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Poker Profit190891 / 30000 USD
Pokerstars VIP Points103000 / 100000 VPPs
Poker Cash Hands89542 / 150000 hands
Pull-Ups14.5 / 20 reps
Weight Loss11.0 / 20 lbs
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Featured Stories
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Shots Shots Shots!
Shots at higher stakes… -
Back-to-Back Wins: UKIPT Edinburgh Champion for £50,000!
I recently took down the UKIPT Edinburgh poker tournament for £50,000 along with an entry to the £5,000 EPT London event that my friend, David Vamplew, won. -
Cause I’m Out Here Grinding
This is where the magic happens… -
Won Live Poker Tourney for £6150!
Won a live poker tourney in Nottingham, England. Two UKIPT poker tournaments on the way: Edinburgh, Scotland and here in Dublin, Ireland. -
Teh Online Pokers with a Controller!
Like Poker? Like video games? Like being lazy/efficient? Then check this out… -
From 6-Packs (of Beer) to a Six Pack and Back
Results from the six pack abs competition (with a slide show and progress pics to boot). -
2009 Poker Review
Just shy of the $30,000 profit goal for Hold’em cash games working out to 50 USD/hr. -
Weight Loss, and Six Packs, and Mario… Oh My!
This blog post includes updates on my completed weight loss bet, my new six pack bet, school (check out the Mario project!), and poker. Comments are always more than welcome!... -
Goal Seeking Animal
“Man is a goal seeking animal. His life only has meaning if he is reaching out and striving for his goals.” – Aristotle I love this quote and it’s definitely... -
Working Out is Working Out!
I’ve lost over 15 lbs in a little over a month!!! For those who aren’t familiar, I mentioned some weight loss bets I made a little over a month ago... -
A Glance at 2008
I’ve included stats and graphs for the poker I’ve played over the last year. I also discuss my [again] late New Year’s resolutions (along with a look at last year’s).... -
New Tools, Old Methods
It’s the start of December meaning it’s time for a monthly blog update! I apologize for the length. As a token of my appreciation, I’ve included more pics than usual....
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Weight Loss, and Six Packs, and Mario… Oh My!
Posted on June 28, 2009 | 2 CommentsThis blog post includes updates on my completed weight loss bet, my new six pack bet, school (check out the Mario project!), and poker. Comments are always more than welcome! Fitness Bets Update: If you read my previous blog entry (February) then you know that... -
From 6-Packs (of Beer) to a Six Pack and Back
Posted on April 6, 2010 | 1 CommentResults from the six pack abs competition (with a slide show and progress pics to boot). -
2009 Poker Review
Posted on March 20, 2010 | No CommentsJust shy of the $30,000 profit goal for Hold'em cash games working out to 50 USD/hr. -
Won Live Poker Tourney for £6150!
Posted on August 19, 2010 | 7 CommentsWon a live poker tourney in Nottingham, England. Two UKIPT poker tournaments on the way: Edinburgh, Scotland and here in Dublin, Ireland. -
Teh Online Pokers with a Controller!
Posted on July 5, 2010 | 9 CommentsLike Poker? Like video games? Like being lazy/efficient? Then check this out... -
Back-to-Back Wins: UKIPT Edinburgh Champion for £50,000!
Posted on October 31, 2010 | No CommentsI recently took down the UKIPT Edinburgh poker tournament for £50,000 along with an entry to the £5,000 EPT London event that my friend, David Vamplew, won. -
Cause I’m Out Here Grinding
Posted on September 26, 2010 | 1 CommentThis is where the magic happens... -
Shots Shots Shots!
Posted on December 11, 2011 | 1 CommentShots at higher stakes... -
Barack and Roll!
Posted on November 5, 2008 | 3 CommentsAgain, click here for a link to my old poker blog posts (hosted by Cardrunners). Edit: I’ve discovered some leaks in my blog-writing: overuse of bullets overuse of parentheses (I attribute this to my non-diagnosed ADD and constant asides/side-notes) Cash Games: I didn’t play too... -
Biggest [Losing] Month of Poker
Posted on October 1, 2008 | 1 CommentAgain, click here for a link to my old poker blog posts (hosted by Cardrunners). This month (September) ended up being by far my worst month of poker ever. It’s a little discouraging especially after having such a great August and naturally having high hopes... -
Biggest Day/Month of Poker
Posted on September 1, 2008 | No CommentsAgain, here‘s a link to my old poker blog posts. This seems like a decent location for it now, let me know (in the comments) which hosting site you prefer. Cash games: I didn’t really play cash games this month, when I played, it was... -
One Year Recap!
Posted on August 5, 2008 | No Comments[BEWARE! VERY LONG BLOG ENTRY] So, I’ve decided to try out poker-blogging at this Blogger site. My old poker blogs can be found at http://www.cardrunners.com/members/index.php?option=com_mamblog&Itemid=29&task=show&action=user&id=15395 . I might make this the permanent location, update both, or switch back to Cardrunners. We’ll see. I apologize for...