Like so many of us Sloppier has been on a dry spell for some time now...not having any luck at the no limit games that he favors. So tonight he tried something different. He played the $1 Omaha tournament on Poker Stars and finished in first place and took a prize of $97.50...SWEET! I was lucky enough to watch him take his victory on the final table. After he tells me, "I've only played omaha five times, and I won 1st in an MTT....unbelievable". Congrats again buddy! Well deserved.
As for the entertainment of the evening, Sirf and Jordan had a HU battle for $20..Sirf took an early lead and kept the pressure on Jordan to win the match. While Scott and I watched and listened during this event..Sirf could not stop laughing and taunting Jordan during the game..his favorite comment being that he "owned" him...
For a Veneno poker update, I still been grinding it out at the low limit holdem on Titan..broke even for the night..but I have a new secret weapon that is promising. More on that subject if it turns out as hoped. I also played in a Dirty Dozen for fun..but busted out early..overplaying an A T off-suit. I was short-stacked and thought I would make a move..didn't work out.
On Party Poker, I been playing the $10 singles now and again. In the wee hours of the morning today..I came in 2nd on one and bubbled on another. Trying to stay within my limits and build up gradually while I wait for the next round of the HUC.
Thanks for stopping by..and good luck to ya..
Monday, October 24, 2005
What a Weekend
First on Friday..I won my HUC and Sirf won his also
Saturday Night..Eagles Concert, Box Seats, Staple Center, AWESOME!!!!!!
Sunday...Railroaded a few of my favorite bloggers during the Poker Stars blogger event..Sirf, Scott, Kipper, Davee, and TrumpJosh. Sirf was playing a good game and ended up getting really screwed and finished 656..see his blog for more details. Scott was really close..at one point he was 2nd in chips and he ended up finishing 14th and won a xbox..Congrats Scott! Davee almost got himself a hat..finished 103 or something like that. Kipper finished 355.
As for me, I came in 2nd on a SnG on party, won $10 doing the low limit grind on Titan, lost on a SnG on UB playing with Jordan and Davee, and lost a Dirty Dozen playing with Sirf.
Lastly Congrats to BigChief who made a nice hit again in a MTT. Glad to hear that his good fortune continues...
Overall..Lots of fun with my Blogger buddies and some good poker...
Best of luck to all of you....
Saturday Night..Eagles Concert, Box Seats, Staple Center, AWESOME!!!!!!
Sunday...Railroaded a few of my favorite bloggers during the Poker Stars blogger event..Sirf, Scott, Kipper, Davee, and TrumpJosh. Sirf was playing a good game and ended up getting really screwed and finished 656..see his blog for more details. Scott was really close..at one point he was 2nd in chips and he ended up finishing 14th and won a xbox..Congrats Scott! Davee almost got himself a hat..finished 103 or something like that. Kipper finished 355.
As for me, I came in 2nd on a SnG on party, won $10 doing the low limit grind on Titan, lost on a SnG on UB playing with Jordan and Davee, and lost a Dirty Dozen playing with Sirf.
Lastly Congrats to BigChief who made a nice hit again in a MTT. Glad to hear that his good fortune continues...
Overall..Lots of fun with my Blogger buddies and some good poker...
Best of luck to all of you....
Friday, October 21, 2005
Steeler Josh meets the Poison
After a 2 hour drive home on a Friday night....I rush to the computer to check if Josh is on and ready for our battle. Shortly after I was on, Jordan helped to hook us up and get the battle started.
We were both anxious to see the outcome. It was our first meeting ever. So we didn't know much about each other. I did do some homework reading a few of his recent postings.
It was definitely FATE..as Josh stated ..."Looks like fate brought us together in round 1. Should be a fun time regardless of the outcome!" But Josh was not having the fun...he actually made that comment during our second match..and I replied that our first meeting should have been more sweet. After 61 hands we end the match like this:
steelerjosh is at seat 0 with 745.
yosoyveneno is at seat 1 with 2255.
teelerjosh posts the small blind of 15.
yosoyveneno posts the big blind of 30.
steelerjosh: -- --
yosoyveneno: Qs Ah
Pre-flop:
steelerjosh raises to 60. yosoyveneno re-raises to 180. steelerjosh calls.
