A New Dinosaur

I hope I do not offend anyone with this...then again, no one's reading it anyway, so it doesn't matter much. It's not really poker related, but funny nonetheless.

I was at the deli today, and a guy was telling me that some palaeontologists discovered a new kind of dinosaur, and that is was a lesbian...

...they named it Lickalotopus :)

The Economy and Poker

The Economy and Poker What does the ailing economy and poker have in common?

Damned if I know, but I am sure someone out there does. Please post them if you got 'em :)

German Poker Market

In case you have not heard, (maybe you're heads been in the clouds, SunPoker has come into the German speaking market when it descended on Innsbruck Austria for the CAPT Austria poker tournament with its poker coach, "Sven Lucha" who showed 50 plus online poker players how to improve their game.

Did his training work?

Yes! In fact, so much so that a student of his, Chris Back, actually came in the money in at three tournaments he played since the seminar, so something must be working. For more information you can check out the page CAPT Austria for the next event you can qualify for at SunPoker.com.

WSOP Lives Up To Its Name For Europeans

The 2009 WSOP is set to live up to its name and be the true "World" Series of Poker. Players from all over Europe and Asia are about to descend on the gambling mecca of the world, Las Vegas.

If last year's main event is any indication of just how worldwide this event has become with players from 125 countries around the world represented, this year with Peter Griffin's (from "Family Guy") formation of "Petoria" there will most likely be at least 126 countries playing in this years World Series.

While the main event does not start until the beginning of July, there are still many other smaller events Starting today. Here is a list below, (although the formatting stinks, but you get the idea). If you want to qualify for a seat online for free, visit SunPoker.com.

