That was one crazy match! Penski put up a good fight but I managed to keep it together and finished strong. So I guess that makes it my second tournament win in as many starts, which is a great feeling as I head into this BC Day long weekend where I will be teeing it up for our stroke play Club Championship.
I won the match play back in 2006, so this is my second victory of it's kind. Finishing second last year left a bad taste in my mouth. I almost let it happen again too!
I started the match out as I did my previous two rounds with a birdie on the first hole to go one up. That didn't last long as I pulled my tee shot into the water basically giving him the hole and we were back to even. I rolled in a putt on four for birdie and I was back to one up. Then I let him have it back on 5 and 6, we tied 7 and he made a deuce on 8 to go 2 up. Just like that.
We tied the 9th and then I just kept playing my game on the back 9. I won 10, 11, 12 and 13 all with pars and one birdie. All of the sudden I was now 2 up with 5 to play. 2 par fives left gave me some comfort but somehow he birdied 14 to get it back to 1 down. Then it happened.
He was greenside in two and needed an up and down for a par. I was on the green in three after punching out from the trees and wedging it to about 15 feet. It was his turn and he did the unthinkable.
The double chip. This is where you basically hit the ball and then the club follows through and somehow hits the ball again in mid air. This also counts as a stroke. So now he is lying 4 and putting for 5. He two putts and so do I (safely) and I go back to 2 up. From there it was smooth sailing and I put the match away on 17 after he inexplicable found the water. I felt bad for him but at the same time I was very excited inside to take it down and win another trophy.
Paul was choked because he really did have me on the ropes there for a while. I am just glad I didn't choke myself as I felt like I was the favorite heading in. Glad I got it done before the stroke play event this weekend too. After finishing 2nd in 2007, 1st in 2008 and 3rd in 2009 I feel like it is my time to win this thing all over again.
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Baseball playoffs last night did not got as well. We lost the first game as well as home field advantage. Tonight is game two and we are going to have to hit a hell of a lot better if we expect to extend this series and play for it all tomorrow night.
Should be a good one.
27.7.10
26.7.10
Tuesday Spewday Weekly Blogger Tournaments
Our fine degenerate friend and poker junkie LJ has arranged two weekly tournaments that will start up tomorrow night (July 27th, 2010).
Check it out and make sure you join in the fun!!
"here's the info, it's two tournaments, one regular MTT at 9pm EST and a super turbo KO at 9:15pm ET. password for both is spewday. (no period)
Tournament #174055893 07.27.10 21:00 ET - 3000 chips
Tournament #174065188 07.27.10 21:15 ET - Super Turbo KO"
I won't be donating this week as I have baseball playoffs Monday - Wednesday (if necessary) best of 3.
I'll try and make it out next week and every tuesday after that.
See ya there.
Check it out and make sure you join in the fun!!
"here's the info, it's two tournaments, one regular MTT at 9pm EST and a super turbo KO at 9:15pm ET. password for both is spewday. (no period)
Tournament #174055893 07.27.10 21:00 ET - 3000 chips
Tournament #174065188 07.27.10 21:15 ET - Super Turbo KO"
I won't be donating this week as I have baseball playoffs Monday - Wednesday (if necessary) best of 3.
I'll try and make it out next week and every tuesday after that.
See ya there.
23.7.10
Match Play Finals
Tomorrow is the day. After winning my semi-final match last Saturday I find myself in the finals for the second year in a row. However this year I plan on winning it.
My match last week was against the guy that I lost to in the finals last year. Redemption was mine. It certainly wasn't easy though. It was a good battle. I came out on the winning end because my putter was on fire! I had seven birdies during the match and another on 18 when it was all over (the match was 4 and 2). I'll need that magic again tomorrow if I want to take down Penski.
Penski is a good buddy of mine and also my scratch league partner. We always have fun matches and tomorrow should be no different. He's very good at scrambling and making clutch par putts so I will need to roll the rock and drop those bombs.
Have a good weekend people.
My match last week was against the guy that I lost to in the finals last year. Redemption was mine. It certainly wasn't easy though. It was a good battle. I came out on the winning end because my putter was on fire! I had seven birdies during the match and another on 18 when it was all over (the match was 4 and 2). I'll need that magic again tomorrow if I want to take down Penski.
Penski is a good buddy of mine and also my scratch league partner. We always have fun matches and tomorrow should be no different. He's very good at scrambling and making clutch par putts so I will need to roll the rock and drop those bombs.
Have a good weekend people.
21.7.10
In Poker terms...
What would it take in a poker hand to suck out so badly that you only had a 3/1000 chance of hitting your hand?
Is it even possible?
Is it even possible?
20.7.10
Rush Poker Tip (old news?)
I am not sure if I am telling you something you already know... but here it goes.
It's a very simple minor tip, but I find it works very well in various stages of the game for a few reasons.
Basically if there is a scenario where you thought "man I wonder what they have" then the simple way to beat the system is to let your time bank run out.
Let's say you raise in MP and then face a re-raise from the button and then the BB shoves. You are holding a decent hand, but not one you want to go to the wall with, especially early on during donkey hour.
Just let the time bank run out and sit out. You will not move tables. You will get to watch the entire hand showdown and then AFTER the pot is shipped you are moved to a new table, often times staying at the same table as one or both of the two players playing for the previous pot.
I do this a lot, not only for the reason above but also to slow myself down when the blinds are low and I want to take my time observing some of the players. I can also take the time to make any additional notes like "BB monkey shoved over a raise and a re-raise with AJo" or whatever.
Give it a try.
It's a very simple minor tip, but I find it works very well in various stages of the game for a few reasons.
Basically if there is a scenario where you thought "man I wonder what they have" then the simple way to beat the system is to let your time bank run out.
Let's say you raise in MP and then face a re-raise from the button and then the BB shoves. You are holding a decent hand, but not one you want to go to the wall with, especially early on during donkey hour.
Just let the time bank run out and sit out. You will not move tables. You will get to watch the entire hand showdown and then AFTER the pot is shipped you are moved to a new table, often times staying at the same table as one or both of the two players playing for the previous pot.
I do this a lot, not only for the reason above but also to slow myself down when the blinds are low and I want to take my time observing some of the players. I can also take the time to make any additional notes like "BB monkey shoved over a raise and a re-raise with AJo" or whatever.
Give it a try.
16.7.10
Meloche goes out in 76th
Fawk!
Still a nice payday for sure. Check out pokernews.com for the details. I heard he went out with Q9 vs A9 on a 99x board.
Oh well!
Later.
Still a nice payday for sure. Check out pokernews.com for the details. I heard he went out with Q9 vs A9 on a 99x board.
Oh well!
Later.
The latest on Meloche
Cards are just about to fly and here is the update:
"he is in seat 8 at his table. Chips stacks are as follows from 1 to 9:
4.5m, 2.8m, 2.9m, 1m, 3.8m, 1.6m, 1.7m, mark 1.78m, 1.6m."
"he is in seat 8 at his table. Chips stacks are as follows from 1 to 9:
4.5m, 2.8m, 2.9m, 1m, 3.8m, 1.6m, 1.7m, mark 1.78m, 1.6m."
Yeah Right Eh...
Who knew? This is from pasting in my "Bloggers are boring" post. LOL
I pasted two other posts and the result was David Foster Wallace who once said "Nuclear weapons and TV have simply intensified the consequences of our tendencies, upped the stakes."
Here's another one: "What TV is extremely good at - and realize that this is "all it does" - is discerning what large numbers of people think they want, and supplying it. "
Kinda random I know. But that is Schaubs today.
Gooooooooooo Meloche!!
1.78M chips with 77 people to beat! I like those odds, although his stack is not THAT healthy compared to some of the BIG stacks out there. Keep an eye on Meloche. This is HUGE. If he somehow makes it to the N9 I am booking my flight and the kids are comin' with me! Lola will def. disagree but I can't see how I would not go considering this would be a once in a lifetime chance. I'm just kidding about the bringing the kids part obv.
It's a HUGE long shot but I can dream can't I? It will be my only chance to get to Vegas in the next couple (at least) years. Sorry, no December gathering for me this year. I only go on odd years anyway... :) :)
Go Meloche Go!
Oh and there's this other little tournament called The Open that is on right now and they stopped play because it is too windy! The ball literally does not stand still on some of the holes. Gusts of 40 mph will do that I guess. Lots going on thsi weekend with golf tonight and tomorrow and then a baby learning (lamas?) class for 6 hours on Sunday. It's a private session and the lady specializes in twins and is coming right to our house. Thankfully the British Open will be over by then... unless there is a playoff.
Go Meloche Go!
It's a HUGE long shot but I can dream can't I? It will be my only chance to get to Vegas in the next couple (at least) years. Sorry, no December gathering for me this year. I only go on odd years anyway... :) :)
Go Meloche Go!
Oh and there's this other little tournament called The Open that is on right now and they stopped play because it is too windy! The ball literally does not stand still on some of the holes. Gusts of 40 mph will do that I guess. Lots going on thsi weekend with golf tonight and tomorrow and then a baby learning (lamas?) class for 6 hours on Sunday. It's a private session and the lady specializes in twins and is coming right to our house. Thankfully the British Open will be over by then... unless there is a playoff.
Go Meloche Go!
15.7.10
Mark Meloche WSOP ME run!
Holy shit!
Mark Meloche is a buddy of mine who plays poker for a living online (400NL up to 800NL). I knew that he was in Vegas for the last month (rented a house with some Pokerstars dudes) because he was unable to play golf. He's a member at my course (which is how I met him) and plays to about a 2 handicap. His closer golf buddies (in age and friendship) were all railing him throughout the day and I found this out after our round today. I just assumed he was down there playing cash games and a few small tournaments. I haven't even heard if he bought in our won a satty.
Sure enough, he is still in it after 5 days! He's currently at 530K with 235 remaining. In the money for at least $48K!!
Give him a shout out! Rail him if you are in Vegas!! Be sure to let him know that Schaubs and the rest of the Q (he will lol) are pulling for him. He's good shit.
Of course, I've sent him emails and texts since finding out. I haven't heard back from him because the next minute I was writing this post!
I'll keep you posted if I hear anything interesting.
Mark Meloche is a buddy of mine who plays poker for a living online (400NL up to 800NL). I knew that he was in Vegas for the last month (rented a house with some Pokerstars dudes) because he was unable to play golf. He's a member at my course (which is how I met him) and plays to about a 2 handicap. His closer golf buddies (in age and friendship) were all railing him throughout the day and I found this out after our round today. I just assumed he was down there playing cash games and a few small tournaments. I haven't even heard if he bought in our won a satty.
Sure enough, he is still in it after 5 days! He's currently at 530K with 235 remaining. In the money for at least $48K!!
Give him a shout out! Rail him if you are in Vegas!! Be sure to let him know that Schaubs and the rest of the Q (he will lol) are pulling for him. He's good shit.
Of course, I've sent him emails and texts since finding out. I haven't heard back from him because the next minute I was writing this post!
I'll keep you posted if I hear anything interesting.
13.7.10
Bloggers are boring
Seriously. No one has anything to write about anymore? I am getting tired of going to google reader only to find the very few consistent bloggers out there putting up posts on a daily basis. I don't get it, but I am sure there is a different excuse for almost everyone. I've got to say it is a bit unmotivating to write anything worthwhile in the space when it doesn't seem like anyone is really reading here anyway. The stats don't lie, unless statcounter doesn't count those who follow using google reader? Is that possible? Anyway, whatever your excuse is it really doesn't matter what I think. Everyone is entitled to do whatever they want and write as frequently or infrequently as they want, right? Who am I to judge.
Top 5 blogs that I follow that write something daily:
Tao of Poker (obviously #1)
Kid Dynamite's World (not always poker, but a great read)
Poker Grump (lots of good variety)
Pokerati (the straight goods)
Hard Boiled Poker (the goods straight)
Wicked Chops Poker also gets a mention here, but the link is blocked by the man. I also think their might be a team of writers on WCP so I am not sure they qualify under this context.
When I look back at this list I realize "wow these guys are on a whole other level compared to your typical blogger that I know." In fact, there is only one dude on this list that I can really actually call my friend (defined in the Schaubs blogger world as "met or chatted with more than once"). Ok, there are some exceptions. Yes, you. No not you, that person there beside you silly. Him. No, not him, the other guy. Oh and her, sure why not. Ok ok, and you too.
I don't think it is fair to compare these 5 (6) ass kicking poker writers to your standard blogger type who gives weekly updates or a non-poker related snippet into their real life. I am not saying one is better than the other because each serve a different purpose. Most of those guys are pros. They write to make money, or to at least work on their craft. Their passion that is writing. me? I have no passion for writing. I have a passion for free rolls. That is why this all started remember! I've got to say though, I miss reading the other stuff. The good stuff. The stuff that you probably say to yourself "man, that's not blog worthy." I like that stuff. So get to it!
I've noticed a lot of poker bloggers have become just plain bloggers. I include myself at the top of that list, no doubt. I actually enjoy that stuff even more as I am sure I speak for most readers when I say it is more interesting than reading hand histories or bad beat stories. Waffles rants are also in their own category. Heck, he IS a category. Although his last few posts have been pretty weak talking about how terrible of a baseball coach he is. I liked it better when he would write about trying to get laid. I've met Waffles a couple of times ladies. One word: Pimp.
So where do I go from here? I've asked myself this many times. I guess I will keep at it when I have time, just like rest of you. Life happens. (always link yourself if you have a chance... see how that works?)
Anyone else out there looking for content or is it just me who needs to get a life? I'd love to hear from a lurker who might read this and surprise me by actually saying something of value.
Top 5 blogs that I follow that write something daily:
Tao of Poker (obviously #1)
Kid Dynamite's World (not always poker, but a great read)
Poker Grump (lots of good variety)
Pokerati (the straight goods)
Hard Boiled Poker (the goods straight)
Wicked Chops Poker also gets a mention here, but the link is blocked by the man. I also think their might be a team of writers on WCP so I am not sure they qualify under this context.
When I look back at this list I realize "wow these guys are on a whole other level compared to your typical blogger that I know." In fact, there is only one dude on this list that I can really actually call my friend (defined in the Schaubs blogger world as "met or chatted with more than once"). Ok, there are some exceptions. Yes, you. No not you, that person there beside you silly. Him. No, not him, the other guy. Oh and her, sure why not. Ok ok, and you too.
