Tired of whoring myself out

This is a bit of a WoW rant -

So I'm a lvl 60 Tauren Warrior on Dunemaul. I have been for about 3-4 months now. I'm experienced in all the <20 man instances. I have 300 mining (including Dark Iron) and 250+ enchanting. I'm attuned and have most keys (don't have UBRS). I'm a fairly experienced gamer, I know the ins and outs of my class pretty well...

....so the hell can't I get into a freaking high level raiding guild? This is freaking bullshit. So because my class is one of the most popular out there, my end game suffers because I'm being shunned based on my class. I've applied to several guilds and each and everyone one of them is "sorry, we aren't recruiting warriors."

This is what is pissing me off about this game. This is my first MMORPG and I've heard nothing but great things and how it has improved from previous games, but this still blows. I have to try and whore myself out to these pretentious/holier than though kids who think they hold the world balance in their freaking mouse.

I'm very close to just saying screw it all. Unfortunately, this debacle is holding Marnie up as well. She wants to play with me and that means us being in the same guild. She helped start a guild and when the majority of the main players hit 60 there was a decision to merge with this other guild. However, for some reason we still had to submit our applications. Yep, I'm still being given the cold shoulder, they invited Marnie in, but I still haven't gotten a response.

It's bullshit, I don't need this hassle.

Plugging the hole in the dyke

I played some casino poker over the weekend. I wanted to try out my new ipod that my loving wife got me for christmas. I thought that part of my problems in the live game was that I would let certain players get to me and hold a grudge because they would say something and put me off my game. After the weekend I end about down my original buyin for the 3/6 game ($100)...that is after paying a buddy the money i owed him.

Anyway, I have some leaks that I still need to fill -

1 - Overplaying AKs -
I had some issues with overplaying this hand when the board flopped skittles. I lost two big bets on this hand.

2 - Calling reflop raises with pocket pairs of 6s or less -
Again, somehow I thought that my 44 was good when there were two over cards on the board.

I hope to go more into this soon, but I'm going to start a separate blog just for poker, hopefully hosted at Keller's place

yeay boyyy!!

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ferget abowt it

I am now a man


not a bad flick, I can understand the passage.

I will pwn joo

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Indiana Jones		67%
Captain Jack Sparrow		58%
William Wallace		54%
The Terminator		54%
James Bond, Agent 007		46%
Batman, the Dark Knight		46%
Lara Croft		46%
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1st Christmas Present

I got notice today of my first christmas present from Marnie. She got a 3 month trial of Netflix (2 at a time). I'm excited, here is my queue for the first 19 to roll off the line (in order)

Godfather
Godfather II
Godfather III
Sin City
The Island
Roll Bounce
Hitch
Anchorman
Goodfellas
The Color of Money
Wall Street
8 Men Out
Reign of Fire
Deep Impact
THX 1138
Firefly disk 1-4

Some of these I've seen but we don't own, others I've never seen...like the Godfather. At this, I'm told, I will become a man....or something.

Alread vs. Girard

errr... I mean Ten vs. Mia this weekend...in Miami. The dolphins are somethig like 7-7 and they aren't even trying to win. There is money on the line, if I lose I'll be about even with the Bank and Trust. If I win, Joe had better be sitting at the 4/8 to make sure he can pay me. ;)


btw - if I have to hear Sean Salsibury talk about Matt Leinhart to the Titans one more time, it'll be like the 5th time. :( "Well, norm chow blah blah blah, McNair for two more years than Matt takes over blah blah blah. They might even trade up to make sure they get him blah blah blah." Joe better hope they dont' trade the Allpro or else they'll really be screwed.

Is this good...i don't know

I'm not much of a comic book fan...is it good to be spiderman?

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Going to see some puck

Yay, I'm going to catch a Coyote game tomorrow night. They are playing the Blues. I haven't been to a professional hockey game yet, the closest I came was going to a Great Falls Americans game like 9 years ago. This should be fun, maybe I'll be able to give Tom shit on Wed.

Updated Links ------------------------------->

I updated the links in my blogroll. There was a time that I was petty and because some people didn't link to me. That time has passed and I enjoy these peoples blogs and I hate having to click on other peoples links to read their blogs.

or something.


ooooo...pretty colors.

My Pops

Good news, he's been home for about a week or so now. He gets the chest tube removed on Thursday. They are going to see how he does without it. He has a nurse that comes out every other day to check on him. Since he hasn't taken a sick day in about 40 years, he's officially on sick leave until June and that's when he retires. I feel bad for him because he's basically confined to the house for awhile, he has to make sure not to catch a cold or anything like that or it could get worse.

So the good news is he's home and the tube comes out. They aren't going to do surgery unless they absolutely have to. He is to stay near a phone at all times in case the other lung decides to give.

My dad got old like overnight. :(

Merry Christmas

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From Callyleia and Earnhardt

They Forgot An Element!!

So sometimes when one of your favorite movies is on TV you find yourself flipping the channels and just stopping and watching it. You know it's going to be cut up but it's one of your favorites and you find yourself watching it. Even though the DVD is not more than 6 ft away.

There I was, the greatest movie of all time was on TV and as I watched, waiting for possibly the best scene in the movie, Bruce Willis gets up, has his phone conversation, tells the cat that it'll rot his brain and then he gets into his car.

Wha wha what!!!???!?!??!!1

The cut the whole "gimme da cash" scene. Blasphemy!!!

:(

PAYDAY!!!

yay, i love payday. At least i got paid from 1 of the 2 companies i work for. :(


on a side note - i'm jonsing for some Puerto Rico action, I gotta find a board gaming group around here and show them that builder/small market is the best play...IN THE WORLD!!!!111oneoneuno

Today's Lesson

So in my new job, I get to interact with bands on a regular basis. I am behind in the times because I mostly listen to top40 or 90s stations. So I get to learn new/hip terms for types of music. Today's term is -

Emo

definition from urbandictionary.com -
A group of white, mostly middle-class well-off kids who find imperfections in there life and create a ridiculous, depressing melodrama around each one. They often take anti-depressants, even though the majority don't need them. They need to wake up and deal with life like everyone else instead of wallowing in their imaginary quagmire of torment.

Also - Like a Goth, only much less dark and much more Harry Potter.

That is all for today's lesson, next time we get to learn what the term psychobilly means.

...bunch of whiny brats.

My Dad

My dad is in the hospital. He has emphysema. He has smoked for a long time, was in vietnam, is "old", and works in the valley at the airport. Any one of those could have contributed to it. He has some growth and entangling of the ganglia in his lung. Unfortunately, he has a bigger one in the lung that didn't collapse on friday.

This is my dad....

This guy has been shot, has a purple heart, has been a state trooper for more than 35 years, fought in Vietnam. He thought "a fairly serious disease which I will not disclose here" was like a common cold and that he would be over it shortly, even though there is no cure.

It was very tough to see my father lying in the hospital bed, outside of my wife, probably the toughest person seeing lying in a hospital bed. I don't know how to react. My father and I have been close, but we rarely talk, it's just the way we are. Our wives constantly try to get us to call one another, but we never have anything to chat about over the phone unless it's sports and that runs out quickly.

Hopefully we'll hear positive news today from the CT dr and surgeon. He has what is called Bullous Lung Disease.

It's time to go again soon. Anyone who has gone with me, knows what I'm talking about.

Go ahead...call me Chris one more time

One of the best moments in sports broadcasting history.

Alright stop...

collaborate and listen

New J-O-B

So today is the 2nd day of my new job. I work for C1 media based in Tempe Arizona. It's a great job, I'm doing administrative work and the dress code is fairly liberal. It's a fun daily job and it's good to be back in a stable office environment. Working from home is rough when you lack discipline. So...yea...new job etc. I'm staying with Decipher for right now, hopefully I can get my contract negotiated and renewed for 2006.

For Evan..

Sooooo.....Truuuuueeeeeee

20 piece nuggets and a strawberry shake

Riiiight

So we start by the three of us heading out to the casino. Brad, me and clark all get ready for a night of some gambling, Brad wants to head to RTO afterwards to hang with Pup. Brad throws $100 on blackjack. He's down to the felt as I walk over, he get 9/2. I'm like "if you had more money, you could double." As he's reaching for his wallet (evidently you can lay money on blackjack mid hand unlike poker) and the dealer pitches out a face card, we both scowl at him and brad collects his chips. Then proceeds to go all the way up to 300. Brad's already up, my table just got called so I sit at $4/8. I can sum up my $150 in 4 hands.

A/face, board comes 2/A/x. I bet, 1 caller. Turn = X, I bet, same caller. River = 7, I bet, I caller. Yep, you guessed it, the bastard, two off from the button, had 2/7off. "that's my lucky hand!" I frown and mutter something about "that being poker".

4 hands later, A/face again. Board comes 77A. I bet, same caller. Turn=2. Yep, you guessed it, this fucker just pissed me off to no end. I'm fuming, but wait, it doesn't get better.

Later, A/J, board comes A/J/x. I bet, 1 caller (different guy). This hand wasn't raised preflop mind you. Turn is the J. I check, he bets, I raise, he calls. River=x. I bet, he raises, I call. He's got the AA. The case freaking Aces. To Mr. Powers that says "you shouldn't always assume that they have the nut hand," I say...something mean. :(

Final hand, A/Q, no preflop raise...whatever. Basically the same thing happens, an Ace comes and someone has AA. I'm fuming.

I go and see if brad's ready to go. He cashes out at 6/12...up...oh...about $800 or so. He's like...uhh...boobies. I'm like, obviously, who am I to say no to a strip club. Clark's out, for some reason, even though Brad was basically treating.

Yadda, yadda, strip club. Brad almost pulls a Marcus and tries and tells me that this stripper has something for him.

We get out of there at about 2:30, make it to McDonalds for some food. We roll up to the drive through, I'm tired and B-rad is a bit tipsy. I'm like "whatcha want". That's right you guessed it..."20 piece nuggets and a strawberry shake." There was nothing I could do, it was late and I started laughing hysterically. The window person thought we were crazy. Thank goodness for the shower to get the smell of smoke and stripper off the body before I head to bed. All in all, it was an excellent night and I'm beat.

