I'm currently ranked top ten online at UltimateBet.com. If I finish #1 Sunday, I get to play for Phil Hellmuth Jr. (the greatest player of all-time!) heads-up for free online with a chance to win $1,000!
My screen name is "Auto Kash". Check me out on the leaderboard...
http://ultimatebet.com/poker-tournaments/leaderboard/leaders
***Update: I climbed as high as top five on the leaderboard, but I didn't win so the heads-up battle between the Poker brat and I will have to wait... till maybe the WSOP?
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
1st place at UltimateBet.com's $20,000 Guaranteed tournament
1st place!!!
I'm so excited. I had to post something on here even though it most likely will look like gibberish. I wish my brother was here at the house so we could be screaming together. I guess that's what Friday is for when we go to the Argosy in Indiana!
I just won UltimateBet.com's $20,000 Guaranteed tournament tonight. It ended only minutes ago. I saved all the hands and recorded my five and a half hour journey to the Final Table on the computer with hand history logs. At my first table, I was seated next to "Pearljammer", the top five ranked online player in the world! WOW! He finished in 21st place.
--Cardplayer.com reports--
Jon “Pearljammer” Turner rocks the online poker world almost as hard as the band Pearl Jam rocks the real one. The young man from Raleigh, North Carolina, has racked up over $87,000 in Online Player of the Year winnings since January. A multi-table tournament specialist with a devastating heads-up game, he has also netted over $361,000 in live tournaments. He cashed twice in the 2007 Winter Poker Open, first for third place ($59,138) in the $2,500 buy-in no-limit hold'em event and then twelfth in the $10,000-buy-in championship event, netting $72,003. He has cashed six times in WSOP events.
I also took out the first person in the money, "JohnnyGStaks", who won the Bodog $100,000-guaranteed event which had 864 entrants last night, for $25,000! Needless to say, I outlasted a very strong field.
I'm going to study and and analyze the hand histories from this tournament so I can focus on getting back to the top as soon as I can.
I cashed in three out of four big tournaments (1 sit-n-go) tonight bringing in over $6,300! I didn't even play my first hand until I got back to my house from UD at 6pm!
Not a bad day at all...
I'm so excited. I had to post something on here even though it most likely will look like gibberish. I wish my brother was here at the house so we could be screaming together. I guess that's what Friday is for when we go to the Argosy in Indiana!
I just won UltimateBet.com's $20,000 Guaranteed tournament tonight. It ended only minutes ago. I saved all the hands and recorded my five and a half hour journey to the Final Table on the computer with hand history logs. At my first table, I was seated next to "Pearljammer", the top five ranked online player in the world! WOW! He finished in 21st place.--Cardplayer.com reports--
Jon “Pearljammer” Turner rocks the online poker world almost as hard as the band Pearl Jam rocks the real one. The young man from Raleigh, North Carolina, has racked up over $87,000 in Online Player of the Year winnings since January. A multi-table tournament specialist with a devastating heads-up game, he has also netted over $361,000 in live tournaments. He cashed twice in the 2007 Winter Poker Open, first for third place ($59,138) in the $2,500 buy-in no-limit hold'em event and then twelfth in the $10,000-buy-in championship event, netting $72,003. He has cashed six times in WSOP events.I also took out the first person in the money, "JohnnyGStaks", who won the Bodog $100,000-guaranteed event which had 864 entrants last night, for $25,000! Needless to say, I outlasted a very strong field.
I'm going to study and and analyze the hand histories from this tournament so I can focus on getting back to the top as soon as I can.
I cashed in three out of four big tournaments (1 sit-n-go) tonight bringing in over $6,300! I didn't even play my first hand until I got back to my house from UD at 6pm!
Not a bad day at all...
