To have a home poker game run smoothly (especially after the beer and trash talk has been enjoyed to the max), what games the host will allow to be called should be established – PRE-alcohol consumption or cash redistribution.
Many a, let’s call it - disagreement - has started when there are five players still there and the guy down $80 announces its his last hand and deal and he calls $20 all ante – five card stud showdown. Admit it – we have all seen it.
If the rule is …any game can be called, I would make sure “sitting out” someone’s deal is an agreed option also.
Some games lend themselves up to disagreements, more than others. The description of all the following games have been taken from reference books or my long history of playing them.
The Yay or Nay in this series is Faldo’s opinion only. Others may like my take on a game and some will not. That’s fine. It’s all good. Here we go:
JACKS OR BETTER or ACEPOTS –
These are the same game. One you need a pair of jacks or better to win the pot and the other, a pair of aces. The game is dealt as 3-card draw usually and if there is no winner, everyone antes and the game is re-dealt by the same dealer.
The goal here is a bigger pot as everyone misses their trip 6’s, straight and flush draws for a few rounds.
Faldo’s opinion: Nay – slows the game down and makes people HAVE TO call with known losing hands and re-ante for another spin at the Wheel of Fortune.
The plus side is sometimes a huge pot forms and some monster hands collide for it. Very exciting!
But I have seen entire bankrolls for the evening’s festivities disappear when full houses collide. This can lead to some hard feelings when it was supposed to be a friendly ‘limit’ game.
ACEY – DEUCEY or HURRICANE or GOALPOSTS
Everyone antes the amount the dealer calls. A player is dealt two cards and he either bets any amount he wants that the next card will fall in between the two cards he was dealt – pip wise, that is, or he passes his chance to win any money that time around the table.
If he is right, the player takes the amount of the money out of the pot that he wagered. If he is wrong, he pays that amount into the pot.
Most people play that if the third card pairs one of the bettor’s post cards, he pays the pot double his bet.
Most play that until the first pass of players is complete, no one can bet the pot that the next card will fall in between their two cards.
Some deal it one card at a time, and the player decides if he is betting based on only one card. Most deal two cards to the player who has the turn to try and win the pot or portion thereof.
Some deal it that an Ace is always high.
Some deal that if an Ace comes out first – the player gets to call hi or low for the Ace. Some deal the player can call it no matter when the Ace shows up.
Some deal that a first card Ace is always low and the second Ace is always high.
Faldo’s opinion: Nay – Another game that can empty wallets and end poker nights, even faster than Jack’s or Better. This is a real lottery game, and not really poker. In addition, any game with that many ‘mosts’ and ‘somes’ in the description, is bound to cause problems.
More games next time.
Friday, July 03, 2009
Thursday, July 02, 2009
Doug2”s Humor Corner – XI
The Lie Detector
John was a salesman’s delight when it came to any kind of unusual gimmick. He always bought one. His wife, Marsha, had long ago given up trying to get him to change.
One day John came home with another one of his unusual purchase: it was a robot that John claimed was actually a lie detector.
It was about 5:30 that afternoon when Tommy, their 11 year-old son, returned home from school. Tommy was over 2 hours late. “Where have you been? Why are you over 2 hours late getting home?” asked John.
“Several of us went to the library to work on an extra credit project,” said Tommy. The robot then walked around the table and slapped Tommy, knocking him completely out of his chair.
“Son,” said John, “this robot is a lie detector, now tell us where you really were after school.”
“We went to Bobby’s house and watched a movie,” said Tommy.
“What did you watch?” asked Marsha.
“The Ten Commandments,” answered Tommy. The robot went around to Tommy and once again slapped him, knocking him off his chair once more.
With his lip quivering, Tommy got up, sat down and said, “I am sorry I lied. We really watched a tape called Sex Queen.”
“I am ashamed of you son,” said John. “When I was your age, I never lied to my parents.”
The robot then walked around to John and delivered a whack that nearly knocked him out of his chair.
Marsha doubled over in laughter, almost in tears and said, “Boy, did you ever ask for that one! You can’t be too mad with Tommy. After all, he is your son!”
With that the robot immediately walked around to Marsha and knocked her out of her chair.
His Calling
An old country preacher had a teenage son, and it was getting time the boy should give some thought to choosing a profession.
Like many young men, the boy didn’t really know what he wanted to do, and he didn’t seem too concerned about it.
One day, while the boy was away to school, his father decided to try an experiment. He went into the boy’s room and placed on his study table four objects.
A bible
A silver dollar
A bottle of whiskey
And a Playboy magazine.
“I’ll just hide behind the door”, the old preacher said to himself. “When he comes home from school this afternoon, I’ll see which object he picks up.”
If it’s the bible, he’s going to be a preacher like me and what a blessing that would be! If he picks up the dollar, he’s going to be a business man, and that would be ok too. But if he picks up the bottle, he’s going to be a no-good drunkard, and Lord, what a shame that would be. And worst of all if he picks up that magazine he’s going to be a skirt-chasing bum.
The old man waited anxiously, and soon heard his son’s foot steps as he entered the house whistling and headed for his room. The boy tossed his books on the bed, and as he turned to leave the room he spotted the objects on the table. With curiosity in his eye, he walked over to inspect them.
Finally, he picked up the Bible and placed it under his arm. He picked up the silver dollar and dropped it into his pocket. He uncorked the bottle and took a big drink while he admired this month’s centerfold.
“Lord have mercy.” the old preacher disgustedly whispered. “He’s gonna run for Congress.”
Painful Truth
Faldo and his wife were sitting at a table at his high school reunion, and I kept staring at a drunken lady swigging her drink as she sat alone at a nearby table. My wife asked, "Do you know her?"
"Yes," I admitted. "She’s my old girlfriend. I understand she took to drinking right after we split up those many years ago and I hear she hasn’t been sober since."
"My Gosh!" said Mrs. Faldo. "Who would think a person could go on celebrating that long?"
John was a salesman’s delight when it came to any kind of unusual gimmick. He always bought one. His wife, Marsha, had long ago given up trying to get him to change.
One day John came home with another one of his unusual purchase: it was a robot that John claimed was actually a lie detector.
It was about 5:30 that afternoon when Tommy, their 11 year-old son, returned home from school. Tommy was over 2 hours late. “Where have you been? Why are you over 2 hours late getting home?” asked John.
“Several of us went to the library to work on an extra credit project,” said Tommy. The robot then walked around the table and slapped Tommy, knocking him completely out of his chair.
“Son,” said John, “this robot is a lie detector, now tell us where you really were after school.”
“We went to Bobby’s house and watched a movie,” said Tommy.
“What did you watch?” asked Marsha.
“The Ten Commandments,” answered Tommy. The robot went around to Tommy and once again slapped him, knocking him off his chair once more.
With his lip quivering, Tommy got up, sat down and said, “I am sorry I lied. We really watched a tape called Sex Queen.”
“I am ashamed of you son,” said John. “When I was your age, I never lied to my parents.”
The robot then walked around to John and delivered a whack that nearly knocked him out of his chair.
Marsha doubled over in laughter, almost in tears and said, “Boy, did you ever ask for that one! You can’t be too mad with Tommy. After all, he is your son!”
With that the robot immediately walked around to Marsha and knocked her out of her chair.
His Calling
An old country preacher had a teenage son, and it was getting time the boy should give some thought to choosing a profession.
Like many young men, the boy didn’t really know what he wanted to do, and he didn’t seem too concerned about it.
One day, while the boy was away to school, his father decided to try an experiment. He went into the boy’s room and placed on his study table four objects.
A bible
A silver dollar
A bottle of whiskey
And a Playboy magazine.
“I’ll just hide behind the door”, the old preacher said to himself. “When he comes home from school this afternoon, I’ll see which object he picks up.”
If it’s the bible, he’s going to be a preacher like me and what a blessing that would be! If he picks up the dollar, he’s going to be a business man, and that would be ok too. But if he picks up the bottle, he’s going to be a no-good drunkard, and Lord, what a shame that would be. And worst of all if he picks up that magazine he’s going to be a skirt-chasing bum.
The old man waited anxiously, and soon heard his son’s foot steps as he entered the house whistling and headed for his room. The boy tossed his books on the bed, and as he turned to leave the room he spotted the objects on the table. With curiosity in his eye, he walked over to inspect them.
Finally, he picked up the Bible and placed it under his arm. He picked up the silver dollar and dropped it into his pocket. He uncorked the bottle and took a big drink while he admired this month’s centerfold.
“Lord have mercy.” the old preacher disgustedly whispered. “He’s gonna run for Congress.”
Painful Truth
Faldo and his wife were sitting at a table at his high school reunion, and I kept staring at a drunken lady swigging her drink as she sat alone at a nearby table. My wife asked, "Do you know her?"
"Yes," I admitted. "She’s my old girlfriend. I understand she took to drinking right after we split up those many years ago and I hear she hasn’t been sober since."
"My Gosh!" said Mrs. Faldo. "Who would think a person could go on celebrating that long?"
Wednesday, July 01, 2009
Little Red Elf Wins Tourney #2 of the 3rd Quarter
Little Red Elf (LRE) continues dominating the NPP field, which is no small feat. We don’t exactly have a weak stable here.
No new players tonight (disappointment to Faldo), but Boother36 returned tonight, which was good to see. I am doing all I can, but summers are tough I know.
On to the action:
20 min: Mikeniks-Faldo (17th)(your host) got a run of cards early. Unfortunately, the flops missed me and helped everyone else - every time but one. My last ditch effort with (Th 9h) turned into two pair and gave LRE the straight. It runs that way sometimes.
22 min: Fusciardi (16th) goes AIPF with (KJ), and runs into LRE’s (AQ).
31 min: Kensik (15th) moves AIPF with (QQ), but Boother36 has (KK)! A [Q] lands on the flop, but a [K] hits on the river. This cripples Ken who has his (A5) run into ThePunk75’s (55) to end his night.
PokerStars had to think I was sitting in Kensik’s seat for that kind of torture to a player.
40 min: ThePunk75 (14th) and LRE hook up in a pot with a flop and turn of [Qs 7d 5s 3s]. LRE bets it and ThePunk slow play-calls with (As6s) {77%}, wanting to cut into that big stack. But when a [Q] hits the river, all the chips go in and LRE (77) filled his boat.
The first four players were taken out on the same table. What a bloody mess that felt was.
What was the other table doing – having a knitting class with Davethedog-4Putt and drinking Miller-Lite, Woodchuck Hard Cider and Davethedog-4Putts’s Shirley Temple mix?
Not that there is anything wrong with that.
52 min: Absea98 (13th) goes AIPF with (66) is called by Bigbrimar with (AK) and a [K] hits the river. Finally the other table gets busy!
58 min: A short-stacked (SS) Derf-63 (12th) moves in with (7h 4h) and is called by Bigbrimar (JJ) and K9isadog (Kc Qc). The Dog hits his flush.
59 min: Last quarter’s winner, Theedouble*d (11th) has to move AIPF with (As 4s) but can’t catch LRE’s (AT).
1st Break:
LittleRedElf – a ton of chips.
Everyone else – not so much
I don’t have the chip list. I was looking for the nearly brand new shower heads stored in my basement for my son’s new house. Primo shower heads from the Holiday Inn Express collection. Always carry a plumber’s wrench when you stay in a new motel. And check in using Beerhog’s credit card, and the name - Matchy Sirgash.
64 min: Akensi (10th) bubbles for points with (KQ) and runs into T3chlady’s (AA).
69 min: But success is fleeting for T3chlady (9th) as her AIPF (88) is out-flopped by LRE’s (AQ) with an [A] on the flop and then piles on with another [A] on the river.
89 min: Tomservo2 (8th) (66) gets run down by Funtoon with (A8) and an [8] on the flop.
91 min: A SS Bigbrimar (7th) moves AIPF with (QJ) and runs into Boother36’s (KJ).
92 min: A SS Funtoon (6th) goes AIPF with (AT) and runs into LRE’s (AA).
104 min: Boother36 raises and Douge2 (5th) moves AIPF with (TT) {68%]. Boother36 calls with (AT) {30%} and hits an [A] on the flop. Two 5ths in a row for Douge2. Hope he can stay sober.
Get it? Two 5th’s?
110 min: Tigercub8189 (4th) goes card dead and basically hands his stack to Boother36.
117 min: A SS Boother36 with (K5) {37%} hits a [5] on the flop to double up on LRE with (A9){63%}. Boother has chips now.
119 min: K9isadog (3rd) has fought off the red hot LRE to this point. Now, SS’ed with (98) the flop of [847] gives him some hope {80%}. LRE has to call as he holds part of that too with (J7). A [T] hits the turn, moving K9 to an {89%} favorite. But a [9] on the river gives LRE the straight.
Heads up, and one battle I always wanted to watch - and expect to see a lot from now on.
Boother36 13000 - LRE 12500
120 min: Boother36 17565 - LRE 7935
124 min: LRE’s (AT) beats Boother36’s (Ac4c).
125 min: Boother36 17000 - LRE 8500
130 min: Chips EVEN!!!!!
135 min: Boother36 7500 - LRE 18000
What happened? A flush and trips happened.
137 min: Boother36 (2nd) just ran into the LRE buzz saw as even Boother's (Ah Th)
{83%} hits a flop of [Ac Qd Td] against LRE’s (As 9h) {2%}. A [J] hits the turn, making Boother {68%} and LRE up to {9%}. An [8c] gives LRE the straight and the win.
Congratulations to LittleRedElf as he moves up the Walk of Fame!
Congratulations too to K9isadog and T3chlady on their first NPP points!
1st – LittleRedElf
2nd – Boother36
3rd – K9isadog
4th – Tigercub8189
5th – Douge2
6th – Funtoon
7th – Bigbrimar
8th – Tomservo2
9th – T3chlady
Standings are on the right side of the blog.
No new players tonight (disappointment to Faldo), but Boother36 returned tonight, which was good to see. I am doing all I can, but summers are tough I know.
On to the action:
20 min: Mikeniks-Faldo (17th)(your host) got a run of cards early. Unfortunately, the flops missed me and helped everyone else - every time but one. My last ditch effort with (Th 9h) turned into two pair and gave LRE the straight. It runs that way sometimes.
22 min: Fusciardi (16th) goes AIPF with (KJ), and runs into LRE’s (AQ).
31 min: Kensik (15th) moves AIPF with (QQ), but Boother36 has (KK)! A [Q] lands on the flop, but a [K] hits on the river. This cripples Ken who has his (A5) run into ThePunk75’s (55) to end his night.
PokerStars had to think I was sitting in Kensik’s seat for that kind of torture to a player.
40 min: ThePunk75 (14th) and LRE hook up in a pot with a flop and turn of [Qs 7d 5s 3s]. LRE bets it and ThePunk slow play-calls with (As6s) {77%}, wanting to cut into that big stack. But when a [Q] hits the river, all the chips go in and LRE (77) filled his boat.
The first four players were taken out on the same table. What a bloody mess that felt was.
What was the other table doing – having a knitting class with Davethedog-4Putt and drinking Miller-Lite, Woodchuck Hard Cider and Davethedog-4Putts’s Shirley Temple mix?
Not that there is anything wrong with that.
52 min: Absea98 (13th) goes AIPF with (66) is called by Bigbrimar with (AK) and a [K] hits the river. Finally the other table gets busy!
58 min: A short-stacked (SS) Derf-63 (12th) moves in with (7h 4h) and is called by Bigbrimar (JJ) and K9isadog (Kc Qc). The Dog hits his flush.
59 min: Last quarter’s winner, Theedouble*d (11th) has to move AIPF with (As 4s) but can’t catch LRE’s (AT).
1st Break:
LittleRedElf – a ton of chips.
Everyone else – not so much
I don’t have the chip list. I was looking for the nearly brand new shower heads stored in my basement for my son’s new house. Primo shower heads from the Holiday Inn Express collection. Always carry a plumber’s wrench when you stay in a new motel. And check in using Beerhog’s credit card, and the name - Matchy Sirgash.
64 min: Akensi (10th) bubbles for points with (KQ) and runs into T3chlady’s (AA).
69 min: But success is fleeting for T3chlady (9th) as her AIPF (88) is out-flopped by LRE’s (AQ) with an [A] on the flop and then piles on with another [A] on the river.
89 min: Tomservo2 (8th) (66) gets run down by Funtoon with (A8) and an [8] on the flop.
91 min: A SS Bigbrimar (7th) moves AIPF with (QJ) and runs into Boother36’s (KJ).
92 min: A SS Funtoon (6th) goes AIPF with (AT) and runs into LRE’s (AA).
104 min: Boother36 raises and Douge2 (5th) moves AIPF with (TT) {68%]. Boother36 calls with (AT) {30%} and hits an [A] on the flop. Two 5ths in a row for Douge2. Hope he can stay sober.
Get it? Two 5th’s?
110 min: Tigercub8189 (4th) goes card dead and basically hands his stack to Boother36.
117 min: A SS Boother36 with (K5) {37%} hits a [5] on the flop to double up on LRE with (A9){63%}. Boother has chips now.
119 min: K9isadog (3rd) has fought off the red hot LRE to this point. Now, SS’ed with (98) the flop of [847] gives him some hope {80%}. LRE has to call as he holds part of that too with (J7). A [T] hits the turn, moving K9 to an {89%} favorite. But a [9] on the river gives LRE the straight.
Heads up, and one battle I always wanted to watch - and expect to see a lot from now on.
Boother36 13000 - LRE 12500
120 min: Boother36 17565 - LRE 7935
124 min: LRE’s (AT) beats Boother36’s (Ac4c).
125 min: Boother36 17000 - LRE 8500
130 min: Chips EVEN!!!!!
135 min: Boother36 7500 - LRE 18000
What happened? A flush and trips happened.
137 min: Boother36 (2nd) just ran into the LRE buzz saw as even Boother's (Ah Th)
{83%} hits a flop of [Ac Qd Td] against LRE’s (As 9h) {2%}. A [J] hits the turn, making Boother {68%} and LRE up to {9%}. An [8c] gives LRE the straight and the win.
Congratulations to LittleRedElf as he moves up the Walk of Fame!
Congratulations too to K9isadog and T3chlady on their first NPP points!
1st – LittleRedElf
2nd – Boother36
3rd – K9isadog
4th – Tigercub8189
5th – Douge2
6th – Funtoon
7th – Bigbrimar
8th – Tomservo2
9th – T3chlady
Standings are on the right side of the blog.
Friday, June 26, 2009
Dealing With the Downs in Poker
Oh, I’ve had them. One of my down periods in poker, lasted two full years.
Call it running cold, losing your edge, losing your game, tilting, getting unlucky. If you play poker long enough, you will hit this wall at some point. Sometimes, all of the above hit you all at once.
But it is what you do when you are running badly, that really defines you as a poker player. Anyone can play good poker when the deck hits you in the face. Even your poorly timed bluffs work when you are running ‘hot’. But, the money you save when you can’t catch a break is truly what separates the good poker players from the average one.
Do you panic?
Do you chase action?
Do you ‘move up’ in stakes to recoup losses quickly?
Do you maintain your card discipline or do you expect ‘luck’ to even out and plunge in more often in marginal situations to catch that good luck ‘rush’ you are due?
Do you risk what’s left of your poker bankroll to ‘get even’ fast?
When the cards are not kind, it is easy to fall into this trap. You doubt your game skill, your mental abilities, your concentration level and even your karma in the universe.
The first thing you have to do is RECOGNIZE you are on a cooler. Something has changed. It might just be the cards and luck. But it might be something else. Things like;
• You play has actually developed some leak (you stopped doing something or started doing something that is hurting you)
• Your play has become to readable
• Your table selection has become looser
• Your competition (whether you moved up in stakes or not) have improved
• You are not at 100% for whatever reason
After you recognize you are a little tailspin – take a break and re-evaluate. Maybe you just have a little poker ‘burnout’, and stopped working hard at the game. Maybe you have gone on auto-pilot – at a slight downward setting.
Read a poker book, read some poker blogs, rent some poker (porn) movies and rest a while.
When you no longer need to play or are just killing time playing – and instead truly WANT to play – things should improve. There is no guarantee mind you (see the second sentence of this article), but almost always your game, and “normal luck” returns.
Call it running cold, losing your edge, losing your game, tilting, getting unlucky. If you play poker long enough, you will hit this wall at some point. Sometimes, all of the above hit you all at once.
But it is what you do when you are running badly, that really defines you as a poker player. Anyone can play good poker when the deck hits you in the face. Even your poorly timed bluffs work when you are running ‘hot’. But, the money you save when you can’t catch a break is truly what separates the good poker players from the average one.
Do you panic?
Do you chase action?
Do you ‘move up’ in stakes to recoup losses quickly?
Do you maintain your card discipline or do you expect ‘luck’ to even out and plunge in more often in marginal situations to catch that good luck ‘rush’ you are due?
Do you risk what’s left of your poker bankroll to ‘get even’ fast?
When the cards are not kind, it is easy to fall into this trap. You doubt your game skill, your mental abilities, your concentration level and even your karma in the universe.
The first thing you have to do is RECOGNIZE you are on a cooler. Something has changed. It might just be the cards and luck. But it might be something else. Things like;
• You play has actually developed some leak (you stopped doing something or started doing something that is hurting you)
• Your play has become to readable
• Your table selection has become looser
• Your competition (whether you moved up in stakes or not) have improved
• You are not at 100% for whatever reason
After you recognize you are a little tailspin – take a break and re-evaluate. Maybe you just have a little poker ‘burnout’, and stopped working hard at the game. Maybe you have gone on auto-pilot – at a slight downward setting.
Read a poker book, read some poker blogs, rent some poker (porn) movies and rest a while.
