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%#$#$!$*%& - I LOST!!!
After all that trouble, I lost in the second round - about 50th out of 240 left in the tournament. The top 36 went on to the playoffs.
Just goes to show...you can know how to bluff, know about pot odds, and all that stuff, but once in a while, you STILL need to get good cards, which I DIDN'T get.
Oh well, there's always next year.
TTFN,
Tuesday, May 9, 2006
Friday, May 5, 2006
WOW...it's been a long time since I've posted.
Okokok... I haven't put up Christmas pics, or posted anything since New Year's Eve. I've been busy. I'll post that stuff later.
I'm playing in the Degree Poker Championship again. I ALMOST didn't get to play...
In order to get into the Degree Poker Championship (DPC), a person had to go online and fill out a form. There were draws for five or six consecutive weeks, and if your name was picked, you got to play. I got the call on April 6th, telling me that more details, and a waiver form, would be sent to me via email. That email never came. I phoned, and emailed, and finally received another voicemail on April 26th, telling me that another email was sent that afternoon. That email never showed up in my email box either.
Not knowing WHICH preliminary round I was in, but knowing that the first preliminary tournament was at 8AM on May 3rd, I showed up there at around 530 AM (you had to be there two hours early to register), I gave them my series of emails, and was told that they would look into it, and to come back at 6 AM. When I came back, my emails were sitting on the desk of the person who was checking IDs, and I was told that I would have to wait until the line cleared before I would be taken care of. I stood there for forty-five minutes until the line cleared, only to be told that because they hadn't received my waiver within 48 hours of their email, I wouldn't be allowed to play. My head nearly exploded!!! I calmly (well, as calmly as I could through clenched teeth) explained to the guy that I had been emailing, and phoning since I received the initial call on April 6th, saying that I had not received the email. When I asked to see the person running the tournament, I was told that he was off on tournament business elsewhere in the casino. I was then told that my only other option would be to go stand in line for a walk-up place in one of the other preliminary tournaments.
As part of the DPC the Casino was given about 20 "walk-up" seats per preliminary tournament for their customers, and it was a draw. When I went to stand in line at about 7:45, there were already a couple of hundred people in line, and they weren't taking any names until 8 AM.
I was standing in line, fuming and talking to a guy standing in line with me, when I got a tap on my shoulder. It was one of the tournament directors. He apologized for the confusion, and said that I shouldn't lose the oportunity to play, simply because of a technical glitch. They had to verify my story before they let me play, and I guess having me stand in the Walk-up line was one sure way to keep me in the casino while they sorted it all out.
I was escorted to the Tournament Registration desk, and had to fill out the waiver forms, both for the tournament, and TSN (Canadian equivalent to ESPN, for you Americans). I hope I answered the skill-testing question correctly, I was so flustered. I was then given my seat assignment and I went into the room where the tournament ws being held.
It was just like last year's tournament, in that blinds went up every 20 minutes. By the end, they were at $3000-6000 with a $300 ante. I won a few pots at the beginning, but then could hardly get a face card to save my life. I was pretty short stacked, and when I would finally get a decent hand, I would go all-in before the flop, only to have everyone fold to me, buying me another round.
The preliminary tournaments played down to 20. As we neared 20, people were getting more and more cautious. At our table, one guy two seats over from me was all-in on his big blind, because that was all he had left. The big stack called him (he was small blind), and had him dominated. That was player #21. I made it to the next round!!! Someone leaned over to me and said "Ya know..." I finished the thought "...in two hands, that would have been me. Yeah, yeah...but it WASN'T!" I don't know who I felt worse for, the guy who went out in 21st place, or they guy who went out in the FIRST hand of the tournament, with his full house beaten by four of a kind.
More on Monday night...
TTFN,
Okokok... I haven't put up Christmas pics, or posted anything since New Year's Eve. I've been busy. I'll post that stuff later.
I'm playing in the Degree Poker Championship again. I ALMOST didn't get to play...
In order to get into the Degree Poker Championship (DPC), a person had to go online and fill out a form. There were draws for five or six consecutive weeks, and if your name was picked, you got to play. I got the call on April 6th, telling me that more details, and a waiver form, would be sent to me via email. That email never came. I phoned, and emailed, and finally received another voicemail on April 26th, telling me that another email was sent that afternoon. That email never showed up in my email box either.
