Day One: Friday Night Memories, Sort Of..

For this years WPBT I decided to break with tradition and arrive at 8PM on Friday night instead of my usual midnight arrival. I also skipped my traditional haircut and even wore my glasses so I could actually SEE PEOPLE. I know novel idea right? Once I landed I decided to head to my hotel to drop things off. Keeping with my tradition of new things I booked my hotel at Hooters. It was slightly embarrassing telling the bus driver to take me to Hooters. The giggles from the people in the bus were good too.

I got the Bungalow room overlooking the pool. I was surprised at how nice it actually was. I mean for a thirty buck a night place it was great. I would highly recommend it. One other pro tip - Do NOT read the Hooters magazine. I do not know why it was sticky and wet and I do not think I want to know.

I walked across the street to the MGM. I had a little trepidation. I guess that is part of being me. Who was coming? Would they be happy to see me? It is a pain in the ass to be me some days. I mean seriously I always have fun at these gatherings and here I am being nervous about hanging with a bunch of friends.

The first thing I saw when I entered the poker area was a sick ass blogger 1/2 table. Over six grand on the table. Iggy, Otis, Bad Blood and a few others were sitting there. Apparently The Mark from G-Vegas was the target of much table envy at the time. I saw Falstaff hanging around with NO DRESS! BamBam and Pebs were chatting with everyone around. My Facebook buddy April from California was there.

I ran into the Rooster and started drinking early. Every Vegas trip I usually focus on either gambling or socializing AKA Drinking. I do not seem to be able to handle both. This year was definitely a socializing year. He took me over to the club at the MGM. Normally this place is hoppin with some techno or loud dance music or something. We walked in and it is all cowboy all the time. Yeeehawwwwww! He walks up to this hot blonde chick and I was wondering if he even knew her. It was the first time I was to meet the lovely and talented California Jen. I had heard a ton about her from different blog posts but had never met her. We all decided that the club bar was lame so went back to the MGM bar behind the poker room and started drinking again.

The rest of the night is kind of a blur. I know I got liquored up. Iggy retired to the bar at some point. Mistook Jordon for Jaxon because someone said it was him. Hey you guys look a little alike!! Should have known from the Flash shirt. Comic geeks! Bayne was as bald as ever. No AlCantHang sightings which is rare. I quizzed 2 of 3 blondes and got a consensuses that my aqua polo shirt sucked. April showed up at some time. A ton of people were there Betty, Heather, lots more. I am sure many people have been erased from memory by the beer.

I got more drunk. I think I was amusing but god knows what the fuck I said. I remember people laughing so that is usually good. Laughing with me dammit not at me!! I got chided at some point for not closing on Jen. Sorry it is Waffles. I have no moves. I do not close. Fuck it is pretty good that she tolerated being around me for most of the night. I drank some more.

We followed up the MGM as usual with the IP. The usual crew was there in Dr. Pauly, his brother Derek, several others. I heard reports of the Rooster getting thrown out of various places. Go Rooster!! Really that first night was a blurrrrrr. I thought that I was done around 1AM but Iggy said he poured me into the cab around 4AM. I fell asleep at the bar. Unfortunately this is becoming a habit. All in all it was a great start and I enjoyed catching up with old friends and meeting some new ones.

Comforting..

That things never change... All in on the turn.. wheee...

