So I'm not sure if you care so much as to know who has been knocked out of the WSOP, but the Main Event has started and I won't give you chip counts or anything like that in case you wanted to watch in on ESPN, but here are some players that have been knocked out so you don't feel so bad when you get knocked out of our tournaments. Of course they have to dodge a field of like 5600 players, but still...sometimes even pros might do everything right, but the cards screw them over. I'll quit these updates when the field starts to narrow down so all of us can watch it unfold on television.
People that are out on the Day 1 (Heat 1 and 2)
Daniel Negreanu (sob...)
Chris Ferguson
Barry Greenstien
Jennifer Harmon (my faves aren't doing so well...but wait till you see the hand she lost on ESPN...guarantee they will show it.)
Ted Forrest
Josh Arieh
Scott Fischman
Humberto Brenes
David Grey
Steve Zolotow
My god...I just read that the final payout has yet to be decided...but there is a good chance that it could be somewhere in the 9-10 million mark for 1st place and even 1 million for ninth. This is fuck'n nuts.
Jul 8, 2005
Jul 7, 2005
Okay, so the movie quote posts aren't even up on the front blog page anymore. But I spent quite some precious LM time thinking about it, and at one point at least Tony wanted to see my picks, so here are some (from memory, so some may be mis-quotes)...
Rounders (surprise!)
"All right, gimme 2000... You heard Mike, he's good for it. Look I'm gonna triple that in a half hour, princess, let's go!"
"Guys, guys, English only at the table, no Russian... If you wanna see this seventh card, you're gonna stop speaking fucking Sputnik... I'm sure you're just talking about perogies and snow and shit, but cut it out."
"It's just like the saying says, 'In the poker game of life, women are the rake.' They are the fucking rake." "What the fuck are you talking about, what--what saying?" "I don't know... there oughta be one."
"Lays down a monster. Should have paid me off on that. The fuck did you lay that down?!" "Not hungry?" "Mister Son of a Bitch, let's play some cards."
"You are on a draw, Mike? Go away, this one. Is not good for you. And in my club I will splash the pot whenever the fuck I please."
"Motherfucker! Motherfucker! You bugumat! That is it!" "What are you talking about, that's it? Take him down, Teddy!" "Nyet! No more! Not tonight! This son of bitch all night he check, check, check--he trapped me!"
Tombstone (Val Kilmer as Doc Holliday is probably my all-time favorite performance)
"If I thought you weren't my friend... I just don't think I could bear it."
"You gonna do something, or you just gonna stand there and bleed?"
"Johnny, I apologize, I forgot you were there. You may go now."
"Forgive me if I don't shake hands."
"Maybe poker's not your game. Let's have a spelling contest!"
"I don't think I'll let you arrest us today, Behan."
Back to the Future, Part II
"Get the hell outta my car old man!"
"Why don't you make like a tree... and get outta here."
Bad Boys
"That was a living, breathing animal, it probably had a name." "It's just bologna... 'My bologna has a first name'."
"Don't be alarmed, we're negros."
"You look very handsome today, Marcus." "I ain't in the mood. Leave ME the fuck ALONE." "What's wrong man? PMS?" "Nah, damn the jokes. Damn 'em!"
"Uh, you don't want that. Cause when I come, I come with the thunder!"
"You better sit your lanky ass down... cause bottom line, I'll knock you the fuck out!"
"I love you, man." "Fuck you Marcus." "... I do. You my boy." "Shut up, just shut up... Slow ass driver. Driving like a bitch." "Why it got to be all that? I'll drive us off this fuckin cliff, you keep fuckin with me. Then what, we'll just be two bitches in the sea..."
Braveheart
"My hate will die... with you."
"Every man dies. Not every man really lives."
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
"What are you doing?" "Stealing your woman." "... Take her."
Chasing Amy
"Hey Flo! Tell Mel to whip me up a toasted bagel with cream cheese--hey you want one too?--Make that two, and kiss my grits! Nooch!"
Clerks
"Yeah he knows some English, but he cannot speak it good like we do."
"Hey Olaf, girl nice?" "Skrilnik." "Man that's fucked up." "What did he say?" "I don't know but this guy's a character."
