The New Host of the WPT is...

I must say that finding a replacement hostess for Shania Hiatt hasn't been very successful for the WPT... Two seasons after Shania, and two hosts shown the door. That's right, Sabina Gadecki won't be returning to the WPT's Season Six series. According to CP, the new hostess is London hottie Layla Kayleigh... I have never heard of this beauty before so I decided to do some googling. Couldn't find much but found a picture of her from Maxim Magazine...



Very nice and definitely looks like an upgrade from Courtney and Sabina... Think she's got what it takes (well, I think she's hotter than Courtney and Sabina)?

Greg Oden or Kevin Durant!! ONE TIME!!

I was never a big fan of watching the NBA Draft "Ping-Pong" Order Selection until today's edition of "Chinese Tennis." The main reason of course was that my beloved Blazers had a 5% chance (or in poker lingo, a 2 outer) of landing the # 1 selection. I was doing my Antonio Esfandiari impersonations (aka "ONE TIME" as I've seen him shout this out hundreds of hundreds of times usually resulting in a loss) before today's NBA Ping-pong ball draft order in hope of the Blazers landing the top three, let alone the number one pick. We had a little better than a 5% chance of landing the pick (We had a 25% chance of landing the # 1 last year and got 4th... go figure)... As the number 6 pick came, I was expecting the words, "The 6th pick of the 2007 draft goes to the Portland Trail... wait a tic, "Milwaukee Bucks"!! WOOOOOOO!!! Boyah!!! That meant that the Blazers were guaranteed a number 3 pick (because the lottery determines the top 3 picks and then the rest via worst record)!! Antonio... are you warming up??!!



They get down to three and then they do the "Reality TV" thing and delay and cut to commercial to build the suspense... We'll, it worked as I got onto the cpu and started typing on the Portland Trail Blazer facebook page...



Back from commercial, they have the 3 representatives for each team standing together (Lenny Wilkins for the Sonics, our beloved Rookie of the Year Brandon Roy, and "The Human Highlight Reel" Dominique Wilkins) with the Hawks having an 18% chance of winning the draft before the final three and the Sonics with about a 13% chance vs. our 2 outer aka 5% chance. To my surprise, "The third pick of the 2007 NBA draft belongs to the Atlanta Hawks! Oh shit... Now it's a battle of 1 or 2 vs. our rival Sonics!! I had thoughts of how we screwed ourselves by beating the Sonics the 3rd to last game of this year which would cost us ping-pongs balls, and as it turned out, we lost 8% of getting the #1 selection... But the basketball gods and a quote from Mike "The Mouth" says, "Vindication baybee"! As "With the #2 pick of the 2007 NBA draft goes to the Seattle Sonics!!! ONE TIME! ONE TIME!! ONE TIME!!! The 2 outer hits and the Trail Blazers are on a "happy trail" and as they say, are now on the clock!!


I really thought that when it was down to Seattle and us, I was thinking there was no chance in hell we'd be getting the #1 pick especially with that debacle win vs. Seattle late season but as in (online) poker, you can fold pocket kings preflop to Aces and only get killed by the gods with a King on the flop, we got rewarded for doing something stupid (winning that game cost us 8% in getting the #1), but in the end, we were rewarded w/this Portland Miracle...

It feels proud to be a born again (Fuck Terry Porter and the Detroit Pistons) once again though always a fan of the Blazers I was, but now, I must take a line from ex-Blazer Rasheed Wallace: "I (still) believe"!!

Rivered once again...

This hand would have put me into 26th place in a $7500 Tourny w/147 to go and b/c of this FTP Special, I'm in 74th place instead and probably on "full-tilt" as the site's name suggests...

Table 144 - 200/400 Ante 50 - No Limit Hold'em - 17:06:22 ET - 2007/05/19
Seat 1: BennytheDog (14,112)
Seat 2: tss22 (25,475)
Seat 3: onewyse (1,434)
Seat 4: rjinnj (22,230)
Seat 6: TheStudent3 (22,165)
Seat 7: UVA1973 (7,741)
Seat 8: Magickyra8 (7,498)
Seat 9: faroegirl (3,714)
BennytheDog antes 50
tss22 antes 50
onewyse antes 50
rjinnj antes 50
TheStudent3 antes 50
UVA1973 antes 50
Magickyra8 antes 50
faroegirl antes 50
UVA1973 posts the small blind of 200
Magickyra8 posts the big blind of 400
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to TheStudent3 [Ks Kh]
faroegirl folds
BennytheDog folds
tss22 folds
onewyse folds
rjinnj folds
TheStudent3 raises to 1,800
UVA1973 folds
Magickyra8 calls 1,400
*** FLOP *** [9s 8d Td]
BadugiOrBust sits down
BadugiOrBust adds 5,545
Magickyra8 checks
TheStudent3 bets 20,315, and is all in
Magickyra8 calls 5,648, and is all in
TheStudent3 shows [Ks Kh]
Magickyra8 shows [Jd Jh]
Uncalled bet of 14,667 returned to TheStudent3
*** TURN *** [9s 8d Td] [4c]
*** RIVER *** [9s 8d Td 4c] [Jc]
TheStudent3 shows a pair of Kings
Magickyra8 shows three of a kind, Jacks
Magickyra8 wins the pot (15,496) with three of a kind, Jacks
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 15,496 | Rake 0
Board: [9s 8d Td 4c Jc]
Seat 1: BennytheDog folded before the Flop
Seat 2: tss22 folded before the Flop
Seat 3: onewyse folded before the Flop
Seat 4: rjinnj folded before the Flop
Seat 6: TheStudent3 (button) showed [Ks Kh] and lost with a pair of Kings
Seat 7: UVA1973 (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 8: Magickyra8 (big blind) showed [Jd Jh] and won (15,496) with three of a kind, Jacks
Seat 9: faroegirl folded before the Flop