Tip of the Day: Don't have porn running on the video ipod when you roll up to the drive through window. It may get you some strange looks.

g'night folks

Reasons why I hate $.50/$1 on PP

Some bad beats from this morning -

***** Hand History for Game 3131650270 *****
$0.50/$1 Texas Hold'em - Friday, December 02, 13:22:42 EDT 2005
Table Table 65188 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 5 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 4: CARDZNATION ( $121.81 )
Seat 5: CalderaR ( $1.50 )
Seat 3: crowedog74 ( $32.75 )
Seat 2: Camsian ( $28.50 )
Seat 6: kurt1888 ( $16.50 )
Seat 1: Hard3wood ( $5.96 )
kurt1888 posts small blind [$0.25].
Hard3wood posts big blind [$0.50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to CalderaR [ Jh Jd ]
Camsian folds.
crowedog74 calls [$0.50].
CARDZNATION folds.
CalderaR raises [$1].
kurt1888 folds.
Hard3wood folds.
crowedog74 calls [$0.50].
** Dealing Flop ** [ 9s, Ac, 7s ]
crowedog74 checks.
CalderaR is all-In [$0.50]
crowedog74 calls [$0.50].
** Dealing Turn ** [ 5h ]
** Dealing River ** [ 8h ]
crowedog74 shows [ Qh, 6s ] a straight, five to nine.
CalderaR doesn't show [ Jh, Jd ] a pair of jacks.
crowedog74 wins $3.75 from the main pot with a straight, five to nine.
- Wow...three to a straight flush i guess??

***** Hand History for Game 3131637652 *****
$0.50/$1 Texas Hold'em - Friday, December 02, 13:19:05 EDT 2005
Table Table 65188 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 6 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 4: CARDZNATION ( $122.56 )
Seat 5: CalderaR ( $7.25 )
Seat 3: crowedog74 ( $39.50 )
Seat 2: Camsian ( $12 )
Seat 6: kurt1888 ( $19 )
Seat 1: Hard3wood ( $8.21 )
Hard3wood posts small blind [$0.25].
Camsian posts big blind [$0.50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to CalderaR [ 5c As ]
crowedog74 calls [$0.50].
CARDZNATION folds.
CalderaR calls [$0.50].
kurt1888 calls [$0.50].
Hard3wood calls [$0.25].
Camsian checks.
** Dealing Flop ** [ 6d, Jc, 4h ]
Hard3wood checks.
Camsian checks.
crowedog74 checks.
CalderaR checks.
kurt1888 checks.
** Dealing Turn ** [ Ac ]
Hard3wood checks.
Camsian checks.
crowedog74 checks.
CalderaR bets [$1].
kurt1888 folds.
Hard3wood folds.
Camsian calls [$1].
crowedog74 folds.
** Dealing River ** [ Ks ]
Camsian checks.
CalderaR bets [$1].
Camsian raises [$2].
CalderaR calls [$1].
Camsian shows [ 4s, Kc ] two pairs, kings and fours.
CalderaR doesn't show [ 5c, As ] a pair of aces.
Camsian wins $8 from the main pot with two pairs, kings and fours.
- Riiiiight.

***** Hand History for Game 3131640532 *****
$0.50/$1 Texas Hold'em - Friday, December 02, 13:19:55 EDT 2005
Table Table 65257 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 2 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 1: Lanng ( $12.25 )
Seat 2: CalderaR ( $4.50 )
Seat 3: Vivienvivi ( $84.03 )
Seat 5: Aminal700 ( $66.77 )
Seat 6: krampus111 ( $33.34 )
Seat 4: PopaG20 ( $9.50 )
Vivienvivi posts small blind [$0.25].
PopaG20 posts big blind [$0.50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to CalderaR [ 7s Ah ]
Aminal700 folds.
krampus111 folds.
Lanng calls [$0.50].
CalderaR calls [$0.50].
Vivienvivi calls [$0.25].
PopaG20 checks.
** Dealing Flop ** [ Js, 6s, 7d ]
Vivienvivi bets [$0.50].
PopaG20 folds.
Lanng calls [$0.50].
CalderaR calls [$0.50].
** Dealing Turn ** [ 2d ]
Vivienvivi bets [$1].
Lanng calls [$1].
CalderaR calls [$1].
** Dealing River ** [ 6h ]
Vivienvivi bets [$1].
Lanng folds.
CalderaR calls [$1].
Vivienvivi shows [ 6d, 8c ] three of a kind, sixes.
CalderaR doesn't show [ 7s, Ah ] two pairs, sevens and sixes.
Vivienvivi wins $8 from the main pot with three of a kind, sixes.
- betting the small pair to the river :(

That session hurt...down to $43 and change.

Writer's Look here

Writing Contest for Bioware

From those that are in the know, this is very exciting so I am passing it on to my friends who are writers. I've known quite a few, hopefully they still read this blog.

200 hands...at a glance

Backstory - Every now and then when someone doesn't reload on partypoker, they'll give you free money. This time, I got the $40/400 raked hands reload. This means that they give me $40 free, the catch is that I have to play at least 400 raked hands by December 28 in order to be able to cash out. No problem.

Statistics -
$40 to start
played two tables at a time at .50/$1. Bought in for $10 a table.
Hands Played: 200
Hands Won: 19%
Showdowns Won:88%

Flop Hands----
Flops Seen: 38%
Win% if Flops Seen: 48%

Of 200 hands, 82 were raked (counted towards 400)
Time lapsed - 1.5 hours
After 200 hands account balance = $79.31

How I got there (this is not all the hands, just the ones that I thought were noteworthy enough)-

Table Table 66514 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 1 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 1: Herzog24 ( $26 )
Seat 2: Ledsen84 ( $12.25 )
Seat 3: arentz1987 ( $17.34 )
Seat 4: Roggan333 ( $0 )
Seat 5: neffu111 ( $0 )
Seat 6: CalderaR ( $10 )
Ledsen84 posts small blind [$0.25].
arentz1987 posts big blind [$0.50].
CalderaR posts big blind [$0.50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to CalderaR [ Kh 5c ]
Roggan333 has left the table.
CalderaR checks.
Herzog24 calls [$0.50].
Ledsen84 calls [$0.25].
neffu111 has left the table.
arentz1987 checks.
** Dealing Flop ** [ Th, Kd, 2d ]
Ledsen84 checks.
arentz1987 checks.
CalderaR bets [$0.50].
- Hmm, top pair, the table doesn't know anything about me, so I bet to see where I stand.
Herzog24 folds.
Ledsen84 folds.
arentz1987 folds.
CalderaR does not show cards.
CalderaR wins $2.50
- Not a bad way to start

$0.50/$1 Texas Hold'em - Thursday, December 01, 15:49:20 EDT 2005
Table Table 66514 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 2 is the button
Total number of players : 4
Seat 1: Herzog24 ( $25.50 )
Seat 2: Ledsen84 ( $11.75 )
Seat 3: arentz1987 ( $16.84 )
Seat 6: CalderaR ( $11.50 )
arentz1987 posts small blind [$0.25].
CalderaR posts big blind [$0.50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to CalderaR [ Ks Td ]
Herzog24 folds.
Ledsen84 calls [$0.50].
arentz1987 calls [$0.25].
CalderaR checks.
** Dealing Flop ** [ Ts, 2h, Ac ]
arentz1987 checks.
CalderaR bets [$0.50].
- I guess I can make an excuse that I was representing an Ace. Again, still feeling out the table (2nd hand here).
Ledsen84 calls [$0.50].
arentz1987 folds.
** Dealing Turn ** [ Th ]
CalderaR bets [$1].
Ledsen84 raises [$2].
- Does he have A/10? I am going to be a sad panda if he does.
CalderaR calls [$1].
** Dealing River ** [ Jd ]
CalderaR checks.
Ledsen84 bets [$1].
CalderaR calls [$1].
Ledsen84 shows [ Tc, 6c ] three of a kind, tens.
CalderaR shows [ Ks, Td ] three of a kind, tens.
CalderaR wins $8 from the main pot with three of a kind, tens with king kicker.
- First hand shown to the table, so they at least know that I'll play high cards.

***** Hand History for Game 3126453032 *****
$0.50/$1 Texas Hold'em - Thursday, December 01, 15:50:04 EDT 2005
Table Table 66514 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 4
Seat 1: Herzog24 ( $25.50 )
Seat 2: Ledsen84 ( $7.75 )
Seat 3: arentz1987 ( $16.34 )
Seat 6: CalderaR ( $15.50 )
CalderaR posts small blind [$0.25].
Herzog24 posts big blind [$0.50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to CalderaR [ Ad Jc ]
- Wow, not bad for the 3rd hand here.
Ledsen84 folds.
arentz1987 calls [$0.50].
CalderaR calls [$0.25].
Herzog24 checks.
** Dealing Flop ** [ 3h, Ks, Th ]
CasaLoco has joined the table.
CalderaR checks.
Herzog24 bets [$0.50].
arentz1987 calls [$0.50].
CalderaR folds.
- I didn't think fishing for the Q was worth it. Does this make me tight?

***** Hand History for Game 3126455798 *****
$0.50/$1 Texas Hold'em - Thursday, December 01, 15:50:41 EDT 2005
Table Table 66514 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 6 is the button
Total number of players : 4
Seat 1: Herzog24 ( $27 )
Seat 3: arentz1987 ( $15.34 )
Seat 6: CalderaR ( $15 )
Seat 4: CasaLoco ( $15 )
Herzog24 posts small blind [$0.25].
arentz1987 is sitting out.
CasaLoco posts big blind [$0.50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to CalderaR [ 9c Tc ]
CalderaR calls [$0.50].
- Suited connectors...this is my first questionable hand.
Herzog24 calls [$0.25].
CasaLoco checks.
** Dealing Flop ** [ 4c, 7s, Qs ]
Herzog24 bets [$0.50].
CasaLoco folds.
CalderaR folds.
- I had 3 to a flush and and double gut shot. I fold this.

