Mean Gene

I guess I'll take one last opportunity to remind everyone who finds their way here that I've moved my online home over to GeneBrombe...

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Yes, I knew I said I wouldn't be posting here anymore, but since when is my word good? Actually this is just a reminder that I've mo...

I started this blog back on December 8th, 2003. Cranked out about 700 posts here, hundreds of thousands of words, some of them even arranged...

Because I've been a good boy I decided to treat myself. A lot of professional poker players (and professional poker writers) have these ...

Long, fun day off. More later. Sleep now.

I thought yesterday would be an easy day. I thought wrong. So far I've felt almost bulletproof but Wednesday was a left hook I didn'...

So yesterday I was assigned to cover my first WSOP Final Table, the $5,000 Limit Hold-Em World Championship. Big event. 5K. World Championsh...

I'm charging Liz Lieu's iPod with my computer. Cool, huh? It'd probably be more cool if she'd actually been the one to brin...

I think I should point out that I've been posting WSOP stuff over at the UltimateBetBlog too. Including something I wrote today about t...

I was actually pretty wired and hungry after I left the Amazon Room at 5AM on Friday so I grabbed a burger and a beer and played video poker...

I worked the 5PM tournament at the WSOP yesterday, $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo. Ugh. Split-pot games are a challenge. You watch a hand, a big pot bui...

When I'm home, that's where I work--from home. The dining room is my office, the kitchen my cafeteria. There are times when I get a ...

I got home from the Rio around 2:30 in the morning, my ass dragging a bit. But not too bad, I've stocked up on sleep the last few days a...

The first day of the World Series was about as I expected--nuts. People, everywhere. Standing in line, standing in the aisles, standing arou...

Yes, the World Series of Poker starts today, and yes, I'm nervous. Keyed up. Want to get started, want to do the kick-ass job this event...

I nearly conked out last night at 9PM, not good. I'm trying to get my circadian rhythms set for Pacific time and that wouldn't have ...

Since this was my last free day before I put on my hardhat and boots and descend into the mines, I decided to play tourist again and wander ...

Before you head out to a picnic or the park or even the couch to watch whatever ballgame is on, read this Op/Ed from Andrew Bacevich , whose...

Sitting at my gate, waiting for the plane that will take me to Cinci, and thence to Vegas. As always before I fly I'm a bit freaked, but...

Two years ago I was at work following the Liverpool-AC Milan final thru ESPN GameCast. After Milan took a 3-0 lead I shut it down and went b...

This, of course, is a leftover slice of Pittsburgh Pirogi Pizza from the Church Brew Works . Mashed potato, with onion and garlic mixed in, ...

I must've gotten one of Amazon's first copies of Anthony Holden's Bigger Deal , because I actually finished it more than a week ...

As you've no doubt read elsewhere, PokerNews will be providing live updates and chip counts at this year's World Series of Poker, a...

You never really leave high school, do you? OK, I got tagged by D to the P , so here are seven random things about me you probably didn'...