Tax his land. Tax his bed,
Tax the table at which he's fed.
Tax his tractor. Tax his mule.
Teach him taxes are the rule.
Tax his cow. Tax his goat.
Tax his pants. Tax his coat.
Tax his ties. Tax his shirt.
Tax his work. Tax his dirt.
Tax his tobacco. Tax his drink.
Tax him if he tries to think.
Tax his cigars. Tax his beers.
If he cries, then tax his tears.
Tax his car. Tax his gas.
Find other ways to tax his ass.
Tax all he has then let him know,
That you won't be done till he has no dough.
When he screams and hollers, then tax him some more,
Tax him til he's good and sore.
Then tax his coffin. Tax his grave.
Tax the sod in which he's laid.
Put these words upon his tomb,
"Taxes drove me to my doom."
When he's gone, do not relax,
Its time to apply the Inheritance Tax.
Accounts Receivable Tax
Building Permit Tax
CDL license Tax
CCW License Tax
Cigarette Tax
City Taxes
Corporate Income Tax
Dog License Tax
Federal Income Tax
Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA)
Fishing License Tax
Food License Tax,
Fuel permit tax
Gasoline Tax (42 cents per gallon)
Hunting License Tax
Inheritance Tax
Inventory tax
IRS Interest Charges IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax)
Liquor Tax
Luxury Taxes
Marriage License Tax
Marriage Penalty Tax
Medicare Tax
Property Taxes
Real Estate Tax
Sales Taxes
Service charge taxes
Social Security Tax
Road usage taxes
Recreational Vehicle Tax
School Tax
State Income Tax
State Unemployment Tax (SUTA)
Telephone federal excise tax
Telephone federal universal service fee tax
Telephone federal, state and local surcharge taxes
Telephone minimum usage surcharge tax
Telephone recurring and non-recurring charges tax
Telephone state and local tax
Telephone usage charge tax
Utility Taxes
Vehicle License Registration Tax
Vehicle Sales Tax
Watercraft registration Tax
Well Permit Tax
Workers Compensation Tax
For your information, The State of Illinois has over 7,000 taxing authorities – and they are not even the most heavily taxed state in the Union.
Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago, and our nation was the most prosperous in the world.
We had absolutely no national debt, had the largest middle class in the world, and Mom stayed home to raise the kids.
What happened?
Democrats, Liberalism, Socialism, Communism happened – right here in the United States.
And I still have to "press 1" for English.
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Douge2 and Rjmech Chop to an NPP Win
Douge2 had a slight chip lead and won the all-infest to capture the actual win, but the money and points will be split.
Rjmech returns to NPP after a long layoff and co-wins! This is the same stunt that Nahanni74 did last week.
It was a rough night at the tables for the hand favorites and the league leaders. I don’t know about anyone else, but I was as card dead as you can be.
Next week is a bye week for the Labor Day holiday. The last tourney week of Quarter #3 will be on September 14, and we may have two seats awarded!
Mikeniks-Faldo, ThePunk75, xxxKdogxxx and Douge2 all have a shot at the 3rd quarter seat in the NPP Finals.
To add a little more drama to the picture, please remember Faldo is a wildcard. If I get in, the person in second also gets in!!!!
As the standings sit right now, both Faldo and ThePunk75 are in. But if anyone passes Faldo, only that person gets in.
In other words, xxxKdogxxx and Douge2 really only have to get more points than ThePunk75 to win their seat – Faldo or no Faldo.
It should be an exciting conclusion to quarter number 3!
On to the action:
21 min: A short-stacked (SS) Yecats423 (18th) has to go with (A9) and runs into Nahanni74’s (AK).
29 min: K9isadog (17th) gets run down as his (KT) hits a [T – 86] on the flop and Tigercub8189 calls with (Q6). Runner-runner Queens show up for the Cub. Cat beats dog.
33 min: Tigercub8189 claims another victim as his (A7) takes out a SS xxxKdogxxx (16th) with (QQ) as an [A] flops. That is two run downs in four minutes.
34 min: Derf-63 (15th) is gone and I missed it watching the hand above.
40 min: LittleRedElf (14th) has (A4) and hits two pair on the turn. But Rjmech hits his flush on the river. Ouch!
48 min: A rare double kill as Absea98 (13th) and Nahanni74 (12th) lose to Rjmech’s straight on the turn.
51 min: Tomservo2 (11th) is another victim of the PokerStars gremlins tonight as he calls all-in with (JJ) to see Funtoon with (99), but a flopped [9] on the turn ends Tom’s night.
53 min: Theedouble*d (10th)
56 min: Another double knockout as a SS ThePunk75 (9th) with (AQ) and a SS Tigercub8189 (8th) with (77) see Douge2 with (55) hit a full house!
57 min: A SS Mikeniks-Faldo (7th) does not last with his (Jd 4d).
1st break:
Rjmech 10345
Douge2 5570
Funtoon 4585
T3chlady 2720
Pre01 2435
Suetman1 1405
64 min: A SS Suetman1 (6th) (66) gets double-teamed by Douge2 and Pre01. Pre took it down hitting a flush.
81 min: A SS Funtoon (5th) goes with (KJ), but Douge2 has (QQ).
84 min: A short-stacked (SS) Pre01 (4th) has to try with (KT) but Douge2 pairs his three.
95 min: A SS T3chlady (3rd) doesn’t show.
Heads up: Douge2 15000 - 12000 Rjmech
100 min: Douge2 16500 - 10500 Rjmech
105 min: Douge2 13700 - 13300 Rjmech
Here they agree to a split. Douge2 won the all-in fest to close out the table. Thinking of the Butterfly Effect, I wonder whether the two points Douge2 didn't try and win will hurt him, or whether the three extra points he guaranteed himself will win the seat for him?
We will see next week.
1st – Douge2 – 22 points
2nd – Rjmech – 21 points
3rd – T3chlady – 15 pts
4th – Pre01 – 12 pts
5th – Funtoon – 9 pts
6th – Suetman1 – 7 pts
7th – Mikeniks-Faldo – 5 pts
8th – Tigercub8189 – 4 pts
9th – ThePunk75 – 3 pts
Every one else earned one (1) point. Standings are on the right side of the blog.
Rjmech returns to NPP after a long layoff and co-wins! This is the same stunt that Nahanni74 did last week.
It was a rough night at the tables for the hand favorites and the league leaders. I don’t know about anyone else, but I was as card dead as you can be.
Next week is a bye week for the Labor Day holiday. The last tourney week of Quarter #3 will be on September 14, and we may have two seats awarded!
Mikeniks-Faldo, ThePunk75, xxxKdogxxx and Douge2 all have a shot at the 3rd quarter seat in the NPP Finals.
To add a little more drama to the picture, please remember Faldo is a wildcard. If I get in, the person in second also gets in!!!!
As the standings sit right now, both Faldo and ThePunk75 are in. But if anyone passes Faldo, only that person gets in.
In other words, xxxKdogxxx and Douge2 really only have to get more points than ThePunk75 to win their seat – Faldo or no Faldo.
It should be an exciting conclusion to quarter number 3!
On to the action:
21 min: A short-stacked (SS) Yecats423 (18th) has to go with (A9) and runs into Nahanni74’s (AK).
29 min: K9isadog (17th) gets run down as his (KT) hits a [T – 86] on the flop and Tigercub8189 calls with (Q6). Runner-runner Queens show up for the Cub. Cat beats dog.
33 min: Tigercub8189 claims another victim as his (A7) takes out a SS xxxKdogxxx (16th) with (QQ) as an [A] flops. That is two run downs in four minutes.
34 min: Derf-63 (15th) is gone and I missed it watching the hand above.
40 min: LittleRedElf (14th) has (A4) and hits two pair on the turn. But Rjmech hits his flush on the river. Ouch!
48 min: A rare double kill as Absea98 (13th) and Nahanni74 (12th) lose to Rjmech’s straight on the turn.
51 min: Tomservo2 (11th) is another victim of the PokerStars gremlins tonight as he calls all-in with (JJ) to see Funtoon with (99), but a flopped [9] on the turn ends Tom’s night.
53 min: Theedouble*d (10th)
56 min: Another double knockout as a SS ThePunk75 (9th) with (AQ) and a SS Tigercub8189 (8th) with (77) see Douge2 with (55) hit a full house!
57 min: A SS Mikeniks-Faldo (7th) does not last with his (Jd 4d).
1st break:
Rjmech 10345
Douge2 5570
Funtoon 4585
T3chlady 2720
Pre01 2435
Suetman1 1405
64 min: A SS Suetman1 (6th) (66) gets double-teamed by Douge2 and Pre01. Pre took it down hitting a flush.
81 min: A SS Funtoon (5th) goes with (KJ), but Douge2 has (QQ).
84 min: A short-stacked (SS) Pre01 (4th) has to try with (KT) but Douge2 pairs his three.
95 min: A SS T3chlady (3rd) doesn’t show.
Heads up: Douge2 15000 - 12000 Rjmech
100 min: Douge2 16500 - 10500 Rjmech
105 min: Douge2 13700 - 13300 Rjmech
Here they agree to a split. Douge2 won the all-in fest to close out the table. Thinking of the Butterfly Effect, I wonder whether the two points Douge2 didn't try and win will hurt him, or whether the three extra points he guaranteed himself will win the seat for him?
We will see next week.
1st – Douge2 – 22 points
2nd – Rjmech – 21 points
3rd – T3chlady – 15 pts
4th – Pre01 – 12 pts
5th – Funtoon – 9 pts
6th – Suetman1 – 7 pts
7th – Mikeniks-Faldo – 5 pts
8th – Tigercub8189 – 4 pts
9th – ThePunk75 – 3 pts
Every one else earned one (1) point. Standings are on the right side of the blog.
Monday, August 30, 2010
Douge2’s Humor Corner – XXXXV
Faldo…always helpful!
I was in Home Depot the other day pushing my cart around when I collided with a young man pushing his cart.
I said to the young man, "Sorry about that. I'm looking for my wife and I guess I wasn't paying attention to where I was going."
The young man says, "That's OK. It's a coincidence. I'm looking for my wife, too. I can't find her and I'm getting a little desperate.
I said, "Well, maybe we can help each other. What does your wife look like?"
The young man says, "Well, she is 24 years old, tall with extremely long legs, with blond hair, big blue eyes, well endowed, and she's wearing tight white pants, a low V neck sweater and no bra. What does your wife look like?"
I said, "Well it doesn't really matter --- let's look for yours." Us old guys are helpful that way.
The Other Perspective
A guy goes into the confessional box. He finds on one wall a fully equipped bar with Guinness Stout on tap. On the other wall is a dazzling array of the finest Cuban cigars.
Then the priest comes in.
"Father, forgive me, for it's been a very long time since I've been to confession, but I must first admit that the confessional box is much more inviting these days."
The Priest says, "Get OUT! You are on my side!"
Just Twenty Dollars!
On their wedding night, the young bride approached her new husband and asked for $20.00 for their first lovemaking encounter. In his highly aroused state, her husband readily agreed.
This scenario was repeated each time they made love, for more than 30 years, with him thinking that it was a cute way for her to afford new clothes and other incidentals that she needed.
Arriving home around noon one day, she was surprised to find her husband in a very drunken state. During the next few minutes, he explained that his employer was
going through a process of corporate downsizing, and he had been let go. It was unlikely that, at the age of 59, he'd be able to find another position that paid anywhere near what he'd been earning, and therefore, they were financially ruined.
Calmly, his wife handed him a bank book which showed more than thirty years of steady deposits and interest totaling nearly $1 million. Then she showed him certificates of deposits issued by the bank which were worth over $2 million, and informed him that they were one of the largest depositors in the bank.
She explained that for the more than three decades she had "charged" him for sex,
these holdings had multiplied and these were the results of her savings and investments.
Faced with evidence of cash and investments worth over $3 million, her husband was so astounded he could barely speak, but finally he found his voice and blurted out, "If I'd had any idea what you were doing, I would have given you all my business!"
That's when she shot him.
I was in Home Depot the other day pushing my cart around when I collided with a young man pushing his cart.
I said to the young man, "Sorry about that. I'm looking for my wife and I guess I wasn't paying attention to where I was going."
The young man says, "That's OK. It's a coincidence. I'm looking for my wife, too. I can't find her and I'm getting a little desperate.
I said, "Well, maybe we can help each other. What does your wife look like?"
The young man says, "Well, she is 24 years old, tall with extremely long legs, with blond hair, big blue eyes, well endowed, and she's wearing tight white pants, a low V neck sweater and no bra. What does your wife look like?"
I said, "Well it doesn't really matter --- let's look for yours." Us old guys are helpful that way.
The Other Perspective
A guy goes into the confessional box. He finds on one wall a fully equipped bar with Guinness Stout on tap. On the other wall is a dazzling array of the finest Cuban cigars.
Then the priest comes in.
"Father, forgive me, for it's been a very long time since I've been to confession, but I must first admit that the confessional box is much more inviting these days."
The Priest says, "Get OUT! You are on my side!"
Just Twenty Dollars!
On their wedding night, the young bride approached her new husband and asked for $20.00 for their first lovemaking encounter. In his highly aroused state, her husband readily agreed.
This scenario was repeated each time they made love, for more than 30 years, with him thinking that it was a cute way for her to afford new clothes and other incidentals that she needed.
Arriving home around noon one day, she was surprised to find her husband in a very drunken state. During the next few minutes, he explained that his employer was
going through a process of corporate downsizing, and he had been let go. It was unlikely that, at the age of 59, he'd be able to find another position that paid anywhere near what he'd been earning, and therefore, they were financially ruined.
Calmly, his wife handed him a bank book which showed more than thirty years of steady deposits and interest totaling nearly $1 million. Then she showed him certificates of deposits issued by the bank which were worth over $2 million, and informed him that they were one of the largest depositors in the bank.
She explained that for the more than three decades she had "charged" him for sex,
these holdings had multiplied and these were the results of her savings and investments.
Faced with evidence of cash and investments worth over $3 million, her husband was so astounded he could barely speak, but finally he found his voice and blurted out, "If I'd had any idea what you were doing, I would have given you all my business!"
That's when she shot him.
Saturday, August 28, 2010
The Butterfly Effect or Chaos Theory – Part II
The basic premise of the two theories listed above is that unpredictable and undetectable events change the outcome of everything we try to predict.
The beating of a butterfly’s wing in Brazil creates the tornado in Texas a week later. If only that lizard had not moved four feet from his old spot in the field, he would have eaten that butterfly – and no tornado.
As you sit down at a poker table, you have no clue that your losing night has already been guaranteed. Because you are not at your best, you will play a little less than stellar in a few hands. But that is not why you will lose. The hands you did win have much smaller pots in it than they should have been. The drunk on his way to that same game to lose BIG, was nailed three blocks from the casino on a DUI.
The cop was there because he was put on traffic patrol duty as punishment for failure turn his reports in on time. The police officer failed to turn in his paperwork on time – after being reprimanded before – because his wife took his car instead of hers.
Why did she do that? Because she randomly arrived at the mail box with a neighbor she had not seen in a while. As they chatted, the neighbor gave the cop’s wife a coupon for 50% off a full detail car cleaning, but it was expiring soon. As a nice surprise, the wife took his car to the detailers, and they thru the piled papers away – at the wife’s request.
The neighbor was at the mailbox much earlier than normal, because her stomach was upset. As she walked from her bathroom, thru the living room to reach her kitchen sink, she saw a stray dog go #2 right by her mailbox. She decided to go out there and clean it up before anyone saw it on her property.
Feeling neurotic yet? You want to know why betting on sporting events is so hard to be successful at?
Let us get it even to a smaller level. As you sit in your poker seat, you are well aware you are not playing at you’re “A” game level. Down some, you are hoping to start a rally. Four players are in the hand as you watch.
The waitress comes by to take drink orders. A man that was going to make a weak call decides to impress the waitress he has been flirting with unsuccessfully for two hours - and makes a dramatic pot size raise. He tells the waitress, “After I win this pot, you get a BIG tip!”
Two players immediately fold. The last guy goes into the tank to sort this all out. The dealer, who had already pulled the folded cards towards the pile, expected the third man’s too, just as quickly.
As time goes on……the dealer impatiently starts “washing” the deck slightly with his free hand.
Well, that pause and that wash….just cost you the biggest pot you had ever won in this game! The cards and the subsequent shuffle will be completely different now! The hand that now doesn’t happen, not only would have pulled you even, but gave you a ton of ammo in which to bully the table to a big win this night! Even without the drunk being there.
Darn that waitress and her great rack! She got her rack enhanced because….nevermind!
My point to all this is…poker and your success at it – especially in a small window (like two years!)…is determined by things of which you have ZERO control.
All you can do is the best you can, learn as much as you can…and let the butterflies do their thing…and don’t worry about it.
That is, unless you know a way to control waitresses. Faldo wants in on that secret!
The beating of a butterfly’s wing in Brazil creates the tornado in Texas a week later. If only that lizard had not moved four feet from his old spot in the field, he would have eaten that butterfly – and no tornado.
As you sit down at a poker table, you have no clue that your losing night has already been guaranteed. Because you are not at your best, you will play a little less than stellar in a few hands. But that is not why you will lose. The hands you did win have much smaller pots in it than they should have been. The drunk on his way to that same game to lose BIG, was nailed three blocks from the casino on a DUI.
The cop was there because he was put on traffic patrol duty as punishment for failure turn his reports in on time. The police officer failed to turn in his paperwork on time – after being reprimanded before – because his wife took his car instead of hers.
Why did she do that? Because she randomly arrived at the mail box with a neighbor she had not seen in a while. As they chatted, the neighbor gave the cop’s wife a coupon for 50% off a full detail car cleaning, but it was expiring soon. As a nice surprise, the wife took his car to the detailers, and they thru the piled papers away – at the wife’s request.
The neighbor was at the mailbox much earlier than normal, because her stomach was upset. As she walked from her bathroom, thru the living room to reach her kitchen sink, she saw a stray dog go #2 right by her mailbox. She decided to go out there and clean it up before anyone saw it on her property.
Feeling neurotic yet? You want to know why betting on sporting events is so hard to be successful at?
Let us get it even to a smaller level. As you sit in your poker seat, you are well aware you are not playing at you’re “A” game level. Down some, you are hoping to start a rally. Four players are in the hand as you watch.
The waitress comes by to take drink orders. A man that was going to make a weak call decides to impress the waitress he has been flirting with unsuccessfully for two hours - and makes a dramatic pot size raise. He tells the waitress, “After I win this pot, you get a BIG tip!”
Two players immediately fold. The last guy goes into the tank to sort this all out. The dealer, who had already pulled the folded cards towards the pile, expected the third man’s too, just as quickly.
As time goes on……the dealer impatiently starts “washing” the deck slightly with his free hand.
Well, that pause and that wash….just cost you the biggest pot you had ever won in this game! The cards and the subsequent shuffle will be completely different now! The hand that now doesn’t happen, not only would have pulled you even, but gave you a ton of ammo in which to bully the table to a big win this night! Even without the drunk being there.
Darn that waitress and her great rack! She got her rack enhanced because….nevermind!
My point to all this is…poker and your success at it – especially in a small window (like two years!)…is determined by things of which you have ZERO control.
All you can do is the best you can, learn as much as you can…and let the butterflies do their thing…and don’t worry about it.
That is, unless you know a way to control waitresses. Faldo wants in on that secret!
Thursday, August 26, 2010
The Butterfly Effect or Chaos Theory – Part I
When I was 8 years old, I chased a baseball out into the street. The man in the Cadillac slammed on his breaks and stopped that 4500 lbs of metal five feet from my skinny frame. He got out of his car and…rightfully so…screamed at me until I disappeared from site around my neighbor’s fence. I did not dare go to my own yard in case he decided to report this episode to my mother.
When I was 12 years old, my uncle “allowed” me to help him set up seats, benches and concession stands for the Greenfield Village Civil War Festival. Because I now had an “official” badge, I was allowed “inside the ropes.”
As the ten cannon brigades set up, #9 caught my eye. The cannon was a shiny jet black with an accompanying bright red magazine chest. It was really an old seaman’s chest, but it looked great. Even the guy’s on the team’s uniforms looked like brand new Confederate issue. I sat on the chest and watch them prepare for their turn to shoot.
My uncle taps me on the shoulder and says it is time to go to lunch. He says I can stay and watch them shoot, but we will not be eating again until we pack everything up again – late that night. I decide …at the last minute…to follow him to the mess hall on the other side of the village.
We never heard the explosion that killed 4 of the 5 men on that team and 3 of the spectators nearby. A wad of fuse from cannon #8 had floated into that open seaman’s chest.
I would have been standing ….right there.
I was a single man of 24 and already tired of pretending I liked to dance in bars in order to meet women. The cost of double the drinks every night - and the latest John Travolta shirt - was keeping me from paying bills. I had kind of decided to stop that scene and concentrate on my college classes. Girls could wait until later.
