I cashed in the $1k Buy in event for $1860. Sure it was a minimum cash but the field was massive, the stacks were short and my cards were dead. Working on a full report so stay tuned.
Archive for 2009
WSOP and RGC2005
In Poker on May 28, 2009 at 10:09 amI am headed to Vegas and the Rio Hotel for my run at the WSOP 2009. You can follow my progress on my Twitter page (@RGC2005) or just scroll down to the bottom left.
Wish me luck.
Politics and Poker: Online Again in 2010? | PokerNews.com
In Poker on May 25, 2009 at 9:15 amPolitics and Poker: Online Again in 2010? | PokerNews.com.
For all of you online gamers and gamblers out there these two bills are the keys to continuing one of your favorite hobbies in the freedom of your own home.
Still Grinding
In 1 on May 22, 2009 at 2:45 pmWith less than a week before the WSOP starts I have still not cracked the Steps on Stars. I have reached Gold VIP status and collected a whole lot of step 4 tickets. I keep running into tables full of Regular high stakes grinders that have skipped all the rest. I will need to cross my fingers, play my game and avoid flipping with donkeys if I want to do this for under $600.
Poker Comics
Age Verification: The myths, rumors and lies.
In Poker on May 15, 2009 at 12:02 amPoker Rights, Political Blog, Conservative Bloggers, Republican Blogspot, Political Blogs.
In the above article one of the major objections to online poker and gaming in general is completely debunked. I never thought about the fact that online horse racing bets are placed every day by Kentuckians and not one person has complained about underaged gamblers. Kentucky has a system in place for online gaming and an almost inpenetrable system for scratch off players; Face to Face, Hand to Hand transactions.
How hard would it be to turn those systems into a mechanism for online Intra-State poker here in Kentucky?
The STEP Grind
In 1 on May 12, 2009 at 11:00 pmI have been grinding the WSOP Steps on Stars. Holy Mary these things are rough. I have picked up a few $200 tickets but every time I look at playing for a Step #5 I see tables full of high limit SNG sharks waiting to snap me off. I really wish Poker Stars would limit the number of seats these guys can win. They are killing the action bigtime since most of us know what the deal is there. Regardless, my plan is to rack up 6 to 10 Step 4 tickets wait for the weekend and try to bumrush my way to a seat in the WSOP all for less than my budget of $400.
Wish me the best.
It is acutally Black Jack but whatever fills the rooms I guess.
Ship $215 please
In Poker on April 22, 2009 at 9:37 pmPokerStars Tournament #157089560, No Limit Hold’em
Super Satellite
Buy-In: $10.00/$1.00
36 players
Total Prize Pool: $360.00
Target Tournament #157033406 Buy-In: $215.00
1 tickets to the target tournament
Tournament started 2009/04/22 20:35:00 ET
Dear RGC2005,
You finished the tournament in 1st place. You qualified to play in Tournament #157033406 and are automatically registered for it. See Tournament #157033406 Lobby for further details.
If you choose to unregister from this tournament your account will be credited with T$215.00. Tournament Dollars can be used to buy into any tournament. Visit our web site at http://www.pokerstars.com/poker/tournaments/ for more details.
Congratulations!
Thank you for participating.
Justin Shronk (1981-2009)
In Poker on April 20, 2009 at 4:12 pmA Very Sad Day, Justin Shronk (1981-2009) – Joe Sebok – PokerRoad.com.
For those of us who listen to the Poker Road Podcasts ‘Shronk’ was the guy pushing the producer buttions and herding the insane cast which includes Joe Sebok, Gavin Smith, Alli-wood from location to location with his finger on the “Bleep” button. His sudden and unexpected death today is a shock to his, the Poker Road family and the Poker scene in general.
RIP
Finally a cash in a public tournament
In Poker on April 17, 2009 at 11:21 pmAfter a streak of thirty MTTs without a taste………
PokerStars Tournament #155233972, No Limit Hold’em
Buy-In: $10.00/$1.00
1521 players
Total Prize Pool: $15210.00
Tournament started 2009/04/17 21:15:00 ET
Dear RGC2005,
You finished the tournament in 214th place. A $16.73 award has been credited to your Real Money account.
