Very Josie

SOMEONE has gotten my ire up. That is all. Josie

So I'm eating lunch, reading the link Waffles sent about how Annie Duke is engaged and I decide to give my mother a call.  Please to enjoy! Me: "Hi Ma!" Mom: "Jo!!!  You calling me from work?" Me: "Yeah, I'm just eating lunch and reading an article my friend Waffles sent me.  It says Annie Duke is getting married." Mom: "Reeeeaaaaalllllly??? You sure?" Me: "That's what it says.  It says the guy put her ring in the bottom of her stocking on Christmas morning." Mom: "But the man asked her on TV she said she NEVER get married again." Me: "Yeah, it says she was surprised.  She wasn't expecting it but she said yes." Mom: "How old is she?  She about your age, right?" Me: "She's 45 and I'm 44.  I'm younger!!!" Mom: "Madonna mia, you're old.  I thought you were 43." Me: "Nope, but I'm younger than Annie Duke!" Mom:  "Who is Waffle a...

There's a new twist on Survive Donkey Island.  The final games have been posted, which are noted below. Wed 3/16 $10 + $1 NLHE Sun 3/20 Super Turbo NLHE Tournament(300 chips and THAT'S IT! No Rebuys! No Multi-Entry! Buy-in TBD) Wed 3/23 $10 + $1 NLHE Sun 3/27 Badugi(Buy-in TBD) Wed 3/30 $10 + $1 NLHE Sun 4/3 10 cent rebuy(30min) NLHE Yes, you read that right.  One of the tourneys is Badugi.   The one thing I know about badugi is I have no effing idea how to play it.  Don't misunderstand.  It's not that I can't calculate the pot odds, or understand how to play aggressively, what I'm saying is I don't understand the rules.  That's not good. Anyone who does know how to play Badugi, well drop me a comment or email and you will have a friend for life. Well, you'll have a friend for life that will ensure your email box is peppered with Badugi questions, but is that so bad?  I think not. Someone witty called the game a horizon expander...

Hawk is dead meat It seemed awfully close when Buddy Dank started reading the votes, anyway. I got the first vote.  *gulp* Jamy got the 2nd vote. *whew* I got the 3rd vote.  (booooooooooo) Jamy got 4th, 5th, 6th & 7th.  So with 5 votes against Mama's two votes, JamyHawk is out.  Afterwards Jamy popped up on IM and was nothing but gracious.  When I saw his name pop up I got scared, thinking he would be yelling at me, but NO.  He was totally cool and said I played well. How I am alive, I do not know. But somehow, by the grace of some wonderful poker bloggers I'm still alive and kicking. In fact I'm dancing - so happy to still be in this game. So only 2 asses voted for me.  One of them is no longer in the game.  The other one better sleep with one eye open. And now there are 7 of us left.  It's any woman's game. Now speaking of IMing with Jamy, I just wanted to mention a great byproduct of this crazy game.  I g...

I swear to you this was an actual conversation had TODAY, after the post about about Annie Duke.  Now as much as my mother likes game shows, her numero uno, absolute favorite, stop what you're doing, plan your housework around it, show is I Love Lucy .  Everything else can only hope for a very distant second.  She happily tells me that an I Love Lucy marathon has been going on since 6am yesterday and it will be on through tonight.  Woot!  Now just to goad her on I say "Well you can't watch it tonight because poker's on".  Her face turned to a grimace. Mom: "That stupid poker.  Saturday and Sunday night.  Now it starts even earlier.  I tried to watch it and I don't like it.  I don't care what you say.  It's boring." Me:  "You know that poker blog I was telling you about where I write things?  I wrote about how you hate it when poker is on GSN. Mom: "Get outa here.  No you didn't. Who cares about that? That expe...

