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Hedo Turkoglu Giving "Eff You" to Toronto... Kevin Pritchard Dodges Another Bullet...

2010-05-30T13:16:00.001-07:00

It's been a while since I've had a good long piece of writing/rant probably because of me being lazy and that I usually summarize my stuff just on Twiiter, but I thought this deserved my two cents...

Blazer fans (and Kevin Pritchard) have to be ecstatic that they don't have to worry about Hedo Turkoglu and his shenanigans for the remaining 4 year contract with the Toronto Raptors. "Turkeysoup" as I have previously nicknamed him, is quoted with these remarks from ESPN, "When the circumstances turned against me, I lost my enthusiasm for this city. My lawyers have talked to the front office recently. Honestly, I do not want to go back to Toronto. My lawyers talked to Mr. [Bryan] Colangelo and I hope that they will come up with a solution soon." The larger than life turkey must be delusional if he hasn't thought the Raptors haven't made any pitches to Turkeysoup. Who wants an aging, soft, declining big man that has already given up on his team, had his best season 2 years ago, and is due $43.8 million in four years?! Not even Chris Wallace of the Griz is that moronic to take that on...

Video of that assclown Hedo Turkoglu being an asshole to once of the Raptor's play-by-play commentators:

Hedo quote continued, "I promised him that whether he starts me or not, I will do my best on the court. However, if I had a more temperamental personality, I would have left the team. Yet, I did exactly the opposite. I did my best. I told him that I have no problems with him. I am not a young player, so it's not a big deal for me to come off the bench." Of course you don't care if you come off the bench or not... You've given up!! Get the big contract and then take a dinosaur size turkey dump...

Blazer fan's lost in this debacle of course was Kevin Pritchard offering this jackass a 5 years and $55 million contract before Turkoglu HIMSELF bolted last minute to the Raptors thankfully. Blazer fans don't seem to get why Pritchard's head is on the chopping block but I don't blame management for making KP sweat...

First of his downfall was that he drafted Oden over Durant, but I guess he gets a pass for that because "everyone" would have done that except me and Bill Simmons.

Second, he overpaid soft forward, I LaMarcus Aldridge 5 years for $65 million!! With the salary cap coming down after this season, there is a chance that Aldridge could make more money than franchise player Brandon Roy!! WTF?! You don't pay your second best player more than your best player AND you don't pay somebody that much money for being such a soft player. Look at the Orlando Magic... They won't win a championship because they paid a max contract to their 4th best player in Rashad Lewis (#1 Howard, who is still somewhat soft, #2 Nelson #3 Carter), and he is the definition of soft!!

Third, he retained Coach McMillan and probably will after this bizarre season of injuries which alone will save his job. McMuffin is just like Coach Brown... great talent on team that can win tons of game but held back in reality because of the coach... When will Blazer management realize this??

And finally, and luckily for KP, this Turkeysoup curve ball. Technically, the saying is "three strikes and your out..." This is #4... Don't be surprised if Kevin Pritchard gets the boot. I liked what he did at the beginning getting rid of Zach Randolph, trading for Roy and Aldridge in the 2006 draft, and trading for Rudy Fernandez (until this year... dammit Rudy!!)... Your only good as your last impressions and so far, the only thing Pritchard has nailed these last 2 seasons was the Camby trade... Thank you KP!! It was fun while it lasted...

5 Things I Learned or that were Reinforced from Gambling

2010-01-12T08:29:00.001-08:00

The next time you go to Vegas to blow your money at the casinos, here are some things that I learned or things that were reinforced that I was taught before:

1) Never sit at a table that has an (uptight) Asian dealer. I'm not a racist and I am saying a lot here because I am Chinese. This was the case for my dad and I on numerous occassions at either Blackjack tables or Pai Gow Poker tables. Somebody that just deals the cards and doesn't mutter a word for the entire session is a serious downer and for some reason, it rubs on you and the cards you get as well. Pay close attention to this next time. If you stay too long, there will be a hole in your wallet. This also applies to the fat bitch that probably is stuck up because she has been on shift too long and hasn't eaten in 3 hours...

2) In handicapping a sports game, when in doubt, take the points. I avoided the Ravens/Pats Wildcard game because I was "in doubt". The Patriots were undefeated at home in the reg. season and hadn't lost a home playoff game in over 30 yrs, but w/Wes Welker out, would that be their downfall... For the Ravens, they had previously lost a game @ New England in the reg. season and shot themselves in the foot in numerous games this season (i.e. missed FG vs. Vikings, the 2 Bengals game, the game vs. the Steelers to name some). So I figured the best thing was to stay away even though after weighing all these decisions out, I thought the Ravens would have been the best bet...

3) If a line moves too much before a game, you should bet the other way. I knew this and put this to use on the Packers/Cards game. The original line for this game was Cards (-3). By game time, the line was Cards (+2.5) and was as high as (+3). Although this game almost gave me an ulcer as it looked like the Cards would choke this game away, the rule of going the other way by the Vegas gods played out and Vegas and I raked in the money.

4) A team with a major injury in the NBA or NFL that plays their next game without their superstar always covers or wins as an underdog its next game. I learned this about a couple years ago when I stumbled upon the then new South Point Casino. I happened to see this juicy line between the Sacramento Kings (then one of the worst teams in the league) hosting a pretty good Orlando Magic team. The line started out at Magic (-4) in the early morning. I did my homework and found out that not only would their best player Kevin Martin would be sitting out of this game after playing the previous, but so was Fransisco Garcia (arguably their 2nd best player at the time). I jumped on the Magic in a nanosecond when I heard about this and was lucky enough (or so I thought) to get the Magic at -4. As for the Tip 3 above, the line moved too much as by game time, it was Magic -8. Easy money right... The Kings grab an almost 30 point lead in the 1st half and although the Magic come back, they fall short. Everybody was pissed off but I noticed one young kid that looked no older than me celebrating with glee. I approached him and asked him, "So you got the points right" and he said, "No are you crazy, I had the Moneyline!!" Holy shit!! I thought he was plain retarded or drunk and got lucky so to make sure he wasn't, I asked for his logic on making this bet and ever since I heard this, I've paid attention to this advice and you know what, it's probably the best way to make easy money. This year alone, I can recall the Mavs beating the Cavs after Dirk got his teeth knocked out in the game before; Brandon Roy missing a game and then the Blazers playing as a (+13) dog @ San Antonio and winning at a place that they rarely win at; Carmelo missing a game vs. the Cavs as well and the Nuggets pulling it out to name a few.

I also found a pro handicapper this time when I was at the Venetian and told him this very intriguing fact that I heard and he justified it. Teams play hard after a superstar gets injured. Other teams think they can walk over them and don't play hard. People get the misconception that oh, Team A has no shot without all-star against good Team B so the public jumps on Team B's bandwagon making the line jump for Team B, when in essence, this is an easy bet on Team A. I spent the longest typing about this one. What does that tell you? Try it next time your in Vegas!

5) Bill Simmons makes his weekly football picks, but for some reason, he not very accurate with them until the Championship rounds. Just look at his picks this week: Bengals win, Cowboys win BUT Eagles cover, Patriots, and Packers... 0 for 4!!

Friendly Hello

2009-09-15T00:09:00.000-07:00

Hey all,

Haven't been blogging much. The Twitter bug has bitten me and am an avid "Tweet" there (Facebook as well) so if you'd like to follow me on Twitter or add me on Facebook, please do. :-)

$24 90 Man SnG Final Table

2009-06-07T17:42:00.001-07:00

My Catalyst hand that got me to the final table with about 13 peeps left:

Full Tilt Poker Game #12681665352: $24 + $2 KO Sit & Go (94394100), Table 7 - 300/600 Ante 75 - No Limit Hold'em - 20:04:05 ET - 2009/06/07
Seat 2: yellowhammers (10,384)
Seat 3: TheStudent3 (14,307)
Seat 4: raz0rF1sh (6,305)
Seat 5: OUPhiDelt27 (7,845)
Seat 6: Learn me poker (5,212)
Seat 7: bruskone94 (14,265)
Seat 9: mad21784 (48,712)
yellowhammers antes 75
TheStudent3 antes 75
raz0rF1sh antes 75
OUPhiDelt27 antes 75
Learn me poker antes 75
bruskone94 antes 75
mad21784 antes 75
yellowhammers posts the small blind of 300
TheStudent3 posts the big blind of 600
The button is in seat #9
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to TheStudent3 [Th 9c]
raz0rF1sh folds
OUPhiDelt27 folds
Learn me poker folds
bruskone94 has 15 seconds left to act
bruskone94 folds
mad21784 folds
yellowhammers raises to 1,800
TheStudent3 calls 1,200
*** FLOP *** [As Ad 6d]
yellowhammers bets 1,800
TheStudent3 raises to 9,525
yellowhammers folds
Uncalled bet of 7,725 returned to TheStudent3
TheStudent3 mucks
TheStudent3 wins the pot (7,725)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 7,725 | Rake 0
Board: [As Ad 6d]
Seat 2: yellowhammers (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 3: TheStudent3 (big blind) collected (7,725), mucked

Went into the Final Table 2nd shortest in Chip and ended up coming up short. Stole some hands w/RR but in the end, I tried to do the same thing and had to fold some hands PF and with these blinds, they really massacre you. I finished in 5th for $144.

Time to watch the Magic/Laker game (or is it with a 15-15 1st quarter?)...

Blazer Blogging

2009-04-26T21:57:00.000-07:00

Sorry no Poker blogs recently. Been blogging about my Blazers at my other blog site. Two heartbreaking loses... Don't know how much more I can take of Coach McMuffin's idiocy...

Final Table Crock

2009-03-08T15:39:00.001-07:00

Final table at Full Tilt (as you can see, they like to pimp out their Final Table settings sort of like the World Poker Tour), short stacked, I pick up Q-Q and shove all in and then this clown decides to try to give me a gift by calling more than $10K with with K-6o with 3 other people behind him... If I win this pot, I would have had about 28,000TC left with 8 people to go (6th out of 8th but who knows what else would have happened)...

Full Tilt Poker Game #11036079194: $24 + $2 KO Sit & Go (83028904), Table 10 - 1200/2400 Ante 300 - No Limit Hold'em - 18:36:17 ET - 2009/03/08
Seat 1: TheStudent3 (11,099)
Seat 3: BABAR6 (25,964)
Seat 4: CJ Legacy (35,094)
Seat 5: UAINTREAL (28,156)
Seat 6: abulamushi (33,250)
Seat 7: MookieBlaylock1 (49,497)
Seat 8: birdbomber (72,260)
Seat 9: HeikoD75 (14,680)
TheStudent3 antes 300
BABAR6 antes 300
CJ Legacy antes 300
UAINTREAL antes 300
abulamushi antes 300
MookieBlaylock1 antes 300
birdbomber antes 300
HeikoD75 antes 300
UAINTREAL posts the small blind of 1,200
abulamushi posts the big blind of 2,400
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to TheStudent3 [Qc Qd]
MookieBlaylock1 folds
UAINTREAL: had AQ...
UAINTREAL: nh
UAINTREAL: lol
CJ Legacy: no didnt
birdbomber has 15 seconds left to act
CJ Legacy: no u didnt, u wouldve called
UAINTREAL: ok J2 then
birdbomber folds
HeikoD75 folds
TheStudent3 raises to 10,799, and is all in
BABAR6 has 15 seconds left to act
BABAR6 calls 10,799
CJ Legacy folds
UAINTREAL folds
abulamushi folds
TheStudent3 shows [Qc Qd]
BABAR6 shows [6s Kh]
*** FLOP *** [Kd 2c Ts]
*** TURN *** [Kd 2c Ts] [2h]
*** RIVER *** [Kd 2c Ts 2h] [7s]
TheStudent3 shows two pair, Queens and Twos
BABAR6 shows two pair, Kings and Twos
BABAR6 wins the pot (27,598) with two pair, Kings and Twos
TheStudent3 stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 27,598 | Rake 0

Blazers Surprise Me and the Spurs

2009-03-01T21:37:00.000-08:00

Looks like the Blazers remembered what happened in San Antonio earlier this week and took this one personally. Not only did the Blazers beat this Spurs, they embarrassed them. AND with Tim Duncan coming back, this makes it even more shocking and thus makes my head spin and hurt.

The Blazers almost led almost wire to wire. Although I am a big fan of Greg Popovich's coaching, I thought he made a mistake early that probably cost them this game. Normally, Greg Popovich would start Bruce Bowen and have his first-class defense harass Roy. Roy normally struggles against the Spurs and Bowen is the main catalyst for that. Bowen is one of the dirtiest and most hated players in the NBA, or at least, IMO. BUT, Popovich now starts Roger Mason over Bowen. Mason did have a great game, but because he had to check B-Roy, Brandon was on FIYAHH early and never cooled off. Five minutes into the game, the Spurs are already trailing double digits and Popovich calls timeout to bring in Bowen, but the Spurs never recovered and drifted further away.

Aldridge ate up (Fabricio) Oberto Jerky and Matt Bonner. LA's and Roy's point totals combined in the first half was just about equivalent to all of the Spurs scoring!!

I still can't figure this one out. Mind-boggling. But early in the day when the have the Pistons pounding the Celtics in Boston (and on a Sunday, which their record on Sundays have been abysmal), the Suns beating the Lakers, and the Pacers coming back to beat the Nuggets, it shouldn't have been that surprising to me as this truly was Upset Sunday.

Outcoached... Once Again

2009-02-25T23:21:00.001-08:00

A depleted San Antonio Spurs team going into a back-to-back missing two of their "Big 3" players of the great Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili, the Blazers had their best shot in two decades to escape the Alamo Dome, errr, I mean the AT&T Center with a dubya... And with the Blazers depth, that should have made the task more reasonable to accomplish....

BUT... their is a thing called an "x-factor" that I factor in and that my blog followers is COACHING! In one corner, the Spurs arguably have the best coach in the game today in 4-time champion Greg Popovich. And in the Blazer's corner, you probably have the MOST OVERRATED coach today in Nate McMillan, errr, I mean McMuffin. A man before last season had one great season and that was his CONTRACT season in Seattle where he miraculously and somehow led the Sonics into the 2nd round of the Playoffs.

McMuffin said the game plan was to stop Tony Parker (uh... duh when Duncan and Ginobili are missing), yet he couldn't figure out how. Parker only finished with 39 points on 17 of 27 FGs (63%), 9 dimes, and 5 boards. Parker played last night too, but that didn't stop him from dissecting Nate's incompetent scheme. Nate left Blake and Sergio to guard Parker for most of the game in whom the All-Star blew by them both with relative ease.

Oh, did I mention Blake went an incredible 0-9 tonight and only managed 1 assist, which was worthy of 24 minutes according to Nate...

As the 4th quarter ticked down, Nate ended up in desperation and tried putting Travis Outlaw on Parker. Every Blazer fan watching this game on TV was probably yelling at their TVs to put Batum back in... Unfortunately, we have a coach that is a blithering idiot.

The best options IMO for stopping or at least slowing Parker down were probably Nic Batum and Bayless. I recall the few times that the Frenchman guarded his fellow Frenchman, Nic was effective in slowing Tony down... BUT then there's Nate's motto of "If it works, ignore it" went into effect as Batum would get his commonly (1st quarter) 3rd quarter sub out and not return in the (2nd qtr) 4th quarter. For the 2nd night in a row, Batum was very efficient in 8 points on 3-7 FGs (2-3 from distance) and of course, the intangibles on the defense, yet McMuffin somehow inexplicably thought he was only worthy of 16 minutes, which was the least amount of minutes for any Blazer that did not have a DNP by his name...

J-bay, on the other hand, didn't see a second on the floor...

I still am mind-boggled in what Kevin Pritchard sees in Mr. Sonic...

Free Shavlik!!

2009-02-25T07:42:00.000-08:00

Shavlik Randolph has played two straight games and I must say, I've been impressed with him. He even got some "non-garbage" time against a top Western Conference team Houston Rockets (only b/c Aldridge picked up 2 quick fouls and Frye who picked up a quicker 3 fouls).

Against the Clips on Sunday, Shav played 8 minutes in garbage time, but managed to score 9 points on 4-8 FGs (1-1 from distance) and grabbed 7 boards. Pretty efficient don't you think. If he plays 10 minutes, I think he gets a double-double in David Lee like manner.

In his short stint vs. the Rockets, Randolph played a mere 4 minutes. He hit one FT and grabbed 3 rebounds and a floor burn from diving for a loose ball. I love the energy and hustle this guy brings. At times, I wonder why this guy doesn't get minutes over Frye or Outlaw.

I also remember Mike Barrett saying that Shavlik was once a guy who started for a 76er team that made the playoffs. Shavlik is no fluke. If a particular player coming off the bench is struggling, I think Randolph would be a great energy sub-guy off the bench. So McMuffin, if your boy Outlaw stinks it up, deattach from him and give Shav the opportunity dammit!!

Phoenix Fires Terry Porter!!

2009-02-15T22:28:00.000-08:00

To borrow a line from Marv Albert, "YESSSSSSSS!! And it Counts"

Terry Porter totally ruined this the Suns. Basically the same roster as the previous year and Porter's change of style disgruntled his players and thus, they gave up on him. Sort of like the Clippers giving up on Mike "Dudleavy" for the past two + years (Only they aren't smart enough to fire their Coach/GM).

If you don't know by now, go through my achieves to see the story of Porter and my father. This will probably put a dagger in Porter's hope to ever become a head coach again as he couldn't manage a team with 3 All-Stars. I mean seriously, how can somebody coach a team and have Steve Nash and Amare Stoudamire UNDERPERFORMand QUIT on you?? One word comes to mind now Porter... KARMA!!

Rudy Fernandez Gets the Cold Shoulder from Dunk Judges

2009-02-15T09:48:00.000-08:00

Our man Rudy Fernandez totally got the shaft by those Phoenix Suns alum where I have a conspiracy theory that their owner Sarver told them to "readjust" his scores. Remember, Sarver is the guy that made a HUGE mistake (one of many as you see their team self-destructing as I type this) of selling Rudy to the Blazers for a mere $3 million...

There are also conspiracies of the contest being rigged for a "Krypto"Nate Robinson and a "Superman" Dwight Howard final like in the movie... but only this time, the Kryptonite... I mean KryptoNate would come up on top.

Seriously, Dwight Howard's first two dunks should NOT have gotten him 50's and Nate Robinson's dunk off Wilson Chandler's back was unspectacular that should have gotten him 6's or 7's...

Say whatever conspiracy you want, but let me say this... Tom Chambers, Dan Ma-jer-le (still don't know why it's pronounced "Marley"), Kevin Johnson, Cedric Ceballos (and your see-through blindfold, and Larry Nance... You guys can kiss my ass for that piss-poor shitty judging of yours!!

