All part of the plan.
Take shots at higher limits than normal.
I read almost all of fuel55's blog. Dude truly has some cash skills, SO... I took a shot at 1/2 6 handed and doubled up in about 20 minutes... awesome!
This hand really helped:
Full Tilt Poker Game #1130358813: Table Galleria (6 max) - $1/$2 - No Limit Hold'em - 18:12:56 ET - 2006/10/21
Seat 1: iam23skidoo ($203.30)
Seat 2: tilty monkey ($118.10)
Seat 3: seat3 ($208.20)
Seat 4: big stack pusher ($535.55)
Seat 5: seat5 ($76)
Seat 6: seat6 ($44.05)
Dealt to iam23skidoo [Ah 5h]
iam23skidoo raises to $6
tilty monkey calls $6
Monkey smooth calls about 70% of the hands so far...I have been at the table for 10-15 minutes and have a read on the two guys I've named above.
*** FLOP *** [Ts 4h 9h]
iam23skidoo bets $10
tilty monkey raises to $20
iam23skidoo calls $10
I flop a nut flush draw, but bet here cause I know he will call any pair or draw. I'm a bit interested in his 2x raise, I'm feeling JT or a better draw from him.
*** TURN *** [Ts 4h 9h] [Jh]
Boom! hit it on the turn and now I gotta act afraid so he bets.
iam23skidoo checks
tilty monkey bets $24
perfect
iam23skidoo raises to $48
tilty monkey raises to $72
iam23skidoo raises to $177.30, and is all in
tilty monkey calls $20.10, and is all in
iam23skidoo shows [Ah 5h]
tilty monkey shows [Ks Qc]
iam23skidoo wins the pot ($236.20) with a flush, Ace high
tilty monkey is sitting out
He hit his straight on the turn and I guess figures I'm pushing with air. I leave a note and add him to my friends list.
About 3 hands later I push big stack off a pot to put me over 400, I bolt.
I may write about the BIG GAME, but the short story is I had terrible cards and could not catch a flop to save my life. IGH in 18th losing to AA vs QKsooted.
Also, not part of the plan, losing most of my Friday nite winnings drinking hard and playing .10/.25 with several bloggers. I think I finally passed out after giving 3 buy-ins. Loads of fun, yes, but it's the kind of behavior I need to put behind me.
Saturday, October 21, 2006
Friday, October 20, 2006
Realization
One thing that I've been happily surprised with since joining the frey of noise deemed poker blogdom is that there are several very smart, dedicated, and (in most cases) good people who willingly fling money into the virtual void and have the balls to tell the world about it.
-------Cue "Behind the Music" theme-----------
I remember distinctly about 4 years ago I first threw caution to the wind and funded a Neteller account to put some money into Party Poker. I did this knowing virtually nothing about holdem. I had played a few times in mixed games and deemed it boring. However, all I had to do was open a money account at PP and I would get a whopping $25 for my troubles. Can't be that hard right? Not much different than slinging cards with my buddies over a couple of beers, right?
After about 4 hours, I was hooked.....and out of money. How did I go through my hundred bucks so quick?? Well, I played 2 $20 tounaments a 10 SNG, sat down at 1/2NL with my remaining money and bled that away. My only thought at this point was that I found something I needed to beat. I've always prided myself of my calm collected head, my emotional detachment from things that were beyond my control, and most of all, the ability to figure shit out.
I was a quiet kid. I never had a ton of friends until late in highschool, outcasts mostly. One thing I did though was construct and destruct. I took things apart. If something was broken, I'd fix it, or at least cannibalize it into something else. My curious but quiet nature kept me out of trouble for the most part, and the first time I tried to rebuild an engine, I vowed would be my last.
As a teenager I aligned myself with the 'new wavers,' the social outcast that somehow became envied and cool. We tried our best to rail against the establishment, being mostly well off white-bread kids. We developed, wrote, and published our own underground newspaper in highschool. We tried to crash the homecoming parade with a godawful 'float' bearing empty Heiniken and Natural Lite beer cases. We nearly got thrown out of school for printing fictional material about our principal and some teachers. On the last day of school we drove onto campus in a blacked out suburban, padlocked the entrances to one of the buildings and drove off into the sunset. Good times good times......ok what was the point....
--------------------
I have always had the innate ability to fix things, if I couldn't figure it out, it was broken. This ability has probably gotten me into some situations I didn't need to be in, it has definitely put me in places I'd rather not be. It got me my employment. It has made me make promises I wasn't sure I could fulfill, but always seemed to...sometimes barely.
I've thought about that alot lately as I have begun to pick the claws of poker from by back. For over 2 years it consumed me, and not in a constructive, thought provoking way, but in a hairy monkey one track mind convulsion sort of way.
Most importantly, I discovered a truth about myself. I am an action junkie in a very bad way. I forgo sleep, family obligations, and monetary stipulations for my fix. In short, I'm a donkey, but most of the few of you who read this probably already know that.
The 'good' part of this is that I'm not nearly as much of an idiot as ~%50 of the mouth-breathers who play poker online are. I've never put myself in a financial bind doing this, I at least have some sense regarding this matter. As a matter of fact, my shoddy bookkeeping (neteller transaction logs) tells me I'm breaking even this year......this session helped tremendously.
I am forming a plan in my mind, one that will begin as soon as I figure it out.
The plan will entail the veritable shitting or getting off the pot in regards to my existence as a poker player. I read through my posts here and spotted a theme developing. One that does not look so hot. If you've read this blog I apologize, I can run the gambit from pathetic loser to pretentious prick at the drop of the hat. I strive to detach my heart from this game and to begin to use my head. I strive to support my friends and family, I hope to gain and pass along some knowledge. I vow to become consistent and trustworthy. I plan on looking back on this post and saying "that's when I started." it's an involved and complex plan that will take some hammering out.
------------------------
That's where you come in. The something that surprised me when I got to know you. The something I will use to help me become a better player, a better friend, a decent person. You know I'm talking about you because are reading this, and I'm not gonna let you off the hook. I've finally found something I can't fix, can't figure out by myself, and I am going to use you to help me. The best part of this deal is that you don't have to do a thing, you already are and I just haven't bothered to listen. Yeah, there's a bunch of smart, honestly good people out there, some of which you will never be able to look in the eyes, but you can feel their touch nevertheless.
Thanks - Brian
-------Cue "Behind the Music" theme-----------
I remember distinctly about 4 years ago I first threw caution to the wind and funded a Neteller account to put some money into Party Poker. I did this knowing virtually nothing about holdem. I had played a few times in mixed games and deemed it boring. However, all I had to do was open a money account at PP and I would get a whopping $25 for my troubles. Can't be that hard right? Not much different than slinging cards with my buddies over a couple of beers, right?
After about 4 hours, I was hooked.....and out of money. How did I go through my hundred bucks so quick?? Well, I played 2 $20 tounaments a 10 SNG, sat down at 1/2NL with my remaining money and bled that away. My only thought at this point was that I found something I needed to beat. I've always prided myself of my calm collected head, my emotional detachment from things that were beyond my control, and most of all, the ability to figure shit out.
I was a quiet kid. I never had a ton of friends until late in highschool, outcasts mostly. One thing I did though was construct and destruct. I took things apart. If something was broken, I'd fix it, or at least cannibalize it into something else. My curious but quiet nature kept me out of trouble for the most part, and the first time I tried to rebuild an engine, I vowed would be my last.
As a teenager I aligned myself with the 'new wavers,' the social outcast that somehow became envied and cool. We tried our best to rail against the establishment, being mostly well off white-bread kids. We developed, wrote, and published our own underground newspaper in highschool. We tried to crash the homecoming parade with a godawful 'float' bearing empty Heiniken and Natural Lite beer cases. We nearly got thrown out of school for printing fictional material about our principal and some teachers. On the last day of school we drove onto campus in a blacked out suburban, padlocked the entrances to one of the buildings and drove off into the sunset. Good times good times......ok what was the point....
--------------------
I have always had the innate ability to fix things, if I couldn't figure it out, it was broken. This ability has probably gotten me into some situations I didn't need to be in, it has definitely put me in places I'd rather not be. It got me my employment. It has made me make promises I wasn't sure I could fulfill, but always seemed to...sometimes barely.
I've thought about that alot lately as I have begun to pick the claws of poker from by back. For over 2 years it consumed me, and not in a constructive, thought provoking way, but in a hairy monkey one track mind convulsion sort of way.
Most importantly, I discovered a truth about myself. I am an action junkie in a very bad way. I forgo sleep, family obligations, and monetary stipulations for my fix. In short, I'm a donkey, but most of the few of you who read this probably already know that.
The 'good' part of this is that I'm not nearly as much of an idiot as ~%50 of the mouth-breathers who play poker online are. I've never put myself in a financial bind doing this, I at least have some sense regarding this matter. As a matter of fact, my shoddy bookkeeping (neteller transaction logs) tells me I'm breaking even this year......this session helped tremendously.
I am forming a plan in my mind, one that will begin as soon as I figure it out.
The plan will entail the veritable shitting or getting off the pot in regards to my existence as a poker player. I read through my posts here and spotted a theme developing. One that does not look so hot. If you've read this blog I apologize, I can run the gambit from pathetic loser to pretentious prick at the drop of the hat. I strive to detach my heart from this game and to begin to use my head. I strive to support my friends and family, I hope to gain and pass along some knowledge. I vow to become consistent and trustworthy. I plan on looking back on this post and saying "that's when I started." it's an involved and complex plan that will take some hammering out.
------------------------
That's where you come in. The something that surprised me when I got to know you. The something I will use to help me become a better player, a better friend, a decent person. You know I'm talking about you because are reading this, and I'm not gonna let you off the hook. I've finally found something I can't fix, can't figure out by myself, and I am going to use you to help me. The best part of this deal is that you don't have to do a thing, you already are and I just haven't bothered to listen. Yeah, there's a bunch of smart, honestly good people out there, some of which you will never be able to look in the eyes, but you can feel their touch nevertheless.
Thanks - Brian
Realization
One thing that I've been happily surprised with since joining the frey of noise deemed poker blogdom is that there are several very smart, dedicated, and (in most cases) good people who willingly fling money into the virtual void and have the balls to tell the world about it.
-------Cue "Behind the Music" theme-----------
I remember distinctly about 4 years ago I first threw caution to the wind and funded a Neteller account to put some money into Party Poker. I did this knowing virtually nothing about holdem. I had played a few times in mixed games and deemed it boring. However, all I had to do was open a money account at PP and I would get a whopping $25 for my troubles. Can't be that hard right? Not much different than slinging cards with my buddies over a couple of beers, right?
After about 4 hours, I was hooked.....and out of money. How did I go through my hundred bucks so quick?? Well, I played 2 $20 tounaments a 10 SNG, sat down at 1/2NL with my remaining money and bled that away. My only thought at this point was that I found something I needed to beat. I've always prided myself of my calm collected head, my emotional detachment from things that were beyond my control, and most of all, the ability to figure shit out.
I was a quiet kid. I never had a ton of friends until late in highschool, outcasts mostly. One thing I did though was construct and destruct. I took things apart. If something was broken, I'd fix it, or at least cannibalize it into something else. My curious but quiet nature kept me out of trouble for the most part, and the first time I tried to rebuild an engine, I vowed would be my last.
As a teenager I aligned myself with the 'new wavers,' the social outcast that somehow became envied and cool. We tried our best to rail against the establishment, being mostly well off white-bread kids. We developed, wrote, and published our own underground newspaper in highschool. We tried to crash the homecoming parade with a godawful 'float' bearing empty Heiniken and Natural Lite beer cases. We nearly got thrown out of school for printing fictional material about our principal and some teachers. On the last day of school we drove onto campus in a blacked out suburban, padlocked the entrances to one of the buildings and drove off into the sunset. Good times good times......ok what was the point....
--------------------
I have always had the innate ability to fix things, if I couldn't figure it out, it was broken. This ability has probably gotten me into some situations I didn't need to be in, it has definitely put me in places I'd rather not be. It got me my employment. It has made me make promises I wasn't sure I could fulfill, but always seemed to...sometimes barely.
I've thought about that alot lately as I have begun to pick the claws of poker from by back. For over 2 years it consumed me, and not in a constructive, thought provoking way, but in a hairy monkey one track mind convulsion sort of way.
Most importantly, I discovered a truth about myself. I am an action junkie in a very bad way. I forgo sleep, family obligations, and monetary stipulations for my fix. In short, I'm a donkey, but most of the few of you who read this probably already know that.
The 'good' part of this is that I'm not nearly as much of an idiot as ~%50 of the mouth-breathers who play poker online are. I've never put myself in a financial bind doing this, I at least have some sense regarding this matter. As a matter of fact, my shoddy bookkeeping (neteller transaction logs) tells me I'm breaking even this year......this session helped tremendously.
I am forming a plan in my mind, one that will begin as soon as I figure it out.
The plan will entail the veritable shitting or getting off the pot in regards to my existence as a poker player. I read through my posts here and spotted a theme developing. One that does not look so hot. If you've read this blog I apologize, I can run the gambit from pathetic loser to pretentious prick at the drop of the hat. I strive to detach my heart from this game and to begin to use my head. I strive to support my friends and family, I hope to gain and pass along some knowledge. I vow to become consistent and trustworthy. I plan on looking back on this post and saying "that's when I started." it's an involved and complex plan that will take some hammering out.
------------------------
That's where you come in. The something that surprised me when I got to know you. The something I will use to help me become a better player, a better friend, a decent person. You know I'm talking about you because are reading this, and I'm not gonna let you off the hook. I've finally found something I can't fix, can't figure out by myself, and I am going to use you to help me. The best part of this deal is that you don't have to do a thing, you already are and I just haven't bothered to listen. Yeah, there's a bunch of smart, honestly good people out there, some of which you will never be able to look in the eyes, but you can feel their touch nevertheless.
Thanks - Brian
-------Cue "Behind the Music" theme-----------
I remember distinctly about 4 years ago I first threw caution to the wind and funded a Neteller account to put some money into Party Poker. I did this knowing virtually nothing about holdem. I had played a few times in mixed games and deemed it boring. However, all I had to do was open a money account at PP and I would get a whopping $25 for my troubles. Can't be that hard right? Not much different than slinging cards with my buddies over a couple of beers, right?
After about 4 hours, I was hooked.....and out of money. How did I go through my hundred bucks so quick?? Well, I played 2 $20 tounaments a 10 SNG, sat down at 1/2NL with my remaining money and bled that away. My only thought at this point was that I found something I needed to beat. I've always prided myself of my calm collected head, my emotional detachment from things that were beyond my control, and most of all, the ability to figure shit out.
I was a quiet kid. I never had a ton of friends until late in highschool, outcasts mostly. One thing I did though was construct and destruct. I took things apart. If something was broken, I'd fix it, or at least cannibalize it into something else. My curious but quiet nature kept me out of trouble for the most part, and the first time I tried to rebuild an engine, I vowed would be my last.
As a teenager I aligned myself with the 'new wavers,' the social outcast that somehow became envied and cool. We tried our best to rail against the establishment, being mostly well off white-bread kids. We developed, wrote, and published our own underground newspaper in highschool. We tried to crash the homecoming parade with a godawful 'float' bearing empty Heiniken and Natural Lite beer cases. We nearly got thrown out of school for printing fictional material about our principal and some teachers. On the last day of school we drove onto campus in a blacked out suburban, padlocked the entrances to one of the buildings and drove off into the sunset. Good times good times......ok what was the point....
--------------------
I have always had the innate ability to fix things, if I couldn't figure it out, it was broken. This ability has probably gotten me into some situations I didn't need to be in, it has definitely put me in places I'd rather not be. It got me my employment. It has made me make promises I wasn't sure I could fulfill, but always seemed to...sometimes barely.
I've thought about that alot lately as I have begun to pick the claws of poker from by back. For over 2 years it consumed me, and not in a constructive, thought provoking way, but in a hairy monkey one track mind convulsion sort of way.
Most importantly, I discovered a truth about myself. I am an action junkie in a very bad way. I forgo sleep, family obligations, and monetary stipulations for my fix. In short, I'm a donkey, but most of the few of you who read this probably already know that.
The 'good' part of this is that I'm not nearly as much of an idiot as ~%50 of the mouth-breathers who play poker online are. I've never put myself in a financial bind doing this, I at least have some sense regarding this matter. As a matter of fact, my shoddy bookkeeping (neteller transaction logs) tells me I'm breaking even this year......this session helped tremendously.
I am forming a plan in my mind, one that will begin as soon as I figure it out.
The plan will entail the veritable shitting or getting off the pot in regards to my existence as a poker player. I read through my posts here and spotted a theme developing. One that does not look so hot. If you've read this blog I apologize, I can run the gambit from pathetic loser to pretentious prick at the drop of the hat. I strive to detach my heart from this game and to begin to use my head. I strive to support my friends and family, I hope to gain and pass along some knowledge. I vow to become consistent and trustworthy. I plan on looking back on this post and saying "that's when I started." it's an involved and complex plan that will take some hammering out.
