Damn Monday...

Yep, got the Monday Blues. I am fighting a headache, my Redskins succumbed to the Seahawks, it is a cold dreary day, and my bank account still doesn't have 6 zeroes.

Friday night was a Poker tournament at a friend's house. 15 players at 2 tables, moderate buy in. I make it to the final table and am holding my own. 5 players left, and I am still sitting. If I make the top 3 I am in the money. Thankfully I get dealt Pocket Aces!!! YES!! I am looking at the board, and Q 3 4 hit the flop, 2 of them spades. This is important because I am holding the Ace of Spades. On the turn comes another spade, and everyone has folded except the player to my right. I check to him and he bets into me pretty big. So I am looking at 4 cards to a nut flush and am holding pocket Aces with the highest card on the board being a queen. I call and the river yields a 3 of hearts. I again check to him, wanting him to bet into me. He doesn't let me down and goes all in. YAHOO!!! I call and triumphantly flip over my pocket Aces. The happy dance lasts for .67 seconds as he calmly flips over pocket queens. With now only a single $100 chip, I am doomed 3 hands later.

Us losers decided to play another game while the top 4 battled it out, with a lower buyin and only 2 winners -- 2nd gets his buy in back and winner takes the rest. I won that, and actually went home ahead for the evening.

My official Poker name is going to be "Almost".

I know some of you are still having problems accessing some of my graphics and links which point to my FTP server. A fix for this is in the works and hopefully (Nick willing) will be in place within the week. Thanks for your patience.