I am getting pretty pumped up for Vegas and I can't wait to get there. My wife and I are staying at the Southpoint for a few days and then moving to the Bellagio. I will try to hook-up with Lets Poker Martin when he gets there, and meet my buddy Marvin Davis who, with his wife, moved to Vegas last year to pursue a pro poker life. I am thinking of bringing my laptop and posting from Vegas. I am not sure if I want to lug my laptop though.
I am a little disappointed in it seems that the Wednesday tournaments at Harrah's in New Orleans have been cancelled "Indefinitely". What's up with that? The circuit event closes and you cancel your weekly tournament's? Oh well...I guess we will have to start going to the coast a little more than we have.
I talked to Tex a couple of days ago, and he said the room in Amelia is coming around. I haven't been able to get there yet. He said that the weekend are better suited for the NL games.
I want to make a coupe of points about the comments/commenter's:
-This blog is about an "Average Joe" trying to become a better Poker Player. I am not saying I am the greatest...That I don't make "Bad Plays"...that I don't Donk of chips...because I do.
-I do have a purpose of the blog and hopefully my hobby may generate some focus on the Gulf Coast area...more to come
-I have approached this blog in a "Humble" fashion and I am admitting that I have holes in my game...leaks...etc. If you wish to point this out than great. If you do it in a derogatory manner...more power to you...I will not delete your comments...but I also won't reply to them...My only comment will be is..."Hopefully one day, I may be as good as you"
-I am not a "High Roller" and I don't play "In the biggest games around"
-If you are one of these people who have nothing good to say, my request would be to just "Move On"...don't read my blog. I mean, why would someone waste their time by reading the ramblings of an idiot donkey? I don't know...oh well
Well...there you have it. I am a lucky man to have such great friends and family. I am truly blessed. I am not going to turn this blog into a "Flame Fest"...it won't happen.
I have turned a corner in my life when I met my wife. Those of you who knew me before this...don't know me anymore. I am not the same person I was pre-marriage. Those of you who knew me before and know me now can see the change. I know what I want, and I know how to get there. I am not wandering aimlessly wondering what God has in store for me...
...Now I know
"Some people hear their own inner voices with great clearness and they live by what they hear. Such people become crazy... but... they also become legends" Gordon TooToosis Character One Stab in "Legends of the Fall"
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Good Luck in Vegas Gene, go represent not only yourself, but your friends and family with a good showing and hopefully a nice cash. If not we all know you gave it your best shot. Is Marvin Davis the black guy with the white wife? I didn't know what happen to him. When did he move to Vegas.
"Shake Shake Shake.......Shake Shake Shake......Shake your Booty"
K.C. & The Sunshine Band
Hey, Gene how are you? You are right this blog is for fun and for bettering your poker game, not for the nonsence that some of these guys insists on typing here. I knew you a little before your marriage and i can see the differene, that you are a better person and a more happier person. I have never met your wife but the way you make it sound she is a great women, Kudos to you Mr. and Mrs. Gene D. Good in luck in vegas and come home a rich man
"Justttttt A little Bit outside"
Bob Ucker-- Major League
Cry me a river fellas, while we are at it lets gather around and swap high school love stories. Give me a break, nobody needs to come on here and swell up Gene D. head. He needs to take it upon himself to go out there and make a name for himself. Remember Gene, to make it big, you need to shoot big, no better time to let it all hang out, than on poker's biggest stage. the WSOP. it's your time snakelips. Let's see if you got what it takes.
Wow , I think i may have played with the guy Marvin when I was at the Red Rock in Vegas. Seemed like a nice guy with a hint of arrogance. A regular in the seat next to me said the guy had been handing out flyers of call girls on the strip.Its a long shot but I was told he had a good lookin white girl.
We have got to hook up in Vegas GeneD the more you post the more I have come to respect you as a man and a poker player. Maybe we can chop a tournament in Vegas.
For some of you new bloggers I will from time to time paste some of my favorite GeneD quotes. If Gene does not object.
