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Sunday, January 14, 2007
I love the Pink Game!!
Pink game on Fridays is AWESOME!!! Anyone that plays, can tell you how much fun this game is, and it aint a dry game, its extra juicy for a $5-$10 game...Vince made a good $1400 bucks, Rocco made a little over 3 racks as well...Me...I broke dead even at the end of the night, but can I stop the game? Hell no, Matt, Eddie, Kenny and I decided to play 4 handed, and kept the game at $5-$10 Limit Holdem the rest of the morning, they broke the shit outta me, Eddie calling any cards and getting there, busting me, I was irritated and blown, and blew up at Eddie at his shit talking afterwards...after them being stuck over $1500 between the 3 of them, I put them on the board to help them break even, just didn't expect it off me, It wasn't alot, cause I was only in the game for $250, but still, Doesn't feel good to bust specially trying to avoid sticking a red entry in my spreadsheet for January...Pops game comin up next....again...another sleepless day comin up...
The good ole' Fish Tank
Went over to Steve's house to deal, Put some brutal beats on Blevins, it was insane, I wish I can remember hand histories, but these beats were best not to be remembered. I felt bad for him that he had to go through that...it was disgusting...Other than that, another night of dealing for me to help even out any losses I took during the beginning of the month to keep me in the black...Another early morning, This time, I didn't get any sleep after taking Cheyenne to School, Picked up a Nintendo Wii and set it up and played it all morning instead of being smart and going to sleep....another sleepless weekend is brewing....
The Donkey Coral
Wednesday Night and I missd it last week, so I have to go this week...argh...so much for taking a break...
Ended up pretty much going up and down, got sucked out on scooter, Can't remember how, but he did and crippled me, I end up getting back to even for the night, but the game was bout to end, so we ended up playing a little H.O.E $2-$4 Rotation for a little while...I got stuck about $120 for the night, not bad, maybe less, I have to take a look, but I wasn't sweating it, had a good time which is what mattered...Of course, Left early in the morning, Early enough I didn't have to go to sleep when I got home cause I would have to get cheyenne in a couple minutes, so Just stayed up till it was time to go, then scooped her up for school...
Ended up pretty much going up and down, got sucked out on scooter, Can't remember how, but he did and crippled me, I end up getting back to even for the night, but the game was bout to end, so we ended up playing a little H.O.E $2-$4 Rotation for a little while...I got stuck about $120 for the night, not bad, maybe less, I have to take a look, but I wasn't sweating it, had a good time which is what mattered...Of course, Left early in the morning, Early enough I didn't have to go to sleep when I got home cause I would have to get cheyenne in a couple minutes, so Just stayed up till it was time to go, then scooped her up for school...
So I lied!
What a week, Whew...Today is Sunday, and I can say I got some decent sleep today, and it felt sooo good to be in my bed today!!! Why No Sleep???
Well, after lying to myself, I said I wouldn't go to Goodfellas Game this past Tuesday...Travis called me up asking if I was gonna go, I said I wasn't planning on it, but if he wanted to go, I would....Off we go to Goodfellas game Tuesday Night...
Game didn't go too-too late, but late enough to make it very tiring to pick Cheyenne up in the morning to take her to school...I specifically read somewhere that I was supposed to be running bad this month...so I said I was gonna play "Tight Is Right." That can get pretty boring, but built a nice chip stack up maxing out at $750 in a $1-$2 NL Game...
Close to the end of the night, I got dealt QQ Vs. the kid that ran his began his heated run after getting down to $24 bucks...It was raised to $10 and I bumped it up to $35 getting 2 callers behind me...Flop came out 779...checked to me and I bet out $50 to get called then raised $100 on top, I think, call the meatball, other guy folds, and the turn drops a beutiful Red Ace...Nice...Kid shoves $100 and I end up folding and he shows me a monster 52o...Nice Play, I played it so beutifully, he cashes out a couple orbits later and so do we...I end up a nice profit still of about $600 when we leave out there...
Well, after lying to myself, I said I wouldn't go to Goodfellas Game this past Tuesday...Travis called me up asking if I was gonna go, I said I wasn't planning on it, but if he wanted to go, I would....Off we go to Goodfellas game Tuesday Night...
Game didn't go too-too late, but late enough to make it very tiring to pick Cheyenne up in the morning to take her to school...I specifically read somewhere that I was supposed to be running bad this month...so I said I was gonna play "Tight Is Right." That can get pretty boring, but built a nice chip stack up maxing out at $750 in a $1-$2 NL Game...
Close to the end of the night, I got dealt QQ Vs. the kid that ran his began his heated run after getting down to $24 bucks...It was raised to $10 and I bumped it up to $35 getting 2 callers behind me...Flop came out 779...checked to me and I bet out $50 to get called then raised $100 on top, I think, call the meatball, other guy folds, and the turn drops a beutiful Red Ace...Nice...Kid shoves $100 and I end up folding and he shows me a monster 52o...Nice Play, I played it so beutifully, he cashes out a couple orbits later and so do we...I end up a nice profit still of about $600 when we leave out there...
Tuesday, January 09, 2007
$5-$10 "3-4-5" with the Older Crowd
I know I said I wasn't going to be playing this month, but I just can't help myself...I actually went over to Natalia's place cause I thought I was gonna deal, but brought $200 bucks just in case to give some action cause she has been comin to the Pink game and gave me a dealer spot at one of her games she hosts...I knew her normal dealer was back in town, and she called me to just come over...I did indeed deal a couple shifts, but really didn't feel like it, so I told her I wanted to just jump in the game and give action...and thats what I did...
Dealt 2 shifts cause the table was full so might as well try to make some tip money to freeroll most of my buy in...
3-4-5...is the game of choice there...Its 3 card holdem H/L, 4 card which is Omaha H/L, then 5 card Omaha H/L...crazy action game and the limits there is $5-$10...comparing to the pink game, aint that many chips being tossed around using the normal $5 red chips...
It was pretty funny that Leonard, one of the hosts asked me to just deal instead of playing cause he said I don't know what I'm getting myself into....I don't know how they "Play" the game...I've dealt the game once before and watch the donkiness that I was stepping into...and yes, they play like some donks...Its an older crowd with the youngest being me and Eric while the rest of the crowd is 50+...Its an older crowd compared to the games I've dealt at or been too...and its funny just to watch them play...anyway, knowing how they played, I went into the game playing good starting hands...not sure what was good starting hands, but made sure it was hands that could run into the nuts both ways...and bailed when I thought my hand was dead or comin in 2nd best...and it worked, specially how aggressive they can be raising with the shittiest hands ever and getting there...they play so bad, but I came out on top...alot...cashing out with a decent profit out of there....
This brings me to what I was thinking about on the ride home last night, Maybe I'm not running bad, but PLAYING bad...I think when I am playing NL, My patience is thin, and forcing alot of hands to win...playing over aggressive as well...I'm going to give NL another shot this Wednesday at Travis House on Wednesday...I can go to Goodfellas game tonight, but would rather just chill out and not press my luck, and relax at home, clean up, and hang out and have some time to myself maybe read some books, watch a DVD, and get some sleep for a change...Hopefully I won't play so bad at Trav and Nelly's game this comin Wednesday...
Dealt 2 shifts cause the table was full so might as well try to make some tip money to freeroll most of my buy in...
3-4-5...is the game of choice there...Its 3 card holdem H/L, 4 card which is Omaha H/L, then 5 card Omaha H/L...crazy action game and the limits there is $5-$10...comparing to the pink game, aint that many chips being tossed around using the normal $5 red chips...
It was pretty funny that Leonard, one of the hosts asked me to just deal instead of playing cause he said I don't know what I'm getting myself into....I don't know how they "Play" the game...I've dealt the game once before and watch the donkiness that I was stepping into...and yes, they play like some donks...Its an older crowd with the youngest being me and Eric while the rest of the crowd is 50+...Its an older crowd compared to the games I've dealt at or been too...and its funny just to watch them play...anyway, knowing how they played, I went into the game playing good starting hands...not sure what was good starting hands, but made sure it was hands that could run into the nuts both ways...and bailed when I thought my hand was dead or comin in 2nd best...and it worked, specially how aggressive they can be raising with the shittiest hands ever and getting there...they play so bad, but I came out on top...alot...cashing out with a decent profit out of there....
This brings me to what I was thinking about on the ride home last night, Maybe I'm not running bad, but PLAYING bad...I think when I am playing NL, My patience is thin, and forcing alot of hands to win...playing over aggressive as well...I'm going to give NL another shot this Wednesday at Travis House on Wednesday...I can go to Goodfellas game tonight, but would rather just chill out and not press my luck, and relax at home, clean up, and hang out and have some time to myself maybe read some books, watch a DVD, and get some sleep for a change...Hopefully I won't play so bad at Trav and Nelly's game this comin Wednesday...
Sunday, January 07, 2007
End of the week review....
Going with my better judgement, I didn't play at Trav's and Nelly's game this week...I said I wouldn't play any any NL Games this month so I stayed home, I almost went, but said if there was no seat at start, I would stay home, and I did...and saved me a few Hundred bucks!
