Poker League Update

We had a full table of 10 at last Friday's Vegas or Bust Poker League tournament. This was the tenth of 12 league tourneys. At stake are two seats to the 2015 WSOP this summer at the Rio in Las Vegas.

Coming into the tournament there were three of us that had started to pull away from the rest of the players. With only two prizes available, my main goal was to finish ahead of both Ranger Rick and Tin Man, who were my main menaces.

Rick tore his britches (southern expression) early when he ran his pocket aces into Big Daddy's flopped set of kings and was the first out. This pretty much seals his fate for this season.

Philly Phanatic was next to go when he pushed with top pair and I called with top pair (better kicker) plus a flush draw. I didn't hit my flush, but didn't need too. I guess that would be considered showing off.

Big Daddy fell on his sword in eighth, followed by Tin Man in seventh, so I had reached my goal. Now the only question was how much daylight I could put between us.

As it turned out, it wasn't much. Lil' Annie Okie dropped out in sixth and I was next to go with a fifth-place finish.

Ollie the Accountant got toe-tagged in fourth, followed by Bobby Dee in third.

Stamps won a short heads-up battle with J-Dawg to win his second tourney in the last three and pushing his way into the running.

With only two tournaments left, I am in a pretty good position to win another seat. I'll need to finish in the middle of the pack in both tournaments to wrap it up, but one bad move could mess everything up.

CLICK HERE for the latest standings.

Hopefully I can hang on and see a few of you in the desert this summer :)

Till next time, win the flips.

Hockey Picks, February 17th

$16 on Nashville (-155) over San Jose

The Predators have won 5 straight and have beaten the Sharks 4 of the last 5 times they've played. San Jose has dropped 4 of their last 5.

Starting Bankroll                           $1,500.00
Profit/Loss                                       $29.50
Current Bankroll                           $1,529.50

All picks are for entertainment purposes only with no guarantees implied. Any money wagered is at your own risk.

Good luck!

Man of Steel

I have been called many things in my life, but "handyman" isn't one of them.

We have had a recurring problem with the inside unit of our central air and heating system. The problem is that the suction from the return vent is so strong that it tends to bend the filter which allows unfiltered air to get to the coils, and dog/cat hair gets lodged in said coils. Then the unit isn't working as effectively as it should.

After careful thought and some high-level engineering, my solution was to place a flat metal brace across the center of the opening where the filter was set. The brace would give the filter extra support and keep it from bending.

Brilliant!

I made a trip to Home Depot for a flat metal bar and some JB Weld to attach it to the unit. I cut the bar to the perfect length and was ready to install. I mixed the JB Weld (which is a metal-based epoxy glue) on a pallet, placed it on the floor near the unit, and was ready to go.

This is where the problem started.

To see the bracket where the filter rests meant I would have to lay on my side, with my face on the floor in order to get a good view. So I did that... and put my left cheek in the middle of the pallet of JB Weld.

FAIL!

I guess you can add "Man of Steel" to my list of titles :)

Hockey Picks, February 6th

$16 on St. Louis (-160) over Columbus

The Blues have won 7 straight and 12 of their last 13. The Blue Jackets have dropped 3 in a row and 4 of 5, getting outscored 17-8. St. Louis has won 5 of the last 6 match ups between the two teams

Starting Bankroll                           $1,500.00
Profit/Loss                                       $45.50
Current Bankroll                           $1,545.50

All picks are for entertainment purposes only with no guarantees implied. Any money wagered is at your own risk.

Good luck!

Hockey Picks- February 5th

One game is worth a peek on the tonight's docket.

$29 on St. Louis (-285) over Buffalo

The Blues have won 6 straight and 11 of their last 12. The Sabres are 2-18 in their last 20. St. Louis won the only match up this season, blowing out Buffalo 6-1 in November.

Starting Bankroll                           $1,500.00
Profit/Loss                                       $35.25
Current Bankroll                           $1,535.25

All picks are for entertainment purposes only with no guarantees implied. Any money wagered is at your own risk.

Good luck!

NFL Picks Contest- Final Standings

Here are the Super Bowl results and final standings in the NFL Picks Contest.

Congratulations to cokeboy99 who took the title, unseating two-time champion MOJO, who finished a strong fourth.

Also, congratulations to OneAndDone, who had a perfect season going into the Super Bowl and was set to take the title when a huge brain-fart from the Seahawk coaching staff secured the first prize tee shirt for cokeboy. But, a very impressive season for 1&Done.

Here are the final standings;

cokeboy99- 27-(8)+21+34+16+13+20+38+16+51+43+13+32+16+20+39+24+14+24+48+14 = 515 pts.
OneAndDone- 27+17+17+34+41+5+31+38+16+24+17+30+32+16+18+27+20+14+24+48-(4) = 492 pts.
Vegas Vic- 27+17+21+29+16+5+32-(3)+20+31+17+29+32+16+17+39+24+14+14+48+14 = 459 pts.
MOJO-  27+17+17+29+16 +24+32+37+16+34+17+30+32+16+18+12+20+21+24+16-(4) = 451 pts.

lightning36- 27+17+17+29+16+24+31+24+20+34-(15)+30+32-(31)+18+27+43+14+24+48+14 = 446 pts.
Music City Momma- 13+17+21+29+16-(7)+32+38-(3)+31+17+30+32+17+17+39+43-(13)+14+48+14 = 445 pts.
TwoMinuteWarning- (3)+17+37+29+16-(7)+35+37+20+24-(17)+19+32+17+18+39+24+14+24+16-(4) = 387 pts.
Captain Crunch- 27+17+17+29+16+5+35+38+24+24-(17)+30+32+34+17+11+20-(13)+24+16-(4) = 382 pts.

Grange95- (3)+17+21+29+16+24+11+20+16+0+43+13+62+34-(8)+16+20+26-(11)-(6)-(4) = 336 pts. 
mrben09- 27+17+17+29+16+24+31+37-3+24-(15)+30+32+16+18+11+16-(13)+24+0-(4) = 334 pts.
angerisagift- (16)+41+37-(27)+18+41+31+24+13+24-(2)-(3)+13+13-(7)+45-(10)+21+0+48+0 = 304 pts.
Coach- 27+17+21+29+20+24+20-(3)+16-(7)-(20)+14+11+16+26+11+20+14-(11)-(6)+14 = 253 pts.


Super Bowl scores

angerisagift- No Pick = 0 pts.
MOJO- Seattle (L 24-28)= (4) pts.
Vegas Vic- New England (W 28-24) = 14 pts.
Captain Crunch- Seattle (L 24-28)= (4) pts.

OneAndDone- Seattle (L 24-28)= (4) pts.
mrben09- Seattle (L 24-28)= (4) pts.
Coach- New England (W 28-24)= 14 pts.
lightning36- New England (W 28-24) = 14 pts.

Music City Momma- New England (W 28-24) = 14 pts.
TwoMinuteWarning- Seattle (L 24-28)= (4) pts.
Grange95- Seattle (L 24-28)= (4) pts.
cokeboy99- New England (W 28-24) = 14 pts.

Thank you to everyone for playing.

See you next year!

NFL Picks Contest- Super Bowl Picks.

Here are the Super Bowl picks for the NFL Picks Contest. Looks like a toss up.

lightning36- New England
TwoMinuteWarning- Seattle
Grange95- Seattle
cokeboy99- New England

Music City Momma- New England
Coach- New England
MOJO- Seattle
Vegas Vic- New England

Captain Crunch- Seattle
OneAndDone- Seattle
angerisagift- No Pick
mrben09- Seattle

Please let me know if I missed your pick before the game kicks off.

Good luck!!!