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Friday, March 24, 2006
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
What starting Hold 'Em hand are you?
Found out about this quiz at Hella Holdem
What starting Hold 'Em hand are you?
You scored as Pocket Aces. You are Aces, baby. Pocket aces, to be exact. You are confident, value yourself highly, are most comfortable in small groups - large gatherings tending to expose your vulnerability.
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Tuesday, March 21, 2006
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Blingo
I've been using Blingo to search the web. It's just like searching at Google except Blingo gives away prizes, like iPods and PlayStation Portables & Visa gift cards.
You can also invite your friends to use Blingo, and when one of them wins a prize, you win the same prize. That means if someone you invited wins an iPod, you win one too.
You can also invite your friends to use Blingo, and when one of them wins a prize, you win the same prize. That means if someone you invited wins an iPod, you win one too.
Blingo uses google for its searches, and also has an internet explorer search toolbar. If you use firefox, you can quickly add Blingo to your quick search box.
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Monday, March 20, 2006
Blogger Poker Tour
The Blogger Poker Tour starts March 25, so register now. There are 8 freerolls and a Grand Final, with the champion blogger being sent to the 2006 World Series of Poker Main Event ($10,000 entry and $2500 in travel & spending money). There is another $7500 worth of prizes for 2nd-50th place. Each freeroll pays cash down to 10th place, and the top 5 go to the Grand Final.
The Blogger Poker Tour is being played at Poker.com, if you don't have an account there, sign up now.
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Thursday, March 16, 2006
Update on Keeping Online Poker Legal
Back on March 2nd, I posted about H.R. 4777, introduced by Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va.
Today I found out there is another bill in the house, H.R. 4411 introduced by Rep. James Leach (R-IA. And in the Senate, Jon Kyl (R-AZ) is pushing similar legislation.
Please take a moment to let your Seators and House of Representatives know that you would like to keep online poker legal. This is a different letter than back on March 2nd.
Thanks to The Poker Players Alliance for keeping us informed. The Poker Players Alliance is a non-profit organization advocating on behalf of more than 20,000 American poker players. If you want to join, the membership is $20. If you join thru a special offer on Party Poker's deposit or withdrawl confirmation page, Party Poker will give you a $25 credit.
Today I found out there is another bill in the house, H.R. 4411 introduced by Rep. James Leach (R-IA. And in the Senate, Jon Kyl (R-AZ) is pushing similar legislation.
Please take a moment to let your Seators and House of Representatives know that you would like to keep online poker legal. This is a different letter than back on March 2nd.
Thanks to The Poker Players Alliance for keeping us informed. The Poker Players Alliance is a non-profit organization advocating on behalf of more than 20,000 American poker players. If you want to join, the membership is $20. If you join thru a special offer on Party Poker's deposit or withdrawl confirmation page, Party Poker will give you a $25 credit.
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Wednesday, March 15, 2006
100% Reload Bonus on Ultimate Bet
Ultimate Bet is offering a 100% Reload Bonus!
Redeposit $25 or more into your account between Noon EST on Tuesday, March 14th and Noon EST on Tuesday, March 21st and UB will give you 100% of your deposit - up to $500 - in bonus dollars!
Redeposit $25 or more into your account between Noon EST on Tuesday, March 14th and Noon EST on Tuesday, March 21st and UB will give you 100% of your deposit - up to $500 - in bonus dollars!
Playing on Party for Bonus
2 days ago, I deposited $500 into party for a maximum 15% bonus of $75. I have been playing 4 tables at a time to get my 750 hands done. Although I don't normally like to play more than 2 so I can focus on playing the players instead of playing the hands.
I have been playing .10/.25 NL, and had to share this hand, it was a fun one!
$25 NL Texas Hold'em
Seat 2 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 10: cutoff ( $21.15 )
Seat 3: Luckyblonde ( $15.80 )
Seat 4: bigblind ( $24.75 )
Luckyblonde posts small blind [$0.10].
bigblind posts big blind [$0.25].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Luckyblonde [ Ah 9h ]
cutoff calls [$0.25].
Luckyblonde calls [$0.15].
bigblind checks.
** Dealing Flop ** [ 2s, 8s, Kh ]
Luckyblonde checks.
bigblind checks.
cutoff checks.
** Dealing Turn ** [ 5h ]
Luckyblonde bets [$0.25].
bigblind folds.
cutoff calls [$0.25].
** Dealing River ** [ 6h ]
Luckyblonde bets [$0.25].
cutoff raises [$3].
Luckyblonde raises [$5.50].
cutoff raises [$6.50].
Luckyblonde raises [$7.50].
cutoff calls [$3.75].
Luckyblonde shows [ Ah, 9h ] a flush, ace high.
cutoff doesn't show [ 3d, 4d ] a straight, two to six.
Luckyblonde wins $26.40 from the main pot with a flush, ace high.
I have been playing .10/.25 NL, and had to share this hand, it was a fun one!
$25 NL Texas Hold'em
Seat 2 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 10: cutoff ( $21.15 )
Seat 3: Luckyblonde ( $15.80 )
Seat 4: bigblind ( $24.75 )
Luckyblonde posts small blind [$0.10].
bigblind posts big blind [$0.25].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Luckyblonde [ Ah 9h ]
cutoff calls [$0.25].
Luckyblonde calls [$0.15].
bigblind checks.
** Dealing Flop ** [ 2s, 8s, Kh ]
Luckyblonde checks.
bigblind checks.
cutoff checks.
** Dealing Turn ** [ 5h ]
Luckyblonde bets [$0.25].
bigblind folds.
cutoff calls [$0.25].
** Dealing River ** [ 6h ]
Luckyblonde bets [$0.25].
cutoff raises [$3].
Luckyblonde raises [$5.50].
cutoff raises [$6.50].
Luckyblonde raises [$7.50].
cutoff calls [$3.75].
Luckyblonde shows [ Ah, 9h ] a flush, ace high.
cutoff doesn't show [ 3d, 4d ] a straight, two to six.
Luckyblonde wins $26.40 from the main pot with a flush, ace high.
Monday, March 13, 2006
$17 and $22 hands on .05/.10 NL on Ultimate Bet
I was playing on UB last night, and took down 2 nice pots, especially considering they were on .05/.10 NL 10 player table!
----- FIRST HAND --------
I am in middle position with pocket 3’s.
Small blind posts the small blind of $.05.
Big blind posts the big blind of $.10.
underthegunplayer raises to $.25
Earlyplayer re-raises to $.90.
Earlyplayer2 calls.
earlyplayer3 calls.
Luckyblonde calls.
underthegunplayer re-raises to $2.25.
Earlyplayer folds.
Earlyplayer2 calls.
earlyplayer3 folds.
Luckyblonde calls. (I know $2.25 is a lot for 3’s, but I figure I’m already in it for .90 and if I hit I’m golden)
Flop (board: 4s Qh 3s): I have a set of 3’s
underthegunplayer goes all-in for $7.25.
Earlyplayer2 folds.
Luckyblonde calls, hoping underthegunplayer has AQ and not pocket Q’s or pocket 4’s
Turn (board: 4s Qh 3s 8h):
(no action in this round)
River (board: 4s Qh 3s 8h 6c):
(no action in this round)
Showdown:
underthegunplayer shows As Ac.
underthegunplayer has As Ac Qh 8h 6c: a pair of aces.
Luckyblonde shows 3h 3d.
Luckyblonde has 3h 3d Qh 3s 8h: three threes.
$1.15 is raked from a pot of $23.20.
Luckyblonde wins $22.05 with three threes.
----- SECOND HAND --------
I am in the cutoff position with As Ks
Pre-flop:
middlepositionplayer calls.
Luckyblonde raises to $.20.
Playeronbutton re-raises to $.80.
bigblind folds.
middlepositionplayer folds.
Luckyblonde calls.
Flop (board: 2d 8d Qh): $1.80 in pot
Luckyblonde bets $.50.
Playeronbutton calls.
Turn (board: 2d 8d Qh Kh): $2.80 in pot
Luckyblonde checks.
Playeronbutton bets $2.80.
Luckyblonde goes all-in for $7.55.
Playeronbutton calls.
River (board: 2d 8d Qh Kh 4d):
(no action in this round)
Showdown:
Luckyblonde shows As Ks.
Luckyblonde has As Ks 8d Qh Kh: a pair of kings.
Playeronbutton mucks cards.
(Playeronbutton has Th Ah.)
$.85 is raked from a pot of $17.90.
Luckyblonde wins $17.05 with a pair of kings.
----- FIRST HAND --------
I am in middle position with pocket 3’s.
Small blind posts the small blind of $.05.
Big blind posts the big blind of $.10.
underthegunplayer raises to $.25
Earlyplayer re-raises to $.90.
Earlyplayer2 calls.
earlyplayer3 calls.
Luckyblonde calls.
underthegunplayer re-raises to $2.25.
Earlyplayer folds.
Earlyplayer2 calls.
earlyplayer3 folds.
Luckyblonde calls. (I know $2.25 is a lot for 3’s, but I figure I’m already in it for .90 and if I hit I’m golden)
Flop (board: 4s Qh 3s): I have a set of 3’s
underthegunplayer goes all-in for $7.25.
Earlyplayer2 folds.
Luckyblonde calls, hoping underthegunplayer has AQ and not pocket Q’s or pocket 4’s
Turn (board: 4s Qh 3s 8h):
(no action in this round)
River (board: 4s Qh 3s 8h 6c):
(no action in this round)
Showdown:
underthegunplayer shows As Ac.
underthegunplayer has As Ac Qh 8h 6c: a pair of aces.
Luckyblonde shows 3h 3d.
Luckyblonde has 3h 3d Qh 3s 8h: three threes.
$1.15 is raked from a pot of $23.20.
Luckyblonde wins $22.05 with three threes.
----- SECOND HAND --------
I am in the cutoff position with As Ks
Pre-flop:
middlepositionplayer calls.
Luckyblonde raises to $.20.
Playeronbutton re-raises to $.80.
bigblind folds.
middlepositionplayer folds.
Luckyblonde calls.
Flop (board: 2d 8d Qh): $1.80 in pot
Luckyblonde bets $.50.
Playeronbutton calls.
Turn (board: 2d 8d Qh Kh): $2.80 in pot
Luckyblonde checks.
Playeronbutton bets $2.80.
Luckyblonde goes all-in for $7.55.
Playeronbutton calls.
River (board: 2d 8d Qh Kh 4d):
(no action in this round)
Showdown:
Luckyblonde shows As Ks.
Luckyblonde has As Ks 8d Qh Kh: a pair of kings.
Playeronbutton mucks cards.
(Playeronbutton has Th Ah.)
$.85 is raked from a pot of $17.90.
Luckyblonde wins $17.05 with a pair of kings.
Wednesday, March 08, 2006
Poker night food: More than just pizza delivery
From an article in the Southern Mississippi Sun Herald
Winter weekends are great for having friends over for game night.
Texas Hold Em poker and bunco are games people enjoy playing at monthly gatherings, but you can just as easily get out a deck of cards and play gin rummy, spades or canasta.
Heidi Tobey of Lexington, Ky., said she and her friends started playing poker before it became a big thing. "Most couples you meet play some sort of cards, Uno, Yahtzee, when they're getting together with family and friends," she said. Tobey said she usually serves sandwiches, spinach dip and vegetables, and chips and cheese dip. "If it's just the guys getting together, they order pizza. They don't care about sandwiches, they just want pizza, beer and chips."
Phil Kearns and his group of buddies have been playing poker for about two years. They started when Kearns' wife, Kim, began playing bunco with the wives of three of his friends. "We said if they were going to be out playing bunco, then we should be playing poker," he said. Whoever hosts game night decides on the menu, Kearns said. It includes chili, bean soup, barbecued sausages, country ham sandwiches, hot wings, chicken fingers, sub sandwiches, pretzels and peanuts.
The food served at bunco parties usually is simple. But if it's a special occasion, cooks like Paula Goins will take extra time to make the meal more elaborate. When it's Goins' turn to host the monthly party, she usually gets requests from the players for chili or vegetable soup, and pimento cheese sandwiches. Once a year the group invites husbands, and then it's potluck.
For 30 years, Goins has been part of several bunco groups. "Some are dessert groups or appetizers, or the hostess sticks to dinner. A lot of times I've done lasagna, bread, salad and dessert," she said. She once served roasted duck at a Christmas bunco party. "Some hostesses love to cook like I do, but some are not oriented like that, and they buy lasagna. "It doesn't matter, we just get together and have a good time. It's a fun night."
DORIS' FUDGE PIE
Paula Goins of Lexington, Ky., has been hosting bunco parties for three decades. This recipe and the one that follows are a couple that her friends request.
1 square unsweetened chocolate
1 stick butter
2 eggs
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup chopped pecans, optional
Melt chocolate with butter in a saucepan on low heat. Beat eggs, and set aside. Mix sugar with flour. Combine all ingredients and add vanilla. If desired, add pecans. Pour into a well-greased pie plate. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes. Do not overbake.
PAULA'S ANGEL DESSERT
1 10-inch angel food cake
1 pint strawberries, crushed
1 tablespoon milk
1 16-ounce container Cool Whip Light, thawed
1 pint strawberries, sliced
Fresh strawberries and mint leaves for garnish
Cut angel food cake horizontally into three layers. Stir crushed strawberries and milk into 1-1/2 cups Cool Whip. Place one cake layer on a plate. Spread half of strawberry mixture on top of cake layer, and top with half of the sliced strawberries. Repeat layers and end up with cake on the top. Frost sides and top with remaining Cool Whip. Decorate with strawberry slices. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
MINI RACHAELS
Food Network star and cookbook author Rachael Ray suggests serving a mini sandwich buffet for game night, mini versions of such sandwiches as mini grilled cheese and tomato, mini burgers and mini Rachaels. Here's her recipe for mini Rachaels.
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 tablespoons butter, cut into pieces
16 slices mini rye bread
1/2 cup sweet red pepper relish
1 pound smoked turkey, thinly sliced
1 pound sauerkraut, rinsed and drained
1/3 pound sliced sharp cheddar
Suggested accompaniments:
Mini pickles, mini pretzels, mini Chess men butter cookies.
Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Preheat large griddle or large non-stick skillet over medium heat.
To a small pot over medium low heat, add 1tablespoon vegetable oil. Add butter, and melt it into the warmed oil. Keep a pastry brush on a spoon rest or small plate on hand.
