DOYLEISM OF THE DAY: “Until one has loved an animal, part of their soul remains unawakened.”

While my son Todd was in LA for a month, at the WPT tourney, his beloved blue heeler died. “Coon Dog” had a history of liver cancer but was expected to live another year or so. Todd’s wife Anjela didn’t tell Todd until he got home from the …

Mini FTOPS Starts Today

I have had a slow couple of weeks, trying to catch up on several things. I have spent the most time revamping my website, which had gotten tired and old. The new site should be ready to go live this week and will have some new and interesting …

Ladies Night

Last night had two big firsts for the ladies and i must say I was very happy about both results. Firstly Annie Duke won the NBC Heads-up. Love her or hate her, everyone should be willing to admit that she is one of the very best ambassadors for the …

On Special Duty at Newmarket

Deadlines can wreak havoc with antepost betting advice although when selecting horse at the head of the betting for a classic flat race in mid-winter there is little reason for their market price, like my opinion, to move significantly. The horse in …

Like Old Times in Paris

Like Old Times People seem to think something amazing has happened when a 22-year-old wins a tournament these days. Given the fact that the average age these days is about 22-and-a-half, it would be amazing if one of them didn’t. I played the Omaha …

Just How Big is Poker?

Just How Big is Poker? I declare a lot smaller than poker players and online poker sites would like to believe or have us believe. In the UK and Ireland would poker be as popular as snooker was in the 1980s or is now? Not by a long way. Snooker still …

Running Good

I said in my last blog that I was gonna be staying at home for a few weeks and grinding back the money I’d lost in my disaster of a night in Brisbane. It hasn’t quite worked out like that, but it’s not for the want of trying. I’ve probably played …

DOYLEISM OF THE DAY — ‘Success is peace of mind in knowing you did your best.’

I’ve been getting lots of phone calls asking about my health. I haven’t been anywhere for a while and its true I haven’t been feeling very good after extensive traveling and other recent events. But, to my knowledge, there is nothing seriously …

How We Decide

Ever since I started playing internet poker I have found it almost impossible to actually read a book. I don’t know if I have acquired ADD or what, but I am usually playing Full Tilt and doing something else at the same time. I have however discovered …

Heading Home and Then Off to The Chicago Poker Classic

Well my current trip to the Commerce has come to an end. I wound up busting out of the main event with a bit of a cooler with nut flush versus a full house. The way the pot played I just got stuck and I guess had a bad read on my opponent. The turn …

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