Come in 7th out of 463 players.
It's a $1000 tourney I qualified for this Saturday.
Had to make the final thirty I'm going to have to see if I can move the tourney to another weekend - like in December.
Less golf days in front of us than behind us.
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Nik Finishes 4th in Full Tilt Qualifier
You had to win it to get the seat. Bested all but 3 of a 360 person field.
As the short stack, I went all-in with 66 and was called by KT suited. A Ten on the flop ended my dream of qualifying for the Aussie Millions satelite.
As the short stack, I went all-in with 66 and was called by KT suited. A Ten on the flop ended my dream of qualifying for the Aussie Millions satelite.
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Nahanni Wins NPP Internet #33
We had six players as Boother and Beerhog were just a little too late to enter.
On hand #20, Aqualung (6th) took the bad hit of the night catching an eight’s over full house on the river but running into Nahanni’s ten’s over boat.
On hand #60, Rownder (5th) went all-in with (88) and got called by ArticBlast’s (TT) and got no help.
On hand #85, we got a rare three-player all in between ArticBlast (4th) with (77) and Duder and MikeNiks both with (A9) and a flop that was 9-high. No 7 for Blast and a split-pot for Duder and Niks.
That got us to the break after 90 hands:
Nahanni 3800
MikeNiks (Faldo) 3400
Duder 1800
On hand #95, Mikeniks grabbed the chip lead momentarily. But on hand #98 Duder (3rd) goes all in with (JJ) and is called by Nahanni with (K7) and a [7] on the flop. A [K] on the turn and it is all over for Duder. Nahanni now has the lead back.
Nahanni pecked away at my (Mikeniks) chip stack until I (2nd) went all-in with (AQ). Nahanni called with her winning (K7) and hit a [K] on the flop to end the evening.
1st – Nahanni
2nd – NikFaldo (Mikeniks)
3rd – Duder
4th – ArticBlast
5th – Rownder
6th – Aqualung
My heads up record took yet another hit. But credit goes to Nahanni who kept her cool as I went all-in many time trying to illicit a mistake. She didn’t take the bait.
On hand #20, Aqualung (6th) took the bad hit of the night catching an eight’s over full house on the river but running into Nahanni’s ten’s over boat.
On hand #60, Rownder (5th) went all-in with (88) and got called by ArticBlast’s (TT) and got no help.
On hand #85, we got a rare three-player all in between ArticBlast (4th) with (77) and Duder and MikeNiks both with (A9) and a flop that was 9-high. No 7 for Blast and a split-pot for Duder and Niks.
That got us to the break after 90 hands:
Nahanni 3800
MikeNiks (Faldo) 3400
Duder 1800
On hand #95, Mikeniks grabbed the chip lead momentarily. But on hand #98 Duder (3rd) goes all in with (JJ) and is called by Nahanni with (K7) and a [7] on the flop. A [K] on the turn and it is all over for Duder. Nahanni now has the lead back.
Nahanni pecked away at my (Mikeniks) chip stack until I (2nd) went all-in with (AQ). Nahanni called with her winning (K7) and hit a [K] on the flop to end the evening.
1st – Nahanni
2nd – NikFaldo (Mikeniks)
3rd – Duder
4th – ArticBlast
5th – Rownder
6th – Aqualung
My heads up record took yet another hit. But credit goes to Nahanni who kept her cool as I went all-in many time trying to illicit a mistake. She didn’t take the bait.
Saturday, August 25, 2007
Absolute Poker Has a New Look! - Very Nice!
Tolly tipped me off that the site had changed. It is not Internet Poker season so I am not playing near as much as I do when the snow flys. Couple that with work overload and I just have not played there in a month.
The look at the table is really cleaned up and easy on the eyes - at least my old eyes. Gone is the ugly orange end tables and the hard blue AP symbols. Plus you have a choice of three table looks to choose from - and they expand to a full size monitor if you so desire.
Another nice feature is that if you also have an account at Ultimate Bet, you can transfer money back and forth between the two. This is a great idea and other sites should get with it also.
Absolute Poker also takes ePassporte deposits and cashouts - the best new internet poker bank in town, now that NetTeller abandoned us. AP definitely moved up Nik Faldo's ranking scale of internet poker sites with these changes.
Another note: NetTeller may have abandoned us but at least they didn't cheat us. I got my deposited money back.
The look at the table is really cleaned up and easy on the eyes - at least my old eyes. Gone is the ugly orange end tables and the hard blue AP symbols. Plus you have a choice of three table looks to choose from - and they expand to a full size monitor if you so desire.
Another nice feature is that if you also have an account at Ultimate Bet, you can transfer money back and forth between the two. This is a great idea and other sites should get with it also.
