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<title>Covering Lots of Things</title>
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<description><![CDATA[  I was hoping for a no drama 2012, but the early part of 2012 has tested me so far...]]></description>
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<title>Thank You</title>
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<description><![CDATA[  Bluff Reader's Choice Award Results were just released and I'm surprised how much it meant to me...]]></description>
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<title>2012 Poker Goals</title>
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<description><![CDATA[  A little late in writing this, but never too late...]]></description>
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<title>Long Time No Chat!</title>
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<description><![CDATA[  It's been a while since I wrote a blog, so here goes...]]></description>
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<title>Being Real</title>
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<description><![CDATA[  In order to avoid criticism, say nothing, do nothing, and be nothing...]]></description>
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<title>Pre WSOPE Blog</title>
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<description><![CDATA[WSOPE starts in 90 minutes...]]></description>
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<title>How I WCOOP</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A summary of my WCOOP series...]]></description>
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<title>Countries I've Been To</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Decided to do a random count of countries I've actually been to...]]></description>
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<title>Boy Did I Miss Online Poker!</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Back in Toronto, and back playing PLO on PokerStars...]]></description>
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<title>Why I didn't Play the EPL</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A few reasons...]]></description>
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<title>The Table Talk Rule</title>
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<description><![CDATA[  Here is my position spelled out...]]></description>
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<title>WSOP Fantasy News and Reviews</title>
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<description><![CDATA[I took part in the ESPN draft as well as the $25k event at Aria and had a blast...]]></description>
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<title>Las Vegas Poker Room Reviews</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Poker in Vegas...]]></description>
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<title>EPT Madrid and Stuff</title>
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<description><![CDATA[My last road trip for a while...]]></description>
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<title>Be Like Water</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Things change...]]></description>
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<title>The Rematch with 39 Big Pot Hand Histories</title>
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<description><![CDATA[What an epic match...]]></description>
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<title>Thoughts on the Match/Rematch</title>
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<description><![CDATA[I'm going to give it another try this Sunday...]]></description>
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<title>The Hands</title>
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<description><![CDATA[We played 14 hands where the pot was $20,000 or more, he won 12 of them...]]></description>
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<title>SuperStar ShowDown vs Isildur March 20-27 plus UB thoughts</title>
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<description><![CDATA[  Well it's official, a 5000 hand match, me against Isildur on PokerStars.com]]></description>
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<title>Crown Plaza Corruption</title>
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<description><![CDATA[  I've been busy, but here it is...]]></description>
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<title>Random Poker News</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Lots to cover...]]></description>
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<title>Doin' Work</title>
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<description><![CDATA[  I'm playing lots of online poker...]]></description>
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<title>Lots of Talk About All-Time Money List</title>
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<description><![CDATA[  The Aussie Millions super high roller has created a lot of discussion on the top so I figured I'd chime in...]]></description>
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<title>2011 Rocks So Far</title>
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<description><![CDATA[  Pretty awesome start to the year for me all around...]]></description>
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<title>2011 Poker Goals</title>
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<description><![CDATA[It's that time of year again...]]></description>
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<title>PokerStars Team Pro 2010</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The results are in, so let's take a look at how the team fared in 2010 across the world...]]></description>
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<title>The Best Trip of My Life (Very Long)</title>
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<description><![CDATA[  Not really a better way to put it, but my Sydney trip was a blast...]]></description>
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<title>My Amazing Race</title>
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<description><![CDATA[  I just had quite a race against time that I thought I'd share with you all...]]></description>
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<title>Antes in Tournaments</title>
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<description><![CDATA[  Been meaning t write this blog for a while now...]]></description>
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<title>Vienna, Bucharest, Amsterdam, LA, Las Vegas in a week</title>
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<description><![CDATA[  I did good getting air miles this week and also picked up a 4th place finish at EPT Vienna...]]></description>
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<title>Feelin' Sexy in Vienna</title>
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<description><![CDATA[  Chip Leader with 80 left...]]></description>
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<title>Andrew Robl</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Big Game incident and Vienna...]]></description>
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<title>Pretty Amazing Trip Around the World</title>
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<description><![CDATA[My month long trip away from home...]]></description>
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<title>Lots of Poker, Time for a Break</title>
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<description><![CDATA[  Sitting in Heathrow lounge headed to Toronto...]]></description>
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<title>This Blog is A Bit All Over the Place</title>
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<description><![CDATA[  Will be written in the tone of the evening...]]></description>
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<title>Top 5 Young Poker Pros of the Future</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1284971876&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Who will carry the torch in the future?  Here are five I predict will get loads of TV time...]]></description>
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<title>Angle Shooting, TV, WCOOP, etc.</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1284026239&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Lots to talk about...]]></description>
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<title>Portugal Observations</title>
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<description><![CDATA[This place is easy on the eyes...]]></description>
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<title>Leaving Las Vegas</title>
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<description><![CDATA[  Haven't left town for quite some time, but it looks like I'll be getting back on the road...]]></description>
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<title>The Calm Before the Storm</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Schedule is going to hit it's busiest time of year...]]></description>
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<title>I've hit 10,000 hands at $100-$200 on PokerStars</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1280120370&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Pretty happy with my recent results...]]></description>
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<title>A Night Out</title>
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<description><![CDATA[  I finally decided to leave the couch...]]></description>
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<title>I dun' been Readin'</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A book and all...]]></description>
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<title>My WSOP Main Event Day Two</title>
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<description><![CDATA[  Full update on day two...]]></description>
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<title>My WSOP Main Event Day One</title>
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<description><![CDATA[  It was a struggle but I made it through the day and have on off day before day two...]]></description>
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<title>Bets for Doyle</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1278204094&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Some fun bets I'll accept from Doyle...]]></description>
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<title>The $25k 6 max</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1277888349&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Starts tomorrow and I'm excited about it...]]></description>
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<title>Tournament of Champions Day 1 Report</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Lots of poker hands and analysis in this blog...]]></description>
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<title>WSOP Fantasy Pool Updatesa and my new favorite website!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1276918163&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[I have a bit of time before my next match...]]></description>
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<title>The Best Female Poker Player in the World?  Reallly</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1276568264&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[Not about the Ladies Event...]]></description>
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<title>Sticking Up for the Ladies One More Time</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Last time I promise!]]></description>
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<title>Men Playing in Ladies Events</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1276413299&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  This is absurd and we should do whatever we can to prevent it in the future...]]></description>
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<title>PokerNews: Setting the Record Straight</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1276287476&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[This gets old after a while, but I feel I need to respond to an anonymous article written by a "poker pro"]]></description>
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<title>The Durrr Spectacle</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The WSOp Bracelet Bets...]]></description>
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<title>WSOP Chip Count Coverage?</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1275766279&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[What happened to it?]]></description>
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<title>Early WSOP Update</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1275556142&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Gearing up for the 10K 7 Card Stud Championship...]]></description>
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<title>Another Blog about, like, different stuff</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1275008031&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[Last word on the Cereus issue, laser hair removal, and all kinds of random stuff...]]></description>
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<title>The Blog about Everything</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1274722780&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I can't even think of a way to sum this blog up...]]></description>
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<title>WSOP Fantasy Pool</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1274337387&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  It's that time of year again for another freeroll FCP Fantasy Pool...]]></description>
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<title>SCOOP Wrap Up, Golf Update, and Poker's Best Interest</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1274132946&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I played all three of the SCOOP events yesterday and felt like I had a shot in all three...]]></description>
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<title>Broken Record</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1273393984&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Awesome week just keeps getting better and better...]]></description>
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<title>Awesomeness! </title>
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<description><![CDATA[  May is probably my favorite month out of the whole year...]]></description>
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<title>Monte Carlo and NHL Update</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1272173966&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  It has been a crazy and exciting first round of the NHL playoffs, and I've been loving the action...]]></description>
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<title>Hockey Bets for the NHL Playoffs</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1271250057&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[Hockey Bets and Stuff...]]></description>
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<title>8 for 8 on Day One’s</title>
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<description><![CDATA[  I’m not having any trouble getting through the first day this year, but it’s time to run good when it counts!]]></description>
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<title>Why Baseball is Complete Garbage</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1270574675&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I actually love the game, but I can't bring myself to care about that ridiculous league anymore...]]></description>
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<title>A New Challenge Awaits</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1270080357&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I had a great month of March in the $100-$200 no limit hold'em games on PokerStars, and I'm ready to move on to bigger and better things...]]></description>
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<title>Poker Boot Camp Online and the FOX Cash Game Show</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1269748419&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I've been playing tons of 6 max 100-200 online at PokerStars, and I can finally reveal one of the key reasons for that...]]></description>
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<title>Poker is Fun For Everyone </title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1269316905&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Well it is for me anyway...]]></description>
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<title>Off To Austria</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1269034483&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  And so it begins, a long trip away from home...]]></description>
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<title>2010 WSOP Schedule</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1268644833&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Every year I map out my preferred schedule for the WSOP and this year's schedule has been masterfully put together so that overlapping on key events will be at a minimum...]]></description>
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<title>Operation 80</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1268352891&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I haven't golfed regularly since last August, but I need to get my butt in gear if I'm going to have a chance to win this bet...]]></description>
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<title>End of Day One and Further Explanation on The Last Blog</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1268133511&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I made it through day one at the BAY 101 Shooting Stars tournament...]]></description>
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<title>World's Top Ten Toughest Tournaments</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1268019384&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Factoring in field size, structure, and strength of field...]]></description>
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<title>NBC Bracket Preditctions</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1267782289&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Don't be offended people, many of these are random guesses with a little insight added...]]></description>
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<title>Outplayed, Outdrawn, and Coolered By the Same Guy on Day 3</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1267431014&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  That sums up my day for the most part...]]></description>
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<title>A Ridonkulous Hand from Day 2!</title>
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<description><![CDATA[  I had a pretty solid run on day two thanks to one double up in particular that I'll just never forget for the rest of my life...]]></description>
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<title>WPT LA Underway</title>
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<description><![CDATA[  I have two current streaks I'm working on...]]></description>
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<title>Matt Savage Creates World's Best Structure for LAPC</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1267161064&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  It's super slow and super deep, wowzers!!!]]></description>
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<title>NAPT $25K Bounty Shootout Starts Tomorrow</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1266906740&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  One of the most exciting new televised events begins tomorrow, and there is more than one way to follow the action]]></description>
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<title>NAPT Launch is a Monster Hit So Far</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1266650731&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  The energy surrounding this NAPT event at the Venetian is electric...]]></description>
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<title>Old School Tournament Poker vs. New School</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1266387145&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Here are the real reasons that players with an old school tournament mentality will struggle with today's game...]]></description>
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<title>Poker on the Brain!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1266300240&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[Premier League, NAPT, and the NAPT shootout are all at the front of my mind right now...]]></description>
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<title>Premier League Heat #1</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1266047288&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Not the start I was looking for...]]></description>
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<title>My Sunday Grind Results</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1265016553&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  This blog is all about online poker, and it's going to sound like a bad beat story blog, but I'm just giving you the facts!]]></description>
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<title>I'll Be Trying the Sunday Grind</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1264894845&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I don't normally do the whole Sunday Online Grind, but I'm going to give it a shot tomorrow...]]></description>
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<title>I Be Tired</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1264409698&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I worked hard today at the tables...]]></description>
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<title>Bouncing to Biloxi</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1264239225&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I'm as prepared as I can be, for what will be a grueling event...]]></description>
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<title>Delta- A Love Story</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1263582990&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[This blog has been written from 20,000 feet...]]></description>
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<title>High Roller Tomorrow, Angle Shooting, and Amir Vahedi</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1263178413&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Sticking with my game plan to take every event I play this year seriously]]></description>
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<title>Stuck in an Elevator</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1263075225&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  This is just kind of funny so I thought I'd share...]]></description>
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<title>Another Great Day in Paradise</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1262928300&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  My chip stack headed in the wrong direction, and I laid down the best hand, but none of that matters in the bigger picture.  I'm just happy to still be in with a chance...]]></description>
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<title>Life is Good</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1262761380&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I'm a better no limit hold'em player today than I was a year ago...]]></description>
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<title>Happy and Motivated at the PCA</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1262666309&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I'm a very happy boy and have extra motivation to have a great 2010...]]></description>
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<title>Poker Goals for 2010</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1261878864&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[I have set a few goals and I hope to reach them all in 2010...]]></description>
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<title>2009 Recap and a Look Ahead to 2010</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1261518280&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  There is also a link to my video blog in here...]]></description>
