Tales to tell 'around 3 in the morning'by AznFisherman, March 06
A day before his 15th birthday, the son of a wealthy family was asked by his father, `Well my son, what would you like for your birthday?'
The son hesitated a moment and his father's thoughts leapt ahead to a new computer and similar things. However, his son had had a new computer only recently and could have a new one any time he wished.
Finally, the son said, `Father, I have everything a boy could wish for, but there is one thing I would really like. I would love to have a pink ping pong ball.'
The father was rather astonished at this wish, but said, `If it is a pink ping pong ball that you want, a pink ping pong ball you shall have.'
And so, the next day, the son was given as his bithday present a pink ping pong ball.
The boy took the ball to his room and the next morning the pink ping pong ball was gone. The father was mildly surprised but decided not to say anything. The pink ping pong ball, however, was never seen again.
The next year, a day before his 16th birthday, the father asked his son what he would like for his birthday.
`Father,' replied the son, `I have everything a boy could possibly wish for, but there is one thing I would really, really like. I would love to have a tenpack of pink ping pong balls.'
The father was more surprised than the year before, but kept his curiosity at bay, for he knew that his son had a right for privacy. he said therefore, `If it is a tenpack of pink ping pong balls that you want, a tenpack of pink ping pong balls you shall have.'
And so, the next day, the son was given as his birthday present a tenpack of pink ping pong balls.
The boy took the tenpack of balls to his room and the next morning, not a single ball remained, merely the empty husk of the tenpack. The father wondered where ten pink ping pong balls might disappear to, but decided not to say anything. The pink ping pong balls, however, were never seen again.
The next year, a day before his 17th birthday, the son was asked by his father what he would like for his birthday.
`Father,' said the son to this, `I have everything a boy could wish for, but one thing would make my happiness complete. I would dearly want a carton of pink ping pong balls.'
The father was beyond surprise, but decided to make sure he had not misheard. `A carton of pink ping pong balls?'
`A carton of pink ping pong balls,' the boy confirmed.
`I can't understand your fascination with pink ping pong balls,' said the father, `but if it is a carton of pink ping pong balls that you want, it is a carton of pink ping pong balls that you shall have.'
And so, the next day, the boy was given as his birthday present a carton of pink ping pong balls.
The boy was delighted and took the carton to his room. The next day, miraculously (as if by magic, even) the pink ping pong balls had all disappeared.
`Dear son,' said the father, `I must ask now, what do you do with all those pink ping pong balls?'
The son, however, was reluctant to tell him. `Please humour me, dear father.'
The carton of pink ping pong balls, however, was never seen again.
The next year, it was clear that the son would get a car, but the father felt that, perhaps, his son also had some other wish apart from the obvious. So, one day before the son's 18th birthday, the father asked him whether he had a special wish for his birthday.
`Dearest father,' the son started, `I have everything a young man could possibly want, but there is one craving in me. I would, more than anything, want a warehouse full of pink ping pong balls.'
One of these years, his father thought, I should get to the bottom of this. However, he decided to humour his son's wish. At least he had been wise enough to buy shares in a pink ping pong ball factory.
The next day, the son was given the address of a warehouse where all his new pink ping pong balls were stored. The son was delighted and decided to spend the next night in the warehouse rather than at home.
The following morning, the son stepped out of the warehouse, but it seemed to be empty otherwise. The father had a closer look and indeed, apart from empty cardboard boxes, nothing was left inside the warehouse. No pink ping pong balls were left.
The following year, one day before the son's 19th birthday, the father braced himself for another warehouse of pink ping pong balls. He asked his son what his deepest desire was and he had not been entirely wrong.
`Father, you have made me very happy these last years and this year I ask of you a shipload of pink ping pong balls if at all possible.'
It was possible, if only because the father had by now bought each and every factory of pink ping pong balls in the country.
The next day, the father took his son to the harbour and showed him a huge tanker and told his son that there were millions, billions, trillions of pink ping pong balls in there.
`Father,' the son said, `You've made me very happy yet again.'
That night, the son spent on board the tanker.
The next morning, not a single of the pink ping pong balls could be found, but the son was happy.
A few days before his 20th birthday, however, the son had a terrible road accident and was taken to the hospital.
His father visited the young man in hospital. `My dear son! Can I bring you anything to make you feel better?'
Weakly, the son sat up in bed. `Father, dearest father, grant me this wish; just one tenpack of pink ping pong balls.'
