Me In a Nutshell :)

I thought this pretty much was me in a nutshell :)

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What's Your Lucky Charm?

My Result: Four-leaf Clover

Even if you're not from the green isles, you just might share in some of that luck o' the Irish. The four-leaf clover is your lucky charm.

Druids used four leaf clovers to see evil spirits and friendly fairies. If you start seeing magical things however, we recommend laying off the clovers for a while. In fact, you don't even need to possess the actual clover. A necklace, pendant, key chain or tattoo promises the same good fortune of the ancients.

Take note brides and grooms—the mere dream of a four-leaf clover foretells of a successful marriage. Actually finding one might mean quadruplets.

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~~ Bridgie Daily Poker Blog ~~10/28/07

Ok, I know I haven't done a Daily F**king Poker Blog in a while, so here's a new one.

I was playing in the Omaha Hi multi-table with 800 peeps and caught a break in the first hour when suddenly there was no one playing at my table so I scooped the blinds on about 30 hands in a row, which is a stress free way to build a stack. So I had 27K at the first break with still 362 peeps left so that set me up for the second hour.

I was grinding along like I tend to do with a medium sized stack hoping to get hot when came the hand of the night (for me). Going into the hand I guess I had 40-something thousand chips with 80-90 peeps left. I got dealt A-J-7-7 and the flop was 5-8-Q. I'm thinking, ok, I've pretty much missed everything and if I catch a 7 on the turn it probably makes a straight for one of the 3 other players in the hand so if there's a bet here, I'm going to fold. I'm last to act, and it goes check-check-check to me, so I get to check and see another card, not that i'm too thrilled about it, but a free card is a free card, right? The turn card is another 5 pairing the board. It still missed me, but now a 7 on the river would give me a boat so I wouldn't have to worry about the straights. Still, it's just the turn, I don't have the boat yet, so if someone bets here (3,200 is the bet level we were at), I would again, probably just fold since there were only two outs (7s) that could make my hand (not counting a third 5 as an out as then someone with a higher pocket pair could get me). But, again the betting goes check-check-check, so I check again and take the free river card. Of course the river is a 7 and I'm thinking boy did this play out perfect or what? But here's where it gets good, the betting after the river goes 3,200-raise to 6,400-raise to 9,600 to me. I'm thinking what the f**k is going on here? When the board paired on the turn, did someone slow play a boat? I had to consider that because 8s full or Qs full would beat me. And 8s or Qs full would mean that they flopped a set and checked there, too. So I just decided there is no way they would not bet that at this stage of the tournament when everyone is scrambling to increase their stacks. So my conclusion was I had the best hand and raised it to 12,800 (the last raise) and got call-call-call and scooped a humongous pot. I went to the hand history to see what they had. The first guy had 9-6 (for a 9 high straight). The second guy had 9-6 also, and the third guy (you really have to question his sanity here) had 4-6 for the 8 high straight and that was the guy who raised it to 9,600! Of course as you have all probably heard me preach, "Board pair, flush (or straight) beware" so of course were I in there shoes no way I'm even betting much less raising in that situation. Anyway that hand got me to 93K in chips and from there I was able to maneuver my way to my 27th Final Table. Yay!

The last hand before the final table there were 11 left and three got knocked out, so only 8 got to enjoy playing at the final table. Of the 8, I was in 6th place so I didn't have high expectations with a fairly short stack (101K) and the leader at 1 million chips. But I won a couple of nice pots and found myself in 2nd place with over 600K when all of a sudden a Mutt-frenzy™ broke out where just about every hand pre-flop was costing the big blind times 3 to see the flop. With marginal cards and the size of those blinds, I just started folding a lot. Finally the big stack mutt (female) wore down the other mutt, who was also female by the way (female mutts are rare) and I was in the final two, but because I had played so few of the hands the big stack had 2 million chips and I just had 358K. I had to play the "check and call" game with her because, with the big stack, she bet almost every station of every hand and ultimately, she got me. So I finished 2nd.

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Trent tomlinson videos

Ok .. so i won't be putting the videos on here, but i'll try and get them on my Aol blog ... grrrrrrrrrrrrrr

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~~~ Yes i know ... I'm a Goober at times, But Please tell me this isn't the sexiest man you've seen in a good long while!!! Looks Like a badboy .. and he's got a sexy voice ... Mmmm Yummy!!!!!~~ oh FYI his name.. Trent Tomlinson .. and he's a country singer :)~ I'll post his video's next!!

~~ How Does It Feel ~~

How Does It Feel

How does it feel
knowing that I am
irreplacable to him

How does it feel
to be just a faceless,
emotionless stand-in
when i'm not around

How does it feel
to know you can
never replace
or how you will
never be me

how does it feel
knowing that you
will never come close
to pleasing him like i can

Thru Drama and thru words
you try to do damage,
but in the end, i'm always
going to be his number one

You'd think people would learn
I'm not going away
No matter how hard they push
No matter what they say

So how does it truly feel
knowing, you can never
replace or you will
never be me.

April 10/09/07

~ could you be violent ? ~

There's a Chance You Could Be Violent

Overall, you're a pretty chill person - and you have a good handle on your emotions. Sometimes your anger gets the best of you, and end up regretting how you act. Try to curb your temper more often. It only has to get out of control once to do some damage.

Could You Be Violent?

~ what carnival ride are you ~

You Are a Ferris Wheel

Deep down, you are a fun, whimsical, and easygoing person. You often enjoy life for what it is, and the littlest changes in course can be quite thrilling. In relationships, people tend to feel what you feel. It can be liberating at first... But after a while, the people closest to you end up feeling a little trapped. Your life has perfectly normal cycles of ups and downs. However, you can't help but sometimes feel that you're missing out on the most exciting aspects of life. You only are happy when you're experiencing the highest of highs. Your low points just make you feel depressed, restless, and bored. At your best, you feel on top of the world with a great sense of perspective. You believe that anything is possible, and that you are happily looking down on everyone else. At your worst, you feel like your life is going in circles. You often feel like you're not going anywhere. This is sometimes psychologically disorienting. And sometimes it brings on a sense of hopelessness.

What Carnival Ride Are You?

~ The it's there and their quiz ~

You Scored an A

You got 10/10 questions correct. It's pretty obvious that you don't make basic grammatical errors. If anything, you're annoyed when people make simple mistakes on their blogs. As far as people with bad grammar go, you know they're only human. And it's humanity and its current condition that truly disturb you sometimes.

The It's Its There Their They're Quiz

~~ what is your vampire name ~~

Your Vampire Name Is...

Isis of the Underworld

What's Your Vampire Name?

~~ what is your monster name? ~~

Your Monster Profile

Blood Thirsty Professor You Feast On: Power Bars You Lurk Around In: The Backseats of Cars You Especially Like to Torment: Cops

What's Your Monster Name?

~~Bridgie's Daily Poker Blog ~ Sept 15 ~

Today it was Regular Omaha Hi Lo.

I was well on my way to my 21st Final Table when...well, I'm getting ahead of myself. Read on.

I got placed at a table with a bunch of mutts at the beginning and luckily for me, my cards were red hot so the raising and re-raising (with nothing) mutts built three huge pots for me which I swept, and after only 30 peeps had been eliminated I had the overall chip lead. It was very early, so I would lose it, regain it, and lose it several times which didn't really concern me. By the end of the first hour I had 31K which put me in good standing.

The second hour was much rougher for me (the mutts were gone!) but I hung in there and late in the hour rallied to where I had 39K at the second break with 34 peeps left. That's not a huge stack for that stage so I still had a lot of work to do to make the FT. But I was doing fine and churned my way down to the next to last table and was looking good to make the FT with over 100K in chips, when I played a hand where the flop was 8-6-5. There were 5 people in the hand and the first guy to act bet. When you're first to act and you bet, usually you have a strong hand or you're stupid, and since there were less than 20 peeps left I was assuming he wasn't stupid. The question for me was did he have A-2 for a low or 7-9 for a high? At that point I didn't know. I had A-4 so my low was pretty good if this guy was going high. Plus, there were two more cards to come, so I could make a better low, so I called. And that's what happened as the turn card was a 2. Now, if the first guy was playing A-2, I've got a better low since the board paired his 2. But again he led out with a bet. That made me think he was playing 7-9 (which the 2 did not hurt), so I called. Mind you, this was a 24K bet so nothing to take lightly at this point (I had already put 48K in the pot at this point). And no one raised so I had every expectation that my low was good and I would split the pot with the best high hand. And then it happened. The river came and was a Q so did nothing to change my analysis. The first guy bet 24K again. I was all ready to call, and was trying to call when F**KKKKKKKKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was disconnected. I didn't reconnect in time so my hand was F**KING FOLDED. And I would have won the low and my share would have been 138K. So I put in 48K, had the best hand and got zilch, zippo, nada. And I was down to 67K in chips, so suddenly I was at risk to not make the FT.

