If you read this and don't realize that its the second results post, you might think that I had just re-posted week one's results. As it turns out thebmorekid has more than just beginners luck, and successfully defended his Horsey Ride title from the first week. Not only that, but hslaw is proving to be a great bridesmaid as he finished second for the second week in a row. Newcomer toilets took 3rd place and yours truly was the bubble boy.
Interesting notes from week 2
crazydiggity set a land speed record for exiting a limit event. He was out in ten hands and obviously had something better to do on Sunday evening. Maybe there was a special Desperate Housewives that I wasn't aware of...
Hold'em (3 KO's), Stud Hi-Lo (2 KO's), and Omaha Hi-Lo (2 KO's) were the games that caused the most devastation.
hslaw was the primary executioner, taking out 4 of the 10 players who entered.
We had two new entrants this week, BlueHen226 and toilets, both OM Rounders who have occasionally made it to the weekly cash game.
Tune in next week to see if thebmorekid can pull off the three-peat and if I can get on the board.
Monday, March 24, 2008
Sunday, March 16, 2008
The Horsey Ride
Tonight we had the first Horsey Ride, a private tournament for OM Rounders and their friends. We had 12 players show up to test the full range of their poker skills. Proving that innaugural tournaments are his speciality, thebmorekid took it down. Proving that in-depth knowledge of all the games isn't required, hslaw06 took 2nd and spoiled a father-son duel between thebmorekid and 3rd place finisher xojones.
Other noteable events from the first Horsey Ride:
mind27 was the first player to bust out. Mr. Piccalino got him on the last hand of Stud Hi.
xojones was the biggest executioner of the tourney, taking out 4 players, including the tournament host, yours truly.
Players were busted in each of the games, 3 in holdem and 2 each in all of the other games.
Hopefully all the OM Rounders who played had a good time. This event will be played each week on Sunday at 9:30 p.m. If you are reading this blog and are interested in playing, leave a comment and I'll get back to you.
Other noteable events from the first Horsey Ride:
mind27 was the first player to bust out. Mr. Piccalino got him on the last hand of Stud Hi.
xojones was the biggest executioner of the tourney, taking out 4 players, including the tournament host, yours truly.
Players were busted in each of the games, 3 in holdem and 2 each in all of the other games.
Hopefully all the OM Rounders who played had a good time. This event will be played each week on Sunday at 9:30 p.m. If you are reading this blog and are interested in playing, leave a comment and I'll get back to you.
Friday, March 7, 2008
People just like you and I are out there...
Maybe this should be titled "People just like you and ME are out there..." and I'm sure someone will correct me on it. If that's how you spend your time, correcting obscure blogger's gramatical errors, then I hope you have a high paying job and can afford to pay your friends.
To make my point, there are a bunch of us who like to publish our frequent bad beat stories and rare successes on this thing that Al Gore invented. Just check out the Battle of the Bloggers on Full Tilt Poker. I had no idea that such a thing existed, then thebmorekid tells me that there is a series of 5 tournaments a week for 13 WEEKS!!!! And all it is are tournaments hosted by bloggers for the right to be named king of the bloggers (and go to the WSOP main event). I don't know about you, but being named King of the Bloggers is kind of like being named the best one-legged hooker. I mean, take a look at the population you're being compared to. But alas, I am a blogger by virtue of the fact that I type my thoughts into this computer and publish them on the internet for any random passer by to read. From what I've seen, there aren't many random passer's by, but I'm having some fun anyway.
Since my posts from the last few weeks have sounded about as exciting as the waning moments of Leaving Las Vegas, I should let you know that I cashed last night in my 2nd Battle of the Bloggers tournament. Now keep in mind, I didn't win any money, but I did get points, and as thebmorekid says, "points are all that matter." I don't know if I agree with him, but I lasted longer than him and jmlabrie18, the only other two Bmore Brawlers or OMRounders in the event. So that's gotta be good for something, maybe a toy from a cracker jack box or the free newspaper they keep delivering to my house. But it's something, right?!?!?
Anyway, this weekend is crazy, fantasy baseball draft and poker tournament on Saturday followed by the SHOW on Sunday. I'll post something else about the SHOW, but it is hands down, the best home game rebuy tournament I've ever played in and it's filled with enough donkeys to take you, your family, and your distant relatives down to the bottom of the Grand Canyon and back.
