Long time no post

Sorry somedays you just feel lame putting a post in your "totally gay online diary" (as Bobby Bracelet would put it) so the reason for the long haul without a post. Last friday played in a charity tournament that unfortunately turned out to be totally -EV. I'll explain...basically the entry fee was 100 bucks with half going to the charity. Ok no big deal. Max was 100 players, so I figure about 5 grand in the prize pool, not too shabby. However....they also had 20 dollar rebuys and an addon of which none went back into the pot. And did I mention only 40 people showed up? UGGGGHHH...No wonder they got the entrance fee before we showed up. Also they paid out top 10 so top prize was a whooping 520 dollars. I busted out after the break when I came back and had pocket tens which I raised and got re-raised and called. I believe the guy had a set of jacks on the flop and tried reeling me in. I wouldn't have any of it and folded but it left me with hardly any chips. I waited for a hand and moved in with A3h I think the guy had QJ and rivered a Jack to send me packing. My buddy Neil won the whole thing so the night was capped with our usual Jag bombs and drunken 3am breakfast meal. Along with it I left many voicemails to all my friends who were either sleeping or too annoyed by my phone calls to answer. (most likely the latter) I do not remember what I said in these voicemails but was reminded of one which was played back to me at my entertainment. I did not recognize the voice in the recording but a lot of what he said was really funny, man that guy is da bomb!

Been trying to play more online but it seems as though I am hitting me head against the wall and unclear of how to play. Like I got TPTK and I fold to reraises because I figure the rock has a set which he does. Even if it is a good read(s) it still sucks as this is totally wrecking the poker portion of my brain. Like why am I calling this raise with AKs...uggggghhh. I have been trying to stay away from MTTs for now as I just cannot get that one time where I pull all the way through. My goal of winning a seat at any tournament is really hanging by a thread when I don't have the balls to play any of them after my 120 dollar venture in Party's WSOP steps failed to get me past round 2 (2-bubbles one early exit). Once I am done clearing the many bonuses I have waiting I will again dive into winning a major MTT. I know it will come together sometime to make me enough to buy a CFL team..lol

This weekend is the NFL Draft and that is the first football event of the year. It is so boring and mundane that we cook awesome food all weekend and have a great time. Prime Rib, Taco dip, many salads and chef special supremes are on the menu this weekend. I also flew in some Dr. Pepper Berries and Cream for the occassion as it is not yet in stores here. To inform those of the uniqueness of a chef special supreme it is a layer of hashbrowns topped with a layer of eggs sunny side up and topped with bacon, sausage, back bacon, ham, green peppers, orange peppers and onions. Basically it can also substitute for an instant heart-attack if necessary as an extraordinary amount of grease is required to keep this dish tasty.

Glad to see Pauly is back and once again found his mojo. You go girl!

The Crue delivered

The night started out simply with some warm up brews at my humble abode and then a road trip to pick up some ahemm Crue enhancer. Then it was over to my buddy's house for a few more warm up brews (you can never have too many of these). After proceeding to warm up with beer and some Crue enhancer we then made our way to the dome. Met up with a few more buddies and then noticed the sign of death for me:

Bar closes at 8:30

Uh excuse me...this is Motley Crue not fucken Hillary Duff right?

Well since it was just about 7:15 I then proceeded to drink as much as I could physically handle in just over an hour. Needless to say the venture was successful eventhough it almost ended in a fist fight with the bouncer that decided everyone in line couldn't get a drink at 8:28 (even though the tokens we purchased for said alcoholic beverages were meaningless after tonight). However, since my one friend works at this place he was able to sway the decision and snag us a few more drinks.
In the process of getting as hammered as I could before the 3 hour break from drinking I noticed something...this was a sorry ass looking crowd. Back combing was back with a vengence along with acid wash jeans and ripped t-shirts (not sure that was ever really in). I couldn't tell if the people here were actually trying to look 80's or just hopped out of their trailer and decided to mosy on down for an $80 concert. Somehow I think its the latter but I could definately be wrong.

We make our way to our seats and find row 16, not too bad could see most of the debauchery from that row. The show had everything a rock show should have, loud music, a pumped up crowd and lotso nudity. Although I know a lot of people criticized them for that fact (papers, etc) I applaud them. The titty cam is a great invention by the otherwise boring Tommy Lee (he can keep the rap/techno crap and shove it) and really spruces up the show by showing what the local girls have to offer. Some were good, some were awful but all were good.

The music was probably less than ideal as Vince's voice has never sung a good note from what I can remember but they more than made up for that showing with the midgets, topless fire breathers and huge pyro. All in all a good night and a solid 8/10 for the concert.

