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Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao Poker Tour

June 5, 2009 by Janey

(Reposting)

MPPT Manny Pacquiao Poker Tour 250k Guaranteed Tournament at the Asia Poker Sports Club

DATE: June 12, 2009

With a buy-in of P5,000 + P500, 10 places paid 10 players per table, max of 10 tables with a starting chips of 10,000.00.

Manny Pacquiao will BE PRESENT at the tournament

DAILY 10,000 Guaranteed + 1 seat to the MMPT

Starting May 31, 2009 Sunday, DAILY UNTIL JUNE 11, 2009
Buy-In: Php 200.00 – 5,000 starting chips
1 add-on 5,000 chips and 1 re-buy 3,000

Php 200.00

Registration starts at 4:00pm
Shuffle up and deal at 7:00pm
Free drinks
10 places paid
1st 3,000 + 1 seat to the MPPT
2nd 2,000
3rd 1,000
4th 1,000
5th 500
6th 500
7th 500
8th 500
9th 500
10th 500

Asia Poker Sports Club
5th Floor, The Pan Pacific Hotel
M. Adriatico St corner Malvar St, Malate, Manila
(hotel basement parking entrance at Malvar street)

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AK

June 4, 2009 by Janey

Anna Kournikova

It’s the AK that can never get a bad beat.

Red in the Face (or somewhere else)

June 4, 2009 by Janey

I just had the most embarrassing moment of my adult life. I wish I can crawl under a rock and live there.

Spent 3 hours at this poker club playing the card sport I like.

I had AdKd on the button and raised it to 120. The small blind who has been as steady as a rock called and the big blind as well.

Flop: 5s 7d 10h

Small blind is first to act and he went all in with 250

Big blind calls.

I debated against it but I had over cards and redraw of flush so I called. I thought both of them were all in.

Turn: 8d

BB bets 200.

I folded.

River: 9h

SB shows pocket of 6.

BB shows 10d and 6c.

Both of them hit the straight and split the pot.

I have another story of how my pocket of Aces got cracked too but I’m only prolonging my agony. I had a bad night at poker. I wish I can say period at this point. I wish it ended there.

Bubba rang and it was my queue to go. I played until the dealer button. I had my chips changed at the counter. The lady cashier says bye to me as well as the chip changer. I bid them farewell with a smile, which they returned in kind. Their constant congeniality makes me forget for a second my bad nights on the table.

On the way out, I say bye to a poker buddy. He looks back and says bye too and I exited.

As I was coming down the stairs, I felt my back was wet. My suspicion emerges. In the car, my phone beeps and I dread what my gut tells me…

My poker buddy sent an SMS: “It’s the time of the month huh? Ingat pauwi.”

The car was moving but I immediately got up the seat and asked Bubba to check. Even before he opened his mouth, his eyes that’s usually chinito became otherwise, which told me everything. I have to see for myself so I turn my head and see the red mark on my pants.

The red mark is as big as my hand!!! How subtle.

It looked like China’s flag was on my butt!!!

I smacked myself on the head. I cringe. Cringe. CRINGE. CRINGE. I kept cursing. And I don’t normally curse. Not even when a person gets me so angry. I cursed my recklessness. I smacked myself on the head again. “Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaabe!!!,” I wailed. He had a stern look on his face. Oh no, I’m gonna hear a mouthful of why I didn’t do this or didn’t do that. He let on a mini tirade. He was mad because he felt bad for me. Perhaps, he only doesn’t want people to make fun of me.

I paused and felt like a smile was creeping around my lips. Why the hell was I about to smile, I thought to myself. I wailed again. Bubba, “you probably stained the chair.” I wailed again like a wolf howling in the cold lonely night. With my hands on my face, I kept shaking my head. I cannot believe this has happened to me. I am still shaking my head as I type this. I wish now more than ever that I were born a guy!

The place was packed to the roof because there was an ongoing tournament as well. The lady cashier, chip changer and at least 15 other people must have seen the red flag. It was as loud as an ambulance on a mission. I initially told myself that I wouldn’t care. I do not know those people anyway and they are not important to me. I am not important to them either.

Bubba told me that this is probably a sign that I should stay away from that place. It’s so much easier to convince myself to never again show my face there.

