Poker Odds and Ends

I've been playing poker a bit more lately. It started with an 0-5 run in SnGs. When I'm playing bad, I hate leaving it at that.
So I decided to take my tilt out on Interpoker. If I lose the whole roll, so be it.

I tried sitting at 5/10 limit, but no one joined me, so I moved to 3/6 Euro. I made around $110 USD in 25 hands. It was sick.

A few highlights.
A typical hand...

Game #1144127543: Hold'em FL (€3/€6) - 2005/10/25 - 00:48:22 (ET)

Table "Acamar" Seat 6 is the button.

Seat 2: jr_reed (€36.10 in chips)

Seat 3: Amak (€106.20 in chips)

Seat 4: Rogue (€403 in chips)

Seat 5: bdawg31 (€246 in chips)

Seat 6: BurntOrng (€147.50 in chips)

jr_reed: posts small blind €1.50

Amak: posts big blind €3

----- HOLE CARDS -----

dealt to BurntOrng [Kd Qc]

Rogue: folds

bdawg31: folds

BurntOrng: raises €6

jr_reed: calls €4.50

Amak: calls €3

----- FLOP ----- [7h Tc Qd]

jr_reed: checks

Amak: checks

BurntOrng: bets €3

jr_reed: calls €3

Amak: folds

----- TURN ----- [7h Tc Qd][8d]

jr_reed: checks

BurntOrng: bets €6

jr_reed: calls €6

----- RIVER ----- [7h Tc Qd 8d][Ts]

jr_reed: checks

BurntOrng: checks

----- SHOW DOWN -----

jr_reed: shows [6h Ac] (A Pair of Tens, Ace high)

BurntOrng: shows [Kd Qc] (Two Pairs, Queens and Tens, King high)

BurntOrng collected €34.25 from Main pot

----- SUMMARY -----

Total pot €36 Main pot €34.25 Rake €1.75

Board [7h Tc Qd 8d Ts]

Seat 2: jr_reed (small blind) lost

Seat 3: Amak (big blind) folded on the Flop

Seat 4: Rogue folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Seat 5: bdawg31 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Seat 6: BurntOrng (button) showed [Kd Qc] and won (€34.25) with Two Pairs, Queens and Tens, King high

Three hands later, I flopped the nuts and they stayed that way.

Game #1144127573: Hold'em FL (€3/€6) - 2005/10/25 - 00:49:59 (ET)

Table "Acamar" Seat 4 is the button.

Seat 2: jr_reed (€50.20 in chips)

Seat 3: Amak (€98.70 in chips)

Seat 4: Rogue (€387.40 in chips)

Seat 5: bdawg31 (€231 in chips)

Seat 6: BurntOrng (€166.75 in chips)

bdawg31: posts small blind €1.50

BurntOrng: posts big blind €3

----- HOLE CARDS -----

dealt to BurntOrng [Jd Qc]

jr_reed: calls €3

Amak: calls €3

Rogue: calls €3

bdawg31: folds

BurntOrng: checks

----- FLOP ----- [8d 9c Th]

BurntOrng: checks

jr_reed: checks

Amak: bets €3

Rogue: raises €6

BurntOrng: calls €6

jr_reed: folds

Amak: calls €3

----- TURN ----- [8d 9c Th][As]

BurntOrng: bets €6

Amak: calls €6

Rogue: calls €6

----- RIVER ----- [8d 9c Th As][5c]

BurntOrng: bets €6

Amak: folds

Rogue: calls €6

----- SHOW DOWN -----

BurntOrng: shows [Jd Qc] (A Straight, Queen high)

Rogue: mucks hand

BurntOrng collected €58.50 from Main pot

----- SUMMARY -----

Total pot €61.50 Main pot €58.50 Rake €3

Board [8d 9c Th As 5c]

Seat 2: jr_reed folded on the Flop

Seat 3: Amak folded on the River

Seat 4: Rogue (button) mucked

Seat 5: bdawg31 (small blind) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Seat 6: BurntOrng (big blind) showed [Jd Qc] and won (€58.50) with A Straight, Queen high

This hand was pretty wild. I only played it this way because of what I'd seen this guy do.

Game #1144127583: Hold'em FL (€3/€6) - 2005/10/25 - 00:50:51 (ET)

Table "Acamar" Seat 5 is the button.