After the concert needless to say I needed a drink..badly and was not prepared to wait in a lineup to wait in a lineup for a drink. So we went to a bar that had a total of 6 people in it but its not what you think. It was a classy bar but just not really open for a full night of business (no DJ, etc). Started out slow there but soon we befriended the owners (who were actually tending bar because they did not have staff on that night) and had him playing various KISS and Motley tunes for us to enjoy. A couple SOCO and Jag bomb shots (with the owner) later and the night was on its way to legend status. The night concluded with a stop at Denny's where I proceeded to film an entertaining re-enactment of Rocky done by my bud Justin. Not sure how we didn't get kicked out as in retrospect it seems as though we were very loud. ood night in all.

The rest of the weekend was spent recovering and relaxing and getting suckered into buying another rabbit for my daughter. Its all good I know who the real boss is....

Motley mfn Crue

Well tomorrow is the start of Easter Weekend. Will be partaking in a festive Motley Crue concert that will no doubt include midgets and strippers if the last one was any indication. I plan on being heavily intoxicated to kick off the weekend and probably spend the rest of it recovering half deaf.

I am trying hard to qualify for a big money event however have been very unsuccessful. Tonight I got my set of nines all in against a lonely flush draw (which always seems to happen) and it hits on the turn like always and the board doesn't pair (again like always). At that point I woulda had a share of the lead but instead I'm out 210th. I don't know about you but frustration is at an all time high and with all the reports of bots out there lately maybe this isn't the way to make money. I have a feeling its more of a wide spread problem than people think. I have checked PT and everytime I am all in against a flush draw in an MTT tourney I have lost no matter how strong my hand is. Mind you I haven't played a ton of MTTs but seriously 1/4 times for them to make the flush is 4/4 against me. Which is why I have the frustation of hating MTTs but they are the only way to make a big hit in the moolah.

Moving on from my depressing MTT life, the only thing motivating me at work is the simple fact I have four days off this weekend and will enjoy and squeeze every last ounce out of them. We have a work lunch tomorrow where they looked for some feedback on what kind of pizza to order..my actual response:
"I don't care what kind of pizza as long as its not anything gay. (spinach-feta gay like)"
My coworkers response (before he read my reply)
"I love spinach and feta....."
Hey I can't help it if he is a gay man in a straight man's life...damn dutch liberals.
Have a happy easter I know I will be looking for the easter bunny at 3:00 am on Friday morning.

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Home game...wait I'm sober!!

First of all lemme pimp bobby bracelet and the noble cause he is raising money for. Personally I would rather he not risk life and limb (and a lengthy hospital stay) by playing soccer for eight hours but to each their own. Please go on over and donate today. I donated what I could as cancer has affected everyone's life in one way shape or form.

My friend Leah who has cancer is very sick and continues intense chemo treatments, I have donated what I can of my bankroll to her along with some other funds I raised from generous others. Hopefully I can hold another tournament in order to raise more funds for her but if you wish to donate some to Leah as well then let me know. My userid on pokerstars is HCR33 if you wish to donate. I believe I will be going down there later this week or next to make a donation.

Now that is all out of the way....Had a live real life home game last night. The game was on hiatus for a while and I had a good time however yours truly did not get hammered. It was a late night and mostly everyone else was but I really did not drink all that much. I stayed sober enough to enjoy the junk kicking when my 2pr failed to improve at a donkeys flopped straight. This guy played most pots, raises mean nothing to him and he is the epitome of a donkey. You can pretty much move on him with any 2 cards and unless he has TP or something like the nutz you will get him off his hand. But alas thats not what I was there for the five dollars is chump change and the pots are a serious joke...I was there for the simple socialization and the feel of chips and live real cards in your hands. It was a good time although a little late for me as I am draggin' ass today at work.

Speaking of that at what point to you define your job a dead end? Well folks mine is it...Little to no career advancement (although that is not what I want), a terrible working environment which is not conducisive to concentration whatsoever, and a boring job that has no satisfaction, rewards or appreciation for your work. Until I find out otherwise I will continue to have a kick ass time here on earth but this work thing is really getting me down. If I didn't suck so much at poker lately I would seriously consider trying poker out as an almost full time job. It would definaetly suck as well but at least I wouldn't hate life as much as I do when I have to wake up and come to this hell foresaken 8 hour prison. What is my calling? I have no idea...previously before I got in the IT world I thought this was it. Well I was obviously wrong....dead wrong. I know I hated working for the family business but I really do not remember hating it this much. What is my calling? I am not sure at all but I'm hoping I figure the damn thing out soon before its too late.

Drunken 75th place

Yes I was late but I didn't deserve this fate...I knew I was beat but I'm not the type of player to lay down trip jacks when drunk. Sorry not even I can predict when all four jacks will be in play.