Lay out 8 slices of rye bread. Dot bread with teaspoonfuls of red pepper relish. Top with even amounts of smoked turkey, sauerkraut and thinly sliced cheese. Top cheese with remaining slices of bread. Brush griddle or skillet with oil and butter mixture. Grill and toast sandwiches 2 to 3 minutes on each side. Transfer sandwiches to cookie sheet, and place in oven to keep warm. Makes 8 mini sandwiches.
MINI BURGERS ON TOASTED DISCS
Sandra Lee, on a recent episode of "Semi-Homemade Cooking with Sandra Lee" on the Food Network, prepared a simple menu for game night. She made mini burgers on toasted discs, poker potato chips, mini chicken pot pies, casino lemon almond cake, and fruity queen of hearts cocktail. Here's her recipe for the mini burgers. Other recipes can be found at www.foodnetwork.com.
8 thin slices white bread
Olive oil cooking spray
1 pound lean ground beef
1 pack (1-ounce) pot roast seasoning
1 egg, lightly beaten
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
Toast the bread the day ahead. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Take 8 slices bread and cut out 32 circles using a 1-3/4-inch round pastry cutter or an empty, clean 6-ounce tomato paste can. Arrange disks on an unlined sheet pan, and spray lightly with olive oil. Toast rounds for 7 minutes. When cool, store in an airtight container.
To make the burgers, preheat oven to 400 degrees. Mix ground beef, seasoning, egg and Worcestershire sauce in a large bowl. Form 1-inch meatballs using 1 tablespoon of meat mixture per ball. Arrange on a broiling pan, leaving meatballs an inch apart. Using index finger, gently poke holes in the middle of each meatball. Bake for 12 minutes. Turn temperature to broil and cook 5 minutes more. Let stand 7 minutes before transferring to toasts. Gently fill each burger hole with ketchup or mustard. Serve warm. Makes 32 cocktail burgers.
Winter weekends are great for having friends over for game night.
Texas Hold Em poker and bunco are games people enjoy playing at monthly gatherings, but you can just as easily get out a deck of cards and play gin rummy, spades or canasta.
Heidi Tobey of Lexington, Ky., said she and her friends started playing poker before it became a big thing. "Most couples you meet play some sort of cards, Uno, Yahtzee, when they're getting together with family and friends," she said. Tobey said she usually serves sandwiches, spinach dip and vegetables, and chips and cheese dip. "If it's just the guys getting together, they order pizza. They don't care about sandwiches, they just want pizza, beer and chips."
Phil Kearns and his group of buddies have been playing poker for about two years. They started when Kearns' wife, Kim, began playing bunco with the wives of three of his friends. "We said if they were going to be out playing bunco, then we should be playing poker," he said. Whoever hosts game night decides on the menu, Kearns said. It includes chili, bean soup, barbecued sausages, country ham sandwiches, hot wings, chicken fingers, sub sandwiches, pretzels and peanuts.
The food served at bunco parties usually is simple. But if it's a special occasion, cooks like Paula Goins will take extra time to make the meal more elaborate. When it's Goins' turn to host the monthly party, she usually gets requests from the players for chili or vegetable soup, and pimento cheese sandwiches. Once a year the group invites husbands, and then it's potluck.
For 30 years, Goins has been part of several bunco groups. "Some are dessert groups or appetizers, or the hostess sticks to dinner. A lot of times I've done lasagna, bread, salad and dessert," she said. She once served roasted duck at a Christmas bunco party. "Some hostesses love to cook like I do, but some are not oriented like that, and they buy lasagna. "It doesn't matter, we just get together and have a good time. It's a fun night."
DORIS' FUDGE PIE
Paula Goins of Lexington, Ky., has been hosting bunco parties for three decades. This recipe and the one that follows are a couple that her friends request.
1 square unsweetened chocolate
1 stick butter
2 eggs
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup chopped pecans, optional
Melt chocolate with butter in a saucepan on low heat. Beat eggs, and set aside. Mix sugar with flour. Combine all ingredients and add vanilla. If desired, add pecans. Pour into a well-greased pie plate. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes. Do not overbake.
PAULA'S ANGEL DESSERT
1 10-inch angel food cake
1 pint strawberries, crushed
1 tablespoon milk
1 16-ounce container Cool Whip Light, thawed
1 pint strawberries, sliced
Fresh strawberries and mint leaves for garnish
Cut angel food cake horizontally into three layers. Stir crushed strawberries and milk into 1-1/2 cups Cool Whip. Place one cake layer on a plate. Spread half of strawberry mixture on top of cake layer, and top with half of the sliced strawberries. Repeat layers and end up with cake on the top. Frost sides and top with remaining Cool Whip. Decorate with strawberry slices. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
MINI RACHAELS
Food Network star and cookbook author Rachael Ray suggests serving a mini sandwich buffet for game night, mini versions of such sandwiches as mini grilled cheese and tomato, mini burgers and mini Rachaels. Here's her recipe for mini Rachaels.
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 tablespoons butter, cut into pieces
16 slices mini rye bread
1/2 cup sweet red pepper relish
1 pound smoked turkey, thinly sliced
1 pound sauerkraut, rinsed and drained
1/3 pound sliced sharp cheddar
Suggested accompaniments:
Mini pickles, mini pretzels, mini Chess men butter cookies.
Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Preheat large griddle or large non-stick skillet over medium heat.
To a small pot over medium low heat, add 1tablespoon vegetable oil. Add butter, and melt it into the warmed oil. Keep a pastry brush on a spoon rest or small plate on hand.
Lay out 8 slices of rye bread. Dot bread with teaspoonfuls of red pepper relish. Top with even amounts of smoked turkey, sauerkraut and thinly sliced cheese. Top cheese with remaining slices of bread. Brush griddle or skillet with oil and butter mixture. Grill and toast sandwiches 2 to 3 minutes on each side. Transfer sandwiches to cookie sheet, and place in oven to keep warm. Makes 8 mini sandwiches.
MINI BURGERS ON TOASTED DISCS
Sandra Lee, on a recent episode of "Semi-Homemade Cooking with Sandra Lee" on the Food Network, prepared a simple menu for game night. She made mini burgers on toasted discs, poker potato chips, mini chicken pot pies, casino lemon almond cake, and fruity queen of hearts cocktail. Here's her recipe for the mini burgers. Other recipes can be found at www.foodnetwork.com.
8 thin slices white bread
Olive oil cooking spray
1 pound lean ground beef
1 pack (1-ounce) pot roast seasoning
1 egg, lightly beaten
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
Toast the bread the day ahead. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Take 8 slices bread and cut out 32 circles using a 1-3/4-inch round pastry cutter or an empty, clean 6-ounce tomato paste can. Arrange disks on an unlined sheet pan, and spray lightly with olive oil. Toast rounds for 7 minutes. When cool, store in an airtight container.
To make the burgers, preheat oven to 400 degrees. Mix ground beef, seasoning, egg and Worcestershire sauce in a large bowl. Form 1-inch meatballs using 1 tablespoon of meat mixture per ball. Arrange on a broiling pan, leaving meatballs an inch apart. Using index finger, gently poke holes in the middle of each meatball. Bake for 12 minutes. Turn temperature to broil and cook 5 minutes more. Let stand 7 minutes before transferring to toasts. Gently fill each burger hole with ketchup or mustard. Serve warm. Makes 32 cocktail burgers.
More No Limit on Poker.com
I had about 45 minutes to play this morning, and I decided to try poker.com again... wow, does everyone on there play stupid? See the 2 hands below.
One thing I do like about their software, in the betting area there are buttons to bet 2x, 4x, and 8x the minimum bet. I forget what site it is, but somewhere I have seen a 1/2 pot bet button. These are useful buttons... I wish UB and party did some one-clicks in addition to pot and all in.
.25/.50 NL Full 10 player table
My 15th hand
player1** Posted Small Blind $0.10
luckyblonde in Big Blind $0.25 with (2h, 7h)
player2 Calls $0.25
x Folds
player3 Calls $0.25
LOOSINGHAND Calls $0.25
x Folds
player4 Calls $0.25
x Folds
player5 Calls $0.25
player1 Calls $0.15
luckyblonde Checks
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Dealing Flop (Ah,2c,9h) $1.75 in pot
player1 Checks
luckyblonde Bets $0.50 with 4 to flush and bottom pair
player2 Folds
player3 Calls $0.50
LOOSINGHAND Raised to $1.50
player4 Folds
player5 Calls $1.50
player1 Folds
luckyblonde Calls $1.00
player3 Folds
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Dealing Turn (7c)
luckyblonde All In for $4.74 with 4 to flush and 2 pair
LOOSINGHANDCalls $4.74 with top pair and best kicker
player5 Folds
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luckyblonde has (2h, 7h)
LOOSINGHAND has (As, Ks)
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Dealing River (7s)
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luckyblonde Wins $15.42 from pot 1 with : Full House, Sevens over Twos
2 hands later:
Player1 Posted Small Blind $0.10
LOOSINGPLAYER Posted Big Blind $0.25
player1 Calls $0.25
player2 Folds
player3 Folds
player4 Folds
player5 Folds
player6 Folds
LuckyBlonde Raised to $0.50 with Ks Kd
Player1 Folds
LOOSINGPLAYER Calls $0.25
player1 Calls $0.25
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Dealing Flop (As,7d,Kh) $1.50 in pot
LOOSINGPLAYER Checks
player1 Bets $0.25
LuckyBlonde Calls $0.25 with a set of kings
LOOSINGPLAYER Calls $0.25
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Dealing Turn (7h) $2.25 in pot
LOOSINGPLAYER Bets $0.25
player1 Calls $0.25
LuckyBlonde Raised to $4.00 with a boat, kings over sevens
LOOSINGPLAYER Calls $3.75 on 4 to the flush (an 8 high flush no less)
player1 Folds
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Dealing River (6h)
LOOSINGPLAYER All In for $1.77 (made his flush)
LuckyBlonde Calls $1.77
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LOOSINGPLAYER has (4h, 8h)
LuckyBlonde has (Ks, Kd)
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LuckyBlonde Wins $13.44 from pot 1 with : Full House, Kings over Sevens
LOOSINGPLAYER Sits Out
**Names changed to protect the innocent.
One thing I do like about their software, in the betting area there are buttons to bet 2x, 4x, and 8x the minimum bet. I forget what site it is, but somewhere I have seen a 1/2 pot bet button. These are useful buttons... I wish UB and party did some one-clicks in addition to pot and all in.
.25/.50 NL Full 10 player table
My 15th hand
player1** Posted Small Blind $0.10
luckyblonde in Big Blind $0.25 with (2h, 7h)
player2 Calls $0.25
x Folds
player3 Calls $0.25
LOOSINGHAND Calls $0.25
x Folds
player4 Calls $0.25
x Folds
player5 Calls $0.25
player1 Calls $0.15
luckyblonde Checks
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Dealing Flop (Ah,2c,9h) $1.75 in pot
player1 Checks
luckyblonde Bets $0.50 with 4 to flush and bottom pair
player2 Folds
player3 Calls $0.50
LOOSINGHAND Raised to $1.50
player4 Folds
player5 Calls $1.50
player1 Folds
luckyblonde Calls $1.00
player3 Folds
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Dealing Turn (7c)
luckyblonde All In for $4.74 with 4 to flush and 2 pair
LOOSINGHANDCalls $4.74 with top pair and best kicker
player5 Folds
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luckyblonde has (2h, 7h)
LOOSINGHAND has (As, Ks)
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Dealing River (7s)
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luckyblonde Wins $15.42 from pot 1 with : Full House, Sevens over Twos
2 hands later:
Player1 Posted Small Blind $0.10
LOOSINGPLAYER Posted Big Blind $0.25
player1 Calls $0.25
player2 Folds
player3 Folds
player4 Folds
player5 Folds
player6 Folds
LuckyBlonde Raised to $0.50 with Ks Kd
Player1 Folds
LOOSINGPLAYER Calls $0.25
player1 Calls $0.25
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Dealing Flop (As,7d,Kh) $1.50 in pot
LOOSINGPLAYER Checks
player1 Bets $0.25
LuckyBlonde Calls $0.25 with a set of kings
LOOSINGPLAYER Calls $0.25
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Dealing Turn (7h) $2.25 in pot
LOOSINGPLAYER Bets $0.25
player1 Calls $0.25
LuckyBlonde Raised to $4.00 with a boat, kings over sevens
LOOSINGPLAYER Calls $3.75 on 4 to the flush (an 8 high flush no less)
player1 Folds
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Dealing River (6h)
LOOSINGPLAYER All In for $1.77 (made his flush)
LuckyBlonde Calls $1.77
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LOOSINGPLAYER has (4h, 8h)
LuckyBlonde has (Ks, Kd)
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LuckyBlonde Wins $13.44 from pot 1 with : Full House, Kings over Sevens
LOOSINGPLAYER Sits Out
**Names changed to protect the innocent.
Tuesday, March 07, 2006
I was playing at Poker.com
For something different, I was playing at Poker.com this morning.
Pros: fish... See hand below, need I say more.
Cons: doesn’t work with poker tracker, software isnt pretty, reminds me of absolute.
They have a Ladies only tournament with $300 guaranteed. $1 entry fee. 1000 players max. Sunday at noon est. Registration starts at 10:55 est.
My 5th hand .25/.50 NL Full 10 person table
Cutoff Calls $0.50
otherplayer in small blind Calls $0.25
luckyblonde in big blind Checks (Kh, Qh)
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Dealing Flop (5h,Th,7c) I have 4 to flush and 2 overs.
otherplayer Bets $2.00
luckyblonde Calls $2.00
PayMe2CThem Folds
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Dealing Turn (6h) $5.50 in pot. I make my flush.
otherplayer Bets $5.00
luckyblonde All In for $7.00
otherplayer Calls $2.00
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otherplayer has (Kd, Jh)
luckyblonde has (Kh, Qh)
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Dealing River (8s)
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luckyblonde Wins $18.53 from pot 1 with : Flush, King High
What was the other player thinking? were they bluffing the flush? They had no draw... did they think their king high was good?
Pros: fish... See hand below, need I say more.
Cons: doesn’t work with poker tracker, software isnt pretty, reminds me of absolute.
They have a Ladies only tournament with $300 guaranteed. $1 entry fee. 1000 players max. Sunday at noon est. Registration starts at 10:55 est.