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<title>Poker This Week</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1260656146&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[ An update on what's happening in poker, on TV, Live, and Online this week...]]></description>
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<title>My Schedule Until WSOP 2010</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1260310669&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I just mapped out my schedule and it looks pretty busy for the next few months...]]></description>
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<title>Team Pro Tuesdays</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1260216738&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  A cool new tournament format on PokerStars.com plus a little introspection...]]></description>
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<title>Back in the Day</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1259693125&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[Reminiscing...]]></description>
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<title>Why I Gave Up on the Toronto Maple Leafs</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1259451751&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  This blog is a commentary on the state of the Toronto Maple Leafs and nothing else.  No other content whatsoever...]]></description>
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<title>Mommy is Gone</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1258995832&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  She struggled for 10 months living the worst kind of life you can live, but now it's over...]]></description>
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<title>Top Ten Non-Poker Related Moments in My Life</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1258792784&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[Life is about more than just poker...]]></description>
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<title>Virgin Atlantic Tisk Tisk</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1258437091&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[That plus my take on the WSOP...]]></description>
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<title>The Golf Match is Over, time to sweat in Ivey</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1257578632&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  So we got the golf match out of the way now, and tomorrow I plan on being at the WSOP final table the whole day, sweating in Ivey...]]></description>
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<title>The Poker Bug</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1256591752&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I think I may have caught it recently...]]></description>
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<title>The WPT Bellagio has now officially become a PAPT event</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1256259996&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  The WPT event at the Bellagio has decided to make the move to the PAPT and has becomes the first stop on the Pansy Ante Poker Tour...]]></description>
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<title>I am a Stats Geek Like No Other</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1256088304&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  ROI stats for all WPT players who have played in 30 or more events.  Took me over 8 hours to create this spreadsheet, I'm such a geek!]]></description>
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<title>The Ratings are In...</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1255720192&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  The PokerStars.net Million Dollar Challenge exceeded everyone's expectations and it seems that the viewers really enjoyed the show...]]></description>
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<title>PokerStars.net Million Dollar Challenge... and other stuff</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1255112314&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Set your tivo to FOX on Sunday at 1:30pm PST to see Father Andrew Trapp go for a million dollars...]]></description>
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<title>Soaking it All In</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1254569172&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Finishing second sucks, but it could be worse...]]></description>
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<title>Poker has Gottten Really Hard</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1254388525&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I made the final table, yet another WSOPE final table chalk full of excellent poker players...]]></description>
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<title>Another Excellent Day of Play</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1254297406&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I put in another good performance on day three and am in good shape with 36 players remaining...]]></description>
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<title>Fighting Jet Lag in London, on to Day Three</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1254214855&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I'm doing my best to stay awake past 7pm but it's been a struggle...]]></description>
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<title>Brag Blog</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1254101777&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I played really good today...]]></description>
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<title>Caesars Cup a Major Disappointment for Team Americas</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1253933043&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Things didn't go as well as we'd hoped, but the European didn't make any big mistakes...]]></description>
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<title>I'm in London</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1253870637&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[It's about 9:30am and I just woke up.  That's exactly perfect...]]></description>
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<title>My Impression of Poker Blogs</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1253518751&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Had some free time and have been reading some poker blogs... that mostly contain little, to no poker content...]]></description>
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<title>If You are Too Cool You are a Tool</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1253317123&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  My friends and I enjoy doing some pretty geeky things I guess...]]></description>
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<title>Are you ready for some football!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1252851217&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  It all starts today as does the $25,000 NLH Heads Up event on PokerStars...]]></description>
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<title>Day One was a Good Day in Several Ways</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1252220051&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  The day didn't start well, but it ended very well...]]></description>
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<title>Preparing for the EPT Barcelona</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1252127742&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I swear this is mt favorite city outside of Las Vegas, love it here...]]></description>
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<title>Don't be Mean to Your Mother</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1251496394&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Weird title, I know, but I was driving and thinking about all the times I've been mean to my mother and wish I could take back some of the things I've done and said to her...]]></description>
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<title>Still in After Day Two at WPT</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1251104113&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Still don't feel like my head is in the game yet...]]></description>
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<title>WPT Stats and Trivia Questions</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1251016202&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Day one is done, so being the stats geek that I am, I decided to look up some WPT stats...]]></description>
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<title>Playing the WPT Legends Event Today</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1250966204&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  It's been a while since I played any no limit hold'em so I may be a bit rusty, but that's often a good thing...]]></description>
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<title>A Glass of Water</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1250062916&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I can't imagine what it would be like to desperately yearn for a simple glass of water for months, only to be told... it will kill you.]]></description>
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<title>A Few Racial Oberservations/Pet Peeves </title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1249632719&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I see things every once and a while that just don't seem to make a lot of sense...]]></description>
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<title>My Take on the Poker Hall of Fame</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1249461350&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I read Doyle's blog and wanted to add my two cents on the Hall of Fame inductions come November...]]></description>
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<title>Maybe the Most Fun I've Ever Had</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1248210258&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I'm back from Lake Tahoe and must say that I had an awesome time and can't wait till next year's American Century Championship!]]></description>
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<title>American Century Championship</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1247548535&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  flight is delayed, but I'm on my way to Lake Tahoe for the coolest golf event I'll ever play!]]></description>
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<title>So Sick</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1246959003&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  For real, not just the internet meaning of "Wow what a beat, so sick." I am still sick...]]></description>
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<title>The 50K HORSE- A One Year Blip</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1246104163&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  We lost a significant number of players this year as expected, and here's why:]]></description>
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<title>WSOP Team Bets on Shaky Ground</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1245492343&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Been a rough week for team Negreanu/E-DOG...]]></description>
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<title>WSOP Updating Some Numbers</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1245101246&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I have all kinds of fun action for the series and here are the latest updates and standings...]]></description>
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<title>And on the 10th Day He Rested</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1244715585&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  My streak of nine straight 3am nights has been snapped...]]></description>
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<title>Ivey is the Best</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1244229566&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  If possible, he's also the most underrated...]]></description>
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<title>Lots of Fun WSOP Stuff!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1243568531&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Prop bets, Fantasy results, and the 40k...]]></description>
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<title>So the 40K Starts Today</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1243528953&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Wow, the WSOP is back and starting today... wow.]]></description>
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<title>Some Good News from Toronto</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1243227727&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Coming to Toronto to see my mother was one of the best decisions I've ever made in my life...]]></description>
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<title>Introducing the 2009 WSOP Fantasy Pool</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1242507038&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  brought to you by Full Contact Poker, this year's fantasy pool is unique and I think you guys will really enjoy it!]]></description>
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<title>World Series of Golf </title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1242193359&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I got in a pretty good group today which changed my strategy big time...]]></description>
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<title>Celebrity Apprentice Finale</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1242028284&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  It was a really good season, and a lot of that obviously had to do with all the heated moments...<br />]]></description>
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<title>Crazy weird session in my heads up match</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1241651712&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Definitely the weirdest and swingiest session we've played yet...]]></description>
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<title>Trying to Get back in the Groove</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1241622023&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I'm back home and man am I happy about it...]]></description>
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<title>Heading Home</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1241405964&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Played another session online against the kid and it had lots of action...]]></description>
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<title>More Onlline Poker, and Poker's Newest Villain </title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1241236511&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I played some more heads up today online and ran into the one they call Full Flush innit...]]></description>
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<title>Can't Sleep, so Played Some online at PokerStars</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1241151323&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Continued my heads up match on the internet, we've played 1000 hands now, 4000 to go...]]></description>
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<title>A Live Misclick of Sorts!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1241089247&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Lots of excuses in this blog...]]></description>
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<title>Still in the EPT Grand Final</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1241064255&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Not my best performance but I'm through to day 2...]]></description>
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<title>More Heads Up online with the Kids and a Mommy Update</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1240806145&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  In Monte Carlo now on a bit of jet lag and played some more heads up online...]]></description>
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<title>Crawling into Day 3</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1240296133&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Yuk, I just couldn't get anything going in the first 10 levels.  Luckily the structure is sick otherwise I would have been outta there along time ago...]]></description>
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<title>Biting my Tongue</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1240214551&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I have a really big mouth and it's a struggle sometimes to keep it shut!]]></description>
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<title>An Eye Opening Day at Shadow Creek , Poker, and NHL Playoffs</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1239695181&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Let's just say that Doyle wasn't kidding when he said that David Benyamine is one heck of a golfer!]]></description>
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<title>Very Costly Misclick</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1239009018&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Playing SCOOP alllllllll day...]]></description>
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<title>Poker Live, Poker Online, and poker on TV</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1238401561&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  This blog will have some actual poker content as well as your typical random thoughts...]]></description>
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<title>Livin'</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1238048614&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I'm kind of back to Earth and]]></description>
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<title>Evelyn Ng Ruined my Life</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1237501828&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[You think someone is your friend until they do something that makes you wonder, "What kind of friend would do that?"]]></description>
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<title>A Quickie</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1237363497&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[Still in...]]></description>
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<title>Commentary and a Funny Blog I read just now!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1236924329&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I've met HossTBF before in Europe, and while I'd be happy to play him heads up in HORSE, I stay away from him in limit hold'em...]]></description>
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<title>Oops</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1236567578&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I had a shot to win the NBC Heads Up, but a lack of information caused me to make two crucial mistakes that cost me the match in the quarter-finals...]]></description>
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<title>Bring it on Baby!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1236479471&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  On to round three against the Prince of poker, Scotty Nguyen...]]></description>
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<title>NBC Heads Up</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1236387886&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I drew Moneymaker in the first round...]]></description>
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<title>High Limit Action on PokerStars</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1235950645&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  There have been some exciting new additions to the high limit offering at PokerStars...]]></description>
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<title>Close but no cigar</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1235451230&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I put in a good effort but the cards didn't go my way after day one...]]></description>
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<title>On to Day 3</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1235366762&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I had another strange hand last night with about 15 minutes to play on the night...]]></description>
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<title>End of Day One at the LAPC</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1235294960&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I'm trying my best, but am not happy about the last call I just made for 7000 in the last round...]]></description>
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<title>Mommy is a Tough Cookie!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1235244777&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I've been pretty pessimistic about my mother's recovery, until yesterday...]]></description>
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<title>Wake Up Mommy!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1234916621&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  She's not doing so well and has yet to wake up from the surgery that happened 20 hours ago.  That's a very bad sign...]]></description>
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<title>Update on Mommy and LA Plans</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1234671712&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  My mother got through her first surgery and is now scheduled to have open heart surgery on Monday.  If all goes well, she'll be as good as new.]]></description>
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<title>My Mother is Very Sick</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1234140665&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  She recently had a stroke as well as a mild heart attack and is still in the hospital here in Las Vegas...]]></description>
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<title>My Supporting Cast</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1233295084&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I'm so lucky to have such amazing people around me...]]></description>
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<title>My WSOP Schedule and Thoughts</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1233083228&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[   Here is a list of the events I plan on playing as well as my thoughts on some of the changes in 2009...]]></description>
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<title>Vegas Weather Sucks!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1232912780&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Tried to play golf today, but it was just way too windy...]]></description>
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<title>$0.02-$0.05 Here I come!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1232612491&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I finally was able to win enough in the $0.01-$0.02 game at PokerStars to move up to the next level...]]></description>
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<title>Ridiculously Happy!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1232433781&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Man, life is awesome when you are home and doing what you love!]]></description>
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<title>Sunday Tourneys on Stars</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1232302472&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I'm playing all of them today...]]></description>
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<title>Girl Selling her Virginity!  </title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1232041916&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  This story just blew me away!]]></description>
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<title>Strange Meeting in NYC</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1231815817&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I just had one of those moments that make you question everything you think you know about life...]]></description>
