Armadillo squashing zone ahead

I played in katitude's Friday Night Blogger Donkament Tournament at Full Tilt just now. If you look in the dictionary under "insane", you'll see a tableshot from this event. It's $1+$1 to enter, $1 unlimited rebuys the first hour, a $1 add-on and more all-ins than an adult film convention. (See, sham can do a blog without sinking to the depths and using words like "porn"...)

I only rebought 7 times. Had a self-set personal limit of $10 for the event, and stuck to it. I will not mention the name of my Buddy who rebought he said about 21 times; what a denk -- my hero! Hostess kat was up and down more than a ... never mind. Hoyazo built up an early lead at the other table and kept growing and growing ... dang this is getting dirtier, or is it just me?

Or maybe it was the bad beat (hey I was starving ... for chips) that ended someone's magnificent comeback from 19th of 22 left to 4th place when the nine-handed Final Table began. Three get paid, and handsomely, mind you; and I need some ca$h to get into Sunday's Big Game (or is it Big Event?).

Anyway, shamster smells a rat early at the final table, and this hand finds its preordained conclusion just like the script usually does:

Full Tilt Poker Game #3907897643: Friday Nite Blogger Donkament (29216578), Table 1 - 400/800 Ante 100 - No Limit Hold'em - 23:33:25 ET - 2007/10/19
shamanalix: Buddy said he did about 21 tonight; anyone beat that?
Seat 1: shamanalix (17,726)
Seat 2: katitude (30,980)
Seat 3: DontKnow (10,131)
Seat 4: junkbutton (28,280)
Seat 5: slb159 (20,593)
Seat 6: hoyazo (72,308)
Seat 7: pokerenthusiast (16,902)
Seat 8: SirFWALGMan (40,991)
Seat 9: riggstad (1,589), is sitting out
shamanalix antes 100; katitude antes 100; DontKnow antes 100; junkbutton antes 100; slb159 antes 100; hoyazo antes 100; pokerenthusiast antes 100; SirFWALGMan antes 100; riggstad antes 100
pokerenthusiast posts the small blind of 400; SirFWALGMan posts the big blind of 800
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***Dealt to shamanalix [8c 8h]
riggstad folds
shamanalix has 15 seconds left to act
shamanalix raises to 2,600
hoyazo: i had to be very close
katitude folds
DontKnow folds
junkbutton folds
slb159 folds
hoyazo has 15 seconds left to act
hoyazo raises to 72,208, and is all in
shamanalix: riggs!!!!
pokerenthusiast folds
SirFWALGMan folds
SirFWALGMan: 21 rebuys lol
SirFWALGMan: thats not bad
shamanalix: u owe me for yesterday turkey
SirFWALGMan: someone did more before
shamanalix has 15 seconds left to act
shamanalix calls 15,026, and is all in
hoyazo shows [Kd Kh]
shamanalix shows [8c 8h]
Uncalled bet of 54,582 returned to hoyazo
*** FLOP *** [Jc 8s Qh]
shamanalix: oops
*** TURN *** [Jc 8s Qh] [Ts]
*** RIVER *** [Jc 8s Qh Ts] [9s]
hoyazo shows a straight, King high
shamanalix shows a straight, Queen high
hoyazo wins the pot (37,352) with a straight, King high
SirFWALGMan: lol nice!
hoyazo: haha
shamanalix stands up

A four-outer. Don't say the word "justice" to me; "justice" is a cash at Full Tilt for the overdue shamster. I should have known better than to gamble with snowmen, less than an hour earlier at the nearby Rounder's Radio freeroll (I hate doing 2 things at once!) a late stack my size went all-in, I dittoed from UTG where I'd limped, and the table leader called us both. TL had AT, pusher and I both had 88, an ace comes on the flop... I'm used to it; that's poker; doesn't bother me. Really!

So no cashes Friday for Shaman Alix (that's what a shamanalix is, for those who asked; the anal is only my current medical problems). Took 18th of 91 players at a midday Rounders Radio FR at Carbon (prize only for first place). Lost a smidgen trying video poker and blackjack at betED, where I just can't access their sports book for some dumb computer reason. All my play money going to waste sitting there...

Got a good feeling about the weekend. Gonna try a 5 am (my time) freeroll at Doyle's Room to try to get a few pennies there (I liked the look of the old Doyle's a lot better). Model 10 am-1 pm for an open drawing group, then rush home for Bloody Battle 6.0 at Cake -- there are some sweet sweet prizes and bounties for the grabbing. (I sure pray Cake's software holds up!!!) BB 6.0 is at 3 pm; the TPFC finals are at 5 pm at new Wingows, where me and my Maximum Poker League pals will attempt to clean up. Then at 7 pm comes the Aces Cracked private game at PokerStars; come play with us for 10+$1, the password is "acescracked". Also a Poker Analysis Buy-In League game at 7 p.m at poker.com; I really need a big finish in that one, so it looks like multi-tasking time again.

I sure hope the "bad beat goddesses" are done tugging with my ... Nevermind. Play nice...