tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174649922009-11-14T10:43:47.530-07:00Building our net worth one chip at a time...fairnbalncdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04521479203659721100noreply@blogger.comBlogger566125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17464992.post-17879164965495834822009-11-14T10:43:00.000-07:002009-11-14T10:43:47.538-07:00

Well over the past couple of weeks I've slowly bled away back to break even for my first 50k (49.3k actually) hands. Although there have been a number of coolers and and initial settling in period, I was shocked to learn the following. One of the 2p2 regs had made a request for the PTBB/100 the 100NL and 200NL players were seeing on their KK hands. apparently there is some sort of anomaly

fairnbalncdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04521479203659721100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17464992.post-42283670861766197732009-11-12T09:41:00.000-07:002009-11-12T09:41:17.951-07:00

On the felt there has been a war brewing. It seems more players are beginning to three bet light. So what do you do??? Do you 4B light and fold to the inevitable shove? Do you 4B light and fire half pot in hopes of taking it down? do you fold your mid-pair? The "Standard" 3B range is TT+, AJs+, AJo+ and at times KQs and KQ. These are the "Standards". But we all are realizing playing a "Standard

fairnbalncdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04521479203659721100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17464992.post-66208597278058354602009-11-10T11:21:00.000-07:002009-11-10T11:21:00.912-07:00

And Fallen Brothers... And Death to All Muslims associated with  killing Americans.

fairnbalncdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04521479203659721100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17464992.post-58314644879389205292009-11-09T10:31:00.003-07:002009-11-09T10:34:41.029-07:00

Hey everybody! I see good ol' fairnbalncd is still grinding away at the 50nl and Thayne is still putting out some quality stuff. Who is this smokkee guy? Anyway, I was in Europe with my g/f travelling around and really enjoyed it there. Ended up leaving the g/f though after some swarthy type was putting moves on her and she was flirting back. Screw it. I gave her 2k since I was the one that

JimmyGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09793020554581823241noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17464992.post-9181318124435243272009-11-06T10:13:00.000-07:002009-11-06T10:13:02.737-07:00

Started off the month in a good way by charging out to a 3 BI start! But FTP was in rare form prime form last night when a top two AKs on an A,K,J flop when bet/raise/shove only to see AA in villains hand. One MP limper, and villain flats my ISO. How can anyone get away from hitting two pair like that? Then the DoomSwitchOperator saw fit to bestow upon me, three undersets, tyvm ma'am. So (PFI)

fairnbalncdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04521479203659721100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17464992.post-84669623765936943312009-11-03T09:55:00.002-07:002009-11-03T09:57:51.963-07:00

It's still fairly early in the morning and of course just about anything can happen in a politically fired election. Just ask Karzai. The Liberals are already on the talk shows stating the outcome of the elections, if they go GOP, are not tied to the American's perception of Obama. I call bullshit. Liberals and Democrats have set the table for a homecoming meal, and it is quickly becoming

fairnbalncdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04521479203659721100noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17464992.post-17475957781480264482009-11-02T14:18:00.001-07:002009-11-02T14:18:53.182-07:00

FTP's vs rakeback really confuse me at times, say for example: Joey leaves Chicago heading to Las Vegas at 6:55PM on Saturday night via O'Hare, for a WSOP event at the Bellagio on Sunday afternoon at 1:00PM. Joey brings along with him his HP Pavillion dv6000 laptop with a wi-fi connector. Tiffany, Joey's girlfriend, is planning on leaving Los Angeles Saturday morning at 8:00AM, via her Toyota

fairnbalncdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04521479203659721100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17464992.post-80375372510202371612009-11-01T11:32:00.004-07:002009-11-02T09:54:15.673-07:00

First off, like millions of other people across the country, I too forgot to change my clocks before heading to bed last night. So this morning as I lay in the sheets wondering if the coffee gremlins had made my coffee already (never have but I hear they do exist!), rolling over the three clocks on the wife's nightstand are showing almost NOON!!! Up I jump.... Get the coffee going, no thanks

fairnbalncdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04521479203659721100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17464992.post-3913428246084695102009-10-31T01:15:00.004-06:002009-11-02T12:58:49.109-07:00

Damn it's funny!!! Wasn't it Shakespeare that made the comment about tragedy and comedy??? Might be wrong about that, but really, who cares when your eyes water and sides hurt from laughing at other peoples tragedies??? This is saved to my hard drive and I watch it at least a 4-5 times a week... Even when you're running bad, a quick check with the "Grape Lady" makes your day seem a bit better!

fairnbalncdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04521479203659721100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17464992.post-92130941977134188612009-10-30T14:54:00.003-06:002009-11-02T13:01:24.318-07:00

It's going to be a decent weekend for pokery goodness! The ghouls are out and about already... Don't really understand why parents take their 2-3 year olds door to door, during the daylight, the day before Halloween??? Do they need candy that bad??? Bottom line is, ol' fairnbalncd isn't going to be answering the door all afternoon with the same line of, "Sorry, we have no candy for your 2 year

fairnbalncdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04521479203659721100noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17464992.post-18337815838617180052009-10-28T11:57:00.004-06:002009-11-02T13:00:57.283-07:00

if you just arrived to check things out, obviously you've noticed a change... i really liked the old blog template, but i was tired of looking at it, and thought if i made a change, maybe i'd be more interested in posting up some wisdom and opinion stuff again... so, i'm looking for a really good 3-column template which has room for growth... i may even go 100% self-hosted and utilize some

fairnbalncdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04521479203659721100noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17464992.post-3371033942502185052009-10-09T09:27:00.004-06:002009-10-09T09:30:01.649-06:00

enjoy your weekend folks!fairnbalncd

fairnbalncdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04521479203659721100noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17464992.post-35349388133761052152009-09-24T16:27:00.005-06:002009-11-02T13:00:04.998-07:00

the bottles of beer were ice cold as chilled beads of water slowly drifted down the neck across the label and onto the hardwood bar top. across from us sat three young construction workers who barley managed to hide the fact they were watching the slender brunette waitress come in and out of the entryway leading into the kitchen. next to us on the left, sat a well-known insurance agent in town

fairnbalncdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04521479203659721100noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17464992.post-65612326856300037982009-09-21T12:48:00.002-06:002009-09-21T12:52:57.260-06:00

