Plastic Playing Cards

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A deck of plastic playing cards are the best deck of cards you can buy. If you aren’t used to plastic cards it’ll take a bit of time getting used to how they handle, but once you do, you’ll notice a considerable difference from a normal deck of cards. At first they’ll be much harder to hold on to and will slide easier, but with more handling you’ll become comfortable in no time.

One of the main reasons they are better is because the cards last nearly forever if you take care of them. Plastic playing cards don’t bend like a paper playing card so you don’t have to worry about a crease marking the ace of spades. Since they’re plastic you can simply wipe the cards off if they get wet, which is great for cleaning the cards. This is unlike paper playing cards that are nearly useless after soaking up any kind of liquid.

The most popular name you’ll hear when plastic playing cards are being discussed is KEM. According to their web site, they’re “America’s Most Desired Playing Card.” I’ve seen KEM cards as well as other plastic playing cards and really couldn’t tell much of a difference between brands. They usually come in a set of two decks which will cost you a lot more than two decks of paper playing cards, but they’ll last you much much longer so the money is well spent. Simply do a search for “plastic playing cards” on Google and browse through the different options available.

Before I Die

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A few months ago I started a list of things I wanted to do before I die. I never got around to publishing it and ended up completing one of the items (eagle a par 4) about a month ago. I just hit the publish button on the page.

Before I Die…

What are some of the things on your list? If you have a web site, create your own page and link back here for others to track back to you.

Busy Busy

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New postings have been few and far between here at MDV for the past few months and especially during the last month. I’ve been extremely busy and having a lot of fun. The big secret (I sold pokerchiptricks.com) is out, went to Cedar Point, bought a black MacBook, have golfed a ton this summer, and just recently took a 5-night trip to Las Vegas. Detailed posts on all of these will be making their way to a NICKED Up blog in the near future. This post will help serve as a reminder of what I need to get done. Maybe I’ll even get started on a new design for MDV, which I’ve had visions of doing for far too long.

The Big Secret

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Over the past couple of months I had mentioned a big secret I was planning to let out of the bag. Well, the announcement is nearly a month after the deal was completed, but it’s out. I sold pokerchiptricks.com. The whole deal was really stressing me out towards the end and I can now say that I hate dealing with lawyers. Head over to the poker blog for more details.

Poker Chip Tricks Site Has Been Sold

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Any regular visitors to Poker Chip Tricks probably noticed some changes that started over a month ago. Recently those changes became even more apparent as all of the Google ads were completely removed and other cosmetic changes were made.

Why all of the changes?

I’ve sold the site and no longer own any of the domains or content. I was made an offer I couldn’t refuse and felt the time was right to get rid of the site. I’ve agreed not to come out and say exactly who bought it, but I’m very confident they’ll do a great job with the site. In the end, I think both parties received a great deal. The whole deal ended up taking nearly 4 months, which was about 2 months too long due to the lawyers battling back and forth. I learned a lot during the process and will be ready if I’m lucky enough to sell another site in the future.

I want to thank everyone who linked to pokerchiptricks.com at one time or another, which helped me get the site all the way to #1 on Google when searching for “poker chip tricks” and in the top 10 for “poker chips.”

If you’d like to help with my next site, you can link to http://docardtricks.com/ with the words “Card Tricks” as the link text. I haven’t done much with the site since it was launched, but I have a few new tricks planned which I hope to put out there soon.

Back on the Course

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It felt good to be back out on the course yesterday. On the first tee I pulled out my 3 hybrid and took a nice easy swing, hitting the ball right down the middle of the fairway, about 120 yards from the green. Then I hit it fat and ended up in the ditch for a penalty stroke. Walked off with a 6. On the next hole I pulled out the 5 wood and hit a horrible topped shot off to the left. In the thick clover I couldn’t make good contact, but advanced the ball to the fairway about 70 yards out. Shanked one into the water off the right of the green and took a 7. Not the start I was looking for.

