Bad Day Today!!

Well, today is not going as it should. It appears that I have caused a few problems, and I would like to apologize to everyone affected by it. What I thought was a harmless act has caused a major headache not only for me but for someone who had alot more at stake than myself. I hope that what has happened will not cause any bad feelings toward me, although if it does, I can understand. If for some reason you read this, please know that I in no way meant for this to happen, and I feel really bad about it. Please accept my apology.

The Song for today!!

Not sure how many of you have ever heard this song, but it is in my Top 10. Something about this song just relates how I feel alot of the time, and everytime I listen to it I get chills. So take a listen, and i know alot of you may not like the music or understand the lyrics so I am going to post them below. Please just listen to the song, and let me know what you think.

WORLD SO COLD - Mudvayne

When passion's lost and all the trust is gone,
Way too far, for way too long
Children crying, cast out and neglected,
Only in a world so cold, only in a world This cold
Hold the hand of your best friend,
look into their eyes Then watch them drift away
Some might say, we've done the wrong things,
For way too long, for way too long

Fever inside the storm, So I'm turning away.
Away from the name (Calling your names)
Away from the stones (Throw sticks and stones)
'Cause I'm through mending the wounds of us
Keep your thorns 'Cause I'm running away,
Away from the games (Fucking head games)
Away from the space (Hate this head space)
The circumstances of a world so cold

burning whispers, Remind me of the days,
I was left alone, in a world this cold
Guilty of the same things, provoked by The cause,
I've left alone, in a world so cold

Fever inside the storm, So I'm turning away.
Away from the name (Calling your names)
Away from the stones (Throw sticks and stones)
'Cause I'm through mending the wounds of us
Keep your thorns 'Cause I'm running away,
Away from the games (Fucking head games)
Away from the space (Hate this head space)
The circumstances of a world so cold
I'm flying, I'm flying away,
Away from the names (Calling your names)
Away from the games (Fucking head games)
The circumstances of a world so cold

Why does everyone feel like my enemy,
Don't want any part of depression or Darkness,
I've had enough sick and tired, bring the sun, or I'm gone, Or I'm gone
I'm backing out, I'm no pawn, No mother-fucking slave to this,
Never lied Never left
Never lived Never loved
Never lost Never hurt
Never worry about being me, or anyone else
Not a care, no concern, don't give a shit about Anything
Backing out, giving up, no mother-fucking Slave to this,
Never lied Never left
Never lived Never loved
Never lost Never hurt
Never worry about being me, or anyone else
Not a care, no concern, don't give a shit about Anything,

I need to find a darkened corner, A lightless corner,
Where it's safer and calmer,
I'm turning away.
Away from the name (Calling your names)
Away from the stones (Throw sticks and stones)
'Cause I'm through mending the wounds of us
I'm running away,
Away from the games (Fucking head games)
Away from the space (Hate this head space)
The circumstances of a world so cold I'm flying, I'm flying away,
Away from the names (Calling your names)
Away from the games (Fucking head games)
The circumstances of a world so cold

Poker.com Winter Championships

Hello Everyone, today kicks off the Poker.com Winter championships. This is a series of 7 events to be held with the overall points leaders winning a seat to his/her choice of WSOP, WPT, or 2008 Aussie Millions. The first event will be held today at 1800 est. Here is a schedule of the events:

#1 Limit Holdem Jan 22 - 1800 EST
Buy in - $11 $2000 Guaranteed

#2 NL Holdem Shorthanded Jan 23 - 1800 EST
Buy in - $11 $2500 Guaranteed

#3 InterContinental NL Holdem Jan 24 - 1400 EST
Buy in - $25 $2500 Guaranteed

#4 American NL Holdem Jan 25 - 2000 EST
Buy in - #25 $2500 Guaranteed

#5 PL Omaha Jan 26 - 1800 EST
Buy in - $16.50 $3000 Guaranteed

#6 NL Holdem Deep Stacked Jan 27 - 1500 EST
Buy in - $25 $5000 Guaranteed

#7 Main Event NL Holdem Jan 28 - 1500 EST
Buy in $60 $30,000 Guaranteed


This will be a great series of games for this week, hope to see alot of people there. As of now I would like to play them all but am unsure if I can make the whole schedule. Hopefully there will be a great turnout. Good Luck to all those who are playing.

