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Foxwoods Trip Report

2011-07-24T16:01:00.003-04:00

The rest of the family was out of town this weekend, so I figured it would be the perfect opportunity to make the journey down to Foxwoods for the 1st time for some poker. If you're planning on going, I highly recommend reading the FAQ's on the 2+2 thread.

I saw they had a nightly deepstack tourney at 6:00 PM, so I wanted to make sure I got down there in plenty of time to register for that. Door to door it's 250 miles, so I left a little before noon. The drive down was relatively uneventful, as I listened to some podcasts on my iphone to get me fired up from Tao of Pokerati and ESPN: The Poker Edge. I did miss one exit in Hartford, and got to see more of downtown than I was planning on. You also go thru the middle of Norwich, which could be a little tricky without a GPS.

I arrived ~ 3:30 PM and parked in the Rainmaker garage on the 3rd level, as they did have a nice lighted system telling me the 1st 2 levels were full. It was a short walk into the casino & I took the escalator down to the poker room. The WPT Poker Room is the largest on the East Coast, and it does have a lot of tables with 104 (I'd say they were 80% in use), but it doesn't have a huge feel to the room as the ceiling is lower in most places, and it's more L or T shaped, and closed in, as opposed to one big open room.

I got my WPT Dream Card. Pro Tip: Get your dream card in the poker room if you want the nice WPT logo. There is a desk just to the left of the cashiers cage. This is now my second favorite casino players card, behind the WSOP Total Rewards Card.

I put my name on the list for 1-2 PLO8 and 1-2 NL, which got called 1st. Sat down in the 10 seat, banging my knee on the toke box, and bought in for $100. Lost a couple pots w/99 & suited connectors when they called me for the 1-2 PLO8 game. Went ahead & registered for the 6 PM tourney early during a dealer/till change. Didn't really get much going in the PLO8 game & headed back up upstairs @ 6:00PM for the NL "DeepStack" tourney.

I was glad I registered early for the tourney, as the line was 50+ deep when we got started ~ 6:05 PM. We ended up w/336 runners for the $120 buy-in. We started w/15,000 chips, and blinds 25-50, but the levels were only 20 minutes. My 1st table was definitely a mix of players. Had one tough laydown w/TPTK when a guy check raised me on the flop & made a big bet on the turn for most of my chips. He had shown he was capable of having less than me, but I decided to wait for a better spot. Hovered right around starting stack for 1st 8 levels until our table broke.

By the time I got to my second table it was generally much better, but had become more of a push fest. 35 were getting paid & when we got down to ~ 60 I was short stacked & got the 1st of my 1st 2 double ups. The second was close to a triple up, when I got it AIPF with AdTd vs 2 others and hit my flush on the river putting me up towards 100k in chips.

We were down under 40 players & nearing the bubble when I got KK in the small blind. Blinds were 8000/16000 with 1000 ante. UTG limped. It got folded around to me where I went all in for ~ 50k. BB folded & UTG called me w/AdJd. flop was safe, but turn was A, and no K on river was the end for me on the bubble with a nasty beat. C'est la vie. Obviously I was playing to win & not just folding to the money. 35th would have paid $230 & 1st was over $7,000. Even though the 20 min blind levels don't make it a true deep stack tourney, I was still happy I entered & feel like I got my $ worth for 6 hours of play. Saw AA get cracked at least twice all in pre-flop by AK (4flush) and QT (boat).

Wasn't ready to leave yet, so I got my name on the 1-2 PLO list, and 1-2 PLO8 interest list. Walked to the Dunkin Donuts just a few steps from the casino in the complex & got a flatbread ham, cheese, & bacon sandwich. My dream card earnings from just playing that day paid for all but $0.90 worth. Scarfed it down while waiting for my initials to be called (they do initials at Foxwoods, not names).

Got called to the 1-2 PLO game & decided to do the short stack approach & try to run it up. Bought in for $60 & lost that when my KQQJ got rivered. Rebought for $100 & hit a big 3-way all in on the flop when my open ended straight draw hit on the turn & then my backdoor flush hit on the river. Won a few other decent pots & was able to run it up close to $600. Ended up cashing out $516. So after 12+ hours of fun poker at Foxwoods I ended up $235.

Made the drive home OK this morning as the sun came up, with one stop for gas, diet Mt. Dew, and food.

Overall I enjoyed my trip to Foxwoods and would definitely go back. I wish the deep stack tourney had longer levels, but I did like that the 1-2 PLO games were really 1-2, as opposed to the $5 bring in at the Rio during the WSOP.

Boat

Vegas Trip Report - Showdown Controversy

2011-07-04T22:39:00.004-04:00

Let's just say I got my Vegas poker fix for the year. 1 min cash in a Golden Nugget Grand event, and 1 winning cash session does not make for a winning week. I felt much more comfortable in my 2nd WSOP event this year, than I did in my 1st event last year. And, if not for a brutal river beat I would have had a decent shot at getting to day 2 with some chips.

During my Binions PLO8 event, at our starting table I sat to the left of Alex Rousso. He was a nice enough fellow, and wrote much better about the Binions event than I could ever think of doing. We got embroiled in a bit of a controversy, which Alex also wrote about, in one of the 1st few hands. Alex was in seat 1, and I was in seat 2. Seat 4 and Seat 5 were involved in a hand that went to the river. Seat 4, a nice guy with a Red Sox card protector, bet the river. Seat 5 called, and seat 4 insta-mucked his hand, which was a bit suprising, especially in a hi-lo game.

Now is where the controversy starts. Seat 5 did not turn his cards over & pushed them towards the muck, as the dealer began to push the pot his way. Alex asked to see the cards, and where I come from you are required to show your cards, and the winning hand at showdown in order to win a pot on the river, so I supported Alex's request. The dealer said the player in seat 5 was not required to show his cards to win the pot. Then things turned a bit ugly between the player in Seat 5 and Alex, as Seat 5 asked why he wanted to see the cards. Alex honestly said for information, as that is a big part of the game, especially early in a tourney like this. Seat 5 said, "well that's a shitty thing to do". They went back and forth a bit, and I asked the dealer to call the floor over so we could get clarification on this.

The table wanted to keep playing, so I said fine, and ended up getting embroiled in a huge pot with the jackhole in Seat 5 where I called his pre-flop raise and ended up turning a boat for a scoop. My blood was pumping faster that hand than it has in a long time at the poker table as I explained the situation to the floor while I was trying to extract massive chips from the jackhole.

The floor ended up basically siding with the dealer, but he did add the caveat that if I thought that there was collusion involved then I had the right to stop the hand, call the floor over, and they would then show the table his hand. Well, now I could see where that could be considered "Shitty". So, basically the jackhole knew the local rule better than a few of the rest of us did, but I don't like that ruling & prefer the "Show me a winner" rule when it comes to a showdown on the river. What do you think?

Selling Vegas Shares

2011-06-18T17:30:00.004-04:00

Some people have expressed an interest in buying a piece of my action for the whole week, and not just 1 event. If you just want a piece of the WSOP event, that offer is still good, but as another option you can buy a weekly share and get a piece of me in the following events:

Mon 6/27 Binions Classic NL $160

Tue 6/28 Binions Classic PLO8 $210

Thur 6/30 WSOP Event #51 PLO8 $1500

Fri 7/1 Ceasars PLO8 $130

Similar terms as for WSOP:

Selling up to 50%
All Payments must be made in person or via PayPal prior to Saturday June 25th.
1.1 markup (10% = 10 Shares = $220, 1% = 1 Share = $22)
I will provide updates via Twitter @SmBoatDrinks
For every share purchased, the purchaser will be entitled 1% of my gross winnings (pre-tax/pre-tokes)
In the event that I’m unable to play in an event, purchasers will receive a full refund for that % of the share price, to be paid by the method of my choosing.
Payment on shares by me (if any) will be made via PayPal or in-person cash payment as agreed by the purchaser and myself. Taxes on any payment on shares are the purchasers responsibility. The purchaser must agree to provide taxpayer identification numbers and other relevant personal information at my request so that I may comply with tax regulations regarding any gross winnings/payment on shares. If the purchaser does not provide requested information, payment on shares will be delayed until I’ve received the needed information.

I reserve the right to make any deals regarding the allocation of the tournament prize pool. If a deal is made, I will advise you via email as to how the deal affected the published payouts. Payment on shares will be based upon the actual payouts, not any published payouts, regardless of the source.

Please let me know if you are interested via comment or email at SmBoatDrinks(at)gmail(dot)com.

Thanks,

Boat

WSOP Begins - Full Schedule

2011-05-30T23:29:00.003-04:00

The 2011 World Series of Poker begins tomorrow. Good luck to everyone playing before I get there on June 26th. I'm going to play in at least one event, and hopefully two, depending on how many shares I sell.

Thanks to Shamus for putting together the full schedule:

Tuesday, May 31st
12:00 -- #1: Casino Employees No-Limit Hold’em ($500), 1/2
5:00 -- #2: Heads-Up No-Limit Hold’em Championship ($25,000), 1/4

Wednesday, June 1st
12:00 -- #3: Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better ($1,500), 1/3
2:30 -- #1: Casino Employees No-Limit Hold’em ($500), 2/2
3:00 -- #2: Heads-Up No-Limit Hold’em Championship ($25,000), 2/4

Thursday, June 2nd
12:00 -- #4: No-Limit Hold’em ($5,000), 1/3
2:30 -- #3: Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better ($1,500), 2/3
3:00 -- #2: Heads-Up No-Limit Hold’em Championship ($25,000), 3/4
5:00 -- #5: Seven-Card Stud ($1,500), 1/3

Friday, June 3rd
12:00 -- #6: Limit Hold’em ($1,500), 1/3
2:30 -- #3: Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better ($1,500), 3/3
2:30 -- #4: No-Limit Hold’em ($5,000), 2/3
3:00 -- #2: Heads-Up No-Limit Hold’em Championship ($25,000), 4/4
3:00 -- #5: Seven-Card Stud ($1,500), 2/3
5:00 -- #7: Pot-Limit Hold’em Championship ($10,000), 1/3

Saturday, June 4th
12:00 -- #8: No-Limit Hold’em ($1,000), 1a/5
2:30 -- #4: No-Limit Hold’em ($5,000), 3/3
2:30 -- #6: Limit Hold’em ($1,500), 2/3
3:00 -- #5: Seven-Card Stud ($1,500), 3/3
3:00 -- #7: Pot-Limit Hold’em Championship ($10,000), 2/3
5:00 -- #9: 2-7 Draw Lowball (No-Limit) ($1,500), 1/3

Sunday, June 5th
12:00 -- #8: No-Limit Hold’em ($1,000), 1b/5
2:30 -- #6: Limit Hold’em ($1,500), 3/3
3:00 -- #7: Pot-Limit Hold’em Championship ($10,000), 3/3
5:00 -- #9: 2-7 Draw Lowball (No-Limit) ($1,500), 2/3

Monday, June 6th
12:00 -- #10: No-Limit Hold’em / Six-Handed ($1,500), 1/3
2:30 -- #8: No-Limit Hold’em ($1,000), 2/5
3:00 -- #9: 2-7 Draw Lowball (No-Limit) ($1,500), 3/3
5:00 -- #11: Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Championship ($10,000), 1/3

Tuesday, June 7th
12:00 -- #12: Triple Chance No-Limit Hold’em ($1,500), 1/3
2:30 -- #8: No-Limit Hold’em ($1,000), 3/5
2:30 -- #10: No-Limit Hold’em / Six-Handed ($1,500), 2/3
3:00 -- #11: Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Championship ($10,000), 2/3

Wednesday, June 8th
12:00 -- #13: No-Limit Hold’em Shootout ($1,500), 1/3
2:30 -- #8: No-Limit Hold’em ($1,000), 4/5
2:30 -- #10: No-Limit Hold’em / Six-Handed ($1,500), 3/3
2:30 -- #12: Triple Chance No-Limit Hold’em ($1,500), 2/3
3:00 -- #11: Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Championship ($10,000), 3/3
5:00 -- #14: Limit Hold’em ($3,000), 1/3

Thursday, June 9th
12:00 -- #15: Pot-Limit Hold’em ($1,500), 1/3
2:30 -- #8: No-Limit Hold’em ($1,000), 5/5
2:30 -- #12: Triple Chance No-Limit Hold’em ($1,500), 3/3
2:30 -- #13: No-Limit Hold’em Shootout ($1,500), 2/3
3:00 -- #14: Limit Hold’em ($3,000), 2/3
5:00 -- #16: 2-7 Draw Lowball Championship (No-Limit) ($10,000), 1/3

Friday, June 10th
12:00 -- #17: H.O.R.S.E. ($1,500), 1/3
2:30 -- #13: No-Limit Hold’em Shootout ($1,500), 3/3
2:30 -- #15: Pot-Limit Hold’em ($1,500), 2/3
3:00 -- #14: Limit Hold’em ($3,000), 3/3
3:00 -- #16: 2-7 Draw Lowball Championship (No-Limit) ($10,000), 2/3

Saturday, June 11th
12:00 -- #18: No-Limit Hold’em ($1,500), 1/3
2:30 -- #15: Pot-Limit Hold’em ($1,500), 3/3
2:30 -- #17: H.O.R.S.E. ($1,500), 2/3
3:00 -- #16: 2-7 Draw Lowball Championship (No-Limit) ($10,000), 3/3
5:00 -- #19: Limit Hold’em / Six-Handed ($2,500), 1/3

Sunday, June 12th
12:00 -- #20: No-Limit Hold’em ($1,000), 1/3
2:30 -- #17: H.O.R.S.E. ($1,500), 3/3
2:30 -- #18: No-Limit Hold’em ($1,500), 2/3
3:00 -- #19: Limit Hold’em / Six-Handed ($2,500), 2/3
5:00 -- #21: Seven-Card Stud Championship ($10,000), 1/3

