Before He Was Karaoke Phil....

Below is a blast from the past for your enjoyment....

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From: Philip Fuehrer
Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 2:03 PM
To: Mark Cardenas; Jeffrey.W.Kuhlman
Subject: Re: FW: Poker round # 2. Saturday Jan 8th 6:00pm

I will come - this time for sure. I'll need to review the Texas Hold 'em rules though. I've never really played it (that I can recall) just seen it on ESPN a couple/three times. Beginner's luck??

Phil

>>> <Mark.Cardenas 1/6/2005 2:01:46 PM >>>

cough, cough..

Um...hello? Are you guys available on Saturday? I haven't heard for either of you?

Mark Cardenas

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From: Mark Cardenas
Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 12:30 PM
To: Scott Walter; Greg Allen; Kerri Benne; 'Philip Fuehrer'; 'Jeffrey.W.Kuhlman; 'Pamela Muldoon'; Jon Menz; Susan Stuart
Subject: Poker round # 2. Saturday Jan 8th 6:00pm

Happy New Year Everyone!

Now that the bustle of the Holiday season is over it's time to do some gambling!!

Poker Round 2

When: Saturday January 8^th 6:00pm.

Where: My place...

Game: Texas Hold'em. Last person standing takes all.

Buy in: $25.00 per person gets you $1000 in chips.

Please RSVP and let me know if you need more specific instructions!

P.S. Congrats to Scott Walter who was the winner of round number one!

Mark Cardenas
--
CPL Director Mark Cardenas
and
CPL Co-Director Phil Fuehrer

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CPL Week 4 Taken Down by Unibomber!

Wow....what a crazy crazy week 4 at the CPL!  We had 11 members this week and therefore one table.  We had the Twins vs White Sox game in the background....we had loud CPL Poker Players...and we played on and on and on before anyone was knocked out....we saw J-10 wildly succeed and we saw J-10 devastatingly lose....we had AA vs KK...and we saw the Rockets several more times during the evening....but by the end of the 3hr 11 min contest Mike "Unibomber" Bowman was the last one standing to take his first win at the CPL!

 

Congrats Unibomber!

 

CPL Honorable mention of course goes to Mike "Blind Me Down" Behr who rallied back from 200 chips to take the Second SPOT!  Now THAT is classic Blind Me Down!

 

Blind Me Down also scored the CPL quote of the week:

"That is so sick....I am just going to poop on this table!" --Blind Me Down

 

Reminder!  CPL Week 5 is CPL Wine Night! Bring a bottle to share and arrive early!!

 

Below is the Unadjusted CPL Leaderboard:

Phil	45.60
Mike Bowman	44.70
Jeff M	37.80
Mike Behr	33.80
Bill	33.40
Vince	31.20
Greg	28.90
Malinda	27.90
Mark	18.10
Voni	11.20
Wanda	10.20
Chris	2.00
Shane	2.00

 

Below are the points awarded during Week 4:

Mike Bowman	26.1
Mike Behr	15.4
Greg	11.3
Bill	9.0
Malinda	7.7
Vince	1.0
Mark	1.0
Voni	1.0
Jeff M	1.0
Phil	1.0
Shane	1.0
Chris	0.0

--
CPL Director Mark Cardenas
and
CPL Co-Director Phil Fuehrer

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Running Aces October Tourney Schedule Up - OH8 Tourney on 10/5

Running Aces has posted their October Calendar for the various poker tournaments. View it here:
http://www.runningacesharness.com/gaming/tournament_calendar_102008.pdf

And, there's some consistency - the monthly OH8 tourney is still on the first Sunday - this time Oct. 5th . Show up and you may see a couple of CPL members playing it this month. CPL Co-Director "Karaoke" Phil Fuehrer has played in the first two and is looking to get in another "practice" session before Canterbury's Fall Poker Classic Event #6 (OH Hi-Lo) on Oct. 15 (though he has a dinner he's supposed to attend which might preclude him from making the 5th). It also looks as if Jeff "Matusow" Matson is planning on being Runnig Aces - and, who knows, there may be others in attendance as well.

Matson Takes CPL Week 3!

Continuing his success during the Summer Session Jeff 'Matusow' Matson took down a rather talkative group of 11 CPL members during week 3 to claim his first win of the Fall Session.

Let's talk about getting hit with the deck....

Yep, Matson won week 3 but he not only won....he crushed everyone....and without breaking a sweat....why?  Because he was Hit by not only one....but what appeared to be 5 Decks!  We're talking AA, AK, KK, QQ, JJ, TT, it never stopped...and never did Matson's all in moves.  By the time Phil went heads up against him.....Jeff had a 7-1 chip lead.

Congrats to Matusow Matson for his first win of the Fall Session!

 

CPL Quote of the Week:

"I ran the dice game at Humboldt"--Bill 'Comeback Kid'

 

The CPL Leaderboard is below:

Phil	44.60
Jeff M	36.80
Vince	30.20
Bill	24.40
Malinda	20.20
Mike Bowman	18.60
Mike Behr	18.40
Greg	17.60
Mark	17.10
Voni	10.20
Wanda	10.20
Chris	2.00
Shane	1.00

 

Points Awarded for Week 3 are below:

Jeff M	26.1
Phil	15.4
Bill	11.3
Mark	9.0
Mike Behr	7.7
Chris	1.0
Mike Bowman	1.0
Voni	1.0
Malinda	1.0
Wanda	1.0
Vince	1.0
Greg	0.0
Shane	0.0

--
CPL Director Mark Cardenas
and
CPL Co-Director Phil Fuehrer

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CPL Full Tilt Poker Madness #1 on Sunday 9-21-2008! 6:30pm Central

Hello Everyone!