Thursday Night I dealt Steve's $1-$3 NL Game...He had a $500 Freeroll for the top 10 players last month who logged in the most hours at his game...game was pretty strong till early morning when the game was about to break, and I decided since I wasn't going to get in another shift, to let Bi continue to deal and I sat down and played, I sat with an un-even amount of chips from my tips which was $72 bucks and ran into pocket Aces, got paid off for a double up...grabbed a small pot from Travis, then got dealt AQ that was raisd to $17 and called by 4 players, QQ9 fell on the board and the original raiser lead out with a $30 bet, folded around to Steve who just calls and I pushed all in, D folded and Steve shows me a Q...after telling him Q is no good, he still calls my push and my AQ holds up...game breaks before a full orbit goes around to me and I'm up $320
Pink game ran pretty strong breaking around 7:30 am and I ran my stack to a little over 2 racks and started bleeding them away...got in a big hand when it was 6 players, with the game threating to break, limped 5 ways in a kill pot, flop comes out, and I don't remember the exact flop or cards I had, but Me and Nelly obviously flopped the nut straight as it gets capped 4 ways...turn comes out which gives me the bigger straight, which gets capped 4 ways again....river comes out that pairs the board and completes a club flush as well...everyone is scared with an all in and it gets checked down....travis shows down an Ace-high flush with a low which was the perfect card for Travis, he flopped two to the low and turned a flush draw for the high, river is where he caught both sides of the pot and scoops it for a HUGE pot...maybe Travis can post the hand history on that hand...I blew up and its not too many times I blow up, I wasn't mad at Kenny or Travis for playing that hand, I would've done the same as Travis, I was just very upset that it happened at the time it did cause I have no chance to pick up the chips I lost in that pot...Nice Hand sir!
Went over to Pops game on saturday to play some $1-2 NL and it was against my better Judgement, Shipped $235 before taking my daughter to the movies...came back to Pops house and ran into a dealer spot in the Box cause Christian was leaving, Made back over $200 in tip money in 2 hours which brought me $8 shy of breaking even for the evening, so I decided to jump into the game cause it was going short and wanted to keep the game going...sat with only $150 and shipped it...I need to listen to my self and not play....
But I can say I am up for the week which is a good thing! I'm going to keep a better track of my bankroll this year and made up a spread sheet to keep track of these things, luckily I have a Treo 700wx which has MS Excel so I can bring it with me everywhere I go and update it on the spot!
Thursday Night I dealt Steve's $1-$3 NL Game...He had a $500 Freeroll for the top 10 players last month who logged in the most hours at his game...game was pretty strong till early morning when the game was about to break, and I decided since I wasn't going to get in another shift, to let Bi continue to deal and I sat down and played, I sat with an un-even amount of chips from my tips which was $72 bucks and ran into pocket Aces, got paid off for a double up...grabbed a small pot from Travis, then got dealt AQ that was raisd to $17 and called by 4 players, QQ9 fell on the board and the original raiser lead out with a $30 bet, folded around to Steve who just calls and I pushed all in, D folded and Steve shows me a Q...after telling him Q is no good, he still calls my push and my AQ holds up...game breaks before a full orbit goes around to me and I'm up $320
Pink game ran pretty strong breaking around 7:30 am and I ran my stack to a little over 2 racks and started bleeding them away...got in a big hand when it was 6 players, with the game threating to break, limped 5 ways in a kill pot, flop comes out, and I don't remember the exact flop or cards I had, but Me and Nelly obviously flopped the nut straight as it gets capped 4 ways...turn comes out which gives me the bigger straight, which gets capped 4 ways again....river comes out that pairs the board and completes a club flush as well...everyone is scared with an all in and it gets checked down....travis shows down an Ace-high flush with a low which was the perfect card for Travis, he flopped two to the low and turned a flush draw for the high, river is where he caught both sides of the pot and scoops it for a HUGE pot...maybe Travis can post the hand history on that hand...I blew up and its not too many times I blow up, I wasn't mad at Kenny or Travis for playing that hand, I would've done the same as Travis, I was just very upset that it happened at the time it did cause I have no chance to pick up the chips I lost in that pot...Nice Hand sir!
Went over to Pops game on saturday to play some $1-2 NL and it was against my better Judgement, Shipped $235 before taking my daughter to the movies...came back to Pops house and ran into a dealer spot in the Box cause Christian was leaving, Made back over $200 in tip money in 2 hours which brought me $8 shy of breaking even for the evening, so I decided to jump into the game cause it was going short and wanted to keep the game going...sat with only $150 and shipped it...I need to listen to my self and not play....
But I can say I am up for the week which is a good thing! I'm going to keep a better track of my bankroll this year and made up a spread sheet to keep track of these things, luckily I have a Treo 700wx which has MS Excel so I can bring it with me everywhere I go and update it on the spot!
Wednesday, January 03, 2007
2007 is Here!
I hope everyone had a great Holiday and New Years! 2007, gonna be alot of changes for me...hopefully for the better!
I at least started the year off good with a win...not too big of a win, but a win is a win right?
Went over to Big Chris house for the New Years Eve get-together with the crew...Rosslyn and Tamara cooked a good meal for all of us to celebrate a new year...and since we were all together, fuck it, lets play some poker...Lots of blazing caused me to Pass out off a couging spell which freaked pretty much everyone out...I woke up and didn't even notice I blacked out, and carried on like nothin happened...pretty funny if you ask me, thats the 2nd time that has happened to me, but last time happened over 10 years ago over a chick named Erin's house after hitting a 5 footer Bong...anyway, brought the new years raking in a pot which was cool!!! This session, I was playing Heinz Poker the whole game after shipping over $140 bucks to Kenny when my pocket 7s didn't set to his pocket Aces...I should've listened to my instincts and that article in Bluff Magazine that said I was gonna be runnin bad in January and making terrible decisions...Heh, I ended up $15 bucks ahead at the end of the night!
Happy calls me the next day so I hit up Keon to go over there to play his $ .50/$1 NL game...Him and Skills has been running for a while, I just never go over there...I won't go into too much details about the game, but just say after attending alot of the games in our own circuit, I'm very spoiled when it came to his game...very disappointing...But it was good to see them and play with them again...I didn't want to go in the first place, but felt obligated for some reason and it was a $200 obligation...fuckin sucked lik shit, first game of the year, stuck $200...
Luckily, Natalia calls me the next day to deal her game because her regular dealer is still out of town, I jumped at the opportunity to deal it, her game is 3 variations of Omaha H/L8...they call it 3-4-5....3 card/4 Card/5 card Omaha H/L 8 with a High Hand Bonus every 3 hours...Networked with some new players that don't like holdem like the craze has been, so I naturally invited them over to play in my mixed game, now we have some new players for the Pink game coming very soon! and they are Action-Marathon Players!!!! tips weren't that well, but it helped out to even out the loss I already took...
Now I told myself that was it for me as far as playing in January, but I think I'll stop by Trav and Nelly's place and play a little $1-$2 NL for a while...if a seat is open at start of game...if not, then I will be chillin in the house!!!!!!
Can't wait till January is over and get back into the groove of playing again! Till then, I'll let this bad run, run its course and try to rebuild the roll I lost the last week of December....
I at least started the year off good with a win...not too big of a win, but a win is a win right?
Went over to Big Chris house for the New Years Eve get-together with the crew...Rosslyn and Tamara cooked a good meal for all of us to celebrate a new year...and since we were all together, fuck it, lets play some poker...Lots of blazing caused me to Pass out off a couging spell which freaked pretty much everyone out...I woke up and didn't even notice I blacked out, and carried on like nothin happened...pretty funny if you ask me, thats the 2nd time that has happened to me, but last time happened over 10 years ago over a chick named Erin's house after hitting a 5 footer Bong...anyway, brought the new years raking in a pot which was cool!!! This session, I was playing Heinz Poker the whole game after shipping over $140 bucks to Kenny when my pocket 7s didn't set to his pocket Aces...I should've listened to my instincts and that article in Bluff Magazine that said I was gonna be runnin bad in January and making terrible decisions...Heh, I ended up $15 bucks ahead at the end of the night!
Happy calls me the next day so I hit up Keon to go over there to play his $ .50/$1 NL game...Him and Skills has been running for a while, I just never go over there...I won't go into too much details about the game, but just say after attending alot of the games in our own circuit, I'm very spoiled when it came to his game...very disappointing...But it was good to see them and play with them again...I didn't want to go in the first place, but felt obligated for some reason and it was a $200 obligation...fuckin sucked lik shit, first game of the year, stuck $200...
Luckily, Natalia calls me the next day to deal her game because her regular dealer is still out of town, I jumped at the opportunity to deal it, her game is 3 variations of Omaha H/L8...they call it 3-4-5....3 card/4 Card/5 card Omaha H/L 8 with a High Hand Bonus every 3 hours...Networked with some new players that don't like holdem like the craze has been, so I naturally invited them over to play in my mixed game, now we have some new players for the Pink game coming very soon! and they are Action-Marathon Players!!!! tips weren't that well, but it helped out to even out the loss I already took...
Now I told myself that was it for me as far as playing in January, but I think I'll stop by Trav and Nelly's place and play a little $1-$2 NL for a while...if a seat is open at start of game...if not, then I will be chillin in the house!!!!!!
Can't wait till January is over and get back into the groove of playing again! Till then, I'll let this bad run, run its course and try to rebuild the roll I lost the last week of December....
Friday, December 29, 2006
Last entry for 2006!!!!
What a year this has been!!!