Full Tilt Poker Game #16820132364: Satellite to the Daily Dollar (125241823), Table 1 - 15/30 - No Limit Hold'em - 9:55:31 ET - 2009/12/15
Seat 1: Maniac57 (3,120)
Seat 2: master2300 (1,335)
Seat 3: DG43 (1,470)
Seat 4: papatango117 (1,575)
Seat 6: l Namaste l (1,500)
Seat 7: pokersabotage (1,500)
Seat 8: ronaldfera (1,500)
Seat 9: pongg (1,500)
DG43 posts the small blind of 15
papatango117 posts the big blind of 30
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Maniac57 [Qc Ad]
l Namaste l folds
pokersabotage calls 30
ronaldfera calls 30
pongg folds
Maniac57 raises to 165
master2300 folds
DG43 folds
papatango117 calls 135
pokersabotage calls 135
ronaldfera calls 135
*** FLOP *** [2d 4d 3h]
papatango117 checks
pokersabotage checks
ronaldfera checks
Maniac57 bets 400
papatango117 calls 400
pokersabotage folds
ronaldfera folds
*** TURN *** [2d 4d 3h] [3d]
papatango117 checks
Maniac57 bets 2,555, and is all in
papatango117 calls 1,010, and is all in
Maniac57 shows [Qc Ad]
papatango117 shows [Qh 7h]
Uncalled bet of 1,545 returned to Maniac57
*** RIVER *** [2d 4d 3h 3d] [7s]
Maniac57 shows a pair of Threes
papatango117 shows two pair, Sevens and Threes
papatango117 wins the pot (3,495) with two pair, Sevens and Threes
Maniac57: LMAO
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3,495 | Rake 0
Board: [2d 4d 3h 3d 7s]
Seat 1: Maniac57 showed [Qc Ad] and lost with a pair of Threes
Seat 2: master2300 (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: DG43 (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 4: papatango117 (big blind) showed [Qh 7h] and won (3,495) with two pair, Sevens and Threes
Seat 6: l Namaste l didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: pokersabotage folded on the Flop
Seat 8: ronaldfera folded on the Flop
Seat 9: pongg didn't bet (folded)

Heading Out

Soon I will be on a plane to Las Vegas. Bag is packed. Cell phone is charged. Woke up at 6AM. Must be excited to go or something. First time I am going single to Vegas. Should be fun.

One

No, not the movie, although Jet Li always rocks! One more day until I take to the skies and head out to Las Vegas. City of Sin. Unless your a retarded n00b like me who thinks all those friendly girls just want to chat with him.

Apparently Peacecorn has a nice twitter thing going for you twits. Fun to see people in various states of travel. Sample below:

thisisnotapril
oh i COULD make it fit if i wanted to, but it's just so much easier this way. don't have to think now, just grab and toss

I have no idea what she could make fit or what she is grabbing but good times.

How about the frozen Minnesota Crew. Minus thirteen. Ouch. I can not support the pussyness of OhCaptain though. Pocket Purell? Really? Why don't you just grow a set and man up. Germs are afraid of real men. They feast on Pocket Purell women like you. Bitch.

What else. I am so confused. Is Isildur1 Blom? I read that Blom denied it. However several sites have confirmed it and even high stakes poker blog refers to him as Blom all the time. Check this shit out:

Hastings Torches Isildur1 for up to $4.2 Million in Epic Poker Match - Poker News - CardPlayer.com: "At the end of a five-hour session that saw the two players battle at $500-$1,000 pot-limit Omaha, Hastings was up anywhere from $3.2 million to $4.2 million. (That discrepancy comes from the tenuous poker tracking sites out there, which give a good sense of what’s going on but fail to be completely accurate.) While the exact amount may not be known, it is clear that Hastings crushed him."

Is Isildur1 going to commit suicide before we find out who he REALLY is? If you want to give me the exclusive interview man I am here. I will even teach you how to play break even poker. It seems you need some lessons. I do like his responses in chat though. Shows that he might have the skills I have in playing breakeven poker:

Brian Hastings: i feel bad quitting tho
Brian Hastings: would be be cool w/ playing someone else?
Isildur1: just f off
Isildur1: wåfä’qqqqqqqnhjwe4nm
Isildur1: dW
Isildur1: GFE4¨ÅN,K N,KN,KN,KN,KN,KN,KN,KN,KN,KN,KN,KN,KN,K3
Isildur1: Q
Isildur1: u know how lucky u are ?
Brian Hastings: yes i know
Isildur1: i can promise this is the worst Brian Hastings: ill give you 30 more min if you want
Isildur1: luck anyone had
Brian Hastings: but im rly tired
Isildur1: k 30 mins more
Isildur1: take my last $$
Isildur1: i dont want it
Isildur1: ::S:S

The middle part is either a mental breakdown or some weird Icelandic or Nordic language. Not sure which but I think I would recognize it if it was a mental breakdown.

I fly out tomorrow and will be in Vegas around 8:00 Vegas time. I will head to the MGM. I might possibly stash my bag in my Hooters room otherwise I will give it to the MGM bag check people. They are really nice. You just say you are playing in the casino and they put your bag behind the desk. I am a little scared to see my Hooters room. Peace out.

Your Not the Only One

Blargh you retard your not the only one who can do Photoshop! How you like that you fucktard!

