Besting a field of twenty others, Rennzzo got back in the NPP Finals picture.
It was an exciting night with the Detroit Tigers trying to get in the playoff in the background. But the Tigers were as successful as Faldo making a final table on Tuesday.
Two new players joined us tonight; Midway2933 and WildWoode. Welcome to NPP guys!
Returning to the NPP felt tonight was Biglou93, fresh off the golf course. Welcome back Lou!
On to the action:
33 min: UMichPoker (21st) sees her (JJ) run into Budda627’s (AA).
35 min: Tomservo2 (20th) goes out and I didn’t see it – losing my own hand on my table.
36 min: K9isadog (19th) sees his (AQ) run into Kensik’s (AA).
37 min: Midway2933 (18th) sees a four way flop of [5s Qs Qd]. Everyone checks the flop, but the turn of [Jc] sees WildWoode bet, Midway raises, Vanettij re-raises and only Midway calls to see the river [Jh]. Midway calls the all-in and loses to the bigger full house. A cooler hand, which is how newbies at NPP are usually treated.
38 min: A short-stacked (SS) LittleRedElf (17th) goes with (Qh 9h) and a flop of [7s Jd 9s] only to lose to Vanettij’s (99) trip 9’s.
47 min: A SS Theedouble*d (16th) gets all his money in with (A8) and Douge2 calls it with (AQ).
54 min: A SS Biglou93 (15th) goes AIPF with (A9) and loses to Budda627’s (77).
1st Break:
Vanettij 4913
Budda627 4258
Akensi 2725
Rennzzo 2640
Kensik 2420
ThePunk75 2085
Douge2 2016
Tigercub8189 1910
Mikeniks-Faldo 1890
Funtoon 1820
Absea98 1460
TresStooges 1370
Meatsword 1115
WildWoode 878
62 min: A SS WildWoode (14th) goes with (33) and runs into Akensi’s (KK).
63 min: TresStooges (13th) goes with (AK) and a straight draw, only to lose to Vanettij with (Ac 8c), who hits his flush draw instead.
73 min: Meatsword (12th) sees his (As Js) run into ThePunk75’s (AQ).
83 min: Funtoon (11th) calls an AIPF with (KJ) but finds Budda627 with (JJ).
91 min: A SS Mikeniks-Faldo (10th) has to go with (44) and cannot catch Douge2’s (99). Two weeks in a row pocket nines end my night, and two weeks in a row someone first destroyed my stack, then took me out. Derf-63 had the honors last week.
95 min: A SS Tigercub8189 (9th) moves in with (KJ) after a flop of [5QK], but runs into Akensi’s (KQ).
97 min: Absea98’s (8th) (AT) cannot catch ThePunk75’s (AJ).
109 min: Vanettij is cold-decked (7th) as his (KK) finds Akensi holding (AA)!
2nd break:
Akensi 8528 (can she hang on for her first NPP win?)
Rennzzo 7505 (everyone else left has two NPP wins)
Douge2 5009
Kensik 4024
ThePunk75 3345
Budda627 3089
It got wild after the break. Five all-ins survived with some crazy turns and rivers.
128 min: Budda627 (6th) commented on how nuts it was, so PokerStars decided to right the ship on him as he goes with (Ah Th) but cannot catch Douge2’s (JJ). PS didn’t get him for lipping off did they?
132 min: Kensik (5th) loses his all-in to Akensi’s straight.
134 min: Akensi (4th) is all-in with (TT) and Douge2 calls with (QQ).
140 min: ThePunk75 (3rd) makes a move with (QJ) and a flop of [K3Q], but Rennzzo has (K9).
Heads up: Rennzzo 17500 - Douge2 14000
145 min: Same stack amounts.
150 min: Equal stack amounts!
155 min: They both limp in on a flop of [3c Kc 6d]. Rennzzo bets here and Douge2 (2nd) calls. They check the [9d] turn. Douge moves in with a river [Qc] with (K6), but Rennzzo has made his flush (Ac 4c).
Congratulations to Rennzzo on another NPP win.
1st – Rennzzo
2nd – Douge2
3rd – ThePunk75
4th – Akensi
5th – Kensik
6th – Budda627
7th – Vanettij
8th – Absea98
9th – Tigercub8189
Standings are on the right side of the blog.
Tuesday, October 06, 2009
Monday, October 05, 2009
Faldo Finishes 7th in PokerStars Ante Tourney
It was another final table out of 360 players for Faldo on Sunday. I also slipped in a 20th place finish on Cake Poker in a 284 player tourney, cashing also.
The ‘Ante’ tourney is a little different type of format. The blinds stay at 5 and 5 chips. But antes continue to increase. So in effect, except for position, the blinds are meaningless. Since my style of play makes Dan Harrington’s play look like Gus Hansen on steroids, I was a little concerned getting in this thing.
In short order, everyone was paying 100 chips for their cards and two guys had to throw in an extra 5 for the blinds. Big whoop! In my example here, the pot started with 910 chips, and it was only $5 to call.
Obviously, the entire table limps in, and it is up to the good player to drive people out to leave dead money in the center.
But many hands saw 7 to 9 players see a flop due to no raises – which meant it was as big of flop bingo as our NPP home game favorite “Triple bed Omaha Hi-Lo.” I think my experience in this area helped me. Niks Poker Palace - always a training ground!
Regardless of the texture of the flop, usually someone hit something, which made it both a dangerous game, and an excellent re-raise or bluff opportunity game.
To run this deep, I did get a few breaks along the way to survive. I had to move with (QJ) and flopped the nut straight. A big stack tripped up and another short stack had the flush draw and was there too. When they missed, I tripled up.
Then with three tables left, I had to go with K9 and was called by A5 and AT-suited, and spiked an international buy card [9] on the river to take that down.
Anyway, I managed to add 12 times the entry to my bankroll with my 2nd final table in October already!
The ‘Ante’ tourney is a little different type of format. The blinds stay at 5 and 5 chips. But antes continue to increase. So in effect, except for position, the blinds are meaningless. Since my style of play makes Dan Harrington’s play look like Gus Hansen on steroids, I was a little concerned getting in this thing.
In short order, everyone was paying 100 chips for their cards and two guys had to throw in an extra 5 for the blinds. Big whoop! In my example here, the pot started with 910 chips, and it was only $5 to call.
Obviously, the entire table limps in, and it is up to the good player to drive people out to leave dead money in the center.
But many hands saw 7 to 9 players see a flop due to no raises – which meant it was as big of flop bingo as our NPP home game favorite “Triple bed Omaha Hi-Lo.” I think my experience in this area helped me. Niks Poker Palace - always a training ground!
Regardless of the texture of the flop, usually someone hit something, which made it both a dangerous game, and an excellent re-raise or bluff opportunity game.
To run this deep, I did get a few breaks along the way to survive. I had to move with (QJ) and flopped the nut straight. A big stack tripped up and another short stack had the flush draw and was there too. When they missed, I tripled up.
Then with three tables left, I had to go with K9 and was called by A5 and AT-suited, and spiked an international buy card [9] on the river to take that down.
Anyway, I managed to add 12 times the entry to my bankroll with my 2nd final table in October already!
Sunday, October 04, 2009
Boku87 Steals Faldo’s Gimmick!
Some player by the name of Boku87 is attempting to turn $5 into $100,000 in just twelve months, playing poker on PokerStars.
This is a brazen attempt to copy Faldo’s challenge that I proposed on the same site.
I told PokerStars to promote Faldo as I would try to turn an initial deposit of $50 on PokerStars into $55 by the year 2020. Talk about stealing my thunder!
Seriously, if this guy pulls this off, I think I have to take up Keno.
Ok, ok – I will have to take Keno up – AGAIN!
This is a brazen attempt to copy Faldo’s challenge that I proposed on the same site.
I told PokerStars to promote Faldo as I would try to turn an initial deposit of $50 on PokerStars into $55 by the year 2020. Talk about stealing my thunder!
Seriously, if this guy pulls this off, I think I have to take up Keno.
Ok, ok – I will have to take Keno up – AGAIN!
Saturday, October 03, 2009
Random Questions Answered by Faldo – Part III
Feel free to email me questions to add to the list, or leave them in a comment. Also, feel free to answer them yourself in the comment section. I like to learn more about you people too!
When was the last time you puked from drinking too much?
In the late 1980’s. I came home from partying after winning a softball tourney. I took a shower, then ate a huge bowl of cold spaghetti left over from the dinner I missed. As I settled in to pass out, the room started that spin we all know. I didn’t make it to the bathroom and the white carpet now had a problem. I swore to my wife I would never do that again, and I have not.
If you could ask one question to any three people and get an honest answer, who and what would you ask?
Of B. Hussein Obama – Why do you want to be dictator?
Of Ben Franklin – How long did you really think our republic would last when you wrote the Constitution?
Of Daniel Negreanu – How do you play poker really?
Who is your favorite actress of all time?
Meryl Streep is the best actress I ever saw. Favorite – don’t have one.
What is your favorite cigar?
Licenciado – a mild/medium Dominican, in the natural color Connecticut wrapper.
Are you a T guy or an A guy?
Actually, I am an L (legs) guy. Great legs usually make a great A out of themselves anyway.
If you could have a super-power, what would it be?
Mind reading.
Would you rather play poker against someone better than you, worse than you or luckier than you?
Worse – just once. I am already always playing against the other two types of players all the time.
Do you have any good friends who are liberals?
I don’t think so. I have some acquaintances (and know a lot of women) who don’t have a clue politically and vote Democrat without thinking. But a true liberal friend who – by definition - is at least a socialist? No.
Afterthought:
And here is a thought for any liberals reading. How can a liberal be a poker player in the first place? If you lose, that is not fair – is it? Shouldn’t the other players give back the chips they won?
And if you win, you either have more talent and skill - or were a winner in life’s lottery (lucky) – and that is not fair either, is it? Shouldn’t you get taxed so the chips you won can be re-distributed to all who played?
How can a true liberal even think of playing a pure capitalist game like poker? I’m just sayin’ – liberals are only liberal with other people’s chips. Not their own.
When was the last time you puked from drinking too much?
In the late 1980’s. I came home from partying after winning a softball tourney. I took a shower, then ate a huge bowl of cold spaghetti left over from the dinner I missed. As I settled in to pass out, the room started that spin we all know. I didn’t make it to the bathroom and the white carpet now had a problem. I swore to my wife I would never do that again, and I have not.
If you could ask one question to any three people and get an honest answer, who and what would you ask?
Of B. Hussein Obama – Why do you want to be dictator?
Of Ben Franklin – How long did you really think our republic would last when you wrote the Constitution?
Of Daniel Negreanu – How do you play poker really?
Who is your favorite actress of all time?
Meryl Streep is the best actress I ever saw. Favorite – don’t have one.
What is your favorite cigar?
Licenciado – a mild/medium Dominican, in the natural color Connecticut wrapper.
Are you a T guy or an A guy?
Actually, I am an L (legs) guy. Great legs usually make a great A out of themselves anyway.
If you could have a super-power, what would it be?
Mind reading.
Would you rather play poker against someone better than you, worse than you or luckier than you?
Worse – just once. I am already always playing against the other two types of players all the time.
Do you have any good friends who are liberals?
I don’t think so. I have some acquaintances (and know a lot of women) who don’t have a clue politically and vote Democrat without thinking. But a true liberal friend who – by definition - is at least a socialist? No.
Afterthought:
And here is a thought for any liberals reading. How can a liberal be a poker player in the first place? If you lose, that is not fair – is it? Shouldn’t the other players give back the chips they won?
And if you win, you either have more talent and skill - or were a winner in life’s lottery (lucky) – and that is not fair either, is it? Shouldn’t you get taxed so the chips you won can be re-distributed to all who played?
How can a true liberal even think of playing a pure capitalist game like poker? I’m just sayin’ – liberals are only liberal with other people’s chips. Not their own.
Friday, October 02, 2009
Faldo Says “Yay” or “Nay” to Common Dealer’s Choice Games – Part IX
There are other poker games besides what is dealt in casinos and tournaments. The casino games are there because of their speed and simplicity in dealing. More hands equals more rake for the house.
But there are some fun, entertaining and challenging poker games you can deal in a home game, which make you have to think outside “the flop” sometimes.
The description of the following games in this series is Faldo’s opinion only. Other may like my take on a game and some will not. That’s fine. It’s all good. Here we go:
Murder
A two-card game with three substitutions – played high and low. Aces are high only, so the best high hand is AA and the best low is 3-2. The twist is a pair of 7’s scoops the entire pot.
The dealer sets up the bet amounts and the cost for each substitution, if he wants to charge for that. A fast and possibly an expensive game.
Faldo says ‘Yay’.
New York Stud
Dealt the same as Five-card Stud except a Four-flush is added to the line-up as a real hand and it beats a pair.
It can also be dealt to include Bobtail straights (four-card straights), which also beat a pair, but not a Four-flush.
Faldo says ‘Yay’.
Pip Poker
Deal it as you want - Draw or Stud - but the hand value is simply based on the size of the cards. Aces count as 1 and face cards count as 10.
Faldo says ‘Yay’.
Pistol Stud
Same as Seven or Five Stud except betting starts on the first down card.
Faldo says ‘Yay’.
But there are some fun, entertaining and challenging poker games you can deal in a home game, which make you have to think outside “the flop” sometimes.
The description of the following games in this series is Faldo’s opinion only. Other may like my take on a game and some will not. That’s fine. It’s all good. Here we go:
Murder
A two-card game with three substitutions – played high and low. Aces are high only, so the best high hand is AA and the best low is 3-2. The twist is a pair of 7’s scoops the entire pot.
The dealer sets up the bet amounts and the cost for each substitution, if he wants to charge for that. A fast and possibly an expensive game.
Faldo says ‘Yay’.
New York Stud
Dealt the same as Five-card Stud except a Four-flush is added to the line-up as a real hand and it beats a pair.
It can also be dealt to include Bobtail straights (four-card straights), which also beat a pair, but not a Four-flush.
Faldo says ‘Yay’.
Pip Poker
Deal it as you want - Draw or Stud - but the hand value is simply based on the size of the cards. Aces count as 1 and face cards count as 10.
Faldo says ‘Yay’.
Pistol Stud
Same as Seven or Five Stud except betting starts on the first down card.
Faldo says ‘Yay’.
Thursday, October 01, 2009
Douge2’s Humor Corner - XXII
Top Ten Signs You’re Choking
• Beads of sweat are breaking out on your tongue.
• You’re panting like Oprah rolling a boulder up Mt. Everest.
• In a past life, you were a wildebeest with its windpipe clamped in a lion’s mouth.
• Your face is redder than a baboon’s butt.
• Your eyeballs are bulging like Marty Feldman in King Kong's death grip.
• You’ve got all the mellowness of a hypertensive hummingbird crossed with a jackhammer.
• Crack junkies tell you to lighten up – you’re making them look bad.
• Between you and 101 Dalmatians, you’re the one peeing more.
• You’re trembling like Robert Downey Jr. with a cop in his rear-view mirror.
• Before each shot, your caddy gives you the Heimlich.
Obituary
A woman goes into the local newspaper office to see that the obituary for her recently deceased husband is published. The obit editor informs her that there is a charge of 50 cents per word.
She pauses, reflects, and then says well; then, let it read "Fred Brown died."
Amused at the woman's thrift, the editor tells her that there is a seven word minimum for all obituaries.
She thinks it over and in a few seconds says, "In that case, let it read,
'Fred Brown died: golf clubs for sale.'"
Top Ten Signs You’re Obsessed with Golf
• Even your work gloves have a ball marker on the wrist.
• You mow your backyard to 11 on the Stimpmeter.
• You don’t know who the Vice President is, but you’ve got Davis Love’s sand save percentage memorized.
• You name your kids Arnold, Jesper and Chi Chi, and that’s just the girls.
• Tees in all your pockets, even your jammies.
• Getting married at 10? You can still get in a quick 9 holes at 8.
• You have all the machinery foldouts from Turfgrass Monthly pinned to your wall.
• You get a titanium rod inserted permanently so you can’t bend your left arm.
• After two days without golf, you get the shakes and have to phone 1-800-HEADCASE so they can talk you down.
• When you stand at the urinal, you use the overlapping grip
• Beads of sweat are breaking out on your tongue.
• You’re panting like Oprah rolling a boulder up Mt. Everest.
• In a past life, you were a wildebeest with its windpipe clamped in a lion’s mouth.
• Your face is redder than a baboon’s butt.
• Your eyeballs are bulging like Marty Feldman in King Kong's death grip.
• You’ve got all the mellowness of a hypertensive hummingbird crossed with a jackhammer.
• Crack junkies tell you to lighten up – you’re making them look bad.
• Between you and 101 Dalmatians, you’re the one peeing more.
• You’re trembling like Robert Downey Jr. with a cop in his rear-view mirror.
• Before each shot, your caddy gives you the Heimlich.
Obituary
A woman goes into the local newspaper office to see that the obituary for her recently deceased husband is published. The obit editor informs her that there is a charge of 50 cents per word.
She pauses, reflects, and then says well; then, let it read "Fred Brown died."
Amused at the woman's thrift, the editor tells her that there is a seven word minimum for all obituaries.
She thinks it over and in a few seconds says, "In that case, let it read,
'Fred Brown died: golf clubs for sale.'"
Top Ten Signs You’re Obsessed with Golf
• Even your work gloves have a ball marker on the wrist.
• You mow your backyard to 11 on the Stimpmeter.
• You don’t know who the Vice President is, but you’ve got Davis Love’s sand save percentage memorized.
• You name your kids Arnold, Jesper and Chi Chi, and that’s just the girls.
• Tees in all your pockets, even your jammies.
• Getting married at 10? You can still get in a quick 9 holes at 8.
• You have all the machinery foldouts from Turfgrass Monthly pinned to your wall.
• You get a titanium rod inserted permanently so you can’t bend your left arm.
• After two days without golf, you get the shakes and have to phone 1-800-HEADCASE so they can talk you down.
• When you stand at the urinal, you use the overlapping grip
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
McGuiness007 Wins his 3rd NPP Tourney and Takes the 4th Qtr. Lead
Topping eighteen other players, McGuiness007 vaulted into the early lead for the 4th Quarter seat in the NPP Finals.
Returning to get involved in the race was Meatsword and Umichpoker. Slayer48357 may be a new NPP addition as he sweatered the action.
Tonight’s action featured a lot of chance taking – some worked, some ….not so much.
On to the action:
33 min: Tigercub8189 (19th) decides to chase his straight draw (J9) on a flop of [QTT] (25%), but Meatsword’s (AT) (75%) holds up.
43 min: Mikeniks-Faldo (18th) pair of Nines’s loses to LittleRedElf’s pair of Jack’s.
44 min: Derf-63 (17th) goes with (88) and loses to McGuiness007’s (AA).
48 min: Kensik (16th) gets all his money in with (A8) and a flop of [AKJ],
but Absea98 is holding (KK)! Ouch!
54 min: Theedouble*d (15th) goes with a pair of Threes’s on the flop and and loses to Budda627 with a pair of Seven’s.
55 min: Umichpoker (14th) goes with (QQ) and runs into Meatsword’s (AA).
58 min: A short-stacked (SS) T3chlady (13th) loses to Rennzzo’s trip Threes’s.
1st Break:
LittleRedElf 4475
Meatsword 3865
McGuiness007 3660
Budda627 2545
Rennzzo 2480
Douge2 2250
ThePunk75 1835
Vanettij 1765
K9isadog 1700
Funtoon 1520
Absea98 1265
Akensi 1140
75 min: ThePunk75 (12th) goes AIPF with (AJ) and runs into Akensi’s (88).
79 min: A SS Rennzzo (11th) pushes with (6h 5h) and a flop of [Ah Jc 8h] (39%) but finds LittleRedElf with (As Qs) (69%), and doesn’t hit his flush.
84 min: Meatsword (10th) sees his (A6) lose to the (AQ) of someone, but no one could tell Faldo who did it.
88 min: Vanettij (9th) has to try his straight draw (KQ) on a flop of [AJ9] run into Akensi’s (JJ), who overkills with quads on the river.
98 min: Douge2 (8th) loses a coin flip as his (AQ) cannot catch Budda627’s (77).
