Convos with Daughters.....B-Day Style.......And a Prank on Them....HAHAHA

The girls turn 6 on Thursday! It's hard to imagine. They're getting big.

And they's old enough for a good old fashioned jjok-style prank.......and shockingly, the wifey participated in the prank.

First off, here's a pic of them when they did a Breast Cancer walk with the wife.......


Getting BIG!


Anyway, the girls have been wanting Nintendo DS's for their birthday. We've been downplaying the purchase, telling them that they are too expensive....yadda yadda.

I started a convo with them on Wednesday night about their birthday and what they were getting.

Here I am at the dinner table talking to S, A, and E.


jjok: So what are you girls wanting for your birthday?
SAE: NINTENDO DS!
jjok: Girls, that's kind of expensive. Maybe we should wait for Santa to....
S: No! Mommy said she was thinking of getting us Nintendo DS!
E: Yeah! And the pink ones!
A: I want a game with princesses in it!
jjok: Well, girls, money is tight around the world right now. It's probably best if we waited to get them........
SAE: NO!!!
S: But mommy said!
A: Yeah, she did!
E: And it has to be the pink ones!
jjok: Well, girls. I think we should focus this birthday on things you need. Your underwear and socks are getting pretty worn, and you're needing new ones. Plus, you're running low on toiletries.
SAE: NO!

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And some faint tears came to their faces.

Then while I was giving them their bath. Yes, they still bathe together.

jjok: OK, girls, I gotta do your hair. Hey, it looks like we're running low on shampoo. Thank God your birthday is tomorrow.
SAE: NO!!!!
E: Mommy said you were full of beans! (that's their way of saying you are lying/joking)
A: Yeah! We don't want shampoo!
S: Or conditioner too!
jjok: OOO, good call S. Yep, we're running short on conditioner too.
SAE: NO!!!!!

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this exchange was followed with a nervous laugh. The seeds of doubts of Nintendo DS bliss is finally getting to them it seems. Can I pull up the trifecta.

Time to brush teeth.


jjok: Man, your toothbrushes are starting to fray. Thank God it's your birthday tomorrow.
SAE: NO!
S: Why do you keep saying that! Stop saying that!
E: Yeah, I don't like you saying that! Stop it! You're full of beans!
A: I don't want a new toothbrush for my birthday! I just don't!
jjok: Oh, lookee there. The toothpaste is running low too. Thank God tomorrow is your birthday.
SAE: NO!
S: Stop it Daddy! Stop it! We don't want toilet stuff for our birthday! Why do you keep saying that!
A: My toothbrush is fine, Daddy! Look at it, it's fine! I can still use it! I don't want a new one!
E: YOU'RE.....FULL.....OF......BEANS!

And with that, E stomps outta the bathroom with a solid pout going on.

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So I'm trying to get them to bed. They're almost in tears. I tell them that I was joking. That mommy got them some gifts and I don't know what they are. That they will be at their places on the dinner table when they get up in the morning.


And here's where the prank comes into play.

Say hello to our kitchen table for July 2nd, 2009......in all it's glory.

That's right, bitches. A 3 pack of underwear, a pair of socks, and a toothbrush. Follow that up with a bottle of shampoo, a bottle of conditioner, and a tube of Dr. Seuss toothpaste.

Should be a fun morning.

And for those of you that want to call me out on this. Let me let you in on something.

They are getting the Nintendo DS's with a total of 3 games which they will share. Final price tag for 3 DS's and 3 games? Just around 600$. And they're getting some "High School Musical" bullshit to go with it too.

So don't feel so bad about it, mkay?

I think I'll give it about 30 seconds to 1 minute before giving them the real stuff.


hahahaha.




Man I can't wait for the morning.

Greg Mankiw

I've always found Greg Mankiw to be a fun read.