Hello Again!!!

Sorry it been a while since I posted. Been really busy. Well, Version 4 of poker.com is out. Still a few bugs. Hopefully they start awarding comp points for the new games. Love the new smileys, "cigar" being my personal favorite. LOL The new Poker.com Forum league season has begun. Our team is off to a slow start, but im sure things will change soon. Gonna have to break-out the Ninja skills, that and keep the Geordies sober. Pfft Right LOL Cant wait for Scotlady's Birthday game, Gonna be a blast!!! Hopefully things go well for everyone this new year. Hope I can keep things on the up n up. Well thats it for now. Hope things slow down so I can update regularly.

OHH What a donktastic morning!!!

AHHHHHHH!!!!!! What the hell is going on with my luck. 4 games this morning so far and 4 times donked out on the river. First game was $2 (50max). Started out great. Was chipleader most of the game. Get to 12 peeps left to go and some donkey allin for 6k with QJoff. I held KK so as usual I make the call. What do you know!!! He rivers a straight leaving me short. So after a few blind I am shortstack and am forced to go in with K9d, and of course someone calls with QJ off n hits a queen on the river. DOH!!! Out in 8th....$0.

Next game is the 300 guaranteed. Smooth sailing most of the game. Till there are 11 people left. I am in BB with A9c. Small blind (been donking all game) calls so I raise, he calls and flop comes Ah 9c 4h. So I bet, he calls. Turn is 3c. Now I am potted in casue with only 1500 chips left and the pot at around 4k. So i all in and he calls showing 10c 4c. WTF was he doing!! And as usual, rivers a flush. AHHHHH!!!! out 11th.....$0

The next game is the $1 (50 max). Was chipleader most of the game as well. Didn't get many hands so by time FT came I was about middle in chips. Biding my time I finally pick up a hand, AQoff. Couple people call BB so I raise. Everyone fold except one Donk who allins with A7 off. I figured I was good since this guy was doing dumb shit all game. So I call. And I bet you can guess what happened next. Of course, river 7. WTF!!! Out 7th....$2.50

The last and the one that pisses me off the most, the $200 teed. Was doing great all game. Get to FT and am sitting in top 3. Blinds hit me for a bit, but no big deal, still sittin 3/6 with around 9k. Sitting in BB I get dealt JJ. Few peeps call the $800 blind so I raise to $2400. Everyone folds but the chipleader who is sitting fat around 30k. Flop comes 10 6 4 rainbow. He bets 1600, so I go allin. The auto calls and shows 33, WTF?????? And once again, this donkey hits a 3 on the river, killing me!!!!! Out 5th.....$12.72

When will it stop?? It better soon or I may just be giving up this silly game!!

And I am sure there are a few of you out there who are thinking, 4 games, 4 top 11 finishes, why are you crying. Thats not the point here. Who likes settling for making FT or making the money! Not me!

Hope your day has been better than mine!!

Be safe!!

Hope everyone had a nice Christmas. Mine was great. Hope that everyone avoids the crazy people during the new year and has safe celebration. I will be staying home and far away from the drunks. LOL Also I have found a great test for everyone. Its a really good test and the results are very accurate....try it:

http://www.sailinganarchy.com/general/2002/cool_test.htm

Take care everyone, see you next time!!

My Wild Ride at MIS

So who says that it doesn't pay to smoke. This past summer I was invited by the nice folks at Marlboro to take part in a ride-a-long program they were sponsering at MIS (Michigan International Raceway). I was allowed to bring 1 person with me for the 4 hour event. Needless to say, IT WAS AWESOME!!!The morning started off at 8 am with registration and introductions. They then lead us out to the first event, which was laps on the 1 1/2 mile oval in an IROC series car (pictured above). At first I thought, "No big deal", since I have been over 120mph in my sisters car on I-475 in Flint. But let me tell you, I was not ready for this. First lap was ok, just getting up to speed. The second lap we were flying. Going down the back straight away about 170, I was expecting the driver to roll off the throttle a little bit going into the corner. This was not the case. He dove into the corner and I was instantly pinned to the passenger side frame rail. All the blood started rushing to my head and it felt like if we were to bounce too much, or lose just a litle bit of tire grip, we were going to fly off the embankment. What a rush!!! A few laps of that and I was ready to become a driver myself.



