2010 WSOP Schedule

Here is the full 2010 WSOP schedule. All times are Pacific:

Friday, May 28th at 12:00pm
Event #1: Casino Employees No Limit Hold'em, $500 buy-in

Friday, May 28th at 5:00pm
Event #2: The Player's Championship, $50,000 buy-in

Saturday, May 29th at 12:00pm
Event #3: No Limit Hold'em, $1,000 buy-in

Sunday, May 30th at 5:00pm
Event #4: Omaha High-Low Split Eight or Better, $1,500 buy-in

Monday, May 31st at 12:00pm
Event #5: No Limit Hold'em, $1,500 buy-in

Tuesday, June 1st at 12:00pm
Event #6: No Limit Hold'em Shootout (2,000 players max), $5,000 buy-in

Tuesday, June 1st at 5:00pm
Event #7: Limit 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball, $2,500 buy-in

Wednesday, June 2nd at 12:00pm
Event #8: No Limit Hold’em, $1,500 buy-in

Thursday, Jun 3rd at 12:00pm
Event #9: Pot Limit Hold'em, $1,500 buy-in

Thursday, June 3rd at 5:00pm
Event #10: Seven Card Stud Championship, $10,000 buy-in

Friday, June 4th at 11:00am
Event #11: No Limit Hold'em, $1,500 buy-in

Friday, June 4th at 11:00am
Event #12: Limit Hold’em, $1,500 buy-in

Saturday, June 5th at 11:00am
Event #13: No Limit Hold’em, $1,000 buy-in

Saturday, June 5th at 5:00pm
Event #14: No Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball, $1,500 buy-in

Sunday, June 6th at 5:00pm
Event #15: Seven Card Stud High-Low Split Eight or Better Championship, $10,000 buy-in

Monday, June 7th at 12:00pm
Event #16: No Limit Hold’em Six-Handed, $1,500 buy-in

Tuesday, June 8th at 12:00pm
Event #17: No Limit Hold'em, $5,000 buy-in

Wednesday, June 9th at 12:00pm
Event #18: Limit Hold'em, $2,000 buy-in

Wednesday, June 9th at 5:00pm
Event #19: No Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball Championship, $10,000 buy-in

Thursday, June 10th at 12:00pm
Event #20: Pot Limit Omaha, $1,500 buy-in

Thursday, June 10th at 5:00pm
Event #21: Seven Card Stud, $1,500 buy-in

Friday, June 11th at 12:00pm
Event #22: Ladies No Limit Hold’em Championship, $1,000 buy-in

Friday, June 11th at 5:00pm
Event #23: Limit Hold'em Six-Handed, $2,500 buy-in

Saturday, June 12th at 12:00pm
Event #24: No Limit Hold’em, $1,000 buy-in

Saturday, June 12th at 5:00pm
Event #25: Omaha High-Low Split Eight or Better Championship, $10,000 buy-in

Monday, June 14th at 12:00pm
Event #26: No Limit Hold'em Six-Handed, $2,500 buy-in

Monday, June 14th at 5:00pm
Event #27: Seven Card Stud High-Low Split Eight or Better, $1,500 buy-in

Tuesday, June 15th at 12:00pm
Event #28: Pot Limit Omaha, $2,500 buy-in

Tuesday, June 15th at 5:00pm
Event #29: Limit Hold'em Championship, $10,000 buy-in

Wednesday, June 16th at 12:00pm
Event #30: No Limit Hold’em, $1,500 buy-in

Wednesday, June 16th at 5:00pm
Event #31: HORSE, $1,500 buy-in

Thursday, June 17th at 12:00pm
Event #32: No Limit Hold'em Six-Handed, $5,000 buy-in

Thursday, June 17th at 5:00pm
Event #33: Pot Limit Hold'em/Omaha, $2,500 buy-in

Friday, June 18th at 12:00pm
Event #34: Seniors No Limit Hold’em Championship, $1,000 buy-in

Friday, June 18th at 5:00pm
Event #35: Heads-Up No Limit Hold'em Championship (256 players max), $10,000 buy-in

Saturday, June 19th at 12:00pm
Event #36: No Limit Hold’em, $1,000 buy-in

Saturday, June 19th at 5:00pm
Event #37: HORSE, $3,000 buy-in

Sunday, June 20th at 5:00pm
Event #38: Pot Limit Hold'em Championship, $10,000 buy-in

Monday, June 21st at 12:00pm
Event #39: No Limit Hold'em Shootout (2,000 players max), $1,500 buy-in

Monday, June 21st at 5:00pm
Event #40: Seven Card Razz, $2,500 buy-in

Tuesday, June 22nd at 12:00pm
Event #41: Pot Limit Omaha High-Low Split Eight or Better, $1,500 buy-in

Wednesday, June 23rd at 12:00pm
Event #42: No Limit Hold’em, $1,500 buy-in

Wednesday, June 23rd at 5:00pm
Event #43: HORSE Championship, $10,000 buy-in

Thursday, June 24th at 12:00pm
Event #44: Mixed Hold'em (Limit/No Limit), $2,500 buy-in

Friday, June 25th at 12:00pm
Event #45: No Limit Hold’em, $1,500 buy-in

Friday, June 25th at 5:00pm
Event #46: Pot Limit Omaha High-Low Split Eight or Better, $5,000 buy-in

Saturday, June 26th at 12:00pm
Event #47: No Limit Hold’em, $1,000 buy-in

Saturday, June 26th at 5:00pm
Event #48: Mixed Event, $2,500 buy-in

Monday, June 28th at 12:00pm
Event #49: No Limit Hold'em, $1,500 buy-in

Monday, June 28th at 5:00pm
Event #50: Pot Limit Omaha, $5,000 buy-in

Tuesday, June 29th at 12:00pm
Event #51: Triple Chance No Limit Hold’em, $3,000 buy-in

Wednesday, June 30th at 12:00pm
Event #52: No Limit Hold’em Six-Handed, $25,000 buy-in

Wednesday, June 30th at 5:00pm
Event #53: Limit Hold’em Shootout, $1,500 buy-in

Thursday, July 1st at 12:00pm
Event #54: No Limit Hold’em, $1,000 buy-in

Thursday, July 1st at 5:00pm
Event #55: Pot Limit Omaha Championship, $10,000 buy-in

Friday, July 2nd at 5:00pm
Event #56: No Limit Hold’em, $2,500 buy-in

Saturday, July 3rd at 2:00pm
Ante Up For Africa, $5,000 buy-in

2010 WSOP Main Event:
July 5th to 17th and November 6th to 9th, $10,000 buy-in

Poker2Nite & 2 Tabling PLO Live Blog

Watching Poker2Nite for the 1st time (via DVR) while 2 tabling .50/1 PLO...... Let's try a live blog...

Poker2Nite seems to be focused on PPA/UIGA so far. Joe Sebok is hosting w/some other dude.

What if poker was like hockey?

Ran $20 up to $148.85 on Carlitos in 5 hands!

