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RIP Charlton Heston
by SluggerWV on 04/06/08
Charlton Heston was a great actor and a man committed to his beliefs. I was sorry to hear about his death this morning. RIP Sir
American actor and Oscar winner Charlton Heston joins civil rights protesters picketing a whites-only restaurant in Oklahoma City, Okl., on May 27, 1961. Heston, who won the 1959 best actor Oscar as the chariot-racing "Ben-Hur" and portrayed Moses, Michelangelo, El Cid and other heroic figures in movie epics of the '50s and '60s, died Saturday April 5, 2025 according to a statement from the actor's family. He was 84. (AP Photo, FILE)
Final Table at PokerStars
by SluggerWV on 04/06/08
I haven't been able to play much the past week and the two tourneys that I did get to play saw my KK chased down by two outers on UB. I had a few hours to play Saturday and decided to try out PokerStars since I could play longer if I went deep. Well an A6 suited thought it wise to call me twice with nothing and hit an ace on the turn to crack my aces in the hold em tourney I entered so I wasn't feeling terribly optimistic. But I joined a PL Omaha tourney after busting out of the hold em tourney. I like playing PL Omaha Hi Lo but haven't played many PL Omaha Hi tourneys and have had little success. But I got off to a good start in this tourney and, after what seemed like a day and a half when we got down to ten players, I was able to make the final table. It was my first final table at PokerStars in a long time. I was able to finish 5th after starting the final table in 6th place.
One hand helped me when the big blind decided to defend and only served to double me up when the big blind's draw missed after the flop. I personally try to avoid recklessly doubling up the short stacks late in a tourney. The chips I might win never seem to be worth the risk of throwing away chips to the ss.
I was too aggressive with my last hand and pot committed myself with a pair of jacks and a suited ace. Of course someone behind me had aces so I was done. It was great to get to the final table but I wish that pocketfives.com hadn't been down. I was only able to talk to a couple of friends via AIM while the tourney was going on. I really like talking to people while playing. I guess I shouldn't but it seems like ti actually helps me play better. It's also nice to let people know that I play a little too.
Good Luck at the tables everyone. I'll see ya soon.
One hand helped me when the big blind decided to defend and only served to double me up when the big blind's draw missed after the flop. I personally try to avoid recklessly doubling up the short stacks late in a tourney. The chips I might win never seem to be worth the risk of throwing away chips to the ss.
I was too aggressive with my last hand and pot committed myself with a pair of jacks and a suited ace. Of course someone behind me had aces so I was done. It was great to get to the final table but I wish that pocketfives.com hadn't been down. I was only able to talk to a couple of friends via AIM while the tourney was going on. I really like talking to people while playing. I guess I shouldn't but it seems like ti actually helps me play better. It's also nice to let people know that I play a little too.
Good Luck at the tables everyone. I'll see ya soon.
iLLNuGWichee rolls to Five Final Tables Friday
by SluggerWV on 04/06/08
On Friday, April 4, 2008, iLLNuGWichee had a day at the tables that few dare dream about. He made 5 final tables at 4 different sites.
He finished 2nd of 62 in a Bodog 10K guarantee for $2000.
He finished 2nd of 486 in the $109 buy in $25,000 guarantee at PokerStars for $7290.
He finished 5th of 113 in the $20k guarantee at UltimateBet for $1400.
He finished 3rd of 188 in a Bodog 10K guarantee for $1190.
Finally, he finished 5th of 245 in the $22k guarantee rebuy at FullTiltPoker for $1644.90.
A fantastic effort by a great guy. Very well done sir.
He finished 2nd of 62 in a Bodog 10K guarantee for $2000.
He finished 2nd of 486 in the $109 buy in $25,000 guarantee at PokerStars for $7290.
He finished 5th of 113 in the $20k guarantee at UltimateBet for $1400.
He finished 3rd of 188 in a Bodog 10K guarantee for $1190.
Finally, he finished 5th of 245 in the $22k guarantee rebuy at FullTiltPoker for $1644.90.
A fantastic effort by a great guy. Very well done sir.
Anonymous Comments
by SluggerWV on 04/02/08
An earlier blog entry of mine received a couple of anonymous comments from people I wanted to respond to.
Number one: The first post questioned me congratulating friends of mine for having good runs in tournaments too often and implied that it was inappropriate because my friends may not have been members of this site.
I congratulate friends when they have a good tournament and I know about it. I'm not waiting until later to do it and I don't care if they are members of this site or not. It seems like an odd complaint from someone who either hasn't joined the site and thus has to post anonymously or who is too much of a coward to acknowledge that he/she made the comments.
Number two: The second brave anonymous poster's great effort was to say "get this shit out of my face." Wow. Another person bravely standing behind his/her thoughtful and eloquent comments. I am so impressed.
If you don't like what I have to write, that's fine. Don't expect me to change because of your anonymous whining. Have a good day and good luck at the tables.
Number one: The first post questioned me congratulating friends of mine for having good runs in tournaments too often and implied that it was inappropriate because my friends may not have been members of this site.
I congratulate friends when they have a good tournament and I know about it. I'm not waiting until later to do it and I don't care if they are members of this site or not. It seems like an odd complaint from someone who either hasn't joined the site and thus has to post anonymously or who is too much of a coward to acknowledge that he/she made the comments.
Number two: The second brave anonymous poster's great effort was to say "get this shit out of my face." Wow. Another person bravely standing behind his/her thoughtful and eloquent comments. I am so impressed.
If you don't like what I have to write, that's fine. Don't expect me to change because of your anonymous whining. Have a good day and good luck at the tables.
Great Night Last Night for Friends of SluggerWV
by SluggerWV on 03/26/08
Mathclub was only able to final table 3 tournaments yesterday. He spread out the success over three different sites as well: finishing 3rd of 411 in the 15k Guarantee Rebuy on FullTilt, 4th of 135 in the $1500 Guarantee Rebuy at UltimateBet, and finishing 4th of 144 in the 8k Guarantee on Bodog. These three tourneys paid MathClub more than $2500.00. Great job Sir. Keep it up.
Agriffrod finished 2nd of 612 in the FullTiltPoker $65,000 Guarantee, bringing in $13999.50. Nice cash sir and very well played.
Friend of the Blog and great guy SICKTIGHT311 made the final table at $3 tournament at PokerStars on 03-25-2008, bringing in $141.65 for finishing 6th out of 1349.
Great job guys. Keep up the good work.
Agriffrod finished 2nd of 612 in the FullTiltPoker $65,000 Guarantee, bringing in $13999.50. Nice cash sir and very well played.
Friend of the Blog and great guy SICKTIGHT311 made the final table at $3 tournament at PokerStars on 03-25-2008, bringing in $141.65 for finishing 6th out of 1349.
Great job guys. Keep up the good work.