"There's a million fine looking girls in the world, but not many of 'em will bring you lasagna at work. Most of 'em will just cheat on you."
Enter the Dragon
"Don't think! Feeeeeel!"
"Guns! Why doesn't someone take a .45 and 'bang!', settle it?"
"Boards... don't hit back."
G.I. Joe
"Either we all go home, or nobody goes home."
"Who ever heard of being shot down by salad?!"
Goldmember
"You're very toite. I can see that from your toite pants."
"You're not going to put that in your mouth are you--oookay you did. That's just gross."
"It's a power struggle... he does not understand, he is small."
The Hustler
"You're not a loser, Eddie, you're a winner. Some men never get to feel that way about anything."
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
"I should've mailed it to the Marx Brothers!"
Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels
"You get the fucking guns. I drive the car!... Mehmehmeh!"
Made
"Surprise me. I don't know what I'm feeling today... There's a nice way to do that."
"I'll defend myself."
"It's fucking embarrassing. We're riding around on a motorcycle, and he doesn't have a shirt on!"
"Why don't you try the China Club? Fuck you, asshole! It's probably a fucking fag bar, don't you think?"
Nothing to Lose
"What the fuck?! You ain't one of those psycho freaky jason desert hack killer motherfuckers are you?... Oh shit... we're in the desert!... Please don't kill me freaky jason. I said please don't kill me, freaky jason!"
"Freeze... sucker... bitch!"
"I bet you sold more Girl Scout cookies than anyone else in your troop, didn't you? What were you calling yourself back then, Yolanda, you little bitch?"
Pee Wee's Big Adventure
"Pee Wee, where are you gonna get the money to pay the reward?" "Whoever BRINGS me the bike is OBVIOUSLY the one who STOLE it, so they don't DESERVE a reward!"
Poolhall Junkies
"You said it Joe, shoot it all."
"Every so often, the lion has to remind the jackals... who he is."
Seven
"Fuckin Dante... poetry writing faggot..."
Snatch
"What would I want with a caravan that's got no fuckin wheels?!"
Star Wars
"You can't win, Darth. If you strike me down now, I will become more powerful than you can possible imagine."
"Let go of me." "All right, don't get excited." "It would take more to excite me than being held by you." "Sorry, we don't have time for anything else."
Swingers
"I'm the asshole in the ba--the place, right? I'm the asshole? I wouldn't eat here--I would never eat here anyway!"
Training Day
"To protect the sheep, you have to catch the wolf. And it takes a wolf to catch a wolf."
"You have the right to be bitch-slapped."
The Transformers
"You cannot... destroy... my destinyyyyyyyyyy!"
The Usual Suspects
"I said he'll flip ya. Flip ya for real."
...
That was a good use of my time. Yup.
Rounders (surprise!)
"All right, gimme 2000... You heard Mike, he's good for it. Look I'm gonna triple that in a half hour, princess, let's go!"
"Guys, guys, English only at the table, no Russian... If you wanna see this seventh card, you're gonna stop speaking fucking Sputnik... I'm sure you're just talking about perogies and snow and shit, but cut it out."
"It's just like the saying says, 'In the poker game of life, women are the rake.' They are the fucking rake." "What the fuck are you talking about, what--what saying?" "I don't know... there oughta be one."
"Lays down a monster. Should have paid me off on that. The fuck did you lay that down?!" "Not hungry?" "Mister Son of a Bitch, let's play some cards."
"You are on a draw, Mike? Go away, this one. Is not good for you. And in my club I will splash the pot whenever the fuck I please."
"Motherfucker! Motherfucker! You bugumat! That is it!" "What are you talking about, that's it? Take him down, Teddy!" "Nyet! No more! Not tonight! This son of bitch all night he check, check, check--he trapped me!"
Tombstone (Val Kilmer as Doc Holliday is probably my all-time favorite performance)
"If I thought you weren't my friend... I just don't think I could bear it."
"You gonna do something, or you just gonna stand there and bleed?"
"Johnny, I apologize, I forgot you were there. You may go now."
"Forgive me if I don't shake hands."
"Maybe poker's not your game. Let's have a spelling contest!"
"I don't think I'll let you arrest us today, Behan."