Full Tilt Poker Game #16837212545: Table Carlitos - $0.50/$1 - Pot Limit Omaha Hi - 22:33:17 ET - 2009/12/15
Seat 1: brassballs27 ($111.15)
Seat 2: LGBZ ($88.60)
Seat 3: rookieplayer84 ($81.15)
Seat 4: noliver64 ($92.70)
Seat 5: skeets289 ($79)
Seat 6: bonitaman ($54.65)
Seat 7: AdamKuhl ($58.50)
Seat 8: SmBoatDrinks ($19)
Seat 9: FreeYaMind ($106.85)
SmBoatDrinks posts the small blind of $0.50
FreeYaMind posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #7
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SmBoatDrinks [Ts Jh 3h As]
brassballs27 folds
LGBZ calls $1
rookieplayer84 folds
noliver64 raises to $4.50
skeets289 folds
bonitaman has 15 seconds left to act
bonitaman folds
AdamKuhl calls $4.50
SmBoatDrinks calls $4
FreeYaMind calls $3.50
LGBZ calls $3.50
*** FLOP *** [3d 3s 7c]
SmBoatDrinks checks
FreeYaMind checks
LGBZ checks
noliver64 bets $22.50
AdamKuhl folds
SmBoatDrinks calls $14.50, and is all in
FreeYaMind folds
LGBZ folds
noliver64 shows [5s Ks Kh Jc]
SmBoatDrinks shows [Ts Jh 3h As]
Uncalled bet of $8 returned to noliver64
*** TURN *** [3d 3s 7c] [4s]
*** RIVER *** [3d 3s 7c 4s] [Qh]
noliver64 shows two pair, Kings and Threes
SmBoatDrinks shows three of a kind, Threes
SmBoatDrinks wins the pot ($48.95) with three of a kind, Threes

Full Tilt Poker Game #16837277556: Table Carlitos - $0.50/$1 - Pot Limit Omaha Hi - 22:36:07 ET - 2009/12/15
Seat 1: brassballs27 ($110.15)
Seat 2: LGBZ ($83.10)
Seat 3: rookieplayer84 ($74.15)
Seat 4: noliver64 ($72.70)
Seat 5: skeets289 ($89.60)
Seat 6: bonitaman ($53.65)
Seat 7: AdamKuhl ($54)
Seat 8: SmBoatDrinks ($48.95)
Seat 9: FreeYaMind ($101.85)
brassballs27 posts the small blind of $0.50
LGBZ posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #9
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SmBoatDrinks [Ac Qc 5d As]
rookieplayer84 raises to $3.50
noliver64 folds
skeets289 folds
bonitaman calls $3.50
AdamKuhl calls $3.50
SmBoatDrinks has 15 seconds left to act
SmBoatDrinks raises to $19
FreeYaMind has 15 seconds left to act
FreeYaMind folds
brassballs27 folds
LGBZ folds
rookieplayer84 raises to $65.50
bonitaman folds
AdamKuhl calls $50.50, and is all in
SmBoatDrinks calls $29.95, and is all in
rookieplayer84 shows [Jh Th Tc 9c]
AdamKuhl shows [Kd Js 6d 9s]
SmBoatDrinks shows [Ac Qc 5d As]
Uncalled bet of $11.50 returned to rookieplayer84
*** FLOP *** [Kh 3c 4h]
*** TURN *** [Kh 3c 4h] [Jc]
*** RIVER *** [Kh 3c 4h Jc] [3s]
rookieplayer84 shows two pair, Jacks and Threes
AdamKuhl shows two pair, Kings and Jacks
AdamKuhl wins the side pot ($10.10) with two pair, Kings and Jacks
SmBoatDrinks shows two pair, Aces and Threes
SmBoatDrinks wins the main pot ($148.85) with two pair, Aces and Threes
AdamKuhl adds $29.90
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $161.95 Main pot $151.85. Side pot $10.10. | Rake $3



Letting the dog out is +EV over letting the dog shit on the rug.

One good thing about P2N is getting to see the UB.net commercials. They're not necessarily better thann FTP or PS, but new is good!

Normally I like to get my opponents pulled up in PT before I get into any big pots, but I turned 40 into 190+ before I could blink!

OK, now Joe S & Jeff ? are talking about Darvin Moon & Randy Moss........

40,088 most hands in a day! Some dude in Russia was getting busy!!!!

Dog needs in......

I bought positively 5th Street yesterday & apparently James McManus is coming out with a new book.

Dana Workman is kinda cute.

OK standing up w/my $140 @ Carlitos before I donk it off. Will buy in for the min @ another table. I always buy in for the min in PLO. It is +EV.

Joe Huff, that's his name! Anyone heard of him before?

OK, Show 1 is over & I'm gonna roll right into show 2.

Currently w/$49.30 on Rancher. Double up once when I had 3 aces in my hand!

Still waiting on a second table.....

P2N is on once a week for 1/2 hour. Seems about right.

Just won a $5.35 pot on Rancher w/JJJKK. Not much action as someone could have flopped a royal flush in spades.

Doyle is on...... they are previewing the last big event of the year @ Bellagio.

I made my 1st post on 2+2 last night & so far they seem like a bunch on immature 14 year olds.

On a scale of 1 to 10, how good of a pro is Chino Rheem?

On pace to make Iron Man this month for the first time in a few years!

Q879 double suited.....in big blind... shit.... almost saw a flop but the button popped it to $5.50. FOLD.

Dana Workman let her hair down this week & is wearing a hippie shirt.... I give her a 7.

Poker Brat coming up next.

UB.net..... What if poker was like baseball?

Finally a seat opens @ the only 1/2 table running now (I like 9-handed, not 6) Rose Garden (RG). I sit w/$40. Gonna wait for the BB while I load my opponents in PT.

Annie Duke...... 2.

Set of 8's is good on Rancher... up to $54.30.

Money management is key!

Worst year ever for Phil Helmuth. 0 Final tables.

Remember to keep any gaps @ the bottom of your cards.

What if poker was like football?

Just noticed P2N is in HiDef this week. NH

Apparently Jason Mercier is the best YOUNG player in poker right now.

Layne Flack...... drunk.... poker genius.... or both?

JKQQ.......SB........227 flop, 2 hearts....better fold.......

These guys aren't funny, but at least they don't take themselves too seriously.

P2N # 2 is over. Not bad. I'll keep the season pass on it.

Standing up w/$47.30 on Rancher & sitting w/$20 @ .50/1 Maplegrove.

Got 79 FTP's so far. Will stop after I'm over 100.

Currently @ $33 @ RG.... nothing to speak of yet.

Waiting for BB on Maplegrove w/$20.

Lost $20 on Mg as a fav I think..... Yep, 63-37.

Up to $67.10 on RG.

Got my 100 points, so unchecking Auto-post blinds.

OK, done playing, so let's get some totals........

For the Ferguson Challenge I am sitting at a new high of $2,881.09.

I made $150 tonight total on the 4 PLO tables.

This was fun... maybe I'll try it again tomorrow.

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November Poker Summary

• Ferguson Challenge Update – I started November with $186.49, and finished with $2494.77. Yes it was a good month! I found a tourney ($5.50 PLHA) that I had some nice successes in, placing 2nd ($95), 1st ($127.19), 1st ($148.85), and 2nd ($139.23). In addition, FTP is running a Holiday Hundred bonus promotion, with a max of $100 bonus available over a 30 day period. Thus, I’ve been playing more cash games, mostly 9-handed PLO. Halfway thru the bonus period I have cleared half the bonus for $50. I was up $130.52 for PLO cash games in November. The big bankroll jump took place when I took 2nd place on November 28th in the Daily Double A ($10 + 2) out of 1,521 players for $1771.97! Sure I got lucky in a few spots along the way, and I would have won 1st place if I hadn’t gotten 4-flushed on the river in our last hand heads up when my A5 hit a 5 on the flop vs his A3. So, what this means for the Ferguson challenge is I started the month being able to buy-in to cash games for $9, and ended the month being able to buy-in for $120! Obviously there is still a long way to go, but November 2009 should provide a big boost in my attempt to complete the Ferguson Challenge.

