Krazy's World

2007-02-10T16:34:00.000-08:00

Haven't posted in a long long time, but have a little bragging to do so I am back.

My #3 son is 16 years old and a junior in high school.
When he started the 9th grade he was extremely obese and decided he wanted to play football. He joined the football team and began working out everyday at the gym. Well, he lost almost 100 lbs.

He then got envolved in powerlifting and eventually put alot of the weight back on. This time the weight was muscle instead of fat.

Today was his first meet.

He practically sweeped the event.
He won his bracket hands down and got a first place medal.
He was the best squatter for the WHOLE event, squatting 675 pounds. He got a special plaque.
He was the best bench presser for the WHOLE event, benching 405 pounds. He got another plaque.
He tied for the most weight lifted in the event, with 1580 total pounds.

Only one other person in the state is ahead of him right now, with 1620 pounds.

WOOT!! WOOT!! WOOT!!

We have another meet soon and then qualifications for regionals.

KT

2006-10-12T18:33:00.000-07:00

SHE’S BACK!!!!!

Long time no see old blog friend. I suddenly have a new zest for life.
The sun and moon and stars are in alignment.

Ok… finally I am gonna start posting regularly. I PROMISE! I was in a big time funk for quite a while. Came out of the funk and started organizing my life again. So I decided to re-start my blog. It will not be just a blog about poker, but about my life and thoughts. Beware at times it might be a little deep.

To Start things off I am making what I call my EARLY New Years Resolution list. And here it is.

KT'S Early Resolution List

1. Post regularly on the blog. At least 3 times a week

2. Keep a list of at least 3 blog items at a time
*Diet, Exercise and Poker
*The 3 year work funk and how krazydust has changed my life
*Learning out why I am such a Control Freak

3. Back to online Weight Watchers.

4. Back to the gym. No workout no poker that day.

5. Start a poker challenge for my self either SNG or Limit.

6. Read all the poker books I bought.

7. Finish my HOH cript notes. (Yes,I am summarizing the books)8.Start and finish various projects at work.

Ok, enough for today. Be back soon.

KT

2006-07-10T09:54:00.000-07:00

Wow its been a long time since my last post. Time flies.

I got involved in the Mega Mafia Game. I was actually murdered early in the game, but Tanya had to leave. So I was resurrected as KrazyTanya.
Of course I lost the game for my team. It was really close and down to the wire and I mucked it. So sorry guys!!

After the Mafia game we took a family vacation to Moody Gardens in Galveston. It was ok, not wonderful. It rained and the mosquitoes were very large and hungry! The beach in Galveston is very very dirty, but at Moody Gardens they have a rainforest, aquarium and IMAX theatre. #3 son, the 16 year old, was bored and drove us crazy. We came home early.

Sunday was the ITH People's Championship. Since I had tons of dirty laundry and it was the last day before my grandkids moved...I only played a few hands. Congrats to Prim!!

Today is my last day of vacation. The grandkids left early this morning for the fabulous town of Witcha Falls, TX. I was gonna go to the office and catch up on paperwork, but I will be a bum instead. Have to say I am a little depressed, but have already planned my first trip to see them. It is really hearbreaking for me, but I know I have to let my kids grow up.
There is some saying...can't remember exactly..about giving your kids roots to grow and wings to fly. But it really SUCKS!!

Anyway no fabulous poker stories...nothing exciting to report.

KT

2006-06-21T16:13:00.000-07:00

More KRAZY DUST stories..

You guys on ITH have no IDEA how the dust stories have uplifted my soul.

I have been in a funk…the grandkids are moving…and the stories about the POWER of the DUST just make me SMILE!!

THANK YOU !! THANK YOU !

It just makes me PROUD to know that I have touched your lives in a positive way.I have come to a “lightbulb” moment…the DUST is better when its SHARED.. and not used selfishly.

So on to some stories and these are really good…GREAT!!

Tanya Peck:
We met a few years ago online through a promotional tourney sponsered by True Poker and Nana. In fact that was the one and only time I met Matthew Hilger. He was there promoting his first book.

This story is absolutely true:

As Tanya recalls:

I was down to 1 $100 chip with 34 players left, proceeded to double up about 6 times in a ROW, then ended up taking it all down for first place.

Got a trophy and everything.

