Last week they ran live $1-2 Pot Limit Omaha games at Planet Hollywood four nights in a row. I really enjoy playing PLO, more than I like playing NLH at the moment. One night I won a sick pot that broke the game around 5 am and I cashed out close to $1,300.
But in NLH I've run terrible this month. When it comes to holdem, this is honestly the worst run of cards I've ever had. I am getting it in with the nuts and feeling awful about it because I'm just waiting for my opponents' outs to come, and sure enough they do. Earlier tonight I got it all in on the turn with the nut straight vs a mediocre two pair for 300 bb, and I'm just shaking my head when I see his hand on the turn because I know he's going to fill up. Unless things turn around this will be my first losing month at poker. And things have to turn around in the next couple days, because while they say luck evens out in the long run, that makes no difference if you go busto in the short run. Is Highwaytime going to have to find a J-O-B? Let's not think such cruel thoughts just yet.
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Sylar is Back
Hey, what's up. I just took two of my shattered Excedrin pills and am in too much pain to play cards or go out. Let me tell you guys what's been going on.
I have two months left in my Vegas lease. I will probably leave the city at the end of January unless I have a bankroll to start playing $2-5 NL live games, which for me means about $10K. Looking over my records, I notice that I've never played 200 hours of poker in one month, so that's my goal this month and hopefully it will go a long way towards reaching $10K in disposable poker capital by late January. So far this month I'm running like the plague and am only up like $100, but I still have over 170 hours to go.
Sylar got his powers back on the last episode of Heroes, so that bodes well for me. Looking back, I ran good for most of the first season and started running bad right after the final episode of season 1 where he was defeated. I don't know about you but I thought last season's episodes were better, overall.
Possible LA poker trip later this month or early next month with the crew (Carolina John and Todd). I think I can promise John there are Ukrainian girls there.
Then a Colorado ski trip late January, for which I am already equipped against the weather with a new goatee.
Like what I've got down in my other writing project, almost want to say excited about it, but it's going to take months to finish. Still in its infancy.
I have two months left in my Vegas lease. I will probably leave the city at the end of January unless I have a bankroll to start playing $2-5 NL live games, which for me means about $10K. Looking over my records, I notice that I've never played 200 hours of poker in one month, so that's my goal this month and hopefully it will go a long way towards reaching $10K in disposable poker capital by late January. So far this month I'm running like the plague and am only up like $100, but I still have over 170 hours to go.
Sylar got his powers back on the last episode of Heroes, so that bodes well for me. Looking back, I ran good for most of the first season and started running bad right after the final episode of season 1 where he was defeated. I don't know about you but I thought last season's episodes were better, overall.
Possible LA poker trip later this month or early next month with the crew (Carolina John and Todd). I think I can promise John there are Ukrainian girls there.
Then a Colorado ski trip late January, for which I am already equipped against the weather with a new goatee.
Like what I've got down in my other writing project, almost want to say excited about it, but it's going to take months to finish. Still in its infancy.
Friday, November 23, 2007
Thanksgiving Sidebet Challenge, Final Results
Opponent Knockout Tally
Highwaytime: 21
Carolina John: 20
Patrick: 0
Biggest Chip Stack
Carolina John: $1,245
Highwaytime: $1,103
Patrick: $320
So I split the sidebet challenge with daytrader John. I am in Virginia for Thanksgiving weekend at the moment. John is still in Vegas and texted me a half hour ago that he just broke the $2,300 mark in a $200-cap $1-2 NL game at Planet Hollywood (confirmed by Steve aka the Gambling Duke, who is also in the game). But since the sidebet challenge is over, this feat does not go in the records and if not for this generous note would be condemned to oblivion.
On Wednesday, Steve came out to play for the first time in months. The poker room changed since the last time he played. Planet Hollywood held a BET poker tournament last weekend and spruced up the room. Photo portraits on the wall of Dennis Rodman, Steve Martin and Michael Caine in their Dirty Rotten Scoundrels toast, and of Michael Madsen at a urinal. Electronic board showing jackpot hand payouts. Flat screen TVs actually showing sporting events as opposed to running casino promos like before. Steve was having a nice short session, up about $150 over a couple hours, when he looked at the clock on his cell phone and told me he was going to leave in two minutes. It should be obvious to any experienced poker player what happened next. He was a victim of the Curse of the Last Hand. He lost a big pot right away and then he stayed and lost about $500 over the next half hour. My advice, and sorry if it sounds like a zen puzzle, is to never play the last hand.
Highwaytime: 21
Carolina John: 20
Patrick: 0
Biggest Chip Stack
Carolina John: $1,245
Highwaytime: $1,103
Patrick: $320
So I split the sidebet challenge with daytrader John. I am in Virginia for Thanksgiving weekend at the moment. John is still in Vegas and texted me a half hour ago that he just broke the $2,300 mark in a $200-cap $1-2 NL game at Planet Hollywood (confirmed by Steve aka the Gambling Duke, who is also in the game). But since the sidebet challenge is over, this feat does not go in the records and if not for this generous note would be condemned to oblivion.
On Wednesday, Steve came out to play for the first time in months. The poker room changed since the last time he played. Planet Hollywood held a BET poker tournament last weekend and spruced up the room. Photo portraits on the wall of Dennis Rodman, Steve Martin and Michael Caine in their Dirty Rotten Scoundrels toast, and of Michael Madsen at a urinal. Electronic board showing jackpot hand payouts. Flat screen TVs actually showing sporting events as opposed to running casino promos like before. Steve was having a nice short session, up about $150 over a couple hours, when he looked at the clock on his cell phone and told me he was going to leave in two minutes. It should be obvious to any experienced poker player what happened next. He was a victim of the Curse of the Last Hand. He lost a big pot right away and then he stayed and lost about $500 over the next half hour. My advice, and sorry if it sounds like a zen puzzle, is to never play the last hand.
