http://jennifershahade.com/site The personal website of Jennifer Shahade. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:32:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en About 30 hours after start time, the Ladies World Series of Poker ($1000 buy-in), was down from 1190 players to 34. Under the gun, I looked down at two black kings. I raised; I was re-raised by a serious Russian girl in middle position; I re-raised all in and she ... http://jennifershahade.com/site/2008/06/26/the-odds-in-vegas-and-israel/ Last week I dreamt that I willfully swallowed a few pills that would kill me within a few hours. After the suicidal act, I had several final meetings with friends and family. Through it all, I was full of regret over my obviously poor decision. The idea of pumping my ... http://jennifershahade.com/site/2008/05/29/the-dr-paradox/ I had a great time in Tucson last week, where Jean Hoffman and I put on ChessFest 2008, a celebration of chess that included a human chess game, a blitz tournament and a blindfold exhibition. The photo gallery below shows off some of the highlights. For more information on ChessFest ... http://jennifershahade.com/site/2008/05/18/chessfest-2008/ I went to preschool at Trinity Church, the same place in which I voted for Hillary Clinton last week. Memories of forced naps and bananas swirled as I realized that I was still torn. My final choice was not only based on colorful blazers and gender; more importantly, I ... http://jennifershahade.com/site/2008/04/30/what-eggers-and-obama-have-in-common/ Last weekend, I traveled to San Diego for "Disorderly Conduct", a program of video arts, conversations and installations at collector Eloisa Haudenschild's 20-car garage, which she converted into a gallery and performance space. I had some insights and weird experiences that I'd like to share. 1. San Diego is stunning from ... http://jennifershahade.com/site/2008/04/11/fires-in-paradise/ This weekend, I'm off to San Diego to participate in the West Coast edition of "Burning Boards." Artist and chessmasters will compete using candle pieces, forcing the chessplayers among us forgo deep analysis for exit strategy in case of fire. I'll also meet my 9queens partner Jean Hoffman and my ... http://jennifershahade.com/site/2008/04/04/burning-boards-in-san-diego/ On St. Patrick's Day, I took the train to Atlantic City to play in a Ladies World Series of Poker Circuit event. The tournament began with a good omen as I ate a delicious bagel on the boardwalk and struck up a conversation with a man who gambles profusely enough ... http://jennifershahade.com/site/2008/03/25/st-patricks-day-poker/ I first heard about Martha Frankel's new memoir, Hats and Eyeglasses about online poker addiction, in a lurid piece on NPR. I was laughing while listening because the  interviewer was very bad at masking extreme SchadenFruede, or pleasure in the misfortune of others. Her questioning style was in the vein ... http://jennifershahade.com/site/2008/03/22/hats-and-rose-colored-glasses/