The Chronicle has been following the re-buy, re-entry, freeze-out debate with mild amusement on Twitter. The editors, Flynn, and even Ollie had long ago decided that tournaments with either re-buy or re-entry are not real poker. In other games, you can’t just re-enter or re-buy you way back. You don’t get do-overs. You certainly do…
Venetian Poker Room ~ Tournament $ Debate
I almost titled this “Tournament $ Snivelers “, primarily because there has not been much posted on Twitter in favor of the structure for the V’s Lucky Shot Poker Series and Drawing. As the poker Twitter world is wont to do, much drama and name calling ensues, while very little balance is brought to the…
Facebook is Despicable
So, Flynn & Ollie decided to join facebook (<-not capitalized on purpose). F&O had been told many times that folks they may want to keep in touch with were only on this horrid, nasty, invasive app. It was easy to join. While creating the account and a page, however, (conveniently) for fakebook, it decided that…
DNegs WSOP FUN Production
Here at the F&O Chronicle we are as excited as most recreational players about the 50th anniversary 2019 WSOP. We have friends that will be dabbling in the lower limit events (nope, we do not travel in the nosebleed circles) and F&O will be hitting cash games like mad. Rail-birding celebs and the other cast…
Busting dweebs at poker
Flynn experiences full-blown glee when certain types of poker players crash and burn at the table. Flynn also feels a little guilty for this glee, as he normally does not revel in the bad fortune of others. Ollie, on the other-hand, takes less obvious glee, but does not feel the least bit guilty about it.…
Twitter lessons ~ a rambling
Twitter taught Flynn something new (rare occurrence) today. Sadly, it was not earth shattering, nor is it likely to be used much in the avian world. But, Flynn does feel a little more ‘with it’ (as opposed to wasted), similar to when he figured out what various abbreviations mean such as “SMH”. SMH stumped the…
Earth Day = Good
Sure would be nice if every day were Earth day. Flamingos and otters need our environment to be free of human debris and greed to survive. They also need booze. So, for Earth day this year, offer your favorite marine animal a beer. The bird prefers the hard stuff. Thanks in advance.
Nolan Dalla & his blog
If you wanna get hooked on his adventures as a Lyft driver, this is well worth a read. Those of us vaguely familiar with Mr. Dalla know that he is a good writer as well as having strong opinions about many topics, including poker and the world surrounding it. Thumbs up for an honest (I…
%&$# Promos grrrrrrr
Remember learning how to play poker: the hand rankings, how to post blinds, how to properly call and raise, the order of play? Remember moving on to learning the different games, like NL, Omaha, razz, or stud? Trying out both cash games, and tournaments? Discovering what suits you, personally? Remember reading up on strategy: Super…
Poker & Women
Ever notice the women who speak most loudly about being “harassed” at the poker table are the ones that are young, pretty, stylish, thin and/or otherwise desirable to the opposite (or same) gender? Average, older, heavier, or otherwise not stunning gals are not having the same problem. Trust me on this. Boys are hardwired to…