Friday, November 27, 2009

Thanksgiving Eve Special




We had a great time!  over  25 Players! We played from 4:00 until 1:30!  I was present for the entire time but I must admit the last 2 hours are a little fuzzy.  Thanks to Justin for keeping everything straight.  If I miss anyone please let me know.  Let me know of any errors.


Kenny  + $59  Way to go Kenny!
Richard  + $48
Asa  + $27
Ronnie  + $22
Chris J.  + $22
Guy  + $6
Michael  + $5 
Johnathan  + $4
Alberto  + $2
Wayne  + $1  Great to see you Wayne!
Big O  EVEN
Billy  - $10
Steve  - $10
Luis  - $10
Fernando  - $10
Christopher  - $15
Kurt  - $25
Joey  - $30
Justin  - $35  Thanks for keeping us straight!!!!!!
Dollar Bill  ???
Brad  ???
Randy  ???
Mr. Honey  ???
Jim  ???
Butch  ???


Chris James won a HH Quad 4's $26
Who won other HH's ??????


No Peek....


Joey  $25
Michael   $25


Thanks to all and welcome new players!!!!  --Ronnie

Monday, November 23, 2009

WNBP Takes Pearl River by Storm



Several of our WNBP people spent the weekend at Pearl River Mississippi.  Paul set it up and his brother, Melvin, let us stay at his place.  Thanks Paul and Melvin!  It was Guy, Brian, Christopher, Paul and myself at Melvin's.  Kurt and Marla had a room at the casino.  Rex and Karen went to the Bama - Chattanooga game in Tuscaloosa on Saturday and joined us after that. 


We arrived early Friday.   The 2:00 Friday Tournament had about 60 players, including Guy, Brian, Kurt and Marla.  They all did well but Guy WON IT!  It was down to 3 players and Guy took out the Chip leader by winning 3 big hands in a row.  The final two players were about equal after that so they decided to Chop the Pot.  Guy won about $500.00!  Way to go Guy!   Brian made the final table, he had an awesome hand; Quad Ducks!  He played it slow and took out a player who had trip Queens.  I stayed at the Poker Bar and played video poker.


Saturday Morning Paul and Melvin prepared us a big Breakfast!  It hit the spot!  Thanks again Paul!  Then it was time for some target practice!  We brought  lot of guns and ammo, Christopher had a 30-30 high power rifle, Guy brought a rifle and a 22 target pistol.   Brian brought at least 3 handguns ...... 44, 45  9 mil.  We all had a great time blasting targets.  Melvin lives so far out in the country we could shoot all we wanted.  








After that it was back to the casino!  Christopher had a great day at the cash tables, he won over $400.00!  He won his final hand with Quad Queens!  Way to go boy!  I think all the WNBP players made the final table in the Saturday Early Tournament but no one cashed.   (Need to get more info - will update the blog later)


I played at the cash table for a couple of hours, 1 -3 limit, played slow, was up a little, in the end I had a straight flush draw after the flop, open on both ends, lot of outs, a guy kept pushing me but I was determined to see the river!  Missed the straight flush, missed the flush and missed the straight. that was it for me.  I went an listened to the band after that, I spent the rest of the night at the bar....... not much going on there, right guys?  But I do want to go back!  soon!


Sunday featured Guy and Paul in another tournament and they both Cashed!  $100 each!  Guy also won big on Video Poker!


See more photos and videos .......


From Paul ! ........

