Categotry Archives: Recreation

Halloween Poker Costumes

It’s that time of year and despite getting a little older, the thrill of the Halloween anecdote just doesn’t go away! This year we are in Espana or Spain to our native English readers and the weather is just glorious. It has proved to be a great move and as the Spanish just love to party with many an anecdote… (more…)

An Anecdote About a Bad Beat

The majority of poker players will experience what they consider a ”bad beat” in texas hold’em poker at some time in their career. The question is what constitutes a bad beat and how does a professional avoid such an occurrence? According to the Poker Bible written by my other half, Mark, the definition is as follows: – An irrational play… (more…)

An Anecdote About the WSOP

With an anecdote about the FIFA World Cup and the Wimbledon Tennis Championship all over the news, one might be forgiven for not noticing the World Series of Poker’s (WSOP) forty-first tournament currently taking place, right now in Las Vegas. It has received very little, if any, live, TV coverage. The Main Event of this championship begins in two days… (more…)

An Anecdote About Mind Sports

The argument has long existed about whether or not certain competitions or games qualify as sporting events. For example chess is considered by some to be a sport whilst others cite its lack of any real physical challenge as an affront to this assertion. The question of the World Series of Poker being a sporting event has also come up… (more…)