100 min: A SS Funtoon (7th) is double-teamed and McGuiness007 hit a pair of Kings to end the discussion.
117 min: LittleRedElf (6th) goes with (93) (60%) and a flop of [793]. He gets called all in by Akensi (5th) with (JJ) (27%) and the chip leader McGuiness007 with (A9)
(12%). The river brings an [A] and we have a rare double knockout by McGuiness007!
119 min: Absea98 (4th) all in after the flop runs into McGuiness007’s trip Kings.
2nd break:
McGuiness007 13622
Budda627 10647
K9isadog 4231
124 min: K9isadog (3rd), after his (A9) (59%) lost to Budda627’s (A5) (25%) before the break to cripple him, Budda finishes the job hitting a flush on this hand.
Heads up: McGuiness007 18500 – Budda627 10000
The battle is on between two players that each have two NPP wins!
127 min: Budda627 (2nd) goes with (AJ) and McGuiness007 calls with (Ks 6s). The flop has a [6] in it, and another [6] on the river.
Congratulations to McGuiness007 on his 3rd NPP win.
1st – McGuiness007
2nd – Budda627
3rd – K9isadog
4th – Absea98
5th – Akensi
6th – LittleRedElf
7th – Funtoon
8th – Douge2
9th – Vanettij
Standings are on the right side of the blog.
Returning to get involved in the race was Meatsword and Umichpoker. Slayer48357 may be a new NPP addition as he sweatered the action.
Tonight’s action featured a lot of chance taking – some worked, some ….not so much.
On to the action:
33 min: Tigercub8189 (19th) decides to chase his straight draw (J9) on a flop of [QTT] (25%), but Meatsword’s (AT) (75%) holds up.
43 min: Mikeniks-Faldo (18th) pair of Nines’s loses to LittleRedElf’s pair of Jack’s.
44 min: Derf-63 (17th) goes with (88) and loses to McGuiness007’s (AA).
48 min: Kensik (16th) gets all his money in with (A8) and a flop of [AKJ],
but Absea98 is holding (KK)! Ouch!
54 min: Theedouble*d (15th) goes with a pair of Threes’s on the flop and and loses to Budda627 with a pair of Seven’s.
55 min: Umichpoker (14th) goes with (QQ) and runs into Meatsword’s (AA).
58 min: A short-stacked (SS) T3chlady (13th) loses to Rennzzo’s trip Threes’s.
1st Break:
LittleRedElf 4475
Meatsword 3865
McGuiness007 3660
Budda627 2545
Rennzzo 2480
Douge2 2250
ThePunk75 1835
Vanettij 1765
K9isadog 1700
Funtoon 1520
Absea98 1265
Akensi 1140
75 min: ThePunk75 (12th) goes AIPF with (AJ) and runs into Akensi’s (88).
79 min: A SS Rennzzo (11th) pushes with (6h 5h) and a flop of [Ah Jc 8h] (39%) but finds LittleRedElf with (As Qs) (69%), and doesn’t hit his flush.
84 min: Meatsword (10th) sees his (A6) lose to the (AQ) of someone, but no one could tell Faldo who did it.
88 min: Vanettij (9th) has to try his straight draw (KQ) on a flop of [AJ9] run into Akensi’s (JJ), who overkills with quads on the river.
98 min: Douge2 (8th) loses a coin flip as his (AQ) cannot catch Budda627’s (77).
100 min: A SS Funtoon (7th) is double-teamed and McGuiness007 hit a pair of Kings to end the discussion.
117 min: LittleRedElf (6th) goes with (93) (60%) and a flop of [793]. He gets called all in by Akensi (5th) with (JJ) (27%) and the chip leader McGuiness007 with (A9)
(12%). The river brings an [A] and we have a rare double knockout by McGuiness007!
119 min: Absea98 (4th) all in after the flop runs into McGuiness007’s trip Kings.
2nd break:
McGuiness007 13622
Budda627 10647
K9isadog 4231
124 min: K9isadog (3rd), after his (A9) (59%) lost to Budda627’s (A5) (25%) before the break to cripple him, Budda finishes the job hitting a flush on this hand.
Heads up: McGuiness007 18500 – Budda627 10000
The battle is on between two players that each have two NPP wins!
127 min: Budda627 (2nd) goes with (AJ) and McGuiness007 calls with (Ks 6s). The flop has a [6] in it, and another [6] on the river.
Congratulations to McGuiness007 on his 3rd NPP win.
1st – McGuiness007
2nd – Budda627
3rd – K9isadog
4th – Absea98
5th – Akensi
6th – LittleRedElf
7th – Funtoon
8th – Douge2
9th – Vanettij
Standings are on the right side of the blog.
Monday, September 28, 2009
Faldo Finishes 5th in PokerStars Tourney
It was their standard 180 person tournament and Faldo had his way with them until the final two tables.
My (AK) got run down by a desperate all-in with (QJ).
Then my (Ad Kd) lost an all-in coin flip to (TT) and I was in the middle of the pack.
Held on until the final table, and picked up some chips until this hand. What is a poker player supposed to do with this?
SB: R03 (28000)
BB: Cee (82000)
UTG: Aki (32000)
Faldo: (41000)
DJL: (87000)
Blinds: 800-1600 ante 150
Aki raises to 3200.
Faldo raises to 30000 and it folds to Cee, who moves all-in – the move Faldo wanted.
Aki folds, and I call with (AA) and Cee has (TT).
The flop is [T38] and Faldo is gone.
Two- outers just like to find Faldo. Won twelve times my buy-in, but that was not the prize I wanted. I was feelin it for a tourney win here, but it was not to be.
My (AK) got run down by a desperate all-in with (QJ).
Then my (Ad Kd) lost an all-in coin flip to (TT) and I was in the middle of the pack.
Held on until the final table, and picked up some chips until this hand. What is a poker player supposed to do with this?
SB: R03 (28000)
BB: Cee (82000)
UTG: Aki (32000)
Faldo: (41000)
DJL: (87000)
Blinds: 800-1600 ante 150
Aki raises to 3200.
Faldo raises to 30000 and it folds to Cee, who moves all-in – the move Faldo wanted.
Aki folds, and I call with (AA) and Cee has (TT).
The flop is [T38] and Faldo is gone.
Two- outers just like to find Faldo. Won twelve times my buy-in, but that was not the prize I wanted. I was feelin it for a tourney win here, but it was not to be.
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Faldo Says “Yay” or “Nay” to Common Dealer’s Choice Games – Part VIII
There are other poker games besides what is dealt in casinos and tournaments. The casino games are there because of their speed and simplicity in dealing. More hands equals more rake for the house.
But there are some fun, entertaining and exciting poker games you can deal in a home game, which make you have to think outside “the flop” sometimes.
The description of the following games in this series is Faldo’s opinion only. Others may like my take on a game and some will not. That’s fine. It’s all good. Here we go:
Low Hole Wild
A seven-stud poker game where the lowest card you have down is wild and all like it in your hand are wild.
As you can figure out, the last card down could mess your hand up, so many players deal the ‘option’ where you can have the last card up for a fee.
Faldo says ‘Yay’. Good game!
It spices up the sometimes action-less straight 7. twss
McIntosh
A five-card stud game where your hole card is wild, IF you match it with one of your up cards. In addition, should you pair any of your up cards, you must match the pot to continue playing.
Faldo says ‘Nay’ to any pot matching game. There are straight pot limit and no-limit games for that type of action. And home games with these kind of games rarely stay friendly long or last long.
Indian Poker or Mexican Sweat
A five-card stud game where everyone can see your hold card – but you! Yes, you have to hole your hole card up on your forehead so everyone knows what your real hand is but you.
I will admit, it is a bluffing man’s paradise, but Faldo says ‘Nay’. Just the mechanics of dealing give some home players fits. Having to hold a card to your forehead and deal at the same time would be trouble.
Mississippi
See Anaconda or Pass the Trash. Same game, just another name that I missed. Just type either of the other two names in the search engine for this site.
Be sure to type in ‘White Whale’ in the search box if you have not already. A six-part story, so start at Part I.
But there are some fun, entertaining and exciting poker games you can deal in a home game, which make you have to think outside “the flop” sometimes.
The description of the following games in this series is Faldo’s opinion only. Others may like my take on a game and some will not. That’s fine. It’s all good. Here we go:
Low Hole Wild
A seven-stud poker game where the lowest card you have down is wild and all like it in your hand are wild.
As you can figure out, the last card down could mess your hand up, so many players deal the ‘option’ where you can have the last card up for a fee.
Faldo says ‘Yay’. Good game!
It spices up the sometimes action-less straight 7. twss
McIntosh
A five-card stud game where your hole card is wild, IF you match it with one of your up cards. In addition, should you pair any of your up cards, you must match the pot to continue playing.
Faldo says ‘Nay’ to any pot matching game. There are straight pot limit and no-limit games for that type of action. And home games with these kind of games rarely stay friendly long or last long.
Indian Poker or Mexican Sweat
A five-card stud game where everyone can see your hold card – but you! Yes, you have to hole your hole card up on your forehead so everyone knows what your real hand is but you.
I will admit, it is a bluffing man’s paradise, but Faldo says ‘Nay’. Just the mechanics of dealing give some home players fits. Having to hold a card to your forehead and deal at the same time would be trouble.
Mississippi
See Anaconda or Pass the Trash. Same game, just another name that I missed. Just type either of the other two names in the search engine for this site.
Be sure to type in ‘White Whale’ in the search box if you have not already. A six-part story, so start at Part I.
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Matchy’s NPP Game Draws Seven
It was another great night of old fashion limit poker. The attendees were Matchy, Duder1123, Boother36, Beerhog, Artic1Blast, Faldo and 7Jokers.
It was great to see 7Jokers back sitting with the mopes raking in the occasional pot.
Boother arrived a little late but brought some potato chips with him. This reminded Duder he had chips and dip in a crock pot in his car. Thanks guys for the munchies.
During the game, Matchy brought out his prize collection of authentic Detroit Tiger bats to show Artic1Blast. These bats had been used in actual games by Rusty Staub and Aurelio Rodriguez.
How one of the bats could have been used was the ‘butt’ of jokes for the rest of the evening. I’ll just leave it at that, because any attempt at humor on this issue would be beneath the dignity of this blog.
The game broke up a little early as both Boother and Beerhog said had early morning commitments. But for some reason, both wanted to borrow the Rusty Staub bat for the rest of the evening.
Thanks to Matchy for hosting another NPP game.
It was great to see 7Jokers back sitting with the mopes raking in the occasional pot.
Boother arrived a little late but brought some potato chips with him. This reminded Duder he had chips and dip in a crock pot in his car. Thanks guys for the munchies.
During the game, Matchy brought out his prize collection of authentic Detroit Tiger bats to show Artic1Blast. These bats had been used in actual games by Rusty Staub and Aurelio Rodriguez.
How one of the bats could have been used was the ‘butt’ of jokes for the rest of the evening. I’ll just leave it at that, because any attempt at humor on this issue would be beneath the dignity of this blog.
The game broke up a little early as both Boother and Beerhog said had early morning commitments. But for some reason, both wanted to borrow the Rusty Staub bat for the rest of the evening.
Thanks to Matchy for hosting another NPP game.
Friday, September 25, 2009
Douge2’s Humor Corner - XXI
New Clubs
Davethedog and Bigbrimar were getting ready to tee off on the first hole when Bigbri noticed that Dave got a new set of clubs.
Brimar asked Dave how he liked the clubs and if they've helped his game at all.
Dave replied, "Oh yeah, they're great clubs! They've added at least 25 yards to my slices, about 30 yards to my hooks and you would be surprised at the size of my divots!"
The Ducks
Three golfing buddies died in an auto accident and went to heaven.
Upon arrival, they noticed the most beautiful golf course they have ever seen. St. Peter told them they were welcome to play the course, but he cautioned them with one rule: "Don't step on the ducks."
The men had blank expressions on their faces, and finally one of them said, "The ducks?"
"Yes," St. Peter Said. "There are millions of ducks walking around the golf course, and when one of them is stepped on, he squawks, and then the one next to him squawks, and soon they're all raising hell and it really breaks the tranquility. If you step on the ducks, you'll be punished."
The men start playing the course, and within 15 minutes, Beerhog stepped on a duck. The duck squawked, and soon there was a deafening roar of ducks quacking.
St. Peter appeared with an extremely homely woman and asked, "Who stepped on a duck?"
"I did," admitted Beerhog. St. Peter immediately pulled out a pair of handcuffs and cuffed the man to the homely woman. "I told you not to step on the ducks," he said. "Now you'll be handcuffed together for eternity."
The two other men were very cautious not to step on any ducks, but a couple of weeks later, one of them accidentally did. The quacks were as deafening as before, and within minutes, St. Peter walked up with a woman who was even uglier than the other one.
He determined who stepped on the duck by seeing the fear in the Matchy's face, and he cuffed him to the woman. "I told you not to step on the ducks," St. Peter said. "Now you'll be handcuffed together for eternity."
Faldo was extremely careful. Some days he wouldn't even move for fear of nudging a duck. After three months of this, he still hadn't stepped on a duck. St. Peter walked up to Faldo and had with him the most beautiful woman the man had ever seen. St. Peter smiled and without a word, handcuffed him to the beautiful woman and walked off.
Faldo, knowing that he would be handcuffed to this woman for eternity, let out a sigh and said, "What have I done to deserve this?"
The woman replied: "I don't know about you, but I stepped on a duck."
Davethedog and Bigbrimar were getting ready to tee off on the first hole when Bigbri noticed that Dave got a new set of clubs.
Brimar asked Dave how he liked the clubs and if they've helped his game at all.
Dave replied, "Oh yeah, they're great clubs! They've added at least 25 yards to my slices, about 30 yards to my hooks and you would be surprised at the size of my divots!"
The Ducks
Three golfing buddies died in an auto accident and went to heaven.
Upon arrival, they noticed the most beautiful golf course they have ever seen. St. Peter told them they were welcome to play the course, but he cautioned them with one rule: "Don't step on the ducks."
The men had blank expressions on their faces, and finally one of them said, "The ducks?"
"Yes," St. Peter Said. "There are millions of ducks walking around the golf course, and when one of them is stepped on, he squawks, and then the one next to him squawks, and soon they're all raising hell and it really breaks the tranquility. If you step on the ducks, you'll be punished."
The men start playing the course, and within 15 minutes, Beerhog stepped on a duck. The duck squawked, and soon there was a deafening roar of ducks quacking.
St. Peter appeared with an extremely homely woman and asked, "Who stepped on a duck?"
"I did," admitted Beerhog. St. Peter immediately pulled out a pair of handcuffs and cuffed the man to the homely woman. "I told you not to step on the ducks," he said. "Now you'll be handcuffed together for eternity."
The two other men were very cautious not to step on any ducks, but a couple of weeks later, one of them accidentally did. The quacks were as deafening as before, and within minutes, St. Peter walked up with a woman who was even uglier than the other one.
He determined who stepped on the duck by seeing the fear in the Matchy's face, and he cuffed him to the woman. "I told you not to step on the ducks," St. Peter said. "Now you'll be handcuffed together for eternity."
Faldo was extremely careful. Some days he wouldn't even move for fear of nudging a duck. After three months of this, he still hadn't stepped on a duck. St. Peter walked up to Faldo and had with him the most beautiful woman the man had ever seen. St. Peter smiled and without a word, handcuffed him to the beautiful woman and walked off.
Faldo, knowing that he would be handcuffed to this woman for eternity, let out a sigh and said, "What have I done to deserve this?"
The woman replied: "I don't know about you, but I stepped on a duck."
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Kensik Wins His 2nd NPP Tourney to Kick Off Qtr #4
Due to my outstanding recruiting skills, only eighteen players started the 4th Quarter. We have been averaging around twenty-two.
But we did have some new players and one returning player – so Faldo is happy. And after all – it’s all about Faldo.
Kensik played solid all night, staying near the top all evening long, and closed it out in a tough heads-up battle.
Our new players were Cheeks87 and Vanettij. Welcome to NPP guys!
Returning to the NPP felt tonight was McGuiness007. Welcome back.
On to the action:
37 min: T3chalady (18th) sees her (44) loses to Douge2’s (A9) with a [9] turn and river!
40 min: A short-stacked (SS) ThePunk75 (17th) goes with (KJ) and loses to Tomservo’s (AK).
42 min: Duder1123 (16th) gets all his money in with (42) and a flop of [4Q4] (93%). Derf-63 calls it with (AJ) (7%). Duder gets the ‘bad beat of the night’ as the turn and river are [A] [A]! Ouch!
47 min: Douge2 (15th) goes AIPF and loses to LittleRedElf. I missed the hand as the pole dancer knocked my beer out of my hand. (Best excuse I could think of)
50 min: Proving my luck continued Mikeniks-Faldo (14th) goes with (88) and runs into Derf-63’s (99). Derf had Faldo’s number all evening.
52 min: Cheeks87 (13th) gets the standard NPP welcome as his (KT) hits the flop with a [T] in it, but is called by Kensik holding stealth (AA).
55 min: Rennzzo (12th) also gets 2nd worst bad beat of the night as his (QQ) (81%) gets run down by McGuiness007’s (44) (19%), with a [4] on the flop. Another OUCH!
1st Break:
Kensik 5085
LittleRedElf 5020
Vanettij 3187
Tomservo2 2880
Derf-63 2325
Absea98 2280
Akensi 1976
McGuiness007 1751
Funtoon 1160
K9isadog 906
Budda627 430
After the break, a rush to the exits ensues:
62 min: K9isadog (11th) pushes with (A5) but finds Akensi with (AQ) (28%).
65 min: A SS Budda627 (10th) has to go with (KJ) and cannot catch LittleRedElf’s (KQ).
66 min: Derf-63’s (9th) has his (AQ) run into Kensik’s (KK).
75 min: Absea98 (8th) loses a coin flip as his (AK) cannot catch McGuiness007’s (JJ).
77 min: Akensi is cold-decked (7th) as her (AK) hits a [K] on the flop, only to find McGuiness007 holding (KK)! This crippled her stack and Funtoon took the last of her stack four minutes later (81 min).
92 min: A SS Tomservo2 (6th) goes with (Qc 8c) but cannot catch LittleRedElf’s (KJ).
112 min: McGuiness007 (5th) sees his (TT) run into Vanettij’s (QQ).
2nd break:
Vanettij 9914 (rare place for a 1st timer to NPP!)
Funtoon 7219
Kensik 7047
LittleRedElf 2820
124 min: LittleRedElf (4th) is all-in with (AQ) (70%) and Kensik calls with (A9) (24%). The flop has a [9] in it to end our over-all point leader’s evening.
131 min: Kensik (41%) calls Vanettij’s (3rd) top pair all-in (58%) with an open-ended straight draw and gets there! Nice run and great job Vanettij.
Heads up: Kensik 19000 - Funtoon 8000
135 min: Kensik 16000 - Funtoon 11000
140 min: Kensik 21000 - Funtoon 6000
145 min: Kensik 23000 - Funtoon 4000
147 min: Funtoon (2nd) has to go with (66) and Kensik has to call with any two cards (Tc 3c). The flop has a [T] in it.
Congratulations to Kensik on another NPP win.
1st – Kensik
2nd – Funtoon
3rd – Vanettij
4th – LittleRedElf
5th – McGuiness007
6th – Tomservo2
7th – Akensi
8th – Absea98
9th – Derf-63
Standings are on the right side of the blog.
But we did have some new players and one returning player – so Faldo is happy. And after all – it’s all about Faldo.
Kensik played solid all night, staying near the top all evening long, and closed it out in a tough heads-up battle.
Our new players were Cheeks87 and Vanettij. Welcome to NPP guys!
Returning to the NPP felt tonight was McGuiness007. Welcome back.
On to the action:
37 min: T3chalady (18th) sees her (44) loses to Douge2’s (A9) with a [9] turn and river!
40 min: A short-stacked (SS) ThePunk75 (17th) goes with (KJ) and loses to Tomservo’s (AK).
