"Welcome to the grossness of poker. If you have an ace high flush, someone will have a full house. If you have a full house, someone will have quads. If you have quads, the lights will go out in the casino and someone will grab your chipstack."
Monday, May 30, 2005
Back from Biloxi...
...and I'm beat. Slept 1.5 hours on Friday night, and no sleep on Sunday night, so I'm exhausted. The trip details will come tomorrow, but it was a blast. Who would've ever though I'd say this...but I could live in Mississippi! Peace out.
Monday, May 23, 2005
It's Been Awhile...
...since I've posted anything worthwhile on here. Nothing worth posting really.
I got 2nd in a $20 buy in live tournament on Friday night with 25 players. I got $120 for my efforts. But then yesterday I proceeded to lose $140 playing 2-4 on Full Tilt. I was getting outdrawn like you wouldn't believe! But, I could have saved a few bets here and there, and I proceeded to give my money away on a few hands. That's my biggest weakness in limit hold em'. I always call the extra bet when I know I'm beat, and that's something I'm trying to get better at. Limit Hold Em' is really a different strategy, and it involves laying down good hands like overpairs, or top pair with top kicker frequently. That's something I'm learning to do, but it's not easy!
Friday I'm leaving for Biloxi, Mississippi to see my cousin Troy. Pounds is going with me, and I think it's going to be a pretty fun trip. I imagine we'll be discussing poker quite a bit, and we're gonna play at a few of the casinos down there. I'm pretty pumped for the whole thing.
I also bought some new poker chips that were pretty expensive, so I'm gonna cut back on the money spending for awhile! I did hear about a charity casino down the road from our house, so I might try to hit that up the weekend after next and see if I can make a little money. Should be a good learning experience anyways.
Well...that's all for now, have a good day!
I got 2nd in a $20 buy in live tournament on Friday night with 25 players. I got $120 for my efforts. But then yesterday I proceeded to lose $140 playing 2-4 on Full Tilt. I was getting outdrawn like you wouldn't believe! But, I could have saved a few bets here and there, and I proceeded to give my money away on a few hands. That's my biggest weakness in limit hold em'. I always call the extra bet when I know I'm beat, and that's something I'm trying to get better at. Limit Hold Em' is really a different strategy, and it involves laying down good hands like overpairs, or top pair with top kicker frequently. That's something I'm learning to do, but it's not easy!
Friday I'm leaving for Biloxi, Mississippi to see my cousin Troy. Pounds is going with me, and I think it's going to be a pretty fun trip. I imagine we'll be discussing poker quite a bit, and we're gonna play at a few of the casinos down there. I'm pretty pumped for the whole thing.
I also bought some new poker chips that were pretty expensive, so I'm gonna cut back on the money spending for awhile! I did hear about a charity casino down the road from our house, so I might try to hit that up the weekend after next and see if I can make a little money. Should be a good learning experience anyways.
Well...that's all for now, have a good day!
" I will not accept fear, weakness, or failure. The only defeat I will accept is a matter in which is out of my hands. Therefore I will reach out my hands and change it."
Saturday, May 21, 2005
Big post coming tomorrow. Haven't had much time to post, but I have been thinking about what to write for awhile. I'm gonna try to get to this more than once a week, I've been slackin'!
"Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you'll be a mile away and you'll have their shoes."
Monday, May 16, 2005
A Little No-Limit Hold Em' and Daniel Negreanu
Yesterday was a terrific day. I had the opportunity to play in a Charity Texas Hold Em' tournament and meet my poker idol, Daniel Negreanu. The tournament was a blast, but meeting Daniel and gettin a few pics with him was the highlight of the day.
As for the tournament, we started with 2000 in chips and the blinds started at 5-10, going up every 10 mins. The blind structure sucked, but they were forced to do it that way with that many people. There were 330 people at 33 tables, and each table played down to 1 winner, shoot out style. I was fortunate enough to win my table, and I received a $40 Best Buy gift card for winning, which was cool because we only paid $10 to get in. Sadly I didn't make the final table. My cards were awful, and with the blinds going up so fast, it was hard to do anything. My last hand saw my QJ offsuit lose to AA. Oh well, it was a blast!
Daniel is as down to earth as he seems on TV, and really seemed to be a geniunely good guy. While he was signing autographs, he did steal my sharpie.. He owes me now. Hopefully I can pay him back one day at the final table!
It was truly a great time, and made me want to pursue playing poker professionally even more. I'm still gonna stick it out and see what happens...I think someday I'll be able to make it. I have to get much better though.
Here are some pics from yesterday:
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s_dogg1032/album?.dir=/6197
As for the tournament, we started with 2000 in chips and the blinds started at 5-10, going up every 10 mins. The blind structure sucked, but they were forced to do it that way with that many people. There were 330 people at 33 tables, and each table played down to 1 winner, shoot out style. I was fortunate enough to win my table, and I received a $40 Best Buy gift card for winning, which was cool because we only paid $10 to get in. Sadly I didn't make the final table. My cards were awful, and with the blinds going up so fast, it was hard to do anything. My last hand saw my QJ offsuit lose to AA. Oh well, it was a blast!