Monday, June 13th
12:00 -- #22: Pot-Limit Omaha ($1,500), 1/3
2:30 -- #18: No-Limit Hold’em ($1,500), 3/3
2:30 -- #20: No-Limit Hold’em ($1,000), 2/3
3:00 -- #19: Limit Hold’em / Six-Handed ($2,500), 3/3
3:00 -- #21: Seven-Card Stud Championship ($10,000), 2/3
5:00 -- #23: Eight-Game Mix ($2,500), 1/3

Tuesday, June 14th
12:00 -- #24: No-Limit Hold’em Shootout ($5,000), 1/3
2:30 -- #20: No-Limit Hold’em ($1,000), 3/3
2:30 -- #22: Pot-Limit Omaha ($1,500), 2/3
3:00 -- #21: Seven-Card Stud Championship ($10,000), 3/3
3:00 -- #23: Eight-Game Mix ($2,500), 2/3
5:00 -- #25: Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better ($1,500), 1/3

Wednesday, June 15th
12:00 -- #26: No-Limit Hold’em / Six-Handed ($2,500), 1/3
2:30 -- #22: Pot-Limit Omaha ($1,500), 3/3
2:30 -- #24: No-Limit Hold’em Shootout ($5,000), 2/3
3:00 -- #23: Eight-Game Mix ($2,500), 3/3
3:00 -- #25: Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better ($1,500), 2/3
5:00 -- #27: Limit Hold’em Championship ($10,000), 1/3

Thursday, June 16th
12:00 -- #28: No-Limit Hold’em ($1,500), 1/3
2:30 -- #24: No-Limit Hold’em Shootout ($5,000), 3/3
2:30 -- #26: No-Limit Hold’em / Six-Handed ($2,500), 2/3
3:00 -- #25: Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better ($1,500), 3/3
3:00 -- #27: Limit Hold’em Championship ($10,000), 2/3
5:00 -- #29: 10-Game Mix / Six-Handed ($2,500), 1/3

Friday, June 17th
12:00 -- #30: Seniors No-Limit Hold’em Championship ($1,000), 1/3
2:30 -- #26: No-Limit Hold’em / Six-Handed ($2,500), 3/3
2:30 -- #28: No-Limit Hold’em ($1,500), 2/3
3:00 -- #27: Limit Hold’em Championship ($10,000), 3/3
3:00 -- #29: 10-Game Mix / Six-Handed ($2,500), 2/3
5:00 -- #31: Pot-Limit Omaha ($3,000), 1/3

Saturday, June 18th
12:00 -- #32: No-Limit Hold’em ($1,500), 1/3
2:30 -- #28: No-Limit Hold’em ($1,500), 3/3
2:30 -- #30: Seniors No-Limit Hold’em Championship ($1,000), 2/3
3:00 -- #29: 10-Game Mix / Six-Handed ($2,500), 3/3
3:00 -- #31: Pot-Limit Omaha ($3,000), 2/3
5:00 -- #33: Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Championship ($10,000), 1/3

Sunday, June 19th
12:00 -- #34: No-Limit Hold’em ($1,000), 1/3
2:30 -- #30: Seniors No-Limit Hold’em Championship ($1,000), 3/3
2:30 -- #32: No-Limit Hold’em ($1,500), 2/3
3:00 -- #31: Pot-Limit Omaha ($3,000), 3/3
3:00 -- #33: Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Championship ($10,000), 2/3

Monday, June 20th
12:00 -- #35: Pot-Limit Omaha / Six-Handed ($5,000), 1/3
2:30 -- #32: No-Limit Hold’em ($1,500), 3/3
2:30 -- #34: No-Limit Hold’em ($1,000), 2/3
3:00 -- #33: Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Championship ($10,000), 3/3

Tuesday, June 21st
12:00 -- #36: No-Limit Hold’em ($2,500), 1/3
2:30 -- #34: No-Limit Hold’em ($1,000), 3/3
2:30 -- #35: Pot-Limit Omaha / Six-Handed ($5,000), 2/3
5:00 -- #37: H.O.R.S.E. Championship ($10,000), 1/3

Wednesday, June 22nd
12:00 -- #38: No-Limit Hold’em ($1,500), 1/3
2:30 -- #35: Pot-Limit Omaha / Six-Handed ($5,000), 3/3
2:30 -- #36: No-Limit Hold’em ($2,500), 2/3
3:00 -- #37: H.O.R.S.E. Championship ($10,000), 2/3
5:00 -- #39: Pot-Limit Hold’em/Pot-Limit Omaha ($2,500), 1/3

Thursday, June 23rd
12:00 -- #40: No-Limit Hold’em / Six-Handed ($5,000), 1/3
2:30 -- #36: No-Limit Hold’em ($2,500), 3/3
2:30 -- #38: No-Limit Hold’em ($1,500), 2/3
3:00 -- #37: H.O.R.S.E. Championship ($10,000), 3/3
3:00 -- #39: Pot-Limit Hold’em/Pot-Limit Omaha ($2,500), 2/3

Friday, June 24th
12:00 -- #41 Limit Hold’em Shootout ($1,500), 1/3
2:30 -- #38: No-Limit Hold’em ($1,500), 3/3
2:30 -- #40: No-Limit Hold’em / Six-Handed ($5,000), 2/3
3:00 -- #39: Pot-Limit Hold’em/Pot-Limit Omaha ($2,500), 3/3
5:00 -- #42: Pot-Limit Omaha Championship ($10,000), 1/3

Saturday, June 25th
12:00 -- #43: No-Limit Hold’em ($1,500), 1/3
2:30 -- #40: No-Limit Hold’em / Six-Handed ($5,000), 3/3
2:30 -- #41: Limit Hold’em Shootout ($1,500), 2/3
3:00 -- #42: Pot-Limit Omaha Championship ($10,000), 2/3
5:00 -- #44: Seven-Card Razz ($2,500), 1/3

Sunday, June 26th
12:00 -- #45 No-Limit Hold’em ($1,000), 1/3
2:30 -- #41: Limit Hold’em Shootout ($1,500), 3/3
2:30 -- #43: No-Limit Hold’em ($1,500), 2/3
3:00 -- #42: Pot-Limit Omaha Championship ($10,000), 3/3
3:00 -- #44: Seven-Card Razz ($2,500), 2/3

Monday, June 27th
12:00 -- #46 No-Limit Hold’em / Six-Handed Championship ($10,000), 1/3
2:30 -- #43: No-Limit Hold’em ($1,500), 3/3
2:30 -- #45: No-Limit Hold’em ($1,000), 2/3
3:00 -- #44: Seven-Card Razz ($2,500), 3/3
5:00 -- #47: Omaha/Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better ($2,500), 1/3

Tuesday, June 28th
12:00 -- #48 No-Limit Hold’em ($1,500), 1/3
2:30 -- #45: No-Limit Hold’em ($1,000), 3/3
2:30 -- #46: No-Limit Hold’em / Six-Handed Championship ($10,000), 2/3
3:00 -- #47: Omaha/Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better ($2,500), 2/3
5:00 -- #49: 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball (Limit) ($2,500), 1/3

Wednesday, June 29th
12:00 -- #50 Triple Chance No-Limit Hold’em ($5,000), 1/3
2:30 -- #46: No-Limit Hold’em / Six-Handed Championship ($10,000), 3/3
2:30 -- #48: No-Limit Hold’em ($1,500), 2/3
3:00 -- #47: Omaha/Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better ($2,500), 3/3
3:00 -- #49: 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball (Limit) ($2,500), 2/3

Thursday, June 30th
12:00 -- #51: Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better ($1,500), 1/3
2:30 -- #48: No-Limit Hold’em ($1,500), 3/3
2:30 -- #50: Triple Chance No-Limit Hold’em ($5,000), 2/3
3:00 -- #49: 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball (Limit) ($2,500), 3/3
5:00 -- #52: Mixed Holdem (Limit/No-Limit) ($2,500), 1/3

Friday, July 1st
12:00 -- #53: Ladies No-Limit Hold’em Championship ($1,000), 1/3
2:30 -- #50: Triple Chance No-Limit Hold’em ($5,000), 3/3
2:30 -- #51: Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better ($1,500), 2/3
3:00 -- #52: Mixed Holdem (Limit/No-Limit) ($2,500), 2/3

Saturday, July 2nd
12:00 -- #54: No-Limit Hold’em ($1,000), 1a/5
2:30 -- #51: Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better ($1,500), 3/3
2:30 -- #53: Ladies No-Limit Hold’em Championship ($1,000), 2/3
3:00 -- #52: Mixed Holdem (Limit/No-Limit) ($2,500), 3/3
5:00 -- #55: The Poker Players Championship (Eight-Game Mix) ($50,000), 1/5

Sunday, July 3rd
12:00 -- #54: No-Limit Hold’em ($1,000), 1b/5
2:30 -- #53: Ladies No-Limit Hold’em Championship ($1,000), 3/3
3:00 -- #55: The Poker Players Championship (Eight-Game Mix) ($50,000), 2/5

Monday, July 4th
2:30 -- #54: No-Limit Hold’em ($1,000), 2/5
3:00 -- #55: The Poker Players Championship (Eight-Game Mix) ($50,000), 3/5

Tuesday, July 5th
12:00 -- #56: No-Limit Hold’em ($1,500), 1/3
2:30 -- #54: No-Limit Hold’em ($1,000), 3/5
3:00 -- #55: The Poker Players Championship (Eight-Game Mix) ($50,000), 4/5
5:00 -- #57: Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better ($5,000), 1/3

Wednesday, July 6th
2:30 -- #54: No-Limit Hold’em ($1,000), 4/5
2:30 -- #56: No-Limit Hold’em ($1,500), 2/3
3:00 -- #55: The Poker Players Championship (Eight-Game Mix) ($50,000), 5/5
3:00 -- #57: Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better ($5,000), 2/3

Thursday, July 7th
12:00 -- #58: No-Limit Hold'em Championship ($10,000), 1a/8
2:30 -- #54: No-Limit Hold’em ($1,000), 5/5
2:30 -- #56: No-Limit Hold’em ($1,500), 3/3
3:00 -- #57: Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better ($5,000), 3/3

Friday, July 8th
12:00 -- #58: No-Limit Hold'em Championship ($10,000), 1b/8

Saturday, July 9th
12:00 -- #58: No-Limit Hold'em Championship ($10,000), 1c/8

Sunday, July 10th
12:00 -- #58: No-Limit Hold'em Championship ($10,000), 1d/8

Monday, July 11th
12:00 -- #58: No-Limit Hold'em Championship ($10,000), 2a/8

Tuesday, July 12th
12:00 -- #58: No-Limit Hold'em Championship ($10,000), 2b/8

Thursday, July 14th
12:00 -- #58: No-Limit Hold'em Championship ($10,000), 3/8

Friday, July 15th
12:00 -- #58: No-Limit Hold'em Championship ($10,000), 4/8

Saturday, July 16th
12:00 -- #58: No-Limit Hold'em Championship ($10,000), 5/8

Sunday, July 17th
12:00 -- #58: No-Limit Hold'em Championship ($10,000), 6/8

Monday, July 18th
12:00 -- #58: No-Limit Hold'em Championship ($10,000), 7/8

Tuesday, July 19th
12:00 -- #58: No-Limit Hold'em Championship ($10,000), 8/8

November 5-7, 2010
TBD -- #58: No-Limit Hold'em Championship ($10,000), Final Table

Selling WSOP Shares

2011-05-20T22:57:00.004-04:00

I am selling shares of my WSOP $1,500 PLO8 action at 1.1 markup. (10% = $165, 1% = $16.50).

Event #51 Thursday June 30^th.

If you are interested, please comment or email me with how much you'd be interested in purchasing.

Thanks!

Boat

Goodbye Full Tilt and PokerStars, Hello Bodog!

2011-05-03T19:32:00.002-04:00

End of April Poker Update:

Well it will certainly be a birthday I will always remember! Black Friday April 15th when the Department of Injustice shut down Full Tilt and PokerStars. Still kind of surreal nearly 3 weeks later. So I can watch hard core porn with a horse, but I can't play poker with my friends and relatives, makes sense to me!
I've always been partial to Full Tilt, but I've got to give PokerStars credit. I put in for my cashout on 4/26, and it hit my bank account yesterday 5/2. Still waiting on the cashout option from FTP, where I've got over 10x the amount I has on PS.
Play money just doesn't cut it for me, unless I'm helping my sons learn the game. I had put $100 on Bodog before the NCAA tourney. It's very easy, as all you need is a Visa card! My sports betting was down to about $30 before UConn carried me back into triple figures. Poker is much easier than sports betting, and one of the things I like about Bodog is that you can use the same bankroll for both. I don't like Bodog's interface as well as FTP's, and the alert "beeps" to let you know it's your turn are annoying as all get out. No rakeback on Bodog these days, but they are friendly to new players with plenty of freerolls into their big Sunday tourney. Been having decent luck @ Sit & Go's while also playing PLO8 cash games.
Got my trip booked for Vegas and the WSOP last week of June. Got comped 4 nights @ the Rio, and the other 2 are reasonably priced. Gonna be railing my brother Sumo44 in his 1st WSOP event. I'm gonna play the Binions PLO8 on that Tue & hopefully parlay it into an enty in the WSOP event on Thur. Post a comment if you're gonna be there then & want to meet up.

Good Luck!

Boat

Donkey Island Recap Continued

2011-04-17T12:30:00.004-04:00

Since we can't play on FTP or PS right now, I played on Bodog for the 1st time last night & cashed in the only tourney I played.

May as well continue w/the Donkey Island Recap. After 3 events we were down to 13 players, and 6 on team fish.

Here was the 1st email from Hoy to me, xkm, and VJ:

Hey Guys.