I managed to make it through the year with out a real job off dealing the local poker games and playing!!!! It has been rough though, I won't lie and it isn't an easy living...very stressfull and I don't get out as much as far as having fun with friends and family...That would be the only downside of this whole thing...maybe cause I have to grind at lower stake limits...But am I ready to step it up to a higher stake? I think not...I think I have to improve my game alot...I have to discipline myself alot and hopefully I can make 2007 a much more profitable yeah with alot more cushion to my bankroll...maybe if the money stops burning a hole in my pocket would help out alot...But December has been real good to me...I was running really well this month so I expect to run real bad in January...I don't think im that good to overcome fate or beat bad luck with skill to run well enough to make a huge profit this month so Im starting the '07 year with a break from poker, read a little more books, try to work on leaks in my game and alot of self improvement...as far as my health is concerned...and definately start building a bankroll to start off when I do get back on the felt opposite side of the box...
Being that the Holiday has caused me to miss blogging on a daily basis, let me catch up on the events that has been happening to close the year out...I just wish my last entry for the year could be a good one....Heh...Picture that...
After a good session at Goodfellas game, I dealt the College Park Game...Nothing new there, 'cept I got a little paranoid after blazing with charlie and got extra paranoid for some reason and cut out early LOL...it was morning anyway so I just called it a night....
Pink game went on as usual...It was a full game, but fell victim to Insta Break after Travis and Nelly had to leave a little earlier than Normal because of travel out of town for Christmas...I didn't ship it which was a good thing when I finally got into the game, but I didn't get to play long so I still wanted to play!!! Called Bill for the CP game and he said the game was about to break around 5am...I'll just call it a night and wait till saturday to play over in CP...
By the time I got myself together saturday Night, wanted to do some last minute shopping for Christmas, Called CP if the game was still going, game broke early, very early wow....tried hard to look for a game and a $2-$5 NL game was goin on in Montgomery County...when I called it was short handed so I said screw it, Bought $150 from Keenan on Absolute Poker and played online for the rest of the night...I played a $9K guaranteed Tourney online with bounties on the pros...$100 Buy in...Wasn't feeling it with 10 minutes left to start and tried to unregister, but can't...i missed the unregister deadline...I HAVE TO PLAY NOW...played well till I decided to play real bad when I flopped top pair with a KQo to a raise and 3 callers...guy in front of my pushed all in, Thought about it, called and the guy behind me just called as well...we checked it down cause dude was all in and he had Ak which domintaed me...Then got dealt AQs and pushed all in and got smashed by a guy holding a pair of 7s which held up...I was on the table with Lacey Jones also...
Big Chris had a Game on Christmas Eve...$1-$1 NL and I headed over there and proceded to play like an asshole...raisiing any 2 cards as normal over there, and flopping straights as soon as I sat down...wow..it was sick how hard I got hit with the deck...then all of a sudded shipped it, got it back, then shipped it again...I got in a hand with Frank where I flopped an OESD to his AQo where he hit Top Pair...He bet out, I raised him, He re-raised me, I went all in and he called, I tagged my straight on the turn and he argued the shit outta me that I made a bad play repushing when he re-raised me...I was supposed to respect that raise or somethin...I been hittin my draws all night, I was willing to rebuy if I missed but hit my draw...He argued with me which actually tilted me and I proceded to ship it the rest of the night....I didn't go broke over there, but remained stuck a small bit when I decided to cash out and go home...
Christmas was great, had a good time, felt good giving presents to everyone and spending time with the family....but what to do after that? I was supposed to run Travis and Noelle's game on Wednesday since they leave for Vegas on the 26th...I say happened to talk to Keon and say if the game doesn't go, Lets head to AC in the morning, Tuesday comes around and I locked a seat for Goodfellas Game in Odenton...Keon texted me and asked whats up with a game...I said Wednesday game isn't loking grim, but there is a game in Odenton, since Its that far from my place (20-25 minutes) We might as well just go to Atlantic City since the game was a no go for Wednesday...didn't take that much convincing to head to AC and we were off to AC around 6PM...cancelled my lock seat at Goodfellas game and headed to the Trop...
Got to the Trop and was seated at a boring, no action table...any raise, everyone folded...so I decided to play a little loose...picked up a couple pots here and there...then a guy sits down with glasses, and his iPod, starts raggin on a guy that has a ton of white chips...tryin to be cool...so I started talkin shit to him as well...I ended up busting him with AK when he tried to make a move, I raised him he went into the tank, exchaged some words and he pushed on my ass...insta call, my pair of aces held up, he picked his cards up and he did that with 3rd pair....he got up and left LOL...up a little over a meatball now, but shipped it missing my draws...rebuy, now im in the game for $400...shipped it...went over to Keon where he was sat on the same type of table and couldn't wait to leave...we head over to the Taj for the Midnite Tournament...
I busted 2 players the first 2 rounds and I was table captain till our table broke...I was running really well...it was 202 players in the tournament and I made it down to 6 tables left where blinds were outragouse at this point of the tournament...i raised pocket 77s 4x the BB and it was pretty much a 1/3 of my stack, guy pushed on me and I insta called cause we are heads up., figured I would race here..He turns over AQo and tags his Q on the river and he has me covered...I was looking for a double up to cruise to the final table, but lost that race, im out...by that time its almost 5am and decide to sit in a $5-$10 Limit game....I shipped $100 and figured it was time to go take a nap in the car cause I am not paying attention when I mucked a chopped pot that actually hurt me...stuck $550 before I go take a nap...
Take my nap and wake up and see Keon is still at the same table but with out the chips he had built before I went and napped...sitting there watching him, I decided to sit down and play to liven up the table...In for another $200, ran it up again to close to $400, shipped it down to $75, add on another ball...and shipped it, Keon shipped it, and decided that was enough ass kicking for the both of us to leave and go the hell home! stuck $850....I told Keon I was gonna run bad on the way up...I was due to run bad as well as I was running this month....
On the way home, I picked up a Bluff magazine and in the back there was a column with horrorscopes...I didn't read the whole columb but only read my reading...I look for Piscese and read the first line...."Jeez, you are fucked for the month, cards, dice, sports, romance, anything....." wow, thats pretty scary huh? Just more of a confirmation to take a break in January to build my roll up...
Not to mention I think we had a bite from Kharma as well...I get home, and because me and Keon didn't show up at the Odenton game, the game didn't go as there were only 5 players there with some coming from far that didn't get to play...Last I knew, the game was gonna be packed with a wait list so I didn't think the 2 of us mattered if we showed up or not...guess it did, and since we fucked his game up, Kharma fucked us up in AC....
I wish my last entry and my last trip to AC could be a good one, But the last game of the year at least for me will be tonights Pink Game, game is full at the time, I hope I don't have to jump in cause I know I'm runnin bad...supposed to go to Diggs New Years Party/game as well...he asked me to deal it, decided I wanted to play instead, got Kenny a gig to deal, now I'm going to see if I can split shifts with him instead of playing, if not, I might play, but I might just go to party though...
I wish everyone a Happy New Years and don't get too twisted and hope everyone brings in the New Year safe and sound!!!!
Thanks to you all that has made the Pink game successful and you ladies and gentlemen for reading me blab this year!
I managed to make it through the year with out a real job off dealing the local poker games and playing!!!! It has been rough though, I won't lie and it isn't an easy living...very stressfull and I don't get out as much as far as having fun with friends and family...That would be the only downside of this whole thing...maybe cause I have to grind at lower stake limits...But am I ready to step it up to a higher stake? I think not...I think I have to improve my game alot...I have to discipline myself alot and hopefully I can make 2007 a much more profitable yeah with alot more cushion to my bankroll...maybe if the money stops burning a hole in my pocket would help out alot...But December has been real good to me...I was running really well this month so I expect to run real bad in January...I don't think im that good to overcome fate or beat bad luck with skill to run well enough to make a huge profit this month so Im starting the '07 year with a break from poker, read a little more books, try to work on leaks in my game and alot of self improvement...as far as my health is concerned...and definately start building a bankroll to start off when I do get back on the felt opposite side of the box...
Being that the Holiday has caused me to miss blogging on a daily basis, let me catch up on the events that has been happening to close the year out...I just wish my last entry for the year could be a good one....Heh...Picture that...
After a good session at Goodfellas game, I dealt the College Park Game...Nothing new there, 'cept I got a little paranoid after blazing with charlie and got extra paranoid for some reason and cut out early LOL...it was morning anyway so I just called it a night....
Pink game went on as usual...It was a full game, but fell victim to Insta Break after Travis and Nelly had to leave a little earlier than Normal because of travel out of town for Christmas...I didn't ship it which was a good thing when I finally got into the game, but I didn't get to play long so I still wanted to play!!! Called Bill for the CP game and he said the game was about to break around 5am...I'll just call it a night and wait till saturday to play over in CP...
By the time I got myself together saturday Night, wanted to do some last minute shopping for Christmas, Called CP if the game was still going, game broke early, very early wow....tried hard to look for a game and a $2-$5 NL game was goin on in Montgomery County...when I called it was short handed so I said screw it, Bought $150 from Keenan on Absolute Poker and played online for the rest of the night...I played a $9K guaranteed Tourney online with bounties on the pros...$100 Buy in...Wasn't feeling it with 10 minutes left to start and tried to unregister, but can't...i missed the unregister deadline...I HAVE TO PLAY NOW...played well till I decided to play real bad when I flopped top pair with a KQo to a raise and 3 callers...guy in front of my pushed all in, Thought about it, called and the guy behind me just called as well...we checked it down cause dude was all in and he had Ak which domintaed me...Then got dealt AQs and pushed all in and got smashed by a guy holding a pair of 7s which held up...I was on the table with Lacey Jones also...
