“Please Break a Glass!”
The title of this belated post comes from Christmas Eve dinner. One thing that typically causes the family to not to speak to each other are heated discussions on politics and religion. Therefore, my brother-in-law instructed me to break a glass if the conversation went in a direction toward politics or religion. We got a couple of good laughs when I mimicked breaking a glass, but never really had to do so. However, in this little blog of mine there is nothing to stop me from discussing politics and poker.
I was reading the Austin American Statesman the other day and there was an article about the Texas horse industry. Once again I was enlightened as to how stupid Texas politicians really are. The gist of the article is that the Texas horse industry is declining due to the larger purses in OK, NM, and LA. They article hints that it is because these other states immediately approved gaming machines, generating larger purses for horse races.
OK Texas Politicians! Listen! Please listen! At every Texas Horse track pass a bill that will permit the establishment of a Poker Room. Poker is not like one-arm bandits. Poker rooms will generate revenue to create larger purses for the horse races. Larger purses mean more revenue. Large purses mean keeping horse breeding in Texas. Large purses keep Texas money in Texas. Oh lets see who benefits? Texans!
Sorry Mom, but the only worthwhile legislation passed by Texas lawmakers is the new tobacco subsidy, I mean Tax.
OK I will break my beer glass and leave politics. I have played some poker over the holidays. I managed to win a $1 buy-in at Bugsy Club this past week. I have been on a down swing at that site, so this was a little boost of $12.50. I am grinding away trying to build my bankroll back up. I have been playing at Bugsy for about 4 months and still have not earned any of my bonus. This aspect of Bugsy Club sucks. Do not get lured into their deposit bonus schemes.
I played in some live games in Austin. I have one 2nd place and two 3rd place finishes. Third is like kissing your sister because you just get your money back. One of the games I was a huge short stack and went all-in four times doubling up each time. It was great. I ended up in second place once playing 84o. The board paired my four and a player went all-in. Eights had been hitting the board all night long to I called. Sure enough an 8 came on the turn! Pretty risky, but fun!
I played in a tournament in Houston. I did not do well because a person called me with pocket nines after I put her all-in. I had A2s. The flop brought KQ7 with two cards being spades giving me a flush draw. I had not played a hand all night so I went all-in. I cannot believe with a board like that she called my all-in move. Needless to say I was crippled when the flush or ace did not hit. The next hand I had pocket 6’s. I went all-in only to be called by three other persons. I was out early. I then became the dealer when it was down to the final 8. When it was heads up I dealt for about 40 minutes and they just kept exchanging blinds. I went crazy so I had to quit dealing. I found two important lessons from this poker session. One was never deal when two ladies are heads up! The other was that I risked my chips unnecessarily against a novice player. I could have just checked it down and only pushed when I achieved the nut flush. I have to do a better job adjusting to player styles. I usually play with people who know what the hell they are doing and it makes the decisions more clear.
I will be playing again this Wednesday. Hopefully I can finish in the money again. It looks like there will be 12 players so probably just one game for a $20 buy-in. Usually we play two $10 buy-ins, which is what I like.
I hope everyone had a blessed Christmas or Holiday. I better not get started on that subject or I might have to break a glass!
Peace!
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
"Just peachy"
Howdy! Things could not be better at this second. Watching the PPT! Eating Botanas de Harina (Hot & Spicy Picante Snax Mix)! Spanish is a reflection of one of April's recent posts. I am drinking hot chocolate and peppermint schnapps. And I am playing in a $1 HORSE tournament at Bugsy. Oh yea! I have the movie "the Da Vinci Code" waiting in the wings.
It sounds like I am just peachy; however, I am sad. I read today that Iggy is going on hiatus and his blog is going down under. I plead to you Oh master to continue your blog. Write about anything you wish - your current work place drudge, a bowel movement, a fishing trip, swilling multiple Guinness, the quest for World Peace. I mean just write! Anything you write is better than anything else on this planet. I did write a recent post about Death to Poker Blogs, but the great blog "Guinness and Poker" must not fall victim to the bureaucratic BS that goes on in the US. Perhaps we should all pitch in and move Iggy to DownUnder, so he can legally make a living playing online poker. IGGY please JUST WRITE!
Howdy! Things could not be better at this second. Watching the PPT! Eating Botanas de Harina (Hot & Spicy Picante Snax Mix)! Spanish is a reflection of one of April's recent posts. I am drinking hot chocolate and peppermint schnapps. And I am playing in a $1 HORSE tournament at Bugsy. Oh yea! I have the movie "the Da Vinci Code" waiting in the wings.
It sounds like I am just peachy; however, I am sad. I read today that Iggy is going on hiatus and his blog is going down under. I plead to you Oh master to continue your blog. Write about anything you wish - your current work place drudge, a bowel movement, a fishing trip, swilling multiple Guinness, the quest for World Peace. I mean just write! Anything you write is better than anything else on this planet. I did write a recent post about Death to Poker Blogs, but the great blog "Guinness and Poker" must not fall victim to the bureaucratic BS that goes on in the US. Perhaps we should all pitch in and move Iggy to DownUnder, so he can legally make a living playing online poker. IGGY please JUST WRITE!
Monday night I played in a local tournament. It was NL Holdem with a $20 buy-in. My kinda of game. There were 24 players. I nice group. I hope to play again. I played extremely well. I ended up finishing 8th place when I went all-in from the big blind with QQ. I got called by A9. An ace appears on the flop and I am sad. If I win this hand I am confident I finish in the money. instead I am out. I checked out the cash game, but it did not feel right to me. Instead I ended up dealing to make the tournament go smoothly.
I did want to mention one strange hand. I was in the small blind with A6o. I called the raise. They deal the flop and I look down. I have no cards. I am like crap what happened. The players who had mucked looked through the muck pile and handed me what they felt were my two cards. I was not sure they gave me the right cards. We decided to just check it down. The bizarre part is I won when a 6 landed on the river. I am usually religious about putting a coin on my cards. I was not drinking much so I can not blame it on alcohol.
I did win a nice pot once with 83o. I felt the guy was weak and an ace came on the flop. I played the hand like I had an ace. He folded on the river giving me a nice stack of chips.
OK right now I am the chip lead in the HORSE tournament. I am playing aggressive in the RAZZ round. So far won two large pots. Hopefully I can hang on to make a couple of bucks.
Time to plop in the movie.
Good night!
Bonus Code IGGY Damn it!
Sunday, November 12, 2006
“ZERO Imagination”
I have been slamming Greg Davis for years. Once again he proves to me that he has zero imagination. Oh lets run a QB sneak! Oh Lets run a QB sneak! Oh wait Lets run a QB sneak. The freaking offensive coordinator has two of the best backs in the country and a huge full back in Henry. Oh wait! QB Sneak!
Horns tried to come back, but the 51 yard field goal was amazing. Hats off the Wildcats for having some imagination!
I will always believe Davis sucks! Man I hope Colt is OK!
Let’s try to change the subject and add a bit of poker content. I signed up at Bugsy Club because of the 100% deposit bonus. What a joke! I have played for about a month and I have only earned 10 bugsy points. I need 100 per $10 of bonus. Yes I am playing some low stakes, but crap I have been logging the hours.
I am about to play in a pot limit Omaha H/L SNG. I am also going to play in a NL Holdem tournament. I have been hitting the alcohol pretty hard, so we shall see what happens. The other night I won the Omaha H/l SNG.
I did manage to beat our 7 year old son today in NL holdem with pocket aces. Then he cleaned out the bank playing black jack!
I just was put all-in with the nut low and the river brought me the wheel! I now have 5K after the first hand. Nice start on a table named after our daughter.
Well I ended up 3rd in the Omaha game, but knocked out with AA in the NL tournament. Person hit two pair on the river.
I am watching Tora Tora Tora.
I am going to regress to last week with one of my more embarrassing moments. I took our 7 year old son to the Longhorn –vs OSU game. We stopped at the Dog and Duck for a quick beer. We then headed to Bevo Street. The tailing gating was happening. My son notices a huge trophy on a table. What’s that? Lets ask. Turns out it was the home of the winning brisket. They invited us to try it. Wow! Was it ever good! Then two gentleman who work for Enterprise car rental offered me a couple of free beers. We headed to the stadium. I had never arrived at my seat 40 minutes before kick off, but our son was excited. By the way Mr. T – thank you for the tickets! After buying our son a Texas size corn dog we headed to our seats. Our row was crowded so I decided to go in one row above. I lifted my son down the correct row. I then stepped over the edge. My ankle hit a concrete edge and I rolled it. I did a face plant right into the metal bench. Everyone was very nice. Fortunately my ankle did not get wrecked. Just one of life’s more embarrassing moments. Our son had a second Texas Size corn dog. He made it through the entire game but passed out on the way home. The 8 block piggy back ride was tough on Dad. The really cool part is I made it home from 15th street in just 21 minutes. The new toll roads are awesome.
One last note! A big shout out to the U7B Sharks and the U10G Clash. Including the tournament the Sharks had a record of 12-1-1 with 88 goals scored and 22 given up. The Clash went undefeated! I am going to miss soccer. It was a great season.
I am not looking forward to waking up in the morning and reading about the Horns defeat. I am sad!
At least Monday night I can play in a poker tournament.
Cheers!
I have been slamming Greg Davis for years. Once again he proves to me that he has zero imagination. Oh lets run a QB sneak! Oh Lets run a QB sneak! Oh wait Lets run a QB sneak. The freaking offensive coordinator has two of the best backs in the country and a huge full back in Henry. Oh wait! QB Sneak!
Horns tried to come back, but the 51 yard field goal was amazing. Hats off the Wildcats for having some imagination!
I will always believe Davis sucks! Man I hope Colt is OK!
Let’s try to change the subject and add a bit of poker content. I signed up at Bugsy Club because of the 100% deposit bonus. What a joke! I have played for about a month and I have only earned 10 bugsy points. I need 100 per $10 of bonus. Yes I am playing some low stakes, but crap I have been logging the hours.
I am about to play in a pot limit Omaha H/L SNG. I am also going to play in a NL Holdem tournament. I have been hitting the alcohol pretty hard, so we shall see what happens. The other night I won the Omaha H/l SNG.
I did manage to beat our 7 year old son today in NL holdem with pocket aces. Then he cleaned out the bank playing black jack!
I just was put all-in with the nut low and the river brought me the wheel! I now have 5K after the first hand. Nice start on a table named after our daughter.
Well I ended up 3rd in the Omaha game, but knocked out with AA in the NL tournament. Person hit two pair on the river.
I am watching Tora Tora Tora.
I am going to regress to last week with one of my more embarrassing moments. I took our 7 year old son to the Longhorn –vs OSU game. We stopped at the Dog and Duck for a quick beer. We then headed to Bevo Street. The tailing gating was happening. My son notices a huge trophy on a table. What’s that? Lets ask. Turns out it was the home of the winning brisket. They invited us to try it. Wow! Was it ever good! Then two gentleman who work for Enterprise car rental offered me a couple of free beers. We headed to the stadium. I had never arrived at my seat 40 minutes before kick off, but our son was excited. By the way Mr. T – thank you for the tickets! After buying our son a Texas size corn dog we headed to our seats. Our row was crowded so I decided to go in one row above. I lifted my son down the correct row. I then stepped over the edge. My ankle hit a concrete edge and I rolled it. I did a face plant right into the metal bench. Everyone was very nice. Fortunately my ankle did not get wrecked. Just one of life’s more embarrassing moments. Our son had a second Texas Size corn dog. He made it through the entire game but passed out on the way home. The 8 block piggy back ride was tough on Dad. The really cool part is I made it home from 15th street in just 21 minutes. The new toll roads are awesome.
One last note! A big shout out to the U7B Sharks and the U10G Clash. Including the tournament the Sharks had a record of 12-1-1 with 88 goals scored and 22 given up. The Clash went undefeated! I am going to miss soccer. It was a great season.
I am not looking forward to waking up in the morning and reading about the Horns defeat. I am sad!
At least Monday night I can play in a poker tournament.
Cheers!
Wednesday, November 01, 2006
“Yet another Bubble Finish”
This was an interesting way to finish in a tournament. I was invited to a local home game and I decided to check it out. It was a great group of guys and I had a ton of fun. Of course I did not like how it ended, but I think it was totally my fault for not thinking ahead.
The blinds were ridiculously high ($8k - $16) and we were down to 4 players. I made it through one orbit and I had passed up an all-in opportunity with A8o. I think this was a hand I would later regret not playing. The player to my left was down to a single $1K chip. I had $21K. I had enough for the BB, but the cards were horrible and I had to muck them in hopes that the short stack would get knocked out. What I did not anticipate was that he would become the big blind with only $1K and I was in the the small blind with $5K. With the amount that low of course the chip lead called us. The BB turned over AKs. The chip lead turned over A5o and I had QTo. There was no help for anyone, so the BB won the pot, I lost to the A5 and was out on the bubble. The funny part of the story however is that the person with a single chip ended up doubling up like 7 times in a row and finished in 2nd place.
This all boils down to me not managing my chips properly and paying attention to the blinds. On the previous orbit when I had A8o and some chips, I should have taken my chances against the chip lead, who was to my right. If he calls and I win I would have had enough chips for another round or two.
Over-all I played well and was the chip leader for a long time. I did lose half my chips when top pair on the flop lost to pocket aces. I new he had aces, but the pots odds were appropriate to call and I had the large chip stack.
We played a second tournament, but I could not make any cards nor put in any good positions to make a bluff at the pot. I finally went all in with pocket 7’s. I got one caller. The flop came 3J7 all spades. I was excited to see my set hit only to realize the caller had AT of spades. The board did not pair, so I was on my home!
This group plays every Monday night. It is doubtful my better half will permit me to play every Monday, but I am going to shoot for twice per month.
