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Anything that contains the words, “The World Blogger Championship”, obviously must be encouraged, especially if the championship in question is a championship for<\/i> bloggers, not of<\/i> blogging—for how can you compete in blogging? Pokerstars.com, where I spent a fair bit of time these days, is hosting the fourth annual World Blogger Championship of Online Poker this month, and I intend to take part. To participate, I’m supposed to verify that I’m a bona fide blogger by posting the code below on my blog—so here goes:<\/p>\n

\"Online<\/a><\/p>\n

I have registered to play in the PokerStars World Blogger Championship of Online Poker<\/a>!<\/p>\n

This PokerStars<\/a> tournament is a No Limit Texas Hold’em event exclusive to Bloggers.<\/p>\n

Registration code: 575030<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

*<\/p>\n

A couple of nights ago, a few bloggers, Mr Sabnis<\/a>, Lord Khanna<\/a> and Sir Srivathsan<\/a> were at my place, and we played an all-night poker game. It could, in a manner of speaking, be considered the Mumbai Blogger Championship of Offline Poker. I began the night with one matchbox and ended with six, so I am pleased to say that that particular championship belongs to me. Now for the world…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Anything that contains the words, “The World Blogger Championship”, obviously must be encouraged, especially if the championship in question is a championship for bloggers, not of blogging—for how can you compete in blogging? Pokerstars.com, where I spent a fair bit of time these days, is hosting the fourth annual World Blogger Championship of Online Poker in a few days, and I intend to take part. To participate, I’m supposed to verify that I’m a bona fide blogger by posting the code below on my blog—so here goes:<\/p>\n

[embedded image]<\/p>\n

A couple of nights ago, a few bloggers, Mr Sabnis<\/a>, Lord Khanna<\/a> and Sir Srivathsan<\/a> were at my place, and we played an all-night poker game. It could, in a manner of speaking, be considered the Mumbai Blogger Championship of Offline Poker. I began the night with one matchbox and ended with six, so I am pleased to say that that particular championship belongs to me. 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