Big Chris had a Game on Christmas Eve...$1-$1 NL and I headed over there and proceded to play like an asshole...raisiing any 2 cards as normal over there, and flopping straights as soon as I sat down...wow..it was sick how hard I got hit with the deck...then all of a sudded shipped it, got it back, then shipped it again...I got in a hand with Frank where I flopped an OESD to his AQo where he hit Top Pair...He bet out, I raised him, He re-raised me, I went all in and he called, I tagged my straight on the turn and he argued the shit outta me that I made a bad play repushing when he re-raised me...I was supposed to respect that raise or somethin...I been hittin my draws all night, I was willing to rebuy if I missed but hit my draw...He argued with me which actually tilted me and I proceded to ship it the rest of the night....I didn't go broke over there, but remained stuck a small bit when I decided to cash out and go home...
Christmas was great, had a good time, felt good giving presents to everyone and spending time with the family....but what to do after that? I was supposed to run Travis and Noelle's game on Wednesday since they leave for Vegas on the 26th...I say happened to talk to Keon and say if the game doesn't go, Lets head to AC in the morning, Tuesday comes around and I locked a seat for Goodfellas Game in Odenton...Keon texted me and asked whats up with a game...I said Wednesday game isn't loking grim, but there is a game in Odenton, since Its that far from my place (20-25 minutes) We might as well just go to Atlantic City since the game was a no go for Wednesday...didn't take that much convincing to head to AC and we were off to AC around 6PM...cancelled my lock seat at Goodfellas game and headed to the Trop...
Got to the Trop and was seated at a boring, no action table...any raise, everyone folded...so I decided to play a little loose...picked up a couple pots here and there...then a guy sits down with glasses, and his iPod, starts raggin on a guy that has a ton of white chips...tryin to be cool...so I started talkin shit to him as well...I ended up busting him with AK when he tried to make a move, I raised him he went into the tank, exchaged some words and he pushed on my ass...insta call, my pair of aces held up, he picked his cards up and he did that with 3rd pair....he got up and left LOL...up a little over a meatball now, but shipped it missing my draws...rebuy, now im in the game for $400...shipped it...went over to Keon where he was sat on the same type of table and couldn't wait to leave...we head over to the Taj for the Midnite Tournament...
I busted 2 players the first 2 rounds and I was table captain till our table broke...I was running really well...it was 202 players in the tournament and I made it down to 6 tables left where blinds were outragouse at this point of the tournament...i raised pocket 77s 4x the BB and it was pretty much a 1/3 of my stack, guy pushed on me and I insta called cause we are heads up., figured I would race here..He turns over AQo and tags his Q on the river and he has me covered...I was looking for a double up to cruise to the final table, but lost that race, im out...by that time its almost 5am and decide to sit in a $5-$10 Limit game....I shipped $100 and figured it was time to go take a nap in the car cause I am not paying attention when I mucked a chopped pot that actually hurt me...stuck $550 before I go take a nap...
Take my nap and wake up and see Keon is still at the same table but with out the chips he had built before I went and napped...sitting there watching him, I decided to sit down and play to liven up the table...In for another $200, ran it up again to close to $400, shipped it down to $75, add on another ball...and shipped it, Keon shipped it, and decided that was enough ass kicking for the both of us to leave and go the hell home! stuck $850....I told Keon I was gonna run bad on the way up...I was due to run bad as well as I was running this month....
On the way home, I picked up a Bluff magazine and in the back there was a column with horrorscopes...I didn't read the whole columb but only read my reading...I look for Piscese and read the first line...."Jeez, you are fucked for the month, cards, dice, sports, romance, anything....." wow, thats pretty scary huh? Just more of a confirmation to take a break in January to build my roll up...
Not to mention I think we had a bite from Kharma as well...I get home, and because me and Keon didn't show up at the Odenton game, the game didn't go as there were only 5 players there with some coming from far that didn't get to play...Last I knew, the game was gonna be packed with a wait list so I didn't think the 2 of us mattered if we showed up or not...guess it did, and since we fucked his game up, Kharma fucked us up in AC....
I wish my last entry and my last trip to AC could be a good one, But the last game of the year at least for me will be tonights Pink Game, game is full at the time, I hope I don't have to jump in cause I know I'm runnin bad...supposed to go to Diggs New Years Party/game as well...he asked me to deal it, decided I wanted to play instead, got Kenny a gig to deal, now I'm going to see if I can split shifts with him instead of playing, if not, I might play, but I might just go to party though...
I wish everyone a Happy New Years and don't get too twisted and hope everyone brings in the New Year safe and sound!!!!
Thanks to you all that has made the Pink game successful and you ladies and gentlemen for reading me blab this year!
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
Goodfellas Odenton Game
Went over to Goodfellas game tonight...I was first on the wait list...finally got a seat around 10:30 or so...
won a couple of pots, lost a couple of pots and I paid a dude named Ricky off when we both flopped a King but his Ace was too big for my Q...sittin on around $76 bucks from my original $200 buy in...raised 36s in mid position to Tension...tons of callers...flop came out K3J...check to me and I shove my stack in there...everyone folds to Paul who thinks about it, then folds a K on there, I show my 36s for a nice pot...now im sittin on a little over $125...rebuild rebuild rebuild...helped that the deck hit me over the head...tons of pairs....my draws were getting there and i was getting paid off...
Stacked Merk on 1 hand when I raised my AQo and Merk just smooth calls me...we are heads up and I fire at the flop when it comes Q96(2 spades), I fired $20 on the flop and get raised to $45...I insta call and turn brought a 7...i check, he fires out $50, I call...river brings a J...he shoves his stack in for $132 and I think about it and call..."good call" flips over K7s...he ships it...
win more pots here and there...Ran my stack to $1100 before Kenny calls he is leaving at 1:30, Merk said the same thing, so I might as well leave as well...But Merk leaves a little earlier when he couldn't pull a bluff off to Rob with trip aces and he cashes out whatever he had left..he was pretty pissed...
I wait 2 rounds before cashing out a little after 1:30 for $1010....pretty good session...Been running pretty good this month..up a little over $3K for the month....hope this keeps up!
won a couple of pots, lost a couple of pots and I paid a dude named Ricky off when we both flopped a King but his Ace was too big for my Q...sittin on around $76 bucks from my original $200 buy in...raised 36s in mid position to Tension...tons of callers...flop came out K3J...check to me and I shove my stack in there...everyone folds to Paul who thinks about it, then folds a K on there, I show my 36s for a nice pot...now im sittin on a little over $125...rebuild rebuild rebuild...helped that the deck hit me over the head...tons of pairs....my draws were getting there and i was getting paid off...
Stacked Merk on 1 hand when I raised my AQo and Merk just smooth calls me...we are heads up and I fire at the flop when it comes Q96(2 spades), I fired $20 on the flop and get raised to $45...I insta call and turn brought a 7...i check, he fires out $50, I call...river brings a J...he shoves his stack in for $132 and I think about it and call..."good call" flips over K7s...he ships it...
win more pots here and there...Ran my stack to $1100 before Kenny calls he is leaving at 1:30, Merk said the same thing, so I might as well leave as well...But Merk leaves a little earlier when he couldn't pull a bluff off to Rob with trip aces and he cashes out whatever he had left..he was pretty pissed...
I wait 2 rounds before cashing out a little after 1:30 for $1010....pretty good session...Been running pretty good this month..up a little over $3K for the month....hope this keeps up!
Monday, December 18, 2006
do you lay this down?
I was talking to kenny and i was impressed at his lay down...cause if it was me, its an insta call if i had his hand....
anyway hand went down like this: $1-$1 NL
I've been playing like a complete maniac, raising every single hand I got...its 8 players players...and im in the SB....
Limped all the way around to me...family pot, and I put $7 on top of the $1...$8 to go 8 ways....
Pot: $64
flop: 7d8c9d
I just go all in for a little over $125 bucks...folds around to D when he calls all in for less...Kenny folds..has a hard time folding, calls me a bitch then folds...every one else folds....
Kenny dropped a set of 7s
if it was me...my money is in faster than I can even get All in out of my mouth....Do you drop your set to my all in???
anyway hand went down like this: $1-$1 NL
I've been playing like a complete maniac, raising every single hand I got...its 8 players players...and im in the SB....
Limped all the way around to me...family pot, and I put $7 on top of the $1...$8 to go 8 ways....
Pot: $64
flop: 7d8c9d
I just go all in for a little over $125 bucks...folds around to D when he calls all in for less...Kenny folds..has a hard time folding, calls me a bitch then folds...every one else folds....
Kenny dropped a set of 7s
if it was me...my money is in faster than I can even get All in out of my mouth....Do you drop your set to my all in???
I Shipped It Quick and I know your Tells!
Dropped Cheyenne off at her mom's house on Sunday cause its her day to have Cheyenne....
Beep Beep...you have 1 new text message..."Game still going on in College Park, Come out if you want to play"
Bet! Go home grab 2 buy ins and head toward College park to play during the day before going to Big Chris house...
