Friday, October 31, 2008
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
How to legalize online poker
I heard on the radio this morning that the late night comics hammered the Republicans more than Democrats by a margin of 7-1. There were over 475 jokes about Republicans versus only 69 about Democrats. Here's the story to back it up: click here.
Anyone can conclude that this has hurt the Republican Campaign. I find it interesting that this election is such a popularity contest. It reminds me of the Clinton vs Bush year and how incredibly charismatic Clinton looked versus the aging conservative Bush. And with all the YouTube, Tivo, and other technologies that put media clips just a "click" away 24/7, it is reasonable to conclude that the "art" is influencing the "life".
How many people have you talked to that have NO IDEA what the candidates stances are on abortion, or stem cell research, or government involvement, or anything.... and they are professing a strong stance on who they are voting for? Ask them why and they won't say that Leno told them who to vote for, but it certainly influences them: "Yeah. What an idiot that guy is. I ain't votin' for him". And what about the voter that says "I can't vote for him. My daddy would never agree with a person like him in office". Come on! Think. Educate yourself. Vote.
I agree we need change, but I wish people would educate themselves to make a decision that would actually represent what their needs and/or wants are. I am thoroughly disgusted with the entire campaign. When you start to feel like you have to vote for the lesser of two evils, it makes you sick.
If you are thinking of voting based on the candidates views on online gaming: check this article out. I personally think that a Democratic President, Democratic House and a Democratic Senate will NOT support online gambling, but rather push deeper to get it eradicated. But only time will tell.
In the meantime, I will vote based on the fact that I am a small business owner and six figure income earner. I'll just be tickled when the whole campaign is over.
As far as online poker, the only way it will ever be legalized (IMO) is if the major Casino's throughout the United States figure out how to lobby enough dollars (present and future dollars) to get the votes necessary to allow online gaming. If they can show enough money coming in from taxes, then I think they can get it done. And this would be assuming that a company like Harrah's could do something aggressive like buying a stake in FTP or Pokerstars. Imagine that: Harrah's inks a deal taking a major stake in FTP the same day the president signs into law the new Internet Gaming Taxation Bill. LOL.....
Just take a look at Missouri Gaming. For the longest time they didn't want any Casino's in the state. The first gambling "riverboat" didn't open until May of 1994 with the promise of big revenues to our schools from the gambling taxes. They were required to be on the water and gamblers had to wait until the boat un-docked before gaming began. Then regulations relaxed more and then a little more and now, the casinos in Missouri only need to be touching a river and are permanent structures that never un-dock. There has also been a loss limit of $500. That also used to be hard to get around as you had to wait 2 hours before you could "rebuy" into the boat. Then they got more and more relaxed to where now you can leave and come right back in and rebuy.
The state of Missouri has on the ballot a Proposition to eliminate the $500 loss limit. If there was ever any hint of this 14 years ago, they could have never swayed the voters to approve gaming in Missouri. But here we are, 14 years later, promising millions more in tax revenues to our schools, if we could just let people lose a little more. And it looks like it will pass easily.
I personally don't care other than I would like to have the ability to have WSOP Circuit events here in Missouri. We can't now with a $500 limit. But I laugh at the process of continually pushing the line a little bit at a time, asking for just a little more, just one more time, knowing that you will be asking for even more down the line.
And that is what we need for online poker. Sneak in the door with the promise of big bucks and maybe some limits on buyins, and then push a little further, a little further, a little further; until we get it where we want it.
I guess that's my rant on the whole election thing going on. I am sick to death of the commercials, the commentaries, and the circus that it is. Who knows what the next 8 years will bring, but I know one thing for sure: No matter who is in office, I will continue my pursuit to improve my poker skills and make money while doing it (either online or live).
Stay patient....
Anyone can conclude that this has hurt the Republican Campaign. I find it interesting that this election is such a popularity contest. It reminds me of the Clinton vs Bush year and how incredibly charismatic Clinton looked versus the aging conservative Bush. And with all the YouTube, Tivo, and other technologies that put media clips just a "click" away 24/7, it is reasonable to conclude that the "art" is influencing the "life".
How many people have you talked to that have NO IDEA what the candidates stances are on abortion, or stem cell research, or government involvement, or anything.... and they are professing a strong stance on who they are voting for? Ask them why and they won't say that Leno told them who to vote for, but it certainly influences them: "Yeah. What an idiot that guy is. I ain't votin' for him". And what about the voter that says "I can't vote for him. My daddy would never agree with a person like him in office". Come on! Think. Educate yourself. Vote.