42 min: Duder1123 (16th) gets all his money in with (42) and a flop of [4Q4] (93%). Derf-63 calls it with (AJ) (7%). Duder gets the ‘bad beat of the night’ as the turn and river are [A] [A]! Ouch!
47 min: Douge2 (15th) goes AIPF and loses to LittleRedElf. I missed the hand as the pole dancer knocked my beer out of my hand. (Best excuse I could think of)
50 min: Proving my luck continued Mikeniks-Faldo (14th) goes with (88) and runs into Derf-63’s (99). Derf had Faldo’s number all evening.
52 min: Cheeks87 (13th) gets the standard NPP welcome as his (KT) hits the flop with a [T] in it, but is called by Kensik holding stealth (AA).
55 min: Rennzzo (12th) also gets 2nd worst bad beat of the night as his (QQ) (81%) gets run down by McGuiness007’s (44) (19%), with a [4] on the flop. Another OUCH!
1st Break:
Kensik 5085
LittleRedElf 5020
Vanettij 3187
Tomservo2 2880
Derf-63 2325
Absea98 2280
Akensi 1976
McGuiness007 1751
Funtoon 1160
K9isadog 906
Budda627 430
After the break, a rush to the exits ensues:
62 min: K9isadog (11th) pushes with (A5) but finds Akensi with (AQ) (28%).
65 min: A SS Budda627 (10th) has to go with (KJ) and cannot catch LittleRedElf’s (KQ).
66 min: Derf-63’s (9th) has his (AQ) run into Kensik’s (KK).
75 min: Absea98 (8th) loses a coin flip as his (AK) cannot catch McGuiness007’s (JJ).
77 min: Akensi is cold-decked (7th) as her (AK) hits a [K] on the flop, only to find McGuiness007 holding (KK)! This crippled her stack and Funtoon took the last of her stack four minutes later (81 min).
92 min: A SS Tomservo2 (6th) goes with (Qc 8c) but cannot catch LittleRedElf’s (KJ).
112 min: McGuiness007 (5th) sees his (TT) run into Vanettij’s (QQ).
2nd break:
Vanettij 9914 (rare place for a 1st timer to NPP!)
Funtoon 7219
Kensik 7047
LittleRedElf 2820
124 min: LittleRedElf (4th) is all-in with (AQ) (70%) and Kensik calls with (A9) (24%). The flop has a [9] in it to end our over-all point leader’s evening.
131 min: Kensik (41%) calls Vanettij’s (3rd) top pair all-in (58%) with an open-ended straight draw and gets there! Nice run and great job Vanettij.
Heads up: Kensik 19000 - Funtoon 8000
135 min: Kensik 16000 - Funtoon 11000
140 min: Kensik 21000 - Funtoon 6000
145 min: Kensik 23000 - Funtoon 4000
147 min: Funtoon (2nd) has to go with (66) and Kensik has to call with any two cards (Tc 3c). The flop has a [T] in it.
Congratulations to Kensik on another NPP win.
1st – Kensik
2nd – Funtoon
3rd – Vanettij
4th – LittleRedElf
5th – McGuiness007
6th – Tomservo2
7th – Akensi
8th – Absea98
9th – Derf-63
Standings are on the right side of the blog.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Niks Poker Palace 4th Quarter Starts Tonight!
The last chance to win a seat in the Niks Poker Palace Final Table begins this evening at 8pm on PokerStars in the Private Tournament section.
Many players are still in the running for the Total Points Seat also.
If history is any guide, persistence pays off.
Please write npokerp @ yahoo . com
for the password.
See you there!
Faldo
Many players are still in the running for the Total Points Seat also.
If history is any guide, persistence pays off.
Please write npokerp @ yahoo . com
for the password.
See you there!
Faldo
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Faldo Says “Yay” or “Nay” to Common Dealer’s Choice Games – Part VII
There are other poker games besides what is dealt in casinos and tournaments. The casino games are there because of their speed and simplicity in dealing. More hands equals more rake for the house.
But there are some fun, entertaining and exciting poker games you can deal in a home game, which make you have to think outside “the flop” sometimes.
The description of the following games in this series is Faldo’s opinion only. Others may like my take on a game and some will not. That’s fine. It’s all good. Here we go:
Little Squeeze
I have explained this game in past articles, mainly during the telling of my poker up-bringing. It was the game I was weaned on.
It is basically 5-card stud played Hi-Lo, with the A-2-3-4-5 wheel as the perfect low. Straights and flushed can be used for both Hi and Lo hands. Pairs are the worst low.
After everyone has their 5 cards, there is a ‘buy’ round – or an exchange round – where you trade in the card of your choice for another from the deck. The number of exchange rounds is determined by the dealer prior to dealing. Usually there is a fee of a small bet for the new card.
This is a pot builder game if it is an ‘action’ crowd. I have seen it played with up to 3 buying rounds. I like one buying round, as I have noticed that one buying round tends to see five people stay for the ‘buy’, where with 3 buys, usually only three players make the trip.
Back in the day, 7 players saw all three buys! Many a giant pot happened.
Faldo says Yay to this one - big time! A big edge to the player paying attention to cards dealt and discarded.
Low Ball or Low Poker or Razz
There are three types of scales for low poker, and it is strictly and matter of preference which one you deal.
As mentioned above, the A-2-3-4-5 wheel is usually the most common ‘best hand’ in low poker. But there is the ‘California Low’ of 6-4-3-2-A and the best low, and the Ace is high only, 7-5-4-3-2.
It is a dealer’s choice decision on what constitutes the best hand and what format you will deal the cards; Stud, Draw, board game, etc.
It changes up the poker night a little, but of course be prepared. As soon as someone mentions we are playing low ball, for some reason everyone is dealt full houses, straights and flushes. I can’t tell you the number of trips I have been dealt when someone decides to ‘switch it up.’
The Poker Gods love laughing at Faldo - as do the Golf Gods and of course so do women Faldo asks out.
Faldo says 'Yay'. It's fun and changes up the thinking.
But there are some fun, entertaining and exciting poker games you can deal in a home game, which make you have to think outside “the flop” sometimes.
The description of the following games in this series is Faldo’s opinion only. Others may like my take on a game and some will not. That’s fine. It’s all good. Here we go:
Little Squeeze
I have explained this game in past articles, mainly during the telling of my poker up-bringing. It was the game I was weaned on.
It is basically 5-card stud played Hi-Lo, with the A-2-3-4-5 wheel as the perfect low. Straights and flushed can be used for both Hi and Lo hands. Pairs are the worst low.
After everyone has their 5 cards, there is a ‘buy’ round – or an exchange round – where you trade in the card of your choice for another from the deck. The number of exchange rounds is determined by the dealer prior to dealing. Usually there is a fee of a small bet for the new card.
This is a pot builder game if it is an ‘action’ crowd. I have seen it played with up to 3 buying rounds. I like one buying round, as I have noticed that one buying round tends to see five people stay for the ‘buy’, where with 3 buys, usually only three players make the trip.
Back in the day, 7 players saw all three buys! Many a giant pot happened.
Faldo says Yay to this one - big time! A big edge to the player paying attention to cards dealt and discarded.
Low Ball or Low Poker or Razz
There are three types of scales for low poker, and it is strictly and matter of preference which one you deal.
As mentioned above, the A-2-3-4-5 wheel is usually the most common ‘best hand’ in low poker. But there is the ‘California Low’ of 6-4-3-2-A and the best low, and the Ace is high only, 7-5-4-3-2.
It is a dealer’s choice decision on what constitutes the best hand and what format you will deal the cards; Stud, Draw, board game, etc.
It changes up the poker night a little, but of course be prepared. As soon as someone mentions we are playing low ball, for some reason everyone is dealt full houses, straights and flushes. I can’t tell you the number of trips I have been dealt when someone decides to ‘switch it up.’
The Poker Gods love laughing at Faldo - as do the Golf Gods and of course so do women Faldo asks out.
Faldo says 'Yay'. It's fun and changes up the thinking.
Friday, September 18, 2009
K9isadog and Faldo Play a Tourney at PPL, but no Nub!
For the definition of Nub, see the ‘Wookin Pa Nub’ video in the Faldo video section.
Thursday is the night for Premier Poker Lounge’s middle stakes tourneys. It was Faldo’s 1st event there since PPL’s relocation. I must admit, it was a huge upgrade.
The food is better, the bathrooms closer, the entrance is easier, the parking is closer and well – lit.
We will have an NPP invasion of PPL set up in the near future. I think a little dinner meeting prior to the poker tourney would be a great Friday night this fall or winter.
I didn’t know who K9 was until last night, even though I have played poker with him before at PPL.
K9 noticed my NPP hat and asked if I was Faldo. I said yes and asked if he read the blog. He said, “I play in the NPP tournaments.”
I asked what was his PokerStars handle and The Dog said, “Guess.”
Well, Faldo went into the ‘tank’ for about 2 minutes, trying to recall NPP players close to Hartland, MI., that I did not already know their face. But, I did guess correctly, for the first correct poker read of my entire life!
As for the tournament results, my AIPF with (33) lost to (QJ) who rivered a straight, to finish 5th. K9 went out next in 4th, but I did not see the hand as I was listening to WSOP dealer stories from Allinduces.
Allinduces has played in our tourney, dealt in the WSOP and runs PPL. He has promised to send me stories to post on this blog. But we will see, as my email bag is so far ….empty!
Just a reminder, Quarter 4 starts this coming Tuesday. It is a great time to introduce some new players to our Tuesday League.
Thursday is the night for Premier Poker Lounge’s middle stakes tourneys. It was Faldo’s 1st event there since PPL’s relocation. I must admit, it was a huge upgrade.
The food is better, the bathrooms closer, the entrance is easier, the parking is closer and well – lit.
We will have an NPP invasion of PPL set up in the near future. I think a little dinner meeting prior to the poker tourney would be a great Friday night this fall or winter.
I didn’t know who K9 was until last night, even though I have played poker with him before at PPL.
K9 noticed my NPP hat and asked if I was Faldo. I said yes and asked if he read the blog. He said, “I play in the NPP tournaments.”
I asked what was his PokerStars handle and The Dog said, “Guess.”
Well, Faldo went into the ‘tank’ for about 2 minutes, trying to recall NPP players close to Hartland, MI., that I did not already know their face. But, I did guess correctly, for the first correct poker read of my entire life!
As for the tournament results, my AIPF with (33) lost to (QJ) who rivered a straight, to finish 5th. K9 went out next in 4th, but I did not see the hand as I was listening to WSOP dealer stories from Allinduces.
Allinduces has played in our tourney, dealt in the WSOP and runs PPL. He has promised to send me stories to post on this blog. But we will see, as my email bag is so far ….empty!
Just a reminder, Quarter 4 starts this coming Tuesday. It is a great time to introduce some new players to our Tuesday League.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Douge2’s Humor Corner – XX (that means #20)
The Escapee
Two golfers are waiting their turn on the tee when a naked women runs across the fairway and into the woods.
Two men in white coats and another guy carrying two buckets of sand are chasing her, and a little old man is bringing up the rear.
One of the golfers grabs the old man and says, "What's going on?"
The old guy says, "She's a nymphomaniac from the asylum, she keeps trying to escape, and us attendants are trying to catch her."
The golfer says, "What about the guy with the buckets of sand?"
The old guy says, "That's his handicap. He caught her last time."
18 Reasons Why Golf Is Better Than Sex
• You don't have to sneak your golf magazines into the house.
• If you are having trouble with golf, it is perfectly acceptable to pay a professional to show you how to improve your technique
• The Ten Commandments do not say anything about golf.
• If your partner takes pictures or videotapes of you golfing, you don't have to worry about them showing up on the Internet, then you become famous
• Your golf partner won't keep asking questions about other partners you've golfed with
• It's perfectly respectable to golf with a total stranger
• When you see a really good golfer, you don't have to feel guilty about imagining the two of you golfing together.
• If your regular golf partner isn't available, he/she won't object if you golf with someone else.
• Nobody will ever tell you that you will go blind if you golf by yourself.
• When dealing with a golf pro, you never have to wonder if they are really an undercover cop.
• You don't have to go to a sleazy shop in a seedy neighborhood to buy golf stuff.
• You can have a golf calendar on your wall at the office, tell golf jokes and invite co-workers to golf with you without getting sued for harassment
• There is no such thing as a golf transmitted disease
• If you want to watch golf on television, you don't have to subscribe to a premium cable channel.
• Nobody expects you to promise to golf with just one partner for the rest of your life.
• Nobody expects you to give up golfing if your partner loses interest in the game.
• You don't have to be a newlywed to plan a vacation primarily for the enjoyment of golf.
• Your golf partner will never say, "What? We just golfed last week! Is that all you ever think about?"
Echo
Beerhog hit his ball into a ravine.
His buddies heard `whack, whack, whack' on and on, until finally he got the ball out.
Matchy asked, "How many strokes did it take you to get out of there?"
Beerhog said, “Two”.
But Matchy said, "I heard seven."
His reply was, "Five of them were echoes."
Two golfers are waiting their turn on the tee when a naked women runs across the fairway and into the woods.
Two men in white coats and another guy carrying two buckets of sand are chasing her, and a little old man is bringing up the rear.
One of the golfers grabs the old man and says, "What's going on?"
The old guy says, "She's a nymphomaniac from the asylum, she keeps trying to escape, and us attendants are trying to catch her."
The golfer says, "What about the guy with the buckets of sand?"
The old guy says, "That's his handicap. He caught her last time."
18 Reasons Why Golf Is Better Than Sex
• You don't have to sneak your golf magazines into the house.
• If you are having trouble with golf, it is perfectly acceptable to pay a professional to show you how to improve your technique
• The Ten Commandments do not say anything about golf.
• If your partner takes pictures or videotapes of you golfing, you don't have to worry about them showing up on the Internet, then you become famous
• Your golf partner won't keep asking questions about other partners you've golfed with
• It's perfectly respectable to golf with a total stranger
• When you see a really good golfer, you don't have to feel guilty about imagining the two of you golfing together.
• If your regular golf partner isn't available, he/she won't object if you golf with someone else.
• Nobody will ever tell you that you will go blind if you golf by yourself.
• When dealing with a golf pro, you never have to wonder if they are really an undercover cop.
• You don't have to go to a sleazy shop in a seedy neighborhood to buy golf stuff.
• You can have a golf calendar on your wall at the office, tell golf jokes and invite co-workers to golf with you without getting sued for harassment
• There is no such thing as a golf transmitted disease
• If you want to watch golf on television, you don't have to subscribe to a premium cable channel.
• Nobody expects you to promise to golf with just one partner for the rest of your life.
• Nobody expects you to give up golfing if your partner loses interest in the game.
• You don't have to be a newlywed to plan a vacation primarily for the enjoyment of golf.
• Your golf partner will never say, "What? We just golfed last week! Is that all you ever think about?"
Echo
Beerhog hit his ball into a ravine.
His buddies heard `whack, whack, whack' on and on, until finally he got the ball out.
Matchy asked, "How many strokes did it take you to get out of there?"
Beerhog said, “Two”.
But Matchy said, "I heard seven."
His reply was, "Five of them were echoes."
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Budda627 Wins His 2nd NPP Tourney and Tomservo2 Wins 3rd Qtr Seat!
Nineteen players were on hand for the exciting 3rd quarter last round. Budda627 outlasted the field, including a desperate Kensik – who needed a win to also get a seat in the NPP final.
He also survived – and benefited – from a “crazy river” night on PokerStars, when many did not. Please no comments on the frequency of that.
Returning to the NPP felt tonight was Amyada19 and Bigbrimar. Welcome back!
On to the action:
Players knew it was an important night and played accordingly. We lost only four players in the first hour.
21 min: T3chalady (19th) slow-plays her (AA) loses to Bigbrimar’s flopped trip 8’s.
25 min: A short-stacked (SS) Derf-63 (18th) goes with (KQ) and loses to Theedouble*d’s (A2).
45 min: A SS Funtoon (17th) has to go with (9c 6c) but can’t catch Budda627’s (Qd 4d).
55 min: Duder1123 (16th) sees his (QQ) run into Amyada19’s (AA). Pocket rockets did not do all that well tonight after this hand.
1st Break:
Amyada19 4252
Kensik 3385
TresStooges 3220
Theedouble*d 2226
Akensi 2135
Tomservo2 2025
Douge2 1819
ThePunk75 1490
LittleRedElf 1455
Budda627 1265
K9isadog 1108
Meatsword 970
Absea98 885
Bigbrimar 420
66 min: A SS K9isadog (15th) goes AIPF with (AJ) and is called by Akensi with (55).
70 min: A SS Tigercub8189 (14th) goes with (22) and runs into Douge2’s (QQ).
72 min: A SS ThePunk75 (13th) goes with (22), but sees Budda627 with (Ks 9s) hit a [9] on the flop.
73 min: Amyada19 (12th) sees her (77) run into Douge2’s (AA).
75 min: Meatsword (11th) pushes with (AQ) (67%) and finds Budda627 with only (Ac Jc) (28%), but Budda makes a straight!
78 min: A SS Tomservo2 (10th) has to go with (T8) and cannot catch Absea98’s (K7). Tom now must wait to see if his point lead holds up as
82 min: A SS LittleRedElf (9th) gets four callers trying to take him out and two succeed by hitting the same straight.
94 min: Douge2 needs only a 3rd place finish now to win the 3rd quarter seat. He stood in 2nd when he tries to double up with (JJ), but a rivered [Q] for a pair of ladies by Theedouble*d drops him to a slim 4th in chips.
108 min: Douge2 (8th) has (AA) (80%) and has to call AIPF with Bigbrimar (7th) (KJ) (9%) and Theedouble*d (QJ) (11%). Beyond belief, the turn is a [Q] and the river is a [J], giving DD a double knockout - crushing Doug’s shot at the seat this time!
Now only Kensik can still win a seat – along with Tomservo2 – with a win tonight!
109 min: Theedouble*d plays his heater as his (AJ) hits an [A] on the river to beat Akensi’s (6th) (33) (48%).
113 min: A SS Absea98 (5th) has to try with (8c 7c) but can’t catch Theedouble*d’s (A9).
2nd break:
Theedouble*d 15485
Kensik 6490
Budda627 5160
TresStooges 1365
122 min: A SS TresStooges (4th) is all-in with (A2) but Theedouble*d hits a straight with his (75).
125 min: Kensik (3rd) gets crippled as he sees his (KK) lose to Budda627’s (QQ) when a [Q] hits the river. A tough break for Kensik. Like I said, crazy rivers all night.
129 min: Kensik (Kh 3h) is finally eliminated by Budda627 (77).
130 min: Heads up: Budda627 15200 - Theedouble*d 13300
135 min: Dead even!
140 min: Budda627 17000 - Theedouble*d 11500
142 min: Theedouble*d (2nd) calls Budda627’s all-in post flop with (Q7) and a flop of [AA5] but Budda is a little better with (K4) and hangs on for the win.
Congratulations to Budda627 on another NPP win. And congratulations to Tomservo2 on winning his seat in the NPP Finals!
1st – Budda627
2nd – Theedouble*d
3rd – Kensik
4th – TresStooges
5th – Absea98
6th – Akensi
7th – Bigbrimar
8th – Douge2
9th – LittleRedElf
Standings are on the right side of the blog! The 4th quarter starts next week!
He also survived – and benefited – from a “crazy river” night on PokerStars, when many did not. Please no comments on the frequency of that.
Returning to the NPP felt tonight was Amyada19 and Bigbrimar. Welcome back!
On to the action:
Players knew it was an important night and played accordingly. We lost only four players in the first hour.
21 min: T3chalady (19th) slow-plays her (AA) loses to Bigbrimar’s flopped trip 8’s.
25 min: A short-stacked (SS) Derf-63 (18th) goes with (KQ) and loses to Theedouble*d’s (A2).
45 min: A SS Funtoon (17th) has to go with (9c 6c) but can’t catch Budda627’s (Qd 4d).
55 min: Duder1123 (16th) sees his (QQ) run into Amyada19’s (AA). Pocket rockets did not do all that well tonight after this hand.