Monday, January 28, 2008
Young Actors
20 Young Actors
Only six have been nominated for a Best Actor Oscar (in a leading role). Can you point them out? (names listed in alphabetical order):
1. Ben Affleck
2. Christian Bale
3. Orlando Bloom
4. Adrien Brody
5. Michael Cera
6. Hayden Christensen
7. Macaulay Culkin
8. Paul Dano
9. Leonardo Dicaprio
10. Colin Farrell
11. Ryan Gosling
12. Jake Gyllenhaal
13. Josh Hartnett
14. Jude Law
15. Heath Ledger
16. Tobey Maguire
17. Elijah Wood
18. Haley Joel Osment
19. Joaquin Phoenix
20. Paul Walker
*All actors listed below are currently 35 years of age or younger (Heath is deceased).
I will post the answer Thursday, January 31st! Don't look at IMDb.com or Wikipedia for this information. Feel free to guess by listing your six picks on the comments page. Good luck!
Only six have been nominated for a Best Actor Oscar (in a leading role). Can you point them out? (names listed in alphabetical order):
1. Ben Affleck
2. Christian Bale
3. Orlando Bloom
4. Adrien Brody
5. Michael Cera
6. Hayden Christensen
7. Macaulay Culkin
8. Paul Dano
9. Leonardo Dicaprio
10. Colin Farrell
11. Ryan Gosling
12. Jake Gyllenhaal
13. Josh Hartnett
14. Jude Law
15. Heath Ledger
16. Tobey Maguire
17. Elijah Wood
18. Haley Joel Osment
19. Joaquin Phoenix
20. Paul Walker
*All actors listed below are currently 35 years of age or younger (Heath is deceased).
I will post the answer Thursday, January 31st! Don't look at IMDb.com or Wikipedia for this information. Feel free to guess by listing your six picks on the comments page. Good luck!
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Poker Tournament tonight!
A live tournament tonight at KU!
-results/stories will be posted later.
I played in this tournament Saturday night and it was insane. There were 48 players and I managed to make it to the final table for the third straight year (4th/39 in '06. 8th/46 in '07, and 6th/48 in '08). I came 6th but who the hell cares? My friend Mike K. came in 11th and we had a lot of fun being seated at the same table and making fun of everyone's play just quietly enough where they couldn't hear it.
There's no need to discuss hands in depth. I played the best. I made a lot of great moves and laydowns (folding tens four handed to jacks pre-flop), but in the end I couldn't get the win. Congrats to Bob S.'s girlfriend Kara who outlasted me and came 2nd! It was fun drinking with her later as she didn't let me forget who did better all night. =P
I'm going to post a huge section analyzing a few important hands I have saved from UltimateBet.com showing good/bad plays from me and reasons behind my decisions. It's going to be very interesting and a lot of fun. Look for the post soon!
-results/stories will be posted later.
I played in this tournament Saturday night and it was insane. There were 48 players and I managed to make it to the final table for the third straight year (4th/39 in '06. 8th/46 in '07, and 6th/48 in '08). I came 6th but who the hell cares? My friend Mike K. came in 11th and we had a lot of fun being seated at the same table and making fun of everyone's play just quietly enough where they couldn't hear it.
There's no need to discuss hands in depth. I played the best. I made a lot of great moves and laydowns (folding tens four handed to jacks pre-flop), but in the end I couldn't get the win. Congrats to Bob S.'s girlfriend Kara who outlasted me and came 2nd! It was fun drinking with her later as she didn't let me forget who did better all night. =P
I'm going to post a huge section analyzing a few important hands I have saved from UltimateBet.com showing good/bad plays from me and reasons behind my decisions. It's going to be very interesting and a lot of fun. Look for the post soon!
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
The Oscars Preview!
If you're interested in the Oscars, check out IMDb's Road to the Oscars '08! It's an amazing page with the best information you can find on the Oscars anywhere online! You can check out each category, nominations, movies, actors, predictions, past winners/awards, and everything else you could imagine!
And the nominees for Best Picture are... (in alphabetical order)
Atonement
And the nominees for Best Picture are... (in alphabetical order)
Atonement
Rotten Tomatoes: 82%
Internet Movie Database: 8.0
Meta Critic: 85
Roger Ebert: This is one of the year's best films, a certain best picture nominee.
