Very Josie

I'm tired today cuz I was up too late playing the Daily Dollar tourney on Full Tilt last night. 7,900 players.  I played once before and came in 50th place.  I was hoping to improve my record but that wasn't the case.  When I donked off my chips (and I DO mean donked) I wound up in 330th place.  1,080 places in the money. I tripled my $1 buyin but the end was ugly. I hade 123K in chips and was out about 3 hands later.  I got too tired, and just became a calling station.  I had trip aces and threw half my chips at that only to be out kicked by ace jack.  Obviously this guy wasn't afraid of me but I just kept calling. I blame Waffles though.  I was playing great till he decided to call it a night.  Once he left I pretty much gave up.  I wonder where I would've wound up if I just went to bed and let myself get blinded out.  May try that next time. I also played a little stud8 and was down a buck when I "stood" up.  LOL I was doing better before I started read

You wanna know how cool and hip I am?  Well, guess who left me....ME....a comment? A cool, female, professional poker player!  Oh. My. God.   Need another hint? How bout this!  I can only aspire to her coolness! Funny just the other day I was reading that she placed 4th I think in a Venetian Deep Stack Event....The very event I was hoping to play in.  I'll get to Vegas yet! For now I'll enjoy the fact that she was nice enough to comment here. Play smart. Josie

I know the secret you don’t tell We see your bloom and love it well Beauty for all our eyes to see Deeper within, I can feel thee More than beauty, look further still There’s softness there and iron will Velvety, fragile, but oh for a touch A stroke of a finger, is that too much? One, then two, then thinking ends Just breath and feeling, the softness sends Taking and giving, yet taking still more Floating on softness, the feeling you give Others think pretty, but I know where you live Original poem by the talented Very Josie.  Yes, I know you aren't into poetry.  Too fucking bad. Josie

I hit Barnes & Noble Bookstore looking for a book on Stud8 (Seven Card Stud, high, low 8 or better) and I was quite disappointed.  I found zero books on the subject!  There were a couple of Omaha books but the majority were all about holdem. Once I accepted the idea that there were no books on Stud8, I decided to splurge on a holdem book.  There were tons to choose from but I ended up with Holdem for Advanced Players by David Sklansky and Mason Malmuth. $30 plus tax and it wasn't even very big! After I got the book home I had a bit of buyer's remorse.  Why didn't I get Super System 2, which was A.) the same price, B.) had a section on Stud8, C.) was triple in size! I am a voracious reader and like to get my money's worth.  Then the cherry on top was logging onto my blog and seeing a message from Neo Baby that said I had to read the contribution by Todd Brunson in SS2.  That was all I needed to hear. I exchanged the books with no problems at all.  My plan

Mmmm I just woke up after such a good night's sleep.  I slept till after 9am this morning.  Amazing for me.  And now I have the whole day/weekend ahead of me. I kicked ass at Seabrook last Friday, but I'm thinking of skipping it this weekend.  Instead I figure I'll work on my tan a little (that's hard work!), work out, hit the mall for some retail therapy, and cook some homemade spaghetti sauce with meatballs (while staying on the diet). Sounds a helluva lot better than working, doesn't it? The spaghetti sauce and meatballs (my family calls it gravy but I didn't want to confuse you) takes hours to make so I haven't made it in a while.  Beauty cannot be rushed.  But once it's done then I'll be able to make a quick meal whenever I want. In the past I've tried to pass off ground turkey meatballs instead of the real deal, but my son was not fooled.  And sonny boy loves Mama's meatballs, so he's in for a treat today.  According to him,

Some people think happiness is just a random stroke of good luck.  As though it will shine upon them like a sunny day...something they have no control over.  But that's not how happiness works.  Happiness is the end product of your effort.  You are the one in control of your happiness.  It's something you should seek out every day.  Finding your own personal happiness doesn't benefit just you either, it's a gift to others.  It just one more area where effort and hard work pays off.  You get what you put into it.  It's karma baby. The idea of karma really appeals to me both in life and luck, and when I ponder luck, I am ultimately thinking about poker.  Karma - We repeat the same mistakes over and over, banging our heads against the wall.  Making the same mistakes that generate the same miserable conseuquences.  Yet we think it's bad luck.  We're waiting for that ray of sun to randomly shine upon us instead of fixing problems and making changes.  Changes t