Mxrider has also been touched by the dust and in his own words:

I had been playing this silly game for about 3 years and had yet to take home an mtt first place finish. That is until this wonderful stuff called krazydust came upon me. I found myself in a $10 MTT on Party that had roughly 350 people in it and coming down to the final 3 tables I found myself in the chip lead. While on IRC, I got this strange overwhelming feeling come over me and I soon realized I had been sprinkled by krazydust. About an hour later, I had my first MTT win and $879 to show for a $10 investment. Acomplishment #1.

2 weeks later, I was up late doing some laundry to get my son ready for a school trip he was going on and I was on IRC chatting it up a bit and saw there was a $20 MTT on Absolute with a $4k guaranteed prize pool. 10 minutes prior to start, there were only 80 people registered so I decided to jump in. At start time, we had 197 runners which gave a small overlay. Needless to say, KT came through with the krazydust again and I took home my second first place MTT in a 2 week timeframe. I had to wash my hair 3 times to get the krazydust out.

Now, if that isn't enough, 4-5 days ago, I entered into a $4 180 man sng on stars. I had played probably 10-15 of these getting into the money 3 times but no final tables. Well KT happened to be on IRC this time and had the dust flying again. Long story short, another 1st place!

Unfortunately, 2 days ago, KT was not on IRC when I ended 2nd in a $1 rebuy on absolute and it is because I had not been dusted!

OH..so SWEET..but there are more!!

And my friend the pig dog man...( this is my pet name for him)and it is meant to be very endearing.

Pig Pen so graciously shared this story:

I was looking for a $10 MTT to play when I saw that a $1000 GP was starting at CD Poker. I figured what the heck, the $5.00 buy-in has a $300.00+ pay-out for first which, if I can bag it, will boost the ol' bankroll a bit. Since I was bounced out of a $20 MTT in 46th earlier in the day (AQ loses to A5) moving down certainly didn't seem like a bad idea.

There were 227 players when the opening bell rang and we were off. Well, I started slow, really slow. Card dead city. It was five, six, and seven gappers hand after hand. What I played didn't hit and what I had folded wouldn't have hit anything either. I had picked up a few pots along the way to help ward off the blinds but it turned out that in the time it took to lose half the field I had played only two hands to showdown. But both hands won and it was enough to keep me just short of mid-pack.

I had been lurking in IRC when KT pops in and says howdy. Now I'm no stranger to KT's KrazyDust, I've seen it at work before and boy if there was ever a time I needed a boost it was now. "KT" I hollered, "I need some dust!". "You got it!" she says.

The very next hand I'm dealt KK and double-up. Two hands later it's A-Q and another big pot. Just one hand later and it's another big pot and I'm 6th in chips! So I'm beeboppin' along and it's down to 18 players. But after a big loss I'm 16th in chips . I'm dealt KQ and figure it's time to move. One pre-flop raiser and it folds to me. I reraise. He goes all-in. I figured him for a mid pocket pair, 8s, 9s or maybe 10s. Thought I was behind but maybe I could catch a flop with my two suspected overcards. "Yo, KT! Dust please!" "You've got the power!" she says. I shove my chips in. He had a pocket pair alright, but it was AA. Ooops. I ran right into that one. Then the flop hits........I've got nothin'. I'm toast, but wait a minute! KrazyDust sneers at your AA! HA! The turn is a king..........the river? Yep, it's another K! Woot! Now that may seem like a miracle runner-runner suckout to some but don't be fooled by such nonsense! It's simply a day in the life of the power of KrazyDust! And now I'm right back in it. So I bob, I weave, I duck......and then there were four.

I made it to heads-up with the chip lead, then I lost it, then I got back to even, was ahead, then behind and so it went for 20-25 minutes. But the Dust, the Dust never faltered. It was there, waiting to unleash it's mighty power at just the right time. And so it did. The full fury of KrazyDust was released on the poor unsuspecting fellow and he never stood a chance. It was over. I won the tourney and took home a nice prize of $306.45. Which is not my first MTT win, but it's my biggest single prize to date. And it couldn't have happened without the mighty, mysterious power of KrazyDust! Woot, woot, KT! Woot!

It has also helped:
bb88 win a pot limit Omaha
Autumn Harvest win $1500 net profits in one day in tourneys
Suited Jock place 195 in the Sunday Poker Million...

