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I only played a few sessions of poker in the last week. In a short session of 5/10 on Full Tilt, I managed a net win of $500. The other (2) session were on Poker.com. In total, the net result was pretty much break even. Yesterday was unkind. The most interesting hand of note came at 1/2 6-max. The small blind raised to 18 with AQs. I raised all-in with AA. He made trips on the river.

In other news, Jean Robert Bellande has maneuvered his way a third of the way through Survivor China. It is improbable. Actually, it seems outright impossible, but he will certainly continue to entertain in future episodes.

I apologize for a lack of updates. I'm in transition of beginning a blog on TheRailbirds.com. Unfortunately, progress is slower than I had planned. Thankfully, however, the horses are rollin'.

Laziness

At the University of Kansas, four years ago, I invented a variation of Hold'em and Omaha. It is a five-card game in which a card is discarded before the flop, turn and river. A player is left with (2) cards before the river card is dealt. I appropriately named it 'Jayhawk'. Jayhawk Hi/lo is a very dynamic game. In fact, I have played it on a few occasions with friends, some of which are professional poker players. For the most part, they were very intrigued by the game. Unfortunately, I am lazy and did not copyright it, albeit it would have required a different name for obvious copyright infringement. I was browsing 2+2 and I realized someone else has already copyrighted 'Jayhawk'. Hopefully, Northern Lights Poker will not become as popular as I once hoped, otherwise I will require heavy medication throughout the remainder of my life. Sigh...

Splat

The summary is quite short. I lost with AK v. AQ in the 685 mega satellite. In the main event, I bluffed 75% of my chips and the remainder went bye, bye with AK v. AA.

Dodgers

I was invited by Mike Cioffi, a good friend from St. Mary's, to the Dodger's game this evening against the San Francisco Giants. The Dodgers had a disappointing season, but it wasn't nearly enough to decline the invite. Since it will be Barry Bonds' next to last game in a Giants' uniform, the game will be semi-historic. A Dodger Dog and a Coors Light sounds about right.

Last night I went to The Rack, a nearby bar and pool with my brother, Newman, Glenn and Kristen. We played (3) games of pool. To my surprise, I was lights out. However, Glenn is a show-off and I could only manage going 1-2 in mixed doubles. Next we headed over to Friday's. Newman and I struck out almost instantaneously. What a surprise!?! It was just like any other night. At least I won both flips against the bartenders for double or nothing on the tip.

Another Thursday

Since I don't have class on Friday, Thursday is just another Friday. I'm going to take is easy until Sunday at which point I will run like God in the WCOOP M.E.. Cheers!

Full Tilt 750K Guarantee

It has only been (14) months since sunfish2 began playing NLH after playing LHE professionally for (4) years. She had a brilliant poker mind; I was confident she would have a smooth transition. It wasn't without a struggle, but she has certainly been successful. On Sunday, she finished 1st in the 750K Guarantee on Full Tilt. I assure it wasn't a fluke. In fact, she played beautifully. Although we haven't gotten along at times, I am very proud. Congratulations, Connie!

Rain

Unfortunately, it was a typical Sunday.

However, poker is the least of my concerns at the moment. The rain showers provided as appropriate foreshadowing. On Saturday, I realized for myself the answer of the the old adage. "It is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all."