I agree we need change, but I wish people would educate themselves to make a decision that would actually represent what their needs and/or wants are. I am thoroughly disgusted with the entire campaign. When you start to feel like you have to vote for the lesser of two evils, it makes you sick.
If you are thinking of voting based on the candidates views on online gaming: check this article out. I personally think that a Democratic President, Democratic House and a Democratic Senate will NOT support online gambling, but rather push deeper to get it eradicated. But only time will tell.
In the meantime, I will vote based on the fact that I am a small business owner and six figure income earner. I'll just be tickled when the whole campaign is over.
As far as online poker, the only way it will ever be legalized (IMO) is if the major Casino's throughout the United States figure out how to lobby enough dollars (present and future dollars) to get the votes necessary to allow online gaming. If they can show enough money coming in from taxes, then I think they can get it done. And this would be assuming that a company like Harrah's could do something aggressive like buying a stake in FTP or Pokerstars. Imagine that: Harrah's inks a deal taking a major stake in FTP the same day the president signs into law the new Internet Gaming Taxation Bill. LOL.....
Just take a look at Missouri Gaming. For the longest time they didn't want any Casino's in the state. The first gambling "riverboat" didn't open until May of 1994 with the promise of big revenues to our schools from the gambling taxes. They were required to be on the water and gamblers had to wait until the boat un-docked before gaming began. Then regulations relaxed more and then a little more and now, the casinos in Missouri only need to be touching a river and are permanent structures that never un-dock. There has also been a loss limit of $500. That also used to be hard to get around as you had to wait 2 hours before you could "rebuy" into the boat. Then they got more and more relaxed to where now you can leave and come right back in and rebuy.
The state of Missouri has on the ballot a Proposition to eliminate the $500 loss limit. If there was ever any hint of this 14 years ago, they could have never swayed the voters to approve gaming in Missouri. But here we are, 14 years later, promising millions more in tax revenues to our schools, if we could just let people lose a little more. And it looks like it will pass easily.
I personally don't care other than I would like to have the ability to have WSOP Circuit events here in Missouri. We can't now with a $500 limit. But I laugh at the process of continually pushing the line a little bit at a time, asking for just a little more, just one more time, knowing that you will be asking for even more down the line.
And that is what we need for online poker. Sneak in the door with the promise of big bucks and maybe some limits on buyins, and then push a little further, a little further, a little further; until we get it where we want it.
I guess that's my rant on the whole election thing going on. I am sick to death of the commercials, the commentaries, and the circus that it is. Who knows what the next 8 years will bring, but I know one thing for sure: No matter who is in office, I will continue my pursuit to improve my poker skills and make money while doing it (either online or live).
Stay patient....
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
The end of season 1
Little League Football is finally over! Don't get me wrong, I love coaching the kids. It is a tremendous experience that I recommend to anyone. Working with kids and helping them learn and reach goals is ..... well, it's just fun! I love it.
But I also love seeing my family. It's hard to work 10 hours, then change clothes in the car, then coach football practice, then get home to find my daughter is already in bed. So I miss seeing her for a whole day. That day is a much smaller piece of my life than it is hers. And I hate days when she doesn't get to see me at all.
This year I coached 7 year olds and the fact that they ran organized plays at all, amazes me. These kids are playing "Star Wars" on the bench in between plays. They ask questions like "Which way do I run if I get the ball?" There were many, many "LOL" moments this year. I really had a blast. But I'm also glad it's time to put away my coaches "cleats" until next year.
We went 5-2. Only 2 opponents scored on us and both of those games we didn't score. Football at this age can be so lopsided.
Tonight is the first Tuesday night since July 22nd that I will go straight home. Now if I can only figure out how to get Bodog going on my laptop, I can get into the latest Bodog Blogger Tournament Series.
If you ever have a chance to coach any kids sports, I highly recommend it. . .
Monday, October 27, 2008
More of the Matrix
Here's my latest Matrix results:
So instead of playing a 1 table 6max SNG for $6 that pays $23.40 and $12.60, I did the Matrix tournament. I made less than taking first in a single table, but I did make 14% more than I would have for taking second. And based on how I only took first in 1 of the 4 tournaments, maybe I did come out +EV.
I was a little flustered at first with 4 tables going at the same time. I was not able to pay attention to specific players very much, but played my usual TAG way and it worked (meaning: I cashed).
Overall, I'm not sure I have my answer yet as to whether or not I like these tournaments. What do you think of them?
