Todays picks

Atlanta @ NY Giants (-3)
NY
Well, I am a Falcons fan so I will not pretend to be biased on this game. Most analysts are conflicted with this game and with good reason. The Falcons have beat all the teams they were supposed to beat (except Tampa Bay early on) and lost to the good teams they have played. The Falcons have the superior running game although Turner has lost much of the explosiveness he once possessed and have an O-Line that is weak against the pass rush which is NY's strength. I am not going to blabber on anymore about the other players or my reasoning involved because I don't care to. Believe me or not is the bottom line.

Atlanta 31
NY Giants 20

Pittsburgh(-9) @ Denver

Pittsburgh 24
Denver 13

(Not confident on the spread but take the over 33)

NFL Wild Card Picks + BCS Championship pick

After an entertaining season of Football we are down to the final games. Here are my picks for the games of this weekend plus the BCS title game.

Cinci @ Houston(-3)

Neither of these teams have any real chance to contend for the Super Bowl or even survive the next round. The Texans have the NFL's 2nd best running attack and a defense that has played well all season. This is the franchise's first trip to the playoffs so the fans will be as loud as they have been all season. The Bengals have been somewhat of a surprise with rookies Andy Dalton and A.J. Green performing at a high level and having an adequate running game with Cedric Benson rushing for slightly over 1000 yards. Intrestingly, with the AFC North being so strong this year, both wild cards came from this division with the Bengals beating all nine non playoff teams they met this season and losing all seven games to teams in the tourney. I am a bit hesitant on this game because both teams have inexperienced quarterbacks with T.J. Yates actually having a seperated shoulder and is one big hit away from being benched for the relic of ineptitude Jake Delhomne.
Nevertheless, I believe that Dalton will continue to regress and have some jitters on this big a stage and believe that Houston's dual back running game will gash Cinci enough while its stout defense comes up with enough plays to win and cover.

Houston 24
Cincinatti 16


Detroit @ New Orleans (-10.5) ov/under 59.5

This game has the makings of an offensive shootout with two prolific offenses. For various reasons I do not totally wish to over-analyse this game or what I have noticed about both teams. This is how I perceive the game proceeding- Saints make some big plays and get a lead, Detroit makes a big error- likely an interception and fall behind by 14-21 points. Saints become more conservative and Detroit rallies to get back into the game late. Saints hold on and put it away. I predict a Saints win but believe the point spread could go either way as the final margin will be between 6-14 points. I do feel confident in the over 59.5 though.

New Orleans 45
Detroit 37

I will get to the other games in the next post.

Resolution for myself

Its a new year and I plan on resurrecting this site with semi-regular posts for the coming year. Lets see if this actually occurs.

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NFC/AFC predictions

In the AFC the Steelers are a team built around run-stuffing D and schoolyard offense with Big Ben improvising. They will try to make Sanchez beat them while trying to protect Ben with a akeshift and undermanned O-Line. While I do not trust Sanchez, he has better skill players around him and I think the Jets will have a good Defensive gameplan and will throw alot more blitzes in the mix this week. Ben has only 5 picks all season. He adds 2 more this game and the Jets squeak by.

Jets 17 Steelers 13

Green Bay is on a tear with Aaron Rodgers playing like Steve Young in his prime crossed with Marino. The Bears better hope for a rainy windy day because if they don't get it they will be exposed. The forecast is for a Sunny, clear day in the low 20's.

Green Bay 31 Chicago 14

Lil" Wayne

I used not to like him. Now I give him respect. He may not be the greatest rapper but he can poke fun at himself and he has fun. Hard not to like a guy like that. Also he beat the ESPN analysts in the tourney challenge. Didn't beat me but I ain't gonna hold that against him. Lil' Wayne you come a long way from the hotboys although you need to reconcile with Juve. Good shit man. Cantseefade out-

Super Bowl Preview

Pittsburgh (-7) vs. Arizona

I have watched alot of football in sports bars in my life. And with the possible exception of Eagles fans I can say that Steeler fans are the most annoying NFL fans I have had to deal with. There appear at any bar in any city and they are arrogant and talk alot of shit. I will be rooting for the Cardinals in this game. With that said, Arizona has a mediocre defense and not much of a running game. Pittsburgh has a stifling defense but is uncharacteristically weak in the running game and in pass protection. I see Pittsburgh winning the turnover battle with Warner fumbling at least once and throwing at least one INT and winning in fairly decisive fashion.