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<title>Becoming a Mac Man</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1231663111&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I'm gonna do it.  I'm going to give a Mac a try...]]></description>
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<title>Ugh</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1231400367&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  What a waste of a day...]]></description>
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<title>Fast Structure Equals Less Fun for Me</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1231212588&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  We've been spoiled with great structures over the years that it's hard for me to enjoy tournaments with faster structures...]]></description>
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<title>A Bahamas Update</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1231130037&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Feeling prepared for a deep run...]]></description>
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<title>Changes for 2009</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1230241291&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all.  I'm going to be making some changes in 2009 that are long overdue..]]></description>
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<title>Bellagio Day One</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1229323585&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  A low fluctuation day of small ballin' on day one of the WPT Bellagio event...]]></description>
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<title>I can't Sleep</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1229084257&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Not exactly on a good sleep schedule at the moment with just days before the WPT Bellagio event...]]></description>
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<title>Marathon Online Poker Session at PokerStars</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1228376055&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I'm actually still playing wihileI write this...]]></description>
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<title>I won!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1227566743&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  It's the biggest field I've ever beaten in my whole life and I was proud to do it on Canadian soil...]]></description>
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<title>At Another Final Table</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1227438698&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[poker is so much tougher than it used to be, wow...]]></description>
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<title>Small Ball Rocks!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1227342661&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[It’s just such a deadly system for deep stacked tournaments it’s hard to ever get knocked out early…]]></description>
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<title>BC Day 1</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1227296869&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[A quickie..]]></description>
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<title>The B.C. Poker Championship</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1226708517&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I will be there next week.  This blog is a bit all over the place...]]></description>
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<title>Give it Up to ESPN and Harrah's</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1226523989&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  The WSOP final table was a home run in all respects...]]></description>
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<title>Railing the WSOP Final Table</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1226359866&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  It's gone pretty much as I expected...]]></description>
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<title>Back to Back Cashes with a 35th</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1226217399&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I've been consistently deep in the tournaments lately, but have fallen card dead at the wrong time...]]></description>
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<title>A Grade A Slow Roll on Day Two</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1226119353&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  The most blatant slow roll I've ever seen at a poker table had me cracking up pretty hard...]]></description>
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<title>How Much Does the Guy with Aces Have Left?</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1226031054&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[ I used a funky line in the tournament today and am not sure if it cost me or not...]]></description>
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<title>Catching Up on the WSOP Main Event</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1225778852&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  That plus a lot of thoughts on various things poker related...]]></description>
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<title>My Worst PAD Performance Ever</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1225341068&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I played so bad it's scary!]]></description>
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<title>Cooler Hand and the Week Ahead</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1225083405&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  My bust out hand at Bellagio and my schedule for the week...]]></description>
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<title>Chip Leader Again</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1224744678&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Not sure how it happened really, but once again I' m chip leader going into day three of the WPT Bellagio event...]]></description>
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<title>Two Key Hands from Day 1 at Bellagio</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1224581759&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I've only made this play once in 17 years, but I did it again in this tournament...]]></description>
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<title>The Real Deal Grand Opening</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1224388613&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  is this Tuesday October 21st.  This blog will also cover some poker stuff, I promise :-)]]></description>
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<title>Why I Play Poker... and other stuff</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1223683958&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Getting ready to go to the WPT Niagara Falls event tonight...]]></description>
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<title>John McCain Reads the Full Contact Poker Forum</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1223305769&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  On October 4th after the Palin/Biden debate I posted a strategy for the McCain campaign to use and just two days later they put it into action!]]></description>
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<title>Homesick</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1223166056&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[ It's about that time that I need to get back home to Las Vegas...]]></description>
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<title>Tough Task Lies Ahead</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1222909105&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Winning this final table will be the most difficult task I've ever faced at a poker table...]]></description>
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<title>24 Left</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1222830243&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I'm second to Juanda who has 657,000 to my 653,000 and he certainly doesn't forget to mention it with a big ugly grin...]]></description>
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<title>Short Update after Day 2</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1222741715&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I'm tired so this blog will be a bit light...]]></description>
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<title>Through Day 1 of the WSOP Europe Main Event</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1222654251&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Confidence is high...]]></description>
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<title>Dodging the Ivey Bullet and the Presidential Debate</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1222435560&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I've been chilling in my room and that's the plan until the WSOPE main event...]]></description>
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<title>14th in the HORSE</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1222224041&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Two tournaments and two cashes but the cards haven't helped me in the late stages...]]></description>
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<title>On the Board with a Cash</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1222025660&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Wasn't able to go all the way but I'm pleased with the result and played very well...]]></description>
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<title>PokerVT Running 1-2 in the $1500 NL Event</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1221956354&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I was chip leader on day 1A and the chip leader on day 2b is Adam Junglen, another PokerVT instructor...]]></description>
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<title>$1500 WSOPE No Limit Event Day One</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1221871171&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Fundamentals, discipline, but most importantly... observation.]]></description>
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<title>Am I Supposed ti live in London?</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1221670573&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  In respect to my diet, I've never been to a place anywhere in the world that compares to the choices I find in London...]]></description>
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<title>Heads Up Poker on PokerStars</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1221499618&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I love heads up poker tournaments, especially those where post flop skill outweighs pre-flop prowess...]]></description>
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<title>Barcelona POKER Blog</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1221151536&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Yes folks it's true... actual poker content!]]></description>
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<title>A Case for Faith</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1220673574&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Read an interesting book on the plane ride to and from Sweden...]]></description>
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<title>All Politics</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1220160305&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  This has been a really fun week in politics...]]></description>
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<title>Day 2 Playing it By the Book</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1219742934&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  My book...]]></description>
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<title>Pretty Slow Day One</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1219651924&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Day one of the WPT at the Bike..]]></description>
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<title>Nightmare Central                                       </title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1219507076&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[Scariest nightmares I’ve had in as long as I can remember…]]></description>
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<title>Fantasy Football</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1219276327&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I did an auction draft last night that a lot of fun...]]></description>
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<title>Scheduling Madness</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1218789842&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  A rough look at what's ahead for me the rest of the year...]]></description>
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<title>Weekend With Daniel a Success</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1218486093&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  It completely drained me of all my energy, but in the end the response we got from the participants was overwhelmingly positive...]]></description>
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<title>Last Golf Blog for a while, Promise!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1217876558&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Patrik is leaving town on Tuesday so that marks the end of our golf matches....]]></description>
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<title>And the MVP Award Goes to...</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1217742783&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[   Our 18 hole match today turned into 27 holes...]]></description>
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<title>Another Rematch Today</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1217613100&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  If you don't like golf you probably won't enjoy reading this blog...]]></description>
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<title>Big Golf Rematch</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1217399517&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  On Thursday me and my band of misfits will face Goliath once again at TPC Summerlin...]]></description>
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<title>A Birthday Hater</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1217095443&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Never liked them...]]></description>
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<title>The Real Deal!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1216679261&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  A new poker show at the Venetian...]]></description>
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<title>Aggressive Nutso outside a Club</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1216507682&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Steroids and Alcohol don't mix well together...]]></description>
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<title>Solid Move for WPT</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1216358194&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Finally the WPT will appear on a network with a wide appeal and one that really makes sense...]]></description>
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<title>I know Five</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1216024923&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  with 27 left I've actually heard of five of them. Coming to you from Toronto, Canada, with WSOP stuff, golf stuff, and other stuff...]]></description>
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<title>Ding Ding Ding 2008</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1215151288&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Let's get ready to rumble...]]></description>
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<title>A Solid HORSE Final Table is possible</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1214682711&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  There are several players from the "big game" still alive in the tournament...]]></description>
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<title>Rest</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1213859332&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I am learning more and more about where true success comes from for mel...]]></description>
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<title>WSOP Player of The Year</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1213698224&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  So much fun, I just love being in the thick of things...]]></description>
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<title>Number Four And Counting</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1213345012&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I'm not content just yet, still loads of big tourneys left and I'm just heating up...]]></description>
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<title>Video Bloggin'</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1213182454&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Too tired to write, but the video blogs have been daily..]]></description>
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<title>First Ever Big Buy in NL Shootout Starts Today</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1212772550&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Also, I'm doing video blogs daily now...]]></description>
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<title>Phil Ivey is Good at Poker</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1212605850&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I'm on to day two so I don't have a lot of time, but just wanted everyone to know that this Ivey guy is pretty good at poker...]]></description>
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<title>0-3 and getting ready for some rebuys</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1212477995&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I played a very odd hand against Bill Edler that totally had me baffled, and ultimately busted...]]></description>
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<title>$5000 1/2 Limit 1/2 No Limit Hold'em</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1212392058&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  That's the next event on my schedule, so hear is a rundown of my thoughts on this event...]]></description>
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<title>On the the $1500 NL Event</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1212217037&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  It's a tough one to win, but in looking at the schedule, it seems like one to play...]]></description>
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<title>It's Time...</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1212120800&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I'm pretty anxious, been thinking about the WSOP for quite some time now...]]></description>
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<title>Harrah's dun' good... real good</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1211952112&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  The 2008 WSOP is shaping up to be the best organized and best run WSOP in history...]]></description>
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<title>Interview Insanity</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1211842515&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I have a pretty booked schedule the next couple days doing mostly radio, and after that, it's time to rock and roll...]]></description>
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<title>PokerVT is officially live!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1211645864&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  The site is officially up, so I thought I'd give you guys a little heads up on what you'll find at PokerVT...]]></description>
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<title>Chillin' In Costa Rica (Poker Content!)</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1211561462&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  A mini vacation before the grind...]]></description>
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<title>WSOP Fantasy Pool 2008</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1211161360&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Full Contact Poker is running another WSOP fantasy pool this year, and here are my picks for this year:]]></description>
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<title>I've had it with Obama!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1210906502&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I can't believe what he said, it's just shocking news...]]></description>
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<title>I blew it!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1210743004&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  The perfect situation came up and I totally screwed it up...]]></description>
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<title>My New Swing Thought: Nothing</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1210659685&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The World Series of Golf starts tomorrow and I'm insanely excited...]]></description>
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<title>Change</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1210225524&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  The theme of this blog is change...]]></description>
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<title>Life is So Good!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1209970822&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I feel so free and relaxed lately which in turns makes you a happy dude...]]></description>
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<title>Harrah's and the WSOP</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1209797015&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  A lot of people seem to be really confused about what's really happening here so I wanted to add a few more thoughts...]]></description>
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<title>A Poker Filled Day</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1209709751&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Read my previous blog for comments on the WSOP change, this blog contains a hand history... for the first time ever!]]></description>
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<title>The WSOP Blockbuster News Story</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1209667191&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Lots of people with lots of opinions, I wanted to straighten a few things out for some of you...]]></description>
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<title>WSOP T-32</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1209515639&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  The WPT Championship is behind me and it's time to focus on golf and the WSOP...]]></description>
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<title>WPT Championship Day 2</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1208878399&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I'm right in the thick of things after an up and down day...]]></description>
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<title>WPT Championship Day 1</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1208791835&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[Through the day, onto day two...]]></description>
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<title>Back in the U.S.</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1208490979&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Clearing a few things up from Monte Carlo...]]></description>
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<title>Off to Bellagio</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1208182881&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Put in an excellent effort, nothing I could do about it...]]></description>
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<title>Feelin' It</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1208163663&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Sometimes I have to remind myself to follow my own advice...]]></description>