I may not be available until sometime pretty late on Wednesday, so I just thought I would check in about Wednesday night's Dank tournament in Survivor Poker. It seems obvious that we should vote out Dawn Summers if we are once again forced to submit ourselves to an elimination vote, as Dawn has yet to show up for a single event of the series. Although surely this is how the game is played, both Numb and Al have acted like total babies upon being voted out so far, so I don't want anyone to feel coerced with respect to who we decide to vote for as a group. If anyone wants to take out someone other than Dawn, just email back and let me know. As long as we will vote as a group, I am down for voting for anyone, but Dawn does seem like the natural answer to me given her lack of participation so far in the tournament series.

In any event, I am really hoping Team Fish can make a better showing Wednesday night in the Dank. Each of us has won blogger tournaments before, so I know we all know how to get this done. Let's all make a commitment to playing a little tighter than we have been early and try to stick around at least until the stacks get a little larger. Other than that first Goat tournament, I have been a non-factor in the last few events, and I definitely plan to change that on Wednesday. Hopefully we can get a few of us to the final table and make things interesting after really getting lambasted by those Donkeys the past couple of weeks.

Best of luck on Wednesday! Long live Team Fish! Just three more elimination votes during Team Play -- we can survive if we all stay together till then, and especially if we can squeak out a win or two in these last three Survivor Poker tournaments.

Hoy

So we had our plan..... or so we thought! Dawn ended up winning the immunity bounty by knocking out Wolfshead. Xkm is the 1st to send an email asking the obvious question:

Dawn gets immunity... now what?

Hoy is the next to reply:

its gotta be iaatg, right? hes the only one left outside of our alliance, which really seems to be working. are we agreed?

Turtle (iaatg) was one of the contestants I was in contact w/via AIM. When he asked me what the plan was I told him Hoy wanted to vote him out but I didn't want to do it. Xkm and Turtle were tight, so I got this email from Xkm:

Dude, Turtle says you're talking about wacking Hoy... are you just playing Turtle, or really thinking about Hoy?

At this point the tourney was still going on & we were trying to win it so we didn't have to vote anybody off. Hoy & VJ went out 1st & logged off/went to be assuming we were sticking with our original plan B of voting turtle. I replied to xkm:

No, I'm considering it if I could get a couple more votes for him. I'm not happy that he slammed us in his post.

Now, this is where a little explanation is needed. Hoy had done the "best" job of posting on his blog during the Donkey Island contest. What rubbed me & some of my other fish teammates the wrong way was that Hoy basically said all the good players, besides him, were over on team donkey. I mean wtf? Even if that's your opinion, why would you put that on your blog for all to see & possibly piss off your own teammates? So here was Xkm's response to me:

I'm down with it. He's gotta go at some point; I was hoping we'd run a little better during team play and wack him at the merge, but I'm fine with sending him home tonight if we lose. Should we consider that a plan?

So I sent a quick email to Dawn:

Congrats on the Immunity!
Can we get you to vote for Hoy tonight if we don't win?
A few of us are not happy that he slammed us in his post.
Thanks,
Boat

She responded right away:

Lol hell fucking yeah. I have a standing vote for hoy in with buddy dank!

So, not sure what the history is between those 2, but we had the votes we needed to take Hoy out if need be. I tried to IM VJ to let her know the change in plans, but she was off for the night & didn't get my message til the next day. The bombshell was dropped at the end of the tourney & when Buddy sent out his email:

Team Fish loses another one. Not sure if it helped to have a bounty on everyone's head due to Alcanthang's doing. Some people vent their anger on the internet and some people get even with the people that wronged them. Thanks for making this so much fun everyone!
Votes:
Hoyazo - 4
Turtle - 1
VeryJosie - 1
Hoyazo is the next player voted off Donkey Island.
Team Fish is not looking so hot, having only 5 players left compared to the 7 Donkeys still in the game. The Fish really need to step up if they don't want to be extra short handed when the tribes merge. 2 more team events left.

So, even though I had survived another week, the team #'s were not looking too good. A couple days later I got this email from VJ"

Hi Boaty,
Merge is almost here. After Wednesday we won't have the numbers and we'll get picked off one at a time if we stay as we are. Are you ready to make a move? We can secretly align with 2 Donk members - we'll be 4 strong....they'll make sure it's us that don't get voted off and in the end - we'll protect them. Are you interested?
I plan on honoring my alliance with you regardless. It was my first alliance and I'm keeping it. But this can be a good opportunity for us.
You, me, JamyHawk and Jordan (high on poker). Obv Goat, Kat, and Heff know nothing of this and it has to be kept that way, as the plan is for them to get screwed by Jordan and Jamy before it happens to them.
Are you in?
Please say yes! We don't have alot of other options and you know they'll have made enemies and we really haven't. Perfect when it comes to voting at the end, if one of us is still in it then.
Reply with 3 letters: Y-E-S
Josie

Now whenever we start aligning w/members of the other team it makes me nervous, but at this point it seemed like the prudent thing to do. This was made even more clear when we lost the next event & voted Dawn off. We were down 7-4 heading into the last team event & things were looking bleak. We did manage to win the next event, but team donkey voted off Jordan (HighOnPoker), so that didn't really help either. We merged 4 team fish & 6 team donkeys. I get this email from VJ:

It's time to make a move and I hope you'll do this with me. We have 4 votes and Team Donk has 6. We can play russian roulette Sunday night and see who they decide to pick off or we can make a move.

I think we can get 2 members (still waiting for confirmation from one) to join forces with us. We'll be 6 strong against Goat's 4 votes. We vote either Goat or Heff out and pick team Donk off one at a time. This guarantees us down to the final 6.

Is it risky? Yes, but we have the possibility of getting it done Sunday night, we may not afterwards as we'll be depleted by one member fo sho. I think the smartest thing is to be proactive. We have to stick together as a team though.

I'm making you all the promise that I will stick with you guys and I intend to keep it. We can be final 4 and bring the defectors with us for final 6. Are you up for the move? Take out Goat?

We definitely have one member and I'm waiting on word from the other. Worst case, we're 5 against 5. This is the only time we'll be close to even. I say take a chance. Let me know what you think. I say it's all of us or nothing. If everyone doesn't wanna do it, I'm dropping it entirely and hope for the best Sunday night.

Think about it and let me know.

Josie

I said I was in & xkm did the same. Then we got this email from VJ"

Hello guys!

Great news! We have Muhctim with us 100% and as you know we also have JamyHawk. That makes us 6 strong so long as we vote as a team. Plan is to vote for Goat and if he has immunity Heff. If any of you wants to nominate someone else for the vote just let me know - I'm all ears. I'll vote for whoever you guys want, so long as it ain't us.

Lets kick some butt tonight.

Josie

Again, I was nervous, and Buddy always reads the votes in the most dramatic way. Here was his summary:

It was a dark day on Donkey Island. Even though JuliusGoat merged from the stronger of the two teams, he was ceremonially voted out last night. We continue to have shocking dismissals and some alliances seem to be unknown. Fun Fun Fun. Keep it up!

Katitude won immunity by running the deepest of all the contestants.

Votes:
Julius Goat - 6
Smboatdrinks - 3
Numbbono - 1*

*someone may have not voted since there were already enough votes to kick off Goat. Normally votes go to the player who didn't vote but when that player has immunity votes automatically go to Numb.(new rule)

Peace out
Buddy

Wow, on one hand this was terrific news as Team Donkey really did split. They could have just picked us 4 team fish off 1 by 1 til it was just the 6 of them left. On the other hand I did get 3 votes from the team donkey strongholds, so I couldn't rest too easy. The next email we got from VJ was:

Hi Guys!!! We did it! We now have the majority and we need to figure out who the next person is that we vote for.

See email below and tell me what you think.

I was hoping we could vote off Heff and JamyHawk would vote with us, but it seems from the email below that he's not really with us.

Should we vote Heff off next or JamyHawk? I can go either way so let me know what you guys think. Even without Jamy we are 4 plus our friend from Team Donk makes 5. 9 peeps left and we have 5 WITHOUT JAMY. We have the majority even without Jamy so long as we stay together.

So who do you think we should vote for? Heff? Jamy? Kat?

Thanks,

Josie

Then this one:

Okay boys, word on the street is that JamyHawk is targeting Team Fish tomorrow night. He's trying to rally Team Donk for this and he wants me to go along. He says either iaatg or xkm.

I remain resolute that our best chance is to stay together. We FINALLY have the numbers in our favor so let's keep it like that.

I am now thinking get rid of Jamy Wed night who is def back with Team Donk, even though Heff is more of a threat poker wise. Whichever, we have to remain together in our vote.

Jamy Hawk?

If we vote him out, we still have us 4 fish, plus a very nice ex team donk member. We'll still have 5.

Josie

At this point I started thinking about the end game. Who do we need to take out that has the best chance of winning it all. I like Kat, but thought she would win a popularity vote if she made it to the final 2. So I replied:

Hey guys,

After thinking about it today I thought Kat might be our best vote next, but I can go for any of the former Donks if we still have the #'s and stick with our plan. I think we rattled them with the Goat vote. Let's keep them on their heels!

Stay together!

Boat

VJ was down with it:

I agree with Boat. Let's vote off Kat - Jamy still doesn't get xkm or iaatg and he may just rethink his plan now that Kat's gone.

I vote Kat!

Then I get this email from Jammy:

You wont go tonight. Or anytime soon as long as I can help. I explained to VJ that with us 4 voting together, no one can overtake our votes. We can go all the way to final 4.

You only got votes Sunday because Goat knew you and VJ are in an alliance and wanted to break it up.

We are good now. Kat is guaranteed getting our votes on Sunday.

Jamyhawk

So kat was voted off next, but I still got 2 votes. Jamy was next, as he has well documented on his blog. HeffMike was next to go. We were down to 6, and our core of 4 team fish seemed to be strong. That quickly changed during the voting in the next event as you can see from Buddy's email:

Our vote ended in a TIE!!! Finally!
Votes
Smboatdrinks - 3
BrainMc - 3

They will be playing a heads up match tomorrow night at 9pm EST. I'll announce the winner when we know more!
Buddy

I already made a post after the heads up match, so no need to rehash it here. Let's just say I survived and advanced in true Survivor form. So we were down to our Final 5, our original team fish alliance + Muhctim. Since xkm and turtle had turned on us they were the obvious ones to vote next, so turtle was next to go. During the next event Muhctim won immunity, but instead of sticking w/me & VJ, he voted w/xkm for VJ. VJ won her heads up match vs xkm and we were down to the final 3!

This was the most critical tourney, as the winner got immunity & was thus automatically in the Final 2. I put a bounty of $11 on both VJ and Muhctim if someone knocked them out before I was out. Muchtim got knocked out by Jamy, so it was down to me & VJ to see who won immunity. Now obviously VJ and I had our alliance since the very beginning & had promised to take each other to the Final 2. But this game messes with your head & you don't know what players have "promised" each other. VJ ended up outlasting me, but she did stick with her promise, and original alliance, and took me to the final 2. I would have taken her too, both because I had promised, but also because I thought it gave me the best chance of winning!

Very Josie played the game extremely well, but I thought I was going to win the final vote. In playing the game I think Very Josie rubbed some people the wrong way, so I was hoping to capitalize on that in the final vote. As we know I lost 7-6, and in addition to Riggs not getting his vote in on time, the 2 votes Josie got instead of me that suprised me the most were Jamy and Muhctim. Now I believe it was Jamy who said afterward that he would have voted for me if VJ had run the longest in the last tourney & thus winning the 40%. I guess I can appreciate that in that he wanted to be sure neither of us got shut out of the prize money, but it's frustrating to know I would have been champion of Donkey Island Season 1, and won the 60% if I had gone out before VJ.

Regardless it was a great run & tons of fun. Thanks again to Goat & Buddy!

Survivor Donkey Island Recap

2011-04-09T16:14:00.003-04:00

For those of you that are results based, I outlasted VeryJosie in the Final Tourney winning 40% of the prize pool, but came in 2nd in the voting for ultimate champion, by the narrowest of margins 7-6. I had accomplished my original goal of getting to the final 2, and giving myself a decent chance of winning the popular vote.

I watched the 1st few seasons of Survivor, so I knew the jist of how the game is played. After the 16 players were announced and the teams divided we were ready to go!

FISH
alcanthang
iaatg
riggs
dawn
hoy
smboatdrinks
xkm
josie

DONKEY
jordan
numb
muhctim
kat
heffmike
goat
brain
jamyhawk

The first thing I did was to send a personalized email to each member of my team:

Hey xxxx!

Glad to have you on my team. In addition to email you can reach me via AOL IM or Google Talk, "SmBoatDrinks" on both.

Good Luck!

Boat

Josie was the 1st to reply:

Hi Boat!

My aol im is veryjosie and my yahoo im is very.josie

I will definitely be in contact! This is going to be sooo much fun. Now remember, do not vote me off and I won't vote you off. You are the first one (and perhaps the last) to get this PRICELESS offer. :) And you can trust me.

See you tonight!

The only other team Fish member that replied before the 1st tourney was Dawn:

ok, cool! see ya tonight

After Hoy won immunity & Numb got voted out from Team Donkey after Event 1, I got this "personalized" email from Hoy. It felt like a long form letter he sent to each of team Fish after getting scared that the longest lasting member of the other team was just voted off :

Hi smboatdrinks.

