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Do You Have To Play Poker To Have A Poker Blog?

August 5th, 2008 lifesagrind

I don’t really remember the last time I actually played poker.  Things have taken a quick turn in my life and I don’t know when, or if, I’ll be playing again.

My son who has lived with his mom, and spent summers with me, since he was 2 years old has decided to live with us for his High School years.  We couldn’t be more happy about it but now having three kids with separate activities, well, you parents out there can imagine the lack of free time left over.

I’ve also found out that the company I work for will be laying me off at the end of August.  The local location I work at will be closing down so that leaves me on the outs.  I have some job leads so I hope to find something soon, but I can’t justify leaving money in the poker accounts if I don’t have an income.  The whole “going pro” thing would be too stressful and I’d fail miserably at it.

That leaves me to decide what I’m going to do with this blog.  I’ve been at it for over four years so it seems like a waste to just let it die.  I suppose I could start commentating on news items or promotions but I don’t know if anyone would read it.

If anybody still reading this has any suggestions please leave me a comment.

Sidebar Widget For Poker Tech Reviews

June 21st, 2008 lifesagrind

In preparation for the upcoming launch of Poker Tech Reviews I’ve put together a sidebar JavaScript widget that will fit into a 125x125 area.  We would appreciate it if you’d help us spread the word and add this code to your site in the sidebar.  The script will countdown to the launch and provides links to the Poker Tech Reviews website.  You can download the script from here.

Here is what the widget looks like:

 

The Authority Launches in

25 Days

 

Again thanks for helping us spread the word.

Review Submission Rules Finalized

June 16th, 2008 lifesagrind

The time has come for review submissions over at PTR.  The guidlines are listed in the document below so fire up that word processor and show everyone your writing chops.

 

Review Standards for Poker Tech Reviews



Expectation

Your expected to have fun.  If their is a program you are passionate about, good or bad, then write it up.  Inject your passion into your writing and the readers will get a better understanding of the product.  Fame and glory can be yours  as your name and a link to your website will be posted with every published review.  If you find that you have a knack for review writing and your reviews are informative and entertaining, then we just may hire you to write for us on a regular basis.


Rating

The ratings standard for all reviews will be based on a 4 point system.  Each point within the system should represent the reviewers feelings for the product as follows:

  1. Below Average
  2. Average
  3. Above Average
  4. Excellent

Using the above scoring system the reviewer must supply a rating for each of the following individual features:

  • User Interface
  • Feature Set
  • Usability

The overall rating for the product will be determined via an average of the three assigned scores.  (ie. A program is given the following scores: User Interface=2  Feature Set=4  Usability=1  Then the program receives an overall score of 2)


Structure

Review should open with a paragraph devoted to the programs function.  Following this the review will be broken down into three distinct sections.  Each of the three sections will be devoted to one of the rated features listed above.  The review should close with a summary where the reviewers final thoughts of the overall program are discussed.
You are encouraged to inject your personal writing style and voice into the review.  The structure is provided as a guideline so that the sites visitors will have a familiar structure while browsing the reviews.

Screenshots


Along with the review a gallery of screenshots will be included.  To facilitate this we ask that you provide at least 4-5 screenshots depicting various operating modes of the program.  If you reference a particular screenshot during the review, you should reference the screenshot by file name so it can be properly formatted when published.

Submission


The review should be submitted in plain text format to submissions@pokertechreviews.com. Upon submission the review will go through an editorial process.  To facilitate this process the review should contain proper grammar, punctuation, and paragraph structure.  Whether a review is accepted for publishing or not the reviewer will be contacted.  If the review is considered in need of follow up, the reviewer will be contacted and the editorial notes forwarded.

PocketFives Open On Stars

June 4th, 2008 lifesagrind

I’ll be playing as a blogger in the PocketFives Open. P5s is adding some $530 Sunday Million seats for the poker bloggers out there.The PocketFives Poker Forum is the home of the best online poker rankings.Also, PocketFives boasts a member list that includes a who’s who of online poker, including top poker players such as Chad Batista and djk123.Registered:2121263624

Quick Note

May 21st, 2008 lifesagrind

Just a short note to let you all know I haven’t had time to play lately.  I’m sticking with the challenge and as of right now I’m down $17.  I should have more time to play from here forward so I’ll get back to the video updates soon.

Movie Night sooo Play Delayed

April 29th, 2008 lifesagrind

Wife wants to watch a movie tonight so I’m going to pick up AVP2.  That means I won’t be playing at my scheduled time… maybe later.

peace out

Let Me Know What You Think

April 24th, 2008 lifesagrind

The blog over at Poker Tech Reviews doesn’t get much traffic yet so I need to tap my readers.  I believe we’ve settled on a logo and I want to get some opinions.  I like it because it’s simple yet sophisticated.  What do you think?

PTR_logo-rotated-red

Most Viewed Posts

April 17th, 2008 lifesagrind

I’ve added a section on the sidebar to display the four most viewed posts.  As of right now they are:

Luck In Poker: The Myth Revealed

Hostess Musical Chairs

Statistical Anomoly

ePassporte To America

To Busy To Play

April 12th, 2008 lifesagrind

A cascading fountain of failures around the homestead last night

Side effect:  No poker for me.

I was really looking forward to getting back into the HORSE games too…bummer.

I Am The Sucker At The Table

April 3rd, 2008 lifesagrind

My lack of actual playing time combined with too many distractions has made me an easy target lately.  At first I thought that the other players were just starting to get better, and to some extent they have, but overall I’ve just been sucking.  Last night I had a few moments of brilliance but they were too far and too few between.

My "real" job work schedule has increased to six days a week and I haven’t been getting off till around 8 pm.  I get home in time to put the kids to bed and then I try to get an hours play in a whopping 3 days a week.  That’s just not enough playing time to try and be very competitive.

With that in mind starting tonight I’m going to play one table of some micro stakes cash game instead of the SNG’s.  A little variety of cash games for a few weeks may be enough of a break for me to then move back to the SNG’s.