Had a pretty late night last night with muchas cervezas and then a spade game broke out. Cooking a mondongo today and it is smelling damn righteous. Put in 1.5 hours at Multi/Euro trying to widdle down those raked hands for the 100 bonus. Got about 500 more to go. So far not a big signup for the BTP WCOOP tourny on stars. Was hoping that it might get 15-20 folks interested in competing in all the events.

The last couple of days not alot of time in but for the most part seem to be back on track. Feeling better about my game even with these small wins as they are coming alot easier. Going to spend the rest of the month dablling in lower limit games probably and trying to knock off some pending bonuses at various sites. Going to try and get a few HU matches in also this coming week.

First one out at the BTP tourny so I continue my string of stellar performances there.

Pstars 11.00 BTP tourny, 9th place. -11.00
Euro/Multi 25 PLO8, 402 hands, 62.92
Rake: 5.17
Various: 1.12
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Total: 58.21
Time: 2h5m

Just played a little this morning to knock out a few more hands for the Multi bonus. Got another 350 raked or so to go before tomorrow at 7. A pleasant surprise was that Ritz Club London sent me 20 quid for my birthday. Pretty nice gesture. Just relaxing now to a little Bolivian mountain music, drinking some vino and getting ready for my mondongo in a bit.

Multi 25 PLO8, 135 hands, -0.34
Rake: 0.77
Various: 35.37
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Total: 35.80
Time: 40m

Here is something that you can get from Amazon. This group is from Ecuador but it is very similar to Bolivian music.

http://www.roadkill.com/MDB/album.phtml/7924

Lots of flutes, strings etc.

cool... thanks.

Well managed to lose three heads up matches and also go out first in the BTP PLO8 tourny so a real nice evening. First hand of the 7 stud match I get a straight in the first 5 and get smashed on the river but shit happens I guess. NL first match I make a straight on river and run into a higher straight so things really happening on the good side for me

HU matches 3, -150.00
BTP tourny, -11.00
Multi 25 PLO8, 135 hands, -0.34
Rake: 0.77
Various: 35.37
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Total: -125.20
Time: 2h

to hell with poker---Happy Birthday bro---

besides that, I got lucky and took the win for us "old guys" LOL

Nice job bro. Caught the last few hands of the match. Managed to thrash a little ass in a short session of 10-20 6 max to recoup most of my HU losses. Don't know if I will play more tonight as perhaps take it easy and watch a movie with the mujer.

Well I manufactored a small win. I figure if you can't post a win on your birthday then what the phuck.

Empire 10-20 6 max, 48 hands, 117.00
Empire 5-10 6 max, 10 hands, 11.00
Empire 3-6 6 max, 51 hands, 14.19
HU matches 3, -150.00
BTP tourny, -11.00
Multi 25 PLO8, 135 hands, -0.34
Rake: 0.77
Various: 26.37
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Total: 7.99
Time: 2h30m

Got in 2 early morning sessions and fixing to put in a third to finish the Multi bonus. Stayed up until 3am or so this morning and got up at 7 so probably lay back down for a little once this bonus is knocked out and them try to put in a decent session this evening.

With the change in rake structure now having to be at 0.10 for a raked hand to count that really makes the clearance of these bonuses at the lower limit PL games quite a bit more time consuming but nonetheless finished it up and cashed out.

Multi 1-2 limit, 30 hands, -12.50
Multi 1-2 6 max, 32 hands, 40.25
PokerRoom 1-2 limit, 37 hands, 2.60
Absolute 0.5-1.00 limit, 57 hands, -3.43
Euro/Multi 0.5-1.00 limit, 363 hands, 17.98
Multi 0.5-1.0 6 max limit, 191 hands, -25.88
Multi 25 PLO8, 274 hands, 22.57
Rake: 6.98
Various: 100.00
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Total: 148.57
Time: 3h45m

Happy belated Birthday!!!!

Thanks bro. Had a very nice day overall.

MotherPhucker. Another hour of just nasty phucking beats one after another. Flop top set 2 flush out guy with naked ace catches runner runner flush. Flop top two guy peels and catches set, flop straight guy with bottom pair catches runner boat, turn straight get counterfeited and guy makes a higher straight, flop set guy catches flush on river etc etc etc.

PokerRoom 2-4 limit, 49 hands before getting phucking thrown off table for slight internet blip, -37.00
NoblePoker 1-2 limit, 59 hands, 3.5
Trident 1-2 limit, 86 hands, -23.07
Multi 1-2 limit, 30 hands, -12.50
Multi 1-2 6 max, 32 hands, 40.25
PokerRoom 1-2 limit, 37 hands, 2.60
Absolute 0.5-1.00 limit, 171 hands, -4.78
Euro/Multi 0.5-1.00 limit, 515 hands, -3.02
Multi 0.5-1.0 6 max limit, 191 hands, -25.88
Multi 25 PLO8, 274 hands, 22.57
Rake: 6.98
Various: 100.00
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Total: 69.65
Time: 4h50m

WTF is a "mondongo"?

A very tasty soup including amongst other things many types of roots, cow's feet, cows stomach, corn and peppers.

OK, maybe I didn't want to know afterall. I know some people like to eat things like cows stomach, but I had a hard time with hotdogs after I found out they were lips and assholes.
It made baseball games during my childhood a little less desireable.