I'm on Twitter Now Too

2009-02-14T23:47:00.000-08:00

Updates of what the hell I'm doing or thinking at Twitter.com. My name is here.

DUUUUUURAAANNNTT!!

2009-02-14T12:27:00.000-08:00

Remember when Kevin Pritchard said Kevin Durant is going to be an assassin? Well, not only is Durant sniping teams for 25+ point a game along with 7 rebounds. While Greg Oden, the person drafted in front of him, is racking up the injuries, KD is racking up the points and with the assistance of All-Star Weekend showcasing Durant in not only the Rookie/Sophomore game, but also the H.O.R.S.E. competition tonight (Since his team is atrociously bad, they don't get any National TV exposure, BUT they are young and showing signs of the Blazers from a few years ago). Oh, did I mention, he was the MVP of the Rook/Soph game with a record 46 points on 17 of 25 FGs (4-8 from distance) and grabbed 7 boards and 4 dimes...

Greg Oden, on the other hand, sat out the game because of yet another injury...

Remember, before the 2007 draft, I was one of the few that said we should take Durant

And keep this in mind for those of you that think Greg Oden was still the right choice for Portland... I've been saying it since the beginning of 2009, "In 5 years, Kevin Durant will be the 2nd best player in the league behind LeBron James... With Greg Oden's injury and slow progress thus far, where do you think he'll be ranked at?"

Knicks Deserved Win vs. Blazers but Choke

2009-02-08T23:00:00.000-08:00

After falling behind by as many as 17 during midway through the 3rd quarter, the New York Knicks made a dramatic comeback that made it look effortlessly thanks to the piss-poor coaching of Nate McMuffin's zone defense by the Knicks's from long distance by Chris Duhon, Nate Robinson, and yes, Tim Thomas. Thomas was luckily guarded by Travis Outlaw who alone gave up at least 3 three pointers to Thomas and had at least 2 more open looks that wouldn't fall. New York was able to turn the 17 point deficit into a lead in the 3rd but would settle for a tie going into the 4th.

Momentum had turned and the Knicks would build a 13 point lead in the 4th thanks to once again Nate's continuation of the zone defense on the shooters mentioned above. Luckily for McMuffin', the Knicks started to miss WIDE OPEN shots, which left the door open for the Blazers and somehow, managed to pull off the buzzer beater eek out the win.

The Knicks definitely deserve this game as they once had a 30 point turn around as D'Antoni outcoached Nate, but I guess I'll take this (undeserving) win that'll keep us in 5th place.

Adam Carolla in Action

2009-02-03T17:52:00.000-08:00

Of course, on occasions I like to do my own version of "This Week in Rage" inspired by Adam Carolla so I thought I'd post a video of the man himself at what he does best in his, This Week in Rage from January 30, 2009. My personal favorite rant from last week about Steve Miller's song "Abracadabra"

B-Roy Gives Cheikh Samb a Facial

2009-01-27T22:08:00.001-08:00

Smile Cheikh Samb... You've been posterized by Brandon Roy!!

UNREAL Comeback vs. Detroit

2009-01-07T23:16:00.000-08:00

I have to admit, the Blazers deserved to lose the game tonight vs. Detroit. And it was all because of Nate McMuffin'. McMuffin' did everything possible in the 4th to TRY to lose that game. I'm not joking...

A VERY stellar Jerryd Bayless tonight and to not see him in the final 8 minutes or so in the game was unexplainable. Did Nate not see the FIRE and PASSION J-Bay displayed out there? Did Nate not see us turn a 14 point deficit into a lead with J-Bay or is he blind or that moronic?

The fact that McMuffin' tried to sub in an uninspiring Greg Oden during the final minutes of the game with a 2 point lead that eventually turned into a 3 point deficit before resubbing Joel Przybilla back in (probably because somebody in the front row yelled that to him because Nate doesn't normally like to resub Joel for some idiotic reason)...

AND, let's just ignore Travis Outlaw's game winning bucket... If Travis wasn't playing in the 4th quarter at all, the Blazers run away with this one. Just look at the dozen (or more) points he surrendered to Tayshaun Prince and the numerous rebounds he failed to box-out or got out-hustled on... McMuffin', didn't Nicolas Batum's performance vs. Lakers earn him those 4th quarter minutes you gave to Outlaw?? Not to mention Batum is probably the best forward poistion defender on the team that would have a great chance at stopping Prince...

BUT because the Blazers won, the media will praise McMuffin' on the comeback win when all he did was make the game more exciting to (ignorant) fans along with giving me an ulcer and gray hairs, and this will also cover up Outlaw's horrific flaws on anything but his act of taking insanely difficult shots...

More of Kevin Garnett's Dirty Antics

2008-12-31T21:56:00.000-08:00

Remember the days in the WWE "Attitude" era where evil boss Vince McMahon got the reserved "ass-hole" chant from the fans... We'll the Boston Celtics' Kevin Garnett is doing is best to receive those infamous chants (well deserved may I add), but instead, he gets the predictable, but I guess never too old "Garnett sucks" chant. Courteously from Basketbawful, here are just a couple of KG's asshole-like tactics:

(1) After getting a facial from Travis Outlaw, KG tries to give Outlaw a facial with his elbow. Watch closely on the replay at the 1:02 mark

(2) Two elbow attempts at LaMarcus Aldridge and then to have the audacity to put your filthy hands up and then do the hands out and say, "What did I do wrong" look after the refs copped out and gave a double technical (in which both the T's should have gone to KG)...

Nate's Greatest Offensive Scheme: 6 on 5!!

2008-12-30T22:34:00.001-08:00

You may be laughing now about that call/play/outcome at the end of the first half, but if you look at it, it played a vital role for the entire game.

Now, you all know that its suppose to be 5 on 5. Once the refs realized (after Kevin Garnett pointed that out) that the Blazers had 6 players on the court after an Outlaw dunk, the refs huddled together and decided to give the Blazers a technical foul BUT they also counted the bucket. Shouldn't they have waived off the bucket and then gave Boston the technical free throw??

That's a 3-point swing and with 22 seconds left in the game, Paul Pierce connected on a driving runner and was fouled and hit the FT to make the score 87-86 Portland. Subtract two from Portland and Boston has the one point lead and who knows what happens at the end (probably Nate would have found some way to lose)...

All in all, I really can't complain. The Blazers won and Nate really did one hell of a job tonight. I especially like the twin tower lineup of Oden and Przybilla together (although I would of liked to see more of that in the 4th)...

Bill Simmons on Mike D'Antoni and Don't Forget to Vote 4 Rudy!!

2008-12-30T12:02:00.000-08:00

For the 1st time in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest, the NBA fans will get to vote the for the final entrant into the contest and Portland's Rudy Fernandez is one of three players on the ballot. Watch the clip below and then vote for Rudy!!

Bill Simmons has a great article up on Mike D'Antoni's "Seven seconds or less" offense relating to that of past PG Steve Nash and current PG Chris Duhon with the Knicks. A very good read making me once again wonder what the Blazers would have been like with this genius using Sergio and Rudy who are built for his system rather than McMuffin's slow and (at times) sloppy pace... Just look at all the Knicks from last season and you couldn't find a reliable fantasy basketball player other than Zach Randolph... Now D'Antoni has people like David Lee, Chris Duhon, Nate Robinson, Wilson Chandler, and even Quentin Richardson putting WAY above average numbers than they are accustomed to and they are no longer a joke and fun to watch.

Nate's Pitiful Excuse to John Hollinger

2008-12-16T06:56:00.001-08:00

McMuffin gives his lame-ass excuse for the Clipper debacle from ESPN's John Hollinger:

I talked to McMillan about the decision afterward, and he said he didn't believe in fouling in that situation. Among other things, he pointed out that the only way you can lose is by fouling, because the player can get a four-point play.

Um... did he not see the final score???

(Repost of last paragraph from last entry):

And the fact that the Clips had 8 seconds to get a final shot off where Mike Dunleavy was dumb enough to milk the whole clock so that if the Clips were to miss, they wouldn't get a second chance. Barron Davis was probably 10 feet away from the three point line milking the clock and the Blazers had ALL the time in the world to foul and make the Clips do IMO the more improbable thing of making the first FT and then having to miss the second and then get the rebound and score... Doesn't that sound a lot harder than LETTING B-Diddy having a nice look at a three McMuffin'?
It was a double overtime classic game indeed of two most god-awful coaches of today in the NBA...

Ladies and gentlemen: Mike "Dunleaky" and Nate "McMuffin"!!

What the Blake Was That?!

2008-12-15T09:10:00.000-08:00

Edited: 8:20 PM on 12/15/02 (scroll down to final paragraph)

Or more like What the (Bleep) was that?! Steve Blake, a CAREER 77% FT shooter shoots five FT at the end of the 4th quarter and goes 1 for 5 and the Clippers are able to force a tie and end of beating the Blazers. If you can't make your FT's, you don't deserve to win the game. My beef is still with McMuffin'... When you have Rudy Fernandez who is about 93% who had already missed his "one", why not Rudy?

And once again, what about the bad timeout management by McMuffin'. You even had Mike Rice saying on TV commentary that he'd save a timeout because you know what you're going to run and you might need it later... Well, once again, McMuffin' ignores the thought of saving timeouts and out of the timeout, the Blazers run an iso-Roy... Really?! You needed a timeout for that?!

And the fact that the Clips had 8 seconds to get a final shot off where Mike Dunleavy was dumb enough to milk the whole clock so that if the Clips were to miss, they wouldn't get a second chance. Barron Davis was probably 10 feet away from the three point line milking the clock and the Blazers had ALL the time in the world to foul and make the Clips do IMO the more improbable thing of making the first FT and then having to miss the second and then get the rebound and score... Doesn't that sound a lot harder than LETTING B-Diddy having a nice look at a three McMuffin'?
It was a double overtime classic game indeed of two most god-awful coaches of today in the NBA...

Ladies and gentlemen: Mike "Dunleaky" and Nate "McMuffin"!!

The Taste of McMuffin'... Bitter!!

2008-12-09T22:01:00.001-08:00

Feels like a Bill Simmons's like diary... cue Adam Carolla... (Dear, Online diary...),

Remember Mike Dunleavy's timeout in the 2000 Western Conference Finals vs. the Lakers after the Blazers built a 15 or 17 point lead in the 4th quarter after Phil Jackson refused to call a timeout going down as the "Worst timeout called in Blazer history..." You all know what happened and I'll leave it at that... Well, number "# 2" happened tonight:

With a 5 point lead with 53 seconds left DRIBBLING past halfcourt, McMuffin' calls a 20 second timeout leaving the Blazers with one 20 left... Now, I can maybe understand a timeout if you're behind a bucket or two, or even up one, two, or three points.... but 5. (I notice McMuffin' loves to do these timeouts which is pure stupid and also, his calling 20 sec. timeouts after one FT so you can't advance the ball to halfcourt). I immediately told my dad that that was a terrible timeout for those reasons I mentioned above the parenthesis. Then, when the Blazers had to call a second timeout, I knew we had a great possibility of losing the game... Then, cue Mike Rice on you want to have one of these timeouts down the stretch in case of a f*** up and then a really Kevin Pritchard mind-boggled face... And what happens off the timeout... you guessed it... a turnover that turned into 3 points for Orlando to cut the lead to 2 with 29 seconds left and NOW with no timeouts, we get off a corner prayer three by Roy with a hand in his face that airballs and now Oralndo calls timeout... I tell my dad that YES, we are gonna lose this game now and low and behold... Turkoglu hits the 3 to give Orlando the one point win...

Not even with all the bloggers and forums out there that have expressed their (smart) opinions of playing Joel in the 4th quarter (McMuffin' failed to realize this until after mid season last year), to playing Sergio more, starting Batum or Rudy over Travis at the start of the season, whatever it may be... I still can't get the bitter taste of McMuffin' out of my mouth after this one...

KG vs. Jose Calderon

2008-12-06T10:53:00.000-08:00

Another reason to hate (the most underrated asshole in the NBA) Kevin Garnett and love (the most underrated PG today) JOSE CALDERON!! I'll tell you what, if this was Rasheed Wallace taunting, not only would he have been ejected in a nanosecond, but probably fined and suspended as well...

Stars Blogger Championship

2008-12-05T07:46:00.000-08:00

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Registration code: 455006

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Brandon Roy and "Four Horsemen" Blazing a Trail Late in New York

2008-12-03T08:01:00.000-08:00

The Blazers stepped into "The Mecca" of NBA stadiums aka Madison Square Garden last night and things didn't look stellar early. The open shots weren't falling, Greg Oden put of a stinker and missed a couple of easy dunks, the Knicks were getting to the FT line w/ease, Chris Duhon was once again a super beast with 23 points and 13 dimes, and the Blazers would somehow only find themselves only down by as much as 9.

Brandon Roy would be a catalyst getting to the rim on numerous occasions to get easy layups versus New York's second worst rated defense. Roy finished with 23-6-5 (and 3 steals).

Roy had help in the second half by what I call the "Four Horseman" aka The Four White Guy (Team) consisting of Steve Blake, RUUUUUUUUUDDDYYY Fernanadez, "Spanish Chocolate" SUUUUURGIO Rodriguez, and "The Vanilla Gorilla" "Przyilla" Joel Przybilla. That's right!! This is a rare thing as I can only recall 2 other teams in my era (1983 to the present). Now you can compare us to the Jazz of the 1990s (John Stockton, Jeff Hornacek, Mark Eaton, and Tom Chambers) and the late 90s to the Kings of the early 2000s (Bibby, Peja, Brad Miller, and "Floppy D" Vlade Divac)!!

Rudy got the 4th quarter started with a few threes including a sick stepback three against the shot clock. Sergio was finding the open man and finished with 4 assists (hence the bad FG%), and hit a huge three in the 4th. Rudy and Sergio had the best "Plus/Minus" ratio of +14!!

Blake hit some timely shots when the Blazers trailed that never ballooned NY's lead to double diggits...

AND then there's Joel!! Joel got the crunch time minutes over an ineffective Oden. Joel was doing everything from rebounding and getting a number of tip in points. And on defense, when we needed a stop against a high powered D'Antoni offense, he was the man!! A great article from ESPN's Henry Abbott about Mr. Przybilla's performance on the right corner of the page. Joel finished with eight points, 14 rebounds and two HUGE blocks.

Next stop, D.C!

As of Right Now, Joel > Oden

2008-11-25T23:32:00.000-08:00

An interesting piece that could be found here from ESPN. about the effectiveness of both that includes the "+/- Ratio". Looks like I wasn't the only one to have noticed this in last night's game vs. the Kings as I was screaming for McMuffin' to put Joel back in...

The season is young, but right now, Joel is the man as it's not just last night's game that Joel has been "The Savior" at the center position...

"JO'ed" by Full Tilt

2008-11-16T09:32:00.000-08:00

"JO'ed" = Jacked *** by running Jacks... very ugly. Oh, and I didn't like that guy's slowroll because that's gotta be an auto-call with blinds this high...

Full Tilt Poker Game #9005237456: $22 + $2 Sit & Go (Turbo) (68920814), Table 1 - 300/600 - No Limit Hold'em - 12:29:48 ET - 2008/11/16
Seat 1: Spielerin (4,310)
Seat 6: phatguy500 (2,760)
Seat 8: TheStudent3 (2,710)
Seat 9: Pupsyara (3,720)
Spielerin posts the small blind of 300
phatguy500 posts the big blind of 600
The button is in seat #9
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to TheStudent3 [As Ah]
TheStudent3 raises to 2,710, and is all in
Pupsyara folds
Spielerin folds
phatguy500 has 15 seconds left to act
phatguy500 calls 2,110
TheStudent3 shows [As Ah]
phatguy500 shows [Ac Jh]
*** FLOP *** [5h 7d 3d]
*** TURN *** [5h 7d 3d] [Jc]
*** RIVER *** [5h 7d 3d Jc] [Js]
TheStudent3 shows two pair, Aces and Jacks
phatguy500 shows three of a kind, Jacks
phatguy500 wins the pot (5,720) with three of a kind, Jacks
TheStudent3 stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 5,720 | Rake 0
Board: [5h 7d 3d Jc Js]
Seat 1: Spielerin (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 6: phatguy500 (big blind) showed [Ac Jh] and won (5,720) with three of a kind, Jacks
Seat 8: TheStudent3 showed [As Ah] and lost with two pair, Aces and Jacks
Seat 9: Pupsyara (button) didn't bet (folded)

All in PF and FullShit pulls out the old runner runner on me...

2008-11-14T13:48:00.000-08:00

Courteously from The Main's Domain. A person known as "tuff fish" plays Mario while playing online poker (I believe on a seperate monitor as you'll hear him cuss out not only Party Poker, but him constantly dying in Mario).

I think I almost died laughing from this so be forewarned about that and the language... Enjoy!!

Soooaring with SUUURGIO and RUUUUUUDDDYYY!!!

2008-11-12T21:01:00.000-08:00

First off, my cousin Victor had the quote of the night in regard to Terry Porter's number being retired:

We shouldn't retire Porter's number simply because Oden, Roy, Aldridge and Rudy will be better!

That's all I need to say about the Miami game tonight. Reigning triples, slashing alley-opp lob, driving "spin-cycle" rainbow, and clutch 4th quarter!! Interview with the lovely Rebbecca Haarlow after words, all you needed to hear from him was his 1st remarks: "I don't care about my points. I care about the win." Bueno Mr. Fernandez.

I was happy to see SUUURGIO get some extendo minutes in the 4th and for the second game in a row (and second of the season), it worked and are 2-0 now w/"Spanish Chocolate". Rodriguez had a nice, clutch drive, spin and baby jumper to keep the Blazer's lead sufficient. The assists were there again tonight for Sergio and he kept his turnovers to a minimum.

I liked Nate's approach early by pounding the undersized Heat team to oblivion in the first quarter. Miami had no answer as we racked up the offensive rebounds and points in the paint, which is a obscurity normally because we're a jump shooting team, but I wish we'd be more of a inside team in the paint. Nate seems oblivious as the team went away from what worked in the first quarter and Miami was able to catch up and like Orlando, was able to take the lead into the 4th quarter, despite being behind for most of the game. Fortunately, the same outcome of a Blazer victory repeated itself thanks to large part of "Spanish Fly" (SUUURGIO and RUUUUUUDDDYYY)!!

Terry Porter's Number to be Retired... My Disgust with "The Real Dirty-Thirty"...