My 5th hand .25/.50 NL Full 10 person table
Cutoff Calls $0.50
otherplayer in small blind Calls $0.25
luckyblonde in big blind Checks (Kh, Qh)
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Dealing Flop (5h,Th,7c) I have 4 to flush and 2 overs.
otherplayer Bets $2.00
luckyblonde Calls $2.00
PayMe2CThem Folds
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Dealing Turn (6h) $5.50 in pot. I make my flush.
otherplayer Bets $5.00
luckyblonde All In for $7.00
otherplayer Calls $2.00
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otherplayer has (Kd, Jh)
luckyblonde has (Kh, Qh)
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Dealing River (8s)
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luckyblonde Wins $18.53 from pot 1 with : Flush, King High
What was the other player thinking? were they bluffing the flush? They had no draw... did they think their king high was good?
Monday, March 06, 2006
Jennifer Tilly skips Oscars for poker game
Jennifer Tilly skipped the oscars and joined 63 other poker stars, including her boyfriend, poker professional Phil "Unabomber" Laak, for the 2006 National Heads Up Poker Championship in Las Vegas.
Although Tilly was knocked out Saturday in the first round, she knows her poker. Last year, she beat 600 other women, including several poker pros, to win the World Series of Poker Ladies event.
The National Heads Up Poker Championship is a single-elimination, one-on-one tournament, which has $1.5 million in prize money up for grabs and will be televised on NBC over six Sundays starting April 16.
Full Details at The Myrtle Beach Sun News
Although Tilly was knocked out Saturday in the first round, she knows her poker. Last year, she beat 600 other women, including several poker pros, to win the World Series of Poker Ladies event.
The National Heads Up Poker Championship is a single-elimination, one-on-one tournament, which has $1.5 million in prize money up for grabs and will be televised on NBC over six Sundays starting April 16.
Full Details at The Myrtle Beach Sun News
Saturday, March 04, 2006
Casinos Marketing Towards Women
Just a few days ago I was wondering why one of the Las Vegas casinos doesn't cater to women instead of men, by that I mean its always women cocktail servers. Why doesn't one of the market to bachelorette parties or girls getaways and have male cocktail servers?
The closest thing I could find was Betfair Pokers Ladies Night, every Tuesday night from 2/28-3/28 they have a womens only freeroll. After each freeroll event one lucky winner will be randomly drawn from the list of participants. The "Ultimate Night In" experience includes a very attractive dealer, and all equipment (cards, chips, branded table cover). The handsome hunk coming into your home will teach you how to play poker and be your dealer. He’ll bring along everything you’ll need. The poker gear, some canapés and drinks – all you have to do is invite your girlfriends around and have a great night. Betfair is also giving away a seat at the Ladies World Series of Poker event.
The freeroll events are limited to 350 women only - so the odds are quite good!
And no, they do NOT accept accounts from the U.S. :(
The closest thing I could find was Betfair Pokers Ladies Night, every Tuesday night from 2/28-3/28 they have a womens only freeroll. After each freeroll event one lucky winner will be randomly drawn from the list of participants. The "Ultimate Night In" experience includes a very attractive dealer, and all equipment (cards, chips, branded table cover). The handsome hunk coming into your home will teach you how to play poker and be your dealer. He’ll bring along everything you’ll need. The poker gear, some canapés and drinks – all you have to do is invite your girlfriends around and have a great night. Betfair is also giving away a seat at the Ladies World Series of Poker event.
The freeroll events are limited to 350 women only - so the odds are quite good!
And no, they do NOT accept accounts from the U.S. :(
Funny Poker Sayings
I was looking around at poker tshirt stores for a birthday gift for DH. There are some funny ones, but I couldnt find what I was looking for, he wants one that says
Here are the funny ones I found:
F.T.R
F&@% the River
Here are the funny ones I found:
- Act like you know what you are doing.... FOLD
- Got Poker?
- Got Chips?
- Eat, sleep, play poker
- Friends Don't Let Friends Play Bad Cards
- Poker is not my life. Its much more important than that
- I'm on a strict poker diet. Nothing but fish and their chips
- I would check raise my own grandma
- But they were suited
- You don’t have the nuts to call my bluff
- I may be short stacked by my wife is a 36D
- I've Got A Big Kicker
- The River Will Deliver
- There are no bad beats, only bad reads
- The nice thing about poker is as along as you have a chip, and a chair, you've still got a prayer
- It's only a gambling problem if your losing
- Who needs balls when you've got the nuts
- All I need is a chip, chair & a pocket pair
- Its all about position
- You raise it, I'll hold it.
- Aces in all the right places
- Wanna see my big slick?
Thursday, March 02, 2006
Likelihood of Congress Banning Poker Growing
As a member of the poker players alliance, I received this urgent letter today...
Please take a moment and click here and voice your opposition to legislation banning online poker. If you want more info on the Poker Players Alliance click here
Recent actions in the nation’s capitol are clear signs that federal lawmakers are determined to ban online poker. On February 16, Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., and his supporters held a press conference to announce the introduction of H.R. 4777. If passed, this bill would make outlaws of on-line poker players!
Goodlatte and other members of Congress use this bill in a misguided attempt to lump poker in with other forms of gambling. Although they claim to have an exclusion for games with a “predominance of skill,” poker has been singled out. As Goodlatte says, “…technology has allowed for new types of electronic gambling, including interactive games on the Internet such as poker and blackjack, which may not clearly be included within the types of gambling currently made illegal by the Wire Act.” So he is really targeting poker players who enjoy the game online.
The legislation is troubling for many reasons, but the following issues are key:
Please take a moment and click here and voice your opposition to legislation banning online poker. If you want more info on the Poker Players Alliance click here
Recent actions in the nation’s capitol are clear signs that federal lawmakers are determined to ban online poker. On February 16, Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., and his supporters held a press conference to announce the introduction of H.R. 4777. If passed, this bill would make outlaws of on-line poker players!
Goodlatte and other members of Congress use this bill in a misguided attempt to lump poker in with other forms of gambling. Although they claim to have an exclusion for games with a “predominance of skill,” poker has been singled out. As Goodlatte says, “…technology has allowed for new types of electronic gambling, including interactive games on the Internet such as poker and blackjack, which may not clearly be included within the types of gambling currently made illegal by the Wire Act.” So he is really targeting poker players who enjoy the game online.
The legislation is troubling for many reasons, but the following issues are key:
- First and foremost, it tramples the rights of poker players who enjoy playing online and represents a slippery slope that could lead to the federal government denying people the right to play poker in offline venues.
- Second, the Goodlatte bill hypocritically makes exceptions for some gaming activities, including state lotteries and placing online bets for horse races, even while prohibiting games of skill like poker.
- Finally, by forcing ISPs to eliminate access to gaming content on the Internet, the federal government is moving away from long-established protections of free speech in this country. Ironically, many in Congress recently chastised China for forcing ISPs to regulate content that Chinese citizens could receive, yet those same lawmakers now find it acceptable for the U.S. government to censor the Internet.
Rep. Goodlatte’s bill has already gathered 115 co-sponsors representing districts in 36 different states. Use the links in the box to the left to determine if your Member of Congress has signed on as a co-sponsor of H.R. 4777. Please click here and voice your opposition to this legislation.
Let your member of Congress know that we are a strong and unified voice to keep poker legal.The Poker Players Alliance is committed to defeating this kind of egregious government intrusion into our personal lives. And with your help, we can succeed!
Party Poker Players Online Romance turns into Wedding
Gary Suffir and Jackie Johnson, who met at PartyPoker.com will marry at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas next weekThe couple first met online on PartyPoker.com in September 2004 in a $30Omaha game in the site's virtual chat rooms after Jackie defended Gary in arow over a bad beat. After initially communicating via the buddy function on the website and being in consistent contact for months after that, Jackie moved to New York City from Las Vegas to live with Gary in March 2005. Now a year later, they are getting hitched at the Paris Hotel in Vegas on March 7th, with famous poker ambassador Mike Sexton as a witness. And the couple are rapidly stacking the deck by planning a new family.
"We thought that if the baby is a boy we could call it Mike after MikeSexton but in honor of the way we met we'll call him Chip," said a smilingGary. "If our baby is a girl we may call her Linda after Linda Johnson, thefirst lady of poker, but Queenie is a possibility." What about Doyle after poker legend Doyle Brunson? "I don't think so - my chips would be on Chip." added Gary, a 28-year-old New York attorney.
Gary and Jackie are celebrating their honeymoon on the PartyPoker.comMillion V Cruise around the Caribbean, starting on March 12th. With their minds on a family and the full house it would bring the poker mad couple aren't worried about building a bankroll on the cruise, they already figure they have a royal flush. "It is going to be great playing poker on our honeymoon," said Jackie, who credits Gary with her improved Omaha play. The couple actually considered having their honeymoon in Omaha, Nebraska but the card-playing cruise stopping in Jamaica and Grand Cayman won the day.
Gary and Jackie's friends and family are taking part in a special online tournament before the ceremony, while plans for the wedding itself include a unique poker wedding cake and poker floral displays. There was speculation that the soon-to-be Mr. and Mrs. Suffir would dress as a king and queen and request 'Cry Me A River' for their first dance, but their celebration of happiness and poker is being handled as straight as their poker faces.
The couple couldn't be happier as they contemplate going all-in for life."We're just so happy to have found each other and we can't wait to start afamily," said Jackie, a 27 year-old artist.
PartyPoker.com spokesman Warren Lush said: "It is with great delight thatwe are hosting what we believe is the world's first online poker wedding. Wehope that they'll have and to hold'em forever and ever."
Wednesday, March 01, 2006
Digital Prints
With a new baby, I have lots and lots of digital pictures. I'm finally finding time to get some prints made. I have been meaning to upload them to walmart.com and then pick them up when I go shopping this weekend. But I think I have changed my mind on where to have them printed.
The march issue of PC World did a review of the photo services... And walmart came in last with dismal print quality at 12 cents. Kodak Easy Share Gallery was first "very good" quality at 15 cents. Snapfish was next with "good" quality at only 12 cents. Shutterfly was tied for good quality, but at 19 cents, I think I will try Kodak or Snapfish.
Thought for today...
A good friend will come bail you out of jail... But a true friend will be sitting next to you saying. "Damn that was fun".
The march issue of PC World did a review of the photo services... And walmart came in last with dismal print quality at 12 cents. Kodak Easy Share Gallery was first "very good" quality at 15 cents. Snapfish was next with "good" quality at only 12 cents. Shutterfly was tied for good quality, but at 19 cents, I think I will try Kodak or Snapfish.
Thought for today...
A good friend will come bail you out of jail... But a true friend will be sitting next to you saying. "Damn that was fun".
Monday, February 27, 2006
Shopping Shopping Shopping...
I am a mystery shopper. I did a McDonalds mystery shop the other day for $70. I sometimes do Staples, Office Depot and Arby's secret shops too.
While I am writing about shopping, I read some tips in parenting magazine about kids clothes shopping...
While I am writing about shopping, I read some tips in parenting magazine about kids clothes shopping...
- Gap and Old Navy final markdowns end in .97. So if the clearnace tag ends in .99, the price will go lower
- Some Targets mark down kids clothes on Mondays. They start with 30% and in 2 weeks, it goes 50%
- The Childrens Palace online has clearance prices as low as $3.99
Wednesday, February 22, 2006
Women's card club marks golden anniversary
I just read this article in the Salt Lake Tribune, and I have to say these ladies know how to start a ladies card club! I wonder if they played any poker, or if it was just canasta or bridge. Reminds me that I need to learn how to play Bunco.
Whether it's a friendship, a business partnership or a marriage, few relationships last 50 years. Which is why Rachel Zaelit's card club is so extraordinary. For five decades, this group of eight women has gathered once a month to play cards, enjoy good food and savor lasting friendships.
The group recently celebrated its golden anniversary at Zaelit's Salt Lake City home, the same place the club played its first hand of canasta in November 1955. Since then, the women have added games and welcomed new members and lost others, including one of the original players to death. (The group reached a high of 24.)Too many years have passed for the women to remember whose idea it was to start the club or why they picked the second Wednesday of the month as their official meeting day. But all agreed that as stay-at-home wives and mothers, they needed a regularly scheduled "girl's night out" to maintain their sanity. From the beginning, their husbands and children understood that few things could keep them from attending. No one is officially in charge, but all admit that Zaelit keeps the group organized.
The death of a close friend in November prevented the club from celebrating its 50th anniversary on the exact date. And they couldn't get together in December, because that is the one month they allow husbands to attend. So the women - who range in age from 62 to 73 - waited until January to mark the milestone. It may have been belated, but was no less sweet.
It seems that Zaelit and company are ahead of their time when it comes to card playing. Today, a growing number of women are shuffling and dealing for fun and competition, according to the trade magazine Woman Poker Player. Women, for example, make up 35 percent of the nearly 75 million people who play poker in the U.S., according to the publication. And over the next two years, experts predict an increase, with the number of women equalling or possibly surpassing men.
Those numbers do not account for all the women who get together regularly to play bridge, canasta or Bunko - an especially popular game among Utah women. Even the beauties on the popular television soap "Desperate Housewives" have a regular card date to catch up on the gossip of Wisteria Lane.
Initially, they made elaborate dinners for each other and lingered into the wee hours of the morning. One time, after playing cards, they decided to go bowling and stayed up until daybreak. They have taken trips to a mountain cabin together and rented a limousine for a Wendover weekend. But these days, they go out to a favorite restaurant to eat and then take turns at one another's homes for snacks and chitchat and however many hands of cards they can squeeze in before 10 p.m. Because after all these years, these women know card club isn't really about the cards.
Powerball Jackpot
Eight workers at a Nebraska meat processing plant have claimed the record $365 million Powerball jackpot. The seven men and one woman will each receive $15.5 million after taxes under the cash option. When one of the winners, Eric Zornes, 40, was asked whether he was still working at the plant, he replied: "No. I've been retired for about four days now."
I must say working at a meat processing plant is definitely one job I would NOT go back to... I have several relatives that work at them back in Southern Minnesota, and I don't know how they do it. I can't even stand to be a few miles downwind of the plant :(
Reminds me of the "Roby 43" a group of farmers from Roby, Texas that won a $46 million Thanksgiving Lottery. They each receive $39,000 each November for 19 years.
Quote for today...
Please excuse my parents, they don't get out much.
There are 3 kinds of people - ones that can count, and ones that can't.
Monday, February 20, 2006
Sit n Go's on Party Poker
The last 2 mornings after feeding the baby around 7 AM and getting her back to sleep, I have played a sit n go at Party Poker. I won 1st place and 2nd place. Would have both been 1st place if I hadn't gotten rivered! I had KQ and went all in. I made 2 pair on the flop. And the other player had AK and an ace came on the river.