Hands folded
3h7s - big blind, blank flop bet
6h2c - small blind, did not call
2c9s
8dQs
Jd7d
4hAs - no A/junk UTG

***** Hand History for Game 3126472372 *****
$0.50/$1 Texas Hold'em - Thursday, December 01, 15:54:24 EDT 2005
Table Table 66514 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 4 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 1: Herzog24 ( $25 )
Seat 6: CalderaR ( $13.75 )
Seat 4: CasaLoco ( $19.75 )
Seat 3: freonguy ( $13 )
Seat 2: mdixon222 ( $25.75 )
Seat 5: canadad27 ( $9.75 )
canadad27 posts small blind [$0.25].
CalderaR posts big blind [$0.50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to CalderaR [ 3d 3c ]
Herzog24 raises [$1].
mdixon222 folds.
freonguy folds.
CasaLoco folds.
canadad27 calls [$0.75].
CalderaR calls [$0.50].
- pocket pairs are nice, I'll play small pocket pairs even through 1 raise preflop.
** Dealing Flop ** [ Kh, 2c, 6h ]
canadad27 checks.
CalderaR checks.
Herzog24 bets [$0.50].
canadad27 calls [$0.50].
CalderaR folds.
- Crap flop + 2 bets = fold

Hands folded
8c3c - small blind, preflop raised
Kd9s

***** Hand History for Game 3126480216 *****
$0.50/$1 Texas Hold'em - Thursday, December 01, 15:56:11 EDT 2005
Table Table 66514 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 1 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 1: Herzog24 ( $26.25 )
Seat 6: CalderaR ( $12.50 )
Seat 4: CasaLoco ( $21.50 )
Seat 3: freonguy ( $15.25 )
Seat 2: mdixon222 ( $23.25 )
Seat 5: canadad27 ( $7.25 )
mdixon222 posts small blind [$0.25].
freonguy posts big blind [$0.50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to CalderaR [ 4d 4c ]
CasaLoco calls [$0.50].
canadad27 folds.
CalderaR calls [$0.50].
Herzog24 calls [$0.50].
mdixon222 calls [$0.25].
freonguy checks.
** Dealing Flop ** [ 3s, 7d, 3d ]
mdixon222 checks.
freonguy checks.
CasaLoco checks.
CalderaR bets [$0.50].
- Need to chase out anyone with A/high card trying to stay in for a free turn/river.
Herzog24 calls [$0.50].
mdixon222 folds.
freonguy folds.
CasaLoco folds.
** Dealing Turn ** [ 7c ]
CalderaR bets [$1].
Herzog24 calls [$1].
** Dealing River ** [ 9s ]
CalderaR checks.
- two sets of over cards on the board got me scared. Probably should have bet here...yes? Especially because I still have a bigger than the small pair on the board.
Herzog24 checks.
CalderaR shows [ 4d, 4c ] two pairs, sevens and fours.
Herzog24 doesn't show [ 5d, Kd ] two pairs, sevens and threes.
CalderaR wins $5 from the main pot with two pairs, sevens and fours.

***** Hand History for Game 3126483658 *****
$0.50/$1 Texas Hold'em - Thursday, December 01, 15:56:57 EDT 2005
Table Table 66514 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 2 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 1: Herzog24 ( $24.25 )
Seat 6: CalderaR ( $15.50 )
Seat 4: CasaLoco ( $21 )
Seat 3: freonguy ( $14.75 )
Seat 2: mdixon222 ( $22.75 )
Seat 5: canadad27 ( $7.25 )
freonguy posts small blind [$0.25].
CasaLoco posts big blind [$0.50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to CalderaR [ Qh Kd ]
canadad27 calls [$0.50].
CalderaR calls [$0.50].
- Some people would raise here. Unlike them, I don't get antsy in the pantsy when I see double paint.
Herzog24 folds.
mdixon222 folds.
freonguy calls [$0.25].
CasaLoco checks.
** Dealing Flop ** [ Td, 9h, 5d ]
freonguy bets [$0.50].
CasaLoco calls [$0.50].
canadad27 raises [$1].
CalderaR folds.
- Spidey sense going off...must get out of hand. Needless to say the J came on the turn and it was a d and a flush won.

Hands folded
8dJh

$0.50/$1 Texas Hold'em - Thursday, December 01, 15:58:14 EDT 2005
Table Table 66514 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 4 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 1: Herzog24 ( $25 )
Seat 6: CalderaR ( $15 )
Seat 4: CasaLoco ( $19.75 )
Seat 3: freonguy ( $11.25 )
Seat 2: mdixon222 ( $22.75 )
Seat 5: canadad27 ( $11.25 )
canadad27 posts small blind [$0.25].
CalderaR posts big blind [$0.50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to CalderaR [ 5h 5s ]
Herzog24 folds.
mdixon222 calls [$0.50].
freonguy raises [$1].
CasaLoco folds.
canadad27 calls [$0.75].
CalderaR calls [$0.50].
mdixon222 calls [$0.50].
** Dealing Flop ** [ Ac, Ks, 8d ]
canadad27 bets [$0.50].
CalderaR folds.
- ehh..oh well. A 5 came on the turn :(

Hands folded
Qd3c - small blind
8sQd - big blind, preflop raised

$0.50/$1 Texas Hold'em - Thursday, December 01, 16:00:07 EDT 2005
Table Table 66514 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 1 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 1: Herzog24 ( $22.75 )
Seat 6: CalderaR ( $13.75 )
Seat 4: CasaLoco ( $23.75 )
Seat 3: freonguy ( $10.25 )
Seat 2: mdixon222 ( $27.25 )
Seat 5: canadad27 ( $6.25 )
mdixon222 posts small blind [$0.25].
freonguy posts big blind [$0.50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to CalderaR [ Ks Ad ]
- Ohhhh...money!!!
CasaLoco calls [$0.50].
canadad27 folds.
CalderaR raises [$1].
Herzog24 folds.
mdixon222 calls [$0.75].
freonguy folds.
CasaLoco calls [$0.50].
** Dealing Flop ** [ 8h, Ac, Kh ]
mdixon222 bets [$0.50].
CasaLoco folds.
CalderaR raises [$1].
mdixon222 calls [$0.50].
** Dealing Turn ** [ Js ]
mdixon222 checks.
CalderaR bets [$1].
mdixon222 calls [$1].
** Dealing River ** [ 5c ]
mdixon222 checks.
CalderaR bets [$1].
mdixon222 calls [$1].
CalderaR shows [ Ks, Ad ] two pairs, aces and kings.
mdixon222 doesn't show [ 4s, Kd ] a pair of kings.
CalderaR wins $9 from the main pot with two pairs, aces and kings.
- Should I have attempted to check raise? would he have bet since I raised him on the flop?

Hands folded
Qd7h
5hQc

***** Hand History for Game 3126508538 *****
$0.50/$1 Texas Hold'em - Thursday, December 01, 16:02:28 EDT 2005
Table Table 66514 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 4 is the button
Total number of players : 5
Seat 1: Herzog24 ( $21.75 )
Seat 6: CalderaR ( $18.75 )
Seat 4: CasaLoco ( $21.75 )
Seat 2: mdixon222 ( $28.75 )
Seat 5: canadad27 ( $5.75 )
canadad27 posts small blind [$0.25].
CalderaR posts big blind [$0.50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to CalderaR [ Qs Kh ]
- only if all big blinds were this good
Herzog24 folds.
mdixon222 folds.
CasaLoco calls [$0.50].
canadad27 calls [$0.25].
CalderaR checks.
- Did I miss a raise here? Often times I get told I'm not aggressive enough, I think Ray Powers would have raised here.
** Dealing Flop ** [ 4s, Ks, 6s ]
canadad27 checks.
CalderaR checks.
- How about here? There was still a guy behind me and that's a lot of spades.
CasaLoco checks.
** Dealing Turn ** [ Th ]
canadad27 checks.
CalderaR bets [$1].
CasaLoco folds.
canadad27 folds.
CalderaR does not show cards.
CalderaR wins $2.50

Hands folded
8dJh - small blind
2hKc
6h2d
Jh9h
Qc6h - big blind, preflop raised
4sKd - small blind
4c9d
2sQh

***** Hand History for Game 3126535335 *****
$0.50/$1 Texas Hold'em - Thursday, December 01, 16:08:20 EDT 2005
Table Table 66514 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 2 is the button
Total number of players : 5
Seat 1: Herzog24 ( $24.50 )
Seat 6: CalderaR ( $18.75 )
Seat 4: CasaLoco ( $19 )
Seat 2: mdixon222 ( $33.50 )
Seat 3: loulou91111 ( $9.50 )
loulou91111 posts small blind [$0.25].
CasaLoco posts big blind [$0.50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to CalderaR [ Kd Jd ]
CalderaR calls [$0.50].
Herzog24 folds.
mdixon222 folds.
loulou91111 folds.
CasaLoco checks.
** Dealing Flop ** [ Jc, 7s, 8s ]
CasaLoco checks.
CalderaR bets [$0.50].
CasaLoco folds.
CalderaR does not show cards.
CalderaR wins $1.75

***** Hand History for Game 3126537047 *****
$0.50/$1 Texas Hold'em - Thursday, December 01, 16:08:43 EDT 2005
Table Table 66514 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 5
Seat 1: Herzog24 ( $24.50 )
Seat 6: CalderaR ( $19.50 )
Seat 4: CasaLoco ( $18.50 )
Seat 2: mdixon222 ( $33.50 )
Seat 3: loulou91111 ( $9.25 )
CasaLoco posts small blind [$0.25].
CalderaR posts big blind [$0.50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to CalderaR [ 4s Ks ]
Herzog24 folds.
mdixon222 calls [$0.50].
loulou91111 folds.
CasaLoco calls [$0.25].
CalderaR checks.
** Dealing Flop ** [ Qs, Ts, 8d ]
CasaLoco bets [$0.50].
CalderaR calls [$0.50].
- 4 to the flush
mdixon222 calls [$0.50].
** Dealing Turn ** [ Kh ]
CasaLoco checks.
CalderaR bets [$1].
- well now I have top pair.
mdixon222 folds.
CasaLoco folds.
CalderaR does not show cards.
CalderaR wins $4
- respect!!!

Hands folded
Tc3d - small blind

***** Hand History for Game 3126542654 *****
$0.50/$1 Texas Hold'em - Thursday, December 01, 16:09:57 EDT 2005
Table Table 66514 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 6 is the button
Total number of players : 5
Seat 1: Herzog24 ( $23.50 )
Seat 6: CalderaR ( $21.25 )
Seat 4: CasaLoco ( $16 )
Seat 2: mdixon222 ( $35.75 )
Seat 3: loulou91111 ( $8.25 )
>You have options at Table 66384 (6 max) Table!.
Herzog24 posts small blind [$0.25].
mdixon222 posts big blind [$0.50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to CalderaR [ 9s Ac ]
loulou91111 folds.
CasaLoco folds.
CalderaR calls [$0.50].
Herzog24 calls [$0.25].
mdixon222 checks.
** Dealing Flop ** [ 8c, Kd, 5d ]
Herzog24 bets [$0.50].
mdixon222 raises [$1].
CalderaR folds.

***** Hand History for Game 3126544657 *****
$0.50/$1 Texas Hold'em - Thursday, December 01, 16:10:23 EDT 2005
Table Table 66514 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 1 is the button
Total number of players : 5
Seat 1: Herzog24 ( $22 )
Seat 6: CalderaR ( $20.75 )
Seat 4: CasaLoco ( $16 )
Seat 2: mdixon222 ( $37.75 )
Seat 3: loulou91111 ( $8.25 )
mdixon222 posts small blind [$0.25].
loulou91111 posts big blind [$0.50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to CalderaR [ Qh Qd ]
- ladies, ladies, ladies
CasaLoco folds.
CalderaR raises [$1].
Herzog24 calls [$1].
mdixon222 folds.
loulou91111 folds.
** Dealing Flop ** [ 6c, Qc, 6h ]
Jinsain has joined the table.
CalderaR checks.
- ladies and gentleman...the slow play
Herzog24 bets [$0.50].
CalderaR calls [$0.50].
** Dealing Turn ** [ Jc ]
CalderaR checks.
Herzog24 bets [$1].
CalderaR calls [$1].
** Dealing River ** [ 4s ]
CalderaR checks.
Herzog24 bets [$1].
CalderaR raises [$2].
Herzog24 folds.
CalderaR does not show cards.
CalderaR wins $8.25
- Like a pro!!!

