Mook 3rd

Yeah me. Hadn't played the Mookie for a while and was able to squeak into the money. Joanada kicked all our asses.

PushFest

Does anyone else do Push Fests by themselves when they are on break or bored?

ship it !!

Wow, I was 12/12 when the money bubble broke and was able to get heads up with a 90K to 60K lead. here was the last hand, he raised my 30K river bet for some reason.

Now my bank roll finally has a little padding.

bastards

Good Flop?

Good news: I got paid off
Bad news: only playing .01/.02

bastards

take that bastards

My last 3 blogger tourneys, I got 2 2nd's and a 3rd. Boooyah !!!

Mookie/Dookie for $4 + $0.40

My Mookie and Dookie are paid for with $4 and change!!!! Wasn't even paying attention to this thing very much. Finally checked and I was middle of the pack with only 30 left and was able to hold on.

Won a blogger Tournament

See you in the TOC.

Wait......what's that?........not part of bbt.........no seat.................Bastards !!!!! This tourney proves true skill. I would like a sponsor's exemption !!

Bring it on

Oh, forgot to post my picture demontrating proper preparation for the Mookie. I was able to get my first ever BBT4 points, and by some miracle, took down the Dookie. No screenshots because I was too sauced by then.

yeah me, finnally won something. Watch out Mookie/Dookie, here I come.....

THEN, I'll reload.

Bastards,
PS

Token Frenzy

If you need a token, this is a pretty good start

(of course I didn't end up winning one)

Skillz Winner

Congrats Joananda...............

Hey how about a tournament live blog. I am playing the Blogger Skillz Game. This week it is HOSE.
6:40 - 1 beer down. End of level 1 Hold-em. 2870 chips. During the level.....

Looks like we have 24 runners after late Reg.

My opening table I had cemfredmd, pirate lawyer, champsampson, muhctim, jeciimd and myself. All good players from what I know (with the exeption of perhaps me).

Kinda quiet in here, gotta fire up some BDR.

For omaha h/l, the tables re-balanced and I was moved now I have:


6:50 - Still on Beer 2. End of Omaha. 2900 chips.. During the level.....

Not much to report, played only one hand, had AA8x. Flop 677, Turn 7. No takers.

7:00 - Just started Beer 3. End of Stud Hi. 2545 chips. During the level.....

Ugh. Stud Hi is my worst game. Okay, so the pot was raised by a queen. I also show a queen and have 1 hidden. So I reraise, and bet out every street. Brick, brick, brick, brick. Sophie2002 wins with 10s and 8s. This may be a short live blog. NO, I WILL COME BACK.....maybe.

7:10 - Still on Beer 3. End of stud h/l. 2490 chips. During the level.....

Split one pot with LJ. I had 7 low w/ 2 pair, unfortunately no straight. She had aces showing and also a pair of 7's.

7:20 - Starting Beer 4. End of Hold-em. 2550 chips. During the level.....

YaY!, won a pretty big pot (1350) from Heffmike:


Then lost a bunch chasing another diamond flush. At least this time I was chasing a nut.

Then some more lost betting into an A high flop with my 10s. Hey, I made 60 chips that level. Nice.

7:30 - Still on Beer 4. End of Omaha H/L. 2350 chips. During the level.....

Need a hand to play, gimme a hand.
Need a hand to play, gimme a hand.
Need a hand to play, gimme a hand.
Need a hand to play, gimme a hand.
Need a hand to play, gimme a hand.

Okay, we're at the first break. Joanada has the chip lead with 6662 while MrBlanky is in the Dank position with 945. Buddy is the runner-up Dank. Everyone is still in. As stated above I have 2350. 18 of 24. My slow and steady decline continues. And, hoorah, here come stud hi.

Here's my table now:


7:45 - Starting Beer 5. End of Stud Hi. 2065 chips. During the level....

Gotta ramp up the beer consumption, everyone needs an excuse.

Chased a spade flush for a couple of streets, brick, brick. Tried to catch on a couple of others.

I need to re-read Stupid System.

Rolled Jacks......

( would have inserted the screenprint here, but I spazzed like a little girl. Anyway, I think I bet twice and won the pot)

Yay!,

7:55 - Beer 5. End of Stud Hi/Lo. 2565 chips. During the level....

now rolled 2s.



Anthrax on BDR, "I'm the man". Forgot all about this song. Me Likes.

Nothing else to play

8:05 - Still on Beer 5. End of Hold-em. around starting stack I think (forgot to check, damn beer) chips. During the level....

