ok, been sick for days, had an interesting NYE and finally got my internet working again. Been a shitty week so far.

Had a couple home games where i've pretty much won easily each time but nothing really big to report from that. I finished the last of my stars bonus for 120 but lost 140 doing it on just a string of suck outs and cold cards. Been trying to finish up bodog to free up my money from there because the site sucks for plo so far. The players suck but the tables are rarely going well, except maybe at the 25's.

I can't really get anything going right now and I really hate Empire's tight tables. That $10 bonus they gave really sucked because that's 300 raked hands wasted on that than the $100 bonus. I never thought I would say this, but i wish i had a stars bonus to work since they have some of the best tables for $50's.

Some hands from some of my shitty sessions recently.


***** Hand History for Game 2904171530 *****
oaktree5959 has left the table.
0/0 Omaha Game Table (PL) - Wed Jan 04 21:00:33 EST 2006
Table Table 64009 (Real Money) -- Seat 10 is the button
Total number of players : 9
Seat 1: Badger1991 ( $9.50)
Seat 3: AcidBlue ( $27.26)
Seat 4: Hudspeth4 ( $14.55)
Seat 5: CarpeDiem228 ( $24.75)
Seat 6: Intraware2 ( $21)
Seat 7: golfdad0206 ( $36.30)
Seat 8: briachek1 ( $34.15)
Seat 9: nick98 ( $13.55)
Seat 10: duzzduzz21 ( $12.85)
Badger1991 posts small blind (0.10)
AcidBlue posts big blind (0.25)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to briachek1 [ Th, Tc, 8c, 9s ]
Hudspeth4 calls (0.25)
CarpeDiem228 folds.
Intraware2 folds.
golfdad0206 folds.
briachek1 calls (0.25)
nick98 raises (1) to 1
duzzduzz21 folds.
Badger1991 calls (0.90)
AcidBlue calls (0.75)
Hudspeth4 calls (0.75)
briachek1 calls (0.75)
** Dealing Flop ** : [ 7c, 6s, 9c ]
Badger1991 checks.
AcidBlue checks.
Hudspeth4 bets (1)
briachek1 raises (7.75) to 7.75
nick98 folds.
Badger1991 folds.
AcidBlue folds.
Hudspeth4 calls (6.75)
** Dealing Turn ** : [ Ac ]
Hudspeth4 bets (5.80)
Hudspeth4 is all-In.
briachek1 calls (5.80)
** Dealing River ** : [ 3s ]
Creating Main Pot with $30.50 with Hudspeth4
** Summary **
Main Pot: $30.50 | | Rake: $1.60
Board: [ 7c 6s 9c Ac 3s ]
Hudspeth4 balance $30.50, bet $14.55, collected $30.50, net +$15.95 [ 2c 9d 5h Kc ] [ a flush, ace high with king kicker -- Ac,Kc,9c,7c,2c ]
briachek1 balance $19.60, lost $14.55 [ Th Tc 8c 9s ] [ a flush, ace high -- Ac,Tc,9c,8c,7c ]

flop the nuts with oesfd and he hits his King high flush. I couldn't get my money back from this donk lucksack.