Seeing what happened to Numb the other day after running the deepest of any of his teammates in the first Survivor Poker tournament got me doing some research, and what I found is that it looks like most members of Team Donkey had apparently already formed a "secret alliance" to all vote for Numb when their team had their first chance to vote someone out, and I'm sure they will be doing the same for their next several eliminations. I do not know if this has already happened for Team Fish -- I sincerely hope not -- and I was thinking that I would like to make a voting alliance with you. My two cents is that you and I are two of the best and most experienced blogger tournament players on our team -- with Jordan, Numb, Heff and Goat all on Team Donkey, we really lucked out there -- and thus have the best chance of helping our team not to be subject to an elimination vote by outlasting everyone from Team Donkey in one of our tournaments. Thus, it is far and away in my best interest for you to remain on the team and in the competition, at least during this first month here while we are in Team Play.

My proposal is simple. Along the lines of what the Team Donkey players have done to protect themselves from early elimination here, I would like to suggest that you and I agree not to vote for each other for elimination from our team at any point during the "Team Play" portion of Donkey Island. My idea is that for now, our alliance can stay in force just for "Team Play", and we can cross the bridge of what to do after Team Play is done if and when we get there (let's hope we both do).

Frankly, regardless of whether or not you agree to ally with me and not to vote for me for elimination, I am still going to not vote for you at all during Team Play because, as I said, I know it increases my chances of avoiding an elimination vote just by having you around and playing in these games. I would like to get your agreement on this voting alliance to help protect me as well. As I said, my plan is to keep this alliance in place only during Team Play for now, although of course I would be willing to discuss a further alliance for the Individual portion if we are both lucky enough to still be alive in this a month from now.

Are you willing to join this alliance and agree not to vote for each other at all for elimination from Donkey Island Poker during Team Play? Please let me know! I am in discussions with a few others on Team Fish as well and am trying to build a consensus for who to vote out if the need arises, just like Team Donkey did the other day.

Either way, best of luck in the Dank on Wednesday. I know you know how to win a tournament against the bloggers, and I am hopeful that you, me or someone else on our team will keep our streak alive of not having to be subjected to an elimination vote this week, but you know it is going to happen eventually. Hopefully with a little bit of forethought here we can at least agree to protect each other from elimination, at least here during the Team Play phase, when I am convinced it is in every player on our team's interests to keep the better blogger tournaments players around the hopes of avoiding another knockout vote. Hopefully you feel the same.

Thanks, let me know!
Hoyazo

I replied:

Hey Hoy!

Sounds good to me.

Congrats on the 1st Victory & Thank You for saving our asses! Hopefully I can return the favor tomorrow.

Boat

Hoy replied:

Cool beans, I definitely think it's a good plan for us while we are teammates. i will continue to try to outlast in these things. hopefully it comes down to the two of us next time tomorrow night.

thanks! youre off my vote list permanently while we are teammates.

hoy

So Hoy was beginning to take a leadership role w/Team Fish, as you can tell w/our next couple tourneys we had to vote someone off:

Hey xkm, smboatdrinks, and Josie,

Hoy here. It sounds like the four of us on copy here are on board for a voting alliance in survivor poker, which is great beacause together I think we represent the four best chances of outlasitng the other guys' longest-lasting player in every one of these tournaments that we play, which is good for us as a team without a doubt.

The rules of the alliance are simple I think (let me know if I am missing anything):

1. None of us four will vote for any other of us four for elimination at any time during the Team Play portion of the game; and

2. We should probably decide together who to vote for, to make sure that the votes are not all split such that some combination of the players not in our alliance take out one of us with just two or three votes.

From previous conversations it sounds like a number of us were already going to vote for Riggs in the earlier tournament this week if we had to, and that is who I propose we vote for tonight. He did not show up for Goat's tournament at all and really hasn't blogged or been a part of the group for ages. Hopefully we can outlast and it doesn't come to that tonight, but I suggest we all vote for Riggs together here and make sure to protect ourselves.

Best of luck tonight, everyone! Long live the alliance!

Hoy

riggs is not here again for the mookie today btw. he is doing us no good by being on this team. al is not here either, he should be our next one out as needed as he will not play much in these things.

Hey guys.

Best of luck tonight in Donkey Island Event #3. I was out late at altantic city last night so am not sure how late i will make it today but i will do what i can for the team.

as far as tonight's vote goes, if somehow Team Fish ends up having to vote to eliminate someone again, i think al is the guy this week. he has only showed up for 1 of the 2 events, and he doesnt try very hard when he is in them in any event, so i dont think the team is getting much value from having him stay on. hopefully it does not come to a vote for us tonight, but if it does, al is my vote and hopefully you guys will join me in that.

best of luck in the donkey rebuy! remember, its not about how much you buy in for, its about finding a way to amass a big stack by the end of monkey hour!

hoy

So, after 3 events we were down to 13 players, and 6 team fish, losing Numb, Riggs, and Al.

To be continued........

Survivor Donkey Island Finale

2011-04-01T23:28:00.004-04:00

We are down to the Final 2 contestants from the original 16 in the inaugural season of Survivor Donkey Island........ and yes it's me vs Very Josie! Against long odds, 2 from Team Fish made it to the end.

1st of all thanks to Buddy Dank for running this crazy show & to Julius Goat for getting it all started.

If you want to be a part of the action for this last event then sign up now, everyone is welcome to play!

Full Tilt Poker

9:30 PM ET

This Sunday April 3rd

.10 NL Rebuy for 1st 30 minutes

Password is survive

And yes, you can listen to the live broadcast of the tourney on Buddy Dank Radio.

I haven't been able to document on here all the behind the scenes activity, for some obvious, and maybe not so obvious reasons. Let's just say I'll have a rather lengthy summary of the whole series after the conclusion.

Here is how the Prize Pool will be divided:

* Final event. When there are only 2 players left, the contestant who lasts longest in the final event will receive 40% of the prize pool.

* Prize vote. The 14 previously eliminated contestants will vote on which of the 2 players should receive the remaining 60% of the prize pool.

So on Sunday I could end up with 0%, 40%, 60%, or 100% of the $320 prize pool depending on how things go. Since I've decimated my online roll recently, I am hoping for the 100% choice!

Honestly I like my chances, but you never know how someone is going to vote, especially the Team Donkey members. To that point, each of the other 14 contestants is allowed to ask me & VJ 1 question. So you can tune in to Buddy Dank Radio to hear our answers!

Hope to see you Sunday & wish me luck!

Boat

PLO8 Booze Cruise Tonight!

2011-03-24T20:33:00.001-04:00

Hoping to get another good turnout tonight after we got 13 on Tuesday. Sign up for the PLO8 Booze Cruise. Starts 9:10 ET on FTP. Password is boatdrinks

I Will Survive!

2011-03-21T22:29:00.003-04:00

Not to go all Gloria Gaynor on you, but just completed an Epic heads-up battle w/BrainMc to determine the next player leaving Donkey Island. It was CRAZY. I caught nothing early & when I did catch 2 pair on the river it gave Brain a straight!

Full Tilt Poker Game #29233215873: $5 + $0.25 Heads Up Sit & Go (227348435), Table 1 - 15/30 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:14:31 ET - 2011/03/21

Seat 1: SmBoatDrinks (615)

Seat 2: BrainMc (2,385)

SmBoatDrinks posts the small blind of 15

BrainMc posts the big blind of 30

The button is in seat #1

*** HOLE CARDS ***

Dealt to SmBoatDrinks [Js 7h]

SmBoatDrinks calls 15

BrainMc: rivered again, lol

BrainMc checks

*** FLOP *** [5s 4s Jh]

BrainMc checks

SmBoatDrinks bets 30

BrainMc calls 30

*** TURN *** [5s 4s Jh] [Th]

BrainMc has been disconnected

BrainMc has reconnected

BrainMc bets 65

SmBoatDrinks calls 65

*** RIVER *** [5s 4s Jh Th] [7s]

BrainMc checks

SmBoatDrinks bets 150

BrainMc calls 150

*** SHOW DOWN ***

SmBoatDrinks shows [Js 7h] two pair, Jacks and Sevens

BrainMc shows [3d 6d] a straight, Seven high

BrainMc wins the pot (550) with a straight, Seven high

*** SUMMARY ***

Total pot 550 | Rake 0

Board: [5s 4s Jh Th 7s]

Seat 1: SmBoatDrinks (small blind) showed [Js 7h] and lost with two pair, Jacks and Sevens

Seat 2: BrainMc (big blind) showed [3d 6d] and won (550) with a straight, Seven high

Before I knew what hit me I was down to 300 chips & Brain had me crushed w/2700. No need to panic, it's a marathon not a sprint, right?

I definitely got lucky a couple times, but so did Brain when I tried to put him away.

Full Tilt Poker Game #29233264132: $5 + $0.25 Heads Up Sit & Go (227348435), Table 1 - 20/40 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:16:24 ET - 2011/03/21

Seat 1: SmBoatDrinks (720)

Seat 2: BrainMc (2,280)

BrainMc posts the small blind of 20

SmBoatDrinks posts the big blind of 40

The button is in seat #2

*** HOLE CARDS ***

Dealt to SmBoatDrinks [7d Ah]

BrainMc raises to 120

SmBoatDrinks raises to 720, and is all in

BrainMc calls 600

SmBoatDrinks shows [7d Ah]

BrainMc shows [Js Ad]

*** FLOP *** [6c 8d 7h]

*** TURN *** [6c 8d 7h] [2s]

*** RIVER *** [6c 8d 7h 2s] [Ks]

SmBoatDrinks shows a pair of Sevens

BrainMc shows Ace King high

SmBoatDrinks wins the pot (1,440) with a pair of Sevens

veryjosie (Observer): yay!!!!

*** SUMMARY ***

Total pot 1,440 | Rake 0

Board: [6c 8d 7h 2s Ks]

Seat 1: SmBoatDrinks (big blind) showed [7d Ah] and won (1,440) with a pair of Sevens

Seat 2: BrainMc (small blind) showed [Js Ad] and lost with Ace King high

Full Tilt Poker Game #29233633031: $5 + $0.25 Heads Up Sit & Go (227348435), Table 1 - 30/60 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:31:08 ET - 2011/03/21

Seat 1: SmBoatDrinks (1,400)

Seat 2: BrainMc (1,600)

SmBoatDrinks posts the small blind of 30

BrainMc posts the big blind of 60

The button is in seat #1

*** HOLE CARDS ***

Dealt to SmBoatDrinks [Kd Ac]

SmBoatDrinks raises to 180

BrainMc calls 120

*** FLOP *** [Ah 3d Tc]

BrainMc checks

SmBoatDrinks bets 180

BrainMc has 15 seconds left to act

BrainMc calls 180

*** TURN *** [Ah 3d Tc] [Kh]

BrainMc checks

SmBoatDrinks checks

*** RIVER *** [Ah 3d Tc Kh] [6d]

BrainMc bets 300

SmBoatDrinks has 15 seconds left to act

SmBoatDrinks raises to 900

BrainMc calls 600

*** SHOW DOWN ***

SmBoatDrinks shows [Kd Ac] two pair, Aces and Kings

BrainMc shows [Ad Td] two pair, Aces and Tens

SmBoatDrinks wins the pot (2,520) with two pair, Aces and Kings

*** SUMMARY ***

Total pot 2,520 | Rake 0

Board: [Ah 3d Tc Kh 6d]

Seat 1: SmBoatDrinks (small blind) showed [Kd Ac] and won (2,520) with two pair, Aces and Kings

Seat 2: BrainMc (big blind) showed [Ad Td] and lost with two pair, Aces and Tens

Full Tilt Poker Game #29234175995: $5 + $0.25 Heads Up Sit & Go (227348435), Table 1 - 80/160 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:53:32 ET - 2011/03/21

Seat 1: SmBoatDrinks (1,060)

Seat 2: BrainMc (1,940)

BrainMc posts the small blind of 80

SmBoatDrinks posts the big blind of 160

The button is in seat #2

Maniac57 (Observer): or.. hmm

*** HOLE CARDS ***

Dealt to SmBoatDrinks [Ac 7c]

Maniac57 (Observer): lol

BrainMc raises to 1,940, and is all in

SmBoatDrinks calls 900, and is all in

BrainMc shows [Td Ah]

SmBoatDrinks shows [Ac 7c]

Uncalled bet of 880 returned to BrainMc

Maniac57 (Observer): here ill get you a link

*** FLOP *** [Qd 7s 2h]

*** TURN *** [Qd 7s 2h] [9c]

Maniac57 (Observer): LMAO

*** RIVER *** [Qd 7s 2h 9c] [2c]

veryjosie (Observer): yay

BrainMc shows a pair of Twos

SmBoatDrinks shows two pair, Sevens and Twos

SmBoatDrinks wins the pot (2,120) with two pair, Sevens and Twos

*** SUMMARY ***

Total pot 2,120 | Rake 0

Board: [Qd 7s 2h 9c 2c]

Seat 1: SmBoatDrinks (big blind) showed [Ac 7c] and won (2,120) with two pair, Sevens and Twos

Seat 2: BrainMc (small blind) showed [Td Ah] and lost with a pair of Twos

After 54 tense back and forth minutes I got AQ 2 out of the last 3 hands to finally end the titanic struggle :

Full Tilt Poker Game #29234234335: $5 + $0.25 Heads Up Sit & Go (227348435), Table 1 - 80/160 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:56:23 ET - 2011/03/21

Seat 1: SmBoatDrinks (1,840)

Seat 2: BrainMc (1,160)

BrainMc posts the small blind of 80

SmBoatDrinks posts the big blind of 160

The button is in seat #2

*** HOLE CARDS ***

Dealt to SmBoatDrinks [Qh Ac]

veryjosie (Observer): im just sayin'

BrainMc raises to 1,160, and is all in

SmBoatDrinks calls 1,000

BrainMc shows [Kd Qc]

SmBoatDrinks shows [Qh Ac]

*** FLOP *** [3d 5c 8s]

*** TURN *** [3d 5c 8s] [Td]

*** RIVER *** [3d 5c 8s Td] [2d]

BrainMc shows King Queen high

SmBoatDrinks shows Ace Queen high

SmBoatDrinks wins the pot (2,320) with Ace Queen high

*** SUMMARY ***

Total pot 2,320 | Rake 0

Board: [3d 5c 8s Td 2d]

Seat 1: SmBoatDrinks (big blind) showed [Qh Ac] and won (2,320) with Ace Queen high

Seat 2: BrainMc (small blind) showed [Kd Qc] and lost with King Queen high

Truly Survivor Poker in it's purest form. GG Brain!