Absolute Poker also takes ePassporte deposits and cashouts - the best new internet poker bank in town, now that NetTeller abandoned us. AP definitely moved up Nik Faldo's ranking scale of internet poker sites with these changes.
Another note: NetTeller may have abandoned us but at least they didn't cheat us. I got my deposited money back.
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
A Hot ArticBlast Wins NPP Internet #32
Get it? Hot artic blast? Nevermind.
Seven players made it.
Boother and a new player Aqualung85 sat out in the beginning. Aqua joined the game at about hand #30. Boother never made it.
On hand #53 Nahanni (7th) gets (JJ) and runs into Duder’s (QQ). That was a rough return for our lone lady player to the NPP internet felt.
On hand #81 Matchy (6th) calls an all-in by Aqua with (93). Aqua had (AQ) and Matchy got no help.
This got Boother in the points.
Duder cripples Aqua when his (AJ) beat Aqua’s (KQ) suited on hand #86.
On hand #89 my (5th) (KK) gets beat by Artic’s (A3) when an Ace flops. I went ahead and bet my remaining chips after the flop, which was probably stupid. But Artic had position and I would of either had to fold or call anyway if he bet. The question was …did I think he had an Ace? No I didn’t but I should of.
Right at the break Boother (4th) blinded out. Chip count:
ArticBlast 7250
Duder 2300
Aqua 950
Two minutes in, our short-stacked new guy Aqua (3th) gets the worst bad beat of the night as his (AA) lost to Artic’s (J4). They bet and when a [J] hit on the flop, Aqua went all-in and got called. Artic hit a J on the turn.
It was not 2 minutes later that Duder (2nd) checks Artic’s small blind call.
The flop is [Kd 6h 9d] .
Duder bet, Artic raised, Duder re-raised and Artic called.
The turn is [Ts].
Duder bets and Artic called.
[4d]
Duder makes a big bet, Artic raised all-in and got called.
Artic hit the flush holding (7d 2d) to beat Duder’s pair of kings.
1st – ArticBlast
2nd – Duder
3rd – Aqualung
4th – Boother (DNP)
5th – Mikeniks
6th – Matchy
7th – Nahanni
Seven players made it.
Boother and a new player Aqualung85 sat out in the beginning. Aqua joined the game at about hand #30. Boother never made it.
On hand #53 Nahanni (7th) gets (JJ) and runs into Duder’s (QQ). That was a rough return for our lone lady player to the NPP internet felt.
On hand #81 Matchy (6th) calls an all-in by Aqua with (93). Aqua had (AQ) and Matchy got no help.
This got Boother in the points.
Duder cripples Aqua when his (AJ) beat Aqua’s (KQ) suited on hand #86.
On hand #89 my (5th) (KK) gets beat by Artic’s (A3) when an Ace flops. I went ahead and bet my remaining chips after the flop, which was probably stupid. But Artic had position and I would of either had to fold or call anyway if he bet. The question was …did I think he had an Ace? No I didn’t but I should of.
Right at the break Boother (4th) blinded out. Chip count:
ArticBlast 7250
Duder 2300
Aqua 950
Two minutes in, our short-stacked new guy Aqua (3th) gets the worst bad beat of the night as his (AA) lost to Artic’s (J4). They bet and when a [J] hit on the flop, Aqua went all-in and got called. Artic hit a J on the turn.
It was not 2 minutes later that Duder (2nd) checks Artic’s small blind call.
The flop is [Kd 6h 9d] .
Duder bet, Artic raised, Duder re-raised and Artic called.
The turn is [Ts].
Duder bets and Artic called.
[4d]
Duder makes a big bet, Artic raised all-in and got called.
Artic hit the flush holding (7d 2d) to beat Duder’s pair of kings.
1st – ArticBlast
2nd – Duder
3rd – Aqualung
4th – Boother (DNP)
5th – Mikeniks
6th – Matchy
7th – Nahanni
Sunday, August 19, 2007
Boother Throws a Great Game! Tourney Won by Rounder
The Boother Invitational is a great night of poker!
One consistent for heads-up at final tables, whether it is on-line or on the actual felt - Boother
Boother and me Tuesday Internet - Boother wins.
Rounder and Boother Saturday in the Big Game and Rownder wins.
A great night of poker and a good bunch of mopes at the tables. The ring game during and after the tournament was alive and kicking.
I read Matchy's comment on the last post:
"What buy-ins do you guys prefer at tournaments? I know small buy-ins lead to all-ins every hand, but I don't need extra $ tagged on to a buy-in to get poker enjoyment. I am thinking of the loss rather than what I could win."
Ouch. Put me in Matchy's golf cart. And it is not a financial concern, but for some reason (age?), I have grown increasingly risk adverse - and that has killed my game.
I will still be in there because I love the competition - and the agony of defeat apparently.
But I now see myself as dead money, rather than a player.
