Thursday, August 28, 2008
Another wish-list
One week til the kickoff of the NFL season. Even though my favorite sport is baseball there's just something about the upcoming NFL season that gets me jacked up. Probably because they play 10% of the games as baseball so almost every game literally can make/break a season. Thanks to the pub having the Sunday ticket, I'll spend every Sunday sitting on my barstool watching every game praying some idiot Steelers or Cowboys fan doesn't flop down next me asking to turn up the sound for their game. At least this year I won't have to listen to the Buck/Aikman connection since they'll be assigned to every Cowboys game.Tony Romo, greatest quarterback to have never won a playoff game.
Sunday's will be my long bender days from now until the end of January, starting at 11am with an English Premier Match followed by 8 hours of non-stop NLF action. Football Sunday is one of the few days where I bypass my normal "nothing but soco" tendencies and go with beer. Midnight sneaks up pretty quick when it's the 13th hour of straight booze.
In addition to tracking my two fantasy football teams and half dozen pick'em games, I'll be playing on Fantasy Sports Live trying to make up for my poker deficit. (Will there be another Sunday's with Dr. Pauly on FSL this year?) I also joined up with MiamiDon and his Survivor Football pool (I suppose "Suicide" pool isn't politically correct enough anymore).
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5 more people I'd like to see at the Bash in just a little over a month. Time is getting short and chances are slim but here you have them.
Dan Michalski - I have a feeling Dan will never again leave the comfort of Las Vegas but if he should ever try, he'll have a barstool waiting for him at the Bash. One of my greatest disappointments since I starting blogging was never making one of his poker games in the strip club back room. Strippers as dealers? I should have made a regular trip down there. Of course now that I have the free time, the game doesn't exist. I can't compete with strippers at my pre-Bash poker tournament but there will be a sushi buffet set up. Kind of a gross connection but it's the best I got.
Amy Calistri - My sweet internet crush. It probably wouldn't be good for my hosting duties if Amy showed up because I'd spend the entire time talking to her. That would be when I could get through the throng of guys vying for her attention. I'd certainly make sure Amy would spend the weekend in the lifestyle to which she has become accustomed. Large amounts of booze and ogling. At least that's one internet crush I've actually met and hung out with. I've never met Michele Lewis and that's a tragedy.
DrChako and TheWife - The Doc spent months taking care of people over in Iraq so I think would only be appropriate if he came out East and we got a chance to take care of him in terms of copious amounts of booze and good times. I don't know if it's safe to have The Wifey around since The Rooster and Waffles will be in town but we've found out that she can more than hold her own. My single favorite bounty ever collected at a blogger poker tournament is the Doc hat with Captain's bars. I certainly owe him a great time.
Shumpy - A lot of people ask where I find my huge collection of NSFW pictures. Other than being a internet porn farming expert, a large number of the pictures I post come from Shumpy. Dude is serious old time blogger. I'm pretty sure he still posts using MS Word and the thought of RSS feeds has yet to cross his mind. The man also throws one huge honkin party every year so he's a kindred spirit. He also knows nothing of this stupid game of poker so I'll have someone around to talk to who won't bore me with poker talk. Yesterday I posted the soccer girl pics which were from Shumpy, here's the rest of the very very NSFW compilation. Greatest domain name ever!
The Blonde - I really need her to show up for one reason. Even though she hasn't been able to post for awhile, I really need to set the record straight that she is real and not a creation of myself or BigMike. Heck, people originally thought she was CJ than somehow the suspicion came our way. I've met the girl once, at a strip club of all places, and I can tell you she is exactly the same person live as she is on her site. She even sent a bottle of booze to myself and BigMike at the first pub of his 40th Birthday Bar Crawl in Philly. I'll make the absolute guarantee to her that not a single picture will end up on the internet as she requested.
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Now the 5 that will be missed. I knew there were going to be a lot of people who wouldn't be able to make it because of work obligations. I wanted to acknowledge them and let them know they'll be missed right up until the point where I forget my name and have to be escorted back to my domicile by those still in their right mind. Wish you guys could make it but you'll be in nicer place than shithole Phoenixville PA.
Dr. Pauly / Change100 - Pauly has the busiest work schedule of any blogger out there. For the first time I won't be hanging out with Pauly in my little shit town, he'll be traveling the world to cover various tournaments. He'll be missed as we crush through a crap load of booze and throw money around on the first blogger to break a bone playing in the Pub Olympics. Pauly made the trek last year to Key West for the entire week when I celebrated my birthday which gets Pauly a push for the next decade at least. He'll be working his ass off bringing the best in poker tournament reporting and you should appreciate. Ditto with Change. She dealt with all our craziness last year in the Keys and would have been a great addition to the Bash. She's moved her way up the ranks and the movie world was crazy to let her go.
