In the MONEY in Atlantic City

30 some player game (5,000) chips game at Harrahs (Atlantic City) yesterday.

I place 5th.. Up against a load of WILD players with average to poor skills.. (luck boxes)

Paid - $595.00

Cost of tourney... $175 + $25

I'll take it... The hand I went IN ON when I was about 10x the BB was POCKET 4's - against the table bully... He was betting EVERY button and every other hand in other POS. I figured him for a Any two RAISE - but figured wrong...

He had 10 10 and took me out.

It paid for everything .. Night at bar, hotel, gas slot play and meals.. (with a little extra for the ride home)

I'll take it.

Atlantic City Run

Quick! Someone tell me the best $100-200 NL tourney in Atlantic City, this friday (late) or Saturday (early)

Planning a trip to the beach..

Until then - I'm still working on my rentals, summer is slipping away..

2009, I really HOPE I get to play more poker and relax on my deck, enjoy the outdoors..etc.

Life sure moves FAST at times.. huh.

Playing a friends account (This might be wrong)

My way of thinking is this..

80% of hands going in with the BEST will lose on FULL TILT (if you are pegged as a quality player)

Here on a friends account "zzhook" I make another final table, I'm pretty happy right? I mean - it's been like a month or two since I played online and well, it's just nice to make the final tables often...

Even if you don't win - they're fun!

(SIDE NOTE - In this first SCREEN SHOT - NOTICE my friend DAN from across the pond, (picture) he's another ROUNDER and lover of the game. We were on Instant Messenger...chatting while I was playing. Dan is one of about "5" people who actually read my blog. lol. We talk poker from time to time.

Back to the ACTION!

So here is the hand I go with, UP against a HUGE STACK MANIAC..(who is PUSING ALL IN the last 7 hands) I have POSITION, and it turns out I have him GOING in... (huh.. how about that..) Having played MANY games on FULL TILT - I KNEW I was dead when I hit my 7 on flop..

Of course this MAJOR STACK player went into the "think tank" (thinking of calling or folding)and in last second - he called... They usually do.. They MUST do it - because they have been playing ON LINE for a time as well and "they know"... it's a BETTER than good chance that their weaker hand will HIT and take it down..

It happens in real life..(you get beat) yes it's true, just not as much. Weaker hands seem to have the chance of LOSING in real life card games... online - the weaker hands are actually the FAVORITE!




On full tilt - YOU WILL get action 97.9 % of the time.. MISSING cards really is a rare act online.

Hey - Up $22. - just killing time.. and I was in the hunt.

Hope you are all having fun playing - ANY QUESTIONS? Just Ask..

I'll probably not be posting much thru summer - TOO MUCH FUN to be had OUTSIDE in the HEAT!

Winters suck here - GOTTA LOVE SUMMER!

Tiffany Michelle eliminated in 17th place... Man - that is hard to take...

;(

(This news via taopoker) see link below.. previous post.

WSOP - POSSILBE POWER HOUSE!

Tiffany Michelle - If she takes this years event OR hell.. even a TOP 3, she is a BIG DEAL in the poker world for a few years!

Poker can use a new ENERGY and this lady looks like she might make it happen! The writers all of the web - covering the event this year are LOVING the story behind this gal...

I suggest this site for the RAW "real life" look at whats going down... TAOPOKER

I'd also suggest that you TWITTER Dr. Pauly as well - for LIVE updates from the 2008 WSOP. TAOPAULY ON TWITTER

As to me... I'm working my tail off this summer - in hopes of being there (VEGAS) next summer! I'm working on rentals for PENN STATE STUDENTS! (GO PENN STATE!)

I'm not much of a SUMMER TIME blogger.... Just dribs and drabs from me in summer time.

Hope all is well with you!

I WISH nothing but the best for Tiffany Michelle - I'm behind her all the way! You go GIRL!

As always - If you are looking to play with me.. Hit me up on FULLTILTPOKER I'm a player under the screen name of BIGTIME loser ;)

Fourth of July and Flag Day at the Elks

Here are some pictures from ELKS LODGE #200 Flag Day - 2008

I will be back to this post very soon to add details , names of speaker, groups, etc...

Until then - Enjoy the pictures!

Hope everyone had a great 4th!

If you are serving in ANY branch for the good old USA or have in the past... THANK YOU!

The Elks and the Boy Scouts and the Liberty band are behind you 101%.. Not just on special days like Flag Day but all year round.

Happy fourth !

The dreaded SET over SET

FIREWORKS!!!! Always on FULL TILT... and more times than normal math allows - I lose to these BIG hands...

Oh well.. I'm much more into LIVE play now and while these sort of hands HAPPEN live I find them to happen less often.

I think you will too... Give live play a try.

Happy 4th everyone! I wanted to get a nice post up today from our FLAG DAY celebration at the Elks a few days back - but got caught up in PICNICS and ENJOYING the FIREWORKS...

I'll try and get it up in a few days...

Until then - AVOID HANDS like in the image in this post - Especially in LIVE cash games - They will put a world of hurt on you.

Nothing you can do really though - when they happen except move on to the next few thousand hands....

;)