Links for 2008-03-05 [Digg]
2008-03-06 00:00:00
Prez. Candidate Wants To Form Vampire Nation
Presidential candidate Jonathon "The Impaler" Sharkey seeks the help of the U.N. to form an independent Vampire Nation. He is also fighting back against vampire hunters that are killing his people.
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Links for 2008-03-03 [Digg]
2008-03-04 00:00:00
ArabianMonkey.com Invention: Toothpaste Flavored Poptarts
Oh no! You woke up an hour late! You need to eat breakfast and get the smell of cheap booze and beef jerky off of your breath- but you only have time for one or the other! Toothpaste Flavored Poptarts just may be the perfect solution.
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Links for 2008-03-01 [Digg]
2008-03-02 00:00:00
The 'Michael Jordan' of blowjobs teaches her technique
"Since I began brazenly declaring myself the Michael Jordan of blowjobs on this website, many people have written to me asking for advice on how to give a great blowjob. I suppose it can’t hurt to give you a blow by blow of my blowjob technique." Safe for work as long as you don't read it aloud.
Michigan Womens Basketball Coach Meltdown (VIDEO)
Michigan women's basketball coach Kevin Borseth had a meltdown of epic proportions after the Wolverines blew an 18-point lead Thursday night and lost to Wisconsin, 69-67. We can't thank UM Hoops enough for sending this beautiful off-topic post our way.
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Links for 2008-02-29 [Digg]
2008-03-01 00:00:00
Cuba Should Continue to Stand Against U.S. Imperialism
" Ever since the official transfer of power from Fidel Castro to his brother Raul, all the talk in the United States has been about whether or not to open up negotiations with the Cuban government. Barack Obama has went on record saying he would be willing to talk to the new dictator, and Republican front-runner John McCain blasted that decision."
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Links for 2008-02-27 [Digg]
2008-02-28 00:00:00
Six Guys I Would Go Gay For
"Hell, some guys are simply amazing. Therefore, I’ve decided to give you all a look at some of the best guys out there today. You might be asking yourself "Why?" …don’t ask questions, smart ass, just read the damn thing. "
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Links for 2008-02-26 [Digg]
2008-02-27 00:00:00
What Type of Scientologist Are You?
"All aboard Air Galactic Confederacy! This is your captain John Travolta speaking.We have some special guests flying with us today! Give a warm, thetan-y welcome to Tom, Danny, Lisa, James, Greta, L. Ron, Charles, Kirstie, and Beck!"
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Links for 2008-02-20 [Digg]
2008-02-21 00:00:00
Stanford is free to students whose families make less than$$
In a radical change to its financial aid program, Stanford University will announce today that it will no longer charge tuition to students whose families earn less than $100,000 a year.In addition, the university will waive room and board fees for students whose families earn less than $60,000 a year.
Will Yahoo Proxy Fight Be Ballmer's Big Win or His Waterloo?
As Microsoft cooks up its plan to launch a proxy fight to wrest control of Yahoo, losing a nasty, protracted clash could not only humiliate bossman Steve Ballmer but let Google further cement its place as the unrivaled king of the Internet.
The Economy: How Bad Can it Get?
The credit markets are seizing up and the uncertainty recently drove up short term interest rates f
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Woo-hoo!