------------------------
That's where you come in. The something that surprised me when I got to know you. The something I will use to help me become a better player, a better friend, a decent person. You know I'm talking about you because are reading this, and I'm not gonna let you off the hook. I've finally found something I can't fix, can't figure out by myself, and I am going to use you to help me. The best part of this deal is that you don't have to do a thing, you already are and I just haven't bothered to listen. Yeah, there's a bunch of smart, honestly good people out there, some of which you will never be able to look in the eyes, but you can feel their touch nevertheless.
Thanks - Brian
Thursday, October 19, 2006
Iggy found it first...
but I had to repost. Great article on the "impending doom" of gambling legislation.
Bad Bet
Cooler heads will prevail, those dipshits have no idea.
Bad Bet
Cooler heads will prevail, those dipshits have no idea.
Iggy found it first...
but I had to repost. Great article on the "impending doom" of gambling legislation.
Bad Bet
Cooler heads will prevail, those dipshits have no idea.
Bad Bet
Cooler heads will prevail, those dipshits have no idea.
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
What can you do?
Now that the dust has begun to settle over the Port Bill, I had planned to do a little blurb on actions that you can take to ensure online poker is not criminalized. You may have noticed the new link on the right. This is the first and easiest thing you can do.
Join the PPA, now.
Yes, I mean you.
For as little as $20 you can join online poker's biggest advocate, you have no excuse.
Luckily for you, PokerNews posted an article yesterday, which includes how to write a letter to your congressman. They will write you back. (yes most likely a form letter, but, your letter WILL be read). The more letters these guys get the more likely they might actually pay attention. As we know, all they want is your vote, and they will do what it takes to get it. If you like playing poker, and want to keep doing it, you can at least do these things.
WWDN was a good time last night, I made a horrible move vs someone I should know is incapable of folding (AJo goot!). Then I accidently joined a limit tourney, and moved over to FT. I'm really liking FT now that I've played it a bit more I'm halfway into my bonus and sporting a tidy little profit which helps. I won a $75 tolken on friday in my 2nd attempt. At the time it was a -EV play since I entered with Hoy, surf, IAK, SLB (others?) The 2 best parts of that game being I won a tolken and a non-blogger using the HOY.
So I have my ticket to the BIG GAME, I'm just not sure I'll be able to use it on Sunday. I ususally reserve Sundays for the wife.
I went ahead and joined the mook, and plan multi-tabling another SNG or MTT at the same time. We shall see.
Join the PPA, now.
Yes, I mean you.
For as little as $20 you can join online poker's biggest advocate, you have no excuse.
Luckily for you, PokerNews posted an article yesterday, which includes how to write a letter to your congressman. They will write you back. (yes most likely a form letter, but, your letter WILL be read). The more letters these guys get the more likely they might actually pay attention. As we know, all they want is your vote, and they will do what it takes to get it. If you like playing poker, and want to keep doing it, you can at least do these things.
WWDN was a good time last night, I made a horrible move vs someone I should know is incapable of folding (AJo goot!). Then I accidently joined a limit tourney, and moved over to FT. I'm really liking FT now that I've played it a bit more I'm halfway into my bonus and sporting a tidy little profit which helps. I won a $75 tolken on friday in my 2nd attempt. At the time it was a -EV play since I entered with Hoy, surf, IAK, SLB (others?) The 2 best parts of that game being I won a tolken and a non-blogger using the HOY.
So I have my ticket to the BIG GAME, I'm just not sure I'll be able to use it on Sunday. I ususally reserve Sundays for the wife.
I went ahead and joined the mook, and plan multi-tabling another SNG or MTT at the same time. We shall see.
What can you do?
Now that the dust has begun to settle over the Port Bill, I had planned to do a little blurb on actions that you can take to ensure online poker is not criminalized. You may have noticed the new link on the right. This is the first and easiest thing you can do.
Join the PPA, now.
Yes, I mean you.
For as little as $20 you can join online poker's biggest advocate, you have no excuse.
Luckily for you, PokerNews posted an article yesterday, which includes how to write a letter to your congressman. They will write you back. (yes most likely a form letter, but, your letter WILL be read). The more letters these guys get the more likely they might actually pay attention. As we know, all they want is your vote, and they will do what it takes to get it. If you like playing poker, and want to keep doing it, you can at least do these things.
WWDN was a good time last night, I made a horrible move vs someone I should know is incapable of folding (AJo goot!). Then I accidently joined a limit tourney, and moved over to FT. I'm really liking FT now that I've played it a bit more I'm halfway into my bonus and sporting a tidy little profit which helps. I won a $75 tolken on friday in my 2nd attempt. At the time it was a -EV play since I entered with Hoy, surf, IAK, SLB (others?) The 2 best parts of that game being I won a tolken and a non-blogger using the HOY.
So I have my ticket to the BIG GAME, I'm just not sure I'll be able to use it on Sunday. I ususally reserve Sundays for the wife.
I went ahead and joined the mook, and plan multi-tabling another SNG or MTT at the same time. We shall see.
Join the PPA, now.
Yes, I mean you.
For as little as $20 you can join online poker's biggest advocate, you have no excuse.
Luckily for you, PokerNews posted an article yesterday, which includes how to write a letter to your congressman. They will write you back. (yes most likely a form letter, but, your letter WILL be read). The more letters these guys get the more likely they might actually pay attention. As we know, all they want is your vote, and they will do what it takes to get it. If you like playing poker, and want to keep doing it, you can at least do these things.
WWDN was a good time last night, I made a horrible move vs someone I should know is incapable of folding (AJo goot!). Then I accidently joined a limit tourney, and moved over to FT. I'm really liking FT now that I've played it a bit more I'm halfway into my bonus and sporting a tidy little profit which helps. I won a $75 tolken on friday in my 2nd attempt. At the time it was a -EV play since I entered with Hoy, surf, IAK, SLB (others?) The 2 best parts of that game being I won a tolken and a non-blogger using the HOY.
So I have my ticket to the BIG GAME, I'm just not sure I'll be able to use it on Sunday. I ususally reserve Sundays for the wife.
I went ahead and joined the mook, and plan multi-tabling another SNG or MTT at the same time. We shall see.
Monday, October 16, 2006
Roll away, the dew.
My youngest daughter turned five last week. That's just bizarre. Time keeps on ticking, and we're held in it's hands and the things change around us. Do we take part to move the chains? Do we nudge the frightened children down a path of joy? Can we continue to adapt, adjust, concede.
Desire is fickle, and a damned hard beast to tame. So useful in its need, desire. Making you feed the voracious hunger. Lust, its' lonely stepchild, hoping for acceptance and fulfillment.
When and where do you choose to sedate them, to placate and enable them? When do you choose to make meaning from nothing? When do you learn to make something for yourself? When do you stop searching? When do you give in?
I guess never is the answer you need to give right? There's just one thing you can never loose and that is NEED. There is always something to need...something, someone, somethought.
What's your desire? What is mine?
Actually, I started this in a good mood, so just forget that for now. I had a good weekend, seeing family and friends. Had a date with the wife on Saturday. I cooked one of her favorite dishes. Chicken Alfredo with broccoli over angel hair pasta, 2 bottles of Marquis De Caceras rioja wine. We lay in bed on Sunday morning for as long as the kids would let us, missing church again.
It is a simple joy sometimes, the sweet kiss of your child, the warm embrace of the one you love. Sometimes the simplest things are the ones that are the best. Sometimes the simplest things are the ones that make you smile for no reason, that make you yearn for more, that make you want to live the best life you can.
Happy Monday everyone, have a good week!
Desire is fickle, and a damned hard beast to tame. So useful in its need, desire. Making you feed the voracious hunger. Lust, its' lonely stepchild, hoping for acceptance and fulfillment.
When and where do you choose to sedate them, to placate and enable them? When do you choose to make meaning from nothing? When do you learn to make something for yourself? When do you stop searching? When do you give in?
I guess never is the answer you need to give right? There's just one thing you can never loose and that is NEED. There is always something to need...something, someone, somethought.
What's your desire? What is mine?
Actually, I started this in a good mood, so just forget that for now. I had a good weekend, seeing family and friends. Had a date with the wife on Saturday. I cooked one of her favorite dishes. Chicken Alfredo with broccoli over angel hair pasta, 2 bottles of Marquis De Caceras rioja wine. We lay in bed on Sunday morning for as long as the kids would let us, missing church again.
It is a simple joy sometimes, the sweet kiss of your child, the warm embrace of the one you love. Sometimes the simplest things are the ones that are the best. Sometimes the simplest things are the ones that make you smile for no reason, that make you yearn for more, that make you want to live the best life you can.
Happy Monday everyone, have a good week!
Roll away, the dew.
My youngest daughter turned five last week. That's just bizarre. Time keeps on ticking, and we're held in it's hands and the things change around us. Do we take part to move the chains? Do we nudge the frightened children down a path of joy? Can we continue to adapt, adjust, concede.
Desire is fickle, and a damned hard beast to tame. So useful in its need, desire. Making you feed the voracious hunger. Lust, its' lonely stepchild, hoping for acceptance and fulfillment.
When and where do you choose to sedate them, to placate and enable them? When do you choose to make meaning from nothing? When do you learn to make something for yourself? When do you stop searching? When do you give in?
I guess never is the answer you need to give right? There's just one thing you can never loose and that is NEED. There is always something to need...something, someone, somethought.
What's your desire? What is mine?
Actually, I started this in a good mood, so just forget that for now. I had a good weekend, seeing family and friends. Had a date with the wife on Saturday. I cooked one of her favorite dishes. Chicken Alfredo with broccoli over angel hair pasta, 2 bottles of Marquis De Caceras rioja wine. We lay in bed on Sunday morning for as long as the kids would let us, missing church again.
It is a simple joy sometimes, the sweet kiss of your child, the warm embrace of the one you love. Sometimes the simplest things are the ones that are the best. Sometimes the simplest things are the ones that make you smile for no reason, that make you yearn for more, that make you want to live the best life you can.
Happy Monday everyone, have a good week!
Desire is fickle, and a damned hard beast to tame. So useful in its need, desire. Making you feed the voracious hunger. Lust, its' lonely stepchild, hoping for acceptance and fulfillment.
When and where do you choose to sedate them, to placate and enable them? When do you choose to make meaning from nothing? When do you learn to make something for yourself? When do you stop searching? When do you give in?
I guess never is the answer you need to give right? There's just one thing you can never loose and that is NEED. There is always something to need...something, someone, somethought.
What's your desire? What is mine?
Actually, I started this in a good mood, so just forget that for now. I had a good weekend, seeing family and friends. Had a date with the wife on Saturday. I cooked one of her favorite dishes. Chicken Alfredo with broccoli over angel hair pasta, 2 bottles of Marquis De Caceras rioja wine. We lay in bed on Sunday morning for as long as the kids would let us, missing church again.
It is a simple joy sometimes, the sweet kiss of your child, the warm embrace of the one you love. Sometimes the simplest things are the ones that are the best. Sometimes the simplest things are the ones that make you smile for no reason, that make you yearn for more, that make you want to live the best life you can.
Happy Monday everyone, have a good week!
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Atlanta Poker Blogger Tour Update
Mark Your calendars for November 18TH!!!
We will play at least one $20 NLHE Tournament with side action and Football on the big screen. After the first tourney, we shall see. Bring your own drinks and that is all. I will be sending out an e-mail with a g-map, written directions and a phone contact to those people I know who are interested. If you do not recieve an e-mail by Thursday night then I do not have your address and need it.
If you need to crash, I have lots of space, so that's not an issue. Please post here again if you can so I can get a head count. I will be starting my table this weekend I hope and it shall be done.
We will play at least one $20 NLHE Tournament with side action and Football on the big screen. After the first tourney, we shall see. Bring your own drinks and that is all. I will be sending out an e-mail with a g-map, written directions and a phone contact to those people I know who are interested. If you do not recieve an e-mail by Thursday night then I do not have your address and need it.
If you need to crash, I have lots of space, so that's not an issue. Please post here again if you can so I can get a head count. I will be starting my table this weekend I hope and it shall be done.
Atlanta Poker Blogger Tour Update
Mark Your calendars for November 18TH!!!
We will play at least one $20 NLHE Tournament with side action and Football on the big screen. After the first tourney, we shall see. Bring your own drinks and that is all. I will be sending out an e-mail with a g-map, written directions and a phone contact to those people I know who are interested. If you do not recieve an e-mail by Thursday night then I do not have your address and need it.
If you need to crash, I have lots of space, so that's not an issue. Please post here again if you can so I can get a head count. I will be starting my table this weekend I hope and it shall be done.
We will play at least one $20 NLHE Tournament with side action and Football on the big screen. After the first tourney, we shall see. Bring your own drinks and that is all. I will be sending out an e-mail with a g-map, written directions and a phone contact to those people I know who are interested. If you do not recieve an e-mail by Thursday night then I do not have your address and need it.
If you need to crash, I have lots of space, so that's not an issue. Please post here again if you can so I can get a head count. I will be starting my table this weekend I hope and it shall be done.
Monday, October 09, 2006
Get your poker on!
I just had to post that again....sorry
I will have a firm date for the APBT (its not that hard) this week.
Get your poker on!
I just had to post that again....sorry
I will have a firm date for the APBT (its not that hard) this week.
Friday, October 06, 2006
Atlanta Poker Bloggers Tour
Hey folks.
I made a mistake looking at dates. For the November dates I was looking at a December calendar. So the real dates for November are 11/18 and 11/25. I have narrowed it down to those two dates. I'll send out another email next week. If you want to recieve an email with the neccesary info, please leave a comment here or e-mail me at 23skidoo AT geemail dot com. Also, if any out of town bloggers want to come or at the very least participate in some dial-a-shots, hit me up and I'll pass on the digits.
I flaked out of the WWDN-NOT shortly after entering as an afterthought. I made a silly play with 66 about 3 hands in and lost 1/4 of my stack, then donated the rest to IAK on his flopped double-house. I wasn't in the mood I guess.
I made a mistake looking at dates. For the November dates I was looking at a December calendar. So the real dates for November are 11/18 and 11/25. I have narrowed it down to those two dates. I'll send out another email next week. If you want to recieve an email with the neccesary info, please leave a comment here or e-mail me at 23skidoo AT geemail dot com. Also, if any out of town bloggers want to come or at the very least participate in some dial-a-shots, hit me up and I'll pass on the digits.
I flaked out of the WWDN-NOT shortly after entering as an afterthought. I made a silly play with 66 about 3 hands in and lost 1/4 of my stack, then donated the rest to IAK on his flopped double-house. I wasn't in the mood I guess.
Atlanta Poker Bloggers Tour
Hey folks.
I made a mistake looking at dates. For the November dates I was looking at a December calendar. So the real dates for November are 11/18 and 11/25. I have narrowed it down to those two dates. I'll send out another email next week. If you want to recieve an email with the neccesary info, please leave a comment here or e-mail me at 23skidoo AT geemail dot com. Also, if any out of town bloggers want to come or at the very least participate in some dial-a-shots, hit me up and I'll pass on the digits.
I flaked out of the WWDN-NOT shortly after entering as an afterthought. I made a silly play with 66 about 3 hands in and lost 1/4 of my stack, then donated the rest to IAK on his flopped double-house. I wasn't in the mood I guess.
I made a mistake looking at dates. For the November dates I was looking at a December calendar. So the real dates for November are 11/18 and 11/25. I have narrowed it down to those two dates. I'll send out another email next week. If you want to recieve an email with the neccesary info, please leave a comment here or e-mail me at 23skidoo AT geemail dot com. Also, if any out of town bloggers want to come or at the very least participate in some dial-a-shots, hit me up and I'll pass on the digits.
I flaked out of the WWDN-NOT shortly after entering as an afterthought. I made a silly play with 66 about 3 hands in and lost 1/4 of my stack, then donated the rest to IAK on his flopped double-house. I wasn't in the mood I guess.
Thursday, October 05, 2006
Atlanta Poker Bloggers UNITE!
OK, I've put it off long enough, it needs to happen. I'm calling all Atlanta bloggers to give me some input on a good day for a Poker tourney at my house. I'm thinking Saturday might be a good day to do it in order to avoid the ususal traffic snafus in our lovely city. So, my tentative dates would be:
10/21
10/28
11/16
11/23
If someone wants to throw out another date with some reasoning, I'll be happy to listen. I may not have a table made by then, so if you have one to bring, let me know. I will do my best to get one made, but my fundage is in flux since my recent house purchase. I will provide directions to everyone who wants them, I live in Cumming, just south of the lake.
Also we should come up with some non uber-ghey name for the event, cause it seems that's how bloggers roll.
