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11-30-05, 03:28 PM
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And now for the BIG news - bdawg31
First, a small confession to make: I know bdawg. He and I have been friends for years. We both started working at the same place right out of college, in fact. Oddly enough, HE is the one who came up with the name "Talking Poker" when I told him I wanted to start this site and I was trying to find a good domain name. He and I have sort of made this journey through poker together, which as a side note, I have found EXTREMELY helpful over the years. We've literally shared 1000s of Hand Histories with each other via email and always supported each other through the ups and the downs. We've pushed each other when we needed it, reassured each other when we were down, and most of all, inspired each other with our big wins. This has been a HUGE help to me, and was a big part of the reason I started this place. I wanted to create a larger community that could help acoomplish the same thing for more people.
Anyway, the day I went live with this place, I asked him to join to help me get the discussions going. Well, the forum took off right away (thanks to the Pay Per Post thing I did) and it wasn't necessary. In fact, I remember a time many months later when omahilo thought bdawg was brand new, not realizing he was one of the charter members. He made a comment to him about "sticking around" or something like that. LOL... Well, I guess eventually bdawg got to liking this place and started contributing more. At that time, it didn't come up that we knew each other, and as time went on, I almost felt weird about it, like it was a secret for some reason. It's obviously not, but it just didn't come up until now. He has been given his prize money for everything he has won (like the HUC and one of the TPFI events) just like everyone else. Nothing shady has ever gone on or anything like that. As it turns out, bdawg is the friend I took to Aruba with me, who had that nice 4 way chop in one of the side events. Since I didn't mention that he was the one I was taking, I felt funny saying it was him who had the nice cash, so I didn't give him proper props until now: Congrats on that sweet cash and thanks for the 10%, sucker! (We swapped 10% with each other). Has anyone noticed that I haven't gotten to the BIG news yet? Ok, no more dancing around - here it is... While I was gone this weekend (when all hell was apparently breaking loose around here), bdawg decided to play some poker on Saturday night. Based on the sequence of emails I came home to, I see that he was struggling a bit and getting frustrated, and that's when he decided to play in two big satellites and then call it a night. He fired up a WPT PCA Double Shootout and an Australia satellite that started around the same time. And he won them both!!! Are you freaking kidding me???????????? Fire up Poker Stars and see for yourself. Right now, there are only TWO people qualified for the Aussie tourney, and bdawg31 is oine of them! I could not be happier for you, my friend... So................ last night, bdawg finally decided what he's going to do about these tourneys. He's taking his wife to Australia (out of pocket - this one didn't include travel expenses), and he's taking his mom and his kids to the Bahamas (hotel is paid for, but the travel out of pocket). And he's asked me to go along with them! So I'm going. I haven't won a seat in the tourney yet, but I'm going to focus on that a bit more now and try to get myself a seat. If I don't win though, at least I have a place to stay and can play in the side events, etc, etc.... So there you go. That's the big news. It may say "The Man" under my name, but in reality, bdawg31 is THE man! Congrats again dude! P.S. Aequitas is my brother.  Just kidding.
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11-30-05, 03:35 PM
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Thats all insane - i dn what to say tho lol and i dn why
Good Job tho Bdawg! - how come he never posts his Huge wins like that here tho ?
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11-30-05, 03:37 PM
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Cause he's one of those private types and doesn't like to "brag" about his success, even though we all know it's not bragging. That's why he never posts in the Railbird section (I assume), which is fine, of course. To each their own.
If it was up to him, no one here would even know about his awesome WCOOP cash. But no way was I gonna let that one slide at the time - That was one Final Table that definitely needed to be railed! |
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11-30-05, 05:17 PM
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This speaks for itself:
DAMN. |
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11-30-05, 07:30 PM
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I feel much better about winning 1 of 3 in the HUC against him now.
