Membership Has Its Privileges!

Finally got my avergaes up to Black Card Status today!

I'll Be there, will you?

I also have to do the fatherly thing and post some picks of my boy.



Also house update, move in 4 weeks most likely the week of Thanksgiving, I will post photos next week when painting is completed.

Sunday $750K sats

On a whim I entered a $3.30 double shoot out with 81 players and only 1st getting the $216 entry into the $750K, about an hour half latter boom.

Then I turned $13.75 into $26 token and played another $750K sat with a guaranteed 5 seats and about an hour and half later boooom

I promptly unregistered and banked the T$432 with a total investment of $17.05. Probably should play the $750K but I am tired from a late nite at the Casino and I just don't think I can focus for a long grind in big tourney.

Just when I had swore off online poker, I get this

Dam you, why must you tempt me!

So as I mentioned the other day I received this email from the devils at Fulltilt (bonus code OSU)



So while I am grinding out the bonus, I figure I might as well qualify for my Iron Man bonus. Then I realized several weeks ago I signed up for the Fantasy Poker and I haven't check my stats. Hmmm, what you know I have qualified for 5 freeroll tourneys and won 2 of these. And booooooooooommmmmm I am back to the depravity of the Fulltilt (bonus code OSU)
online felt.




The circle of temptation never ends.

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

The Good

Full Tilt Poker Game #3561340791: Table Copper Crest - $2/$4 - No Limit Hold'em - 15:48:41 ET - 2007/09/14

Seat 1: JSweet84 ($400)

Seat 2: ElbaRooni ($406.40)

Seat 3: BoomerangPoker ($421.10)

Seat 4: Schappell ($386)

Seat 5: nsewell4 ($400)

Seat 6: MrS50 ($799)

Seat 7: Jockeyslut ($400)

Seat 8: oossuuu754 ($971.30)

Seat 9: ashleyo84 ($82)

Schappell posts the small blind of $2

nsewell4 posts the big blind of $4

The button is in seat #3

*** HOLE CARDS ***

Dealt to oossuuu754 [8c 8h]

MrS50 folds

oossuuu754 calls $4 (Table has been pretty passive, want to hit a set cheap)

ashleyo84 calls $4

JSweet84 folds

ElbaRooni folds

BoomerangPoker calls $4

Schappell raises to $24 (Uh Oh I smell a big hand or bluff but this guy has also shown some moderatet hands down as well)

nsewell4 folds

oossuuu754 calls $20 (lets set mine)

ashleyo84 has 15 seconds left to act

ashleyo84 folds

BoomerangPoker folds

*** FLOP *** [6h Js 6d]

Schappell bets $45

oossuuu754 calls $45 (I dont like my call here , but I figured I am way behind or way ahead but I dont know what I planned to accomplish with the smooth call)

*** TURN *** [6h Js 6d] [8s] (Hee Haw)

Schappell bets $95 (No Need to slow play he obvisiouly is pot committed now)

oossuuu754 raises to $902.30, and is all in

Schappell calls $222, and is all in

oossuuu754 shows [8c 8h]Schappell shows [As Ac]

Uncalled bet of $585.30 returned to oossuuu754

*** RIVER *** [6h Js 6d 8s] [Tc]

oossuuu754 shows a full house, Eights full of Sixes

Schappell shows two pair, Aces and Sixes

oossuuu754 wins the pot ($781) with a full house,

The Bad

FullTiltPoker Game #3557541851: Table Wetlands Park - $2/$4 - No Limit Hold'em - 2:57:10 ET - 2007/09/14

Seat 1: RikaKazak ($400)

Seat 2: slee12 ($627.60), is sitting out

Seat 3: nsewell4 ($681.95)

Seat 4: oossuuu754 ($686.40)

Seat 5: perra14 ($828.80)

Seat 6: bmb013 ($548)

Seat 7: montymole ($1,245.20)

Seat 8: ESPNTheOcho ($553)