One consistent for heads-up at final tables, whether it is on-line or on the actual felt - Boother
Boother and me Tuesday Internet - Boother wins.
Rounder and Boother Saturday in the Big Game and Rownder wins.
A great night of poker and a good bunch of mopes at the tables. The ring game during and after the tournament was alive and kicking.
I read Matchy's comment on the last post:
"What buy-ins do you guys prefer at tournaments? I know small buy-ins lead to all-ins every hand, but I don't need extra $ tagged on to a buy-in to get poker enjoyment. I am thinking of the loss rather than what I could win."
Ouch. Put me in Matchy's golf cart. And it is not a financial concern, but for some reason (age?), I have grown increasingly risk adverse - and that has killed my game.
I will still be in there because I love the competition - and the agony of defeat apparently.
But I now see myself as dead money, rather than a player.
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Boother Returns and Wins NPP #31
Seven made it to the game and one just missed (Nahanni). Quite a lot of action and elevator rides for the players too.
Sev4TSev (7th) was getting the hands he was getting 2 games ago - again - and got short-stacked early. On hand #48 he goes all-in with A9 and gets called by Boother with TT. A T on the flop ends it.
On hand #50 ArticBlast takes out Duder (6th). Short-stacked Duder had AK and went all in with a flop with a K in it. Artic had K5 and hit a 5 on the turn.
The other five of us make the break after 70 hands:
Boother 3000
Mikeniks 3000
Rownder 2190
ArticBlast 1770
Matchy 540
On hand #80 Matchy goes all-in and gets called by ArticBlast and Rownder. Matchy had K7 and Blast had QT, with a flop of [6Q4]. A turn of a 5 and a river of a 3 saved Matchy with the straight.
On hand #102, Matchy makes a big comeback hitting a straight against Boother.
On hand #115 however, a once again short-stacked Matchy (5th) goes all-in with 74 with a [7] on a flop. Rownder takes him out hitting a flush.
On hand #128 Rownder (4th) is taken out by Boother who hits a flush, but his AK beat Rownder's K7 anyway.
On hand #144 ArticBlast (3rd) is another Boother victim as his K2 hits a [K] on the flop but Boother has KT.
That leaves only the worst heads up player on the planet between Boother and another win. He takes me (2nd) out on hand #183. It was hand #178, I hit top pair with A7 but Boother had two pair on the same flop. I thought he was taking a stab at a pot and stupidly called. That crippled me.
Boother took out 6 of the 7 players on his way to victory.
1st - Boother
2nd - NikFaldo
3rd - ArticBlast
4th - Rownder
5th - Matchy
6th - Duder
7th - Sev4TSev
Sev4TSev (7th) was getting the hands he was getting 2 games ago - again - and got short-stacked early. On hand #48 he goes all-in with A9 and gets called by Boother with TT. A T on the flop ends it.
On hand #50 ArticBlast takes out Duder (6th). Short-stacked Duder had AK and went all in with a flop with a K in it. Artic had K5 and hit a 5 on the turn.
The other five of us make the break after 70 hands:
Boother 3000
Mikeniks 3000
Rownder 2190
ArticBlast 1770
Matchy 540
On hand #80 Matchy goes all-in and gets called by ArticBlast and Rownder. Matchy had K7 and Blast had QT, with a flop of [6Q4]. A turn of a 5 and a river of a 3 saved Matchy with the straight.
On hand #102, Matchy makes a big comeback hitting a straight against Boother.
On hand #115 however, a once again short-stacked Matchy (5th) goes all-in with 74 with a [7] on a flop. Rownder takes him out hitting a flush.
On hand #128 Rownder (4th) is taken out by Boother who hits a flush, but his AK beat Rownder's K7 anyway.
On hand #144 ArticBlast (3rd) is another Boother victim as his K2 hits a [K] on the flop but Boother has KT.
That leaves only the worst heads up player on the planet between Boother and another win. He takes me (2nd) out on hand #183. It was hand #178, I hit top pair with A7 but Boother had two pair on the same flop. I thought he was taking a stab at a pot and stupidly called. That crippled me.
Boother took out 6 of the 7 players on his way to victory.
1st - Boother
2nd - NikFaldo
3rd - ArticBlast
4th - Rownder
5th - Matchy
6th - Duder
7th - Sev4TSev
Tuesday, August 07, 2007
Sev4TSev Wins NPP Internet #30
We had five. And some conservative play happened throughout.
No real action happened until hand #76 when the two shorter stacks hooked up. Sev4T's AQ hit an A on the river to beat Matchy's 22. Matchy was crippled at that point. His night looked like 747's last week.
The next hand Matchy (5th) goes all in with 93 and I call with 44. The flop comes [A23] and that is not enough for Matchy to catch me. But a [9] on the turn gives him the lead. The torture ends for Matchy as my 4 comes on the river.