F-Train - Poor poor F-Train. He can't make the Bash because he's busy traipsing through Macua looking at the girls. I received a text message from him Wednesday morning, EARLY Wednesday morning which said "Hot Asian girls everywhere. It's been good knowing you. Pretty sure I'm not coming back." F-Train will be missed because he has a running record of being one of the most smashed bloggers at the Bash. He's won the Drunken Lewey Award multiple times but he does drink his body weight in straight booze.
MeanGene - Like F-Train, I can't feel too sorry for MeanGene missing the party because he'll be sitting beach side in Aruba reporting on their poker tournament. To be honest, I'd give up my own party to be able to trade places with Pauly, Change, F-Train or MeanGene. Those destinations crush my town.
Maudie - Dear Auntie Maudie. She's going through some serious work crap and I wish her well. I've been in her position before and it's certainly no fun. Maudie is the Mother Theresa of poker bloggers, always seems to be looking out for all of us even if you didn't know it. We'll overlook her inadvertent theft of high end cutlery from fine dining establishments.
BoyGenius - Of all the poker bloggers, I've hung out with BG more than any else. Unfortunately the real world job requirements will keep him far away from the Bash. One of my bigger regrets over the last few years is not getting together more when he was living so close. My rotten life excuses seem more lame as I get further from the crap that was going on the last two years. We'll still hold his Friday night tournament before the Bash in hopes that he'll be able to make it next year to resume his hosting duties.
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Still plenty of time to get yourself signed up for golf, poker and the Pub Olympics during the Bash. Hit me up with an email if you are interested. Til then I'll be playing in the Riverchasers game tonight sitting at the bar listening to horrid karaoke.
Tournament: Riverchasers Online Tour
When: Thursday at 21:00ET
Game: Deepstack NLHE
Buyin: $10+1
Password: riverchasers
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Baseball and ancient rock stars
August 26, 2007One year ago yesterday Kevin Kernan of the NY Post wrote an article stating that the race was over with the Mets up 7 games with a month to go. Lucky for the Phillies fans that Kernan doesn't know the sport he covers and we saw the beginning of the greatest comeback / collapse in baseball. Thank god I'll never have to hear about the '64 Phillies fold ever again.
MEMO to Jimmy Rollins: The best team won.
Yes, it's still the dog days of August and the Mets New York Mets have to travel to beautiful Philadelphia tomorrow, but the NL East race is over.
Kevin Kernan - NY Post
Last night's game was fun to watch as the Mets bullpen coughed up another huge lead that even kept BigMike's interest and he hates baseball. You've got to feel pretty bad about your bullpen when the other team feels confident enough to send up two starting pitchers in a pinch hitting role.
There's still a good chance the Phillies will watch the playoffs from the golf course because this team isn't nearly the same one as last year but it's still a ton of fun to watch the angst in the faces of Mets fans. It was probably a long train ride back home last night for the metropolitans.
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I have a great story from this weekend that I'm working on. Just can't get my mind around it quite yet. It's been a long time since I've done a 48 bender that didn't involve Las Vegas, Key West or New Orleans. This time is was a combination between going back to my original drinking grounds and surviving 2 long fantasy football drafts at the pub on Sunday. Saturday night I threw down some beers with Britny Fox drummer Johnny Lee and BS'd about the old days when you could find a decent rock club in the city where owners didn't give all their money to unoriginal cover bands. And we also knocked back a crap load of shots. Old "rock stars" apparently numb that pain of playing 200 seat bars by drinking every bottle of Jager available.
I never slept Saturday evening and went straight to the pub at 9:30 Sunday morning feeling much better than my compatriots that evening. A couple FFL drafts later and I was still cruising along to the point where I ended up watching the sunrise from my back deck.
This is my spring training for The Bash. Need to stretch the liver and remind him of his place in life.
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The Mookie tourney tonight and the Riverchasers game on Thursday. I plan to make both games especially tonight to watch Waffles get so close to winning his prop bet only to choke it up because he's more concerned with his WoW rating.
Cheers to my soccer loving friends (do I always have to say NSFW when linking pics or is it just a given now? NSFW)
Tournament: The Mookie
When: Wednesdays at 22:00ET
Game: Deepstack NLHE with Knockouts
Buyin: $12+1
Password: vegas1
Tournament: Riverchasers Online Tour
When: Thursdays at 21:00ET
Game: Deepstack NLHE
Buyin: $10+1
Password: riverchasers
Friday, August 22, 2008
Busy wrangling up FTP guest posts and deciding who will be getting my drinking dollar this weekend. It seems a trip is planned back to my old stomping grounds in Delco where I learned the art of being a ridiculous drunk.
