Battle of the Bands Round 3!

The CPL Director's are back at it again!

The Battle of the Bands Continues!!

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Phil's
ODYC--Is This The Best You Can Do?

Mark's
The Paladin Front--Free Time

CPL 'Cooler' Definition

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Verbal Takes Summer Session Week 2!

CPL Director Mark Cardenas takes the first spot in CPL Week 2 after CRUSHING Karaoke Phil in heads up play! I'm just giddy in this pic!

The CPL Welcomes Vince to the 2008 Summer Session!

Below are the points awarded for CPL Week 2!

Mark-26.1 Phil-15.4 Shane-11.3 Greg-9.0 Wanda-7.7

Scott-1.0 Bill-1.0 Mike-1.0 Jeff M-1.0 Vince-1.0 Malinda-1.0

CPL Leaderboard (Unadjusted totals)

Mark-33.8

Bill-22.9

Phil-16.4

Scott-14.0

Shane-12.3

Mike-10.6

Greg-9.0

Wanda-8.7

Malinda-2.0

Jeff M-2.0

Vince-1.0

Taras-0.0

Tag - you're it

Too improve future "searchability" we've added labels (and will use them more) to many posts. That way - if you want to review, say, all of the Hands of the Week you don't need to wade through every post to find them. You can use the search function at the top of the page or if you see a label (tag) after a post and want to see more related items - just click the label. Enjoy!

Chris Matthews' Hardball--What did Chamberlain do?

Conservative Republican members of the CPL....skip over this link....
All others....enjoy.... it really gets good at the 3:57 point!

A question of appeasement?

May 15: While speaking about whether President Bush injected himself in the presidential campaign on Wednesday, Hardball’s Chris Matthews and radio talk show host Kevin James disagreed over what constituted appeasement with Nazi Germany prior to World War II.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/24655385#24655385

Comeback Kid Takes Summer Session Week 1

Bill 'Comeback Kid' Lanoux takes week 1 in the CPL 2008 Summer Session!

Comeback Kid played a wild 'Gus Hansen' style match on Wednesday and he had his opponents scratchin their heads for most of the night...

Bill had a solid lead early on....and just built that lead throughout the evening.

Drama was ALL AROUND Comeback Kid....but he was not involved with most of it....maybe that is why he is the early point leader in this Summer Session.

Congrats Comeback Kid!

Welcome to Scott Bauer to the CPL! Scott didn't take long to establish his CPL moniker....
First he was labeled Scott "Lindgren" Bauer....but that was eventually overtaken by the glitzier, appropriate, and fitting moniker Scott "Hollywood" Bauer as he gave an Oscar Award winning performance with Pocket Rockets as he tried to lure Comeback Kid into a 3 way All In! To Comeback's credit....he didn't bite....and Scott's Rockets held up....we'll ALL KNOW this actors capabilities next time!

OTHER DRAMA during Week 1!!!

Did I mention that your CPL Director Mark Cardenas had his Ace high Flush beaten by a Full House on the flop by Nanoman....yet Nanoman did not take The Verbal out?

Oh...and how about Mark (Verbal) (All in with 6d 6s) vs Malinda (Nemesis with Ad Qd) and Malinda gets the Ace high flush on the flop.....just to have The Verbal completely suck out a ONE OUT'R on the river to achieve only the Second CPL Straight Flush!!!

And did I talk about Wanda's (Wicked 1) Pocket Jacks that went up against Phil's (Karaoke) Set of 8's on the flop....to have Wicked 1 pick up the set of Jacks on the River to take Karaoke out during the FIRST LEVEL!!

I was exhausted by the end of the night.....

Great game everyone! I am really looking forward to week 2!!

Below are the points awarded during Week 1!
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Bill "Comeback Kid"--21.9
Scott "Hollywood" --13.0
Mike "Blind Me Down" --9.6
Mark "The Verbal" --7.7
Shane "Nanoman" -- 1.0
Malinda "Nemesis" -- 1.0
Wanda "Wicked1" --1.0
Jeff "Matusow" -- 1.0
Phil "Karaoke" --1.0

Push for Online Poker Reaches Mainstream

Well, it finally happened - online poker has reached mainstream media. Parade magazine (the weekly insert in many Sunday newspapers ran this article on online poker. The print version had a photo of Chris Moneymaker (though it failed to tell people who he was) - so you're left with the impression that it's jsut some drywall guy or mechanic sitting in front of his computer at home. Anyway, there's an online poll in conjunction with the article - current totals - 78% say "Yes" to online poker, only 22% say "no".

Urkelnator and Bill's Big Adventure

From: Jeffrey

Date: Thu, May 1, 2008 at 7:20 AM
Subject: Urkelnator and Bill's Big Adventure

Well the Urkelnator and Bill threw down a couple of beers and exchanged stories at the bar for about an hour before the Canterbury $200 +$30 tourneyment started last night. The action began at about 7:40 pm. The Urkelnator managed to first eat a free buffet (after previously just eating at Culver's across the street) and without knowing he was suppose to hand in his voucher also used the voucher for $6 off drinks. The Urkelnator also managed tp lose $13 on the simulcast horses; betting $3 on two horses each to win on one race and two $2 exactas (1 boxed) on antoehr race. the UIrkelnator was seated at table 8, seat 5 and Bill was seated at table 9 where the Urkelnator could ocassionaly catch a glimpse of Bill's chip stack The Urkelnator had a game plan of playing a little looser in the early roundsl; not able to catch a break. Urkelnator in early position catches AdQd suited when blinds are 50-100 and raises it up to 300. Only the small blincd calls. Flop comes Ac 9h 8h. Little Blind checks and Urkelnator bets 600 and gets called after a slight pause. Turn comes 10d and little blind bets 600. Urkelnator stays calms but lays his AA down putting little bling on Q J most-likely sutied with the straight and flush possibility on the river. Urkelnator hit AK not sutied in early position, bet 300 and got one caller, the Big Blind, and got bet off of a pot after the flop did not hit. I think the bet was like 900. I think he hit a mid-pair on the flop or was holding mid-pair, so the Urklenator laid that hand down. This happened agin 5 hands later, I bet 300, got one caller and got bet off the pot. I did not smell a bluff eaither time and would have been an under dog going into the turn and river. So the Urkelnator is down to about 1150 in chip late second round. When I have AK for the third time and bet 300 and get called. The flop comes AK7. I hit two pair and move all in and get called by A 10. Turn comes K and I have the boat. Only 4 two cards in the deck can save my opponent (both Kings). River cmoes K and we chop. Uggggggggg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 One hand I got sucked out on the River In the third round against the same guy I moved all in with A7 after the flop when I hit a pair of As and he had 9h2h and no pair on the board. I have no clue why he called but I doubled my chip stack and went into the 4th round with abuot 2500 in chips. I managed to hand around and finish about 40th out of 102. The borad said 43 for a while and I had heard at least 2 or three names out when I and another opponent both got knocked out at the same time. My last hand was when I had just thrown away by big blind at 600 when there was a 2500 raise preflop and I had 7 4. So I was little blind at 300 with about 750 left in chips. I had pocket 4s puched all in and had two callers. I think someone was holding AQ and someoen was holding QJ. QJ hit a straight to take us out. Bill was still in it when there were about 65 players left, but I did not see him at break or after I finshed so he can share his wild adventure as well.

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CPL Director Mark Cardenas
and
CPL Co-Director Phil Fuehrer

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