Vivir en 4 ciudades

Diana y yo estamos planeando algo que puriera parecer algo aventurado y la verdad quien sabe si lo lleguemos a realizar. El plan es, vivir en 4 diferentes ciudades el proximo año, para asi tener una idea de cual ciudad nos gustaria establecernos, esto es, pensando en el futuro de nuestros hijos.
Hasta ahora tenemos varias candidatas, parece que 2 son seguras: Chicago y Vancouver/Seattle, teniendo que decidir otras 2, en los foros de 2+2 puse un thread acerca de esto y me dieron muy buena sugerencias

Digamos que algunos de los criterios son:

- We want to live near a big metropolitan area (this is not in the middle of Nebraska)

- We prefer a multi-ethnic city (like Toronto)

- We want a good educational system for the kids

- We prefer a progressive city, but still family oriented (Is that possible?), we have liberal views on general, but we really value a community where family values are important.

- We prefer US cities, but maybe Canada is ok; Europe a distant possibility

- Too hot (temperature) is bad, so 100+ cities (Phoenix?) are not eligible; near water is better (lake, river or sea), near forest is also good

- Not outrageously expensive cost of living cities is better, higher than average is ok

- Plenty of parks and museums please

- Cities not hated by mother Nature

- Cities whose citizens are very respectful of the law

- Professional Sports team is a plus :)


El plan es algo aventurado, pero ojala y lo podamos llevar a cabo, eso es uno de los beneficios de ser un jugador profesional de poker online, que puedes vivir literalmente donde tu prefieras.

One of my biggest leaks: how to play TPNK

Top pair no kicker, I just suck at making decisions with this hand. This was my last hand on the Poker Stars Sunday Million $500+30

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t300 (9 handed)

saw flop|saw showdown

BB (t9125)

UTG (t10250)

UTG+1 (t13975)

MP1 (t11575)

MP2 (t12253)

MP3 (t16997)

CO (t13275)

Button (t12650)

SB (t6875)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 4h, Qh.

2 folds, MP1 calls t300, MP2 calls t300, 3 folds, Hero completes, BB checks.

Flop: (t1200) Qc, 5d, 6c (4 players)

Hero checks, BB checks, MP1 checks, MP2 bets t900, Hero calls t900, BB folds, MP1 folds.

Turn: (t3000) 2h (2 players)

Hero checks, MP2 bets t2100, SB raises to t5675, MP2 calls t3575.

River: (t14350) 7c (2 players)

Final Pot: t14350

Main Pot: t14350 (t14350), between MP2 and Hero. > Pot won by MP2 (t14350).

Results in white below:

Hero has 4h Qh (one pair, queens).

MP2 has Td Qd (one pair, queens).

Outcome: MP2 wins t14350.

My Analysis:

Preflop: Completing the SB was fine with 2 callers

Flop: It is the first puzzle, Do you check-fold any time you flop TPNK on a multiway pot?, if MP1 or MP2 bet, I most probably fold, but since the bet came from the last person to act, my hand may be good, therefore the call; Is a check-raise better? Is leading better?, because of the size of my stack, Is it the check-raise all in better if I'm not folding?, IS the call better and then shove any turn?

Turn: I think it was a total mistake, if I'm going all in, it's better to just lead all in, instead of check raising without any fold equity. He'd probably called anyway.

Meh, I should just fold the flop all the time until I learn how to play TPNK.

I went 0 for 6 this Sunday, I feel a little rusty, but the good thing is I'm playing.

Folding KK preflop: Almost

The hand was from a $20 Re-buy tournament this Saturday on the second hour. blinds were 75-150 I think, MP raised to 399 or something like that (his stack was 30K), I reraise in MP+2 to 1500 with KK, and then the button went all in for 8k, wow, my stack was 12K, back to MP and he went AI instantly for 30K. Yikes (Demontres !!); i took all the time I could, taught button had JJ-QQ or AA, and probably the MP wanted to isolate with something like AK, but the weird first raise may me consider AA. Wow, what to do, I just couldn't fold the KK in a $20 rebuy tournament (even we were on the second hour) and called, MP had AA, button had JJ and that was it, but I almost folded !!!, pretty hard, but sometimes you just have to do it. The only thing for me was AK for MP trying to isolate button thinking I had QQ, but it was just too risky and I had a big stack. What do you think? Do you fold?

AI vs Standard raise with 22 and a short stack

Ahora por fin volví a jugar torneos, jugué el torneo de No Limit de $300 en PS, no llegue al dinero, pero creo que en general jugué bien, el único error, o mejor dicho, la única jugada que pude haber hecho mejor, es con un stack de como $3000 y con blinds 150-300, hice un standard raise a 900 en late position con 22, dejando que el blind llamara, el flop salio JT9 y me tuve que tirar ante la apuesta. Ahí en esa situación, creo que por el tamaño de mi stack, lo mejor era haberse ido All In, no me gustan los pares chicos, pero creo que esa era la mejor jugada en esa situación.

Vacaciones verano 2007: Travelling with family

As a family we travel a lot, we just love it. This time besides Diana, me and the kids, we travelled also with my sister Gabriela and my niece Alejandra.

Este fue el itinerario por ciudades y dias del viaje que realice con mi familia este verano.