Seat 9: thebot1001 ($400)

perra14 posts the small blind of $2

bmb013 posts the big blind of $4

The button is in seat #4

*** HOLE CARDS ***

Dealt to oossuuu754 [5d 9d]

montymole folds

ESPNTheOcho folds

thebot1001 folds

RikaKazak folds

nsewell4 folds

oossuuu754 calls $4

perra14 raises to $16 (this guy is a total tard an was just raising any two cards, push allin on 100x the blinds on the 1st hand he played)

bmb013 folds

oossuuu754 calls $12 (Absolute Gamble Call, but I knew If I hit a big Flop I could stack this Aggro)

*** FLOP ***

[Td 7d 8d] (BOOYAH)

perra14 has 15 seconds left to act

perra14 bets $36o

ossuuu754 raises to $144 (This Raise made no sense, to be honesst I guess I was just amazed he bet $360 into $40 pot)

perra14 calls $108

*** TURN ***

[Td 7d 8d] [Tc]

perra14 checks

oossuuu754 has 15 seconds left to act

oossuuu754 bets $144

perra14 calls $144 (I now put his on AA or KK)

*** RIVER ***

[Td 7d 8d Tc] [Ts] (Oh FAWK, this just blows)

perra14 has 15 seconds left to act

perra14 checks

oossuuu754 checks

*** SHOW DOWN ***

oossuuu754 shows [5d 9d] a flush, Ten high

perra14 mucks (HOLY SHIT, WTF does this total tard have)

oossuuu754 wins the pot ($609) with a flush, Ten high (Nice pot, but I know if the last ten hadnt hit this nim rod would have fired all in)

*** SUMMARY ***

perra14 (small blind) mucked [Ah Ks] - three of a kind, Tens (OH my gosh, he didnt even have a diamond)

The Ugly

FullTiltPoker Game #3557460315: Table Rancho - $2/$4 - No Limit Hold'em - 2:43:54 ET - 2007/09/14

Seat 1: oossuuu754 ($325.10)

Seat 2: RikaKazak ($403.40)

Seat 3: nsewell4 ($397.20)

Seat 4: bmb013 ($1,097)

Seat 5: ESPNTheOcho ($400)

Seat 6: thebot1001 ($405.20)

Seat 7: slee12 ($396)

Seat 8: squeek009 ($245.30)

Seat 9: therecanbeonly1 ($253)

nsewell4 posts the small blind of $2

bmb013 posts the big blind of $4

The button is in seat #2

*** HOLE CARDS ***

Dealt to oossuuu754 [Ac Ah] (Oh Boy Oh Boy)

ESPNTheOcho folds

thebot1001 folds

slee12 calls $4

squeek009 folds

therecanbeonly1 fold

soossuuu754 raises to $18

RikaKazak foldsnsewell4 folds

bmb013 folds

slee12 calls $14

*** FLOP ***

[Jh Ks 6s]

slee12 checks

oossuuu754 checks (This Guy was Aggro, and I wanted to represent a small pair with the check behind and hopefully get a J or K to bluff the turn)

*** TURN *** [Jh Ks 6s] [Qd]s (I absolutely hate this card, 98 has filled, plus any paint)

lee12 bets $40

oossuuu754 has 15 seconds left to act

ESPNTheOcho is sitting out

oossuuu754 raises to $162 (Dumb, Dumb Raise, I still have a hard time getting away from over pairs)

slee12 has 15 seconds left to actslee12 raises to $378, and is all in

oossuuu754 calls $145.10, and is all in (Dumber, Dumber, I rationalize that I am pot committed, and that his PT stats show him as an Aggro who will bluff)

slee12 shows [5s Js] (WTF, how the hell, Oh Shit I am ahead)

oossuuu754 shows [Ac Ah]

Uncalled bet of $70.90 returned to slee12

*** RIVER ***

[Jh Ks 6s Qd] [As] (Oh the Humanity)

slee12 shows a flush, Ace high

oossuuu754 shows three of a kind,

Acesslee12 wins the pot ($653.20) with a flush

Bloody Wednesday

One of the worst days online in quite a while. In the Cash Games I was stacked several times. My draws never got there, my sets were sucked out on, KK in the BB vs an aggressive button with AA, and donkeys who don't go beyond level one thinking. I am going to stick to nut pedalling, people cant lay down top pair at any level.

