Upright Bill

The answers are out for BFT #28 so I'll be mailing the European CDs tomorrow (small chance that they won't go until Friday) and the U.S. discs next week.

Marcus Miller I've been fascinated with bass carinet for a while now and thought about buying one, but I don't know where to find a teacher or even how to start. Bill

I was listening to Disc 1 on the way to work this morning. I had to admit that I REALLy like the selection. But I certainly should. I need to cut two tracks to get it onto 2 CDs. I am agonizing I may put the whole thing up on my website as MP3s on the same day that I mail them out. Is that inappropriate? The current list is: tooter MartyJazz Noj Dan Gould Stefan Wood Rosco Stereojack mikeweil Bright Moments Harold_Z Durium dutchmanx paul secor couw brownie DukeCity king ubu John B Uncle Skid Jim R Jim Dye Big Al

Eighteen .......

Seventeen and counting....... See post #3 for the list.

The List: tooter MartyJazz Noj Dan Gould Stefan Wood Rosco Stereojack mikeweil Bright Moments Harold_Z Durium dutchmanx paul secor couw brownie DukeCity king ubu John B Big Al

Discussion for BFT #28 has begun so I thought I'd start the sign-up for #29. My tracks are selected but I haven't burned a CD yet. I strongly suspect that it will be a 2-CD set. A PM with your essential info is all it takes to peer* into the music that makes me smile. * intransitive verb: to look narrowly or curiously; especially : to look searchingly at something difficult to discern

I've been researching chips again. My current set is a standard "home" set of composites with stickers applied. I can scan one if anyone's interested. I have a set of 1,500 chips. I was going to upgrade to custom chips but I can't bring myself to paid $2,000 for a complete set of customs. So, I'm buy 2,000 Nexgens and stickering them. Bill

The tournament is a $20 Buy-In NL. the cash game will be $1/$2 Pot Limit Dealer's Choice (casino spread games only). Don't be fooled, in 1/2 Limit the pots will be pretty small ($25-$50), 1/2 Pot Limit will tend to have pots 2 to 10 times that. I can guarantee at least 3 fish at this game (plus 2 full-time pro's and a hand full of serious amateurs). You are very welcome to come. Bill

Sounds good, hopefully I can do it. One thing we COULD do is all chip in off-site with a few bucks and set up our own payouts. It would be a bit of a pain to set up. Alternatively, and given the nature of this board, we could replace cash by CDs. Guy ← OK, so a freeroll on a weekend. Prizes, if any, will be handled off-line between us. Who's in? List so far is: BigWheel Guy UprightBill . . . ← I'm in, depending on the weekend. ← Are you coming to game at my house next Friday?

Sounds good, hopefully I can do it. One thing we COULD do is all chip in off-site with a few bucks and set up our own payouts. It would be a bit of a pain to set up. Alternatively, and given the nature of this board, we could replace cash by CDs. Guy ← OK, so a freeroll on a weekend. Prizes, if any, will be handled off-line between us. Who's in? List so far is: BigWheel Guy JazzyPaul UprightBill . . .

both and play against people that are better than you. Bill

I'm confused, you are on TruePoker (one of the newest sites out) but are afraid of poker sites. A free-roll is fine by me. Poker without money isn't really poker but its still a fun card game. I bet if we get the West Coast US guys up a little early and you stay up a little late we can work it out. How does a Saturday morning freeroll sound to everyone? Bill

fiddy dolla shades, sweet!

So let's sit at the same table and beat-up on the fishies. I'm available any night except Thursday from ~5:30 to ~11:00 EDST. I think that's 2:30 to 8:00 for you. Bill

The Jones book is excellent, though it's only aimed at low-limit ring games and is of limited use for those interested in playing tourneys or no-limit. As a plus, it's well-written -- something that I wouldn't say for some other poker books I've read or leafed through. I also have Sklansky and Malmuth's "Advanced Hold'em" book. Lots of interesting stuff in there, but not that applicable for the kinds of low-limit tables the beginning player should be looking for. If I had to pick 5 recommendations for the beginning low-limit ring game player who is too lazy to actually read a book, I'd say (in descending order of importance): 1. Be able to quickly identify the nuts from the board. 2. Play very tightly before the flop. (You shouldn't play overly tight, but I'll go on a limb and say that few beginnings err on the side of caution.) Corollary: unless you're on one of the blinds, NEVER play an unsuited ace-rag -- in this game, these hands are worse than garbage like 7-2 and 9-3. 3. Play very aggressively when you think you have the best hand. 4. Understand odds (and implied odds) for various draws. 5. After the flop, if your hand isn't the best hand and isn't likely to improve, fold it ASAP. Guy ← I'd only add 2 things (not really adding on the first one, just expanding on 3 and 5), if you are not comfortable raising then fold. That doesn't mean that you have to raise (sometimes, rarely, you shouldn't). Second, if you buy the Jones book make sure its the 3rd edition. However, "Getting Started in Holdem" by Ed Miller is IMHO many times better. Bill