I was playing in a softball tournament as I did every summer weekend. We had won the early game because I threw a runner out at the plate on a relay from the centerfielder. But the tourney bracket had not been kind. We had to face one of the very top teams in the state the very next game. Gulp!
Well, not only did we win…but I had a big game myself. Five hits, four runs knocked in and a couple good plays in the field – and all this against a hated rival! I was feeling like I was all that… and a bag of chips!
I walked up to the concession stand to get a couple hot dogs for lunch. A petite blonde - with the prettiest blue eyes I ever saw - asked, “Can I help you?”
Now normally I would have made a note that she was hot, ordered my food and later kicked myself for not asking her out. But not this time!
Buoyed by my earlier success and my current – just made this morning - bulletproof ego, I said, “Yes you can. I will have a Coke and a date!”
This is how I met the current Mrs. Faldo.
If that man in the Cadillac is watching a woman in a miniskirt walk down a sidewalk, my 8 year old body is flattened.
If I don’t let my stomach over rule my desire to see cannon fire up close, they probably never find enough of a twelve year old Faldo to bury.
If I had played poorly in a couple of softball games, or my team gets knocked out of the tournament, I never meet my wife of 30 years.
Now, what does this have to do with poker? You will find out in the next article. - Faldo
When I was 12 years old, my uncle “allowed” me to help him set up seats, benches and concession stands for the Greenfield Village Civil War Festival. Because I now had an “official” badge, I was allowed “inside the ropes.”
As the ten cannon brigades set up, #9 caught my eye. The cannon was a shiny jet black with an accompanying bright red magazine chest. It was really an old seaman’s chest, but it looked great. Even the guy’s on the team’s uniforms looked like brand new Confederate issue. I sat on the chest and watch them prepare for their turn to shoot.
My uncle taps me on the shoulder and says it is time to go to lunch. He says I can stay and watch them shoot, but we will not be eating again until we pack everything up again – late that night. I decide …at the last minute…to follow him to the mess hall on the other side of the village.
We never heard the explosion that killed 4 of the 5 men on that team and 3 of the spectators nearby. A wad of fuse from cannon #8 had floated into that open seaman’s chest.
I would have been standing ….right there.
I was a single man of 24 and already tired of pretending I liked to dance in bars in order to meet women. The cost of double the drinks every night - and the latest John Travolta shirt - was keeping me from paying bills. I had kind of decided to stop that scene and concentrate on my college classes. Girls could wait until later.
I was playing in a softball tournament as I did every summer weekend. We had won the early game because I threw a runner out at the plate on a relay from the centerfielder. But the tourney bracket had not been kind. We had to face one of the very top teams in the state the very next game. Gulp!
Well, not only did we win…but I had a big game myself. Five hits, four runs knocked in and a couple good plays in the field – and all this against a hated rival! I was feeling like I was all that… and a bag of chips!
I walked up to the concession stand to get a couple hot dogs for lunch. A petite blonde - with the prettiest blue eyes I ever saw - asked, “Can I help you?”
Now normally I would have made a note that she was hot, ordered my food and later kicked myself for not asking her out. But not this time!
Buoyed by my earlier success and my current – just made this morning - bulletproof ego, I said, “Yes you can. I will have a Coke and a date!”
This is how I met the current Mrs. Faldo.
If that man in the Cadillac is watching a woman in a miniskirt walk down a sidewalk, my 8 year old body is flattened.
If I don’t let my stomach over rule my desire to see cannon fire up close, they probably never find enough of a twelve year old Faldo to bury.
If I had played poorly in a couple of softball games, or my team gets knocked out of the tournament, I never meet my wife of 30 years.
Now, what does this have to do with poker? You will find out in the next article. - Faldo
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Wrong E-mail Received
This email was sent to Faldo by accident:
Dear Dr. Laura,
I am a crack dealer in Beaumont, Texas, who has recently been diagnosed as a carrier of HIV virus. I have recently become engaged to marry a former prostitute who lives in Longview. She is a part time "working girl".
One of my sisters lives in Pflugerville and is married to a transvestite. He smuggles in illegal immigrant drug dealers to make ends meet.
My father and mother have recently been arrested for growing and selling marijuana. They are financially dependent on my other two sisters, who are prostitutes in Dallas.
I have two brothers: one is currently serving a non-parole life sentence at Huntsville for the murder of a teenage boy in 1994.
My other brother is currently in jail awaiting charges of sexual misconduct with his three children.
All things considered, my problem is this. I love my fiancé and look forward to bringing her into the family. I certainly want to be totally open and honest with her.
Should I tell her about my cousin who is an Obama voter and registered Democrat?
Signed, Ashamed of a Cousin
Dear Ashamed,
You must be truthful with her and tell her. She has a right to know about the mentally ill degenerate cousin you have. I have to advise you, if she has any decency at all, she will leave you. Some things are unconscionable.
Signed, Dr. L
Editor's Note: For those of you in Ann Arbor, Detroit, Flint, Lansing, Pontiac and all other liberal strongholds – find a dictionary to look up the word – unconscionable. A dictionary is a book that…wait, first….. a book is a……oh, never mind. - Faldo
Dear Dr. Laura,
I am a crack dealer in Beaumont, Texas, who has recently been diagnosed as a carrier of HIV virus. I have recently become engaged to marry a former prostitute who lives in Longview. She is a part time "working girl".
One of my sisters lives in Pflugerville and is married to a transvestite. He smuggles in illegal immigrant drug dealers to make ends meet.
My father and mother have recently been arrested for growing and selling marijuana. They are financially dependent on my other two sisters, who are prostitutes in Dallas.
I have two brothers: one is currently serving a non-parole life sentence at Huntsville for the murder of a teenage boy in 1994.
My other brother is currently in jail awaiting charges of sexual misconduct with his three children.
All things considered, my problem is this. I love my fiancé and look forward to bringing her into the family. I certainly want to be totally open and honest with her.
Should I tell her about my cousin who is an Obama voter and registered Democrat?
Signed, Ashamed of a Cousin
Dear Ashamed,
You must be truthful with her and tell her. She has a right to know about the mentally ill degenerate cousin you have. I have to advise you, if she has any decency at all, she will leave you. Some things are unconscionable.
Signed, Dr. L
Editor's Note: For those of you in Ann Arbor, Detroit, Flint, Lansing, Pontiac and all other liberal strongholds – find a dictionary to look up the word – unconscionable. A dictionary is a book that…wait, first….. a book is a……oh, never mind. - Faldo
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Nahanni74 Returns to NPP…and Crushes the Field
Welcome back Nahanni74! Well sort of. Not if you are going to treat us this way.
Just kidding. Nahanni (Jennifer) comes back and was near the lead or had the lead thorough out the tourney and bested 17 others.
Also returning was Mowin4116, after a long break, and Odds2win777 after a short one.
What I noticed tonight was that a lot of players behind pre-flop caught up and held after the flop. You will see what I mean.
On to the action:
11 min: Not a friendly greeting from the NPP faithful, as Mowin4166 (18th) is short-stacked (SS) and loses the race with (Kd Qd) to Pre01’s (AT).
14 min: Theedouble*d (17th) slow plays his (QQ) and trips on the flop into a disaster, as Nahanni74 hits her straight on the river.
21 min: A double kill by Wingsfancurt, as his (77) takes out Suetman1 (16th) (AQ) and Odds2win777 (15th) (KQ) with a [7] on the river.
23 min: Derf-63 (13th) Sorry I missed it playing my own hand into disaster.
32 min: A SS LittleRedElf (14th) sees his (QT) with a [Q] on the flop, run into Douge2’s (AQ).
38 min: A SS xxxKdogxxx’s (13th) (QT) with a [T] on the flop, runs into Nahanni74’s (AT)!
50 min: A SS Tigercub8189 (11th) sees his (AQ) lose the coin flip to Yecats423’s (44).
51 min: Yecats423 (10th) goes out next when Douge2 hits his flush.
58 min: Absea98 (9th) sees his (AQ) run into Funtoon’s (AK).
1st break:
Pre01 5205
Wingsfancurt 5038
Nahanni74 4895
Funtoon 3940
Douge2 3592
ThePunk75 1905
T3chlady 1465
Mikeniks-Faldo 960
65 min: Pre01 (8th) sees his (88) run into Funtoon’s (QQ).
72 min: Now a SS Douge2 (7th) sees his paired 6’s run into Wingsfancurt’s (JJ).
79 min: A SS ThePunk75 (6th) loses with (TT) to Wingsfancurt’s (AJ), as a [J] hits the river. Ouch!
83 min: A SS Mikeniks-Faldo (5th) goes with (66) and gets called by Wingsfancurt with (AT), who hits a [T] on the flop.
110 min: A long battle ensues before T3chlady (4th) goes with (99). But Wingsfancurt is there again, this time with (AQ), and hits the [A] on the flop.
2nd break:
Nahanni74 10780
Wingsfancurt 9850
Funtoon 6370
133 min: Finally, a SS Wingsfancurt (3rd) goes with (K9 – is a dog), and Nahanni74 correctly calls with (Jc 8c). The [J] falls on the flop.
Heads up: Nahanni74 18000 - Funtoon 9000
135 min: Nahanni74 18000 - Funtoon 9000
139 min: A SS Funtoon (2nd) has to go with (4c 3c), but Nahanni74 is holding (K6).
Congratulations to Nahanni74 on the win! Nahanni is already up there on the Walk of Fame, but takes yet another step.
1st – Nahanni74 24 pts
2nd – Funtoon 19 pts
3rd – Wingsfancurt 15 pts
4th – T3chlady 12 pts
5th – Mikeniks-Faldo 9 pts
6th – ThePunk75 7 pts
7th – Douge2 5 pts
8th – Pre01 4 pts
9th – Absea98 3 pts
Standings and totals are on the right side of the blog.
Just kidding. Nahanni (Jennifer) comes back and was near the lead or had the lead thorough out the tourney and bested 17 others.
Also returning was Mowin4116, after a long break, and Odds2win777 after a short one.
What I noticed tonight was that a lot of players behind pre-flop caught up and held after the flop. You will see what I mean.
On to the action:
11 min: Not a friendly greeting from the NPP faithful, as Mowin4166 (18th) is short-stacked (SS) and loses the race with (Kd Qd) to Pre01’s (AT).
14 min: Theedouble*d (17th) slow plays his (QQ) and trips on the flop into a disaster, as Nahanni74 hits her straight on the river.
21 min: A double kill by Wingsfancurt, as his (77) takes out Suetman1 (16th) (AQ) and Odds2win777 (15th) (KQ) with a [7] on the river.
23 min: Derf-63 (13th) Sorry I missed it playing my own hand into disaster.
32 min: A SS LittleRedElf (14th) sees his (QT) with a [Q] on the flop, run into Douge2’s (AQ).
38 min: A SS xxxKdogxxx’s (13th) (QT) with a [T] on the flop, runs into Nahanni74’s (AT)!
50 min: A SS Tigercub8189 (11th) sees his (AQ) lose the coin flip to Yecats423’s (44).
51 min: Yecats423 (10th) goes out next when Douge2 hits his flush.
58 min: Absea98 (9th) sees his (AQ) run into Funtoon’s (AK).
1st break:
Pre01 5205
Wingsfancurt 5038
Nahanni74 4895
Funtoon 3940
Douge2 3592
ThePunk75 1905
T3chlady 1465
Mikeniks-Faldo 960
65 min: Pre01 (8th) sees his (88) run into Funtoon’s (QQ).
72 min: Now a SS Douge2 (7th) sees his paired 6’s run into Wingsfancurt’s (JJ).
79 min: A SS ThePunk75 (6th) loses with (TT) to Wingsfancurt’s (AJ), as a [J] hits the river. Ouch!
83 min: A SS Mikeniks-Faldo (5th) goes with (66) and gets called by Wingsfancurt with (AT), who hits a [T] on the flop.
110 min: A long battle ensues before T3chlady (4th) goes with (99). But Wingsfancurt is there again, this time with (AQ), and hits the [A] on the flop.
2nd break:
Nahanni74 10780
Wingsfancurt 9850
Funtoon 6370
133 min: Finally, a SS Wingsfancurt (3rd) goes with (K9 – is a dog), and Nahanni74 correctly calls with (Jc 8c). The [J] falls on the flop.
Heads up: Nahanni74 18000 - Funtoon 9000
135 min: Nahanni74 18000 - Funtoon 9000
139 min: A SS Funtoon (2nd) has to go with (4c 3c), but Nahanni74 is holding (K6).
Congratulations to Nahanni74 on the win! Nahanni is already up there on the Walk of Fame, but takes yet another step.
1st – Nahanni74 24 pts
2nd – Funtoon 19 pts
3rd – Wingsfancurt 15 pts
4th – T3chlady 12 pts
5th – Mikeniks-Faldo 9 pts
6th – ThePunk75 7 pts
7th – Douge2 5 pts
8th – Pre01 4 pts
9th – Absea98 3 pts
Standings and totals are on the right side of the blog.
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Incoming Fire Has the Right of Way
Meet Clint Smith, Director of Thunder Ranch, ex-Drill Instructor. Here are a few of his observations on Tactics, firearms, self defense and life as we know it in the civilized world.
"The handgun would not be my choice of weapon if I knew I was going to a fight....I'd choose a rifle, a shotgun, an RPG or an atomic Bomb instead."
"The two most important rules in a gunfight are: Always cheat and Always win."
"Every time I teach a class, I discover I don't know something."
"Don't forget, incoming fire has the right of way."
"Make your attacker advance through a wall of bullets. I may get killed with my own gun, but he's gonna have to beat me to death with it, cause it's going to be empty."
"If you're not shootin', you should be loadin'. If you're not loadin, you should be movin', if you're not movin', someone's gonna cut your head off and put it on a stick."
"When you reload in low light encounters, don't put your flashlight in your back pocket... If you light yourself up, you'll look like an angel or the tooth fairy...and you're gonna be one of 'em pretty soon."
"Do something. It may be wrong, but do something."
"Nothing adds a little class to a sniper course like a babe in a Ghillie suit."
"Shoot what's available, as long as it's available, until something else becomes available."
"If you carry a gun, people will call you paranoid. That's ridiculous... If I have a gun, what in the hell do I have to be paranoid for."
"Don't shoot fast, shoot good."
"You can say 'stop' or 'alto' or use any other word you think will work but I've found that a large bore muzzle pointed at someone's head is pretty much the universal language."
"You have the rest of your life to solve your problems. How long you live depends on how well you do it."
"You cannot save the planet. You may be able to save yourself and your family."
"Thunder Ranch will be here as long as you'll have us or until someone makes us go away and either way it will be exciting."
More Excellent Gun Wisdom.......The purpose of fighting is to Win!
There is no possible victory in defense. The sword is more important than the shield, and skill is more important than either.
The final weapon is the brain. All else is supplemental.
1. Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, He’ll just kill you.
2. If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck.
3. I carry a gun because a cop is too heavy.
4. When seconds count, the cops are just minutes away.
5. A reporter did a human-interest piece on the Texas Rangers. The reporter recognized the Colt Model 1911 the Ranger was carrying and asked him 'Why do you carry a 45?' The Ranger responded, 'Because they don't make a 46.'
6. An armed man will kill an unarmed man with monotonous regularity.
7. The old sheriff was attending an awards dinner when a lady commented on his wearing his sidearm. 'Sheriff, I see you have your pistol. Are you expecting trouble?' 'No ma'am. If I were expecting trouble, I would have brought my rifle.'
8. Beware the man who only has one gun. He probably knows how to use it!
'The true Soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because He loves what is behind him.'
A people that value its privileges above its principles will soon lose both.
'Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not.' ~ Thomas Jefferson
"A general dissolution of principles and manners will more surely overthrow the liberties of America than the whole force of the common enemy." --Samuel Adams
If we get cheated in November by the liberals and Communist/Democrats, this is our last resort. Be prepared to fight or live in chains. – Faldo
"The handgun would not be my choice of weapon if I knew I was going to a fight....I'd choose a rifle, a shotgun, an RPG or an atomic Bomb instead."
"The two most important rules in a gunfight are: Always cheat and Always win."
"Every time I teach a class, I discover I don't know something."
"Don't forget, incoming fire has the right of way."
"Make your attacker advance through a wall of bullets. I may get killed with my own gun, but he's gonna have to beat me to death with it, cause it's going to be empty."
"If you're not shootin', you should be loadin'. If you're not loadin, you should be movin', if you're not movin', someone's gonna cut your head off and put it on a stick."
"When you reload in low light encounters, don't put your flashlight in your back pocket... If you light yourself up, you'll look like an angel or the tooth fairy...and you're gonna be one of 'em pretty soon."
"Do something. It may be wrong, but do something."
"Nothing adds a little class to a sniper course like a babe in a Ghillie suit."
"Shoot what's available, as long as it's available, until something else becomes available."
"If you carry a gun, people will call you paranoid. That's ridiculous... If I have a gun, what in the hell do I have to be paranoid for."
"Don't shoot fast, shoot good."
"You can say 'stop' or 'alto' or use any other word you think will work but I've found that a large bore muzzle pointed at someone's head is pretty much the universal language."
"You have the rest of your life to solve your problems. How long you live depends on how well you do it."
"You cannot save the planet. You may be able to save yourself and your family."
"Thunder Ranch will be here as long as you'll have us or until someone makes us go away and either way it will be exciting."
More Excellent Gun Wisdom.......The purpose of fighting is to Win!
There is no possible victory in defense. The sword is more important than the shield, and skill is more important than either.
The final weapon is the brain. All else is supplemental.
1. Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, He’ll just kill you.
2. If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck.
3. I carry a gun because a cop is too heavy.
4. When seconds count, the cops are just minutes away.
5. A reporter did a human-interest piece on the Texas Rangers. The reporter recognized the Colt Model 1911 the Ranger was carrying and asked him 'Why do you carry a 45?' The Ranger responded, 'Because they don't make a 46.'
6. An armed man will kill an unarmed man with monotonous regularity.
7. The old sheriff was attending an awards dinner when a lady commented on his wearing his sidearm. 'Sheriff, I see you have your pistol. Are you expecting trouble?' 'No ma'am. If I were expecting trouble, I would have brought my rifle.'
8. Beware the man who only has one gun. He probably knows how to use it!
'The true Soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because He loves what is behind him.'
A people that value its privileges above its principles will soon lose both.
'Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not.' ~ Thomas Jefferson
"A general dissolution of principles and manners will more surely overthrow the liberties of America than the whole force of the common enemy." --Samuel Adams
If we get cheated in November by the liberals and Communist/Democrats, this is our last resort. Be prepared to fight or live in chains. – Faldo
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
ThePunk75 Wins a Live Private League Pot Limit Omaha Tourney!
Take it away Punk:
“This past Saturday night I had perhaps the perfect night of poker. The cards were flowing my way all night and it was amazing.
I have a league that I am a semi-regular member of. By semi-regular I mean if someone cant make it I get a seat. After this past event I'm thinking I won't be invited back LOL. Its normally a two table tournament and this month they hosted a Pot limit Omaha tournament. The one rebuy was allowed until the first break.
On to some action.
I got a quick double up with KKAx (2 spades) I raised pot preflop with 3 callers. Flop comes QJx(2 spades). First to act I check, one player bets the pot, 1 caller. I check raise pot(Im all in). The original better calls others fold. He turns over 99XX.
Of course the 9 hits the turn to give him the lead, and I'm probably going out first. But the third spade hit the river to give me the nut flush. That was a sign of things to come.
At my table there was 5 re-buys, and I was the direct cause of 3, another was crippled by my flopped straight. One player I got out twice after he did his rebuy when he flopped bottom set and flopped middle set.
Another major double up and one of the re-buys went like this: I held 8895(9,5 is of clubs) and limped in in the small blind with 4 players in(including the BB) flop comes A8x(2 clubs). I check, BB bets pot, one caller, I re-raise pot, and the BB re-raises pot the other player folds. I call.
At this point I know BB had AA, set over set action again BUT I have two clubs and he has none. I say well I need a club then and it hits the turn. At this point I have a monster chip lead over everyone.
After the break I didn't slow down, I hit a minor bump in the road when I flopped straight. I checked got a player to bet out then my of course check raise pot. All the chips got in the pot and we both held the same hand until he made a bigger straight on turn. It was just a small dent in my enormous chip stack, which I made up two hands later.
I flopped a set of 6's and turned quads and got paid off on. When I turned over my hand and said quads, there was a wave of "figures" and “of courses" across the table.
When we got the final table I had a 2-1 chip lead over the next guy. I scored a double KO of the first two players. Two players limped in another raised pot and was all in action to me in SB with AQ10x, I asked for a count of the limpers stack. I just call the all-in, and one of the limpers does also.
Flop comes KJ9. I check, other player bets pot I re-raise putting him all in. He calls. He has two pair, with KJxx, original all in player has AAxx. The turn and river are blanks and my flopped straight holds.
