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Ramblings of a Mad Man (A.K.A Online Poker Thoughts)    Friends

Know What Bothers Me...

Date: Wed, Nov 30, 2011

Know what bothers me about people? They never listen to me. I am not sure if it is my presentation of the material or if people are just stupid. I am ALWAYS right. Never wrong. I told Josie not to make the pick in her survivor league she did and what does she do? She makes the pick. She loses. Do I get a "Waffles, you are a god, forevermore shall I ask your opinion before I take any action. All bow down to the great and powerful Waffles.". No. Not even close. Do you even think she has consulted me in her Football Survivor League Part Deux? Nope.

If people would just LISTEN to me they would be so happy. It would be the start of a new utopian society. Our society would reach whole new heights.

The wife is the most annoying creature with this flaw. Even more annoying than Josie. I know this is hard to believe. For the past year or more she has bitched every day. I mean the bitching never stopped on this one subject. Every day. Day in. Day out. Sickening.

What did she bitch about? The commute to Boston and how her job was fulfilling and her boss sucked. Her work was boring and the commute was killing her. Did I realize that people sneezed on the train? Oh those motherfucking sneezeer's should be shot dead! Oh and the loud talking people. Can they just shut up? What is it with the train being seven seconds late too? Motherfucking train! Blah blah blah blah blah! For an entire year!

So she gets offered a position in the same company but back in Weston which is a short commute. The only snafu is they want to cut her pay grade. Does this mean she gets a pay cut? Nope. It just means that since she is at the top of that bracket she will not get any raises until they up the bracket range.

So she jumps on it right? WRONG! She is deciding. OMG. I told her. Go in today. Wave your ass at your boss and say "Nah nah nah nah! CYA Sucker!". Sing the Nah nah nah nah HEY HEY goodbye song! Rejoice and be happy? Take the damn job. What is there to decide? You have been complaining for over a year! If you need a raise and more fulfillment in your job then be awesome like me... or figure something else out.. but short term this is full of so much fucking WIN for you.

Anyhow I think she might take it. Remember. Waffles is always right. If you have some major life decisions you need to make just leave me a comment and I will steer you to victory, satisfaction, and a Wafflestopia! Peace.

P.S. Get your football picks in for Thursday!

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Leaderboard

Date: Tue, Nov 29, 2011

The current leaderboard is.

Waffles 557
Jman 507
Josie 540
Sarah 403
Bayne 510
Seb 525
Mom 388

Josie has regained a lot of the points I put between us. I need to do good this week. Josie smoked everyone with a final score of 126. Seb was second with 119 and I had third with a weak 108. Ug. Least I beat that bald bitch Bayne. Sgirl had a good week beating JMan and Mom kept her bottom standing. Lucky for me Seb started late or else he might be the big dog. He is from England, wtf?!?! Cmon American's and people not named Joe C. We need to dominate this thing! heh. Peace.

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Beard

Date: Mon, Nov 28, 2011

I really like having a beard or goatee but I have decided that people react differently to me with it. I have an intensity to my self that comes over quickly. If I have the beard going then it becomes creepy, psychotic, killer is staring at me. If I shave it down to the baby face then it is only "aww that poor retard". So I think I am going to stick with the baby face. Peace.

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Daaaaaaaammmmnnn

Date: Mon, Nov 28, 2011

Josie smoked EVERYONE this week. Holy shit. What a great score. She is still behind me in the standings but wow. If the Saints win tonight I will gain a little back.. but I barely will have cracked 100 while Josie is up at 127. Ug. Seb had another great week too. To be fair it was a kind of sick week.

The early Thursday games have been killing my picks. I whip them in on Wednesday and do not think about it. I need to refocus this week and do some awesome picking.

One thing I forgot to mention about Thanksgiving. My sister says "I can not wait until your 18 (so I can get rid of you)", right in front of her kid. WOW! Peace.

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Nice Thanksgiving for a Change

Date: Sat, Nov 26, 2011

Normally my Thanksgiving sucks. I mean it consists of going to my mom's house, eating ham because my sisters retarded kid does not like turkey, watching football, and getting into a fight with my dead beat sister. No fun at all.

She really is a dead beat. She steals from her family all the time and spends her kids SSI money on bags and clothes and shit like that. Her son has issues from cancer as a young kid and having his mother makes it a thousand times worse. She never enforces any rules with him so whenever he wants to go he just screams and makes a scene. I think he wants to have sex with her too. It's wacked. The kid is a giant too.. so her not getting control of him is going to have some serious consequences.

