Yesterday as I blogged, I mentioned that I was playing another “freeroll” tournament on PokerStars, where I spent my frequent player points to enter but had a chance to win part of a $1,000 cash prize pool. Well, I’m happy to report that I finished in the money… 5499 entered, top 810 positions paid out. I finished 624th.<\/p>\n
My prize? Thirty-two portraits of Abraham Lincoln engraved in copper. That’s right, folks. Treinta y dos centavos. 6.4 nickels. 3.2 dimes. A classic example of creating money out of thin air. That’s the American way… what a great country we live in. My bankroll, which started the day at a paltry $536.11, had skyrocketed all the way to $536.43 after the hour and five minutes I spent playing the tournament. Daniel Negreanu and Joe Cada better beware, because I think it’s clear there’s a new big dog on PokerStars’ tables after my performance yesterday.<\/p>\n
After the poker tournament, I went to Sunday Fun Day at the Saucer, then decided to take a trip south to Calhoun’s. I was in the mood for their super-hot habanera hot wings, and ordered 16 of them. People were making bets on how many I could finish. The over\/under was established at 14. I was in pain as I made it into the double digits. After a lot of suffering I made it to 15 to beat the over\/under.<\/p>\n
Due to unexpected rain, I had about a 7 hour stay at Calhoun’s… not a bad place at all to hang out when I’m in the neighborhood. Small but good crowd there last night. Had a good time discussing various topics with the others at the bar, and I played QB1 for a while but kept forgetting to call the plays in time. Thanks to Mikey for the ride there, and Dave for the ride home.<\/p>\n
Note to Tiger fans: I read on gotigersgo.com that due to equipment installation delays, the 7 PM Tiger game will not be broadcast live on WKNO-TV as planned, but will be shown via tape delay at 9.<\/p>\n
It’s Monday… that means Pint Nite after work. Not sure if I’ll make it to poker night at the Silly Goose this week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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