2008-11-11T23:55:00.000-08:00

A sad day for Blazer history as it was announced today that they will retire slimeball Terry Porter. I have previously written why and just sent a letter to Oregonian writer and 95.5 The Game's personality of the Bald Face Truth: John Canzano about my thoughts of Mr. Porter that also includes the situation between him and my father:

Terry Porter Comments and Dark Story...
Joey Wong
to JohnCanzano

show details 11:48 PM (5 minutes ago)

Canzano!!

Caught your podcast and wanted to comment about the Terry Porter (and Bob Gross) # 30 retirement. I'm not going to get into depth of the obvious stuff you talked about with there already being too many undeserving numbers being retired, Porter's numbers not being phenomenal enough...

I want to let you know the OTHER SIDE of Terry Porter: Back in the early 1990s, Terry Porter brought his new Mercedes to my father's auto body shop called New Dimension Body & Paint. He wanted to get his moldings and bumper painted to match the rest of the body of the car (about an $1,800 job). Terry was recommended to me by an acquaintance of mine named Eddie, who was a car salesman.

According to Porter, part of the deal for the new Mercedes was for Eddie to pay for the paint job of Terry's car, but Eddie never informed my dad of that... Porter than said that my dad (name So Hin) should ask Eddie to pay for the job and he INSURED my dad that if Eddie would not pay for it, then he would come back and pay for it. My father called Eddie and Eddie said to have Porter pay for it as he wasn't aware of that stipulation. When my dad tried to call Porter back, he would not return my dad's calls and messages. My father even got Kevin Duckworth (Duck, Jerome, and Damon were all customers of ours. The three were genuine people to us with Duck and Jerome being repeat customers and Duck being the most closest to my father) to leave messages to Porter about the situation and still to this day, 16 or 17 years later, not a damn thing. What is $1,800 to somebody of Porter's caliber??

Mr. Canzano, I am a big fan of your radio show and column and respect what you do. The next time you get a chance to interview Mr. Porter (or anyone from 95.5 The Game), I'd like you to bring this situation up to him and see how he reacts to this. He has no excuses!

The only numbers I recognize in the rafters of retired numbers are Walton and Drexler, and it bugs me that there are so many undeserving numbers hanging... However, the one that would bug me the most would be the familiarity of Terry Porter...

Radio friendly as you say, "jackass" is a word that I would best associate with Terry Porter.

Kind Regards,

--
Joey Wong
http://trailbloggingblazerfan.blogspot.com/
503-975-2623

Oh So Sweet in Orlando!!

2008-11-10T23:39:00.000-08:00

Woah! What a refreshing way to start a long road trip for the young Blazer team. I have to admit that I didn't think we had a chance against a hot Orlando Magic team who have won four straight coming into tonight.

As the last two road games vs. the Suns and Jazz, the Blazers were able to build a nice lead early but then fade somewhere in the middle to the end. As eerie as this game was as the momentum shifted to the Magic as they headed into the final quarter with the lead, the Blazers wouldn't let the fourth quarter happen tonight.

Shutting down Dwight Howard to 6 points and 7 rebounds in the second half after
his first half one-man wrecking crew performance of domination of drawing fouls on Joel Pryzbilla in a total of nine minutes (although 3 were chicken poo calls) and scoring 23 points and hauling in 12 rebounds. Good-grief!! That's a phenomenal full game line, let alone a 1st half!!

I hate to admit this, but I liked what Coach McMillan (yes, he deserve his name to be called right after tonight) did. For once, he stuck with the bench team that helped pull away in the fourth quarter adhering from the normality of taking them out after the first couple minutes even if things were working. I also liked that Nate tried a lineup that included Roy, Rudy, Sergio at the same time, even if it was only for a minute. I don't like the fact that Nate likes to slow things down when you're the second youngest team in the NBA and you could easily have an advantage of running the elder teams around to death. A team can only stay young for so long as injuries, trades, etc happen so I think it is best that he experiment with it while he can.

Next up, Miami! If we can beat Orlando, which I didn't think could happen, I am definitely more optimistic about the Heat game. Keep Blazin'!!

Sergio Wanting to Be Traded... Say It Ain't So!!

2008-11-08T16:19:00.000-08:00

Down with Coach McMuffin' and his stubborn and retarded tactics!!

A nice piece by Jason Quick of the Oregonian and apparently, Blazer fans responding to Mr. Quick's work also disagree with Nate's decision of underusing Sergio (What a surprise. Kevin Pritchard, I love what you've done with the team, but dammit!! You have to remove McMuffin'. Look at the potential of this team and realize if anyone can f*** this up, it it Nate).

Other than Rudy Fernandez, Sergio Rodriguez is the most flashy, razzle-dazzle player on the team. Oh, and the fact that when Sergio and Rudy play together, we get some wicked alley-opp reverse layups and dunks. Sure, Sergio is turnover prone, but usually when he is in on offense, he is the major reason why we get open shots, more points in the paint, and of course the flare spectacular passes of the Spain sensation.

Other than Brandon Roy's 1.9 seconds of the Houston OT, Roy has been less than the All-Star form he was last year. Could it be because he is playing out of position more at the Three (aka small forward) or PG?

Steve Blake at PG?? Sure he'd make a great backup. I don't even know why Steve resigned with Portland in the first place. He was the backup/3rd PG under McMuffin' originally but now you want to start and play Blake 30+ minutes?! We are going nowhere with Blake (or Nate for that matter).

Ideally, I'd love for Sergio to start and Jerryd Bayless to backup. Kevin Pritchard has three months to make the anticipating blockbuster deal that Blazer Nation pondering about. Make the right one KP!! Right now, I wish the league was allowed to trade coaches... Again, I've said it before, McMuffin' for D'Antoni!! You see how much better the New York Knicks are this season?!

Coach Nate McMuffin': Mark my words and kiss my @$$! If Sergio Rodriguez is traded because of your bullheaded, two-cent incompetent brain of underusing him every game, I guarantee you'll regret it and he will be the next Jose Calderon!!

Batum with the Kaboom!!

2008-11-01T07:55:00.000-07:00

I didn't have the stomach to comment about the Laker game, but this game vs. the Spurs was definitely a nice treat on Halloween. And again, it supported my theory to start anyone but Zach Randolph Jr. (aka Travis Outlaw) in the starting lineup.My quote/status on facebook before the Laker game:

Joey is WTF Coach McMuffin'?! your gonna start Zach Randolph Jr aka Outlaw over a team player in Batum?! Sportsbook it now ppl, Lakers will cover! 4:14pm
- 1 Comment

Any what was Nate thinking not evening play Nicolas Batum in the Laker game until the final 3 minutes of that game?!

I have to be thinking that Nate then listens to the local sports radio show (95.5 The Game) in which many people call or answer in poll question that they'd like to have Batum or Rudy as the starter instead of Outlaw... BUT what does McMuffin do again last night... that's right, he starts Outlaw. But with this probably in his mind, he gives Batum a chance and hotdamn, this kid Batum is GOOD!! Long length, stifling defense, team player that shares the ball, strong attacks to the hoops and range from long distance!! This Frenchman did it all last night!!

And Coach McMuffin will look like a genius for playing him last night BUT here is something that will get overlooked because the Blazers won... It looked like the only thing scary about the Spurs was Greg Popovich's creepy, white beard when the Blazers had built a 12 point lead or so in the 4th quarter but when it got cut to 8 or so, Nate subs Batum and puts back in ball hog Travis Outlaw... WTF McMuffin?! And from there on, the Spurs go on a hellacious run with Tony Parker having his way with Steve Blake (WTF was Blake doing in there? Every play, Parker penetrated him for a layup or a dishout to an open three point swingman. Remember Batum's defense on him before the end of the 1st half Nate... I guess not)... So the lead now becomes a range of "down 1 to up one" and when Nate finally realizes Batum (or probably Dean Denompolis, the assistant coach), he puts back Batum in the final 35 seconds or so of the game...

It ended well last night, but people please... See through this Nate McMuffin garbage!! And remember how he declined his extension which you thought was a terrible enigma... It's not. REMEMBER, this guy bolted from Seattle FOR THE MONEY to come to Portland and REMEMBER, this guy really only had ONE winning season of coaching which was the last year of his Seattle tenure and has done anything since (last year was the players).

Flushed Out

2008-10-29T06:52:00.001-07:00

Flopped a set of Aces and get runner-runnered flushed out... Thanks again FTP...

Full Shit Does it Again

2008-10-24T07:26:00.000-07:00

Worst hand goes in preflop and sucks out again, other wise I get a triple up...

Full Tilt Poker Game #8636439161: Table Obispo (6 max) - $1/$2 - $60 Cap No Limit Hold'em - 10:23:32 ET - 2008/10/24
Seat 1: Coin No1 ($238.45)
Seat 2: princety1 ($126.90)
Seat 3: TheStudent3 ($104)
Seat 4: Ferstef ($129.20)
Seat 5: pokerchrisbrown ($135.95)
Seat 6: polo21370 ($97)
pokerchrisbrown posts the small blind of $1
polo21370 posts the big blind of $2
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to TheStudent3 [Qs Qd]
Coin No1 raises to $7
princety1 calls $7
TheStudent3 raises to $35
Ferstef folds
pokerchrisbrown has 15 seconds left to act
pokerchrisbrown raises to $60, and is capped
polo21370 folds
Coin No1 calls $53, and is capped
princety1 folds
TheStudent3 calls $25, and is capped
pokerchrisbrown shows [Th Ts]
Coin No1 shows [Ac Kd]
TheStudent3 shows [Qs Qd]
*** FLOP *** [9d 8h Qc]
*** TURN *** [9d 8h Qc] [Js]
*** RIVER *** [9d 8h Qc Js] [6h]
pokerchrisbrown shows a straight, Queen high
Coin No1 shows Ace King high
TheStudent3 shows three of a kind, Queens
pokerchrisbrown wins the pot ($186) with a straight, Queen high
Coin No1 adds $21.55
pokerchrisbrown is sitting out
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $189 | Rake $3
Board: [9d 8h Qc Js 6h]
Seat 1: Coin No1 showed [Ac Kd] and lost with Ace King high
Seat 2: princety1 folded before the Flop
Seat 3: TheStudent3 showed [Qs Qd] and lost with three of a kind, Queens
Seat 4: Ferstef (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: pokerchrisbrown (small blind) showed [Th Ts] and won ($186) with a straight, Queen high
Seat 6: polo21370 (big blind) folded before the Flop

The Celtics Cut Darius Miles!!

2008-10-20T17:30:00.001-07:00

The title says it all as the C's kicked Miles to the curb and our cap space is spared... for now... Thanks again to Danny Ainge for taking out our garbage (cough-cough Sebastian Telfair and Theo Ratliff)... I guess he realized he didn't want the jinx and plague that is known as Darius Miles like the Blazers, Cavaliers, and Clippers once did (he still has failed to make a single playoff with any team)... So I guess that's why we didn't make the playoffs the past 3 seasons and now were "D-Miles" away from Darius Miles!!

Why Oh Why Did I Try My Luck at Cash Games Again...

2008-10-16T23:37:00.000-07:00

Enough said... My second hand sitting down... I had previous notes on the "villain" on this hand were "yum-yum" donkey but the result is another hand not holding up...

Full Tilt Poker Game #8525987716: Table Miracle (6 max) - $1/$2 - $60 Cap No Limit Hold'em - 2:35:05 ET - 2008/10/17
Seat 1: TheStudent3 ($131.70)
Seat 2: Tarkshya ($527.45)
Seat 3: Pressure_Po1nts ($141.95)
Seat 4: Gelone ($95.10)
Seat 5: orangenblack1 ($173.15)
Seat 6: Mac the Bear ($376.35)
TheStudent3 posts the small blind of $1
Tarkshya posts the big blind of $2
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to TheStudent3 [Jd Jc]
Pressure_Po1nts raises to $6
Gelone folds
orangenblack1 folds
Mac the Bear calls $6
TheStudent3 calls $5
Tarkshya calls $4
*** FLOP *** [9c 3h 5h]
TheStudent3 checks
Tarkshya checks
Pressure_Po1nts checks
Mac the Bear bets $20
TheStudent3 raises to $54, and is capped
Tarkshya folds
Pressure_Po1nts folds
Mac the Bear calls $34, and is capped
TheStudent3 shows [Jd Jc]
Mac the Bear shows [9s 7c]
*** TURN *** [9c 3h 5h] [7d]
*** RIVER *** [9c 3h 5h 7d] [Tc]
TheStudent3 shows a pair of Jacks
Mac the Bear shows two pair, Nines and Sevens
Mac the Bear wins the pot ($129) with two pair, Nines and Sevens
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $132 | Rake $3
Board: [9c 3h 5h 7d Tc]
Seat 1: TheStudent3 (small blind) showed [Jd Jc] and lost with a pair of Jacks
Seat 2: Tarkshya (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 3: Pressure_Po1nts folded on the Flop
Seat 4: Gelone didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: orangenblack1 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: Mac the Bear (button) showed [9s 7c] and won ($129) with two pair, Nines and Sevens

Get in My Belly!!!

2008-10-13T16:42:00.001-07:00

Curteousy of Basketbawful, the Houston Rockets' mascots (what happened to Turbo Man?) has a "fetish" for devouring cheerleaders:

Preseason Opener: RudyMania!!! Oh Yeah!!

2008-10-08T16:24:00.000-07:00

The basketball world was anticipating the long awaited debut of Greg Oden, but I was even more antsy for one RUUUUUUUUUDDDYYY Fernandez!! (Rudy was drafted 2 years ago, but choose to stay in Spain one more year and you could say, it was very beneficial), especially after Rudy's phenomenal performance against the U.S. during the Gold Medal match.

Although Rudy only had a mere 6 points and 5 assists, he was the spark-plug and the catalyst for the team last night vs. the Kings. It seemed like everything he did should have made SportsCenter's Top 10 Highlights itself!! Don't believe me... Check the highlights here.

Also, I am glad Sergio got some good PT. His shots were going down and was able to manage a great assist to turnover ration (7-2). He was flashy with the ally-opps to Rudy (see highlight link above) and drained the majority of his shots, esp. the long ball.

All I have to say from this is I hope Nate uses a Sergio-Rudy combo when the regular season comes around...

RudyMania!!

2008-09-23T18:08:00.000-07:00

A nice article about the arrival of Spanish basketball great Rudy Fernandez to Portland and what it could mean to the team.

I agree that he is (younger) "the second-coming" of Manu Ginobili (said this a few times before) and that although Kevin Pritchard and Blazer Nation are strong believers in him, Nate isn't 100% behind Rudy... Just interviewed by radio station 95.5 The Game, when asked about his role by John Conzano, he said that he'd let decide on that. If Nate learned anything at the Olympics is that Rudy is ready (and Martell Webster is not)! How many times will Webster be an Olympian or go against the likes of Kobe and LeBron and have monster games like Rudy did...

Video of Rudy's arrival to Portland:

Rudy Fernandez

Case Ace to Case King: Finally a Good "Turn" of an Event

2008-09-22T17:59:00.000-07:00

Well, typical soft play at the Full Tilt SnG games and this one was no exception almost putting me on "full tilt". We get it all in PF and I'm up against A-3, A-Q, and A-K, and I have K-K. Insane how this hand ended up and only thing more dramatic would have been if it came on the river...

Rivered by the Whore

2008-09-21T09:05:00.001-07:00

This guy "Diktator1" was a strange player. I made a note of him from earlier in the tourny that with blinds 80-160, he was 2nd to act and raised all-in for about a little over 1200 with A-A and got called by somebody with nines. And you know what, when he paused and did this over raise w/the relative small blinds on the 1st hand of heads-up play, I actually put him on a big hand, AQ, QQ, JJ, TT, and low and behold, he had the Q-Q. My King had to hit 1st to add more insult to injury and thus, a sick beat...

Full Tilt Poker Game #8165253916: $22 + $2 Sit & Go (Turbo) (62113434), Table 1 - 200/400 - No Limit Hold'em - 12:02:57 ET - 2008/09/21
Seat 5: Diktator1 (7,995)
Seat 8: TheStudent3 (5,505)
Diktator1 posts the small blind of 200
TheStudent3 posts the big blind of 400
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to TheStudent3 [Kd Ad]
Diktator1 has 15 seconds left to act
Diktator1 raises to 7,995, and is all in
TheStudent3 calls 5,105, and is all in
Diktator1 shows [Qd Qc]
TheStudent3 shows [Kd Ad]
Uncalled bet of 2,490 returned to Diktator1
*** FLOP *** [3c Ks 6s]
*** TURN *** [3c Ks 6s] [Ts]
*** RIVER *** [3c Ks 6s Ts] [Qs]
Diktator1 shows three of a kind, Queens
TheStudent3 shows a pair of Kings
Diktator1 wins the pot (11,010) with three of a kind, Queens
TheStudent3 stands up
Diktator1 stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 11,010 | Rake 0
Board: [3c Ks 6s Ts Qs]
Seat 5: Diktator1 (small blind) showed [Qd Qc] and won (11,010) with three of a kind, Queens
Seat 8: TheStudent3 (big blind) showed [Kd Ad] and lost with a pair of Kings

Full Shit River

2008-09-11T20:42:00.001-07:00

I win this hand and I probably cakewalk to 1st and $99 but FullShit strikes again...

Full Tilt Poker Game #8036536186: $22 + $2 Sit & Go (Turbo) (61119692), Table 1 - 400/800 - No Limit Hold'em - 23:40:08 ET - 2008/09/11
Seat 1: TheStudent3 (5,460)
Seat 3: censnow82 (3,100)
Seat 5: IrationJD (4,940)
IrationJD posts the small blind of 400
TheStudent3 posts the big blind of 800
The button is in seat #3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to TheStudent3 [As Ah]
censnow82 raises to 3,100, and is all in
IrationJD folds
TheStudent3 calls 2,300
censnow82 shows [9c Jc]
TheStudent3 shows [As Ah]
*** FLOP *** [Th Kh 6c]
*** TURN *** [Th Kh 6c] [Qd]
*** RIVER *** [Th Kh 6c Qd] [Ad]
censnow82 shows a straight, Ace high
TheStudent3 shows three of a kind, Aces
censnow82 wins the pot (6,600) with a straight, Ace high
The blinds are now 500/1,000
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 6,600 | Rake 0
Board: [Th Kh 6c Qd Ad]
Seat 1: TheStudent3 (big blind) showed [As Ah] and lost with three of a kind, Aces
Seat 3: censnow82 (button) showed [9c Jc] and won (6,600) with a straight, Ace high
Seat 5: IrationJD (small blind) folded before the Flop

This Week in Rage aka Gold Medal Madness: Olympics Addition

2008-08-25T07:59:00.000-07:00

Don't get me wrong from the title. I love the Summer Olympics and the 29th Olympia from Beijing didn't disappoint. A plethora of standouts from Michael Phelps' 8 gold medals, to the insane speed of Usain "Lightning" Bolt, to men's volleyball success (3gold and 1 silver), to the "redemption" of the US Men's b-ball team (Oh, BTW, future Blazer Rudy Fernandez definitely proved that he is no fluke and should be the future starting SF or SG for the Blazers), to Nastia Luiken's all around gold in gymnastics and Shawn Johnson's gold on the beam, and of course, Bela Karolyi going on a rant about the Chinese gymnist being underage and being overscored to the US, I could go on and on...

