Saturday, May 31, 2008

Gino Carano vs. Kaitlin Young

Fight of the night so far. That shit was sick. Amazing MMA fight. Best I've seen yet. Young had it till she got stuck. Then it was lights out. Gina really needs to work on her cardio. She gassed out. Man, such a sick fight.

5/31 Poker Notes

So starting tomorrow I'm gonna start rolling with 8 hours of NL a day. I obviously need to start making as much money as possible. Today I played a little, about an hour. Still trying to get back in the grove of things. Trying to figure out the graph feature for Holdem Manager, until then I will post my hands and results.

$1/2 NL
162 hands
+$810
250 bb/100 hands

I did this 4 tabling full ring for about 45 minutes. Obviously not sustainable stats. Tomorrow I'm going to add 4 more tables. Will post results tomorrow night.

Tornado Warning

That is all for now.

Friday, May 30, 2008

10k Prop Bet

I don't know Doug Polk, but I admire him. He is a wild and crazy guy as the kids say. This man has made a challenge to see if he can make 10k in a month playing 25 no limit.

This is doug-www.justin.tv/wcgrider

Just click on mature, which it really isn't, and you will see Doug, grinding away at his computer.

He has a daily blog found here:http://dougkpolk.blogspot.com/

All other info can be found in the 2+2 thread here:http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showthread.php?t=208939

Good luck Doug.

Joe Hachem is teh Sux

From CardPlayer.com

The most talked about hand of the day involved an all-in confrontation between Jordan Morgan and Joe Hachem. Morgan raised to 700 and was called by three players including Hachem on the button. The flop came A-7-4 and everyone checked. The turn brought a 6, and Morgan bet out 2,000. It was folded to Hachem who raised to 7,000 and Morgan quickly reraised to 12,000. Hachem put in yet another reraise to 22,000 and Morgan moved all in for an additional 27,000. Hachem’s stack was sitting at roughly 27,000 as well, and he agonized over his decision for quite some time before asking, “You got 8-5 kid?” Eventually, he folded 5-3 face up, much to the surprise of the table and the crowd that had formed behind him. Morgan tabled pocket aces and many of the professionals who witnessed it were claiming that Hachem may have made one of the worst folds they had seen in quite some time.

Tip of the day: Don't call a raise with 5-3 unless you're willing to put in your stack with the second nuts. Also, don't raise half your stack and then fold. That is what we in the biz like to call idiotic.

Ultimate Bet Refunds Stolen Money

cts687: Robert u get ne ub$ back?
babsnbalimore: nah, I never played at ub. Why did they pay you
cts687: yes today
cts687: $181k
babsnbalimore: wtf? are you serious?
babsnbalimore: must be nice
cts687: i know
cts687: !!
babsnbalimore: howd u find out abt it?
cts687: they called me

Does this mean anything? Nah, it doesn't. These people, THE COMPANY, UB, openly cheated it's biggest players. They knew about it. In my opinion no one should play at this site ever again.

Thursday, May 29, 2008

Two Months

5-29-08

My NL Wizardry

This could be my largest NL cash pot ever. Woot.

Poker Stars $2/$4 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players
The Official 2+2 Hand Converter

BB: $479.70
UTG: $476.75
MP: $408.00
CO: $230.00
BTN: $1864.50
Hero (SB): $1278.05

Pre Flop: Hero is SB with K Q
UTG raises to $16, MP calls $16, 1 fold, BTN calls $16, Hero calls $14, 1 fold

Flop: ($68.00) Q 7 K (4 players)
Hero checks, UTG checks, MP checks, BTN bets $12, Hero raises to $82, UTG folds, MP folds, BTN raises to $152, Hero calls $70

Turn: ($372.00) 6 (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $148, Hero raises to $1110.05 all in, BTN calls $962.05

River: ($2592.10) A (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $2592.10
BTN mucks Kc Jh
Hero shows Kh Qc (two pair, Kings and Queens)
Hero wins $2589.10
(Rake: $3.00)

Oh wait, he came back for more...