Daniel is as down to earth as he seems on TV, and really seemed to be a geniunely good guy. While he was signing autographs, he did steal my sharpie.. He owes me now. Hopefully I can pay him back one day at the final table!
It was truly a great time, and made me want to pursue playing poker professionally even more. I'm still gonna stick it out and see what happens...I think someday I'll be able to make it. I have to get much better though.
Here are some pics from yesterday:
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s_dogg1032/album?.dir=/6197
"I am in control of my own destiny"
Saturday, May 14, 2005
A Humbling Experience
Last night I had the chance to visit the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall. Not the one in Washington D.C., but a replica about 1/10 of the size that has been traveling around the country. I made the trip with my parents, and I'm very glad I had the chance to see it. Now...I don't pretend to know everything involved with the War, or even all the politics, because I wasn't alive then. But it really makes me sick to think of how the soldiers were treated when they returned. While I understand alot of Americans didn't agree with the war, it's not like the soldiers wanted to be over there. They were simply following orders and serving their country. There were more than 58,000 people killed over in Vietnam, and to think that the soldiers that came back were treated the way they were treated really just makes me sad.
My dad served in the war, and actually was awarded a bronze star with a V, which indicates "bravery in ground combat", when his helicopter had to land in the jungle to save another crew whose helicopter had been shot down. It was a very humbling experience seeing my father react to all the exhibits and things that were present at this event. I really had never seen him like that, and I could almost see him reliving some of his experiences right there in front of me.
On the ride home, the subject of Jane Fonda came up. What she did in Vietnam is an absolute act of treason, and she should have been put in jail. That women absolutely disgusts me, and I will never see a movie she is in.
Well, I'm not sure what the point of this post is other than to share with everyone what a humbling experience that was. Everyone of us Americans should be grateful for what those soldiers did, and what the soldiers of today do to protect our freedoms.
God Blesss
My dad served in the war, and actually was awarded a bronze star with a V, which indicates "bravery in ground combat", when his helicopter had to land in the jungle to save another crew whose helicopter had been shot down. It was a very humbling experience seeing my father react to all the exhibits and things that were present at this event. I really had never seen him like that, and I could almost see him reliving some of his experiences right there in front of me.
On the ride home, the subject of Jane Fonda came up. What she did in Vietnam is an absolute act of treason, and she should have been put in jail. That women absolutely disgusts me, and I will never see a movie she is in.
Well, I'm not sure what the point of this post is other than to share with everyone what a humbling experience that was. Everyone of us Americans should be grateful for what those soldiers did, and what the soldiers of today do to protect our freedoms.
God Blesss
"Lest We Forget"
Monday, May 09, 2005
Well I was right...almost
Last time I said I felt like I was right on the cusp of a big score via poker, and I was ALMOST right. This weekend, I played in 6 tournaments on the internet, made 3 final tables and a 12th place finish. On Friday night I finished 6th out of 524 in a $5 + .50 tourney on UB...good for a $91 cash. Saturday I finished 6th out of 173 in a $5 + .50 tourney on Full Tilt, good for $49. I finished 9th out of 50 in a TEC satallite on UB, no prize, but a final table nonetheless. And finally, last night I finished 12th out of around 400. I got $25 for that. Now I understand none of these are big paydays, but I really feel like I'm playing the best poker of my life right now and the big, long awaited "W" is right around the corner.
I just need to catch a break in crunch time. My final hand last night that sealed my 12th place finish was when I was dealt Ac Kc, and had two callers of the 3,000 Big Blind. I figured I could either steal the chips from the limpers, or have a chance to triple up, so I moved all in for about 27,000 more. Well, one guy flopped a set of fives, and that was it for me. I also lost another key hand in that tourney when my A K went up against A J and the guy made a flush with his J c. Bummer huh.
I came in second in a razz sit n go on Full Tilt earlier tonight. I've never played razz, and I really think I could've won it, but I was getting extremely bored, so I loosened up a little trying to get it over, and ended up coming in 2nd. Better than 3rd I guess.
Well that's about it. Nothing else really has been going on in my life the last few days. My sister and I are paying for a trip for my parents to Las Vegas, so I'm pretty excited for them to get the chance to go to Sin City. My dad also seems to be catching the poker bug, so we'll see where that goes.
Until next time...keep ya head up and keep reaching for the stars. (corny, I know)
I just need to catch a break in crunch time. My final hand last night that sealed my 12th place finish was when I was dealt Ac Kc, and had two callers of the 3,000 Big Blind. I figured I could either steal the chips from the limpers, or have a chance to triple up, so I moved all in for about 27,000 more. Well, one guy flopped a set of fives, and that was it for me. I also lost another key hand in that tourney when my A K went up against A J and the guy made a flush with his J c. Bummer huh.
I came in second in a razz sit n go on Full Tilt earlier tonight. I've never played razz, and I really think I could've won it, but I was getting extremely bored, so I loosened up a little trying to get it over, and ended up coming in 2nd. Better than 3rd I guess.
