Hope you can both play internet poker on your conservative island, and that it doesn't become submerged by the forthcoming 20ft rise in sea level resulting from the melting of the Greenland ice cap. Otherwise that really would be ironic.

Cross post:

So the baby was born yesterday...about a month early..Mrs. Allstar is doing well, baby is OK after a rough night. Some "standard" respiratory complications for a baby born in the 35 1/2 week. Aidan James Allstar, 6lbs 11 OZ (huge for a preemie), 19 inches. His brother was full term and was almost identical in size...strange. Will keep you punks posted on progress.

Mayeb it's a bit late for this, but

Congrats you donk....good to hear.

Up about a G tonight in a short session after being awake for the last 40 or so hrs.

not too shabby

roll is approaching 40k

Biggest cash game pot Ive won online to date:

Paradise Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $2.50/$5
5 players


Stack sizes:
UTG: $758.10
Hero: $1395.30
Button: $1078.45
SB: $558.80
BB: $905.80

Pre-flop: (5 players) Hero is CO with
UTG folds, Hero raises to $17, Button calls, SB folds, BB calls.

Flop: ($53.5, 3 players)
BB checks, Hero checks, Button checks.

Turn: ($53.5, 3 players)
BB bets $5, Hero calls, Button raises to $50, BB folds, Hero calls.

River: ($158.5, 2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets $45, Hero raises to $700, Button raises all-in $966.45, Hero calls.

Results:
Final pot: $2091.4

Few questions about the hand above Allstar.

1. I would alwyas bet the pot there. I guess I can see why you didn't as the only read draw your holding the nuts to, but I want to start building pots as soon as possible.
2. If the button had any sense at all in this hand there is no way he pays you off. When you smooth call the BB's tiny bet and then smooth call the Buttons raise he has to know you have a monster. I would porobably go ahead and raise here as well as another heart on the river could absoloutely kill the action.
3. THe check raise on the river is a gutsy move, and again when you make that huge check raise what exactly is he beating? Did he have like [Jh], please don't tell me he made these plays with anything other than a smaller flush.

None the less....nihan sir!

Congratulaations on that hand - always nice to raise the bar.