FCP Poker Superstars

I'm sure most of the reader(s) of my blog are familiar with the Pokerstars TV show on Fox Sports Net. For those of you who aren't, it involves 20+ professional poker players who play in multiple 6 handed tournaments and acquire points based on how they finish. After the preliminary matches, the players with the highest points advance with the ultimate goal of having a single winner.

I've entered a similarly run tournament which was set up by a forum member over at http://www.fullcontactpoker.com. Two separate tournaments were created one with a high buy-in ($250) and one with a low buy-in ($50). I entered the low buy-in and am competing against 31 other players.

Last night was my first of five preliminary matches which I was able to win, thus accumulating 10 points in addition to $40. (8 Players per match * $5 per person). The table was pretty tight overall and the match lasted about 90 minutes. It's a pretty good tournament starting with 1,500 in chips and 15 minute blinds (may be 12 minutes I have to check). I played pretty straight forward and had good card throughout the match.

After a slow start (down to about 1,200 in chips) I started accumulating, moving up to 2,100 then 2,700. I really only got lucky in one spot when we were three handed I call an all-in with A9 vs AJ and flopped a 9. At the start of heads up play I had a 3:1 chip lead (9,000 - 3,000). We battled back and forth and my opponent at one point got back to a 4,500 - 7,500.

The hand I won it on I was dealt 23 in the BB and my opponent just called. The flop was perfect for my hand- A45, giving me the nut straight. He lead out for 400 and I called. The turn was a third heart and my opponent bet 1,000 and I called again. The river was a black 8 and he went all-in, I called and he turned over AQ. Had he raised preflop, I would have folded.

If anyone is interested in seeing the rules, they can be found at http://home.comcast.net/~zsta2k5/FCPPC/index.htm.

Always remember, never forget!

Regular Season Football Is Awesome

I know what you are thinking,"Um the season is only 1 game old and the Steelers won. What's awesome about that?" Two extremely valid points, especially being a Browns fan. Although me to explain.

About a week ago I was reading through the forums at www.FullContactPoker.com and came across a thread involving a sports betting opportunity at www.Mansion.con. Mansion offered a promotion for the Pittsburgh vs. Miami game with no risk. The promotion required a minimum bet of $1,100 on the Pittsburgh Steelers at the current line (the line varied between -4.5, before Rothespukers mangina got hurt, and EVEN or PICK after he got hurt). I got in at the PICK line.

Basically, the promotion offered $1,000 to the bettor (cash out of $1,100 + $1,000 = $2,100) if the Steelers cover the line and you get your money back (cash out of $1,100) if the Steelers lose or don't cover.

Needless to say I placed the bet and was glued to the TV for the game rooting for Pittsburgh. As a Browns fan this was hard to do (I showered afterward), but I talked it over with the biggest Browns fan I know, and he said it was Ok to root for the devil with $1,000 on the line. I watched the entire game with its ups and downs, and was happy to be a winner. Lets just hope my cash out goes smoothly!

Pre-season football sucks

Last night I went to the final pre-season game between the Cleveland Browns and Chicago Bears. Let me tell you, I love spending full price for glorified practices in which the starters play for about 5 total minutes. It doesn't help that the Browns looked especially horrible and got waxed by the powerhouse that is the Chicago Bears (sw - sarcasm warning).

I did take an awesome picture of these two butch dyke lesbians that were sitting 6 rows ahead of me.....


I'm really confused as to which is the man and which is the women in this relationship. Normally, the short hair would indicated the "man" and the long hair would imply the "women" of the relationship. But as you will note in the above picture, the long hair is fashioned in a Mullet which is predominately found in the southern states. Mullet - Business up front, party in the rear = the best hairstyle name ever.

This hair style confuses the entire situation. Basically we have two lesbians acting like "men". So instead of a lesbian couple we have a homosexual (not that there's anything wrong with it) relationship. This causes a further conundrum as you might recall from basic math, two negatives equal a positive. First we assign a positive sign (+) to a straight couple and a negative sign (-) to a same gender couple. Next we assign a positive sign (+) to a same gender couple in which you have a "man" and a "woman", and a negative sign (-) to as same gender couple in which we have 2 "men" or 2 "women". (Stay with me here)

So basically we have a same gender couple with two "men". This can be expressed by the following formula (based on the givens above).

(-) x (-) = +

So the equation results in a straight couple. Meh, whatever the picture was worth the beating that the Browns took.