Not knowing WHICH preliminary round I was in, but knowing that the first preliminary tournament was at 8AM on May 3rd, I showed up there at around 530 AM (you had to be there two hours early to register), I gave them my series of emails, and was told that they would look into it, and to come back at 6 AM. When I came back, my emails were sitting on the desk of the person who was checking IDs, and I was told that I would have to wait until the line cleared before I would be taken care of. I stood there for forty-five minutes until the line cleared, only to be told that because they hadn't received my waiver within 48 hours of their email, I wouldn't be allowed to play. My head nearly exploded!!! I calmly (well, as calmly as I could through clenched teeth) explained to the guy that I had been emailing, and phoning since I received the initial call on April 6th, saying that I had not received the email. When I asked to see the person running the tournament, I was told that he was off on tournament business elsewhere in the casino. I was then told that my only other option would be to go stand in line for a walk-up place in one of the other preliminary tournaments.
As part of the DPC the Casino was given about 20 "walk-up" seats per preliminary tournament for their customers, and it was a draw. When I went to stand in line at about 7:45, there were already a couple of hundred people in line, and they weren't taking any names until 8 AM.
I was standing in line, fuming and talking to a guy standing in line with me, when I got a tap on my shoulder. It was one of the tournament directors. He apologized for the confusion, and said that I shouldn't lose the oportunity to play, simply because of a technical glitch. They had to verify my story before they let me play, and I guess having me stand in the Walk-up line was one sure way to keep me in the casino while they sorted it all out.
I was escorted to the Tournament Registration desk, and had to fill out the waiver forms, both for the tournament, and TSN (Canadian equivalent to ESPN, for you Americans). I hope I answered the skill-testing question correctly, I was so flustered. I was then given my seat assignment and I went into the room where the tournament ws being held.
It was just like last year's tournament, in that blinds went up every 20 minutes. By the end, they were at $3000-6000 with a $300 ante. I won a few pots at the beginning, but then could hardly get a face card to save my life. I was pretty short stacked, and when I would finally get a decent hand, I would go all-in before the flop, only to have everyone fold to me, buying me another round.
The preliminary tournaments played down to 20. As we neared 20, people were getting more and more cautious. At our table, one guy two seats over from me was all-in on his big blind, because that was all he had left. The big stack called him (he was small blind), and had him dominated. That was player #21. I made it to the next round!!! Someone leaned over to me and said "Ya know..." I finished the thought "...in two hands, that would have been me. Yeah, yeah...but it WASN'T!" I don't know who I felt worse for, the guy who went out in 21st place, or they guy who went out in the FIRST hand of the tournament, with his full house beaten by four of a kind.
More on Monday night...
TTFN,
Saturday, December 31, 2005
Saturday, December 24, 2005
Wednesday, December 14, 2005
I survived Port Elgin
I came back from Port Elgin, which is where the CAW Education Centre is located. I went for a one-week Health and Safety course. It's one in a series of four or five courses. This one was a general course in Health and safety, with participants from all over Canada. In my class (there were two sections that week), there were miners from BC, a rail worker, a couple of guys from a bus manufacturer in Winnipeg, a guy from a courier company, a bunch from the Big 3, and me, the lone clerical worker. It was an interesting experience... can't wait to go back for the next course, which is being offered at the end of March!
Pics from the event are here. If you're from the class and reading this, and have pics, send them to me.
TTFN,
I came back from Port Elgin, which is where the CAW Education Centre is located. I went for a one-week Health and Safety course. It's one in a series of four or five courses. This one was a general course in Health and safety, with participants from all over Canada. In my class (there were two sections that week), there were miners from BC, a rail worker, a couple of guys from a bus manufacturer in Winnipeg, a guy from a courier company, a bunch from the Big 3, and me, the lone clerical worker. It was an interesting experience... can't wait to go back for the next course, which is being offered at the end of March!
Pics from the event are here. If you're from the class and reading this, and have pics, send them to me.
TTFN,
Wednesday, November 9, 2005
Hey Look Everyone!!!
Rick Mercer has blog!!! http://rickmercer.blogspot.com/
It's about time....