Oh well, I still made $19 and $9 for 45 minutes of playing while eating breakfast and still in my jammies. I can't think of a better way to start my day either. I wish I could play more sit n go's, but unless I'm sure the baby is going to be sleeping for an hour, I just don't want to get started playing a tournament. So I will stick to playing a SNG each morning, and playing ring games the rest of the day.
Now if party would only offer a reload bonus, I would play some ring games there instead of UB.
Oh well, I still made $19 and $9 for 45 minutes of playing while eating breakfast and still in my jammies. I can't think of a better way to start my day either. I wish I could play more sit n go's, but unless I'm sure the baby is going to be sleeping for an hour, I just don't want to get started playing a tournament. So I will stick to playing a SNG each morning, and playing ring games the rest of the day.
Now if party would only offer a reload bonus, I would play some ring games there instead of UB.
Saturday, February 18, 2006
Ultimate Bet 100% SIGN-UP DEPOSIT BONUS!
In spite of the last couple losses with pocket aces, I really do like UB. About a week ago, I sat down on the .01/.02 NL table with .28 and turned it into $29.38 (I moved up to the .05/.10 once I had turned the .28 into more than $2.50). Not bad for about 90 minutes.
If you aren't playing on Ultimate Bet yet, they are offering a 100% (up to $500) SIGN-UP DEPOSIT BONUS thru March 31st, 2006.
Party Poker changed their layout a couple days ago and while I like new stuff, I have heard lots of people complaining. Some people are just resistant to change...
If you aren't playing on Ultimate Bet yet, they are offering a 100% (up to $500) SIGN-UP DEPOSIT BONUS thru March 31st, 2006.
Party Poker changed their layout a couple days ago and while I like new stuff, I have heard lots of people complaining. Some people are just resistant to change...
Wednesday, February 15, 2006
Full Tilt Poker Reload Bonus
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Don't have a Full Tilt Poker account? Sign up here and get a 100% sign up bonus up to $600.Monday, February 13, 2006
Pocket Aces Lose Again
My ongoing bad luck with pocket aces on Ultimate Bet.
.05/.10 (No Limit Hold'em) Full 10 person table.
I am under the gun with As Ad. Deciding to slowplay, and let someone else raise, I call .10.
Next person also calls
Next person raises to .55
everyone else folds to the small blind and big blind who both call .55
I re-raise to $1.60
The original raiser goes all in for $2.45.
The small blind and I both call.
Flop comes Jh Ks Qd
small blind checks, I go all in for $2.27, and the small blind folds.
Turn is Kh
River is 3s
I have two pair, aces and kings, and am beat by pocket jacks...with a full house, jacks full of kings for an $8 pot ($7.60 after a .40 rake)
.05/.10 (No Limit Hold'em) Full 10 person table.
I am under the gun with As Ad. Deciding to slowplay, and let someone else raise, I call .10.
Next person also calls
Next person raises to .55
everyone else folds to the small blind and big blind who both call .55
I re-raise to $1.60
The original raiser goes all in for $2.45.
The small blind and I both call.
Flop comes Jh Ks Qd
small blind checks, I go all in for $2.27, and the small blind folds.
Turn is Kh
River is 3s
I have two pair, aces and kings, and am beat by pocket jacks...with a full house, jacks full of kings for an $8 pot ($7.60 after a .40 rake)
Saturday, February 11, 2006
Poker Players Revealed
Poker 2006: The State of Play’ – a comprehensive survey published today by paddypowerpoker.com delves deep into the hearts and minds of British and Irish poker players and finds that:
- 55% of all poker players have played the game naked or in their underwear (Do my jammies count?)
- 63% would rather play poker than have sex. (The specific question was candlelight dinner and mind blowing sex VS a heads up game where the winner gets an all expense paid trip to the WSOP in Las Vegas)
- 13% have injured themselves playing poker. (What?! How is this possible? I read further... the injuries are falling off charis, kicking doors, punching walls, spilling coffee)
- 37% have told little white lies in order to play poker.
- 71% have wanted to destroy their computers after a ‘bad beat’.
- 81% believe poker is a game of skill.
- 38% play poker every day.
Given the choice of playing a game of poker with a historical figure, Elvis narrowly won out over gun slinger and poker legend Wild Bill Hickok. Almost as many people wanted to play with Hitler as Jesus.
Friday, February 10, 2006
Aces against Kings on Ultimate Bet
8 player .05/.10 NL
I post the big blind of $.10. I have: Kd Kc
Pre-flop:
player in middle position raises to $.20. Small blind calls. I re-raise to $.45. Middle Position re-raises to $1.95. Small blind fold. I re-raise to $3.45. Middle position re-raises to $10.55. I go all-in for $5. Middle position is returned $5.55 (uncalled).
(board: 7c 8h 9c As 5d):
Showdown:
Middle position shows Ac Ah.
Middle position has Ac Ah 8h 9c As: three aces.
I show Kd Kc.
I have Kd Kc 8h 9c As: a pair of kings.
Summary:
$.50 is raked from a pot of $10.20.
Middle position wins $9.70 with three aces.
Bad enough to be up against aces... and of course there is an Ace on the board instead of a king!
Thursday, February 09, 2006
Redneck Triathalon
I was watching Rodney the other night, and they made a joke about a Redneck Triathalon:
Bowling, Darts, Poker
I want to know where pool fits in... Doesn't pool go along with darts?
FUNNY QUOTE OF THE DAY:
Disneyland... A people trap ran by a mouse.
Bowling, Darts, Poker
I want to know where pool fits in... Doesn't pool go along with darts?
FUNNY QUOTE OF THE DAY:
Disneyland... A people trap ran by a mouse.
Wednesday, February 08, 2006
Super Bowl Snacks
I'm not into football, but I did watch the superbowl with DH (I was hoping to see the commercials... but I should have known better... we have Tivo, and DH chose to start watching the superbowl late so he wouldnt have to watch commercials)
I did make 2 new snacks that were yummy...
Bacon Wrapped Smokies
INGREDIENTS:
1 pound sliced bacon, cut into thirds
1 (14 ounce) package beef cocktail wieners
3/4 cup brown sugar
DIRECTIONS:
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
Refrigerate 2/3 of the bacon until needed. It is easier to wrap the wieners with cold bacon. Wrap each cocktail wiener with a piece of bacon and secure with a toothpick. Place on a large baking sheet. Sprinkle brown sugar generously over all. Bake for 40 minutes in the preheated oven, until the sugar is bubbly. To serve, place the wieners in a slow cooker and keep on the low setting.
Bacon Cheese Dip
16 oz sour cream
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 cup bacon bits
Mix together and serve with Ritz Crisps.
I did make 2 new snacks that were yummy...
Bacon Wrapped Smokies
INGREDIENTS:
1 pound sliced bacon, cut into thirds
1 (14 ounce) package beef cocktail wieners
3/4 cup brown sugar
DIRECTIONS:
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
Refrigerate 2/3 of the bacon until needed. It is easier to wrap the wieners with cold bacon. Wrap each cocktail wiener with a piece of bacon and secure with a toothpick. Place on a large baking sheet. Sprinkle brown sugar generously over all. Bake for 40 minutes in the preheated oven, until the sugar is bubbly. To serve, place the wieners in a slow cooker and keep on the low setting.
Bacon Cheese Dip
16 oz sour cream
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 cup bacon bits
Mix together and serve with Ritz Crisps.
Friday, January 27, 2006
4 random things
4 Jobs you have had in your life:
1)gas station cashier
2)bank teller
3)subway sandwich maker
4)pizza delivery driver
4 Movies you could watch over and over
1)sweet home alabama
2)pure country
3)fast times at ridgemont high
4)pearl harbor
4 T.V. shows you love to watch
1)desperate housewives
2)wife swap
3)trading spouses
4)two and a half men
4 places you have been on vacation
1)Las Vegas
2)Reno
3)San Diego
4)Banff
4 websites you visit daily:
1)MSN
2)Google
3)Internet Texas Holdem Forums
4)JustMommies.com
Thursday, January 19, 2006
Ultimate Bet Reload Bonus this weekend
From noon on Friday January 20th to noon on Monday, January 23rd, UltimateBet is having a 25% Reload Bonus! When you reload your account at UB, you will get a cool 25% bonus (up to a maximum of $200).
If you don't already have an account at UB, you can get a 100% bonus! Sign up here
If you don't already have an account at UB, you can get a 100% bonus! Sign up here
An outsiders point of view....from Hollywood & Montana
This is soooo true...
http://montannie.blogspot.com/2005/12/outsiders-point-of-view.html
The most popular thing I have heard from someone visiting from out of state in the winter...
Around 2 PM they start saying "anything else we should do during daylight, cause its almost dark... I can't believe it gets dark so early here... you know it gets dark by 4:00 dont you"
Uh yeah... I live here, and I know what time it gets dark, and I dont mind it that much :)
http://montannie.blogspot.com/2005/12/outsiders-point-of-view.html
The most popular thing I have heard from someone visiting from out of state in the winter...
Around 2 PM they start saying "anything else we should do during daylight, cause its almost dark... I can't believe it gets dark so early here... you know it gets dark by 4:00 dont you"
Uh yeah... I live here, and I know what time it gets dark, and I dont mind it that much :)
Tuesday, January 17, 2006
Finally back playing daily
After having the baby, I am finally back playing poker daily again. I have mostly been playing on UB, .10/.25 NL and more recently .05/.10 NL where I have been sitting down and making $5-15 a table in about an hour. Poker Tracker Stats are:
for today: 131 hands up 41.53 BB/100 hands or $10.88. One hand I had pocket aces and split the pot with someone else who also had pocket aces. Made zero after the rake... The last time I had pocket aces versus pocket aces, I won with 4 to the flush on the board.
for the month: 1658 hands up 42.92 BB/100 hands or $142.23
I would like to play SNGs on party, but I can't commit to that long of a time playing with the baby. I have played a few turbo SNGs on UB, but I do prefer party for SNGs.
for today: 131 hands up 41.53 BB/100 hands or $10.88. One hand I had pocket aces and split the pot with someone else who also had pocket aces. Made zero after the rake... The last time I had pocket aces versus pocket aces, I won with 4 to the flush on the board.
for the month: 1658 hands up 42.92 BB/100 hands or $142.23
I would like to play SNGs on party, but I can't commit to that long of a time playing with the baby. I have played a few turbo SNGs on UB, but I do prefer party for SNGs.
What Sign Should You Be?
I'm glad I should be what I am!
| You Should Be A Cancer |
 What's good about you: you're incredibly kind, caring, and generous What's bad about you: you can be too moody and impossible to understand In love: you enjoy wining and dining the object of your affection In friendship, you're: likely to depend on other friends for emotional support Your ideal job: historian, marine biologist, or religious figure Your sense of fashion: you dress to match your mood You like to pig out on: classic home cooked meals, like mac and cheese |
Tuesday, September 06, 2005
| You Are Likely an Only Child |
 At your darkest moments, you feel frustrated. At work and school, you do best when you're organizing. When you love someone, you tend to worry about them. In friendship, you are emotional and sympathetic. Your ideal careers are: radio announcer, finance, teaching, ministry, and management. You will leave your mark on the world with organizational leadership, maybe as the author of self-help books. |
Wednesday, August 17, 2005
Back playing SNGs
I haven't been playing much lately, a few $5 SNGs here and there on party mostly, and some .01/.02 on UB - yes, I'm totally playing for fun and not money lately...
As DH left for work today, I told him I was going to go play a tournament. He told me to go play a $20 one, and make it worth my time... so I did, and got $40 in 3rd place. Thanks for the suggestion :)
As DH left for work today, I told him I was going to go play a tournament. He told me to go play a $20 one, and make it worth my time... so I did, and got $40 in 3rd place. Thanks for the suggestion :)
Thursday, April 07, 2005
You Know You're From Montana When...
You get passed when you are driving seventy five.
The rodeo is the social event of the year.
You tell North Dakota jokes.
The pickup trucks all have two rifles and two big dogs.
People you don't know smile and say "Howdy."
Bumper stickers are about guns, horses or chewing tobacco.
The only people wearing white shirts are out of town Lawyers
Someone says manure spreader and you know it isn't the local congressman
When the car in front of you is weaving, you suspect a farmer instead of a drunk
You can actually pronounce the City's name Glasgow (Glasgo) without calling it Glascow
Maps and gloves are kept in your vehicles "jockey box"
You can choose plastic bags or a paper sacks for your groceries
You have 10 favorite recipes for Elk meat.
You can write a check at McDonald's for 2 Big Macs and fries.
The most effective mosquito repellent is a shotgun.
The major county fund-raiser isn't bingo - it's sausage making.
You attend a formal event in your best clothes, your finest jewelry, and your Sorels.
You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from Montana.
The rodeo is the social event of the year.
You tell North Dakota jokes.
The pickup trucks all have two rifles and two big dogs.
People you don't know smile and say "Howdy."
Bumper stickers are about guns, horses or chewing tobacco.
The only people wearing white shirts are out of town Lawyers
Someone says manure spreader and you know it isn't the local congressman
When the car in front of you is weaving, you suspect a farmer instead of a drunk
You can actually pronounce the City's name Glasgow (Glasgo) without calling it Glascow
Maps and gloves are kept in your vehicles "jockey box"
You can choose plastic bags or a paper sacks for your groceries
You have 10 favorite recipes for Elk meat.
You can write a check at McDonald's for 2 Big Macs and fries.
The most effective mosquito repellent is a shotgun.
The major county fund-raiser isn't bingo - it's sausage making.
You attend a formal event in your best clothes, your finest jewelry, and your Sorels.
You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from Montana.
How Redneck Are You?
You Are 50% Redneck |
 You're just about as welcome up in town as a hair in a biscuit. Ain't no hidin' your redneck roots! |
Friday, April 01, 2005
Friday Night Poker
I give up on playing $1/$2 on Poker Room! I played more tonight, and I find it impossible to win a hand there. In total I have played 367 hands at -4.5/bb/100
I was going to withdraw my money from there, and decided to play another SNG there, this time a $10+1 and I again took 1st place for $35. The SNGs don't seem to take as long as Party either. So, I will leave some money for playing SNGs at Poker Room.
I was going to withdraw my money from there, and decided to play another SNG there, this time a $10+1 and I again took 1st place for $35. The SNGs don't seem to take as long as Party either. So, I will leave some money for playing SNGs at Poker Room.