D2V grade: A
Juno
Rotten Tomatoes: 93%
Internet Movie Database: 8.4 (#117 on Top 250)
Meta Critic: 81
Roger Ebert: A fresh, quirky, unusually intelligent comedy about a 16-year-old girl who wins our hearts in the first scene.
D2V grade: B+
Michael Clayton
Rotten Tomatoes: 90%
Internet Movie Database: 7.7
Meta Critic: 82
Roger Ebert: It is just about perfect as an exercise in the genre.
D2V grade: A
No Country for Old Men
Rotten Tomatoes: 95%Internet Movie Database: 8.7 (#29 on Top 250)
Meta Critic: 91
Roger Ebert: No Country for Old Men is as good a film as the Coen brothers, Joel and Ethan, have ever made.
D2V grade: A+
There Will Be Blood
Rotten Tomatoes: 90%
Internet Movie Database: 8.9 (#23 on Top 250)
Meta Critic: 92
Roger Ebert: A force beyond categories.
D2V grade: A
My Academy Award picks:
Best Picture: No Country for Old Men
Best Director: Joel and Ethan Coen
Best Actor: *Daniel Day-Lewis
Best Actress: *Julie Christie
Best Supporting Actor: *Javier Bardem
*Golden Globe winners
The Oscars will be announced on Sunday, February 24th! Stay tuned for more information...
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Thursday, January 17, 2008
A great night playing cash games!
Enough of this music crap right? I'll stick to poker.
Last night was a huge night for me on UltimateBet. First, let me rant a little bit. I've played in 16 tournies and only cashed in three so far on UB! Yuck! 19% cash rate is great for some people, but not for the self-proclaimed greatest Hold'em player in the world. I only joined UB to take advantage of their 111% sign-up bonus (up to $1,100), but I'm starting to like the site a lot. Poker Stars will always be the biggest site in the world with the most tournament options, but UB has a lot of very loose-aggressive players which is perfect for my style. My style is, of course, shaped after the "Hellmuthian style", which is allowing your opponent to take control of the hand, giving him the decisions, giving him the control, and essentially, waiting for him to mess up. I win a lot of money off check-calling bluffers, it's amazing. Let's look at this closer:
In a six max cash game table, many times it will come down to the blinds. Here is what I'm talking about when I say I check-call bluffers. Four people fold around to me in the small blind where I have ATo. I limp for $1 (pot size $4). Player X, in the BB, checks. Flop A-9-4. I check. Player X bets pot $4 (pot size $8), I call $4 (pot size $12). Turn is a 4. I check. Player X checks (pot size s till $12). River is a 2. Now let's stop for a second and realize that I know I have the best hand. I'm not certain, as with almost anything in Texas Hold'em, BUT I believe I have the best hand. Almost anyone would agree with that but this is where people make the mistake of leading out on the river. If you know Player X is aggressive, why not check and snap him off on a bluff? That's the Hellmuthian style. That's the way I play. Now back to the hand on the river with pot size of $12. I check, Player X bets $8 (pot size $20), I call $8 (pot size $28). Played X shows QJo, I show Aces up and collect the pot.
How is this profitable? There are many reasons on every street. Here are a few reasons. If I raise PF from the SB, I'm out of position with a marginal hand. Player X would've called with QJo and the pot would have been $12 (my $6 raise, his $6 call). I'd bet out the flop of A94, after showing strength pre-flop and on the flop, where my opponent with no pair-no draw would have folded. Why would he try to bluff with no outs against a played who has shown maximum strength? Player X knows better than to try that but he would try to bluff a player who did't raise pre-flop and who didn't bet the flop. Get it? Disguise your hand against an aggressive player. Give him rope to hang himself!
Now a quick look at the river check. On a board of A94-4-2, I'm almost certain in a "battle of the blinds" situation that my AT is the best hand. Again, why not bet? The downside to allowing your opponent to take control of the hand (the Hellmuthian style) is that many times you do not know the strength of his hand. If you bet the river after he has shown strength on the flop, it would seem highly unlikely that you would be bluffing him which would allow him to fold any marginal to bad hands (like the QJo for Queen high). Since we don't have access to his hole cards, we understand that he could have AT beat.