So instead of playing a 1 table 6max SNG for $6 that pays $23.40 and $12.60, I did the Matrix tournament. I made less than taking first in a single table, but I did make 14% more than I would have for taking second. And based on how I only took first in 1 of the 4 tournaments, maybe I did come out +EV.
I was a little flustered at first with 4 tables going at the same time. I was not able to pay attention to specific players very much, but played my usual TAG way and it worked (meaning: I cashed).
Overall, I'm not sure I have my answer yet as to whether or not I like these tournaments. What do you think of them?
Sunday, October 26, 2008
I'm BAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK
You know when you are playing like shit. And you know when you are in the zone. I was in the zone for awhile and then I lost it for awhile.... I found my way back in the last couple of days. This isn't a big score, but it is a score while playing like I know I should....
I hope you know if you aren't making it now, you can get back there.... Stay patient....
I hope you know if you aren't making it now, you can get back there.... Stay patient....
Friday, October 24, 2008
15 minutes
Just a quick congrats to Paul "The Gimmick" Featherstone for making it to the FTP Poker After Dark Dream Table. I played a tourney with him last night. Interesting to see that he is a low limits grinder that had a good run for "15 minutes". Too bad for him he couldn't keep more of the $25K he initially won. Good luck going pro, dude! Click on his name if you want to see clips from the show.
The Gimmick: lol slight overbet?
The Gimmick: folding JJ
Pomar: AK heart
Dealer: whiskeyluvn shows [7s 7d]
Dealer: Frosty_Calls shows [Ks Kh]
Dealer: andykoom shows [Ac Qd]
The Gimmick: WOW
The Gimmick: 77?
Dealer: whiskeyluvn shows a pair of Sevens
Dealer: andykoom shows two pair, Aces
and Queens
Dealer: andykoom wins the side pot (30)
with two pair, Aces and Queens
Dealer: Frosty_Calls shows a pair of Kings
Dealer: andykoom wins the main pot
(4,350) with two pair, Aces and Queens
The Gimmick: LMAO
Dealer: Frosty_Calls finishes in 58th place
Dealer: whiskeyluvn finishes in 56th place Tournament Director: The blinds are now 20/40
The Gimmick: 77 LOL!
andykoom: wow...
The Gimmick: is this real money or play
chips??
The Gimmick: LoL!
The Gimmick: AQ i can see
The Gimmick: but 77? wow
The Gimmick: and with 2 in as well
Dealer: jamyhawk wins the pot (260)
andykoom: heads up maybe, but 3 way is
risky
The Gimmick: yea lmao
The Gimmick: and this early, not even
head up lol
The Gimmick: maybe with 150/300 blinds,
not 15/20 lmao
The Gimmick: 15/30*
Dealer: jamyhawk wins the pot (525)
Pomar: fok
Pomar: almost place a bet
The Gimmick: QJ 2327??? wow
andykoom: online betting different from
casino playing it seems
The Gimmick: yea very lol
andykoom: i've been on this for 3 days now
andykoom: and some of the betting is nuts
The Gimmick: theres more fish in cash
games live, more fish in tourneys online
The Gimmick: online players seem to be
strong in cash games more often than
tourneys from what ive experienced since going pro after i made the show poker after dark
The Gimmick: maybe you guys saw me a
few weeks ago
The Gimmick: paul featherstone
andykoom: oooh yeah the dream table or
something
andykoom: nice
The Gimmick: yea
The Gimmick: tx
andykoom: yeah i haven't won jack in the cash tables here
The Gimmick: wish gavin didnt hit that damn K on the turn
The Gimmick: yea limit is the way to go on here for me in cash games
The Gimmick: i usually just play tourneys though
andykoom: yeah i think i'm sticking to
tourneys too from now on online
The Gimmick: all i have to do is win 3 of these doub;le shootouts a month and all my bills are paid for lol
andykoom: i won 2nd in my 3rd tourney, it was unbelievable luck
andykoom: but in cash games i keep
bleeding
The Gimmick: tourneys are great cause of the risk/reward aspect
andykoom: indeed
The Gimmick: cash games you can lose alot fast, but not in tourneys
The Gimmick: =)
The Gimmick: you see when i made
Hellmuth fod QQ preflop with AQ? and he
was shortstacked too
The Gimmick: fold*
The Gimmick: that was so great
The Gimmick: i did an impression of him
one hand too was kinda funny =)
andykoom: i remember u mocked him with
the glasses
The Gimmick: ouch
The Gimmick: nh
rhoegg: you are the guy from poker after dark
The Gimmick: yea
The Gimmick: if u wanna see some highlights
The Gimmick: copy paste this
rhoegg: you played well
The Gimmick:
myspace.com/duck_hunt_champ
The Gimmick: tyvm
The Gimmick: i had chip lead for a while, but played too tight
andykoom: yeah that hellmuth imitation was deadon
The Gimmick: i was knida nervous lol
The Gimmick: thx bro =)
andykoom: i think any1 would be w/ that
crowd
The Gimmick:
Myspace.com/Duck_Hunt_CHamp
The Gimmick: dont 4get underscores
The Gimmick: yea was a super tough match
The Gimmick: but i picked my table, made my own bed had to sleep in it lol
The Gimmick: sure wish i got that 120k lol, but 5k and free hotel and tv time not bad off freerolls
rhoegg: so did you win it in the freerolls on here?
