Poker Game - E's place

Well, due to my first-born being so late, I was able to squeeze one more poker game in before the big event. Here's how it went:

It was a large game, 14 players @ $20. Unlimited re-buys in the first hour. Top 3 got $$. I was seated with a bunch of tight players, so no one got busted out early. I managed to keep my stack about even until we combined tables. When I sat down, one guy from the other table had knocked out one player twice, and 3 others at least once. He had a MONSTER stack. It was like 200, 300, 400, 500, 500, 700, and 20,000 in chips. This guy was incredibly lucky. He knocked out 3 guys in a row, 3 hands in a row, when he went into the flop a serious underdog. I saw him make hands with only 4 outs on each of the 3 hands. We're talking going all-in with hands like 8-5off, and hitting a straight on the river every hand!

Anyways, I was short-stacked when it was down to 4, only one away from the $. The chip leader was to my left, and he wouldn't call any of my all-ins. I don't blame him, I like to put on a "super tight" facade when I'm playing with these guys. So, I finally catch a hand, KK. I decided to slow-play these, since I wasn't getting any love from my all-in bets. So, I just called, and so did the SB and BB. Flop was rags. Turn was a rag. Both went check-check. So now, I've got a tiny pot, and an ugly board. There were two spades on the board after the turn, and the BB made a minimum bet. I called and so did the chip leader.

The river: Ace of Spades. Damn! Now, my opponents either have aces or a flush (more likely a big-blind special flush). Chip leader checked, and the BB went all-in! I was 100% sure this guy had an ace. He's a rock, and his hand was shaking so bad I thought he had parkinson's. So, I laid down pocket kings. Toughest lay down I've ever made, but I'm sure it was the right call.

Well, I didn't make it when I went all-in about 2 hands later on a flush draw. Oh well.

I have...

a blister on my toe! Don't get me wrong, I enjoy working on site here in NM. However, my desk-jockey physique can't handle all the walking around. My feet are killing me!

www.ryle-isms.blogspot.com has just stated the Randy Moss trade was the 2nd worst deal in history. I dissagree. Here's why:

Randy may be one of the greatest receivers ever, but he's not one of the greatest football players ever. MSNBC had an article stating that reason the Pat's do so well year after year is because they are a good team. Randy is clearly not a team player. He's demostrated this during the loss to Washington. If he acts like that on the field, imagine his attitude in the locker room when there are no cameras around.

Dante's arm can make any receiver look good. I think we'll see a lot of this next season, as opponents secondaries start to relax without Moss. Our other receivers will glady fill his void, and opposing pass coverage will be burned because Dante can thread a pass into anybody.

Let him go, and don't look back. I am going to miss the fro-power!

Wait...there's a New Mexico?

So, here I am working my tail off in Clovis, NM. Clovis is a medium-sized town located in the east of New Mexico, close to Amarillo TX. I'm out here working 12 hours days, trying to do some engineering. In reality, I've already done my work, so I'm standing around. I've resorted to helping the iron workers hang my catwalk that I designed. It's kind of fun to get your hands dirty building a project you designed.

Other the other hand, it's cold, wet, and boring out here on the high plains.

Big Wifeless Weekend

So, I had a productive and fun weekend.

Mainly, I worked on my bathroom. I got the tub in (thanks boys!), the new faucet plumbed, and some Durock up. A lot of work, but rewarding.

The poker game went well, despite the rough start Friday night. Friday, I play 3 4-handed tourneys. I decided to put two of the guys in the rookie category and play loose-passive. What a disaster! The third guy was pretty good and knocked me out 3 times! Moral: Don't play loose-passive.

Saturday night was much better. I play solid the first game (9 handed), and ended up splitting 3-way. The second game was more exciting. My cards were rotten until it got down to 4, then all I had to do was outlast 1 guy to finish in the $, which I did. I then won a few pots, when the middle stack got taken out by the big. I offered a chop with the big stack, be he obviously wasn't interested. Instead, I doubled through him a few times, and was able to pull off some good bluffs (sorry, D). I ended up taking the big stack out for a win, and a Ben Franklin. Yeah Poker!

Unfortunately, my wife was not too pleased with the odor of the house. I'm in big trouble when I return from NM.

Welcome

So, I've decided to start a blog. Why? Because everyone else is doing it, that's why.

I'm really upset that "greeno" was taken for a blog name. I'd like to meet this "greeno" character and give him a piece of my mind! How dare he use my name to promote himself.

I'm thinking I'll use this blog to record my goings-on in the local poker circuit. I'll only use nick-names, but my friends will probably be able to figure them out.

Also, I'll be keeping a blog of my bathroom remodeling. And work. And my upcoming kid.

Poker Game - The Law's House

I played in two $20 no-limit games.

First game: It was early in the tourney, and I was delt K-Qs in the big blind. The UTG position raised to 10x the big blind. It was folded to me, I called. Flop was K-x-x. Check-Check. Turn was another K. I decided to get tricky and check. He checked. River was and 8. I decided to bet double the opening bet. He re-raised double my bet. DOH! I called he flipped over two 8's. I couldn't come back from that. Moral of story: Don't slow-play.

Second game: Took early chip lead with good cards and aggressive play. We had one guy who was late, so we were folding his blinds. I got a good read on KT (that's right, punk) and took some serious chips from him. We whittled it down to 4, and the late guy showed up (A-Bomb). Then there were 3 of us. I had the late guy short-stacked, then he doubled through me twice in a row. That put me in the short stack. I crawled back a bit, but then it was 1am and we decided to chop 3-way. By the way, you owe me $20, Ford.

Questions (Reprint)

I'm so proud of myself that I came up with this, I'm posting it to my blog as well.

Questions for an engineer:

When someone asks you HOW you're going to do something, it means they don't think it can be done.
When someone asks you WHY you're doing something, it means you're doing it wrong.
When someone asks you WHO is going to do something, it means they don't think you can do it.
When someone asks you WHAT you are doing, it means you're doing it the wrong way.
When someone asks you WHEN you are going to do it, it means you're already behind schedule.
When no one says anything, it means you're doing it right