148 says videos for all

1/5/2007 4:31:31 PM

if i get bored tonight, i may make one.

i got a cooky voice however, so yall may not get that.

1/5/2007 4:32:36 PM

just don't go into a cursing hysteria like the Robert Williamson wannabe

1/5/2007 4:34:39 PM

ive got antsy mouse syndrome too,

yall gonna get motion sick

1/5/2007 4:42:55 PM

Ben I just don't think video will translate your true table image. If you could somehow make this a 4D experience and come over when I am watching it, then at the proper time try to impale your hole cards into my forehead.

[Edited on January 5, 2007 at 5:21 PM. Reason : how bout for the italians we just have a big grease pencil]

1/5/2007 5:20:35 PM

i hoe you arent watching porn like you usually are when you play poker

1/5/2007 5:21:23 PM

ahaha no porn in the background this time

i just made 2 videos

1 4 tabling 50plo8, losing about $100 in an hour, $10 at a time when my draws didnt come through

and another 2 tabling 50plo8 a 3-6 handed 3/6 lo8 and a 2/4 horse table.

rocked the short handed lo8, stagnant on the others

the files are large, im me and ill send em if you're interested.

no audio (this time)

1/5/2007 7:52:35 PM

this isn't a hold 'em story...but

we were in the dominican republic over new years and my girlfriend and i were playing carribean stud. i feel like if you have a pair, you should automatically call...well, my girlfreind had 666 and didn't look further...

needless to say, the dealer qualified with 55...when she flipped my gf's cards over, she had quad 6's, which paid 20-1. she won a shit ton, we were both very excited. the night eneded well.

1/6/2007 12:35:53 AM

NoidRoid got some horrible beats on the river last night at my home game. he doubled up everyone at some point in the night.

1/6/2007 2:50:11 PM

wheres your home game at? i want to play

[Edited on January 6, 2007 at 8:36 PM. Reason : ]

1/6/2007 8:35:32 PM

i really hate you.


i really do.

1/6/2007 10:44:25 PM

aww

1/6/2007 10:56:48 PM

haha sweet, i put my last pokerstars dollar into a 5 card draw sng and won, then put that 3.90 into a turbo sng and won that too. built that 15 into 50


i'm sure i'll blow it soon enough though

1/7/2007 2:51:26 PM

karim - post stories

1/8/2007 12:45:46 AM

omg one time i made 3 pairs

1/8/2007 7:11:11 PM

was about to make the money in a 10k guaranteed on Bodog....

had Q9 hearts Flop was K 2 3 of hearts...

2 other people go allin and of course i call...

one of them has J6 of hearts and the other has A4 of hearts...


unfucking believable..

but i did hit a 260$ pot earlier



by the way, if anyone wants to sign up at http://www.bodog.com pm me. With my referral code they will give me a bonus of 40% of whatever you deposit.... i will give you half of that bonus....

so if you put in 100$ it will give you an extra 10% just for signing up and it will give me 40$ for referring you... which you don't have to earn it is able to be automatically cashed out... so if you deposit 100$ you'll end up with $130.

1/8/2007 7:25:01 PM

ok, a 3-6 handed limit omaha 8 video was made and i rendered it into *.wmv last night

that took forevverr...

i chopped it down to about an hour of pure hands being played, nixed the folds.


and some more interesting situations than the previous one.. ill send it to those that im/pm'd me over the last few days probably tonight.



on a side note, justin, or any other statistics dudes.. it's been like 4 years since my last statistics class, and i was thinking about this situation last night. it's pretty basic, but i dont have a better place, and you guys are about the only ones that'll give a serious answer

say there's a grid with 10x10 colored blocks, so 100 in total. you can choose as many as you'd like to make blue, denoting your blocks out of the 100.

a random drawing is made to number the rows and columns, then a semi random drawing is made to determine winners.

4 drawings, 1st and 3rd drawing to net 2/3 the amount of the 2nd and 4th drawing. repeat winners allowed. winnings determined by 100 units, one per block, divied into the pool.

how many blocks would you need in order to break a 50% win percentage?

it's 13 right?