On #3 I hit a 4 hybrid right down the middle, stuck a sand wedge to about 8 foot, and just missed the birdie putt. Fourth hole hit a 3 wood just off the right of the fairway on a hill. Pulled the 2nd shot well left and took a drop. Escaped with a bogey 6. Pulled my driver left into a ditch on the drive-able 5th hole, but saved bogey. Played 5 holes and lost 4 balls already. It couldn’t get any worse. Sixth hole is a par 3 that played right into the wind and I thought my shot was all over the flag, but it held up in the air way too long and came up a few yards short. Bad chip up, but then sunk a 15 foot putt for par. Pushed a 5 iron out to the right on the next long par 3, but pin high. Chip and 2 putts for bogey. Popped up a driver on the par 5 8th hole, smoked a 2 hybrid to the front right of the green, made a bad chip, and lipped out the birdie putt. On the last hole of the day I made it on in two and 2 putted for par.

Ended up with a 44, which isn’t too bad considering I hit into 4 hazards for penalty strokes. Made 15 putts which is right around average for me, especially when I really only made one putt of any real length. It felt good to be back out on the course after two weeks away from the game and I’m looking forward to getting back into the “swing” of things with my golf game.

2 Weeks Off

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After starting off the summer with a record number of golf rounds, I haven’t played a hole (unless you count mini-golf) in two weeks. The last time I swung a club was two weeks ago today for golf league. I didn’t get sick of the game or give up on trying to improve. Life simply got in the way. I made a 5 night trip out to Vegas and it took a few days for my body to recover.

I’m actually hoping the time away from the game will be good for my swing. It’ll be like learning everything I’ve taught myself so far this year all over again. Wish me luck!

2006 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Schedule

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Full schedule for the 2006 World Series of Poker (WSOP)

25-Jun-06 Sunday 9:00 AM Satellites/Live Action begins

26-Jun-06 Monday 12 noon Casino Employee No-Limit Event (2 day event) $500.00

27-Jun-06 Tuesday 12 noon No-Limit Hold’em (3 day event) $1,500.00

28-Jun-06 Wednesday 12 noon Pot-Limit Hold’em (3 day event) $1,500.00

29-Jun-06 Thursday 12 noon Limit Hold’em (3 day event) $1,500.00

30-Jun-06 Friday 12 noon No-limit Hold’em Short Handed, 6/table (3 day event) $2,500.00

1-Jul-06 Saturday 12 noon No-Limit Hold’em (3 day event) $2,000.00

2-Jul-06 Sunday 12 noon Limit Hold’em (3 day event) $3,000.00

3-Jul-06 Monday 12 noon Omaha Hi-low Split (3 day event) $2,000.00

4-Jul-06 Tuesday 12 noon No-Limit Hold’em (3 day event) $5,000.00

5-Jul-06 Wednesday 12 noon Seven Card Stud (3 day event) $1,500.00

6-Jul-06 Thursday 12 noon Limit Hold’em (3 day event) $1,500.00

6-Jul-06 Thursday 2:00 PM Omaha Hi-low Split (2 day event) $5,000.00

7-Jul-06 Friday 12 noon No-Limit Hold’em (3 day event) $2,500.00

8-Jul-06 Saturday 12 noon No-Limit Hold’em w/re-buys (3 day event) $1,000.00

9-Jul-06 Sunday 11:00 AM Ladies Event No-Limit Hold’em (2 day event) $1,000.00

9-Jul-06 Sunday 12 noon Pot-Limit Omaha (3 day event) $10,000.00

10-Jul-06 Monday 12 noon No-Limit Hold’em (3 day event) $1,000.00

11-Jul-06 Tuesday 12 noon Pot-Limit Hold’em (2 day event) $2,000.00

12-Jul-06 Wednesday 11:00 AM Seniors No-Limit Hold’em (2 day event) $1,000.00

12-Jul-06 Wednesday 12 noon H.O.R.S.E. (3 day event) $50,000.00

13-Jul-06 Thursday 12 noon No-Limit Hold’em- Short handed 6/table (3 day event) $2,500.00