You earned 53.61 tournament leader points in this tournament. For information about our tournament leader board, see our web site at http://www.pokerstars.com/poker/tournaments/leader-board/
Congratulations!
Thank you for participating.
via Results for PokerStars Tournament 155233972 – Inbox – Yahoo! Mail.
Poker Slang: FTW
In 1 on April 16, 2009 at 10:31 amWhen you are on the virtual felt at an online poker site every once in a while you will see in the Player Chat box area “FTW”. What the heck does that mean?
For the longest time I thought it actually meant “What The Flip” but the letters were in the wrong order. So one day I had to ask the stupid question on 2+2 thinking I would get flamed. Actually they were pretty nice and explained the FTW stood for “For The Win” and it means that someone is not playing to just cash but FTW.
Louisville Poker League: Finally a decent Cash
In Poker, Poker League on April 15, 2009 at 9:55 pmI really don’t like bragging because I think it brings bad Karma. However I CASHED in this week’s Louisville Poker League event. I have made a final table and got to 11th twice but it feels good to finally break through into the money. Yes, I know poker is about winning money but league play is a little different.
When you play in a league consistency is probably the most important thing you got to focus on. When ten out of twelve results tabulate your final TOC chip stack you gotta stay consistent and only take stabs at first a few times. My problem this season has been that I missed a few events due to back surgery and every score counts. So I am stuck playing tight is right poker hoping to pick up a spot or two every week.
I don’t worry about the unknown players scoring a big win since most of them either never return or because of thier gambling nature they bust early and often. So tight is right is the way to fly every Wednesday night for me.
Tournament Summary:
PokerStars Tournament #155482021, No Limit Hold’em
Buy-In: $10.00/$1.00
39 players
Total Prize Pool: $390.00
Tournament started 2009/04/15 20:00:00 ET
Dear RGC2005,
You finished the tournament in 4th place. A $46.80 award has been credited to your Real Money account.
Congratulations!
Thank you for participating.
Trying to Break Through
In 1 on April 14, 2009 at 4:24 pmPokerstars really upset me with its decision to allow the datamine farms to continue to observe every single event and publish the results. I was looking forward to not hearing about how much of a fish I am from the multitabling – multi accounting – chat abusing – collusion teams that run rampant there and on Full Tilt.
I have checked my statisitcs religiously because I know these dinks live by them. Across the board I currently rank in the 76-78 percentile. Further review shows that I am a regular late position player meaning I have the skill to run deep in most every event I play. What separates me from the top 20%?
Well, I just have not had that one big win since 2006. Up until then I was a regular casher and heavy sat player until my game got sidelined by a number of personal issues that had to come first. Since then two things have altered the online poker scene. First, UIGEA seriously depleted the number of American fish/recreational players since it is so hard to deposit anymore. Second, “PushBots” and the math of the game has progressed to the point where ABC poker does not cut it anymore. IE, “The pond is smaller and the Sharks are bigger”.
However, I have taken upon myself to start tracking the finish positions of players who either cripple me or felt me. What I have found is that usually they are “Gamblers” who bust soon after I do. Eventually the big scores and subsequent moving back up in stakes will happen but until then if you have a lower ITM% than me, STFU.
Under Construction: Moving to a new home
In 1 on April 14, 2009 at 9:36 amThe MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL League has moved to www.RGC2005.com.
If you arrived at this blog by way of www.TeamDCG.com please be advised that we are moving that redirect to a paid server and acitvatting that name for a new small business.
This blog will continue as a personal poker blog.
Please update your links.
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Coming Soon: The Sunday Horse Race
In Uncategorized on January 15, 2009 at 8:09 pmThe Sunday Horse Race League will start on the first sunday in February. The prize locker is getting full so please stay tuned for more information.