1st Break:
Amyada19 4252
Kensik 3385
TresStooges 3220
Theedouble*d 2226
Akensi 2135
Tomservo2 2025
Douge2 1819
ThePunk75 1490
LittleRedElf 1455
Budda627 1265
K9isadog 1108
Meatsword 970
Absea98 885
Bigbrimar 420
66 min: A SS K9isadog (15th) goes AIPF with (AJ) and is called by Akensi with (55).
70 min: A SS Tigercub8189 (14th) goes with (22) and runs into Douge2’s (QQ).
72 min: A SS ThePunk75 (13th) goes with (22), but sees Budda627 with (Ks 9s) hit a [9] on the flop.
73 min: Amyada19 (12th) sees her (77) run into Douge2’s (AA).
75 min: Meatsword (11th) pushes with (AQ) (67%) and finds Budda627 with only (Ac Jc) (28%), but Budda makes a straight!
78 min: A SS Tomservo2 (10th) has to go with (T8) and cannot catch Absea98’s (K7). Tom now must wait to see if his point lead holds up as
82 min: A SS LittleRedElf (9th) gets four callers trying to take him out and two succeed by hitting the same straight.
94 min: Douge2 needs only a 3rd place finish now to win the 3rd quarter seat. He stood in 2nd when he tries to double up with (JJ), but a rivered [Q] for a pair of ladies by Theedouble*d drops him to a slim 4th in chips.
108 min: Douge2 (8th) has (AA) (80%) and has to call AIPF with Bigbrimar (7th) (KJ) (9%) and Theedouble*d (QJ) (11%). Beyond belief, the turn is a [Q] and the river is a [J], giving DD a double knockout - crushing Doug’s shot at the seat this time!
Now only Kensik can still win a seat – along with Tomservo2 – with a win tonight!
109 min: Theedouble*d plays his heater as his (AJ) hits an [A] on the river to beat Akensi’s (6th) (33) (48%).
113 min: A SS Absea98 (5th) has to try with (8c 7c) but can’t catch Theedouble*d’s (A9).
2nd break:
Theedouble*d 15485
Kensik 6490
Budda627 5160
TresStooges 1365
122 min: A SS TresStooges (4th) is all-in with (A2) but Theedouble*d hits a straight with his (75).
125 min: Kensik (3rd) gets crippled as he sees his (KK) lose to Budda627’s (QQ) when a [Q] hits the river. A tough break for Kensik. Like I said, crazy rivers all night.
129 min: Kensik (Kh 3h) is finally eliminated by Budda627 (77).
130 min: Heads up: Budda627 15200 - Theedouble*d 13300
135 min: Dead even!
140 min: Budda627 17000 - Theedouble*d 11500
142 min: Theedouble*d (2nd) calls Budda627’s all-in post flop with (Q7) and a flop of [AA5] but Budda is a little better with (K4) and hangs on for the win.
Congratulations to Budda627 on another NPP win. And congratulations to Tomservo2 on winning his seat in the NPP Finals!
1st – Budda627
2nd – Theedouble*d
3rd – Kensik
4th – TresStooges
5th – Absea98
6th – Akensi
7th – Bigbrimar
8th – Douge2
9th – LittleRedElf
Standings are on the right side of the blog! The 4th quarter starts next week!
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
What About an NPP ‘Rookie’ League?
I have been thinking about this since PokerStars lowered the entry fee amount available to me. I can now schedule a tourney for $1.10. So, I was thinking about a ‘rookie’ league on Monday night.
The question is will that draw new players or simply split the field of current players?
I know we lost some players because of our stakes structure. Some don’t play because it is too low and I can’t get some players to enter because it is too high.
I know you all are out there recruiting hard – yeah, right – but I would like to know what sort of resistance you are getting, if any.
I can’t do anything about the men who don’t play because of dishpan hands, but maybe there are some guys and gals out there, who would like to play, but want to get a Quarter in for under $20 – to check – it, us and themselves - out.
Who would be eligible for the ‘Rookie League’? Well, I think we all know who is NOT!
But all new players, most players who tried NPP for a spell and any current player that wants to petition to get in the Rookie League would be eligible. Some players could play in both leagues as ‘Rookies’ can move up, but ‘Big Game’ players can’t move down.
The NPP Tournament Committee will review each application of current players fairly.
The seat winners in the Rookie League however, must move up to the ‘Big’ Game. But the ‘Rookie’ league will have an NPP Rookie of the Year Champion!
I know everyone can get in a $1 or $5 SNG anytime they want. After I hit the lottery, I will offer a tournament overlay that will have us flooded with players. Right now, all I can offer – over and above the standard SNG - is a fun and competitive tourney and a blog with write-ups, standings, jokes, articles, some pictures women force on Faldo, and …HISTORY!
Any comments or suggestions on this subject?
The question is will that draw new players or simply split the field of current players?
I know we lost some players because of our stakes structure. Some don’t play because it is too low and I can’t get some players to enter because it is too high.
I know you all are out there recruiting hard – yeah, right – but I would like to know what sort of resistance you are getting, if any.
I can’t do anything about the men who don’t play because of dishpan hands, but maybe there are some guys and gals out there, who would like to play, but want to get a Quarter in for under $20 – to check – it, us and themselves - out.
Who would be eligible for the ‘Rookie League’? Well, I think we all know who is NOT!
But all new players, most players who tried NPP for a spell and any current player that wants to petition to get in the Rookie League would be eligible. Some players could play in both leagues as ‘Rookies’ can move up, but ‘Big Game’ players can’t move down.
The NPP Tournament Committee will review each application of current players fairly.
The seat winners in the Rookie League however, must move up to the ‘Big’ Game. But the ‘Rookie’ league will have an NPP Rookie of the Year Champion!
I know everyone can get in a $1 or $5 SNG anytime they want. After I hit the lottery, I will offer a tournament overlay that will have us flooded with players. Right now, all I can offer – over and above the standard SNG - is a fun and competitive tourney and a blog with write-ups, standings, jokes, articles, some pictures women force on Faldo, and …HISTORY!
Any comments or suggestions on this subject?
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Play Some Limit Holdem Hands With Faldo – Answers
Remember, even though there is a right answer to this quiz, the reason I picked it out this quiz from a Rolf Slotboom CardPlayer Magazine article is because the advantage to the right answer is not overwhelming. But it is these correct decisions – added up over time – that increase your bankroll.
1. Your (QQ) figures to be best right now, but checking is the most profitable play here. Since the small blind already folded, a raise here will usually not get anyone out. A re-raise will give everyone an idea of what you hold, and make it easier for LittleRedElf, Beerhog and ThePunk75 to kick your butt post flop. By not raising, you do lose some information on what those guys hold, but staying a little secretive yourself in this situation, is the way to go. Check 55% - Raise 45%. Of course if these guys had folded and the weaker players were in – a raise is demanded. You got to play the table as well as your cards.
2. Folding here gives too much power to an aggressive raiser. You may be best right now and will have position on him after the flop. Calling is ok, but a raise will almost certainly drive the blinds out – unless they hold a monster - leaving you heads up, even if Mr. Aggressive re-raises. Fold 25% - Call 30% - Raise 45%
3. You would like to play heads up all evening against any non-NPP superstar, especially a limper from the cut-off spot. Even if you get re-raised from the blinds, that will define their hand. Your cards should be live and post flop play should be straight forward. Fold 30% - Call 30% - Raise 40%
4. Even though you have a good hand, it probably doesn’t rate any better than a coin flip against this good player’s hand. You have position, which helps. A re-raise will work against a weaker player, but save your money for a better situation. Fold 40% - Call 35% - Raise 25%
5. This one is really close. Some would claim you want to play heads up with position against a random hand. But the good players behind you may decide you are just isolating and pop it back if they have something. Calling will make you look weak and people will put you on the hand you actually have. Even if no one re-raises, you will be sandwiched between an aggressive player who will almost certainly bet the flop, and random hands who know you don’t’ have much. Not good either. Folding is slightly the better option. Fold 40% - Call 30% - Raise 30%
6. It would be hard for people to put you on the hand you have. If you bet out, a weaker hand (KQ) or (KJ) may pop it for you to drive out the draws for you. But if everyone calls, eight of the thirteen cards that can hit the board will scare you to death. A check – and everyone else checking – is almost suicide for you. You just gave everyone a free card to beat you. But what are the chances of that, knowing who is in seats 6 and 7? Play the table! One of those guys will bet, and a check-raise will probably earn you the pot. Bet 40% - Check raise 60%
By the way, in the real game, all the NPP players cashed – except Faldo – who lost a little at the table, but lost the rest of his money – and ego - to the waitresses.
1. Your (QQ) figures to be best right now, but checking is the most profitable play here. Since the small blind already folded, a raise here will usually not get anyone out. A re-raise will give everyone an idea of what you hold, and make it easier for LittleRedElf, Beerhog and ThePunk75 to kick your butt post flop. By not raising, you do lose some information on what those guys hold, but staying a little secretive yourself in this situation, is the way to go. Check 55% - Raise 45%. Of course if these guys had folded and the weaker players were in – a raise is demanded. You got to play the table as well as your cards.
2. Folding here gives too much power to an aggressive raiser. You may be best right now and will have position on him after the flop. Calling is ok, but a raise will almost certainly drive the blinds out – unless they hold a monster - leaving you heads up, even if Mr. Aggressive re-raises. Fold 25% - Call 30% - Raise 45%
3. You would like to play heads up all evening against any non-NPP superstar, especially a limper from the cut-off spot. Even if you get re-raised from the blinds, that will define their hand. Your cards should be live and post flop play should be straight forward. Fold 30% - Call 30% - Raise 40%
4. Even though you have a good hand, it probably doesn’t rate any better than a coin flip against this good player’s hand. You have position, which helps. A re-raise will work against a weaker player, but save your money for a better situation. Fold 40% - Call 35% - Raise 25%
5. This one is really close. Some would claim you want to play heads up with position against a random hand. But the good players behind you may decide you are just isolating and pop it back if they have something. Calling will make you look weak and people will put you on the hand you actually have. Even if no one re-raises, you will be sandwiched between an aggressive player who will almost certainly bet the flop, and random hands who know you don’t’ have much. Not good either. Folding is slightly the better option. Fold 40% - Call 30% - Raise 30%
6. It would be hard for people to put you on the hand you have. If you bet out, a weaker hand (KQ) or (KJ) may pop it for you to drive out the draws for you. But if everyone calls, eight of the thirteen cards that can hit the board will scare you to death. A check – and everyone else checking – is almost suicide for you. You just gave everyone a free card to beat you. But what are the chances of that, knowing who is in seats 6 and 7? Play the table! One of those guys will bet, and a check-raise will probably earn you the pot. Bet 40% - Check raise 60%
By the way, in the real game, all the NPP players cashed – except Faldo – who lost a little at the table, but lost the rest of his money – and ego - to the waitresses.
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Play Some Limit Holdem Hands with Faldo
Let’s do this test and see how you do. The beauty of the correct answer (and the beauty of poker) is that sometimes the best play is not that big an advantage to the lesser play. And as we all have learned by now, sometimes the best play still gets us felted anyway.
Here is the situation:
Limit Holdem 10-handed, $10 - $20. Three to five players see every flop, so it is a slightly loose game. You are sitting in Seat 10 – just off the actual dealer’s right.
Seat 1 is Faldo (Average – on tilt - and striking out with the waitresses again)
Seat 2 is Little Red Elf (great)
Seat 3 is Douge2 (very good)
Seat 6 is Beerhog (very good – aggressive)
Seat 7 is ThePunk75 (very good – aggressive)
The rest of the seats 4, 5, 8 and 9 are filled with non-NPP players. In other words, not very strong players.
This is a ‘decent’ table to play at. Certainly not a great one as it has some players at it you know will not only give you trouble, but compete for pots. But three lesser players playing - or more - is worth a shot.
If you could just get some extra strength Ex-Lax into the drinks of seats 2, 3, 6 and 7 – then you would be in a soft seat. But dreaming won’t get you the chips. This is your night out for poker and this IS your table.
Here are the questions:
1. You are in the big blind (BB) with (QQ). Seat 2 has limped in, as have seats 4,6, 7 and the small blind. Do you check or raise?
2. You are on the button (dealer) with a (AT) and the field folds to seat 7, who raises. Do you fold, call or raise?
3. You are on the button with (Jh Th). It is folded to Seat 8 who calls. Do you fold, call or raise?
4. You are on the button with (Ac Qc). Seat 2 - LittleRedElf opens for a raise and amazingly everyone folds to you. Do you fold, call or raise?
5. You are in 4rd position with (As 9s) and Beerhog in Seat 6 has raised without looking at his cards! Seats 7, 8 and 9 fold to you. Do you fold, call or raise?
6. You are in the (BB) with (AK). Seats 5, 6, 7 and 9 have limped in. You don’t like the way The Punk called. He almost raised there so you decide to just call and hide your strength. The flop is [KT7] rainbow - giving you top pair/top kicker – but a ton of straight draws for everyone else. Do you bet or check-raise?
Now the reason I like this quiz is that the best answer is not that much stronger than the other answers.
Answers will be on the next post.
Here is the situation:
Limit Holdem 10-handed, $10 - $20. Three to five players see every flop, so it is a slightly loose game. You are sitting in Seat 10 – just off the actual dealer’s right.
Seat 1 is Faldo (Average – on tilt - and striking out with the waitresses again)
Seat 2 is Little Red Elf (great)
Seat 3 is Douge2 (very good)
Seat 6 is Beerhog (very good – aggressive)
Seat 7 is ThePunk75 (very good – aggressive)
The rest of the seats 4, 5, 8 and 9 are filled with non-NPP players. In other words, not very strong players.
This is a ‘decent’ table to play at. Certainly not a great one as it has some players at it you know will not only give you trouble, but compete for pots. But three lesser players playing - or more - is worth a shot.
If you could just get some extra strength Ex-Lax into the drinks of seats 2, 3, 6 and 7 – then you would be in a soft seat. But dreaming won’t get you the chips. This is your night out for poker and this IS your table.
Here are the questions:
1. You are in the big blind (BB) with (QQ). Seat 2 has limped in, as have seats 4,6, 7 and the small blind. Do you check or raise?
2. You are on the button (dealer) with a (AT) and the field folds to seat 7, who raises. Do you fold, call or raise?
3. You are on the button with (Jh Th). It is folded to Seat 8 who calls. Do you fold, call or raise?
4. You are on the button with (Ac Qc). Seat 2 - LittleRedElf opens for a raise and amazingly everyone folds to you. Do you fold, call or raise?
5. You are in 4rd position with (As 9s) and Beerhog in Seat 6 has raised without looking at his cards! Seats 7, 8 and 9 fold to you. Do you fold, call or raise?
6. You are in the (BB) with (AK). Seats 5, 6, 7 and 9 have limped in. You don’t like the way The Punk called. He almost raised there so you decide to just call and hide your strength. The flop is [KT7] rainbow - giving you top pair/top kicker – but a ton of straight draws for everyone else. Do you bet or check-raise?
Now the reason I like this quiz is that the best answer is not that much stronger than the other answers.
Answers will be on the next post.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Premier Poker Lounge Tournament Schedule
Here is the tournament schedule for the Premier Poker Lounge in Hartland, MI., 48353
Located at the Grille 23 Tavern, 1/4 mile south of M-59 on Old US 23.
1535 Old US 23 if you want the actual address.
Cash games start at 6pm
All tourneys starting at 7pm.
Tuesday: $25 Rebuy – start with 5000 chips
Wednesday: $25 – turbo, start with 5000 chips
Thursday: $30 – Freeze out, start with 7000 chips
Friday: $40 – Freeze out, start with 12000 chips
We have a lot of NPP’ers that can make it to Hartland, MI.
How about we set a date this fall when NPP invades PPL for an evening?
Comment with possible dates.
Located at the Grille 23 Tavern, 1/4 mile south of M-59 on Old US 23.
1535 Old US 23 if you want the actual address.
Cash games start at 6pm
All tourneys starting at 7pm.
Tuesday: $25 Rebuy – start with 5000 chips
Wednesday: $25 – turbo, start with 5000 chips
Thursday: $30 – Freeze out, start with 7000 chips
Friday: $40 – Freeze out, start with 12000 chips
We have a lot of NPP’ers that can make it to Hartland, MI.
How about we set a date this fall when NPP invades PPL for an evening?
Comment with possible dates.
Tuesday, September 08, 2009
Random Questions Answered by Faldo – Part II
REMINDER: NO TOURNEY TONIGHT! Play resumes on September 15.
Feel free to email me questions to add to the list, or leave them in a comment. Also, feel free to answer them yourself in the comment section. I like to learn more about you people too!
Does your pessimism about the future of this country ever make you depressed in the here and now?
Depressed? No. You have to enjoy life, what you have done, kids raised, things learned and earned - and continue to fight for what is right. For me, being pessimistic doesn’t mean being depressed or giving up. I am a happy guy, who just happens to see what is. Unfortunately, my predictions about our nation’s future for the last 15 years have been near perfect. I wish I would or could be wrong. I pray I am.
Have you ever lost a testicle in a knife fight? (This proves I am answering all write in questions!)
I have never been in a knife fight. I would say that it would be the worst type of fight to be in however. You have to be all kinds of brave/stupid to get in one.
How many tables do you normally play at one time on-line?
Cash games – Three to four, all on the same site.
Tournaments – Three to four, but on three different sites and computers, until I run deep – then one.
Sit-in-go Tournaments - One
What is more important to you; sports, music or art?
You listed them in my order, but who doesn’t enjoy them all?
If you could eliminate one music group from existence, who would it be?
Easy. All Rap groups.
What is your favorite game besides poker?
Chess
What is your favorite movie of all time?
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Who would you most want to put a bad beat on?
Nancy Pelosi.
Oh, you meant a ‘poker’ bad beat? No one.
But if I have to choose – Nancy Pelosi.
Feel free to email me questions to add to the list, or leave them in a comment. Also, feel free to answer them yourself in the comment section. I like to learn more about you people too!
Does your pessimism about the future of this country ever make you depressed in the here and now?
Depressed? No. You have to enjoy life, what you have done, kids raised, things learned and earned - and continue to fight for what is right. For me, being pessimistic doesn’t mean being depressed or giving up. I am a happy guy, who just happens to see what is. Unfortunately, my predictions about our nation’s future for the last 15 years have been near perfect. I wish I would or could be wrong. I pray I am.
Have you ever lost a testicle in a knife fight? (This proves I am answering all write in questions!)
I have never been in a knife fight. I would say that it would be the worst type of fight to be in however. You have to be all kinds of brave/stupid to get in one.
How many tables do you normally play at one time on-line?
Cash games – Three to four, all on the same site.
Tournaments – Three to four, but on three different sites and computers, until I run deep – then one.
Sit-in-go Tournaments - One
What is more important to you; sports, music or art?
You listed them in my order, but who doesn’t enjoy them all?
If you could eliminate one music group from existence, who would it be?
Easy. All Rap groups.
What is your favorite game besides poker?
Chess
What is your favorite movie of all time?
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Who would you most want to put a bad beat on?
Nancy Pelosi.
Oh, you meant a ‘poker’ bad beat? No one.
But if I have to choose – Nancy Pelosi.
Sunday, September 06, 2009
Be Prepared People – The Poop is Hitting the Fan and You Better Have Your Own Umbrella
Poker games have always been choice targets for robbers. The reasons are that it is easy to get the drop on everyone at the table, and many times the victims can’t report the crime in the first place. Club games and charity casinos are becoming targets.
I would include home games that are on the ‘open’ or ‘big stakes’ side too, now that the Democrat’s current destruction of the world’s largest economy continues.
Many times money stolen during an ‘illegal’ activity is not reportable to the police, and if you can or do, it is not given any priority. Caveat extempore, pal.
One of our bloggers - Pokerati just published a story of a Houston club game that was held up by three would be robbers. One of the players produced his own weapon and let’s just say his ‘full magazine’ ‘felted’ one robber with a ‘pair’ and forced the other two thieves’ to fold.
NPP games are still safe, although ‘packing’ ear plugs and Tums is usually a great idea.
In a somewhat related story: The B. Hussein Economy has downsized me from a six-figure salary to a minimum wage one. Hence, last night, working as a ranger at a golf course, I had the distinct pleasure to ask three drunks and a semi - sober woman to return to the clubhouse and exit the premises.