Pittsburgh 26 Arizona 13

MVP: Troy Polamalu

Spaghetti Junction

Not sippin on yak but the junkies round here are also on that crack, rumble tumble in the concrete jungle, squiggling like worms under the tuscany sky till the deity or demon fills his belly with your soul when you die. ATL is but one out of a million cities just like marissa miller has one pair out of 8 billion titties its the quality not the quantity like the diamond named hope, but its hard to breathe or cope surrounded by the zombie hordes on the dope. Makes one want to fly like a bird or plane to outer space or another plane before the world drives us all insane, but then we blend in, not even sure what message I'm sendin' even though I want to be a boss I'm just another noodle in the sauce.

Come play with the pros.....

Full Tilt Poker Game #10218247627: Table Guidance (6 max) - $30/$60 - Limit Omaha H/L - 2:50:57 ET - 2009/01/24Seat 3: Jennifer Harman ($1,332.50)Seat 4: xmrstyle ($1,078)Seat 5: cantseefade ($2,019.50)Seat 6: PureLuck132 ($1,836.50)Jennifer Harman posts the small blind of $15xmrstyle posts the big blind of $30The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***Dealt to cantseefade [5d 6d 7h 6h]
Paymyfees3145 (Observer): jen do u think that corie zeidman slowrolled u with the str8 fllush at the wsop cos they were talking about it on poker after dark
cantseefade raises to $60
PureLuck132 folds
Jennifer Harman raises to $90
xmrstyle foldscantseefade calls $30
*** FLOP *** [Kh 8h Ah]
Jennifer Harman bets $30
cantseefade raises to $60
Jennifer Harman calls $30
*** TURN *** [Kh 8h Ah] [4s]
Jennifer Harman checks
cantseefade bets $60Jennifer Harman calls $60
*** RIVER *** [Kh 8h Ah 4s] [Jd]
Jennifer Harman checks
cantseefade bets $60
Jennifer Harman calls $60
*** SHOW DOWN ***
cantseefade shows [5d 6d 7h 6h] a flush, Ace high, for high and 8,6,5,4,A, for low
Jennifer Harman mucks
cantseefade wins the high pot ($284) with a flush, Ace high
cantseefade wins the low pot ($284) with 8,6,5,4,A
*** SUMMARY ***Total pot $570
Rake $2
Board: [Kh 8h Ah 4s Jd]
Seat 3: Jennifer Harman (small blind) mucked [Ad 7s 5h Ac] - HI: three of a kind, Aces; LO: 8,7,5,4,AS
eat 4: xmrstyle (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 5: cantseefade showed [5d 6d 7h 6h] and won ($568) with HI: a flush, Ace high; LO: 8,6,5,4,A
Seat 6: PureLuck132 (button) didn't bet (folded)

For the Record

Baltimore @ Tennessee (-3): Anyone who knows anything about football understands what type of a game this will be. Two similarly built football teams with outstanding defenses, suspect passing games, and a propensity to run the ball the majority of the time. While Ed Reeds transcendent play strongly makes me want to side with the Ravens, I have a hard time getting past the fact that B'More has a rookie QB while Tennessee has a proven veteran in Kerry Collins. Going with my head rather than my heart here I have to go with the better rested home team.

Titans 20 Ravens 16

Arizona @ Carolina (-10): Pretty straightforward pick here, the Panthers have a dominant running attack and the best WR in the game today in Steve Smith. While Jake Delhomme has struggled and is serviceable at best, the Cardinals' inability to stop the run (last week notwithstanding... grrrrrrr) and tendency to become one-dimensional should make this a fairly easy win. The only way the Cardinals have a chance in my view would be if Arizona jumps out to an early lead somehow and is able to keep the Panthers on their toes by a resurgent game from Edge. Did I mention that Carolina is 8-0 at home though? Take the Panthers and give the points.

Carolina 31 Arizona 15

Philly @ NY Giants (-4): This is a difficult game to predict as the Eagles are surging and the Giants are lacking playmakers in their passing game. I have never really respected Eli Manning and he proved me wrong last year. Lets see if he can do it again, Westbrook gets over 175 total yards and Eagles pull out a close one.

Eagles 27 Giants 23


San Diego @ Pittsburgh (-6): While Pittsburgh doesn't really seem to have much oomph in their offense with a poor OL and a surprisingly futile running game, they also have the top-rated D in the NFL and a team that really just seems to go about their business in a truly professional manner. The same cannot be said for the Chargers whose coach is a joke and star player who has finally begun to show his age and is injured. This of course, is actually a boon for San Diego as Sproles is a far more dangerous player at this point. Lets chalk this one up to Home field advantage, coaching, and intangibles.

Steelers 17 Chargers 10

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Perhaps one day I will write something worth reading (again?) but this was enough to make my Sunday evening quite enjoyable.