When you no longer need to play or are just killing time playing – and instead truly WANT to play – things should improve. There is no guarantee mind you (see the second sentence of this article), but almost always your game, and “normal luck” returns.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Douge2’s Humor Corner X
The Ultimate Trick
A magician worked on a cruise ship. The audience was different each week so the magician did the same tricks over and over again. There was only one problem: The captain's parrot saw the shows each week and began to understand how the magician did every trick.
Once he understood, he started shouting in the middle of the show, 'Look, it's not the same hat!' or, 'Look, he's hiding the flowers under the table!' 'Hey, why are all the cards the ace of spades?'
The magician was furious but couldn't do anything. It was, after all, the Captain's parrot.
Then one stormy night on the Pacific, the ship unfortunately sank, drowning almost all who were on board. The magician luckily found himself on a piece of wood floating in the middle of the sea, as fate would have it ....with the parrot.
They stared at each other with hatred, but did not utter a word. This went on for a day... and then 2 days ... and then 3 days. Finally on the 4th day, the parrot could not hold back any longer and said...
“OK, I give up. Where's the freakin' ship?”
The Secret
Two old guys, one 80 and one 87, were sitting on their usual park bench one morning. The 87 year old had just finished his morning jog and wasn't even short of breath.
The 80 year old was amazed at his friend's stamina and asked him what he did to have so much energy. The 87 year old said "Well, I eat Jewish rye bread every day. It keeps your energy level high and you'll have great stamina with the ladies."
So, on the way home, the 80 year old stops at the bakery. As he was looking around, the lady asked if he needed any help. He said, "Do you have any Jewish rye bread?"
She said, "Yes, there's a whole shelf of it. Would you like some?"
He said, “I want 5 loaves.”
She said, "My goodness, 5 loaves...by the time you get to the 5th loaf, it'll be hard"
He replied, "I can't believe it, everybody in the world knows about this shit but me."
Holding on Too Long
Into a Belfast pub comes LittleRedElf, looking like he'd just been run over by a train. His arm is in a sling, his nose is broken, his face is cut and bruised and he's walking with a limp
"What happened to you?" asks Sean, the bartender.
"Jamie O'Conner and me had a fight," says LRE.
"That little guy, O'Conner?" says Sean, "He couldn't do that to you. He must have had something in his hand."
"That he did," says LRE, "A shovel is what he had, and a terrible beating he gave me with it."
"W ell," says Sean, "you should have defended yourself. Didn't you have something in your hand?"
“That I did," said LRE.
"Mrs. O'Conner's breast…and a thing of beauty it is, but useless in a fight."
A magician worked on a cruise ship. The audience was different each week so the magician did the same tricks over and over again. There was only one problem: The captain's parrot saw the shows each week and began to understand how the magician did every trick.
Once he understood, he started shouting in the middle of the show, 'Look, it's not the same hat!' or, 'Look, he's hiding the flowers under the table!' 'Hey, why are all the cards the ace of spades?'
The magician was furious but couldn't do anything. It was, after all, the Captain's parrot.
Then one stormy night on the Pacific, the ship unfortunately sank, drowning almost all who were on board. The magician luckily found himself on a piece of wood floating in the middle of the sea, as fate would have it ....with the parrot.
They stared at each other with hatred, but did not utter a word. This went on for a day... and then 2 days ... and then 3 days. Finally on the 4th day, the parrot could not hold back any longer and said...
“OK, I give up. Where's the freakin' ship?”
The Secret
Two old guys, one 80 and one 87, were sitting on their usual park bench one morning. The 87 year old had just finished his morning jog and wasn't even short of breath.
The 80 year old was amazed at his friend's stamina and asked him what he did to have so much energy. The 87 year old said "Well, I eat Jewish rye bread every day. It keeps your energy level high and you'll have great stamina with the ladies."
So, on the way home, the 80 year old stops at the bakery. As he was looking around, the lady asked if he needed any help. He said, "Do you have any Jewish rye bread?"
She said, "Yes, there's a whole shelf of it. Would you like some?"
He said, “I want 5 loaves.”
She said, "My goodness, 5 loaves...by the time you get to the 5th loaf, it'll be hard"
He replied, "I can't believe it, everybody in the world knows about this shit but me."
Holding on Too Long
Into a Belfast pub comes LittleRedElf, looking like he'd just been run over by a train. His arm is in a sling, his nose is broken, his face is cut and bruised and he's walking with a limp
"What happened to you?" asks Sean, the bartender.
"Jamie O'Conner and me had a fight," says LRE.
"That little guy, O'Conner?" says Sean, "He couldn't do that to you. He must have had something in his hand."
"That he did," says LRE, "A shovel is what he had, and a terrible beating he gave me with it."
"W ell," says Sean, "you should have defended yourself. Didn't you have something in your hand?"
“That I did," said LRE.
"Mrs. O'Conner's breast…and a thing of beauty it is, but useless in a fight."
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
TresStooges Wins Round One of the 3rd Quarter
We are off and running with the new quarter. The man who chased all last quarter - just to get barely nosed out - has the lead out of the gate now.
TresStooges won this sixteen player event in fine style. It was a yo-yo night for almost all of the players. Everyone’s stacks went up and down all night long. Very heavy chip movement and many twists and turns. Exciting if nothing else.
No new players(disappointment to Faldo), but Beerhog returned tonight, which was good to see.
On to the action:
27 min: Because of the yo-yo effect, no one left early because of making comebacks. It took a standard PokerStars cold deck to start the exits.
Kensik (16th) goes AIPF with (88), and sees TresStooges (QQ) and Nixi44 (JJ) also move in. A flop of [895] gives Ken the lead, but a cruel lady [Q] on the turn does him in. It also starts the roller-coaster ride for Nixi.
28 min: A short-stacked (SS) Tomservo2 (15th) moves AIPF with (AK), but four players call it and Tom is beaten by Beerhog’s (Ad 8d) with an [8] on the river.
44 min: A SS Gotbug (14th) moves AIPF with (A3) but Sirgash (KQ) hits his [K] on the flop.
48 min: Sirgash (13th) meets a similar fate right after has his AIPF with (QQ) is called by Douge2 with (AK) and an [A] hits the flop.
58 min: Akensi’s (12th) (JJ) lost to Derf-63’s (Ah3h) with an [A] on the flop.
59 min: Nixi44’s (11th) Cedar Point ride came to an end as she moves her SS AIPF with (Ad Td) but can’t catch Derf-63’s (As Qs).
1st Break:
Douge2 5565
TresStooges 4920
Beerhog 3502
Derf-63 2345
Tigercub8189 2010
ThePunk75 1670
Funtoon 1258
Mikeniks-Faldo 1040
K9isadog 930
LittleRedElf 760
63 min: K9isadog (10th) with (KQ) and two pair runs into Tigercub8189’s quad 3’s!
69 min: A short-stacked LittleRedElf (9th) moves AIPF with (66) and is two-timed by Tigercub8189 and Beerhog. It is the Hog that has his (AK) make two pair.
73 min: A SS Mikeniks-Faldo and SS Derf-63(8th) get mixed up in this one. Faldo raises with (Jc Td) {42%} and Derf-63 {58%} calls with (Qc 9s). The flop is [2c 8d 7d].
Faldo overbet semi-bluffs with overcards to the flop and a gut-shot straight draw – and of course doesn’t know he is only now {35%}. Naturally Derf has to call {65%}. Faldo hits a [T] on the river to take it down.
A 2 to 1 odds smack down of Derf by Faldo, but when you are short-stacked, you got to take some extra risks.
78 min: A SS Funtoon (7th) doesn’t get lucky as his (9d 4d) loses to Tigercub8189’s (KQ).
81 min: Tigercub8189 is on the upslope of his chip stack roller coaster as his (Kc Jc) flushes to take out ThePunk75 (6th) who goes AIPF with (33).
98 min: The flop comes down [AAJ]. Douge2 (5th) (66) doesn’t believe Beerhog has an (A). He did. Ouch, and Doug is out the next hand.
103 min: A SS Mikeniks-Faldo AIPF (4th) with (AcKc) {68%} and is called by Beerhog with (Qc 8c) {32%}. Now I get to lose as the 2 to 1 favorite as an [8] hits the flop.
Seventeen minutes and the yo-yo continued to operate on the three survivors.
2nd break:
Tigercub8189 10627
Beerhog 8408
TresStooges 4965
130 min: Another ten minutes goes by. Will you guys hold still!
Beerhog 14500
TresStooges 6400
Tigercub8189 3100
140 min: Another ten minutes goes by. Still moving around.
Beerhog 9700
Tigercub8189 8000
TresStooges 6000
148 min: Tigercub8189 (3rd) gets off the roller coaster as his (Qs 9s) runs into Beerhog’s (AA).
Heads up: Beerhog 16000 - TresStooges 8000
150 min: Beerhog 14000 - TresStooges 10000
152 min: Beerhog (2nd) goes AIPF with (As Qs) {34%} and TresStooges has (QQ) {64%}.
The flop has an [A]. Beerhog {91%} – TresStooges {9%}.
But the turn is a [Q]. Beerhog {5%} – TresStooges {95%}.
Told you – roller coaster all night. But the ride ended here.
Congratulations TresStooges on his 2nd NPP win!
PS: Beerhog has played in exactly two NPP tourneys this year and has a 1st and a 2nd. Just a hint as to why Beerhog is 3rd all-time in NPP wins.
1st – TresStooges
2nd – Beerhog
3rd – Tigercub8189
4th – Mikeniks-Faldo
5th – Douge2
6th – ThePunk75
7th – Funtoon
8th – Derf-63
9th – LittleRedElf
Standings on the right side of the blog.
PSS: Everyone’s recruiting efforts stunk! Hint! Hint!
TresStooges won this sixteen player event in fine style. It was a yo-yo night for almost all of the players. Everyone’s stacks went up and down all night long. Very heavy chip movement and many twists and turns. Exciting if nothing else.
No new players(disappointment to Faldo), but Beerhog returned tonight, which was good to see.
On to the action:
27 min: Because of the yo-yo effect, no one left early because of making comebacks. It took a standard PokerStars cold deck to start the exits.
Kensik (16th) goes AIPF with (88), and sees TresStooges (QQ) and Nixi44 (JJ) also move in. A flop of [895] gives Ken the lead, but a cruel lady [Q] on the turn does him in. It also starts the roller-coaster ride for Nixi.
28 min: A short-stacked (SS) Tomservo2 (15th) moves AIPF with (AK), but four players call it and Tom is beaten by Beerhog’s (Ad 8d) with an [8] on the river.
44 min: A SS Gotbug (14th) moves AIPF with (A3) but Sirgash (KQ) hits his [K] on the flop.
48 min: Sirgash (13th) meets a similar fate right after has his AIPF with (QQ) is called by Douge2 with (AK) and an [A] hits the flop.
58 min: Akensi’s (12th) (JJ) lost to Derf-63’s (Ah3h) with an [A] on the flop.
59 min: Nixi44’s (11th) Cedar Point ride came to an end as she moves her SS AIPF with (Ad Td) but can’t catch Derf-63’s (As Qs).
1st Break:
Douge2 5565
TresStooges 4920
Beerhog 3502
Derf-63 2345
Tigercub8189 2010
ThePunk75 1670
Funtoon 1258
Mikeniks-Faldo 1040
K9isadog 930
LittleRedElf 760
63 min: K9isadog (10th) with (KQ) and two pair runs into Tigercub8189’s quad 3’s!
69 min: A short-stacked LittleRedElf (9th) moves AIPF with (66) and is two-timed by Tigercub8189 and Beerhog. It is the Hog that has his (AK) make two pair.
73 min: A SS Mikeniks-Faldo and SS Derf-63(8th) get mixed up in this one. Faldo raises with (Jc Td) {42%} and Derf-63 {58%} calls with (Qc 9s). The flop is [2c 8d 7d].
Faldo overbet semi-bluffs with overcards to the flop and a gut-shot straight draw – and of course doesn’t know he is only now {35%}. Naturally Derf has to call {65%}. Faldo hits a [T] on the river to take it down.
A 2 to 1 odds smack down of Derf by Faldo, but when you are short-stacked, you got to take some extra risks.
78 min: A SS Funtoon (7th) doesn’t get lucky as his (9d 4d) loses to Tigercub8189’s (KQ).
81 min: Tigercub8189 is on the upslope of his chip stack roller coaster as his (Kc Jc) flushes to take out ThePunk75 (6th) who goes AIPF with (33).
98 min: The flop comes down [AAJ]. Douge2 (5th) (66) doesn’t believe Beerhog has an (A). He did. Ouch, and Doug is out the next hand.
103 min: A SS Mikeniks-Faldo AIPF (4th) with (AcKc) {68%} and is called by Beerhog with (Qc 8c) {32%}. Now I get to lose as the 2 to 1 favorite as an [8] hits the flop.
Seventeen minutes and the yo-yo continued to operate on the three survivors.
2nd break:
Tigercub8189 10627
Beerhog 8408
TresStooges 4965
130 min: Another ten minutes goes by. Will you guys hold still!
Beerhog 14500
TresStooges 6400
Tigercub8189 3100
140 min: Another ten minutes goes by. Still moving around.
Beerhog 9700
Tigercub8189 8000
TresStooges 6000
148 min: Tigercub8189 (3rd) gets off the roller coaster as his (Qs 9s) runs into Beerhog’s (AA).
Heads up: Beerhog 16000 - TresStooges 8000
150 min: Beerhog 14000 - TresStooges 10000
152 min: Beerhog (2nd) goes AIPF with (As Qs) {34%} and TresStooges has (QQ) {64%}.
The flop has an [A]. Beerhog {91%} – TresStooges {9%}.
But the turn is a [Q]. Beerhog {5%} – TresStooges {95%}.
Told you – roller coaster all night. But the ride ended here.
Congratulations TresStooges on his 2nd NPP win!
PS: Beerhog has played in exactly two NPP tourneys this year and has a 1st and a 2nd. Just a hint as to why Beerhog is 3rd all-time in NPP wins.
1st – TresStooges
2nd – Beerhog
3rd – Tigercub8189
4th – Mikeniks-Faldo
5th – Douge2
6th – ThePunk75
7th – Funtoon
8th – Derf-63
9th – LittleRedElf
Standings on the right side of the blog.
PSS: Everyone’s recruiting efforts stunk! Hint! Hint!
Monday, June 22, 2009
Faldo Running Steps to the WSOP – Now at Step 6 of 10
Finished 2nd by only 400 chips in step 5.
That is a 1st, 2nd, 2nd, 1st, 1st, 2nd streak!
The competition much tougher on a Monday morning than a Friday night.
Ya think?
I am half way there to a seat in the main event.
That is a 1st, 2nd, 2nd, 1st, 1st, 2nd streak!
The competition much tougher on a Monday morning than a Friday night.
Ya think?
I am half way there to a seat in the main event.
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Faldo Running Steps to the WSOP – Now at Step 5 of 10
Won step 4.
That is a 1st, 2nd, 2nd, 1st, 1st streak!
One more and I am half way there.
Is it too early to start thinking about selling the seat I win or taking the shot?
Yes, too early. Way too early.
That is a 1st, 2nd, 2nd, 1st, 1st streak!
One more and I am half way there.
Is it too early to start thinking about selling the seat I win or taking the shot?
Yes, too early. Way too early.
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Faldo Running the Steps to the WSOP
This will be the greatest poker feat in the history of the world!!!!!!!
Well, maybe not, but I will be thrilled anyway.
I joined a 180 – player satellite for exactly one (1) Frequent Player Point for a seat in a Step 1 SNG. This step would be the first rung in the ladder to win a WSOP Main Event seat.
The poker site I am playing on will be anonymous since I have so much nub for PokerStars. But it is my amazing Absolute Poker luck has got me to Step 4!
That would be a 2nd, 1st, 1st and 2nd - in four straight tourneys to get me to Step 4.
I think it is a 10 or 12 step process (maybe 14). I am not sure because I am taking this adventure ……yes, I will say it……ONE STEP AT A TIME!
Think about it however. Getting a seat in the main event of the WSOP for 1 FPP!
One small leap for Faldo, one giant step for NPP!
Well, maybe not, but I will be thrilled anyway.
I joined a 180 – player satellite for exactly one (1) Frequent Player Point for a seat in a Step 1 SNG. This step would be the first rung in the ladder to win a WSOP Main Event seat.
The poker site I am playing on will be anonymous since I have so much nub for PokerStars. But it is my amazing Absolute Poker luck has got me to Step 4!
That would be a 2nd, 1st, 1st and 2nd - in four straight tourneys to get me to Step 4.
I think it is a 10 or 12 step process (maybe 14). I am not sure because I am taking this adventure ……yes, I will say it……ONE STEP AT A TIME!
Think about it however. Getting a seat in the main event of the WSOP for 1 FPP!
One small leap for Faldo, one giant step for NPP!
Friday, June 19, 2009
Luck Must Be a Lady – She is Taking All My Money - II
We were discussing the luck factor in poker. Let’s look at some more quotes on the subject.
[Pro Luck] “Amateurs overemphasize luck and pros overemphasize skill. It takes both to win.” – Tex Sheahan
[Con Luck] “I am a great believer in luck. The harder I work the more I have of it.” – Thomas Jefferson
Founding Father/president Thomas Jefferson never saw me bubble in five tournaments on three computer screens almost simultaneously.
[Pro Luck] “Lucky is winning in spite of all the reasons you shouldn’t.” – L. P. Roach
[Con Luck] “Successful people are lucky. Just ask any failure.” – Michael Levine
Roach nailed our last presidential primaries.
[Pro Luck] “How much of winning a tournament is luck? I think the most reasonable mathematical definition would result in an estimate of 75% luck and 25% skill.” – Chris Ferguson
[Con Luck] “I find I am luckier when I work harder.” – Dr. Denton Cooley
Practice, study and work will make sure you at least get close to Ferguson’s 25% mark.
[Pro Luck] “Tournament winners combine extremely good judgment with some lucky breaks. The trick is to survive long enough to put yourself in the position to get lucky.” – Tom McEvoy
[Con Luck] “It is hard to detect good luck. It looks so much like something you earned.” – Frank Clark
I think Tom and Frank are on the same page!
Well, after two pages of quotes by poker and non-poker players alike, Faldo is ready to make the final statement on the matter:
“Luck IS a lady. The bad one wastes your money and breaks your heart. The good one is never on time when you need her most.”
[Pro Luck] “Amateurs overemphasize luck and pros overemphasize skill. It takes both to win.” – Tex Sheahan
[Con Luck] “I am a great believer in luck. The harder I work the more I have of it.” – Thomas Jefferson
Founding Father/president Thomas Jefferson never saw me bubble in five tournaments on three computer screens almost simultaneously.
[Pro Luck] “Lucky is winning in spite of all the reasons you shouldn’t.” – L. P. Roach
[Con Luck] “Successful people are lucky. Just ask any failure.” – Michael Levine
Roach nailed our last presidential primaries.
[Pro Luck] “How much of winning a tournament is luck? I think the most reasonable mathematical definition would result in an estimate of 75% luck and 25% skill.” – Chris Ferguson
[Con Luck] “I find I am luckier when I work harder.” – Dr. Denton Cooley
Practice, study and work will make sure you at least get close to Ferguson’s 25% mark.
[Pro Luck] “Tournament winners combine extremely good judgment with some lucky breaks. The trick is to survive long enough to put yourself in the position to get lucky.” – Tom McEvoy
[Con Luck] “It is hard to detect good luck. It looks so much like something you earned.” – Frank Clark
I think Tom and Frank are on the same page!
Well, after two pages of quotes by poker and non-poker players alike, Faldo is ready to make the final statement on the matter:
“Luck IS a lady. The bad one wastes your money and breaks your heart. The good one is never on time when you need her most.”
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Douge2’s Humor Corner IX
Silence is Golden
Sirgash had a little too much to drink is driving home from the city one night and, of course, his car is weaving violently all over the road.
A cop pulls him over.
“So,” says the cop to Sirgash, “where have you been?”
“Why, I've been to the bar of course,” slurs Sirgash.
“Well,” says the cop, “it looks like you've had quite a few to drink this evening.”
“Maybe a few, but not too many,” the drunk Sirgash says with a smile.
“Did you know,” says the cop, standing straight and folding his arms across his chest, “that a few intersections back, your wife fell out of your car?”
“Oh, thank heavens,” sighs Sirgash. “For a minute there, I thought I'd gone deaf.”
Strong Bladder
Mrs. Tigercub is home making dinner, as usual, when TrippAA arrives at her door.
“May I come in?” he asks. “I've something to tell you”.
“Of course you can come in, you're always welcome, Tripp. But where's my husband?”
“That's what I'm here to tell you. There was an accident down at the brewery...”
“Oh, no!" cries Mrs. Cub. “Please don't tell me.”
“I must. Your husband is dead and gone. I'm sorry.”
Finally, she looked up at Tripp. “How did it happen?”
“It was terrible. He fell into a vat of Bud Light and drowned.”
“Oh my dear Jesus! But you must tell me truth, Tripp. Did he at least go quickly?”
“Well no, Tripp admits, “In fact, he got out three times to pee.”
Leaving Commando
Beerhog staggers into a Catholic Church, enters a confessional booth, sits down, but says nothing.
The Priest coughs a few times to get his attention but the drunk continues to sit there.
Finally, the Priest pounds five times on the wall.
Beerhog mumbles, "No use knocking, there's no paper on this side either!"
Sirgash had a little too much to drink is driving home from the city one night and, of course, his car is weaving violently all over the road.
A cop pulls him over.
“So,” says the cop to Sirgash, “where have you been?”
“Why, I've been to the bar of course,” slurs Sirgash.
“Well,” says the cop, “it looks like you've had quite a few to drink this evening.”
“Maybe a few, but not too many,” the drunk Sirgash says with a smile.
“Did you know,” says the cop, standing straight and folding his arms across his chest, “that a few intersections back, your wife fell out of your car?”
