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February 14, 2012
Happy Valentine’s day to one and all. I always look forward to Feb.
14th as I always know I will be getting to enjoy some See’s candy. My
wife and I have tasted chocolate from all over the world and we both
agree, there’s no chocolate better than See’s. I always try to add a
small surprise to accompany my wife’s candy, such as a stuffed animal
or something like that, but there’s no secret what she appreciates the
most.
As far as my promise to play more poker this year, so far so good. I
have played two tournaments at the L.A. Poker Classic. Unfortunately,
I didn’t cash, but it was good to go down to the Commerce and see
some old friends.
I plan on playing a few more tournaments at the Commerce and then
going up to Reno for the World Poker Challenge. I always have enjoyed
Reno -- it seems the atmosphere is more relaxed and I get to see some
of the players from the Great Northwest.
After going to Pendleton, Oregon for sixteen trips, I ended up making
friends with a whole bunch of very nice people. Most of the players who
went to Pendleton were from Seattle, Portland, Spokane and Boise, and
many of those players find their way down to Reno for some of Reno’s
tournaments. I must admit, I really miss going up to Pendleton so, in a
way, it’s almost the same as going to the Wildhorse Resort and Casino
as I am able to catch up with many old friends.
I am working on an idea to add a couple of new features to my
website. As of right now, it is still in the planning stage. I am pretty
sure that by my next month’s blog I should have ironed out the details.
I don’t want to say anything more than that until I am sure it will be a
go. More than that, I can only add that I think you will find the
additions very interesting.
Lastly, I just want to give my opinion on some of the new word on the
FullTilt scandal. What is just coming out is that some of the top pro’s
who were sponsored by FullTilt owned enormous sums of money to the
site. These moneys were loaned to the pro’s to play tournament and
cash games. I doubt the pro’s who were borrowing this money thought
the loans really had to be paid back. The main reason I say that is, you
have to know at some point that the borrower cannot pay you back. It
reminds me of playing gin with someone and having it get to a point
where you know you are beating someone for more than he can pay.
This usually ends up by being owed most or all of your winnings. So, in
my opinion, the whole operation was a scam. There probably were kick-
backs to the powers that be, or blowing off money to their friends in the
cash games.
I don’t think they will ever be able to clean up Internet poker -- there
are just too many ways to cheat and connive on line. Many of my fellow
poker players just don’t want to hear the sad truth, maybe because
they personally are beating the games or because they find it enough
fun to play that they are willing to overlook the fact that almost
everyone is getting cheated to some extent.
I guess you could say there has always been cheating in the brick and
mortar poker rooms also, but it is to a much lesser degree. A big factor
that protects all of us players is that we can add to the policing by being
observant and using our eyes and heads. Plus, the House knows that
even a hint of cheating can spread by word of mouth in a short time and
literally kill their games.
For What it’s Worth ...
Vince
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