Oh Well.....

....Tableside computer's going bye bye. So it would seem that this blog is as well.
Maybe next time!

Witness Protection?

Somebody requested golf on the TV behind me. Tiger's back in action so now everyone's interested in golf.
When one of the players heard the word "golf", he asked if we were going to see Director of Poker Ops Rick Cloward playing (the Bike's annual golf event is going on nearby as I write this).
"No", the unidentified-for-his-own-protection floorman said. "That's on the Comedy Channel!"

Am I THAT Transparent?

Bakul is one of the original Omaha guys.He used to be wild and crazy....now he's sort of half-wild and half-crazy.
Well, we're in a hand together...with one hitch-hiker. The flop is 7,T,K with two diamonds.
I have flopped bottom set and and a queen-high diamond draw.
I bet out, Steve calls, and Bakul raises. I'm not liking my hand that much but I'm not going anywhere. Remember: He's still (at least) half-crazy.
The turn diamond brings a third diamond. I check and, when Bakul makes a continuation bet, Steve and I call.
The river doesn't pair the board. Bakul bets and I call.
"Your queen is good.", I hear.
"How can I play with guys who read me that well?", was all I could say.

Gotta love Table 30.

Sports On TV

So I'm sitting here in seat 8 (but you're not surprised by that) and A.P. "Al" is watching the TV behind me with this look on his face. He seems intent on the action.
"Wow!", he exclaims. (Now, I'm really wondering what sport he's watching.)

"She only missed the bid by $83....and won both Showdown prizes."
The Price is Frickin' Right??
I LOVE Table 30! (Does Bob Barker play Omaha?:-)

"I Am A Lucky Player...."

Who, among us, hasn't heard Mike "The Mad Genius of Poker" Caro's mantra?
"I am a lucky player", Mike would end each of his seminars, " A positive winning force surrounds me!"
He'd get his students chanting this over and over. (I drank some of that Koolaid. And, regardless of my belief whether chanting really helps, I'm certain that attending these seminars made me a better player.)
Well , our loving boss, RiksaJr, put Mike's mantra to the test this morning.
"You just need to feel like you're going to win", he announced, "and you will. Its all about attitude."
Well, as of this moment, Rik's going to have to keep his day job....at least for awhile.
He spewed off a few stacks and retired to Poker HQ to rewrite chapter 1 of his new book, "Badugi Houser, M.D."