M00k was fun but brutal. I got chastised by an individual for calling an All In Re raise with A6 on 457 flop, when I knew he more than likely had just an overpair. I had him covered, and even if I missed still would have had 12 plus BB. I hit and cruised into the break in the top 5, second hour was just horrendous. I knocked out a few people and was sitting firmly in the top 5 when the wheels came off. I can't remember the details, but I know I double up a shorty when I bet my top pair on Qxx flop from the SB and he just happened to have bottom 2. I doubled up a mid stack when I re raised from the button with AK out flopped their JJ only to see them river a set. And the fatal blow was this hand. I was in the BB with a 6h2h, limped in MP and the SB folds, I check and we see a flop of 8h2cXh. I bet the pot which was about 1/4 of my stack and the limper who has me covered slightly pushes, I call because there is no way I am getting away from 14 out twice. The limper turns over 9x9h for the over pair, turn card is Xh, river is Xh and I am runner runner counterfeited for the higher flush. Fawk me!!!

During the M00K i was also playing the 50/50 I was consistently hanging around the top 30 through the 2nd break. I had been catching cards and was moved to a table were I was the chipleader. We were starting to get close to the bubble blinds were 300/900/25 and a MP raised to 900. The MP was the 2nd largest stack with about 12K, I had 14K. I have AQ on the button and decide it is time for the patent pending Hoy Re-Steal, so knowing that the MP will have to fold anything but AA, KK, QQ since the bubble approaches. Rule number in online poker

The MP Insta Calls with 99, I mean he never even thought about it. I would have been different if I had been showing down chit cards but image was OK. I had been bullying the table but I had not shown down one single crap hand. I didn't improve was crippled but managed to make the money but Cheeze and Rice how do you make that call.

So that was that. I might head down to RiverWind Casino tonight and hook up with Bloggers who are in for Okie-Vegas.

Why you should fold KK on a River Bet

He called bets all the way to the river, then fired 1/3 pot bet when the J hit the river. I knew I was beat with his AJ but the inner donkey in me paid him off. This is why I continue to be a donater in big MTT.

Speaking of Donkeys, yours truly manage a to Bucklox one last night at $2-$4 table.

Full Tilt Poker Game #2960155723: Table Simmons (6 max) - $2/$4 - No Limit
Hold'em - 23:25:13 ET - 2007/07/15
Seat 1: oossuuu754 ($625.50)
Seat 2: ColmsUM ($511)
Seat 3: Last Stance ($398)
Seat 4: Dauphin ($349.20)
Seat 5: hauptizzle ($515.50)
oossuuu754 posts the big blind of $4
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to oossuuu754 [Ts Js]
ColmsUM folds
Last Stance folds
Dauphin raises to $12
hauptizzle folds
oossuuu754 calls $8 (Gotta See a Flop, after all they are SOOTED)
*** FLOP *** [4h Qs Jd]
Eight9 sits down
oossuuu754 checks
Eight9 adds $90
Dauphin bets $22
oossuuu754 calls $22 (This to me looks like a CBet, I called with the intention of Check Raising the Turn if a another Blank hits, I range him from 77-AK, but was leaning to AK)
*** TURN *** [4h Qs Jd] [2d]
oossuuu754 checks
Dauphin bets $44
oossuuu754 raises to $200
Dauphin calls $156 (Uh OH, I am done)
*** RIVER *** [4h Qs Jd 2d] [Jc] (Rather be lucky than Good!!!!)
oossuuu754 bets $391.50, and is all in
Dauphin calls $115.20, and is all in
Uncalled bet of $276.30 returned to oossuuu754
*** SHOW DOWN ***
oossuuu754 shows [Ts Js] three of a kind, Jacks
Dauphin mucks
oossuuu754 wins the pot ($695.40) with three of a kind, Jacks
Dauphin is sitting out
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $698.40 Rake $3
Board: [4h Qs Jd 2d Jc]
Seat 1: oossuuu754 (big blind) showed [Ts Js] and won ($695.40) with three
of a kind, Jacks
Seat 2: ColmsUM didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: Last Stance didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: Dauphin mucked [Kd Qh] - two pair, Queens and Jacks

Seat 5: hauptizzle (button) didn't bet (folded)

So mark a big pot up to Donkey Blogger, HEE HAW!!