Poker Room
Playing $1/$2 at Poker Room has been awful...
I have played 300 hands and am down $39 (6 BB/100)
My experience there has been much different than Part or UB.
In looking thru my stats, I see the only hands I won with are:
AA QQ QJ AK AQs KQs
Always Losing Hands
KQ KJ AQ J9s KT AJ QJs KTs TT KJs 55
A few other interesting tidbits, I had
AA 4 times
QQ 1 time
99 1 time
77 2 times
55 5 times
33 1 time
So I tried a SNG on Poker Room, $5+/.50 and I finished 1st place for $17.50. I only wish Poker Tracker worked with PR tournaments, I will have to keep track here instead.
I played $1/$2 on UB last night and did well. For 88 hands I was up $82 (46 BB/100)
I have played 300 hands and am down $39 (6 BB/100)
My experience there has been much different than Part or UB.
In looking thru my stats, I see the only hands I won with are:
AA QQ QJ AK AQs KQs
Always Losing Hands
KQ KJ AQ J9s KT AJ QJs KTs TT KJs 55
A few other interesting tidbits, I had
AA 4 times
QQ 1 time
99 1 time
77 2 times
55 5 times
33 1 time
So I tried a SNG on Poker Room, $5+/.50 and I finished 1st place for $17.50. I only wish Poker Tracker worked with PR tournaments, I will have to keep track here instead.
I played $1/$2 on UB last night and did well. For 88 hands I was up $82 (46 BB/100)
Thursday, March 31, 2005
Record number of Powerball winners, thanks to fortune cookie
Record number of Powerball winners, thanks to fortune cookie
A record 110 players won $500,000 and $100,000 prizes in Wednesday's Powerball drawing, most of whom apparently used the numbers included in a fortune-cookie message. Ordinarily the multistate lottery expects only four tickets to win at the Match 5 prize level.
Hey, when I get chinese take out, they put 6 or 8 fortune cookies in the bag... I wonder how they decided which ones to play? or did they buy more than 1 ticket???
A record 110 players won $500,000 and $100,000 prizes in Wednesday's Powerball drawing, most of whom apparently used the numbers included in a fortune-cookie message. Ordinarily the multistate lottery expects only four tickets to win at the Match 5 prize level.
Hey, when I get chinese take out, they put 6 or 8 fortune cookies in the bag... I wonder how they decided which ones to play? or did they buy more than 1 ticket???
Wednesday, March 30, 2005
Who's Who in Montana
This is too funny...
Montana Jones: Who's who in Montana
As near as I can tell I am a "friendly neighbor-recluse-cowgirl"
who: me
Age: 30 and up
Hat: Cowboy Hat
Catch phrase: "This place is getting too crowded. Someone just put up a house two miles down the road."
Likes to wear: Clothes sold at Wal Mart
Knowledgeable of: Neighborhood gossip, Supermarket specials.
Found near: Won't be found near anything. They are trying to get away from it all.
Drives: Pickup Truck. Dirty.
Drinks: For as long as the beer supply lasts after monthly trip into town.
Montana Jones: Who's who in Montana
As near as I can tell I am a "friendly neighbor-recluse-cowgirl"
who: me
Age: 30 and up
Hat: Cowboy Hat
Catch phrase: "This place is getting too crowded. Someone just put up a house two miles down the road."
Likes to wear: Clothes sold at Wal Mart
Knowledgeable of: Neighborhood gossip, Supermarket specials.
Found near: Won't be found near anything. They are trying to get away from it all.
Drives: Pickup Truck. Dirty.
Drinks: For as long as the beer supply lasts after monthly trip into town.
Monday, March 28, 2005
Thought for Monday...
Last night I stayed up late playing poker with Tarot cards. I got a full house and four people died. ~Seven Wright
I played 2 more SNGs on Party... 2nd and 3rd place. I'm very pleased with the 100% ITM (in the money) for today. I have decided to try Poker Room, as they have a 40% first deposit bonus going on, and their site works with Poker Tracker.
I played 2 more SNGs on Party... 2nd and 3rd place. I'm very pleased with the 100% ITM (in the money) for today. I have decided to try Poker Room, as they have a 40% first deposit bonus going on, and their site works with Poker Tracker.
Mondays Poker
Again, I started playing SNGs later today, and I finished in 2nd place on the first one I played.
Played 63 hands of $1/$2 on Party. 15 BB/100.
I withdrew $200 from Pacific. I have it sitting in Neteller, trying to decide which deposit bonus offer I want to use. I'm having trouble deciding which site. I will have to look and see what other sites work with Poker Tracker.
Played 63 hands of $1/$2 on Party. 15 BB/100.
I withdrew $200 from Pacific. I have it sitting in Neteller, trying to decide which deposit bonus offer I want to use. I'm having trouble deciding which site. I will have to look and see what other sites work with Poker Tracker.
Friday, March 25, 2005
Party Poker Sit n Go
I started playing my SNG's on Party a little later today. Just finished the first one in 2nd place. Haven't decided if I will play more of them today.
So far today on Party $1/$2 I have played 131 hands at a rate of 22 BB/100
So far today on Party $1/$2 I have played 131 hands at a rate of 22 BB/100
The Original Free iPod Guide
Check out this great site that is giving away totally FREE iPods!
All you have to do is join, complete an online offer (I signed up for Blockbuster Online (Just like Netfilx) its only $9.95/month for 3 movies at a time, and refer 5 friends to do the same. That's it!
Thinking this is just a gimmick? Check out the following reviews
The Original Free iPod Guide
All you have to do is join, complete an online offer (I signed up for Blockbuster Online (Just like Netfilx) its only $9.95/month for 3 movies at a time, and refer 5 friends to do the same. That's it!
Thinking this is just a gimmick? Check out the following reviews
The Original Free iPod Guide
Poker Tracker
Poker Tracker... well where do I start? I originally heard about it not long after I started playing online poker and thought it looked too complicated (kicking myself now that I waited so long). I have only been using it for 2 days now, but I am hooked!
A couple clicks and instantly I know that the hand I have lost the most money with is ATo - note to self: watch yourself playing ATo and KJo
Whether you want to know more about your opponents or your own playing (or both!) give poker tracker a try, its $55 (there is a free demo also). There are 2 things I recommend you read
Poker Tracker Guide - an ebook that costs $20 and is well worth it.
Bet On Poker website has several articles on using poker tracker.
A couple clicks and instantly I know that the hand I have lost the most money with is ATo - note to self: watch yourself playing ATo and KJo
Whether you want to know more about your opponents or your own playing (or both!) give poker tracker a try, its $55 (there is a free demo also). There are 2 things I recommend you read
Poker Tracker Guide - an ebook that costs $20 and is well worth it.
Bet On Poker website has several articles on using poker tracker.
Thursday, March 24, 2005
3 more nights until the new episode of Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives is one of my favorite shows. It has been a long month waiting for a new episode. The wait is almost over... only 3 more nights. Wonder what I can make for a special snack to go with it?
Desperate Housewives - Home: "Sun, Mar 27 at 9/8c
'Ladies Who Lunch'
In this all new episode, Maisy Gibbons' (guest star Sharon Lawrence) series of unfortunate events shock the residents of Wisteria Lane, and have unexpected consequences for Bree; Gabrielle faces a crisis of her own when her sewer system goes out and she doesn't have the money to fix it; and Lynette braves a scandal herself when it's rumored that the twins started the school's head lice epidemic. Meanwhile, as Susan sinks into depression over her breakup with Mike, she finds a surprising ally."
Which Housewife are you?
Take the quiz
I'm Susan...
Susan from Desperate Housewives
You always mean well, but somehow things don't always work out as you'd planned. It doesn't matter. You take your tumbles with good grace and always come up smiling. But try to remember you're the grown-up in your family.
Desperate Housewives - Home: "Sun, Mar 27 at 9/8c
'Ladies Who Lunch'
In this all new episode, Maisy Gibbons' (guest star Sharon Lawrence) series of unfortunate events shock the residents of Wisteria Lane, and have unexpected consequences for Bree; Gabrielle faces a crisis of her own when her sewer system goes out and she doesn't have the money to fix it; and Lynette braves a scandal herself when it's rumored that the twins started the school's head lice epidemic. Meanwhile, as Susan sinks into depression over her breakup with Mike, she finds a surprising ally."
Which Housewife are you?
Take the quiz
I'm Susan...
Susan from Desperate Housewives
You always mean well, but somehow things don't always work out as you'd planned. It doesn't matter. You take your tumbles with good grace and always come up smiling. But try to remember you're the grown-up in your family.
The Wrong Man (Harlequin Superromance)
I just finished reading this book The Wrong Man (Harlequin Superromance) by Laura Abbot
It was one of the best books I have read (maybe I'm a little biased since the setting was in my neck of the woods?). It is a second chance at love.
After an early marriage and a miscarriage Trent & Libby Divorce. Trent moves away, remarries and has a daughter. Sadly his second wife passes away and Trent moves back home with his young daughter, Kylie. Libby happens to be Kylies new teacher. Trent & Libby eventually work through their past and build a future together.
It was one of the best books I have read (maybe I'm a little biased since the setting was in my neck of the woods?). It is a second chance at love.
After an early marriage and a miscarriage Trent & Libby Divorce. Trent moves away, remarries and has a daughter. Sadly his second wife passes away and Trent moves back home with his young daughter, Kylie. Libby happens to be Kylies new teacher. Trent & Libby eventually work through their past and build a future together.
Thought for Today
Thought For Today...
The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four persons is suffering
from some sort of mental illness. Think of your three best friends, if they're
okay, then it's you.
I'm Playing SNG's on Party this morning.
Results
9th place
3rd place
6th place
Wednesday, March 23, 2005
What's Your Drinking Style?
For everyone that wanted to know their Alcohoroscope here you go:
ARIES
Drinking style
Impulsive Aries people like to party and sometimes don't know when to call it a night. Their competitive streak makes them prone to closing-time shot contests. They're sloppy, fun drunks, and they get mighty flirty after a couple tipples. Getting Aries people drunk is a good way to get what you want out of them, should other methods fail. Aries can become bellicose when blotto, but they will assume that whatever happened should be forgiven (if not forgotten) by sunrise. They can be counted on to do the same for you -- so long as you haven't gone and done anything really horrible to them last night, you sneaky Gemini.
Trademark cocktails
Aries, born under the hot-stuff planet Mars, is the ruler of spicy food and red things -- and for balance, astrologers recommend they eat tomatoes, onions, olives and greens. That's right, Aries, you were born under the sign of the bloody Mary. Aries also rules grapefruit, and they've been known to kick back a salty dog and a sea breeze or two. For extreme hotcha, try a concoction with cinnamon liqueur in it.
Drinking buddies
Marlon Brando, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Al Gore, Thomas Jefferson, Elton John, Eric McCormack, Rosie O'Donnell, Sarah Jessica Parker, Reese Witherspoon
TAURUS
Drinking style
Taurus prefers to drink at a leisurely pace, aiming for a mellow glow rather than a full-on zonk. Since a truly intoxicated Taurus is a one-person stampede, the kind of bull-in-a-china-shop inebriate who spills red wine on white carpets and tells fart jokes to employers, the preference for wining and dining (or Bud and buddies) to body shots and barfing is quite fortunate for the rest of us. This is not to say that the Bull is by any means a teetotaler -- god, no. A squiffy Taurus will get, er, gregarious (full of loudmouth soup, some would say) and is extremely amusing to drag to a karaoke bar when intoxicated.
Trademark cocktails
Early-to-bed Taureans need a picker-upper -- try a Red Bull and vodka. They also have a leviathan sweet tooth and are fond of drinks with names that sound like dessert (50-50 bar, mudslide). Sweetly caffeinated drinks, like Irish coffee or white Russians, are ideal. More macho Taureans will go for something unpretentious, like a Jack and Coke or whiskey sour.
Drinking buddies
Cate Blanchett, Tony Blair, Pierce Brosnan, Cher, Penelope Cruz, William Randolph Hearst, Jerry Seinfeld, Barbara Striesand, Uma Thurman, Renee Zellweger
GEMINI
Drinking style
Geminis can drink without changing their behavior much -- they're so naturally chatty and short-attention-spanned that it's just hard to tell sometimes. They can amaze you by conversing with finesse and allusion, then doing something to belie an extremely advanced state of intoxication, like puking in your shoe. Geminis possess the magic ability to flirt successfully (and uninfuriatingly, which is very tricky) with several people at once. They like to order different cocktails every round -- repetition is boring -- and may create a theme (like yell! ow drinks: beer, sauvignon blanc and limoncello) for their own amusement.
Trademark cocktails
Easily bored Geminis need some stimulation in their drinks -- those with two parts, like a b! lack and tan (or just a double), are particularly appealing. Otherwise, they'll drink all over the map, ordering frou-frou drinks to add to their collection of cocktail monkeys or going for whiskey rocks because they're feeling rather noir. Gemini rules the herb anise -- make some home-infused anise vodka as a gift.
Drinking buddies
George Bush Sr., Johnny Depp, Rupert Everett, Boy George, Allen Ginsberg, Angelina Jolie, John Kennedy, Ian McKellen, Kylie Minogue, Morrissey
CANCER
Drinking style
Cancer is a comfort drinker -- and an extra wine with dinner or an after-work beer or six can be extra comforting, can't it, Cancer darling? Like fellow water signs Scorpio and Pisces, Crabs must guard against lushery. Cancers are brilliant at ferreting out secret parties and insinuating themselves on VIP lists -- and, in true Hollywood style, Cancers are never really drunk; instead, they get "tired and emotional" (read: weepy when lubricated). But there's nothing better than swapping stories (and spit) over a few bottles of inky red wine with your favorite Cancer. Even your second-favorite Cancer will do.
Trademark cocktails
Ruled by the moon, Cancers are intrigued by the idea of moonshine -- any brown booze, from ! a bourbon press! to a whiskey and soda to grandpappy's special brew in a mason jar, will do. They also like comfortingly warm and sweet drinks, like hot toddies and hot buttered rums. The sign also rules the flavor vanilla, and you'd be adored if you served up a vanilla vodka and soda.