But I did (my 21st, yay!). Even though it wasn't her fault, I spent most of the time glaring at the ho who stole that pot from me. I had a few moments on the FT, but never got untracked and went out in 6th out of 680. Those extra 138K in chips would have come in handy because my small stack kept me out of some hands that I would have won. That lucky ho who "stole" that pot from me finished 2nd.

Oh and e-cup will be excited to know that I played against a player named Buttercup, but it wasn't me!!!!!

~~Bridgie's Daily Poker Blog ~ Sept 13

I know its been awhile since I've written a Daily F**king Poker Blog, but hopefully this edition will make up for my truancy.

Today's contest of choice was the Pot Limit Omaha Hi affair which drew 570 peeps. It was one of those days where my disciplined play was particularly sharp and had to be because on most occasions my cards sucked. That said, I didn't play very many hands but won a lot of those that I did play.

There was one hand near the end of the first hour that I played, where the flop was 3-3-J with two clubs. I had a draw and when no one bet I was happy to get the next card free. What I didn't know at the time was that the dude in Seat 5 was slow playing J-J hoping for some action to get him a nice pot. The turn card was the 8 of diamonds so no flush. Again Seat 5 slow played it since he was first to act and he had to be disappointed when once again with 5 players, it checked around. The river was the Ace of clubs making the possible flush. This time Seat 5 was having no more of it so he bet the pot. When it got to me (oh yeah, I forgot to mention that my draw was to A-A...hehe) I decided to just call to see if anyone else would donate. The next dude to play was the big stack and he raised (must have made a flush)! After the others folded it got back to Seat 5 and he was giddy so he re-raised! Well, by now, if I called I was all in, but I had Aces full and the only hand that could beat me was 3-3 and if that beats me then I'm ok with that (but not without some choice cussing!). I typed in the dialogue box. "If this loses, oh well, I have to call". The pot was over 52K which was a nice stack to take into the break.

In the second hour, they were dropping like flies, but I wasn't because my cards continued to suck and I kept pre-flop folding. I was at a table with a guy named meberagman (ragman for short) and another guy named alnorg (al for short). Ragman had the stack and was abusing Al, but then Al would make it up off other players then lose it back to Ragman. Eventually the table broke up and me and Ragman went to the next table together, but Al went to a different table. I was playing about 1 or 2 hands per lap around the table and was winning enough to stay out of danger, but I was definitely not approaching a so called big stack status. That was Ragman's job. Soon we were down to less than 20 players and I was able to scarf a nice pot getting me in position to make the Final Table. Soon we were on the Final Table (my 20th...*struts*) and who should be there but Al! And that sonofabitch had the most chips! Ragman was way up there, too, and I was in 5th place going into the FT with 187K in chips.

The FT was more of the same for me...a lot of pre-flop folding. But one by one, people started dropping including Ragman, who's aggressive play finally caught up with him and he went out in 8th. At the second break there were 7 of us left and I was in 4th place with 188K. We were giving Al a hard time, but truth be told he was playing good and had the most chips (was up over 800K at one point). The guy in Seat 1 asked him if wasn't he the guy who almost went out on their original table? I asked Seat 1 why the hell didn't you knock him out? Seat 1 said he was set up to, but they broke up the table.

Soon we were down to 5 left and at one point I noticed that I was the short stack at the table. I still had well over 100K so wasn't in immediate danger, but nevertheless, the short stack is always a target in those situations. Then came the key hand. The flop was 10-10-A. I had 10-A in my hand for a nice full house. I slow played it to make sure no one was rat-holing A-A on me and sure enough it checked around. The next card was a 7 and I lobbed out 30K, the minimum bet, and Al called. The river was a 6 and again I lobbed out 30K and Al raised to where if I call I'm all in. He typed in the dialogue box "Its now or never Bstrd". And I typed "yup" (still hadn't called). Then I typed "I got a boat" (which prolly made Al shit his pants) and finally I called and took a nice chunk out of his stack. It got me to over 400K, with Al and Seat 1 at over 500K. It was anyone's game at that point.

A few minutes later I knocked out Seat 7 putting her in 5th (but she was still the low ho so that was good!). Then I knocked out Seat 4 putting him in 4th and it was just me and Al and Seat 1 and we were all pretty even though I think by then I had eked out a narrow lead at that point.

After that it was all Bridgie as the cards I hadn't been getting all day now were coming to me in droves. Add that to the fact that I had been folding so many hands pre-flop (including at the FT) that whenever I bet in the final three, it skeered those guys and I took some pots with nothing but a smile on my face. Al was next to go and again it was me knocking him out in 3rd place. When it came down to me and Seat 1, I started with about a 2 to 1 chip advantage. One of the first things he told me at that point was that he sucked at one on one. I told him I was glad to hear it! We traded some pots back and forth for about 10 hands with no significant change in the size of our stacks and of course no change in the chip lead. Then there came a hand where the flop was 10-9-5. I had a J-Q-K combo in my hand meaning a J, Q, K, or 8 would give me the nut straight (that's 13 outs for those keeping score at home). I felt pretty good about that so I bet the minimum. But Seat 1 raised (he had 10-9) so I just called. Next card was a K giving me the straight. I checked, he bet, I called. River was a blank so I had the nuts. I bet, he raised, I re-raised, he re-raised all in. Game, set, match.

*BstrdBridgie exits stage to thundering ovation after getting his second multi-table tournament win*

~~ Bridgie's Daily Poker Rant 09/04/07 ~~

Today's Daily F**king Poker Blog goes back to NL Hold'em.

After a 14th place finish last night, I went right back to work getting to 30K at the first break and 109K at the second break. But computer disconnect problems plagued me from there to the end and I went out in 46th (out of 4,000 peeps). I will spare the details of the disconnect problems and move on with a better story.

Early on there was a pinhead named Pinxexxx who was the classic chip bully. He had the big stack and was waving it around making it difficult to play hands with him. I bided my time waiting for the right moment, and after awhile I was able to triple up to 8K but my stack was still well behind Pinhead's. Then I eked out a couple more hands and was about even with the Pinhead at 11K+ when finally my chance came. I got dealt A-10, limped in and got a flop of 10-10-3 for a set of 10s. Now all I had to do was wait for the Pinhead to throw his chips at me. There was one other guy in the hand and after the flop it went check-check to me. This wasn't how I planned it, so I checked. Next card is a 6 and again check-check to me. So, I checked again, being patient. The river was a K and the third spade which worried me a little bit, but I shrugged it off. After the river the third guy, in the hand, who only had about 2,100 chips, bets 1,000 (the big blind was 200 so a substantial bet). Pinhead called and now I knew I had him (Pinhead that is). I was worried that the first guy had made a flush but with Pinhead just calling, I was pretty sure I had him smoked and with Pinhead just putting in 1,000, I was pretty sure he would not fold so I went all in (11K). If Pinhead called I would win a big pot even if the other guy did have me beat.

Well Pinhead, in his gracious oafish way, politely told me bye bye as he called. He had K-Q. Turns out the first guy had K-A so I smoked him, too. Of course, after Pinhead was gone I politely replied "See ya".

~~ RULES FOR A SUCCESSFUL LONG DISTANCE RELATIONSHIP! ~~

1. Communication. Communication is important because the rumor mill can be rough. Well Bob, Susie didn't kiss Fred. Fred was just making that up to get a rise out of you and you took him seriously. You never said a thing to Susie about it, you just said you want to break up. That is what we call bad communication. Why is it important to communicate well in an LDR? Well, it's important in every relationship, really, but the reason why it's so important is because you don't want to have any misunderstandings that would ruin a potentially great relationship. So, rather than sticking with your gut instinct that something is up...talk to your partner about it. Find out their side of the story, from them, not someone else, and work from there.