Hoping to get a full boat on the Tuesday Night Booze Cruise, so sign up! 10-Game mix starts @ 9:10 ET, password is boatdrinks

$5 Bracket Pool

2011-03-12T14:37:00.002-05:00

I run a $5 Bracket Pool on CBSSports.com. You can transfer via FTP, PS, or PayPal. Last year 1st place won $333. Let me know if you want in.

Boat

End of February Poker Summary

2011-03-01T22:05:00.002-05:00

The Good:
- Made Iron Man Bronze
- Still alive in Survivor Donkey Island. Started w/16 and we are down to 11 players. Come join us on Sunday & Wednesday nights!
- Up $39.78 in NLO8 Ring Games

The Bad:
- Down to ~ $600 in the Ferguson Challenge.
- Down $24.86 in NL Hold'em Tournies
- No live games

The Ugly:
- Down $147.97 in Omaha Tournies

The Micros - Episode 3

2011-02-26T15:09:00.000-05:00

Awesome as usual!

Donkey Island Begins!

2011-02-13T18:15:00.004-05:00

After much hoopla and anticipation, the 1st ever Donkey Island begins tonight with the $1 Rebuy. Thanks to BuddyDank and Goat for making this happen. It's Poker meets Survivor. I'm on Team Fish. All the details on the contest can be found here: http://survivorpoker.blogspot.com/

Should be fun.

Wish me luck!

Boat

January Poker Summary

2011-01-31T21:42:00.003-05:00

The Good:
Made Iron Man - Bronze
+$94.70 in Omaha Tourneys, including winning the $5.50 PLO8 on FTP on 1/24.
Above $700 now in the Ferguson Challenge

The Bad:
No Live Play
-$27.76 in Holdem Tourneys (59)
-$7.56 in Omaha Cash Games (Would be + if you count rakeback!)

The Ugly:
Just a pathetic showing in the WPBCOOP on PS. Didn't cash in any event. Barely got a Main Event Seat & couldn't convert it into anything.

Looking Forward to February:
Part of the Fish Tribe on Survivor Donkey Island which starts Feb. 13th.
Continue to focus on NLO8 cash games and PLO8/NLO8 tourneys.

New Micros Episode!

2011-01-24T21:30:00.000-05:00

PokerStars World Blogger Championship

2011-01-13T22:20:00.000-05:00

I have registered to play in the PokerStars World Blogger Championship of Online Poker! The WBCOOP is a free online Poker tournament open to all Bloggers, so register on WBCOOP to play.

Registration code: XXXXXX 219656

Bad Beat Leads to Cool App

2011-01-07T21:21:00.003-05:00

I just want to win 1/2 the time I'm a 86% favorite!

Check out this one that just happened. Cruising along @ Level 10 in the Super Stack $15K....

Full Tilt Poker Game #27073411345: Super Stack $15K Guarantee (210067339), Table 151 - 100/200 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:07:49 ET - 2011/01/07
Seat 1: Armageddon96 (5,930)
Seat 2: rudonelazio (12,190)
Seat 3: UK_Pompey (18,751)
Seat 4: wycka99 (20,257)
Seat 5: Cem1984 (18,296)
Seat 6: Nata922 (3,345)
Seat 7: TBakerman123 (13,869)
Seat 8: SmBoatDrinks (9,660)
Seat 9: matthemouth24 (13,210)
SmBoatDrinks posts the small blind of 100
matthemouth24 posts the big blind of 200
The button is in seat #7
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SmBoatDrinks [Qc Qs]
Armageddon96 folds
rudonelazio folds
UK_Pompey folds
wycka99 folds
Cem1984 has 15 seconds left to act
Cem1984 folds
Nata922 folds
TBakerman123 raises to 400
SmBoatDrinks has 15 seconds left to act
SmBoatDrinks raises to 1,400
matthemouth24 folds
TBakerman123 calls 1,000
*** FLOP *** [Td 5c 8d]
SmBoatDrinks bets 8,260, and is all in
TBakerman123 calls 8,260
SmBoatDrinks shows [Qc Qs]
TBakerman123 shows [9d 9s]
*** TURN *** [Td 5c 8d] [6d]
*** RIVER *** [Td 5c 8d 6d] [Jd]
SmBoatDrinks shows a pair of Queens
TBakerman123 shows a flush, Jack high
TBakerman123 wins the pot (19,520) with a flush, Jack high
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 19,520 | Rake 0
Board: [Td 5c 8d 6d Jd]
Seat 1: Armageddon96 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: rudonelazio didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: UK_Pompey didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: wycka99 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: Cem1984 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: Nata922 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: TBakerman123 (button) showed [9d 9s] and won (19,520) with a flush, Jack high
Seat 8: SmBoatDrinks (small blind) showed [Qc Qs] and lost with a pair of Queens
Seat 9: matthemouth24 (big blind) folded before the Flop

So after having to watch my language a bit with the 2 youngest in the room I had to look up the odds myself on that one.

85.7% favorite on the flop when it all went in.
Even after the bad turn card I was still a 70.7 favorite to win.

Anyway, used the Card Player odds calculator & noticed they had an app for the iPhone, so I downloaded it & it's pretty slick. It was free @ the iTunes store, where they did have others & some cost $. Anyone pay for any of those?

Now I can calculate how bad my beats are in live games. Look out!

The Micros - Holiday Special

2010-12-21T15:51:00.001-05:00

Win-Win!

2010-12-13T22:33:00.003-05:00

Finally played some live poker in Vermont.

While searching the intertubes a while back for possible live games I came across a cool site.

Basically they have several live sites around the state that play weekly, but all are at least an hour away, so I played in the Full Tilt Poker tourney 4 weeks, and won 2 of them to qualify for the end of season live tourney, which I'll call the Vermont State Championship.

Anyway, one of the live sites was hosting a charity fundraiser for the local fire dept. this past Saturday, so I decided to make the 1 hr drive from Montpelier to St. Johnsbury.

The St. Johnsbury Fire Department, Santa’s Fund will be holding a benefit tournament on Saturday, December 11th, at The Chill Zone on 397 Railroad Street in St. Johnsbury, VT.

Registration and $5 Satellites start at 4pm, Tournament starts at 6pm. Cash games, Blackjack and other casino games will be running before and after the tournament.

No Limit Texas Hold’em
$25 buy-in, unlimited re-buys during the first 4 blind levels
2,500 starting chips
20 minute blind levels
Standard WSOP blind schedule (25/50, 50/100, 100/200, 100/200/25, etc.)

We ended up w/20 players, so 2 tables. I bought in for the initial $25, then had to rebuy after losing on the river in a coin flip. After the 4 levels you were allowed to buy 1 or 2 add-ons, so I bought both. Knocked out one guy when I flopped a set of 8's, and another when I was priced in w/a flush draw.

We combined @ 9 players, and the top 4 got paid, but I needed 1st or 2nd to turn a profit! I was the only one of the final 4 that had invested $100, as the others were in for $25, $25, and $55. Went card dead for awhile, but managed to play big stack poker vs some of the small stacks. Once we got heads up we were pretty even, so I offered to chop & we split $475. All for a good cause!

Wish me luck Sunday in the unofficial Vermont State Championship!

The Micros

2010-12-09T19:38:00.002-05:00

Rush Poker for your Mobile Phone

2010-11-21T11:33:00.003-05:00

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Kind Regards,

Boat

Vermont Home Games

2010-10-25T21:29:00.002-04:00

Got the family moved last week, so I am officially relocated to Vermont. The closest casino is 2-1/2 hours away. I need to find a decent home game here, so hook me up if you know anyone near Montpelier!

Thanks & Good Luck!

Boat

Casino Montreal

2010-08-22T21:36:00.004-04:00

Played 1-2 NL @ the Montreal Casino last night. Biggest Casino in Canada. Nice poker room. Was an Ace on the turn or river away from $5700 as part of the Bad Beat Jackpot. One guy flopped quad queens, other guy had AA. Jackpot is over $183,000, so I'd take over $90K for getting my aces cracked!

Oh yea, taking a peak at your cards & seeing R, D, and V instead of K, Q, and J takes a bit getting used to!

Las Vegas Trip Report Days 1-2

2010-07-20T16:14:00.005-04:00

IlliniFan and I flew out to Las Vegas on Sunday evening June 20th. The direct flight from CVG is much nicer than any of the other options, especially when you can get it for ~ $300. The worst part of the trip was the long wait to check in at the Imperial Palace. While waiting in line we exchanged some texts/IM's w/friends from the online poker community (Zooks, T, Pred, etc.) in town and decided to try to meet up for a mixed game at Ceasar's Palace.

The room for the 1st night was on the 2nd floor and had a door right off the pool. It was a smoking room, so we ended up deciding to change. In hindsight, the smoke smell wasn't bad, and I think it messed our karma up giving up the pool side room. So after gettting our room and dropping our things off we headed across the street to Ceasars. We added our name to the mixed game interest list and got some pizza in the food court (and 2 for 1 Corona's!).

After eating we were told our the other mixed gamers were back over @ the IP, so we headed back across the street. Once we were there they were nowhere to be found, but the game was running so IF and I sat down. One thing that changes from the previous year is that the IP moved their poker room closer to the front door. This is ok except now you can't sit at the bar and still hear your name called, as I found out a couple days later.

Every Sunday night at 7PM the Imperial Palace poker room spreads a 3/6 Limit Mixed game. Due to word of mouth, the game often spreads on two full tables, and always goes all night long. The longest it has gone is 23 straight hours. Imperial Palace has gone out of their way to support the game including: professionally printed poster on the poker room wall advertising the game, professional flyers detailing each of the games spread, and a 10%/$3 max rake (with no jackpot drop). Players also earn $2 per hour unlimited comps on their Total Rewards players card.

The game includes 10 different poker games in a pre-set order:

Omaha 8
Razz
2-7 Triple Draw
Double Flop Omaha
Stud 8
Badugi
3-2-1 Omaha
A-5 Triple Draw High Low 8 or better
4 Card Ocean Crazy Pineapple
Baduci

It is a 3/6 Limit game, with a $100 minimum Buy In. $1 & $3 blinds in blind games. $1 ante, $1 bring in, and $3 complete in Stud games.

This game was a lot of fun and highly recommended after a long day travelling in. It was the first time I played several of these games live and we had a good table. I sat down with $100 and after a few hours cashed out $60.

On Monday, Pred picked us up in his rental car and we headed over to check out Aria in the new City Center complex. It took us a couple tries to finally find the self-parking garage, but once we got inside Aria is very nice. We met some friends of Pred and Josh at the Sports Book and ordered some lunch. I lost the 1st round of credit card roulette, so the cheese steak and fries didn't taste quite as good to me with the heft bill!

After lunch we headed downtown, as IlliniFan, Pred, Dave, Josh and I were playing in the Binions PLO8 $210 Tourney that started @ 2:00 PM. I had decided that if I Final Tabled the Binions event then I would play in the WSOP $1500 event the following day.

IlliniFan and I had 10% of each other, which is typically +EV for me as IF runs goot whenever I have a piece of him! There was a good turnout as this was basically PLO8 week in Vegas. Unfortunately 3 of us started at the same table, as I was in seat 9, Pred in seat 7, and Dave in seat 6. Suprisingly, Pred was the 1st of our group to get knocked out as he got wrapped up in a crazy hand where he and his opponent both flopped boats, but his opponent riverd a higher boat. Dave was short stacked almost from the start, and next to go out. I made it through a couple breaks and then went out 80th just a few minutes before the dinner break. Got it in preflop w/AA108 suited vs 101084 and the same Crasian that took Pred out hit the case 10 on the flop.

I hung around for the dinner break to grab some food with IF @ the Golden Gate Diner before grabbing a cab to meet Lightning36 @ Bally's. It was great to meet and play some $1/2 NL hold'em with Lightning. I bought in for $300 and was up and down for a few hours until the last hand of the night. The Eurodonk straddled, so I was 1st to raise it up with 7, 8 suited! Got 2 callers and the flop came a near perfect 3,7,8. 1st guy checked, I made my continuation bet, 3rd guy called, then 1st guy check-raised all in. I told the guy next to me if he's got pocket 3's I'm gonna pay him off with my top 2 pair. So I went all in and then the 3rd guy and shortest stack called. 1st guy had pocket 10's and second guy had AQ, so I was looking good. The turn was a queen and I was still ahead until the river when another queen appeared. Yikes! Short stack won the main pot w/trip queents and my 2 pair got counterfeited for the side pot. Nothing like getting runner-runnered all in for a $500 pot to end the night. Just like online poker games, sometimes live poker seems rigged. Time to walk home to the IP.

So I get back to the IP at like 1:00 AM and still no sign of IlliniFan which has to be a good thing. We exchange texts and he makes the final table in the Binions PLO8! You can read his writeup for all the gory details, but to make a long story short he ends up getting 7th place for $1,555. Basically there was one douchebag who wouldn't do a Final Table chop, otherwise IF would have gotten ~ $3K. After he gets back to the IP @ 3:30 AM, I convinced him he should roll his winnings, including my 10%, into the WSOP event at noon later that day.

WSOP Photo

2010-07-03T01:51:00.003-04:00

This is my "official" WSOP photo, in case anyone wants to buy me an early Christmas present. I am staring down The Grinder. Bonus points to anyone who can name any of the other pros @ my table.