Well that's about it. Nothing else really has been going on in my life the last few days. My sister and I are paying for a trip for my parents to Las Vegas, so I'm pretty excited for them to get the chance to go to Sin City. My dad also seems to be catching the poker bug, so we'll see where that goes.
Until next time...keep ya head up and keep reaching for the stars. (corny, I know)
" I sit in this world watching, listening and learning. All this hell that surrounds me will not bring me down. I am too strong, I love life too much to forget what is possible to attain, if you work hard and never give up."
Friday, May 06, 2005
A Couple of Boring Days
I haven't posted since Tuesday night because...well because there hasn't been much to write about. The past two days have been pretty boring, so I figured I'd save the trouble.
I've been trying to build up my bankroll a little for a trip to Biloxi that I'm taking over Memorial Day, but I haven't been real successful. I keep treading water and staying pretty much even. I have this feeling that I'm really close to making a big score, but it continues to elude me. Hopefully I'll have some good news to post soon. Until then, I'll keep grinding it out.
Well...actually just finished 6th out of 524 in a $5 + .50 tournament. Ended up getting $91.25. It's not a big score, but it's a step in the right direction. Maybe I can use this to get something going.
I imagine that this weekend will be a typical one...boring. Hopefully not, but we'll see. I'll try to post something tomorrow, but if not, Sunday for sure.
Until then, safe travels and God Bless.
I've been trying to build up my bankroll a little for a trip to Biloxi that I'm taking over Memorial Day, but I haven't been real successful. I keep treading water and staying pretty much even. I have this feeling that I'm really close to making a big score, but it continues to elude me. Hopefully I'll have some good news to post soon. Until then, I'll keep grinding it out.
Well...actually just finished 6th out of 524 in a $5 + .50 tournament. Ended up getting $91.25. It's not a big score, but it's a step in the right direction. Maybe I can use this to get something going.
I imagine that this weekend will be a typical one...boring. Hopefully not, but we'll see. I'll try to post something tomorrow, but if not, Sunday for sure.
Until then, safe travels and God Bless.
" If you have been given the bowl and spoon, rest assured, as it is the nature's way of saying, 'We are going to serve you soon.'"
Tuesday, May 03, 2005
Today was Better...Sort of
Today started off the same as yesterday. I woke up in a bad mood and didn't really feel very well. I went to work and decided that I needed to take a half day off so I could try to get feeling better, so I worked to 11:45 and then came home. I proceed to sleep from about noon until about 3:45. I felt like a new man when I woke up! I was ready to go! So about 5 I drove to Marion to play a couple of softball games.
Now, before tonight, I hadn't played softball in about 3 years. I figured I'd be way out of shape and embarrass myself. Now although I am out of shape, I actually played pretty well. I hit the ball pretty hard, and really didn't have to play defense because nothing came my way. I'm actually pretty happy with the way I played, even though our team got smoked in both games. That sucked, because I'm not a big fan of losing, but I think we'll be ok after a few games.
I think I might have figured out why I've been in a bad mood the last couple of days. I just realized that I'm probably going to be alone the rest of my life. The realization is a little discouraging, because it's no fun being lonely. Now I don't need to have someone, because I am fully capable of supporting myself, both financially and emotionally, but it would be cool to have someone to share my life with. I guess I'll just have to get used to it, because it doesn't seem that a wife, or even a girlfriend for that matter, are in the cards.
I've also had a pretty important decision weighing on my mind. If I decide to go through with it, it will seem like a step backwards in journey of life. It may in fact be a step backwards. But I really believe that taking this step backwards will lead to a pretty big leap forward. I'm struggling with the decision though, and I think that has contributed to my bad mood.
I haven't talked about poker much lately, because I haven't played as much as I would've liked in the past week. I'm going to start trying to play a little more, so hopefully there will be more poker talk on here soon.
That's all for tonight. Have a good day tomorrow. Who knows, it could be the best day of your life!
Now, before tonight, I hadn't played softball in about 3 years. I figured I'd be way out of shape and embarrass myself. Now although I am out of shape, I actually played pretty well. I hit the ball pretty hard, and really didn't have to play defense because nothing came my way. I'm actually pretty happy with the way I played, even though our team got smoked in both games. That sucked, because I'm not a big fan of losing, but I think we'll be ok after a few games.
I think I might have figured out why I've been in a bad mood the last couple of days. I just realized that I'm probably going to be alone the rest of my life. The realization is a little discouraging, because it's no fun being lonely. Now I don't need to have someone, because I am fully capable of supporting myself, both financially and emotionally, but it would be cool to have someone to share my life with. I guess I'll just have to get used to it, because it doesn't seem that a wife, or even a girlfriend for that matter, are in the cards.
I've also had a pretty important decision weighing on my mind. If I decide to go through with it, it will seem like a step backwards in journey of life. It may in fact be a step backwards. But I really believe that taking this step backwards will lead to a pretty big leap forward. I'm struggling with the decision though, and I think that has contributed to my bad mood.