“Oh, thank heavens,” sighs Sirgash. “For a minute there, I thought I'd gone deaf.”
Strong Bladder
Mrs. Tigercub is home making dinner, as usual, when TrippAA arrives at her door.
“May I come in?” he asks. “I've something to tell you”.
“Of course you can come in, you're always welcome, Tripp. But where's my husband?”
“That's what I'm here to tell you. There was an accident down at the brewery...”
“Oh, no!" cries Mrs. Cub. “Please don't tell me.”
“I must. Your husband is dead and gone. I'm sorry.”
Finally, she looked up at Tripp. “How did it happen?”
“It was terrible. He fell into a vat of Bud Light and drowned.”
“Oh my dear Jesus! But you must tell me truth, Tripp. Did he at least go quickly?”
“Well no, Tripp admits, “In fact, he got out three times to pee.”
Leaving Commando
Beerhog staggers into a Catholic Church, enters a confessional booth, sits down, but says nothing.
The Priest coughs a few times to get his attention but the drunk continues to sit there.
Finally, the Priest pounds five times on the wall.
Beerhog mumbles, "No use knocking, there's no paper on this side either!"
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Theedouble*d Wins the 2nd Quarter Seat in the NPP Finals!
And he did it in come from behind style (twss)!
Theedouble*d (DD) won his second NPP tourney, and his second of the quarter, to just edge out the leader of the 2nd quarter for the entire way, TrippAA and the other two hot in pursuit, TresStooges and Absea98.
DD had to not only win the tourney this night to catch TrippAA, but he had to hope TrippAA, TresStooges or Absea98 did not finish 4th or better. Absea98 was not one of the twenty-one who made it to the felt on the last night.
That helped, but DD had to wade thru the rest of the killer NPP line up to grab the 2nd Quarter seat in the finals, and he did it.
NPP welcomes a new player – K9isadog!
On to the action:
3 min: Derf-63 (20th) is crippled when his (TT) loses to ThePunk75’s heart flush on the river. He goes out six minutes later when his (KT) loses to TresStooges (JJ).
6 min: K9isadog (21st) gets the usual NPP welcome as his raise with (Qd 8d) into a board of [Jc Qc 5d 8h] is met with a all-in (AI) re-raise by Nixi44 with (T9) and the straight.
26 min: I missed T3chlady’s (19th) exit, losing one of my many hands of the night.
37 min: Fusciardi (18th) and Tomservo2 see a flop of [5c Js 9c]. The turn of [Ks] gets the two of them to move AI as Fusciardi hit (KJ). A river is a blank as Tom has the straight (QT). Bad luck there for the Italian Poker Stallion.
43 min: More of the same for Douge2 (17th) as his flopped two pair is flush-rivered by Kaytdid, who also had top pair and was not going anywhere. This started a mini-rush to the exits.
45 min: RKidder51400 (16th) sees her (AK) lost to Tomservo2’s (TT).
46 min: Tigercub8189 (15th) AIPF with (99) is beaten by the paired Ace and flush of Theedouble*d (As Qs). Slight over-kill, but that is how DD rolls.
56 min: TrippAA (14th) is regulated to a sweater and cheerleader for most of the remaining players when his AI (AT) can’t catch Theedouble*d’s (JJ). We failed him.
1st Break:
Theedouble*d 4865
Tomservo2 3790
Nahanni74 3660
Kaytdid 3095
Kensik 3025
Gotbug 2605
ThePunk75 2461
Mikeniks-Faldo 2150
TresStooges 1767
Nixi44 1442
LittleRedElf 1400
Boother 705
Akensi 535
65 min: Akensi (13th) has to move AIPF with (Ad 4d) and is called by Gotbug and ThePunk75, and Punk’s (77) hold on.
66 min: LittleRedElf’s (12th) (33) lost to Kaytdid’s (99).
69 min: Theedouble*d defends his blind against a standard raise from Nixi44 (11th). The flop is [4K8] and Nixi incorrectly decides that DD (K6) does not have a K, and moves AI with her (JJ). Nixi correctly proclaims, “It’s DD’s night!”
76 min: Nahanni74 (10th) with (AA) moves AI after a flop of [7K8], but Gotbug had (88).
81 min: A short-stacked Kensik (9th) sees his (A8) lose to ThePunk75’s (KK).
108 min: A short-stacked Kaytdid (8th) naturally goes with (AK), but Tomservo2 (A9) hits a [9] on the turn.
111 min: Mikeniks-Faldo (7th) has to try also with (AT) but Gotbug’s (77) holds up.
112 min: A SS TresStooges (6th) goes AIPF with (Q5) when a [Q] hits the flop. But Theedouble*d is holding (KQ). DD took out both his pursuers this evening. Now to dispatch with the last four players in his way.
113 min: Theedouble*d rides the wave as his (JJ) hits a [J] on the flop against Tomservo2’s (5th) (QQ)! Ouch Tom.
113 min: ThePunk75 is AIPF (4th) with (AJ), and is called by Boother (33) and Gotbug (AJ). A full house hits the board [28882] and Boother higher pair stops the split. Wow!
I was thinking here that Boother might be the new hot player down the stretch.
2nd break:
Theedouble*d 16335
Gotbug 8436
Boother36 6729
122 min: Gotbug (3rd) got squashed as his (AsQs) could not catch Theedouble*d’s (33). All of a sudden pocket 3’s can’t lose.
Heads up: Theedouble*d 25000 - Boother36 6500
125 min: Theedouble*d 22200 - Boother36 9300
130 min: Theedouble*d 22800 - Boother36 8700
132 min: Boother36 (2nd) has to go with (A2) and an [A] on the flop, but Theedouble*d has (A7) – and with it wins the 2nd Quarter seat in the NPP finals in December!
Congratulations Theedouble*d.
1st – Theedouble*d
2nd – Boother36
3rd – Gotbug
4th – ThePunk75
5th – Tomservo2
6th – TresStooges
7th – Mikeniks-Faldo
8th – Kaytdid
9th – Kensik
Everyone, be sure to recruit and promote the tournament. New race starts next week!
Theedouble*d (DD) won his second NPP tourney, and his second of the quarter, to just edge out the leader of the 2nd quarter for the entire way, TrippAA and the other two hot in pursuit, TresStooges and Absea98.
DD had to not only win the tourney this night to catch TrippAA, but he had to hope TrippAA, TresStooges or Absea98 did not finish 4th or better. Absea98 was not one of the twenty-one who made it to the felt on the last night.
That helped, but DD had to wade thru the rest of the killer NPP line up to grab the 2nd Quarter seat in the finals, and he did it.
NPP welcomes a new player – K9isadog!
On to the action:
3 min: Derf-63 (20th) is crippled when his (TT) loses to ThePunk75’s heart flush on the river. He goes out six minutes later when his (KT) loses to TresStooges (JJ).
6 min: K9isadog (21st) gets the usual NPP welcome as his raise with (Qd 8d) into a board of [Jc Qc 5d 8h] is met with a all-in (AI) re-raise by Nixi44 with (T9) and the straight.
26 min: I missed T3chlady’s (19th) exit, losing one of my many hands of the night.
37 min: Fusciardi (18th) and Tomservo2 see a flop of [5c Js 9c]. The turn of [Ks] gets the two of them to move AI as Fusciardi hit (KJ). A river is a blank as Tom has the straight (QT). Bad luck there for the Italian Poker Stallion.
43 min: More of the same for Douge2 (17th) as his flopped two pair is flush-rivered by Kaytdid, who also had top pair and was not going anywhere. This started a mini-rush to the exits.
45 min: RKidder51400 (16th) sees her (AK) lost to Tomservo2’s (TT).
46 min: Tigercub8189 (15th) AIPF with (99) is beaten by the paired Ace and flush of Theedouble*d (As Qs). Slight over-kill, but that is how DD rolls.
56 min: TrippAA (14th) is regulated to a sweater and cheerleader for most of the remaining players when his AI (AT) can’t catch Theedouble*d’s (JJ). We failed him.
1st Break:
Theedouble*d 4865
Tomservo2 3790
Nahanni74 3660
Kaytdid 3095
Kensik 3025
Gotbug 2605
ThePunk75 2461
Mikeniks-Faldo 2150
TresStooges 1767
Nixi44 1442
LittleRedElf 1400
Boother 705
Akensi 535
65 min: Akensi (13th) has to move AIPF with (Ad 4d) and is called by Gotbug and ThePunk75, and Punk’s (77) hold on.
66 min: LittleRedElf’s (12th) (33) lost to Kaytdid’s (99).
69 min: Theedouble*d defends his blind against a standard raise from Nixi44 (11th). The flop is [4K8] and Nixi incorrectly decides that DD (K6) does not have a K, and moves AI with her (JJ). Nixi correctly proclaims, “It’s DD’s night!”
76 min: Nahanni74 (10th) with (AA) moves AI after a flop of [7K8], but Gotbug had (88).
81 min: A short-stacked Kensik (9th) sees his (A8) lose to ThePunk75’s (KK).
108 min: A short-stacked Kaytdid (8th) naturally goes with (AK), but Tomservo2 (A9) hits a [9] on the turn.
111 min: Mikeniks-Faldo (7th) has to try also with (AT) but Gotbug’s (77) holds up.
112 min: A SS TresStooges (6th) goes AIPF with (Q5) when a [Q] hits the flop. But Theedouble*d is holding (KQ). DD took out both his pursuers this evening. Now to dispatch with the last four players in his way.
113 min: Theedouble*d rides the wave as his (JJ) hits a [J] on the flop against Tomservo2’s (5th) (QQ)! Ouch Tom.
113 min: ThePunk75 is AIPF (4th) with (AJ), and is called by Boother (33) and Gotbug (AJ). A full house hits the board [28882] and Boother higher pair stops the split. Wow!
I was thinking here that Boother might be the new hot player down the stretch.
2nd break:
Theedouble*d 16335
Gotbug 8436
Boother36 6729
122 min: Gotbug (3rd) got squashed as his (AsQs) could not catch Theedouble*d’s (33). All of a sudden pocket 3’s can’t lose.
Heads up: Theedouble*d 25000 - Boother36 6500
125 min: Theedouble*d 22200 - Boother36 9300
130 min: Theedouble*d 22800 - Boother36 8700
132 min: Boother36 (2nd) has to go with (A2) and an [A] on the flop, but Theedouble*d has (A7) – and with it wins the 2nd Quarter seat in the NPP finals in December!
Congratulations Theedouble*d.
1st – Theedouble*d
2nd – Boother36
3rd – Gotbug
4th – ThePunk75
5th – Tomservo2
6th – TresStooges
7th – Mikeniks-Faldo
8th – Kaytdid
9th – Kensik
Everyone, be sure to recruit and promote the tournament. New race starts next week!
Sunday, June 14, 2009
An Open Invitation to All NPP Readers
NPP League 2nd Quarter Final is this Tuesday at 8pm EST. It is a good time for potential new players to check out the blog, the league, the tourney, the chat and the talent!
As the standings on the side of the blog show, four players still have a chance to win the 2nd quarter seat in the Niks Poker Palace Final on December 15th, 2009. It is a very exciting evening at the virtual nonagon felt on PokerStars.
On the very next Tuesday, the 3rd Quarter race begins. Players who already have their seats cannot counterfeit the latter quarters, so as seats are won, those players are out of the way for the rest of the field.
In addition, here at NPP, loyalty pays. If history is any measure, probably two at – large seats in the Finals, are granted to the players with the most league points for the year that did not win a seat.
Once again quarter winners are not counted in that quest for the At Large seats, so it is wide open.
There is plenty of time to climb the points ladder and two more seats up for grabs during the rest of the year.
The NPP League is exciting, fun...and cheap! Send your PokerStars handle, at least your first name and initial and your email to npokerp at yahoo dot com and I will send you the password for this Tuesday night and the new password for the 3rd quarter.
Looking forward to hearing from new readers and past players. – Nik Faldo
As the standings on the side of the blog show, four players still have a chance to win the 2nd quarter seat in the Niks Poker Palace Final on December 15th, 2009. It is a very exciting evening at the virtual nonagon felt on PokerStars.
On the very next Tuesday, the 3rd Quarter race begins. Players who already have their seats cannot counterfeit the latter quarters, so as seats are won, those players are out of the way for the rest of the field.
In addition, here at NPP, loyalty pays. If history is any measure, probably two at – large seats in the Finals, are granted to the players with the most league points for the year that did not win a seat.
Once again quarter winners are not counted in that quest for the At Large seats, so it is wide open.
There is plenty of time to climb the points ladder and two more seats up for grabs during the rest of the year.
The NPP League is exciting, fun...and cheap! Send your PokerStars handle, at least your first name and initial and your email to npokerp at yahoo dot com and I will send you the password for this Tuesday night and the new password for the 3rd quarter.
Looking forward to hearing from new readers and past players. – Nik Faldo
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Poker Players Prop Bets II
THE BLIND BOWLER BET - The legendary Amarillo Slim used to tell a story about a man who tried to bowl blindfolded and his inability to break 100. When someone would bravely claim that they could do it, Slim would happily place a bet with the sucker, knowing that a blindfolded individual becomes incredibly disoriented.
THE BIG BOOB BET - Perhaps the strangest bet has to be the one taken on by Brian Zembic, a player noted for his skill at poker, blackjack and backgammon. In order to win $100,000, he had to get 36C breast implants and wear them for 1 year. He won the bet and then decided to keep the fake boobs attached.
THE FISTFIGHT BET - A much younger Johnny Moss once found himself in a bar next to a man who claimed to have never lost a fight. Moss’ friends offered him 15/1 odds that he couldn’t knock the man out. Ever the gambler, Moss sucker punched the man in the hopes of an easy win. It didn’t work, and Moss got several broken bones and a trip to the hospital for his trouble. Moss’ take on the whole affair? “15/1 was too good to pass up.”
HUCK SEED - KING OF THE PROP BET
THE BEARDED BET - Huck once wagered that he could go a year without shaving. The former World Series of Poker champ was doing fine until an unexpected death forced him to shave for the funeral.
THE POINT BREAK BET - Phil Hellmuth and his pal, Huck Seed, were relaxing near the ocean. Phil bet his buddy that he couldn’t stand in the ocean, up to his shoulders, for 18 hours. With $50,000 on the line, Huck simply couldn’t pass up the opportunity and waded out into the cold water. He lasted three hours.
THE GOLF BET II (Matchy mentioned the other last post) - Huck was once bet six figures that he couldn’t break 100 on a desert golf course four times in the same day using only a five iron, sand wedge and putter. His opponent also got to pick the day and predictably waited until the temperature was around 120 degrees. But that didn’t stop Huck, as he got the needed scores and collected his money.
As I have said before; in order to be a world class poker player, you have to be crazy.
THE BIG BOOB BET - Perhaps the strangest bet has to be the one taken on by Brian Zembic, a player noted for his skill at poker, blackjack and backgammon. In order to win $100,000, he had to get 36C breast implants and wear them for 1 year. He won the bet and then decided to keep the fake boobs attached.
THE FISTFIGHT BET - A much younger Johnny Moss once found himself in a bar next to a man who claimed to have never lost a fight. Moss’ friends offered him 15/1 odds that he couldn’t knock the man out. Ever the gambler, Moss sucker punched the man in the hopes of an easy win. It didn’t work, and Moss got several broken bones and a trip to the hospital for his trouble. Moss’ take on the whole affair? “15/1 was too good to pass up.”
HUCK SEED - KING OF THE PROP BET
THE BEARDED BET - Huck once wagered that he could go a year without shaving. The former World Series of Poker champ was doing fine until an unexpected death forced him to shave for the funeral.
THE POINT BREAK BET - Phil Hellmuth and his pal, Huck Seed, were relaxing near the ocean. Phil bet his buddy that he couldn’t stand in the ocean, up to his shoulders, for 18 hours. With $50,000 on the line, Huck simply couldn’t pass up the opportunity and waded out into the cold water. He lasted three hours.
THE GOLF BET II (Matchy mentioned the other last post) - Huck was once bet six figures that he couldn’t break 100 on a desert golf course four times in the same day using only a five iron, sand wedge and putter. His opponent also got to pick the day and predictably waited until the temperature was around 120 degrees. But that didn’t stop Huck, as he got the needed scores and collected his money.
As I have said before; in order to be a world class poker player, you have to be crazy.
Friday, June 12, 2009
Poker Players Chat Themselves Into Prop Bets
There’s nothing quite as exciting as the ‘ol proposition bet. These wagers have been popular for years in bars and on golf courses, and nobody seems to love them more than professional poker players. In fact, some of the most profitable (and most unusual) proposition bets have been thought up and carried out by these card-playing gamblers.
THE VEGAN PROPOSITION - It’s a well-known fact with the poker world that Howard Lederer is a vegetarian. So Davis Grey made him a $10,000 bet that the poker pro wouldn’t eat a cheeseburger. Lederer, without hesitation, devoured one and found himself $10,000 richer. Grey hated olives, so Lederer offered him a chance to keep his money. All he had to do was eat some of those little green items with the funky-looking pimento inside. Grey decided to pass and tossed Lederer the money.
THE WEIGHT WATCHERS BET - Venerable poker legend Doyle Brunson used to have a serious weight problem. And over the years, he’s literally lost hundreds of thousands of dollars on wagers involving his weight. But in 2003, he was offered 10/1 odds by a group of gamblers on a $100,000 bet. All he had to do to win was get below 300 pounds. Using the Atkins Diet and Weight Watchers, Brunson got below the target weight and picked up over $1 million in winnings. Insane amount of money wagered there.
A similar bet occurred between Erick Lindgren and Mike ‘The Mouth’ Matusow just before the 2005 WSOP. They wagered $20,000 on who could lose more weight. Matusow lost 17 pounds, but he still lost by two pounds when Lindgren convinced him that he couldn’t lose any more. Matusow fell for the trick and slacked off, allowing Lindgren to win by the slimmest of margins.
THE IOWA BET - John Hennigan loves the action of the big city, especially the action at the local casinos. But when a group of friends bet him six-figures that he couldn’t spend six weeks living in the sleepy city of Des Moines, Iowa, Hennigan couldn’t pass up the offer. Planning to work on his golf game, Hennigan only lasted two days before he ran screaming back to the big city. How does Herbavor do it?
The last two wagers involved having the correct read on your opponent.
THE GOLF BET - Phil Ivey is not a particularly good golfer, while Erick Lindgren is supposed to be quite talented. But ever the optimist, Ivey has bet his fellow poker player $500,000 that he can beat him in 72 holes of golf sometime in the next eight years. According to sources, Ivey has been improving as of late and is beating Lindgren from time to time.
More tomorrow.
THE VEGAN PROPOSITION - It’s a well-known fact with the poker world that Howard Lederer is a vegetarian. So Davis Grey made him a $10,000 bet that the poker pro wouldn’t eat a cheeseburger. Lederer, without hesitation, devoured one and found himself $10,000 richer. Grey hated olives, so Lederer offered him a chance to keep his money. All he had to do was eat some of those little green items with the funky-looking pimento inside. Grey decided to pass and tossed Lederer the money.
THE WEIGHT WATCHERS BET - Venerable poker legend Doyle Brunson used to have a serious weight problem. And over the years, he’s literally lost hundreds of thousands of dollars on wagers involving his weight. But in 2003, he was offered 10/1 odds by a group of gamblers on a $100,000 bet. All he had to do to win was get below 300 pounds. Using the Atkins Diet and Weight Watchers, Brunson got below the target weight and picked up over $1 million in winnings. Insane amount of money wagered there.
A similar bet occurred between Erick Lindgren and Mike ‘The Mouth’ Matusow just before the 2005 WSOP. They wagered $20,000 on who could lose more weight. Matusow lost 17 pounds, but he still lost by two pounds when Lindgren convinced him that he couldn’t lose any more. Matusow fell for the trick and slacked off, allowing Lindgren to win by the slimmest of margins.
THE IOWA BET - John Hennigan loves the action of the big city, especially the action at the local casinos. But when a group of friends bet him six-figures that he couldn’t spend six weeks living in the sleepy city of Des Moines, Iowa, Hennigan couldn’t pass up the offer. Planning to work on his golf game, Hennigan only lasted two days before he ran screaming back to the big city. How does Herbavor do it?
The last two wagers involved having the correct read on your opponent.
THE GOLF BET - Phil Ivey is not a particularly good golfer, while Erick Lindgren is supposed to be quite talented. But ever the optimist, Ivey has bet his fellow poker player $500,000 that he can beat him in 72 holes of golf sometime in the next eight years. According to sources, Ivey has been improving as of late and is beating Lindgren from time to time.
More tomorrow.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Douge2’s Humor Corner VIII
Smart Lady
A farmer named Rennzzo stopped by the local mechanic shop to have his truck fixed. They couldn't do it while he waited, so he said he didn't live far and would just walk home.
On the way home Rennzzo stopped at the hardware store and bought a bucket and a gallon of paint. He then stopped by the feed store and picked up a couple of chickens and a goose. However, struggling outside the store he now had a problem - how to carry his entire purchases home.
While he was scratching his head he was approached by a little old lady who told him she was lost. She asked, "Can you tell me how to get to 1603 Mockingbird Lane?"
The farmer said, "Well, as a matter of fact, my farm is very close to that house. I would walk you there but I can't carry this lot."
The old lady suggested, "Why don't you put the can of paint in the bucket. Carry the bucket in one hand; put a chicken under each arm and carry the goose in your other hand?"
"Why thank you very much," Rennzzo said and proceeded to walk the old girl home.
On the way he says "Let's take my short cut and go down this alley. We'll be there in no time."
The little old lady looked him over cautiously then said, "I am a lonely widow without a husband to defend me. How do I know that when we get in the alley you won't hold me up against the wall, pull up my skirt, and have your way with me?"
