Get RollED Tide

Well apparently me being added to GCP happened on Friday. I was surprised to pull up the site and scroll down and see my "Honest Abe" poker chip on the page. Hopefully everyone will be entertained and learn something or hopefully I learn something...anyway, In case you don't know..I'm a smartass and dumb people annoy me and I'm not nearly as pissed off or angry as I may seem, it's just my sense of humor (a lot like the late George Carlin or Lewis Black)...hopefully I can bring a point of view that makes you think about the game of poker in a different way.


Well previously I stated that I enjoyed a quick session before going watch Bama get smoked (which was great!)...I hate bama, and dislike Saban even more. I'm NOT a die hard LSU fan and I didn't like him when he was in Baton Rouge. I've been to tons of LSU games and I know tiger fans can be complete asses but that was the first time I've ever been a part another teams home game with no real cheering interest. If Utah won then it would make it fun and if bama won then I'd get a win in my college bowl challenge. Well it took all of 2 minutes in the stands of being surrounded by crimson and hounds tooth (the gay Bear Bryant hat pattern) to realize that I was now a UTAH fan! I swear I heard "roll tide" once every 30 seconds leading up to kickoff. Well as soon as Utah put up the first points they were still cheering and then Utah scored again and they started to die off and by this point I decided to just randomly yell "roll tide" when bama had nothing to cheer about and people looked at me a little confused b/c they couldn't tell why I was cheering. The dome was about 75% bama and 15% Utah and the rest was dressed in Purple and Gold. And those people quickly became Utah fans. When it went to 21-0 I stood up and took a picture of the Bama fans and the look on their faces was freaking priceless!! I did get to see a fight between a redneck in overalls and a guy in a suit...both were bama fans, truly some classy people. The game was fun and it was dead quiet leaving the dome except for the noise of khaki pants and white shirted alabama frat boys repeatedly saying "i can't believe we lost to Utah, i can't believe we lost to fucking Utah"...followed by a "dude" and then repeated again...it was really weird to leave the dome in silence and be in a good mood, usually it's quiet and I'm pissed b/c Jason David found a way to get burned in the fourth quarter and give up the game winning touchdown. This was a much more preferred exit. I did however get to play some poker and that took place before the game.


My buddy Hunter game through with the tickets and I jetted out of work about 1:00 and met him at his house and then we ventured downtown. He's a med student so we bypassed paying $20 or $30 in a parking lot (Harrahs garages were full) and parked in the health and sciences lot. We hopped in a cab and got a "hometown discount"....just a little f.y.i. for everyone, if you ever take a cap in the downtown area during a heavy tourist weekend....be sure to let the cabby know where you're from and make friends...we got charged $2 a piece and tipped $10 and made our way to the poker room. Their was a short list for the 1/2 game and I got a chance to catch up with Gina...one of the few dealers that I really like over there, she's cool and usually gives you a heads up on what tables or live and which ones to stay away from...that's really cool to have dealers tip you off on that. Well I got seated at table 8 and it was horrible, no one wanted to talk and it was dead. I almost NEVER drink at the table but since I was about to go pay $9 for a jack and seven in the dome might as well take advantage of the cocktail service (that's the big event prices...kinda shitty how they do that, increase every price by $2 from what they normally are...once again got a home town discount, it was $12 for a double shot..but if you're able to give the bar tender a heads up that you're a local that double shot becomes regular price!). I got a table change to go sit at the same table with Hunter and didn't waste any time to start chatting with the table and ragging on the Bama fans. There was a guy sitting next to me that had and LSU shirt with an Alabama hat, I'm not a big LSU fan but I am a hugh college football fan doing that kinda shit is sacrilegious.


Well the table started to liven up and I got in there making a few raises and trying to get some action started as well working on my 4th jack&7. Well I had one significant hand that occurred when I had about $180ish in front of me (in for $200). I look down at 77 in the bb and it's limped around till the cut off thinks it's a good idea to make it $8 and we see the flop 5 ways for $8 (and I'm excited b/c no one repopped it and now we have an ok pot to work with). The flop is 5,7s,3s and I bet out $16 (thinking it was $20, it was prolly an affect of the j&7). I get called right behind me from a guy that definitely thought I was a lot more open than I was. Then I get raised by the one seat who is a good player (a local). He makes it's $60 total back to me. Now I'll have around $110 or so left, if i just call and the pot would be around $180. I know how I played the hand b/c I was there....out of curiosity, how would y'all have played the hand???


That was the most exciting hand I played. Other than that I was fairly card dead but it was ok b/c I was working on a nice buzz for game time and the table was friendly and talkative. There was a bama fan sitting to my left and he had his wife with him sitting behind, what the hell are these guys thinking?...what the hell are the women thinking, I mean seriously..you actually got to go to the Sugar Bowl and watch your team play and now you're gonna bring your wife in the casino and have her sit behind you while you play bad unoriginal poker!...these guys annoy the crap out of me. How much do you think that shit would cost a guy..."hey honey lets go to New Orleans and watch a football game, and while we're there I'm gonna go to Harrahs and have you sit behind me for 4 hours while I bitch about how these guys play 7,8 off for $10 and take all my money." I actually asked this guy why he's making his wife sit there while he plays instead of going enjoy the nice weather and the great bars before his teams' big game.....his response was, "she doesn't mind, she likes poker"...and she agreed...that's just retarded. If you like it so much grab $75 and go sit in a 3/6 game while your husband plays bad poker. If you're gonna have a girl sit behind you (which is completely lame) then at least make sure she's hot! If I EVER, I mean EVER attempted to do that with my girlfriend...I better make sure win an extra $400-$500 so I can buy her a new purse or some shit. Not worth it guys, I actually went to Vegas with my girlfriend last summer for HER birthday and I didn't play one session. Then one day she said she was going shopping and I decided to find a daily. Went play and won that bitch!..which was not like winning at all..considering I won a poker tournament on her birthday trip which meant she basically won a poker tournament. The moral of this story is play poker when you're on your time and don't be the douche who has his wife/girlfriend sit behind him.


Now I did play a few other hands. Raised a few times and CB to win a few. Was dealt 33 and a guy made it $10 and I called from out of position (b/c where else would I get a playable hand?). Flop came 10,9,2 and I checked and he bet $10. At this point I like his chances to get called down the whole way. Turn was a Q, and I was kinda nervous but I knew I was checking no matter what came out. He bet $15 and now I know I'm good and I'm praying the board pairs so it's an easy call. Well like clock work the 9 comes on the river and I check knowing that's the only way to get more money. He obliges and bets $30 and I call and save him the embarrassment by simply saying "I got a pocket pair and you don't have to show us your two big cards"...he folded with a confused smirk and I gave him a "roll tide"......hopefully his wife learned something from watching those few minutes of poker...haha


Well anyway, I put together a good little session and had a nice little buzz and a great time at the game. I can't wait to get back there and play some more. I'm really excited about Saturday, we have a little satellite at Davey's house and have a nice little cast of playas to battle this out with great blind structure and lots of chips. 10 people and it might take all of 7 hours to play this one. Should be fun, challenging, filled with solid play...I'm sure they'll have some memorable hands that I'll post about in the coming days....let me know how you would play the set of 7's and hopefully I'll find out if I messed it up or played perfectly.
Keep It Real Homies.