However, there are still some things that I am perplexed by at the Olmpics and thought I'd give my Adam Carolla attempt to (try to) complain about some of the things that you probably wouldn't ever think about complaining.

* Men receiving flowers to go along with their medal (from another man)

If competing in diving or gymnastics is considered "feminine" (Although I don't think that), then what do you call the gentlemen that present flowers to the men that win a medal? I mean seriously, all you really need is the medal. Right after the medal presentations and photos from the swimming events that I saw Michael Phelps dominate, he would either throw his flowers into the stands or give them to his mom or one of his sisters. Also, post medal ceremonies... I don't ever recall seeing anybody keeping the Goddam flowers to showcase! You know how some athletes like to bite on their medals... Well, instead of giving out the flowers, how about them something else to bite on like food, especially after a marathon or decatholon event!!

* Removal of Perfect 10 score in Gymnastics along with no gold medal ties (and questionable judging favoring China's underaged athletes)

The removal of the Perfect 10 score was chaotic and perplexing enough adding more conflict to the Gymnastics portion of the Olympics to go along with the unfair scoring toward the US and favoritism toward China. All around women's gymnist Gold medalist Nastia Liuken probably was screwed out of 2 other gold medals (Yes, her beam performance was better than Shawn Johnson), most noticable, the uneven bar (her best event). Not only was she unfairly underscored, but fellow 12-year-old Chinawoman named "He" of all things, was overscored after a so-so landing in which it was equivalent to Luiken's socre but becasue of this bull shit tie breaker, Luiken would receive the silver lining and "He" the tainted gold.

What wrong is there in not awarding two gold medals here or going into a Goddam sudden death?! In a sport where there are no ties like basketball, tennis, or soccer, there are overtime periods until there is a winner. But in swimming or running, there are medal ties for the unoccassionl ties. What the F is up with this idea of no tie or no tie breaker?! The committee that came up with this preposterous theory can eat my shorts and kiss my ass!!

On a sidenote, a great thing coming out of this was more "Belavision" with Bela Karoyli and his classic rants on the "underaged" Chinese gymnist and the "generous" scoring for the Chinese and unfavorable scores toward the US.

Sidenote: his cheerleading from watching Nastia Liuken was classic and so was Bob Costas' face of fear of a crazy gymnist coach. More Bela Karolyi, less Tim Dagget...

* Athletes eating at McDonalds everyday or eating like Sumos and having 8-pack-stomachs

I know Michael Phelps and other swimmers along with the US Men's b-ball team didn't want to touch the Chinese delacacies for the two weeks they were there... Well, first off, when I go out of state/vacation, the last thing I want to do is eat at a local fast food place let alone Mickey-Ds. I am also not a big fan of eating the same thing over for numerous days, although you can't go wrong with the Egg-McMuffin for breakfast! But listen, how is the Olympian experience a real experience eating at McDonalds everyday? That could be a person's experience here in the states that will have his or her arteries clogged by age 40. Grab a squid, chicken feat, scorpion, something that you'll remember goddammit - thank you

Feel free to leave your comments and vote for the gold medal rant of the three!!

Three Outer that Could Have Cost Me $5K+

2008-08-24T15:14:00.000-07:00

Full Tilt Poker Game #7785042618: $22,500 FR (58662474), Table 26 - 800/1600 Ante 200 - No Limit Hold'em - 18:12:45 ET - 2008/08/24
Seat 1: andr3w321 (63,202)
Seat 3: justagrtgal (16,366)
Seat 4: TheStudent3 (21,460)
Seat 5: Shane215 (20,046)
Seat 6: IronWheels (12,714)
Seat 7: JspinSwell (38,765)
Seat 9: FoxeyRoxy (41,476)
andr3w321 antes 200
justagrtgal antes 200
TheStudent3 antes 200
Shane215 antes 200
IronWheels antes 200
JspinSwell antes 200
FoxeyRoxy antes 200
FoxeyRoxy posts the small blind of 800
andr3w321 posts the big blind of 1,600
The button is in seat #7
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to TheStudent3 [Qs As]
likenoelse sits down
likenoelse adds 26,173
Skesis sits down
Skesis adds 38,492
justagrtgal raises to 16,166, and is all in
likenoelse is feeling happy
TheStudent3 raises to 21,260, and is all in
Shane215 folds
IronWheels folds
JspinSwell folds
FoxeyRoxy folds
andr3w321 has 15 seconds left to act
andr3w321 folds
TheStudent3 shows [Qs As]
justagrtgal shows [Ad 6h]
IronWheels: u got beetchslapped dude
Shane215: well, you're chirping about it.
Uncalled bet of 5,094 returned to TheStudent3
*** FLOP *** [Ah Kd 6c]
Shane215: lmao
*** TURN *** [Ah Kd 6c] [2d]
IronWheels: lol
*** RIVER *** [Ah Kd 6c 2d] [5d]
TheStudent3 shows a pair of Aces
justagrtgal shows two pair, Aces and Sixes
justagrtgal wins the pot (36,132) with two pair, Aces and Sixes
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 36,132 | Rake 0
Board: [Ah Kd 6c 2d 5d]
Seat 1: andr3w321 (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 3: justagrtgal showed [Ad 6h] and won (36,132) with two pair, Aces and Sixes
Seat 4: TheStudent3 showed [Qs As] and lost with a pair of Aces
Seat 5: Shane215 folded before the Flop
Seat 6: IronWheels folded before the Flop
Seat 7: JspinSwell (button) folded before the Flop
Seat 9: FoxeyRoxy (small blind) folded before the Flop

Donkalicious, but My Fucking Luck

2008-08-16T15:07:00.000-07:00

PokerStars Game #19668296772: Tournament #102543851, $15+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2008/08/16 - 18:02:14 (ET)
Table '102543851 1' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: WPTunderdog (1470 in chips)
Seat 2: chungwen73 (3025 in chips)
Seat 3: slothmoney81 (3505 in chips)
Seat 5: karen623 (1095 in chips)
Seat 6: Rosssi52 (1230 in chips)
Seat 7: CincyKid1111 (1510 in chips)
Seat 8: barshopper (1665 in chips)
slothmoney81: posts small blind 50
karen623: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to WPTunderdog [Js Jc]
Rosssi52: calls 100
CincyKid1111: calls 100
barshopper: folds
WPTunderdog: raises 600 to 700
chungwen73: folds
slothmoney81: folds
karen623: folds
Rosssi52: raises 530 to 1230 and is all-in
CincyKid1111: folds
WPTunderdog: calls 530
*** FLOP *** [2s 5c 9h]
*** TURN *** [2s 5c 9h] [Jh]
*** RIVER *** [2s 5c 9h Jh] [Ah]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Rosssi52: shows [8h Kh] (a flush, Ace high)
WPTunderdog: shows [Js Jc] (three of a kind, Jacks)
Rosssi52 collected 2710 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2710 | Rake 0
Board [2s 5c 9h Jh Ah]
Seat 1: WPTunderdog showed [Js Jc] and lost with three of a kind, Jacks
Seat 2: chungwen73 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: slothmoney81 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: karen623 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: Rosssi52 showed [8h Kh] and won (2710) with a flush, Ace high
Seat 7: CincyKid1111 folded before Flop
Seat 8: barshopper folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Typical PokerStars

2008-08-13T07:31:00.001-07:00

Calling a raise w/K3 high and no draw and drawing to 2 outs... Thanks for another bad beat

PokerStars Game #19584469595: Tournament #101885394, $11.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level IV (50/100) - 2008/08/13 - 10:29:37 (ET)
Table '101885394 1' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: Mainz05erin (1190 in chips)
Seat 2: WPTunderdog (1810 in chips)
WPTunderdog: posts small blind 50
Mainz05erin: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to WPTunderdog [8h Kh]
WPTunderdog: calls 50
Mainz05erin: raises 200 to 300
WPTunderdog: calls 200
*** FLOP *** [2h 9h 6d]
Mainz05erin: bets 400
WPTunderdog: raises 1110 to 1510 and is all-in
Mainz05erin: calls 490 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (620) returned to WPTunderdog
*** TURN *** [2h 9h 6d] [3d]
*** RIVER *** [2h 9h 6d 3d] [Ts]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Mainz05erin: shows [3c Ks] (a pair of Threes)
WPTunderdog: shows [8h Kh] (high card King)
Mainz05erin collected 2380 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2380 | Rake 0
Board [2h 9h 6d 3d Ts]
Seat 1: Mainz05erin (big blind) showed [3c Ks] and won (2380) with a pair of Threes
Seat 2: WPTunderdog (button) (small blind) showed [8h Kh] and lost with high card King

Another One

2008-08-10T14:05:00.001-07:00

PokerStars Game #19516246600: Tournament #101341053, $15+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2008/08/10 - 17:03:35 (ET)
Table '101341053 1' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 2: WPTunderdog (2820 in chips)
Seat 4: NielsAces (3575 in chips)
Seat 5: Mr.RCBD (3510 in chips)
Seat 9: snakee (3595 in chips)
WPTunderdog: posts the ante 25
NielsAces: posts the ante 25
Mr.RCBD: posts the ante 25
snakee: posts the ante 25
snakee: posts small blind 200
WPTunderdog: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to WPTunderdog [Kd Ks]
NielsAces: folds
Mr.RCBD: folds
snakee: raises 3170 to 3570 and is all-in
WPTunderdog: calls 2395 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (775) returned to snakee
Mr.RCBD said, "german f... style"
*** FLOP *** [2s 9c 5c]
*** TURN *** [2s 9c 5c] [6d]
*** RIVER *** [2s 9c 5c 6d] [8c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
snakee: shows [9d 7s] (a straight, Five to Nine)
WPTunderdog: shows [Kd Ks] (a pair of Kings)
snakee collected 5690 from pot
NielsAces said, "mr. rcbd u think ur a robot? u play like it anyway"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 5690 | Rake 0
Board [2s 9c 5c 6d 8c]
Seat 2: WPTunderdog (big blind) showed [Kd Ks] and lost with a pair of Kings
Seat 4: NielsAces folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Mr.RCBD (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: snakee (small blind) showed [9d 7s] and won (5690) with a straight, Five to Nine

2nd Hand Cooler on Stars: Again Rewards Donkey Play

2008-08-07T06:48:00.000-07:00

PokerStars Game #19428553020: Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2008/08/07 - 09:44:11 (ET)
Table 'Dorothea II' 6-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: WPTunderdog ($100.50 in chips)
Seat 2: sicvgol ($27.90 in chips)
Seat 3: mlmallia ($32.20 in chips)
Seat 4: dolbi26 ($16.60 in chips)
Seat 5: TJShaf ($60 in chips)
Seat 6: Crazeology ($103.60 in chips)
WPTunderdog: posts small blind $0.50
sicvgol: posts big blind $1
TJShaf: posts big blind $1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to WPTunderdog [Qc Qh]
mlmallia: calls $1
dolbi26: calls $1
TJShaf: checks
Crazeology: folds
WPTunderdog: raises $6 to $7
sicvgol: folds
mlmallia: calls $6
dolbi26: raises $9.60 to $16.60 and is all-in
TJShaf: folds
WPTunderdog: raises $83.90 to $100.50 and is all-in
mlmallia: calls $25.20 and is all-in
Uncalled bet ($68.30) returned to WPTunderdog
*** FLOP *** [2h Ac 9s]
*** TURN *** [2h Ac 9s] [Kh]
*** RIVER *** [2h Ac 9s Kh] [6d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
WPTunderdog: shows [Qc Qh] (a pair of Queens)
mlmallia: shows [2d Ad] (two pair, Aces and Deuces)
mlmallia collected $30.75 from side pot
dolbi26: shows [6h Ah] (two pair, Aces and Sixes)
dolbi26 collected $49.25 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $83 Main pot $49.25. Side pot $30.75. | Rake $3
Board [2h Ac 9s Kh 6d]
Seat 1: WPTunderdog (small blind) showed [Qc Qh] and lost with a pair of Queens
Seat 2: sicvgol (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: mlmallia showed [2d Ad] and won ($30.75) with two pair, Aces and Deuces
Seat 4: dolbi26 showed [6h Ah] and won ($49.25) with two pair, Aces and Sixes
Seat 5: TJShaf folded before Flop
Seat 6: Crazeology (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Another FullShit Beat by Another...

2008-07-08T19:28:00.000-07:00

This site doesn't deserve my support or rake... and it won't get another penny from me tonight... or tomorrow... until I feel like it... You get a 2 day suspension from me for continous beats.... Here are the last 2 that burst my bubble

Full Tilt Poker Game #7143652370: Table Reese (6 max) - $1/$2 - $60 Cap No Limit Hold'em - 22:26:32 ET - 2008/07/08
Seat 1: dfk928 ($144)
Seat 2: portland ($120.80)
Seat 3: TheStudent3 ($198)
Seat 4: Pressure_Po1nts ($61.75)
Seat 5: godnvenus ($124.50)
Seat 6: VZAMAZKE ($81)
dfk928 posts the small blind of $1
portland posts the big blind of $2
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to TheStudent3 [Ad Qh]
TheStudent3 raises to $6
Pressure_Po1nts folds
godnvenus folds
VZAMAZKE folds
dfk928 calls $5
portland calls $4
*** FLOP *** [Qc 9c 4d]
dfk928 checks
portland checks
TheStudent3 bets $18
dfk928 folds
portland raises to $54, and is capped
TheStudent3 calls $36, and is capped
portland shows [Kc Qd]
TheStudent3 shows [Ad Qh]
*** TURN *** [Qc 9c 4d] [Kh]
*** RIVER *** [Qc 9c 4d Kh] [8c]
portland shows two pair, Kings and Queens
TheStudent3 shows a pair of Queens
portland wins the pot ($123) with two pair, Kings and Queens
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $126 | Rake $3
Board: [Qc 9c 4d Kh 8c]
Seat 1: dfk928 (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 2: portland (big blind) showed [Kc Qd] and won ($123) with two pair, Kings and Queens
Seat 3: TheStudent3 showed [Ad Qh] and lost with a pair of Queens
Seat 4: Pressure_Po1nts didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: godnvenus didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: VZAMAZKE (button) didn't bet (folded)

Full Tilt Poker Game #7143747479: Table Norlen (6 max) - $1/$2 - $60 Cap No Limit Hold'em - 22:33:38 ET - 2008/07/08
Seat 1: TheStudent3 ($193.10)
Seat 2: Pauliwalnuts ($126.95)
Seat 4: VZAMAZKE ($72.60)
Seat 5: StockMan92 ($120)
Seat 6: Pressure_Po1nts ($174.90)
TheStudent3 posts the small blind of $1
Pauliwalnuts posts the big blind of $2
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to TheStudent3 [Ks Kh]
simres adds $82.35
VZAMAZKE folds
StockMan92 folds
Pressure_Po1nts raises to $7
TheStudent3 raises to $23
Pauliwalnuts has 15 seconds left to act
Pauliwalnuts folds
Pressure_Po1nts raises to $60, and is capped
TheStudent3 calls $37, and is capped
Pressure_Po1nts shows [As Kc]
TheStudent3 shows [Ks Kh]
*** FLOP *** [Ad 3s 8h]
*** TURN *** [Ad 3s 8h] [2d]
*** RIVER *** [Ad 3s 8h 2d] [Qd]
Pressure_Po1nts shows a pair of Aces
TheStudent3 shows a pair of Kings
Pressure_Po1nts wins the pot ($119) with a pair of Aces
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $122 | Rake $3
Board: [Ad 3s 8h 2d Qd]
Seat 1: TheStudent3 (small blind) showed [Ks Kh] and lost with a pair of Kings
Seat 2: Pauliwalnuts (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 4: VZAMAZKE didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: StockMan92 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: Pressure_Po1nts (button) showed [As Kc] and won ($119) with a pair of Aces

Full Shit River in Effect on the 4th

2008-07-04T08:48:00.000-07:00

Full Tilt Poker Game #7083111828: $22 + $2 Sit & Go (Turbo) (53845951), Table 1 - 50/100 - No Limit Hold'em - 11:45:54 ET - 2008/07/04
Seat 1: TheStudent3 (4,125)
Seat 3: buccas (2,050)
Seat 4: cazzuto (2,065)
Seat 6: Royal_St_Flush (760)
Royal_St_Flush posts the small blind of 50
TheStudent3 posts the big blind of 100
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to TheStudent3 [9s 9c]
buccas raises to 250
cazzuto folds
Royal_St_Flush folds
TheStudent3 calls 150
*** FLOP *** [2d 8c 2s]
TheStudent3 checks
buccas bets 400
TheStudent3 raises to 2,000
buccas calls 1,400, and is all in
TheStudent3 shows [9s 9c]
buccas shows [8h As]
Uncalled bet of 200 returned to TheStudent3
*** TURN *** [2d 8c 2s] [2c]
*** RIVER *** [2d 8c 2s 2c] [8d]
TheStudent3 shows a full house, Twos full of Nines
buccas shows a full house, Eights full of Twos
buccas wins the pot (4,150) with a full house, Eights full of Twos
The blinds are now 60/120
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 4,150 | Rake 0
Board: [2d 8c 2s 2c 8d]
Seat 1: TheStudent3 (big blind) showed [9s 9c] and lost with a full house, Twos full of Nines
Seat 3: buccas showed [8h As] and won (4,150) with a full house, Eights full of Twos
Seat 4: cazzuto (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: Royal_St_Flush (small blind) folded before the Flop

A Baby Step Toward the Right Direction...

2008-06-01T21:07:00.000-07:00

Well, finally got back to cashing but of course it comes when I decrease my buy-in. I had a feeling if I stay around the $20 level or increased my buy-in, I'm sure I would have been unsuccessful in cashing, but the saying is (although I forgot who said it) that when you are struggling, you're suppose to decrease your buy-in (or stakes in cash games) to try to rebound... But for some reason, I think the higher the stakes I play, the more unluckier I am too unfortunately...

