26 mars 2008

On indian grounds...

Ok, now the updates are coming all at once, found a way to make posting a bit more hazzle-free. I can upload a load of pictures o flickr.com and then use them on this blog releaving me of the teadious task of uploading pics one by one on blogspot, if i only could come up with a way to get the pictures to picasa instead I would really be going somwhere.

Anyway, Mike and I went to a nearby Indian reservation Mike mostly to accompany me and see something different but I went for the Gambling =) The Kah-Nee-Ta indian tribe is running a Casino on their premises. And on saturdays at 4:30pm they have a $37+5 with $10 bounty added per person (if you take somenone out of the tournament you get 10 bucks from the casino)

Its really fun playing live poker in a casino it gives a lot more to the game compared to sitting in front of a computer. I really love the Casinoenvironment and has always done. And you always meet some characters at those cheaper games. Last year I played one tournament in California and got 8 of a starting field of 110 something players I got about 120 bucks that time. This time my goal was to beat that. When we arrived, in the last minute, the registration was closed when i registered, there where 22 player with top three places paid 1st $407 2nd $244 3rd $163. So if i was gonna beat my old record winnings a top three is enogh =)

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The lanscape changes quickly 30minutes from the massive snow in mt hood we're out of the forest and entering the desert.

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Its pretty Cowboy out here

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straight ahead...

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Im concentrated at getting to the tournament in time, just keeping the speed above 60mph and it should be good

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Beautiful creek along the road looks like John Wayne andcompany could be anywhere around.

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We cant stop here... this is indian country.

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Finally a place where the old indians can fleece the white man for some money to repay a tiny bit for the horrible landstealing that went on in the old days

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Mike has a birdsview of the blackjacktables.

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Its all about being there long enogh...

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...and at the right machine

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Overview of the main floor in the casino

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Mike didnt join the tournament and instead sat and enjoyed the free drinks in the poker room, root beer is not good...

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Shuffle up and deal. 22 players 11 at each table

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Down to the final table..

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Four players to go 3 places paid who will be the bubbleboy?

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In the money!! Discussing a deal with the other players but no agreement and we play for the big bucks

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Down to two now, im chipleader so looking good we didnt split the money.

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All in the next hand, I went in as favourite and it held up. Good to win =)

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Biggest win (yet) in my livepoker career $447 with the four bountys i picked up.

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