Back in the car, I stared in space for a bit then cringed again. Can one get tired of cringing? I suddenly laughed to Bubba’s bewilderment. I said I feel really embarrassed and angry… and SILLY! I am now going to be remembered for the China flag on my butt. I am now going to be the “BUTT” of the joke. Every pun intended. Such a nightmare but it was also an amusing circumstance. It just so happens that I’m the miserable victim… which probably makes it funnier.

by the way, this is not MY b*tt

Misery loves company and my thoughts were initially filled by images of Edison Chen and HK. Commercial break: I received confirmation today that bigger news are about to break loose. The news reached me last week but I was a non-believer. Somebody confirmed today that it’s true though. HK and another K involved in a sandal. Yes, a sandal video. I’m not going to put a C there even if you paid me a million dollars. You heard me right, sandal.

SIGH. There are worse scenarios than mine. And definitely, there are far more important issues than sandals. Is the administration manipulating us under our noses? Charter change is one serious topic that gets my blood boiling. But not this. I cannot be angry over this night. I find it quite funny on the contrary. I’m sure the people at the Metro Card Club did too.

At least, I gave them a good laugh. I was sick to my stomach but heck, I gave MYSELF a good laugh. That counts for something.

I really don’t know what to make of it. Saying that I do not care what those people think sounds defensive. And there’s no reason for me to be defensive. None has been offensive so far. Earnestly, a huge part of me feels embarrassed. My heart throbs at the image of them looking at my bloodied butt (and smiling secretly or laughing openly). At the other end of the spectrum however, I am tickled by what a riot the whole scenario was. It’s really interestingly hilarious to me!

There are two different feelings. Which do I pick? Of course, the one that’s easier to carry every day.

In reality, I know that I will still continue to go to work tomorrow, eat three meals a day, love the people around me, and if I want to, play poker at the same place. It doesn’t change who I am. In my book, it just adds to another interesting (or icky) story to tell. It became the catalyst that triggered this entry after all.

Image Source: Blood Stained Words

I feel so much better writing about it. Writing is always such a release.

Now, that’s about the end of it. PERIOD.

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Jalapeño

June 1, 2009 by Janey

Every now and then one stumbles upon a restaurant that is a great value, very casual, very unpretentious and very Mexican. That is what happened to Bubba and me last Friday. For our Friday night dinner date, he brought me to a Mexican restaurant called Jalapeño in Ortigas Home Depot.

Jalapeño serves authentic Mexican cuisine in a uniquely decorated setting. The quaint yellow walled duplex, dimly lit, sets the mood for a vibrant and exciting restaurant. The bar is set right outside by the wooden door. The liquid soap in the wash area is contained in a Jose Cuervo tequila bottle. Details though few add to the Mexican flair. The wooden chairs however are solidly stiff that make hours long of sitting on it tough.

Pictures are not up to the standard quality I want them to be because of the low lights and my faulty point and shoot.

On the Table

Grilled Tomato and Cheese Quesadilla PHP 125

5-inch tortilla, tomato, cheese, sour cream and onion. Our order was simple, 1 Pepper Steak Fajitas and 1 Jalapeño Cheese Enchilada. The grilled tomato and cheese quesadilla was served on our table and I checked twice with the server if this was enchilada because it sure looked like a quesadilla to me. The answer was yes. I looked skeptical but was given the same answer. Plain enchilada use the same ingredients as quesadilla, difference is enchilada is layers of tortilla and cheese baked. I shrugged and thought to myself that this might be their version of enchilada.

We started to dig on the dish. Bubba and I gave each other approving looks because the dish was yummy! It tasted like it was made from scratch, fresh and hot! The flavor was simple but very tasty. Put a small amount of salsa on top for an added zing. Goodness that melts on your mouth.

We were being served the pepper steak burrito right after. I shook my head and said that we ordered Pepper Steak Fajitas.

10 minutes into our meal, the order taker approaches our table with the Pepper Steak Burrito again saying that I ordered it. He claims that he repeated the order and said Pepper Steak BURRITO. I insisted that I said Fajitas because I remember repeating the order twice. With all the noise from the radio blasting outside and the ruckus of the drinking group on the second level (plus the fact that I didn’t want to ruin our dinner), I gave him the benefit of the doubt that we misunderstood each other. I said okay to the burrito since I didn’t want it to be paid under his tab. But I made a point for him to know that I did repeat the order twice for his understanding. We also told him to add the fajitas to our order because it was really what we wanted to eat.

Pepper Steak Burrito PHP 175

8-inch tortilla, beef tenderloin, Mexican rice, refried beans, onions, cheese, salsa, sour cream. I didn’t touch this because it didn’t really look appetizing at all. Bubba only finished half of it saying that it lacked in taste.

Paella Balls from Hermanos

We love the paella balls from Hermanos so Bubba ordered the dish from the next-door neighbor.