• I took 2nd place in the November NCPC Event #4, and am still in 1st place with 6 events remaining.

• I played in a $50 tourney @ a former co-workers house the day after Thanksgiving and ended up in a 3-way chop for $265. Gave back some of it afterward though playing $1/$2 Stud.

• On November 6th I checked out the new Hollywood Casino (former Argosy) for the 1st time. I played in a $125 NL Bounty Tournament. I knocked out a couple players for $20 each, but ended up missing on a straight flush draw and didn’t cash. The WPT Poker Room is definitely a lot bigger & nicer than the old one.

• I just completed Gus Hansen’s Every Hand Revealed and am halfway through Daniel Negreanu’s Power Hold’Em Strategy. I would recommend both, as they take different approaches toward improving your game.

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End of October Poker Updates

October was the 1st losing month for me since starting the Ferguson challenge. I started the month with $243.21 and ended with $186.49. I think getting above $200 & playing $10 tourneys was what cost me. I didn't play close to the # as cash games in Oct that I did in Sept. As the old saying goes, "Ring games are for making $ and tourneys are for fun".

After 3 NCPC events I am still in 1st place, with a 4th place finish in October. 7 more events to go & the top 3 finishers win WSOP Prize packages.

I am currently 8th in the Goshen Poker League after the 1st 2 events in October.

I am currently reading Power Hold'em Strategy by Daniel Negreanu and Every Hand Revealed by Gus Hansen.

In addition to the WSOP on ESPN, I also watched 2M2MM. In the whole season I think they only talked poker stategy one time, so if they bring it back next year I hope there is more strategy discussion.

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September Poker Results

All things considered, September was a pretty good poker month:

- After 2 NCPC events I am in 1st place, with back to back wins! 8 more events to go & the top 3 finishers win WSOP Prize packages.

- I finished 3rd of 24 in the Goshen Poker League Main Event.

- I am currently re-reading Harrington on Hold'em 3, and Omaha Hi-Lo. I just ordered 3 new poker books w/some extra cash I earned on PayPal.

- Ferguson Challenge Update:
I started September with $129.92, and ended with $243.21.

Highlights included:

Earned $25 in the FTP Take 2 promotion.

PTH September Tourney Stats:
+$38.59
41% ROI

PTO September Ring Game Stats:
+$38.18
5.06 BB/Hr.
9.26 BB/100


- In addition to the WSOP on ESPN, I am also watching 2M2MM. Is anybody else watching this? Four of the world's best online poker players take Vegas by storm in G4’s newest original series, "Two Months. Two Million."

Tony McGlone on ESPN Tues 9/15

Tomorrow (Tue 9/15) is the broadcast of Day 3 of the WSOP Main Event and that is the day that Tony was lucky enough to knock off Jordan Farmar of the LA Lakers. He anticipates that got him a few moments of TV time for the ESPN airing.


Here's an article on Farmar making it to Day 3, via espn.com:

Playing a new game

End of August Poker Updates

- August Chris Ferguson Challenge Update

I started August with $89.36, and ended with $129.92.

Highlights included cashing 34th of 8,602 in a $1 MTT for $20, and earning $10 of the "Biggest Bonus Ever" on FTP.

PTH August Ring Game Stats:
-$3.10
-0.48 BB/Hr.
-0.72 BB/100

- I took 1st place in Event 1 for Season 1 of our new poker club. It's all downhill from here!!!

NCPC 4 days away!

Getting Pumped for Event 1 Saturday of Season 1 for the Northern Cincinnati Poker Club (NCPC). 3 WSOP prize packages up for grabs!!!

End of July Poker Updates

- July Chris Ferguson Challenge Update

I started July with $17.81, and ended with $89.36.

Highlights included cashing 15th in a 1000+ person $1 MTT.

PTH July Stats:
+$35.93
8.49 BB/Hr.
13.03 BB/100

- We got 20 players for the 1st season of our new poker club, so 3 WSOP Prize packages!

- At least one person (Sumo44) wanted me to keep the Booze Cruise tally running, so I created a new blog just for it: Tuesday Night Booze Cruise

- I knocked out a Ritzee tonight, in an interesting hand!

Full Tilt Poker Game #13758044131: Daily Dollar (100606731), Table 676 - 100/200 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:10:25 ET - 2009/08/01
Seat 1: SmBoatDrinks (8,480)
Seat 2: nta87 (10,535)
Seat 3: chapoka (10,622)
Seat 4: schischu (1,045), is sitting out
Seat 5: bb9590 (9,325)
Seat 6: Ritzee (5,300), is sitting out
Seat 7: carpet113 (10,336)
Seat 8: Kiwo (10,755)
Seat 9: JCrondeh (15,350)
bb9590 posts the small blind of 100
Ritzee posts the big blind of 200
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SmBoatDrinks [7h 7c]
carpet113 calls 200
Kiwo folds
JCrondeh folds
SmBoatDrinks calls 200
nta87 folds
chapoka folds
schischu folds
bb9590 folds
Ritzee checks
*** FLOP *** [7s 3s 3c]
Ritzee checks
JCrondeh: folded A, Q there because I knew he was going to all-in
carpet113 bets 200
Ritzee has returned
SmBoatDrinks calls 200
Ritzee has 15 seconds left to act
Ritzee raises to 800
carpet113 calls 600
SmBoatDrinks calls 600
*** TURN *** [7s 3s 3c] [8h]
Ritzee checks
carpet113 checks
SmBoatDrinks bets 1,500
Ritzee has 15 seconds left to act
Ritzee calls 1,500
carpet113 calls 1,500
*** RIVER *** [7s 3s 3c 8h] [Ts]
Ritzee has 15 seconds left to act
Ritzee bets 2,800, and is all in
carpet113 raises to 5,600
SmBoatDrinks raises to 5,980, and is all in
carpet113 calls 380
*** SHOW DOWN ***
SmBoatDrinks shows [7h 7c] a full house, Sevens full of Threes
carpet113 mucks
SmBoatDrinks wins the side pot (6,360) with a full house, Sevens full of Threes
Ritzee mucks
SmBoatDrinks wins the main pot (16,000) with a full house, Sevens full of Threes
carpet113: nh
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 22,360 Main pot 16,000. Side pot 6,360. | Rake 0
Board: [7s 3s 3c 8h Ts]
Seat 1: SmBoatDrinks showed [7h 7c] and won (22,360) with a full house, Sevens full of Threes
Seat 2: nta87 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: chapoka didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: schischu (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: bb9590 (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 6: Ritzee (big blind) mucked [3h 7d] - a full house, Threes full of Sevens
Seat 7: carpet113 mucked [Ks 5s] - a flush, King high
Seat 8: Kiwo didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: JCrondeh didn't bet (folded)

Congrats to Tony McGlone WSOP Main Event Cash!

Congrats to Tony McGlone on his World Series of Poker Main Event Cash!!!!! He finished 174 out of 6,494 players in this year's Main Event, busting out yesterday, but winning $36,626. He rivered a flush, but his opponent rivered a full house to knock him out. Tony now has his own profile page!

"It was certainly disappointing when I got knocked out, but after an hour or so to process it and take a few looks at the check - I was OK.

I would expect that you will see me on TV a few times starting with Day 3 coverage. The big Day 3 event was when I knocked LA Laker Jordan Farmar out of the tournament.