Blaaargggghh

I am not sure if his name is a noun, verb, or whatthefuck. Moron. Has nothing to do with the post. I just wanted to call him a fucking moron.

Life has been busy and not so busy. I was going to write a little about Thanksgiving. However there was nothing better to write. My sister is up to her old tricks opening credit cards in my name. So I told her I am calling the cops on her AGAIN. She then yelled at me and said I was a bad father and did not provide for my family yadda yadda. It is kind of funny to be told your a bad parent by someone who ignores their kid when he is having brain seizures and ships him off to Granma's so often he calls Grandma "mom". It is impossible to win a fight with a retard but I try. Internet poker has been good for SOMETHING at least.

Finally took care of that little court thing I mentioned before. I skipped the first two meetings then they finally said "WE ARE GOING TO ARREST YOU IF YOU MISS THIS ONE!".. so, reluctantly I went, and told the creditor to fuck off basically and so I am done with this bullshit. It did get interesting though. You borrow 6K. The creditor then says you owe them 12K. After they go to court and get it jacked up to 21K. You then get your own lawyer and owe 0K. Gotta love our system.

I miss CarmenSinCity blog posts. I talked to her last week or so and she said she is having computer problems. She said she is doing fine otherwise. Hopefully I will get to see her next weekend.

I am sort of looking forward to Vegas. Sometimes I get excited and other times I just can not. I know this is because I am depressed and nothing in life gets me very excited. I am sure I will have a good time though. I am staying at Hooters Hotel and doing the MGM Friday Night at the Bar, Saturday Blogger Tourney, and Sunday at the Sports Book. In between those activities I am totally free. If anyone needs my cell number again let me know. I probably have yours if you went to the last meeting. I will charge my phone up for the trip for sure. Will this be the year I finally see a hooker? I have never noticed one in Vegas. Will I finally get to a strip club? Never been to one in Vegas. Will a hooker Al-Roll me? Will I become handicapped from alcohol like Drizz? Will I step on little Iggy? All these fun questions will be answered soon enough. Until then enjoy.

Vegas Baby!

In response to "The Wife's" post. First off I don't see what goodness and light have to do with that time of the month. Totally opposite in my opinion. I am trying to get into an excited mood for this trip. Her post has helped a little. So here are my answers to her questions:

A. Drink until you have a tendency to say (or do) inappropriate things?

Umm.. Do I ever say anything appropriate?

B. Throw money around a table with friends without regard to probability, necessarily?

Not this year. Some years I like the pokering. This year I am thinking about hitting the bar and socializing whatever that might be. Apologies to Dawn for ruining her easiest way to get money for a plane ticket. Sorry Babe!

C. Hug anyone and anything you might have some passing familiarity with?

Sounds good to me! I may get smacked, arrested, and/or kicked in the sack. Might be fun though.

D. Kiss your friends, regardless of race, creed, nationality, gender, or poker-playing ability?

Now I KNOW that will get me arrested. So I guess I have to pass.

E. Listen to loud music played by grown up men wearing spandex?

Possibly.

F. Watch football with your 50+ closest virtual and actual friends?

Oh yeah. I am gonna let the kids place a bet on a full card parlay too. It is fun spending 10 bucks for a chance at a grand or so. Last time I missed it by 1 OT game. Fucking Hate Vince Young ever since.

G. Eat, drink and be merry?

Have you seen my tummy? OF COURSE!

H. Take photographic evidence?

I will leave that to others.

I. Do things that you might not want your children or your parents to know about, but that will give your pals story material for years to come?

Possible.

J. See me in purple?

Highlight of the trip for sure!

Garthmeister J

Hey I am in Team Waffles for the Last Longer Challenge that PokerStars added a zillion bucks to. Thank you giant lovable poker entity!!! I may have dissension in the ranks so you might hear my team called The Corporation or Team I like to Wear Superman Underoos. Do not be fooled though it is all about me and Team Waffles it is.

A slightly worse player than me is looking for partners. There can be only one Waffles but he is not so bad. He is a good guy even if he watches ghey Chef shows. So if anyone is looking to get into the last longer challenge in Vegas give this guy a comment.

I will be posting more on Thanksgiving later even though you all ignored my last post! Fuckers I hate you all. Latah.