Here's where I'll be playing this weekend.
Cheers.
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Here's where I'll be playing this weekend.
Cheers.
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
The Pub Olympics
Thanks to Kat and Mookie for the flyer help
That's the front of the flyer currently circulating around my little town. I'm papering the town with them. I'm in the final stretch for the planning. Anything not completed in the next few weeks just won't get done. Riggstad has hooked us up with the golf course for the tournament Friday afternoon and the room for the charity poker game that evening (wait til you players see the food spread). The invites are going out, the band is confirmed, the entire bar staff is at "drunk boot camp" and my liver seems to be functioning properly. I'm still waiting on a few confirmations but we're going to have quite a crew on hand.
For those coming into town and need rooms, I wasn't able to secure a group rate but here are my recommendations. We will have a shuttle running between the hotels and Bash.
Main Stay Inn - this place will not win any awards for best hotel on the planet. It's a small private hotel that really only has one benefit. It's a 50 yard walk from the Pub door to door. Stumbling distance at it's best. Probably the best option since you won't have to worry about blowing chunks in front of your friends on the shuttle ride back.
Marriott Collegeville - certainly better accomendations than the local hotel but you'll have a little less flexibility. The shuttle will be running on a regular basis and always available if you need to "run for the border". And by border I mean passout like a BoyGenius in G-Vegas. Low blow?
Hampton Inn Valley Forge - the next option about the same distance from the pub just in a different direction.
There you have the best options. If it was me I'd go for the cheap place across the street but that option will probably sell out quickly, it's just not that big. As we get closer drop me a line and let me know your agenda.
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Five more people I think should make the trek to tiny little P-Ville at the end of September for pure degeneracy.
Iggy - The Blogfather has yet to make a Bash and that almost seems like a crime (although showing up in Key West last year trumps all else). It's a gathering that offers little other than the chance to get wasted with some of your invisible internet friends. I've even ordered up an extra tall booster seat for the barstools so he can see over the rail and extra kegs of Guinness.
Daddy - I don't know if my town could handle Daddy running around but it would be a fun thing to see. He'd probably eat his own body weight in scrapple. Besides all that, the donkeys around here are getting awfully complacent, that would change if they knew Daddy was showing up with a length of rope and a 2x4.
Jordan - I think Jordan set the record at the last Bash for most hands of poker played without a break in his drinking. He might have been the polar opposite of TripJax who played the least hands on his way to the Drunken Lewey award. I'd love to see Jordan make the trek down with the other NYC contingent.
GCox - I'm still honked off that I missed Okie Vegas this year and if he came out here I'd be sure to make it up to him. Maybe even find him a nice karaoke bar to practice his trade. And P-Ville LOVES mullets.
Carter - I already know Carter won't be making the trip and it's a shame. Since I started this crappy little site, Carter has not missed a single Bash. The only blogger to accomplish that feat. The man slept alongside the Skukill Expressway after an all night Borgata poker binge (more dangerous than you could ever now), passed out while a big'un was kissing on him and had to craw under a car after pissing off an entire bus full of drunken idiots. Those are his highlights just off the top of my head. Carter will be missed.
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So we already have a golf tournament planned for Friday afternoon. A charity poker game Friday evening. Stupid crazy drinking Saturday evening. Seems like there is a spot open on Saturday afternoon.
There was already a ton of planning involved with the Bash and things have been crazy the last few weeks. What with quitting my real job to do something completely irresponsible. There were some things I had in mind that just never got flushed out or I lost track of. Today Drizz reminded of me of something silly I was considering. All these drunken louts in the same bar and the same time with too much time on their hands. People from around the country looking to unwind. Why not have a little friendly insanity-filled competition? The last Bash we had the Beer Pong tournament, this year something bigger and different. After close consulting with Otis, captain and champion of the Drunk Olympics, I present to you...
The 2008 Pub Olympics
Saturday afternoon before the Bash. Whoever happens to be in town is invited to join us in making complete fools of ourselves as we take advantage of the entertainment currently available at the pub. We're taking names for anyone who would like to be involved. We'll set up teams and a draft beforehand so I need to know who wants in. This is the warm up to the party that evening and will get everyone in the mood for some proper drinking. I haven't decided whether there will 2 or 4 teams, depends on the interest I get in people ripping up the pub beforehand.