Flop (board: 9s Ac 3d):
yosoyveneno bets 360. steelerjosh calls.
Turn (board: 9s Ac 3d Jc):
yosoyveneno bets 1080. steelerjosh goes all-in for 205. yosoyveneno is returned 875 (uncalled).
Tournament all-in showdown -- players show:
steelerjosh shows 5c Ad.
yosoyveneno shows Qs Ah.
River (board: 9s Ac 3d Jc 2d):
(no action in this round)
Showdown:
steelerjosh has 5c Ad 9s Ac Jc: a pair of aces.
yosoyveneno has Qs Ah 9s Ac Jc: a pair of aces.
yosoyveneno wins 1490 with a pair of aces.
Kipper stopped by to railbird and bring me luck. Thanks buddy!!
So thank goodness the only WOMAN in this challenge is still alive and kicking...
We were both anxious to see the outcome. It was our first meeting ever. So we didn't know much about each other. I did do some homework reading a few of his recent postings.
It was definitely FATE..as Josh stated ..."Looks like fate brought us together in round 1. Should be a fun time regardless of the outcome!" But Josh was not having the fun...he actually made that comment during our second match..and I replied that our first meeting should have been more sweet. After 61 hands we end the match like this:
steelerjosh is at seat 0 with 745.
yosoyveneno is at seat 1 with 2255.
teelerjosh posts the small blind of 15.
yosoyveneno posts the big blind of 30.
steelerjosh: -- --
yosoyveneno: Qs Ah
Pre-flop:
steelerjosh raises to 60. yosoyveneno re-raises to 180. steelerjosh calls.
Flop (board: 9s Ac 3d):
yosoyveneno bets 360. steelerjosh calls.
Turn (board: 9s Ac 3d Jc):
yosoyveneno bets 1080. steelerjosh goes all-in for 205. yosoyveneno is returned 875 (uncalled).
Tournament all-in showdown -- players show:
steelerjosh shows 5c Ad.
yosoyveneno shows Qs Ah.
River (board: 9s Ac 3d Jc 2d):
(no action in this round)
Showdown:
steelerjosh has 5c Ad 9s Ac Jc: a pair of aces.
yosoyveneno has Qs Ah 9s Ac Jc: a pair of aces.
yosoyveneno wins 1490 with a pair of aces.
Kipper stopped by to railbird and bring me luck. Thanks buddy!!
So thank goodness the only WOMAN in this challenge is still alive and kicking...
Thursday, October 20, 2005
Heads Up Challenge 2 has officially begun
The Heads up battle has finally begun! And Jordan is already out. I will face a new opponent SteelerJosh. In the meantime, I tried to warm up playing another 2 HU matches this evening. One versus Jordan and another with Scott. Unfortunately, after over 40 hands on each match...I lost...dang!!
Checkout Heads Up Challenge 2 Blog for matchups.
Let the games begin.........
Checkout Heads Up Challenge 2 Blog for matchups.
Let the games begin.........
Heads Up in the Air
I am just jazzed about the HUC 2 coming up. Yes...I will be playing! Looks like the spots are filling up! For details just go to High On Poker blog.
In the meantime, seems like everyone is in the mood for HU games. Myself included. Tonight I played two HU matches with Sirfwalgman. He finally beat me on the first match. It was a good match with over 40 hands. I won the second after 38 hands. He was short stack and I called his low raise preflop with 98 of spades. I hit top pair with the 9 and Sirf caught the middle pair with his A 7 hand. When he pushed, in addition to the pair, I had a straight draw, and he needed chips soo I called. And that was it Boo Yaa...Veneno wins!
Fluxer (DP) a reader from High on Poker finally connected with me..he stayed up till 1:30 am to catch me on the West Coast. We didn't play the HU match yet on FT, but soon. So we played one SnG. Poor guy gets knocked out with QQ on the first hand...ouch! He said thats why he doesn't play the SnGs..guess I would give up too.
While chatting with Fluxer, two bloggers from the HUC 2 PokerTwitch and Davee send an IM. And pretty soon we got a mini blogger chat conference going. So this is definitely cool. Always enjoy meeting new bloggers and chatting it up. Can't wait to get started.
