"Victory is Sooooo0o Sweet!"
Well someday I will complete the vacation adventures! Other than my parents there might be one person out there looking for some poker content.
Last Friday night I got invited back to A's house for a little poker action. They wanted a piece of me since in a drunken stupor I walked away with their money. Unfortunately the Mrs. had a dinner party, so I had to spend 3 hours of my life at Chuck E Cheese. Oh what fun! It was actually fun in that our 4 year old sat on my lap and we played this street luge game for about an hour. At about 11:15 PM I decided to just go check out the scene in hopes that they might have a consolation tournament. I showed up two minutes late. Oh well! That game ended rather quickly so they decided to have another mini tournament. Nine players bought in for $10 for $500 in chips. We decided we would pay the top 2 finishers $65/ 25. It was like I was clairvoyant. I knew when I had the best of it. Everyone at the table was timid, so when they checked I would come over the top. Early on one player went all-in. I had KTo and was in the Big Blind. I read him for a QJ or something weak. I called! I think it was $150, which would not have crippled me. He turns over Q5o! The flop brought a 5 and no help to me. Oh well I thought. Well a King hit the river and the second player was out! I had a decent stack so anytime I smelled weakness I would raise $300. I felt like a thief! :o)
We were down to 4 players and I had a slight chip lead over the host. I was on the button with pocket deuces. The small blind was short stacked so he was all-in for about $100. SB checks. BB check and I bet $300 with BB calling and SB folding. The board was something like J5A. Check to me and I bet $300. BB called. An Ace hit the turn. BB checks! I go all-in! BB folds! I turn over my pair of ducks to go head to head with the small blind. BB shouts a couple of expletives because he folded a Jack. I lost to the small blind who had a pair of 5s, but stole $600 from the BB. He was HOT! I continued to play aggressive and eliminated the other two players. I was head to head against the host with approx. 2 to 1 chip lead.
I went all-in with ATo! I was called with Q9o. He started to shake my hand when I pointed out that he had filled a straight. He took a large pot and we were even in chip count. The next hand I hit a pair of Kings on the flop and again he hit a straight on the river. Fortunately for me I did not go all-in. The next hand I did go all-in and won most of the chips back. Finally hand of the night he goes all-in and I say to him "You are not going to like this!" I got pocket aces! So Victory is Sweet!
Gotta tuck the kids in! Tomorrow I am playing golf. Hooky from work, but it looks like it will be last opportunity. Playing a local course that I have not played! Normally it is to expensive. Iggy - I will drink to Guinnesses before we tee off! Beer and ibuprofen and golf will be fun!
Good night!
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Tuesday, July 27, 2004
Wednesday, July 14, 2004
Finally the Vacation Continued...
I believe I left off in Edgewood Maryland. The kids did love the indoor pool at the Hampton Inn. Personally I found it boring, but we made the best off it. On Friday we headed off to DC. We were following the directions from Mapquest. I exited according the directions only to quickly realize I had exited to soon. What the heck it was a scenic drive. Oh No! The traffic comes to a screeching halt. Almost 40 minutes later we discover that the two lane highway was reduced down to one lane because they were trimming trees. You would think they could do that at night or during off hours.
We made it to our destination, JW Marriott. JW Marriott is located on Pennsylvania Blvd. What a treat! For a second I thought about trying to find a place to park that did not cost $25/day. After that one second of thought I concluded we would not find a better deal nor one that was convenient. Valet parking it is!
Now I am such an astute traveler that I know all about tipping. Not! A man takes the luggage out of the van and puts it on a luggage dolley. He wheels it into the lobby then says someone else will take it to your room. I tip $2. We check in then someone takes our luggage to the room. I tip $5. I am thinking that I am going to be nickeled and dimed to death. The room is very nice! We check out the view from the 10th floor. We are staring right at the Washington Monument. Incredible! We did have a 3:00 PM appointment with Congressman Ron Paul's office for a Congressional tour of the Capitol. HINT: Call you congressman and arrange for this tour. We decided to walk! It was drizzling, but no big deal. We walked a couple of blocks and the kids begin "I'm hungry!" We stop in the old post office building. Security is incredible! Everything must go through the metal detectors. They had a food court downstairs and we enjoyed sandwiches while the kids had hotdogs ($30).
After lunch we continued on our journey observing the architecture. All the kids wanted to do was walk on the stone garden edging, fighting the entire time who was going to lead. Par for the course.
We made it to Ron Paul's office where we were greeted by Amanda and then meet our tour guide, Corey. We were able to leave our things in the back office so we did not have to tote anything but the camera. That is nice because there are numerous security check points. We got to travel through the underground tunnels to the Capitol. Pretty cool having a personal tour guide for the four of us! I think we spent two hours on the tour. We learned a bunch of interesting tidbits. I was fascinated by the architecture and the paintings on the ceilings. Little did I know the Rotunda would become a significant place the following week.
After our tour I got my picture taken sitting in Dr. Paul's chair. They gave us each a souvenir pocket constitution. I think the kids really enjoyed it.
Next we walked to the Natural Sciences Building. Kids loved it! We spent 2.5 hours looking around. I really liked the collection of meteorites and the gems. The Hope diamond was on display. There was so much to see. Everyone was hungry so we headed back to the hotel. We knew the food would be expensive at the hotel so we were looking for a place to eat. We came across the Reagan Building and decided to go in. They had a very nice food court. This location became our favorite dining place. The kids and I capped off the evening at the pool and we turned in for the next days adventure.
I will continue day two in another post! My brain is fried! :o)
I believe I left off in Edgewood Maryland. The kids did love the indoor pool at the Hampton Inn. Personally I found it boring, but we made the best off it. On Friday we headed off to DC. We were following the directions from Mapquest. I exited according the directions only to quickly realize I had exited to soon. What the heck it was a scenic drive. Oh No! The traffic comes to a screeching halt. Almost 40 minutes later we discover that the two lane highway was reduced down to one lane because they were trimming trees. You would think they could do that at night or during off hours.
We made it to our destination, JW Marriott. JW Marriott is located on Pennsylvania Blvd. What a treat! For a second I thought about trying to find a place to park that did not cost $25/day. After that one second of thought I concluded we would not find a better deal nor one that was convenient. Valet parking it is!
Now I am such an astute traveler that I know all about tipping. Not! A man takes the luggage out of the van and puts it on a luggage dolley. He wheels it into the lobby then says someone else will take it to your room. I tip $2. We check in then someone takes our luggage to the room. I tip $5. I am thinking that I am going to be nickeled and dimed to death. The room is very nice! We check out the view from the 10th floor. We are staring right at the Washington Monument. Incredible! We did have a 3:00 PM appointment with Congressman Ron Paul's office for a Congressional tour of the Capitol. HINT: Call you congressman and arrange for this tour. We decided to walk! It was drizzling, but no big deal. We walked a couple of blocks and the kids begin "I'm hungry!" We stop in the old post office building. Security is incredible! Everything must go through the metal detectors. They had a food court downstairs and we enjoyed sandwiches while the kids had hotdogs ($30).
After lunch we continued on our journey observing the architecture. All the kids wanted to do was walk on the stone garden edging, fighting the entire time who was going to lead. Par for the course.
We made it to Ron Paul's office where we were greeted by Amanda and then meet our tour guide, Corey. We were able to leave our things in the back office so we did not have to tote anything but the camera. That is nice because there are numerous security check points. We got to travel through the underground tunnels to the Capitol. Pretty cool having a personal tour guide for the four of us! I think we spent two hours on the tour. We learned a bunch of interesting tidbits. I was fascinated by the architecture and the paintings on the ceilings. Little did I know the Rotunda would become a significant place the following week.
After our tour I got my picture taken sitting in Dr. Paul's chair. They gave us each a souvenir pocket constitution. I think the kids really enjoyed it.
Next we walked to the Natural Sciences Building. Kids loved it! We spent 2.5 hours looking around. I really liked the collection of meteorites and the gems. The Hope diamond was on display. There was so much to see. Everyone was hungry so we headed back to the hotel. We knew the food would be expensive at the hotel so we were looking for a place to eat. We came across the Reagan Building and decided to go in. They had a very nice food court. This location became our favorite dining place. The kids and I capped off the evening at the pool and we turned in for the next days adventure.
I will continue day two in another post! My brain is fried! :o)
Sunday, July 04, 2004
"Winning is GREAT"
Well I have not continued our vacation adventure, but I hope to some day. At this moment I am playing Paradise .05/.10. I am up about $3.
Here is why winning is great! Friday night I got invited again to play in a tournament. I had decided I was just going to have a good time. I had four bottles of Indio. Great Mexican amber beer! Plus a bottle of tequila. I arrived and immediately had 2 shots and a beer. I drew a table with one really solid player and one maniac. Fortunately for me the maniac had not arrived yet and was being blinded out. I call him a maniac because his play is unpredictable. He won the last time we got together. I thought I had a tell on him, but I am still not 100% sure. More analysis is needed! He showed up just after losing his small blind. I was on the button and I happened to get pocket Kings. Blinds were 50/100. Comes around to me I confidently raised $200. The maniac was to my left goes all in. Player in the 4S also goes all in. I was not going to be eliminated, but severely crippled if I did not win. Pocket K's though! I had a feeling Mr. Maniac was just trying stir things up. There was also a $20 rebuy for the first 2 rounds only if you lost all your chips. Three players in, we turn over the cards. Mr. Maniac has pocket 5s and the 4S had 89 suited. Somebody commented "That is a greathand to go all in with!" I was like huh? Really you would risk all of your chips with 89s.
The kings help up and I was the early chip lead. The funny thing is that I do not remember any other hand at that table. I eliminated 4 players, but I do not recall with what. When I had good starting hands I made reasonably sized bets. We moved to the final table. I only knew one of the players and in my opinion was the player to beat. I was a little shocked in that he had almost twice the chip count of me. I remember one hand I had AQ and I was on the button. I put in a 500 raise. The chp lead called me. The flop came J2T. I bet $500. The chip lead raised me. I let the hand go! It was a good thing to because he had a set of dueces. It was nice of him to show me.
Pretty soon I was heads up with the chip lead. I was excited just to be in the money. I am not even sure I knew my name at this point. Just kidding! I was not sober though. I had not eaten dinner! That was a huge mistake. I must have played really well heads up because shortly I was the chip lead and I put him all-in twice with marginal hands. He won the first battle. The next hand he went all in and I called with Q8. An eight arrives on the river and I win my first tournament. I had no clue how much. It was a $30 buy in and paid the top 3 places. I almost passed out when he counted out $384. I immediately had 3 more shots of tequila. Whoa I did not need those! My ex-neighbor offered to follow me home. I should have just left the car and let him take me home. I did manage to make home safely. Bottom line is I should not have been driving, but it was only .5 miles.
In celebration I took the family to see Shrek2. Insane that it costs $54 to take a family of 4 to a matinee. Usually we sneak stuff in for the kids, but this time I was splurging. Next time we will sneak stuff in!