2. Trust. Once again, another ingredient that's important in any relationship anyway. It's vital to trust your partner because if there is no trust, there is no future. Take a look at Tom. He loves Betty more than anything, even though she lives five states away. She's everything he's ever wanted and she's gorgeous to boot. So gorgeous that it seems like every week she's having to turn down yet another guy. Tom is afraid that someday she'll find a guy in her hometown who's more attractive to her than he is, and that she'll leave him for the new guy. Though she has told him time and time again that she loves him and wouldn't do such a thing, he still has this doubt. This is what we call lack of trust. If you want your LDR to work, you must trust that your partner means it when they say they won't leave you, or that they won't hit on other members of the opposite (or same, depending on the situation) sex.

3. Effort. You must be willing to put effort into the relationship for it to work. You want your partner to feel wanted in the relationship, and you want him or her to feel like you really want to be in the relationship. Neglecting them when they're in a time of need or making plans with someone else when you already had plans with your partner are two very BAD things to do. Also, it doesn't hurt to send them a message of some sort saying "I'm thinking about you" once in a while.

4. Love/Romance. Just because you aren't close by doesn't mean romance has to die. You want to be in the LDR, right? Well, that's obviously going to take some special feelings. Send your partner a greeting card on their birthday! Dress up and get on web cam for them for Valentine's Day! Even the smallest of gestures, like leaving an "I love you!" comment on MySpace or in an email is enough to leave them smiling for hours.

5. Compromise. In order to be in an LDR, sacrifices have to be made. Your buddy's having a party the same night that your girl's parents decide to announce that they're getting a divorce. You've been planning to go to this party for weeks now, but it's clear that your girl REALLY needs your support right now. So what do you do? Tell your buddy that you're sorry you can't make it, but you'll talk to him later. Then, comfort your girl; she needs it, and will appreciate the gesture of you staying home instead of going out drinking with friends. You can always reschedule anyway.

6. Time. This one should be self-explanatory. Always always ALWAYS find a way to make time for one another, even if it means canceling plans with a friend. This kind of goes in with number five because time is a precious thing to us humans, and we value it greatly, but once again, sacrifices must be made. You haven't talked to your boyfriend in a month because both of you have been busy with school and work. Both of you have the night off, so rather than talk to him, you hang out with your co-workers at a bar all night, right? ....Wrong. You see those co-workers at work anyway! Sit down, talk to your boyfriend, and make him happy.

~~ Bridgie's Poker Rant Pt. 2 09/03/07 ~~

Tonight's game of choice was No Limit Hold'em and ol' BstrdBridgie got to swim with the sharks.

Had a nice go of it early on and was saved on a hand where this dude Simon was playing big stack bully on me until the river when I turned it around on him and went all in. Good thing he folded as I had nothing but an up and down straight draw and a no-points-for-this-either flush draw. Within a few hands I won some massive (at the time) pots and left ol' Simon in my rear view mirror.

Then another dude came along and he liked playing aggressive, too. There came a hand where the flop was A-K-K, and me with A-10 was last to act of 4 players in the hand. It checked around to me, so half fearing a slow playing set of Ks, I checked, too. The next card was a 5 and it goes check-check to the aggressive player. He bets 2,700. I think his aggression would have caused him to bet with a set so I didn't think he had it so I called. The other two folded. River is an 8. This time Mr. Aggressive goes all in, about 20K. If I call and lose, I'm crippled, but my analysis hadn't changed so I gritted my teeth and called. He had pocket 10s and a trip to his mommy's teat so he could cry over his loss.

I had 57K at the break which I know is pretty good because Dizz once told me she hopes to be at 20K by the break. I kept treading water, winning a pot here and there, but playing conservatively and churning through the field. One hand after the break, I got dealt pocket Js. I was about 4th or 5th to act pre-flop and with two people already calling the big blind to, I doubled the big blind to 12K to discourage any other people from limping in. One short stack who was behind me then goes all in raising it to 17K, everyone else folded so I took on his A-Q with my pocket Js. Flop was J-J-A. End of story.

Before I knew it I was approaching my all time best NL hold'em finish (which I would achieve) but the stacks were now massive with some of them in 7 figures. I was barely over 200K and the blinds were eating away at my stack. I would have to make something happen soon or I would be toast. I got a hand of K-Q suited and cringed when someone doubled the big blind to 60K but I still called. The flop was K-6-3 and the dude went all in. I had to call with top pair and Q kicker. There was one other smaller stack who was already all in and the cards were flipped. The raising dude had K-J, so I had him cooked, and the short stack had A-10. But in the first installment of OMFG hands, the turn and river were Q-J, giving me and the other guy 2 pair with mine higher, but the short stack escaped with a runner-runner A high straight. I won about 30K on the hand, but would have been up around 500K if the A-10 guy doesn't pull a Houdini act on me.

There was another hand where I had K-10. The flop was 6-9-10 so I had top pair with K kicker, a pretty nice hand. I'm trying to decide if I should go all in when the first guy to act bets 90K (triple the big blind) and the next guy raises that to 180K. Suddenly my top pair with K kicker didn't look so good so I tossed in that hand. If I had been first to act, that hand probably would have been my last. Sure enough, the first guy had the last two 10s giving him a flopped set and the second guy had 9-6 which he played pre-flop only because he was in the big blind. The river made a board pair and both of them had full houses so a bad beat for the big blind dude.

Soon It was down to 14 players. I still had a fairly small stack relatively speaking of about 223K when this guy who had been at nearly 2 million a few hands earlier had taken some huge hits and was now down to a little over 300K. It's common in situations like that to see a player go on tilt to try to recover his chips with less than desirable cards. The next hand, I get dealt Q-Q. I know this isn't invincible, but my play here is easy, I'm going pre-flop all in. The dude with 300K acts before me and goes all in first! I'm thinking ok, he's on tilt, I'll be glad to scoop up his chips and I called which of course put me all in. One more guy with a huge stack (almost 2 million) calls, too. Since there's no more betting the cards are flipped. The tilt guy has J-6 both hearts, a horrible hand if the flush doesn't make. The big stack dude has Q-8 also both hearts, also a horrible hand if the flush doesn't make and even worse because I have Q-Q making his Q useless. Both players hands are marginal unless hearts come up but they each have two of the outs the other needs. While its possible, if a heart flush makes, it would mean that at least 7 of the 11 viewed cards would have to be hearts and you don't ever want to bet on that happening. Furthermore, the guy with J-6 is massively dominated by my Qs and by the guy with better hearts. The guy with Q-8 is dominated by my Qs (hitting a Q does him no good whatsoever). So he needs to hit a pair of 8s or something crazy to win. Later on I went to cardplayer.com and ran the odds on those three hands against each other. According to the odds calculator, Q-Q is a 78% favorite, J-6 (both hearts) an 11% favorite and Q-8 (both hearts) a 9% favorite with possible ties in some scenarios, i.e. the board goes A-A-A-A-K, its a three way split, etc.

And now for the cards that hit the board. 8s-5d-7s-4s (at this point I was vomiting (not literally) but I actually had a flush draw on the river) and the river was the 2d. So J-fucking-6 wins the hand with an 8 high straight and I'm out in 14th out of 3,790. Were I to win that hand I would have had nearly 700K and an excellent chance to make the final table.

This last hand was of course, the second installment of OMFG hands and concludes this OMFG edition of the DFPB.

~~ Bridgie's Daily Rant .. Pt 1 09/03/07 ~~

Today, the Daily F**king Poker Blog focuses on a little Pot Limit Omaha Hi.

I got off to a good start by taking advantage of aggressive players (as usual) and was sailing along in pretty good shape during the first hour. A little while before the break, there was this dude who was a borderline mutt, and he raised the big blind to 1,200. I had 9-9-6-7, and nearly folded, but called. I flopped quads and checked. He checked, too. The turn card was and I checked again. This time he took the bait and bet 3,000. After a pause to make him think I wasn't sure, I raised it to 6,000 and he called. The river was and this time I lobbed 5,000 out there and he called again. That was a nice pot to take into the break and gave me about 30K in chips.

Right after the break, the same guy is losing his chips and starts to go on tilt. He raises the big blind pre-flop and I had a good enough hand to call along with one other guy. The flop was 7-7-10. I had pocket 10s. The borderline mutt is first to act and immediately bets all but a few of his chips (it was pot limit or he would have bet them all). And right at that point, I F**KING GET DISCONNECTED and that lucky f**ker won the pot.