Drinking buddies
Pamela Anderson, George W. Bush, Bill Cosby, Tom Cruise, Harrison Ford, Sean Hayes, Lil' Kim, George Michael, Princess Diana, Prince William
LEO
Drinking style
Leo likes to drink and dance -- they're often fabulous dancers, and usually pretty good drinkers as well, losing their commanding dignity and turning kittenish. Of course, they're quite aware they're darling -- Leos will be Leos, after all. They generally know their limit, probably because they loathe losing self-control. When they get over-refreshed, expect flirting to ensue -- and perhaps not with the one what brung them. But Leo's not the type to break rules even when drunk, so just try to ignore it (try harder, Cancer) and expect a sheepish (and hung over) Lion to make it up to you the next day.
Trademark cocktails
Leos like flashy drinks, be! they compli! cated tropical concoctions festooned with umbrellas, like a Bahama mama or the more common strawberry daiquiri or mai tai. Indeed, they often have a taste for the fruity -- try a screwdriver, or add an extra cherry to the next Manhattan. Their sense of drama lends itself to a kir royale, of course.
Drinking buddies
Ben Affleck, Gillian Anderson, Bill Clinton, Monica Lewinsky, Jennifer Lopez, Madonna, Debra Messing, Kevin Spacey, Martha Stewart, Andy Warhol
VIRGO
Drinking style
Cerebral Virgos are compelled to impose order onto their bender. Their famously fussy quest for purity could lead to drinking less than other signs, sure -- but it could also lead to drinking booze neat, to sucking down organic wine or just to brand loyalty. They rarely get fully shellacked -- but, oh, when they do! Virgo's controlled by the intellect, but there's an unbridled beast lurking within, and they let it loose when walloped. It's dead sexy (and surprisingly unsloppy). As one Virgo friend used to declare, "I'm going to drink myself into a low level of intelligence tonight." A toast to the subgenius IQ!
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Many Virgos prefer clear, simple, untreacly drinks like vodka tonic or a real margarita, though you'll! ! find 'em drinking anything -- from unflinchingly downing Cuervo straight to smirkingly ordering a dirty virgin. They also tend to like bitter, low-alk guzzles like Campari and soda. They rarely change their drink once they've found it, however.
Drinking buddies
Cameron Diaz, Hugh Grant, Christopher Isherwood, Michael Jackson, Freddie Mercury, Carrie-Anne Moss, Dorothy Parker, Ryan Philippe, Keanu Reeves, Lily Tomlin
LIBRA
Drinking style
"I'm jusht a social drinker," slurs Libra, "it's jusht that I'm so damn social?" Libra loves nothing more than to party, mingle and relate to everyone. Whether dipped in favor of Good Libra (with Insta-Friend device set to "on") or heavier on the Evil Libra side (they are little instigators when bored), the Scales can really work a room. Charming as they are, Libras are notoriously lacking in self-control, however, which can get them into all sorts of trouble -- including wearing their wobbly boots waaaay too early in the evening, flirting with their best friend's beau or even blacking out the night's events entirely. Oops!
Trademark cocktails
Aesthetic Libras like pretty, pouffy drinks like a pink lady or a brandy Al! exander. That'! s the influence of Venus, their ruling planet, which also gives them a horror of crudely named potions like Sex on the Beach. They're fine with "normal" guzzles like apple martinis, but every Libra secretly just wants Champagne, and lots of it.
Drinking buddies
Jimmy Carter, Simon Cowell, Ani DiFranco, Janeane Garofalo, Hugh Jackman, Martina Navratilova, Gwyneth Paltrow, Sting, Oscar Wilde, Catherine Zeta-Jones
SCORPIO
Drinking style
Don't ever tell Scorpios they've had enough, for they'll smirk at you and quietly but intentionally keep tippling till they're hog-whimpering drunk, out of 100-proof spite. Scorpios like to drink, and screw you if you have a problem with that. Most of them see the sauce as something to savor in itself, and not as a personality-altering tool -- though if depressed, self-loathing Scorps seek total obliteration. But generally, they're fascinating drinking pals, brilliant conversationalists and dizzying flirts. They also remember everything -- especia! lly what you did when you were blitzed. Only drink with a Scorpio who likes you.
Trademark cocktails
Just as a Scorpio can look you in the eye and smile while secretly plotting your demise, so does the brandy-laced stinger's sweet taste hide a potent amount of alcohol. If you want to get literal, serve them a scorpion -- they may not love tropical drinks, but it shows you're paying attention. Scorpio rules watermelon, so break out the blender and fix a pitcher of watermelon margaritas to seduce 'em -- though red wine will do the trick just as well.
Drinking buddies
Truman Capote, Hillary Clinton, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jodie Foster, Bill Gates, k.d. lang, Megan Mullally, Demi Moore, Sylvia Plath, RuPaul
SAGITTARIUS
In vino veritas -- and, for Sagittarius, in booze blurtiness: When buttered, they'll spill all y! our secrets and many of their own. Tactlessness aside, Sagittarius is just plain fun to drink with. This is a sign of serious partying (what else would you expect from the sign of Sinatra, Keith Richards, the Bush twins and Anna Nicole Smith?). They're the people who chat up everyone in the room, then persuade the entire crowd to travel somewhere else -- like a nightclub, or a playground, or Cancun. Good-natured hijinks are sure to ensue (including a high possibility of loopy groping; spontaneous Sag is a brilliant booty call).
Trademark cocktails
A travel-loving sign, Sagittarius might be intrigued by drinks like Moscow mules, Singapore slings -- perhaps ! even a Long Island iced tea (not a bad option, given how much Sag can put away and still stay vertical). Party monsters that they are, they're attracted to shots, like the ever-popular lemon drop. Sag rules pears, and could use a nice pear cider right about now, come to think of it.
Drinking buddies
The Bush twins, Margaret Cho, Noel Coward, Betty Ford, Lucy Liu, Brad Pitt, Keith Richards, Frank Sinatra, Anna Nicole Smith, Britney Spears
CAPRICORN
Drinking style
Capricorn is usually described as practical, steadfast, money-hungry and status-thirsty -- no wonder they get left off the astrological cocktail-party list. But this is the sign of David Bowie and Annie Lennox, not to mention Elvis. Capricorn is the true rock star: independent, powerful and seriously charismatic, not too eager to please. And if they make money being themselves, who are you to quibble? But just like most rock stars, they're either totally on or totally off, and they generally need a little social lubricant to loosen up and enjoy the after party, especially if they can hook up with a cute groupie.
Trademark cocktails
Old-fashioned Cap would probably like an old-fashioned just fine -- or a dry martini, or a gin an! ! d tonic, or a gimlet -- or any other no-nonsense quaff. They prefer drinks that taste like alcohol and generally hate drinks with more than three ingredients. However, they like the flavor of cranberry and will order a cosmo if they can handle the wait for it to get mixed.
Drinking buddies
Orlando Bloom, David Bowie, James Dean, Marlene Dietrich, Martin Luther King Jr., Jude Law, Annie Lennox, Marilyn Manson, Richard Nixon, Elvis Presley
AQUARIUS
Drinking style
Aquarius and drinking don't go together that well (except for water, that is). They have an innate tendency toward know-it-allism, and if they get an idea while sizzled, they're more stubborn than a stain or a stone. If they're throwing a party or organizing an outing, however, they're too preoccupied with their duties to get combative -- and they make perfectly charming drunks in that case. Fortunately, they're usually capital drink-nursers. They also make the best designated drivers (if you can get them before they start raising their wrist): Aq! uarius is fascinated by drunk people and capable of holding interesting conversations with soused strangers while sober.
Trademark cocktails
Aquarius is likely to order stuff most people have never heard of: a capirinha, Satan's whiskers, a negroni, an Arthur Tompkins. They like to stump the bartender. This sign rules the color electric blue and would be pleased by any tipple featuring blue curacao. They also rule the olive tree, so pour the juice into that dirty martini.
Drinking buddies
Jennifer Aniston, Ellen DeGeneres, Dr. Dre, Matt Groening, Ashton Kutcher, Ronald Reagan, Christina Ricci, Justin Timberlake, Oprah Winfrey, Elijah Wood
PISCES
Drinking style
If you're a Pisces, you've probably already heard that you share a sign -- and an addictive personality -- with Liz Taylor, Liza Minelli and Kurt Cobain. Not only do Pisces like to l! ose themselves in the dreamy, out-there feeling that only hooch can give, but they build up a mighty tolerance fast. Who needs an expensive date like that? On the other hand, they're fabulously enchanting partners, whether in conversation or in crime. With the right Pisces, you can start out sharing a pitcher of margaritas and wind up in bed together for days. The phrase "addictive personality" can be read two ways, you know.
Trademark Cocktails
Pisces rules fresh mint, and they do love a mojito or three -- though a julep will do just as well. They also like punches, like sangria or the oh-so-aptly named fish house punch. (Pretty much anything will satisfy a Pisces in a pinch, though -- "drinking like a fish" is an idiom pulled out of the zodiac, not the deep blue sea.) Pisces is a chocoholic and loves creme de cacao (and spiked cocoa).
Drinking buddies
Drew Barrymore, Chastity Bono, Chelsea Clinton, Kurt Cobain, Edward Gorey, Queen Latifah, Liza Minelli, Anais Nin, Sharon Stone, Liz Taylor
ARIES
Drinking style
Impulsive Aries people like to party and sometimes don't know when to call it a night. Their competitive streak makes them prone to closing-time shot contests. They're sloppy, fun drunks, and they get mighty flirty after a couple tipples. Getting Aries people drunk is a good way to get what you want out of them, should other methods fail. Aries can become bellicose when blotto, but they will assume that whatever happened should be forgiven (if not forgotten) by sunrise. They can be counted on to do the same for you -- so long as you haven't gone and done anything really horrible to them last night, you sneaky Gemini.
Trademark cocktails
Aries, born under the hot-stuff planet Mars, is the ruler of spicy food and red things -- and for balance, astrologers recommend they eat tomatoes, onions, olives and greens. That's right, Aries, you were born under the sign of the bloody Mary. Aries also rules grapefruit, and they've been known to kick back a salty dog and a sea breeze or two. For extreme hotcha, try a concoction with cinnamon liqueur in it.
Drinking buddies
Marlon Brando, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Al Gore, Thomas Jefferson, Elton John, Eric McCormack, Rosie O'Donnell, Sarah Jessica Parker, Reese Witherspoon
TAURUS
Drinking style
Taurus prefers to drink at a leisurely pace, aiming for a mellow glow rather than a full-on zonk. Since a truly intoxicated Taurus is a one-person stampede, the kind of bull-in-a-china-shop inebriate who spills red wine on white carpets and tells fart jokes to employers, the preference for wining and dining (or Bud and buddies) to body shots and barfing is quite fortunate for the rest of us. This is not to say that the Bull is by any means a teetotaler -- god, no. A squiffy Taurus will get, er, gregarious (full of loudmouth soup, some would say) and is extremely amusing to drag to a karaoke bar when intoxicated.
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Early-to-bed Taureans need a picker-upper -- try a Red Bull and vodka. They also have a leviathan sweet tooth and are fond of drinks with names that sound like dessert (50-50 bar, mudslide). Sweetly caffeinated drinks, like Irish coffee or white Russians, are ideal. More macho Taureans will go for something unpretentious, like a Jack and Coke or whiskey sour.
Drinking buddies
Cate Blanchett, Tony Blair, Pierce Brosnan, Cher, Penelope Cruz, William Randolph Hearst, Jerry Seinfeld, Barbara Striesand, Uma Thurman, Renee Zellweger
GEMINI
Drinking style
Geminis can drink without changing their behavior much -- they're so naturally chatty and short-attention-spanned that it's just hard to tell sometimes. They can amaze you by conversing with finesse and allusion, then doing something to belie an extremely advanced state of intoxication, like puking in your shoe. Geminis possess the magic ability to flirt successfully (and uninfuriatingly, which is very tricky) with several people at once. They like to order different cocktails every round -- repetition is boring -- and may create a theme (like yell! ow drinks: beer, sauvignon blanc and limoncello) for their own amusement.
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Easily bored Geminis need some stimulation in their drinks -- those with two parts, like a b! lack and tan (or just a double), are particularly appealing. Otherwise, they'll drink all over the map, ordering frou-frou drinks to add to their collection of cocktail monkeys or going for whiskey rocks because they're feeling rather noir. Gemini rules the herb anise -- make some home-infused anise vodka as a gift.
Drinking buddies
George Bush Sr., Johnny Depp, Rupert Everett, Boy George, Allen Ginsberg, Angelina Jolie, John Kennedy, Ian McKellen, Kylie Minogue, Morrissey
CANCER
Drinking style
Cancer is a comfort drinker -- and an extra wine with dinner or an after-work beer or six can be extra comforting, can't it, Cancer darling? Like fellow water signs Scorpio and Pisces, Crabs must guard against lushery. Cancers are brilliant at ferreting out secret parties and insinuating themselves on VIP lists -- and, in true Hollywood style, Cancers are never really drunk; instead, they get "tired and emotional" (read: weepy when lubricated). But there's nothing better than swapping stories (and spit) over a few bottles of inky red wine with your favorite Cancer. Even your second-favorite Cancer will do.
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Ruled by the moon, Cancers are intrigued by the idea of moonshine -- any brown booze, from ! a bourbon press! to a whiskey and soda to grandpappy's special brew in a mason jar, will do. They also like comfortingly warm and sweet drinks, like hot toddies and hot buttered rums. The sign also rules the flavor vanilla, and you'd be adored if you served up a vanilla vodka and soda.
Drinking buddies
Pamela Anderson, George W. Bush, Bill Cosby, Tom Cruise, Harrison Ford, Sean Hayes, Lil' Kim, George Michael, Princess Diana, Prince William
LEO
Drinking style
Leo likes to drink and dance -- they're often fabulous dancers, and usually pretty good drinkers as well, losing their commanding dignity and turning kittenish. Of course, they're quite aware they're darling -- Leos will be Leos, after all. They generally know their limit, probably because they loathe losing self-control. When they get over-refreshed, expect flirting to ensue -- and perhaps not with the one what brung them. But Leo's not the type to break rules even when drunk, so just try to ignore it (try harder, Cancer) and expect a sheepish (and hung over) Lion to make it up to you the next day.
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Leos like flashy drinks, be! they compli! cated tropical concoctions festooned with umbrellas, like a Bahama mama or the more common strawberry daiquiri or mai tai. Indeed, they often have a taste for the fruity -- try a screwdriver, or add an extra cherry to the next Manhattan. Their sense of drama lends itself to a kir royale, of course.
