Well, at least we had some laughs..

saving world hunger one river raise at a time

acmastrpiece — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 22:24:38 +0000

PokerStars Game #12295173595: HORSE (7 Card Stud Hi/Lo Limit, $5/$10) – 2007/09/27 – 04:37:55 (ET)
Table ‘Aquarius II’ 8-max
Seat 1: karpediem ($100.75 in chips)
Seat 2: CawfeKid ($156.50 in chips)
Seat 3: DrunkoMaster ($263.50 in chips)
Seat 4: Guty ($125.75 in chips)
Seat 5: greg_e ($97 in chips)
Seat 6: ACMastrpiece ($299 in chips)
CawfeKid: posts the ante $0.50
DrunkoMaster: posts the ante $0.50
Guty: posts the ante $0.50
greg_e: posts the ante $0.50
ACMastrpiece: posts the ante $0.50
karpediem: posts the ante $0.50
*** 3rd STREET ***
Dealt to karpediem [2d]
Dealt to CawfeKid [4d]
Dealt to DrunkoMaster [Ah]
Dealt to Guty [Ts]
Dealt to greg_e [8s]
Dealt to ACMastrpiece [4s Ac 3h]
karpediem: brings in for $2
CawfeKid: raises $3 to $5
DrunkoMaster: folds
Guty: folds
greg_e: folds
ACMastrpiece: calls $5
karpediem: folds
*** 4th STREET ***
Dealt to CawfeKid [4d] [9d]
Dealt to ACMastrpiece [4s Ac 3h] [9h]
CawfeKid: bets $5
ACMastrpiece: calls $5
*** 5th STREET ***
Dealt to CawfeKid [4d 9d] [Jc]
Dealt to ACMastrpiece [4s Ac 3h 9h] [Kh]
ACMastrpiece: bets $10
CawfeKid: calls $10
*** 6th STREET ***
Dealt to CawfeKid [4d 9d Jc] [4h]
Dealt to ACMastrpiece [4s Ac 3h 9h Kh] [6s]
CawfeKid: bets $10
ACMastrpiece: calls $10
*** RIVER ***
Dealt to ACMastrpiece [4s Ac 3h 9h Kh 6s] [5d]
CawfeKid: bets $10
ACMastrpiece: raises $10 to $20
CawfeKid: folds
ACMastrpiece collected $82 from pot
ACMastrpiece: doesn’t show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $85 | Rake $3
Seat 1: karpediem folded on the 3rd Street
Seat 2: CawfeKid folded on the River
Seat 3: DrunkoMaster folded on the 3rd Street (didn’t bet)
Seat 4: Guty folded on the 3rd Street (didn’t bet)
Seat 5: greg_e folded on the 3rd Street (didn’t bet)
Seat 6: ACMastrpiece collected ($82)

I love when they give me free $

acmastrpiece — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 05:19:28 +0000

Man, I feel like an old man in the poker world even though ive only been around since 2004 – at least in the online forum.

As recent as last summer, there were tons of poker sites.. since the great frist fiasco, there is only a few left. I am somewhat hopeful that they will spring up again. But now that the sites are so few, they don’t have to give out bonuses to their players like they used to to get new players.

I got a reload bonus from pokerstars recently for the wcoop for over 100 but not much more than that. And it brings back good memories.

Hopefully I can relive those again.

If stars is my wife…

acmastrpiece — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 20:43:37 +0000

UB is definetely my mistress…

Poker as a GF

acmastrpiece — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 17:57:44 +0000

I recently celebrated my 20th birthday. That marked the end of the 4th summer I made my income by playing cards. I have been in the game for over 3 1/2 years, and I am still a year away from being able to legally swig booze.

But if there is anything I have learned from cards, is that poker is a royal mind fuck flushing time down the toilet. Days where you lose hundreds of dollars with the intention of just flipping on the switch again tomorrow is like patiently stabbing yourself in the eyes with shards of glass that broke from the window that got a rock thrown through it.

Lessons like learning where you can play Q9s in position, that transform into whether playing 7QT9 single suited out of the blinds are not relevant to winning on a consistent basis as much as figuring out how to deal with swings, and not letting the game consume too much of your supposedly socially intelligent life.

That is what real winners can do. Yea, being a degenerate can have its own sex appeal, but what is the use of that when you spend 14 hours a day in front of your computer trying to figure out how the 12th version of Kaiser Soze(KeyserSoze, KyzerSauze…etc, its all really ridiculous) has beat you with TT37 single suited after limping UTG and check calling every single street.

It’s tiring to lose, so when you are losing about 45% of ‘sessions’(i have it in quotes because it looks more pro. wait no, its cause pokertracker tracks ‘sessions’ based on single tables, while i am playing multiple tables) life doesn’t look as fun as it did 1200 dollars ago.

So yea, these things all suck. But what do you do to work against things like these?

What I try to do(i.e. what you should not do):

- Hold your breath until the tide turns into your favor

- Become a Zen Master who always ‘wins’

- spend 14 hours a day in front of my computer trying to figure out how the 12th version of Kaiser Soze(KeyserSoze, KyzerSauze…etc, its all really ridiculous) has beat me with TT37 single suited after limping UTG and check calling every single street.

- Take lots of time off

-Bitch about why you have to take time off for ‘mental difficulties’

I mean really, it feels like whenever I quit for a week, month, or a couple days, I am going on the DL for cards, only it is like when you are trying to figure out what 3rd RB to start in a fantasy league when you have 4 guys who are ‘out indefinetely’

But anyways, this is about where I’m at.

GG for now, Alex

So Here It Is

acmastrpiece — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 16:59:56 +0000

This blog is a device of my own, and I will use it to write about the issues I find important/hilarious. These categories are mostly centered around:

- Playing Cards, Prop Betting, OMFGSFRIGGED type stuff

- Sports: Generally regarding(although not limited to) the SF Giants, GSW Hoops, or SF Niners.

- College Stuff: stuff involving what I do at college.(didn’t guess that did you)

- If there is one thing I am sure of, my blog will be in one of 3 states.

1: Neglect – oops I haven’t posted in a while = I don’t have anything interesting to say.

2: Regular Care – I would guess a post every 5 or so days

3: Overuse - HAH

GG for now, Alex

Woo

acmastrpiece — Sun, 09 Jul 2006 07:28:57 +0000

Somewhere to bitch about shit.