AND..Alcswab..make it to the FT in the Sunday Poker Million.
Fortunately for me I had a stake and made a HUGE profit.
Thanks alc!!

So...now is this just coincidence or do you BELIEVE!!

By the time the WSOP ME is in full swing...I will have stakes in three winners!!
Matthew Hilger, Ciaran and a soon to be named ITH Champ!!

KT

2006-06-17T20:36:00.000-07:00

I am DEVASTATED…

Let me give you guys a little history…so you will understand.

My #1 son, the first born, has always had a special place in my heart. I was in labor over 36 hours after being 2 weeks overdue. Had an emergency C-section..etc.

Anyway..he was my STAR athlete…and I mean that seriously.

In football he was the one who caught the winning pass to score a touchdown in the last 16 seconds of the game and pushed his team to a district win.

In baseball he hit more grandslams than I can count. In fact he walked on to the HS team without trying out (and that year they won state). Scouts galore were “watching” him.

Well..his junior year( after he made 2nd team all state in football with a broken collarbone) he found out about girls…and then the sports went down the tube.

Long story short..I was soon to be a very young grandma.

So he quit all sports and graduated HS by the skin of his teeth. They married and did the “right thing”.

Fast forward to 2006. He is now married several years..with 3 kids. His youngest, my angel, has Down’s Syndrome (but believe it that is a blessing and a future post) . He wakes up one day and thinks…DAM... I am gonna be 26 years old soon..and I have no career.

So..February 2006 he enlists in the Army ( in the middle of a war). He gets a great MOS…medical equipment repair..AKA the fixer of the MRI and CAT scans. And off to basics…

During basics…he mucks up his knee (torn ligament ) and breaks a rib. BUT…he is a trooper and graduates.

So Daughter-in-law and grand kids put their house up for sell..no bites until today.

THEIR HOUSE SOLD…so they are moving in 10 days. And thus the DEVASTATION!!

I knew this was coming..but everything is happening so fast..

Please pray for them and me…I need a shoulder to lean on…

KT (wiping tears from my eyes)

2006-06-11T11:14:00.000-07:00

Do you like RAP Music??

Quite frankly I am not a fan, but..it appears my #2 son has taken on being a rapper as his indeavor in life...so I may have to make a huge adjustment. Life is weird...daughter-in-law Christian Music...son rap.

How do I decribe my #2 son...he his so complex. Lets say I should be bald from pulling out my hair...he has put me to the test as a mother.

#2 has always "colored outside the lines". He will push things to the edge..but knows where the edge is. Does that make sense?

I could (may some day write a book about all my boys), #2 would have many many chapters.

#2 ALWAYS tested off the scale in the smarts category. 6th grade...reading at 12th grade level...9th grade reading at college level...etc etc.

I remember in high school his history teacher called. "Mrs..D...I have good news and bad news.
Good News: #2 is one of the brightest kids I have ever taught..he should be in my honors class..and he just scored 2nd highest at the school in the state history exam.
Bad News: He flunked my class because his attendance was less than 50%.

My response..flunk him..he needs to learn responsibility.

Well, it appears he was writing music and rapping instead of going to class.
And...he wins money doing it. They have contests on 6th Street in Austin and he has only lost twice. Its called free-styling.

So he has a site on my space and you guys need to check it out...
3D

He wrote and composed most of it. Had it mixed..all the tracks are his voice.
Since I know nothing ( and I mean nothing) about rap...I really don't know if it is great or aweful. But, "they say" its really really good.

So enjoy...and SOMEONE please...tell me what you think.

KT

2006-06-10T21:33:00.000-07:00

A Drunken Post

I have to say...I had an abosolute blast tonight at my high school reunion..left in tears...

It was great to see everyone and of course they are all my NEW best friends.

It was so much fun..of course there were a few wannabe players there, but I ignored them and chatted with the rest.

FUN! FUN! FUN!

I think I was the belle of the ball!!

KT

2006-06-10T07:49:00.000-07:00

High School Reunion, ITH free roll and Camp

Today I have a hodgepodge of stuff to do...as usual!!

My 30 year High School Reunion is this weekend. Last night was the first get together. It was surreal to see faces from the past that conjured up old memories. It was nice that all the old High School "labels" were gone.

Nothing exciting to report...except I got a few laughs from the girls when I told them I had a poker tourney and couldn't attend the "girls" get together this afternoon. One comment...

That's what I always loved about you Becky. Your life has always been so interesting!!

The ITH freeroll tourneys for free WSOP seats are this weekend and I plan on doing my BEST. Competition is tough and I will probably get a good butt kicking, BUT ya never know!!

Camp:
My #3 son is at The University of Texas Strength Camp and he hates it. He comes home today so I told him just to grin and bear it. It seems for "safety" reasons they won't let him lift the weights he is accustomed to lifting. He is very disappointed.

Since I brought up the subject, I guess its time to brag!

#3 is an AMAZING kid, as are #1,#2 and #4. They all are so very different.

#3 is going to be Junior in HS this year...but let me digress to the past.
Starting in 2nd grade he started putting on weight. Dispite my efforts to help him he had to wait until HE was ready to lose weight.

Starting 9th grade he was a short fat 280# kid. Very quiet and shy and VERY SMART! He began playing football and working out regularly. He lost down to #195 and was looking a littly puny. After football practice, he would go to the gym and work out for an hour or two. Now he is up to 240#, but its all muscle.

Anyway...they have a new coach at the school that is into powerlifting. As I recently discovered, powerlifting is now a UIL sport. So this past spring the coach tried to get the football players to compete. #3 had never had any "training" in the proper technique to lift (and believe me the sport is quite complicated!!) There were only two meets left in the season by the time #3 decided to give it a try. In fact the whole competition was really downplayed by my son.

First meet he gets disqualifed because he lifted his back up while bench pressing. Next (and last meet of the season) he calls me after the competition and tells me has to miss school on Monday. I asked why and he said..oh I have this little competition for weight lifting..it seems I qualified for the next level.

WOOT!! WOOT! Yes my son, after only REALLY competing in one meet made it to regionals.

At regionals he made the top 5, which is pretty dam good...acutally it is AMAZING!

So his coach has all these "plans" for the next two years and...I quote: "Your son is gonna be a STATE Champion before he graudates from High School".

That just blows my mind because he was always the computer nerd, nonathelete.

So...back to the camp story. We decided to have him go to the UT camp so he could strut his stuff and maybe catch a few eyes, but the quality of the camp has changed in the past few years. It's primarily instructional..they have limits on what the kids can lift. So to my son, its a sissy camp!

OK..took a little break to pick him up at camp. He says it was a waste of time, however I personally saw the Big Shot Coach Madden taking pictures of #3 as he lifted weights. And I overheard him complimenting him. So...again he is downplaying the whole event. His shyness and humility drives me KRAZY!!

And this pizzes me off..#3 son said one of the kids at camp was trying to sell him steroids! Hopefully I have scared him with stories of shrinking testes and brain tumors that he will NEVER use them.

Well, gotta go..tourney time soon!

KT

2006-06-09T12:41:00.000-07:00

MY SINGING ANGEL

This could be a very long story, but I will cut to the chase.

My father died several years ago and it was not expected. We had to quickly get funeral plans together. When we were picking out the music my oldest son suggested that his wife be asked to sing at the funeral. I said OK and we went to pick out some music. I really didn’t know if she could sing well, but I thought it was awesome to have a family member perform.

We went to the Christian music store picked a few songs and then to the mall for her to practice and tape the music. (They have a mini-recording studio in the mall). They put the music on and….my jaw dropped…I almost hit the floor. Not only could she sing…but her voice was AMAZING!!

Anyway we have gone back to the mall several times and each time they pipe the music throughout the entire mall. A crowd always gathers, looking to see who the star is.

Last summer Elisha (DIL) competed in Christian Artist Talent Search. Many of you know about this because I have posted a little about it on ITH. They recorded the entire season in one week.

First Round: Breathe on Me
Second Round: The Awakening

She lost in the second round to group called HOPE.
The whole experience was so much fun…and very exciting.

On a side note: After the funeral I gave the taped recordings to a friend, who had a friend etc. Anyway the Grammy Award Winning song writer for Asleep at the Wheel, got a copy and contacted us. It seems he had “nothing to do” and it would be “fun” for him to make her a star. But, she was really young…and had 2 small children…and was a little overwhelmed at the possibility..so she turned down the offer. That was a real BUMMER!!

