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Life is full of changes. It in the “how we deal” with those changes that develop our character.
In these last months, I have drifted away from poker and joined the “let’s live life fully” crowd. I do not regret my decision to stop traveling for poker for now. How long will I linger at home with those I call my family? This only God knows…
Lord, You are taking me on quite a ride and I love it. I don’t know what I am doing or where you are leading but I know I am going. I am moving and obeying each step as you reveal it to me. This is such a beautiful place to be with You. Blessed be Your name. Thank You for saving me. Without You I can do nothing, but with You I can do more than is possible. O glory!
March is a month of celebration for my family. These days are filled with the joys of being a Mom, Grandma and Wife. It is a blessing to see our children grow into adulthood. I love seeing my four year old granddaughter evolve into a lovely child. But most of all, I am grateful to be continuing to walk these middle years with My Love.
I turned 48 years old on March 8. My husband took me on a Carnival cruise to commemorate my birthday. After winning my seat into the 2012 Carnival Texas Hold’em PokerPro Challenge, we visited some wonderful ports and spent many hours resting in each others presence.
He treated me to a tour of the only cameo factory in the America’s and I now sport a beautiful example of those craftsman’s work. The cameo is stunning. Thank you, Mike!
My beloved son, Adam, turned 28 (gulp) on St. Patrick’s Day. Happy Birthday, Adam! I love you, Son. He has become a wonderful daddy for his little girl. Addyson knows she is loved and adored. And this pleases this Grandma very much.
And these are some of the many reasons this season of my life has become the best of my days.
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Now playing High Stakes No Limit Hold'em
Early Saturday morning I called Tina Tellone, a close friend of mine, to see about her joining me in Daytona Beach Kennel Club for a day of poker action. Tina arrived 45 minutes late and on her 4th hand found herself on the button with pocket kings. Five women limped in to the hand with her and the blinds to go, she announced, “this is NOT a button raise I just happen to be sitting where it is located.” With a raise of $600 everyone called including the blinds. The flop came with an Ace, as if there would be any doubt. The small blind let out with $600 and everyone folded to Tina you could see the steam shooting out of her ears and she called the bet. Later I asked why and she said, “I had to see what Ace was so valuable on a 50/100 blind level with a pre-flop raise of $600“. They checked it down from the flop and the woman turned over Ace/Eight off-suit.
After the hand I hear from the table where she was, “just so you know my chips have GPS tracking in them and I will be getting them back”. Sure enough Tina did just that. The very next level got them all back and then some! She did it by limping in with pocket 8’s and spiking a set on the flop! The poker gods were smiling as she boated against the woman’s nut flush at the river. Tina doubled up through the very woman who cracked her Kings.
Way to go, Tina!
She was definitely on her game correctly calling hole cards hand after hand, she was unstoppable. Accurately assessing the final table Tina offered the woman expected to make it to heads up a chop. No thanks! Final table action lasted 45 minutes and it was Tina vs. the reluctant chopper. This woman wasn’t willing to concede the trophy or title even though Tina had the chip advantage. Tina laughingly said, “That’s fine, I’ll win it outright” and it only took 14 hands.
I am reminded of a similar reluctant chopper story from my background. It was the 2008 WSOP Ladies circuit event at Harrah’s New Orleans. First place was $16,700 with $9,185 for second. After clearing most of the final table I ended heads up. I offered my opponent very generous even money deal with me retaining the title and the gold WSOP Circuit pendant necklace. She declined even though I had 85% of the chips. I won the tournament two hands later.
Tina was on Cloud 9 with her win and decided pickup some extra funds from the cash game. I think she was more excited about winning the trophy than the cash. Trophies are tangible reminders allowing us bragging rights and reminiscent feelings of triumph. Congratulations, Tina! Love you!
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My adventures at the Borgata continue. I got snowed in on Saturday when a blizzard hit the Jersey shore. A state of emergency was declare, so I wasn’t going home this weekend.
It was an amazing site from the 30th floor of the hotel. Visibility was sharply reduced and I could not even see the hotels next door for several hours. The snow was pouring down verticlally in the wind but yet was still accumulating. The hotel had four snow plows circling their entrance for hours and the road still was snow covered. My flight for Saturday evening was cancelled due to airport closures. My stay has been extended to Monday morning.
Thank you, Thomas, for helping me extend my hotel stay. Borgata is my happy place to be snowed in!
I stayed up playing last night and dropped into bed around 3 pm and then woke up at 10 pm. I made it to the poker room around one in the morning. I played $2/5 nlh for a couple of hours, making a nice profit for the session. I had two amazing hands. The first happened on my second hand at the table. I picked up pocket queens in middle position. Several people had already limped so I bumped up the pot with a sizeable bet and there were two players calling! The flop came out ace high with a very beautiful queen! This hand is the reason we play the game. These profitable amazing hands really get my heart pumping. Scoop it!