Event Date Days Tournament Buy-in
1 Wed, May 27th
12:00 PM 2-Day Casino Employees No-Limit Hold’em $500
2 Thu, May 28th
12:00 PM 4-Day 40th Annual No-Limit Holdem $40,000
3 Fri, May 29th
12:00 PM 3-Day Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better $1,500
4 Sat, May 30th
12:00 PM 4-Day No-Limit Hold’em $1,000
5 Mon, Jun 1st
12:00 PM 3-Day Pot-Limit Omaha $1,500
6 Mon, Jun 1st
5:00 PM 3-Day World Championship Seven Card Stud $10,000
7 Tue, Jun 2nd
12:00 PM 3-Day No-Limit Hold’em $1,500
8 Tue, Jun 2nd
5:00 PM 3-Day 2-7 Draw Lowball $2,500
9 Wed, Jun 3rd
12:00 PM 3-Day No-Limit Hold’em / Six Handed $1,500
10 Wed, Jun 3rd
5:00 PM 3-Day Pot-Limit Holdem/Omaha $2,500
11 Thu, Jun 4th
12:00 PM 3-Day No-Limit Hold’em $2,000
12 Thu, Jun 4th
5:00 PM 3-Day World Championship Mixed Event (Event 12) $10,000
13 Fri, Jun 5th
12:00 PM 3-Day No-Limit Hold’em $2,500
14 Fri, Jun 5th
5:00 PM 3-Day Limit Hold’em / Six Handed $2,500
15 Sat, Jun 6th
12:00 PM 3-Day No-Limit Hold’em $5,000
16 Sat, Jun 6th
5:00 PM 3-Day Seven Card Stud $1,500
17 Sun, Jun 7th
12:00 PM 3-Day Ladies No-Limit Hold’em World Championship $1,000
18 Sun, Jun 7th
5:00 PM 3-Day World Championship Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better $10,000
19 Mon, Jun 8th
12:00 PM 3-Day No-Limit Hold’em / Six Handed $2,500
20 Tue, Jun 9th
12:00 PM 3-Day Pot-Limit Hold’em $1,500
21 Tue, Jun 9th
5:00 PM 3-Day H.O.R.S.E. $3,000
22 Wed, Jun 10th
12:00 PM 3-Day No-Limit Hold’em Shootout (1,000 players max.) $1,500
23 Wed, Jun 10th
5:00 PM 3-Day World Championship 2-7 Draw Lowball $10,000
24 Thu, Jun 11th
12:00 PM 3-Day No-Limit Hold’em $1,500
25 Thu, Jun 11th
5:00 PM 3-Day Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better $2,500
26 Fri, Jun 12th
12:00 PM 3-Day Limit Hold’em $1,500
27 Fri, Jun 12th
5:00 PM 3-Day Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-low Split-8 or Better $5,000
28 Sat, Jun 13th
12:00 PM 3-Day No-Limit Hold’em $1,500
29 Sat, Jun 13th
5:00 PM 3-Day World Championship Heads Up No-Limit Hold’em $10,000
30 Sun, Jun 14th
12:00 PM 3-Day Pot-Limit Omaha $2,500
31 Sun, Jun 14th
5:00 PM 3-Day H.O.R.S.E. $1,500
32 Mon, Jun 15th
12:00 PM 3-Day No-Limit Hold’em $2,000
33 Mon, Jun 15th
5:00 PM 3-Day World Championship Limit Hold’em $10,000
34 Tue, Jun 16th
12:00 PM 3-Day No-Limit Hold’em $1,500
35 Wed, Jun 17th
12:00 PM 3-Day Pot-Limit Omaha $5,000
36 Thu, Jun 18th
12:00 PM 3-Day No-Limit Hold’em $2,000
37 Thu, Jun 18th
5:00 PM 3-Day World Championship Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better $10,000
38 Fri, Jun 19th
12:00 PM 3-Day Limit Hold’em $2,000
39 Sat, Jun 20th
12:00 PM 3-Day No-Limit Hold’em $1,500
40 Sat, Jun 20th
5:00 PM 3-Day World Championship Pot-Limit Omaha $10,000
41 Sun, Jun 21st
12:00 PM 3-Day No-Limit Hold’em Shootout (1,000 players max.) $5,000
42 Sun, Jun 21st
5:00 PM 3-Day Mixed Event $2,500
43 Mon, Jun 22nd
12:00 PM 3-Day Seniors No-Limit Hold’em World Championship $1,000
44 Mon, Jun 22nd
5:00 PM 3-Day Seven Card Razz $2,500
45 Tue, Jun 23rd
12:00 PM 5-Day World Championship Pot-Limit Hold’em $10,000
46 Tue, Jun 23rd
5:00 PM 3-Day Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better $2,500
47 Wed, Jun 24th
12:00 PM 3-Day Mixed Hold’em (Limit/No-Limit) $2,500
48 Thu, Jun 25th
12:00 PM 3-Day Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-low Split-8 or Better $1,500
49 Fri, Jun 26th
12:00 PM 3-Day World Championship H.O.R.S.E $50,000
50 Fri, Jun 26th
5:00 PM 3-Day Limit Hold’em Shootout (1,000 players max.) $1,500
51 Sat, Jun 27th
12:00 PM 3-Day No-Limit Hold’em $1,500
52 Sun, Jun 28th
12:00 PM 3-Day Triple Chance No-Limit Hold’em $3,000
53 Sun, Jun 28th
5:00 PM 3-Day Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better $1,500
54 Mon, Jun 29th
12:00 PM 3-Day No-Limit Hold’em $1,500
55 Mon, Jun 29th
5:00 PM 3-Day 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball (Limit) $2,500
56 Tue, Jun 30th
12:00 PM 3-Day No-Limit Hold’em / Six Handed $5,000
n/a Thu, Jul 2nd
2:00 PM 3-Day Ante Up For Africa Charity $5,000
57 Fri, Jul 3rd
12:00 PM 13-Days World Championship No-Limit Texas Hold’emJuly 3,2009 12:00 PM Day 1A (3,000 players)
July 4,2009 12:00 PM Day 1B (3,000 players)
July 5,2009 12:00 PM Day 1C (3,000 players)
July 6,2009 12:00 PM Day 1D (3,000 players)
July 7,2009 12:00 PM Day 2A
July 8,2009 12:00 PM Day 2B
July 9,2009 12:00 PM Media Event
July 10,2009 12:00 PM Day 3
July 11,2009 12:00 PM Day 4
July 12,2009 12:00 PM Day 5
July 13,2009 12:00 PM Day 6
July 14,2009 12:00 PM Day 7
November 7-10,2009 TBD FINAL TABLE $10,000

ECOOP IV starts 25 May $4.5 Million Guaranteed

The European Championship of Online Poker kicks off on Monday 25 May an includes $4,500,000 in guaranteed prize money. It is the single biggest online poker series of its king, and you can get in the action from SunPoker.com, so get in there and claim your share of the sick prize money.