The next KO happened when I was the cutoff with KQJx, I limp in, button calls and the flop comes AJ7(2 diamonds). I check, button bets out 10k, all folds to me and I call. The turn is a Q, I check, button bets pot. I think for awhile on this one (I know I'm probably behind but I have the chips to call). I re-raise pot to put him all in.
He flips over A7xx two pair and he has a flush draw with 2 diamonds. One of the other players say I can only win with a non-diamond ten (but in my head I know I have the Q's and J's also for the full house). The 10 of clubs hits the river for my straight and some expletives from the other player. Unbelievable!
My next victim wasn't happy either when the board came Q1010 (2 clubs) I held a Q with 72 of clubs, I called a non pot bet on flop. A blank (for me) hit the turn, and the other player bet all in on turn. I sat there for a minute. I nearly folded, then called. and the club hit the river. Literally I can't lose.
The top four were in the money. The player in fifth was the only player I didn't KO. The fourth place finisher went out against me when I raised pot preflop with AQJ10, he re-raise all in with JJ108. The flop came all hearts and my QJ were of hearts.
Three handed play lasted quite a long time (TWSS). In BB, I faced a pot raise from SB. I held KKA2, I re-raise pot. My raise puts him all-in, and he was 2nd in chips to me so this was quite a decision for him.
He calls and shows 9986 or something like that. He was double suited but my A2 were the same as his so he was drawing extremely thin. Ironically a two hit the flop and turn and made me trips for the winner.
Heads up play lasted about 4 hands. I raised pot with QJ107, he reraised all in. Again had to think about this call, the last thing I wanted to do was to double him up, but the raise wasn't much more so I called and hoped for the best. He turns over Q1086. I flopped a 7 and amazingly that held up.”
ThePunk75
A hot night, but some fine playing also Punk. Congratulations. - Faldo
“This past Saturday night I had perhaps the perfect night of poker. The cards were flowing my way all night and it was amazing.
I have a league that I am a semi-regular member of. By semi-regular I mean if someone cant make it I get a seat. After this past event I'm thinking I won't be invited back LOL. Its normally a two table tournament and this month they hosted a Pot limit Omaha tournament. The one rebuy was allowed until the first break.
On to some action.
I got a quick double up with KKAx (2 spades) I raised pot preflop with 3 callers. Flop comes QJx(2 spades). First to act I check, one player bets the pot, 1 caller. I check raise pot(Im all in). The original better calls others fold. He turns over 99XX.
Of course the 9 hits the turn to give him the lead, and I'm probably going out first. But the third spade hit the river to give me the nut flush. That was a sign of things to come.
At my table there was 5 re-buys, and I was the direct cause of 3, another was crippled by my flopped straight. One player I got out twice after he did his rebuy when he flopped bottom set and flopped middle set.
Another major double up and one of the re-buys went like this: I held 8895(9,5 is of clubs) and limped in in the small blind with 4 players in(including the BB) flop comes A8x(2 clubs). I check, BB bets pot, one caller, I re-raise pot, and the BB re-raises pot the other player folds. I call.
At this point I know BB had AA, set over set action again BUT I have two clubs and he has none. I say well I need a club then and it hits the turn. At this point I have a monster chip lead over everyone.
After the break I didn't slow down, I hit a minor bump in the road when I flopped straight. I checked got a player to bet out then my of course check raise pot. All the chips got in the pot and we both held the same hand until he made a bigger straight on turn. It was just a small dent in my enormous chip stack, which I made up two hands later.
I flopped a set of 6's and turned quads and got paid off on. When I turned over my hand and said quads, there was a wave of "figures" and “of courses" across the table.
When we got the final table I had a 2-1 chip lead over the next guy. I scored a double KO of the first two players. Two players limped in another raised pot and was all in action to me in SB with AQ10x, I asked for a count of the limpers stack. I just call the all-in, and one of the limpers does also.
Flop comes KJ9. I check, other player bets pot I re-raise putting him all in. He calls. He has two pair, with KJxx, original all in player has AAxx. The turn and river are blanks and my flopped straight holds.
The next KO happened when I was the cutoff with KQJx, I limp in, button calls and the flop comes AJ7(2 diamonds). I check, button bets out 10k, all folds to me and I call. The turn is a Q, I check, button bets pot. I think for awhile on this one (I know I'm probably behind but I have the chips to call). I re-raise pot to put him all in.
He flips over A7xx two pair and he has a flush draw with 2 diamonds. One of the other players say I can only win with a non-diamond ten (but in my head I know I have the Q's and J's also for the full house). The 10 of clubs hits the river for my straight and some expletives from the other player. Unbelievable!
My next victim wasn't happy either when the board came Q1010 (2 clubs) I held a Q with 72 of clubs, I called a non pot bet on flop. A blank (for me) hit the turn, and the other player bet all in on turn. I sat there for a minute. I nearly folded, then called. and the club hit the river. Literally I can't lose.
The top four were in the money. The player in fifth was the only player I didn't KO. The fourth place finisher went out against me when I raised pot preflop with AQJ10, he re-raise all in with JJ108. The flop came all hearts and my QJ were of hearts.
Three handed play lasted quite a long time (TWSS). In BB, I faced a pot raise from SB. I held KKA2, I re-raise pot. My raise puts him all-in, and he was 2nd in chips to me so this was quite a decision for him.
He calls and shows 9986 or something like that. He was double suited but my A2 were the same as his so he was drawing extremely thin. Ironically a two hit the flop and turn and made me trips for the winner.
Heads up play lasted about 4 hands. I raised pot with QJ107, he reraised all in. Again had to think about this call, the last thing I wanted to do was to double him up, but the raise wasn't much more so I called and hoped for the best. He turns over Q1086. I flopped a 7 and amazingly that held up.”
ThePunk75
A hot night, but some fine playing also Punk. Congratulations. - Faldo
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Faldo Wins His 3rd NPP Tilt of the Season
I took full advantage as the 3rd quarter leader – xxxKdogxxx - was missing in action. Also missing was Derf-63, who showed up later to explain his meetings ran late. I hate when that happens.
It was the tale of two tourneys for me. I was hot early and late. In between - totally card dead. My cards were so bad for about a 45 minute stretch in the middle of the tourney, all I could do with the chip lead, was watch it dwindle, and me fall to 4th of 6. I really got nothing, and would have flopped even less.
The one flop I did hit with a folded (95), I would have tripped my fives and lost to a flush. So patience was rewarded.
On to the action:
17 min: T3chlady (14th) has (Ad Qd) and hits the flop with [Q6T]. LittleRedElf makes the call with (KT) and hits both the turn and the river [KT]. Ouch!
19 min: Absea98 (13th) has his (KT) hit the flop of [47K], but Theedouble*d is holding (AA).
24 min: Mistermusic5 (12th) I missed it as I was playing the next hand shown.
25 min: K9isadog (11th) calls all-in with (QQ) and a flop of [J89], but Mikeniks-Faldo is holding (JJ). K9 thought maybe I “slow-rolled” raised him here be, but I was thinking that (QT) was a real possibility in his mitt.
K9 has his seat already and his opening range can open up a lot more than the rest of us without a seat. ThePunk75 and Suetman1 were doing just fine with chips. This was on my mind. I did not want to miss the final table.
But in the end, I shoved, he called – and I dodged the [T].
27 min: Douge2 (10th) sees his (QQ) run into Mikeniks-Faldo’s (AA). For a long, long while, I am card ‘coyote ugly’ dead.
45 min: Tomservo2 (9th) with (QJ) and a flop with a [J] has to move it in. Only to find that Funtoon is holding (AA).
49 min: Pre01 (8th) Sorry folks. I was so into my game trying to figure out how to turn manure cards into a few blind saves – that I missed these two hands of Pre01 and the Cub.
54 min: Tigercub8189 (7th)
1st break:
Theedouble*d 5180
Funtoon 4925
Mikeniks-Faldo 4037
Suetman1 2623
ThePunk75 2545
LittleRedElf 1690
69 min: Suetman1 (6th) (66) gets double-teamed by LittleRedElf with (AK) and Mikeniks-Faldo’s (AJ). A [K] on the flop wins it for the Elf.
73 min: Funtoon (5th) raises with (A3) from the button and Faldo floats him with (99) from the small blind, worried about what Theedouble*d will do from the big blind. But he only calls. Faldo not happy with himself.
But, the flop comes [9AQ]. Bingo for Faldo. Funtoon has to get all-in and he doesn’t catch up. Now the Final Four battle on for a while.
93 min: A short-stacked (SS) LittleRedElf (4th) has to try with (Ad 4d) but runs into Mikeniks-Faldo’s (QQ).
103 min: A SS ThePunk75 (3rd) moves in with (JJ), and chip leader Mikeniks-Faldo correctly calls with (A3) and hits an [A] on the flop.
Heads up: Mikeniks-Faldo 16900 - 4100 Theedouble*d
105 min: Mikeniks-Faldo 18030 - 2970 Theedouble*d
107 min: Theedouble*d (2nd) has to go with (A7) but Mikeniks-Faldo has (AT).
Its going to be an exciting finish to the 3rd quarter!!!
1st – Mikeniks-Faldo – 24 points
2nd – Theedouble*d – 19 points
3rd – ThePunk75 – 15 pts
4th – LittleRedElf – 12 pts
5th – Funtoon – 9 pts
6th – Suetman1 – 7 pts
7th – Tigercub8180 – 5 pts
8th – Pre01 – 4 pts
9th – Tomservo2 – 3 pts
Every one else earned one (1) point. Standings are on the right side of the blog.
It was the tale of two tourneys for me. I was hot early and late. In between - totally card dead. My cards were so bad for about a 45 minute stretch in the middle of the tourney, all I could do with the chip lead, was watch it dwindle, and me fall to 4th of 6. I really got nothing, and would have flopped even less.
The one flop I did hit with a folded (95), I would have tripped my fives and lost to a flush. So patience was rewarded.
On to the action:
17 min: T3chlady (14th) has (Ad Qd) and hits the flop with [Q6T]. LittleRedElf makes the call with (KT) and hits both the turn and the river [KT]. Ouch!
19 min: Absea98 (13th) has his (KT) hit the flop of [47K], but Theedouble*d is holding (AA).
24 min: Mistermusic5 (12th) I missed it as I was playing the next hand shown.
25 min: K9isadog (11th) calls all-in with (QQ) and a flop of [J89], but Mikeniks-Faldo is holding (JJ). K9 thought maybe I “slow-rolled” raised him here be, but I was thinking that (QT) was a real possibility in his mitt.
K9 has his seat already and his opening range can open up a lot more than the rest of us without a seat. ThePunk75 and Suetman1 were doing just fine with chips. This was on my mind. I did not want to miss the final table.
But in the end, I shoved, he called – and I dodged the [T].
27 min: Douge2 (10th) sees his (QQ) run into Mikeniks-Faldo’s (AA). For a long, long while, I am card ‘coyote ugly’ dead.
45 min: Tomservo2 (9th) with (QJ) and a flop with a [J] has to move it in. Only to find that Funtoon is holding (AA).
49 min: Pre01 (8th) Sorry folks. I was so into my game trying to figure out how to turn manure cards into a few blind saves – that I missed these two hands of Pre01 and the Cub.
54 min: Tigercub8189 (7th)
1st break:
Theedouble*d 5180
Funtoon 4925
Mikeniks-Faldo 4037
Suetman1 2623
ThePunk75 2545
LittleRedElf 1690
69 min: Suetman1 (6th) (66) gets double-teamed by LittleRedElf with (AK) and Mikeniks-Faldo’s (AJ). A [K] on the flop wins it for the Elf.
73 min: Funtoon (5th) raises with (A3) from the button and Faldo floats him with (99) from the small blind, worried about what Theedouble*d will do from the big blind. But he only calls. Faldo not happy with himself.
But, the flop comes [9AQ]. Bingo for Faldo. Funtoon has to get all-in and he doesn’t catch up. Now the Final Four battle on for a while.
93 min: A short-stacked (SS) LittleRedElf (4th) has to try with (Ad 4d) but runs into Mikeniks-Faldo’s (QQ).
103 min: A SS ThePunk75 (3rd) moves in with (JJ), and chip leader Mikeniks-Faldo correctly calls with (A3) and hits an [A] on the flop.
Heads up: Mikeniks-Faldo 16900 - 4100 Theedouble*d
105 min: Mikeniks-Faldo 18030 - 2970 Theedouble*d
107 min: Theedouble*d (2nd) has to go with (A7) but Mikeniks-Faldo has (AT).
Its going to be an exciting finish to the 3rd quarter!!!
1st – Mikeniks-Faldo – 24 points
2nd – Theedouble*d – 19 points
3rd – ThePunk75 – 15 pts
4th – LittleRedElf – 12 pts
5th – Funtoon – 9 pts
6th – Suetman1 – 7 pts
7th – Tigercub8180 – 5 pts
8th – Pre01 – 4 pts
9th – Tomservo2 – 3 pts
Every one else earned one (1) point. Standings are on the right side of the blog.
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Other NPP Success Stories - T3chlady and Bigbrimar
Bigbrimar has been out of commission due to some “very successful” surgery. He is back at the poker tables and the golf course. Not quite ready for the big leagues in either yet, but back none the less.
Bigbrimar had a 2nd place and a 7th place finish on a 360 player PokerStars turbo tourney, while convalescing.
Faldo also managed s 7th in a similar tourney, while having a cigar and sipping Scotch on his deck. I got eliminated with (JJ) when a bigger stack in 4th, while I was in 5th, called my all in with (62) – and unsuited no less. That’s (SIX – TWO) for those of you in Ann Arbor. The turn and river were 6’s.
PokerStars loves Faldo ....long time....with branch of cactus.
Over on Full Tilt Poker, T3chaldy finished 18th out of 1772 for a 6 times entry cash! Nicely done, Lady!
In addition, she had this to add:
“I’ve been playing FTP Steps Tournaments
Step 1 is $3.30
Top 2 go to Step 2, or buy in at step 2 for about $8.00
Top 2 go to Step 3, or buy in at step 3 for about $24.00
Goes up to step 7 which gets you a seat in a $10,000 tournament.
I currently have a step 5 ticket that I’m sitting on.
Anyway, I’ve been playing to win Step 3 tickets. I’ve won about 4-5 of them.
I use them to play the $24 tournaments on Full Tilt.
So, that cash only really cost me $3.30.
I’m consistently winning Step 1 at about 80%.
Step 2 at about 75%
It’s a different strategy in those step tournaments but it’s a lot of fun.” – T3chlady
Thanks for the reports from both of you! – Faldo
Bigbrimar had a 2nd place and a 7th place finish on a 360 player PokerStars turbo tourney, while convalescing.
Faldo also managed s 7th in a similar tourney, while having a cigar and sipping Scotch on his deck. I got eliminated with (JJ) when a bigger stack in 4th, while I was in 5th, called my all in with (62) – and unsuited no less. That’s (SIX – TWO) for those of you in Ann Arbor. The turn and river were 6’s.
PokerStars loves Faldo ....long time....with branch of cactus.
Over on Full Tilt Poker, T3chaldy finished 18th out of 1772 for a 6 times entry cash! Nicely done, Lady!
In addition, she had this to add:
“I’ve been playing FTP Steps Tournaments
Step 1 is $3.30
Top 2 go to Step 2, or buy in at step 2 for about $8.00
Top 2 go to Step 3, or buy in at step 3 for about $24.00
Goes up to step 7 which gets you a seat in a $10,000 tournament.
I currently have a step 5 ticket that I’m sitting on.
Anyway, I’ve been playing to win Step 3 tickets. I’ve won about 4-5 of them.
I use them to play the $24 tournaments on Full Tilt.
So, that cash only really cost me $3.30.
I’m consistently winning Step 1 at about 80%.
Step 2 at about 75%
It’s a different strategy in those step tournaments but it’s a lot of fun.” – T3chlady
Thanks for the reports from both of you! – Faldo
Thursday, August 12, 2010
LittleRedElf Gives Some Insight Into His Poker Genius
Every NPP’er is always on alert when LittleRedElf (LRE) is at their table. At the start of the tournament, the groans that follow his arrival at your table are so loud they actually drown out the cheers of the people who see Faldo at their table.
LRE has been unbeatable at times on the NPP felt and he is a consistent winner in tournaments on the world’s biggest poker site – PokerStars. He is just as dangerous in live action, holding his own in both tournaments and cash games.
LRE sits down with Faldo to discuss his success in poker.
Faldo: First of all, thank you for your time. I know talking to me is costing you money – unless we play heads up as we chat. Can you give your fellow NPP’ers some insight into your poker success?
LRE: I have a confession to make. In the past three and a half years I have not done well playing No Limit poker online at PokerStars.
Faldo: What? I don’t believe it!
LRE: I know what you people are thinking in the NPP league. Didn't he just win a seat in the finals this past quarter and didn't I have a very good season last year in the league? Yes, that is true. But away from the league, I have lost money playing No Limit Holdem online. Lots of it.
But I have done very well in the past ten years playing No Limit in live settings and I have done well playing No Limit online in prior years at other sites.
Faldo: Well, you are confirming what I already know. It is getting harder and harder to be a winning No Limit Holdem player on PokerStars. Well, frankly anywhere on line. The competition is getting better and better. So, what is the solution?
LRE: What is sustaining me lately is playing different games. I have done well playing Limit Holdem, Razz, 7 Card Stud High & Hi/Lo, occasionally Omaha High and Hi/Lo, and HORSE which encompasses all of these games usually in a Limit format.
Faldo: Good point. I know a few players that have moved to Omaha and Omaha Hi/Lo because the seats are softer.
LRE: So my fellow NPP players, I suggest playing in some limit game tourneys for several reasons: There are far fewer players doing so which makes it easier to make a final table; and in my opinion there are not very many extremely good players. I feel both of these reasons will add to your bankroll. In my case, even though I have lost a lot of money in No Limit, my overall total return on investment (ROI) in online tournament play in the past 3.5 years has been 177%.
Faldo: Wow! That is an incredible number LRE. Especially after admitting you are negative in NL Holdem over that same period. Congratulations to you!
LRE: I do have some recent nice finishes to report which illustrates my point. On July 11, I finished 2nd in a Limit 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo tourney. There were 70 players, it took a little over 5 hours to complete and I received almost 12x my entry.
On July 14, I won a tourney of the same kind of game. There were 40 entries, it took 4 hours and I received 13.5x my entry.
On July 21 I won a Limit Razz tourney. There were 39 entries, it took 4 hours and I was paid 13x my entry.
On July 31, I won a Limit 7 Card Stud tourney. There were only 21 players, it took 3.5 hours and I got 9.5x my entry back.
On August 2, I got 5th place in a Mixed Pot Limit Holdem/Pot Limit Omaha tourney. There were 62 entries, it was over in 1 hour 45 minutes and I received 4x my entry.
Also, the same day I finished in 3rd place in a Limit Razz tourney. There were 98 entries, took 5.4 hours and I got 11.5x my entry back.
On August 4, I won a Limit 7 Card Stud tourney. There were 35 entries, it took 4 hours and I received 12.7x my entry back. On August 6, I won a Limit Razz tourney. There were only 20 entries, it took 3.3 hours and I was awarded 9x my entry.
So, my fellow NPPers, play some other game types and perhaps I'll see you at the tables. Faldo, you will be there, right?
Faldo: Uh…..no. One of the things Faldo has decided to do is really concentrate on ‘game selection.’ I’ll find a softer tourney – without you in it – no offense, in which to try my luck. I'll be glad to root for you from the rail however. I sweat enough bullets on Tuesdays – thank you very much! – end
Many thanks to LittleRedElf for the report.
LRE has been unbeatable at times on the NPP felt and he is a consistent winner in tournaments on the world’s biggest poker site – PokerStars. He is just as dangerous in live action, holding his own in both tournaments and cash games.
LRE sits down with Faldo to discuss his success in poker.
Faldo: First of all, thank you for your time. I know talking to me is costing you money – unless we play heads up as we chat. Can you give your fellow NPP’ers some insight into your poker success?
LRE: I have a confession to make. In the past three and a half years I have not done well playing No Limit poker online at PokerStars.
Faldo: What? I don’t believe it!
LRE: I know what you people are thinking in the NPP league. Didn't he just win a seat in the finals this past quarter and didn't I have a very good season last year in the league? Yes, that is true. But away from the league, I have lost money playing No Limit Holdem online. Lots of it.
But I have done very well in the past ten years playing No Limit in live settings and I have done well playing No Limit online in prior years at other sites.
Faldo: Well, you are confirming what I already know. It is getting harder and harder to be a winning No Limit Holdem player on PokerStars. Well, frankly anywhere on line. The competition is getting better and better. So, what is the solution?
LRE: What is sustaining me lately is playing different games. I have done well playing Limit Holdem, Razz, 7 Card Stud High & Hi/Lo, occasionally Omaha High and Hi/Lo, and HORSE which encompasses all of these games usually in a Limit format.
Faldo: Good point. I know a few players that have moved to Omaha and Omaha Hi/Lo because the seats are softer.