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<title>Eating Brain</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1208001118&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  That's what I plan on doing this week...]]></description>
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<title>Early Look at my WSOP Schedule</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1207820923&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  As well as other tournaments leading up to it...]]></description>
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<title>Rules are Key</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1207462945&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Reflecting on EPT San Remo event and future events...]]></description>
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<title>EPT San Remo</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1207236369&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[Quite a ride...]]></description>
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<title>I can't believe it's over!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1206910103&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  What an insane week for me...]]></description>
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<title>Long Time No Blog</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1206173923&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Been super busy, but had time for a meaty video blog entry today...]]></description>
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<title>Omens Abound</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1205149813&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Needless to say, this experience has been a strange time in my life in so many ways...]]></description>
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<title>A Definitive Moment </title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1204894481&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  They come every once in a while in life and I think I've just come to one...]]></description>
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<title>Sydney Trip Extended?</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1204786509&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  It's starting to look like I'll be here a bit longer than expected...]]></description>
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<title>Sydney is Heavenly</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1204536584&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  It's so beautiful I'm in awe...]]></description>
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<title>NBC Heads Up, American Idol, and Australia</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1204414106&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Headed to Australia tonight, but before I go, here are a few thoughts...]]></description>
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<title>No Drinking- Check, No Socializing- Check, Sleep Schedule- Check, Bags Unpacked- Check</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1203749234&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Felling good people, feeling really good right about now...]]></description>
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<title>Fun vs Success?</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1203532485&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I love playing on the EPT, so much so because of the people.  I think I end up having a bit too much fun though...]]></description>
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<title>Good Day/Night Playing Online</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1203305313&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  In my room in Copenhagen spending the day playing online...]]></description>
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<title>Random Blog</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1202874749&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  as the title says...]]></description>
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<title>Yes We Can!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1202207991&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  A big day today, Super Tuesday...]]></description>
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<title>Pentru Mama</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1202045381&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  You only get one, so cherishing her should be easy...]]></description>
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<title>Good Times in Dartmund</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1201759801&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Had a great day after being a bit sick...]]></description>
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<title>Sick, Tired, and Bored</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1201664338&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Stuck in my hotel room on a bad sleep schedule, with a headache, and nothing to do...]]></description>
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<title>My Take on the JJProdigy Kid</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1201493142&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I'm in Germany right now and just finished listening to a radio show where an admitted cheat was thrown softball after softball and still screwed it up...]]></description>
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<title>Back in Vegas, Annoyed By Hillary</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1200973857&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  A quick exit from the tournament has be back in Vegas in time to watch the Democratic debate get heated...]]></description>
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<title>Positive Vibes in Tunica</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1200800627&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  So far so good, as I get ready to play in the first heat of day one in Tunica...]]></description>
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<title>Little Matt, Big Ballin'</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1200619342&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Ever since that piece aired on ESPN, people ask me all the time how Little Matt is doin...]]></description>
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<title>Best PCA Ever!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1200159587&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I had so much fun this week despite getting knocked out just outside the money...]]></description>
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<title>Fighting Fatigue Through Day 1 at the PCA</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1199701073&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I'm on a horrible schedule sleep wise, but am fighting through it the best I can...]]></description>
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<title>Hanging with Boomer</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1199561246&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  PCA is underway and I play on day 1B tomorrow...]]></description>
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<title>Bloggin’ at the Airport</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1199366931&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[<br />  It’s been a while since I’ve blogged from the airport…]]></description>
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<title>Negreanu Goes Platinum!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1199147547&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Yes it’s true, I’ve officially gone Platinum…]]></description>
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<title>Poker Needs Better Statistics</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1198936131&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[<br />  It's a pet peeve of mine, as I’ve always been into stats every since I was a little kid, and looking at the various sites that carry all-time money lists it had me wondering… what are they thinking?]]></description>
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<title>Cooler Squared</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1198021179&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[ If the value of AA is greater than KK, and A8's value is great than A4, can A4 vs A8 be a worse cooler than AA versus KK?  ]]></description>
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<title>18 Left...</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1197880790&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  So far so good, it's been a bumpy ride but I'm sitting in a good spot right now...]]></description>
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<title>Day 3 Works out in the end</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1197800644&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Didn't start too well with a sloppy play against Peter Feldman, but I stayed hungry and ended the day in good shape thanks to some patience...]]></description>
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<title>On to Day Three</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1197707502&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  So far so good... I love this tournament.]]></description>
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<title>WPT Bellagio Day One- Good Vibes</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1197613469&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[<br />  It’s been a while since I last competed and it felt good to be back playing…]]></description>
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<title>I'm Cooler than You</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1197541314&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  My life is great and the fact that your life doesn't mirror mine is not really your fault, I'm just that special!]]></description>
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<title>Chip Reese</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1197236123&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[<br />  There will never be another one like him…]]></description>
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<title>Ok, So Here Goes…</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1195949956&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[ I think I’ve figured out what I wanted to say …]]></description>
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<title>Comedy Festival in Vegas</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1195546293&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  The Comedy Festival was in town again and I had some good laughs...]]></description>
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<title>Not going to Foxwoods</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1194418767&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Love the place, but just can't do it this year...]]></description>
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<title>Canadian Dollar Jokes Not Quite as Funny Anymore</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1193539411&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I can't tell you how many wise cracks I've heard over the past 10 years about the Canadian Dollar being inferior to the American dollar...]]></description>
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<title>Talk About Curing Autism</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1193229609&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[ I had an eye opening experience on a one day trip to Los Angeles to attend a fund raiser for TACA (Talk About Curing Autism)…]]></description>
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<title>I'm Not Dead </title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1191918729&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Just haven't felt like bloggin...]]></description>
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<title>Headed Back to Vegas</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1190902445&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Played the best that I could, and I don't think I could have done anything differently to win this event...]]></description>
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<title>Back in London and High Stakes Showdown</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1190515653&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  My second shot an an EPT title starts in a couple days...]]></description>
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<title> A Quickie Poker Blog</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1189770597&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[<br />  Poker is just an awesome game and I’ve got the bug again big time…]]></description>
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<title>I think I’ve fallen in Love Again</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1189647192&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  With the game of poker that is.  I’m really enjoying the WSOPE event here in London and in my off time all I want to do is play at PokerStars.com and/or write and think about the game…]]></description>
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<title>Never Check a Bag with British Airways</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1189477289&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I repeat, NEVER check a bag with the most incompetent airline in the world when it comes to handling your luggage… that, and a whole bunch of other stuff…]]></description>
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<title>World Cup Action Through Three Heats</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1189088924&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[The lowdown and an assessment of play thus far…<br />]]></description>
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<title>World Cup of Poker                                          </title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1188836815&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  That and golf, an improved version of “Coffee, Soda, Juice,” and the High Stakes Poker Showdown on PokerStars…]]></description>
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<title>I’m Out, but a Very Happy Man</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1188537077&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I was very happy with my play in Barcelona and excited about my level of confidence going forward…]]></description>
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<title>I fought through a Jet lagged Day One                         </title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1188482449&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[ and now I’m rarin’ to go on day two…]]></description>
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<title>Big Pimpin’ In Barcelona</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1188357507&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  The atmosphere here is electric…]]></description>
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<title>Golf in the Philippines and a Disturbing Poker Trend</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1188188066&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Golfing in Asia is very different than the U.S.  Also, I question the recent trend for poker tournaments selling coverage rights…<br />]]></description>
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<title>I Dig Television outside the U.S.</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1188018674&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[<br />  Due to jetlag I’ve been on a strange sleeping schedule that’s left me watching lots of television here in the Philippines…]]></description>
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<title> I have some wishes for Michael Vick and others</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1187553152&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  For those of you who don’t already know about the recent news, HBO Real Sports did a story on dog fighting recently…]]></description>
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<title>Golf, A Movie, and Mushu is in love!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1186991867&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  With Marley in heat at the moment, Mushu is losing his mind...]]></description>
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<title>Slow Poker Month</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1186622571&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  A lull in poker action after the WSOP is soon to heat up later this month...]]></description>
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<title>  A Birthday full of Games</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1185706255&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Including a 16 hour session at the Bellagio last night…]]></description>
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<title>Birthday Plans</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1185441182&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  It’s been a while since I offended a large group of people, so here goes!]]></description>
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<title>Vancouver and Rain</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1185060433&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Still in Vancouver for a few more days...]]></description>
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<title>What's Next?  Time for the EPT?</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1184480673&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I'm going over my schedule now that the WSOP is over and I'm thinking about making some trips overseas...]]></description>
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<title>Meeting Andre Agassi</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1183885935&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Rarely do I meet a celebrity or athlete that makes me feel like a fan, but meeting Agassi made me feel like an awkward little boy asking for an autograph...]]></description>
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<title>$50,000 H.O.R.S.E. Predictions</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1182668461&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  The structure for this event is very different than the structures for the smaller events...]]></description>
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<title>Video Blogs are Back</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1180896326&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  The latest video blog includes a tour of my new pad...]]></description>
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<title>Time flies, it's WSOP time again</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1180660956&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  The year seemed to go by in a flash, but it's time once again for poker's most prestigious event...]]></description>
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<title>Playing Bad Poker But Strangely Happy</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1179826661&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[Not all that into playing poker these days...]]></description>
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<title>High Stakes Poker</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1179166872&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Yesterday I took part in filming season four and today I'm hoping to get some play time on today's schedule...]]></description>
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<title>I Bet You</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1178705096&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I played in one of the most entertaining games I've played in ages, with a crazy group of characters...]]></description>
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<title>I Shall Live</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1178143690&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I've been reading a book recently that I can't put down...]]></description>
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<title>The WPT Championship</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1177713045&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Absolutely, without question, the worst hand I've played in... well, I don't remember how long...]]></description>
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<title>The Next Stage of My Life</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1176844793&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  This new house brings me one step closer to where I want to be in life...]]></description>
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<title>It's Moving Day!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1176190802&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I'm finally moving into a new house and it's been a long time coming...]]></description>
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<title>Hustled for the Very Last Time!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1176114481&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Easter dinner turned into a rather unpleasant situation...]]></description>
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<title>Learning to use all my Powers!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1175444378&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I read a blog recently that helped me understand how to tap into all of my poker powers!!!]]></description>
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<title>American Idol</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1175098346&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  This is the first season I've watched the show all the way through and I think it's riveting television, but some Amercians are out to destroy it...]]></description>
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<title>Degeneratum at it's Best</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1174973522&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Lots to cover from poker players across America being duped, the Reno WPT event, bowling, and finally, a marathon chinese poker session...]]></description>
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<title>Odds of winning a WSOP Bracelet</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1174645573&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  This discussion came up on some internet forums so I thought I'd throw my two cents in...]]></description>
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<title>Teaching Patrick Props</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1174283386&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Played my first live session of the year at Bellagio this year with David Benyamine, Patrick Antonious, Jennifer Harman, and Eli Elezra... ]]></description>
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<title>Bay 101 is the Bomb</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1173690419&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Now you should know by now that I don't say stuff like that unless I mean it, and am always wiling to criticize, but this is a spot I love more and more each time...]]></description>
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<title>I am such an Idiot</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1173642018&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Most of you will think I'm crazy for being so upset about this, but I am, and I don't really care...]]></description>
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<title>In Response to Mark Kreidler</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1173249710&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  A writer for espn.com wrote a column recently about Al D'Amato and I don't think it was very good...]]></description>
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<title>My NBC Bracket Picks with reasoning</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1172967523&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[Here are my picks with comments.  Also, 3rd round predicitons with the actually players who are there...]]></description>
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<title>NBC Heads Up: Time for Bracketology</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1172715398&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  It's that time of year again.  Time to fill out your brackets for the National Heads Up Poker Championship on NBC.  Also a bizarre story from my youth involving NBC...]]></description>