So far anyway,  I'm still on Donkey Island.  Tonight is Event #9.  The game is multi-entry #5 NLH. Survive Donkey Island 009 Full Tilt Poker $5 + $1 Multi Table March 13, 2011 9:30 PM EST password: survive  I get anxiety before every event.  Too much worry that I might get voted off.  I hope these Donkey Island guys know that they're supposed to be nice to me.  Ugh. I'm heading to my mom's house shortly for pasta and guilt. :)  Oh and plenty of talking too.  Have I mentioned that my mother loves The Game Show network?  Family Feud, Baggage, The Newlywed Game are some of her faves.  Since I visit her on Sundays, chat always turns to her least fave part of The Game Show Network. Mom: "Oh it's Sunday night.  That darn poker takes over all my shows.  You like watching that poker don't you?" Me: "Ma, it's good. You should watch poker on GSN.  It's  interesting." Mom: "Are you crazy?  ...

Bye Ken! Poor Ken died!  No, I'm not talking about KenP  a/k/a Old Indiana Man .  I'm talking about my fish, Ken.  We have a 55 gallon tank and Ken was the first fish to take up residence a few years ago.  Since then, dozens of fish have come and gone but Ken had remained the king of the castle, probably quadrupling in size. Originally his name was Greg but the day after we named him my son started calling him Ken.  ????  "Isn't his name Greg?" I asked. "Yes, his name is Greg, but his friends call him Ken."  Evan had found a name he liked better than Greg. "Well then, I'll have to start calling him Ken too." Although what I really ended up calling him was "Greg, but you can call him Ken."   which never failed to bring the giggles to my son.  He knew how absurd his idea was, but we went with it. Anyway Ken was the first resident, and he was the last.  The tank is officially void of fish.  Hmmmm Anyone want to tell ...

I am so naive.  Really. About an hour ago we're talking about architects putting in at least 40 hrs.  Newbies/non associates, normally put in alot of work, don't get a ton of money, but get tons of experience which will pay off later on.  Now some architects are Jewish (shabat shalom) and need to get home before sundown on Fridays.  So I'm talking to ONE GUY about making up his time, which he has conveniently been forgetting to do and somehow lent comes up and he asks if I've given anything up. "Yes" I answer. "I've given up swearing for lent."  Now I don't normally swear in work, but it does happen.  We resolve the issue and he goes.  5 min later diff architect comes in and says "Hey Shiksa, hows it going?". What the heck did he call me?  I tell him I'm fine. Another guy comes in like 30 seconds later and tells me the owner said I need to work this weekend. (like that would happen) Hmmmmm Then another puts a sticky ...

Lent has begun.  It is a time for sacrifice.  Good Catholics (and even not so good Catholics like me) give "something" up for the 40 days between Lent and Easter Sunday, as a sort of gift for Jesus.  It's a time for reflection and preparation for Easter Sunday.  It's always hard for me to decide just what to give up.  It should be something that I'll feel/miss, yet on the other hand it can't be too hard, because I don't want to succumb to temptation.  A little self-denial is never a bad thing.  Many people will use this time for self improvement; perhaps motivation for weightloss, but I do not.  I firmly believe that whatever sacrifice you choose for Lent, you should gain no benefit (i.e. weight loss) from it.  The point of self denial is to have a little empathy for Jesus, who suffered for our sins, not personal gain. Soooooooooooooo, I am giving up swearing, both in writing (on this blog) and in person. Truth be told, I really do n...

Well I played Survive Donkey Island/The Mookie while chatting on BDR with Buddy, Joanne and all their friends.  I laughed so hard and for so long my cheeks hurt.  Luckily, I'm able to laugh at myself.  Sheesh!  For me the highlight of the night was not the game but BDR, so let's start with the game. 29 Peeps with 9 of us playing for our lives.  Make that 8!  Kat didn't show.  I played for over 2 hours and made it to the final table.  Solid nitty poker.  No crazy moves.  I needed to last as long as possible to see if I could snag immunity, but it was not to be.  I made it to the final table, blinds were big and I jammed with Ace Jack.  Yes, I fucking KNOW Miami Don said not to overplay AJ, but I thought I'd just swipe the blinds.  I lost half my stack with that fucker and I'll NEVER play it again.  I had about 12K and shipped about 6K to HeffMike who called with a donkey hand (A-A).  Then I lost when I jammed wi...