12th in a $10 HU Shootout for $89:

FullShit

2008-05-31T16:05:00.000-07:00

That's what I get for breaking my word of continuing to play cash games at FullShit Poker... Fucking unreal how I am Mike Matusow unlucky:

Full Tilt Poker Game #6641698632: Table Charles (6 max) - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em - 19:03:54 ET - 2008/05/31
Seat 1: TheStudent3 ($93.65)
Seat 3: U2KILLERS ($128.50), is sitting out
Seat 4: maxarru ($36)
Seat 6: hsagle ($23.75)
hsagle posts the small blind of $0.50
TheStudent3 has 5 seconds left to act
TheStudent3 posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to TheStudent3 [As Ac]
blade11000 sits down
blade11000 adds $40
maxarru has 15 seconds left to act
maxarru raises to $3.50
blade11000 adds $40
hsagle folds
TheStudent3 calls $2.50
*** FLOP *** [Js 2h Kd]
TheStudent3 checks
maxarru bets $7.50
Lara400 sits down
Lara400 adds $100
TheStudent3 raises to $40
maxarru calls $25, and is all in
TheStudent3 shows [As Ac]
maxarru shows [Kc Qc]
Uncalled bet of $7.50 returned to TheStudent3
*** TURN *** [Js 2h Kd] [Ks]
*** RIVER *** [Js 2h Kd Ks] [Jh]
TheStudent3 shows two pair, Aces and Kings
maxarru shows a full house, Kings full of Jacks
maxarru wins the pot ($71.50) with a full house, Kings full of Jacks
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $72.50 | Rake $1
Board: [Js 2h Kd Ks Jh]
Seat 1: TheStudent3 (big blind) showed [As Ac] and lost with two pair, Aces and Kings
Seat 3: U2KILLERS is sitting out
Seat 4: maxarru (button) showed [Kc Qc] and won ($71.50) with a full house, Kings full of Jacks
Seat 6: hsagle (small blind) folded before the Flop

Fuck You Poker Stars

2008-05-25T16:21:00.000-07:00

The Omaha 'one live card' special for the opponent topped another terrible session... Are you fucking kidding me on how bad I run (quote Mike "The Mouth")??

PokerStars Game #17689620521: Tournament #89694554, $15+$1 Omaha Hi/Lo Pot Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2008/05/25 - 19:19:43 (ET)
Table '89694554 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: OGBruinMike (5056 in chips)
Seat 3: WPTunderdog (1742 in chips)
Seat 4: justamomnca (1746 in chips)
Seat 5: cpaguy999 (4956 in chips)
WPTunderdog: posts small blind 200
justamomnca: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to WPTunderdog [Ac 2h Kh As]
cpaguy999: calls 400
OGBruinMike: calls 400
WPTunderdog: raises 1342 to 1742 and is all-in
justamomnca: folds
cpaguy999: calls 1342
OGBruinMike: folds
*** FLOP *** [2c 5c Ts]
*** TURN *** [2c 5c Ts] [6h]
*** RIVER *** [2c 5c Ts 6h] [Jd]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
WPTunderdog: shows [Ac 2h Kh As] (HI: a pair of Aces)
cpaguy999: shows [Kd 6c 2s Ah] (HI: two pair, Sixes and Deuces)
cpaguy999 collected 4284 from pot
No low hand qualified
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 4284 | Rake 0
Board [2c 5c Ts 6h Jd]
Seat 1: OGBruinMike (button) folded before Flop
Seat 3: WPTunderdog (small blind) showed [Ac 2h Kh As] and lost with HI: a pair of Aces
Seat 4: justamomnca (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: cpaguy999 showed [Kd 6c 2s Ah] and won (4284) with HI: two pair, Sixes and Deuces

Losing Streak Continues...

2008-05-14T16:53:00.000-07:00

Moving to Omaha, that didn't help... yet. I'm gonna say I'm happy this was just a SnG but soon, I'm probably gonna wish I stopped playing the way I'm running... Not the typicalFull-Shit Poker 3 or 2 outer on the river, but the 4 outer stings just as much...

Full Tilt Poker Game #6417441750: $11 + $0.50 Heads Up Sit & Go (48807701), Table 1 - 50/100 - Pot Limit Omaha Hi - 19:51:07 ET - 2008/05/14
Seat 1: TheStudent3 (1,300)
Seat 2: kflynnie (1,700)
kflynnie posts the small blind of 50
TheStudent3 posts the big blind of 100
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to TheStudent3 [Js Ts 9s Th]
kflynnie calls 50
TheStudent3 raises to 300
kflynnie calls 200
*** FLOP *** [5d Qs Ks]
TheStudent3 bets 600
kflynnie calls 600
*** TURN *** [5d Qs Ks] [4s]
TheStudent3 bets 400, and is all in
kflynnie calls 400
TheStudent3 shows [Js Ts 9s Th]
kflynnie shows [Kd 6h 3h Qh]
*** RIVER *** [5d Qs Ks 4s] [Kh]
TheStudent3 shows a flush, King high
kflynnie shows a full house, Kings full of Queens
kflynnie wins the pot (2,600) with a full house, Kings full of Queens
TheStudent3 stands up
kflynnie stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2,600 | Rake 0
Board: [5d Qs Ks 4s Kh]
Seat 1: TheStudent3 (big blind) showed [Js Ts 9s Th] and lost with a flush, King high
Seat 2: kflynnie (small blind) showed [Kd 6h 3h Qh] and won (2,600) with a full house, Kings full of Queens

More Bad Luck at FTP... I guess it's No Surprise

2008-05-06T22:35:00.000-07:00

5 loses in a row... Mostly to suckouts like this latest one:

Full Tilt Poker Game #6318280650: $22 + $2 Sit & Go (Turbo) (48074182), Table 1 - 60/120 - No Limit Hold'em - 1:30:32 ET - 2008/05/07
Seat 1: veronicacorning (1,405)
Seat 2: iakbest (2,710)
Seat 4: pokerpro608 (1,625)
Seat 5: Johnny No Pair (1,175)
Seat 6: tr0nllam (2,165)
Seat 7: Bababooey76 (3,050)
Seat 9: TheStudent3 (1,370)
TheStudent3 posts the small blind of 60
veronicacorning posts the big blind of 120
The button is in seat #7
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to TheStudent3 [As Kd]
iakbest folds
pokerpro608 calls 120
Johnny No Pair folds
tr0nllam folds
Bababooey76 has 15 seconds left to act
Bababooey76 folds
TheStudent3 raises to 800
veronicacorning folds
pokerpro608 raises to 1,625, and is all in
TheStudent3 calls 570, and is all in
pokerpro608 shows [Kc Td]
TheStudent3 shows [As Kd]
Uncalled bet of 255 returned to pokerpro608
*** FLOP *** [8d 6c Jc]
*** TURN *** [8d 6c Jc] [Ac]
*** RIVER *** [8d 6c Jc Ac] [Qc]
pokerpro608 shows a flush, Ace high
TheStudent3 shows a pair of Aces
pokerpro608 wins the pot (2,860) with a flush, Ace high
TheStudent3 stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2,860 | Rake 0
Board: [8d 6c Jc Ac Qc]
Seat 1: veronicacorning (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 2: iakbest didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: pokerpro608 showed [Kc Td] and won (2,860) with a flush, Ace high
Seat 5: Johnny No Pair didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: tr0nllam didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: Bababooey76 (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: TheStudent3 (small blind) showed [As Kd] and lost with a pair of Aces

A Little Poker Analysis: Sometimes your Read is Right...

2008-05-03T12:02:00.000-07:00

My analysis from the flop of Q-Q-2... My intention of this flop was to check out of position to see what my opponent would do... Most likely, if he bet, I would put him on air as people tend not to bet trips esp. when the bet is pot-sized... I figured he was trying to steal the pot right out and maybe he had something like a small pair (ended up being half true) or an Ace high that whiffed... So with that in mind, I decided to shove and he Phil Hellmuth-INSTA-calls with a pair of 7s!? I mean, it was a great call, but an INSTA-call?!

Full Tilt Poker Game #6273049822: $22 + $2 Sit & Go (Turbo) (47744336), Table 1 - 30/60 - No Limit Hold'em - 14:59:39 ET - 2008/05/03
Seat 1: makeudance (2,770)
Seat 2: whitekenyan (1,245)
Seat 4: Jibba Junior (1,730)
Seat 5: srk444 (1,300)
Seat 7: TheStudent3 (2,160)
Seat 8: StAcK3d (2,510)
Seat 9: Mark Stoner (1,785)
Mark Stoner posts the small blind of 30
makeudance posts the big blind of 60
The button is in seat #8
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to TheStudent3 [6h 6s]
whitekenyan folds
Jibba Junior folds
srk444 folds
TheStudent3 raises to 180
StAcK3d calls 180
Mark Stoner folds
makeudance folds
*** FLOP *** [Qh 2c Qs]
TheStudent3 checks
StAcK3d bets 450
TheStudent3 raises to 1,980, and is all in
StAcK3d calls 1,530
TheStudent3 shows [6h 6s]
StAcK3d shows [7h 7s]
*** TURN *** [Qh 2c Qs] [Kc]
*** RIVER *** [Qh 2c Qs Kc] [Ks]
TheStudent3 shows two pair, Kings and Queens
StAcK3d shows two pair, Kings and Queens
StAcK3d wins the pot (4,410) with two pair, Kings and Queens
TheStudent3 stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 4,410 | Rake 0
Board: [Qh 2c Qs Kc Ks]
Seat 1: makeudance (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 2: whitekenyan didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: Jibba Junior didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: srk444 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: TheStudent3 showed [6h 6s] and lost with two pair, Kings and Queens
Seat 8: StAcK3d (button) showed [7h 7s] and won (4,410) with two pair, Kings and Queens
Seat 9: Mark Stoner (small blind) folded before the Flop

Another River to Cry Over...

2008-04-26T12:34:00.001-07:00

Full Tilt Poker Game #6186011749: $10 + $1 Knockout (46983208), Table 39 - 50/100 - No Limit Hold'em - 15:32:32 ET - 2008/04/26
Seat 1: amurophil (3,215)
Seat 2: gamble138 (3,213)
Seat 3: zainten (9,765)
Seat 4: BAI2 (7,650)
Seat 5: Buttonraiser (3,575)
Seat 6: TheStudent3 (3,540)
Seat 7: Gilbs3 (1,865)
Seat 8: Napoleon54 (6,255)
Seat 9: eyeone2 (5,110)
eyeone2 posts the small blind of 50
amurophil posts the big blind of 100
The button is in seat #8
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to TheStudent3 [Kc Kd]
gamble138 folds
zainten raises to 285
BAI2 folds
Buttonraiser folds
TheStudent3 raises to 1,100
Gilbs3 folds
Napoleon54 folds
eyeone2 folds
amurophil folds
zainten raises to 9,765, and is all in
TheStudent3 calls 2,440, and is all in
zainten shows [Ts Td]
TheStudent3 shows [Kc Kd]
Uncalled bet of 6,225 returned to zainten
*** FLOP *** [7s 6d 3c]
*** TURN *** [7s 6d 3c] [Qd]
*** RIVER *** [7s 6d 3c Qd] [Tc]
zainten shows three of a kind, Tens
TheStudent3 shows a pair of Kings
zainten wins the pot (7,230) with three of a kind, Tens
TheStudent3 stands up
The blinds are now 60/120
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 7,230 | Rake 0
Board: [7s 6d 3c Qd Tc]
Seat 1: amurophil (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 2: gamble138 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: zainten showed [Ts Td] and won (7,230) with three of a kind, Tens
Seat 4: BAI2 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: Buttonraiser didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: TheStudent3 showed [Kc Kd] and lost with a pair of Kings
Seat 7: Gilbs3 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: Napoleon54 (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: eyeone2 (small blind) folded before the Flop

Final Table FTP Special A-gain

2008-04-20T09:16:00.000-07:00

I can never win one of these things, especially at FTP... I seem to always get my hand in "in a dominating position" as Mike Sexton likes to say and then "wham" (another Sexton quote)...

Full Tilt Poker Game #6108043861: $24 + $2 KO Sit & Go (46486819), Table 9 - 2500/5000 Ante 600 - No Limit Hold'em - 12:13:57 ET - 2008/04/20
Seat 1: inmyboxers (35,750)
Seat 2: ATTHCTSYD (41,350)
Seat 4: TheStudent3 (40,080)
Seat 5: terdebo (37,470)
Seat 7: TheKoz77 (73,075)
Seat 9: micadams (42,275)
inmyboxers antes 600
ATTHCTSYD antes 600
TheStudent3 antes 600
terdebo antes 600
TheKoz77 antes 600
micadams antes 600
ATTHCTSYD posts the small blind of 2,500
TheStudent3 posts the big blind of 5,000
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to TheStudent3 [Kd Ad]
terdebo folds
TheKoz77 raises to 15,000
micadams folds
inmyboxers folds
ATTHCTSYD folds
TheStudent3 raises to 39,480, and is all in
TheKoz77 calls 24,480
TheStudent3 shows [Kd Ad]
TheKoz77 shows [Ac Jc]
*** FLOP *** [9c Qh Jd]
*** TURN *** [9c Qh Jd] [Ah]
*** RIVER *** [9c Qh Jd Ah] [6c]
TheStudent3 shows a pair of Aces
TheKoz77 shows two pair, Aces and Jacks
TheKoz77 wins the pot (85,060) with two pair, Aces and Jacks
TheStudent3 stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 85,060 | Rake 0
Board: [9c Qh Jd Ah 6c]
Seat 1: inmyboxers (button) folded before the Flop
Seat 2: ATTHCTSYD (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 4: TheStudent3 (big blind) showed [Kd Ad] and lost with a pair of Aces
Seat 5: terdebo folded before the Flop
Seat 7: TheKoz77 showed [Ac Jc] and won (85,060) with two pair, Aces and Jacks
Seat 9: micadams folded before the Flop

Full Shit River... Nothing New

2008-03-30T10:58:00.001-07:00

I will never play another FTP NL Holdem Cash game again...

Full Tilt Poker Game #5842166721: Table Tumbling - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em - 13:40:25 ET - 2008/03/30
Seat 1: Ihh-Ahh ($20)
Seat 2: mrelectrolux ($12.70)
Seat 3: valpo_91 ($92.05)
Seat 4: Ruska Tupp ($44.70)
Seat 5: TheUNIT2 ($98)
Seat 6: JHORNiGOLD ($79)
Seat 7: Moor Rekop ($26.90)
Seat 8: EHayes11 ($95)
Seat 9: TheStudent3 ($99)
mrelectrolux: gh
TheStudent3 posts the small blind of $0.50
Ihh-Ahh posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #8
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to TheStudent3 [Kd Kc]
valpo_91: ty
mrelectrolux folds
valpo_91 folds
Ruska Tupp folds
TheUNIT2 folds
JHORNiGOLD folds
Moor Rekop folds
EHayes11 folds
TheStudent3 raises to $3.55
Ihh-Ahh calls $2.55
*** FLOP *** [2h 7d 9c]
TheStudent3 bets $7.10
Ihh-Ahh raises to $16.45, and is all in
TheStudent3 calls $9.35
Ihh-Ahh shows [7h Qh]
TheStudent3 shows [Kd Kc]
*** TURN *** [2h 7d 9c] [5c]
*** RIVER *** [2h 7d 9c 5c] [Qc]
Ihh-Ahh shows two pair, Queens and Sevens
TheStudent3 shows a pair of Kings
Ihh-Ahh wins the pot ($38) with two pair, Queens and Sevens
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $40 | Rake $2
Board: [2h 7d 9c 5c Qc]
Seat 1: Ihh-Ahh (big blind) showed [7h Qh] and won ($38) with two pair, Queens and Sevens
Seat 2: mrelectrolux didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: valpo_91 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: Ruska Tupp didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: TheUNIT2 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: JHORNiGOLD didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: Moor Rekop didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: EHayes11 (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: TheStudent3 (small blind) showed [Kd Kc] and lost with a pair of Kings

Ace Carolla Survives Week 1 of DWTS

2008-03-27T11:12:00.000-07:00

I have never laughed so hard watching DWTS, but this obviously was in a good way... My fav. mourning radio talkshow host and comedian Adam Carolla put aside is mouth (temporarily) and put on a pair of dancing shoes, something I thought he'd never do. In his first dance, Ace was screwed and got 5s from all of the judges... Even more controversial (or at least, that's what everybody did), while judge Carrie Ann was revealing her scores, Ace let the "bitch" and/or "witch" remark out!! The next morning on his show, Adam jokingly remarks that he was talking to his publicist "Mitch" while Teresa states isn't your publicist name Lewis... lol... Adam's the best!!

Here's a video of Adam's 1st dance edited w/Adam signing Gary Puckett's "Young Girl" below... I also loved the reference that Adam made when talking to Jimmy Kimmel in explaining reaching for the sky/stars... Apparently, the lovely Juliann told Adam to look up and away like you're poo/fart doesn't stink...

And for kicks, the 2nd dance (Samba) below editing w/Ranchero music (both videos found here too)... Gotta love the slick finger point, almost getting kicked in the face, the "too hot" point to the ass, and the reverse ninja roll!!

Full Shit One Outer on the High

2008-03-07T20:01:00.000-08:00

Full Tilt Poker Game #5544965804: $22 + $2 Sit & Go (Turbo) (42201282), Table 1 - 15/30 - Pot Limit Omaha H/L - 22:57:50 ET - 2008/03/07
Seat 1: smoknjo13 (1,485)
Seat 2: TheStudent3 (1,470)
Seat 3: crazy logic (1,500)
Seat 4: Big Daddy 2223 (1,500)
Seat 5: nijatime (1,440)
Seat 6: congun (1,665)
Seat 7: TopDogAL (1,500)
Seat 8: vegascat111 (1,440)
Seat 9: coachgolf (1,500)
TheStudent3 posts the small blind of 15
crazy logic posts the big blind of 30
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to TheStudent3 [7h 9s 7s As]
Big Daddy 2223 folds
nijatime folds
congun calls 30
TopDogAL folds
vegascat111 calls 30
coachgolf calls 30
smoknjo13 folds
TheStudent3 calls 15
crazy logic checks
*** FLOP *** [3c 7d 3s]
TheStudent3 bets 150
crazy logic folds
congun raises to 600
vegascat111 folds
coachgolf folds
TheStudent3 raises to 1,440, and is all in
congun calls 840
TheStudent3 shows [7h 9s 7s As]
congun shows [4d 3h Qc Ah]
*** TURN *** [3c 7d 3s] [3d]
*** RIVER *** [3c 7d 3s 3d] [Ac]
TheStudent3 shows a full house, Sevens full of Threes, for high
congun shows four of a kind, Threes, for high
congun wins the pot (3,030) with four of a kind, Threes
TheStudent3 stands up
No low hand qualified
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3,030 | Rake 0
Board: [3c 7d 3s 3d Ac]
Seat 1: smoknjo13 (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: TheStudent3 (small blind) showed [7h 9s 7s As] and lost with HI: a full house, Sevens full of Threes
Seat 3: crazy logic (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 4: Big Daddy 2223 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: nijatime didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: congun showed [4d 3h Qc Ah] and won (3,030) with HI: four of a kind, Threes
Seat 7: TopDogAL didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: vegascat111 folded on the Flop
Seat 9: coachgolf folded on the Flop

Crazy Duplicate Omaha Hand

2008-02-23T21:13:00.000-08:00

This is the 1st time I recall having the same 4 cards as the opponent in an Omaha game... What are the odds of that??