- Shuffle board. The pub has a brand new full length shuffle board. 2 players each side, plenty of prop betting opportunities.
- Buck Hunter Safari. I personally want Drizz one-on-one in this game. I may never have picked up a hunting rifle in my life but get a couple cocktails in me and I'm unstoppable.
- Darts. 301, 501, cricket. Who knows, the only time I've played darts is under a drastic influence.
- Ms. PacMan - Galaga. This one is for the old folks who actually remember how to play these games. I suck the big one.
- Pinball wizard. There's got to be a twist, BobbyBracelet has such a supple wrist.
- Buffalo Wing eating contest. 20 wings, suicide. First one done without chunking wins.
- Irish Carbomb relay. Seems simple enough as the final event. Whoever drafts BigMike has the best anchorman in the business.
Events considered but ultimately rejected because MilwaukeeSteve will not be there and I'd rather not kill anyone at the party.
- Shot Chicken. Heads up picking a shot for the other person. First person to say "I'm not doing that!" loses. No "bar rag shots" allowed.
- Drunken Marathon. One shot, one beer every half hour starting at noon. That's the potential for 28 shots and 28 beers from noon til 2am. Followed shortly by death of only the heartiest.
- Drunk Girl Pickup. Nixed because The Rooster is an auto-lock for that win unless Bracelet makes a showing. Bobby is a proven veteran when it comes to picking up drunk girls at the Bash.
There's your list of "events" at the moment. Drop a comment or an email if you want to be on the draft list. It's open to everyone. I think we might have to limit the number of cameras in the venue or we'll spend the next 4 weeks trying to get incrementating "evidence" off of YouTube. For the record, the nearest hospital is less than a mile away.
Make it happen!
After some research I have discovered that Foxsports Channel will be showing a Chelsea and an Arsenal match early Saturday. Just another reason to hit the pub early. We also have the option of executing The Procedure with BadBlood before the festivities.
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Finally a video from Dr. Pauly. He put up this "homage" earlier in the year when I was getting the contest nut crunch from work and had to shut my site down. I don't think I ever posted it and just saw the entire thing for the first time recently.
It's a little embarrassing in a navel gazing way but it made me remember about some of the really stupid things I've done of the years.
Thanks to the Doc.
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Tuesday, August 19, 2008
More Random Crap
I had a sweet run at the tables this weekend that was bound to end sooner rather than later.
The moment I won the ticket to FTOPS #24 I should have pocketed the T$'s and shut it down. I won that seat, final tabled Pauly's PLO game then my game promptly went right in the shitter. If I begin to tell the bad beat stories I would owe the universe a pocket full of one dollar bills. It's just a cruel trick played by Mother Variance but last night I had to stop mid-tournament and get loaded.
One of the many benefits of playing from the bar is simply closing the laptop and begging the bartender for two pints of Southern Comfort. Neat please. Some vague law about not serving an entire bottle prevented my immediate intoxication but two straight doubles and giving an earful to the poor kid playing mexican love songs on the jukebox fixed me up just fine.
That didn't stop me from returning to the tournament and promptly donking off the rest of my chips, I just didn't give a rats ass anymore.
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I've also found a new way to get into shape. Earlier this summer Pennsylvania joined the rest of the lung-hugging, morality-legislating world by passing a smoking ban. It's a long walk from the bar to the front door, I get a little exercise and definitely smoke less. That doesn't mean I still don't wake up in the morning and think the cat shat in my mouth. That's probably because I sit on my back deck til 5 in the morning making up for lost smokes.
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One of the positives of working from home now is I've been able to catch the Olympics. Before the start of the games my interest was basically zero. I wouldn't go out of my way to watch most of the sports but there have been some compelling stories.
- Rowing might be the world's most boring sport, badminton was more exciting.
- I watched that poor weightlifter snap his elbow (thank god they finally took the video down so I can't repost it).
- I was really hoping for a throw down between the US and Chinese baseball teams.
- Competitive trampoline makes absolutely no sense to me.
- I don't think anyone from women's water polo will be invited to post for Maxim any time soon.
UPDATE #1 - CJ points out that I may have missed a water polo player worthy of note. Rita Dravucz. She's pretty fine, but understand this is what I was looking at the entire time.
- I thought women's beach volleyball was the Olympic version of porn until With Leather brought us this picture from women's wrestling. No exactly The Shocker but pretty damned close. You know you want to make that your screensaver.
UPDATE #2 - This needs to be an Olympic sport. Hurricane Kite Sailing.
But the games will be done soon and I'll be forced to return to Arena Rock for my background noise.
