I've enjoyed the chat that bastin has reported in his blog. Often it's way too funny. Today, I played in $10,000 guaranteed tournament on Ultimate Bet that they call The Dime and bastin's blog gave me the idea to save this.
BOATAFLOA222: dumb idiot u dont no value
Notice the spelling of don't and no. Because it's in a chat box, I'll cut them some slack, but still.
TEXASDAVEO: you dont know value hur hur hur
BOATAFLOA222: nope u dumb ***** pot better
TEXASDAVEO: ull be out soon
BOATAFLOA222: no i wount dude
TEXASDAVEO: u need enlish class
That's the pot calling the kettle black.
TEXASDAVEO: hahahaha
This could get interesting. Definitely worth the $10 I paid to play in this donkey-fest.
BOATAFLOA222: u need poker lessons mr. pots
Is that like the pots calling the kettles black?
TEXASDAVEO: looks like im good
BOATAFLOA222: yeah that wont last long
BOATAFLOA222: mine will
TEXASDAVEO: im rooting for you
BOATAFLOA222: ty
TEXASDAVEO: to lose
TEXASDAVEO: hahahaha
I'm rooting for you to lose -- now that's telling him.
BOATAFLOA222: thats charming
TEXASDAVEO: ur dumb
More pot calling the kettle black.
BOATAFLOA222: ur adopted
BIGBEAR_007: ?
TEXASDAVEO: im a twin
BOATAFLOA222: and
TEXASDAVEO: came outta moms cooze with twin brother
BOATAFLOA222: that still dosent stop u from being adopted
Good point.
BIGBEAR_007: what does being adopted have to do with anything
BIGBEAR_007: what are you 9
Probably more like 8, but who's counting?
TEXASDAVEO: agressive play usually rewaded
That's why I love these cheap tournaments. Everybody's an expert.
TEXASDAVEO: whoops two gs
THECHEK: haha
TEXASDAVEO: i guess the only thing not to fold is AA
This is great advice! Maybe this dope is smarter than I thought!!
TEXASDAVEO: chip n chair
He had 2080 at the time.
TEXASDAVEO: who folded a dime
TEXASDAVEO: i folded str8
TEXASDAVEO: valu valu valu
THECHEK: aww i was really rooting for flying donut
THECHEK: comeback of the century, could have made a movie on it
TEXASDAVEO: valuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
At this point I had the nut flush, so:
MEMPHIS-MOJO: Texas Dave, you have more chips than boatafloa222
Sure enough, he called my all in.
TEXASDAVEO: agagagg
BOATAFLOA222: not many
This was after I doubled up.
RACEBANNON1: value
Heheh, RaceBanon1 jumps in and needles him.
TEXASDAVEO: good play
TEXASDAVEO: gotta squash flush draws
Next hand, BigBear_007 wins, but TxDave has to chime in:
TEXASDAVEO: bear goo play
Next hand, I'm in the BB and get a freebie with 5-7. The flop is 8-5-2, checked around. Turn is another 5 giving me trips. Checked around. River is a 3, I bet 100 and TexasDaveO calls.
TEXASDAVEO: dude u own me
MEMPHIS-MOJO: gettin' lucky
TEXASDAVEO: valu
BOATAFLOA222: u got it card rack
TEXASDAVEO: ull be gone soon
BOATAFLOA222: im afaid not
TEXASDAVEO: ill laugh when ur done son
BOATAFLOA222: ull be gone first
TEXASDAVEO: pretty soon u will be like a drownding rat
TEXASDAVEO: betting playing loose
TEXASDAVEO: trying to catch
TEXASDAVEO: glub glub
BOATAFLOA222: ohhh dont u worry
"glub, glub," = good one.
THECHEK: narrowing the field ...
TEXASDAVEO: easy come easy go
THECHEK: hah
TEXASDAVEO: u were done a sec ago
TEXASDAVEO: great bet
From someone who wouldn't know a great bet if it came up and bit him on the knee.
THECHEK: yea luck change 360 i guess
Um, dude, you may mean 180.
BOATAFLOA222: yeah want up or out
Making his excuses ahead of time.
TEXASDAVEO: this suks
TEXASDAVEO: folding waiting for position
That's what I love -- FREE lessons, wheee.
TEXASDAVEO: all in on dry pot
This advice from an "expert" playing in the $10 game.
BOATAFLOA222: i know thats part of being up or out
At this point I was moved to a new table, dammit. The new table didn't live up to the first one. I guess all the pimply-faced teenagers had been knocked out.
Sunday, July 5, 2009
What did you do on Independence Day?
Yesterday, I slept late, then got up and mowed my lawn. Not too exciting, ya? but I had plans for the evening.
I have been going to Digital Photography School since OhCaptain turned me on to them. Recently they had a fireworks tutorial that I read here.