Pepper Steak Fajitas PHP 285

Beef Tenderloin strips, onions, cheese, bell pepper, sour cream, Mexican salsa, Mexican rice, guacamole and 3 pcs tortilla. The beef is moist, tender and flavorful, accompanied by Mexican rice and green bell peppers/onions served on a sizzling dish. It is almost as good as Zapata’s minus the flavorful peppery spice that Zapata’s has on its beef. Nevertheless, this dish was also a real winner with generous helping of sour cream, Mexican salsa, Mexican rice and guacamole on the side.

Bubba and I always enjoy ordering Fajitas because it allows us to touch our food and it’s so much fun to create your own burrito. You can always add more of the ingredients or sauces you want.

Another server approaches us with another dish. This time the dish he was holding looked like enchilada. He then explains that we were served the wrong dish and my suspicion that our first dish was quesadilla was right on the money. He said that the quesadilla will be on the house and apologizes briefly for the confusion.

I guess I did say the orders right after all. The staff was really the one baffled with the dishes. We shouldn’t be paying for the Pepper Steak burrito that we never wanted in the first place. Sigh, oh well. I’m so glad that the fajitas and quesadilla were lip-smacking good that it really saved the evening!

Jalapeño Cheese Enchilada PHP 175

2 layers of cheese, jalapeno and sauces.

Lemon Iced Tea PHP 60

Had the right citrus flavor without being too sour. A very invigorating drink right after all the intense Mexican flavors playing on the palate.

Jalapeño Classic Margarita PHP 130

Margarita can sometimes be sour and bitter at the same time but this one isn’t. It wasn’t too strong and good enough to loosen you up without the hard-hitting headache.

This is a great place to go to have an authentic Mexican dinner. Delicious food, relaxed atmosphere at a reasonable price. If you don’t have the time to drive all the way to Pampanga, I think this is the next best thing to the best Mexican feast in town.

Jalapeño

Ortigas Home Depot (Right beside Hermano’s)

Doña Julia Vargas Avenue cor. Meralco Avenue,

Pasig City.

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Poker Tales: Getting Hit by Lightning

May 14, 2009 by Janey

Last night, I really enjoyed how I played the “card sport” I fancy. You heard it right. I did refer to Texas Hold ‘Em as a “sport” again.

I think my 2-hour game last night was quite okay. I think I won almost every hand I was committed to play. Too bad that not a lot of people called my bets until the end, then it would have been sizable pots taken.

Around 830pm, my phone rings –my queue cue (thanks Mr. Dictionary!) to leave. My big blind spot just finished so I’m on the small blind position. I couldn’t leave just yet. Fold, fold, fold. Gray Polo raises to 100. Fold Fold Fold. I peek at my cards and there they are PEAKS. I was about to leave… what am I doing with this hand? I raise to 200. He thinks about it and calls. Heads-up game.

Flop: 7c Qd Jc

Geesh, was his 100, QJ? I bet 150. He thinks for about 30 seconds and goes all-in with 310. With the look on his face, he must have hit one or still in the draw. Or is he pocket 9s?

That’s 160 more to me. I call.

Turn: Qs

I didn’t want to see another Q but from the looks on his face, he didn’t have a Q. I think I was okay.

River: 10d

He says sorry. Genuinely. He hit his straight. He shows his rifle. AK.

My AA got hit by a straight again. It was my last play of the night. I was holding rockets and a rifle shot it down.

What a complete déjà vu. Flashback to two weeks ago:

The guy on my right bets 120. I call. Heads-up!

Flop: J? Q? Q?

A flop I definitely don’t want to see. He bets 150. I put him on AJ or KJ. I went all-in with 380. He calls.

Turn: 4?

River: 10?

He shows his AK. He gets his straight.

Back to last night, I know I’ve seen that board before. 2 Queens, a 10 on the river –and someone hitting their straight.

Most people assume that lightning strikes in only one place. In this non-NASA study, we’ve documented that lightning definitely strikes more than one place about a third of the time.

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Contrary to popular belief, lightning strikes the same place twice!

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Poker Tales: The Axe Murder

May 14, 2009 by Janey

Pocket 7s. I sit motionless with two axes because I was “under the gun”. I limp in, hoping that somebody bets a medium raise.

Striped Lady raises 40. 2 people call. I call.

Flop: 7c 9h As

First to act, I bet 80. SL raises to 160. 2 people fold.

I mull over it. I’m sure she has the Ace. Does she have two pair? She couldn’t have pocket 9s because being in the later position, she would have raised it higher than 40 pre-flop. She raised her pocket 8s an hour earlier with 120. I’m still ahead. I put her two pair. I felt that the Ace is going to come up on the turn. I want her to buy the next Ace if she does have two pair. If she buys it, then she deserves it.