But he was gone a few hands later and I went about my business of sticking to my fundamentals and playing each hand accordingly. Pot Limit goes pretty fast especially when the blinds get bigger and before I knew it I was down to the last two tables. There was one hand on Table 2, where pre-flop, someone raised and all the small stacks just kind of lined up and went all in against the biggest stack at the table (I sat that one out thank you very much). One of the small stacks who was all in won the pot which was 106K and the big stack after the hand was down to 144K. So the dude with 106K types "Who's the man now? :)". So I typed, from where i'm sitting its still Stephen (the dude with the 144K) and everyone had a good time with that one.

It was looking like I might not make the final table as going into the last two tables I was right about in the middle of the pack so I could go either way. Then there was a hand where a guy raised the big blind pre-flop from 3K to 13K and I had K-K-A-10 with two spades so I called. The flop was Q-6-3 with two spades giving me a flush draw. The pre-flop raiser immediately bet 45K. I had to believe he didn't hit that flop, so I decided this was the time to take a chance. If I lost this hand I would be out. The turn card was a spade and the river was an Ace (he had pocket Aces). But that only gave him a set and I, of course, took the hand with a flush. He did some TOSie-like swearing (XXXXX) but he still had a nice stack and both of us cruised from there to the Final Table (my 18th).

Going in to the FT, I was in 3rd in chips with 170K but the two in front of me were WAY in front of me. Had trouble catching anything early on so I watched a lot of hands in the beginning and sure enough, the wood started being chopped and soon there were only 5 left at the second break at which point I had 172K and the leader had 594K. After the break, the cards were still pretty stinky for me and at one point I actually slipped into last place though I still had well over 100K in chips so not in immediate danger.

Then I got in a hand with a guy (not the chip leader) where the flop was 9-7-5, giving me 9s and 5s. The other guy bet the minimum (wanting to get paid as he had 8-6) and I called. Turn card was a J which gave me some more outs as a river 10 would give me a straight. The guy bet a little bit more, but not enough to run me out and again I called. I caught a 9 on the river giving me a full house. This time the guy decides to push and he bets enough to put me all in. I called and took a huge pot. A few minutes later I got in a hand with the same guy I had flushed on the next to last table (by then there were only 4 left). He picked a bad time to try to push me as I had a strong hand and sent him packing, too.

A few hands later we were down to just me and the guy who was leading going in to the FT. He had kept the chip lead the whole way which is pretty unusual. When we got to heads up, he had about 1.1 million, I had about 540K so about a 2 to 1 disadvantage. The heads up battle lasted 38 hands when he caught me on a bluff and I was toast 2 hands later. There were a couple of times when I got him under a million, but never could sustain anything. He plays tight just like me, so it was not easy going. Oh well 2nd out of 540 not too shabby.

I won 3,550 play chips for an investment of 55. Too bad those weren't dollars!

~~ Bridgie's Daily Poker Rant 08/25/07~~

This came in an Omaha Hi Lo Sit & Go.

I liked my pocket cards not so much because of the AK suited, but because of the A-2-3 giving me the best three low cards which is like insurance in case one of them gets paired. Of course no low was made as is typical of when I get A2, but it turned out ok. The other three people in the hand had a full house, a flush (the ordinary kind) and an Ace high straight (the worst hand which was the nuts before the river). The raises were flying on the river. After I called the last raise I told everyone to "take a picture"...lol. It looked cool after the fact but before the river I was "looking over my shoulder" at what could go wrong. I already had the nut straight and the nut flush draw. Board pairs were the only thing that could screw me unless of course a board pair made with the 10 of hearts...hehe. Ok, if a 8 or 9 of hearts showed up my ordinary flush could have been smoked by a Q high straight flush, but I didn't think of that until just now...lol.

winning hand ...... Royal Straight Flush ..

So I get knocked out of the Omaha HiLo early so I might as well play in the NL Hold'em, right?

And I get off to a nice start. Won a hand early when I hit pocket 8s on the flop and another dude hit pocket 5s on the same flop. Poor guy. Didn't know what hit him.

Had 27K at the break and built it up as high as 60-something K before the stack started dwindling. It's the stage where a lot of desperate stacks go pre-flop all in and my marginal hands can't limp in. With less than 110 peeps left I get moved to a table and there sits a dude who called me a "ho mo" on an Omaha table the other night when he said "nice river ho mo" and I said "that it was g.ay boy". At any rate both of us made the final table that night and tonight when he sees me on his table he goes "it's you again". To which I responded "lmao, what's up Bread?" (his name). Too funny.

But my stack continued to dwindle and I got moved to another table when, with 33K left and less than 90 peeps left I get pocket 10s and I'm in the small blind (so next to last to act pre-flop). Only 3 people are in for 8K when its my turn to play so I thought I'd just steal the blinds or take someone on and I went all in. Two peeps called. The flop is Q-10-5 with two spades, but I hit a set, so was feeling pretty good. Then one of the players (he was a cocky c**ksucker) says (obviously to me) "see ya" which made me think he had a set of Qs but that didn't make sense since he just limped in pre-flop, so then I thought maybe he had two spades. But no, he had J-9 suited (but the wrong suit) which is a nice hand to limp in on, but he never should have called my all in with that. At any rate, his cocky comment was with an up and down straight draw against an already made set so I was still a heavy favorite. Then of course the last two cards are 4-K and he rivered his straight on me and I was done (and unable to chat and call him a lucky cocksucker (which he most assuredly was). When the cards were exposed someone else typed "lol" and the lucky c**ksucker typed "hmm" which tells me he knows he was a lucky c**ksucker.

I finished 83rd out of 4,000.

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What is your name? April Dawn XXXXXXXX
Are you named after anyone? nope
What's your screen name? Aol - AprilisDevilish, Yahoo Hypnotceyesofblu1230
Would you name a child after you? no
If you were born the opposite sex what would your name be? no idea
If you could switch names with a friend who would it be? wouldn't
Are there any mispronounciations/typos that ppl do w/ your name constantly? lol yes but they are on purpose
Would you drop your last name if you became famous? no

Basics

Your gender: female
Straight/Gay/Bi: bi
Single? no
If not, do you want to be? no
Birthdate: April 29, 1974
Your age: 33
Age you act: lol, umm, 25?
Age you wish you were: 28?
Your height: 5 7
Eye color: blue
Happy with it? yes
Hair color: brown
Happy with it? yes
Lefty/righty/ambidextrous: righty
Your living arrangement: with family right now
Your family: what about them?
Have any pets? no
Whats your job? office staff for an answering service
Piercings? just my ears
Tattoos? no
Obsessions? him :)
Addictions? him :) lol
Do you speak another language? yes, when i want to
Have a favorite quote? a few, go read my profile
Do you have a webpage? yes

Deep Thoughts About Life

Do you live in the moment? yes
Do you consider yourself tolerant of others? most of the time
Do you have any secrets? yes
Do you hate yourself? no
Do you like your handwriting? yes
Do you have any bad habits? yes
What is the compliment you get from most people? they love my voice
If a movie was made about your life, what would it be called? She is Deliciously Devilish :)
What's your biggest fear? losing my family
Do people say you resemble a celebrity? no
Can you sing? not in public
Do you ever pretend to be someone else just to look cool? no
Are you a loner? sometimes
What is your number 1 priority in life? family
If you were another person, would you be friends with you? absolutely
Are you a daredevil? sometimes
Is there anything you fear or hate about yourself? yup
Are you passive agressive? sometimes
Do you have a journal? yes
What is your greatest strength and weakness? patience .. for both
If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? .......................
Do you think you are emotionally strong? sometimes
Is there anything you regret doing or not doing in life? nope everything happens for a reason
Do you think life has been good so far? yes
What is the most important lesson you've learned from life? be honest
What do you like the most about your body? my eyes
Do you think you are good looking? i guess
Are you confident? sometimes
What is the fictional character you are most like? umm
Are you perceived wrongly? sometimes

Do You...

Smoke? nope
Do drugs? nope
Read the newspaper? yes
Pray? sometimes
Go to church? rarely
Talk to strangers who IM you? until they piss me off
Sleep with stuffed animals? used to
Take walks in the rain? sometimes
Talk to people even though you hate them? yes
Drive? yes
Like to drive fast? yes

Would or Have You Ever?