I might play in the MATH tonight, I need to win token.

One Hand

In every poker tournament there is usually "one hand" that defines your fate, good or bad. The good hand can be getting someone to commit themselves to TPTK when you flopped a set, or when you totally misread your opponent but go runner, runner for the suckout. If it is the bad hand it doesn't have to be the bustout hand and it doesn't have to necessarily be a bad beat, just a hand that eventually lead to your demise.

Yesterday in the FTP 100 WSOP ME, I got off to a good start. I flopped a set within the first 5 hands and played it to perfection with a hyper aggressive player who bet enough to pot commit himself but somehow managed to laydown an allin check raise by me on the turn with the pot laying him 4:1.

I also flopped a boat but couldn't get the same hypo to bite, and got several mid to big pairs. The first hour was pretty good and I was in the top 25% of chip leaders.

Sometime during the second hour my table broke and I was moved to a different table with one of the chipleaders. The average chipstack was may 4.5K this person had almost 30K and was on my left three people away. This guy was limp/calling every hand, calling any bets on the flop and betting enough to put the person all in on the turn. So needless to say I was not getting to see many flops but was still in top 50% of chips. It was about 15 minutes till the 2nd break when the "one hand" that defined my tournament played out. I was in the SB with a 4h6h and $6K in chips, the Monster Stack decided that he would not play in MP and 4 people limped I called and we saw a flop five handed. The flop was 4s8d6d, now I have bottom 2 and I am first to act. With all the possible draws there is no need to get cute, I over bet the pot $1200 into $1000 pot and get smooth called in 2 places. The turn was the ugliest card I could have ever seen.

I am not going to go broke with 2 pair when both a flush draw and straight draw just completed. I have no choice but to check fold and watch 1/3 of my chips get shipped. I didn't tilt necessarily, but I just somehow felt that this was an omen. The next hand I pick up an AJ on the button, I make a 3x raise not realizing "Monster Stack" had limped UTG, he calls and we see XXX flop rainbow and Monster checks, what do you do? Now I have $4.5K which is avg, there is $4K in the pot, If I check I am dead even if an ace comes because I he could have anything, so I decided that I was going to throw out a Cbet bluff that looked like I wanted a call and would pot commit me of 2.5K. I felt like I had to gain information and this was the only way I could. Monster stack goes into the tank and lets his timer run down and then even uses his time extension for a little more theatrics before re raising me just enough to set me in. Now his performance convinced me I was drawing dead to either a set or AA and I laid my hand down getting 4:1, maybe it was a bad lay down but I still had a couple chips. I busted out shortly later when my KQ ran into AK on K high board.

I don't know how I feel about my performance, I am disappointed but not defeated. See ya at the MATH tonight.

Would you do it again the same way if you could do it over?

This is the question I ask it to myself when I bust out of a MTT. If I am more inclined to answer yes then I feel I have succeeded. Did I get my money in with the best hand, did I give myself the best chance to win the tourney? Ect.. If the answer is no time to re-evaluate and find the leaks. Why did I push when he had no fold equity, why did I not pick up the warning signs from his betting patterns, ect..?

After last night's MATH I pondered this question over and over, but before we get to my conclusion lets set up the problem. We had 36 runners and my table was you typical Blonkament Table with LAGs to super LAGs. During the first 13 hands I picked up KK early but no action so my stack was just were I started 3K.