I went all-in with 600. Her stack at 1,200, she calls.

Turn: Ac

I cringe at the sight of that peak. She got her full house? Is this another case of full house over full house? Nothing I can do anyway at this point since there is no more betting round. I slouch like a lumberjack on a break with his axes close to his chest.

SL seems happy at the sight of the A.

River: 4s

I look at her before looking at the river and realize she might just have A with 10. Her face although confident doesn’t look like she banked that full house. The Show Guy beside me said, “you’re ahead.” He shakes his head and says, “She doesn’t have a full house. She only has trips. You’re full house.”

Show time revealed that she had Ace 8. I released the axes on the table. My full house was better than her trips.

777 A-xed the AAA.

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Poker Tales: Launching Rockets

May 13, 2009 by Janey

Middle position. Striped Lady is first to act and raises to 40. While Nameless Boy calls, I peek at my cards and catch a glimpse of the cones. I raise to 150. Sloppy Guy calls. Striped Lady, sitting next to Sloppy Guy, looks at her cards and calls. Nameless Boy, sitting next to Striped Lady, shrugs and goes all-in with 240.

I was sitting on the other end, lonely. I look across the table at the three foes, weathering briefly if the other two will call if I push. I knew what to do. Without batting an eyelash, I go all-in with 400. Sloppy Guy, with about 1,200 stack calls. Striped Lady calls.

With 4 people calling, YES I was a bit worried. I’ve seen this before. But not so troubled since I was short stack anyway. Besides I staked my entire load when I had the upper hand and during PRE-FLOP, while it was still a fair game for everyone. I was once told to take bad beats any day than bad decisions. I cannot question my choice.

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Flop: 9h 9d 10s

Ding Ding! I didn’t like the flop at all. Sloppy Guy would have joined with A9 or K9. I put Striped Lady at mid-pockets or face cards (KJ or AK). I wasn’t worried about Nameless Boy.

Striped Lady checks. Sloppy Guy checks back. Nameless Boy looks at Striped Lady and inspects if she hit anything. Striped Lady shakes her head and mumbles to Nameless Boy that she has an open-ended straight.

Open-ended? I breathe softly. Keep it low, keep it low.

Turn: Ks

The 4^th street was the point I lost 90% of hope. I’m sure the lady has hit her straight. The board was quite incredible.

Striped Lady checks. Sloppy Guy gives a statement. “I have to protect my cards.” SG bets 400. SL calls immediately.

I was ready to take a white hanky and wave surrender.

River: Ah

I didn’t realize what the cat dragged in. The girl beside me and her boyf look at me enthusiastically with bewildered eyes.

I stifled a laugh because I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. 2 outs and one came out like a hero at the last second.

Side pot showtime reveals that SG and SL had the same hand of JQ, which gives them both a straight.

Revealing my hand, the Korean Dad on my right shakes his head in incredulity and exclaims something loudly in Korean. Also in disbelief, I want to do the same thing, but I can’t speak Korean.

Rockets were launched. Blast-off!

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Thailand Day 2: Reclining Buddha, Temples, Siam Niramit and the Ping Pong Show

May 10, 2009 by Janey

It is really a treat that most accommodations come with free breakfast. No more need to worry where to eat at the start of the day. Get a power breakfast even if the taste is so so from the hotel buffet. Good thing that the Baiyoke Boutique restaurant’s food was actually manageable in terms of taste.

As the elevators of the Baiyoke Boutique opens, we see a small beautiful girl smile tentatively at us. She calls my name and I nod my head in recognition. The tour guide introduces herself and directs us to the car.

Blech, this photo is sooo tourist-a

Our first stop for the day was the temples. The temples are open daily from 8am to 5pm. The location of the first temple we visited was along Maharat Road, which is quite close to the river and about a half mile south of the Grand palace.

We are also lucky enough to view the passage of a monk.

Wat Pho or more popularly known as the Temple of the Reclining Buddha is located behind the magnificent Temple of the Emerald Buddha. The entrance fee per one person is 20 baht. It is the largest temple in Bangkok and famous for its huge and majestic reclining Buddha that measures 46 meters long. The reclining Buddha is covered in gold leaf. The Buddha’s feet are 3 meters long.

If one looks closely, the feet are exquisitely decorated in mother-of-pearl illustrations of auspicious characteristics of the Buddha.

One can also receive a blessing from a monk for a small donation that helps to maintain the temple.