Day 5 was also big as I spent a big part of the day sitting with Dan Harrington. I was also at the secondary feature table that evening and played a couple of hands with Antonio 'The Magician' Esfandiari.

All in all it was a great ride with many great memories."

I first met Tony two years ago when we were at the same table during the St. X tourney. We both ended up making the final table. I have since played with Tony at least 4 other times, including twice at his house. Tony lives in Maineville, just a mile from where I went to elementary school K-6.

(Note: You most likely will not find Tony in this picture, but IlliniFan should recognize at least 2 people, and I''m not counting Brad Garrett's girlfriend Isabella. I like her free flowin attitude!)

Poker Updates

- IlliniFan has started posting his version of our WSOP trip last month.

- IlliniFan, Stormmrt, and I are starting a local poker league where we will send 3 players to the WSOP next year. We have 13 committed so far & are looking to get 18-20.

- I am currently @ $40.33 in the Ferguson Challenge. I cashed in the PPA Freeroll for $0.53. Woot!

- Live poker tonight in Hamilton & Friday in Goshen. I need a couple strong finishes Friday, as I'm currently 3rd in the "Player of the Year" standings heading into the final events.

June 2009 Chris Ferguson Challenge Update

I started June 17th with $0.27 and ended June with $17.81.

Highlights included cashing in a couple Fantasy Freerolls.

PTH June Stats:
+$8.87
12.95 BB/Hr.
20.00 BB/100

Daniel Negreanu and Patrik Antonius - Vegas Trip Report Part II

When we left part 1 it was Tuesday afternoon, so here are the highlights of the rest of the week.

TUESDAY Evening - We did cab it over to the Hard Rock Casino & played in their 7:00 PM $65 tourney. There were only 11 of us, so it didn't take too long until we were at the Final Table!! I lost most of my chips on an unimproved AK, and ended up 5th. Only the top 3 got paid, and IlliniFan took 2nd. We cabbed it over to the Rio. This was my 1st time seeing the WSOP in person & it was very cool. We passed Phil Hellmuth in the hallway & saw many other pros.

Lusky picked us up and we headed out for some dinner with Virge. I had a couple Fat Tire drafts, and a burger that was good, but so big I could only finish half of it. Lusky dropped us off @ IP and we played some 1-2NL. Never could get much going & ended down probly $100.


WEDNESDAY - IlliniFan was playing in a knockout tourney at Treasure Island, so I played his lunch bitch and got us some Wendy's. I Played in the HORSE tourney @ Binions & went 0 for 3 in Binions Tourneys. Just never really caught any cards, and it's tough making any kind of moves in limit. Used up my Binions points for a free dinner, before catching a cab up to MGM. Sat down with $200 in the 1-2 NL game and again cashed out $500. An older guy from Dayton had bluffed me out of a huge pot earlier when I found a good spot to try to get my $$ back. After an early position raise he bumped it to $45. I looked down @ KK & decided to jam. He went into the tank & I knew I was ahead. This guy had won 2 of the biggest hands by bluffing that I have ever seen. He finally called a flipped over JJ. My KK held up and I won a pot that had over $500 in it. Decided to cash out my winnings & head back to the IP.

Got back to the IP and bought in for $200 @ 1-2 NL. This was the slowest table I have ever played on. There were a couple of drunk Euro's and a cute girl who was flirting with and distracting everyone. Regardless, I somehow still managed to lose ~ $100 over a few hours. Oh well, at least it was entertaining! Went to bed ~ 5:00 AM.

THURSDAY - As usual, IF was up well before me & he won some cash game $$ in the morning before buying into the $330 noon deep stack tourney @ Ceasars. I used up my Total Rewards points for some lunch before I met TuscaloosaJohn and 1Queens Up1 @ 4:00 PM. Not enough mixed game interest @ the IP, so we walked down to the Venetian. Our timing was perfect as they were just starting a 6-12 HORSE game, so we got to sit next to each other. If you haven't been to Las Vegas, the Venetian has one of the largest and nicest poker rooms, so I was happy I got a chance to finally play in it. I finished down $31, which wasn't too bad after I was down more than $150 at one point. This was also my 1st time playing a live HORSE cash game.

We walked over to Ceasar's Palace & railed IF for a bit in his tourney before catching a cab over to the Rio. 1Queens Up1 registered for his Saturday $1500 NL event. I railed Bleu for a bit, as he was nearing the bubble in the $1500 PLO8 event. I saw him get a nice double up. We walked around a bit before sitting down for a couple drinks @ the infamous "hooker bar". 1Queens Up1 was beat from his flight in from Connecticut, so he headed back to the IP for some shut-eye. smokkee was across the bar from us for a bit before we knew it was him & he gave us some great advice on maximizing the $$ from our blogs.

Otis and AlCantHang showed up. Al is one of my top couple favorite poker bloggers & it was nice to finally meet him. Then it was quite the pleasure to meet Pauly, my favotite all-time poker blogger. Pauly hung out with us for a while before duty called & he headed back to his room @ the Gold Coast to write.

TuscaloosaJohn called it a night & I went back & railed Bleu til they stopped ~ 2:00 AM & would resume at noon. I took a cab to the MGM & bought into the 1-2 NL game for $200. There were a couple drunk Euros which made the table quite fun & juicy. I got up to ~ $450 before 2 different guys flopped full houses against me. I took that as a sign to cash out my $350 and bank another winning session @ MGM. I took a cab back to the IP & not a single player in the poker room @ 6:30 AM.


FRIDAY - Got up ~ 3:00 PM. Took the monorail down to MGM. Used up my player points for some lunch & got into a 1-2 NL texas holdem game. Sat down with $200. Had 2 good hands & 1 which could have been. The 1st good hand I had KdQd & raised to $15 on the button after a few limpers. At least one caller & the flop came 910J with two hearts. Villain checked, I bet $20, and he checked raised me another $30. Sweet!!! Unfortunately he didn't have much more behind (maybe $50)& I went ahead & put him all in. He muttered "so sick" when I showed him the flopped nuts. He never showed & didn't suck out on turn & river.

The second good hand I had was KK, when I raised pre-flop, bet the flop, and put a guy all in on the turn & he showed AdKd. Fortunately no A or diamond on the river & I scoop another good pot. The one bad hand was when I flopped a club flush in a raised pot, but the AK8 board paired kings on the turn. When the villain went all-in on the river for $150 it was an easy fold & the table coaxed him into showing his AK for kings full of aces. I definitely lost the minimum on that hand.

I headed over to the Rio ~ 6 and met up with IlliniFan, who had won ~ $800 in a PLO8 $5-$5 game. He got Mike Matusow to sign his FTP jersey & Phil Ivey signed a sweatshirt. The $50K HORSE tourney was underway, so it was very cool to see all the tables up close & just stacked with the top pros. The table we got prime position for on the rail & watched the most included Daniel Negreanu and Patrik Antonius.

I got to see the ending to the final table I had 1st seen the night before. This one will be on ESPN. Bahador Ahmadi won a bracelet in the Mixed Event. He outlasted a final table that included Barry Greenstein and Ylon Schwartz, who I saw go out in 3rd. At least he he got his signed copy of Ace on the River for knocking out Barry. The Jd3d you see in the picture caught up on the turn after it all went in on the flop. The Kd on the turn gave Ahmadi a flush and the bracelet.

I bought a couple souvenirs, said good-bye to Tuscaloosa Johnny, and we headed up to the front of the Rio where Lusky & Bleu picked us up. We headed out to the Red Rock Casino for some dinner & poker. IlliniFan was nice enough to pick up dinner with some of his winnings & I even got a free Lone Star from the waitress when I got the bottle cap puzzle.