"Hey everybody...Lets dance!!" Rodney Dangerfield -Caddyshack
"I happen to watch one of my favorite movies recently, Reality Bites, and I really loved Ethan Hawks in here. This show reminds me of a lot of things in my past...good and bad.
Below is my favorite quote as it sums up a good poker strategy...Take pleasure in the details."
"When you are the one that sucks out on the river...instead of your opponent
When you actually win with Big Slick
The sound of chips hitting the pot
The camaraderie of the table banter
Tipping the dealer
Pleasure in a hand played well"
GeneD
True dat gene.
"He reluctantly folds and shows a set of 9's. I say "Good lay down, That ain't good enough". I look at New Iberia and ask him "What do you got Q-J or 2 pair"...he shows a set of 10's.
I say ..."That ain't good enough either", I show my K's and say "Ship it to the colonel".
GeneD
An instant classic like the OU vs Boise State game.
I respect gene d's family values, srong moral character...excuse my getting a little too George W. on here....but it takes a lot with a wife, a family, to try to make it the dubious world of poker and gamblers. I say Gene's efforts are too be appluaded...he's doing in the right way, with a good head on his shoulders knowing he doesnt have all the answers, and in a deliberate manner. Look Gene, A-holes like a few commenters on this blog can get outdrawn too. It will come back to you in spades...or maybe that is hearts, clubs, diamonds. A little Charles Nelson Reilly humor for you there boys, god bless his soul. Just too bad CNR wont be in Vegas too. His game was as queer - that means unconventional not homosexual you blasphemists - as he was and that made him so good. OK now I'm getting a little emotional here thinking of CNR.
Gene I like the blog, I feel fortunate to have found it. Even more fortunate that I feel a little kindred spirit with your trial and tribulations. Keep going. I will be rooting for you.
"Dad always thought laughter was the best medicine, which I guess is why several of us died of tuberculosis." --Jack Handey, SNL
I differ from you guys in that I was looking for a war blog and ended up here. War the card game, not war like the so-called military action we are involved in in the Middle East at a cost of a billion dollars every two weeks. But I digress...war is my fancy but after reading here I found it a nice balance of comical, serious and ridiculous so decided to start posting. Plus, I play hold 'em about once a year so maybe I can glean something from you guys.
I think Gene is right to try to keep things in perspective with family while trying to take his game up a notch and I respect him for that. When I was touring on the war circuit life was a constant struggle of trying to raise two sets of identical twins and looking for the big score. So much so that I had to give it up and go back to my previous career. But I hope, and in this I'm serious, that Gene goes and finishes 2nd at the WSOP main event. 2nd because the winner is a guy named Ross. When he wins, you can ask how I knew.
I must say that dooleyera's obsession with Charles Nelson Reilly is a little disturbing though.
damn forgot to put a tag in.
"My heart wasn't in it/Not for one single minute/I went through the motions with her/Her on top and me on liquor." -Old 97s "Barrier Reef"
Jackace , I did not know they had a War circuit. How good of a living can a pro War player make?
Im not being a smartass I am curious. I learned long ago from a 5 card stud legend that a professional Mrs. Pac-Man player could make a good living. I laughed at first when he told me, then he challenged me to play him for $1000 clams. I hate name dropping ,but i think most of you know who im referring to.(he prefers to stay underground) He told me to my face that I wasnt a real gambler. He made me step up my game and made me the player I am today.
Joe, how big was that girl last night,about 300 pounds? "Fuck no, that bitch was about 350"! - Joe Weezy
COME ON CAPTAINSTACKS, MS. PACMAN? CAN I HAVE SOME OF WHAT YOU ARE SMOKING? JACKACE IF YOU FIND OUT ABOUT ABOUT ANY WAR TOURMAENTS LET ME KNOW I WOULD LIKE TO PLAY? YOU CAN E-MAIL ME AT YouAreASmuck@yahoo.com
By the way Captainstacks, I wonder if that is the same Joe Weezy that said this?