How many more of these can I take??

FTOPS Event # 7 Omaha Hi/Low

Made some bad plays and then my exit hand 2 outer on flop... I mean who reraises with K-K(along w/a awful Q-7) in Omaha at a full table after an early player (me) raises... Go figure my luck on FTP...



Full Tilt Poker Game #2449679909: FTOPS Event #7 (15942350), Table 49 - 80/160 - Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Lo - 22:41:39 ET - 2007/05/17
Seat 1: KuntMuscle (5,740)
Seat 2: TheStudent3 (1,410)
Seat 3: quaint (965)
Seat 4: CrackU (9,897)
Seat 5: Mr July (3,859)
Seat 6: jal3333 (11,061)
Seat 7: Buffoonery (13,017)
Seat 8: justinfish (1,551)
Seat 9: buttsauce33 (12,150)
justinfish posts the small blind of 80
buttsauce33 posts the big blind of 160
The button is in seat #7
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to TheStudent3 [As 4h Ad 8d]
KuntMuscle folds
TheStudent3 raises to 560
quaint calls 560
CrackU folds
Mr July raises to 2,480
jal3333 folds
Buffoonery folds
justinfish folds
buttsauce33 folds
TheStudent3 calls 850, and is all in
quaint calls 405, and is all in
Mr July shows [Qd Kc 7h Ks]
TheStudent3 shows [As 4h Ad 8d]
quaint shows [3h Ah 9c 4d]
Uncalled bet of 1,070 returned to Mr July
*** FLOP *** [3c Qh Kd]
*** TURN *** [3c Qh Kd] [3d]
*** RIVER *** [3c Qh Kd 3d] [6c]
Mr July shows a full house, Kings full of Threes, for high
TheStudent3 shows two pair, Aces and Threes, for high
Mr July wins the side pot (890) with a full house, Kings full of Threes
quaint shows three of a kind, Threes, for high
Mr July wins the main pot (3,135) with a full house, Kings full of Threes
TheStudent3: lol KK ?!
quaint stands up
TheStudent3 stands up
No low hand qualified
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 4,025 Main pot 3,135. Side pot 890. | Rake 0
Board: [3c Qh Kd 3d 6c]
Seat 1: KuntMuscle didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: TheStudent3 showed [As 4h Ad 8d] and lost with HI: two pair, Aces and Threes
Seat 3: quaint showed [3h Ah 9c 4d] and lost with HI: three of a kind, Threes
Seat 4: CrackU didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: Mr July showed [Qd Kc 7h Ks] and won (4,025) with HI: a full house, Kings full of Threes
Seat 6: jal3333 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: Buffoonery (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: justinfish (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 9: buttsauce33 (big blind) folded before the Flop

Ugly Turn of Events

My notes were that my opponent was a loose goose...

PokerStars Game #9970050598: Omaha Hi/Lo Pot Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2007/05/17 - 22:36:15 (ET)
Table 'Mizuho' 6-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: WPTunderdog ($95.15 in chips)
Seat 2: slwhitaker ($110.75 in chips)
Seat 3: TorontoBum ($140.35 in chips)
Seat 4: gobblerthree ($52.15 in chips)
Seat 5: HitMe ($45.15 in chips)
Seat 6: nikii ($60.20 in chips)
TorontoBum: posts small blind $0.50
gobblerthree: posts big blind $1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to WPTunderdog [7h Ac As Jc]
HitMe: calls $1
nikii: calls $1
WPTunderdog: calls $1
slwhitaker: folds
TorontoBum: calls $0.50
gobblerthree: checks
*** FLOP *** [Jd Jh 4d]
TorontoBum: checks
gobblerthree: bets $4
HitMe: folds
nikii: folds
WPTunderdog: raises $12.75 to $16.75
TorontoBum: folds
gobblerthree: calls $12.75
*** TURN *** [Jd Jh 4d] [9c]
gobblerthree: bets $34.40 and is all-in
WPTunderdog: calls $34.40
*** RIVER *** [Jd Jh 4d 9c] [3c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
gobblerthree: shows [2h 7s 9h Js] (HI: a full house, Jacks full of Nines)
WPTunderdog: mucks hand
gobblerthree collected $104.30 from pot
No low hand qualified
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $107.30 | Rake $3
Board [Jd Jh 4d 9c 3c]
Seat 1: WPTunderdog mucked [7h Ac As Jc]
Seat 2: slwhitaker (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: TorontoBum (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 4: gobblerthree (big blind) showed [2h 7s 9h Js] and won ($104.30) with HI: a full house, Jacks full of Nines
Seat 5: HitMe folded on the Flop
Seat 6: nikii folded on the Flop

FT River

Got the money in on the flop... and thank you FTP once again for rewarding this sucker with a 2 outer...