The four of us make the first break and after 95 hands:
Sev4TSev 2400
Mikeniks 2200
Duder 1950
ArticBlast 950
On hand #108, a short-stacked ArticBlast takes an all in stab at the pot with Q6s and I have Q9 with a [Q] on the flop. The flush gets there and now I am low man.
On hand #131, Duder and Artic Blast (4th) limp in. A flop of [8s 9s 5d] hits and ArticBlast goes all-in with (Qs 2S) and Duder calls with (8 5). No flush arrives and the Blast is out of air.
On hand #144, I am short-stacked and take a stab at a pot with 65s and a flop of [5A4]. Sev4TSev calls with his 34 and I get healthier. This sets up the next hand situation I think.
On hand #146, Sev4TSev goes all-in with 55 and runs into Duder's KK. But a 5 on the river shows it is the Airplane's night.
On hand #149, I (3rd) go all-in with my (AQ) when the flop is [A49], but Duder has A4 and it's all over for the host.
It was a long battle two-handed - close to 45 minutes - before Duder takes an all-in bluff stab with Q4, but Sev4TSev has T6s and hits the flush to close out the night.
1st - Sev4TSev
2nd - Duder
3rd - Mikeniks
4th - ArticBlast
5th - Matchy
On hand #146, Duder gets Sev4T
No real action happened until hand #76 when the two shorter stacks hooked up. Sev4T's AQ hit an A on the river to beat Matchy's 22. Matchy was crippled at that point. His night looked like 747's last week.
The next hand Matchy (5th) goes all in with 93 and I call with 44. The flop comes [A23] and that is not enough for Matchy to catch me. But a [9] on the turn gives him the lead. The torture ends for Matchy as my 4 comes on the river.
The four of us make the first break and after 95 hands:
Sev4TSev 2400
Mikeniks 2200
Duder 1950
ArticBlast 950
On hand #108, a short-stacked ArticBlast takes an all in stab at the pot with Q6s and I have Q9 with a [Q] on the flop. The flush gets there and now I am low man.
On hand #131, Duder and Artic Blast (4th) limp in. A flop of [8s 9s 5d] hits and ArticBlast goes all-in with (Qs 2S) and Duder calls with (8 5). No flush arrives and the Blast is out of air.
On hand #144, I am short-stacked and take a stab at a pot with 65s and a flop of [5A4]. Sev4TSev calls with his 34 and I get healthier. This sets up the next hand situation I think.
On hand #146, Sev4TSev goes all-in with 55 and runs into Duder's KK. But a 5 on the river shows it is the Airplane's night.
On hand #149, I (3rd) go all-in with my (AQ) when the flop is [A49], but Duder has A4 and it's all over for the host.
It was a long battle two-handed - close to 45 minutes - before Duder takes an all-in bluff stab with Q4, but Sev4TSev has T6s and hits the flush to close out the night.
1st - Sev4TSev
2nd - Duder
3rd - Mikeniks
4th - ArticBlast
5th - Matchy
On hand #146, Duder gets Sev4T
Friday, August 03, 2007
Neteller cashout worked!
Previously I wrote about the window of opportunity to *finally* cash out of Neteller.
Well my friends, I requested it a few days ago and it just arrived.
Since most NPP regulars lose and lose* this post is of no value but for those winning players with superior intellect** this is welcome news.
* = does not include Beerhog, Tolly or Herbavor - the lucky bastards.
** = Nik Faldo, Fourputt, Cigar John, Matchy
Well my friends, I requested it a few days ago and it just arrived.
Since most NPP regulars lose and lose* this post is of no value but for those winning players with superior intellect** this is welcome news.
* = does not include Beerhog, Tolly or Herbavor - the lucky bastards.
** = Nik Faldo, Fourputt, Cigar John, Matchy
Wednesday, August 01, 2007
NPP Internet Standings - thru July
Here are the standings. I think making 2 out of 5 games is not too much to ask. Henceforth, only players who have 10 games played by July or are on track to get 20 in by December will be listed.
The first number listed is total points. The second is the average points per tourney.
1st - Nik Faldo 128 / 5.3
2nd - Boother 107 / 4.7
3rd - Rownder 89 / 4.9
4th - Sev4TSev 86 / 5.1
5th - Matchy 81 / 3.9
6th - Beerhog 50 / 4.5
7th - Momo 42 / 3.5
8th - ArticBlast 35 / 1.8
9th - Nahanni 28 / 4.7 (played 6 times in 10 weeks - on track)
10th - BonAir 28 / 3.5 (played 8 times in 20 weeks - on track)
11th - Duder 9 / 1.5 (played 6 times in 9 weeks - on track)
The first number listed is total points. The second is the average points per tourney.
