Rabbit, rabbit!
It's Sept. 1st, the beginning of a winning month (I just know it), the beginning of autumn, and grubs' own birthday month (don't remind him)! When celebrating mamagrub's big day in February, the day was getting long and the grub clan was getting tired and she was asked,
"How much longer are we celebrating your birthday?" She replied,
"The whole month!"
I'll talk more about my shameful -EV blackjack and slots addiction that's fed, bred, and bled by poker profits. With the bankroll taking a severe hit last month because of these games (damn Belle Rock and their new Tally Ho and King Cashalot slots), this month will be spent regrouping and rebuilding through SnG poker without any play on these dreaded temptations. I'll also abstain from the big 150 and 200 Party multis, which I've dropped over $1000 playing the past couple weeks with no final tables (or anywhere near 'em) to speak of.
But first I thought I'd take a moment to give you three rules of thumb when playing grubette:
1) Keep track of what hands have been winning at the table.
2) If she says what she has, believe it.
3) If it's 3 a.m. and she's drunk... just fold your pocket rockets.
She emailed this recap from her loose 3/6 game (then again, what live 3/6 game isn't loose?):
A guy made four 5's out of a 95o and he wasn't even in the blind.
Two full houses lost.
A couple of pairs of 9's, one with 5 kickers.
So when I got the 95, I said what I had and that I was happy to play it. Big
action pre-flop, which I called the cap. The flop was AJ8, big round of action
again, 9 on the turn to which I said, "Ah, there's a 9! Watch a 5 will come up
on the river." Big action again, then the river, a 5, to which i said,
"There's my 5!" One guy has pocket Ks, another has a pair of Js, and I flip
over my 95, two pair winner. The pocket K guy was so mad and said I had no reason
to be in that hand.. but he had missed all the 95 action earlier in the game.
I didn't feel bad. I don't tell people how to play.
(I sent an email aghast that she stayed with nothing and runnered two pair and asked if I could post her moment of fishiness.)
I never did see the last guy's hand, so he might've had an Ace.
I was just playing for fun anyway, and even said what I had the whole hand,
which was even funnier. At least mine were suited. But yeah, on the flop I had
absolutely nothing and no hope for a draw. What the heck was i doing? Burning
chips.. it was late, like 3am. The pot was about $100.. not huge, but it was
amusing. You're welcome to use it to show how poorly grubette plays at wee
hours of the night!
lunch:
small wonton soup
egg roll
hunan chicken
fried rice
fortune cookie (two fortunes included:
An empty stomach is not a good political advisor and
At 20 years of age the will reigns; at 30 the wit; at 40 the judgment -- what the hell?)
Nestle's Crunch
Snickers
3 Diet Cokes
1 Diet Pepsi
1 Slice
1 Mountain Dew Pitch Black (limited edition! much better than the tepid Sprite Remix)
dinner:
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