catch up

sorry for the gap, but there wasn't anything to report.
devon and stacey have been out of town, so i've been on full animal duty.

this also meant that i volunteered to take munchy (male fixed cat) to be surrendered at the humane society.
he was pissing on everything twice a day.
you can't tolerate that.

that was a bit emotional. more so because it brought up old memories that are still very unsettling to me.
he clawed me up pretty good too.

so i took a long weekend, then paul (Annie's little bro) called and came into town for a couple of days, so i spent some time with them sitting by the pool and driving them to in-n-out burger. everyone always raves about it. i still think that fat burger is much better. eh, i think it is a california nostalgia thing.

so i played last night at mgm. got snapped off at the 1-2 while waiting for my 2-5 seat. flopped top 2 in the bb to bottom set. it's just impossible to get a read on these convention morons. they act like they're afraid when they flop a set? i guess it is just mega inexperience. but seriously, grow a frigging pair. you're only playing with a hundred bucks.

so i'm stuck like 250 when i get my seat at 2-5. get shit for literally 4 hours. then i'm up against it. 400ish left when i get akoff in the small blind. button limped, so i make it 30 togo. flop comes k107 rainbow. i lead out with 50. he calls. i check the turn, an 8. he bets 65. i min raise. river is 9, no flush. i check, he insta goes all-in. now i think for a good while. i can't put him on aj, or aq, because he limped on the button. he has to have ace rag, i guess. hopefully not a6. fully expecting to go home broke, i call 2+ and he says good call. turns over k10off. boy i needed a drink after that one.

nothing happens for like another 3 hours. i take a double blind break, then come back to some real shit cards. i get milked hard. i'm now down to 350ish then finally get a couple nice hands. better yet, people to pay me off. nothing less gratifying than making a set on the river with 4 clubs on the board. q high good.

get milked again, then get up a hundred. i can't even remember how. i was really tired. it was like 3:30am, i'm leaving next hand when the bb comes. i get ak under the gun. asian auzie kid (kind of funny to see someone who totally looks japanese with an australian accent) makes it 30 directly to my left with 57c. flop comes cck. river comes club. i call the river bet, putting him on ak for a chop pot. he could possibly have akc, but he was shaking like a fish out of water. ouch.

he had a cool hat though. i was admiring it even before i saw the back. travisty. surf company. i'll be searching the web for one myself.

i'll be back home next week for a week, and to get my B.A. diploma. even though i'm a broke, unemployed starving artist/poker player. even though i promised it before, i just don't believe in traditional open hand at graduation. that said, you can make checks payable to…ha ha.

MN