Point to ponder if it weren't completely impossible

Here’s what I’d do if Bill Gates was willing to lend me $3.57 billion dollars for a day: I’d go to Vegas and put $5 million on numbers 1 through 34 on the roulette wheel. The odds are roughly 90% I’d win. If I did so, I’d win $180 million on a bet of $170 million. I repay the $3.57 billion and pocket my $10 million dollars and be rich for the rest of my life, clipping coupons. If numbers 35, 36, 0, or 00 came up I’d bet again, this time $100 million on each number 1 through 34. If I won, I’d receive $3.6 billion, repay Gates, and have $30 million dollars to spend for the rest of my life. The odds are nearly 99% that I’d win one of these two bets. Of course if both failed, I’d be in big trouble. But that’s not very likely is it?

The Debate

I still struggle with the whole "how to play AK to a reraise in a cash game".

I understand the notion of knowing your opponent. It's just the reality of knowing AK is so vulnerable.

Last I found 3 or 4 times where I reraised with slick and was faced with either a push or another reraise. My tendency right off the bat is to dump it and move on. Weak? Most likely. Going allin pre with kings or aces is easy....not so much with AK.

B-b-but they're s0000ted!!!!

Fun Poker

Haven't had one of these since before the Bammer was prez.......

And didn't get paid on it at all......but a good night overall (albeit all over the place)

Weird

I always laugh when I look at these stats for a short period of time where I play a ton.......makes me wonder why I bitch so much.

Short sample for just over a week of 4 and 6 tabling 100NL.

What's funny is the top 2 spots are my biggest nemesis hands. I've talked countlessly about how much I loathe seeing Queens and Big Slick.

And yet JJ is no where to be found in the leaderboard

AKo is ok? Hello, my name is AKoffok.

Throw in an offsuit SuperDonkey at number 7 and I just giggle even more.

Been a topsy turvey ride for me over the last week with a new roll. Easily over 200$ in rakeback alone. Just what I need......bringing the addiction back and playing a shitload of poker.

Time To Clear The Air.......Poker.......TOC

Long post cometh.......

First off, for your enjoyment. Guy at one of my tables tonight(yes, they are mine) was going off after I almost stacked him on a turned straight (had flush and gutterball draw on the flop). He rivered a set of Kings and went off on his bad luck and cooler river.

To protect him, I changed his name in the chat that I copied.

We'll call him FUCKNUT........Here's his wisdom with all the Hand History garbage taken out.

FUCKNUT: ive gone straigh through 1k without being up more than 75$
FUCKNUT: mathamaticaly thats almost impossible
---Sidenote......HAHAHAH FUCKNUT! IMPOSSIBLE! PAL! PAL!(link yourself always)
FUCKNUT: they just rotate the money slowley to non americans so they dont have to deal with tax law
FUCKNUT: they love the customers who have ewallet and the other online means that cost nothing
FUCKNUT: fedeex costs them a @%#%load
FUCKNUT: not to mention the processors
FUCKNUT: which get busted weekley
FUCKNUT: the premium on the moneylaundering charege is hefty
FUCKNUT: thats what happened to the sportsbooks
FUCKNUT: believe me, if the IRS had a millitary wing, all of full tilt staff would b dead
FUCKNUT: their algorithms are set to make maximum money (rake) out of maximum customers
FUCKNUT: If they were all wiped away in a day I wouldnt blink
FUCKNUT: your hand was good, its the consistentcy that they place hands that are of equal or close strength
FUCKNUT: causing huge pots
FUCKNUT: well hey FT #!$# YOU YOUR A SCAM
FUCKNUT: and I have no problem telling the FBI the names of your processors
Dealer: FUCKNUT wins the pot ($177)


After winning that solid pot at the end there, he stayed quiet. Funny how that works

......anyway


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My apologies for not getting to this subject sooner. Some quizzed about it, I've kept silent here for the most part.

I won the TOC. I am not playing in the Main Event.

There. Critique all you want. Or agree with what I say here because those first few days after winning were a lot rougher on me emotionally than I thought it would be.


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I always maintained that winning a seat to the ME woulda meant that I would pocket the cash, regardless if I won it through the 650$ sate's or through a freeroll thing like the one setup by Al. I have maintained that position from Day 1 of all these BBT things.

I never in my life thought I would actually be faced with that dilemma if you can call it that.

During the TOC, I played 2 tournies.

2.