If he has a hand like, 54 (trips) or 53 (straight), check-calling is STILL the best option. If we bet out on the river against Player X, we'll get raised and loose more money. Our bet of $8 plus his raise to $24 will cost us $24 dollars. If we check, he will bet the winning hand, and when we call and lose, we'll only have lost $8.
If he has a bad hand and we bet $8, he will fold, and we will be even. If he has a band hand and we check, he can either check which will make us even, or he can try to bluff you by betting $8, which we will call and now be up $8. How often will he bluff? This is something you must find out by studying his past play (betting patterns). Many aggressive players don't pass up a chance to bluff. What is the usual amount of hands a player will try to bluff out of ten. For our example, we'll use 50% (.5($8)=$4), although depending on the player, it may actually be higher, therefore making this play even more profitable.
Final Results for a river bet for this hand:
10% of the time he is winning - we lose $24 (-3 bets)
If he is losing - we are even (0 bets)
- Thus in ten hands, we will win 9 times (9($0)) making $0, and lose 1 (1($24)) costing us ($24). = -$24
Final Results for a river check-call for this hand:
10% of the time he is winning - we lose $8 (-1 bet)
If he is losing - we are even or up $8 (+ .5 bet) *$4 approximate based on the math of .5($8).
- Thus in ten hands, we will win 9 times (9($4)) making $36, and lose 1 (1($8)) costing us ($24).
= +$24
There is a difference of $48 in the two different plays. Do the math if you play for a full day, week, or a year. These little plays separate the good players from the great ones. Think about this the next time you're in a battle of the blinds situation with an aggressive player. Let him take control of the hand and bluff off his chips to you. You'll profit greatly by allowing him to try and make the big bluff, and then snapping him off when he least expects it.
Anyway, I played six tables of $1/$2 cash games for three hours last night. I bought in with the max of $200 at each table ($1,200 total in play), and I cashed out with a profit of $718 ($,1918 total at the end)! It was a very good day for online poker after a grueling day at school.
I'll be back at the tables today on UltimateBet.com playing under the name Auto Kash. Which reminds me, I need to work on staying true to that name and none of this less than 20% cashing bullshit. I'll be back to tournies soon, but for now I just may stay on these cash tables. Watch out!
Last night was a huge night for me on UltimateBet. First, let me rant a little bit. I've played in 16 tournies and only cashed in three so far on UB! Yuck! 19% cash rate is great for some people, but not for the self-proclaimed greatest Hold'em player in the world. I only joined UB to take advantage of their 111% sign-up bonus (up to $1,100), but I'm starting to like the site a lot. Poker Stars will always be the biggest site in the world with the most tournament options, but UB has a lot of very loose-aggressive players which is perfect for my style. My style is, of course, shaped after the "Hellmuthian style", which is allowing your opponent to take control of the hand, giving him the decisions, giving him the control, and essentially, waiting for him to mess up. I win a lot of money off check-calling bluffers, it's amazing. Let's look at this closer:
In a six max cash game table, many times it will come down to the blinds. Here is what I'm talking about when I say I check-call bluffers. Four people fold around to me in the small blind where I have ATo. I limp for $1 (pot size $4). Player X, in the BB, checks. Flop A-9-4. I check. Player X bets pot $4 (pot size $8), I call $4 (pot size $12). Turn is a 4. I check. Player X checks (pot size s till $12). River is a 2. Now let's stop for a second and realize that I know I have the best hand. I'm not certain, as with almost anything in Texas Hold'em, BUT I believe I have the best hand. Almost anyone would agree with that but this is where people make the mistake of leading out on the river. If you know Player X is aggressive, why not check and snap him off on a bluff? That's the Hellmuthian style. That's the way I play. Now back to the hand on the river with pot size of $12. I check, Player X bets $8 (pot size $20), I call $8 (pot size $28). Played X shows QJo, I show Aces up and collect the pot.
