"The general who wins a battle makes many calculations in his temple before the battle is fought.  The general who loses a battle makes but few calculations beforehand.  Thus do many calculations lead to victory, and few calculations to defeat: how much more no calculation at all!  It is by attention to this point that I can foresee who is likely to win or lose."
- Sun Tzu, 6th century Chinese author, The Art of War

Work on your game.  Plug your leaks.  Very few people actually do.

In this week's featured blogs, Adanthar continues a tough run and comments on the absurdly soft single table sats at the WSOP 15 or so straight hours of poker.

Nath checks in from Las Vegas (Henderson, actually) with reports on WSOP, as well as a couple of smaller Bellagio and Venetian events here Greetings from the World Series of Poker.

Bond 18 continues with his stream of consciousness WSOP commentary with reports on Event #10 here Grounddonk Day, Event 10.

foxypham resurfaces after a non-stop run from Key West to Atlanta stopping to get refreshed at a Bud plant along the way Key West to Atlanta non-stop.

Read these blogs or register and add your own today!

Event Roll Call - Hey, you goin'?

Ever wondered who else might be playing the event you're in?  Well, we just launched a new feature called Event Roll call which makes it easy to post contact and travel info, find out who else is playing, follow their blogs and connect with them in Vegas.  The feature is free and only takes a few minutes to use.  You can try Event Roll Call by clicking here...Event Roll Call

Horseshoe Bossier City & El Dorado Shreveport

Last weekend Landlord79 and BJJIII hit the road to play their favorite local casino, Horseshoe Bossier City, and their not so favorite, El Dorado Shreveport.  Landlord got banged up a little by a 1-outer (ouch!), but BJJ fleeced the locals for $900...in $1/$2 NL!

Read their trip reports and room reviews here...Horseshoe Bossier City (Landlord79), Horseshoe Bossier City (BJJIII), Eldo - What a dinosaur (Landlord79)

Antonius vs. Ivey - Aussies Millions

This week's featured video involves a hand from the Aussie Millions cash game between Phil Ivey and Patrik Antonius. Like many televised hands, there's a lot to be learned from watching the plays and occasional mis-steps by the guys who do this for a living. You can watch this interesting hand and read EdmondDantes' thoughts on it by clicking on the image to the left.

The Final Hand from the 2002 World Series
of Poker Championship Event

Robert Varkonyi held:	Julian Gardner held:	The Board came:

At the final table with $20,000/40,000 blinds, Robert Varkonyi was sitting with Qd, 10s, while Julian Gardner had Jc, 8c.  Varkonyi raised to $90,000 and Gardner called. The flop of Qc, 4c, 4s gave Varkonyi an overpair, while Gardner was on a flush a draw. Gardner checked and Varkonyi bet $50,000. Gardner decided to semi-bluff with his flush draw and moved all-in. Varkonyi called.  The turn and river of Td, Tc helped Gardner to make a flush...but it also gave Varkonyi a full house and the win.