PokerStars Tournament #94708143, Limit Omaha Hi/LoBuy-In: $200.00/$15.00279 playersTotal Prize Pool: $55800.00Tournament started - 2008/07/13 - 20:30:00 (ET)

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Seriously?

PokerStars Game #17684665858: Tournament #88888888, 5000FPP Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (150/300) - 2008/05/25 - 15:42:18 (ET)Table '88888888 784' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: cantseefade (5465 in chips)
Seat 2: Prom Queens (3135 in chips)
Seat 3: xxDÖRNCHENxx (4940 in chips)
Seat 4: klypa (895 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 5: AAlbator (4000 in chips) S
eat 6: zakwilliams (13350 in chips)
Seat 7: iMTHaDoCTA (645 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 8: messerone (7770 in chips)
Seat 9: loatus (4030 in chips)
cantseefade: posts the ante 25
Prom Queens: posts the ante 25
xxDÖRNCHENxx: posts the ante 25
klypa: posts the ante 25
AAlbator: posts the ante 25
zakwilliams: posts the ante 25
iMTHaDoCTA: posts the ante 25
messerone: posts the ante 25
loatus: posts the ante 25
iMTHaDoCTA: posts small blind 150
messerone: posts big blind 300
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to cantseefade [9s As]
loatus: folds
cantseefade: calls 300
Prom Queens: folds
xxDÖRNCHENxx: folds
klypa: folds AAlbator: folds
zakwilliams: calls 300
iMTHaDoCTA: folds
messerone: checks
*** FLOP *** [6c 8s 9h]
messerone: bets 1200
cantseefade: raises 1800 to 3000
zakwilliams: folds messerone: raises 1800 to 4800
cantseefade: raises 340 to 5140 and is all-in
messerone: calls 340
xxDÖRNCHENxx said, "lol you are really good"
*** TURN *** [6c 8s 9h] [8d]
*** RIVER *** [6c 8s 9h 8d] [Jh]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
messerone: shows [Jc Ad] (two pair, Jacks and Eights)
cantseefade: shows [9s As] (two pair, Nines and Eights)
messerone collected 11555 from pot

They were who we thought they were......

PokerStars Game #15243312506: Omaha Pot Limit ($0.25/$0.50)
Table 'Aase III' 6-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: Seifenblasen ($50 in chips)
Seat 2: cantseefade ($90.55 in chips)
Seat 3: N0 MA'AM ($113.75 in chips)
Seat 5: Valdemaros ($53.95 in chips)
Seat 6: pbford1 ($114.70 in chips)
pbford1: posts small blind $0.25S
eifenblasen: posts big blind $0.50
cantseefade said, "i know"
*** HOLE CARDS ***Dealt to cantseefade [Ks Qh 8h 9s]
cantseefade: calls $0.50
N0 MA'AM: folds
Valdemaros: raises $1.75 to $2.25
pbford1: calls $2
Seifenblasen: folds
cantseefade: calls $1.75
*** FLOP *** [6s 3s As]
pbford1: checks
cantseefade: checks
Valdemaros: bets $5.50
pbford1: calls $5.50
cantseefade: raises $8.50 to $14
Valdemaros: calls $8.50
pbford1: calls $8.50
*** TURN *** [6s 3s As] [7c]
pbford1: checks
cantseefade: bets $47.25
Valdemaros: calls $37.70 and is all-in
pbford1: calls $47.25
*** RIVER *** [6s 3s As 7c] [3c]
pbford1: bets $51.20 and is all-inc
antseefade said, "mutha****"
cantseefade said, "9k spades"
cantseefade: folds
*** SHOW DOWN ***
pbford1: shows [Kd 6c 6d Tc] (a full house, Sixes full of Threes)
pbford1 collected $19.10 from side pot
Valdemaros: shows [7s Ad 5s Ac] (a full house, Aces full of Threes)
Valdemaros collected $160.35 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***Total pot $181.45 Main pot $160.35. Side pot $19.10. Rake $2
Board [6s 3s As 7c 3c]
Seat 1: Seifenblasen (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: cantseefade folded on the River
Seat 3: N0 MA'AM folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Valdemaros (button) showed [7s Ad 5s Ac] and won ($160.35) with a full house, Aces full of Threes
Seat 6: pbford1 (small blind) showed [Kd 6c 6d Tc] and won ($19.10) with a full house, Sixes full of Threes

2008 NFL Playoffs- Wild Card Round

Here at DaM we like to put shit on the record, may it please the court with all due respect. So with that being said, here are the predictions.

