Positively Fifth Street tells the dream of many online poker players. Jim McManus a professor and freelance writer who is hired by to write a story theTed Binion murder trial. Jim decides to give into “Bad” Jim try to win his way into the WSOP with his advancement for the article. He has two college aged children and two young children at home and nothing but bills. With all of the tension of the story Jim is sent to cover, his own personal tensions slowly become the center of the book, especially after he enters the tournament and goes up against famous players, including the author of Jim's favorite tournament book, TJ Cloutier. The book has you hook on both the coverage of the trail and the progress of McManus through the WSOP. I would recommend this book to anyone, poker player or not.

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My name is Mary Ann, also know as MrsFullHouse on all US sites available. I am 39 yrs old and just moved out to Las Vegas, NV.

I got here justin time for the 2008 WSOP event and got see so many of my poker favorites.

I have three kids, all grown and for right now I live my on my own. My husband is still in Fort Lauderdale, FL for a few more months.

I am out here looking for work so I can decide on the area I want to buy a home.

I have been playing poker online, which was introduced to me by my corrupting mother...LOL, for about five years now.

I have won some tournaments, placed in many and really don't play much in my own money.

I believe that if you are good enough, you should be able to win some money off the freerolls and build it from there.

I do make small deposits on occasions on Sportsbook. That site is awsome. It has bounty tournaments where half your buy in amount is the bounty on everyone's head and I have made a killing off those tournaments. Can't win them all though.

Anyway, Las Vegas is fantastic and amazing and so much to do. It isn't like any other city I have lived in though.

I was born and raised in Corpus Christi, TX, moved to Phoenix, AZ from there to California back to Houston, TX over to Charlottesville, VA to Fort Lauderdale, FL and from FL to THE ULTIMATE OF ALL PLACES....LAS VEGAS, NV....YEAH!!!

I moved out here after raising my last child, my beautiful 18yr old daughter who decided to join the ARMY instead of going to College. Well, Las Vegas is no place to raise kids, so I waited till she graduated. She deploys on August 4 and I am missing my baby so much.

My husband and I are truly in love. He is my sole mate and of course my One and Only. He is an amazing man and treats me like gold and that is all that matters. He is still in Florida and I can't believe how much I miss him, but I know he will be here soon.

Anyway, after I find my job, I will continue here with my Poker Playing and studying the pros. I will probably go to dealer school at night and work during the day and play poker on the weekends, woohoo.

Anyway that is all about me. I really would love to have a few friends on here to chat with and keep me busy and intrigued.

Hope to see you at the tables. Man what donks out there in the freeroll world.

 

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CONGRATS TO POKERDOG23  FOR THE WIN!

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hello friends, im new and this is my first blog, a little about me.

im married with two beautiful kids izabella(bella) 2yrs and giovanni(gino) 1yr, im a stay at home dad and play alot of poker. ive been playing online for about 6 months and been playing poker for about 4 years. i hope i can contribute something to someone who needs it, thanks for reading this i hope its not too long. good luck on and off the felts.

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June 25th, 2008
By PPA

Washington, D.C. (June25, 2008) – Former Senator Alfonse D’Amato, chairman of the Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the leading poker grassroots advocacy group with over one million members nationwide, today issued the following statement on the House Financial Services Committee’s failure to pass H.R. 5767, the “Payment Systems Protection Act,” by a vote of 32-32.

“The PPA is surprised that the Financial Services Committee today failed to clarify what constitutes ‘unlawful Internet gambling’ under the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA). The King Amendment would have required a separate formal rulemaking with an administrative law judge to determine the definition of unlawful Internet gambling.

“The Federal Reserve, Department of Treasury and the banking industry have all testified before Congress that the lack of a definition of ‘unlawful Internet gambling’ makes it extremely difficult if not impossible to enforce this law and would result in a broader review and denial of financial transactions because they could possibly be deemed unlawful under UIGEA.

“It is disappointing to realize that opponents of this legislation still do not truly understand the intent of the bill. It was clear today that those who oppose this bill chose to focus on emotional and non-germane issues, such as the harmful impact of gambling on children, instead of on the merits of the bill itself.

“As it stands, UIGEA is a completely unworkable and unenforceable bill that would do little to address the main concerns of its sponsors – namely, protecting underage and compulsive gamblers as well as cracking down on money laundering. To truly address these issues, the PPA firmly believes that Congress should implement thoughtful and effective regulation of the online gambling industry as opposed to outright prohibitions, which history has shown do not work.

