From LeCheese:

On Wednesday, a unique tournament will take place at Full Tilt Poker. Myself, and a few of Internet’s best poker authors, are going to play a two table sit’n’go and determine who the best poker blogger is … best at playing poker that is. Not writing.

The tournament is sponsored by RakeBrain.com and has the slightly narcissistic name LeCheese Challenge. We’ll play a mixture of Texas Hold’em and Omaha, both in pot-limit format, with stacks a bit deeper than normal. That combination requires a lot of poker skills and it’ll be impossible to go all in all the time. Instead, we have to see flops! Something certain poker players don’t like.

I really look forward to this – $500 to the winner and $100 to the player who knocks me out, if anyone manages to accomplish that.
Participating poker bloggers so far:

John - BadBlood
Drizztdj - Nickle and Dimes
Byron - Biggestron Writes
Scott - Doubleas
Dave - PokerKingBlog
Jason - TripJax
John - SeattleJohnPoker
Jeff - DonkeyPuncher
MrSubliminal - MrSubliminal
Carmen - CarmenCity

Two of the most prominent RakeBrain players will also participate in LeCheese Challenge: JJProdigys Gran and td8507.

Fellow poker bloggers; those are the players we’ve got to take down to stand a chance. I know they play quite a lot of poker – maybe more than all of us combined.

... or just a liar.

From today's Post-Dispatch:

Bryan Burwell: Wait a minute, Tony. You still don't believe McGwire used performance-enhancing drugs?"

Tony La Russa: "Absolutely not."

Bryan Burwell: "Come on."

Tony La Russa: "Absolutely not," he said. "If you see Mark today, he still looks like he did then."

Bryan Burwell: "No, he doesn't," I said.

Tony La Russa: "Yes, he does," La Russa said.

Tony - a little too much firewater again? Unfortunately McGwire has been in hiding and recent pics of him are available. But you still think that the guy in the suit looks is still built like the guy in the milk ad?

Idiot.

Liar.

I still remember thinking "Good God has he shrunk!" when McGwire was in front of Congress.

I'm gonna try to play in as many of these as I can. Well done, guys.

Play Bodog's Poker Blogger Tournament Series Tuesday Nights



Next Tournament: Tuesday February 26th, 2008
Start Time: 9:05 pm ET.

Details on the tournament and how to register are provided below.

Bodog is proud to host the Bodog Poker Blogger Tournament Series opened to any Online Poker Blogger. Join up and challenge other Poker Bloggers each week in our Bodog Poker Room and live to tell about it. Earn points and work your way up the Tournament Leader Board for a spot in the final tournament for your chance to win a $12,000 World Series of Poker* prize package and be a part of Team Bodog 2008.

How it Works
The Bodog Poker Blogger Tournament Series is composed of a series of 18 qualifying tournaments that run weekly beginning Tuesday, February 5th, 2008 to Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008. The top 30% of finishers in each qualifying tournament will earn points based on their finish. These points will be used to rank players over 4 months of qualifying. At the end of the qualifying series, the top 18 players on the Tournament Leader Board will play in the Final Tournament on Tuesday, June 10th, 2008 with the first place finisher winning a $12,000 WSOP* prize package!

*How To Register*
To register for the Bodog Poker Blogger Tournament Series, poker bloggers must first go to http://www.bodoglife.com/promotions/poker/blogger-tournament/ and sign in with their Bodog account information in the upper right hand corner. Once this is completed, they then must click on "REGISTER NOW" to register themselves into the tournament series. Bloggers will each have to do this once in order to play in the series. Once this is done, they then need to find the "Online Poker Blogger Tournament" in the software and register as they normally would each and every week. If you need assistance with signing up for the tournament or with starting a Bodog member player account, please call or email Bodog's Poker Customer Service at 1-866-909-2237 or poker@bodoglife.com

Weekly Tournament
Buy-in: $10 + $1
Prize Pool will be distributed as per Bodog's standard multi-table payout table. In addition, the top 5 players each week will also win T$109 to be used to buy-in to the $100,000 Guaranteed Tournament held every Sunday at 4:00 PM ET. The top 5 bubble players each week will win a free buy-in to next week's Weekly Tournament. (T$11 will be credited to these players' Bodog account within 24 hours after the completion of the tournament)

Final Tournament
Buy-in: $0 + $0 (must finish in the Top 18 on the TLB to be invited)
Grand Prize: $12,000 WSOP* Prize Package with Team Bodog
2nd place: T$540 to be used to buy-in to (2) World Series or Players Choice Semifinal
3rd place: T$379 to be used to buy-in to (1) World Series or Players Choice Semifinal and (1) $100,000 Guaranteed Tournament
4th: T$270 to be used to buy-in to (1) World Series or Players Choice Semifinal
5th: T$109 to be used to buy-in to (1) $100,000 Guaranteed Tournament

Bodog Blogger Tournament Leader Board
The Tournament Leader Board will be available at http://www.bodoglife.com/promotions/poker/blogger-tournament/ throughout the course of the Bodog Poker Blogger Tournament Series. It will provide the point totals for every player that has played in the qualifying tournaments. The top 30% of players in each tournament will receive points according to finish which at the end of the qualifying tournaments will ultimately determine who will move on to the Final Event. The top 18 players on the TLB at the end of the qualifiers will earn their way to the Final Event.

Bodog Blogger Tournament Host Site
http://www.bodogbloggertournament.com will host this tournament series and will provide poker bloggers with weekly updates on:

* tournament results for winners and losers
* Feb 5th 2008 final table results http://bodogbloggertournament.com/tournament-results/final-table-tuesday-february-5-2008.html
* Feb 12th 2008 final table results http://bodogbloggertournament.com/tournament-results/final-table-tuesday-february-12-2008.html
* Feb 19th 2008 final table results http://bodogbloggertournament.com/tournament-results/final-table-tuesday-february-19-2008.html
* announcements for special promotions or guest players
* the latest in Bodog Poker Room news and gossip
* tips on how to succeed at Bodog Poker

Mrs DP is in the middle of a three night kotex-mafia trip to Breckenridge.

It's been awesome so far.

For me, that is.

The wingman and I have been busy. Watching children's DVD's. Hanging out at bars (the smoke-free thing isn't entirely bad). Enjoying brunch surrounded by tables of mimosa drinking women. The kid has game - the ladies couldn't ignore him. Although they certainly ignored me. He's unstoppable. Especially now that I've added a new word to his arsenal. More on that in a bit.

He talks in his sleep. He's sixteen months old - all of his words are used up within a matter of minutes. This afternoon I walked past his room and heard him say "Hi." He was definitely asleep. So I waited for it. Next word - "Mama," followed by "Hi," "Daddy," and "Bailey." So I stood there and waited for it. "Dog" was next. And then he said the word I was waiting for.

Wait for it...
Wait for it...
Wait for it...

"Penis."

Yep, my boy now says "Penis." And, although he didn't do it during his slumber, he giggles after he says the word.

Now to teach him how to grab his junk as he says it.

Boobies. I like boobies.

So here you go - Lindsay Lohan as Marilyn Monroe.

You're welcome.

A few Chicago charity events are coming up. First there is Windy City Nights - hosted by the Junior League. Steve Rosenbloom will be the celebrity director. Mrs DP is in the JL. Every event that we attend has tons of good looking ladies. I'm definitely playing in this one.

5th Annual Windy City Nights - Ante Up for Charity!
Saturday, March 29, 2008
7:00 pm - Midnight

Germania Place
108 West Germania Place, Chicago

Texas Hold' Em Tournament: 7:30 pm
Celebrity Director
Author and former ESPN 1000 Host, Steve Rosenbloom

Additional Casino Games: Roulette, Black Jack, Craps
Silent Auction
Cocktails
Mashed Potato Bar
Carving Station
Melting Pot's Famous Fondue and Martinis

TICKETS
Texas Hold’em Tournament Fee*
$150 (early registration through March 24, 2008)
$200 (March 25 through March 29, 2008)

Event Admission*
$85 (through March 24, 2008)
$100 (at the door)

Tickets available online or by calling 312-664-4462 x101. Tickets are nonrefundable and will be held at the door.

Parking: Valet parking is available

* Amounts in excess of $45 are tax deductible. Tournament fee includes event admission. Illinois Charity Gaming Rules Apply

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It was roughly 11AM Friday in the YMCA locker room. I was changing out of my workout gear when a large shirtless man in spandex shorts started walking in my direction.

I assumed that he was just heading to his locker. Then when he was about three feet away, I feared that he was going to try to strike up a conversation. Or worse, hit on me or rape me.

"Hey man, did you have a good workout?"
Fuck - he was hitting on me.
"Yeah, pretty good. Played some basketball, worked the lats and triceps."
'worked' - Did I really say that? Hand him some lube and invite him to an airport bathroom, why don't I?
"Good. I've seen you in the gym a lot lately."
"Yeah."
Gonna go with one word answers going forward.
"Well, if you need anything to help you recover from your workouts, let me know."
"OK."

Was I just offered steroids or a deep tissue massage? Syringes or something else in the butt?

What would Ed Hochuli do?

1. Benson and Hedges by Paul McGuire
I looked at her arms and wrists. She didn't appear to be a cutter, but she listened to a lot of angry indie chick rock and idolized Ani DiFranco. Her sullenness always bothered me. I wanted to try to talk to her, but it was not easy. She used to sit in her room and drink alone... More

2. Declaration of Independence and Love by Betty Underground
It felt like I had stopped breathing for minutes as he brushed his lips across mine, without touching them. Dusting them like feathers. My head grew light as he teased me. I was frozen. Suffocated by desire... More

3. The Big Empty by Johnny Hughes
Ever time I see Dowd, he gets shorter. Used to be taller than me. They say he puts a drop of honey on everything he eats, and he gets Chinese herbs from a chiropractor... More

4. Squirrel Hunting with Pudddin' Tooth by Clay Champlin
I was merely a hunter trying to kill him before he made it home. Without a word I pointed at the little grey dot bounding across the forest floor. Puddin' Tooth sprung to his feet, and we were off tracking the beast... More

5. Dragon Slayers and the Angry Villagers by Mini Waffles
J and A heard about a war and it was about the angry villagers and the Charlyaters but the angry villagers had to fight to keep their lands. Then they signed up... More

This is so wrong. The display must have been put up by a Norwegian.