Seat 2: jr_reed (€47.20 in chips)

Seat 3: Amak (€83.70 in chips)

Seat 4: Rogue (€366.40 in chips)

Seat 5: bdawg31 (€229.50 in chips)

Seat 6: BurntOrng (€204.25 in chips)

BurntOrng: posts small blind €1.50

jr_reed: posts big blind €3

----- HOLE CARDS -----

dealt to BurntOrng [Th Ah]

Amak: folds

Rogue: raises €6

bdawg31: folds

BurntOrng: calls €4.50

jr_reed: raises €6

Rogue: calls €3

BurntOrng: calls €3

----- FLOP ----- [Qd Tc 7h]

BurntOrng: bets €3

jr_reed: raises €6

Rogue: folds

BurntOrng: calls €3

----- TURN ----- [Qd Tc 7h][2s]

BurntOrng: checks

jr_reed: bets €6

BurntOrng: calls €6

----- RIVER ----- [Qd Tc 7h 2s][8h]

BurntOrng: checks

jr_reed: checks

----- SHOW DOWN -----

BurntOrng: shows [Th Ah] (A Pair of Tens, Ace high)

jr_reed: mucks hand

BurntOrng collected €48.50 from Main pot

----- SUMMARY -----

Total pot €51 Main pot €48.50 Rake €2.50

Board [Qd Tc 7h 2s 8h]

Seat 2: jr_reed (big blind) mucked

Seat 3: Amak folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Seat 4: Rogue folded on the Flop

Seat 5: bdawg31 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Seat 6: BurntOrng (small blind) showed [Th Ah] and won (€48.50) with A Pair of Tens, Ace high

That game is what you'd call beatable.

Then I played the DBPoker TOC Event #4. I played like shit. Today I played Event #5 and brought my 'A' game.
... my 'A' stud game that is.
Actually, I seem to do well in Stud and felt like I was playing as good as anyone at my table.
I was probably a little tight; you can be the judge of that.

You finished in 7th place (eliminated at hand #2935951283).

249 hands played:
- saw fourth street 33 times (13%)
- saw fifth street 20 times (8%)
- saw sixth street 14 times (5%)
- reached showdown 9 times (3%)

Pots won at showdown - 4 out of 9 (44%)
Pots won without showdown - 27

Seventh place of 41. It was good for some money ($13 profit) and some TOC points, my first.

Quads helped me out.

Seat 1: wrmahaff (5166 in chips)
Seat 2: roctorious7 (4734 in chips)
Seat 4: brian_il (7303 in chips)
Seat 5: UConn2004 (7459 in chips)
Seat 7: BurntOrnge (1349 in chips)
Seat 8: duquedelsol (2906 in chips)
wrmahaff: posts the ante 25
roctorious7: posts the ante 25
brian_il: posts the ante 25
UConn2004: posts the ante 25
BurntOrnge: posts the ante 25
duquedelsol: posts the ante 25
*** 3rd STREET ***
Dealt to wrmahaff [7s]
Dealt to roctorious7 [Ks]
Dealt to brian_il [9s]
Dealt to UConn2004 [Ad]
Dealt to BurntOrnge [6h Js Jc]
Dealt to duquedelsol [Kd]
wrmahaff: brings-in low 50
roctorious7: raises 150 to 200
brian_il: calls 200
UConn2004: folds
BurntOrnge: raises 200 to 400
duquedelsol: folds
wrmahaff: folds
roctorious7: calls 200
brian_il said, "hat n"
brian_il: calls 200
*** 4th STREET ***
Dealt to roctorious7 [Ks] [2d]
Dealt to brian_il [9s] [5s]
Dealt to BurntOrnge [6h Js Jc] [Jd]
Pair on board - a double bet is allowed
BurntOrnge: bets 400
roctorious7: raises 400 to 800
brian_il: folds
BurntOrnge: raises 124 to 924 and is all-in
roctorious7: calls 124
*** 5th STREET ***
Dealt to roctorious7 [Ks 2d] [Qs]
Dealt to BurntOrnge [6h Js Jc Jd] [Jh]
*** 6th STREET ***
Dealt to roctorious7 [Ks 2d Qs] [Th]
Dealt to BurntOrnge [6h Js Jc Jd Jh] [8s]
UConn2004 said, "lol"
UConn2004 said, "nh burnt"
*** RIVER ***
Dealt to BurntOrnge [6h Js Jc Jd Jh 8s] [2h]
roctorious7 said, "nh"
*** SHOW DOWN ***
roctorious7: shows [8h Kc Ks 2d Qs Th 4h] (a pair of Kings)
BurntOrnge: shows [6h Js Jc Jd Jh 8s 2h] (four of a kind, Jacks)
wrmahaff said, "BAAM"
wrmahaff said, "vnh"
BurntOrnge said, "ty"
BurntOrnge collected 3248 from pot
UConn2004 said, "thats just twisting the knife"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3248 | Rake 0
Seat 1: wrmahaff folded on the 3rd Street
Seat 2: roctorious7 showed [8h Kc Ks 2d Qs Th 4h] and lost with a pair of Kings
Seat 4: brian_il folded on the 4th Street
Seat 5: UConn2004 folded on the 3rd Street (didn't bet)
Seat 7: BurntOrnge showed [6h Js Jc Jd Jh 8s 2h] and won (3248) with four of a kind, Jacks
Seat 8: duquedelsol folded on the 3rd Street (didn't bet)