***** Hand History for Game 2904091364 *****
0/0 Omaha Game Table (PL) - Wed Jan 04 18:27:38 EST 2006
Table Table 64009 (Real Money) -- Seat 2 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 1: sittingram ( $24.40)
Seat 2: tdpalermo ( $43.48)
Seat 3: AcidBlue ( $25.70)
Seat 4: briachek1 ( $26)
Seat 5: Real_Truth ( $23.50)
Seat 6: shorty422 ( $57.89)
Seat 7: crobinson10 ( $25.35)
Seat 8: assaultrifle ( $56.66)
Seat 9: CheGuevara67 ( $10.93)
Seat 10: mess309 ( $24.50)
AcidBlue posts small blind (0.10)
briachek1 posts big blind (0.25)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to briachek1 [ 9d, Ac, Qs, Jc ]
Real_Truth calls (0.25)
crobinson10 calls (0.25)
assaultrifle calls (0.25)
CheGuevara67 folds.
mess309 folds.
sittingram folds.
tdpalermo folds.
AcidBlue calls (0.15)
briachek1 checks.
** Dealing Flop ** : [ 7c, Kc, Ts ]
AcidBlue checks.
briachek1 bets (1.20)
Real_Truth folds.
crobinson10 folds.
assaultrifle calls (1.20)
AcidBlue folds.
** Dealing Turn ** : [ 3s ]
briachek1 bets (3.50)
assaultrifle calls (3.50)
** Dealing River ** : [ 9h ]
briachek1 bets (10.15)
assaultrifle raises (40.60) to 40.60
briachek1 calls (10.90)
briachek1 is all-In.
Creating Main Pot with $50.15 with briachek1
** Summary **
Main Pot: $50.15 | Side Pot 1: $19.55 | Rake: $2.60
Board: [ 7c Kc Ts 3s 9h ]
briachek1 balance $50.15, bet $26, collected $50.15, net +$24.15 [ 9d Ac Qs Jc ] [ a straight, nine to king -- Kc,Qs,Jc,Ts,9h ]
assaultrifle balance $30.66, bet $45.55, collected $19.55, lost -$26 [ Ad Tc Ks 4d ] [ two pairs, kings and tens -- Ks,Kc,Tc,Ts,9h ]

The one time recently this kind of hand hit and he happened to be slowplaying top two. Don't matter, I would have been all in on any street postflop.

PokerStars Pot-Limit Omaha High, $0.50 BB (6 handed)

MP ($42.90)
CO ($52.80)
Button ($49)
Hero ($49)
BB ($52.40)
UTG ($124.95)

Preflop: Hero is SB with , , , .
UTG calls $0.50, MP calls $0.50, 2 folds, Hero completes, BB checks.

Flop: ($2) , , (4 players)
Hero bets $1.9, BB calls $1.90, UTG calls $1.90, MP folds.

Turn: ($7.70) (3 players)
Hero bets $7.35, BB folds, UTG calls $7.35.

River: ($22.40) (2 players)
Hero bets $10, UTG raises to $51.3, Hero folds.

Final Pot: $83.70

This guy had the nerve to tell me he had 66 which of course he didn't have it. He didn't believe what I folded. I just told him, fine, don't believe me but we both know you are lying.

PokerStars Pot-Limit Omaha High, $0.50 BB (8 handed)

MP1 ($68.30)
MP2 ($24)
Hero ($49.50)
Button ($44.35)
SB ($59.35)
BB ($80.90)
UTG ($47.75)
UTG+1 ($37.75)

Preflop: Hero is CO with , , , .
UTG calls $0.50, UTG+1 raises to $2.25, 2 folds, Hero calls $2.25, Button calls $2.25, 2 folds, UTG calls $1.75.

Flop: ($9.75) , , (4 players)
UTG checks, UTG+1 bets $4, Hero raises to $21.3, Button folds, UTG calls $21.30, UTG+1 raises to $35.5, Hero calls $14.20, UTG calls $14.20.

Turn: ($116.25) (3 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $11.75 (All-In), UTG calls $10 (All-In).

River: ($138) (3 players, 2 all-in)

Final Pot: $138

Results in white below:
UTG has Js As 3h Jd (flush, ace high).
UTG+1 has Qc 4h 6c Ad (two pair, queens and sixes).

Outcome: UTG wins $136.25. Hero wins $1.75.

I knew EXACTLY what UTG had and wanted to punch something when i saw the river. He leaves almost immediately after.

PokerStars Pot-Limit Omaha High, $0.50 BB (7 handed)

UTG ($49.55)
MP1 ($43.70)
MP2 ($20)
CO ($54.15)
Hero ($50)
SB ($49.25)
BB ($22.70)

Preflop: Hero is Button with , , , .
UTG calls $0.50, 1 fold, MP2 calls $0.50, 1 fold, Hero calls $0.50, 1 fold, BB checks.

Flop: ($2.25) , , (4 players)
BB checks, UTG checks, MP2 bets $1.5, Hero raises to $6.65, BB folds, UTG folds, MP2 calls $5.15.

Turn: ($15.55) (2 players)
MP2 checks, Hero bets $14.8, MP2 calls $12.85 (All-In).

River: ($43.20) (2 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: $43.20

Results in white below:
he had [Js 8d 6s 4h] and won with a straight

Outcome: MP2 wins $41.25. Hero wins $1.95.

people can't fold a decent draw even without odds with some of their outs tainted. I'm just in a run of these hands not holding up or hitting as much as they should.