Still on my diet and I am HUNGRY! I suppose all the people that tell me I'm a total bitch when I'm on a diet are right.  Below is a tiny excerpt from an email I received from Jew Boy today. Well, for one, I wonder what species of bug is up your ass, undoubtedly dying of malnutrition because of this blinkered diet you're on. Oh and that email was accompanied by an illustration....a bunch of  asses and one with a bug up it.  lol In my defense it's a hellish week at work.  I'm sure that's it, not the diet.  :) Josie

Well I'm having an early lunch here at work and thought I'd do a little write up.  First off I was almost late for work this morning.  Played on Full Tilt a little too much last night.  The number is still 4 but in addition I have a Step 4 ticket (valued at 75 smackaroos for you noobs).  I'm hope hope hoping to turn that into a $216 ticket tonight. So cuz I was late I threw on a summer dress, left the house and got to work on time.  The thing is I NEVER (well hardly ever) wear dresses to work.  Only reason I even HAVE a summer dress is cuz I went shopping with Cricket a while ago.  She always talks me into buying things that I normally would not.  In this case, she talked me into buying THREE sun dresses, which have been hanging in my closet till this morning. Anyway people in worked are shocked that I'm in a dress....a girly dress. People keep coming by and commenting.  Receptionist loves it btw....that can't be anything but bad news.  Cannot WAIT to take it

Scarred for life See the scar?  That picture was taken the day after the stitches came out.  It might be a little more faded now but it still bothers me. So here's what happened.  Poker night was over and I went upstairs to my bedroom, which has an old hardwood floor.  A nailhead was poking out just a hair higher than the floor.  As I walked by it my sock caught on the nail head, tripped me up and sent me flying head first. So I fell head first hard with some velocity and the bottom drawer of my bureau was open a little and my head hit the corner of the drawer hard.  Really hard.  I was laying there dazed for awhile thinking about a concussion and didn't realize there was a hole in my forhead. Yes a hole.  As much as I hate that photo above it looks 100 times better than I thought it would.  The hole was big and deep.  Big enough that I could put my finger right into it if I chose to.  Bleeding alot and like you could see right in.  It wasn't like a slice or a straigh

I couldn't forget all of my internet friends!  Wishing all of you a Father's Day as cool as you are.  YOU GUYS ROCK! Lightning Waffles Wolfie Riggs Neo baby Ducky Schaubs (waiting for the buns to come out of the oven) Miami Don And you Coop!!! xoxo Josie

It was hot and sunny on Friday so we went to Revere Beach.  That's where Sugar Bear made his appeal.  "Can I pleeeease get Just Cause II ?  I need it!  I played the demo and I have to have it!" No Sugar Bear doesn't get video games whenever he wants them so I said no, but he can get it for his birthday, which is in August.  He wasn't happy with the answer.  And explained for the next two hours why he needed it NOW.  I don't remember his reasons but whatever.  Soooooo since he wanted it that much I came up with an idea. I told him that I'd go to the Poker Room at Seabrook and if I won at least $100, I'd buy him the $50 game.  Sugar Bear was thrilled.  In the past he's seen me come home with fistful's of cash and knew he had a good chance. You guys know I'd do anything for my son, right? I played a sit & go (per sugar bear's instructions) and came in 3rd which was a net of $40.  I texted him and told  him the game was his and th

This all took place about (16) years ago, when I was extremely young and naive.  I had been doing accounting for a company that managed head injury rehab centers.  I was there for quite a while until they closed their doors.  Actually they had over 200 employees and when I got laid off there were only about 8 of us left.  So I was unemployed for the first time since I was 15 years old.  My hubby was working for a painting contractor at the time and the owner needed someone to run his office.  As I was doing nothing at the time, I jumped in.  Office of 2.  Me and this guy, who was odd to say the least, but whatever.  I worked there for a couple of months and whipped his office into shape. He was amazed and quite frankly the work was super easy and didn't require much effort. So one day he tells me that he bought a bunch of guns.  He was a gun freak/collector anyway, but this recent purchase was purely for an investment.  Sure enough, less than a week later he sold them for maybe