This time around we got invited to dinner with our cousin. I have not seen my cousin's in a long time. I remember as a kid they used to hang me over the second story balcony. I swear they were like six foot nine and three hundred pounds of muscle. Except for Douggy. He was kinda like me. He would slink down to the living room in his T-Shirt and sweats, having just woken up, grab some turkey, and head back upstairs for some more sleep.

It has been about 13 years since I saw the cousins. Jeff, Wayne and Doug. Wayne was married to this hot chick. He had two small kids. Jeff was not married and had the same number of kids. He was always the wild one. Doug was married but had no kids.

It is amazing how the passage of time hits you when you have not seen people in a while. The towering cousin's are actually not too much bigger than I am. They are also only a little older than me in their fifties. Doug actually might be close to my age. All three of them have turned really white haired and old.

The really funny thing though is seeing all the kids grown up. The little girl that Wayne had is a smoking hot chick just out of college. She actually live close to where I work. Holy shit though. All the kids grew up and are adults with their own personalities. It was really freaky.

My kids had a good time playing with the barnyard of animals at the house. They had two dogs and three cats including a little kitten. The poodle was the first one I have ever seen that did not yap at everyone around him. The Shepard was HUUUGE but extremely friendly.

We had beer, football, tons of food, and some good conversations. My sisters kid was acting up again. Calling his mom a asshole and banging the floor and making strange noises so he could leave. I am not sure how much is his disability and how much is the disability of having the mother he does.

All in all it was a pretty fun time. I enjoyed it and avoided the yearly fight with my sister. Hopefully we get invited over again. Peace.

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Stupid November

Date: Thu, Nov 24, 2011

November is a depressing time of the year. Not sure if it is because it gets all dark out or if it has to do with my dad passing away...possibly both... I seem to get self destructive in November.. ah well... Perhaps I can turn it around this year a little. Peace and Happy Turkey Day.

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My Picks

Date: Wed, Nov 23, 2011

Are up on Google Docs. Will get the kiddos tonight. Still waiting on Seb and Josie for the Thursday picks at least. Peace.

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Poker, A Good Lesson

Date: Wed, Nov 23, 2011

I went back to Foxwoods last weekend. Was a good time. I really was not feeling it though. I almost bailed out early. I was tired because the boy kept me up half the night. Little things like that can make a big difference.

Last time I went I was focused on the right things. Getting the little things right on every play. I am beginning to think that cash games are all about making the tiny little moves correctly so that you either minimize your loses when you should not be playing or cut down on the bleeding when you are just not getting cards.

The day started out alright. It was a really bad table and I noticed this immediately. It was full of old guys and regulars which is a horrible combination. Semi-solid players that had been up all night playing also which was not as bad.

I started out up a little. I was not feeling it though. I can not remember how I lost my first buyin. I think I ended up overcalling a few bets, getting nibbled down, calling off 20 to 40 buck bets trying to hit sets. It really felt like I was trying to force things to happen.

I spewed off my second buyin with a horrible play. I went all in on a low flop with TT when I knew my opponent had an overpair. I initially was going to just try for my set but then I went insane. It just felt like I was trying too hard to force things. Never a good idea in a cash game.

I then settled down a little. Ran my stack back up to two buyins. I put on a nice bluff against one regular and then showed. He was SOOOO pissed off. He was a decent guy though. I then widdled it down somehow until I had around 150 left. I then ended the day with two plays I have no real problem with although neither was idea.

The first play I have T8d and figure what the hell might as well call the LP raise. He had been on slight tilt and I gave him no credit for a big hand. I figured I could flop good with my suited gapper. Possibly still trying to push things here.

The flop came a pretty decent 979 with two diamonds. So here I have flopped an open ended straight flush draw on an ugly board. If I am to give credit to the initial raiser for having a hand then I am in terrific shape here.. if not then who knows.

The initial raiser checks and I bite for $15... the two guys past me both call making it like $100 in the pot or more... and then the initial raiser jams his entire stack in. I have him covered by about $20. I think about it for a short time and then decide I can not fold here. I am not positive this is a total no fold situation but if your going to gamble this is a small one.

The two past me fold and the original raiser proves me right turning over J9 for the trips. In this case I am a dog at around 42% but with the extra money in the pot I have made the right move. I do not get excited at this point. It is the hand that will make or break the day. If I win this then I am back way past my original investment and kind of have flipped the REDO button on the game..

The turn looks pretty sweet with the 3d. I would have preferred the six of diamonds though. At this point I am sitting as a comfortable 80% favorite in the hand.. It seems inevitable for the day as the 7 peels off on the turn to kill my hand and pay off the original raiser. Ug.

I am alright with this play. Would have been much happier if I had won obviously.