LRE: So my fellow NPP players, I suggest playing in some limit game tourneys for several reasons: There are far fewer players doing so which makes it easier to make a final table; and in my opinion there are not very many extremely good players. I feel both of these reasons will add to your bankroll. In my case, even though I have lost a lot of money in No Limit, my overall total return on investment (ROI) in online tournament play in the past 3.5 years has been 177%.
Faldo: Wow! That is an incredible number LRE. Especially after admitting you are negative in NL Holdem over that same period. Congratulations to you!
LRE: I do have some recent nice finishes to report which illustrates my point. On July 11, I finished 2nd in a Limit 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo tourney. There were 70 players, it took a little over 5 hours to complete and I received almost 12x my entry.
On July 14, I won a tourney of the same kind of game. There were 40 entries, it took 4 hours and I received 13.5x my entry.
On July 21 I won a Limit Razz tourney. There were 39 entries, it took 4 hours and I was paid 13x my entry.
On July 31, I won a Limit 7 Card Stud tourney. There were only 21 players, it took 3.5 hours and I got 9.5x my entry back.
On August 2, I got 5th place in a Mixed Pot Limit Holdem/Pot Limit Omaha tourney. There were 62 entries, it was over in 1 hour 45 minutes and I received 4x my entry.
Also, the same day I finished in 3rd place in a Limit Razz tourney. There were 98 entries, took 5.4 hours and I got 11.5x my entry back.
On August 4, I won a Limit 7 Card Stud tourney. There were 35 entries, it took 4 hours and I received 12.7x my entry back. On August 6, I won a Limit Razz tourney. There were only 20 entries, it took 3.3 hours and I was awarded 9x my entry.
So, my fellow NPPers, play some other game types and perhaps I'll see you at the tables. Faldo, you will be there, right?
Faldo: Uh…..no. One of the things Faldo has decided to do is really concentrate on ‘game selection.’ I’ll find a softer tourney – without you in it – no offense, in which to try my luck. I'll be glad to root for you from the rail however. I sweat enough bullets on Tuesdays – thank you very much! – end
Many thanks to LittleRedElf for the report.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
xxxKdogxxx Wins to Take Over the 3rd Quarter Lead
Seventeen made it to post, and xxxKdogxxx put his Phil Helmuth type entrance to good use. He showed up fashionably late and proceeded to take over the table. It was a battle between him and Douge2 for the chip lead almost from beginning to end.
With the win, xxxKdogxxx slips by ThePunk75 and extends his lead on the host Mikeniks-Faldo, for the league lead. But…plenty of poker left to play!
On to the action:
9 min: Theedouble*d (17th) Missed it mis-playing my own hand.
18 min: K9isadog (16th) has his (JJ) run into Mistermusic5’s (KK).
20 min: A short-stacked (SS) Derf-63 (15th) has to go when his (34) hits a flop of [34K]. Yecats432 has to call with (KJ) and hits a [J] on the river.
31 min: Tomservo2 (13th) hits the small end of a straight, while Douge2 hits the big end. (twss)
32 min: Wingsfancurt (14th) is knocked out by Mikeniks-Faldo’s flush.
34 min: Some bad karma here as Suetman1’s (13th) (AA) gets run down by Douge2’s (KK) with a [K] on the flop! Ouch! (AA) had trouble holding on to victories a lot tonight.
47 min: Mistermusic5 (11th) has his (JJ) run into somebody’s (QQ).
51 min: A SS Tigercub8189 (10th) goes on a flop of [47A] holding (K7), but Absea98 pairs his Ace.
1st break:
Douge2 5938
Yecats423 4052
XxxKdogxxx 3065
Absea98 2855
T3chlady 2790
Pre01 2650
Mikeniks-Faldo 1951
LittleRedElf 1224
ThePunk75 975
63 min: Some more heartache as Yecats423 (9th) sees her (KK) run into Douge2’s (AA) and this time the American Airlines lands safely.
65 min: Yet another painful exit as a SS Pre01 (8th) sees his (QQ) lose to a SS LittleRedElf’s (AT) with an [A] on the flop.
Finally, Faldo had to play (QsTs) and hit two pair and then (Ac 4c) and paired the [A] to survive. The “comeback” was on!
70 min: Now it was LittleRedElf’s (7th) time for the pain as he sees his (KK) run into xxxKdogxxx’s (AA).
Lots and lots of (AA) dealt tonight - both winning and losing hands. I could not show you all of them in battles which saved players and moved chips around. But the number of (AA) dealt tonight was on the high side.
76 min: SS ThePunk75 (6th) loses a coin flip with (99) to xxxKdogxxx (AJ), and hits a [J] on the flop. Kdog won a lot of these down the stretch – which you have to do to win.
83 min: T3chlady’s (5th) two pair run into xxxKdogxxx’s straight. Yet another xxx victim. Meanwhile Douge2 just picks up pots to stay close.
97 min: Absea98 (4th) goes with (JJ) after a flop of [9c 2d Td]. The “on fire” xxxKdogxxx actually has the lead with (Kd Qd), and calls. The [J] on the turn is a nail in the coffin and not a reprieve on the river for Absea.
Lots of painful exits tonight. Let me be one of them.
A long battle ensues with Faldo almost taking 2nd place in chips against these two sharks. Almost.
112 min: Finally, a SS Mikeniks-Faldo (3rd) goes with (A6), but runs into Douge2’s (AA)! What is with all the (AA)’s tonight???
Heads up: xxxKdogxxx 135000 - 12000 Douge2
115 min: xxxKdogxxx 9500 - 16000 Douge2
120 min: xxxKdogxxx 19100 - 6400 Douge2
121 min: A SS Douge2 (2nd) has to go with (A6) and a flop of [36T], but xxxKdogxxx is holding (QT).
Congratulations to xxxKdogxxx on his league lead!
1st – xxxKdogxxx 24 pts
2nd – Douge2 19 pts
3rd – Mikeniks-Faldo 15 pts
4th – Absea98 12 pts
5th – T3chlady 9 pts
6th – ThePunk75 7 pts
7th – LittleRedElf 5 pts
8th – Pre01 4 pts
9th – Yecats423 3 pts
Standings and totals are on the right side of the blog.
With the win, xxxKdogxxx slips by ThePunk75 and extends his lead on the host Mikeniks-Faldo, for the league lead. But…plenty of poker left to play!
On to the action:
9 min: Theedouble*d (17th) Missed it mis-playing my own hand.
18 min: K9isadog (16th) has his (JJ) run into Mistermusic5’s (KK).
20 min: A short-stacked (SS) Derf-63 (15th) has to go when his (34) hits a flop of [34K]. Yecats432 has to call with (KJ) and hits a [J] on the river.
31 min: Tomservo2 (13th) hits the small end of a straight, while Douge2 hits the big end. (twss)
32 min: Wingsfancurt (14th) is knocked out by Mikeniks-Faldo’s flush.
34 min: Some bad karma here as Suetman1’s (13th) (AA) gets run down by Douge2’s (KK) with a [K] on the flop! Ouch! (AA) had trouble holding on to victories a lot tonight.
47 min: Mistermusic5 (11th) has his (JJ) run into somebody’s (QQ).
51 min: A SS Tigercub8189 (10th) goes on a flop of [47A] holding (K7), but Absea98 pairs his Ace.
1st break:
Douge2 5938
Yecats423 4052
XxxKdogxxx 3065
Absea98 2855
T3chlady 2790
Pre01 2650
Mikeniks-Faldo 1951
LittleRedElf 1224
ThePunk75 975
63 min: Some more heartache as Yecats423 (9th) sees her (KK) run into Douge2’s (AA) and this time the American Airlines lands safely.
65 min: Yet another painful exit as a SS Pre01 (8th) sees his (QQ) lose to a SS LittleRedElf’s (AT) with an [A] on the flop.
Finally, Faldo had to play (QsTs) and hit two pair and then (Ac 4c) and paired the [A] to survive. The “comeback” was on!
70 min: Now it was LittleRedElf’s (7th) time for the pain as he sees his (KK) run into xxxKdogxxx’s (AA).
Lots and lots of (AA) dealt tonight - both winning and losing hands. I could not show you all of them in battles which saved players and moved chips around. But the number of (AA) dealt tonight was on the high side.
76 min: SS ThePunk75 (6th) loses a coin flip with (99) to xxxKdogxxx (AJ), and hits a [J] on the flop. Kdog won a lot of these down the stretch – which you have to do to win.
83 min: T3chlady’s (5th) two pair run into xxxKdogxxx’s straight. Yet another xxx victim. Meanwhile Douge2 just picks up pots to stay close.
97 min: Absea98 (4th) goes with (JJ) after a flop of [9c 2d Td]. The “on fire” xxxKdogxxx actually has the lead with (Kd Qd), and calls. The [J] on the turn is a nail in the coffin and not a reprieve on the river for Absea.
Lots of painful exits tonight. Let me be one of them.
A long battle ensues with Faldo almost taking 2nd place in chips against these two sharks. Almost.
112 min: Finally, a SS Mikeniks-Faldo (3rd) goes with (A6), but runs into Douge2’s (AA)! What is with all the (AA)’s tonight???
Heads up: xxxKdogxxx 135000 - 12000 Douge2
115 min: xxxKdogxxx 9500 - 16000 Douge2
120 min: xxxKdogxxx 19100 - 6400 Douge2
121 min: A SS Douge2 (2nd) has to go with (A6) and a flop of [36T], but xxxKdogxxx is holding (QT).
Congratulations to xxxKdogxxx on his league lead!
1st – xxxKdogxxx 24 pts
2nd – Douge2 19 pts
3rd – Mikeniks-Faldo 15 pts
4th – Absea98 12 pts
5th – T3chlady 9 pts
6th – ThePunk75 7 pts
7th – LittleRedElf 5 pts
8th – Pre01 4 pts
9th – Yecats423 3 pts
Standings and totals are on the right side of the blog.
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Poker’s Been Good to Me So Far
Have never played the Rio, but tried to twice.
Ain't never been there, they tell me it's nice.
Play in hotel rooms. Swear at the walls.
I have an expense report to pay for it all.
They say I'm crazy but I have a good time.
(Yes I do)
Just looking for clues at the scene of the crime.
Poker's been good to me so far.
My PokerStars account’s up to nine-eighty-two.
Have lost my temper, but learned not to say boo.
I turn off the chat, hide in the back.
Jump from site to site in case I'm tracked.
I make blog posts, my fans they can't wait.
They write me letters, tell me I'm great. Well,
I got me an office, sometimes there all night.
Just send an e-mail, maybe I'll write.
Lucky I'm still sane after all I've been through.
(Everybody say “Faldo’s cool”)
“Faldo's cool!”
I can't complain, sometimes I still do.
Poker's been good to me so far.
I go to poker games, sometimes until four.
It's hard to leave when you can't find the door.
It's tough to handle this fortune and fame
Everybody's so different, I haven't changed.
Wife says I'm lazy, but golf and poker takes all my time.
(Everybody say “Oh, yeah.”)
“Oh, yeah!”
I keep on going. Guess I'll never know why.
Poker's been good to me so far. - end
Ok, I’ll be honest. I had a tiny little bit of help from Joe Walsh on this one. - NF
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzxF-M2erx8&feature=related
Ain't never been there, they tell me it's nice.
Play in hotel rooms. Swear at the walls.
I have an expense report to pay for it all.
They say I'm crazy but I have a good time.
(Yes I do)
Just looking for clues at the scene of the crime.
Poker's been good to me so far.
My PokerStars account’s up to nine-eighty-two.
Have lost my temper, but learned not to say boo.
I turn off the chat, hide in the back.
Jump from site to site in case I'm tracked.
I make blog posts, my fans they can't wait.
They write me letters, tell me I'm great. Well,
I got me an office, sometimes there all night.
Just send an e-mail, maybe I'll write.
Lucky I'm still sane after all I've been through.
(Everybody say “Faldo’s cool”)
“Faldo's cool!”
I can't complain, sometimes I still do.
Poker's been good to me so far.
I go to poker games, sometimes until four.
It's hard to leave when you can't find the door.
It's tough to handle this fortune and fame
Everybody's so different, I haven't changed.
Wife says I'm lazy, but golf and poker takes all my time.
(Everybody say “Oh, yeah.”)
“Oh, yeah!”
I keep on going. Guess I'll never know why.
Poker's been good to me so far. - end
Ok, I’ll be honest. I had a tiny little bit of help from Joe Walsh on this one. - NF
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzxF-M2erx8&feature=related
Friday, August 06, 2010
Douge2’s Humor Corner – XXXXIV
Good humor is funny only when there is a line of truth in it. Behold!
"YOU MAY BE A TALIBAN IF..."
1. You refine heroin for a living, but you have a moral objection to liquor.
2. You own a $3,000 machine gun and $5,000 rocket launcher, but you can't afford shoes.
3. You have more wives than teeth.
4. You wipe your butt with your bare hand, but consider bacon "unclean."
5. You think vests come in two styles: bullet-proof and suicide.
6. You can't think of anyone you haven't declared Jihad against.
7. You consider television dangerous, but routinely carry explosives in your clothing.
8. You were amazed to discover that cell phones have uses other than setting off roadside bombs.
9. You have nothing against stoning women to death and think every man should own at least four.
10. You've always had a crush on your neighbor's goat.
11. Your cousin is president of the United States
This is what passes for Democrat statesmanship, moral standing, work ethic and business common sense?
Let me get this straight.
Obama's health care plan will be written by a Senate committee, whose head says he doesn't understand it,
passed by a Congress that hasn't read it
and whose members will be exempt from it,
signed by a Communist illegal immigrant president who smokes,
funded by a treasury chief who did not pay his taxes,
overseen by a surgeon general who is obese,
financed by a country that is broke,
is completely unconstitutional,
and is based on the same premise that has never worked in any other nation in the entire history of the world.
What could possibly go wrong?
Wednesday, August 04, 2010
Beerhog is Hostng a Golf Outing Sept. 18th – Make Your Plans!
Beerhog has twin sons who play hockey. They play so well, they are on a travel team. This, as many know – costs a few dollars.
So, here is a fun outing to try and help the parents out. It’s a great time at a player friendly course – where Faldo is a member.
Beerhog; take it away!
“The outing is September 18th, 2pm shotgun start @ Hartland Glen Golf Course in Hartland, MI.
The cost is $100. per person.
That includes 18 holes of golf, steak dinner and free keg beer.
We will have 1 keg of Miller Lite and 1 keg of Bud Lite. We will not run out of beer! We have 2 kegs on standby if needed!
There will also be closest to the pin and longest drive contests for both men and women.
And a longest drive competition w/ marshmallows……….
And a raffle to boot. No poker, but it is a lot of gambling. Thank you.” - Beerhog
They will use “real” marshmallows for the long drive competition, and not Davethedog’s biceps.
Faldo will see what sponsorship we can get from PokerStars and members of the NPP family. We need to raise $100 to buy a hole sign that would say, “Niks Poker Palace Poker League”.
Remember, the league you save may be your own.
Anyway, I hope you will consider grabbing a foursome or donating to the NPP sign. Faldo needs YOU!
So, here is a fun outing to try and help the parents out. It’s a great time at a player friendly course – where Faldo is a member.
Beerhog; take it away!
“The outing is September 18th, 2pm shotgun start @ Hartland Glen Golf Course in Hartland, MI.
The cost is $100. per person.
That includes 18 holes of golf, steak dinner and free keg beer.
We will have 1 keg of Miller Lite and 1 keg of Bud Lite. We will not run out of beer! We have 2 kegs on standby if needed!
There will also be closest to the pin and longest drive contests for both men and women.
And a longest drive competition w/ marshmallows……….
And a raffle to boot. No poker, but it is a lot of gambling. Thank you.” - Beerhog
They will use “real” marshmallows for the long drive competition, and not Davethedog’s biceps.
Faldo will see what sponsorship we can get from PokerStars and members of the NPP family. We need to raise $100 to buy a hole sign that would say, “Niks Poker Palace Poker League”.
Remember, the league you save may be your own.
Anyway, I hope you will consider grabbing a foursome or donating to the NPP sign. Faldo needs YOU!
Tuesday, August 03, 2010
Theedouble*d Wins His Third NPP Tourney of the Year and 7th Overall
Theedouble*d moves up the NPP Walk of Fame, passing the great Doneill on the list. He did it by besting eighteen others in a wild night of poker.
It was a crazy ride for some and heartbreak for quite a few as PokerStars delivered river shot after river shot - sometimes after giving a turn card reprieve first! Talk about torture. But that is poker.
If you are not a masochist, you have no business being here. TWSS!
On to the NPP action:
17 min: xxxKdogxx (19th) sees his long streak of final tables come to an abrupt end. Nice run Kevin.
21 min: A semi- short-stacked Mikeniks-Faldo (18th) started out the PokerStars heartbreak run (naturally – who else would PokerStars pick?) by watching my (KK) (56%) lose to Theedouble*d’s (Qh Jh) (44%). When two hearts and a [Q] hit the flop, I was just a little better than a coin flip. But runner-runner [JQ] made the need for a heart irrelevant.
21 min: Tigercub8189 (17th) has his brother’s luck I guess.
32 min: Derf-63 takes out K9isadog (16th).
34 min: Odds2win777’s (15th) (As Ks) loses the coin flip to Yecats423’s (TT).
38 min: Tomservo2 (14th) Then a long battle ensues.
53 min: Wingsfancurt (13th)
55 min: A (SS) T3chlady (12th) goes with (A3) and watches Yecats423’s (T9) make a straight.
56 min: LittleRedElf (11th)
What I have not been able to show is all the river saves that have been going on. Many of the players still in were much shorter in chips than some of the players already eliminated. And the insanity would continue after the break.
1st break:
Derf-63 6315
ThePunk75 4300
Yecats423 3905
Absea98 2960
Douge2 2925
Pre01 2550
Theedouble*d 1970
Mistermusic5 1830
Funtoon 970
Suetman1 775
64 min: Douge2 (10th)
69 min: Funtoon (9th) loses a coin flip with (22) to Yecats423’s (AJ) with a [J] on the river.
70 min: Pre01 (8th) sees his (AA) lose to ThePunk75’s (QQ) with a [Q] on the river. Ouch!
76 min: Mistermusic5 (7th) first loses a coin flip to Suetman1 (who has been on a river-saved tear!), then as a short-stack (SS), sees his (K8) run into Yecats423’s (KQ).
98 min: A rare double kill as PokerStars deals out the pain! Look at these hands will you? ThePunk75 (6th) (AA) and Absea98 (5th) (JJ) lose to Theedouble*d’s (QQ) with a [Q] on the river! Ouch!
Earlier, ThePunk75’s (KK) hit a [K] to beat Theedouble*d’s (AA) earlier. So, I guess a payback. As I said, lots of that stuff this evening. But ThePunk75's showing moves him back into the 3rd Quarter lead!
101 min: Yecats423 (4th) Somehow, I missed it.
110 min: Suetman1 (3rd) hits two pair on the turn and shoves. Derf-63 picked up a flush draw at the same time, calls, and hits it on the river. But what a comeback for our new total points for a Finals seat leader! She also moves into contention for the 3rd quarter seat.
Heads up: Theedouble*d 18000 - Derf-63 10500
115 min: Heads up: Theedouble*d 7900 - Derf-63 20600
2nd break:
Theedouble*d 22400
Derf-63 6100
Back and forth it went so far!
124 min: Derf-63 (2nd) goes with (Ad 6d), but Theedouble*d pairs his tens.
Congratulations to Theedouble*d on his 7th NPP win!
1st – Theedouble*d – 24 points
2nd – Derf-63 – 19 points
3rd – Suetman1 – 15 pts
4th – Yecats423 – 12 pts
5th – Absea98 – 9 pts
6th – ThePunk75 – 7 pts
7th – Mistermusic5 – 5 pts
8th – Pre01 – 4 pts
9th – Funtoon – 3 pts
Every one else earned one (1) point. Standings on the right side of the blog!
It was a crazy ride for some and heartbreak for quite a few as PokerStars delivered river shot after river shot - sometimes after giving a turn card reprieve first! Talk about torture. But that is poker.
If you are not a masochist, you have no business being here. TWSS!
On to the NPP action:
17 min: xxxKdogxx (19th) sees his long streak of final tables come to an abrupt end. Nice run Kevin.
21 min: A semi- short-stacked Mikeniks-Faldo (18th) started out the PokerStars heartbreak run (naturally – who else would PokerStars pick?) by watching my (KK) (56%) lose to Theedouble*d’s (Qh Jh) (44%). When two hearts and a [Q] hit the flop, I was just a little better than a coin flip. But runner-runner [JQ] made the need for a heart irrelevant.
21 min: Tigercub8189 (17th) has his brother’s luck I guess.
32 min: Derf-63 takes out K9isadog (16th).
34 min: Odds2win777’s (15th) (As Ks) loses the coin flip to Yecats423’s (TT).
38 min: Tomservo2 (14th) Then a long battle ensues.
