So, we are 8 days into the New Year and I am happy to report, no tradegies to report, from me... jeesh, last year, especially the last half, seemed like each month something dreadful and foreboding happened to me or someone in my family... here's looking forward to a much bettre year..
So, better late than never I guess, let me finish my Vegas write up.. before we get into the time frame where it won't matter, if we haven't already...
I'll just add my thoughts from the list I made on the original post:
1) another hold em tourney, at the Imperial, which at first seemed that it might be my saving grace
Hmmm.. after the blogger tourney, I went back over to the IP and signed up for one of their $55 dollar tourneys.. I started out in seat 3, just like the blogger tourney, so I figure I was doomed already.. and the button was at seat 10, which I had never seen before, but, made sense.. first three hands I get the same crap I was getting at the event, and my frustration level, which was already high, and barely starting to subside, starting rising again.. then, on the button, when it is my turn to act, I look down and see a pair of Black Queens.. I creamed my jeans as they say... the BB was 50, and there were 4 callers before me, so, I popped it to 200, everyone folded except for the guy to my immediate right, who cold called.. flop shows.. KhQh8s, and this guy checks.. I figure he has a King perchance, or maybe an Ace with a weak kicker, and I bet out with my set, a pot size bet of about 600.. he cold calls.. hmmmm.. flush draw is what I think now... turn is 2h... he bets 300.. I figure he got his flush right here, and to find out, I raise him 600 to 900.. he goes all in before I even finish my turn... so, I say nice flush and flip my cards, he flips J6hearts.. and we never see the river... bout 2/3 my chips are gone..
next hand I get ATs, 3 callers before me, I push, get one call, and his T7s beats my hand with a 7 on the river... IGSlotsN
2) some texas hold em bonus
I tried out the fairly new Texas Hold'em Bonus table game, of which the IP had two. I bought in for 60 bucks, lasted about 2 hours, had about 8 drinks, and tipped the dealer one red chip.. I like the game simply because the only idiot available to beat you, is you.
3) slots
I don't play slots to gamble, I play to get drunk... I usually play the penny machines and I try to find one that has a min payout of 5cents per credit.. they do exist.. what I mean is, I hate betting a nickle a spin, and 'winning' 2cents, cuz, your really not winning anything... anyhoot.. I also try to pick a machine where a waitress happens to be near.. otherwise, I might be waiting forever for a drink, and that defeats my purpose.. so, with those two things done, I ask for my drink, give her 5 bucks at that time, and smile.. this trip.. I prolly put in 20 bucks into the slots at the IP, took out 40, and tipped various waitresses 40-50 bucks.. on the way out of Vegas at the airport.. and yes I know, never play the airport slots.. but, I was bored.. first machine I tried was a quarter machine, and on the 3rd spin, 1 credit, I won a 30 dollar jackpot... next machine was a nickle machine and on the 5th spin, I won a 17 dollar jackpot... some quick Slayre type math, and I find myself ahead on slots, for this Vegas trip...\
4) flirting with the most beautiful cocktail waitress in the world ( who got more and more beautiful with each drink she brought me
Hmm.. I forgot her name.. she was cute, and sexy, and she paid much attention to me... most likely due to her getting the majority of the tips I mentioned up there in #3. She promised to look for me in June or July, which is when I expect to return.. and I promised to look for her as well.. I imagine only one of us will keep that promise.. ;) you figure out which one.
5) somewhat rotound young lady sporting two of the extra large hugh yard glasses they use for the daquiris.. like the bandeleros you would find on a mexican bandito...
I am not gonna say too much about this one.. it was a strange sight.. in addition, she looked like she was on the prowl, for I'm not sure.. but I knew if I had eye contact, there was a good chance I would be her prey... and so... I took an immediate left turn, pretending I needed something from the baggage hold area...
6) guy describing, in detail, his idea of a very undesirable female body part, due to bad hygiene and what not, to his friend, who is leaning over the sink... dry heaving
apparently, a group of young men were out and about drinking and carousing.. and one of them got sick, but, couldn't vomit.. and I imagine, cuz, its not like I have been there before.. but it is my guess, that 'he knew if he could just throw up, he would be alright'.. so, his friend was describing the grossest stuff he could think of... trying to get him to vomit... I thought it was pretty funny....
7) guy walking out of harrahs, right in front of me, to the street and just heaves ho..
different guy than #6. we are walking down the strip.. and this guy just walks out to the rail between the road and the sidewalk, and just projectiles a couple of loads, wipes his mouth on his sleeve, and then goes back in to the casino.... I figured I would see that again before the trip was over, but, no......
8) actually winning slots at the airport, yeah.. 45 bucks to the good ( teflon ) for the hour I was there...
Already talked about this.. but, wanted to mention (teflon).. my buddy, who traveled with me, and put up with all my poker talk and what not.. wasn't quite sure what I meant, when I used the term, 'stuck'.. as in, "I am only stuck 60 bucks at the blackjack table".. so, he asked, and I explained, best I could.. so then he asks "What term do you people use when your ahead?".. and I tell him.. we use the term "Ahead". He thought we should use a better term, and suggested teflon, cuz, stuff don't 'stick' to teflon... so, 'I am 45 bucks teflon at the slots'.. you decide.
9) chatting with derek and pauly
oh what can I say about these two clowns that has not already been said... they are two of the nicest people I have ever met... pauly, mentions things to me, something or the other he saw on my blog or whatnot.. and it means alot to me... and derek just makes me laugh... nothing but good thoughts for these two. ( I don't think either one of them 'really' know how to play poker )
10) star trek encounter
weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee... did both the klingon experience, and the borg encounter.. the latter of which was a complete waste of time... the first one tho.. well worth it, and I would tell you about it, but, Capt. Picard instructed me not to.. so... ( maybe this guy can tell you about it )
Edit: and he does, sorta
11) monorails
oh lord.. don't get me started.... the monorail stations are at the back of the casino/hotels.. which, depending on which station you are getting on at, or off.. is a good/bad thing.. I am only goning to mention one bad example, and then one good one... MGM Grand station.. OMG!.. we got on there, to get back to the IP.. ( btw, we bought a day pass ), and to get to the actual station, you have to walk thru the casino.. well, I am not positive, but, I would bet a shiny nickle that it is a shorter distance from the MGM strip entrance to the IP strip entrance, than it is from the front of the MGM to the back, where the station is... funny thing is.. we did that 3 times.... ( strip walk would have most likely provided better people watching entertainment as well )
Now, we also went the other way.. getting from the elevators at the IP to the station, is a quick 5 minute walk.. and we used it to go to the Hilton, for the Star Trek thingy... once you get there, and go down the stairs.. the Star Trek part of the Hilton is right there.. so, that was nice...
12) casino impressions
This is a stupid topic and I never should have listed it... the IP, by comparing to the rest, or most of the rest of the center strip Casinos, sucks... but, the price is generally right...
13) atlantis show
I think this was at Ceasars.. its one of the free shows that various Casinos offer.. it was pretty cool... nice lil story and some pretty decent effects.... I would never pay for it, and I prolly will never bother to see it again... free or not.. but, it started up right as we were walking by, so..
14) mirage volcano ( that was it!?!?! your freaking kidding me )
yawn... keep walking, move along, nothing to see here.
15) auto show
oh my God.. they got rid of over half thier cars.. and all the good ones to boot... last year I was in there for over an hour.. this trip, 10 minutes, tops.... I was so disappointed.
16) eats
um.. i don't recall my thoughts from the time I listed this.. IP buffer sucked.. don't remember it sucking so bad my first trip.. but, then, I had never had a Vegas buffet before... we didn't starve..
17) how much bourbon did I drink ( see #4 )
more than most of the bloggers, much less than the SoCo Al most likely drank.
18) lost comb
I don't have much hair, but the little I do have, requires a comb, at least once a day.. well, it promptly disappeared, 5 minutes after getting into our room.. only to reappear 5 minutes before we left.....bizarre.. I had thought about growing my hair back out.. but, have since shaved it all off again..
19) stolen money
Every day, I put whatever change I had in my pocket on the table, no, not the table, the top of the bookcase thing they were using for an entertainment center, in the room... on the 3rd day, monday(we left tuesday morning), after coming back from breakfast, or lunch, it was gone.. about 4 bucks worth of change... I suppose the house staff figured it for a tip.. so, the next day, I left my change again, in the same place.. all 4 pennies.
