| 13 Aug | Illness and holidaysPosted by PokerBarney on 2:31PM, 13th Aug 2006Permalink |  Send to a friend |  RSS feed |
Bleurgh. Went away camping over the weekend, and have come back with a horrible cold. And a weird lump thing in my shoulder that needs looking at.
I'm away again between 17th-27th, so I can't imagine there'll be much in the way of poker between now and September. Which is a pain in the arse, since I really feel like I'm on good form now, and I need to grow my bankroll above the measley $70 or so it is now.
I came across this guide to winning poker online and "dominating" and "crushing" large field MTTs. While the guy has had decent results, I don't like the way that he suggests there is a simple "system" for winning.
It trivialises the game, and makes it look like anyone can make thousands of dollars. Surely the "system" is just to get good at poker? Not follow some cheat sheet strategy guide. Plus, he charges $127 for it, which is waaay more than any decent books on poker are - Harrington's aren't even nearly that price.
The snake oil peddlers tried at first with cheating software (all bogus), and now they're moving onto these "get rich quick" guides. What's next?
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