PokerStars Pot-Limit Omaha High, $0.50 BB (7 handed)

SB ($18.95)
BB ($46.60)
UTG ($26.15)
MP1 ($51.75)
MP2 ($76.95)
CO ($25.80)
Hero ($52.80)

Preflop: Hero is Button with , , , .
UTG calls $0.50, MP1 calls $0.50, 2 folds, Hero calls $0.50, 1 fold, BB checks.

Flop: ($2.25) , , (4 players)
BB checks, UTG checks, MP1 checks, Hero bets $2.15, BB folds, UTG calls $2.15, MP1 folds.

Turn: ($6.55) (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $6.25, UTG calls $6.25.

River: ($19.05) (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $18.15, UTG calls $17.25 (All-In).

Final Pot: $54.45

Results in white below:
he had [Qs Ks Qd Kh]

Outcome: Hero wins $54.45.

What is up with everyone playing second set like this? What is he waiting for? It didn't matter in this case but come on! Got someone to do this to me on a plo25 table and back into a flush and then try to check raise me on the river, which I didn't fall for. I don't understand how some of these people think.

PokerStars Pot-Limit Omaha High, $0.50 BB (8 handed)

MP1 ($67)
MP2 ($19.50)
CO ($64.55)
Button ($19)
Hero ($50.95)
BB ($25.60)
UTG ($29.40)
UTG+1 ($74.75)

Preflop: Hero is SB with , , , .
UTG calls $0.50, 2 folds, MP2 calls $0.50, 2 folds, Hero completes, BB checks.

Flop: ($2) , , (4 players)
Hero checks, BB bets $0.5, UTG raises to $3.4, MP2 calls $3.40, Hero raises to $16, BB folds, UTG raises to $28.9, MP2 calls $15.60 (All-In), Hero calls $12.90.

Turn: ($79.30) (3 players, 1 all-in)

River: ($79.30) (3 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: $79.30

Results in white below:
Hero has As 3h Ad 4h (full house, aces full of tens).
UTG has 5s Tc 5h Qd (full house, tens full of fives).
other had [6c Ts 2s 6s]
Outcome: Hero wins $79.30.

This might be the second time ever i've had set over set over set. Cherry on top that we all finish with a boat.

Finally

PokerStars Pot-Limit Omaha High, $0.50 BB (9 handed)

UTG+1 ($46.25)
Hero ($50)
MP2 ($52.75)
MP3 ($35.90)
CO ($34.40)
Button ($23.40)
SB ($50)
BB ($31.60)
UTG ($19.55)

Preflop: Hero is MP1 with , , , .
2 folds, Hero calls $0.50, MP2 calls $0.50, 1 fold, CO calls $0.50, 1 fold, SB completes, BB checks.

Flop: ($2.50) , , (5 players)
SB bets $2.4, BB folds, Hero raises to $9.6, MP2 calls $9.60, CO folds, SB folds.

Turn: ($24.10) (2 players)
Hero bets $22.9, MP2 calls $22.90.

River: ($69.90) (2 players)
Hero bets $17 (All-In), MP2 calls $17.

Final Pot: $103.90

Results in white below:

he had [9d Kh 6c 8h]
Outcome: Hero wins $103.90.

I've hit quad queens 4 times in the past week. Not too shabby.

in non poker news, moving to a new place next sunday and we are working on getting this place packed up. Also, got a party this saturday to say goodbye to the place. I've been here over 2.5 years so it seems fitting.

Since our internet was out for a couple days but luckily not the tv which apparently that was too, I watched a few videos, including Mullholland Drive. I had that on my computer for a while but never got around to watching it. Now besides some nice lesbian scenes between the two female leads, which include naomi watts, there is nothing good about this movie. Has anyone seen this movie? What the fuck is it about and what actually happened? This is seriously the first time I was less confused before the movie was over than after. Obviously the character was mentally disturbed and delusional, but so were the director, writer and actors in this movie to think this made any sense whatsoever!!!

Seriously, someone help me out here.

I saw Mullholland Drive when it came out, didn't understand it at all but loved it nonetheless, I've been meaning to watch I since found a website tthat lists things you need to pay attention to understand more about it.

