Derf-63 Wins for the Second Time in 2013

Danica Patrick runs fast and hot after Derf-63!

Derf-63 built a big stack at his first table and then continued his run at the final table. With this win, Derf-63 joins the crowd chasing Faldo for the 3^rd seat in the NPP final.

T3chlady and Pre01 also can run down Faldo to win the 3^rd quarter seat.

Ah, but here is the rub! Faldo is a wildcard! If he wins the seat, the second place player also gets a seat!

So, the real leader is T3chlady, who is being chased by Derf-63, Pre01, and LittleRedElf.

As always, an exciting finish all the way to the final week in Quarter Three!

Sorry for the lack of record keeping, but Faldo is trying to WIN A SEAT here!

On to the action:

4 min:  Sanster89 (15^th) Missed it playing my own hand.

34 min: Spunkykim (14^th) Missed it playing my own hand.

38 min: LittleRedElf (13^th) Missed it playing a hand.

50 min: Pre01 (12^th) Missed it.

52 min: Greggst49 (11^th) Missed it playing a hand.

53 min: Tomservo2 (10^th) sees his (KK) run into Derf-63’s (AA)! Ouch!!!

54 min: K9isadog (9^th) blinded out.

55 min: Douge2 (8^th) blinded out.

1^st break:

Derf-63    5925

Lump2   6249

T3chlady    4759

Absea98   1865

Theedouble*d    1587

Mikeniks-Faldo    775

KingBing420     340

68 min: A short-stacked (SS) KingBing420 (7^th) has (KK) and loses to Lump2’s (Ts 5s) with runner – runner spades! Ouch!

71 min: A SS Theedouble*d (6^th) has to go with (55) but Lump2 has (66).

77 min: A SS Mikeniks-Faldo (5^th) goes with (AK) and loses a coin flip to Derf-63 with (22).

87 min: A SS Absea98 (4^th) runs into Derf-63’s full house.

90 min: A SS T3chlady (3rd) goes with (KJ) and cannot catch Derf-63 with (A8).

Heads up:        Derf-63    13800    -      Lump2     5300

95 min:            Derf-63      9800    -      Lump2     9300

100 min:            Derf-63      9800    -      Lump2     9300

101 min: Lump2 (2^nd) goes with (66) but Derf-63 has (TT).

Congratulations to Derf-63 on his 7^th NPP win!

1^st – Derf-63

2^nd – Lump2

3^rd – T3chlady

4^th – Absea98

5^th – Mikeniks-Faldo

6^th – Theedouble*d

7^th – KingBing420 

8^th – Douge2

9^th – K9isadog

10^th – Tomservo2

11^th – Greggst49

12^th – Pre01

13^th – LittleRedElf

14^th – Spunkykim

15^th – Sanster89

The 3rd Quarter Standings and Total Point Standings are on the right side of the blog!

The Education Continutes at NPP

Manure... An interesting fact

Manure : In the 16th and 17th centuries, everything had to be transported by ship and it was also before the invention of commercial fertilizers, so large shipments of manure were quite common.

It was shipped dry, because in dry form it weighed a lot less than when wet, but once water (at sea) hit it, not only did it become heavier, but the process of fermentation began again, of which a by product is methane gas of course. As the stuff was stored below decks in bundles, you can guess what could (and did) happen.

 Methane began to build up below decks and the first time someone came below at night with a lantern, BOOOOM!

Several ships – and people - were destroyed in this manner before it was determined just

what was happening.

 After that, the bundles of manure were always stamped with the instruction

' Stow high in transit '

on them, which meant for the sailors to stow it high enough off the lower decks so that any water that came into the hold would not touch this volatile cargo and start the production of methane.

Thus evolved the term ' S.H.I.T ' , (Stow High In Transit) which has come down through the centuries and is in use to this very day.
You probably did not know the true history of this word. Neither did I. I had always thought it was a golf term.

 And Where it Comes From

 A guy traveling through Mexico on vacation lost his wallet and all of his identification. Cutting his trip short, he attempted to make his way home but was stopped by the U.S. Customs Agent at the border.

"May I see your identification, please?" asked the agent.
"I'm sorry, but I lost my wallet," replied the guy.

"Sure buddy, I hear that every day. No ID, no entry," said the agent.
"But I can prove I'm an American!" he exclaimed. "I have a picture of Ronald Reagan tattooed on one side of my butt and George Bush on the other."

"This I gotta see, "replied the agent.
With that, the guy dropped his pants and showed the agent his behind.

"By golly, you're right!" exclaimed the agent. "Have a safe trip back to Chicago ...."
"Thanks!" he said. "But how did you know I was from Chicago ?"