A reader emailed me some advice about my blog.  I'm always open to input so I've been thinking about what he said.  He's not a blogger himself, but a reader who knows what he likes to read.  He says he likes the poker posts but he wants to read more about me .  Ugh. He also says I swear too fucking much. lol  Maybe my f-bombs are offensive?  He may be right about this one. Hmm, so what can I tell you about myself? Meh, telling you stuff about myself bores me, or maybe more accurately it's difficult for me. Instead, take The Very Josie Quiz below.  The person who gets the most answers right wins a valuable prize.  please post your answers in the comments.  Jew Boy and Cricket, you don't get to play.  The correct answers are in BOLD. 1. What type of company do I work for? a.)  Law Firm b.) Architecture Firm - Yep I do accounting at an architecture firm....easy question c.) CPA's d.) Engineering Company 2.) Who is my favorite current Red Sox player?

Poker - I didn't play any poker at all last night, so the first number is still 6.  I rock!  I think I'll play one or two games tonight and see if I can't change that number to a 7.  Watch out if you're at me table. Diet - Successful day one.  Stuck to the diet and I have carrots and celery to munch on today.  We'll see how long it lasts.  I bought a new bathing suit (really hot) over the weekend so I really should do my part to make it look good. Exercise - Ummmmm Here's what happened.  I got home, messed around on the computer for a few minutes, then SHUT IT OFF because I was going to exercise.  I put on some workout clothes including a cute little spandex top, so I was ready to go.  Then.......I laid down for a little while and snoozed for maybe 20 minutes.  Got up, THOUGHT about exercising...I mean damn I was dressed for it so I had to. Except I didn't.  I thought about it though.  I think that has to count, right?  Fuck, I dunno what happened! It

I'm feeling kinda distracted. Very rare for me.  I don't know if the best word to describe it is distracted or preoccupied, but something's going on because I just don't feel focused.  My mind's a wandering. Played a bit of online poker this weekend.  :)  It was up and down like a merry go round, but certainly more up than down.  I won back all that mispent money that I invested in the 750K the previous weekend and then some. As of 11:30 last night, my balance in Full Tilt started with an 8.  Yep, and 8.  As of right now, it starts with a 6.  :( In an effort to keep myself accountable and not piss away my new found winnings, I will continue to post the first number here daily.  Maybe if I have to tell you about it I won't be so quick to lose it.  My goal is to change that 6 into a 7, then an 8....you get the idea.  Until it becomes a 12. IT WILL BECOME A 12. Play smart. Josie

Happy Saturday Peeps! I was writing up my post, and linking to Ken P who was nice enough to provide me with software to make the badge.  Of course I wanted him to just do it .  And get this, he said no to me .   lol What he actually said was something like "My name's not Waffles and I'll teach to fish instead of giving you dinner".  Or something like that. But Ken, I like dinner! lol However, I am checking it out. We'll see what I come up with. It might even be easy enough for me to actually do myself.  Only problem is it's like shopping I want to try ALL the options. Stay Tuned. In the mean time, I've never seen Ken's blog before...how has he evaded me for this long?  Of course I like it because the first post mentions................ME.  Toldya I liked this guy!  And he did the badge thingy for me after all.  It is at the top of this post.  I <3 Ken.  Waffles, fuck off. The badge on the right is the final product of Gary's.  Doesn&

PLAY! Or Else! Support the Ronald McDonald House.  They provide lodging and support to families who are dealing with cancer.  Who knows who you're helping, but you'll be helping someone who needs you.  That's all you need to know. Be like Nike.  Just Do it. Jew Boy is working on the badge for The Very Josie.  He came up with a very cool visual. Can't wait to see it finished.  Pokah Dave is the one who reminded me that I should be advertising for my tournmament.  Duh!  Why didn't I think of that before?  Thank you Dionysus.  But I still owe you a beating. (at poker lol) Play smart. Josie

