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".
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
~~ 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.
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.
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