Washington vs. Seattle

Seattle has a broke down RB in Shaun Alexander and has become a one-dimensional passing team that has adequate, but not great receivers. Hasselbeck however, despite his unfortunate hair loss, is a very good QB. Washington has been riding a wave of emotion after the death of Sean Taylor. This is a tough game to call, but every wave must crash and I see Seattle prevailing provided they can stop the Skins running game. Todd Collins has been overachieving and I don't see that continuing. I will be rooting for the Skins though.

Prediction: Seattle 24 Washington 16

Jacksonville vs, Pittsburgh

Jacksonville, a southern team playing in what will likely be frigid conditions on the road in Pittsburgh is currently a 2 pt. favorite against the Steelers. The reason is because they beat Pittsburgh there in Heinz just a couple of weeks ago, and now Pittsburgh is without Willie Parker, who was leading the NFL in rushing yards before he broke his leg. While that makes sense, it will not happen in my view. Garrard has played well this year and has shown the decision to release Leftwich was the correct one. With that said, his receivers are below average and Pitt will shut down their run this time around. Hines Ward will come up big along with Big Ben and Davenport (who has actually outperformed Parker this year) will provide a more physical runner when Pitt chooses to use him.

Prediction: Pittsburgh 28 Jacksonville 13

Tennessee vs. San Diego

Roydell Williams, the Titans' best receiver, is out for the season after breaking his ankle. Young may also be out (which may actually benefit the Titans) allowing Kerry "don't call your receivers dumb niggers" Collins to start. While I don't have faith in or like Phillip Rivers, this game ain't gonna be like the war these two teams waged a few weeks back. This will be a rout.

Prediction: San Diego 34 Tennessee 7

Tampa Bay vs. NY Giants

This is a pretty good matchup. The Giants have the vastly superior offensive (and arguably defensive) talent. The Giants also acquitted themselves quite well last week against the Pats. Nevertheless, the Giants are soft and are playing on the road. I am having visions of the Bucs defense picking off and sacking Eli repeatedly.

Prediction: Tampa Bay 27 New York 17

Gimme two puffs, hit the joint then give my bomb back

Hey, make this right mane... into night of the living baseheads
Your train of thought ain't original just retreads
The past is nothing more than a frame of reference, time to piss on the idols and end the reverance
Burning Washingtons to keep warm like his troops at Valley Forge
Burying the starved corpses iverson height deep, letting the worms gorge
Aircraft destroyed game over Police lying case bound over
President Red Rover send some more body bags over
And he replied he had been going through the same things that we had
But he has more troops than the average fool but not enough sense to last him to the next week like we all live check to check, so I guess its all our necks.

Grimace and Santa Claus

At first blush, it seems an amorphous, asexual purple blob makes an unlikely spokesman for the most prolific fast food restaurant in the World. Even odder is the motley crew surrounding him: An admitted criminal (Hamburglar), the Pennywise/John Wayne Gacy lookalike (Ronald), and other Lovecraftianesque horrors (Fry-Guys, Iam Hungry, Mayor McCheese).
Similarly, a fat old man living in the arctic wastelands of the world flanked only by an enslaved army of halflings doesn't seem to have a great deal to do with the birth of the immortal savior of our world. That both characters are illusions created by their respective soulless franchises (McDonalds, Christianity), to increase revenue and clientele is obvious. What is not as apparent however, is the reason why these particular images were chosen. Answer: It doesn't fucking matter.
An ad-campaign featuring a sunglass wearing, feces-slinging monkey hurling its waste and then eating a banana before retiring to a bedroom hand in hand with Kirsten Dunst and Jessica Simpson and remarking "The secret is in the peeling" to market Coca-colas' new banana flavored soda would likely be a hit and would be perfectly accepted by viewers. What is the point of all of this? Consumers today can accept whatever entirely random and chaotic circumstances are thrown at them. It doesn't have to make sense for it to happen. Sometimes it just does.

UGA 31
Florida 21

GO DAWGS!!!!

Playskool bucket

Lap at the filthy puddles mangy dogs. The heart of the nation will never be sheared with the stake, thus ending the endless feeding. The pain of the human condition nourishes the psyche, gluttons feast and feast, not quelling the appetite, but causing it to grow exponentially. It is not hunger in the true sense that drives the beast but desire to rule, to conquer, to sit upon a throne of skulls as the howls of the lesser inhabitants soothe our ears. Such behavior, while unsavory to the philosophers, satisfies the calls of the economists, generals and moonshiners. Suicide is not killing one's own body but one's own soul, and as such, we knock our own sandcastle down before the tide can reach it as playtime is nearly over and the shadows have begun to fall across the beach.