A link to my pictures any my story is shown below.
http://picasaweb.google.com/abamafan/WNBPPearlRiverTripNovember2009#
Ronnie hit the highlights.  I can add a little of my own experiences.
Poker: 
I entered the Saturday $85 tournament.  I was able to survive for about 2 hours without getting cards.  My best starting hand was pocket 10's.  In hindsight, I probably should have bluffed more to pick up some blinds and hands before my stack got too small.  I think there were 5 tables total.
I played the $40 turbo tournament on Sunday.  I really like the turbo format with the low entry fee.  Blinds go up every 10 minutes and the tournament ends in about 2 hours.  We should consider doing more of these.  It does bring luck in a little more and you have to play with lesser starting hands.  I had better cards in this tournament was able make the final table, then the top 5 when the chip leader agreed to chop the pot.  I was 2nd low stack so this was fine with me.
Shooting:
We had 6 handguns and 2 long guns.  Brian brought 4 handguns.  All very nice.  Do no break into Brian's car or house. It will be the last thing you do.  All of Brian's guns were new to me and they were high quality firearms.  Most folks shot them all several times.  Thanks again to Brian for bringing the guns and providing ammo.  Based on the cost of ammo, he probably had to cash in part of his 401k for this event, because we used a lot of ammo.  He is also an expert pistol marksman and gave us all shooting lessons.  The fact that no one was shot was a success.  Good safety rules were followed and there was no drinking during the range activities.
Comparison of Pearl River (Silverstar) to Sams Town.
I have been to both a few times now. Poker room at Sams Town is better (well managed and many more tables), but Silverstar is not bad.  There are less tables and dealers, so you sometimes have to wait an hour or so to get on a cash game.
The lounge at Silverstar is much better than Sams Town.  There are no other options for music and dancing in Neshoba County, MS, so the Pearl River locals pack out the bar and they always have good bands on weekends.  There are lots of chances to dance and talk with new folks.  The locals are generally friendly to outsiders. More than half the people you meet are from Alabama.  There is wide range of ages represented.  You can sit and listen to music or dance your legs off. 
Pearl River also has a nice water park and 2 golf courses, which adds to the list of possible activities.  Pearl River has no camping at the casino, but there is private camping//rv park within a couple of miles.
This was a good trip and we can do this again if there is interest.



more later, maybe.    -RB

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Wild Night for Smiley

Smiley started off bad, kept coming up short on big pots, pushing at the wrong time, getting out kicked.  He came back strong at the end, he won a big side pot off Walt, I took the main pot on that hand.  He won another big hand off Rex, Rex was way up and doing good,  they both went all in and they both had full houses!  Smiley's full house was just a little bit better than Rex's.  Speaking of Rex, he brought 3 friends with him!  Randall, Johnathan and Haroon.  Haroon is in town for a class, he is from Washington DC, it was his first trip to the Deep South.  I think he enjoyed his adventure here in the Heart of Dixie.  He played pretty well too, he won $22!    


We had 23 players! .......


Smiley  + $39
Rick  +  $24
Haroon  +  $22
Asa  +  $21
Luis  +  $20
Brad  +  $18
Ronnie  +  $10
Joey  +  $5
Justin  +  $3
Alberto  +  $1
Kurt  EVEN
Christopher  EVEN
Big O  -  $2
Colby  -  $2
Walt  -  $5
Rex  -  $5   Was up big until the last hand
Johnathan  - $5
Randall  -  $5
Jason  -  $7
Paul  -  $8
Rudy  -  $10
Jim  -  $20
Guy  -  $35  


Odd money hand  + $2


No Peek....


#1  Haroon  straight  $35
#2  Colby  AA99  $35
#3  Brad  Straight


Thanks to ALL!  see you next time,  a few of us are heading to Pearl River Tomorrow!  -rb

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Chris James get a ROYAL FLUSH online

Chris James is a regular player at WNBP.  He was playing in an online Tournament and got a Royal Flush!  Congratulations Chris!! 