53 min: Wingsfancurt (13th)
55 min: A (SS) T3chlady (12th) goes with (A3) and watches Yecats423’s (T9) make a straight.
56 min: LittleRedElf (11th)
What I have not been able to show is all the river saves that have been going on. Many of the players still in were much shorter in chips than some of the players already eliminated. And the insanity would continue after the break.
1st break:
Derf-63 6315
ThePunk75 4300
Yecats423 3905
Absea98 2960
Douge2 2925
Pre01 2550
Theedouble*d 1970
Mistermusic5 1830
Funtoon 970
Suetman1 775
64 min: Douge2 (10th)
69 min: Funtoon (9th) loses a coin flip with (22) to Yecats423’s (AJ) with a [J] on the river.
70 min: Pre01 (8th) sees his (AA) lose to ThePunk75’s (QQ) with a [Q] on the river. Ouch!
76 min: Mistermusic5 (7th) first loses a coin flip to Suetman1 (who has been on a river-saved tear!), then as a short-stack (SS), sees his (K8) run into Yecats423’s (KQ).
98 min: A rare double kill as PokerStars deals out the pain! Look at these hands will you? ThePunk75 (6th) (AA) and Absea98 (5th) (JJ) lose to Theedouble*d’s (QQ) with a [Q] on the river! Ouch!
Earlier, ThePunk75’s (KK) hit a [K] to beat Theedouble*d’s (AA) earlier. So, I guess a payback. As I said, lots of that stuff this evening. But ThePunk75's showing moves him back into the 3rd Quarter lead!
101 min: Yecats423 (4th) Somehow, I missed it.
110 min: Suetman1 (3rd) hits two pair on the turn and shoves. Derf-63 picked up a flush draw at the same time, calls, and hits it on the river. But what a comeback for our new total points for a Finals seat leader! She also moves into contention for the 3rd quarter seat.
Heads up: Theedouble*d 18000 - Derf-63 10500
115 min: Heads up: Theedouble*d 7900 - Derf-63 20600
2nd break:
Theedouble*d 22400
Derf-63 6100
Back and forth it went so far!
124 min: Derf-63 (2nd) goes with (Ad 6d), but Theedouble*d pairs his tens.
Congratulations to Theedouble*d on his 7th NPP win!
1st – Theedouble*d – 24 points
2nd – Derf-63 – 19 points
3rd – Suetman1 – 15 pts
4th – Yecats423 – 12 pts
5th – Absea98 – 9 pts
6th – ThePunk75 – 7 pts
7th – Mistermusic5 – 5 pts
8th – Pre01 – 4 pts
9th – Funtoon – 3 pts
Every one else earned one (1) point. Standings on the right side of the blog!
Sunday, August 01, 2010
Faldo’s Birthday Advice – Don’t Bet Alot to Win a Little
From the great book by Barry Greenstein, “Ace on the River”, are three stories of successful poker players going astray in other types of gambling.
1. A poker player who often bet on horses inherited $250,000. Another poker player proposed that he would book the other player’s horse betting and give him better odds than the casino or bookmakers. The Inheritor agreed.
After a month of betting the poker bookie had all the money. He invested the money in a business and retired from the poker scene.
The “poker bookie” later confided in a friend that the first bet his “customer” placed was on a 12 to 1 shot. If that horse would have won, he would not of had enough money to pay the guy and his scheme would have come to an abrupt end.
2. A high stakes poker player was shooting pool for money against a local hustler. A friend wandered in, saw what was happening, and whispered to the poker player, “Man, don’t play this guy. He don’t have $200 to his name.
The poker player said, “Yes I can. He has $40,200 now.”
3. A wealthy poker player shot pool with a dice player, who had borrowed a couple thousand dollars to stake himself in the pool match. They started at $500 a game and the stakes grew to $20,000 a game.
The dice player won $300,000 in the session. They played several more sessions, increasing the stakes even higher, and by the end of the matches the dice player had amassed $2,000,000.
The dice player – flush with cash – headed to the dice tables at Binion’s Horseshoe Casino. The dice player got hot and ran that $2 million up to $30 million, acquiring nearly every $5000 chip in the casino.
But within a few months, the dice player was broke again. – Barry Greenstein
Amazing stuff, eh? Very White Whale’ish. Search “White Whale” on this site to understand what I mean. - Faldo
1. A poker player who often bet on horses inherited $250,000. Another poker player proposed that he would book the other player’s horse betting and give him better odds than the casino or bookmakers. The Inheritor agreed.
After a month of betting the poker bookie had all the money. He invested the money in a business and retired from the poker scene.
The “poker bookie” later confided in a friend that the first bet his “customer” placed was on a 12 to 1 shot. If that horse would have won, he would not of had enough money to pay the guy and his scheme would have come to an abrupt end.
2. A high stakes poker player was shooting pool for money against a local hustler. A friend wandered in, saw what was happening, and whispered to the poker player, “Man, don’t play this guy. He don’t have $200 to his name.
The poker player said, “Yes I can. He has $40,200 now.”
3. A wealthy poker player shot pool with a dice player, who had borrowed a couple thousand dollars to stake himself in the pool match. They started at $500 a game and the stakes grew to $20,000 a game.
The dice player won $300,000 in the session. They played several more sessions, increasing the stakes even higher, and by the end of the matches the dice player had amassed $2,000,000.
The dice player – flush with cash – headed to the dice tables at Binion’s Horseshoe Casino. The dice player got hot and ran that $2 million up to $30 million, acquiring nearly every $5000 chip in the casino.
But within a few months, the dice player was broke again. – Barry Greenstein
Amazing stuff, eh? Very White Whale’ish. Search “White Whale” on this site to understand what I mean. - Faldo
Friday, July 30, 2010
Douge2’s Humor Corner - XXXIII
Top Ten Country Western Songs are back again...
10. I Hate Every Bone In Her Body But Mine.
9. I Ain't Never Gone To Bed With an Ugly Woman - But I Woke Up With a Few.
8. If The Phone Don't Ring, You'll Know It's Me.
7. I've Missed You, But My Aim's Improvin'.
6. Wouldn't Take Her To A Dogfight 'Cause I'm Scared She'd Win.
5. I'm So Miserable Without You - It's Like You're Still Here.
4. My Wife Ran Off With My Best Friend And I Miss Him.
3. She Took My Ring and Gave Me the Finger.
2. She's Lookin' Better with Every Beer.
And Number One:
It's Hard To Kiss The Lips At Night That Chewed My Ass Out All Day Long.
Always Listen to Your Caddy…Especially Caddy #1
Faldo, now approaching his golden years, had a lifelong ambition to play the 17th hole at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Verde, Fla. , exactly the way the pros do it.
The pros drive the ball out over the water onto the small green that is on a small spit of land. It was something the golfer had tried hundreds of times without success. His ball had always fallen short, into the water.
Because of this, Faldo never used a new ball on this particular hole. He always picked out one that had a cut or a nick, as did many other "average" golfers when negotiating very challenging holes.
Recently he went to Sawgrass to try again. When he came to the fateful hole, he teed up an old, cut ball as usual, and said a silent prayer.
However, before he could hit the ball, a powerful voice from above seemed to be booming out from the clouds, saying:
"Wait! Replace that old shitty ball with a brand new one."
Faldo complied, with some slight misgivings, despite the fact that this same force seemed to be implying that he was going to finally achieve his lifelong ambition.
As he stepped up to the tee once more, the voice came down again:
"Wait. Step back. Take a practice swing."
So he stepped back and took a practice swing, certain now that this heavenly force was going to make his dream come true.
The voice boomed out again:
"Take another practice swing."
Dutifully, he did. He stopped expectantly and waited ...
A long silence followed ...
Then the voice again:
"Use the old shitty ball."
10. I Hate Every Bone In Her Body But Mine.
9. I Ain't Never Gone To Bed With an Ugly Woman - But I Woke Up With a Few.
8. If The Phone Don't Ring, You'll Know It's Me.
7. I've Missed You, But My Aim's Improvin'.
6. Wouldn't Take Her To A Dogfight 'Cause I'm Scared She'd Win.
5. I'm So Miserable Without You - It's Like You're Still Here.
4. My Wife Ran Off With My Best Friend And I Miss Him.
3. She Took My Ring and Gave Me the Finger.
2. She's Lookin' Better with Every Beer.
And Number One:
It's Hard To Kiss The Lips At Night That Chewed My Ass Out All Day Long.
Always Listen to Your Caddy…Especially Caddy #1
Faldo, now approaching his golden years, had a lifelong ambition to play the 17th hole at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Verde, Fla. , exactly the way the pros do it.
The pros drive the ball out over the water onto the small green that is on a small spit of land. It was something the golfer had tried hundreds of times without success. His ball had always fallen short, into the water.
Because of this, Faldo never used a new ball on this particular hole. He always picked out one that had a cut or a nick, as did many other "average" golfers when negotiating very challenging holes.
Recently he went to Sawgrass to try again. When he came to the fateful hole, he teed up an old, cut ball as usual, and said a silent prayer.
However, before he could hit the ball, a powerful voice from above seemed to be booming out from the clouds, saying:
"Wait! Replace that old shitty ball with a brand new one."
Faldo complied, with some slight misgivings, despite the fact that this same force seemed to be implying that he was going to finally achieve his lifelong ambition.
As he stepped up to the tee once more, the voice came down again:
"Wait. Step back. Take a practice swing."
So he stepped back and took a practice swing, certain now that this heavenly force was going to make his dream come true.
The voice boomed out again:
"Take another practice swing."
Dutifully, he did. He stopped expectantly and waited ...
A long silence followed ...
Then the voice again:
"Use the old shitty ball."
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Suetman1 Wins Her 2nd NPP Tourney – Joins the 3rd Qtr and Total Points Race
She led basically from start to finish. Suetman1 took full advantage of the 15 player field – with four sitting out for almost the first hour – and hammered on the players that were playing.
Yecats423 never made an appearance (at Cedar Point) while K9isadog, ThePunk75 (son’s baseball game ran long) and xxxKdogxxx were all late and got to the table in that order.
On to the action:
2 min: Derf-63 (15th) goes with (QQ) on a flop board of all small cards [347] only to find Absea98 holding (44).
36 min: T3chlady (14th) has YET ANOTHER dose of bad luck as K9isadog shows up to bad beat her out of the tourney.
42 min: That didn’t save a short-stacked (SS) K9isadog (13th).
46 min: Pre01 (12th) pulls a Derf/T3 with (QQ) and Douge2 plays villain as his (77) trips with a [7] on the flop.
48 min: Tomservo2 cold-decked as he has the smaller full house against Absea98 in a battle of the blinds. There is usually no escape from that stuff.
52 min: Yecats423 (11th) blinds out.
53 min: A SS Tomservo2 (10th) sees his (KQ) run into Theedouble*d’s (AA).
1st break:
Suetman1 7580
Theedouble*d 3675
Douge2 2330
LittleRedElf 2225
Absea98 2195
Mikeniks-Faldo 1725
Tigercub8189 1660
ThePunk75 615
xxxKdogxxx 495
61 min: A SS ThePunk75 (9th) with (AK) can’t win the coin flip against Theedouble*d’s (88).
64 min: xxxKdogxxx (8th).
66 min: Theedouble*d (7th) sees his (AA) lose to Suetman1’s (KK) when a [K] hits the board. A lot of that trip stuff tonight.
71 min: A SS Mikeniks-Faldo (6th) goes with (As 4s) and cannot catch Absea98’s (AQ).
83 min: A SS Douge2 (5th) has to go with (A9) and has the lead against Tigercub8189’s (A5), until a [5] hits the turn.
Now the final four have similar stacks and what looked like a short night for your host becomes a marathon. A tribute to the talent in this league by the way.
107 min: LittleRedElf’s (4th) (88) runs into Suetman1’s (TT).
115 min: Absea98 (3rd). Sorry - I missed it.
Heads up: Suetman1 14000 - 8500 Tigercub8189
2nd break:
120 min: Heads up: Suetman1 9871 - 12629 Tigercub8189
125 min: Heads up: Suetman1 15500 - 7000 Tigercub8189
128 min: Tigercub8189 (2nd) sees his (A2) run into Suetman1’s (AJ).
Congratulations to Suetman1 on her 2nd NPP win!
1st – Suetman1 – 24 points
2nd – Tigercub8189 – 19 points
3rd – Absea98 – 15 pts
4th – LittleRedElf – 12 pts
5th – Douge2 – 9 pts
6th – Mikeniks-Faldo – 7 pts
7th – Theedouble*d – 5 pts
8th – xxxKdogxxx – 4 pts
9th – ThePunk75 – 3 pts
Every one else earned one (1) point. Standings on the right side of the blog.
Yecats423 never made an appearance (at Cedar Point) while K9isadog, ThePunk75 (son’s baseball game ran long) and xxxKdogxxx were all late and got to the table in that order.
On to the action:
2 min: Derf-63 (15th) goes with (QQ) on a flop board of all small cards [347] only to find Absea98 holding (44).
36 min: T3chlady (14th) has YET ANOTHER dose of bad luck as K9isadog shows up to bad beat her out of the tourney.
42 min: That didn’t save a short-stacked (SS) K9isadog (13th).
46 min: Pre01 (12th) pulls a Derf/T3 with (QQ) and Douge2 plays villain as his (77) trips with a [7] on the flop.
48 min: Tomservo2 cold-decked as he has the smaller full house against Absea98 in a battle of the blinds. There is usually no escape from that stuff.
52 min: Yecats423 (11th) blinds out.
53 min: A SS Tomservo2 (10th) sees his (KQ) run into Theedouble*d’s (AA).
1st break:
Suetman1 7580
Theedouble*d 3675
Douge2 2330
LittleRedElf 2225
Absea98 2195
Mikeniks-Faldo 1725
Tigercub8189 1660
ThePunk75 615
xxxKdogxxx 495
61 min: A SS ThePunk75 (9th) with (AK) can’t win the coin flip against Theedouble*d’s (88).
64 min: xxxKdogxxx (8th).
66 min: Theedouble*d (7th) sees his (AA) lose to Suetman1’s (KK) when a [K] hits the board. A lot of that trip stuff tonight.
71 min: A SS Mikeniks-Faldo (6th) goes with (As 4s) and cannot catch Absea98’s (AQ).
83 min: A SS Douge2 (5th) has to go with (A9) and has the lead against Tigercub8189’s (A5), until a [5] hits the turn.
Now the final four have similar stacks and what looked like a short night for your host becomes a marathon. A tribute to the talent in this league by the way.
107 min: LittleRedElf’s (4th) (88) runs into Suetman1’s (TT).
115 min: Absea98 (3rd). Sorry - I missed it.
Heads up: Suetman1 14000 - 8500 Tigercub8189
2nd break:
120 min: Heads up: Suetman1 9871 - 12629 Tigercub8189
125 min: Heads up: Suetman1 15500 - 7000 Tigercub8189
128 min: Tigercub8189 (2nd) sees his (A2) run into Suetman1’s (AJ).
Congratulations to Suetman1 on her 2nd NPP win!
1st – Suetman1 – 24 points
2nd – Tigercub8189 – 19 points
3rd – Absea98 – 15 pts
4th – LittleRedElf – 12 pts
5th – Douge2 – 9 pts
6th – Mikeniks-Faldo – 7 pts
7th – Theedouble*d – 5 pts
8th – xxxKdogxxx – 4 pts
9th – ThePunk75 – 3 pts
Every one else earned one (1) point. Standings on the right side of the blog.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Be Careful What You Wish For - With Legalized On-line Poker
It’s not deemed illegal as there are holes in the laws currently. But watch out for the decline, change and slow demise of on-line poker once it becomes legal.
The definition of “legal” is the government getting a slice of the pie. Yes, exactly like a mafia or union strong arm operation – charging you a fee for “protection”. Protection - from them of course.
From the ERG blog:
“The French Online Gaming Authority, ARJEL, has given 11 licensees an online poker licence: BetClic, Bwin, Partypoker, Everest, Chilipoker, PMU, Partouche, PokerStars, Sajoo, Eurosport, and Winamax.
These companies will be taxed 2% on all cash game pots and tournament buy-ins, including re-buys and add-ons, where applicable. There is a €1 cap for cash game pots but there is no cap for tournaments. Cash games pots where there is no flop are also taxed - including when everyone folds to the big blind.
Poker companies have to choose whether to impose this tax on their customers by increasing the rake and tournament fees, or take the tax from their own margins.
Poker industry leader Pokerstars has chosen to impose everything on the players, and this has caused a big stir, even leading to a three-hour-long “strike” on Sunday evening, with players sitting down at cash-game tables and then sitting out to block the seats.
What impact would that extra 2% rake have on the poker players? First of all, it turns most winning players into losing players but from a poker site’s perspective, but that is not necessarily bad. The bread and butter for all poker sites are the net depositing players. What is bad, though, is that it gives all players a worse user experience.
Without rake, poker is a zero-sum game. The rake makes an average poker player a losing player, and an increase of the rake will make an average poker player lose their money quicker. We ran a query for one million NL Hold’em hands played on Bodog on $0.10/$0.25, $0.25/$0.50, $0.50/$1 and $1/$2 to see what effect an increased rake from 5% to 7% and an increased cap to $3.5. This is exactly the rake structure Pokerstars.fr uses, but in euros. Under this structure, the rake would have increased with 36.7%. In the absence of the rake on pots without a flop, the increase would be 33.6%.
This increased price would give an average player 26.8 % less hands before he runs out of money. The “little” 2% extra rake may not sound as much, but 26.8% less entertainment paints a more troublesome picture.
Casual players typically do not understand or care about the concept of rake, so it will not have a negative effect on sign-ups but the decreased entertainment value per euro will have a significant negative effect on churn rates.
Another EU country, Sweden, chose a different path when they introduced online poker through government-owned Svenska Spel in 2006. Advised by poker professionals, they chose to offer 50% lower rake than the industry standard. The combination of this low price for poker with its Svenka Spel’s strong brand - via its 6,758 betting shops and €100m annual marketing spend – made Svenska Spel an instant success in the poker market. In 2007, it averaged 3,000–3,500 players per day, quite remarkable, especially given they only accept Swedish customers.
However, after only a few years, Svenska Spel's poker revenue is dropping, and in 2009 its net gaming revenue from poker was 22 % lower than in 2008. There are many possible explanations for this: the player pool in Sweden may not be big enough, the marketing has not been good enough or the poker boom is simply over.
It will be interesting to see how fast the French online poker market will rise and fall with the opposite price strategy, and if any poker company will manage to be profitable in that environment.” – end
I will have more opinion on this topic soon.
Government spoils everything it places its tyrannical blood-sucking hands on – and yet we still have Americans voting for more. Insanity is the only explanation that fits. – Nik Faldo
The definition of “legal” is the government getting a slice of the pie. Yes, exactly like a mafia or union strong arm operation – charging you a fee for “protection”. Protection - from them of course.
From the ERG blog:
“The French Online Gaming Authority, ARJEL, has given 11 licensees an online poker licence: BetClic, Bwin, Partypoker, Everest, Chilipoker, PMU, Partouche, PokerStars, Sajoo, Eurosport, and Winamax.
These companies will be taxed 2% on all cash game pots and tournament buy-ins, including re-buys and add-ons, where applicable. There is a €1 cap for cash game pots but there is no cap for tournaments. Cash games pots where there is no flop are also taxed - including when everyone folds to the big blind.
Poker companies have to choose whether to impose this tax on their customers by increasing the rake and tournament fees, or take the tax from their own margins.
Poker industry leader Pokerstars has chosen to impose everything on the players, and this has caused a big stir, even leading to a three-hour-long “strike” on Sunday evening, with players sitting down at cash-game tables and then sitting out to block the seats.
What impact would that extra 2% rake have on the poker players? First of all, it turns most winning players into losing players but from a poker site’s perspective, but that is not necessarily bad. The bread and butter for all poker sites are the net depositing players. What is bad, though, is that it gives all players a worse user experience.
Without rake, poker is a zero-sum game. The rake makes an average poker player a losing player, and an increase of the rake will make an average poker player lose their money quicker. We ran a query for one million NL Hold’em hands played on Bodog on $0.10/$0.25, $0.25/$0.50, $0.50/$1 and $1/$2 to see what effect an increased rake from 5% to 7% and an increased cap to $3.5. This is exactly the rake structure Pokerstars.fr uses, but in euros. Under this structure, the rake would have increased with 36.7%. In the absence of the rake on pots without a flop, the increase would be 33.6%.
This increased price would give an average player 26.8 % less hands before he runs out of money. The “little” 2% extra rake may not sound as much, but 26.8% less entertainment paints a more troublesome picture.
Casual players typically do not understand or care about the concept of rake, so it will not have a negative effect on sign-ups but the decreased entertainment value per euro will have a significant negative effect on churn rates.