20) things I saw that made me wish I had brought my camera ( see #5 )
I didn't bring a camera and I wish I had... and if you have ever been to Vegas without a camera, you prolly know what I mean.
That's it.. I actually completed my list... there is lots of other mundane stuff that happened, nothing much worth blogging about..
Much thanks to April for putting it all together... hugs
Oh, I got a kick out of the Japanese couple on the elevator that spoke absolute zero English, but, were very impress with my knowledge of their language.. which is simply counting from 1 to 10. Which was enuff to let them in on which floor I needed, and alot more fun than me just pushing 16 myself...
don't touch my moustache
Peace
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Monday, January 08, 2007
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Shame is the pathway to grace...
So sayeth Jonas Blane, from The Unit.
Back from Vegas, and the Winter Classic... and nothing to report..
Just kidding.. just not much in a mood for writing... but, if I don't start, it will never get done, not to mention me forgetting the highlights, as mundane as they may be to most folks..
I would like to preface with stating that I went with much less funds than anticipated.... I was expecting a check from the insurance company of the truck that hit me back in late july..., and ofcourse, it did not arrive in time for the trip.. so, I had much less money to gamble with, that I had hoped for...( not enough for bowling dear April.. )
The tournament found me cold deck, to the extreme... in the first two rounds, the best hand I got, was QJs.... facing a raise, a reraise, and out of position, I reluctantly folded, only to see the 9 and and T of my suit show up on the flop... never saw the turn or river.. (which is prolly a good thing. ) Seriously for the first two rounds.. I never got any better than that, and it was mostly any semblance of 92 offsuit... I was trying not to show my frustration, but, I doubt I was hiding it well...
After the break, and early into the 3rd round... I found ATs, and raised Fallstaff's raise, but only did a min raise.. the idea was to isolate him, cuz, I was pretty sure I had him beat or at least could bet him out of the flop.. ( he may not know it, but, I was paying attention to his play ), unfortunately, a lovely young lady, whom I had previously not noticed.. called my raise, putting her all in me thinks, for 2/3 of my stack, and I had to call the couple hundred extra.. Falstaff folded... my ATs did not hold up agaisnt the lady's nines.. I'm shortstacked at about T800 at this point.. with the average stacking, prolly up over 5 or 6k....
next hand I believe I am in the bigblind, and I sorely tempted to just put all my chips out there before before the cards are even dealt, but, I figured this would look like 'too' much of a desparate move, and get more action than I would actually want, so, I left it up to the table to decide what I 'might' do.. In my mind tho, I was all in.. I wasn't even going to look at the cards..... I believe everyone folded to falstaff, who raised ofcourse, and I knew he would.. Ryan, to my left.. folded the SB, which suprised me, but, hey I was happy to be HU with my last 800 chips...
I flipped A2o, and Falstaff annouces I am ahead to his KJo... the flop was nice to me, but, around the turn is a Jack, with no river Ace... I am out of the tourney, prolly around the high 60's or so... maybe a tad lower.. I tried counting the remaining players.... but, getting out of there seemed to be more of a priority.
I would, and will do it all again, in a heartbeat!
The remainder of my trip involved
1) another hold em tourney, at the Imperial, which at first seemed that it might be my saving grace
2) some texas hold em bonus
3) slots
4) flirting with the most beautiful cocktail waitress in the world ( who got more and more beautiful with each drink she brought me
5) somewhat rotound young lady sporting two of the extra large hugh yard glasses they use for the daquiris.. like the bandeleros you would find on a mexican bandito...
6) guy describing, in detail, his idea of a very undesirable female body part, due to bad hygiene and what not, to his friend, who is leaning over the sink... dry heaving
7) guy walking out of harrahs, right in front of me, to the street and just heaves ho..
8) actually winning slots at the airport, yeah.. 45 bucks to the good ( teflon ) for the hour I was there...
9) chatting with derek and pauly
10) star trek encounter
11) monorails
12) casino impressions
13) atlantis show
14) mirage volcano ( that was it!?!?! your freaking kidding me )
15) auto show
16) eats
17) how much bourbon did I drink ( see #4 )
18) lost comb
19) stolen money
20) things I saw that made me wish I had brought my camera ( see #5 )
Well, now that I have a list, I can come back and put down my thoughts, but, I am at work, and hence, must try to catch up for the last two days.... I arrived home at about 5pm yesterday, and prolly should have started this then.. but, instead, I booted up Absolute and played some SNG's.. 3 of them... won every damn one of them too...
So for now, peace to you both. ;)
Back from Vegas, and the Winter Classic... and nothing to report..
Just kidding.. just not much in a mood for writing... but, if I don't start, it will never get done, not to mention me forgetting the highlights, as mundane as they may be to most folks..
I would like to preface with stating that I went with much less funds than anticipated.... I was expecting a check from the insurance company of the truck that hit me back in late july..., and ofcourse, it did not arrive in time for the trip.. so, I had much less money to gamble with, that I had hoped for...( not enough for bowling dear April.. )
The tournament found me cold deck, to the extreme... in the first two rounds, the best hand I got, was QJs.... facing a raise, a reraise, and out of position, I reluctantly folded, only to see the 9 and and T of my suit show up on the flop... never saw the turn or river.. (which is prolly a good thing. ) Seriously for the first two rounds.. I never got any better than that, and it was mostly any semblance of 92 offsuit... I was trying not to show my frustration, but, I doubt I was hiding it well...
After the break, and early into the 3rd round... I found ATs, and raised Fallstaff's raise, but only did a min raise.. the idea was to isolate him, cuz, I was pretty sure I had him beat or at least could bet him out of the flop.. ( he may not know it, but, I was paying attention to his play ), unfortunately, a lovely young lady, whom I had previously not noticed.. called my raise, putting her all in me thinks, for 2/3 of my stack, and I had to call the couple hundred extra.. Falstaff folded... my ATs did not hold up agaisnt the lady's nines.. I'm shortstacked at about T800 at this point.. with the average stacking, prolly up over 5 or 6k....
next hand I believe I am in the bigblind, and I sorely tempted to just put all my chips out there before before the cards are even dealt, but, I figured this would look like 'too' much of a desparate move, and get more action than I would actually want, so, I left it up to the table to decide what I 'might' do.. In my mind tho, I was all in.. I wasn't even going to look at the cards..... I believe everyone folded to falstaff, who raised ofcourse, and I knew he would.. Ryan, to my left.. folded the SB, which suprised me, but, hey I was happy to be HU with my last 800 chips...
I flipped A2o, and Falstaff annouces I am ahead to his KJo... the flop was nice to me, but, around the turn is a Jack, with no river Ace... I am out of the tourney, prolly around the high 60's or so... maybe a tad lower.. I tried counting the remaining players.... but, getting out of there seemed to be more of a priority.
I would, and will do it all again, in a heartbeat!
The remainder of my trip involved
1) another hold em tourney, at the Imperial, which at first seemed that it might be my saving grace
2) some texas hold em bonus
3) slots
4) flirting with the most beautiful cocktail waitress in the world ( who got more and more beautiful with each drink she brought me
5) somewhat rotound young lady sporting two of the extra large hugh yard glasses they use for the daquiris.. like the bandeleros you would find on a mexican bandito...
6) guy describing, in detail, his idea of a very undesirable female body part, due to bad hygiene and what not, to his friend, who is leaning over the sink... dry heaving
7) guy walking out of harrahs, right in front of me, to the street and just heaves ho..
8) actually winning slots at the airport, yeah.. 45 bucks to the good ( teflon ) for the hour I was there...
9) chatting with derek and pauly
10) star trek encounter
11) monorails
12) casino impressions
13) atlantis show
14) mirage volcano ( that was it!?!?! your freaking kidding me )
15) auto show
16) eats
17) how much bourbon did I drink ( see #4 )
18) lost comb
19) stolen money
20) things I saw that made me wish I had brought my camera ( see #5 )
Well, now that I have a list, I can come back and put down my thoughts, but, I am at work, and hence, must try to catch up for the last two days.... I arrived home at about 5pm yesterday, and prolly should have started this then.. but, instead, I booted up Absolute and played some SNG's.. 3 of them... won every damn one of them too...
