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Paul McGuire has acquired the most precious commodity available to celebrities: universal recognition by a single name. Even though Pauly is known “only” in poker, where Bono, Beyonce, Price, and Madonna are entertainers and Fidel was a world leader, the achievement is still remarkable. Pauly, like me, is a mere journalist, and the people who report on what other people do are rarely remembered at all, much less than by One Name.
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I’m trying to maintain some equilibrium in my life because, after all, results-oriented thinking should be discouraged in poker. The key is to play well all the time. The results will follow, but not always equal to the quality of your play.
That’s the theory, anyway. But results feel good – or bad. Getting aces cracked doesn’t pay any bills. In fact, for the most part I can’t even WRITE about losing the way I can about winning.
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Dear Uncle Tilty:
Nobody can say it hasn’t been a rocky road for us lately. The World Series was a disjointed mess. London was a disaster. When I look back on it, I think some of the writing was good, but there were definitely times I wanted to quit, and probably some times where I should have been fired.
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I know it’s evident from my frequent posts, but I now have internet access. Do you think I should feel guilty about charging a new computer to my hotel account, thanks to the Executive Concierge Program?
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As I try to sort of these legal (and domestic) issues, I’m also getting ready to play in World Series of Poker-Europe, which begins in about 35 minutes. I’m looking forward to getting back into the game. As I return to normal after working like a maniac for four days, I feel pretty proud of all the writing I did and feel Full Tilt will be sufficiently impressed that they’ll help me with some start-up money for PayLamb. And thanks to this lux hotel’s Executive Concierge Program, I’ve lived the last couple days in relative luxury. I’m trying not to go nuts on the company tab, but I couldn’t say no when I saw, at the Filofax flagship shop, the Alligator Personal Organizer. I didn’t even ask the price (though I know it’s about $2,400 back stateside). My executive concierge is having it delivered to the hotel and put on my account.
But now I gotta cut that stuff out and play some poker. And figure out this extradition thing. Then get PayLamb started.
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As I mentioned at the beginning of the trip, I’m planning on staying on in London and start a payment-processor for online poker transactions. Because the government acts like that’s against the law, I’m going to (a) get rich, and (b) become an exile. I didn’t tell Jo Anne much about this because I didn’t want her to be implicated.
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11:40 AM
Lazy Sunday Morning
It’s too early for poker, isn’t it? Usually, the only time a poker player is awake at 11:40 AM is when he’s STILL up from a game that started the day before (or the day before that). I signed up for the big tournaments today: Sunday Brawl, $750 K Guarantee, Sunday Mulligan, Sunday HORSE. I’ll decide on the $40k and $65k Guarantees and the $500 + $35 WSOP-E Qualifier on an as-needed basis.
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Not that I’m complaining, but I probably have little choice but to keep playing poker (and writing about poker) until at least November. Every time I contemplate doing something different – and to move forward in my life away from poker, I probably have to give up writing about it and, for the most part, playing – something good happens.
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Saturday, August 16
2:35 AM
Wynn Las Vegas
This gig was a bad idea, but strictly necessary. On Friday afternoon, I contemplated a leisurely evening of FTOPS Razz, followed by degenerate FTOPS poker action throughout the weekend, punctuated by taking my wife Jo Anne out for dinner. Saturday was, after all, our twenty-seventh wedding anniversary. And let’s face it, despite my many charms, the total package is too complex (not to mention messed up) for most of the world’s female population. I’m lucky to have Jo Anne and multiply that by infinity for keeping her for twenty-seven years.
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