I don't think it is fair to compare these 5 (6) ass kicking poker writers to your standard blogger type who gives weekly updates or a non-poker related snippet into their real life. I am not saying one is better than the other because each serve a different purpose. Most of those guys are pros. They write to make money, or to at least work on their craft. Their passion that is writing. me? I have no passion for writing. I have a passion for free rolls. That is why this all started remember! I've got to say though, I miss reading the other stuff. The good stuff. The stuff that you probably say to yourself "man, that's not blog worthy." I like that stuff. So get to it!
I've noticed a lot of poker bloggers have become just plain bloggers. I include myself at the top of that list, no doubt. I actually enjoy that stuff even more as I am sure I speak for most readers when I say it is more interesting than reading hand histories or bad beat stories. Waffles rants are also in their own category. Heck, he IS a category. Although his last few posts have been pretty weak talking about how terrible of a baseball coach he is. I liked it better when he would write about trying to get laid. I've met Waffles a couple of times ladies. One word: Pimp.
So where do I go from here? I've asked myself this many times. I guess I will keep at it when I have time, just like rest of you. Life happens. (always link yourself if you have a chance... see how that works?)
Anyone else out there looking for content or is it just me who needs to get a life? I'd love to hear from a lurker who might read this and surprise me by actually saying something of value.
8.7.10
Golf Tilt
My first round match was set for last Saturday morning at 11:30. I had an appointment near my club that set up perfectly for me to arrive at the golf course a half hour before my tee time. I was seeded 5th and would take on the 4th seed in this bracket style competition otherwise known as match play.
I arrived at 11am as expected. I strolled up the walkway only to see my group already on the first tee! To say I was confused would be an understatement. I was blown away and could not understand why my group was teeing off a half hour early. I knew it was a mistake as I had not received a second email from the proshop stating that my original time had changed. I was confused but quickly reacted and ran to my locker to get my golf shoes. I had not time to warm up, let alone hit even one practice putt. Not the start I was planning on obviously.
I was equally pissed off at my group as I was at the proshop. I could not understand why on earth my group would put up with what was happening. Then I realized - this was to their benefit. The other twosome was the 1 and 8 seed. In other words, my second round opponent should I succeed and make it to the next round. Now I am not one to be a conspiracy theorist, but seriously - something was up... or so I thought.
I took my verbal jabs at them as best I could to try and level the playing field. I called them all sorts of names as I fiddled with my bag and struggled to grab the right golf ball, glove etc. I realized after I walked down the first fairway after my drive that I was playing with the only good golf ball left in my bag. More stress.
So how did it go? Birdie on one, and another birdie on two to go two up right out of the gate! I was happy and relieved that I had this small cushion as I continued to stretch and take some practice swings on the third tee.
Off into the trees it went. I lost the 3rd and 4th hole but birdied the 5th to get it back to 1up. I ended the front 9 one up after making birdie there too. 4 birdies and only a 1up front 9 to show for it. I remember saying to myself "I'll take it."
After finally feeling warmed up and focused I started to settle in. I didn't make too many mistakes save for the three putt on 14 for par. I tried to roll in the 40 foot eagle putt to really lay down the hammer but blew it by a good 6 feet and missed the one coming back.
I lost the 15th and won the 16th to remain 2 up with 2 to play, otherwise known as dormie. It wasn't over just yet because I dumped my shot into the water on 17 and was now only 1 up with 1 to play. My competitor didn't really lay on the pressure though and I knew I would be able to reach the par 5 in two while my opponent was a bit further back and was forced to go for it. This would be his demise. A par on 18 was all I needed to seal the victory.
Now I face my buddy whom I lost to last year in the finals. He is the #1 seed again this year and I intend on taking him out! It's time to continue my winning ways... in golf at least.
Poker - not so much. Scarce breakeven poker at best right now.
I arrived at 11am as expected. I strolled up the walkway only to see my group already on the first tee! To say I was confused would be an understatement. I was blown away and could not understand why my group was teeing off a half hour early. I knew it was a mistake as I had not received a second email from the proshop stating that my original time had changed. I was confused but quickly reacted and ran to my locker to get my golf shoes. I had not time to warm up, let alone hit even one practice putt. Not the start I was planning on obviously.
I was equally pissed off at my group as I was at the proshop. I could not understand why on earth my group would put up with what was happening. Then I realized - this was to their benefit. The other twosome was the 1 and 8 seed. In other words, my second round opponent should I succeed and make it to the next round. Now I am not one to be a conspiracy theorist, but seriously - something was up... or so I thought.
I took my verbal jabs at them as best I could to try and level the playing field. I called them all sorts of names as I fiddled with my bag and struggled to grab the right golf ball, glove etc. I realized after I walked down the first fairway after my drive that I was playing with the only good golf ball left in my bag. More stress.
So how did it go? Birdie on one, and another birdie on two to go two up right out of the gate! I was happy and relieved that I had this small cushion as I continued to stretch and take some practice swings on the third tee.
Off into the trees it went. I lost the 3rd and 4th hole but birdied the 5th to get it back to 1up. I ended the front 9 one up after making birdie there too. 4 birdies and only a 1up front 9 to show for it. I remember saying to myself "I'll take it."
After finally feeling warmed up and focused I started to settle in. I didn't make too many mistakes save for the three putt on 14 for par. I tried to roll in the 40 foot eagle putt to really lay down the hammer but blew it by a good 6 feet and missed the one coming back.
I lost the 15th and won the 16th to remain 2 up with 2 to play, otherwise known as dormie. It wasn't over just yet because I dumped my shot into the water on 17 and was now only 1 up with 1 to play. My competitor didn't really lay on the pressure though and I knew I would be able to reach the par 5 in two while my opponent was a bit further back and was forced to go for it. This would be his demise. A par on 18 was all I needed to seal the victory.
Now I face my buddy whom I lost to last year in the finals. He is the #1 seed again this year and I intend on taking him out! It's time to continue my winning ways... in golf at least.
Poker - not so much. Scarce breakeven poker at best right now.
7.7.10
LeBron James Breaking News!
I wonder if that will get me any extra hits?
Seriously, wtf is with this guy. I used to think he was the next Michael Jordan. Literally. He had the potential to be that good. Maybe he still does, but this latest stunt is very very un-Jordanesque. Any tard that holds out for his own one hour show to annouce which team he is going to sign with has dropped a rung in my books. Ghey! I don't care if the proceeds are going to invent time travel, it is stupid (proceeds are going to Boys & Girl club which is a very worthy cause). But still!! Ghey!!!
We all know he is 95% certain he is going to go back to the Cavs for three more years at the maximum and then if he doesn't win a title by then he will bounce on out of there. I probably didn't watch more than 5 basketball games all year and even I know this much.
Why doesn't he just stick to basketball and dunk contests. If he wanted to truly market the Lebron brand then he should be signing with the Knicks and grow up under the big bright spotlight permanently.
Seriously, wtf is with this guy. I used to think he was the next Michael Jordan. Literally. He had the potential to be that good. Maybe he still does, but this latest stunt is very very un-Jordanesque. Any tard that holds out for his own one hour show to annouce which team he is going to sign with has dropped a rung in my books. Ghey! I don't care if the proceeds are going to invent time travel, it is stupid (proceeds are going to Boys & Girl club which is a very worthy cause). But still!! Ghey!!!
We all know he is 95% certain he is going to go back to the Cavs for three more years at the maximum and then if he doesn't win a title by then he will bounce on out of there. I probably didn't watch more than 5 basketball games all year and even I know this much.
Why doesn't he just stick to basketball and dunk contests. If he wanted to truly market the Lebron brand then he should be signing with the Knicks and grow up under the big bright spotlight permanently.
6.7.10
World Cup vs. NBA Finals
So when you prevent a goal using your hands in soccer, you get a red card and are suspended from the next game... but when you use your hands in basketball and prevent a game winning shot it is called goaltending and the basket counts. One team wins and the other loses. Makes sports all the more exciting and competitive if you ask me.
So Ghana get's screwed out of the semi finals (although they did miss a penalty kick in minute 91) of the World Cup while Uruguay has their best player suspended with four Countries left in this brutal tournament. This country has less people than the city of Vancouver and Team Canada can't even qualify.
LJ was right, soccer would be a good way to go for the kids. That's what I did. I'm one of those few Canadians that never played hockey as a kid. Hope I can afford to give my kids the chance.
So Ghana get's screwed out of the semi finals (although they did miss a penalty kick in minute 91) of the World Cup while Uruguay has their best player suspended with four Countries left in this brutal tournament. This country has less people than the city of Vancouver and Team Canada can't even qualify.
LJ was right, soccer would be a good way to go for the kids. That's what I did. I'm one of those few Canadians that never played hockey as a kid. Hope I can afford to give my kids the chance.
2.7.10
Golf Update
I've been trying to get in as much golf as possible but it's just not happening as frequently as I had imagined. With the new purchase and the increased duties at home trying to get the bedroom ready as it begins its transformation into a nursery, there just doesn't seem to be as many free weekend days as there used to be.
I have a match lined up for tomorrow as I enter the quarter finals of our club match play. Hopefully that goes well. I did play a team match on Wednesday where our club pulled off a 5.5 to 3.5 point victory. It's a 6 on 6 format with each match worth 3 points.
We headed down the 9th hole and we were one down. The front 9 is worth one point, the back is worth another point and the overall is worth a third point. I blasted a drive down the right side but found the fairway bunker. It had a shallow lip so I decided to go for the green on this par 5 from about 210 yards. I pulled it a bit and the ball came to rest up against a lip of one of the green side bunkers. It was one of those shots where you don't have much green to work with and I only had one foot in the bunker as I lay my right foot up along the downslope of the hill that protected the backside of the green.
I chopped it out to about 15 feet and rolled the birdie putt in for the half. We headed out to the back nine all square and battled through the first 7 holes. We walked to the 17th one up. All we had to do was force them to make a birdie but sure enough my partner and I both hit our second shots into the water relinquishing our lead. We headed to the 18th hole tied at even. I bombed a driver down the right side and this time I would cash in. I hit my 4 iron from 209 yards to 8 feet and rolled in the putt for the eagle and more importantly - the win!
Winning never gets old. I love the pressure. As I stood over my 8 footer I said to myself "this is for the win, time to make it" and I did. If felt great to be clutch under pressure and secure that extra point for the team and the overall victory.
Our team is now 3 and 1 and we are tied for 2nd place overall in this 10 team league. We've never been to playoffs in my 12 years of participating. Now that I am running the team, if we can make it into the playoffs it will be that much sweeter.
I heart golf.
I have a match lined up for tomorrow as I enter the quarter finals of our club match play. Hopefully that goes well. I did play a team match on Wednesday where our club pulled off a 5.5 to 3.5 point victory. It's a 6 on 6 format with each match worth 3 points.
We headed down the 9th hole and we were one down. The front 9 is worth one point, the back is worth another point and the overall is worth a third point. I blasted a drive down the right side but found the fairway bunker. It had a shallow lip so I decided to go for the green on this par 5 from about 210 yards. I pulled it a bit and the ball came to rest up against a lip of one of the green side bunkers. It was one of those shots where you don't have much green to work with and I only had one foot in the bunker as I lay my right foot up along the downslope of the hill that protected the backside of the green.
I chopped it out to about 15 feet and rolled the birdie putt in for the half. We headed out to the back nine all square and battled through the first 7 holes. We walked to the 17th one up. All we had to do was force them to make a birdie but sure enough my partner and I both hit our second shots into the water relinquishing our lead. We headed to the 18th hole tied at even. I bombed a driver down the right side and this time I would cash in. I hit my 4 iron from 209 yards to 8 feet and rolled in the putt for the eagle and more importantly - the win!
Winning never gets old. I love the pressure. As I stood over my 8 footer I said to myself "this is for the win, time to make it" and I did. If felt great to be clutch under pressure and secure that extra point for the team and the overall victory.
Our team is now 3 and 1 and we are tied for 2nd place overall in this 10 team league. We've never been to playoffs in my 12 years of participating. Now that I am running the team, if we can make it into the playoffs it will be that much sweeter.
I heart golf.
29.6.10
26.6.10
24.6.10
Poker Update
I played in two rush tournaments which took about the same amount of time as the Mookie where DoubleDave is HU for $95 right now vs. pushmonkey.
I had fun.
I find it funny to post a HH lol:
Full Tilt Poker Game #21837494635: $4 + $0.40 Rush Sit & Go (168559697), Table 22 - 250/500 Ante 50 - No Limit Hold'em - 0:14:14 ET - 2010/06/24
Seat 1: Schaubs (11,372)
Seat 2: Iteach4U (16,131)
Seat 3: pda8181 (11,900)
Seat 4: ripstar22 (6,350)
Seat 5: VBPro7 (9,990) <<<--- lol
Seat 6: elkbugle1 (19,111)
Seat 7: barry839 (24,601)
Seat 8: Ken is Great (10,975)
Schaubs antes 50
Iteach4U antes 50
pda8181 antes 50
ripstar22 antes 50
VBPro7 antes 50
elkbugle1 antes 50
barry839 antes 50
Ken is Great antes 50
Iteach4U posts the small blind of 250
pda8181 posts the big blind of 500
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Schaubs [6c 6s]
ripstar22 has 8 seconds left to act
ripstar22 raises to 1,500
VBPro7 folds
elkbugle1 folds
barry839 folds
Ken is Great folds
Schaubs calls 1,500
Iteach4U folds
pda8181 folds
*** FLOP *** [6h 8c 2h]
ripstar22 bets 4,800, and is all in
Schaubs calls 4,800
ripstar22 shows [Qh Jh]
Schaubs shows [6c 6s]
*** TURN *** [6h 8c 2h] [5s]
*** RIVER *** [6h 8c 2h 5s] [Th]
ripstar22 shows a flush, Queen high
Schaubs shows three of a kind, Sixes
ripstar22 wins the pot (13,750) with a flush, Queen high
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 13,750 | Rake 0
Board: [6h 8c 2h 5s Th]
Seat 1: Schaubs (button) showed [6c 6s] and lost with three of a kind, Sixes
Seat 2: Iteach4U (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 3: pda8181 (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 4: ripstar22 showed [Qh Jh] and won (13,750) with a flush, Queen high
Seat 5: VBPro7 folded before the Flop lolol
Seat 6: elkbugle1 folded before the Flop
Seat 7: barry839 folded before the Flop
Seat 8: Ken is Great folded before the Flop
pushed my scraps into Aces shortly after that.