2008-02-05 02:49:20
We actually played a poker tournament Monday night at my apartment. I played ridiculously loose, leading to Ian busting me twice and Derek once. I dropped $15 and went to McDonald's.Full Tilt offered me a $75 bonus that I could redeem over a span of ten days, so late in the evening I sat on the couch between Ian and Derek and played some .25/.50 NLHE. It is important for me to note that I NEVER play at stakes this high in an internet cash game. I have played higher stakes live, but on the internet I feel that competition in these games is above my level. I was wrong- at least tonight. I can't lie though, I caught cards CONSTANTLY, allowing me to make plays and build an image.I made over $60 in less than an hour. This hand was the highlight of my night. Can you dream of anything working ou
A Sit-and-Go Just for the Purpose of an Update
2008-01-30 02:17:33
I haven't updated this blog in a month.Let me rank the reasons why:1. Guitar Hero (I, II, and III)2. Other work on the site Arabianmonkey.com3. Work4. Stuff around the apartment5. SchoolYet I digress- it's not like I just chose not to update. I have seriously played less that 12 hours of poker in 2008. Crazy, isn't it? I theorize that I will eventually get sick of Guitar Hero and my playing ability will plateau, leading me back to the poker table.But since that hasn't happened yet, I purposely sat my ass down with my hand generator and this blog window specifically to write about a Sit-and-Go. So here it is, nothing fancy, just some simply hand analysis of a meat-and-potatoes $5+.50 NL Hold'em 9-player Sit-and-Go. I had to use the old hand generator because I forgot my password to the new-
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Through the Muck
2007-12-29 12:28:32
I would like to post some hands, but it's not worth your time or my own.I've won a couple of 5.50 9-players the last few days.I finished 22nd in a 180 person when I couldn't get my KJ to hold up against JT all-in preflop for 7 BBs.I played decent in a 90-person HORSE SNG but got coolered twice immediately after the first break, and I couldn't make my money back despite getting it all-in good in hold'em.Last night I finished 2nd in a SNG where I thought I played about as close to perfect as ever, then got my money in facing three outs with two pulls against A4. Turn 4, river A. Heartbreak.In the last week I'm up a small amount online, but I think I'm playing tremendously. When I'm in the zone, the decisions make themselves- abstract concepts become crystal clear and it feels like play slows
Whatever.
2007-12-21 02:12:15
Played some Omaha .10/.25 PL the other day and made a couple buy-ins.Bombed in a HORSE S&G yesterday because I was distracted and lost a huge pot in Stud when I thought we were still in Razz.Played really well in a $10+1 NL Hold'em S&G today. This hand put us in the money: just when I had total control of the table... definitely put this guy on a ragged 3 when he just called my flop bet. He had ten outs, but fuck that hurts when it's for my tournament life. Brutal shit.-The Gerk-
Sit and Go
2007-11-16 00:09:48
Before I get into the Sit and Go I played last night, let me remind you that I am a terrible and impatient limit hold'em player. I dropped a buy-in in the ring game I sat in yesterday. Now, onto some SNG hands! is every player's wet dream. It was also the first hand I played in the SNG, talk about building an image... would be the second hand I played. Short handed, the only hand I'm afraid of playing back at me is the low-stacked player on the button. Sure as hell, he re-popped it all-in. Am I supposed to call here? I'm really not wanting to gamble in this spot, but I figure his range is pretty big against a cut-off raiser. absolutely miserable call on the turn. I acted too quickly; how could he possibly pot without a hand that has me drawing near-dead? To compound my mistake, I missed a
The Theodore Roosevelt Theorum
2007-11-15 07:37:45
My new poker philosophy is summarized in seven beautiful words from our nation's 26th president: "Speak softly and carry a big stick."I am becoming convinced that in order to be a truly dominant player, one must separate himself entirely from the face values of his cards. After all, you aren't playing "cards," are you? The kind of people that fall in love with face cards, small pairs, and suited connectors are the same ones who become endeared to a game they don't understand. And that is the beauty of the beast, the fact that obvious amateurs will show no desire to learn or improve, yet will continue to open their wallets to play in a game they think they can compete in. It's as if a 5'9'' 160 lb. man with an ego issue decided to pay a couple grand to step onto the field in an NFL game. He
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The Gerk Wins Full Tilt $5.50 Deep Stack 90-Person SNG
2007-11-14 16:31:51
So, here's a long awaited update...We played three tournaments at my apartment Monday night. I took the first two, and in last one I dropped two buy-ins from erratic play induced by slight drunkenness. Oh well, it had been a while since I had tasted the sweet nectar that is Blue Moon. The highlight of the evening occurred in the first tournament when Max called my all-in with a four card straight, 6 to 9. This would normally be really embarrassing, but it was doubly so because moments before it happened he was talking about when he first played the game years ago, and how he used to call his brothers with four card straights and flushes. WOW. It was one of the most entertaining moments our game has ever had.I haven't been playing much internet poker lately. I partook in a 1200 person Knock
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The Gerk Final Tables
2007-10-17 23:02:39
I finished 7th in a Full Tilt 260+ person NL Hold'em tournament Monday. I would post some hands, but frankly I'm still a little sick over not winning the damn thing. I'm especially upset with the way I busted. I played my best TAG game the whole tourney, then the following hand came up. With blinds at 800-1600, it folded around to the SB, with myself in the BB. The SB had raised the last 3 pots and taken them without contest, but I knew very little about him, and had not played a hand against him all tourney. He opened for 4800, and I called with 7-3o. I did this for several reasons. One, I thought I could outplay him postflop. Two, he couldn't possibly have as many hands he'd been representing. And three, I hadn't defended a blind yet at the final table, so I thought it would be a good t
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An update?!?!?