So for now, peace to you both. ;)
Friday, December 08, 2006
Less than 24 hours
i know I know most of all of the rest are already there... or are on there way there.. me, Im not leaving til tomorrow am... thats right.. I am missing the pre tourney fun.... wish I wasn't, but, I am a cheapskate, in my old age... not a problem tho.. cuz Pauly promised to have a couple drinks for me each night I am not there, so, I should be feeling pretty uninhibited(did I spell that right?)
Still have laundry to do before I pack.... and I suppose I should shave my head, and my face along with it..... try to look somewhat respectable for the 3 days I will be there...
Anyway, I am here sticking out the last few minutes of work.... driving me crazy.. knowing how much I need to get done before leaving tomorrow, and not having any of it done... I guess that is what I get for putting it off.. heh..
See ya'll soon!!
peace
Still have laundry to do before I pack.... and I suppose I should shave my head, and my face along with it..... try to look somewhat respectable for the 3 days I will be there...
Anyway, I am here sticking out the last few minutes of work.... driving me crazy.. knowing how much I need to get done before leaving tomorrow, and not having any of it done... I guess that is what I get for putting it off.. heh..
See ya'll soon!!
peace
Tuesday, December 05, 2006
Turtles frequently turn topsy-turvy
Only a few days left until I get to be in Vegas meeting new blogger friends and old alike..
( above written 30 minutes ago)
I actually had a post in mind, but, I got called into an emergency meeting, and now I can't rememeber what I was gonna say..
peace
( above written 30 minutes ago)
I actually had a post in mind, but, I got called into an emergency meeting, and now I can't rememeber what I was gonna say..
peace
Thursday, September 14, 2006
Coming up on two years
Well... getting close to my two year aniversary of this here blog... nov 12.. and I got to thinking about a retrospective I might need to write, then I remembered, I never did one for the one year milestone.. so, prolly won't do one for the 2 year eithre.. but, today at work, I was bored, and I started reading my blog from day one... heh...boy, was I a different poker player back then.... I was actually much better then, than now....
.. so, I took that bit of an epiphany(sp), and when I got home, I decided to go back to the higher limit SNG's... ( don't get excited, higher limit for me is going from .50+.10cent to $6.00+$1.00 ).. I played two of them.. took a third, and a second... $16.00 profit.....more importantly I played alot better than I have been of late... more solid, but, i still need to work on what i call bubble play... its when you get down to 5 or 6 and you should be more agressive... still a tad timid there...
(( there are just as many idiots at the 6 dollar level btw, at least on AB ))
But I digress.. since I'm not gonna write a retrospective, I thought over this coming weekend, I would go thru my archives and select 'highlights'.. to share with my multitude of fans... ( that would be you, and you ). I only got thru Dec 2004 at work today, and saw a bunch of stuff that I thought might be enjoyable to 're-share'..... and now that I have publically posted that I would do this, I just might actually do it.. :)
Prison Break is still the best program on television at the moment.. altho, CSI and CSI:Miami are pretty good....looking forward to watching Heros.. I hear good things about this one coming up on NBC.
I picked Mike Boogie to win BB:All Stars..... I didn't think anyone would be dumb enuff to keep CT in as long as they did, but, what do I know... would love to play some HE with these people....
Survivor:Cook Islands starts tonight... 'a social experiment' of a 'different kind', they are calling it.... I just want to see boobies...
Amazing Race starts up this coming Sunday, I believe... I am picking the physical trainer/triathelon team... I picked the hippies to win during the last race, even before the first episode, and I got that one right...
ok, look forward to my 'Slayre's Two Years Highlight Post' coming soon...
peace
.. so, I took that bit of an epiphany(sp), and when I got home, I decided to go back to the higher limit SNG's... ( don't get excited, higher limit for me is going from .50+.10cent to $6.00+$1.00 ).. I played two of them.. took a third, and a second... $16.00 profit.....more importantly I played alot better than I have been of late... more solid, but, i still need to work on what i call bubble play... its when you get down to 5 or 6 and you should be more agressive... still a tad timid there...
(( there are just as many idiots at the 6 dollar level btw, at least on AB ))
But I digress.. since I'm not gonna write a retrospective, I thought over this coming weekend, I would go thru my archives and select 'highlights'.. to share with my multitude of fans... ( that would be you, and you ). I only got thru Dec 2004 at work today, and saw a bunch of stuff that I thought might be enjoyable to 're-share'..... and now that I have publically posted that I would do this, I just might actually do it.. :)
Prison Break is still the best program on television at the moment.. altho, CSI and CSI:Miami are pretty good....looking forward to watching Heros.. I hear good things about this one coming up on NBC.
I picked Mike Boogie to win BB:All Stars..... I didn't think anyone would be dumb enuff to keep CT in as long as they did, but, what do I know... would love to play some HE with these people....
Survivor:Cook Islands starts tonight... 'a social experiment' of a 'different kind', they are calling it.... I just want to see boobies...
Amazing Race starts up this coming Sunday, I believe... I am picking the physical trainer/triathelon team... I picked the hippies to win during the last race, even before the first episode, and I got that one right...
ok, look forward to my 'Slayre's Two Years Highlight Post' coming soon...
peace
Tuesday, September 05, 2006
pokerdome and three's
playing some cash games on absolute, trying to clear a bonus... tedious... not worth it, but, was bored...
AA on the button, folded to me, I decide the .35 cents in the pot from the blinds is enuff, and I raise to $1.75. I play like a rock during these occasional bonus clearing attempts.. so, there was no reason for them to believe I had anything less than AKs.
The BB calls.. he has 19 bucks in front of him.. I have 52 bucks. the flop comes
AKQ rainbow.. he bets 4 dollars... I raise 6, and he goes all in for this 15 remaining dollars.. hmmm
He had no reason to call the pf raise with a JT, and he had no reason to bet out from the flop with a JT.. so, I put him on a straight draw, or two pair.. and I call.
He turns over 33.. you would think I am way out ahead... turn is 3, river is 3..
I'm down 20 bucks..
***
Still trying to get to the pokerdome, albiet, not as enthusiastically as pre 'rear ended by 18-wheeler ' days.. got into top 100 yesterday, before my KK was beat by AJ, ( Ace on Flop ) and then AA taken down by AK (KK on flop)... went from 6th in chips to about 40th or so... AKs in BB, maniac in MP is ALL IN for twice as much as I have, ( his 30k to my 15k ) folded to me, and I call... he flips 86s, and wins with a flush...
I did win both SNG's I played tho.. $4.50 each..
Seems like the better I get at this game, the luckier the stupid people get...
I read somewhere it was supposed to be like that.......
Peace
AA on the button, folded to me, I decide the .35 cents in the pot from the blinds is enuff, and I raise to $1.75. I play like a rock during these occasional bonus clearing attempts.. so, there was no reason for them to believe I had anything less than AKs.
The BB calls.. he has 19 bucks in front of him.. I have 52 bucks. the flop comes
AKQ rainbow.. he bets 4 dollars... I raise 6, and he goes all in for this 15 remaining dollars.. hmmm
He had no reason to call the pf raise with a JT, and he had no reason to bet out from the flop with a JT.. so, I put him on a straight draw, or two pair.. and I call.
He turns over 33.. you would think I am way out ahead... turn is 3, river is 3..
I'm down 20 bucks..
***
Still trying to get to the pokerdome, albiet, not as enthusiastically as pre 'rear ended by 18-wheeler ' days.. got into top 100 yesterday, before my KK was beat by AJ, ( Ace on Flop ) and then AA taken down by AK (KK on flop)... went from 6th in chips to about 40th or so... AKs in BB, maniac in MP is ALL IN for twice as much as I have, ( his 30k to my 15k ) folded to me, and I call... he flips 86s, and wins with a flush...
I did win both SNG's I played tho.. $4.50 each..
Seems like the better I get at this game, the luckier the stupid people get...
I read somewhere it was supposed to be like that.......