I get to CP and its 3 players with way over 1K in front of them, just muscled a 22+ hour session from the night before...Not even getting to see my big blind, I shipped my 1st buy in...look down to 8d8s, raised it to $10, got 5 callers...4d5c6d hits the flop, guy bets out $25, I call everyone folds...Turn is a 2c...dude hollywoods, thinks....bets out $25, I raise it to $75, he immediately goes all in...fuck...i don't have enough chips to fold and immediately call...Js hits the river and he flips over a monster 73o for the nuts..."rebuy"
luckily....Steve has been dealing all night, Meyoung has been there all night, Nooj comes in the door and Encore asked him to hold the fort down till he gets back....Steve says he will be back by 10:30 as well...I offer to get in the box till they get back so nooj doesn't have so much shit to do as far as running the game and being in the box since I was the only dealer present at that time...im safer on the other side anyway, so dealt till about 10:30 and not only made my money back that I lost, made some profit..walking out of there and heading to Big chris house to donk it up with the fellas now...freerollin I might add!
get to big chris house and shipped $100 in the game quickly..added on a niffty, then added on another niffty, then it began again...i was getting there and pushing everyone around again...its a $1-$1 Game by the way...Raise ATC was my plan of attack tonight...No matter what position i was in...$6 to go...$6 to go...I Guess they didn't notice, but when it was a real raise to $10 or $12...i had real hands...Kenny was the only one that picked up on that but wants to mention it out loud..but everyone else had a case of non believerism and shipped it... put Kenny in the game for a meatball, but will pay me back through the carpet man, so basically i paid $100 for my carpet up front...he shipped it...I Tried to make at least the ball i gave kenny but could only make $50 Cause everyone either had cashed out or busted so it was 3 handed after i busted Ross when i flopped a set of 8s...
There were alot of whispering between them...I figured out they were tellin each other what my tells were when i was bluffing or had a real hand..Maybe they did, maybe they didn't, what I know is that I act different for each certain situation with certain players...he might be on point though...I guess if you have a good read on me, you would be winning the pots from me...Right??? I remember stacking Frank twice, maybe 3 times last night cause he had a "read" on me...
All I know is ever since kenny said they were talking about me ...what happened to E with the different way I have been playing lately...more aggressive to them...but nothing has changed...They are speaking like they mouth be watering when they know im comin to the game...i haven't lost since Kenny told me that...and I will never lose again...stamp that today...I will never have a losing session over Big Chris House!!!! Now they think they have tells on me...oh lawd, wait to see whats in store next sunday or wheneva next time they have a game! Its a $1-$1 Game and I play differently when I play $1-$2 NL or the Pink Game...I can play like a loose cannon and have fun playing, chasing, sucking out cause it won't cost me a million dollars to see the next card like these other games we be playin at locally! Plus its fun to call all ins with Q6o to see the other guy sweat when i tag a 6 on the flop, but get out turned...its still funny to see the looks on these faces when the bullshit gets there! hahahahahahaa Ship It!!!!!!!!!!
Beep Beep...you have 1 new text message..."Game still going on in College Park, Come out if you want to play"
Bet! Go home grab 2 buy ins and head toward College park to play during the day before going to Big Chris house...
I get to CP and its 3 players with way over 1K in front of them, just muscled a 22+ hour session from the night before...Not even getting to see my big blind, I shipped my 1st buy in...look down to 8d8s, raised it to $10, got 5 callers...4d5c6d hits the flop, guy bets out $25, I call everyone folds...Turn is a 2c...dude hollywoods, thinks....bets out $25, I raise it to $75, he immediately goes all in...fuck...i don't have enough chips to fold and immediately call...Js hits the river and he flips over a monster 73o for the nuts..."rebuy"
luckily....Steve has been dealing all night, Meyoung has been there all night, Nooj comes in the door and Encore asked him to hold the fort down till he gets back....Steve says he will be back by 10:30 as well...I offer to get in the box till they get back so nooj doesn't have so much shit to do as far as running the game and being in the box since I was the only dealer present at that time...im safer on the other side anyway, so dealt till about 10:30 and not only made my money back that I lost, made some profit..walking out of there and heading to Big chris house to donk it up with the fellas now...freerollin I might add!
get to big chris house and shipped $100 in the game quickly..added on a niffty, then added on another niffty, then it began again...i was getting there and pushing everyone around again...its a $1-$1 Game by the way...Raise ATC was my plan of attack tonight...No matter what position i was in...$6 to go...$6 to go...I Guess they didn't notice, but when it was a real raise to $10 or $12...i had real hands...Kenny was the only one that picked up on that but wants to mention it out loud..but everyone else had a case of non believerism and shipped it... put Kenny in the game for a meatball, but will pay me back through the carpet man, so basically i paid $100 for my carpet up front...he shipped it...I Tried to make at least the ball i gave kenny but could only make $50 Cause everyone either had cashed out or busted so it was 3 handed after i busted Ross when i flopped a set of 8s...
There were alot of whispering between them...I figured out they were tellin each other what my tells were when i was bluffing or had a real hand..Maybe they did, maybe they didn't, what I know is that I act different for each certain situation with certain players...he might be on point though...I guess if you have a good read on me, you would be winning the pots from me...Right??? I remember stacking Frank twice, maybe 3 times last night cause he had a "read" on me...
All I know is ever since kenny said they were talking about me ...what happened to E with the different way I have been playing lately...more aggressive to them...but nothing has changed...They are speaking like they mouth be watering when they know im comin to the game...i haven't lost since Kenny told me that...and I will never lose again...stamp that today...I will never have a losing session over Big Chris House!!!! Now they think they have tells on me...oh lawd, wait to see whats in store next sunday or wheneva next time they have a game! Its a $1-$1 Game and I play differently when I play $1-$2 NL or the Pink Game...I can play like a loose cannon and have fun playing, chasing, sucking out cause it won't cost me a million dollars to see the next card like these other games we be playin at locally! Plus its fun to call all ins with Q6o to see the other guy sweat when i tag a 6 on the flop, but get out turned...its still funny to see the looks on these faces when the bullshit gets there! hahahahahahaa Ship It!!!!!!!!!!
Sunday, December 17, 2006
Pink Pink Pink Pink
Some of the old school came to meet the new school this time around with some new faces showing up!
What can I say, I really love the Pink Game!!! I'm pretty sure you can mind a non-holdem' game in town, but it aint like the pink game! **Mental Note..BUY MORE PINK CHIPS!!!**
Yup..Apparently, Its not enough pink chips for play in this game...The Action can get pretty sick!
Game started last night at 8PM and ended...might I add because I HAD TO CUT THE GAME SHORT..because of other previous engagements...like my Daughters Birthday Party lol...anyway, the game cut short at 11:45AM...I could've easily got another game started cause it was only 4 handed at the end of the night...pretty sure I could've gotten more players to come back out to play!!!
Anyway, ran my original $200 buy in down that I had to add-on another $100 when i was down to $75 bucks...I looked down to a 3-story high stack of pink chips...close to $800 bucks...then I never seen such a swing...within 30 minutes...im back down to my original $300 buy in...Travis jumped back in the box and I told him he was getting his revenge back on me when I scooped a huge Stud h/l pot with AJ high and an 86 low...maybe im wrong, but he looked tilted the whole downswing of his stack till he jumped in the box...
Anyway...after that downswing, I ended up running my stack to 5 racks...ended up shipping the 5th rack 4-handed...Kenny didn't do too bad either sitting with over 3 racks...too bad he just didn't know how to keep those racks!
Shipped a couple rows of the 4th rack at the end of the game ending the game with a $930 cash out!
What can I say, I really love the Pink Game!!! I'm pretty sure you can mind a non-holdem' game in town, but it aint like the pink game! **Mental Note..BUY MORE PINK CHIPS!!!**
Yup..Apparently, Its not enough pink chips for play in this game...The Action can get pretty sick!
Game started last night at 8PM and ended...might I add because I HAD TO CUT THE GAME SHORT..because of other previous engagements...like my Daughters Birthday Party lol...anyway, the game cut short at 11:45AM...I could've easily got another game started cause it was only 4 handed at the end of the night...pretty sure I could've gotten more players to come back out to play!!!
Anyway, ran my original $200 buy in down that I had to add-on another $100 when i was down to $75 bucks...I looked down to a 3-story high stack of pink chips...close to $800 bucks...then I never seen such a swing...within 30 minutes...im back down to my original $300 buy in...Travis jumped back in the box and I told him he was getting his revenge back on me when I scooped a huge Stud h/l pot with AJ high and an 86 low...maybe im wrong, but he looked tilted the whole downswing of his stack till he jumped in the box...
Anyway...after that downswing, I ended up running my stack to 5 racks...ended up shipping the 5th rack 4-handed...Kenny didn't do too bad either sitting with over 3 racks...too bad he just didn't know how to keep those racks!
Shipped a couple rows of the 4th rack at the end of the game ending the game with a $930 cash out!
Thursday, December 14, 2006
Tilt is a Helluva Drug!!
Tilt is a Helluva Drug!!!
Scooter raised it to $12 to go...2 callers behind him, im next to act..."upstairs" $40 straight to roll....I believe 2 callers after me, including Scooter....Flop was low...Something like 368r...checks around to me, I make it $75..folds to scooter who pushes...$83 more..."Call" Turn brings 9, Can't remember the river, but im drawing dead...."Straight" Scooter says...flips over the monster 7cTc...for $40 bucks preflop...Nice Hand Sir!