Chris Ferguson Challenge - Season II

2010-06-30T19:06:00.004-04:00

So it was about this time last year (June 17th, 2009 to be exact) that I embarqued on the Chris Ferguson Challenge with $0.27 in my FTP account. I managed to reach a high point of just over $3K, and cashed out $1500 on April 20th to support my live bankroll.

I am officially starting season 2 of the Chris Ferguson Challenge with $10.99 in my FTP account as of 6/27/2010. I cashed in the Daily Dollar Sunday and Monday, after which I grinded it out @ the .01/.02 PLO8 9-handed tables. That left me with $18.10 entering Tuesday.

The one place I may violate the Challenge rules is to play in my own $5.50 Booze Cruise tourneys on Tuesday & Thursday @ 21:10 ET. I played last night and chopped w/Cubbies, getting $8.50. I also qualified for the Fantasy Poker PLO Freeroll and ended up taking 5th for $58. Thus my FTP bankroll sits @ $79.10 heading into action this evening.

Thanks for stopping by & Good Luck to you @ the tables!

Home Sweet Home

2010-06-27T21:36:00.002-04:00

Vegas is always fun, but after a week I'm happy to be home. I'll do my best to write up a decent trip report in the next few days.

Thanks to everyone for all the support and encouragement.

Boat

Now on Twitter!

2010-06-18T23:28:00.002-04:00

Due to "popular" demand I am now on Twitter! I'll do my best to post updates while in Las Vegas next week and playing in the WSOP!

You can follow me here:

http://twitter.com/SmBoatDrinks

6 Days til Las Vegas!!!

2010-06-14T15:40:00.002-04:00

We are now a week away from Las Vegas and my 1st WSOP event. Getting updates from friends that are already playing in events has elevated my anticipation for next week. I spent all weekend dealing for our school/chuch festival and there was definitely a wide range of talent, mostly on the scary bad side.

Looking forward to meeting up w/lightning, CK, and some of the other bloggers while I'm out there. One of the best parts of the trip last year was getting to meet and play some live poker with TuscaloosaJohnny and 1Queens Up1

BLAARGH! - I'm saving the "going pro" post for after I return, hopefully with a couple big cashes!

Turn the Page

2010-06-07T22:58:00.002-04:00

A couple items the last week of May put me on life tilt. On the last Tuesday we put down our 14 year old chocolate lab & on Thursday I was blindsided by a mass layoff @ work. I later found out my boss was also part of the cuts, so that made me feel a little better, but not much. We are watching every penny and to add to the stress our house has been on the market for over a year now.

It is now June and I am doing my best to turn the page from being pissed off to looking back on the layoff as the best thing that could have happened. I'm doing my best to have a positive outlook on everything going forward. I have updated my resume and applied for ~ 15 positions so far. I am working out every day & have lost ~ 20 pounds over the last couple months.

I am still going to Las Vegas in a couple weeks for the WSOP and looking forward to it. As you may remember I won entry into a $1500 WSOP event + $700 spending money by finishing in the top 3 of our local 1st year poker club. If I were to choose not to go to the WSOP then the prize would go to the 4th place finisher, so it's not like I can just choose the cash option. Add in the fact that I have the opportunity to earn more in 1 week than I could in 5 years @ my old job & going to Vegas is +EV.

I am planning on playing WSOP event #42 NL Hold'em on Wednesday June 23rd. I'm also playing the PLO8 Binion's Classic event on Monday the 21st. Wish me luck, as we need all the good karma we can get right now!

Thanks for stopping by & best of luck to you @ the tables!

Boat

UIGEA on June 1st

2010-05-27T08:50:00.003-04:00

Here is some excellent Q&A from some fellow FTF'ers:

What are people's thoughts about it? I'd specifically like to hear from those that make a living or atleast a large chunk of money from online poker. There are lots of threads about it on 2+2, etc., but very few of the well-informed people are letting their opinions be known. Most opinions are from people who have absolutely no clue what they're talking about. Obviously I never keep too much money online, but I have plenty of buyins right now because I've been grinding a lot lately and plan on having a very sizeable ironman bonus in July. However, this won't be very good if A) I can't withdrawal money at this point, or B) if the fish can't deposit money, so the games are completely reg infested.Thoughts and opinions? - ostornadoe

I'm fascinated that you want facts and not conjecture, yet ask other professional poker players to respond, as if THEY somehow become expert in this topic by the simple fact of their profession.

Well I ain't one of those, but perhaps 30+ years in the consumer finance industry and my past status as both an activist and a registered lobbyist for my industry may suffice?

If A) happens, move your account to another place and optionally sue your financial institution; the UIEGA specifically allows transactions in that direction (from the site to you.)

Issue B) is more a function of what people (including the people that run banks) chose to believe, and less a function of what the UIGEA causes, as evidenced by the current state of affairs online - which is already pretty "reg infested" as it applies to US players. I anticipate that some financial institutions may find a way to limit transactions from their account holders to what they believe to be "gambling site operators," but that is because they WANT to, not because they HAVE to (since actually knowing a payee is a gambling site is pretty fucking impossible unless the site is dumb enough to call itself Illegal Foreign Gambling Website, Inc. or something.)

On a non-financial industry tangent, however - there will always be European and other foreign players, and they suck so bad it takes a minimum of three US fish to equal one French idiot, so, to quote Alfred E. Neuman, "Why worry?"

PS: I've heard completely unsubstantiated and therefore highly suspect stories of financial institutions calling people in a microscopically small number of cases to inquire the source of funds being received for deposit to a player's account. In the case where the amount is less than $10k, the correct answer to this question, if it is really ever asked (which as I said I doubt) is, "Fuck off, it's none of your fucking business."

In the case where the amount exceeds $10k (or a series of similar transactions during a relatively short period of time, when combined, exceeds that amount) and if the transaction originates outside the U.S., you are required by law to answer the question. The correct answer for this question (again, in the imaginary case where it is actually asked) is "it comes from the company whose name appears as the payor in the transaction."

In the above situation, answer all questions about your identity and home address factually; they have the right - in fact, they are obligated under Federal law - to ask, and you are subject to some pretty severe penalties if you were to lie.

Finally, if asked the nature of the transaction, the answer "adult entertainment" has a nice ring to it. They are not entitled to more specificity than that. - Zerbet

BBT5 & Tuesday Night Booze Cruise

2010-05-25T13:52:00.003-04:00

Well, there is one event left in the BBT5 for me to win my seat in the Tournament of Champions. It's tomorrow night in the Mookie, gl me!

We should have a decent turnout tonight in the Booze Cruise thanks to the free public service announcement last night on Buddy Dank Radio during the BBT5 Poker From the Rail Tourney. 21:10 ET password is "boatdrinks", so sign-up!

Speaking of the tourney last night. This was my fateful hand, which I still think was the right call given the way DDionysus played it & his range. Comments??

Full Tilt Poker Game #21100784728: Poker from the Rail Tournament (161790564), Table 1 - 50/100 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:53:20 ET - 2010/05/24
Seat 1: oossuuu754 (4,120)
Seat 2: NYRambler (1,942)
Seat 3: railey69 (8,915)
Seat 4: columbo (3,065)
Seat 5: muhctim (2,515)
Seat 6: twoblackaces (5,410)
Seat 7: InstantTragedy (2,985)
Seat 8: DDionysus (2,640)
Seat 9: SmBoatDrinks (2,450)
NYRambler posts the small blind of 50
railey69 posts the big blind of 100
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SmBoatDrinks [Qs As]
columbo folds
muhctim folds
twoblackaces folds
InstantTragedy raises to 245
DDionysus calls 245
SmBoatDrinks calls 245
oossuuu754 folds
NYRambler calls 195
railey69 folds
*** FLOP *** [3s 9s Jd]
NYRambler checks
InstantTragedy checks
DDionysus bets 2,395, and is all in
SmBoatDrinks has 15 seconds left to act
SmBoatDrinks calls 2,205, and is all in
NYRambler folds
InstantTragedy folds
DDionysus shows [Ac Ad]
SmBoatDrinks shows [Qs As]
Uncalled bet of 190 returned to DDionysus
*** TURN *** [3s 9s Jd] [9c]
*** RIVER *** [3s 9s Jd 9c] [8c]
DDionysus shows two pair, Aces and Nines
SmBoatDrinks shows a pair of Nines
DDionysus wins the pot (5,490) with two pair, Aces and Nines
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 5,490 Rake 0
Board: [3s 9s Jd 9c 8c]
Seat 1: oossuuu754 (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: NYRambler (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 3: railey69 (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 4: columbo didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: muhctim didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: twoblackaces didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: InstantTragedy folded on the Flop
Seat 8: DDionysus showed [Ac Ad] and won (5,490) with two pair, Aces and Nines
Seat 9: SmBoatDrinks showed [Qs As] and lost with a pair of Nines

On the bright side, I did cash in the Daily Dollar last night! A whole net $2.50 for 4 hours of work, woot! At one point I was @ Matt Sexton's table, who was in red, but did not have a custom avatar. I was wondering if it was Mike's boy, so I looked him up & found this under Full Tilt Pros: http://www.fulltiltpoker.com/matt-sexton

"Over $9K in Career Tournament Earnings". lol - the bar is getting lower for the red pro!

0 for 4 in SCOOP Events

2010-05-19T11:02:00.004-04:00

Well, the PS SCOOP events did not go exactly as planned. I ended up splitting my $33 ticket into a $22 and a $11, giving me 2 of each to play over the 2 week span from what I had won during the blogger events back in January.

On 5/11 I played the $11 NL Event and went out 5668/16000+ when I ran AhQh into AA.

5/13 I played the $11 PLO8 Event. I ended up going out 2539/7017 and could never get anything going with mediocre hands.

5/14 I played the $22 NLO8 Event. I finished 1949/1352. Getting rivered as this final hand shows seems typical of late:

POKERSTARS GAME #44103665722: TOURNAMENT #2010050331, $20+$2 USD OMAHA HI/LO NO LIMIT - LEVEL IX (75/150) - 2010/05/14 21:31:33 ET
Table '2010050331 59' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: ISUREDBIRD9 (6431 in chips)
Seat 2: dustang9699 (3636 in chips)
Seat 3: evan95000 (16842 in chips)
Seat 5: bkb789 (7097 in chips)
Seat 6: POCTOB2008 (25614 in chips)
Seat 7: SpawnOkreek (4894 in chips)
Seat 8: Amy Gdyla (10230 in chips)
Seat 9: SmBoatDrinks (4671 in chips)
ISUREDBIRD9: posts the ante 20
dustang9699: posts the ante 20
evan95000: posts the ante 20
bkb789: posts the ante 20
POCTOB2008: posts the ante 20
SpawnOkreek: posts the ante 20
Amy Gdyla: posts the ante 20
SmBoatDrinks: posts the ante 20
evan95000: posts small blind 75
bkb789: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SmBoatDrinks [8s 7s 8d Ad]
POCTOB2008: calls 150
SpawnOkreek: folds
Amy Gdyla: folds
besan002 is connected
SmBoatDrinks: calls 150
ISUREDBIRD9: folds
dustang9699: calls 150
evan95000: calls 75
bkb789: checks
*** FLOP *** [8h Jh Jc]
evan95000: checks
bkb789: bets 600
POCTOB2008: folds
SmBoatDrinks: calls 600
dustang9699: folds
evan95000: folds
*** TURN *** [8h Jh Jc] [5h]
bkb789: bets 1350
SmBoatDrinks: raises 2551 to 3901 and is all-in
bkb789: calls 2551
*** RIVER *** [8h Jh Jc 5h] [Qc]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
bkb789: shows [Jd 4c Qh 2h] (HI: a full house, Jacks full of Queens)
SmBoatDrinks: shows [8s 7s 8d Ad] (HI: a full house, Eights full of Jacks)
bkb789 collected 9912 from pot
No low hand qualified
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 9912 | Rake 0
Board [8h Jh Jc 5h Qc]
Seat 1: ISUREDBIRD9 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: dustang9699 (button) folded on the Flop
Seat 3: evan95000 (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 5: bkb789 (big blind) showed [Jd 4c Qh 2h] and won (9912) with HI: a full house, Jacks full of Queens
Seat 6: POCTOB2008 folded on the Flop
Seat 7: SpawnOkreek folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: Amy Gdyla folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: SmBoatDrinks showed [8s 7s 8d Ad] and lost with HI: a full house, Eights full of Jacks

On 5/16 I played the $22 NL Event and went out ~ 20000/24000 when this hand happened. I flopped the flush & had him right where I wanted. The bad river card came yet I still shipped the rest of my chips...... inexplicable!