I just thought I'd pass this along. I've had an account with bodog.com for 4-5 years now and mainly just play the $10 sit and go tournaments. It pays the top 3 and usually, if you play some what conservative, you can place in the money. I was playing a $10 tournament last night and it was down to 6 of us left. I think I was low stack with around $1200-1300 in chips. I had Q 10 of diamonds with 3 players in the hand and the flop comes A of diamonds, K of diamonds, & 9 of clubs. The guy to the right of me bets $500, so I pushed all in with my remaining $1200 and both of them called. I had a flush draw, royal flush draw, and inside straight draw. The last card was the J of diamonds and YES giving me the Royal Flush and I tripled up. That was the first time that I had ever hit the Royal in all my years of playing cards. Haley and the kids were asleep and I didn't have anyone to tell, so I popped open a beer and toasted it to myself...lol. I ended up finishing 3rd and won $20.       Chris

Way to Go Chris!   -rb

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Thursday, November 12, 2009

Rudy and Rick Win BIG




I was not at the Rudy and Rick table and I think that was a good thing, they cleaned up! Rudy was the Big Winner with + $48 and Rick was right behind hin with + $43! Congratulations to both of you! I'm glad Rudy won big, if you check the reports from the last few weeks you will see Rudy has had a rough go lately. He even had to buy beer for his spill a while back. (he has a 12 pack of credit toward any future spills). Good job both of you and Thanks for dealing table 2 Rick.

Table one was dominated by Butch and Brian. Butch was + $28 and Brian was + $26. Justin, Guy and myself had our moments but in the end it was Butch and Brian, Congratulations!

We had 23 Players! we almost went to 3 tables but didnt have to because some players left early. I think at one time we had 11 and 11.

HHs were fun, I think we had QUADS 5 times. Christopher won HH #1 with 7777A for $28. Todd won #2 with QQQQ10, beat Christopher's 4444. Guy won #3 with QQQQ7, Luis had quads also but not high enough.

The Results....

Rudy + $48 Way to go Rudy!
Rick + $ 43 Nice Rick!
Butch + $28
Captain Bullets + $26
Mark B. + $18
Ronnie + $17
Justin + $17
Paul + $8
Guy + $7
Big O + $7
Asa + $5
Dollar Bill EVEN
Jim - $1
Rex - $5
Alberto - $5
David - $5
Luis - $10
Todd - $10
Colby - $11
Christopher - $15
Joey - $15
Brad - $15
Kurt - $20
Smiley - $25

ODD Money went to Guy $4

No peek ......

#1 Colby Club Flush $45
#2 Colby Club Flush AGAIN! $30
#3 Ronnie Ball ! Full House 99944 $20

Thanks to ALL as usual, lots of fun and Action! -RB

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Joey wins despite limited playing time


Joey was the Big Winner last night! Plus $62! Congratulations! He showed up early, had to leave, came back and stayed late. I told him I'd like to see how he plays without being under the pressure of time! We had a lot of players come and go, we had a total of 25 players! Not all at once, we never had to go to a third table but it was there just in case.

We had FOUR High Hand contests........

HH #1 Guy 8888 $24
HH #2 Guy and Dollar Bill KKK88 $13.50 each
HH #3 Colby STRAIGHT FLUSH 56789 Hearts $28
HH #4 Who won ? KKK33 $28

Back to back HH wins for Guy!

Results.....

Joey + $62 Big Winner! Congratulations Joey!
Guy + $51 Makes up a bit for Vegas!
Kurt + $30 Nice Play Kurt!
Jim + $25 Way to go Jim!
Alberto + $22 Nice work Alberto!
Steve + $16 Good to see you win Steve!
Chris J. + $14 Back on the plus side!
Big O + $11 I expect better out of you Big O!
Christopher + $9 good job
Mark B. + $ 1 welcome back
David - $5
Jaybo - $5
Paul - $5
Rick - $5
Ronnie - $10
Jeff - $10
Luis - $10
Dollar Bill - $10
Todd - $15
Butch - $15
Justin - $25 Thanks for dealing and money management
Brad - $25
Colby - $25 Nice straight Flush!
Big John - $30
Rudy - $40 Thanks for the Case of Coors!

No PEEK .......

#1 Ronnie's FLUSH beats Big O's Straight, runner runner clubs $40
#2 Big O Boat $35
#3 Ronnie Boat $35

A lot of action last night, please let me know if I forgot anyone.
See you all next week! Thanks TO EVERYONE!! -RB