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WSOP points race parameters

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October 15th, 2024 Newsletter Cold Deck Quote: "I like it when I lose so much money I can barely breathe.  That's the feeling I go for.  I'm addicted to that feeling."  - Phil Ivey Talking WSOP prizes..... The previous winners.  Legend has it they are still friends! We are almost halfway through our fiscal WSOP points year.  That means it is time for me to crunch some numbers and set some parameters on this years prizes. All of you who sloughed through last years discussion know that I will set some wide parameters today.  I will narrow them once or twice more as this year winds down.  I will set and announce the final prizes at the end of January. The reason, of course, that th

It'd be a lot cooler if you did!

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October 2nd, 2024 Newsletter Cold Deck Quote: "You get your chips your way.  I'll get my chips mine."  - Phil Ivey What in the word...... "Cooler" Mighty chilly in there! The other night at the VFW, I open min-raised TT from the HJ and was reraised all in to 9 BB by the CO (Rosalee).  The action folded around to me and I called.  She turned over JJ and she held. All of this is pretty standard.  A player then asked if that was a cooler.  There was a bit of debate on the subject and some differing opinions. One person immediately said that yes it was.  Another opined that a cooler can only happen postflop to which someone mentioned KK vs AA preflop.  Needless to say, I thoug

Player Profile: Rex "Wrecks" Bell

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September 18th, 2024 Newsletter Cold Deck Quote: "There's more to poker than life."  - Tom McEvoy Get to know a club member..... Rex Bell. Rex Bell, Townes Van Zandt, and Blaze Foley in 1980 Nickname: Wrecks Handle: StarBockBeer Pet Hand: JT Editor's Note:  Rex "Wrecks" Bell has lived a life that is full in many ways.  Please forgive this writer for delving deeply into subject matter that is of great interest to myself without regard to you the reader.  I am a big fan of Rex's music and the names that he has played and worked with.  I hope some of this is enlightening for some of you who are fans of Texas Blues and Country music and the role Rex played i