But that hand is actually pretty interesting. If roctorious7 raises me again before 4th, I fold. I know he has Ks or aces. Instead, he let me see fourth on my terms and I pulled ahead.

Here's an interesting hand from earlier in the tournament. I'd been stealing duque's bring in when ever I got the chance and knew he'd tire of it. I played this hand accordingly.

*********** # 65 **************
PokerStars Game #2934830228: Tournament #12830313, 7 Card Stud Limit - Level III (50/100) - 2005/10/30 - 21:59:33 (ET)
Table '12830313 1'
Seat 1: Tom Fornelli (1212 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 2: rjs162 (1400 in chips)
Seat 3: dbtony (619 in chips)
Seat 4: brian_il (3004 in chips)
Seat 5: UConn2004 (2614 in chips)
Seat 7: BurntOrnge (1169 in chips)
Seat 8: duquedelsol (1754 in chips)
Tom Fornelli: posts the ante 10
rjs162: posts the ante 10
dbtony: posts the ante 10
brian_il: posts the ante 10
UConn2004: posts the ante 10
BurntOrnge: posts the ante 10
duquedelsol: posts the ante 10
*** 3rd STREET ***
Dealt to Tom Fornelli [Ts]
Dealt to rjs162 [Qc]
Dealt to dbtony [5s]
Dealt to brian_il [7h]
Dealt to UConn2004 [6s]
Dealt to BurntOrnge [Ac Jd Qd]
Dealt to duquedelsol [4s]
UConn2004 said, "they?"
dbtony said, "if this was 3 card stud, id never lose"
duquedelsol: brings-in low 15
Tom Fornelli: folds
AceLove007 [observer] said, "Bob - O good run yourself"
rjs162: folds
dbtony: folds
rjs162 said, "ty"
brian_il: folds
UConn2004: folds
BurntOrnge: raises 35 to 50
duquedelsol: calls 35
*** 4th STREET ***
Dealt to BurntOrnge [Ac Jd Qd] [8s]
Dealt to duquedelsol [4s] [Ah]
duquedelsol: bets 50 [b] after he calls, I figure he'll come out swinging so I call
without a thought. [/b]
BurntOrnge: calls 50
*** 5th STREET ***
Dealt to BurntOrnge [Ac Jd Qd 8s] [8c]
Dealt to duquedelsol [4s Ah] [5d]
rjs162 said, "im proud of that one"
AceLove007 [observer] said, "Al still in?"
BurntOrnge: bets 100 [b] then when I make a hand, I bet out and he folds, as expected [/b]
rjs162 said, ":)"
duquedelsol: folds
rjs162 said, "just busted"
UConn2004 said, "just busted out"
BurntOrnge collected 270 from pot
dbtony said, "no, just went down"
BurntOrnge: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 270 | Rake 0
Seat 1: Tom Fornelli folded on the 3rd Street (didn't bet)
Seat 2: rjs162 folded on the 3rd Street (didn't bet)
Seat 3: dbtony folded on the 3rd Street (didn't bet)
Seat 4: brian_il folded on the 3rd Street (didn't bet)
Seat 5: UConn2004 folded on the 3rd Street (didn't bet)
Seat 7: BurntOrnge collected (270)
Seat 8: duquedelsol folded on the 5th Street

Blogger's Tournament.