Both of them were Mookie's. I always love playing the Mook. When I won it on April 1st, which was my first tourney in the BBT4, I found it funny. 2 outta 3 (BBT2 and 4) of the winner invitationals ain't too shabby considering I really didn't participate in the BBT3 at all.

You see, I think the BBT turned me off some of the blogger tournies. Not because I didn't want to play, but mostly because I wanted to kind of respect what the BBT was doing. Awarding folks an opportunity if they so choose. And those folks were the ones who dedicated themselves to making as many of the BBT events as possible in hopes to earn their spot into the TOC.

So I didn't play......well, except those 2 mookies.

But being in the TOC, I had to take a shot. Had to open up. Had to concentrate. It was an opportunity I didn't expect but one that I should not pass up....nor should anyone regardless of the situation.

Going into the TOC, I realized it as a pipedream. I thought it was a bad omen when that Sunday came. I finished our Sunday family dinner at the inlaws and left the wife and kids at wifey's folks house to drive home and get ready at 6:45.

We had no power.

I was frantic. On the phone waiting for the electric company to answer......

It came back on at 7:05 unexplained. I logged in at 7:10 and off I went.

The tourney itself was standard. I only had all my chips in the middle once during the entire tourney. I won a few flips when I had a good stack.

And I swear I bluffed actyper out of least 5 hands at the final table. He was a big stack throwing his weight. Me being in the 2 and 3 slot kept him honest, I guess, when I played back at him.

In the end, at 11:24, I found myself a victor in the greatest of the blogger tournies ever assembled.

0:24:09 ET - 2009/06/08.
Seat 3: jjok (54,982)
Seat 9: actyper (165,018)
jjok antes 300
actyper antes 300
actyper posts the small blind of 1,200
jjok posts the big blind of 2,400
The button is in seat #9
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to jjok [Qh Td]
actyper raises to 164,718, and is all in
jjok has 15 seconds left to act
jjok has timed out
jjok folds
jjok is sitting out

I timed out that next hand because I was in shock. Not confused as to who wins what. Not trying to figure out if I really can just autoshove every hand from here on in. I knew exactly what had happened. I was just shocked. I danced and then put my hands on the top of my head and just zombified at what had just happened.

The wifey watching tv in the same room as I. I turned and looked at her. She says to me.... "How'd you do?" and I told her "Baby, I won."

And she said "Cool, now move your fatass outta the way, you're blocking the tv, Fatty McFatterson". She can say that because she's a workout queen.....and I'm not one any more.

Ok, she was happier than that. ;)


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I was not playing to win the seat in the TOC. I just wanted to play with friends. Gawd I sound like I'm 9 years old saying that but it's true. I've enjoyed this community we have for a long time now.

I laugh when waffles gets bounced on something dumb either by himself or by someone hitting a 2 outter.

I laugh when I see Lucko or LJ or whomever yell out their "BOOOOOMS", then get bounced on the bubble. I don't wish them ill will but let's face it, it's pretty fucking funny when it happens. And look what LJ just did in the HORSE event. That was nothing short of awesome and I could only have wished she would have gone the distance. But still, I'm happy for her.

Or how about Hoy finally winning a mookie. I smiled big when that happened because I know how much the Mook has frustrated him. Hate him or love him, it was definitely a "moment" when you've been reading about those frustrations for what seems like years and then he can finally rid that monkey on his back.

It's the community we have, take it or leave it. Enjoy it or get pissed at it. Find your clique and hate another. Rant away, say your gg's, gl's, and nh's. Get pissed that some clown calls you down on a draw and hits to bounce you 2 hours in, then be happy that he uses the chips to win it all because it was all a part of the process that is tournament play.....and he/she ain't that bad of a person anyway.

Great fun, all of it and I thank all of you for allowing me to participate, albeit briefly.


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That Sunday night, I didn't sleep much at all. I was in an emotional high. But I felt unsettled.

Would I dissappoint folks by not playing the ME.

Over the course of the next few days, I received a lot of emails and IM's from folks. Probably one of the nicest was an email from another blogger who said in his email...

"I just wanted to say congrats on the huge win and that you should do what is right for you and your family. Don't feel pressured to play if it isn't right."