Peace
Saturday, August 26, 2006
playing with real money again
couple MTT's and ITM once..
bout 6 SNG's, ITM 3 times...
all low buyins..... I'm up about 4 bucks..... still can't sit for very long.. the MTT's were early early in the morning and went fairly quick, since not too many peeps signed up... and the low buyin SNG's generally run about 45 mins, to an hour or so.. prolly could have done much better, but, after about an hour, I have to get up and stretch and stuff.. get my back back to moderate pain instead of major pain...
keeping up with my PT and exercises at home.. it is slow going... but, I think I am improving... tried to go to work this past week, but, only lasted 1 day and a half.... I quit taking the pain killers cuz I felt I was getting addicted to them, those and the muscle relaxers.. switched to advil and so far, this seems to be doing a fair job of keeping the pain in check...
doing more swimming at the pool.... not for the scenery(half naked young ladies), but, for the theraputic bonus doing exercises in the water... really...
really....
infact, waiting for the grandkid to come buy for some swimming, looking forward to showing her my new float.. with a built in pillow and a beer(soda((mineral water)) can holder... :)
peace
bout 6 SNG's, ITM 3 times...
all low buyins..... I'm up about 4 bucks..... still can't sit for very long.. the MTT's were early early in the morning and went fairly quick, since not too many peeps signed up... and the low buyin SNG's generally run about 45 mins, to an hour or so.. prolly could have done much better, but, after about an hour, I have to get up and stretch and stuff.. get my back back to moderate pain instead of major pain...
keeping up with my PT and exercises at home.. it is slow going... but, I think I am improving... tried to go to work this past week, but, only lasted 1 day and a half.... I quit taking the pain killers cuz I felt I was getting addicted to them, those and the muscle relaxers.. switched to advil and so far, this seems to be doing a fair job of keeping the pain in check...
doing more swimming at the pool.... not for the scenery(half naked young ladies), but, for the theraputic bonus doing exercises in the water... really...
really....
infact, waiting for the grandkid to come buy for some swimming, looking forward to showing her my new float.. with a built in pillow and a beer(soda((mineral water)) can holder... :)
peace
Saturday, July 08, 2006
Your in Vegas and I'm not
I figure by now, the WPBT Summer Classic is underway..... hope ya'll are having a grand time.... wish I was there.. alas.. I am not...
Failed in about 4 more attempts at the pokerdome... did manage to make it into the top 40 once tho...
Going to being playing in a Poker Forum Freeroll on Pokerstars here in a bit, representing Blind Bet Poker...
Some movies I recommend
Chyrstal with Billy Bob Thornton and Lisa Blount
Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada with Tommy Lee Jones
Looking forward to all the write-ups to come...... ya'll be safe and have tons a fun....
peace
Failed in about 4 more attempts at the pokerdome... did manage to make it into the top 40 once tho...
Going to being playing in a Poker Forum Freeroll on Pokerstars here in a bit, representing Blind Bet Poker...
Some movies I recommend
Chyrstal with Billy Bob Thornton and Lisa Blount
Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada with Tommy Lee Jones
Looking forward to all the write-ups to come...... ya'll be safe and have tons a fun....
peace
Thursday, June 29, 2006
Poker Dome Satellite
Well, my first attempt at 15 minutes of fame, under the lights of the PokerDome... failed craptastically....
I went out first in the 1000 person satellite.......
UTG is ALL IN off the bat.. and everyone folds around to me, sitting on the button with 99. Now, it took a good 2-3 minutes for people to decide to fold or not, so, I had plenty of time to think about my decision to call... basically, if no one before me called, I was pushing.... and that is what I did...
He turns over K5o... which means I am ahead... pretty far if I am not mistaken.... FLOP and TURN are all rags.... giving him a 3 outter at the RIVER, maybe 6%.. thinks are looking pretty good for me, I am gonna double at a very early stage in the tournament, and probaly be able to bully some people out of pots..
The ugliest King of Clubs I have ever seen in my life flips on the RIVER, and my bid for TV stardom is over....
.. this time anyway..
Anyone else woulda called that?
( ScottMC is prolly tickled pink that I called it )
I went out first in the 1000 person satellite.......
UTG is ALL IN off the bat.. and everyone folds around to me, sitting on the button with 99. Now, it took a good 2-3 minutes for people to decide to fold or not, so, I had plenty of time to think about my decision to call... basically, if no one before me called, I was pushing.... and that is what I did...
He turns over K5o... which means I am ahead... pretty far if I am not mistaken.... FLOP and TURN are all rags.... giving him a 3 outter at the RIVER, maybe 6%.. thinks are looking pretty good for me, I am gonna double at a very early stage in the tournament, and probaly be able to bully some people out of pots..
The ugliest King of Clubs I have ever seen in my life flips on the RIVER, and my bid for TV stardom is over....
.. this time anyway..
Anyone else woulda called that?
( ScottMC is prolly tickled pink that I called it )
Friday, June 16, 2006
Fair Warning, Hand History + Slight Gripe
Why I quit playing online with real money: ( this is a $1.00 +.20 SNG )
Stage #425246180 Tourney ID 60925 Holdem Single Tournament No Limit $30 - 2006-06-16 17:03:57 (ET)
Table: 7714286 (Real Money) Seat #5 is the dealer
Seat 1 - HANGTHEMHIGH ($1260 in chips)
Seat 2 - SECRIVALS ($1570 in chips)
Seat 3 - CHIPPER289 ($1360 in chips)
Seat 4 - BIG DADDI82 ($1670 in chips)
Seat 5 - GODONKEY ($1930 in chips)
Seat 6 - SLAYRE ($1420 in chips)
Seat 7 - TREEZ516 ($1010 in chips)
Seat 8 - SHADOWFAX719 ($2320 in chips)
Seat 9 - BIGGREG26 ($960 in chips)
SLAYRE - Posts small blind $15
TREEZ516 - Posts big blind $30
*** POCKET CARDS ***
Dealt to SLAYRE [Ac Jc]
SHADOWFAX719 - Folds
BIGGREG26 - Calls $30
HANGTHEMHIGH - Folds
SECRIVALS - Folds
CHIPPER289 - Calls $30
BIG DADDI82 - Folds
GODONKEY - Folds
SLAYRE - Raises $75 to $90
TREEZ516 - Folds
BIGGREG26 - Raises $240 to $270
CHIPPER289 - Folds
SLAYRE - Calls $180
*** FLOP *** [4c 2c Kc]
SLAYRE - Checks
BIGGREG26 - All-In $690
SLAYRE - Calls $690
*** TURN *** [4c 2c Kc] [Kh]
*** RIVER *** [4c 2c Kc Kh] [Ad]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
SLAYRE - Shows [Ac Jc] (Flush, ace high)
BIGGREG26 - Shows [As Ah] (Full house, aces full of kings)
BIGGREG26 Collects $1980 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total Pot($1980)
Board [4c 2c Kc Kh Ad]
Seat 1: HANGTHEMHIGH Folded on the POCKET CARDS
Seat 2: SECRIVALS Folded on the POCKET CARDS
Seat 3: CHIPPER289 Folded on the POCKET CARDS
Seat 4: BIG DADDI82 Folded on the POCKET CARDS
Seat 5: GODONKEY (dealer) Folded on the POCKET CARDS
Seat 6: SLAYRE (small blind) HI:lost with Flush, ace high [Ac Jc - P:Ac,B:Kc,P:Jc,B:4c,B:2c]
Seat 7: TREEZ516 (big blind) Folded on the POCKET CARDS
Seat 8: SHADOWFAX719 Folded on the POCKET CARDS
Seat 9: BIGGREG26 won Total ($1980) All-In HI:($1980) with Full house, aces full of kings [As Ah - P:As,P:Ah,B:Ad,B:Kh,B:Kc]
Stage #425246180 Tourney ID 60925 Holdem Single Tournament No Limit $30 - 2006-06-16 17:03:57 (ET)
Table: 7714286 (Real Money) Seat #5 is the dealer
Seat 1 - HANGTHEMHIGH ($1260 in chips)
Seat 2 - SECRIVALS ($1570 in chips)
Seat 3 - CHIPPER289 ($1360 in chips)
Seat 4 - BIG DADDI82 ($1670 in chips)
Seat 5 - GODONKEY ($1930 in chips)
Seat 6 - SLAYRE ($1420 in chips)
Seat 7 - TREEZ516 ($1010 in chips)
Seat 8 - SHADOWFAX719 ($2320 in chips)
Seat 9 - BIGGREG26 ($960 in chips)
SLAYRE - Posts small blind $15
TREEZ516 - Posts big blind $30
*** POCKET CARDS ***
Dealt to SLAYRE [Ac Jc]
SHADOWFAX719 - Folds
BIGGREG26 - Calls $30
HANGTHEMHIGH - Folds
SECRIVALS - Folds
CHIPPER289 - Calls $30
BIG DADDI82 - Folds
GODONKEY - Folds
SLAYRE - Raises $75 to $90
TREEZ516 - Folds
BIGGREG26 - Raises $240 to $270
CHIPPER289 - Folds
SLAYRE - Calls $180
*** FLOP *** [4c 2c Kc]
SLAYRE - Checks
BIGGREG26 - All-In $690
SLAYRE - Calls $690
*** TURN *** [4c 2c Kc] [Kh]
*** RIVER *** [4c 2c Kc Kh] [Ad]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
SLAYRE - Shows [Ac Jc] (Flush, ace high)
BIGGREG26 - Shows [As Ah] (Full house, aces full of kings)
BIGGREG26 Collects $1980 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total Pot($1980)
Board [4c 2c Kc Kh Ad]
Seat 1: HANGTHEMHIGH Folded on the POCKET CARDS
Seat 2: SECRIVALS Folded on the POCKET CARDS
Seat 3: CHIPPER289 Folded on the POCKET CARDS
Seat 4: BIG DADDI82 Folded on the POCKET CARDS
Seat 5: GODONKEY (dealer) Folded on the POCKET CARDS
Seat 6: SLAYRE (small blind) HI:lost with Flush, ace high [Ac Jc - P:Ac,B:Kc,P:Jc,B:4c,B:2c]
Seat 7: TREEZ516 (big blind) Folded on the POCKET CARDS
Seat 8: SHADOWFAX719 Folded on the POCKET CARDS
Seat 9: BIGGREG26 won Total ($1980) All-In HI:($1980) with Full house, aces full of kings [As Ah - P:As,P:Ah,B:Ad,B:Kh,B:Kc]
Tuesday, May 23, 2006
I will win...