The father held his son's hand tightly. `Whatever you wish my son, but I have to give you one condition. Even if it may be embarrassing, I must know what you did with all those pink ping pong balls.'
`Very well, father, but please indulge me first. I will tell you whatever you wish to know after you have given me the ten pink ping pong balls.'
The father thought that was fair enough and the next day brought his son the ten asked for pink ping pong balls. The son smiled weakly but seemed too weak to talk.
`Son, I leave these pink ping pong balls with you and shall come back tomorrow to ask of you what you have done with all those pink ping pong balls.'
The son nodded weakly.
The next day, less than surprisingly, no pink ping pong balls could be found in the son's hospital room.
`Now, my dearest son, apple of my eye, treasure of my life, please tell me what you did with all those pink ping pong balls,' the father requested.
The son nodded and the father gripped his hand tighter.
`I-' the son started and sat up a bit, swallowing with a dry mouth.
`I- I-'
Then he died.
Edit: Thank 4chan for that 'FFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUU' moment.
Tiny transfer AP to Stars.....for micro tourneysby AURELIUS, March 06
Hey is there anyone willing to help me tranfer like $30 bucks from AP to Stars. I will send first to trusted Lper. I just want to play in some tourneys today on stars.
Yo, was just wondering if there was a way to sell tournament dollars on stars.
I thought I remembered a way to do this, but after searching around I could not find it.
So what's the best way to turn Tourney $$ into cash??
Usually I would pay the $10 Double or Nothing Sit and Go's, but those are a major grind.
And it's not guaranteed to make money from it. (most of the time cash obv)
I want to buy some T$. Anyone know where I can do this? Seems like most sites only let you sell. Or if you have some that you want to sell to me then PM me.
PokerStars Game #40731180131: Tournament #249713153, $33.00+$1.50 USD Holdem No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (10/20) - 2010/03/05 22:26:55 ET
Table 249713153 2 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: flushid (1540 in chips)
Seat 2: Hero (1460 in chips)
Hero: posts small blind 10
flushid: posts big blind 20
Holecards(Odds) Dealt to Hero
Hero: raises 40 to 60
flushid: raises 100 to 160
Hero: raises 460 to 620
flushid: raises 460 to 1080
Hero: raises 380 to 1460 and is all-in
flushid: calls 380
Showdown flushid: shows (a pair of Fours)
Hero: shows (a pair of Fives)
Hero said, "HAHAHAHHA"
Hero said, "OMG"
Hero collected 2920 from pot
Summary Total pot 2920 | Rake 0
Board
Seat 1: flushid (big blind) showed and lost with a pair of Fours
Seat 2: Hero (button) (small blind) showed and won (2920) with a pair of Fives
PokerStars Game #40731451746: Tournament #249714763, $33.00+$1.50 USD Holdem No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (10/20) - 2010/03/05 22:35:30 ET
Table 249714763 2 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: dstate845 (1460 in chips)
Seat 2: Hero (1540 in chips)
dstate845: posts small blind 10
Hero: posts big blind 20
Holecards Dealt to Hero
dstate845: calls 10
Hero: checks
Flop (Pot : $40.00)
Hero: bets 540
dstate845: calls 540
Turn (Pot : $1,120.00)
Hero: bets 980 and is all-in
dstate845: folds
Uncalled bet (980) returned to Hero
Hero collected 1120 from pot
Hero: doesnt show hand
Summary Total pot 1120 | Rake 0
Board
Seat 1: dstate845 (button) (small blind) folded on the Turn
Seat 2: Hero (big blind) collected (1120)
PokerStars Game #40713764730: Tournament #249592127, $33.00+$1.50 USD Holdem No Limit - Match Round I, Level II (15/30) - 2010/03/05 15:39:54 ET
Table 249592127 2 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: Hero (1755 in chips)
Seat 2: flushid (1245 in chips)
Hero: posts small blind 15
flushid: posts big blind 30
Holecards(Odds) Dealt to Hero
Hero: raises 60 to 90
flushid: raises 120 to 210
Hero: calls 120
flushid: bets 120
Hero: raises 450 to 570
flushid: raises 450 to 1020
Hero: raises 525 to 1545 and is all-in
flushid: calls 15 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (510) returned to Hero
Showdown flushid: shows (a pair of Sevens)
Hero: shows (two pair, Queens and Sevens)
