Ok…the recap from Friday afternoon’s home tournament is finally here. I know, I know, I’ve been slacking!
I helped my brother set up his poker table in the living room and brought in some chairs. The tournament was supposed to start at 2:00, but at 1:45 they were still calling people to play. We ended up [...]
Monthly Archives: November 2004
Bubble Boy
November 29, 2004 – 11:51 pm
The Chronicles Of Riddick
November 29, 2004 – 11:10 pm
Vin Diesel is back for Pitch Black’s sequal, The Chronicles of Riddick. When I first saw previews for this movie months ago, I didn’t realize it was another in the series. The action follows along pretty good, but you really need to see Pitch Black first to get all of the background of the character [...]
Bend over and grab my ankles
November 28, 2004 – 3:54 am
This is just a sample of how the past two nights of online poker have gone…
Hold'Em Poker
November 27, 2004 – 7:23 pm
At about $20, this book is no where near being worth the purchase. I’ve only read one other Sklansky book, so I’m not an expert on his writing, but Hold’Em Poker comes up short in value. I own Small Stakes Hold ‘em: Winning Big With Expert Play, which is a much better book. Everything that [...]
Poker Holiday
November 26, 2004 – 1:02 pm
I’ve been able to play quite a bit online over the past couple of days, because there isn’t a whole lot else to do around here. I made over $400 yesterday in a couple of hours of play. In fact, I played for about a half hour yesterday morning and made nearly $200 playing two [...]
Dealer Cheats
November 26, 2004 – 12:24 pm
Awhile back I wrote a post at my personal site about tipping dealers at the poker table. Yesterday, someone who claims to be a dealer in Reno posted a comment and basically said that the dealers will cheat and do what they can to get rid of players who do not tip. I really hope [...]
Happy Thanksgiving
November 25, 2004 – 1:19 pm
I hope everyone has a safe and Happy Thanksgiving today!!
The drive home yesterday started out horrible. It was raining, but so cold that it turned to slush on my windshield. Then it was snow. Then it was mixed. This lasted for about a half hour and then was clear for the rest of the ride. [...]
Gotta Get Away
November 24, 2004 – 10:16 am
I’ll be leaving work early today to head up north for the weekend. I’m really looking forward to getting away for a few days. I haven’t had a day off work in over two months and I need it.
I really hope to get my creativity back. I had planned to launch a new design for [...]
Up a Notch
November 23, 2004 – 9:07 pm
In the last post I forgot to mention that I’ve made the move to $2/4. I think I did it the same day as the post about goals actually. After 1,000 hands I’m winning close to 4.5 BB/100 hands, which is consistent with my .5/1 and 1/2 play. I’ve been playing a bit at the [...]
What are the odds?
November 22, 2004 – 10:18 pm
Can I get a hand to hold up today?
Beat by a 2 outer on the river for a $60 pot.
Beat by a 2 outer on the river for a $40 pot.
Flop trips and get beat by a straight…three times.
Hit a straight on the turn and lose to a full house on the river.
Flop top pair [...]
Disturbing News Items
November 22, 2004 – 5:09 pm
The big story in the news over the past few days has been the fight that broke out between players and fans during the NBA game between the Detroit Pistons and Indiana Pacers. Artest got his wish with a season long suspension and will now have plenty of time to work on his rap album. [...]
Blogiversary
November 21, 2004 – 11:53 pm
1 YEAR!
It was a year ago today that I made my first post here using WordPress. I want to give a special thanks to Matt who suggested the little known project of WP to me when I asked him about his web site. Also big thanks to the other main developers and contributors that make [...]
How Did That Happen?
November 20, 2004 – 10:35 pm
The plan for the night was to go over to a friend’s place for some drinks and a little “get together.” I jumped in beg at 5:30 to take a nap until about 7. That’d give me enough time to make dinner, clean up and then get to their place by 9. Well, I just [...]
It's Goal Time
November 20, 2004 – 12:26 pm
Since getting serious about my poker playing, the bankroll has been doing very well. It seems like yesterday, but it was almost two months ago that I took $130 profit from a year’s worth of playing at UB and added a $300 starting bankroll. Since then, I’ve taken the $300 out and now my bankroll [...]
Party No-Limit Tables
November 20, 2004 – 11:49 am
I decided to give the Party Poker $25 max buy-in no limit tables a try. Played for about a half hour on a 6 max table and won $50. I got a nice hand or two, but was also able to steal a few pots as well. I might have to try these out more [...]
Be Yellow
November 18, 2004 – 10:32 am
I’ve been wearing my Lance Armstrong LiveSTRONG band for over 4 months now. It’s to the point where I don’t even notice it. It’s become a part of me I guess.
A Halo 2 Update…Already!
November 18, 2004 – 12:38 am
Bungie has already released an update to Halo 2 via XBox Live. It fixes the long delay (of a minute or two) sometimes experienced when joining a game through matchmaking. This was quite a delay considering a lot of the games only last 5 or 6 minutes. After installing the update, I was able to [...]
Redeposit Bonus
November 18, 2004 – 12:17 am
When are Party Poker or Empire Poker going to have a redeposit bonus?!?! I’ve had an account at each site for over a month now and neither one has had a redeposit bonus. I’m ready for some bonus whoring dammit!
Update: Party listened! Use deposit code RELOADNOV on a deposit between 11-19 and 11-22 and you’ll [...]
Still Here
November 16, 2004 – 12:51 am
I’m still here. Just haven’t played much recently because of some new XBox games. The big tournament that was supposed to be this weekend was canceled because they couldn’t get 10 people. Some other day I guess. Over the weekend I moved up limits and am now playing $1/2 at Party Poker. I had the [...]
Crimson Skies: High Road To Revenge
November 15, 2004 – 9:06 pm
When I first fired up Crimson Skies I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. I had read several favorable reviews about the game though, so I was expecting it to be fun. After the first 5 or 10 minutes I thought, “This game sucks. I’m doing the same things over and over again.”
But after playing [...]