2007-09-27 23:36:45
I haven't updated in a while simply because I haven't been playing much poker.I have taken a hiatus in large part due to my work and school schedule, saving little "me" time or time for my family. Plus my little brother Kevin has started his little league football season, so there go my Saturday mornings.I feel like when I'm stressed or pressed for time, I rush my play, get a little spewy, and generally play too lose. Therefore, after dropping a few buy-ins, I just stopped playing.Yesterday I did play an hour .10/.25 NLHE session on FullTilt. It was up and down, and I ran pretty shitty but still doubled my buy-in. That might be the first online win for me in two weeks or more.My live play has been good, Hold'em wise anyway. I think my PLO game has regressed a bit. I won one tournament Mon
A Full Tilt Tournament
2007-09-17 14:09:46
I played in a 90 person Sit-and-Go today on Full Tilt. I started by doubling up with 99 in the third level. Then I lost a huge pot when I got it all-in with 7h9h on a board of Th-Jh-Ts-6h. He had Ace-Ten and checked the flop. Of course he rivered an ace. moved to a new table, this was the second hand. The first hand I jammed the 7-J-7 flop with 44 and took it down. hands after the KKKK hand, this happens. I was ready to give it up on the turn, which I was surprised he checked. I guess I can fold the river to a minraise, but it is possible he would be betting that flop with the lower straight draw. Idk, I'm not folding here. was sure I had the MP caller, but I was just praying the blind didn't have it. I feel bad for him, but I'm not folding Blind v. Blind for 2BBs. Sorry. good ol' limp-re-
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Sigh...
2007-09-13 09:36:30
I took a huge hit on UB yesterday.And when I say "huge hit," I mean there isn't much left. I had been losing recently, since Sunday, sporting a nasty combination of bad play and a bad run of cards. I played two satellites to Sunday's 200+20 5pm tournament, and got close but never really did much in either. The first one I busted when I pushed in MP with A8 on a short stack. The guy to my left found AK, poof, end of story. The second one I pushed with a moderate stack in LP with JT, and got called in the SB with 77. I flopped an open-ender, but I some how dodged all 14 of my outs twice.I lost 5 buy-ins playing a really lucrative full table .10/.25 PLO game. The table was soooo soft and soooo bad, but the problem was I couldn't win a pot, whether I was ahead or behind. At one point, I had ma
PLO Hands... WWJD?