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Yesterday I skipped lunch and decided to read a little more of the Full Tilt Tournament Guide, after all it is one of my goals this week. I read the interesting chapter that Quiet Lion wrote about online MTTs and one of the key points he drove home was that in the early stages of MTTs are all about implied odds. In other words the first few levels (specifically the first 3 levels in a deepstack)you can make some questionable calls if you feel that implied odds justify them. Hmmm very interesting stuff.

After Lunch I perused Hoy's archive of the Anatomy of the slowplay 1-3, Hoy states his goal when he slowplays a monster is to get every chip period, and he went into great lengths to explains the various methods how he gets his opponent to commit all their chips to a play where he is the favorite. Hmmm very interesting stuff.
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Hand number 14 started off very interesting, I am in the BB with KdJd and UTG makes it 70 to go, now believe it or not more time than not I will let this hand go, especially in a HU situation with the original UTG raiser. Most time if I am going to play KJ suited I would like a multiway pot. But I read something early today about implied odds... hmmmm....... I think I might just call and see a flop.

Well the flop slapped me right in the face Kc8dJd, top pair decent kicker, 9 outs to the second nut flush and backdoor straight. This a monster, but how can I get all of his chips ....... hmmm... I think I read something earlier today about slowplaying a monster ...... I think I will check and see how much he likes his hand. So cefredmd fires out a little over 1/2 pot, standard Cbet and then re-raise him 2.5 his bet just to keep him interested, when ...................... wham he shoves all in. So should I be happy or mad, happy that I got what I wanted which is an opportunity to stack him or mad that I am probably behind to either AA, KK or AK. My action was made as soon as I saw the flop but lets look at the odds of the 3 hands before we get to the results, for simplicity we will assume that my opponent doesn't have a diamond.

Against AA, I am favorite 51%

Against AK I am 47.27%
And against KK I am 30.91%
So all in all I am not that bad shape and pots odds compel me to call my last $2K for a $6K even if against a set. So we get in and I am somewhat please to see that I am against AhAd but I am disappointed to see he has the Ad

Here a the odds now that I know I am against the AhAd - 45.96%

And here is the board offering no help!


And the Gigli goes to:

Now to answer the question would I do again? Yes, because of few circumstances. It is BBT tourney and I wanted and needed to win the tourney not just slide into the points in order to have a shot at Bayne_s on the leaderboard. I need to book a win or decent showing because of the motivational factor I need going into the WSOP. I actually felt really good about this decision because I made the plan and stuck with it even thought it didn't have the desired outcome.

Weekend Update for 6-9-07/Goals for the Week

Played a little this weekend with no good results. Here are the lowlights.

In $15K Silver Iron Man Freeroll I lost to TPTK, we he open shoved 7x the pot on Jd8c6d flop with 2 diamonds, I had Ad8d and called with what I thought was 14 outs twice but realized I only had 11 outs. Hindsight bad call by me but I stuck with my read and went with it.

Won a MTT satellite into the $50 Super for the $400K. I really like this tourney since it offers a 1 in 4 shot into the $400K. Well no excuses, I blew it. I finished about 100 short of the payday when I probably could have folded my way into. I didn't play for the prize and I should know better then to try to play big stack poker in these push monkey type tourneys. So no $400K for me.

As for my Goals for Last week let recap

• Apologize to Waffles for the Riverchasers Tirade -- CHECK
• Make the Points in Both BBT Tournaments this Week -- CHECK
• Final Table on the BBT Tourney -- CLOSE BUT NOT REALLY SEE MATH RECAP
• Win a BBT Tourney -- HAHA
• Finish Reading FullTilt Tournament Guide -- DIDN'T GET TO READ MUCH THIS WEEK SO 1/2 WAY THERE
• Walk with the Family in the Evenings -- SOME BUT NOT ENOUGH

I give myself about a C on the goals report card. I will try to finish up the uncompleted goals and add a few more.

