This is a CE tent, why is open?
Showers inside of an Alaskan, why not bring a shower trailer?
Really? People brought air mattresses?
Fresh coconut milk delicious, Almond Joy are not delicious, why?
Dear port-a-pot designers, there is no room for a sink. I don't want to be Gumby to pee.
I sure do feel sorry for the people who have to use these for four months.
Why is there BB-Q sauce with my meatloaf with my MRE?
Booty booty booty rockin everywhere.
I bet the more colorful the chicken, the tastier the meat.
Is the JAG playing the Meow game? Yes, he's up to nine.
Yard chicken with spaghetti and rice is good, tough but good.
Sure hope this sunburn doesn't hurt tomorrow.
Don't bust your ass, don't bust your ass.
One more cold shower to go.
Three hour old Big Macs are delicious.
Panama Hooters wings are delicious, and the waitresses are pretty darn cute too.
Dear random trash can in Al Brook Mall, take good care of my destroyed Pumas for me.
Panamanese women have pretty nice bodies.
Panama is a fun place.
Good thing the alchohol/common sense didn't give in tonight.
No one should consume one Sangria, three Hurricanes, seven rum and cokes, two tequila shots, and who knows how many mystery drinks shared by a female and still not be drunk, let alone just slightly buzzed.
I bet I can't consume that much next time without passing out.
I'm not sure whether I need to be ready for the airport in two hours or three.
Homie's helpful hint: When you absolutely need a bottle opener, you can use the sun visor clip to do the job.
Friday, August 13, 2010
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
WSOP results
The $1,500 was a good sized event. It had 2,394 players and a first place payout of over half a million dollars. I was coasting along for the first few levels. I wasn't in any hands out of position, just the blinds and the button unless I had a decent hand. I folded when I didn't hit the flop. I stole pots when I figured I could. I chased down one hand, a terrible chase I normally don't go for.
I had 10 3 of hearts in the small blind
flop is A 5 4, with 2 hearts I bet $450
guy raises to $1,000 and I call
turn is a black 7, he bets and call
River is a black 6
I push all-in and he calls
I show the straight and he mucks
Just a couple of hands after that we got into another pot. He raised about three times the big blind and I called. I bet half the pot when all low cards came on the flop. He disgustingly tossed his A Q to the dealer. He was looking at me when he did it, so in an attempt to tilt him, and take him even more off his game, I showed my pocket Kings.
I sat back and watched the action for a while until I get pocket 4s.
I call a raise preflop
flop is 4 Q 8 with a spade draw
I bet the pot and he pushes all-in
My chips beat his into the pot
He shows Q 9 with the spade draw
My 4s hold up
All is going well up to the dinner break. I come back to play, planning to play the same game I have been the whole day. Then I get pocket Queens and raise to 4 times the blind. I get reraised and call all-in. He tables pocket Aces and I don't catch up. I went out at 674th. Well off the money, but I played well and just git a bad hand.
I played in a $340 tournament the next night and made it into the money. It wasn't far into it, but considering how close I was to being out, I'll take it. There are about 56 people left when this hand happens.
I have pocket Jacks
a guy pushes all in and I call
He shows suited A 7
An Ace comes on the flop and beats me
I am left with one $500 chip
I literally had a chip and a chair. I got moved to a new table as soon as that hand was over. Blinds where $200/$400 and I was moved to the big blind. And, there was a $100 ante. My hand held up and I got a nice triple up. I was able to double up on the very next hand and ride it into the money in 16th place.
I took first in a little tournament at the Luxor for a bit of cash. Then I lost the second one there. And that brings us to the brain dump of a hand that took me out of the last $340 tournament.
I have A 10 of spades
I raise preflop and get a call
Flop is K 8 5 with two spades, giving me a flush draw
I push all in and get called, he has K 10
I don't catch like I expected and am out
I got nervous about blinding out and didn't really need to push there, but I wasn't getting hands, and when I was going to make a move the two in front of me would make them first. I normally don't get nervous about not making the money, and that's the bad thing about it.
Other than that game, I don't think I played too bad. And at two cashes out of five games, it was a good trip. If only I cashed in the big one and not the small ones.
It was nice seeing all of the pros there playing.
I'm already working on a bankroll for next years series. I will make it deep and cash, and maybe even get that bracelet.
I had 10 3 of hearts in the small blind
flop is A 5 4, with 2 hearts I bet $450
guy raises to $1,000 and I call
turn is a black 7, he bets and call
River is a black 6
I push all-in and he calls
I show the straight and he mucks
Just a couple of hands after that we got into another pot. He raised about three times the big blind and I called. I bet half the pot when all low cards came on the flop. He disgustingly tossed his A Q to the dealer. He was looking at me when he did it, so in an attempt to tilt him, and take him even more off his game, I showed my pocket Kings.
I sat back and watched the action for a while until I get pocket 4s.
I call a raise preflop
flop is 4 Q 8 with a spade draw
I bet the pot and he pushes all-in
My chips beat his into the pot
He shows Q 9 with the spade draw
My 4s hold up
All is going well up to the dinner break. I come back to play, planning to play the same game I have been the whole day. Then I get pocket Queens and raise to 4 times the blind. I get reraised and call all-in. He tables pocket Aces and I don't catch up. I went out at 674th. Well off the money, but I played well and just git a bad hand.
I played in a $340 tournament the next night and made it into the money. It wasn't far into it, but considering how close I was to being out, I'll take it. There are about 56 people left when this hand happens.