Another big weekend coming up, but I am taking our son to the Longhorn game Saturday night. It should be a blast.
Go Horns!
This was an interesting way to finish in a tournament. I was invited to a local home game and I decided to check it out. It was a great group of guys and I had a ton of fun. Of course I did not like how it ended, but I think it was totally my fault for not thinking ahead.
The blinds were ridiculously high ($8k - $16) and we were down to 4 players. I made it through one orbit and I had passed up an all-in opportunity with A8o. I think this was a hand I would later regret not playing. The player to my left was down to a single $1K chip. I had $21K. I had enough for the BB, but the cards were horrible and I had to muck them in hopes that the short stack would get knocked out. What I did not anticipate was that he would become the big blind with only $1K and I was in the the small blind with $5K. With the amount that low of course the chip lead called us. The BB turned over AKs. The chip lead turned over A5o and I had QTo. There was no help for anyone, so the BB won the pot, I lost to the A5 and was out on the bubble. The funny part of the story however is that the person with a single chip ended up doubling up like 7 times in a row and finished in 2nd place.
This all boils down to me not managing my chips properly and paying attention to the blinds. On the previous orbit when I had A8o and some chips, I should have taken my chances against the chip lead, who was to my right. If he calls and I win I would have had enough chips for another round or two.
Over-all I played well and was the chip leader for a long time. I did lose half my chips when top pair on the flop lost to pocket aces. I new he had aces, but the pots odds were appropriate to call and I had the large chip stack.
We played a second tournament, but I could not make any cards nor put in any good positions to make a bluff at the pot. I finally went all in with pocket 7’s. I got one caller. The flop came 3J7 all spades. I was excited to see my set hit only to realize the caller had AT of spades. The board did not pair, so I was on my home!
This group plays every Monday night. It is doubtful my better half will permit me to play every Monday, but I am going to shoot for twice per month.
Another big weekend coming up, but I am taking our son to the Longhorn game Saturday night. It should be a blast.
Go Horns!
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
"Death to Poker Blogs"
Man the new legislation has done some damage to poker blogs. Blogs that I read frequently have not posted in a long period of time. The now have the Crypto syndrome and only post every couple of weeks. You know the fact the this legislation was attached to the Port Security Bill smells fishy when the President refuses to address it the day he signed the bill into law.
I have almost emptied all of my accounts and just praying that I receive the checks. My plan is to start looking for some local games, using this bankroll. I will then have some poker content to blog about.
The one thing that keeps running through my head is the huge impact this legislation has had and will have on the poker world. I doubt you will see 8000 entrants in the WSOP Main event in 2007. All that taxable money lost. I think the next move for our wonderful legislatures would be to cave in to big money Casino interests and allow US gambling monopolies to offer on-line poker. This would be a tax cow! It will got a long ways toward paying for Welfare and the 15 Million illegals in our country. Or we could set a world record for the largest wall along our borders. We could pay all the graffiti artists a large sum of money to paint the wall with images of Morality. Man we can educate the heck out of our children with that much money. Every legislator would be in the top 100 billionaires in just a few years.
The next legislation that will be tacked on to the Nuclear Weapons initiative will be the Banning of Poker blogs. An entire culture is on the verge of extinction. The "Blog Father" with have to write about his daily grind. Oh nooooooooooo!
Elections are only a few weeks away. I promise that I will NOT vote for a single incumbents. I am debating about sending all of my representatives an Ace of Spades. Not sure what good it will do, but I think I will feel better.
I decided to see what was happening on the Libertarian front. I had a poker game at my house and a friend made a comment that Williamson Country was 98% Republican and he was the only registered Libertarian. I quickly stated there were two registered Libertarians in Williamson County. The philosophies of the Libertarian party are closer to mine than any other party. The problem is that without more support we do not have a great chance to win. I decided to see what they were saying about the Port Security Bill. On the main page I found this headline:
Congress Chooses to Legislate Morality with Internet Gambling Ban - Over the past weekend, a bill was passed by Congress that essentially bans Internet gambling within the United States. Tennessee Senator and supposed presidential hopeful, Bill Frist, snuck the legislation into a port security bill which passed with only two dissenting votes. The new regulations, which will go into effect when George W. Bush signs the bill, will ban wire transfers to online gaming companies.
Several words jump out at me such as legislate Morality and Fist Fuck. Oops I mean Frist snuck! Our founding fathers certainly did not intend to legislate morality.
Here is another great quote from the website: "Tens of Millions of Americans Dealt a Losing Hand"
Oh I could not agree more than:
Supporters of the legislation accuse online gaming companies of being involved in money laundering operations and, according to the Washington Post, even fronts for terrorist groups.
"This goes beyond the absurd," exclaimed Shane Cory, executive director of the Libertarian National Committee. "Using the supposed War on Terror in defense of this legislation designed to legislate morality is sickening. Using this same reasoning, Congress should close Vegas as 9/11 Hijacker Mohamed Atta made a least two trips to the 'Sin City' before setting out to murder thousands of Americans."
In addition to citing money laundering and terrorism as excuses for the new Internet restrictions championed by Republican politicians, proponents also state that online gambling targets children and gambling addicts.
"Once again, we see politicians in Washington attempting to protect us from what they see as wrong in this world. I have news for them: Americans are smart people who can take care of themselves AND their children," continued Cory. "In restricting Internet activities, I think it would make much more sense to ban instant messaging within Congressional offices rather than ban the online hobbies of millions of tax-paying citizens."
I find myself addicted to NL Omaha-8 SNGs. I placed 2nd earlier and I am the chip lead on the one I am currently playing. It is extremely hard to blog, watch Miami Ink, and play NL Omaha.
I hope you enjoy this post. Check out the Libertarian website, then send your senator and Ace of Spades.
Poker blogs please do not die!
L8TR
Man the new legislation has done some damage to poker blogs. Blogs that I read frequently have not posted in a long period of time. The now have the Crypto syndrome and only post every couple of weeks. You know the fact the this legislation was attached to the Port Security Bill smells fishy when the President refuses to address it the day he signed the bill into law.
I have almost emptied all of my accounts and just praying that I receive the checks. My plan is to start looking for some local games, using this bankroll. I will then have some poker content to blog about.
The one thing that keeps running through my head is the huge impact this legislation has had and will have on the poker world. I doubt you will see 8000 entrants in the WSOP Main event in 2007. All that taxable money lost. I think the next move for our wonderful legislatures would be to cave in to big money Casino interests and allow US gambling monopolies to offer on-line poker. This would be a tax cow! It will got a long ways toward paying for Welfare and the 15 Million illegals in our country. Or we could set a world record for the largest wall along our borders. We could pay all the graffiti artists a large sum of money to paint the wall with images of Morality. Man we can educate the heck out of our children with that much money. Every legislator would be in the top 100 billionaires in just a few years.
The next legislation that will be tacked on to the Nuclear Weapons initiative will be the Banning of Poker blogs. An entire culture is on the verge of extinction. The "Blog Father" with have to write about his daily grind. Oh nooooooooooo!
Elections are only a few weeks away. I promise that I will NOT vote for a single incumbents. I am debating about sending all of my representatives an Ace of Spades. Not sure what good it will do, but I think I will feel better.
I decided to see what was happening on the Libertarian front. I had a poker game at my house and a friend made a comment that Williamson Country was 98% Republican and he was the only registered Libertarian. I quickly stated there were two registered Libertarians in Williamson County. The philosophies of the Libertarian party are closer to mine than any other party. The problem is that without more support we do not have a great chance to win. I decided to see what they were saying about the Port Security Bill. On the main page I found this headline:
Congress Chooses to Legislate Morality with Internet Gambling Ban - Over the past weekend, a bill was passed by Congress that essentially bans Internet gambling within the United States. Tennessee Senator and supposed presidential hopeful, Bill Frist, snuck the legislation into a port security bill which passed with only two dissenting votes. The new regulations, which will go into effect when George W. Bush signs the bill, will ban wire transfers to online gaming companies.
Several words jump out at me such as legislate Morality and Fist Fuck. Oops I mean Frist snuck! Our founding fathers certainly did not intend to legislate morality.
Here is another great quote from the website: "Tens of Millions of Americans Dealt a Losing Hand"
Oh I could not agree more than:
Supporters of the legislation accuse online gaming companies of being involved in money laundering operations and, according to the Washington Post, even fronts for terrorist groups.
"This goes beyond the absurd," exclaimed Shane Cory, executive director of the Libertarian National Committee. "Using the supposed War on Terror in defense of this legislation designed to legislate morality is sickening. Using this same reasoning, Congress should close Vegas as 9/11 Hijacker Mohamed Atta made a least two trips to the 'Sin City' before setting out to murder thousands of Americans."
In addition to citing money laundering and terrorism as excuses for the new Internet restrictions championed by Republican politicians, proponents also state that online gambling targets children and gambling addicts.
"Once again, we see politicians in Washington attempting to protect us from what they see as wrong in this world. I have news for them: Americans are smart people who can take care of themselves AND their children," continued Cory. "In restricting Internet activities, I think it would make much more sense to ban instant messaging within Congressional offices rather than ban the online hobbies of millions of tax-paying citizens."
I find myself addicted to NL Omaha-8 SNGs. I placed 2nd earlier and I am the chip lead on the one I am currently playing. It is extremely hard to blog, watch Miami Ink, and play NL Omaha.
I hope you enjoy this post. Check out the Libertarian website, then send your senator and Ace of Spades.
Poker blogs please do not die!
L8TR
Friday, October 06, 2006
“Angry Beavers”
OK! It is time for me to post. Where do I start! Lets go right for the heart of it. I DO NOT GIVE A RATS ASS ABOUT FOLEY and his banging of teen age boys. What a waste of government time investigating the happenings around this sick bastard.
What does that have to do with poker? Everything! Our government is a total disaster. I am about as conservative as they come, but my political philosophy falls more in line with the Libertarian Party. What is going on in Capitol Hill disturbs the hell out of me. I did take the time to write to my congressman and Senator stating my opinion with respect to on-line gambling. They both responded with vague generic responses. Both voted for the Port bill. Oh Wait I mean Internet gambling bill. How the fuck can our legislation tack on anything and everything at the last second to bills moving through the house and senate. In a deep crackling southern voice: “Been doing it that way since time began!”
Reminds me of that song we heard as kids “I am only a bill just sitting on Capitol Hill… then it is off to the Whitehouse where I wait in a line…” I can definitely think of ways to change those lyrics, so I will work on that for a future post. Who the hell thought an innocent poker blog would turn into a government rant and rave?
My two brain cells are going in multiple directions. Focus Carl focus!
Let’s start with the big cheese! I do not have a problem with George W, because I know realistically one man does not govern this country. I could go on to say special interest groups govern this country, but oh lets not go there. Unfortunately he will sign the “Portal Bill” into law being the rubber stamp that he is. Also there is not much I can do today about electing a President, but soon he will be out of office. I greatly fear who is next in line, but regardless there will be a change. I supported the ouster of Sadam and rebuilding of Iraq; however, it is taking way to damn long. I support securing our borders, but I am not confident the correct actions have taken place. I feel no safer today than I did after 9-11.
Speaking of out of office my new platform is that I will not vote for any incumbent, Federal or State level! Anyone who wasted their time proposing and approving the Internet gambling law does not deserve to remain in office. Our legislatures waste more time than I do. The focus should have been simply, how we can get revenue from internet gambling and not to ban it. Next thing you know I will not be permitted to go to the local grocer and get me a candy corn fix! Ban all candy now!
I am going to suggest that Iggy organize the Great Poker March. We need to get thousands of poker players to play poker on the lawn of every Capitol around the country. There was the Million Man March. How about a million poker players playing holdem on the Whitehouse lawn! Okay that costs money to get to Washington DC. Everyone who plays poker mail a package of Binion’s poker cards to their Congressman.
Personally I am not taking any chances. I have already lost my free money at Party Poker so that is no big deal. It took me three tries to withdrawal my money from PokerTime. I with drew 90% of my money from CNR. I have about $25 to play at CNR and $10 at Paradise and that is all. What I did find interesting was an e-mail from Bugsy Poker Room. Here is a an excerpt:
Regarding the recent bill passed regulating payments to online gaming sites- Most important is that this bill does NOT make it illegal for individuals to play poker online. The bill targets payment processors and US banks and is basically trying to make it difficult for online poker sites to allow their customers to fund their accounts (nothing new here really). The bill does not take effect immediately. After the president signs the bill into law (if) (within the next 7-10 days), a government board will have 270 days to come up with new regulations for the banks and payment processors to follow. And even after the regulations are published they will likely not go into effect immediately, since the banks and payment processors will need time to add systems to comply with the new regulations. Smaller banks have already stated they would not even have the necessary resources in place to monitor such transactions. We want you to know that we will continue doing business with our US customers. We are a legal and licensed business in the Netherlands Antilles and none of our operations are carried out on US soil. We have no intention of closing USA player accounts or restricting their ability to play on BugsysClub. The World Trade Organization ruling brought by Antigua and Barbuda has repeatedly instructed the United States to stop trying to block US residents from playing at such operations while the US simultaneously favors certain US operations (such as horse betting, lottery etc). I will personally update you with any updates to this situation if or when they occur. Luck Bugsy
Now I am pissed! I have worked hard to win the money at Poker Time and they send me this bull shit e-mail. I got my money by referring my brother to the site and have played thousands of raked hands and tournaments. This is total BS. I guess I have to deposit $20 to get my money!
We refer to your withdrawal of $100 on your Poker Time account number ptr07790887.We'd like to inform you that the amount you have requested to withdraw constitutes Free Money, which you have received as a promotional offer. Our Free Money offers (including but not limited to free poker credits, prizes, or service credits) have raked hand requirements which need to be met before they can be withdrawn.You also have to purchase a minimum of $20, before you will be allowed to withdraw the Free Money.As a result, we have reversed the amount of $100 back into your account.