" Fuck you Ray, You can't fire me"
Yes bubbleboy I think its the same Joe Weezy.
Bubbleboy , do you really think you can just walk into the War circuit and beat seasoned pros? Next your gonna tell me your fighting in the UFC.
"You know what's a fun game? Take 3 Excedrin PM's and see if you can whack off before you fall asleep. You always win, that's the best part about the game" - Cal in 40 Year Old Virgin
I think the so-called "Crew" - couldnt you come up with something even a little original? - would be better served on the War on Ms. Pac-Man circuits. Tough as those circits are you need to leave poker to the pros...me, Charles Nelson Reilly (his spirit still lives bitch) and Gene D. The rest of the "Crew" needs to reevaluate. Start by coming up with a new name. I propose you call yourselves "Sanjaya". After all I hear about on here are bad beats.
"You know, minimum security prison is no picnic. I had a client in there once. He said the trick is kick someone's ass the first day, or become somebody's bitch. Then everything will be alright." -- Office Space
Question: everywhere you look there is a Ms. Pac Man machine but whatever happened to all the original Pac Man arcade machines? Are they all in storage somewhere? Is Ms. Pac Man that much more advanced and better than the original? I sense a sexist conspiracy here. We need an investigator on the case.
Anyway, back to cards. I was speaking with a friend recently about how he plays short-stacked from the blinds in tournament play, specifically the small blind. He advocated limping in regardless of hand if you get a few callers ahead pricing you in. I disagreed somewhat because the size of the call cuts your stack by 1/4 or more than I'd rather wait for something at least halfway decent (this is assuming you have rags in the SB) and push in while I still have equity to my stack rather than allow stupid limps to chip away. Thoughts?
"I can't be with someone if I don't respect what they do."
"You're a cashier!"
-Seinfeld
Always push or fold jackace. You dont want to play like Mother Goose with a short stack.
"I have turned a corner in my life when I met my wife. Those of you who knew me before this...don't know me anymore. I am not the same person I was pre-marriage. Those of you who knew me before and know me now can see the change. I know what I want, and I know how to get there. I am not wandering aimlessly wondering what God has in store for me...
...Now I know"
GeneD
What I love about this blog.. much deeper and beyond poker. Not for your everyday Shmucks.
Here is my ranking of the worst poker players to make big money
1. Tiffany Williamson (what a dumb bitch)
2. Joe Stillman (fat big mouth that should stick to bowling. Pissed chips away,looks like a down syndrome kid.)
3. Vanessa Selbst (dyke chic that decided to go over the top preflop with 5-2 against the only player that had more chips. Worst play in poker history. Think she was trying to show how big her balls were for TV)
4. Steve Dannenman (not fallen for nice guy bit. A goofball that has to have the deck run him over. Now he is a pro. Go figure.)
5. Chris Moneymaker (anyone seen this guy I need my taxes done)
6. Jaime Gold (could this weasel be any luckier)
7. Ben Affleck (he won the California Poker Championship one year. I have no idea how good he is at poker,I just hate him and his sucky acting.)
8. Antonio "the magician" Esfadari (thats right. Just because he hangs out with other great players doesnt make him great. Way overrated. Check his stats not that impressive. Let me play with his bankroll and ill dust his ass. I met him in Vegas, thinks hes a movie star.Dude dont overdo it you could be a professional rock thrower and burning American flags)
9. Dimitri Nobels (Im not sure if he even cashed but man hes horrible. Im sorry but cocky black car salesmen cant play poker.)
10. Jordan Morgan (the best player on this list, had many battles with him online, he is a overrated suckout artist. He caught fire in US poker championship. A Sooner fan so he sucks!)
Im not rich yet but I am willing to pull out 100k out of savings to sit at a cash table with these chumps.
So what yall Think?
