Reminder of Black Friday on a Good Friday

Dear DDionysus,

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I need a break anyway......I think I have about 550 on Full Tilt and about 150 on Absolute....It would be nice to get it without any problems but I think the break from online poker is needed nonetheless. It could be worse....I could have left the 1,500.00 online before April 15th. I cashed out 950.00 recently though. Glad I at least did that. It is quite funny to reading about the fallout. I don't have ill will against anybody but if you dropped out of college or haven't started a career outside of online poker I feel bad for you. You flat out...should have seen something like this coming eventually.

Last weekend I kinda got antsy at home and made a quick trek to the poker room at Rockingham Park. I got knocked out of the 100.00 NLHE tourney by a card rack....Rigged!! Then I decided to jump into the 80.00 dollar turbo and came in 4th place for a little profit for the night. It was fun...Rockingham Park and Seabrook are going to be the only options for a while I guess. I don't have the links but there are quite a few bloggers on the case and reporting some great stuff when it comes to online poker legislation etc. Read my sidebar for that....no time to link...I have to work. I am also occupied with the Celtics, The Bruins and the RedSox so it isn't a bad time of year for this to happen...

Truly a 'Good' Friday!!!!

Uh...can I get like a 'Pow'.....or maybe a 'Boom'........over here?

Good result to bad legislation also happened this week!

EDIT :

Some fun with the HH in the 10+1 6-Max

PokerStars Game #16158341355: Tournament #81587608, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level XVIII (3000/6000) - 2008/03/22 - 03:56:11 (ET)
Table '81587608 67' 6-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: Roellet (258515 in chips)
Seat 2: DoubleDave (188864 in chips)
Seat 3: Dangerous111 (205874 in chips)<----this guy is about to lose his mind
Seat 4: echanique (274770 in chips)
Seat 5: PhillGriff (97748 in chips)
Seat 6: bonzi530 (324229 in chips)
Roellet: posts the ante 600
DoubleDave: posts the ante 600
Dangerous111: posts the ante 600
echanique: posts the ante 600
PhillGriff: posts the ante 600
bonzi530: posts the ante 600
PhillGriff: posts small blind 3000
bonzi530: posts big blind 6000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to DoubleDave [Kh Kc]<----my favorite hand...actually Kh-Kd but it'll do
Roellet: folds
DoubleDave: raises 12000 to 18000
Dangerous111: raises 187274 to 205274 and is all-in<----I know he has an ace-anything from previous bets....lots of 'em.
echanique: folds
PhillGriff: folds
bonzi530: folds
DoubleDave: calls 170264 and is all-in<----we end up all-in pre-flop
*** FLOP *** [5s Ah 7c]<-----in deference I was expecting this
*** TURN *** [5s Ah 7c] [3s]
*** RIVER *** [5s Ah 7c 3s] [Kd]<----The case fucking King...booyahhhhhh!
*** SHOW DOWN ***
DoubleDave: shows [Kh Kc] (three of a kind, Kings)
Dangerous111: shows [Ks Ad] (two pair, Aces and Kings)
Dangerous111 said, "no ***in way"<----He proceeds to go on a tirade all the way through the end of the tourney as he was out third...but he stuck around after and was all over me......
DoubleDave collected 389128 from pot
Roellet said, "wooooooooow"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 389128 | Rake 0
Board [5s Ah 7c 3s Kd]
Seat 1: Roellet folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: DoubleDave showed [Kh Kc] and won (389128) with three of a kind, Kings
Seat 3: Dangerous111 showed [Ks Ad] and lost with two pair, Aces and Kings
Seat 4: echanique (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: PhillGriff (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: bonzi530 (big blind) folded before Flop

Dangerous111's tirade for the rest of the tourney :
Dangerous111 said, "***in case king"
Dangerous111 said, "dude get lost"
Dangerous111 said, "i hit the ace stupid"<----Roellet (2nd place) tried to reason with this douchebag and tell him I was ahead pre-flop
Dangerous111 said, "i was ahead and i had the k"
Dangerous111 said, "1 ***in K left"
Dangerous111 said, "f uk u"
Dangerous111 said, "after the flop dum***"
Dangerous111 said, "AFTER THE FLOP IDIOT"
Dangerous111 said, "I HIT THE ACE ON THE FLOP DUM***"
Dangerous111 said, "I HIT THE ACE ON THE FLOP DUM***"<---This guy just would not stop
Dangerous111 said, "SO IT WAS A 1 OUTTER"
Dangerous111 said, "1 OUTTER U ***IN NEWBIE"
Dangerous111 said, "YOUR CHAT IS BLOCKED"<----says to Roellet He proceeds to hit a couple of hands...one and two outs but it's "Justice" as in the following hand....