Rennzzo said, "Holy smokes lady! I'm carrying a bucket, a gallon of paint, two chickens, and a goose. How in the world could I possibly hold you up against the wall and do that?"
The old lady replied, "Set the goose down, cover him with the bucket, put the paint on top of the bucket,......and I'll hold the chickens."
Well Trained Wife
A young farm couple, BigLou and Daisy, got married and just couldn't seem to get enough lovin'!
In the morning, before BigLou left the house for the fields, they made love. When BigLou came back from the fields, they made love.
After supper, they made love. And again at bedtime, they made love.
The problem was their “nooner.” It took BigLou a half hour to travel home and another half hour to return to the fields and he just wasn't getting enough work done.
Finally, BigLou asked the town doctor what to do. "BigLou," said the doctor, "just take your rifle out to the fields with you and when you're in the mood, fire off a shot into the air. That will be Daisy's signal to come out to you. Then you won't lose any field time."
They tried Doc's advice and it worked well for a while until one day when BigLou came back to the doctor's office.
"What's wrong?" asked the Doc. "Didn't my idea work?"
"Oh, it worked good," said BigLou. "Whenever I was in the mood, I fired off a shot like you said and Daisy'd come runnin'. We'd find a secluded place, make love, and then she'd go back home again."
"Good, BigLou.. So what's the problem?" asked the Doc.
"I mighta trained her too good. I ain't seen her since huntin' season started!"
A farmer named Rennzzo stopped by the local mechanic shop to have his truck fixed. They couldn't do it while he waited, so he said he didn't live far and would just walk home.
On the way home Rennzzo stopped at the hardware store and bought a bucket and a gallon of paint. He then stopped by the feed store and picked up a couple of chickens and a goose. However, struggling outside the store he now had a problem - how to carry his entire purchases home.
While he was scratching his head he was approached by a little old lady who told him she was lost. She asked, "Can you tell me how to get to 1603 Mockingbird Lane?"
The farmer said, "Well, as a matter of fact, my farm is very close to that house. I would walk you there but I can't carry this lot."
The old lady suggested, "Why don't you put the can of paint in the bucket. Carry the bucket in one hand; put a chicken under each arm and carry the goose in your other hand?"
"Why thank you very much," Rennzzo said and proceeded to walk the old girl home.
On the way he says "Let's take my short cut and go down this alley. We'll be there in no time."
The little old lady looked him over cautiously then said, "I am a lonely widow without a husband to defend me. How do I know that when we get in the alley you won't hold me up against the wall, pull up my skirt, and have your way with me?"
Rennzzo said, "Holy smokes lady! I'm carrying a bucket, a gallon of paint, two chickens, and a goose. How in the world could I possibly hold you up against the wall and do that?"
The old lady replied, "Set the goose down, cover him with the bucket, put the paint on top of the bucket,......and I'll hold the chickens."
Well Trained Wife
A young farm couple, BigLou and Daisy, got married and just couldn't seem to get enough lovin'!
In the morning, before BigLou left the house for the fields, they made love. When BigLou came back from the fields, they made love.
After supper, they made love. And again at bedtime, they made love.
The problem was their “nooner.” It took BigLou a half hour to travel home and another half hour to return to the fields and he just wasn't getting enough work done.
Finally, BigLou asked the town doctor what to do. "BigLou," said the doctor, "just take your rifle out to the fields with you and when you're in the mood, fire off a shot into the air. That will be Daisy's signal to come out to you. Then you won't lose any field time."
They tried Doc's advice and it worked well for a while until one day when BigLou came back to the doctor's office.
"What's wrong?" asked the Doc. "Didn't my idea work?"
"Oh, it worked good," said BigLou. "Whenever I was in the mood, I fired off a shot like you said and Daisy'd come runnin'. We'd find a secluded place, make love, and then she'd go back home again."
"Good, BigLou.. So what's the problem?" asked the Doc.
"I mighta trained her too good. I ain't seen her since huntin' season started!"
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Bigbrimar Finishes 4th in PokerStars Tourney
In a 360 person tourney, Bigbrimar almost won the thing with the chip lead with four to go.
But a over-push by Bigbri met a big hand and he went from the penthouse to the outhouse and got knocked out soon after.
A fine effort none the less and a twenty-eight time return on his investment.
But a over-push by Bigbri met a big hand and he went from the penthouse to the outhouse and got knocked out soon after.
A fine effort none the less and a twenty-eight time return on his investment.
Tuesday, June 09, 2009
Faldo Wins His 2nd NPP Tourney of the Year
The end of the quarter drawing near and the Detroit Red Wings game cut into the volume of players for tonight’s game. Add that a couple of NPP players got hurt by the eCheck issue (see previous post for article), and one was late. Twelve did make it to the hallowed NPP felt.
It was still a star studded lineup – as usual. Your scribe got a rush of cards, not only most of the night, but at the right time also. Could it be PokerStars nub for Faldo????
On to the action:
6 min: As I stated, I was getting cards early and was involved in hands from the git-go. Plus, we were chatting discussing the eCheck issues with players unable to buy chips. Oh, yes and an interruption from not one, but two beggars. So I missed the first few exits.
Douge2 (12th) told me his straight ran into a flush.
8 min: Kensik (11th) went out next and I missed it.
30 min: Nahanni (10th) is short-stacked (SS) and moves in when her (67) flops a [6]. But LittleRedElf is holding (AA).
34 min: TrippAA (9th) sees his (22) lose to TresStooges and his (KK).
1st Break:
TresStooges 4295
Boother 3580
LittleRedElf 2770
Akensi 1910
Absea98 1540
ThePunk75 1525
Mikeniks-Faldo 1440
Sirgash 940
79 min: Sirgash (8th) is SS and goes with (AJ), but ThePunk75 has (KK).
83 min: ThePunk75 (7th) has (Ad 8d) and goes all-in with an [A] on the flop but TresStooges is holding (AA). Ouch!
91 min: A SS Akensi (6th) goes AIPF with (KJ) and is called by Boother with (AT).
93 min: Absea98’s (5th) (A8) loses to LittleRedElf’s (A9).
113 min: Boother’s (4th) roller coaster evening ends when his SS (J8) can’t catch LittleRedElf’s (A7).
118 min: LittleRedElf (3rd) ran into the Faldo card avalanche and his SS (94) goes all-in but can't pair against Mikeniks-Faldo’s (JT).
2nd Break:
Mikeniks-Faldo 14510
TresStooges 3490
115 min: Same EXACT chip count!
117 min: TresStooges (2nd) calls Mikeniks-Faldo’s (As 8s) (26%) all-in with the lead and (Ah 9h) (60%). But an [8] flops and it ends.
The race for the 2nd Quarter NPP seat is now ….wide open! Next Tuesday will be exciting! Don’t miss it!
1st – Mikeniks - Faldo
2nd – TresStooges
3rd – LittleRedElf
4th – Boother
5th – Absea98
6th – Akensi
7th – ThePunk75
8th – Sirgash
9th – TrippAA
Standings for 2nd quarter and total points are on the right side of the blog!
It was still a star studded lineup – as usual. Your scribe got a rush of cards, not only most of the night, but at the right time also. Could it be PokerStars nub for Faldo????
On to the action:
6 min: As I stated, I was getting cards early and was involved in hands from the git-go. Plus, we were chatting discussing the eCheck issues with players unable to buy chips. Oh, yes and an interruption from not one, but two beggars. So I missed the first few exits.
Douge2 (12th) told me his straight ran into a flush.
8 min: Kensik (11th) went out next and I missed it.
30 min: Nahanni (10th) is short-stacked (SS) and moves in when her (67) flops a [6]. But LittleRedElf is holding (AA).
34 min: TrippAA (9th) sees his (22) lose to TresStooges and his (KK).
1st Break:
TresStooges 4295
Boother 3580
LittleRedElf 2770
Akensi 1910
Absea98 1540
ThePunk75 1525
Mikeniks-Faldo 1440
Sirgash 940
79 min: Sirgash (8th) is SS and goes with (AJ), but ThePunk75 has (KK).
83 min: ThePunk75 (7th) has (Ad 8d) and goes all-in with an [A] on the flop but TresStooges is holding (AA). Ouch!
91 min: A SS Akensi (6th) goes AIPF with (KJ) and is called by Boother with (AT).
93 min: Absea98’s (5th) (A8) loses to LittleRedElf’s (A9).
113 min: Boother’s (4th) roller coaster evening ends when his SS (J8) can’t catch LittleRedElf’s (A7).
118 min: LittleRedElf (3rd) ran into the Faldo card avalanche and his SS (94) goes all-in but can't pair against Mikeniks-Faldo’s (JT).
2nd Break:
Mikeniks-Faldo 14510
TresStooges 3490
115 min: Same EXACT chip count!
117 min: TresStooges (2nd) calls Mikeniks-Faldo’s (As 8s) (26%) all-in with the lead and (Ah 9h) (60%). But an [8] flops and it ends.
The race for the 2nd Quarter NPP seat is now ….wide open! Next Tuesday will be exciting! Don’t miss it!
1st – Mikeniks - Faldo
2nd – TresStooges
3rd – LittleRedElf
4th – Boother
5th – Absea98
6th – Akensi
7th – ThePunk75
8th – Sirgash
9th – TrippAA
Standings for 2nd quarter and total points are on the right side of the blog!
Sunday, June 07, 2009
Poker Rights Under Assault – Just Like the Rest of Them
You can hide, you can ignore, you can tune out - but you cannot run. The dictatorship that is the United States Congress, White House and the tax systems for the federal and state levels continue to squash all your freedoms, options and exits.
Here is an article from Gambling 911 dot com, worth putting on an NPP post.
“The two largest online poker rooms, PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker, respectively, have been hit hard in recent days by the fallout from an eCheck payment processor getting pinched,
AbsolutePoker.com’s eChecks system appears to not be affected by this latest crisis, according to PokereCheck.com. Although Gambling911.com advises caution before trying to cash a paper check issued by the company.
There were initial conflicting reports suggesting that Absolute Poker had been impacted by this recent crackdown, though there is not a whole lot of evidence to support this notion (i.e. players complaining about bounced checks).
Gambling911.com had received hundreds of complaints and inquiries related to this eCheck matter exclusive only to Full Tilt Poker and PokerStars.
PokerStars in particular has been emailing customers, letting them know that their eChecks processor has had "funds froze" and that paper checks from this particular processor will not be accepted by their banks. PokerStars is trying to be as upfront about this situation with their customers as one would expect from this pretty well regarded organization.
Full Tilt Poker (as we here at Gambling911.com would expect), not so much in terms of keeping customers informed.
PokerStars customers have noted that there are other options readily available in which to deposit and withdraw money.
And finally, it doesn't appear as if Bodog was utilizing this payment method. The reason being, the processor in question apparently dealt with "poker only" websites and steered clear of those that immersed themselves in the sports betting world such as Bodog.
At least this is what we are being told and, again, we're not reading about eCheck problems with Bodog. If you recently received a check from Bodog - don't cash it until you contact them first.
Please note that eChecks is a generic term used to describe electronic checks, however, there is a processing firm well regarded called eCheck that deals only in online casino transactions and this company is still very much in business and experiencing zero problems with deposits and withdrawals.
The United States Attorney out of New York State has forced the shutdown of this eCheck processor being utilized by PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker and reportedly seized monies as a result.” - Christopher Costigan, Gambling911.com – Publisher
Two lessons from this article: One, this confirms NPP's claim that Full Tilt has the worst customer service in the on-line poker industry.
Two, the US government is coming for you also - somehow, someway – no matter what you do or how you live. – Nik Faldo
Here is an article from Gambling 911 dot com, worth putting on an NPP post.
“The two largest online poker rooms, PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker, respectively, have been hit hard in recent days by the fallout from an eCheck payment processor getting pinched,
AbsolutePoker.com’s eChecks system appears to not be affected by this latest crisis, according to PokereCheck.com. Although Gambling911.com advises caution before trying to cash a paper check issued by the company.
There were initial conflicting reports suggesting that Absolute Poker had been impacted by this recent crackdown, though there is not a whole lot of evidence to support this notion (i.e. players complaining about bounced checks).
Gambling911.com had received hundreds of complaints and inquiries related to this eCheck matter exclusive only to Full Tilt Poker and PokerStars.
PokerStars in particular has been emailing customers, letting them know that their eChecks processor has had "funds froze" and that paper checks from this particular processor will not be accepted by their banks. PokerStars is trying to be as upfront about this situation with their customers as one would expect from this pretty well regarded organization.
Full Tilt Poker (as we here at Gambling911.com would expect), not so much in terms of keeping customers informed.
PokerStars customers have noted that there are other options readily available in which to deposit and withdraw money.
And finally, it doesn't appear as if Bodog was utilizing this payment method. The reason being, the processor in question apparently dealt with "poker only" websites and steered clear of those that immersed themselves in the sports betting world such as Bodog.
At least this is what we are being told and, again, we're not reading about eCheck problems with Bodog. If you recently received a check from Bodog - don't cash it until you contact them first.
Please note that eChecks is a generic term used to describe electronic checks, however, there is a processing firm well regarded called eCheck that deals only in online casino transactions and this company is still very much in business and experiencing zero problems with deposits and withdrawals.
The United States Attorney out of New York State has forced the shutdown of this eCheck processor being utilized by PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker and reportedly seized monies as a result.” - Christopher Costigan, Gambling911.com – Publisher
Two lessons from this article: One, this confirms NPP's claim that Full Tilt has the worst customer service in the on-line poker industry.
Two, the US government is coming for you also - somehow, someway – no matter what you do or how you live. – Nik Faldo
Friday, June 05, 2009
Keeping Records is Key to Winning Poker
And the more records you keep – the better! I cannot stress this strongly enough. And playing on-line allows you to record notes and review stats – while playing! Advantage – record keeper!
I have always been a stat guy. I know how many base hits I hit in my softball career (more than Pete Rose by the way). How many runs, home runs, doubles, triples and errors I made. I know what my average was in every league I played in – season and total.
I know what month I hit the best in (April – probably because the fielders were not in mid-season form yet and did not reach as many grounders and line drives as they do later in the year) and which month I hit the worst in (June – played so much, out of gas and many little aches and pains), and when I got my second wind (after 4th of July weekend break).
I used the data to improve my game. For instance, I rested more, ate better and cut back on beer to stay fresher in June. I knew I had a tendency to burn out once the adrenalin of being back on the diamond wore off and the hot weather arrived. So it was time to rest as much as possible. My June stats improved!
When I took up golf, I used the same strategy. I kept track of not only every 9-hole score – but fairways hit, greens in regulation, up and down percentage, drops and putts. I could see where I ‘screwed up’ and where I needed to get to work practicing.
The number of DROPS screamed out at me. Having to take a stroke when you never really hit the ball – even I could see – was not good for your score. Where was I taking the drops? Why mostly off the tee box. That was the first thing I had to fix. So I worked on keeping the ball in play – FIRST!
Back off that swing. Find a club that corrects your natural swing errors. Read on how to – stand, grip the club, aim and swing to minimize your errors. Ok – now I am on the course. What is next? And so on.
Why would poker be any different? But unless you have data to review your results, how do you know where your problems are?
For instance, do you know what your Sit-N-Go record is? Wins – 2nds – 3rds, per start? Do you know if you play better on the weekends or on a week night? What day seems to be the best? What time? What entry fee level?
If you record your play, once you have a sufficient amount of data – things might start jumping off the page at you. Let’s say you notice, you never seem to do very well on Monday. Let’s say, you can’t even fathom why that is.
Well, the first hole to plug is – don’t play on Monday. Or drop down in stakes. At least you can start to look at what is going on there.
Finally the question may come up – can you over do your record keeping? Uh……no.
I have always been a stat guy. I know how many base hits I hit in my softball career (more than Pete Rose by the way). How many runs, home runs, doubles, triples and errors I made. I know what my average was in every league I played in – season and total.
I know what month I hit the best in (April – probably because the fielders were not in mid-season form yet and did not reach as many grounders and line drives as they do later in the year) and which month I hit the worst in (June – played so much, out of gas and many little aches and pains), and when I got my second wind (after 4th of July weekend break).
I used the data to improve my game. For instance, I rested more, ate better and cut back on beer to stay fresher in June. I knew I had a tendency to burn out once the adrenalin of being back on the diamond wore off and the hot weather arrived. So it was time to rest as much as possible. My June stats improved!
When I took up golf, I used the same strategy. I kept track of not only every 9-hole score – but fairways hit, greens in regulation, up and down percentage, drops and putts. I could see where I ‘screwed up’ and where I needed to get to work practicing.
The number of DROPS screamed out at me. Having to take a stroke when you never really hit the ball – even I could see – was not good for your score. Where was I taking the drops? Why mostly off the tee box. That was the first thing I had to fix. So I worked on keeping the ball in play – FIRST!
Back off that swing. Find a club that corrects your natural swing errors. Read on how to – stand, grip the club, aim and swing to minimize your errors. Ok – now I am on the course. What is next? And so on.
Why would poker be any different? But unless you have data to review your results, how do you know where your problems are?
For instance, do you know what your Sit-N-Go record is? Wins – 2nds – 3rds, per start? Do you know if you play better on the weekends or on a week night? What day seems to be the best? What time? What entry fee level?
If you record your play, once you have a sufficient amount of data – things might start jumping off the page at you. Let’s say you notice, you never seem to do very well on Monday. Let’s say, you can’t even fathom why that is.
Well, the first hole to plug is – don’t play on Monday. Or drop down in stakes. At least you can start to look at what is going on there.
Finally the question may come up – can you over do your record keeping? Uh……no.
Thursday, June 04, 2009
Douge2’s Humor Corner VII
Following Union Rules
A dedicated United Auto Worker union member was attending a convention in Las Vegas.
He decided to check out the local brothels. When he got to the first one, he asked the Madam, "Is this a union house?"
"No," she replied, "I'm sorry it isn't."
"Well, if I pay you $100, what cut do the girls get?"
"The house gets $60 and the girls get $40," she answered
Offended at such unfair dealings, the union man stomped off down the street in search of a more equitable, hopefully unionized shop.
His search continued until finally he reached a brothel where the Madam responded, "Why yes sir, this is a union house.
We observe all union rules."
The man asked, "And if I pay you $100, what cut do the girls get?"
"The girls get $80 and the house gets $20."
"That's more like it!" the union man said.
He handed the Madam $100, looked around the room, and pointed to a stunningly attractive blonde.
"I'd like her," he said.
"I'm sure you would, sir," said the Madam. Then she gestured to a 92-year old woman in the corner, "but Ethel here has 67 years seniority and according to union rules, she's next."
Total Recall
Matchy goes to the supermarket and notices a beautiful blond woman wave at him and say hello.
He's rather taken aback, because he can't place where he knows her from.
Matchy says, "Do you know me?"
To which she replies, "I think you are the father of one of my kids."
Now his mind travels back to the only time he has ever been unfaithful to his wife and says, "My God, are you the stripper from my bachelor party that I made love to on the pool table with all my buddies watching, while your partner whipped my butt with wet celery???"
She looks deep into Matchy’s eyes and calmly says, "No, I'm your son's math teacher.”
A dedicated United Auto Worker union member was attending a convention in Las Vegas.
He decided to check out the local brothels. When he got to the first one, he asked the Madam, "Is this a union house?"
"No," she replied, "I'm sorry it isn't."
"Well, if I pay you $100, what cut do the girls get?"
"The house gets $60 and the girls get $40," she answered
Offended at such unfair dealings, the union man stomped off down the street in search of a more equitable, hopefully unionized shop.
His search continued until finally he reached a brothel where the Madam responded, "Why yes sir, this is a union house.
We observe all union rules."
The man asked, "And if I pay you $100, what cut do the girls get?"
"The girls get $80 and the house gets $20."
"That's more like it!" the union man said.
He handed the Madam $100, looked around the room, and pointed to a stunningly attractive blonde.
"I'd like her," he said.
"I'm sure you would, sir," said the Madam. Then she gestured to a 92-year old woman in the corner, "but Ethel here has 67 years seniority and according to union rules, she's next."
Total Recall
Matchy goes to the supermarket and notices a beautiful blond woman wave at him and say hello.
He's rather taken aback, because he can't place where he knows her from.
Matchy says, "Do you know me?"
To which she replies, "I think you are the father of one of my kids."
Now his mind travels back to the only time he has ever been unfaithful to his wife and says, "My God, are you the stripper from my bachelor party that I made love to on the pool table with all my buddies watching, while your partner whipped my butt with wet celery???"
She looks deep into Matchy’s eyes and calmly says, "No, I'm your son's math teacher.”
Wednesday, June 03, 2009
Derf-63 Wins His 1st NPP Tourney
Derf-63 beat a field of fifteen to win his first NPP tourney. The Red Wing playoff, nice weather and end of the second quarter looming, seems to have shrunk the field. But NPP is so talent laden it is never a walk thru a berry patch.
We also welcome two new players to NPP tonight, Merhibka and T3chalady. Please send me an email you two – so I can email you should the need arise – in case of a password change.
There will be a new password for the start of the 3rd quarter.
My apologies to Derf-63 and the rest of the NPP family for not being here. I just landed a part-time job at a golf course, and they needed me as a replacement starter-ranger Tuesday evening. How do you say no on your second day?
A BIG thanks to Wingsfancurt for filling in and giving us this:
3 min: Things started early as T3chlady (15th) goes all-in with (66) and loses to TrippAA with (JJ).
28min: Douge2 (14th) takes tough lose as his (AAKK) loses on river to Absea98's K's10's full house.
[Ed: Note: LittleRedElf (13th) went out also at some point.]
40 min: Short stacked Wingsfancurt (12th) 8's 3's loses to Derf63 A's 3's. (Told you I couldn't multi-task and try to follow Wings game too). [Ed. Note: It’s not easy to do.]
48 min: Akensi (11th) takes tough lose with (44466) full house to Theedouble*d (66644).
