tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39957542136784679842009-02-20T21:21:14.653-08:00Serinda Swan Poker News from the tables and online poker tournaments at Absolute Poker.Poker Starnoreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995754213678467984.post-13440709742825460762008-05-27T17:20:00.000-07:002008-05-27T17:21:34.581-07:00

I am just about to leave Hawaii in about 2 hours (really, really early for the plane!) it’s the most beautiful weather here and I done want to leave. You see Vancouver had a snow storm while I was away and the reports are that it’s not any better now.I spent the past week traveling between the islands of Maui and Oahu. It was my sisters 25th birthday so we decided to celebrate in style. My sister

Poker Starnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995754213678467984.post-39815075784388029512008-05-05T06:09:00.000-07:002008-05-05T06:11:10.017-07:00

I am just about to leave Hawaii in about 2 hours (really really early for the plane!).It’s the most beautiful weather here and I don’t want to leave. You see Vancouver had a snow storm while I was away and the reports are that it’s not any better now.I spent the past week traveling between the islands of Maui and Oahu. It was my sister’s 25th birthday, so we decided to celebrate in style. My

Poker Starnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995754213678467984.post-60824514390187493842008-04-18T12:12:00.000-07:002008-04-18T12:14:03.482-07:00

So there seems to always be a bit of an issue when i fly... wether its getting robbed in miami while i sleep, vomited on in the plane while traveling to Aruba or having my flight from amsterdam cancelled making me miss my connecting flight in heathrow. Only to then to think i am the luckiest person in the world because the airline found me another flight leaving two hours later and its a direct

Poker Starnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995754213678467984.post-11578617268007809222008-04-15T15:17:00.000-07:002008-04-18T12:11:07.367-07:00

I am currently in Amsterdam for the CAC and nursing a wicked hangover.Let's start from the beginning, I left for amsterdam on Tuesday night and arrived here Wednesday night just in time to see everyone leaving for dinner. As it is a 9 hour difference (currently 12:00pm here and 3:00am Vancouver time) I am quite tired, and last night didn't help. After a great day at the conference we headed to

Poker Starnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995754213678467984.post-44662008432240713222008-02-27T09:16:00.001-08:002008-02-27T09:16:58.235-08:00

Hey everyone! Have you guys been watching "The Best Damn Poker Show?" because I have and it’s hilarious! It’s so funny how they edit things to make them all come together into this show! I remember filming it for four days and wondering how they were going to put it all together and polish it up... But, low and behold, it is and - apparently – it’s quite popular. I have never had so many hits on

Poker Starnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995754213678467984.post-69622961167741755322008-01-14T10:04:00.000-08:002008-02-14T21:20:21.511-08:00

And what better way to end of the year than with a bash in Las Vegas! I went to the spectacular Bellagio black tie event. They definitely know how to do it there. There was an amazing band with some of the greatest singers I have heard for a long time. Then, there were the dancers: from show stoppers like "Diamonds" to show tunes from "Rent" and the like, these girls and boys amazed me (and not

Poker Starnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995754213678467984.post-9104217380485482922007-12-10T12:53:00.001-08:002008-02-15T13:03:04.808-08:00

Well, I’m playing right now and I must say that I have hit some pretty unlucky hands. I just lost a hand to Q4 when two pair hit while my QJ should have held up, but that’s online poker… Oh wait… He just took me out again! Grrr… I’m going to have to go all-in in a second…. Oh… I just did on pocket Q and nobody wanted to play…Booo! Oh… OK… Now I’m going in again with K10. Whoops… I’m against AQ

Poker Starnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995754213678467984.post-59379296421889200682007-12-10T12:52:00.000-08:002008-02-14T21:20:21.511-08:00

This week, I was in Temecula playing at the Pechanga Hotel and Casino. I was there for the taping of "The Best Damn Poker Tournament": a competition between two teams headed by Annie Duke and Phil Hellmuth. The show is based on a bet between the two of them that they could each pick a 9 player team to battle against each other till there was only one player left. The winning team would get a

Poker Starnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995754213678467984.post-4154019355254835562007-11-28T08:05:00.000-08:002008-02-14T21:17:33.522-08:00

