Poker Dream or My Dreams of Winning the WSOP Dashed.

Last night I had an interesting poker dream.

I was entered in the WSOP Main Event.  There were so many entrants that my starting table and about 15 others were in a "back room" somewhere in the Rio.  The dealers were shady and took breaks when they felt like it.  I did not recognize any of the players.  What was even sketchier about the whole situation is that they didn't have enough tournament chips so some of my chips were Monopoly houses and hotels.

I would step away from the table and this one player who was way down on chips sat in my seat and tried to take over my chips.  The dealer did nothing.  I called the floor over and he said there was nothing in the rules to prevent it.  At this point, I see AlCantHang over at another table talking with someone he knew.  I tried to get his attention so I could explain what was happening.  Al gave me a very disdainful look, apparently because I knew his name and did not have the SoCo to back it up.  So he left.

At this point, the table is broken up and I am told I will be moving to a table in the main room.  My chips are not counted or bagged.  They are left on the table with chips from two other players.  These two teenagers instead start pushing the table to the main room.  I am following, because I do not trust them.  They are pushing the table through the casino and at one point the table bumps the corner of a slot machine and some of my chips fall off.  The table pushing teens ignore this and push the table faster.  I grab the chips off the floor and continue my pursuit. 

I lose sight of the table.  And I come to an unmarked fork in the hallway.  I ask someone which way the main room is and am pointed to the left.  I follow the hallway up and come into a bar overlooking the main room just in time to see my table and chips come in through an entrance below.  The teens stop the table and look at each other and grin.  I know what they are going to do.  I climb up on the railing and leap down.  But I am too late to stop the teens from pushing 3 players worth of chips onto the floor mine included.

I am told by the tournament director that since the chips were not real chips and that they were mixed in with other players chips that I was disqualified.  I start screaming at the TD and wake up.

I wonder if anyone had a similar, real experience.

Enjoy the Pokery Goodness!

As Predicted

I was definitely dead money (play chips) tonight on PokerStars.  I had not played in over a month and had not played at 'Stars in much longer.  Oh well, at least I had fun.  went out with pocket 4's.  I had it until the turn came up with a king.

Maybe next time I will make it to the break.

Enjoy the Pokery Goodness!

Actually Playing Tonight

Playing at PokerStars for the first time in a long time.  Click here for the details.  I hope the others enjoy the dead money (play chips).

Enjoying the Pokery Goodness!

Hope to be There!

Dead money on board!

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Oops, Life Happens

Yeah, I know I said this morning that I might play in the "Very Josie" tonight.  But right now that doesn't look like it's going to happen.  There are too many things to get done today.

1.  Laundry
2.  Dishes
3.  Trip to the Workforce Center
4.  Writing
5.  Workout
6.  Fix dinner for Mrs. _one and the (not so) little _ones.
7.  Wrangle homework

This leaves precious little time for poker today, much less playing in what sounds like a good little tourney on FTP.  If you have the time stop by here for details.

Enjoy the Pokery Goodness!

I Think I Am

I think I am going to play in the Very Josie monthly tournament tonight.  It will depend, of course, on my being able to complete all my husbandly and fatherly duties here at the house.

Looks like a fun tournament to play.  I am sure they will appreciate my dead money.  Who knows, maybe I will do a write-up.  It will by definition be short as I do not expect to last long.

If you are thinking about playing, go here for the details.

Enjoy the Pokery Goodness.

Mark Your Calendars!

They have announced the dates for the 2011 WSOP, but have not yet made up the schedule.  There is a rule change this year where they will be capping a day's play at 10 levels no matter how many are left in the field.  That should help some people from getting over tired.

Read more here!

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Question for WPBT'ers about Hollywood Casino

If and when Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races decides to add tournament play to their new "poker room", would there be any interest in having a WPBT event there?  I know you can't go casino hopping like you do in Vegas, but they do have a nice facility. Besides Poker, they offer horse racing, Pai Gow, other table games, as well as over 5000 slots. (Yes there are several strip bars within driving/cab/limo distance so those of you who need that kind of entertainment can indulge.)