I had fun.
I find it funny to post a HH lol:
Full Tilt Poker Game #21837494635: $4 + $0.40 Rush Sit & Go (168559697), Table 22 - 250/500 Ante 50 - No Limit Hold'em - 0:14:14 ET - 2010/06/24
Seat 1: Schaubs (11,372)
Seat 2: Iteach4U (16,131)
Seat 3: pda8181 (11,900)
Seat 4: ripstar22 (6,350)
Seat 5: VBPro7 (9,990) <<<--- lol
Seat 6: elkbugle1 (19,111)
Seat 7: barry839 (24,601)
Seat 8: Ken is Great (10,975)
Schaubs antes 50
Iteach4U antes 50
pda8181 antes 50
ripstar22 antes 50
VBPro7 antes 50
elkbugle1 antes 50
barry839 antes 50
Ken is Great antes 50
Iteach4U posts the small blind of 250
pda8181 posts the big blind of 500
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Schaubs [6c 6s]
ripstar22 has 8 seconds left to act
ripstar22 raises to 1,500
VBPro7 folds
elkbugle1 folds
barry839 folds
Ken is Great folds
Schaubs calls 1,500
Iteach4U folds
pda8181 folds
*** FLOP *** [6h 8c 2h]
ripstar22 bets 4,800, and is all in
Schaubs calls 4,800
ripstar22 shows [Qh Jh]
Schaubs shows [6c 6s]
*** TURN *** [6h 8c 2h] [5s]
*** RIVER *** [6h 8c 2h 5s] [Th]
ripstar22 shows a flush, Queen high
Schaubs shows three of a kind, Sixes
ripstar22 wins the pot (13,750) with a flush, Queen high
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 13,750 | Rake 0
Board: [6h 8c 2h 5s Th]
Seat 1: Schaubs (button) showed [6c 6s] and lost with three of a kind, Sixes
Seat 2: Iteach4U (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 3: pda8181 (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 4: ripstar22 showed [Qh Jh] and won (13,750) with a flush, Queen high
Seat 5: VBPro7 folded before the Flop lolol
Seat 6: elkbugle1 folded before the Flop
Seat 7: barry839 folded before the Flop
Seat 8: Ken is Great folded before the Flop
pushed my scraps into Aces shortly after that.
16.6.10
11.6.10
7.6.10
Started and Finished with BBT5 cash
I finished 7th today in the Full Tilt BBT5 Battle Royale... so that was cool for $120 more of free money. Actyper got it done and won the $2k Tourney dollars. I'm sure he will take the cash but it would be refreshing to see a blogger actually go and represent poker bloglandia.
The start time threw me off today. I thought it would start just like all the other Sunday tournaments, which is 4pm pst for me. 4pm is much better for me because I can then get in 18 holes first. Anyway, before I was about to leave for golf I thought it would be a good idea to confirm my entry. It started at noon! So much for golf! Which really sucked but it did end up raining later in the afternoon, so it actually worked out well.
I played yesterday anyway. Fired 1 under after making birdie on the 18th. I'm hitting it well and rollin' the rock confidently. :)
We all know that I need to get in as much golf as I can... but I also liked the attraction of free money. So I decided to skip golf for the free roll. Free rolls pay, a Sunday round of golf does not. I do have to qualify for the match play soon, but that can happen next weekend.
So I cashed out from Full Tilt for the first time in a very long time. I pulled out $400 which left me with some spending money on those $4 135 man Rush tournaments. They are great. The cash just went directly to my credit card. $422 Canadian FTW! Crib money.
The start time threw me off today. I thought it would start just like all the other Sunday tournaments, which is 4pm pst for me. 4pm is much better for me because I can then get in 18 holes first. Anyway, before I was about to leave for golf I thought it would be a good idea to confirm my entry. It started at noon! So much for golf! Which really sucked but it did end up raining later in the afternoon, so it actually worked out well.
I played yesterday anyway. Fired 1 under after making birdie on the 18th. I'm hitting it well and rollin' the rock confidently. :)
We all know that I need to get in as much golf as I can... but I also liked the attraction of free money. So I decided to skip golf for the free roll. Free rolls pay, a Sunday round of golf does not. I do have to qualify for the match play soon, but that can happen next weekend.
So I cashed out from Full Tilt for the first time in a very long time. I pulled out $400 which left me with some spending money on those $4 135 man Rush tournaments. They are great. The cash just went directly to my credit card. $422 Canadian FTW! Crib money.
3.6.10
I won a tournament (not poker obv)
Pretty pumped to say that I finally took down my local Pro-Am tournament that I play in every year. This year, most likely being my last for a while meant that I wanted it to win it extra bad. With two second places and losing last year by one shot when I bogied the final two holes makes it even more special. I also finished 6th in 2008. If you've been reading here for a while now you will have no doubt read about my struggles with second places... and then some.
It was a two day tournament which started on Monday. I fired a 4 under 61 (par 65 short course with lots of tough par 3's) and then shot even yesterday to win by 2. I had it to 5 under on the first day with two to play and then pull hooked my drive into the water down the left side of the reachable par 4. It was probably the only time I was nervous during the entire tournament. I managed to escape with a two putt bogey and never had a double dogey the entire tournament.
I guess it all started on Day 1 when I went Par, Eagle, Birdie to start the day. The eagle came on the same hole that I bogied last year to lose by one.
Justice. Revenge. Just knowing that I could get it done and use the experience I have gained in the past felt great. I was a putting machine on the first day making 5 putts outside of 15 feet. It was a lot of fun to say the least.
They slow rolled me on the victory too. No results were posted and I was up against three other guys who posted 1 under after day one. Knowing that someone had to do better than 3 under on day 2, I was feeling confident and when they finally did not announce my name as 2nd place overall, I knew I had it. That was probably the second time I felt nervous, which was probably more than when I was on the course.
I won a set of Cleavland Tour CG7 irons worth about $700. We also won a Cleavland putter each for the team event (finished 7th).
Not bad for a $275 entry. I usually break even so it is nice to finally take something worth a bit more than a putter.
Now the question is: Do I sell the clubs so I can buy two baby cribs...? Oh you didn't get the memo? yep... twins in 3.5 months. 3.5 months left of freedom. The summer of Schaubs has begun!
Overall it just feels good to finally win it. I don't really care much about the prizes. Just the win. Winning is all that matters to me, but you already knew that.
It was a two day tournament which started on Monday. I fired a 4 under 61 (par 65 short course with lots of tough par 3's) and then shot even yesterday to win by 2. I had it to 5 under on the first day with two to play and then pull hooked my drive into the water down the left side of the reachable par 4. It was probably the only time I was nervous during the entire tournament. I managed to escape with a two putt bogey and never had a double dogey the entire tournament.
I guess it all started on Day 1 when I went Par, Eagle, Birdie to start the day. The eagle came on the same hole that I bogied last year to lose by one.
Justice. Revenge. Just knowing that I could get it done and use the experience I have gained in the past felt great. I was a putting machine on the first day making 5 putts outside of 15 feet. It was a lot of fun to say the least.
They slow rolled me on the victory too. No results were posted and I was up against three other guys who posted 1 under after day one. Knowing that someone had to do better than 3 under on day 2, I was feeling confident and when they finally did not announce my name as 2nd place overall, I knew I had it. That was probably the second time I felt nervous, which was probably more than when I was on the course.
I won a set of Cleavland Tour CG7 irons worth about $700. We also won a Cleavland putter each for the team event (finished 7th).
Not bad for a $275 entry. I usually break even so it is nice to finally take something worth a bit more than a putter.
Now the question is: Do I sell the clubs so I can buy two baby cribs...? Oh you didn't get the memo? yep... twins in 3.5 months. 3.5 months left of freedom. The summer of Schaubs has begun!
Overall it just feels good to finally win it. I don't really care much about the prizes. Just the win. Winning is all that matters to me, but you already knew that.
26.5.10
BBT5 standings
From Heffmike:
GO HERE.
GL to those who are participating in the final BBT5 event tonight - The Mookie.
Also a big shout out to BuddyDank. Congrats bro, on 3 years of BuddyDankRadio!
GO HERE.
GL to those who are participating in the final BBT5 event tonight - The Mookie.
Also a big shout out to BuddyDank. Congrats bro, on 3 years of BuddyDankRadio!
The post where I tell you how much Full Tilt ROCKS
I can't access Full Tilt's website from work (not that I am on the internet at work anyway) so I often find it hard to find time to check out what they've been up to.
I was poking around and noticed that my blog wasn't listed on the Battle Royale list of bloggers that are participating in the event in June 6th. No problemo, a simple email to Alcanthang and it was all taken care of. Al is the man, but you all knew that already.
As I poked around the list, I noticed a bunch of great blogs that I have never even heard of or been too. I am kinda out of the loop on the new blogs, heck I guess I am out of the loop on the older ones too. I haven't spent much time reading blogs lately, but I do use google reader to check out my current blogroll when I have time.
Work has been nuts lately. Combine that with golf and baseball and it seems like poker has taken a back seat. In fact, I have only played in one other tournament other than the freeroll! Brutal eh?
I've got to say I've made the most of it though. I've cashed twice and I've had one final table, which was the first event of the series. So while I have averaged over $20 per event played, I'm still not satisfied. However, I really don't see things changing for me. Things are only going to get busier this summer, and I am fine with that. Poker isn't going anywhere.
Summer of Schaubs here I come!
I was poking around and noticed that my blog wasn't listed on the Battle Royale list of bloggers that are participating in the event in June 6th. No problemo, a simple email to Alcanthang and it was all taken care of. Al is the man, but you all knew that already.
As I poked around the list, I noticed a bunch of great blogs that I have never even heard of or been too. I am kinda out of the loop on the new blogs, heck I guess I am out of the loop on the older ones too. I haven't spent much time reading blogs lately, but I do use google reader to check out my current blogroll when I have time.
Work has been nuts lately. Combine that with golf and baseball and it seems like poker has taken a back seat. In fact, I have only played in one other tournament other than the freeroll! Brutal eh?
I've got to say I've made the most of it though. I've cashed twice and I've had one final table, which was the first event of the series. So while I have averaged over $20 per event played, I'm still not satisfied. However, I really don't see things changing for me. Things are only going to get busier this summer, and I am fine with that. Poker isn't going anywhere.
Summer of Schaubs here I come!
25.5.10
Long Weekend Recap
Well, not really. I went to work today and it is actually a holiday in BC. I did take Friday off though and went golfing all weekend. It was a road trip that started up on Thursday night. We arrived at our penthouse suite at about 9pm and meet up with the other 10 dudes already at the bar. Yes, it was a penthouse. It was sweet. A kick ass view and balcony overlooking the lake. It was only for 6 of us, and we each had a bed. That's a rare occurance on a road trip such as this.
We drank waaaaayyyy too much. Excessive would be an understatement. We played poker and it was a total joke. One guy decided to quit half way through the game. The same guy I would learn later was actually Lola's ex bf. The one and only. That was interesting...
Anyway, he turned out to be a nice guy, obv. Lola doesn't pick losers. ;) He was a bit of a tool when it came to the poker game though. I mean who quits and just leaves their chips and goes home? Ridiculous. At least shove every hand until someone call bullshit. Brutal.
Golf was amazing. The huge highlight of the weekend was Bochen getting his first hole in one! 127 yards, he kind of shank skulled it with a bit of a slice. I am sure you can all relate. Anyway, we went up there and sure enough it was no where to be seen. Thorndog ran to the hole, started screaming and we all thought he was full of shit. He proceed to lean over and pull out the golf ball and we all lost it on the green. Literally. Guys were running around screaming, rolling around on the green, throwing beer etc. It was insane. Easily made my weekend.
I drank way to much as I said. My only regret was not stepping up to the mike on karokee thursday and busting out a little diddy for the people. Next time. I often need a little push unless I have a song in mind. They didn't have anything I liked, and I was totally hammerd by the time I decided to bust one out. Oh well. My embarassment was saved once again.
Have a good week!
We drank waaaaayyyy too much. Excessive would be an understatement. We played poker and it was a total joke. One guy decided to quit half way through the game. The same guy I would learn later was actually Lola's ex bf. The one and only. That was interesting...
Anyway, he turned out to be a nice guy, obv. Lola doesn't pick losers. ;) He was a bit of a tool when it came to the poker game though. I mean who quits and just leaves their chips and goes home? Ridiculous. At least shove every hand until someone call bullshit. Brutal.
Golf was amazing. The huge highlight of the weekend was Bochen getting his first hole in one! 127 yards, he kind of shank skulled it with a bit of a slice. I am sure you can all relate. Anyway, we went up there and sure enough it was no where to be seen. Thorndog ran to the hole, started screaming and we all thought he was full of shit. He proceed to lean over and pull out the golf ball and we all lost it on the green. Literally. Guys were running around screaming, rolling around on the green, throwing beer etc. It was insane. Easily made my weekend.
I drank way to much as I said. My only regret was not stepping up to the mike on karokee thursday and busting out a little diddy for the people. Next time. I often need a little push unless I have a song in mind. They didn't have anything I liked, and I was totally hammerd by the time I decided to bust one out. Oh well. My embarassment was saved once again.
Have a good week!
20.5.10
I'm such a downer
I had no idea what would come from that last post. I am happy that I wrote it and I am happy that people could relate to it in one way or another. I want to be clear about one thing though. I was never physically hit where I would call it abusive. I was often punished with things like grounding and tangibles being taken away, but never physically abused. Unless you count the wooden spoon. The wooden spoon was my mom's way of laying down the punishement. She is an average sized woman and she eventually lost the power to hurt me like that as I grew older. I guess the last time it ever happened was because I laughed at her, basically showing her that I could not be hurt in that way any more. She found other ways to punish me though. Like not lending me the car, not giving me allowance in the early years and not letting me ride my bike over to Will's house when we lived further away from each other.