The agent replied, "I recognized Obama in the middle."

K9isadog Wins for the 5th Time This Season!

Waiting for the winner K9isadog back in the NPP Lounge.

K9isadog has almost double the wins this season as his next closest competitor (3), but is not in the race quite yet for the 3^rd quarter seat. But that could change. The only thing stopping K9isadog….is K9isadog. He misses too many nights first of all …and second, his aggressive play gets him wins and not very many place finishes. And with spotty attendance, he sometimes comes up just short. He had three wins last quarter but could not win the seat.

Well, he is back in this race …..so look out everyone!

Pre01 is another great player who cannot make every week. Faldo used that to full advantage to wrestle the point lead away from Pre01. But Pre01 is still the “leader” as Faldo is a wildcard and cannot take a seat from anyone. So, it is still Pre01’s seat to hang on to.

Tough duty for Faldo to face LittleRedElf and K9isadog – heads up – in back to back weeks! Where is Faldo’s hazard pay?

NPP welcomes a new player tonight - Spunkykim. Kim found out about us thru knowing Derf-63.
She learned that Derf-63 has been a proud long standing member of NPP.
She learned that Derf-63 knows Faldo. Derf has met Faldo. Derf has associated with Faldo.
She joined anyway because of everyone else in the league!
Welcome Spunky!

On to the action

23 min: Derf-63 (14^th) Missed it playing a hand.

35 min: A short-stacked (SS) Wingsfancurt (13^th) loses to LittleRedElf’s two pair.

40 min: A SS Lump2 (12^th) has (AcKc) and loses the coin flip to Theedouble*d with (QQ).

42 min: A SS Spunkykim (11^th) runs into LittleRedElf’s quad Eights.

47 min: Suetman123 (10^th) missed it as the table closed.

50 min: T3chlady  (9^th) runs into K9isadog’s quad Eights.

51 min: Tomservo2 (8^th) blinds out.

53 min: Pre01 (7^th) blinds out.

1^st break:

K9isadog    7905

LittleRedElf   4315

Mikeniks-Faldo    4280

Theedouble*d    2307

KingBing420    1213

Absea98     980

62 min: A SS KingBing420 (6^th) sees her (QQ) lose to LittleRedElf’s (A8) when an Ace flops.

70 min: A SS Absea98 (5^th) sees his (99) run into Mikeniks-Faldo’s (TT).

77 min: Theedouble*d (4^th) sees his (KK) lose to Mikeniks-Faldo’s straight on the river!

90 min: A SS LittleRedElf (3rd) has to go with (A7) and runs into K9isadog’s (AQ).

Heads up:    K9isadog    10600    -      Mikeniks-Faldo     10400

95 min:      K9isadog      7200    -      Mikeniks-Faldo       13800

100 min:     K9isadog    15200    -      Mikeniks-Faldo       5800

105 min:     K9isadog    15800    -      Mikeniks-Faldo       5200

110 min:     K9isadog    14800    -      Mikeniks-Faldo       6200

2^nd break:      K9isadog    18200    -      Mikeniks-Faldo      2800

122 min: A SS Mikeniks-Faldo (2^nd) has to go with (AT) but K9isadog has (AJ).

Congratulations to K9isadog on his 16th NPP win!

1^st – K9isadog

2^nd – Mikeniks-Faldo

3^rd – LittleRedElf

4^th – Theedouble*d

5^th – Absea98

6^th – KingBing420

7^th – Pre01

8^th – Tomservo2

9^th – T3chlady

10^th – Suetman123 

11^th – Spunkykim

12^th – Lump2

13^th – Wingsfancurt

14^th – Derf-63

The final 1st Quarter Standings and the Total Point Standings are on the right side of the blog!

Faldo is Glad it is Still Golf Season

 

David Feherty is a Golf Channel announcer who finds very unique, colorful and uninhibited ways of explaining or describing whatever is on his mind...... Probably always on time delay these days. Feherty Quotes:

“Fortunately, he (Rory) is 22 years old so his right wrist should be the strongest muscle in his body.”

“That ball is so far left, Lassie couldn’t find it if it was wrapped in bacon.”

“I am sorry Nick Faldo couldn’t be here this week. He is attending the birth of his next wife.”

“They don’t do comedy at the Masters. The Masters, for me, is like holding onto a really big collection of gas for a week. It’s like having my buttocks surgically clenched at Augusta General Hospital on Wednesday, and surgically unclenched on Monday on the way to Hilton Head.”

Jim Furyk’s swing - “It looks like an octopus falling out of a tree.”

“He’s (Luke Donald) a bloody walking ATM. I slid my AmEx between the cheeks of his ass and out popped $500.”