[Edited on January 9, 2007 at 9:18 AM. Reason : e]

1/9/2007 9:17:38 AM

Ben, stop trying to break your office SB grid pool. I'm assuming that's what this is. In which case I would imagine you'd have to factor in some other things, like the likelihood of each number being present in a score (scores ending in 2 considerably less likely than scores ending in 0, etc). Combination A is not equally likely as combination B.

[Edited on January 9, 2007 at 9:30 AM. Reason : ]

1/9/2007 9:27:06 AM

Quote :

"a semi random drawing is made to determine winners."

Kind of hard to calculate when it is not random

Quote :

"4 drawings, 1st and 3rd drawing to net 2/3 the amount of the 2nd and 4th drawing."

?

1/9/2007 9:43:24 AM

Quote :

"Ben, stop trying to break your office SB grid pool. I'm assuming that's what this is. In which case I would imagine you'd have to factor in some other things, like the likelihood of each number being present in a score (scores ending in 2 considerably less likely than scores ending in 0, etc). Combination A is not equally likely as combination B."

hence the semi-random, after the number drawing there are obviously bad numbers, that will sway the probable outcomes.

see, i like the concept, but i dont like losing

however, i dont want to look like the ass who bought half the board and still lost ahaha

not an office thing, but a bar down the street does it for every eagles game. $10/spot, $200 for 1st and 3rd quarters, $300 for 2nd and 4th.



i caught wind of one that the us air pilots out of the philly hub have, $1k per spot, winner take all for the super bowl each year a nice $100k bonus in february.

1/9/2007 10:03:29 AM

our traders in NY have one that is 6k a spot

1/9/2007 12:35:26 PM

Game at my place tonight for anyone interested. $1/$2 blinds No Limit cash game. IM me or PM me for details/directions.

1/10/2007 4:00:16 PM

anky213: ???
anky213: lmqo
pilgrimshoes: kekeke
anky213: CANT fold ANY draw
anky213: funny
pilgrimshoes: im a megadonk
pilgrimshoes: youll see


.....

anky213: any weak draw u all call down
anky213: funny
pilgrimshoes: shouldnt you be happy about that
anky213: sure....funny thats all
pilgrimshoes: im a sucker for a gutterball

anky213: action junky
pilgrimshoes: why esle play sh lo8?
Dealer: pilgrimshoes has high card King
Dealer: anky213 has a pair of Jacks
Dealer: Game #7868893609: anky213 wins Hi pot ($xx) with a pair of Jacks
Dealer: Game #7868893609: There is no low hand
anky213: ooops
pilgrimshoes: yeeehaawww gamboooool


.......


pilgrimshoes: heeehaw
anky213: indeed
anky213: action junky gambler
pilgrimshoes: you called?

(nail a 2s on river)
pilgrimshoes: loool
Dealer: pilgrimshoes has a flush, Nine high
Dealer: pilgrimshoes has 5,4,3,2,A for Lo
pilgrimshoes: sccccooooooppp


(which happened to be a gutter 2 on the river which also fl00shed me on a paired board)


table goes HU, i bust him, he starts talking about how teh mules are stampeeding, im happy




[Edited on January 10, 2007 at 7:11 PM. Reason : e]

1/10/2007 7:10:59 PM

few things more frustrating than finishing 30/2300 in a tournament hwne you go completely dead ITM

1/10/2007 11:25:45 PM

Kurtis I am very surpised not to see any bitching about the hands from PKR.

1/11/2007 2:47:43 PM

How's pkr these days? Last time I went we couldn't even get a full table and the game broke up before 11.

1/11/2007 2:54:34 PM

pkr is very hit or miss.....
Some days they have 2 full tables, while others they are trying to scrape up enough for one. Monday is usually a good night.

1/11/2007 5:01:05 PM

My HU sng experiment is done, I only won 47 out of the 100 tournies

Played 70 100+5's at UB with what turned out to be 65% rakeback using their pts to cash promotion and bonus dollars, only won 32 of them. Also played 30 110+5's at PS with 50% rakeback due to the bonus I had on there, won 15 of them. Ended up at -$797.50 when it was all said and done.