But, now she is older and ready…so this maybe the beginning of the story!!

So if you have a friend that knows a friend…CONTACT ME!!

KT

How quickly the Krazydust works...my VERY BEST Friend Tater who does the

The Cap and Tater Show

is going to play Elisha's Music Tonight during a commercial break.

Thank you Tater !!

2006-06-07T17:56:00.000-07:00

The Mystical Power of the KRAZYDUST

Krazydust has probably been around for centuries…created by the old Chinese apothecaries. Over the years…it has been enhanced and transformed.

Mystically one day it appeared on IRC…

I was fairly new to IRC and lurked for awhile before I took the plunge of becoming a REGULAR. One day Tall Paul…noticed that when I was around he seemed to win more. I became his lucky charm. I would visit his tables…spreading the luck.. .which was transformed to luckydust… and ultimately ending up as KRAZYDUST.

Tall Paul tells me that it helped him go from 790 chips in the Stars Million to ITM and finishing 55th.

Once the others noticed the trend, the lust for dust began. I think it was next given to Woodyman while playing in an ITH tourney…Monday Madness if I recall. Of course with the added power of the dust and his keen poking playing skills he won.

Now some of you want to know exactly what it is and how it works. Hmm…it is magical…like 53os..but much more potent. I am not sure exactly how it works but it does.

It has been used by many successfully, but you have to use it CORRECTLY. First of all BELIEVING in its magical powers is most important. Then you have to take the POWER and run with it.

It has helped toronexi...too. A little quote: “I think krazydust allowed me to make that comeback in that $10 turney from 19k (blinds 10k/20k) to 1st”

It was used by elmo to win a seat in the WSOP.. as seen here:
I am now endorsing krazydust.

BUT by far the most fantastic KRAZYDUST story is when Ciaran won a WSOP ME using FPP.
I am still in AWE…over that accomplishment.

In case you doubt the POWER of the Krazydust…just wait until Ciaran wins the ME. He has just graciously given me a $50 stake in the tourney!!
Thank you to my new best friend.
WOOT! WOOT!

As I was placing the finishing touches on this post...the power of the dust struck again. I was chatting on IRC with bb88. He was trying to figure out where to play and was looking at O8, but was unsure. I told him that sometimes you have to follow wild hairs. Anyway...long story short…OF COURSE...he WON first place.

Some of you may still doubt its powers…or do you BELIEVE??

KT

PS: If you are not a member of the ITH forum than this whole article will make no sense. So you must join ITH to fully comprehend the mystical magical Krazydust.

2006-06-04T12:29:00.000-07:00

HAPPY 29th ANNIVERSARY TO ME

Yes, 29 years ago today I took the big plunge. I thought in honor of my anniversary I would tell about how LUCKY I was to meet Mr. Right.

I was in high school, my senior year. Each of the high schools had their own hangouts. I was bored with meeting up with all the guys I already knew, so I decided to check out the rival high school’s hangout. It was at Pizza Hut.

Curtis went to the high school and was there with his big brother Kim. Kim was in the Army and was on leave for the weekend. Being the shy person that I am (NOT!!) I quickly started talking to him. It was love at first sight. He took me on a date the next night. A month later we were engaged. We married after knowing each other 13 months.

It was a little freaky…since neither one of us had ever been to the hangout before. Also, we both were very young. But now its 29 years later…

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY KIM!!

KT

2006-06-03T08:53:00.000-07:00

Just a little glimpse into my wicked sense of humor:

2006-06-03T08:18:00.000-07:00

I LOVE POKER

Wow this blog has done wonders for my game...

Last night I played a few tourneys(since they had been good to me the night before) and this is how it went:

AQ vs AQ: lose to a flush
AQS vs 59: lose to a straight
KTs vs 87: lose to a boat

So I got mad...did a big no-no...decided to hit the limit tables and played WAY above my bankroll...sat down at the 5/10.

Here are the stats:

Total Hands: 48
VP$P: 14.58%
Saw Flop: 16.67%
Won $ When Saw Flop: 75.00%
Amount Won: $268.00
BB/100 hands: 55.83

I didn't want to leave the table, but I was getting tired and was afraid if I played any longer, I would give the money back.

