April 10, 2005
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YAAAAYYYYY!!!! The Bulls are in the playoffs!!! For the first time
since the glory days, I will be watching basketball with great interest
in April and May. Now, if only they could get Eddy Curry
back………….Tonight was another card game at Scott’s house. I was determined to
play different this time, to see where it gets me. I was going to bet
the same all night, and not protect my money. They say you should bet
the same way no matter if you have a lot of money or not. We had 8
people for both games. Each game was a $15 buy-in, plus an extra $5 and
for each person you take out, you get $5. Payouts were $75, $30, and
$15, 4th place gets a porn. I have a habit of winning the porn. I was
deathly determined NOT to get another damn fucking porn. I was going to
either walk out of there with money tonight, or nothing. The
first game got underway about 9ish. It actually went pretty
quick. I was the 3rd person out. I lost to a dude that had 3 eights.
This fucker was lucky with those damn eights. He took 2 other guys out
on seperate hands with eights in BOTH hands. Scott actually wound up
winning, which is odd, because he usually doesn’t win. The next game, I
started off blazing hot. In fact, about 20 minutes in, I took 2 dudes
out on one hand, I won it with a straight. Not only did this make me the chip
leader, it also meant I got $10 for taking them out. Yay for me. I was
worried, though. It seems to happen every game we play. A person get a
big lead early, and eventually, they squander it all away, a lot of
times going home with nothing. I was going to try to play smarter, and
try to coast until at least 3rd place, so I could get my money back. I
kept getting the cards, and kept winning. And, since I had the money, I
was able to buy a couple of pots that I otherwise would not have been
able to do. It was a nice change, as opposed to being the person that
is down big. Eventually, I was able to take another person out, earning
another $5. We got it down to 4 people. I was no longer chip leader,
and was once again within porn territory. I was tempted to protect my
money, and did on a couple of hands, but for the most part, I played it
like I had been all night. I could see Scott and I were both down, but
I didn’t know who was worse off. He went all in a couple of times, and
won. He went all in again, and this time was not so lucky, losing. It
meant I could do no worse than 3rd place, which assured me of getting
my money back, which is what I wound up with. After all was said and
done, I went home only down $5, a productive night for me.