Jueves 19 de Julio: Tarde-Noche; manejar El Paso, TX - Junction, TX
Jueves 19 de Julio: Noche; Junction, TX
Viernes 20 de Julio: Tarde-Noche; manejar Junction, TX - Reynosa, TAM, México
Sabado 21 de Julio: Reynosa, TAM, México
Domingo 22 de Julio: Reynosa, TAM, México
Lunes 23 de Julio: Reynosa, TAM, México
Martes 24 de Julio: Reynosa, TAM, México
Miercoles 25 de Julio: Reynosa, TAM, México
Jueves 26 de Julio: Reynosa, TAM, México
Viernes 27 de Julio: Mañana-Tarde; manejar Reynosa, TAM, México - Corpus Christi, TX
Viernes 27 de Julio: Tarde; Mustang Island, TX (Corpus Christi, TX Area)
Viernes 27 de Julio: Noche; Victoria, TX
Sabado 28 de Julio: Mañana-Tarde; manejar Victoria, TX - Houston TX
Sabado 28 de Julio: Tarde-Noche, Houston, TX
Domingo 29 de Julio: Houston, TX
Lunes 30 de Julio: Mañana; Houston, TX
Lunes 30 de Julio: Tarde-Noche; manejar Houston, TX - New Orleans, LA
Lunes 30 de Julio: Noche; mas bien madrugada del Martes, llegada a New orleans
Martes 31 de Julio: Mañana (muy temprano); Vuelo New Orleans, LA - Buffalo, NY
Martes 31 de Julio: Comida; Buffalo, NY
Martes 31 de Julio: Tarde-Noche; Niagara Falls, ON, Canada
Miercoles 1 Agosto: Cumpleaños de Diana !!!!
Miercoles 1 de Agosto: Niagara Falls, ON, Canada
Jueves 2 de Agosto: Mañana; Niagara Falls, ON, Canada
Jueves 2 de Agosto: Tarde; Niagara On the Lake, ON, Canada
Jueves 2 de Agosto: Noche; Toronto, ON, Canada
Viernes 3 de Agosto: Mañana-Tarde; Toronto, ON, Canada
Viernes 3 de Agosto: Noche; Mississauga; ON, Canada (Toronto Area)
Sabado 4 de Agosto: Mañana-Tarde; Toronto, ON, Canada
Sabado 4 de Agosto: Noche; Mississauga, ON, Canada (Toronto Area)
Domingo 5 de Agosto: Mañana-Tarde; Toronto, ON, Canada
Domingo 5 de Agosto: Noche; Mississauga, ON, Canada (Toronto Area)
Lunes 6 de Agosto: Mañana; Toronto, ON, Canada
Lunes 6 de Agosto: Tarde; manejar Toronto, ON, Canada - Niagara Falls, ON, Canada
Lunes 6 de Agosto: Tarde; Niagara Falls, NY
Lunes 6 de Agosto: Noche; Cheektowaga, NY (Buffalo Area)
Martes 7 de Agosto: Mañana; Vuelo Buffalo, NY - Raleigh/Durham, NC
Martes 7 de Agosto: Noche; Cary, NC
Miercoles 8 de Agosto: Mañana; Durham, NC
Miercoles 8 de Agosto: Tarde; Raleigh, NC
Miercoles 8 de Agosto: Tarde-Noche; manejar Raleigh, NC - Cherokee, NC
Miercoles 8 de Agosto: Noche; Cherokee, NC
Jueves 9 de Agosto: Tarde; Smoky Mountains NP, NC
Jueves 9 de Agosto: Noche; Cherokee, NC
Viernes 10 de Agosto: Mañana-Tarde; Blue Ridge Parkway
Viernes 10 de Agosto: Tarde; Asheville, NC
Viernes 10 de Agosto: Noche; manejar Asheville, NC - Columbia, SC
Viernes 10 de Agosto: Noche; Columbia, SC
Sabado 11 de Agosto: Mañana-Tarde; manejar Columbia, SC - Charleston, SC
Sabado 11 de Agosto: Tarde-Noche; Charleston, SC
Domingo 12 de Agosto: Charleston, NC
Lunes 13 de Agosto: Mañana-Tarde; manejar Charleston, SC - Pawleys Island, SC
Lunes 13 de Agosto: Tarde, Pawleys Island, SC
Lunes 13 de Agosto: Tarde-Noche; manejar Pawleys Island - Myrtle beach, SC - Raleigh Durham, NC
Lunes 13 de Agosto: Noche; Morrisville, NC (Raleigh/Durham Area)
Martes 14 de Agosto: Mañana-Tarde; Vuelo Raleigh/Durham, NC - New orleans, LA
Martes 14 de Agosto: Noche; New Orleans, LA
Miercoles 15 de Agosto: Mañana; New Orleans, LA
Miercoles 15 de Agosto: Tarde-Noche; manejar New Orleans, LA - Houston, TX
Miercoles 15 de Agosto: Noche; Houston, TX
Jueves 16 de Agosto: Mañana-Tarde; manejar Houston, TX - Boerne, TX
Jueves 16 de Agosto: Noche; Boerne, TX
Viernes 17 de Agosto: Mañana-Tarde, manejar Boerne, TX - El Paso/Juarez Area