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Pain

PokerStars Game #9610613353: Omaha Pot Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2007/04/26 - 00:01:47 (ET)Table 'Kresak II' 6-max
Seat #3 is the button
Seat 2: PluSkuBatch ($52 in chips)
Seat 3: Wodka1972 ($704.40 in chips)
Seat 4: XXCKXX ($95 in chips)
Seat 5: NORDIQUEKK ($70.25 in chips)
Seat 6: cantseefade ($78.05 in chips)
XXCKXX: posts small blind $0.50
NORDIQUEKK: posts big blind $1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to cantseefade [Ah 5d Ac 6h]
cantseefade: calls $1
PluSkuBatch: folds
Wodka1972: folds
XXCKXX: calls $0.50
NORDIQUEKK: checks
*** FLOP *** [9h As Qs]
XXCKXX: checks
NORDIQUEKK: bets $1
cantseefade: raises $3 to $4
XXCKXX: calls $4
NORDIQUEKK: folds
*** TURN *** [9h As Qs] [4d]
XXCKXX: bets $11.45
cantseefade: raises $34.35 to $45.80
XXCKXX: raises $44.20 to $90 and is all-inc
antseefade: calls $27.25 and is all-in
*** RIVER *** [9h As Qs 4d] [Qd]
*** SHOW DOWN ***XXCKXX: shows [Kh 3c Qh Qc] (four of a kind, Queens)
cantseefade: shows [Ah 5d Ac 6h] (a full house, Aces full of Queens)
XXCKXX collected $156.10 from pot
cantseefade said, "unreal"
Wodka1972 said, "wow"

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly......

Let's start with a good hand from tonight's play.....

PokerStars Game #9005066723: Omaha Pot Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2007/03/20 - 20:08:15 (ET)Table 'Matra II' 6-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: King Acehole ($49.25 in chips)
Seat 2: cantseefade ($40.75 in chips)
Seat 3: VETDRIVER ($154.90 in chips)
Seat 4: btown16 ($50 in chips)
Seat 5: MadtownMoney ($63.45 in chips)
Seat 6: mike2379 ($48 in chips)
MadtownMoney: posts small blind $0.25mike2379: posts big blind $0.50
*** HOLE CARDS ***Dealt to cantseefade [Qd Qs Ks Ac]
King Acehole: folds
cantseefade: raises $1 to $1.50
VETDRIVER: calls $1.50
btown16: folds
MadtownMoney: calls $1.25
mike2379: folds
*** FLOP *** [Js As Ts]
MadtownMoney: checks
cantseefade: bets $1
VETDRIVER: calls $1
MadtownMoney: folds
*** TURN *** [Js As Ts] [Ad]
cantseefade: bets $5
VETDRIVER: calls $5
*** RIVER *** [Js As Ts Ad] [4c]
cantseefade: bets $16.20V
ETDRIVER: raises $16.20 to $32.40
cantseefade: raises $0.85 to $33.25 and is all-in
VETDRIVER: calls $0.85
*** SHOW DOWN ***
cantseefade: shows [Qd Qs Ks Ac] (a Royal Flush)
VETDRIVER: mucks hand
cantseefade collected $80.50 from pot

Nice little hand huh..... now lets see how I can go from chip leader in a 180 person tourney with 79 left to going out in 78th place all in the space of two hands......

PokerStars Game #9007880171: Tournament #45788643, $20+$2 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2007/03/20 - 22:53:14 (ET)Table '45788643 17' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: monsoon654 (2655 in chips)
Seat 2: kw31 (5597 in chips)
Seat 3: michaelz6 (4273 in chips)
Seat 4: ecu1984 (4360 in chips)
Seat 5: 2pac4sure (1345 in chips)
Seat 6: All Donk (795 in chips)
Seat 7: cantseefade (9565 in chips)
Seat 8: Pavy94 (945 in chips)
2pac4sure: posts small blind 75All Donk: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***Dealt to cantseefade [Js Ac]
cantseefade: raises 300 to 450
Pavy94: folds
monsoon654: folds
kw31: folds
michaelz6: raises 600 to 1050
ecu1984: folds
2pac4sure: folds
All Donk: folds
cantseefade: calls 600
*** FLOP *** [5s 7d Ah]
cantseefade: bets 900
michaelz6: raises 1200 to 2100
cantseefade: raises 1950 to 4050
cantseefade said, "QQ no good"
michaelz6: calls 1123 and is all-in
*** TURN *** [5s 7d Ah] [Qh]
*** RIVER *** [5s 7d Ah Qh] [Ts]
*** SHOW DOWN ***cantseefade: shows [Js Ac] (a pair of Aces)
michaelz6: shows [Qs Qd] (three of a kind, Queens)
michaelz6 collected 8771 from pot

I figured he had JJ-KK based on his reraise of me and was trying to induce a call with my betting pattern and little barb in which I accurately called out his hand. Here is the following hand in which my nemesis eliminates me....