How is this profitable? There are many reasons on every street. Here are a few reasons. If I raise PF from the SB, I'm out of position with a marginal hand. Player X would've called with QJo and the pot would have been $12 (my $6 raise, his $6 call). I'd bet out the flop of A94, after showing strength pre-flop and on the flop, where my opponent with no pair-no draw would have folded. Why would he try to bluff with no outs against a played who has shown maximum strength? Player X knows better than to try that but he would try to bluff a player who did't raise pre-flop and who didn't bet the flop. Get it? Disguise your hand against an aggressive player. Give him rope to hang himself!
Now a quick look at the river check. On a board of A94-4-2, I'm almost certain in a "battle of the blinds" situation that my AT is the best hand. Again, why not bet? The downside to allowing your opponent to take control of the hand (the Hellmuthian style) is that many times you do not know the strength of his hand. If you bet the river after he has shown strength on the flop, it would seem highly unlikely that you would be bluffing him which would allow him to fold any marginal to bad hands (like the QJo for Queen high). Since we don't have access to his hole cards, we understand that he could have AT beat.
If he has a hand like, 54 (trips) or 53 (straight), check-calling is STILL the best option. If we bet out on the river against Player X, we'll get raised and loose more money. Our bet of $8 plus his raise to $24 will cost us $24 dollars. If we check, he will bet the winning hand, and when we call and lose, we'll only have lost $8.
If he has a bad hand and we bet $8, he will fold, and we will be even. If he has a band hand and we check, he can either check which will make us even, or he can try to bluff you by betting $8, which we will call and now be up $8. How often will he bluff? This is something you must find out by studying his past play (betting patterns). Many aggressive players don't pass up a chance to bluff. What is the usual amount of hands a player will try to bluff out of ten. For our example, we'll use 50% (.5($8)=$4), although depending on the player, it may actually be higher, therefore making this play even more profitable.
Final Results for a river bet for this hand:
10% of the time he is winning - we lose $24 (-3 bets)
If he is losing - we are even (0 bets)
- Thus in ten hands, we will win 9 times (9($0)) making $0, and lose 1 (1($24)) costing us ($24). = -$24
Final Results for a river check-call for this hand:
10% of the time he is winning - we lose $8 (-1 bet)
If he is losing - we are even or up $8 (+ .5 bet) *$4 approximate based on the math of .5($8).
- Thus in ten hands, we will win 9 times (9($4)) making $36, and lose 1 (1($8)) costing us ($24).
= +$24
There is a difference of $48 in the two different plays. Do the math if you play for a full day, week, or a year. These little plays separate the good players from the great ones. Think about this the next time you're in a battle of the blinds situation with an aggressive player. Let him take control of the hand and bluff off his chips to you. You'll profit greatly by allowing him to try and make the big bluff, and then snapping him off when he least expects it.
Anyway, I played six tables of $1/$2 cash games for three hours last night. I bought in with the max of $200 at each table ($1,200 total in play), and I cashed out with a profit of $718 ($,1918 total at the end)! It was a very good day for online poker after a grueling day at school.
I'll be back at the tables today on UltimateBet.com playing under the name Auto Kash. Which reminds me, I need to work on staying true to that name and none of this less than 20% cashing bullshit. I'll be back to tournies soon, but for now I just may stay on these cash tables. Watch out!
The Stonemill Trio live at Art Street Cafe!
I'm playing a show this Saturday, January 19, on the campus of University of Dayton at 7:00pm. We're playing at the Art Street Cafe for an hour. I'm playing with Mike K. and Brian H., under the name The Stonemill Trio. This is a decent gig because we're getting paid, all the sound equipment is being provided, it's inside, free drinks all night and free food for the band, and my family is coming to watch (minus Erika and Rachel, but plus Gabe from UC Law).
I will post the set list which is made up of covers and originals later on once it is finalized. I might even bring CDs to sell for $5 from Gabe and my band From Midnight On. If you're interested in listening to our music, check it out on MySpace for free at MySpace.com/FMOmusic!
We've sold over 2,500 copies of the CD and we're not giving up yet. We've opened for Blessid Union of Souls and played hundreds of bars, clubs, and other local venues. Gabe is at Law School at UC so for the meantime, I'll be playing live with my two friends as The Stonemill Trio, but always recording and pursuing a magicial future (shut up, we've got a chance) with my brother.
