I just had one of the best week's of my life.

Lyn, my baby, you are fucking amazing and I cant wait for this summer!

It's Sunday All Week

set over set is so incredibly unlucky.

lyn is amazing.

pasta salad is um, yeah, it's fuckin' yum.

the takeover kills heads in wpt orbits.

roses on kitchen tables perks vibes of moments past.

women in kitchens gives me goose bumps.

old smiling men in grocery stores should not look at my girl.

vegas is the nuts only when i have 'em.

sunday is for church but for me its only about the sopranos.

sitting on golden sands with lynny, so go i will.

it's saturday, but to me, everyday is sunday.

Lifely Update

On Friday night, this past week, I went out with John Phan, Theo, and a few other poker players. It was nuts because Phan had just chopped up the 3k Bellagio event earlier that day, so he was poppin' Dom and Goose all night. We ended up at Tao, which is a sick nightclub in the Venetian. It was fuckin' wild. I rarely go to clubs, and never on someone else's dime. Sitting there, drinking one of the most expensive champagnes in the world with one of the greatest poker players in the world, man, I couldn't believe it. Big ups to Theo for inviting me and shit.

Well, tonight Lyn is coming into town from Orlando. It's gonna be great to see her. She's so important to me and has been such a great influence on my life these past few months. She'll be here for a week just chillin' with me. It's gonna be awesome. I think, if it all works out, Lyn will be moving here this summer. I guess we'll just have to see.

Until then....

I wanna lay on my back,
In a desert full of love,
And feel the heartbreak,
Across my body,
Flowing with the wind,
As I make my way out of this life,
And into the next.

-MSSL

Over at Theo's right now. He's chopping up the 55k guaranteed tournament on PokerStars at this very moment; I think he's gonna get a little over 10k for his efforts. Kid's a fuckin savage. Great job bro. Way to pull thru for the big cash.

Lyn's coming to Vegas in three days. Wooooooooooooooooot!!! That's my baby.

The Story Of My Life

*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to McBeasterson [Ts Td]
RGold79: folds
A Cut Above: folds
bouh: raises 400 to 800
McBeasterson: raises 2915 to 3715 and is all-in
jonzo: folds
zaratusa: folds
Shanti2: folds
groupco: folds
Pfnady: folds
groupco has returned
bouh: calls 2915
*** FLOP *** [As 8h Ac]
*** TURN *** [As 8h Ac] [2d]
*** RIVER *** [As 8h Ac 2d] [3h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
bouh: shows [8d 8s] (a full house, Eights full of Aces)
McBeasterson: shows [Ts Td] (two pair, Aces and Tens)
McBeasterson said, "whats new"
bouh collected 8255 from pot

*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to McBeasterson [Kh As]
due coglioni: raises 120 to 140
Got Game2006: calls 140
McBeasterson: raises 2830 to 2970 and is all-in
boomerang45: folds
Mickkk: folds
bolsans: folds
LukeFree: folds
Hermanator G: folds
Melchiades: folds
due coglioni: calls 2830
Got Game2006: calls 2390 and is all-in
*** FLOP *** [4d 7c 7s]
*** TURN *** [4d 7c 7s] [6d]
*** RIVER *** [4d 7c 7s 6d] [Qd]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
due coglioni: shows [Th Kd] (a pair of Sevens)
McBeasterson: shows [Kh As] (a pair of Sevens - Ace kicker)
McBeasterson collected 880 from side pot
Got Game2006: shows [Td Jd] (a flush, Queen high)
Got Game2006 collected 7620 from main pot
McBeasterson said, "VNH"

*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to McBeasterson [Qh Qs]
R23K: calls 20
Dudley33: calls 20
BIG TASSO is connected
~US&Co~: calls 20
McBeasterson: raises 1970 to 1990 and is all-in
mimmo73: folds
TruGrindr: folds
stosh663 is connected
cuzvito is connected
R23K: calls 980 and is all-in
Dudley33: calls 980 and is all-in
~US&Co~: folds
*** FLOP *** [As 2h Kh]
*** TURN *** [As 2h Kh] [9s]
*** RIVER *** [As 2h Kh 9s] [Jd]
McBeasterson said, "VNH"
*** SHOW DOWN ***
R23K: shows [7s 7c] (a pair of Sevens)
Dudley33: shows [9h Ah] (two pair, Aces and Nines)
McBeasterson: shows [Qh Qs] (a pair of Queens)
Dudley33 collected 3050 from pot

*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to McBeasterson [Qh 7c]
LottoLaffen: folds
Tiger7210: folds
goccia49: calls 100
ABVidale: folds
daicon418: calls 100
fasteddiecub: calls 100
marathonien: folds
Yawgie: folds
McBeasterson: checks
*** FLOP *** [Qs 4h 7h]
McBeasterson: bets 400
goccia49: folds
daicon418: folds
fasteddiecub: raises 3150 to 3550 and is all-in
McBeasterson: calls 1850 and is all-in
*** TURN *** [Qs 4h 7h] [7d]
*** RIVER *** [Qs 4h 7h 7d] [Qc]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
McBeasterson: shows [Qh 7c] (a full house, Queens full of Sevens)
fasteddiecub: shows [3d Qd] (a full house, Queens full of Sevens)
McBeasterson collected 2475 from pot
fasteddiecub collected 2475 from pot
McBeasterson said, "haha"