Man it is great to win! Next time I can just act drunk and I will have an advantage! Maybe or maybe not! I did have a great time and I did execute my strategy exactly the way I had planned.
Play on! Oh and Shrek2 was a fun movie!
Well I have not continued our vacation adventure, but I hope to some day. At this moment I am playing Paradise .05/.10. I am up about $3.
Here is why winning is great! Friday night I got invited again to play in a tournament. I had decided I was just going to have a good time. I had four bottles of Indio. Great Mexican amber beer! Plus a bottle of tequila. I arrived and immediately had 2 shots and a beer. I drew a table with one really solid player and one maniac. Fortunately for me the maniac had not arrived yet and was being blinded out. I call him a maniac because his play is unpredictable. He won the last time we got together. I thought I had a tell on him, but I am still not 100% sure. More analysis is needed! He showed up just after losing his small blind. I was on the button and I happened to get pocket Kings. Blinds were 50/100. Comes around to me I confidently raised $200. The maniac was to my left goes all in. Player in the 4S also goes all in. I was not going to be eliminated, but severely crippled if I did not win. Pocket K's though! I had a feeling Mr. Maniac was just trying stir things up. There was also a $20 rebuy for the first 2 rounds only if you lost all your chips. Three players in, we turn over the cards. Mr. Maniac has pocket 5s and the 4S had 89 suited. Somebody commented "That is a greathand to go all in with!" I was like huh? Really you would risk all of your chips with 89s.
The kings help up and I was the early chip lead. The funny thing is that I do not remember any other hand at that table. I eliminated 4 players, but I do not recall with what. When I had good starting hands I made reasonably sized bets. We moved to the final table. I only knew one of the players and in my opinion was the player to beat. I was a little shocked in that he had almost twice the chip count of me. I remember one hand I had AQ and I was on the button. I put in a 500 raise. The chp lead called me. The flop came J2T. I bet $500. The chip lead raised me. I let the hand go! It was a good thing to because he had a set of dueces. It was nice of him to show me.
Pretty soon I was heads up with the chip lead. I was excited just to be in the money. I am not even sure I knew my name at this point. Just kidding! I was not sober though. I had not eaten dinner! That was a huge mistake. I must have played really well heads up because shortly I was the chip lead and I put him all-in twice with marginal hands. He won the first battle. The next hand he went all in and I called with Q8. An eight arrives on the river and I win my first tournament. I had no clue how much. It was a $30 buy in and paid the top 3 places. I almost passed out when he counted out $384. I immediately had 3 more shots of tequila. Whoa I did not need those! My ex-neighbor offered to follow me home. I should have just left the car and let him take me home. I did manage to make home safely. Bottom line is I should not have been driving, but it was only .5 miles.
In celebration I took the family to see Shrek2. Insane that it costs $54 to take a family of 4 to a matinee. Usually we sneak stuff in for the kids, but this time I was splurging. Next time we will sneak stuff in!
Man it is great to win! Next time I can just act drunk and I will have an advantage! Maybe or maybe not! I did have a great time and I did execute my strategy exactly the way I had planned.
Play on! Oh and Shrek2 was a fun movie!
Monday, June 28, 2004
"Gets nasty at the poker table"
Before I continue our vacation saga I must share this poker story. Friday night I decided to enter the 9:00 PM No limit holdem freeroll at Paradise POker. Top 50 earn a spot in the final tournament to win a trip to Europe. Odds almost the same as winning the mega lottery. Any rate there were almost 4000 players. We started out with 1500 in chips. I held my own for a long time, then I took a bad beat. I do not even recall what it was but I think my top two pair got burned on the river by a gut shot straight. This entire time I had been minding my own business with saying an occasionally "good hand". These two players started bantering childlishly back and forth. Using names that just are not appropriate for a poker table. The were acting like teen agers. Well the worst of the two got moved to another table, so things were back to an enjoyable atmosphere.
I later had a set get beat by a larger set so I was down to about $900. Guess who comes back to the table. Yep, Mr. Potty mouth. He also liked to go all in. As soon as he sat down he started attacking me. Called me all kinds of names. One of which was ... velvetta cheese... I simply stated "I have been here minding my own business and you have to attack me. What gives with that? Are you sure your are old enough to be at this site?" The insults kept flying. By the way this bozo also liked to go "all-in". Being down to $900 I needed to make a move. I was dealt QQ. Bozo went all-in, so I immediately called. Everyone else folded. He of course had trash and I doubled up. The very next hand I am dealt QQ. Thats right again! Back to back pocket ladies! Mr. Potty mouth again goes all-in again. I immediately call. I doubled up again! You could sense cheers around the table. Oh when this started he had roughly $30K. The third had I get dealt pocket Kings. Yes that is three pocket pairs in a row. The pre-schooler went all-in again and this time I called. I think at least two other persons called. A king hit the flop! I won again! I had gone from $900 to $17K in three hands. I was patient and about 5 hands later I was head to head with Mr. insult. Of course he went all-in and I called. I had him out chipped! I eliminated him from the table. There were cheers and rejoicing! I think if it had been a true brick and mortar everyone at the table would have bought me a drink.
I believe it was pure luck. A more realistic belief might be that the algorithm at paradise is anything but random! Finally perhaps it is he who talks smack eventually gets smacked!
I worked my way up to about $40K. Unfortunately I got to conservative. I had top two pair get beat by another straight at the river. That was a $10 K hit. Hind site I should have continued to be aggressive. I got moved to a table were there were some larger stacks. Bottom line is that I finished 121st!
When I play online poker I try to make it a pleasant experience for everyone. I did not rub those three hands in a row in, but if he could have only seen my smile when I eliminated him.
Play on! Be NICE!
Before I continue our vacation saga I must share this poker story. Friday night I decided to enter the 9:00 PM No limit holdem freeroll at Paradise POker. Top 50 earn a spot in the final tournament to win a trip to Europe. Odds almost the same as winning the mega lottery. Any rate there were almost 4000 players. We started out with 1500 in chips. I held my own for a long time, then I took a bad beat. I do not even recall what it was but I think my top two pair got burned on the river by a gut shot straight. This entire time I had been minding my own business with saying an occasionally "good hand". These two players started bantering childlishly back and forth. Using names that just are not appropriate for a poker table. The were acting like teen agers. Well the worst of the two got moved to another table, so things were back to an enjoyable atmosphere.
I later had a set get beat by a larger set so I was down to about $900. Guess who comes back to the table. Yep, Mr. Potty mouth. He also liked to go all in. As soon as he sat down he started attacking me. Called me all kinds of names. One of which was ... velvetta cheese... I simply stated "I have been here minding my own business and you have to attack me. What gives with that? Are you sure your are old enough to be at this site?" The insults kept flying. By the way this bozo also liked to go "all-in". Being down to $900 I needed to make a move. I was dealt QQ. Bozo went all-in, so I immediately called. Everyone else folded. He of course had trash and I doubled up. The very next hand I am dealt QQ. Thats right again! Back to back pocket ladies! Mr. Potty mouth again goes all-in again. I immediately call. I doubled up again! You could sense cheers around the table. Oh when this started he had roughly $30K. The third had I get dealt pocket Kings. Yes that is three pocket pairs in a row. The pre-schooler went all-in again and this time I called. I think at least two other persons called. A king hit the flop! I won again! I had gone from $900 to $17K in three hands. I was patient and about 5 hands later I was head to head with Mr. insult. Of course he went all-in and I called. I had him out chipped! I eliminated him from the table. There were cheers and rejoicing! I think if it had been a true brick and mortar everyone at the table would have bought me a drink.
I believe it was pure luck. A more realistic belief might be that the algorithm at paradise is anything but random! Finally perhaps it is he who talks smack eventually gets smacked!
I worked my way up to about $40K. Unfortunately I got to conservative. I had top two pair get beat by another straight at the river. That was a $10 K hit. Hind site I should have continued to be aggressive. I got moved to a table were there were some larger stacks. Bottom line is that I finished 121st!
When I play online poker I try to make it a pleasant experience for everyone. I did not rub those three hands in a row in, but if he could have only seen my smile when I eliminated him.
Play on! Be NICE!
Thursday, June 24, 2004
Hello Hello Hello! Seems like I have been gone forever. We just returned from a wonderful vacation on Monday. There will not be much poker content, but I can say that wireless technology is a marvelous thing. More on that in a minute.
Our vacation started with 17.5 hours on the road. We left Austin at 4:15AM and arrived outside of Knoxville TN around 8:00PM. We stayed at a Holiday Inn Express. We had to settle for a smoking room. Yuk! Now traveling with a 4 year old and a 7 year old is usually not easy, but our kids were wonderful. Parents the key is electronics!! Make sure there is a TV with VCR or DVD in your vehicle, then add walkmans and gameboys. Oh yeah! Feed them some sugar and take plenty of snacks and Caprisun juice sports drink. It also helps if one of the stops is at a fast food joint with a playscape. Let them burn some energy while you fill up the car. The weirdest thing about day one was a guy dressed like a girl at Burger King. Sheeesh!
We slept in and caught the continental breakfast. Off to Edgewood Maryland. Two quick comments - there were way to many freakin 18 wheelers on I-40 and US-81. People who speed up and pass, then slow down in front of you so you have to release your cruise control NEED TO LEARN HOW TO DRIVE! I finally pulled into a rest area just so this gal would move on. Pass me. Slow down! I pass her. She passes me slows down! This went on at least 10 times. I was hot! We ate sandwiches and played a little soccer with the kids at the rest area. Oh yeah! Take a ball!
I will have to continue this saga later. Misses needs the laptop! :o(
We make it to DC in great time 2:00ish. All of a sudden on 95 the traffic comes to a screeching halt. Two minutes into this mess and several cus words later the "service engine soon light" comes on. Here is where I get cursed from my wife for not replacing the timing belt or doing proper maintenance. I did get the oil changed and tires rotated. I pull over just to make sure there was nothing blantantly obvious wrong and that we still had oil. Everything checks out. I kept hearing this strange noise in the trees. All of a sudden I get pelted with about three cicadas. I close up the van and we move on.
Here is another great lesson for travelers. DO NOT rely on Map Quest directions. The did us well until we got near the hotel. We drove around for 40 minutes. Oh yeah the kids loved the long tunnel in Baltimore. We found the Hampton Inn. The second great lesson is Hampton Inn's have free wireless internet. We ate dinner at a local crab place. Only one of our party ate crab. It was marginal, but if you like blue crabs then this was probably a good place. There was a gentleman sitting next to us who had a pile of crab shells. Our son (4) asked me if he had eatern hundreds of crabs. I said why don't you ask him. He did. The man just laughed and said I have eatern to many, but not hundreds. paty's co-worker had a rental car, Ford Explorer. The cool part was the GPS system. Leslie kept saying she told me to do this the she scolded me for doing that. I am like who is she talking about. The GPS was a she! :O) Very cool gizmo!