10/21
10/28
11/16
11/23
If someone wants to throw out another date with some reasoning, I'll be happy to listen. I may not have a table made by then, so if you have one to bring, let me know. I will do my best to get one made, but my fundage is in flux since my recent house purchase. I will provide directions to everyone who wants them, I live in Cumming, just south of the lake.
Also we should come up with some non uber-ghey name for the event, cause it seems that's how bloggers roll.
Atlanta Poker Bloggers UNITE!
OK, I've put it off long enough, it needs to happen. I'm calling all Atlanta bloggers to give me some input on a good day for a Poker tourney at my house. I'm thinking Saturday might be a good day to do it in order to avoid the ususal traffic snafus in our lovely city. So, my tentative dates would be:
10/21
10/28
11/16
11/23
If someone wants to throw out another date with some reasoning, I'll be happy to listen. I may not have a table made by then, so if you have one to bring, let me know. I will do my best to get one made, but my fundage is in flux since my recent house purchase. I will provide directions to everyone who wants them, I live in Cumming, just south of the lake.
Also we should come up with some non uber-ghey name for the event, cause it seems that's how bloggers roll.
10/21
10/28
11/16
11/23
If someone wants to throw out another date with some reasoning, I'll be happy to listen. I may not have a table made by then, so if you have one to bring, let me know. I will do my best to get one made, but my fundage is in flux since my recent house purchase. I will provide directions to everyone who wants them, I live in Cumming, just south of the lake.
Also we should come up with some non uber-ghey name for the event, cause it seems that's how bloggers roll.
Wednesday, October 04, 2006
WWDN!!
My poker dreams are nearly fulfilled.
Need I say more?
This certainly makes losing to a 2-outer on the river a bit easier to swallow.
Afterwards I proceeded to go completely insane until about 5:30 this morning. Have you ever gotten to a point where you are trying to lose your roll consciously or sub-consciously?
I'm apprehensive about posting this, and ambivalent about the results....I'm not sure what it means other than I'm a complete degenerate.
It starts off innocent enough....
PokerStars Tournament #33008760, No Limit Hold'em
Buy-In: $15.00/$1.00
18 players
Total Prize Pool: $270.00
Tournament started - 2006/10/02 - 21:39:34 (ET)
Dear 23skidoo,
You finished the tournament in 3rd place.
A $54.00 award has been credited to your Real Money account.
PokerStars Tournament #32891644, No Limit Hold'em
Buy-In: $10.00/$1.00
851 players
Total Prize Pool: $8510.00
Tournament started - 2006/10/03 - 22:40:00 (ET)
Dear 23skidoo,
You finished the tournament in 86th place.
A $16.16 award has been credited to your Real Money account.
You earned 63.25 tournament leader points in this tournament.
Then It starts to get a little more ugly.
PokerStars Tournament #33012196, No Limit Hold'em
Buy-In: $25.00/$2.00
18 players
Total Prize Pool: $450.00
Tournament started - 2006/10/02 - 23:10:42 (ET)
Dear 23skidoo,
You finished the tournament in 3rd place.
A $90.00 award has been credited to your Real Money account.
PokerStars Tournament #33072294, No Limit Hold'em
Buy-In: $105.00/$9.00
9 players
Total Prize Pool: $945.00
Tournament started - 2006/10/04 - 01:19:02 (ET)
Dear 23skidoo,
You finished the tournament in 2nd place.
A $283.50 award has been credited to your Real Money account.
PokerStars Tournament #33073895, No Limit Hold'em
Buy-In: $55.00/$5.00
18 players
Total Prize Pool: $990.00
Tournament started - 2006/10/04 - 02:07:30 (ET)
Dear 23skidoo,
You finished the tournament in 3rd place.
A $198.00 award has been credited to your Real Money account.
PokerStars Tournament #33075912, No Limit Hold'em
Buy-In: $55.00/$5.00
18 players
Total Prize Pool: $990.00
Tournament started - 2006/10/04 - 03:04:52 (ET)
Dear 23skidoo,
You finished the tournament in 4th place.
A $99.00 award has been credited to your Real Money account.
Then gets just stupid......
PokerStars Tournament #33077884, No Limit Hold'em
Buy-In: $105.00/$9.00
9 players
Total Prize Pool: $945.00
Tournament started - 2006/10/04 - 04:26:42 (ET)
Dear 23skidoo,
You finished the tournament in 2nd place.
A $283.50 award has been credited to your Real Money account.
PokerStars Tournament #33078729, No Limit Hold'em
Buy-In: $105.00/$9.00
9 players
Total Prize Pool: $945.00
Tournament started - 2006/10/04 - 05:13:07 (ET)
Dear 23skidoo,
You finished the tournament in 3rd place.
A $189.00 award has been credited to your Real Money account.
Congratulations!
Thank you for participating.
PokerStars Tournament #33077608, No Limit Hold'em
Buy-In: $112.00/$9.00
6 players
Total Prize Pool: $672.00
Tournament started - 2006/10/04 - 05:10:39 (ET)
Dear 23skidoo,
You finished the tournament in 1st place.
A $436.80 award has been credited to your Real Money account.
I guess I should feel good abut the results....I was in the twilight zone or something.
Need I say more?
This certainly makes losing to a 2-outer on the river a bit easier to swallow.
Afterwards I proceeded to go completely insane until about 5:30 this morning. Have you ever gotten to a point where you are trying to lose your roll consciously or sub-consciously?
I'm apprehensive about posting this, and ambivalent about the results....I'm not sure what it means other than I'm a complete degenerate.
It starts off innocent enough....
PokerStars Tournament #33008760, No Limit Hold'em
Buy-In: $15.00/$1.00
18 players
Total Prize Pool: $270.00
Tournament started - 2006/10/02 - 21:39:34 (ET)
Dear 23skidoo,
You finished the tournament in 3rd place.
A $54.00 award has been credited to your Real Money account.
PokerStars Tournament #32891644, No Limit Hold'em
Buy-In: $10.00/$1.00
851 players
Total Prize Pool: $8510.00
Tournament started - 2006/10/03 - 22:40:00 (ET)
Dear 23skidoo,
You finished the tournament in 86th place.
A $16.16 award has been credited to your Real Money account.
You earned 63.25 tournament leader points in this tournament.
Then It starts to get a little more ugly.
PokerStars Tournament #33012196, No Limit Hold'em
Buy-In: $25.00/$2.00
18 players
Total Prize Pool: $450.00
Tournament started - 2006/10/02 - 23:10:42 (ET)
Dear 23skidoo,
You finished the tournament in 3rd place.
A $90.00 award has been credited to your Real Money account.
PokerStars Tournament #33072294, No Limit Hold'em
Buy-In: $105.00/$9.00
9 players
Total Prize Pool: $945.00
Tournament started - 2006/10/04 - 01:19:02 (ET)
Dear 23skidoo,
You finished the tournament in 2nd place.
A $283.50 award has been credited to your Real Money account.
PokerStars Tournament #33073895, No Limit Hold'em
Buy-In: $55.00/$5.00
18 players
Total Prize Pool: $990.00
Tournament started - 2006/10/04 - 02:07:30 (ET)
Dear 23skidoo,
You finished the tournament in 3rd place.
A $198.00 award has been credited to your Real Money account.
PokerStars Tournament #33075912, No Limit Hold'em
Buy-In: $55.00/$5.00
18 players
Total Prize Pool: $990.00
Tournament started - 2006/10/04 - 03:04:52 (ET)
Dear 23skidoo,
You finished the tournament in 4th place.
A $99.00 award has been credited to your Real Money account.
Then gets just stupid......
PokerStars Tournament #33077884, No Limit Hold'em
Buy-In: $105.00/$9.00
9 players
Total Prize Pool: $945.00
Tournament started - 2006/10/04 - 04:26:42 (ET)
Dear 23skidoo,
You finished the tournament in 2nd place.
A $283.50 award has been credited to your Real Money account.
PokerStars Tournament #33078729, No Limit Hold'em
Buy-In: $105.00/$9.00
9 players
Total Prize Pool: $945.00
Tournament started - 2006/10/04 - 05:13:07 (ET)
Dear 23skidoo,
You finished the tournament in 3rd place.
A $189.00 award has been credited to your Real Money account.
Congratulations!
Thank you for participating.
PokerStars Tournament #33077608, No Limit Hold'em
Buy-In: $112.00/$9.00
6 players
Total Prize Pool: $672.00
Tournament started - 2006/10/04 - 05:10:39 (ET)
Dear 23skidoo,
You finished the tournament in 1st place.
A $436.80 award has been credited to your Real Money account.
I guess I should feel good abut the results....I was in the twilight zone or something.
WWDN!!
My poker dreams are nearly fulfilled.
Need I say more?
This certainly makes losing to a 2-outer on the river a bit easier to swallow.
Afterwards I proceeded to go completely insane until about 5:30 this morning. Have you ever gotten to a point where you are trying to lose your roll consciously or sub-consciously?
I'm apprehensive about posting this, and ambivalent about the results....I'm not sure what it means other than I'm a complete degenerate.
It starts off innocent enough....
PokerStars Tournament #33008760, No Limit Hold'em
Buy-In: $15.00/$1.00
18 players
Total Prize Pool: $270.00
Tournament started - 2006/10/02 - 21:39:34 (ET)
Dear 23skidoo,
You finished the tournament in 3rd place.
A $54.00 award has been credited to your Real Money account.
PokerStars Tournament #32891644, No Limit Hold'em
Buy-In: $10.00/$1.00
851 players
Total Prize Pool: $8510.00
Tournament started - 2006/10/03 - 22:40:00 (ET)
Dear 23skidoo,
You finished the tournament in 86th place.
A $16.16 award has been credited to your Real Money account.
You earned 63.25 tournament leader points in this tournament.
Then It starts to get a little more ugly.
PokerStars Tournament #33012196, No Limit Hold'em
Buy-In: $25.00/$2.00
18 players
Total Prize Pool: $450.00
Tournament started - 2006/10/02 - 23:10:42 (ET)
Dear 23skidoo,
You finished the tournament in 3rd place.
A $90.00 award has been credited to your Real Money account.
PokerStars Tournament #33072294, No Limit Hold'em
Buy-In: $105.00/$9.00
9 players
Total Prize Pool: $945.00
Tournament started - 2006/10/04 - 01:19:02 (ET)
Dear 23skidoo,
You finished the tournament in 2nd place.
A $283.50 award has been credited to your Real Money account.
PokerStars Tournament #33073895, No Limit Hold'em
Buy-In: $55.00/$5.00
18 players
Total Prize Pool: $990.00
Tournament started - 2006/10/04 - 02:07:30 (ET)
Dear 23skidoo,
You finished the tournament in 3rd place.
A $198.00 award has been credited to your Real Money account.
PokerStars Tournament #33075912, No Limit Hold'em
Buy-In: $55.00/$5.00
18 players
Total Prize Pool: $990.00
Tournament started - 2006/10/04 - 03:04:52 (ET)
Dear 23skidoo,
You finished the tournament in 4th place.
A $99.00 award has been credited to your Real Money account.
Then gets just stupid......
PokerStars Tournament #33077884, No Limit Hold'em
Buy-In: $105.00/$9.00
9 players
Total Prize Pool: $945.00
Tournament started - 2006/10/04 - 04:26:42 (ET)
Dear 23skidoo,
You finished the tournament in 2nd place.
A $283.50 award has been credited to your Real Money account.
PokerStars Tournament #33078729, No Limit Hold'em
Buy-In: $105.00/$9.00
9 players
Total Prize Pool: $945.00
Tournament started - 2006/10/04 - 05:13:07 (ET)
Dear 23skidoo,
You finished the tournament in 3rd place.
A $189.00 award has been credited to your Real Money account.
Congratulations!
Thank you for participating.
PokerStars Tournament #33077608, No Limit Hold'em
Buy-In: $112.00/$9.00
6 players
Total Prize Pool: $672.00
Tournament started - 2006/10/04 - 05:10:39 (ET)
Dear 23skidoo,
You finished the tournament in 1st place.
A $436.80 award has been credited to your Real Money account.
I guess I should feel good abut the results....I was in the twilight zone or something.
Need I say more?
This certainly makes losing to a 2-outer on the river a bit easier to swallow.
Afterwards I proceeded to go completely insane until about 5:30 this morning. Have you ever gotten to a point where you are trying to lose your roll consciously or sub-consciously?
I'm apprehensive about posting this, and ambivalent about the results....I'm not sure what it means other than I'm a complete degenerate.
It starts off innocent enough....
PokerStars Tournament #33008760, No Limit Hold'em
Buy-In: $15.00/$1.00
18 players
Total Prize Pool: $270.00
Tournament started - 2006/10/02 - 21:39:34 (ET)
Dear 23skidoo,
You finished the tournament in 3rd place.
A $54.00 award has been credited to your Real Money account.
PokerStars Tournament #32891644, No Limit Hold'em
Buy-In: $10.00/$1.00
851 players
Total Prize Pool: $8510.00
Tournament started - 2006/10/03 - 22:40:00 (ET)
Dear 23skidoo,
You finished the tournament in 86th place.
A $16.16 award has been credited to your Real Money account.
You earned 63.25 tournament leader points in this tournament.
Then It starts to get a little more ugly.
PokerStars Tournament #33012196, No Limit Hold'em
Buy-In: $25.00/$2.00
18 players
Total Prize Pool: $450.00
Tournament started - 2006/10/02 - 23:10:42 (ET)
Dear 23skidoo,
You finished the tournament in 3rd place.
A $90.00 award has been credited to your Real Money account.
PokerStars Tournament #33072294, No Limit Hold'em
Buy-In: $105.00/$9.00
9 players
Total Prize Pool: $945.00
Tournament started - 2006/10/04 - 01:19:02 (ET)
Dear 23skidoo,
You finished the tournament in 2nd place.
A $283.50 award has been credited to your Real Money account.
PokerStars Tournament #33073895, No Limit Hold'em
Buy-In: $55.00/$5.00
18 players
Total Prize Pool: $990.00
Tournament started - 2006/10/04 - 02:07:30 (ET)
Dear 23skidoo,
You finished the tournament in 3rd place.
A $198.00 award has been credited to your Real Money account.
PokerStars Tournament #33075912, No Limit Hold'em
Buy-In: $55.00/$5.00
18 players
Total Prize Pool: $990.00
Tournament started - 2006/10/04 - 03:04:52 (ET)
Dear 23skidoo,
You finished the tournament in 4th place.
A $99.00 award has been credited to your Real Money account.
Then gets just stupid......
PokerStars Tournament #33077884, No Limit Hold'em
Buy-In: $105.00/$9.00
9 players
Total Prize Pool: $945.00
Tournament started - 2006/10/04 - 04:26:42 (ET)
Dear 23skidoo,
You finished the tournament in 2nd place.
A $283.50 award has been credited to your Real Money account.
PokerStars Tournament #33078729, No Limit Hold'em
Buy-In: $105.00/$9.00
9 players
Total Prize Pool: $945.00
Tournament started - 2006/10/04 - 05:13:07 (ET)
Dear 23skidoo,
You finished the tournament in 3rd place.
A $189.00 award has been credited to your Real Money account.
Congratulations!
Thank you for participating.
PokerStars Tournament #33077608, No Limit Hold'em
Buy-In: $112.00/$9.00
6 players
Total Prize Pool: $672.00
Tournament started - 2006/10/04 - 05:10:39 (ET)
Dear 23skidoo,
You finished the tournament in 1st place.
A $436.80 award has been credited to your Real Money account.
I guess I should feel good abut the results....I was in the twilight zone or something.
Tuesday, October 03, 2006
Who wants it most?
Hi there, I feel the need to write for writing sakes, to shake the cobwebs from the corners, so to speak. The one minor problem is that I have nothing to write about. Sure I could bore you with my donktastic play at the Hoy, but you've heard that before. TPNK no goot! I could regale you with the triumphs of 2 smaller SNG's I played last night, but I know you don't really care.
I'll start off easy with this:
I think I've decided that the online poker 'ban' will actually change nothing....in the long run. I know its been proven time and time again that our current governing body doesn't know their ass from a hole in the ground, however no one has ever accused a politician of not being greedy enough. These guys can't have enough power, influence, and most importantly money. I know someone has a plan to profit from this. They've eliminated a vast percentage of the competitors, someone will find a way to fill the gap inevitably. Billions of dollars in potential trade doesn't just dry up and go away. Where there is money there is opportunity, where there is money there are at least 10 people who want to take it. The money is there....who wants it?
Don't you love being made into a criminal? This is just begginning to dig into my nerves a bit. The US government is telling us that playing cards on the internet is a crime, but playing the lottery or betting horses is fine. Playing cards in the hundreds of cardrooms and casinos thoughout the US is fine. On your computer, it is criminal activity equitible to terrorism and drug trafficing.
How did we get here?
I may be just uber-ghey enough to post something else today, this has only whetted my appetite.