I don't mean to be negative. I only mean to shed some light on what Schaubs is really like. Many of you have met me already and I as I have said in the past, all of those experiences will be remembered. Having memories are important. It's what makes you who you are today. Life experiences mold you into who you want to be in the future. You can take charge and choose the path that you think will lead you to eternal happiness. We all make choices, some of them we regret, some of them result in new decisions. Regardless, they are yours to make and no one elses. Sometimes decisions are permanent, and your closes ones are hurt the most.
I don't try and be a negative person when I write. I swear. I do have a lot to talk about, and as time passes I will share little snippets that I think will hit home for some readers. Others will just read this post and never come back again. Which is fine.
So let me tell you one more thing today and then I promise to have something more positive to talk about next week. Are you ready? Are you sure? Ok here we go.
My Mother's father shot himself.
Yep. I never met the man. He was a drinker. Most would call him an alcholic. Ok let's just say it. He was an alcholic and a terrible man. This is what my mom and my dear nana have told me. Of course they are biased though, they were the ones who were hurt the most. I always wonder if I am anything like my grandfather too. Do I drink too much? Maybe, but I only drink beer so at least I have that going for me. The difference is I know I have control of my life.
I am not sure how the old wives tale goes, but basically he took a revolver and blew his head off. Why am I writing this? I have no idea. In fact, many of my close friends do not even know about it. Or about my Dad for that matter. It seems easier to talk about it here in this space. Not many of them even know that this space exists. I have told them about it, but none of them think its all that cool. I mean seriously... we all know that bloggers are dorks. Except for Waffles of course.
Anyway, that is enough downer talk. I am going away this weekend (taking tomorrow off) to play lots of golf and when I get back I will try to bring a story or two to this space here. We will be playing cards (chips are in the trunk already) and we will be drinking A LOT of beer. I plan on donking it up to the best of my ability because I have already concluded that taking a drinking game of poker seriously is just not worth it. Hopefully I will be back in time for the Sunday freeroll and the LOST marathon.
Have a good weekend!
I don't mean to be negative. I only mean to shed some light on what Schaubs is really like. Many of you have met me already and I as I have said in the past, all of those experiences will be remembered. Having memories are important. It's what makes you who you are today. Life experiences mold you into who you want to be in the future. You can take charge and choose the path that you think will lead you to eternal happiness. We all make choices, some of them we regret, some of them result in new decisions. Regardless, they are yours to make and no one elses. Sometimes decisions are permanent, and your closes ones are hurt the most.
I don't try and be a negative person when I write. I swear. I do have a lot to talk about, and as time passes I will share little snippets that I think will hit home for some readers. Others will just read this post and never come back again. Which is fine.
So let me tell you one more thing today and then I promise to have something more positive to talk about next week. Are you ready? Are you sure? Ok here we go.
My Mother's father shot himself.
Yep. I never met the man. He was a drinker. Most would call him an alcholic. Ok let's just say it. He was an alcholic and a terrible man. This is what my mom and my dear nana have told me. Of course they are biased though, they were the ones who were hurt the most. I always wonder if I am anything like my grandfather too. Do I drink too much? Maybe, but I only drink beer so at least I have that going for me. The difference is I know I have control of my life.
I am not sure how the old wives tale goes, but basically he took a revolver and blew his head off. Why am I writing this? I have no idea. In fact, many of my close friends do not even know about it. Or about my Dad for that matter. It seems easier to talk about it here in this space. Not many of them even know that this space exists. I have told them about it, but none of them think its all that cool. I mean seriously... we all know that bloggers are dorks. Except for Waffles of course.
Anyway, that is enough downer talk. I am going away this weekend (taking tomorrow off) to play lots of golf and when I get back I will try to bring a story or two to this space here. We will be playing cards (chips are in the trunk already) and we will be drinking A LOT of beer. I plan on donking it up to the best of my ability because I have already concluded that taking a drinking game of poker seriously is just not worth it. Hopefully I will be back in time for the Sunday freeroll and the LOST marathon.
Have a good weekend!
18.5.10
LOL remember Dad month
Sorry to pee on the Dad party fellow bloggers, but people need to know that it's not all rainbow's and lollipops when it comes to Dads. You know the deal, mine sucks.
I really have no good memories of my Dad except for the time I asked my Mom for something and she said no, so I went and asked my Dad for the exact same thing and he said yes. Then they had a huge fight and I got in twice as much shit... and got my ass kicked in the process. Good times!
Another distinct memory I have of him was when he shaved his moustache, I didn't actually recognize him at first, and my sister started crying.
Oh then the big one was when he came into my bedroom with my mother after they had been fighting and asked me a question that every eight year old should be able to answer:
Who would you rather live with, your Mom or your Dad?
Great. Thanks for putting me on the spot! I'll take, Mom for $1 Alex, thank you very much. It wasn't really that hard of a question, but I had to at least let him think it was tough by not answering them right away (I just realized I was slow rolling them at the age of 8).
The only thing my Dad has really taught me, is how not to be a Father. For that, I owe him deeply. For if it wasn't for his selfish greedy attitude I would not be who I am today, and neither would my sister. It all worked out and trust me when I say this: for the better. I still look back and wonder what could have been had he just realized the effect he truly had on my life. One that I will never forgot, and one day... might eventually forgive. I blame a lot of the trama I went through as a child on him. A fatherless child who's mother maxed out her credit cards and went into extreme debt just to make ends meet. All the while he sent me presents and letters that really did more damage than good. I still have a gold ring that he sent me with my initials on it. I never wore it once.
He's still alive, and I think he is doing ok. I have no idea to tell you the truth. I used to care, I used to try and reach out to him. I still stick to my guns though. If he wants to talk to me or make ammends, he knows where to find me so get on a plane and figure it out! It's the least he could do.
I really have no good memories of my Dad except for the time I asked my Mom for something and she said no, so I went and asked my Dad for the exact same thing and he said yes. Then they had a huge fight and I got in twice as much shit... and got my ass kicked in the process. Good times!
Another distinct memory I have of him was when he shaved his moustache, I didn't actually recognize him at first, and my sister started crying.
Oh then the big one was when he came into my bedroom with my mother after they had been fighting and asked me a question that every eight year old should be able to answer:
Who would you rather live with, your Mom or your Dad?
Great. Thanks for putting me on the spot! I'll take, Mom for $1 Alex, thank you very much. It wasn't really that hard of a question, but I had to at least let him think it was tough by not answering them right away (I just realized I was slow rolling them at the age of 8).
The only thing my Dad has really taught me, is how not to be a Father. For that, I owe him deeply. For if it wasn't for his selfish greedy attitude I would not be who I am today, and neither would my sister. It all worked out and trust me when I say this: for the better. I still look back and wonder what could have been had he just realized the effect he truly had on my life. One that I will never forgot, and one day... might eventually forgive. I blame a lot of the trama I went through as a child on him. A fatherless child who's mother maxed out her credit cards and went into extreme debt just to make ends meet. All the while he sent me presents and letters that really did more damage than good. I still have a gold ring that he sent me with my initials on it. I never wore it once.
He's still alive, and I think he is doing ok. I have no idea to tell you the truth. I used to care, I used to try and reach out to him. I still stick to my guns though. If he wants to talk to me or make ammends, he knows where to find me so get on a plane and figure it out! It's the least he could do.
15.5.10
Zeldathon
Ever play Legend of Zelda as a kid? What about now on the Wii?
Check this out.
It just started, and they are taking donations for a great cause. The more donations they get, the longer they will play. They could be playing for years!
Willy just reminded me of the times we spent playing NES at my place and his. We only lived about an eight iron away from each other growing up. Dominos pizza was the food of choice. On weekends we'd also ride up to the corner store and play Street Fighter II. When we were hard up for quarters we would get together and roll our pennies in order to get in a few games.
Ahhhh, the simple times. Being a kid is so awesome.
Check this out.
It just started, and they are taking donations for a great cause. The more donations they get, the longer they will play. They could be playing for years!
Willy just reminded me of the times we spent playing NES at my place and his. We only lived about an eight iron away from each other growing up. Dominos pizza was the food of choice. On weekends we'd also ride up to the corner store and play Street Fighter II. When we were hard up for quarters we would get together and roll our pennies in order to get in a few games.
Ahhhh, the simple times. Being a kid is so awesome.
10.5.10
Yes, I will be THAT guy at SCOOP
I have registered for a SCOOP NLHE event tomorrow. I have no intention of showing up as the time and the date are totally inconvenient to a normal 8-6ers weekday work schedule. So I've signed up using my SCOOP ticket that I won a while back in a free roll after placing an obnoxious badge/blog post up on this here space (last time for you Pokerstars).
So I will be one of many hundreds who will be annoying you to no end as you battle for my blinds. One guy will take them while others try to take a stand get ass fucked on the river with a call all in with their pocket 8's while the stealer wakes up with a real hand for the first time in 10 attempts. Take a stand! I dare you. My chips are your chips, please enjoy.
This will officially mark the final time I "play" in a poker tournament at Pokerstars. Once I cash out my FPP's later this week I will be closing my account for good.
GL to all you suckers. I can't wait to see the next "promotion" they come up with for the poker blogging community.
So I will be one of many hundreds who will be annoying you to no end as you battle for my blinds. One guy will take them while others try to take a stand get ass fucked on the river with a call all in with their pocket 8's while the stealer wakes up with a real hand for the first time in 10 attempts. Take a stand! I dare you. My chips are your chips, please enjoy.
This will officially mark the final time I "play" in a poker tournament at Pokerstars. Once I cash out my FPP's later this week I will be closing my account for good.
GL to all you suckers. I can't wait to see the next "promotion" they come up with for the poker blogging community.
7.5.10
Fucked Up Friday - The Apple Chucker Gang
When I was in grade 3 we used to always hang outside the school before the bell and chuck apple cores at big semi trucks passing by. We would try and hit the trailer portion of the truck. So every morning I would eat an apple on the way to school and save the core. We'd wait for the perfect moment and fire away. Then we would run for it.
It was only a matter of time before one of the apple chucker gang got caught, I just never thought it would be me.
Well one morning I decided I couldn't wait for a semi-truck to pass by and decided I would throw it at a smaller truck. Boom! I struck the back of a canopy style truck and then the driver slammed on the breaks. Oh shit! So I ran for it as I usually would but this time I decided to run and hide behind one of those hollowed out bushy type of trees up against the side of the school. The ones that have been there for years and years and kids have been using them as forts or hideouts.
So I snuck into one of those against the school and thought I had gotten away with it free and clear. I took a quick peak from behind the bush and sure enough this big burley man was coming straight for my bush. The other kids must have told on me because I was sure that I had ran fast enough to evade the unsuspecting driver.
A few seconds later the is a deep voice from outside the bush yelling "come out of there kid!" "you come out right now!!"
I was scared. In fact, I was very fucking scared. I thought this guy was going to kick my ass! I had no choice but to sulk my way out from behind my hiding spot and he immediately grabbed my arm with a firm grip and walked me straight to the principal's office.
On the way there, I felt this urge to take a pee. I really had to go. I told the grumpy old man the same. His response was "well too bad, you're going straight to the principal!"
So I did what every grade three boy would do when he really has to go and is very nervous. You know that feeling in your gut when you know you have done something wrong? I had that. I had it bad. So bad that I just let it go and peed my pants!
So there I was, waiting in the office for my mom to come and pick me up. I got it bad when I got home too. My mom's rule was always "twice as bad at home."
Boy did that one hurt. I think she might have broken two wooden spoons that night and my ass was on fire for two days.
It was only a matter of time before one of the apple chucker gang got caught, I just never thought it would be me.
Well one morning I decided I couldn't wait for a semi-truck to pass by and decided I would throw it at a smaller truck. Boom! I struck the back of a canopy style truck and then the driver slammed on the breaks. Oh shit! So I ran for it as I usually would but this time I decided to run and hide behind one of those hollowed out bushy type of trees up against the side of the school. The ones that have been there for years and years and kids have been using them as forts or hideouts.
So I snuck into one of those against the school and thought I had gotten away with it free and clear. I took a quick peak from behind the bush and sure enough this big burley man was coming straight for my bush. The other kids must have told on me because I was sure that I had ran fast enough to evade the unsuspecting driver.
A few seconds later the is a deep voice from outside the bush yelling "come out of there kid!" "you come out right now!!"
I was scared. In fact, I was very fucking scared. I thought this guy was going to kick my ass! I had no choice but to sulk my way out from behind my hiding spot and he immediately grabbed my arm with a firm grip and walked me straight to the principal's office.
On the way there, I felt this urge to take a pee. I really had to go. I told the grumpy old man the same. His response was "well too bad, you're going straight to the principal!"
So I did what every grade three boy would do when he really has to go and is very nervous. You know that feeling in your gut when you know you have done something wrong? I had that. I had it bad. So bad that I just let it go and peed my pants!
So there I was, waiting in the office for my mom to come and pick me up. I got it bad when I got home too. My mom's rule was always "twice as bad at home."
Boy did that one hurt. I think she might have broken two wooden spoons that night and my ass was on fire for two days.
Side Show Schaubs
We were having family dinner last week and somehow this saying came up and we all realized what a great tongue twister it is...
Say it 10 times fast, I dare you.
Side Show Schaubs
Side Show Schaubs
Side Show Schaubs
Side Show Schaubs
Side Show Schaubs
Side Show Schaubs
Side Show Schaubs
Side Show Schaubs
Side Show Schaubs
Side Show Schaubs
Did you do it? Tough right?
I forget how the conversation went, but obviously one of my family members was trying to burn me on something that involved me being a total side show. Sometimes I get that way...
Have a good weekend. I'll be golfing tomorrow and then Mother's Day on Sunday. Except my mom is away! So it is time with Nana and the Mother-in-law instead. The weather is supposed to be beautiful tomorrow for golf. Can't wait. Sunday I will also be watching the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass. I wonder if Tiger will make the cut today? He shot 70 yesterday and is only 4 off the lead.
Anyway, this is side show schaubs signing off.
Say it 10 times fast, I dare you.