59 min: Missed the next bust as ThePunk75 (10th) goes out just before intermission. Table closed before I could see the hand [Ed. Note: Always happens].
1st Break:
Derf63 4970
Kensik 3550
Theedouble*d 3270
absea98 2988
Funtoon 2625
Tripp AA 2032
Merhibka 1550
Rennzzo 1275
Tresstooges 240
75 min: Merhibka (9th) KK loses on river as TrippAA makes 2-6 straight.
78 min: Tres Stooges (8th) folded all in never made it to game. He arrived late after golf with his son.
79 min: Kensik kicker takes down Rennzzo (7th) as both had A's.
81 min: Funtoon (6th) goes all in with AQ after river 2 10 10 5 A only to lose to Tripp AA 3 10's.
84 min: Absea98 pocket K's takes down Kensik (5th)
88 min: Theedouble*d (4th) (A7) goes all in after flop of 10 A 7 only to see Derf63 (AJ) hit his J on the turn.
100 min: Short stacked Tripp AA (3rd) (6Q) goes all in but can't pair up against Derf's pocket 5's.
Heads up lasts 18 minutes as lead seesaws back and forth
119 min: Absea98 (2nd) goes all in when his pocket K is paired on flop of 10 8 K. River 8 gives Derf63 (8 10) the full house and victory. – Wingsfancurt
Welcome to the Walk of Fame, Derf!
1st – Derf-63
2nd – Absea98
3rd – TrippAA
4th – Theedouble*d
5th – Kensik
6th – Funtoon
7th – Rennzzo
8th – TresStooges
9th – Merhibka
We have a race horserace for the 2nd quarter seat in the NPP Finals! Everyone listed above LittleRedElf in the 2nd qtr standings could still claim the seat! Standings for 2nd quarter and total points are on the right side of the blog!
We also welcome two new players to NPP tonight, Merhibka and T3chalady. Please send me an email you two – so I can email you should the need arise – in case of a password change.
There will be a new password for the start of the 3rd quarter.
My apologies to Derf-63 and the rest of the NPP family for not being here. I just landed a part-time job at a golf course, and they needed me as a replacement starter-ranger Tuesday evening. How do you say no on your second day?
A BIG thanks to Wingsfancurt for filling in and giving us this:
3 min: Things started early as T3chlady (15th) goes all-in with (66) and loses to TrippAA with (JJ).
28min: Douge2 (14th) takes tough lose as his (AAKK) loses on river to Absea98's K's10's full house.
[Ed: Note: LittleRedElf (13th) went out also at some point.]
40 min: Short stacked Wingsfancurt (12th) 8's 3's loses to Derf63 A's 3's. (Told you I couldn't multi-task and try to follow Wings game too). [Ed. Note: It’s not easy to do.]
48 min: Akensi (11th) takes tough lose with (44466) full house to Theedouble*d (66644).
59 min: Missed the next bust as ThePunk75 (10th) goes out just before intermission. Table closed before I could see the hand [Ed. Note: Always happens].
1st Break:
Derf63 4970
Kensik 3550
Theedouble*d 3270
absea98 2988
Funtoon 2625
Tripp AA 2032
Merhibka 1550
Rennzzo 1275
Tresstooges 240
75 min: Merhibka (9th) KK loses on river as TrippAA makes 2-6 straight.
78 min: Tres Stooges (8th) folded all in never made it to game. He arrived late after golf with his son.
79 min: Kensik kicker takes down Rennzzo (7th) as both had A's.
81 min: Funtoon (6th) goes all in with AQ after river 2 10 10 5 A only to lose to Tripp AA 3 10's.
84 min: Absea98 pocket K's takes down Kensik (5th)
88 min: Theedouble*d (4th) (A7) goes all in after flop of 10 A 7 only to see Derf63 (AJ) hit his J on the turn.
100 min: Short stacked Tripp AA (3rd) (6Q) goes all in but can't pair up against Derf's pocket 5's.
Heads up lasts 18 minutes as lead seesaws back and forth
119 min: Absea98 (2nd) goes all in when his pocket K is paired on flop of 10 8 K. River 8 gives Derf63 (8 10) the full house and victory. – Wingsfancurt
Welcome to the Walk of Fame, Derf!
1st – Derf-63
2nd – Absea98
3rd – TrippAA
4th – Theedouble*d
5th – Kensik
6th – Funtoon
7th – Rennzzo
8th – TresStooges
9th – Merhibka
We have a race horserace for the 2nd quarter seat in the NPP Finals! Everyone listed above LittleRedElf in the 2nd qtr standings could still claim the seat! Standings for 2nd quarter and total points are on the right side of the blog!
Sunday, May 31, 2009
NPP Upgrades Poker Blog News Abilities
I know you are out there. I can hear you stacking the chips you won from me. Not too many comments lately, but reader volume is increasing, so I keep trudging on.
In case you have not noticed, 4Putt and Faldo have upgraded this blog’s ability to get you the latest poker news and helpful sites – on your demand!
The NPP “Blogroll” still has the Michigan Poker, Michigan Poker Forum, Card Player Magazine, Poker Player Magazine and Farrell’s Poker Blog. It still has four review sites and two reference sites for home games and tournaments.
And 4Putt has had the “Latest Poker News” section for quite a while now. It’s a very good source.
But he and I added a great new feature – “Faldo’s Blog List”. This section had other poker blogs listed. But the beauty is …every time they post a new article, it appears at the top of the list!
This makes it easy for you to see …”what’s new?” You can follow these blogs I selected - and any you tell me you want to see – by simply going to NPP first!
Just another feature added to make NPP your poker home.
In case you have not noticed, 4Putt and Faldo have upgraded this blog’s ability to get you the latest poker news and helpful sites – on your demand!
The NPP “Blogroll” still has the Michigan Poker, Michigan Poker Forum, Card Player Magazine, Poker Player Magazine and Farrell’s Poker Blog. It still has four review sites and two reference sites for home games and tournaments.
And 4Putt has had the “Latest Poker News” section for quite a while now. It’s a very good source.
But he and I added a great new feature – “Faldo’s Blog List”. This section had other poker blogs listed. But the beauty is …every time they post a new article, it appears at the top of the list!
This makes it easy for you to see …”what’s new?” You can follow these blogs I selected - and any you tell me you want to see – by simply going to NPP first!
Just another feature added to make NPP your poker home.
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Luck Must be a Lady - She is Taking All My Money!
The 2009 World Series of Poker has started. Great timing as I struggle thru yet another - bad cards, bad flops, bad luck and ‘zigged when I should have zagged’ - spell in my poker wars.
So I think it is time for me to reflect on Lady Luck. Now we all know she exists and we all know we need her to succeed on the green felt. How much and how important ‘she’ is, is an on-going poker debate.
I thought I would show some pro and con quotes from the famous and the not so famous – and let you judge Lady Luck’s importance.
[Pro Luck] “Tournaments can rapidly become crap-shoots.” - Tom McEvoy
[Con Luck] “Luck favors the mind that is prepared.” – Louis Pasteur
I’d go with the poker player over the milk chemist.
[Pro Luck] “Enough luck is involved that even if a man is outclassed, he still might end up buying a television set with the pro’s money.” - Doyle Brunson
[Con Luck] “Good luck and bad luck are synonyms for good and bad judgment.” – Nik Faldo
Of course I was discussing a manufacturing plant at the time and not poker.
[Pro Luck] “Luck! There is such a thing!” - Nick ‘The Greek’ Dandalos
[Con Luck] “Most people are convinced luck plays the most important part in winning and losing, and that is the greatest thing that ever happened to good poker players.” – Tex Sheahan
Tex makes a stronger argument. Nick on the other hand, donated over $20 million in gambling winnings ($500 million by today’s inflation versus the 1950’s), but died broke.
[Pro Luck] “People underrate luck in the short run and overrate it in the long run.” - David Sklansky
[Con Luck] “I don’t trust luck. I have to think fast and figure the percentages.” – Johnny Moss
Now I’m confused. Sklansky, the biggest odds guy in poker - mentions luck?
[Pro Luck] “Anyone who does not know how to make the most of his luck has no right to complain if it passes him by.” - Cervantes
[Con Luck] “Luck is always going to break even. Everyone in the whole world is gonna get the same amount of luck.” – Puggy Pearson
Puggy never got my run of cards since I started on PokerStars or he would change his tune.
More next time.
So I think it is time for me to reflect on Lady Luck. Now we all know she exists and we all know we need her to succeed on the green felt. How much and how important ‘she’ is, is an on-going poker debate.
I thought I would show some pro and con quotes from the famous and the not so famous – and let you judge Lady Luck’s importance.
[Pro Luck] “Tournaments can rapidly become crap-shoots.” - Tom McEvoy
[Con Luck] “Luck favors the mind that is prepared.” – Louis Pasteur
I’d go with the poker player over the milk chemist.
[Pro Luck] “Enough luck is involved that even if a man is outclassed, he still might end up buying a television set with the pro’s money.” - Doyle Brunson
[Con Luck] “Good luck and bad luck are synonyms for good and bad judgment.” – Nik Faldo
Of course I was discussing a manufacturing plant at the time and not poker.
[Pro Luck] “Luck! There is such a thing!” - Nick ‘The Greek’ Dandalos
[Con Luck] “Most people are convinced luck plays the most important part in winning and losing, and that is the greatest thing that ever happened to good poker players.” – Tex Sheahan
Tex makes a stronger argument. Nick on the other hand, donated over $20 million in gambling winnings ($500 million by today’s inflation versus the 1950’s), but died broke.
[Pro Luck] “People underrate luck in the short run and overrate it in the long run.” - David Sklansky
[Con Luck] “I don’t trust luck. I have to think fast and figure the percentages.” – Johnny Moss
Now I’m confused. Sklansky, the biggest odds guy in poker - mentions luck?
[Pro Luck] “Anyone who does not know how to make the most of his luck has no right to complain if it passes him by.” - Cervantes
[Con Luck] “Luck is always going to break even. Everyone in the whole world is gonna get the same amount of luck.” – Puggy Pearson
Puggy never got my run of cards since I started on PokerStars or he would change his tune.
More next time.
Friday, May 29, 2009
WSOP Qualifiers for NPP Players and Readers to Take Advantage Of
To find the World Series of Poker events on PS, simply hit the “Events” tab in the main lobby,
then the “WSOP” tab.
From there you can pick the method to get there –
FPP satellites,
Cash satellites,
SNG satellites,
and the Stepping Stone method.
The beauty of all of these qualifiers is that should you win one and find out you cannot attend, Faldo will take your seat for a 50 – 50 split of the profits made!
Keep that golden nugget in mind as you pursue a life-changing seat in a big tourney.
Makes you want to play in them all, doesn’t it?
then the “WSOP” tab.
From there you can pick the method to get there –
FPP satellites,
Cash satellites,
SNG satellites,
and the Stepping Stone method.
The beauty of all of these qualifiers is that should you win one and find out you cannot attend, Faldo will take your seat for a 50 – 50 split of the profits made!
Keep that golden nugget in mind as you pursue a life-changing seat in a big tourney.
Makes you want to play in them all, doesn’t it?
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Douge2’s Humor Corner VI
Women are Tough
An elderly Polish man lay dying in his bed. While suffering the agonies of impending death, he suddenly smelled the aroma of his favorite pirogue with fried onions wafting up the stairs.
He gathered his remaining strength, and lifted himself from the bed. Gripping the railing with both hands, he crawled downstairs.
Downstairs, he leaned against the door frame and gazing into the kitchen. If not for death's agony, he would have thought himself already in heaven. For there, spread out upon waxed paper on the kitchen table, were hundreds of his favorite pierogies.
Was it heaven? Or was it one final act of love from his wife of sixty years, seeing to it that he left this world a happy man?
He threw himself towards the table, landing on his knees in a crumpled posture. His parched lips parted, the wondrous taste of the pierogi was already in his mouth. With a trembling hand he reached up to the edge of the table, when suddenly he was smacked with a wooden spoon by his wife.
"Back off!" she said. "Those are for the funeral."
Harley Mechanic
A gynecologist had become fed up with high cost malpractice insurance and was also on the verge of being burned out. Hoping to find another career where skilled hands would be beneficial, he decided to make a major career change and become a Harley mechanic.
He found out from the local community college what was involved, signed up for evening classes, attended diligently, and learned all he could. When the time for the practical exam approached, the former gynecologist prepared carefully for weeks, and completed the exam with tremendous skill. When the results came back, he was surprised to find he had obtained a more than perfect score of 150%.
Fearing an error, he called the instructor, saying, “I don’t want to appear ungrateful for such an outstanding result, but I wondered if there had been an error which may need adjusting.”
The instructor said, “During the exam, you took the engine apart perfectly, which was worth 50% of the total mark. You also put the engine back together perfectly, which is also worth 50% of the mark.”
The instructor went on to say, “I gave you that extra 50% because you did all of it through the muffler!”
An elderly Polish man lay dying in his bed. While suffering the agonies of impending death, he suddenly smelled the aroma of his favorite pirogue with fried onions wafting up the stairs.
He gathered his remaining strength, and lifted himself from the bed. Gripping the railing with both hands, he crawled downstairs.
Downstairs, he leaned against the door frame and gazing into the kitchen. If not for death's agony, he would have thought himself already in heaven. For there, spread out upon waxed paper on the kitchen table, were hundreds of his favorite pierogies.
Was it heaven? Or was it one final act of love from his wife of sixty years, seeing to it that he left this world a happy man?
He threw himself towards the table, landing on his knees in a crumpled posture. His parched lips parted, the wondrous taste of the pierogi was already in his mouth. With a trembling hand he reached up to the edge of the table, when suddenly he was smacked with a wooden spoon by his wife.
"Back off!" she said. "Those are for the funeral."
Harley Mechanic
A gynecologist had become fed up with high cost malpractice insurance and was also on the verge of being burned out. Hoping to find another career where skilled hands would be beneficial, he decided to make a major career change and become a Harley mechanic.
He found out from the local community college what was involved, signed up for evening classes, attended diligently, and learned all he could. When the time for the practical exam approached, the former gynecologist prepared carefully for weeks, and completed the exam with tremendous skill. When the results came back, he was surprised to find he had obtained a more than perfect score of 150%.
Fearing an error, he called the instructor, saying, “I don’t want to appear ungrateful for such an outstanding result, but I wondered if there had been an error which may need adjusting.”
The instructor said, “During the exam, you took the engine apart perfectly, which was worth 50% of the total mark. You also put the engine back together perfectly, which is also worth 50% of the mark.”
The instructor went on to say, “I gave you that extra 50% because you did all of it through the muffler!”
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
LittleRedElf Wins Two in a Row – and 3 out of 4!
I am running out of superlatives. Nineteen players showed up as fodder to the Elf. It was an historic night! No one has ever won three out of four starts – let alone with a 2nd thrown in the middle! This is an incredible feat.
To put it all in perspective, from the archives, with average field sizes in parenthesis, are the closest to this mark:
7Jokers 4 wins in 6 starts – 2007 (9)
Boother 3 wins in 5 starts - 2007
Rownder 3 wins in 7 starts - 2007
Doneill 3 wins in 5 starts and a 2nd – 2008 (11)
7Jokers 3 wins in 6 starts – 2008
LittleRedElf 3 wins in 4 starts with a 2nd – 2009 (22),
and of course this well known stat;
Mikeniks-Faldo 1 win in 2,000,000 starts (2)
We welcomed a new player to NPP this evening, Willie666666. Welcome Willie, but be sure to send me an email ASAP. Nobody claimed you as a sponsor as of yet, and I need to be able to contact you.
On to the action:
6 min: Derf-63 (19th) was the first out and I did not see it.
20 min: Tomservo2 (18th) and LittleRedElf get into a bet and call situation pre-flop. The flop of [56K] does not change the pattern, and neither does the turn of [2]. The river of a harmless [9] has Tom move all-in with his (AK), but the Elf is holding (66).
30 min: Funtoon (17th) is part of a 6-way family pot with (AQ). The flop of [A74] on and a bet by Funtoon only has one caller. The river is a [Q], which makes Toon play for all his chips, but new Dad TrippAA is holding (44).
PokerStars was cruel to a lot of folks this evening. Lots and lots of torture as what looked like good cards for you, turned out not to be.
35 min: Willie666666 (16th) gets the standard NPP welcome and his (8d 6d) all-in draw to a flop of [Td Jd Th] loses to TrippAA’s (KsTs).
47 min: A double knockout by Theedouble*d as after a flop of [8d 3s As] and a bet from DD, a short-stacked Mikeniks-Faldo (15th) moves all-in with (AQ), hoping to get heads up against what he thinks is the flush draw of DD.
When Duder1123 (14th) moves all-in with (A4), DD is getting the price now on his (sure enough) (Ts 8s). The [5s] on the turn ends the drama and Duder’s and my night.
Seems like after I got knocked out, everyone tripped over themselves heading for the exit.
48 min: Tigercub8189’s (13th) all-in with an open ended straight draw (Td 7d) with a flop-turn of [6d Ad Kh 9h] does not get there against LittleRedElf’s (Ac 6c).
50 min: New Daddy TrippAA (12th) tries it all-in with (Q5) and a flop of [Q7A], but Akensi is holding (A9).
54 min: Fusciardi (11th) goes AIPF with (99) and is called by Theedouble*d with (QQ).
58 min: Kensik (10th) goes out and I missed it, because the table closed too fast.
59 min: Whoever thinks PokerStars is not a torture chamber – check this out. A short-stacked TresStooges (9th) gets AIPF with (Qs Th) (44%) and is called by Quagmire2752 holding (As3d) (56%). The flop is [Ad Qd 2s]. Hope springs eternal for Tress as a [Td] hits the turn (64%). But it was a diamond, and the [8d] gives Quag his flush.
1st Break:
Roscoe24 7095
LittleRedElf 6650
Theedouble*d 3535
Wingsfancurt 3230
Douge2 2700
Quagmire2752 2150
Akensi 1805
Rennzzo 1335
66 min: After a harmless looking flop of [942] Douge2 (8th) moves in with (KK) and is called all-in in TWO spots: LittleRedElf with (QQ) and Theedouble*d with (42) for the two pair that hold up. More torture, with more to come.
69 min: Wingsfancurt (7th) finally goes all-in with (J6) and a board of [6456] and is called by Roscoe24 with (36). Ouch for someone and it is Curt as a [2] on the river straights Roscoe’s holdings.
74 min: Rennzzo (6th) moves AIPF with (Ad 7d) and is called by Theedouoble*d with (AK) and Quagmire2752 with (QQ), and the ladies win the hand.
78 min: Now short-stacked Theedouble*d (5th) moves all-in with (T9) and a flop of [AQJ], but is called by LittleRedElf with (QQ). No help arrives for DD.
81 min: Quagmire2752 (4th) thinks his (QQ) (77%)will be safe after a flop of [974] and moves all-in. Roscoe24 calls him down with some of that (87) (23%) and gets his [8] on the river.
86 min: Akensi (3rd) check calls and sees a flop of [9Q8]. Roscoe24 makes a pot size bet and Akensi calls. The turn is a [J] and Roscoe doubles his previous bet, which Akensi also calls. The river is a [Q], Roscoe bets, Akensi shoves with (Q6) for trips, but Roscoe is holding (T9) for the straight. Ouch!
Heads up: Roscoe24 21000 – LittleRedElf 7500
90 min: Roscoe24 21000 – LittleRedElf 7500
95 min: Roscoe24 18900 – LittleRedElf 9600
100 min: Roscoe24 16800 – LittleRedElf 11700 (Do you see what I see?)
104 min: It all goes in on a flop-turn of [3h 3c 6h Th] with Roscoe24 holding (9h 7h) and LittleRedElf holding (63). Wow, and ouch for Roscoe!
105 min: Roscoe24 3300 – LittleRedElf 25200
106 min: After a couple of successful all-ins, Roscoe24 (2nd) is AIPF with (Kh 6h) to LittleRedElf’s (33). A coin flip at this point, but LRE backdoors a flush to end the tourney.
Congratulations to LittleRedElf on his 3nd win in four weeks and making NPP history!
1st – LittleRedElf
2nd – Roscoe24
3rd – Akensi
4th – Quagmire2752
5th – Theedouble*d
6th – Rennzzo
7th – Wingsfancurt
8th – Douge2
9th – TresStooges
Standings for 2nd quarter and total points are on the right side of the blog!
To put it all in perspective, from the archives, with average field sizes in parenthesis, are the closest to this mark:
7Jokers 4 wins in 6 starts – 2007 (9)
Boother 3 wins in 5 starts - 2007
Rownder 3 wins in 7 starts - 2007
Doneill 3 wins in 5 starts and a 2nd – 2008 (11)
7Jokers 3 wins in 6 starts – 2008
LittleRedElf 3 wins in 4 starts with a 2nd – 2009 (22),
and of course this well known stat;
Mikeniks-Faldo 1 win in 2,000,000 starts (2)
We welcomed a new player to NPP this evening, Willie666666. Welcome Willie, but be sure to send me an email ASAP. Nobody claimed you as a sponsor as of yet, and I need to be able to contact you.
On to the action:
6 min: Derf-63 (19th) was the first out and I did not see it.
20 min: Tomservo2 (18th) and LittleRedElf get into a bet and call situation pre-flop. The flop of [56K] does not change the pattern, and neither does the turn of [2]. The river of a harmless [9] has Tom move all-in with his (AK), but the Elf is holding (66).
30 min: Funtoon (17th) is part of a 6-way family pot with (AQ). The flop of [A74] on and a bet by Funtoon only has one caller. The river is a [Q], which makes Toon play for all his chips, but new Dad TrippAA is holding (44).
PokerStars was cruel to a lot of folks this evening. Lots and lots of torture as what looked like good cards for you, turned out not to be.