Oh..and on the poker front..I actually been winning a little..tonight I played 2 $10 SnGs on Party. ITM on both, 2nd and 3rd places.
Good luck all...
In the meantime, seems like everyone is in the mood for HU games. Myself included. Tonight I played two HU matches with Sirfwalgman. He finally beat me on the first match. It was a good match with over 40 hands. I won the second after 38 hands. He was short stack and I called his low raise preflop with 98 of spades. I hit top pair with the 9 and Sirf caught the middle pair with his A 7 hand. When he pushed, in addition to the pair, I had a straight draw, and he needed chips soo I called. And that was it Boo Yaa...Veneno wins!
Fluxer (DP) a reader from High on Poker finally connected with me..he stayed up till 1:30 am to catch me on the West Coast. We didn't play the HU match yet on FT, but soon. So we played one SnG. Poor guy gets knocked out with QQ on the first hand...ouch! He said thats why he doesn't play the SnGs..guess I would give up too.
While chatting with Fluxer, two bloggers from the HUC 2 PokerTwitch and Davee send an IM. And pretty soon we got a mini blogger chat conference going. So this is definitely cool. Always enjoy meeting new bloggers and chatting it up. Can't wait to get started.
Oh..and on the poker front..I actually been winning a little..tonight I played 2 $10 SnGs on Party. ITM on both, 2nd and 3rd places.
Good luck all...
Wednesday, October 19, 2005
Sirfwalgman the Poker God of the Evening...
Congratulations Sir!!! Fantastic Job...
It was an exciting evening of poker. Had a good time chatting with Sirf, Gary, and Scott while Sirf played in a Titan Tournament, Gary played in a Party Shootout, and me and Scott played low limit hold'em. Sirf played an excellent game and finished in 3rd place. Let him share the details..he is a much better story teller..Josh joined in when Sirf was at the final table. Josh and I got into a debate on whether Sirf should push the short stack in with his pocket dueces. So by the time Sirf finished, we were still going at it. I was ready for a fight..so...We headed to the 25 NL table on Party...where Josh won in a short period...I went all in with TT against his AK and lost the race. That took care of my fighting urges. So we then went to play an SnG together. When Josh says lets try something new. We end up playing a $10 Stud Hi/Low SnG and wind up 1st and 2nd (very cool). He was the winner. First time for both of us. Long game..way too slow for me...so doubt that will happen again.
And I also ran into Jester, who has been kicking some royal butt on Party. Keep it up buddy. Glad to know you are making the dough!
It was an exciting evening of poker. Had a good time chatting with Sirf, Gary, and Scott while Sirf played in a Titan Tournament, Gary played in a Party Shootout, and me and Scott played low limit hold'em. Sirf played an excellent game and finished in 3rd place. Let him share the details..he is a much better story teller..Josh joined in when Sirf was at the final table. Josh and I got into a debate on whether Sirf should push the short stack in with his pocket dueces. So by the time Sirf finished, we were still going at it. I was ready for a fight..so...We headed to the 25 NL table on Party...where Josh won in a short period...I went all in with TT against his AK and lost the race. That took care of my fighting urges. So we then went to play an SnG together. When Josh says lets try something new. We end up playing a $10 Stud Hi/Low SnG and wind up 1st and 2nd (very cool). He was the winner. First time for both of us. Long game..way too slow for me...so doubt that will happen again.
And I also ran into Jester, who has been kicking some royal butt on Party. Keep it up buddy. Glad to know you are making the dough!
Monday, October 17, 2005
Jordan Discovers the Antedote
My undefeated NL HU record was crushed tonight by the Mighty Jordan. We played 2 HU matches. He won both. He was not successful in taking me out in less than 10 hands as he predicted however. During the second game I was leading in chips..had K 5 c..the board had 2 clubs and a 5. When he pushed, I just knew that I had him beat at that point..so I called..I was indeed ahead..but he caught his card and that put me in the pressure spot with less chips. He was a very worthy opponent. I would enjoy a rematch. Congrats Jordan! Next time you will need a mic..so I can hear the gloating.