Wish I knew beforehand, not that it would have done any good. Congrats to both of you guys for doing so well at the game you love. |
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11-30-05, 08:02 PM
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thanks everyone
Thanks everybody. A few quick things:
1.) I feel goofy about posting when i am at a final table or getting deep - i feel like i jinx myself or i might second guess myself knowing i have people watching me (other than TP - i am used to his scrutiny). Not that i have a ton of final tables, but i will try to post more often when i do get to one. 2.) I thought about posting my recent success as a sort of 'afterward-railbird-me' type of thing - not to brag, but to show you all "Hey, one of us did pretty well - if bdawg can do it, i can do it!" type of thing. 3.) When TP mentioned that i sent an email saying i was going to try those two and call it a night - he should have said i was going to call it A MONTH! I have been getting my a$$ handed to me ever since that big WCOOP hit. And i mean at every game and at every level - take away Aruba and i have been getting crushed. I tried moving up in stakes and did well for a little while, then got hammered. Moved down, got hammered. Moved to where i usually play (5/10 and some 10/20) and got hammered. Moved to 3/6 - got hammered. Played Sit N goes - got hammered. Played MTTs - got hammered or min. cashes. A couple satellites - nothing. I think i had 3 'really good' sessions that whole time. One of those times i had a nice $1500 finish in a tourney - and lost it all the next day. I had literally planned on playing those two satellites, figured i would lose, and then i was going to take december off - or just play real low MTTs for fun when i had the time. Then BINGO! Moral of that long and rambling 3rd item - stay focused when things go bad. I would say 75% of that was a bad run - but i know 25% of that was me making mistakes out of frustration. And given that poker players always give themselves more credit - those numbers are probably worse. I am also leaning towards pretty much giving up cash games - just playing them now and then just so i dont totally lose it. Not even counting these two recent wins - if i think about the money i am up and divide it between cash games and tourneys - tourneys contributed a LOT more. And i have spent a LOT less time playing tourneys than cash games. Plus, i enjoy tourneys MUCH more. That means giving up bonuses - but at some point i guess i need to let that go. Thanks again everyone. I am no wonder-kid - trust me. I am just a grinder. |
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11-30-05, 08:06 PM
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yeah, its the aussie millions
Yep - that is the one. When i signed up for it, i wasnt even really thinking it through. And i sort of thought it was a package deal as well. But, you get the buy-in and $1k cash - which i am obviously putting towards the trip costs. This is kinda cool though - luckily i have some WCOOP money left - going to take some of that and make this a nice trip for me and the wifey-wife. If i bust out early - no biggie, i am in AUSTRALIA!
I checked out the official website - they had like 260ish in it last year - i am thinking that even if they double their numbers - still an interesting field. Of course, i suspect all these players will be REALLY good -since the field is so small and buy-in so high. I like to be aggressive - i think i will take that approach and turn it up a notch - might hvae to rely on aggression and luck in that event. |
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11-30-05, 08:08 PM
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wow
I havent said anything in thread yet but want to wish you the best. Way to go and nice job comming out of your slump you were in. One of the hardest things to do is come out of those slumps, again nice job and I wish you the best.
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11-30-05, 08:31 PM
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I wouldn't count on that. Australia is REALLY far away, and I believe this is not a WPT event, right? So I'm thinking most of the pros probably skip this one... especially with it being immediately after the Bahamas event that I know they will all be attending.
All I'm saying is I don't think the field will be nearly as bad as you think. And I think you're going to cash and maybe even go deep. Let me be the first to say I'd like to buy 1 or 2% of you if you decide to sell some shares to help cover your airfare costs, etc.... |
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11-30-05, 09:25 PM
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Ummm, holy crap. Its like something that exists on clouds.
I do not have nearly as much fun at cash as you said. I also end up losing money when I chase bonuses...maybe twice I have come up more than even. NL tourneys are splendid, and I have not played cash in a month. And I dont miss it at all. Its nifty to see someone else with the same inclinations. Anyhoo, Im happy for you, I know its got to be nice to win the money but also know all the time you spend playing poker isnt for naught(sp?). Anyhoo, I hope your wife and you have fun. If she had issues with poker before, Im sure they are not as large now. Again, congrats. PS I always thought you and TP had some weird man love thing going on 
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