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<title>The Commerce Rocks</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1172436391&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  What a great facility, structure, food options, etc.  It is the best poker facility I've ever seen...]]></description>
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<title>Citizen Kane</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1172241129&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  If you don't like movies or television, then this blog might not be for you...]]></description>
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<title>A Poker Story from the "Old Days"</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1172032797&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  A two week bet to put in 140 hours in two weeks and avering at least one big bet an hour...]]></description>
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<title>Welcoming a new member to the family!!!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1171693562&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  It's official, there will be a new addition to the Negreanu family!  That, and why I suck at online poker, the NBA All-Star game, and wasting way too much time on internet poker forums...]]></description>
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<title>Trading Places</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1171591165&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  It's one of my favorite movies.  Anyway, here is a clip I want to share with all of you...]]></description>
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<title>Blackface</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1171495345&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Lots of discussion about my latest video blog...]]></description>
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<title>Shooting Pool, and Phil Gordon done lost his mind!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1171419403&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I made the sickest 9-ball run ever last night against Gavin Smith.  In other news, I read a recent Phil Gordon article that was so ridiculous I felt compelled to respond...]]></description>
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<title>Poker Gossip</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1171327614&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Lots of bizarre things happening in the poker world today, so much so, that I figured I'd chime in...]]></description>
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<title>An Inconvenient Truth</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1171085539&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  That Al Gore seems to be a passionate and great man.  Too bad he got cheated in 2000 and we ended up with the jerk that it's office now...]]></description>
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<title>I'm Off to LA for a couple Days</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1170744955&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  The Super Bowl was fun, but now it's time for a quick trip to LA for a HEads Up tournament...]]></description>
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<title>Super Bowl Sunday</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1170613379&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Colts 34 Bears 17.  That's my prediction...]]></description>
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<title>Joe Rogan Revisited</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1170522686&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I actually listened to that clip from a couple years ago after reading Joe Rogan's blog, and realized that I was wrong...]]></description>
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<title>Mike Matusow on High Stakes Poker</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1170355875&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Maybe I stuck the needle a little too deep...]]></description>
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<title>The NFL is a Disgrace</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1170170029&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Before we go celebrate the American pastime, the Super Bowl, here are a few things you should know about the league and it’s practices… (no poker content whatsoever)]]></description>
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<title>Opie and Anthony... again</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1170089449&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I don't listen to the show, but someone sent me a link to something they said about me recently on their show...]]></description>
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<title>January was a Success</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1169912200&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Now it's time to go home...]]></description>
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<title>Let's do it all over Again</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1169811816&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I'm in AC now, set to play another event early in the morning...]]></description>
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<title>Final Table Time</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1169734687&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  For the third consecutive year I find myself at a final table in Tunica, Mississippi.  Here is a rundown of the players and my view of them...]]></description>
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<title>Down to 18 in Tunica</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1169631701&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  My flow is spot on…]]></description>
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<title>Day Two in the Books</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1169569431&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I lost my mind in the morning but settled as the day went on.  Also, a challenge to all tournament director's in this country...]]></description>
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<title>End of Day One in Tunica</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1169441373&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I started off slowly but picked it up in the end...]]></description>
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<title>A Short Stop in Vegas and it's back on the road</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1169323240&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I watched an insane amount of television in the last few days...]]></description>
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<title>Without God I'm Useless</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1168968234&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  This blog isn't meant to be preachy in any way, shape, or form, but I'd be lying if I didn't mention the fact that my belief in God is an important part of my life...]]></description>
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<title>I completely blew it in Australia</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1168835099&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I started off dodging bullets and then did something totally out of character...]]></description>
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<title>On the Borrow in Australia</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1168555497&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Apparently the 100K buy in wasn't a typo after all...]]></description>
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<title>Off to Australia</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1168359479&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[ I'm in the airport in Bahamas on my way to Miami, LA, and finally to Australia. It's given me a little time to reflect on poker...]]></description>
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<title>Day 1 is in the books and I feel good</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1168141390&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Working out really does make you feel super human…]]></description>
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<title>On the Road, the LV Journal, and the Video Blog</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1167928021&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[writing from the airport... (updated)]]></description>
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<title>I'm shaving my head</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1167727566&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Just cause...]]></description>
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<title>Merry Christmas!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1167337592&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Happy Chanukah, Happy Kwanza, and all that good stuff...]]></description>
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<title>Believe in Yourself</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1166567229&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Without self confidence you won't be winning any tournaments any time soon...]]></description>
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<title>33 left at the Bellagio</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1166466181&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  My goal was to end day 3 with 500,000 in chips, but I fell way short with 174,000...]]></description>
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<title>Bellagio Tournament, A Quickie</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1166348177&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  A Quick Update...]]></description>
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<title>I Have a New Protege!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1166183833&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  That, and Kameo on X-BOX 360, Jamie Lynn-Sigler, a horrible flight, the Bellagio main event, and my book...]]></description>
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<title>No Limit- A Search for the American Dream</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1164804554&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I just watched it and this is what I thought of it...]]></description>
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<title>No Poker Content</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1164676959&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  The following blog is about everything bit poker. hockey, football, and TV...]]></description>
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<title>Happy Tortured and Murdered Bird Day!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1164398028&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Otherwise known as Thanksgiving I guess...]]></description>
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<title>FCP Golf Weekend and Comedy Festival</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1164219935&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[Another fun packed Weeked at Daniel's and great news about FCP... U.S. Players welcome!]]></description>
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<title>Down to 30 in Foxwoods</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1163490809&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I got a little frustrated today about the event structure, but I surely didn’t let it distract me from my play as I put in a solid effort today…]]></description>
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<title>I made it through the day!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1163405040&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[Good news, there is actually some poker content in the following blog...]]></description>
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<title>Hockey Night at E-DOG's</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1163113333&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Starting a new Thursday night tradition hopefully...]]></description>
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<title>Haven't Felt Like Writing Lately</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1162780068&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I've been doing a lot of vegging, but haven't felt like writing recently...oh, and I played poker too...]]></description>
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<title>Long Time No Blog</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1162261365&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  It feels like it's been ages since my last entry...]]></description>
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<title>Niagara Falls</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1161837680&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  The event has exceeded everyone's expectations, including mine...]]></description>
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<title>Not as Good as I should be</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1160969549&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  A little recap of High Stakes Poker season 3, and a general feel for where my head is at...]]></description>
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<title>My New Family</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1160302994&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  The PPL draft was a huge success and I officially feel "wicked smart" with the way I approached it...]]></description>
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<title>U.S. Politics is Quite a Joke</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1160021040&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Bill Frist weasels his way into getting his bill past like a slithery snake...]]></description>
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<title>In Toronto until Oct 3rd</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1159768486&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Monday I'll be doing Off the Record as well as the Fan 590 with Bob McCown...]]></description>
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<title>AHL Draft in Toronto</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1159565881&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  It's that time of year again and I'm at the airport now headed to Toronto for my fantasy hockey draft...]]></description>
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<title>I'm officially a member of the PPL!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1159395353&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  The most exciting thing to happen to poker since the WPT started televising poker years ago...]]></description>
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<title>The ABC Pro-AM</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1159302123&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  The Monopoly game televised...]]></description>
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<title>Clarifying my Ahmadinejad Remarks</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1159240437&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Too many people got the wrong idea from my last blog...]]></description>
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<title>TV Blog and the ABC Pro-Am</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1159164855&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Been watching lots of TV, and tomorrow I will be playing on TV in a fun Pro-Am event scheduled to air on ABC...]]></description>
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<title>Ian Leggatt and Friends Golf and Poker Tournament</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1158820741&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  My trip here in Toronto is coming to an end...]]></description>
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<title>Everything Happens for a Reason</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1158402072&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  This trip hasn’t been going according to plan, but that doesn’t mean that the time is lost…]]></description>
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<title>Tampa Bay, Golf, and the Biggest Goof in WSOP History</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1157952749&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Tampa Bay was a blast, the golf game is looking up, and the floor staff at the WSOP totally destroyed the integrity of the main event...]]></description>
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<title>Chillin' In Tampa</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1157620695&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[I be chillin’ in Tampa Bay, and so far things have been pretty cool…]]></description>
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<title>Remember Me?</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1157432106&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[It's been a while...]]></description>
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<title>The WPT is Back in Action</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1156659551&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Another huge turnout in LA, plus a night at the Comedy Stop, and a response from the WPT in regards to the stupid lawsuit...]]></description>
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<title>Back from San Diego</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1156312222&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[24, Breakfast Club, I'm kind of a racist, and my recent vacation to San Diego...]]></description>
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<title>Vacation Time in San Diego</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1156025367&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[I'm on vacation in San Diego for a few days of R and R...]]></description>
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<title>Fantasy Football, Online Poker, and Bloggin'</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1155542400&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  A whole bunch of random topics including behavioral profiling, and what would a blog be without some lawuit talk?]]></description>
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<title>Proposed 2007 WSOP Schedule</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1153452727&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  If it were up to me, here is what I would propose for a wonderful World Series of Poker schedule that best resembles what the WSOP should be all about...]]></description>
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<title>$2500 Short Handed NL Hold'em</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1151743301&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I'm chipleader after day one...]]></description>
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<title>Tournament of Champions </title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1151341721&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  A run down of day one...]]></description>
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<title>$206,800</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1151049217&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  That's what my Protege Brian Fidler won in Tahoe... plus, tons of FCP NEWS, my new video blog, and of course, I golfed...big surprise!]]></description>
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<title>I feel like a Proud Pappa</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1150746508&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[My Protégé, Brian Fidler, is exceeding expectations in a big way…]]></description>
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<title>Protege is Cleaning House!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1150662180&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I'm amazed at how well my protege, Brian Fidler, is doing in just his second big time event...]]></description>
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<title>Weekend at Daniel's Hockey Edition</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1150227987&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  We had another awesome crew of people come out for another Weekend at Daniel's and I think it's safe to say that everyone had a great time...]]></description>
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<title>Golf, Make A Wish, and Weekend at Daniel's</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1149966764&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I golfed (no surprise there), spent an afternoon with a nice family, and am now preparing for a fun packed weekend...]]></description>
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<title>18 a Day</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1149671354&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  That's all I can even think about right now... I'm totally obsessed with golf...]]></description>
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<title>I dun' been Gamblin'</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1149149170&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Whether it be poker or golf, I've been gambling pretty hard recently...]]></description>
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<title>The Million Dollar Mark</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1148773639&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Last night's session at the Bellagio put me over a million this year in the big game...]]></description>
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<title>To Burbank and Back</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1148693580&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I woke up at 6:00am and was awake for the next 24 hours shooting poker shows and playing in the big game...]]></description>
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<title>My, My, My American Pie</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1148373073&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  This past weekend I felt like I was in the movie American Pie "The Wedding" when some old friends from high school were in town for a wedding...]]></description>
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<title>Poker and Golf... Life is Good</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1148087352&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Recently I've been living the life I'd always dreamed of when I first started grinding it out in little rooms across Toronto...]]></description>
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<title>A Busy Week</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1147772963&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  This should really be three blogs but I've been too busy to get them done...]]></description>
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<title>Protege Wins! Golf, Sports, and Vegas Fun</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1147317375&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Man, I've really been living it up lately and am really enjoying life...]]></description>
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<title>Time for ME!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1146869287&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Since being home from Toronto I've been relaxing and taking time for myself...]]></description>
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<title>The Proudest Moment of My Life</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1146632007&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I have never worked so hard on anything and been so satisfied than I have this week..]]></description>
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<title>Hanging with the Proteges</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1146306001&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  My first full day in Toronto was a lot of fun...]]></description>
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<title>Getting on a Plane</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1146167152&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  On my way to Toronto right now for the Daniel Negreanu Protege Final...]]></description>