For this Sunday with Serinda, I was mixing it up a bit and playing a few different tables. First, I hit up my regular 1/2 NL table and had a bit of luck making about $250. The cards weren't really coming but I was playing rather aggressively, so it was throwing people off (usually I’m a tight player). When I did have a good hand, no one would play with me. For example, if I had pocket Ks, or a

Poker Starnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995754213678467984.post-17289648075251984462007-11-26T11:42:00.001-08:002008-02-14T21:24:04.934-08:00

Ok, I’m sick! With all this traveling for Guess? and shooting almost everyday, my body has finally given up. I have been getting by on just a few hours of sleep the past few days and it has really caught up with me... I have to just relax, and what better way than to play poker! I have been working a lot on some great projects. This past weekend (probably why I’m sick!) I shot the new music video

Serindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04345903858271289436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995754213678467984.post-31586317291081630652007-11-21T16:27:00.000-08:002008-02-14T21:18:51.191-08:00

‘So all I have to do is: play in a Freeroll, beat Serinda Swan heads up, and then I get a $1000 buy-in and a shot at $100,000 prize pool?’More than 500 players competed for the chance to challenge Serinda Swan in the Beauty and the Bets FreeRoll after reading about this great promo in the Absolute Poker newsletter. For player TTTMMYY, the stars were in alignment and now he will be going up

Poker Starnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995754213678467984.post-50891164284713359722007-11-14T09:33:00.001-08:002008-02-14T21:21:21.709-08:00

Well… As some of you may have noticed, I do not have my "Serinda Swan" table right now (which is apparently due to technical difficulties).I have been playing on other tables on Sundays (2-4pm ET). This past weekend, I played on a 2/4 NL and it was a totally different game. I honestly didn’t realize that going up $2 in blinds made the pot size so much larger!All of a sudden there were $300+ pots

Poker Starnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995754213678467984.post-15202512302026555712007-11-07T11:12:00.000-08:002008-02-14T21:20:21.512-08:00

Are you ready to go head-to-head with the first lady of poker?Join the action at Absolute Poker this November and you could win your way to a $100,000 game.To reserve your seat – worth more than $1,000 - all you have to do is challenge and defeat our very own poker princess: Serinda Swan.Enter the Beauty and the Bets FreeRoll and you could be the lucky player to tackle Serinda Swan heads up and

Poker Starnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995754213678467984.post-75316947571469573152007-11-02T08:17:00.000-07:002008-02-14T21:17:33.523-08:00

We here at Absolute Poker have seen Ms. Swan come full circle with her poker game. Playing on the site and hanging out with the likes of WSOP bracelet winners will turn any excited poker player into a winner. I don’t know about you, but we think hanging out playing Chinese Poker and 1/2 No Limit Hold’em with Phil Hellmuth is a great start. To help newer players out we ask Serinda to give us 3

Poker Starnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995754213678467984.post-34972856910663503742007-11-02T08:03:00.000-07:002008-02-14T21:18:51.191-08:00

Well last time I wrote a blog I talked about my horrible trip down there and all the crazy stuff that happened to me. I also left it off at telling you guys that the trip back was just as eventful, with Phil Hellmuth not only paying some lady $500 so that I could sit in first class I also had a coffee filled with baileys spilt on me within the first 10 minutes of the flight. I have to say this

Poker Starnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995754213678467984.post-35614575418561151282007-10-12T16:21:00.001-07:002007-10-12T16:21:59.821-07:00

This past trip to Aruba for the 2007 Ultimate Bet Aruba Poker Classic was amazing! There were rock stars, poker legends, and the best parties ever! The first night started out fantastic with an impressive white party, which was held on the pool deck with live music and open bars. There were probably more than 10 bars in the party serving everything from champagne to Grey Goose Martinis! Needless

Poker Starnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995754213678467984.post-14153164930676682212007-10-03T08:21:00.000-07:002008-02-14T21:24:29.337-08:00

