http://www.spencerlawrence.com Life on the wire Sat, 06 Mar 2010 19:33:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I found one redeeming feature to my semi-enforced stay in Berlin. Curryworst! This curried sausage snack is delicious, and although the hotel version costs 12 euros, its available for 2 euros on every other street corner (think hot dog stand). The good thing about the dead days at the end ... http://www.spencerlawrence.com/2010/03/06/curryworst/ The stars pro from the jacks hands was Florian something. Early hand back from break, he raises CO I flat from SB with KQdd and bb calls. Flop 9d 3h 2h. Interesting. There are a lot of sexy turns here. We check to Florian, he bets 3k, I ... http://www.spencerlawrence.com/2010/03/03/fail/ 44675 at dinner, pretty much exactly where I started after the last break.  Slurping down a coke before going back was probably a bad idea as I spazzed somewhat during the excitement of antes.  I opened K7s from the co got called by He checks to me.  Against a lot of live players ... http://www.spencerlawrence.com/2010/03/03/dinner-break/ 45k, just chipping up in small pots with no major confrontation. Saw a really spazzy XR bluff into a nut flush on the river from someone who flopped top two. The kid was aggressive and seemed to know what he was doing and I get what he was ... http://www.spencerlawrence.com/2010/03/03/break-2/ 31600, hovering between starting stack of 30k and 35k. Just chopping away at small pots and starting to get an active image so I get played with when I do have a real hand. Seen a couple of LOL busts, I may recall later. QQ 200bb deep ... http://www.spencerlawrence.com/2010/03/03/1st-break/ Finally registered less than an hour before the event, taking advantage of the quiet time at the end of the free breakfast rush. Tried a couple of times last night but it was a clusterfuck with players from the bar streaming across the multiple different queues which were already ... http://www.spencerlawrence.com/2010/03/03/berlin-ept/ http://www.spencerlawrence.com/2009/09/10/out-114th-540/ PokerStars Game #32659184952: Tournament #200909018, $300+$20 USD 8-Game (Hold'em No Limit) - Level XXXI (400/800) - 2009/09/09 22:30:19 ET Table '200909018 95' 6-max Seat #5 is the button Seat 1: spence79 (48819 in chips) Seat 2: villepn (58394 in chips) Seat 3: Gnd007 (22476 in chips) Seat 4: abc.Ms (17612 in chips) ... http://www.spencerlawrence.com/2009/09/10/ugh/ Just hit cash 35/144 left. 48k stack. 35k average http://www.spencerlawrence.com/2009/09/10/320-8-game/ busted 99 vs QJ 4b AI btn vs SB. $1275 cash. http://www.spencerlawrence.com/2009/09/07/358th/