PokerStars Game #9007906487: Tournament #45788643, $20+$2 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2007/03/20 - 22:54:45 (ET)Table '45788643 17' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: monsoon654 (2655 in chips)
Seat 2: kw31 (5597 in chips)
Seat 3: michaelz6 (8771 in chips)
Seat 4: ecu1984 (4360 in chips)
Seat 5: 2pac4sure (1270 in chips)
Seat 6: All Donk (645 in chips)
Seat 7: cantseefade (5292 in chips)
Seat 8: Pavy94 (945 in chips)
All Donk: posts small blind 75cantseefade: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***Dealt to cantseefade [Ad Ac]
cantseefade said, "well it wasn't at the time"
Pavy94: folds
monsoon654: folds
kw31: folds
michaelz6: raises 150 to 300
ecu1984: folds
2pac4sure: folds
All Donk: folds
cantseefade: raises 750 to 1050
michaelz6: calls 750
*** FLOP *** [3h Qc 7s]
cantseefade: bets 450
michaelz6: calls 450
*** TURN *** [3h Qc 7s] [9h]
cantseefade: bets 750
michaelz6: raises 750 to 1500
cantseefade: raises 2292 to 3792 and is all-in
michaelz6: calls 2292
*** RIVER *** [3h Qc 7s 9h] [6d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***cantseefade: shows [Ad Ac] (a pair of Aces)
michaelz6: shows [Qd 9d] (two pair, Queens and Nines)
michaelz6 collected 10659 from pot

In hindsight.... I'd play them shits the same way.

Super Bowl Preview

While the Super Bowl is primarily about gorging on food and alcohol while watching commercials that cost millions to air, there is also a game played in which billions are wagered. Lets focus on that.....

Indianapolis (-7) vs. Chicago

Passing Offense: The Colts have one of the most prolific and consistent passing attacks of all time. Peyton Manning leads his team in a very precise and efficient manner although there are questions about how he will react on such a big stage when his previous big game experience has been less than stellar. I believe he will play pretty well (15-24 for 260 with 1 TD and 1 INT or so), but may be limited by a lack of possession brought on by the Bears rushing and short passing attack.
The Bears have a much more limited passing attack with both a lack of quality receivers and an inexperienced and inaccurate QB. The Bears will likely utilize a scaled-down offense focusing on short dumps to the backs and passes to the TE. An occasional deep-ball to Musin will break up this monotony and the results of these deep shots (which Rex throws surprisingly accurately) may determine the final outcome of the game.

Rushing Offense: The Colts have had a more potent rushing attack than the Bears, and have been even better over the second half of the season since they made the decision to make Addai their primary back and use Rhodes as a change-of-pace guy. The Colts however, limped to the finish line this season with a loss to the Texans as well as a near loss against Miami. Inside the numbers, their rushing attack has also been far less effective on grass fields and on the road away from the friendly confines of Indy where they were undefeated.
The Bears have a nice two back combo with Benson and Jones. The Bears stick to the traditional mantra of run it till they stop ya and I fully expect this philosophy to continue on Sunday as they attempt to milk clock, keep the ball out of Peyton's hands and exploit the Colts greatest weakness (run defense) all by essentially playing smashmouth football. The Colts ability to stop the Bears' rushing attack without stacking eight in the box on 1st and 2nd downs is the most important variable in handicapping the game.

Defense: The Colts have a decent defense that has played quite well during the playoffs. Their major drawback is of course their run-stopping ability (or lack thereof) which made them the laughingstock of the league for several weeks, primarily after Jacksonville "exposed" them by gashing them for over 300 yards rushing in a blowout win. Indy has played much better of late, especially in impressive wins vs. Baltimore and the Chiefs during their playoff run. The catalyst seems to be the return of Bob Sanders who the team seems to feed off of.
The Bears have one of the top two defenses in the league (Baltimore) and are especially deep with the fastest LB duo in the league and a ball-hawking secondary. The only weakness they have shown is an inability to stop the run in some games. While extremely fast, they are slightly undersized up the gut and can be exploited in that manner by some teams. Fortunately for them, the Colts favor traps and runs to the outside which will play right into their strengths. The Colts will have an extremely hard time establishing the run against Chicago.

Special Teams: The Colts have a strong kick and punt return attack but struggle at stopping other teams at times. They also have Adam Vinateri who is the greatest clutch kicker of all time. The Bears have Devin Hester who is usually good for one or two huge returns a game. I would expect this trend to continue with Hester breaking at least one return for 50+ yards at some point. They also have a solid kicker.