First off, congratulations to Scott McMillan for his 14th place finish in this thing. That'll be good for an X-Box 360, which I'd prefer of the flat-screen monitor anyway.

My tournamnet started like a roller coaster, then I flatlined. I went out in like 226th, after more than two hours of play. Seeing as how it was my first MTT in a while, I had to concentrate on keeping my focus. My goal was to not call an bet that got me all-in dominated. Whether I accomplished that goal is debateable.

*********** # 176 **************
PokerStars Game #2875680814: Tournament #13081516, Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2005/10/23 - 18:12:49 (ET)
Table '13081516 85' Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: All_In_Mrs (2830 in chips)
Seat 2: StiffKing (14790 in chips)
Seat 3: Reamer (12005 in chips)
Seat 4: iggy38 (20163 in chips)
Seat 5: Roswell (4200 in chips)
Seat 6: BurntOrnge (2400 in chips)
Seat 7: mroy19 (3254 in chips)
Seat 8: CaptainLen (4970 in chips)
Seat 9: jerge88 (3819 in chips)
All_In_Mrs: posts the ante 50
StiffKing: posts the ante 50
Reamer: posts the ante 50
iggy38: posts the ante 50
Roswell: posts the ante 50
BurntOrnge: posts the ante 50
mroy19: posts the ante 50
CaptainLen: posts the ante 50
jerge88: posts the ante 50
StiffKing: posts small blind 300
Reamer: posts big blind 600
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to BurntOrnge [Ad Jh]
iggy38: folds
Roswell: raises 3550 to 4150 and is all-in
BurntOrnge: calls 2350 and is all-in
mroy19: folds
CaptainLen: folds
jerge88: folds
All_In_Mrs: folds
StiffKing: calls 3850
Reamer: folds
*** FLOP *** [2h 6s 8d]
*** TURN *** [2h 6s 8d] [Kd]
BurntOrnge said, "nh"
Ribs [observer] said, "ding"
*** RIVER *** [2h 6s 8d Kd] [7s]
Roswell said, "omg"
simply3 [observer] said, "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAQQQQQQ"
*** SHOW DOWN ***
StiffKing: shows [Qs As] (high card Ace)
Roswell: shows [8s 8h] (three of a kind, Eights)
Roswell collected 3600 from side pot
BurntOrnge: shows [Ad Jh] (high card Ace)
Roswell collected 8100 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 11700 Main pot 8100. Side pot 3600. | Rake 0
Board [2h 6s 8d Kd 7s]
Seat 1: All_In_Mrs (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: StiffKing (small blind) showed [Qs As] and lost with high card Ace
Seat 3: Reamer (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: iggy38 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Roswell showed [8s 8h] and won (11700) with three of a kind, Eights
Seat 6: BurntOrnge showed [Ad Jh] and lost with high card Ace
Seat 7: mroy19 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: CaptainLen folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: jerge88 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Anyone fold there? I honestly did put him on a mid-pair, though I think he plays AQ the
same way. Maybe I should have folded only because there were so many left to act
behind me.

I did have a couple of highlights. Here's an early hand.