Back to the Future, Part II
"Get the hell outta my car old man!"
"Why don't you make like a tree... and get outta here."
Bad Boys
"That was a living, breathing animal, it probably had a name." "It's just bologna... 'My bologna has a first name'."
"Don't be alarmed, we're negros."
"You look very handsome today, Marcus." "I ain't in the mood. Leave ME the fuck ALONE." "What's wrong man? PMS?" "Nah, damn the jokes. Damn 'em!"
"Uh, you don't want that. Cause when I come, I come with the thunder!"
"You better sit your lanky ass down... cause bottom line, I'll knock you the fuck out!"
"I love you, man." "Fuck you Marcus." "... I do. You my boy." "Shut up, just shut up... Slow ass driver. Driving like a bitch." "Why it got to be all that? I'll drive us off this fuckin cliff, you keep fuckin with me. Then what, we'll just be two bitches in the sea..."
Braveheart
"My hate will die... with you."
"Every man dies. Not every man really lives."
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
"What are you doing?" "Stealing your woman." "... Take her."
Chasing Amy
"Hey Flo! Tell Mel to whip me up a toasted bagel with cream cheese--hey you want one too?--Make that two, and kiss my grits! Nooch!"
Clerks
"Yeah he knows some English, but he cannot speak it good like we do."
"Hey Olaf, girl nice?" "Skrilnik." "Man that's fucked up." "What did he say?" "I don't know but this guy's a character."
"There's a million fine looking girls in the world, but not many of 'em will bring you lasagna at work. Most of 'em will just cheat on you."
Enter the Dragon
"Don't think! Feeeeeel!"
"Guns! Why doesn't someone take a .45 and 'bang!', settle it?"
"Boards... don't hit back."
G.I. Joe
"Either we all go home, or nobody goes home."
"Who ever heard of being shot down by salad?!"
Goldmember
"You're very toite. I can see that from your toite pants."
"You're not going to put that in your mouth are you--oookay you did. That's just gross."
"It's a power struggle... he does not understand, he is small."
The Hustler
"You're not a loser, Eddie, you're a winner. Some men never get to feel that way about anything."
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
"I should've mailed it to the Marx Brothers!"
Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels
"You get the fucking guns. I drive the car!... Mehmehmeh!"
Made
"Surprise me. I don't know what I'm feeling today... There's a nice way to do that."
"I'll defend myself."
"It's fucking embarrassing. We're riding around on a motorcycle, and he doesn't have a shirt on!"
"Why don't you try the China Club? Fuck you, asshole! It's probably a fucking fag bar, don't you think?"
Nothing to Lose
"What the fuck?! You ain't one of those psycho freaky jason desert hack killer motherfuckers are you?... Oh shit... we're in the desert!... Please don't kill me freaky jason. I said please don't kill me, freaky jason!"
"Freeze... sucker... bitch!"
"I bet you sold more Girl Scout cookies than anyone else in your troop, didn't you? What were you calling yourself back then, Yolanda, you little bitch?"
Pee Wee's Big Adventure
"Pee Wee, where are you gonna get the money to pay the reward?" "Whoever BRINGS me the bike is OBVIOUSLY the one who STOLE it, so they don't DESERVE a reward!"
Poolhall Junkies
"You said it Joe, shoot it all."
"Every so often, the lion has to remind the jackals... who he is."
Seven
"Fuckin Dante... poetry writing faggot..."
Snatch
"What would I want with a caravan that's got no fuckin wheels?!"
Star Wars
"You can't win, Darth. If you strike me down now, I will become more powerful than you can possible imagine."
"Let go of me." "All right, don't get excited." "It would take more to excite me than being held by you." "Sorry, we don't have time for anything else."
Swingers
"I'm the asshole in the ba--the place, right? I'm the asshole? I wouldn't eat here--I would never eat here anyway!"
Training Day
"To protect the sheep, you have to catch the wolf. And it takes a wolf to catch a wolf."
"You have the right to be bitch-slapped."
The Transformers
"You cannot... destroy... my destinyyyyyyyyyy!"
The Usual Suspects
"I said he'll flip ya. Flip ya for real."
...
That was a good use of my time. Yup.