Now for some poker content. We got back to the hotel and everyone turned in, but me. I pulled out the laptop and started playing poker and enjoying a nice cold Windsor and diet Sierra Mist. I was playing at Paradise poker wear my bank roll hand dwindled down to around $4. I was playing conservative, but really aggressive when I had the nuts or I thought I had the best of it. I quickly grew my bank roll by $3. I then lost with pocket Ks to an ace on the river. Definitely a sign that I should turn in for the night.
Now I guess it is Thursday. I quickly forgot the date and time once I started on this vacation, so I will probably just make this one long rolling saga. My wife had to work so off she went to her secret destination. I of course had the task of getting the van looked at. I called a Ford Dealership in Belaire Maryland. The person I spoke with was extremely nice and said to bring in. We got there around 9:30 AM. Sir it is going to be $100 just to run the diagnostics. Ouch! "OK" is my reply. "Do you have someone who could take the kids and I to the mall?" "Absolutely!" Off to the mall the kids and I go. I figured I would have to kill tons of time so I forced the kids to see the entire mall. We bought a DVD-R since my better half was freaking out that we had not backed up years of digital photos. I had bought a package of DVD+R on the recommendation of a Best Buy employee. Yes sir the should work! I even showed him the computer I had. Well of course our DVD only works with DVD -R. Man I am always in the dog house! :) One hour after fiddling around the mall and the kids asking me to buy everything under the soon. Just imaging this - walking casually through a mall with two kids chanting "We want Harry Potter Gameboy game". The cellphone rang to save the day. By the way this was one of those situations I can say thank God for cellphones. It was Ford. "Sir, it is a blown sensor that monitor the engine pressure." "Is it critical?" "We recommend that you replace it." "How much?" part is $225 and with labor diagnostics and your free cup of coffee it will be $450. Ouch Double Ouch! What would my wife want me to do? Please fix it! How long will it take? We have the part so it should be ready in about an hour. We continued playing in the mall. It seemd like 30 minutes later the cellphone rings again. Sir your van is ready. There is a driver on his way to the mall are you ready to pick up your van. Well Yeah! We settled up and one of the drivers gave us some pointers on Williamsburg VA. Plaza Ford you rock! I could not believe we were in and out within 2 hours. Peace of mind!
I need to stop this post to take care of the kiddos. I will continue later. Good night!
Our vacation started with 17.5 hours on the road. We left Austin at 4:15AM and arrived outside of Knoxville TN around 8:00PM. We stayed at a Holiday Inn Express. We had to settle for a smoking room. Yuk! Now traveling with a 4 year old and a 7 year old is usually not easy, but our kids were wonderful. Parents the key is electronics!! Make sure there is a TV with VCR or DVD in your vehicle, then add walkmans and gameboys. Oh yeah! Feed them some sugar and take plenty of snacks and Caprisun juice sports drink. It also helps if one of the stops is at a fast food joint with a playscape. Let them burn some energy while you fill up the car. The weirdest thing about day one was a guy dressed like a girl at Burger King. Sheeesh!
We slept in and caught the continental breakfast. Off to Edgewood Maryland. Two quick comments - there were way to many freakin 18 wheelers on I-40 and US-81. People who speed up and pass, then slow down in front of you so you have to release your cruise control NEED TO LEARN HOW TO DRIVE! I finally pulled into a rest area just so this gal would move on. Pass me. Slow down! I pass her. She passes me slows down! This went on at least 10 times. I was hot! We ate sandwiches and played a little soccer with the kids at the rest area. Oh yeah! Take a ball!
I will have to continue this saga later. Misses needs the laptop! :o(
We make it to DC in great time 2:00ish. All of a sudden on 95 the traffic comes to a screeching halt. Two minutes into this mess and several cus words later the "service engine soon light" comes on. Here is where I get cursed from my wife for not replacing the timing belt or doing proper maintenance. I did get the oil changed and tires rotated. I pull over just to make sure there was nothing blantantly obvious wrong and that we still had oil. Everything checks out. I kept hearing this strange noise in the trees. All of a sudden I get pelted with about three cicadas. I close up the van and we move on.
Here is another great lesson for travelers. DO NOT rely on Map Quest directions. The did us well until we got near the hotel. We drove around for 40 minutes. Oh yeah the kids loved the long tunnel in Baltimore. We found the Hampton Inn. The second great lesson is Hampton Inn's have free wireless internet. We ate dinner at a local crab place. Only one of our party ate crab. It was marginal, but if you like blue crabs then this was probably a good place. There was a gentleman sitting next to us who had a pile of crab shells. Our son (4) asked me if he had eatern hundreds of crabs. I said why don't you ask him. He did. The man just laughed and said I have eatern to many, but not hundreds. paty's co-worker had a rental car, Ford Explorer. The cool part was the GPS system. Leslie kept saying she told me to do this the she scolded me for doing that. I am like who is she talking about. The GPS was a she! :O) Very cool gizmo!
Now for some poker content. We got back to the hotel and everyone turned in, but me. I pulled out the laptop and started playing poker and enjoying a nice cold Windsor and diet Sierra Mist. I was playing at Paradise poker wear my bank roll hand dwindled down to around $4. I was playing conservative, but really aggressive when I had the nuts or I thought I had the best of it. I quickly grew my bank roll by $3. I then lost with pocket Ks to an ace on the river. Definitely a sign that I should turn in for the night.
Now I guess it is Thursday. I quickly forgot the date and time once I started on this vacation, so I will probably just make this one long rolling saga. My wife had to work so off she went to her secret destination. I of course had the task of getting the van looked at. I called a Ford Dealership in Belaire Maryland. The person I spoke with was extremely nice and said to bring in. We got there around 9:30 AM. Sir it is going to be $100 just to run the diagnostics. Ouch! "OK" is my reply. "Do you have someone who could take the kids and I to the mall?" "Absolutely!" Off to the mall the kids and I go. I figured I would have to kill tons of time so I forced the kids to see the entire mall. We bought a DVD-R since my better half was freaking out that we had not backed up years of digital photos. I had bought a package of DVD+R on the recommendation of a Best Buy employee. Yes sir the should work! I even showed him the computer I had. Well of course our DVD only works with DVD -R. Man I am always in the dog house! :) One hour after fiddling around the mall and the kids asking me to buy everything under the soon. Just imaging this - walking casually through a mall with two kids chanting "We want Harry Potter Gameboy game". The cellphone rang to save the day. By the way this was one of those situations I can say thank God for cellphones. It was Ford. "Sir, it is a blown sensor that monitor the engine pressure." "Is it critical?" "We recommend that you replace it." "How much?" part is $225 and with labor diagnostics and your free cup of coffee it will be $450. Ouch Double Ouch! What would my wife want me to do? Please fix it! How long will it take? We have the part so it should be ready in about an hour. We continued playing in the mall. It seemd like 30 minutes later the cellphone rings again. Sir your van is ready. There is a driver on his way to the mall are you ready to pick up your van. Well Yeah! We settled up and one of the drivers gave us some pointers on Williamsburg VA. Plaza Ford you rock! I could not believe we were in and out within 2 hours. Peace of mind!
I need to stop this post to take care of the kiddos. I will continue later. Good night!
Saturday, May 22, 2004
"Live from Arnie's"
Howdy! I just got home from playing in a $25 buyin no limit holdem tournament. unlimited rebuys for the first two rounds, but the kicker is you had to be out of chips to rebuy. I finished 9th. The best hand I got all night was a pair of aces on the river, which lost to two pair. I won a hand post flop with a pair of tens. I won because I raised 2x the big blind. I also won a hand with a pair of queens for the same reason. I had Ak once and Aj once. Other than that my hands seemed like they were 47 and T2. It is just not in my nature to play when I get crap hands all night. I believe next time I need to just use the Gus method and go in with crap per-flop and hope I hit something. Additionally I should go all-in for grins twice in the first hour. Oh it was frustrating.
It was interesting in that twice I had to call the hands that were on the board. Once it eliminated a player, but there were 4 clubs on the board and the other player had the Ace. I had to speak up. When it was down to 8 players my neighbor went all-in with AT. On the river he ended up with a straight to beat two pair Ks over Qs. Unfortunately he was knocked out a little later when the board gave the other person a pair of cowboys.
The hand of the night was when the flop came AAA. The turn was an 8. One person beat out $500. The last player said all-in. The first player called. he turned over pocket tens. The other player turned over Ace number four! Ouch.
It was down to 5 players, but they were taking forever. We were hoping for a side game, but no extra players showed up. Oh well I get to post this summary.
What book do I need to read to know how to battle when I get crap cards. You keep thinking that the trend would change. I really got nothing worth playing. I got put all-in with 87 in the small blind. On the flop hit a 7TJ. I was cheering for a nine. Turn came a six and the river brought a 4. I ended up losing to a pair of jacks.
Oh I hate to lose. If anyone rads this post please guide me to a book or a site that shows you how to play when you get crappy cards.
off to play a little online poker before passing out.
Play on...
Howdy! I just got home from playing in a $25 buyin no limit holdem tournament. unlimited rebuys for the first two rounds, but the kicker is you had to be out of chips to rebuy. I finished 9th. The best hand I got all night was a pair of aces on the river, which lost to two pair. I won a hand post flop with a pair of tens. I won because I raised 2x the big blind. I also won a hand with a pair of queens for the same reason. I had Ak once and Aj once. Other than that my hands seemed like they were 47 and T2. It is just not in my nature to play when I get crap hands all night. I believe next time I need to just use the Gus method and go in with crap per-flop and hope I hit something. Additionally I should go all-in for grins twice in the first hour. Oh it was frustrating.
It was interesting in that twice I had to call the hands that were on the board. Once it eliminated a player, but there were 4 clubs on the board and the other player had the Ace. I had to speak up. When it was down to 8 players my neighbor went all-in with AT. On the river he ended up with a straight to beat two pair Ks over Qs. Unfortunately he was knocked out a little later when the board gave the other person a pair of cowboys.
The hand of the night was when the flop came AAA. The turn was an 8. One person beat out $500. The last player said all-in. The first player called. he turned over pocket tens. The other player turned over Ace number four! Ouch.
It was down to 5 players, but they were taking forever. We were hoping for a side game, but no extra players showed up. Oh well I get to post this summary.
What book do I need to read to know how to battle when I get crap cards. You keep thinking that the trend would change. I really got nothing worth playing. I got put all-in with 87 in the small blind. On the flop hit a 7TJ. I was cheering for a nine. Turn came a six and the river brought a 4. I ended up losing to a pair of jacks.
Oh I hate to lose. If anyone rads this post please guide me to a book or a site that shows you how to play when you get crappy cards.
off to play a little online poker before passing out.
Play on...