Seat 1: jerge88 (4190 in chips)
Seat 2: tml10023 (5205 in chips)
Seat 3: SoxLover (2978 in chips)
Seat 4: Drizztdj (8181 in chips)
Seat 5: HCR33 (4770 in chips)
Seat 6: wwonka (7461 in chips)
Seat 7: maigrey (6010 in chips)
Seat 9: surflexus (4715 in chips)
Drizztdj: posts small blind 25
HCR33: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to HCR33 [Ks Jc]
Drizztdj said, "ty"
wwonka: calls 50
maigrey: folds
surflexus: folds
jerge88: folds
tml10023: folds
SoxLover: calls 50
Drizztdj: calls 25
HCR33: checks
*** FLOP *** [3s Jd 7h]
Drizztdj: checks
HCR33: bets 150
wwonka: calls 150
SoxLover: calls 150
Drizztdj: folds
*** TURN *** [3s Jd 7h] [Jh]
HCR33: bets 200
wwonka: calls 200
SoxLover: folds
*** RIVER *** [3s Jd 7h Jh] [9s]
Drizztdj said, "evening Weak"
HCR33: bets 500
wwonka: raises 2100 to 2600
HCR33 said, "oh well gg"
wwonka said, "what u got?"
HCR33: raises 1770 to 4370 and is all-in
wwonka: calls 1770
*** SHOW DOWN ***
HCR33: shows [Ks Jc] (three of a kind, Jacks)
wwonka: shows [Js As] (three of a kind, Jacks - Ace kicker)
wwonka said, "gg"
wwonka collected 9790 from pot
SoxLover said, "grim"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 9790 | Rake 0
Board [3s Jd 7h Jh 9s]
Seat 1: jerge88 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: tml10023 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: SoxLover (button) folded on the Turn
Seat 4: Drizztdj (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 5: HCR33 (big blind) showed [Ks Jc] and lost with three of a kind, Jacks
Seat 6: wwonka showed [Js As] and won (9790) with three of a kind, Jacks
Seat 7: maigrey folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: surflexus folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Free beer is good and I think I have just played in my last MTT for a while. GL to all and to all a good night.

This defines me...

If I could ever find one hand that defines my poker play this would be the one...Headsup in a sat sng...

Seat 6 is the button
Total number of players : 2
Seat 9: Me ( $7835 )
Seat 6: Villain ( $12165 )
Trny:21621411 Level:5
Blinds(150/300)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Me [ Ad Qh ]
Villain calls [150].
Me raises [900].
Villain is all-In [11865]
Me is all-In [6635]
** Dealing Flop ** [ 4h, Ts, 4c ]
** Dealing Turn ** [ 7c ]
** Dealing River ** [ 4d ]
Me shows [ Ad, Qh ] three of a kind, fours.
Villain shows [ Ah, 4s ] four of a kind, fours.
Villain wins 4330 chips from side pot #1 with four of a kind, fours.
Villain wins 15670 chips from the main pot with four of a kind, fours.
Me finished in second

My weekend was good...got obliterated on Friday at the expense of my best friend (at my ahemm.. objections). The Jag bomb shots were my eventual downfall however I am pleased to report I am still drinking puke free since 93. We started out at a pub and moved on to the bar where surprisingly there was no lineup. I only remember one highlight there, a girl proceeded to dance on the ledge where they have conveniently setup poles (which I am sure is for building codes) in a short black number with no panties. Luckily (for me) she wasn't hiding the fact that she innocently forgot to don the underwear look for tonight. She wasn't that great but she wasn't bad enough not to gawk for a few minutes. I'm not one to pass up a free look at a hairless poontang.

Partook in a UFC style event yesterday and it was a pretty cool experience. I knew one of the fighters there and he did fairly well but the contest ended in a draw. Most of the first matches were very short (under a minute) and kinda exciting. The last few matches were more experienced fighters so they lasted longer some ending in decisions. It was a good time although I lost about 10 pounds in the sauna arena as it is named from this day forward. I hope they didn't pay too much to rent that building. The washrooms turned into a swim-up washroom where you had the fine pleasure of wading through water/piss/unmentionables on your way to a stall. They sold tokens for drinks, however the token line ran into the drink line so no one knew what the hell was going on...Not to mention there was only one way out when you got a drink..thats right back through the same line you just spent 1/2 hour in. All in all tho it was a good night.

Will try and finish off my step quest today (albeit on a losing note) and hit up some other tourneys that have sat entries where I can hopefully get my goal accomplished. Maybe I will luck out and win the PS tourney tomorrow that Iggy has setup. (yeah I know you can stop laughing now)