The Ramblings of a Low-Stakes Internet Poker GrindThe Ramblings of a Low-Stakes Internet Poker GrindA blog about the world of low stakes internet poker. It is full of information for your everyday player. Articles
Links for 2008-01-26 [Digg]
2008-01-27 07:00:00 The Five Worst Moments in a Sports Fan's Life "1. Resorting to playing curling on your Olympics video game for the N64.You are the Canadian curling team and you are brushing the shit out of that ice. Yeah, knock those stones around! What has your life come to?" More About: Links , Digg , 2008
Links for 2008-01-25 [Digg]
2008-01-26 07:00:00 Arabian Monkey- Fun with Venn Diagrams Early on in their schooling, children learn that a Venn diagram is used to show mathematical or logical relationships between sets and groups of things. The diagrams were simple and innocent... until we started making them. More About: Links , Digg , 2008
Links for 2008-01-24 [Digg]
2008-01-25 07:00:00 Tardy Giuliani turns elderly supporters into "angry mob" As former Mayor of New York City of all places, Giuliani should know that you don't tell a bunch of likely retired New Yorkers to show up three hours early when you're trying to win the electoral fight of your life. Max Power Movie Reviews: Juno, Digg ers, Life Aquatic In this edition of reviews, Max Power analyzes the recently released "Juno," as well as the quirky film "Diggers." To finish off the set, Max also explores one of his all-time favorites "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou." More About: Links , 2008
Links for 2008-01-22 [Digg]
2008-01-23 07:00:00 Is Life on Mars? Amazing photo of strange figure on surface A photo taken by one of the Mars rovers appears to show a strange figure walking on the surface. Is this just a rock, or is there more to it? 7-foot-7 Kenny George of UNC-Asheville has some huge issues He's 22 years old, but Kenny George doesn't own a driver's license – and it's not because he can't merge onto a freeway or parallel park. At 7-foot-7 and 360 pounds, George is too big to fit behind the wheel of a car.... Fred Thompson Quits GOP Presidential Primary Race! "Today I have withdrawn my candidacy for President of the United States. I hope that my country and my party have benefited from our having made this effort. Jeri and I will always be grateful for the encouragement and friendship of so many wonderful people." Hollywood's Top Five How The Hell Moments "True, Joe Schmo and dozens of toothless hillbillies leave babies in cars, have sex with animals, or try to rob convenience stores wit... More About: Links , Digg , 2008
Links for 2008-01-21 [Digg]
2008-01-22 07:00:00 The 9 Most Racist Disney Characters Working on MLK Day? Then you will probably appreciate this article. Racist. More About: Links , Digg , 2008
Links for 2008-01-20 [Digg]
2008-01-21 07:00:00 The 5 Wimpiest Pro Sports Injuries of All-Time Unfortunately for professional athletes, their contracts say they have to tell the truth about why they're not working today. And hence we get honest accounts of wimpdom such as: What happens to your poop when you go on a cruise ship? Some topics make us queasy. And for that reason, we try not to think about them. Like: what happens to all of the waste that a cruise ship generates? Still Perfect! Patriots 18-0 win Trip to the Super Bowl The Patriots beat the Chargers 21-12 to remain perfect and win a trip to try and complete their perfect season in the Super Bowl. British Media Confirms FBI Nuke Cover-up The Sunday Times has obtained a document that confirms that a file, which the FBI denied existed, could contain information about American officials stealing nuclear secrets for Turkish and Israeli spies, who would then sell the secrets to Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. More About: Links , Digg , 2008
Links for 2008-01-19 [Digg]
2008-01-20 07:00:00 Interview with A Transgender Candidate: Bennie Ferguson An interview with the only U.S. transgender candidate for the Oval Office. No it's not Hillary. It's Bennie Ferguson!" Bennie Ferguson is not your everyday conservative. While accepting the tenets of fiscal conservatism and strong national security, Ferguson has a different view on social issues..." More About: Links , Digg , 2008
Links for 2008-01-14 [Digg]
2008-01-15 07:00:00 How to Find the Weirdest Stuff on the Internet There's no shortage of weird stuff on the internet, but how can you find the weirdest? The following is a demonstration of how you can use a handful of different applications together to automate the discovery of the content that's most worth your time in any niche - whether you're looking for weird stuff or anything else. The Five Worst Movies of 2007 "Movies can be about a thousand different things- good, great, bad, pathetic. Unfortunately for us movie-goers, some can even be as terrible as " Kazaam". In 2007, several of these movies were even worse. At least “Kazaam,” could claim to have Shaq-Diesel in its cast.... Predictions for 2008 "After a slew of pregnant celebrities finally unload their cargo, celebrity baby photos will replace the dollar in American currency. Canadians, eager to cash in on the new economic trends of their big brother to the South, will attempt to force their celebs to get ... More About: Links , Digg