P.S. The show is free Saturday night so if you're reading this and you go to UD, (basically if you're name is Joe D.) you better attend the show. =) Actually, it doesn't benefit me at all if you come so screw you. Just kidding, I'll see you Saturday night!
I will post the set list which is made up of covers and originals later on once it is finalized. I might even bring CDs to sell for $5 from Gabe and my band From Midnight On. If you're interested in listening to our music, check it out on MySpace for free at MySpace.com/FMOmusic!
We've sold over 2,500 copies of the CD and we're not giving up yet. We've opened for Blessid Union of Souls and played hundreds of bars, clubs, and other local venues. Gabe is at Law School at UC so for the meantime, I'll be playing live with my two friends as The Stonemill Trio, but always recording and pursuing a magicial future (shut up, we've got a chance) with my brother.
P.S. The show is free Saturday night so if you're reading this and you go to UD, (basically if you're name is Joe D.) you better attend the show. =) Actually, it doesn't benefit me at all if you come so screw you. Just kidding, I'll see you Saturday night!
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Golden Globes = not the final word on Oscar Best Picture
I understand that No Country for Old Men didn't win the Golden Globe for Best Picture. What the hell does that prove?
2005
Golden Globe Winner: The Aviator
Oscar Winner: Million Dollar Baby
2006
Golden Globe Winner: Brokeback Mountain
Oscar Winner: Crash (not nominated for GG, much like Oscar winner Chicago in 2000)
2007
Golden Globe Winner: Babel
Oscar Winner: The Departed
2008
Golden Globe Winner: Atonement
Oscar Winner: ???
Get it? My money's still on No Country for Old Men.
2005
Golden Globe Winner: The Aviator
Oscar Winner: Million Dollar Baby
2006
Golden Globe Winner: Brokeback Mountain
Oscar Winner: Crash (not nominated for GG, much like Oscar winner Chicago in 2000)
2007
Golden Globe Winner: Babel
Oscar Winner: The Departed
2008
Golden Globe Winner: Atonement
Oscar Winner: ???
Get it? My money's still on No Country for Old Men.
There Will Be Blood
Damian M. Moorman wrote at 9:40am
There Will Be Blood, starring Oscar-award winning actor Daniel Day-Lewis, opens Friday only at the Neon in the Oregon District at 3:30pm!
There Will Be Blood, starring Oscar-award winning actor Daniel Day-Lewis, opens Friday only at the Neon in the Oregon District at 3:30pm!
I can't wait for this movie! Could it really be one of the greatest American films ever? I'll give you my opinion Saturday afternoon!
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Facebook wall signing...
Damian Moorman wrote at 1:17pm on Gabe Moorman's wall:
Robert De Niro is the greatest actor ever.
-He has won 2 Oscars (6 noms), 1 Golden Globe (8 noms), and another 22 wins (33 noms) as an actor, producer, and/or director.
-He's the *most represented actor (5 films) on the American Film Institute's Top 100 Movies.
-He's also the most represented actor (8 films) on IMDb's Top 250!
"Al, over the years we've taken roles from one another. People have tried to compare us to one another, to pit us against each one another and to tear us apart personally. I've never seen the comparison frankly. I'm clearly much taller, more the leading-man type. Honestly, you just may be the finest actor of our generation - with the possible exception of me." (talking to Al Pacino)
*He's tied for the most films with legendary actor James Stewart.
"You talkin' to me?" - "Taxi Driver" (Top 10 on AFI's Top 100 Movie Quotes)
Robert De Niro is the greatest actor ever.
-He has won 2 Oscars (6 noms), 1 Golden Globe (8 noms), and another 22 wins (33 noms) as an actor, producer, and/or director.
-He's the *most represented actor (5 films) on the American Film Institute's Top 100 Movies.
-He's also the most represented actor (8 films) on IMDb's Top 250!