But, anyways, I liked it.

Molina

so molina, how many drugs do you do on a daily basis to be able to understand that movie? trying to understand that movie is a waste of time.

its been a few days so lets see what's been going on. Finally finished the empire bonus down about $20 in play due to a couple suck outs, 1 really bad play by me and some cold cards in a rock garden. So I was up 90 as they gave 110 in bonus. I'm working on bodog now so I can get access to my money without negating the bonus. I will have that done this week before we move. I hope to do the same with the interpoker 120 bonus i have which i should be able to finish in about 4-5 more hours. Its actually clearing very quick. This is december's bonus too so I could put in the Jan too.

First some hands of note of late:

***** Hand History for Game 2905259470 *****
0/0 Omaha Game Table (PL) - Fri Jan 06 21:49:28 EST 2006
Table Table 64009 (Real Money) -- Seat 8 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 1: DTRELOAD ( $34.35)
Seat 2: TiniousTL ( $38)
Seat 3: AcidBlue ( $23)
Seat 4: kramxel96 ( $23.15)
Seat 5: bayouaggie ( $24.68)
Seat 6: khodge4710 ( $18.30)
Seat 7: tensor12 ( $22.20)
Seat 8: golfdad0206 ( $23.68)
Seat 9: PokerWolf ( $52.10)
Seat 10: briachek1 ( $44.17)
PokerWolf posts small blind (0.10)
briachek1 posts big blind (0.25)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to briachek1 [ 9c, Jh, 9h, Td ]
DTRELOAD calls (0.25)
TiniousTL folds.
AcidBlue calls (0.25)
kramxel96 folds.
bayouaggie folds.
khodge4710 calls (0.25)
tensor12 folds.
golfdad0206 folds.
PokerWolf calls (0.15)
briachek1 checks.
** Dealing Flop ** : [ 3s, Qd, 9s ]
PokerWolf checks.
briachek1 bets (1.20)
DTRELOAD folds.
AcidBlue calls (1.20)
khodge4710 calls (1.20)
PokerWolf folds.
** Dealing Turn ** : [ 8d ]
briachek1 bets (4.65)
AcidBlue calls (4.65)
khodge4710 calls (4.65)
** Dealing River ** : [ Qc ]
briachek1 bets (17.90)
AcidBlue folds.
khodge4710 calls (12.20)
khodge4710 is all-In.
Creating Main Pot with $41.05 with khodge4710
** Summary **
Main Pot: $41.05 | Side Pot 1: $5.70 | Rake: $2.15
Board: [ 3s Qd 9s 8d Qc ]
khodge4710 balance $41.05, bet $18.30, collected $41.05, net +$22.75 [ 3h 2d Qh Ad ] [ a full house, Queens full of threes -- Qh,Qd,Qc,3h,3s ]
briachek1 balance $25.87, bet $24, collected $5.70, lost -$18.30 [ 9c Jh 9h Td ] [ a full house, Nines full of queens -- Qd,Qc,9c,9h,9s ]

I improve on every street for him to hit his 2 outer. sweet.

***** Hand History for Game 2905226585 *****
0/0 Omaha Game Table (PL) - Fri Jan 06 20:43:20 EST 2006
Table Table 64009 (Real Money) -- Seat 2 is the button
Total number of players : 8
Seat 2: chad_ice ( $36.35)
Seat 3: AcidBlue ( $14.55)
Seat 4: Shadoko ( $21.15)
Seat 5: bayouaggie ( $42.03)
Seat 6: KingZarathus ( $23.75)
Seat 7: mrspeed37 ( $26.40)
Seat 8: SFJeremy ( $28.80)
Seat 10: briachek1 ( $30.55)
AcidBlue posts small blind (0.10)
Shadoko posts big blind (0.25)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to briachek1 [ 8d, Kc, Ad, Kd ]
bayouaggie folds.
KingZarathus folds.
mrspeed37 folds.
SFJeremy calls (0.25)
briachek1 calls (0.25)
chad_ice calls (0.25)
AcidBlue folds.
Shadoko did not respond in time.
Shadoko folds.
** Dealing Flop ** : [ 3c, 3d, Ks ]
SFJeremy checks.
briachek1 checks.
chad_ice bets (0.75)
SFJeremy folds.
briachek1 calls (0.75)
** Dealing Turn ** : [ Qc ]
briachek1 checks.
chad_ice bets (2)
briachek1 raises (8) to 8
chad_ice calls (6)
** Dealing River ** : [ 5h ]
briachek1 bets (17.70)
chad_ice calls (17.70)
** Summary **
Main Pot: $51.30 | Rake: $2.70
Board: [ 3c 3d Ks Qc 5h ]
chad_ice balance $9.65, lost $26.70 [ 3s 4c As 5c ] [ a full house, Threes full of fives -- 5c,5h,3s,3c,3d ]
briachek1 balance $55.15, bet $26.70, collected $51.30, net +$24.60 [ 8d Kc Ad Kd ] [ a full house, Kings full of threes -- Kc,Kd,Ks,3c,3d ]

