parleys, bridges, troops in the streets, poker
florida giving the points over alabama
florida/ala. under
okla. giving points against missouri
okla/mo over
ucla plus points against usc.
there is nothing sweeter in las vegas than hitting a multi team parley and the above was my 5 teamer saturday. how sweet. and nerve racking.
actually i had 3 bets. a single bet on florida.
a two teamer with floriday and oklahoma
then the 5 teamer above
that may have been the only 5 teamer i have ever hit. but it was a good christmas present for the shock family and put me ahead of the sports books for the year. (not by much but ahead)
the hilton book opened this morning with florida a 3 point favorite over oklahoma and i am going to take oklahoma straight up.
on to other things:
back in 1986 when ellen and i were first together we were in el paso and decided to go over the bridge into juarez, mexico. as we were crossing over i asked ellen if she could run fast. when she said yes, i told her that if the shit hit the fan i would meet her on the american side.
no superhero, me.
laid off workers have taken over closed factory. we will see much more of this in the coming months. that is why the government is transferring 20,000 troops to american soil.
i have heard from recently retired military men that there are plans afoot to ward off riots and public protests by using american military against american citizens and that the military, mainly the army, have been practicing for this for several years now. originally it was to quell anti-war protests but now it is to keep the unemployed masses at bay. can't have them ransacking wall street. (that could be why the bankers got all that money from paulson, you know, a get out of town fund) how obama handles this could shape our democracy for decades to come.
"four dead in ohio"
the belief here in vegas is that the casinos are going to drop their opposition to online poker so that they can operate their own sites. if we could have some kind of regulation authority and some safeguards against cheating then online poker will be legalized and taxed. the government needs as many revenue options as they can get and there are billions of dollars being bet on the net right now anyway so why not get some of that? my concern is that cheating will still go on and there really isn't anyway to stop it. that is why i don't play anymore on the net. i find it odd that i can beat the live tables for 18 straight years and cannot bet the net. it could be because i can't pick up the visual tells or that i don't pay enough attention but i can't beat it. it doesn't seem to me that i play a high enough game for there to be cheating but still.......
cheating is too easy on the net. you, me and one other guy could go on a site and get in the same game and just by telling each other what our cards are would give us an insurmountable edge. hell, you could have 4 computers, 4 accounts, 4 phone lines and play that game all by yourself.
oh well, happy holidays.
florida/ala. under
okla. giving points against missouri
okla/mo over
ucla plus points against usc.
there is nothing sweeter in las vegas than hitting a multi team parley and the above was my 5 teamer saturday. how sweet. and nerve racking.
actually i had 3 bets. a single bet on florida.
a two teamer with floriday and oklahoma
then the 5 teamer above
that may have been the only 5 teamer i have ever hit. but it was a good christmas present for the shock family and put me ahead of the sports books for the year. (not by much but ahead)
the hilton book opened this morning with florida a 3 point favorite over oklahoma and i am going to take oklahoma straight up.
on to other things:
back in 1986 when ellen and i were first together we were in el paso and decided to go over the bridge into juarez, mexico. as we were crossing over i asked ellen if she could run fast. when she said yes, i told her that if the shit hit the fan i would meet her on the american side.
no superhero, me.
laid off workers have taken over closed factory. we will see much more of this in the coming months. that is why the government is transferring 20,000 troops to american soil.
i have heard from recently retired military men that there are plans afoot to ward off riots and public protests by using american military against american citizens and that the military, mainly the army, have been practicing for this for several years now. originally it was to quell anti-war protests but now it is to keep the unemployed masses at bay. can't have them ransacking wall street. (that could be why the bankers got all that money from paulson, you know, a get out of town fund) how obama handles this could shape our democracy for decades to come.
"four dead in ohio"
the belief here in vegas is that the casinos are going to drop their opposition to online poker so that they can operate their own sites. if we could have some kind of regulation authority and some safeguards against cheating then online poker will be legalized and taxed. the government needs as many revenue options as they can get and there are billions of dollars being bet on the net right now anyway so why not get some of that? my concern is that cheating will still go on and there really isn't anyway to stop it. that is why i don't play anymore on the net. i find it odd that i can beat the live tables for 18 straight years and cannot bet the net. it could be because i can't pick up the visual tells or that i don't pay enough attention but i can't beat it. it doesn't seem to me that i play a high enough game for there to be cheating but still.......
cheating is too easy on the net. you, me and one other guy could go on a site and get in the same game and just by telling each other what our cards are would give us an insurmountable edge. hell, you could have 4 computers, 4 accounts, 4 phone lines and play that game all by yourself.
oh well, happy holidays.
posted by Ron Shock | 9:44 AM
2 Comments:
Not long now until Obama is in office and he'll put things right and dismantle the 20000 troops. Thank God we did the right thing, because your "Why I'm voting for Sen. Obama" was widely read on the Net and an inspiration to many people.
Thank you, Ron, and God bless President Obama who will bring peace and justice to people everywhere.
Hey Ron,
On my last trip to Vegas I saw your name in lights at the Tropicana, and remembered that I once played poker with you earlier this year at the Mandalay Bay. I live in LA and play every day at the Commerce Club, where I’m trying to make a living playing in the 100-200 dollar buy-in no-limit games. I was struggling at first, I think I was playing too many hands, but then I read your advice on how to play poker correctly.
You were so right! After I tightened up my game, I started winning on a regular basis. Slow and steady does indeed bring in the money! Last week I made over $900, and I’m now averaging at least $100 per day. I really want to thank you because you have definitely made a difference in my poker success.
Before I used to overplay hands like AK and AQ, but now I wait to see whether or not I hit the flop. This has saved me a lot of money, because as you pointed out most of the time these hands miss the flop. I also slow play trips and other big hands a lot more than I used to, and this has resulted in my winning some really huge pots.
From what you say about the games you play in, Vegas must be a gold mine! I can’t wait to travel to Vegas again and clean up in these terrific games. I would also like to come to one of your shows. Will you be performing there anytime in the next few months?
Is there any further advice you can give me for how I can make even more money at the poker tables? I have always wanted to play poker professionally and now it looks like I’m going to be able to do it.
With appreciation,
California Slim
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