Side Show Schaubs
Side Show Schaubs
Side Show Schaubs
Side Show Schaubs
Side Show Schaubs
Side Show Schaubs
Side Show Schaubs
Side Show Schaubs
Side Show Schaubs
Side Show Schaubs
Did you do it? Tough right?
I forget how the conversation went, but obviously one of my family members was trying to burn me on something that involved me being a total side show. Sometimes I get that way...
Have a good weekend. I'll be golfing tomorrow and then Mother's Day on Sunday. Except my mom is away! So it is time with Nana and the Mother-in-law instead. The weather is supposed to be beautiful tomorrow for golf. Can't wait. Sunday I will also be watching the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass. I wonder if Tiger will make the cut today? He shot 70 yesterday and is only 4 off the lead.
Anyway, this is side show schaubs signing off.
6.5.10
Baseball is a pain in the neck
I continued my Mookie hiatus as a result of me being needed on the ball field. In fact we showed up last night with only 8 players (we only had 2 girls). Nick and I played the outfield on our own, and we held our own quite nicely. Nick is a bomber, he jacked two HR's and the rest of our team did what they normally do which is - get on base. We took the auto out in the 9 spot but that didn't seem to slow us down as we eventually mercied the team 14-2 and we were out of there half way through the 2nd period of the Canucks game. No need to rush back though since we had a radio at the field, oh and the Canucks were down 2-0 to the shithawks already.
Back to the game though and the reason for this post title. I hit one right back at the pitcher and initially it looked like he grabbed it cleanly so I didn't give it much of a run. Then he bobbled it, and bobbled it again. Fucker. So I had to run for it and give it a go... sure enough I kick it into gear and out pops a fart. Oh, I say to myself that's extra propulsion and I kick it into a whole new gear and almost out run that bumbling bobbling idot of an opposing pitcher. Trying my best I snag my foot on first base and start to go down. Knowing I am going down everything starts to happen in slow motion. I put a hand down but somehow my front right side of my forehead hits the dirt first. Luckily the rules state we need to be wearing a helmet. So the brim of the lid gets caught on the dirt, dirt flies all over my face and into my beard. I scrape my left leg and hand on my way down.
Thankfully I didn't see any stars (which reminds me... you suck pokerstars), I was just a bit stunned and was back on my feet in no time. We only had 8 players after all and I told myself I wasn't coming out of the game. Now I sit here with a sore neck and a brusied hand. It feels like whiplash.
On my way back to the dugout I said the pitcher "this all could have been avoided if you would have just made a clean play on the ball."
Back to the game though and the reason for this post title. I hit one right back at the pitcher and initially it looked like he grabbed it cleanly so I didn't give it much of a run. Then he bobbled it, and bobbled it again. Fucker. So I had to run for it and give it a go... sure enough I kick it into gear and out pops a fart. Oh, I say to myself that's extra propulsion and I kick it into a whole new gear and almost out run that bumbling bobbling idot of an opposing pitcher. Trying my best I snag my foot on first base and start to go down. Knowing I am going down everything starts to happen in slow motion. I put a hand down but somehow my front right side of my forehead hits the dirt first. Luckily the rules state we need to be wearing a helmet. So the brim of the lid gets caught on the dirt, dirt flies all over my face and into my beard. I scrape my left leg and hand on my way down.
Thankfully I didn't see any stars (which reminds me... you suck pokerstars), I was just a bit stunned and was back on my feet in no time. We only had 8 players after all and I told myself I wasn't coming out of the game. Now I sit here with a sore neck and a brusied hand. It feels like whiplash.
On my way back to the dugout I said the pitcher "this all could have been avoided if you would have just made a clean play on the ball."
5.5.10
SCOOP is a Joke Part II
AYFKM?
Last night's SCOOP tournaments are still running!!
The small one just ended.
The medium one is HU.
The large one is down to 8 players with an average stack of 71BB's.
WHAT A FUCKING JOKE.
EVER HEARD OF DAY 2 JOKERSTARS?
You'd think that after 14-16 hours of play they might consider letting the players come back to play again the following day. Who runs that fucking joke of a site anyway? Give your teeny tiny little heads a shake!
It's offical - my ticket will now go unused. I can not justify playing through an entire night and into the morning, missing work even if it is a huge loooooog shot of me going that deep. I refuse to play in any further blogger events sponsored by Pokerstars. FULL TILT ALL THE WAY!!
Props to Cmitch for pointing this out to me.
Last night's SCOOP tournaments are still running!!
The small one just ended.
The medium one is HU.
The large one is down to 8 players with an average stack of 71BB's.
WHAT A FUCKING JOKE.
EVER HEARD OF DAY 2 JOKERSTARS?
You'd think that after 14-16 hours of play they might consider letting the players come back to play again the following day. Who runs that fucking joke of a site anyway? Give your teeny tiny little heads a shake!
It's offical - my ticket will now go unused. I can not justify playing through an entire night and into the morning, missing work even if it is a huge loooooog shot of me going that deep. I refuse to play in any further blogger events sponsored by Pokerstars. FULL TILT ALL THE WAY!!
Props to Cmitch for pointing this out to me.
4.5.10
SCOOP is a joke
I can't really go on in detail as Poker Grump has in the past. All I know is that Poker Stars sucks balls compared to Full Tilt. I'm struggling to find a tournament that I can use my $11 ticket on and it looks like my only chance will be next Tuesday (I'm playing golf later today instead for an interclub scratch league match).
I'll probably have to show up late to next week's event because of the West Coast unfriendly start time of 5pm PST so that adds even more to the suckdom that already is JokerStars. Oh well, I guess free money is free money, but I did work for that ticket and now I will probably have nothing to show for it. I'll keep you posted. I just think it is totally retarded how they tried to get me to write FIVE more posts linking their site for what, $22 (LOL ticket not cash!)? No thanks. If I was at the top of the Pokerstars food chain I'd probably consider firing the entire marketing department. They are that dumb.
I'll probably have to show up late to next week's event because of the West Coast unfriendly start time of 5pm PST so that adds even more to the suckdom that already is JokerStars. Oh well, I guess free money is free money, but I did work for that ticket and now I will probably have nothing to show for it. I'll keep you posted. I just think it is totally retarded how they tried to get me to write FIVE more posts linking their site for what, $22 (LOL ticket not cash!)? No thanks. If I was at the top of the Pokerstars food chain I'd probably consider firing the entire marketing department. They are that dumb.
3.5.10
What's with the no shows?
Seriously people. You are in a freeroll where a dude (ALCANTHANG) pulls out all the stops to get you in... and you don't even show? WTF is wrong with you? Have you no gratitude? I find it to be pretty low class for those who don't go that extra mile to show. I know that I have personally skipped out on a couple of family dinners and have also cancelled other plans, just to take advantage of this amazing oppoortunity. I mean seriously, WHAT THE FUCK? I even skipped the Keg last night. The money I won would have almost paid for my steak and crab too.
I will accept all reasonable excuses. However, you must realize how frustrating you are to the rest of the table that did show up. I mean it takes almost two hours for your stack to blind off. It is retardedly annoying to see people continuously try and steal those blinds. One person usually does all the pushing around and the others try to take a stance. Sure enough the bully sucks out on the dude with the better hand who has enough of that stealing blinds shit and they get ass fucked.
My point should not be misunderstood. I love me some dead stacks. In any other tournament I would be happy. But when Al goes to the lengths he has gone to and does whatever he can to try include EVERYONE then that is where it gets ridiculous. There are some bloggers who are not even part of the free roll, heck I even saw Shrike railing for most of the tournament and then realized he was not in it. Not sure how that happened, but I am glad he is on the rail for obvious reasons. I am sure there are others too.
Seriously, show up or shut up.
I will accept all reasonable excuses. However, you must realize how frustrating you are to the rest of the table that did show up. I mean it takes almost two hours for your stack to blind off. It is retardedly annoying to see people continuously try and steal those blinds. One person usually does all the pushing around and the others try to take a stance. Sure enough the bully sucks out on the dude with the better hand who has enough of that stealing blinds shit and they get ass fucked.
My point should not be misunderstood. I love me some dead stacks. In any other tournament I would be happy. But when Al goes to the lengths he has gone to and does whatever he can to try include EVERYONE then that is where it gets ridiculous. There are some bloggers who are not even part of the free roll, heck I even saw Shrike railing for most of the tournament and then realized he was not in it. Not sure how that happened, but I am glad he is on the rail for obvious reasons. I am sure there are others too.
Seriously, show up or shut up.
1.5.10
A good start to May 2010
I might try and fix this later, but its time for sleep now. Use your magnifying glass if needed...
HU lasted a good 40 hands and we finally chopped it up after having even stacks and only 10BB left each.
I'll take the money and run. I've only played in about 6-8 of these so far.
Have a good weekend.
30.4.10
Shows/Movies I've never seen or barely watch
In no particular order:
- Avtar (I want to be the only person in the world to have never seen it)
- Star Trek (movie & show)
- The Simpsons (movie and show)
- The news (I hate watching tragic stories after work)
- Everybody loves Raymond
These are just the ones that come to mind right away. Obviously there are a ton more shows/movies I've never seen. In fact, I rarely ever watch movies any more. They seem to take up too much time and I have a short attention span. Like Waffles.
However, unlike waffles - back in my late teens I was trying to get laid instead of playing WoW, Dungeons and Dragons, or taking apart computers and putting them back together again.
Actually wait, when I was a teen, waffffffles was still old and probably already grey/ghey.
- Avtar (I want to be the only person in the world to have never seen it)
- Star Trek (movie & show)
- The Simpsons (movie and show)
- The news (I hate watching tragic stories after work)
- Everybody loves Raymond
These are just the ones that come to mind right away. Obviously there are a ton more shows/movies I've never seen. In fact, I rarely ever watch movies any more. They seem to take up too much time and I have a short attention span. Like Waffles.
However, unlike waffles - back in my late teens I was trying to get laid instead of playing WoW, Dungeons and Dragons, or taking apart computers and putting them back together again.
Actually wait, when I was a teen, waffffffles was still old and probably already grey/ghey.
29.4.10
My Cat the alarm clock (poker content)
My big cat weighs about 14 pounds, his name is Rocky. My small cat weighs about 7 pounds, his name is Frank. This morning I must have hit the off button instead of the snooze because 45 minutes later Rocky was climbing all over me telling me I was late... but in reality he was probably just hungry again. Seriously, Rocky is like a dog. He will eat until there is nothing left, and then go and bully Frank out of the way and finish his. If we didn't keep an eye on Frank, he'd starve and Rocky would tip the 20 pound mark.
I skipped the Mookie as predicted and played ball instead. This being our second game in two days, I was sore from game one but luckily didn't pull anything to warrant sitting out in game two. Good thing because we only had nine players last night. We won 20-8 bringing our total runs for to 41 and against to 26. A good start to say the least.
I look forward to Sunday's free roll. I feel a deep run coming, but as I witnessed last night when I got home from ball with only 20 people left - people are willing to flip for 100BB pots. I guess when the only real prize is first place, you want to have the dominating stack at the final table. But seriously, that is just nuts. No one folds anymore. Even to a 4Bet shove. I don't care what type of table image you might think someone has, stacking off with a small pair is bound to happen if you are not careful. Bloggers never amaze me anymore and I for one am the first to admit that I have no game when it comes to final tables so I might just have to take that flip early and often. Pokermeister proved that it worked last night, you just have to have a little run good on your side or you are on the rail wondering what just happened to your 40BB stack.
Round 2 of the NHL playoffs kicks off tonight and I am pumped! Chicago will win the series (cm). Later.
I skipped the Mookie as predicted and played ball instead. This being our second game in two days, I was sore from game one but luckily didn't pull anything to warrant sitting out in game two. Good thing because we only had nine players last night. We won 20-8 bringing our total runs for to 41 and against to 26. A good start to say the least.
I look forward to Sunday's free roll. I feel a deep run coming, but as I witnessed last night when I got home from ball with only 20 people left - people are willing to flip for 100BB pots. I guess when the only real prize is first place, you want to have the dominating stack at the final table. But seriously, that is just nuts. No one folds anymore. Even to a 4Bet shove. I don't care what type of table image you might think someone has, stacking off with a small pair is bound to happen if you are not careful. Bloggers never amaze me anymore and I for one am the first to admit that I have no game when it comes to final tables so I might just have to take that flip early and often. Pokermeister proved that it worked last night, you just have to have a little run good on your side or you are on the rail wondering what just happened to your 40BB stack.
Round 2 of the NHL playoffs kicks off tonight and I am pumped! Chicago will win the series (cm). Later.
28.4.10
Google Reader FTW
Well that was easy. I have no idea what took so long but I am glad I am finally over at google reader. The only annoying part is that they marked all blogs as unread so that was a bit frustrating have to click on every single one and "mark as unread." Other than that it is great. I especially like the feature where even though you have read a particular blog, it just doesn't disappear after you have clicked on it like it does with bloglines. You can go back and click through that link and the post will still be there. I like. So I am slowly getting through all of the old "unread" post but after that it will be smooth sailing. I also like how it automatically places everything alphabetically. That is a way better feature once you get used to it. Better than the other which was having them shown in the order they were added. Harsh annoying fo shizzle. I'm 95% certain that I won't be ther for the mookie this week as I have a ball game tonight. LLB with veryjosie will have to wait, as agreed. I plan on losing gracefully (costanzamethod) and shipping her the $11 promptly. So yeah, ball game (see: excercise finally) followed by a few beers tonight instead of internet poker. No brainer even if there is a TOC seat up for grabs. As if I am going to win one of those (cm)...
23.4.10
Hey Bloglines guess what?
I am done with you. You suck. You never update consistently and rarely are you ever on time. I find myself going to the blogs directly instead of counting on you for updates. You suck old lady saggy titties with chewed up nipples. Fuck you Bloglines. I am moving to Google Reader!
22.4.10
For every Blogger
For every Rooster, there is a dbcooper or VeryJosie that take a seat down at the latest BBT. The BBT5. So far there are 85 registered for this week's Mookie Championship and more importantly... a TOC seat.
I want some of this action.
I want some of this action.