Links for 2008-01-10 [Digg]
2008-01-11 07:00:00 Stretch Armstrong: The Later Years "Who is Stretch Armstrong? A toy? A man? An American hero? Armstrong is all of these things, but more importantly, he is a role model and an inspiration to millions of gymnasts, acrobats, and everyone who has ever dropped a quarter between their car door and seat." More About: Links , Digg , 2008
Links for 2008-01-07 [Digg]
2008-01-08 07:00:00 Interview with Chris Stevens of the LNSG Party "This is probably the most off the wall interview yet. The Libertarian National Socialist Green Party is a politically correct group of Nazi's. I wasn't sure if doing an interview with them was a good idea. I don't want to promote hate." Marijuana Party Prez. Candidate Cris Ericson Interview "We continue our coverage of the 2008 presidential election with an interview from Cris Ericson. She is a relative unknown from the state of Vermont. She is currently organizing the Marijuana Party so she can start getting campaign money. Her grassroots campaign (pun intended) is starting off small ....." More About: Links , Digg
Links for 2008-01-06 [Digg]
2008-01-07 07:00:00 Interview with Jack Grimes: Fascist Presidential Candidate "Jack Grimes likes to party. The proof is in the pudding- just look at that picture! Oh, and he wants to "allow drug stores and tobacco shops to sell marijuana, cocaine and other party favor drugs over the counter." Sounds like a pretty wild and crazy guy. Well, Jack Grimes is running for president. He has ran in the last two elections and this is More About: Links , Digg , 2008
Links for 2008-01-05 [Digg]
2008-01-06 07:00:00 Britney Spears to Sell Her Pride and New Album to Jive Recor This afternoon, a spokeswoman for Spears made a surprising announcement to the press: that Britney was in the process of recording a new album. The album, tentatively titled "More, More, More: The Lament of A Value Meal," is scheduled to be released in June of 2008 More About: Links , Digg
Links for 2008-01-02 [Digg]
2008-01-03 07:00:00 The newest nex gen game has arrived....Cowbell Hero! Kick ass! More About: Links , Digg , 2008
Links for 2008-01-01 [Digg]
2008-01-02 07:00:00 Another Reason to Hate Iowa and 6 Year Olds Iowa has an extremely small caucus anyways. New York's caucus is much bigger. In fact, most states have bigger caucusi(?) than Iowa. Who could Iowa really please with that small caucus? As far as I am concerned, Iowa can take its small caucus and shove it somewhere dark and seedy for all I care. More About: Links , Digg , 2008
Links for 2007-12-29 [Digg]
2007-12-30 07:00:00 Arabian Monkey- Five Signs Your Job Sucks A funny article that lists five signs your job sucks. Is your boss Bill Lumberg? Do you have to sing to strangers? Do you get paid in bananas? More About: Links , Digg
Through the Muck
2007-12-29 19:10:00 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 down to the point that I become attached to no hand. I think a lot of this has been because of some extra aggression I've instituted in my play since my last bad run of cards. If you aske...
Whatever.
2007-12-21 09:06:00 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:http://www.pokerhandreplays.com/vie w.php/id/764Then just when I had total control of the table...http://www.pokerhandreplays.com/v iew.php/id/765I 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-
Links for 2007-11-24 [Digg]
2007-11-25 07:00:00 The Top Ten Things Old People Would Destroy (If They Could) Everyone loves / hates / has sex with old people. But what if one day, instead of putting up with us young whippersnappers, they tried to revolt and change society? This list brings together the top ten things they would most likely get rid of... before bedtime at 7. More About: Links , Digg
Links for 2007-11-18 [Digg]
2007-11-19 07:00:00 Arabian Monkey- Celebrity Look-a-Likes: Volume Four Rihanna, The Riddler, John Kerry, Adam Sandler, and even LOL Walrus! Arabian Monkey- Ten Reasons Rosie O'Donnell Lost Her Show Does the shuddering thought of seeing her in HD make the list? More About: Links , Digg
Sit and Go
2007-11-16 06:19:00 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!http://www.pokerhand.org/?1704404Th is is every player's wet dream. It was also the first hand I played in the SNG, talk about building an image...http://www.pokerhand.org/?1704425 This 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.http://www.pokerhand.org/?1704439A n 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 prime bluffing opportunity when he checked the river to me.http://www.pokerhand.org/...
