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The Official Waffles Theme Song!

» by May 12, 2009 at 8:10 pm » Comments Off

Put a donk in it Waffles! Courtesy of Katie Henderson, cause she’s DA BOMB!



Waffles Welched Me Counter

» by January 5, 2009 at 10:17 am » Comments Off

Wawfuls made a bet back in 2008 that he said he would win smething that in reality he had no chance of winning.  He owed me and STILL hasn’t paid me off by writing a blog post referencing the : Instant Tragedy Blog Empire http://www.donahue.org       http://www.instanttragedy.com  http://www.livepokerradio.com http://feeltheboom.blogspot.com  http://ihateeveryoneequally.blogspot.com and http://tiltwaffles.blogspot.com/ and my donations to: [...]



There is only one man that can stop Waffles…

» by December 10, 2008 at 12:27 pm » Comments Off

And I’d like to formally welcome him back to the Blogosphere.  http://scottmcpoker.blogspot.com/ He’s back. You are doomed Waffles.  MU HU HA HAAAAA And you are over 182 points behind Smokkee.  So you are doomed in the Blowdoggie.  Skillz.. HA.  You’re only shot is the Mookie.  And the ELIMINATOR is here. AHHAAHHAHA YOU ARE DOOMED



Poker Goodies…

» by December 8, 2008 at 12:31 pm » Comments (1)

Full Disclosure: I’ve played in many of the Poker Stars Blogger Tournaments and with a #1521st and 85th place finish respectfully. I’ve grown to enjoy these tournaments. However I will not be participating in this recent event of Poker Stars Blogger Tournaments.  My reasons shall follow but first I have to make some points: 1. [...]



UBER Prop bet…

» by December 4, 2008 at 1:55 pm » Comments (2)

The challenge has been set… “Wawffles- I will take top 1 spot in either NY Rambler, Mookie, Skillz, or Bodog before Jan 1st. So about 16 tries. 50 , bonus 50 if I lead 2, bonus 100 if I lead 3, bonus 50 to you if i lead none.” Bring it on WAWFULS!  Remember if [...]



Fighting battles that need fighting…

» by July 31, 2008 at 12:22 am » Comments (3)

Recently I looked over the successes and failures on a website of my poker play. I was shocked. I wasn’t as decent as I thought. Then I looked again. Wait a dang gone second. It was missing some satellite wins.  It showed all my token flameouts, but didn’t show my token victories. So I immediately [...]



Back at it…

» by July 29, 2008 at 12:10 am » Comments Off

Early this morning I started a one table SNG and won it with Poker Enthusiast, OhCaptain and other assorted donkey’s cheering me on. Tonight I try # 2 to take step 1 to my 3 step process to minting money. No cards the first orbit, folded nut flush twice but I don’t play crap. (K2, [...]



You have Aces

» by July 24, 2008 at 1:10 am » Comments (1)

and on the bubble of a big minor tournament, nothing like Lucko, LJ or Fuel. It’s a satellite to the FTOPS #1 and you are 3rd out of 4 in chips. You are on the bubble and the mid stack pushes into your aces. So what do you do hotshot?



Part 2 of the Okie-Vegas Videos…

» by July 14, 2008 at 10:20 pm » Comments Off

More videos from the 2008 Okie Vegas trip online now at Instanttragedy.com



I have nothing to say…

» by June 19, 2008 at 1:04 am » Comments (17)


Final Bodonk Standings…

» by June 4, 2008 at 8:30 am » Comments (1)


History made and a bet made… after I won one bet already!

» by June 3, 2008 at 9:06 pm » Comments (2)


A busy day today and BOOOOM!

» by May 22, 2008 at 11:17 am » Comments Off

I have to go see my lawyer today. She’s bringing another lawyer so this doesn’t look good for me. Just a bunch of paper signing. At least I ‘m getting lunch out of the deal… Going to be a LONNNG night tonight with changes being requested by the big big head honcho. Played at the [...]



Big Sunday…

» by April 13, 2008 at 11:44 pm » Comments (1)


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