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Friday, July 14, 2006

Impressions of Absolute Dominance, and poor impressions at that...

One day after chump-bubbling The Mookie (10th/57), I won The Not. Only 15 people played, but it is my first MTT win to speak of. So that’s sort of cool.

I almost didn’t play the thing. As usual, D gets the nod for timely good advice.

I got heads up against a guy that I hold in very high esteem. Wes is the motherfuckin’ man and he’s funny as hell. How funny? Tough_Fish – ‘nuff said.

Fortunately, I tend to get very, very lucky against him, and this is the third blogger tourney I have busted him out of. He also puts up with my compulsive need to serially comment in his blog, which I do appreciate, and hereby promise to curb.

Wes went on an unbelievable run after having his aces cracked by my mighty T6h. He was down to less then a thousand chips, but gave no signs of tilting. One hand after another, he Hoy’d and Hoy’d me till he was back up to just a 4:1 deficit. Incidentally, he is the only other blogger I know who talks shit while he Hoys, and who checks down his Hoy’s like a man. Full style points, brotha.

I began to freak out a little for a bit, but caught some good looking A’s and paint then survived my own mis-fired Hoy. Good stuff. Thanks to all our crew who railed us both: the chat was hilarious, and it was fun to not be green text for a change.

In honor of Wes I tried to keep this short, but even then it’s like a month of posts on Retards. I tried. Speaking of running on, if you survived Part One of my Vegas Soliloquy, Part Two is found below this. Like I said, it may be a while before I'm back at it, so hope you enjoy it and have a great weekend.

Lay-tah.

posted by Iakaris aka I.A.K. at 1:26 AM

19 Comments:

Blogger Poker Jones said...

Sumbitch. Congratulations. I don't care if it's a six-person SNG and all of the participants get their daily dose from Nurse Ratchet. A win is a win is a win. Way to represent, homes.

Fri Jul 14, 08:29:00 AM EDT  
Blogger Guin said...

You played great last night... also good for me to find out where your limits were for the future!

Note to self: need bigger than Q8o to reraise Iak. Waffles or MiamiDon it is more than enough!

Fri Jul 14, 09:07:00 AM EDT  
Blogger L'artiste said...

Any cash in a blogger tournament is a significant accomplishment, a win is obviously a gazillion times better. Well done!

Fri Jul 14, 09:50:00 AM EDT  
Blogger jjok said...

Congrats man!!!

Fri Jul 14, 10:41:00 AM EDT  
Blogger slb159 said...

And thanks for calling down my repeated bluffs with top pair 6's on the flop. Bastard!

Congrats...a well-deserved win. Until next time...

Fri Jul 14, 11:10:00 AM EDT  
Blogger Iakaris aka I.A.K. said...

PJ: Andrew's tourney/homegame sound great. Consider me in.

Guin: brotha you gave me all kinds of headaches last night, Canada represented last night!

l'artiste & JJ: tx, brothas

slb: I was prolly just recovering from you stackin me the night before! btw, glad you liked my novel of a post, tx for saying so.

Fri Jul 14, 11:48:00 AM EDT  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Congrats on the win, nice job.

Fri Jul 14, 01:01:00 PM EDT  
Blogger Pseudo_Doctor said...

looks like ur master at knocking people nice job

Fri Jul 14, 01:18:00 PM EDT  
Blogger Wes said...

We already know it is practically impossible for a blogger to post fewer words than I in a post.

Oh yeah, congrats on the victory.

Fri Jul 14, 01:47:00 PM EDT  
Blogger CarmenSinCity said...

Congratulations hottie!!!! Too bad I had to work - I didn't get to rail ya!

Fri Jul 14, 02:31:00 PM EDT  
Blogger drewspop said...

Great job SM. It was fun to watch. Congrats.

Fri Jul 14, 03:06:00 PM EDT  
Blogger TripJax said...

Suh-weet. Rock it Iak. I hope to be back at the tables again luckboxing your bankroll into my bankroll...

...and you better believe, I do it all for Mel...

Fri Jul 14, 05:03:00 PM EDT  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Congrats on the win

Fri Jul 14, 11:42:00 PM EDT  
Blogger The Bracelet said...

I agree, a win is a win is a win.

Congrats!

Sat Jul 15, 01:09:00 AM EDT  
Blogger Hammer Player a.k.a Hoyazo said...

Nice work Iak. I really need to get back into the Not tournament. For whatever reason the last several Thursdays I have not been able to get online, or have not been on at 10:30pm when the Not begins. But a great win nonetheless.

Just look at our boy and his 15 comments already. This blog is really taking off man. Always a fantastic read.

Sat Jul 15, 02:42:00 PM EDT  
Blogger Eric a.k.a. Bone Daddy said...

Nice going. Just catching up from being away from a computer for a week. A very sweet thing.

Sounds like Vegas was a good ride. I'll make it next year. Promise.

P.S., where do you want your milk money sent? I thin I can transfer it in Poker Stars.

Sat Jul 15, 03:27:00 PM EDT  
Blogger Donnie (aka Shadowtwin) said...

Is it wrong that I have the hots for Bone Daddy?

Sat Jul 15, 08:41:00 PM EDT  
Blogger Iakaris aka I.A.K. said...

To one and all, many thanks. In a related tale of heroic idiocy, I tried to parlay that victory into a shot at a stars ME seat. Not so good. Got my ahead on two big hands, no love either time. Details to follow once I stop heckling myself.

Oh and Donnie, we all have the hots for Eric.

Mon Jul 17, 09:07:00 AM EDT  
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Thu Jul 20, 01:33:00 PM EDT  

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