per my accountant:

You need to get their full names, addresses and social security numbers. We will need to give them a 1099 at the end of 2009

sorry guys for this hassle, but i have to do it.

i can send a check as soon as i get the info.

also i will keep a spreadsheet so it will only keep the profit amount for the 1099 so if you buy a piece of me in another event it wont fuck you.

sprstoner@cox.net

thanks

back at home,

let me have a few days before i send out payments, i want to figure out the best and most fair way without getting to complicated. i am gonna see if i can email someone who can give me advice, mainly because i will prob continue to sell pieces of myself and i cant afford to pay taxes on money i pay out, well if i continue to win at least.

also i should have more pics coming soon. an awesome chick that was taking photos said she would email me all the ones of me.

i would like to say, the staff was great (except for the lack of counting skills), the structure was great (best one i ever played), and the series was awesome. i will go back next year, unless im busto.

busted 34th :(

anyways i couldnt get shit going today and i was extremely card dead. i busted somewhat early in the day.

from cardplayer (thanks julio):




i cashed for about 38k, state of california took about 2k off the top, but i am assuming it would be best to pay those who bought pieces of me counting the full prize amounts, just get their addresses and socials and have my accountant deal with it so i can deduct what i pay out from my taxes, and let them worry about their own taxes.

sucks i couldn't had done better, but maybe next time.

congratz to all who bought a piece,

itm... weeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!

i still havent hit a set yet, im saving them for the next 3 days obv.

today was a fun and crazy day, i went from 12 bbs at 1/2k to 260k within a few hours. it was a fun lil rush too.

in the last level i lost a bunch of chips getting played back at and bluffing at a pot when the dude had over pair kk.

i ended the day with 145k, and we start tomorrow with half of the 2k/4k level left, not sure how long we will play but ppl said prob to 27 or 18 left. maybe we play 5 levels again, which would be weird since we were in the middle of one (we played extra time to get into the money).

anyways i am guaranteed 23k, but california keeps some, not sure how we will work that, because they take theirs off the top ( i think because i am from out of state -fuckers, i was born there) as i found out in the other events i cashed in.

lets run hot tomorrow and catch some sets (and let them hold).


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oh ya, here is a pic...



it was from that same site as the last one.

several different ppl took several pics of me today, but i cant find them online, if anyone sees them could you please get me the links? tytyty

next day...

finished the day, still not sitting great, but still in with a workable stack.

i need to quit missing flops and start hitting a set sometime, but continue catching good cards and holding up.

starting tomorrow at noon with 29k, blinds will be 600/1200

such a sick structure.

still like 170 ppl and only 63 pay, so im assuming that we wont get into the money till day 4 sometime.

day 2

i finished day 1.

was struggling early, but got on a roll after dinner break then lost a huge flip, so im starting tomorrow at noon with only 16,000in chips.

today is the big day....

glgl me

awesome comeback?

well almost.

i busted 7th to the lady in the jewelery, real nice lady, some of you may have seen her on a wpt woman's episode in the past. sexton calls her the queen of diamonds.

she has a very strange style of play to say the least, but she beat me in a very standard hand and seemed to feel bad about it. i kinda hope its her or marvingardens (Chris Birchby ) that wins it all.

chris is a cool dude that used to destroy pokeroom back in the day, but he calls himself a weekend warrior now that he is married and has a sunscreen business. i made it deep with him in a wsop even a few years back, good poker player. he was down to 1 chip early day 1 so it was a great comeback for him too, esp if he wins it.

i started the day with 9k and blinds werent as big as i thought they would be at 2500/5000 but still obv crippled with 21 left (i think). so getting 7th was awesome and felt like free money.

tomorrow is a FTP dinner. no tourneys except sats running so im probably not playing, maybe go to sleep early and rest up for the main event on saturday.

some dude was taking pics of us today, dont know who he is, but i found them using google.

his site

me:





glgl

such a weird place.

here i am in LA going to the commerce everyday. i have been warned by many people to not walk anywhere because apparently its not in a good area. people dont typically fuck with me and i did kinda grow up in shitty areas, so its not something i really am worried about, but i am def to lazy to be walking places, especially in an area im not familiar with.

1st impression when we 1st pulled up the 1st day... "wow, this place is a dive", lol. ATTN commerce ppl, put some money into your joint and make it look at least descent, obv you are making money.

one thing that really threw me off.... i asked the cocktail waitress for a coffee, she acted kinda weird, then ran over to the edge of the room where people were getting their own coffee then brought me one saying it "was on the house".... ok.... weird... arent all drinks???? well apparently not here. coffee and non-bottled water are free, but i guess it is standard for you to get it yourself. so that explained why no one ever gets drinks of any sorts while playing cards. in the 26 hours i played cards, i may have seen 3 drinks ordered (not counting smoothies from the hot smoothie girl).

tuesday's 1k. i min cashed it, play was solid, it was like playing a very solid online tournament where everyone knew what to do always. hard to pick up easy chips.

