Don’t play distracted
November 29, 2007
If ever there was a time when I didn’t feel like playing poker it was last night. I would much rather have spent my time sitting comfortably on my favorite barstool talking about nothing more strenuous than the next booze order and how to continue the run of hotties showing up. Since I was already registered for the Mookie and backed out several times in the last week I felt I should head to Chez CantHang for an appearance.
I would have been better off staying at the pub and I would have lasted longer. Maybe 10% of my attention was on the game with the other 90% concentrating on TV, puppy, and cell phone. That made it real easy to read my action since I was playing like a tight donkey running 16 tables with nothing but ABC poker. No action on any big cards, got myself shorty when the puppy needed attention, then pushed with the hammer because it only seemed proper.
Congrats to RecessRampage for getting the latest TOC seat. We’re coming down to the wire so I expect the fields to start growing. For those thinking smart, next Thursday game should be another great chance to get into the TOC with a short field since a ton of bloggers will be sitting at the real felt instead of online.
Mike Maloney left a comment about the TOC and freeroll. They are listed under the private tab on December 20th. The TLB freeroll (top 50 players total) begins at 9pm ET and the Tournaments of Champions begins at 10pm. Both have nice structures and I imagine quite a few in the TOC will be concentrating more on that then the freeroll.
There is also a statistical dead heat at the top of the board for Player of the Week between sellthekids and RecessRampage. If that tie doesn’t get broken this evening, I’m going to need to drill down to the next .01 of a point. Good times for me.
Hopefully we’ll see a nice turnout at the Riverchasers game tonight. I’m going to attempt a sober effort to get into the final game but my odds are long and my game is weak.
Tournament: Mondays at the Hoy
When: Every Monday. 10pm ET
Game: NLHE Deepstack
Buyin: $24+2
Password: hammer
Tournament: The Mookie
When: Every Wednesday. 10pm ET
Game: NLHE Deepstack
Buyin: $10+1
Password: vegas1
Tournament: Riverchasers Online Poker Tour
When: Every Thursday. 21:00 ET
Game: NLHE Deepstack
Buyin: $10+1
Password: Riverchasers
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