Ace-Man Lands Ace Dancer After Dropping Bombshell

2008-02-19T11:28:00.000-08:00

Yesterday, my favorite radio personality Adam Carolla stunned the world announcing that he would partake in the 6th Season of the hit series "Dancing with the Stars", which we be on in mid March. This was a major shocker as the Ace-man has always bashed reality TV shows, including the show that he'll be on (In the words of Adam, is that "blow-hardy"?

If that wasn't enough, Adam's dance partner would be secretly revealed later in his radio broadcast. Before she (or he) as Bald Bryan and Teresa joked, Adam got his wife Lynnete on the line and had her confirm that Adam would only (jokingly) run away with the VERY lovely, ravishing, sexy girl-next-door Juliann, who is the reigning two-time champion of the show. Low and behold, Juliann is revealed as Ace's partner!!

Adam will also be a guest on Oprah today of all hosts to promote the show... I still remember one of Adam's great rants on Oprah... where he concludes and calls her a bitch!! I never liked the Oprah show but this one should be very interesting to watch...

75 Bucker Satellite to FTOPS # 19 FullShitRiver

2008-02-17T10:19:00.002-08:00

Full Tilt Poker Game #5292041695: Satellite to FTOPS Event #19 (40238760), Table 1 - 100/200 - No Limit Hold'em - 13:17:09 ET - 2008/02/17
Seat 1: TheStudent3 (3,980)
Seat 3: donkeyslayer84 (4,070)
Seat 5: pokerldy40 (1,950)
Seat 6: wp_donk (2,160)
Seat 9: k2skier729 (1,340)
k2skier729 posts the small blind of 100
TheStudent3 posts the big blind of 200
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to TheStudent3 [As Qs]
donkeyslayer84 folds
pokerldy40 raises to 400
wp_donk folds
k2skier729 folds
TheStudent3 raises to 2,000
pokerldy40 calls 1,550, and is all in
TheStudent3 shows [As Qs]
pokerldy40 shows [Ah 9h]
Uncalled bet of 50 returned to TheStudent3
*** FLOP *** [8s 2d 3h]
*** TURN *** [8s 2d 3h] [2c]
*** RIVER *** [8s 2d 3h 2c] [9d]
TheStudent3 shows a pair of Twos
pokerldy40 shows two pair, Nines and Twos
pokerldy40 wins the pot (4,000) with two pair, Nines and Twos
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 4,000 | Rake 0
Board: [8s 2d 3h 2c 9d]
Seat 1: TheStudent3 (big blind) showed [As Qs] and lost with a pair of Twos
Seat 3: donkeyslayer84 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: pokerldy40 showed [Ah 9h] and won (4,000) with two pair, Nines and Twos
Seat 6: wp_donk (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: k2skier729 (small blind) folded before the Flop

FTP Special Times 2...

2008-02-08T17:20:00.000-08:00

This picture says it all...

Sick Hand that Ruined My Mojo

2008-01-31T18:33:00.000-08:00

Currently was 4th in chips... and then this happened and went to 14th in chips:

Full Tilt Poker Game #5072065783: $24 + $2 KO Sit & Go (38523664), Table 5 - 60/120 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:31:16 ET - 2008/01/31
Seat 1: g_unit3491 (5,120)
Seat 2: scottallin (2,470)
Seat 3: Dillig7 (5,380)
Seat 4: Batista604 (3,035)
Seat 5: TheStudent3 (9,860)
Seat 6: JohnnyBravo88 (11,065)
Seat 8: BuhXe (4,650)
Seat 9: Mrpim (5,895)
g_unit3491 posts the small blind of 60
scottallin posts the big blind of 120
The button is in seat #9
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to TheStudent3 [Qd Qh]
cuzitsdelicious sits down
cuzitsdelicious adds 3,170
Dillig7 has 15 seconds left to act
Dillig7 folds
Batista604 calls 120
TheStudent3 raises to 600
JohnnyBravo88 folds
BuhXe folds
Mrpim folds
g_unit3491 folds
scottallin has 15 seconds left to act
scottallin raises to 2,470, and is all in
Batista604 folds
TheStudent3 calls 1,870
scottallin shows [Tc Td]
TheStudent3 shows [Qd Qh]
*** FLOP *** [6c Jh Ac]
*** TURN *** [6c Jh Ac] [4d]
*** RIVER *** [6c Jh Ac 4d] [Th]
scottallin shows three of a kind, Tens
TheStudent3 shows a pair of Queens
scottallin wins the pot (5,120) with three of a kind, Tens
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 5,120 | Rake 0
Board: [6c Jh Ac 4d Th]
Seat 1: g_unit3491 (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 2: scottallin (big blind) showed [Tc Td] and won (5,120) with three of a kind, Tens
Seat 3: Dillig7 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: Batista604 folded before the Flop
Seat 5: TheStudent3 showed [Qd Qh] and lost with a pair of Queens
Seat 6: JohnnyBravo88 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: BuhXe didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: Mrpim (button) didn't bet (folded)

I'm Swear I'm Gonna Quit FullShitPoker aka now BullShitPoker

2008-01-26T20:58:00.001-08:00

Full Tilt Poker Game #5010701886: $24 + $2 KO Sit & Go (38037188), Table 2 - 60/120 - No Limit Hold'em - 23:54:26 ET - 2008/01/26
Seat 1: TheStudent3 (8,520)
Seat 2: acplyr (1,655)
Seat 3: Smokedogs (8,280)
Seat 4: spanky1214 (3,755)
Seat 5: sddog (3,895)
Seat 6: beechnutt (3,705)
Seat 7: kishores (2,630)
Seat 8: tallboy183 (4,900)
tallboy183 posts the small blind of 60
TheStudent3 posts the big blind of 120
The button is in seat #7
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to TheStudent3 [Kd Kc]
acplyr folds
Smokedogs folds
spanky1214 folds
sddog raises to 420
beechnutt folds
kishores folds
tallboy183 folds
TheStudent3 raises to 1,320
sddog calls 900
*** FLOP *** [2s Qd Ah]
TheStudent3 bets 2,700
sddog calls 2,575, and is all in
TheStudent3 shows [Kd Kc]
sddog shows [4d Ac]
Uncalled bet of 125 returned to TheStudent3
*** TURN *** [2s Qd Ah] [2d]
*** RIVER *** [2s Qd Ah 2d] [2h]
TheStudent3 shows a full house, Twos full of Kings
sddog shows a full house, Twos full of Aces
sddog wins the pot (7,850) with a full house, Twos full of Aces
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 7,850 | Rake 0
Board: [2s Qd Ah 2d 2h]
Seat 1: TheStudent3 (big blind) showed [Kd Kc] and lost with a full house, Twos full of Kings
Seat 2: acplyr didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: Smokedogs didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: spanky1214 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: sddog showed [4d Ac] and won (7,850) with a full house, Twos full of Aces
Seat 6: beechnutt didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: kishores (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: tallboy183 (small blind) folded before the Flop

Full Shit Poker... Why do I even Bother

2008-01-26T12:19:00.001-08:00

And the funny thing is she stakes off like 3 minutes later and goes broke... Unreal how FullShit treats me...

Full Tilt Poker Game #5004664129: $4,500 KO Guarantee (37345246), Table 63 - 15/30 - No Limit Hold'em - 15:17:01 ET - 2008/01/26
Seat 1: craney3 (1,915)
Seat 2: Stirfry0404 (2,270)
Seat 3: jennifer89 (3,290)
Seat 4: Filip Demuinck (1,865)
Seat 5: MouthPoker (3,835)
Seat 6: TheStudent3 (1,770)
Seat 7: Carlsson789 (520)
Seat 8: Stickbo1 (2,060)
Seat 9: Sunador88 (2,425)
Filip Demuinck posts the small blind of 15
MouthPoker posts the big blind of 30
The button is in seat #3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to TheStudent3 [Ad Ah]
TheStudent3 raises to 120
Carlsson789 folds
Stickbo1 folds
Sunador88 folds
craney3 folds
Stirfry0404 calls 120
jennifer89 calls 120
Filip Demuinck folds
MouthPoker folds
*** FLOP *** [Tc 2d 7s]
TheStudent3 bets 350
Stirfry0404 folds
jennifer89 raises to 3,170, and is all in
TheStudent3 calls 1,300, and is all in
jennifer89 shows [Th As]
TheStudent3 shows [Ad Ah]
Uncalled bet of 1,520 returned to jennifer89
*** TURN *** [Tc 2d 7s] [4d]
*** RIVER *** [Tc 2d 7s 4d] [Ts]
jennifer89 shows three of a kind, Tens
TheStudent3 shows two pair, Aces and Tens
jennifer89 wins the pot (3,705) with three of a kind, Tens
TheStudent3 stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3,705 | Rake 0
Board: [Tc 2d 7s 4d Ts]
Seat 1: craney3 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: Stirfry0404 folded on the Flop
Seat 3: jennifer89 (button) showed [Th As] and won (3,705) with three of a kind, Tens
Seat 4: Filip Demuinck (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 5: MouthPoker (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 6: TheStudent3 showed [Ad Ah] and lost with two pair, Aces and Tens
Seat 7: Carlsson789 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: Stickbo1 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: Sunador88 didn't bet (folded)

Blazers vs. Hawks 1/21/08

2008-01-21T22:11:00.000-08:00

Just got done watching the replay of the Blazers and Hawks game (damn the 11am start time) and wowzers!! What a game!! I don't know where to start but I must say my man Sergio Rodriguez is magnifico!! From driving layups to burying threes to pump fakes to razzle-dazzle no look passes, Sergio was firing on all cylinders... He only played 16 mins (I guess Nate is still a non-believer of Sergio) but made the most of his time going 6-7 from the field (with the only shot he missed was a shot being rejected by Josh Smith), 2-2 from the line, 2-2 from downtown, dished out 4 assists and had 2 rebounds... Without his play tonight, there was no way the Blazers would have come back from an early 11 point deficit.

How big has Travis Outlaw been on this road trip?! With the exception of that missed dunk "T-Law" aka "Trout" aka "TO" has been automatic with his outside sharpshooting! The game winner was pretty sick in which he was guarded by Superman-superhuman defender Josh Smith and with a hand in his face, Outlaw sunk the long deuce game-winning shot in OT.

This game could have easily been lost thanks to poor coaching of Nate McMillan, the so-called Coach of the Month in December... How can somebody play someone scorching hot as Sergio for only 16 minutes and not let him play in the OT at all?! Instead, Nate puts in a struggling Steve Blake in the 4th quarter, who air-balled a three pointer immediately after entering the game... Blake was completely removed from the OT for shooting guard that played the point Jarrett Jack, who by no means, was on efficient tonight as Sergio...

If the Blazers were to have lost this game, I'm sure the forums would be all over Nate for this... Even though the Blazers won, he still should be drilled for his incompetence of leaving Sergio out... I mean, did you see the Blazers blow a 6 point lead in the 4th with him out and not to mention, that we almost lost this game in OT because of Nate's mind-boggling decision... Need more proof... Here were the lines of guards of the night:

* PG Steve Blake: 7 points in 32 minutes going 3-8 FGs with 2 rebounds and 7 dimes. Overall +/- in the game was +5
* SG/PG B-Roy: 18 points in almost 41 minutes on 8-22 FGs with 2 rebounds and 3 dimes. Overall +/- in the game was -10
* SG/PG Jarrett Jack: 4 points in almost 17 mins on 2-2 FGs with rebound and 1 assist. Overall +/- was -5
* PG Sergio Rodriguez: 16 points in 16 minutes on 6-7 shooting; with 2 rebounds and 4 dimes. Overall +/- was +14

Another footnote that shouldn't be ignored is Nate leaving in a struggling LaMarcus Aldridge instead of a hot Channing Frye... Aldridge is one of my favorite Blazers, but when you're shooting abysmaly and getting outhussled on the glass, you need to benched in the crunch time. The main reason why Frye got to play the OT was because the same Atlanta crew that messed up Shaq's personal foul count (got fined $50,000 for that) and couldn't figure out how many foul's Aldridge had.

Aldridge/Comparsion:
* Aldridge: 8 points in 28 minutes on 3-12 FGs with 5 rebounds and 0 dimes/steals/blocks. Overall +/- in the game was -12
* Frye: 9 points in 25 mins on 3-8 FGs, with 7 rebounds, and 1 dime, steal, and block a piece. Overall +/- in the game was +10

And what about Joel Przybilla's almost no show in OT... He was subbed into the OT to rebound a possible FT miss but then was never put back into the OT... It felt like Atlanta had 20 offensive rebounds in the OT which second chance opportunities kept them in the game... Why would Nate put in his best defender and rebounder to limit their 2nd chances?! Mind-boggling isn't it yet somehow, this team young, inexperienced team is good enough to overshadow McMillan's questionable decisions...

Joel was effective in the limited 18 minutes he got... Ended with 7 pts on 2-2 FGs, 3-3 FTs with 5 rebounds, 2 assists, and 1 block (felt like more since he alters so many shots).

On to New Orleans...
(Sidenote: made a new blog: trailbloggingblazerfan.blogspot.com where I will now move all my Blazer blogs to from now on after today)

Blazers vs. Raptors 1/13/08

2008-01-13T17:32:00.000-08:00

Unfortunately. I missed the first 3 quarters of this game but turned in just in time when the action was getting wicked. Blazers had a 6 point cushion going into the 4th and basically, Nate McMillan, coach of the month or not, blew this game for my Blazers. Chirs Bosh was absolutely having his way with LaMarcus Aldridge and was the main catalyst behind Toronto's comeback. They turned a six point deficit into a 7 point lead with about 4 minutes to go. But, with an all-star game from Brandon Roy and great shooting from "Mr. 4th Quarter" Travis Outlaw (Mike Rice's nickname for "T-Law" aka "Trout"), the Blazers would mount a comeback of their own. I wasn't too happy with Nate's usage of timeouts... He burned 2 timeouts around the 1:25 mark in the 4th quarter after the team had advanced the ball past half-court of all things too and ran out of timeouts by the 45 second mark or so, thus the Blazers would not have extra timeouts to advance the ball. Way to go dumbass, but because of Travis Outlaw's sick 4 point play to force OT, he bailed Nate out.

You figure that after getting dominated by Chris Bosh that Nate McMillan would redeem himself in overtime by putting his best rebounder and defender into the game to guard Bosh... Nope... Blazers played well and maintained a 2 point lead throughout most of the 1st OT, but in the end, Bosh and Calderon were too much... Again, it took another bailout three, this time by Roy, to salvage Nate and the Blazers...

2nd OT starts off w/Bosh winning the jumpball again and scoring a quick 4 points that would catapult the Raptors to victory... Again, after the timeout, no Pryzbilla...

I am still mind-boggled by the Blazers winning streak w/McMillan as the coach... the guy seems to be clueless in matchups and substituting players in the right situation, yet the team keeps winning and thus, somehow, gave him Coach of the Month honors... Maybe this current road trip will test Nate's coaching ability, but its scary to think how great this Blazer team can be with Greg Oden and Rudy Fernandez coming next year, and/or getting a coach that knows what he's doing...

Continuation from Last Post!!

2008-01-01T12:02:00.004-08:00

No a good thing... I'm HU for 1st... and with the guy that was involved with the cooler hand with...

Update: How did I not go broke w/this hand:

Full Tilt Poker Game #4700046736: $24 + $2 KO Sit & Go (35648918), Table 9 - 3000/6000 Ante 750 - No Limit Hold'em - 14:59:34 ET - 2008/01/01
Seat 1: gunni4 (164,498)
Seat 2: TheStudent3 (105,502)
gunni4 antes 750
TheStudent3 antes 750
gunni4 posts the small blind of 3,000
TheStudent3 posts the big blind of 6,000
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to TheStudent3 [Kd Ts]
gunni4 calls 3,000
TheStudent3 checks
*** FLOP *** [8c Ks 5d]
TheStudent3 checks
gunni4 has 15 seconds left to act
gunni4 checks
*** TURN *** [8c Ks 5d] [5c]
TheStudent3 bets 8,000
gunni4 calls 8,000
*** RIVER *** [8c Ks 5d 5c] [6s]
TheStudent3 checks
gunni4 bets 12,000
TheStudent3 calls 12,000
*** SHOW DOWN ***
gunni4 shows [Kh Ah] two pair, Kings and Fives
TheStudent3 mucks
gunni4 wins the pot (53,500) with two pair, Kings and Fives
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 53,500 | Rake 0
Board: [8c Ks 5d 5c 6s]
Seat 1: gunni4 (small blind) showed [Kh Ah] and won (53,500) with two pair, Kings and Fives
Seat 2: TheStudent3 (big blind) mucked [Kd Ts] - two pair, Kings and Fives
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I finished in 2nd for $351 (plus 6-8 KO bonuses)... Last Hand:

Full Tilt Poker Game #4700084657: $24 + $2 KO Sit & Go (35648918), Table 9 - 4000/8000 Ante 1000 - No Limit Hold'em - 15:03:20 ET - 2008/01/01
Seat 1: gunni4 (197,748)
Seat 2: TheStudent3 (72,252)
gunni4 antes 1,000
TheStudent3 antes 1,000
TheStudent3 posts the small blind of 4,000
gunni4 posts the big blind of 8,000
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to TheStudent3 [Qs Ts]
TheStudent3 calls 4,000
gunni4 checks
*** FLOP *** [Td 7d 5d]
gunni4 bets 18,000
TheStudent3 has 15 seconds left to act
TheStudent3 raises to 63,252, and is all in
gunni4 calls 45,252
TheStudent3 shows [Qs Ts]
gunni4 shows [7s 5c]
*** TURN *** [Td 7d 5d] [4c]
*** RIVER *** [Td 7d 5d 4c] [Jc]
TheStudent3 shows a pair of Tens
gunni4 shows two pair, Sevens and Fives
gunni4 wins the pot (144,504) with two pair, Sevens and Fives
TheStudent3 stands up
gunni4 stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 144,504 | Rake 0
Board: [Td 7d 5d 4c Jc]
Seat 1: gunni4 (big blind) showed [7s 5c] and won (144,504) with two pair, Sevens and Fives
Seat 2: TheStudent3 (small blind) showed [Qs Ts] and lost with a pair of Tens

Congrats to gunni4 for the victory and $576 for 1st (plush KO bonuses)

New Year's Mega Cooler

2008-01-01T11:18:00.000-08:00

First off, a Happy New Years to all!!