I haven't talked about poker much lately, because I haven't played as much as I would've liked in the past week. I'm going to start trying to play a little more, so hopefully there will be more poker talk on here soon.
That's all for tonight. Have a good day tomorrow. Who knows, it could be the best day of your life!
" Sometimes only the struggle makes it worth it, only the pain makes it sweet, and only victory is the answer."
Monday, May 02, 2005
So Much For the New Me
Today I woke up in a bad mood and it didn't change all day. I was very tired, grumpy, and I really didn't want to speak to anyone if I didn't have to. I have no idea why I was in this mood, and I have no explanation. It felt like something was bothering me all day, but I really couldn't figure out what it was that was bothering me. So, I just sat at my desk all day and avoided all human contact. Not only was it Monday, but I was in a bad mood, so it made the Monday even worse.
Today why I was sulking I started to think about stupid things. One thing that popped into my mind was the dreams that I have. I don't know why I have dreams that are hardly possible, but I'm sure that everyone has dreams. I think that is what keeps people going. If you didn't have dreams and aspirations, why would you continue to do what you do? If you knew nothing would get better, there would be no sense in continuing. Although most people would think that my dreams are unattainable, I truly believe that I can accomplish the things in my dreams, and as long as I have any life in me, I'm going to keep trying to reach them.
Something I've been blessed with (or cursed with, depending on how you look at it) is the ability to follow through with things. When I was little, I started playing baseball, and it consumed my life until the time I graduated high school. When I get involved in something, it completely consumes my life, and I don't let it go until I'm the best (or the best I can be). The same thing has happened to me with poker. At times poker completely consumes my life, and I'm ok with that right now. I don't have a girlfriend, I don't have a family to take care of, and I have a minimal amount of responsibility right now, so I'm ok with poker being my main concentration. I love playing, and I don't see myself giving it up anytime soon. I've got to be the best, and I won't stop until I am.
I can't think of much more right now, so I'm gonna watch Las Vegas...man that's a good show. Until then, don't you go dying on me!
Today why I was sulking I started to think about stupid things. One thing that popped into my mind was the dreams that I have. I don't know why I have dreams that are hardly possible, but I'm sure that everyone has dreams. I think that is what keeps people going. If you didn't have dreams and aspirations, why would you continue to do what you do? If you knew nothing would get better, there would be no sense in continuing. Although most people would think that my dreams are unattainable, I truly believe that I can accomplish the things in my dreams, and as long as I have any life in me, I'm going to keep trying to reach them.
Something I've been blessed with (or cursed with, depending on how you look at it) is the ability to follow through with things. When I was little, I started playing baseball, and it consumed my life until the time I graduated high school. When I get involved in something, it completely consumes my life, and I don't let it go until I'm the best (or the best I can be). The same thing has happened to me with poker. At times poker completely consumes my life, and I'm ok with that right now. I don't have a girlfriend, I don't have a family to take care of, and I have a minimal amount of responsibility right now, so I'm ok with poker being my main concentration. I love playing, and I don't see myself giving it up anytime soon. I've got to be the best, and I won't stop until I am.
I can't think of much more right now, so I'm gonna watch Las Vegas...man that's a good show. Until then, don't you go dying on me!
"Don't give up. Don't ever give up."
Sunday, May 01, 2005
Where to Start?
Hope everyone (well the maybe 2 people that actually read this) had a good weekend. I had a pretty decent one. Had fun Friday, had a pretty good time yesterday, and I had a good time today visiting with my parents. I went home to see them today, and it was really good to see them. I'm really close with my parents, and it's been 2 weeks since I've seen them. I have a wonderful family, and I don't know what I would do without them. If anything ever happened to any of them, I would be mentally unstable, and that's no joke. I don't know what I would do with myself.
I also have two brothers and a sister, and to be honest, I'm not as close with them as I would like to be. My two brothers are actually half brothers. We have the same dad but different mothers. I love all of them very much, and I hope that we can gain a closer relationship in the future. I'm sure you'll see me mention my family alot in these entries.
I have so much to write I don't know where to start. This journal thing is really helpful to me, because it lets me get things off of my chest and put my thoughts into words. I look forward to posting in this, and throughout the day I'm always trying to figure out what I'm going to write about.
One thing I realized while playing poker this weekend is that I have a severe lack of self-discipline. I noticed it while playing poker, and this is a vital skill in poker. But, my lack of self-discipline is not confined to the poker table. I'm really pretty lazy and I definetly don't excercise enough. I recently slowed way down on carbonated drinks like pop, but I still need to eat healthier. I'm trying to make myself a better person, and I'm going to work very hard to become more self-disciplined, because I think it could make me a better person in many different ways.
This weekend, mainly today, I realized a few things about poker. The first thing I realized is that when I play my best poker, I can play with pretty much anyone around, except for maybe the pros. I really think that I'm a very good player when I'm playing my best...but that's the problem. My lack of self-discipline doesn't allow me to be at my best all the time. When I'm not my best, I'm an average player at best, and this is when I lose the profit that I've gained when playing at my best. I'm going to make a conscious effort to get myself in the right frame of mind everytime I play, and not play if I don't feel like I can play my best.
