The Shrine

anyone else jumped on the bandwagon? I do feel priviledged in saying i used to watch the stuff on travel channel LONG before it exploded into the craziness it is now, and even played some home games at school a few years back in my dorm, but never online until the last 4 or 5 months.

I've deposited 50 bucks and am sitting (i dont get a lot of time to play) at 95 by mostly playing 5 dollar single table tournaments. There have been huge swings; at one point i was up to 160 and another time i was using my last 5 at the table before winning. These swings have subsided a little as i now do not play ring games and only stick to STT or MTT (multi table tournaments).

It is a lot of fun and givesme something to do while the wifey works her nightshifts.

I remember watching sportscenter on ESPN one night and the anchor lead off some poker clips by saying "Well, you thought you may not ever see poker on a show like this, but thanks to us we've made the poker scene huge!" Which is total bullshit when there has been poker on travel channel LONG before ESPN2 and Bravo.

Anyways...

I haven't tried it. I stick to stud poker at the Casino in Halifax. I've been there four times, and I'm up over $300 so far.

haha, that is the funny thing. At casino's i like to only play craps. I would suck at live poker as i get all nervous during hands and my face flushes and i get fidgety. I do think i am good at calculating pot odds, outs, and resognizing betting patterns, which is why i can hold my own online where people cant see me. ^_^

I think I've found a knack for blackjack at the tables. I've recovered a bunch of losses from gambling at the spinner over at the blackjack table the few times I've been there. The nickel slots are total shit, though. Fucking rigged and I never get anything out of them.