So Jonathan and I finally got our shit together and landed some bullseyes to defeat Tony and Derek. Now I'm not making any assumptions or anything, but if I had to guess I'd say you guys like darts.
That is not to say that you guys have to go out and buy darts, but I'm glad I was able to find yet another thing to keep us in healthy competition. So now all of you on Pooky are probably wondering why the shit are we playing darts...and what is so special about these recent session of darts than from when I first bought the darts. Well here are some feelings/observations of things I have seen in our two nights of darts.
1. Tony who has been under pressure in soccer games numerous times says he feels like he is taking a penalty kick and waiting for the outcome when he is playing darts.
2. Jonathan who thought darts was about throwing the dart and hoping for the best got a little advice from me on how to throw the dart...and now he sees that it is a skill game and you can actually aim the dart.
3. Derek who is DEAD tired and even sleeping in my room before we actually start playing, comes alive like I've never seen him before. I haven't seen him so awake at 3:30 in the morning.
4. The game we play, Cricket, is almost an equalizer of sorts. No matter how many points one team scores...you are never out of it until you take yourself out of it. Tonight I saw a rally by Jonathan and Tony to win over a 242 point defecit. There is also a sort of offense/defense wave that flows up and down throughout the game.
5. There is nothing like one team hitting three darts into the 20 spot...then someone else coming in and hitting the triple 20 with one dart to accomplish the same thing. The competition gets so crazy between teams...that I have seen Tony get frustrated. Now Tony can lose multiple dollars in poker...but I haven't seen him frustrated like that in a while...that shows you how awesome darts are.
So before you dismiss this post as bullshit and even though you tried playing darts before, but might write it off...you need to play with a team and as a team in the game of Cricket to truly understand how crazy this game is. As of right now..the team to beat is Jonathan and I...but Tony and Derek won't let that last for very long. So what'dya say? Steve and Bryant? Andy and Bryant? Andy and Steve? Don't knock it until you've tried it! =)
In the meantime I think it is time I ordered my Pirahna's!
That is not to say that you guys have to go out and buy darts, but I'm glad I was able to find yet another thing to keep us in healthy competition. So now all of you on Pooky are probably wondering why the shit are we playing darts...and what is so special about these recent session of darts than from when I first bought the darts. Well here are some feelings/observations of things I have seen in our two nights of darts.
1. Tony who has been under pressure in soccer games numerous times says he feels like he is taking a penalty kick and waiting for the outcome when he is playing darts.
2. Jonathan who thought darts was about throwing the dart and hoping for the best got a little advice from me on how to throw the dart...and now he sees that it is a skill game and you can actually aim the dart.
3. Derek who is DEAD tired and even sleeping in my room before we actually start playing, comes alive like I've never seen him before. I haven't seen him so awake at 3:30 in the morning.
4. The game we play, Cricket, is almost an equalizer of sorts. No matter how many points one team scores...you are never out of it until you take yourself out of it. Tonight I saw a rally by Jonathan and Tony to win over a 242 point defecit. There is also a sort of offense/defense wave that flows up and down throughout the game.
5. There is nothing like one team hitting three darts into the 20 spot...then someone else coming in and hitting the triple 20 with one dart to accomplish the same thing. The competition gets so crazy between teams...that I have seen Tony get frustrated. Now Tony can lose multiple dollars in poker...but I haven't seen him frustrated like that in a while...that shows you how awesome darts are.
So before you dismiss this post as bullshit and even though you tried playing darts before, but might write it off...you need to play with a team and as a team in the game of Cricket to truly understand how crazy this game is. As of right now..the team to beat is Jonathan and I...but Tony and Derek won't let that last for very long. So what'dya say? Steve and Bryant? Andy and Bryant? Andy and Steve? Don't knock it until you've tried it! =)
In the meantime I think it is time I ordered my Pirahna's!
Jul 6, 2005
Haha tarnished aluminum... The guys winning those races can rock gold, if you know what I mean.
And yes, Steve, I regrettably must admit I was turned to the dart side for one night. Like Mario Party, it turns out to be fun when you add competition and realize that you actually have some control over those things. Unless you are Derek, and somehow your wild rapid-fire throws end up hitting more bullseyes than anyone could have thought possible. That kind of luck can NEVER happen again. NOT EVER. Now I'm all upset; I'm going to lunch.