Originally posted by dzikijack from Stoxpoker.com"Poker players were a lot more polite to each other when they all wore guns at the table."

fairnbalncdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04521479203659721100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17464992.post-64656782506842425022009-09-21T08:25:00.003-06:002009-11-02T12:59:38.728-07:00

wyoming is just a super place to be this time of year! all along the rail you are starting to see the antelope and deer enter into the breeding season... young bucks are knocking horns... older, mature bucks are beginning to form their band of doe's together... then the smaller less dominate bucks are skirting the edges while the dominate buck snorts and runs them off... among all of that, it's

fairnbalncdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04521479203659721100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17464992.post-61760492580478631602009-09-14T15:43:00.001-06:002009-09-15T13:21:04.628-06:00

well the pokerz is going pretty well as of late... i'm really beginning to retool my overall game, some of it due to SplitSuit, and some of it due to just getting tired of playing the same old lines, etc.an area i'm really beginning to enjoy is playing more pots from LP... my positional stats for the past couple of weeks have seen huge increases from the BTN(40%) and the HJ(22%)... steals are

fairnbalncdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04521479203659721100noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17464992.post-44706872558442369002009-09-11T13:14:00.003-06:002009-09-11T13:20:50.760-06:00

Our thoughts and Prayers are with you my brothers and sisters...We will never forget...

fairnbalncdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04521479203659721100noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17464992.post-76688355201796116782009-09-01T01:38:00.003-06:002009-09-01T02:01:26.265-06:00

the first coaching session was a blast! other than attempting to discuss strat of what i was doing while 6 tabling, the thought of someone standing over my shoulder watching my every move was unshakable... but after 15-20 minutes i became used to it. it was like having a boss/supervisor eyeballing your every move... then i had feelings of inferiority in questionable spots, like possibly dumping

fairnbalncdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04521479203659721100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17464992.post-54278625987557917682009-08-31T14:36:00.002-06:002009-08-31T14:53:39.231-06:00

well it wasn't the greatest month (PFI) has ever experienced... down 9 BI's overall for the month of august... but there is going to be another session tonight to either cut the losses or extend them lol! then roughly some time after midnight i have my first session with SplitSuit so i'm looking forward to it!it just seems as if the games are set up against us sometimes... this month although i

fairnbalncdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04521479203659721100noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17464992.post-25217846502451473362009-08-24T23:54:00.003-06:002009-08-25T00:07:03.592-06:00

just finished off the FTP bonus for playing the new software... kind of a messed up reason to offer bonuses, but wtf right? it seems FTP gave out bonus amounts in some sort of random way from $100 to $400 was the highest i heard of... $200 must have seemed just about right for me i guess... so far have around 25k hands on the month at 25NL full ring... the first week of the month i didn't play

fairnbalncdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04521479203659721100noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17464992.post-65911458439963503232009-08-17T12:04:00.003-06:002009-08-17T12:17:54.999-06:00

--------------------HAND 1--------------------$0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em Cash Game, 8 PlayersPoker Tools by Stoxpoker - Hand DetailsMP1: $28.94 (115.8 bb)MP2: $22.67 (90.7 bb)MP3: $19.69 (78.8 bb)Hero (CO): $25 (100 bb)BTN: $21.03 (84.1 bb)SB: $18.77 (75.1 bb)BB: $29.85 (119.4 bb)UTG+2: $26.07 (104.3 bb)Pre-Flop: Hero is CO with K K3 folds, MP3 raises to $1, Hero raises to $3.35, 3 folds, MP3

fairnbalncdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04521479203659721100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17464992.post-56745809041406660442009-08-13T17:01:00.003-06:002009-08-13T17:12:14.939-06:00

well it's been awhile since i've posted up... i was going to apologise but figured screw that it's my place to begin with! lol i've been playing quite a bit and doing pretty well... switched up to FRNL at full tilt which seems to fit me better as i was running pretty stale at 6 max over the past couple of months...looking to take on some coaching sessions soon too which is pretty exciting... and

fairnbalncdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04521479203659721100noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17464992.post-28767026372692688052009-06-03T18:38:00.000-06:002009-06-03T18:39:18.464-06:00

exactly.fairnbalncd

fairnbalncdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04521479203659721100noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17464992.post-19638347704541642492009-05-27T07:05:00.003-06:002009-05-27T07:13:56.439-06:00

pokers been pretty good as of late... i've decided it's tougher for me to play in the evening than it is during the morning and daylight hours... not sure why, but i do know the night time players seem to call everything if they have a piece or any type of a draw - even backdoor runner runner stuff... and there seems to be more mega multi-way hands too and it's tougher to out race these guys...

fairnbalncdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04521479203659721100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17464992.post-13225467577907019062009-05-15T09:56:00.002-06:002009-05-15T10:45:07.690-06:00

last night it hit me... i was up maybe 4+ BI's when i took it in the shorts multiple times within an hour or so... even pokerstoved the hands to see if it it might have been me not thinking right... nope... at worst i was at least an 85% favorite... the killer hand was getting it in with QQ against a JJ moron and an AK aggro player... there was an UTG bet and the LP 3 bet which i flatted then the

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