POKERSTARS GAME #44181198449: TOURNAMENT #2010050371, $20+$2 USD HOLD'EM NO LIMIT - LEVEL V (60/120) - 2010/05/16 14:20:56 ET
Table '2010050371 520' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: boxer_girl21 (18835 in chips)
Seat 2: SCOOTMEUP (4820 in chips)
Seat 3: unc thirdchn (4290 in chips)
Seat 4: sherlocko (21700 in chips)
Seat 5: alexnmx (8955 in chips)
Seat 6: MOLINHA1 (9670 in chips)
Seat 7: Igotguts (18195 in chips)
Seat 8: SmBoatDrinks (6690 in chips)
Seat 9: thegreendoor (12830 in chips)
boxer_girl21: posts the ante 15
SCOOTMEUP: posts the ante 15
unc thirdchn: posts the ante 15
sherlocko: posts the ante 15
alexnmx: posts the ante 15
MOLINHA1: posts the ante 15
Igotguts: posts the ante 15
SmBoatDrinks: posts the ante 15
thegreendoor: posts the ante 15
unc thirdchn: posts small blind 60
sherlocko: posts big blind 120
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SmBoatDrinks [6h 5h]
alexnmx: folds
MOLINHA1: calls 120
Igotguts: calls 120
SmBoatDrinks: calls 120
thegreendoor: calls 120
boxer_girl21: calls 120
SCOOTMEUP: folds
unc thirdchn: folds
sherlocko: checks
*** FLOP *** [Kh Ah 8h]
sherlocko: checks
MOLINHA1: checks
Igotguts: checks
SmBoatDrinks: bets 600
thegreendoor: calls 600
boxer_girl21: folds
sherlocko: folds
MOLINHA1: folds
Igotguts: folds
*** TURN *** [Kh Ah 8h] [4s]
SmBoatDrinks: bets 2100
thegreendoor: calls 2100
*** RIVER *** [Kh Ah 8h 4s] [9h]
SmBoatDrinks: bets 3855 and is all-in
thegreendoor: calls 3855
*** SHOW DOWN ***
SmBoatDrinks: shows [6h 5h] (a flush, Ace high)
thegreendoor: shows [Qh As] (a flush, Ace high - Queen higher)
thegreendoor collected 14025 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 14025 | Rake 0
Board [Kh Ah 8h 4s 9h]
Seat 1: boxer_girl21 folded on the Flop
Seat 2: SCOOTMEUP (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: unc thirdchn (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: sherlocko (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 5: alexnmx folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: MOLINHA1 folded on the Flop
Seat 7: Igotguts folded on the Flop
Seat 8: SmBoatDrinks showed [6h 5h] and lost with a flush, Ace high
Seat 9: thegreendoor showed [Qh As] and won (14025) with a flush, Ace high

April Poker Summary

2010-05-01T21:51:00.002-04:00

Ferguson Challenge Update – I started March with $1,889.32 and finished with $370.85. Before you say, whoa, WTF happened, or how is that possible? After a bad session on Tuesday the 20th I decided to cash out $1500 while I could. This will allow me to play another WSOP event in June. I have booked my flights and hotel for the week of June 21st.

I am currently reading Cowboys Full by James McManus. This is basically the history of poker. It’s OK, but not as enjoyable a read as Positively 5th Street.

I am looking forward to playing at least 3 SCOOP events in May on PokerStars. Seem like a long time ago in January I won tickets in all 3 of the WBCOOP tourneys I was able to play in! The SCOOP start times are not exactly ideal for us working stiffs, but this is still a good opportunity, as I have $0.00 in my PokerStars account, so hopefully I can turn my $11, $22, and $33 tickets into something of a bankroll on PS!

I am still hosting $5 tourneys every Tue & Thur on FTP @ 21:10, so sign up for the Booze Cruise, the password is boatdrinks!

BBT5 Cash!

2010-04-27T16:31:00.002-04:00

I didn’t win a TOC seat, as only the top 2 in the Sunday invitational are awarded, but I did come in 4th place Sunday for a nice cash of $170.

I was pleasantly surprised when I logged in Sunday evening & table opened up w/me in the BBT5 Sunday Invitational Freeroll. This was the second week, and I had just assumed I didn’t make the A list, so a special thanks goes out to Al, who I assumed was responsible for getting me in!

I had lost about 2/3 of my stack, as the tournament was about 90 minutes into it when it opened up. As you can see 3 other players were also not there, and getting blinded out:
Seat 1: garthmeister (4,295)
Seat 2: the_addict (1,505), is sitting out
Seat 3: jdfreebird (975), is sitting out
Seat 4: TNSpaceman (4,390)
Seat 5: APOSEC72 (3,375)
Seat 6: dawnsummers (5,570)
Seat 7: SmBoatDrinks (1,065), is sitting out
Seat 8: NewinNov (1,310), is sitting out
Seat 9: HighOnPoker (7,570)

I was basically a short stack ninja for the whole night. I did get a nice rush of cards shortly after the bubble, including AA vs AK. I felt bad for Jeremy (Shabazz Jenkins), as he was the big chip leader when we got to the final table but went out before I did.

All in at 420 was on my right for most of the night, including the final table. He was playing good small ball, raising to 2-1/2 blinds & stealing quite liberally. I repopped him a few times & he folded, but I probably could have done it more frequently given his range.

I assume I am in for the rest of the Sunday Invitational’s, so let’s see how I do with a starting stack of 3,000 ……

Full Tilt Poker Tournament Summary BBT5 Invitational Event #2 (155898195) Hold'em No Limit
Buy-In: $0 + $0
Buy-In Chips: 3000
108 Entries
Total Prize Pool: $2,000
Tournament started: 2010/04/25 19:01:00 ET
Tournament is still in progress

Still Playing - All In At 420
Still Playing - desertblade
Still Playing - dignitasODEE
4: SmBoatDrinks, $170
5: asphnxma, $140
6: Shabazz Jenkins, $110
7: UpForPoker, $80
8: acumen53, $60
9: change100, $50
10: pushmonkey72, $44
11: SnailTrax, $44
12: sk1126, $44
13: NumbBono, $40
14: Bone_Daddy84, $40
15: columbo, $40
16: jbass698, $36
17: JoeSpeaker, $36
18: Astin, $36
SmBoatDrinks finished in 4th place

Out Like A Lion!

2010-04-02T21:02:00.003-04:00

March Poker Summary

Ferguson Challenge Update – I started March with $1,735.91, and finished with $1,889.32. The reason it was a winning month was thanks to the last event I played. I chopped the $5.50 PLO8 tournament on March 31st for $259.17, technically 2nd of 277.

I finished second in event 9 of 10 of the NCPC for $85. The top 3 won WSOP entries to a $1500event + $700 in travel money. I have clinched 1st and am looking forward to the WSOP in June. Still not 100% sure of which event, but leaning towards the NL hold'em event on June 23rd.

I am currently re-reading Daniel Negreanu’s Power Hold’Em Strategy. I just ordered Cowboys Full by James McManus while sitting @ the same table with him on FTP.

I am out of the WRGPT.

I did play the PLO8 WPT tourney @ Hollywood on March 13th along with IlliniFan and Predator. I came in 30th, Illini 13th, and Pred 10th. They had 70 entries and paid 7. 1st place was $6700. Not sure now that I want to play the WSOP PLO8 event in June. Will probably just stick with NL Hold'em.

After I got knocked out of the tourney I headed to the Poker Room for some cash games. Started off with $200 @ 1-3 NL Hold'em. Ran it up to $650 on two big hands. The 1st one a KY fan flopped a set of Queens, but checked them on the flop. The turn gave me a flush draw and a gut shot straight draw so I called his $25 bet. The river gave me my flush & he called my $50 bet. The biggest pot I won was $650 I called a button raise w/AQ in the small blind and flopped Broadway. I check called the flop with 2 other players in, and then check raised it all in when a blank hit the turn. The 1st guy went into the tank for 10 minutes so I gave him the old stare down & he finally called. Guy #3 folded & guy #2 showed KJ for top 2. He told the dealer to pair the board, which she did, putting another 6 on the board, but my Broadway was still good. You should have been more specific sir!

I got on the list for 1-3-5 PLO, and cashed out my NL profit & sat down with $200 @ the PLO game. We were shorthanded the whole time I was there, as it was the feeder table for the main game. I played for ~ an hour & ran my stack up to ~ $350 when IlliniFan got knocked out of the tourney & was ready to head home. We chatted w/PMB a bit before heading out. All in all a good day!

I only worked off ~ $20 of my $100 bonus on FTP. Just wasn't very motivated to grind it out.

$5 Bracket Pool

2010-03-15T16:13:00.002-04:00

I've run a NCAA Bracket Pool for the last dozen years & use CBSSports.com bracket manager. If you are interested just give me your name & email and I will send you the link.

We pay out 100% to the top 4 places & last year 1st place won $315.

Thanks & Good Luck!

New PLO8 Tourney Thursday @ 21:10 ET

2010-03-03T22:08:00.001-05:00

I'm starting a weekly PLO8 $5 tourney every Thursday @ 21:10 ET on FTP & you are all welcome to play. Password is boatdrinks

Hope to see you!

Boat

End of February Poker Update!

2010-03-01T22:00:00.005-05:00

February Poker Summary

The Good:

1. I clinched a WSOP prize package with a 3rd place showing in event 8 of 10 of the NCPC! The top 3 win WSOP entries to a $1500 event + $700 in travel money. I’m in 1st and those 4th and below can’t catch me. I’m pretty pumped about this & will be even more so as we get closer to the WSOP. Now I just have to chose which event to play in………

2. I am currently reading Secrets of Short-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha by Rob Hollink & Rolf Slotboom and How Good Is Your Pot-Limit Omaha by Stewart Reuben.

3. I am playing in the WRGPT again this year. My current stack is $44,600, which puts me in 261st place. There are 461 players left. I doubled up a few times. We started on November 17th with 1016 runners crawlers.

4. I am planning on playing the PLO8 WPT tourney @ Hollywood on March 13th. This will give me a good feel if I want to play the WSOP PLO8 event in June.

5. I did receive 2 bonuses from FPT ($100 + $50).

The Bad:
1. Ferguson Challenge Update – I started January with $1,938.02, and finished with $1,735.91. I am seriously considering withdrawing $1500 so I can play in 2 WSOP events while I am in Vegas. Any thoughts? Obviously this would set me back on my timeline to complete the Ferguson challenge, but running $0.27 up to a WSOP entry is not too shabby.

Speaking of the WSOP, I just saw this on Pauly’s blog:
The WSOP is just around the corner and the November Nine is eight plus months away (scheduled for November 6-9th).

Harrah's made some changes. Some are good. Others are neutral. A few blow. But hey, that's the WSOP. It wouldn't be what it is without someone complaining about something! But the indoor Poker Kitchen returns. The Poker Tent will finally RIP.

Here's the skinny...
• 57 gold bracelet events over 51 days.

• Expanded footprint – The giant Pavilion Ballroom (58,000 sq. feet) will be in use this year for poker in the Rio Convention Center. The Pavilion is the largest ballroom at the Rio, and along with the famed Amazon Room (38,000 sq. feet), will make-up the playing rooms for this year’s WSOP. The entire convention space will be used.

• Expanded capacity – Along with expanded footprint, comes more poker tables. A record 295 tables were utilized last year, and this year’s configuration is still being plotted, but expected to offer about 20 percent more tables.

• No Food Tent – The outdoor food tent will now become an indoor food court experience. The Miranda Ballroom, last year used as a room for play, will be converted into a food court with a variety of popular food items for players and spectators.

• Sensational Structures & Starting Chips – Drafting off last year’s success, all gold bracelet events in 2010 will feature triple the buy-in in starting chips and deep structures, providing plenty of play.

• $25K 6-Handed No-Limit – A new event this year will be a $25,000 buy-in 6-handed No-Limit Hold’em 4-day event. Event #52 begins on Wednesday, June 30 at 12 noon.

• $50K Players Championship – The Chip Reese Trophy is up for grabs at the $50,000 buy-in eight-game mixed event, dubbed the Players Championship, which is being morphed from the $50K H.O.R.S.E. tournament run the past four years. This new eight-game format will serve as the true test of the game’s greatest all-around player and receive star treatment, with ESPN cameras covering the five-day event for television. Event #2 starts on Friday, May 28 at 5:00 PM.

• Still Plenty of H.O.R.S.E. – A new $10,000 buy-in H.O.R.S.E. Championship tournament will be offered, to go along with $1,500 and $3,000 buy-ins to the popular game.

• The 4th annual Ante Up For Africa Celebrity-Charity Tournament -- $5,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em celebrity and charity tournament on Saturday, July 3, (two days before the Main Event begins) featuring the opportunity for anyone age 21 or older to enter and be seated at the same table as A-list celebrities and top poker pros.

• The Ladies Only No-Limit Hold’em Championship – On Friday, June 11, featuring a $1,000 buy-in and helping to raise awareness for the Nevada Cancer Institute, the official community relations partner of the World Series of Poker.

• The Seniors Only No-Limit Hold’em Championship – On Friday, June 18 , featuring a $1,000 buy-in for all poker enthusiasts 50 years of age or older.

• June $550 No-Limit Hold’em Tournaments – Every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 1:00 PM throughout June, the Rio will host new $550 No-Limit Hold’em tournaments for those looking for a Hold’em fix. These are one-day structured tournaments, and not bracelet events.

Looking forward to June!!!!

January Poker Summary - A Not So Happy New Year

2010-02-02T20:56:00.007-05:00

The Good:

1. I made Iron Man for the 2nd consecutive month. Bronze for Jan, as Silver was well within my grasp, but just got a little burned out the last few days. Not really sure if Iron Man is worth it, in and of itself. I have always chosen the freeroll(s), but are the medals more +EV?

2. I did complete my $50 bonus for being Silver Iron Man in December.

3. I took 2nd place in the January NCPC Event #6, and am still in 1st place with 4 events to go. The top 3 win WSOP entries to a $1500 event + $700 in travel money.

4. I finished both Daniel Negreanu’s Power Hold’Em Strategy and Jeff Hwang’s Pot-Limit Omaha Poker. I am currently reading Secrets of Short-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha by Rob Hollink and Rolf Slotboom.

5. February is filled up with live poker tourneys!

6. I won SCOOP tickets in all 3 of the WBCOOP tourneys I was able to play in! This is awesome, as I had $0.01 in my PokerStars account, so hopefully I can turn my $11, $22, and $33 tickets into something of a bankroll on PS! And then there was this, which almost made the month worth it.......

Hello SmBoatDrinks,

Thank you for participating in WBCOOP 2010 - we hope you enjoyed the experience!

This is just a quick email to inform you that you have been credited $1.58 from the player 'MI_Turtle'. He kindly offered to share $1000 amongst all the players that outlasted him in the WBCOOP Main Event. His final finishing position of 635th place meant the $1000 was divided between the top 634 players.