Poker Stars $2/$4 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players
The Official 2+2 Hand Converter

BB: $355.30
UTG: $80.00
MP: $762.00
CO: $394.00
BTN: $164.15
Hero (SB): $2774.70

Pre Flop: Hero is SB with K 8
UTG calls $4, 2 folds, BTN calls $4, Hero calls $2, BB checks

Flop: ($16.00) 3 9 K (4 players)
Hero bets $12, BB folds, UTG folds, BTN raises to $24, Hero calls $12

Turn: ($64.00) 8 (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $24, Hero raises to $2260, BTN calls $112.15 all in

River: ($336.30) T (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $336.30
BTN mucks Ah Ad
Hero shows Ks 8s (two pair, Kings and Eights)
Hero wins $333.30
(Rake: $3.00)

Pokerz Fun

Full Tilt Poker $50/$100 Limit Hold'em - 2 players
The Official 2+2 Hand Converter

Pre Flop: Hero is BB with 7 5
BTN/SB raises, Hero calls

Flop: (4 SB) K 8 2 (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Turn: (2 BB) 3 (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

River: (2 BB) 8 (2 players)
Hero bets, BTN/SB raises, Hero 3-bets, BTN/SB calls

Final Pot: 8 BB
Hero shows 7s 5s (a flush, King high)
BTN/SB mucks Qd Kd
Hero wins 7.995 BB
(Rake: $0.50)

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Sigh

GG barn.

5/28 Notes

Well Baseball went horrendous for me yesterday. What can you do.

The plays for today:

NHL:
Redwings money line. It's pickem??? Home ice advantage is that big of an edge? Stop. That is so ridiculous it's absurd. If I had a farm, I'd bet it on this game. Pittspurg may win one game this series and that is a big if. If they do manage to win one game it will be game 4. Apperently the lines makers did not notice that Pittspurg has yet to score this series so far. I'm guessing they expect a let down maybe. Apperently they forgot it's the Stanley Fucking Cup. Not to mention Ozzie is 12-2 this year in the playoffs and he is undefeated in Stanley cup series for his lifetime.


NBA:
Celtics -6 plus the under at 173. I was actually smart enough to run a parlay on this today as well. Considering the under plus the zigzag theory has come through EVERY GAME SO FAR, it clearly won't hit tonight. Basketball is rigged, if you don't believe me see Brent Barry's last shot vs. the Lakers last night.

Any baseball plays won't be made till later.

For those that don't know Johnny Bax has signed with Ultimate Bet. Ultimate Bet is a company that got in at the ground floor during the start of the internet poker boom. Since that point they have managed to make every bad decision they could possibly make. As of recent they tend to not pay people, and they don't like to comment about the obvious super user account that was detected 8 months ago. Mr. Bax who for some odd reason has a great up standing reputation now works with a fraudulent company. Seems to me that signing a man with a good reputation is the best way to keep being fraudulent.

To be honest, I really despise what I do for a living right now, and as far as I'm concerned over the next 5 years I'm going to make as much money as I can and then get the fuck out. Anyone who doesn't believe that there isn't some serious forms of cheating going on at the highest levels of poker tournaments and cash games is seriously mistaken. The only comical thing about it is I still win.

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Gambling

Well Conn went down, and it appears KC is going down as well. No big deal, just need the other bets to come through.

In the next day or two I'll address the UB Bax situation. Needless to say this is awful. I'm starting to have real reservations about what I do for a living.

WNBA

I date a girl who played 4 years varsity basketball. I'm sure if she wanted to, she could play some level of college basketball. She used to routinely play with guys at Patterson park in Baltimore. She supports all forms of women's sports. She herself agrees with me. This is unwatchable crap.

For the record this has nothing to do with the fact that the Sun are getting crushed right now. None at all.

Two More MLB Plays

Add in LAA money line, and TOR money line for 1 unit each.

Monday, May 26, 2008

5/27 Sports

Today's action:

MLB:
Minn @ (KC) 1-unit on the money line 8:10 PM
Giants @ (Ariz)-1 unit on the money line 9:40 PM

WNBA:
Indy @ Conn (-7.5)-1 unit on the side 7:00 PM

NBA:
LA(+4) @ SA-1 unit on the side 9:00 PM
u192-1 unit on the total

Bam!

Detroit covers and the under hits as well. Today was a smooth 4-0 on sports. For the weekend I went 9-2-1. Not bad.

Ship it.

Redwings Win!

Ship it. 2-0.

TB Wins!

Ship it.

Fire Alarm

Someone pulled the fire alarm at the Pittspurg Penquin hotel in Detroit in the middle of last night. Classic.