Liked your voice? yes
Hurt yourself? not on purpose, lol
Been out of the country? no, not yet
Eaten something that made other people sick? no
Been in love? yes
Done drugs? no
Gone skinny dipping? yes
Had a medical emergency? yes
Had surgery? no
Ran away from home? no
Played strip poker? yes
Gotten beaten up? nope
Beaten someone up? no comment
Been picked on? yes
Been on stage? yes
Slept outdoors? yes
Thought about suicide? nope
Pulled an all nighter? yes
Gone one day without food? yes
Talked on the phone all night? yes
Slept together with the opposite sex without having sex? yes
Slept all day? yes
Made out with a stranger? yes
Had sex with a stranger? not technically
Thought you're going crazy? yes
Kissed the same sex? yes
Done anything sexual with the same sex? yes
Been betrayed? yes
Had a dream that came true? yes
Broken the law? yes
Met a famous person? yes
Have you ever killed an animal by accident? yes
Told a secret you swore you wouldn't tell? yes
Stolen anything? yes
Been on radio/tv? yes
Been in a mosh-pit? yes
Had a nervous breakdown? no
Bungee jumped? not yet
Had a dream that kept coming back? yes

Beliefs

Belive in life on other planets? yes
Miracles? yes
Astrology? yes
Magic? yes somewhat
God? yes
Satan? yes
Santa? yes
Ghosts? yes
Luck? yes
Love at first sight? no
Yin and yang? yes
Witches? yes
Easter bunny? yes
Believe its possible to remain faithful forever? yes
Believe theres a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow? lol yes
Do you wish on stars? yes

Deep Theological Questions

Do you believe in the traditional view of Heaven and Hell? no
Do you think God has a gender? no
Do you believe in organized religion? yes, but not for me
Where do you think we go when we die? in the ground

Friends

Do you have any gay/lesbian friends? yes
Who is your best friend? Cherie or Adam
Who's the one person that knows most about you? Cherie or Adam
What's the best advice that anyone has ever given to you? be yourself
Your favourite inside joke? lol, if i told you it wouldn't be an inside joke, now would it
Thing you're picked on most about? my voice
Who's your longest known friend? 17 years
Newest? umm a month?
Shyest? Jane .. KIDDING, umm francy
Funniest? Jane
Sweetest? umm depends
Closest? in distance, cherie .. to me mentally umm adam
Weirdest? oh this list could go on and on
Smartest? it varies on topic
Ditziest? SAMMI, i love ya babygirl, but you do win this one
Friends you miss being close to the most? cherie
Last person you talked to online? Renea
Who do you talk to most online? Adam or sammi
Who are you on the phone with most? umm i hate the phone for the most part, but work usually
Who do you trust most? my mom and adam and jane
Who listens to your problems? whomever i'm bitchin to at the time, lol
Who do you fight most with? Adam!!
Whos the nicest? ME, lol .. kidding umm depends
Whos the most outgoing? Jane
Whos the best singer? Lynn?
Whos on your shit-list? lmfao i'll have to get back to you on this
Have you ever thought of having sex with a friend? yup
Whos your second family? my friends
Do you always feel understood? no
Who's the loudest friend? Sammi or Jane
Do you trust others easily? yes unfortunately
Whos house were you last at? mine
Name one person whos arms you feel safe in: i'll let ya know soon
Do your friends know you? most of them share part of my brain, so yes
Friend that lives farthest away: Adam at the moment

Love and All That

Do you consider love a mistake? no
What do you find romantic? beach at night
Turn-on? i have a few
Turn-off? i have a few
First kiss? long time ago
If someone u had no interest in had interest in dating u how would u feel? tell them i wasn't interested
Do you prefer knowing someone before dating them? yes
Have u ever wished it was more socially acceptable 4 a girl 2 ask a guy out? hell i've done it before
Have you ever been romantically attracted to someone physically unattractive? yes
Do you think the opposite sex finds you good looking? yes
What is best about the opposite sex? depends on the guy
What is the worst thing about the opposite sex? cocky and pompous men
What's the last present someone gave you? um a card? i don't know
Are you in love? i love him, yes, but til he gets home, it's lust ;)
Do you consider your significant other hot? yup

Who Was the Last Person...

That haunted you? haunted me? uhhh creepy
You wanted to kill? lol, oh you don't wanna know
That you laughed at? the lady that called me last night at work
That laughed at you? umm probably someone online
That turned you on? Adam
You went shopping with? Mom
That broke your heart? i'll get back to you
To disappoint you? i'll get back to you
To ask you out? on a date? or to date? could this be anymore vague .. i went to the movies w/ Erik but it wasn't a date or anything.. so who knows
To make you cry? myself when i stubbed my toe
To brighten up your day? Adam
That you thought about? lol, Adam and the story i wrote
You saw a movie with? Erik
You talked to on the phone? Frank
You talked to through IM? Adam
You saw? Mom
You lost? those who know me, know the answer to this

Right This Moment...

Are you going out? no
Will it be with your significant other? no
What are you wearing right now? pants and a tshirt
Body part you're touching right now: i'm not
What are you worried about right now? nothing
What book are you reading? my Medical Terminology book
What's on your mousepad? my mouse
Use 5 words to describe how you're feeling: i feel like total crap
Are you bored? yes
Are you tired? a little
Are you talking to anyone online? yes
Are you talking to anyone on the phone? no
Are you lonely or content? content
Are you listening to music? yes

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What is your name? April Dawn XXXXXXXX
Do you like your name? sometimes
How old are you? 5 7
Are you tall, average or a shrimp? average
Do you have big, or little hands? medium
What is your shoe size? 10 or 11
What is your bra size? 36 c
Do you have a straight, bumpy or jagged nose? straight
Do you have big or thin lips? middle
Is your hair smoothe or greasy...or both? smooth
What color is your nature hair color? brown
Do you have a square or narrow jaw? square
Do you have a stub neck, or a long, crane-like neck? long neck
Are you broad or narrow shouldered? narrow
Are you male or female? female
Do you have brawny arms or skeleton arms? brawny
Body piercings? my ears
Tatoos? not yet
Do you have acne? nope
If so, what do you treat it with? ......
Are you good at jump shots? NO
Are you athletic? somewhat
Do you wear glasses? yes
Have you ever taken speech lessons? no
Do you have a defined adams apple? NO
Do you have warts or calluses? no
Are you allergic to bees? nope
Do you have allergies? yes
Is there a history of arthritus in your family? yes
Is there a histroy of heart disease in your family? yes

Which do you like better...

Cats or dogs? dogs
Military aircraft or passenger plane? passenger
Whale-watching or horesback riding? horseback riding
Coffee or tea? tea
Peach or a nectarine? peach
Gorilla or a chimp? chimp
Pencil or paint? pencil
Piano or guitar? piano
Deciduous or evergreen trees? evergreen
Orca or bottle-nosed dolphine? bottle nose
Europe or Asia? Europe
Dancing or singing? dancing
Poetry or paintings? poetry
Classic Cadillac or classic Corvette? neither
Whipping cream or cool whip? cool whip
Yogurt or ice-cream? ice cream
Fruit or candy? depends
Books or movies? books before the movie
Watching T.V. or taking a long walk? tv
Hoodies or long-sleeved shirts? hoodies
No-sleeved shirts or short-sleeved shirts? short sleeved
Pants or shorts? both
Basketball or football? football
Golf or bowling? bowling

In the opposite sex...

Blue, green or brown eyes? doesn't matter
Tall, short or medium height? taller than me
Long or short neck? long
Big or small feet? hah .. big
Big or small hands? big
Athletic, average or neither? athletic
Strong or weak? strong
Dependent or independent? independent
Intelligent or average? intelligent
Unique or average? somewhat in the middle
Poetic and artistic or narrow-minded and submissive? poetic and artistic
A brooder or an eye-batter? eye batter
Serious or hillarious? hilarious
Shy or confident? confident
Snow-lover or a warm, sunny day-lover? both
Dog-lover or a cat-lover? dog
A dancer or a talker? both

Do you...

Engage in any form of self harming? no
Like people? yes
Like or dislike America? like
Like your parents and respect them? love them
Like cold weather? yes
Like hot weather? sometimes
Speak foreign languages, and if so, what ones? yes, some Portuguese and some Hebrew
Travel out of the country? not yet, but hopefully will soon
Talk with attractive strangers? yes
Watch the olympics? yes
Play sports? yes
Get along well with the opposite sex? yes

Describe...