Thursday, May 13, 2004
"Crazy Tables"
Lately I have been content grinding things out at the .05/.10 tables at Paradise Poker. I got as low as $4, but now I am back to the $25 mark. Tonight I was at an interesting table. Some people thrive on this type of table, but this type of table gets to my nerves. The type of table I am referring to is one where the bet gets capped early and often. Fortunately for me I filled a boat and a flush on the river to take down two large pots. When tables get like this one I usually get up and leave, but tonight I decided to hang in there. I got back to back pocket Ks. What are the odds of that? Sure the algorithm is completely random (wink wink)! The first hand I lost on the river to a flush. The next hand was a big one where a K came on the flop. The board had flush and straight potential so I was nervous. On the river the board paired giving me a boat. The only thing that could have taken me was pocket aces. I took down a large pot. I learned that the only way to play a "crazy" table is if you have the nuts or a shot at the nuts.
I believe I will take my third shot at $.50/1.00 Omaha H/L on Paradise Poker. I am hoping to bust outof my slump and increase my profits. Perhaps I should stick with Holdem, but I feel like I can make more money playing omaha h/l.
I am a bit amazed that Party Poker has not sent me the please come back e-mail. I am going to be patient, because I could sure use the bonus to my advantage. I was also thinking about trying Superior pokers freerolls. There was another site offering freerolls, which I believe I saw on pokerworks.com. I forgot the name.
Finally I must rant again. The legislature of Texas all need to be fired. They are in a special session and the majority have decided to do nothing and permit the session clock to run out. If you did that on your job you would be fired.
First slot machines are in the school financing plan then they are out. Then they are back in. Get off your butts and revisit a constitutional ammendment to legalize all gambling in Texas. Place a casino in the Astrodome, one in Dallas, and several on the coast Kemah and South Padre. Billions of dollars leave Texas for other states. Lets keep that money in our state and provide the children with the best education possible. I could play in a tournament or ring game in Austin Texas 7 days per week. At a minimum permit poker rooms! The WPT needs a stop in Texas!
One final note to all Sales persons out there. My hat is off to you! Sales is one tough job. I recently started doing some inside sales and I think it would be easier to climb Mt. Everest.
Play on!
Lately I have been content grinding things out at the .05/.10 tables at Paradise Poker. I got as low as $4, but now I am back to the $25 mark. Tonight I was at an interesting table. Some people thrive on this type of table, but this type of table gets to my nerves. The type of table I am referring to is one where the bet gets capped early and often. Fortunately for me I filled a boat and a flush on the river to take down two large pots. When tables get like this one I usually get up and leave, but tonight I decided to hang in there. I got back to back pocket Ks. What are the odds of that? Sure the algorithm is completely random (wink wink)! The first hand I lost on the river to a flush. The next hand was a big one where a K came on the flop. The board had flush and straight potential so I was nervous. On the river the board paired giving me a boat. The only thing that could have taken me was pocket aces. I took down a large pot. I learned that the only way to play a "crazy" table is if you have the nuts or a shot at the nuts.
I believe I will take my third shot at $.50/1.00 Omaha H/L on Paradise Poker. I am hoping to bust outof my slump and increase my profits. Perhaps I should stick with Holdem, but I feel like I can make more money playing omaha h/l.
I am a bit amazed that Party Poker has not sent me the please come back e-mail. I am going to be patient, because I could sure use the bonus to my advantage. I was also thinking about trying Superior pokers freerolls. There was another site offering freerolls, which I believe I saw on pokerworks.com. I forgot the name.
Finally I must rant again. The legislature of Texas all need to be fired. They are in a special session and the majority have decided to do nothing and permit the session clock to run out. If you did that on your job you would be fired.
First slot machines are in the school financing plan then they are out. Then they are back in. Get off your butts and revisit a constitutional ammendment to legalize all gambling in Texas. Place a casino in the Astrodome, one in Dallas, and several on the coast Kemah and South Padre. Billions of dollars leave Texas for other states. Lets keep that money in our state and provide the children with the best education possible. I could play in a tournament or ring game in Austin Texas 7 days per week. At a minimum permit poker rooms! The WPT needs a stop in Texas!
One final note to all Sales persons out there. My hat is off to you! Sales is one tough job. I recently started doing some inside sales and I think it would be easier to climb Mt. Everest.
Play on!
Thursday, May 06, 2004
Well once gain it has been a little while since I have had the chance to write. I am attempting to watch matix Reloaded, but I am certain I am going to fall asleep. I am also trying to play a little Omaha-8 at TNT. First thing on the agenda is to talk about a session I had this afternoon at Paradise poker. By the way I got as low as 4 dollars on that site, but I am back up to $12. I sit down at a .05/.10 limit Holdem game. I get dealt poket 6's. On the flop is another 6. I am pumped raising the maximum. On the river I lose to a straight. The very next hand I get the nut flush on the turn. You got it! I lost to a boat on the river. Two bad smacks in a row what would you do? I got up and left!
While the kids were taking a bath I played again at Paradise. My brother joined the table. There was a hand where I was dealt poker tens under the gun. I raised! My brother stays and 3 other. The flop comes TQA. I continue betting out. By brother raises me on the turn. I know he flopped a straight. I decide to ride to the river. An Ace hits the river. I check! My brother bets. I raise! He calls! I turn over the boat and calls me some not so polite names! I won my dollar back from the previously mentioned bad beats.
Last Friday I one again managed to finish in fourth place in the Friday night limit holdem tournament at TNT. Finishing on the bubble really gets old! I was all in with pocket queens. Lost to a pair of Ks on the river.
Did get to go on my annual date with my wife. A huge thanks to Mindy and Jorge! We went to the movies and saw Mystic River. Pretty good movie! I certainly enjoyed it!
Got invited to play in a no limit (rebuys) tournament Saturday night, but we had a previous commitment. Darn the luck! Hopefully I will get invited again. Ten rebuys for the first hour. I do not like rebuys, but it would have been some good experience.
Well I am passing out! Play on!
While the kids were taking a bath I played again at Paradise. My brother joined the table. There was a hand where I was dealt poker tens under the gun. I raised! My brother stays and 3 other. The flop comes TQA. I continue betting out. By brother raises me on the turn. I know he flopped a straight. I decide to ride to the river. An Ace hits the river. I check! My brother bets. I raise! He calls! I turn over the boat and calls me some not so polite names! I won my dollar back from the previously mentioned bad beats.
Last Friday I one again managed to finish in fourth place in the Friday night limit holdem tournament at TNT. Finishing on the bubble really gets old! I was all in with pocket queens. Lost to a pair of Ks on the river.
Did get to go on my annual date with my wife. A huge thanks to Mindy and Jorge! We went to the movies and saw Mystic River. Pretty good movie! I certainly enjoyed it!
Got invited to play in a no limit (rebuys) tournament Saturday night, but we had a previous commitment. Darn the luck! Hopefully I will get invited again. Ten rebuys for the first hour. I do not like rebuys, but it would have been some good experience.
Well I am passing out! Play on!
Friday, April 23, 2004
Howdy! It has been 13 days since I posted! Wow a ton can happen in that short span of time. I feel the need to make a statement about junk mail, school financing, soccer, and poker adventures.
Quick blurb on junk mail! Any company who puts "Important Document Enclosed" and it is another 0% financing credit card offer should be responsible for paying all of our taxes. Or can I have all of the money in postage that is generated as junk mail.
We enjoyed a nice rib-eye and salad for dinner. I am still enjoying the Yellow Tail Caberbet Sauvignon. Crap I just lost with a set of 9's. I had 9A and the other guy had a boat holding 95. Why me? All you can do is say 'nice hand"! Cards are pretty cold so far this evening, I am about to play in a limit holdem tournament, but first I thought I would try to build back my bankroll on Paradise. Last Friday I reached the $20+ mark and I played Omaha-8. I lost $8 on some decent hands. I am trying to build it back so I can try again. I am at $16 right now.
OK! School financing in Texas. This is an easy one to solve. Legalize poker in Texas! They just busted a couple more poker rooms. The interest is there and the games are certainly going on. I could play every night here in Austin if I had the time and bankroll. Our wonderful congressman will squander another special session. Isn't it great to see our tax dollars at work.
I have a good one about soccer. I am the assistant coach of a 7 year old girls team. Our team has yet to win a game, but I would say the girls are improving. We played this very good team. In fact they probably have been together for awhile, because they were wearing the fall silk jerseys while we wer ein our spring tee shirts. Any rate we started the game as usual with both teams and parents on the same side of the field. Every game has been this way. I ran over to the opposite side so I could help the girls on defense. After a little while the head coach came over and say "Hey switch sides with me". "OK!" our girls were playing really well and actually controlling the game against this superior team. I was cheering the girls on when the other head coach walked past me. "Get off my Line". "Excuse me" "I said get off my line" "Your line?" "Yes my line. Your team should be on the other side of the field." "Get off my Line" "Sir you do not speak to me as if I was a 4 year old. What is your problem?" "How is this your line?" Man I was fuming. I had not been this ticked in 10+ years. Oh no the tournament has started! One of our parents lightened the situation. "I got your back Carl!" I stated that it was not worth my time. I can not believe he takes seven year level soccer so seriously. He kept his star player in the entire game except for the last 1.5 minutes. Insane! We lost 4-2, but it was like a victory. We essentially scored 2 of their goals. We dominated the game. he did move his team to the other side of the field at half time. He did apologize after the game, but I thought it was hollow! I will edit this later with some poker thoughts. I can not keep up with this and 2 games.
I'm back! I managed to finally make it to the top 3 in the Midnight tournament. The leader decided to do an even 3 way chop. I was all over that! Third paid $7, so we all walked away with $12. Not bad for a $2 buy-in. So far today I have had pocket K's twice, flopped a K, then lost on the river both times to a flush and a straight. I flopped 2 pair As and 9s. Lost on the river to a straight. So now I am down to $14 at Paradise.
Here is a hand during the tournament that almost cost me. How would ya'll play this. I am in the big blind with JQo. Everyone checks to me. I check! Flop comes KKQ. I bet and get two callers. Turn is a J. I bet again and get two callers. The river is a 2. I bet! I get raised. I call! Player turns over 9T for the straight. Arrghhh! Fortunately I recovered by bluffing at the pot a couple of times.
Finally I did not finish on the bubble or in 5th in the midnight tournament at dynamitepoker.com. My PC did lock up during a crucial hand. My quick fingers managed to get me back in just in time to bet. I flopped a pair of Aces with a ten kicker. I won a decent amount. Sure can be frustrating online when the PC locks up. Thats life on the internet!
Big day tomorrow! Work day at the church 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM.. Soccer game at 11:30AM. The off to another crawfish boil. It should be fun especially if Jim Bob brings a keg of homebrew.
Play on! Rock on! Roll those cards over! I am playing in a NL omaha-8 tourny, but I am fading fast! Goodnight!
Quick blurb on junk mail! Any company who puts "Important Document Enclosed" and it is another 0% financing credit card offer should be responsible for paying all of our taxes. Or can I have all of the money in postage that is generated as junk mail.