I have registered to play in the PokerStars World Blogger Championship of Online Poker!
This Online Poker Tournament is a No Limit Texas Holdem event exclusive to Bloggers.
Registration code: 7330476
Monday, April 17, 2006
Winstar Casino(s)
So I made my way north to Thackerville Oklahoma this past Friday... the city closest to the Winstar Casino... the orginal plan was to take off early in the morning, hit the buffet for a nice lunch, then off to the poker tables to attempt to turn 200 bucks into 600 bucks or more....then head home back to Austin.. pulling over if and only if I got too tired to drive.... alas, not all good plans come to pass..
At the last minute.. a good friend wanted to come along.. it happened to be her birthday this day, and her having no plans, and no desire to sit home alone, she asked to come along... and I happily obliged....
This is where the plan changes.. my friend is not much a casino person, and I personally felt uncomfortable at the thought of her meandering around along, while I was sitting at a poker table, raking chips my way... so, I didn't play any poker at all.. just some penny and nickle slots..... cost me 28 bucks for about 3 hours of slot play enjoyment.... not too shabby, considering I prepared to fold 200 bucks if necessary...
So, we decided to stay the night, and spent a good part of Saturday checking out the historical town of Gainesville, TX, before heading back home to Austin...
What did I learn...?
Take the west side route around the Dallas/Ft Worth metro..
Also, I learned about Poker Pro Tables... pretty neat stuff.... I didn't see the tables until we were on our way out.. otherwise, I might have broke my rule and let her meander around while I checked out a SNG or two..
I plan to go back.. the buffet was pretty decent, and reasonably priced..bettre than some I saw in Vegas... the poker room looked spacious enuff, and the electronic waiting list board was big and easily viewable.. plus the electronic poker pro tables were way cool.. they have $5 min blackjack tables, and more than enuff penny slots...
We went on a weekend.. so the hotel was kinda high, and it was fairly crowded.... so, the next trip will prolly be during the week...
My brother is getting married on May 27th and is having a bachelor party 'at some casino' in Lousiana the weekend before that.. so, that is prolly my next casino get away...
peace
At the last minute.. a good friend wanted to come along.. it happened to be her birthday this day, and her having no plans, and no desire to sit home alone, she asked to come along... and I happily obliged....
This is where the plan changes.. my friend is not much a casino person, and I personally felt uncomfortable at the thought of her meandering around along, while I was sitting at a poker table, raking chips my way... so, I didn't play any poker at all.. just some penny and nickle slots..... cost me 28 bucks for about 3 hours of slot play enjoyment.... not too shabby, considering I prepared to fold 200 bucks if necessary...
So, we decided to stay the night, and spent a good part of Saturday checking out the historical town of Gainesville, TX, before heading back home to Austin...
What did I learn...?
Take the west side route around the Dallas/Ft Worth metro..
Also, I learned about Poker Pro Tables... pretty neat stuff.... I didn't see the tables until we were on our way out.. otherwise, I might have broke my rule and let her meander around while I checked out a SNG or two..
I plan to go back.. the buffet was pretty decent, and reasonably priced..bettre than some I saw in Vegas... the poker room looked spacious enuff, and the electronic waiting list board was big and easily viewable.. plus the electronic poker pro tables were way cool.. they have $5 min blackjack tables, and more than enuff penny slots...
We went on a weekend.. so the hotel was kinda high, and it was fairly crowded.... so, the next trip will prolly be during the week...
My brother is getting married on May 27th and is having a bachelor party 'at some casino' in Lousiana the weekend before that.. so, that is prolly my next casino get away...
peace
Saturday, April 01, 2006
Especially for SCOTTMC
Stage #367339736 Tourney ID 928684 Holdem Single Tournament No Limit $10 - 2006-04-01 13:17:26 (ET)
Table: 6617813 (Play Money) Seat #6 is the dealer
Seat 1 - BETCHER ($1460 in chips)
Seat 3 - JAYKIZZLE ($1460 in chips)
Seat 4 - WHITNEYCAT ($2260 in chips)
Seat 5 - SLAYRE ($1480 in chips)
Seat 6 - GERBIL51 ($1460 in chips)
Seat 7 - LOWGEAR ($3420 in chips)
Seat 8 - MICK1111 ($1300 in chips)
Seat 9 - DJSMOOV1 ($660 in chips)
LOWGEAR - Posts small blind $10
MICK1111 - Posts big blind $20
*** POCKET CARDS ***
Dealt to SLAYRE [4c 6c]
DJSMOOV1 - Calls $20
BETCHER - Calls $20
JAYKIZZLE - Calls $20
WHITNEYCAT - Calls $20
SLAYRE - Calls $20
GERBIL51 - Calls $20
LOWGEAR - Calls $10
MICK1111 - Checks
*** FLOP *** [3h 6d 4d]
LOWGEAR - Checks
MICK1111 - Checks
DJSMOOV1 - Checks
BETCHER - Checks
JAYKIZZLE - Checks
WHITNEYCAT - Checks
SLAYRE - Bets $120
GERBIL51 - Calls $120
LOWGEAR - Calls $120
MICK1111 - Folds
DJSMOOV1 - Calls $120
BETCHER - Folds
JAYKIZZLE - Folds
WHITNEYCAT - Calls $120
*** TURN *** [3h 6d 4d] [Jd]
LOWGEAR - Checks
DJSMOOV1 - Checks
WHITNEYCAT - Checks
SLAYRE - Bets $140
GERBIL51 - Raises $280 to $280
LOWGEAR - Folds
DJSMOOV1 - Folds
WHITNEYCAT - Folds
SLAYRE - Calls $140
*** RIVER *** [3h 6d 4d Jd] [4h]
SLAYRE - Checks
GERBIL51 - All-In $1040
SLAYRE - Calls $1040
*** SHOW DOWN ***
GERBIL51 - Shows [8d Kd] (Flush, king high)
SLAYRE - Shows [4c 6c] (Full house, fours full of sixes)
SLAYRE Collects $3400 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total Pot($3400)
Board [3h 6d 4d Jd 4h]
Seat 1: BETCHER Folded on the FLOP
Seat 3: JAYKIZZLE Folded on the FLOP
Seat 4: WHITNEYCAT Folded on the TURN
Seat 5: SLAYRE won Total ($3400) HI:($3400) with Full house, fours full of sixes [4c 6c - B:4h,B:4d,P:4c,B:6d,P:6c]
Seat 6: GERBIL51 (dealer) HI:lost with Flush, king high [8d Kd - P:Kd,B:Jd,P:8d,B:6d,B:4d]
Seat 7: LOWGEAR (small blind) Folded on the TURN
Seat 8: MICK1111 (big blind) Folded on the FLOP
Seat 9: DJSMOOV1 Folded on the TURN
Table: 6617813 (Play Money) Seat #6 is the dealer
Seat 1 - BETCHER ($1460 in chips)
Seat 3 - JAYKIZZLE ($1460 in chips)
Seat 4 - WHITNEYCAT ($2260 in chips)
Seat 5 - SLAYRE ($1480 in chips)
Seat 6 - GERBIL51 ($1460 in chips)
Seat 7 - LOWGEAR ($3420 in chips)
Seat 8 - MICK1111 ($1300 in chips)
Seat 9 - DJSMOOV1 ($660 in chips)
LOWGEAR - Posts small blind $10
MICK1111 - Posts big blind $20
*** POCKET CARDS ***
Dealt to SLAYRE [4c 6c]