*********** # 9 **************
PokerStars Game #2874678919: Tournament #13081516, Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2005/10/23 - 16:07:50 (ET)
Table '13081516 85' Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: All_In_Mrs (1665 in chips)
Seat 2: jimismits (1640 in chips)
Seat 3: dabrat76 (3480 in chips)
Seat 4: desolace (1970 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 5: Roswell (1970 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 6: BurntOrnge (2295 in chips)
Seat 7: mathwise (3090 in chips)
Seat 8: gdshaffer (1890 in chips)
dabrat76: posts small blind 10
desolace: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to BurntOrnge [Ah As]
Roswell: folds
BurntOrnge: raises 40 to 60
mathwise: folds
gdshaffer: calls 60
All_In_Mrs: folds
jimismits: folds
dabrat76: calls 50
desolace: folds
*** FLOP *** [9c 2s 3s][b] nice flop for me [/b]
dabrat76: checks
BurntOrnge: bets 175
gdshaffer: raises 325 to 500 [b] I start thinking overpair here, with an outside chance of A9[/b]
dabrat76: folds
BurntOrnge: calls 325 [b] I think a re-raise could push him off an overpair,
and I know if I'm beat I'll get called. So raising doesn't seem smart. [/b]
*** TURN *** [9c 2s 3s] [4s]
BurntOrnge: checks
Finalkut is connected
gdshaffer: bets 400
BurntOrnge: raises 1335 to 1735 and is all-in [b] maybe I shouldn't have done it like this.
It gives him a chance to fold thinking flush, but I wanted him to put in some more chips before
making my move.
gdshaffer: calls 930 and is all-in
*** RIVER *** [9c 2s 3s 4s] [6d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
BurntOrnge: shows [Ah As] (a pair of Aces)
gdshaffer: shows [Jd Jh] (a pair of Jacks)
BurntOrnge collected 3860 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3860 | Rake 0
Board [9c 2s 3s 4s 6d]
Seat 1: All_In_Mrs folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: jimismits (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: dabrat76 (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 4: desolace (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: Roswell folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: BurntOrnge showed [Ah As] and won (3860) with a pair of Aces
Seat 7: mathwise folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: gdshaffer showed [Jd Jh] and lost with a pair of Jacks

My stats for this thing sucked.
You finished in 262nd place (eliminated at hand #2875680814).

176 hands played and saw flop:
- 5 times out of 20 while in small blind (25%)
- 12 times out of 20 while in big blind (60%)
- 8 times out of 136 in other positions (5%) [b] tight? [/b]
- a total of 25 times out of 176 (14%)

Pots won at showdown - 2 out of 6 (33%) [b] that's a problem. [/b]
Pots won without showdown - 16

Once the blinds got significant, I only had one premium hand (aces) and I took the blinds with them. It sucked.

Bloggers' Tournament

I have registered to play in the
Online Poker Blogger Championship!

This event is powered by PokerStars.

Registration code: 6382733

In other news, it suddenly appears things will work out with the Honda Accord after all. So, once again, I appear to have a free $17K car. My parents want me to drive it for 6 months, then decide if I want the truck instead.
That sounds fair to me. During the 6 months, I'll be putting $350 aside each month to simulate making a payment, and to help me make a down payemnts hwen the time comes.
I'm not sure what I'll do with the Accord. Hopefully I can keep it in the family.

Help

Here's the situation.
I know what vehicle I want to buy.
I know I can afford it.
My parents have to co-sign, and I don't want to make a major purchase without their blessing anyway.
They've agreed that I can make payments on something.
They want me to buy a fuel-efficent car.
They're probably thinking in the 8-9K range.

I want an '01-'03 Ford F150 King Ranch Edition truck.
Sure, it sounds like I'm being a moron, but I've done my research and know I can afford it. I've wanted one for years, so it's not like I'd be upset that I got it. It's a gorgeous truck that I'd love to own.

So how do I convince them to go along with it?
I need to compose a sensible argument.
Here's what I got so far:
A.) It'll help me establish good credit paying a regular payment for a long period of time.
I don't ever want a credit card. I'll put off getting one as long as humanly possible. But I need some way to get credit, and this could be a good opportunity. Not many other ways to establish credit.

B.) It's expensive, but I can afford it.
Right now I make around $900 a month. Bills are taken care of with student loans, so making a $350 payment would be a breeze. If it got tough, I still have poker. I could easily make the payment with poker earnings if needed.
C.) I'd be set for years.
This is a truck that adults would be happy to own, you can bet your ass that I'd be happy with it. I've wanted it for years, so I won't tire of it.

D.) I won't be immediately beset with maintenance troubles.
significantly less than 100K miles on it would beWe saw how long the 4Runner lasted, may it burn in hell. If I spend 8-9K, I feel like I'm driving a ticking timebomb. Buy a car just a few years old with awesome.
Z.) That leather is gorgeous.



Any more good reasons to give my parents? Let me know.

