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N Took My Chips

Posted on Sunday, 25 March 2012 by Poker Mutant

No, the Poker Mutant hasn’t gone into hibernation, although with a trip to the doctor and the snow and the vagaries of the work schedule, I haven’t had as much time to devote to updating the blog as I’d promised … Continue reading →

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What Has It Got In Its Pocketses?

Posted on Tuesday, 7 February 2012 by Poker Mutant

Portland Players Club $250 FreerollI’ve been through a recent drought of pocket pairs, but the skies broke yesterday and rained them down on me to both good and bad effect. I started the day off at PPC and was sat … Continue reading →

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Loss Weekend(s)

Posted on Monday, 23 January 2012 by Poker Mutant

Looks like I’ve got some serious catching up to do. Here, first of all, but really at the tables.The Final Table Pot Limit Omaha Hi-LoAnother one of those PLO8 experiences where you get a wad of chips early on only … Continue reading →

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Plateau

Posted on Tuesday, 15 November 2011 by Poker Mutant

Puffmammy 2011/12 Event #10 (1,800 chips)A very strange night of poker. Eight players at last night’s game and despite a blind structure that starts off with 20 minutes of 10/20 (90 big blinds) there seemed to be some pent-up aggression … Continue reading →

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No Quarter

Posted on Sunday, 6 November 2011 by Poker Mutant

Puffmammy Poker League Second Quarter Event (3,000 chips)Just a friendly nine-handed game in the garage storage room at KN’s place. The structure’s pretty slow, but I got a little aggressive early on and was chopped down to half the starting … Continue reading →

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Breakthroughs: Post 100; Money in $10K

Posted on Wednesday, 15 June 2011 by Poker Mutant

Encore Club $10,000 Guarantee (10,000 chips)Once it was obvious I wasn’t winning the Player of the Year pool money for a WSOP buy-in this year, I decided to step up my tournament play to see if I could make it … Continue reading →

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May Live Tournament Statistics

Posted on Friday, 27 May 2011 by Poker Mutant

May got off with a bang, starting with a pair of first-place finishes in consecutive live tournaments over a couple of days and a profit pulled out of the fire in a shootout between them. Time to assess the rest … Continue reading →

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Zero-Outer

Posted on Sunday, 15 May 2011 by Poker Mutant

Puffmammy 2010/11 Main Event (6,000 chips, 1 Re-Buy, 1 Add-On)There was only a faint chance that I could make up the 42-point deficit in the league standings to retake the Player of the Year lead with this final game of … Continue reading →

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Twenty-Three

Posted on Tuesday, 19 April 2011 by Poker Mutant

Puffmammy Tournament 23 (1,700 chips)Only one more regular game between last night’s game and the Main Event and I lost another point to D, putting me a nigh-insurmountable forty points behind on the leader board, so it looks like he’s … Continue reading →

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Twenty-Two

Posted on Wednesday, 6 April 2011 by Poker Mutant

Puffmammy Season 2010/11 Tournament 22 (1,700 chips)Only seven players at the Catsino, and with just two regular events left in the season before the Main Event, D’s 39 point lead for the Player of the Year may be insurmountable. I … Continue reading →

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