Describing VJ's prodigious practice regime - "VJ hits more balls than Elton John's chin."

"That's a great shot with that swing."

"It's OK - the bunker stopped it."

At Augusta 2011 - "It's just a glorious day. The only way to ruin a day like this would be to play golf on it."

"That was a great shot - if they'd put the pin there today."

"Everything moves except his bowels."

"Watching Phil Mickelson play golf is like watching a drunk chasing a balloon near the edge of a cliff."

A Golf Ethics Question

What if you were playing in the club championship tournament finals and the match was halved at the end of 17 holes. You had the honor and hit your ball a modest two hundred fifty yards to the middle of the fairway, leaving a simple six iron to the pin.

 

Your opponent then hits his ball, lofting it deep into the woods to the right of the fairway. Being the golfing gentleman that you are, you help your opponent look for his ball. Just before the permitted five minute search period ends, your opponent says: "Go ahead and hit your second shot and if I don't find it in time, I'll concede the match."

You hit your ball, landing it on the green, stopping about ten feet from the pin. About the time your ball comes to rest, you hear your opponent exclaim from deep in the woods: "I found it!". The second sound you hear is a click, the sound of a club striking a ball and the ball comes sailing out of the woods and lands on the green, stopping no more than six inches from the hole.

Now here is the ethical dilemma:

Do you pull the cheating bastards ball out of your pocket and confront him with it or do you keep your mouth shut.

Faldo Wins for the 2nd Time This Year

Waiting patiently for Faldo to finish signing autographs.

Well it was a struggle as it always is against this group. But to be heads up against the legend - LittleRedElf - is a little overwhelming! You need three things to defeat The Elf; Luck, cold cards for The Elf and ....alot of luck. Faldo got all that.....and some luck, too.
Things really tighten up in the race for the 3^rd quarter seat. Remember Faldo is a wild card, and - if he accidentally and by some miracle wins the seat - the second place person also wins a seat in the finals. So, with Faldo hanging around….all things are possible for anyone even close to the top of the 3^rd quarter.

Preo1 – who cannot play every week, which makes it all that much more amazing – is still leading the 3^rd quarter.

T3chlady and LittleRedElf just keep plugging along – seemingly picking up points every round.

But virtually every player is only a win or two away from sailing by. It should be a very exciting finish ….as it always is!

On to the action:

6 min: Wingsfancurt (13^th) has (AQ) but Theedouble*d has (AK).

25 min: A short-stacked 95corolla (12^th) has (KQ), but LittleRedElf has (KK).

37 min: Derf-63 (11^th) Missed it playing my hand.

47 min: Sanster89 (10^th) Missed it as the table closed too fast.

53 min: Theedouble*d (9^th) runs into Tomservo2’s quad Tens! Didn’t Tom just have quad Kings a minute ago??

55 min: A SS Suetman123 (8^th) runs into Absea98’s two pair.

1^st break:

Tomservo2    6250

Absea98   4035

Lump2   2615

Mikeniks-Faldo     2550

T3chlady   2110

LittleRedElf   1735

Wwsatando    205

70 min: Wwsatando (7^th) blinded out.

90 min: A SS Tomservo2 (6^th) has (AJ) but Mikeniks-Faldo has (As Qs)! Ouch!

100 min: A SS Lump2 (5^th) loses to LittleRedElf’s pair of Aces.

112 min: Absea98 (4^th) has to go with (AQ) but loses a coin flip as LittleRedElf has (JJ).

115 min: A SS T3chlady (3rd) goes with (66) but loses a coin flip to LittleRedElf’s (KJ) with a [J] on the turn.

2^nd break:

LittleRedElf    13440

Mikeniks-Faldo   6060

125 min:        LittleRedElf      10,900      -      Mikeniks-Faldo       8,600

130 min:        LittleRedElf        8,600      -      Mikeniks-Faldo      10,900

135 min:        LittleRedElf        9,700      -      Mikeniks-Faldo      10,000

140 min:        LittleRedElf        6,800      -      Mikeniks-Faldo      11,800

145 min:        LittleRedElf       10,200      -      Mikeniks-Faldo       9,300

147 min:  A SS LittleRedElf (2^nd) has to go with (Kd 2d) but Mikeniks-Faldo has (K8).

1^st – Mikeniks-Faldo

2^nd – LittleRedElf

3^rd – T3chlady

4^th – Absea98

5^th – Lump2

6^th – Tomservo2

7^th – Wwsatando

8^th – Suetman123

9^th – Theedouble*d

10^th – Sanster89

11^th – Derf-63

12^th – 95corolla

13^th – Wingsfancurt

The 3rd Quarter Standings and the Total Point Standings are on the right side of the blog!

