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May 7, 2007
New Projects
Apparently one of the house games I was banned from for my writing here (also run by a person who I'm told banned me from Vegas Nights) was busted. Good thing I wasn't allowed to go. Not that I would have had time for it lately I guess.
It's so sad really. They bring in the SWAT team to bust a bunch of old ladies. Why? It was a $10/$20 game, not a meth lab. They've done the same for stakes as low as $3/$6. It's ludicrous. Nobody is going to shoot. The worst anyone might get is a misdemeanor, nobody is going to get violent over that. They've busted these things periodically for as long as anyone can remember and I they've yet to run into a single problem.
I haven't played poker now in quite some time, probably about a month. I don't miss it. The thought of doing other things for a living has made me a much happier person. In the relatively near future I might take it back up as a hobby though. Playing a few tournaments a week might be enjoyable.
I've actually been able to read some poker blogs again. Not many, but some. It's been a long time since I could stomach that. I even tried looking through a copy of Bluff magazine (I'm sure going to be sad when all of the magazine subscriptions I got for free from Party Poker run out) but it's still too soon. Maybe next issue.
I haven't had time to play even if I wanted to. Preparing for the YCombinator interview took a lot of work, and since we got accepted we've been getting in shape for Boston. Between working on The Project, preparing for the wedding, and getting the house ready for my absence, I haven't had many spare moments. They have dirt cheap busses and trains from Boston to Foxwoods, so maybe if I'm in need of a break and feeling frisky while out there I'll take a day trip over, but that will probably be about all the poker I play this summer. The WSOP is definitely not going to happen for me.
I've also done some work on Rakesucks (have a redesign going live in the next day or two) and TheStarsExchange. Stars threw us a curveball with the latest update, but we've redesigned to compensate. And it's w$ season now, with the WSOP about to start and presumably the WCOOP shortly after.
The day before I went out to Mountain View I had an idea for a poker-related side project. I slept on it, talked more about it with Chad on the plane ride out the next day. I've thought about it more since, and actually started working on it because it's so good. I worked on it a bit and now it's almost ready to launch. Any long-time readers who I've corresponded with that are interested can email me about it and I'll show you the beta. I'd love opinions from people who regularly read poker blogs/forums.
Posted by themaroon at May 7, 2007 2:42 AM
Comments
Dude, I didn't know you were banned from VN just for blogging. I got a pretty good laugh out of that one. Too bad for you, I guess they'll miss all of your "dead money" LOL!
Posted by: aaron at May 14, 2007 10:12 PM
I wonder how "MORRONS" spell karma?
Posted by: unkletony at May 21, 2007 2:09 PM