We started off playing 4-8 Omaha8, but when the table got short we decided to switch to HORSE. It was a good decision & lots of fun. I ended up down ~ $40. Bleu was the big winner & IlliniFan was the big loser. The highlight was when I hit the case jack on the river to best Illinifan's Kings full of Jacks with the one outer! I love to play poker games! We got back to the IP ~ 4:00 AM.

SATURDAY - After less than 2 hours sleep we checked out of the IP before 7:00 AM & took a cab to McCarren. Security was brutal as usual there. Flight was delayed 30 minutes because the pilot hadn't landed yet on his flight in from somewhere. Got some sleep on the plane & re-read ~ 100 pages of Harrington on Hold'em II.

Took one final bad beat when we couldn't find the ticket when we tried to leave long term parking. Luckily I still had my boarding passes from both flights, but they wouldn't give us a discount with a lost ticket (wtf?).

All in all a very good trip, but it's good to be home!!!

Vegas, Baby, Vegas!!!

We got in Sunday morning in were able to check into the IP. Unloaded our stuff & headed to the Venetian. We were going to play in their regular noon tourney for ~$150, but they have the Deep Stacks going & $1070 would have blown our bankroll a little early. We met up with the Neumann's & they drove us all down to Binions. Dave , Illinifan, and I played in the $160 NL Hold'em Tourney that started @ 2:00 PM. No cashes for the 3 of us & it was off to the $1-$3 PLO8 cash game table. This table rotated PLO & PlO8 every orbit. I ended up $81.

On Monday we had the breakfast of champions @ BK, & then took the monorail up to MGM. I usually have pretty decent luck in the cash games there. We played 1-2 NL Hold'em. I sat down w/$200 & walked away with $500. It's better to be lucky than good, as I hit a 2 outer on the river to win a big pot early to get me rolling. IlliniFan had his Aces cracked by a flopped Royal Flush! With my winnings I paid for the cab down to Binions & we registered for the $210 PLO8 tourney. IlliniFan picked 215 runners. I took the under for a $5 prop bet. We ended up with 207, woot!! I went out ~ 100, while IF managed a nice deep run & cashed in 17th for $310. We've got 10% of each other in tourneys we play together, so I'll take the $9.50!

After I got knocked out of the PLO8 tourney sat down & 1-2NL w/$200 & moved to the PLO8 table with ~ $175. Was up & down when I lost it all on a hand, needing a small club on the river for a scoop & it bricked.

Today after breakfast @ McD's we were back @ the MGM for some more 1-2 NL before the 11:00 AM $65 NL tourney. I ended up $31, and IF got his aces cracked again, this time by a set of 7's. I was bubble boy in the tourney, finishing 11th, when my J10 steal of the blinds attempt was snapped of by KK. IF ended up making the Final Table & agreeing to a 4-way chop where he got $790. Woot! $70 for me, paid for my buy in!!!

Planning on hitting the Hard Rock tonight if we don't grill out w/Virge & Lusky.

Tomorrow is the $210 HORSE tourney @ Binions.

If IF has another nice cash he's gonna play in the $1500 PLO8 WSOP event on Thursday.

Wish us luck the rest of the week!


Thanks,

Boat

Starting The Chris Ferguson Challenge

Today I am officially starting the Chris Ferguson Challenge with $0.27 in my FTP account. My goal is to turn it into $10,000 by July 1st, 2010 and play in the WSOP Main Event. I will update my progress periodically.

If you are not familiar with the Chris Ferguson Challenge, here are the details:

Chris Ferguson Challenge

In September of 2007 Chris finally achieved his $0 to $10,000 goal. Always true to his word, he donated his winnings to the Save the Children Foundation upon reaching the $10K mark.

Here's how he did it:

Starting with nothing but a Full Tilt Poker account, Chris played in Freerolls until he earned enough to graduate to games with real-money buy-ins. From that point on, he adhered to a strict set of guidelines to build up his bankroll:

He never bought into a cash game or a Sit & Go for more than 5 percent of his total bankroll; the only exception was at the lowest limits: he was allowed to buy into any game with a buy-in of $2.50 or less

He didn’t buy into any multi-table tournaments for more than 2 percent of his total bankroll; the only exception was $1 MTTs

If at any time during a No-Limit or Pot-Limit cash-game session the money on the table represented more than 10 percent of his total bankroll, he had to leave the game when the blinds reached him

Getting started wasn’t easy. In fact, it took more than seven months of steady play until he got his bankroll to stabilize at about $6.50. Undaunted, Chris maintained his discipline and dedication and continued with his challenge. Then, on November 26th, 2006, Chris made a major breakthrough. He turned a $1 tournament buy-in into $104 in prize money when he finished second in a 683-player tournament. Even with that huge bankroll boost, it still took Chris nine more months of hard work to reach $10K. But because he strictly adhered to the bankroll management strategy that he’d set for himself, Chris achieved his goal the following September.

2009 Las Vegas Itinerary

6/21 Binions Poker Classic #29 No-Limit Hold'em
6/22 Binions Poker Classic #30 PLO8, Rail Dave Neumann in WSOP Seniors No-Limit Hold’em World Championship (Event 43)
6/23 Binions Poker Classic #31 - No-Limit Hold'em
6/24 Binions Poker Classic #32 - H.O.R.S.E.
6/25 Blogger Mixed Game
6/26 Open/TBD based on week's results

Ongoing - Hang out/play poker with IlliniFan, Vince D., Virge, Bleu329, various bloggers. Rail WSOP events, including 50K World Championship H.O.R.S.E. (Event 49).

Pot Limit is the Thinking Man's Game

Won #11 tonight thanks to Daggerzz raising me with air.

“As you begin changing your thinking, start immediately to change your behaviour. Begin to act the part of the person you would like to become. Take action on your behaviour. Too many people want to feel, then take action. This never works.”

...bringing thoughts about change into action is hard. if it does not work, think some more...

This pricey statue overlooks the outdoor pool at Versace's old Mansion on South Beach. It is now a luxury hotel that offers 10 exclusive rooms.

Updated Tuesday Night Booze Cruise Championships:

Golden Anchors:
SmBoatDrinks (11)
oneloosecannon (9)
Sumo44 (5)
Zerbet (4)
crackhead1 (3)
IlliniFan (3)
predator06 (3)
TheGoatlady (3)
nzgreen (2)
Alannis
blakkat1
bleu329
cgcpointledge
Dan The Man
dlpimpinisgreat
ElSnarfGrande
gadzooks64
gonefshng
kazor
KronX
milferd
Mrs Slys Money
njcrash
Rabid Llama
Scabs304
skeeter1114
Stormmrt
thegenius5
TheHugeGuy
Virge
VogelB5

Zerb Bests IlliniFan for Anchor #4 in Epic Heads-Up Battle!

Updated Tuesday Night Booze Cruise Championships:

Golden Anchors:
SmBoatDrinks (10)
oneloosecannon (9)
Sumo44 (5)
Zerbet (4)
crackhead1 (3)
IlliniFan (3)
predator06 (3)
TheGoatlady (3)
nzgreen (2)
Alannis
blakkat1
bleu329
cgcpointledge
Dan The Man
dlpimpinisgreat
ElSnarfGrande
gadzooks64
gonefshng
kazor
KronX
milferd
Mrs Slys Money
njcrash
Rabid Llama
Scabs304
skeeter1114
Stormmrt
thegenius5
TheHugeGuy
Virge
VogelB5

Better Late Than Never!