Faldo's Advice Corner - Never Worry About Olympic TV Ratings Again

As usual........Faldo can solve any problem.

Suetman123 Wins for the 2nd Time in 2103

The Ladies of NPP are making the guys take one right on the jaw.

The Ladies of NPP are kicking the men’s butts lately. KingBing420 last week and Suetman123 this week. 

Suetman123 (Claudia) moves up to 19^th on the Walk of Fame!

The guys better kick it up a notch. The ladies are not taking prisoners right now.

Darn. But I digress.

Pre01 still hangs on to the league lead, but Derf-63 and Suetman123 made up some ground on him. Somehow, Faldo is still hanging around.

The man’s got alligator blood! And cold cards after the 1^st break.

On to the action:

8 min:  A short-stacked (SS) Wingsfancurt (15^th) Missed it playing my own hand/

26 min: A SS Wwsatando (14^th) has to go with a flush draw, and misses. So Mikeniks-Faldo’s (AA) hold up.

28 min: T3chlady (13^th) Missed it playing a hand.

35 min: A SS LittleRedElf (12^th) has to go with a pair of Jacks but Sanster89 paired his Aces.

37 min: Absea98 (11^th) Missed it playing a hand.

48 min: Tomservo2 (10^th) blinded out.

1^st break:

Mikeniks-Faldo    4740

Suetman123    3305

Derf-63    2990

Lump2   2550

Theedouble*d    2410

Sanster89    1880

95corolla     1800

Tigercub8189    1755

Pre01   1070

62 min: Sanster89(9^th) has a hand that is out-kicked by Theedouble*d.

82 min: A SS Theedouble*d (8^th) sees his (99) run into Suetman123’s (JJ).

84 min: A SS Lump2 (7^th) loses a coin flip with (88) to Mikeniks-Faldo with (AK) and an Ace on the flop.

86 min: A SS 95corolla (6^th) has to go with (22) and is run down by Suetman123’s two pair.

93 min: A SS Tigercub8189 (5^th) goes with (AJ) and loses a coin flip to Pre01 with (77).

95 min: A SS Pre01 (4^th) goes with (KT) but loses a coin flip runing into Derf-63’s (77).

99 min: A SS Mikeniks-Faldo (3rd) goes with (KJ) (95%) and Derf-63 (5%) has only (KT), but a [T] arrives on the flop.

Heads up:        Derf-63    13300    -      Suetman123     5800

105 min:           Derf-63   16700    -      Suetman123     9200

110 min:           Derf-63   10600    -      Suetman123     11900

112 min: Derf-63 (2^nd) has (A3) and Suetman123 has (A6) and both pair their bottom card!

Congratulations to Suetman123 on her 6^th NPP win!

1^st – Suetman123

2^nd – Derf-63

3^rd – Mikeniks-Faldo

4^th – Pre01

5^th – Tigercub8189

6^th – 95corolla

7^th – Lump2

8^th – Theedouble*d

9^th – Sanster89

10^th – Tomservo2

11^th – Absea98

12^th – LittleRedElf

13^th – T3chlady

14^th – Wwsatando

15^th – Wingsfancurt

The 3rd Quarter Standings and Total Point Standings are on the right side of the blog!

Dropping in to play at the World Series of Poker or Chess at the US Open?

Either way....you know.....people are not there to give you a warm fuzzy feeling!

But you knew that when you strapped on the chute and got on the plane.

Suck it up .......cupcake!

KingBing420 Wins for the 1st Time for 2013

The Ladies of NPP are all class!

KingBing420 put herself in the hunt for the 3^rd quarter seat in the NPP finals with this win! 

The Ladies of NPP can play some poker! Well done.

Pre01 finished 2^nd and takes back the 3^rd quarter lead from T3chlady. It’s going to be another great race to the end.

Sorry Faldo had to miss the action this round. Faldo is playing chess at the US Open in Madison, Wisconsin.

It must be a Tuesday night thing because Faldo’s chess round was just like his NPP rounds. 

Faldo left the chess round beaten and broken Tuesday night. Chess board, poker table – whatever – the result was the same.

Here are the final standings for Tuesday night.

Congratulations to KingBing420 on her 3^rd NPP win!

1. KingBing420
2. Pre01
3. Derf-63
4. Absea98
5. Tigercub8189
6. LittleRedElf
7. Lunp2
8. Wingsfancurt
9. Tomservo2
10. ThePunk75
11. Greggst49
12. Sanster89
13. T3chlady

The 3^rd quarter standings and the Total Point Standings are on the right side of the blog.