I just took a shot at CNR to win a big pot. Someone raised $4 all-in pre-flop and I was holding AQ. What the heck I called. A third player called. Flop came Q67 rainbow. I raised all-in and got called by the third player. The turn came an Ace and the river brought a King. Of course the third player had AK. What I found humorous was that the player that was all-in started bitching about how horrible the site was. He is the one who went all-in with pocket 4s.
OK! If I did not have a nice house, a job, wonderful family, and a reasonable amount of freedoms I think I would consider moving out of the US. I never thought I would say that. I love this country, but government is totally mucked up. I am not sure the two party system makes sense today. There needs to be checks and balances, but not checks for votes. I am going to dedicate myself to third party and independent candidates if they make any sense at all. If no candidate makes sense I am going to do as I have in the past and right in my favorite candidate Yosemite Sam or Bullwinkle the Moose. We might as well have cartoon characters governing this country.
I am sure I have more to say. This post has been broken up throughout the day. It is going to be really really hard to give up on-line poker. I think it is for the best. I try to focus on some other interests such as learning Spanish and developing Web applications. I will also probably focus on live games and maybe organize a road trip across the Red River or to Cajun country. Speaking of Red River – GO HORNS.
Four soccer games this weekend, so it will be busy. I need to watch more of the cartoon, Angry Beavers. I need a good laugh!
Ciao
OK! It is time for me to post. Where do I start! Lets go right for the heart of it. I DO NOT GIVE A RATS ASS ABOUT FOLEY and his banging of teen age boys. What a waste of government time investigating the happenings around this sick bastard.
What does that have to do with poker? Everything! Our government is a total disaster. I am about as conservative as they come, but my political philosophy falls more in line with the Libertarian Party. What is going on in Capitol Hill disturbs the hell out of me. I did take the time to write to my congressman and Senator stating my opinion with respect to on-line gambling. They both responded with vague generic responses. Both voted for the Port bill. Oh Wait I mean Internet gambling bill. How the fuck can our legislation tack on anything and everything at the last second to bills moving through the house and senate. In a deep crackling southern voice: “Been doing it that way since time began!”
Reminds me of that song we heard as kids “I am only a bill just sitting on Capitol Hill… then it is off to the Whitehouse where I wait in a line…” I can definitely think of ways to change those lyrics, so I will work on that for a future post. Who the hell thought an innocent poker blog would turn into a government rant and rave?
My two brain cells are going in multiple directions. Focus Carl focus!
Let’s start with the big cheese! I do not have a problem with George W, because I know realistically one man does not govern this country. I could go on to say special interest groups govern this country, but oh lets not go there. Unfortunately he will sign the “Portal Bill” into law being the rubber stamp that he is. Also there is not much I can do today about electing a President, but soon he will be out of office. I greatly fear who is next in line, but regardless there will be a change. I supported the ouster of Sadam and rebuilding of Iraq; however, it is taking way to damn long. I support securing our borders, but I am not confident the correct actions have taken place. I feel no safer today than I did after 9-11.
Speaking of out of office my new platform is that I will not vote for any incumbent, Federal or State level! Anyone who wasted their time proposing and approving the Internet gambling law does not deserve to remain in office. Our legislatures waste more time than I do. The focus should have been simply, how we can get revenue from internet gambling and not to ban it. Next thing you know I will not be permitted to go to the local grocer and get me a candy corn fix! Ban all candy now!
I am going to suggest that Iggy organize the Great Poker March. We need to get thousands of poker players to play poker on the lawn of every Capitol around the country. There was the Million Man March. How about a million poker players playing holdem on the Whitehouse lawn! Okay that costs money to get to Washington DC. Everyone who plays poker mail a package of Binion’s poker cards to their Congressman.
Personally I am not taking any chances. I have already lost my free money at Party Poker so that is no big deal. It took me three tries to withdrawal my money from PokerTime. I with drew 90% of my money from CNR. I have about $25 to play at CNR and $10 at Paradise and that is all. What I did find interesting was an e-mail from Bugsy Poker Room. Here is a an excerpt:
Regarding the recent bill passed regulating payments to online gaming sites- Most important is that this bill does NOT make it illegal for individuals to play poker online. The bill targets payment processors and US banks and is basically trying to make it difficult for online poker sites to allow their customers to fund their accounts (nothing new here really). The bill does not take effect immediately. After the president signs the bill into law (if) (within the next 7-10 days), a government board will have 270 days to come up with new regulations for the banks and payment processors to follow. And even after the regulations are published they will likely not go into effect immediately, since the banks and payment processors will need time to add systems to comply with the new regulations. Smaller banks have already stated they would not even have the necessary resources in place to monitor such transactions. We want you to know that we will continue doing business with our US customers. We are a legal and licensed business in the Netherlands Antilles and none of our operations are carried out on US soil. We have no intention of closing USA player accounts or restricting their ability to play on BugsysClub. The World Trade Organization ruling brought by Antigua and Barbuda has repeatedly instructed the United States to stop trying to block US residents from playing at such operations while the US simultaneously favors certain US operations (such as horse betting, lottery etc). I will personally update you with any updates to this situation if or when they occur. Luck Bugsy
Now I am pissed! I have worked hard to win the money at Poker Time and they send me this bull shit e-mail. I got my money by referring my brother to the site and have played thousands of raked hands and tournaments. This is total BS. I guess I have to deposit $20 to get my money!
We refer to your withdrawal of $100 on your Poker Time account number ptr07790887.We'd like to inform you that the amount you have requested to withdraw constitutes Free Money, which you have received as a promotional offer. Our Free Money offers (including but not limited to free poker credits, prizes, or service credits) have raked hand requirements which need to be met before they can be withdrawn.You also have to purchase a minimum of $20, before you will be allowed to withdraw the Free Money.As a result, we have reversed the amount of $100 back into your account.
I just took a shot at CNR to win a big pot. Someone raised $4 all-in pre-flop and I was holding AQ. What the heck I called. A third player called. Flop came Q67 rainbow. I raised all-in and got called by the third player. The turn came an Ace and the river brought a King. Of course the third player had AK. What I found humorous was that the player that was all-in started bitching about how horrible the site was. He is the one who went all-in with pocket 4s.
OK! If I did not have a nice house, a job, wonderful family, and a reasonable amount of freedoms I think I would consider moving out of the US. I never thought I would say that. I love this country, but government is totally mucked up. I am not sure the two party system makes sense today. There needs to be checks and balances, but not checks for votes. I am going to dedicate myself to third party and independent candidates if they make any sense at all. If no candidate makes sense I am going to do as I have in the past and right in my favorite candidate Yosemite Sam or Bullwinkle the Moose. We might as well have cartoon characters governing this country.
I am sure I have more to say. This post has been broken up throughout the day. It is going to be really really hard to give up on-line poker. I think it is for the best. I try to focus on some other interests such as learning Spanish and developing Web applications. I will also probably focus on live games and maybe organize a road trip across the Red River or to Cajun country. Speaking of Red River – GO HORNS.
Four soccer games this weekend, so it will be busy. I need to watch more of the cartoon, Angry Beavers. I need a good laugh!
Ciao
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
"Happenings"
I should be asleep, but I thought I should do a quick post.
Last Friday or Saturday night I entered a $5 tournament on CNR. There were 459 players. I did very well, but ended up finishing in 7th place for a $65 pay out. I have been grinding at CNR and I have tripled my bankroll.
I also have been playing at poker time. I played PL Omaha H/L and tripled up on two hands.
I just watched the Astros win in 15 innings. I just wish St. Louis had lost.
I went to the Longhorn game on Saturday. Great seats on the East side near the 15 yard line. Not much of a game, but the lightening was cool. We decided to escape just before the end of the third quarter. I learned several important lessons at this game. Always take more cash than you expect. You can drink at the Texas Exes during half time. If you see them take Bevo off the field it is time for you to consider getting the heck out of Dodge too.
Sunday the U7 Sharks had a soccer game. We were undefeated until this game. I am solely responsible for our 2-1 loss. The boys really hustled and fought back. I did not take control of the game. The other coach was yelling very loudly at the referee. He was arguing that the referee had to blow the whistle to start play. I kept softly saying that is not true. At one point he had totally distracted the referee and we scored a goal. I did not think it was fair that we scored with the referee no paying attention, so I waved off the goal. I thought we would score more, but the other team had a tough defense. After haftime I tried to straighten out the other coach. I should have calmly taken charge early in the game and set the other coach straight. We teach our boys to be quick on kick ins and goal kicks. Regardless the Sharks are a great bunch of boys and hopefully I will do a better job as a coach controlling the referee and other coach. My son took the loss pretty hard, so hopefully there was a lesson learned there somewhere. I can not wait until our game on Saturday. The only negative is our daughter's game is at the exact same time.
Our daughters team U10 REC got screwed. When the schedule came out we were excited because we were going to compete against Academy teams. Well apparently the Academy teams did not like playing Rec teams and they now put us playing U9 teams. Girls are still learning, but it will get old winning 7-0 every time.
Soccer is my life right now!
I still grind away at the poker tables nightly. I am bummed because everytime the Austin bloggers play poker my wife has a dinner club event. Someday I will get to join that fun bunch again.
I am looking forward to November 4. I get to take our son to the Longhorn -vs OSU game. Hopefully he will have a great time and the Horns will still only have one loss. Oh yeah! I found out to late, but there is a Taco Bell in the stadium, so you can get some cheap munchy food!
I am playing in a NL Omaha H/L tournament and this dude goes all-in every hand. I busted him a couple of times, but it is ridiculous.
Oh well! I busted his ass and won $10!
play on!
I should be asleep, but I thought I should do a quick post.
Last Friday or Saturday night I entered a $5 tournament on CNR. There were 459 players. I did very well, but ended up finishing in 7th place for a $65 pay out. I have been grinding at CNR and I have tripled my bankroll.
I also have been playing at poker time. I played PL Omaha H/L and tripled up on two hands.
I just watched the Astros win in 15 innings. I just wish St. Louis had lost.
I went to the Longhorn game on Saturday. Great seats on the East side near the 15 yard line. Not much of a game, but the lightening was cool. We decided to escape just before the end of the third quarter. I learned several important lessons at this game. Always take more cash than you expect. You can drink at the Texas Exes during half time. If you see them take Bevo off the field it is time for you to consider getting the heck out of Dodge too.
Sunday the U7 Sharks had a soccer game. We were undefeated until this game. I am solely responsible for our 2-1 loss. The boys really hustled and fought back. I did not take control of the game. The other coach was yelling very loudly at the referee. He was arguing that the referee had to blow the whistle to start play. I kept softly saying that is not true. At one point he had totally distracted the referee and we scored a goal. I did not think it was fair that we scored with the referee no paying attention, so I waved off the goal. I thought we would score more, but the other team had a tough defense. After haftime I tried to straighten out the other coach. I should have calmly taken charge early in the game and set the other coach straight. We teach our boys to be quick on kick ins and goal kicks. Regardless the Sharks are a great bunch of boys and hopefully I will do a better job as a coach controlling the referee and other coach. My son took the loss pretty hard, so hopefully there was a lesson learned there somewhere. I can not wait until our game on Saturday. The only negative is our daughter's game is at the exact same time.
Our daughters team U10 REC got screwed. When the schedule came out we were excited because we were going to compete against Academy teams. Well apparently the Academy teams did not like playing Rec teams and they now put us playing U9 teams. Girls are still learning, but it will get old winning 7-0 every time.
Soccer is my life right now!
I still grind away at the poker tables nightly. I am bummed because everytime the Austin bloggers play poker my wife has a dinner club event. Someday I will get to join that fun bunch again.
I am looking forward to November 4. I get to take our son to the Longhorn -vs OSU game. Hopefully he will have a great time and the Horns will still only have one loss. Oh yeah! I found out to late, but there is a Taco Bell in the stadium, so you can get some cheap munchy food!
I am playing in a NL Omaha H/L tournament and this dude goes all-in every hand. I busted him a couple of times, but it is ridiculous.
Oh well! I busted his ass and won $10!
play on!
Friday, September 15, 2006
"Stupidest Play ever"
I was playing .05/.10 NL Holdem at Pokertime. I had Q5. I limped in from the small blind. Flop came with Qxx. I bet $.90. I got one caller, then a raise equal half my stack. From my view Pot odds suggested I call, but I decided the correct play was to gamble. I went all in! Both players called. A 5 came on the turn giving me two pair. I liked my chances. I won dragging in an $18 pot. The raiser started calling me names and said "that is the stupidest play I have ever seen!" My only response was "I liked it!"
I really hate it when people call other's names and berate their play. I have had hands stolen from me numerous times by chasers on the river. I do not call them names and question their play. I simply say " nice hand"!
Here is my real reason for posting. I need to join another poker site. I am torn between Bugsy and Full Tilt. Both are giving 100% deposit bonus. Does anyone of my hard core readers (three of you) have a strong opinion? Can I reference anyone to potentially get you some bonus action?
Play on!
I was playing .05/.10 NL Holdem at Pokertime. I had Q5. I limped in from the small blind. Flop came with Qxx. I bet $.90. I got one caller, then a raise equal half my stack. From my view Pot odds suggested I call, but I decided the correct play was to gamble. I went all in! Both players called. A 5 came on the turn giving me two pair. I liked my chances. I won dragging in an $18 pot. The raiser started calling me names and said "that is the stupidest play I have ever seen!" My only response was "I liked it!"
I really hate it when people call other's names and berate their play. I have had hands stolen from me numerous times by chasers on the river. I do not call them names and question their play. I simply say " nice hand"!
