Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2006 10:07:09 -0700
From: "JR"
Subject: [BARGE] barge trip report for JRX

A single moment sums up all of BARGE for JRX. (DYKW*I*A?)

Non-barger Julie says "This is the most fun I
have ever had playing poker!"  She will be joining
us next year!  JRX hopes she finds the BARGE list, she
would make a good virgin Queen for next year.

Playing in a optional live straddle 6-12 game at the V,
mostly BARGErs, but a couple locals were also at the table.
We tilted the locals/tourists, except for Julie, who "got us".
Whenever somebody would turn over crap and scoop a huge
pot, they would just shake their heads and sigh.

Julie, in the middle seat, joined the fun and started
straddling right along with us.  She was lucky against
only one barger, LenG, otherwise she was happily
dumping chips into almost every pot and loving it.
She bought at least 2 racks while I was there, and most
of those chips went to ActionBob, who took the live
straddle one step further, "must raise blind until somebody
makes me look"! :-)  He crushed us. JRX won about $20 in 2
hours, a huge ding! in that game.

JRX has ActionBob on his Tivo!  Still trying to get a minute
to finish watching the Borgata WPT event!  JRX hopes AB wins! :-)
ActionBob just bluffed the entire final table, and they folded one
by one! :-)  MikeS loved it.

As LenG says, one of the high points of the year is the start
of the BARGE NL HE tourney, and one of the low points of the
year is the moment you stand up and everyone claps for you.

JRX's cards were cool, the beer was cold, the poker was hot
and the BARGErs are just a smokin' great group of people!

JRX topped off his BARGE vacation with a 4-day stop in Yosemite
on the way back to the bay area. JRX is one relaxed dude.  JRX
should be working, but JRX is writing a BARGE trip report.

It's always nice to make new BARGE friends, and see all my
old BARGE friends, and some of us are getting very old!
Even if they do have silly nicknames like dilligaff. :-)
Tina's nick reminds me of JZK's old CA license plate, LIGAFF,
which stands for Life Is Good And Full of Fun, right? :-)

Thanks to Peter and Chuck and everyone who helped make
BARGE happen when it was in doubt.  Thanks to those
who came up with some anonymous cash at the last minute to
make it happen!  The V was great, wonderful staff, I hope we
can work it out with them next year, and they give
us a $20 room rate! Ha!

Thanks for those of you who arranged all the side group
events.  Not an easy task.  JRX enjoyed the Blues Crawl,
Frank and Sheri!

Thanks to Ice for the group breakfast at The Egg and I.

Thanks to mickdog who arranged the online financing for
JRX's BARGE trip.  I sucked at BARGE, but picked up almost
$700 in the online BARGE tourneys and the Paradise freeroll!
Ding!1!

What a lovely group!

See y'all next year!

JRX