Chip and a Chair

Yesterday I played the afternoon tournament at TI and took some big hits early on. I lost two big pots one with AQ on a Q high flop when KK flatted right behind me and called two streets (river was checked around when the fourth club hit despite KK having the K of clubs). The other pot I lost with AJ where I limped from the c/o after multiple limpers. The flop came AQx and I lost to UTG who limped with AQ. Anyway, those two pots left me very short stacked and thinking it would be an early out for me - not so much:

Yummy Pizza

I was on an Alaskan cruise several years ago and stopped in to a little pizza parlor in Ketchikan for a bite. The pizza was not particularly memorable, but they were selling t-shirts and I had to get one because it had the following on the back: "Pizza is like sex, when it's good its amazing, and when it's bad - it's still pretty good."

So with that motto in mind, and since I hadn't played any poker in a while due to a business trip - here are some pizza making tips for everyone:

They're Baaack

Well, ever since I posted the vid about how pocket jacks don't get enough respect guess what hand I've been getting dealt with far more frequency then you would expect?

Yup, I've been getting a lot of chance to play the hooks lately - here are some more thoughts:

Another Year ...

Last week was my birthday which included the expected run of poker themed gifts. Take a look and see what I got:

AVP Plays NLHE

In addition to the mixed game tournament I posted about last time, the AVP meet also involved a no limit hold em tournament the next day. Here's my video from the Mirage which was gracious enough to host us along with the final hand of the heads up match: