Downtime 2 / Gaff 3.0

(*lol* I'll believe it when I see it)

Started moving all my crap to the new gaff last night, but it is going to take a few more trips. There is no broadband connection in the gaff (yet) and no Eircom piggybacks in range so the online quest is temporarily on hold. We all had a great night in town on Saturday to celebrate the birthdays of Earl and Reshlah. Pics from this event can be found here. We had our first game of poker in the new gaff but unfortunately a combination of unlucky cards and not abiding by my online strategy left me on skid row despite numerous rebuys. There is talk of another game tonight so I will not be as loose in my play as I was last night.

victory?

I have cast out the poker demons and did some pwning of my own last night. Abiding by my online play policy, I scooped the win in the Main Event. All this while enjoying a few scoops. The HellKats that followed (more than one....I think?) were a shambles but I didnt care cos I'd had a big win. The madness didn't finish up till after 3 am so this morning was interesting to say the least. Winnings : €100

The Hawaiian creation myth suggests that the octopus is the only survivor from a former alien universe.

Like Dr Who, the octopus has three hearts.

Octopus eats Shark.

More genius at work.

A drastic change in tactics is called for.

(Props to lolcats for this hilarious cat pic.)

After winning the SNG I went into the house game on a high..... The genius hands kept on coming, within the first 10 hands I got 2 flushes, pocket aces, 3 full houses (and 4 garbage hands). My chipstack was unstoppable, kind of akin to a giant behemoth (not of this world) destroying all before it. I was unleashing my own brand of hell at the table. As the lads got destroyed the buy backs were flowing and my stack was constantly on the increase. I sat back and reflected momentarily, took a look at the healthy pot, saw my name in lights and drew a sigh of relief. Nothing could stop me now.

Then Cob joined the game.

As if by magic, my hands did an Optimus from 10 10, AK (suited), AA to 10/3 off, 2 6 off, etc. etc. From there it only got worse. Cob struck and he completely destroyed me. I was, and still am, in disbelief at what happened. Looking at my chipstack earlier no one in their right mind would have bet against me winning the damned thing, but alas, no one in their right mind should ever try to play poker against Cob (well at least not when he's having the run he's currently having). In a hapless attempt to save some face I threw my €5 into the HellKat game. Let's say the dessert was as bad as the main meal. And yes, Cob won that too. I think the only thing to do is just fold any hand the man goes in on. There is no point. He will either out bet me on the table, or if I get a decent hand (QQ, KK, AA) he'll see my all in with his garbage and come good.

Well at least we had a good laugh playing, a particular standout moment of comedy was when Snowy pwned me with 3 4's... I had top pair (a laughed at pair of 8's), didn't even notice the second 4 appearing on the table, but come the end of the hand, I knew all about it.

"Fours!!! Three FOURS!!!????" (pwned)

Tonight's another night and another game. I'm getting my SNG on straight away when I get back to my lair and when I win that, hopefully it will "set the tone" for my performace in the house game.

More songs leaked from Chinese Democracy last week. New Song #2 and New Song #3 (known in some circles as "If The World") are very impressive....the latter being my new fave GNR track...for now (I ain't forgetting about you, TWAT). Good news for GNR fans, bad news for the player who uploaded the leaks in the first place, as the FBI turn up to chew the breeze and wax lyrical.

22:37

VNH.....

Check out this pic I took of Cob's amazing hand in last night's game. The pic speaks for itself. Last night was Cob's night, seeing the man win both the Main Event and the HellKat.

The house game last night did not go in my favour at all. I was chip leader for a good while and caused some damage at the table. However, it wasn't too long before the webs I spun entrapped myself. Before I knew it, my chipstack was a joke and I was at "all-in" territory. The avalanche of destruction headed straight towards me and nothing I could do would stop it. I was out. The accompanying game of HellKat was also a disaster that saw me going all-in on AJ only to be pwned by Cob's 56 off suit.

Agh, sometimes I wonder about this damned game......

Don't waste your time seeing 5 superhero movies this year, just see this instead!

an epic battle....

(props to francesg29 for the pic of Hodad's, Ocean Beach, San Diego. The home of the world's greatest burgers.)