14-Jul-06 Friday 12 noon No-Limit Hold’em (3 day event) $2,000.00

15-Jul-06 Saturday 12 noon Limit Hold’em (3 day event) $3,000.00

15-Jul-06 Saturday 2:00 PM Omaha Hi-low Split (3 day event) $3,000.00

16-Jul-06 Sunday 12 noon No-Limit Hold’em Shootout (3 day event) $2,000.00

17-Jul-06 Monday 12 noon Pot-Limit Omaha (2 day event) $1,500.00

18-Jul-06 Tuesday 12 noon No-Limit Hold’em (2 day event) $1,500.00

19-Jul-06 Wednesday 12 noon Seven Card Stud (2 day event) $5,000.00

19-Jul-06 Wednesday 2:00 PM Pot-Limit Hold’em (2 day event) $2,500.00

20-Jul-06 Thursday 12 noon No-Limit Hold’em- Short handed 6/table (3 day event) $5,000.00

21-Jul-06 Friday 12 noon No-Limit Hold’em (3 day event) $2,000.00

22-Jul-06 Saturday 12 noon Pot-Limit Hold’em (3 day event) $5,000.00

22-Jul-06 Saturday 2:00 PM Seven Card Razz (2 day event) $1,500.00

23-Jul-06 Sunday 12 noon No-Limit Hold’em w/re-buys (3 day event) $1,000.00

24-Jul-06 Monday 12 noon Seven Card Hi Low Split (2 day event) $1,000.00

24-Jul-06 Monday 2:00 PM Limit Hold’em Shootout (3 day event) $1,500.00

25-Jul-06 Tuesday 12 noon No-Limit Hold’em (3 day event) $1,500.00

25-Jul-06 Tuesday 4:00 PM No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball w/rebuys (2 day event) $5,000.00

26-Jul-06 Wednesday Satellite Day

27-Jul-06 Thursday Media/Celebrity Event and Satellite Day

28-Jul-06 Friday No-Limit Texas Hold’em World Championship Event $10,000.00

28-Jul-06 Friday 12 Noon Day 1A 2000 play down to 800

29-Jul-06 Saturday 12 Noon Day 1B 2000 play down to 800

30-Jul-06 Sunday 12 Noon Day 1C 2000 play down to 800

31-Jul-06 Monday 12 Noon Day 1D 2000 play down to 800

1-Aug-06 Tuesday 12 noon A + B 1600 to 700

2-Aug-06 Wednesday 12 noon C + D 1600 to 700

3-Aug-06 Thursday Day off for main event

3-Aug-06 Thursday 10:00 AM No-Limit Hold’em (2 day event) $1,000.00

4-Aug-06 Friday 12 noon ABCD Play 1400 down to 600

5-Aug-06 Saturday 12 noon Play 600 down to 300

5-Aug-06 Saturday 10:00 AM No-Limit Hold’em (2 day event) $1,500.00

6-Aug-06 Sunday 12 noon Play 300 down to 150

6-Aug-06 Sunday 10:00 AM No-Limit Hold’em (2 day event) $1,500.00

7-Aug-06 Monday 12 noon Play 150 down to 60

7-Aug-06 Monday 10:00 AM No-Limit Hold’em (2 day event) $1,500.00

8-Aug-06 Tuesday 12 noon Play 60 down to 27

8-Aug-06 Tuesday 10:00 AM No-Limit Hold’em (2 day event) $1,500.00

9-Aug-06 Wednesday 12 noon Play 27 down to 9

9-Aug-06 Wednesday 10:00 AM No-Limit Hold’em (1 day event) $1,500.00

10-Aug-06 Thursday 12 noon Final Table

More details at the World Series of Poker site