Ok, I will start the wheels turning. The more people we have the better the "deal" will be. For example, I set one up with just under 100 people and the site added $10 to the prize pool for every person that was not already a member plus they charged no rake. So, here is the semi-official sign up call: A No-Limit Texas Holdem On-line Tournament limited to Organissimo members. Please PM me with your screen name and the amount you would be willing to buy-in for ($0, $5, $10, $15 or $20). I will handle the details from there.

Arrived yesterday.

I can set-up a private game on any of several Poker sites. Anyone interested in an Organissimo event? Bill

Yes, I play 1 and 3-table Sit n Go's on Poker Stars and I go fishing on Pacific and Party Poker. I have accounts on Empire, InterPoker, Full Tilt, Ultimate Bet, Absolute, Games Grid and Noble Poker. Do you? Bill

I've never played against him but I have great respect for his skills. He's fun to watch especially in person. I wanted him to win because his attitude and presence is good for poker. Same with Greg Raymer. I don't believe in luck, but I do believe in statistical variance. As a beginner, if you want to get better, you should read either "Getting Started In Holdem" by Ed Miller, "The Complete Book of Texas Hold'em" by Gary Carson or "Winning Low Limit Hold'em" by Lee Jones. After that read "Theory of Poker" by David Sklandsky.

I played the other events. With over 6,000 enties into the main event it was going to take LOTS of luck to place in the money. I'm what a lot of poker players call a specialist. I play 1 table satellites where the blinds go up very fast quite well. My main source of income there was to play satellites and then sell the entries to other people. The way the satellites work is you buy-in with 9 other players for some amount ($175 to $1000). The winner takes all. A set of $500 event buy-in chips and some cash. For example, a $175 satellite pays 3 $500 buy-ins and $125 to the 1st place guy, nothing to anyone else. The $500s pay 8 chips and $750. My first day there I bought into a 175 and won (takes 1-2 hours). I then sold the 3 chips for $500 each to guys buying into $500 satellites. Pocketed all but $50 of the cash and bought into another. When it got down to 3 of us left we made a deal. I had the most chips so I took 1 buy-in chip and the cash and the other 2 guys took 1 chip each. I played 3-5 satellites each day and won or made a deal in 4 out of 5. Each day I bought into progressively higher buy-in satellites. I played a HORSE tournament at the MGM (not part of the WSOP) (8th place: $2,500) and a Hold'em Tournament at the Orleans (not part of the WSOP) (finished out of the money). Celebrity poker players I pissed next to: Matasou, Negreanu, Ferguson, Hellmuth (doesn't wash his hands) Celebrity poker players I played against: Scotty Nygen, Annie Duke Celebrity poker players that look better in person than on TV: Jennifer Harmon Celebrity poker players that are super friendly: Greg Raymer, Chris Ferguson, Kathy Liebert Celebrity poker players that are donks: Hellmuth Muskegon is a three hour drive from Chicago. In the main event or the other games? Where did you place? Did you play against any name players? What were they like? My questions are endless... and how far is Muskegon, MI from Chicago? ←

In addition to the Copags, try Del Negros. As always the ultimate are Kems. I play Razz, Omaha, Omha/8, Stud Hi/Low, HORSE and Triple Draw Lowball. My Monday night game is Pot Limit Dealer's Choice. I'm having a tournament and cash game at my house August 12 at 7:00. The Tournament is $20 Buy-In, one Rebuy NL Hold'em. The Cash game will be $1/$2 Pot Limit Dealer's Choice. Feel free to PM me for details. I have a bunch of spreadsheets and programs that I've written for running tournaments. I'd be happy to share them with any other gamboolers. Bill

I played in the WSOP. I have the TV schedule if anyone needs it.

PM sent. Thanks