It is probably not a well-known fact that this website seems to get more readers when it posts about poker drama. The editor suposits (intentional) because poker players love to hear drama, and poker is all about drama. Nothing infuriorates (intentional) a poker-ist (intentional) more than hearing about the positive progression of a player from…
Poker Op-Ed by Flynn Feb 15th, 2023
As he picks up where he left off, Flynn would like to give his uneducated and knee-jerk reactions to recent topics brought up in the circles of Twitter-Poker. Topic #1) Should (both/all) players who are all-in during a tournament be required to turn over their hands? Originally Flynn was of the hard NO on this…
Just Poker – The Road to Gold
Flynn has been getting swamped with requests for his poker stories and LV wrap-up, so he should probably relay the juicy details of his Vegas Poker Adventures before moving on to his Travel Adventures. So, here goes it, mid-November ’22 and onward. First here is a hot tip: Poker-playing frequent fliers in LV, check with…
LV Oct ’21 -Day 12 – Final day :(
Thursday the 21st: Vegas is hoppin’. The EDC is in town along with several other conventions and events (Raiders, etc) this weekend. The Southpoint is crazy with decked out cowpersons participating in their rodeo. It is awesome to see business almost back to normal. This includes traffic. Flynn saw two gnarly car wrecks this day:…
Staking and Buying a piece – But why?
Flynn still doesn’t get it. Ollie may or may not get it. And, as always, the editors of the Chronicle have very strong opinions about staking, or buying pieces. Strong opinions they readily admit they don’t adhere to very consistently. Let’s break it down in bird and otter simplicity: Simple Staking: The backer, “Gollie”, gives…
Re-buy, Re-entry, Freeze-out: The F & O Chronicle Opinion
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…