What a Day in Sports

What a day. What a bittersweet day.
But first, what's the deal with this stupid caption? Since when does a double-digit avorite 'stun' the opposition with a win?
Sure the ending was stunning, but that had nothing to do with Bush's TDs.
Stunning was Matt Leinart's boneheaded play -- the biggest in college football this year.
Stunning was the 7 seconds put on the clock after the boneheaded play. Less time, and they don't have the flexibility to fake a spike.
That cutline is just stupid.

Moving on, so many teams got close to pulling off upsets only to fall short.
Boston College should have lost, and Alabama should have lost. Wisconisn should have lost, but I was glad to see them pull off the "upset." Unranked Michigan beat an unbeaten, overrated Penn State team, and Ohio State "upset" Michigan Stae after falling well behind.

By the way, the Astros and Longhonrs both won. I really can't complain.
While USC looks less impressive each week and gets more media coverage, UT continues to roll and may find themselves ranked 3rd in the BCS polls.
Fuck that.

Bonus Whoring

I moved $507 to PokerStars to capitalize on the depoit bonus. Since then, I've played two SnGs so far. I had a mixture of good luck and bad on my wat to 7th place and 2nd place finishes.
Luckily, the 7th place finish came in a $6.50 turbo. There wasn't a whole lot I could do about it, IMO.
I raised with AxKh, got a caller in the BB. The flop was 345hhh, he bet silidly and I pushed. He called with 44, and the A on the river wasn't enough help.

Then I moved to a $35+3 6-handed SnG. I decided to fuck around this time, at least with my opponents.

BurntOrnge said, "Let me win guys."
BurntOrnge said, "I'll think about donating 100% of it to cancer research."

Only one guy plays along. 

yogurt said, "gl  to me"
yogurt said, "u can have 2nd"

Can you guess who'll be heads up?

BurntOrnge said, "How about we chop when it gets heads up? I get 100% of the prize pool."
BurntOrnge said, "*does two fist pumps*"

And the battle was on.
We both won some hands early, and I steadily accumulated chips.

BurntOrnge said, "ca caw! ca caw!"
BurntOrnge said, "{That's how birds celebrate)"

BurntOrnge said, "Did you hear that OU's library went up in flames?"
BurntOrnge said, "It's so sad, the books are gone... both of them!"
BurntOrnge said, "They hadn't even finished coloring one of them."

No one laughs, and play continues.
This hand isn't too ghot. Only hand I played weak because I'd been out of comission so long.

*********** # 27 **************
PokerStars Game #2807235248: Tournament #13808199, Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2005/10/15 - 01:34:59 (ET)
Table '13808199 1' Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: BurntOrnge (1860 in chips)
Seat 2: yogurt (2375 in chips)
Seat 3: crazydif (1285 in chips)
Seat 4: Roto77 (1855 in chips)
Seat 8: baseball0417 (605 in chips)
Seat 9: ll mitsu ll (1020 in chips)
Roto77: posts small blind 15
baseball0417: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to BurntOrnge [Ac 4c]
ll mitsu ll: calls 30
BurntOrnge: calls 30
yogurt: calls 30
crazydif: calls 30
Roto77: calls 15
baseball0417: checks
*** FLOP *** [4d 7s 4h]
Roto77: checks
baseball0417: checks
ll mitsu ll: checks
BurntOrnge: bets 100
yogurt: calls 100
crazydif: folds
Roto77: folds
baseball0417: folds
ll mitsu ll: folds
*** TURN *** [4d 7s 4h] [6h]
BurntOrnge: checks
yogurt: bets 210
BurntOrnge: calls 210
*** RIVER *** [4d 7s 4h 6h] [Qd]
BurntOrnge: checks
yogurt: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
BurntOrnge: shows [Ac 4c] (three of a kind, Fours)
yogurt: mucks hand
BurntOrnge collected 800 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 800 | Rake 0
Board [4d 7s 4h 6h Qd]
Seat 1: BurntOrnge showed [Ac 4c] and won (800) with three of a kind, Fours
Seat 2: yogurt mucked [5c 6d]
Seat 3: crazydif (button) folded on the Flop
Seat 4: Roto77 (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 8: baseball0417 (big blind) folded on the Flop

BOO

yogurt said, "n"
BurntOrnge said, "Thanks Brah"
yogurt said, "k dawg"

Down to 4, yogurt triples up, crippling both opponents. Then I get fairly lucky.

