…not only is it friggin freezing outside, snow and everything, but the deck was frozen numerous times tonight, too – *lol*. Oh well, no need for an extended rant though as I still finished ahead (winning 6 out of 10 headsup matches). At least there were some nice ppl I played with who were willing to chat, like normal people…not like the usual tuckfards that you encounter on a regular basis these days. Enjoy the random pic dump and I’m outta here, probably not back for a few day as I’m off to cologne after work tomorrow…gl at the tables everyone…

Today was one of these days where there is a sick hand, then another one, then an even sicker one. The difference today though was my reaction to it. Instead of getting angry at “the dealer”, myself or my opponent I just shrugged it off, laughed and continued to play my game – after all I want my opponents to put their money in, all of it, when drawing thin. That being said, I quit small winner today…below some of the finer hands that went down…sometimes it really depends on when the money went in, take the 88 vs AA hand below for example: sure, best in best out, but when all the money went in – on the flop – he was drawing nearly stone dead…but hey…what can you do when you flop gin…put it in, hope for it to hold – this time it didn’t, the next 8-9 times it should 😉

Good luck at the tables…

…it seems that staying away from the game for a little while didn’t change my “luck”…at all. Too bad, but oh well, I guess I’ll still play some on the weekend…enjoy the latest and greatest hand, which made me log off immediately again…it was the first and last match of the day….enjoy…and yes, I owe you at least half a dollar for the pic…

Can you believe that it’s been three years since Poker-tastic.com saw the light of day? Wow…and I almost missed this blog-birthday too, just had a look at my spreadsheet (one of the “tools” I use to keep track of my poker scores) and thought “hmm…november…hmm…is there something I’m missing?!?”…and sure enough…3 years baby! Here’s to the next years of poker (misery / joy / stories / books / dvds / shows / …)… 🙂

Well, played a little poker today. Totally a mixed bag. Busted some fools early, then lost to some ridonkulously bad calling stations who couldn’t fold a hand and caught and caught and caught. Oh well. Then I jumped into the SwDP and had a good run right up until the first break, coincidentally it was the final table bubble as well. I sit second in chips about 2k above average and I get tangled up in a hand with the biggest stack (having me covered by about 3k). I flop three pair and most of the money goes in. The turn gives me a flush draw, but it also gives my opponent a better two pair and the nut flush draw. I’m busto on the final table bubble. Sigh. At least it was my own stubbornness that cost me the tourney and not a sick cooler and/or bad beat like the ones that cost TheRooster and Al the tourney. I crippled TheRooster when I turn a boat again his flopped boat on a 499 flop (me 9xxx, he 44xx)…too bad I couldn’t use the tasty rooster chips to bring it home…oh well…gg and cya soon…

A few pictures say more than x * 1000 words. Enjoy…

Because everyone else is doing it…

You are The Devil

Materiality. Material Force. Material temptation; sometimes obsession

The Devil is often a great card for business success; hard work and ambition.

Perhaps the most misunderstood of all the major arcana, the Devil is not really "Satan" at all, but Pan the half-goat nature god and/or Dionysius. These are gods of pleasure and abandon, of wild behavior and unbridled desires. This is a card about ambitions; it is also synonymous with temptation and addiction. On the flip side, however, the card can be a warning to someone who is too restrained, someone who never allows themselves to get passionate or messy or wild – or ambitious. This, too, is a form of enslavement. As a person, the Devil can stand for a man of money or erotic power, aggressive, controlling, or just persuasive. This is not to say a bad man, but certainly a powerful man who is hard to resist. The important thing is to remember that any chain is freely worn. In most cases, you are enslaved only because you allow it.

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