February 5, 2006

• Just call me butter because I’m on a fucking roll. Wow, what a SUPER
  Sunday it was for me. First HAPPY BIRTHDAY HEATHER!!!! WOOOOHOOOO, YOU
  ROCK!!! Its also my boss’s birthday, which is cool, I guess. Today was
  the big Texas Hold ‘Em tournament at Sean’s house. I pulled up just as
  some other girl pulled up. She and I were both standing out there
  knocking on the door and ringing the bell for a few minutes. Finally,
  she called Sean and told him to let us in. It pays to be the first one
  there because I got a seat right next to the tv, which was important
  since I would be watching the game too. The goal was to start playing
  by 3:30 and be done by halftime. I pretty much assumed that I would be
  out early and therefore, would be able to leave at halftime and be at
  Mark’s house for the start of the 3rd quarter. As usual, though, people
  were late. I think we wound up getting started about 4:15. We had 20
  people and the buy-in was $30. Sean also had squares which he was
  selling for $4 a square. I bought $20 worth. Scott had strip cards
  which was $5 a card, I bought $20 worth. I also had Mark put me in for
  $15 in his squares.

  I started off not so good. I really wasn’t doing much when the first
  couple of people got out. Then, things started to pick up for me. I won
  a couple of hands but still was not chip leader, but was doing ok. Next
  thing I knew, people that are usually at the final table, such as
  Richard and Chris were out. I look up and next thing I knew, I think I
  was chip leader or close to it on our table. A little while later, we
  were down to one 10 person table. When we combined tables, I was
  sitting next to Chip. I always seem to wind up next to him, which is
  cool because he is a fun guy and is cute. Although when we had 2 tables
  Chip was at the other table, I still wound up sitting next to his even
  cuter brother, who was out pretty early. Anywho, back to the game.
  Paul, who usually does pretty good, was teetering on the brink of
  extinction. I was hoping we could get him out before he mounted a
  comeback. Chip was chip leader and he is always one to worry about.
  This other guy, Jeff, is always one to worry about as well. He always
  seems to hang in and next thing you know, he is in the money (meaning,
  he wins money. In this tournament, top 5 got paid). Now, I can’t
  remember who went out next, but it was either Sean or Jeff. This meant
  we were down to 5 people, and I was guaranteed my money back, which is
  unusual, as I usually finish one spot from money.

  At this point, halftime had started. So much for me being at Mark’s
  house by the start of the 3rd quarter. The Stones were playing a kick
  ass set (then again, the Stones always kick ass, don’t they?) on a kick
  ass stage that was shaped like a tongue. We took a break for a few
  minutes for pizza. We started back up. We were all pretty much equal,
  there was nobody running away with things. Within a few minutes and
  much to my surprise, Chip was the next one out. Down to 3, and honestly,
  I had as good of a chance as any to win this thing. Paul won a couple
  of big hands and was chip leader, but nothing that I couldn’t overcome.
  I was then dealt pocket aces. Scott was first to bet and he bet big. I
  too bet big. The flop came and it came with 2 kings. Scott again bet
  big. I upped him and went all in, thinking that unless he had a king, I
  had a decent shot to beat him. Well, he had a king and no other aces
  came up. I was done, but still wound up with a 3rd place payout of $90.
  Halftime was almost over and I was out the door fast and speeding down
  the road to Mark’s.

  I made it there with about 8 minutes left in the 3rd quarter. I walked
  in and found out I won one of the quarters, which really was a wash
  because I still owed them for the squares anyway. Once the game ended
  21-10, I won another quarter and wound up with $15. I still don’t know
  how I did in Sean or Scott’s squares or strip cards, but hopefully I
  will find out soon.

  I’m happy for Jerome Bettis. He has always been a class act and
  deserves to go out on top. The game was good and not without
  excitement. I did miss a good portion of it either playing poker or
  driving in my car. Still, you gotta love Super Bowl Sunday, its sports
  version of Christmas. In fact, I always say it should be an official
  holiday, complete with Super Bowl songs and a Super Bowl being that
  brings shit to people, you know, like Santa Claus or the Easter Bunny.
  We can call it, “Super Sunday Man” and he would come in through the
  garage door with footballs for all the kids and Super Bowl Squares for
  all the adults. And the kids can leave nachos out for him to eat. Are
  you with me on this one, people?

  Anywho, that ends this whole great weekend. Friday night, I won playing
  cards. Yesterday, my big screen tv was delivered. And today, well, you
  just skipped all sorts of paragraphs about today. When I look back on
  this year, this weekend will stand out as a very good one. Now, if only
  I had gotten laid……..

  • 11:44 pm
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