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I've spent the last few weeks getting some guest posts up on Full Tilt's Poker from the Rail site. I don't generally mix business with personal but there is some really solid stuff up there and it deserves to be read. Thanks to the guys who have shown some interest and I'm always looking for more. The entire list of guest posts can be found here.
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Since I got a link from Wicked Chops Poker today with the 5 Questions interview with Dr. Pauly, I suppose it's only right that I should put up a very NSFW picture.
Below is my favorite Pantera logo. Click on the picture for the NSFW version.
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I'll be playing in the new weekday Brit Blogger game today which should be fun. The start time is great for them and any degenerates from the Colonies who spend their day gambling and wasting time. Stop on by if you are one or the other.
Tournament: Brit Blogger Weekday
When: Tuesdays at 15:30ET (20:30BST)
Game: NLHE
Buyin: $5+.50
Password: donkament
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The moment I won the ticket to FTOPS #24 I should have pocketed the T$'s and shut it down. I won that seat, final tabled Pauly's PLO game then my game promptly went right in the shitter. If I begin to tell the bad beat stories I would owe the universe a pocket full of one dollar bills. It's just a cruel trick played by Mother Variance but last night I had to stop mid-tournament and get loaded.
One of the many benefits of playing from the bar is simply closing the laptop and begging the bartender for two pints of Southern Comfort. Neat please. Some vague law about not serving an entire bottle prevented my immediate intoxication but two straight doubles and giving an earful to the poor kid playing mexican love songs on the jukebox fixed me up just fine.
That didn't stop me from returning to the tournament and promptly donking off the rest of my chips, I just didn't give a rats ass anymore.
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I've also found a new way to get into shape. Earlier this summer Pennsylvania joined the rest of the lung-hugging, morality-legislating world by passing a smoking ban. It's a long walk from the bar to the front door, I get a little exercise and definitely smoke less. That doesn't mean I still don't wake up in the morning and think the cat shat in my mouth. That's probably because I sit on my back deck til 5 in the morning making up for lost smokes.
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One of the positives of working from home now is I've been able to catch the Olympics. Before the start of the games my interest was basically zero. I wouldn't go out of my way to watch most of the sports but there have been some compelling stories.
- Rowing might be the world's most boring sport, badminton was more exciting.
- I watched that poor weightlifter snap his elbow (thank god they finally took the video down so I can't repost it).
- I was really hoping for a throw down between the US and Chinese baseball teams.
- Competitive trampoline makes absolutely no sense to me.
- I don't think anyone from women's water polo will be invited to post for Maxim any time soon.
UPDATE #1 - CJ points out that I may have missed a water polo player worthy of note. Rita Dravucz. She's pretty fine, but understand this is what I was looking at the entire time.
- I thought women's beach volleyball was the Olympic version of porn until With Leather brought us this picture from women's wrestling. No exactly The Shocker but pretty damned close. You know you want to make that your screensaver.
UPDATE #2 - This needs to be an Olympic sport. Hurricane Kite Sailing.
But the games will be done soon and I'll be forced to return to Arena Rock for my background noise.
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I've spent the last few weeks getting some guest posts up on Full Tilt's Poker from the Rail site. I don't generally mix business with personal but there is some really solid stuff up there and it deserves to be read. Thanks to the guys who have shown some interest and I'm always looking for more. The entire list of guest posts can be found here.
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Since I got a link from Wicked Chops Poker today with the 5 Questions interview with Dr. Pauly, I suppose it's only right that I should put up a very NSFW picture.
Below is my favorite Pantera logo. Click on the picture for the NSFW version.
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I'll be playing in the new weekday Brit Blogger game today which should be fun. The start time is great for them and any degenerates from the Colonies who spend their day gambling and wasting time. Stop on by if you are one or the other.
Tournament: Brit Blogger Weekday
When: Tuesdays at 15:30ET (20:30BST)
Game: NLHE
Buyin: $5+.50
Password: donkament
Sunday, August 17, 2008
That was fun
JackAce is the nutz. This was the third time getting AA in 30 minutes of FTOPS #24. No action on the first two and the action I got on the third was unfortunate.
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Is it bad form to win the tournament you set up? I'll be playing in FTOPS #24 at 14:00ET with a not-really-that-small hangover.
The Brit Blogger game will be on FTP today, hope to see you there.
Tournament: Brit Blogger Game
When: Sunday at 16:00ET
Game: NLHE
Buyin: $5+.50
Password: donkament
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Brit Blogger Challenge
Busy busy over the last few days. Plenty to write about but no time to run out the details. Work first, play later.