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<title>A Writing Machine</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1145720079&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I just put in a solid session of writing and man does that take a load off...]]></description>
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<title>BOOOOOOOORING!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1145520108&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  That about sums up my first day at the WPT Championship...]]></description>
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<title>Gearing up for the WPT Championship and some FCP News</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1145424762&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I spent the day relaxing and studying for the start of the tournament tomorrow.  Also, some FCP News you'll all want to know about...]]></description>
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<title>Sick of Hold'em</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1145332640&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I forgot how much more I enjoy playing mixed games rather than the the same game over, and over, and over, and over again...]]></description>
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<title>High Stakes Poker: Season 2</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1144976893&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I put in another 28 hours of poker on the show as well as three more hours playing in the dark at the Bellagio...]]></description>
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<title>E-DOG Wins and Gongaza alum eats 60 pieces of Sushi!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1144660557&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Erick Lindgren won the tournament today at the Bellagio and we celebrated that night with him and some of the Gonzaga boyz...]]></description>
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<title>Oh man, I'm out...</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1144448209&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I've been on a bad streak of getting cold decked...]]></description>
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<title>I Made a Mistake</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1144232108&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I should not have agreed to play in the London event and take full responsibility for that mistake...]]></description>
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<title>Toronto to London</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1144124953&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I'm in London now after a short stop in Toronto to crown the seat #10 Protege winner of the Red Hot Poker Tour's TPC...]]></description>
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<title>Poker, Mommy, and a Trip to Toronto</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1143864765&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  A frustrating poker session, a wonderful dinner at Mommy's, and an upcoming road trip...]]></description>
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<title>A Tough One to Swallow</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1143666662&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Man, I really thought I was cruising right along until disaster hit...]]></description>
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<title>FCP will Host the Biggest Online Poker Tournament in History</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1143259203&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  FCP Announces The Poker Classic with a guaranteed prize pool of $5,000,000.  Along with that announcement, comes the "Spring Has Sprung Reload Bonus."  All that, and a funny phone call I just had with a telemarketer, poor guy, lol...<br />]]></description>
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<title>Poker, Blackjack, my Father and a show called Unan1mous</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1143102804&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  That basically gives you a rough outline of what this blog is all about... ]]></description>
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<title>Poker Mode</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1142938698&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I'm ready to play some poker...]]></description>
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<title>Real Poker</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1142858144&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  This blog is all about poker, so if that doesn't interest you, well... you can skip it!]]></description>
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<title>Lazy Boy</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1142668924&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Yup, that is officially my new nickname as I haven't left the house in... when was it?  Hmmm, oh well, I don't remember!]]></description>
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<title>I'm Back</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1142377786&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  My secret trip is over and I'm back at home and lovin' it...]]></description>
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<title>That One Hurt</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1141800388&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I really thought I was on my way to winning the NBC Heads Up event, but it just wasn't meant to be I guess...]]></description>
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<title>From Sweet Sixteen to Elite Eight!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1141634918&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I'm cruisin' people, I'm really cruisin'...]]></description>
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<title>NBC Heads Up Championship: Day One</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1141533168&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  A bitter sweet result for me against my good friend Evelyn Ng...]]></description>
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<title>Golfing at Shadow Creek</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1141384969&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Two straight days of golf and I'm not even all that soar! ]]></description>
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<title>I'm Staying Home, YES!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1141200358&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  It looks like I have a nice little stretch ahead where I'll be home in Las Vegas...]]></description>
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<title>The TV Blog</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1140960355&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  No poker content whatsoever, just a lot of opinions on a wide variety of topics...]]></description>
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<title>Too Much Fun</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1140780176&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I've literally just been having too much fun while in L.A. and I'm ready to get some rest...]]></description>
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<title>OK, OK, OK, So LA Isn't All that Bad</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1140520518&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I just spent a few days doing the town in L.A. and I guess I can understand why people live here after all...]]></description>
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<title>Poker's Greatest Night</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1140248242&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Cardplayer.com/Bodog Awards and the L.A.P.C...]]></description>
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<title>A Week with No Sleep in Toronto</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1139910218&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  OK, so I did get a little sleep, but it didn't really feel like it...]]></description>
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<title>Blog Update</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1139861205&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I have been beyond busy over the last few days...]]></description>
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<title>FCP Weekend at Caesars Palace</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1139372807&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[FCP Weekend at Daniel's II is officially in the books and I think it's safe to say that everyone involved had an awesome time…]]></description>
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<title>First Session of 2006</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1138963448&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  After being on the road for all of January I finally had a chance to play for a few hours down at the Bellagio...]]></description>
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<title>Seven Years Ago</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1138698262&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I'm finally home after an exhausting month on the road... Plus, a little story from my past, and some Protege News...]]></description>
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<title>BOO YAA!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1138436982&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I wrote in the forums that when I won my next tournament the title of the blog would be a simple yet clear response to the haters...]]></description>
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<title>On to the Final Table</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1138349340&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[ I had a roller coaster day, up, down, and up again on the leaderboard, but ended the day in excellent shape...]]></description>
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<title>Well Whaddya Know, I Got Me Some Chips!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1138251672&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Day two is officially in the books and with 27 players remaining I sit in 5th place with 140,200...]]></description>
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<title>I'm Still In!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1138171874&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I know, I know, shocking isn't it?]]></description>
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<title>I'm OK</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1137916433&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  This blog is going to seem pretty random and pretty scattered...]]></description>
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<title>Live Tennis is Sick!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1137458131&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I've watched Tennis on television before, but it's just nothing like being there live...]]></description>
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<title>Aussie Millions</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1137362253&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  That might have been the toughest run I've been through in a tournament...]]></description>
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<title>Traveling the Globe with D-Dubya</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1137266196&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I ended up having company on my 15 hour flight to Melbourne, Australia…]]></description>
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<title>Miami is No Joke</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1137108940&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  The Miami airport is no place to be having any fun...]]></description>
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<title>Golf is Good</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1136982881&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  What could be a better way to spend an afternoon...]]></description>
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<title>24, in 24</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1136693730&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[ I have been locked up in my hotel room for the last 34 hours and I have a confession to make…]]></description>
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<title>Excited and Nervous</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1136385857&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I'm about to embark on a month long journey around the world playing five major tournaments along the way...]]></description>
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<title>Happy New Year!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1136198923&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  The start of 2006 is here and I thought I'd share some of my playing for the coming year with you all...]]></description>
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<title>My Best Session Yet</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1136031284&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Slowly but surely, I'm becoming more comfortable playing longer hours online in one sitting...]]></description>
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<title>Doin' the Online Thing</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1135951149&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I am pretty immersed right now in playing heads up limit hold'em online, and am having a good bit of fun with it actually...]]></description>
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<title>My Racist Dog and Some Humble Pie</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1135785159&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Bad news about my dog Mushu, and some news on my heads up game with the Clown crew...]]></description>
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<title>Merry Christmas!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1135525562&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  The way things are going I wouldn't be surprised if the phrase "Merry Christmas" becomes illegal...]]></description>
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<title>WPT is a Go!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1135379362&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I've been on the phone all day about the WPT e-mail and it's release, and I'm really happy about the result...]]></description>
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<title>LA, Survivor, Paula Abdul, WPT, and Poker</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1135318000&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I'm a lot more focused on playing poker recently and really have missed playing limit hold'em.  There's that, and a whole bunch of other random thoughts in this blog including homosexuality, Paula Abdul, and a major issue with the WPT...]]></description>
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<title>I Hate Banks!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1135160221&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I really do, probably the most annoying afternoons are those spent waiting in line at the bank...]]></description>
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<title>There is Hope</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1135082343&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  In a previous blog I mentioned that the future of mixed game poker is in jeapordy, but after tonight, I'm not so sure...]]></description>
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<title>Old School versus New School</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1134872161&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  The poker landscape has changed so much since the internet age, that some aspects of poker etiquette are lost on some of the new breed...]]></description>
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<title>England, Ireland, Same Difference!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1134729201&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I spent a day with the boys from overseas after playing in the USA vs. World event...]]></description>
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<title>Three Hours Short of "The Cycle"</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1134624445&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  A WPT tournament, and a long night of poker at the Bellagio...]]></description>
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<title>WPT Five Diamond Classic, Day One</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1134461687&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I made it through the first day with mixed emotions...]]></description>
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<title>Fullcontactpoker.com Goes Live!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1134066917&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Well, it's official, the Protege program is off and running and you can now play poker at fullcontactpoker.com...]]></description>
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<title>It's Almost Party Time!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1133860666&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  It is almost time for the FCP party and I just can't wait...]]></description>
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<title>Poker Night in Canada!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1133663898&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I finally decided to play a little poker after the Bulldogs/Marlies game in Hamilton...]]></description>
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<title>NHL Alumni vs. Bay St. Bullies</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1133560820&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I was invited to coach my second ever hockey game and had another talented lineup in front of me...]]></description>
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<title>Sports Celebrity Festival</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1133475115&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  A lot of money has been raised this week for a very good cause...]]></description>
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<title>Just Call me Kreskin!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1133135611&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I went to the Leafs/Habs game tonight and I still can't believe what I did...]]></description>
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<title>Murphy's Law: Part Deux</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1133040479&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I just had yet another day where nothing seemed to go right...]]></description>
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<title>House Game!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1132791277&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  It has been a while since I entertained guests, but I just had to show off my new TV!]]></description>
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<title>Doin' Vegas Like a Tourist</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1132393289&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  The comedy festival is in town and I had a chance to catch one of the shows...]]></description>
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<title>Poker and Props, Gotta Love it!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1132276563&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[Combining props and poker raises your level of intensity to new highs...]]></description>
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<title>Murphy's Law</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1132124852&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Doesn't it go something like, "what can go wrong will go wrong?"  I dunno, but it's something like that...]]></description>
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<title>Poker Superstars III and Dinner with Jeffrey Pollack</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1131688135&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  The Poker Superstars III is underway and in between heats I had a chance to have dinner with Jeffrey Pollack who now runs the WSOP...]]></description>
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<title>Tournament of Champions</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1131325450&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The players have been lied to...]]></description>
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<title>High Stakes Poker: Final Day</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1131183602&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Ok, the show is over and I am officially exhausted...]]></description>
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<title>High Stakes Poker: Day Two</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1131097668&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  A short run down of some key hands from today...]]></description>
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<title>High Stakes Poker: Day One</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1131003055&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I put in an eight hour session today playing no limit hold'em and am really happy with my focus and performance...]]></description>
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<title>Halloween, High Stakes Poker, and the FCP Charter Member Program</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1130923501&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Lots to cover in this blog, from my halloween night to the High Stakes Poker show I'm doing tomorrow.  Most importantly, is the FCP Charter Member program...]]></description>
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<title>Up and Down like a Yo-Yo</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1130778372&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I finally got to play in a short handed game tonight which generally means bigger swings...]]></description>
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<title>It Must have been a Full Moon</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1130594659&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  It was a very bizarre evening at the poker tables for me last night in more ways then one...]]></description>
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<title>I'm a Props Man Now</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1130469639&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Yesterday was my first real day of playing all the props and it makes the game so much more fun...]]></description>
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<title>Six Flights in Two Days</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1130317132&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  An unfortunate trip to Grand Rapids, a trip to LA... oh, and I hate the WSOP 2006 schedule...]]></description>
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<title>Hitting a Groove</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1130068278&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  After taking a day off to rest, I head back to the poker room for a short session after attending a charity event in the afternoon...]]></description>
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<title>A Day at the Office</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1129980384&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  With some free time in the coming weeks, I plan on logging more hours at the tables...]]></description>
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<title>I Love Poker</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1129846851&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Despite losing a tough hand in the tournament, I thoroughly enjoyed spending the day playing some poker with the big boys...]]></description>
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<title>So Far So Good</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1129703422&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Day one is in the books and I'm very happy with my play today...]]></description>
