NFL Picks Contest- Week 5

The second week of heads-up play.

Here are the picks for week 5.

ggrouchie- NY Giants
Vegas Vic- San Francisco

Good luck!

College Football Picks, Oct 6th

Three games on today's college schedule thae are worth a peek.

$33 @11/10 on Clemson (-10) over Georgia Tech

Clemson is averaging over 500 YPG and 47 points in their last 4. Tech averages 330 YPG on the ground. There should be a lot of scoring in this one with the Tigers coming out on top.

$22 @ 11/10 on Kansas St (-24 1/2) over Kansas

The Wildcats are outscoring their opponents by 25 points a game this season and are averaging 242 YPG on the ground. Kansas gave up 220 rushing yards against Northern Illinois in their last outing. It could be a long day for the Jayhawks.

$22 @ 11/10 on Florida State (-16 1/2) over North Carolina State

The Seminoles are 5-0 and averaging 51 points a game. Their defense has been stellar too, surrendering 11 points a game and 201 yards. NC State turned the ball over 6 times in their last game (Miami) and committed 14 penalties. They'll have to clean up their act to stay in this one.

Starting Bankroll         $2,000.00
Profit/Loss                   $ 15.00
Current Bankroll          $2,015.00

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

Good luck!

Hellmuth Wins WSOP Bracelet #13

Phil Hellmuth won his thirteenth bracelet late last night by outlasting 420 players and winning the WSOP Europe Main Event.

From the PokerNews website.

Wow. He's done it again. Earlier in the summer Phil Hellmuth was able to silence the critics when he won his 12th World Series of Poker bracelet. Less than four months later Hellmuth was able to overcome a field of 420 players to capture his 13th bracelet as well as the €1,022,376 first-place prize money. Not only does this win extend Hellmuth's lead as the player with the most WSOP titles, but it also makes him the only player to ever win both the WSOP Main Event and the WSOPE Europe Main Event. It is the perfect cap to Hellmuth's WSOPE, as he managed to score an impressive four cashes during this series.

Click here for the complete story from PokerNews.

 

Say what you will about the man, he knows his way around a tournament table.

MLB Picks- Wild Card

I think both of the Wild Card games today are worth a look.

$10 on Atlanta (Medlen) over St. Louis (Lohse) -1 1/2 @ +$140

Kris Medlen gets the nod for the Braves in Atlanta this afternoon. Atlanta is on a 23 game winning streak when he starts. Medlen boasts a 10-1 record with a 1.57 ERA this season. Kyle Lohse toes the rubber for the Redbirds, bringing a 16-3 record with a 2.86 ERA to the party. However, in his last 5 starts, St. Louis is 2-3. Atlanta has won 8 of their last 11 games and 10 of 11 at home. The Cards have won 12 of 16. The Braves won the season series 5-1, but those games were played in May.

$10 on Texas (Darvish) over Baltimore (Saunders) -1 1/2 @ +$115

The Rangers find out if their $100+ million investment provides any value when rookie Yu Darvish takes the ball tonight in Arlington. Darvish has pitched well at home, posting a 10-2 record. In his last 6 starts, Darvish is 4-0 with a 2.06 ERA. Lefty Joe Saunders throws the pill for the Orioles, bringing a 9-13 record with a 4.07 ERA to the dance. Since his trade from Arizona, Saunders is 3-3 with a 3.63 ERA. Baltimore has won 12 of their last 17 games and Texas has dropped 7 of 10. The Rangers have won 5 of the 7 games between the two clubs this season. The Rangers are 28-19 versus southpaw pitching this year.

Caesars/Harrahs has the best line on this one.

Starting Bankroll           $1,500.00
Profit/Loss                     $ 238.50
Current Bankroll            $1,738.50

Action is considered dead unless both listed pitchers start.

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

Good luck!

NFL Picks Contest- Week 5

If you are picking tonight's game, I need your pick by 7pm (CDT) tonight.

Only two players left, ggrouchie and Vegas Vic.

Good luck!

MLB Picks- Regular Season Ends

Much like the Texas Rangers, I had a tough week to finish the regular season, but still finished in the black. Unless my playoff picks are disastrous, I should have a profitable baseball season once again.

Against the advice of Cardinal fan Memphis MOJO, I'm leaning heavily towards putting a few sheckles on the Braves in tomorrow's NL Wild Card game. A little more research is necessary before making that investment. I'll let you know. 

Starting Bankroll           $1,500.00
Profit/Loss                     $ 238.50
Current Bankroll            $1,738.50

Action is considered dead unless both listed pitchers start.

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

Good luck!

Pokerpalooza Royalty

We had nine runners at the Duck Blind for our Tuesday night Pokerpalooza.

After a fried chicken meal with chocolate cupcakes the M2 made for us, we were tossing cards shortly after 7 o'clock. Seated around the felt were Farmer Harry, Ollie the Accountant, Bobby Dee, Stamps, Dealer Larry, Ray-Ray, Glass Man, J-Dawg, and yours truly, Lucki Duck.

Glass Man won the High Hand Jackpot early in the evening in this dealer's choice, limit game, when he hit a Royal Flush in an Omaha hand. Even with the HHJ in his pocket he still only broke even for the night.

Farmer Harry took a beating, losing almost $50, which is hard to do at this game. Stamps was the beneficiary, walking away $37 to the good. Ollie and J-Dawg both had profitable nights, with the rest of us pretty much breaking even. I finished with a windfall $1.25 profit :)

Our game will be suspended for a couple of weeks as many of our players will be working at the local fair. They belong to the the local Lions Club and have a carnival game they run to help fund their cause. Some kind of a "Wheel of Fortune" gig.

I'm headed over to see a movie with my friend Grant this evening. Grant was injured in a wreck in LA a few years ago and after quite a few surgeries, survived it, but came out the other side as a quadriplegic. He has one heckuva set up in his room for movies and I always enjoy going over. He was a screenwriter in LA, with horror films his genre', so whenever I visit he likes to put on something that scares the crap out of me! It should be an interesting visit.

Till next time, win the flips.