35 min: Willie666666 (16th) gets the standard NPP welcome and his (8d 6d) all-in draw to a flop of [Td Jd Th] loses to TrippAA’s (KsTs).
47 min: A double knockout by Theedouble*d as after a flop of [8d 3s As] and a bet from DD, a short-stacked Mikeniks-Faldo (15th) moves all-in with (AQ), hoping to get heads up against what he thinks is the flush draw of DD.
When Duder1123 (14th) moves all-in with (A4), DD is getting the price now on his (sure enough) (Ts 8s). The [5s] on the turn ends the drama and Duder’s and my night.
Seems like after I got knocked out, everyone tripped over themselves heading for the exit.
48 min: Tigercub8189’s (13th) all-in with an open ended straight draw (Td 7d) with a flop-turn of [6d Ad Kh 9h] does not get there against LittleRedElf’s (Ac 6c).
50 min: New Daddy TrippAA (12th) tries it all-in with (Q5) and a flop of [Q7A], but Akensi is holding (A9).
54 min: Fusciardi (11th) goes AIPF with (99) and is called by Theedouble*d with (QQ).
58 min: Kensik (10th) goes out and I missed it, because the table closed too fast.
59 min: Whoever thinks PokerStars is not a torture chamber – check this out. A short-stacked TresStooges (9th) gets AIPF with (Qs Th) (44%) and is called by Quagmire2752 holding (As3d) (56%). The flop is [Ad Qd 2s]. Hope springs eternal for Tress as a [Td] hits the turn (64%). But it was a diamond, and the [8d] gives Quag his flush.
1st Break:
Roscoe24 7095
LittleRedElf 6650
Theedouble*d 3535
Wingsfancurt 3230
Douge2 2700
Quagmire2752 2150
Akensi 1805
Rennzzo 1335
66 min: After a harmless looking flop of [942] Douge2 (8th) moves in with (KK) and is called all-in in TWO spots: LittleRedElf with (QQ) and Theedouble*d with (42) for the two pair that hold up. More torture, with more to come.
69 min: Wingsfancurt (7th) finally goes all-in with (J6) and a board of [6456] and is called by Roscoe24 with (36). Ouch for someone and it is Curt as a [2] on the river straights Roscoe’s holdings.
74 min: Rennzzo (6th) moves AIPF with (Ad 7d) and is called by Theedouoble*d with (AK) and Quagmire2752 with (QQ), and the ladies win the hand.
78 min: Now short-stacked Theedouble*d (5th) moves all-in with (T9) and a flop of [AQJ], but is called by LittleRedElf with (QQ). No help arrives for DD.
81 min: Quagmire2752 (4th) thinks his (QQ) (77%)will be safe after a flop of [974] and moves all-in. Roscoe24 calls him down with some of that (87) (23%) and gets his [8] on the river.
86 min: Akensi (3rd) check calls and sees a flop of [9Q8]. Roscoe24 makes a pot size bet and Akensi calls. The turn is a [J] and Roscoe doubles his previous bet, which Akensi also calls. The river is a [Q], Roscoe bets, Akensi shoves with (Q6) for trips, but Roscoe is holding (T9) for the straight. Ouch!
Heads up: Roscoe24 21000 – LittleRedElf 7500
90 min: Roscoe24 21000 – LittleRedElf 7500
95 min: Roscoe24 18900 – LittleRedElf 9600
100 min: Roscoe24 16800 – LittleRedElf 11700 (Do you see what I see?)
104 min: It all goes in on a flop-turn of [3h 3c 6h Th] with Roscoe24 holding (9h 7h) and LittleRedElf holding (63). Wow, and ouch for Roscoe!
105 min: Roscoe24 3300 – LittleRedElf 25200
106 min: After a couple of successful all-ins, Roscoe24 (2nd) is AIPF with (Kh 6h) to LittleRedElf’s (33). A coin flip at this point, but LRE backdoors a flush to end the tourney.
Congratulations to LittleRedElf on his 3nd win in four weeks and making NPP history!
1st – LittleRedElf
2nd – Roscoe24
3rd – Akensi
4th – Quagmire2752
5th – Theedouble*d
6th – Rennzzo
7th – Wingsfancurt
8th – Douge2
9th – TresStooges
Standings for 2nd quarter and total points are on the right side of the blog!
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Douge2’s Humor Corner V
The Golf Wager
Beerhog had a week off and decided to play golf every day. Monday morning, he found himself paired with an attractive woman, Pat, who turned out to be a very good golfer.
They started with a few casual bets, but by the back nine it was a full-blown competition. On the 18th green, Pat sank her long birdie putt for the win. Beerhog congratulated her and paid off his losses.
Pat asked for a ride home and, on the way, told him,“You know, Beerhog, I haven't enjoyed myself so much on the golf course in a long time. In fact, pull over so I can express my appreciation.” He did, they kissed, and one thing led to another and soon she gave him the best oral sex he'd ever had.
The next morning, they met again on the first tee and played together again. They had another magnificent day, enjoying each other's company and playing tight, competitive golf. Again Pat beat him, but she also showed her appreciation on the drive home. This went on all week, with Beerhog narrowly losing every day, his male ego bruised, but not unhappy.
On Friday's drive home, Beerhog said, “Pat, you've been great to be with all this week and tonight I'd like to return the favor. I made reservations at the best restaurant in town for us and reserved the penthouse suite at the best hotel. What do you say?”
Pat burst into tears. “I can't!”
“What? Why not?” asked Beerhog.
“Because,” she sobbed, “I'm in the middle of a sex change and the doctor hasn't completed that part of me yet!”
“What?!” Aghast, Beerhog swerved off the road, screeched to a stop and cursed madly, overcome with emotion.
“I'm so sorry,” says Pat. “You have a right to be angry with me.”
“You son of a bitch!” Beerhog screamed, his face bright red. “You cheating bastard! All week long you've been playing off the women's tees!”
Female Math
The owner of a golf course in Kentucky was confused about paying an invoice, so he decided to ask his secretary for some mathematical help.
He called her into his office and said, "You graduated from the University of Kentucky and I need some help. If I were to give you $20,000, minus 14%, how much would you take off?"
The secretary thought a moment, and then replied, "Everything but my earrings."
Beerhog had a week off and decided to play golf every day. Monday morning, he found himself paired with an attractive woman, Pat, who turned out to be a very good golfer.
They started with a few casual bets, but by the back nine it was a full-blown competition. On the 18th green, Pat sank her long birdie putt for the win. Beerhog congratulated her and paid off his losses.
Pat asked for a ride home and, on the way, told him,“You know, Beerhog, I haven't enjoyed myself so much on the golf course in a long time. In fact, pull over so I can express my appreciation.” He did, they kissed, and one thing led to another and soon she gave him the best oral sex he'd ever had.
The next morning, they met again on the first tee and played together again. They had another magnificent day, enjoying each other's company and playing tight, competitive golf. Again Pat beat him, but she also showed her appreciation on the drive home. This went on all week, with Beerhog narrowly losing every day, his male ego bruised, but not unhappy.
On Friday's drive home, Beerhog said, “Pat, you've been great to be with all this week and tonight I'd like to return the favor. I made reservations at the best restaurant in town for us and reserved the penthouse suite at the best hotel. What do you say?”
Pat burst into tears. “I can't!”
“What? Why not?” asked Beerhog.
“Because,” she sobbed, “I'm in the middle of a sex change and the doctor hasn't completed that part of me yet!”
“What?!” Aghast, Beerhog swerved off the road, screeched to a stop and cursed madly, overcome with emotion.
“I'm so sorry,” says Pat. “You have a right to be angry with me.”
“You son of a bitch!” Beerhog screamed, his face bright red. “You cheating bastard! All week long you've been playing off the women's tees!”
Female Math
The owner of a golf course in Kentucky was confused about paying an invoice, so he decided to ask his secretary for some mathematical help.
He called her into his office and said, "You graduated from the University of Kentucky and I need some help. If I were to give you $20,000, minus 14%, how much would you take off?"
The secretary thought a moment, and then replied, "Everything but my earrings."
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Beerhog Finishes 3rd in Boother’s League Tourney
Boother hosted his poker league, “Kings of White Lake”, and as usual, put on a great tourney and ring game action.
Attendance was 26 players. Faldo managed to crawl in at 11th place, coming in second bubble for the final table.
Beerhog held his own early, hit a dry patch (twss) in the second hour, got to the final table, and took care of business.
I never got rolling. No cards early and a wild 1st table assignment. When things settled, I got decent cards in the wrong spots or situations. Add that to my usual, right move at the wrong time and no customers for the few hands I caught, and you have a bubble boy also ran finish.
But a great night, good guys, and a fantastic venue for poker.
Attendance was 26 players. Faldo managed to crawl in at 11th place, coming in second bubble for the final table.
Beerhog held his own early, hit a dry patch (twss) in the second hour, got to the final table, and took care of business.
I never got rolling. No cards early and a wild 1st table assignment. When things settled, I got decent cards in the wrong spots or situations. Add that to my usual, right move at the wrong time and no customers for the few hands I caught, and you have a bubble boy also ran finish.
But a great night, good guys, and a fantastic venue for poker.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
LittleRedElf Wins Another NPP Tourney
I don’t know how to stop him and I don’t think the rest of NPP has figured it out either! He just rolls on with two wins and a second in his last three NPP starts!
Seventeen players showed up on the first really warm evening of the year – and the Red Wings on TV in a playoff game.
Down eleven from our record setting attendance last week, and right after my pep talk posting about recruiting. I guess motivating just comes natural to me.
On to the action:
16 min: Amyada19 gets hurt as her (AA) (88%) loses to Derf-63’s (44) (11%) with a [4] on the turn.
23 min: Kensik (17th) gets crippled as he is all-in with (AQ) and a flop of [9A2], but TresStooges is holding (AA). Ken goes out the next hand.
39 min: No repeat winner as Theedouble*d (16th) has his (A3) lose to Funtoon’s (QT) with a [Q] on the flop.
46 min: Akensi (15th) slow plays her (KK) pre-flop and on a flop of [JA6] moves in with LittleRedElf, but he is holding (JJ). LRE will continue this all evening.
50 min: Absea98 (14th) gets all-in on the turn with (A9) and a board of [4982] but loses to Derf-63’s (88).
53 min: Smookie27’s (13th) all-in with (Ac Ks) gets double-teamed with Biglou93’s (As Js) and Douge2’s (Ah 8h). The heart flush ends the German firefighter’s evening (early morning there). This hand did open up the action before the break.
54 min: Now short-stacked Biglou93 (12th) tries it with (A7), but Douge2 kills Lou again – this time with (96) and a flop of [3K6].
55 min: Amyada19 (11th), who had been nursing a bruised stack since early in the tourney, finally goes with (Qc Jc) and is called by the big blind Sirgash with (35) and Derf-63 with (As Qs). Sirgash even spikes some chips from Derf as the flop comes [338].
1st Break:
Funtoon 4180
TresStooges 3535
LittleRedElf 3450
Mikeniks-Faldo 2935
Sirgash 2695
Douge2 2145
Derf-63 2010
ThePunk75 1820
Wingsfancurt 1380
Bigbrimar 1350
64 min: Short-stacked Bigbrimar (10th) goes out on a bad beat that I did not see. Hopefully, the comment section will explain. Short stacks seem to get bad beat – a lot - on line.
66 min: ThePunk75 (9th) sees his (AK) get run down with a river [J] against Wingsfancurt holding (Js Ts).
77 min: Douge2 (8th) moves in with (A5) and a flop of [A63]. He has a lot working, but LittleRedElf’s (AJ) holds up.
83 min: Derf-63 (7th) is a non-believer and goes all-in with (77) and a board of [K46K] and is called by LittleRedElf with (K5)! Ouch!
99 min: TresStooges (6th) thinks his (JJ) is good with a board of [536], but Wingsfancurt is holding (65).
102 min: LittleRedElf calls the blind and only the Big Blind, Sirgash remains. The flop is [Ks 7s 9d]. Sirgash makes a triple blind bet; LRE doubles it with a raise. Gash re-raises LRE’s amount and LRE calls. The turn is the [9h].
LRE checks and Sirgash moves all-in with (82) and a stone cold bluff. First class poker, but LRE rings him up, calling with top pair (KT). Two great plays from two great players.
I call that bet, and Sirgash has quad 9’s. I try that bluff and even people on another table would call me.
Anyway, Sirgash is crippled and LRE is now chip heavy.
105 min: Chip leader LittleRedElf raises a blind amount and 2nd in chips Wingsfancurt makes the call. Here we go, I’m thinking!
Flop, a possible action heavy [AQ6]. I am correct as LRE with (AT) bets enough to cover Curt and he calls, with (AQ). We have a new chip leader!
108 min: Short-stacked (but not the shortest as Faldo usually has that distinction) Sirgash (5th) moves all-in with (Kc Tc) and a flop of [898] and is called by Wingsfancurt with (KQ). Wow! No help for Gash on the turn or river.
113 min: Mikeniks-Faldo (4th) bubbles for the money as his all-in with (KJ) (63%) gets called by LittleRedElf with (Q9). A [J] on the flop, pairs Faldo (85%), but a [Q] on the turn ends the host’s night. At least it was not the river this time. A quicker death is preferred.
They say you cannot be mad if you got your money in with the best hand. That is what they say. ………They say that……….They do. So Faldo cannot be mad. They say you cannot. They do. Is it ok if I don’t feel happy? Cause I don’t. I’m just sayin.
117 min: Funtoon (3rd) calls all-in with (44) and a full board of [56579], but LittleRedElf is holding (J8) for the straight. Congratulations to Funtoon on his first NPP points!
Heads up: Wingsfancurt 16500 – LittleRedElf 9000
120 min (2nd Break): Wingsfancurt 12250 – LittleRedElf 13250
125 min: Wingsfancurt 14750 – LittleRedElf 10750
129 min: LittleRedElf took over the chip lead and it all goes in on a flop of [A9K] with Wingsfancurt holding (K8) and LittleRedElf holding (AJ) for the higher pair.
Congratulations also to Wingsfancurt on his first NPP points!
Congratulations to LittleRedElf on his 2nd win in four weeks and only three starts! Lucky for us he takes a night off occasionally.
1st – LittleRedElf
2nd - Wingsfancurt
3rd – Funtoon
4th – Mikeniks-Faldo
5th – Sirgash
6th – TresStooges
7th – Derf-63
8th – Douge2
9th – ThePunk75
Standings for 2nd quarter and total points are on the right side of the blog!
Seventeen players showed up on the first really warm evening of the year – and the Red Wings on TV in a playoff game.
Down eleven from our record setting attendance last week, and right after my pep talk posting about recruiting. I guess motivating just comes natural to me.
On to the action:
16 min: Amyada19 gets hurt as her (AA) (88%) loses to Derf-63’s (44) (11%) with a [4] on the turn.
23 min: Kensik (17th) gets crippled as he is all-in with (AQ) and a flop of [9A2], but TresStooges is holding (AA). Ken goes out the next hand.
39 min: No repeat winner as Theedouble*d (16th) has his (A3) lose to Funtoon’s (QT) with a [Q] on the flop.
46 min: Akensi (15th) slow plays her (KK) pre-flop and on a flop of [JA6] moves in with LittleRedElf, but he is holding (JJ). LRE will continue this all evening.
50 min: Absea98 (14th) gets all-in on the turn with (A9) and a board of [4982] but loses to Derf-63’s (88).
53 min: Smookie27’s (13th) all-in with (Ac Ks) gets double-teamed with Biglou93’s (As Js) and Douge2’s (Ah 8h). The heart flush ends the German firefighter’s evening (early morning there). This hand did open up the action before the break.
54 min: Now short-stacked Biglou93 (12th) tries it with (A7), but Douge2 kills Lou again – this time with (96) and a flop of [3K6].
55 min: Amyada19 (11th), who had been nursing a bruised stack since early in the tourney, finally goes with (Qc Jc) and is called by the big blind Sirgash with (35) and Derf-63 with (As Qs). Sirgash even spikes some chips from Derf as the flop comes [338].
1st Break:
Funtoon 4180
TresStooges 3535
LittleRedElf 3450
Mikeniks-Faldo 2935
Sirgash 2695
Douge2 2145
Derf-63 2010
ThePunk75 1820
Wingsfancurt 1380
Bigbrimar 1350
64 min: Short-stacked Bigbrimar (10th) goes out on a bad beat that I did not see. Hopefully, the comment section will explain. Short stacks seem to get bad beat – a lot - on line.
66 min: ThePunk75 (9th) sees his (AK) get run down with a river [J] against Wingsfancurt holding (Js Ts).
77 min: Douge2 (8th) moves in with (A5) and a flop of [A63]. He has a lot working, but LittleRedElf’s (AJ) holds up.
83 min: Derf-63 (7th) is a non-believer and goes all-in with (77) and a board of [K46K] and is called by LittleRedElf with (K5)! Ouch!
99 min: TresStooges (6th) thinks his (JJ) is good with a board of [536], but Wingsfancurt is holding (65).
102 min: LittleRedElf calls the blind and only the Big Blind, Sirgash remains. The flop is [Ks 7s 9d]. Sirgash makes a triple blind bet; LRE doubles it with a raise. Gash re-raises LRE’s amount and LRE calls. The turn is the [9h].
LRE checks and Sirgash moves all-in with (82) and a stone cold bluff. First class poker, but LRE rings him up, calling with top pair (KT). Two great plays from two great players.
I call that bet, and Sirgash has quad 9’s. I try that bluff and even people on another table would call me.
Anyway, Sirgash is crippled and LRE is now chip heavy.
105 min: Chip leader LittleRedElf raises a blind amount and 2nd in chips Wingsfancurt makes the call. Here we go, I’m thinking!
Flop, a possible action heavy [AQ6]. I am correct as LRE with (AT) bets enough to cover Curt and he calls, with (AQ). We have a new chip leader!
108 min: Short-stacked (but not the shortest as Faldo usually has that distinction) Sirgash (5th) moves all-in with (Kc Tc) and a flop of [898] and is called by Wingsfancurt with (KQ). Wow! No help for Gash on the turn or river.
113 min: Mikeniks-Faldo (4th) bubbles for the money as his all-in with (KJ) (63%) gets called by LittleRedElf with (Q9). A [J] on the flop, pairs Faldo (85%), but a [Q] on the turn ends the host’s night. At least it was not the river this time. A quicker death is preferred.
They say you cannot be mad if you got your money in with the best hand. That is what they say. ………They say that……….They do. So Faldo cannot be mad. They say you cannot. They do. Is it ok if I don’t feel happy? Cause I don’t. I’m just sayin.
117 min: Funtoon (3rd) calls all-in with (44) and a full board of [56579], but LittleRedElf is holding (J8) for the straight. Congratulations to Funtoon on his first NPP points!
Heads up: Wingsfancurt 16500 – LittleRedElf 9000
120 min (2nd Break): Wingsfancurt 12250 – LittleRedElf 13250
125 min: Wingsfancurt 14750 – LittleRedElf 10750
129 min: LittleRedElf took over the chip lead and it all goes in on a flop of [A9K] with Wingsfancurt holding (K8) and LittleRedElf holding (AJ) for the higher pair.
Congratulations also to Wingsfancurt on his first NPP points!
Congratulations to LittleRedElf on his 2nd win in four weeks and only three starts! Lucky for us he takes a night off occasionally.
1st – LittleRedElf
2nd - Wingsfancurt
3rd – Funtoon
4th – Mikeniks-Faldo
5th – Sirgash
6th – TresStooges
7th – Derf-63
8th – Douge2
9th – ThePunk75
Standings for 2nd quarter and total points are on the right side of the blog!
Monday, May 18, 2009
NPP Players – Please Keep Recruiting!
Nothing keeps a poker blog, poker league or a poker game going like fresh players.
In other words, part of being a member of NPP is to constantly be telling people about the blog and the league. Don’t be a pest about it, but bring it up when an opportunity presents itself.
For instance, take this scenario. You are at the bar and this HOT chick happens to sit down next to you with an equally hot girl friend with her.
You say, “Hi,” and she says, “Hi. We just came in for one drink and to pick up a guy for some wild 3-way action and you are the one we chose. How about it, Mr. Stud?”
Here is your chance to say, “Well if you really want some wild action, there is this poker blog and league I would like to tell you about…….”
See how easy that was? You just have to grab opportunities when they appear.
Another thing that seems to be working - as NPP has had hits from all over the globe – is to mention the blog on-line EVERY TIME you first get on a new internet table.
Just type, “Great poker blog – google Niks Poker Palace”.
If you are on PokerStars, “Good blog and great PS poker league – google Niks Poker Palace.”
I have found a couple players doing this and if the rest of us did it too, we will get to the magical position of a “waiting list”.
Anything else you can think of to promote the site is appreciated. Anyone have any other suggestions to share?
In other words, part of being a member of NPP is to constantly be telling people about the blog and the league. Don’t be a pest about it, but bring it up when an opportunity presents itself.
For instance, take this scenario. You are at the bar and this HOT chick happens to sit down next to you with an equally hot girl friend with her.
You say, “Hi,” and she says, “Hi. We just came in for one drink and to pick up a guy for some wild 3-way action and you are the one we chose. How about it, Mr. Stud?”
Here is your chance to say, “Well if you really want some wild action, there is this poker blog and league I would like to tell you about…….”
See how easy that was? You just have to grab opportunities when they appear.
Another thing that seems to be working - as NPP has had hits from all over the globe – is to mention the blog on-line EVERY TIME you first get on a new internet table.
Just type, “Great poker blog – google Niks Poker Palace”.
If you are on PokerStars, “Good blog and great PS poker league – google Niks Poker Palace.”
I have found a couple players doing this and if the rest of us did it too, we will get to the magical position of a “waiting list”.
Anything else you can think of to promote the site is appreciated. Anyone have any other suggestions to share?
