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Forum: Brick and Mortar 05-29-2009, 01:13 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,387
Posted By EdmondDantes
I got stung at Club One

Two months ago, I made a vow to this community that I’d post more frequently. I haven’t, and it haunts me. I could argue that managing a card room in this economy is all-consuming—it is—but I’d...
Forum: General Discussion 05-03-2009, 07:43 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 79
Posted By EdmondDantes
Mine That Bird - "To slow to be a factor..."

God help me, I love an upset and the 135th Kentucky Derby delivered. Now I'm not a ponies man, but at Club One Casino in Fresno (http://www.clubonecasino.com/), we have a satellite wagering facility...
Forum: General Discussion 03-04-2009, 10:02 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 435
Posted By EdmondDantes
Yeah, we pull a buck from each pot and use it to...

Yeah, we pull a buck from each pot and use it to fund jackpots and such. Commerce, Bike...same thing. We're house-funded, meaning that we are limited to what we take in jackpot drop; Commerce and...
Forum: General Discussion 03-04-2009, 09:22 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 435
Posted By EdmondDantes
The first rule of jackpots...

...is that you don't talk about ones that haven't hit in awhile. No sooner had I hit Save Changes on my prior post when some guy with quad 9s crushed quad 4s on a 2/2 NL table. The cage is now...
Forum: General Discussion 03-03-2009, 11:08 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 137
Posted By EdmondDantes
'Round the Horn!

Ok, I’ve got my first year of card room ownership and management behind me, and other than my own permanent liver damage and my staff’s inability to add a column of numbers, it's been a blast. We've...
Forum: General Discussion 11-28-2008, 05:29 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 368
Posted By EdmondDantes
Easy money, IMO

This Sunday, the Patriots will begin their two month march to redemption with a savage beat on Roethlisberger and his band of pretenders. From there, they'll have four easy games (Seattle, Oakland,...
Forum: General Discussion 11-24-2008, 12:33 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 597
Posted By EdmondDantes
Long time lurker

In the mid-1900s, Abraham Maslow put forth a theory of human psychology in which he hypothesized that humans have a pyramid of needs—a “needs hierarchy” in his terms. Put simply, he said that before...
Forum: General Discussion 11-03-2008, 10:07 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,007
Posted By EdmondDantes
There's always a seat open for you in Fresno.

There's always a seat open for you in Fresno.
Forum: General Discussion 10-21-2008, 10:19 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 327
Posted By EdmondDantes
Was Phelps using a gold medal as a chip...

Was Phelps using a gold medal as a chip protector? Please say yes.
Forum: General Discussion 10-21-2008, 10:15 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 316
Posted By EdmondDantes
I care, Tater.

I care, Tater.
Forum: Strategy and Analysis 10-20-2008, 03:25 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 623
Posted By EdmondDantes
I don't put in the volume or thinking that some...

I don't put in the volume or thinking that some of the other guys here do, but I'm not wild about the min-raise pre-flop. I'm not saying the result ends up differently, but I think a more normal...
Forum: General Discussion 10-19-2008, 12:11 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,191
Posted By EdmondDantes
A little love for live poker... Fewer...

A little love for live poker...

Fewer players but more horrible. You can't argue that!

Food delivered to you and you can pay with chips! Try paying the Dominos dude with a Full Tilt transfer....
Forum: General Discussion 10-12-2008, 10:41 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 375
Posted By EdmondDantes
Congrats. Nice to suck out late with AK v AA,...

Congrats. Nice to suck out late with AK v AA, right?
Forum: General Discussion 10-11-2008, 02:29 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 468
Posted By EdmondDantes
El Polo Loco

Free at last

Regular readers will be relieved to know that I’ve been released from the Bavarian prison and am now back in Fresno where I belong. Most of the allegations surrounding
my recent...
Forum: General Discussion 10-04-2008, 03:13 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 964
Posted By EdmondDantes
Dead on post, man. Except the gigantic live vig...

Dead on post, man. Except the gigantic live vig part, of course ;). We take just enough to pay the hottie who brings your next Corona. Surely, you wouldn't begrudge us that?
Forum: General Discussion 10-03-2008, 05:52 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 539
Posted By EdmondDantes
That pretty much holds for life. With the...

That pretty much holds for life. With the exception of Tiger Woods, however much a bad-ass you are, there's someone somewhere who can kick your ass. Avoid sitting at the table with him. Profit.
...
Forum: General Discussion 09-22-2008, 03:50 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 535
Posted By EdmondDantes
Wilkommen to Stalag Gut Ising!

He said

At present, I’m being held against my will in a small prison thinly disguised as a lakeside resort in Bavaria in southern Germany. I came here without a struggle thinking I was arriving...
Forum: General Discussion 09-22-2008, 02:33 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 379
Posted By EdmondDantes
Henry Z. Steinway, 1915-2008

It's off-topic but I thought it might be of interest for some.

http://www.steinway.com/_pages/henry/img/hzs-1915-2008.jpg

Last Thursday, Henry Z. Steinway passed away at his home in Manhattan...
Forum: General Discussion 09-13-2008, 02:21 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 895
Posted By EdmondDantes
A pilgrim returns

I intended to post this as soon as I landed back in the states but upon returning, I got sucked into the black hole I know as Club One operations. ED

Homeward Bound

At present, I’m sitting in...
Forum: Brick and Mortar 09-02-2008, 08:42 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,352
Posted By EdmondDantes
Central Valley Poker Championships Recap - Part 3 (with pics!)

But first an update from Tuscany...

Florence is a special place; if you have the chance to visit Italy,, spend some time there. The city is carpeted with churches, towers and museums and as you...
Forum: Brick and Mortar 08-30-2008, 01:37 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,164
Posted By EdmondDantes
Central Valley Poker Championships Recap - Parte Due

Monte Carlo

Ok, so the Monte Carlo leg of my vacation was a bit of a bust. The Hotel de Paris (http://en.hoteldeparismontecarlo.com/) is a garish monstrosity with small rooms, confused signage...
Forum: General Discussion 08-28-2008, 08:01 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 577
Posted By EdmondDantes
Good luck, scal!

Good luck, scal!
Forum: Brick and Mortar 08-25-2008, 10:57 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,164
Posted By EdmondDantes
Central Valley Poker Championships Recap - Part 1

An apology of sorts

I used to pride myself on timely reporting of my poker exploits—the CA State Poker Championships, the Commerce Free-roll, Super Bowl Sunday at the Mirage—but the ownership gig...
Forum: General Discussion 08-14-2008, 09:44 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 526
Posted By EdmondDantes
Hope you gave the boys at Club One a little shout...

Hope you gave the boys at Club One a little shout out. By the way, if they need a glamor shot, here's a nice one of you going one-on-one with a chicken wing...
...
Forum: Brick and Mortar 08-12-2008, 11:13 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,177
Posted By EdmondDantes
Detox

I'm still trying to shake off the toxic residual of the week-long assault on the Fresno poker community and our staff, but overall, I think the First Annual CVPC was a success worthy of repeat. When...
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