Vintage Post No. 1
Found a few old posts from RGP that I wrote back in the day before I was known. Pretty interesting stuff to me, because the same issues I had back then are still the ones I wrestle with now. I'll post a few of them over the next few weeks... but here's the first one.
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Newsgroups: rec.gambling.poker
Date: 15 June 2002
Subject: New Kid in the Bay
I've been reading R.G.P. for a bit now, and figured it's about time I introduced myself. I've been playing poker for a few years, and have always taken the game seriously... but it wasn't until recently that I decided to really dedicate myself to the game.
Last month I came out to Vegas to win the WSOP... instead I went home nearly broke and very humbled. The more I learn about the game, the more I realize how many different levels there are. It's scary... I used to be one of those players who thought I was the best just because I read a few Sklansky books. No longer. (If I get some time, I'll post a trip report...)
The good thing about Vegas was that I met a lot of cool and interesting people, including a few who post here. Two guys I met, one a New York player named Phil and another San Jose spread-limit player named Antonio, invited me to come down to San Jose and take over a room in a townhouse while I build up my bankroll. I was pretty near broke, so they said I could pay for it after I got my feet on solid ground... so I decided to come out here to the valley and take a shot at going pro.
I started playing the 6-12 and 20-40 Holdem games over at Garden City and have been doing pretty well so far. I feel like I already have a pretty good feel for the game, and my live game is definitely improving. I'll be getting a job propping at Garden City next week (providing I pass the piss test I took the other day... DOH!). I'm the young caucasian kid who usually wears the orange fisherman's hat with the Giants logo on it. If you see me at one of the cardrooms, definitely say hello.
Anyway, I figured I'd share an odd little thing that happened to me today. I was chilling at my place with a poker buddy (a guy I haven't known for too long) and I suggested we go play in the $110 spread-limit tourney over at Bay 101. He had been up for about 30 hours, so he just crashed at my place while I played. It turned out
to be a pretty weak line up... I figure most of the regular players were up in Colma this weekend for Lucky Chance's Battle of the Bay tourney. So I won it. Well, actually we made a deal when it got headsup, but I won the lion's share of the money.
When I got back home, I put my new tournament jacket on the table and chilled for a bit. When my buddy woke up, he came down and looked at the jacket.
Friend : "Whoah... you won? Are you ready for something heavy?"
Dutch : "Hell yeah, man"
Friend : "Just a minute... I mean this is really heavy."
Dutch : "Ok."
Friend (pauses for dramatic effect) : "When you left today, I said a prayer and asked God to let you win the tournament so you'd know he was there. And you won because of it."
Dutch (pauses again for dramatic effect) : "Well, actually Pablo... I'm pretty sure I won because the players weren't defending their blinds at the end. But thanks for the help."
Anyway, strange world. ;)
Dutch
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So just a little post script here... the two players I mentioned in the post were none other than Antonio Esfandiari and Phil Laak. Before they were stars. Fun times.
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Newsgroups: rec.gambling.poker
Date: 15 June 2002
Subject: New Kid in the Bay
I've been reading R.G.P. for a bit now, and figured it's about time I introduced myself. I've been playing poker for a few years, and have always taken the game seriously... but it wasn't until recently that I decided to really dedicate myself to the game.
Last month I came out to Vegas to win the WSOP... instead I went home nearly broke and very humbled. The more I learn about the game, the more I realize how many different levels there are. It's scary... I used to be one of those players who thought I was the best just because I read a few Sklansky books. No longer. (If I get some time, I'll post a trip report...)
The good thing about Vegas was that I met a lot of cool and interesting people, including a few who post here. Two guys I met, one a New York player named Phil and another San Jose spread-limit player named Antonio, invited me to come down to San Jose and take over a room in a townhouse while I build up my bankroll. I was pretty near broke, so they said I could pay for it after I got my feet on solid ground... so I decided to come out here to the valley and take a shot at going pro.
I started playing the 6-12 and 20-40 Holdem games over at Garden City and have been doing pretty well so far. I feel like I already have a pretty good feel for the game, and my live game is definitely improving. I'll be getting a job propping at Garden City next week (providing I pass the piss test I took the other day... DOH!). I'm the young caucasian kid who usually wears the orange fisherman's hat with the Giants logo on it. If you see me at one of the cardrooms, definitely say hello.
Anyway, I figured I'd share an odd little thing that happened to me today. I was chilling at my place with a poker buddy (a guy I haven't known for too long) and I suggested we go play in the $110 spread-limit tourney over at Bay 101. He had been up for about 30 hours, so he just crashed at my place while I played. It turned out
to be a pretty weak line up... I figure most of the regular players were up in Colma this weekend for Lucky Chance's Battle of the Bay tourney. So I won it. Well, actually we made a deal when it got headsup, but I won the lion's share of the money.
When I got back home, I put my new tournament jacket on the table and chilled for a bit. When my buddy woke up, he came down and looked at the jacket.
Friend : "Whoah... you won? Are you ready for something heavy?"
Dutch : "Hell yeah, man"
Friend : "Just a minute... I mean this is really heavy."
Dutch : "Ok."
Friend (pauses for dramatic effect) : "When you left today, I said a prayer and asked God to let you win the tournament so you'd know he was there. And you won because of it."
Dutch (pauses again for dramatic effect) : "Well, actually Pablo... I'm pretty sure I won because the players weren't defending their blinds at the end. But thanks for the help."
Anyway, strange world. ;)
Dutch
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So just a little post script here... the two players I mentioned in the post were none other than Antonio Esfandiari and Phil Laak. Before they were stars. Fun times.
posted by Dutch Boyd at
17:08
3 Comments:
That's a pretty cool post Dutch, I liked the way your buddy reacted to you winning the tourny with his prayer.
Dutch:
We happened to play on Poker Stars during last Christmas. It's remembered because you proudly announced it was your birthday. Along with telling everyone at the table not to mess with your blinds or you'd put that person allin. Yes, sort of an unforgetable impression.
Well, here is a suggestion for you. Happened to find your site by accident while searching another Blog.
Noticed you continue to work hard on your public image. And you have a nack of stirring up things. Have you thought about developing your "bad boy" persona?
Similar to wrestling you could be the "bad boy" of poker. Might bring the fleeting success you so richly deserve. You try so hard is my impression but maybe it's right there in front of you.
Successfully,
Slo Pok
Dutch:
We happened to play on Poker Stars during last Christmas. It's remembered because you proudly announced it was your birthday. Along with telling everyone at the table not to mess with your blinds or you'd put that person allin. Yes, sort of an unforgetable impression.
Well, here is a suggestion for you. Happened to find your site by accident while searching another Blog.
Noticed you continue to work hard on your public image. And you have a nack of stirring up things. Have you thought about developing your "bad boy" persona?
Similar to wrestling you could be the "bad boy" of poker. Might bring the success you so ardently seek. You try so hard is my impression but maybe it's right there in front of you.
Successfully,
Slo Pok
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