1st - Nik Faldo 128 / 5.3
2nd - Boother 107 / 4.7
3rd - Rownder 89 / 4.9
4th - Sev4TSev 86 / 5.1
5th - Matchy 81 / 3.9
6th - Beerhog 50 / 4.5
7th - Momo 42 / 3.5
8th - ArticBlast 35 / 1.8
9th - Nahanni 28 / 4.7 (played 6 times in 10 weeks - on track)
10th - BonAir 28 / 3.5 (played 8 times in 20 weeks - on track)
11th - Duder 9 / 1.5 (played 6 times in 9 weeks - on track)
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Nik Wins NPP Internet #29
Miracles happen! I had a rush of cards you dream about. About the only way I was going to win one of these.
Only four showed up to face my avalanche of hands. Maybe we need to go back to 9pm. How about 8:30? Opinions? Anyway, onto the game;
It was not Sev4TSev’s (4th) night. Every hand or flop got run down for him early. On Hand #30e gets knocked out by be with a typical hand for him this night. Sev’s got 98 and he and I see the flop as limpers. The flop is [A83]. I bet and he calls. The turn is a 9 and he goes all in. Unfortunately for Sev4TSev, I am holding A8.
The three of us went round and round with me raising a lot because of the great hands I was getting. On hand #60, Matchy did get into 2nd place with the three of us.
On hand #72, short-stacked Duder and I limped in with a flop of [7A2]. I had 82 and was very happy when a [2] hit on the turn. We get all in on the river when an [A] hits, filling my boat. Duder has A9. Doh!
On hand #84, Duder takes over 2nd when he wins a good size pot from Matchy.
On hand #88, Matchy wrestles 2nd back away from Duder. Meanwhile I am slowly bleeding chips away from both of them with endless raises. The sad part was I always had something. What a run of cards.
On hand #94, Duder and Matchy were dead even at 800 chips while I sat there with 4800.
On hand #95, reality returned to my world as my TT got run over by Duder’s QQ and that left Matchy in deep 3rd place.
On hand #97, Matchy (3rd) goes all in with 55 and I have to call with my AJ s.
A [J] on the flop and I win the coin flip.
Heads up now, I have 4600 and Duder 1400.
Hand #100, Duder gets some life when his 34 hand hits a flop of [T48] against my T9. He gets all-in and I call. A [4] on the river and he doubles up.
Too bad my endless raises had bled his chips down. His double up only got him to 1000.
Hand #104 ends the night as Duder (2nd) had A9, called by my A8. I get lucky and hit an 8 on the flop and Duder got no help.
1st – Nik Faldo
2nd – Duder
3rd – Matchy
4th – Sev4TSev
Only four showed up to face my avalanche of hands. Maybe we need to go back to 9pm. How about 8:30? Opinions? Anyway, onto the game;
It was not Sev4TSev’s (4th) night. Every hand or flop got run down for him early. On Hand #30e gets knocked out by be with a typical hand for him this night. Sev’s got 98 and he and I see the flop as limpers. The flop is [A83]. I bet and he calls. The turn is a 9 and he goes all in. Unfortunately for Sev4TSev, I am holding A8.
The three of us went round and round with me raising a lot because of the great hands I was getting. On hand #60, Matchy did get into 2nd place with the three of us.
On hand #72, short-stacked Duder and I limped in with a flop of [7A2]. I had 82 and was very happy when a [2] hit on the turn. We get all in on the river when an [A] hits, filling my boat. Duder has A9. Doh!
On hand #84, Duder takes over 2nd when he wins a good size pot from Matchy.
On hand #88, Matchy wrestles 2nd back away from Duder. Meanwhile I am slowly bleeding chips away from both of them with endless raises. The sad part was I always had something. What a run of cards.
On hand #94, Duder and Matchy were dead even at 800 chips while I sat there with 4800.
On hand #95, reality returned to my world as my TT got run over by Duder’s QQ and that left Matchy in deep 3rd place.
On hand #97, Matchy (3rd) goes all in with 55 and I have to call with my AJ s.
A [J] on the flop and I win the coin flip.
Heads up now, I have 4600 and Duder 1400.
Hand #100, Duder gets some life when his 34 hand hits a flop of [T48] against my T9. He gets all-in and I call. A [4] on the river and he doubles up.
Too bad my endless raises had bled his chips down. His double up only got him to 1000.
Hand #104 ends the night as Duder (2nd) had A9, called by my A8. I get lucky and hit an 8 on the flop and Duder got no help.