Here is my real reason for posting. I need to join another poker site. I am torn between Bugsy and Full Tilt. Both are giving 100% deposit bonus. Does anyone of my hard core readers (three of you) have a strong opinion? Can I reference anyone to potentially get you some bonus action?
Play on!
Monday, September 04, 2006
"In the Dog House"
On Saturday night I had a few old friends over for a poker tournament and a cash game. We had ten players buy-in for $10 no limit game. Some of the players had never played a tournament before, so it promised to be interesting. Well the very first hand got interesting.
I was small blind. The strongest player is to my immediate left. Several players limped in an I mucked the small blind. The big blind went all-in. Well he got 2 callers. The BB turns over TT, another player had JJ and the third player A7s. The Jacks held up, eliminating 2 players and tripling up a strong player.
Definitely an interesting start. I bluffed with 52o and won a small pot. I wanted the players to know that I was willing to bluff and I showed my cards. I played very solid after that. I did play one had poorly with an open ended straight draw that never landed. It cost me more than I should have been willing to give up. Another hand I tried eliminating a player by putting him all-in. He hit a pair of nines and doubled up.
I made it down to 4 players. I was holding KQ when the flop came Q74. I immediately went all-in. Player to my left immediately called me turning over AQ. I was out on the bubble. Man I hate going out on the bubble.
I made some bacon-wrapped stuff jalapenos that were a huge success. Thanks Mom for sending me the recipe. I did add a little twist and used pepper bacon. I had to abandon a hand just so I could get a couple of them. I also grilled some fajitas and jalapeno sausage. Other players brought munchies and the tequila was flowing.
We started a cash game. We had 9 players until about 1:00 AM, then 5 us continued. Our 6 year old son got home and he sat down, so we limited the game to Holdem. He played Ok but he was chasing a little bit. He lost all of my winnings so I told him he had to stop and get ready for bed. Of course he took off to his room and I knew he was upset. I brought him back and gave him $5 more. He won a few hands. The party animal stayed with us until about 2:45 AM.
I drove one of the tequila fanatics home. I then cleaned up the house. Now for the dog house part. In the morning my wife noticed a stain on our hand crafted dining room table. Lets just say she was not happy. I am not convinced it happenedd at this party, but she cleans it so she should know better. Now I need to figure out how to fix it. That will be the only way I get out of the dog house.
I have not posted much because I am to busy grinding at the tables. My previous post was of the final image of me winning a tournament with 389 players. I could not believe how much I won. Most of it has been spent on taking the kids to Dave & Busters. Opening savings accounts for the kids, watching the Lady Longhorns beat Penn State in soccer, and sending my wife on a shopping spree. I am hoping to win again. I have finished intot he money one other time and I always manage to make it deep in the tournaments. Despite my success CNR's customer service made me a little mad. It was my mistake, but they were unwilling to work with me. I took most of my money out.
I am now looking for a good bonus and another site to play. Any recommendations would be most appreciated. I am leaning toward Full Tilt Poker. I have an account but have never deposited any money. Hopefully I am still eligible for the 100% bonus.
If anyone needs a bonus please recommend a good site with a favorable buy-in bonus.
I will try to post more often, but soccer season is now in full swing. Hopefully I will get better at multi-tasking and not play three tables at a time.
Party on!
Sunday, July 30, 2006
Saturday, July 29, 2006
"Gets the Blood Pumping"
I am on a 5 minute break during a $5 +.50 tournament on Check N Raise. I am currently in 17th place, but it has been an interesting ride. Very early int he tournment I limped in with 56 diamonds flop came 2 hearts 34 diamonds. Someone went all in! I called and hit the straight flush on the turn. By the way this tourny started with 327 players. I believe we are down to 111. I was in 12th place when I got pocket ladies. I person to my left went all-in for about half my stack, so down to 54th. I called. He turned over AK. Ace hits on the flop and I get no help. Booooo! A few hands later I get AKo. I do not know why, but AKo is a loser for me so I limped. Flop brought a K52. I bet $400. Player raises to half my stack. I go all-in and win! I currently sit in 17th and the tournament pays top 40. I would love to win this cuz there is like $1700 in the pool. Saving as draft - starting again with 49o!
OK I am in 16th place and in the money! Man tournaments get the Blood Flowing! Heck I finished a bottle of wine and now I am on beer. We are on the second 5 minute break and I have to pee like a race horse. I decided the smart move was to type my comments, then do the post and fold routine. I am glad I fear playing AK. I got AK twice and both times I limped. Thank goodness because I would have lost my shirt both times. Once to a straight and once to a river pair of nines. Soon after that I got AA. I raised $3K. Another player went all-in. I had to call. I won and it moved me to 3rd.
I am in the money and gaurunteed to win more than $12.96. Perhaps I should go pee and wrap this up after I exit. The really sad thing is an 8:00 AM soccer game is going to be really hard!
More soon...
Oh Poker sucks! I was in 6th place. I got pocket Kings. I bet $3500. I get raised. I go all-in. Yes just like the blogger tourny I am up against AA. Down to 12K and 16th place. I am in the big blind, short stacked, and I get the hammer. I got raised and had to fold it. I am in the small blind with pocket 6's. There is a raise. I go all-in. Up against pocket 9's. I am out 16th and only win $16.95. I believe I played these hands correctly. After 2 hours and 45 minutes I expected to get a better return. Oh there was a hand in there somewhere where I hit another 7 high diamond straight flush. Twice in one tournament is amazing.
I need to go to bed, but two more quick hands.
I was playing in a NL Omaha-8 SNG on Pokertime. The very first hand I am dealt Ac2cJh5c. Three players go all-in. It was a $2 buy-in so what the heck. Three jacks appear on the board and instant chip lead. I lost the lead several times but persevered and won $10.
Man poker gets the blood flowing. I may not be able to sleep, but I know the early soccer game is near.
One final note we bought a new car today and the sales person had a WPT hat. It was an omen.
We no longer have to deal with FORD. Honda all the way baby!
Good nght and playon! Wow I actually posted some poker content!
I am on a 5 minute break during a $5 +.50 tournament on Check N Raise. I am currently in 17th place, but it has been an interesting ride. Very early int he tournment I limped in with 56 diamonds flop came 2 hearts 34 diamonds. Someone went all in! I called and hit the straight flush on the turn. By the way this tourny started with 327 players. I believe we are down to 111. I was in 12th place when I got pocket ladies. I person to my left went all-in for about half my stack, so down to 54th. I called. He turned over AK. Ace hits on the flop and I get no help. Booooo! A few hands later I get AKo. I do not know why, but AKo is a loser for me so I limped. Flop brought a K52. I bet $400. Player raises to half my stack. I go all-in and win! I currently sit in 17th and the tournament pays top 40. I would love to win this cuz there is like $1700 in the pool. Saving as draft - starting again with 49o!
OK I am in 16th place and in the money! Man tournaments get the Blood Flowing! Heck I finished a bottle of wine and now I am on beer. We are on the second 5 minute break and I have to pee like a race horse. I decided the smart move was to type my comments, then do the post and fold routine. I am glad I fear playing AK. I got AK twice and both times I limped. Thank goodness because I would have lost my shirt both times. Once to a straight and once to a river pair of nines. Soon after that I got AA. I raised $3K. Another player went all-in. I had to call. I won and it moved me to 3rd.
I am in the money and gaurunteed to win more than $12.96. Perhaps I should go pee and wrap this up after I exit. The really sad thing is an 8:00 AM soccer game is going to be really hard!
More soon...
Oh Poker sucks! I was in 6th place. I got pocket Kings. I bet $3500. I get raised. I go all-in. Yes just like the blogger tourny I am up against AA. Down to 12K and 16th place. I am in the big blind, short stacked, and I get the hammer. I got raised and had to fold it. I am in the small blind with pocket 6's. There is a raise. I go all-in. Up against pocket 9's. I am out 16th and only win $16.95. I believe I played these hands correctly. After 2 hours and 45 minutes I expected to get a better return. Oh there was a hand in there somewhere where I hit another 7 high diamond straight flush. Twice in one tournament is amazing.
I need to go to bed, but two more quick hands.
I was playing in a NL Omaha-8 SNG on Pokertime. The very first hand I am dealt Ac2cJh5c. Three players go all-in. It was a $2 buy-in so what the heck. Three jacks appear on the board and instant chip lead. I lost the lead several times but persevered and won $10.
Man poker gets the blood flowing. I may not be able to sleep, but I know the early soccer game is near.
One final note we bought a new car today and the sales person had a WPT hat. It was an omen.
We no longer have to deal with FORD. Honda all the way baby!
Good nght and playon! Wow I actually posted some poker content!
Saturday, July 22, 2006
"Absolutely Nothing on the Tube"
Man TV is dead tonight and I have read almost every poker blog in cyberspace. I must say I really enjoy the writings of Scott Mc andTao of Poker. I do not have any thing great to report. The letter Iggy received is a bit alarming. Shoot! I might have to do something productive if I can not play on-line poker.
Speaking of on-linepoker I have realized that it is time to stay away from Omaha HL. I have also learned tonight that I need to play NL and not limit. I also hate whiners. I played this guy like a fiddle and he states "sick catch". The DA did not realize I caught the nut boat on the turn and slowed played his ass into a nice check and raise move.
Last Friday I did play in a tournament with some 3800 players. I played well, but pocket Jacks were my demise. Got knocked out when I went head to head with pocket Queens. I really thought I was going to make the money the way I was playing. I believe I finished 870. Really close to the money.
I am getting the itch for some live poker. I might just have to host a small game in a few weeks. Probably have about 10 players. Do a little $10 buy-in NL Holdem tournament and then open up a able of dealer's choice. Just need to get the energy to plan the event.
I still can not hear well out of my left ear. Antibiotics are not cutting it. Ever since the psoriasis episode I have had a problem. There is some speculation that the ear infection triggered the out break of psoriasis. I am currently discussing with my dermatologist about taking a drug called Enbrel. It is expensive, but if it can prevent another episode I would be happy.
I have no creative thoughts this evening, but thought I would get in a mini post. I need to find some inspiration. Ok maybe I need to have a drink. I am going to mix a drink, which will lead me to write more or pass out.
You inspired writers please continue to post the wonderful content.
Adios
Man TV is dead tonight and I have read almost every poker blog in cyberspace. I must say I really enjoy the writings of Scott Mc andTao of Poker. I do not have any thing great to report. The letter Iggy received is a bit alarming. Shoot! I might have to do something productive if I can not play on-line poker.
Speaking of on-linepoker I have realized that it is time to stay away from Omaha HL. I have also learned tonight that I need to play NL and not limit. I also hate whiners. I played this guy like a fiddle and he states "sick catch". The DA did not realize I caught the nut boat on the turn and slowed played his ass into a nice check and raise move.
Last Friday I did play in a tournament with some 3800 players. I played well, but pocket Jacks were my demise. Got knocked out when I went head to head with pocket Queens. I really thought I was going to make the money the way I was playing. I believe I finished 870. Really close to the money.
I am getting the itch for some live poker. I might just have to host a small game in a few weeks. Probably have about 10 players. Do a little $10 buy-in NL Holdem tournament and then open up a able of dealer's choice. Just need to get the energy to plan the event.
I still can not hear well out of my left ear. Antibiotics are not cutting it. Ever since the psoriasis episode I have had a problem. There is some speculation that the ear infection triggered the out break of psoriasis. I am currently discussing with my dermatologist about taking a drug called Enbrel. It is expensive, but if it can prevent another episode I would be happy.
I have no creative thoughts this evening, but thought I would get in a mini post. I need to find some inspiration. Ok maybe I need to have a drink. I am going to mix a drink, which will lead me to write more or pass out.
You inspired writers please continue to post the wonderful content.
Adios
Friday, July 14, 2006
About Time for a Post
Well I think I am finally healthy and I am ready for a post. I think I have lots of things to rant about, but I will start by focusing on H.R.4411.
H.R. 4411: Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006
Where is the logic?
Israel is attacking its neighbors. N. Korea is playing in their backyard with large rockets. No control in Iraq. Hundreds killed in train bombing in India. And rebels taking over the streets in Brazil.
The Bozo’s on Capitol Hill are doinking around with morality issues like H.R.4411.
H.R. 4411: Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006
Stamp out the “crack cocaine” equivalent of the internet. I think this legislation will be about as effective as 30 years of drug legislation. Absolutely no effect at all! The House passed this bill this week. Will it stop internet gambling? There is no verbiage stating that gambling on the net is illegal. The bill targets financial institutions, preventing them from paying off shore gambling entities. So my Neteller account based in Canada is not impacted. Scott’s Swiss bank account is probably safe too.
I would add a couple of amendments to this bill.
If Carl’s Credit Union pays Party poker $200, then Carl will receive a bill for the government transaction fee of $40, which is essentially a tax on the transaction.
U.S. Businesses currently with a gambling license in good standing may create on-line applications for international gambling.
Amendment 1 is essentially a tax on the transaction and will go into the general fund. Why our government is not more concerned about getting their fair share of the $12 Billion (I believe more like $50 Billion) international industry, is beyond me. The Bozo’s certainly want to tax the hell out of hard earned income and goods we choose to purchase.
Amendment 2 allows US based gambling institutes to compete with offshore entities. I believe this would result in more revenue for a wasteful government.
I might even consider a third amendment similar to the Grand Mother Law in the St. Louis area. This amendment would limit the amount of the transaction in a certain period of time. This might help the internet in “crack” addicts who can not control their bankroll.
In reality I would not have mucked around with this legislation at all. I would set priorities and believe me this would be so far down on the list. I would simply legalize internet gambling and let the currently licensed companies develop software and grab their piece of the electronic pie. I would then apply the existing tax structure and let the government rake in the revenue.
