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.