Your favorite type of weather: sunny but not HOT
The place youd like to live: anywhere as long as i'm happy and it's not 900 degrees ALL the time
Your favorite place on earth: with my family
Your best friend: Cherie or Adam know the most about me, so it's a toss-up
Your soul mate: lol, for everything we've been thru over the years, it should be Adam
Your passion: poetry and dancing
What your fears are: losing my family, drowning, and dying alone
The most romatic moment: haven't had it yet
What causes you to stress out: work
What makes you feel sad: fighting
What you wish was different: the distance, lol
Your desire in life: just be happy... marriage/kids the whole 9

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BLUE IS LOVE

Do you love someone? yes
Do you believe in love at first sight? no
Do you believe in Love? yes

RED IS ANGER

Are you currently mad at someone? no
Which of your family members has the worst temper? me
Have you ever thrown something at anyone? yes
Is anyone mad at you? not that i know of
Are you usually mad? no
When you're mad do you prefer to stare angrily or yell? yell

YELLOW IS SELF DISCOVERY

Name: April
Birthday: 4/29/1974
What's your main goal in life? be happy
Do you want to have children? yes
When do you want to die? when i'm old/ and quickly

ORANGE IS EXCITEMENT

Has anyone ever thrown a surprise party for you? yes
What event is coming up that you're most excited about? :) Adam is FINALLY coming home
If you won a million dollars, what would be your first thought? spend it on family
If you could have anything right now what would it be? lol, adam home

GREEN IS OPINIONS

Are you against gay marriage? nope
Lower the drinking age? no
Capital Punishment? yes
Abortion? not for me to judge

PURPLE IS Q and A

How many beds did you lay in today? one
What color shirt are you wearing? white
Name one thing that you do everyday? talk to Adam
How much cash do you have on you right now? about that much
Is Tom on your friends list? nope
Look to your left- what could you use as a weapon? my purse, lol
What website besides myspace do you visit the most? aol, yahoo, my blog, pogo, etc
Do you have plants in your room? flowers
Does anything hurt on your body right now? nope
Recent time you were really upset? last month sometime

PINK IS LAST

Movie watched in cinema: Die Hard 4
Person you talked on the phone with? someone from work
Bubble Bath you took? can't do bubble baths, allergic to the bubbles
Ball game you watched? on tv ? Boston .. in person .. Boston

GREY IS TODAY

What is today? technically Wed
Anything in your planner or calendar? sleep, and then not sure
What did you do tonight? last night? worked
What are you going to eat? chicken quesedillas
What time did you wake up? too early

BROWN IS FOR TOMORROW

Is: Thursday
Are you Looking forward to it? i guess
Are you going to laugh? most likely
Whats good about tomorrow? i'm not working

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Can you name the movie and the missing word

Here is a new way to see just how well you know your movies: Everyone MUST sign my guestbook, and fill in the answers to the names, in the movie Quotes... It will be fun ...... I hope :) .. Good luck and all that fun stuff.

April: Love means never having to say you're April
You know the difference between you and Me? I make April look good!!

Darin: I'm here to fight for truth, justice and the american Darin.

Anita: That'll do, Anita, That'll Do!
Everybody! Everybody wants a Piece of Anita!! ~~
They call me Mr Anita! ~
You can't handle the Anita!! ~

Jane: As God is my Jane, I'll never be hungry again ~~
You had me from Jane ~~

Bridgie: when i invite a woman to dinner, I expect her to look at my Bridgie. that's the price she has to pay.

Angie: Lions and Tigers and Angie! Oh My!! ~
This is the day you shall always remember, as the the day that you almost caught Angie
Oh no, it wasn't the airplanes. It was Angie that killed the beast!!! ~

Joe: Well, here's another fine JOE, you've gotten Me Into.

Amira: I find your lack of Amira ~ disturbing ~~
Show me the Amira ~~
Go ahead, make my Amira~~

Ray: Round up the usual Ray ~
With great power comes, Ray ~
You don't understand, I coulda had class, I coulda been a Ray ~

Renea: My mama always said life was like a box of Renea ~
May the Renea be with you ~
Oh no, it wasn't the airplanes, it was the renea that killed the beast~
A Renea ~ shaken not stirred ~

Jay: Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to Jay. ~
Mrs Robinson, you're trying to seduce Jay, aren't you? ~
Jay, for lack of a better word, is good~~

Christine: And I will strike down upon thee with a great vengeance and furious anger those who would attempt to poison and destroy my Christine. ~~

Frank: Well, A frank's a frank, but they call it a "le frank" ~~
Say hello to my Little Frank ~~

Chris: Oh, what sad times are these when passing ruffians can say 'Chris' at will to old ladies.
~ Logic clearly dictates that the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the Chris.~
~ Soylent Green is Chris! ~

Tracy: I am serious ... and don't call me Tracy!!
~You know how to whistle, don't you, Steve? You just put your Tracy together and blow ~

Sheep: We'll always have Sheep! ~

This would sharpen you up and make you ready for a bit of the old Sheep.

Everybody! Everybody wants a piece of Sheep!

~~ Bridgie's Daily Poker Rant 08/21/07~~

MrBridgman (10:01:06 pm): oh my f**king god
AprilisDevilish (10:01:18 pm): what ?
MrBridgman (10:01:27 pm): well...
MrBridgman (10:01:37 pm): i made ANOTHER final table...
AprilisDevilish (10:01:42 pm): ok
MrBridgman (10:01:51 pm): and i got brutalized on the river the first two hands...
MrBridgman (10:02:08 pm): i was second in chips going into the FT and finished...9th
AprilisDevilish (10:02:14 pm): nice
MrBridgman (10:03:53 pm): listen to this...(or read this)...i've got the nut straight before the river and a 6 low to go with it...furthermore, i've got an 8 so if the 7 high str8 upgrades on the river, I may still have the nuts...furtherfurthermore, there are two hearts on the board, and I have two hearts in my hand with the Ace...so if a flush makes, that's mine, too...
MrBridgman (10:04:33 pm): so what happens? a heart comes on the river giving me the nut flush...BUT, it paired the board and someone else made a boat
AprilisDevilish (10:05:54 pm): that sucks
MrBridgman (10:06:01 pm): Very next hand...i've got A2 (not to mention a 4)...and actually make a low by the turn...there's a 7-6-5 on the board...only thing that can f**k me on the river is an A or a 2...and along comes a 2 on the river and my A4 loses to an A3
MrBridgman (10:06:53 pm): i had 350K going into the FT and after those two hands I was down to 106K
AprilisDevilish (10:07:00 pm): damn
MrBridgman (10:07:22 pm): yeah...and if the river doesn't f**k me, i've probably got about a million or more
AprilisDevilish (10:08:23 pm): lol sorry
MrBridgman (10:08:40 pm): i had the chip lead on three different occasions before the final table...this looked like it might be a winner for me...but the Poker Gods said no, not this time
MrBridgman (10:10:02 pm): and that's your DAILY F**KING POKER BLOG dammit!!!!!!! lol

~~ Bridgie's Daily Poker Rant 08/20/07 ~~

Today's Daily F**king Poker Blog focuses on the Omaha Hi only event tonight.

I was 28 minutes late to the fray because I had to reboot my computer so when I got there my stack was down to 2,700 chips, but no big deal as a few hands in I won a nice pot and just like that I was the chip leader at my table. I got moved to another table where there was this f**ker who would call you a "river rat" if you made a hand on the river. I told him "don't say that as if you've never hit a hand on the river". And he responded that he never had. So I called him a liar...lol. That non-river fishing f**ker finished in 94th. Maybe he should play a river or two every now and then.

Made it to the first break in ok shape with about 15K in chips, but in the second hour I started making a move. With 105 players left I took the overall chip lead with 78K in chips only to lose it a few hands later which is ok since I have no control over what happens on other tables. Again I got the chip lead with 36 peeps left and lost it the next hand. And again I got it back with 31 left and lost it on the next hand.

Somewhere during all that, I picked up a hand with pocket 10s. The flop was 10-10-7 giving me flopped quads which is a beautiful thing. There were five people in the hand. The first one bet, second one called, I was next and just called, the next guy called and the next guy called. No one folded!! The next card was a 4. This time the first guy probably smelled a rat and checked. Second guy checked. I bet. I think one folded and three called! The river was a 2 and made a possible club flush. It checked to me, and of course I bet. There was a small stack behind me and the fool raised me chasing everyone but me out. Of course I raised him back and he re-raised all in and I sent him packing.