We enjoyed a nice rib-eye and salad for dinner. I am still enjoying the Yellow Tail Caberbet Sauvignon. Crap I just lost with a set of 9's. I had 9A and the other guy had a boat holding 95. Why me? All you can do is say 'nice hand"! Cards are pretty cold so far this evening, I am about to play in a limit holdem tournament, but first I thought I would try to build back my bankroll on Paradise. Last Friday I reached the $20+ mark and I played Omaha-8. I lost $8 on some decent hands. I am trying to build it back so I can try again. I am at $16 right now.
OK! School financing in Texas. This is an easy one to solve. Legalize poker in Texas! They just busted a couple more poker rooms. The interest is there and the games are certainly going on. I could play every night here in Austin if I had the time and bankroll. Our wonderful congressman will squander another special session. Isn't it great to see our tax dollars at work.
I have a good one about soccer. I am the assistant coach of a 7 year old girls team. Our team has yet to win a game, but I would say the girls are improving. We played this very good team. In fact they probably have been together for awhile, because they were wearing the fall silk jerseys while we wer ein our spring tee shirts. Any rate we started the game as usual with both teams and parents on the same side of the field. Every game has been this way. I ran over to the opposite side so I could help the girls on defense. After a little while the head coach came over and say "Hey switch sides with me". "OK!" our girls were playing really well and actually controlling the game against this superior team. I was cheering the girls on when the other head coach walked past me. "Get off my Line". "Excuse me" "I said get off my line" "Your line?" "Yes my line. Your team should be on the other side of the field." "Get off my Line" "Sir you do not speak to me as if I was a 4 year old. What is your problem?" "How is this your line?" Man I was fuming. I had not been this ticked in 10+ years. Oh no the tournament has started! One of our parents lightened the situation. "I got your back Carl!" I stated that it was not worth my time. I can not believe he takes seven year level soccer so seriously. He kept his star player in the entire game except for the last 1.5 minutes. Insane! We lost 4-2, but it was like a victory. We essentially scored 2 of their goals. We dominated the game. he did move his team to the other side of the field at half time. He did apologize after the game, but I thought it was hollow! I will edit this later with some poker thoughts. I can not keep up with this and 2 games.
I'm back! I managed to finally make it to the top 3 in the Midnight tournament. The leader decided to do an even 3 way chop. I was all over that! Third paid $7, so we all walked away with $12. Not bad for a $2 buy-in. So far today I have had pocket K's twice, flopped a K, then lost on the river both times to a flush and a straight. I flopped 2 pair As and 9s. Lost on the river to a straight. So now I am down to $14 at Paradise.
Here is a hand during the tournament that almost cost me. How would ya'll play this. I am in the big blind with JQo. Everyone checks to me. I check! Flop comes KKQ. I bet and get two callers. Turn is a J. I bet again and get two callers. The river is a 2. I bet! I get raised. I call! Player turns over 9T for the straight. Arrghhh! Fortunately I recovered by bluffing at the pot a couple of times.
Finally I did not finish on the bubble or in 5th in the midnight tournament at dynamitepoker.com. My PC did lock up during a crucial hand. My quick fingers managed to get me back in just in time to bet. I flopped a pair of Aces with a ten kicker. I won a decent amount. Sure can be frustrating online when the PC locks up. Thats life on the internet!
Big day tomorrow! Work day at the church 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM.. Soccer game at 11:30AM. The off to another crawfish boil. It should be fun especially if Jim Bob brings a keg of homebrew.
Play on! Rock on! Roll those cards over! I am playing in a NL omaha-8 tourny, but I am fading fast! Goodnight!
Sunday, April 11, 2004
"I'm caught up in a dream ... I ain't going to change a thing no way its my dream..." Nice little tune by Tesla. I am currently playing in a limit holdem tournament at Dynamite Poker. I played in this same tournament on Friday night. There were 29 players and I finished 4th. Once again on the BUBBLE! Now I am listening to "Lovely" by the Suicidal Tendencies. What a name for a band! I only made one mistake during the tournament on Friday. I was holding KQ suited and the flop came AK6. I checked the player to my left bet. I went to the show down thinking he was bluffing. He turned over AK. I should have folded after the flop assuming he had an ace. I lost half my stack. I did battle back, but I was out gunned down the stretch and was forced to go all in with a marginal hand.
Darn I just flopped a set of 8s and a flush came on the river. There was also a straight almost sitting on the board. I was dead meat unless the board paired up. I am in the middle of the pack right now, so I need to win a big hand soon.
A quick update on Paradise Poker. If anyone reads this thing they know that Paradise was foolish enough to give me $2. Well I have managed to grind the .02/.04 and .05/.10 tables to have a stack of $20. I want to move to Omaha-8, but the smallest stake table is .50/1. I am going to attempt to grind to $30, but I may get impatient. I think if I sit down with $12 I can be profitable. All thought it takes time I love making money from nothing!!
Today I managed to do some weeding. Why do nasty vine weeds start to grow at the very base of your favorite rose plants. There is this one weed that has nasty thorns. We have tried to be organic gardeners, but weeds are killing me! I need to find a cure for weeds. I wonder if I can nuke nut grass by adjusting the pH of the soil. The yard is looking pretty good!
We played in a soggy soccer game today. It got cold quickly! Once again we got our booties kicked all over the field, but the girls did show signs of improvement.
I just won $890 with pocket 9's. I had a feeling the bettor did not have a pocket pair and the highest card on the board was a ten. Wahooo! I was toast if my hunch was incorrect. I am now in 4th with 11 players left. The chip lead has double what I have though! I just won another 800 with a pair of Ks. I better finish in the money tonight! Gotta go and concentrate!
Well I had trouble posting, so I might as well share the conclusion to the tournament. There were 5 players left (2382, 2050, 1422, 1670, and 727). Guess who was low man on the totem pole. I get dealt AA. I raise pre-flop. Flop comes 8k4 rainbow. I raise again. Turn brings T. I am all-in. River brings a K. So what does the only player in have? Yes a King. Chit out 5th with an awesome hand! I played it right so I can not complain. I am about to enter a crazy game. It only costs $1 with no rebuys. No limit Omaha-8! Should be exciting!
Play on!
Darn I just flopped a set of 8s and a flush came on the river. There was also a straight almost sitting on the board. I was dead meat unless the board paired up. I am in the middle of the pack right now, so I need to win a big hand soon.
A quick update on Paradise Poker. If anyone reads this thing they know that Paradise was foolish enough to give me $2. Well I have managed to grind the .02/.04 and .05/.10 tables to have a stack of $20. I want to move to Omaha-8, but the smallest stake table is .50/1. I am going to attempt to grind to $30, but I may get impatient. I think if I sit down with $12 I can be profitable. All thought it takes time I love making money from nothing!!
Today I managed to do some weeding. Why do nasty vine weeds start to grow at the very base of your favorite rose plants. There is this one weed that has nasty thorns. We have tried to be organic gardeners, but weeds are killing me! I need to find a cure for weeds. I wonder if I can nuke nut grass by adjusting the pH of the soil. The yard is looking pretty good!
We played in a soggy soccer game today. It got cold quickly! Once again we got our booties kicked all over the field, but the girls did show signs of improvement.
I just won $890 with pocket 9's. I had a feeling the bettor did not have a pocket pair and the highest card on the board was a ten. Wahooo! I was toast if my hunch was incorrect. I am now in 4th with 11 players left. The chip lead has double what I have though! I just won another 800 with a pair of Ks. I better finish in the money tonight! Gotta go and concentrate!
Well I had trouble posting, so I might as well share the conclusion to the tournament. There were 5 players left (2382, 2050, 1422, 1670, and 727). Guess who was low man on the totem pole. I get dealt AA. I raise pre-flop. Flop comes 8k4 rainbow. I raise again. Turn brings T. I am all-in. River brings a K. So what does the only player in have? Yes a King. Chit out 5th with an awesome hand! I played it right so I can not complain. I am about to enter a crazy game. It only costs $1 with no rebuys. No limit Omaha-8! Should be exciting!
Play on!
"I'm caught up in a dream ... I ain't going to change a thing no way its my dream..." Nice little tune by Tesla. I am currently playing in a limit holdem tournament at Dynamite Poker. I played in this same tournament on Friday night. There were 29 players and I finished 4th. Once again on the BUBBLE! Now I am listening to "Lovely" by the Suicidal Tendencies. What a name for a band! I only made one mistake during the tournament on Friday. I was holding KQ suited and the flop came AK6. I checked the player to my left bet. I went to the show down thinking he was bluffing. He turned over AK. I should have folded after the flop assuming he had an ace. I lost half my stack. I did battle back, but I was out gunned down the stretch and was forced to go all in with a marginal hand.
Darn I just flopped a set of 8s and a flush came on the river. There was also a straight almost sitting on the board. I was dead meat unless the board paired up. I am in the middle of the pack right now, so I need to win a big hand soon.
A quick update on Paradise Poker. If anyone reads this thing they know that Paradise was foolish enough to give me $2. Well I have managed to grind the .02/.04 and .05/.10 tables to have a stack of $20. I want to move to Omaha-8, but the smallest stake table is .50/1. I am going to attempt to grind to $30, but I may get impatient. I think if I sit down with $12 I can be profitable. All thought it takes time I love making money from nothing!!
Today I managed to do some weeding. Why do nasty vine weeds start to grow at the very base of your favorite rose plants. There is this one weed that has nasty thorns. We have tried to be organic gardeners, but weeds are killing me! I need to find a cure for weeds. I wonder if I can nuke nut grass by adjusting the pH of the soil. The yard is looking pretty good!
We played in a soggy soccer game today. It got cold quickly! Once again we got our booties kicked all over the field, but the girls did show signs of improvement.
I just won $890 with pocket 9's. I had a feeling the bettor did not have a pocket pair and the highest card on the board was a ten. Wahooo! I was toast if my hunch was incorrect. I am now in 4th with 11 players left. The chip lead has double what I have though! I just won another 800 with a pair of Ks. I better finish in the money tonight! Gotta go and concentrate!
Play on!
Darn I just flopped a set of 8s and a flush came on the river. There was also a straight almost sitting on the board. I was dead meat unless the board paired up. I am in the middle of the pack right now, so I need to win a big hand soon.
A quick update on Paradise Poker. If anyone reads this thing they know that Paradise was foolish enough to give me $2. Well I have managed to grind the .02/.04 and .05/.10 tables to have a stack of $20. I want to move to Omaha-8, but the smallest stake table is .50/1. I am going to attempt to grind to $30, but I may get impatient. I think if I sit down with $12 I can be profitable. All thought it takes time I love making money from nothing!!
Today I managed to do some weeding. Why do nasty vine weeds start to grow at the very base of your favorite rose plants. There is this one weed that has nasty thorns. We have tried to be organic gardeners, but weeds are killing me! I need to find a cure for weeds. I wonder if I can nuke nut grass by adjusting the pH of the soil. The yard is looking pretty good!
We played in a soggy soccer game today. It got cold quickly! Once again we got our booties kicked all over the field, but the girls did show signs of improvement.