21.4.10
The Mookie Revival BBT5 event #3
Yes, of course I will be there! Won't you? You better be, because I want your chips! All of them and as soon as possible please. BDR will be in full effect so I suggest you tune in early and often. I have seen the o/u line set at 120 entries. I think it will get crushed. Take the over. If Monday's tournament is any sign of things to come then yeah, obviously we are going to hit at least 120, maybe even 150. People will be coming out of everywhere to play in this long standing classic. It might not have it's host there, but we will all be thinking of him nonetheless. I want my profile damn it! I swear, if I win I am going to do my own profile anyway. The questions are always the same so it should be no problem. Dork. Yeah so. Suck it Trebek. I am sure there will be a lot of fishy dead money (including me) so make sure you get those stacks in behind and donk away!
18.4.10
BBT5 is a go
Alcanthang Alcantghang Alcanthang
Tournament: p0ker From the Rail
When: Monday, April 19th through May 24th starting at 22:00ET
Game: Deepstack NLHE
Buyin: $24+2 (or token)*
Password: 2010WSOP
Tournament: The Mookie
When: Wednesday, April 21st through May 26th starting at 22:00ET
Game: Deepstack NLHE
Buyin: $10+1*
Password: vegas1
*Winner also receives ToC entry
Tournament: Battle of the Blogger Tournaments Invitational
When: Sunday, April 18th through May 23rd starting at 19:00ET
Game: Deepstack NLHE
Buyin: Restricted freeroll**
**$2,000 Prizepool + 1st and 2nd place receive ToC entry
Tournament: Blogger Battle Royale
When: Sunday, June 6th starting at 14:00ET
Game: Deepstack NLHE
Buyin: Freeroll for BBT participating bloggers
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See ya there.
Tournament: p0ker From the Rail
When: Monday, April 19th through May 24th starting at 22:00ET
Game: Deepstack NLHE
Buyin: $24+2 (or token)*
Password: 2010WSOP
Tournament: The Mookie
When: Wednesday, April 21st through May 26th starting at 22:00ET
Game: Deepstack NLHE
Buyin: $10+1*
Password: vegas1
*Winner also receives ToC entry
Tournament: Battle of the Blogger Tournaments Invitational
When: Sunday, April 18th through May 23rd starting at 19:00ET
Game: Deepstack NLHE
Buyin: Restricted freeroll**
**$2,000 Prizepool + 1st and 2nd place receive ToC entry
Tournament: Blogger Battle Royale
When: Sunday, June 6th starting at 14:00ET
Game: Deepstack NLHE
Buyin: Freeroll for BBT participating bloggers
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See ya there.
16.4.10
NHL Playoffs 2010
Who is your favorite team?
Who are you cheering for to win Lord Stanley's Cup?
The Canucks went to overtime last night to decide game one vs. the LA Kings. It was a great game so hopefully you caught some of it...
Yeah right eh.
I love this time of year because we get 3-4 hockey games EACH NIGHT. It is awesome. I am in Astin's hockey pool. Actually I got together with three others here and we entered 5 teams in total. Time to take this thing down after three years of trying.
I'm not going to do any Stanley Cup predicitions this year because I have come to the conclusion that I am waffles-esque when it comes to cooler powers. Call me the Canadian cooler or Schwafuls as some of my blogger pals have called me in the past.
I just seem to have a knack for calling something out, and then the opposite happens. That is why I am a huge fan of the Costanza method (TM).
Just make your picks and then do the opposite. You will be surprised how well that works.
Who are you cheering for to win Lord Stanley's Cup?
The Canucks went to overtime last night to decide game one vs. the LA Kings. It was a great game so hopefully you caught some of it...
Yeah right eh.
I love this time of year because we get 3-4 hockey games EACH NIGHT. It is awesome. I am in Astin's hockey pool. Actually I got together with three others here and we entered 5 teams in total. Time to take this thing down after three years of trying.
I'm not going to do any Stanley Cup predicitions this year because I have come to the conclusion that I am waffles-esque when it comes to cooler powers. Call me the Canadian cooler or Schwafuls as some of my blogger pals have called me in the past.
I just seem to have a knack for calling something out, and then the opposite happens. That is why I am a huge fan of the Costanza method (TM).
Just make your picks and then do the opposite. You will be surprised how well that works.
15.4.10
Mookie Reminder
Look at your notes!!
First hand of the night I try to defend my BB and don't even think to look at my notes on BDR co-host Joanada1111111!!!! and try and outplay her on the turn. She didn't fall for it and I gave away half my stack on the first hand. I am a pokertard sometimes, but you knew that. She called me down with 10's. I guess she just didn't believe me. Next time, I will have the goods. Didn't make it to the veryjosie tournament in time. Life got in the way. I foresee life getting in the way a lot in the not so distant future. I hope to compete in the next unofficial BBTFIVE and possibly win a seat to the TOC. Obviously I am a huge underdog longshot but hey you just never know. Oh, and of course I will go to the ME if I win a seat, how could I pass up an opportunity like that!
Bring it on.
First hand of the night I try to defend my BB and don't even think to look at my notes on BDR co-host Joanada1111111!!!! and try and outplay her on the turn. She didn't fall for it and I gave away half my stack on the first hand. I am a pokertard sometimes, but you knew that. She called me down with 10's. I guess she just didn't believe me. Next time, I will have the goods. Didn't make it to the veryjosie tournament in time. Life got in the way. I foresee life getting in the way a lot in the not so distant future. I hope to compete in the next unofficial BBTFIVE and possibly win a seat to the TOC. Obviously I am a huge underdog longshot but hey you just never know. Oh, and of course I will go to the ME if I win a seat, how could I pass up an opportunity like that!
Bring it on.
14.4.10
Oh yeah, I played Poker last Friday
I always forget to talk about poker these days. I totally forgot that I played some cash game action over at the River Rock casino on Friday night. I guess the reason I forgot was, well... I was drunk. Drunk poker is not good poker and should be forgotten as quickly as possible. Friday night started out with me taking off from work on time (imagine that) and then whipping over to my home course to join up with Thordong, Funk and Penski on the back nine. Nothing eventful there. After that we went upstairs for some burgers, nachos, riblets and of course... more booze. We drank and played some pool, gambled of course. Then went over to the shed and played darts. Drank more and watched sports highlights. It starts to get fuzzy right around then. I think it was about 10pm by the time we got there. All of the sudden it was midnight and it was Penski's 40th bday. So we drank some more. At 2am we decided that it was time to play some cards so we got a ride over to the casino from Funk. Funk went home because he had a tee time for the next morning. When we arrived at the poker room we managed to get two of us at the same table for 1/2. Thordog was on his own but then I grabbed him and moved him when a seat openned up. So there we were, drunk at 230am side by side playing 1/2 NL and there were 7 other regulars staring at us licking there chops. I fronted Thordog a $100 buyin. Penkski came up with the idea that we would all payout everyone's buyin's from our total earnings for the night. I have done this before with him and came out ahead. I can't remember much poker but I do remember rivering a set of tens and spewed my first $140 when the guy rivered a flush. I couldn't get away from it and paid him off. I went and grabbed $200 more and ran that up to $350 while beratting a kid who thought he was pro. I just kept telling him that Math was calling. He was a little whiny bitch for sure. I remember that much. Thorndog ended up folding for an hour and then doubled up with Aces. Patience pays off sometimes. Penksi spewed $200 so all in all he was the only one who lost anything once we transfered Thornog's winnings to him. I think he ended down $50 or whatever. We left at 5:30am and I was in bed by 6am. Masters was starting in 6.5 hours and I had to get up for that obv.
13.4.10
[ x ] BBT5
I've heard rumors but nothing official. I look forward to a fresh start and a new challenge. Full Tilt is still the only site I play. Not sure what that is, but it's just ended up that way. I have one measly add on the right there and its not even for Full tilt so don't click it. I wish I had a Full Tilt ad, but no one will pay me anything anymore. Poor me LOL. I guess it is because my blog is about as ghey as it gets and I really am just a D-list hack that can't write to save his life. I often wonder why I still come here and pimp and write this mindless drivel.
Ok. Restart.
FULL TILT.
I'm going to try and get in to as many events as I can and hopefully get a seat to the TOC (I assume there will be one of some sort). I need to save up every penny I've got to make sure I have enough for the first few buyins. Heck, I'll even reload if I have to. I still have over $150 there so that might last me a while, I hope.
I feel more pressure to play well in this one for some reason... I need to win a Mookie and this is perfect timing to give it a shot. I just know all the pros will come out of the woodwork as they always do in these things so I don't really like my chances, but hey you just never know right?
Can't win if you don't play!
Ok. Restart.
FULL TILT.
I'm going to try and get in to as many events as I can and hopefully get a seat to the TOC (I assume there will be one of some sort). I need to save up every penny I've got to make sure I have enough for the first few buyins. Heck, I'll even reload if I have to. I still have over $150 there so that might last me a while, I hope.
I feel more pressure to play well in this one for some reason... I need to win a Mookie and this is perfect timing to give it a shot. I just know all the pros will come out of the woodwork as they always do in these things so I don't really like my chances, but hey you just never know right?
Can't win if you don't play!
12.4.10
The Masters 2010
That was awesome.
Congrats Phil. Sucked in Tiger, I knew you wouldn't be able to pull it off. Everyone here knows already that I am a Tiger golf fan. However, I just knew he wouldn't take it down. I should have bet Phil Ivey... that is how confident I was.
If anyone was going to pull it off though, it would have been Tiger. But seriously, who in their right mind would bet against him? It was definitely interesting to see it all play out. I really was pulling for Couples.... now THAT would have been amazing. A 50 year old dude running around in skater shoes and no socks and beating up a bunch of young pup's in their prime?
That would have topped Butler winning the NCAA championship. Alas, neither of those came to fruition and we are sitting here looking at Phil with his 3rd green jacket and the hated Duke Blue Devils with another championship. Both great champions who's only chance of losing on the final day was if they gave it away themselves.
Phil took some ballsy risks and they paid off. Well done Lefty.
Congrats Phil. Sucked in Tiger, I knew you wouldn't be able to pull it off. Everyone here knows already that I am a Tiger golf fan. However, I just knew he wouldn't take it down. I should have bet Phil Ivey... that is how confident I was.
If anyone was going to pull it off though, it would have been Tiger. But seriously, who in their right mind would bet against him? It was definitely interesting to see it all play out. I really was pulling for Couples.... now THAT would have been amazing. A 50 year old dude running around in skater shoes and no socks and beating up a bunch of young pup's in their prime?
That would have topped Butler winning the NCAA championship. Alas, neither of those came to fruition and we are sitting here looking at Phil with his 3rd green jacket and the hated Duke Blue Devils with another championship. Both great champions who's only chance of losing on the final day was if they gave it away themselves.
Phil took some ballsy risks and they paid off. Well done Lefty.
8.4.10
Bloggers are writers now?
Not me.
I ain't so good at that reading comprehension stuff either.
I think I got a P in English 12. Wait... yep, I did.
I was too busy playin' sports and chicks all at the same time.
I feel so dumb for enjoying school the way I did. What was I thinking.
Anyone who blogs and claims to be a writer, better get paid for it or at least plan on getting paid for it. The rest are just like me. Wasting time.
That shit is hard work. Maybe I should quit and focus on other things.
Like reading comprehension.
Anyone got a wet paper bag?
I ain't so good at that reading comprehension stuff either.
I think I got a P in English 12. Wait... yep, I did.
I was too busy playin' sports and chicks all at the same time.
I feel so dumb for enjoying school the way I did. What was I thinking.
Anyone who blogs and claims to be a writer, better get paid for it or at least plan on getting paid for it. The rest are just like me. Wasting time.
That shit is hard work. Maybe I should quit and focus on other things.
Like reading comprehension.
Anyone got a wet paper bag?
5.4.10
Golf is Dangerous
The shot above set off a wave of events that, for the most part, got me rethinking my whole obsession with hitting golf balls out into the ocean. For over 15 years now, there has been one consistent activity that I partake in whenever I go away on a trip. Whether it is camping, my honeymoon or a golf trip with the guys - I have always had the need to pound a few balls out into a lake, a river or the ocean, which is always within walking distance from our vacation spot. The more that I think about it now, the more I realize it was that famous episode of Seinfeld when George lives the lie of a Marine Biologist and pulls out Kramer's titleist from a whale's blowhole (still the best hole in one story I have heard to this day... fast forward the first 30 seconds) that inspired me to carry on with this odd obsession.
There was one year when we were camping and I had brought an entire shag bag of range balls. It was great fun because we each took a turn ripping an old three wood out into the lake. Sometimes there are things to aim at, like people on floaties, and other times it's just a long drive contest. Heh.
The photo below was my next tee box, and as soon as I saw it from our balcony I mentally booked a tee time with that sucker at some point during the weekend. Saturday afternoon ended up being the day and time that the latest installment would take place. When you look at it from the balcony it just looks like a rock with some grass on top... the perfect tee box right?
In fact, it was a dream tee box. I had never seen something like it before. Usually I just find a place on the beach and hit from there. Other times I find a dock and hit it right off the deck. This time was special because not only was the view and hitting area perfect, there was actual grass to hit off! It felt like it was my destiny to make it out to that rock and pound a few into the sunset.
With drivers, beers and golf balls in hand, we made our way to the beach while the girls had a nap. We had played 9 holes earlier where I happened to pull off something I had never done before on any 9 hole adventure. I made 9 three's in a row. I hit all 9 greens in regulation and 2 putted all 9 greens to shoot 2 under. How? Well there were two drivable par 4's (245 and 210 yards each) and I hit those greens as well. Good times. Kinda a brag I know, but hey this is my space!
Anyway, here is a picture of the rock before we made the climb up:
When we arrived at the top we were greated by a Canadian Goose:
She didn't hang out too long. She made it clear that we were not wanted and did not appreciate us being up there. I was a bit confused because I knew that people were going up there all the time. I mean look at the path that has been worn in by passers by.
She hissed a couple of times and then flew off! Down to the ocean below she went and joined up with her partner. I assume he was a male, but they all look the same to me. He was pissed off and didn't appreciate us being up there one bit. When the bird flew off we looked down on the ground and guess what we found:
Yep - 8 eggs! Needless to say we were very shocked to see this little nest. However, we kept out distance and did not disturb or touch anything whatsoever. We did, however, continue on with the plan. Hit the balls out into the ocean. We came with a plan and wanted to see it through.
