Back In (OR...What Happens When You Tilt)

Hello all,

Well, I know there hasn't been much activity here lately, but there was a very good reason for it. After a particularly bad beat in a online poker tournament, I landed a good right to the base of my laptop. Almost immediately everything shut down and, after many hours of discussion with the laptop's manufacturer and a resend of their restoration discs, the laptop still wouldn't revive. Thus, I had to reluctantly get a new hard drive for the laptop (losing a wealth of information) and, basically, start everything from scratch again.

This is a great example of what can happen when you tilt. Whether in a live or online game, the costs to your bankroll can be devastating. In my case, it took a new hard drive and nearly twelve hours of trying to recreate information that I had on the old hard drive (even after removal, they couldn't retrieve the information from it...DAMNIT!). Hopefully the effects won't be as bad for you...

On other fronts in the poker world, the WPT will be heading for new pastures after their fifth season on the Travel Channel. The WPT has a deal in place for moving the sixth season to GSN, already the home to one of the finest poker programs on the air in "High Stakes Poker". This will be a big part of my next program on Hold 'Em Radio (www.holdemradio.com) this Wednesday (April 12th) with Jennifer Shoots as we both have some comments on the move.

Last week, the Texas Legislature held hearings regarding the legalization of live poker in the state. It was a great chance to hook up with some old friends and learn what, in my opinion, should be a great opportunity for not only the Texas government to generate a great deal of revenue but also for poker players in the Lone Star State to actually be able to play the game without fear of arrest (of which far too many have occurred). It might take some time for this to come about, however...and I'll keep an eye on it.

OK, since everything seems to be working pretty good now, I will try to be more diligent about making this something worth visiting!

Until later,

EB