Happy Halloween!

Just a quick post to say Happy Halloween. I am looking forward to getting home in the next hour and taking the little Baz's out trick or treating.......they've been dying for this day to get here and here it is.........my favorite holiday of the year.....no individual gift giving......no traveling to relatives houses.......just being at home with my family......handing out candy to the little ghosts and goblins that come knocking.......setting them up for a scare here and there and enjoying the evening from start to finish.

Next definite online session will be Friday night......no Trump for me this week. I have the WSOP Rockford tourney on Sunday so I'll try and get in another online MTT or two prior to then.....we'll see if I get the chance. Finished down $50 or so at Trump last Friday night playing 6/12......I was happy with my play.....stayed aggressive and solid never slipping into weak passive mode like I can do from time to time.

I'm one of 5 people left in my NFL Last Man Standing (Survivor) Pool so I'm getting pumped about that week to week.........getting tougher.......and got a win in my Fantasy Football league this week as well bringing my record to 4-4. It'll be a miracle if I get into the playoffs with my injured and beat up squad but I'm not giving up hope just yet.........

Enjoyed watching my First Place Chicago Bears beat the Lions on Sunday as well. Talk about the piss poor division all you want......it's not Da Bears fault the other teams suck.

Happy Halloween!

Happy Birthday Shout Out to Felicia!

Baz Out

PokerStars Blogger Championship Result

Not much to report.......I was done 45 minutes into the thing exiting 1200th. I had picked up KK and AA and each time won minimal amounts......I was down to just over 1000 chips when I had AdKd and I raised to $300 with the blinds at 50/100 bringing along two callers. The flop came Kxx and he bet $300 into me and I of course pushed.....we lost one and he called me with K 10. The turn brought a 10 and I was sent packing.

It was short lived and I would have liked to have represented better but I look forward to the next one all the same.

I was at the same table as Joanne (sorry Joanne....couldn't get your link) and received a chat visit from the good doctor Pauly.

I hope a poker blogger represents and takes down first.

Good luck to all......I plan to check back in after my Bears game is over. They are up 7-0 early in the 2nd quarter.....we shall see.

Baz Out

PokerStars Blogger Championship Result

Not much to report.......I was done 45 minutes into the thing exiting 1200th. I had picked up KK and AA and each time won minimal amounts......I was down to just over 1000 chips when I had AdKd and I raised to $300 with the blinds at 50/100 bringing along two callers. The flop came Kxx and he bet $300 into me and I of course pushed.....we lost one and he called me with K 10. The turn brought a 10 and I was sent packing.

It was short lived and I would have liked to have represented better but I look forward to the next one all the same.

I was at the same table as Joanne (sorry Joanne....couldn't get your link) and received a chat visit from the good doctor Pauly.

I hope a poker blogger represents and takes down first.

Good luck to all......I plan to check back in after my Bears game is over. They are up 7-0 early in the 2nd quarter.....we shall see.

Baz Out

Trump 10/21/05

I made it out to Trump for some more live poker action Friday night. I was torn between playing in the 200max NL game or sticking with 6/12 which had been fairly rockish the last couple of times I played. I decided to put my name on both lists and look at the 6/12 lists when I arrived and decide from there.

I got there around 9:15 pm which is earlier than I normally get there. After a quick check of the 6/12 tables there were lots of new faces with a sprinkling of the old solid players here or there so I decided 6/12 was where it was at for the evening.

I played a solid game but didn't get much of anything unless you count small pocket pairs, of which I got plenty........they were all pocket 5's and less and the first time I connected for a set was with pocket 4's the only problem being I turned the set after 3 diamonds hit the flop and it checked around.........my two 4's were black and the turned 4 was......you guessed it.....the 4 of diamonds.....easy release with a bet.

I was down almost $300 at one point but battled back leave around 3 am just over $100 up. The following hand helped......pocket 4's again in the small blind with 7 people seeing a flop which came 3 4 3 with two to the flush.......beautiful! I checked and a MP tight player bet with a raise by another player and I simply call and four of us see a turn for two bets. The turn was an offsuit 8 and I checked with another bet and raise of which I simply called again (probably should have re-raised here) and three of us see the river for 2 big bets. The river was the 9 completing the potential flush and the MP lead out bettor fires out a bet before I even have the chance to check. I say, "Isn't it my option?" To which he apologizes and pulls his bet back.......I check (I planned on betting originally so as to not take the chance of it checking around but with him so eager to bet I changed my mind), he bets, we lose the 3rd player, and I say, "I'll raise." He pauses and studies the board again quickly before calling and I show him my full house.......he mucks his cards with an aggravated look and there are some ooohs from the table and mumblings of "he flopped the house".....while the drunk kid across from me states, "He slow played the nuts."........I simply reply, "I loved my hand.....but it wasn't the nuts."