*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to McBeasterson [Jh Js]
Yawgie: folds
McBeasterson: calls 100
fasteddiecub said, "SON OF A"
LottoLaffen: folds
Tiger7210: calls 100
goccia49: folds
ABVidale: folds
daicon418: folds
fasteddiecub: raises 2900 to 3000 and is all-in
marathonien: calls 2900 and is all-in
McBeasterson: raises 6850 to 9850 and is all-in
Tiger7210: folds
*** FLOP *** [Jd 7s 8c]
*** TURN *** [Jd 7s 8c] [Th]
*** RIVER *** [Jd 7s 8c Th] [6c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
fasteddiecub: shows [9d 4s] (a straight, Seven to Jack)
marathonien: shows [Ah Ks] (high card Ace)
McBeasterson: shows [Jh Js] (three of a kind, Jacks)
McBeasterson said, "VNH"
fasteddiecub collected 9100 from pot

*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to McBeasterson [Ac 6s]
LottoLaffen: folds
Tiger7210: folds
Letitride10K: folds
ABVidale: folds
daicon418: calls 600
fasteddiecub: calls 600
marathonien: folds
Yawgie: folds
McBeasterson: checks
*** FLOP *** [Ad 9s 8h]
McBeasterson: checks
daicon418: checks
fasteddiecub: bets 1800
McBeasterson: calls 1800
daicon418: folds
*** TURN *** [Ad 9s 8h] [6c]
McBeasterson: checks
fasteddiecub: bets 1800
McBeasterson: raises 8525 to 10325 and is all-in
fasteddiecub: calls 8350 and is all-in
*** RIVER *** [Ad 9s 8h 6c] [Kc]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
McBeasterson: shows [Ac 6s] (two pair, Aces and Sixes)
fasteddiecub: shows [7c 5c] (a straight, Five to Nine)
fasteddiecub said, "WORD"
fasteddiecub collected 26450 from pot
McBeasterson said, "VNH"

*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to McBeasterson [Tc Jc]
fishermanjim: folds
SmilingAce: folds
GeneralTsou: raises 150 to 200
macdaddyt: folds
chuckieaz: folds
gull58: calls 200
jcar727: folds
McBeasterson: calls 150
*** FLOP *** [4c 3c 8s]
McBeasterson: bets 240 and is all-in
GeneralTsou: folds
gull58: calls 240
*** TURN *** [4c 3c 8s] [7s]
*** RIVER *** [4c 3c 8s 7s] [5h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
McBeasterson: shows [Tc Jc] (high card Jack)
gull58: shows [2c 6c] (a straight, Four to Eight)
gull58 collected 1105 from pot

Skooty Koo

Checked out Lake Mead today, some cool spots over there......heading out right now to play in the Caesar's Tournament. Wish my broke ass some luck baby!

Just A Thought

I really like this piece of writing, sans explitives:

When I was down in Mexico a couple years ago, this chick that I met in Yelapa told me, when I asked her how things were going, she said "esta todos bien".....it hit me hard, like, it's all good; no worries; all that shit. Those three simple spanish words actually affected my entire trip, as well as my own perception of the world around me. But now, thinking back on what she said to me, I think she's completely full of shit: nothing is alright, everything is not great, there are too many fuckin worries in the world. So bitch, what the fuck are you talking about? Go back to your stupid fuckin' crunchy granola life in upstate Oregon and die muttering "esta todos bien," you dumb fuckin' cunt.

I'm standing in the middle of the desert,
Waiting for my ship to come in,
But now no joker, no jack, no king,
Can take this losing hand,
And make it win,
I'm leaving Las Vegas.

-SC

Helping my buddy Theo move in a couple hours then probably playing some cards at the Palms.

J.O.B.

So, I got this job, it's only on fridays, so just one day a week. I just gotta drive around Vegas delivering these magazines, so it's a pretty simple job, but fuck man! it's still a J.O.B. Anyways, it'll be good for me to put some extra scratch together since I've been getting killed at the tables lately. I'm gonna start rockin' a few part time, simple jobs around town, just to keep my head above water. Well, I guess we'll just have to see what happens. Wish me luck!

Shit, it's been 11 months since my last job, can I really complain?

The Raindrops Make My Stomach Turn

Poker is eating away at my heart.

Am I cut out for this business? Do I have any business being in this business?

What next?

Where do we go from here?

I have so much in front of me, yet I keep looking back.

Dilly Dally, I Ran Thru An Alley

Brooks is in town. He got here Tuesday night. First night in Vegas we chilled out around town with his brother (Doug) and his girlfriend (Alex). It was a blast. The next day we got food and played poker. Thursday we went to the nightclub at the Wynn, Tryst, with my buddy Theo and his friend, Casey. We got ripped and ended up at my favorite 24-hour diner, where we ate, drank, and were fuckin' merry. Yesterday was low-key, with late wake-ups, and early dinners. Today, for the first time in a week, I woke up before noon. There's a fuckin' miracle. Today it's gym, sun, food, poker, drinking, raging, sleep.


Part II coming soon....