We've lost 6 total. Blinds are getting up there 100/200. Time to go big or go home. Wait....I am home.

Lost a bunch with 77 when I kept betting into the overcards on the board, then folded to a re-raise from nzgreen on the turn.

Won some back. AK raised on button king flopped. Currently in the Dank. All in soon, hopefully before Stud Hi.

oh, KK, let's see....

Ain't my day, Ain't my day

and the very next hand, I'm all in w/ AJ against AK and flop 2 J's. Best hand sucks, who wants that, as nzgreen said.

8:15 - Beer 6. In the middle of Omaha. not very many chips. During the level....

Where is my all-in hand....... Oh, here it is. All in pre. only had 775 and blinds crawling up my ass.

15th out of 24 and never a factor. Par for the course. Hope reading this recap has been as disappointing as my play. But I'll be back to play again next week.

Later,
PinkyStinky

NYRPS #12 and Blogger Tourney Satellites

Was first loser in NYRamblers poker series last night. I was able to take out the gracious host in the first round. Got a 2-1 chip lead on him, then he reversed it, then I won a big hand to put me way up. Finally was able to finish him off. Second round I drew someone named Kazor. I also got up on him 2-1, but alas, it was not to be. He steadily beat me to a pulp. At least I lost to the eventual winner,...... I guess.

Us bankroll challanged people should find a way to satellite into the blogger tournies, especially with the upcoming BBT4, and I have mine. The 50 cent rebuy satellite to the double duece. I've played three of them in the last couple days and won 2 seats. Unregister, and poof, almost 4 blogger buy-ins for the bargain basement price of $7.30. Can't beat that.

Later,

PinkyStinky

Had a big long post about how I fucked up my tremedous chip lead, but had to delete it because...
como se dice....
BBBBOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!

Need lots more of these to afford BBT4.

Later,

PinkyStinky

This is how you stage a comeback

let me count the ways

How could I possibly screw this up....
(not this hand, the chip lead)

See next post for the ways

Finally.....something

I have been on quite the downswing. Any little bit helps.
Now I just need to outlast 10,000 poker experts and I'll be a thousandairre.

Naw, unregister.

I'm a gay hobbit

Samwise Gamgee
A brave and loyal associate full of optimism, you remain true to your friends and their efforts, to whatever end.But in the end, it's only a passing thing, this shadow. Even darkness must pass. A new day will come. And when the sun shines it will shine out the clearer.Samwise is a character in the Middle-Earth universe. You can read more about him at TheOneRing.net.

dime

I'm the 4th best dime player in the world if you take out those pesky rebuys

8 game

These are fun. Sure it's only a buck, but that's a good portion of my bankroll on stars.

It keeps my concentration, mostly trying to figure out what fricken game is up. Usually multi-tabling and drinking. Not a good combo for mixed games for me.

straight flush

This got me off to a great start in this $26 token HORSE super sat.
But then a called some guy in Stud H/L thinking I had the low (he couldn't have), but I didn't even have a low. Dumbass. We're on break, but I'm all but out. Fuck me.

Skillz - 2nd

I was able to cash in the Skillz game last night. This should put me atop the leaderboard for 2009. Cool.
Entered heads up down 3-1 in chips. Was able to tie it up a couple times and actually go up 3-1 for a short time. But alas it was not to be. Numb was re-raising alot, so it couldn't have been with prime holdings everytime, but I picked the wrong times to challenge him.

But had fun !!

Problem?

Does this mean I have a problem?

chip & a chair

down to 345 when blinds were 60-120 and made a valiant comeback. So far so good on my personal $3 - 90-man challenge !!

SHOOTIEDARN

Darnit. I money-bubbled the skillz game. Any cash would have put me atop the Skillz leaderboard. With 4 left, I was comfortably in second but NYRambler had a mountain of chips and was trying to take everyone out (for which I blame him not). Any how the smaller stacks doubled up a couple times and I didn't and went out. Ah, well.....

Home sweet home

That's my apt building on the left

Watch out !! Crane !!!

This was a while ago, but I just ran across this pic on the net. That's my office building 6 feet to the right. Apparantly, the brakes went out and the driver bailed out up the hill in the background. Would have hit our building but it took out a traffic light pole accross the street and changed direction.