I love it when a plan comes together. can't drop bottom boat huh? thank you sir.

***** Hand History for Game 2905219988 *****
0/0 Omaha Game Table (PL) - Fri Jan 06 20:30:13 EST 2006
Table Table 36677 (Real Money) -- Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 9
Seat 1: YelaBely ( $34.80)
Seat 2: Topdawg169 ( $21.42)
Seat 3: zeffe04 ( $35)
Seat 4: EL___HEFE ( $20.20)
Seat 6: Sikdalan ( $20.53)
Seat 7: crobinson10 ( $23.75)
Seat 8: Shadoko ( $19.55)
Seat 9: Isabelshuman ( $14.22)
Seat 10: briachek1 ( $24.75)
EL___HEFE posts small blind (0.10)
Sikdalan posts big blind (0.25)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to briachek1 [ Qc, 9c, Tc, Ks ]
crobinson10 calls (0.25)
Shadoko folds.
Isabelshuman calls (0.25)
briachek1 calls (0.25)
YelaBely folds.
Topdawg169 calls (0.25)
zeffe04 calls (0.25)
EL___HEFE calls (0.15)
Sikdalan checks.
** Dealing Flop ** : [ 8c, 7c, 6h ]
EL___HEFE checks.
Sikdalan bets (0.25)
crobinson10 calls (0.25)
Isabelshuman folds.
briachek1 raises (2.70) to 2.70
Topdawg169 calls (2.70)
zeffe04 folds.
EL___HEFE folds.
Sikdalan folds.
crobinson10 folds.
** Dealing Turn ** : [ 4d ]
briachek1 bets (7.30)
Topdawg169 raises (14.60) to 14.60
briachek1 raises (14.50) to 21.80
briachek1 is all-In.
Topdawg169 calls (3.87)
Topdawg169 is all-In.
** Dealing River ** : [ 4c ]
Creating Main Pot with $42.39 with Topdawg169
Creating Side Pot 1 with $3.33 with briachek1
** Summary **
Main Pot: $42.39 | Side Pot 1: $3.33 | Rake: $2.20
Board: [ 8c 7c 6h 4d 4c ]
Topdawg169 balance $0, lost $21.42 [ Ac 9s Th 5h ] [ a straight, six to ten -- Th,9s,8c,7c,6h ]
briachek1 balance $45.72, bet $24.75, collected $45.72, net +$20.97 [ Qc 9c Tc Ks ] [ a flush, queen high -- Qc,Tc,8c,7c,4c ]

Its called a redraw. Look into it.