" Fabrizio In Sicily, women are more dangerous than shotguns. "   - The Godfather A favorite quote from one of my favorite movies.  I've probably seen The Godfather about 20 times, starting as young as 7 on my Nonno's knee.  When I was a kid, whenever The Godfather was on everything else stood still.  I mean part of the movie was set in Sicily and there was alot of Sicilian spoken.  It was akin to a home movie. I never looked when they showed the horse's head in Jack Woltz's bed though. We had the same get togethers with the same food.  And remember the garden where the Godfather tended to his tomatoes?  Just like Nonno's garden.  Although Nonno didn't die among the tomato plants, I truly believe there was no place he'd rather be.  When Nonno hit his early 90's he was housebound, which was a bad thing for him.  He lived with us (or did we live with him?) and I remember him asking my mother to remove some kitchen cabinets so we ...

Yeah tonight continues the Survivor Poker series.  And this time I'll be on Buddy Dank Radio for real.  I'm having a live poker game at my house and Gary's coming over.  He'll set up my headphones for me so they actually work.  But that ain't the big news. I've been living and breathing this Survive Donkey Island game for the last few weeks, but baby the game is taking a back seat today.  What on earth could trump Survivor Poker? Ladies and Gentlemen, only one guy.  One guy with storywriting skills that capture your interest and pull you in.  Poignant and raw and in your face. Miami FUCKING Don is blogging again!!!!  My blog roll puts the most recent posts at the top.  Can you imagine my surprise when I saw him up there instead of at the bottom. Woot!  Bonus for Auntie Josie! Stories from Vegas! Damn, I love living vicariously through him, whether it's stories about poker, sports betting or even the occasional hoo...

Damn, did I sleep good last night.  I went to bed at 9pm, didn't even make it to 9:30, and slept for 9 solid hours.  I definitely feel better.  Hopefully I won't be spillng things today.....or more to the point, hopefully, Julius Goat took his curse off me. Hey Goat,  I'm Silician and we believe in curses.  And gypsies.  My mom grew up in Sicily and left in the late 50's.  Back then Sicily was riddled with gypsies.  She says they knock on your door and beg for bread or oil.  If you gave them some  they'd go away satisfied.  If you didn't, they'd put a curse on you.  Do I really believe that? NO.  Does my mom?  Yes.  She said cursed people would go to bed only to find themselves beaten up in the morning, but with no evidence that anyone actually entered the house.  Creepy!  Luckily I woke up bruise free.  Goat, you ain't a gypsy, are you? But enough of that.... Happy Birthday Waffles!!!!...

Somehow got to work this morning on 4 hours sleep.  I woke up exhausted, forced myself into the shower, threw my hair into a ponytail and got to work.  I look like shit, but I'm here. I get a cup of coffee and spill 3/4 of the cup all over my keyboard, desk and it spread to the computer.  OMG 3/4 of a cup of coffee is ALOT when it's not contained in a cup. Fuck!  See what happens when I don't get enough sleep? Mama's going to bed at 9:30 tonight, which happens to be Sugar Bear's bed time. Fucking keyboard is working but the keys are all sticky.   :-(   Boooo.  I wanna go home. Josie

-Julis Goat In an upset of epic proportions, Julius Goat was voted out of Survive Donkey Island tonight.  6 votes and it was gg Goat.  Goat baby, it totally sucks.  :( I played the rebuy badly, while trying to hook up to buddy dank radio.  It took me forever to hook up, and it never worked really well.  I waited to the last minute to get it set up - my fault.  Anyway, I'll try again on Wednesday cuz I'll still be around then. Believe it or not, this was the first time I listened to the entire BDR show.  I'd never even stayed up to listen to the votes live before.  What a great frigging show.  Why was I playing without listening?  The music is great, Buddy's hilarious, and I like the info I get along the way.  I'm a listener now. So Buddy sends all these sorts of directions.....and I follow them to the letter.  BTW I don't know what the fuck I'm doing when it comes to this crap but I'll have it figured out by Wednesday....