TY sir.

So to all that have commented, IM'd, emailed me, I say thanks. I'm humbled....truly.

I looked at trying to play a $1500 event, yet can't find help for the wife. No way I'm bolting off with a couple of grand to Vegas while she sits at home taking care of the kids solo for 3 or 4 days. Both sets of grandparents are on vacation for those 2 weekends of 1500$ events.

And as for the ME, I thought about it more and more.

Maybe I should play it.

I even proposed to my director about it. I wasn't comfortable with the thought, but I have clout in the organization and just wanted a feeler from her. She even said it herself when I asked her about taking that much time off on short notice. She simply wasn't that comfortable with it but the decision was mine to make and they would make do. I've got 2 major projects that I am working on. Both to be deployed during the month of July and I am the resident subject matter expert for them at this point.


Plus, it's 10 grand folks. I'm not in my mid 20's with zero responsibilities or just married. I've got 4 kids. The girls are off to private first grade next fall for 15 grand. I've got all the same bills that lots of you have.....mortgage and 1 car payment.

Not to mention that I would be out expenses for the trip too. I'm not complaining one bit about that, but it was also something to be considered........

And ultimately, I don't think it's fair to my family to bolt for a week or 2 on my own when we haven't taken a serious vacation since the beginning of 2008.

That's simply not fair to them, and it's just not the right thing to do.

I guess you can say it just wasn't meant to be.

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Trust me when I say this. I dream of playing in the Main Event. It's what got me interested in poker and it's something I still daydream about occasionally when I'm in one of those moods.

Would love to play.

Just can't do it right now with my life the way it is........



So there you have it, rambling and idiotic all wrapped up into 1 post. I hope I don't disappoint all you fine folks (4 of you) who still come to this humble little blog from me.

Poker Post.... Asshats....That TOC Thing.....

Well, this is a poker blog after all. Just a little rant for you since I haven't had one in a while.

I'm playing in a 25$ pot limit 6 handed table. I find KK in the SB and open raise. The BB calls and we see a flop of KJ4.

I bet, he calls. Turn is a 5 and brings the second diamond.

I bet, he calls. Hmmmmm.

River is a 8 of diamonds.

I play weak and check. He checks.

He shows Q9 of diamonds and takes down like a 12$ pot with the second nut flush.

How the hell does this happen? I mean, he has a gutter ball on the flop and calls. He brings a flush draw on the turn and calls my pot bet again.

Then checks after on the river when he hits?

Fuck him! Pisses me off......like 6$ drained from the dwindling bankroll. 50 BB pot down the drain at 25$ Pot Limit.

What an assclown. I just want to scream at the screen. Massive tilts going on......

Unfuckingreal.....




In other news, I won like 10 or 12 grand in the TOC tonight. Something like that.

I mean seriously......you call down with a draw and then check the river with second nuts? WTF dude? Jeebus age....... Go back to the 10$ tables already where you belong...... Cripes sakes......

That's exactly the kind of shit that sends a man over the edge.......

Anyway, I guess All's Good except for that assclown d-bag. Stupid second flush......

Did I earn entry into the Asshat Frat Crew like the Don always tells me?

So for the TOC, I played in 2 Mookie's. Paid 2$ in rake. Get back 54 cents in rakeback. And score large..... That's all sorts of crazy good.

A few words are in order.

Thanks to the Hammerman himself, Hoyazo, for putting me at 27-1 odds. BLOW (healthy reminder to always link yourself.....)

Big congrats to actyper who got a second seat (badass mofo).

Also congrats to everyone's fave asian, CK. The queen of the CRUB FRUSH! ROR! ROFRMAO!....for taking down the 2K prize

And also congrats to karmarules for also taking down the 2K prize.

And finally. I have to thank alcanthang and Full Tilt for sponsoring this tournament. Thank you ten thousand times over...... :)

Signs of the Times

So it looks like Hummer was sold off to a Chinese company. That's great news, isn't it?

In other news, the Dodgers are moving to Havana, Lincoln Logs are going to be produced in Russia, and Houston will open 79 new Starbucks.

Priorities people.