Hands folded
6c9s

***** Hand History for Game 3126549620 *****
$0.50/$1 Texas Hold'em - Thursday, December 01, 16:11:28 EDT 2005
Table Table 66514 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 1: Herzog24 ( $18.50 )
Seat 2: mdixon222 ( $37.50 )
Seat 3: loulou91111 ( $11.25 )
Seat 4: CasaLoco ( $15.50 )
Seat 5: Jinsain ( $21.50 )
Seat 6: CalderaR ( $24.50 )
CasaLoco posts small blind [$0.25].
Jinsain posts big blind [$0.50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to CalderaR [ Jd Kh ]
Jinsain: good call
CalderaR calls [$0.50].
Herzog24 raises [$1].
mdixon222 folds.
loulou91111 raises [$1.50].
CasaLoco folds.
Jinsain calls [$1].
CalderaR folds.
- Does this make me weak?

***** Hand History for Game 3126553563 *****
$0.50/$1 Texas Hold'em - Thursday, December 01, 16:12:21 EDT 2005
Table Table 66514 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 4 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 1: Herzog24 ( $24.75 )
Seat 2: mdixon222 ( $37.50 )
Seat 3: loulou91111 ( $7.25 )
Seat 4: CasaLoco ( $15.25 )
Seat 5: Jinsain ( $19.50 )
Seat 6: CalderaR ( $24 )
Jinsain posts small blind [$0.25].
CalderaR posts big blind [$0.50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to CalderaR [ Qs 9d ]
Herzog24 calls [$0.50].
mdixon222 folds.
loulou91111 folds.
CasaLoco calls [$0.50].
Jinsain folds.
CalderaR checks.
** Dealing Flop ** [ Ad, Td, 5h ]
CalderaR checks.
Herzog24 bets [$0.50].
CasaLoco folds.
CalderaR folds.

***** Hand History for Game 3126556104 *****
$0.50/$1 Texas Hold'em - Thursday, December 01, 16:12:55 EDT 2005
Table Table 66514 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 5 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 1: Herzog24 ( $26 )
Seat 2: mdixon222 ( $37.50 )
Seat 3: loulou91111 ( $7.25 )
Seat 4: CasaLoco ( $14.75 )
Seat 5: Jinsain ( $19.25 )
Seat 6: CalderaR ( $23.50 )
CalderaR posts small blind [$0.25].
Herzog24 posts big blind [$0.50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to CalderaR [ 9s 8c ]
mdixon222 folds.
loulou91111 folds.
CasaLoco folds.
Jinsain calls [$0.50].
CalderaR calls [$0.25].
- connectors with 1 other caller.
Herzog24 checks.
** Dealing Flop ** [ 7c, 8s, Js ]
CalderaR bets [$0.50].
Herzog24 calls [$0.50].
Jinsain calls [$0.50].
** Dealing Turn ** [ 2c ]
CalderaR checks.
- If I bet here do they fold?
Herzog24 checks.
Jinsain checks.
** Dealing River ** [ 2d ]
CalderaR bets [$1].
Herzog24 folds.
Jinsain folds.
CalderaR does not show cards.
CalderaR wins $4
- I think I won this pot because I'm playing fewer hands than everyone else (another words, I'm not playing every hand) and people are taking notice.

Hands folded
QhTc - alread is gonna kill me for folding that
9s8c

***** Hand History for Game 3126564701 *****
$0.50/$1 Texas Hold'em - Thursday, December 01, 16:14:48 EDT 2005
Table Table 66514 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 2 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 1: Herzog24 ( $26.25 )
Seat 2: mdixon222 ( $38.75 )
Seat 3: loulou91111 ( $5.25 )
Seat 4: CasaLoco ( $14.25 )
Seat 5: Jinsain ( $18.25 )
Seat 6: CalderaR ( $25.50 )
loulou91111 posts small blind [$0.25].
CasaLoco posts big blind [$0.50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to CalderaR [ As Ks ]
Jinsain calls [$0.50].
CalderaR raises [$1].
Herzog24 folds.
mdixon222 calls [$1].
loulou91111 folds.
CasaLoco folds.
Jinsain calls [$0.50].
** Dealing Flop ** [ 4h, 9h, Qc ]
Jinsain bets [$0.50].
CalderaR folds.
- He just cut me right off.

Hands folded (from now on, whenever you see a pair of cards, it just means I folded it).
8s3c
2c7h - big blind, raised preflop
8cTd - small blind

***** Hand History for Game 3126578329 *****
$0.50/$1 Texas Hold'em - Thursday, December 01, 16:17:49 EDT 2005
Table Table 66514 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 6 is the button
Total number of players : 5
Seat 2: mdixon222 ( $47 )
Seat 3: loulou91111 ( $5 )
Seat 4: CasaLoco ( $13.25 )
Seat 5: Jinsain ( $10.75 )
Seat 6: CalderaR ( $23.75 )
mdixon222 posts small blind [$0.25].
loulou91111 posts big blind [$0.50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to CalderaR [ Ts Ah ]
Jinsain folds.
CalderaR calls [$0.50].
mdixon222 calls [$0.25].
loulou91111 checks.
** Dealing Flop ** [ 5d, 8h, Jc ]
mdixon222 checks.
loulou91111 bets [$0.50].
CalderaR folds.

2cQs - big blind, raise preflop

***** Hand History for Game 3126581001 *****
$0.50/$1 Texas Hold'em - Thursday, December 01, 16:18:24 EDT 2005
Table Table 66514 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 4
Seat 2: mdixon222 ( $46 )
Seat 3: loulou91111 ( $7 )
Seat 4: CasaLoco ( $13.25 )
Seat 6: CalderaR ( $22.75 )
CalderaR posts small blind [$0.25].
mdixon222 posts big blind [$0.50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to CalderaR [ 3h 3d ]
- woot 4 pocket pair!!
loulou91111 folds.
CalderaR raises [$0.75].
mdixon222 calls [$0.50].
** Dealing Flop ** [ 5d, 5h, Jd ]
CalderaR bets [$0.50].
mdixon222 raises [$1].
CalderaR folds.
- alright, ya got me. Even if you don't have the cards, you got me.

4cQh

***** Hand History for Game 3126583659 *****
$0.50/$1 Texas Hold'em - Thursday, December 01, 16:18:59 EDT 2005
Table Table 66514 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 2 is the button
Total number of players : 4
Seat 2: mdixon222 ( $47.25 )
Seat 3: loulou91111 ( $6.50 )
Seat 4: CasaLoco ( $14 )
Seat 6: CalderaR ( $21.25 )
loulou91111 posts small blind [$0.25].
CasaLoco posts big blind [$0.50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to CalderaR [ Td Ts ]
CalderaR raises [$1].
mdixon222 folds.
loulou91111 folds.
CasaLoco raises [$1].
CalderaR calls [$0.50].
** Dealing Flop ** [ Ac, Qh, 8s ]
CasaLoco bets [$0.50].
CalderaR calls [$0.50].
** Dealing Turn ** [ 5c ]
CasaLoco bets [$1].
CalderaR raises [$2].
- Not sure what I was doing here.
CasaLoco calls [$1].
** Dealing River ** [ 2d ]
CasaLoco checks.
CalderaR checks.
CasaLoco shows [ As, Kh ] a pair of aces.
CalderaR doesn't show [ Td, Ts ] a pair of tens.
CasaLoco wins $7.75 from the main pot with a pair of aces.

***** Hand History for Game 3126585885 *****
$0.50/$1 Texas Hold'em - Thursday, December 01, 16:19:28 EDT 2005
Table Table 66514 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 4
Seat 2: mdixon222 ( $47.25 )
Seat 3: loulou91111 ( $6.25 )
Seat 4: CasaLoco ( $17.75 )
Seat 6: CalderaR ( $17.25 )
CasaLoco posts small blind [$0.25].
CalderaR posts big blind [$0.50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to CalderaR [ 6h 6s ]
mdixon222 folds.
loulou91111 calls [$0.50].
CasaLoco calls [$0.25].
CalderaR checks.
- I think I missed a bet here.
** Dealing Flop ** [ 7h, 4c, 3d ]
CasaLoco checks.
CalderaR checks.
- And here.
loulou91111 checks.
** Dealing Turn ** [ Th ]
CasaLoco checks.
CalderaR bets [$1].
loulou91111 folds.
CasaLoco folds.
CalderaR does not show cards.
CalderaR wins $2.50

***** Hand History for Game 3126588120 *****
$0.50/$1 Texas Hold'em - Thursday, December 01, 16:19:57 EDT 2005
Table Table 66514 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 4 is the button
Total number of players : 4
Seat 2: mdixon222 ( $47.25 )
Seat 3: loulou91111 ( $5.75 )
Seat 4: CasaLoco ( $17.25 )
Seat 6: CalderaR ( $18.25 )
CalderaR posts small blind [$0.25].
mdixon222 posts big blind [$0.50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to CalderaR [ 4s 4d ]
loulou91111 folds.
CasaLoco calls [$0.50].
CalderaR calls [$0.25].
- Do I raise here as well? The more I play the pocket pairs, the more I'm content with just limping in.
mdixon222 checks.
** Dealing Flop ** [ Ad, 6d, Qc ]
CalderaR checks.
mdixon222 checks.
CasaLoco bets [$0.50].
CalderaR folds.
- I'm a scared little school girl.