Was a little late tonight due to life events running into OT. Sat down & VogelB5 had already been eliminated along with Indiana818 from the original starting field of 10. Caught a couple people trying to steal my blinds & was able to get back to a workable stack.

Dimmy was bubble boy, as I became a card rack at the right time. Cubbies760 took 3rd place, leaving me & Summo44 to battle it out for this week's anchor. I started with a 2-1 chip lead, but Sumo drew even.

Here were the 2 key hands:

Full Tilt Poker Game #12455212744: Tuesday Night Booze Cruise (92004223), Table 1 - 100/200 - Pot Limit Omaha Hi - 22:56:41 ET - 2009/05/26
Seat 3: SmBoatDrinks (7,080)
Seat 8: Sumo44 (7,920)
SmBoatDrinks posts the small blind of 100
Sumo44 posts the big blind of 200
The button is in seat #3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SmBoatDrinks [4h 4c Ah 8h]
SmBoatDrinks calls 100
Sumo44 checks
*** FLOP *** [8d 9h As]
Sumo44 bets 400
SmBoatDrinks raises to 800
Sumo44 calls 400
*** TURN *** [8d 9h As] [3h]
Sumo44 checks
SmBoatDrinks bets 2,000
Sumo44 calls 2,000
*** RIVER *** [8d 9h As 3h] [9c]
Sumo44 checks
SmBoatDrinks checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
SmBoatDrinks shows [4h 4c Ah 8h] two pair, Aces and Nines
Sumo44 mucks
SmBoatDrinks wins the pot (6,000) with two pair, Aces and Nines
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 6,000 | Rake 0
Board: [8d 9h As 3h 9c]
Seat 3: SmBoatDrinks (small blind) showed [4h 4c Ah 8h] and won (6,000) with two pair, Aces and Nines
Seat 8: Sumo44 (big blind) mucked [Th Jc 6h Qh] - a pair of Nines



Full Tilt Poker Game #12455550287: Tuesday Night Booze Cruise (92004223), Table 1 - 150/300 - Pot Limit Omaha Hi - 23:16:21 ET - 2009/05/26
Seat 3: SmBoatDrinks (9,240)
Seat 8: Sumo44 (5,760)
Sumo44 posts the small blind of 150
SmBoatDrinks posts the big blind of 300
The button is in seat #8
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SmBoatDrinks [4d Th 9s 7s]
Sumo44 raises to 900
SmBoatDrinks calls 600
*** FLOP *** [Jc 6s 5s]
SmBoatDrinks bets 1,800
Sumo44 raises to 4,860, and is all in
SmBoatDrinks calls 3,060
Sumo44 shows [7h 3h Qc Qs]
SmBoatDrinks shows [4d Th 9s 7s]
*** TURN *** [Jc 6s 5s] [9c]
*** RIVER *** [Jc 6s 5s 9c] [Ks]
Sumo44 shows a pair of Queens
SmBoatDrinks shows a flush, King high
SmBoatDrinks wins the pot (11,520) with a flush, King high
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 11,520 | Rake 0
Board: [Jc 6s 5s 9c Ks]
Seat 3: SmBoatDrinks (big blind) showed [4d Th 9s 7s] and won (11,520) with a flush, King high
Seat 8: Sumo44 (small blind) showed [7h 3h Qc Qs] and lost with a pair of Queens



Updated Tuesday Night Booze Cruise Championships:

Golden Anchors:
SmBoatDrinks (10)
oneloosecannon (9)
Sumo44 (5)
crackhead1 (3)
IlliniFan (3)
predator06 (3)
TheGoatlady (3)
Zerbet (3)
nzgreen (2)
Alannis
blakkat1
bleu329
cgcpointledge
Dan The Man
dlpimpinisgreat
ElSnarfGrande
gadzooks64
gonefshng
kazor
KronX
milferd
Mrs Slys Money
njcrash
Rabid Llama
Scabs304
skeeter1114
Stormmrt
thegenius5
TheHugeGuy
Virge
VogelB5

Zerbet Wins Anchor #3

Zerbet hit his flush to take the weekly title from IlliniFan's grasp.

Updated Tuesday Night Booze Cruise Championships:

Golden Anchors:
oneloosecannon (9)
SmBoatDrinks (9)
Sumo44 (5)
crackhead1 (3)
IlliniFan (3)
predator06 (3)
TheGoatlady (3)
Zerbet (3)
nzgreen (2)
Alannis
blakkat1
bleu329
cgcpointledge
Dan The Man
dlpimpinisgreat
ElSnarfGrande
gadzooks64
gonefshng
kazor
KronX
milferd
Mrs Slys Money
njcrash
Rabid Llama
Scabs304
skeeter1114
Stormmrt
thegenius5
TheHugeGuy
Virge
VogelB5

SmBoatDrinks Donkavatar

Thanks to Julius Goat, I do have my very own Donkavatar.

Please save it to your computer so you can see me in my true donk form!

http://donkavatar.blogspot.com/2009/03/smboatdrinks.html




Thanks!!!


Boat

Sumo44 Rides Straight Flush to Win!

Sumo44 put a little distance between 3rd and the rest of the pack tonight.

Updated Tuesday Night Booze Cruise Championships:

Golden Anchors:
oneloosecannon (9)
SmBoatDrinks (9)
Sumo44 (5)
crackhead1 (3)
IlliniFan (3)
predator06 (3)
TheGoatlady (3)
nzgreen (2)
Zerbet (2)
Alannis
blakkat1
bleu329
cgcpointledge
Dan The Man
dlpimpinisgreat
ElSnarfGrande
gadzooks64
gonefshng
kazor
KronX
milferd
Mrs Slys Money
njcrash
Rabid Llama
Scabs304
skeeter1114
Stormmrt
thegenius5
TheHugeGuy
Virge
VogelB5

DLPIMPINISGREAT!!!

Congrats to dlpimpinisgreat on his 1st Golden Anchor! Not only does MJ's screen name honor the legendary dlpimpin, but he can actually play some poker!

Updated Tuesday Night Booze Cruise Championships:

Golden Anchors:
oneloosecannon (9)
SmBoatDrinks (9)
Sumo44 (4)
crackhead1 (3)
IlliniFan (3)
predator06 (3)
TheGoatlady (3)
nzgreen (2)
Zerbet (2)
Alannis
blakkat1
bleu329
cgcpointledge
Dan The Man
dlpimpinisgreat
ElSnarfGrande
gadzooks64
gonefshng
kazor
KronX
milferd
Mrs Slys Money
njcrash
Rabid Llama
Scabs304
skeeter1114
Stormmrt
thegenius5
TheHugeGuy
Virge
VogelB5

Rabid Llama Captures 1st Booze Cruise Title!

Congrats to Rabid Llama on his 1st Golden Anchor!

Updated Tuesday Night Booze Cruise Championships:

Golden Anchors:
oneloosecannon (9)
SmBoatDrinks (9)
Sumo44 (4)
crackhead1 (3)
IlliniFan (3)
predator06 (3)
TheGoatlady (3)
nzgreen (2)
Zerbet (2)
Alannis
blakkat1
bleu329
cgcpointledge
Dan The Man
ElSnarfGrande
gadzooks64
gonefshng
kazor
KronX
milferd
Mrs Slys Money
njcrash
Rabid Llama
Scabs304
skeeter1114
Stormmrt
thegenius5
TheHugeGuy
Virge
VogelB5

Ungracious Host?

