Toby bought a new TV. Thus giving him three (living room, his room, extra TV). So he let me borrow it. So I now have a TV for THE LOUNGE. Add a little paint, move the recliner upstairs, add a DVD player and digital cable, and the room will be complete.

In other ‘projects’ news, I think I’m going to take the NetGear Router back to fry’s and pick up two Buffalo WBR2-G54 AirStations. The only thing I have to check is its compatibility with xBox Live. If it’s compatible, they we have a wireless solution. On the other hand, if it doesn�t work, I have to start testing wireless bridges and access points. I’ll work on it tonight and Sunday afternoon-ish.

POKER CORNER: We played two $20 tournaments last night. I finished third and second. During the second game I was behind. But I managed to let Kyle knock out everybody, including Matt (we battled for 2nd place for a while). Then it was me vs. Kyle, the best lucky and good player. Here�s what I mean, Toby is a good player, but he doesn�t take too many chances. Except for bluffs, but that’s a skill play, he’s not trying to get lucky. Kyle is both good, and he sticks his neck out. Maybe he doesn’t have the nuts, but he has playable cards considering the situation. Most of the time, he gets his cards. He is lucky. Here’s an example from last nights game:

Heads up play. I have A-3 off suit. I’m in the big blind. Kyle raises 200. I call. The flop comes 2-3-8 rainbow. I check with bottom pair and an Ace kicker. Kyle bets ‘all-in’. So I start to think about the hand and try to determine if the flop helped him and I think it did not. So I call. Kyle has A-10. So I have the lead with bottom pair, but we both have Ace kickers. That puts me way in the lead because the only thing that can save Kyle is one of three tens left in the deck. So he has three outs. An ace is no good, pairing the board is no good (I would have two pair). So Kyle had the best hand pre-flop and decide to try to push me around with his A-10. That’s a strong play. But he ran into my pair with an Ace. Now he needs luck to win the hand. It’s luck only because based on the cards on the board and the cards in the hole, Kyle can do nothing but let fate decide the victor. 4th street is a blank, the river drops a ten and Kyle wins with a pair of tens vs. my pair of threes. He’s a good player and he got lucky.”