7sQd

***** Hand History for Game 3126592096 *****
$0.50/$1 Texas Hold'em - Thursday, December 01, 16:20:49 EDT 2005
Table Table 66514 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 2 is the button
Total number of players : 4
Seat 2: mdixon222 ( $45.25 )
Seat 3: loulou91111 ( $4.75 )
Seat 4: CasaLoco ( $20.25 )
Seat 6: CalderaR ( $17.75 )
loulou91111 posts small blind [$0.25].
CasaLoco posts big blind [$0.50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to CalderaR [ 4h 4d ]
CalderaR calls [$0.50].
mdixon222 folds.
loulou91111 folds.
CasaLoco checks.
** Dealing Flop ** [ 7d, 6d, 2c ]
CasaLoco checks.
CalderaR bets [$0.50].
CasaLoco folds.
CalderaR does not show cards.
CalderaR wins $1.75

8h6s - big blind, preflop raised
9c8h - small blind, preflop raised

***** Hand History for Game 3126595309 *****
$0.50/$1 Texas Hold'em - Thursday, December 01, 16:21:31 EDT 2005
Table Table 66514 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 6 is the button
Total number of players : 4
Seat 2: mdixon222 ( $43.75 )
Seat 3: loulou91111 ( $6.25 )
Seat 4: CasaLoco ( $20.25 )
Seat 6: CalderaR ( $17.75 )
mdixon222 posts small blind [$0.25].
loulou91111 posts big blind [$0.50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to CalderaR [ Ah 6c ]
CasaLoco calls [$0.50].
CalderaR calls [$0.50].
- go go gaget ace/junk
mdixon222 calls [$0.25].
loulou91111 checks.
** Dealing Flop ** [ Qc, 2c, Ks ]
mdixon222 checks.
loulou91111 checks.
CasaLoco checks.
CalderaR checks.
** Dealing Turn ** [ 4s ]
mdixon222 checks.
loulou91111 checks.
CasaLoco checks.
CalderaR checks.
- This right here...horrible play. I should have bet.
** Dealing River ** [ 9s ]
mdixon222 checks.
loulou91111 checks.
CasaLoco folds.
CalderaR checks.
- At least here. :(
mdixon222 shows [ 8d, 7h ] high card king.
loulou91111 shows [ As, Th ] high card ace.
CalderaR doesn't show [ Ah, 6c ] high card ace.
loulou91111 wins $2 from the main pot with high card ace with ten kicker.

***** Hand History for Game 3126597587 *****
$0.50/$1 Texas Hold'em - Thursday, December 01, 16:22:00 EDT 2005
Table Table 66514 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 2 is the button
Total number of players : 4
Seat 2: mdixon222 ( $43.25 )
Seat 3: loulou91111 ( $7.75 )
Seat 4: CasaLoco ( $19.75 )
Seat 6: CalderaR ( $17.25 )
loulou91111 posts small blind [$0.25].
CasaLoco posts big blind [$0.50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to CalderaR [ Ad 8d ]
CalderaR calls [$0.50].
- Slightly better than ace/junk
mdixon222 calls [$0.50].
loulou91111 calls [$0.25].
CasaLoco checks.
** Dealing Flop ** [ 8s, 3c, 2d ]
loulou91111 checks.
CasaLoco checks.
CalderaR bets [$0.50].
- Good bet
mdixon222 calls [$0.50].
loulou91111 calls [$0.50].
CasaLoco folds.
** Dealing Turn ** [ Td ]
loulou91111 checks.
CalderaR bets [$1].
- Not afraid.
mdixon222 folds.
loulou91111 folds.
CalderaR does not show cards.
CalderaR wins $4.50
- Perserverance pays off.

***** Hand History for Game 3126600806 *****
$0.50/$1 Texas Hold'em - Thursday, December 01, 16:22:42 EDT 2005
Table Table 66514 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 4
Seat 2: mdixon222 ( $42.25 )
Seat 3: loulou91111 ( $6.75 )
Seat 4: CasaLoco ( $19.25 )
Seat 6: CalderaR ( $19.75 )
CasaLoco posts small blind [$0.25].
CalderaR posts big blind [$0.50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to CalderaR [ Ad Ac ]
mdixon222 folds.
loulou91111 raises [$1].
CasaLoco folds.
CalderaR raises [$1].
loulou91111 calls [$0.50].
** Dealing Flop ** [ Qh, 3c, 5h ]
CalderaR bets [$0.50].
loulou91111 folds.
CalderaR does not show cards.
CalderaR wins $3.75
- At least they didn't get cracked

***** Hand History for Game 3126602771 *****
$0.50/$1 Texas Hold'em - Thursday, December 01, 16:23:08 EDT 2005
Table Table 66514 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 4 is the button
Total number of players : 4
Seat 2: mdixon222 ( $42.25 )
Seat 3: loulou91111 ( $5.25 )
Seat 4: CasaLoco ( $19 )
Seat 6: CalderaR ( $21.50 )
CalderaR posts small blind [$0.25].
mdixon222 posts big blind [$0.50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to CalderaR [ Jd Tc ]
loulou91111 folds.
CasaLoco folds.
CalderaR calls [$0.25].
mdixon222 checks.
** Dealing Flop ** [ 8h, Js, 9h ]
RIK1M0NAHIN7 has joined the table.
CalderaR bets [$0.50].
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- Sweet, maybe I'll get it.
mdixon222 raises [$1].
- This has me worried. I have top pair, but my kicker is marginal.
RIK1M0NAHIN7 has left the table.
CalderaR calls [$0.50].
** Dealing Turn ** [ 3h ]
CalderaR checks.
mdixon222 bets [$1].
CalderaR calls [$1].
** Dealing River ** [ As ]
CalderaR checks.
mdixon222 checks.
CalderaR shows [ Jd, Tc ] a pair of jacks.
mdixon222 doesn't show [ 9c, 6c ] a pair of nines.
CalderaR wins $4.50 from the main pot with a pair of jacks.
- I guess this guy gets the semi-maniac label.

***** Hand History for Game 3126604916 *****
$0.50/$1 Texas Hold'em - Thursday, December 01, 16:23:35 EDT 2005
Table Table 66514 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 6 is the button
Total number of players : 4
Seat 2: mdixon222 ( $39.75 )
Seat 3: loulou91111 ( $5.25 )
Seat 4: CasaLoco ( $19 )
Seat 6: CalderaR ( $23.50 )
mdixon222 posts small blind [$0.25].
loulou91111 posts big blind [$0.50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to CalderaR [ Jh Qc ]
CasaLoco calls [$0.50].
CalderaR calls [$0.50].
mdixon222 calls [$0.25].
loulou91111 checks.
** Dealing Flop ** [ 3s, Ks, 5c ]
mdixon222 checks.
loulou91111 checks.
CasaLoco checks.
CalderaR checks.
** Dealing Turn ** [ 6h ]
mdixon222 checks.
loulou91111 checks.
CasaLoco checks.
CalderaR checks.
- bah, the respect that I've been getting, I think I might have missed a bet here.
** Dealing River ** [ 4d ]
mdixon222 bets [$1].
loulou91111 folds.
CasaLoco calls [$1].
CalderaR folds.
- he had a duece.

6sJh
3dJh - big blind, it gets folded to me
Js9d - small blind
Qs5h
9cQs

***** Hand History for Game 3126618264 *****
$0.50/$1 Texas Hold'em - Thursday, December 01, 16:26:29 EDT 2005
Table Table 66514 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 4 is the button
Total number of players : 4
Seat 2: mdixon222 ( $42 )
Seat 4: CasaLoco ( $14.75 )
Seat 6: CalderaR ( $23 )
Seat 1: Jp1772887 ( $8.25 )
CalderaR posts small blind [$0.25].
Jp1772887 posts big blind [$0.50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to CalderaR [ 7c 7d ]
mdixon222 calls [$0.50].
CasaLoco folds.
CalderaR raises [$0.75].
Jp1772887 calls [$0.50].
mdixon222 calls [$0.50].
** Dealing Flop ** [ 8s, 2c, 6h ]
CalderaR bets [$0.50].
- Only 1 over card, trying to chase out the ace/high carders.
Jp1772887 calls [$0.50].
mdixon222 calls [$0.50].
** Dealing Turn ** [ 7h ]
CalderaR bets [$1].
- And then I got lucky
Jp1772887 folds.
mdixon222 calls [$1].
** Dealing River ** [ 3s ]
CalderaR bets [$1].
mdixon222 calls [$1].
CalderaR shows [ 7c, 7d ] three of a kind, sevens.
mdixon222 doesn't show [ 5h, Ac ] high card ace.
- Maybe he's watching flashdance.
CalderaR wins $8 from the main pot with three of a kind, sevens.

Qd6s
3dQc
5sAc - fold ace/junk UTG

***** Hand History for Game 3126627155 *****
$0.50/$1 Texas Hold'em - Thursday, December 01, 16:28:26 EDT 2005
Table Table 66514 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 4 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 2: mdixon222 ( $40.25 )
Seat 4: CasaLoco ( $15 )
Seat 6: CalderaR ( $27.50 )
Seat 1: Jp1772887 ( $7.25 )
Seat 5: Claesk ( $22 )
Seat 3: aidagpet2 ( $25 )
Claesk posts small blind [$0.25].
CalderaR posts big blind [$0.50].
aidagpet2 posts big blind [$0.50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to CalderaR [ Jd 5h ]
Jp1772887 folds.
mdixon222 folds.
aidagpet2 checks.
CasaLoco folds.
Claesk calls [$0.25].
CalderaR checks.
** Dealing Flop ** [ Js, Kd, 5s ]
- I would like to thank detroit for this lovely hand.
Claesk checks.
CalderaR checks.
aidagpet2 bets [$0.50].
Claesk folds.
CalderaR calls [$0.50].
- I think I should reraise here, however, for some reason I was scared of K5?
** Dealing Turn ** [ Qs ]
CalderaR bets [$1].
aidagpet2 raises [$2].
CalderaR calls [$1].
** Dealing River ** [ 2d ]
CalderaR checks.
aidagpet2 checks.
CalderaR shows [ Jd, 5h ] two pairs, jacks and fives.
aidagpet2 doesn't show [ Kh, 8h ] a pair of kings.
CalderaR wins $6 from the main pot with two pairs, jacks and fives.
- Easy as ABC, 123, do ray mi..baby you and me.

2d9s - small blind

***** Hand History for Game 3126633183 *****
$0.50/$1 Texas Hold'em - Thursday, December 01, 16:29:45 EDT 2005
Table Table 66514 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 6 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 2: mdixon222 ( $43.50 )
Seat 4: CasaLoco ( $15 )
Seat 6: CalderaR ( $30.25 )
Seat 1: Jp1772887 ( $6.25 )
Seat 5: Claesk ( $21 )
Seat 3: aidagpet2 ( $20 )
Jp1772887 posts small blind [$0.25].
mdixon222 posts big blind [$0.50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to CalderaR [ 9d 9c ]
aidagpet2 folds.
CasaLoco calls [$0.50].
Claesk folds.
CalderaR raises [$1].
- Bigger than 88 means I raise (I just made that up, but it applies)
Jp1772887 calls [$0.75].
mdixon222 folds.
CasaLoco calls [$0.50].
** Dealing Flop ** [ 6h, Ac, 9h ]
Jp1772887 checks.
CasaLoco checks.
CalderaR bets [$0.50].
Jp1772887 raises [$1]
- And then...I was lionel richie'ing!!!
CasaLoco folds.
CalderaR raises [$1].
Jp1772887 calls [$0.50].
** Dealing Turn ** [ 5h ]
Jp1772887 checks.
CalderaR bets [$1].
Jp1772887 calls [$1].
** Dealing River ** [ 7h ]
Jp1772887 checks.
CalderaR bets [$1].
Jp1772887 calls [$1].
CalderaR shows [ 9d, 9c ] three of a kind, nines.
Jp1772887 doesn't show [ 3d, As ] a pair of aces.
CalderaR wins $10 from the main pot with three of a kind, nines.
- Gotta be honest, I was afraid of a heart or 8, but Lionel came through and I was ...wait for it...wait for it....dancing in the streets!!!

