To all of you men – you may not have had children but at some point in your life you’ll get tagged as a father figure or not and fill a role that could be described as fatherly and a lot of you sired children or the world wouldn’t be as populated as it is today – Happy Fathers Day to all of you.  To all of the women of the world that raised children alone without a man to help out, this is to wish you a Happy Fathers Day too. Continue reading Happy Fathers Day →

There’s obviously a whole lot of stink going on surrounding the WSOP Ladies Event.  But before I get into the bad smell part, let’s talk about the great part of it.  Linda Johnson started the whole thing off by telling the audience and entrants about her own beginning in poker and how this was an anniversary for her, I believe around 30 years, since she made the decision to become a full time poker player and she hoped that this tournament would be a turning point in some of the lives of the ladies gathered there to do battle for the gold.  She also spoke of the old days and how they played in a small room in the basement of the Horseshoe for two weeks, and other things that give one a vivid picture of her move through poker over the years – all of this with an emotionally filled voice, almost bordering on tears, and I believe every female in the room shared her emotion.  Continue reading The WSOP Ladies Event – my thoughts →

I made it about an hour and a half into the Ladies Event, and accumulated a few chips, then as it always seems to happen, I look down at A-A in the small blind.  Blinds were 25-50.  Everyone folded to the button who raised it $100 more.  I raised it to $500 more (I think that was my raise but I could be mistaken by one chip).  The big blind called the $600.  The button folded.  The flop was 9-8-8 with two diamonds.  I bet $800.  Got called.  The turn was a 7, I bet 1300 and got called.  The river was a 5.

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That’s where I will be today, in the Ladie’s Event, thanks to The G.  I hope to be updating here soon, and planned to do a lot more than I have so far at the WSOP but unfortunately, life gets in the way.  I had an unplanned trip to my favorite driller yesterday, the dentist.  The site of the extracted tooth decided to go ugly and grow a pulpy, red bump.  I was sure it was a bone fragment and it started about two weeks ago but…warm water rinses, etc., hoping for the home healing to force it out weren’t working.  So off I went.  Yuppers, that’s what it was, a bone fragment.  All gone now, no swelling, antibiotics, blah, blah, blah.

No sleep for this kid.  It doesn’t matter where I am or what I’m doing, I only settle into a good sleep about every 10 days.  I hate it.  I’m off to play the game today, with my PC set up in the media area, so I can keep up…sorta, kinda…with my work load.  Naw…I never get a vacation, but it beats the hell out of slinging tickets around the green felt.  I may be updating here from my iPhone…I may not, it all depends on my mood.  I do plan on just trying to relax, stay awake, and play my best game.  For the first time in a very long time, I’m actually excited about playing.  Wish me luck kids, and good sound reasoning, and the ability to pay attention to every detail.  Laters.

I spent Saturday and Sunday at the Rio – an average of 7 hours each day – and on Monday my brain jump-started my direction to home.  I have been running on fumes and my battery ran out of juice a long time ago.  I couldn’t find any form of energy or drive that would allow me to stay in the city for another night…so about 4pm I was heading out through Red Rock Canyon towards home.  I stopped at Pahrump Walmart for a few items and then hit home.  My little place has the key to solving head trips and issues that plague me from time to time. Continue reading A few days away →

I took a spin in Marie’s sporty, little, red VW, I think it’s a luxury CC but I don’t know jack about these things and I didn’t check to see what it actually is…so it’s a guess on my part after looking at the VW site.  Gary was adamant that I drive it while I’m staying in town.  OK!  Some times anyway.  It’s fast, it’s much more rapid response on the steering wheel than I’m used to, and a lot lower to the ground…but the parking is easy.  I do worry that some clown will park next to it in the Rio parking lot and knock a dent in the door…Kee-Rist!  Crossing my fingers they won’t because that’s where it’s at today. Continue reading Hitting the Rio →

Just for a few days.  Nope, I haven’t been 86’d…yet.  I had the opportunity to pick up the Rioteer and spend a few days with him out in the peace and quiet of the desert…Pahrump.  Not that spending time with Riot is filled with peace and quiet but it’s always a good time.  Today we are heading back into the bright lights and heat of the city, he will go back to momparental and I will go back to the awesome din of noise, people insanity (mainly mine), and the world filled with fame and fortune waiting at every turn of the card.  I have a few things to finish up out here before loading up and starting in. Before I go… Continue reading Out of the Rio →