My favorite hand of the night came after I hadn't played a pot in AWHILE and hadn't had a hand to raise with for a LONG WHILE.......the table overall had gotten a little squeaky tight and I thought my image was a tight one....but was everyone paying attention.....Let's find out......I'm UTG and am dealt the hammer....."RAISE" and I toss out twelve. It then proceeded to fold around to the Big Blind who looks at me and says, "You haven't raised since I sat down over an hour ago." "You must have a monster, take it."......he then mucks his cards and as the dealer pushes the blinds my way I slam my cards face up in the middle and state, "A Monster Hammer!"......the table went nuts and couldn't believe I raised UTG with the "worst hand in poker". Needless to say that one hand caused me to get additional callers later in the evening and there were constant comments about it the rest of the evening.......it was awesome :o)

I am looking forward to playing in the blogger tournament tomorrow afternoon and was glad I could help point out to Decker that it was in fact on Sunday and not Saturday.

Hope to see many of you in the tourney....it will be interesting.

Good luck and have a great weekend.

Baz Out

2006 WSOP Satellites

Last June I played in one live WSOP Satellite event for the 2005 WSOP. It was a good time and the play was mostly donkyesque..........

For you Chicago area bloggers.......they are starting them again for 2006. The first one is November 6th and then one per month from January through June. They are in Rockford and there are two starting times creating two final tables that play after the second session. There is also a room with limit hold em games up to 5/10 going on as well as single table sit n go tournies in the main room.

The structure isn't the best in the main tourney but the play is horrible overall from my June experience. The sit n go structures are horribly fast as well but I had a good time playing 5/10 once I was out even though the table I was at was tight and fairly aggressive.

I will be playing in the November 6th tourney for sure with my Dad and brother. Last June I took the whole family up and stayed the night before and the night of the tourney in a hotel that had a fun water park area for the kids......I may do that again in a future one but this one is a hit and run.

Another thing I like about this one is you get $10,000 worth of WSOP tokens to use for any events you want. The question is would you use it for the Main Event or split it up for several smaller events and if you cash you can decide whether or not to buy into the main event. My first instinct is to play several of the smaller events and spread out the potential.......what would my fellow bloggers do?

Here's a link to any area blogger/readers that might be interested.....let me know if you're going as I'm sure we'll be going to several.

Baz Out

Registered For The Stars Poker Tourney

I am running later than most..........

but here it is.......

looking forward to it.

I have registered to play in the
Online Poker Blogger Championship!

This event is powered by PokerStars.

Registration code: 7099017

Busy....Busy.....Busy

Quick post......been swamped lately......NO ONLINE POKER in several weeks.

I did cash out of my Empire account until the dust settles from all this Party skin hoopla.

Just learned I will be in town the weekend of the 23rd for the blogger poker tourney on Stars after thinking I would be out of town so I'll be registering for that here by this weekend and looking forward to it.

I did make it out to Trump for live poker with my Dad Friday night after a two week hiatus.......ended up down only $40 for the night after being almost $400 stuck halfway through playing 6/12. Nothing memorable to note. Then got hammered Saturday night in a dealer's choice home game for $300......rough one.

Looks like I'll be heading back to Trump Friday night late again. Friday nights seem like the only night in the week right now I can get any poker in and if I get the chance to head to Trump for live action I'd much rather do that than play online. My online roll has been suffering due to it but I've really enjoyed my live Trump nights and hope to continue them.

Still haven't gotten to meet up with Shelly or Maigrey...........hopefully soon.

I'm keeping a curious eye on what's going on with Party and the skin situation........will be interesting to see how it all plays itself out......we shall see.

I'm one of six guys left in an NFL Survivor Pool.....started with 28......getting tougher and tougher week to week....we shall see.

I'm also not one to put my picks out there but anyone else think 11 1/2 points is a lot for Notre Dame to be getting against USC this Saturday.......especially with having last week off and two weeks to prepare. I think USC will win but Notre Dame will cover.......I'd take ND and the points.

Thoughts?

Hope this finds everyone well.

Baz Out