PokerStars Game #16158361334: Tournament #81587608, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level XVIII (3000/6000) - 2008/03/22 - 03:58:28 (ET)
Table '81587608 67' 6-max Seat #1 is the button Seat 1: Roellet (303905 in chips)
Seat 2: DoubleDave (367928 in chips)
Seat 3: Dangerous111 (38820 in chips)
Seat 4: echanique (252970 in chips)
Seat 5: PhillGriff (92948 in chips)
Seat 6: bonzi530 (293429 in chips)
Roellet: posts the ante 600
DoubleDave: posts the ante 600
Dangerous111: posts the ante 600
echanique: posts the ante 600
PhillGriff: posts the ante 600
bonzi530: posts the ante 600
DoubleDave: posts small blind 3000
Dangerous111: posts big blind 6000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to DoubleDave [2h Ks]<----I fold the K-2o...I know...it's not a monster like Kc-2c turns out to be!
echanique: folds
Roellet said, "wtf:P"
PhillGriff: folds
bonzi530: folds
Roellet: raises 32220 to 38220
DoubleDave: folds
Dangerous111: calls 32220 and is all-in
*** FLOP *** [Tc Qd 2s]
*** TURN *** [Tc Qd 2s] [9c]
*** RIVER *** [Tc Qd 2s 9c] [Js]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Dangerous111: shows [2c Kc] (a straight, Nine to King)
Roellet: shows [Ah 7c] (high card Ace)
Dangerous111 collected 83040 from pot
Roellet said, "omg"

Next hand really puts me on a good chipstack :

PokerStars Game #16158411906: Tournament #81587608, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level XVIII (3000/6000) - 2008/03/22 - 04:04:20 (ET)
Table '81587608 67' 6-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: Roellet (299087 in chips)
Seat 2: DoubleDave (344528 in chips)
Seat 3: Dangerous111 (190278 in chips)
Seat 4: echanique (128530 in chips)
Seat 5: PhillGriff (68948 in chips)
Seat 6: bonzi530 (318629 in chips)
Roellet: posts the ante 600
DoubleDave: posts the ante 600
Dangerous111: posts the ante 600
echanique: posts the ante 600
PhillGriff: posts the ante 600
bonzi530: posts the ante 600
bonzi530: posts small blind 3000
Roellet: posts big blind 6000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to DoubleDave [Kh Kd]<---favorite hand (I felt like Astin at this point also)
DoubleDave: raises 6000 to 12000
Dangerous111: calls 12000
echanique: calls 12000
PhillGriff: folds
bonzi530: calls 9000
Roellet: calls 6000
*** FLOP *** [Tc 8d Ks]
bonzi530: bets 24000
Roellet: folds
DoubleDave: raises 78000 to 102000
Dangerous111: folds
echanique: folds
bonzi530: raises 102000 to 204000
DoubleDave: raises 127928 to 331928 and is all-in
bonzi530: calls 102029 and is all-in
*** TURN *** [Tc 8d Ks] [Qc]
*** RIVER *** [Tc 8d Ks Qc] [2h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
bonzi530: shows [Th Ts] (three of a kind, Tens)
DoubleDave: shows [Kh Kd] (three of a kind, Kings)
Roellet said, "nh"
DoubleDave collected 675658 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 675658 | Rake 0
Board [Tc 8d Ks Qc 2h]
Seat 1: Roellet (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 2: DoubleDave showed [Kh Kd] and won (675658) with three of a kind, Kings
Seat 3: Dangerous111 folded on the Flop
Seat 4: echanique folded on the Flop
Seat 5: PhillGriff (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: bonzi530 (small blind) showed [Th Ts] and lost with three of a kind, Tens

I take out Dangerous111 on this hand :

