6/26 : Recovery

So I lost about $3500 a few nights ago, ouch.  However, that night I was able to cut it to $1500 and then woke up the next morning and took out the rest.  It was a relatively quick comeback, probably no more then 9-10 hours total.  I'm glad that I'm able to make this sort of recovery faster these days, and I'm especially happy that I extended my bankroll to 6k rather then the tiny 3k I used to use.  Once I get my car all paid off (I got a 2006 Jaguar X-Type 3.0) I'm going to work on building my bankroll a little more to eventually become a more serious poker plays.  Maybe I'll eventually put hours in rather then settling for minor profits daily.   Anyways, hope everythings working out for everyone -Maxv2.  

6/18/08

So I might drive to California to see this movie called "The Go-Getter" 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5rvx3JFJCU

It's only playing in Oregon and California, and I think it'd be a worth while trip to both clear my head and see a movie that looks really interesting.

And the Celtics won the championship tonight.  I think that's pretty awesome.  I really enjoyed watching them crush Kobe and Phil Jackson's spirit as well.  Outplayed. 

6/14/08 : Game 4 and 5

So I forgot to post my reaction to winning game four.  I think you can understand why.  I was excited; and watching Ray Allen burn Sasha for a back breaking lefty layup was a perfect ending.  Anyways, I just hope we don't get lax and blow game 5.  I know we have the comfort of two straight home court games coming, but I'm totally fine with ending it in LA.  

So I picked up a new album, She and Him Volume 1.  It's a duet of Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward.  It has a poppy Norah Jones feel.  I liked it, so I picked up tickets to the show in North Hampton, MA on the 24th.  Should be fun, me Jay and possibly his girlfriend Alyssa are going.  They've been friends of mine since freshman year of college.  I recommend checking it out if you're running out of music, although it is summer so a new really good album should be released just about everyday starting soon.  Have a good weekend -maxv2

6/12/08 : Back from Boston

So my friend Jay had a job interview down in Boston, so I decided to accompany him on his trip. We drove down to Portland then took the Downeaster into Boston. That thing is amazing, they even have free wifi on it now; highly recommended. Anyways, it was sad to see the Celtics lose...but it was relatively expected. However, we put up a serious fight. I thought we did a really good job showing them that the fourth quarter of game 2 was just us being retarded, they can't ACTUALLY put up 40 a quarter on us. So tonight's game 4, I really have no bold predictions or expectations. I'm really just hoping that we can steal one of the next two in LA to make lives easy on ourselves. If we go into game 6 with a 3-2 lead I think there will just be too much confidence going into home court for LA to handle. So lets hope KG actually slept last night, and we can make something special happen tonight.
Here's a random hand from a $345 that really made today an easy day after coming out flat and dropping two $115's then rebounding with this and a $230 to end up +295 for now.

Seat 1: dannyp1988 (1720 in chips)
Seat 2: maxv2 (1280 in chips)
dannyp1988: posts small blind 10
maxv2: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to maxv2 [9s 9d]
dannyp1988: raises 60 to 80
maxv2: calls 60
*** FLOP *** [8c 3h 6s]
maxv2: checks
dannyp1988: bets 100
maxv2: raises 300 to 400
dannyp1988: raises 300 to 700
maxv2: raises 500 to 1200 and is all-in
dannyp1988: calls 500
*** TURN *** [8c 3h 6s] [Ac]
*** RIVER *** [8c 3h 6s Ac] [Kh]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
maxv2: shows [9s 9d] (a pair of Nines)
dannyp1988: shows [Qh Th] (high card Ace)
maxv2 collected 2560 from pot

I mean, at the point where he had committed 700 chips, you have to realize that he's getting decent money on the 23% chance that he has as long as I don't have a monster. For all he knew I could've had 45 or 57 and he'd just have to hold a coin flip. Although in reality he could've easily minimized this to a -180 chip drop...instead of 1280. Anyways gl everyone -maxv2

6/8/08 : Good Day 

First off I'd like to say that people are making more and more ridiculous calls.  It's refreshing to get caught bluffing by a guy who calls off with K6 on a 69JQ8 board then spinning it for 3 straight wins after that.  I mean honestly, I'm not one to talk.  I make some far out calls, it's one of my strengths (or weaknesses on some days).  But I fail to see the logic behind some of these calls.  I usually have a thought process behind my calls atleast.  

Anyways, tonight's game 2.  All of this talk about the Lakers not being able to rebound being down 0-2 is crap.  That's a reasonable comeback to make, but it wouldn't be easy.  So it'd be REALLLLY nice to put the pressure on them.  I applaude Doc for his coaching in game one (except for leaving Cassell in too long).  And I hope the focus is on the same areas in this game.  Aggressive drives to the hoop to put LA in the penalty, and REBOUNDING.  We dominated the glass, let's do it again.  -maxv2

6/5/08 : Game One Down

Was that Paul Pierce or Willis Reed? I'm not sure, but 15 points in the 3rd quarter on a sprained knee...amazing.  This game reminded everyone how good the Celtics really are.  Everyone picking L.A. in less then 7?  Are you kidding me?  Did you forget that we won 66 regular season games and just took down the team with the 2nd best record in the league in 6?  I can't wait to see the reaction to what the Celtics just threw down.  Beat L.A. -maxv2

6/5/08 : Game 1 Tomorrow

This thing has been hyped like now other.  Can't say that I really blame the league for doing it either.  This is the optimal matchup for ratings and revenue.  I've decided there's no way I can go into this as a pessimist.  After watching all year I have a strong feeling that we have a very strong possibility of winning this.  

First of all we simply need to push leads early.  We were so effective all year at producing overwhelming margines that demoralize teams.   I have high hopes that we can put together enough cohesion to produce atleast 2 blowouts at home.  From there? Putting Detroit in the penalty with 7 minutes left in the fourth quarter seemed to workout.  Why not try that again? Give it to Paul late.  Simple as that.  Yes KG can draw fouls too, but Paul picks up a much higher possibility of drawing a foul then KG.  It may seem ineffective while it's happening, but Doc...show some coaching ability and put fourth an abstract strategy that works.  Please.  

Anyways, as for the real world. I went down to Bar Harbor tonight to visit my friend Alex.  The place is beautiful.  Everytime I visit that place it's an enjoyable experience, and tonight was.  Even though it was pouring out, we just went out to a local bar for a while then went and watch the new Indiana Jones movie...Aliens? come on...lol.  Anyways I think I fell in love with a foreign girl who said three of the most beautifully accented words I've ever heard.  She  definitely in her mid-20's, but on vacation with her parents...awww.  Anyways, Beat LA -maxv2

6/2/08 : Seriously, does everyday need to be a marathon?

Today...yet another downswing to start.  Dropped $2250 to start the day losing to one guy like 5 times then taking a $550 off of him to make me feel less like an idiot.  I wasn't playing really well early, and he had pretty red hot cards; and I'll give him a little credit he was ok.  
Anyways, I went down to watch my brothers band play earlier today in Portland at the Big Easy.  It was a pretty good show and I'll post some pictures once I pull them from my camera.  Hope everyone's doing well themselves, good night.