I just won $890 with pocket 9's. I had a feeling the bettor did not have a pocket pair and the highest card on the board was a ten. Wahooo! I was toast if my hunch was incorrect. I am now in 4th with 11 players left. The chip lead has double what I have though! I just won another 800 with a pair of Ks. I better finish in the money tonight! Gotta go and concentrate!
Play on!
"I'm caught up in a dream ... I ain't going to change a thing no way its my dream..." Nice little tune by Tesla. I am currently playing in a limit holdem tournament at Dynamite Poker. I played in this same tournament on Friday night. There were 29 players and I finished 4th. Once again on the BUBBLE! Now I am listening to "Lovely" by the Suicidal Tendencies. What a name for a band! I only made one mistake during the tournament on Friday. I was holding KQ suited and the flop came AK6. I checked the player to my left bet. I went to the show down thinking he was bluffing. He turned over AK. I should have folded after the flop assuming he had an ace. I lost half my stack. I did battle back, but I was out gunned down the stretch and was forced to go all in with a marginal hand.
Darn I just flopped a set of 8s and a flush came on the river. There was also a straight almost sitting on the board. I was dead meat unless the board paired up. I am in the middle of the pack right now, so I need to win a big hand soon.
A quick update on Paradise Poker. If anyone reads this thing they know that Paradise was foolish enough to give me $2. Well I have managed to grind the .02/.04 and .05/.10 tables to have a stack of $20. I want to move to Omaha-8, but the smallest stake table is .50/1. I am going to attempt to grind to $30, but I may get impatient. I think if I sit down with $12 I can be profitable. All thought it takes time I love making money from nothing!!
Today I managed to do some weeding. Why do nasty vine weeds start to grow at the very base of your favorite rose plants. There is this one weed that has nasty thorns. We have tried to be organic gardeners, but weeds are killing me! I need to find a cure for weeds. I wonder if I can nuke nut grass by adjusting the pH of the soil. The yard is looking pretty good!
We played in a soggy soccer game today. It got cold quickly! Once again we got our booties kicked all over the field, but the girls did show signs of improvement.
I just won $890 with pocket 9's. I had a feeling the bettor did not have a pocket pair and the highest card on the board was a ten. Wahooo! I was toast if my hunch was incorrect. I am now in 4th with 11 players left. The chip lead has double what I have though! I just won another 800 with a pair of Ks. I better finish in the money tonight! Gotta go and concentrate!
Play on!
Darn I just flopped a set of 8s and a flush came on the river. There was also a straight almost sitting on the board. I was dead meat unless the board paired up. I am in the middle of the pack right now, so I need to win a big hand soon.
A quick update on Paradise Poker. If anyone reads this thing they know that Paradise was foolish enough to give me $2. Well I have managed to grind the .02/.04 and .05/.10 tables to have a stack of $20. I want to move to Omaha-8, but the smallest stake table is .50/1. I am going to attempt to grind to $30, but I may get impatient. I think if I sit down with $12 I can be profitable. All thought it takes time I love making money from nothing!!
Today I managed to do some weeding. Why do nasty vine weeds start to grow at the very base of your favorite rose plants. There is this one weed that has nasty thorns. We have tried to be organic gardeners, but weeds are killing me! I need to find a cure for weeds. I wonder if I can nuke nut grass by adjusting the pH of the soil. The yard is looking pretty good!
We played in a soggy soccer game today. It got cold quickly! Once again we got our booties kicked all over the field, but the girls did show signs of improvement.
I just won $890 with pocket 9's. I had a feeling the bettor did not have a pocket pair and the highest card on the board was a ten. Wahooo! I was toast if my hunch was incorrect. I am now in 4th with 11 players left. The chip lead has double what I have though! I just won another 800 with a pair of Ks. I better finish in the money tonight! Gotta go and concentrate!
Play on!
"I'm caught up in a dream ... I ain't going to change a thing no way its my dream..." Nice little tune by Tesla. I am currently playing in a limit holdem tournament at Dynamite Poker. I played in this same tournament on Friday night. There were 29 players and I finished 4th. Once again on the BUBBLE! Now I am listening to "Lovely" by the Suicidal Tendencies. What a name for a band! I only made one mistake during the tournament on Friday. I was holding KQ suited and the flop came AK6. I checked the player to my left bet. I went to the show down thinking he was bluffing. He turned over AK. I should have folded after the flop assuming he had an ace. I lost half my stack. I did battle back, but I was out gunned down the stretch and was forced to go all in with a marginal hand.
Darn I just flopped a set of 8s and a flush came on the river. There was also a straight almost sitting on the board. I was dead meat unless the board paired up. I am in the middle of the pack right now, so I need to win a big hand soon.
A quick update on Paradise Poker. If anyone reads this thing they know that Paradise was foolish enough to give me $2. Well I have managed to grind the .02/.04 and .05/.10 tables to have a stack of $20. I want to move to Omaha-8, but the smallest stake table is .50/1. I am going to attempt to grind to $30, but I may get impatient. I think if I sit down with $12 I can be profitable. All thought it takes time I love making money from nothing!!
Today I managed to do some weeding. Why do nasty vine weeds start to grow at the very base of your favorite rose plants. There is this one weed that has nasty thorns. We have tried to be organic gardeners, but weeds are killing me! I need to find a cure for weeds. I wonder if I can nuke nut grass by adjusting the pH of the soil. The yard is looking pretty good!
We played in a soggy soccer game today. It got cold quickly! Once again we got our booties kicked all over the field, but the girls did show signs of improvement.
I just won $890 with pocket 9's. I had a feeling the bettor did not have a pocket pair and the highest card on the board was a ten. Wahooo! I was toast if my hunch was incorrect. I am now in 4th with 11 players left. The chip lead has double what I have though! I just won another 800 with a pair of Ks. I better finish in the money tonight! Gotta go and concentrate!
Play on!
Darn I just flopped a set of 8s and a flush came on the river. There was also a straight almost sitting on the board. I was dead meat unless the board paired up. I am in the middle of the pack right now, so I need to win a big hand soon.
A quick update on Paradise Poker. If anyone reads this thing they know that Paradise was foolish enough to give me $2. Well I have managed to grind the .02/.04 and .05/.10 tables to have a stack of $20. I want to move to Omaha-8, but the smallest stake table is .50/1. I am going to attempt to grind to $30, but I may get impatient. I think if I sit down with $12 I can be profitable. All thought it takes time I love making money from nothing!!
Today I managed to do some weeding. Why do nasty vine weeds start to grow at the very base of your favorite rose plants. There is this one weed that has nasty thorns. We have tried to be organic gardeners, but weeds are killing me! I need to find a cure for weeds. I wonder if I can nuke nut grass by adjusting the pH of the soil. The yard is looking pretty good!
We played in a soggy soccer game today. It got cold quickly! Once again we got our booties kicked all over the field, but the girls did show signs of improvement.
I just won $890 with pocket 9's. I had a feeling the bettor did not have a pocket pair and the highest card on the board was a ten. Wahooo! I was toast if my hunch was incorrect. I am now in 4th with 11 players left. The chip lead has double what I have though! I just won another 800 with a pair of Ks. I better finish in the money tonight! Gotta go and concentrate!
Play on!
"I'm caught up in a dream ... I ain't going to change a thing no way its my dream..." Nice little tune by Tesla. I am currently playing in a limit holdem tournament at Dynamite Poker. I played in this same tournament on Friday night. There were 29 players and I finished 4th. Once again on the BUBBLE! Now I am listening to "Lovely" by the Suicidal Tendencies. What a name for a band! I only made one mistake during the tournament on Friday. I was holding KQ suited and the flop came AK6. I checked the player to my left bet. I went to the show down thinking he was bluffing. He turned over AK. I should have folded after the flop assuming he had an ace. I lost half my stack. I did battle back, but I was out gunned down the stretch and was forced to go all in with a marginal hand.
Darn I just flopped a set of 8s and a flush came on the river. There was also a straight almost sitting on the board. I was dead meat unless the board paired up. I am in the middle of the pack right now, so I need to win a big hand soon.
A quick update on Paradise Poker. If anyone reads this thing they know that Paradise was foolish enough to give me $2. Well I have managed to grind the .02/.04 and .05/.10 tables to have a stack of $20. I want to move to Omaha-8, but the smallest stake table is .50/1. I am going to attempt to grind to $30, but I may get impatient. I think if I sit down with $12 I can be profitable. All thought it takes time I love making money from nothing!!
Today I managed to do some weeding. Why do nasty vine weeds start to grow at the very base of your favorite rose plants. There is this one weed that has nasty thorns. We have tried to be organic gardeners, but weeds are killing me! I need to find a cure for weeds. I wonder if I can nuke nut grass by adjusting the pH of the soil. The yard is looking pretty good!
We played in a soggy soccer game today. It got cold quickly! Once again we got our booties kicked all over the field, but the girls did show signs of improvement.
I just won $890 with pocket 9's. I had a feeling the bettor did not have a pocket pair and the highest card on the board was a ten. Wahooo! I was toast if my hunch was incorrect. I am now in 4th with 11 players left. The chip lead has double what I have though! I just won another 800 with a pair of Ks. I better finish in the money tonight! Gotta go and concentrate!
Play on!
Darn I just flopped a set of 8s and a flush came on the river. There was also a straight almost sitting on the board. I was dead meat unless the board paired up. I am in the middle of the pack right now, so I need to win a big hand soon.
A quick update on Paradise Poker. If anyone reads this thing they know that Paradise was foolish enough to give me $2. Well I have managed to grind the .02/.04 and .05/.10 tables to have a stack of $20. I want to move to Omaha-8, but the smallest stake table is .50/1. I am going to attempt to grind to $30, but I may get impatient. I think if I sit down with $12 I can be profitable. All thought it takes time I love making money from nothing!!
Today I managed to do some weeding. Why do nasty vine weeds start to grow at the very base of your favorite rose plants. There is this one weed that has nasty thorns. We have tried to be organic gardeners, but weeds are killing me! I need to find a cure for weeds. I wonder if I can nuke nut grass by adjusting the pH of the soil. The yard is looking pretty good!
We played in a soggy soccer game today. It got cold quickly! Once again we got our booties kicked all over the field, but the girls did show signs of improvement.
I just won $890 with pocket 9's. I had a feeling the bettor did not have a pocket pair and the highest card on the board was a ten. Wahooo! I was toast if my hunch was incorrect. I am now in 4th with 11 players left. The chip lead has double what I have though! I just won another 800 with a pair of Ks. I better finish in the money tonight! Gotta go and concentrate!
Play on!
Monday, April 05, 2004
Crazy weekend! Friday I played poker until 3:00AM to win a grand total of $0.16. I was up $1.50 at one point, but got loosy goosy. A friend of mine won a tournament at pokerroom.com. I also watched to of my friends from Houston take bad beats to get knocked out of the Party Poker $30 buy in tournament.