1st – Nik Faldo
2nd – Duder
3rd – Matchy
4th – Sev4TSev
Sunday, July 29, 2007
Neteller's Distribution of $94 Million in U.S. Funds
Today, NETELLER announced That It Is out of Negotiations and will soon begin to
implement a Plan for the Distribution of $94 Million in U.S. Funds
Today, NETELLER announced that it is out of negotiations and will soon begin to
implement a plan for the distribution of $94 million in US funds. The distribution
process will begin by July 30, 2007. Customers will receive an e-mail when distribution
is available. The two most important things to note are: 1) Beware of scams and 2)
requests will only be accepted until January 26, 2008. Here is NETELLER’s News Release.
full article here.
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Time Out for Sports
Let’s pretend I was King (as I should be).
Tim Donaghy and the NBA: Root out the evil doers as soon as possible and move on. News flash to everyone: Gambling is a ….gamble! And the NBA has been a joke since it instituted the Jordan rules and fixed the draft lotteries.
Moving on would be changing the rules of this WWF game to something worth watching. Here are my rule changes (remember, I’m King).
> There is no such thing as a hand or reach in foul. Do anything you want to the guy with the ball - with your arms and hands on his arms and hands.
Obviously, if a player stops dribbling and doesn’t pass the ball right away, he is going to get hacked pretty good. The game will really move!
> Blows to anywhere else besides the arms get the two free throws, possession of the ball and a 30-second penalty like hockey. In other words, you foul someone; you may give up 5 points pretty quickly. This will not affect the game that much as except for hand-arm fouls, how many fouls are actually called?
> You foul out after 3 fouls.
> Fighting is allowed - like hockey - with each combatant getting a 2 minute penalty and the teams would then play 4 on 4. A fight counts as 2 fouls. No free throws for fight fouls.
> Basket would be raised one foot.
> Shorten the season to 60 games and the playoffs to the top 8 teams.
> April is set aside for NBA playoff games.
NCAA Basketball - Same NBA rules apply. You will notice I have freed up March for ‘March Madness’. It is all you and a bag of chips!
WNBA - Don’t know what that is. Don’t waste the King’s time with this nonsense.
PGA, Seniors PGA - No changes at this time.
LPGA - Skirts mandatory. If you can’t, won’t or should not wear a skirt, then I guess you don’t play.
Men’s Tennis - Earrings banned. Matter of fact, earrings banned on all male atheletes.
Women’s Tennis - Shorts and shorts under the skirt are banned. Most of you are women, so dress like it. I am pondering making the women’s beach volleyball uniforms mandatory for women’s tennis - so don’t try the King’s patience.
NFL - Michael Vick: I grant him the ability to work at his job until he either quits himself, he is cut by his team or he is found guilty of the charges.
> Cut the pre-season to two games. Eliminate the bye week. Eliminate the week break between the championship game and the Super Bowl.
> Make cheerleaders mandatory in every stadium with the amount of material allowed for the uniforms not to exceed the current Dallas Cowboy cheerleader uniform. Going ‘under’ is fine. I of course have veto power over the cheerleader hires.
NCAA Football - Leave the bowls and the BCS as it currently is. Then have the coaches secretly vote for the 4 best teams, and then use a point system with the writer’s polls to come up with your playoff teams. Lots would be drawn to determine opponents for the 1st game. The profit generated would be divided between every division I school.
NHL - Eliminate the ‘instigator rule’ and the ‘check from behind penalty’. In my day, you settled things on the ice and you knew better than to approach the boards face first.
> Eliminate regular season overtime and shoot-outs. Don’t need it if you don’t have the ‘instigator rule’. Even the worst hockey team is worth watching if they can play the style of “If you can’t beat them, beat them.”
> Shorten the regular season to 60 games and the playoffs to the top 8 teams - four from each league. Playoffs over by Feb 28. You don’t play ice hockey in the spring.
MLB - Intentional walks are just that - intentional. Just wave the guy to 1st base.
>Shorten the season to 150 games, and have the regular season run May 1 to August 31. Labor Day Weekend off. Play double-headers you sissies. Break a sweat for crying out loud. It’s a team game - use your bench. A team can resign instead of wasting pitchers should a rout happen. Nevermind - I declare an 8 run mercy rule after 5 innings. 7 runs after 7 innings, and 5 after 8 innings. How many 5-run comebacks have you seen in the 9th inning? Please.
>Then the playoffs start - Top 4 teams in each league, scheduling the games to be done by September 30. That is 27 days to get the maximum of 21 games done. We don’t play baseball in the late fall and winter.
Ok, sports issues solved and solved for the better. I hope my ‘Queen’ lets me play golf this weekend (especially after reading this). - Nik Faldo
Tim Donaghy and the NBA: Root out the evil doers as soon as possible and move on. News flash to everyone: Gambling is a ….gamble! And the NBA has been a joke since it instituted the Jordan rules and fixed the draft lotteries.
Moving on would be changing the rules of this WWF game to something worth watching. Here are my rule changes (remember, I’m King).