I'll start off easy with this:
I think I've decided that the online poker 'ban' will actually change nothing....in the long run. I know its been proven time and time again that our current governing body doesn't know their ass from a hole in the ground, however no one has ever accused a politician of not being greedy enough. These guys can't have enough power, influence, and most importantly money. I know someone has a plan to profit from this. They've eliminated a vast percentage of the competitors, someone will find a way to fill the gap inevitably. Billions of dollars in potential trade doesn't just dry up and go away. Where there is money there is opportunity, where there is money there are at least 10 people who want to take it. The money is there....who wants it?
Don't you love being made into a criminal? This is just begginning to dig into my nerves a bit. The US government is telling us that playing cards on the internet is a crime, but playing the lottery or betting horses is fine. Playing cards in the hundreds of cardrooms and casinos thoughout the US is fine. On your computer, it is criminal activity equitible to terrorism and drug trafficing.
How did we get here?
I may be just uber-ghey enough to post something else today, this has only whetted my appetite.
Who wants it most?
Hi there, I feel the need to write for writing sakes, to shake the cobwebs from the corners, so to speak. The one minor problem is that I have nothing to write about. Sure I could bore you with my donktastic play at the Hoy, but you've heard that before. TPNK no goot! I could regale you with the triumphs of 2 smaller SNG's I played last night, but I know you don't really care.
I'll start off easy with this:
I think I've decided that the online poker 'ban' will actually change nothing....in the long run. I know its been proven time and time again that our current governing body doesn't know their ass from a hole in the ground, however no one has ever accused a politician of not being greedy enough. These guys can't have enough power, influence, and most importantly money. I know someone has a plan to profit from this. They've eliminated a vast percentage of the competitors, someone will find a way to fill the gap inevitably. Billions of dollars in potential trade doesn't just dry up and go away. Where there is money there is opportunity, where there is money there are at least 10 people who want to take it. The money is there....who wants it?
Don't you love being made into a criminal? This is just begginning to dig into my nerves a bit. The US government is telling us that playing cards on the internet is a crime, but playing the lottery or betting horses is fine. Playing cards in the hundreds of cardrooms and casinos thoughout the US is fine. On your computer, it is criminal activity equitible to terrorism and drug trafficing.
How did we get here?
I may be just uber-ghey enough to post something else today, this has only whetted my appetite.
I'll start off easy with this:
I think I've decided that the online poker 'ban' will actually change nothing....in the long run. I know its been proven time and time again that our current governing body doesn't know their ass from a hole in the ground, however no one has ever accused a politician of not being greedy enough. These guys can't have enough power, influence, and most importantly money. I know someone has a plan to profit from this. They've eliminated a vast percentage of the competitors, someone will find a way to fill the gap inevitably. Billions of dollars in potential trade doesn't just dry up and go away. Where there is money there is opportunity, where there is money there are at least 10 people who want to take it. The money is there....who wants it?
Don't you love being made into a criminal? This is just begginning to dig into my nerves a bit. The US government is telling us that playing cards on the internet is a crime, but playing the lottery or betting horses is fine. Playing cards in the hundreds of cardrooms and casinos thoughout the US is fine. On your computer, it is criminal activity equitible to terrorism and drug trafficing.
How did we get here?
I may be just uber-ghey enough to post something else today, this has only whetted my appetite.
Monday, October 02, 2006
Poke This!
Well, I'm not sure what to say.
I've had several people asking my opinion on what this law means, and what it could mean in the future. When I first heard about this piece of legislation, I didn't give it much credence. Gambling is as American as apple pie. People have been gambling on sports, dice, cards, wheels, animals, and even their own livelihoods for longer than America has been around. It in human nature to win, to accomplish, to best (something or someone). How can this be intrinsically wrong? Morally wrong?
And since when did anyone need a governing body to regulate morality? And when has that EVER been successful?
My second thought on this particular piece of cowardice achem....Legislation is...good luck! How does something like this get upheld? See how successful the Wire act was? I mean, no one bets over the phone right? The federal government expects our banking institutions to track and inspect every transaction with an oversees vendor or provider, and determine whether this transaction is legal or being used for nefarious ends such as drug trafficking, terrorism, or poker.
In my humble opinion: Fat chance! Maybe I don't know what the hell I'm talking about though, wouldn't be the first time.
I cashed out of Party and Interpoker (~350 hands into my bonus thank you)since they've already proven to be cowards. I also cashed from Full Tilt and Bodog, since I don't really like these sites anyway. I may be going back to FT, since they seem to be taking a more pragmatic course of action. PS and Party seem to be cutting their nose to spite their faces, or maybe they are being set up for a takeover or buy out. who knows? I may law low, but I'm not laying down. I have called my senator and congressman to voice my displeasure, I encourage you to do the same, even if you think it won't help.
So when does online $1/2 backgammon become a fad?
I've had several people asking my opinion on what this law means, and what it could mean in the future. When I first heard about this piece of legislation, I didn't give it much credence. Gambling is as American as apple pie. People have been gambling on sports, dice, cards, wheels, animals, and even their own livelihoods for longer than America has been around. It in human nature to win, to accomplish, to best (something or someone). How can this be intrinsically wrong? Morally wrong?
And since when did anyone need a governing body to regulate morality? And when has that EVER been successful?
My second thought on this particular piece of cowardice achem....Legislation is...good luck! How does something like this get upheld? See how successful the Wire act was? I mean, no one bets over the phone right? The federal government expects our banking institutions to track and inspect every transaction with an oversees vendor or provider, and determine whether this transaction is legal or being used for nefarious ends such as drug trafficking, terrorism, or poker.
In my humble opinion: Fat chance! Maybe I don't know what the hell I'm talking about though, wouldn't be the first time.
I cashed out of Party and Interpoker (~350 hands into my bonus thank you)since they've already proven to be cowards. I also cashed from Full Tilt and Bodog, since I don't really like these sites anyway. I may be going back to FT, since they seem to be taking a more pragmatic course of action. PS and Party seem to be cutting their nose to spite their faces, or maybe they are being set up for a takeover or buy out. who knows? I may law low, but I'm not laying down. I have called my senator and congressman to voice my displeasure, I encourage you to do the same, even if you think it won't help.
So when does online $1/2 backgammon become a fad?
Poke This!
Well, I'm not sure what to say.
I've had several people asking my opinion on what this law means, and what it could mean in the future. When I first heard about this piece of legislation, I didn't give it much credence. Gambling is as American as apple pie. People have been gambling on sports, dice, cards, wheels, animals, and even their own livelihoods for longer than America has been around. It in human nature to win, to accomplish, to best (something or someone). How can this be intrinsically wrong? Morally wrong?
And since when did anyone need a governing body to regulate morality? And when has that EVER been successful?
My second thought on this particular piece of cowardice achem....Legislation is...good luck! How does something like this get upheld? See how successful the Wire act was? I mean, no one bets over the phone right? The federal government expects our banking institutions to track and inspect every transaction with an oversees vendor or provider, and determine whether this transaction is legal or being used for nefarious ends such as drug trafficking, terrorism, or poker.
In my humble opinion: Fat chance! Maybe I don't know what the hell I'm talking about though, wouldn't be the first time.
I cashed out of Party and Interpoker (~350 hands into my bonus thank you)since they've already proven to be cowards. I also cashed from Full Tilt and Bodog, since I don't really like these sites anyway. I may be going back to FT, since they seem to be taking a more pragmatic course of action. PS and Party seem to be cutting their nose to spite their faces, or maybe they are being set up for a takeover or buy out. who knows? I may law low, but I'm not laying down. I have called my senator and congressman to voice my displeasure, I encourage you to do the same, even if you think it won't help.
So when does online $1/2 backgammon become a fad?
I've had several people asking my opinion on what this law means, and what it could mean in the future. When I first heard about this piece of legislation, I didn't give it much credence. Gambling is as American as apple pie. People have been gambling on sports, dice, cards, wheels, animals, and even their own livelihoods for longer than America has been around. It in human nature to win, to accomplish, to best (something or someone). How can this be intrinsically wrong? Morally wrong?
And since when did anyone need a governing body to regulate morality? And when has that EVER been successful?
My second thought on this particular piece of cowardice achem....Legislation is...good luck! How does something like this get upheld? See how successful the Wire act was? I mean, no one bets over the phone right? The federal government expects our banking institutions to track and inspect every transaction with an oversees vendor or provider, and determine whether this transaction is legal or being used for nefarious ends such as drug trafficking, terrorism, or poker.
In my humble opinion: Fat chance! Maybe I don't know what the hell I'm talking about though, wouldn't be the first time.
I cashed out of Party and Interpoker (~350 hands into my bonus thank you)since they've already proven to be cowards. I also cashed from Full Tilt and Bodog, since I don't really like these sites anyway. I may be going back to FT, since they seem to be taking a more pragmatic course of action. PS and Party seem to be cutting their nose to spite their faces, or maybe they are being set up for a takeover or buy out. who knows? I may law low, but I'm not laying down. I have called my senator and congressman to voice my displeasure, I encourage you to do the same, even if you think it won't help.
So when does online $1/2 backgammon become a fad?
Thursday, September 28, 2006
10 HOURS and the Not-Mook(?)
I fired up the poker machine as the kids were eating dinner last nite. (Hello, my name is Brian, and I'm addicted to poker) I got into a Full Table 1/2 game at INTERPOKER and had 30+ minutes before going to baseball. I was also catching up on e-mail and sorting the bills at the same time. I feel like I play better when my mind is half occupied, I really don't know why I feel that way, but I tend to make better decisions...crazy.
I went up a little over $40 playing 3 hands - AA, QQ and 66. I made very little on AA, but flopped trips with QQ and 66, unfortunately the only maniac at the table had $20 behind him and I stacked him twice.
+8.25 after 10 hours +51.25 after 10.5 Did I mention that I'm really liking INTERPOKER? As far as I can tell, they don't offer referrals, but they have a pretty generous monthly and new player bonuses there. 100% up to $100 for 500 raked hands, and the rake counts on all tables. I know there is also some %31-%33 rakeback offers out there too.
Last night's baseball game was fairly uneventful. I watched (played with) the girls for most of the game. The other team did not have a pitcher that could throw strikes, although MasterP managed to strike out once, then walk twice.
One thing that does piss me off is at the beginning of the season, I spoke with the coach and let him know that I was working with P on pitching. Now, I'm NOT one of THOSE dads, so don't get me wrong. I'm emotionally invested in my children, yes, but I am also aware of their faults and abilities. My son can throw strikes, at this age, that's what it's all about. He is not a fireballer, but not a lollipopper either...he can throw. Now, the team he is on has at least 2 very good pitchers. I know the coach has worked with them before and has seen them play. I understand he is comfortable with them, and they are older and more experienced. However, last night we only had 2 guys that could pitch and in the last inning, the coach puts a kid in who he has never seen pitch. WTF? Now the capper here is that I had taken my neighbor's kid to the game with us. MasterP just happened to get lucky and have a friend on the team. So who does the coach pull in for mop up duty, but this kid?? Pissed me off for sure. Maybe the coach saw me bring this kid, and is so addlebrained that he can't remember who my son is? I don't know. But this kid was a lollipopper, and I want to make sure the coach doesn't think he's my son. Blah Blah Blah....wow that's a whole lot about nothing. Next season I sign up to be a coach....case closed.
So I get home, and MAYBE I could of pushed the kids into bed and gotten into the MOOKIE . But they needed baths, and the requisite attention/book reading etc. despite it being 10 o'clock on a school nite. I plopped down at the computer and signed up for the second chance tourney (MOOKIE-not) and play some seriously stuuupid poker, folding A4 on a AJK flop K turn...why the hell did I call preflop exactly?? Then went out on the "Accidental Tourist' A7sooted. I stole that from somebody....sorry.
Meanwhile I was 2 tabling a 2 table tourney and 2/4 NL on interpoker. I played very aggressive in the tourney, stealing several pots. Has anyone else noticed that foreigners limp ALOT? Even with premium hands! It's quite an adjustment. Down to 5 handed I made an ill advised move with 2nd pair, and got down to ~T900 into push zone. I doubled on a steal attempt by the chip leader, then drew a straight (QTd) to take out #4. Unfortunately I can't remember how I got to HU, but I pushed with QJ when the chipleader woke up with 88 and I doubled up when the J hit the river. Then I couldn't get the guy to commit to a hand, and pushed everything until he decided to call with Q8 when I had an ace and I took it down.
In the 2/4 game there was a donkey that had money behind him this time and I doubled my less than max 100 buy in on the second hand I played. He got me back a little later when he sucked out a flush calling an all in with QTh Vs KK. Luckily he only had about 40 bucks behind him by then played about an hour and a half and ended up +61.
Soooo, I was +51.25 after 10.5 hours and am now +112.25 after 12. Wo0t!
I went up a little over $40 playing 3 hands - AA, QQ and 66. I made very little on AA, but flopped trips with QQ and 66, unfortunately the only maniac at the table had $20 behind him and I stacked him twice.
+8.25 after 10 hours +51.25 after 10.5 Did I mention that I'm really liking INTERPOKER? As far as I can tell, they don't offer referrals, but they have a pretty generous monthly and new player bonuses there. 100% up to $100 for 500 raked hands, and the rake counts on all tables. I know there is also some %31-%33 rakeback offers out there too.
Last night's baseball game was fairly uneventful. I watched (played with) the girls for most of the game. The other team did not have a pitcher that could throw strikes, although MasterP managed to strike out once, then walk twice.
One thing that does piss me off is at the beginning of the season, I spoke with the coach and let him know that I was working with P on pitching. Now, I'm NOT one of THOSE dads, so don't get me wrong. I'm emotionally invested in my children, yes, but I am also aware of their faults and abilities. My son can throw strikes, at this age, that's what it's all about. He is not a fireballer, but not a lollipopper either...he can throw. Now, the team he is on has at least 2 very good pitchers. I know the coach has worked with them before and has seen them play. I understand he is comfortable with them, and they are older and more experienced. However, last night we only had 2 guys that could pitch and in the last inning, the coach puts a kid in who he has never seen pitch. WTF? Now the capper here is that I had taken my neighbor's kid to the game with us. MasterP just happened to get lucky and have a friend on the team. So who does the coach pull in for mop up duty, but this kid?? Pissed me off for sure. Maybe the coach saw me bring this kid, and is so addlebrained that he can't remember who my son is? I don't know. But this kid was a lollipopper, and I want to make sure the coach doesn't think he's my son. Blah Blah Blah....wow that's a whole lot about nothing. Next season I sign up to be a coach....case closed.
So I get home, and MAYBE I could of pushed the kids into bed and gotten into the MOOKIE . But they needed baths, and the requisite attention/book reading etc. despite it being 10 o'clock on a school nite. I plopped down at the computer and signed up for the second chance tourney (MOOKIE-not) and play some seriously stuuupid poker, folding A4 on a AJK flop K turn...why the hell did I call preflop exactly?? Then went out on the "Accidental Tourist' A7sooted. I stole that from somebody....sorry.
Meanwhile I was 2 tabling a 2 table tourney and 2/4 NL on interpoker. I played very aggressive in the tourney, stealing several pots. Has anyone else noticed that foreigners limp ALOT? Even with premium hands! It's quite an adjustment. Down to 5 handed I made an ill advised move with 2nd pair, and got down to ~T900 into push zone. I doubled on a steal attempt by the chip leader, then drew a straight (QTd) to take out #4. Unfortunately I can't remember how I got to HU, but I pushed with QJ when the chipleader woke up with 88 and I doubled up when the J hit the river. Then I couldn't get the guy to commit to a hand, and pushed everything until he decided to call with Q8 when I had an ace and I took it down.
In the 2/4 game there was a donkey that had money behind him this time and I doubled my less than max 100 buy in on the second hand I played. He got me back a little later when he sucked out a flush calling an all in with QTh Vs KK. Luckily he only had about 40 bucks behind him by then played about an hour and a half and ended up +61.
Soooo, I was +51.25 after 10.5 hours and am now +112.25 after 12. Wo0t!
10 HOURS and the Not-Mook(?)
I fired up the poker machine as the kids were eating dinner last nite. (Hello, my name is Brian, and I'm addicted to poker) I got into a Full Table 1/2 game at INTERPOKER and had 30+ minutes before going to baseball. I was also catching up on e-mail and sorting the bills at the same time. I feel like I play better when my mind is half occupied, I really don't know why I feel that way, but I tend to make better decisions...crazy.
I went up a little over $40 playing 3 hands - AA, QQ and 66. I made very little on AA, but flopped trips with QQ and 66, unfortunately the only maniac at the table had $20 behind him and I stacked him twice.
+8.25 after 10 hours +51.25 after 10.5 Did I mention that I'm really liking INTERPOKER? As far as I can tell, they don't offer referrals, but they have a pretty generous monthly and new player bonuses there. 100% up to $100 for 500 raked hands, and the rake counts on all tables. I know there is also some %31-%33 rakeback offers out there too.