The Gimmick: yea
The Gimmick: made the final my first rnd 2 back in november, than won the january final on here
rhoegg: cool I played in a few of those, the first and second rounds were just all in crazy
The Gimmick: played in april, just aired like
2 weeks ago
Dealer: jamyhawk shows [Tc Qc]
The Gimmick: airs again next month :)
Dealer: 2327 shows [Js 8c]
Dealer: jamyhawk shows a pair of Tens
Dealer: 2327 shows Jack Ten high
Dealer: jamyhawk wins the pot (2,640) with a pair of Tens
The Gimmick: damn that straight hurt jamy :(
The Gimmick: lol
rhoegg: so what are you doing playing this level?
The Gimmick: ahh well, i enjoy the
challenge of being shortstack =)
The Gimmick: im not rich -- if i won the show, im sure i wouldnt be here lol
The Gimmick: shoot, i made the show off
pyure freerolls
rhoegg: haha oh ok
The Gimmick: lol
The Gimmick: i do play higher than this
though
The Gimmick: usually like 10-26 dollar
tourneys/SnG's
The Gimmick: i just play for rent right now til that big score =)
rhoegg: yea
The Gimmick: hopefully can win an FTOPs
event within the next year
The Gimmick: one big win all you need :)
andykoom: what's ftops?
rhoegg: I've just started being able to play without depositing lol.. pretty far from ftops
The Gimmick: they do it like ever 2 or 3 months on here
andykoom: i saw someone with that jersey
andykoom: ahh ok
The Gimmick: the main event winner last
FTOPs scored a cool 860,000
The Gimmick: off 1 tourney
andykoom: holy
The Gimmick: lasted 45 hours
The Gimmick: 2500 buy in
The Gimmick: but you can get in for as
little as 10 bucks if you satilite your way in
andykoom: that's the way to do it :)
The Gimmick: even the small events pay
out like 80k to the winner
rhoegg: thats why you're in this one, like me :)
The Gimmick: with like 250 buy in
The Gimmick: yea i just keep the 205 off these though lol
The Gimmick: lol slight overbet?
The Gimmick: folding JJ
Pomar: AK heart
Dealer: whiskeyluvn shows [7s 7d]
Dealer: Frosty_Calls shows [Ks Kh]
Dealer: andykoom shows [Ac Qd]
The Gimmick: WOW
The Gimmick: 77?
Dealer: whiskeyluvn shows a pair of Sevens
Dealer: andykoom shows two pair, Aces
and Queens
Dealer: andykoom wins the side pot (30)
with two pair, Aces and Queens
Dealer: Frosty_Calls shows a pair of Kings
Dealer: andykoom wins the main pot
(4,350) with two pair, Aces and Queens
The Gimmick: LMAO
Dealer: Frosty_Calls finishes in 58th place
Dealer: whiskeyluvn finishes in 56th place Tournament Director: The blinds are now 20/40
The Gimmick: 77 LOL!
andykoom: wow...
The Gimmick: is this real money or play
chips??
The Gimmick: LoL!
