Wednesday, April 25, 2007
A river Pokerstars Ace gave him two pair, and I was down to 12,000 instead of up to 18,000. I saw an A-7 and decided that the hand was good enough to take a chance with TJ, who I felt had loosened up his raising criteria considerably. It was another Matt Savage tournament. But personal responsibility advocates say gamblers know they're engaging in high-risk behavior. Slim looked better and more energetic than he has for years and before long I realized a couple of things. All of these pre-advertised murders went on without my knowledge. Five players, says Donny, and deals The River.
Hey, Good Ol' Boy! yells her husband, Owen (a sloppy drunk, who had spent most the pokerstars tournament hurling nonsensical insults at his wife's opponents), why don't you go back to the trailer park you crawled out from under? I bet $40 and get raised $60 and the third guy folds. It became apparent that the wheelchair-bound cowboy was quadriplegic -- which means he had no use of his arms nor legs.
I was actually very pleased with how I fared against Ivey. Why humiliate a guy at the table? No keys or coins on the nightstand. It is more of the fact that they use names that are much too familiar, or names which seem to me, less than respectful. All cops, even Pokerstar Cops, know that all protests, no matter how peaceful, are just riots waiting for a spark to ignite them. Bent over double, I can't answer and, when he asks a second time, Rook answers. While I was on my way to becoming more aggressive, I still had a little intimidation problem to overcome.
Sometimes, all you had was your pokerstar word. This doesn't mean it always works, only that the tactic may account for more wins than losses (dollarwise), when applied sparingly. But wait! So, I asked them for their quotes or quips and - depending on whether I thought they were clever, witty, or funny - wrote them down and told them that if I ever did another column of quotes and quips, I would include theirs. So back to last year.