3d8c
9s8d

***** Hand History for Game 3126641749 *****
$0.50/$1 Texas Hold'em - Thursday, December 01, 16:31:37 EDT 2005
Table Table 66514 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 4 is the button
Total number of players : 5
Seat 2: mdixon222 ( $39 )
Seat 4: CasaLoco ( $13 )
Seat 6: CalderaR ( $35.75 )
Seat 5: Claesk ( $25.50 )
Seat 3: jaman41 ( $10 )
Claesk posts small blind [$0.25].
CalderaR posts big blind [$0.50].
jaman41 posts big blind [$0.50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to CalderaR [ 7d Kh ]
mdixon222 folds.
jaman41 checks.
CasaLoco folds.
Claesk calls [$0.25].
CalderaR checks.
** Dealing Flop ** [ 6s, 4c, 8s ]
mrstra8play has joined the table.
Claesk checks.
CalderaR checks.
jaman41 checks.
** Dealing Turn ** [ 3h ]
Claesk checks.
CalderaR checks.
- do I miss a bet here. I feel that every time this happens and I have a K or an A that I should be betting here.
jaman41 checks.
** Dealing River ** [ Jd ]
Claesk checks.
CalderaR checks.
jaman41 bets [$1].
Claesk folds.
CalderaR folds.

Kd6s
5c3h

***** Hand History for Game 3126651179 *****
$0.50/$1 Texas Hold'em - Thursday, December 01, 16:33:38 EDT 2005
Table Table 66514 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 1 is the button
Total number of players : 5
Seat 2: mdixon222 ( $42.75 )
Seat 4: CasaLoco ( $12 )
Seat 6: CalderaR ( $35 )
Seat 5: Claesk ( $25 )
Seat 1: mrstra8play ( $6 )
mdixon222 posts small blind [$0.25].
CasaLoco posts big blind [$0.50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to CalderaR [ Ah Ts ]
Claesk folds.
CalderaR calls [$0.50].
mrstra8play folds.
mdixon222 calls [$0.25].
CasaLoco checks.
** Dealing Flop ** [ Th, Ac, Js ]
mdixon222 bets [$0.50].
braitdude has joined the table.
CasaLoco folds.
CalderaR raises [$1].
- He's wearing the leotards, of course I raise here.
mdixon222 calls [$0.50].
** Dealing Turn ** [ 4h ]
mdixon222 checks.
CalderaR bets [$1].
mdixon222 calls [$1].
** Dealing River ** [ 3h ]
mdixon222 checks.
CalderaR bets [$1].
mdixon222 calls [$1].
CalderaR shows [ Ah, Ts ] two pairs, aces and tens.
mdixon222 doesn't show [ 8d, As ] a pair of aces.
- who doesn't like ace/junk, I mean c'mon.
CalderaR wins $7 from the main pot with two pairs, aces and tens.

2d4c - somewhere Mr. Bauer is saving the world

***** Hand History for Game 3126657006 *****
$0.50/$1 Texas Hold'em - Thursday, December 01, 16:34:54 EDT 2005
Table Table 66514 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 4 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 2: mdixon222 ( $39.25 )
Seat 4: CasaLoco ( $11.25 )
Seat 6: CalderaR ( $38.50 )
Seat 5: Claesk ( $22 )
Seat 1: mrstra8play ( $8.75 )
Seat 3: braitdude ( $10 )
Claesk posts small blind [$0.25].
CalderaR posts big blind [$0.50].
braitdude posts big blind [$0.50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to CalderaR [ 4c 7d ]
mrstra8play calls [$0.50].
mdixon222 calls [$0.50].
braitdude checks.
CasaLoco folds.
Claesk calls [$0.25].
CalderaR checks.
** Dealing Flop ** [ 8d, 3h, 4d ]
Claesk bets [$0.50].
CalderaR folds.
- Capt. Tight says fold it up!!

Tc6s - small blind
Jd5d - if only you were in the big blind...OW! (flop came 2dTdQd)
9c5s
Ac7d - fold ace/junk UTG

***** Hand History for Game 3126672863 *****
$0.50/$1 Texas Hold'em - Thursday, December 01, 16:38:18 EDT 2005
Table Table 66514 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 4 is the button
Total number of players : 5
Seat 2: mdixon222 ( $42 )
Seat 4: CasaLoco ( $5.75 )
Seat 6: CalderaR ( $37.75 )
Seat 5: Claesk ( $15.50 )
Seat 1: mrstra8play ( $11.75 )
Claesk posts small blind [$0.25].
CalderaR posts big blind [$0.50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to CalderaR [ Ad Js ]
mrstra8play folds.
mdixon222 folds.
CasaLoco calls [$0.50].
Claesk calls [$0.25].
CalderaR checks.
- Perhaps I should have raised here?
** Dealing Flop ** [ Td, Th, 6s ]
Claesk checks.
CalderaR checks.
CasaLoco bets [$0.50].
Claesk folds.
CalderaR folds.

8h6c - small blind
8sKh
Jd6c

***** Hand History for Game 3126679634 *****
$0.50/$1 Texas Hold'em - Thursday, December 01, 16:39:45 EDT 2005
Table Table 66514 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 4 is the button
Total number of players : 5
Seat 2: mdixon222 ( $42.25 )
Seat 4: CasaLoco ( $5.50 )
Seat 6: CalderaR ( $37 )
Seat 5: Claesk ( $16.25 )
Seat 3: careys3 ( $25 )
Claesk posts small blind [$0.25].
CalderaR posts big blind [$0.50].
careys3 posts big blind [$0.50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to CalderaR [ 6c Jh ]
mdixon222 folds.
careys3 checks.
CasaLoco folds.
Claesk raises [$0.75].
CalderaR folds.
- I'm a wuss?

Kc2h - small blind
Ks2d
Kd5c
9c8d

***** Hand History for Game 3126694140 *****
$0.50/$1 Texas Hold'em - Thursday, December 01, 16:42:46 EDT 2005
Table Table 66514 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 4 is the button
Total number of players : 5
Seat 2: mdixon222 ( $44 )
Seat 4: CasaLoco ( $7 )
Seat 6: CalderaR ( $36.25 )
Seat 5: Claesk ( $16.75 )
Seat 3: careys3 ( $21.50 )
Claesk posts small blind [$0.25].
CalderaR posts big blind [$0.50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to CalderaR [ 4s 8s ]
mdixon222 calls [$0.50].
careys3 calls [$0.50].
CasaLoco folds.
Claesk calls [$0.25].
CalderaR checks.
** Dealing Flop ** [ 2d, 3d, 6c ]
Claesk checks.
CalderaR checks.
mdixon222 bets [$0.50].
careys3 calls [$0.50].
Claesk calls [$0.50].
CalderaR folds.
- bleh...not gonna draw to the inside

***** Hand History for Game 3126698855 *****
$0.50/$1 Texas Hold'em - Thursday, December 01, 16:43:45 EDT 2005
Table Table 66514 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 5 is the button
Total number of players : 5
Seat 2: mdixon222 ( $47 )
Seat 4: CasaLoco ( $7 )
Seat 6: CalderaR ( $35.75 )
Seat 5: Claesk ( $15.75 )
Seat 3: careys3 ( $19.50 )
CalderaR posts small blind [$0.25].
mdixon222 posts big blind [$0.50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to CalderaR [ 2h 3h ]
careys3 calls [$0.50].
CasaLoco folds.
Claesk folds.
CalderaR calls [$0.25].
- suited in small blind and no raise means I call.
mdixon222 checks.
** Dealing Flop ** [ 9d, Jh, 5c ]
CalderaR checks.
mdixon222 checks.
careys3 bets [$0.50].
CalderaR folds.

3dQh
9hQs

***** Hand History for Game 3126707093 *****
$0.50/$1 Texas Hold'em - Thursday, December 01, 16:45:28 EDT 2005
Table Table 66514 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 2: mdixon222 ( $47.50 )
Seat 4: CasaLoco ( $3 )
Seat 6: CalderaR ( $35.25 )
Seat 5: Claesk ( $15.75 )
Seat 3: careys3 ( $23.50 )
Seat 1: DebbRogers ( $14.50 )
CasaLoco posts small blind [$0.25].
Claesk posts big blind [$0.50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to CalderaR [ 8c 8d ]
CalderaR raises [$1].
DebbRogers calls [$1].
mdixon222 folds.
careys3 calls [$1].
CasaLoco folds.
Claesk calls [$0.50].
** Dealing Flop ** [ Qc, 6s, Tc ]
Claesk bets [$0.50].
CalderaR calls [$0.50].
DebbRogers calls [$0.50].
careys3 folds.
** Dealing Turn ** [ Jc ]
Claesk bets [$1].
CalderaR calls [$1].
DebbRogers calls [$1].
** Dealing River ** [ 4c ]
Claesk bets [$1].
CalderaR calls [$1].
DebbRogers calls [$1].
Claesk shows [ Kc, Qd ] a flush, king high.
CalderaR doesn't show [ 8c, 8d ] a flush, queen high.
DebbRogers doesn't show [ 8h, Qh ] a pair of queens.
Claesk wins $11.25 from the main pot with a flush, king high with king kicker.
- So this is my second bonehead play. Not bad for like 150 hands in.

***** Hand History for Game 3126709899 *****
$0.50/$1 Texas Hold'em - Thursday, December 01, 16:46:03 EDT 2005
Table Table 66514 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 4 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 2: mdixon222 ( $47.50 )
Seat 4: CasaLoco ( $2.75 )
Seat 6: CalderaR ( $31.75 )
Seat 5: Claesk ( $23.50 )
Seat 3: careys3 ( $22.50 )
Seat 1: DebbRogers ( $11 )
Claesk posts small blind [$0.25].
CalderaR posts big blind [$0.50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to CalderaR [ Ah Qc ]
DebbRogers calls [$0.50].
mdixon222 did not respond in time.
- It's the part where she's getting the water dumped on her.
mdixon222 folds.
careys3 calls [$0.50].
CasaLoco calls [$0.50].
Claesk calls [$0.25].
CalderaR checks.
** Dealing Flop ** [ Ad, 5h, 3s ]
Claesk checks.
CalderaR bets [$0.50].
DebbRogers raises [$1].
- Interesting
careys3 calls [$1].
CasaLoco raises [$1.50].
- Even more interesting.
Claesk folds.
CalderaR calls [$1].
- This might be a bad call, but I have top pair and high kicker.
DebbRogers raises [$1].
careys3 calls [$1].
CasaLoco calls [$0.50].
CalderaR calls [$0.50].
- I should have definitely folded here. I think there was a test here and I lost.
** Dealing Turn ** [ 8h ]
CalderaR checks.
DebbRogers bets [$1].
careys3 calls [$1].
CasaLoco is all-In [$0.25]
CalderaR calls [$1].
** Dealing River ** [ 2h ]
CalderaR checks.
DebbRogers bets [$1].
careys3 calls [$1].
CalderaR calls [$1].
DebbRogers shows [ 5s, 5c ] three of a kind, fives.
careys3 doesn't show [ Ac, 6s ] a pair of aces.
CasaLoco doesn't show [ Qh, Qs ] a pair of queens.
CalderaR doesn't show [ Ah, Qc ] a pair of aces.
DebbRogers wins $5 from side pot #1 with three of a kind, fives.
DebbRogers wins $11 from the main pot with three of a kind, fives.
- So I ended in second place, I guess that's better than I thought I was at.