KT

PS: Part three: Krazydust post is on its way...busy gathering the details.

2006-06-02T16:43:00.000-07:00

Poker Stars Blogger Tourney

2006-06-02T07:51:00.000-07:00

My Uncanny Women’s Intuition

This is one of those stories that you will either believe or think I am FOS….

I can’t recall EXACTLY when I noticed that I had an uncanny ability to know when some things were going to happen. Now I am no Nostradamus…but sometimes in my own realm of reality I would feel…hmmm…electricity in the air…and then I would just know.

Initially this only happened while at work. In my past…I was an Obstetrician. When on call I would get “vibes”…and was right 90% of the time.

Initially it started out as a joke. I would walk into labor and delivery…and say, “We are going to be BUSY tonight. You don’t have enough nurses on staff.” They would laugh and say sure, and appease me. But, lo and behold, a flood of patients would come it. This happened quite often. It got to the point that the manager of the unit would ask me my “prediction” for the night or weekend. I know it sounds kooky, but is the truth.

Also, on numerous occasions I would get “the feeling” to call the hospital. If I had someone in labor, I would ask the nurse to do me a favor, appease me…and check on my patient because I think I need to come in. I was right EVERY time! It got to the point that when “that feeling” came, I just got in the car and drove over. REALLY WEIRD!!

Then I started noticing that it would occasionally happen at home with family members.

Two events come to mind.

Michelle my niece was our babysitter for the summer. One day I got home at 6pm and it was time for her to leave. It was getting dark with thunderstorms predicted. I got “the feeling” that if she left something BAD was going to happen. It was an OVERWHELMING feeling. I pleaded and beg for her to stay until the storm passed. But, she had a hot date and insisted on leaving. An hour later, I called her at home…NO ANSWER…I called every 30 minutes until it was almost 10pm. Finally she answered the phone and I asked are you alright…hesitantly she said yes. I said I don’t believe you, tell me what happened. She was silent. “Well, she said, you were right. I should have listened to you.” She then went on to tell me how she hit deep water and her car slid off the road into a ditch. Fortunately she was OK, but the car was totaled.

The other distinct memory I had was concerning my youngest son Blake. He was about 5 years old and had gone to the park with his oldest brother and his wife. Elisha (the wife, my DIL) was singing in a mini-concert for her church. They were having this mega picnic. I was at home and got the OVERWHELMING feeling that I needed to go to the park. I told hubby and he said I was crazy. I told him you go with me or I am going by myself. WE HAVE TO BOTH GO NOW!! Well, we arrived at the park as my DIL was running, carrying my son to the car to take him to the hospital. He had fallen off the monkey bars and had knocked the breath out of himself. He fortunately was OK too, but it was very scary for us all. Later I was asked how did I know to come, and I told them the story.

Anyway, I now have RESPECT from my colleagues and work and my family. I no longer have to beg and plead, they just listen to me.

I know this all sounds too weird to be true, but it is true. I have often thought is this just all a coincidence? But it has happened WAY too many times to believe I could “guess” it correctly. As I have gotten older, I have started thinking that maybe that a higher power, the man upstairs is sending me the messages.

So...next post the mystical magical KRAZYDUST...

KT

2006-06-02T07:12:00.000-07:00

Good Mornining...I am currently finishing the next piece in my three part series, but I had to share about how much fun I had last night playing poker and chatting on IRC.

I guess writing the about my Lucky Genes gave me luck!

I signed up for a 10+1 DS to the Poker Star Million on Sunday. The first table was tough and I quickly found myself close to last place but I hung in there and ended up battling with the top two. Long story short I ended up HU and fighting to win. I kept getting the chip lead and then would lose a huge hand. The hand that almost did me in was when I had AK and he had Qx..lost the lead. But, I am a fighter and battled back to win that round.

The second round had 8 players: 3-8 got $35 and the top two a seat to the Million on Sunday. Again it was down to three. I made a HUGE mistake and overplayed my cards. I thought I had totaly screwed myself. It was embarrassing because I had a bunch of railbirds from ITH via IRC. So I dug in and fought back.

And...drum roll.. I now am a proud owner of a seat in the Million on Sunday!!

Sunday is my wedding anniversary and WHEN I win big, I am going to let hubby go on a shopping spree at Fry's Electronics. Wish me luck!!