Tonight's bets.

NHL:
Detroit Redwings: 1 unit on the money line
NBA:
Detroit Pistons: 1 unit -6 pts
1 unit under 176 pts
MLB:
Tampa Bay: 1 unit on the money line

Sunday, May 25, 2008

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piofcjaeiorjfoseirjfoeirjfoeajrfoierj. Fucking lakers. I need to make some adjustments to my NBA sides. Under comes through of course as always. For the day I finish a solid 5-2-1.

Fuck

God damn White Sox.

No Action

No action on the 5th inning bet.

Dodgers Win!

4-0. Ship it.

MLB Play

Add in LAA -115 VS CWS five inning line for 1 unit.

Oakland Wins!

Ship 3-0 on the day for MLB. Ship it.

Diamondbacks Win!

Diamondbacks win baby 9-3. Ship it.

Pirates Win!

6-5 over the cubbies in 11 innings. Ship it.

Sunday MLB

MLB:

LAA -110 @ CWS 1 unit 8:05PM
BOS @ Oak +110 1 unit 4:05 PM
STL @ LAD -110 1 unit 4:10 PM
ARI +115 @ ATL 1 unit 1:35 PM
CHI @ PIT +135 1 unit 1:35 PM

4/25 Plays

Two plays so far on the NBA. I may just make some MLB plays but I'm not sure yet, I still need to review some stuff.

LA +8 VS SA @-170 for 1 unit

LA VS SA u192 points @-110 for 1 unit

Gogogogo Lakers.

4/24 Notes

What an end to another exciting night. For the night I finished an official 3-1.

I ended up placing one last bet on the BJ Penn fight at about 11:21 PM. It was an awful decision to chase money I lost but I got lucky and BJ won by TKO at the end of the 3rd round.

The Redwings looked absurdly tough tonight. The series bet looks to be a good one.

The Pistons looked like total shit. With the road victory I really thought they could take both games at home. I bought two points just to seal the deal. I was way off base here. At least I nailed the under on that. I should have just stuck with my original game plan.

All in all it was a good night and I can't complain.

I'm going to look over a few things and then in a bit I'll post my plays for tomorrow.

Saturday, May 24, 2008

Bos VS Det

Add in 1 more bet at Detroit -2(1/2) for 1 unit.

Bos VS Det

Under @ 176 -110 for 1/2 a unit. Ugh, I feel like I'm making to many bets tonight.

Pitt VS Det

I have now taken the series price on the Redwings @ -165. The line dropped so I took it. I think the line has seriously moved in favor of the Redwings.

Pitt VS Det

I have $165 to win $100 on Detroit. Gogogogogogo!

Friday, May 23, 2008

Life is Different

So I'm expecting! Due in February 2009 Barbie and I will be with child. How nuts is that shit right?

Because of a ton of life changes that I've made and am still making, I'm in the middle of negotiating a buy out of the 500k bet. That is how that is going to be resolved with sadly me on the losing end. While I'm certain I'd be succesful I just obviously have more important things to deal with.

How will this blog change? Well, not much, it will still mainly involve gambling. All my successes and failures. Along with all that it will include updates about our future child and my thoughts on Baltimore.

As for Gambling, most know I've been focusing all my energy on sports as of late. Right now I have my money on the Lakers to win this series vs the Spurs and the finals. At this point I wouldn't say I'm a good handicapper, but I've learned to follow lines, and as far as I can tell, it's very profitable. I also would like to thank some of my friends who have helped me along the way. I would know nothing about sports without them.

Sunday, May 18, 2008

Shiiiiiiiiiiiiipppppppppp

Cavs 92 Celtics 97

Cavs vs. Celtics

Cavs +8 @-110. Book it.

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Day 1 Bet Results

With a $225 bankroll I started the bet. The goal is 500k by the end of the year.

May 14th results:

25 total tournaments played

4 total cashes

profit: -$96.20

ITM:16%

Clearly not the day I was hoping for but oh well. I played pretty well in my opinion.

There seems to be a way I can get my results up in the blog via tourney trax. I'm working on that. Hopefully I will post them up at the end of the day.

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

5/13 Notes

The bet will officially start tomorrow at 3:15PM EST. Sadly buildaroll no longer is a good rakeback site. I don't imagine payments will be going out for Full Tilt this month. I can't wait to see the fall out from this. I imagine the owner of the site will have 20k in rakeback to pay out to players. Sucks.