Saturday, May 16, 2009
The Concept of “Small Ball” Poker
This is a tournament strategy made famous by Daniel Negreanu, NPP's own Nahanni and Beerhog - and many other pros on the tournament circuit. The idea is to make small bets and calls, while taking cheap shots at winning pots.
The advantages of this style is:
It allows you to play a lot of hands.
It keeps the cost of entering pots small.
It reduces the chance an opponent will take a monster pot with your stack.
It reduces your chance of an early exit from a tournament.
It helps you build a stack with little risk.
Sounds great, right? But there are requirements that make this strategy optimum for you, and there is a downside:
You need to be one of the best players at the table, where maximum pots played maximizes your edge.
You need to be able to raise with less than premium hands.
You need to be able to read opponents well enough where you can smell weakness and force them out of pots when you have nothing.
You need to be able to keep your bets small, even when you flop a monster.
If you are not the best player at the table – or close to it, this strategy will wipe you out, as you are simply bleeding away chips with weak hands.
Ok, now that you know this, you say, “Faldo, I’m not playing that way. But how do I counter that?”
Simple. Give all of your money to Faldo and buy 10% of Faldo’s poker profits!
Or,
Play tighter and avoid these tiny pots without good hands and position. Save your ammo for the right time.
Make the pots bigger. When you enter a pot against a “small baller” (twss), over bet pots to drive them out.
Increase the ‘luck’ factor, which is exactly the atmosphere the small ballers are trying to avoid.
Play your drawing hands aggressively. Put large raises out there immediately.
“All-in” are the two worst words in the dictionary for a small baller. That is the ultimate counter-measure.
The advantages of this style is:
It allows you to play a lot of hands.
It keeps the cost of entering pots small.
It reduces the chance an opponent will take a monster pot with your stack.
It reduces your chance of an early exit from a tournament.
It helps you build a stack with little risk.
Sounds great, right? But there are requirements that make this strategy optimum for you, and there is a downside:
You need to be one of the best players at the table, where maximum pots played maximizes your edge.
You need to be able to raise with less than premium hands.
You need to be able to read opponents well enough where you can smell weakness and force them out of pots when you have nothing.
You need to be able to keep your bets small, even when you flop a monster.
If you are not the best player at the table – or close to it, this strategy will wipe you out, as you are simply bleeding away chips with weak hands.
Ok, now that you know this, you say, “Faldo, I’m not playing that way. But how do I counter that?”
Simple. Give all of your money to Faldo and buy 10% of Faldo’s poker profits!
Or,
Play tighter and avoid these tiny pots without good hands and position. Save your ammo for the right time.
Make the pots bigger. When you enter a pot against a “small baller” (twss), over bet pots to drive them out.
Increase the ‘luck’ factor, which is exactly the atmosphere the small ballers are trying to avoid.
Play your drawing hands aggressively. Put large raises out there immediately.
“All-in” are the two worst words in the dictionary for a small baller. That is the ultimate counter-measure.
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Douge2's Humor Corner IV
A Summer Skirt Situation...
As the bus stopped and it was her turn to get on, a lovely looking woman
became aware that her skirt was too tight to allow her leg to come up to
the height of the first step of the bus.
Slightly embarrassed and with a quick smile to the bus driver, she
reached behind her to unzip her skirt a little, thinking that this would
give her enough slack to raise her leg. She tried to take the step, only
to discover that she couldn't.
So, a little more embarrassed, she once again reached behind her to
unzip her skirt a little more, and for the second time attempted the
step
Once again, much to her chagrin, she could not raise her leg.
With a little smile to the driver, she again reached behind to unzip a
little more and again was unable to take the step.
About this time, a large Texan who was standing behind her picked her up
easily by the waist and placed her gently on the step of the bus.
She went ballistic and turned to the would-be Samaritan and yelled, "How
dare you touch my body! I don't even know who you are!"
The Texan smiled and drawled, "Well, ma'am, normally I would agree with
you, but after you unzipped my fly three times, I kinda figured we was
friends."
Rules of Golf for Dave the Dog (4Putt)
Rule 1.a.5
A ball sliced or hooked into the rough shall be lifted and placed on the fairway at a point equal to the distance it carried or rolled into the rough with no penalty. 4Putt should not be penalized for tall grass which groundskeepers failed to mow.
Rule 2.d.6 (b)
A ball hitting a tree shall be deemed not to have hit the tree. This is simply bad luck and luck has no place in a scientific game. 4Putt can estimate the distance the ball would have traveled if it had not hit the tree and play the ball from there.
Rule 3.b.3 (g)
There shall be no such thing as a lost ball; the missing ball is on or near the course and will eventually be found and pocketed by someone else, making it a stolen ball. 4Putt will not to compound the felony by charging himself or herself with a penalty.
Rule 4.c.7 (h)
If a putt passes over a hole without dropping, it is deemed to have dropped. The law of gravity supersedes the Rules of Golf.
Rule 5.q.3(m)
Putts that stop close enough to the cup that they could be blown in, may be blown in (twss). This does not apply to balls more than three inches from the hole. No one wants to make a travesty of the game. Especially 4Putt.
Rule 6.a.9 (k)
There is no penalty for so-called 'out of bounds.' If penny-pinching golf course owners bought sufficient land, this would not occur. 4Putt deserves an apology, not a penalty – even if he only plays one or two rounds a year..
Rule 7.g.15 (z)
There is no penalty for a ball in a water hazard, as golf balls should float. 4Putt should not be penalized for manufacturers' shortcomings.
How does he still manage to shoot 112?
As the bus stopped and it was her turn to get on, a lovely looking woman
became aware that her skirt was too tight to allow her leg to come up to
the height of the first step of the bus.
Slightly embarrassed and with a quick smile to the bus driver, she
reached behind her to unzip her skirt a little, thinking that this would
give her enough slack to raise her leg. She tried to take the step, only
to discover that she couldn't.
So, a little more embarrassed, she once again reached behind her to
unzip her skirt a little more, and for the second time attempted the
step
Once again, much to her chagrin, she could not raise her leg.
With a little smile to the driver, she again reached behind to unzip a
little more and again was unable to take the step.
About this time, a large Texan who was standing behind her picked her up
easily by the waist and placed her gently on the step of the bus.
She went ballistic and turned to the would-be Samaritan and yelled, "How
dare you touch my body! I don't even know who you are!"
The Texan smiled and drawled, "Well, ma'am, normally I would agree with
you, but after you unzipped my fly three times, I kinda figured we was
friends."
Rules of Golf for Dave the Dog (4Putt)
Rule 1.a.5
A ball sliced or hooked into the rough shall be lifted and placed on the fairway at a point equal to the distance it carried or rolled into the rough with no penalty. 4Putt should not be penalized for tall grass which groundskeepers failed to mow.
Rule 2.d.6 (b)
A ball hitting a tree shall be deemed not to have hit the tree. This is simply bad luck and luck has no place in a scientific game. 4Putt can estimate the distance the ball would have traveled if it had not hit the tree and play the ball from there.
Rule 3.b.3 (g)
There shall be no such thing as a lost ball; the missing ball is on or near the course and will eventually be found and pocketed by someone else, making it a stolen ball. 4Putt will not to compound the felony by charging himself or herself with a penalty.
Rule 4.c.7 (h)
If a putt passes over a hole without dropping, it is deemed to have dropped. The law of gravity supersedes the Rules of Golf.
Rule 5.q.3(m)
Putts that stop close enough to the cup that they could be blown in, may be blown in (twss). This does not apply to balls more than three inches from the hole. No one wants to make a travesty of the game. Especially 4Putt.
Rule 6.a.9 (k)
There is no penalty for so-called 'out of bounds.' If penny-pinching golf course owners bought sufficient land, this would not occur. 4Putt deserves an apology, not a penalty – even if he only plays one or two rounds a year..
Rule 7.g.15 (z)
There is no penalty for a ball in a water hazard, as golf balls should float. 4Putt should not be penalized for manufacturers' shortcomings.
How does he still manage to shoot 112?
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Theedouble*d Wins His 1st NPP Tourney!
Theedouble*d decides to win his first NPP tourney against the biggest field we ever had! I guess the cash had to be huge for the DD's to get'er done!
NPP set a new record for entries with twenty-eight, despite only one new player – Greggst49 – and missing a few 2nd quarter regulars.
I hope this is just a snap-shot of things to come. Remember, part of your responsibility of playing at NPP is to recruit for the blog and the league! An on-going league and blog is a growing league and blog.
On to the action:
11 min: Kaytdid (28th) had her full house run into LittleRedElf’s quads!
17 min: Douge2 (27th) gets crippled as his (99) runs finds Quagmire2752’s (JJ)
21 min: Later, Doug’s (8h 7h) is no match for Tomservo2’s trips.
23 min: Derf-63 (26th) is short-stacked after a beat and tries it with (A2) and Theedouble*d takes him out with (A6).
27 min: After a flop and turn of [2337] RKidder51400 tries to value bet with (AA), but Boother36 is holding (53) in the blind. Ouch!
32 min: Greggst49 (25th) gets the usual NPP welcome as his (JT) runs into Sirgash with (72) and a [7] on the flop.
34 min: Akensi (24th) has her (KT) lose to LittleRedElf’s (QQ).
40 min: Wingsfancurt (23rd) sees hope for is (KJ) on a flop of [JQ6] but Funtoon is holding (KQ).
49 min: A short-stacked Fusciardi (22nd) sees his (Kc 5c) lose as Quagmire2752 hits a flush with his (7d 5d).
51 min: Kensik (21st) sees his (AQ) lose to ThePunk75’s (88).
58 min: Boother36 (20th) is all-in with (99) and loses to Absea98’s (KQ) as a [Q] is flopped.
59 min: Funtoon (19th) tries it with (AQ) and a flop of [36Q], but LittleRedElf is holding (33).
1st Break:
LittleRedElf 8305
Tomservo2 4077
ThePunk75 3065
Absea98 2830
Rennzzo 2615
Nixi44 2360
Theedouble*d 2310
RKidder51400 2305
Mikeniks-Faldo 2135
Sirgash 2025
Rjmech 1865
TrippAA 1750
Tigercub8189 1505
TresStooges 1440
Quagmire2752 1403
Roscoe24 780
Michpower09 695 (sat out the 1st hour)
Biglou93 535
62 min: Short-stacked Biglou93 (18th) goes all-in with (AJ) and loses to Sirgash with (KQ) and a flop of [KAQ].
63 min: TrippAA (17th) has to go with (Ad Kd) and runs into Rennzzo with (AA).
68 min: Michpower09 (16th), who was late due to a ball game that ran long, makes his move with (A9) and also runs into (AA), held by Rjmech.
70 min: Short-stacked Nixi44 (15th) moves in with (44) and ThePunk75, in the big blind cheaply calls with (8c 5c) and pairs the [8] on the flop.
73 min: Big pot here. Sirgash raises, LittleRedElf and RKidder51400 call and Absea98 re-raises. Only RKidder calls that. The flop is [Jd 5d 8s]. Absea moves all-in and Kidder folds. Ok, what did everyone have?
80 min: Hand of the night! Rjmech (14th) goes all-in with (KK) and is called by Theedouble*d and Quagmire2752 – and both of them have (AA)! Ouch Rj!
82 min: Roscoe24 (13th) moves in with (A4) but loses to Theedouble*d’s (33).
92 min: Ok, how do you play this hand? Mikeniks-Faldo (12th), semi-short-stacked, moves all – in with (Ad 8d). ThePunk75 calls with (AQ) and takes it down.
In middle position, I have to play the suited ace hand, but do I raise about half my stack or call, planning to call any re-raise all-in – or do I go for the fold equity of an all-in push?
ThePunk thought it was a weak push. Maybe it was and maybe fold equity made the all-in move the play. The math is all based on number of players left to act and your best guess as to their likelihood to fold hands like (AQ) – staying away from coin flips.
I think it is a ‘feel’ play – either way. Comments?
96 min: Short-stacked Tigercub8189 (11th) moves all-in with (As 3s) and is called in two places – by LittleRedElf (KT) and RKidder51400 (10th) (AJ). The flop hits LRE [22K] and he bounces two for the hand of one.
114 min: Sirgash (9th) is surviving and gaining chips from Theedouble*d, who is trying to eliminate the short-stack. Finally, Sirgash with (Kd Td) runs out of lives and finds DD holding (AT).
115 min: Rennzzo (8th) makes his stand with (As Ts) and is called by LittleRedElf (88).
120 min: Tomservo2 (7th) fails to double up at break time.
2nd break:
LittleRedElf 12863
Theedouble*d 11639
Quagmire2752 6543
Absea98 3769
TresStooges 3606
ThePunk75 3580
Most ever making it to break #2. Way too much talent in this league!
128 min: Another big hand. Quagmire2752 bets and Theedouble*d calls. Flop [Th 4c 9s].
Quagmire bets a blind and is called again. Turn [Td]. Quag bets a double and DD calls.
River [Ah]. Quag bets a triple, and DD raises double and Quag makes a crying call. DD trip tens takes down a monster pot!
132 min: ThePunk75 (6th) is short-stacked after a beat and is all-in with (8h 3h) and loses to LittleRedElf’s (KQ).
134 min: Absea98 (5th) tries with (JsTs) and loses against LittleRedElf’s (A6). For the next eight minutes TresStooges and Quagmire2752 keep surviving the attacks of Theedouble*d.
142 min: The luck runs out on Quagmire2752 (4th) as his all-in with (Ad Qd) is called by Theedouble*d with (Kd 6d). DD hits trip 6’s on the flop.
146 min: TresStooges (3rd) loses his all-in with (KT) to Theedouble*d with (87) and a flop of [84A].
Heads up totals: Theedouble*d 34000 - LittleRedElf 8000
150 min: Theedouble*d 35000 - LittleRedElf 7000
153 min: A board of [A3564] is checked down to the river, when LittleRedElf value bets his (AA) only to be called by Theedouble*d - holding (92) for the straight!
Congratulations to Theedouble*d on his 1st NPP win!
1st – Theedouble*d
2nd – LittleRedElf
3rd – TresStooges
4th – Quagmire2752
5th – Absea98
6th – ThePunk75
7th – Tomservo2
8th – Rennzzo
9th – Sirgash
Standings for 2nd quarter and total points are on the right side of the blog!
NPP set a new record for entries with twenty-eight, despite only one new player – Greggst49 – and missing a few 2nd quarter regulars.
I hope this is just a snap-shot of things to come. Remember, part of your responsibility of playing at NPP is to recruit for the blog and the league! An on-going league and blog is a growing league and blog.
On to the action:
11 min: Kaytdid (28th) had her full house run into LittleRedElf’s quads!
17 min: Douge2 (27th) gets crippled as his (99) runs finds Quagmire2752’s (JJ)
21 min: Later, Doug’s (8h 7h) is no match for Tomservo2’s trips.
23 min: Derf-63 (26th) is short-stacked after a beat and tries it with (A2) and Theedouble*d takes him out with (A6).
27 min: After a flop and turn of [2337] RKidder51400 tries to value bet with (AA), but Boother36 is holding (53) in the blind. Ouch!
32 min: Greggst49 (25th) gets the usual NPP welcome as his (JT) runs into Sirgash with (72) and a [7] on the flop.
34 min: Akensi (24th) has her (KT) lose to LittleRedElf’s (QQ).
40 min: Wingsfancurt (23rd) sees hope for is (KJ) on a flop of [JQ6] but Funtoon is holding (KQ).
49 min: A short-stacked Fusciardi (22nd) sees his (Kc 5c) lose as Quagmire2752 hits a flush with his (7d 5d).
51 min: Kensik (21st) sees his (AQ) lose to ThePunk75’s (88).
58 min: Boother36 (20th) is all-in with (99) and loses to Absea98’s (KQ) as a [Q] is flopped.
59 min: Funtoon (19th) tries it with (AQ) and a flop of [36Q], but LittleRedElf is holding (33).
1st Break:
LittleRedElf 8305
Tomservo2 4077
ThePunk75 3065
Absea98 2830
Rennzzo 2615
Nixi44 2360
Theedouble*d 2310
RKidder51400 2305
Mikeniks-Faldo 2135
Sirgash 2025
Rjmech 1865
TrippAA 1750
Tigercub8189 1505
TresStooges 1440
Quagmire2752 1403
Roscoe24 780
Michpower09 695 (sat out the 1st hour)
Biglou93 535
62 min: Short-stacked Biglou93 (18th) goes all-in with (AJ) and loses to Sirgash with (KQ) and a flop of [KAQ].
63 min: TrippAA (17th) has to go with (Ad Kd) and runs into Rennzzo with (AA).
68 min: Michpower09 (16th), who was late due to a ball game that ran long, makes his move with (A9) and also runs into (AA), held by Rjmech.
70 min: Short-stacked Nixi44 (15th) moves in with (44) and ThePunk75, in the big blind cheaply calls with (8c 5c) and pairs the [8] on the flop.
73 min: Big pot here. Sirgash raises, LittleRedElf and RKidder51400 call and Absea98 re-raises. Only RKidder calls that. The flop is [Jd 5d 8s]. Absea moves all-in and Kidder folds. Ok, what did everyone have?
80 min: Hand of the night! Rjmech (14th) goes all-in with (KK) and is called by Theedouble*d and Quagmire2752 – and both of them have (AA)! Ouch Rj!
82 min: Roscoe24 (13th) moves in with (A4) but loses to Theedouble*d’s (33).
92 min: Ok, how do you play this hand? Mikeniks-Faldo (12th), semi-short-stacked, moves all – in with (Ad 8d). ThePunk75 calls with (AQ) and takes it down.
In middle position, I have to play the suited ace hand, but do I raise about half my stack or call, planning to call any re-raise all-in – or do I go for the fold equity of an all-in push?
ThePunk thought it was a weak push. Maybe it was and maybe fold equity made the all-in move the play. The math is all based on number of players left to act and your best guess as to their likelihood to fold hands like (AQ) – staying away from coin flips.
I think it is a ‘feel’ play – either way. Comments?
96 min: Short-stacked Tigercub8189 (11th) moves all-in with (As 3s) and is called in two places – by LittleRedElf (KT) and RKidder51400 (10th) (AJ). The flop hits LRE [22K] and he bounces two for the hand of one.
114 min: Sirgash (9th) is surviving and gaining chips from Theedouble*d, who is trying to eliminate the short-stack. Finally, Sirgash with (Kd Td) runs out of lives and finds DD holding (AT).
115 min: Rennzzo (8th) makes his stand with (As Ts) and is called by LittleRedElf (88).
120 min: Tomservo2 (7th) fails to double up at break time.
2nd break:
LittleRedElf 12863
Theedouble*d 11639
Quagmire2752 6543
Absea98 3769
TresStooges 3606
ThePunk75 3580
Most ever making it to break #2. Way too much talent in this league!
128 min: Another big hand. Quagmire2752 bets and Theedouble*d calls. Flop [Th 4c 9s].
Quagmire bets a blind and is called again. Turn [Td]. Quag bets a double and DD calls.
River [Ah]. Quag bets a triple, and DD raises double and Quag makes a crying call. DD trip tens takes down a monster pot!
132 min: ThePunk75 (6th) is short-stacked after a beat and is all-in with (8h 3h) and loses to LittleRedElf’s (KQ).
134 min: Absea98 (5th) tries with (JsTs) and loses against LittleRedElf’s (A6). For the next eight minutes TresStooges and Quagmire2752 keep surviving the attacks of Theedouble*d.
142 min: The luck runs out on Quagmire2752 (4th) as his all-in with (Ad Qd) is called by Theedouble*d with (Kd 6d). DD hits trip 6’s on the flop.
146 min: TresStooges (3rd) loses his all-in with (KT) to Theedouble*d with (87) and a flop of [84A].
Heads up totals: Theedouble*d 34000 - LittleRedElf 8000
150 min: Theedouble*d 35000 - LittleRedElf 7000
153 min: A board of [A3564] is checked down to the river, when LittleRedElf value bets his (AA) only to be called by Theedouble*d - holding (92) for the straight!
Congratulations to Theedouble*d on his 1st NPP win!
1st – Theedouble*d
2nd – LittleRedElf
3rd – TresStooges
4th – Quagmire2752
5th – Absea98
6th – ThePunk75
7th – Tomservo2
8th – Rennzzo
9th – Sirgash
Standings for 2nd quarter and total points are on the right side of the blog!
Monday, May 11, 2009
ThePunk75 Wins Sunday Tourney at Pokertown in Westland
On weekends and some select week days I play live at the Pokertown charity room in Westland.
This past weekend Friday, Sat and Sun, I was drop-kicking the donks every night. All three nights were $10 rebuy tourney with a $20 add-on at break. All three nights had 2 table tourneys.
That’s what I like about this room smaller field sizes. Some other local rooms are bigger and flashier but you have to maneuver a much larger field and eventually the donks will get you. And they always do.
Friday I ended up heads up and took 2nd.
On Saturday got down to 3 of us, flopped a full house in BB with Q2 , flop was Q22, turn 5, got action from both players on turn after a checked flop. SB checks, I check, button bets, SB calls, I check raise all in, button folds SB calls with pockets 5's for a bigger full house. Once again how do you flop a full house and lose... happens to me seems all the time.
On Sunday, got to FT and was middle of the pack and got chipped up quickly on my AQ vs A2, then calling the big stack (at the time) all in my AK vs his AJ. After that I took the chip lead and picked off the smaller stacks relatively quickly. Got down to heads up and I had a massive chip lead and eventually got the all-in my KK vs. 22 (winner!!!!!).
If any of you are in the area I highly recommend this room. Very friendly staff, its run well and the owners and dealers know everyone by name. – The Punk75
This past weekend Friday, Sat and Sun, I was drop-kicking the donks every night. All three nights were $10 rebuy tourney with a $20 add-on at break. All three nights had 2 table tourneys.