Overall: If this game was played on turf I would pick the Colts in a blowout. Due to the location and the fact it is being played on grass however, makes this a much closer game. The Bears plan of attack coincides with the Colts' greatest weakness, and this is another key factor. I see this as being a very closely contested game where a final drive may decide the outcome. Either a Manning touchdown for the win or a pickoff by the Bears to ice the game. For those of you playing monopoly money on the game, I would recommend a small wager on the Bears to win coupled with a much larger bet on the Bears to cover as this is not the type of team likely to be beaten by more than a touchdown on a grass field.

Prediction: Colts 28 Bears 23

Quick NFL picks

Colts (-7) vs. Chiefs: Everyone is expecting this game to be a high scoring affair with LJ ripping through the Colts like a knife through warm butter while Manning picks apart the Chiefs suspect secondary. I somewhat agree with these assesments but think that the Colts D will step up a bit and the Colts will mix in a bit more of Addai and Rhodes than people think.
Prediction: Colts 31 Chiefs 21

Seahawks (-3) vs. Cowboys: This is a hard game to call. Both teams have had split personalities all year. Alexander is finally healthy but the Cowboys have a very good run D. Their pass D however, will be exposed as Holmgren will run a 4 WR set early and often in this one. Romo's inexperience will also come into play as the Hawks possess a decent pass rush and will force him into some fumble or Ints. Owens will likely burn the Seahawks once or twice but it won't be enough.
Prediction: Seahawks 24 Cowboys 17

Patriots (-8.5) vs. Jets: The Jets have had a miracle season of sorts and Mangini has done a superb job coaching his team up. They have a stout D that could cause the Pats some problems, especially if they can establish the run themselves and open things up for Pennington and his spaghetti arm. I see a close Pats win with the Jets covering.
Prediction: Pats 21 Jets 17

Eagles (-7) vs. Giants: Upset special. The Giants have underachieved all year, but I suspect they are going to play with no pressure and Eli will step up. Add in a 150+ yard performance from Tiki and you got yourself an upset over Jeff "smells like a rat" Garcia.
Prediction: Giants 30 Eagles 20

* These are for entertainment purposes only folks.

Paranoia

They are coming for me.
The creatures at the edge of my vision.
For years they have silently crept.
Taunting me yet scurrying away when I turn my gaze.
Waiting for the weakness to set in.
Vultures circling.
Hungry rats watching the starving man writhe.
Biding their time.
One day they will pour upon me.
And devour me whole.
But the truth is they were never at the edge of my vision.
They grew up through the heart of my mind.
Growing.
Gathering Strength.
Like a Cancer.
Until my mind is enveloped.
And the eyes glaze over.
Not yet.
Maybe not soon.
But one day.
But before that day.
I will get them.

Insects Swatted

How embarrasing must it be for Georgia Tech fans to crawl back to their tiny, filthy dorm rooms after a weekend of witnessing what a real college town is all about, and witnessing their archrival beat them in a year where Tech was supposedly the class of the ACC and Georgia was rebuilding. It must really sting to return from Athens with the jeers and insults echoing in their ears from a student body prepared to party all night at the multiple bars and clubs at their disposal while they have but a sullen drive home to look forward to. To lose not five, but SIX consecutive years with yet another senior class graduating having never beat their archrival. Ahhh who am I fooling, Tech students didn't even watch the game, they were too busy playing World of Warcraft and LARPing it up this weekend.

Ritz Crackers, Aggravated Stalking and the Survival Scrolls, Biatch.

Ritz Crackers are good, especially in chili. Sometimes the chili... hey wait a minute, I come IN THE NAME OF JESUS BY THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT BIATCH! What you say, you COME IN THE NAME IF SATAN! HA... HA.... HOUSE NIGGA. If your GOD comes in the name of JESUS of course a POPO lovin HOUSE NIGGA gonna have to come in the NAME of SATAN then huh? IGNORANT ASS HOES BETTER GET TO READIN THEM SURVIVAL SCROLLS!!

Educate your self, become one of the 144,000 before it is too late.

Parable

The Scorpion And The Frog

Scorpion needs to cross the river but he can only get across on the back of Frog.
“I’m not sure“, says Frog, “How do I know you won’t sting me?”
“Why would I do that, I’ll drown if I sting you”, replied Scorpion.
Off they went, piggyback-style across the river and as the little Frog predicted Scorpion stung him.
“WTF did you do that for, now we’re both going to die!” wailed Frog.
“Shit” replied Scorpion, as they started to sink “I guess I just can’t help myself, it’s in my nature”.

Tournament

I have registered to play in the PokerStars World Blogger Championship of Online Poker!