2007-09-09 09:42:54
I a donk, or a genius for re-potting the flop? I won a coinflip, and that's all that matters to me! (btw, the answer is "a donk") did I flop it? I had to look at my cards for like 30 seconds to determine whether or not I had the best hand. fold, or bad one? If the river comes a spade, does my hand have any showdown value? Do I check? Do I bet? the hell did I miss?!?!? I can't even count all the outs I have.After a while, I kind of hit a wall and started missing flops. I stole a couple small pots and walked away with a +20.00 session.-The Gerk-
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Monster Hand
2007-09-09 09:08:23
I want you to look at one hand that I ever post in this blog, this one might be it. Please diagnose the hand in the comments, I'm interested to see how you would play it. Include how many outs you would think I had, how many outs I ACTUALLY had, and what you could put my opponent on.-The Gerk-
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PLO Is Sick
2007-09-09 08:55:30
I like going from site to site and game to game. It is soooooo much better than just playing NLHE on Pokerstars. I can pick a game that suits my mood, and changing where you play is just as refreshing.After my limit session yesterday, I scurried over to FullTilt for some PLO, a game a hadn't played in a few days. Oh boy, did I have a sick session. I more than doubled my stack, then lost a couple huge pots, one with J-8-A-A. The flop was J-8-5 with two spades, and I potted. He called, and the turn was a non-spade 7. He checked, I bet 4.00, and he called. The river was the 6h, and he checked. I just checked behind with four connecting cards on the board, and he showed a busted Q-high flush draw with 3-4. Sick way to lose a pot, I'll tell ya.Anyway, I busted, rebought, and then our table comp
Limit Hold'em, Other Stuff
2007-09-08 12:19:02
Busted out a 150-hand session this morning. Yesterday I only won 1.10, essentially two big bets lol. But I was just scoping out the tables, and I knew today would be different. I scooped 7.90, or 16 big bets in a session just short of an hour and a half. That win-rate equals something around 10 big bets an hour. That is about the standard for a good session, but I would like it to be closer to the 15-20 range. I'll work on it.Some things I've noticed about LHE, including weaknesses in my own game:-The games are just as soft as I expected. My table last night was very loose-aggressive, but this morning they were passive and tight. I can easily adapt my game to beat both ends of this spectrum.-Many players continuation bet with ATC (any two cards) on the flop, whether they connected or not.
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A Third Game
2007-09-07 22:50:53
I'm going to try to learn Limit Hold'em next. That is to say, re-learn it properly. Of course I already know how to play the game, and I've done it several times in the casino. What's funny is that my biggest singular win in one session ($450) and my biggest one-session loss ($250) both have come in some variation of limit hold'em.I scouted out some of the lower stakes games on UltimateBet this evening, namely at .25/.50 with .10/.25 blinds. I won just over a dollar. I was donking around quite a bit, and I think limit could be a great steam game at those stakes. The players seemed very soft and content with betting down every street with nothing. I think with some playing time and practice I could destroy that game. I absolutely love how math oriented limit hold'em is. J5 in your BB? DEFEN
The Gerk Wins UB Friday 7AM NL Hold'em $5.00+.50
2007-09-07 11:37:11
Congratulations! You finished in 1st place. You won $78. You received 3 Ultimate Points for buying into this tournament. You also converted .10 Bonus $ into cash. Thank you for playing.Damn that feels good.I woke up with Carrie this morning around 6:00AM and got on UltimateBet, looking to recoup yesterday's losses in PLO. I haven't updated in a while, so here's what you've missed. Like I mentioned previously, I have more than doubled my deposit on FullTilt, playing .10/.25PLO and .10/.25 NL Hold'em. I like the site and I think the games are softer than probably both Pokerstars and UltimateBet. But since my $70 win a couple days ago, I haven't logged on to the site. I've been playing PLO on UltimateBet. I dropped two buy-ins yesterday in like 10 minutes, and then quit because I was tot
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The Mastery of Two Games
2007-09-04 15:59:04
Many poker players who are successful can play more than one game variation very proficiently. Until I began reading CTS's blog (from Card Runners) a month or two ago, I could only consider myself a one-trick pony. At this point, however, I can say that I can play two games profitably. I have been a quick learner in PL Omaha, and my recent success shows that.Yesterday I banked like 30.00 playing PLO on UltimateBet. Today I switched over to FullTilt, and played a quick 6-handed NL Hold'em session before class. I bought in for 13.75, and ballooned it up to 26.00. I was down to around 20.00 when this hand came up. I raised UTG+1 to 1.00 with TT. The cutoff called, the button called, and the SB re-popped to 3.50. I called- this is a pretty loose aggressive game, he may very well have 99 or AK
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Send It
2007-09-03 10:50:28
I played in a couple 5.50 NL Hold'em tournaments on UB this morning- nothing to report, besides that fact that I'm still running bad in Hold'em. In the first tourney ( a six handed beauty) I worked my stack to over 2100, then called 140 in the 20/40 level with 55 on the button. The flop came ten high, the UTG+1 raiser bet the pot, and I re-raised it all in. He thought for a moment and called off his last 300 with 44. The turn came a 4, and gave him his two outer. Now, with my remaining 1k, I got it all in with 7d5d on a 7s-2d-3d flop. He has 2h3h, and I have a million outs. The turn is a 6, and the river a non-diamond queen, and so his bottom two fade 19 outs to bust me. In the second tourney I got it all-in with K7 on a K-7-T flop... he of course had 77. I had about 350 left, got it in wi
Can You Ever KNOW Someone Has Aces?