Another EU country, Sweden, chose a different path when they introduced online poker through government-owned Svenska Spel in 2006. Advised by poker professionals, they chose to offer 50% lower rake than the industry standard. The combination of this low price for poker with its Svenka Spel’s strong brand - via its 6,758 betting shops and €100m annual marketing spend – made Svenska Spel an instant success in the poker market. In 2007, it averaged 3,000–3,500 players per day, quite remarkable, especially given they only accept Swedish customers.
However, after only a few years, Svenska Spel's poker revenue is dropping, and in 2009 its net gaming revenue from poker was 22 % lower than in 2008. There are many possible explanations for this: the player pool in Sweden may not be big enough, the marketing has not been good enough or the poker boom is simply over.
It will be interesting to see how fast the French online poker market will rise and fall with the opposite price strategy, and if any poker company will manage to be profitable in that environment.” – end
I will have more opinion on this topic soon.
Government spoils everything it places its tyrannical blood-sucking hands on – and yet we still have Americans voting for more. Insanity is the only explanation that fits. – Nik Faldo
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
New Players Return ….and K9isadog Beats Them Too!!!
K9isadog notches his 5th win of the season and his 6th in NPP history to stretch his already commanding lead in the NPP Totals. Lucky for all of us chasing for NPP seats in the Finals, his total won’t count. He already won the 1st quarter seat.
We welcomed back two past players returning to the NPP felt - Nixi44 and Sirgash. It was easy to see that this husband and wife team’s poker skills have not diminished.
On to the NPP action:
23 min: A short-stacked (SS) Mistermusic5 (22nd) sees his (Tc 8c) run into Nixi44’s (JJ).
30 min: Continuing her hard luck at NPP, T3chlady (21st) sees her (QQ) run into Pre01’s (KK).
35 min: Wingsfancurt (20th) sees his (KK) lose to ThePunk75’s (AQ) when an [A] hits the turn.
43 min: Tomservo2 (19th) sees his (88) get run over by Mikeniks-Faldo’s (KK).
45 min: A (SS) LittleRedElf (18th) with (Ad 6d) can’t catch xxxKdogxxx’s (KK).
48 min: Douge2 (17th) – Missed it playing my hand.
56 min: Odds2win777 (16th) has (AA). xxxKdogxxx hits a flush with (As 2s). This is eerily similar to last week when Odds went out with exactly the same hand and a straight took him out. Weird.
59 min: A SS Theedouble*d (15th) goes with (A7) and xxxKdogxxx calls with (T8) and hits an [8] on the flop.
1st break:
xxxKdogxxx 5768
Yecats423 4185
Sirgash 3430
Mikeniks-Faldo 2978
Nixi44 2845
Funtoon 2599
Absea98 2548
Tigercub8189 2025
ThePunk75 1830
K9isadog 1481
Derf-63 1132
Suetman1 1009
Eyekall 710
Pre01 460
65 min: A (SS) Suetman1 (14th) goes with (KJ) but cannot catch her daughter-in-law, Nixi44, holding (33).
71 min: A (SS) Derf-63 (13th) goes with (Qc 7c) but cannot catch Funtoon’s (Ac Tc).
75 min: A (SS) ThePunk75 (12th) goes with (KQ) and cannot catch Eyekall’s (JJ).
80 min: A (SS) Tigercub8189 (11th) pairs his (53) with a flop of [932], only to lose to Nixi44’s (98).
85 min: I get lucky here. Two (SS)’s collide as my (A9) takes out Nixi44 (10th) holding (55) when I flop a [9]. Nice return showing Nixi.
97 min: A (SS) Pre01 (9th) loses to K9isadog’s flush. And the rush starts here!
102 min: Absea98 (8th) and K9isadog see a flop of [39J]. K9 bets it strong and Absea calls. The turn is a [Q] and the chips all hit the middle, but K9 has the bigger end of the straight. That’s two.
106 min: Yecats423 (7th) is double-teamed (twss) and loses to K9isadog’s straight. That’s three! We have seen this before this year - a run of cards and action at exactly the right time.
113 min: Sirgash (6th) sees his (KK) get run down as big stack Eyekall calls with (AJ) and hits his [A].
117 min: Eyekall (5th) now goes from the penthouse to the outhouse as he gets cold-decked by the hot hand - K9isadog. In a collision of big stacks, Eyekall goes with (55) and a flop of [653]. But unbelievably, K9 is holding (74)!!!! Ouch! Now K9isadog has a monster stack.
118 min: Funtoon (4th) goes with (AT), only to run into K9isadog’s (AQ). For those of you counting, that is now 5 of 6 eliminations by K9isadog. Just mowing them down.
2nd break:
K9isadog 21906
Mikeniks-Faldo 6059
xxxKdogxxx 5035
Davethedog showed up to sweater. Was I sitting at a poker table or a kennel???
127 min: xxxKdogxxx (3rd) comes up short as his (Ah 2h) runs into K9isadog’s (As Qs).
Heads up: K9isadog 27200 - Mikeniks-Faldo 5800
130 min: Heads up: K9isadog 23400 - Mikeniks-Faldo 9600
134 min: Mikeniks-Faldo (2nd) hits his two pair on the turn. When K9isadog moves all-in, he either has trips or hit yet another straight. Pot committed, all I can do is hope I boat. I don’t and K9 indeed has the straight.
Congratulations to K9isadog on his 6th NPP
1st – K9isadog – 24 points
2nd – Mikeniks-Faldo – 19 points
3rd – xxxKdogxxx – 15 pts
4th – Funtoon – 12 pts
5th – Eyekall – 9 pts
6th – Sirgash – 7 pts
7th – Yecats423 – 5 pts
8th – Absea98 – 4 pts
9th – Pre01 – 3 pts
Every one else earned one (1) point. Standings on the right side of the blog! The 3rd Quarter starts next week. Time to get back in the hunt for an NPP Finals appearance.
We welcomed back two past players returning to the NPP felt - Nixi44 and Sirgash. It was easy to see that this husband and wife team’s poker skills have not diminished.
On to the NPP action:
23 min: A short-stacked (SS) Mistermusic5 (22nd) sees his (Tc 8c) run into Nixi44’s (JJ).
30 min: Continuing her hard luck at NPP, T3chlady (21st) sees her (QQ) run into Pre01’s (KK).
35 min: Wingsfancurt (20th) sees his (KK) lose to ThePunk75’s (AQ) when an [A] hits the turn.
43 min: Tomservo2 (19th) sees his (88) get run over by Mikeniks-Faldo’s (KK).
45 min: A (SS) LittleRedElf (18th) with (Ad 6d) can’t catch xxxKdogxxx’s (KK).
48 min: Douge2 (17th) – Missed it playing my hand.
56 min: Odds2win777 (16th) has (AA). xxxKdogxxx hits a flush with (As 2s). This is eerily similar to last week when Odds went out with exactly the same hand and a straight took him out. Weird.
59 min: A SS Theedouble*d (15th) goes with (A7) and xxxKdogxxx calls with (T8) and hits an [8] on the flop.
1st break:
xxxKdogxxx 5768
Yecats423 4185
Sirgash 3430
Mikeniks-Faldo 2978
Nixi44 2845
Funtoon 2599
Absea98 2548
Tigercub8189 2025
ThePunk75 1830
K9isadog 1481
Derf-63 1132
Suetman1 1009
Eyekall 710
Pre01 460
65 min: A (SS) Suetman1 (14th) goes with (KJ) but cannot catch her daughter-in-law, Nixi44, holding (33).
71 min: A (SS) Derf-63 (13th) goes with (Qc 7c) but cannot catch Funtoon’s (Ac Tc).
75 min: A (SS) ThePunk75 (12th) goes with (KQ) and cannot catch Eyekall’s (JJ).
80 min: A (SS) Tigercub8189 (11th) pairs his (53) with a flop of [932], only to lose to Nixi44’s (98).
85 min: I get lucky here. Two (SS)’s collide as my (A9) takes out Nixi44 (10th) holding (55) when I flop a [9]. Nice return showing Nixi.
97 min: A (SS) Pre01 (9th) loses to K9isadog’s flush. And the rush starts here!
102 min: Absea98 (8th) and K9isadog see a flop of [39J]. K9 bets it strong and Absea calls. The turn is a [Q] and the chips all hit the middle, but K9 has the bigger end of the straight. That’s two.
106 min: Yecats423 (7th) is double-teamed (twss) and loses to K9isadog’s straight. That’s three! We have seen this before this year - a run of cards and action at exactly the right time.
113 min: Sirgash (6th) sees his (KK) get run down as big stack Eyekall calls with (AJ) and hits his [A].
117 min: Eyekall (5th) now goes from the penthouse to the outhouse as he gets cold-decked by the hot hand - K9isadog. In a collision of big stacks, Eyekall goes with (55) and a flop of [653]. But unbelievably, K9 is holding (74)!!!! Ouch! Now K9isadog has a monster stack.
118 min: Funtoon (4th) goes with (AT), only to run into K9isadog’s (AQ). For those of you counting, that is now 5 of 6 eliminations by K9isadog. Just mowing them down.
2nd break:
K9isadog 21906
Mikeniks-Faldo 6059
xxxKdogxxx 5035
Davethedog showed up to sweater. Was I sitting at a poker table or a kennel???
127 min: xxxKdogxxx (3rd) comes up short as his (Ah 2h) runs into K9isadog’s (As Qs).
Heads up: K9isadog 27200 - Mikeniks-Faldo 5800
130 min: Heads up: K9isadog 23400 - Mikeniks-Faldo 9600
134 min: Mikeniks-Faldo (2nd) hits his two pair on the turn. When K9isadog moves all-in, he either has trips or hit yet another straight. Pot committed, all I can do is hope I boat. I don’t and K9 indeed has the straight.
Congratulations to K9isadog on his 6th NPP
1st – K9isadog – 24 points
2nd – Mikeniks-Faldo – 19 points
3rd – xxxKdogxxx – 15 pts
4th – Funtoon – 12 pts
5th – Eyekall – 9 pts
6th – Sirgash – 7 pts
7th – Yecats423 – 5 pts
8th – Absea98 – 4 pts
9th – Pre01 – 3 pts
Every one else earned one (1) point. Standings on the right side of the blog! The 3rd Quarter starts next week. Time to get back in the hunt for an NPP Finals appearance.
Sunday, July 18, 2010
The Community Card Review - VIII
Democrats Attack American Business and American People - While Protecting Enemies of America.
Democrats have been in charge for a year and a half. And what do we have?
Government spending is at an all time high. We have record deficits - four times what it was under George Bush 43…and will be twelve times that amount by the end of Obama’s first term - and unemployment at the highest rate (14%) in 30 years – when Democrat Jimmy Carter was president.
Obama stated at the time that the Stimulus Package would cap the unemployment rate at 8%. How is that “hope and change” working out for you?
When you grow government instead of the private sector, this is what happens. And it happens every time Democrats get to enforce their policies.
Democrats are taxing everything that moves and is capable of producing jobs. The Democrats already “stimulated” the real estate, financial and leisure industries – and things are worse than ever in all three.
The Democrats have placed entire industries under government control and now threaten take over the healthcare, insurance and energy industries.
Democrats cheered when they unconstitutionally passed Obamacare that will destroy the medical field and the best medical care in the world. People’s lives will be lost and the cost of everything will increase– while shutting down the economy further.
Back in November, a lone Muslim terrorist killed 13 American soldiers and injured 30 others in an attack at Fort Hood. A week later, Obama’s Chief of Homeland Security, speaking to Arab students in the Middle East, told them that her department is doing all it can to stop any backlash to Arabs in the United States because of this attack.
Arizona is over-run with Mexican drug gangs and illegal immigration. Since the Obama Administration is an open border advocate for Democrat votes, they have done nothing. Meanwhile American citizens are being killed. Phoenix is second in the world in kidnappings behind only Mexico City.
The Governor of Arizona decided it was time to check the citizenship of every person what was stopped by police for illegal or possibly illegal activity. The Obama Administration is suing the State of Arizona.
Whose side are the Democrats on?
You don’t have to answer that. The answer is clear. Only liberals are mentally ill enough to be incapable of seeing or understanding it.
Democrats have been in charge for a year and a half. And what do we have?
Government spending is at an all time high. We have record deficits - four times what it was under George Bush 43…and will be twelve times that amount by the end of Obama’s first term - and unemployment at the highest rate (14%) in 30 years – when Democrat Jimmy Carter was president.
Obama stated at the time that the Stimulus Package would cap the unemployment rate at 8%. How is that “hope and change” working out for you?
When you grow government instead of the private sector, this is what happens. And it happens every time Democrats get to enforce their policies.
Democrats are taxing everything that moves and is capable of producing jobs. The Democrats already “stimulated” the real estate, financial and leisure industries – and things are worse than ever in all three.
The Democrats have placed entire industries under government control and now threaten take over the healthcare, insurance and energy industries.
Democrats cheered when they unconstitutionally passed Obamacare that will destroy the medical field and the best medical care in the world. People’s lives will be lost and the cost of everything will increase– while shutting down the economy further.
Back in November, a lone Muslim terrorist killed 13 American soldiers and injured 30 others in an attack at Fort Hood. A week later, Obama’s Chief of Homeland Security, speaking to Arab students in the Middle East, told them that her department is doing all it can to stop any backlash to Arabs in the United States because of this attack.
Arizona is over-run with Mexican drug gangs and illegal immigration. Since the Obama Administration is an open border advocate for Democrat votes, they have done nothing. Meanwhile American citizens are being killed. Phoenix is second in the world in kidnappings behind only Mexico City.
The Governor of Arizona decided it was time to check the citizenship of every person what was stopped by police for illegal or possibly illegal activity. The Obama Administration is suing the State of Arizona.
Whose side are the Democrats on?
You don’t have to answer that. The answer is clear. Only liberals are mentally ill enough to be incapable of seeing or understanding it.
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Clever Scam - Taking Advantage of Men
Women often receive warnings about protecting themselves at the mall and in dark parking lots, etc.
This is the first warning I have seen for men. I wanted to pass it on in case you haven't heard about it. This will only become more commonplace.....
A 'heads up' for those men who may be regular Lowe's, Home Depot, or Costco customers. This one caught me by surprise.
Over the last month I became a victim of a clever scam while out shopping. Simply going out to get supplies has turned out to be quite traumatic.
Don't be naive enough to think it couldn't happen to you or your friends. Here's how the scam works:
Two seriously good-looking 20-something girls come over to your car as you are packing your shopping into the trunk.
They both start wiping your windshield with a rag and Windex, with their breasts almost falling out of their skimpy T-shirts. It is impossible not to look.
When you thank them and offer them a tip, they say 'No' and instead ask you for a ride to McDonalds.
You agree and they get into the back seat. On the way, they start
undressing. Then one of them climbs over into the front seat and starts crawling all over you, while the other one steals your wallet.
I had my wallet stolen September 4th, 9th, 10th, twice on the 15th, 17th, 20th, 24th, & 29th. Also October 1st & 4th, twice on the 8th, 16th, 23rd, 26th & 28th, three times last Monday and very likely again this upcoming weekend.
So tell your friends to be careful. What a horrible way to take advantage of men. Warn your friends to be vigilant.
Wal-Mart has wallets on sale for $2.99 each. I found cheaper ones for $1.99 at K- Mart and bought them out. Also, you never will get to eat at McDonald's. I've already lost 11 pounds just running back and forth to Lowe's, Home Depot, and Costco.
This is the first warning I have seen for men. I wanted to pass it on in case you haven't heard about it. This will only become more commonplace.....
A 'heads up' for those men who may be regular Lowe's, Home Depot, or Costco customers. This one caught me by surprise.
Over the last month I became a victim of a clever scam while out shopping. Simply going out to get supplies has turned out to be quite traumatic.
Don't be naive enough to think it couldn't happen to you or your friends. Here's how the scam works:
Two seriously good-looking 20-something girls come over to your car as you are packing your shopping into the trunk.
They both start wiping your windshield with a rag and Windex, with their breasts almost falling out of their skimpy T-shirts. It is impossible not to look.
When you thank them and offer them a tip, they say 'No' and instead ask you for a ride to McDonalds.
You agree and they get into the back seat. On the way, they start
undressing. Then one of them climbs over into the front seat and starts crawling all over you, while the other one steals your wallet.
I had my wallet stolen September 4th, 9th, 10th, twice on the 15th, 17th, 20th, 24th, & 29th. Also October 1st & 4th, twice on the 8th, 16th, 23rd, 26th & 28th, three times last Monday and very likely again this upcoming weekend.
So tell your friends to be careful. What a horrible way to take advantage of men. Warn your friends to be vigilant.
Wal-Mart has wallets on sale for $2.99 each. I found cheaper ones for $1.99 at K- Mart and bought them out. Also, you never will get to eat at McDonald's. I've already lost 11 pounds just running back and forth to Lowe's, Home Depot, and Costco.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
xxxKdogxxx Wins His 1st NPP Tourney
Coming back from a crushing 2nd place finish last week, Kdog proved it was no fluke by besting 16 players for the win.
We welcomed back Merhibka tonight also.
On to the action:
12 min: Theedouble*d (17th) ran into Douge2’s trip deuces.
50 min: Derf-63’s (16th) (22) ran into xxxKdogxxx’s (66). Look at the gap between DD’s exit and Derf’s! Some serious fighting for NPP points going on.
58 min: Last week’s winner Douge2 (15th) sees his (88) get run down by Tomservo2’s trip sevens.
60 min: The Break Monster does his thing as short-stacked (SS) Yecats423 (14th) sees her straight lose to SS Tigercub8189’s full house.
1st break:
Tomservo2 4150
xxxKdogxxx 3865
ThePunk75 2500
Suetman1 2365
Pre01 1995
LittleRedElf 1950
Mikeniks-Faldo 1778
T3chlady 1675
Mistermusic5 1420
Tigercub8189 1287
Absea98 1060
Merhibka 890
Funtoon 565
62 min: A SS Tigercub8189 (13th) has to go with (AK) but Tomservo2 hits his flush.
69 min: A SS Mistermusic5 (12th) goes with (A9) and Tomservo2, with the big stack correctly calls from the BB and hits a pair of tens.
70 min: Funtoon (11th) Missed it as I was recording the prior hand.
76 min: Absea98 (10th) Almost always miss the bubble hand.
85 min: A SS T3chlady’s (9th) lack of luck continues as her (AJ) sees xxxKdogxx’s (A8) hit an [8] on the flop.
86 min: A SS LittleRedElf (8th) has to try with the same hand (AJ) and gets no nub either as he cannot run down ThePunk75’s (88).
89 min: A SS Pre01 (7th) goes with (QT), but runs into ThePunk75’s (AQ).
Now it went absolutely crazy and I was still trying to win it, so my notes suffered from here on out. If anyone wants to – or can – comment on their win or demise from here on out, feel free and I will correct the record.
104 min: Merhibka (6th) gets cold-decked with (KQ) and a flop of [AQA]. xxxKdogxxx is holding (Ax) and even rivers the final [A] for quads.
105 min: A SS ThePunk75 (5th) has to go with (A4). Mikeniks-Faldo is a SS too and I call with (K9) and make a straight on the river.
115 min: A SS Suetman1 (4th) has to go with (KQ) and a flop of [K36]. The monster stack, xxxKdogxxx has to call with (A6) and hits his [A] on the river.
119 min: A SS Tomservo2 (3rd) has to try with (63) and a flop of [63A], but xxxKdogxxx is holding (Ax).
Heads up: Mikeniks-Faldo 3500 - 22000 xxxKdogxxx
120 min: With the break coming up after this hand and Mikeniks-Faldo (2nd) down to 2200 chips, xxxKdogxxx correctly moves all-in with (Ax). I look down to see (Th 6h).
So I throw myself to the mercy of the PokerStars Break Monster.
Yeah, like there ever is mercy for me on PS. But it is a clear all-in for me. I have the heart draw, a straight draw and probably two live cards to pair. But I don’t make any of it.
Congratulations to xxxKdogxxx on his 1st NPP win, and after a heartbreaking 2nd place finish last week.
1st – xxxKdogxxx – 24 points
2nd – Mikeniks-Faldo – 19 points
3rd – Tomservo2 – 15 pts
4th – Suetman1 – 12 pts
5th – ThePunk75 – 9 pts
6th – Merhibka – 7 pts
7th – Pre01 – 5 pts
8th – LittleRedElf – 4 pts
9th – T3chlady – 3 pts
Every one else earned one (1) point. Standings on the right side of the blog.
We welcomed back Merhibka tonight also.
On to the action:
12 min: Theedouble*d (17th) ran into Douge2’s trip deuces.
50 min: Derf-63’s (16th) (22) ran into xxxKdogxxx’s (66). Look at the gap between DD’s exit and Derf’s! Some serious fighting for NPP points going on.
58 min: Last week’s winner Douge2 (15th) sees his (88) get run down by Tomservo2’s trip sevens.
60 min: The Break Monster does his thing as short-stacked (SS) Yecats423 (14th) sees her straight lose to SS Tigercub8189’s full house.