> There is no such thing as a hand or reach in foul. Do anything you want to the guy with the ball - with your arms and hands on his arms and hands.
Obviously, if a player stops dribbling and doesn’t pass the ball right away, he is going to get hacked pretty good. The game will really move!
> Blows to anywhere else besides the arms get the two free throws, possession of the ball and a 30-second penalty like hockey. In other words, you foul someone; you may give up 5 points pretty quickly. This will not affect the game that much as except for hand-arm fouls, how many fouls are actually called?
> You foul out after 3 fouls.
> Fighting is allowed - like hockey - with each combatant getting a 2 minute penalty and the teams would then play 4 on 4. A fight counts as 2 fouls. No free throws for fight fouls.
> Basket would be raised one foot.
> Shorten the season to 60 games and the playoffs to the top 8 teams.
> April is set aside for NBA playoff games.
NCAA Basketball - Same NBA rules apply. You will notice I have freed up March for ‘March Madness’. It is all you and a bag of chips!
WNBA - Don’t know what that is. Don’t waste the King’s time with this nonsense.
PGA, Seniors PGA - No changes at this time.
LPGA - Skirts mandatory. If you can’t, won’t or should not wear a skirt, then I guess you don’t play.
Men’s Tennis - Earrings banned. Matter of fact, earrings banned on all male atheletes.
Women’s Tennis - Shorts and shorts under the skirt are banned. Most of you are women, so dress like it. I am pondering making the women’s beach volleyball uniforms mandatory for women’s tennis - so don’t try the King’s patience.
NFL - Michael Vick: I grant him the ability to work at his job until he either quits himself, he is cut by his team or he is found guilty of the charges.
> Cut the pre-season to two games. Eliminate the bye week. Eliminate the week break between the championship game and the Super Bowl.
> Make cheerleaders mandatory in every stadium with the amount of material allowed for the uniforms not to exceed the current Dallas Cowboy cheerleader uniform. Going ‘under’ is fine. I of course have veto power over the cheerleader hires.
NCAA Football - Leave the bowls and the BCS as it currently is. Then have the coaches secretly vote for the 4 best teams, and then use a point system with the writer’s polls to come up with your playoff teams. Lots would be drawn to determine opponents for the 1st game. The profit generated would be divided between every division I school.
NHL - Eliminate the ‘instigator rule’ and the ‘check from behind penalty’. In my day, you settled things on the ice and you knew better than to approach the boards face first.
> Eliminate regular season overtime and shoot-outs. Don’t need it if you don’t have the ‘instigator rule’. Even the worst hockey team is worth watching if they can play the style of “If you can’t beat them, beat them.”
> Shorten the regular season to 60 games and the playoffs to the top 8 teams - four from each league. Playoffs over by Feb 28. You don’t play ice hockey in the spring.
MLB - Intentional walks are just that - intentional. Just wave the guy to 1st base.
>Shorten the season to 150 games, and have the regular season run May 1 to August 31. Labor Day Weekend off. Play double-headers you sissies. Break a sweat for crying out loud. It’s a team game - use your bench. A team can resign instead of wasting pitchers should a rout happen. Nevermind - I declare an 8 run mercy rule after 5 innings. 7 runs after 7 innings, and 5 after 8 innings. How many 5-run comebacks have you seen in the 9th inning? Please.
>Then the playoffs start - Top 4 teams in each league, scheduling the games to be done by September 30. That is 27 days to get the maximum of 21 games done. We don’t play baseball in the late fall and winter.
Ok, sports issues solved and solved for the better. I hope my ‘Queen’ lets me play golf this weekend (especially after reading this). - Nik Faldo
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Rownder73 Wins NPP Internet #28
Sorry I could not attend. Relatives from out of town arrived at my sister's door for a big dinner and I was designated drink supplier.
But five made it to the felt, I see. Maybe we could get a little play by play from the participants?
1st - Rownder73
2nd - ArticBlast
3rd - Sev4TSev
4th - Boother
5th - Duder123
But five made it to the felt, I see. Maybe we could get a little play by play from the participants?
1st - Rownder73
2nd - ArticBlast
3rd - Sev4TSev
4th - Boother
5th - Duder123
Friday, July 20, 2007
Advantages of Road Trips
A Hawaii woodpecker and a California woodpecker were arguing about which place had the toughest trees. The Hawaiian woodpecker said Hawaii had a tree that no woodpecker could peck. The California woodpecker accepted his challenge, and promptly pecked a hole in the tree with no problem.
The Hawaiian woodpecker was in awe. The California woodpecker then challenged the Hawaiian woodpecker to peck a tree in California that was absolutely im-peckable (a term woodpeckers like to use). The Hawaiian woodpecker expressed confidence he could do it, so accepted the challenge. After flying to California, the Hawaiian woodpecker successfully pecked the tree with no problem.
