Nice food.
. You can make it a bit more crunchy by more heat and a good dark marinade. I am always a fan of making the sauce from its own moister and butter where you fried it in.People who take pictures of food for a living always use stuff to make it look good.
I think this will taste very good young chef !

2nd tournament of the day. Second coinflip.

Woot. I didn't bust from the mill after that hand, just kinda hung around a lot until this:



One time?

Nothing like getting your money in behind, losing one and winning one.

About 200 before money. AT LEAST I GOT MY HOPES UP!

But it was soooted

139 left from a starting field of 4257 in the big FTP tourney. For a 5th place stack:



lol?

Just played my round 2 match in the 2+2 $1000 MSNL HU tournament. It's best 2 out of 3.

The following hands were all played after I had already won one match, and if I won any of them, I'd have won the whole match.

PokerStars Game #14650417510: Tournament #74281731, $0.01+$0.00 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (5/10) - 2008/01/18 - 16:43:48 (ET)
Table '74281731 1' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: Xaston (3310 in chips)
Seat 2: Poly_Baller (690 in chips)
Poly_Baller: posts small blind 5
Xaston: posts big blind 10
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Xaston [Td 9c]
Poly_Baller: raises 20 to 30
Xaston: calls 20
*** FLOP *** [5h 7c 8s]
Xaston: checks
Poly_Baller: bets 50
Xaston: raises 100 to 150
Poly_Baller: raises 510 to 660 and is all-in
Xaston: calls 510
*** TURN *** [5h 7c 8s]
*** RIVER *** [5h 7c 8s 4c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Xaston: shows [Td 9c] (high card Ace)
Poly_Baller: shows [6s 2d] (a straight, Four to Eight)
Poly_Baller said, "lol"
Poly_Baller collected 1380 from pot
Poly_Baller said, "excellent"
Xaston said, "[ ] Skill game"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1380 | Rake 0
Board [5h 7c 8s 4c Ac]
Seat 1: Xaston (big blind) showed [Td 9c] and lost with high card Ace
Seat 2: Poly_Baller (button) (small blind) showed [6s 2d] and won (1380) with a straight, Four to Eight

PokerStars Game #14651438310: Tournament #74287896, $0.01+$0.00 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (5/10) - 2008/01/18 - 17:30:37 (ET)
Table '74287896 1' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: Poly_Baller (705 in chips)
Seat 2: Xaston (3295 in chips)
Xaston: posts small blind 5
Poly_Baller: posts big blind 10
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Xaston [9d Ah]
Xaston: raises 20 to 30
Poly_Baller: raises 70 to 100
Xaston: raises 3195 to 3295 and is all-in
Poly_Baller said, "go chargers"
Poly_Baller: calls 605 and is all-in
Xaston said, "lol"
*** FLOP *** [6s Kd Jd]
Xaston said, "I coach"
*** TURN *** [6s Kd Jd]
*** RIVER *** [6s Kd Jd 4h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Poly_Baller: shows [5c 5d] (a pair of Fives)
Xaston: shows [9d Ah] (high card Ace)
Poly_Baller collected 1410 from pot
Poly_Baller said, "i coach as well"

PokerStars Game #14651478350: Tournament #74287896, $0.01+$0.00 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (5/10) - 2008/01/18 - 17:32:25 (ET)
Table '74287896 1' 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: Poly_Baller (1400 in chips)
Seat 2: Xaston (2600 in chips)
Poly_Baller: posts small blind 5
Xaston: posts big blind 10
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Xaston [8h 4h]
Poly_Baller: raises 20 to 30
Xaston: raises 90 to 120
Poly_Baller: calls 90
*** FLOP *** [Qh Jc 9h]
Xaston: bets 160
Poly_Baller: calls 160
*** TURN *** [Qh Jc 9h]
Xaston: bets 390
Poly_Baller: raises 730 to 1120 and is all-in
Poly_Baller said, "i don't have 62"
Poly_Baller said, "fwiw"
Xaston: calls 730
*** RIVER *** [Qh Jc 9h 7s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Xaston: shows [8h 4h] (a straight, Eight to Queen)
Poly_Baller: shows [8d Jd] (a straight, Eight to Queen)
Xaston collected 1400 from pot
Poly_Baller collected 1400 from pot

PokerStars Game #14651595552: Tournament #74287896, $0.01+$0.00 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (5/10) - 2008/01/18 - 17:37:37 (ET)
Table '74287896 1' 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: Poly_Baller (795 in chips)
Seat 2: Xaston (3205 in chips)
Poly_Baller: posts small blind 5
Xaston: posts big blind 10
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Xaston [Tc Kh]
Poly_Baller: raises 20 to 30
Xaston: calls 20
*** FLOP *** [Th 3s 5h]
Xaston: checks
Poly_Baller: bets 50
Xaston: raises 100 to 150
Poly_Baller said, "go bulls"
Poly_Baller: raises 615 to 765 and is all-in
Xaston: calls 615
*** TURN *** [Th 3s 5h]
*** RIVER *** [Th 3s 5h 7c]
Xaston said, "sdzg,gn'olergnaw;r"
Xaston said, "lg"
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Xaston: shows [Tc Kh] (a pair of Tens)
Poly_Baller: shows [5d 7s] (two pair, Sevens and Fives)
Poly_Baller collected 1590 from pot

Dealt to Xaston [Jc Kh]
Xaston: raises 20 to 30
Poly_Baller: raises 70 to 100
Xaston: calls 70
*** FLOP *** [6d Js 9h]
Poly_Baller: bets 150
Xaston: raises 290 to 440
Poly_Baller said, "go padres"
Poly_Baller: raises 1085 to 1525 and is all-in
Xaston: calls 1085
*** TURN *** [6d Js 9h]
*** RIVER *** [6d Js 9h 5h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Poly_Baller: shows [Ah Ad] (a pair of Aces)
Xaston: shows [Jc Kh] (a pair of Jacks)
Xaston said, "obviously"
Poly_Baller collected 3250 from pot

Cash?

28th out of 3005 is a very good result, Xaston. Well done.