While playing the shootout, and chatting on IRC, I signed up on the PS $3 MTT. There were 1433 entrants. Before I knew it I was ITM. At one point I was 8/44. But, I think I got tired and lost my concentration. Ended up 16th out 1433. Not a big payout, but happy that I hung in through a fairly big field.

Anyway the night was awesome! I had more fun on $25 than I have with betting more money. I think I am gonna stick to the lower buyins for awhile.

WHEN I finally learn to play poker correctly. I mean being able to think at a deeper level, I am going to win some really BIG BIG bucks. I just know its going to happen, just don't know when.

OK off to finish part two: My Uncanny Women's Intution.

KT

2006-05-31T20:47:00.000-07:00

Where you born with the LUCKY Gene?

You guys might think I am krazy..cause I am….BUT, I truly believe some of us are born lucky and it is genetic.

My maternal grandfather was BORN lucky. He loved poker and played home games all the time. He would win big stuff…like the antique dining room table. Now this is a huge hand carved table (seats at least 12) with matching chairs and a huge china holding cabinet thing-a-ma-gig. By my estimate worth over 30K.

Anyway, I realized that I had the lucky gene one night in Tahoe. I was playing Pai Gow Poker and had $25 left for my daily budget. I placed $20 on the hand and $ 5 on the progressive bonus. The table was full and everyone was playing the bonus.

Sitting in seat #1..on my first hand…I took a quick glance at my cards…all red…all hearts. Wow I thought…definitely have a flush, maybe I can squeak out a straight flush ( it pays extra with bonus). I pick up the cards and squeeze them one by one by one…HOLY SHIT…HOLY SHIT…. My hands started shaking. I immediately placed my cards on the table. ( I have heard horror stories about people lifting there cards off the table and getting their hands cancelled). I took a BIG swig of my drink (gin and tonic) and told the dealer to please set my hand. I asked him to be sure I had what I thought I had.

One by one he looks at the cards and says …Lady you have a 7 card straight flush…
3-9..and it is a natural. He then told me he had NEVER dealt that hand in 30 years of dealing Pai-Gow. I started screaming and screaming and drinking and drinking. I tried to figure out what it paid….hummm…8000 to 1 on the progressive bonus.
HOLY SHIT!! HOLY SHIT!!

I won $40,000 dollars…AND everyone at the table won $5,000. I suddenly had 6 or 7 (I can’t remember) BEST new friends.

It took FOREVER for them to run the tape and verify and pay. During that time…I was drinking and laughing. The pit boss head lady came over and asked what she could do for me. I said CALL my hubby he is up in the room with the kids and I need him NOW. She got me a phone and I said, “ Honey I need you to come down RIGHT now to the casino…I just WON a nice little bonus.”

He arrived with our young toddler in his arms and a wild look in his eyes. Once I told him how much I had won he thought I was lying. Since the baby couldn’t stay in the casino and it was taking FOREVER for them to verify and pay he went back up to the room.

I finally got paid…but then it was “PRESENTATION TIME”. They brought out a big fake check and took pictures etc. It seems that my pic was gonna be in the HALL OF FAME wall for the next year. ( A funny side note: earlier that day I took the kids to the arcade. On the way we passed the HALL OF FAME wall and they asked me what those pictures were there for. I told them and we joked about me someday being on the wall.)

Ok back to the story:

The guy in charge of the pictures said I have a silly question to ask. He said he asks all the BIG winners the same question…..”Did you consider yourself a lucky person prior to winning this money?” I immediately said…YES…I am always LUCKY!! “Hmmm”, he said…” that is what almost everyone says”.

THAT IS WHEN I KNEW I HAD THE LUCKY GENE…it all came together at that time. All my life’s luck meant sense. And do you know what my first thought was when I won…? I thought this is just the beginning…I am gonna WIN something much bigger some day.

Once the money was dispersed…I got 5K in cash, the rest in a check. I had security escort me to my room. I laid on the bed and covered me and the kids in 100 dollar bills…we threw the money up in the air…FUN TIMES!! And the kids each got 50 bucks to play in the arcade, so I became their new HERO!!