So the two woodpeckers were now confused. How is it that the California woodpecker was able to peck the Hawaiian tree and the Hawaiian woodpecker was able to peck the California tree, but neither one was able to peck the tree in their own state?
After much woodpecker-pondering, they both came to the same conclusion...your pecker is always harder when you're away from home.
The Hawaiian woodpecker was in awe. The California woodpecker then challenged the Hawaiian woodpecker to peck a tree in California that was absolutely im-peckable (a term woodpeckers like to use). The Hawaiian woodpecker expressed confidence he could do it, so accepted the challenge. After flying to California, the Hawaiian woodpecker successfully pecked the tree with no problem.
So the two woodpeckers were now confused. How is it that the California woodpecker was able to peck the Hawaiian tree and the Hawaiian woodpecker was able to peck the California tree, but neither one was able to peck the tree in their own state?
After much woodpecker-pondering, they both came to the same conclusion...your pecker is always harder when you're away from home.
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Nik finishes 9th in 10,000 player Tourney on Poker Stars
Maybe you all didn't want a piece of me Tuesday because you knew the carnage I would inflict this night.
I got in four regular tourneys since no one showed up for the Tuesday night gig. Cashed in one, finishing 66th, but showed a profit as it easily paid for all three entries.
This 9th place finish in the lone freeroll I entered, gets me a seat in a $1000 tourney on Sunday at 2pm. Guess I will have to golf early that day.
I got in four regular tourneys since no one showed up for the Tuesday night gig. Cashed in one, finishing 66th, but showed a profit as it easily paid for all three entries.
This 9th place finish in the lone freeroll I entered, gets me a seat in a $1000 tourney on Sunday at 2pm. Guess I will have to golf early that day.
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
NPP Tuesday Internet Tourney Had Nik Faldo All By His Lonesome
Here I was in Norwalk OH, looking forward to poker with my buds.
I was all alone.
Played with myself anyway and lost heads up.
1st -
2nd - Nik Faldo
Played in four big tourneys on PS since you all ditched me.
Finished 66th in the first one - quadrupling my buy-in.
Out the next two.
In a freeroll - at the 4th break, I am 34th out of 62 - trying to reach the final 27 that qualify for a $1000 freeroll - Weekly Round 2.
I was all alone.
Played with myself anyway and lost heads up.
1st -
2nd - Nik Faldo
Played in four big tourneys on PS since you all ditched me.
Finished 66th in the first one - quadrupling my buy-in.
Out the next two.
In a freeroll - at the 4th break, I am 34th out of 62 - trying to reach the final 27 that qualify for a $1000 freeroll - Weekly Round 2.
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Matchy Wins NPP Internet #26
Only four players made the game. But the battle was a long one.
On hand #40 Matchy took a bad beat when his KK lost to a shorter stacked Artic Blast's QQ - with a Q on the river.
On hand #79 Matchy got his revenge and started his roll to the top when his JT made a straight to oust Artic Blast (4th) and his pair of nines.
On hand #87 my (Nik Faldo - 3rd) short-stacked butt had to make a stand with Jh Th with a flop of [9h 8h 3s] and found I was against Matchy's Kh3c. I did not improve.
Matchy still was slightly behind in chips until he hit a 4 of a kind hand and took the chip lead for good.
At the break, Matchy had 4800 and Sev4TSev had 1200.
The end came when Sev4TSev (2nd) hit two pair on the flop but Matchy hit his flush on the river.
1st - Matchy
2nd - Sev4TSev
3rd - Nik Faldo
4th - Artic Blast
On hand #40 Matchy took a bad beat when his KK lost to a shorter stacked Artic Blast's QQ - with a Q on the river.
On hand #79 Matchy got his revenge and started his roll to the top when his JT made a straight to oust Artic Blast (4th) and his pair of nines.
On hand #87 my (Nik Faldo - 3rd) short-stacked butt had to make a stand with Jh Th with a flop of [9h 8h 3s] and found I was against Matchy's Kh3c. I did not improve.
Matchy still was slightly behind in chips until he hit a 4 of a kind hand and took the chip lead for good.
At the break, Matchy had 4800 and Sev4TSev had 1200.
The end came when Sev4TSev (2nd) hit two pair on the flop but Matchy hit his flush on the river.
1st - Matchy
2nd - Sev4TSev
3rd - Nik Faldo
4th - Artic Blast
Sunday, July 08, 2007
Poll - Who is the Best Player at NPP?
Well the results are in. Congrats to "The Wall".
Next Poll - Who is the luckiest player at NPP?
Tuesday, July 03, 2007
Results of weekly NPP PS Tourney
- Only ArticBlast and Fourputt showed up.
- PS canceled the tournament due to lack of participants.
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