Saturday morning up at 6:30 AM to get ready for the neighborhood garage sale. Well I was very disappointed in the the Home Owners Association (HOA) did not advertise nor did I see any signs or banners posted to get people into the neighborhood. HOA will hear about this one. As I prepare the last details my wife comes to the garage to tell me that there is no hot water. I try several times to relight the pilot to no avail. I know I was doing the correct procedure. My wife found the receipt and we had replaced the water heater just a year ago on March 1. Figures the one year warranty would be expired. We called three service companies. First one to return our call gets the business. The first one believe it or not was Roto-Rooter. We found out that they charge the same rates 24/7, so no surcharge for the weekend. Turns out it was a thermal-couple, but it was to the tune of $120. Ouch! So much for same rate 24/7, but we had to have hot water. I happened to be wearing my 2002 WSOP tee shirt. The repair guy asked if I had played in it. I stated I wish, but it is a long term goal of mine. He asked if there were any local tournaments. I answered do fish like water. He is supposed to send me an e-mail so I can hook him up with some live action. We will see if he follows through. I also gave him some URLs to sights I typically play.
In the mean time very little traffic for the garage sale. I sold a couple things, but now I was pretty much giving stuff away. I was coming up with a strategy to pack everything away, Goodwill, or trash. We had two garage cabinets that I just wanted to get rid of. A guy in a pick up asked how much. I said the pair for $5. He took it plus 4 other items for $15. My wife asked how much I got for them. I told her and thought I was in for a lecture. My rebuttal was that it would cost me $5 to drive them to Habitate for Humanity. She concurred!
Oh yeah! Since my better half could not shower she decided we needed to repaint the front door. Off to Home Depot she goes. At 2:00 PM we start on the door project. The process involved sanding, primer, and two coats of paint. I had to leave at 5:30 PM for a moonlight sail on Lake Travis. The long and short of it was that I put the door back on the house at 5:30 PM, knowing it still needed another couple of coats of paint. Bummer more work for Sunday.
I made it to the Austin Yacht Club in about 35 minutes. I was the first on there. We loaded up the 21 foot sailboat, Vitamin Sea. I started with a Shiner Bach, then once we were on our way we switched to wine. The sun set was spectacular dropping between 2 dark swirls of clouds. The full moon was already positioning itself in the sky. We sailed to a small tranquil cove. The skipper grilled salmon steaks, which was accompanied by a pasta salad, a garden salad, slice of fresh bread, and of course more wine. The moon brightened the night sky. The mood had some dark rings attached to it. Finally we headed back to the dock. There was little wind so the motor was called upon. When we docked I was amazed at how much light the moon provided. I learned a tiny bit about sailing. How some of the latches work. I also got to help fold the gib (sp?). I made it home at about 12:15 AM. I tried to play a little poker, but I knew daylight savings would get the better of me.
When we woke up our daughter was not feeling well, so I stayed home. My wife took our son to a birthday party while I slaved away at pulling weeds. I did that for about 4 hours. Fun Fun Fun!
One last rant - Why do we do this daylight savings bit anyway? I was so tired this morning. Thank goodness for my boss encouraging me to go for coffee. One eye-opener (1 shot of expresso in dark roast). Yummy!
Play on!
Saturday morning up at 6:30 AM to get ready for the neighborhood garage sale. Well I was very disappointed in the the Home Owners Association (HOA) did not advertise nor did I see any signs or banners posted to get people into the neighborhood. HOA will hear about this one. As I prepare the last details my wife comes to the garage to tell me that there is no hot water. I try several times to relight the pilot to no avail. I know I was doing the correct procedure. My wife found the receipt and we had replaced the water heater just a year ago on March 1. Figures the one year warranty would be expired. We called three service companies. First one to return our call gets the business. The first one believe it or not was Roto-Rooter. We found out that they charge the same rates 24/7, so no surcharge for the weekend. Turns out it was a thermal-couple, but it was to the tune of $120. Ouch! So much for same rate 24/7, but we had to have hot water. I happened to be wearing my 2002 WSOP tee shirt. The repair guy asked if I had played in it. I stated I wish, but it is a long term goal of mine. He asked if there were any local tournaments. I answered do fish like water. He is supposed to send me an e-mail so I can hook him up with some live action. We will see if he follows through. I also gave him some URLs to sights I typically play.
In the mean time very little traffic for the garage sale. I sold a couple things, but now I was pretty much giving stuff away. I was coming up with a strategy to pack everything away, Goodwill, or trash. We had two garage cabinets that I just wanted to get rid of. A guy in a pick up asked how much. I said the pair for $5. He took it plus 4 other items for $15. My wife asked how much I got for them. I told her and thought I was in for a lecture. My rebuttal was that it would cost me $5 to drive them to Habitate for Humanity. She concurred!
Oh yeah! Since my better half could not shower she decided we needed to repaint the front door. Off to Home Depot she goes. At 2:00 PM we start on the door project. The process involved sanding, primer, and two coats of paint. I had to leave at 5:30 PM for a moonlight sail on Lake Travis. The long and short of it was that I put the door back on the house at 5:30 PM, knowing it still needed another couple of coats of paint. Bummer more work for Sunday.
I made it to the Austin Yacht Club in about 35 minutes. I was the first on there. We loaded up the 21 foot sailboat, Vitamin Sea. I started with a Shiner Bach, then once we were on our way we switched to wine. The sun set was spectacular dropping between 2 dark swirls of clouds. The full moon was already positioning itself in the sky. We sailed to a small tranquil cove. The skipper grilled salmon steaks, which was accompanied by a pasta salad, a garden salad, slice of fresh bread, and of course more wine. The moon brightened the night sky. The mood had some dark rings attached to it. Finally we headed back to the dock. There was little wind so the motor was called upon. When we docked I was amazed at how much light the moon provided. I learned a tiny bit about sailing. How some of the latches work. I also got to help fold the gib (sp?). I made it home at about 12:15 AM. I tried to play a little poker, but I knew daylight savings would get the better of me.
When we woke up our daughter was not feeling well, so I stayed home. My wife took our son to a birthday party while I slaved away at pulling weeds. I did that for about 4 hours. Fun Fun Fun!
One last rant - Why do we do this daylight savings bit anyway? I was so tired this morning. Thank goodness for my boss encouraging me to go for coffee. One eye-opener (1 shot of expresso in dark roast). Yummy!
Play on!
Wednesday, March 31, 2004
Unfortunately I have not played poker in about a week, so not much to talk about on that front. I did show the kids the poker hand rankings. The 7 year showed minor interest, but the 4 year old did not care. I did manage to play in a scramble tournament on Saturday. My Dad and I ham and egged it for a round of -2. We had one player who plays once per year and the fourth was a no show due to an injury. We played very well other than blasting our tee shots over the green on a par three. This error caused our only bogie. We had a wonderful dinner at Realle's despite receiving some sad news. We learned that my wife's Uncle passed away on Saturday. This caused a rapid trip to El Paso. We did make the return trip in record time of 9.5 hours. Amazing what gameboys and a VCR can do! Here are some random thoughts so interpret them as you may:
1. 2 Guinness and 4 ibuprofen kick start a round of golf! Two more Guinness keep the round flowing.
2. How can radio reception be so poor between Austin and El Paso. Seriously considering Satellite radio.
3. Never force your religion on someone else.
4. How can Christians believe in the same primary principles, but be so different?
5. Very friendly lady at the Chevron in Harper Texas.
6. Always pick up a bottle of Corralejo and a 6 pk of Indio when in Mexico!
7. Add funeral arrangements into your financial plan!
I am watching the World Poker Tour, but unfortunately it is a rerun! Man what is up with that!
Play on!
1. 2 Guinness and 4 ibuprofen kick start a round of golf! Two more Guinness keep the round flowing.
2. How can radio reception be so poor between Austin and El Paso. Seriously considering Satellite radio.
3. Never force your religion on someone else.
4. How can Christians believe in the same primary principles, but be so different?
5. Very friendly lady at the Chevron in Harper Texas.
6. Always pick up a bottle of Corralejo and a 6 pk of Indio when in Mexico!
7. Add funeral arrangements into your financial plan!
I am watching the World Poker Tour, but unfortunately it is a rerun! Man what is up with that!
Play on!
Thursday, March 25, 2004
It all started with our 4 year old stealing my change from the "junk" drawer. Grand total of maybe $1.17. He wanted me to get the cards out of his game so that we could play poker. Hmmmm! How about if I give him a real deck? So we began teaching him the mechanics of dealing Texas Holdem. Then his sister (7) wanted to play. One hand she got a pair of queens and her eyes lit up like a X-mas tree. I got a king on the river to take her money. I am so mean! She laughed and we continued to play. Well on one hand the four year old checked, then said "I fold". I said are you sure. I not sure, so he puts in another penny. He smoked us with a spade flush. This whole exercise was entertaining, but it caused me to think about how I can teach these young minds how to play poker and how can I learn from them. The next sessions I am going to show them the ranking order and take all my money back! One final note you can play one interesting game of Yugiho with regular deck of cards!!
I had to quickly share a hand of Omaha-8 ($.5/1) from last night at Dynamite Poker. I was dealt KKQJ (QJ were suited). I checked the betting came around to me capped. I called the family pot. The flop brings a K. I do not recall the other cards. The betting comes around to me capped again. I call. The turn did not help. I think the betting checked around this time, so I also checked. A lovely 7 hits the river pairing the board. No possible low hand so I bet out. I pulled down $25 on a single hand. I then proceded to get a nut flush and 4 aces. I finished the session up $35.
I am craving a Guinness! I am playing in a golf tournament on Saturday so I will have to have a Guinness for breakfast. For any golfer that might read this I play my best golf starting out with 2 beers and 4 ibuprofen. Try it it can not hurt.
Stay tuned for lessons from the 4 year old part 2.
I had to quickly share a hand of Omaha-8 ($.5/1) from last night at Dynamite Poker. I was dealt KKQJ (QJ were suited). I checked the betting came around to me capped. I called the family pot. The flop brings a K. I do not recall the other cards. The betting comes around to me capped again. I call. The turn did not help. I think the betting checked around this time, so I also checked. A lovely 7 hits the river pairing the board. No possible low hand so I bet out. I pulled down $25 on a single hand. I then proceded to get a nut flush and 4 aces. I finished the session up $35.
I am craving a Guinness! I am playing in a golf tournament on Saturday so I will have to have a Guinness for breakfast. For any golfer that might read this I play my best golf starting out with 2 beers and 4 ibuprofen. Try it it can not hurt.
Stay tuned for lessons from the 4 year old part 2.
Monday, March 22, 2004
It is about time I wrote something. I do have an observation I would like to share about a poker hand I witnessed this Saturday. Unfortunately for me our 4 year old would not go to sleep. It was midnight and the little rascal was still awake. I finally showed up at the poker tournament to just miss the $20 buy-in ($900 in chips) loser tournament. The $50 buy-in main event had already been completed. A newcomer walked away with the cash. Any rate I decided to enjoy a cold beer, watch, and learn. There are two hands in particular that stick out at me.