We went to several temples but it now skips me the names of these temples. The Reclining Buddha made a mark because prior to the trip, my colleague and good friend Karen already mentioned this particular Buddha to me as she was astonished by the size of it.

Bubba paid also a certain fee to be able to put coins in a long stretch of bowls. This was supposed to represent something but again backlog entries make one forget.

At the entrance gate of one of the smaller temples, vendors flock us with the animals that they were selling. There were fishes and turtles being sold. The guide bought a plastic of fishes while Bubba as I predicted opted to buy the turtle. This was a buy and release. You pay for these and release them in the water by the bridge. It’s supposed to bring luck and protection.

Bubba didn’t want to let go of the turtle and wanted to bring it back to Manila to nurse it and keep it as a pet. The turtle reminded him of Pags, our Indian Star turtle.

The part I didn’t enjoy about the tour was the fact that they brought us (which is the usual, Hong Kong, China or whatever tours) to expensive jewelry and custom-made suit stores. We didn’t buy a single item.

The last part of the half-day tour was the spa. Again, this was one expensive spa. Massages in Thailand is pretty cheap but this one cost as much as PHP 1,000 per person. The usual costs around PHP 250, cheaper in Thailand than Manila actually.

The session starts off with a foot spa. The water treatment is a refreshing start for the massage. After getting our feet scrubbed and bathed, we proceed to the 2^nd floor where their massage rooms are.

The Thai massage was GRRRREAT! Best one I’ve had in my entire life. The kneading and stretching were quite different from past experiences, even in the authentic Thai spa parlors in Manila. My body felt so unbelievably relaxed when I woke up. My body underwent revitalization –calmed but bursting with energy. All the muscle tension was eased. It was worth the buck. The Suriya spa massage experience comes in close second.

In the evening, the plan was to see the world-class theater performance of Thailand’s arts and cultural heritage. Siam Niramit is the must-see spectacular and jaw-dropping performance with a colossal stage to boot. It is supposedly listed in the Guinness World Records as the biggest stage show there is, featuring over 150 performers that have as many as 500 costume-changes. I wish I brought my mom with me because I’m sure she would tremendously enjoy this.

While waiting for the play, we wandered around the grounds. Elephants, we played with the elephants for a bit, Bubba fed one. The elephant lifted me up using his snout. The elephant was also able to lift Bubba. Outside the Siam Niramit theater is a small cultural display community.

The show was about to start. We headed to the theater. The play begins and we are just enthralled by how colorful, alive and vibrant everything was. State of the art special effects with the world’s most advanced technology are used to produce an engaging, very realistic and inspiring experience. I cannot believe my own eyes seeing how the stage transforms from one setting to another. It makes me wonder how on earth were they able to pull certain stunts off.

Image Source: Siam Niramit Website

Siam Niramit is a Journey to the Enchanted Kingdom of Thailand that no one should ever miss while in Bangkok.

Right after the play, we headed to the red light district of Bangkok, Soi Cowboy. One of the main (unique) attractions of BKK is the famed Ping Pong show.

Wikipedia describes the Ping Pong show as the show that consists of women using their pelvic muscles to either hold, eject, or blow objects from their vaginal cavity. Such objects include: long string, whistles, pens, cigarettes, candles, darts, chopsticks and, of course, ping pong balls. A male member of the audience may be brought onto the dance platform to hold a balloon while a dart is shot at it, or the girl may do a shoot around the table at balloons tied to each customer’s chair. Another activity is the shooting of goldfish into a bowl, or stuffing a rather large frog inside to see how long she can keep it in.

The shows generally take place in a strip club with scantily clad girls dancing during the breaks between shows. Tourists are brought in by employees working the streets asking passersby if they want to see a show and frequently having pictures of said shows in a booklet.

We heard that certain Ping Pong/live show clubs coerced the customers into giving tips or extra payment. We were quite apprehensive about the whole thing but thank goodness that we were able to watch the show without experiencing any setback. Our jaws were still on the floor while we exited the place.

This is definitely “only in Bangkok!”

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The Duke on AXN

February 10, 2009 by Janey

Marc Nelson and Rovilson Fernandez teams up again for an exclusive show on AXN. Another host, Eunice Olsen, a Singaporean who is a popular TV host and magazine frontliner, will join the duo.

The Duke is an AXN original production that talks any thing that smart, sophisticated and stylish men will naturally be interested in. It’s a glossy men’s magazine talk show that will feature topics ranging from politics, finance, business, sex, health and wellness. This will include exclusive interviews with international celebrities and prominent figures from all over Asia.