PokerStars Game #16158498924: Tournament #81587608, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level XIX (4000/8000) - 2008/03/22 - 04:14:26 (ET)
Table '81587608 67' 6-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: Roellet (373218 in chips)
Seat 2: DoubleDave (675678 in chips)
Seat 3: Dangerous111 (301104 in chips)
Roellet: posts the ante 800
DoubleDave: posts the ante 800
Dangerous111: posts the ante 800
Roellet: posts small blind 4000
DoubleDave: posts big blind 8000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to DoubleDave [Qd Ad]<----The Big Bitch!
Dangerous111: calls 8000
Roellet: folds
DoubleDave: raises 16000 to 24000
Dangerous111: raises 276304 to 300304 and is all-in
DoubleDave: calls 276304<----at this point I know the ace is going to fall...
*** FLOP *** [Td 5c 6s]
*** TURN *** [Td 5c 6s] [Ac]
*** RIVER *** [Td 5c 6s Ac] [9c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
DoubleDave: shows [Qd Ad] (a pair of Aces)
Dangerous111: shows [Qs Qh] (a pair of Queens)<---HA...I beat the Hilton's...I mean QQ has been poison for me but good for everybody lately or so it seems
Dangerous111 said, "b s"
DoubleDave collected 607008 from pot
Roellet said, "gg"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 607008 | Rake 0
Board [Td 5c 6s Ac 9c]
Seat 1: Roellet (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: DoubleDave (big blind) showed [Qd Ad] and won (607008) with a pair of Aces
Seat 3: Dangerous111 (button) showed [Qs Qh] and lost with a pair of Queens

Dangerous said, "fu k you Dave just fu k you"<----awwwww...poor bastage


The last two hands :

PokerStars Game #16158503424: Tournament #81587608, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level XIX (4000/8000) - 2008/03/22 - 04:14:58 (ET)
Table '81587608 67' 6-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: Roellet (368418 in chips)
Seat 2: DoubleDave (981582 in chips)
Roellet: posts the ante 800
DoubleDave: posts the ante 800
Roellet: posts small blind 4000
DoubleDave: posts big blind 8000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to DoubleDave [5d 8h]
DoubleDave said, "dohhhhhhhhhhhhh"<----me taunting Dangerous111
Roellet said, "SPLIT?"<------Roellet offers a split...even though I have a 3 to 1 chiplead
Roellet: raises 24000 to 32000
DoubleDave said, "no split"<----I can't do this after reading all the chop stories...plus I wanted my first MTT win BAD!!!
DoubleDave: folds
Roellet said, "ok"
Roellet collected 17600 from pot
Roellet said, "gl then"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 17600 | Rake 0
Seat 1: Roellet (button) (small blind) collected (17600)
Seat 2: DoubleDave (big blind) folded before Flop



PokerStars Game #16158511558: Tournament #81587608, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level XIX (4000/8000) - 2008/03/22 - 04:15:56 (ET)
Table '81587608 67' 6-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: Roellet (377218 in chips)
Seat 2: DoubleDave (972782 in chips)
Roellet: posts the ante 800
DoubleDave: posts the ante 800
DoubleDave: posts small blind 4000
Roellet: posts big blind 8000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to DoubleDave [5h 5d]<------Presto!!!! I won a charity tourney with presto...against A-Ko a couple years ago...
DoubleDave: raises 963982 to 971982 and is all-in
Roellet: calls 368418 and is all-in
*** FLOP *** [Qh 2h 2d]
*** TURN *** [Qh 2h 2d] [Qd]
*** RIVER *** [Qh 2h 2d Qd] [Tc]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Roellet: shows [As Kd] (two pair, Queens and Deuces)<----ugh...this is pokerstars..and ace always falls....right?
DoubleDave: shows [5h 5d] (two pair, Queens and Fives)
Roellet said, "gg"
DoubleDave collected 754436 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 754436 | Rake 0
Board [Qh 2h 2d Qd Tc]
Seat 1: Roellet (big blind) showed [As Kd] and lost with two pair, Queens and Deuces
Seat 2: DoubleDave (button) (small blind) showed [5h 5d] and won (754436) with two pair, Queens and Fives<-----BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!

So if you ever see 'Dangerous111'....tell him I said "Hi"...he'll go on tilt.