I got the usual response one might expect from drunks who started their holiday weekend off with a roar.
A call to the local police department – which shall go nameless as not to embarrass city officials (but the initials are Brighton, MI) - got an answering machine, which told me to call 911. I guess cops no longer work weekends or holidays in Brighton.
Word up to all peeps looking to score some easy bread in a cracker village. My guess is, if you don’t rob any of the three donut shops in town at night, or go 35 mph in a 25 zone near the police station, you won’t see any Brighton cops the rest of the time either.
Dialing 911 in (remember initials only) Brighton, MI., got you another recording, telling you that if it was not a life threatening situation, call your local country sheriff’s office. No option to connect or phone number was given for the sheriff either.
The situation was not life threatening - as Faldo had not yet decided to kill these drunks. So after finding the number to the sheriff, that call gave me that warm and fuzzy feeling that an officer should arrive in a half-hour to forty-five minutes or so.
This gave the drunks plenty of time to tear up 4 more golf holes while giving the finger and shouting obscenities to me as I watched from a short distance. I felt like a patient waiting in a doctor’s x-ray room in a backless gown, with my clothes several doors away.
Eventually, the officer arrived to escort the idiots off the course. It did my heart good to see the officer had ‘back up’ in his vehicle. It was a man in civilian clothes, sitting in the passenger seat, and he took up the entire front seat! The man probably didn’t get out of the car, because he couldn’t. Ah, Livingston County’s finest! Whoops! Initials only – LC finest! There, that’s better.
Maybe he was not a cop - but the County Exercize Czar appointed with the federal bailout money.
Once they all got in the parking lot, I think the officer did issue them a ticket for trespassing. Or maybe it was a public intoxication ticket. Or maybe it was his phone number and handicap. I don’t know.
But as the cops are leaving - and before the drunks had left the premises I might add – the cops stopped at the gate waiting for traffic to clear. Just then, the woman backs the van she was driving - and all of them came in - OVER the foot of one of the drunks! And she is the sober one.
He screams out in pain, falls on the pavement writhing in agony. The other two drunks hop out with the woman to help their fallen buddy. Now one drunk is hurt, the other two I assume are not in the best of moods. The woman is staying away from the fallen drunk because if he could have reached her, he would have killed her.
The officer and Mr. Buffet witness the entire scene - and then drive away! An injured man, two furious drunks, a scared woman and a ranger that was threatened - and had not safely left the scene either by the way - (not that I was worried about those two clowns – down from three), and the police just LEAVE???
I have two questions for all of you:
Have you purchased your handgun of choice, taken a gun class, and applied for your concealed weapons permit yet?
You do realize your personal defense, healthcare and safety - is up to you, don’t you? If you turn any of it over to anyone else, you will get nothing but a toe tag.
I would include home games that are on the ‘open’ or ‘big stakes’ side too, now that the Democrat’s current destruction of the world’s largest economy continues.
Many times money stolen during an ‘illegal’ activity is not reportable to the police, and if you can or do, it is not given any priority. Caveat extempore, pal.
One of our bloggers - Pokerati just published a story of a Houston club game that was held up by three would be robbers. One of the players produced his own weapon and let’s just say his ‘full magazine’ ‘felted’ one robber with a ‘pair’ and forced the other two thieves’ to fold.
NPP games are still safe, although ‘packing’ ear plugs and Tums is usually a great idea.
In a somewhat related story: The B. Hussein Economy has downsized me from a six-figure salary to a minimum wage one. Hence, last night, working as a ranger at a golf course, I had the distinct pleasure to ask three drunks and a semi - sober woman to return to the clubhouse and exit the premises.
I got the usual response one might expect from drunks who started their holiday weekend off with a roar.
A call to the local police department – which shall go nameless as not to embarrass city officials (but the initials are Brighton, MI) - got an answering machine, which told me to call 911. I guess cops no longer work weekends or holidays in Brighton.
Word up to all peeps looking to score some easy bread in a cracker village. My guess is, if you don’t rob any of the three donut shops in town at night, or go 35 mph in a 25 zone near the police station, you won’t see any Brighton cops the rest of the time either.
Dialing 911 in (remember initials only) Brighton, MI., got you another recording, telling you that if it was not a life threatening situation, call your local country sheriff’s office. No option to connect or phone number was given for the sheriff either.
The situation was not life threatening - as Faldo had not yet decided to kill these drunks. So after finding the number to the sheriff, that call gave me that warm and fuzzy feeling that an officer should arrive in a half-hour to forty-five minutes or so.
This gave the drunks plenty of time to tear up 4 more golf holes while giving the finger and shouting obscenities to me as I watched from a short distance. I felt like a patient waiting in a doctor’s x-ray room in a backless gown, with my clothes several doors away.
Eventually, the officer arrived to escort the idiots off the course. It did my heart good to see the officer had ‘back up’ in his vehicle. It was a man in civilian clothes, sitting in the passenger seat, and he took up the entire front seat! The man probably didn’t get out of the car, because he couldn’t. Ah, Livingston County’s finest! Whoops! Initials only – LC finest! There, that’s better.
Maybe he was not a cop - but the County Exercize Czar appointed with the federal bailout money.
Once they all got in the parking lot, I think the officer did issue them a ticket for trespassing. Or maybe it was a public intoxication ticket. Or maybe it was his phone number and handicap. I don’t know.
But as the cops are leaving - and before the drunks had left the premises I might add – the cops stopped at the gate waiting for traffic to clear. Just then, the woman backs the van she was driving - and all of them came in - OVER the foot of one of the drunks! And she is the sober one.
He screams out in pain, falls on the pavement writhing in agony. The other two drunks hop out with the woman to help their fallen buddy. Now one drunk is hurt, the other two I assume are not in the best of moods. The woman is staying away from the fallen drunk because if he could have reached her, he would have killed her.
The officer and Mr. Buffet witness the entire scene - and then drive away! An injured man, two furious drunks, a scared woman and a ranger that was threatened - and had not safely left the scene either by the way - (not that I was worried about those two clowns – down from three), and the police just LEAVE???
I have two questions for all of you:
Have you purchased your handgun of choice, taken a gun class, and applied for your concealed weapons permit yet?
You do realize your personal defense, healthcare and safety - is up to you, don’t you? If you turn any of it over to anyone else, you will get nothing but a toe tag.
Saturday, September 05, 2009
Poker Getting No Lift from Delaying WSOP Main Event Final
Curtom – at Do or Die Poker – Nails It!
“Where the hell are the November Nine? Where is Phil Ivey? Where is Jeff Shulman? Where are any of the November Nine? How come we are not seeing these poker players making appearances on every late night TV talk show known to mankind?
Yes, I am at it again and this time I am royally P.O’d!!!!!!! What is the point of delaying the WSOP Final Table when the very players that are allegedly supposed to be promoting the game and garnering interest are nowhere to be found?
I am so done with this kind of nonsense. As I stated last year, I honestly believe that delaying the Final Table could be a boon for poker but the game will not benefit one bit if they are unable to get the players to co-operate.
What better person to promote the game of poker than Phil Ivey who is acknowledged to be the best all-around poker player in the world? Sure, I get the fact that he tends to shy away from the media and can be down right reclusive but this is ridiculous.
If Harrah’s is not going to do this right then abandon this delayed Final Table crap and let them play it out like they used to. This is beyond stupid for me. It has become quite clear that the players that claim they love the game so much have no intentions of being any kind of ambassadors for the game. That in-and-of-itself is a damn shame.” - end
I commented on DoDP that IF they delay the final (which I am against because they will not be the same players in November that they were in July) they have to establish some ‘forced’ appearances or some established media tour.
And if Jeff Shulman wants to trash his WSOP Bracelet, tell him I will be glad to take his seat and his chips for a paltry 10% of the purse won. But I get the bracelet when I win it.
“Where the hell are the November Nine? Where is Phil Ivey? Where is Jeff Shulman? Where are any of the November Nine? How come we are not seeing these poker players making appearances on every late night TV talk show known to mankind?
Yes, I am at it again and this time I am royally P.O’d!!!!!!! What is the point of delaying the WSOP Final Table when the very players that are allegedly supposed to be promoting the game and garnering interest are nowhere to be found?
I am so done with this kind of nonsense. As I stated last year, I honestly believe that delaying the Final Table could be a boon for poker but the game will not benefit one bit if they are unable to get the players to co-operate.
What better person to promote the game of poker than Phil Ivey who is acknowledged to be the best all-around poker player in the world? Sure, I get the fact that he tends to shy away from the media and can be down right reclusive but this is ridiculous.
If Harrah’s is not going to do this right then abandon this delayed Final Table crap and let them play it out like they used to. This is beyond stupid for me. It has become quite clear that the players that claim they love the game so much have no intentions of being any kind of ambassadors for the game. That in-and-of-itself is a damn shame.” - end
I commented on DoDP that IF they delay the final (which I am against because they will not be the same players in November that they were in July) they have to establish some ‘forced’ appearances or some established media tour.
And if Jeff Shulman wants to trash his WSOP Bracelet, tell him I will be glad to take his seat and his chips for a paltry 10% of the purse won. But I get the bracelet when I win it.
Friday, September 04, 2009
Faldo Says “Yay” or “Nay” to Common Dealer’s Choice Games – Part VI
There are other poker games besides what is dealt in casinos and tournaments. The casino games are there because of their speed and simplicity in dealing. More hands equals more rake for the house.
But there are some fun, entertaining and exciting poker games you can deal in a home game, which make you have to think outside “the flop” sometimes.
The description of the following games in this series is Faldo’s opinion only. Others may like my take on a game and some will not. That’s fine. It’s all good. Here we go:
High-Low Draw
Draw poker played Hi-Lo. Pretty straight forward. Now, when you bet, you could get raised by someone with a better hand than you, or someone going opposite of you. And your trips for high, could lose the entire pot to a baby straight. You can play it that straights and flushes can’t go low, but you will get more action if you play the wheel (A-2-3-4-5) as the best low.
Faldo says “Yay”. More action and less of a lottery than let’s say “Jacks or Better.”
Hurricane
Because it is a fast game! A high-low game with the players only receiving two cards. The game can be played several ways. One is you get one card, bet, then get your second card and bet.
Two is you receive two cards at once, bet, then you have an exchange round where you throw off your worst card (usually what we call the ‘international buy card’ – a 9) and get a new one, then bet.
You could play with betting on one card, betting the second card, and betting after the exchange(s).
Number of exchanges could be dealer’s choice also.
How about exchanging until no one exchanges any more? Of course, this would not be ‘Hurricane.’ It would be more of a Slow Cold Drizzle.
Do you keep your KK and hope no one gets AA? Do you even play the lock low (A2) when in all probability you will get quartered? Do you keep buying a card until you win, only to actually lose money?
Faldo says “Yay”, only because I have no idea what the optimum strategy is as I write this, having never played it.
But there are some fun, entertaining and exciting poker games you can deal in a home game, which make you have to think outside “the flop” sometimes.
The description of the following games in this series is Faldo’s opinion only. Others may like my take on a game and some will not. That’s fine. It’s all good. Here we go:
High-Low Draw
Draw poker played Hi-Lo. Pretty straight forward. Now, when you bet, you could get raised by someone with a better hand than you, or someone going opposite of you. And your trips for high, could lose the entire pot to a baby straight. You can play it that straights and flushes can’t go low, but you will get more action if you play the wheel (A-2-3-4-5) as the best low.
Faldo says “Yay”. More action and less of a lottery than let’s say “Jacks or Better.”
Hurricane
Because it is a fast game! A high-low game with the players only receiving two cards. The game can be played several ways. One is you get one card, bet, then get your second card and bet.
Two is you receive two cards at once, bet, then you have an exchange round where you throw off your worst card (usually what we call the ‘international buy card’ – a 9) and get a new one, then bet.
You could play with betting on one card, betting the second card, and betting after the exchange(s).
Number of exchanges could be dealer’s choice also.
How about exchanging until no one exchanges any more? Of course, this would not be ‘Hurricane.’ It would be more of a Slow Cold Drizzle.
Do you keep your KK and hope no one gets AA? Do you even play the lock low (A2) when in all probability you will get quartered? Do you keep buying a card until you win, only to actually lose money?
Faldo says “Yay”, only because I have no idea what the optimum strategy is as I write this, having never played it.
Thursday, September 03, 2009
Douge2’s Humor Corner – XIX
Back It Up
John Daly is playing in a big tournament and comes to a 245 yard par-3. After some deliberation, he takes out his 3 iron and sails the ball 20 feet over the pin and backs it up to within 3 feet of the pin.
From in the crowd Bigbrimar asks, "Mr. Daly, how do you make a 3 iron back up like that?"
Daly replied, "Do you own a 3 iron?"
Bigbri says, "Yes, sir I do."
"How far do you hit it?" asks Big John.
About 160 yards was his reply.
Daly calmly said, "What the hell do you want it to back up for?"
By The Rules
Cigar4John and Faldo were playing golf one day. They decided that they would adhere strictly to the rules with no improving their lie. After a few holes, Faldo's ball landed on a cart path.
As he reached down to pick up his ball to get relief John said, "We agreed that we would not improve our lie." No matter how much Faldo tried to explain to ‘Shankapotomus’ that he was entitled to this relief, John would not allow it. So Faldo went to the cart to get a club.
As Faldo stood over the ball he took a few practice swings, each time scraping the club on the pavement, taking out big chunks of blacktop and sending out lots of sparks!
Finally, after several practice swings he took his shot. The ball took off and landed on the green about 6 feet from the pin.
"Great shot!" John exclaimed. "What club did you use?"
Faldo said, "YOUR 7-iron!"
Alternate Shot
Beerhog playing in a two-man alternate shot tournament drove his tee shot to the edge of the green on a par-3 hole.
His partner, Matchy, playing the second shot, managed to chip it over the green into a bunker. Undaunted, Beerhog recovers with a fine shot to within one foot of the hole.
Matchy then nervously putts, and sends the ball one foot past the hole, leaving Beerhog to sink the putt.
"Do you realize that we took five strokes on an easy par-3?" says Beerhog.
"Yes, and don't forget who took three of them!" answered Matchy.
John Daly is playing in a big tournament and comes to a 245 yard par-3. After some deliberation, he takes out his 3 iron and sails the ball 20 feet over the pin and backs it up to within 3 feet of the pin.
From in the crowd Bigbrimar asks, "Mr. Daly, how do you make a 3 iron back up like that?"
Daly replied, "Do you own a 3 iron?"
Bigbri says, "Yes, sir I do."
"How far do you hit it?" asks Big John.
About 160 yards was his reply.
Daly calmly said, "What the hell do you want it to back up for?"
By The Rules
Cigar4John and Faldo were playing golf one day. They decided that they would adhere strictly to the rules with no improving their lie. After a few holes, Faldo's ball landed on a cart path.
As he reached down to pick up his ball to get relief John said, "We agreed that we would not improve our lie." No matter how much Faldo tried to explain to ‘Shankapotomus’ that he was entitled to this relief, John would not allow it. So Faldo went to the cart to get a club.
As Faldo stood over the ball he took a few practice swings, each time scraping the club on the pavement, taking out big chunks of blacktop and sending out lots of sparks!
Finally, after several practice swings he took his shot. The ball took off and landed on the green about 6 feet from the pin.
"Great shot!" John exclaimed. "What club did you use?"
Faldo said, "YOUR 7-iron!"
Alternate Shot
Beerhog playing in a two-man alternate shot tournament drove his tee shot to the edge of the green on a par-3 hole.
His partner, Matchy, playing the second shot, managed to chip it over the green into a bunker. Undaunted, Beerhog recovers with a fine shot to within one foot of the hole.
Matchy then nervously putts, and sends the ball one foot past the hole, leaving Beerhog to sink the putt.
"Do you realize that we took five strokes on an easy par-3?" says Beerhog.
"Yes, and don't forget who took three of them!" answered Matchy.
Tuesday, September 01, 2009
K9isadog Wins His First NPP Tourney!
Over a field of another eighteen players, K9isadog overcame a few monster stacks of his opponents to take this one. He also had and lost a monster stack himself, but rallied nicely. K9isadog becomes the 44th member of the NPP Walk of Fame!
Returning to the NPP felt tonight was Duder1123. Welcome back!
Now remember – we have a week off before the exciting 3rd quarter final. Five players are still in the running for the NPP finals seat.
This is an excellent opportunity to RECRUITE for the league and the blog! And this final tourney of the 3rd quarter would give rookies a chance to give it a try before the final quarter race begins.
On to the action:
16 min: UMichPoker (19th) loses to Theedouble*d.
28 min: A short-stacked (SS) LittleRedElf (18th) loses to a SS Duder1123, who hits a straight on the river.
34 min: A very rare double kill as Kensik (17th) (66) and TresStooges (16th) (AQ) lose to K9isadog’s (QT) two pair on the turn [8QJT].
39 min: Absea98 (15th) sees his (As3s) run into Meatsword’s (KK). Tight play follows, but it exploded after the break! As you can see, we had some short stacks who did not try to fight the Break Monster.
1st Break:
K9isadog 5866
Theedouble*d 3586
Douge2 2675
Akensi 2375
Tomservo2 2340
Budda627 2165
Tigercub8189 2076
ThePunk75 1802
T3chlady 1510
Meatsword 1448
Rennzzo 1018
Wingsfancurt 645
Funtoon 570
Duder1123 424
Here starts some carnage.
61 min: SS Duder1123 (14th) goes with (K9) and sees a SS Wingsfancurt (QJ) pair the [J] to take it down.
63 min: Douge2 (13th) (KdQd) gets out flopped as Theedouble*d (JT) hits a [J] on the flop. Lots of bigger cards were out – flopped tonight. An awful lot!
65 min: Budda627 (12th) sees his (66) get out – flopped by K9isadog’s (A8) with an [A] on the flop.
68 min: A SS Wingsfancurt (11th) pushes with (AJ) but K9isadog (A3) makes a straight! Ouch! Now things settle for a while, before another rush to the exits.
81 min: Funtoon (10th) has to go with (A2) and K9isadog calls with (Qh 8h) and wins with a [Q] on the flop.
82 min: A SS Akensi (9th), Meatsword and Tigercub8189 take it to the river and Meat’s two pair take it down.
84 min: An AIPF ThePunk75 (8th) is called by Meatsword, Theedouble*d and T3chlady. Meatsword bets the other two out with (33) and it takes the pot.
86 min: A SS Rennzzo (7th) has to try with (Kd 9d) but can’t catch to T3chlady’s (44).
91 min: Success is fleeting for T3chlady (6th) who is AIPF with (AJ) (48%) against Meatsword’s (KQ), but a [K] on the flop and the Lady has yet another tough NPP exit.
The exit door gets a rest for a little while – until:
108 min: A SS Tomservo2 (5th) has to try with (Kd 7d) but can’t catch K9isadog’s (KJ).
115 min: A SS Tigercub8189 (4th) is all-in with (A5) but can’t catch Meatsword’s (AJ).
116 min: A SS Theedouble*d (3rd) sees his (KJ) run into Meatsword’s (88).
Heads up: Meatsword 22000 - K9isadog 6500
But a lost hand right at the break makes it closer.
2nd break:
Meatsword 17266
K9isadog 11234
125 min: Meatsword 13500 - K9isadog 15000
127 min: Meatsword (2nd) goes with (QT) but K9isadog has (A3) with an [A] on the flop.
Congratulations K9isadog.
1st – K9isadog
2nd – Meatsword
3rd – Theedouble*d
4th – Tigercub8189
5th – Tomservo2
6th – T3chlady
7th – Rennzzo
8th – ThePunk75
9th – Akensi
Standings are on the right side of the blog! Five still have a shot for the 3rd quarter seat in the NPP Finals!
Reminder: No tourney next week. We return to the NPP PS felt on September 15th. Bring in new players for the 4th quarter!
Returning to the NPP felt tonight was Duder1123. Welcome back!
Now remember – we have a week off before the exciting 3rd quarter final. Five players are still in the running for the NPP finals seat.
This is an excellent opportunity to RECRUITE for the league and the blog! And this final tourney of the 3rd quarter would give rookies a chance to give it a try before the final quarter race begins.