Last night, I went to see the local baseball team (AAA Memphis Redbirds) because they had fireworks after the game. Unfortunately, I was disappointed with my results, so I'll have to try again next year -- it's all part of the learning curve. Here are a few of the less dreadful ones.
This firework looks like a palm tree:
This is okay, but you need to click to enlarge to enjoy it:
One of the tips in the tutorial was to include people. I tried that in the next two:
One last shot:
I hope you had a fun Fourth of July.
[For those interested in the technical side: I shot in manual mode, and I turned off the auto-focus and the image stabilization. I used a tripod with a shutter release, and I took off my lens filter. I kept the ISO at 100 and used a range of F8 to F16. I used bulb setting, meaning I could hold the shutter open for as long as I liked. (I used different times from one to five to 15 seconds. In general, five seconds worked best.)]
I have been going to Digital Photography School since OhCaptain turned me on to them. Recently they had a fireworks tutorial that I read here.
Last night, I went to see the local baseball team (AAA Memphis Redbirds) because they had fireworks after the game. Unfortunately, I was disappointed with my results, so I'll have to try again next year -- it's all part of the learning curve. Here are a few of the less dreadful ones.
This firework looks like a palm tree:
This is okay, but you need to click to enlarge to enjoy it:
One of the tips in the tutorial was to include people. I tried that in the next two:
One last shot:
I hope you had a fun Fourth of July.
[For those interested in the technical side: I shot in manual mode, and I turned off the auto-focus and the image stabilization. I used a tripod with a shutter release, and I took off my lens filter. I kept the ISO at 100 and used a range of F8 to F16. I used bulb setting, meaning I could hold the shutter open for as long as I liked. (I used different times from one to five to 15 seconds. In general, five seconds worked best.)]
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Fun in the limit game
I played at the Goldstrike Friday night. The tournament was $135 buyin for 10,000 chips and 20 minute levels. This was slightly higher than what they had been offering, but it was a holiday weekend, so they were trying to build a big prize pool -- works for me.
During the third level, the blinds were 100/200 and there were two limpers to me. I checked my hole cards to see:
♠ K ♣ K. I raised to 1,025 and the big blind called. Now the first limper moved all in. I don't think anything he can have makes sense. If he has A-A, why not re-raise to 3,600 or thereabouts? Why try and run me out? I finally guessed he had J-J or a vulnerable hand and was trying to end it right there.
I called, the blind folded, and he turned over ♣A ♦J. WTF?
The flop included an ace, doesn't it always? I failed to improve and headed for the ca$h games. Because I had such good luck last week in the $2/4 limit game, I opted for it again. Good decision. The game was soft, as expected, but you have to make a hand and you have to hope it will hold up. I ran okay and made more than enough to cover my tournament entry so was positive for the night.
One cute hand. In late position I limped in with ♠ K ♠5. The flop was: 9-8-5 rainbow (one spade). Three limpers checked to me, so I bet $4. Two called. The turn was the ♣Q, and it checked to me. I fired $8 figuring I might win the pot by firing again on the river. Both called. On the river, I again bet $8, but both players called. Frack, you can't drive these monkeys out with a sledge hammer. Then I looked down -- the river was the ♥5! Ship it!
I could give you more limit hold-em stories from Friday, but you wouldn't believe me (Like a guy who kept raising preflop and later showing 8-7 off suit.)
Seen on a tee shirt at the Goldstrike Friday night:
Can vegetarians eat animal crackers?
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During the third level, the blinds were 100/200 and there were two limpers to me. I checked my hole cards to see:
♠ K ♣ K. I raised to 1,025 and the big blind called. Now the first limper moved all in. I don't think anything he can have makes sense. If he has A-A, why not re-raise to 3,600 or thereabouts? Why try and run me out? I finally guessed he had J-J or a vulnerable hand and was trying to end it right there.
I called, the blind folded, and he turned over ♣A ♦J. WTF?
The flop included an ace, doesn't it always? I failed to improve and headed for the ca$h games. Because I had such good luck last week in the $2/4 limit game, I opted for it again. Good decision. The game was soft, as expected, but you have to make a hand and you have to hope it will hold up. I ran okay and made more than enough to cover my tournament entry so was positive for the night.
One cute hand. In late position I limped in with ♠ K ♠5. The flop was: 9-8-5 rainbow (one spade). Three limpers checked to me, so I bet $4. Two called. The turn was the ♣Q, and it checked to me. I fired $8 figuring I might win the pot by firing again on the river. Both called. On the river, I again bet $8, but both players called. Frack, you can't drive these monkeys out with a sledge hammer. Then I looked down -- the river was the ♥5! Ship it!
I could give you more limit hold-em stories from Friday, but you wouldn't believe me (Like a guy who kept raising preflop and later showing 8-7 off suit.)