Last night's baseball game was fairly uneventful. I watched (played with) the girls for most of the game. The other team did not have a pitcher that could throw strikes, although MasterP managed to strike out once, then walk twice.
One thing that does piss me off is at the beginning of the season, I spoke with the coach and let him know that I was working with P on pitching. Now, I'm NOT one of THOSE dads, so don't get me wrong. I'm emotionally invested in my children, yes, but I am also aware of their faults and abilities. My son can throw strikes, at this age, that's what it's all about. He is not a fireballer, but not a lollipopper either...he can throw. Now, the team he is on has at least 2 very good pitchers. I know the coach has worked with them before and has seen them play. I understand he is comfortable with them, and they are older and more experienced. However, last night we only had 2 guys that could pitch and in the last inning, the coach puts a kid in who he has never seen pitch. WTF? Now the capper here is that I had taken my neighbor's kid to the game with us. MasterP just happened to get lucky and have a friend on the team. So who does the coach pull in for mop up duty, but this kid?? Pissed me off for sure. Maybe the coach saw me bring this kid, and is so addlebrained that he can't remember who my son is? I don't know. But this kid was a lollipopper, and I want to make sure the coach doesn't think he's my son. Blah Blah Blah....wow that's a whole lot about nothing. Next season I sign up to be a coach....case closed.
So I get home, and MAYBE I could of pushed the kids into bed and gotten into the MOOKIE . But they needed baths, and the requisite attention/book reading etc. despite it being 10 o'clock on a school nite. I plopped down at the computer and signed up for the second chance tourney (MOOKIE-not) and play some seriously stuuupid poker, folding A4 on a AJK flop K turn...why the hell did I call preflop exactly?? Then went out on the "Accidental Tourist' A7sooted. I stole that from somebody....sorry.
Meanwhile I was 2 tabling a 2 table tourney and 2/4 NL on interpoker. I played very aggressive in the tourney, stealing several pots. Has anyone else noticed that foreigners limp ALOT? Even with premium hands! It's quite an adjustment. Down to 5 handed I made an ill advised move with 2nd pair, and got down to ~T900 into push zone. I doubled on a steal attempt by the chip leader, then drew a straight (QTd) to take out #4. Unfortunately I can't remember how I got to HU, but I pushed with QJ when the chipleader woke up with 88 and I doubled up when the J hit the river. Then I couldn't get the guy to commit to a hand, and pushed everything until he decided to call with Q8 when I had an ace and I took it down.
In the 2/4 game there was a donkey that had money behind him this time and I doubled my less than max 100 buy in on the second hand I played. He got me back a little later when he sucked out a flush calling an all in with QTh Vs KK. Luckily he only had about 40 bucks behind him by then played about an hour and a half and ended up +61.
Soooo, I was +51.25 after 10.5 hours and am now +112.25 after 12. Wo0t!
I went up a little over $40 playing 3 hands - AA, QQ and 66. I made very little on AA, but flopped trips with QQ and 66, unfortunately the only maniac at the table had $20 behind him and I stacked him twice.
+8.25 after 10 hours +51.25 after 10.5 Did I mention that I'm really liking INTERPOKER? As far as I can tell, they don't offer referrals, but they have a pretty generous monthly and new player bonuses there. 100% up to $100 for 500 raked hands, and the rake counts on all tables. I know there is also some %31-%33 rakeback offers out there too.
Last night's baseball game was fairly uneventful. I watched (played with) the girls for most of the game. The other team did not have a pitcher that could throw strikes, although MasterP managed to strike out once, then walk twice.
One thing that does piss me off is at the beginning of the season, I spoke with the coach and let him know that I was working with P on pitching. Now, I'm NOT one of THOSE dads, so don't get me wrong. I'm emotionally invested in my children, yes, but I am also aware of their faults and abilities. My son can throw strikes, at this age, that's what it's all about. He is not a fireballer, but not a lollipopper either...he can throw. Now, the team he is on has at least 2 very good pitchers. I know the coach has worked with them before and has seen them play. I understand he is comfortable with them, and they are older and more experienced. However, last night we only had 2 guys that could pitch and in the last inning, the coach puts a kid in who he has never seen pitch. WTF? Now the capper here is that I had taken my neighbor's kid to the game with us. MasterP just happened to get lucky and have a friend on the team. So who does the coach pull in for mop up duty, but this kid?? Pissed me off for sure. Maybe the coach saw me bring this kid, and is so addlebrained that he can't remember who my son is? I don't know. But this kid was a lollipopper, and I want to make sure the coach doesn't think he's my son. Blah Blah Blah....wow that's a whole lot about nothing. Next season I sign up to be a coach....case closed.
So I get home, and MAYBE I could of pushed the kids into bed and gotten into the MOOKIE . But they needed baths, and the requisite attention/book reading etc. despite it being 10 o'clock on a school nite. I plopped down at the computer and signed up for the second chance tourney (MOOKIE-not) and play some seriously stuuupid poker, folding A4 on a AJK flop K turn...why the hell did I call preflop exactly?? Then went out on the "Accidental Tourist' A7sooted. I stole that from somebody....sorry.
Meanwhile I was 2 tabling a 2 table tourney and 2/4 NL on interpoker. I played very aggressive in the tourney, stealing several pots. Has anyone else noticed that foreigners limp ALOT? Even with premium hands! It's quite an adjustment. Down to 5 handed I made an ill advised move with 2nd pair, and got down to ~T900 into push zone. I doubled on a steal attempt by the chip leader, then drew a straight (QTd) to take out #4. Unfortunately I can't remember how I got to HU, but I pushed with QJ when the chipleader woke up with 88 and I doubled up when the J hit the river. Then I couldn't get the guy to commit to a hand, and pushed everything until he decided to call with Q8 when I had an ace and I took it down.
In the 2/4 game there was a donkey that had money behind him this time and I doubled my less than max 100 buy in on the second hand I played. He got me back a little later when he sucked out a flush calling an all in with QTh Vs KK. Luckily he only had about 40 bucks behind him by then played about an hour and a half and ended up +61.
Soooo, I was +51.25 after 10.5 hours and am now +112.25 after 12. Wo0t!
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Life gets in the way
Its been nearly a week since playing any poker, though I've been trying to keep up with my blogging brethren via Bloglines.
Congrats to Hoy and cc for cashing in the MATH. I had a few guys over to watch the Falcoons get demolished by the Saints. I'm not sure who took down the WWDN , but congrats to whoever.
My son has Baseball on 2 times a week for the next couple of weeks. They played their 4th game last night. I vaguely remember my first foray into Kid-pitch baseball. I was one of the fastest kids on the team, but I couldn't hit the broad side of a barn with a shotgun. Unfortunately, despite being a lefty my skills at baseball were never developed. For this reason, I try to spend a good amount of time with my son on fundamentals. He is playing above his age, since he is on the cusp between T-Ball and Kid Pitch. I decided that Fall Ball would be a great head start for him in the Kid-Pitch league. He needs some help swinging the bat, but his fielding and throwing is above average, even compared to the 8 and 9 year olds he is playing with.
Hopefully I can get home in time for the MOOK mookie99.bigopokerroom.com, but I'm not holding my breath. Life is getting in the way of poker for the time being, and I have to admit, it ain't all that bad.
Congrats to Hoy and cc for cashing in the MATH. I had a few guys over to watch the Falcoons get demolished by the Saints. I'm not sure who took down the WWDN , but congrats to whoever.
My son has Baseball on 2 times a week for the next couple of weeks. They played their 4th game last night. I vaguely remember my first foray into Kid-pitch baseball. I was one of the fastest kids on the team, but I couldn't hit the broad side of a barn with a shotgun. Unfortunately, despite being a lefty my skills at baseball were never developed. For this reason, I try to spend a good amount of time with my son on fundamentals. He is playing above his age, since he is on the cusp between T-Ball and Kid Pitch. I decided that Fall Ball would be a great head start for him in the Kid-Pitch league. He needs some help swinging the bat, but his fielding and throwing is above average, even compared to the 8 and 9 year olds he is playing with.
Hopefully I can get home in time for the MOOK mookie99.bigopokerroom.com, but I'm not holding my breath. Life is getting in the way of poker for the time being, and I have to admit, it ain't all that bad.
Life gets in the way
Its been nearly a week since playing any poker, though I've been trying to keep up with my blogging brethren via Bloglines.
Congrats to Hoy and cc for cashing in the MATH. I had a few guys over to watch the Falcoons get demolished by the Saints. I'm not sure who took down the WWDN , but congrats to whoever.
My son has Baseball on 2 times a week for the next couple of weeks. They played their 4th game last night. I vaguely remember my first foray into Kid-pitch baseball. I was one of the fastest kids on the team, but I couldn't hit the broad side of a barn with a shotgun. Unfortunately, despite being a lefty my skills at baseball were never developed. For this reason, I try to spend a good amount of time with my son on fundamentals. He is playing above his age, since he is on the cusp between T-Ball and Kid Pitch. I decided that Fall Ball would be a great head start for him in the Kid-Pitch league. He needs some help swinging the bat, but his fielding and throwing is above average, even compared to the 8 and 9 year olds he is playing with.
Hopefully I can get home in time for the MOOK mookie99.bigopokerroom.com, but I'm not holding my breath. Life is getting in the way of poker for the time being, and I have to admit, it ain't all that bad.
Congrats to Hoy and cc for cashing in the MATH. I had a few guys over to watch the Falcoons get demolished by the Saints. I'm not sure who took down the WWDN , but congrats to whoever.
My son has Baseball on 2 times a week for the next couple of weeks. They played their 4th game last night. I vaguely remember my first foray into Kid-pitch baseball. I was one of the fastest kids on the team, but I couldn't hit the broad side of a barn with a shotgun. Unfortunately, despite being a lefty my skills at baseball were never developed. For this reason, I try to spend a good amount of time with my son on fundamentals. He is playing above his age, since he is on the cusp between T-Ball and Kid Pitch. I decided that Fall Ball would be a great head start for him in the Kid-Pitch league. He needs some help swinging the bat, but his fielding and throwing is above average, even compared to the 8 and 9 year olds he is playing with.
Hopefully I can get home in time for the MOOK mookie99.bigopokerroom.com, but I'm not holding my breath. Life is getting in the way of poker for the time being, and I have to admit, it ain't all that bad.
Friday, September 22, 2006
DADI, and 10 hours.
Despite being almost an hour late, I made a decent run at the DADI. O/H 8 is my favorite and weakest game, as I play too many hands (big surprise) and get sucked out on by inferior holdings...2pair on the flop no goot?
In the meantime I played some 1/2 NL at INTERPOKER to grind out my bonus there. I've already secured my $100 initial investment and have about 175 left....If I had any idea as to my raked hands, I could adjust, but since their system sucks balls, no one can give me an answer as to how close to my bonus I am. So I'm content to take money off the foreigners and soft, pliable monkeys that occupy that site. I played for a little over an hour and nearly doubled my $50 buy in.(46)
I will count my first cash session in a few days towards my HOUR challenge.
I was -37.75 after 9 hours and am now +8.25 after 10. Yippee!! Did I mention that I am a full table MASTER??
In the meantime I played some 1/2 NL at INTERPOKER to grind out my bonus there. I've already secured my $100 initial investment and have about 175 left....If I had any idea as to my raked hands, I could adjust, but since their system sucks balls, no one can give me an answer as to how close to my bonus I am. So I'm content to take money off the foreigners and soft, pliable monkeys that occupy that site. I played for a little over an hour and nearly doubled my $50 buy in.(46)
I will count my first cash session in a few days towards my HOUR challenge.
I was -37.75 after 9 hours and am now +8.25 after 10. Yippee!! Did I mention that I am a full table MASTER??
DADI, and 10 hours.
Despite being almost an hour late, I made a decent run at the DADI. O/H 8 is my favorite and weakest game, as I play too many hands (big surprise) and get sucked out on by inferior holdings...2pair on the flop no goot?
In the meantime I played some 1/2 NL at INTERPOKER to grind out my bonus there. I've already secured my $100 initial investment and have about 175 left....If I had any idea as to my raked hands, I could adjust, but since their system sucks balls, no one can give me an answer as to how close to my bonus I am. So I'm content to take money off the foreigners and soft, pliable monkeys that occupy that site. I played for a little over an hour and nearly doubled my $50 buy in.(46)
I will count my first cash session in a few days towards my HOUR challenge.
I was -37.75 after 9 hours and am now +8.25 after 10. Yippee!! Did I mention that I am a full table MASTER??
In the meantime I played some 1/2 NL at INTERPOKER to grind out my bonus there. I've already secured my $100 initial investment and have about 175 left....If I had any idea as to my raked hands, I could adjust, but since their system sucks balls, no one can give me an answer as to how close to my bonus I am. So I'm content to take money off the foreigners and soft, pliable monkeys that occupy that site. I played for a little over an hour and nearly doubled my $50 buy in.(46)
I will count my first cash session in a few days towards my HOUR challenge.
I was -37.75 after 9 hours and am now +8.25 after 10. Yippee!! Did I mention that I am a full table MASTER??
Thursday, September 21, 2006
smrt!?
I are not dum.
I took this in about 15 minutes..is that long?
I took this in about 15 minutes..is that long?
7/9 Intellect You are 53% knowledgable and 84% intellectual. |
Excellent! You have a powerful mind backed by a good amount of knowledge. Keep cracking books and nothing can stop you. |
 |
My test tracked 2 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:
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| Link: The Knowledge vs. Intellect Test written by rattytintinface on OkCupid, home of the 32-Type Dating Test |
Inexact quotes by 23skidoo
Don: Push Donkey
Fuel5: ?
Don: You play 10/20NL yet you are a monkey
Fuel55: Because I make you make bad decisions?
Don: Oh great skidoo the luckbox
ME: Just vs u Don
Don: Is that it?
Don: @#$@%# luckbox....what a suckout.
...
Me: you reraised me preflop with A8 off.
Don: Well you were ahead preflop.
Don: You are playing horrible skidoo
Iak: Concur
Me(chipleader): oh really?
Me: sorry.
Moral of the story: I win = Luckbox suckout. Someone else wins = Great solid play.
I wish I had kept better notes, but it was hilarious. Please keep trying to tilt me, it only makes it worse when you lose. GOLD JERRY, GOLD!
Fuel5: ?
Don: You play 10/20NL yet you are a monkey
Fuel55: Because I make you make bad decisions?
Don: Oh great skidoo the luckbox
ME: Just vs u Don
Don: Is that it?
Don: @#$@%# luckbox....what a suckout.
...
Me: you reraised me preflop with A8 off.
Don: Well you were ahead preflop.
Don: You are playing horrible skidoo
Iak: Concur
Me(chipleader): oh really?
Me: sorry.
Moral of the story: I win = Luckbox suckout. Someone else wins = Great solid play.
I wish I had kept better notes, but it was hilarious. Please keep trying to tilt me, it only makes it worse when you lose. GOLD JERRY, GOLD!
smrt!?
I are not dum.
I took this in about 15 minutes..is that long?
I took this in about 15 minutes..is that long?
7/9 Intellect You are 53% knowledgable and 84% intellectual. |
Excellent! You have a powerful mind backed by a good amount of knowledge. Keep cracking books and nothing can stop you. |
|
My test tracked 2 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:
|
| Link: The Knowledge vs. Intellect Test written by rattytintinface on OkCupid, home of the 32-Type Dating Test |
Inexact quotes by 23skidoo
Don: Push Donkey
Fuel5: ?
Don: You play 10/20NL yet you are a monkey
Fuel55: Because I make you make bad decisions?
Don: Oh great skidoo the luckbox
ME: Just vs u Don
Don: Is that it?
Don: @#$@%# luckbox....what a suckout.
...
Me: you reraised me preflop with A8 off.
Don: Well you were ahead preflop.
Don: You are playing horrible skidoo
Iak: Concur
Me(chipleader): oh really?
Me: sorry.
Moral of the story: I win = Luckbox suckout. Someone else wins = Great solid play.
I wish I had kept better notes, but it was hilarious. Please keep trying to tilt me, it only makes it worse when you lose. GOLD JERRY, GOLD!
Fuel5: ?
Don: You play 10/20NL yet you are a monkey
Fuel55: Because I make you make bad decisions?
Don: Oh great skidoo the luckbox
ME: Just vs u Don
Don: Is that it?
Don: @#$@%# luckbox....what a suckout.
...
Me: you reraised me preflop with A8 off.
Don: Well you were ahead preflop.
Don: You are playing horrible skidoo
Iak: Concur
Me(chipleader): oh really?
Me: sorry.
Moral of the story: I win = Luckbox suckout. Someone else wins = Great solid play.
I wish I had kept better notes, but it was hilarious. Please keep trying to tilt me, it only makes it worse when you lose. GOLD JERRY, GOLD!