Good Luck, and please drop in a comment and let us know how you do.

To sell or not to sell with a blog?

In the world of non-stop eCommerce, the question is, "Should I use my blog to 'Pitch' my product or service?"

I am sure this can be debated from both sides for a very long time, and the answer either way you slice it will NEVER please all of the people all of the time. So what is the write answer? From our perspective, the fact that the company that allows me to sit here all day and blog, pays my bills, I suppose it it's necessary to solicit the actions of the reads of said blog to come into the poker room and see for themselves what makes SunPoker such a great company.

Anyway, I don't want to "Sell" you on playing at SunPoker, just pull up a chair and head into a Texas hold'em, Omaha or other poker game at the table stakes of your choosing, and you'll sell yourself on the fun and excitement in what's being called, 'The Hottest Poker Room under the Sun.'

Herein lies the end of my pitch;)

Win one of 40 World Series of Poker Seats FREE

God only gave you one ass to fill a seat, although some come in different sizes and may 'overfill' the seat, nonetheless, it's just one ass. Now SunPoker.com is giving a chance to put your in one of the 40 it's giving away for free.

Beginning May 19th, SunPoker.com is giving away a guaranteed 40 seat to the worlds biggest poker tournament, the World Series of Poker for FREE. So stop reading bligiddie blogs and get into the action so your ass can make it to the WSOP with one of these $13,000 packages.

This is test, yes only a test

This what I am watching right now on tv. Just testing how the blog and how it handles the posting from my phone. The quality of the video is going to be a little suspect, but it's only a test. Had this ben an actual post, you would have been alerted to the exits:)

Funny "Poker Her" Story

Two couples were playing poker one evening.

Jim accidentally dropped some cards on the floor. When he bent down under the table to pick them up, he noticed Bob's wife, Sue wasn't wearing any underwear under her dress! Shocked by this, Jim upon trying to sit back up again, hit his head on the table and emerged red-faced.

Later, Jim went to the kitchen to get some refreshments. Bob's wife followed and asked, "Did you see anything that you like under there?"

Surprised by her boldness, Jim admitted that, well indeed he did.
She said, "Well, you can have it but it will cost you $500."

After taking a minute or two to assess the financial and moral costs of this offer, Jim confirms that he is interested.
Sue told him that since her husband Bob worked Friday afternoons and Jim didn't, Jim should be at her house around 2 p.m. Friday afternoon.

When Friday rolled around, Jim showed up at Bob's house at 2 p.m. sharp - and after paying Sue the agreed sum of $500 - they went to the bedroom and closed their transaction, as agreed. Jim quickly dressed and left.

As usual, Bob came home from work at 6 p.m. And upon arriving, asked his wife: "Did Jim come by the house this afternoon?" With a lump in her throat Sue answered "Why yes, he did stop by for a few minutes this afternoon."

Her heart nearly skipped a beat when her husband curtly asked, "And did he give you $500?"Sue, using her best poker face, replied, "Well, yes, in fact he did give me $500." Bob, with a satisfied look on his face, surprised his wife by saying, "He came by the office this morning and borrowed $500 from me. He promised he'd stop by our house this afternoon on his way home and pay me back."

Now THAT, my friends, is a poker player!

If Jim was a SunPoker player, he would have borrowed $1,000 and went at it twice;)

SunSessions - Improving your poker game.

If you have not seen it yet, you will very soon... SunSessions is the video tutorial guide to playing better poker online. With videos made by real poker players, you will learn the ins and outs of Texas hold'em to really improve your online game.

If you think you have what it takes to be a poker coach, and you would like to show other players how to improve their game, you can upload your own videos as well. It is going to be a great library of poker skills and knowledge. Get it out.