"Al, over the years we've taken roles from one another. People have tried to compare us to one another, to pit us against each one another and to tear us apart personally. I've never seen the comparison frankly. I'm clearly much taller, more the leading-man type. Honestly, you just may be the finest actor of our generation - with the possible exception of me." (talking to Al Pacino)
*He's tied for the most films with legendary actor James Stewart.
"You talkin' to me?" - "Taxi Driver" (Top 10 on AFI's Top 100 Movie Quotes)
Monday, January 14, 2008
Golden Globes
Since there wasn't much of a show last night, I'll keep this post as short as possible. Just like I predicted, Daniel Day-Lewis and Javier Bardem won for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor, respectively. I was wrong, however, about Best Picture. Atonement won the award, stealing it from No Country for Old Men.
If you want to see a full list of winners, follow this link. Golden Globe Winners!
If you want to see a full list of winners, follow this link. Golden Globe Winners!
I'm a professional poker writer! (officially)
I just received my first check in the mail from Predictem! I am officially a professional poker writer!
My articles/writing will be posted as soon as the "poker section" of the site is completed. You can check the rest of the site out at Predictem.com!
My articles/writing will be posted as soon as the "poker section" of the site is completed. You can check the rest of the site out at Predictem.com!
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Predictem.com
I was hired on to write poker articles for Predictem.com. After reviewing this blog and a thirty minute phone interview, I was picked up to help inform, entertain, and discuss poker daily with the visitors at the site. Predictem is a great website for gamblers all the way from betting sports, horses, casino games, and now poker.
I get paid a good amount for my writing. A hell of a lot more than I thought I deserve but let's face it, who knows the game better than me?
Anywho, I will start posting my articles and/or links to my writing when it gets published on their site. They receive around 6,000 hits a day and are striving to be at the top of the list with CardPlayer.com and other large gambling sites. The top sites can generate as much as 40,000 hits daily!
My original content helps build "search engine credibility" which leads to more hits, which leads to more readers, which leads to more companies posting advertisements, which leads to Predictem making more money. That's why they pay me for my services.
I'm excited about this job and I know I can write important, helpful, and interesting articles that people will enjoy reading. My first few articles were focused on tips from live casinos, a few biographies on top players, and a couple exciting stories from past live action games! =)
I get paid a good amount for my writing. A hell of a lot more than I thought I deserve but let's face it, who knows the game better than me?
Anywho, I will start posting my articles and/or links to my writing when it gets published on their site. They receive around 6,000 hits a day and are striving to be at the top of the list with CardPlayer.com and other large gambling sites. The top sites can generate as much as 40,000 hits daily!
My original content helps build "search engine credibility" which leads to more hits, which leads to more readers, which leads to more companies posting advertisements, which leads to Predictem making more money. That's why they pay me for my services.
I'm excited about this job and I know I can write important, helpful, and interesting articles that people will enjoy reading. My first few articles were focused on tips from live casinos, a few biographies on top players, and a couple exciting stories from past live action games! =)
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
My Top "lists"
Although my favorite movies are amorphous and subject to change with time and perspective, here is my current Top 25 Movie list nonetheless.