Seen on a tee shirt at the Goldstrike Friday night:
Can vegetarians eat animal crackers?
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Thursday, July 2, 2009
Poker pearl #23
Above is a scan of Card Player magazine dated July 1, 2009, casino version.
Although he finished 9th in a bracelet event, Matt Vengrin has made his biggest wins online where he plays as Plattsburgh. When asked what's holding most players back from making bigger scores, here's what he said:
People don't go for the win enough. Thsy just sit back and try to climb the money ladder. I shoot for the top three, always. That's where the real payouts start. Poker is a game, and the goal of tournament poker is to win.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Look for possibilities
When things look hopeless, look for a small chance. Playing online bridge last night with Kate, I had an opportunity to do that (hands rotated):
The opponents bidding was short and sweet: 2♥ pass 4♥ all pass. I led the ♠A and the ♠K. Dummy was so strong that I could see no chance for two more tricks except in the trump suit, so I led my ♠10 forcing dummy to ruff.
Declarer led the ♥J and Kate won her ace to lead a fourth round of spades, promoting my ♥9 into a trick.
Setting 4♥ was worth 7.72 IMPs for the good guys. There were a bunch of 420s when 4♥ was allowed to make. In one rare case it made six. I had to find out how, so I checked. My hand was opening leader and led the ♠10 which ran around to declarer's jack! I wonder what he was smoking.
You can see all the results if you click here.
Here is the Handviewer presentation from BBO:
♠ 9 4
♥ J 10
♦ A K J 8 7
♣ A K Q 9
♠ A K 10 ♠ Q 7 6 5 3
♥ 9 8 3 ♥ A 7
♦ 9 6 3 2 ♦ 10
♣ 8 7 3 8 ♣ J 10 5 4 2
♠ J 8 2
♥ K Q 6 5 4 2
♦ Q 5 4
♣ 6
The opponents bidding was short and sweet: 2♥ pass 4♥ all pass. I led the ♠A and the ♠K. Dummy was so strong that I could see no chance for two more tricks except in the trump suit, so I led my ♠10 forcing dummy to ruff.
Declarer led the ♥J and Kate won her ace to lead a fourth round of spades, promoting my ♥9 into a trick.
Setting 4♥ was worth 7.72 IMPs for the good guys. There were a bunch of 420s when 4♥ was allowed to make. In one rare case it made six. I had to find out how, so I checked. My hand was opening leader and led the ♠10 which ran around to declarer's jack! I wonder what he was smoking.
You can see all the results if you click here.
Here is the Handviewer presentation from BBO:
Here, there and everywhere
Wrapping up my photos from Las Vegas, here are three collages.
Look carefully at the first one. You may not recognize the poker player because it's taken from behind her. It might help, however, if I told you she had just been pushed a pot because a crub flush got there on the river:
More random photos (click to enlarge):
In Las Vegas, it's all about the casinos. Can you identify the ones shown below (one photo has two casinos in it)?
Look carefully at the first one. You may not recognize the poker player because it's taken from behind her. It might help, however, if I told you she had just been pushed a pot because a crub flush got there on the river:
More random photos (click to enlarge):
In Las Vegas, it's all about the casinos. Can you identify the ones shown below (one photo has two casinos in it)?
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Venetian is more than just poker
The Venetian is my co-pick as the most beautiful casino (along with the Wynn/Encore). It's well-known for it's deep-stack poker tournaments, but is also be recognized for its beauty.
The Palazzo is part of the Venetian complex.
You can read what Wikipedia says about the Venetian here.
Venice, Italy, has many canals. The Venetian attempts to duplicate that:
Gondolas are flat-bottomed boats well-suited to the canals in Venice. Now they are used mainly for romantic sight-seeing.
Did you know there is also a Venetian in Macao? It is (currently) the largest casino in the world at 550,000 sq ft (51,000 sq meters).
There are many statues and fountains that are lovely.
I walked north, then looked back at part of the Venetian peeking over the Sands Convention Center.
If you go inside the Venetian, and take the escalators up one floor, you can get a close-up view of some exquisite artwork.
Tomorrow: Three collages of random photos.
The Palazzo is part of the Venetian complex.
You can read what Wikipedia says about the Venetian here.
Venice, Italy, has many canals. The Venetian attempts to duplicate that:
Gondolas are flat-bottomed boats well-suited to the canals in Venice. Now they are used mainly for romantic sight-seeing.
Did you know there is also a Venetian in Macao? It is (currently) the largest casino in the world at 550,000 sq ft (51,000 sq meters).
There are many statues and fountains that are lovely.
I walked north, then looked back at part of the Venetian peeking over the Sands Convention Center.
If you go inside the Venetian, and take the escalators up one floor, you can get a close-up view of some exquisite artwork.
Tomorrow: Three collages of random photos.
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