The Theodore Roosevelt Theorum
2007-11-15 14:10:00 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 has no idea what he's getting himself into. But what's truly beautiful is that the amateurs don't get their heads kicked in with such consistency that they want to quit playing poker- no... More About: Theodore Roosevelt , Roosevelt , Theodore , Theo
The Gerk Wins Full Tilt $5.50 Deep Stack 90-Person SNG
2007-11-14 19:08:00 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-Out tournament (where each player has a bounty on his head) a few days ago, when I busted in the 400's and only took out two players, both on the same hand.This morning I woke up early to do so... More About: Deep , Full , Person , Wins , Tilt
Links for 2007-11-08 [Digg]
2007-11-09 07:00:00 The Worst TV Show Prizes of All-Time So, you got some brother from the hood and you want to give him a boat? What the hell is he going to do with that? Even if you are one of the few people who could use a boat, there is no way you are going to make a bid if the big prize isn't a brand new car. I mean... a boat? A boat? A boat? Not a car...not a car... a boat? Boat? Not the car I go More About: Links , Digg
Links for 2007-10-22 [Digg]
2007-10-23 07:00:00 Arabian Monkey- How NOT to Survive a Zombie Attack The Zombie Survival Guide, written by Max Brooks, took the literary world by storm when it was written in 2003. The tongue-in-cheek instructional guide explained precisely how to survive a zombie attack in the case of an outbreak. Not to be outdone, I have decided to compose an article detailing an alternative approach to an undead infestation... More About: Links , Digg
The Gerk Final Tables
2007-10-18 05:49:00 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 time to set a play up. At the time I had 50,000, with the average stack around 32,000. The flop came 7-2-9, and he fired 16,000, an enormous bet. It looked like a steal, and I like to go with ... More About: Tables , Final , The G
An update?!?!?
2007-09-28 06:29:00 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 Monday night, and mounted a comeback in the second, only to finish 2nd when I got it all in with 66 v. Roy's A4 (He rivered an ace).I'll keep you posted if anything crazy happens and I get to pl... More About: Update
Links for 2007-09-20 [Digg]
2007-09-21 08:00:00 Choosing The O.J. That Is Right For You The pros and cons of selecting the proper O.J. to fit your unique needs More About: Links , Digg
A Full Tilt Tournament
2007-09-17 19:41:00 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.http://www.pokerhand.org/?1491653I 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.http://www.pokerhand.org/?1491662Thr ee 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.http://www.pokerhand.org/?1491694I was sure I had the MP caller, but I was just praying the blind didn't have it.http://www.pokerhand.org/?1491724Eeeee wwwwwww... I feel bad for him, but I'm not folding Blind v. Blind for 2BBs. Sorry.http://www.pokerhand.org/?1491759Th e good ol' limp-re-rai... More About: Tournament , Amen
Links for 2007-09-14 [Digg]
2007-09-15 07:00:00 How To Tell If Senator Larry Craig Is In The Stall Next To A must read guide...protect yourself and your friends...send this to everyone who could be affected Pacman Found Dead at the Age of 27 Pacman passed away from an apparent massive heart failure. An autopsy was performed inside an orginal NES Dr. Mario cartridge Thursday afternoon, where doctors discovered that all four of the ventricles leading into Pacman's tiny, puck-shaped heart were blocked up with the remnants of millions and millions of dots. Pacman's "dot abuse" had grown in 2007 NFL Pro Bowl Picks A list of terrible and offensive Pro Bowl picks Hollywood's Top Five "How The Hell?" Moments It is no surprise that a lot of weird stuff happens everyday, but what is surprising is the amount of screwed up daily happenings accounted for by our favorite (read: annoying) celebrities. True, Joe Schmo and dozens of toothless hillbillies leave babies in cars, have sex with animals, or try to rob convenienc... More About: Links , Digg
Sigh...
More articles from this author:2007-09-13 16:25:00 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 made two buy-ins back, but then I bluff-potted the river in an already $10 pot after my two opponents checked to me. I had missed my wrap draw, and I thought I could push my opposition off two pai... More About: Sigh 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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