http://www.stevesbets.com professional online poker player Mon, 25 Jan 2010 02:23:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Read this "In 2007, a 19-year-old gang-rape victim in the Saudi city of Qatif was sentenced to 200 lashes and six months in prison for meeting with an unrelated male." http://www.stevesbets.com/227/theocracies-arent-different-they-are-worse/ I have been asked by multiple people to blog about the tragedy in Haiti. Rather than offer my opinion, I would like to send you to a New York Times link that I totally agree with here My favorite passage: Haiti, like most of the world’s poorest nations, suffers from a ... http://www.stevesbets.com/224/my-thoughts-on-haiti/ Hi Everyone, It's about that time again where I post another mailbag. As always these are real submissions from real readers all over the world (emails are bolded) From Kristian: i have one question... i see you now how you play pokerstar, 1vs1 with 2250$... and you almost always win, and, can you ... http://www.stevesbets.com/221/winter-mailbag/ I have now been on Team Pokerstars Online for 1 month. Being on the team has allowed for some exciting adjustments to my game. I have been playing mostly o8 which is not atypical for me, however rather than playing 1 or 2 high-stakes tables I am playing 5-8 medium-stakes ... http://www.stevesbets.com/219/a-month-on-pokerstars-team-online/ In the comments a couple posts ago, Bart asked for me to blog about my thoughts on beings being able to move objects with their minds. Ever since seeing Star Wars I have really wanted this superpower, not for any heroic or even interesting purposes, I usually just want the ... http://www.stevesbets.com/217/your-wish-is-my-command/ I have a friend who will remain nameless. He wishes to prove to the world that he would have no problem living in a van for a year. He works in finance and is convinced he could get away with just leaving a van with his mattress and clothes ... http://www.stevesbets.com/215/living-in-a-van/ People are always ragging on me to blog more about poker. Just recently in the chat at Pokerstars chat someone informed me that they could care less what happened to me at the store, they want poker! So here is a New Year's blog that is highly poker related. This ... http://www.stevesbets.com/213/some-poker-content-sort-of/ My friend Seth lived in Philly his whole life and recently moved down to Montgomery, Alabama. His blog is a contrast to mine in that he puts up lots of pictures and doesn't rant much about his complaints. Check it out here http://www.stevesbets.com/210/a-good-blog-about-the-south/ I'm all for freedom of all sorts, but I'm really beginning to question freedom of religion, nutty people should not have a godly excuse for their nuttiness. This from a CNN article: At a news conference in the Somali capital of Mogadishu, al-Shabaab spokesman Sheikh Ali Mohamud Rage said, "We are ... http://www.stevesbets.com/205/quotables-from-a-cnn-article/ I was walking home from Chipotle when I decided to swing by the grocery store on my corner to get some Mint Milanos (note to Mcdonalds and pepperidge farm, i take payment for blog product placement). The cashiers at this store are particularly incompetent so I wasn't thrilled when I ... http://www.stevesbets.com/203/another-oddball-story/