I wait a few hands somehow then throw my last chips in on a pair of sevens. I realize that I am going to have to flop the set to win as I am sure to get called but I figure what the hell.

I get the expected 8 callers. I am not shitting you. All eight people just cold called my bet putting over $160 in the pot. If I win this hand I am at least back in the game. The flop comes a nice Q7x with two diamonds. I have hit my set. I show the guy next to me and wait. A guy two down jams all in and flips over his QJ s0000ted. I really need the board to pair. The board runs out and does not pair. The river is a diamond and that ends my day down 3 buyins. Still up for the month though. :).

I think the loss was a good one. It gave me some things to focus on. I really could not get the right attitude going all day long and so I inevitably lost. I think for the most part I played badly with a few periods of good play and a few flips that I needed to get lucky with.

I left a little discouraged with the result but still determined to do well. Next time I will make sure I have enough sleep and the right attitude or else I will not go.

A funny side note. I walked in the door after like being gone nine hours and the Wife is like "So you lost huh?" with a big smile on her face. Stupid bitch. Do you not understand that my winning is good for you? Nah, you do not, stupid bitch.

Next up - Blahhhh.

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The Demons Return

Date: Tue, Nov 22, 2011

Not having a good week. The black dog is back. Need to do something. Will writeup the poker weekend and the fact that I can not beat Josie this week in football. It must be rigged. I need to take care of a leaky main toilet pipe right now though. Peace.

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Teeeebbbooooooooyyyy!!!!

Date: Fri, Nov 18, 2011

Who picket the Broncos? Only two people in the pool. Who were they? Last weeks number one and number two winners.. you guessed it, JMan and Waffles continue their domination of the football pool. Waffles has become the anti-cooler baby! You see my boy Jesus run for like 30 yards to end that game? Have you ever seen anything like that? BOOYAH! Peace.

Looks like Josie did not make the final table at the Borgatta which is sad but maybe she fleeced some fishies of monies at something else... Of course maybe she was incognito.. Johannsy Joseph... Joe C.. hmm.. hope good things happened for her anyways.

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Borgata Fall Open

Date: Thu, Nov 17, 2011

Cheer Josie on. She is playing. Here is a live update site. I believe by "Live Update" they mean some old lady comes by every 3 hours and puts a couple of the leaders names up.. I am not sure though. Hopefully we will see Josie's name up there at some point. Peace.

Cards are in the air with blinds at 25/50!
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Thursday Pick

Date: Wed, Nov 16, 2011

Make sure you get your Thursday Night Game pick in for the pool. Remember we have Thursday games for the rest of the season. It is Jets -> Broncos this week. Which loser team is going to win this? You decide.

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The Winners Are..

Date: Tue, Nov 15, 2011

Waffles and JMan lead the pack this week with 79 and 77 points followed up with a guy who probably thinks of a round ball when we say football Seb the English wonder with 73. Mom had an impressive (for her) fourth place showing and then Bayne, Josie and SGirl finished out the pack.

I am currently at 366 points for the season and have widened the gap with Josie to fourty one points.. the biggest it has been all season long. I think Josie should use my picks in her football pool going forward. :). Bayne might have done better if he could spell. Bears is not spelled Dallas or Cowboys. Derp.

Here is the total leaderboard as it stands. We shall see how it goes next week. It is kind of an interesting week. Texans have lost their QB. Seahawks can actually win a game? What the hell is up with the Ravens? Are the Patriots going to win out with the easy schedule? Good times my friends.. good times..

Waffles 366
Jman 342
Josie 325
Bayne 322
Seb 317
Sarah 265
Mom 265

Oh and least I forget, Josie kick some ass in AC this week!! She is down there now and is going to play in one of the biggest tourneys of her career. If anyone can win a tourney it is her. Good luck Josie and I hope you come back with a ton of cash.. then maybe I can get out of taking you to dinner! Unless Wolfie eats it all! Peace!

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LJayyyyyyyyyyyyyy The Lucksack

Date: Mon, Nov 14, 2011

Holy crap. Did you see what LJ did this weekend? First she crushes event #3 at the Borgata and then not satisfied with second play she goes on and WINS the ladies event!! I think she really has a midget underneath her dress handing her cards. Oh no, wait, she has a little one on the way!

This line kinda confused me for a second "Maier spent the day in Atlantic City, despite not knowing a thing about poker" of course LJ knows nothing about poker, der. No that's her mom! Nice mom drives her down to AC and helps her out all day.

I know another poker player who is going to the AC and I expect her to do well too! Our group is very talented and full of winners. Great Job LJ! Best of luck to VeryJosie this coming week!!!

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