On to the action:
16 min: UMichPoker (19th) loses to Theedouble*d.
28 min: A short-stacked (SS) LittleRedElf (18th) loses to a SS Duder1123, who hits a straight on the river.
34 min: A very rare double kill as Kensik (17th) (66) and TresStooges (16th) (AQ) lose to K9isadog’s (QT) two pair on the turn [8QJT].
39 min: Absea98 (15th) sees his (As3s) run into Meatsword’s (KK). Tight play follows, but it exploded after the break! As you can see, we had some short stacks who did not try to fight the Break Monster.
1st Break:
K9isadog 5866
Theedouble*d 3586
Douge2 2675
Akensi 2375
Tomservo2 2340
Budda627 2165
Tigercub8189 2076
ThePunk75 1802
T3chlady 1510
Meatsword 1448
Rennzzo 1018
Wingsfancurt 645
Funtoon 570
Duder1123 424
Here starts some carnage.
61 min: SS Duder1123 (14th) goes with (K9) and sees a SS Wingsfancurt (QJ) pair the [J] to take it down.
63 min: Douge2 (13th) (KdQd) gets out flopped as Theedouble*d (JT) hits a [J] on the flop. Lots of bigger cards were out – flopped tonight. An awful lot!
65 min: Budda627 (12th) sees his (66) get out – flopped by K9isadog’s (A8) with an [A] on the flop.
68 min: A SS Wingsfancurt (11th) pushes with (AJ) but K9isadog (A3) makes a straight! Ouch! Now things settle for a while, before another rush to the exits.
81 min: Funtoon (10th) has to go with (A2) and K9isadog calls with (Qh 8h) and wins with a [Q] on the flop.
82 min: A SS Akensi (9th), Meatsword and Tigercub8189 take it to the river and Meat’s two pair take it down.
84 min: An AIPF ThePunk75 (8th) is called by Meatsword, Theedouble*d and T3chlady. Meatsword bets the other two out with (33) and it takes the pot.
86 min: A SS Rennzzo (7th) has to try with (Kd 9d) but can’t catch to T3chlady’s (44).
91 min: Success is fleeting for T3chlady (6th) who is AIPF with (AJ) (48%) against Meatsword’s (KQ), but a [K] on the flop and the Lady has yet another tough NPP exit.
The exit door gets a rest for a little while – until:
108 min: A SS Tomservo2 (5th) has to try with (Kd 7d) but can’t catch K9isadog’s (KJ).
115 min: A SS Tigercub8189 (4th) is all-in with (A5) but can’t catch Meatsword’s (AJ).
116 min: A SS Theedouble*d (3rd) sees his (KJ) run into Meatsword’s (88).
Heads up: Meatsword 22000 - K9isadog 6500
But a lost hand right at the break makes it closer.
2nd break:
Meatsword 17266
K9isadog 11234
125 min: Meatsword 13500 - K9isadog 15000
127 min: Meatsword (2nd) goes with (QT) but K9isadog has (A3) with an [A] on the flop.
Congratulations K9isadog.
1st – K9isadog
2nd – Meatsword
3rd – Theedouble*d
4th – Tigercub8189
5th – Tomservo2
6th – T3chlady
7th – Rennzzo
8th – ThePunk75
9th – Akensi
Standings are on the right side of the blog! Five still have a shot for the 3rd quarter seat in the NPP Finals!
Reminder: No tourney next week. We return to the NPP PS felt on September 15th. Bring in new players for the 4th quarter!
Monday, August 31, 2009
How About a Team Tourney in December?
NPP will host the Heads Up Tourney again in December, but how about another night of poker – Team Style?
Here is how the Tournament Committee at NPP has drawn it up right now:
Everyone who wants to play in the Team Tourney submits their names via this blog or email. The Password is sent out via email for the Team Tourney.
Just as the tournament starts – The Teams are posted on the blog, so you have to have NPP open and refresh the browser to find out who your teammate(s) is/are. Depending on number of entries, it will be decided by the NPP Tournament Committee if there are 2, 3 or 4 person teams.
Points awarded same as for league play – per team.
Winning team is posted on the Player of the Year list.
Prize money transfers not the responsibility of NPP, but Faldo will be glad to assist in any way possible.
The blog is open for comments, suggestions, and questions. - Faldo
Here is how the Tournament Committee at NPP has drawn it up right now:
Everyone who wants to play in the Team Tourney submits their names via this blog or email. The Password is sent out via email for the Team Tourney.
Just as the tournament starts – The Teams are posted on the blog, so you have to have NPP open and refresh the browser to find out who your teammate(s) is/are. Depending on number of entries, it will be decided by the NPP Tournament Committee if there are 2, 3 or 4 person teams.
Points awarded same as for league play – per team.
Winning team is posted on the Player of the Year list.
Prize money transfers not the responsibility of NPP, but Faldo will be glad to assist in any way possible.
The blog is open for comments, suggestions, and questions. - Faldo
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Welcome to the United States of NPP
Aqualung made a statement to me that got me thinking.
He said, “NPP is not NPP anymore because it doesn’t have very many of the original players left.”
My fertile brain really started to digest this statement.
Like for instance, is the United States not the United States anymore, because the ‘original’ people that understood the Constitution and how valuable freedom is, are no longer with us?
Score one for Aqualung.
But a poker ‘club’ is not a country. It can’t be (ironically), because everyone is so FREE and untaxed to do what they want with their cash.
But let’s pretend NPP is a country, and the citizens have total liberty and freedom, as they do at NPP.
NPP is also a country broken up into several states:
Internet
Home Game
Casino
High Stakes
Low Stakes
Different Games
Holdem Only
Time (Multiple States)
Day (Seven States)
Tourney
Ring
Blog
Rail
Hen Pecked
There are probably a few other ‘states’ not on this list.
Because NPP citizens are so free, they are able to move to any state at any time – and stay or go as they please. Some never visit other states. Some visit them all. Others stop by – just to look around. Others go to one state and never leave.
NPP is made up of players from all states, and most have at least rental property in some of the other states.
Some of our NPP citizens no longer visit the ‘State of Internet.’ Some will never venture out of that state. Some only visit the state of Blog. Some never visit blog unless it is necessary.
Some NPP’ers moved too far away from the State of Home Game to visit there. Some only play at Home Game or State of Casino. Still other NPP’ers will never visit Home Game.
Some think the State of Home Game is actually a part of the State of High Stakes or Low Stakes.
Some citizens think the NPP Tuesday is in the State of Low Stakes and others think it is in the State of High Stakes. Either way, these citizens ended up in the State of Rail.
Some NPP citizens claim they can’t leave their State of Day or Time to visit NPP in our State of Tuesday at 8pm.
Many NPP citizens are visiting the Rail – some temporarily, some permanently, and some are just in the State of Rail - but only in the country of NPP.
Regardless, NPP can still be NPP for all our citizens, even with our citizens moving all over the country often and freely.
What we must do - as citizens of NPP - is to make more citizens! Recruiting is what it is all about. It is all a population game. The more citizens - the more movement between the states, for all the states of NPP.
And just like the United States of America, the country of NPP can only be strong if the citizens are involved and working to make it a better country – instead of expecting the leaders to do everything for them.
Ask not what NPP can do for you, but ask instead, what can you do for Faldo?….errrrr, I mean NPP?
He said, “NPP is not NPP anymore because it doesn’t have very many of the original players left.”
My fertile brain really started to digest this statement.
Like for instance, is the United States not the United States anymore, because the ‘original’ people that understood the Constitution and how valuable freedom is, are no longer with us?
Score one for Aqualung.
But a poker ‘club’ is not a country. It can’t be (ironically), because everyone is so FREE and untaxed to do what they want with their cash.
But let’s pretend NPP is a country, and the citizens have total liberty and freedom, as they do at NPP.
NPP is also a country broken up into several states:
Internet
Home Game
Casino
High Stakes
Low Stakes
Different Games
Holdem Only
Time (Multiple States)
Day (Seven States)
Tourney
Ring
Blog
Rail
Hen Pecked
There are probably a few other ‘states’ not on this list.
Because NPP citizens are so free, they are able to move to any state at any time – and stay or go as they please. Some never visit other states. Some visit them all. Others stop by – just to look around. Others go to one state and never leave.
NPP is made up of players from all states, and most have at least rental property in some of the other states.
Some of our NPP citizens no longer visit the ‘State of Internet.’ Some will never venture out of that state. Some only visit the state of Blog. Some never visit blog unless it is necessary.
Some NPP’ers moved too far away from the State of Home Game to visit there. Some only play at Home Game or State of Casino. Still other NPP’ers will never visit Home Game.
Some think the State of Home Game is actually a part of the State of High Stakes or Low Stakes.
Some citizens think the NPP Tuesday is in the State of Low Stakes and others think it is in the State of High Stakes. Either way, these citizens ended up in the State of Rail.
Some NPP citizens claim they can’t leave their State of Day or Time to visit NPP in our State of Tuesday at 8pm.
Many NPP citizens are visiting the Rail – some temporarily, some permanently, and some are just in the State of Rail - but only in the country of NPP.
Regardless, NPP can still be NPP for all our citizens, even with our citizens moving all over the country often and freely.
What we must do - as citizens of NPP - is to make more citizens! Recruiting is what it is all about. It is all a population game. The more citizens - the more movement between the states, for all the states of NPP.
And just like the United States of America, the country of NPP can only be strong if the citizens are involved and working to make it a better country – instead of expecting the leaders to do everything for them.
Ask not what NPP can do for you, but ask instead, what can you do for Faldo?….errrrr, I mean NPP?
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Random Questions Answered by Faldo
A new series. Feel free to email me questions to add to the list, or leave them in a comment. Also, feel free to answer them yourself in the comment section. I like to learn more about you people too!
Who is your favorite actor of all time?
A tie between George C. Scott and Jimmy Stewart. Throw Matt Damon in there now too.
I noticed on the NPP point standings that some of the people have pts after their points and a couple have ‘points’ after their point numbers. Why is that?
That is a Faldo code. If it says ‘points,’ means you have the lead or had the lead in the standings at one time.
In a 52 card deck, which card are you?
I hope the King of Hearts, but probably closer to the Jack of Clubs.
What is your favorite car of all time?
Not a ‘car’ guy. Don’t’ have a favorite one. They are just a tool to get from point A to point B.
What do you think of steroids in sports?
Hate them. But I don’t care if they are used, outlawed, or were used. What’s done is done.
Will the world be a better place in 100 years or worse?
Worse. As the last bastion of freedom in the world, the United States, falls into socialism/communism, it will be a very cold, stagnate, miserable planet. Misery and poverty spread evenly. Sorry the truth hurts.
What recommendations would you give the poker community?
The “rake” is to poker as “taxes” are to business and the economy. You have to lower both of them! And the people and companies making money on poker are going to have to ‘pay the extortion’ to the government, so poker playing is legal everywhere. Got to bite the bullet and do it.
What is your favorite beverage?
Beer. The heavier or darker beer preferred. Soft drink – Coke. Liquior - Like them all at different times. Love wine, but it doesn't like me.
Who is your favorite actor of all time?
A tie between George C. Scott and Jimmy Stewart. Throw Matt Damon in there now too.
I noticed on the NPP point standings that some of the people have pts after their points and a couple have ‘points’ after their point numbers. Why is that?
That is a Faldo code. If it says ‘points,’ means you have the lead or had the lead in the standings at one time.
In a 52 card deck, which card are you?
I hope the King of Hearts, but probably closer to the Jack of Clubs.
What is your favorite car of all time?
Not a ‘car’ guy. Don’t’ have a favorite one. They are just a tool to get from point A to point B.
What do you think of steroids in sports?
Hate them. But I don’t care if they are used, outlawed, or were used. What’s done is done.
Will the world be a better place in 100 years or worse?
Worse. As the last bastion of freedom in the world, the United States, falls into socialism/communism, it will be a very cold, stagnate, miserable planet. Misery and poverty spread evenly. Sorry the truth hurts.
What recommendations would you give the poker community?
The “rake” is to poker as “taxes” are to business and the economy. You have to lower both of them! And the people and companies making money on poker are going to have to ‘pay the extortion’ to the government, so poker playing is legal everywhere. Got to bite the bullet and do it.
What is your favorite beverage?
Beer. The heavier or darker beer preferred. Soft drink – Coke. Liquior - Like them all at different times. Love wine, but it doesn't like me.
Friday, August 28, 2009
Faldo Says “Yay” or “Nay” to Common Dealer’s Choice Games – Part V
There are other poker games besides what is dealt in casinos and tournaments. The casino games are there because of their speed and simplicity in dealing. More hands equals more rake for the house.
But there are some fun, entertaining and exciting poker games you can deal in a home game, which make you have to think outside “the flop” sometimes.
The description of the following games in this series is Faldo’s opinion only. Others may like my take on a game and some will not. That’s fine. It’s all good. Here we go:
Mexican Stud / Flip / Peep / Pedro
A lot of names for a game that is simply 5 –card Stud where the player receives his all of his cards face down – one at a time – and rolls the one he wants his opponents to see.
Faldo says Nay. There is just not enough action in this game.
Follow the Queen
Played like Seven-card Stud, except Queens are wild and/or the next face card and all like it are also wild. The twist is, every time a new queen appears the wild card changes to the next card off the deck.
So if you have been betting your two 3’s as wild on 3rd street, they may just be a pair of 3’s by 6th street.
In some circles, the game is played where if the Queen of Spades appears showing in anyone’s hand, the game ends, the pot stays in the middle and a new deal begins. This version is called Black Mariah.
Faldo says Nay. I consider this to be more of a lottery than poker.
444
Dealt as 8-card stud with 4’s as a wild card. Obviously this game can only be played with a table of six or less players (although you could spit a community card or two if you have more players playing).
The best way to deal it is to start with two down and two up. Then always deal so the up card outnumbers or is tied with the down cards. So the last card is down.
This is a straight wild card game like Deuces explained earlier, but with an extra card in the hand.
Faldo says “Yay” and thinks the game plays better with more players and community cards. And there is no law against dealing it - and calling it 442, 443, 44Q etc. - simply changing the wild card.
But there are some fun, entertaining and exciting poker games you can deal in a home game, which make you have to think outside “the flop” sometimes.
The description of the following games in this series is Faldo’s opinion only. Others may like my take on a game and some will not. That’s fine. It’s all good. Here we go:
Mexican Stud / Flip / Peep / Pedro
A lot of names for a game that is simply 5 –card Stud where the player receives his all of his cards face down – one at a time – and rolls the one he wants his opponents to see.
Faldo says Nay. There is just not enough action in this game.
Follow the Queen
Played like Seven-card Stud, except Queens are wild and/or the next face card and all like it are also wild. The twist is, every time a new queen appears the wild card changes to the next card off the deck.
So if you have been betting your two 3’s as wild on 3rd street, they may just be a pair of 3’s by 6th street.
In some circles, the game is played where if the Queen of Spades appears showing in anyone’s hand, the game ends, the pot stays in the middle and a new deal begins. This version is called Black Mariah.
Faldo says Nay. I consider this to be more of a lottery than poker.
444
Dealt as 8-card stud with 4’s as a wild card. Obviously this game can only be played with a table of six or less players (although you could spit a community card or two if you have more players playing).
The best way to deal it is to start with two down and two up. Then always deal so the up card outnumbers or is tied with the down cards. So the last card is down.
This is a straight wild card game like Deuces explained earlier, but with an extra card in the hand.
Faldo says “Yay” and thinks the game plays better with more players and community cards. And there is no law against dealing it - and calling it 442, 443, 44Q etc. - simply changing the wild card.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Douge2’s Humor Corner – XVIII
Get er’ Done
Faldo and The Lovely and Talented are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary.
Faldo says to the Mrs., "Honey, I was wondering...have you ever cheated on me?"
She replies, "Oh Faldo, why would you ask such a question now? You don't
want to ask that question..."
Yes, Dear, I really want to know. Please..."
"Well, all right. Yes, 3 times..."
"Three? Well, when were they?" Faldo asked innocently.
"Well, Faldo, remember when you were 35 years old and you really wanted to start your own business and no bank would give you a loan? Remember, then one day the bank president himself came over to the house and signed the loan papers, no questions asked?"
"Oh, Sweetheart, you did that for me! I respect you even more than ever, to do such a thing for me. So, when was number 2?"
"Well, Faldo, remember when you had that last heart attack and you were needing that very tricky operation, and no surgeon would touch you? Then remember how that doctor came all the way up here from Texas, to do the surgery himself, and then you were in good shape again?"
"I can't believe it! Baby, you should do such a thing for me, to save my life. I couldn't have a more wonderful wife. To do such a thing, you must really love me, Darling. I couldn't be more moved. So, all right then, when was number 3?"
"Well, Faldo, remember a few years ago, when you really wanted to be president
of the golf club and you were 37 votes short..?"
First Prize!
Beerhog won first prize at a Father's Day tournament which was an envelope.
When he opened the envelope, he was very surprised to find a voucher for a free visit to a brothel. He had never been to one before but he decided to go the next day even though he was very nervous.
The girls were very friendly and soon he found a lovely young lady and went with her to her room.
Two minutes later, she came running to the Madam and asked,
"Can you tell me what a Mulligan is?"
Faldo and The Lovely and Talented are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary.
Faldo says to the Mrs., "Honey, I was wondering...have you ever cheated on me?"
She replies, "Oh Faldo, why would you ask such a question now? You don't
want to ask that question..."
Yes, Dear, I really want to know. Please..."
"Well, all right. Yes, 3 times..."
"Three? Well, when were they?" Faldo asked innocently.
"Well, Faldo, remember when you were 35 years old and you really wanted to start your own business and no bank would give you a loan? Remember, then one day the bank president himself came over to the house and signed the loan papers, no questions asked?"
"Oh, Sweetheart, you did that for me! I respect you even more than ever, to do such a thing for me. So, when was number 2?"
"Well, Faldo, remember when you had that last heart attack and you were needing that very tricky operation, and no surgeon would touch you? Then remember how that doctor came all the way up here from Texas, to do the surgery himself, and then you were in good shape again?"
"I can't believe it! Baby, you should do such a thing for me, to save my life. I couldn't have a more wonderful wife. To do such a thing, you must really love me, Darling. I couldn't be more moved. So, all right then, when was number 3?"
"Well, Faldo, remember a few years ago, when you really wanted to be president
of the golf club and you were 37 votes short..?"
First Prize!
Beerhog won first prize at a Father's Day tournament which was an envelope.
When he opened the envelope, he was very surprised to find a voucher for a free visit to a brothel. He had never been to one before but he decided to go the next day even though he was very nervous.
The girls were very friendly and soon he found a lovely young lady and went with her to her room.
Two minutes later, she came running to the Madam and asked,
"Can you tell me what a Mulligan is?"
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Tomservo2 Takes Over 3rd Quarter Lead with NPP Win
Over a field of eighteen players, Tomservo2 wins his second NPP tourney of the quarter and his second of all time. Not only did he take over the 3rd quarter lead for the last NPP seat, but he moved up the Walk of Fame too!
It will be an exciting finish to the 3rd quarter, folks! Stay tuned. Two more tourneys left!
On to the action:
16 min: ThePunk75 (19th) sees his (AJ) run into Funtoon’s (AA).
26 min: A short-stacked (SS) Meatsword (18th) loses to K9isadog’s pair of Aces.
30 min: Kensik (17th) see his (KK) run into trips 7’s after the flop by TresStooges.
38 min: SS Douge2 (16th) has to go with (KQ) and runs into TresStooges’s (JJ).
48 min: Theedouble*d (15th) sees his (KK) run into Budda627’s (AA). Ouch! Rough night so far for pocket cowboys (twss).
53 min: Ah, redemption for the Kings as last week’s champ, Derf-63 (14th) goes with (KQ) and runs into LittleRedElf’s (KK).
1st Break:
LittleRedElf 4400
Budda627 3665
Absea98 3110
Funtoon 2630
TresStooges 2510
K9isadog 2324
Akensi 2000
T3chlady 1655
Rennzzo 1570
Mikeniks-Faldo 1565
Tomservo2 1540
Tigercub8189 850
Wingsfancurt 681
62 min: K9isadog (13th), LittleRedElf, Tigercub8189 and Rennzzo see a flop of
[6s Qh 3d]. The Elf bets and only K9 calls. They get all-in with a turn card of [5d].
