PLO - firing with air.

by Phil

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When I play PLO I often find myself betting...  sometimes with nothing. 

It is a bit the same with NLH but not as much... I am a nit (mostly) in NLH, as that take the money... usually..

Anyway, I diverge... back to PLO....

When playing PLO it is incredible how often bets take down pots (hand or no hand).  And when you combine that observation with a case of
going on auto pilot (which I recently kept finding myself doing one night) you have to think a lot more on the turn.

This recent lapse in concentration (and betting with air on auto pilot) was good for my game as I walked away with a better understanding of
the importance of visualizing your opponents hand.

As I kept firing at pots and getting resistance I found myself knowing when to keep firing and when to shut down.  If they didn't raise me on the turn
then I can keep firing when non-draw hands get there... Etc..

Snow

by Phil

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What a sick week.

Basically it was a week of skiing, skiing, and more skiing, followed by a sick half day of snowmobiling.  I will post pics and more stories later.  But the key sick one ... fun wise that is... was the snowmobiling stuff...

11 of us zipped through the woods going at insane speeds on snowmobiles.  It was loaded with danger, hair tingling addrenaline (sp?) rushes, and insane views.

It was more fun than jet skiing or dirt bike riding.  It was the stone cold nuts.

More later.

Phil

Monte Carlo Madness

by Katrina Lim

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I’ve been grinding like a fool trying to qualify for Monte Carlo. This past weekend I got janked with 99 vs QJ. Only 7 fools away from winning a seat too. So brutal. Oh well, next weekend. Been playing a bunch of sit-n-gos too and $1/$2 cash games. Also played a tourney to waste an hour away…10 hours later, I placed 15th of 355 and thought to myself did I really just play for 10 hours to win $67? Why am I so jank?

Gonna head to Vegas this weekend to meet up with the pals. Justin and Anita got their ping pong table today so when I get back from Vegas I’m gonna show em how it’s done. The first bet is high tea. I love high tea. Scones and finger sandwiches. Some good sheeeet! Gonna ping and pong my way to a free tea…sweet!

I am debating whether or not I should sign up for Netflix. Everyone I know is a member. My concern is once I sign up, I won’t use it. But then again, maybe I will. I have so many flix to catch up on. And I guess I can stream stuff on my 360 too if I sign up. That’s what I find myself doing nowadays. After the 9-5, I come home, eat a quick dinner, and either play online or watch tv. Too tired to do anything else. Man, corporate America is already wearing me out again. Been on the job for more than 30 days now and I realize now why I left corporate America to begin with. It really sucks. Nothing like being your own boss. My job is fine and my boss is the greatest, but it’s the political machine within each company that really irks me. All I’m waiting for is one nice score and I’ll be my own boss again. Maybe this summer at the Rio? That would be nice.

I am tempted to go back home to the muthaland in the Fall for a week or so. I miss Singapore a lot. It’s the greatest city in the world for food!!! My sister and nephew will be going and I really wanna go. I just hope BFF still plans on celebrating her birthday in the Maldives and we can hit both places!!! That would be so awesome!!! Back to Singapore and Bali and throw in the Maldives!! Sweet!! Life is good. As a matter of fact, a year ago today, BFF and I were in Asia…started off in Hong Kong, then Singapore, then Phuket, then Bali…so much fun!!! HK and Phuket were ok, but Singapore and Bali we will never forget. If y’all ever get the chance, do visit!!! 

I have yet to touch European soil. One day. Hopefully. Trekked throughout Asia but have yet to venture across the Atlantic. So I find myself grinding like a fool to find my way to Monte Carlo. God willing, I guess.

I haven’t played Uncharted 2 for a while and still stuck on Chapter 9. But now with the release of Heavy Rain for the PS3, I am torn. This is my kind of game and I know if I buy it, I will continue to ignore Uncharted, ha! So I guess I will wait…price drop will be good too. Anyway, time for bed. It’s a school, uh, I mean a work night.

Repo Men - Pirate Radio (Two Movies)

by Phil

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with Jude Law... a goofy fun movie... get yourself thinking you are 14 again and u will have fun.. I sort of liked how it all played out... maybe I give it a 78.

also saw Pirate Radio.. fun movie.. liked it more... would give it a 83.