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As I play poker I am affected by many internal and external distractions. Being fully aware of those distractions, can help a player to minimize mistakes. Some of the internal distractions include such things as being tired, hungry, or in pain. External distractions are not generally under your control; therefore you should have a plan to deal with them as best you can before they occur.
I woke up this morning several times. I woke the first time around 6 am because I was cold. I got up and adjusted the thermostat and added a blanket to my bed. I woke up again at 9:30 am when the doctor’s office called to confirm an upcoming appointment. Wow, the room was still cold. What’s going on with the heat? I add a sweater and crawl back under the covers for my last half hour of sleep. At 10 am, I get up and head to the Jacuzzi for morning therapy. The hot tub is NOT hot. How strange! No therapy for me this morning, I guess. I return to my room to shower, thinking this should tie me over for a bit, and find there is no hot water. Not a drop! Irritation begins to rise.
Now for those who know me, know that I can be rather grumpy in the morning, so I was finding it a challenge to stay relaxed. I made some coffee and this helped to warm my mood while I finish dressing. My hair was not cooperating and before I knew it, I was out of time to prepare. I skipped reviewing my tournament checklist and slapped on some makeup instead. Huge Mistake!
I make it to the Event Center exactly on time. The floor is asking players to open their bags of chips. The cocktail servers swarm the room providing Red Bull and water quickly while taking orders for other drinks. I down my first Red Bull of the day as I observe my table mates. Luck was not on my side with my table draw. I am at a very tough table with seasoned players. Here’s the lineup of players:
Seat 1: Andrew “Tiltyjoker” Lee, 56,700
Seat 2: John Spagnuolo, 68,300
Seat 3: Matthew Waxman, 53,000
Seat 4: John Renzi, 126,000
Seat 5: Josh “Brikdog24” Brikis, 88,725
Seat 6: Jena Delk, 145,750
Seat 7: Robert Midgette, 40,375
Seat 8: Nicoles Fotios, 25,050
Seat 9: Tom Dobrilovic, 59,425
Seat 10: Edwin Hill, 45,400
Now when I got up this morning, I told myself, to play good. I knew today would be tough for me since I was unable to get my usual morning therapy. I was already fighting nerve pain, so I took a pillow to sit on while I played while I waited for my medication to kick in. There was no place to park my scooter close to my table, so I walked to my seat, carrying my poker goody bag. I travel anything but light. This bag is full of food, medical equipment, and nearly everything a body could want for 12+ hours. Halfway to my seat, I realized this bag was too heavy for me to be toting around. Did I ask for help? No, of course not.
The first round is pretty quiet for me and I am able to maintain my stack without much effort.
Somewhere in the second level for the day, I got caught up in those distractions I mentioned. Unfortunately, I fail to recognize that I was falling into trouble before it was too late. Here’s what had been going on. I was starting to get hungry and thought twice about ordering a glass of milk. But I didn’t do that. It was becoming very warm in the room. I had already removed my jacket but still was feeling the heat. Perspiration was dripping down my neck and back. And I was really in some bad pain. I had plenty of chips to be able to take a break to lie down, eat, and cool off. I look at the clock. There is still 30 minutes in the level. I tell myself I will sneak back to my room on break to rest, cool off, and grab some additional medical equipment.
Then the first miss step takes place. I am dealt AK off suit and raise the pot. The flop is king high and one player continues in the hand with me to the turn. When we get to show down, I see that this guy called my raise with a 4-6 suited. This gets under my skin a bit, like why he would call ME with that garbage. I do my best to talk myself out of this tilt. There are several tongue lashings among the players. Tempers have flared several time and angry words have been pass around the table. Everyone seems a bit on edge. It must be the heat getting to all of us.
A few hands later I am dealt pocket aces under the gun. Happy bells go off in my head. Finally a great starting hand. I can’t seem to remember how much the blinds are at this point, but rather than asking, I make it 3,200. Josh immediately says “oh, are we 4x’ing already?” It folds around the table until it gets to John (the guy who called my last hand with garbage) who flat calls my bet from the small blind. Alarm bells go off in my head to be careful. The flop comes nine high with two diamonds. John checks to me and I bet 6,000. John re-raise and I look at him and say “really” to which John shrugs. I react and do not take time to evaluate the situation. I am thinking to myself that I need to take a stand and stop this guy from drawing to a flush. I skipped the step where I should think through the hand and put him on a range of hands. I say all in and John insta-calls with his set of 8’s.
