Jeffrey Romano Blog

Yesterday I won 3 prop bets which is a personal record. I bet 2 friends that Jimmer Fredette would score over 30 points, and I also made a prop bet with my roomate. The first person to say the word “epic” had to pay $5 bucks. So I shipped $15 and free rolled my beer for the first day of march madness. However, Louisville lost and that tore up one my brackets, what can you do?

I’d like to address the issue of prop betting. While I was in Vegas, anything you said jokingly, or not, about making a bet, was given action. I learned that my first time eating sushi in Vegas, when I said, “I’ll bet you $200 I can beat you in beerpong”. However, in a place where not that many intend to gamble, or care about it, the application of prop betting changes. With friends you have to structure your bet right. If the bet is too big, they will care too much and try to win it, or some people won’t even pay. The best way to make a bet is to do it small enough so the person won’t really care if they lose. That way it won’t deter them from normal activity and you can create bets where you have a solid edge.

Winning a lot of small prop bets is way more profitable and fun in the long run, than winning one or two big bets. Sometimes I’ll wager a losing bet, just so I get more motivation to do something I normally wouldn’t…something like playing 1200 sit n goes in a week.

Boston is crazy right now because there are so many drunken Irishmen. Its fun going to the bars and seeing everyone wearing green while downing, or drowning in, car bombs. Nothing beats day drinking, especially when a whole city is doing it. As far as all these negative comments on my blog go, did I take your money or something on the tables? Somehow people I’ve never met dislike me…weird.

I do encourage you to leave a comment of your most ridiculous prop bet, if you have one.

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So I just recently lost about $5,000 jumping back and forth between different game types. I’ve spewed in heads up no limit, heads up omaha, 6 max cash games etc…But what I’ve learned is that any time you are really jumping between games like this, it probably means you shouldn’t be playing. So I’m taking a 3 day break to binge drink and watch NCAA bball!!!

The weather is perfect right now, spring may have finally arrived. Due to my last post, I’ll try to leave reality stars out of my blogs. Apparently “the situation” brings out the best, and the worst in people.

My college basketball expertise peaked when I was a junior in high school. I picked Syracuse to beat Kansas in the finals and took down the $300 first prize. I remember how exciting it was to win $300 in highschool, I think this was the first real gamble I won. Which brings me to my real point.

Can you remember the first time you took down a poker tournament, or even a big bet? For me the first online tournament I won was my freshmen year of college, after maybe $2,000 worth of deposits. I finally won a $5 limit tourney on pokerstars for $1,000 I think. The next 50 racks of natty light were celebrated justly. However the money doesn’t matter, its the feeling of winning. Now if I ship a tourney for $1,000 its just standard variance. I’m looking forward to the day where I can say I shipped my first tourney for $100,000 and get that feeling back. After all, isn’t that why you play the game?

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By now most people in America know who Mike ,”the situation” is. If America doesn’t know him personally they at least know what he represents. He represents the scum of the east coast. Together, him and Ronnie, from the Jersey Shore, make up the 2 dumbest people in America.

After last night’s roast of Donald Trump, America is questioning itself once again. How the heck does “the situation”, make more money than 99% of its citizens? Reality stars are truly bogus. The reason reality stars can’t ever eclipse their 15 minutes of fame, is because they never had talent to begin with. The only thing that makes them funny or entertaining at all, is their production team. Without the wizards that MTV has hired, he is just simply a dirt bag. Not funny, not nice, not even D list. It is insane how different people act when they are not in their element.

Anyways here is a really beat up version of the roast last night. I couldn’t find better quality, but it gets the job done. Try not to feel awkward while you watch this…

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This past weekend I threw up maybe 30 times Saturday night. I’m not sure if I had the flu or if it was just a 24 hour bug, but I did somehow rule out food poisoning. Unfortunately I also had to take off 2 days of poker which put me way behind in the Lock rake race, and may even exclude me from the $12,000 1st place prize. Tough life…but you have to counter all the negatives in your life if you want to be happy. So I used the 7 pound loss to expedite my weight loss/get in shape goals, and maybe even enjoy the first few days of the NCAA tournament. Also since there is no point in generating heaps of rake, 20 tabling is now pointless.

As far as the tournament goes I’m very excited for it these year because I actually get to watch it. Last year I was in Jamaica which was very fun in its own right and I’d much rather be there, but college basketball is awesome. Also it happens to fall on St. Patty’s day which becomes a 3 day bender in Boston. Good times ahead!!!

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When Haiti got hit by a devastating earthquake celebrities and networks were jumping out of their seats to help. Sean Penn got there faster than superman could have. People donated millions via text messages and Red Cross donations. Now Japan has a major disaster bigger than Haiti’s.

Companies like Microsoft are using the devastation to promote their business. They are donating money to Japan every time someone searches the web using Bing. People are tweeting that the Japanese deserved it due to the bombing of pearl harbor. Does any of this make sense?

Now that March Madness has hit in America the disaster has taken a back seat. People care more about having a solid bracket than the 100,000+ death toll in Japan.

So what does this say? Does it say we don’t care about Japan because of our history. Does it say that America is trending towards losing it’s humanity? Does it even matter, should we care? At what point do you have to stop thinking about yourself, and give up whatever you can to help those who are backed into a corner? Maybe you never do, maybe you should just focus on your final four. I don’t know the answer because its much more complex especially if you go on a case by case basis. I will say that I care about whats going on in Japan 10 billion times more than what verbal diarrhea Charlie Sheen is spewing….and for the record he isn’t winning, and if you think he is than you don’t know what winning is.

