Slow August

It's been a crazy month and there hasn't been much poker involved. Normally I would play online during my weekends late at night but so far I've ended up resetting my body clock every weekend this month.

I had to the first weekend because my uncle died and we traveled to Louisiana for the funeral. The transition back into the work week wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. Next weekend I experimented with a 10:30 nap because I was tired, and yeah, woke up at 5am. This past weekend for me (Fridays are my Mondays how weak is that?) we were continuing to move in to the new apartment. But Wednesday morning after working all night, my mother in law came up with her truck, and I unexpectadly ended up moving a ton of stuff without ever getting to sleep. It was very exhausting.

So just to prove how much poker I've played this month, I've posted a shot of my current spreadsheet.

Not much to report poker wise

Work has been pretty brutal the last 2 weeks. Working 9pm-8am for 3 days straight with the last 2 shifts ending a little earlier. Weekends are now Wednesday, Thursday. I'm still trying to get my bearings on a sleep schedule. In general I try to get to bed soon after it's over but sometimes I'll stay up until 11:30ish.

The weekends are weird too because Kristina's generally either exhausted from doing shipment or is getting up early the next day to go to shipment. So I'm spending the wee hours on my days off quietly on the computer. Like now.

That's about the only time I really have to play poker too it seems. I just feel like there's not enough time in the day lately especially with this schedule so I want to try and get enough couple time in when I'm not sleeping through the day.

I've actually been spending a LOT of time on the facebook game Farm Town. I'm completely hooked! (Growing grapes as we speak) I didn't think I'd ever start playing a Facebook game, but just like the site itself, once Kristina got on board so did I. It's really kind of sad that we talk about it so much.

We're moving in 2 weeks and we've already got a lot of things packed up. I'm getting rid of the garage sale "dresser" that's housed my turntable setup since I was in school. I don't know what I'll do with the stuff when I get to the new place but I figure it's time to upgrade, and so getting rid of the dresser will force me to when the time's right. Besides I don't spin as much as I used to and there may not be a good place for all that at the new apartment.

Baby Aubrey Belle is coming along. We're just beginning the 7th month! It took a while to feel her kicking but now I can feel her all the time. It's already so much fun. :) Haven't been updating the baby blog lately, things have just been busy and stressful. I think by this time next year we're going to be in dire need of a vacation.

Hey man nice shot

Finally a shot taken has been rewarded! Just took 2nd in a $13 90 man good for $175 profit.

Roll's now up to 625. ^.^ (I learned that symbol from my work btw)

For those who don't have me on Facebook, I start my new 9pm-6am shift this Sunday night. :/ Tonight (Saturday) will likely be my last on-air shift for a while seeing as this new job has screwed me by scheduling me in the middle of my normal Saturday gig.

I don't particularly like all this change in my life, but perhaps looking back it will all have been good for me. God knows what he's doing up there. I don't have a clue, but He sure does. In the end everything will be OK.

Thank you Sir for the late night victory!

June SNG report

I LOVE having enough bankroll to play these now instead of the $2.25's. I never did May calculations because I only played about 10 games. This month's isn't a huge sample by any means, but it's kept me afloat in addition to rakeback and an affiliate deposit so that I can take more shots at bigger tournament money.

45 SNGS x 5.50 = $247.50

8 1sts x 22.50 = $180

7 2nds x 13.50 = $94.50

6 3rds x 9 = $54.00

$247.50 invested
$328.50 returned
Profit = $81 OR 14.72 buyins
ROI = 32.7%


45 games, 21 cashes, 46% cash rate


World Series of Poker Main Event starts today! w00t!

The Sunday home games is finally getting back together this weekend after a 2 month hiatus. We're playing at Herbie's, it should be gooooooodddd. :)

$50K HORSE Final Table set

From Cardplayer.com:

Final Table Tomorrow at 2 p.m.

Posted: Mon, Jun 29, 09, 11:06 PM

The final 19 players in the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E World Championship started today at 2 p.m. and after several grueling hours of playing five different variations of poker, they are down to the final eight.

Erik “Erik123” Sagstrom leads the pack with 3,675,000 in chips, but Vitaly Lunkin is in second chip position with 2,490,000 in chips. The final eight players will come back Tuesday at 2 p.m. to start the final table.

With already four double bracelet winners in this year’s world series, there are two players left in this field vying to join the club. If Vitaly Lunkin or Ville Wahlbeck is able win the bracelet, they would be the fifth player this year to win multiple bracelets.

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Are you fucking shitting me? We could potentially have 5 double bracelet winners this year? We already have Lisandro with 3. The only ridiculously sick thing I can think of happening beyond what already has is one of these guys takes down the Main Event.