Monday, November 19, 2007
Quick Update
Thanksgiving Sidebet Challenge, Days 1-3
Opponent Knockouts
Highwaytime: 10
Carolina John: 5
Biggest Chip Stack
Highwaytime: $1,103
Todd couldn't make it to Vegas, and Patrick has been MIA so far.
Opponent Knockouts
Highwaytime: 10
Carolina John: 5
Biggest Chip Stack
Highwaytime: $1,103
Todd couldn't make it to Vegas, and Patrick has been MIA so far.
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Thanksgiving Week Sidebet Challenge
To commence Friday the 17th of November
The Actors' Names
Highwaytime, inaugural sidebet champion
Carolina John, defending sidebet champion
Todd S, a villain
Patrick, a famous drunkard
Junior, a volleyball champion
Steve J, Ombudsman
The Duke of Serutan, and courtiers
Kenny, a motorcyclist, leader of "The 411"
Marco, a Kindergarten teacher
Nurse to Todd S
Citizens of Nevada; several Gentlemen and Gentlewomen; Torch-bearers, Strippers, Real Estate Agents, and Futures Traders.
Scene: Planet Hollywood poker room
The Actors' Names
Highwaytime, inaugural sidebet champion
Carolina John, defending sidebet champion
Todd S, a villain
Patrick, a famous drunkard
Junior, a volleyball champion
Steve J, Ombudsman
The Duke of Serutan, and courtiers
Kenny, a motorcyclist, leader of "The 411"
Marco, a Kindergarten teacher
Nurse to Todd S
Citizens of Nevada; several Gentlemen and Gentlewomen; Torch-bearers, Strippers, Real Estate Agents, and Futures Traders.
Scene: Planet Hollywood poker room
Saturday, November 10, 2007
Quick hits
Playing on Stars. Making some moneys.
On Friday players coming in from across the country. Live action poker. Another sidebet challenge. Patrick wants in.
Threw an Excedrin bottle against the wall after getting sucked out on. Lid flew open and capsules, mostly cracked in half, all over. Impact such that some capsules powderized and settled into carpet.
John has thousands of hits on his blog since he started it late last month. Lost over $120K trading last week. He told me he wants to win it back in $1-2 NL when he's here T-giving week.
Personally watching almost no TV these days but want to catch HSP on Monday to see if Patrick Antonius stacks Jamie Gold for a million dollar pot, or vice versa.
bitterness and denial aren't
realistic ways
to deal
with something that happens again and again
never to know exactly when
but that the only stop is not to play.
but to play
that's the thing.
shut up and deal
"Shut Up and Deal" -Jesse May
On Friday players coming in from across the country. Live action poker. Another sidebet challenge. Patrick wants in.
Threw an Excedrin bottle against the wall after getting sucked out on. Lid flew open and capsules, mostly cracked in half, all over. Impact such that some capsules powderized and settled into carpet.
John has thousands of hits on his blog since he started it late last month. Lost over $120K trading last week. He told me he wants to win it back in $1-2 NL when he's here T-giving week.
Personally watching almost no TV these days but want to catch HSP on Monday to see if Patrick Antonius stacks Jamie Gold for a million dollar pot, or vice versa.
bitterness and denial aren't
realistic ways
to deal
with something that happens again and again
never to know exactly when
but that the only stop is not to play.
but to play
that's the thing.
shut up and deal
"Shut Up and Deal" -Jesse May
Friday, November 2, 2007
Online poker insults
I went back to UB despite the Absolute Poker scandal (Absolute is another site and the company that bought UB) where a former executive was using a superuser account to see opponents' holecards. Not much in poker is ironclad, even, actually especially, the integrity of the game. The thing is, I get rakeback at UB, and if I play online without getting rakeback I am leaving too much money on the table.
I withdrew my money from Full Tilt and used some Full Tilt points to play a single table tourney, the winner of which got into another tourney. I won the single table and then cashed in the tourney.
Online poker chat is like the drainage bin of public discourse. You get these frustrated individuals not even playing cards who are online just to fuck with people. I don't talk smack to anyone w/o provocation. With a 9-to-1 chip lead in the single table tourney, a guy pushed all-in and I called with 93 suited because of pot odds. He types in, "Great read moron," tabling J4. I turn the flush and type, "ty come again" and he unleashes a barrage of vile. The cool part is that he has been eliminated so his chat is now in a different color. It's in an off brown, instead of in blue like before. I think most players on ftp have at some time relished the bitter brown type of a guy they just busted.
I withdrew my money from Full Tilt and used some Full Tilt points to play a single table tourney, the winner of which got into another tourney. I won the single table and then cashed in the tourney.
Online poker chat is like the drainage bin of public discourse. You get these frustrated individuals not even playing cards who are online just to fuck with people. I don't talk smack to anyone w/o provocation. With a 9-to-1 chip lead in the single table tourney, a guy pushed all-in and I called with 93 suited because of pot odds. He types in, "Great read moron," tabling J4. I turn the flush and type, "ty come again" and he unleashes a barrage of vile. The cool part is that he has been eliminated so his chat is now in a different color. It's in an off brown, instead of in blue like before. I think most players on ftp have at some time relished the bitter brown type of a guy they just busted.
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