(Kd Qs) (93%) for K9 and (Qc Jd) (7%) for the Elf. But a [J] hit the river. Ouch!
72 min: A SS Tigercub8189 (12th) has to try with (AQ and runs into Tomservo2’s (AA).
74 min: A SS Wingsfancurt (11th) pushes with (Ac 6c) but doesn’t catch LittleRedElf’s (KK).
86 min: TresStooges (10th) calls pot committed with (88) and Mikeniks-Faldo has (AQ) with a [Q] on the flop.
89 min: Absea98 (9th), Tomservo2 and Budda627 take it to the river and Budda’s pair of Queens takes it down.
97 min: Akensi (8th) makes her move but Funtoon and Budda627 split her chips with the same full house.
110 min: T3chlady (7th) gets the better of it (AT) (67%) to LittleRedElf’s (A9) (23%). But the Elf escapes again as a [9] flops.
116 min: Budda627 (6th) flops a pair with (JT) (48%) and a flop of [6h 5h Jh], but Mikeniks-Faldo holds (Ah Kh) and goes no where (51%). Faldo hits his [A] on the river.
120 min: Rennzzo (5th) has to try with (As 7s) and a [9s 3s 5c] on the flop, only to find Funtoon holding (K5) and no spade arrives. The Break Monster wins again!
2nd break:
Funtoon 11274
Mikeniks-Faldo 9811
Tomservo2 5401
LittleRedElf 2014
125 min: LittleRedElf (4th) is all-in with (Q3) and a [Q] on the flop, only to see Tomservo2 holding (QT).
129 min: Funtoon (3rd) sees his (AK) run into Tomservo2’s (AA). A lot of people ran into AA tonight at the wrong time.
130 min: Heads up: Tomservo2 22500 - Mikeniks-Faldo 6000
135 min: Tomservo2 16800 - Mikeniks-Faldo 11700
140 min: Tomservo2 11200 - Mikeniks-Faldo 17300
145 min: Tomservo2 13200 - Mikeniks-Faldo 15300
150 min: Tomservo2 18600 - Mikeniks-Faldo 9900
154 min: Mikeniks-Faldo (2nd) goes AIPF with (Ah 9h), but can’t run down Tomservo2 with (88).
Congratulations Tomservo2.
1st – Tomservo2
2nd – Mikeniks-Faldo
3rd – Funtoon
4th – LittleRedElf
5th – Rennzzo
6th – Budda627
7th – T3chlady
8th – Akensi
9th – Absea98
Standings are on the right side of the blog!
It will be an exciting finish to the 3rd quarter, folks! Stay tuned. Two more tourneys left!
On to the action:
16 min: ThePunk75 (19th) sees his (AJ) run into Funtoon’s (AA).
26 min: A short-stacked (SS) Meatsword (18th) loses to K9isadog’s pair of Aces.
30 min: Kensik (17th) see his (KK) run into trips 7’s after the flop by TresStooges.
38 min: SS Douge2 (16th) has to go with (KQ) and runs into TresStooges’s (JJ).
48 min: Theedouble*d (15th) sees his (KK) run into Budda627’s (AA). Ouch! Rough night so far for pocket cowboys (twss).
53 min: Ah, redemption for the Kings as last week’s champ, Derf-63 (14th) goes with (KQ) and runs into LittleRedElf’s (KK).
1st Break:
LittleRedElf 4400
Budda627 3665
Absea98 3110
Funtoon 2630
TresStooges 2510
K9isadog 2324
Akensi 2000
T3chlady 1655
Rennzzo 1570
Mikeniks-Faldo 1565
Tomservo2 1540
Tigercub8189 850
Wingsfancurt 681
62 min: K9isadog (13th), LittleRedElf, Tigercub8189 and Rennzzo see a flop of
[6s Qh 3d]. The Elf bets and only K9 calls. They get all-in with a turn card of [5d].
(Kd Qs) (93%) for K9 and (Qc Jd) (7%) for the Elf. But a [J] hit the river. Ouch!
72 min: A SS Tigercub8189 (12th) has to try with (AQ and runs into Tomservo2’s (AA).
74 min: A SS Wingsfancurt (11th) pushes with (Ac 6c) but doesn’t catch LittleRedElf’s (KK).
86 min: TresStooges (10th) calls pot committed with (88) and Mikeniks-Faldo has (AQ) with a [Q] on the flop.
89 min: Absea98 (9th), Tomservo2 and Budda627 take it to the river and Budda’s pair of Queens takes it down.
97 min: Akensi (8th) makes her move but Funtoon and Budda627 split her chips with the same full house.
110 min: T3chlady (7th) gets the better of it (AT) (67%) to LittleRedElf’s (A9) (23%). But the Elf escapes again as a [9] flops.
116 min: Budda627 (6th) flops a pair with (JT) (48%) and a flop of [6h 5h Jh], but Mikeniks-Faldo holds (Ah Kh) and goes no where (51%). Faldo hits his [A] on the river.
120 min: Rennzzo (5th) has to try with (As 7s) and a [9s 3s 5c] on the flop, only to find Funtoon holding (K5) and no spade arrives. The Break Monster wins again!
2nd break:
Funtoon 11274
Mikeniks-Faldo 9811
Tomservo2 5401
LittleRedElf 2014
125 min: LittleRedElf (4th) is all-in with (Q3) and a [Q] on the flop, only to see Tomservo2 holding (QT).
129 min: Funtoon (3rd) sees his (AK) run into Tomservo2’s (AA). A lot of people ran into AA tonight at the wrong time.
130 min: Heads up: Tomservo2 22500 - Mikeniks-Faldo 6000
135 min: Tomservo2 16800 - Mikeniks-Faldo 11700
140 min: Tomservo2 11200 - Mikeniks-Faldo 17300
145 min: Tomservo2 13200 - Mikeniks-Faldo 15300
150 min: Tomservo2 18600 - Mikeniks-Faldo 9900
154 min: Mikeniks-Faldo (2nd) goes AIPF with (Ah 9h), but can’t run down Tomservo2 with (88).
Congratulations Tomservo2.
1st – Tomservo2
2nd – Mikeniks-Faldo
3rd – Funtoon
4th – LittleRedElf
5th – Rennzzo
6th – Budda627
7th – T3chlady
8th – Akensi
9th – Absea98
Standings are on the right side of the blog!
Faldo Retires From (working at) Golf
Does this mean I will never play again? No, of course not. But this is the last year I work at trying to play – or play better.
Herbavor nailed it with his comment. I got jobs at golf courses so I could play for free in order to practice, practice, practice!
I got out there on the course in the cold weather, the bad weather, on the Friday nights, and on the big Football Saturdays and Sundays when I knew the course would be empty. I dropped golf balls in ridiculous lie and places just to see how to hit them out. I read Golf Digest to learn how to hit shots. I took putting lessons.
I learned to build golf clubs. No, not to fix the ones I broke in anger (although [confession time] that was needed on occasion). But to learn about swing speeds, angles and loft, club weighting and grip adjustment (twss).
The reason I did all of this was to be able to play golf with my friends and family and not embarrass myself in the process. I was absolutely terrible when I started playing and just could not stand the thought of playing anything THAT badly. And I did not like holding up play by having to look for my ball or duffing it all the way down the course.
Well, I have leveled out in ability (twss), the number of foursomes on a Saturday or Sunday I can assemble to play in, has flattened out, and the number of golf course jobs has dried out.
There is no longer a reason to have discount golf available for friends and family, and no longer a reason for me to practice my butt off.
I’m still going to play golf when the opportunity arises, but I am retiring from working at my game, working at making time to play, or working to get free golf.
As it says on this blog’s profile, life changes things. Time for another change.
Herbavor nailed it with his comment. I got jobs at golf courses so I could play for free in order to practice, practice, practice!
I got out there on the course in the cold weather, the bad weather, on the Friday nights, and on the big Football Saturdays and Sundays when I knew the course would be empty. I dropped golf balls in ridiculous lie and places just to see how to hit them out. I read Golf Digest to learn how to hit shots. I took putting lessons.
I learned to build golf clubs. No, not to fix the ones I broke in anger (although [confession time] that was needed on occasion). But to learn about swing speeds, angles and loft, club weighting and grip adjustment (twss).
The reason I did all of this was to be able to play golf with my friends and family and not embarrass myself in the process. I was absolutely terrible when I started playing and just could not stand the thought of playing anything THAT badly. And I did not like holding up play by having to look for my ball or duffing it all the way down the course.
Well, I have leveled out in ability (twss), the number of foursomes on a Saturday or Sunday I can assemble to play in, has flattened out, and the number of golf course jobs has dried out.
There is no longer a reason to have discount golf available for friends and family, and no longer a reason for me to practice my butt off.
I’m still going to play golf when the opportunity arises, but I am retiring from working at my game, working at making time to play, or working to get free golf.
As it says on this blog’s profile, life changes things. Time for another change.
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Faldo Says “Yay” or “Nay” to Common Dealer’s Choice Games – Part IV
There are other poker games besides what is dealt in casinos and tournaments. The casino games are there because of their speed and simplicity in dealing. More hands equals more rake for the house.
But there are some fun, entertaining and exciting poker games you can deal in a home game, which make you have to think outside “the flop” sometimes.
The description of the following games in this series is Faldo’s opinion only. Others may like my take on a game and some will not. That’s fine. It’s all good. Here we go:
Criss-Cross / Southern Cross
Each player receives five cards (although 4 or 3 per hand is playable also). There can or cannot be a betting round here. It is up to the dealer to declare prior to looking at his cards. Then a window is placed on the table as such (ignore dash):
-X
XXX
-X
Southern Cross has the same board but it has 5 cards in the row/column instead of 3.
An outer card is chosen to be turned over, and another betting round.
The dealer then chooses anther outer card to be turned over, but not one in the same row or column as the first one. And another betting round happens.
This continues until all the cards in the window are exposed, with the middle one being last.
You make your hand using ANY of the cards in your hand and the cards in either the row or the cards in the column to help you out.
You can play this game turning two cards at a time and then the one in the middle, to lessen the betting rounds. You can play this game High-Low. You can play this game with the middle card being wild. I have seen and played every variation.
Faldo says “Yay” to this game, although If the middle card is to be wild, I prefer it be the first card turned.
Deuces Wild
Usually dealt like 5 card draw or 7 stud poker,with the added twist that any Deuce (2) can be named any card the player holding it wants it to be. Some people name a different card wild or multiple cards wild.
Faldo says “Yay” to this game, and here is why. There is an interesting quirk about a wild card game that you may not know. But now you will.
First of all, with a wild card game, there are 30,816 possible 4-of-a-kind hands, and only 12,672 full house hands possible. This means it is easier to get quads than boats, but quads of course rank higher! In addition, there are only 13,204 possible flushes.
Two-pair (95,040) also should rank above trips (355,056).
How many of you did not know this? Well, that is why I am here.
But there are some fun, entertaining and exciting poker games you can deal in a home game, which make you have to think outside “the flop” sometimes.
The description of the following games in this series is Faldo’s opinion only. Others may like my take on a game and some will not. That’s fine. It’s all good. Here we go:
Criss-Cross / Southern Cross
Each player receives five cards (although 4 or 3 per hand is playable also). There can or cannot be a betting round here. It is up to the dealer to declare prior to looking at his cards. Then a window is placed on the table as such (ignore dash):
-X
XXX
-X
Southern Cross has the same board but it has 5 cards in the row/column instead of 3.
An outer card is chosen to be turned over, and another betting round.
The dealer then chooses anther outer card to be turned over, but not one in the same row or column as the first one. And another betting round happens.
This continues until all the cards in the window are exposed, with the middle one being last.
You make your hand using ANY of the cards in your hand and the cards in either the row or the cards in the column to help you out.
You can play this game turning two cards at a time and then the one in the middle, to lessen the betting rounds. You can play this game High-Low. You can play this game with the middle card being wild. I have seen and played every variation.
Faldo says “Yay” to this game, although If the middle card is to be wild, I prefer it be the first card turned.
Deuces Wild
Usually dealt like 5 card draw or 7 stud poker,with the added twist that any Deuce (2) can be named any card the player holding it wants it to be. Some people name a different card wild or multiple cards wild.
Faldo says “Yay” to this game, and here is why. There is an interesting quirk about a wild card game that you may not know. But now you will.
First of all, with a wild card game, there are 30,816 possible 4-of-a-kind hands, and only 12,672 full house hands possible. This means it is easier to get quads than boats, but quads of course rank higher! In addition, there are only 13,204 possible flushes.
Two-pair (95,040) also should rank above trips (355,056).
How many of you did not know this? Well, that is why I am here.
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Faldo Wears Out His Welcome on the 1st Visit
I know, I know. When don’t I do that? But this was different.
This was a poker game I was invited to by getting picked up to play in a softball tournament. The sponsor of the team wanted to pad his team a little and picked up me and a few of teammates to play one weekend on his team.
My main team rarely had a weekend off as “Frank” was a total softball junkie, but we had this one off. I guess I was even a bigger playing junkie, because I was playing this weekend too.
Over beers at the bar after the tournament, the sponsor of the team, Larry, told me he had a game on Friday night with some of the men who worked for him at an auto-body shop. I said I played poker and he said to come on over if I could handle the stakes. I asked what those were and he said $1 - $2.
This was a decent amount of money for a ‘starving’ college student as far as Larry was concerned. My fellow softball ringer John told Larry about the $.25 - $.50 game our main softball team had some Saturday nights.
I didn’t feel the need to mention to Larry I played in the $10 - $20 ‘Frank’ game and $1 - $2 would not be a problem. I just told him I thought I could swing it next week and I would be there. John also was invited.
A nice group of guys and they played the usual Jacks or better, Blind Baseball, Deuces Wild for both stud and draw, etc. – along with 7-stud Hi-Lo, which is what Larry dealt. I duly noted that Larry was the ‘playa’ of this group.
I introduced Little Squeeze (5-stud, with a purchase exchange option) to the group, and they fell in love with the game – especially Larry. It was the fan favorite for most of the night.
Well, it was getting late, and I was a decent size winner, as was Larry. I played straight forward poker, didn’t re-raise much, and was outwardly shy about my good fortune so far that night. A few of the guys had said after taking a pot from me, “I didn’t raise to take it easy on the kid his first night here.”
The big winner this night so far was Dave. He liked to talk and call hands out that he thought everyone had and what they folded. He was usually right, and when he wasn’t – then you didn’t play the hand right, according to him. It was all done in a friendly manner anyway.
The deck was hitting him between the eyes this night also. He was in a good mood and feeling he had his A-game tonight. He probably did.
We had been playing a good six hours and as a new player and up money, I was not going to be the first one to leave. Just bad poker game etiquette if you want to be invited back. Losing? No problem, leave whenever you want and you will still be on the call list. But winning in a new card game and leaving early? Not good as long as you know the game is on the level.
So I decided I was there until we were four handed or less. I was thinking that I still had another 3 hours or so to go. Uh…no. This hand headed people to the exits like a lap later. The game, Little Squeeze and the dealer is Larry, the host (no, not me thank God, as you will soon see).
Almost no one folded until they got their original five usually so the game was dealt with only two exchange chances. No one folded this hand either.
Joe (X) Kc 3c 2h 2c
Bob (X) As 9h Jc 8h
Dave (X) 4c 8s 3h 5h
Faldo (X) 4s 6h 7c 3s
John (X) Qc 6d Qd Ks
Doug (X) Kd Qs 5c Ac
(D) Larry (X) Ts 7d 9s 5d
The betting has basically been capped every round with Bob, Dave, John, Doug and Larry doing all the betting. I just called, as I had most of the night. Exchange time {throw away card} – [new card].
Joe (X) Kc {3c} 2h 2c [Jh] (obviously 2 pair or trips)
Bob (X) As 9h Jc {8h} [7s] (Aces down?)
Dave exclaims, “I needed that seven! I’m not buying now.”
Dave (X) 4c 8s 3h 5h [pat] (Has an eight-low. Any worse, he buys regardless)
Faldo (X) 4s 6h 7c 3s [pat]
When I also don’t buy, Dave says, “See, the boy is learning from the master!”
John (X) Qc {6d} Qd Ks [4h] (trip queens and sandbagging?)
Doug (X) Kd Qs {5c} Ac [4d] (straight draw obviously)
(D) Larry (X) Ts 7d 9s {5d} [Th] (tripped the tens)
The betting is capped by Dave, John and Larry, putting us all in what is known as “the popcorn machine,” getting pelted by bets from all sides.
Joe [{X}] Kc 2h 2c Jh (trying to trip the 2’s)
Bob (X) As 9h Jc 8h {7s} [9d] (two pair – no way he has trip nines)
Dave says, “I’m not buying. Gonna let the kid catch.”
Dave (X) 4c 8s 3h 5h [pat]
Faldo (X) 4s 6h 7c 3s [pat]
Dave says, “You should have bought a card there, son. I don’t have a pair. Honest.”
John ({X}) Qc Qd Ks 4h (still trying to trip the queens)
Doug (X) Kd Qs Ac {4d} [2d] (no straight for you!)
(D) Larry (X) Ts 7d {9s} 5d Th [3d] (trip tens for sure)
Joe checks, and Bob fires out a tentative bet. Dave says, “Sorry, I have to bet it son. I raise.”
When I re-raise, you could have heard a pin drop from three houses down! After about what seemed like five long minutes (probably 30 seconds), I turn and look at John, who folds like lightening when I looked at him.
Doug folds nearly at the same time John does, and Larry calmly re-raises. Joe reluctantly calls. Bob thinks for a while and folds.
I now look at Dave who is looking at me like I have my hands on his daughter in his living room after Sunday church. He says, “Kid, you are not bluffing me out of this pot. I cap it!”
I call as does Larry and Dave. Dave declares ‘low’, Larry and Joe go ‘high’ and I declare both ways and take the entire pot down with my 7-high straight (had the 5s).
I never got invited back to the game. John was invited as long as he didn’t bring me, and I know John played in that game for years.
This was a poker game I was invited to by getting picked up to play in a softball tournament. The sponsor of the team wanted to pad his team a little and picked up me and a few of teammates to play one weekend on his team.
My main team rarely had a weekend off as “Frank” was a total softball junkie, but we had this one off. I guess I was even a bigger playing junkie, because I was playing this weekend too.
Over beers at the bar after the tournament, the sponsor of the team, Larry, told me he had a game on Friday night with some of the men who worked for him at an auto-body shop. I said I played poker and he said to come on over if I could handle the stakes. I asked what those were and he said $1 - $2.
This was a decent amount of money for a ‘starving’ college student as far as Larry was concerned. My fellow softball ringer John told Larry about the $.25 - $.50 game our main softball team had some Saturday nights.
I didn’t feel the need to mention to Larry I played in the $10 - $20 ‘Frank’ game and $1 - $2 would not be a problem. I just told him I thought I could swing it next week and I would be there. John also was invited.
A nice group of guys and they played the usual Jacks or better, Blind Baseball, Deuces Wild for both stud and draw, etc. – along with 7-stud Hi-Lo, which is what Larry dealt. I duly noted that Larry was the ‘playa’ of this group.
I introduced Little Squeeze (5-stud, with a purchase exchange option) to the group, and they fell in love with the game – especially Larry. It was the fan favorite for most of the night.
Well, it was getting late, and I was a decent size winner, as was Larry. I played straight forward poker, didn’t re-raise much, and was outwardly shy about my good fortune so far that night. A few of the guys had said after taking a pot from me, “I didn’t raise to take it easy on the kid his first night here.”
The big winner this night so far was Dave. He liked to talk and call hands out that he thought everyone had and what they folded. He was usually right, and when he wasn’t – then you didn’t play the hand right, according to him. It was all done in a friendly manner anyway.
The deck was hitting him between the eyes this night also. He was in a good mood and feeling he had his A-game tonight. He probably did.
We had been playing a good six hours and as a new player and up money, I was not going to be the first one to leave. Just bad poker game etiquette if you want to be invited back. Losing? No problem, leave whenever you want and you will still be on the call list. But winning in a new card game and leaving early? Not good as long as you know the game is on the level.