If you have any questions regarding this unusual prize, please let us know.

Regards,

The WBCOOP Team

lolaments

The Bad:

1. Ferguson Challenge Update – I started January with $2,633.87, and finished with $1,938.02. Has anyone other than Chris ever successfully completed this before by using his bankroll management rules? It is not easy, as when you can play at the higher levels the downswings can be brutal.

2. I was down $564.49 in PLO in Jan. OK, so maybe I’m not quite ready to dominate $1/$2 PLO or PLO8. Have done better recently @ .50/$1 PLO8.

3. I am playing in the WRGPT again this year. My current stack is $6,950, which puts me in 649th place. There are 655 players left. I was outkicked on top pair a couple hands ago. We started on November 17th with 1016 runners crawlers.

4. I’ve wanted to get back to the Hollywood Casino to try some PLO cash game action, but the timing hasn’t been good yet. The do have the WPT Hollywood Open in March, and I am eyeing the PLO8 tourney on March 13th.

SCOOP Ticket!

2010-01-27T23:14:00.003-05:00

I took 19th out of 1843 players tonight in the WBCOOP event #3. That was good enought for a $33 Ticket to a SCOOP event, which is nice since I currently have $0.01 on PokerStars!

PokerStars World Blogger Championship of Online Poker

2010-01-07T21:26:00.000-05:00

I have registered to play in the PokerStars World Blogger Championship of Online Poker! Bloggers can register for to play for free in the WBCOOP, if you don’t have a PokerStars account you can get your Poker Download here.

Registration code: 792548

December Poker Summary

2010-01-01T15:00:00.003-05:00

• Ferguson Challenge Update – I started November with $2,494.77, and finished with $2,633.87.

I may have learned more in December than all the previous challenge months combined. It was certainly a bit of a rollercoaster month, as I was above $3K at one point, and then dropped back down to about where I started it. Had a decent last couple days to show some profit for my hard work.

Obviously the 1st lesson you learn from actually participating in the Ferguson Challenge is actually practicing good bankroll management. Bankroll management works!! Wow, who would a thunk it? Now I had some success back in 2006 & 2007 with some high tournament cashes, but when my bankroll got to be this size I would cash it out & spend it on stuff (plasma TV, trip to Atlantis, bills). I didn’t really like keeping more than $1K in an online poker account. Back then I obviously wasn’t practicing good bankroll management, if I wanted to take a shot in a big tourney and I had the $ in my account I took it.

The second group of lessons I learned have to do with playing in NL Hold’em tourneys. I played in 33 tourneys in December for a net loss of $135.34. I didn’t have any major cashes like I did in November, but I did get deep in a few. In one tourney a couple days ago I had QQ 3 times. Twice they lost to AK all-in pre flop, including knocking me out, and once they held up against 88. So with that, here are the lessons I have written on a post-it note in December:
1. Small Ball works for tournaments.
2. Avoid coin flips, especially early.
3. No big guesses. Sure you’re gonna pick off some river bluffs, but are they really worth it if it’s a big % of your stack?
4. Queens are not Aces – Try to avoid going broke with them, which may mean seeing a flop & reevaluate if AK hits.

The next lesson I learned is around playing better PLO cash games. Quite frankly NL Hold’em online cash games bore me. I enjoy playing PLO cash games and any type of tourney. In December I made a net profit of $289.56 in PLO cash games with 3,166 hands I had 3.98 BB/Hr, and 7.57 BB/100. There is a lot of variance w/PLO so tilt control is a big factor when a donkey hits his 2 outer on you for a $200 pot! Previously I read it was +EV to always buy in for the minimum, wait for a premium hand and get it all in pre-flop in a +EV situation. The current lesson learned is that even AAxx is a drawing hand when the stacks are deep.

Having adjusted to the higher limits, my goal for January would be to finish above $4K.

• I made Iron Man on Full Tilt for the first time in a couple years. I made silver, as it doesn’t take long to get 50 points in a day when you’re playing .50/1 or 1/2 PLO. I finished out my Holiday Hundred Bonus in December, and by gaining Silver Iron Man got an additional $50 bonus in January.

• I am playing in the WRGPT again this year. My current stack is $45,950, which puts me in 177th place. There are 829 players left. We started on November 17th with 1016 runners crawlers.

• I took 10th place in the December NCPC Event #5, and am still in 1st place at the halfway point. The top 3 win WSOP entries to a $1500 event + $700 in travel money.

• I have been on a nice roll in the Sunday night game chopping the last 4.

• I’ve wanted to get back to the Hollywood Casino to try some PLO cash game action, but the timing hasn’t been good yet.

• I just completed Positively Fifth Street by James McManus. It is really two stories in one, as Jim takes us through his ride in the WSOP Main Event, and covers the Ted Binion murder case. I would recommend it, as Jim is a writer so the story telling is better than most of the other poker books, which are focused on strategic play.

I am nearly finished with Daniel Negreanu’s Power Hold’Em Strategy, and have started Jeff Hwang’s Pot-Limit Omaha Poker.

Happy New Year’s to everyone & may you run good in 2010!!!

2010 WSOP Schedule

2009-12-17T22:25:00.000-05:00

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

2009-12-15T22:35:00.004-05:00

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.

Poker2Nite airs Wednesday nights at 11pm ET on FSN. Repeats are available on FSN Thursdays at 4pm and Fridays 11am & 6pm ET. Check your local listings.

November Poker Summary

2009-12-01T16:44:00.001-05:00

• 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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2009-11-05T23:31:00.000-05:00

End of October Poker Updates

2009-11-01T21:12:00.002-05:00

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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2009-10-28T20:19:00.000-04:00

September Poker Results

2009-10-01T21:53:00.002-04:00

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

2009-09-14T20:11:00.000-04:00

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

2009-09-01T22:42:00.002-04:00

- 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!

2009-08-25T22:09:00.002-04:00

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

2009-08-01T21:15:00.003-04:00

- 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!

2009-07-14T23:40:00.008-04:00

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

2009-07-12T15:35:00.003-04:00

- 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

2009-07-01T19:42:00.003-04:00

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

2009-06-28T00:21:00.008-04:00

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!!!

2009-06-23T18:48:00.002-04:00

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

2009-06-17T21:34:00.004-04:00

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

2009-06-15T20:37:00.006-04:00

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

2009-06-09T22:54:00.005-04:00

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!

2009-06-02T23:18:00.002-04:00

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!

2009-05-26T23:58:00.003-04:00

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

2009-05-19T23:51:00.002-04:00

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

2009-05-18T22:57:00.002-04:00

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!

2009-05-12T23:08:00.004-04:00

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!!!

2009-05-06T21:44:00.003-04:00

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!

2009-04-28T23:02:00.003-04:00

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?

2009-04-22T00:24:00.003-04:00

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

2009-04-15T01:05:00.002-04:00

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!

2009-04-08T23:42:00.005-04:00

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

2009-04-08T23:32:00.002-04:00

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

Eight is not Enough

2009-03-31T23:22:00.005-04:00

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!!!

2009-03-22T21:08:00.003-04:00

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!

2009-03-18T22:27:00.002-04:00

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

2009-03-16T17:04:00.002-04:00

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

2009-03-04T21:43:00.003-05:00

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!

2009-02-23T14:30:00.003-05:00

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........

2009-02-10T23:15:00.003-05:00

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.....

2009-01-27T23:09:00.004-05:00

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!

2009-01-13T23:13:00.003-05:00

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

2009-01-05T22:18:00.002-05:00

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

Sumo44 Defeats SmBoatDrinks for Title #3

2008-12-31T01:51:00.004-05:00

Congrats to Sumo44 on his 3rd Booze Cruise Title. An epic 30+ minute heads-up battle kept the host from #6.

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)
Zerbet (2)
Alannis
blakkat1
bleu329
cgcpointledge
gonefshng
kazor
milferd
Mrs Slys Money
skeeter1114
thegenius5
TheGoatlady
TheHugeGuy
Virge
VogelB5

Happy New Year to all & we'll see you next week!!!

predator06 Wins Anchor #3

2008-12-23T22:39:00.004-05:00

Congrats to predator06 on his 3rd Booze Cruise Title. The horseshoe is still fully implanted!

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 (2)
Zerbet (2)
Alannis
blakkat1
bleu329
cgcpointledge
gonefshng
kazor
milferd
Mrs Slys Money
skeeter1114
thegenius5
TheGoatlady
TheHugeGuy
Virge
VogelB5

Merry Christmas to all & we'll see you next week!!!

V is for VogelB5

2008-12-09T23:33:00.003-05:00

Cheers to VogelB5 on his 1st Booze Cruise Title, and the $35 1st place prize. He barely kept yours truly from #5.

Thanks to all 14 who played tonight!

Updated Tuesday Night Booze Cruise Championships:

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

World Blogger Championship!

2008-12-05T23:32:00.000-05:00

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

The WBCOOP is an online Poker tournament open to all Bloggers.

Registration code: 158423

Predator06 Runs Good!

2008-12-02T23:15:00.003-05:00

Congrats to predator06 for "earning" Golden Anchor #2, and the $42.50 1st place prize. He barely kept IlliniFan (2nd place) from repeating.

Thanks to all 17 who set sail for the fun tonight!

Updated Tuesday Night Booze Cruise Championships:

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

IlliniFan gets through Record Field for Anchor #3

2008-11-25T23:22:00.003-05:00

Thanks to all 20 who turned out for tonight's festivities! It was fun, but more fun for IlliniFan, as he got Golden Anchor #3, and the $50 1st place prize.

Happy Thanksgiving to all & we'll see you next Tuesday!

Updated Tuesday Night Booze Cruise Championships:

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

Crackhead1 takes over sole posession of 3rd All Time

2008-11-18T22:45:00.003-05:00

It was a good week for crackhead1, as his Packers busted the rival Bears & he took down the Booze Cruise!

Updated Tuesday Night Booze Cruise Championships:

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

skeeter1114 wins 1st Booze Cruise

2008-11-11T22:27:00.002-05:00

Congrats to skeeter1114 on his impressive win this evening. It wasn't the November Nine, but it was still a solid final table............

Updated Tuesday Night Booze Cruise Championships:

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

Well, at least the good guys won something tonight!

2008-11-04T23:30:00.003-05:00

Updated through 11/4 Event which was won by the host, after an epic heads up battle with Stormmrt!

Tuesday Night Booze Cruise Championships:

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

gonefshng wins 1st TNBC Title!

2008-10-28T23:36:00.005-04:00

Updated through 10/28 Event which was won by gonefshng!

Tuesday Night Booze Cruise Championships:

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

We had 18 party goers this week, so let's get that 3rd table fired up next week!!!

Bleu329 adds the Booze Cruise to his list of Titles!

2008-10-20T22:15:00.004-04:00

Updated through 10/21 Event which Bleu329 took down!

Tuesday Night Booze Cruise Championships:

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

What Tarot Card are You?

2008-10-09T11:08:00.001-04:00

You are The Lovers

Motive, power, and action, arising from Inspiration and Impulse.

The Lovers represents intuition and inspiration. Very often a choice needs to be made.

Originally, this card was called just LOVE. And that's actually more apt than "Lovers." Love follows in this sequence of growth and maturity. And, coming after the Emperor, who is about control, it is a radical change in perspective. LOVE is a force that makes you choose and decide for reasons you often can't understand; it makes you surrender control to a higher power. And that is what this card is all about. Finding something or someone who is so much a part of yourself, so perfectly attuned to you and you to them, that you cannot, dare not resist. This card indicates that the you have or will come across a person, career, challenge or thing that you will fall in love with. You will know instinctively that you must have this, even if it means diverging from your chosen path. No matter the difficulties, without it you will never be complete.

What Tarot Card are You?
Take the Test to Find Out.

Welcome TheGoatlady

2008-10-08T09:34:00.005-04:00

Congrats to TheGoatlady on winning her inagural Booze Cruise last night. We had a decent 11 players & let's try to get 3 tables next week!

Tuesday Night Booze Cruise Championships:

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

As far as posting hands from Saturday, let me just give the following 3 examples as to how my night went. I got the $ all in pre-flop in a dominating position at least 3 times & got sucked out on. My 55 lost to J5, A9 lost to K9, and A10 lost to A9.

WRGPT18 Registration is Open

2008-10-06T22:36:00.003-04:00

Registration for WRGPT18 has opened. You can register at:

http://www.wrgpt.org/

The deadline for registration will be October 31, 2008.

The practice round will start about October 20.

The real tourney will start about two weeks later.

So, register if you are interested in playing this year.

Good luck!

If you're saying, wtf is WRGPT?

WRGPT stands for Worldwide Rec.Gambling Poker Tournament or something very similar. It is a poker tournament played for exactly no money using email as the communication method. Why play? For fun, of course. Where else could you enter a tourney with over 1000 players from all around the world that lasts for most of a year?

Winning isn't Everything. It's the Only Thing

2008-10-03T10:41:00.008-04:00

From this point forward we will only be tracking the winners, as Silver and Bronze are just the best of the losers.

Tuesday Night Booze Cruise Championships:

Golden Anchors:
oneloosecannon (9)
SmBoatDrinks (3)
Sumo44 (2)
IlliniFan (2)
crackhead1 (2)
Alannis
blakkat1
cgcpointledge
kazor
milferd
Mrs Slys Money
predator06
thegenius5
TheHugeGuy
Virge
Zerbet

Everyone is welcome to play. Every Tuesday night @ 21:10 ET on Full Tilt Poker.

The password is boatdrinks

Sumo44, milferd, and I are playing in the Turpin home game tomorrow night. I will post the most interesting hands next week. You can visit the website at any time for updates on standings or upcoming events. http://www.goshenpokerleague.com/