Hero collected 2490 from pot
Summary Total pot 2490 | Rake 0
Board
Seat 1: Hero (button) (small blind) showed and won (2490) with two pair, Queens and Sevens
Seat 2: flushid (big blind) showed and lost with a pair of Sevens
PokerStars Game #40712238980: Tournament #249582460, $33.00+$1.50 USD Holdem No Limit - Match Round I, Level II (15/30) - 2010/03/05 15:10:38 ET
Table 249582460 2 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: elmaslindo50 (1120 in chips)
Seat 2: Hero (1880 in chips)
elmaslindo50: posts small blind 15
Hero: posts big blind 30
Holecards(Odds) Dealt to Hero
elmaslindo50: calls 15
Hero: checks
Hero: bets 360
elmaslindo50: raises 730 to 1090 and is all-in
Hero: calls 730
Showdown elmaslindo50: shows (a pair of Sixes)
Hero: shows (two pair, Nines and Threes)
Hero collected 2240 from pot
Summary Total pot 2240 | Rake 0
Board
Seat 1: elmaslindo50 (button) (small blind) showed and lost with a pair of Sixes
Seat 2: Hero (big blind) showed and won (2240) with two pair, Nines and Threes
PokerStars Game #40731220595: Tournament #249709911, $33.00+$1.50 USD Holdem No Limit - Match Round I, Level III (25/50) - 2010/03/05 22:28:11 ET
Table 249709911 2 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: roberto395 (655 in chips)
Seat 2: Hero (2345 in chips)
Hero: posts small blind 25
roberto395: posts big blind 50
Holecards(Odds) Dealt to Hero
Hero: raises 800 to 850
roberto395: calls 605 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (195) returned to Hero
Showdown roberto395: shows (two pair, Queens and Fours)
Hero: shows (two pair, Queens and Fours - Ace kicker)
Hero collected 1310 from pot
Summary Total pot 1310 | Rake 0
Board
Seat 1: roberto395 (big blind) showed and lost with two pair, Queens and Fours
Seat 2: Hero (button) (small blind) showed and won (1310) with two pair, Queens and Fours
PokerStars Game #40728563361: Tournament #249696081, $33.00+$1.50 USD Holdem No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (10/20) - 2010/03/05 21:07:55 ET
Table 249696081 1 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: Hero (1500 in chips)
Seat 2: flushid (1500 in chips)
Hero: posts small blind 10
flushid: posts big blind 20
Holecards(Odds) Dealt to Hero
Hero: raises 40 to 60
flushid: raises 180 to 240
Hero: raises 480 to 720
flushid: raises 480 to 1200
Hero: raises 300 to 1500 and is all-in
flushid: calls 300 and is all-in
Showdown flushid: shows (a pair of Jacks)
Hero: shows (a pair of Jacks - Ace kicker)
Hero collected 3000 from pot
Summary Total pot 3000 | Rake 0
Board
Seat 1: Hero (button) (small blind) showed and won (3000) with a pair of Jacks
Seat 2: flushid (big blind) showed and lost with a pair of Jacks
But good thing they do it anyway. Ship the +25bi day.
rollercoaster microstake user!by EzPzLmnSqz, March 05
1- deposit 50$ on ftp
2- breakeven over 50k hands
3- lose 100$ and go busto in 2 days of rush poker playing above my stakes and make a QQ blog // leave poker with the intention of never coming back
4- receive 9$ in rakeback randomly
5- breakeven over 75k hands and then some (BR now ~200$ mostly from fish ,bonus, and rakeback) O.O;; good to be back i guess?
it's so obv that proper brm is super super important, but even as i'm cognizant of that simple truth, the lack of properly using the skill continues to be my biggest leak.
also, having gambled a lot on a lot of different bets in my drunken spree, i've come to realize that losing a certain amount on a bet causes a level of agony that FAR surpasses the level of pleasure in winning that exact amount.
so yeah... since losing big hurts way more than what winning big could ever give you in terms of satisfaction, brm is life +ev.
Yeah thank you. Because of your post in the Sc2 beta thread, i looked into my battle.net account and what do i find?http://www.liquidpoker.net/user_pictures/70a9f.betascreen.jpg
Thats right. Im in the beta. So exited to play right now, probably won't get much sleep this night.
But it is awesome.
EDIT: Also if anybody wanna watch and discuss sc2 ofr teamviewer or mikogo send me a pm.
Appreciate what you have. Never take anything for granted. Anytime I catch myself complaining about poker, i remember how good I have it, and how bad it really could be.