*********** # 71 **************
PokerStars Game #2807399437: Tournament #13808199, Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2005/10/15 - 01:59:16 (ET)
Table '13808199 1' Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: BurntOrnge (3595 in chips)
Seat 2: yogurt (4125 in chips)
Seat 3: crazydif (750 in chips)
Seat 4: Roto77 (530 in chips)
yogurt: posts small blind 75
crazydif: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to BurntOrnge [Kc Th]
Roto77: folds
BurntOrnge: raises 300 to 450
yogurt: folds
crazydif: raises 300 to 750 and is all-in
BurntOrnge: calls 300
*** FLOP *** [3s Ts Jh]
*** TURN *** [3s Ts Jh] [8h]
*** RIVER *** [3s Ts Jh 8h] [6d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
crazydif: shows [Ac 9d] (high card Ace)
BurntOrnge: shows [Kc Th] (a pair of Tens)
BurntOrnge collected 1575 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1575 | Rake 0
Board [3s Ts Jh 8h 6d]
Seat 1: BurntOrnge (button) showed [Kc Th] and won (1575) with a pair of Tens
Seat 2: yogurt (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: crazydif (big blind) showed [Ac 9d] and lost with high card Ace
Seat 4: Roto77 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: ll mitsu ll folded on the Flop

Next hand, I don't have lady luck; I have CBL, and I'm not laying down.

*********** # 72 **************
PokerStars Game #2807402923: Tournament #13808199, Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2005/10/15 - 01:59:48 (ET)
Table '13808199 1' Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: BurntOrnge (4420 in chips)
Seat 2: yogurt (4050 in chips)
Seat 4: Roto77 (530 in chips)
Roto77: posts small blind 75
BurntOrnge: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to BurntOrnge [Jd 3c]
yogurt said, "turns out itwas agood play in that y had aover cards"
yogurt: folds
yogurt said, ":)"
Roto77: raises 380 to 530 and is all-in
BurntOrnge: calls 380
yogurt said, "y had outs"
*** FLOP *** [9d 5c 6d]
*** TURN *** [9d 5c 6d] [Jc]
yogurt said, "nh"
*** RIVER *** [9d 5c 6d Jc] [4c]
Roto77 said, "****"
yogurt said, "woops"
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Roto77: shows [6s Kd] (a pair of Sixes)
BurntOrnge: shows [Jd 3c] (a pair of Jacks)
BurntOrnge collected 1060 from pot
BurntOrnge said, "CBL"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1060 | Rake 0
Board [9d 5c 6d Jc 4c]
Seat 1: BurntOrnge (big blind) showed [Jd 3c] and won (1060) with a pair of Jacks
Seat 2: yogurt (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Roto77 (small blind) showed [6s Kd] and lost with a pair of Sixes

We battle, I get him down to 6xBB, but can't put him away, and he come back. Then this occurs.

*********** # 148 **************
PokerStars Game #2807557532: Tournament #13808199, Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2005/10/15 - 02:25:25 (ET)
Table '13808199 1' Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: BurntOrnge (3250 in chips)
Seat 2: yogurt (5750 in chips)
BurntOrnge: posts the ante 25
yogurt: posts the ante 25
yogurt: posts small blind 100
BurntOrnge: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to BurntOrnge [Kd Kh]
yogurt: raises 400 to 600
BurntOrnge: raises 2625 to 3225 and is all-in
yogurt: calls 2625
*** FLOP *** [6d 9c 6h]
yogurt said, "wow"
BurntOrnge said, "lol"
yogurt said, "gg"
*** TURN *** [6d 9c 6h] [Qc]
BurntOrnge said, "gg"
*** RIVER *** [6d 9c 6h Qc] [2d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
BurntOrnge: shows [Kd Kh] (two pair, Kings and Sixes)
yogurt: shows [Ah Ac] (two pair, Aces and Sixes)
yogurt collected 6500 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 6500 | Rake 0
Board [6d 9c 6h Qc 2d]
Seat 1: BurntOrnge (big blind) showed [Kd Kh] and lost with two pair, Kings and Sixes

Should have folded preflop, I guess.
Seat 2: yogurt (button) (small blind) showed [Ah Ac] and won (6500) with two pair, Aces and Sixes

Odds and Ends

What's worse, not posting a new entry in far too long, or posting several consecutve non-poker entries in a poker blog?
This is still a poker blog, but I hope you chose the latter option.
This is not a poker post.