Congrats to mrsloser64 on a great heads-up battle, but I was lucky enough to catch good at the right times and win #9!

Updated Tuesday Night Booze Cruise Championships:

Golden Anchors:
oneloosecannon (9)
SmBoatDrinks (9)
Sumo44 (4)
crackhead1 (3)
IlliniFan (3)
predator06 (3)
TheGoatlady (3)
nzgreen (2)
Zerbet (2)
Alannis
blakkat1
bleu329
cgcpointledge
Dan The Man
ElSnarfGrande
gadzooks64
gonefshng
kazor
KronX
milferd
Mrs Slys Money
njcrash
Scabs304
skeeter1114
Stormmrt
thegenius5
TheHugeGuy
Virge
VogelB5

Scabs304 Wins 1st Booze Cruise

Congrats to Scabs304 on his 1st Golden Anchor. Unfortunately he beat me heads up!

Updated Tuesday Night Booze Cruise Championships:

Golden Anchors:
oneloosecannon (9)
SmBoatDrinks (8)
Sumo44 (4)
crackhead1 (3)
IlliniFan (3)
predator06 (3)
TheGoatlady (3)
nzgreen (2)
Zerbet (2)
Alannis
blakkat1
bleu329
cgcpointledge
Dan The Man
ElSnarfGrande
gadzooks64
gonefshng
kazor
KronX
milferd
Mrs Slys Money
njcrash
Scabs304
skeeter1114
Stormmrt
thegenius5
TheHugeGuy
Virge
VogelB5

TheGoatlady Joins the Elite Crew with Three Titles!

Congrats to TheGoatlady for entering that rare air with Golden Anchor #3 last night.

Updated Tuesday Night Booze Cruise Championships:

Golden Anchors:
oneloosecannon (9)
SmBoatDrinks (8)
Sumo44 (4)
crackhead1 (3)
IlliniFan (3)
predator06 (3)
TheGoatlady (3)
nzgreen (2)
Zerbet (2)
Alannis
blakkat1
bleu329
cgcpointledge
Dan The Man
ElSnarfGrande
gadzooks64
gonefshng
kazor
KronX
milferd
Mrs Slys Money
njcrash
skeeter1114
Stormmrt
thegenius5
TheHugeGuy
Virge
VogelB5

A Good Conversation Piece

Wear this to chuch this Easter Sunday & you'll be sure to get some looks!!

Eight is not Enough

Thanks to all who played tonight, as it was great to have 2 full tables! I will post 2 hands, one where I put Zooks on Zerbesque tilt, and the Final hand where my bottom 2 were good vs deadmoney5's top pair.

FullTiltPoker Game #11442331800: Tuesday Night Booze Cruise (85048883), Table 1 - 30/60 - Pot Limit Hold'em - 21:56:36 ET - 2009/03/31
Seat 1: loser64 (3,295)
Seat 2: deadmoney5 (845)
Seat 3: gadzooks64 (1,730)
Seat 4: Stormmrt (1,150)
Seat 5: njcrash (1,060)
Seat 6: SmBoatDrinks (2,970)
Seat 7: scottc25 (1,220)
njcrash posts the small blind of 30
SmBoatDrinks posts the big blind of 60
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SmBoatDrinks [Ah 5h]
scottc25 folds
loser64 folds
deadmoney5 folds
gadzooks64 raises to 210
Stormmrt folds
njcrash folds
SmBoatDrinks calls 150
*** FLOP *** [8s 8h Jh]
SmBoatDrinks checks
gadzooks64 bets 325
SmBoatDrinks has 15 seconds left to act
SmBoatDrinks raises to 1,425
gadzooks64 raises to 1,520, and is all in
SmBoatDrinks calls 95
gadzooks64 shows [As Ks]
SmBoatDrinks shows [Ah 5h]
*** TURN *** [8s 8h Jh] [6h]
*** RIVER *** [8s 8h Jh 6h] [Qh]
gadzooks64 shows a pair of Eights
SmBoatDrinks shows a flush, Ace high
SmBoatDrinks wins the pot (3,490) with a flush, Ace high
gadzooks64 stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3,490 | Rake 0
Board: [8s 8h Jh 6h Qh]
Seat 1: loser64 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: deadmoney5 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: gadzooks64 showed [As Ks] and lost with a pair of Eights
Seat 4: Stormmrt (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: njcrash (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 6: SmBoatDrinks (big blind) showed [Ah 5h] and won (3,490) with a flush, Ace high
Seat 7: scottc25 didn't bet (folded)

gadzooks64 (Observer): sigh effing
gadzooks64 (Observer): sigh
SmBoatDrinks: gg zooks
gadzooks64 (Observer): dude
gadzooks64 (Observer): you suck
gadzooks64 (Observer): srsly
SmBoatDrinks: ummm, good read??
gadzooks64 (Observer): yeah f you
gadzooks64 (Observer): I was ahead
gadzooks64 (Observer): nice suckage
scottc25: she be !!##%in about pre
SmBoatDrinks: how much?
SmBoatDrinks: I was a 43-46 dog, but figured there was fold equity if she missed the flop (which she did) or gave me credit for an 8




As I mentioned, I was a 43-46 dog on the flop, but figured she'd fold if she missed the flop & I had outs if she didn't. So sure, nice catch me!



FullTiltPoker Game #11443694892: Tuesday Night Booze Cruise (85048883), Table 2 - 200/400 - Pot Limit Hold'em - 23:19:03 ET - 2009/03/31
Seat 4: deadmoney5 (9,430)
Seat 8: SmBoatDrinks (17,570)
SmBoatDrinks posts the small blind of 200
deadmoney5 posts the big blind of 400
The button is in seat #8
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SmBoatDrinks [7d 4d]
SmBoatDrinks calls 200
deadmoney5 checks
*** FLOP *** [Jd 7s 4h]
deadmoney5 checks
SmBoatDrinks bets 800
deadmoney5 calls 800
*** TURN *** [Jd 7s 4h] [8s]
deadmoney5 checks
SmBoatDrinks bets 2,400
deadmoney5 has 15 seconds left to act
deadmoney5 raises to 8,230, and is all in
SmBoatDrinks calls 5,830
deadmoney5 shows [Jc Kc]
SmBoatDrinks shows [7d 4d]
*** RIVER *** [Jd 7s 4h 8s] [Ah]
deadmoney5 shows a pair of Jacks
SmBoatDrinks shows two pair, Sevens and Fours
SmBoatDrinks wins the pot (18,860) with two pair, Sevens and Fours
SmBoatDrinks: gg
deadmoney5: ouch
deadmoney5 stands up
SmBoatDrinks stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 18,860 | Rake 0
Board: [Jd 7s 4h 8s Ah]
Seat 4: deadmoney5 (big blind) showed [Jc Kc] and lost with a pair of Jacks
Seat 8: SmBoatDrinks (small blind) showed [7d 4d] and won (18,860) with two pair, Sevens and Fours


Updated Tuesday Night Booze Cruise Championships:

Golden Anchors:
oneloosecannon (9)
SmBoatDrinks (8)
Sumo44 (4)
crackhead1 (3)
IlliniFan (3)
predator06 (3)
nzgreen (2)
TheGoatlady (2)
Zerbet (2)
Alannis
blakkat1
bleu329
cgcpointledge
Dan The Man
ElSnarfGrande
gadzooks64
gonefshng
kazor
KronX
milferd
Mrs Slys Money
njcrash
skeeter1114
Stormmrt
thegenius5
TheHugeGuy
Virge
VogelB5

BBT4 TOC Seat!!!