In other news, why does Detroit have to score so many goals. The 3rd period was a killer for me and I ended up losing the under bet. Apperently Mr. Turco has no defense against the Redwings offense. With that my record in nhl games is 3-1 but my total profit dropped down to +$115. Sigh.

Today's bets will be all for one unit-the Pen's money line at -120, the Red Sox money line at -162, and the under for Red Sox @ Baltimore which is 8(1/2)runs at -125.

I think with Philly's two top defensemen out that money line is seriously off. Home ice advantage just isn't worth that much.

As for the Red Sox vs the O's please. Baltimore has zero offense. Beckett is pitching plus it's early in the season when he is usually at his best. Not to mention Roberts and Hernadez is out. Plus one of Baltimore's better pitchers is on the mound. Hopefully I can increase my profit margin.

Monday, May 12, 2008

5/12 Notes

Sigh.

Still no rakeback.

Looks like the bet won't start until Wednesday at the very latest.

Two bets for the day. Redwings money line at -115 for $100 and the under at 5(1/2) goals at -185 for $100. Total amount wagered $300 to win $200.

Sunday, May 11, 2008

5/11 Notes

It appears I won't get rakeback today so the bet it looks like won't start till tomorrow.

No sports bets for today.

Saturday, May 10, 2008

Detroit Red Wings

They are just a cut above. Dallas is no slouch and they are just getting taken apart. I really hope we can get a Detroit Pittspurg Stanley Cup.

With that, on to sports betting. With a Detroit 2-1 victory it takes me to 2-0 in sports betting. I'm up +$200 or 2 units. Good times.

NHL: 2-0 +200

500k Bet

I'm currently waiting for my rakeback on Full Tilt Poker. Once that arrives and my bankroll is equally split between sites is when the bet will officially start. I lost a day but I'm not to worried about it. It should occur today at 3PM or so.

1-0

I take down my first bet. Not bad not bad. I'm officially up one unit.

Betting record:

NHL: 1-0 +$100

My next bet will be Detroit at -220 for 1 unit.

Friday, May 9, 2008

Bet Update

The 500k bet starts tomorrow not today.

Lebron James is an Asshole

According to Fortune Magazine, LeBron James makes about $170 million in sponsorship deals. He has a $90 million contract with Nike, $15 million with Coke, $6 million with Upper Deck, $4.5 million with Bubblicious, $7.5 million with Cub Cadet, and some sick sharing revenue deal with MSN. And oh, yeah, he also makes $13 million a year from traveling down hoops courts with an orange ball. Yeah, that's right, I said travel down the court.

http://deadspin.com/388546/lebron-james-has-obviously-never-been-a-waiter

Lebron James reportedly left a waiter a $10 dollar tip on a $800 dollar meal. Not to mention he kept the waiter at work till 3:45AM.

Fuck you Lebron, fuck you.

Thursday, May 8, 2008

Flyers Vs. Pens

For my first bet I take the Penquins to win @ -170. I never thought I'd say this but gogogogo Sidney Crosby. I

Since this bet was not booked tomorrow, it does not count towards the prop bet.

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Sports Betting

Considering the landscape of online poker I'm going to branch out into sports betting. To be honest I know nothing about sports betting at this moment except for reading a couple things. As usual I will post everything in here. I don't plan on betting on anything right now, but I am eyeing the Penquins for Friday. They haven't lost a home game all post season, not to mention they were incredibly tough at home during the regular season. They seem to be on the mission. Granted, the Flyers dispitched the Canandians with authority.

Bad News For Andy Reid's Son

Apperently his son admitted to smuggling 89 persciption pills into county jail. He is spending two years minimum in Federal jail. Ouch. His other son is already in drug treatment. Those crazy ass mormons.

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

The Bet

Can I take $220 and turn it into $500,000 by January 1st 2009? I believe I can.

This is the largest bet I've ever made. It is for serious money. The amount I will not get into. The other party does not with to divulge such info.

I can use what ever form of gambling I want. I just can't go broke and I must provide details on how every cent is made.

Starting Friday at the end of each night I will provide as many details as I can.

Can this be done? Easily. Will I do it? Of course I will. I have to prove I'm better then everyone else somehow don't I? For my ego I do.