i will be finding this today

Contributed a rack and a half to the Paul V game just now, only took about an hour. The promise of my return later in the day should keep the game going strong all day.

Haha. Well you nailed Jeff Schulman in a big pot, I enjoyed that

Yeah that one was good but it was kind of dumb when I value owned myself against him with AK. Didn't think he'd be using 2nd pair top kicker as a bluff catcher, haven't played with him before.

Trip Report:

Vegas was nothing new other than the cold weather and the house we got on airbnb, which was pretty sweet. It was nothing special, but it was a whole house with backyard right up Flamingo blvd from Bellagio for about $100/night. I'm def going to look for something like that for the series next year. Bellagio players are too tough for me and I lost almost 2k in holdem, but I do run good and managed to scoop a few big pots in O8. All in all, I managed to pull $785 out of there. I am pretty sad that I never got to play with ZOMG though : (

From Vegas we drove to the Grand Canyon, which was awesome. We had been to the north rim on a previous trip, but this time we hit the south rim, which was more developed, and more crowded, but had more trails and activities. We took the puppy on a short hike. The views were amazing. The puppy saw snow for the first time, which was hilarious. We tried to see this volcanic crater near Flagstaff, but it was getting dark by the time we got there, but we still caught a glimpse of the volcanic rocks.

I'm now at Talking Stick in Scottsdale, AZ. My first impression is that I love it! For signing up for a players card they gave me $4.20 in comps The place is huge, it has it's own golf course. Everything is nice and new. There's a huge diversity of games and limits, but it seems like the only thing higher than 20/40 is the 40 mix, which I am currently receiving expensive lessons in

If any CAZ guys want to say hi, I'm the guy in the 40 trying to figure out what a baduecy is.

You never messaged me. I might be able to stop by tomorrow for a few hours if you are lucky. Had the ASU U of A game today, so obv not coming tonight.

Put your name on 40 hold'em. There is a chance it could start on a Saturday night if enough people are there.

Sorry Pope! I wasn't sure when I'd get here and then I didn't have internet until I did. I think we are heading out in the morning, unfortunately, so I prob won't see you, but I'll be back some day! Sorry I missed you.

I did get to meet Jon_Lock (and donate to him) and OTR15. Somehow, people were quitting the mix game despite me misreading my hand twice in baduecy and turning over my hand after the 2nd draw once in 2-7, and we were down to 3 handed when I waved the white flag stuck 3 racks.

pics of puppy

Good to meet you!!

stuck 3 racks > meeting that_pope

Crappy quality pics from my tablet.

Good to meet you too. You've taught me a lot over the years.

I was impressed with Talking stick; nice casino, cool poker room, well run, nice people, a lot of different games and stakes. I did run well in 20 holdem and won a little back. I left $2724 in AZ all said and done. I should've stayed another day, but I'll definitely return some day.

We are in Texas now, on our way to Austin to spend thanksgiving with our friends there. It should be a good time. Won't be playing much poker from here. I plan on playing when I get to New Orleans but other than that I'll be lucky to find some small games here or there.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Engage sweatpants.

Trip Report:

Finally reached the East Coast! I haven't played any poker since Arizona. From there we drove to Austin, TX where I did actually manage to find a legal poker room. I never found time to go, and they only had a couple 1/2nl games, but the concept was cool. They are able to spread the games because they don't collect any rake or time, they only charge a membership fee of $30 a day or $200 a month to enter the building. Sweet deal for a small-stakes grinder.

We got stopped by border patrol on our way through El Paso and were questioned extensively by an officer who seemed convinced that we were smuggling a Mexican underneath our pile of luggage. It was a little unnerving because of the bananas we actually had inside the pile of luggage. Austin is always a blast, and we got to spend Thanksgiving with old friends that moved there.

From there we drove to New Orleans, which is also an awesome city. It was 80 and humid there, it must be really gross in the summer. Bourbon street is pretty grimy and vomit-covered, but the rest of the town is spacious and historic and the people were very friendly.

After that, we headed north to Chattanooga, TN. I watched the thermometer slowly drop from 80 to 40 My wife had her heart set on seeing the biggest underwater waterfall, but it was flooded that day We explored the city for a little but decided to go to mammoth caves after Nashville, our next stop. When we got there they were also closed to do repairs to the caves But we managed to sneak around and get about 100 yds into the cave entrance. Cool, but disappointing. Nonetheless, both Nashville and Chattanooga were also really cool cities.

We stopped in Charleston, WV which was much more rundown and decrepit than we were expecting. Didn't do much there.

Now we are in Maryland and our timing happened to work out perfectly for me to catch the Friday game at Maryland Live. It used to be 50/100 and I was unsure if it even ran anymore, but obv I run good and when I arrived at 11:30am there were already 2 games going, and they have since bumped it up to 75/150, and I got to sit right in and play short for a little before it filled . It took 8 hours for anyone to get up from the main game, lol. I've been playing 11 hours and I'm still like 5th on the must move list. Pretty crazy.

This is our last stop before we head back to CT where our families are. It will be nice to be able to relax and no longer be living out of a car I'm looking forward to doing nothing but smoke and Fallout 4. I'll post a full trip summary when we get there.

Are you staying in CT or driving back west? I'm confused.

Probably heading back west in a couple months? I haven't really planned that far ahead yet.

Long time no see..

was in Vegas.. played some pokers.. haven't played online for almost 5 years now excluding some random depos and withdraws. The spark has hit me again. Is there any point playing 0.5/1 or 1/2 on stars. Is the rake beatable?

Or should I just play playmoney tables? :P

no point stars & lhe is dead everyone is solid

LOL, saw a freeway billboard for a local casino with a big picture of a donkey. It said:

Mostly doubt the last part.

Trip Summary:

I've been on the road, living out of a Volvo, for over a month! We left California on Nov 3rd and we arrived in Connecticut Dec 6th. Our major stops were: San Jose, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, Death Valley, Las Vegas, Grand Canyon, Phoenix, Austin, New Orleans, Chattanooga, Nashville, Baltimore. We drove about 4,750 miles, and around 90 hours, not including all the driving we did at each destination.

Along the way I played a total of 115 hours of poker and won $20,162 Unfortunately, we somehow spent a little over $7,000 on hotels gas and food I guess staying in a hotel and eating out every meal adds up. All in all a successful trip and great experience

The sad thing is, the 7 grand is not a ton more than it would have cost just living in San Francisco anyway.

Now I have seen everything. Got in the elevator today and there was this vapid chick holding a purse dog. Little white-haired thing, but with the tips of the ears dyed pink. I'm talking about the dog, not the chick.