Another thing that became painfully obvious is that you have to be mentally unstable to play poker. Poker is a game of skill, with some luck involved. This makes it a very hard game to play, because you could play perfectly, make the right move every single time, and still lose. You can have the best hand to start, and end up in last. Sometimes there will only be 1 or 2 cards in the deck that can save your opponent, and when one of those cards come, it feels like someone just punched you in the stomach. You have to have a very resilent personality to play poker, and almost have to like to take abuse. You can catch bad cards for a month or two at a time, but you have to have confidence in yourself that you will still be able to win. Poker is a game where the obstacle is to make the right decisions, not to win or lose. If you constantly make the right decisions, you'll be a winner in the long run. But it really stings when you make the right decision, and end up a loser in the short run. Like I said, you have to be mentall ill to play poker.
Well, I think I'm going to treat tomorrow as a new beginning...I'm going to change. I'm gonna work on my self-discipline, work on my self-confidence, and try to look at the positive in every situtation. Tomorrow is the first day of the rest of my life...or at least that's how I'm gonna look at it.
Until tomorrow...let this week be the best week of your life, and God Bless.
I also have two brothers and a sister, and to be honest, I'm not as close with them as I would like to be. My two brothers are actually half brothers. We have the same dad but different mothers. I love all of them very much, and I hope that we can gain a closer relationship in the future. I'm sure you'll see me mention my family alot in these entries.
I have so much to write I don't know where to start. This journal thing is really helpful to me, because it lets me get things off of my chest and put my thoughts into words. I look forward to posting in this, and throughout the day I'm always trying to figure out what I'm going to write about.
One thing I realized while playing poker this weekend is that I have a severe lack of self-discipline. I noticed it while playing poker, and this is a vital skill in poker. But, my lack of self-discipline is not confined to the poker table. I'm really pretty lazy and I definetly don't excercise enough. I recently slowed way down on carbonated drinks like pop, but I still need to eat healthier. I'm trying to make myself a better person, and I'm going to work very hard to become more self-disciplined, because I think it could make me a better person in many different ways.
This weekend, mainly today, I realized a few things about poker. The first thing I realized is that when I play my best poker, I can play with pretty much anyone around, except for maybe the pros. I really think that I'm a very good player when I'm playing my best...but that's the problem. My lack of self-discipline doesn't allow me to be at my best all the time. When I'm not my best, I'm an average player at best, and this is when I lose the profit that I've gained when playing at my best. I'm going to make a conscious effort to get myself in the right frame of mind everytime I play, and not play if I don't feel like I can play my best.
Another thing that became painfully obvious is that you have to be mentally unstable to play poker. Poker is a game of skill, with some luck involved. This makes it a very hard game to play, because you could play perfectly, make the right move every single time, and still lose. You can have the best hand to start, and end up in last. Sometimes there will only be 1 or 2 cards in the deck that can save your opponent, and when one of those cards come, it feels like someone just punched you in the stomach. You have to have a very resilent personality to play poker, and almost have to like to take abuse. You can catch bad cards for a month or two at a time, but you have to have confidence in yourself that you will still be able to win. Poker is a game where the obstacle is to make the right decisions, not to win or lose. If you constantly make the right decisions, you'll be a winner in the long run. But it really stings when you make the right decision, and end up a loser in the short run. Like I said, you have to be mentall ill to play poker.
Well, I think I'm going to treat tomorrow as a new beginning...I'm going to change. I'm gonna work on my self-discipline, work on my self-confidence, and try to look at the positive in every situtation. Tomorrow is the first day of the rest of my life...or at least that's how I'm gonna look at it.
Until tomorrow...let this week be the best week of your life, and God Bless.
" The jump is so frightening between where I am and where I want to be. But for all I may become, I will close my eyes and leap!"
Saturday, April 30, 2005
Oh What a Night!
Well...last night was pretty fun. When went to Ohio State and hung out with my buddy Josh and a few of his friends. We started at Josh's place, went over to Ty's (Keith's cousin) and then headed to Hendocks. We had a pretty good time, and I got pretty drunk. Nothing really exciting happened to write about though.
Well, I'm heading outside to play some cornhole...Later!
Well, I'm heading outside to play some cornhole...Later!
"Happy are those that dream dreams and are ready to pay the price to make them come true."
Thursday, April 28, 2005
Not much today
I've been playing poker all night with my buddies, so I don't have much to post. I ended up a $16 winner, but that took a back seat to the fact that the OC wasn't on tonight because of the president's speech. Come on...couldn't George W. reschedule? Oh well, had a good time with my friends. I ended up 7th out of 17 last night in the freeroll at Bodog. Got drew out on again...imagine that. Had KJ of spades, flop comes J 10 x, I go all in for about 2000, which is about 4th highest stack, get called by chip leader. He's calls 1/2 his stack on AQ and hits his K on the river to give him a straight. I'm used to that kind of crap though.
