H.O.R.S.E.ing around

I won the first two $3.40 H.O.R.S.E. turbo SNGs I ever played on PokerStars, and I’ve loved them ever since.

I was getting a little bored while watching the final table of the WSOP Main Event live at Ryan’s house. I only had about $15 in my PokerStars account, and while I’m well aware that you should never plunk down 20 percent of your bankroll in one tournament, I had just been out at the WSOP to cover the $50,000 event and I liked the idea of jumping into a tournament myself.

Unfortunately, PokerStars doesn’t have anything with a buy-in lower than $3.40. But I figured that if I didn’t finish in the money, I’d still have 10 $1.20 buy-ins … again, not ideal, but with a $15 balance, does it really matter if you go broke?

After winning two consecutive H.O.R.S.E. SNGs that night to double the balance in my account, I figured it was worth taking a few more shots and seeing how long I could keep the run going.

I knew I was doing well, but even I was surprised at how good my run has been after taking a closer look at the numbers.

I’ve played in 32 of these babies, with 19 cashes and nine wins. I’ve made $59.20 in profit on $108.80 in entries, a return on investment of 54.4%. Even Warren Buffett would be envious of a return like that.

Maybe I’m aiming for the wrong tournament here with this whole Sixty Cent Main Event project ... anyone think it should be Sixty Cent $50,000 H.O.R.S.E.? I guess it doesn't roll of the tongue quite as well, does it ...

G to the izoogle

Yesterday, my editor sent me an e-mail with a link that simply stated "Pimped sixtycentmainevent" in the subject line.

I followed the link, and I have been fascinated by Gizoogle ever since. (Warning ... this produces some foul language, so if you're easily offended, don't go there.)

Reading my site after it's been Gizoogled is funny on a million levels. First, there's the sheer hilarity of some of the sentences. For instance, right now I have a "Limited edition Gangsta Bizzle XXXVI football signed by forma New England Patriots kicka Adam Vinatieri" available for trade.

The other thing that's great about reading my site after it's been Gizoogled great is the juxtaposition of my whiteness with the text. Seriously, could I be any more white than I am in the picture at the top? That picture just doesn't mesh well with Gizoogled text.

I spent the better part of an hour last night Gizoogling all my favorite blogs, and by far my favorite is "I'm not a 'manny'" which focuses on the life of a stay-at-home Dad. Gizoogle, however, translates DP's description of his blog this way: "Household hustla (stay at home dad), hopefully offer'n some light-hearted insight ta tha world of housizzle Mr. Mizzom, gangsta you W-to-tha-izzant ta call it."

One of my favorite things about the site is that it's different every time you load it, so you never get the same version twice. Hours of entertainment.

Anyway, enough writing ... I've got to get this posted so I can .