Friday, January 1, 2010

How I spent my New Year's eve


I went to the Horseshoe Casino in Tunica to play poker last night. These hot chicks were chasing me around. It was disgusting, actually, but I was in the mood for poker so I turned them down flat. I can get hotties like these anytime.

I played in the 7 p.m. tournament. The buyin was $110 and we started with 5,000 in chip$. Most of the time I was card dead -- A-Q was my best hand and I lost money on it. By folding a lot and stealing when I had position, I made the final table as one of the two short stacks. There, an older guy raised to 1500. I had A-Q off (again) in the big blind and around $4000. I called, then shoved on the flop of K-K-8. He wasn't falling for a stop-and-go. His hole cards were 8-8 and he had flopped a boat. Haha, oh well.

After that I got on the list for the Omaha-8 game. I played $4/8 limit while waiting. When my name was called I had $100 in chips, so didn't buy in for more. Early on I scooped two hands in a row. Everything I played I hit it or completely whiffed, so that I knew to get out. Later I scooped two more hands in a row. Cashed out for $400. Lots of fun when it goes like that -- good way to start the new year.

Men had New Year's eve hats that the casino was giving out and women had feather things. Most people had beads. I haven't seen the beads thing before -- maybe they got it mixed up with Mardi Gras. At midnight there was complimentary champagne.

Here's a shot of the casino I took on the way out:


Images were taken with my P&S -- the first one by a lady who was standing nearby.

13 comments:

  1. No wonder you had trouble with the tournament - I'm not sure where your left hand was or what it was doing, but the look on your face might lead one to suspect.

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  2. MOJO, you have to relax. You look stiff.

    My Eve was much different. Solitary confinement, 1 degree below zero, and a bottle of wine. You know how to do it.

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  3. Yeah, loosen up. Just picture them in their underwear. Oh, wait...

    HNY Buddy. And congrats on the O8.

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  4. Regarding your getting "hotties" anytime: Yeah, right!

    Heh. Heh. You look rather good between them, though; like that's where you should be!

    I'm back off and on as time allows and I want to thank you for your kind comments and sentiments!

    May you have a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year, MOJO!

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  5. A P.S. Comment:

    http://railtime-photos.spaces.live.com/

    You might poke around just a little before making a judgment.

    The MS sites are a bit confusing. Look for tabs - blog; space or photos.

    See Profile for info. Not all tabs are available from the Home tab.

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  6. you do have a sense of humor :) great photo. Happy New Year and I wish you many good photos in 2010! And I wish you great poker also!

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  7. Happy New Year MoJo. And great call on playing poker instead of hitting the hotties.. LOL

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  8. Happy new year! Nice start, but I am not so sure you have your priorities straight, heh.

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  9. How come you didn't bring them around when I came to Memphis?

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  10. Haha, Mojo! Love the pic! Glad to hear the new year is off to a great start, my friend! :)

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