Now I'm not one to tilt...maybe I am and just don't notice...but I try not to tilt so massively...At least I try to set my mind to pull out of it...Really its something that I shouldn't be mad about...I want that call preflop...I had my stack in the middle with the best of it with 80% to win the hand...I don't know if Scooter thought I was bullshittin or just tryin to outflop me...but for some reason that shit pissed me off...then on top of that...Scooter finally found his voice to talk shit now that he got chips in front of him...So I proceded to leak all my chips...I find myself being able to recover most of the time, but last night...I Couldn't get out of it...I just OD'ed off Tilt and there was no return....
I read an article in Bluff Magazine about bad beats and how, I think it was Annie Duke's Article, that these type of bad beats don't fade her...she says nice hand, and moves on. Just like she writes in the article...you want these type of plays cause in the long run, its always profitable...sometimes, luck gets in the way of it...and I agree with that 100% which is why I learned to take the bad beats...but its hard...its really hard to keep that mentality at all times...I ran my stack to a little over $600 pretty easily...and shipped it off even easier...after having a decent stack in a $1-$2 Game to look down and its gone off some bullshit...can really throw you off our game...After that hand, I played so horrible....I played soooo bad....
What should I do when that happens...lets see...with the circumstances last night...game got short...2 players talking bout they are leaving within 30 minutes....I look at my stack...im still up, not as much, but im up a little over $150 over my original buy in...I should go home...specially steaming....Another way to look at it is...it could've been worse, I'm still in the black...no worries and play solid till the game breaks...get up for a breather before gettin back in the game...don't force wins either...I have to remember I want these fish to play the way they do...so don't berate the player...make them feel good about their play and get them to play the same way and let the cards do the talking, let the chip stack do the talking...bottom line, LET IT GO!!!....no reason to tilt specially if you are still holding a profit and making the correct DECISION before the bad beat happens...
I could've walked out with a small profit...now im stuck $200 that should be sitting in my bankroll thanks to
Tilt is a helluva Drug!!!!!
This was a pretty expensive "refresher course" on that horrible thing they call "Tilt"
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
No Dealing Tonight...Where da Game at?
Goodfellas Rob runs a game on Tuesday Nights in Odenton...So me and Kenny decide to take that hike to play some $1-$2 NL...
I was already looking forward to playing since Sunday night where we usually play at Big Chris House...He aint runnin sunday cause he has to go to work, so he tells us Monday we playing..He was missing in Action Monday so now im feenin...
At first I Didn't want to make that trek...but he said it would be a seat open when I got there...so we on the way now....
Peaked at close to $800...Shipped a good chunk of it to Merk, Rob, and Pdoggie....
Getting late, decide to cash out at $600..in the game for $200 for a nice $400 Profit...Now on to Travis Game Wednesday Night....Eh...time for a nap, gotta be up in a couple hours to take Cheyenne to School....hopefully I won't ship it tomorrow night!!!!
I was already looking forward to playing since Sunday night where we usually play at Big Chris House...He aint runnin sunday cause he has to go to work, so he tells us Monday we playing..He was missing in Action Monday so now im feenin...
At first I Didn't want to make that trek...but he said it would be a seat open when I got there...so we on the way now....
Peaked at close to $800...Shipped a good chunk of it to Merk, Rob, and Pdoggie....
Getting late, decide to cash out at $600..in the game for $200 for a nice $400 Profit...Now on to Travis Game Wednesday Night....Eh...time for a nap, gotta be up in a couple hours to take Cheyenne to School....hopefully I won't ship it tomorrow night!!!!
$1-$2 NL at the SHOP
"The Blowout Event"
Pops last game for 2006...So he decided to host a $100 Tourney, $1-$2 NL when table frees up...then following the Tourney...$4-$8 Dealers Choice...That table was pretty full the whole evening...the $1-$2 Table was pretty decent as well!
Feeling like shit, sick, keep coughing, sneezing, nose running....Why did I Even leave out the house....Oh Yeah...Poker is my Crack!
Run my stack up slowly but surely to peak at around $600...
Keenan could've fucked me up really bad...I shouldn't even have chips after this hand...
I believe Keenan raised it to $10 3 callers...
I look down to pocket 5's...
Flop: QJ5
Check, Bet $20, Keenan Raises to $50...I go upstairs to $150...Thinking....fold...Keenan mentions, I could really fuck you up in this hand and re-raises to $310 or somethin stupid...I tell him I have a set...he gives me a look and says, do you want me to show you? i say yup...Set of Jacks he shows....MUCK....
Get my stack back to $600 again...then leaked it back down to like $350...decided i feel like some shit...im getting irritated, goin up and down, its time for me to go home...leave with $180 profit...in the game for $200.....
Pops last game for 2006...So he decided to host a $100 Tourney, $1-$2 NL when table frees up...then following the Tourney...$4-$8 Dealers Choice...That table was pretty full the whole evening...the $1-$2 Table was pretty decent as well!
Feeling like shit, sick, keep coughing, sneezing, nose running....Why did I Even leave out the house....Oh Yeah...Poker is my Crack!
Run my stack up slowly but surely to peak at around $600...
Keenan could've fucked me up really bad...I shouldn't even have chips after this hand...
I believe Keenan raised it to $10 3 callers...
I look down to pocket 5's...
Flop: QJ5
Check, Bet $20, Keenan Raises to $50...I go upstairs to $150...Thinking....fold...Keenan mentions, I could really fuck you up in this hand and re-raises to $310 or somethin stupid...I tell him I have a set...he gives me a look and says, do you want me to show you? i say yup...Set of Jacks he shows....MUCK....
Get my stack back to $600 again...then leaked it back down to like $350...decided i feel like some shit...im getting irritated, goin up and down, its time for me to go home...leave with $180 profit...in the game for $200.....
Pink Rake Back Program
Game was looking real skimp Friday Morning...game was gonna start 7 handed including me....so to keep the table decent till the other players arrive, I sit in the game for a rack...Add-On....in $450 not even 10PM yet...
Whew...Wait list starts up...get me the fuck out this game....
Ran my stack back to being stuck $90 bucks....
Wait list was pretty deep, game ended up having a GREAT turn out!
Seat Open! $5-$10 Pink...Damn...im the only one left...lock it up...
going, going, gone......
Meyone decides to give action, and I take over the box....
Game ended around 6:30Am and I Gotta be at pops place...Was going to play the tourney....I'll pass now..need sleep, Decided to give back to the players on top of that....
$1-$2 NL it is....nap time.......
Whew...Wait list starts up...get me the fuck out this game....
Ran my stack back to being stuck $90 bucks....
Wait list was pretty deep, game ended up having a GREAT turn out!
Seat Open! $5-$10 Pink...Damn...im the only one left...lock it up...
going, going, gone......
Meyone decides to give action, and I take over the box....
Game ended around 6:30Am and I Gotta be at pops place...Was going to play the tourney....I'll pass now..need sleep, Decided to give back to the players on top of that....
$1-$2 NL it is....nap time.......
Thursday, December 07, 2006
Its My Party and I'll Cry If I Want Too
Wow...I threw a nice party last night at the Donkey Coral...Not even 4 orbits in...Not even 9PM...Didn't even get my plate of Spaghetti to eat that I was in the game for $550...WTF was going on??? HEE HAW
I was playing sooo bad lol
ok, ok, ok...This is not happening...Get myself together....ok...lets play some fuckin poker...
JJ 2nd hand after I got my last rebuy in for the game...(as everyone knows, betting amounts or action may have been different, but you all get the point)
$15 to go...6 callers...wow....oh..and nelly is dealing.... :(
KJ4 2 clubs on the flop...check, check, check, No No No...Bet...$50 bucks...Raise...All In....folds to Keon...Call...wow....I'm All In....Nelly drags the all the calls in, so Keon can see the raise for the side pot....Call...nice...Turn brings a Q...to make it interesting, River brought an Ace...I'm done...wow, My set holds up...Justin moved all in with a set of 4s...Keon ended up catchin 2 pair, KQ...Almost even...lets get this money!
I finally stack Katie!!! I was still scared especially when the board paird....She made it $10'sion to go...3 callers...I called with QJo in mid position...im 2nd to act...Keon, me, then katie...Flop comes out TK9, keon checks, i check, Katie bets out $30, keon calls, I make it $120...Katie shoves the rest of her stack in ther, keon folds...I flopped a straight...Katie sees the rest of the board...guess she has outs....Sucked to see the K pair up...she ships it, mentions she thought i was on a draw...OOOH..I'm up $14 bucks...cash me out....sike....
I can't leave a fun roller coaster ride! ran my stack down to $250 again...then the power of the duece-four prevails...the only one that respects the revised is Travis...I take a huge pot from Keon when I hit a wheel to his 2 pair..he neve saw it comin...
Ryan at the end of the night, shoves his chips in on a A24 board...Adam bets out $30, I insta call, Ryan calls as well....4 hits the turn...adam checks, i check, Ryan shoves all in, almost $100 or so...insta call...he is sick....very sick....wow, from a $550 swing, my stack is up to almost $900...playing 5 handed with Adam playing very aggressive, I was looking him up, but he was runnin really well last couple hands of the night...shipped some of my stack...I walked out with a $145 profit...whew...I tell you what, I Refuse to throw another party like that again...