I've been working with Acornman and The Cloud trying to put together a little something for the Brit bloggers and readers. What we've come up with is a little mini blogger challenge over the next couple weeks. Sort of a little BBT but with fewer games, smaller buyins, less stress and the weekday game will be running while all us Yanks are still at their real job. Except for us morons who quit their real job. Ah yeah, and only the Brits (bloggers, readers, etc) are eligible to win the big leaderboard prizes at the end.
We'll be shipping the top two players on the leaderboard off to London on September 18th and 19th for the taping of the Million Dollar Cash Game plus a meet/greet with some of the pros. I actually considered taking a jump across once I found out world famous blogger HDub would be there, unfortunately I have a little shindig going on the week after.
As I said, only the Brit bloggers and readers are eligible for the big prize but I'll have other incentives along the way to make it worth the time for players on this side to hop into the games, starting with the kickoff.
The first tournament will be on Saturday at 14:00ET, 19:00 on the other side of the Atlantic, and we've added two entries into FTOPS #24 on Sunday ($120+9 with Knockouts). The top two places on Saturday will pay out the seats with the rest of the prize pool going to the other spots. Not too shabby for a $5 tournament.
Tournament: Brit Blogger Challenge
When: Sunday at 14:00ET (19:00 BST)
Game: NLHE
Buyin: $5+.50
Password: donkament
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Once you're done playing this game you can hop over to Saturdays with Dr. Pauly for his PLO fun time. Pauly has added extra juice to the game by awarding a buyin to the big Sunday Millions game.
A lot of free money floating around the games today.
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I've been working with Acornman and The Cloud trying to put together a little something for the Brit bloggers and readers. What we've come up with is a little mini blogger challenge over the next couple weeks. Sort of a little BBT but with fewer games, smaller buyins, less stress and the weekday game will be running while all us Yanks are still at their real job. Except for us morons who quit their real job. Ah yeah, and only the Brits (bloggers, readers, etc) are eligible to win the big leaderboard prizes at the end.
We'll be shipping the top two players on the leaderboard off to London on September 18th and 19th for the taping of the Million Dollar Cash Game plus a meet/greet with some of the pros. I actually considered taking a jump across once I found out world famous blogger HDub would be there, unfortunately I have a little shindig going on the week after.
As I said, only the Brit bloggers and readers are eligible for the big prize but I'll have other incentives along the way to make it worth the time for players on this side to hop into the games, starting with the kickoff.
The first tournament will be on Saturday at 14:00ET, 19:00 on the other side of the Atlantic, and we've added two entries into FTOPS #24 on Sunday ($120+9 with Knockouts). The top two places on Saturday will pay out the seats with the rest of the prize pool going to the other spots. Not too shabby for a $5 tournament.
Tournament: Brit Blogger Challenge
When: Sunday at 14:00ET (19:00 BST)
Game: NLHE
Buyin: $5+.50
Password: donkament
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Once you're done playing this game you can hop over to Saturdays with Dr. Pauly for his PLO fun time. Pauly has added extra juice to the game by awarding a buyin to the big Sunday Millions game.
A lot of free money floating around the games today.
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Riverchaser game
No real time to post today, interesting things in the works that I'll announce tomorrow. Wanted to remind everyone that the Riverchasers Tournament is on for this evening and I'll be playing from the pub surrounded by drunken karaoke singers (and hopefully that little number from Saturday).
While you're playing in the RC game, pop on over to Lou Krieger's radio show Keep Flopping Aces at 21:00ET with special guest Dr. Pauly.
Tournament: Riverchasers Online Tour
When: Thursday at 21:00ET
Game: Deepstack NLHE
Buyin: $10+1
Password: riverchasers
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While you're playing in the RC game, pop on over to Lou Krieger's radio show Keep Flopping Aces at 21:00ET with special guest Dr. Pauly.
Tournament: Riverchasers Online Tour
When: Thursday at 21:00ET
Game: Deepstack NLHE
Buyin: $10+1
Password: riverchasers
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Evils of Drinking, continued
Feel free to consider this another public service announcement on the dangers of over drinking. Today's example is short term memory loss.
It's well known that I avoid the bars on most normal Saturdays. Knuckledraggers and mouthbreathers consuming too much alcohol, doesn't appeal to me at all. This weekend I broke from the norm and made the walk down to the pub. I strapped on the new laptop and planned to sit in the corner to watch the parade of idiots while spending some time at the virtual tables. Every thing was going according to plan. I was around par in the second hour of the 28k and BSing with my friends. Then I found an outstanding young lady sitting alone on the other side of the bar and plans changed.