MOOK
I got home in time to play the mook! I'll make this short since I'm tired, but I made some good plays and some bad ones, and in the end my nut flush made Iak's full boat...IGH in 2nd. Always a bridesmade.
I have prospective new addition on the right --->
That is PokerBlog
PokerBlog is a great site for commentary, strategy, and satire. You will regognize regular posters Change100, DuggleBogey, Poker Shrink, from pokernews et.al. and Dan Michalski, editor in chief and creator of Pokerati. So take a gander.
See yall at DADI tomorrow.
I have prospective new addition on the right --->
That is PokerBlog
PokerBlog is a great site for commentary, strategy, and satire. You will regognize regular posters Change100, DuggleBogey, Poker Shrink, from pokernews et.al. and Dan Michalski, editor in chief and creator of Pokerati. So take a gander.
See yall at DADI tomorrow.
Wednesday, September 20, 2006
MOOK
I got home in time to play the mook! I'll make this short since I'm tired, but I made some good plays and some bad ones, and in the end my nut flush made Iak's full boat...IGH in 2nd. Always a bridesmade.
I have prospective new addition on the right --->
That is PokerBlog
PokerBlog is a great site for commentary, strategy, and satire. You will regognize regular posters Change100, DuggleBogey, Poker Shrink, from pokernews et.al. and Dan Michalski, editor in chief and creator of Pokerati. So take a gander.
See yall at DADI tomorrow.
I have prospective new addition on the right --->
That is PokerBlog
PokerBlog is a great site for commentary, strategy, and satire. You will regognize regular posters Change100, DuggleBogey, Poker Shrink, from pokernews et.al. and Dan Michalski, editor in chief and creator of Pokerati. So take a gander.
See yall at DADI tomorrow.
Monday, September 18, 2006
12 hours
One hour tonight and like a true dumbass I closed the window before getting my oh so intersting stats but I'm sure I got my VP$IP below 25% on 2 full tables. One 25/PL one 50/NL
Lost my buy in at 25/nl on a horrible beat that I'll just let go. Full table 50/NL is my game...down a buck total for one hour.
-37.75 after 9 hours. boo.
Lost my buy in at 25/nl on a horrible beat that I'll just let go. Full table 50/NL is my game...down a buck total for one hour.
-37.75 after 9 hours. boo.
Weekend Pass
I had a great weekend that involved not a single hand of poker. I totally got to be DAD the couch potato.. it was awesome.
Friday night we played meet the Fockers as a neighbor had happy hour on our street. We got to meet our 'new' neighbors and talk shop, football, (college variety) golf (2 of my neighbors are Sales rep's) and of course kids. There were about 15 adults and 80(ok slightly exaggerated) running around. It was a nice relaxing time, but my mind was on something else.
TV
My big honkin' TV showed up Friday afternoon, and I did not get a chance to play with it earlier, so when we got home I set it up post haste. And as feared my HD service did not work...ugh. SO I decided that Friday nite at 10 after several cocktails was not the best time to complain to DirecTV. I set up the other receiver and we watched Cinderella Man at a measly 480i, but tomorrow I graduate to 1080p. WO0T!
Saturday I went to a buddy's house and watched some football, I got second again in my college pickem league and its already pissing me off. First week I tied for first, but lost the tiebreaker, 2nd week I get 2nd, this week I miss by one....dammmit USC!
Hope is not lost though as it is a long season and I only need to win one week to cover the year. I am also First overall at this point, which garners a price at the end of the season as well.
Saturday night was camping under the stars....2 times a year my n'hood has a camping night in the common grounds. Last year was miserable with rain, but my son and I stuck it out. This year, the girls wanted to stay all night, so we packed em all up. We had a great time with relay races, tug of war, and the like. As night fell, the obligatory smores were being roasted, and someone had the foresight of bringing a projector. There was a tarp hung over the baseball backstop and they played Pirates of the Caribbean to the crowd, It was better than the drive-in, since we could sprawl our blankets out under the clear cool night. The whole fam snuggled under the blankets. The girls passed out before the 'scary' parts near the end, which was good. But my son the trooper made it to the end. He was even a little upset that he had to go to sleep at midnight, but it didn't last long as he passed out fairly quickly.
Finally, the wife and I had a couple of hours to sit by the fire, and just talk. We don't get alot of that these days, and it was an absolute perfect night. Except for sleeping. Even my drugs didn't help quell the pain in my shoulder against the slightly padded ground. I am definitely getting an air mattress before the next camp-out.
Sunday was Me, my remote, a fridge full of beer and the sunday ticket!! My son watch with me a little bit, but the wife had activities for the kids and herself for most of the day. I Sat and wept with joy.
Friday night we played meet the Fockers as a neighbor had happy hour on our street. We got to meet our 'new' neighbors and talk shop, football, (college variety) golf (2 of my neighbors are Sales rep's) and of course kids. There were about 15 adults and 80(ok slightly exaggerated) running around. It was a nice relaxing time, but my mind was on something else.
TV
My big honkin' TV showed up Friday afternoon, and I did not get a chance to play with it earlier, so when we got home I set it up post haste. And as feared my HD service did not work...ugh. SO I decided that Friday nite at 10 after several cocktails was not the best time to complain to DirecTV. I set up the other receiver and we watched Cinderella Man at a measly 480i, but tomorrow I graduate to 1080p. WO0T!
Saturday I went to a buddy's house and watched some football, I got second again in my college pickem league and its already pissing me off. First week I tied for first, but lost the tiebreaker, 2nd week I get 2nd, this week I miss by one....dammmit USC!
Hope is not lost though as it is a long season and I only need to win one week to cover the year. I am also First overall at this point, which garners a price at the end of the season as well.
Saturday night was camping under the stars....2 times a year my n'hood has a camping night in the common grounds. Last year was miserable with rain, but my son and I stuck it out. This year, the girls wanted to stay all night, so we packed em all up. We had a great time with relay races, tug of war, and the like. As night fell, the obligatory smores were being roasted, and someone had the foresight of bringing a projector. There was a tarp hung over the baseball backstop and they played Pirates of the Caribbean to the crowd, It was better than the drive-in, since we could sprawl our blankets out under the clear cool night. The whole fam snuggled under the blankets. The girls passed out before the 'scary' parts near the end, which was good. But my son the trooper made it to the end. He was even a little upset that he had to go to sleep at midnight, but it didn't last long as he passed out fairly quickly.
Finally, the wife and I had a couple of hours to sit by the fire, and just talk. We don't get alot of that these days, and it was an absolute perfect night. Except for sleeping. Even my drugs didn't help quell the pain in my shoulder against the slightly padded ground. I am definitely getting an air mattress before the next camp-out.
Sunday was Me, my remote, a fridge full of beer and the sunday ticket!! My son watch with me a little bit, but the wife had activities for the kids and herself for most of the day. I Sat and wept with joy.
12 hours
One hour tonight and like a true dumbass I closed the window before getting my oh so intersting stats but I'm sure I got my VP$IP below 25% on 2 full tables. One 25/PL one 50/NL
Lost my buy in at 25/nl on a horrible beat that I'll just let go. Full table 50/NL is my game...down a buck total for one hour.
-37.75 after 9 hours. boo.
Lost my buy in at 25/nl on a horrible beat that I'll just let go. Full table 50/NL is my game...down a buck total for one hour.
-37.75 after 9 hours. boo.
Weekend Pass
I had a great weekend that involved not a single hand of poker. I totally got to be DAD the couch potato.. it was awesome.
Friday night we played meet the Fockers as a neighbor had happy hour on our street. We got to meet our 'new' neighbors and talk shop, football, (college variety) golf (2 of my neighbors are Sales rep's) and of course kids. There were about 15 adults and 80(ok slightly exaggerated) running around. It was a nice relaxing time, but my mind was on something else.
TV
My big honkin' TV showed up Friday afternoon, and I did not get a chance to play with it earlier, so when we got home I set it up post haste. And as feared my HD service did not work...ugh. SO I decided that Friday nite at 10 after several cocktails was not the best time to complain to DirecTV. I set up the other receiver and we watched Cinderella Man at a measly 480i, but tomorrow I graduate to 1080p. WO0T!
Saturday I went to a buddy's house and watched some football, I got second again in my college pickem league and its already pissing me off. First week I tied for first, but lost the tiebreaker, 2nd week I get 2nd, this week I miss by one....dammmit USC!
Hope is not lost though as it is a long season and I only need to win one week to cover the year. I am also First overall at this point, which garners a price at the end of the season as well.
Saturday night was camping under the stars....2 times a year my n'hood has a camping night in the common grounds. Last year was miserable with rain, but my son and I stuck it out. This year, the girls wanted to stay all night, so we packed em all up. We had a great time with relay races, tug of war, and the like. As night fell, the obligatory smores were being roasted, and someone had the foresight of bringing a projector. There was a tarp hung over the baseball backstop and they played Pirates of the Caribbean to the crowd, It was better than the drive-in, since we could sprawl our blankets out under the clear cool night. The whole fam snuggled under the blankets. The girls passed out before the 'scary' parts near the end, which was good. But my son the trooper made it to the end. He was even a little upset that he had to go to sleep at midnight, but it didn't last long as he passed out fairly quickly.
Finally, the wife and I had a couple of hours to sit by the fire, and just talk. We don't get alot of that these days, and it was an absolute perfect night. Except for sleeping. Even my drugs didn't help quell the pain in my shoulder against the slightly padded ground. I am definitely getting an air mattress before the next camp-out.
Sunday was Me, my remote, a fridge full of beer and the sunday ticket!! My son watch with me a little bit, but the wife had activities for the kids and herself for most of the day. I Sat and wept with joy.
Friday night we played meet the Fockers as a neighbor had happy hour on our street. We got to meet our 'new' neighbors and talk shop, football, (college variety) golf (2 of my neighbors are Sales rep's) and of course kids. There were about 15 adults and 80(ok slightly exaggerated) running around. It was a nice relaxing time, but my mind was on something else.
TV
My big honkin' TV showed up Friday afternoon, and I did not get a chance to play with it earlier, so when we got home I set it up post haste. And as feared my HD service did not work...ugh. SO I decided that Friday nite at 10 after several cocktails was not the best time to complain to DirecTV. I set up the other receiver and we watched Cinderella Man at a measly 480i, but tomorrow I graduate to 1080p. WO0T!
Saturday I went to a buddy's house and watched some football, I got second again in my college pickem league and its already pissing me off. First week I tied for first, but lost the tiebreaker, 2nd week I get 2nd, this week I miss by one....dammmit USC!
Hope is not lost though as it is a long season and I only need to win one week to cover the year. I am also First overall at this point, which garners a price at the end of the season as well.
Saturday night was camping under the stars....2 times a year my n'hood has a camping night in the common grounds. Last year was miserable with rain, but my son and I stuck it out. This year, the girls wanted to stay all night, so we packed em all up. We had a great time with relay races, tug of war, and the like. As night fell, the obligatory smores were being roasted, and someone had the foresight of bringing a projector. There was a tarp hung over the baseball backstop and they played Pirates of the Caribbean to the crowd, It was better than the drive-in, since we could sprawl our blankets out under the clear cool night. The whole fam snuggled under the blankets. The girls passed out before the 'scary' parts near the end, which was good. But my son the trooper made it to the end. He was even a little upset that he had to go to sleep at midnight, but it didn't last long as he passed out fairly quickly.
Finally, the wife and I had a couple of hours to sit by the fire, and just talk. We don't get alot of that these days, and it was an absolute perfect night. Except for sleeping. Even my drugs didn't help quell the pain in my shoulder against the slightly padded ground. I am definitely getting an air mattress before the next camp-out.
Sunday was Me, my remote, a fridge full of beer and the sunday ticket!! My son watch with me a little bit, but the wife had activities for the kids and herself for most of the day. I Sat and wept with joy.
Friday, September 15, 2006
Take a glimpse.
I'm gonna go nuts I think. This stupid challenge is making me feel like a machine again. A not very good poker playing machine at that.
I know now why I haven't tried this sort of poker before. It bores me. I just don't have the patience to hold things together like that...I'm wired differently.
I've said before that I don't play poker necessarily for the money. This is about competition, about being 'better', such an ambiguous esoteric goal. Its what I'm about though, that's how I roll. I'm a feel player by most accounts. I'm aggressive, I pick spots, I convince my opponents that I am better. (or at least attempt to)
One thing I think I've discovered is that ABC poker wins in the lower limits, pretty simple. If I can extrapolate my results on full ring tables vs 6-handed. I'm actually a very good player at a full table. The reason is that I simply play tight agg. I push when I think I'm ahead sniff out flush draws and farm sets.
I will finish this challenge though...my goal now is to break even...no pressure.
Anyway....I'm trying yet again to justify myself. I feel the need to do this alot for some reason. Every 3 weeks or so I get involved in a game I have no business being in. Something way over my head (right Aaron?). I do this, not cause I'm chasing profits or losses, but cause I'm chasing bigger and better players. I want to play the best players I can play... win or lose, that's my validation. I just don't have the discipline to work my way up there.
So, last night after working on the HOUR challenge ( I never really did set a goal) I played the WWDN:not and got my FH kicked in the ass by quads. I went out early in 2 sng's and decided my luck must change. I played $40 OH8 and made it through a break and a half before going down, then really went off the deepend and played the $100MTT...IGH about mid-pack. I was amazed how loose this game was. Anywho..
I decided it must be Pokerstars that was the problem, certainly not myself. SO I perused for a new site to play and whore a bonus on. I haven't signed up for INTERPOKER as of yet and they have a %100 bonus up to $100 going on, so I installed the software and plopped my hundo down.
I was somewhat disappointed at the number of players, but I guess that's expected coming form pokerstars. The best game I could find was 3/6 limit. I watched the game for a few minutes and decided that the players weren't anything special, and the betting wasn't getting grossly capped. Despite being under-funded, I joined. I played fairly loose again, it just what I do. Despite being loose, I was getting cards...frequently, and there were 2 guys at the table who just kept paying me off.
The wife finally got home and I was up 260 for the 2+ hour session. I just need to find out how much more I need to play to clear the bonus now and GTFO.
So this is me in a nutshell, Baron Donkmunder Aggrolimp.
I know now why I haven't tried this sort of poker before. It bores me. I just don't have the patience to hold things together like that...I'm wired differently.
I've said before that I don't play poker necessarily for the money. This is about competition, about being 'better', such an ambiguous esoteric goal. Its what I'm about though, that's how I roll. I'm a feel player by most accounts. I'm aggressive, I pick spots, I convince my opponents that I am better. (or at least attempt to)
One thing I think I've discovered is that ABC poker wins in the lower limits, pretty simple. If I can extrapolate my results on full ring tables vs 6-handed. I'm actually a very good player at a full table. The reason is that I simply play tight agg. I push when I think I'm ahead sniff out flush draws and farm sets.
I will finish this challenge though...my goal now is to break even...no pressure.
Anyway....I'm trying yet again to justify myself. I feel the need to do this alot for some reason. Every 3 weeks or so I get involved in a game I have no business being in. Something way over my head (right Aaron?). I do this, not cause I'm chasing profits or losses, but cause I'm chasing bigger and better players. I want to play the best players I can play... win or lose, that's my validation. I just don't have the discipline to work my way up there.
So, last night after working on the HOUR challenge ( I never really did set a goal) I played the WWDN:not and got my FH kicked in the ass by quads. I went out early in 2 sng's and decided my luck must change. I played $40 OH8 and made it through a break and a half before going down, then really went off the deepend and played the $100MTT...IGH about mid-pack. I was amazed how loose this game was. Anywho..
I decided it must be Pokerstars that was the problem, certainly not myself. SO I perused for a new site to play and whore a bonus on. I haven't signed up for INTERPOKER as of yet and they have a %100 bonus up to $100 going on, so I installed the software and plopped my hundo down.
I was somewhat disappointed at the number of players, but I guess that's expected coming form pokerstars. The best game I could find was 3/6 limit. I watched the game for a few minutes and decided that the players weren't anything special, and the betting wasn't getting grossly capped. Despite being under-funded, I joined. I played fairly loose again, it just what I do. Despite being loose, I was getting cards...frequently, and there were 2 guys at the table who just kept paying me off.
The wife finally got home and I was up 260 for the 2+ hour session. I just need to find out how much more I need to play to clear the bonus now and GTFO.
So this is me in a nutshell, Baron Donkmunder Aggrolimp.
Take a glimpse.
I'm gonna go nuts I think. This stupid challenge is making me feel like a machine again. A not very good poker playing machine at that.
I know now why I haven't tried this sort of poker before. It bores me. I just don't have the patience to hold things together like that...I'm wired differently.