I have pocket Jacks
a guy pushes all in and I call
He shows suited A 7
An Ace comes on the flop and beats me
I am left with one $500 chip
I literally had a chip and a chair. I got moved to a new table as soon as that hand was over. Blinds where $200/$400 and I was moved to the big blind. And, there was a $100 ante. My hand held up and I got a nice triple up. I was able to double up on the very next hand and ride it into the money in 16th place.
I took first in a little tournament at the Luxor for a bit of cash. Then I lost the second one there. And that brings us to the brain dump of a hand that took me out of the last $340 tournament.
I have A 10 of spades
I raise preflop and get a call
Flop is K 8 5 with two spades, giving me a flush draw
I push all in and get called, he has K 10
I don't catch like I expected and am out
I got nervous about blinding out and didn't really need to push there, but I wasn't getting hands, and when I was going to make a move the two in front of me would make them first. I normally don't get nervous about not making the money, and that's the bad thing about it.
Other than that game, I don't think I played too bad. And at two cashes out of five games, it was a good trip. If only I cashed in the big one and not the small ones.
It was nice seeing all of the pros there playing.
I'm already working on a bankroll for next years series. I will make it deep and cash, and maybe even get that bracelet.
Sunday, June 13, 2010
2010 World Series of Poker
Tuesday I leave for Vegas, and a shot at a World Series of Poker bracelet. No, I'm not playing in the main event $10G tournament. I'll be in the Event #30 No Limit Hold 'Em $1,500 buy-in event. It is a three day tournament. Looking on wsop.com, the last $1,500 tournament had 2,500 entrants. I expect there to be closer to 3,000 for the one I'll be in. I figure making it to at least the money will be cake.
I haven't played a live tournament since October, and I haven't played live at all since I lost a nice chunk in New Orleans in March on a cash game. I have been practicing on Full Tilt the last couple of weeks and I've done pretty well, on the two and three table sit-n-goes.
In an attempt to keep money in my pocket I will not play any cash games there. I need practice so I will play sit-n-go tournaments. They are usually just on table, 10 person events, and quick money. I'm also having people over this weekend to get practice before I go.
I will update on Facebook during breaks. The start time is 12:30p.m. on Wednesday and 2:30p.m. local Thursday and Friday, so the updates will be afternoon and evening. I'll play 11, maybe 12 hours each day, so be sure to check in the morning for a run down.
The length of time shouldn't be a factor since I'm known for playing upwards of 16 hours at a time.
I just hope that I can luckbox and make the right moves at the right time to take the whole thing. We shall see.
Homies helpful hint: You can find me on Full Tilt as doGmaI777
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Best Sapper Competition
I got all of the interview forms back and the photographer got all off the mug shots done Saturday. The broadcasters had to finish on Sunday, so I went with them. It only took an hour. After that the civilian broadcaster and I took a trip to Bass Pro Shop, he said it is the headquarters. It was my first time in one, not including that little one in Arundal Mills mall in Maryland. I bet its safe to call it the Redneck Mecca.
We had early days the three days the competition ran. By early, I mean being on base at 3 a.m. Monday and Tuesday were full 10 hour days, but we were done at 7:30 Wednesday morning.
Since my main responsibility for the trip was finished Saturday I took one of the office's D2-X cameras so I would have something to do, and the boss thought I might be able to get what the photographer didn't see. Yeah, it has been a while since I've used one, and it showed. I got it figured out after a while. I took, probably close to 2,000 photos, not including the ones deleted directly from the camera, and had one make it into the stock photos that were sent out with the story. We'll see if it gets published at all.
We got to watch them build C-4 charges, breach a door with explosives with just 10 feet and a wall of plexiglass between us and the door. I also go to ride on a Black Hawk for the first time. I think I played it cool enough nobody figured out it was my first ride.
My next trip should be to Panama next month. I'll be writing about the New Horizons exercise. I will be in a few cities down there. It will be a multi-branch exercise.
Homie's note: Not sure why I can't load more photos to this right now.
Saturday, April 10, 2010
The first six months
I have been here for six months already. I has been a pretty quick six. Being here has been pretty cool so far. Living with a roommate again took some getting used to, but it's working out. The job is cool, if a bit slow at points. I have been on two trips for stories since January and I leave next weekend for a story at Fort Leonard Wood.
My first trip was to the Carolinas and Haiti, with a stop in Honduras. I went to Pope/Bragg in North Carolina and wrote about people sending supplies to Haiti for the earthquake relief. Then went to Joint Base Charleston, S.C., and while there the public affairs officer offered us a flight to Haiti for more interviews. We accepted and flew down on a C-5. On the way we stopped in Honduras to pick up a couple of fire trucks to take with us. We were there on the flight line a few hours and then took off for Haiti. We got to Haiti at like 1 a.m. and also stayed on the flight line there for about three hours. Since it was dark we didn't see much of the damage other than the big crack on the outside of the airport. The inside was apparently real bad. We took more than 100 refugees and orphans to Miami on the way back to South Carolina. We sat on the floor of the plane under a cargo strap for that part of the trip. That was fun.
A couple of weeks ago I went to Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., to write about the explosive ordnance disposal students. Most of the services are there for nine months learning about all of that stuff. The Navy stays longer than the rest because they have a few months of dive training.
It was cool seeing how they inspect bombs and watching them set up explosions.
In addition to work, my grandma has been down. It was a good weekend with her and her friend going around town and showing them things. I have also had another couple of people down for a weekend and it was fun too. And I plan to have more people coming down while I'm here.
That's all for now. I'll write more later.
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