1st break:
Tomservo2 4150
xxxKdogxxx 3865
ThePunk75 2500
Suetman1 2365
Pre01 1995
LittleRedElf 1950
Mikeniks-Faldo 1778
T3chlady 1675
Mistermusic5 1420
Tigercub8189 1287
Absea98 1060
Merhibka 890
Funtoon 565
62 min: A SS Tigercub8189 (13th) has to go with (AK) but Tomservo2 hits his flush.
69 min: A SS Mistermusic5 (12th) goes with (A9) and Tomservo2, with the big stack correctly calls from the BB and hits a pair of tens.
70 min: Funtoon (11th) Missed it as I was recording the prior hand.
76 min: Absea98 (10th) Almost always miss the bubble hand.
85 min: A SS T3chlady’s (9th) lack of luck continues as her (AJ) sees xxxKdogxx’s (A8) hit an [8] on the flop.
86 min: A SS LittleRedElf (8th) has to try with the same hand (AJ) and gets no nub either as he cannot run down ThePunk75’s (88).
89 min: A SS Pre01 (7th) goes with (QT), but runs into ThePunk75’s (AQ).
Now it went absolutely crazy and I was still trying to win it, so my notes suffered from here on out. If anyone wants to – or can – comment on their win or demise from here on out, feel free and I will correct the record.
104 min: Merhibka (6th) gets cold-decked with (KQ) and a flop of [AQA]. xxxKdogxxx is holding (Ax) and even rivers the final [A] for quads.
105 min: A SS ThePunk75 (5th) has to go with (A4). Mikeniks-Faldo is a SS too and I call with (K9) and make a straight on the river.
115 min: A SS Suetman1 (4th) has to go with (KQ) and a flop of [K36]. The monster stack, xxxKdogxxx has to call with (A6) and hits his [A] on the river.
119 min: A SS Tomservo2 (3rd) has to try with (63) and a flop of [63A], but xxxKdogxxx is holding (Ax).
Heads up: Mikeniks-Faldo 3500 - 22000 xxxKdogxxx
120 min: With the break coming up after this hand and Mikeniks-Faldo (2nd) down to 2200 chips, xxxKdogxxx correctly moves all-in with (Ax). I look down to see (Th 6h).
So I throw myself to the mercy of the PokerStars Break Monster.
Yeah, like there ever is mercy for me on PS. But it is a clear all-in for me. I have the heart draw, a straight draw and probably two live cards to pair. But I don’t make any of it.
Congratulations to xxxKdogxxx on his 1st NPP win, and after a heartbreaking 2nd place finish last week.
1st – xxxKdogxxx – 24 points
2nd – Mikeniks-Faldo – 19 points
3rd – Tomservo2 – 15 pts
4th – Suetman1 – 12 pts
5th – ThePunk75 – 9 pts
6th – Merhibka – 7 pts
7th – Pre01 – 5 pts
8th – LittleRedElf – 4 pts
9th – T3chlady – 3 pts
Every one else earned one (1) point. Standings on the right side of the blog.
Sunday, July 11, 2010
The Community Card Review - VII
On Taxes
The Democrats now say they are intent on cracking down on wealthy tax cheats who hide assets in foreign holdings and foreign secret account.
The new law will require foreign financial institutions to snitch on Americans hiding assets or the foreign financial institution will face a 30% tax themselves.
New York Democrat, Charlie Rangel, a wealthy tax cheat who heads the House, Ways and Means Committee, is one of the Democrats pushing the new law thru. He says, “The foreign banks have to come clean or face the consequences.”
Timothy Geithner, another wealthy Democrat tax dodger says, “For too long individuals have taken advantage of the system by hiding money overseas [Ed. Note: One of the biggest foreign held fortunes belongs to the Democrat Kennedy family – FYI], while millions of families and small businesses at home pay the price.”
The state controlled media reports of this new crack down fail to mention that these Democrats – so eager to stop greedy cheaters – were themselves caught cheating, but faced no consequences whatsoever!!!
And you can be sure that the next time these two Democrats step to the microphone to tout this bill, not one member of the media will ask these two cheaters about their own “zero punishment” cheating.
On Healthcare
Orin Hatch, Republican, asked a very simple question, “This Obamacare will be the first time in American history where the federal government will mandate that citizens buy something they don’t even want. That’s not freedom. That’s not American. How is this Constitutionally sound?”
Robert Gibbs, Obama’s Press Secretary was asked, “Aren’t you concerned that Obamacare might be unconstitutional?” He replied, “No. The Obama Administration is not concerned about the unconstitutional arguments voiced by some people.”
Liberals screamed bloody murder, stating Bush’s spying on suspected terrorists calling Middle East countries unconstitutional.
Liberals screamed bloody murder until Constitutional rights were granted to terrorists at Guantanamo Bay.
Liberals quote the Constitution to incorrectly justify abortion rights and to bar the mention of God in the public square.
But as the Democrat-socialist-communists take over 1/6th of the US economy thru destroying the healthcare industry, they ignore any constitutional problems with their mandates on the American people.
If you voted for these traitors called Democrats, you are either - ignorant, mentally ill, lazy or a traitor yourself. Pick one.
Ignorance can be fixed by opening your mind and accepting these truths about Democrats.
We are just going to have to defeat - or destroy - the rest of the Democrat base to save our nation and our freedoms. Pure and simple.
The Democrats now say they are intent on cracking down on wealthy tax cheats who hide assets in foreign holdings and foreign secret account.
The new law will require foreign financial institutions to snitch on Americans hiding assets or the foreign financial institution will face a 30% tax themselves.
New York Democrat, Charlie Rangel, a wealthy tax cheat who heads the House, Ways and Means Committee, is one of the Democrats pushing the new law thru. He says, “The foreign banks have to come clean or face the consequences.”
Timothy Geithner, another wealthy Democrat tax dodger says, “For too long individuals have taken advantage of the system by hiding money overseas [Ed. Note: One of the biggest foreign held fortunes belongs to the Democrat Kennedy family – FYI], while millions of families and small businesses at home pay the price.”
The state controlled media reports of this new crack down fail to mention that these Democrats – so eager to stop greedy cheaters – were themselves caught cheating, but faced no consequences whatsoever!!!
And you can be sure that the next time these two Democrats step to the microphone to tout this bill, not one member of the media will ask these two cheaters about their own “zero punishment” cheating.
On Healthcare
Orin Hatch, Republican, asked a very simple question, “This Obamacare will be the first time in American history where the federal government will mandate that citizens buy something they don’t even want. That’s not freedom. That’s not American. How is this Constitutionally sound?”
Robert Gibbs, Obama’s Press Secretary was asked, “Aren’t you concerned that Obamacare might be unconstitutional?” He replied, “No. The Obama Administration is not concerned about the unconstitutional arguments voiced by some people.”
Liberals screamed bloody murder, stating Bush’s spying on suspected terrorists calling Middle East countries unconstitutional.
Liberals screamed bloody murder until Constitutional rights were granted to terrorists at Guantanamo Bay.
Liberals quote the Constitution to incorrectly justify abortion rights and to bar the mention of God in the public square.
But as the Democrat-socialist-communists take over 1/6th of the US economy thru destroying the healthcare industry, they ignore any constitutional problems with their mandates on the American people.
If you voted for these traitors called Democrats, you are either - ignorant, mentally ill, lazy or a traitor yourself. Pick one.
Ignorance can be fixed by opening your mind and accepting these truths about Democrats.
We are just going to have to defeat - or destroy - the rest of the Democrat base to save our nation and our freedoms. Pure and simple.
Friday, July 09, 2010
Douge2’s Humor Corner – XXXXII
Democrat Dog
A guy is driving around the back woods of Montana and he sees a sign in front of a broken down shanty-style house: 'Talking Dog for Sale ' He rings the bell and the owner appears and tells him the dog is in the backyard.
The guy goes into the backyard and sees a nice looking Labrador retriever sitting there.
'You talk?' he asks.
'Yep,' the Lab replies.
After the guy recovers from the shock of hearing a dog talk, he says 'So, what's your story?'
The Lab looks up and says, 'Well, I discovered that I could talk when I was pretty young. I wanted to help the government, so I told the CIA. In no time at all they had me jetting from country to country, sitting in rooms with spies and world leaders, because no one figured a dog would be eavesdropping.'
'I was one of their most valuable spies for eight years running. But the jetting around really tired me out, and I knew I wasn't getting any younger so I decided to settle down. I signed up for a job at the airport to do some undercover security, wandering near suspicious characters and listening in. I uncovered some incredible dealings and was awarded a batch of medals.' 'I got married, had a mess of puppies, and now I'm just retired.'
The guy is amazed. He goes back in and asks the owner what he wants for the dog.
'Ten dollars,' the guy says.
'Ten dollars? This dog is amazing! Why on earth are you selling him so cheap?'
“Because he's a liar. He never did any of that shit.”
BEER BY SEVEN YEAR OLDS
A handful of 7 year old children were asked 'What they thought of beer'.
Some interesting responses, but the last one is especially touching.
'I think beer must be good. My dad says the more beer he drinks the prettier my mom gets.' --Tim, 7 years old
'Beer makes my dad sleepy and we get to watch what we want on television when he is asleep, so beer is nice. ' --Melanie, 7 years old
'My Mom and Dad both like beer. My Mom gets funny when she drinks it and takes her top off at parties, but Dad doesn't think this is very funny.'--Grady, 7 years old
''My Mom and Dad talk funny when they drink beer and the more they drink the more they give kisses to each other, which is a good thing.'--Toby, 7 year old
'My Dad gets funny on beer. He is funny. He also wets his pants sometimes, so he shouldn't have too much.--Sarah, 7 years old
'My Dad loves beer. The more he drinks, the better he dances. One time he danced right into the pool.'--Lilly, 7 years old
'I don't like beer very much. Every time Dad drinks it, he burns the sausages on the barbecue and they don’t taste very good.' --Ethan, 7 years old
'I give Dad's beer to the dog and he goes to sleep.'--Shirley, 7 years old
AND THE BEST RESPONSE
'My Mom drinks beer and she says silly things and picks on my father. Whenever she drinks beer she yells at Dad and tells him to go bury his bone down the street again, but that doesn't make any sense.' --Jack, 7 years
A guy is driving around the back woods of Montana and he sees a sign in front of a broken down shanty-style house: 'Talking Dog for Sale ' He rings the bell and the owner appears and tells him the dog is in the backyard.
The guy goes into the backyard and sees a nice looking Labrador retriever sitting there.
'You talk?' he asks.
'Yep,' the Lab replies.
After the guy recovers from the shock of hearing a dog talk, he says 'So, what's your story?'
The Lab looks up and says, 'Well, I discovered that I could talk when I was pretty young. I wanted to help the government, so I told the CIA. In no time at all they had me jetting from country to country, sitting in rooms with spies and world leaders, because no one figured a dog would be eavesdropping.'
'I was one of their most valuable spies for eight years running. But the jetting around really tired me out, and I knew I wasn't getting any younger so I decided to settle down. I signed up for a job at the airport to do some undercover security, wandering near suspicious characters and listening in. I uncovered some incredible dealings and was awarded a batch of medals.' 'I got married, had a mess of puppies, and now I'm just retired.'
The guy is amazed. He goes back in and asks the owner what he wants for the dog.
'Ten dollars,' the guy says.
'Ten dollars? This dog is amazing! Why on earth are you selling him so cheap?'
“Because he's a liar. He never did any of that shit.”
BEER BY SEVEN YEAR OLDS
A handful of 7 year old children were asked 'What they thought of beer'.
Some interesting responses, but the last one is especially touching.
'I think beer must be good. My dad says the more beer he drinks the prettier my mom gets.' --Tim, 7 years old
'Beer makes my dad sleepy and we get to watch what we want on television when he is asleep, so beer is nice. ' --Melanie, 7 years old
'My Mom and Dad both like beer. My Mom gets funny when she drinks it and takes her top off at parties, but Dad doesn't think this is very funny.'--Grady, 7 years old
''My Mom and Dad talk funny when they drink beer and the more they drink the more they give kisses to each other, which is a good thing.'--Toby, 7 year old
'My Dad gets funny on beer. He is funny. He also wets his pants sometimes, so he shouldn't have too much.--Sarah, 7 years old
'My Dad loves beer. The more he drinks, the better he dances. One time he danced right into the pool.'--Lilly, 7 years old
'I don't like beer very much. Every time Dad drinks it, he burns the sausages on the barbecue and they don’t taste very good.' --Ethan, 7 years old
'I give Dad's beer to the dog and he goes to sleep.'--Shirley, 7 years old
AND THE BEST RESPONSE
'My Mom drinks beer and she says silly things and picks on my father. Whenever she drinks beer she yells at Dad and tells him to go bury his bone down the street again, but that doesn't make any sense.' --Jack, 7 years
Thursday, July 08, 2010
LittleRedElf Dominates on PokerStars – and Not Just on Tuesdays!
Take it away, Elf!
“Lately I've done reasonably well in some Razz tourneys and in Limit poker on PokerStars.
Faldo, I do not take notes while I am playing so my reporting is not as thorough and have that thrilling edge of your seat action sequences that you always deliver.
I sat down at the Razz tourney while waiting for the all important NPP event 15 minutes later. There were only 87 entries as there are not a lot of Razz players. Five and a half hours later I managed to finish in 2nd place and got paid about 13.5 times my entry.
Three days later I entered an afternoon Razz tourney and after 3.5 hours I won it! There were only 25 players and I received 9 times my entry back.
Five days later, I played in the 4:45 PM Razz tourney and I won that. There were only 19 entries but it still lasted a few minutes shy of 4 hours and I received 8.5 times my entry back.
Nine days later, I entered a Limit Hold'em tourney and that proved to be quite eventful. In this one there were 248 entries. I do recall being up high in the standings early and then knocked back down. Then climbing back up to the top only to get knocked to the middle around the time we got into the money places.
After more than 5.5 hours, it got down to 3 players left. After about 25 minutes of duking it out we all decided to equally chop the top 3 places. It still took 15 more minutes to finish the event with each of us receiving 35.5 times our entry back. I fell exhausted to bed at 3:15 AM.
And I have just won the 1:45 PM Razz tourney. As you can see, there were only 26 players and it lasted 4 hours. I can say that at one point in the early stages I was in last place for a while. When we got to heads up, my opponent had me 3 to 1 in chips and the back and forth action lasted 45 minutes! I got about 9.5 times my entry back.
See you all Tuesday night.” – LittleRedElf
I see a 2nd, a 1st, a 1st, a three-way split for 1st, and a 1st – all in just a couple weeks! Not to mention his resurgence on Tuesday night.
Way to go, Elf!
“Lately I've done reasonably well in some Razz tourneys and in Limit poker on PokerStars.
Faldo, I do not take notes while I am playing so my reporting is not as thorough and have that thrilling edge of your seat action sequences that you always deliver.
I sat down at the Razz tourney while waiting for the all important NPP event 15 minutes later. There were only 87 entries as there are not a lot of Razz players. Five and a half hours later I managed to finish in 2nd place and got paid about 13.5 times my entry.
Three days later I entered an afternoon Razz tourney and after 3.5 hours I won it! There were only 25 players and I received 9 times my entry back.
Five days later, I played in the 4:45 PM Razz tourney and I won that. There were only 19 entries but it still lasted a few minutes shy of 4 hours and I received 8.5 times my entry back.
Nine days later, I entered a Limit Hold'em tourney and that proved to be quite eventful. In this one there were 248 entries. I do recall being up high in the standings early and then knocked back down. Then climbing back up to the top only to get knocked to the middle around the time we got into the money places.
After more than 5.5 hours, it got down to 3 players left. After about 25 minutes of duking it out we all decided to equally chop the top 3 places. It still took 15 more minutes to finish the event with each of us receiving 35.5 times our entry back. I fell exhausted to bed at 3:15 AM.
And I have just won the 1:45 PM Razz tourney. As you can see, there were only 26 players and it lasted 4 hours. I can say that at one point in the early stages I was in last place for a while. When we got to heads up, my opponent had me 3 to 1 in chips and the back and forth action lasted 45 minutes! I got about 9.5 times my entry back.
See you all Tuesday night.” – LittleRedElf
I see a 2nd, a 1st, a 1st, a three-way split for 1st, and a 1st – all in just a couple weeks! Not to mention his resurgence on Tuesday night.
Way to go, Elf!
Tuesday, July 06, 2010
Douge2 Wins in an Epic Heads Up Battle...After Besting 18 Others!
A tough night of poker for the better hands tonight it seemed. Lots of AA, KK, QQ and TT beaten….and that was just the hands Faldo played! Other people had similar fates. Such is poker sometimes.
We welcomed back Fourbetbluff and Odds2win777 to the 3rd quarter action. They got the usual warm NPP reception tonight too. Wingsfancurt missed tonight as he is in Las Vegas to catch some WSOP action.
On to the NPP action:
17 min: Mikeniks-Faldo (20th) sees his (KK) lose to ThePunk75’s (Ah 3h) flush on the turn. That was the final nail in my “big hands lose” coffin.
22 min: Fourbetbluff (19th) missed it watching the one below.
23 min: A short-stacked (SS) Theedouble*d (18th) (A6) can’t catch Meatsword’s (JJ).
29 min: Mistermusic5 (17th) sees his (AA) run into a [T] on the flop with Tigercub8189 holding (TT).
36 min: Odds2win777 (16th) has (AA). Douge2 calls with (42), with a [2] on the flop, and hits a [4] on the turn.
Like I said, big hands had trouble tonight. Of course I got them tonight. But at least I had company.
37 min: Meatsword (15th) misses his flush draw (Ks 5s) and Douge2’s (99) hang on.
38 min: Tomservo2 (14th)
40 min: Derf-63 (13th)
45 min: Funtoon (12th)
53 min: Eyekall (11th) sees his (44) lose to T3chlady’s (Ad 3d) with a [A8A] flop.
54 min: Tigercub8189 (10th) takes his brother’s bubble spot.
55 min: A SS K9isadog (9th) goes with (QT) but can’t catch Yecats423’s (AA). They held up!!! The table gave PokerStars a standing ovation.
59 min: The break monster got LittleRedElf (8th) as his (88) loses the coin flip to xxxKdogxxx’s (Ac Kc) with an [A] on the river.
1st break:
Douge2 9359
xxxKdogxxx 7875
Yecats423 3396
T3chlady 3375
ThePunk75 2415
Suetman1 1820
Absea98 1760
68 min: A SS Suetman1 (7th) loses to Douge2’s flush.
77 min: A SS ThePunk75 (6th) goes with (KK) and gets quadruple-teamed, losing to xxxKdogxxx’s straight.
80 min: Absea98 (5th) goes with (99) and loses to Yecats423’s flush.
89 min: Yecats423 (4th) sees her (AQ) lose to xxxKdogxxx’s (A9) when the flop comes [998].
97 min: A SS T3chlady’s (3rd) comes up short as her (K9) runs into xxxKdogxxx’s (KJ).
Heads up: Douge2 14000 - xxxKdogxxx 16000
Get ready for the marathon!!!
100 min: Heads up: Douge2 15000 - xxxKdogxxx 15000
105 min: Heads up: Douge2 18300 - xxxKdogxxx 11700
110 min: Heads up: Douge2 17200 - xxxKdogxxx 12800
113 min: They see a flop of [4d 5d 3c]. Kdog bets and Doug calls. The turn is a [Qh]. Kdog makes a pot size bet. Doug goes into a think tank, before re-raising the pot! Kdog’s turn to tank, but he eventually folds.
Ok, what did you guys have? I put Doug on a double draw and Kdog on a pair of queens. That is my guess.
115 min: Heads up: Douge2 21000 - xxxKdogxxx 9000
120 min: Heads up: Douge2 16000 - xxxKdogxxx 14000
125 min: Heads up: Douge2 15600 - xxxKdogxxx 14400
130 min: Heads up: Douge2 21000 - xxxKdogxxx 9000
135 min: Heads up: Douge2 23700 - xxxKdogxxx 6300
137 min: Kdog gets back into the match as his (AJ) hits a [J] on the flop to beat Doug’s (55). The match continued.
140 min: Heads up: Douge2 17000 - xxxKdogxxx 13000
145 min: Heads up: Douge2 16800 - xxxKdogxxx 13200
150 min: Heads up: Douge2 19800 - xxxKdogxxx 10200
152 min: Kdog is down to about 4000 and both players hit full houses! Doug has 4’s over 8’s and Kdog has 4’s over 9’s!!!! We continue!
154 min: xxxKdogxxx (2nd) finally has to go with (8h 3h) but Douge2’s (99) holds.
Congratulations to both players for the longest heads up finish in NPP history! This is why the NPP Heads Up Tourney is always a classic!
Congratulations to Douge2 on his fine win! This is his 2nd of the year and his 4th overall.