This Online Poker Tournament is a No Limit Texas Holdem event exclusive to Bloggers.

Registration code: 7330476

NBA Finals

May 9th: Here are my predictions:

Dallas over SA 4-2
Clippers over Suns 4-2

Detroit over Cavs 4-0
Miami over NJ 4-3

Dallas over Clippers 4-1
Detroit over Miami 4-2

Detroit over Dallas 4-2

Krystals

I've never seen all these hot girls at Krystals as their college ad campaign would have you believe. One time a homeless guy ate my scraps after i threw them away but that doesn't really count. Corn pups and the krystal chicks aren't bad though. I can't even lie. Ok, Real World time. The show that is.

Hatred

I'm currently watching a movie entitled The Protocols of Zion, which is a documentary about anti-seminism in America. Good flick. I watch the news and the crazy muslims are still pissed off about choosing the most backwards religion and killing themselves and others. I read about the hatred Michael Savage and other turds have for immigrants. I hear about the brewing race wars between hispanics and blacks out west. Hate Hate Hate Hate Hate. Where does this hatred come from? From the mythology that breeds division and teaches intolerance towards other humans because their parents taught them different myths? Perhaps. From a Hobbesian perspective perhaps to wish to dominate our fellow animals causes this behavior. At any rate, this shit is getting old. So is this......

PokerStars Tournament #22629252, Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200)
-Table '22629252 39' 9-max
Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: cantseefade (13505 in chips)
Seat 2: LittleNan13 (20265 in chips)
Seat 3: MrDrEvil2u (19615 in chips)
Seat 4: kixlover205 (2870 in chips)
Seat 5: suited78 (7359 in chips)
Seat 6: starks13 (13705 in chips)
Seat 7: Lance Beez (14170 in chips)
Seat 8: nemo650 (8085 in chips)
Seat 9: Lynnette (13073 in chips)
HOLE CARDS ***Dealt to cantseefade [Qc Qh]
Lance Beez: raises 800 to 1000
nemo650: calls 1000
Lynnette: folds
cantseefade: raises 12480 to 13480 and is all-in
LittleNan13: folds
MrDrEvil2u: folds
kixlover205: calls 2845 and is all-in
suited78: folds
starks13: folds
Lance Beez: raises 665 to 14145 and is all-in
nemo650: folds
*** FLOP *** [Ks Jd 6d]
*** TURN *** [Ks Jd 6d] [7d]
*** RIVER *** [Ks Jd 6d 7d] [3d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***Lance Beez: shows [Jc Js] (three of a kind, Jacks)
cantseefade: shows [Qc Qh] (a pair of Queens)
Lance Beez collected 21270 from side pot
kixlover205: shows [Kh Ts] (a pair of Kings)
Lance Beez collected 10060 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***Total pot 31330 Main pot 10060. Side pot 21270.

I HATE THAT SHIT!!!!

My life in a nutshell

For perspective: 23 people left in a 180 person tourney on Poker Stars. 18 in the money, 1st pays a little over $1 K. This pot would have put me 4th on the money list.

PokerStars Game #4265020303: Tournament #21198220, Hold'em No Limit - Level X (400/800) - 2006/03/12 - 16:45:18 (ET)Table '21198220 2' Seat #5 is the buttonSeat 2: Laser2005 (9310 in chips) Seat 3: DalTex24 (9396 in chips) Seat 4: ColeTrickle4 (10149 in chips) Seat 5: cantseefade (9270 in chips) Seat 6: Jemisis (19083 in chips) Seat 7: cnlkf (10220 in chips) Seat 9: guseppee (23012 in chips) Laser2005: posts the ante 50DalTex24: posts the ante 50ColeTrickle4: posts the ante 50cantseefade: posts the ante 50Jemisis: posts the ante 50cnlkf: posts the ante 50guseppee: posts the ante 50Jemisis: posts small blind 400cnlkf: posts big blind 800

*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to cantseefade [Ah Ad]
guseppee: folds
Laser2005: folds
DalTex24: raises 1600 to 2400
ColeTrickle4: folds
cantseefade: calls 2400
Jemisis: folds
cnlkf: folds ***

FLOP *** [9c 2s 7s]
DalTex24: bets 6946 and is all-in
cantseefade: calls 6820 and is all-in***

TURN *** [9c 2s 7s] [Td]
*** RIVER *** [9c 2s 7s Td] [8d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
DalTex24: shows [6h 6s] (a straight, Six to Ten)
cantseefade: shows [Ah Ad] (a pair of Aces)
DalTex24 collected 19990 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 19990
Rake 0 Board [9c 2s 7s Td 8d]