I haven't been playing much poker for the past few month but decided to turn on a SnG on FullShitPoker... $10 90 Man SnG and the 1st hand I get, I hit a flush and get my money in vs. the guy's set to river a boat...

Happened so fast that I decided to try another (this time a $24 bucker) and take a look at this baby that ruined my 1st place lead to probably (unknown yet...) death from tilt:

Full Tilt Poker Game #4699594766: $24 + $2 KO Sit & Go (35648918), Table 9 - 400/800 Ante 100 - No Limit Hold'em - 14:14:27 ET - 2008/01/01
Seat 1: gunni4 (22,119)
Seat 2: TheStudent3 (30,853)
Seat 3: cons (16,897)
Seat 4: timmyjames10 (20,995)
Seat 5: Baron1964 (14,760)
Seat 6: cazperZ (24,045)
Seat 8: pudge28can (5,055)
Seat 9: ThaHunter1 (33,290)
gunni4 antes 100
TheStudent3 antes 100
cons antes 100
timmyjames10 antes 100
Baron1964 antes 100
cazperZ antes 100
pudge28can antes 100
ThaHunter1 antes 100
gunni4 posts the small blind of 400
TheStudent3 posts the big blind of 800
The button is in seat #9
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to TheStudent3 [Qs Js]
cons has 15 seconds left to act
cons folds
timmyjames10 folds
Baron1964 folds
cazperZ folds
pudge28can folds
ThaHunter1 calls 800
gunni4 has 15 seconds left to act
gunni4 calls 400
TheStudent3 checks
*** FLOP *** [Td 5s Ks]
gunni4 checks
TheStudent3 has 15 seconds left to act
TheStudent3 bets 2,000
ThaHunter1 calls 2,000
gunni4 calls 2,000
*** TURN *** [Td 5s Ks] [3h]
gunni4 has 15 seconds left to act
gunni4 checks
TheStudent3 checks
ThaHunter1 bets 9,200
gunni4 calls 9,200
TheStudent3 calls 9,200
*** RIVER *** [Td 5s Ks 3h] [8s]
gunni4 bets 10,019, and is all in
TheStudent3 raises to 18,753, and is all in
ThaHunter1 has 15 seconds left to act
ThaHunter1 calls 18,753
*** SHOW DOWN ***
TheStudent3 shows [Qs Js] a flush, King high
ThaHunter1 mucks
TheStudent3 wins the side pot (17,468) with a flush, King high
gunni4 shows [6s As] a flush, Ace high
gunni4 wins the main pot (66,857) with a flush, Ace high
cons: monster
The blinds are now 500/1,000 with an ante of 125
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 84,325 Main pot 66,857. Side pot 17,468. | Rake 0
Board: [Td 5s Ks 3h 8s]
Seat 1: gunni4 (small blind) showed [6s As] and won (66,857) with a flush, Ace high
Seat 2: TheStudent3 (big blind) showed [Qs Js] and won (17,468) with a flush, King high
Seat 3: cons folded before the Flop
Seat 4: timmyjames10 folded before the Flop
Seat 5: Baron1964 folded before the Flop
Seat 6: cazperZ folded before the Flop
Seat 8: pudge28can folded before the Flop
Seat 9: ThaHunter1 (button) mucked [Kc 4h] - a pair of Kings

Monster NBA.com Fastasy Basketball Numbers Tonight!!

2007-12-17T23:49:00.000-08:00

After losing my 1st week, I am now a combined 6-1 in my league and am in 1st place. And not only that, the hometown Blazers just won their 8-str8 game and are 8-1 in the month of December (even despite the "below average" games from Travis Outlaw and Joel Pryzbilla who are both on my fantasy team)! Here are my total stats for tonight:

Continued from Last Post... Hand that Elimated Me

2007-11-21T16:12:00.000-08:00

After fighting my way back from that ugly coin flip, I managed to battle back from 2000 TC to 13,000 TC and then this cooler came... Fuck You LEEEEEEE on the runner-runner gutshot straight!!! Somehow when the turn hit, I had a good feeling the gutshot Jack was coming...

PokerStars Game #13385326995: Tournament #67901271, $11+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level XIII (800/1600) - 2007/11/21 - 19:11:34 (ET)
Table '67901271 11' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: WPTunderdog (13260 in chips)
Seat 2: jimc334 (13370 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 3: Silver Myr (7645 in chips)
Seat 4: JEAN33 (4415 in chips)
Seat 5: Rovers1885 (15040 in chips)
Seat 6: LeonFire (11910 in chips)
Seat 7: nrb49 (32613 in chips)
Seat 8: 0nyl69 (19199 in chips)
Seat 9: simson69 (23530 in chips)
WPTunderdog: posts the ante 150
jimc334: posts the ante 150
Silver Myr: posts the ante 150
JEAN33: posts the ante 150
Rovers1885: posts the ante 150
LeonFire: posts the ante 150
nrb49: posts the ante 150
0nyl69: posts the ante 150
simson69: posts the ante 150
Silver Myr: posts small blind 800
JEAN33: posts big blind 1600
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to WPTunderdog [Ts Tc]
Rovers1885: folds
LeonFire: folds
nrb49: folds
0nyl69: folds
simson69: raises 4800 to 6400
WPTunderdog: raises 6710 to 13110 and is all-in
jimc334: folds
Silver Myr: folds
JEAN33: calls 2665 and is all-in
simson69: calls 6710
*** FLOP *** [Td 7h 4d]
*** TURN *** [Td 7h 4d] [Kc]
*** RIVER *** [Td 7h 4d Kc] [Jd]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
simson69: shows [Qc Ac] (a straight, Ten to Ace)
WPTunderdog: shows [Ts Tc] (three of a kind, Tens)
WPTunderdog said, "unreal"
simson69 collected 17690 from side pot
JEAN33: shows [9h 9d] (a pair of Nines)
simson69 collected 14945 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 32635 Main pot 14945. Side pot 17690. | Rake 0
Board [Td 7h 4d Kc Jd]
Seat 1: WPTunderdog showed [Ts Tc] and lost with three of a kind, Tens
Seat 2: jimc334 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Silver Myr (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: JEAN33 (big blind) showed [9h 9d] and lost with a pair of Nines
Seat 5: Rovers1885 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: LeonFire folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: nrb49 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: 0nyl69 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: simson69 showed [Qc Ac] and won (32635) with a straight, Ten to Ace

The Curse of PokerStars Continues

2007-11-21T16:05:00.000-08:00

My luck at PokerStars could very well be Pandora's Box... Strayed away from the cash games b/c of too many sick beats (scroll through the archives in the blog) and trying some SnGs now...

Check out this coin flip that I just lost deep into the tourny where if I'd have won this pot, I'd be in the Top 5 (maybe Top 3) with 21 people to go (18 places paid on the $12 buyin where 1st is $594)... I'd normally blame this on Lee Jones, but he left PokerStars so now I blame Lee for telling the new guy about his curse to me... ;-D

PokerStars Game #13385096990: Tournament #67901271, $11+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level XII (600/1200) - 2007/11/21 - 18:59:21 (ET)
Table '67901271 13' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: 0nyl69 (20448 in chips)
Seat 2: LeonFire (7830 in chips)
Seat 3: nrb49 (27168 in chips)
Seat 4: WPTunderdog (11520 in chips)
Seat 5: Lil Weezy#1 (21367 in chips)
Seat 6: mafema (6425 in chips)
Seat 7: Golf_4_Vic (7855 in chips)
Seat 8: Bestflyman (5215 in chips)
0nyl69: posts the ante 125
LeonFire: posts the ante 125
nrb49: posts the ante 125
WPTunderdog: posts the ante 125
Lil Weezy#1: posts the ante 125
mafema: posts the ante 125
Golf_4_Vic: posts the ante 125
Bestflyman: posts the ante 125
Lil Weezy#1: posts small blind 600
mafema: posts big blind 1200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to WPTunderdog [Ah Kd]
Golf_4_Vic: raises 6530 to 7730 and is all-in
Bestflyman: folds
0nyl69: folds
LeonFire: folds
nrb49: folds
WPTunderdog: raises 3665 to 11395 and is all-in
Lil Weezy#1: folds
mafema: folds
*** FLOP *** [Jd Qs 6s]
*** TURN *** [Jd Qs 6s] [As]
*** RIVER *** [Jd Qs 6s As] [3d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Golf_4_Vic: shows [6h 6c] (three of a kind, Sixes)
WPTunderdog: shows [Ah Kd] (a pair of Aces)
Golf_4_Vic collected 18260 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 18260 | Rake 0
Board [Jd Qs 6s As 3d]
Seat 1: 0nyl69 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: LeonFire folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: nrb49 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: WPTunderdog (button) showed [Ah Kd] and lost with a pair of Aces
Seat 5: Lil Weezy#1 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: mafema (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: Golf_4_Vic showed [6h 6c] and won (18260) with three of a kind, Sixes
Seat 8: Bestflyman folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Random Thoughts

2007-11-20T21:21:00.001-08:00

Nate McMillan please resign if KP isn't gonna fire your ass... (see post below as again in the Bobcat game, the Blazers get murdered on the rebounds and no Joel Przybilla in the 4th and then again in the media after the game, he says he needs to fix things and the only thing I see logical, is he being removed ASAP!!)

Marie Osmond makes it into the Dancing with the Stars Finale... WTF!! She should have been eliminated 3 or 4 episodes ago...

- Julianne Huff and Samantha Harris are scorching hot!!

This Week in Rage: Nate McMillan

2007-11-18T22:56:00.000-08:00

I'll borrow this title from my favorite radio show's segment: The Adam Carolla Show. I won't have a top 5 like he does... I just have one thing in mind and if you read my last post or scroll down, you will know it's on none other than Blazers coach Nate McMillan...

I'm angry:

After the last two Blazer road games (a heart-breaking choke to the 76ers followed by a massacre to the Gilbert Arenas-less Wizards), I think its time KP (Kevin Pritchard) scrutinize really hard on who should be coaching this team in the future...

Having a 25 point lead vs. a very unimpressive 76ers team (minus there second best player Kyle Korver too may I add) and a 17 point lead going into the 4th quarter, a coach must think, "ok now, we have a 17 point lead on a team that just shot 70% in the 3rd quarter (and eventually in the 4th quarter too), what do we need to do to stop these guys?? Well, Joel Przybilla is a great hustle guy, my best defender, and best rebounder and the 76ers keep crashing the boards and are still shooting 70% from the field... "I think I'll let him sit the entire 4th quarter" thought said Nate in his mind while I'll let the 76ers come back and beat my team... Job accomplished... WTF!! This isn't rocket scientist Nate... And then to go into the post-game conference to say that we need to do a better job of rebounding... UUUGGGHHH!!

Now if that wasn't enough, onto the game vs. the Arenas-less Wizards... Let's continue with the same lineup of having 3 guards in at the same time and have our opponents crush us on the rebounds again... Well-done... Oh, and let's bench Sergio Rodriquez for Taureen Green after Sergio made a couple bad plays in the 4th quarter last night... WTF Nate?! How dare you bench the most electrifying point guard "Spanish Chocolate" after the 76ers game... Did you ever realize that everybody was making bad plays last night in the 4th quarter (with the exception of Aldridge and Roy)... Did Nate ever think, "Well, maybe this is my fault and not just Sergio so I shouldn't bench him b/c of my terrible substitutions and brainless coaching abilities...

Oh, and this comes to mind... Nate McMillan is a big blowhard... Remember last week after the Pistons game where he praised Sergio letting him play deep into the 4th quarter... Well, I guess his memory isn't the best either...

Just imagine a few years ago, when we had a chance to hire the Suns assistant coach Mike Ivaroni where we could have adopted this successful blueprint and have the flashy Sergio running the show... UUUGGGHHH...

What a Choke by Nate McMillian and the Blazers

2007-11-16T19:29:00.000-08:00

That Blazer game vs. the Sixers had to be one of the worst coached games I've ever seen in history Nate McMillian's behalf. The proportion of this was similar to that of the Great Game 7 collapse that we had vs. Lakers, but only this time, it was against one of the worst teams in the NBA. In the 1st half of the game, the Sixers showed me why they are IMO one of the bottom 5 teams in the league. The Sixers at one point trailed by 25 points missed 15 straight shots. They were held to 27 points at halftime...

(Picture of Nate being clueless as usual)

The Sixers got it going in the 3rd quarter, most in part by Louis Williams energy, shooting, defense, whatever - you name it, but still, they trailed by 17 going into the 4th...

Going into the 4th qtr. up by 17 vs. a team that was shooting lights out throughout the 2nd half, what do you need Nate McMillian... DEFENSE! I don't even recall our best defender Joel Przybilla playing in the 2nd half, let alone the 4th qtr. and if you watched the game on Comcast Sports NW, you keep hearing Mike Barrett and Mike Rice suggesting that the Blazers put in Joel... WTF Nate; lead down to 13... now 11... now 7 in a flash... we need some fucking defense!! Now 5... (blink) now 1... (blink-blink) down 3 - and lose by 4... WTF!!! in Nate, this loss is SQUARELY on YOU!!

I was never a fan of the Blazers higher McMillian a couple years ago over Mike Ivaroni (former Suns assistant). With Ivaroni, you get get Phoenix's offense blueprint and just imagine Sergio running the pt. with that...

I know the my Blazers are in up and comnig team and nowhere near Championship calibur especially without Oden. In reality, it would be great to sort of tank and get a high lottery pick to get a shot at somebody like OJ Mayo or DERRICK ROSE!!

Oh, and if we stink enough, management might get their heads out of their rears and 86 McMillian. For a starters and a good suggestion, KP (Kevin Pritchard), I think Jeff Van Gundy is available...

Stars Sunday Million Cooler

2007-10-14T13:56:00.001-07:00

PokerStars Game #12627090885: Tournament #63182595, $200+$15 Hold'em No Limit - Level II (50/100) - 2007/10/14 - 16:52:09 (ET)
Table '63182595 545' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: babyseal (9275 in chips)
Seat 2: WPTunderdog (10458 in chips)
Seat 3: fpaulon (7900 in chips)
Seat 4: bigstacks55 (8700 in chips)
Seat 5: im2lethal (13232 in chips)
Seat 6: grabskia (8450 in chips)
Seat 7: Federman (8979 in chips)
Seat 8: on_air (10906 in chips)
Seat 9: bizishark (12100 in chips)
Federman: posts small blind 50
on_air: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to WPTunderdog [3d 3c]
bizishark: folds
babyseal: folds
WPTunderdog: calls 100
fpaulon: calls 100
bigstacks55: folds
im2lethal: folds
grabskia: folds
Federman: calls 50
on_air: checks
*** FLOP *** [9d 5d 3h]
Federman: checks
on_air: checks
WPTunderdog: bets 250
fpaulon: raises 450 to 700
Federman: folds
on_air: folds
WPTunderdog: raises 2600 to 3300
fpaulon: raises 4500 to 7800 and is all-in
WPTunderdog: calls 4500
*** TURN *** [9d 5d 3h] [8h]
*** RIVER *** [9d 5d 3h 8h] [Ac]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
WPTunderdog: shows [3d 3c] (three of a kind, Threes)
fpaulon: shows [6d 7d] (a straight, Five to Nine)
fpaulon collected 16000 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 16000 | Rake 0
Board [9d 5d 3h 8h Ac]
Seat 1: babyseal folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: WPTunderdog showed [3d 3c] and lost with three of a kind, Threes
Seat 3: fpaulon showed [6d 7d] and won (16000) with a straight, Five to Nine
Seat 4: bigstacks55 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: im2lethal folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: grabskia (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: Federman (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 8: on_air (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 9: bizishark folded before Flop (didn't bet)

PokerRiverStars Cooler of the Day

2007-10-13T10:37:00.000-07:00

I have a set and nut-low on turn and we get it all in and not to my surprise, my opponent has a nut-low with a gutshot str8... So I am guaranteed 3/4s of the pot and the only way I can lose is if a 2 or 3 comes on the river (I have a 2 and 3 and so does he so he's got 4 outs at best), and low and behold, fuggin' PokerRiverStars rewards the sucker that is c.u.later with a 3) Amazing how many times this site punishes me and/or rewards terrible play...

PokerStars Game #12604078825: Omaha Hi/Lo Pot Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2007/10/13 - 13:32:49 (ET)
Table 'Venus' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: Passadena ($124.50 in chips)
Seat 2: c.u.later ($35.80 in chips)
Seat 3: z20 ranger ($55.95 in chips)
Seat 4: Mojo7559 ($86.65 in chips)
Seat 5: WPTunderdog ($95.80 in chips)
Seat 6: ZPotvin ($74.50 in chips)
Seat 7: Go Dogs ($79.95 in chips)
Seat 8: borntowin22 ($75.35 in chips)
Seat 9: DAVIDELI ($38.75 in chips)
Go Dogs: posts small blind $0.50
borntowin22: posts big blind $1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to WPTunderdog [4d 2h 4c 3c]
DAVIDELI: folds
Passadena: folds
c.u.later: calls $1
z20 ranger: calls $1
Mojo7559: calls $1
WPTunderdog: calls $1
ZPotvin: folds
Go Dogs: calls $0.50
borntowin22: checks
*** FLOP *** [As 4h Td]
Go Dogs: checks
borntowin22: checks
c.u.later: checks
z20 ranger: checks
Mojo7559: checks
WPTunderdog: bets $4
Go Dogs: folds
borntowin22: folds
c.u.later: calls $4
z20 ranger: folds
Mojo7559: folds
*** TURN *** [As 4h Td] [7s]
c.u.later: checks
WPTunderdog: bets $13.35
c.u.later: raises $17.45 to $30.80 and is all-in
WPTunderdog: calls $17.45
*** RIVER *** [As 4h Td 7s] [3s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
c.u.later: shows [5s 2c Tc 3d] (HI: a straight, Ace to Five; LO: 5,4,3,2,A)
WPTunderdog: mucks hand
c.u.later collected $36.30 from pot
c.u.later collected $36.30 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $75.60 | Rake $3
Board [As 4h Td 7s 3s]
Seat 1: Passadena folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: c.u.later showed [5s 2c Tc 3d] and won ($72.60) with HI: a straight, Ace to Five; LO: 5,4,3,2,A
Seat 3: z20 ranger folded on the Flop
Seat 4: Mojo7559 folded on the Flop
Seat 5: WPTunderdog mucked [4d 2h 4c 3c]
Seat 6: ZPotvin (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: Go Dogs (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 8: borntowin22 (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 9: DAVIDELI folded before Flop (didn't bet)

PokerStars Blogger Poker Championship

2007-10-04T18:44:00.000-07:00

I have registered to play in the PokerStars World Blogger Championship of Online Poker!

