Wish me luck....

CDsNuts · June 30, 2006 1:38AM

As some of you are aware, I play poker for a living. I'm heading out to Vegas tomorrow for the World Series of Poker, a series of 30-some tournaments with buy-ins ranging from $500-$10,000 per tourney. I plan to play 4 or 5 tournaments while I'm out there- hopefully I can pull off at least one good showing. Who knows, maybe I'll come back a millionaire. Big bucks..... No whammies.....

Lee

larryallen73 · June 30, 2006 1:42AM

If you win a million I propose you buy a case of something cool and send a box to each of us. Just a thought!

Seriously though, good luck!

mikeschmidt · June 30, 2006 1:49AM

Best to you, Lee.

Remember the odds, and may luck be on your side when the odds are against you.

Cheers

itzagoner · June 30, 2006 2:01AM

When the stakes are high, leave 'em all dry! Good Luck!

ToppsCo1lector · June 30, 2006 2:33AM

Best of luck buddy! I'm an avid poker player since my Grandpa taught me back when I was just learning my times tables. Hopefully you'll earn yourself a bracelet and hook a brother up

hahaha, remember no show n "tells".

craig19 · June 30, 2006 2:36AM

Do it for the Terps......and the Dirk collectors!!!

ArchStanton · June 30, 2006 2:45AM

Luck, schmuck.

Go earn a bracelet.

envoy98 · June 30, 2006 4:51AM

I wish I had the coin to give it a whirl, just the experience is worth the $10k. Maybe you'll end up on tv!

Best of luck!

May all your flops be the nuts and all your pots be monsters!

yankeeno7 · June 30, 2006 5:00AM

Does Kenny Rogers sing in your head when ever you go to play?

Good luck!

montanafan · June 30, 2006 5:17AM

i had no idea. good luck though!

Stone193 · June 30, 2006 5:27AM

Hi Lee

Good luck!

Hope to see you on TV?

I wouldn't mind being in the Main Event - as long as I could last longer than Goldie Hawn's son - he lost to Sammy Farha in the FIRST hand - all 10K gone! He had 10s over aces - Sammy had Aces over 10s.

mike

BigRedMachine · June 30, 2006 5:27AM

Good luck Lee.

As Sexton says, "May all your cards be live and your pots be monsters"........or something like that.

Kick ass!!

shawn

cohocorp · June 30, 2006 5:31AM

best of luck.

Stone193 · June 30, 2006 5:31AM

BTW, did you do any WPT events?

I would be happy to meet Shana before she left!

mike

MajorDanby · June 30, 2006 6:18AM

stone...if you keep posting pictures like that rather than pictures of really fat guys on their computers...then i'll be your best friend.

NewJerseyMeatHook · June 30, 2006 6:20AM

Break a leg, brother!

itzagoner · June 30, 2006 6:20AM

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm......................Shana

montanafan · June 30, 2006 6:21AM

i'd poker.

CDsNuts · June 30, 2006 6:29AM

Thanks for all the well-wishes. Mike, I did play in two WPT Main Events: I won my way into the first, and paid my way into the second after doing well in another tourney. Didn't cash in either and didn't get to meet Shana.

Funny, I was thinking exactly the same thing larryallen proposed earlier today, so y'all better root for me.

Lee

RipublicaninMass · June 30, 2006 6:30AM

good luck lee! I am heading out the end of this month for the finals, hope your still there!

Stone193 · June 30, 2006 6:32AM

<< <i>Thanks for all the well-wishes. Mike, I did play in two WPT Main Events: I won my way into the first, and paid my way into the second after doing well in another tourney. Didn't cash in either and didn't get to meet Shana.

Funny, I was thinking exactly the same thing larryallen proposed earlier today, so y'all better root for me.

Lee >>

That would be magnanimous Lee!

I'm willing to hold out for a box of Heritage!

CDsNuts · June 30, 2006 6:43AM

Comeon Stone, you know I'm a vintage wax guy. Think something from the 80s or late 70s. Fun fun fun.

Lee

BigRedMachine · July 5, 2006 10:08AM

Anyone here know Lee's last name? I'd like to follow the results and see how he does.

shawn

BigRedMachine · July 12, 2006 5:56AM

Still wanting to know if anyone knows Lee's last name so I can follow along, bring him good luck.

Feel free to PM it to me, I won't tell.

shawn

zef204 · July 12, 2006 6:04AM

Good luck and don't slow play your aces.

zef204 · July 12, 2006 6:07AM

<< <i>Anyone here know Lee's last name? I'd like to follow the results and see how he does.

shawn >>

I think its Marvin.

baseballfanatic · July 12, 2006 6:08AM

<< <i>

<< <i>Anyone here know Lee's last name? I'd like to follow the results and see how he does.

shawn >>

I think its Marvin. >>

I think he was great in "Dirty Dozen"..............

