random stuff people have said recently. i doubt anyone can guess 3/4 correctly. (they all read my blog tho)
1. “Grant, umm, does Lebron still play for the Lakers?” this was a serious question
2. Scratching his or her head, “Didn’t I say something funny recently....”
3. Discussing social internet websites, and says “I’m more interesting on the internet”
4. I’m not the most social person in the world, I’ll admit to that. But I was asking why this person prefers G-chat over facebook chat. Response was “there are too many people on facebook chat" --super antisocial!
-i jinxed the Giants with my facebook status. Oh well, back to back series wins against the Cardinals and the Phillies is pretty damn good.
-I've also realized what the most tilting thing you can say to someone while playing online poker. Just type "lol u" in the chat box.
-Friday Night Lights, the tv show, is amazing. Lyla Garrity!
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Monday, April 26, 2010
a youtube hit
Another “childhood” dream of mine is: to be involved in a youtube video with over 100,000 videos. I either want to be in it or film it, pretty much anything. It would be perfect in a situation like this.
“Ok, for the ice breaker, we’re going to start out by saying something unique about ourselves” Bang!
I’m definitely an underdog to accomplish this. I mean, even this guy owns my weird finger thing.
Sadly, something like this may be my only chance.
“Ok, for the ice breaker, we’re going to start out by saying something unique about ourselves” Bang!
I’m definitely an underdog to accomplish this. I mean, even this guy owns my weird finger thing.
Sadly, something like this may be my only chance.
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Another prop bet
From coinflip.com
“Last year Phil Ivey beefed up his motivation for the WSOP by numerous side bets, and it turns out this year is no exception. During the WPT Championship Daniel Negreanu revealed some details about a huge bracelet bet between Ivey and Howard Lederer.
The two Full Tilt Poker owners have placed a 1:1 bet on whether Ivey can win at least two WSOP bracelets in total by the end of 2011. Stake: 5 million dollars.
ivey will probably play around 80 events this and next year which would mean he thinks his chances of winning an average WSOP event are better than 40:1. Apparently Lederer does not think so, or he thinks that the publicity created by the most popular player on FTP is worth the risk. And the railbirds definitely won't mind seeing a very motivated best-player-in-the-world at the WSOP.
Last year Ivey won two bracelets within a week, and at the WSOP 2002 he took down three events. All in all he has seven bracelets.”
These guys have a severe case of TMM. TMM stands for too much money. They are both owners of FullTiltPoker, which makes a dumbass-amount of money. One player sued FullTiltPoker because she felt she was promised 2% of the company, she sued for $40 million, and that was a couple years ago. So, yeah, stage 3 TMM.
However, I’d say he’s an underdog. Everyone agrees that he is the best in the world, however, there’s just too much luck in poker. If I had to estimate, even against an average player, in a heads up situation, Ivey would only win 65% of the time, 70% is pushing it. Of course it depends on the game, but even Russell can beat Ivey 30-35% of the time if he played aggressively. (no knock on Russ) And that’s assuming he even makes it to heads up, which takes a crazy amount of luck. Nonetheless, it’s a fun bet, and should be interesting to watch.
On a podcast that I listen to, they were asking the question, Is Tiger Woods the Phil Ivey of poker? Or is Phil Ivey the Tiger Woods of golf? Good question. Btw, he recently got a divorce and his house is for sale for a mere 2 mil.
“Last year Phil Ivey beefed up his motivation for the WSOP by numerous side bets, and it turns out this year is no exception. During the WPT Championship Daniel Negreanu revealed some details about a huge bracelet bet between Ivey and Howard Lederer.
The two Full Tilt Poker owners have placed a 1:1 bet on whether Ivey can win at least two WSOP bracelets in total by the end of 2011. Stake: 5 million dollars.
ivey will probably play around 80 events this and next year which would mean he thinks his chances of winning an average WSOP event are better than 40:1. Apparently Lederer does not think so, or he thinks that the publicity created by the most popular player on FTP is worth the risk. And the railbirds definitely won't mind seeing a very motivated best-player-in-the-world at the WSOP.
Last year Ivey won two bracelets within a week, and at the WSOP 2002 he took down three events. All in all he has seven bracelets.”
These guys have a severe case of TMM. TMM stands for too much money. They are both owners of FullTiltPoker, which makes a dumbass-amount of money. One player sued FullTiltPoker because she felt she was promised 2% of the company, she sued for $40 million, and that was a couple years ago. So, yeah, stage 3 TMM.
However, I’d say he’s an underdog. Everyone agrees that he is the best in the world, however, there’s just too much luck in poker. If I had to estimate, even against an average player, in a heads up situation, Ivey would only win 65% of the time, 70% is pushing it. Of course it depends on the game, but even Russell can beat Ivey 30-35% of the time if he played aggressively. (no knock on Russ) And that’s assuming he even makes it to heads up, which takes a crazy amount of luck. Nonetheless, it’s a fun bet, and should be interesting to watch.
On a podcast that I listen to, they were asking the question, Is Tiger Woods the Phil Ivey of poker? Or is Phil Ivey the Tiger Woods of golf? Good question. Btw, he recently got a divorce and his house is for sale for a mere 2 mil.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
The top 5 football movies
5. Friday Night Lights
I love high school football movies. I don’t think you can really go wrong with them, and this movie didn’t disappoint. I actually get chills when I watch the championship game at the end. Btw, the TV show is just as good as the movie. Season 1 was awesome, and I’m still waiting on the Season 2 DVDS. Minka Kelly > Sloan (Entourage) I’m probably the minority on this one.
4. The Waterboy
I remember being in elementary school and going to see this movie with 2 of my friends at the West Valley Mall! I think it was my first movie in theatres without any family. I’d say it’s Adam Sandler in his prime. There are so many classic lines in this movie. “No Colonel Sanders, you’re wrong, Mama’s right.”
3. The Blindside
This movie was amazing, probably my favorite movie of the year. It’s such a heartwarming movie. I would rank this movie higher, but it’s too recent. I’ve probably seen my #1 movie 20 times and would still happily watch it again. So, we’ll see what the replay value is.
2. Little Giants
My parents definitely didn’t spoil Derek and me. Therefore, our VHS collection was very limited. I’d say Little Giants was a top 5 video in our collection. What a great underdog movie. Here’s one thing that always bothered me when I was watching the movie when I was a kid. Here it goes, during the last play, “Annexation of Puerto Rico”, there was 3 maybe 4 seconds left. So, as a kid, I’m thinking (in basketball terms), ok let’s see you score a touchdown in only 3 seconds. But the play actually takes probably 10-12 seconds. I remember just thinking this is bullshit, there’s no way that play only took 3 seconds. But eventually, I did learn that football and basketball rules are different.
1. Remember the Titans
No surprise here. Everyone loves this movie. You can watch it over and over, and it doesn’t get old. Denzel is the man, plain and simple. The little girl (Hayden?) is good for some laughs as well. Although, I don’t think she is good-looking. (I may be the minority in this one too)
Other movies that I considered were Rudy and Varsity Blues. Rudy is a great movie, but there is no replay value. If it were on tv, I would rather watch a re-run of Home Improvement. I really like Varsity Blues because it’s such an MTV movie. And there is nudity, which is important, just kidding.
Anyone agree with my top 5?
I love high school football movies. I don’t think you can really go wrong with them, and this movie didn’t disappoint. I actually get chills when I watch the championship game at the end. Btw, the TV show is just as good as the movie. Season 1 was awesome, and I’m still waiting on the Season 2 DVDS. Minka Kelly > Sloan (Entourage) I’m probably the minority on this one.
4. The Waterboy
I remember being in elementary school and going to see this movie with 2 of my friends at the West Valley Mall! I think it was my first movie in theatres without any family. I’d say it’s Adam Sandler in his prime. There are so many classic lines in this movie. “No Colonel Sanders, you’re wrong, Mama’s right.”
3. The Blindside
This movie was amazing, probably my favorite movie of the year. It’s such a heartwarming movie. I would rank this movie higher, but it’s too recent. I’ve probably seen my #1 movie 20 times and would still happily watch it again. So, we’ll see what the replay value is.
2. Little Giants
My parents definitely didn’t spoil Derek and me. Therefore, our VHS collection was very limited. I’d say Little Giants was a top 5 video in our collection. What a great underdog movie. Here’s one thing that always bothered me when I was watching the movie when I was a kid. Here it goes, during the last play, “Annexation of Puerto Rico”, there was 3 maybe 4 seconds left. So, as a kid, I’m thinking (in basketball terms), ok let’s see you score a touchdown in only 3 seconds. But the play actually takes probably 10-12 seconds. I remember just thinking this is bullshit, there’s no way that play only took 3 seconds. But eventually, I did learn that football and basketball rules are different.
1. Remember the Titans
No surprise here. Everyone loves this movie. You can watch it over and over, and it doesn’t get old. Denzel is the man, plain and simple. The little girl (Hayden?) is good for some laughs as well. Although, I don’t think she is good-looking. (I may be the minority in this one too)
Other movies that I considered were Rudy and Varsity Blues. Rudy is a great movie, but there is no replay value. If it were on tv, I would rather watch a re-run of Home Improvement. I really like Varsity Blues because it’s such an MTV movie. And there is nudity, which is important, just kidding.
Anyone agree with my top 5?
Monday, April 19, 2010
support your local farmer's market
Shaving is way better with a razor.
I used an electronic shaver for about 3 years. I used a Braun. I liked it, it did the job, but it was whatever. I have recently switched back to a razor. Razors are so underrated. That, or electric shavers are way overrated.
Electric shavers: It’s really convenient, and very quick to use. It’s just bam bam. I could shave while watching TV, talking with someone, or playing poker. You can do it in the car or on your way to school or work. You don’t have to replace the blades. However, the closeness of the shave is lacking. No matter how well I shaved, I would always feel a few hairs somewhere on my face.
Razors: It’s not as convenient. You need shaving crème and a razor. The shaving crème and razors need to be replaced every so often. It’s messier. I shaved while I was in Tracy, and then went to meet up with my Mom for lunch. As I was getting out of the car, I looked in my mirror, and saw that I had some shaving crème on my neck. That could’ve been embarrassing. But anyway, shaving takes more time. And there is the risk of cuts (although i've never cut myself). However, the closeness of the shave is amazing. There is no comparison. When I have the time, I actually looking forward to shaving. That’s probably weird.
I believe electric shavers are very useful. However, they are optimal only in certain situations. go with a razor
I used an electronic shaver for about 3 years. I used a Braun. I liked it, it did the job, but it was whatever. I have recently switched back to a razor. Razors are so underrated. That, or electric shavers are way overrated.
Electric shavers: It’s really convenient, and very quick to use. It’s just bam bam. I could shave while watching TV, talking with someone, or playing poker. You can do it in the car or on your way to school or work. You don’t have to replace the blades. However, the closeness of the shave is lacking. No matter how well I shaved, I would always feel a few hairs somewhere on my face.
Razors: It’s not as convenient. You need shaving crème and a razor. The shaving crème and razors need to be replaced every so often. It’s messier. I shaved while I was in Tracy, and then went to meet up with my Mom for lunch. As I was getting out of the car, I looked in my mirror, and saw that I had some shaving crème on my neck. That could’ve been embarrassing. But anyway, shaving takes more time. And there is the risk of cuts (although i've never cut myself). However, the closeness of the shave is amazing. There is no comparison. When I have the time, I actually looking forward to shaving. That’s probably weird.
I believe electric shavers are very useful. However, they are optimal only in certain situations. go with a razor
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Poker Entourage?
Last year’s best poker reality show was “Two Months Two Million” which followed 4 online poker players trying to reach a goal of making $2 million in 2 months. This summer, it’s 6th Street: Life After the River. It’s a reality show following the life of Main Event Champ, Joe Cada. He is only 21 years old, but binked $8.5 million for his win in November. The interesting part of the show is that they started filming before he won. The viewers will get to see the transformation from an average 21-year old, into a Main Event Champion. It really does seem like an Entourage-type show for poker players. The girlfriend looks like a complete bitchh, should be very entertaining.
Here’s the trailer.
Here’s the trailer.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
TAXES
Baseball season is so much fun.
I think basketball should have day games. It keeps sports fans entertained the entire day. So, I get to work at 9 in the morning, which is a perfect amount of time to peruse bodog and check out the morning baseball games that start at 10AM. Today was def a first, I went 6-1-1.
The wins:
Chicago White Sox -120
Chicago Cubs -135
Atlanta Braves -150
Tampa Bay Rays -150
Los Angeles Angels +180
Dodgers/Arz Over 8 -120
The push:
Bos/Minn Under 9 -120
However, I’m a prop FISH. I was bored at work, so I was looking at the baseball props for the Giants game. They had one that caught my eye “Will Aubrey Huff hit a home run?”
The odds were -800, but that didn’t matter, it was a sure thing. But -800? I’d have to bet $800 to win $100?! Fcuk it, it’s a sure thing! I decide to bet $8 for fun to win that One Dollar!
Blah blah blah, I see that Huff hit an inside-the-park home run. Fml, I’m such a fish. 6-0-1 would have felt good.
This is just one of those stories I want to remember in 20 years.
Person X is notorious for doing some nasty work in the bathroom. So nasty that he takes his shirt off before he ‘does work’ because the stench is crazy. But anyway, one night, he was doing his thing, and calls out and says that he is out of TP. I say that there should be some under the sink. He can’t find it. So he comes out and tells me he couldn’t find it. I walk toward the bathroom to show him. But before I get in, he grabs my arm, stops me, pauses, looks me in the eye, and says with a very serious tone “Breathe through your mouth, it smells really bad in there”. Maybe you had to be there.
I think basketball should have day games. It keeps sports fans entertained the entire day. So, I get to work at 9 in the morning, which is a perfect amount of time to peruse bodog and check out the morning baseball games that start at 10AM. Today was def a first, I went 6-1-1.
The wins:
Chicago White Sox -120
Chicago Cubs -135
Atlanta Braves -150
Tampa Bay Rays -150
Los Angeles Angels +180
Dodgers/Arz Over 8 -120
The push:
Bos/Minn Under 9 -120
However, I’m a prop FISH. I was bored at work, so I was looking at the baseball props for the Giants game. They had one that caught my eye “Will Aubrey Huff hit a home run?”
The odds were -800, but that didn’t matter, it was a sure thing. But -800? I’d have to bet $800 to win $100?! Fcuk it, it’s a sure thing! I decide to bet $8 for fun to win that One Dollar!
Blah blah blah, I see that Huff hit an inside-the-park home run. Fml, I’m such a fish. 6-0-1 would have felt good.
This is just one of those stories I want to remember in 20 years.
Person X is notorious for doing some nasty work in the bathroom. So nasty that he takes his shirt off before he ‘does work’ because the stench is crazy. But anyway, one night, he was doing his thing, and calls out and says that he is out of TP. I say that there should be some under the sink. He can’t find it. So he comes out and tells me he couldn’t find it. I walk toward the bathroom to show him. But before I get in, he grabs my arm, stops me, pauses, looks me in the eye, and says with a very serious tone “Breathe through your mouth, it smells really bad in there”. Maybe you had to be there.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
ALL...REDS!
It’s not every day you get a royal flush, especially in 7-card stud. I’ve been playing Full Tilt’s 7-game mix which consists of Limit Hold’em, Omaha Hi-Lo, Razz, Stud Hi, and Stud Hi-Lo, NL Hold’em, and PL Omaha. The game switches every 10 hands, and it’s fun to do when you’re doing homework or reading. But here, I Bink the 10 of hearts for the royal flush.
I referred Russ to Bodog this weekend, and it didn’t take him long to discover online Paigow. Online games like paigow are filthy. It’s basically burning money. Here is our bet, he can’t play paigow for 30 days. If he succeeds, I owe him $20. GL Russ
Full Tilt Poker Game #20037189855: Table Husserl (6 max) - $0.50/$1 Ante $0.10 - Limit Stud H/L - 23:18:14 ET - 2010/04/12
Seat 1: Paige16 ($11.36)
Seat 2: McLovin987 ($5.61)
Seat 3: Vega4Life ($40.07), is sitting out
Seat 4: JuanKenobi ($14.56)
Seat 5: burbie ($17.11)
Seat 6: boldcat ($53.96)
JuanKenobi antes $0.10
boldcat antes $0.10
burbie antes $0.10
Paige16 antes $0.10
McLovin987 antes $0.10
*** 3RD STREET ***
Dealt to Paige16 [Ah Kh] [Jh]
Dealt to McLovin987 [7c]
Dealt to JuanKenobi [3s]
Dealt to burbie [3d]
Dealt to boldcat [2h]
boldcat is low with [2h]
boldcat brings in for $0.15
Paige16 completes it to $0.50
McLovin987 folds
JuanKenobi calls $0.50
burbie calls $0.50
boldcat calls $0.35
*** 4TH STREET ***
Dealt to Paige16 [Ah Kh Jh] [Tc]
Dealt to JuanKenobi [3s] [Jc]
Dealt to burbie [3d] [Td]
Dealt to boldcat [2h] [Ac]
boldcat bets $0.50
Paige16 calls $0.50
JuanKenobi calls $0.50
burbie folds
*** 5TH STREET ***
Dealt to Paige16 [Ah Kh Jh Tc] [6d]
Dealt to JuanKenobi [3s Jc] [6s]
Dealt to boldcat [2h Ac] [Js]
boldcat bets $1
Paige16 calls $1
JuanKenobi calls $1
*** 6TH STREET ***
Dealt to Paige16 [Ah Kh Jh Tc 6d] [Qh]
Dealt to JuanKenobi [3s Jc 6s] [Jd]
Dealt to boldcat [2h Ac Js] [Qc]
JuanKenobi checks
boldcat checks
Paige16 bets $1
JuanKenobi calls $1
boldcat calls $1
*** 7TH STREET ***
Dealt to Paige16 [Ah Kh Jh Tc 6d Qh] [Th]
JuanKenobi checks
boldcat checks
Paige16 bets $1
JuanKenobi has 15 seconds left to act
JuanKenobi calls $1
boldcat folds
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Paige16 shows [Ah Kh Jh Tc 6d Qh Th] a Royal Flush, for high
JuanKenobi mucks
Paige16 wins the pot ($11.40) with a Royal Flush
No low hand qualified
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $12 | Rake $0.60
Seat 1: Paige16 showed [Ah Kh Jh Tc 6d Qh Th] and won ($11.40) with HI: a Royal Flush
Seat 2: McLovin987 folded on 3rd St.
Seat 3: Vega4Life is sitting out
Seat 4: JuanKenobi mucked [Ks 5d 3s Jc 6s Jd 2s] - HI: a pair of Jacks
Seat 5: burbie folded on 4th St.
Seat 6: boldcat folded on 7th St.
Jacks! Does paige16 look like a man beaten by jacks!
I referred Russ to Bodog this weekend, and it didn’t take him long to discover online Paigow. Online games like paigow are filthy. It’s basically burning money. Here is our bet, he can’t play paigow for 30 days. If he succeeds, I owe him $20. GL Russ
Full Tilt Poker Game #20037189855: Table Husserl (6 max) - $0.50/$1 Ante $0.10 - Limit Stud H/L - 23:18:14 ET - 2010/04/12
Seat 1: Paige16 ($11.36)
Seat 2: McLovin987 ($5.61)
Seat 3: Vega4Life ($40.07), is sitting out
Seat 4: JuanKenobi ($14.56)
Seat 5: burbie ($17.11)
Seat 6: boldcat ($53.96)
JuanKenobi antes $0.10
boldcat antes $0.10
burbie antes $0.10
Paige16 antes $0.10
McLovin987 antes $0.10
*** 3RD STREET ***
Dealt to Paige16 [Ah Kh] [Jh]
Dealt to McLovin987 [7c]
Dealt to JuanKenobi [3s]
Dealt to burbie [3d]
Dealt to boldcat [2h]
boldcat is low with [2h]
boldcat brings in for $0.15
Paige16 completes it to $0.50
McLovin987 folds
JuanKenobi calls $0.50
burbie calls $0.50
boldcat calls $0.35
*** 4TH STREET ***
Dealt to Paige16 [Ah Kh Jh] [Tc]
Dealt to JuanKenobi [3s] [Jc]
Dealt to burbie [3d] [Td]
Dealt to boldcat [2h] [Ac]
boldcat bets $0.50
Paige16 calls $0.50
JuanKenobi calls $0.50
burbie folds
*** 5TH STREET ***
Dealt to Paige16 [Ah Kh Jh Tc] [6d]
Dealt to JuanKenobi [3s Jc] [6s]
Dealt to boldcat [2h Ac] [Js]
boldcat bets $1
Paige16 calls $1
JuanKenobi calls $1
*** 6TH STREET ***
Dealt to Paige16 [Ah Kh Jh Tc 6d] [Qh]
Dealt to JuanKenobi [3s Jc 6s] [Jd]
Dealt to boldcat [2h Ac Js] [Qc]
JuanKenobi checks
boldcat checks
Paige16 bets $1
JuanKenobi calls $1
boldcat calls $1
*** 7TH STREET ***
Dealt to Paige16 [Ah Kh Jh Tc 6d Qh] [Th]
JuanKenobi checks
boldcat checks
Paige16 bets $1
JuanKenobi has 15 seconds left to act
JuanKenobi calls $1
boldcat folds
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Paige16 shows [Ah Kh Jh Tc 6d Qh Th] a Royal Flush, for high
JuanKenobi mucks
Paige16 wins the pot ($11.40) with a Royal Flush
No low hand qualified
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $12 | Rake $0.60
Seat 1: Paige16 showed [Ah Kh Jh Tc 6d Qh Th] and won ($11.40) with HI: a Royal Flush
Seat 2: McLovin987 folded on 3rd St.
Seat 3: Vega4Life is sitting out
Seat 4: JuanKenobi mucked [Ks 5d 3s Jc 6s Jd 2s] - HI: a pair of Jacks
Seat 5: burbie folded on 4th St.
Seat 6: boldcat folded on 7th St.
Jacks! Does paige16 look like a man beaten by jacks!
Monday, April 12, 2010
Dr. Ivey
This hand was from the last episode of High Stakes Poker. A lot of people don’t really know Lex Veldhuis. But he is a legit high stakes online player that goes by the name of “Raszi”. He is also dating Evelyn Ng, a semi-good looking asian poker player. Forget all the talk about ranges, bet sizes, percentages, and table images. Ivey just owns Lex. Barry opens for a standard raise (he could have anything), Ivey raises pretty large from the button. Ivey’s range is obviously any two cards. Therefore, I think Lex reads the situation perfectly, but I guess a “good play” can’t beat the best player in the world. You can’t talk ranges with Phil Ivey, all you can say is that his range is huge. And here is proof. Making a 5-bet bluff all in with 5-2offsuit just proves that his range is any two cards at (almost) any given time.
This is another hand Ivey hand. I usually don’t give much respect to tournament hands because it’s just “play” chips, and not real CashMoney. But this was a big tournament in Monte Carlo, with $1 million going to first. The ‘reads’ were amazing in this hand. But the most significant part of this hand is this. It’s ONE thing to have the correct read, but it’s another thing to actually commit to that read. How many players would say “oh, nice bluff” and then much their cards. I would. Five or Six raises on the flop! What is Ivey’s range? In my opinion, its any two cards.
I just like this hand because I think it’s funny when Daniel loses.
This is another hand Ivey hand. I usually don’t give much respect to tournament hands because it’s just “play” chips, and not real CashMoney. But this was a big tournament in Monte Carlo, with $1 million going to first. The ‘reads’ were amazing in this hand. But the most significant part of this hand is this. It’s ONE thing to have the correct read, but it’s another thing to actually commit to that read. How many players would say “oh, nice bluff” and then much their cards. I would. Five or Six raises on the flop! What is Ivey’s range? In my opinion, its any two cards.
I just like this hand because I think it’s funny when Daniel loses.
Sunday, April 11, 2010
rain delays suck
-I have this friend who I frequently make bets with. However, most of the time it goes something like this:
me: i'll bet you $5 blah blah blah.
Friend B: No thanks, let's just bet our pride.
me: ok fine.
But the problem is, what do I do with Friend B's prideS? Plural, I mean, I probably "have" 6 prides of Friend B. Do i get to save them up and trade them in like a carnival game?
-My laptop died on me yesterday. It was a good run, 4 years and 2 months old. I'm in the market for a new one. I'm looking for a 15 inch Non-mac. I'm compulsive, so i'm setting the line for having a new laptop at 50 hours. This will be my biggest purchase ever. My last biggest purchase was my Torneau watch, which I "misplaced" for 6 months.
Nicky hasn't seen this video
me: i'll bet you $5 blah blah blah.
Friend B: No thanks, let's just bet our pride.
me: ok fine.
But the problem is, what do I do with Friend B's prideS? Plural, I mean, I probably "have" 6 prides of Friend B. Do i get to save them up and trade them in like a carnival game?
-My laptop died on me yesterday. It was a good run, 4 years and 2 months old. I'm in the market for a new one. I'm looking for a 15 inch Non-mac. I'm compulsive, so i'm setting the line for having a new laptop at 50 hours. This will be my biggest purchase ever. My last biggest purchase was my Torneau watch, which I "misplaced" for 6 months.
Nicky hasn't seen this video
Friday, April 9, 2010
pull-ups
The question i've been thinking a lot about recently is: how many girls can do a pull-up (hands facing out).
I was talking to Nicky about this. I originally said 1 in 10. She says 1 in 3. I would be extremely shocked if it was 1 in 3. That just seems crazy to me because some of my guy friends can not do one. I asked my Mom and Aunt last night. I asked my Mom, and she said 1 in 10. I wasn't very surprised because she is about as un-athletic as anyone. Last time I was home, I asked my mom if she played any sports when she was younger, she said no. My dad said she was good at hopscotch haha. But Aunty Frances said that 2 of her nieces can do pull-ups, so maybe it is less than 1 in 10. I could see it being pretty entertaining if I make a bet with someone. Maybe ask 100-200 random girls.
if anyone wants to make an interesting bet, i'll take 1 in 5 girls, and the over.
I was talking to Nicky about this. I originally said 1 in 10. She says 1 in 3. I would be extremely shocked if it was 1 in 3. That just seems crazy to me because some of my guy friends can not do one. I asked my Mom and Aunt last night. I asked my Mom, and she said 1 in 10. I wasn't very surprised because she is about as un-athletic as anyone. Last time I was home, I asked my mom if she played any sports when she was younger, she said no. My dad said she was good at hopscotch haha. But Aunty Frances said that 2 of her nieces can do pull-ups, so maybe it is less than 1 in 10. I could see it being pretty entertaining if I make a bet with someone. Maybe ask 100-200 random girls.
if anyone wants to make an interesting bet, i'll take 1 in 5 girls, and the over.
Thursday, April 8, 2010
degens
On twoplustwo, there is a thread called "degen stories"
it's pretty entertaining, here is one i thought was funny:
"2yrs ago i had $650 on bodog and needed $1020 to pay rent in 4 days but didnt have the courage 2 keep grindin $20 SNGs because i had been on 5 week break even stretch. the $650 was all i had to my name at the time
i didnt kno wtf to do and i had to double my money asap so i loaded up roullette and put it all my money on black. i fired up winamp and put on some enya while i sat with my finger on the mouse button and the mouse cursor over the spin button. and stared at the screen for like a min or 2 before i could apply enough pressure to click it.
as soon as i clicked it powerd off my 20" lcd, spun around 180 degrees on my computer chair and threw myself facedown on the floor with my hands over my face yelling "please please please please please" while kicking my feet into the carpet. i laid there with a tear streaming down my face and enya in the background and felt more gay then degen
at the end of the enya song i lit up a camel light and powered my monitor back on to see $1300 in my account. i cashed it all out and 2 days later i called my parents n told them i was movin back in and gonna find a job."
btw, i love listening to 'enya-only time' while playing, it's the best.
i found this on youtube, ultimate degen
it's pretty entertaining, here is one i thought was funny:
"2yrs ago i had $650 on bodog and needed $1020 to pay rent in 4 days but didnt have the courage 2 keep grindin $20 SNGs because i had been on 5 week break even stretch. the $650 was all i had to my name at the time
i didnt kno wtf to do and i had to double my money asap so i loaded up roullette and put it all my money on black. i fired up winamp and put on some enya while i sat with my finger on the mouse button and the mouse cursor over the spin button. and stared at the screen for like a min or 2 before i could apply enough pressure to click it.
as soon as i clicked it powerd off my 20" lcd, spun around 180 degrees on my computer chair and threw myself facedown on the floor with my hands over my face yelling "please please please please please" while kicking my feet into the carpet. i laid there with a tear streaming down my face and enya in the background and felt more gay then degen
at the end of the enya song i lit up a camel light and powered my monitor back on to see $1300 in my account. i cashed it all out and 2 days later i called my parents n told them i was movin back in and gonna find a job."
btw, i love listening to 'enya-only time' while playing, it's the best.
i found this on youtube, ultimate degen
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
good2cu
Go to robustothemovie.com
This 40 minute documentary is about the online poker pro, Andrew “good2cu” Robl. He is a young successful poker player living in Las Vegas . A couple years ago, he had a crew called “The shipItHolla Ballas”. It was a group of young successful online poker players that included Phil “OMGclayaiken” Galfond. It all sounds sort of gay, but I would have died to be in it. If you’ve seen episode 1 of this series, the story about Robl (episode 2) is completely different. It gets the other prospective of the young online poker player. Watch it. Here are my thoughts:
-It’s funny how in the first few minutes of the documentary, he is clearly staring at his assistant’s boobs.
-I like how he says he doesn’t see a future with Mila, even though she wants to slow down and get married. Sounds like love to me. Maybe it’s a Las Vegas thing.
-I found it interesting when he said that a professional poker player is portrayed as more prestigious than a doctor or lawyer in Las Vegas .
-There is a lot of advertising for VictoryPoker.com in this documentary. I heard the site is full of regs, and it’s a rip off. I heard the rake is ridiculous for an online poker site.
-The soy sauce bet was funny. I love these types of bets. I’ve probably lost around $100 on these stupid bets, $5 or $10 at a time.
-Seeing his stats from the partypoker days was crazy. A 200%+ ROI is ridiculous. In today’s games, the biggest winners have an ROI of less than 20%. I miss the PartyPoker days. I still remember multi-tabling on PartyPoker. I had no idea what I was doing really, so I just tried to play tight. It seemed to work, but I def wish I could go back and make some serious monies. PartyPoker still owes me an ipod shuffle, those bastards. When they stopped allowing US customers, I used all my points for an ipod shuffle, but it never came. But I guess I can’t complain, I was playing underage at the time.
After watching the entire documentary, it all seemed kind of dark. It seemed to show the downsides of poker. Robl never really seemed happy or content. He seemed unsatisfied all the time. I understand that he was in a serious downswing during filming, but still.
Anyway, in his blog, he says he is up 250K in the past week. Which I like to call "doing the run-good"
This 40 minute documentary is about the online poker pro, Andrew “good2cu” Robl. He is a young successful poker player living in Las Vegas . A couple years ago, he had a crew called “The shipItHolla Ballas”. It was a group of young successful online poker players that included Phil “OMGclayaiken” Galfond. It all sounds sort of gay, but I would have died to be in it. If you’ve seen episode 1 of this series, the story about Robl (episode 2) is completely different. It gets the other prospective of the young online poker player. Watch it. Here are my thoughts:
-It’s funny how in the first few minutes of the documentary, he is clearly staring at his assistant’s boobs.
-I like how he says he doesn’t see a future with Mila, even though she wants to slow down and get married. Sounds like love to me. Maybe it’s a Las Vegas thing.
-I found it interesting when he said that a professional poker player is portrayed as more prestigious than a doctor or lawyer in Las Vegas .
-There is a lot of advertising for VictoryPoker.com in this documentary. I heard the site is full of regs, and it’s a rip off. I heard the rake is ridiculous for an online poker site.
-The soy sauce bet was funny. I love these types of bets. I’ve probably lost around $100 on these stupid bets, $5 or $10 at a time.
-Seeing his stats from the partypoker days was crazy. A 200%+ ROI is ridiculous. In today’s games, the biggest winners have an ROI of less than 20%. I miss the PartyPoker days. I still remember multi-tabling on PartyPoker. I had no idea what I was doing really, so I just tried to play tight. It seemed to work, but I def wish I could go back and make some serious monies. PartyPoker still owes me an ipod shuffle, those bastards. When they stopped allowing US customers, I used all my points for an ipod shuffle, but it never came. But I guess I can’t complain, I was playing underage at the time.
After watching the entire documentary, it all seemed kind of dark. It seemed to show the downsides of poker. Robl never really seemed happy or content. He seemed unsatisfied all the time. I understand that he was in a serious downswing during filming, but still.
Anyway, in his blog, he says he is up 250K in the past week. Which I like to call "doing the run-good"
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
blind fish find bones?
Yesterday, I was skateboarding home from my last class. It was so damn windy. By the time I got back, I was out of breath. But on my way back, I saw guys playing a pick-up game of basketball outside. Wtf, why would you play basketball in the wind. Is that fun? It’s not exactly like golfing in the wind. In golf, wind is always a variable. But it’s not in basketball. I mean, if you hit 5 treys in a row, are you really that good? I remember my Uncle told me one time, “the batter doesn’t always hit the ball (in baseball), sometimes, the ball just hits the bat.”
Fcuk! I love baseball. I was so pumped to see the Giants yesterday. And they didn’t disappoint with a 5-2 victoryyyyy! I hope this excitement lasts a little longer than May, but we’ll see. I told Greg it’s like the law of diminishing returns: The first game is amazing, but every game after that, gets a little less satisfying. Vamos Gigantes!?
Fcuk! I love baseball. I was so pumped to see the Giants yesterday. And they didn’t disappoint with a 5-2 victoryyyyy! I hope this excitement lasts a little longer than May, but we’ll see. I told Greg it’s like the law of diminishing returns: The first game is amazing, but every game after that, gets a little less satisfying. Vamos Gigantes!?
Monday, April 5, 2010
best looking poker players
Male: Most people that know me, know that I am a Patrik Antonius fan. He’s always regarded as one of the top 2 poker players in the world. But damn, how can anyone say he is not good looking. Here he is in a nasty hand.
Female: It’s slim pickens for good looking girls in poker. But, there is a sleeper. Her name is Leo Margets. She was the “Last Woman Standing” at last year’s WSOP Main Event. I know her eyes are kinda crazy, but as far as female poker players, she’s cute. Here she is in an interview.
I would challenge anyone to find better looking poker players.
Female: It’s slim pickens for good looking girls in poker. But, there is a sleeper. Her name is Leo Margets. She was the “Last Woman Standing” at last year’s WSOP Main Event. I know her eyes are kinda crazy, but as far as female poker players, she’s cute. Here she is in an interview.
I would challenge anyone to find better looking poker players.
Sunday, April 4, 2010
giantswhat
Some people say they love to read books. Other people say they hate to read books. I’m a little different, I love to start books. Not finish, only start. I start books like a fiend!! When I’m in compulsive mode, I’ll buy 2-3 books on Amazon per month. I’ll start it, and love it, but never finish it.