To make my point, there are a bunch of us who like to publish our frequent bad beat stories and rare successes on this thing that Al Gore invented. Just check out the Battle of the Bloggers on Full Tilt Poker. I had no idea that such a thing existed, then thebmorekid tells me that there is a series of 5 tournaments a week for 13 WEEKS!!!! And all it is are tournaments hosted by bloggers for the right to be named king of the bloggers (and go to the WSOP main event). I don't know about you, but being named King of the Bloggers is kind of like being named the best one-legged hooker. I mean, take a look at the population you're being compared to. But alas, I am a blogger by virtue of the fact that I type my thoughts into this computer and publish them on the internet for any random passer by to read. From what I've seen, there aren't many random passer's by, but I'm having some fun anyway.
Since my posts from the last few weeks have sounded about as exciting as the waning moments of Leaving Las Vegas, I should let you know that I cashed last night in my 2nd Battle of the Bloggers tournament. Now keep in mind, I didn't win any money, but I did get points, and as thebmorekid says, "points are all that matter." I don't know if I agree with him, but I lasted longer than him and jmlabrie18, the only other two Bmore Brawlers or OMRounders in the event. So that's gotta be good for something, maybe a toy from a cracker jack box or the free newspaper they keep delivering to my house. But it's something, right?!?!?
Anyway, this weekend is crazy, fantasy baseball draft and poker tournament on Saturday followed by the SHOW on Sunday. I'll post something else about the SHOW, but it is hands down, the best home game rebuy tournament I've ever played in and it's filled with enough donkeys to take you, your family, and your distant relatives down to the bottom of the Grand Canyon and back.
Monday, March 3, 2008
Lots going on, not much poker
I'm not playing as much as usual, which admittedly is quite a bit. I had a conference in Nashville last week for work that took up 3 full days. For the record, I was at the Gaylord Opryland and that place is the biggest hotel I've ever been in that didn't have a casino. I probably could have organized a game with a bunch of people I work with, but after giving it some thought, I decided that drinking until closing for three straight nights was a better idea.
So I get home from the conference, and two days later, our offer on a house is accepted. Now, we weren't looking to move, but this was a deal that was too good to pass up. So the past few days have been spent feverishly getting our house ready to go on the market. If you know anyone who's looking for a house just north of Baltimore, please post a comment on this blog. I know there are only two people reading this, so I'm not counting on anything, but hey, a guy can hope, right?
So that has kept me from my usual diet of online poker almost nightly and live games at least once a week. This upcoming weekend is my fantasy baseball draft combined with a fun poker tourney. I might also get in a game on Thursday night, or possibly get into kibl's tourney on Sunday. Nothing like a $80 rebuy tourney with 50+ of your closest friends.
As you will see from thebmorekid's blog, my showings have not been that impressive in the brawl and my wife, Momx2, is ahead of me on both the money and KO lists. I hope to improve on those numbers this Wednesday, but I just don't feel like I've been running that well. I know its a self fulfilling prophecy, so I just need to take a step back and stop thinking that way. Hopefully this little unplanned break will give me the perspective I need.
So I get home from the conference, and two days later, our offer on a house is accepted. Now, we weren't looking to move, but this was a deal that was too good to pass up. So the past few days have been spent feverishly getting our house ready to go on the market. If you know anyone who's looking for a house just north of Baltimore, please post a comment on this blog. I know there are only two people reading this, so I'm not counting on anything, but hey, a guy can hope, right?
So that has kept me from my usual diet of online poker almost nightly and live games at least once a week. This upcoming weekend is my fantasy baseball draft combined with a fun poker tourney. I might also get in a game on Thursday night, or possibly get into kibl's tourney on Sunday. Nothing like a $80 rebuy tourney with 50+ of your closest friends.
As you will see from thebmorekid's blog, my showings have not been that impressive in the brawl and my wife, Momx2, is ahead of me on both the money and KO lists. I hope to improve on those numbers this Wednesday, but I just don't feel like I've been running that well. I know its a self fulfilling prophecy, so I just need to take a step back and stop thinking that way. Hopefully this little unplanned break will give me the perspective I need.
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