Other than running for elected office I did do my part. I wrote letters to the Texas Senators and my representative. I did hear back from the Honorable Senator Cornyn. Blah! Blah! Blah! Thank you for expressing your opinion I will do my best to represent the people of Texas. I did not sponsor the bills in question. I will be really surprised if the Senate passes this useless legislation, but who knows.
The real issue I will be facing is my wife. She has level one security clearance and if this becomes a law she surely will interpret it as Internet Gambling is completely illegal and ban me from playing for fear of losing her job.
I have not spent one red cent on the money I have on my internet accounts. I do not plan on making any more transactions except to sign up for other sites from my existing accounts. Government should quit mucking around with something so trivial and allow me to continue to pursue my on-line fishing for gold. Spend your time worrying about the World War that is unfolding before our very eyes.
Enough ranting! I am seriously considering running for a local office as a Libertarian or Independent. My platform would include banning Limestone trains from blocking traffic during rush hour periods for sure. I might also consider a ban of selling fireworks in Williamson County. Oh wait that may be legislating morality. I will have to ponder that platform item further. Most importantly I would do what makes the most common sense when it comes to legislation. The last thing I would do for sure is after every meeting I attend I would bring the cards and start a No Limit tournament with my fellow officers.
I have been playing poker. I have been losing my shirt due to my addiction to Omaha-8. My plan of winning enough money for a new I-pod is not going to well. I may have to get some lessons from Scott.
My goal is to write at least once per week. I want to conclude this little post by saying thank you to all poker bloggers. There has been some awesome content especially coming from the recent blogger adventure in OZ. I have really had some good laughs.
Keep on blogging!
PEACE
Well I think I am finally healthy and I am ready for a post. I think I have lots of things to rant about, but I will start by focusing on H.R.4411.
H.R. 4411: Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006
Where is the logic?
Israel is attacking its neighbors. N. Korea is playing in their backyard with large rockets. No control in Iraq. Hundreds killed in train bombing in India. And rebels taking over the streets in Brazil.
The Bozo’s on Capitol Hill are doinking around with morality issues like H.R.4411.
H.R. 4411: Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006
Stamp out the “crack cocaine” equivalent of the internet. I think this legislation will be about as effective as 30 years of drug legislation. Absolutely no effect at all! The House passed this bill this week. Will it stop internet gambling? There is no verbiage stating that gambling on the net is illegal. The bill targets financial institutions, preventing them from paying off shore gambling entities. So my Neteller account based in Canada is not impacted. Scott’s Swiss bank account is probably safe too.
I would add a couple of amendments to this bill.
If Carl’s Credit Union pays Party poker $200, then Carl will receive a bill for the government transaction fee of $40, which is essentially a tax on the transaction.
U.S. Businesses currently with a gambling license in good standing may create on-line applications for international gambling.
Amendment 1 is essentially a tax on the transaction and will go into the general fund. Why our government is not more concerned about getting their fair share of the $12 Billion (I believe more like $50 Billion) international industry, is beyond me. The Bozo’s certainly want to tax the hell out of hard earned income and goods we choose to purchase.
Amendment 2 allows US based gambling institutes to compete with offshore entities. I believe this would result in more revenue for a wasteful government.
I might even consider a third amendment similar to the Grand Mother Law in the St. Louis area. This amendment would limit the amount of the transaction in a certain period of time. This might help the internet in “crack” addicts who can not control their bankroll.
In reality I would not have mucked around with this legislation at all. I would set priorities and believe me this would be so far down on the list. I would simply legalize internet gambling and let the currently licensed companies develop software and grab their piece of the electronic pie. I would then apply the existing tax structure and let the government rake in the revenue.
Other than running for elected office I did do my part. I wrote letters to the Texas Senators and my representative. I did hear back from the Honorable Senator Cornyn. Blah! Blah! Blah! Thank you for expressing your opinion I will do my best to represent the people of Texas. I did not sponsor the bills in question. I will be really surprised if the Senate passes this useless legislation, but who knows.
The real issue I will be facing is my wife. She has level one security clearance and if this becomes a law she surely will interpret it as Internet Gambling is completely illegal and ban me from playing for fear of losing her job.
I have not spent one red cent on the money I have on my internet accounts. I do not plan on making any more transactions except to sign up for other sites from my existing accounts. Government should quit mucking around with something so trivial and allow me to continue to pursue my on-line fishing for gold. Spend your time worrying about the World War that is unfolding before our very eyes.
Enough ranting! I am seriously considering running for a local office as a Libertarian or Independent. My platform would include banning Limestone trains from blocking traffic during rush hour periods for sure. I might also consider a ban of selling fireworks in Williamson County. Oh wait that may be legislating morality. I will have to ponder that platform item further. Most importantly I would do what makes the most common sense when it comes to legislation. The last thing I would do for sure is after every meeting I attend I would bring the cards and start a No Limit tournament with my fellow officers.
I have been playing poker. I have been losing my shirt due to my addiction to Omaha-8. My plan of winning enough money for a new I-pod is not going to well. I may have to get some lessons from Scott.
My goal is to write at least once per week. I want to conclude this little post by saying thank you to all poker bloggers. There has been some awesome content especially coming from the recent blogger adventure in OZ. I have really had some good laughs.
Keep on blogging!
PEACE
Friday, June 09, 2006
"Psoriasis Sucks"
I apologize for not posting. I recently had another severe outbreak of psoriasis. I can barely feel the tips of my fingers. I basically lost an entire layer of skin. My feet and hands are really sensitive. I am recovering, but I am about to embark on a two week vacation. Unfortunately I am not 100% in vacation shape. I will be praying all week that I continue to get my health back.
Off to the North East on June 17 and returning July 3.
Again I apologize for not posting. Expect my next post sometime in July.
Have a super summer!
I apologize for not posting. I recently had another severe outbreak of psoriasis. I can barely feel the tips of my fingers. I basically lost an entire layer of skin. My feet and hands are really sensitive. I am recovering, but I am about to embark on a two week vacation. Unfortunately I am not 100% in vacation shape. I will be praying all week that I continue to get my health back.
Off to the North East on June 17 and returning July 3.
Again I apologize for not posting. Expect my next post sometime in July.
Have a super summer!
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
The Perfect Bluff
It has been way to long since I posted last. I managed to survive Lent without playing online poker. Holy Thursday I immediately cranked up Check and Raise poker and played for several hours. Nothing exciting to report since it is just grinding away to try and increase the bank roll. It is definitely a grind at low stakes tables.
Being baptized at the Easter Vigil was an amazing experience, but you will have to indulge my other blog for more detail (not posted yet).
I am sitting at DFW airport on my journey home from St. Louis. Man 6:00 AM flights are way to darn early. I am now sucking down a Grande Carmel Machiatto. So I arrived in St. Louis Friday morning. I was quit bummed that the Cardinals were on the road, but I was excited that there were some casino’s near by. I attended a meeting with a client in the afternoon and worked from the hotel room for a few hours. I zipped down to the bar for a couple of bottles of Guinness. I met a co-worker for dinner and we went to a place I believe called Charlie Ghetti’s (I will need to double check the spelling). I was having a tough time deciding what to order, so I asked the waitress. She suggested the Oso Boco. Again my spelling leaves something to be desired. Accompanied by a couple of glasses of Chianti it had to be one of the most wonderful meals I have ever enjoyed. The mushrooms in the sauce were awesome. Needless to say I cleaned my plate.
Next we went for a walk around St. Louis. I had to getting a closer view of the arch and of the Stadium. The arch was a total trip. Amazing piece of architecture! I am not sure I could go up in it after hearing some stories, but standing underneath it looking up made me dizzy. I assure you it was not the wine. We made it back to the hotel and I decided it was time to head to the casino.
I originally set out to go to Harrah’s. The signs leading to Harrah’s were not straight forward and I drove past the exit. Next thing you know I see the Ameristar. What the heck it is time to check it out. I started to enter the casino and security stopped me. Have you registered? No Sir! You will need to show your identification and register before you can enter. OK! As I register I am explained that the reason I had to wait in line to register was because of the “Old Lady Law”. That is what the lady said. Clarifying she stated that the casino had to track player losses, because the Missouri law states no player can lose more than $500 in a two hour period. I will not debate this law on this post, but it was interesting.
The poker room was upstairs. They were spreading several games, but my only interest was the low end. They had $3-6 limit and $1-2 No Limit. I preferred the $1-2 No Limit, but the buy-in was $100. I did not have that with me. I was willing to lose about $60 of my poker mad money. I put my name on the list for $3-6. My name was called after about 15 minutes, because they opened up a new table. I sat down thinking I could buy –in at the table. WRONG! I had to go to the cashier to get some chips.
I sit down at the end of the table. Let’s see if I can briefly describe the fish. I mean players. To my right and next to the dealer was this lady named Ruby. Ruby was trying to win some money to help pay for her floor replacement due to a flood. Next was a 20 something drinking Crown and Coke. Why the coke? Then you had Chrypto. Next to me was another twenty something who was constantly talking out loud analyzing the players. He was nice enough and the analysis was reasonable accurate; however, obvious. Next was a gentleman with a European accent and he was tight as a nats ass! The next three players knew what they were doing. Then there was another twenty something playing rather loose. Finally next to the dealer was an elder gentleman who was difficult to read, but reasonably tight.
Second or third hand into the evening I made a set of sevens and won about $14. I decided that I also was going to create a table image of being extremely conservative. The fourteen dollars went toward blinds. Occasionally I had cards worthy of seeing a flop. I got up from the table for a little while to call the family. Our son was talking my ear off about his t-ball game that I missed. I made it back to the table. There was a bit of controversy as to whether or not I owed any money. The dealer decided that I did not. Fairly uneventful for the next hour, but I kept donating the blinds. It was approaching 11:00 PM and I knew I had a 30 minute drive back to the Omni. I decided it was time to make my move. I was dealt AJo. The flop completely missed me, T27. A solid player bet $3. I just called! The turn brought a jack, giving me top pair with an ace kicker. Solid player bet out $6. I raised it $6. I think we had one other player chasing. Solid player raised again, so I popped back another $6. The river was a blank. The solid player checked. Of course I bet $6. The solid player was trying to gain a tell. I set there with a Cheshire grin. “I know you have a set” he said. I sat there with the grin. He folded, showing that he had two pair tens and twos. I raked a nice $60 pot. This was set up by playing extremely conservative for a couple of hours. The perfect bluff was set up and well timed. I needed to leave soon, but of course they did not know that.
The very next hand I had KJs. The flop brought AKx with 2 spades. The payer to my left bets, the same solid player calls, and I call. The turn brings something uneventful. The river gives me the nut flush. The player to my left bets out. The solid player calls. I raise. The player to my left raises all-in. Solid player folds his pair of aces. The player to my left and a ace-jack flush. I won about another $50. I was ahead a Ben Franklin, so it was time to rack up and head to the hotel.
Thank you Ameristar for giving me a flexible bankroll to take to the charity golf tournament on Saturday. I will not elaborate, but at the charity golf tournament I drained a put for an eagle. It gave us one of 2 skins and the team won $170 to divide. Thank you St. Louis because I ended up about $150 ahead.
Later I will post about how much I despise Party Poker!
It has been way to long since I posted last. I managed to survive Lent without playing online poker. Holy Thursday I immediately cranked up Check and Raise poker and played for several hours. Nothing exciting to report since it is just grinding away to try and increase the bank roll. It is definitely a grind at low stakes tables.
Being baptized at the Easter Vigil was an amazing experience, but you will have to indulge my other blog for more detail (not posted yet).
I am sitting at DFW airport on my journey home from St. Louis. Man 6:00 AM flights are way to darn early. I am now sucking down a Grande Carmel Machiatto. So I arrived in St. Louis Friday morning. I was quit bummed that the Cardinals were on the road, but I was excited that there were some casino’s near by. I attended a meeting with a client in the afternoon and worked from the hotel room for a few hours. I zipped down to the bar for a couple of bottles of Guinness. I met a co-worker for dinner and we went to a place I believe called Charlie Ghetti’s (I will need to double check the spelling). I was having a tough time deciding what to order, so I asked the waitress. She suggested the Oso Boco. Again my spelling leaves something to be desired. Accompanied by a couple of glasses of Chianti it had to be one of the most wonderful meals I have ever enjoyed. The mushrooms in the sauce were awesome. Needless to say I cleaned my plate.
Next we went for a walk around St. Louis. I had to getting a closer view of the arch and of the Stadium. The arch was a total trip. Amazing piece of architecture! I am not sure I could go up in it after hearing some stories, but standing underneath it looking up made me dizzy. I assure you it was not the wine. We made it back to the hotel and I decided it was time to head to the casino.
I originally set out to go to Harrah’s. The signs leading to Harrah’s were not straight forward and I drove past the exit. Next thing you know I see the Ameristar. What the heck it is time to check it out. I started to enter the casino and security stopped me. Have you registered? No Sir! You will need to show your identification and register before you can enter. OK! As I register I am explained that the reason I had to wait in line to register was because of the “Old Lady Law”. That is what the lady said. Clarifying she stated that the casino had to track player losses, because the Missouri law states no player can lose more than $500 in a two hour period. I will not debate this law on this post, but it was interesting.
The poker room was upstairs. They were spreading several games, but my only interest was the low end. They had $3-6 limit and $1-2 No Limit. I preferred the $1-2 No Limit, but the buy-in was $100. I did not have that with me. I was willing to lose about $60 of my poker mad money. I put my name on the list for $3-6. My name was called after about 15 minutes, because they opened up a new table. I sat down thinking I could buy –in at the table. WRONG! I had to go to the cashier to get some chips.
