April 20, 2007
Still nothing. He won the pacificpoker tournament. There's a huge cost to communities, there's a huge cost to individuals, particularly to families of compulsive gamblers, said Scott Harshbarger, president of Common Cause, a citizens group that promotes government accountability. First, the man can still play poker - he came in first in one event and took fifth in the championship event. In a game like no limit Texas hold 'em implied odds really are the name of the game, since there are plenty of times when you might take much the worst of it on a long shot draw if your opponent has a lot of money in front of him and is inclined towards calling big bets with marginal hands. Also, do you think it's important to watch the games you bet on? I checked.
The first officer on the pacificpoker scene met the paramedics in the hallway, listened to their story and then entered room 1. Gee, I never thought about that. I checked. I did it. 9 is, as I said, to the immediate right of the dealer and right next to the drop box. Felix Gold, CEO and President of Bally Gaming disagreed. That was also around the time when small appliances started to breed, evolving wondrous species such as the digital radio alarm clock. I looked down and saw the jh-9h. Shouldn't you be doing something?
I was not sure what to make of this, so when the turn brought a blank, Humberto checked and so did I. In Anger Management 101 (which I've had to repeat three times) they teach The Calming Countdown. I start counting, One Mississippi. I said, Well, good for you. After it was over, the bookie had probably given us $1500 worth of food and drinks. He owns a stack of wooden pacificpoker chips, manufactured in 1912, marked WSL - White Star Line, which were brought ashore by a survivor of the Titanic disaster. Joey, who thirty years ago dealt stud in the backrooms of the French Quarter's jazz and smoke bars, says even then she was called Voodoo Sue. To investigate an open-and-shut murder-suicide over a poker game?