• Make the Points in all three BBT Tournaments this Week
• Final Table a BBT Tourney
• Win a BBT Tourney
• Finish Reading FullTilt Tournament Guide
• Walk with the Family in the Evening
• Win 2nd Seat on FullTilt in the 100 WSOP ME Giveaway on Sunday

In the words of Curley -- "If at first you don't succeed, keep on sucking till you do suck seeds"

See ya tonight at the MATH

M00K recap 6-7-07

I cant say much except made the points and made the best of the hands that I was dealt. With only 1500 starting chips you have to start out early with a bang and that is something I didn't do. I lost over half my chips early when my top pair and pot sized bet (25% of my stack) was called by a gutterball draw that made a bigger top pair on the river.

I was able to chip back up to about average stack when I was dealt my 1st pair rockets and was able to get a shorter stack to commit to his pair after the flop.

So at the end of the first break I was just about par, but unlike the trends of past BBT events the bustouts were happening quickly which meant there were some very big stacks starting to appear around me. Shortly into hour number 2 we hit the points bubble. Now since Bayne_S had busted out early I knew that I was going to gain some ground on the BBT but if I wanted to make the most ground up I was going to need to go really deep so I put on my GAMBOOLin hat. First gamboolin hand was this hand. My 88 against a limped 1010.

That took a big chunk of my chips but shortly after that I picked up the Hammer but I chickened out and oh how Fulltilt mocked my decision.

For my lack of Hammer Faith I was only awarded the blinds with my rockets deux.

With the blinds climbing to 100/200/25, A9 sooted was good enough to make my stand with my last 1300 chips against Elf's allin push preflop, her range was huge and I honestly liked my called given that fact. She was able to hit her set on the turn after I jumped the lead with an Ace in the door and then just for the added humiliation Fulltilt (Bonus Code OSU) slapped with two pair on the river. GG me out in 20th.

The Dookie was just wild. First of all it was a $25 freeroll and secondly it wasn't a Turbo. Jeez it took for ever (1:00 AM) because there were several Ghost playing that just wouldn't die. Schaubs was ghost that survived 2 or 3 allins in the blinds, then Schaubs signed into FTP and got to play one hand before he was eliminated. Lucko even made the final table as Ghost. I had a big chipstack at the final table so did Bayne_s but to be honest with you with on 3 places getting paid and only $12.50 going to the winner it was hard to get excited about although it was fun because the railbirds were going crazy and RadioDank was shooting out some crazy chiat. I double up a couple people with AQ vs AK and Bayne_s deliver the death blow with AK vs my Ax 5 handed.

Overall I cant complain about my performance this week in the BBT, I made the points in both events had the chips to make a final table on the MATH but donkey barfed them away. This weekend I am playing in the IronMan Silver Freeroll were 1/4 the field will get a payday and I want to play a few of the MTTs. Hopefully I can satellite into the 400K and make a score.

Good luck to all the Bloggers in Vegas this weekend I will hoist a shot facing westward your way. Be safe this weekend and my you have many success on the felt.

Ode To Waffles / Thats Just Wrong Wednesday

Since I didn't play any poker last night I thought it would be a great opportunity to take a shot at everyones favorite target. I present to you an ode to Waffles.

Oh an I think I know why Wafles computer crapped out on him. I think it is time for an upgrade.
Speaking of Upgrades I present to you this weeks That is Just Wrong.

Worlds Worst Album Covers. Enjoy!

Don't forget about the M00K tonight see ya then.

I suck, therefore I blog! MATH Recap!

My state of the poker address in one paragraph. I am good player with definite dumb azz donkey tendencies. I make some good laydowns and some horrendous calls. I make great bluffs and leave money on the table when I have made hands. At times I feel invincible at times and sometimes I am afriad to play in $5 sng.

That is the range of my emotions right now. I am having a hard time controlling my inner donkey

MATH Recap: I double up withing the first 23 hands of the tournament at the end of the first break I was sitting pretty:

Shortly after the break I was moved to a new table and hit my high water mark of 11,790. But it was there the wheels came off the proverbial buss. At my new table I didn't adjust my play, I hadn't earned the respect of this table and I tried to run over them with my big stack. Now mind you I wasn't raising aimlessly but I was trying to dictate the flow, however several smaller stacks decided that anytime I raised they were willing to gamble. I would raise 2.5 to 3x and get pushed in on for 7-10 times my raise. Frustrating to say the least.