I sit down at the end of the table. Let’s see if I can briefly describe the fish. I mean players. To my right and next to the dealer was this lady named Ruby. Ruby was trying to win some money to help pay for her floor replacement due to a flood. Next was a 20 something drinking Crown and Coke. Why the coke? Then you had Chrypto. Next to me was another twenty something who was constantly talking out loud analyzing the players. He was nice enough and the analysis was reasonable accurate; however, obvious. Next was a gentleman with a European accent and he was tight as a nats ass! The next three players knew what they were doing. Then there was another twenty something playing rather loose. Finally next to the dealer was an elder gentleman who was difficult to read, but reasonably tight.
Second or third hand into the evening I made a set of sevens and won about $14. I decided that I also was going to create a table image of being extremely conservative. The fourteen dollars went toward blinds. Occasionally I had cards worthy of seeing a flop. I got up from the table for a little while to call the family. Our son was talking my ear off about his t-ball game that I missed. I made it back to the table. There was a bit of controversy as to whether or not I owed any money. The dealer decided that I did not. Fairly uneventful for the next hour, but I kept donating the blinds. It was approaching 11:00 PM and I knew I had a 30 minute drive back to the Omni. I decided it was time to make my move. I was dealt AJo. The flop completely missed me, T27. A solid player bet $3. I just called! The turn brought a jack, giving me top pair with an ace kicker. Solid player bet out $6. I raised it $6. I think we had one other player chasing. Solid player raised again, so I popped back another $6. The river was a blank. The solid player checked. Of course I bet $6. The solid player was trying to gain a tell. I set there with a Cheshire grin. “I know you have a set” he said. I sat there with the grin. He folded, showing that he had two pair tens and twos. I raked a nice $60 pot. This was set up by playing extremely conservative for a couple of hours. The perfect bluff was set up and well timed. I needed to leave soon, but of course they did not know that.
The very next hand I had KJs. The flop brought AKx with 2 spades. The payer to my left bets, the same solid player calls, and I call. The turn brings something uneventful. The river gives me the nut flush. The player to my left bets out. The solid player calls. I raise. The player to my left raises all-in. Solid player folds his pair of aces. The player to my left and a ace-jack flush. I won about another $50. I was ahead a Ben Franklin, so it was time to rack up and head to the hotel.
Thank you Ameristar for giving me a flexible bankroll to take to the charity golf tournament on Saturday. I will not elaborate, but at the charity golf tournament I drained a put for an eagle. It gave us one of 2 skins and the team won $170 to divide. Thank you St. Louis because I ended up about $150 ahead.
Later I will post about how much I despise Party Poker!
Saturday, March 18, 2006
"Austin Blogger Tournament"
Well I made it to the tournament! I managed to arrive not on tilt, but it was close. I had a 3 hour function this morning and I had hoped to leave before noon. Of course the function did not end until noon and I had to be in South Austin by 1:00 PM. Plus I had no Guinness and I was short $10 for the buy-in so I knew I had to make a pit stop. Traffic sucks in Austin. More on that later, but for someone who grew up in Houston to say this traffic sucks must be an under statement.
I whip into HEB. I was not familiar with this store so I stop and ask "where's the beer?" I quickly grabbed a quad pack of Guinness and a sandwich. Surely the 10 item or less line will move quickly. Nah it was almost as bad as the traffic. Guy in front of me was "like man I need a job". "Hey do you know anyone who would hire someone with a record?" Then he makes a request fo Swisher sweets. He comes back laughing. " Oh No man I am holding up the express lane" Only clever thing I could come up with is "don't worry you will pay" Not to interesting but I feel a little tilt coming on. I hate being late, especially when I am excited about something. I was really looking forward to this tournament.
Off I go in the rain to head south on Mo-Pac. There was a steady rain, but traffic was moving. I slammed down a sandwich and poured a beer into my coffee cup. I called Puppy Feet and he was going to be able to get off work and join the tournament.
I arrived at Dog Brown's place with 8 minutes to spare. Adam Seyer and DeadMoneyInc were out front. I must say for the record that Adam runs the best tournament I have played. We did start a little late, but since when are bloggers on time. I introduced myself to Steve, Bob, Allen, Treygen, Vegas, Vegas, and Gizmo. Soon it was time to pay up and get going. I drew seat 6 on table one. Yes it was my worst nightmare, because Scott was at my table. I do not recall all of the players at the table; however, it was a very fun table.
There were only to hands of note involving myself. I got involved with Treygen. My gut said that he was trying to steal the pot. There were no tells, bu tmy gut was speaking load. I called him down and my AJ beat his T5 (I think). A little later I tangled with Scott. I promised myself that I was not going to be bullied. The flop brought two spades and Scott raised $300, which was a fifth of my stack. I put Scott on a small pair and decided it was worth a shot on the turn to hit my flush draw. It hit. He checked and I raised $300. He called! I took down a nice pot. He put me on the flush draw, but thought for sure he bet enough to make me lay the draw down. Sorry Pal, but I was not going to be bullied.
There were two other hands of note at the first table. Lindsey got knocked out when her QJ lost to a QA after the flop gave them both a set. Lindsey is a tricky player. Allen was the the beneficiary of that hand. The there had was I believe Scott against Mathew. Mathew went All-in after a flop of 422. Scott thought long and hard. He decided to call even thought there was a nice bounty on his head (2 ACL tickets). Mathew (Man I hope I have his name correct) turned of 24 for a full house. Scott turned over 25. A five came on the river. Scott was so lucky.
By now I was on my second or third Guinness. Something had to represent the famous Iggy at this tournament, so I thought a Guinness was a fitting symbol. Check out April's live blog to see the Guinness dominating the final table.
All I can really remember about the second table was that I occasionally stole the blinds at that Adam was down to the felt. The guy was down to $150 bucks. He went all-in a couple of times and kept doubling up. By proposing a chop at the final table he made into the money. Gee I wish I could say that.
Here is how I exited. The blinds were $100/200 and $25 antes. Ryan made it $800. I look at my cards and see pocket Cowboys. I go all-in hoping to take the pot down right then and there. Well Bill to my left immediately called my all-in for about $4000. Oh crap! I thought! Ryan folded. I turn over my KK and Bill sure enough turns over AA. Ryan showed is cards were A6 or something like that. I needed a King. The board filled with hearts and I had the King of hearts. I got excited and thought I had pulled a major suck out on the river. No because Bill had the ace of Hearts. Oh what a way to leave the tournament. Hey if it were the final table of the WSOP I would have played it the same way.
I was very pleased with my play. I was able to bluff several times and take down the blinds. I had a great time. It is always frustrating to finish just out of the money, but KK against AA does not happen that often. Man it was fun!
Adrenalin pumping I needed to leave to make the long journey back to Round Rock. Do I go Mo-PAC or I-35. I chose I-35 because it should be about 15 minutes faster. Oh what a huge mistake. It took 30 -40 minutes to get from Slaughter to Downtown. Did I mention that Austin traffic sucks. How could a freeway bottleneck so badly with no accident or construction. Yeah SXSW was going on by geez. I would have loved to go see some bands. If I had known Echo and the Bunnyman were playing a free concert, I would have been all over it!
I had a great time at the tournament. Thanks April and all who helped to organize it. Thanks Adam for another well run tournament and hosting the event.
Man only 23 days left of not playing online poker, drinking sodas, eating chocolate, eating popcorn, and any desserts. I am reasonably certain I can avoid the sodas, and candy after lent. I have managed to lose a few pounds which was the goal.
OK I am watching the Longhorn game and they are trying there damndest to give it away to West Virginia. The Horns looked so good in the first half.
Well I had better post this be for a computer glitch. Later I plan to put up a post about our first t-ball game.
Cheers!
Well I made it to the tournament! I managed to arrive not on tilt, but it was close. I had a 3 hour function this morning and I had hoped to leave before noon. Of course the function did not end until noon and I had to be in South Austin by 1:00 PM. Plus I had no Guinness and I was short $10 for the buy-in so I knew I had to make a pit stop. Traffic sucks in Austin. More on that later, but for someone who grew up in Houston to say this traffic sucks must be an under statement.
I whip into HEB. I was not familiar with this store so I stop and ask "where's the beer?" I quickly grabbed a quad pack of Guinness and a sandwich. Surely the 10 item or less line will move quickly. Nah it was almost as bad as the traffic. Guy in front of me was "like man I need a job". "Hey do you know anyone who would hire someone with a record?" Then he makes a request fo Swisher sweets. He comes back laughing. " Oh No man I am holding up the express lane" Only clever thing I could come up with is "don't worry you will pay" Not to interesting but I feel a little tilt coming on. I hate being late, especially when I am excited about something. I was really looking forward to this tournament.
Off I go in the rain to head south on Mo-Pac. There was a steady rain, but traffic was moving. I slammed down a sandwich and poured a beer into my coffee cup. I called Puppy Feet and he was going to be able to get off work and join the tournament.
I arrived at Dog Brown's place with 8 minutes to spare. Adam Seyer and DeadMoneyInc were out front. I must say for the record that Adam runs the best tournament I have played. We did start a little late, but since when are bloggers on time. I introduced myself to Steve, Bob, Allen, Treygen, Vegas, Vegas, and Gizmo. Soon it was time to pay up and get going. I drew seat 6 on table one. Yes it was my worst nightmare, because Scott was at my table. I do not recall all of the players at the table; however, it was a very fun table.
There were only to hands of note involving myself. I got involved with Treygen. My gut said that he was trying to steal the pot. There were no tells, bu tmy gut was speaking load. I called him down and my AJ beat his T5 (I think). A little later I tangled with Scott. I promised myself that I was not going to be bullied. The flop brought two spades and Scott raised $300, which was a fifth of my stack. I put Scott on a small pair and decided it was worth a shot on the turn to hit my flush draw. It hit. He checked and I raised $300. He called! I took down a nice pot. He put me on the flush draw, but thought for sure he bet enough to make me lay the draw down. Sorry Pal, but I was not going to be bullied.
There were two other hands of note at the first table. Lindsey got knocked out when her QJ lost to a QA after the flop gave them both a set. Lindsey is a tricky player. Allen was the the beneficiary of that hand. The there had was I believe Scott against Mathew. Mathew went All-in after a flop of 422. Scott thought long and hard. He decided to call even thought there was a nice bounty on his head (2 ACL tickets). Mathew (Man I hope I have his name correct) turned of 24 for a full house. Scott turned over 25. A five came on the river. Scott was so lucky.
By now I was on my second or third Guinness. Something had to represent the famous Iggy at this tournament, so I thought a Guinness was a fitting symbol. Check out April's live blog to see the Guinness dominating the final table.
All I can really remember about the second table was that I occasionally stole the blinds at that Adam was down to the felt. The guy was down to $150 bucks. He went all-in a couple of times and kept doubling up. By proposing a chop at the final table he made into the money. Gee I wish I could say that.
Here is how I exited. The blinds were $100/200 and $25 antes. Ryan made it $800. I look at my cards and see pocket Cowboys. I go all-in hoping to take the pot down right then and there. Well Bill to my left immediately called my all-in for about $4000. Oh crap! I thought! Ryan folded. I turn over my KK and Bill sure enough turns over AA. Ryan showed is cards were A6 or something like that. I needed a King. The board filled with hearts and I had the King of hearts. I got excited and thought I had pulled a major suck out on the river. No because Bill had the ace of Hearts. Oh what a way to leave the tournament. Hey if it were the final table of the WSOP I would have played it the same way.
I was very pleased with my play. I was able to bluff several times and take down the blinds. I had a great time. It is always frustrating to finish just out of the money, but KK against AA does not happen that often. Man it was fun!
Adrenalin pumping I needed to leave to make the long journey back to Round Rock. Do I go Mo-PAC or I-35. I chose I-35 because it should be about 15 minutes faster. Oh what a huge mistake. It took 30 -40 minutes to get from Slaughter to Downtown. Did I mention that Austin traffic sucks. How could a freeway bottleneck so badly with no accident or construction. Yeah SXSW was going on by geez. I would have loved to go see some bands. If I had known Echo and the Bunnyman were playing a free concert, I would have been all over it!
I had a great time at the tournament. Thanks April and all who helped to organize it. Thanks Adam for another well run tournament and hosting the event.
Man only 23 days left of not playing online poker, drinking sodas, eating chocolate, eating popcorn, and any desserts. I am reasonably certain I can avoid the sodas, and candy after lent. I have managed to lose a few pounds which was the goal.
OK I am watching the Longhorn game and they are trying there damndest to give it away to West Virginia. The Horns looked so good in the first half.
Well I had better post this be for a computer glitch. Later I plan to put up a post about our first t-ball game.
Cheers!
Sunday, March 12, 2006
"ACE"
OK! I have given up numerous things for Lent of which the most tempting, on-line poker. In reality it has not been that difficult to not play on-line poker, but it has only been week 1. Along with on-line poker, I gave up popcorn, sodas, chocolate, candy, sex (just kidding), and desserts.
I did not give up watching poker on television. So I live vicariously through others. I have not started the web project that is supposed to fill my time, but I have been catching up on some well deserved sleep.
I have been reading a few pages of David Sklansky's "Tournament Poker for Advanced Players". I stole this book from my brother. It is an OK read and there have been a few points of value. I have not found the math portions very useful, but my two brain cells are not keen on math these days. Unless it is helping the 6 year old add 6 + 4. I will probably give a summary of my take aways from this book in the near future.
I am greatly looking forward to playing in the AWPBT. I will essentially be away from the family all day, so I will not be able to do the Sixth Street Adventure and partying following the tournament. I will need to get home and tuck in the kids.
Speaking of kids, we have a new addition to the family. Yesterday we adopted ACE. Ace is a female cat approximately 6 months old. We adopted her from the Williamson County Humane Society. We spent the entire day yesterday going to various animal shelters. We found Ace at our very first stop. The entire day the kids kept chanting "Ace! Ace! Ace!". I felt like I needed an ace to win a tournament or stay alive in a tournament. After the full days adventure, including lunch at Austin Java Company on Barton Springs, we ended up listening to the kids.