DJSMOOV1 - Calls $20
BETCHER - Calls $20
JAYKIZZLE - Calls $20
WHITNEYCAT - Calls $20
SLAYRE - Calls $20
GERBIL51 - Calls $20
LOWGEAR - Calls $10
MICK1111 - Checks
*** FLOP *** [3h 6d 4d]
LOWGEAR - Checks
MICK1111 - Checks
DJSMOOV1 - Checks
BETCHER - Checks
JAYKIZZLE - Checks
WHITNEYCAT - Checks
SLAYRE - Bets $120
GERBIL51 - Calls $120
LOWGEAR - Calls $120
MICK1111 - Folds
DJSMOOV1 - Calls $120
BETCHER - Folds
JAYKIZZLE - Folds
WHITNEYCAT - Calls $120
*** TURN *** [3h 6d 4d] [Jd]
LOWGEAR - Checks
DJSMOOV1 - Checks
WHITNEYCAT - Checks
SLAYRE - Bets $140
GERBIL51 - Raises $280 to $280
LOWGEAR - Folds
DJSMOOV1 - Folds
WHITNEYCAT - Folds
SLAYRE - Calls $140
*** RIVER *** [3h 6d 4d Jd] [4h]
SLAYRE - Checks
GERBIL51 - All-In $1040
SLAYRE - Calls $1040
*** SHOW DOWN ***
GERBIL51 - Shows [8d Kd] (Flush, king high)
SLAYRE - Shows [4c 6c] (Full house, fours full of sixes)
SLAYRE Collects $3400 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total Pot($3400)
Board [3h 6d 4d Jd 4h]
Seat 1: BETCHER Folded on the FLOP
Seat 3: JAYKIZZLE Folded on the FLOP
Seat 4: WHITNEYCAT Folded on the TURN
Seat 5: SLAYRE won Total ($3400) HI:($3400) with Full house, fours full of sixes [4c 6c - B:4h,B:4d,P:4c,B:6d,P:6c]
Seat 6: GERBIL51 (dealer) HI:lost with Flush, king high [8d Kd - P:Kd,B:Jd,P:8d,B:6d,B:4d]
Seat 7: LOWGEAR (small blind) Folded on the TURN
Seat 8: MICK1111 (big blind) Folded on the FLOP
Seat 9: DJSMOOV1 Folded on the TURN
Sunday, March 19, 2006
Austin Blogger Tourney
Yesterday, the WPBT Austin Event started not too long after 1pm, I was there, and I played, altho.. I was not in the best condition to be playing extended poker... I was exhausted before I even got there, having hauled dirt all day.. helping a friend get their lawn back in shape... the weather for this task was not optimal, raining off and on all day.. making it very muddy... which in turn, made it a bit more difficult to work with... but, I rarely pass up a chance to see the local Austin Poker Bloggers... and a tournament as well........
I don't really have a write up... I had planned on taking notes, and pictures... and I would have done a good job too.. but... I was just too tired to care... I really didn't expect to last as long as I did, 4th out of 24 or so.. ITM.... weeeeeeeeeeee... lucky for me, and my faithful reader(s).... a few of the participants did keep notes, and did take pictures...
April - did some live blogging and even had one or two famous Austin folks as guest bloggers..
ScottMc - has a writeup with tons of pics.. ( ignore the ones of me )
Mourn - was here, all the way from Houston...
There will prolly be other writeups, from likes of Eva, Maigrey, Gus, ScurvyDog and others...... lot of bloggers there...
Was a grand time... always is... thanks to Adam for hosting...
I don't really have a write up... I had planned on taking notes, and pictures... and I would have done a good job too.. but... I was just too tired to care... I really didn't expect to last as long as I did, 4th out of 24 or so.. ITM.... weeeeeeeeeeee... lucky for me, and my faithful reader(s).... a few of the participants did keep notes, and did take pictures...
April - did some live blogging and even had one or two famous Austin folks as guest bloggers..
ScottMc - has a writeup with tons of pics.. ( ignore the ones of me )
Mourn - was here, all the way from Houston...
There will prolly be other writeups, from likes of Eva, Maigrey, Gus, ScurvyDog and others...... lot of bloggers there...
Was a grand time... always is... thanks to Adam for hosting...
Wednesday, December 28, 2005
The Melancholy Poker Blues..
I missed the WWdN last night.. on purpose.. I was sitting right there, with the tourney window open... checking out who was all registered and what not.. but, I asked myself 'Do I really feel like playing poker?'.. and since the answer was 'No', I chose not to.. imagine that.. I figure I saved myself 11 bucks....to be lost at a later date, I am sure....
Then ofcourse, at about 7pm, one hour after it started.. guess who feels like playing poker... doh!!! Gonna have to remember that next time....
I have been taking some serious kicking of the junkage lately.. I mean, really bad calls to my raises, and then being sucked out on... prompts me to come up with a saying such as:
'We don't remember the good sessions because the bad sessions hurt so much'..
There are two distinct kinds of bad sessions.. those that just bring you no cards whatsoever to play with... and then the other kind... the kind that would make even Freddy Krueger cringe.... you know, bad beat after bad beat, after bad beat... those sessions where you do get the cards, you do make the right decisions, you do end up with all your money in the pot with the best hand, and yet, you still end up with a losing session..
..well, the latter has been my bane of late... perhaps this is partly why 'I did not feel like playing poker'.
I am ready to go back to Las Vegas now.. so whoever is going to make all the arrangements.... get to it... ;)
I promise to play in mixed games with bloggers this next time, and I hope some or all of ya'll hold me to that promise.
peace
Then ofcourse, at about 7pm, one hour after it started.. guess who feels like playing poker... doh!!! Gonna have to remember that next time....
I have been taking some serious kicking of the junkage lately.. I mean, really bad calls to my raises, and then being sucked out on... prompts me to come up with a saying such as:
'We don't remember the good sessions because the bad sessions hurt so much'..
There are two distinct kinds of bad sessions.. those that just bring you no cards whatsoever to play with... and then the other kind... the kind that would make even Freddy Krueger cringe.... you know, bad beat after bad beat, after bad beat... those sessions where you do get the cards, you do make the right decisions, you do end up with all your money in the pot with the best hand, and yet, you still end up with a losing session..
..well, the latter has been my bane of late... perhaps this is partly why 'I did not feel like playing poker'.
I am ready to go back to Las Vegas now.. so whoever is going to make all the arrangements.... get to it... ;)
I promise to play in mixed games with bloggers this next time, and I hope some or all of ya'll hold me to that promise.
peace
Tuesday, December 20, 2005
Wil tourney on Stars
short summary.
I finished 8th.... out of 70 pretty good showing.. I was way pleased with my play.... I also missed the first 10 minutes.. taking a nap.. didn't here the alarm.. missed two orbits.. not a huge deal..