2007-09-01 17:20:24
I'm going back to my grassroots, playing NL Hold'em on UltimateBet and FullTilt. I dropped 25.00 on Fulltilt two days ago, in a frustrating session where I ran my QsQd into 8s9s on an all spade flop. Sometimes, a raise preflop doesn't matter, and a LAG player is always going to call with that hand in LP. And it's the kind of flop you've got to be aggressive with, as to not give a free card to As-rag. I didn't suck out. Then later on I finished 12th in a NL Hold'em tourney where top five paid. I got it all in with Q9 when I pushed on the button. 33 called in the BB, and I was racing with a chance at an average stack. The board ran out 7-Q-K-Q...3. Brutal.Yesterday I put in a good session where I doubled my stack, many of the chips coming from a hand where I raised in MP to 1.25 with KK, and
Hahahaha 40 More Dollars For Me
2007-08-28 17:03:21
I played an hour or so at Warren, a .10/.25 PLO table on UltimateBet. I got stuck two buy-ins, and then went on a tear, surging back to above even, before doubling up to over 70.00 at the table, and subsequently donking off 8 bucks with a flush draw and a gut shot that never got there. At that point I figured it was a good time to get the hell out of there, so I left, up around 40 for the session. Here's a look at some funny shit, make sure you check out the last hand... just called on the flop with a pair and a flush draw. Made two pair on the turn, but it was a bad card that completed his gutshot. No outdraw for me. Maybe should've raised light on the flop? my friend Drokk was playing my hand here, and I asked him what he had when he bet the pot on the river, he would say "BALLS BABY!" t
That Hand From A Couple Days Ago
2007-08-28 10:12:13
it is, in all its glory.This guy was pretty new at the table, so after I potted pre-flop I didn't think he was making a move or anything. I was close to 100% sure he had aces. After running the percentages through Cardplayer.com's odds calculator, I am slightly better than a 2:1 dog pre-flop, and I was getting the right price on a call, with position on my opponent. After the flop, the hand is a dead coinflip, but I still got it all-in pretty light, something I shouldn't be doing. On the turn I am somehow behind 55/45, despite needing any 9, T, J, K, A, or spade to take the pot.If you were that guy, and I re-raised all-in on the flop, would you call your stack off with aces?No, me neither. As Ian said, I would probably put you (me) on a set of queens. Either way, that pot put me at even o
Tilt Talk, A Huge Hand
2007-08-27 10:47:03
My PLO excursion over the last week has been filled with ups and downs. Some days I felt like I was playing pretty well, given my relative skill level, and I would squeeze out a buy-in or two profit. Other days, I would be tilting pretty hard, without ever taking a beat to encourage such bad play, and I would drop 2, 3, maybe 4 buy-ins before I finally signed off in shame.Let's talk about tilt for a minute. "Tilt" is a word generally used to describe the frustration of a player due to any number of causes, and the resulting effect on the way he plays. Most times, a particularly bad beat will send a player into tilt mode, causing him to try to recoup his losses as quickly as possible, by playing more hands and pushing all-in with very modest holdings. Sometimes, when a player is tilting ba
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