***** Hand History for Game 2905091482 *****
0/0 Omaha Game Table (PL) - Fri Jan 06 16:14:32 EST 2006
Table Table 36964 (Real Money) -- Seat 7 is the button
Total number of players : 9
Seat 1: JadeLotus ( $8.10)
Seat 3: CCand7Up99 ( $32)
Seat 4: BelindaA ( $25.30)
Seat 5: CHA26498 ( $0)
Seat 6: smoke1399 ( $65.63)
Seat 7: HerrOnager ( $19.40)
Seat 8: sweetP0TAT0 ( $11.55)
Seat 9: SFJeremy ( $13.79)
Seat 10: briachek1 ( $23.80)
sweetP0TAT0 posts small blind (0.10)
SFJeremy posts big blind (0.25)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to briachek1 [ Th, Ad, Td, Qd ]
briachek1 calls (0.25)
JadeLotus folds.
CCand7Up99 calls (0.25)
BelindaA calls (0.25)
HerrOnager folds.
sweetP0TAT0 calls (0.15)
SFJeremy checks.
** Dealing Flop ** : [ Tc, Jd, 4c ]
sweetP0TAT0 checks.
SFJeremy bets (1.20)
briachek1 raises (4.80) to 4.80
CCand7Up99 folds.
BelindaA folds.
sweetP0TAT0 calls (4.80)
SFJeremy calls (3.60)
** Dealing Turn ** : [ 4d ]
sweetP0TAT0 checks.
SFJeremy checks.
briachek1 checks.
** Dealing River ** : [ Ts ]
sweetP0TAT0 bets (6.50)
sweetP0TAT0 is all-In.
SFJeremy folds.
briachek1 calls (6.50)
Creating Main Pot with $27.25 with sweetP0TAT0
** Summary **
Main Pot: $27.25 | | Rake: $1.40
Board: [ Tc Jd 4c 4d Ts ]
sweetP0TAT0 balance $0, lost $11.55 [ Kc 9h Js 2d ] [ two pairs, jacks and tens -- Kc,Js,Jd,Tc,Ts ]
briachek1 balance $39.50, bet $11.55, collected $27.25, net +$15.70 [ Th Ad Td Qd ] [ four of a kind, tens -- Jd,Th,Td,Tc,Ts ]

Normally I bet the turn but I decided to get tricky. Sweetpotato didn't see what hit him.

***** Hand History for Game 2904733330 *****
oaktree5959 has left the table.
yuCOULDcall has left the table.
0/0 Omaha Game Table (PL) - Thu Jan 05 21:44:27 EST 2006
Table Table 36658 (Real Money) -- Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 7
Seat 2: briachek1 ( $27.55)
Seat 3: rickjr821 ( $25.50)
Seat 5: Bippy3 ( $43.91)
Seat 6: tdpalermo ( $14.80)
Seat 8: BubbaGumpInc ( $22.10)
Seat 9: ASK_ME ( $18)
Seat 10: mef22 ( $30.35)
Bippy3 posts small blind (0.10)
tdpalermo posts big blind (0.25)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to briachek1 [ Ac, 5d, Ah, 5h ]
BubbaGumpInc folds.
ASK_ME calls (0.25)
mef22 calls (0.25)
briachek1 calls (0.25)
rickjr821 folds.
Bippy3 calls (0.15)
tdpalermo checks.
** Dealing Flop ** : [ 9h, 5c, 8h ]
Bippy3 bets (1.20)
tdpalermo folds.
ASK_ME folds.
mef22 folds.
briachek1 raises (4.80) to 4.80
Bippy3 raises (14.40) to 15.60
briachek1 raises (21.60) to 26.40
Bippy3 raises (21.61) to 37.21
briachek1 calls (0.90)
briachek1 is all-In.
** Dealing Turn ** : [ 3c ]
** Dealing River ** : [ 4c ]
Creating Main Pot with $53.10 with briachek1
** Summary **
Main Pot: $53.10 | Side Pot 1: $9.91 | Rake: $2.75
Board: [ 9h 5c 8h 3c 4c ]
briachek1 balance $0, lost $27.55 [ Ac 5d Ah 5h ] [ three of a kind, fives -- 9h,8h,5d,5h,5c ]
Bippy3 balance $69.46, bet $37.46, collected $63.01, net +$25.55 [ 2c 6h 7d 8c ] [ a flush, eight high -- 8c,5c,4c,3c,2c ]

This hand was questionable as its obvious what he has but I have so many redraws, i can just get it in too. I probably should have tried to draw cheap. Either way, a note went on that guy playing a straight with no redraw like that.

On saturday, we had a moving out party as I've been in this place for over 2.5 years and there have been many good times there for me and all my friends so we had to have a party. It was a pretty good time but I was torn between 3 different groups of friends that didn't mingle and as a good host, i worked my way through them equally. My roommate decided to go get some food and drop by a bar he goes to and gets plastered for about 15 shots in 20 minutes or so. The person he is with, drives him home and he is in a happy state. However, within 10 minutes of being home he becomes an angry and psychotic drunk. great. I'm surprised there wasn't a fight between him and many of the people there, including me who would have laid him out if he tried anything. Luckily, his girl was there and calmed him down and got him away from the party so it was all good again. We even got some dizzy bat races in (spin around 5 times looking down at a bat, run to a drink, chug and run back, teams of 3 or 4) which was fun to see everyone fall and stumble. I never have any problem with that stuff and it was like i hadn't even drank or spun. Who knew?