Not much planned for the weekend as of yet...probably not much will go on. My friends and I used to go out all of the time, but lately we've been pretty boring. It kinda sucks when you're single and you don't go out much, because it's pretty hard to meet new people, but I still have fun with my friends. It would be nice to go out on a date once in awhile, but I guess it saves money by hanging out with my friends. Maybe some day I'll meet someone, but I'm not counting on it. :-)
Today at work was take your child to work day, and there was the coolest little boy there named Gavin. That's a pretty slick name, and he looked a lot like I did when I was 5. He had a big mop of blond hair and bright blue eyes. Man...what I wouldn't do to go back to the days when I was cute! It would be pretty cool to be 5 again...If I only knew then what I know now, my life would be completely different. Oh well, you live and you learn I suppose.
Well that's all for tonight, time to hit the sack...Tomorrow's Friday!!!!
Not much planned for the weekend as of yet...probably not much will go on. My friends and I used to go out all of the time, but lately we've been pretty boring. It kinda sucks when you're single and you don't go out much, because it's pretty hard to meet new people, but I still have fun with my friends. It would be nice to go out on a date once in awhile, but I guess it saves money by hanging out with my friends. Maybe some day I'll meet someone, but I'm not counting on it. :-)
Today at work was take your child to work day, and there was the coolest little boy there named Gavin. That's a pretty slick name, and he looked a lot like I did when I was 5. He had a big mop of blond hair and bright blue eyes. Man...what I wouldn't do to go back to the days when I was cute! It would be pretty cool to be 5 again...If I only knew then what I know now, my life would be completely different. Oh well, you live and you learn I suppose.
Well that's all for tonight, time to hit the sack...Tomorrow's Friday!!!!
"I'd rather lose knowing my opponent was running for his life than win knowing I was running for mine."
Wednesday, April 27, 2005
Work Sucks
Well today at work was a typical Wednesday...Boring. I really can't take much more of this office stuff. I'm not going to post about work much, but I will tell you one thing. If you don't already know, insurance companies are complete snakes. I was in a meeting today, and the meeting pretty much consisted of people talking about how they could deny claims from the insured's, and doing anything possible to get out of paying. Pretty much makes me sick, but until I find something better, I have to keep showing up.
Now on to other stuff. I learned something about one of my friends today that I didn't know. It's nothing I will share here, but it opened my eyes a little bit. I alrady had a ton of respect for him, but this new information make me gain even more respect for him and the person that he has become despite all he has been through.
Speaking of my friends, I'll go ahead and introduce my closest ones. I live with my 4 closest friends: Jordan, Kyle, Keith and Ben. I went to high school with all of them except Ben, and I met Ben in college. We live in a 4 bedroom house in a nice neighborhood. My other close friend would be Eric. He lives in Marion by himself.
Jordan and Keith are my oldest friends. We graduated together, and they are my 2 best friends. Jordan is pretty laid back, but he can get pretty fired up at times. I sometimes think he has an anger problem ;-) He has a wonderful girlfriend named Maria, who is really cute and a great person. If I ever find another girlfriend, I hope she is as cool as Maria.
Keith isn't as laid back as Jordan. He likes to have fun and joke. He is VERY opinionated though, and he doesn't like to budge on his stances, but he's still my friend, so I gotta back him up. He has a fiancee named Sam who is also wicked cool, and I think they'll be very happy together for the rest of their lives.
Kyle is engaged to another one of my best friends, Robin. I graduated with Robin, and dated her best friend for a couple of years in high school...now neither one of us can stand her. Kyle is a trip, let me tell you. I think he has a slight drinking problem, but I also think he's a couple fries short of a happy meal ;-) Robin is freakin' awesome. She is so much fun. I would like my wife to be a cross between Jordan's girlfriend Maria, and Robin.
Ben is the only other roommate who is single. He was engaged once, but she totally screwed him over and shacked up with some other guy. It was probably the best thing that ever happened to him. He could easily get another girl, but seems to have a few committment issues. Who could blame him? He's pretty happy go lucky, and he's always laughing, even at his own jokes. That pretty much covers my closest friends, tomorrow I'll introduce the fam and a few other friends.
Eric is a pretty down to Earth person. He is very laid back, and has alot of self discipline. He is in the National Guard, and is nursing school, so he has a pretty full plate. In our home games, I would say he is my biggest nemesis. He has busted me countless times, but most of them involve him drawing out on me.
Now on to the important stuff...poker. Won about $52 bucks tonight on Party playing .5-1.oo tables. Running pretty good and playing pretty decent too. Played 2 $10+1 sit n go's on Ultimate Bet and didn't place in either. First one had AA, flop was 8 2 J, I bet the pot and the other guy raised all in. I called and he showed J 9 for a pair of jacks. The turn was a Q, and the river was a 10. Thus giving him the straight and putting me down to 100 chips. I was pretty much screwed after that. In the second one, got down to 3, and I made a stupid play with A 5 and that was that. So I'm still up on the night about $30, but it's a little frustrating. I might play one more after this tourney I'm in.