We have a miniature Schnauzer, so we new there would be some work to do. Our dogs name is Ash and she attacks any stranger, so we knew it would be no different with a cat. My wife took the dog outside and was holding her by the leash. I brought Ace into the family room near the French door. I was warned not to hold her when introducing her to the dog. Well before I could get her down Ash barked. The cat hissed and dug all billion of her claws into my hands and my right leg as she exited stage right. OUCH! This is one time I should have listened!
Any rate we have a new addition to the family. My wife got very little sleep last night, but we hope all will work out. We have locked the dog in the pantry and we are letting Ace explore the house. First chore is get her acclimated to her litter box!! Boy I hope that does not take long. I think over time the dog and cat will bond or learn to be mutually exclusive.
I am looking forward to visiting with poker bloggers next Saturday. I will just say for the record, that I probably will not remember everyone's names, but I still routinely indulge in reading everyone's blog. I can no longer waste lunch hours at work, something to do with Corporate Policy. I do not like sites being blocked, but I do respect it. I am getting busier at work and I am truly enjoying it.
I am preparing to be mentally on top of my game Saturday, so bloggers beware. I just might make it past the first round. Wink! Wink!
Play on!
OK! I have given up numerous things for Lent of which the most tempting, on-line poker. In reality it has not been that difficult to not play on-line poker, but it has only been week 1. Along with on-line poker, I gave up popcorn, sodas, chocolate, candy, sex (just kidding), and desserts.
I did not give up watching poker on television. So I live vicariously through others. I have not started the web project that is supposed to fill my time, but I have been catching up on some well deserved sleep.
I have been reading a few pages of David Sklansky's "Tournament Poker for Advanced Players". I stole this book from my brother. It is an OK read and there have been a few points of value. I have not found the math portions very useful, but my two brain cells are not keen on math these days. Unless it is helping the 6 year old add 6 + 4. I will probably give a summary of my take aways from this book in the near future.
I am greatly looking forward to playing in the AWPBT. I will essentially be away from the family all day, so I will not be able to do the Sixth Street Adventure and partying following the tournament. I will need to get home and tuck in the kids.
Speaking of kids, we have a new addition to the family. Yesterday we adopted ACE. Ace is a female cat approximately 6 months old. We adopted her from the Williamson County Humane Society. We spent the entire day yesterday going to various animal shelters. We found Ace at our very first stop. The entire day the kids kept chanting "Ace! Ace! Ace!". I felt like I needed an ace to win a tournament or stay alive in a tournament. After the full days adventure, including lunch at Austin Java Company on Barton Springs, we ended up listening to the kids.
We have a miniature Schnauzer, so we new there would be some work to do. Our dogs name is Ash and she attacks any stranger, so we knew it would be no different with a cat. My wife took the dog outside and was holding her by the leash. I brought Ace into the family room near the French door. I was warned not to hold her when introducing her to the dog. Well before I could get her down Ash barked. The cat hissed and dug all billion of her claws into my hands and my right leg as she exited stage right. OUCH! This is one time I should have listened!
Any rate we have a new addition to the family. My wife got very little sleep last night, but we hope all will work out. We have locked the dog in the pantry and we are letting Ace explore the house. First chore is get her acclimated to her litter box!! Boy I hope that does not take long. I think over time the dog and cat will bond or learn to be mutually exclusive.
I am looking forward to visiting with poker bloggers next Saturday. I will just say for the record, that I probably will not remember everyone's names, but I still routinely indulge in reading everyone's blog. I can no longer waste lunch hours at work, something to do with Corporate Policy. I do not like sites being blocked, but I do respect it. I am getting busier at work and I am truly enjoying it.
I am preparing to be mentally on top of my game Saturday, so bloggers beware. I just might make it past the first round. Wink! Wink!
Play on!
Thursday, February 16, 2006
H.O.R.S.E ing Around
This Sunday I got permission from my boss (for those single folks; boss = wife) to play in the next phase of the Cajun Classic. The Cajun Classic is a series of 10 poker tournaments put on by a great host, Puppy Feet. This tournament happened to be H.O.R.S.E.
I know a few of my faithful readers have no clue what H.O.R.S.E stands for so here it is
Holdem – Limit Texas Holdem
Omaha-8 – Limit Omaha Hi-Lo
Razz – Seven Stud with worst hand bringing home the bacon
Stud – Seven card Stud
E - Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo (Note: E comes from the fact that low hand must be <8)
The tournament starts at 1:00 PM. I did not have a chance to eat lunch so I ran into HEB for a beer and brag of pretzels. I then drove through Jack I-the-Box for a jumbo Jack. I new I was running late, but I never been to a tournament that started on time.
I made it to the location exactly at 1:00 PM and I was the only one there other than the host. Puppy feet promptly stated we are going to start on-time and blind people out. He was expecting 10 persons. So I ponied up my $30 buy-in with $5 of the entry going to the Championship prize pool. The winners of all ten events meet in a championship NL Holdem tournament. Just before we sat down Mr. D showed up and we began our round of holdem. Everyone started with 300 tournament chips.
I had no problem blinding folks out, but it sure sucks dealing to 7 invisible persons. It worked out because a few folks showed up and could play the cards that were dealt to their seat. Soon we had seven persons and one more person for sure on the way. I was a bit confused on whether each game lasted per round or by the clock. At first we would get a round in during the 20 minute clock. After awhile it seemed like we only got half way around the table when the clock was up. That did not seem correct so we abandoned the clock and agreed to reinstate the clock when we got down to the final four persons.
The other thing that really threw me off was the change in betting structure. For Holdem and Omaha blinds were used. For all of the stud games antes and bring ins were used. The bring ins were also confusing in that for Stud it was the lowest up card. For Razz and Stud-Eight it was the highest upcard. Betting was confusing because for Stud it was the high hand first to act and for Razz and Stud-8 it was the low hand that was first to act. I still do not quite agree with the Stud-8 approach, but I am so confused I may be wrong on how we actually did it. I just followed along.
Before I get into some specific hands I want to highlight my one potentially big mistake. We were playing a round of Stud-8. I am heads up with one other person, who had to aces showing. I had two tens showing. I also had a ten in the hole. I assumed the other person had a third ace by the way she was betting. It was possible she was going low, but on the turn came a card that made it impossible for her to be going low. I ended up with a Ten low, so I called her bet. Boy was that stupid because in Stud-8 the low must be less than 8 to qualify. I think I donated about $30 bills with this mistake.
There was another hand where Puppy Feet did the same thing. I believe it was in Omaha and I ended up after some caught the mistake scooping a large pot.
I also benefited during the first round of razz. I had an eight high, but my opponent was showing A23. I thought for sure I was beat, but when my opponent turned his cards over he had a jack low or something like that. He did not realize the two pair messed up his hand. He thought he would win because he had A23. I had pretty much been losing blinds and bring ins until this hand.
For most of the day I did not get a single hand in Omaha-8 worth playing. One hand I found myself with pocket aces. The board showed a pair of nines on the flop. Mr. W raised $140. I still had a low draw and something just did not seem right about his raise. The turn was another high card and Mr. W popped it for another $140. I called again. On the river came an ace. I was smiling inside with the nuts. Mr. W checked. I be $140 and he called. He turned over pocket kings. I raked a huge pot knocking Mr. W. down to I believe $15 in chips. He is a stong player, so I was in good shape. Soon Mr. W was out and Puppy feet was out. I was heads up against Mr. D.
We started with razz. Oh my cards were horrible for example a pair of kings showing. I lost 2/3 of my stack. We soon switched to stud. I got aggressive and begin to steal antes and bring ins. Soon I had the chip lead back. After about a thirty minute battle I won the final chip from Mr. D. It was a ton of fun! I won $130. More importantly I am now qualified for the championship. I can not wait. I had to share my bounty with my better half and even the kids got a portion of the winnings. Oh well! It was a ton of fun!
Nothing like drinking Guinness and playing a great tournament. I definitely would like to play HORSE again.
Time to play some online poker! Only two weeks left before giving it up for 40 days.
Play on!
This Sunday I got permission from my boss (for those single folks; boss = wife) to play in the next phase of the Cajun Classic. The Cajun Classic is a series of 10 poker tournaments put on by a great host, Puppy Feet. This tournament happened to be H.O.R.S.E.
I know a few of my faithful readers have no clue what H.O.R.S.E stands for so here it is
Holdem – Limit Texas Holdem
Omaha-8 – Limit Omaha Hi-Lo
Razz – Seven Stud with worst hand bringing home the bacon
Stud – Seven card Stud
E - Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo (Note: E comes from the fact that low hand must be <8)
The tournament starts at 1:00 PM. I did not have a chance to eat lunch so I ran into HEB for a beer and brag of pretzels. I then drove through Jack I-the-Box for a jumbo Jack. I new I was running late, but I never been to a tournament that started on time.
I made it to the location exactly at 1:00 PM and I was the only one there other than the host. Puppy feet promptly stated we are going to start on-time and blind people out. He was expecting 10 persons. So I ponied up my $30 buy-in with $5 of the entry going to the Championship prize pool. The winners of all ten events meet in a championship NL Holdem tournament. Just before we sat down Mr. D showed up and we began our round of holdem. Everyone started with 300 tournament chips.
I had no problem blinding folks out, but it sure sucks dealing to 7 invisible persons. It worked out because a few folks showed up and could play the cards that were dealt to their seat. Soon we had seven persons and one more person for sure on the way. I was a bit confused on whether each game lasted per round or by the clock. At first we would get a round in during the 20 minute clock. After awhile it seemed like we only got half way around the table when the clock was up. That did not seem correct so we abandoned the clock and agreed to reinstate the clock when we got down to the final four persons.
The other thing that really threw me off was the change in betting structure. For Holdem and Omaha blinds were used. For all of the stud games antes and bring ins were used. The bring ins were also confusing in that for Stud it was the lowest up card. For Razz and Stud-Eight it was the highest upcard. Betting was confusing because for Stud it was the high hand first to act and for Razz and Stud-8 it was the low hand that was first to act. I still do not quite agree with the Stud-8 approach, but I am so confused I may be wrong on how we actually did it. I just followed along.
Before I get into some specific hands I want to highlight my one potentially big mistake. We were playing a round of Stud-8. I am heads up with one other person, who had to aces showing. I had two tens showing. I also had a ten in the hole. I assumed the other person had a third ace by the way she was betting. It was possible she was going low, but on the turn came a card that made it impossible for her to be going low. I ended up with a Ten low, so I called her bet. Boy was that stupid because in Stud-8 the low must be less than 8 to qualify. I think I donated about $30 bills with this mistake.
There was another hand where Puppy Feet did the same thing. I believe it was in Omaha and I ended up after some caught the mistake scooping a large pot.
I also benefited during the first round of razz. I had an eight high, but my opponent was showing A23. I thought for sure I was beat, but when my opponent turned his cards over he had a jack low or something like that. He did not realize the two pair messed up his hand. He thought he would win because he had A23. I had pretty much been losing blinds and bring ins until this hand.
For most of the day I did not get a single hand in Omaha-8 worth playing. One hand I found myself with pocket aces. The board showed a pair of nines on the flop. Mr. W raised $140. I still had a low draw and something just did not seem right about his raise. The turn was another high card and Mr. W popped it for another $140. I called again. On the river came an ace. I was smiling inside with the nuts. Mr. W checked. I be $140 and he called. He turned over pocket kings. I raked a huge pot knocking Mr. W. down to I believe $15 in chips. He is a stong player, so I was in good shape. Soon Mr. W was out and Puppy feet was out. I was heads up against Mr. D.
We started with razz. Oh my cards were horrible for example a pair of kings showing. I lost 2/3 of my stack. We soon switched to stud. I got aggressive and begin to steal antes and bring ins. Soon I had the chip lead back. After about a thirty minute battle I won the final chip from Mr. D. It was a ton of fun! I won $130. More importantly I am now qualified for the championship. I can not wait. I had to share my bounty with my better half and even the kids got a portion of the winnings. Oh well! It was a ton of fun!
Nothing like drinking Guinness and playing a great tournament. I definitely would like to play HORSE again.
Time to play some online poker! Only two weeks left before giving it up for 40 days.
Play on!
Sunday, February 12, 2006
"April Wine"
Listening to some April Wine, "I like to rock.." I get dealt QQ in a freeroll tournament. I get pushed to go all-in. Of course I call. Shit up against pocket rockets. Out 51st out of about 350.
Tonight sucked as far as poker goes. In total I lost about $65. Oh that hurts! I lost twice with full houses and twice with nut flushes. Well at least my new drink was delicious, rum and Cherry-vanilla Coke. I should have had a few more so I can drown my sorrows.
Oh I am on tilt! I was a freeroll, but I hate losing like that. Pehaps my luck will be on the money in the H.O.R.S.E tournament tomorrow. I am not feeling confident, but we will have to see how the cards fall.
I did manage to give the kids a few poker lessons today. The 6 year old is a chip off the old block. I let our daughter play solo for a brief period of time. She did quite well. Perhaps she will be able to win me some girl scout cookies at school during lunch. Those two 9 year old boys Mr. I and Mr. J were huge bluffers. Our daughter will clean there clocks when I am done with the lessons. I may have to hire Scott to really show her the ropes; however, Scott already has a young prodigy he is working on.
I am not sleepy, but the 7:00 AM alarm clock is only a few hours away. I can not find anything on the tube worth watching. Been watching the Olympics most of the day.
I will send out a post after the H.O.R.S.E tourny.
Play on!
