Full Shit River... Nothing New

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

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

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

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

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

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...

This picture says it all...

Sick Hand that Ruined My Mojo

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

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

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

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

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!!

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

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!!

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

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

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

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

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

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...