Chris Halverson’s Blog

I still haven’t played poker much lately. I missed out on a live tourney last Saturday, but I spent it with Mrs H. Those of you who are married know that long term, spending time with the wife is ++++EV. We had a great day and so it was well worth it.

Father’s day was mixed. The Father’s day part was good. I got a couple of shirts and a cigar and I had a good lunch with my parents and brother. I got home in time to watch the Formual 1 US Grand Prix.

Or what there was of it.

What a debacle. I won’t bore the poker people with the details, I’ve already been in touch with a couple of my racing friends about it. Even though Ferrari and Michael Schumacher won, it was definitely a hollow win. It was a sad day for Formula 1.

I then watched the Champ Car race after smoking my cigar. No NASCAR this weekend.

Anyway…

I had some time on Monday night, so I headed back to Party and played a little 1/2 NL. I only played one table this time. Of course, my theory that I’d pay more attention to the table didn’t really come to fruition as it just gave me more time to surf. The upside is that my nut peddling netted me a 75% return on my buyin, so I can’t complain. I may have misplayed a hand a bit and failed to extract full value, but I did get a decent payoff on my quad queens.

I think my more relaxed play lately has benefitted me. I don’t feel a big stress when I play now. For a while it was really a grind, especially during May when I had a downswing for the month. I didn’t look forward to playing, but now I do. I’m only playing 1-2 tables and for a shorter duration, and while not every session is a winner, but it’s fun again.

WSOP Updates

Don’t forget about the WSOP updates.

* Tao of Poker, for real-time tournament reporting and various nonsense including what promises to be a month-long drama involving the coked-up stripper-neighbors

* LasVegasVegas, the Poker Prof and FlipChip providing all sorts of in-depth coverage and lots of pictures

* PokerPlayer Newspaper

Ultimate Bet Poker Show

Wow, the play was terrible. The show is made up of people who won on UB, so there are no “names”. As inconsistent as Ultimate Poker Challenge was, at least there were big names to watch. Not so here. Some of the play was terrible.

If you have desires to be on TV, you should really go check these out. They run multiple freeroll satellites daily. Seriously. Check them out at UB.

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