“Unfortunately, debate over the morality of gambling trumped debate on the fact that UIGEA is completely ineffective and unenforceable.”

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This was something that I had wrote back in Dec. of 2004 on an old blog I had. Being off for a few weeks brings back these thoughts...

I'm tryingto get my thoughts together and see what it would take for be to be able to play for a living. Things to consider:

1. What size poker bankroll should I have to start?
2. What site should I play at?
3. Multi-Table ($2/4 or $3/6) Single table $5/10?
4. How should I pay myself?
5. How long could I really do this?
6. What happens afterwards when I have a years gap in employment history?
7. Insurance is not a problem!
8. What will I be saving vs. not going to work every day?
9. Am I good enough to do this for a living?

Anyone playing for a living now? What advice do you have? What have I not thought of? What are some roadblocks that you had to over come? 

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After a long lay off from the poker tables I've finally been able to get some time in this week. I've played the $10 MTT on Full Tilt Poker 3 timesand  cash once, but should have done much better. The first night I'm not really counting cause the event started at midnight and my ISP decided that would be a good time to go out. So I missed about 45 mins and got blinded down to where I had to make a coin flip call due to the size of the blinds.

So the last two I played are the ones that I have been upset with my play. In the second event I was able to play tight the first 2 hours and had some great hands hit when I did play that paid me off. I was able to get up to the top 30 after the 2nd break. Here is where my play did not change. I was the big stack at the table for most of the time, but I never mixed it up or changed my style of play. After playing too tight for the hour I ended up getting short stacked and finished around 90th. Not bad for 1600 players, but I did not give myself a chance to get in position to go for a final table.

 In the thrid tourney I had the deck hit me in the face the first hour and was in the top 5 after the first hour. Here again I did not have the feel for the table to be able to play the big stack like I should have. The rust is really showing in my game, and outside being able to play ABC poker I don't feel like I have the touch around the table as I've had in the past. By playing too tight in this event I got stuck in the big blind with AK suited and having to push all in. This play ended up putting me on the bubble exactly and after 3 hours of playing I had zero to show for it.

The only way to get over this that I know is to grind it out and keep playing. Hopefuly I can get this rust worn off quickly, so pass me the WD-40.

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Four Democrats Helped Kill Challenge to UIGEA

H.R. 5767 Dies in Committee

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Dear Fellow Poker Player,

Voting is the single most important action you can take as a citizen of this great country. Speaking as a former U.S. Senator, I can tell you that people who don’t exercise their right to vote simply aren’t part of the equation of political power.

The 2008 election will be the most critical in modern history, and poker players like you across the nation must be part of it if we are to continue making progress in our shared cause.

Our nation is closely divided, and our recent elections have been decided by razor-thin margins. In this political climate, every vote counts and every election matters. Every single day in our nation’s capital, thousands of people make decisions about the rules that we all must live under. Your vote is the single most powerful tool to influence these decisions.

Thank you for taking this very important first step in the political process, and please remember to vote on your state’s primary election day and the national general election, Tuesday, November 4, 2008. Remember - If You Play, Have a Say!

Proud to play poker,
Alfonse D’Amato, Chairman
Poker Players Alliance

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The Poker Players Alliance is helping raise awareness about Prevention Connections' First Annual Texas Hold'em Charity Tournament where you have a chance to win a $10,000 seat for the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event. Date: Saturday, April 26, 2008 Location: Downtown Marriot 500 E Broad St Richmond, VA 23219 Entry: $500 tax-deductible donation Click here for more information This charity poker tournament will benefit the work that Prevention Connections does to prevent and reduce tobacco use through education, intervention, policy development and community outreach to improve the health of individuals and communities in the Commonwealth of Virginia. From Prevention Connections: Have you ever watched WSOP Final Tournament on TV and said to yourself, "I play better than some of those players!" Then here is your chance to see how well you play against other poker players from your area - and it's for a good cause, helping to prevent Virginia's young people from using tobacco products. Your ticket to play for a chance at the $10,000 seat is a $500 tax-deductible donation. You could be in the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event July 3, 2008 - July 15, 2008! We hope you will join us. Tickets for the event will be on sale through April 22, 2008 and will only be sold online. Tickets will not be sold at the door. Space is Limited! The event is April 26th, 2008 and there will be a morning session and an afternoon session. Once you register to play you will receive an email letting you know which session you will be playing in. If you have a preference for which session you would like to play in, send an email to charitypoker@preventionconnections.org and we will make every attempt to accommodate you.

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