Drinking buddies
Ben Affleck, Gillian Anderson, Bill Clinton, Monica Lewinsky, Jennifer Lopez, Madonna, Debra Messing, Kevin Spacey, Martha Stewart, Andy Warhol
VIRGO
Drinking style
Cerebral Virgos are compelled to impose order onto their bender. Their famously fussy quest for purity could lead to drinking less than other signs, sure -- but it could also lead to drinking booze neat, to sucking down organic wine or just to brand loyalty. They rarely get fully shellacked -- but, oh, when they do! Virgo's controlled by the intellect, but there's an unbridled beast lurking within, and they let it loose when walloped. It's dead sexy (and surprisingly unsloppy). As one Virgo friend used to declare, "I'm going to drink myself into a low level of intelligence tonight." A toast to the subgenius IQ!
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Many Virgos prefer clear, simple, untreacly drinks like vodka tonic or a real margarita, though you'll! ! find 'em drinking anything -- from unflinchingly downing Cuervo straight to smirkingly ordering a dirty virgin. They also tend to like bitter, low-alk guzzles like Campari and soda. They rarely change their drink once they've found it, however.
Drinking buddies
Cameron Diaz, Hugh Grant, Christopher Isherwood, Michael Jackson, Freddie Mercury, Carrie-Anne Moss, Dorothy Parker, Ryan Philippe, Keanu Reeves, Lily Tomlin
LIBRA
Drinking style
"I'm jusht a social drinker," slurs Libra, "it's jusht that I'm so damn social?" Libra loves nothing more than to party, mingle and relate to everyone. Whether dipped in favor of Good Libra (with Insta-Friend device set to "on") or heavier on the Evil Libra side (they are little instigators when bored), the Scales can really work a room. Charming as they are, Libras are notoriously lacking in self-control, however, which can get them into all sorts of trouble -- including wearing their wobbly boots waaaay too early in the evening, flirting with their best friend's beau or even blacking out the night's events entirely. Oops!
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Aesthetic Libras like pretty, pouffy drinks like a pink lady or a brandy Al! exander. That'! s the influence of Venus, their ruling planet, which also gives them a horror of crudely named potions like Sex on the Beach. They're fine with "normal" guzzles like apple martinis, but every Libra secretly just wants Champagne, and lots of it.
Drinking buddies
Jimmy Carter, Simon Cowell, Ani DiFranco, Janeane Garofalo, Hugh Jackman, Martina Navratilova, Gwyneth Paltrow, Sting, Oscar Wilde, Catherine Zeta-Jones
SCORPIO
Drinking style
Don't ever tell Scorpios they've had enough, for they'll smirk at you and quietly but intentionally keep tippling till they're hog-whimpering drunk, out of 100-proof spite. Scorpios like to drink, and screw you if you have a problem with that. Most of them see the sauce as something to savor in itself, and not as a personality-altering tool -- though if depressed, self-loathing Scorps seek total obliteration. But generally, they're fascinating drinking pals, brilliant conversationalists and dizzying flirts. They also remember everything -- especia! lly what you did when you were blitzed. Only drink with a Scorpio who likes you.
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Just as a Scorpio can look you in the eye and smile while secretly plotting your demise, so does the brandy-laced stinger's sweet taste hide a potent amount of alcohol. If you want to get literal, serve them a scorpion -- they may not love tropical drinks, but it shows you're paying attention. Scorpio rules watermelon, so break out the blender and fix a pitcher of watermelon margaritas to seduce 'em -- though red wine will do the trick just as well.
Drinking buddies
Truman Capote, Hillary Clinton, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jodie Foster, Bill Gates, k.d. lang, Megan Mullally, Demi Moore, Sylvia Plath, RuPaul
SAGITTARIUS
In vino veritas -- and, for Sagittarius, in booze blurtiness: When buttered, they'll spill all y! our secrets and many of their own. Tactlessness aside, Sagittarius is just plain fun to drink with. This is a sign of serious partying (what else would you expect from the sign of Sinatra, Keith Richards, the Bush twins and Anna Nicole Smith?). They're the people who chat up everyone in the room, then persuade the entire crowd to travel somewhere else -- like a nightclub, or a playground, or Cancun. Good-natured hijinks are sure to ensue (including a high possibility of loopy groping; spontaneous Sag is a brilliant booty call).
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A travel-loving sign, Sagittarius might be intrigued by drinks like Moscow mules, Singapore slings -- perhaps ! even a Long Island iced tea (not a bad option, given how much Sag can put away and still stay vertical). Party monsters that they are, they're attracted to shots, like the ever-popular lemon drop. Sag rules pears, and could use a nice pear cider right about now, come to think of it.
Drinking buddies
The Bush twins, Margaret Cho, Noel Coward, Betty Ford, Lucy Liu, Brad Pitt, Keith Richards, Frank Sinatra, Anna Nicole Smith, Britney Spears
CAPRICORN
Drinking style
Capricorn is usually described as practical, steadfast, money-hungry and status-thirsty -- no wonder they get left off the astrological cocktail-party list. But this is the sign of David Bowie and Annie Lennox, not to mention Elvis. Capricorn is the true rock star: independent, powerful and seriously charismatic, not too eager to please. And if they make money being themselves, who are you to quibble? But just like most rock stars, they're either totally on or totally off, and they generally need a little social lubricant to loosen up and enjoy the after party, especially if they can hook up with a cute groupie.
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Old-fashioned Cap would probably like an old-fashioned just fine -- or a dry martini, or a gin an! ! d tonic, or a gimlet -- or any other no-nonsense quaff. They prefer drinks that taste like alcohol and generally hate drinks with more than three ingredients. However, they like the flavor of cranberry and will order a cosmo if they can handle the wait for it to get mixed.
Drinking buddies
Orlando Bloom, David Bowie, James Dean, Marlene Dietrich, Martin Luther King Jr., Jude Law, Annie Lennox, Marilyn Manson, Richard Nixon, Elvis Presley
AQUARIUS
Drinking style
Aquarius and drinking don't go together that well (except for water, that is). They have an innate tendency toward know-it-allism, and if they get an idea while sizzled, they're more stubborn than a stain or a stone. If they're throwing a party or organizing an outing, however, they're too preoccupied with their duties to get combative -- and they make perfectly charming drunks in that case. Fortunately, they're usually capital drink-nursers. They also make the best designated drivers (if you can get them before they start raising their wrist): Aq! uarius is fascinated by drunk people and capable of holding interesting conversations with soused strangers while sober.
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Aquarius is likely to order stuff most people have never heard of: a capirinha, Satan's whiskers, a negroni, an Arthur Tompkins. They like to stump the bartender. This sign rules the color electric blue and would be pleased by any tipple featuring blue curacao. They also rule the olive tree, so pour the juice into that dirty martini.
Drinking buddies
Jennifer Aniston, Ellen DeGeneres, Dr. Dre, Matt Groening, Ashton Kutcher, Ronald Reagan, Christina Ricci, Justin Timberlake, Oprah Winfrey, Elijah Wood
PISCES
Drinking style
If you're a Pisces, you've probably already heard that you share a sign -- and an addictive personality -- with Liz Taylor, Liza Minelli and Kurt Cobain. Not only do Pisces like to l! ose themselves in the dreamy, out-there feeling that only hooch can give, but they build up a mighty tolerance fast. Who needs an expensive date like that? On the other hand, they're fabulously enchanting partners, whether in conversation or in crime. With the right Pisces, you can start out sharing a pitcher of margaritas and wind up in bed together for days. The phrase "addictive personality" can be read two ways, you know.
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Pisces rules fresh mint, and they do love a mojito or three -- though a julep will do just as well. They also like punches, like sangria or the oh-so-aptly named fish house punch. (Pretty much anything will satisfy a Pisces in a pinch, though -- "drinking like a fish" is an idiom pulled out of the zodiac, not the deep blue sea.) Pisces is a chocoholic and loves creme de cacao (and spiked cocoa).
Drinking buddies
Drew Barrymore, Chastity Bono, Chelsea Clinton, Kurt Cobain, Edward Gorey, Queen Latifah, Liza Minelli, Anais Nin, Sharon Stone, Liz Taylor
Tuesday, March 22, 2005
Playing on Party
I started off with $89.08 playing on $2/$4, where I promptly got in a huge pot with my pocket Q's loosing to pocket Aces. I moved down to $1/$2 and won several hands. Was able to leave with $96.08
Note to Self: Stick to $1/$2 on Party for awhile... Remember a few days ago you turned $49 into $96 on $1/$2 at Party.
Note to Self: Stick to $1/$2 on Party for awhile... Remember a few days ago you turned $49 into $96 on $1/$2 at Party.
Monday, March 21, 2005
Absolute Results
I played on Absolute $1/$2 for 20 minutes tonight. Started with $32.25 and left with $52 (which I promptly withdrew to neteller as the minimum withdrawl is $50). I had previously stated I didn't like Absolute, but I may have to try there again in future, as long as I only play at NIGHT. I noticed there were quite a few more tables, and the waiting lists were much shorter. And what do you know.... I made 10x BB in 20 minutes :)
Monday's Poker Results
I'm starting today by playing SNGs at party. Results:
-5th
-9th (my pocket K's that made a set got beat by pocket A's that also made a set)
-2nd
Now I'm gonna go play some $1/$2 on party. Correction, I tried to play on party, waited about 10 minutes (tables had large waiting list) and went to UB instead.
-5th
-9th (my pocket K's that made a set got beat by pocket A's that also made a set)
-2nd
Now I'm gonna go play some $1/$2 on party. Correction, I tried to play on party, waited about 10 minutes (tables had large waiting list) and went to UB instead.
Friday, March 18, 2005
Playing on Absolute
I really don't like Absolute Poker, but I have $25.50 sitting there and I will see what I can do with it, if nothing else maybe clear some of my pending bonuses.
Why don't I like Absolute? I like to play 9 or 10 tables, and almost always there is a waiting list of 5 or 10 minutes. Another thing is, even though there is a waiting list when I first get there, before long the table I'm at is short 2 or 3 people.
UPDATE: I played on the $1/$2 and left with $32.25
Why don't I like Absolute? I like to play 9 or 10 tables, and almost always there is a waiting list of 5 or 10 minutes. Another thing is, even though there is a waiting list when I first get there, before long the table I'm at is short 2 or 3 people.
UPDATE: I played on the $1/$2 and left with $32.25
Thursday, March 17, 2005
1st place in a SNG
Update for today...
I just finished 1st in a SNG. I feel I was playing the same way I always play, and how I played earlier today.
Is it just coincidence, or are the SNG's easier to win at night?
I just finished 1st in a SNG. I feel I was playing the same way I always play, and how I played earlier today.
Is it just coincidence, or are the SNG's easier to win at night?
Ten things God won't ask:
1...God won't ask what kind of car you drove;
He'll ask how many people you drove who didn't have transportation.
2...God won't ask the square footage of your house,
He'll ask how many people you welcomed into your home.
3...God won't ask about the clothes you had in your closet,
He'll ask how many you helped to clothe.
4...God won't ask what your highest salary was,
He'll ask if you compromised your character to obtain it.
5...God won't ask what your job title was,
He'll ask if you performed your job to the best of your ability.
6...God won't ask how many friends you had,
He'll ask how many people to whom you were a friend.
7...God won't ask in what neighborhood you lived,
He'll ask how you treated your neighbors.
8...God won't ask about the color of your skin,
He'll ask about the content of your character.
9...God won't ask why it took you so long to seek Salvation,
He'll lovingly take you to your mansion in heaven, and not to the gates of Hell.
10...God won't ask how many people you forwarded this to,
He'll ask if you were ashamed to pass it on to your friends.
Happy moments, praise God. Difficult moments, seek God. Quiet moments, worship God. Painful moments, trust God. Every moment, thank God
Getting Serious About SNG's on Party Poker
Today, I'm going to get serious about SNG's (Sit n Go's) on Party Poker. I have played some in the past... some days I made money, some days I broke even, and some days I didnt. I am going to keep track of my results from now on. My (yes, very small) goal is to play 3 today.... Which I did.
RESULTS for $5+1
4th place
4th place
9th place
9th place
RESULTS for $10+1
5th (bad beat... My nut flush got beat by a full house on river)
Non poker related: I paid $2.09 for gas this morning!
RESULTS for $5+1
4th place
4th place
9th place
9th place
RESULTS for $10+1
5th (bad beat... My nut flush got beat by a full house on river)
Non poker related: I paid $2.09 for gas this morning!
Thursday, March 10, 2005
CNN.com - Country singer Chris LeDoux dead at 56 - Mar 10, 2005
CNN.com - Country singer Chris LeDoux dead at 56 - Mar 10, 2005
I like many of his songs, and will miss him.
I like many of his songs, and will miss him.
Sunday, February 27, 2005
I received $10 free from Pacific Poker
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Take a minute to sign up, maybe you will too
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Friday, February 25, 2005
Are you really you?
Are you really you?
Click here to take a quiz to see if your personality matches your astrological sign
I'm really me, are you you?
Click here to take a quiz to see if your personality matches your astrological sign
I'm really me, are you you?
Monday, February 21, 2005
Great Day on Ultimate Bet
I had the greatest night on Ultimate Bet...
Started the day with $126.17
ended with $554.51
Up $428.34
I made the jump to $1/$2 no limit. I hadn't played higher than $.25/$.50 NL.
Started the day with $126.17
ended with $554.51
Up $428.34
I made the jump to $1/$2 no limit. I hadn't played higher than $.25/$.50 NL.
Saturday, February 12, 2005
Tips From the Redneck Book of Manners
1. Never take a beer to a job interview.
2. Always identify people in your yard before shooting at them.
3. It's considered poor taste to take a cooler to church.
4. If you have to vacuum the bed, it is time to change the sheets.
5. Even if you're certain that you are included in the will, it is still considered tacky to drive a U- Haul to the funeral home.
DINING OUT
1. If drinking directly from the bottle, always hold it with your fingers covering the label.
2. Avoid throwing bones and food scraps on the floor as the restaurant may not have dogs.
ENTERTAINING IN YOUR HOME
1. A centerpiece for the table should never be anything prepared by a taxidermist.
2. Do not allow the dog to eat at the table no matter how good his manners are.
PERSONAL HYGIENE
1. While ears need to be cleaned regularly, this is a job that should be done in private using one's OWN truck keys.
2. Proper use of toiletries can forestall bathing for several days. However, if you live alone, deodorant is a waste of good money.
3. Dirt and grease under the fingernails is a social no-no, as they tend to detract from a woman's jewelry and alter the taste of finger foods.