Dealing Bill's game tonight, then Pink Game Friday, Pops game Saturday, Deal again on Sunday...Hopefully I get to pick up a new TV on Sunday if the lady didn't sell it...a 43-inch Hitatchi Flatscreen HDTV for my living room, $300 bucks...Can't beat that!
I was playing sooo bad lol
ok, ok, ok...This is not happening...Get myself together....ok...lets play some fuckin poker...
JJ 2nd hand after I got my last rebuy in for the game...(as everyone knows, betting amounts or action may have been different, but you all get the point)
$15 to go...6 callers...wow....oh..and nelly is dealing.... :(
KJ4 2 clubs on the flop...check, check, check, No No No...Bet...$50 bucks...Raise...All In....folds to Keon...Call...wow....I'm All In....Nelly drags the all the calls in, so Keon can see the raise for the side pot....Call...nice...Turn brings a Q...to make it interesting, River brought an Ace...I'm done...wow, My set holds up...Justin moved all in with a set of 4s...Keon ended up catchin 2 pair, KQ...Almost even...lets get this money!
I finally stack Katie!!! I was still scared especially when the board paird....She made it $10'sion to go...3 callers...I called with QJo in mid position...im 2nd to act...Keon, me, then katie...Flop comes out TK9, keon checks, i check, Katie bets out $30, keon calls, I make it $120...Katie shoves the rest of her stack in ther, keon folds...I flopped a straight...Katie sees the rest of the board...guess she has outs....Sucked to see the K pair up...she ships it, mentions she thought i was on a draw...OOOH..I'm up $14 bucks...cash me out....sike....
I can't leave a fun roller coaster ride! ran my stack down to $250 again...then the power of the duece-four prevails...the only one that respects the revised is Travis...I take a huge pot from Keon when I hit a wheel to his 2 pair..he neve saw it comin...
Ryan at the end of the night, shoves his chips in on a A24 board...Adam bets out $30, I insta call, Ryan calls as well....4 hits the turn...adam checks, i check, Ryan shoves all in, almost $100 or so...insta call...he is sick....very sick....wow, from a $550 swing, my stack is up to almost $900...playing 5 handed with Adam playing very aggressive, I was looking him up, but he was runnin really well last couple hands of the night...shipped some of my stack...I walked out with a $145 profit...whew...I tell you what, I Refuse to throw another party like that again...
Dealing Bill's game tonight, then Pink Game Friday, Pops game Saturday, Deal again on Sunday...Hopefully I get to pick up a new TV on Sunday if the lady didn't sell it...a 43-inch Hitatchi Flatscreen HDTV for my living room, $300 bucks...Can't beat that!
Argument Went Real Good!!
Sunday, went over Big Chris house..was supposed to deal Zach's Game, but really wasn't in the mood to deal...plus I was runnin around doing errands and was back home late, so I decided to go over to Chris house and play with them...
Raise...Raise...Raise...Raise...was the story of the night
I raised EVERY SINGLE HAND I WAS DEALT! They were sick too...Not only did I catch on the flop, even when i bet the flop lawd if i got to the turn, i was takin it down regardless...It was a roller coaster ride though, got in the game for $100, was down as low as $60 bucks...then peaked at almost $400...Mind you this is a $1-$1 NL game...
I Stacked Frank a good couple times...Frank cracked my KK with 66..I raised it to $11 preflop, he goes all in, i insta call..he is sick to see KK till the flop sets his 6s...I ship it...
I got mad at.... you guess it, Rosslyn cause for some apparant reason, she doesn't like playin with me...anyway, I raised preflop with A3 and Tamara was the only one to call me...flop came out 833...I bet it out and Tamara thinks for a while...Rosslyn says somethin like, don't be scared to call him...I said, please don't coach the players, she said she can say anything she wants too...I immediately argued with her, she was not in the hand, there is money in the pot and you CAN NOT help make the decision for her to call or not, she goes on and on and so do I and I actually get mad...Tamara calls and i said see, she probably wasn't gonna call...turn brought an Ace and I slam my chips in the middle like im mad that she did make the call LOL she ends up calling me and I say ship it, 3s full of Aces...ooops...I say...see, you made your own girl lose money coaching the players..good read Rosslyn..after that, I tried to get Jizzle to straddle and slid him chips to straddle...Rosslyn got Rule natzi on me and i was like ok...thats fine...I'll get her next time...she pretty much likes to lift her cards BEHIND her chips then make an action...I told myself next time I have decent hand that I don't mind going up against her stack, i would hold that as a bet all in...she would've been sick too lol...anyway, after that, i kept callin her all types of fish...singing i was gonna stack her..and I ended up doing it...lol
cashed out for a little over $300...Lots of fun!
Raise...Raise...Raise...Raise...was the story of the night
I raised EVERY SINGLE HAND I WAS DEALT! They were sick too...Not only did I catch on the flop, even when i bet the flop lawd if i got to the turn, i was takin it down regardless...It was a roller coaster ride though, got in the game for $100, was down as low as $60 bucks...then peaked at almost $400...Mind you this is a $1-$1 NL game...
I Stacked Frank a good couple times...Frank cracked my KK with 66..I raised it to $11 preflop, he goes all in, i insta call..he is sick to see KK till the flop sets his 6s...I ship it...
I got mad at.... you guess it, Rosslyn cause for some apparant reason, she doesn't like playin with me...anyway, I raised preflop with A3 and Tamara was the only one to call me...flop came out 833...I bet it out and Tamara thinks for a while...Rosslyn says somethin like, don't be scared to call him...I said, please don't coach the players, she said she can say anything she wants too...I immediately argued with her, she was not in the hand, there is money in the pot and you CAN NOT help make the decision for her to call or not, she goes on and on and so do I and I actually get mad...Tamara calls and i said see, she probably wasn't gonna call...turn brought an Ace and I slam my chips in the middle like im mad that she did make the call LOL she ends up calling me and I say ship it, 3s full of Aces...ooops...I say...see, you made your own girl lose money coaching the players..good read Rosslyn..after that, I tried to get Jizzle to straddle and slid him chips to straddle...Rosslyn got Rule natzi on me and i was like ok...thats fine...I'll get her next time...she pretty much likes to lift her cards BEHIND her chips then make an action...I told myself next time I have decent hand that I don't mind going up against her stack, i would hold that as a bet all in...she would've been sick too lol...anyway, after that, i kept callin her all types of fish...singing i was gonna stack her..and I ended up doing it...lol
cashed out for a little over $300...Lots of fun!
Sunday, December 03, 2006
Booo No Pink...Yeah!!! Atlantic City Here I Come!!!
It was a hard decision to not throw the Pink Game this Friday, but I Decided it was in my best interest not to throw it because last week, we played 3 days in a row at the spot where I host my games at...Pink ran from Friday till Saturday Morning, went home got a couple hours of sleep to go back to run a $1-$2 NL game there which ran till Sunday Morning...So I decided it was in my best interest to chill this week and head up to AC with my folks around the way to celebrate Rosslyn's Birthday.
Travis ran the Pink game at his spot so the regulars won't have absolutely nothing to do..plus its not a Friday without Pink!!!
Anyway, we head up to AC and I believe I played the best ever...not only cause I came out a winner, but because I didn't need good cards to play, I layed down monster hands when I should've, I was outplaying alot of the table, it probably helped that I had a huge stack in front of me, but it had to get there some how...and alot of raising, it sure feels good not to owe people money, and now my money aint scared money!!!
My plan was to play Pink, but when we got there, it was a 6 person wait, so I sat at the $1-$2 NL Table and it looked weak...Got in the game for $200 and first hour i was up to a little over $450...I don't ever remembering going under the $200..just went up and up and up and up!
I played a long session, the whole time we were up there till we left, it definately was more than a 20+ session, so I can't recall alot of hands...I just know the worse hands was winning and the best hands were standing up! I wish I can remember some big hands cause there were some big hands...but I did leak alot, at one point, my peak was $1300 and I ran it down to $600 at one point...Got it back up to around $800 and then got it back to $1300 with a big hand...Good guy, sat to my left, he wanted to check it down after the flop after he raised me and I called...I flopped 2 pair with QJ and it was 2 diamonds on the board, he has 4 to the flush on that flop, turn brought a Q, we both checked, River brought a diamond, I thought for a minute and threw a $50 bet out there...he went all in for a little over $300, insta call, he caught his nut flush, but was no good to da boat! I slid him $50 bucks to get back in the game, he was a good kid and he was the last person I wanted to stack at the table, next to JB, the old black guy that muscled the night away like I did...we both were tryin to outplay each other the whole time, we kept it real good between us 3...anyway, he played that last niffty and tried to double up with pocket 7s cept he ran it into AA. See ya homie...