I'm sitting here at 2 in the morning after beoing cooped up in the Daily Texan office for 10 hours. I have a one-page pape to write, but I can' only do that after I read the story I'm writing the pape on. And I have German homework to do. The seven hours of sleep I got was the most I've gotten in a long time, and I won't be able to take a nap tomorrow.
I'm tired.

But a lot has happened, and I'll update this before moving on with my exhausting existence.

I think the 4Runner has had it. I'm not such a bad ass. After driving it to Waco, it got stuck in third gear. So it accelerates very slowly and won't get into reverse.
A week before that, I drove it to College Station and got an $800 ticket on my way there.
Speeding, check. 61 in a 45 (oh noes!)
Rigistration out, check. Expired in August.
No proof of insurance, check. Where is that anyway?

So I was hit with an $800 ticket. Heart be still.

I called the insurance company and they faxed my proof of insurance to the court house; that should get the worst charge dismissed.
But then things went downhill. I took the 4Runner to get inspected because I had 10 working days to do that and still get the ticket dismissed. The guy at the desk smiled and informed me that nowhere does it say a car needs to be able to get into reverse to pass inspection. But there it sits still, because their tool for emissions testing is broken. It should be fixed by now, they say.
It was there I learned the extent of my transmission's troubles. An employee had the exact same thing happen to his Pathfinder, and he said it would cost over a grand to fix.
Between that and the $1000+ engine job it needs, I think it's time to cut my losses.

Which brings me to the useless Accord in my driveway.
It has a lien on it. The DMV won't tell me by whom, so i don't know how to get it resolved. Fuck the DMV. They are idiots. I'd like to buy out the lien and drive that sumbitch, but we'll see.

In the meantime, my parents told me it'd be ok for me to buy a car, and make payments on it (something my parents had never allowed me to do). Thanks, if you'd decided that before I bought the 4Runner, I could probably have saved some money. But bygones are bygones, and I may be car shopping again.

Shopping, that's always fun.
But bad things happen when I'm bored, and decide to browse eBay.
I spent $550 on a digital camera (and accessories) two days ago. It's a Konica Minolta DiMAGE z3, and I'm pretty excited about it. It has 12x zoom, which is as good as yu can get for the price range. It also has built in anti-shake technology that allows you to use the 12x zoom effectively.

It also came with a wide angle lense and a telphoto lense, just two items in a bevy of useful (and unuseful accessories). The MSRP for all of it is supposed to be $2K. The MSRP for all of it can be $550 for all I care, just so long as it's quality stuff.

I think it is.

I talked to Mason Crosby on the phone today. he seemed like a good kid. For the ignorant, he's Colorado's place kicker, best known for his 58-yard field goal against Miami. He says he's nailed one from 72 yards in practice.
Wow.

Partying has been treating me well.
If by well I mean, curled up on the bathroom floor-clutching the toilet-puking my guts out-and not rembering it two hours later-kind of well.
And I do.

College Station was great. I got two see my friends' place. Matt and Tony have a nice bachelors' pad and we partied two nights there.
The first night was drama filled. It was on my way there that I got the ticket. Then as soon as i got there, me and my friend, Shane, had to run off to the emergency room to check on a friend of ours. She'd just wrecked her car after leaiving the party. Alcohol was not a factor.
The next night was more of a party-atmosphere. I had way too much Everclear and spent from 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. in a haze that I have only brief, fleeting memories of.
Holding on to the toilet, someone rubbing my back (best thing anyone can do for me when i'm sick-drunk), and then waking up with the party still in full swing. I made an incredible recovery, got back into the thick of things. I was walking around asking people if I had been throwing up. I had (in the bathroom, in the kitchen, in the other bathroom, and outside.) At least I chose my spots well.

Last weekend I was in Denton while Texas beat the shit out of OU. The first night was great. We were visiting Lance and Shane, seeing their apartment for the first time. People there were friendly, even though some real losers came later in the night.
I'm not an asshole, they really were losers.
(Ok, maybe I'm an asshole [but thy were still losers]).

The next day was spent getting drunk playing volleyball, and losing evey game terribly. But I played well individually, and my team was in no shape to win anyway. So I had fun.