So I decided I was there until we were four handed or less. I was thinking that I still had another 3 hours or so to go. Uh…no. This hand headed people to the exits like a lap later. The game, Little Squeeze and the dealer is Larry, the host (no, not me thank God, as you will soon see).
Almost no one folded until they got their original five usually so the game was dealt with only two exchange chances. No one folded this hand either.
Joe (X) Kc 3c 2h 2c
Bob (X) As 9h Jc 8h
Dave (X) 4c 8s 3h 5h
Faldo (X) 4s 6h 7c 3s
John (X) Qc 6d Qd Ks
Doug (X) Kd Qs 5c Ac
(D) Larry (X) Ts 7d 9s 5d
The betting has basically been capped every round with Bob, Dave, John, Doug and Larry doing all the betting. I just called, as I had most of the night. Exchange time {throw away card} – [new card].
Joe (X) Kc {3c} 2h 2c [Jh] (obviously 2 pair or trips)
Bob (X) As 9h Jc {8h} [7s] (Aces down?)
Dave exclaims, “I needed that seven! I’m not buying now.”
Dave (X) 4c 8s 3h 5h [pat] (Has an eight-low. Any worse, he buys regardless)
Faldo (X) 4s 6h 7c 3s [pat]
When I also don’t buy, Dave says, “See, the boy is learning from the master!”
John (X) Qc {6d} Qd Ks [4h] (trip queens and sandbagging?)
Doug (X) Kd Qs {5c} Ac [4d] (straight draw obviously)
(D) Larry (X) Ts 7d 9s {5d} [Th] (tripped the tens)
The betting is capped by Dave, John and Larry, putting us all in what is known as “the popcorn machine,” getting pelted by bets from all sides.
Joe [{X}] Kc 2h 2c Jh (trying to trip the 2’s)
Bob (X) As 9h Jc 8h {7s} [9d] (two pair – no way he has trip nines)
Dave says, “I’m not buying. Gonna let the kid catch.”
Dave (X) 4c 8s 3h 5h [pat]
Faldo (X) 4s 6h 7c 3s [pat]
Dave says, “You should have bought a card there, son. I don’t have a pair. Honest.”
John ({X}) Qc Qd Ks 4h (still trying to trip the queens)
Doug (X) Kd Qs Ac {4d} [2d] (no straight for you!)
(D) Larry (X) Ts 7d {9s} 5d Th [3d] (trip tens for sure)
Joe checks, and Bob fires out a tentative bet. Dave says, “Sorry, I have to bet it son. I raise.”
When I re-raise, you could have heard a pin drop from three houses down! After about what seemed like five long minutes (probably 30 seconds), I turn and look at John, who folds like lightening when I looked at him.
Doug folds nearly at the same time John does, and Larry calmly re-raises. Joe reluctantly calls. Bob thinks for a while and folds.
I now look at Dave who is looking at me like I have my hands on his daughter in his living room after Sunday church. He says, “Kid, you are not bluffing me out of this pot. I cap it!”
I call as does Larry and Dave. Dave declares ‘low’, Larry and Joe go ‘high’ and I declare both ways and take the entire pot down with my 7-high straight (had the 5s).
I never got invited back to the game. John was invited as long as he didn’t bring me, and I know John played in that game for years.
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Douge2’s Humor Corner – XVII
The True Rules of Golf
• The game of golf is 90% mental and 10% mental.
• If you want to get better at golf, go back and take it up at a much earlier age.
• Since bad shots come in groups of three, a fourth bad shot is actually the beginning of the next group of three.
• When you look up and cause an awful shot, you will always look down again at exactly the moment when you ought to start watching the ball if you ever want to see it again.
• Any change works for a maximum of three holes and a minimum of not at all.
• No matter how bad you are playing, it is always possible to play worse
• Never keep more than 300 separate thoughts in your mind during your swing.
• When your shot has to carry over a water hazard, you can either hit one
more club or two more balls.
• Golfers who claim they don't cheat, also lie.
• If you're afraid a full shot might reach the green while the foursome ahead
of you is still putting out, you have two options: you can immediately shank
a lay-up, or you can wait until the green is clear and top a ball halfway there.
• The less skilled the player, the more likely he is to share his ideas about the golf swing.
• The inevitable result of any golf lesson is the instant elimination of the one critical unconscious motion that allowed you to compensate for all your errors.
• If it ain't broke, try changing your grip.
• It's not a gimme if you're still away.
• Everyone replaces his divot after a perfect approach shot.
• A golf match is a test of your skill against your opponent's luck.
• It's surprisingly easy to hole a 50-foot putt when you lie 10.
• Counting on your opponent to inform you when he breaks a rule is like expecting him to make fun of his own haircut.
• Non-chalant putts missed count the same as chalant putts.
• The shortest distance beween any two points on a golf course is a
straight line that passes directly through the center of a very large tree.
• There are two kinds of bounces: unfair bounces, and bounces just the
way you meant to play it.
• You can hit a 2-acre fairway 10% of the time, and a 2-inch branch
90% of the time.
• Every time a golfer makes a birdie, he must subsequently make two triple bogeys to restore the fundamental equilibrium of the universe.
• If you want to hit a 7-iron as far as Tiger Woods does, simply try to lay up just short of a water hazard.
• To calculate the speed of a player's downswing, multiply the speed of his backswing by his handicap. Example: backswing 20 mph, handicap 15, downswing 600 mph.
• There are two things you can learn by stopping your backswing at the top
and checking the position of your hands: how many hands you have, and which one is wearing the glove.
• Hazards attract. Fairways repel.
• You can put "draw" on the ball, you can put "fade" on the ball, but no golfer can put "straight" on the ball.
• A ball you can see in the rough from 50 yards away is not yours.
• If there is a ball in the fringe and a ball in the bunker, your ball is the one in
the bunker
• If both balls are in the bunker, yours is in the footprint.
• Don't buy a putter until you've had a chance to throw it.
• The game of golf is 90% mental and 10% mental.
• If you want to get better at golf, go back and take it up at a much earlier age.
• Since bad shots come in groups of three, a fourth bad shot is actually the beginning of the next group of three.
• When you look up and cause an awful shot, you will always look down again at exactly the moment when you ought to start watching the ball if you ever want to see it again.
• Any change works for a maximum of three holes and a minimum of not at all.
• No matter how bad you are playing, it is always possible to play worse
• Never keep more than 300 separate thoughts in your mind during your swing.
• When your shot has to carry over a water hazard, you can either hit one
more club or two more balls.
• Golfers who claim they don't cheat, also lie.
• If you're afraid a full shot might reach the green while the foursome ahead
of you is still putting out, you have two options: you can immediately shank
a lay-up, or you can wait until the green is clear and top a ball halfway there.
• The less skilled the player, the more likely he is to share his ideas about the golf swing.
• The inevitable result of any golf lesson is the instant elimination of the one critical unconscious motion that allowed you to compensate for all your errors.
• If it ain't broke, try changing your grip.
• It's not a gimme if you're still away.
• Everyone replaces his divot after a perfect approach shot.
• A golf match is a test of your skill against your opponent's luck.
• It's surprisingly easy to hole a 50-foot putt when you lie 10.
• Counting on your opponent to inform you when he breaks a rule is like expecting him to make fun of his own haircut.
• Non-chalant putts missed count the same as chalant putts.
• The shortest distance beween any two points on a golf course is a
straight line that passes directly through the center of a very large tree.
• There are two kinds of bounces: unfair bounces, and bounces just the
way you meant to play it.
• You can hit a 2-acre fairway 10% of the time, and a 2-inch branch
90% of the time.
• Every time a golfer makes a birdie, he must subsequently make two triple bogeys to restore the fundamental equilibrium of the universe.
• If you want to hit a 7-iron as far as Tiger Woods does, simply try to lay up just short of a water hazard.
• To calculate the speed of a player's downswing, multiply the speed of his backswing by his handicap. Example: backswing 20 mph, handicap 15, downswing 600 mph.
• There are two things you can learn by stopping your backswing at the top
and checking the position of your hands: how many hands you have, and which one is wearing the glove.
• Hazards attract. Fairways repel.
• You can put "draw" on the ball, you can put "fade" on the ball, but no golfer can put "straight" on the ball.
• A ball you can see in the rough from 50 yards away is not yours.
• If there is a ball in the fringe and a ball in the bunker, your ball is the one in
the bunker
• If both balls are in the bunker, yours is in the footprint.
• Don't buy a putter until you've had a chance to throw it.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Derf-63 Wins His 2nd NPP Tourney!
Derf-63 didn’t seem to remember, but he has topped the NPP field once before – back on June 2 of this year.
This was the greatest – or second greatest – NPP tourney comeback of all time! At the 70 minute mark, Derf was down to 130 chips! He came roaring back to win it all!
We welcomed back a couple players that have missed a few weeks of play – TresStooges and UMichPoker. Welcome back Chris and Michele.
On to the action:
14 min: Wingsfancurt (20th) sees his (99) run into Greggst49’s (KK).
35 min: Theedouble*d (19th) sees his (JJ) run into Umichpoker’s (QQ).
These two went out 1 – 2, but in reverse order last week. Wow!
The play at NPP is tough as we lose only two players in a half-hour. But eventually the short-stacks are forced to move.
47 min: A short-stacked (SS) K9isadog (18th) pushes his (K4), but Derf-63 has (AJ).
53 min: Sirgash gets a rare double kill as his (AJ) takes out a SS Tigercub8189 (17h) (AT) and a SS Akensi (16th) (66) when an [A] hits the flop.
58 min: (SS) T3chlady (15th) has to go with (A8) and runs into Budda627’s (66).
1st Break:
Greggst49 4500
Sirgash 3950
Douge2 3000
UMichPoker 2985
Meatsword 2885
Tomservo2 2060
Budda627 1990
Absea98 1835
Funtoon 1620
Kensik 1620
ThePunk75 1175
Derf-63 1135
TresStooges 735
Mikeniks-Faldo 510
62 min: A SS Mikeniks-Faldo (14th) goes with (A2) and runs into Greggst49’s (AK).
69 min: A SS TresStooges (13th) gets all-in with (99) to Tomservo’s (55), but sees a [5] hit the turn. Ouch!
76 min: Greggst49 (12th) thinks his (88) is good on a weak board and runs into Meatsword’s two pair.
77 min: A SS Funtoon (11th) pushes with two clubs on the flop holding (Tc 3c) but does not hit and all remaining players (and some on the rail) can beat his hand.
78 min: Another double knock out with Douge2 doing the honors to ThePunk75 (10th) and Tomservo2 (9th). I miss the hand because the table broke.
85 min: Budda627 (8th) makes a move with (Ad Qd) but Derf-63 has (KK).
88 min: Sirgash (7th) tries to get Kensik to fold, but Ken’s (99) holds up. Sirgash goes out three minutes later.
Sirgash announced he is taking six months off from poker after this weekend. I hate to hear this, as Sirgash is right in the mix for a seat in the NPP finals - either this quarter, next quarter or the at-large bid for total points. If he doesn't change his mind, NPP will lose a good guy and a good player from our stable for a while. We back him on whatever decision he makes. Hat tip to Sirgash!
106 min: Last week’s winner, Douge2 (6th) tried to steal the pot with (66), but Derf-63 holds (QT) with a flop of [QA9] and goes no where.
107 min: Kensik (5th) has to try with (K4) and a [K] on the flop, only to find Absea98 holding (KJ).
109 min: A SS UMichPoker (4th) is AIPF with (A8) only to see Derf-63 holding (99).
113 min: Meatsword (3rd) gets a little impatient holding (A7), and finds a snap-call by Derf-63 with (44).
Heads up: Derf-63 24000 - Absea98 6000
114 min: Absea98 (2nd) must call AIPF with (AJ), but can’t run down Derf-63 with (TT).
And a great comeback is capped off with a win! Congratulations Derf-63.
1st – Derf-63
2nd – Absea98
3rd – Meatsword
4th – UMichPoker
5th – Kensik
6th – Douge2
7th – Sirgash
8th – Budda627
9th – Tomservo2
Standings are on the right side of the blog! Still anybody's race for this quarter's seat in the NPP finals!
This was the greatest – or second greatest – NPP tourney comeback of all time! At the 70 minute mark, Derf was down to 130 chips! He came roaring back to win it all!
We welcomed back a couple players that have missed a few weeks of play – TresStooges and UMichPoker. Welcome back Chris and Michele.
On to the action:
14 min: Wingsfancurt (20th) sees his (99) run into Greggst49’s (KK).
35 min: Theedouble*d (19th) sees his (JJ) run into Umichpoker’s (QQ).
These two went out 1 – 2, but in reverse order last week. Wow!
The play at NPP is tough as we lose only two players in a half-hour. But eventually the short-stacks are forced to move.
47 min: A short-stacked (SS) K9isadog (18th) pushes his (K4), but Derf-63 has (AJ).
53 min: Sirgash gets a rare double kill as his (AJ) takes out a SS Tigercub8189 (17h) (AT) and a SS Akensi (16th) (66) when an [A] hits the flop.
58 min: (SS) T3chlady (15th) has to go with (A8) and runs into Budda627’s (66).
1st Break:
Greggst49 4500
Sirgash 3950
Douge2 3000
UMichPoker 2985
Meatsword 2885
Tomservo2 2060
Budda627 1990
Absea98 1835
Funtoon 1620
Kensik 1620
ThePunk75 1175
Derf-63 1135
TresStooges 735
Mikeniks-Faldo 510
62 min: A SS Mikeniks-Faldo (14th) goes with (A2) and runs into Greggst49’s (AK).
69 min: A SS TresStooges (13th) gets all-in with (99) to Tomservo’s (55), but sees a [5] hit the turn. Ouch!
76 min: Greggst49 (12th) thinks his (88) is good on a weak board and runs into Meatsword’s two pair.
77 min: A SS Funtoon (11th) pushes with two clubs on the flop holding (Tc 3c) but does not hit and all remaining players (and some on the rail) can beat his hand.
78 min: Another double knock out with Douge2 doing the honors to ThePunk75 (10th) and Tomservo2 (9th). I miss the hand because the table broke.
85 min: Budda627 (8th) makes a move with (Ad Qd) but Derf-63 has (KK).
88 min: Sirgash (7th) tries to get Kensik to fold, but Ken’s (99) holds up. Sirgash goes out three minutes later.
Sirgash announced he is taking six months off from poker after this weekend. I hate to hear this, as Sirgash is right in the mix for a seat in the NPP finals - either this quarter, next quarter or the at-large bid for total points. If he doesn't change his mind, NPP will lose a good guy and a good player from our stable for a while. We back him on whatever decision he makes. Hat tip to Sirgash!
106 min: Last week’s winner, Douge2 (6th) tried to steal the pot with (66), but Derf-63 holds (QT) with a flop of [QA9] and goes no where.
107 min: Kensik (5th) has to try with (K4) and a [K] on the flop, only to find Absea98 holding (KJ).
109 min: A SS UMichPoker (4th) is AIPF with (A8) only to see Derf-63 holding (99).
113 min: Meatsword (3rd) gets a little impatient holding (A7), and finds a snap-call by Derf-63 with (44).
Heads up: Derf-63 24000 - Absea98 6000
114 min: Absea98 (2nd) must call AIPF with (AJ), but can’t run down Derf-63 with (TT).
And a great comeback is capped off with a win! Congratulations Derf-63.
1st – Derf-63
2nd – Absea98
3rd – Meatsword
4th – UMichPoker
5th – Kensik
6th – Douge2
7th – Sirgash
8th – Budda627
9th – Tomservo2
Standings are on the right side of the blog! Still anybody's race for this quarter's seat in the NPP finals!
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Theedouble*d Wins a Seat in the WCOOP!
2009 NPP Finals Seat Holder Theedouble*d wins a seat in the prestigious World Championship of On-line Poker (WCOOP)!
Yes, I know it pales to having a seat in the NPP Finals, but a WCOOP is the 3rd best tournament event you can qualify for in on-line poker. I guess the WSOP would be a distant number two.
TDD qualified for Event 17 and if you double click on the picture you can read the details!
All kidding aside, this a is great poker accomplishment and we know ‘TDD’ will represent NPP well in this ‘big one’ (twss).
Great job Don!
Friday, August 14, 2009
ThePunk75 Wins in Omaha
Pot-limit Omaha that is! I’ll let him tell it:
“The Punk has finally conquered a MTT(non SNG) online on PS.
After a couple final tables (Ed. Note: ‘as a bridesmaid’), I finally broke through with a nice win.
Ironically it wasn't Holdem, it was pot limit Omaha. Fifty-nine other players felt my wrath and I collected 16.5 times the buy in as my prize.
“The Punk has finally conquered a MTT(non SNG) online on PS.
After a couple final tables (Ed. Note: ‘as a bridesmaid’), I finally broke through with a nice win.
Ironically it wasn't Holdem, it was pot limit Omaha. Fifty-nine other players felt my wrath and I collected 16.5 times the buy in as my prize.
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Douge2’s Humor Corner – XVI
What Happens When You Don’t Play Golf Often Enough
After a particularly poor game of golf, Davethedog skipped the clubhouse and started to go home. As he was walking to the parking lot to get his car, a policeman stopped him and asked, "Did you tee off on the sixteenth hole about twenty minutes ago?"
"Yes," Dave responded.
"Did you happen to hook your ball so that it went over the trees and off the course?"
"Yes, I did. How did you know?" Dave asked.
"Well," said the policeman very seriously, "Your ball flew out onto the highway and crashed through a driver's windshield. The car went out of control, crashing into five other cars and a fire truck. The fire truck couldn't make it to the fire, and the building burned down. So, what are you going to do about it?"
Dave thought it over carefully and responded...
"I think I'll close my stance a little bit, tighten my grip and lower my right thumb."
Faldo, Bigbrimar, and Tigercub go Golfing
These three were waiting one morning for a particularly slow group of golfers.
Faldo: What's with these guys? We must have been waiting for 15 minutes!
Tigercub: I don't know, but I've never seen such ineptitude!
Douge2: Hey, here comes the greens keeper. Let's have a word with him. [dramatic pause] Hi George. Say, what's with that group ahead of us? They're rather slow, aren't they?
George: Oh, yes, that's a group of blind fire fighters. They lost their sight saving our clubhouse from a fire last year, so we always let them play for free anytime.
The group was silent for a moment.
Tigercub: That's so sad. I think I will say a special prayer for them tonight.
Douge2: Good idea. And I'm going to contact my ophthalmologist buddy and see if there's anything he can do for them.
Faldo: Why can't these guys play at night?
After a particularly poor game of golf, Davethedog skipped the clubhouse and started to go home. As he was walking to the parking lot to get his car, a policeman stopped him and asked, "Did you tee off on the sixteenth hole about twenty minutes ago?"
"Yes," Dave responded.
"Did you happen to hook your ball so that it went over the trees and off the course?"
"Yes, I did. How did you know?" Dave asked.
"Well," said the policeman very seriously, "Your ball flew out onto the highway and crashed through a driver's windshield. The car went out of control, crashing into five other cars and a fire truck. The fire truck couldn't make it to the fire, and the building burned down. So, what are you going to do about it?"
Dave thought it over carefully and responded...
"I think I'll close my stance a little bit, tighten my grip and lower my right thumb."
Faldo, Bigbrimar, and Tigercub go Golfing
These three were waiting one morning for a particularly slow group of golfers.
Faldo: What's with these guys? We must have been waiting for 15 minutes!
Tigercub: I don't know, but I've never seen such ineptitude!
Douge2: Hey, here comes the greens keeper. Let's have a word with him. [dramatic pause] Hi George. Say, what's with that group ahead of us? They're rather slow, aren't they?
George: Oh, yes, that's a group of blind fire fighters. They lost their sight saving our clubhouse from a fire last year, so we always let them play for free anytime.
The group was silent for a moment.
Tigercub: That's so sad. I think I will say a special prayer for them tonight.
Douge2: Good idea. And I'm going to contact my ophthalmologist buddy and see if there's anything he can do for them.
Faldo: Why can't these guys play at night?
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