I only was able to make it that far due to a very luck board.. my AJ vs an AQ
( forget who ).. board dbl paired, and our Ace kicker let us chop the pot.. otherwise, I was a goner... around 40th or so.. that was the the I really needed lady luck....
Got down to 13 and for a couple orbits I was in 7th place.. but, could not get any cards whatsoever.. stuff like 24 73 T6 all offsuit, and always someone jamming before my turn to act.. finally.. I get KK... the antes and the blinds make the pot about 1100, so I jam, cuz, now I am second to last in chips... no callers... next hand is QQ.. same thing... no callers.. I am back up to 7th in chips..
then the crap hands come again.. and were are down to 10.. the bubble... Wil is actually short stack but, takes down a couple pots.. one an all in and before you know it, he is up from like 1400 in chips to 11k in chips... I forget who bubbled... but, thank you cuz, that put me in the money.. second to last in chips again...
One player goes out.. I have to fold a couple times... get KQ, push... get a caller.. 55. lady luck was not looking my way this time... the 5's hold up... I am out in 8th...
Cash 31.50 for a nice 20 buck profit.......
tons of fun and I will be back next week for sure...
Thanks again Wil.....
I finished 8th.... out of 70 pretty good showing.. I was way pleased with my play.... I also missed the first 10 minutes.. taking a nap.. didn't here the alarm.. missed two orbits.. not a huge deal..
I only was able to make it that far due to a very luck board.. my AJ vs an AQ
( forget who ).. board dbl paired, and our Ace kicker let us chop the pot.. otherwise, I was a goner... around 40th or so.. that was the the I really needed lady luck....
Got down to 13 and for a couple orbits I was in 7th place.. but, could not get any cards whatsoever.. stuff like 24 73 T6 all offsuit, and always someone jamming before my turn to act.. finally.. I get KK... the antes and the blinds make the pot about 1100, so I jam, cuz, now I am second to last in chips... no callers... next hand is QQ.. same thing... no callers.. I am back up to 7th in chips..
then the crap hands come again.. and were are down to 10.. the bubble... Wil is actually short stack but, takes down a couple pots.. one an all in and before you know it, he is up from like 1400 in chips to 11k in chips... I forget who bubbled... but, thank you cuz, that put me in the money.. second to last in chips again...
One player goes out.. I have to fold a couple times... get KQ, push... get a caller.. 55. lady luck was not looking my way this time... the 5's hold up... I am out in 8th...
Cash 31.50 for a nice 20 buck profit.......
tons of fun and I will be back next week for sure...
Thanks again Wil.....
Friday, December 02, 2005
Slayre Claims Victory in Local Poker Tourney
Its a small SNG at Adam's place... $30.00 buy in.. 6 people.
seat 1 is Adam
seat 2 is vacant
seat 3 is Justin
seat 4 is April
seat 5 is Mel
seat 6 is ( oh shit ) Lori, me thinks
seat 7 is me, Slayre
There really is not a whole lot to blog about here with this tourney... everyone played pretty tight the first two rounds.. blinds at 10/20, then 15/30.. after the first break, blinds now at 25/50, and Justin and Adam start playing a bit more agressively.. altho, it was pretty much blind stealing...
I don't recall raising at all, myself, until the 4th round, 50/100, I am in the BB and there are 2 limpers and the SB completes.. I look down and see QQ, so I quickly compute that there is already T400 chips in the pot, so I raise T300, to T400.. they all folded...
I stole a couple 3 or 4, maybe 5 or 6 pots with absolutely nothing.. just took advantage of position and some tells I had picked up..... I think Adam and Justin were doing the same thing...
Poor April.. I don't think she got any playable cards the whole evening... she got down to pretty much short stack and ended up ALL IN vs Mel, she held K4 suited, and he had AQ suited, different suits.. the flops gives April the nut flush and she doubles up... bit latre, she is ALL in with Adam, and altho she is slightly ahead, the board cards are more favorable to Adam.. April is the first out... she graciously volunteered to deal for the rest of the evening...April is a very fine player, the cards just did not fall for her this night.
Mel was the next out.. taken out by Adam as well, or perhaps Justin.. I do not recall for sure.. he kept getting decent cards, but just could not connect with the board at all... he was the second one out.. 4 players left..
Lori, was the third out, Justin sucked out with two pair.. she had limped in with AA and since he was in the BB, he was able to check his weak K3... flopped a K and rivered a 3...
That leaves Slayre, Adam, and Justin.. Adam is short stack, and Justin and Me are about even, with Justin prolly slightly ahead.... Adam went out 4th, losing to Justin, and giving Justin a 3 to 1 chip advantage over me.... I folded 73 from SB, for the 1st hand of the HU match.. suprising April, who stated.. 'your folding at heads up'.. I said sumtin like,, " you really can't play every hand HU'... and followed that with, 'At least that is what Phil Gordon says.. '.. not sure how that went over.. ;)
Very next hand.. I hold T2.... BB.. Justin completes from the SB, and I check.. flop is T73.. Justin bets T300, and I raise T300 to T600. Justin calls. I forget how events went on the turn, I know it was less than the T and there was no flush possible and a vague str8... I think he bet T500.... making the pot at about 2k.... I counted my stack, T2300, and went all in with my Top Pair, very weak ass kicker. Justin goes to tank for a bit, decides I am bluffing, or at least semibluffing, and calls me... he turns over 75.. he does not improve and I double up.
And then we chopped.. we both knew we would be there for awhile and him and Adam had plans... so, chopping was the best option, $90.00 win for each.. We did play one last hand, all in, just to see..
I had A8d, he had JcJh. Flop was rag, rag, diamond.. turn is 3d..... river is Jd.. I would have taken the rest of his chips with the flush....
The quote of the night..... I guess would be.. Adam had made a comment about me and my chip lead... and then Lori said, 'yeah Joe..??..? is it Joe?' I said, 'its John, but you can call me Joe if it helps.'
To which Justin said, 'As long as you preference it with "Chipleader". '
We all got a good chuckle out of that......
It was a fun time and it was great to see April and Adam again, and to meet more Austin poker players for the first time... I hope I get to play with them again soon.
Adam was as usual, a most gracious host.
Peace
seat 1 is Adam
seat 2 is vacant
seat 3 is Justin
seat 4 is April
seat 5 is Mel
seat 6 is ( oh shit ) Lori, me thinks
seat 7 is me, Slayre
There really is not a whole lot to blog about here with this tourney... everyone played pretty tight the first two rounds.. blinds at 10/20, then 15/30.. after the first break, blinds now at 25/50, and Justin and Adam start playing a bit more agressively.. altho, it was pretty much blind stealing...
I don't recall raising at all, myself, until the 4th round, 50/100, I am in the BB and there are 2 limpers and the SB completes.. I look down and see QQ, so I quickly compute that there is already T400 chips in the pot, so I raise T300, to T400.. they all folded...
I stole a couple 3 or 4, maybe 5 or 6 pots with absolutely nothing.. just took advantage of position and some tells I had picked up..... I think Adam and Justin were doing the same thing...
Poor April.. I don't think she got any playable cards the whole evening... she got down to pretty much short stack and ended up ALL IN vs Mel, she held K4 suited, and he had AQ suited, different suits.. the flops gives April the nut flush and she doubles up... bit latre, she is ALL in with Adam, and altho she is slightly ahead, the board cards are more favorable to Adam.. April is the first out... she graciously volunteered to deal for the rest of the evening...April is a very fine player, the cards just did not fall for her this night.
Mel was the next out.. taken out by Adam as well, or perhaps Justin.. I do not recall for sure.. he kept getting decent cards, but just could not connect with the board at all... he was the second one out.. 4 players left..
Lori, was the third out, Justin sucked out with two pair.. she had limped in with AA and since he was in the BB, he was able to check his weak K3... flopped a K and rivered a 3...