The beauty to all this is…..I had been miserable at work. Trapped working with a BUNCH of men who were azzes. Long, long story. I needed money to leave and here it was!! GOD works miracles at casinos too. Anyway..that money helped my launch my own practice and I have been very successful.

Wow..this post is getting long…

I have more lucky stories to tell, but they pale in comparison.

The first time I remember being lucky was in the 6th grade. Every year they had a school carnival with a door prize. That year the GRAND prize was a 1969 autographed football signed by all the team players….of…the University of Texas National Champs (see http://www.infoplease.com/ipsa/A0746812.html). Yes…I won it! It was a beauty!!

A few years later my bratty younger brother wanted to go play football with his friends…it was raining…I was not home…so he took the football and ruined it in the rain. He is so LUCKY that I didn’t kill him. Later on he tried to make it up to me and gave me an autographed football when the Dallas Cowboys won the Super Bowl. It wasn’t the same, but you can’t hate someone forever.

Other than that…let me think…I won $1200 in slots with my last 5 bucks…won a trip to Hawaii (given out by a restaurant..but I couldn’t take the trip because I was not 18 years old …didn’t read the details)..a shopping spree at the mall and various other door prizes at other events.

Well that about sums up my lucky gene theory!

BTW…I have decided to make this a three part series.

Part one: The Lucky Gene
Part two: My Uncanny Women’s Intuition
Part three: The Krazydust

Adios,

KT

2006-05-31T19:08:00.000-07:00

Wednesday 5-31-06

WHAT WAS I THINKING?

As stated in the previous blog I am a multi-tasker...BIGTIME...

I decided to start this blog, planning on posting almost daily and I have fallen off schedule. Could it be that I decided at the same time to go paperless with my personal finances (Quicken06 and Snagit Rules) and paperless in the office too has anything to do with it??? YES...I think I have bitten off quite a chunk.

I promise to spend more time here...I have stories to tell.

Poker has sucked recently...on a mini-losing streak, but I will turn it around.

Next post will be either about my lucky gene or a brag about one of my boys!

Well, off to finish up the home finances, finish researching EMR for the office, getting all the kids camping stuff together and getting ready for my HS reunion. I also have to read about 60 CME articles and finish my 5 poker books.

And most importantly...planning something fun for my 29th wedding aniversary on June 4th.

Welcome to my KRAZY World!!

2006-05-26T13:35:00.000-07:00

Where do I begin...

I guess a little about me...

My mom always describes me as her "over-achiever" and that about sums it up. I have always been one that is always looking upwards..grasping for that golden ring...but it keeps moving so I keep reaching. I am NEVER satisfied with my accomplishments...cause there is always more that I can do and achieve.

I am a mulit-tasker...I cannot just do one thing at a time. I get bored.
For example...while playing poker...I am chatting on IRC..watching TV...and reading my emails. I am running full speed 100% or asleep...no in between.

I have the LUCKY GENE passed on to me by my grandfather.
He was quite a poker player and played mainly home games.
Sitting in my dining room is an antique humogous dining room set that was his prize in a poker game. I really don't know what its worth, but 5 years ago someone offered me $2000 for one chair. It is very FANCY!! If I ever figure out how to use my digital camera, I will post a pic. Later I will tell you a few of my "lucky" stories...like the time in 6th grade when I won a 1969 Autographed Texas Longhorn Football ( they won the national championship that year) and how my brother used it for flag football in the rain...or the time I turned $5 in $40,000 while hitting a 7 card straight flush on Pai Gow.

My family...

Speaking of being lucky...I met my hubby at a Pizza Hut (chance encounter) and 29 years ater we are still happily married. Will have to tell you that story in a future post. We have 4 boys (which is nice because I am a sports nut) and three grandchildren. Our oldest is almost 27 and youngest is 9 (all planned and their was a reason for the madness).

This blog will be filled with "boy" stories and I have a bunch...I have often thought of writing a book called THE TESTOSTERONE ZONE, but alas I am a crappy writer.

Any way...time to go...you will either find this stupid and boring or fasinating...

KT

2006-05-26T11:52:00.001-07:00

Welcome to my Krazy World.

I have wanted to do the blog thing for months so here goes ....

I don't really have a set agenda for this blog. It will problably be full of krazy family and poker stories. I have never been much of a writer but I can tell stories so I hope you all enjoy!!

KT