Well it is about 97 degrees here at the 2007 Aruba Poker Classic. I'm here with the likes of Annie Duke, 11-time WSOP bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth, P0ker H0, Krazy Kanuck, and many more. I actually played with Phil last night at a 1/2 NL table in the casino. I did quite well! While Phil bought in a few times, I remained till the last minute (2:05am) with my original $100 buy in. There have been

Poker Starnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995754213678467984.post-72425870514878764312007-09-26T07:41:00.000-07:002008-02-14T21:18:51.192-08:00

Well last weekend during Sundays with Serinda, I started off with pocket Queens and I was so happy! So I raise pre flop and get three callers. Flop comes A 8 10... getting a little worried that my lil ol Q's might have been cracked, but everyone checks. An Ace comes on the turn, hmmmm no one represented that they had an Ace last round so maybe I will take a stab at the pot. I raise $8 then get

Poker Starnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995754213678467984.post-17105188504679842422007-09-19T14:07:00.000-07:002007-09-19T14:10:28.284-07:00

Well today was another interesting day! Lesson after lesson!I have been playing in my weekly tournaments at my friend's house. I thought, THOUGHT that I was getting the hang of it. I have been playing on AP for over a year but each time I learn something new. This week I really learned that waiting for the right hand/position is key, plus when you get a hand, knowing how to bet ups your odds of

Serindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04345903858271289436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995754213678467984.post-27228660428042443502007-09-19T12:45:00.000-07:002008-02-15T13:09:13.815-08:00

Well today was another interesting day! Lesson after lesson!I have been playing in my weekly tournaments at my friend's house. I thought, THOUGHT that I was getting the hang of it. I have been playing on AP for over a year but each time I learn something new. This week I really learned that waiting for the right hand/position is key, plus when you get a hand, knowing how to bet ups your odds of

Poker Starnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995754213678467984.post-53232391841808663172007-09-12T10:56:00.000-07:002008-02-14T21:18:51.193-08:00

Well, I'm finally back from Vegas, and wow it was so much fun. We did everything from the Timbaland after party where, everyone who's anyone was there, to chilling at the pool with Charles Oakley, who by the way is really 6'11". My best friend and I played some amazing poker, which I did finally have my luck turn and left up!We arrived there on Friday night and immediately went out to dinner, and

Poker Starnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995754213678467984.post-27711355391370462612007-09-11T15:47:00.000-07:002007-09-11T15:48:58.998-07:00

I'm in Vegas this weekend with my best friend for her birthday. We played some 1 2 no limit and I did terrible but she did amazing. I had terrible cards and played them even worse! But my girl was hitting everything and when she wasn't she would bluff like no other. Now its off to the pool for a little relaxing then later off to the VMA's and later to all the after parties. I am going to go play

Serindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04345903858271289436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995754213678467984.post-63763140509121569922007-09-05T15:10:00.000-07:002007-09-05T15:12:35.916-07:00

This past week was a blast! I went down to the Gorge (in George Washington) to watch the Dave Mathews Band and it was amazing! I headed down with my sister and our boyfriends for the weekend. They played Fri, Sat and Sun, but we only caught the last two shows because it was my mother’s birthday on Friday and we were supposed to go skydiving (which we didn’t get to do because of the weather) so we

Serindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04345903858271289436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995754213678467984.post-6817667225742908352007-08-29T14:41:00.000-07:002008-02-14T21:18:51.193-08:00

When Mark Seif and Serinda Swan get together they do, of course, talk poker. However, when they aren't doing that, they like to just chill out and bowl. We aren't talking funny shoes and wood lanes here. We are talking about Nintendo Wii. Nintendo is just about as hot as poker right now, and poker players have come to love the incredibly interacitve Wii. It helps them break away from their poker

Poker Starnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995754213678467984.post-68795769919097843802007-08-27T14:14:00.000-07:002007-08-27T14:16:07.919-07:00

Hey everyone, Im sitting at the booth at the CAC affiliate conference in Montreal and its freezing! I just arrived last night and as soon as I checked in it was off to dinner with some of the affiliate winners from Chipleader.com. We ended up staying till it closed then headed back to the hotel. I figured that it was ok that I got home late because I was still on Vancouver time, so getting home

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