is Very Josie!* I just got my headphones and I'm ready to make my debut, TONIGHT, during The Survive Donkey Island Game.  Click on the link below if you want to hear Buddy interviewing me and me swearing like a sailor. BUDDY DANK RADIO I'm so excited to be on BDR! Please be sure to listen in. Play with us tonight my friends!  Game starts at 9:30pm ET and the password is survive.  If you have trouble finding it just look for me as I'm already signed up.  It's a $1 rebuy, which I HATE.  Well.....I only hate the first hour, the rest rocks.  I can endure anything for an hour.  Hell, I've been enduring snow all frigging winter, haven't I?  This poker game should really be held on a warm tropical island.  How cool would that be?  All of us on our lounge chairs on the beach, lap tops in position....what a visual.  I know, I know! Survivor contestants don't get lounge chairs, which is the exact reason why I haven't applied f...

I usually visit my mom every Sunday.  Since my Dad died she doesn't have him to ask questions to when something on TV confuses her.  Now that John O'Hurley isn't hosting Family Feud anymore, she's started watching a new game show, Baggage. I've never seen the show but I hear alot about it and it always inspires random questions from my mom. (Keep in mind English is her second language) Last Sunday: Mom: "Jo, what's a Kreuger?" (Yes, she calls me Jo, but not Joe" Me: "Huh?" Mom: "What's a KREUGER!!" Me: "Um, someone's name I guess" Mom: "No, it was on the Baggage." Me: "I dunno.  I have no idea what you're talking about." Mom: "The Kreuger! Jerry Springer says she's a the Kreuger!  What does that mean?" Me: "Did he call her a cougar ?" Mom: "Eh, eh, that's it.  What's a Kreuger?" Me:  "Cougar, Mom.  Not Kreuger.  That...

Parvati during a down and dirty challenge I was reading some Donkey Island posts today, and some of them reference how the game isn't really about the best poker player making it to the end.  Of course these posts were written by Hoyazo and Jordan, two guys who coincidentally, didn't make it to the end.  :)  Now don't get me wrong, they weren't bitching and whining about their demise.  To the contrary, both have been class acts about what can surely be called upsets.  Unlike others who've been voted off, they know it's all a part of the game, albeit not a fun part. Hoy said... One trend I just don't think can be denied at this point is that the vote-off selections have little to nothing to do with poker prowess. Or, should I say, the teams do not seem to be keeping around the people who are perceived to be the best blogger tournament players. The Fish got rid of Al and myself pretty quick on our half of the bracket, and in two chances the Donkeys now vote...

Booya baby!  7 Donkeys vs. 4 awesome Fish; who do you think outlasted, outplayed, outwitted?  Team Fish, that's who!  There were 33 players for The Mookie and 15 players for The Very Josie.  I didn't last too long in The VJ so let's do a quick recap of that.  Waffles, Wolfie and Racer kept trading the chip lead back and forth for alot of the game.  Jordan was out early - felted by KeepFlopping, who thought he was getting a bounty, but nope.  The Jordan bounty was only for The Mookie.  More on that in a bit. Here is where I lost alot of chips, when I had 2pair, aces over, but you'll see the villian has my fave hand, J-10.  Now supposedly Hoy had A-9 here and folded his top 2 pair to my aggressive betting.  Unfortunately, Rambler did not. Final hand of The Very Josie.  Waffles (Maniac) was the chip leader but SmBoatDrinks creeped up on him and took him out here.  GG Boaty!  I'm shipping you a tshirt post hast...

Tonight I'm putting a $20 bounty on HeffMike for The Mookie.  Knock out Mikey and I'll ship you $20, plus I'll write nice things about you on this here blog.  Why $20?  He put a $40 bounty on me and I figure he's worth about half of my value. :) Take the fucker out please and you'll have my undying adoration, and um, $20. I do not want this to happen tonight - so take the little plankton out. Play smart Bitches and hit that bounty. Josie