That leaves Slayre, Adam, and Justin.. Adam is short stack, and Justin and Me are about even, with Justin prolly slightly ahead.... Adam went out 4th, losing to Justin, and giving Justin a 3 to 1 chip advantage over me.... I folded 73 from SB, for the 1st hand of the HU match.. suprising April, who stated.. 'your folding at heads up'.. I said sumtin like,, " you really can't play every hand HU'... and followed that with, 'At least that is what Phil Gordon says.. '.. not sure how that went over.. ;)
Very next hand.. I hold T2.... BB.. Justin completes from the SB, and I check.. flop is T73.. Justin bets T300, and I raise T300 to T600. Justin calls. I forget how events went on the turn, I know it was less than the T and there was no flush possible and a vague str8... I think he bet T500.... making the pot at about 2k.... I counted my stack, T2300, and went all in with my Top Pair, very weak ass kicker. Justin goes to tank for a bit, decides I am bluffing, or at least semibluffing, and calls me... he turns over 75.. he does not improve and I double up.
And then we chopped.. we both knew we would be there for awhile and him and Adam had plans... so, chopping was the best option, $90.00 win for each.. We did play one last hand, all in, just to see..
I had A8d, he had JcJh. Flop was rag, rag, diamond.. turn is 3d..... river is Jd.. I would have taken the rest of his chips with the flush....
The quote of the night..... I guess would be.. Adam had made a comment about me and my chip lead... and then Lori said, 'yeah Joe..??..? is it Joe?' I said, 'its John, but you can call me Joe if it helps.'
To which Justin said, 'As long as you preference it with "Chipleader". '
We all got a good chuckle out of that......
It was a fun time and it was great to see April and Adam again, and to meet more Austin poker players for the first time... I hope I get to play with them again soon.
Adam was as usual, a most gracious host.
Peace
Sunday, October 30, 2005
Poker Millionaire Challenge
I haven’t seen this posted anywhere yet.. so.. check it out..
The Poker Millionaire Challenge
They are providing hundreds of free roll seats into their Main Event to be held at Binion's Horseshoe Casino in Las Vegas, April 2006. The Poker Millionaire Challenge has an estimated 2.5 Million-Dollar Prize Pool, making this the largest free roll payout in history.
It is very simple to sign up, go to PMC05 and follow the registration process. When you sign up the form will ask you for the name of the person who referred you please put my screen name Slayre in that place. By putting my name in there I will get an extra free roll credit and I would be very appreciative of your help. There are no fees or requirements of any kind to sign up.
Oh, I almost forgot to tell you there is a top-notch field participating in the event including Annie Duke, Daniel Negreanu, Phil "the Unabomber" Laak, Antonio "The Magician" Esfandiari, John Pham, Men the Master Nguyen, Scottie Nguyen, Kathy Leibert, Scott Fishman and David Williams to name a few.
When you get a free minute go sign up and maybe we both can win a seat.
The Poker Millionaire Challenge
They are providing hundreds of free roll seats into their Main Event to be held at Binion's Horseshoe Casino in Las Vegas, April 2006. The Poker Millionaire Challenge has an estimated 2.5 Million-Dollar Prize Pool, making this the largest free roll payout in history.
It is very simple to sign up, go to PMC05 and follow the registration process. When you sign up the form will ask you for the name of the person who referred you please put my screen name Slayre in that place. By putting my name in there I will get an extra free roll credit and I would be very appreciative of your help. There are no fees or requirements of any kind to sign up.
Oh, I almost forgot to tell you there is a top-notch field participating in the event including Annie Duke, Daniel Negreanu, Phil "the Unabomber" Laak, Antonio "The Magician" Esfandiari, John Pham, Men the Master Nguyen, Scottie Nguyen, Kathy Leibert, Scott Fishman and David Williams to name a few.
When you get a free minute go sign up and maybe we both can win a seat.
Wednesday, October 05, 2005
Strangeness,Poker,TV
My post for the PokerStars Blogger Tourney is missing in action...
It is around.... here is the link: PokerStars Blogger Tourney
But, it doesn't show up on my blog, nor my archives, nor anywhere else...except bloglines.. which is where I got the link.... I've already seen my name on PokerStars as registered.. but, if I need to redo the post, I have no problem with that.. it is just strange...
I've lost my bank on Doyle's.. which should change it's name to suck out city.... started with $2.00. ( had 92, but took out 90 for Vegas trip ).
Was sick last week and ended up playing in several early morning Freerolls on Absolute, since I didn't have to work.. and placed in them money in 3 of them for a total of 9 dollars..... and since then have played a few .60cent SNG's and worked it up to $20. I figure that is a couple of meals in Vegas.. but, I am gonna keep playing 2 or 3 low limit sng's a night or so, try to get it up to a bankroll worthy of some 10 or 20 dollar SNG's... maybe sit in a few ring games...
I've regained my patience and my discipline... and my dispostion, and remembered that I control when I get sucked out on, the majority of the time....
Things are looking really swell for me making it to vegas... I am going to book my flight prolly this week for sure... ( austin folks going: America west is by far the best deal for rountrip flight that I have found ). Already got a confirmation from the Imperial Palace for 4 nights... and the rates they are offering us are going to be hard to beat... especially since the Imperial is just about smack dab in the middle of the strip...
I am still debating on learning Pai Gow before I go, or taking the class from Pauly or the like... which I am sure they will be glad to offer.. :)
TV missed survivor last week.... but, Steph is still in, so, that is cool...
Almost lost my team on Amazing Race last night.. the Gagans.... but, my second team I am routing for came in first.... widow mother and 3 kids...
doesnt look like they will be leaving the country this go around... understandable.. the logistics for keeping track of 40 contestants running around various parts of the world, is prolly a bit more involved than 22 contestants... and they do have the children along...
Oh, I am only going to do one shot of SoCo, so... keep that in mind, whomever might try to corrupt me....
Peace
It is around.... here is the link: PokerStars Blogger Tourney
But, it doesn't show up on my blog, nor my archives, nor anywhere else...except bloglines.. which is where I got the link.... I've already seen my name on PokerStars as registered.. but, if I need to redo the post, I have no problem with that.. it is just strange...
I've lost my bank on Doyle's.. which should change it's name to suck out city.... started with $2.00. ( had 92, but took out 90 for Vegas trip ).
Was sick last week and ended up playing in several early morning Freerolls on Absolute, since I didn't have to work.. and placed in them money in 3 of them for a total of 9 dollars..... and since then have played a few .60cent SNG's and worked it up to $20. I figure that is a couple of meals in Vegas.. but, I am gonna keep playing 2 or 3 low limit sng's a night or so, try to get it up to a bankroll worthy of some 10 or 20 dollar SNG's... maybe sit in a few ring games...
I've regained my patience and my discipline... and my dispostion, and remembered that I control when I get sucked out on, the majority of the time....
Things are looking really swell for me making it to vegas... I am going to book my flight prolly this week for sure... ( austin folks going: America west is by far the best deal for rountrip flight that I have found ). Already got a confirmation from the Imperial Palace for 4 nights... and the rates they are offering us are going to be hard to beat... especially since the Imperial is just about smack dab in the middle of the strip...
I am still debating on learning Pai Gow before I go, or taking the class from Pauly or the like... which I am sure they will be glad to offer.. :)
TV missed survivor last week.... but, Steph is still in, so, that is cool...
Almost lost my team on Amazing Race last night.. the Gagans.... but, my second team I am routing for came in first.... widow mother and 3 kids...
doesnt look like they will be leaving the country this go around... understandable.. the logistics for keeping track of 40 contestants running around various parts of the world, is prolly a bit more involved than 22 contestants... and they do have the children along...
Oh, I am only going to do one shot of SoCo, so... keep that in mind, whomever might try to corrupt me....
Peace
Sunday, September 25, 2005
92 dollars more
I won the Blind Bet Poker forum freeroll on Doyles room last night..only 4 peeps showed up outta 13.... but still, the other 3 were very good players... so, I earned it...
Tonight is:
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Next Episode:
Sunday, Sept. 25, 7/6c
"Rodriguez Family"
In the two-hour season premiere, the design team builds a new home for the family of an injured Iraq war veteran -- and helps him to stand once again.
Should be good...
My trip to Kinder Lousiana is still on... Rita didn't blow the casino away...
Now for some lunch, and then a nap..
peace
Tonight is:
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Next Episode:
Sunday, Sept. 25, 7/6c
"Rodriguez Family"
In the two-hour season premiere, the design team builds a new home for the family of an injured Iraq war veteran -- and helps him to stand once again.
Should be good...
My trip to Kinder Lousiana is still on... Rita didn't blow the casino away...
Now for some lunch, and then a nap..
peace
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