Good morning everyone. There have been several times in the past where I've said that I intend to write more often (in this blog, and in the others listed at the top of this page), so I'm not going to go into some big diatribe, but hopefully I'll begin to churn out more words for y'all to read in the near future. This is my second blog entry here in the past three days, if you can believe that (no one believes it)...
Poker. Depending on the minute/hour/day/week/month, my grand/ideal/dream plan for making my fortune shifts between playing poker, betting sports, working forever, or some combination of any two and/or all three of those. NOTE: One of the best things about owning your own blog is that an English teacher can't make you (me) rewrite that previous sentence. Anyway, I hadn't played poker for a little more than a month because I had run into some cold cards, and before April 18th I wasn't sure how much I was going to owe in federal taxes. I tend to wait until the last minute to file based on the number of times that I've had to pay Uncle Sam in the past. It's not that I've had to pay a lot, but why pay early is my motto. Well, as it turns out, I actually received a small refund instead of having to pay, and there are only two weeks until the World Series of Poker hits town. For those of you who haven't been to Las Vegas during the WSOP, there are poker players all over town during those seven weeks. Tonight I decided to stop by the Flamingo after work to see what was happening, and I saw many unfamiliar faces, which is good. The poker players from around our great nation and the rest of the world are starting to trickle back into town, which means that Las Vegas locals don't have to settle for playing against mostly other Vegas locals. I put my name on both the 2-4 limit list and the 1/2 no-limit list. Each list had about 6-7 players on it, and the ideal scenario came to fruition - I was seated in a brand new game, 1/2 no-limit. If given the opportunity, I almost always prefer sitting in a game that is just starting as opposed to joining one that has been going, unless I've spotted particular players that I want to square off against. Well, long story very short, I sat for one hour and made 97 dollars. WHEEEEEE... I've stolen Antonio Esfandiari's "WHEEEEEEEE.." several times now, and should really settle on just one spelling. Anyway, I limp/re-raised with pocket kings, got two callers, and doubled my stack through one of them (plus picking up the dead money) when I flopped a set of kings. Go work your shift, and then make another 97 bucks in one hour - not a bad way to fly. Anyway, I had a player sitting to my left wearing shades and doing "chip tricks." During the course of an hour, he lost a chip on the floor, and couldn't see me check when we were in a hand together, so the "cool kids" are indeed back in town... :)
I'm going to stop right here and continue some more notes for what I hope will be NUMEROUS posts in the near (and far) future. Thanks to all of you who continue to stop by and read my ramblings, especially when I take the big breaks between making posts. I have some great friends and a loyal following that deserves to see my drivel on a more consistent basis. :) Have a great weekend and I'll see you soon!
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