Most of my losses occurred on Monday when I played 30 tournies and lost over $800. I was trying to see if I could play 50 in one day and barely made it to 30. I took some horrendous beats and went on mega monkey tilt after about 10 tournies and it just got worse as the day went on. I also played a lot of "ultra-turbos" that day with 2 minute blind levels(all the rest were 5 minute levels) and I did really poorly in them, mostly due to the fact that I couldn't win a race to save my life. On the bright side, my degenerate tilted ass drank a few beers and won a $500+20 at the end of that night. That was not a very smart thing to do, but if you factor that in I'm only about $300 poorer because of this experiment.

Overall, the play of my opponents was pretty terrible. I butted heads with a few regulars on UB and held my own, but mostly I just got destroyed by donkies who never ever folded and I was unable to exploit them. I'm not convinced that I'm a losing player at this level, but my 60% goal was probably a little high given my lack of experience and the amount of luck involded in these things.

I think I could probably win 55% if I did it over again(which is $825 profit at UB) while practicing better self-discipline and having a little more luck on my side. I think I'll probably try a batch of $50+2.5's first though, I still have plenty to learn.

1/11/2007 8:03:27 PM

Quote :

"Kurtis I am very surpised not to see any bitching about the hands from PKR."

Yeah that was fucking brutal. Dropped $300 in about an hour. Lost an 85/15 hand and then got hit on a two outer to lose my initial 200 within 2 or 3 hands of each other. Finally stacked off my last $75 against aces when I was almost even money post flop (56/44). Knew he had aces or kings, called his preflop raise with 5s 6s hoping I'd flop big. You know, something like 578, which is exactly what came off. I push, he sits back, says, "you must have hit a set" he thinks for a bit, then says, "Well, if you hit your set I guess I'll pay you off." Nothing you can do there except hope you hit your draw. I was pretty pissed when I left.

1/11/2007 8:45:49 PM

P5's podcast with JonTurner:

http://www.pocketfives.com/E9E77351-46EE-452B-8206-59D4EAE1B5B2.aspx

1/12/2007 2:29:59 AM

dammit.. it was my suggestion to start doin the movies... someone send me one!!!!

1/12/2007 7:55:37 AM

when i get home from work i will.

i converted into *.wmv, and thats a bitch.

still no audio, but i may make one with audio soon.

noidroid found SH lo8 to be quite depressing

1/12/2007 8:06:15 AM

haha

Quote :

"Dealer: Game #7922883947: pilgrimshoes wins Hi pot ($27) with three of a kind, Jacks Dealer: Game #7922883947: There is no low hand jew anda: donk jew anda: no boat jew anda: still call jew anda: fish jew anda: omg pilgrimshoes: thats me! "

great name

1/13/2007 8:58:29 PM

two of the best SNs I've seen are: slavery_lol and NH..4Me2PoopOn






[Edited on January 13, 2007 at 9:53 PM. Reason : .]

1/13/2007 9:52:45 PM

this day has been so shitty

nearing 2500 hands for the day in the attempt to get even.

oddly enough, this hand would have put me into the positive, and id feel like a man again.

*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to pilgrimshoes [9d Js 8s Td]
rdmr: folds
Johnnyj580: calls $2
Robbo: folds
rdmr is sitting out
pilgrimshoes: calls $1
rdmr leaves the table
wvgambler: checks
*** FLOP *** [Th Tc Ah]
pilgrimshoes: bets $2
wvgambler: calls $2
Johnnyj580: calls $2
*** TURN *** [Th Tc Ah] [9c]
pilgrimshoes: bets $4
wvgambler: calls $4
Johnnyj580: calls $4
*** RIVER *** [Th Tc Ah 9c] [Jh]
pilgrimshoes: bets $4
wvgambler: calls $4
Johnnyj580: raises $4 to $8
pilgrimshoes: raises $4 to $12
wvgambler: folds
Johnnyj580: raises $4 to $16
Betting is capped
pilgrimshoes: calls $4
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Johnnyj580: shows [Kh Kd Qh 5c] (HI: a Royal Flush)
pilgrimshoes: mucks hand
Johnnyj580 collected $58 from pot
No low hand qualified
pilgrimshoes said, ".gayyy"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $60 | Rake $2
Board [Th Tc Ah 9c Jh]
Seat 2: rdmr folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Johnnyj580 showed [Kh Kd Qh 5c] and won ($58) with HI: a Royal Flush
Seat 4: Robbo (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: pilgrimshoes (small blind) mucked [9d Js 8s Td]
Seat 6: wvgambler (big blind) folded on the River

1/13/2007 10:27:25 PM

LOOOOLL

i give up tyring to get even

esp. now that i just won $1600 on the eagles saints game


fuck it, to the bars!

