2009 Goals

My hiatus with online will be over on Jan 8th, just in time for this

Here are my goals:

Spend more time with family - sorta counter active with my poker goals

Win another ME seat, (came close last year to the repeat)

Win a MTT with larger than 500 field

Win the Mook again

Do well in the BBT 4

Lose 45 lbs - started the diet on Jan 1st

Not be the Gigli at OKIE Vegas this year

Post at least once a week.

No more HU SNGs

Play within bankroll

Play more Cash and less SNGs

Get more organized

Here is hoping that 2009 is prosperous for you and your family.

Yea I know I am Redneck

Here are some of our house Christmas decorations. Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah to my Jewish friends.

Now all I need is an inflatable Pistol Pete.

Never give up!

I am still in a self imposed exile from Full Tilt until after the first of year. I have played donked around at Bodog the last few days, until my KK went down QQ. I am just sorta meh on poker right now, but I saw this motivational video and it inspired me to set some goals and never give up. Enjoy

Got an early Christmas Present

So now there is no excuse to not update the blog more.

Royalty #7

Been meaning to put this up for a while.

Dam MeMes

Duh

I'm a Chevrolet Corvette!

You're a classic - powerful, athletic, and competitive. You're all about winning the race and getting the job done. While you have a practical everyday side, you get wild when anyone pushes your pedal. You hate to lose, but you hardly ever do.

Take the Which Sports Car Are You? quiz.

If my life were a high-concept movie, it would be Rain Man (1988) meets Daredevil (2003).

Take the What Is Your High-Concept Movie? quiz.

How come I have strange urge to watch Jeopardy in a Uni-tard right now

We are Moved In

I am moved in but a long way from settled. I continue my self exclusion from online poker for at least 30 more days, I needed the break because lord knows I have enough going on in my life. I did play in the "Big Slick" at Riverwind last Sunday. This was a $300 buyin event that had 196 entrants, unfortunately I couldn't get anything going, lost most of my stack with a M of less than 10 when I push pocket fours in LP to 3 limper and the UTG limp called with his AA. I busted out the next orbit in about 90th when my KQ<KJ all in pre.

I promise to get some photos up soon, I just have to find the box that has the camera in it.

The Day Is Here.

Yep I am still alive, just been a couple crazy days, weeks, months here.

Poker front: Online I am on a self imposed exile until after the 1st of the year, live been playing very sparingly but I do have a big tournament at one of the local casinos on Sunday.

Work is crazy right now, my company is selling on of its divisions and this will mean layoffs. While I am bout 95% sure that I am not in the cross hairs, several co-workers are so the stress and tension is absolutely insane right now.

Today is the start of moving day, our new house is supposed to be finished up today. The last few days it has looked like the filming of extreme home makeover, at one point I counted 4 different crews working on the house at the same time. I will post some photos soon, but hopefully many of you can see it in person during Okie Vegas 2009.

If I don't get a chance to post again until after the holiday, my family wishes you and all of yours a very Happy Thanksgiving.

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.

Poker Savvy Review

I made a promise to myself that I wanted to try to fill some leaks in my game especially in the MTT s. In order to accomplish this I decided to watch some videos. I was a member of PokerXfactor last year but let my membership lapse and I didn't want to have to pay the $149 initial membership fee again. So I looked at PokerSavvy Plus because they have a 7 Day Free membership with no initial membership charge. Now unlike some sites that give you 5 minutes of teasers PokerSavvy Plus give you complete access to all of the videos for the free for 7 days, if you decide you like what you see, the cost is about $25 bucks. The one thing I do miss is a hand replayer, however the quality of the videos and instructors makes up for this. One other thing the videos can be downloaded into various formats including Ipod, and windows player.

I blame Waffles, Et Al

You are The Emperor

Stability, power, protection, realization; a great person.

The Emperor is the great authority figure of the Tarot, so it represents
fathers, father-figures and employers. There is a lot of aggression and violence
too.

The Emperor naturally follows the Empress. Like an infant, he is filled with enthuiasm, energy, aggression. He is direct, guileless and all too often irresistible. Unfortunately, like a baby he can also be a tyrant. Impatient, demanding, controlling. In the best of circumstances, he signifies the leader that everyone wants to follow, sitting on a throne that indicates the solid foundation of an Empire he created, loves and rules with intelligence and enthusiasm. But that throne can also be a trap, a responsibility that has the Emperor feeling restless, bored and discontent.

What Tarot Card are You?
Take the Test to Find Out.

How Bout Them Cowboys

We will have to see how the boys react now that they are the hunted instead of the hunter.

Oh and Poker Sucks!

Come watch Waffles get "toasted"

Let's get it up to 80 so he at least has a fighting chance. I will be there will you?

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.

Funny Eyeglass Commercial

Maybe a little NSFW

Digging for Gold on a Mountainside (audio)

As the father of College Daughter, I have to feel for her Dad.

50/50 Cash but no Satisfaction

I got caught making a move with a gut shot to an overpair, I had M of about 8 so I could have just check folded, but I led into the preflop raiser hoping he had a big ace on a XXX flop, he had QQ IGN when my gutshot didnt get there.

Royalty #6

Got my 6th Royal Tonight in $22 HU SNG

Future Cowboy and House Update - No Poker Here

I have to do a Fatherly Brag, while Baylor has been to many OSU games, this was the first time he dressed the part.

I have also had a few request for a house update, as you can see we are moving along at warp speed. Definitely on schedule for Christmas move in.

Waffles live and his foul luck

I had the opportunity to sneak a peak at an online donkament with Waffles, I apologize for the sound quality turn your sound up and of course you know wafflesm so this is NSWF. Here is a link if you dont have flash, waffles live look in,