Posts Tagged ‘Donna Blevins’

This morning when I opened my email, I was welcomed by a mass of well wishes and encouragements for Ashira Lavine after she busted out of the WSOP Main Event on Day 1C. What happened next, touched Ashira deep in her soul and convinced her that there are blessings in every loss. Let me tell you how this came about. Read the rest of this entry »

  At 6'5" tall, people often called me The Poker Amazon , but I don't really see myself clad in a short leather toga carrying a bow and arrow. Rather, I see myself more like Poker's Wonder Woman, decked out in that red, white and blue costume.
Sure, the outfit is sexist, but, on a more practical note, I don't know if I still have the legs for those short shorts.
Yet, I've always loved her invisible airplane, gold cuff bracelets that deflected bullets (great protection against pocket aces), and lasso of truth. Yah, think about how useful that lasso would be at the poker table.
When a player tires to bluff you out of a huge pot, just gently lay the lasso around his shoulder, and ask, "Are you bluffing?"
Struggling to hold the words back, he blurts out, "Yes, I'm bluffing!"
Sweet!
This weekend while I was looking for images of Wonder Woman for this post, my husband spoiled that image of me as Poker's Wonder Women forever. He walked by and asked me, "What does red, white and blue stood for?"
When I gave him a puzzled look and shook my head, he replied, "Red, white and blue stands for redneck, white trash, and blue collar."
At 6'5" tall, people often called me The Poker Amazon, but I don't really see myself clad in a short, leather toga carrying a bow and arrow. Rather, I see myself more like Poker's Wonder Woman, decked out in that red, white and blue costume.

Sure, the outfit is sexist, but, on a more practical note, I don't know if I still have the legs for those short shorts. Read the rest of this entry »

  "What is your biggest challenge at the poker table?" is frequently how I first connect with a new  friend on Facebook. You see, I'm doing research for m y book,  Life Lessons from Poker™,  and I find that people share amazing insights when I simply ask.

I   find lessons everywhere. Below is a particularly telling conversation with a special woman that started out about poker, and then naturally moved to life. Read the rest of this entry »

  Everything is energy. From science to science fiction, most people now get it, and paying attention to your energy at the poker table may be a surefire way to stop losing and start playing winning poker. Read the rest of this entry »

"At the 2007 Main Event, Day 1, first hand, Evelyn Ng sat to my immediate left… Ah crap! comes to mind." Donna Blevins

This time of year, poker minds turn to the World Series of Poker®. Whether this is your first or 15th time playing, you likely have the same nagging question in your mind. Read the rest of this entry »