The Week in Poker is a weekly column by Sex And Poker Editor Scott Pilson. It discusses events of the past week in the lives of the featured players and celebrities on our site. It’s about Sex, Poker, life and anything else that’s relevant to our favourite people.
Annie Duke is Reading Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
In her blog, Annie recommends Gladwell’s latest book. Having read his previous 2 books, Blink and The Tipping Point (one of the best books I’ve ever read), I’d say that’s a good recommendation. These books tend to explain the sociology behind historical occurrences and can explain a lot about human behavior.
Malcolm Gladwell, athor of Outliers
“Among other things, these kinds of decision skills really enter into the equation, particularly this idea of defining goals and owning your choices.”
Sounds like something that could be applied to learning new poker skills.
Lots of People are Hatin’ Courtney Friel
Courtney Friel used to work for Fox News, and now works on the World Poker Tour, replacing Sex And Poker favourite Shana Hiatt. But for some reason, EVERYONE hates her! Titles and quotes from a few sources:
Courtney Friel in a pink bikini
- The Gawker ran an article titled - Secret Bikini Shots Of Fox News “Bonehead”
- Marty Davis (news anchor) calls Courtney a “blank canvas constitutionally incapable of becoming a real journalist”
Numerous articles have been slamming her and a blog post she made where she posted 58 photos on a single page. Not sure how much design schooling theses critics have or how journalistically talented they are, but the last time I looked it up, blogging was a personal endeavour where you get to (big sigh of relief) do whatever the fuck you want.
I will however, throw out a chuckle at miss Courtney, and share this nugget of golden video where our lovely lady answers a question about public nudity by discussing male horse genitalia.
“they’re setting young girls up for high expectations, because none of their men are gonna be like that”
“I was in Hawaii and I was going to go horseback riding, and then that thing was, like, really big! You’d think I would’ve wanted to ride it, but no…”
I actually wasn’t thinking that before now, but it’s one hell of an image so thank you Courtney. Wikked.
Here’s the video if you fancy a laugh.
Liz Lieu is Back in the Game - Albeit a Dried up Game
After a hiatus from poker in 2008, Liz Lieu “Poker diva” is kicking it up a notch, grinding out the high stakes cash games at L.A.’s Commerce Casino. Apparently, says the diva, the games are a bit dry and the economic downturn is keeping players away. Do we need a bail out for land based casinos? Hey, if the dude from Girls Gone Wild can ask for government money, why not the casinos.
Liz Lieu is back
Lady Gaga - Poker Face Stays at Number 1 in the Charts
Lady Gaya - Poker Face
It seems poker is getting into mainstream music. While not a brand new song this week (it actually came out last year), Poker Face is the highest selling song in the land right now, and in the UK. The song is loaded with poker terminology and watching the Britney era production seemed a little too cutesy and teenybopper for the subject matter.
I wanna hold em’ like they do in Texas Plays
Fold em’ let em’ hit me raise it baby stay with me (I love it)
Luck and intuition play the cards with Spades to start
And after he’s been hooked I’ll play the one that’s on his heart
Poker Wisdom from an Aging Poker God
Nothing more than just a great from The Doyle. I read this on his blog and thought it funny.
“The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.”
Well said old boy, well said.
Phil Gordon - Update Your Fucking Blog Already!
It’s a year since TV and Poker star Phil Gordon updated his blog. Lame. Do the tech people that set up these people’s websites not tell them what a blog is? It’s for updates Phil, regular ones. And doing regular updates will help to build a community of people who think you are interesting. I actually quite like the guy, despite being waaaay too tall. But come on, March 30, 2008? Really? Has nothing happened?
Phil Gordon is basically lazy
Phil Ivey is up nearly $2 million in 2 weeks
From the first 2 weeks of play in March (yes that’s last month, I know), Phil “Tiger Woods of Poker” Ivey is up $1.8 million. That’s crazy good. I can only imagine the stakes he’s playing to log such winning sessions. I was up $350 two nights in a row last time I played at the Coribici in San Jose, Costa Rica and thought that was decent. I guess not.
Phil Ivey tightens the purse strings
Also, from Phil this week, he’s stopped helping out his friends with buy-ins, tight bastard. Apparently his goodwill helped several well know pros launch their careers, but will no longer be passing the buck in such a friendly manner.
Makes sense, he didn’t make much money last month after all…
Evelyn Ng Ruined Daniel Negreanu’s Life
We reported on this earlier in the week, but it’s a great headline, so I’m laying it out there again. You can read the whole thing in Luke’s Evelyn Ng: Passive-Aggressive Saboteur
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Hump up The Volume
Vicky Coren reports on a funny story in her blog. Something about the Home Secretary (British politician) getting caught watching porn by submitting the hotel receipt. This is a particularly funny scenario, as it’s been on the mind of anyone whose ever been on a business trip. You’re in your hotel room, bored, so you check out the menu button on the remote. Sure enough, a big “Adult Movies” section stares at you like a raging bull, and won’t let you forget that you are a mere seconds from indulging your fantasies.
Vicky Coren loves porn movie titles
Anyone who’s actually done it before knows that you get 24 hours of shitty porn, that only really requires 5 minutes (if you’re lucky) of your attention. At which point your guilt kicks in and you hope the receipt doesn’t say “Single White Shemale”.
Hopefully you read this far down my blog post today, because I’m saving the best for last. If you haven’t seen it before, wikiporno’s list of the best porn movie names is one of the top 100 things you must see on the interwebs. Enjoy.
Well, that’s about all I’ve got this week. If you enjoy these updates you can subscribe to them, or you can just show up again next week like I have to do.
Cheers