We kept our distance and began to hit a few shots. No big deal, we stuck to the opposite side of the nest and pounded a couple of drivers. We took some video and took a few shots along with the ones above. Then, I think I took it a bit too far. I decided to hit a shot out into the sunset so I need to aim a bit further left. So I tee'd one up and fired one about 30 yards to the right of the Geese below.
Well this is where the Dad got really pissed. In hindsight this whole adventure was a mistake. Not much I could do about it at the time, but I guess the loud sound of the ball against the club face must have startled the Dad Goose because he took off in flight and so did the Mom. They both took off in seperate directions and ten seconds later they were heading straight for us from both sides. We were being dive bombed by these parents who thought, possibly, that we might actually be hitting these goose eggs and not our golf balls. The Dad was literally two feet from us as he buzzed by. We were scared! ;)
The mom landed at the entrance way to the top of the rock and basically started screeching at us relentlessly. She was hissing and flapping her wings. At this point we were feeling pretty bad about the whole situation. We didn't mean to bring any harm to the birds or their eggs. In fact, we kept telling the goose this information in the hopes that she would somehow understand what we were trying to say. For some reason, she just didn't understand....
Meanwhile the Dad Goose flew off to go and get help. Or so we assumed. Soon after he returned with another goose and they once again buzzed by us showing us their displeasure with us still being up on THEIR rock.
Once the mom was up there again, we decided to pack it in. We still had about 3-4 balls left each, but we didn't want to draw anymore attention to the situation and decided to leave down the back rock face instead. It was a tough climb down as there weren't any real worn out "stairs" but we managed and the mother goose resumed her position on top of her kids.
All in all, it was definitely an odd experience. I have never had such a run in with these types of birds before, other than the golf course. I won't try and condone what we did, or make excuses for some of the choices we made. Overall, nothing was disturbed and no birds were hurt in this adventure. However, it surely has changed my view on the whole process and it certainly has openned my eyes to re-evaluate the whole decision to do something similar in the future.
Maybe I'll just stick to the driving range from now on... but probably not.
1.4.10
Mookieless and Profileless
Still no wins in the Mookie (which means no profile... although Mookie has put an end to those... which is great because I would be choked!) It's not like I play that often... in fact I didn't think I even had enough to join tonight. When I got home I found out I had $13 left so I decided to let it ride.
Good thing I did!
No need to recap... since I didn't actually win. Right now, as I type this I gotta say that I am pretty choked that I didn't pull it off. However, having not much practice in HU... I'll take the cash right about now. I was playing well, Lola started watching me... and well... having my hot wife watch me try and win my first Mookie was a bit of challenge. Nonetheless, I was glad she was there, and she congratulated me after. So that is all that counts. :)
AugB10 is the only one who beat me... no idea who he is. Congrats.
Pinkystinky was 3rd
Buddydank was 4th
ABNBrendan was 5th (Lucko's buddy?)
Fuel55 was 6th
Keepfloppin was 7th
Twoblackaces was bubble boy
Thanks to all 62 participants... I needed the BR boost!
IF I had won, I would have received a lot of "ha ha April fools right?" type of comments for sure.
Be careful out there... don't get levelled.
Good thing I did!
No need to recap... since I didn't actually win. Right now, as I type this I gotta say that I am pretty choked that I didn't pull it off. However, having not much practice in HU... I'll take the cash right about now. I was playing well, Lola started watching me... and well... having my hot wife watch me try and win my first Mookie was a bit of challenge. Nonetheless, I was glad she was there, and she congratulated me after. So that is all that counts. :)
AugB10 is the only one who beat me... no idea who he is. Congrats.
Pinkystinky was 3rd
Buddydank was 4th
ABNBrendan was 5th (Lucko's buddy?)
Fuel55 was 6th
Keepfloppin was 7th
Twoblackaces was bubble boy
Thanks to all 62 participants... I needed the BR boost!
IF I had won, I would have received a lot of "ha ha April fools right?" type of comments for sure.
Be careful out there... don't get levelled.
30.3.10
Dumb Post
That last post was a total downer. Sorry about that. I will try and find time to write something substantial soon. Move along for now, but be sure to come back and hear about how I almost got taken out by a Canadian Goose. It was scary.
26.3.10
Grounded Out
Blogging has become a grind. This mindless rambling is worthless. Staring at this map, gazing at all the places I will never go to is depressing. I've got nothing, sorry.
22.3.10
Monday Ramble
This is more like it. I ramble good. Lola read my last two posts and wondered if I was giving up too much information about my personal life. I didn't agree and told her that it was good therapy to be talking this shit out here. I've been wanting to get a little more personal here from time to time so I hope my many many readers don't get bored with this crap. A part of me wishes that my dad would somehow find this space. Another part of me thinks he doesn't deserve to find it. I'd never send him the link but I think it would be fun to one day send him something and say "this is what you've missed lately." That would be sweet, or is that just mean? Regardless, he's a selfish fucker who really doens't give two shits so I am sure he would just open it and be like "maybe I'll get to that someday." I think he had a stroke or something like that last year. Which sucks. I think there was a chance he was gonna pass away too, but he g0t through it and is now back at home. It is weird because obviously my nana still talks to my aunt and she also talks to my dad. I am positive that she fills him in from time to time, but on what I have no idea. My nana was put in the toughest spot of them all as you can imagine. Her oldest daughter stole her grandchildren's father and up and moved to another country. That can't be easy and is often impossible to explain to the masses. We had another nice weekend here and I managed to hit the links and played 9 holes Saturday and 18 on Sunday. The final snowman took place and I didn't do that well. I had two deuces that netted me $10 a piece and shot -1 which really got me nothing. I am glad it is over now so I can play more at my home course. I'm thinking of quitting that place after 20 years of being a member as I could surely find something better to do with that money. However I would just play golf elsewhere and probably a lot less. Decisions, decisions. I will stick it out one more year and go from there. Fuck I was eating my bagel in my car this morning and I splatted some jam & peanut buttter right on to my pants. Now I'm walking around the rest of the day with this redish/brown spot on the front of my pants right in "the package area." As you can imagine, it looks ridiculous and if I didn't tell you what happened you would probably wonder what the fuck I was up to this morning. Not good. Needless to say I have spent the entire day in my office and will not leave unless absolutely necessary. I'm still making some changes to the site as you might have noticed. Very subtle. I also applied to have my page rank reviewed. I am not sure how that works but I thought I would give it a shot. I want to go to Belize. It is nice there and those foam parties look absolutely nuts. I would love to get lost in a sea of foam right about now.
Happy Monday.
Happy Monday.
19.3.10
Lord, I was born a rambling man
I've had that song stuck in my head all morning. I keep singing it because I've come to the conclusion that I'm not any sort of writer that strings together a proper post. I'll just continue this new rambling style of mine and see what comes out. Man it's sunny today. Makes me want to skip the afternoon and play golf. Or I could be watching March madness. At least I'll catch some of the games tonight. We were thinking of going to a movie though. It's been way too long since I've been in a theatre. I miss popcorn too. There's just something about hot buttery popcorn isn't there? So good for you too. Ok not really, but as if there is anything good for you at a movie house. They only sell junk. So I keep staring at this map of the world here trying to figure out where I should go on our next vacation. Realistically it won't be for a couple of years. A big trip that is. Like HoP said, the key is to have family take on the little one(s) and then find a place to go where the adults can play. I assume that when the kids are super young that it won't be that bad. Like if we went to Hawaii or something the kid would just sleep all the time anyway. Still someone has to be there. It's not like we can just leave the little baby in the room while we are down at the beach drinking fancy umbrella drinks. No chance. So I guess it is just planning phase type stuff right now. Chile would be a good place to go. Looks like a really skinny country on the map as it extends down the left side a good portion of South America. The majority of the countries in South Africa seem to be about the same size. Weird. Whereas you look at Brazil and it is huge. Why didn't they split that up into a bunch of countries. Wonder how that works. Fuck it, who cares. I still would like to make a trip to Australia again. I have a lot of cousin's there. A few from both sides of my family actually. My mom has two sisters and they both live there right now. Both for different reasons. I told you that my dad is Australian right? Well he has 6 brothers and they all have kids. Nuts. But hey, I have lots of places to stay all over both coastlines, which is cool. My mom's younger sister moved to Oz about 10ish years ago. Not sure. Anyway she is great and I miss her. My other aunt lives with my Dad. Yes, I just said that. My mom's sister married my dad. So my aunt is my stepmom. Sweet huh? Not really. It's quite fucked up actually. It's made me stronger though. So yeah, my dad took off with my aunt and he is now my uncle dad. I used to call him that on the phone to piss him off when I was a young teen rebelling against everything that was family. My mom kept us grounded though. If it wasn't for her I have no idea where I would be right now. Probably on the streets smokin' crack. Who knows.
Later.
Later.
18.3.10
Bankroll spewage, rambleage
I tried to work at my bonus two nights ago and spewed off most of my roll on rush fucking poker. I hate it. I am glad I am almost broke online though. It will allow me to concentrate on other things like family. The good stuff. I don't talk much about family here because really, who wants to hear about that mushy stuff. Lots of good stuff in the works though which will be revealed in due time. I feel like rambling on about nothing right now. So I am going to type whatever comes to mind and then when I run out of things to say I will just hit post. Waffles is the biggest cooler I've ever seen but I somehow have my own cooler powers if you haven't noticed. I made some changes to my blogroll. If you want to be added, let me know. That includes you lurkers out there too. I have a map of the world in my office. Cool huh. It makes me realize how big this planet is and how many places I want to see before I die. I want to start a family too. So how is that going to work? If I start one soon, then travel is out of the question for what like 20 years? Fun trips anyway. Do I really want to take my kids on vacations with me? Probably. Will it be fun? Yes. I assume it is all about the kids when you have them. I wonder how true that really is. Can I still play golf? I want to go to the Masters one day. Maybe see Tiger play before I go. He's still the man you know. He might even win his first tournament back just like Bobby Jones did back in the day. He was a stud. A family man. Fuck Russia is huge eh. I want to go there some day. Maybe for the 2014 Olympics in Sochi. Who knows. Waffles is gay, did you know that? That is why he is splitting up with his wife. He is actually gay and likes men. Ok I lie, he is a good guy and needs to get some action soon or he will freakin' lose it. Go get laid dude. Seriously. I'd like to go to Turkey one day. Maybe I will make that happen in 2014 too. But if I have kids, then what. All those plans are fucked. Oh well, it will be worth it. I want to be a good dad. I want to prove that I can do it. Not be a deadbeat like my dad is/was. Ok he's not a deadbeat, but he is one selfish muthafucker that's for sure. He up and left when I was like 8 or 9 and never looked back. Tried to call me and I hung up on him. Stiffed my mom with all the bills. That shit ain't right. I told him so too. I think he is scared of me now. He won't come back to Canada that's for sure. So if I ever want to rectify things I have to go there. Fuck that, why would I waste my money? I've been to Australia already so what is the point in wasting money to see him before he goes. Come see me and fix it you loser. Man this is fun, I should do this more often. I think I will.
Peace.
Peace.
15.3.10
Icanhazgolf
I know what you are thinking "Where has golfing Schaubs been!?"
Well thanks for asking, I've been asking myself that exact same question over the past few weeks and now that the Olympics are done, I'm back!
It all started last Sunday when I decided to play in the snowman. It's a weekly winter tournament put on by one of the public ranches we have just outside of the city. It's a par 65, so it's more of a long executive type of a course. But there is cash involved, and you know I love cash.
Lots of par 3's of all sizes with the shortest being only 90 yards and the longest at 215. There are also a bunch of reachable par 4's (8 of them between 250 and 300 yards) which makes the round a bit more exciting as we try to make those dueces on par 4's, which could also potentially count as a skin. Dueces pay cash and so do skins (best score on the hole outright).
There is one par 5 and it is my nemesis. I have talked about it here before. In fact this course is home to a pro-am I play in every year. I've finished 2nd twice and this past time I lost by one shot while shooting over par on this hole, the easiest hole on the course. FML I hate remembering that choke job.
I've reshafted my driver. It's a Ping G10 and I got fitted for a new shaft about two months ago. I haven't hit on the range yet, but I'm pounding it on the course already. It's great and definitely fills in another missing piece of my game.
On the weekend I managed to get in 27 holes. Saturday was 9 holes at my home course and then again I opted to play in the snowman once more. I'm happy to report I was under par on both outtings. Which is always nice.
-1 at home and -3 at the snowman.
My 9 hole round at home was fun - par, par, birdie, double, birdie, bogey, birdie, bogey, birdie! LOL
Nothing special happened at the snowman, but I should make a bit of money and I might have also won a KP which is usually good for a bottle or a jug. There is a low gross prize too but I won't find out the results until I return for my third week in a row next Sunday. Usually it's around -4 so I am hoping to have squeaked into the money (I probably bubbled). This Sunday is the final day of the year for the snowman tournament. Everything is worth double, there is a KP on the first hole worth $500. Lots to play for.
I've got the bug, it's back baby!! Can't wait to hit the links hard this year and make up for a year filled with 2nds and 3rds last year. Bring it on!!
Well thanks for asking, I've been asking myself that exact same question over the past few weeks and now that the Olympics are done, I'm back!
It all started last Sunday when I decided to play in the snowman. It's a weekly winter tournament put on by one of the public ranches we have just outside of the city. It's a par 65, so it's more of a long executive type of a course. But there is cash involved, and you know I love cash.
Lots of par 3's of all sizes with the shortest being only 90 yards and the longest at 215. There are also a bunch of reachable par 4's (8 of them between 250 and 300 yards) which makes the round a bit more exciting as we try to make those dueces on par 4's, which could also potentially count as a skin. Dueces pay cash and so do skins (best score on the hole outright).
There is one par 5 and it is my nemesis. I have talked about it here before. In fact this course is home to a pro-am I play in every year. I've finished 2nd twice and this past time I lost by one shot while shooting over par on this hole, the easiest hole on the course. FML I hate remembering that choke job.
I've reshafted my driver. It's a Ping G10 and I got fitted for a new shaft about two months ago. I haven't hit on the range yet, but I'm pounding it on the course already. It's great and definitely fills in another missing piece of my game.