DATING (Outside the Family)
1. Always offer to bait your date's hook, especially on the first date.
2. Be aggressive. Let her know you're interested: "I've been wanting to go out with you since I read that stuff on the bathroom wall two years ago." (always a good opener)
3. Establish with her parents what time she is expected back. Some will say 10:00 PM; Others might say "Monday." If the latter is the answer, it is the man's responsibility to get her to school on time.
4. Always have a positive comment about your date's appearance, such as, "ya'll sure don't sweat much for a fat broad."
WEDDINGS
1. Livestock, usually, is a poor choice for a wedding gift.
2. Kissing the bride for more than 5 seconds may get you shot.
3. For the groom, at least, rent a tux. A leisure suit with a cummerbund and a clean bowling shirt can create too sporty an appearance.
4. Though uncomfortable, say "yes" to socks and shoes for this special occasion.
5. It is not appropriate to tell the groom how good his wife is in the sack.
DRIVING ETIQUETTE
1. Dim your headlights for approaching vehicles; Even if the gun is loaded, and the deer is in sight.
2. When approaching a four-way stop, the vehicle with the largest tires always has the right of way.
3. Never tow another car using panty hose and duct tape.
4. When sending your wife down the road with a gas can, it is impolite to ask her to bring back beer.
5. Never relieve yourself from a moving vehicle, especially when driving.
6. Do not lay rubber while traveling in a funeral procession.
You Know You're from Montana When...
You Know You're from Montana When...
• The wind is faster than your truck.
• Every other vehicle is a 4x4.
• When the sun goes down you start looking for your coat.
• In March your vehicle is 43% mud.
• You leave your keys in the car and the next morning it's still there.
• You installed your new computer using a Leatherman tool.
• You hear the words "stream" or "brook" pronounced "crick."
• The elevation exceeds the population.
• You've broken down on the highway and somebody stops to help you.
• You can see the stars at night.
• People drive 200 miles to shop in a real mall.
• Your great grandmother is older than the courthouse.
• You got a set of snow tires for Valentines Day.
• The bumper jack in your pickup will lift a house.
• Your back yard smells like sagebrush or various animals.
• A girls' basketball game fills the gym.
• You slept through the night unawakened by a siren.
• A rodeo is more popular than a rock concert.
• You can fish, golf, and go skiing all in the same day if you try hard enough.
• Yellow light means "follow the car in front of you no matter what."
• Democrats are like salmon, they are on the endangered species list.
• You wave to someone on the freeway because you recognize the truck.
• You talk about a combine and people don't wonder what you are putting together.
• In the spring every tenth car you pass is a tractor.
• When the car in front of you is weaving you suspect a farmer instead of a drunk.
• Maps and gloves are kept in your vehicle's "jocky box."
• You can choose plastic bags or paper sacks for your groceries.
• You have to wait for a flock of sheep to pass you on the road.
• You know why people pay money to watch "pig wrestling."
• You actually get these jokes and forward them to all your friends.
• The wind is faster than your truck.
• Every other vehicle is a 4x4.
• When the sun goes down you start looking for your coat.
• In March your vehicle is 43% mud.
• You leave your keys in the car and the next morning it's still there.
• You installed your new computer using a Leatherman tool.
• You hear the words "stream" or "brook" pronounced "crick."
• The elevation exceeds the population.
• You've broken down on the highway and somebody stops to help you.
• You can see the stars at night.
• People drive 200 miles to shop in a real mall.
• Your great grandmother is older than the courthouse.
• You got a set of snow tires for Valentines Day.
• The bumper jack in your pickup will lift a house.
• Your back yard smells like sagebrush or various animals.
• A girls' basketball game fills the gym.
• You slept through the night unawakened by a siren.
• A rodeo is more popular than a rock concert.
• You can fish, golf, and go skiing all in the same day if you try hard enough.
• Yellow light means "follow the car in front of you no matter what."
• Democrats are like salmon, they are on the endangered species list.
• You wave to someone on the freeway because you recognize the truck.
• You talk about a combine and people don't wonder what you are putting together.
• In the spring every tenth car you pass is a tractor.
• When the car in front of you is weaving you suspect a farmer instead of a drunk.
• Maps and gloves are kept in your vehicle's "jocky box."
• You can choose plastic bags or paper sacks for your groceries.
• You have to wait for a flock of sheep to pass you on the road.
• You know why people pay money to watch "pig wrestling."
• You actually get these jokes and forward them to all your friends.
You Know You're Born and Raised in A Small Town When...
• During a storm you check the cattle before you check the kids.
• You are related to more than half the town.
• You can tell the difference between a horse and a cow from a distance.
• Your car breaks down outside of town and news of it gets back to town before you do.
• Without thinking, you wave to all oncoming traffic.
• You don't buy all your vegetables at the grocery store.
• You don't put too much effort into hairstyles due to wind and weather.
• There's a tornado warning and the whole town is outside watching for it.
• The local gas station sells live bait.
• You go to the State Fair for your family vacation.
• You get up at 5:30 am and go down to the coffee shop.
• You're on a first name basis with the county sheriff.
• When little smokies are something you serve on special occasions.
• You have the number of the Co-op on speed dial.
• All your radio-preset buttons are country.
• You try to find the cheapest room rates when going out of town.
• Using the elevator involves a grain truck.
• Your mayor is also your garbage hauler, barber, and insurance salesman.
• You know you should listen to the weather forecast before picking out an outfit.
• You call the wrong number and talk to the person for an hour anyway.
• Your excuse for getting out of school is that the cows got out.
• You know cow pies aren't made of beef.
• You wake up when it's dark and go to bed when it's still light.
• You listen to "Paul Harvey" every day at noon.
• You can tell it's a farmer working late in his field and not a UFO.
• Your nearest neighbor is in the next area code.
• You know the difference between field corn and sweet corn when they are still on the stalk.
• You know the code names for everyone on the CB.
• You can eat an ear of corn with no utensils in under 20 seconds.
• You wear your boots to church.
• It takes 30 seconds to reach your destination and it's clear across town.
• You can tell the smell of a skunk and the smell of feedlot apart.
• The meaning of true love is that you'll ride in the tractor with him.
• You go to Wal-Mart for your Saturday shopping.
• Your main drag in town is two blocks long.
• You defend the beauty of being able to see the next town which is 20 miles away.
You Know You're a Montana Rancher if......
You Know You're a Montana Rancher if......
• you know how to spell heifer, Hereford and Charolais
• you know someone who’s lost a digit to a rope, a chain saw or a skinning knife
• you keep old machinery around just for parts.
• you put old tires on top of haystacks, shingled roofs and the outhouse.
• you have an outhouse.
• driving 80 miles per hour on the freeway seems kind of slow.
• when you hear the word "season" you think calving, branding, haying or shipping.
• you have ever lost pets and livestock to mountain lions, wolves, bears, raccoons, foxes, coyotes, skunks, badgers, eagles or dude hunters.
• You think a traffic jam is waiting to pass a tractor on the county road.
• a vacation means attending the livestock auction sale (him) and going back-to-school shopping (her) in the city.
• you measure distance in miles, not minutes.
• you’ve been to tractor rallies or draft-horse shows or mule log-pulling events.
• down south means Wyoming.
• Minneapolis is "back East."
• Washington is "the coast."
• everybody you know has — at least once — hit a deer, elk, moose or cow and so have you.
• you drive up to 200 miles or more to attend an evening dance, show or rodeo.
• as a kid you rode the school bus for an hour each way.
• you’ve seen people wear bib overalls at funerals, weddings and the annual Christmas pageant at the church.
• you see pickups, with no one in them and with engines running, parked in front of stores and bars no matter what time of year.
• you get a kick out of explaining what’s a Testicle Festival to dudes.
• taking your drink in a "go cup" from the local bar is a time-saver.
• you have a security light on a pole between the house and barn and leave both unlocked.
• you carry jumper cables in your vehicle, but your spare tire is missing.
• you consider the four food groups to be fat, salt, sugar, caffeine and Copenhagen.
• you are convinced spices consist of salt, pepper, ketchup and Tabasco.
• all the pickups on the place fail to start so you drive to town on the tractor.
• you know that driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow.
• driving in the winter means staying between the fence posts.
• you think that washing your pickup is a waste of time and money.
• you have never owned a vehicle that did not have cracks in the windshield.
• your blood pressure rises when you have to drive in a city of more than 8,000.
• a flannel nightie and tube socks seem like sexy lingerie.
• you know how many cords of wood it will take to get through the winter.
• you know all four seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter, and where do those girls on highway construction go to the bathroom?
• you know what a Rocky Mountain Oyster is and will gladly share a recipe for how to prepare them.
• you know how to correctly pronounce the capitol of Montana, the capitol of South Dakota and the state of Oregon.
• Driver’s Education was a joke for you and your classmates since you’d all been driving since the age of 10.
• you actually get these jokes and forward them to your rancher friends.
• you know how to spell heifer, Hereford and Charolais
• you know someone who’s lost a digit to a rope, a chain saw or a skinning knife
• you keep old machinery around just for parts.
• you put old tires on top of haystacks, shingled roofs and the outhouse.
• you have an outhouse.
• driving 80 miles per hour on the freeway seems kind of slow.
• when you hear the word "season" you think calving, branding, haying or shipping.
• you have ever lost pets and livestock to mountain lions, wolves, bears, raccoons, foxes, coyotes, skunks, badgers, eagles or dude hunters.
• You think a traffic jam is waiting to pass a tractor on the county road.
• a vacation means attending the livestock auction sale (him) and going back-to-school shopping (her) in the city.
• you measure distance in miles, not minutes.
• you’ve been to tractor rallies or draft-horse shows or mule log-pulling events.
• down south means Wyoming.
• Minneapolis is "back East."
• Washington is "the coast."
• everybody you know has — at least once — hit a deer, elk, moose or cow and so have you.
• you drive up to 200 miles or more to attend an evening dance, show or rodeo.
• as a kid you rode the school bus for an hour each way.
• you’ve seen people wear bib overalls at funerals, weddings and the annual Christmas pageant at the church.
• you see pickups, with no one in them and with engines running, parked in front of stores and bars no matter what time of year.
• you get a kick out of explaining what’s a Testicle Festival to dudes.
• taking your drink in a "go cup" from the local bar is a time-saver.
• you have a security light on a pole between the house and barn and leave both unlocked.
• you carry jumper cables in your vehicle, but your spare tire is missing.
• you consider the four food groups to be fat, salt, sugar, caffeine and Copenhagen.
• you are convinced spices consist of salt, pepper, ketchup and Tabasco.
• all the pickups on the place fail to start so you drive to town on the tractor.
• you know that driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow.
• driving in the winter means staying between the fence posts.
• you think that washing your pickup is a waste of time and money.
• you have never owned a vehicle that did not have cracks in the windshield.
• your blood pressure rises when you have to drive in a city of more than 8,000.
• a flannel nightie and tube socks seem like sexy lingerie.
• you know how many cords of wood it will take to get through the winter.
• you know all four seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter, and where do those girls on highway construction go to the bathroom?
• you know what a Rocky Mountain Oyster is and will gladly share a recipe for how to prepare them.
• you know how to correctly pronounce the capitol of Montana, the capitol of South Dakota and the state of Oregon.
• Driver’s Education was a joke for you and your classmates since you’d all been driving since the age of 10.
• you actually get these jokes and forward them to your rancher friends.
Tuesday, January 18, 2005
The Gaming Club
I deposited $20 today @ The Gaming Club Poker Room.
They have a promotion, Buy $20, Get up to $300 PLUS automatic entry into the
$5000 Rookie Free-Roll Tournaments
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I'm playing on a .25/.50 table
They have a promotion, Buy $20, Get up to $300 PLUS automatic entry into the
$5000 Rookie Free-Roll Tournaments
http://www.gamingclubpoker.com/index.asp?s=aff78072
I'm playing on a .25/.50 table
Monday, January 17, 2005
The Paradox of Time
The Paradox of Time
—Author Unknown
The paradox of time in history is that we:
Have taller buildings, but shorter tempers
Wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints
We spend more, but have less
We buy more, but enjoy it less
We have bigger houses and smaller families
Bigger churches and smaller congregations
A multitude of prayers, but very little faith
A blessed life, but lack of gratitude
A loving God for our blemished hearts
We have more conveniences, but less time
We have more degrees, but less sense
More knowledge, but less judgment
More experts, but more problems
More medicine, but less wellness
We have multiplied our possessions,
But reduced our values
We talk too much, love too seldom, And hate too often
We’ve learned how to make a living, But not a life
We’ve added years to life, not life to years
We’ve been all the way to the moon and back
But we have trouble crossing the street to meet A new neighbor
We’ve conquered outer space, but not inner space
We’ve cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul
We’ve split the atom, but not our prejudice
We have higher incomes, but lower morals
We’ve become long on quantity, but short on quality
These are the times of tall men, and short character
Steep profits, and shallow relationships
More leisure, but less fun
More kinds of food, but less nutrition
These are the days of two incomes, but more divorce
Of fancier houses, but broken homes
It is a time when there is much in the show window
And nothing in the stock room
A time when technology can bring this letter to you
And a time when you can choose to make a difference
Or just hit delete…
—Author Unknown
The paradox of time in history is that we:
Have taller buildings, but shorter tempers
Wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints
We spend more, but have less
We buy more, but enjoy it less
We have bigger houses and smaller families
Bigger churches and smaller congregations
A multitude of prayers, but very little faith
A blessed life, but lack of gratitude
A loving God for our blemished hearts
We have more conveniences, but less time
We have more degrees, but less sense
More knowledge, but less judgment
More experts, but more problems
More medicine, but less wellness
We have multiplied our possessions,
But reduced our values
We talk too much, love too seldom, And hate too often
We’ve learned how to make a living, But not a life
We’ve added years to life, not life to years
We’ve been all the way to the moon and back
But we have trouble crossing the street to meet A new neighbor
We’ve conquered outer space, but not inner space
We’ve cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul
We’ve split the atom, but not our prejudice
We have higher incomes, but lower morals
We’ve become long on quantity, but short on quality
These are the times of tall men, and short character
Steep profits, and shallow relationships
More leisure, but less fun
More kinds of food, but less nutrition
These are the days of two incomes, but more divorce
Of fancier houses, but broken homes
It is a time when there is much in the show window
And nothing in the stock room
A time when technology can bring this letter to you
And a time when you can choose to make a difference
Or just hit delete…
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