This Online Poker Tournament is a No Limit Texas Holdem event exclusive to Bloggers.

Registration code: 5573601

I have registered to play in the PokerStars World Blogger Championship of Online Poker!

This Online Poker Tournament is a No Limit Texas Holdem event exclusive to Bloggers.

Registration code: 5573601

Isiah Thomas Doing his Best Bill Clinton Impersonation Video

2007-10-04T16:32:00.000-07:00

After NBA point guard phenom Isiah Thomas was found guilty of a sexual harassment charge of a former exployee, the normally monotone "Zeek" gives his best press altercation in the form of Bill Clinton...

Be My Yuwie Friend!!

2007-09-10T16:20:00.001-07:00

What is Yuwie you ask? Well, it's a new networking place that could have the same boom like Myspace or Facebook have had BUT their gimmick (a good one I may add) is that they will pay you for referrals and page hits! I recently just joined from finding out about this from Mike Matusow and Daniel Negreanu's Myspace pages respectfully... So if you are into the Myspace/Facebook hooplah, and like networking/finding old or new friends, give it a try... You got nothing to lose and all to gain!!

Super Monday

2007-09-10T16:14:00.001-07:00

Things to consider watching tonight:

* Double header Monday Night Football: Ravens at Bengals (4:00pm PST) and the Cardinals at my 49ers (7:15pm PST)
* High Stakes Poker (6:00pm PST)
* WWE Raw (9:00pm): Who will be "revealed" as Vince McMahon's "Bastard" son?!

Wish I had a Tivo or multiple TVs lol...

My FullShitPoker Cooler of the Night...

2007-09-08T21:53:00.000-07:00

What a happy b-day present FTP aka FSP gives to me... and of course, the guy pulls the ol' hit and run technique so I don't get a chance at revenge:

Bad Omaha H/L Laydown... What Would You have Done!!

2007-09-07T16:48:00.000-07:00

Wow, I can't believe I laid this down? I will post the Omaha-hand history below, but I had top set in a 4 way pot(the nuts on the turn) and the river brought a two-way straight on board (6-8 or 8-10)... Knowing this is FTP and it loves to bad beat and/or river me, I figured at least one of my opponents to have stayed in and chased the straight, and me being out of position with no low, I thought these all were good reasons to fold. To my disbelief, I folded the best high hand and had to leave before I went on tilt...

What would you have done:

Full Tilt Poker Game #3492279150: Table Twin Lakes - $0.50/$1 - Pot Limit Omaha H/L - 19:45:42 ET - 2007/09/07
Seat 1: Dustydawg ($18.15)
Seat 2: GoBaja ($36.50)
Seat 3: I Love VJ ($57.75)
Seat 4: AVATAR765 ($72.60)
Seat 5: CrazyLeaf ($97.50)
Seat 6: ChurchsChicken ($218)
Seat 7: TheStudent3 ($94)
Seat 8: ConniePBaby ($96.15), is sitting out
Seat 9: Ima Lilteapot ($121.10)
CrazyLeaf posts the small blind of $0.50
ChurchsChicken posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to TheStudent3 [Kh As Ah 5h]
TheStudent3 calls $1
Ima Lilteapot calls $1
Dustydawg folds
GoBaja folds
I Love VJ calls $1
AVATAR765 folds
CrazyLeaf calls $0.50
ChurchsChicken checks
*** FLOP *** [9h Ad 5d]
CrazyLeaf checks
ChurchsChicken checks
TheStudent3 bets $4
Ima Lilteapot calls $4
I Love VJ calls $4
CrazyLeaf calls $4
ChurchsChicken folds
*** TURN *** [9h Ad 5d] [Jc]
CrazyLeaf checks
TheStudent3 bets $21
Ima Lilteapot calls $21
I Love VJ calls $21
CrazyLeaf calls $21
*** RIVER *** [9h Ad 5d Jc] [7c]
CrazyLeaf has 15 seconds left to act
CrazyLeaf bets $40
TheStudent3 has 15 seconds left to act
TheStudent3 has requested TIME
TheStudent3 folds
Ima Lilteapot calls $40
I Love VJ calls $31.75, and is all in
*** SHOW DOWN ***
CrazyLeaf shows [Qd 8d 2c 3d] Ace Queen high, for high and 7,5,3,2,A, for low
Ima Lilteapot shows [5s Qc 9c 5c] three of a kind, Fives, for high
Ima Lilteapot wins the high side pot ($8.25) with three of a kind, Fives
CrazyLeaf wins the low side pot ($8.25) with 7,5,3,2,A
I Love VJ mucks
Ima Lilteapot wins the high main pot ($98.65) with three of a kind, Fives
CrazyLeaf wins the low main pot ($98.60) with 7,5,3,2,A
I Love VJ is sitting out
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $216.75 Main pot $200.25. Side pot $16.50. | Rake $3
Board: [9h Ad 5d Jc 7c]
Seat 1: Dustydawg didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: GoBaja didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: I Love VJ mucked [9s Qh 2d 4d] - HI: a pair of Nines; LO: 7,5,4,2,A
Seat 4: AVATAR765 (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: CrazyLeaf (small blind) showed [Qd 8d 2c 3d] and won ($106.85) with HI: Ace Queen high; LO: 7,5,3,2,A
Seat 6: ChurchsChicken (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 7: TheStudent3 folded on the River
Seat 8: ConniePBaby is sitting out
Seat 9: Ima Lilteapot showed [5s Qc 9c 5c] and won ($106.90) with HI: three of a kind, Fives

Full Shit Poker: You never cease to piss me off!!

2007-08-26T16:33:00.000-07:00

The title says it all... All this mo'fo had was a gutshot in which I had two of the jacks that he needed and what does Ray Bitar do...

Full Shit Poker Unlucky River Again

2007-08-25T12:27:00.000-07:00

This is not that sick of a beat but this is like the hundredth time "ak47" has drawout on me... This guy was on tilt and was ready to go broke but like Lee Jones, Ray Bitar has to do something so the numbnuts can return...

"Bobby" to be on the Upcoming Surivivor

2007-08-21T09:01:00.000-07:00

What happens when poker players take on reality TV...? Well, I don't know the answer to that question as I was awaiting for Phil Hellmuth to take on "Macho Man" Randy Savage in the steel cage on the next Surreal Life, but as it turns up now after scrolling the CBS Survivor site, bad-boy "Bobby" Jean-Robert Bellande will be one of the contestants in this fall's return of Survivor: China. Now Bobby is known for his quote, "Excellent laydown!" (One of my favs), but was it wise for Bobby to "laydown" poker to take on Survivor? I'll definitely be tuning into this season of the show to catch Bobby in China... For some proof, check out Jean-Robert's Survivor profile here.

Why Must my Card Hit After I fold

2007-08-19T13:29:00.001-07:00

Thank you PokerRiverStars... Everyone draws out on me and when I make a great fold like this, you punish me...

PokerStars Game #11577089250: Tournament #57898632, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2007/08/19 - 16:26:28 (ET)
Table '57898632 2008' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: Hadrian73 (11150 in chips)
Seat 2: Trey Phenix (5650 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 3: outehbzero (4615 in chips)
Seat 4: rlover (7250 in chips)
Seat 5: bigfella1975 (3980 in chips)
Seat 6: WPTunderdog (3610 in chips)
Seat 7: ct987654 (2040 in chips)
Seat 8: crxidnpainls (13375 in chips)
Seat 9: gsa1139 (2930 in chips)
bigfella1975: posts small blind 100
WPTunderdog: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to WPTunderdog [Qh Qs]
Trey Phenix is connected
Trey Phenix has returned
ct987654: folds
crxidnpainls: folds
gsa1139: folds
bigfella1975 said, "i only have 2 left"
Hadrian73: raises 200 to 400
Trey Phenix: calls 400
WPTunderdog said, "hehe"
outehbzero: calls 400
rlover: raises 800 to 1200
bigfella1975: folds
WPTunderdog: folds
Hadrian73: raises 9950 to 11150 and is all-in
Trey Phenix: folds
outehbzero: folds
rlover: calls 6050 and is all-in
*** FLOP *** [Jd 4d 7s]
*** TURN *** [Jd 4d 7s] [Qc]
*** RIVER *** [Jd 4d 7s Qc] [7c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Hadrian73: shows [As Ah] (two pair, Aces and Sevens)
rlover: shows [Kd Ks] (two pair, Kings and Sevens)
Hadrian73 collected 15600 from pot
matlisa is connected
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 15600 | Rake 0
Board [Jd 4d 7s Qc 7c]
Seat 1: Hadrian73 showed [As Ah] and won (15600) with two pair, Aces and Sevens
Seat 2: Trey Phenix folded before Flop
Seat 3: outehbzero folded before Flop
Seat 4: rlover (button) showed [Kd Ks] and lost with two pair, Kings and Sevens
Seat 5: bigfella1975 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: WPTunderdog (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: ct987654 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: crxidnpainls folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: gsa1139 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Fuck Full Shit Poker!!

2007-08-15T18:19:00.000-07:00

Why Ray Why?! He stacks off on the flop with middle pair, gut shot str8 and weak backdoor flush with no low?

Full Tilt Poker Game #3264425649: Table Kokoma (6 max) - $1/$2 - Pot Limit Omaha H/L - 21:16:14 ET - 2007/08/15
Seat 1: TheStudent3 ($194)
Seat 2: Mr Vega ($198)
Seat 3: imallin93 ($60.70)
Seat 4: Galeforce12 ($168.50)
Seat 5: The Pipe ($158)
Seat 6: corsa180 ($194.15)
The Pipe posts the small blind of $1
corsa180 posts the big blind of $2
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to TheStudent3 [9c Js Qc Jh]
TheStudent3 calls $2
Mr Vega calls $2
imallin93 calls $2
Galeforce12 calls $2
The Pipe raises to $10
corsa180 calls $8
TheStudent3 calls $8
Mr Vega calls $8
imallin93 calls $8
Galeforce12 folds
*** FLOP *** [Th 2d Jc]
The Pipe checks
corsa180 checks
TheStudent3 bets $52
Mr Vega folds
imallin93 calls $50.70, and is all in
The Pipe folds
corsa180 folds
TheStudent3 shows [9c Js Qc Jh]
imallin93 shows [7s Td 8s 7d]
corsa180 is sitting out
Uncalled bet of $1.30 returned to TheStudent3
*** TURN *** [Th 2d Jc] [Qd]
*** RIVER *** [Th 2d Jc Qd] [8d]
TheStudent3 shows a straight, Queen high, for high
imallin93 shows a flush, Queen high, for high
imallin93 wins the pot ($150.40) with a flush, Queen high
No low hand qualified
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $153.40 | Rake $3
Board: [Th 2d Jc Qd 8d]
Seat 1: TheStudent3 showed [9c Js Qc Jh] and lost with HI: a straight, Queen high
Seat 2: Mr Vega folded on the Flop
Seat 3: imallin93 showed [7s Td 8s 7d] and won ($150.40) with HI: a flush, Queen high
Seat 4: Galeforce12 (button) folded before the Flop
Seat 5: The Pipe (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 6: corsa180 (big blind) folded on the Flop

What a Cooler

2007-08-14T16:14:00.000-07:00

Short-handed Omaha H/L, my opponent has A-A-x-x while I have the A-K-K-x where the flop comes A-K-2 with 2 diamonds... It appears to be a great flop short-handed... I figure my opponent to have either the typical A-2 or flush draw, or even a 3-4 low draw... My opponent must have the 2 case Aces to beat me... I don't have enough notes on the guy but normally, the case is that these guys don't hold A-A (probably could have gotten away from it at a full table) but FTP has to dish out another ugly situation for me...

Full Shit River

2007-08-11T17:13:00.000-07:00

Fucking Full Tilt Poker aka FullShitPoker cooler here... We get it all in on the turn, I have 2 pair and the nut low and a gut shot wheel draw (5 ball needed: river pocket)... I surprised he had a set of 7s (put him on an A-A-x-x or an A-2-x-x) but none the less I am guaranteed the low as long as an Ace or a deuce comes off (He has 2 aces in the whole I have one, so one ace as an out and I have a deuce so 3 outs or less pending if anyone else had a deuce and no more that 4 outs to counterfeit), but of course, I think you know what happened on the river: the FTP aka FSP fucking river counterfeit!!

Impact!

2007-07-27T07:35:00.000-07:00

Two back-to-back Impact shows topped w/Scott Steiner's return and the massacre of Sting and Abyss. Hide the kiddies!!

TNA Victory Road and Impact for July 19

2007-07-20T16:32:00.000-07:00

Some highlights from TNA Victory Road including a sick cutter off the top of the rope of the Ultimate X:

The Return of Triple X on Impact: Senshi (Low Ki), "Prime Time" Elix Skipper, and "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels!!

Full Shit Again

2007-07-11T23:03:00.000-07:00

So sick: Flopped the nut flush and the guy flopped 2nd nut flush and hit runner runner full house on me. The guy has no low outs and is drawing to a paired board and low and behold, Full Shit Poker, you never cease to destroy me...

Full Tilt Poker Game #2922316729: Table Fitzgerald - $0.50/$1 - Pot Limit Omaha H/L - 1:59:39 ET - 2007/07/12
Seat 1: vinhcalio ($48.50)
Seat 2: balthazarr ($99)
Seat 3: Mav125 ($53.80)
Seat 4: MegaDisgruntled ($153.20)
Seat 5: Robfish ($88.25)
Seat 6: OzCanuck ($169.85)
Seat 7: Jesusfreak ($99), is sitting out
Seat 8: TheStudent3 ($106.60)
Seat 9: smr ($18.15)
balthazarr posts the small blind of $0.50
Mav125 posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to TheStudent3 [Jc Ad 5d 7h]
MegaDisgruntled calls $1
Robfish folds
OzCanuck folds
TheStudent3 calls $1
smr calls $1
vinhcalio calls $1
balthazarr has 15 seconds left to act
balthazarr calls $0.50
Mav125 checks
*** FLOP *** [9d 2d 8d]
balthazarr checks
Mav125 checks
MegaDisgruntled checks
TheStudent3 bets $6
smr folds
vinhcalio calls $6
balthazarr calls $6
Mav125 has 15 seconds left to act
Mav125 folds
MegaDisgruntled folds
*** TURN *** [9d 2d 8d] [Kc]
balthazarr checks
TheStudent3 bets $24
vinhcalio has 15 seconds left to act
vinhcalio raises to $41.50, and is all in
balthazarr folds
TheStudent3 has 15 seconds left to act
TheStudent3 calls $17.50
vinhcalio shows [Ks 3d Kd Ts]
TheStudent3 shows [Jc Ad 5d 7h]
*** RIVER *** [9d 2d 8d Kc] [8s]
vinhcalio shows a full house, Kings full of Eights, for high
TheStudent3 shows a flush, Ace high, for high
vinhcalio wins the pot ($104) with a full house, Kings full of Eights
Jesusfreak has been disconnected
No low hand qualified
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $107 | Rake $3
Board: [9d 2d 8d Kc 8s]
Seat 1: vinhcalio (button) showed [Ks 3d Kd Ts] and won ($104) with HI: a full house, Kings full of Eights
Seat 2: balthazarr (small blind) folded on the Turn
Seat 3: Mav125 (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 4: MegaDisgruntled folded on the Flop
Seat 5: Robfish didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: OzCanuck didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: Jesusfreak is sitting out
Seat 8: TheStudent3 showed [Jc Ad 5d 7h] and lost with HI: a flush, Ace high
Seat 9: smr folded on the Flop

As I Mentioned, It's called Full Shit Poker

2007-07-05T16:31:00.001-07:00

Had nut high and low on turn with a flush draw and the river quartered me... typical Full Shit Poker

Full Tilt Poker Game #2860852917: Table GateauOrMort - $0.50/$1 - Pot Limit Omaha H/L - 19:26:50 ET - 2007/07/05
Seat 1: paulyman13 ($18.55)
Seat 3: Oxmox18 ($38.50)
Seat 4: noledog ($66.80)
Seat 6: shymdog ($45.10)
Seat 7: TheStudent3 ($101.65)
Seat 8: cf2276 ($93.55)
Seat 9: MKTILT ($57.20)
shymdog posts the small blind of $0.50
TheStudent3 posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to TheStudent3 [3s 8h 6s 2d]
cf2276 has 15 seconds left to act
MKTILT stands up
cf2276 folds
MKTILT folds
paulyman13 calls $1
Oxmox18 calls $1
noledog calls $1
shymdog calls $0.50
TheStudent3 checks
*** FLOP *** [7s Ac 5s]
shymdog checks
TheStudent3 bets $4
paulyman13 calls $4
Oxmox18 folds
noledog calls $4
shymdog folds
*** TURN *** [7s Ac 5s] [4c]
TheStudent3 bets $17
paulyman13 folds
noledog raises to $61.80, and is all in
TheStudent3 calls $44.80
noledog shows [3c 7h 2c Jc]
TheStudent3 shows [3s 8h 6s 2d]
*** RIVER *** [7s Ac 5s 4c] [6c]
noledog shows a flush, Ace high, for high andnoledog shows 5,4,3,2,A, for low
TheStudent3 shows a straight, Eight high, for high andTheStudent3 shows 5,4,3,2,A, for low
noledog wins the high pot ($68.80) with a flush, Ace high
TheStudent3 ties for the low pot ($34.40) with 5,4,3,2,A
noledog ties for the low pot ($34.40) with 5,4,3,2,A
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $140.60 | Rake $3
Board: [7s Ac 5s 4c 6c]
Seat 1: paulyman13 folded on the Turn
Seat 3: Oxmox18 folded on the Flop
Seat 4: noledog (button) showed [3c 7h 2c Jc] and won ($103.20) with HI: a flush, Ace high; LO: 5,4,3,2,A
Seat 6: shymdog (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 7: TheStudent3 (big blind) showed [3s 8h 6s 2d] and won ($34.40) with HI: a straight, Eight high; LO: 5,4,3,2,A
Seat 8: cf2276 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: MKTILT didn't bet (folded)

The Steal of the NBA Draft by the Blazers

2007-07-05T08:38:00.000-07:00

Ok, by now you know that Greg Oden was the big #1 pick of the 2007 NBA Draft that shall revive BlazerMania, but damn, the steal of the draft has to be getting Rudy Fernandez from the Phoenix Suns!! This guy is unreal and instead of hearing my man Charles Barkley yelling Manu, he's gonna have to start yelling Rudy!! Ginobili, eat your heart out with this vid: