WSOP 2011!!!!!

All eyes were on the first event, 25k Heads up event. No Ivey?

http://www.pokernews.com/news/2011/05/phil-ivey-suing-tiltware-boycotting-the-2011-wsop-10501.htm

PHIL IVEY IS THE MANG!

indian clay

Celebrating Rick’s 21st birthday in San Jose, scott and I were standing in line for the bathroom (unisex). My memory is a little hazy, but there were 2 husky girls behind us? Maybe in front of us. Scott and I had been talking Warriors basketball, and scott asked the 2 girls “would you trade monta or steph for Andrew bynum?” I guess she got offended and got upset. She goes into the bathroom, comes out, and I guess I looked at her funny or said something to her, she walks past me and says “I’ll deck your skinny ass”. I was shocked at first, then smiled and put both my hands over my stomach. I was so happy that she thought I was skinny, I’m not sure if she knew this, but she made my night!

In our 2nd basketball game, we started the game on an 18-0 run. I hit my first 3 treys. Other team then switched to a man-to-man, and we only led by 1 at half. We were actually down by 1 going into the fourth. But eventually won by 4 or 5. But ugh, I need to learn how to score when someone is actually guarding me. I was doing fine with the zone, no one was really guarding me. against the zone, I shot 3-3, against man2man, I shot 0-7. Sweet. Was surprised, according to the website, I had 10 points and 9 rebounds. 1 more rebound for the dubdub! damn

The best thing about making futures bets, are all the options to hedge and lock in profit. Mia $50 even money to win it all. It’s pretty much like deal or no deal. I had the opportunity to lock in a $3 orso profit about a week ago. But said nah. Before game 1 today, I have the opportunity to lock in about a $12 profit. I would usually do it, but I’m going to start avoiding the safe option. VAMOS HEAT! Dos minutos? Watch them get swept or something.

there better not be a rule change in baseball to protect catchers. Buster posey knew the risks of playing catcher, The Giants and Bochy knew the risks of being a catcher. If you don’t want to get hurt, don’t play catcher, or don’t block the plate. Buster took a risk, and he’s going to pay for it.

I think it’s hilarious when people say “I’m 1 million percent sure” as if that means more than saying “I’m 100% sure”.

LOYAL TO THE CARD GAME

there was a card show in SF this weekend, and it was my first one in probably 6-7 years, i'm not really sure. it was amazing. i think there are 2 things that will always interest me, no matter what. poker and sports cards. i remember when i was younger, there were 2 things that made me so excited to where it was hard to go to sleep the night before (besides christmas): it was going fishing, and going to a card show. i wanted to buy a box of 2011 bowman and try and pull a bryce harper auto, but the boxes were a little too expensive, like $185 i think.. i settled for for 2010 topps chrome baseball for $45, got home to open it. you get 2 autos per box. i got a wade davis and jon link auto. the jon link was a refractor #/499. WHOTHEFUCK! exactly, so i check ebay and i can literally sell them for a combined $3 if i was fortunate enough. sweet, booked a solid $42 loss. that was fun, then i look online for other topps chrome cards, and jason heyward autos were selling for $22. sooooo, i could have bought 2 heyward autos instead of my sick davis and link auto. sweet.

but i think i'm officially back in the card game. it's so sick, card collecting is just gambling for underage kids. buying a box is like lotto scratchers, only in this case, you can't win no matter what. but whatever, hobby is a hobby.

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I had a dream where I actually said “I just wish this was a dream” in my dream. i don't think that's ever happened. i thought that was impossible or against the rules or something

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bodog is slowly dying. first they change their address from bodog.com to bodog.eu. then they say they are having delays processing withdraws. then i emailed them again today and they replied with this "This delay is the result of some holidays in the UK and Canada on these past days that affected the availability of our provider to keep this timeframe."

BOOOOOM

ehh, i heard about this documentary about a year ago, but was a little disappointed by the trailer. i thought it was going to focus on the young online guys that just killed it in the mid 2000s. but instead, it looks like it's focusing more on the live scene. live poker sucks

the boom of online poker, to the death of online poker.

i'm still playing husngs on bodog poker, the games are pretty soft, but the software has always been horrible. however, i requested a check about 10 business days ago, haven't received the check yet, but they emailed me and said they are experiencing "delays of 2-4 business days". uh oh

damn i love jeff van gundy, calling out OKC fans for "lack of basketball IQ" haha

nice and sweaty

* last week

I'm in a basketball league that plays once a week. I was driving from tracy and had to be in sf by 11. so I get to sf on time, then I check my phone and see that my dad called me, I forgot a bag at home that had some important stuff in it. So eff my life. Now, after the game, I have to drive an hour back home, pick up the bag, and drive back to sf. This also means that I am going to miss the end of the okc/Memphis game 7, I would’ve recorded it but wasn’t at my sf place all weekend.

But anyway, the league is pretty cool, they keep all statistics, just like in fantasy, and use a 24-second shot clock. i think part of why i'm always reluctant to shoot is because i know that whenever i shoot, it's a pretty low % shot. but with the shot clock, there's so many more possessions, so if i shoot my normal 25%, hopefully no one will really notice how low of a % i actually shoot.

Early in the game, I got an offensive rebound, and put it back up, and got packed pretty hard (how come no one says pack anymore). The ref called the foul, shooting 2, but it was def a clean block. Damn ref, of course I miss my 2 free throws. that’s not gonna look good in the box score. Fortunately for my fantasy owners, I hit 2/4 from the field, with 2 3s. in terms of fantasy, I think I’m shane battier minus the good defensive statistics. It’s sort of embarrassing, I’m 23 and play like a 43year old man. I kind of just hang around the 3 point line, and on defense I always give my guy the open 3, partly because no one shoots a high %, but mostly because i know i will get blown by.

I’m on the free agent team, and only had 6 players for the game. We played the “sf warriors” and 8 out of 9 of the guys wore (what looked to be) authentic old school Chris webber year warriors jerseys with matching shorts and all. I swear we looked like 14.5 underdogs pregame. But we ended up winning by 1. We got pretty lucky down the stretch, on their last 3 possessions, they had a missed shot, traveling, and 3second call.

in the 2^nd quarter, I actually blocked a shot in the key. I subbed myself out of the game because I was pretty tired, and I overheard the scorekeeper ask the ref who blocked that shot. Effffffffff, it was killing me, I wanted to tell him it was me, but I didn’t want to seem like a stats whore, which is exactly what I am. Odds are, that’ll be my only block of the season, and I just let it slip away.

But anyway, so I’m pissed off because I have to drive an hour back home, then an hour back to sf just for a damn bag that I forgot. So I get to tracy, get gas, and am looking for my giants sweatshirt (that i wore to the game) because it’s raining at this point, of course I left it at the gym. So I have to drive back to the gym, fortunately, it’s still there, pick it up. Go home. Tilted the rest of the day.

i ain't from dallas, but i d-town boogie

wtf, the mavs are 11-0 against the spread. i lost the farm in game 1, dad's pissed, gotta get it back. BOOKED, betting 2 farms on OKC in game 2.

i love watching the NBA draft lottery. exciting, so much riding on it, but i also love the structure of the results. it's the ultimate credit card roulette. i miss CC roulette

chitty chitty bang bang

bet booked, just for proof. opposite side has NYY BOS and PHI winning the world series in 2011. I have field, $50, even money. paid in singles. hoping for a sf/oakland world series.

BLAME IT ON THE ADD, BABY. nasty. song. nasty. i thought i played the song out, but uh, NOPE, gotcha bitch

me: how much is time worth to you?

person b: like $10

me: lol but i didn't mention how long or what specific time of day or anything

easy peasy- japaneesey

-bet is booked, $50 even money. I have Miami, opposite side has the field. paid in 50 singles

-I went to the giants game with my parents and andy, i think 2 weeks ago. I was going to meet scott and jill at a club after the game. I told my dad, he asked what club we were going to, I said 360 Ritch (or whatever its called). And my dad looked up, shook his head and said “nope, doesn’t ring a bell". silly hah

-Weeds, season 6, was pretty good. season 5 was pretty bad. the ending makes it impossible not to care about season 7, i think it starts in june. so that means, i'll buy it on dvd february 2012. woooo

-i've realized that i only bet "no" and "unders". I very very very rarely bet "yes" and "overs". i think this is why sports disappoints me more that brings me any type of joy. Because to bet no and over, for example in a basketball game, you are usually winning for 99% of the game, until you of course, lose. But if you're watching closely enough, for every short that is attempted, you sort of hold your breath and hope for a miss. if the shot is missed, small sigh. if it's made, a slight "damn". and the "damns" don't equal the "sighs". disappointment>joy. therefore, you're stressed and upset more than you are stress-free and relaxed. i wish i was a "yes" and "over" sports bettor, but that's just not my gut feel. i like to torture myself, after most sports events that i watch or bet on, if i win, it's just a feeling of relief, not happiness or excitement. but when i lose, it's a "damn it". i wonder if that made any type of sense. which brings me to my next point, don't smoke crack.

although i did bet the OVER on game 1 of the mia/chi series. i was on ESPN, and there was a headline like "Lebron thinks Chicago series will be low scoring" or something. Taj Gibson's nasty dunk for the "over" win.

I heard the MAVS are 10-0 against the spread this postseason, bet the farm on OKC in game 1?

suburban commando

i got my new baseball glove 2 weeks ago, my A.D.D. and pressure from scottmizuno.com made me "buy it now" on ebay before i did any type of real research. i pretty much searched glove. looked for a black one with a web that had holes. odds are I will never use it in any type of game whatsoever. I justified my purchase thinking that maybe if i have a son, he would use it. but with my luck, my son will be a left handed first baseman, then quit.

i was pretty tilted. so i paid for it with paypal, but didn't change my shipping address. so it shipped to tracy, and i was in sf. it arrived on a tuesday, but i wasn't going to tracy until friday. ALL i could think about for those 3 days was that new baseball glove. i considered even driving home on wednesday just to pick up the glove. TILT

the day i got it, the only thing i wanted to do was play catch. i called my dad and asked him to come home so we could play catch before it got dark. he did, but he wasn't really feeling it, and wanted to go in after like 10 minutes. sad. plain milk's fine. i overthrew him a few times since i was rusty and my dad doesn't get off the ground, and my dad kept saying "release point, release point". then i remembered why i didn't like baseball that much when I was younger

straight creepy

Last week, I was invited to a Logitech customer advisory panel event in fremont. Its basically an event where Logitech users come and share their experiences, provide suggestions, and see new products. The guy I work with went to an event before and referred me to this event. It was pretty fun, they had an open bar, steak dinner, and lots of free stuff. We broke up into groups of 6 and had a discussion about how and when we use our products. And this 45-year oldish husky lady started giving her schpeeel? shh-peel (mhmmm like mop and glo) And said that after she puts her 2 kids to sleep, she goes to her office and plays world of warcraft. (she suggested brighter LED lights on her keyboard because she likes to play with all the lights off in her office lolol) I thought it was kind of funny because she was dead serious, i laughed out loud at first. Then I was thinking how funny this would have been: after Derek and I would go to sleep, my mom goes to the office, puts her headset on, and tells her online WOW friends “they’re asleep, let’s do this”

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I thought I would enjoy watching the Lakers lose in the playoffs. but in the 2nd quarter of game 4, i caught myself rooting for the lakers a little bit. And i figured out why:

1) there was no sweat. 4 games and out? no pain? nothing? to be honest, i only saw a little part of game 1, and missed games 2 and 3. I thought there was no way there's going to be a sweep, i'll just watch games 5, 6, and 7. so watching game 4, it was over in the 2nd quarter! all i wanted was a sweat. i was thinking before game 4, ok, so the lakers win game 4, then they go back to LA for game 5, get blown out by halftime, and watch the home crowd booooooo the rest of the game. Or, have it go to game 6 in Dallas, Dallas blows a 15-point lead in the 4th, all the momentum goes to the lakers, then the lakers blow a 18 point lead in the 4th for the playoff exit. but no, what about kobe yelling at his teammates during a timeout, nope, nothing. the odom and bynum ejection don't count, i like them

2) i've realized how much i like phil jackson. call him lucky for coaching superstars, but the teams still have to win. i like how laid-back he seems, at least in the national media. And i like the fact that if you called him the luckiest coach in NBA history, he would probably just laugh a little and agree that he was lucky.

maybe i'm secretly a lakers fan.

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yakk bakk

-i love it when i buy something from whiskey militia, and then it gives you like 8 days to add to your order and save on shipping. i bought 4 things in 3 days. i don't even need new headphones, but for only $1 shipping, sureee

-either i'm getting old, or this was kind of funny. probably both

-jt got me hooked on coke zero. i'd say i drink about 4.5 cans per week. this is not an exaggeration, 2 times since i've moved to sf, coke zero cans have been sold out at the grocery store (or market). only 2-liter bottles were available, but only weirdos buy 2-liters

-scott, a guy i work with, is 30 years old and getting married in August, told me that he wishes he took more pictures when he was younger, and also wishes that he documented his life a little better. i prob won't be taking a lot of pictures, but i will def keep a journal going. i think everyone should keep a journal, even a private one. by the way, Scott is getting married to a girl named Jill. I swear

-why does the nfl draft kill it for all the viewers. it's sort of fun to see the commissioner go up and say who the next pick will be. but it seemed as if for the first round, a reporter would say who the pick was about a minute before the commissioner announced it, and they would show the player on the phone hearing the good news. where's the drama? they should hire some MTV producers and let them do their thing

-it's kind of gross how if you ask me my opinion about any type of politics, i'd probably answer, eh, don't really have an opinion. but if you ask me about the sports card industry, i have very strong opinions. UD>topps>panini. BGS>PSA. on card>sticker. overproduction killed the industry, nothing is "cool" or "sick" anymore. i miss the good old days, SeasonTicket (my LCS, or local card shop). I miss allenmpc

-i saw a short white girl walking a big brown dog down the street and thought of russ. haha

-just saw the last season of friday night lights. the last 2 seasons were pretty crappy. it was a very safe ending, everyone sort of turned out OK. why didn't minka come back for a scene? Tara, Jason Street, and landry came back. not a great season, but was sad to see it end.

-bought the last season of weeds on amazon. i'm so weird, i think i'm the only person in the world who has seen every episode of Entourage, liked it, and has yet to see a single episode of the new season. the dvd comes out in july i think