I lost 4K in back to back hands and neither of us played them wrong. First hand I am dealt AK in MP blinds 100/200 I make 600 and cutoff goes all in for about 900 more with QQ and wins his race. Next hand I have Ac10c decide to limp after an EP limper. Flop is 10 high with 2 hearts. Checked to me and with about 1K in the pot I lead out to protect my TPTK one of the blinds pushes for an additional 800 with Kh10h and filled his flush on the river.

So at the end of hour 2 I am mid pack with about 29 or so to go. Shortly after we combined to 3 tables and I didn't adjust for the new big stacks at my table. We were safely in the BBT points when for some reason my inner donkey just took over. Here is how my busto hand played out. (Warning the following hand description contains Graphic Stupidity, please be advised)

I am in the BB 500/250/50 with Ac9c and WilWonka is UTG and raises to 1500 leaving about 4.6K behind, folded to HOP who smooth calls from the CO. Flop comes this

Decent flop for me and I feel like I am ahead but not for certain so for some reason I check.(mistake number one why I didn't lead out a 1/2 pot to gain information only my inner donkey knows for certain) WilWonka checks and HOP leads out a pot sized bet, which I somehow interpret as a mid level pair thanks to the Waffles/HOP war that took place a few weeks ago. (Dam you waffles even in your absence you somehow eff with my game) I push, WilWonka folds and HOP insta calls with AQ

The needless Q on the turn and GG all out in 21st. I was very disappointed with my showing last night. I am starting to doubt my sanity since I am doing the same things over and over again expecting different results. I am still 2nd on the BBT Leaderboard and 3rd in overall money won but I am nowhere near the level I was playing a few weeks back. Gotta get the leaks plugged fast I fly out for ME in 32 days.

Goals for the Week 6-4-07

• Apologize to Waffles for the Riverchasers Tirade
• Make the Points in Both BBT Tournaments this Week
• Final Table on the BBT Tourney
• Win a BBT Tourney
• Finish Reading FullTilt Tournament Guide
• Walk with the Family in the Evenings

So there are my Goals for the week. Lets get one of them accomplished right now. I owe Waffles an apology for my tirade during the Riverchasers Horse Event on Sunday. I told him: FU, I called him a classless douche bag, and I may have called him phucktard, dum azz bastard. I hope I didn't forget any. Anyways I do owe him an apology, I understand his taunting and off the cuff remarks are what make Waffles, Waffles. He is like a car wreck or picture of a decapitated body , you don't want to look but you cant help yourself. Waffles I am sorry.

The others are pretty self explanatory. I hope to catch Bayne_S on the BBT Leaderboard but I must say he is making it mighty tough. Very impressive sir.

See ya at the MATH tonight.

My Poker Mantra and Thats Just Wrong Wednesday

Wippy has asked me to share my poker mantra. They say a picture is worth a 1000 words, so take a look at these thoughts and images and maybe add them to your poker repertoire.

Bluffing
Bluffing is a part of poker but it has to blend in, when you bluff make sure your bluff fits in with the way the hand has played out.


Patience and Enthusiasm

Patience is huge in Poker no one has ever won a MTT on the 1st hand of tourney. Lets face it poker is 95% boredom and 5% excitement. So do get so to excited when you are #1 at the end of the first hand, break, ect... There is a fine line between Confidence and Cockiness.

Be Prepared
Be in the right frame of mind to play, poker is mental and therefore you need to have an edge. Think back to your last poker score and try to recall your mindset. Odds are you were focused and ready to play.

Innovation

Don't be predictable. A good poker player can change gears, a great poker player can change their game.

Risk vs Reward

Poker is all about calculated risks. Always have a reason for taking a risk and make sure you will be rewarded for it.

Consistency

One thing is for certain change is inevitable. The most consistent poker players are the ones who change.

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