I've said before that I don't play poker necessarily for the money. This is about competition, about being 'better', such an ambiguous esoteric goal. Its what I'm about though, that's how I roll. I'm a feel player by most accounts. I'm aggressive, I pick spots, I convince my opponents that I am better. (or at least attempt to)
One thing I think I've discovered is that ABC poker wins in the lower limits, pretty simple. If I can extrapolate my results on full ring tables vs 6-handed. I'm actually a very good player at a full table. The reason is that I simply play tight agg. I push when I think I'm ahead sniff out flush draws and farm sets.
I will finish this challenge though...my goal now is to break even...no pressure.
Anyway....I'm trying yet again to justify myself. I feel the need to do this alot for some reason. Every 3 weeks or so I get involved in a game I have no business being in. Something way over my head (right Aaron?). I do this, not cause I'm chasing profits or losses, but cause I'm chasing bigger and better players. I want to play the best players I can play... win or lose, that's my validation. I just don't have the discipline to work my way up there.
So, last night after working on the HOUR challenge ( I never really did set a goal) I played the WWDN:not and got my FH kicked in the ass by quads. I went out early in 2 sng's and decided my luck must change. I played $40 OH8 and made it through a break and a half before going down, then really went off the deepend and played the $100MTT...IGH about mid-pack. I was amazed how loose this game was. Anywho..
I decided it must be Pokerstars that was the problem, certainly not myself. SO I perused for a new site to play and whore a bonus on. I haven't signed up for INTERPOKER as of yet and they have a %100 bonus up to $100 going on, so I installed the software and plopped my hundo down.
I was somewhat disappointed at the number of players, but I guess that's expected coming form pokerstars. The best game I could find was 3/6 limit. I watched the game for a few minutes and decided that the players weren't anything special, and the betting wasn't getting grossly capped. Despite being under-funded, I joined. I played fairly loose again, it just what I do. Despite being loose, I was getting cards...frequently, and there were 2 guys at the table who just kept paying me off.
The wife finally got home and I was up 260 for the 2+ hour session. I just need to find out how much more I need to play to clear the bonus now and GTFO.
So this is me in a nutshell, Baron Donkmunder Aggrolimp.
I know now why I haven't tried this sort of poker before. It bores me. I just don't have the patience to hold things together like that...I'm wired differently.
I've said before that I don't play poker necessarily for the money. This is about competition, about being 'better', such an ambiguous esoteric goal. Its what I'm about though, that's how I roll. I'm a feel player by most accounts. I'm aggressive, I pick spots, I convince my opponents that I am better. (or at least attempt to)
One thing I think I've discovered is that ABC poker wins in the lower limits, pretty simple. If I can extrapolate my results on full ring tables vs 6-handed. I'm actually a very good player at a full table. The reason is that I simply play tight agg. I push when I think I'm ahead sniff out flush draws and farm sets.
I will finish this challenge though...my goal now is to break even...no pressure.
Anyway....I'm trying yet again to justify myself. I feel the need to do this alot for some reason. Every 3 weeks or so I get involved in a game I have no business being in. Something way over my head (right Aaron?). I do this, not cause I'm chasing profits or losses, but cause I'm chasing bigger and better players. I want to play the best players I can play... win or lose, that's my validation. I just don't have the discipline to work my way up there.
So, last night after working on the HOUR challenge ( I never really did set a goal) I played the WWDN:not and got my FH kicked in the ass by quads. I went out early in 2 sng's and decided my luck must change. I played $40 OH8 and made it through a break and a half before going down, then really went off the deepend and played the $100MTT...IGH about mid-pack. I was amazed how loose this game was. Anywho..
I decided it must be Pokerstars that was the problem, certainly not myself. SO I perused for a new site to play and whore a bonus on. I haven't signed up for INTERPOKER as of yet and they have a %100 bonus up to $100 going on, so I installed the software and plopped my hundo down.
I was somewhat disappointed at the number of players, but I guess that's expected coming form pokerstars. The best game I could find was 3/6 limit. I watched the game for a few minutes and decided that the players weren't anything special, and the betting wasn't getting grossly capped. Despite being under-funded, I joined. I played fairly loose again, it just what I do. Despite being loose, I was getting cards...frequently, and there were 2 guys at the table who just kept paying me off.
The wife finally got home and I was up 260 for the 2+ hour session. I just need to find out how much more I need to play to clear the bonus now and GTFO.
So this is me in a nutshell, Baron Donkmunder Aggrolimp.
Thursday, September 14, 2006
14 hours
OK...I give up on 6-handed.
Went down another buy in early six handed, but made it up on full ring.
I went a little over an hour, but we'll call it an hour.
Here are my oh so exciting stats:
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 158 hands and saw flop:
- 19 out of 26 times while in big blind (73%)
- 10 out of 25 times while in small blind (40%)
- 26 out of 107 times in other positions (24%)
- a total of 55 out of 158 (34%)
Pots won at showdown - 11 of 24 (45%)
Pots won without showdown - 17
I think my hand selection is getting better, but I still limp into way too many hands six handed, so I'm just going to stick to full ring for now.
-36.75 after 8 hours.
Went down another buy in early six handed, but made it up on full ring.
I went a little over an hour, but we'll call it an hour.
Here are my oh so exciting stats:
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 158 hands and saw flop:
- 19 out of 26 times while in big blind (73%)
- 10 out of 25 times while in small blind (40%)
- 26 out of 107 times in other positions (24%)
- a total of 55 out of 158 (34%)
Pots won at showdown - 11 of 24 (45%)
Pots won without showdown - 17
I think my hand selection is getting better, but I still limp into way too many hands six handed, so I'm just going to stick to full ring for now.
-36.75 after 8 hours.
14 hours
OK...I give up on 6-handed.
Went down another buy in early six handed, but made it up on full ring.
I went a little over an hour, but we'll call it an hour.
Here are my oh so exciting stats:
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 158 hands and saw flop:
- 19 out of 26 times while in big blind (73%)
- 10 out of 25 times while in small blind (40%)
- 26 out of 107 times in other positions (24%)
- a total of 55 out of 158 (34%)
Pots won at showdown - 11 of 24 (45%)
Pots won without showdown - 17
I think my hand selection is getting better, but I still limp into way too many hands six handed, so I'm just going to stick to full ring for now.
-36.75 after 8 hours.
Went down another buy in early six handed, but made it up on full ring.
I went a little over an hour, but we'll call it an hour.
Here are my oh so exciting stats:
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 158 hands and saw flop:
- 19 out of 26 times while in big blind (73%)
- 10 out of 25 times while in small blind (40%)
- 26 out of 107 times in other positions (24%)
- a total of 55 out of 158 (34%)
Pots won at showdown - 11 of 24 (45%)
Pots won without showdown - 17
I think my hand selection is getting better, but I still limp into way too many hands six handed, so I'm just going to stick to full ring for now.
-36.75 after 8 hours.
Wednesday, September 13, 2006
18 Hours
Once again played one full ring one 6-handed.
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 257 hands and saw flop:
- 28 out of 44 times while in big blind (63%)
- 25 out of 42 times while in small blind (59%)
- 34 out of 171 times in other positions (19%)
- a total of 87 out of 257 (33%)
Pots won at showdown - 15 of 26 (57%)
Pots won without showdown - 32
6 Handed killed me as I tried playing a little tighter this session. That shit don't work for me i guess.
I went down 2 buy-ins on the 6 handed table ended up 23.35 full ring.
My 2 trouble hands were 2nd nut flush and flopped 2 pair with KJ.
AK kicked me in the junk there.
-75.90 for a 4 hour session, -54.10 after 6 hours.
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 257 hands and saw flop:
- 28 out of 44 times while in big blind (63%)
- 25 out of 42 times while in small blind (59%)
- 34 out of 171 times in other positions (19%)
- a total of 87 out of 257 (33%)
Pots won at showdown - 15 of 26 (57%)
Pots won without showdown - 32
6 Handed killed me as I tried playing a little tighter this session. That shit don't work for me i guess.
I went down 2 buy-ins on the 6 handed table ended up 23.35 full ring.
My 2 trouble hands were 2nd nut flush and flopped 2 pair with KJ.
AK kicked me in the junk there.
-75.90 for a 4 hour session, -54.10 after 6 hours.
20 Hours
OK I decided to go ahead and challenge myself. I have tried to loosely challenge myself before, this time I will actually take notes. So I will play 25 or 50 NL tables, full or 6 handed. I will play 2 tables at a time at least to make this go quickly as possible.
First session I play 1 Full and 1 6 handed 50/NL.
I count this session as 2 hours.
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 150 hands and saw flop:
- 19 out of 29 times while in big blind (65%)
- 15 out of 26 times while in small blind (57%)
- 31 out of 95 times in other positions (32%)
- a total of 65 out of 150 (43%)
Pots won at showdown - 11 of 21 (52%)
Pots won without showdown - 19
6 handed Table = 60.95
Full table = 60.85
Woot 21.80 profit.
Um....DO I play WAY too many hands or what?! Maybe 6 handed skews that a bit.
We'll see if that averages out next time.
First session I play 1 Full and 1 6 handed 50/NL.
I count this session as 2 hours.
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 150 hands and saw flop:
- 19 out of 29 times while in big blind (65%)
- 15 out of 26 times while in small blind (57%)
- 31 out of 95 times in other positions (32%)
- a total of 65 out of 150 (43%)
Pots won at showdown - 11 of 21 (52%)
Pots won without showdown - 19
6 handed Table = 60.95
Full table = 60.85
Woot 21.80 profit.
Um....DO I play WAY too many hands or what?! Maybe 6 handed skews that a bit.
We'll see if that averages out next time.
18 Hours
Once again played one full ring one 6-handed.
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 257 hands and saw flop:
- 28 out of 44 times while in big blind (63%)
- 25 out of 42 times while in small blind (59%)
- 34 out of 171 times in other positions (19%)
- a total of 87 out of 257 (33%)
Pots won at showdown - 15 of 26 (57%)
Pots won without showdown - 32
6 Handed killed me as I tried playing a little tighter this session. That shit don't work for me i guess.
I went down 2 buy-ins on the 6 handed table ended up 23.35 full ring.
My 2 trouble hands were 2nd nut flush and flopped 2 pair with KJ.
AK kicked me in the junk there.
-75.90 for a 4 hour session, -54.10 after 6 hours.
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 257 hands and saw flop:
- 28 out of 44 times while in big blind (63%)
- 25 out of 42 times while in small blind (59%)
- 34 out of 171 times in other positions (19%)
- a total of 87 out of 257 (33%)
Pots won at showdown - 15 of 26 (57%)
Pots won without showdown - 32
6 Handed killed me as I tried playing a little tighter this session. That shit don't work for me i guess.
I went down 2 buy-ins on the 6 handed table ended up 23.35 full ring.
My 2 trouble hands were 2nd nut flush and flopped 2 pair with KJ.
AK kicked me in the junk there.
-75.90 for a 4 hour session, -54.10 after 6 hours.
20 Hours
OK I decided to go ahead and challenge myself. I have tried to loosely challenge myself before, this time I will actually take notes. So I will play 25 or 50 NL tables, full or 6 handed. I will play 2 tables at a time at least to make this go quickly as possible.
First session I play 1 Full and 1 6 handed 50/NL.
I count this session as 2 hours.
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 150 hands and saw flop:
- 19 out of 29 times while in big blind (65%)
- 15 out of 26 times while in small blind (57%)
- 31 out of 95 times in other positions (32%)
- a total of 65 out of 150 (43%)
Pots won at showdown - 11 of 21 (52%)
Pots won without showdown - 19
6 handed Table = 60.95
Full table = 60.85
Woot 21.80 profit.
Um....DO I play WAY too many hands or what?! Maybe 6 handed skews that a bit.
We'll see if that averages out next time.
First session I play 1 Full and 1 6 handed 50/NL.
I count this session as 2 hours.
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 150 hands and saw flop:
- 19 out of 29 times while in big blind (65%)
- 15 out of 26 times while in small blind (57%)
- 31 out of 95 times in other positions (32%)
- a total of 65 out of 150 (43%)
Pots won at showdown - 11 of 21 (52%)
Pots won without showdown - 19
6 handed Table = 60.95
Full table = 60.85
Woot 21.80 profit.
Um....DO I play WAY too many hands or what?! Maybe 6 handed skews that a bit.
We'll see if that averages out next time.
Rain Out
My son had a rain out last night, so I was able to play the WWDN last night. I got a few cards at the beginning, but could'nt make anything of them....I played 'foldem' for about an hour, occasionally stealing with the hammer. It was a tough road, and I just didn't get cards to play. I finally made an ill advized move with QJ unsooted...IGH in about 35th I think.
"my particular brand" of holdem dictates I get some cards at some point..I am far too impatient to wait too long, and if I get nothing, I play something stoopid.
Anywho, seeing as though my poker time is going down, I'm thinking of giving myself a challenge. The SNG challenge didn't work out so great.
I'd like a suggestion or 2, but I'm thinking about running an HOUR challenge. Where I give myself a certain set number of hours at 25 or 50 or 100/NL and report my failur....I mean success.
Thoughts?
"my particular brand" of holdem dictates I get some cards at some point..I am far too impatient to wait too long, and if I get nothing, I play something stoopid.
Anywho, seeing as though my poker time is going down, I'm thinking of giving myself a challenge. The SNG challenge didn't work out so great.
I'd like a suggestion or 2, but I'm thinking about running an HOUR challenge. Where I give myself a certain set number of hours at 25 or 50 or 100/NL and report my failur....I mean success.
Thoughts?
Rain Out
My son had a rain out last night, so I was able to play the WWDN last night. I got a few cards at the beginning, but could'nt make anything of them....I played 'foldem' for about an hour, occasionally stealing with the hammer. It was a tough road, and I just didn't get cards to play. I finally made an ill advized move with QJ unsooted...IGH in about 35th I think.
"my particular brand" of holdem dictates I get some cards at some point..I am far too impatient to wait too long, and if I get nothing, I play something stoopid.
Anywho, seeing as though my poker time is going down, I'm thinking of giving myself a challenge. The SNG challenge didn't work out so great.
I'd like a suggestion or 2, but I'm thinking about running an HOUR challenge. Where I give myself a certain set number of hours at 25 or 50 or 100/NL and report my failur....I mean success.
Thoughts?
"my particular brand" of holdem dictates I get some cards at some point..I am far too impatient to wait too long, and if I get nothing, I play something stoopid.
Anywho, seeing as though my poker time is going down, I'm thinking of giving myself a challenge. The SNG challenge didn't work out so great.
I'd like a suggestion or 2, but I'm thinking about running an HOUR challenge. Where I give myself a certain set number of hours at 25 or 50 or 100/NL and report my failur....I mean success.
Thoughts?
Tuesday, September 12, 2006
9/11/06
Ok, I'll wrap it up and put it behind me.....We got moved in eventually. After unfucking the U-haul from my driveway. (No one can tell me I didn't try to get the truck up that hill) We got everything loaded in 2 moves. It sure was nice that I was moving only 1.5 miles away in the same neighborhood was definitely a saving grace. Our sellers were there till midnight getting their stuff out. They still left a few things...o well.
I'll leave the Sept 11 talk to someone who is much more eloquent than I. I remember getting to work and setting up the BBC and CNN feeds in the boadrdoom, so people could witness the carnage on the big screen. It was truly surreal, just having everyone sitting in the room, silent in disbelief.
I finally got the DSL installed last night. I had to rewire the cat5 going to the office, but I was able to make it work. Of course I had to stress test it, and got to play online for the first time in a few days. I got the kids home and in bed after my son's B-Ball game and had just enough time to clean dishes, start laundry and fire up PS to join MATH .
The turning point of my game was taking out the host with JJ vs 99. Things moved fairly quickly and I was a chip vacuum. We finally got 3 handed and I took out the 2 smaller stacks with aces. Boy is it nice when there are 2 big bets in front of you when holding aces.
Anywho, I'm a bit distracted lately and busy as hell. Maybe I can attribute not thinking too much to my win. I should try more of that.
In case anyone is interested, my back is truly screwed up. I had 2 appointments with back dudes and did not like what they had to say. Should I get a 3rd opinion?? It's quite possible that I will need back surgery sooner rather than later, and that just outright stinks. I need to find a new skill that doesn't require 10-14 hours at a computer per day....I'm at a loss.
Good luck to those of you playing the WWDN tonight..I will be cheering my boy on in his 2nd game of the year...Hopefully he gets to pitch tonight.
I'll leave the Sept 11 talk to someone who is much more eloquent than I. I remember getting to work and setting up the BBC and CNN feeds in the boadrdoom, so people could witness the carnage on the big screen. It was truly surreal, just having everyone sitting in the room, silent in disbelief.
I finally got the DSL installed last night. I had to rewire the cat5 going to the office, but I was able to make it work. Of course I had to stress test it, and got to play online for the first time in a few days. I got the kids home and in bed after my son's B-Ball game and had just enough time to clean dishes, start laundry and fire up PS to join MATH .