1/13/2007 11:18:35 PM

hit my first royal last night

1/14/2007 11:17:02 AM

IF anyone is interested there is a $220 live HORSE tourney in Charlotte Feb 3rd.

I played my first live game in Charlotte yesterday with the same people who organized the HORSE tourney and let me tell you how bad these people are.

We were playing a 5/10 mixed game and once it switched to LO8 I could tell I was the only one who had any real experience playing. One guy tried to use 3 of his hole cards at showdown against me, and another time a guy tried to argue that A2 wasnt the nut low on a KJ865 board. It's great.

Anyway, if anyone wants to play let me know. They are starting everyone out with 10k in chips and have a really good format for it.

1/14/2007 3:16:17 PM

http://www.therawfeed.com/2007/01/hidden-camera-cheats-win-500k-at-poker.html

1/15/2007 4:47:29 PM

Hey I am looking for a mid stakes game for tonight.....anyone know of a game that isn't Mike Finnernan?

1/16/2007 6:32:45 PM

Not looking good for online poker now.....

Quote :

" Neteller Execs Charged in Gambling Case * * Email * Print * Normal font * Large font January 17, 2007 - 10:51AM AdvertisementAdvertisement Two founders of a company that processes Internet gambling transactions were arrested and charged with funneling billions of US dollars in gambling proceeds to overseas betting operations, federal prosecutors announced Tuesday. The charges mark the latest in a series of crackdowns by the federal government against the online gambling industry. The charges against the former Neteller PLC directors, John David Lefebvre, 55, and Stephen Eric Lawrence, 46, both Canadian citizens, were contained in two criminal complaints unsealed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan on Monday, U.S. Attorney Michael Garcia said in a statement. The prosecutor said the men knew when they took their company public that its activities were illegal. FBI Assistant Director Mark J. Mershon said the multibillion-dollar online gambling industry is "a colossal criminal enterprise masquerading as legitimate business." Neteller is an Internet payment services company that has grown in popularity as an increasing number of credit card companies have begun refusing to accept payments to online gambling sites. Neteller essentially acts as a middleman between gamblers and offshore betting operations. For example, a gambler who wants to place bets at offshore sports books can fund an account with Neteller, which in turn will transfer the money to the betting sites. Prosecutors say Neteller facilitated the transfer of billions of US dollars of illegal gambling proceeds. Lefebvre was arrested Monday in Malibu, Calif., and was scheduled to appear in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles on Tuesday. Lawrence, who lives in the Bahamas, was arrested Monday in the U.S. Virgin Islands and will appear in federal court on Wednesday. Peter Neiman, a lawyer for Lawrence, said he had no comment. A lawyer for Lefebvre did not immediately return a telephone message seeking comment. In 1999, the men founded Neteller, which is based in the Isle of Man and is publicly traded in the United Kingdom. The company began processing Internet gambling transactions in 2000. Lawrence left the company's board of directors in October, while Lefebvre left in December 2005, prosecutors said. Together, the men owned as much as 35 percent of the company's outstanding shares. Prosecutors cited Neteller's 2005 annual report in saying that Lawrence and Lefebvre enabled the company to provide payment services to more than 80 percent of worldwide gaming merchants. Garcia noted that the company acknowledged when it went public that U.S. law prohibited people from promoting certain forms of gambling, including Internet gambling and transmitting funds that are known to have been derived from criminal activity. Lefebvre and Lawrence also conceded in the company's offering documents that they were risking prosecution by the U.S. government, he said. Prosecutors said Neteller in 2005 alone processed more than $7.3 billion in financial transactions, 95 percent of which was derived from money transfers involving Internet gambling. Lawrence and Lefebvre were charged with conspiring to transfer funds with the intent to promote illegal gambling, and could face up to 20 years in prison if convicted. © 2006 AP DIGITAL This story is sourced direct from an overseas news agency as an additional service to readers. Spelling follows North American usage, along with foreign currency and measurement units. "

1/17/2007 3:21:26 PM

hmmm... if Netteller goes down, how do you get yo money back?

i've never had an amount large enough to worry about.. always done my withdrawls thru netteller

1/17/2007 4:02:33 PM

shit, time to hit up the atm

1/17/2007 4:07:40 PM

I knew it was only a matter of time before they shut down Neteller

Aren't there better things our government could be worrying about???