So, here’s the deal with myself. I’m currently reading Big God by Britt Merrick. I want to finish this book by the end of this month. If I fail to finish this book, this is what I’m going to do:
Take (5) $10 bills. Go outside my house, place a rock over each of the bills in different spots (either on the street or sidewalk). And then go back to my house, go to the balcony, and watch as people find each one.
So, here’s the deal with myself. I’m currently reading Big God by Britt Merrick. I want to finish this book by the end of this month. If I fail to finish this book, this is what I’m going to do:
Take (5) $10 bills. Go outside my house, place a rock over each of the bills in different spots (either on the street or sidewalk). And then go back to my house, go to the balcony, and watch as people find each one.
Thursday, April 1, 2010
victory
The author of The Last Lecture stresses how important childhood dreams are. Well, here is one of mine.
I want to win a fantasy basketball Championship.
I think it'd definitely attainable given that I will most likely play 3 leagues every year until I can no longer operate a computer. I just want to know what it's like to win. It's obviously not about the money, I want the ring, the 'ship. This year was my 2nd year playing, and it ended in such a disappointment. But somehow, i wasn't shocked, i just like to complain, so here it goes.
Throughout the entire season, I was in 1st place. The entire season! My team was stacked, zach randolph, brook lopez, luol deng, caron butler (mistake), vince carter (biggest mistake), and i picked up two studs in Blatche and Collison. I made it to the playoffs with the number 1 seed, which means first round bye. Ok, no prob. Then all of a sudden, very slowly, "it" started happening...
-Luol Deng goes down 2-4 weeks with an injury= dropped him
-Chris paul comes back=no more studly numbers for collison
-channing frye has slowed down every since brook's twin started getting more pt
-vince carter is being fragile
-and finally, blatche plays 8 minutes, and scores 4 points. I thought he got injured, but kyle informed me that he had a fight with the coach, fcuk me.
the sick thing is, I was winning 5-4 before Sunday. I had some open roster spots, so i needed to make some changes to help. I was very close in blocks and steals, so i asked kyle for some help. He gave me some suggestions, but all his players were not available. I told him Charlie V (I think he had 1 point and 1 assist btw) is available, and he said he's better than nothing. SO i swoop on him. But then I check the Warriors box score, and see that Turiaf played and had a block and a steal. I need that block and steal (I was in San Diego at the time with slow internet). I text kyle and ask him his opinion, and he says something like "it's close, but i would probably just stand pat" I agreed that it was close, so I just said fcuk it.
Sunday comes around, and I check the matchup, and it's close. Turiaf ends up having 2 blocks and 2 steals while shooting 5-5. Fcuk me. At the end of the day, I tied in FG%, and lost in blocks by 2. So had I picked up Turiaf, I would have won FG%, and tied in blocks, which would make the score 4-4-1. A tie, and in my ESPN league, I checked the tie breaker, and it goes to regular season record, ouch.
I'm going to win one day, and my reaction will be something like
I want to win a fantasy basketball Championship.
I think it'd definitely attainable given that I will most likely play 3 leagues every year until I can no longer operate a computer. I just want to know what it's like to win. It's obviously not about the money, I want the ring, the 'ship. This year was my 2nd year playing, and it ended in such a disappointment. But somehow, i wasn't shocked, i just like to complain, so here it goes.
Throughout the entire season, I was in 1st place. The entire season! My team was stacked, zach randolph, brook lopez, luol deng, caron butler (mistake), vince carter (biggest mistake), and i picked up two studs in Blatche and Collison. I made it to the playoffs with the number 1 seed, which means first round bye. Ok, no prob. Then all of a sudden, very slowly, "it" started happening...
-Luol Deng goes down 2-4 weeks with an injury= dropped him
-Chris paul comes back=no more studly numbers for collison
-channing frye has slowed down every since brook's twin started getting more pt
-vince carter is being fragile
-and finally, blatche plays 8 minutes, and scores 4 points. I thought he got injured, but kyle informed me that he had a fight with the coach, fcuk me.
the sick thing is, I was winning 5-4 before Sunday. I had some open roster spots, so i needed to make some changes to help. I was very close in blocks and steals, so i asked kyle for some help. He gave me some suggestions, but all his players were not available. I told him Charlie V (I think he had 1 point and 1 assist btw) is available, and he said he's better than nothing. SO i swoop on him. But then I check the Warriors box score, and see that Turiaf played and had a block and a steal. I need that block and steal (I was in San Diego at the time with slow internet). I text kyle and ask him his opinion, and he says something like "it's close, but i would probably just stand pat" I agreed that it was close, so I just said fcuk it.
Sunday comes around, and I check the matchup, and it's close. Turiaf ends up having 2 blocks and 2 steals while shooting 5-5. Fcuk me. At the end of the day, I tied in FG%, and lost in blocks by 2. So had I picked up Turiaf, I would have won FG%, and tied in blocks, which would make the score 4-4-1. A tie, and in my ESPN league, I checked the tie breaker, and it goes to regular season record, ouch.
I'm going to win one day, and my reaction will be something like
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