I am out of the tournament. I blew it. I played it terribly. I let the distractions get me off my game.
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C.P.A. From Florida Takes First Place at Harrahs New Orleans by Staff filed under World Series of Poker on 2008-05-19 [Originally appeared in the July 28, 2003 issue of Poker Player]
The “Cajun Queen Classic,” which is the fourteenth event on the 2008 Bayou Poker Challenge schedule, concluded today. Jena Delk won the $200 buy-in Ladies Only No-Limit Hold’em competition. The tournament was hosted by the Harrahs New Orleans Casino and Resort. First place paid $16,700. Ms. Delk was also presented with a gold ladies pendant, presented annually to each female champion at the World Series of Poker Circuit here in New Orleans.
World Series of Poker Circuit
2007-2008 Season
Harrah’s New Orleans
The Fifth Annual Bayou Poker Challenge
Cajun Queen Classic
Event #14
No-Limit Hold’em
Buy-In: $200 + $30
Number of Entries: 269
Total Prize Money: $52,186
May 18, 2008
Official Results:
1 Jena Delk Merrit Island, FL $16,700
2 Rae Payne Mandeville, LA 9,185
3 Elizabeth “Lizzie G” Germann LaFayette, LA 4,697
4 Carol Bollinger Mandeville, LA 3,653
5 Kimberly Zobrist Dunedin, FL 3,131
6 Sherrie Aiken Biloxi, MS 2,609
7 Sue Grisham Houston, TX 2,087
8 Sherri Maycroft Killen, TX 1,566
9 Dr. Tricia A. Gardner Round Rock, TX 1,044
10 Rene Gaston 626
11 Rhonda Schroeder 626
12 Elizabeth McDaniel 626
13 Sandy Sims 522
14 Tonic Williams 522
15 Tabatha Michel 522
16 Sheila Leleaux 417
17 Michelle Baxter 417
18 Paula Halata 417
19 Judy LeBlanc 313
20 Rachel Boudreaux 313
21 Tina Koxfong 313
22 Sheila Gattes 313
23 Lindsey Breaud 313
24 Terry Howard 313
25 Tammi Walkup 313
26 Kristin Weeks 313
27 Jerianne Ranieri 313
For more information, please contact:
Nolan Dalla — WSOP Media Director at (702) 358-4642
Or visit the official website: www.worldseriesofpoker.com
Harrah’s New Orleans Poker Room Manager – Rick Korte
Bayou Poker Challenge Tournament Director – Raymond Gasser
Jeffrey Pollack – Commissioner, WSOP
Ty Stewart – Director, Sponsorship and Licensing, WSOP
Craig Abrahams – Director, Broadcasting and New Media, WSOP
Seth Palansky – Director of Communications, WSOP
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The Jennifer Harman Charity Poker Tournament wrapped up earlier this month at Grand Sierra Resort in Reno. There was an amazing turn out and over $111K was raised for the National Kidney Foundation. This no-limit tournament allowed teams and individuals to play for wonderful prizes. All the participants seemed to be enjoying themselves, and were happy to re-buy frequently (which proved very good for the charity).
The LIPS team came in 3rd place in the team competition. It was a fun event that allowed time for getting to know another side to the poker industry. There is no way I can tell you better than the crew at Greasie Wheels Productions. From the typing of Lisa Wheeler, herself, I do believe. Travel to this link for all the details. http://GreasieWheels/Events_Blog/Entries/2009/3/11
We had an open seat at our table. All the table-mates smiled as the tournament director approached with Jennifer Harman following along behind. I was lucky enough to have Jennifer sit down right next to me. This allowed for closer observation. Jennifer did not wait much time to get into the action. She limped UTG with QQ, three people came along with her to see a jack high flop. Ms. Harman checked the flop noncommittally. She knew that anyone holding a descent jack would not let the flop go unchallenged. After the AJ went all-in, as expected, Jennifer called with her remaining chips. It was odd the table seemed surprised to behold the QQ she tabled. Nicely done. Jennifer was graciously taking pictures, signing autographs, and shaking hands while she played. Again, I say, nicely done.
Kudos go out to Lupe and friends who stuffed 400 gift bags for the participants. The gift bags were amazing. We received sunglasses, coffee mug, scarf, gloves, bottle of wine, cork screw, Full Tilt Poker hat and tee shirt, GSR hat, cupcake (yummy!) in a Chinese food take out box. It seems they thought of everything.
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Jena Delk finished 30th in today’s $50.00 PPN Freeroll.
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Jena Delk finished 50th in today’s $50.00 PPN Freeroll.
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Jena Delk finished 44th in today’s $10.00 PPN Freeroll.
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