As BG would say, this girl was clearly out of my league. Nolan Ryan pitching to tee-ballers, out of my league. But she was drinking so there was a possibility the "beer goggle" effect would act in my favor. I've never been accused of being a decent looking humanoid but what I lack in looks I more than make up for in self-delusion. I decided to step up to the plate and see what I could do. She was looking over occasionally, I just prayed she wasn't looking at the dork sitting a bar playing online poker instead of chatting up the drunks.
Since she was sitting on her own I felt confident sending over a drink, pint of Guinness in this case. She smiled and waved thanks. I thought I handled my first pitch well until a meathead with a big faux-hawk took the seat next to her. They obviously knew each other an my first effort was a big whiff. I went back to playing the 28k and drinking with my friends. Not even The Rooster hits it out of the park on every swing. My friend sitting next to me didn't help very much when she turned to me and said "you know, he's really hot." Lemon.
But meathead left and she actually sent me a shot. I decided to take another swing, next up I had the bartender provide her with a Guinness AND a double Jameson. She smiled, knocked back the big shot without blinking and began walking over to my side of the bar. Images of Rudy, Rocky and Tanner dancing through my head. Just maybe she was drunk enough to overlook my glaring weakness(es).
We chatted for awhile and I decided to myself that I was going to fold my way out of the 28k and take my shot. Being the polite young gentlemen (I'm neither polite nor young), I shook her hand and introduced myself.
"Al, we closed the bar together Thursday night! You don't remember me?
And I foul out to the catcher.
God damn booze. I knew Thursday night ended in a big blur, someone had to remind me that I actually sang karaoke that night but how the hell did I miss closing the bar with one of the best looking women to walk into the pub? Rhetorical question. There was nothing average about this girl other than her complete faith in holistic healing yet I had no memory of her. Luckily for me that wasn't my last at bat of the evening, and the end of my inane baseball metaphors, because the girl certainly loves her Guinness and Jameson. We'll see how things go this coming weekend.
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The final push to the Bash is moving along. The confirmations are starting to come in and the golf outing is starting to fill up. Since my last list of 5 convinced BadBlood to finalize his plans I decided to do another list. Five more that I'd like to see poneyed up to my bar at the end of September.
The Garthmeister - he says he can't make it because of a puny competition called the Australian Rules Football Grand Final. Not sure if it's more important than the Little League World Series or the Westminster Kennel Club competition but I'm pretty sure I'll have a way to get it shown in the pub. Besides, the last time Garth was in my house he redecorated my guest bathroom in Technicolor-yawn colors. What kind of art goes with modern Jager spew? He missed the last bash with some lame excuse about being in Australia at the time and it wasn't justifiable to fly halfway around the world for one party.
Waffles - zero chance he will make the short trip south for The Bash. The party requires a certain amount of social interaction that might be a little out of his league. Uncontrollable drooling is definitely frowned upon and there will be a bus full of randy available women. Of course he could always be the "Player" yin to The Rooster's yang. The bar is also a little more comfortable than the sportsbook at the Venetian, so when he passes out this time he won't have a dent in his forehead.
Tripjax - during the last Bash he received the dreaded Drunk Lewey award. He took the standard Saturday night drunk one step further by getting wasted on Friday well before the sun went down. I have no idea if Trip is coming but if he brings his wife that doubles the chance that "Stalker Waffles" will show up.
CJ and G-Rob - Otis and BadBlood are making an appearance for the G-Vegas crew so why not the rest of them. As the sober luckbox, CJ would be the odds on favorite to win the Friday night poker tournament. He'd also be a great person to document the craziness while trying to explain to his new wife why he knows this bunch of chuckleheads. I'd almost pay for G-Rob to show up just for the different stories about what he does for a living. Caribbean club owner, firefighter, SWAT team member, professional blackjack player, news anchor. None of which are believable but he sells it well.
MiamiDon - poker, golf and booze. I'm having a heard time figuring out why he wouldn't be here. That gives so many opportunities for ridiculous prop bets that he could make his nut for the year in one weekend. He could even spend the weekend watching football at a reasonable time thanks to the timezone switch. Thank you very much "east coast bias". If Don shows up I'll be sure to find time to watch every game available.
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It's well known that I avoid the bars on most normal Saturdays. Knuckledraggers and mouthbreathers consuming too much alcohol, doesn't appeal to me at all. This weekend I broke from the norm and made the walk down to the pub. I strapped on the new laptop and planned to sit in the corner to watch the parade of idiots while spending some time at the virtual tables. Every thing was going according to plan. I was around par in the second hour of the 28k and BSing with my friends. Then I found an outstanding young lady sitting alone on the other side of the bar and plans changed.