I was standing behind a good friend of mine and I could see the player’s cards to his right. He was holding AQs. The flop comes T36. A player in the 4s bet $25. There were four callers, including Mr. AQ. ON the turn hits a 3. The 4s bets $25 and there were 4 callers. River brings a 7. Check! Check! The 4s bets out $125. Mr. AQ thinks for a second then calls. I am thinking what the heck is he doing. The 4s turns over exactly what I expected a 3 for a set. The really strange part was that $125 was more than 50% of Mr. AQ’s stack. I am still amazed at this play. I guess the lesson learned is that a pair on the board with an ace kicker does not mean didley squat. At this point I sure wish I had arrived earlier and been in this game.
The hand of the night goes like this. There are 4 remaining players who shall be called Lady X (chip Leader), Funky Cap, Scissors, and Steady Eddie. Funky cap is under the gun and goes all in for $655. Scissors folds (2nd in chips). Steady Eddie goes all-in and states for the record if Lady X goes in he gets third place because he had $675. Funky cap acknowledges that fact. Lady X proudly says I call. Funky Cap turns over 44. Steady Eddie turns over JJ. Lady X proudly turns over AA. An ace hits on the flop. Lady X eliminates two more players. Just happens that Lady X is married to scissors, so they collectively take home 1st and 2nd place monies. Steady Eddie took home 3rd.
All poker players will get a kick out this conversation. “Hey Carl! An ace high flush is an ace high flush right?” My reply, “Yes!” Funky cap goes “wait a minute, lets clarify. Does an AT flush beat an A9?” My reply, “Of course.” “That’s bullshit man. An ace high flush is an ace high flush!”
Some people just have to try and cause trouble. This is the same person that was stating repeatedly that poker was just pure luck! Wink wink! “Sure it is!”
I will end this post with a quick rant. People who package products need to carefully rethink the materials they use. On our way to Houston we stopped to buy a car charger for the kids Gameboys. We did not need it on the way up, but on the way home we did. Do you think we could get the molded plastic open? I hate that molded plastic packaging that can only be opened with a pair of scissors. A big Thank you to the Chevron gas station attendant for letting us borrow some scissors. How many parents have ripped the hair off a Barbie doll trying to get it out of the package? Have you cut yourself on the zillion metal twist ties used to hold in a Tonka truck? This consumer hates over packaging, so stop!!!!
Hopefully I will get some poker in this week! I am up to $11 on the Paradise account. I tried to set up a friend with the free $2, but they apparently have stopped that promotion. Perhaps to many people are turning $2 into a bankroll! I certainly hope to!
Play on and mostly importantly remember “An ace high flush is an ace high flush”.
I was standing behind a good friend of mine and I could see the player’s cards to his right. He was holding AQs. The flop comes T36. A player in the 4s bet $25. There were four callers, including Mr. AQ. ON the turn hits a 3. The 4s bets $25 and there were 4 callers. River brings a 7. Check! Check! The 4s bets out $125. Mr. AQ thinks for a second then calls. I am thinking what the heck is he doing. The 4s turns over exactly what I expected a 3 for a set. The really strange part was that $125 was more than 50% of Mr. AQ’s stack. I am still amazed at this play. I guess the lesson learned is that a pair on the board with an ace kicker does not mean didley squat. At this point I sure wish I had arrived earlier and been in this game.
The hand of the night goes like this. There are 4 remaining players who shall be called Lady X (chip Leader), Funky Cap, Scissors, and Steady Eddie. Funky cap is under the gun and goes all in for $655. Scissors folds (2nd in chips). Steady Eddie goes all-in and states for the record if Lady X goes in he gets third place because he had $675. Funky cap acknowledges that fact. Lady X proudly says I call. Funky Cap turns over 44. Steady Eddie turns over JJ. Lady X proudly turns over AA. An ace hits on the flop. Lady X eliminates two more players. Just happens that Lady X is married to scissors, so they collectively take home 1st and 2nd place monies. Steady Eddie took home 3rd.
All poker players will get a kick out this conversation. “Hey Carl! An ace high flush is an ace high flush right?” My reply, “Yes!” Funky cap goes “wait a minute, lets clarify. Does an AT flush beat an A9?” My reply, “Of course.” “That’s bullshit man. An ace high flush is an ace high flush!”
Some people just have to try and cause trouble. This is the same person that was stating repeatedly that poker was just pure luck! Wink wink! “Sure it is!”
I will end this post with a quick rant. People who package products need to carefully rethink the materials they use. On our way to Houston we stopped to buy a car charger for the kids Gameboys. We did not need it on the way up, but on the way home we did. Do you think we could get the molded plastic open? I hate that molded plastic packaging that can only be opened with a pair of scissors. A big Thank you to the Chevron gas station attendant for letting us borrow some scissors. How many parents have ripped the hair off a Barbie doll trying to get it out of the package? Have you cut yourself on the zillion metal twist ties used to hold in a Tonka truck? This consumer hates over packaging, so stop!!!!
Hopefully I will get some poker in this week! I am up to $11 on the Paradise account. I tried to set up a friend with the free $2, but they apparently have stopped that promotion. Perhaps to many people are turning $2 into a bankroll! I certainly hope to!
Play on and mostly importantly remember “An ace high flush is an ace high flush”.
Wednesday, March 17, 2004
Good evening! The youngest has finally fallen asleep, but I had better give him some time before I pour him into bed. I am watching the end of the LSU - vs Oklahoma game. Oklahoma should win up by 8 with 2 minutes to go. I really enjoy March Madness. I am rooting for Oklahoma State University to go all the way versus UConn in the final. I think Texas will squeek by Princeton, but lose to NC. My two sleeper teams are Pitt and Louisville. The tournament should be exciting none the less.
I am not sure what the topic is tonight! If Iggy happens to read my posts again he might lecture me. I cashed out of Party Poker. Why would I do such a thing? I was on an Extreme negative run from $242 down to $75. I cashed out the $75 in an effort to join another site and stop this skid. Part B to this plan is that perhaps after 30 days I can log back into Party with a bonus. I will miss Party Poker over the short term, but "I'll be back!"
For whatever reason I decided to try Paradise Poker. I was prepared to make a deposit and get the 25% bonus. A message pops up saying try our site, we have given you $2. My entire bankroll grew out of a $3 win at dynamite poker, so I figured what the heck. So far I have increased the $2 to $7 playing the $.02/.04 tables. Soon I will be able to move up! Assuming I keep rolling.
Have you ever had one of those runs where you could do nothing wrong? I was playing omaha-8 at dynamite last night. I started with $2.50 and before I checked out I was up to $21. Then tonight I started with $2.50 and checked out with $12.50. Less than a month ago my bankroll on dynamite was down to $14 and now it sits at $114.
Online poker is an addiction! Yes I never sleep! I need to reduce my play and continue to be focused. So for now I am going to play Paradise and Dynamite and see where things go! I was not able to win the battle with my better half, so I can not play in the tournament in Houston Saturday night. I have already had one poker outing this month and I am playing in a golf tournament next weekend. Hopefully I will be able to go after the kids crash and cheer my brother to victory.
I was pretty shocked to see my blog mentioned on http://guinnessandpoker.blogspot.com. Check it out there are many great links on this site. Opens up an entire poker world to those who want to learn more. I had better crash! I am wearing the crackle bonnet tonight so sleep will be rare. I did manage to have a liquid lunch on this great day. Guinness is a meal in a glass! Play on!
I am not sure what the topic is tonight! If Iggy happens to read my posts again he might lecture me. I cashed out of Party Poker. Why would I do such a thing? I was on an Extreme negative run from $242 down to $75. I cashed out the $75 in an effort to join another site and stop this skid. Part B to this plan is that perhaps after 30 days I can log back into Party with a bonus. I will miss Party Poker over the short term, but "I'll be back!"
For whatever reason I decided to try Paradise Poker. I was prepared to make a deposit and get the 25% bonus. A message pops up saying try our site, we have given you $2. My entire bankroll grew out of a $3 win at dynamite poker, so I figured what the heck. So far I have increased the $2 to $7 playing the $.02/.04 tables. Soon I will be able to move up! Assuming I keep rolling.
Have you ever had one of those runs where you could do nothing wrong? I was playing omaha-8 at dynamite last night. I started with $2.50 and before I checked out I was up to $21. Then tonight I started with $2.50 and checked out with $12.50. Less than a month ago my bankroll on dynamite was down to $14 and now it sits at $114.
Online poker is an addiction! Yes I never sleep! I need to reduce my play and continue to be focused. So for now I am going to play Paradise and Dynamite and see where things go! I was not able to win the battle with my better half, so I can not play in the tournament in Houston Saturday night. I have already had one poker outing this month and I am playing in a golf tournament next weekend. Hopefully I will be able to go after the kids crash and cheer my brother to victory.
I was pretty shocked to see my blog mentioned on http://guinnessandpoker.blogspot.com. Check it out there are many great links on this site. Opens up an entire poker world to those who want to learn more. I had better crash! I am wearing the crackle bonnet tonight so sleep will be rare. I did manage to have a liquid lunch on this great day. Guinness is a meal in a glass! Play on!
Tuesday, March 16, 2004
As promised I thought I would share some interesting song lyrics. I am currently listening to live365.com, Electric Blues. One of these days I am going to break down and subscribe so that I can listen to Texas Flood Radio. I also routinely listen to Alternative Nation, Webnun Radio, and Loud Like it should be. Interesting enough I most often fall into the blues rock stations.
I am not going to be overly critical about these lyrics. I found these lyrics amusing and I may not have them exact. In most cases I failed to write down the artist, but ponder these:
"My baby has a lovering sewn through her box. I think she is coming everytime she walks"
"Her ass is a space ship, I want to ride" by N.E.R.D
"I like your pants around your feet and the grass stains on your knees."
All three of the lyrics could be offense to many. My first thought is where in the world do people come up with these lyrics. My second thought is that in today's music there are numerous songs with sexual innuendos and connotations. I am amazed at the number of songs that use the "F" bomb. Of these three I find the song, Lovering, the most amusing. How in the world people can get pierced in certain places just is beyond my two brain cells.
I listen to all genre of music. I will always enjoy a good song and be amused by the cleverness and wit of the lyrics. To all musicians I just shout the words, " PLAY ON!.
I am not going to be overly critical about these lyrics. I found these lyrics amusing and I may not have them exact. In most cases I failed to write down the artist, but ponder these:
"My baby has a lovering sewn through her box. I think she is coming everytime she walks"
"Her ass is a space ship, I want to ride" by N.E.R.D
"I like your pants around your feet and the grass stains on your knees."
All three of the lyrics could be offense to many. My first thought is where in the world do people come up with these lyrics. My second thought is that in today's music there are numerous songs with sexual innuendos and connotations. I am amazed at the number of songs that use the "F" bomb. Of these three I find the song, Lovering, the most amusing. How in the world people can get pierced in certain places just is beyond my two brain cells.
I listen to all genre of music. I will always enjoy a good song and be amused by the cleverness and wit of the lyrics. To all musicians I just shout the words, " PLAY ON!.
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