That’s what I like about this room smaller field sizes. Some other local rooms are bigger and flashier but you have to maneuver a much larger field and eventually the donks will get you. And they always do.
Friday I ended up heads up and took 2nd.
On Saturday got down to 3 of us, flopped a full house in BB with Q2 , flop was Q22, turn 5, got action from both players on turn after a checked flop. SB checks, I check, button bets, SB calls, I check raise all in, button folds SB calls with pockets 5's for a bigger full house. Once again how do you flop a full house and lose... happens to me seems all the time.
On Sunday, got to FT and was middle of the pack and got chipped up quickly on my AQ vs A2, then calling the big stack (at the time) all in my AK vs his AJ. After that I took the chip lead and picked off the smaller stacks relatively quickly. Got down to heads up and I had a massive chip lead and eventually got the all-in my KK vs. 22 (winner!!!!!).
If any of you are in the area I highly recommend this room. Very friendly staff, its run well and the owners and dealers know everyone by name. – The Punk75
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Bigbrimar Wins His First PokerStars Tourney!
Bigbrimar bested 360 players for his first full tournament win!
He collected 85 times his entry with that 1st place finish.
Nice job Brian!
You are one ahead of 4Putt(DavetheDog) and you need only ten more to catch Faldo.
Get busy.
He collected 85 times his entry with that 1st place finish.
Nice job Brian!
You are one ahead of 4Putt(DavetheDog) and you need only ten more to catch Faldo.
Get busy.
Saturday, May 09, 2009
Beerhog Wins Two Tourney’s Back to Back at Premier Poker Lounge
As a Friday goes, the day did not stink!
Beerhog and I played golf and mugged up with a possible NPP recruit. Beerhog beat me on the front nine and I returned the favor on the back nine (twss). The weather and cigars were great too.
We then took Beerhog's twin boys to hockey practice. And while he monitored his boys every move and progress in the hockey drills, I had a beer and watched every move several hockey moms made, dressed in summer tops while sitting in a hockey rink.
Not that there is anything wrong with that!
After practice, Fred returned his boys home for dinner, then he headed up to PPL for their Friday night tourney action. I was already there with our seat assignments in hand.
The first tourney had only eleven entries, and talk started immediately to run a second tourney after the first one.
Beerhog won the first tourney while making a deal with ‘Todd’ and Faldo for a 2nd-3rd tie.
Tourney number two had seven players and saw Beerhog and Todd make a deal for 1st, while Faldo took 3rd.
Way to go Beerhog! Meanwhile my bridesmaid dress is still getting plenty of mileage. But we got Todd considering joining NPP also.
We then headed up to Buffalo Wild Wings for some food and a nightcap.
Just another rough day in the life of Faldo.
Beerhog and I played golf and mugged up with a possible NPP recruit. Beerhog beat me on the front nine and I returned the favor on the back nine (twss). The weather and cigars were great too.
We then took Beerhog's twin boys to hockey practice. And while he monitored his boys every move and progress in the hockey drills, I had a beer and watched every move several hockey moms made, dressed in summer tops while sitting in a hockey rink.
Not that there is anything wrong with that!
After practice, Fred returned his boys home for dinner, then he headed up to PPL for their Friday night tourney action. I was already there with our seat assignments in hand.
The first tourney had only eleven entries, and talk started immediately to run a second tourney after the first one.
Beerhog won the first tourney while making a deal with ‘Todd’ and Faldo for a 2nd-3rd tie.
Tourney number two had seven players and saw Beerhog and Todd make a deal for 1st, while Faldo took 3rd.
Way to go Beerhog! Meanwhile my bridesmaid dress is still getting plenty of mileage. But we got Todd considering joining NPP also.
We then headed up to Buffalo Wild Wings for some food and a nightcap.
Just another rough day in the life of Faldo.
Thursday, May 07, 2009
Sunnybrook Poker Holding WSOP Seat Event Qualifiers
May 14, 15, 16 and 17, 2009
Sunnybrook Golf & Bowl
7191 E. 17 Mile Rd.
Sterling Heights, MI
Open Noon – 2am
$25,000 prize pool based on 120 players
1st place – WSOP Main Event seat ($10,000)
Thursday – 7pm
$30 Qualifier – one re-buy and one add-on
10% move on to the Main Event
Winning entries are transferable
Friday and Saturday – 2pm and 7pm
$30 Qualifier – one re-buy and one add-on
10% move on to the Main Event
Winning entries are transferable
Sunday – 2pm
$250 Main Event
10,000 in starting chips
30 minute blinds for the 1st four rounds – then 20 min thereafter.
Also offered every day of this event are $30 SNG’s on demand – 10 players, $2,000 in chips and 10 minute blinds. One player wins a seat in the final.
If you have thoughts of playing in the Main Event, this looks like a great chance to get there. – Faldo
Sunnybrook Golf & Bowl
7191 E. 17 Mile Rd.
Sterling Heights, MI
Open Noon – 2am
$25,000 prize pool based on 120 players
1st place – WSOP Main Event seat ($10,000)
Thursday – 7pm
$30 Qualifier – one re-buy and one add-on
10% move on to the Main Event
Winning entries are transferable
Friday and Saturday – 2pm and 7pm
$30 Qualifier – one re-buy and one add-on
10% move on to the Main Event
Winning entries are transferable
Sunday – 2pm
$250 Main Event
10,000 in starting chips
30 minute blinds for the 1st four rounds – then 20 min thereafter.
Also offered every day of this event are $30 SNG’s on demand – 10 players, $2,000 in chips and 10 minute blinds. One player wins a seat in the final.
If you have thoughts of playing in the Main Event, this looks like a great chance to get there. – Faldo
Wednesday, May 06, 2009
TresStooges Wins His 1st NPP Tourney!
It was a crazy night at the NPP felt on PokerStars, but TresStooges dodged all the minefields and beat the 25 entries of great players to capture his first NPP win. Welcome to the Walk of Fame Tres.
What was up with the PS software tonight? It dealt trap hands, bad beats, suck outs and cripplers all tourney long. I should be happy as normally it saves them all for me and the tourneys I enter besides this one.
On to the action:
8 min: Fusciardi (25th) fell to Derf-63, but I missed it losing at my table.
25 min: Theedouble*d gets crippled as his (77) is no match for CrackBuyer’s (AA).
30 min: I missed Kensik’s (24th) demise as I was busy losing a hand to Boother36.
35 min: Theedouble*d (23rd) built his 5 chips he has left after the lost to CrackBuyer into 500 by this time. But he is double-teamed by Boother36 and Mikeniks-Faldo and is finally eliminated.
45 min: The dealing insanity began here as Funtoon (22nd) sees his (TT) lose as TrippAA flops a straight with his (A3). This starts a flood of activity.
47 min: Sirgash (21st) is out next and I missed it because….
48 min: I was watching Tomservo2 (20th) moves all-in with (77) and lose to Tigercub8189’s (K2) as a K is flopped.
49 min: Douge2 (19th) leaves next but I am watching….
50 min: Short-stacked Duder1123 (18th) go all-in with (Kd8d) and lose to Derf-63 (A3).
51 min: Boother36 (Ah Jh) and Amyada19 (As Kd) get all-in. The flop as [Ad Jd Xd] and a diamond appears on the river to flush Amy and toilet flush Boother.
53 min: Boother36 (17th) has to move all-in and is met by four callers! Mikeniks-Faldo wins that pot.
1st Break:
Derf-63 6210
Tigercub8189 5565
Mikeniks-Faldo 3843
ThePunk75 3070
Akensi 2988
TresStooges 2930
TrippAA 2585
Kaytdid 1935
CrackBuyer 1800
Gotbug 1290
Nixi44 1268
Wingsfancurt 1053
Absea98 880
Biglou93 847
Bigbrimar 710
Amyada19 526
62 min: Short-stacked Amyada19 (16th) makes her move with the goods (KK) and is called by short stacks Nixi44 (Ad 7d) and Biglou93 (QT) The flop is [QAQ] and Lou takes it down.
69 min: Absea98 (15th) goes out, but I am busy playing this hand with Biglou93 as we call the blinds. The flop is [4s Qs Kc].
Biglou bets and only I call (1st mistake).
The turn is a [7h]. Lou bets and I double my mistake and call.
The river is a [Td]. Lou bets 6 big blinds and I fold.
I wrote the book, “How to Call Down and Fold at the River for Negative Chips.” Pick up a copy at your local fish or donkey store.
70 min: A short-stacked Nixi44 (14th) goes all-in with (K4) and Biglou93 takes her out with (TT). Another flurry of action follows this hand.
76 min: TrippAA (13th) moves in with (Ks Ts) but Gotbug has (AA).
77 min: Three see a flop of [6s 7c 3c] ThePunk75, Kaytdid and Biglou93 check that series of apparent blanks. The turn is a [6h], which makes ThePunk bet a blind and makes the short-stacked Kaytdid (12th) move all – in with (Ac Kc). Lou gets out of the way and ThePunk shows (6d 4d) and even hits a straight on the river for overkill.
78 min: Short-stacked Wingsfancurt (11th) moves all-in and is called in two places – by Mikeniks-Faldo (Q9) and ThePunk75 (AK). The flop hits Faldo [8Q8] but the turn [K] locks in ThePunk. PS has more bad turns and rivers waiting for me later.
79 min: The short-stacked Bigbrimar (10th) moves all-in with (A2) and is called by Gotbug with (77) and no Ace arrives to save Bigbri. Hey, he took my bubble spot as…
88 min: Mikeniks-Faldo (9th) moves all-in with (As Js) (64%) after a flop of [2s Qh Jc] and is called by Derf-63 with (Kh Th) (36%). A [K] (23%) on the river and your host is gone.
95 min: After a tasty flop of [J 9 A] Gotbug (AQ) and TresStooges (AK) get all-in. A [Q] on the turn brings the Bug out in the open, only to be squashed by a [K] on the river.
The Poker Stars dealers are cruel this evening. But Gotbug doubles up (AA) on Tigercub8189 (44) the next hand to stay alive. But PS was not done torturing the Bug yet.
99 min: Biglou93 (8th) makes his stand with (JJ) and is called by Gotbug (7th) (TT) and Derf-63 with (QQ), for the double knockout!
104 min: Akensi (6th) tries an all-in with (44) and has a coin flip against Derf-63 with (A7), but an [A] hits the flop. It gets wild after this.
I don’t have the hands….no time, but.
106 min: ThePunk75 grabs the chip lead from Derf-63.
107 min: Tigercub8189 takes the lead.
109 min. Derf-63 gets the lead back from Tigercub.
112 min: CrackBuyer (5th) loses his race with (33) against Derf-63 (KT) when a [K] rivers.
113 min: The quiet TresStooges now grabs the chip lead here. Derf-63 had been whacking everyone, but now the paddles seem to be in everyone else’s hands. In the eight minute prior to the second break, the deck turned cold on Derf-63.
Oh, and yet another chip lead change!
2nd break:
ThePunk75 14735
TresStooges 13671
Tigercub8189 5394
Derf-63 3700
122 min: TresStooges now has the chip lead.
123 min: Derf-63 (4th) goes all-in with (98) and a flop of [495] and is called by ThePunk75 with (AT). ThePunk hits his [T] on the turn.
130 min: Tigercub8189 (3rd) loses his coin flip with (AJ) to ThePunk75 with (77)
No time for Heads up totals as…..
131 min: ThePunk75 and TresStooges check a flop of [Qc 9c Jd]. Some flops just smell of trouble.
The [6c] on the turn get ThePunk to bet, Tres to re-raise and ThePunk to call.
The river [4c] gets all the chips in the middle and TresStooges trips (99) beats the Punk’s pair (KQ).
Congratulations to TresStooges on his 1st NPP win!
1st – TresStooges
2nd – ThePunk75
3rd – Tigercub8189
4th – Derf-63
5th – CrackBuyer
6th – Akensi
7th – Gotbug
8th – Biglou93
9th – Mikeniks-Faldo
Standings for 2nd quarter and total points are on the right side of the blog!
What was up with the PS software tonight? It dealt trap hands, bad beats, suck outs and cripplers all tourney long. I should be happy as normally it saves them all for me and the tourneys I enter besides this one.
On to the action:
8 min: Fusciardi (25th) fell to Derf-63, but I missed it losing at my table.
25 min: Theedouble*d gets crippled as his (77) is no match for CrackBuyer’s (AA).
30 min: I missed Kensik’s (24th) demise as I was busy losing a hand to Boother36.
35 min: Theedouble*d (23rd) built his 5 chips he has left after the lost to CrackBuyer into 500 by this time. But he is double-teamed by Boother36 and Mikeniks-Faldo and is finally eliminated.
45 min: The dealing insanity began here as Funtoon (22nd) sees his (TT) lose as TrippAA flops a straight with his (A3). This starts a flood of activity.
47 min: Sirgash (21st) is out next and I missed it because….
48 min: I was watching Tomservo2 (20th) moves all-in with (77) and lose to Tigercub8189’s (K2) as a K is flopped.
49 min: Douge2 (19th) leaves next but I am watching….
50 min: Short-stacked Duder1123 (18th) go all-in with (Kd8d) and lose to Derf-63 (A3).
51 min: Boother36 (Ah Jh) and Amyada19 (As Kd) get all-in. The flop as [Ad Jd Xd] and a diamond appears on the river to flush Amy and toilet flush Boother.
53 min: Boother36 (17th) has to move all-in and is met by four callers! Mikeniks-Faldo wins that pot.
1st Break:
Derf-63 6210
Tigercub8189 5565
Mikeniks-Faldo 3843
ThePunk75 3070
Akensi 2988
TresStooges 2930
TrippAA 2585
Kaytdid 1935
CrackBuyer 1800
Gotbug 1290
Nixi44 1268
Wingsfancurt 1053
Absea98 880
Biglou93 847
Bigbrimar 710
Amyada19 526
62 min: Short-stacked Amyada19 (16th) makes her move with the goods (KK) and is called by short stacks Nixi44 (Ad 7d) and Biglou93 (QT) The flop is [QAQ] and Lou takes it down.
69 min: Absea98 (15th) goes out, but I am busy playing this hand with Biglou93 as we call the blinds. The flop is [4s Qs Kc].
Biglou bets and only I call (1st mistake).
The turn is a [7h]. Lou bets and I double my mistake and call.
The river is a [Td]. Lou bets 6 big blinds and I fold.
I wrote the book, “How to Call Down and Fold at the River for Negative Chips.” Pick up a copy at your local fish or donkey store.
70 min: A short-stacked Nixi44 (14th) goes all-in with (K4) and Biglou93 takes her out with (TT). Another flurry of action follows this hand.
76 min: TrippAA (13th) moves in with (Ks Ts) but Gotbug has (AA).
77 min: Three see a flop of [6s 7c 3c] ThePunk75, Kaytdid and Biglou93 check that series of apparent blanks. The turn is a [6h], which makes ThePunk bet a blind and makes the short-stacked Kaytdid (12th) move all – in with (Ac Kc). Lou gets out of the way and ThePunk shows (6d 4d) and even hits a straight on the river for overkill.
78 min: Short-stacked Wingsfancurt (11th) moves all-in and is called in two places – by Mikeniks-Faldo (Q9) and ThePunk75 (AK). The flop hits Faldo [8Q8] but the turn [K] locks in ThePunk. PS has more bad turns and rivers waiting for me later.
79 min: The short-stacked Bigbrimar (10th) moves all-in with (A2) and is called by Gotbug with (77) and no Ace arrives to save Bigbri. Hey, he took my bubble spot as…
88 min: Mikeniks-Faldo (9th) moves all-in with (As Js) (64%) after a flop of [2s Qh Jc] and is called by Derf-63 with (Kh Th) (36%). A [K] (23%) on the river and your host is gone.
95 min: After a tasty flop of [J 9 A] Gotbug (AQ) and TresStooges (AK) get all-in. A [Q] on the turn brings the Bug out in the open, only to be squashed by a [K] on the river.
The Poker Stars dealers are cruel this evening. But Gotbug doubles up (AA) on Tigercub8189 (44) the next hand to stay alive. But PS was not done torturing the Bug yet.
99 min: Biglou93 (8th) makes his stand with (JJ) and is called by Gotbug (7th) (TT) and Derf-63 with (QQ), for the double knockout!
104 min: Akensi (6th) tries an all-in with (44) and has a coin flip against Derf-63 with (A7), but an [A] hits the flop. It gets wild after this.
I don’t have the hands….no time, but.
106 min: ThePunk75 grabs the chip lead from Derf-63.
107 min: Tigercub8189 takes the lead.
109 min. Derf-63 gets the lead back from Tigercub.
112 min: CrackBuyer (5th) loses his race with (33) against Derf-63 (KT) when a [K] rivers.
113 min: The quiet TresStooges now grabs the chip lead here. Derf-63 had been whacking everyone, but now the paddles seem to be in everyone else’s hands. In the eight minute prior to the second break, the deck turned cold on Derf-63.
Oh, and yet another chip lead change!
2nd break:
ThePunk75 14735
TresStooges 13671
Tigercub8189 5394
Derf-63 3700
122 min: TresStooges now has the chip lead.
123 min: Derf-63 (4th) goes all-in with (98) and a flop of [495] and is called by ThePunk75 with (AT). ThePunk hits his [T] on the turn.
130 min: Tigercub8189 (3rd) loses his coin flip with (AJ) to ThePunk75 with (77)
No time for Heads up totals as…..
131 min: ThePunk75 and TresStooges check a flop of [Qc 9c Jd]. Some flops just smell of trouble.
The [6c] on the turn get ThePunk to bet, Tres to re-raise and ThePunk to call.
The river [4c] gets all the chips in the middle and TresStooges trips (99) beats the Punk’s pair (KQ).
Congratulations to TresStooges on his 1st NPP win!
1st – TresStooges
2nd – ThePunk75
3rd – Tigercub8189
4th – Derf-63
5th – CrackBuyer
6th – Akensi
7th – Gotbug
8th – Biglou93
9th – Mikeniks-Faldo
Standings for 2nd quarter and total points are on the right side of the blog!
Friday, May 01, 2009
Douge2's Humor Corner III
So, what's the REAL DEAL With Golf?
"It took me 22 years to get 2,873 hits in baseball. I did it in one afternoon on the golf course."
-- Babe Ruth
"Give me the fresh air, a beautiful partner, and a nice round of golf and you can keep the fresh air and the round of golf."
-- Jack Benny
"These greens are so fast I have to hold my putter above the ball and hit it with the shadow."
-- Sam Snead
"You can make a lot of money in this game. Just ask my ex-wives. Both of them are so rich that neither of their husbands works."
-- Lee Trevino
"I'm not saying my golf game went bad, but if I grew tomatoes, they'd come up sliced!"
-- Lee Trevino
"Golf is not a game, it's bondage. It was obviously devised by a man torn with guilt, eager to atone for his sins."
-- Unknown
"[Players today] throw their clubs backwards, and that's dead wrong to do! ... You should always throw a club ahead of you so that you don't have to walk any extra distance to get it."
-- Tommy Bolt
"Golf and sex are about the only things you can enjoy without being good at."
-- Jimmy Demaret
An Asset is a Down Economy
A middle-aged man walked into a drug store and asked to talk to a male
pharmacist. The elderly woman he was talking to said that she was the
pharmacist and as she and her also widowed elderly sister owned the
store, there were no males employed there. She then asked if she could
help the gentleman.
The guy said that it was something that he would be much more
comfortable discussing with a male pharmacist.
The female pharmacist assured him that she was completely professional
and whatever it was that he needed to discuss, he could be confident that
she would treat him with the highest level of professionalism.
The man agreed relented by saying, "This is tough for me
to discuss, but I have a permanent erection. It causes me a lot of problems
and severe embarrassment, and I was wondering what you could give me for it.
The pharmacist said, "Just a minute, I'll go talk to my sister.
When she returned, she said, "We discussed it at length and the absolute
best we can do is, 1/3 ownership in the store, a company car, and $3,000
a month plus living expenses."
"It took me 22 years to get 2,873 hits in baseball. I did it in one afternoon on the golf course."
-- Babe Ruth
"Give me the fresh air, a beautiful partner, and a nice round of golf and you can keep the fresh air and the round of golf."
-- Jack Benny
"These greens are so fast I have to hold my putter above the ball and hit it with the shadow."
-- Sam Snead
"You can make a lot of money in this game. Just ask my ex-wives. Both of them are so rich that neither of their husbands works."
-- Lee Trevino
"I'm not saying my golf game went bad, but if I grew tomatoes, they'd come up sliced!"
-- Lee Trevino
"Golf is not a game, it's bondage. It was obviously devised by a man torn with guilt, eager to atone for his sins."
-- Unknown
"[Players today] throw their clubs backwards, and that's dead wrong to do! ... You should always throw a club ahead of you so that you don't have to walk any extra distance to get it."
-- Tommy Bolt
"Golf and sex are about the only things you can enjoy without being good at."
-- Jimmy Demaret
An Asset is a Down Economy
A middle-aged man walked into a drug store and asked to talk to a male
pharmacist. The elderly woman he was talking to said that she was the
pharmacist and as she and her also widowed elderly sister owned the
store, there were no males employed there. She then asked if she could
help the gentleman.
The guy said that it was something that he would be much more
comfortable discussing with a male pharmacist.
The female pharmacist assured him that she was completely professional
and whatever it was that he needed to discuss, he could be confident that
she would treat him with the highest level of professionalism.
The man agreed relented by saying, "This is tough for me
to discuss, but I have a permanent erection. It causes me a lot of problems
and severe embarrassment, and I was wondering what you could give me for it.
The pharmacist said, "Just a minute, I'll go talk to my sister.
When she returned, she said, "We discussed it at length and the absolute
best we can do is, 1/3 ownership in the store, a company car, and $3,000
a month plus living expenses."
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