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      <title>Gladiators with paper swords and an orgy.  Just another day at Caesars!</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Whenever I think I’ve seen a twisted hand—BAM!—another more twisted one shows up.  On my recent trip to Caesars, I saw two of the sickest hands I've seen in a while.  The first took place in the WSOP Circuit Event and was an amazing (maybe crazy) call; the second took place in a 5/10 cash game and, as you'll see, was a somewhat easier one.

[b]Hand 1[/b] 

With the blinds at 100/200 in the WSOP circuit event, a young man named Brandon raised to 700 from middle position; he was sitting with 20,000 behind.  Chris McCormack called from the BB; figure he had 13,000 or so in his stack.

The flop came 10[s] 5[c] 3[d].  Chris checked.  Brandon bet 1,200 and Chris called.  Turn was the J[c], and Chris checked again.  Brandon bet 2,400.  Chris thought for about 20 seconds and called.  River card was the 2[s].  Chris checked again and Brando fired another 4,500 at the pot. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 10 May 07 09:48:27 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Caesars Palace Poker Room</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[I spent five days at Caesars Palace for the WSOP Circuit Event and thoroughly enjoyed my time in their poker room. The room is very well appointed, and the staff is professional and accommodating. 

It is a good idea to get a Harrah’s Reward Card before beginning play. You swipe in when you enter the room and get points for time played. This can be exchanged for food and other perks. The points are good at any Harrah’s property. Don’t forget to swipe out when you leave. At 5 am the computer resets and you lose your time. 

I played in the 2/5 and 5/10 no limit games. There are small minimum buy-ins and no cap. The liveliest games start around 10:00 – 11:00 pm and go throughout the night. The 2/5 game was the juiciest because every so often a couple of tourists would sit down with $300-$400 to test their mettle. This usually lasted about an hour until their money ran out. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 07 May 07 11:12:13 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Better spot, where art thou?</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[I recently played the WSOP Circuit event at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas ($5,000 buy-in Main Event) and ran into two hands that have started me thinking about possibly changing my tournament style.  As a general rule, I tend to be a tight, aggressive player.  I’m a consistent winner in cash games (5/10 NL and up) and have made it deep in several major events.  My tournament play has tended to mirror my cash game play—heavy emphasis on finding very advantageous spots to get my money in.  Unfortunately, I often find myself waiting for a better spot and then scrambling to stay ahead of the blinds.  As a result, I’m wondering if I should adopt more of a gambling style in my tournament play.

In any event, here’s what’s been keeping me up the last couple of nights.  The first two levels were uneventful; I was card dead at a very active table and had been whittled down to about 8,500.  At Level 3 (blinds 100/200/no ante) though, I had some decisions to make.


[b]Hand 1[/b] [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 04 May 07 09:23:20 -0400</pubDate>
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