July 3, 2008
- A change of direction
Well I am off to the races tomorrow…..Southwell to be exact. Not exactly the best of tracks but I have a few reasons for being present. Firstly someone owes me money who I am looking to see and secondly, there is an horse that I will be looking to lay substantially on the exchanges tomorrow [...]
June 30, 2008
- Batman returns
Everyone in the poker world knows me by my nickname of “The Dean”. In fact I am probably better known by this nickname more than my real name. But I used to have another nickname years ago and that was “Batman”. No…this has nothing whatsoever to do with the caped crusader or thwarting bad guys [...]
June 26, 2008
- A good read
I have just read Gus Hansens book “Every hand revealed” and thoroughly enjoyed it. Although I wouldnt be rushing to copy that style of play in online cash games if I were you as many of his plays are non cash game compatable or not at the mere mortal stakes anyway.
But what struck me about [...]
June 24, 2008
- Where’s the writer in you?
I apologise for not posting for a while but we have been experiencing a few technical problems with the blog section of pokersharkpool. So what has been happening on the poker front? Well firstly I would like to ask all of the regular readers of this blog if they would like to contribute to it [...]
June 15, 2008
- Football bloody football
Not my words but the words of my missus. Its only a week into Euro 2008 and she is getting restless already. She just cant comprehend me watching so much football and every country being foreign…..its totally alien to her.
Then I remind her of all the soaps that she watches and she dont know these [...]
June 8, 2008
- Getting the priorities right
I really dont think that there will be all that much poker going off over the next three weeks. I have many interests in my life and some have come and gone. Years ago when I was in my teens then Snooker was my big thing and then Chess sort of superceded that.
Then I had [...]
June 2, 2008
- You cannot be serious
Do I sound like John Mcenroe??? What is it with some poker players, they read a few books and get to know a bit about the game and then think that they have the right to go around slating anyone who makes a bad play. Firstly they are idiots for educating people anyway. But I [...]
May 30, 2008
- The Final Nail in the Coffin
Well I have finally called time on Project Pokerquest this week and scrapped the whole idea. As projects go, I was more excited by this than any other that I have undertaken to do including the 100k challenge. In fact in a strange kind of way, I was more excited by this than I was [...]
May 27, 2008
- Holiday….what holiday??
I have only been away for three days for a spot of pleasure/business and all hell has broken loose since I got back. Over one hundred e-mails that I needed to reply to and this has taken me most of today. Although it just goes to underline how much the poker side of things has [...]
May 23, 2008
- All Change With PP
Well Project PP never made it off the launch pad like some doomed NASA 1950’s early space rocket. Actually thats not quite true as I am going ahead with two seemingly determined individuals who seem to have the right stuff although its early days yet and I think that myself and my "sorcerors apprentices" will [...]
May 19, 2008
- I could be really gutted shortly
Well you all know about Project Pokerquest and how much I have been looking forward to this. Well I have had a few niggling doubts lately and I have been speaking to other people who have coached in a similar way to what I was planning to do and some of the reports have not [...]
May 14, 2008
- Not quite Shakespeare
Well my writing avenues are expanding, as of this week, I am now writing for Part Time Poker and this makes the number of magazines and websites that I write for at six!! With the World Poker Tour, Online Poker Pro, Poker Pro Europe, Poker News, Hendon Mob website and now Part Time Poker…..I am [...]
May 10, 2008
- Project Pokerquest looming
With Project Pokerquest only three weeks away, I have decided to reduce the numbers of people participating. What I dont want to happen is to end up not having the time to help people properly by taking on too much which is certainly in danger of happening. A few people have dropped out of their [...]
April 30, 2008
- Dusk Till Dawn…..wow
I had to travel down to Nottingham on business yesterday which involved me going into the new poker room Dusk Till Dawn for the very first time. All I can say is WOW….WOW….WOW! That place is amazing and they have done a fantastic job,never having been to LV, it is certainly the largest cardoom that [...]
April 26, 2008
- World Series Non Starter
Well we are rapidly approaching that time of the year again where many tens of thousands of poker players go absolutely potty and head off to good old LV for the annual jamboree that is the WSOP. Heaven only knows how many people will come back with a bracelet and a title of "world champion [...]
April 22, 2008
- The end of the road
Well my latest book….WINNING CASH GAME POKER is almost finished. The dialogue is actually done and all I have to do now is to proof read it….I really hate that job. Just watching the Champions League semi between Liverpool and Chelsea and its half time so I thought that I would squeeze this blog in [...]
April 18, 2008
- Book Appeal
Over the years I would say that I have read more poker books than most of the people out there. In fact there are certain poker books that I have read 20/30 times and that really takes some doing. But I revisited a fairly old classic recently and was amazed that I actually picked up [...]
April 15, 2008
- Pot Limit Omahaaaargggh
I have been away for a couple of days or so which was something that I really didn’t want to do at this moment in time simply becasue I have loads of work that needs doing that cannot wait but unfortunately it could not be avoided. But I have been making preparations for my Bankroll [...]
April 12, 2008
- A big thankyou
Just like to say thankyou for all of the people who have contacted me about being a part of PROJECT POKERQUEST. I have not had the time to reply to everyone but you have all been considered. I have also had a few people from The Hendon Mob site which has been great also. But [...]
April 8, 2008
- Its not just poker
Well I have been watching the Champions League quarter final between Liverpool and Arsenal and I have only three words to say….WOW…..WOW….WOW!!!
How often do you see a game like that? Oh sorry, this is supposed to be a poker blog but being as football is as big a passion in my life as poker then [...]