I signed up on Bodog.com poker the other day, and they sent me an e-mail saying I was eligible for a freeroll for new players tonight, so I'm playing in that. There were 17 people, and top 3 get paid, so we'll see how I do.
Well, I think that's all for now. I'll probably try to post some pictures on here soon. Hopefully these things won't be as long after I finish introducing the people in my life. Until tomorrow, God bless.
P.s. I'm going to try to post one of my favorite quotes each day if I remember...so here is today's.
Now on to other stuff. I learned something about one of my friends today that I didn't know. It's nothing I will share here, but it opened my eyes a little bit. I alrady had a ton of respect for him, but this new information make me gain even more respect for him and the person that he has become despite all he has been through.
Speaking of my friends, I'll go ahead and introduce my closest ones. I live with my 4 closest friends: Jordan, Kyle, Keith and Ben. I went to high school with all of them except Ben, and I met Ben in college. We live in a 4 bedroom house in a nice neighborhood. My other close friend would be Eric. He lives in Marion by himself.
Jordan and Keith are my oldest friends. We graduated together, and they are my 2 best friends. Jordan is pretty laid back, but he can get pretty fired up at times. I sometimes think he has an anger problem ;-) He has a wonderful girlfriend named Maria, who is really cute and a great person. If I ever find another girlfriend, I hope she is as cool as Maria.
Keith isn't as laid back as Jordan. He likes to have fun and joke. He is VERY opinionated though, and he doesn't like to budge on his stances, but he's still my friend, so I gotta back him up. He has a fiancee named Sam who is also wicked cool, and I think they'll be very happy together for the rest of their lives.
Kyle is engaged to another one of my best friends, Robin. I graduated with Robin, and dated her best friend for a couple of years in high school...now neither one of us can stand her. Kyle is a trip, let me tell you. I think he has a slight drinking problem, but I also think he's a couple fries short of a happy meal ;-) Robin is freakin' awesome. She is so much fun. I would like my wife to be a cross between Jordan's girlfriend Maria, and Robin.
Ben is the only other roommate who is single. He was engaged once, but she totally screwed him over and shacked up with some other guy. It was probably the best thing that ever happened to him. He could easily get another girl, but seems to have a few committment issues. Who could blame him? He's pretty happy go lucky, and he's always laughing, even at his own jokes. That pretty much covers my closest friends, tomorrow I'll introduce the fam and a few other friends.
Eric is a pretty down to Earth person. He is very laid back, and has alot of self discipline. He is in the National Guard, and is nursing school, so he has a pretty full plate. In our home games, I would say he is my biggest nemesis. He has busted me countless times, but most of them involve him drawing out on me.
Now on to the important stuff...poker. Won about $52 bucks tonight on Party playing .5-1.oo tables. Running pretty good and playing pretty decent too. Played 2 $10+1 sit n go's on Ultimate Bet and didn't place in either. First one had AA, flop was 8 2 J, I bet the pot and the other guy raised all in. I called and he showed J 9 for a pair of jacks. The turn was a Q, and the river was a 10. Thus giving him the straight and putting me down to 100 chips. I was pretty much screwed after that. In the second one, got down to 3, and I made a stupid play with A 5 and that was that. So I'm still up on the night about $30, but it's a little frustrating. I might play one more after this tourney I'm in.
I signed up on Bodog.com poker the other day, and they sent me an e-mail saying I was eligible for a freeroll for new players tonight, so I'm playing in that. There were 17 people, and top 3 get paid, so we'll see how I do.
Well, I think that's all for now. I'll probably try to post some pictures on here soon. Hopefully these things won't be as long after I finish introducing the people in my life. Until tomorrow, God bless.
P.s. I'm going to try to post one of my favorite quotes each day if I remember...so here is today's.
"If you wake up tomorrow and you're still breathing, be thankful. You get another chance."
Tuesday, April 26, 2005
About Me
Well...I'm not sure if this is necessary, because after much careful thought, I realized that no one besides myself will probably read this. But, I figured if nothing else, I could work on my sorry writing skills that will become painstakingly clear after reading this.
So. My name is Shawn Michael Justice. I am a 22 year old single male that recently graduated from The Ohio State University with a Bachelor's Degree in Business Adminstration. I live in Westerville, Ohio with 4 of my best friends. I'm orginally from Marion, Ohio but I moved here last August because of my job.
I work at a company called Century Surety as a loss control assistant. It's not a bad place to work, but I'm definetly not making the money that a college degree warrants, so I've got my eyes open for other opportunities. Truth be told, I can't see myself working in an office for the rest of my life, so I'm gonna try to do something about that. Until then, I'm stuck doing too much work for too little pay, and wasting my degree on a job that any person with a High School diploma or GED could get.
This brings me to my passion, which is poker. I've been playing poker for probably about 2 1/2 years, but the first year or so consisted of home games like Follow the Queen, Midnight Baseball, and Guts. But after that year, my friends and I have really begun to play the real poker games such as Texas Hold 'Em, Omaha, 7 card stud, etc. We play occassionally on the table that my dad and I built, but I play mostly on the internet, since there are no casinos within 3 hours drive of Westerville, Ohio.