HOLY SHIT! Jeffrey Lisandro Wins his Third Bracelet of the Summer

WSOP -- Jeffrey Lisandro Wins his Third Bracelet of the Summer

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I've been a fan of Jeff Lisandro since he won a televised WSOP circuit event a few years back. He's just another one of those I think has uncanny instincts and the balls to follow through on them.

So for those who aren't keeping up, I posted a link earlier in the month about Brock Parker winning 2 bracelets. Since I've been playing cards the theme has always been one person goes double bracelet each year, but never more than one.

This year so far Parker's won two, Ivey's won two, Lisandro's won 3 and Vitaly Lunkin who won the 40K no limit opening tourney came damn close the other night with a 2nd in a PLO event.

Every year it seems a theme develops whether it's the year of the amateur, the year of the pro, the year all the pros who have NEVER won a bracelet get theirs. 2009 will without a doubt be the year of the repeat.

A tale of two Queens

Just did 4 table round on $5.50s with a 7th, two 2nds and a win. That coupled with the nice little cash session I had Saturday night has me up to $460, almost another $100 month at this point. :)


Full Tilt Poker Game #12965361001: $5 +

$0.50 Sit & Go (96290089), Table 1 -

20/40 - No Limit Hold'em - 12:07:43 ET

- 2009/06/22
Seat 1: Zimbolyoner (1,470)
Seat 2: Dray (1,555)
Seat 3: genepink (2,220)
Seat 4: screweylouie (1,455)
Seat 5: maindecoeur (2,540)
Seat 8: DerDerSiegt (2,660)
Seat 9: thaifyta2gzz (1,600)
maindecoeur posts the small blind of 20
DerDerSiegt posts the big blind of 40
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Dray [Qs Qc]
thaifyta2gzz folds
Zimbolyoner folds
genepink: joli
Dray raises to 100
genepink folds
screweylouie folds
maindecoeur folds
DerDerSiegt calls 60
*** FLOP *** [4d Ad Jc]
DerDerSiegt checks
Dray bets 120
DerDerSiegt raises to 320
Dray has 15 seconds left to act
Dray folds
Uncalled bet of 200 returned to

DerDerSiegt
DerDerSiegt mucks
DerDerSiegt wins the pot (460)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 460 | Rake 0
Board: [4d Ad Jc]
Seat 1: Zimbolyoner didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: Dray folded on the Flop
Seat 3: genepink didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: screweylouie (button) didn't

bet (folded)
Seat 5: maindecoeur (small blind)

folded before the Flop
Seat 8: DerDerSiegt (big blind)

collected (460), mucked
Seat 9: thaifyta2gzz didn't bet

(folded)




Full Tilt Poker Game #12965886750: $5 +

$0.50 Sit & Go (96290096), Table 1 -

100/200 - No Limit Hold'em - 12:49:55

ET - 2009/06/22
Seat 4: Elminster81 (6,560)
Seat 5: Dray (3,360)
Seat 9: ThePanoramic (3,580)
ThePanoramic posts the small blind of

100
Elminster81 posts the big blind of 200
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Dray [Qd Qs]
Dray raises to 500
ThePanoramic calls 400
Elminster81 folds
*** FLOP *** [Kd 5h 2h]
ThePanoramic has 15 seconds left to act
ThePanoramic checks
Dray checks
*** TURN *** [Kd 5h 2h] [6s]
ThePanoramic bets 1,200
Dray calls 1,200
*** RIVER *** [Kd 5h 2h 6s] [9h]
ThePanoramic has 15 seconds left to act
ThePanoramic checks
Dray checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
ThePanoramic shows [As Th] Ace King

high
Dray shows [Qd Qs] a pair of Queens
Dray wins the pot (3,600) with a pair

of Queens
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3,600 | Rake 0
Board: [Kd 5h 2h 6s 9h]
Seat 4: Elminster81 (big blind) folded

before the Flop
Seat 5: Dray (button) showed [Qd Qs]

and won (3,600) with a pair of Queens
Seat 9: ThePanoramic (small blind)

showed [As Th] and lost with Ace King

high

Thoughts on screen names

I'm laying in bed two tabling six handed cash games and there's a player named Daniel Atkinson and another named Travis Mawley at either table. I don't have a great reason for it but people who just use their real names as their screen name on poker sites bug the fuck out of me. I don't know maybe because it just screams to me that they don't have any creative side to them whatsoever.

I know that's assuming a lot from just an anonymous name on the internets, but fuck it odon't care LOL.

This is my blog dammit! Where the hell else am I gonna spur this random bullshit?

Rounders Writers and DiCaprio Reportedly Sign On For Poker Film

Rounders Writers and DiCaprio Reportedly Sign On For Poker Film

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Thank you again 2+2

NVG I'm telling you, awesome resource for hilarity. Biz Markie's face when he says not yet! LOL