:49:00.000-07:002009-05-22T12:22:04.814-07:00

Full Tilt Poker is putting on about 1 million freerolls to satellite into the Main Event of the WSOP...ok really a satellite to a satellite. In the first freeroll you have to beat from 314 to 629; if you win that one you have to finish in the top 9 of some gigantic freeroll...usually about 3000 players. So basically, you have a snowballs chance in hell of qualifying this way....but it's free and

Texternoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883482643312174352.post-10989539395328333462007-06-13T07:20:00.000-07:002009-05-22T12:22:04.822-07:00

So I read on some forums that worldseriesofpoker.com was going to show the webcast Final Table of the Ladies only event for free; normally you pay a $49.95 to get access to watch all of the final tables they are showing. They must not be doing particulary well since they offered this up as a free sample. I can't see too many people coughing up the cash after last night's table.That final table

Texternoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883482643312174352.post-27901968351454238832007-04-29T10:20:00.000-07:002009-05-22T12:22:04.831-07:00

As I grow as an individual, my poker playing has grown as well. I went from what some called me as a super tight player to having an image if I'm bluffing or not. To me, that's one of the best images to have.A couple of my poker buddies and I were having a discussion on our own unique playing styles, and they all came up with the conclusion that, "Man, I make some of the dumbest and gutsy plays

Texternoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883482643312174352.post-41542084613152690402007-03-13T14:12:00.000-07:002009-05-22T12:22:04.837-07:00

On this weeks Poker After Dark featuring E-Dog (Erick Lindgren) and Phil Gordon (along with Phil Ivey, Jennifer Tilly, Patrick Antonius and Jennifer Harman); Erick Lindgren basically calls Phil Gordon an idiot who can only analyze a poker hand when he has a hole card camera to use. Probably the funniest exchange I've seen on the show so far.Basically, Phil comments that he thought Erick was on a

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