I consider myself a pretty decent player. I win on a consistent basis, but haven't really gotten the big break. Stealing a quote from Dutch Boyd "I never catch the big break, but always seem to catch the little ones when I need them the most". I've cashed in all but 2 tournaments I've played in at the VFW in Marion, and my highest finish was third. I got all my chips in against the chip leader (I was in second) with AK against his A5, but he proceeded to spike a 5 on the river to send me packing with 3rd place money. I ended up with $340, when 1st got over $1,000. That pretty much sucked.
I've gotten my bankroll up to about $1,900, but went to Vegas about a month ago. I broke even gambling, but spent about $300 while I was there. When I got back, I proceeded to lose $300 more playing online, so that put me at about $1,300. I decided I would put about $750 in the bank, so that took me down to $550. So that's about where I'm at right now. I've been playing the .50-$1 tables, 10+1 Sit n go's and the $5 and $10 multi tables to start to build it back up.
My biggest frustration with poker is the luck factor. As all of my friends will attest to, I'm the unluckiest player alive. Well maybe not, but pretty close. I always seem to get my money in with the best hand, only to have people hit 3 and 4 outers on me. I seem to be fairly consistent in big tournaments, but I always seem to lose the coin flip hand once were down to the final 15 or 20. This has cost me alot of money, as many times I've had the chips to get to the final table, but have failed to do so. Sometimes it's my fault, but sometimes I'm just plain unlucky. It's something I have to work on, but it's a cruel reminder that in Tournament poker, one wrong move could cost you your whole stack.
Well...that's all for now. Next post I'll introduce my family and friends, and talk some more poker. I've been doing pretty well on the Party Poker tables, so maybe I'll have some good news to post.
P.s. I'm going to write this as if other people will read it. They probably won't, but maybe some day if I'm lucky enough to do something important with my life, maybe people will read it.
So. My name is Shawn Michael Justice. I am a 22 year old single male that recently graduated from The Ohio State University with a Bachelor's Degree in Business Adminstration. I live in Westerville, Ohio with 4 of my best friends. I'm orginally from Marion, Ohio but I moved here last August because of my job.
I work at a company called Century Surety as a loss control assistant. It's not a bad place to work, but I'm definetly not making the money that a college degree warrants, so I've got my eyes open for other opportunities. Truth be told, I can't see myself working in an office for the rest of my life, so I'm gonna try to do something about that. Until then, I'm stuck doing too much work for too little pay, and wasting my degree on a job that any person with a High School diploma or GED could get.
This brings me to my passion, which is poker. I've been playing poker for probably about 2 1/2 years, but the first year or so consisted of home games like Follow the Queen, Midnight Baseball, and Guts. But after that year, my friends and I have really begun to play the real poker games such as Texas Hold 'Em, Omaha, 7 card stud, etc. We play occassionally on the table that my dad and I built, but I play mostly on the internet, since there are no casinos within 3 hours drive of Westerville, Ohio.
I consider myself a pretty decent player. I win on a consistent basis, but haven't really gotten the big break. Stealing a quote from Dutch Boyd "I never catch the big break, but always seem to catch the little ones when I need them the most". I've cashed in all but 2 tournaments I've played in at the VFW in Marion, and my highest finish was third. I got all my chips in against the chip leader (I was in second) with AK against his A5, but he proceeded to spike a 5 on the river to send me packing with 3rd place money. I ended up with $340, when 1st got over $1,000. That pretty much sucked.
I've gotten my bankroll up to about $1,900, but went to Vegas about a month ago. I broke even gambling, but spent about $300 while I was there. When I got back, I proceeded to lose $300 more playing online, so that put me at about $1,300. I decided I would put about $750 in the bank, so that took me down to $550. So that's about where I'm at right now. I've been playing the .50-$1 tables, 10+1 Sit n go's and the $5 and $10 multi tables to start to build it back up.
My biggest frustration with poker is the luck factor. As all of my friends will attest to, I'm the unluckiest player alive. Well maybe not, but pretty close. I always seem to get my money in with the best hand, only to have people hit 3 and 4 outers on me. I seem to be fairly consistent in big tournaments, but I always seem to lose the coin flip hand once were down to the final 15 or 20. This has cost me alot of money, as many times I've had the chips to get to the final table, but have failed to do so. Sometimes it's my fault, but sometimes I'm just plain unlucky. It's something I have to work on, but it's a cruel reminder that in Tournament poker, one wrong move could cost you your whole stack.
Well...that's all for now. Next post I'll introduce my family and friends, and talk some more poker. I've been doing pretty well on the Party Poker tables, so maybe I'll have some good news to post.
P.s. I'm going to write this as if other people will read it. They probably won't, but maybe some day if I'm lucky enough to do something important with my life, maybe people will read it.
The Inaugural Post
Well...Just figured out how to use this thing, so hopefully I can update it frequently. I'll introduce myself and explain my life in the next post, as long as I can keep this thing working!
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