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<title>Tomorrow is the Big Day!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1129619632&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Ok, I am officially ready to start playing some poker and am really looking forward to getting underway... ]]></description>
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<title>Training Day: Day Two</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1129328684&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Day two was a day to relax, have some fun, and get focused.  Plus a detailed explanation if the truth behind the relevance of your buy in...]]></description>
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<title>$5-$10 NL at Wynn Las Vegas</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1129189996&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I'm on a mission to prepare for the WPT event this week, and my first important stop was Wynn Las Vegas...]]></description>
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<title>Jonesing for Poker!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1129152999&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  After watching the main event on ESPN last night, it lit a fire under my...]]></description>
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<title>The Random Blog</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1128912643&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I couldn't come up with a name for: doing a show for STACKED on MTV, watching Survivor, fantasy football, fantasy hockey, and an online tournament cash for your's truly...]]></description>
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<title>Home Sweet Home</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1128343083&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Man I hate being away for so long.  I really miss my Reality TV and my trusty Tivo.  I also came up with a fun show idea you might all like... :-)]]></description>
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<title>  Quite Frankly…</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1127882860&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[Today I flew to New York and back to do a show called , “Quite Frankly, with Stephen A. Smith.”]]></description>
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<title>Football, Poker, and Family</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1127761787&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  That's how I spent my Saturday and it was a day well spent...]]></description>
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<title>Happy Birthday Luke &amp; Lin!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1127679192&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  My new niece and nephew celebrated their 1st and 4th Birthday respectively, and when that was done I spent some time playing some online poker...]]></description>
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<title>What DID I do today?</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1127538622&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Wow, time flies when you are sitting on a couch all day doing nothing...]]></description>
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<title>Hockey! Hockey! Hockey!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1127464997&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I've been spending all of my time preparing for the most exciting day of the year: the AHL Fantasy Hockey Draft...]]></description>
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<title>The Borgata</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1127261995&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I've never had to do this in my entire life, but I was involved in a situation that was never more perfect for this play...]]></description>
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<title>A Long Road Trip Ahead</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1127085883&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Tonight I'll be flying across country and won't return home for two weeks...]]></description>
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<title>Pushed to the Limit</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1126752264&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[This has been a tough month.  I've been working so hard and the schedule doesn't look any lighter ahead...]]></description>
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<title>Working like a Mad Man!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1126568554&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Seriously, man have I been working hard this week...]]></description>
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<title>Get Your Paddle On!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1125866476&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Golf was awesome, the Luau was cool, but surfing topped the list...]]></description>
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<title>Aloha from Hawaii!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1125691339&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  This place is so beautiful it truly is difficult to put into words...]]></description>
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<title>WPT Legends Event</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1125475384&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Hey, whaddya know, a blog with a little poker in it...]]></description>
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<title>Table 24 Seat 5</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1125267138&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  That's where I'll be sitting in today's WPT event at the Bike...]]></description>
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<title>Two Days of Hell...muth</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1125037763&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I love the guy, but after two days of hearing how great he is it can wear on you a little bit!]]></description>
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<title>Married Life is Good!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1124864756&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  So far so good, I couldn't be happier with Lori...]]></description>
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<title>I Just got Married!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1124586390&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Did that really just happen?]]></description>
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<title>E-DOG turns 29!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1123913456&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Yesterday was Erick's birthday and we celebrated at Shadow Creek, Cintaro, and finally at Ya-ming...]]></description>
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<title>Golf is Awesome!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1123748717&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Talk about an addicting game, Golf just grabs you...]]></description>
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<title>Who's Mr. McGuinty?</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1123642692&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I had a blast this week in Toronto.  It was "almost" like a vacation...]]></description>
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<title>Next Stop: Toronto</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1123034972&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Some scary news today had me second guessing the whole trip...]]></description>
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<title>Good Times</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1122884673&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  The weekend went about as smoothly as it could have and I think everyone had a good time...]]></description>
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<title>Governator Sucks!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1122718935&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Dude called me with two threes and I don't think I'll ever get over it...]]></description>
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<title>Meetings, Meeting, and more Meetings</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1122631874&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  The fun is about to get started and a lot of work has gone into the "FCP Logo Weekend"...]]></description>
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<title>Summer Birthdays</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1122418168&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[Growing up as a kid I used to hate having a summertime birthday...]]></description>
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<title>Breathe Again</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1122036681&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[I was actually a pretty big Toni Braxton fan back in the day…]]></description>
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<title>Getting it Done</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1121766927&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  My Challenge Match results are headed in the right direction, but the hours have taken a toll on me... ]]></description>
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<title>Back in the Black, The Surreal Life, and the FCP Party</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1121421888&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  After a rocky start to my Challenge Matches at Wynn Las Vegas, things are starting to look up.  Also, a look at this whole celebrity thing and finally some news on an upcoming private FCP party...]]></description>
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<title>Tired</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1121334917&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[With traveling across country, playing Challenge Matches, special events, and media, all after an exhausting month at the WSOP I’m running on empty…]]></description>
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<title>West, East, then West again in less than 24 Hours</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1121247371&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  A $500,000 match vs. John Doe in Vegas, a funeral in Grand Rapids, and back for a live poker event at Wynn...]]></description>
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<title>OK, Well that Sucked!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1120980468&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Man, that's not exactly how I was hoping things would go for me in the main event...]]></description>
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<title>I'm Ready for War</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1120810184&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I spent the day preparing for an all out war that starts tomorrow for me...]]></description>
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<title>Lots of Stuff!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1120704154&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I have a lot of things to share, including a new unprecedented marketing alliance between STACKED with Daniel Negreanu and MTV...]]></description>
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<title>No Win Situation</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1120477499&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Writing a blog can be really tricky...]]></description>
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<title>Shopping Spree!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1120387403&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Another early exit lead to a shopping spree...]]></description>
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<title>Turning the Corner</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1120286269&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I was in the thick of things in the $3000 buy in no limit hold'em event...]]></description>
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<title>A Little Steamed Up</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1120189324&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[ It's tough on anybody to lose this many days in a row, which makes professional poker a high stress occupation...]]></description>
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<title>Cleaning House!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1120041493&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[Literally...]]></description>
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<title>Taking Time Off..</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1119823228&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I'm not having a lot of fun down at the WSOP so I've decided to take some time off...]]></description>
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<title>Poker Mountain and some Random Thoughts</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1119250203&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I think it's about time I clarify what's been happening with Poker Mountain...]]></description>
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<title>Ooh Baby!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1119084350&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Things are starting to look up for me and today was definitely a turning point...]]></description>
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<title>Lots of Poker</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1118998692&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Played all kinds of poker today...]]></description>
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<title>A Doggy for Mommy</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1118915412&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I decided to spread a little warmth by making my mother happy...]]></description>
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<title>Where to Begin?</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1118737061&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  It's been a while since my last entry, but a lot has happened in that time...]]></description>
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<title>FCP Logo Contest</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1118217891&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I was kicking back at the house today when I came up with a fun idea...]]></description>
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<title>A Season of Life</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1118043087&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Today was a great day for me and I feel great...]]></description>
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<title>A Bizarre Day</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1117956671&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  First the WSOP event, then a weird black dude, and finally the Barry Greenstein rush...]]></description>
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<title>WSOP Day One and Match 1 vs. Barry Greenstein</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1117879560&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I didn't last long in the tournament, but that didn't stop me from putting in a 12 hour day...]]></description>
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<title>Tying up Loose Ends</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1117783021&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  In the last two days I did my best to clear my schedule so I can focus on the WSOP that starts tomorrow...]]></description>
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<title>Chillin' with Lori</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1117594642&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[Things are about to get hectic, so I spent the last couple days turning off the rest of the world...]]></description>
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<title>The Battle of the Champions</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1117319121&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Man, it wasn't for a lot of money but boy did I want to win that thing...]]></description>
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<title>There will be no Rematch</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1117025471&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Playing Joe Cassidy limit hold'em heads up is akin to beating my head against the wall...]]></description>
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<title>$200,000 Challenge Match vs. Joe Cassidy</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1116933363&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  The scouting report on my limit hold'em game must not be good as all of my first three matches have been in limit hold'em...]]></description>
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<title>The Wynn Cocktail Party</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1116848720&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[Yet another opportunity to do my shtick...]]></description>
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<title>What a Week</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1116661912&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  This might have been a good week for me to do a reality show.  I was all over the place…]]></description>
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<title>Blog Update</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1116548951&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[A preview of what's to come...]]></description>
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<title>$500,000 Challenge Match vs. Mimi Tran</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1116337680&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[Just in from Ohio there was little time for me to relax before having to get back to work...]]></description>
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<title>Ohio State University</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1116266199&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I was there for less than 24 hours and things seemed to go smoothly…]]></description>
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<title>The Room was Buzzing</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1116074693&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  It was a Friday night and the place was packed...]]></description>
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<title>A Fun Day on the Golf Course</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1115895112&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I didn't do anything productive really, although it depends how you look at it...]]></description>
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<title>Best Poker on TV?</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1115719398&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I'd have to go with NBC's National Heads Up Poker Championship...]]></description>
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<title>Airport Security Makes Me Laugh</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1115687207&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[The idea of a “random” search is anything but random…]]></description>
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<title>You HAVE to rent Coach Carter</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1115631125&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[What a great movie that was.  Oh, and I'm out of the WSOP Circuit event...]]></description>
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<title>A Scary Night</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1115536441&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[Things didn't go as planned on this visit to Toronto...]]></description>
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<title>In the Air Again</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1115298424&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[This is the first blog I’ve ever written from 10,000 feet…]]></description>
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<title>Coming Home Happy</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1115132847&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[A rough trip ends up being well worth it...]]></description>
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<title>Embarking on a New Journey</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1115015877&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[I have a big surprise in store for Lori that I know she is going to love...]]></description>
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<title>A High Stress Week and Lori</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1114935937&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I love my new position at the Wynn, but with that position comes great responsibility.  Couple that with spending a week with my ex-fiance and you have a stressful week..]]></description>
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<title>The Wynn's Grand Opening</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1114737389&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[The grand opening went off without a hitch...]]></description>
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<title>Filling in Some Blanks</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1114608815&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[Man did that last blog create quite the stir...]]></description>
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<title>The Blank Blog</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1114510678&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[I've been meaning to write a blog over the last few days but realized that there were just too many blanks to fill...]]></description>
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<title>I Played my Heart Out</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1114158917&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[I couldn't have tried harder in the WPT Championship, but I guess it just wasn't meant to be...]]></description>
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<title>Focus Danielsan Focus</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1113979683&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[This is going to be a quickie since I have other things to attend to...]]></description>
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<title>The Calm Before the Storm</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1113895204&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I spent a relatively quiet day today thinking about the task ahead...]]></description>
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<title>Maureen and Bob are the Bomb!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1113865910&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[Every year around this time Bob and Maureen Feduniak throw a Garden Party that gets better and better every year...]]></description>
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<title>Preparing for the WPT Championship</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1113776727&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[Yesterday was kind of hectic for me, but I'm doing all of the right things in preparation for the big one...]]></description>
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<title>PPT and a Little Side Action</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1113656559&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  The tournament didn't go all that well for me, but it gave me a chance to play a little poker on the side...]]></description>
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<title>OK, I'm ready to play some Poker</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1113557425&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I've got all of my ducks in a row and I'm really itchin' to play some cards...]]></description>
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<title>Carlos' Birthday 2005</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1113528513&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[We got together to celebrate Carlos' birthday.  Dinner, and some gambling... big surprise huh?]]></description>
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<title>Gamblin' with Josh and the Boys</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1113389558&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I've really been enjoying my "vacation" here at home on my couch, but decided to hang with the boys last night and have some fun....]]></description>