CDsNuts · July 12, 2006 7:40AM

Thanks for all the encouragement. I did not do as well as I had hoped, but tournaments have never been my strongsuit. I'm having a pretty good year so I figured I'd give it a shot. I did get to play a little with Phil Hellmuth which was thoroughly enjoyable, as well as some of the other big name tourney pros. The badbeats were coming in bunches, but I knew going in that tournament success (or lackthereof) relies heavily on short-term luck (or lackthereof). Ah well, back to wasting my time here with all you knuckle-draggers.

Lee

envoy98 · July 12, 2006 7:44AM

Can you still buy your way into the WSOP the end of this month?

CDsNuts · July 12, 2006 8:00AM

I can, but that was never my plan. Fading a field of 8,000 isn't my idea of a realistic goal- especially if I couldn't do it against 500-2000 this past week.

Lee

BigRedMachine · July 12, 2006 8:02AM

Hey Lee

Sorry it didn't work out. Which events did you try playing??

For those of you who don't want to know any results, don't read on.

I've been following along, not a lot of notable names doing well. When I see a top 10 list, there's only been one name I've heard of. I did see Lee Watkinson won a tourney, but I didn't think that bald headed guy was you.

Noticed in another tourney, Sam Farha beat Phil Ivey heads up at the end. Can't wait to see that on ESPN in a couple of months.

Helmuth finished second in one tourney, and Alan Cunningham has won one already too. He looks like the most unintimidating guy I've ever seen, but how many bracelets does he have? 18 tournaments down, how many more to go??? But haven't noticed Ferguson, Negraneu, Juanda, etc.

At least not yet. I'm looking forward to watching it on TV. For some reason, I can't get enough of this stuff.

Too bad I'm not worth a $hit at it.

shawn

mkg809 · July 12, 2006 8:16AM

So I don't guess we are all getting a wax box of 1975 Topps.... oh well, I just wish I was good at something other than divorce.

CDsNuts · July 12, 2006 8:50AM

Hey BigRed,
I wasn't really concentrating too much on what was going on in the tourneys I wasn't in. I played a 2k NL, 3k limit, 1500 limit, 1500 stud, and 5k NL events. The 5k was the most brutal because I had built up a decent stack after the 2nd break, flopped a straight, and got knocked out by a guy who put me all in on a bluff and hit a runner runner flush. Farha was at the table and said that was one of the worst beats he's seen, and that's saying something with the cards he plays. That's life I guess.

Hellmuth was hovering aound the top for 3 tourneys in a row and lost to some kid heasds up- that brought the house down. Neagraneau was at a final table, and some other guys did well too. I'm not too much into the TV/celebrity aspect of poker because I know there are hundreds of players with the skill that lack the bankroll to play all the major tourneys, but lesser skilled players like Gavin Smith, Robert Varkonyi, and Huck Seed get to play everything because their buyins are paid for.

Lee

EagleEyeKid · July 12, 2006 8:55AM

Lee, did you get any autographs of some of the legends there?
I have several friends that are there and I've told each of them to take several packs of nice casino regulated playing cards (at least Aces, Kings, and Queens) and a black sharpie. There was a kid at my local casino that played the $1,500 (2nd tourney) awhile ago and he lasted about 3 -4 hours. He said it was an amazing experience especially when he had Brunson & Ivey at the same table with him. How surreal is that?

I couldn't go. Already blew my bankroll for the next 2 months. I'm having a difficult time with it right now, so I'm taking a break and just finding solice in my hockey cards.

Stone193 · July 12, 2006 10:35AM

Well I'll be looking forward to the events on TV.

Love to see Hellmuth lose.

I still play - "practice" - poker and like it a lot.

But, for me? If there's a way to lose...

I'll find it!!!!

mike

seateddime · July 15, 2006 1:21PM

good luck

CDsNuts · July 15, 2006 2:22PM

Thanks, seat. A little too late. Now I have someone to blame for my misfortune.

Lee

softparade · July 15, 2006 2:48PM

So Lee is a "card" shark. I would have never thunk it

Stone193 · July 15, 2006 3:30PM

Lee

Just got this story on Fri but have been "preoccupied."

My best friend's parents were in Italy and bumped into Freddy Deeb. His dad went over to shake his hand and tell him he has seen him on TV.

Well, Freddy invited them for dinner that nite and they had the best time!

Think Helmuth woulda done the same?

mike

CDsNuts · July 16, 2006 12:22AM

Freddy's notorious for being a nice guy- I heard one story where a guy and his son asked for his autograph and Freddy took a C-note out of his pocket, signed it, and gave it to the kid.

In a tourney last year, I was the alpha dog at my table, the only one making moves and stealing pots. Then Freddy was moved to my table and between the two of us, we must've taken down 90% of the pots. We had a series of hands where we made reasonably big bluffs against each other and showed our hands. We both left that table with a good amount of chips. It felt good knowing I could mix it up with one of the better players around. Then I got moved to a table with Erik Seidel and John D'Agastino to my immediate left with big stacks which didn't bode well for me.

Lee

Wish me luck....

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