The next event was laps on a road course in a Panoz GT. This was a totally different kind of racing. Strapped in to this car, I kinda felt like I was in a Go-kart. But once we got going, I knew this was going to be a different kind of ride. As with the first event, the first lap was just a warm up. As we started the second lap, the driver hit about 135 on the straight away, only to slam on the breaks at the end so we could make a hairpin turn. Zippin in and out of the corners, I really don't think the tires ever stoppped squealing. The G-forces were incredible. I now see why they make the drivers wear the head and neck supports. Without them your head would bounce all over the place. This was by far the best ride of the day.



The final event of the day was Drifting in a racing version of the Ford Mustang. This event was a blast. Now I had been drifting before, but it was in a late 70's Monte Carlo in the snow, not a brand new Mustang on dry pavement. Now this ride, I took some notes. Lots of stearing wheel acton needed to make these cars slide around so well, along with well timed throttle action. Just to damn bad my car is front wheel drive. DOH!!



The day ended with our group, which was about 20 people total, heading to a conference room for lunch and refreshments. Nothing fancy, just sandwiches and soda. As we were sitting there enjoying the break from the heat (July, bout 95 degrees with 98% humidity, nasty), the door popped open and in walked NASCAR legend Rusty Wallace. He then sat with us for about 30 minutes answering questions, signing autographs and taking pictures.


Overall the day was a blast!! The only bad part about the deal was that I had to take a day off of work, but who wouldn't for a once in a lifetime chance like this. If the opportunity ever presents it self again, I am all over it. And I suggest that everyone over the age of 21 take the time to go to smokersignup.com and fill out the registration form, smoker or not, because you may be next.

New Blog Feature

Hello Everyone....So excited. Just got music on my blog. Going to try and feature a new song everyday, some you may have heard, some you may have not. I listen to all kinds of music and would like to share some of my favorites with you. Hopefully you like the songs, and hopefully I am able to open your eyes to some new music. I try to listen to everything once with an open mind. Although I am not a huge fan of rap music, there are a few songs that I like. So hopefully you will enjoy the selections I choose. Any feedback on the music would be greatly appreciated.

Chip

Poker.com Version 4.0

Hello again everyone, just a quick post to let everyone know about Version 4.0. This morning I recieved an email about beta testing the new version. Like a few others, I am having trouble with the link. I have talked to support and they told me it should be working, but I have found that everyone I talked to is having the same problem. So I will keep trying the link and hopefully it will work soon. Really looking forward to the new version with all the great new games on it. Everyone should check there email to see if they have recieved this as well. Until next time....

Chip

5th Street Charity Ball

Hello again everyone, just a quick post to remind everyone of the 5th Street Charity Ball on Poker.com. This is a wonderful game held on the 1st of every month with half of the proceeds going to the Make-a Wish Foundation. The game is a $2.20 buy-in with (3) rebuys allowed and an add-on at the break. The best part about this game, well, besides the charity and the great people who will be playing, is that the winner gets the great charity game accolade. When I see a person with a charity game accolade, it lets me know that that person cares about others. So please everyone, tell a friend, a relative, or your next door neighbor who you cant stand. The bigger the turn-out the better. Its a great time and its a great cause. Hope to see everyone there.

Chip

Thursday, Dec 21st 1K

Well, I gave it my all. Started off fast with a triple up on the first hand. Was pretty slow going after that. Thought that I played well the whole game, but the trophy was still just out of my reach. One of these days I will finish off one of these games with a win, just not today. But who is really going to comlain about free money. I love free money!!! I guess I will have to settle with 4th place, the story of my life. Better luck tomorrow.

Chip

Just starting up

Hello everyone, just starting to work on this blog. Can be quite difficult, especially when you are computer illiterate. Hope to get things up and going soon. Got some great help from a few friends and with a little more, it might turn out ok. LOL Thanks to everyone who has helped me along the way. Hope to make this a great blog that many people will follow. Take care everyone and I will try to update frequently.

Chip