Let me know if there is any interest.

Enjoy the Pokery Goodness!

Very Nice Blog

Very Josie is a blog by, you guessed it, Josie.  Josie just got back and is posting about the recent WPBT Winter Classic.  I have a feeling I need to read this blog regularly.

And as an added bonus, she runs a regular tournament on FTP on the first Wednesday of every month.  I haven't played in it yet, but who knows, I have a couple of bucks in my account...

Enjoy the Pokery Goodness!

Book: Tournament Poker

Today. I am writing up a little review of "Championship Tournament Poker (Championship Series)" by Tom McEvoy.  I finished reading most of this book last week and have been trying to make sense of some of the ideas in it.  I read the Hold'em chapters, along with the Razz, Omaha, and 7-Stud.  These are the games that I am somewhat familiar with.

There was really nothing I found in the Hold'em chapters that I did not know already, the standard  "Play tight early, take advantage of tight players on the bubble, open up your card selection a bit as the blinds and antes go up."

That seemed to me to be the message regardless of what game was being discussed.  The chapters at the end of the book, at least to me, were the most informative and/or entertaining.  The chapter on "The Business of Big League Tournament Poker" I think I will find the most helpful.

All in all a good read.  If you want to pick up a copy follow this link, or better yet do what I did and see if your local library has a copy.

Enjoy the Pokery Goodness!

Dead Money Again

Once again I find myself qualified for Full Tilt Poker's $1000 Weekly Freeroll Sunday October 3rd at 3:40 pm eastern time.  Who knows where I will finish this time.  Two weeks ago I outlasted more than 90% of the field and still did not make the money.

If you want to see some truly awful poker playing, drop by and sweat me.  My FTP ID is "the mortal 1".  Of course my 3 or 4 readers probably have better things to do on Sunday...

Enjoy the Pokery Goodness.  I know I will tomorrow.

90%?

Well at least I can say I was better than more than 90 percent of the players entered in the $1000 Weekly Freeroll at Full Tilt Poker.  But that is about all I can say.  I was going alone pretty well until My AQ ran into AA and I lost three fourths of my chips (At least I did not lose them all).  I did recover and played over half the tournament even getting into the top 1000 for a while.  But the blinds and antes kept going up and I was card dead for quite a while.  Oh well.  It was good experience.  Officially I went out 1223 out of over 18000.  Maybe next time.

Enjoy the Pokery Goodness.

Come see the Dead Money

By some freak happenstance, I find myself in the Full Tilt Poker $1000 Dollar Freeroll Sunday at 3:40 pm eastern time.  I won entrance this morning by being one of the top 250 in one of there qualifying freerolls.  I have no chance in hell against a possible 30,000, but it will be fun.  Come by and watch one of the worst players in poker.  If you do stop by, my FTP ID is "the mortal 1".

Now back to your regularly scheduled sucky blog.

Enjoy the Pokery Goodness

Actual Poker Playing

Yes, I actually played some poker this week. Three different days - two at FTP and one at UB. All for play money of course (Congressional bastards!).

At FTP I spent one day playing Pot Limit Holdem, and was up considerably. The next day I switched to Multi-table SNGs and "cashed" in all of them.

At UB I played a couple of SNGs cashed in 3 of 4. Then I played two freerolls. I need to build up my patience level for the tournaments. I was one of the first 200 out in one and outlasted 3/4 of the field in the other.

Yes, I know UB has a cheating scandal. But it, as far as I know, didn't extend to play chips.

If there is a site you play at and would like me to play there let me know!

Enjoy the Pokery Goodness!

Poker Blogger Tournement Series

I won't be playing in this series, but if you like poker, and you blog, you might consider it.


See the banner above the posts. Unfortunately it is too wide to display here.


The reason I will not be playing is:

I have no legal way of transferring money to Bodog for the entry fees. (Thank you US Congress! - note the sarcasm)

Enjoy the Pokery Goodness!

Please note that I received no consideration - financial or otherwise for this post. This post was made as a courtesy to a fellow blogger, a real poker blogger unlike myself. Have fun Nadia!