Do you know what I need? I need a badge for The Very Josie private tourney! The thing is I can barely turn on a computer without messing it up.  I cannot make a super cool badge. (or a crappy one for that matter)  I bet one of you handsome, strong guys can though! Please??????????????? I would pay you with full tilt dollars.  Not alot of them mind you, just a token thank you. If you think you can help a sister out, please drop me an email to let me know. It would be very much appreciated. Grazie, Josie

Very busy in work this week.  Still trying to play catch up because of year end.  The question is, do I go in to work on Friday even though I have to use a vacation day?  I'm leaning toward NOT doing that.  The owners are away, and although the reason to come in is to meet a deadline if they aren't there to see how awesome I am, did it really even happen?  If a tree falls down in a forest but no one's there to hear it, does it make a sound?  lol The worst part is I'd be so much further ahead but I'm waiting to get a report approved by my boss so I can proceed and he's just dragging his feet.  When I asked him for it for the 4th time he said "I'm not trying to slow you down, I just have other priorities." And he hugged me today.  For no particular reason that I know about.  Grrrrrrrrr Tomorrow is my awesome friend's last day at work.  :(  She's been at the firm for over 5 years.  Nikki, if you're readying this HOW DARE YOU ABAND

May as well dress like a dude! I played alot of online poker since this week. Alot.  And you know me, I chat a little and like to have fun while I play.  Guy after guy kept telling me they knew that I was really a man.  "You aren't fooling me, you have to be a guy".  "I know you aren't a girl.  You can't be." "You're a dude aren't you?" Different guys, different games, all convinced that I'm a.............man.  I want to know why!!!!  My Full Tilt name is female and so is my cute avatar with the devil horns.  Remember when I  FREAKED OUT  on Jordan for making incorrect accusations about me? He said that I was a dude pretending to be a chick to get readers.  I must've had a touch of PMS that day.  lol.  I didn't realize at the time that I'd hear that over and over. Is it because I swear too much?  I didn't swear at all on Sunday but got about 5 of those random "your a man" comments.  What am I doin

Boy Does My Ass Hurt I got my ass handed to me on Full Tilt and I didn't even swear.  Well I DID, but that was me yelling at the lap top.  No offensive language was typed by these talented fingers. Let's start with the goddamn Battle Fucking Royale With Cheese .  Although my table appeared to be a full one, at first only SuitedKings (you suck TOO) and I were actually there.  I picked up tons of those little blinds, spanked Mr. Suited Kings a little and was doing great. Then fucking Morning Thunder shows up.  Hold up a minute. That's your name dude?  Morning Thunder? You sound like a goddamn cup of coffee. (Mama DOES like coffee) Anyway, I dunno Morning Thunder from Adam, except wait a minute.... maybe I do.  I kinda remember him beating up on The One Who Got Away during a Mook, so maybe he's a half decent player.  Duly Noted.  But he can't outplay Mama is what I think.  And perhaps I'm right about that. Unless you count a runner, runner win as outplay

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Take away her chat privledges!  Fuck you Full Tilt Poker. Plus I'm a repeat offender.  With my luck I may be going to jail. :( This means it's time to clean up my potty mouth fingers.  No swearing for me today in the Battle Royale thingy.  I cannot repeat again.  Who knows what they'll do next time.  I'm going to have to practice typing the words "fudge" and "duckhead". If you're at my table, please don't tempt me. Play smart. Josie

But should I?  I am frigging exhausted BECAUSE OF WAFFLES.  As you know I had some success yesterday by playing those Steps games on Full Tilt Poker.  Waffles was telling me that he was going to play the Daily Dollar tournament.  I had never played it before.  As you know I'm very interested in that big $216 tournament on Sunday, NOT a goddamm ONE DOLLAR tournament.  But he was saying it's easy to go deep in it and it's good practice for a large tourney. As he was playing it, I figured what the hell.  Only a buck!  I'll either double up quick or be down a buck.  No biggie.  Eight THOUSAND Seven Hundred and Twenty-Five FUCKING players.  That's 8,725!!!  with 1,080 place in the money.  (if you call two bucks money) I doubled up pretty quickly alright.  After I tripled up I thought, hmmmm, I may actually put a little effort into this.  Game started at 8:15pm And went on and on and on. Waffles was out after an hr or two. A-J vs A-9 and the villian caught a 9.  By