1/17/2007 4:15:47 PM

shut it down? yes...

20 years in jail? seems a little harsh to me

Seems like the only thing they might be found guilty of is enabling people to withdraw money without paying taxes. Although I would have thought that would be up to the individual to declare it, not them.

Besides...if it's only the american govt prosecuting them, they'll probably only be arrested if they set foot on american soil. They'll probably be fine if they just stay out of the country

1/17/2007 4:27:12 PM

Quote :

"PULSE: Neteller suspends shares; former directors detained in U.S.1-16-07 1:58 AM EST | E-mail Article | Print Article LONDON (MarketWatch) -- U.K. online money transfer business Neteller Plc said that it has sought immediate and temporary suspension of its shares after two of its former directors, Stephen Lawrence and John Lefebvre were detained by U.S. authorities on Monday. Neteller said the suspension has been requested pending clarification of the situation and added that neither of the pair has any current position with or connection to the firm other than as shareholders. Neteller, which is a popular service used to transfer money to online gambling sites, said it has not received any communication from U.S. authorities. The detention follows the arrest of senior officials from U.K. gambling firms BetOnSports and Sportingbet in 2006. "

http://news.morningstar.com/news/ViewNews.asp?article=/MW/063631BB-F416-41C6-9748-77D5BF043821_univ.xml

1/17/2007 4:31:26 PM

well if anyone is interested,

im meeting up with JonTurner this weekend in atlantic city.

cash games around the wpt borgata winter open for me. you could crash at my place if you'd like, even though it's a 80 mile drive from the borgata parking lot.

1/17/2007 10:40:53 PM

Here is what I just got from Stars:

Due to recent events, effective immediately, NETeller is no longer
processing transactions for U.S. players, including cashouts.

As a result, we have cancelled your pending NETeller cashout and placed
the funds back in your PokerStars account.

We offer the following alternative cashout method:

- Cheques

If you'd like to receive a cheque directly from PokerStars, we process
them four times per week (Monday through Thursday). Any cheques over
$1,000.00 will be sent via courier at no extra cost. Cheques under
$1,000.00 are sent via regular mail, but can be sent via courier at a
cost of $25.00 if a player emails us and requests it.

Cheques sent via courier usually arrive in 1-3 days after they're
processed. Cheques sent via regular mail can take up to 15 business
days to arrive.

We have prepared a list of other frequently asked questions for
NETeller related issues and posted on our web site at:

http://www.pokerstars.com/poker/real-money/neteller/faq/

We apologize for any inconvenience, as this is a decision taken by
NETeller and as such, beyond our control. Please remember that your
funds remain safe at PokerStars. All player funds are kept in a
segregated account in a major European bank, and are accessible to you
at any time.

Regards,

Bob
PokerStars Security

1/18/2007 8:22:40 AM

UB:

Due to some changes in the online poker industry, NETeller has decided to no longer process payments as of January 17 to customers within the United States. We noticed you have used NETeller in the past to fund your UltimateBet account, and we are pleased to offer you a wide variety of safe and secure methods.


UltimateBet offers you the following easy-to-use payment methods: Visa, Mastercard, Instadebit, ePassporte, ATMonline and Click2Pay. Funding your account has never been easier. Get more info in the Cashier section of our software.

1/18/2007 8:43:58 AM

Cashout request time: 2007/01/17 23:32:05

Cashout amount: $250.91


$x was credited back to your PokerStars account balance.
The attempt to process this amount was unsuccessful. Please contact
cashier@pokerstars.com for more information.

Your PokerStars Account Information:
Name: Benjamin S Johnson
Email: johnsonben@gmail.com
User ID: pilgrimshoes



If you have any further questions regarding this transaction,
please contact cashier@PokerStars.com







i dont want to wait 15 business days, and i sure dont want to pay $25 to have a courier.

this is really lame

1/18/2007 8:58:37 AM