As BG would say, this girl was clearly out of my league. Nolan Ryan pitching to tee-ballers, out of my league. But she was drinking so there was a possibility the "beer goggle" effect would act in my favor. I've never been accused of being a decent looking humanoid but what I lack in looks I more than make up for in self-delusion. I decided to step up to the plate and see what I could do. She was looking over occasionally, I just prayed she wasn't looking at the dork sitting a bar playing online poker instead of chatting up the drunks.
Since she was sitting on her own I felt confident sending over a drink, pint of Guinness in this case. She smiled and waved thanks. I thought I handled my first pitch well until a meathead with a big faux-hawk took the seat next to her. They obviously knew each other an my first effort was a big whiff. I went back to playing the 28k and drinking with my friends. Not even The Rooster hits it out of the park on every swing. My friend sitting next to me didn't help very much when she turned to me and said "you know, he's really hot." Lemon.
But meathead left and she actually sent me a shot. I decided to take another swing, next up I had the bartender provide her with a Guinness AND a double Jameson. She smiled, knocked back the big shot without blinking and began walking over to my side of the bar. Images of Rudy, Rocky and Tanner dancing through my head. Just maybe she was drunk enough to overlook my glaring weakness(es).
We chatted for awhile and I decided to myself that I was going to fold my way out of the 28k and take my shot. Being the polite young gentlemen (I'm neither polite nor young), I shook her hand and introduced myself.
"Al, we closed the bar together Thursday night! You don't remember me?
And I foul out to the catcher.
God damn booze. I knew Thursday night ended in a big blur, someone had to remind me that I actually sang karaoke that night but how the hell did I miss closing the bar with one of the best looking women to walk into the pub? Rhetorical question. There was nothing average about this girl other than her complete faith in holistic healing yet I had no memory of her. Luckily for me that wasn't my last at bat of the evening, and the end of my inane baseball metaphors, because the girl certainly loves her Guinness and Jameson. We'll see how things go this coming weekend.
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The final push to the Bash is moving along. The confirmations are starting to come in and the golf outing is starting to fill up. Since my last list of 5 convinced BadBlood to finalize his plans I decided to do another list. Five more that I'd like to see poneyed up to my bar at the end of September.
The Garthmeister - he says he can't make it because of a puny competition called the Australian Rules Football Grand Final. Not sure if it's more important than the Little League World Series or the Westminster Kennel Club competition but I'm pretty sure I'll have a way to get it shown in the pub. Besides, the last time Garth was in my house he redecorated my guest bathroom in Technicolor-yawn colors. What kind of art goes with modern Jager spew? He missed the last bash with some lame excuse about being in Australia at the time and it wasn't justifiable to fly halfway around the world for one party.
Waffles - zero chance he will make the short trip south for The Bash. The party requires a certain amount of social interaction that might be a little out of his league. Uncontrollable drooling is definitely frowned upon and there will be a bus full of randy available women. Of course he could always be the "Player" yin to The Rooster's yang. The bar is also a little more comfortable than the sportsbook at the Venetian, so when he passes out this time he won't have a dent in his forehead.
Tripjax - during the last Bash he received the dreaded Drunk Lewey award. He took the standard Saturday night drunk one step further by getting wasted on Friday well before the sun went down. I have no idea if Trip is coming but if he brings his wife that doubles the chance that "Stalker Waffles" will show up.
CJ and G-Rob - Otis and BadBlood are making an appearance for the G-Vegas crew so why not the rest of them. As the sober luckbox, CJ would be the odds on favorite to win the Friday night poker tournament. He'd also be a great person to document the craziness while trying to explain to his new wife why he knows this bunch of chuckleheads. I'd almost pay for G-Rob to show up just for the different stories about what he does for a living. Caribbean club owner, firefighter, SWAT team member, professional blackjack player, news anchor. None of which are believable but he sells it well.
MiamiDon - poker, golf and booze. I'm having a heard time figuring out why he wouldn't be here. That gives so many opportunities for ridiculous prop bets that he could make his nut for the year in one weekend. He could even spend the weekend watching football at a reasonable time thanks to the timezone switch. Thank you very much "east coast bias". If Don shows up I'll be sure to find time to watch every game available.
Saturday, August 09, 2008
Saturday's with Dr Pauly and Brit Blogger Game
It's been awhile since I've had a chance to play in Pauly's Saturday game or the Sunday Brit game. I look to remedy that situation this weekend.
Hope to see you there.
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Hope to see you there.