As you may have guessed I cruised to the Final Table (my 16th). But at the next to last table my cards were cooling off and my stack was dwindling. Still it was pretty big to start with so no problems getting to the FT. Once there I was in 7th place and continued to not get good cards. There was one hand at the FT where I had Q-Q-6-7 with the 6-7 both spades. The flop was 7-7-5 giving me a set. But what I didn't want to happen happened. Someone else bet (meaning my set might not be best). So I just called hoping to boat up later in the hand. The turn card was the 9 of spades and for the first time I noticed that the 5 on the flop was the 5 of spades so now I had a straight flush draw in addition to my set. But the other dude bet again and again I just called. The river was the 8 of spades giving me a straight flush! The other dude bets again (24K) all I had left was 25K so I raised him (wish I had more as he had flopped a 5s full of 7s boat).

That was my last big hand and I hung on for as long as I could and finally went out on a hand where I flopped Qs and 2s and lost to a guy who just had Qs until he rivered a 10 to make a second pair that clipped me.

So I finished 6th out of 620 peeps

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The Basics

Gender? Female
Age? 33
Where do you live? CT
Only child? no
Have any sisters? no
What about brothers? yes, 2
Full Name? April Dawn XXXXXXX
Do you like your name? sometimes
Are your parents in love? nope
Who is your favorite family member? Mom
Least Favorite? my father
Do you live in a house or trailer? apt
Are you straight,gay,or bi? bi
Who are 3 of your best friends? Adam, Tracy and Jane

Yes or No

Are you in love? i'll always love him, yes
Do you want to get married? yes
Do you want to have children? yes
Are you a virgin? no
Do you practice safe sex? yes
Do you have any pets? no
Do you drive? yes
Can you drive a stick? no
Can you swim? yes
Ever been drunk? yes
Ever been high? no
Have you been arrested? yes
Ever had detention? yes
Ever been Suspended? inschool suspension count? yes

Random

Do you use birth control? the pill ? No .. condoms Yes
What color shirt are you wearing? blue
What are you wearing? sweats and a t-shirt
What color of underwear do you have on? pink and red
Have you ever been punched? not that i can recall
Ever been in a fight? yup
Have you done drugs? nope
Do you smoke? nope
Drink? yes
Do you like to read? yes
Favorite book? Kiss the Girls
Favorite Movie? Dirty Dancing
Favorite tv Show? So you think you can dance, Big Brother
Favorite band/singer? dont' have one
Favorite song? dont' have one
Do you like cheese? yes
Have any nicknames? lots
Do you like broccoli? yes
Fav alcoholic beverage? sex on the beach
Fav. non-alcoholic beverage? pepsi
What superhero would u be? Invisi-girl
Dream Car? don't have one
Have you ever stolen anything? yup
Do you lie alot? nope
When was the last time you lied? yesterday
Who did you kiss last? not gonna say
Who was the last person you called? Frank
Last person to call you? Frank

the opposite sex

Hair color: doesn't matter
Eye Color: doesn't matter
How tall? taller than me
Redneck or Prep? prep
Whats the first thing you notice? eyes
Do you make the first move? sometimes
Money or love? love
Looks or Personality? personality
Would you kiss on the first date? yes

Beyond Random

Where are your keys? in my purse
Most overused phrase? LOL
Are you married? no
Name someone you love: other than my family, Adam
Who is your #1? Mom
Who is your #2? Adam
Can you roll your tongue? Yes
Can you whistle? yes
Can you blow bubbles? yes
Why did you do this survey? bored
Did You enjoy it? no
What did you do first thing this morning? went pee
Do you like Bush? no
Do you believe in God? yes
Do you miss someone right now? yes
Who? Adam, lol
What should you be doing right now? working
What do you wish you were doing right now? home
What time is it? 6:56pm
Are you glad this is over? yes!
What are your plans now? watch a movie :)

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1. What are your initials? A D M
2. What is your favorite thing to wear? Old Navy clothes
3. Last thing you ate? chicken fettucini alfredo w/ broccoli
4. One place you will NEVER eat at? umm, haven't found one yet
5. I say Shotgun, you say: i'll drive
6. Last person you hugged? my niece
7. Does anyone you know wanna date you? he better, lol
8. Would you date anyone you met online? yup, am currently
9. Name something you like physically about yourself: my eyes
10. The last place you went out to dinner to? Green Onion
11. Who is your best friend? Cherie or Adam
12. What time of the day is it? it's early evening 6pm
13. Who/What made you angry today? some stupid person on AOL
14. Baseball or Football? ooh Football
15. Ever gone skinny dipping? yes
16. Favorite type of Food? KFC or Taco Bell
17. Favorite holiday: Christmas
18. Do you download music: yes
19. Do you care if your socks are dirty? yes
20. Opinion of Chinese symbol tattoos? love them
21. Would you date the person who posted this? since i'm posting it, sure i'd date myself *odd look*
22. Has anyone ever sang or played for you personally? yes
23. Do you love anyone? yes
24. Are colored contact lenses sexy? on other people, sure
25. Have you ever bungee jumped? not yet
26. Have you ever gone white-water rafting? no
27. Has anyone ten years older than you ever hit on you? yes
28. How many pets do you have? none
29. Have you met a real redneck? lmao YES!
30. How is the weather right now? nice out
31. What are you listening to right now? nothing
32. What is your current favorite song? Whatever it takes - Lifehouse (at the moment)
33. What was the last movie you watched? Because I said So
34. Do you wear contacts? no
35. Where was the last place you went besides your house? the store
36. What are you afraid of? deep water where i can't see the bottom
37. How many piercings have you had? two
38. What piercings do you want? none other than the two i have
39. What's one thing you've learned this year? i can control my jealousy, when needed
40. What do you usually order from Starbucks? caramel lattee, iced
41. What Magazines are you reading? Cosmo & glamour
42. Have you ever fired a gun: nope
43. Are you missing someone? yes
44. Favorite TV show? at the moment, So you think you can dance, or Big Brother
45. Do you have an obession with WoW? no?
46. Has anyone ever said you looked like a celeb? no
47. What celeb do you look like? no idea
48. Who would you like to see right now? Adam
49. Favorite movie of all time? Dirty Dancing
50. Do you find yourself loved? yes
51. Have you ever been caught doing something you weren't suppose to? lol, umm yes
52. Favorite smell? vanilla or coconut/lime
53. Butter, plain, or salted popcorn? butter or kettle
54. Ever put a friend in a cop car on JukePix.com? no
55. Ever been in a cop car in real life? yes, but not being arrested
56. Has anyone you were really close to passed away recently? not recently
57. Our Lady Peace or Nickelback? Nickelback
58. What's something that really bugs you? people who see signal lights as decoration on cars
59. Do you like Michael Jackson? i used to
60. Taco Bell or Burger King? Taco Bell
61. What's your favorite perfume? One by Mary Kate & Ashley
62. Favorite baseball team? Boston Red Sox
63. Ever call a 1-900 phone number? yep
64. Nipple or Nose rings? blech .. if i have to choose, nipple
65. What's the longest time you've gone without sleep? 36 hours
66. Last time you went bowling? in Nov ? or Dec
67. Where is the weirdest place you have slept? no weird places
68. Who was your last phone call? Frank
69. Last time you were at work? i'm at work now
70. What's the closest orange object to you? mousepad

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whats your name spelt backwards? LiprA
What did you do last night? worked til 11, went home chatted online for a bit, listened to music and went to bed
The last thing you downloaded onto your computer? music Bri sent me
Have you ever licked a 9 volt battery? yes
Last time you swam in a pool? oye umm it's been a while
What are you wearing? sweats and a t-shirt
How many cars have you owned? two
Type of music you dislike most? heavy death metal
Are you registered to vote? yes
Do you have cable? yes
What kind of computer do you use? Compaq
Ever made a prank phone call? yes
You like anyone right now? yes
Would you go bungee jumping or sky diving? yes
Furthest place you ever traveled? South Carolina for now
What's your favorite comic strip? Garfield
Do u know all the words to the national anthem? yes
Shower, morning or night? night
Best movie you've seen in the past month? Die Hard 4
Favorite pizza toppings? Mushrooms
Chips or popcorn? popcorn
What cell phone provider do you have? Cingular
Have you ever smoked peanut shells? uh, no?
Have you ever been in a beauty pageant? nope
Orange Juice or apple? neither
Who were the last people you sat at lunch with? mom
favorite chocolate bar? Reeses
Who is your longest friend and how long? Cherie and 17 years
Last time you ate a homegrown tomato? don't eat tomatoes
Have you ever won a trophy? yes
Favorite arcade game? Pac-Man
Ever ordered from an infomercial? yes
Sprite or 7-UP? Sprite
Have you ever had to wear a uniform to school/work? yes
Last thing you bought at Walgreens? a phone card
Ever thrown up in public? nope
Would you prefer being a millionaire or finding true love? true love
Do you believe in love at first sight? no
SPONGEBOB OR JIMMY NEUTRON? SpongeBob
Did you have long hair as a young kid? yes
What message is on your voicemail machine? "hey you've reached April's voicemail, not here leave me a message" or something to that effect
Where would you like to go right now? ireland ;)
Whats the name of your pet? dont' have one right now
What kind of back pack do you have, and what's in it? black bag and a bunch of crap
What do you think about most? sex, lol