Listening to some April Wine, "I like to rock.." I get dealt QQ in a freeroll tournament. I get pushed to go all-in. Of course I call. Shit up against pocket rockets. Out 51st out of about 350.
Tonight sucked as far as poker goes. In total I lost about $65. Oh that hurts! I lost twice with full houses and twice with nut flushes. Well at least my new drink was delicious, rum and Cherry-vanilla Coke. I should have had a few more so I can drown my sorrows.
Oh I am on tilt! I was a freeroll, but I hate losing like that. Pehaps my luck will be on the money in the H.O.R.S.E tournament tomorrow. I am not feeling confident, but we will have to see how the cards fall.
I did manage to give the kids a few poker lessons today. The 6 year old is a chip off the old block. I let our daughter play solo for a brief period of time. She did quite well. Perhaps she will be able to win me some girl scout cookies at school during lunch. Those two 9 year old boys Mr. I and Mr. J were huge bluffers. Our daughter will clean there clocks when I am done with the lessons. I may have to hire Scott to really show her the ropes; however, Scott already has a young prodigy he is working on.
I am not sleepy, but the 7:00 AM alarm clock is only a few hours away. I can not find anything on the tube worth watching. Been watching the Olympics most of the day.
I will send out a post after the H.O.R.S.E tourny.
Play on!
Friday, February 10, 2006
"Oh They are Starting Young!"
Occasionally I have lunch with the kiddos. Well today it was our 9 year old daughters turn. I stopped by Wendy's and picked up some burgers. Unfortunately I can never time it correctly, so I was a bit early. I had a pleasant conversation with a Mom of a former soccer team mate of our daughter.
I sit down to enjoy lunch. I must state for the record that it has to be one of the loudest places on this planet. I probably will not be able to hear for a year. I sat between two girls. Across me was two boys both age 9. They start telling me about how they gamble their lunch items playing holdem. I think Wow!
I start to quiz them when they ask me to play. I won a billion dollars! Hee Hee! I am still not sure what to think about gambling at such a young age. I was probably started sitting on Dad's lap around that age, but I did not start gambling cookies until I was thirteen. It was really cute to say the least.
We played a few hands and I taught a couple of kids how to shuffle. Now our daughter wants to learn how to play. Let the lessons begin.
Man I am blessed in that this humble blog was visited by the famous Iggy. I hope he makes it to Austin for the big tournament.
More later! I am playing in a LIVE H.O.R.S.E tournament this weekend. I am excited. My master gave me permission to play. Yee ha!
Play on!
Occasionally I have lunch with the kiddos. Well today it was our 9 year old daughters turn. I stopped by Wendy's and picked up some burgers. Unfortunately I can never time it correctly, so I was a bit early. I had a pleasant conversation with a Mom of a former soccer team mate of our daughter.
I sit down to enjoy lunch. I must state for the record that it has to be one of the loudest places on this planet. I probably will not be able to hear for a year. I sat between two girls. Across me was two boys both age 9. They start telling me about how they gamble their lunch items playing holdem. I think Wow!
I start to quiz them when they ask me to play. I won a billion dollars! Hee Hee! I am still not sure what to think about gambling at such a young age. I was probably started sitting on Dad's lap around that age, but I did not start gambling cookies until I was thirteen. It was really cute to say the least.
We played a few hands and I taught a couple of kids how to shuffle. Now our daughter wants to learn how to play. Let the lessons begin.
Man I am blessed in that this humble blog was visited by the famous Iggy. I hope he makes it to Austin for the big tournament.
More later! I am playing in a LIVE H.O.R.S.E tournament this weekend. I am excited. My master gave me permission to play. Yee ha!
Play on!
Saturday, February 04, 2006
"The Iggy Trail"
I read Iggy's blog about getting slammed with great hands. Little did I know that he blazed a trail for me to follow. Fortunately for me it was limit holdem and only resulted in a loss of about $10.
Lets start with pocket Kings and max betting all the way to the river. Chaser picks up his straight on the river. Next lets have pocket Jacks. Chaser win another huge pot with two pair landing on the river. Next was pocket ladies with a lady hitting on the flop. Oh yes there is a flush filled on the river. Next pocket Aces losing to a gut shot straight on the river. Finally I get pocket Kings again. Of course maximum betting all the way to the river where yet another straight is filled. Man that is a path straight to hell. Iggy please start to lead in the other direction. Hee Hee!
I only played for about an hour last night. Losing on all three tables. I decided to turn in early at 1:00 AM. Perhaps tonight as I work on our tax return I can play longer. I did get a late start last night because we watched the movie flight path. I did not read any reviews nor have any expectations. I will say my opinion is that it was like watching paint dry. Perhaps I was just anxious to get to the poker tables.
Today we are heading to Barton Creek Mall to watch Nanny McVeigh. There will be a review to follow.
One more quick note in that I read in the Statesman today that yet another group is lobbying Texas Legislature on gambling. Hmmm should we let the casinos pay high taxes or should we just increase the taxes we pay. Think about it!
Play on!
I read Iggy's blog about getting slammed with great hands. Little did I know that he blazed a trail for me to follow. Fortunately for me it was limit holdem and only resulted in a loss of about $10.
Lets start with pocket Kings and max betting all the way to the river. Chaser picks up his straight on the river. Next lets have pocket Jacks. Chaser win another huge pot with two pair landing on the river. Next was pocket ladies with a lady hitting on the flop. Oh yes there is a flush filled on the river. Next pocket Aces losing to a gut shot straight on the river. Finally I get pocket Kings again. Of course maximum betting all the way to the river where yet another straight is filled. Man that is a path straight to hell. Iggy please start to lead in the other direction. Hee Hee!
I only played for about an hour last night. Losing on all three tables. I decided to turn in early at 1:00 AM. Perhaps tonight as I work on our tax return I can play longer. I did get a late start last night because we watched the movie flight path. I did not read any reviews nor have any expectations. I will say my opinion is that it was like watching paint dry. Perhaps I was just anxious to get to the poker tables.
Today we are heading to Barton Creek Mall to watch Nanny McVeigh. There will be a review to follow.
One more quick note in that I read in the Statesman today that yet another group is lobbying Texas Legislature on gambling. Hmmm should we let the casinos pay high taxes or should we just increase the taxes we pay. Think about it!
Play on!
Sunday, January 29, 2006
"The Bubble Bites"
Well I am still playing with my free money at Poker Time. I believe I am up to around $60. I have found my success on the single table tournaments specifically in a strange game Omaha-8 NL. I have won two tournaments. I have finished in the money two other times. BUT I have finished on the bubble FOUR times. Man that bites! I have not seen anything about my play that I would not do again. Basically when it gets down to four players you get your money in with the best cards and hope to hit.
If finishing second is like kissing your sister, then what is finishing just out of the money. Arghhh!
I did manage Friday night to finish second in a 30 person multi-table NL Holdem tournament on Poker Time. I also won a tournament at Check N Raise Poker, paying $25. Friday was very good to my bankroll, but unfortunately my ring play has given some of it back.
I also have a new mission with respect to poker. I will be saving and planning a road trip to Oklahoma casino. A four hour drive seems to be in order for some gambling fun. Hopefully I can get a couple persons to go with me and keep the travel costs down.
Finally I am considering the Ultimate sacrifice. I have been playing poker almost nightly for about three years now. Oh I guess you could call that an addiction. So my current plan is to give poker up for Lent. It is not walking into the desert with no food or water, but for me I think it will be a HUGE challenge. I may have to put a twist on this sacrifice and state no online poker. I believe April and the blogging champions of Austin are setting up a tournament around SxSW. If that falls during Lent, then I must play. That is if they invite me! Most importantly if they need someone to finish on the Bubble. I am there man!
Play on!
Well I am still playing with my free money at Poker Time. I believe I am up to around $60. I have found my success on the single table tournaments specifically in a strange game Omaha-8 NL. I have won two tournaments. I have finished in the money two other times. BUT I have finished on the bubble FOUR times. Man that bites! I have not seen anything about my play that I would not do again. Basically when it gets down to four players you get your money in with the best cards and hope to hit.
If finishing second is like kissing your sister, then what is finishing just out of the money. Arghhh!
I did manage Friday night to finish second in a 30 person multi-table NL Holdem tournament on Poker Time. I also won a tournament at Check N Raise Poker, paying $25. Friday was very good to my bankroll, but unfortunately my ring play has given some of it back.
I also have a new mission with respect to poker. I will be saving and planning a road trip to Oklahoma casino. A four hour drive seems to be in order for some gambling fun. Hopefully I can get a couple persons to go with me and keep the travel costs down.
Finally I am considering the Ultimate sacrifice. I have been playing poker almost nightly for about three years now. Oh I guess you could call that an addiction. So my current plan is to give poker up for Lent. It is not walking into the desert with no food or water, but for me I think it will be a HUGE challenge. I may have to put a twist on this sacrifice and state no online poker. I believe April and the blogging champions of Austin are setting up a tournament around SxSW. If that falls during Lent, then I must play. That is if they invite me! Most importantly if they need someone to finish on the Bubble. I am there man!
Play on!
Tuesday, January 24, 2006
"Bad Addiction"
I have not posted in a long time. I just have not been motivated. Or it could be due to my "bad addiction". I am addicted to Omaha-8. That freaking game is full of swings. I even read the recent article by Jennifer Harman on best hands for Omaha-8. The article helped but the game is driving me totally insane. I truly hate holding a full house and losing to a higher full house. I truly hate flopping the nut low. Someone else keeps raising also with the nut low and I end up losing money. Every night I play an Omaha-8 table and a limit holdem table. Usually I break even or make a little cash. But man can it swing in the wrong direction fast. What should I do about this horrible addiction? Play on!
Not much more on poker. I have challenged myself to win enough to purchase and ipod. So far I am not doing so hot.
I watched the show Love Monkey tonight and I thought it was pretty good. I enjoyed the music. I will watch it again. I wish I was a contestant on the second stunt on Fear Factor tonight. The woman who had her hair shaved was brave. No big deal for me since I have little hair to start with.
Finally I must comment on American Idol. Yes I am addicted to reality TV. But some of those people auditioning truly are from or belong on another planet.
I will try to post more often, but I need to be motivated.
Stay away from Omaha-8!
Play on!
I have not posted in a long time. I just have not been motivated. Or it could be due to my "bad addiction". I am addicted to Omaha-8. That freaking game is full of swings. I even read the recent article by Jennifer Harman on best hands for Omaha-8. The article helped but the game is driving me totally insane. I truly hate holding a full house and losing to a higher full house. I truly hate flopping the nut low. Someone else keeps raising also with the nut low and I end up losing money. Every night I play an Omaha-8 table and a limit holdem table. Usually I break even or make a little cash. But man can it swing in the wrong direction fast. What should I do about this horrible addiction? Play on!
Not much more on poker. I have challenged myself to win enough to purchase and ipod. So far I am not doing so hot.
I watched the show Love Monkey tonight and I thought it was pretty good. I enjoyed the music. I will watch it again. I wish I was a contestant on the second stunt on Fear Factor tonight. The woman who had her hair shaved was brave. No big deal for me since I have little hair to start with.
Finally I must comment on American Idol. Yes I am addicted to reality TV. But some of those people auditioning truly are from or belong on another planet.
I will try to post more often, but I need to be motivated.
Stay away from Omaha-8!
Play on!
Friday, January 06, 2006
"Sometimes Poker SUCKS"
I just sat down to relax after a productive day. I did my normal and pulled up a .5/1 Limit Omaha HL and a .25/,5 Limit Holdem.
Dealt AK of spades on the holdem table. Flop is all spades. Maximum betting against one other player. Turn pairs the board. Max betting until the end. Yup he had a boat. Huge loss!
Omaha table I have AAKJ double suited. Flop comes A77. Maximum betting all the way with 2 other players. Yes he had a pair of sevens. Another huge loss.
In 15 minutes of play down $30. Oh poker sucks!
I have a few chores but despite poker sucking I will be right back at it later tonight. Hopefully I can play a couple of tournaments. Now I have to go kick the 6 year old's bootie in PS2 Hockey. Maybe I should bet him! LOL
HORNS rule!
more later ... play on!
I just sat down to relax after a productive day. I did my normal and pulled up a .5/1 Limit Omaha HL and a .25/,5 Limit Holdem.
Dealt AK of spades on the holdem table. Flop is all spades. Maximum betting against one other player. Turn pairs the board. Max betting until the end. Yup he had a boat. Huge loss!
Omaha table I have AAKJ double suited. Flop comes A77. Maximum betting all the way with 2 other players. Yes he had a pair of sevens. Another huge loss.
In 15 minutes of play down $30. Oh poker sucks!
I have a few chores but despite poker sucking I will be right back at it later tonight. Hopefully I can play a couple of tournaments. Now I have to go kick the 6 year old's bootie in PS2 Hockey. Maybe I should bet him! LOL
HORNS rule!
more later ... play on!
Wednesday, January 04, 2006
"Horns RULE"
What else can be said! What a great football game! In-Vince-Able!
I promise to have a longer post soon. But FN Ayyyyeeeee!
Quick poker content - 5 card stud pot limit.
I sat down with $12. I am dealt A up and Ace down. I raise to $.75. Player A with a king raises max. Player B also with a King raises the pot. I go all-in. Both players call and turn over KK. My rockets hold and I am up to $31 in a matter of one hand.
No that is a poker hand!
Go Horns!
What else can be said! What a great football game! In-Vince-Able!
I promise to have a longer post soon. But FN Ayyyyeeeee!
Quick poker content - 5 card stud pot limit.
I sat down with $12. I am dealt A up and Ace down. I raise to $.75. Player A with a king raises max. Player B also with a King raises the pot. I go all-in. Both players call and turn over KK. My rockets hold and I am up to $31 in a matter of one hand.
No that is a poker hand!
Go Horns!
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