Movie Quote

Watched 'The Bucket List' last night w/ netflix. Pretty dull but had an excellent quote....(paraphrasing)

"three pieces of advice for when you get old......never pass up a bathroom, never waste a hard on, and never trust a fart"

I'm not that old, but I'm already pretty wary of the last one.

Mookie/Dookie double cash

Sure, it was the last cash position in both tourneys but cash is cash. I coasted into the money on both, that is a huge hole in my game. Given the opportunities I have to stay aggressive to have a chance at the bigger cashes at the expense of just weasaling in the the cash.

Oh well, at least in two days I got may name with winnings behind it on 3 blogger leaderboards.

Later,

PinkyStinky

Blogger Skillz Game

Made a good run in the blogger skillz game. My high stack was about 6K but a gave some back and ended up at the final table 5th. Then I took out a couple and lucked my way into the final three.

The final three was back and forth. Each of us had the chip lead several times. I almost went out 3rd but was saved by what I believe was a 2 outer on the river. Then jeciimed got low and was taken out by PL. Then on one of the first hands of heads up, I turned a baby full house and slow played and luckily got all the chips in without getting beat.

Plus I knocked out 7 players for some additional cash.
Later,

PinkyStinky

WTF

What in the bloody hell am I doing playing in a $55 tourney? Sure its a matrix and you have to be pretty damn unlucky not to break even, but still. It was 4 in the AM on a frickin school night. I barely remember playing, just swearing. It was after our pool league playoffs and I got my ass kicked by a ZZ Top clone. So I guess I was on pool tilt, then beer tilt, then poker tilt.

Definition

Definitions of PinkyStinky according to http://www.urbandictionary.com

1.
PinkyStinky
7 up, 6 down
2 in the pink, one in the stink. need there be more said ??
"I gave her the PinkyStinky last night."

2.
pinky stinky
6 up, 3 down
BIG FAT sloppy kids who are too damn lazy to take the steps so they take the elevator to cafeterias to get some more food to eat.
"yo man look at pinky stinky gettin off the elevator again"

Madness, just madness

Ok, played $0.10 rebuy madness, made the final table on fumes. Re-bought 51 times.

Went out on this one. Oh well, only top 3 paid, had to do sumthin.

But that gave me time to do other things with the rest of my 18 pack. So I got this.

And this...

Can't find my screen shot of the Midnight Madness, but I was doing well, pretty deep until my KK lost to 66 runner runner straight.

oh well, new new high.

Later,

PinkyStinky

Seattle Sports 2008 - year in review

MLB - Seattle Mariners
-Expectation: compete with the Angels for the AL West Title
-Result: 61 - 101 - Last in the division. First team to lose 100 games with payroll over $100 million.
-Bright side - Fired everyone and starting over. At least we're not the Yankees, first team to miss the playoffs with a payroll over $200 million.

NBA - Seattle Sonics
-Expectation: Acquire funding for a new or renovated arena.
-Result: One-way ticket to Oklahoma City. 41 years of history and Seattle's only championship gone.
-Bright side - None whatsoever, thoroughly pissed off the NBA and Stern so we won't get another team for a long time, never drink Starbucks again.

College Football - Washington Huskies
-Expectation: Finally show improvement in Willingham's 4th year and approach a .500 record.
-Result: 0 - 12. enuff said.
-Bright side - New coach Sarkisian from USC, hopefully brings some Trojan mojo with him.

NFL - Seattle Seahawks
-Expectation: Win the increadibly weak NFC West for the 5th concecutive time.
-Result: 4 - 12
-Bright side: Hopefully this was an anomoly due to a wide variety of injuries and we'll be back on top next year.

Summary - Worst sports year for any city, ever. Let me know if you think different.

High Water

While here in Minneapolis visiting the brother's family for a late x-mas over new years, I played a couple $5-45mans during the nieces nap time. The first I bubbled the final table. The second I was able to make it to the final table 4th in chips.
After some knock-outs and on tremendous suck-out by me (runner runner straight with AJ against KK), I made it to heads up. On just the second or third hand, I was put to this decision.

This guy was overly agreesive the whole tournament, him being at my table for the majority, his stack was up then down then up then down then up throughout the tourney. So I made what turned out to be the right decision and called for the rest of my chips and look what it got me:

Using the whole fist there, doc?

Ah well, another bridesmade but still a cash which put me at my all time full tilt high.

Dont get me wrong, I'm still down overall after making numerous $50 deposits over the years.

Take care,

PinkyStinky

Favorite Vegas Pic

This is my favorite pic from my last Vegas trip.