Last night's house game had all the thrills and spills of a great poker encounter. Just when I thought I was outta there, my rash "all-in" blasts worked and my chipstack recovered nicely. The final saw Cob and myself battle it out one more time. At around 01.30 with the blinds at a record breaking €5 /€10 I was running on auto pilot (I think we both were), so it lead to my all in falling foul to Cob's flush. I didn't win, but it was a good game so how bad...
There'll be another game tonight so fingers crossed for that one.

Genius at work

....and again

Josh Homme goes nucking futs at a fan

finally....

So last night saw my first win in a long time of a big house game. To add icing to the cake, I also won the traditional game of HellKat that followed the big game. And even after repaying my "skin debt" to Buck I was still left with a decent sum of cash. At one point I went all-in, and as per the norm, Cob saw my raise. But for once I ended up pwning Cob's hand on the all-in. Cob was annoyed at the defeat, as ya would be, but (if Cob is reading this I ain't gloating) it was nice for me to be on the other side of the fence for once and defeating his all in. Let's hope this current form continues for a while. My SNG quest was also decent yesterday. Won a $1 SNG boosting my account by an awesome $4. A few more of these and the account will be in good shape again.

Old news, but Dr.Pepper throws down the gauntlet to Axl Rose.

Firefox v.3 released.


Got to check out the pilot episode of HBO's new vampire series, True Blood. This has good potential and will be worth checking out when it airs in a few months time. Also took a look at Fringe, the latest offering from JJ Abrams. I will also be tuning in to this one when it airs later in the year.

The aftermath....

(Props to Guwashi999 for this amazing HDR of Shibuya.)


Survived the perils of Friday the 13th and a session in Kavo's. Some highlights of the night can be found here.

New Coldplay album, Viva la Vida, is worth a listen. The title track, along with Yes! (+hidden track) stood out initially, will give it a few more spins anyway. Also listening to: A Place To Bury Strangers, and Deerhunter. On a shoegazing vibe today....

No news is good news....or is it?

The SNG quest has been a disaster today, I've lost four $1 sngs so far. Going to play one more shortly, and if I get pwned again I'm throwing my hat at it for today.
Finished 3rd in that one, so gonna hit up another $1.
Des' unlucky hand.

Friday the 13th!!!

Friday the 13th.....oooooh. I'll be spending my day dancing under ladders while smashing a few mirrors....good times.

Well, the tools from NTL made a mess of it again... Return back to the gaff to find an NTL card left stating they called but "could not gain access". Thing is, they were meant to call me prior to their arrival to give around an hour's notice...no call. So, thanks for the roach. Jerks. One of the Eircom piggybacks has popped up this morning. Fingers crossed it will still be up when I return so I can get my SNG on!

In poker news, my fortunes have taken a turn for the better. I got to the final of the last big house game (but got pwned by Buck), and have won 2 live HellKats also. The big win is coming....
















Random Spam:

Giraffe milk has just been pronounced as kosher.

I've just launched my Flickr Photostream. It will be an ongoing "work in progress".

Downtime

The internet connection is down in the gaff at the moment, scuppering any downloads and also my SNG poker quest. This may be a good thing, as my luck in poker has gone to hell. Still haven't won a live house game.... The NTL "engineer" is being dispatched to the gaff on Thursday, so hopefully all will be back to normal then.....

6.6.08

Well not too much to report on the poker front, only one live house game this week....which, big surprise, I did not win. Having a very bad poker time these days, my game hasn't gone to shit it's just unlucky calls and being dealt garbage cards all the time. Hopefully it will pass before I bankrupt myself. The online SNG quest has been scuppered too, due to the internet connection(s) in the house going to pot. Even my Eircom piggybacks have abandoned me.....

Here's a handy device for smuggling gargle:

http://www.thebeerbelly.com/

00:30 am

A film that appears to have everything!



In poker news, I am getting owned in live house games and my sit n go snakes n ladders have landed me back to the $1 sng's. Still up though so how bad.... Up for work in 4 hours, shag it, one more $1 sng to accompany the good night green.....