Ok, first you need to know that I am a sicko, if it’s the newest techno gadget sign me up.  Unfortunately most of them ending being duds mostly because they aren’t user friendly and end up in my basement closet (which I am sure my wife would like me to clean).  So today I am driving by the AT&T store, I knew this was the day but I just wanted to see the anticipation and sure enough there was a line.  This was at 1pm; they would sell them at 6pm.  We need a new cell phone and it was between the Iphone and the Blackberry Curve.  I kind of feel for the Blackberry Curve, cool phone, but its like that Robin Williams’s movie being released on the same day The Transformers is being released, it just had no chance.  After no luck convincing people to stand in line for me I rescheduled my hair cut and decided I would play some online poker while waiting in line, people seemed to get a kick out of that.  I got there at 2pm and the time flew by, the people in line were all very smart tech savvy people, my kind of crowd.

 

Also, the people at AT&T were outstanding making us feel comfortable while we waited.  They had a stage and they blew us all away with how they handled the situation.  They made sure we had beverages and candy; everyone was thrilled with their service.

 

Activating the phone was easier than you would expect, like 4 screens and boom your phone is ready to go.  I first called my wife, and then I called my assistant, both of which said they couldn’t hear me, not a good start.  Then I tried to get online and it was unmercifully slow.  Strike 2.  I went online for a short tutorial and got some tips on how to scroll and set up my email and such, and then I found one of the coolest features, IT IS WIFI ENABLED.  Soon I was blazing on the interweb; this is likely the coolest feature of everything on the phone.  I have not had this function on a phone previously and it will sure make trips to the coffee shop a lot more enjoyable.

 

It really is for surfing, the keyboard is a little small long ways (I haven’t figured out how to do it sideways yet) but since it automatically imports from outlook most of my emails and phone numbers are already in the phone.  Overall I am really happy with my purchase and up to this point it was well worth the wait.

 

The phone was supposed to be for my wife but it looks like she’ll be inheriting my Blackberry.

I will likely be updating some more features as I play with it this weekend. So far its amazing.

Last years event was a who’s who at the final table. This years event is a “who’s that?”, final table. This has not been a good year for celebrity poker players at the main event.

Think what you want about Daniel but he is far and away the internet king. His video blogs are watched by everyone and they are always entertaining and he does a great job of adding in some life with his poker.

Patrick is considered by many to be one of the top ten poker players in the world. He is also a hybrid so he can play both online and off. Here are 2 articles interviewing Patrick about online poker, The Big Game and how much money he has.

I’m not sure if this was a joke or just some publicity for Kathy Griffin, but this combination is hilarious. Mike “The Mouth” Matusow shows us why he is the craziest person in poker. Pay special attention to the cameraman.

Brandon is one of our newest bloggers and a very good friend of mine. This could have gotten real ugly for Sammy if he continued to spot Brandon the button.

Its funny how the advice columnist completely avoided the issue. Personally I don’t see the big deal unless he just looked horrible in her lingerie

You are likely a drug dealer or a bookie or Tony Soprano. So I kind of see the point of what they were trying to accomplish with the stupid law in this article but the author makes a great point, why create a law that only hurts law abiding citizens? It immediately had me curios on what the punishment would be.

A very unique article related to customer service.

Some of these get a little spicy but most will have you rolling with laughter.

This article is fascinating if you ever want to have any idea of what porn stars become as they age. The series itself is tame by MTV standards but certainly raised the bar at the time. Its a fascinating read.

Jennifer “Jennicide” Leigh is an Alwaysbluff.com’s correspodent and online poker professional, her articles are supposed to give us some insight on how women think differently than guys and how we can shape up. Enjoy

Its often forgotten that Harrah’s hasn’t had the WSOP for too long, though this story is particularly disturbing.

It leaves a bit to the imagination but clearly something dastardly happened here. So much for privacy on public streets. I can only imagine the pictures that will come next from street view. I think we are going to find out that people become very comfortable in public places.