poker, poker...

the circuit: i don't think i'm ever going to listen to anything else at work again. i recommend this to any poker junkies out there, and i feel like a moron that it took me so long to discover this show. the hosts are amusing (and two of them are poker pros, gavin smith and joe sebok), they have all the top poker stars on their show, and it's a great mix of serious poker talk and all-out insanity.

i highly recommend the Steve Dannenmann episode. have i recently mentioned again that he is my hero? because he is.

the world series

today it begins...the main event.

good luck to all the players i like, to all the players who amuse me. good luck to steve dannenmann, to ellix powers (if he's playing the main event...i doubt he is, but if he does, more power to him).

good luck to howard lederer, to phil ivey, to doyle brunson, to dan harrington, to greg raymer, to chip reese, to jennifer harman...to the many i'm forgetting, the real class acts who know how to win and do it with class.

good luck to mikey the chimp as well. may you bust out the jerks and the idiots. may you bust out phil hellmuth for being a jerk, may you bust out aaron kanter and michael mizrachi for being donks.

shuffle up and deal.