in LA

I'm in LA right now for a month with Alex(garystevenson). The Los Angeles Poker Classic is this month so we decided to come out and play the live games. Been playing 10/20nl. There have been some sick higher stakes games going, one 200/400nl game that included Jamie Gold, Kenny Tran and the guy from the Paris Hilton sex tape. Been pretty much playing poker and sleeping so far. Finally got the internet going so can play some online poker again. Have only went out a few times so far. We got a limo Monday night and went out with a bunch of poker players. We're heading to a Lakers game tomorrow night.(former Laker Jack Haley was at one of my tables tonight) Rob(bobbofitos) is coming to crash with us for a few days, and Jason(pbjaxx) might stop out. One of Alex's friends Owen is coming today from Vegas.

At one of my tables yesterday some businessman who owns a car dealership or something was needling me about not playing enough pots with him and I suggested we play heads up so we could play a lot of pots together and that it'd be a lot more fun. After some discussion we agreed to set up a match. He didn't want to do it then, but agreed to play me before I leave LA. Hopefully in the next week or so we'll set up a game. He wants to do something like a $10k freezeout, but doing just a heads up cash game might be a better set-up.

I'll try to post some more updates now that I have internet.

bumz

A panhandler slips up and asks "Buddy, I haven't eaten all day, can you give me $50."

The man says, "I think you would be a lot more successful if you asked for $1."

The bum answers, "Look, give me a dollar or give me $50, but don't tell me how to run my business."

big pot i lost

Lost this $6k pot the other day. Being a professional poker player isn't always good times and partying.

UTG ($1589.50)
snowbank ($4703.50)
CO ($1025)
Button ($1086.50)
villian ($2862.50)
BB ($1008)

Preflop: Hero is MP with As, Kh.
1 fold, snowbank raises to $35, CO calls $35, 1 fold, SB raises to $150, 1 fold, snowbank calls $115, CO calls $115.

Flop: 6s, Ac, 8c (3 players)
villian bets $460, snowbank calls $460, CO folds.

Turn: 6d (2 players)
villian bets $575, snowbank goes all-in for $4093.50, villian goes all-in for $2252.50

River: 2s (2 players)

Final Pot: $5882
Results in white below:

villian has Ah Ad (full house, aces full of sixes).

snowbankhas As Kh (two pair, aces and sixes).

Outcome: villian wins $5882 with full house, aces full of sixes.

update

Been playing a decent amount of poker. Last month wasn't the huge start I was looking for to the year, but still did okay. Had a 25 buy in day at 2/4 a few weeks ago. Another player, pbjaxx came out for a few days to work on strategy together. He's been telling me to play some higher stakes, so while he was here I played a bit of 5/10 and did pretty well. I've been playing anywhere from 2/4-5/10 for the most part lately. I'm not used to 5 figure swings, so not playing a ton of 5/10 yet, but I'll probably make that my main game in the next month or two. I'm heading out of town for about a month, so won't get to play much online.

We are probably going to start having more home games when I get back. Our game is insanely talented though. Our last lineup featured: myself, my roomate Luke, Brett(mynameishov), Lee(bill_ivey), Jason(pbjaxx), Justin(billiards), and Garrett(alcohol4life.) We are going to hire a topless dealer for the game next time. Some girl e-mailed me asking if she could do it, and her pictures make me think she will make the cut, even if she's not the best dealer. Next game maybe I won't get wasted and bluff off all my money 3 barreling every hand and squeezing everytime I had a 2 in my hand just to be able to show the bluff.

updates/ stories coming

been busy playing a ton lately, so will be posting a lot the next few days. for now, i'll leave you with this clip of chris berman going crazy:

http://deadspin.com/351147/chris-berman-is-somewhat-perturbed-with-the-help