The Cardenas Poker League is happy to announce the CPL Full Tilt Poker Madness #1 online tournaments will be this Sunday 9-21-2008!

Three different matches will be played starting at 6:30pm on Sunday!

The password for the matches is: cpl

Below is the schedule! Hope to see you all on-line on Full Tilt this Sunday night!

Sunday 9-21-208 6:30pm Central

Omaha High Low Limit

Password: cpl

$4.00 + 0.50 buy in

1500 starting chips

Sunday 9-21-2008 8:00pm Central

Hold Em No Limit Knockout

Password: cpl

$4.00 + 0.50 buy in

$1.00 awarded for each knockout

1500 starting chips

Sunday 9-21-2008 9:15pm Central

HORSE Limit

Password: cpl

$4.00 + 0.50 buy in

1500 starting chips

--
CPL Director Mark Cardenas
and
CPL Co-Director Phil Fuehrer

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CPL Science Segment: What Makes Up A Great Poker Player?

As discussed on this week's podcast, below are the 10 attributes of a great poker player.
We've also listed the CPL Director's opinion on how important each attribute is to make up the 100% great poker player. While it took a little time for the Directors to come to agreement it was pretty clear they felt aggression and math aptitude led the way. The categories are pretty self-explanatory but, so we're all on the same page, here are the definitions:

Adaptablitiy - the ability to change up your game and/or comprehend what your opponent is doing and accordingly respond

Aggression - the "balls" to put out a bet and control the action

Attentiveness/Focus - paying attention (for long periods of time) to what's going on

Courage - the "balls" to call (when needed) or make the naked bluff (when needed)

Game Knowledge - remember this is for No Limit Hold em

Instinct/Intuition - making reads, feeling it, knowing it

Luck - that cosmic/karmic quality that some people just seem to have (or lack)

Math Aptitude - in general, "smarts", but here mostly for math

Patience - ability to wait for a hand or your time to make a move

Temperament - the no tilt factor

Post your comments on what attributes you feel should have a bigger percentage than what we have listed!

Attribute	Percentage
Adaptability	6.0
Aggression	19.0
Attentiveness/Focus	8.0
Courage	7.0
Game Knowledge	14.0
Instinct/Intuition	13.0
Luck	2.0
Math Aptitude	18.0
Patience	8.0
Temperament	5.0

--
CPL Director Mark Cardenas
and
CPL Co-Director Phil Fuehrer

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Karaoke Phil Wins CPL Week 2!

What hasn't been said about our own Karaoke Phil?  He showed his stuff this week while besting the 12 member field to come out on top!  With great instincts at the right time he grew his stack to a huge stack and took out NewLife Durand in heads up play.

Congrats to Phil!

CPL honorable mention goes to Voni Khang for a valiant effort during the week and for owning 'Blind Me Down'!

Another CPL moniker has been given out!  From here on, Voni Khang will forever be known within the CPL by "The Rookie"!

 

Below is the CPL Unadjusted Leaderboard

Vince	29.20
Phil	29.20
Malinda	19.20
Mike Bowman	17.60
Greg	17.60
Bill	13.10
Mike Behr	10.70
Jeff M	10.70
Wanda	9.20
Voni	9.20
Mark	8.10
Chris	1.00
Shane	1.00

 

Below are the points awarded during Week 2

Phil	28.2
Greg	16.6
Malinda	12.1
Jeff M	9.7
Voni	8.2
Mark	7.1
Bill	1.0
Mike Bowman	1.0
Mike Behr	1.0
Vince	1.0
Shane	1.0
Wanda	1.0
Chris	0.0

--
CPL Director Mark Cardenas
and
CPL Co-Director Phil Fuehrer

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Cursed One Takes Week 1 of CPL 2008 Fall Session!

The CPL 2008 Fall Session is underway with Vince "Cursed One" taking down the top points during week #1 and besting the field of 12!

The Cursed One played a solid game during the marathon 3hr 39 min Week 1 match time, and found himself with a big chip lead going into heads up play against Mike Bowman. Cursed One made quick work during heads up play however and the Cursed One was feelin pretty good at the end with his victory and 1st place position on the CPL Leaderboard!  Congrats Vince!

The CPL Welcomes Chris Matthews, Mike Bowman, and Voni Khang!! 

Welcome to the CPL Family!!

Mike had a great start with the CPL taking 2nd place during Week #1 and earning a CPL Moniker!  Congrats Mike!

Mike Bowman will forever be known within the CPL as Mike "Unibomber" Bowman.

Below is the CPL Unadjusted Leaderboard after Week 1

 

Vince	28.20
Mike Bowman	16.60
Bill	12.10
Mike Behr	9.70
Wanda	8.20
Malinda	7.10
Greg	1.00
Mark	1.00
Phil	1.00
Voni	1.00
Chris	1.00
Jeff M	1.00
Shane	0.00

--
CPL Director Mark Cardenas
and
CPL Co-Director Phil Fuehrer

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Running Aces OH8 tourney day switched

Okay, it's certainly part of the growing pains and getting into a rhythm thing that is occurring over at Running Aces. This time it's the Monthly OH8 (Omaha High Low Split) tourney that started in August. As reported here then this tourney was to be held on the third Sunday of each month.

That lasted the first month. Now, it appears that the OH8 tourney will be the FIRST Sunday of each month. Meaning that it will be offered this Sunday, Sept. 7. Some other tweaks look to be an added 10 minutes per blind level (to 30 minutes each) - at least that's what the web has, but as we've noted previously this is one other area that still has kinks to be worked out. However, if true, it will be a good tweak offering players more play for their entry fee.