1st – Douge2 – 24 points
2nd – xxxKdogxxx – 19 points
3rd – T3chlady – 15 pts
4th – Yecats423 – 12 pts
5th – Absea98 – 9 pts
6th – ThePunk75 – 7 pts
7th – Suetman1 – 5 pts
8th – LittleRedElf – 4 pts
9th – K9isadog – 3 pts
Every one else earned one (1) point. Standings on the right side of the blog! The 3rd Quarter starts next week. Time to get back in the hunt for an NPP Finals appearance.
We welcomed back Fourbetbluff and Odds2win777 to the 3rd quarter action. They got the usual warm NPP reception tonight too. Wingsfancurt missed tonight as he is in Las Vegas to catch some WSOP action.
On to the NPP action:
17 min: Mikeniks-Faldo (20th) sees his (KK) lose to ThePunk75’s (Ah 3h) flush on the turn. That was the final nail in my “big hands lose” coffin.
22 min: Fourbetbluff (19th) missed it watching the one below.
23 min: A short-stacked (SS) Theedouble*d (18th) (A6) can’t catch Meatsword’s (JJ).
29 min: Mistermusic5 (17th) sees his (AA) run into a [T] on the flop with Tigercub8189 holding (TT).
36 min: Odds2win777 (16th) has (AA). Douge2 calls with (42), with a [2] on the flop, and hits a [4] on the turn.
Like I said, big hands had trouble tonight. Of course I got them tonight. But at least I had company.
37 min: Meatsword (15th) misses his flush draw (Ks 5s) and Douge2’s (99) hang on.
38 min: Tomservo2 (14th)
40 min: Derf-63 (13th)
45 min: Funtoon (12th)
53 min: Eyekall (11th) sees his (44) lose to T3chlady’s (Ad 3d) with a [A8A] flop.
54 min: Tigercub8189 (10th) takes his brother’s bubble spot.
55 min: A SS K9isadog (9th) goes with (QT) but can’t catch Yecats423’s (AA). They held up!!! The table gave PokerStars a standing ovation.
59 min: The break monster got LittleRedElf (8th) as his (88) loses the coin flip to xxxKdogxxx’s (Ac Kc) with an [A] on the river.
1st break:
Douge2 9359
xxxKdogxxx 7875
Yecats423 3396
T3chlady 3375
ThePunk75 2415
Suetman1 1820
Absea98 1760
68 min: A SS Suetman1 (7th) loses to Douge2’s flush.
77 min: A SS ThePunk75 (6th) goes with (KK) and gets quadruple-teamed, losing to xxxKdogxxx’s straight.
80 min: Absea98 (5th) goes with (99) and loses to Yecats423’s flush.
89 min: Yecats423 (4th) sees her (AQ) lose to xxxKdogxxx’s (A9) when the flop comes [998].
97 min: A SS T3chlady’s (3rd) comes up short as her (K9) runs into xxxKdogxxx’s (KJ).
Heads up: Douge2 14000 - xxxKdogxxx 16000
Get ready for the marathon!!!
100 min: Heads up: Douge2 15000 - xxxKdogxxx 15000
105 min: Heads up: Douge2 18300 - xxxKdogxxx 11700
110 min: Heads up: Douge2 17200 - xxxKdogxxx 12800
113 min: They see a flop of [4d 5d 3c]. Kdog bets and Doug calls. The turn is a [Qh]. Kdog makes a pot size bet. Doug goes into a think tank, before re-raising the pot! Kdog’s turn to tank, but he eventually folds.
Ok, what did you guys have? I put Doug on a double draw and Kdog on a pair of queens. That is my guess.
115 min: Heads up: Douge2 21000 - xxxKdogxxx 9000
120 min: Heads up: Douge2 16000 - xxxKdogxxx 14000
125 min: Heads up: Douge2 15600 - xxxKdogxxx 14400
130 min: Heads up: Douge2 21000 - xxxKdogxxx 9000
135 min: Heads up: Douge2 23700 - xxxKdogxxx 6300
137 min: Kdog gets back into the match as his (AJ) hits a [J] on the flop to beat Doug’s (55). The match continued.
140 min: Heads up: Douge2 17000 - xxxKdogxxx 13000
145 min: Heads up: Douge2 16800 - xxxKdogxxx 13200
150 min: Heads up: Douge2 19800 - xxxKdogxxx 10200
152 min: Kdog is down to about 4000 and both players hit full houses! Doug has 4’s over 8’s and Kdog has 4’s over 9’s!!!! We continue!
154 min: xxxKdogxxx (2nd) finally has to go with (8h 3h) but Douge2’s (99) holds.
Congratulations to both players for the longest heads up finish in NPP history! This is why the NPP Heads Up Tourney is always a classic!
Congratulations to Douge2 on his fine win! This is his 2nd of the year and his 4th overall.
1st – Douge2 – 24 points
2nd – xxxKdogxxx – 19 points
3rd – T3chlady – 15 pts
4th – Yecats423 – 12 pts
5th – Absea98 – 9 pts
6th – ThePunk75 – 7 pts
7th – Suetman1 – 5 pts
8th – LittleRedElf – 4 pts
9th – K9isadog – 3 pts
Every one else earned one (1) point. Standings on the right side of the blog! The 3rd Quarter starts next week. Time to get back in the hunt for an NPP Finals appearance.
Sunday, July 04, 2010
Happy Birthday to Our Country!
Here are some interesting quotes to read on various subjects concerning our nation. These quotes have been researched thoroughly and are 100% accurate.
On The Constitution
“When government fails to protect rights or itself threatens them, the people have a right and duty to alter or abolish it.” (This is in the Declaration of Independence). -THOMAS JEFFERSON – 3rd President of the United States
“The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.” - BENJAMIN FRANKLIN – Founding Father
“If the personal freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution inhibit the government's ability to govern the people, we should look to limit those guarantees.” - WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON – 42nd President of the United States
On our Freedoms
“It may be impracticable that our distinctively American experiment of individual freedom should go on.” - DAVID HILL – Senator, NY - Democrat
“Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.” - GEORGE BERNARD SHAW – Writer
“Free people, remember this maxim: we may acquire liberty, but it is never recovered if it is once lost.” - JEAN JACQUES ROUSSEAU – Philosopher
“We must stop thinking of the individual, and start thinking about what is best for society.” - HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON – NY Senator and former 1st Lady, Democrat
“The purpose of government is to rein in the rights of the people.” - WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON – 42nd President of the US - Democrat
“Liberals have this pathetic little habit of dealing with people as members of groups, rather than as individuals. The Constitution and our Bill of Rights grant no rights whatsoever to any groups. All rights are conferred on individuals. There is an individual, not a group, right to freedom of speech. Ditto for freedom of religion.” - NEAL BOORTZ – Writer and columnist
“Most people want security in this world, not liberty.” - H. L. MENCKEN – Writer
“It is seldom that liberty of any kind is lost all at once.” - DAVID HUME – Philosopher
“Ideas are more powerful than guns. We would not let our enemies have guns, why would we let them have ideas.” - JOSEF STALIN – Russian Communist Dictator
“You know the one thing that is wrong in this country? Everyone gets a chance to have their fair say.” - WILLIAM CLINTON – 42nd President of the US, Democrat
“All government, of course, is against liberty.” - H. L. MENCKEN – Writer
“The price of liberty is eternal vigilance and that the natural tendency is for government to grow and liberty to yield.” - THOMAS JEFFERSON – 3rd President of the US
On Liberalism
“The liberals who run these big cities always have their excuses. They will tell you they are not getting enough federal aid. With liberalism, the problem is always somewhere else. But the ruse is running thin. Liberalism, socialism, and utopianism make empty promises to the world, but offer only a dead end. Capitalism, though not promising prosperity to all, greatly improves the lot of most and offers opportunity to all. Liberalism suggests that all answers lie in government intervention.” - RUSH LIMBAUGH – Conservative radio talk show host
“The liberal crusader is focused on the negative. He is trying to stamp out all evil with a coercive hand of big government, and winds up destroying much of what is good in the process.” - EDWIN FEULNER – President of the Heritage Foundation
On Capitalism versus Socialism/Communism/Democrat Policies
“They will come to learn in the end, at their own expense, that it is better to endure competition for rich customers than to be invested with monopoly over impoverished customers.” - FREDERIC BASTIAT – Philosopher
“I would think that if you understood what Communism was, you would hope, you would pray on your knees, that we would someday become Communists.” - JANE FONDA - Actress
“Long live Fidel Castro, long live Che Guevara!” - JESSE JACKSON – Reverend and Civil Rights Leader
“A society that puts equality – in a sense of economic equality of outcome – ahead of freedom, will end up with neither equality or freedom.” - MILTON FRIEDMAN – Economist
End of quotes.
Source of quotes: A book written by Nik Faldo called “Liberal Quicksand”, as yet unpublished. This book was started in 2002 and finished in 2004.
What is scary to me is the quotes of Bill Clinton and past liberal icons. They spoke moderately as compared to the liberals in control today. When you have the current president of the United States of America speaking of the wonders of socialism/communism – to a group of world socialists and communists – and they basically tell him “your policies don’t work”, we have a problem.
Happy Birthday to the best country the world has ever seen. I pray it is not one of – or the last one.
On The Constitution
“When government fails to protect rights or itself threatens them, the people have a right and duty to alter or abolish it.” (This is in the Declaration of Independence). -THOMAS JEFFERSON – 3rd President of the United States
“The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.” - BENJAMIN FRANKLIN – Founding Father
“If the personal freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution inhibit the government's ability to govern the people, we should look to limit those guarantees.” - WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON – 42nd President of the United States
On our Freedoms
“It may be impracticable that our distinctively American experiment of individual freedom should go on.” - DAVID HILL – Senator, NY - Democrat
“Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.” - GEORGE BERNARD SHAW – Writer
“Free people, remember this maxim: we may acquire liberty, but it is never recovered if it is once lost.” - JEAN JACQUES ROUSSEAU – Philosopher
“We must stop thinking of the individual, and start thinking about what is best for society.” - HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON – NY Senator and former 1st Lady, Democrat
“The purpose of government is to rein in the rights of the people.” - WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON – 42nd President of the US - Democrat
“Liberals have this pathetic little habit of dealing with people as members of groups, rather than as individuals. The Constitution and our Bill of Rights grant no rights whatsoever to any groups. All rights are conferred on individuals. There is an individual, not a group, right to freedom of speech. Ditto for freedom of religion.” - NEAL BOORTZ – Writer and columnist
“Most people want security in this world, not liberty.” - H. L. MENCKEN – Writer
“It is seldom that liberty of any kind is lost all at once.” - DAVID HUME – Philosopher
“Ideas are more powerful than guns. We would not let our enemies have guns, why would we let them have ideas.” - JOSEF STALIN – Russian Communist Dictator
“You know the one thing that is wrong in this country? Everyone gets a chance to have their fair say.” - WILLIAM CLINTON – 42nd President of the US, Democrat
“All government, of course, is against liberty.” - H. L. MENCKEN – Writer
“The price of liberty is eternal vigilance and that the natural tendency is for government to grow and liberty to yield.” - THOMAS JEFFERSON – 3rd President of the US
On Liberalism
“The liberals who run these big cities always have their excuses. They will tell you they are not getting enough federal aid. With liberalism, the problem is always somewhere else. But the ruse is running thin. Liberalism, socialism, and utopianism make empty promises to the world, but offer only a dead end. Capitalism, though not promising prosperity to all, greatly improves the lot of most and offers opportunity to all. Liberalism suggests that all answers lie in government intervention.” - RUSH LIMBAUGH – Conservative radio talk show host
“The liberal crusader is focused on the negative. He is trying to stamp out all evil with a coercive hand of big government, and winds up destroying much of what is good in the process.” - EDWIN FEULNER – President of the Heritage Foundation
On Capitalism versus Socialism/Communism/Democrat Policies
“They will come to learn in the end, at their own expense, that it is better to endure competition for rich customers than to be invested with monopoly over impoverished customers.” - FREDERIC BASTIAT – Philosopher
“I would think that if you understood what Communism was, you would hope, you would pray on your knees, that we would someday become Communists.” - JANE FONDA - Actress
“Long live Fidel Castro, long live Che Guevara!” - JESSE JACKSON – Reverend and Civil Rights Leader
“A society that puts equality – in a sense of economic equality of outcome – ahead of freedom, will end up with neither equality or freedom.” - MILTON FRIEDMAN – Economist
End of quotes.
Source of quotes: A book written by Nik Faldo called “Liberal Quicksand”, as yet unpublished. This book was started in 2002 and finished in 2004.
What is scary to me is the quotes of Bill Clinton and past liberal icons. They spoke moderately as compared to the liberals in control today. When you have the current president of the United States of America speaking of the wonders of socialism/communism – to a group of world socialists and communists – and they basically tell him “your policies don’t work”, we have a problem.
Happy Birthday to the best country the world has ever seen. I pray it is not one of – or the last one.
Thursday, July 01, 2010
ThePunk75 is on Fire – Two Final Tables in One Day – AGAIN!
U da man Punk! Take it away:
“Returned to the scene of the crime from last week to pull off another double final table day. Two final tables at the Electric Stick's 1pm $20 15k and then again in the $100 25k games. And no, this isn’t the same report from last week but it’s pretty close.
In the 1pm tourney I got there a smidge late and settled for an alternate spot, they opened another table quickly I took my seat. But at first it was like I wasn’t even there and I was card dead for what seemed like forever.
Walked into a monster at the 300/600 level. In SB I get AA, a middle position limp then a raise to 2000 from button. I re-pop it to 5000 preflop. Middle Position calls and so does button. Flop come JJ5 (2 clubs). First to act I fire 10k (nearly all what I have left), one fold, then to button who calls. Turn comes the Ace of clubs. Bingo. I check. Button pushes all in. I snap call and can’t turn over the full house fast enough. He shows KK. That left me in cruise control for awhile, and keeps a relative healthy stack to the final table. I battled my way down to 5th place when I had KJ UTG and shoved and was called by the BB with what else but AA. I also chopped a "last longer" side pot 4 ways. So onto the 4pm.
Since the 1pm tourney ran a little longer, the 4pm had already started and I was again an alternate. Another table was opened and the tourney was closed at 36 players. Much like the 1pm, started slow then once again looked down and saw AA. Blinds 300/600. UTG min raised to 1200, all folds to me from mid-late pos. I reraise to 3500, folds around to UTG who calls. Flop 256. He checks, I bet out 12k. He pushes all in. I snap call, he shows KK and I double up.
After a table change, I doubled up again on a hand that was probably misplayed by another player. Blinds 1/2 k. UTG +1 min raised to 4 k, all folds to me in BB with A8. I call. Flop comes AJ5. I check, he says "same bet" and throws 4 k out. At that point I’m feeling like he has me with a better kicker but I call to see a turn. An 8 hits and I’ve hit my two pair. I check again. He bets 5k, I raise to 15k, he calls. River is a five pairing the board which really helped me. I shove the rest of my stack 18k in. He calls, shows AQ.
Right before the final table was set; I was actually all in with 7-2. In a battle of the blinds (I was BB) the flop cam 2J8 with 2 hearts. My 7-2 was in hearts and I shoved when SB checked. He folded and I said I can’t believe I was just all in with 7-2.
Final Table was set a couple of hands later and the play tighten up with just 4 places paid. Chipped up with A10 in BB and punished 3 limpers with an all in. In a hand that if played any other way I would have been eliminated I somehow was able to survive. I was UTG with 99. I just call the blind, UTG+1 also calls, the SB completes and BB checks. Flop comes 585. SB checks. BB bets out 25 k. Huh I think to myself I ask him how much do you have left? He has around 50k after that. If he had an eight, would he of shoved? Thinking since no one raised and a rag board we all had air. After I minute I fold. UTG+1 then raises all in. BB calls and has him covered. UTG+1 shows pocket 10's. BB shows J5. I knew BB had to have that 5. And I think to myself how lucky am I that I just limped in with my 9's. If I had raised preflop, the next player with the 10's certainly would have pushed in, if not preflop after the flop and I would have been out.
Couple of hands later I was UTG with 77 and shoved for my last 80k or so. A big stack called me with AJ and my sevens held. Very next hand I look down at AJ and raise to 30k (blinds 5/10k) the player who just doubled me up then pushes in for 73k. I call for the 43k more, even though I know I probably behind. I say "I have your hand" to him and he shows AQ. Great. But a jack hit the flop and there wasn't any help for him on the turn or river. So now I’ve gone from a relative SS to a chip leader in a matter of a couple hands. At 6 players left an even chop is agreed on and the top 2 would play for the remaining money.
With the chop out of the way and every getting paid now the play can loosen up. And it does as 2 players go out relatively fast. At four players, I’m in BB look down at AA, one player shoves, another calls. Hmmm... I push my stack in. That gets the caller to fold, and my AA is against KJ. Aces hold. Down to 3 players another chop is agreed on, and the remaining pot is now split up 3 ways. I had the chip lead at that point, but after 9 hours of play, 2 tournaments, and barely anything to eat that day I was ready to head home.” – Punk
Outstanding job Punk!
“Returned to the scene of the crime from last week to pull off another double final table day. Two final tables at the Electric Stick's 1pm $20 15k and then again in the $100 25k games. And no, this isn’t the same report from last week but it’s pretty close.
In the 1pm tourney I got there a smidge late and settled for an alternate spot, they opened another table quickly I took my seat. But at first it was like I wasn’t even there and I was card dead for what seemed like forever.
Walked into a monster at the 300/600 level. In SB I get AA, a middle position limp then a raise to 2000 from button. I re-pop it to 5000 preflop. Middle Position calls and so does button. Flop come JJ5 (2 clubs). First to act I fire 10k (nearly all what I have left), one fold, then to button who calls. Turn comes the Ace of clubs. Bingo. I check. Button pushes all in. I snap call and can’t turn over the full house fast enough. He shows KK. That left me in cruise control for awhile, and keeps a relative healthy stack to the final table. I battled my way down to 5th place when I had KJ UTG and shoved and was called by the BB with what else but AA. I also chopped a "last longer" side pot 4 ways. So onto the 4pm.
Since the 1pm tourney ran a little longer, the 4pm had already started and I was again an alternate. Another table was opened and the tourney was closed at 36 players. Much like the 1pm, started slow then once again looked down and saw AA. Blinds 300/600. UTG min raised to 1200, all folds to me from mid-late pos. I reraise to 3500, folds around to UTG who calls. Flop 256. He checks, I bet out 12k. He pushes all in. I snap call, he shows KK and I double up.
After a table change, I doubled up again on a hand that was probably misplayed by another player. Blinds 1/2 k. UTG +1 min raised to 4 k, all folds to me in BB with A8. I call. Flop comes AJ5. I check, he says "same bet" and throws 4 k out. At that point I’m feeling like he has me with a better kicker but I call to see a turn. An 8 hits and I’ve hit my two pair. I check again. He bets 5k, I raise to 15k, he calls. River is a five pairing the board which really helped me. I shove the rest of my stack 18k in. He calls, shows AQ.
Right before the final table was set; I was actually all in with 7-2. In a battle of the blinds (I was BB) the flop cam 2J8 with 2 hearts. My 7-2 was in hearts and I shoved when SB checked. He folded and I said I can’t believe I was just all in with 7-2.
Final Table was set a couple of hands later and the play tighten up with just 4 places paid. Chipped up with A10 in BB and punished 3 limpers with an all in. In a hand that if played any other way I would have been eliminated I somehow was able to survive. I was UTG with 99. I just call the blind, UTG+1 also calls, the SB completes and BB checks. Flop comes 585. SB checks. BB bets out 25 k. Huh I think to myself I ask him how much do you have left? He has around 50k after that. If he had an eight, would he of shoved? Thinking since no one raised and a rag board we all had air. After I minute I fold. UTG+1 then raises all in. BB calls and has him covered. UTG+1 shows pocket 10's. BB shows J5. I knew BB had to have that 5. And I think to myself how lucky am I that I just limped in with my 9's. If I had raised preflop, the next player with the 10's certainly would have pushed in, if not preflop after the flop and I would have been out.
Couple of hands later I was UTG with 77 and shoved for my last 80k or so. A big stack called me with AJ and my sevens held. Very next hand I look down at AJ and raise to 30k (blinds 5/10k) the player who just doubled me up then pushes in for 73k. I call for the 43k more, even though I know I probably behind. I say "I have your hand" to him and he shows AQ. Great. But a jack hit the flop and there wasn't any help for him on the turn or river. So now I’ve gone from a relative SS to a chip leader in a matter of a couple hands. At 6 players left an even chop is agreed on and the top 2 would play for the remaining money.
With the chop out of the way and every getting paid now the play can loosen up. And it does as 2 players go out relatively fast. At four players, I’m in BB look down at AA, one player shoves, another calls. Hmmm... I push my stack in. That gets the caller to fold, and my AA is against KJ. Aces hold. Down to 3 players another chop is agreed on, and the remaining pot is now split up 3 ways. I had the chip lead at that point, but after 9 hours of play, 2 tournaments, and barely anything to eat that day I was ready to head home.” – Punk
Outstanding job Punk!
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