An Amateur’s Dream
Driving between towns in the Texas Panhandle I had a lot of time to think. Over the last few years my interest in poker has peaked and waned. I have always been a fan of the game but it seems that I...
View ArticleA little bit of Trivia
With the WSOP fast approaching, and with it my hopes of being amongst the throngs chasing dreams. I thought it would be good to take a look back over the last 40 years. I’m a pretty big trivia...
View ArticleChip for a Chair Update
As of today it has been two weeks since I started my adventure. When I began I was hoping that it would take off like wildfire. Seeing myself at the WSOP seemed like a sure thing. Just as when you...
View ArticleSending up the Bat-Signal
Well here it is Sunday again, isn’t it funny how it always seem to come at the same time every week? It has been a very tough week for Chip for a Chair. I have been holding onto these three books for...
View ArticleIf you can’t find the game you love….
….Love the game your with. Here recently my bankroll has been a bit on the anemic side. And by that I mean .19. Living in the Texas panhandle there are no card rooms nearby. The closest one we have...
View ArticleA moment in time
Sitting at the table you check your hole cards, in an instant they are burned into your mind. Check, call, raise, fold. All possibilities navigate through your head. Subconsciously you feel out your...
View ArticleBad week
Last Saturday I decided that I would go play a live tournament. I jumped in my car and 4 short hours later I arrived at my destination. I played my way through some mind numbing 2-4 (won 1 hand) and...
View ArticleOne Week
Well it is one week until I leave for Vegas. I am excited and nervous at the same time. This will be the biggest tournament of my life. I’m still trying to figure out what I’m going to do. Ipod, no...
View ArticleToday is the day
Here it is. Today is the day I play in my very first WSOP event. And let me say that I am excited. Yesterday we decided we wanted to play some card, so we went down to the Excalibur and played in...
View Article2011 World Series of Twitter Day 4 – Flashers, Dr. Kevorkian, and Nachos
Day 4 of the World Series of Twitter was the Six-Handed Tweet Final Table. You didn’t know there was a six-handed event? Well, let’s call this the “It’s Friday and compncards is ready to get off early”...
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