On the weekend I managed to get in 27 holes. Saturday was 9 holes at my home course and then again I opted to play in the snowman once more. I'm happy to report I was under par on both outtings. Which is always nice.
-1 at home and -3 at the snowman.
My 9 hole round at home was fun - par, par, birdie, double, birdie, bogey, birdie, bogey, birdie! LOL
Nothing special happened at the snowman, but I should make a bit of money and I might have also won a KP which is usually good for a bottle or a jug. There is a low gross prize too but I won't find out the results until I return for my third week in a row next Sunday. Usually it's around -4 so I am hoping to have squeaked into the money (I probably bubbled). This Sunday is the final day of the year for the snowman tournament. Everything is worth double, there is a KP on the first hole worth $500. Lots to play for.
I've got the bug, it's back baby!! Can't wait to hit the links hard this year and make up for a year filled with 2nds and 3rds last year. Bring it on!!
11.3.10
The Switch
Most people remember that episode of Seinfeld when Jerry confesses that he actually likes his girlfriends roommate more than the girlfriend. It is more common than one might think. After hours and hours of deliberation George finally says "I'VE GOT IT!" and concludes that the best way to make this happen is to tell the current girlfriend (GF) that Jerry is interested in a threesome.
A menage trois.
This will "theoretically" disgust the GF and she will have no choice to break up with Jerry. The GF will run to the roommate and look for support and lament how disgusting she thinks the whole idea is. Meanwhile the roommate will console the GF all the while intrigued by the fact that Jerry is interested in her, in that way.
Well it back fired on Jerry and as he stated "She's INTO it."
George was blown away. Jerry was worried that he would have to become an orgy guy. Which is ridiculous. Who doesn't want to be an orgy guy. Big deal if you have to walk around in a robe all the time and have an arsenal of various lubes and toys. It comes with the territory.
Anyway, I was reminded of all of this because of a story a coworker told me yesterday.
He was making out with his GF on the couch. They hadn't been together for more than a month and nothing serious was going on just yet. They continued to fool around when out of nowhere the GF piped up and said she had to ask him something.
She went on to say that she wondered if it would be ok if she went out on a date with a friend of his. She said that she liked him and wanted to see if there was any chemistry. She never said which friend.
Well, being the nice guy that he was he thought "well if she doesn't like me, at least my friend might get something out of it."
So he agreed.
And with that, she got up off the couch, walked down the hall, knocked on his roommates door and went inside his bedroom.
They didn't come out until morning.
Ouch.
A menage trois.
This will "theoretically" disgust the GF and she will have no choice to break up with Jerry. The GF will run to the roommate and look for support and lament how disgusting she thinks the whole idea is. Meanwhile the roommate will console the GF all the while intrigued by the fact that Jerry is interested in her, in that way.
Well it back fired on Jerry and as he stated "She's INTO it."
George was blown away. Jerry was worried that he would have to become an orgy guy. Which is ridiculous. Who doesn't want to be an orgy guy. Big deal if you have to walk around in a robe all the time and have an arsenal of various lubes and toys. It comes with the territory.
Anyway, I was reminded of all of this because of a story a coworker told me yesterday.
He was making out with his GF on the couch. They hadn't been together for more than a month and nothing serious was going on just yet. They continued to fool around when out of nowhere the GF piped up and said she had to ask him something.
She went on to say that she wondered if it would be ok if she went out on a date with a friend of his. She said that she liked him and wanted to see if there was any chemistry. She never said which friend.
Well, being the nice guy that he was he thought "well if she doesn't like me, at least my friend might get something out of it."
So he agreed.
And with that, she got up off the couch, walked down the hall, knocked on his roommates door and went inside his bedroom.
They didn't come out until morning.
Ouch.
5.3.10
The Final Count
Canada had a great showing in the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. Our mantra was "own the podium." While we didn't finish at the top of the total medal standings we did own the podium when it comes to GOLD medals. As I have said before, GOLD is the only thing that matters. Funny enough, the IOC agrees as they rank the countries based on GOLD medals as well.
Here are some fun facts:
Total medals: 26
Gold: 14
Silver: 7
Bronze: 5
Top 5 finishes: 24
Top 8 finishes: 50 (tied for 1st with USA)
Members of 206 person Canadian Team who went home with at least one medal: 86
Gender of Medal Winners:
Male: 45
Women: 41
Source: Canadian Olympic Committee
Here are the final medal standings:
United States 37
Germany 30
Canada 26 (14 Gold)
Norway 23
Austria 16
Russia 15
South Korea 14
China 11
Sweden 11
France 11
Switzerland 9
Netherlands 8
Czech Republic 6
Poland 6
Italy 5
Japan 5
Finland 5 (no gold)
Australia 3
Belarus 3
Slovakia 3
Slovenia 3
Croatia 3
Latvia 2
Great Britain 1
Kazakhstan1
Estonia 1
Here are the results of my prop bets:
Dr. Pauly - Canada vs. USA - even up - $10 loss
Dr. Pauly - Canada vs. USA women's gold medal hockey final - I took Canada - $10 win
BWOP - Canada vs. CZR - (20) medals. $10. PUSH!!
PinkyStinky - Canada vs. China - (13) medals. $10 Win!
MHG - Canada Gold Only vs. Finland Gold Only - (7) medals. $5 Win!
So I came out on the positive side of things for Olympic prop bets. Which is nice. Hope to repeat these bets in 4 years! LOL
Have a good weekend and don't forget the donkament rebuy tonight if you are around (won't see me there sorry the Canucks are on!)
Here are some fun facts:
Total medals: 26
Gold: 14
Silver: 7
Bronze: 5
Top 5 finishes: 24
Top 8 finishes: 50 (tied for 1st with USA)
Members of 206 person Canadian Team who went home with at least one medal: 86
Gender of Medal Winners:
Male: 45
Women: 41
Source: Canadian Olympic Committee
Here are the final medal standings:
United States 37
Germany 30
Canada 26 (14 Gold)
Norway 23
Austria 16
Russia 15
South Korea 14
China 11
Sweden 11
France 11
Switzerland 9
Netherlands 8
Czech Republic 6
Poland 6
Italy 5
Japan 5
Finland 5 (no gold)
Australia 3
Belarus 3
Slovakia 3
Slovenia 3
Croatia 3
Latvia 2
Great Britain 1
Kazakhstan1
Estonia 1
Here are the results of my prop bets:
Dr. Pauly - Canada vs. USA - even up - $10 loss
Dr. Pauly - Canada vs. USA women's gold medal hockey final - I took Canada - $10 win
BWOP - Canada vs. CZR - (20) medals. $10. PUSH!!
PinkyStinky - Canada vs. China - (13) medals. $10 Win!
MHG - Canada Gold Only vs. Finland Gold Only - (7) medals. $5 Win!
So I came out on the positive side of things for Olympic prop bets. Which is nice. Hope to repeat these bets in 4 years! LOL
Have a good weekend and don't forget the donkament rebuy tonight if you are around (won't see me there sorry the Canucks are on!)
4.3.10
Preparing for Disasters
Disaster planning.
Are you ready for an earthquake? What about other natural disasters? I am not going to try and convince you to plan one way or the other but there is lots of good information out there and I think everything should at least have the minimum prepared - just in case.
My buddy Willy, whom some of you met at the most recent WPBT in December (he sat to the left of CK), has written a nice summary that I thought I would share with you. I especially worry about those of us that are located in high risk areas. Hopefully, you already know who you are.
Here is a series he wrote - I highly suggest you check it out:
Being prepared for the worst
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
I hope that none of us ever have to use these "kits" that Willy suggest we all have ready. I hope that none of us ever have to go through what they are going through in Haiti and Chile right now. Like I said, if we can all be a bit more prepared, then we will be better off and can recover that much quicker.
Once you are through those - go revisit his post about the 100 x 100 burger. He's a legend.
Are you ready for an earthquake? What about other natural disasters? I am not going to try and convince you to plan one way or the other but there is lots of good information out there and I think everything should at least have the minimum prepared - just in case.
My buddy Willy, whom some of you met at the most recent WPBT in December (he sat to the left of CK), has written a nice summary that I thought I would share with you. I especially worry about those of us that are located in high risk areas. Hopefully, you already know who you are.
Here is a series he wrote - I highly suggest you check it out:
Being prepared for the worst
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
I hope that none of us ever have to use these "kits" that Willy suggest we all have ready. I hope that none of us ever have to go through what they are going through in Haiti and Chile right now. Like I said, if we can all be a bit more prepared, then we will be better off and can recover that much quicker.
Once you are through those - go revisit his post about the 100 x 100 burger. He's a legend.
3.3.10
2.3.10
Team Canada FTW!!
Sunday, Day 17.
The final event schedule for the 2010 Vancouver winter Olympics was none other than the Gold medal match. Set to go off at 12:15pm pst we were giddy with anticipation. The rematch against Team USA was set and this time - it meant something.
Up until this point Team USA had a pretty easy road to the final. Well deserved of course as they were the tops of Pool A going undefeated in the round robin portion of the tournament. As I've mentioned before the round robin only means so much. It doesn't guarantee you anything but bragging rights (as my American pals reminded me numerous times) and a bye in the first round when the tournament truly gets going.
I knew Sunday would be even more stressful than Friday. Before the puck even dropped I was somewhat nervous about the outcome and hoped that somehow we would find a way to put the puck past an extremely talented and redhot goaltendender in Ryan Miller.
You've all seen the game. Heck 80% of Canada saw some portion of the game on Sunday. Now if that stat doesn't explain how die hard us Canadians are for this sport then nothing will.
MHG emailed me and asked if he could crash at my place. I told him no problem, but it turned out that he didn't need it after all. Go check out his post as it gives you a different perspective from an American point of view.
I can't really recall how or what I was doing when I saw Crosby put that puck in the net. All I know is I had my hands clasped and accross my face as I looked up into the air and breathed a big sigh of relief. We did it. There was a lot of pent up emotion that I managed to hold in. I don't think it will ever come out the way it should, sort of like these posts I've put together. Words can not really describe the true experiences that I've had over these past 17 days. Ones that will live with me forever.
There was so much pressure on the likes of Steve Y. and the rest of the braintrust that hand picked this team one by one. Each player served a specific role and did one hell of a job showing why they were selected in the first place.
I never did win my Olympic Hockey pool. I wasn't expecting to if you recall, but I did finish in 3rd, which happened to be exactly my draft position to begin with. The all your eggs in one basket theory does not work for a short tournament such as this. Noted for 2014.
Sochi, Russia is the next stop and I've already started to toy with the idea of actually going to the games. I've already made it a mandate to go to at least one Olympic site outside of North America in my lifetime. Sochi would be fun.
This daily recap has been fun and a bit of a grind at the same time. I hope to get up some pictures, video and other general thoughts in the near future. I also need to recap my Olympic prop bets and collect a few bucks. You know who you are, no rush of course.
The final event schedule for the 2010 Vancouver winter Olympics was none other than the Gold medal match. Set to go off at 12:15pm pst we were giddy with anticipation. The rematch against Team USA was set and this time - it meant something.
Up until this point Team USA had a pretty easy road to the final. Well deserved of course as they were the tops of Pool A going undefeated in the round robin portion of the tournament. As I've mentioned before the round robin only means so much. It doesn't guarantee you anything but bragging rights (as my American pals reminded me numerous times) and a bye in the first round when the tournament truly gets going.
I knew Sunday would be even more stressful than Friday. Before the puck even dropped I was somewhat nervous about the outcome and hoped that somehow we would find a way to put the puck past an extremely talented and redhot goaltendender in Ryan Miller.
You've all seen the game. Heck 80% of Canada saw some portion of the game on Sunday. Now if that stat doesn't explain how die hard us Canadians are for this sport then nothing will.
MHG emailed me and asked if he could crash at my place. I told him no problem, but it turned out that he didn't need it after all. Go check out his post as it gives you a different perspective from an American point of view.
I can't really recall how or what I was doing when I saw Crosby put that puck in the net. All I know is I had my hands clasped and accross my face as I looked up into the air and breathed a big sigh of relief. We did it. There was a lot of pent up emotion that I managed to hold in. I don't think it will ever come out the way it should, sort of like these posts I've put together. Words can not really describe the true experiences that I've had over these past 17 days. Ones that will live with me forever.
There was so much pressure on the likes of Steve Y. and the rest of the braintrust that hand picked this team one by one. Each player served a specific role and did one hell of a job showing why they were selected in the first place.
I never did win my Olympic Hockey pool. I wasn't expecting to if you recall, but I did finish in 3rd, which happened to be exactly my draft position to begin with. The all your eggs in one basket theory does not work for a short tournament such as this. Noted for 2014.
Sochi, Russia is the next stop and I've already started to toy with the idea of actually going to the games. I've already made it a mandate to go to at least one Olympic site outside of North America in my lifetime. Sochi would be fun.
This daily recap has been fun and a bit of a grind at the same time. I hope to get up some pictures, video and other general thoughts in the near future. I also need to recap my Olympic prop bets and collect a few bucks. You know who you are, no rush of course.
1.3.10
GoldCanadaGold!
Saturday, Day 16.
Wow, time sure has flown by just as I expected. Today was a memorable day with Canada taking down THREE gold medals in one day pushing the total Gold medals to 13.
Originally, Lola and I had big plans to head downtown and catch one last day and evening of crowded streets and screaming patriotic fans of all nations. The rain thwarted our agenda and we decided to stay in and watch all of the events unfold. Curling Gold, Boarder Slalom (men's) and long track team pursuit. It was such a rush to see us take down these medals and really put our stamp on the games.
Overall it was an extremly lazy Saturday as we mentally prepared for the BIG game on Sunday.
Wow, time sure has flown by just as I expected. Today was a memorable day with Canada taking down THREE gold medals in one day pushing the total Gold medals to 13.
Originally, Lola and I had big plans to head downtown and catch one last day and evening of crowded streets and screaming patriotic fans of all nations. The rain thwarted our agenda and we decided to stay in and watch all of the events unfold. Curling Gold, Boarder Slalom (men's) and long track team pursuit. It was such a rush to see us take down these medals and really put our stamp on the games.
Overall it was an extremly lazy Saturday as we mentally prepared for the BIG game on Sunday.
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