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About Me

1. real name: April
2. like it: sometimes
3. single or taken: taken
4. zodiac sign: Taurus
5. male or female: female
6. age: 33
7. height: 5ft 7in
8. lucky number: 8 or 33
9. eye color: blue
10. hair color: brown
11. long or short: long
12. marital status: single but taken
13. are you a health freak: nope
14. height: didn't i just answer this???? 5ft 7in
15. do you have a crush on someone: more than a crush
16. do you like yourself: yes
17. piercings: my ears
18. tattoos: not yet
19. righty or lefty: righty
20. fav color: green or purple
21. least fav color: yellow

FIRSTS

22. first kiss: long time ago, lol
23. first piercing: when i was 13
24. first best friend: Kim Marugg
25. first award: spelling bee i think
26. first sport: dancing
27. first pet: dog
28. first vacation: New Hampshire?
29. first car: Buick Skylark
30. first crush: Matt

CURRENTLY

31. what time is it: 5:59pm
32. where are you: in CT, at work
33. wish: to be home
34. about to: finish this survey
35. listening to: nothing but the fans of the computer
36. waiting for: more calls to come in
37. wearing: my sweats and a tshirt
38. annoyed about: no calls coming in, lol
39. eating: nothing at the moment
40. drinking: Pepsi

FUTURE

41. want kids?: yes
42. want to get married?: yes
43. careers in mind?: mom, medical billing, lol or i've been told i should be writing erotic stories :)
44. dream car?: dont' have one

WHICH IS BETTER WITH THE OPPOSITE SEX

45. lips or eyes?: eyes
46. hugs or kisses: both
47. shorter or taller: taller
48. tan skinned or light: doesn't matter
49. romantic or spontaneous: both
50. dark or light hair: doesn't matter
51. built, fat, muscular, skinny, or normal: normal
52. hook up or relationship: relationship
53. similar to you or different: similar to a point
54. trouble maker or hesitant: haha umm troublemaker

HAVE YOU EVER

55. kissed a stranger: yes
56. drank bubbles: no
57. ate a crayon: probably
58. lost glasses/contacts: yes
59. climbed up a tree: yes
60. broken someone's heart: yes
61. been arrested: yes
62. turned someone down: yes
63. cried when someone died: yes
64. liked a friend as more than a friend: yes

DO YOU BELIEVE IN

65. yourself: yes
66. miracles: yes
67. ghosts: yes
68. love at first sight: no
69. santa clause: yes
70. heaven and hell: yes
71. kissing on the first date: sometimes
72. God: yes

ANSWER TRUTHFULLY

73. Is there one person you want to be with right now? yes
74. Who is it? Adam
75. Do you kiss on the first date? sometimes
76. Had more than one boyfriend/girlfriend at one time? nope
77. Last time you flossed? this morning
78. Last time checked for STDs? last year
79. Fart in public? no
80. Flirt with your friends boyfriend or girlfriend? yes
81. Cheat on a partner? have i Yes, will i again? No
82. Whats under your bed? not exactly sure, i'm not there
83. Last time you cleaned your toilet? yesterday
84. Ever sprout hairs on your chin? nope
85. Does the carpet match the curtains? no carpet :)
86. Last kiss? a few months ago
87. Last booty call? haha a few months ago
88. 7th text received? #7overall .. "Otay!" 7th today ""oh I never go to myspace"
89. 4th missed call? work
90. Last comment received? on my myspace? hell umm Hola Mamacita or something to that effect
91. Sleep with a stuffed animal? not anymore
92. Last time you cried? watching a movie, last week
93. Pee in pools? ewww no
94. Ever stolen something? yup
95. Ever drink milk from the carton? yes
96. Mad at anyone? nope
97. Ever rock a mullet? lol, no
98. Last tuxedo worn? uh no tux's
99. Last video game played some car game at my nephew's

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1. What color is your underwear right now? pink and red
2. What are you listening to right now? the sound of the fan
3. what are the last 2 digits in your phone number? home 74 cell 27
4. What was the last thing you ate? chicken fettucini alfredo w/ broccoli
5. If you were a crayon what color would you be? purple
6. How is the weather right now? nice out
7. Who was the last person you talked to on the phone? my phone ? or work .... cuz i'm at work now.. so umm one of the clients
8. The first thing you notice about the opposite sex? eyes
9. Favorite type of Food? pasta
10. Do you drink? sometimes
11. Do you smoke? nope
12. Ever get so drunk you dont remember? nope
13.What color are your eyes? blue
15. Do you wear contacts? no
16. Single? nope
17. Favorite Month? April or October
18. Ever cried for no reason? yup
19. Last Movie you watched? Because I Said So
20. Favorite day of the week? whatever day i'm not working, usually Friday
21. Are you too shy to ask someone out? nope
22. Hugs or Kisses? kisses while hugging
23. Chocolate or Vanilla? twist
24. Do you want your friends to respond? sure why not
25. Who is most likely to respond? TRIXXXXXXXXXXX
26. Who is least likely to respond? Adam, lol, lord knows i love him to death, but he never responds
27. What books are you reading? my Medical Terminology Book for my Medical Billing course
28. Piercings? my ears
29. Fav. Movie? Dirty Dancing
30. Fav. baseball team? Boston Red Sox
31. Any pets? no
32. AIM? yes, i have it
33. Butter, Plain or salted popcorn? Butter or Kettle
34. Dogs or cats? dogs
35. Fav. flower? carnations
36. Have you ever fired a gun? nope
37. Do you like to travel by plane as opposed to car? depends where i'm going
38. Right handed or left handed? right
39. How many pillows do you sleep with? 4 and a body pillow
40. Are you missing someone? yes

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1. Would you make a fool out of yourself in public if it meant you were making your partner laugh? yes
2. Would you prefer the lights on or off during sex? on
3. Do you judge people solely by their musical preferences? no
4. If you could 'take back' your virginity from your first partner, would you? yes, probably
5. Would you ever start a relationship with someone who was still living with an ex for financial reasons? not sure
6. Do you need to know everything about someone's past? not everything
7. It is more worthwhile and satisfying to improve the world or appreciate the world? improve
8. Do you feel you have a purpose or calling in life? ehh sometimes
9. Do you believe that dreams can be messages from a "higher level"? yes
10. Would you rather have a great friend you could share everything with or a great lover you can't really talk to? friend
11. Is the male or female body the closest to perfection? male
12. Should a child who's caught masturbating be punished? no
13. Do you like kissing in public? yes
14. Do you have a fetish that you would like to employ in your next relationship? yes
15. Did America really put a man on the moon? yes
16. Would you date someone significantly (9 years or over) older than you? no
17. Generally, in life, what makes you happy? my family & friends
18. How well do you handle criticism? depends on who's criticizing me
19. Would you like to date someone a lot purer than you? haha NO
20. When fooling around with someone, do you sometimes have sexual fantasies about other people? sometimes
21. Is it possible for full-figured women to be equally attractive as thinner women? yes
22. You've just met someone incredible while out with friends, and (s)he's been kind enough to cough up a phone number. How long would you wait to call? a day or so
23. Do you think the family of a murder victim should have any say in what punishment is given to the murderer? yes
24. Would you have a 'Happy Button' installed on your body, connected to your brain, which would instantly make you very happy whenever you pressed it? i already have one of them *grins*
25. Would you rather know everything about your mate, or be regularly surprised? depending on what the surprise is, readily surprise me
26. We are all human, do you judge someone for a past indiscretion? no
27. What is sexiest on a woman or a man? eyes
28. Would you rather have your dream job or your soul mate for the rest of your life? soul mate
29. Do you consider yourself sexually open minded? yes
30. Should your mate also become your best friend? yes
31. Would you rather marry a virgin or someone experienced? experienced
32. Have you ever had a true one-night stand? yes
33. Have you ever posed as a nude model? only when taking pics myself
34. Would you prefer if good things happened, or interesting things? interesting things
35. Is it better to have loved and lost then never to have loved at all? yes

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