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The Price is Right: Episode Eight

by danzasmack, Feb 20th, 2008, 63 min

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Clouds stop and move above me

2012-02-02 12:40 AM

Hello everyone, The title of this post is a lines from “What Would I Want? Sky” by Animal Collective, which is at the bottom of the page. Many of the lyrics from the song have been in my head lately. You might want to skip to roughly the 3 minute mark, as the intro is fairly extensive. The last two days have gone relatively good poker wise. The “cloud” over my head, preventing me from p ... <a href="http://www.deucescracked.com/blogs/snarble5/85821-Clouds-stop-and-move-above-me">(continued)</a>

DANGERLION

hand vs fullflush

2010-05-11 05:23 PM

Full Tilt Poker $5000.00 No Limit Hold’em – 2 players – View hand 688410 The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter FullFlush1 (BB): $5000.00 Hero ( BTN /SB): $6323.50 Pre Flop: ($75.00) Hero is BTN /SB with 5 7 Hero raises to $150 , FullFlush1 raises to $500 , Hero calls $350 Flop: ($1000.00) J 5 T (2 players) FullFlush1 bets $450.00 , Hero calls $450 Turn: ... <a href="http://www.deucescracked.com/blogs/krantz/23141-hand-vs-fullflush">(continued)</a>

DANGERLION

obligatory runbad

2010-05-09 04:59 PM

There’s something cathartic about whining: Poker Stars $1000.00 No Limit Hold’em – 4 players – http://www.thehandconverter.com/hands/684454 The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter Oxota (CO): $1085.00 Hero ( BTN ): $1000.00 supfoolio (SB): $7468.75 ryam (BB): $1085.00 Pre Flop: ($15.00) Hero is BTN with As Jh 1 fold, Hero raises to $30, supfoolio raises to $11 ... <a href="http://www.deucescracked.com/blogs/krantz/22831-obligatory-runbad">(continued)</a>

DANGERLION

objective analysis

2010-05-07 10:49 PM

Often it’s a really difficult pursuit to remain objective during a downswing. When you first start playing poker you’re a victim of cosmic irony — how do you analyze how to play better when you don’t have the toolkit to do so yet? And when you’re an expert, chinks in the armor can be rationalized away by bending the framework of a hand to suit your results. This is extremely problematic ... <a href="http://www.deucescracked.com/blogs/krantz/22591-objective-analysis">(continued)</a>

DANGERLION

plans schplans

2010-05-07 02:59 AM

In poker, things rarely go according to plan. It’s a great metaphor for life, especially when you’re a poker player. I haven’t played a lot of poker since 2 Months 2 Million finished. It’s hard to pin down precisely why, so I’ll generalize and say that I’ve been busy and interested in other projects (which I will inevitably get into soon enough!). Part of me wonders if I’m not a lit ... <a href="http://www.deucescracked.com/blogs/krantz/22471-plans-schplans">(continued)</a>