The turning point of my game was taking out the host with JJ vs 99. Things moved fairly quickly and I was a chip vacuum. We finally got 3 handed and I took out the 2 smaller stacks with aces. Boy is it nice when there are 2 big bets in front of you when holding aces.
Anywho, I'm a bit distracted lately and busy as hell. Maybe I can attribute not thinking too much to my win. I should try more of that.
In case anyone is interested, my back is truly screwed up. I had 2 appointments with back dudes and did not like what they had to say. Should I get a 3rd opinion?? It's quite possible that I will need back surgery sooner rather than later, and that just outright stinks. I need to find a new skill that doesn't require 10-14 hours at a computer per day....I'm at a loss.
Good luck to those of you playing the WWDN tonight..I will be cheering my boy on in his 2nd game of the year...Hopefully he gets to pitch tonight.
9/11/06
Ok, I'll wrap it up and put it behind me.....We got moved in eventually. After unfucking the U-haul from my driveway. (No one can tell me I didn't try to get the truck up that hill) We got everything loaded in 2 moves. It sure was nice that I was moving only 1.5 miles away in the same neighborhood was definitely a saving grace. Our sellers were there till midnight getting their stuff out. They still left a few things...o well.
I'll leave the Sept 11 talk to someone who is much more eloquent than I. I remember getting to work and setting up the BBC and CNN feeds in the boadrdoom, so people could witness the carnage on the big screen. It was truly surreal, just having everyone sitting in the room, silent in disbelief.
I finally got the DSL installed last night. I had to rewire the cat5 going to the office, but I was able to make it work. Of course I had to stress test it, and got to play online for the first time in a few days. I got the kids home and in bed after my son's B-Ball game and had just enough time to clean dishes, start laundry and fire up PS to join MATH .
The turning point of my game was taking out the host with JJ vs 99. Things moved fairly quickly and I was a chip vacuum. We finally got 3 handed and I took out the 2 smaller stacks with aces. Boy is it nice when there are 2 big bets in front of you when holding aces.
Anywho, I'm a bit distracted lately and busy as hell. Maybe I can attribute not thinking too much to my win. I should try more of that.
In case anyone is interested, my back is truly screwed up. I had 2 appointments with back dudes and did not like what they had to say. Should I get a 3rd opinion?? It's quite possible that I will need back surgery sooner rather than later, and that just outright stinks. I need to find a new skill that doesn't require 10-14 hours at a computer per day....I'm at a loss.
Good luck to those of you playing the WWDN tonight..I will be cheering my boy on in his 2nd game of the year...Hopefully he gets to pitch tonight.
I'll leave the Sept 11 talk to someone who is much more eloquent than I. I remember getting to work and setting up the BBC and CNN feeds in the boadrdoom, so people could witness the carnage on the big screen. It was truly surreal, just having everyone sitting in the room, silent in disbelief.
I finally got the DSL installed last night. I had to rewire the cat5 going to the office, but I was able to make it work. Of course I had to stress test it, and got to play online for the first time in a few days. I got the kids home and in bed after my son's B-Ball game and had just enough time to clean dishes, start laundry and fire up PS to join MATH .
The turning point of my game was taking out the host with JJ vs 99. Things moved fairly quickly and I was a chip vacuum. We finally got 3 handed and I took out the 2 smaller stacks with aces. Boy is it nice when there are 2 big bets in front of you when holding aces.
Anywho, I'm a bit distracted lately and busy as hell. Maybe I can attribute not thinking too much to my win. I should try more of that.
In case anyone is interested, my back is truly screwed up. I had 2 appointments with back dudes and did not like what they had to say. Should I get a 3rd opinion?? It's quite possible that I will need back surgery sooner rather than later, and that just outright stinks. I need to find a new skill that doesn't require 10-14 hours at a computer per day....I'm at a loss.
Good luck to those of you playing the WWDN tonight..I will be cheering my boy on in his 2nd game of the year...Hopefully he gets to pitch tonight.
Wednesday, September 06, 2006
Touch and go
Hey there!
I'm beginning to think about starting to return to semi-normalness. Moving sucks, I think we can all agree. I believe we ended up having a semi-decent move despite the myriad of obstacles thrown in our way.
One week ago was closing eve, our buy was lined up and ready to go at noon. Unfortunately, our bank was being the problem. As of 5pm Wednesday, there was not supposed to be a closing on or buy. My loan officer, as it turns out, is a huge lying piece of manure.
Lets back up.... Both the wife and I had done our fair amount of research on lenders. She was looking on the discount broker side. I was checking out banks. My first obvious choices came in between our current bank, our mortgage bank, or our LOC mortgage bank. The bank which rhymes with 'watch ova ya'(money) was out, their rates sucked. Our second holder, who's name could stand for Robbing Baldfacelying Cocksuckers, was offering to match any discount brokers rate, but for the higher closing costs we gained the "security" of a big bank, and the assurance of a quick approval and package delivery from our "VP" loan officer. He failed to mention that he was the VP of utter BS, but that's beside the point.
So less than 18 hours from our scheduled closing Mr VP calls and says the package won't be ready, the safe, easy and fast process has been delayed because of a 'proprietary system' or as I inferred, utter stupidity and incompetence....same difference.
Long story short (I know too late) our Closing attorney knew someone at the bank and he started rattling chains. By the time we officially sold our house, we had a new closing set up and our sellers were on board we had to get to our closing immediately. FIVE HOURS LATER....we had our new house!!
Since we had so little time to plan our move, we could not find professional movers...keep in mind we literally signed a contract and moved in within 2 weeks.
I had a POD ordered but cancelled it since we now had a place to put our crap. I had to get a U-haul on a vacation weekend. I knew this was going to be an adventure. I had reserved a truck for Saturday, and was assured I would get a call from the dealer nearest to me with the truck. I called the place and confirmed they had a truck available to me. When I got there, there was no truck, none. As fate would have it there was another customer waiting in front of me with the same issue, but he had pre-paid (idiot). I got on the horn to U-haul central, which might as well be some trailer park in Arkansas, to find my truck. Once again the computer is at fault...the computer says there is supposed to be a truck....I tell the brainiac behind the counter that he had confirmed with me over the phone that he in fact had the truck and could see it in his lot....WTF
Turns out my (or the customer in front of me) truck had been rented and was supposed to be back at nine. Nevertheless there were too many people for too few trucks. They sent me about 15 miles further away where there was a another truck....guess what, no truck.... I was on full jump through the phone tilt by this point as the out of luck pre-paid hosers came in the door.....I just had to laugh and let them spew venom over the poor uhaul lackey. The dipshit on the phone swore up and down that they had a truck at the next place.....another 10 miles away.
At last I got my truck and cruised on down the road....with an empty tank. OH holy hell these people suck balls.
ok...I'll post this and continue later...I know..I know, I suck and you don't really care anyway....but somtimes you just gotta let it out.
I'm beginning to think about starting to return to semi-normalness. Moving sucks, I think we can all agree. I believe we ended up having a semi-decent move despite the myriad of obstacles thrown in our way.
One week ago was closing eve, our buy was lined up and ready to go at noon. Unfortunately, our bank was being the problem. As of 5pm Wednesday, there was not supposed to be a closing on or buy. My loan officer, as it turns out, is a huge lying piece of manure.
Lets back up.... Both the wife and I had done our fair amount of research on lenders. She was looking on the discount broker side. I was checking out banks. My first obvious choices came in between our current bank, our mortgage bank, or our LOC mortgage bank. The bank which rhymes with 'watch ova ya'(money) was out, their rates sucked. Our second holder, who's name could stand for Robbing Baldfacelying Cocksuckers, was offering to match any discount brokers rate, but for the higher closing costs we gained the "security" of a big bank, and the assurance of a quick approval and package delivery from our "VP" loan officer. He failed to mention that he was the VP of utter BS, but that's beside the point.
So less than 18 hours from our scheduled closing Mr VP calls and says the package won't be ready, the safe, easy and fast process has been delayed because of a 'proprietary system' or as I inferred, utter stupidity and incompetence....same difference.
Long story short (I know too late) our Closing attorney knew someone at the bank and he started rattling chains. By the time we officially sold our house, we had a new closing set up and our sellers were on board we had to get to our closing immediately. FIVE HOURS LATER....we had our new house!!
Since we had so little time to plan our move, we could not find professional movers...keep in mind we literally signed a contract and moved in within 2 weeks.
I had a POD ordered but cancelled it since we now had a place to put our crap. I had to get a U-haul on a vacation weekend. I knew this was going to be an adventure. I had reserved a truck for Saturday, and was assured I would get a call from the dealer nearest to me with the truck. I called the place and confirmed they had a truck available to me. When I got there, there was no truck, none. As fate would have it there was another customer waiting in front of me with the same issue, but he had pre-paid (idiot). I got on the horn to U-haul central, which might as well be some trailer park in Arkansas, to find my truck. Once again the computer is at fault...the computer says there is supposed to be a truck....I tell the brainiac behind the counter that he had confirmed with me over the phone that he in fact had the truck and could see it in his lot....WTF
Turns out my (or the customer in front of me) truck had been rented and was supposed to be back at nine. Nevertheless there were too many people for too few trucks. They sent me about 15 miles further away where there was a another truck....guess what, no truck.... I was on full jump through the phone tilt by this point as the out of luck pre-paid hosers came in the door.....I just had to laugh and let them spew venom over the poor uhaul lackey. The dipshit on the phone swore up and down that they had a truck at the next place.....another 10 miles away.
At last I got my truck and cruised on down the road....with an empty tank. OH holy hell these people suck balls.
ok...I'll post this and continue later...I know..I know, I suck and you don't really care anyway....but somtimes you just gotta let it out.
Touch and go
Hey there!
I'm beginning to think about starting to return to semi-normalness. Moving sucks, I think we can all agree. I believe we ended up having a semi-decent move despite the myriad of obstacles thrown in our way.
One week ago was closing eve, our buy was lined up and ready to go at noon. Unfortunately, our bank was being the problem. As of 5pm Wednesday, there was not supposed to be a closing on or buy. My loan officer, as it turns out, is a huge lying piece of manure.
Lets back up.... Both the wife and I had done our fair amount of research on lenders. She was looking on the discount broker side. I was checking out banks. My first obvious choices came in between our current bank, our mortgage bank, or our LOC mortgage bank. The bank which rhymes with 'watch ova ya'(money) was out, their rates sucked. Our second holder, who's name could stand for Robbing Baldfacelying Cocksuckers, was offering to match any discount brokers rate, but for the higher closing costs we gained the "security" of a big bank, and the assurance of a quick approval and package delivery from our "VP" loan officer. He failed to mention that he was the VP of utter BS, but that's beside the point.
So less than 18 hours from our scheduled closing Mr VP calls and says the package won't be ready, the safe, easy and fast process has been delayed because of a 'proprietary system' or as I inferred, utter stupidity and incompetence....same difference.
Long story short (I know too late) our Closing attorney knew someone at the bank and he started rattling chains. By the time we officially sold our house, we had a new closing set up and our sellers were on board we had to get to our closing immediately. FIVE HOURS LATER....we had our new house!!
Since we had so little time to plan our move, we could not find professional movers...keep in mind we literally signed a contract and moved in within 2 weeks.
I had a POD ordered but cancelled it since we now had a place to put our crap. I had to get a U-haul on a vacation weekend. I knew this was going to be an adventure. I had reserved a truck for Saturday, and was assured I would get a call from the dealer nearest to me with the truck. I called the place and confirmed they had a truck available to me. When I got there, there was no truck, none. As fate would have it there was another customer waiting in front of me with the same issue, but he had pre-paid (idiot). I got on the horn to U-haul central, which might as well be some trailer park in Arkansas, to find my truck. Once again the computer is at fault...the computer says there is supposed to be a truck....I tell the brainiac behind the counter that he had confirmed with me over the phone that he in fact had the truck and could see it in his lot....WTF
Turns out my (or the customer in front of me) truck had been rented and was supposed to be back at nine. Nevertheless there were too many people for too few trucks. They sent me about 15 miles further away where there was a another truck....guess what, no truck.... I was on full jump through the phone tilt by this point as the out of luck pre-paid hosers came in the door.....I just had to laugh and let them spew venom over the poor uhaul lackey. The dipshit on the phone swore up and down that they had a truck at the next place.....another 10 miles away.
At last I got my truck and cruised on down the road....with an empty tank. OH holy hell these people suck balls.
ok...I'll post this and continue later...I know..I know, I suck and you don't really care anyway....but somtimes you just gotta let it out.
I'm beginning to think about starting to return to semi-normalness. Moving sucks, I think we can all agree. I believe we ended up having a semi-decent move despite the myriad of obstacles thrown in our way.
One week ago was closing eve, our buy was lined up and ready to go at noon. Unfortunately, our bank was being the problem. As of 5pm Wednesday, there was not supposed to be a closing on or buy. My loan officer, as it turns out, is a huge lying piece of manure.
Lets back up.... Both the wife and I had done our fair amount of research on lenders. She was looking on the discount broker side. I was checking out banks. My first obvious choices came in between our current bank, our mortgage bank, or our LOC mortgage bank. The bank which rhymes with 'watch ova ya'(money) was out, their rates sucked. Our second holder, who's name could stand for Robbing Baldfacelying Cocksuckers, was offering to match any discount brokers rate, but for the higher closing costs we gained the "security" of a big bank, and the assurance of a quick approval and package delivery from our "VP" loan officer. He failed to mention that he was the VP of utter BS, but that's beside the point.
So less than 18 hours from our scheduled closing Mr VP calls and says the package won't be ready, the safe, easy and fast process has been delayed because of a 'proprietary system' or as I inferred, utter stupidity and incompetence....same difference.
Long story short (I know too late) our Closing attorney knew someone at the bank and he started rattling chains. By the time we officially sold our house, we had a new closing set up and our sellers were on board we had to get to our closing immediately. FIVE HOURS LATER....we had our new house!!
Since we had so little time to plan our move, we could not find professional movers...keep in mind we literally signed a contract and moved in within 2 weeks.
I had a POD ordered but cancelled it since we now had a place to put our crap. I had to get a U-haul on a vacation weekend. I knew this was going to be an adventure. I had reserved a truck for Saturday, and was assured I would get a call from the dealer nearest to me with the truck. I called the place and confirmed they had a truck available to me. When I got there, there was no truck, none. As fate would have it there was another customer waiting in front of me with the same issue, but he had pre-paid (idiot). I got on the horn to U-haul central, which might as well be some trailer park in Arkansas, to find my truck. Once again the computer is at fault...the computer says there is supposed to be a truck....I tell the brainiac behind the counter that he had confirmed with me over the phone that he in fact had the truck and could see it in his lot....WTF
Turns out my (or the customer in front of me) truck had been rented and was supposed to be back at nine. Nevertheless there were too many people for too few trucks. They sent me about 15 miles further away where there was a another truck....guess what, no truck.... I was on full jump through the phone tilt by this point as the out of luck pre-paid hosers came in the door.....I just had to laugh and let them spew venom over the poor uhaul lackey. The dipshit on the phone swore up and down that they had a truck at the next place.....another 10 miles away.
At last I got my truck and cruised on down the road....with an empty tank. OH holy hell these people suck balls.
ok...I'll post this and continue later...I know..I know, I suck and you don't really care anyway....but somtimes you just gotta let it out.
Friday, September 01, 2006
Unbelievable.
Maybe I'l post the entire drama of "the buying of the house" at some point, but right now its still to fresh.
The main point is that I have a phat new house. We got it on our tems for the most part and (just) in our timeframe. We owe a huge debt of thanks to our broker (mother in law) and our closing attorney for essentially being unwilling to take no for an answer.
Here's a couple of pics:
Front View:
MAN BASEMENT:
Now, If someone would like to send a truckload of cash my way, that'd be great!
The main point is that I have a phat new house. We got it on our tems for the most part and (just) in our timeframe. We owe a huge debt of thanks to our broker (mother in law) and our closing attorney for essentially being unwilling to take no for an answer.
Here's a couple of pics:
Front View:
MAN BASEMENT:
Now, If someone would like to send a truckload of cash my way, that'd be great!
Unbelievable.
Maybe I'l post the entire drama of "the buying of the house" at some point, but right now its still to fresh.
The main point is that I have a phat new house. We got it on our tems for the most part and (just) in our timeframe. We owe a huge debt of thanks to our broker (mother in law) and our closing attorney for essentially being unwilling to take no for an answer.
Here's a couple of pics:
Front View:
MAN BASEMENT:
Now, If someone would like to send a truckload of cash my way, that'd be great!
The main point is that I have a phat new house. We got it on our tems for the most part and (just) in our timeframe. We owe a huge debt of thanks to our broker (mother in law) and our closing attorney for essentially being unwilling to take no for an answer.
Here's a couple of pics:
Front View:
MAN BASEMENT:
Now, If someone would like to send a truckload of cash my way, that'd be great!
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