Recovery and clean up the next day wasn't too bad but now its on to cleaning and packing for the week. Oh fun.

I decided to use my party points before they take it away from me so I entered a qualifier for the 100k event for 1000 points and the 100k event for 20k point which is basically all my points. I lost KK to QQ all in preflop semi early in the 100k and was done. 21k first prize would have been nice. In the qualifier, I was kicking some ass and getting lucky. I wish it would have happened in the other tourney instead.

There were 524 entrants and 17 got seats. I played tight as usual and got some hands that went my way. see this post

forum/viewtopic.php?t=10148

There was also one that catapulted me to the end.

***** Hand History for Game 3337850011 *****
200/400 Tourney Texas Hold'em Game Table (NL) (Tournament 19017826) - Sun Jan 08 18:25:44 EST 2006
Table Party for Free Qualifier 1000 points(563574) Table 4 (Real Money) -- Seat 7 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 1: tampachicken (2823)
Seat 2: tobtfs (1385)
Seat 3: BongoMann (3025)
Seat 4: mookster51 (4398)
Seat 5: KingofBeers (2740)
Seat 6: Skarface_3 (5)
Seat 7: UNHWildcats (6363)
Seat 8: taxidriver17 (3870)
Seat 9: pregoVI (1405)
Seat 10: briachek (9925)
taxidriver17 posts small blind (100)
pregoVI posts big blind (200)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to briachek [ Ah, Ks ]
briachek raises (600) to 600
tampachicken calls (600)
tobtfs folds.
BongoMann raises (1600) to 1600
mookster51 folds.
KingofBeers folds.
Skarface_3 folds.
UNHWildcats folds.
taxidriver17 folds.
pregoVI folds.
briachek raises (9325) to 9925
briachek is all-In.
tampachicken calls (2223)
tampachicken is all-In.
BongoMann calls (1425)
BongoMann is all-In.
Creating Main Pot with $8769 with tampachicken
Creating Side Pot 1 with $404 with BongoMann
Creating Side Pot 2 with $6900 with briachek
** Dealing Flop ** : [ Ad, 8d, 2s ]
** Dealing Turn ** : [ 9s ]
** Dealing River ** : [ Qh ]
** Summary **
Main Pot: 8769 | Side Pot 1: 404 | Side Pot 2: 6900
Board: [ Ad 8d 2s 9s Qh ]
tampachicken balance 0, lost 2823 [ 7d 7s ] [ a pair of sevens -- Ad,Qh,9s,7d,7s ]
BongoMann balance 0, lost 3025 [ Kh Kc ] [ a pair of kings -- Ad,Kh,Kc,Qh,9s ]
briachek balance 16073, bet 9925, collected 16073, net +6148 [ Ah Ks ] [ a pair of aces -- Ah,Ad,Ks,Qh,9s ]

I can't see how I should do this any different and its nice to be the one to hit the 3 outer like this. If they had more, i could have folded.

When it got down to 18, all the shorties were trying to work together to last which almost screwed me as i had an average stack but the blinds started to wear me down. The big stacks were just pushing all in constantly and there was no reason for me to play with 8 people worse off than me. I even folded QQ and such because I should be able to fold to the spot. Eventually one of them went out and it went crazy and I went out in 16th. There was no difference between 17th and 1st, no prize money so there was nothing to play for. I played very well and now have a seat.

The only problem, I thought it was for any 100k event, not the one this sunday. I have to check with party because I'm moving this sunday so I can't play. I've talked with kenny and he says he will likely be able to play for me if I need him so its all good. I just have to find out what's the deal with party because I would like to play it myself even though kenny might have a better chance in it. Either way, i'm hoping for some payout. I haven't played a tourney near this size ever.

Does anyone know about these qualifiers? It just say a seat into 100k main event which is every sunday but doesn't mention a specific one so maybe i can use it for any? I will email party to find out.