Yes, I got lucky on the last hand, but it was quite a heads up battle with NewinNov.

More to come later....

FullTiltPoker Game #11279718342: Brit Blogger Game (83908494), Table 2 - 800/1600 Ante 200 - No Limit Hold'em - 19:12:04 ET - 2009/03/22
Seat 1: SmBoatDrinks (58,228)
Seat 2: NewinNov (10,772)
SmBoatDrinks antes 200
NewinNov antes 200
SmBoatDrinks posts the small blind of 800
NewinNov posts the big blind of 1,600
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SmBoatDrinks [Qc Kc]
SmBoatDrinks raises to 5,200
NewinNov has 15 seconds left to act
NewinNov raises to 10,572, and is all in
SmBoatDrinks calls 5,372
NewinNov shows [Ad As]
SmBoatDrinks shows [Qc Kc]
*** FLOP *** [Kh 5s 2s]
*** TURN *** [Kh 5s 2s] [Kd]
*** RIVER *** [Kh 5s 2s Kd] [3h]
NewinNov shows two pair, Aces and Kings
SmBoatDrinks shows three of a kind, Kings
SmBoatDrinks wins the pot (21,544) with three of a kind, Kings
SmBoatDrinks: ouch
NewinNov stands up
SmBoatDrinks stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 21,544 | Rake 0
Board: [Kh 5s 2s Kd 3h]
Seat 1: SmBoatDrinks (small blind) showed [Qc Kc] and won (21,544) with three of a kind, Kings
Seat 2: NewinNov (big blind) showed [Ad As] and lost with two pair, Aces and Kings

nzgreen Keeps Snarf from Repeating!

I'm at least glad nz put my chips to good use. I got knocked out in 6th, after getting all in pre-flop, when his AJ hit a J, and my AK was no good. nz had a nice chip lead when he got heads up with ElSnarfGrande. One of them was going to win their second Booze Cruise Title, and nz finished the job!

Updated Tuesday Night Booze Cruise Championships:

Golden Anchors:
oneloosecannon (9)
SmBoatDrinks (7)
Sumo44 (4)
crackhead1 (3)
IlliniFan (3)
predator06 (3)
nzgreen (2)
TheGoatlady (2)
Zerbet (2)
Alannis
blakkat1
bleu329
cgcpointledge
Dan The Man
ElSnarfGrande
gadzooks64
gonefshng
kazor
KronX
milferd
Mrs Slys Money
skeeter1114
Stormmrt
thegenius5
TheHugeGuy
Virge
VogelB5

Big Win for ElSnarfGrande

Congrats to ElSnarfGrande on both his 1st anchor last week, and his seat in the BBT4 Championship last night!!! Good things usually happen to you the week after you cash in the Booze Cruise, just ask dlpimpin!


Updated Tuesday Night Booze Cruise Championships:

Golden Anchors:
oneloosecannon (9)
SmBoatDrinks (7)
Sumo44 (4)
crackhead1 (3)
IlliniFan (3)
predator06 (3)
TheGoatlady (2)
Zerbet (2)
Alannis
blakkat1
bleu329
cgcpointledge
Dan The Man
ElSnarfGrande
gadzooks64
gonefshng
kazor
KronX
milferd
nzgreen
Mrs Slys Money
skeeter1114
Stormmrt
thegenius5
TheHugeGuy
Virge
VogelB5

Dan The Man Wins 1st Booze Cruise Title

A true Maniac among Nits, congrats to Dan The Man on his first Golden Anchor last night. He was quite proud of it and is now insisting on delivery of an actual gold anchor. hmmm.................. never thought that bluff would be called!

Also congrats to Zooks on her 1st anchor last week. Always glad to give some bling to the head Pokerslut!

Updated Tuesday Night Booze Cruise Championships:

Golden Anchors:
oneloosecannon (9)
SmBoatDrinks (7)
Sumo44 (4)
crackhead1 (3)
IlliniFan (3)
predator06 (3)
TheGoatlady (2)
Zerbet (2)
Alannis
blakkat1
bleu329
cgcpointledge
Dan The Man
gadzooks64
gonefshng
kazor
KronX
milferd
nzgreen
Mrs Slys Money
skeeter1114
Stormmrt
thegenius5
TheHugeGuy
Virge
VogelB5

Sumo44 Wins 4th Booze Cruise!

Last Tuesday Sumo44 took sole possession of 3rd place on the all-time winners list with his 4th TNBC Title.

Updated Tuesday Night Booze Cruise Championships:

Golden Anchors:
oneloosecannon (9)
SmBoatDrinks (7)
Sumo44 (4)
crackhead1 (3)
IlliniFan (3)
predator06 (3)
TheGoatlady (2)
Zerbet (2)
Alannis
blakkat1
bleu329
cgcpointledge
gonefshng
kazor
KronX
milferd
nzgreen
Mrs Slys Money
skeeter1114
Stormmrt
thegenius5
TheHugeGuy
Virge
VogelB5

Oneloosecannon Better Start Playing Again........

OK, so apparently Stormmrt and I are meant to get heads up every other week!

I had a pretty big chip lead when we started this week, but he did double up w/Aces up vs my smaller 2 pair.

Thanks to all who played tonight & congrats to KronX on winning last week!

Updated Tuesday Night Booze Cruise Championships:

Golden Anchors:
oneloosecannon (9)
SmBoatDrinks (7)
crackhead1 (3)
IlliniFan (3)
predator06 (3)
Sumo44 (3)
TheGoatlady (2)
Zerbet (2)
Alannis
blakkat1
bleu329
cgcpointledge
gonefshng
kazor
KronX
milferd
nzgreen
Mrs Slys Money
skeeter1114
Stormmrt
thegenius5
TheHugeGuy
Virge
VogelB5

A Most Ungracious Host.....

WEEEEEEEEEE!!!! I kept Stormmrt from repeating this week, getting lucky enough to win #6. Guess that means you should bet the house on the Steelers.

Thanks to all who played tonight!

Updated Tuesday Night Booze Cruise Championships:

Golden Anchors:
oneloosecannon (9)
SmBoatDrinks (6)
crackhead1 (3)
IlliniFan (3)
predator06 (3)
Sumo44 (3)
TheGoatlady (2)
Zerbet (2)
Alannis
blakkat1
bleu329
cgcpointledge
gonefshng
kazor
milferd
nzgreen
Mrs Slys Money
skeeter1114
Stormmrt
thegenius5
TheHugeGuy
Virge
VogelB5

nzgreen wins 1st TNBC Title!

Congrats to both nzgreen on his 1st Booze Cruise Golden Anchor this week, and TheGoatlady for her second title last week. Thanks to all who played tonight!

Updated Tuesday Night Booze Cruise Championships:

Golden Anchors:
oneloosecannon (9)
SmBoatDrinks (5)
crackhead1 (3)
IlliniFan (3)
predator06 (3)
Sumo44 (3)
TheGoatlady (2)
Zerbet (2)
Alannis
blakkat1
bleu329
cgcpointledge
gonefshng
kazor
milferd
nzgreen
Mrs Slys Money
skeeter1114
thegenius5
TheHugeGuy
Virge
VogelB5

Kentucky Internet Gaming Squabble

A good article on P5's to get up to speed on the Kentucky online gambling issues:


http://www.pocketfives.com/online-poker-scene/2008-year-in-review-kentucky-internet-gaming-squabble-3755137