Hi guys. I know I have been ignoring this blog and I really want to apologize but I’ve been really busy at work. April, May and June are the busiest months of the year for us so I really am doing lots and lots of overtime to make sure the July bonus (yes, haha) is big. Last year I came close to $15k so I’m hoping to top that.
Wish me luck!
(gambling-wise, I’m down $25 this month — I lost a bet with my dad! 
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I came back from Vegas +/-$14,200 winner. Time to give all of you the rundown of my net losses and wins. 
I rounded to hundreds, so it might not add up to the detail, but you’ll get the general idea.
Texas Hold’em Poker: +$4,800
Punto Banco / Baccarat: +$5,900
Blackjack: -$1,100
Pot Limit Omaha Poker: +4,900
Roulette: -$2,100
Craps: +$300
Stud Poker (against the house): -$600
Slots: -$100
Casino Hold’em: +$2000 (got extremely lucky and quit ahead hehe)
I’m happy.
Alright guys sorry for not posting too much in the past few days but I’ve been in Vegas and I’m winning good so I decided to stay another week. Might be backin a couple days from the hotel lobby with some results but right now I’m just having fun playing…
Wish me luck — I’m off to the Baccarat (punto banco here!) table!
Every single poker player waits for that magical moment… His or her first ever ROYAL FLUSH. It took me quite a few years to make one in real life (I’ve had one online, but that’s something different, right?) — but now I have!
I was playing the $5/$10 game at the local casino and was sitting on the button with AJ of diamonds. The flop was a well-deserved T-Q-K of diamonds. I was in for a treat as the other guy had KQ and was stupid enough to take my bet as a defensive one. He shoved in hoping I was on the diamond draw — too bad I flopped THE STONE COLD ULTIMATE NUTS BABY!
I’m still smiling.
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I had a long discussion with a friend of mine today about whether or not to always valuebet with specific hands on the river, against specific boards. I’m not even going to get in to the most vital hands we disagreed upon, but we did agree on certain factors you have to look in to before considering a valuebet on the river…
For the record, we’re talking No Limit Hold’em.
More factors to come, but feel free to join in and give opinions here…
Found this hand on cardschat, and feel bad for the guy with the AQ. What is the nines guy thinking on the flop? What was he thinking on the turn? Backing into a straight like that is awesome, but not for the guy with the AQ.
I’ve been reading hand histories way too much. I should tune it down, I’m getting a feeling like “waw poker is brutal, i should quit”.
#Game No : 5021409804
***** Hand History for Game 5021409804 *****
$10/$20 Texas Hold’em – Thursday, August 24, 22:21:31 ET 2006
Table Monster #1278453 (Real Money)
Seat 4 is the button
Total number of players : 4
Seat 3: whitehot32 ( $1090.50 )
Seat 4: DRock420111 ( $303.75 )
Seat 5: dilipkothari ( $490 )
Seat 6: ramz3209 ( $350 )
dilipkothari posts small blind [$5].
ramz3209 posts big blind [$10].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to DRock420111 [ As Qc ]
whitehot32 folds.
DRock420111 raises [$20].
dilipkothari raises [$25].
ramz3209 folds.
DRock420111 calls [$10].
** Dealing Flop ** [ Qd, 8h, 5h ]
dilipkothari bets [$10].
DRock420111 calls [$10].
** Dealing Turn ** [ 7s ]
dilipkothari bets [$20].
DRock420111 raises [$40].
dilipkothari calls [$20].
** Dealing River ** [ 6h ]
dilipkothari bets [$20].
DRock420111 calls [$20].
dilipkothari shows [ 9c, 9h ] a straight, five to nine.
DRock420111 doesn’t show [ As, Qc ] a pair of queens.
The time at which hand ended:Aug 24 2006 22:22 ET
dilipkothari wins $207.50 from the main pot with a straight, five to nine.
Game #5021415834 starts.
I’m so going to try this out. Vincent wrote about 3 card omaha and I heard somebody on some High Stakes Poker episode mention it too. Apparently (and according to Vincent, so don’t take it out on me if it’s not the case) it’s a little less of a madmans game than the regular PLO, but still extremely high-action, not comparable to a sane game of hold’em.
I’m sure 3-card omaha is great for pot limit play. I’ll report back after I’ve had a chance to actually try it out.
Every once in a while I feel like READING. Really reading.
Found an excellent article on Moving Limits as an important factor for Bankroll Management on Vincent’s Poker Blog, and decided sharing this was probably a good idea, seeing as this actually is a pretty vital concept in all gambling too.
The link: up-and-down-moving-limits-to-match-your-bankroll!
Enjoy the read!
I mean this goes to show you that Mr. Barry Greenstein has the kind of taste you wouldn’t expect from a bearded man. He’s friends with the likes of Shannon Elizabeth (who he kisses on the mouth with no hesitation, go barry!) — but he’s also close with this stunning asian poker diva; Liz Lieu.
Now, personally, I’d definately would. I think she’s hot. I’m a fan. If Barry taps that, I’m quitting poker.
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