Top 25 Movies:
1. The Godfather
2. The Godfather Part II
3. The Shawshank Redemption
4. No Country for Old Men
5. Cool Hand Luke
6. Raging Bull
7. Leon: The Professional
8. Rounders
9. This is Spinal Tap
10. Lord of The Rings: The Two Towers
11. Swingers
12. Gladiator
13. Saving Private Ryan
14. Gangs of New York
15. Meatballs
16. Goodfellas
17. Citizen Kane
18. Lord of The Rings: Return of The King
19. It's a Wonderful Life
20. Almost Famous
21. Groundhog's Day
22. One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
23. Lost in Translation
24. Reservoir Dogs
25. American Beauty
Top 10 Actors:
1. Leonardo DiCaprio
2. Edward Norton
3. Paul Newman
4. Tom Hanks
5. Robert De Niro
6. Daniel Day-Lewis
7. Christian Bale
8. Jack Nicholson
9. Phillip Seymour Hoffman
10. Kevin Spacey
Top 5 Directors:
1. Martin Scorsese
2. Steven Spielberg
3. Quentin Tarantino
4. Orson Welles
5. Ethan & Joel Coen
Top 25 Movies:
1. The Godfather
2. The Godfather Part II
3. The Shawshank Redemption
4. No Country for Old Men
5. Cool Hand Luke
6. Raging Bull
7. Leon: The Professional
8. Rounders
9. This is Spinal Tap
10. Lord of The Rings: The Two Towers
11. Swingers
12. Gladiator
13. Saving Private Ryan
14. Gangs of New York
15. Meatballs
16. Goodfellas
17. Citizen Kane
18. Lord of The Rings: Return of The King
19. It's a Wonderful Life
20. Almost Famous
21. Groundhog's Day
22. One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
23. Lost in Translation
24. Reservoir Dogs
25. American Beauty
Top 10 Actors:
1. Leonardo DiCaprio
2. Edward Norton
3. Paul Newman
4. Tom Hanks
5. Robert De Niro
6. Daniel Day-Lewis
7. Christian Bale
8. Jack Nicholson
9. Phillip Seymour Hoffman
10. Kevin Spacey
Top 5 Directors:
1. Martin Scorsese
2. Steven Spielberg
3. Quentin Tarantino
4. Orson Welles
5. Ethan & Joel Coen
Charlie Wilson's War...again.
I'm going to see Charlie Wilson's War tonight at local theature for the second time in a week. I am excited to see this film, mainly to witness Phillip Seymour Hoffman's amazing performance.
Charlie Wilson's War will be nominated for a Best Picture Oscar, but can it win? Do I think it will beat There Will Be Blood or No Country for Old Men? No.... but Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts are always good for some great Oscar Buzz.
Reviews coming soon for 2007 movies...
Movie critic?
If I wanted your opinion, I would have given it to you.
One day, my opinion of movies will be respected, treasured, and read my millions.
Here's to the beginning of a beautiful journey.
One day, my opinion of movies will be respected, treasured, and read my millions.
Here's to the beginning of a beautiful journey.
Monday, January 7, 2008
Ultimate Bet time...
I started on Ultimate today for the new year. I am taking advantage of a 111% sign up bonus up to 1,000 dollars!
I played two hours of $2/4 and finished up almost $300. I then cashed one out of my first two MTTs on the site. The one I cashed was a 600 plus tourney. I finished 41st when my AQo bricked against Tens. My screen name is Auto Kash. Check me out on BluffMagazine.com in a few weeks for results.
Not a bad first day. School starts tomorrow. Fuck. I mean, I'm ready. Straight A's... I gaurantee it. =P
OSU vs. LSU game tomorrow night! Go UD!
I played two hours of $2/4 and finished up almost $300. I then cashed one out of my first two MTTs on the site. The one I cashed was a 600 plus tourney. I finished 41st when my AQo bricked against Tens. My screen name is Auto Kash. Check me out on BluffMagazine.com in a few weeks for results.
Not a bad first day. School starts tomorrow. Fuck. I mean, I'm ready. Straight A's... I gaurantee it. =P
OSU vs. LSU game tomorrow night! Go UD!
Saturday, January 5, 2008
Sit & Go Chart
Here is my overall profit in the month of December. I played under the name "Dayton2Vegas" at FullTiltPoker.com. Enjoy... I know I did.
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Happy New Year!
I'd like to start off the year wishing everyone a happy and healthy new year!
New Poker After Dark shows have been airing. The new season kicked off Monday. Phil Hellmuth Jr. won the first tourny of the year! Oh baby!
I have been switching from PokerStars, UltimateBet, and FullTilt over the past 45 days. Ultimate gave me 111% back on a deposit up to $1,100. How can I pass that up?
New Poker After Dark shows have been airing. The new season kicked off Monday. Phil Hellmuth Jr. won the first tourny of the year! Oh baby!
I have been switching from PokerStars, UltimateBet, and FullTilt over the past 45 days. Ultimate gave me 111% back on a deposit up to $1,100. How can I pass that up?
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