bad beat

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So I went to the casino the other night. After being the first one out at our little poker game at Adam's, I decided I wasn't done gambling.  So I waited, and waited and waited, until Pat, Adam, and Ashley were ready to go.  This could not possibly worked out any better.

Right off the rip I won a quick $100 at the roulette wheel. Went downstairs for some poker, but there were only two tables open.  I sat down at a $1-3 NL hold em, $1-3 PL Omaha revolving game.  Within 15 minutes, I turned the $150 I sat down with into $480.  Then things went bad. Lost that whole $480 in one hand. Ouch. So I went and bought in again for another $150. Lost it real fast.  So I walked around for a minute, talked to Adam and Ashley, *almost* decided to leave then. down $200.  I decided, however, that I should buy in for my last $100.  So I sat back down, and proceeded to start losing again. Got myself down to $49. Then it happened.
I hear one of the guys across the table call all-in, and the guy he was against couldn't push the rest of his $800+ into the pot. He jumped up, yelled call and showed down 4 Aces. Nice hand. Very nice hand. Then the original raiser jumped up, even happier, flipped over his KJ of spades. Screamed out "Bad Beat!!!" as he showed his Royal Flush. Well fucking-A. Quad Aces losing the pot. WOW. But HELL YEAH!!! The hand qualified for the bad beat jackpot, which, unfortunately, was ONLY $20,600. So the Royal got ~$3500 after taxes, the quads got ~$7500 after taxes, and the other five of us sitting at the table? Well, we got to split the remaining $5170 - equal to a cool $1034.  
I absolutely could not believe what just happened. I was dealt a 9-2 on the button, and folded it. But because I did, I won over a grand.
So then I kept playing with that $49 I still had in front of me. Next thing you know, I quadrupled up, then doubled up, then won a few more, and all of a sudden I've got $743 in front of me. I cashed out, got paid my grand, and figured I better buy some breakfast for everybody.
I ended the session in the black for $1124. Not too bad for the 7 hours I was there.

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Reds game 4.22

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Chris and I went down to the Reds game last night. They got a much needed win over the Dodgers, 8-1. Woo-Hoo! I thoroughly enjoyed myself. Chris had fun too, playing the role of "My Bitch." Basically since I paid for everything, I made him get all the beers. All-in-all we had a great time

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new things

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Got my first torrent uploaded today. I chose my favorite NIN show, the Bridge School benefit. It's an all acoustic set, so very different from any other live NIN shows. the Link is below...  Also, bought myself a shiny new camera this afternoon. So I'll finally start having some pics. And I can get some videos going, maybe make this blog thing a bit more interesting. Look for them soon.

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Cinco de Mayo

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Well I've finally got everything all squared away.  Sent out a deposit earlier today to hold my room.  Moving in with 2 guys, to a condo outside of Orlando.  Officially, 5/5/08 is my move date. Should be down there by 5/6. I still have to decide if I want to make it a 1 or 2 day drive, but regardless I can't leave till the afternoon on the fifth. Talked to Dave yesterday, I can't wait to get down there and hang out. He sounds bored so hopefully I can change that. I've been getting a bunch of shit together. Got my tags and a new tire Monday, changing my oil right now. Boxes are everywhere, I've gotten through probably 75% of my things. well enough for now.

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