***** Hand History for Game 3126716005 *****
$0.50/$1 Texas Hold'em - Thursday, December 01, 16:47:19 EDT 2005
Table Table 66514 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 5 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 2: mdixon222 ( $47.50 )
Seat 4: CasaLoco ( $0 )
Seat 6: CalderaR ( $27.25 )
Seat 5: Claesk ( $23 )
Seat 3: careys3 ( $18 )
Seat 1: DebbRogers ( $22.50 )
CalderaR posts small blind [$0.25].
DebbRogers posts big blind [$0.50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to CalderaR [ Ac Tc ]
careys3 calls [$0.50].
CasaLoco has left the table.
Claesk folds.
CalderaR calls [$0.25].
DebbRogers checks.
** Dealing Flop ** [ Jh, Ad, Ah ]
CalderaR checks.
- slow playing.
DebbRogers checks.
careys3 bets [$0.50].
CalderaR calls [$0.50].
- Might have been able to raise here and get callers.
DebbRogers calls [$0.50].
** Dealing Turn ** [ 4c ]
CalderaR checks.
DebbRogers checks.
careys3 bets [$1].
CalderaR calls [$1].
DebbRogers calls [$1].
** Dealing River ** [ 2d ]
CalderaR bets [$1].
DebbRogers calls [$1].
careys3 folds.
CalderaR shows [ Ac, Tc ] three of a kind, aces.
DebbRogers doesn't show [ Th, Ks ] a pair of aces.
CalderaR wins $7.50 from the main pot with three of a kind, aces.

7dKs
6sJh

***** Hand History for Game 3126724488 *****
$0.50/$1 Texas Hold'em - Thursday, December 01, 16:49:04 EDT 2005
Table Table 66514 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 5
Seat 2: mdixon222 ( $47.50 )
Seat 6: CalderaR ( $31.75 )
Seat 5: Claesk ( $26.50 )
Seat 3: careys3 ( $13 )
Seat 1: DebbRogers ( $19 )
Claesk posts small blind [$0.25].
CalderaR posts big blind [$0.50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to CalderaR [ 3s 7h ]
DebbRogers folds.
careys3 calls [$0.50].
Claesk calls [$0.25].
CalderaR checks.
** Dealing Flop ** [ 6c, Qd, 8h ]
Claesk checks.
CalderaR checks.
careys3 checks.
** Dealing Turn ** [ Js ]
Claesk checks.
CalderaR checks.
careys3 checks.
** Dealing River ** [ 3h ]
Claesk checks.
CalderaR checks.
- bet here? would I get called?
careys3 checks.
Claesk shows [ Ac, 7d ] high card ace.
CalderaR shows [ 3s, 7h ] a pair of threes.
careys3 doesn't show [ Kc, 4h ] high card king.
CalderaR wins $1.50 from the main pot with a pair of threes.

5dJh - small blind

***** Hand History for Game 3126728073 *****
$0.50/$1 Texas Hold'em - Thursday, December 01, 16:49:49 EDT 2005
Table Table 66514 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 6 is the button
Total number of players : 5
Seat 2: mdixon222 ( $47.50 )
Seat 6: CalderaR ( $32.50 )
Seat 5: Claesk ( $26 )
Seat 3: careys3 ( $12.50 )
Seat 1: DebbRogers ( $19.25 )
DebbRogers posts small blind [$0.25].
careys3 posts big blind [$0.50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to CalderaR [ Ah 4d ]
- ace/junk on the button!!!
Claesk calls [$0.50].
CalderaR calls [$0.50].
DebbRogers calls [$0.25].
careys3 checks.
** Dealing Flop ** [ 5s, 2h, 6h ]
DebbRogers checks.
careys3 checks.
Claesk bets [$0.50].
CalderaR calls [$0.50].
- some gut shots I'm sure.
DebbRogers calls [$0.50].
careys3 calls [$0.50].
** Dealing Turn ** [ Ac ]
DebbRogers checks.
careys3 checks.
Claesk checks.
CalderaR bets [$1].
- yay for an ace
DebbRogers calls [$1].
careys3 folds.
Claesk folds.
** Dealing River ** [ Ts ]
DebbRogers checks.
CalderaR bets [$1].
DebbRogers folds.
CalderaR does not show cards.
CalderaR wins $6.50

Jd3s

table broke up after that and I moved to another one. That's not nearly 200 hands, I'll post more tomorrow, it's time to pick up Marnie from work.

Obv

You Should Get a MBA (Masters of Business Administration)

You're a self starter with a drive for success. You'd make a great entrepreneur.

What Advanced Degree Should You Get?

My Nephew with a message for Mr. Webb

too many choices

In a conversation recently I had with a coworker, we were discussing why we use discard a card and draw a card instead of draw a card and discard a card as a mechanic. The subject of "too many choices" came up. I told him to show me a card that has too many choices.

Touche!!!

Lite Brite

I used to love these as a kid

Just a drive

me and the canadian

On a Sunday Afternoon

lol...he just needed to roll a 4

Hoo-rah

I went and saw Jarhead last night. I went by myself, the wife and I got in a little spat about dinner so I just went and saw a movie. She wouldn't see it with me anyway.

I liked it. It's like a modern day Full Metal Jacket. It's interesting to see how the marines are treated. I'm not sure how truthful the movie was about how it all went down in 90-92, but it is based on a book written by a marine that was there. If you like military movies, then I'd recommend that you go and see it. If not, then this movie may not be for you. And there are a couple scenes too many of man ass.

So, I'm not Pregnant

Thank goodness!!!

They moved my appt. up to today. so I went and saw the doctor and got my results. Good news/Bad News.

it's not my gallbladder.

my liver appears to be coarsing and hardening.

Soooo, it might be an infection or maybe something worse. I'm supposed to call tomorrow to get a CT scheduled to get a better idea of what is going on in my right upper abdomen. I'm on two new antibiotics where one of the warning is that it "may cause a rupture in your tendon". WTF, just randomly rupture my tendon? Greeaaattt.

Oh..and I have to collect a stool sample :(
Not looking forward to that.

My Blog is worth more than Chuck's

My blog is worth $14,678.04.
How much is your blog worth?

Second Audio Post - 1st Real One

So this is it. Have a listen and leave a comment.

My Favorite Cartoon

Also, my first audio post!!!!

this is gonna hurt, I'm warning you now. ;)

The Gall of Some People

So it's been about a month before my last hypochondriac breakdown. I believe the last one was that I had bronchitis because of the smokyness of the places that I was frequenting.

This time I have a pain in my right side, down where my Mac tire is. Right now it's an uncomfortable dull pain. It's only sharp when I cough, laugh or stretch out. I've had it for about a week now. First I thought it was just a pulled muscle, no big deal. I'm a fat guy, maybe I strained reaching for the soup on the top shelf. A couple buddies of mine are concerned and they thought that it might be a hernia. I think to myself "it's not a tumor" in my best Ahnold voice.

Fast forward to today, Marnie calls up the nurses line to figure out where we can go with the new insurance and all. The nurse on the line was like "uhh..emergency room would be good." I don't believe her, so we head to the nearest urgent care. I see a nice nurse and she tells me, nah, it's not a hernia or a pulled muscle or anything like that. Most likely it's ...

....

Gallstones

:(

I have an ultrasound on Monday/Tuesday to figure out if it's that, but she thinks it is because of my symptoms. Greeeaaaatttt. I'm on Dicyclomine and Vicodin until then. I'm calling in sick Monday/Tuesday.

Pub Poker Night - 11/9

I'm starting to look forward to these excursions. When we first started, I was very skeptical about the randomness that is Pub Poker. Since then, I have adjusted my rock style and learned to just last until the first cut and I should be fine.

7pm -

The first tournament, we were full at 8 tables and I proceed to just play the way I do and try and last until the first break. I start in the big blind, it gets raised by the button to 100 (from 50) and I call with my J/4 clubs. The flop comes 4/club/club. I check my small pair/flush draw. It gets checked round (even by the button, which is weird). The turn comes a Jack. I bet 200. Folds to the button, who mutters something under her breath and calls. The River comes a J. I check and she bets about 200. I raise to make it about 800 to go. She is visibly upset now, and calls. My boat wins to her pocket 9s. She goes on about how I could possibly call a raise preflop with junk like that. I decide not to engage her in conversation/justification, weird..I know. The guy to my left just pushes everyone around. I'm lucky enough not to be in the pots with him. At the first color up, he's got about 15000. Half way through 400/800, I have about 2200 left or so. I make a bluff and I guess I let someone know what was up, because he called me with his A/3 when the board was K/Q/9/3. I didn't have anything and he dragged the pot. I was getting board so that's why I tried to make a play. I guess my "rock" tendencies didn't prove to him that I only played the good cards.

10pm -

I get sat at the "good" table with 4 real poker players, 2 semi poker players and the guy that runs the shindig. I proceed to pucker up tighter than anyone I've ever seen. To be fair, if I would have played anything that I had, I would have lost. So I get blinded a lot because we are moving at a great pace. Fast forward to 200/400. I'm big blind with about 2800 or so left. Two to my left is a girl that seems strong enough and only plays good hands. Two to her left is an older woman that befriended me last week. She's usually drunk by this point and last night was no different. 1 to my right is a funny guy who is also drunk, but can play. So...4 callers.
I have 3/2 off in the big blind.
Flop = 3/Q/9 - skittles
Checks around.
Turn - 5spade
Small blind makes a bet of 400. I look at him, comment about a flush needing a 5th card and I call. The other two call as well.
River - 3red
Small blind checks, I bet 400, two to my left calls, older lady raise 100 to make it 500 (don't ask). Guy to my right thinks it over and folds. I think for a second. I know the two to my left has Q/x, because that's the way she plays. The wild card is the older lady. I decide it's now or never, I push the remaining chips in (about 2k or so). The girl 2 to my left calls and the older lady calls.
I flip over my trips. She shows her Q/7 just like I thought. The older lady flips over K/3hearts.