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<title>A Little No Limit Hold'em</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1113181002&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[I was looking for a big game last night, but instead happened on a fun little no limit hold'em game...]]></description>
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<title>Karaoke Night and the Cincinnati Kid</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1113099881&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[Last night was Karaoke night and I had a really good time with some old friends...]]></description>
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<title>Super Blog is Finally Here</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1112961329&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[The following blog covers the entire week of April 1-7 that I spent in Toronto...]]></description>
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<title>Grinding it out in the $2000-$4000 game</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1112272086&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[I finally put in another session at the tables...]]></description>
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<title>Doing Reno in less than 24 hours</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1112143878&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[Got in at 11:00pm and was back on a plane by 5:00pm the next day...]]></description>
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<title>My Father</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1111999000&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[March 21, 1996 was a rough day for the family...]]></description>
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<title>I feel like a working stiff!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1111732859&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Two days of shooting down, and one more to go...]]></description>
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<title>Bloggin'</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1111654356&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[I have so much stuff to write about but I haven't had 15 spare minutes...]]></description>
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<title>WSOP Circuit at the Rio</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1111452905&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[I felt really prepared for the event, but you simply can't win em' all...]]></description>
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<title>So Much to Say, So Little Time</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1111307426&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I planned on writing an entry both yesterday and the day before but was totally exhausted...]]></description>
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<title>And.... I'm Spent</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1111075237&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[A full day to say the least...]]></description>
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<title>A Little Bit Rock Star</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1110960469&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I’m normally not too big on the whole limousine thing, but today was kind of fun…]]></description>
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<title>7:14 in the AM</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1110815077&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[and I'm still goin'...]]></description>
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<title>Having a Little Fun</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1110708210&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[I need to be more careful about what I write in these blogs...]]></description>
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<title>Not Much to Say</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1110537040&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[Not everything that goes through my head are things that I'm comfortable sharing...]]></description>
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<title>Phil Hellmuth won a Poker Tournament?</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1110211453&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[Looks like old Phil just might be back to playing good again...]]></description>
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<title>The National Heads Up Poker Championship</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1110010359&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[This is the coolest poker tournament yet...]]></description>
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<title>Hitchhiking to Vegas</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1109852731&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[Getting home to Vegas was a little bit more difficult than I would have imagined...]]></description>
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<title>31 Hours of Poker</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1109752683&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[The game started seven handed, but only three players made it all the way around the clock: Gus Hansen, Phil Ivey, and myself...]]></description>
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<title>WSOP Circuit and some 4000-8000</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1109603422&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[I sucked in the tournament but it all worked out for the best...]]></description>
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<title>The PPT Final</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1109534163&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[I never would have believed that when all the money was on the line that I'd miss a shot at the buzzer...]]></description>
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<title>A Day in the Twilight Zone</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1109326710&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[Most of the day was pretty normal until we walked into the Comedy Stop on Sunset Blvd...]]></description>
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<title>The Israeli Game</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1109214235&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I decided to kick back with some old friends the night before the WPT Invitational...]]></description>
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<title>More Poker</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1109126485&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[Everytime I come to LA for an extended period I always end up on a horrible sleep schedule...]]></description>
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<title>Poker and Something More Important</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1109007983&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I finally played some live action poker, but there was something else that happened last night that was life changing...]]></description>
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<title>I Woke Up Today</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1108889739&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[Yeah, that's pretty much it thanks for readin'...]]></description>
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<title>Why does anyone live in LA?</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1108811567&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Despite a frustrating and horrendous trip to get to LA I put in an excellent performance at the tables...]]></description>
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<title>On the Road Again</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1108724726&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I feel like I've had "some" time to unwind lately, but the next two weeks are going to be tough on the body and mind...]]></description>
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<title>Ok, I think I'm going a little nuts!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1108432580&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[I have had no rest in I can't remember how long...]]></description>
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<title>The PPT and Little Matt</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1108160521&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Hanging out with Little Matt was the highlight of my short trip to LA.  The PPT was fun too, but much less important...]]></description>
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<title>The Super Bowl , Stacked Photo Shoot, and the PPT</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1107947769&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  This really should be three separate journal entries, but I’ve been too busy to get to my computer recently…]]></description>
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<title>A Lazy Day</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1107683450&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[Sometimes it feels really good to do absolutely nothing productive whatsoever...]]></description>
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<title>Random Chores</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1107569054&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[Nothing too exciting really, other than me trying to "catch up" as usual...]]></description>
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<title>Man Around Town</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1107431079&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[I chose yesterday and today to take care of some long overdue errands and had several opportunites to laugh at myself.  Feel free to laugh at me too...]]></description>
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<title>Catching My Breath</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1107246975&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I think I’ve been pushing myself a little too hard these last few days…]]></description>
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<title>WPT Tunica Day 3 Update</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1106797131&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  If any of you don’t  think that a positive attitude has a ton to do with your poker results… well, you just don’t get it...]]></description>
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<title>WPT Tunica Update Day Two</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1106715757&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[I just hate complaining all the time but…]]></description>
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<title>WPT Tunica Day One Update</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1106639345&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[It seems like everyone in Tunica has a bad cold including me, but I fought through the day…]]></description>
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<title>In Tunica, with the Right Attitude</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1106538497&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I’m going to try something new: heading to Tunica with a positive attitude…]]></description>
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<title>What did I do this week?</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1106457325&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I mean, that’s a really good question.  In this blog entry we've got a little "Mommy", some TILT, Harrah's WSOP Tour, Two announcements, computer problems, etc.  It's a potpourri...]]></description>
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<title>I’m Going Home!!!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1105912323&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I’ve never been so excited to get knocked out of a tournament than I was today…]]></description>
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<title>The Past, Present, and Future... and TILT</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1105771749&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Your past never goes away, but coming to terms with it makes the future bright...]]></description>
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<title>Bahamas</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1105605730&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[Bahamas was a fun time for sure, but man did I feel like stressed out knowing that I'd have so much work to do when i got back...]]></description>
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<title>I'm up Early</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1105097486&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I start play today at noon but got up at around 5:00am...]]></description>
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<title>Keeping Busy</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1104839762&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[I've spent the holidays negelecting all of my responsiblities, but recently I've been kicking it into overdrive...]]></description>
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<title>I'm not a fan Of New Year's</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1104665323&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[ I never really have been personally for a multitude of reasons]]></description>
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<title>New York</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1104384430&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Today I met some real heroes, men you can look up to and feel good about it...]]></description>
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<title>A Quicky</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1104311110&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[the battery on my laptop is dying...]]></description>
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<title>Highs and Lows</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1104117398&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[There are going to be times in life when you feel like you on top of the world, and of course other times where things don't seem all that great...]]></description>
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<title>Just Poker</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1103867288&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[ I have a million things I need to get caught up on, but all I seem to want to do lately is play poker...]]></description>
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<title>E-mails and a little poker</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1103759465&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I's still trying to get caught up on e-mails, I've never been this far behind before.  The computer screen was giving me a headache though, so I decided to head into Bellagio for a little $4000-$8000 action...]]></description>
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<title>I need to catch my breath</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1103630481&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[ I don’t expect any sympathy from anybody, but man am I dead tired!]]></description>
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<title>I’m having fun…lots of it!</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1103358520&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[I guess that goes with out saying when you have almost 7 million in chips…]]></description>
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<title>Heart</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1103183841&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  For three and a half levels everything went smoothly, then things got a little hairy...]]></description>
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<title>My Back's Against the Wall</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1103101990&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  and I couldn't be happier about the situation...]]></description>
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<title>A late Night Entry</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1102860267&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  A no limit tournament, photo shoot, some 4000-8000, and sweating the Juanda Lederer match...]]></description>
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<title>Same old, same old…</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1102752805&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Limit Hold’em event went the same as pretty much every other event I’ve played at the Bellagio…]]></description>
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<title>Double or Nothing</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1102663270&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  My heads up match, playing pool, and a much needed day off...]]></description>
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<title>Feeling Better...</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1102556796&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I think I've come to terms with the situation I'm faced with and am willing to accept that I have some strengths, as well as some weaknesses...]]></description>
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<title>I'm not all there...</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1102490588&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  There is no other real way to desribe it, I'm in a funk and can't seem to shake it...]]></description>
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<title>Operation Destroy Juanda... (yawn)</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1102319701&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[Boredom has officially set in and I'm not sure if I want to keep bothering...]]></description>
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<title>Juanda strikes first blood</title>
<link>http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1102149181&amp;archive=</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Through four events the best I could do thus far is an 11th place finish in the stud, good for no points and no money...]]></description>
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<title>Operation Destroy Juanda: Day 3</title>
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<description><![CDATA[  For the third straight tournament I've doubled my chips...]]></description>
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<title>A little 7 Card Stud</title>
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<description><![CDATA[with only 110 players in the $1500 Stud event, top prize was 264 points... oh and some money too.]]></description>
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<title>Operation: Destroy Juanda</title>
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<description><![CDATA[  Let the games begin.  I now embark on a two week journey to fend off John Juanda for the Player of the Year award...]]></description>
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<title>Thanksgiving weekend Part II- A little Hockey Anyone?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[It had been a very long time but I finally took in a hockey game.  Not the NHL of course but just as good…]]></description>
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<title>Thanksgiving Weekend Part I- Snow Sucks</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Now I remember why I moved to Vegas...]]></description>
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<title>Grand Rapids here I come!</title>
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<description><![CDATA[  I'm on my way to Grand Rapids to spend Thanksgiving with my fiance and her family...]]></description>
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<title>Where am I?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Trying to regain my bearings after a whole lot of travelling...]]></description>
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<title>60 Minutes, the PPT, and 200 e-mails</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ that basically sums up what is on the agenda for old Danny Boy on this the 19th of November.]]></description>
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<title>Las Vegas Trip Report</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Comedy Stop… please stop, please, please stop…]]></description>
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<title>What to do, what to do...</title>
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<description><![CDATA[I have a tough decision to make, head back to Vegas now and come back to Foxwoods for the final?  Or stay here and go out of my mind...]]></description>
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<title>9:32 to go...</title>
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<description><![CDATA[an amazing last 9:32 had me on an emotional roller coaster!]]></description>
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<title>Dinner Break WPT Foxwoods</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Total control and cruisin'...]]></description>
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<title>Toronto Trip Report</title>
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<description><![CDATA[It's been a while since I've updated the journal and have lots of bits and pieces to share.  From Christianity to Politics, a TV cameo, radio, and to catching up with old friends...]]></description>
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<title>In an Airport... again</title>
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<description><![CDATA[It seems like I'm spending too much time in airports lately...]]></description>
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<title>Beat down like a Step Child</title>
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<description><![CDATA[That's pretty much a good description of how I feel right about now...]]></description>
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<title>Ok, I officially hate flying...</title>
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<description><![CDATA[This journal is coming to you from the airport...]]></description>
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<title>More Poker...</title>
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<description><![CDATA[  So much for getting even for last night...]]></description>
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<title>Poker!</title>
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<description><![CDATA[  No kiddin', I actually played poker last night...]]></description>
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<title>Mommy's comin' to visit</title>
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<description><![CDATA[  Mad scramble to get the house in order...]]></description>
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<title>I finally beat Pops!</title>
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<description><![CDATA[  I struggled against this crafty older player for what seemed like forever...]]></description>
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<title>Back in Action!</title>
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<description><![CDATA[  Today I finally woke up ready to get some work done...]]></description>
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<title>Video Games</title>
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<description><![CDATA[  Sometimes Video Games can be the ultimate escape...]]></description>
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<title>WPPC</title>
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<description><![CDATA[  The WPPC is just days away and I have a lot of work to do!]]></description>
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<title>Catching up...</title>
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<description><![CDATA[  Relaxation isn't all that relaxing...]]></description>
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<title>My Dog Lucky</title>
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<description><![CDATA[  When I was a teenager I realized that I'd gone through some major changes when my dog died...]]></description>
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