Hey, I found some sc2 keys I want to buy on e-bay, but because I'm a chicken I didn't dare to buy it yet. Anyone here who have experience with e-bay and if It's a fake key I'm screwed or do I get any insurance ?
All I saw was a picture of a blizzcon ticket with a sc2 key hid behind it.
And uhm, maybe hopeless, but do anyone have a sc2 key for sale ? (users with high post count.)
mixed drink reccomendationsby CrownRoyal, March 05
So... last week my caribou lou party was a hit and i need a round two
in this thread recommend your favorite mixed drinks, if there is a song that goes with it recommend that too cause then i'll have a theme song which makes the event more fun obv.
I put in alot of hands on February. Run hot for 9 days before I hit a 12BI downswing over 5 days. This was probably my first major swing in my poker career. Either I played bad or running like shit, I decided to take some days off.
I'm finally back today, 9 tabling NL10. This time I felt more confident with my plays and felt less scared for my money. I'm calling more post flop and not worried about 3betting more.
Played really well overall. Positive red line. Got lucky with a AK > QQ AI pre. Only thing I messed up was raising a small pair when I though I hit a set.
SO some guy convinced me that I'd rather buy Grant's instead of Jamesons as "drinking whiskey" for dinner before we try to more expensive kinds. Is this in fact enough grounds to kill him or do I need to determine that his choice of Schottish > Irish is in fact grounded in some kind of immoral belief that something could be better then that Irish guy in the wire?
fiwiwwwi it doesn't taste that bad, the only difference except some taste issues are that I can't seem to feel good about sitting around waiting for guests,d rinking whisekeyey and singing along iwth the dublinners in "Hwhiskey in the jar".
tutz_aml: bets $30.70 and is all-in
monica1982: calls $23 and is all-in
Uncalled bet ($7.70) returned to tutz_aml
Showdown tutz_aml: shows (four of a kind, Sixes)
monica1982: shows (four of a kind, Kings)
monica1982 collected $99.25 from pot
tutz_aml said, "LOL"
Summary Total pot $102.25 | Rake $3
Board
Seat 1: ruthlessgirl folded on the Flop
Seat 2: Wilkedigs (button) folded before Flop (didnt bet)
Seat 3: sergml (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: tutz_aml (big blind) showed and lost with four of a kind, Sixes
Seat 5: monica1982 showed and won ($99.25) with four of a kind, Kings
Seat 6: mbbevis folded before Flop (didnt bet)
I'm starting to put together different ideas for building a new computer to replace my current Macbook pro, hopefully around the middle of May. I'll probably have a handful of posts similar to this regarding how different things apply to multitabling since I have a very low amount of experience with building computers (a few close friends and my cousin are very experienced and are helping me pick components but I'm looking for some feedback from online multitablers as well).
This is the current monitor I'm considering, and I've seen different things from different people around the site. A lot say to go for smaller monitors, like 21.5" for example, but I haven't really seen any reason behind it besides "it's better." Should I be worried about resolution problems or anything like that? What are the benefits to having 2 21.5" monitors as opposed to 2 24" monitors for slightly more money? Thanks for any and all responses in advance.
I also recently posted that I will be reviewing "The Poker Blueprint" by Aaron Davis and Tri Nguyen. I am about 75 pages in and so far it has a lot of solid, helpful information. I'm not going to go too in depth because I want to post a good review after completing the book, but I'm enjoying it so far and have gained a lot of helpful information from it.
Moving at the end of the monthby Gsr_01_integ, March 04
So im getting tired of living in PA and only a couple months of nice weather. Me and a couple friends are moving down by the Myrtle Beach area and live down there for a couple yrs or something. The prices of living are about the same as they are in PA...but theres no beach in PA and i want nice weather and time to enjoy my sports car more than just a couple months of the yr.
Just wanted to see if there are any LPer in the NC area around the Myrtle beach area that would wanna meet up sometime I dont know anyone there except for the 2 friends im going with Im looking to meet some new people and just enjoy life for a little bit. Also if anyone can let me know all kinds of fun shit and all to do down there. One of the one things im looking forward to is to go on a fishing charter and actually catch something that takes some time and a nice struggle to catch the big one.
Won my first freeroll today, yay. 6$ might not be a lot for the most of you guys, but I'm trying to stick to my rule of not depositing any money for poker.
I do know that I mentioned that I'd maybe deposit some money in my last entry, but that's because I was rather demotivated after only winning 0.40$ in two weeks.
But this little win has surely given me motivation to sticking to my rule, let's see for how long that lasts..
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