wednesday's 500. technically i made day 2. un-technically (or whatever) fuck poker.
i started the day doing well playing a lot of pots against a few maniacs, but i built up well, then boom, fucked out of my stack.. typical right?, anyways 10 BBs and ready to go play sats for the 5k then table breaks. i went on a sick heater and built up a very big stack. boom table breaks. then shit just didnt go my way, table was playing slow, as in taking a lot of fucking time. every pot i would open i would get re-raised, or my flop bet would get shipped and then i found myself short once again.

not letting the shit get me down i kept playing my game, and i caught some cards and found live loose players making big laydowns to me, both when i have huge hands and nothing. was weirded out a bit, but ok. so i found myself with a big stack once again and am playing a lot of pots again. then a sick hand happened that costme tons of chips.

i open utg AK, k was a club, very tight player (since i been at table) just called the 5k bet (blinds must had been 1k/2k). the big blind went all in for 6500, and i cant re-raise so we both call. flop came out Axx all clubs. i had about 85k before the hand. i led out here for a lil more than half the pot, dude shoves... i obv call even though he has been very tight, i mean this is a perfect flop for me. well, he flipped up QJcc and i missed, leaving me with about 40k.

i blind down a bit, then it gets down to 3 tables at which time we re-draw for some reason, and 6 of the 9 players from my last table get the same table i got, so at least i know most of the players well. i get AA about 4 times and AK 3 in about an hour and built up 170k stack.

blinds were 2/4k 500 ante, and the only loose/bluffy "i got to see a flop" guy opens from button to 12k, sb folds and im in BB with Ak, dude has 161k, so i think for a while actually, and then made it about 45k, dude tanks and finally calls. flop came down QJx and at this point the pot is so big i have to shove the flop, so i do. dude tanks forever, prob 5 min at least thinking i have AA again, then finally says "i rather go broke now than start tomorrow without a big stack just as the time on the clock runs out for the last level of the day. he called and flipped up AQ, i miss, and i lose a pot that was for the chip lead or damn near it and seriously have to come back tomorrow for a 1.5 BB stack... wooooo!!

anyways i guess i will get to the casino about 1pm and play the shootout since the day 2 doesnt start till 4, im assuming my 1st table should be done by then. i was gonna play sats or the 5k if i didnt make day 2, but obv i get to forgo that for a shit day 2. fuck it, maybe i will get lucky, wont be the 1st nor the last time, glgl me.

all things said, this is an awesome series of events that all poker players should attend, lots of events, lots of ppl, lots of money, lots of fun. i will be back next year even if i don't win a seat.

glglgl

i hate the pokerz.

been running pretty terrible, so many tourneys i was real close and got fucked, etc. i did win one for a descent prize the other day but i been losing a lot more than that. but it def dented my downswing a bit.







this is a newer tourney on stars i hope they keep it around, i really like the 2 rebuy 1 add on idea, they let you rebuy anytime the 1st hour and a half as long as you have under 100,000 chips.

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anyways, im off to LA tomorrow. the family is staying at home as it would be extremely boring for them since i will be gone all day every day. however it does suck going alone (none of my buddies are going out either).

hopefully i will be going deep and winning tourneys and shit, so i don't have to get drunk all day by myself.. lol

last several times i played live i really did terrible, but i have had pretty good live success in the past, so im looking to make up for the last disappointments.

i sold 28% of myself for the main event on saturday, and a friend might buy a few more percent. so im pretty sure im done selling, i may be able to fit in a few percent if someone really wants it, but def not looking to sell much more.


i plan on updating my blog several times while in LA.

finally.... is the curse over? (NSFW?)

i just suck ass on stars, not sure why, but it has been very long time since i done consistently well on stars. its all been down hill ever since i won the 2 WSOP seats almost a few years ago. had a few ok cashes during the rough stretch but i seriously doubt i have had more than 1 positive month in a row, and the positive months were far and few between. i been afraid to look how many positive months i have had on stars since i won those seats.

anyways i ended up running well in the 20 1r on stars today and i took it down, hopefully a sign that things will change for me there. im tired of reloading.




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45 man dilemma....

im not sure if i am doing something wrong or what, but im on the edge of quitting these all together. it is possible im going through standard variance and have played badly as well, but this is bullshit.

over the last 1100 games i am down.





look at the whole graph... wtf....





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for the LAPC ME, i have sold 27% of myself so far. i am not entirely sure how much more i want to sell, but it prob wont be a lot. i wouldn't be mad if no one else bought, but i prob would be willing to sell another 5-10% maybe.

god mode 1 (more) time plz.


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browsing a new hooker board that i found...


how old is this girl?




hmmmm....





i bet they are both fakes/scammers.


i was browsing for a girl that has an incall and takes short notice appointments for a quick BBBJCIM for cheap, just a quick in and out deal... but cant find one :(.