TTFN,
C
Rick Mercer has blog!!! http://rickmercer.blogspot.com/
It's about time....
TTFN,
C
Monday, October 10, 2005
Wallace & Gromit's history - GONE!!!
Sets and models from Aardman Animations went up in flames yesterday, including sets from the Wallace and Gromit animated shorts, and Chicken Run!
Links - Ain't It Cool News - BBC News - Daily Telegraph
I'm depressed - I'm going to bed now...
TTFN
Sets and models from Aardman Animations went up in flames yesterday, including sets from the Wallace and Gromit animated shorts, and Chicken Run!
Links - Ain't It Cool News - BBC News - Daily Telegraph
I'm depressed - I'm going to bed now...
TTFN
Friday, October 7, 2005
Pokerstars Bloggers Tournament
Pokerstars is holding a tournament for people who run a blog, like ME.
It will be held on October 23, 2005 at 4 pm.
As part of the registration process, they want us to post this on our blogs.....
Wish me luck....
TTFN.....
Pokerstars is holding a tournament for people who run a blog, like ME.
It will be held on October 23, 2005 at 4 pm.
As part of the registration process, they want us to post this on our blogs.....
I have registered to play in the
Online Poker Blogger Championship!
This event is powered by PokerStars.
Registration code: 8403751
Wish me luck....
TTFN.....
Sunday, September 11, 2005
Kristen's Birthday present arrives
My birthday was a few weeks ago, but Kristen's bead shipment hadn't arrived in time. Her much-anticipated present arrived on Friday. Isn't it beautiful? Lampwork glass beads and little pink pearls and quartz beads make this bracelet and earring set a real beauty!!! Doesn't she do awesome work?
In other birthday news, Greg's parents gave me Greg's grandfather's stamp collection. I started collecting stamps again a few years ago, so Greg's parents thought that this family heirloom would be an interesting addition to my collection. I haven't seen some of these types of albums since I was a kid, so I was really excited. Greg bought me the Muppet show, season 1 DVD collection, and the Vanity Project CD. The Vanity project is Steven Page, from the Barenaked Ladies, solo project, and I had it on my Amazon.com wish list. There are some really great tracks on it.
The Oakes family's annual Christmas in July (on Civic Holiday weekend) reunion was held at Greg's Aunt Nancy's house. I only took a few pics, and they didn't turn out too well, so I'm not posting them.
More news later...
TTFN
My birthday was a few weeks ago, but Kristen's bead shipment hadn't arrived in time. Her much-anticipated present arrived on Friday. Isn't it beautiful? Lampwork glass beads and little pink pearls and quartz beads make this bracelet and earring set a real beauty!!! Doesn't she do awesome work?
In other birthday news, Greg's parents gave me Greg's grandfather's stamp collection. I started collecting stamps again a few years ago, so Greg's parents thought that this family heirloom would be an interesting addition to my collection. I haven't seen some of these types of albums since I was a kid, so I was really excited. Greg bought me the Muppet show, season 1 DVD collection, and the Vanity Project CD. The Vanity project is Steven Page, from the Barenaked Ladies, solo project, and I had it on my Amazon.com wish list. There are some really great tracks on it.
The Oakes family's annual Christmas in July (on Civic Holiday weekend) reunion was held at Greg's Aunt Nancy's house. I only took a few pics, and they didn't turn out too well, so I'm not posting them.
More news later...
TTFN
Monday, July 25, 2005
LANCE DOES IT AGAIN!!!
(courtesy of internetbumperstickers.com)
Yesterday, Lance Armstrong won his SEVENTH Tour de France in a row!!! Winning seven TdF itself over a number of years would be a feat, winning them in a row is an even BIGGER feat, but winning them AFTER battling cancer?!?!? Kinda makes your life feel somewhat meaningless, doesnt it?
TTFN,
(courtesy of internetbumperstickers.com)
Yesterday, Lance Armstrong won his SEVENTH Tour de France in a row!!! Winning seven TdF itself over a number of years would be a feat, winning them in a row is an even BIGGER feat, but winning them AFTER battling cancer?!?!? Kinda makes your life feel somewhat meaningless, doesnt it?
TTFN,
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