Yep, I can't say that it was a bad beat because she had me beat the whole way. I couldn't bet on the flop because I was early position and there were two over cards and I had the lowest kicker and wouldn't have got her out anyway. Oh well, I had fun.

Starship Troopers

So I'm watching this Saturday night, around 11pm or so on UPN. I love this movie and it definitely shows up on my top 100 movies list. How could you not love this movie with lines like "you apes wanna live forever??!!!??" or "...roughnecks...RICO's ROUGHNECKS."

So as I'm watching this commercial ridden, cut out all the good parts type movie, the commercials come one. Every other commercial is one for Interactive Male, the local male talk line. Like every commercial break this shows up about twice. I mean, I know Casper Van Dieme is hot and all, but c'mon man, there is more than one scene of boobs in this movie!!

Pub Poker Night - 11/3

I still have the cough, but do you think that's going to stop me from playing some "home game" poker. Absolutely not.

First session -

I drag 2 of the first 3 pots and then proceed to not catch a hand until I go all in with A/J suited with about 2500 left when the blinds were 400/800. I got put out by Bahr's friends girlfriend (I'm absolutely horrible with names).

Loser's Table -

I drag two rather large pots and the guy who kept proclaiming that this was his first live table game were 2/1 respectively. Nothing really exciting here. I slow played flopping a set till the A hit on the turn and put two people out with that hand.

Second session (10pm) -

First hand, I get dealt jacks. I hate jacks...a lot. I raise to 350 (300 raise). I get two callers. The flop comes three low cards, skittles all two offs. I'm in mid/late position and it gets checked to me. I bet 650. Everyone folds and I drag the pot. Second hand in I get dealt 33 in mid position. I raise to make it 100 to go, and the same callers call (5 in the pot). Flop comes AA3. Guy in first position bets 500, guy behind him raise to 1000. I stop and think for a minute, it couldn't be this sweet. I raise to 2000. The lady to my left calls (this is the second hand and you dont' start with that many chips to begin with. The next guy folds, then the first guy contemplates for a moment. Shoots me a look and then folds. The guy who raise to 1000 goes all in for the rest of his chips (a lot, I don't know about another couple K or so). I call, he flips over his Ajunk and I show my pocket 3s. I dragged that pot and one more and then proceeded to rock for awhile. Tables collapse a bit and I put 1 or 2 more people out. One of those times, the other player had QQ to my KJ suited. It was for about 1/3 of my stack and I was contemplating not calling. I make the call and make my two pair on the river.

Get down to the last table, and it's me, with a female to my right and a tempe police officer to my left. I have about 50k or so and they are both well over 200k. I post and fold for awhile and then get dealt KJd. I push for my remaining chips, he shows 99 and a 9 comes on the flop. Not much I can do.

So I points again, 2nd in the losers game and 3rd in the 10pm game. It was an interesting final table, me and the female (I didn't get her name) chatted with the guy who runs the shindig about the major differences between online poker, casino poker and pub poker. Pub poker is more like a home game, people are there to have fun and about 80% of the people there don't really care if they win or not. This leads to a couple interesting types of play styles. It creates players that will call with any two suited cards, any two connectors, any paint, and AJunk is a raisable hand. To make it in pub poker, you should drag enough pots to make it to 400/800 with a healthy chip stack (about 5-6k or so) and then you can change styles because most the players that are left are more restrictive with what they bet/call with. I don't know if I'm completely comfortable with pub poker yet, but this is my 2nd final table in 3 trips to the NativeNewYorker.

I missed Ray. There was a really really hot chick at my next to last table.

Joe Alread???

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heh...that would be funny though.

Kicking Tom while they're down

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So I Woke Up Yesterday...

...and I made a game.

No really, I woke up. Sat up in bed and remembered everything that I had dreamt for the past half an hour to an hour. I jump out of bed (the neighbors downstairs must have ran for the nearest door jam when their pictures shook) and raced to the computer to right down everything I recollected.

It's based on a sports game. Either basketball or futbol works. Your turn starts by taking possession. Each time you pass the ball, you can draw a card. There are fast effects that your opponent can use/play that will punish you for "passing to much". You take a shot, compare some numbers (of course I'm not going to tell you the whole idea) and figure out if you score or not. If you do, the possession goes to the opponent and his/her turn starts.

So now I have an idea for a game. It goes up on the shelf with the other ones. It's not 100% complete, there are still some kinks to work out (depicting which character has the ball, distance to goal, etc.), but hey, maybe someone will come to me and be like "hey, I need an idea for a sports game, for either basketball or soccer"....and I'll be prepared.

Woot, I can do 8th grade math

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Poker is killing me

no Joe...I didn't go broke


So, since I've been here, everywhere that I have been without Marnie that has been smokers. Friends house, pub poker, the casino, you name it, there have been smokers. Now before I went out to the East coast, I could handle all this smoke, in fact, I used to smoke at strip clubs and the casino, just because I was inhaling anyway, might as well get the benefits of the nicotine too.

Fast forward 2 years. I'm sitting here, hacking my lungs out. My chest hurts sooo much and it was a rough night. The cough hurts...a lot. So no poker/smokers for a little bit of time...at least till sunday when the D&D campaign starts up again at clarks place.

Whoa...

Greater than

Living 6 miles from a Casino >>> Living 6 miles from the beach

Poker @ Mah Papis

So, it is time for my inaugural trip to my dad's house for his monthly poker night. They play dime/quarter, big better is a buck, three raise max. Initially, I thought that was cheap as hell so I was thinking I would only need like $10 total.

When I get there, my dad has his poker table all set up and he's getting the sodas ready. He's like, "I'm gonna buy you in for this first one." I was thinking to myself, oooookkkkk. He hands me $100. I was like,"am I really gonna need this much?" And said yea.

The guys show up and we play till about quarter to 2am. I was down about $15. The only "normal" games we played were high chicago and low chicago, holdem and omaha. The rest of the time we played crazy games like 727, 357, hoggers, 10/20/30. Here is the break down for a couple of these crazy games.

357 -

Ante a quarter. When you have 3 cards, 3s are wild, 5 cards 5s are wild, 7 cards 7s are wild. Everyone gets dealt 3 cards to start. Each player in order decides whether they are in or pass. If you are in, you are betting that you have the best 3 card hand. If someone challenges you, you secretly show each other your hand. The winner pays the loser the amount that is in the pot, but you don't pay until later. If no one challenges you, you get a chip marker. Dealer deals two more cards for 5 total and now 3s are no longer wild, but 5s are. Again, each player chooses in or pass, same as during the 3 cards. Then two more cards come for a total of 7 and 7s are wild (not 5s or 3s). After everyone chooses in or pass. You throw your cards in. This is the point where the losers pay out the winners of the challenges (this is really where you make the money in this game). The reason you wait to payout till now is because this is a bluffing game, if you paid out earlier, then you might tip the game to who had the better hand in the challenge, etc. You repeat this process until someone has three chip markers in front of them at the end of a round and then they win the pot. Before each round, everyone antes a quarter so that increased the pot $1.75 each round.

I got really burned by this game the first time I played it and ended up paying out like $14 the first time to lost challenges. More than likely with the wilds, anything lower than a full house is dead in the water (I called with an Ace high straight and lost to a full house and a 4 of a kind). You can bluff in late position and steal a couple chip markers here and there though. I give this game about a B+ after I got the hang of it.

727 -

I hate this game, it's a point game. Aces are worth 1/11, faces are worth half a point, everything else is it's value. The object is trying to get as close to 7 or 27 as possible. You start with a card face down and a card face up. Everyone checks or bets. then you decide if you want a card or not. If you don't, you put a chip on your cards. Then another round of betting. If you get three chips on your cards then you can't get another card. The pots for this game were upwards of something like $40 or so. I was beaten with 26 and a half to someone that pulled a perfect card draw like 7 cards into his hand...twice. This game is also a huge bluffing game, but it can get expensive. If your first card showing is really low, like a 4 or a face, then you can just start stacking chips on your cards even if you have a 9 or 10 down low. But again, it gets real expensive real fast.

Overall I had a blast and learned some new games. Sitting around the table with a straight wing pilot, a guy from SWAT, a trucker fuqer (they only monitor the commercial trucks on the highways) and a couple of friends was a blast. I'm looking forward to next time.

Oh...and I got to drive my dads Rolls Royce. Now that is a nice car.

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Friday is a good day

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So today, I played chaffuer. I drove Marnie to Tuxson for her seminar that she has to babysit every 3 months or so. I made sure to make lunch plans with two good friends of mine.

We head down there and get there just in time. F Mapquest. I drive around for awhile looking for a place to h@x some wireless so I can get some PSDs made. I was out of luck so I headed to a casino. I wanted to try the Desert Diamond. I see a billboard and head south on I-19. then the miles turned to kilometers :(

So I get about half way to mexico and see the turn off for the Desert Diamond. I arrive and see what is pictured in the attached picture. It sucks that it's blurry.

They are STAR WARS slots!!!! How freaking amazing is that. They have pictures of the characters as the matching items. They have the deathstar just above the players that spins around if you matchup some Deathstar pictures. It plays music and at the very top it has a video screen that shows the best clips from the movies. I lost $5, but it was probably the most fun I have EVAR had at slots. The old lady sitting next to me thought I was a freaking idiot. She didn't even watch the little video of the trench run that they showed when she hit the deathstar pictures.

They didn't have a poker room. I say "HOWH!" to the change guy and he tells me to head up the nogales hwy to get to the other one that is in Tuxson. I drive the 20 miles back to Tuxson up a road that was probably the only way to and from Mexico about 35 years ago or so.

I bypass Raytheon on the way and it's on teh left. How freaking cool would that be, to work across the street from a casino.

I sit at 3/6 with about $100. I wasn't as confident with my poker skills as of late. Then I remember it's pubpoker and it's not casino poker that I was playing. I proceed to go up $200. I break for lunch as the WPT Satellite is about to start up. $250 buy in and it's a cut to the top table for sunday. Top prize is a $10k entry into the Foxwoods WPT event.

I meet with two great guys and one of their new friends. Beal and Enrique are always great to hang out with. It was really cool hanging out with them for awhile. I miss the days when we would just get together to play at a tournament. And the days when the I-10cup was the shizzle. I miss those days and hopefully i can do something to re-invigorate the playing community here. We have Long Wongs and after lunch it's back to the casino.

I break even on the second session as there is a loose cannon at the table that I can't really buy pots from, so I lose a couple that I would have won about 2-3 hours earlier.

I head to pick up marnie and we head back to Mesa. I decide to take US 87. I wave to some friends of mine and Jays. Luckily, their house wasn't on fire this time.

It was dusk and the sunset was absolutely beautiful. I'm so glad to be back in Arizona.