Good Laydown or Not??

Well, this guy hadn't gotten out of line and I didn't have a low draw with my set so I laid it down... Good decision or not??

PokerStars Game #9847404224: Omaha Hi/Lo Pot Limit ($1/$2) - 2007/05/10 - 19:35:38 (ET)
Table 'Constantia II' 6-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: WPTunderdog ($180.50 in chips)
Seat 2: ratttt111 ($182.85 in chips)
Seat 4: geezus ($108.20 in chips)
Seat 5: trouble1999 ($46.90 in chips)
Seat 6: labshepguy ($47.35 in chips)
geezus: posts small blind $1
trouble1999: posts big blind $2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to WPTunderdog [3c 9h Ac 9d]
labshepguy: calls $2
WPTunderdog: calls $2
ratttt111: calls $2
geezus: calls $1
trouble1999: checks
*** FLOP *** [5c Qd 9s]
geezus: checks
trouble1999: checks
labshepguy: checks
WPTunderdog: bets $9.50
ratttt111: calls $9.50
geezus: folds
trouble1999: folds
labshepguy: folds
*** TURN *** [5c Qd 9s] [3s]
WPTunderdog: bets $20
ratttt111: raises $67.60 to $87.60
WPTunderdog said, "u got a set?"
WPTunderdog: folds
ratttt111 collected $67 from pot
ratttt111: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $69 | Rake $2
Board [5c Qd 9s 3s]
Seat 1: WPTunderdog folded on the Turn
Seat 2: ratttt111 (button) collected ($67)
Seat 4: geezus (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 5: trouble1999 (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 6: labshepguy folded on the Flop

My So-Called Revised Brackets

Well, with the Rockets, Heat, and Mavericks losing, I guess I'll try to redeem myself with these picks... The amazing thing about this is that either the Warriors or Jazz will make the elite Western Conference Finals and with that in mind, I'm gonna pick the Warriors to upset the Jazz, the Pistons will still advance and beat the Bulls.

Omaha River Again

Everytime somebody needs to pair the board against me, they do and when I need to, I never can... AND check out this donkey that chats on the river (he says, "go ahead" after like 5 seconds of me thinking) giving me the tell to check...

PokerStars Game #9755794966: Omaha Hi/Lo Pot Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2007/05/05 - 02:11:25 (ET)
Table 'Ankaios II' 6-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: Astrostock ($24.20 in chips)
Seat 2: EKOOTJE ($77.25 in chips)
Seat 3: garbob111 ($42.30 in chips)
Seat 4: WPTunderdog ($96.30 in chips)
Seat 5: junkjard ($57 in chips)
Seat 6: zedisdead8 ($100 in chips)
junkjard: posts small blind $0.50
zedisdead8: posts big blind $1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to WPTunderdog [Kc 9h Ac Tc]
Astrostock: folds
EKOOTJE: calls $1
garbob111: folds
garbob111 is sitting out
WPTunderdog: calls $1
junkjard: calls $0.50
zedisdead8: checks
*** FLOP *** [Jc Qc 2d]
junkjard: checks
zedisdead8: bets $3
EKOOTJE: folds
WPTunderdog: calls $3
junkjard: folds
*** TURN *** [Jc Qc 2d] [Ah]
zedisdead8: bets $7
WPTunderdog: raises $23.55 to $30.55
zedisdead8: calls $23.55
*** RIVER *** [Jc Qc 2d Ah] [Ad]
zedisdead8: checks
zedisdead8 said, "go ahead"
WPTunderdog: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
zedisdead8: shows [9s Jd Js Td] (HI: a full house, Jacks full of Aces)
WPTunderdog: shows [Kc 9h Ac Tc] (HI: a straight, Ten to Ace)
zedisdead8 collected $68.10 from pot
No low hand qualified
WPTunderdog said, "****ing river"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $71.10 | Rake $3
Board [Jc Qc 2d Ah Ad]
Seat 1: Astrostock folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: EKOOTJE folded on the Flop
Seat 3: garbob111 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: WPTunderdog (button) showed [Kc 9h Ac Tc] and lost with HI: a straight, Ten to Ace
Seat 5: junkjard (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 6: zedisdead8 (big blind) showed [9s Jd Js Td] and won ($68.10) with HI: a full house, Jacks full of Aces

Officially Bracket-Busted...

It's official... My NBA Playoff Bracket's are doomed as "The Ultimate Warriors" of Golden State demolished Mark Cuban's Dallas Mavs... That already puts my a two mistakes on my resume (usually I get zero in the 1st round) with one Game 7 to go with the Rockets/Jazz... I guess I'm not gonna get $25K toward a car from Autotrader afterall...