The Gimmick: AQ i can see
The Gimmick: but 77? wow
The Gimmick: and with 2 in as well
Dealer: jamyhawk wins the pot (260)
andykoom: heads up maybe, but 3 way is
risky
The Gimmick: yea lmao
The Gimmick: and this early, not even
head up lol
The Gimmick: maybe with 150/300 blinds,
not 15/20 lmao
The Gimmick: 15/30*
Dealer: jamyhawk wins the pot (525)
Pomar: fok
Pomar: almost place a bet
The Gimmick: QJ 2327??? wow
andykoom: online betting different from
casino playing it seems
The Gimmick: yea very lol
andykoom: i've been on this for 3 days now
andykoom: and some of the betting is nuts
The Gimmick: theres more fish in cash
games live, more fish in tourneys online
The Gimmick: online players seem to be
strong in cash games more often than
tourneys from what ive experienced since going pro after i made the show poker after dark
The Gimmick: maybe you guys saw me a
few weeks ago
The Gimmick: paul featherstone
andykoom: oooh yeah the dream table or
something
andykoom: nice
The Gimmick: yea
The Gimmick: tx
andykoom: yeah i haven't won jack in the cash tables here
The Gimmick: wish gavin didnt hit that damn K on the turn
The Gimmick: yea limit is the way to go on here for me in cash games
The Gimmick: i usually just play tourneys though
andykoom: yeah i think i'm sticking to
tourneys too from now on online
The Gimmick: all i have to do is win 3 of these doub;le shootouts a month and all my bills are paid for lol
andykoom: i won 2nd in my 3rd tourney, it was unbelievable luck
andykoom: but in cash games i keep
bleeding
The Gimmick: tourneys are great cause of the risk/reward aspect
andykoom: indeed
The Gimmick: cash games you can lose alot fast, but not in tourneys
The Gimmick: =)
The Gimmick: you see when i made
Hellmuth fod QQ preflop with AQ? and he
was shortstacked too
The Gimmick: fold*
The Gimmick: that was so great
The Gimmick: i did an impression of him
one hand too was kinda funny =)
andykoom: i remember u mocked him with
the glasses
The Gimmick: ouch
The Gimmick: nh
rhoegg: you are the guy from poker after dark
The Gimmick: yea
The Gimmick: if u wanna see some highlights
The Gimmick: copy paste this
rhoegg: you played well
The Gimmick:
myspace.com/duck_hunt_champ
The Gimmick: tyvm
The Gimmick: i had chip lead for a while, but played too tight
andykoom: yeah that hellmuth imitation was deadon
The Gimmick: i was knida nervous lol
The Gimmick: thx bro =)
andykoom: i think any1 would be w/ that
crowd
The Gimmick:
Myspace.com/Duck_Hunt_CHamp
The Gimmick: dont 4get underscores
The Gimmick: yea was a super tough match
The Gimmick: but i picked my table, made my own bed had to sleep in it lol
The Gimmick: sure wish i got that 120k lol, but 5k and free hotel and tv time not bad off freerolls
rhoegg: so did you win it in the freerolls on here?
The Gimmick: yea
The Gimmick: made the final my first rnd 2 back in november, than won the january final on here
rhoegg: cool I played in a few of those, the first and second rounds were just all in crazy
The Gimmick: played in april, just aired like
2 weeks ago
Dealer: jamyhawk shows [Tc Qc]
The Gimmick: airs again next month :)
Dealer: 2327 shows [Js 8c]
Dealer: jamyhawk shows a pair of Tens
Dealer: 2327 shows Jack Ten high
Dealer: jamyhawk wins the pot (2,640) with a pair of Tens
The Gimmick: damn that straight hurt jamy :(
The Gimmick: lol
rhoegg: so what are you doing playing this level?
The Gimmick: ahh well, i enjoy the
challenge of being shortstack =)
The Gimmick: im not rich -- if i won the show, im sure i wouldnt be here lol
The Gimmick: shoot, i made the show off
pyure freerolls
rhoegg: haha oh ok
The Gimmick: lol
The Gimmick: i do play higher than this
though
The Gimmick: usually like 10-26 dollar
tourneys/SnG's
The Gimmick: i just play for rent right now til that big score =)
rhoegg: yea
The Gimmick: hopefully can win an FTOPs
event within the next year
The Gimmick: one big win all you need :)
andykoom: what's ftops?
rhoegg: I've just started being able to play without depositing lol.. pretty far from ftops
The Gimmick: they do it like ever 2 or 3 months on here
andykoom: i saw someone with that jersey
andykoom: ahh ok
The Gimmick: the main event winner last
FTOPs scored a cool 860,000
The Gimmick: off 1 tourney
andykoom: holy
The Gimmick: lasted 45 hours
The Gimmick: 2500 buy in
The Gimmick: but you can get in for as
little as 10 bucks if you satilite your way in
andykoom: that's the way to do it :)
The Gimmick: even the small events pay
out like 80k to the winner
rhoegg: thats why you're in this one, like me :)
The Gimmick: with like 250 buy in
The Gimmick: yea i just keep the 205 off these though lol
Thursday, October 23, 2008
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