I doubled up JB when I raised preflop to $15 with 44, he was the only one that called me and we were heads up...Flop came out A69, I bet, he called, ok, I put him on a big ace at this time, turn brought a 4, BOOM, Set of 4s, i check, he checks, River came J, I bet, $50, he raised me to $100, I went all in, he insta called his stack of around $250...i flip over set of 4s, he has a set of Aces...OUCH...we laughed...but inside I was mad as shit. LOL
I had a good time, cept for the Leaking...i swear I think I tipped over $300...oh, reminds me...I was so tired...I ordered a black coffee, this is after I went on a small tilt after doubling up the new chinese guy when he rivered a straight on me...I even raised his dumb ass on the flop with a big Jack and he though and called, he did have a gutshot when I raised him...I bet the turn, he still chasing and catches on the river...i never put him on that retarded draw...so anyway, waitress comes back with my coffee, not looking i tipped her a green chip...ooops...she sounded real happy and was like, that was odd, so did JB and the dealer, i looked down, i had 1 green chip left, "Shit, i think i gave her a green chip" the whole table was laughing, I was too, but damn, JB was like, ask for it back, I was like, na, thats like taking candy from a baby, I'll let her have it, did you hear how excited she was? she came back, dealer said you should ask her, i did, i said, don't worry about it if i did, but I Did give you a green chip right? she said yup, thats the first I ever got that too, she said thank you again, i said no problem, now i want another OJ/Pineapple juice please lol
oh, another hand, biggest fish ever...had pocket 10s and the fish called me in the 10 seat...check-call guy all night...I bet $35 to see where he was at, he called, I know he has an ace, so im pretty much done the betting and with the hand....boom, turn a 10, i bet out $50, he just calls, his stack aint that big after that bet, so I don't understand why he didn't push, oh thats right, previous hand, he had the best hand, but he only called the bet, he left 6 bucks behind instead of shoving it in...so i got him when he just trippled up...river brought a 10d now there are 3 diamonds on the board...i bet, thinks, he finally shoves and turns over a diamond flush...nh sir, 2 pair..ship it...he slams the table and gets up....
**Edit**
Thinkin of why he would've slammed his chips, I might of been a bit over board actin like an asshole during the hand...When I hit the set of 10s on the turn, he was takin a little while to make a decision, so I threw the dealer a red chip and said, NH, this is my pot, so I'll tip you now since he is takin long...dealers work off tips right?, table laughed and he just looked at me funny...He finally made the call...On the river after my bet, he took a little while again to call off his stack, He had roughly about $40 behind him and one of the stacks was a 4 stack of reds, I pointed to the stack and said "dealer, if he calls, this stack is your tip" table laughed again and he shoved....ooops
anyway, in for $200, cash out for $1400...never rebuying or even going under my buy in...
of course i took a picture, but did it at a time where alot of people werent looking, so they don't think i never had a stack like that, or look at me like im a pressed asshole...but yall know me, i like taking pictures of my bigger than normal stacks!
its at around $1100, so it wasn't the full $1400, felt good walking to the cage with 3 racks of red!
Travis ran the Pink game at his spot so the regulars won't have absolutely nothing to do..plus its not a Friday without Pink!!!
Anyway, we head up to AC and I believe I played the best ever...not only cause I came out a winner, but because I didn't need good cards to play, I layed down monster hands when I should've, I was outplaying alot of the table, it probably helped that I had a huge stack in front of me, but it had to get there some how...and alot of raising, it sure feels good not to owe people money, and now my money aint scared money!!!
My plan was to play Pink, but when we got there, it was a 6 person wait, so I sat at the $1-$2 NL Table and it looked weak...Got in the game for $200 and first hour i was up to a little over $450...I don't ever remembering going under the $200..just went up and up and up and up!
I played a long session, the whole time we were up there till we left, it definately was more than a 20+ session, so I can't recall alot of hands...I just know the worse hands was winning and the best hands were standing up! I wish I can remember some big hands cause there were some big hands...but I did leak alot, at one point, my peak was $1300 and I ran it down to $600 at one point...Got it back up to around $800 and then got it back to $1300 with a big hand...Good guy, sat to my left, he wanted to check it down after the flop after he raised me and I called...I flopped 2 pair with QJ and it was 2 diamonds on the board, he has 4 to the flush on that flop, turn brought a Q, we both checked, River brought a diamond, I thought for a minute and threw a $50 bet out there...he went all in for a little over $300, insta call, he caught his nut flush, but was no good to da boat! I slid him $50 bucks to get back in the game, he was a good kid and he was the last person I wanted to stack at the table, next to JB, the old black guy that muscled the night away like I did...we both were tryin to outplay each other the whole time, we kept it real good between us 3...anyway, he played that last niffty and tried to double up with pocket 7s cept he ran it into AA. See ya homie...
I doubled up JB when I raised preflop to $15 with 44, he was the only one that called me and we were heads up...Flop came out A69, I bet, he called, ok, I put him on a big ace at this time, turn brought a 4, BOOM, Set of 4s, i check, he checks, River came J, I bet, $50, he raised me to $100, I went all in, he insta called his stack of around $250...i flip over set of 4s, he has a set of Aces...OUCH...we laughed...but inside I was mad as shit. LOL
I had a good time, cept for the Leaking...i swear I think I tipped over $300...oh, reminds me...I was so tired...I ordered a black coffee, this is after I went on a small tilt after doubling up the new chinese guy when he rivered a straight on me...I even raised his dumb ass on the flop with a big Jack and he though and called, he did have a gutshot when I raised him...I bet the turn, he still chasing and catches on the river...i never put him on that retarded draw...so anyway, waitress comes back with my coffee, not looking i tipped her a green chip...ooops...she sounded real happy and was like, that was odd, so did JB and the dealer, i looked down, i had 1 green chip left, "Shit, i think i gave her a green chip" the whole table was laughing, I was too, but damn, JB was like, ask for it back, I was like, na, thats like taking candy from a baby, I'll let her have it, did you hear how excited she was? she came back, dealer said you should ask her, i did, i said, don't worry about it if i did, but I Did give you a green chip right? she said yup, thats the first I ever got that too, she said thank you again, i said no problem, now i want another OJ/Pineapple juice please lol
oh, another hand, biggest fish ever...had pocket 10s and the fish called me in the 10 seat...check-call guy all night...I bet $35 to see where he was at, he called, I know he has an ace, so im pretty much done the betting and with the hand....boom, turn a 10, i bet out $50, he just calls, his stack aint that big after that bet, so I don't understand why he didn't push, oh thats right, previous hand, he had the best hand, but he only called the bet, he left 6 bucks behind instead of shoving it in...so i got him when he just trippled up...river brought a 10d now there are 3 diamonds on the board...i bet, thinks, he finally shoves and turns over a diamond flush...nh sir, 2 pair..ship it...he slams the table and gets up....
**Edit**
Thinkin of why he would've slammed his chips, I might of been a bit over board actin like an asshole during the hand...When I hit the set of 10s on the turn, he was takin a little while to make a decision, so I threw the dealer a red chip and said, NH, this is my pot, so I'll tip you now since he is takin long...dealers work off tips right?, table laughed and he just looked at me funny...He finally made the call...On the river after my bet, he took a little while again to call off his stack, He had roughly about $40 behind him and one of the stacks was a 4 stack of reds, I pointed to the stack and said "dealer, if he calls, this stack is your tip" table laughed again and he shoved....ooops
anyway, in for $200, cash out for $1400...never rebuying or even going under my buy in...
of course i took a picture, but did it at a time where alot of people werent looking, so they don't think i never had a stack like that, or look at me like im a pressed asshole...but yall know me, i like taking pictures of my bigger than normal stacks!
its at around $1100, so it wasn't the full $1400, felt good walking to the cage with 3 racks of red!
Donkey Coral
Went over to Travis' game on Wednesday to play some $1-$2 NL. Lost my stack to Bartender Pete when he flopped top and bottom with 86 and I caught top pair with the nut flush draw with A8...Pete bet the flop, I Raised him, he went all in, i insta call and couldn't catch my draw....i shipped it...
The most I was up was a good $50 for the night, but that didn't last long...
New guy in 1st seat I got the money from too...8 high board, i believe 258 and it was folded around to me and I bet at it for $17 bucks with A5...he raised me to $40, i call quick...turn brought another 8 out and i bet out $75 and he folds, mumbles somethin I was supposed to fold...I ask Why and I get no responce...
I doubled Matt up when I gave the rock to the guy to my right when it was his time to straddle so I can restraddle him...Matt was just finishing talkin shit to me how he was gonna stack me and he raised my straddle to $24 bucks, I raised it to $50 and he threw the rest of his stack in there and so did I, i had him covered, and flop, turn, river didn't help my AQd improve to his QQ...
I shipped it back to the new guy in Seat 1 at the end of the night to an OE straight draw and I aint have the stack to fold..I just shoved it all in there after we saw the flop and I went home...wasn't gonna drop too much money cause the plan was to go to AC on Friday....
The most I was up was a good $50 for the night, but that didn't last long...
New guy in 1st seat I got the money from too...8 high board, i believe 258 and it was folded around to me and I bet at it for $17 bucks with A5...he raised me to $40, i call quick...turn brought another 8 out and i bet out $75 and he folds, mumbles somethin I was supposed to fold...I ask Why and I get no responce...
I doubled Matt up when I gave the rock to the guy to my right when it was his time to straddle so I can restraddle him...Matt was just finishing talkin shit to me how he was gonna stack me and he raised my straddle to $24 bucks, I raised it to $50 and he threw the rest of his stack in there and so did I, i had him covered, and flop, turn, river didn't help my AQd improve to his QQ...
I shipped it back to the new guy in Seat 1 at the end of the night to an OE straight draw and I aint have the stack to fold..I just shoved it all in there after we saw the flop and I went home...wasn't gonna drop too much money cause the plan was to go to AC on Friday....
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