Sunday, October 16, 2005
Poison Strikes Twice
I had a very exciting and entertaining weekend of poker. As you may recall, for me the entertainment value is highly important. So, when I had the pleasure of meeting and playing some limit poker with Jordan and Gary, along with Sirfwalgman, it was a real treat. They were kind enough to come down to the "ghetto" poker levels of .25/.50 ..since I have been trying to stay in my limits..I did however play for a small period on the 2/4 table (just for fun) with Jordan..gotta have a little excitement.
All in all, I ended up $35 ahead for the weekend playing limit hold'em. So I am making progress slowly.
Jordan was entertaining to watch at the tables. He likes to make people think he is a tool with his ridiculous comments. I was cracking up!
But the highlight was beating Jordan - High On Poker in a HU match. You can read all about it in his blog where he reveals 10 reasons why he wants to be Veneno. A must read!!
All in all, I ended up $35 ahead for the weekend playing limit hold'em. So I am making progress slowly.
Jordan was entertaining to watch at the tables. He likes to make people think he is a tool with his ridiculous comments. I was cracking up!
But the highlight was beating Jordan - High On Poker in a HU match. You can read all about it in his blog where he reveals 10 reasons why he wants to be Veneno. A must read!!
Saturday, October 15, 2005
Live Poker...
I got a chance to play live tonight at the Pechanga Casino in Temecula. Played $40 no limit. Had fun. Won $30 in my 2 hours of play. Wish I would have gotten more hands could have really cleaned up. Lots of loose players. But it was fun to play live again.
As for my online play..been taking a few days off. Lost $20 yesterday in a short sitting on the limit table..but other than that..nothing worth noting.
Good luck all...
As for my online play..been taking a few days off. Lost $20 yesterday in a short sitting on the limit table..but other than that..nothing worth noting.
Good luck all...
Tuesday, October 11, 2005
Things You May Not Want to Know about Veneno (Part V)
Here it is...the FINAL 10..enjoy
41. My daughters are the most precious things to me in this world
42. My husband is the love of my life
43. Totally into playing games..Pictionary, Outburst, Charades, Cards, Dominoes, Monopoly, Yatzee, and Clue with the kiddos..and more
44. Thursday night rocks..Favorite TV shows - Alias and Survivor
45. When I was a freshman in high school my boyfriend, a Varsity Basketball Player 6'2" (not relevant to the story..but good interesting info), asked my best friend to go to the prom with him..while we were a couple..the worst part..my best friend said yes. I broke up with him (he cried, I didn't)..he took her to the prom..had a lousy time (hahaha)...what a loser..
46. Love to stay up all night..Hate to get up in the morning
47. Sky Diving - haven't try it yet but would like to one day
48. Yes, I like to give and receive body shots..especially with tequilla, salt & lime
49. I believe little things do make a difference..a smile, a kind word, and listening to what others have to say
50. Love and care for your Family, serve God, be a good Friend..these are the important things..
The end...I finished..Woo hooo..(If you liked this list..send your thanks to Kipper, who talked me into doing it)
41. My daughters are the most precious things to me in this world
42. My husband is the love of my life
43. Totally into playing games..Pictionary, Outburst, Charades, Cards, Dominoes, Monopoly, Yatzee, and Clue with the kiddos..and more
44. Thursday night rocks..Favorite TV shows - Alias and Survivor
45. When I was a freshman in high school my boyfriend, a Varsity Basketball Player 6'2" (not relevant to the story..but good interesting info), asked my best friend to go to the prom with him..while we were a couple..the worst part..my best friend said yes. I broke up with him (he cried, I didn't)..he took her to the prom..had a lousy time (hahaha)...what a loser..
46. Love to stay up all night..Hate to get up in the morning
47. Sky Diving - haven't try it yet but would like to one day
48. Yes, I like to give and receive body shots..especially with tequilla, salt & lime
49. I believe little things do make a difference..a smile, a kind word, and listening to what others have to say
50. Love and care for your Family, serve God, be a good Friend..these are the important things..
The end...I finished..Woo hooo..(If you liked this list..send your thanks to Kipper, who talked me into doing it)
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