And yes, Steve, I regrettably must admit I was turned to the dart side for one night. Like Mario Party, it turns out to be fun when you add competition and realize that you actually have some control over those things. Unless you are Derek, and somehow your wild rapid-fire throws end up hitting more bullseyes than anyone could have thought possible. That kind of luck can NEVER happen again. NOT EVER. Now I'm all upset; I'm going to lunch.
Jul 4, 2005
Let me be the first to say that my win yesterday had nothing to do with skill. I picked up AA twice in 3 rounds of cards when it was 4 handed. And even worse yet, when I picked up AA someone always had something to play back at with me (ie. Jonathan's KK). I'm just a lucky bitch.
Tony5Aces, Dmai27 and Derek 88's, I know I said this on your MySpace, but I wanted to reassure you guys that all of you have made ridiculous strides in our tournaments. I'm pretty sure Jonathan will agree with me. To prove my point...you can tell that I go into the "tank" a lot more than I did. I always prided myself on quick decisions, but it seems that lately this isn't the case. This of course means that I need to really think about what you guys are holding and think about how you guys play it now. Sometimes I'm right and more often than not I am wrong. Look, I don't want to make it seem like I'm candy coating shit just because I've won lately. Bottom line: You guys are kicking ass even though the wins just aren't there. Keep it up because you know that we will play a bunch more tournaments that have your names on it!
Jonathan...what can I say. Just like the top paragraph...I have been getting extremely lucky to the point where it is sickening. Don't worry I know this and I'm not getting cocky or anything! =) It's always a pleasure to play against you when the limits are eating us up...it really is a reading game and lately it has just panned out with the luck on my side. I can't wait for our next battle!
Tony5Aces, Dmai27 and Derek 88's, I know I said this on your MySpace, but I wanted to reassure you guys that all of you have made ridiculous strides in our tournaments. I'm pretty sure Jonathan will agree with me. To prove my point...you can tell that I go into the "tank" a lot more than I did. I always prided myself on quick decisions, but it seems that lately this isn't the case. This of course means that I need to really think about what you guys are holding and think about how you guys play it now. Sometimes I'm right and more often than not I am wrong. Look, I don't want to make it seem like I'm candy coating shit just because I've won lately. Bottom line: You guys are kicking ass even though the wins just aren't there. Keep it up because you know that we will play a bunch more tournaments that have your names on it!
Jonathan...what can I say. Just like the top paragraph...I have been getting extremely lucky to the point where it is sickening. Don't worry I know this and I'm not getting cocky or anything! =) It's always a pleasure to play against you when the limits are eating us up...it really is a reading game and lately it has just panned out with the luck on my side. I can't wait for our next battle!
Jul 3, 2005
A quick quote for the recent poker etiquette discussion, that I should have remembered almost immediately:
"Yeah, I'm gonna go all in 'cause I don't think you got the spades."
If this somehow isn't familiar, it's from the start of Rounders. Mike is up against Teddy KGB in a no-limit hold'em cash game. Mike has a full house and thinks KGB made a flush on the river. KGB bets $15,000 and Mike raises him all-in for another $33,000 and says the above line. He deliberately misrepresents his hand because he wants as much money as possible. The relevance should be clear enough.
Of course, it turns out that Mike was wrong, KGB quickly calls with a higher full house, and Mike ends up delivering stuff in a truck owned by a guy known as Knish. So say what you want, but make sure you've got the nuts or else you just might get chumped.
"Yeah, I'm gonna go all in 'cause I don't think you got the spades."
If this somehow isn't familiar, it's from the start of Rounders. Mike is up against Teddy KGB in a no-limit hold'em cash game. Mike has a full house and thinks KGB made a flush on the river. KGB bets $15,000 and Mike raises him all-in for another $33,000 and says the above line. He deliberately misrepresents his hand because he wants as much money as possible. The relevance should be clear enough.
Of course, it turns out that Mike was wrong, KGB quickly calls with a higher full house, and Mike ends up delivering stuff in a truck owned by a guy known as Knish. So say what you want, but make sure you've got the nuts or else you just might get chumped.
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