At first I thought, if I were Superman, a perfect secret identity would be "Clark Kent, Dentist," because you could save money on tooth X-rays. But then I thought, if a patient said, "How's my back tooth?" and you just looked at it with your X-ray vision and said, "Oh it's okay," then the patient would probably say, "Aren't you going to take an X-ray, stupid?" and you'd say, "Aw fuck you, get outta here," and then he probably wouldn't even pay his bill.
- Jack Handey
what about boston rob stacks? is that donkey still at it? I mean I give him credit for his baseball team and his little piece of ass wife, but can the man actually play?
"Gee, I'm real sorry your mom blew up, Ricky." -- Lane Meyer, Better off Dead.
Boston Rob.. yea he could easily make this list but he didnt win big money at poker (thank god or I will officially retire from this so called game of skill) He is a real nice guy in person which was a little surprising. Which made it difficult for me to ask him if I could smell his finger.
Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes, that way when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes.
- Jack Handey
Jackace,
It's important to quantify what a short stack is. If less than 10 x the big blind, (as in your example if calling the difference is a 1/4 of your stack) you should push or fold. But, if you call a short stack if you have more than that, it's one of you last chances to see a flop cheaply. Say you have 5500 and it's 300 more to call (no antes). I'd call with a hand like 53 o/s. Unless, I thought the BB was likely to raise.
Here's why, you have a chance to see a flop cheaply with multi-way action, if you hit the hand you want, two pair or a straight, you'll get paid off by maybe one or even two players. I want multi-way action for cheap with that type of hand. I want to limit the players with a hand like KQ or AJ and would push with them.
With 5/3 If you don't hit, you get out without contributing anything more to the pot and have the entire round to wait for a hand to push with. You also lay them down if you just get one pair and some resistance.
Some idiot with a better hand is allowing you to catch up by limping. There is too much value there not to call. And if you run the numbers with 4 in the hand 5-3 os will come out around 15% against most limping hands (mid-pair, suited connectors, two overcards etc). Yet, you are only putting in, 12.5% of the total so the odds are in your favor. Then factor in the implied odds if you hit and it's great opportunity. Classic case of small risk big reward.
Also, as a short stack, but over 10ms, it doesn't drastically alter your fold equity. When you get A10 two hands later, somebody isn't going to say "I wouldn't have called if he had 300 more." Their decision will be the same either way.
"Teach a man to fish and he'll get drunk on a boat somewhere."
Bill Clinton
pretty good list there Captainstacks, I have to agree with you, they are garbage. I would put that bulldike Selbst a little higher. She was horrible. But she did win the competion that she really wanted to win. "Biggest Balls At The Table". Horrible card player. Also Jamie Gold needs to be moved up. I have never seen cards run someover like they did him. Unreal.
There is one more name i would like to throw out there. I don't even know if he can play cards but he sucks anyway. His name is..........
LEE JONES......former Pokerstars.com leader. This guy is 100% dickweed. Anybody who has played pokerstars knows this guy, if not disregard this post. This guy probably doesn't know lick about poker, but there he is at the final table acting like he is the king of poker with his dumbass wisecracks. Well, now that he is gone, who will pokerstars get to replace him? Somebody has to get the job. If not, who will ban my chat? Fuck off pokerstars and you to Lee Jones.
"Because of your ranting and uncalled for comments towards poker player "PocketRags0912" I will be forced to ban your chat for two months effective today"
Lee Jones to Bubble Boy Sept 12, 2006
"Kiss my ass, you cocksucker"
Bubble Boy to Lee Jones Sept 12, 2006
BB, dont worry about Lee Jones, a little birdie told me he now sleeps with the fishes. Word is he finally chat banned the wrong poker player to F with. Oh look at that Lee had me trained. FUCK with.
I told Lee and JokerStars to quit jerkin people around with thier money.
To me, its always a good idea to carry two sacks of something when walking around. That way, if anybody asks "Hey, can you give me a hand here?" You can say "Sorry, I got these sacks."
Jack Handey
Hey BB They found Lee , check this out. http://www.pokerpot.com/pictures/lee-jones-in-hiding
Don't disrespect the Vaness.
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