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What does it mean…

: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of an epic

a : extending beyond the usual or ordinary especially in size or scope

For some reason everything has turned into “Epic”. Bro, that party last night was epic. Do you have any hot sauce, that would be epic. Charlie Sheen is unleashing epic quotes on twitter right now…

As our vernacular changes so do the value of our words. The word epic no longer has any worth when describing something overwhelmingly outstanding. After all, if that party last night was truly epic, than how would you describe the, “The Iliad and The Odyssey”? Super epic? OG epic? Down right dirty epic?

Language is a way to benchmark our times. Throughout history The art of tongue has been used mostly to seduce women, but also to persuade men. We all are going to die and as far as I know, nothing will matter to us when we are 6 feet under. When our grand kids are learning about the current generation, the best way to describe it would just be to sing the word “epic”, then auto-tone it. You heard it here first, in this epic blog!!!

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After living within a 2 mile radius of dozens of Chipotle restaurants, its hard for me to imagine that there is someone in the USA who hasn’t been to a Chipotle. For the few that don’t know what Chipotle is, two words sum it up best, Mexican and diarrhea. There is however, an alternative solution for burrito deprivation. In Boston, its Anna’s Taqueria. Anna’s and Chipotle are pretty much the same in that they offer identical menus. I could argue endlessly that the quality of ingredients Anna’s uses is much higher than Chipotle’s, but that is mostly just my opinion.

The point I’m trying to get to is that Anna’s and Chipotle represent an idea. Anna’s is a small but growing burrito chain in Boston, while Chipotle is a national powerhouse. No matter how many arguments I partake in, the resounding vote seems to be split EVERY time. People who love Chipotle will pass up all other foods just to eat it, and the same goes for Anna’s. I will never eat Chipotle again, at least in Boston.

Given the two restaurants are so similar, shouldn’t residents want to eat at the locally founded business before the national brand? Or do people just not care?

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The last two months marked the heart of the doldrums months. January, February, and the beginning of March, make up the most weary time of the year. The wind whips around the tall buildings in Boston, and the brown, crusty, snow on the ground offers no solace. General disposition is at an all time low with no real holidays to boost moral. Liberal spending is replaced with conservative saving and planning. The lack of sunlight wears down and cabin fever sets in.

For me there was just one thing to turn this scene around. Countless hours of grinding in front of a 27 inch monitor with no regard for life. Tunnel vision towards a goal just out of ordinary reach. The only real thing that changed day to day was the music I listened to. I had all the motivation I needed, to stack fish every day. After all, the money you make in winter determines how fun your summer can be.

Now the Spring is upon us. I set a goal this month to make $30,000 with an average buy in of $32. Right now I’m doing well on my way to completing that goal owed to all the rake back bonus I receive. My goal is to have $14,000 of profit, and $16,000 worth of rake back. That’s it, no big score no big risks, true grinding. I don’t care what people say, true grinding is the hardest form of poker.

In April Lock poker and Bluff are running a competition. The idea is simple, whoever makes the most money on the site wins. The winner receives a cover on Bluff Magazine and a Lock sponsorship. I’m wondering if it will take over $30,000 to win. Anyways, I’m going to give up 24 tabling and really go for profit because I don’t think rake bonus will count towards the win.

Daily blogs coming…

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I started off ice cold, losing every single day here. Then 2 days ago I bubbled the Deep stack tournament at the Venetian. I played 12 hours and ended up coming in 74th when 72nd paid, because I’m a dumbass. However yesterday I ran god awful in the sit n goes and still made $1300 at the Rio. Usually I play super tight in the first levels of sit n goes but at these WSOP sattys you have to bluff for heaps. For some reason people always call double barrells but will fold to a river shove like 80% of the time, you just have to structure your bet sizing right. I always try to leave people with about 1/2 their stack behind for a river shove so that they fold and think they still have a chance to win.

Last night our whole house went out drinking and I got pretty banged up. There is nothing like returning to O’sheas for some back hall beirut…especially when you win $20 off of some Dutch boys. Oh did I mention I lasted less than 2 orbits in the WSOP $1k, fun!!!

So far on the trip

Live poker -$2300
Online poker -$400
Pit games $-100
beer pong +$20
Massages -$50

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I’m in Vegas!!! I thought I was going to have the nut seat draw on the airplane on the way over but it didn’t happen. There were like 10 really good looking girls all standing behind me in the line boarding the airplane, but they all sat in the 2 rows behind me. Obviously I’m not going to try to pick up one of these girls on the airplane but the last 4 times I’ve had someone’s stomach spilling over into my seat. This time 2 thin older ladies were sitting next to me and I thought it was going to be an easy flight. Then one of them decided to eat pizza combos and burp every 5 minutes, it was awful. I passed out for 5 minutes and dreamed of hitting her in the gut with a corked baseball bat, that’s life.

Day 1 of Vegas and I started playing the WSOP sngs. I got it in good a lot but got it out bad equally as much. I ended the day stuck about $300 after winning some online, but the field was so bad. The $175 sngs have a really good structure. The blinds start out at 25 25 with 15 minute levels and you have 1k starting stack. One of the first hands I played I limped under the gun +1 with pocket kings, and the button raised to 150. I jammed and he called with pocket 8s, it was disgusting. Another play a guy made he opened under the gun to 250 with 25 25 blinds, my friend jammed with AK and the guy called with AJ.

Well today starts my WSOP 2010. The $1000 buyin is just about 2 hours away and I’m very excited. I got a ton of sleep after grinding 10 hours yesterday and never felt better. Also all the bracelets and watches for the WSOP are all displayed out in front of the pavilion. I talked to the creator for about 20 minutes yesterday and I was really impressed with his work. He also seemed like a really cool guy. Oh well, ship oneeeeeeeeee timeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!! No video today, I will tomorrow though.

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