I’m playing in the Poker Bloggers Tournament tonight at Poker Stars. It’s 20 +2 NLHE, and anyone who is interested in playing or watching should go read Iggy for details.
I came in second in a tourney in Austin, and I’ve been playing fairly well in ring games recently (even though my pocket aces got cracked night before last and cost me 40 bucks in a 2-4 game . . . goddamn paired board), but I’m pretty sure I’m dead money in this tournament. Iggy is going pro, and the other bloggers I’m facing have a lot more tournament experience than I do, but if I get to drop The Hammer at least once, I’ll be happy.
Tomorrow I fly out to Dallas for the Dallas Comic Con on Saturday, and then I fly back home on Saturday night so I can do my Borders book signing on Sunday. I hope some locals can make it to both events.
Final thought for this morning: If the World Series is half as good as the League Championship Series, it’s going to be a great final week of baseball.
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Too cool Wil, now I know what I’m doing tonight!
Right on about the World Series!
From a stunned Bostonian….GO SOX!!!!!!!!!
Wil, do you have any idea about the schedule in Dallas yet?
C
Well Wil, you’re halfway to your desired Sox vs. Cards World Series. Go Sox!
if the world series is anything like the ALCS, i’m going to have to quit my job and sleep during the days. go sox!
So right about the Sox! I don’t even like baseball but have been completely taken in by the enthusiasm of the city here in Boston. Series tickets go on sale at 3pm EST, wish me luck!
I’ve never commented before so I just wanted to say hi. “Hi!”
What a great game last night!!! Go Sox!!! Good luck in your poker tourney 🙂 Have fun!
hey wil…what’s with the million digit long entry code thing?? haha
good luck tonight…
GO SOX!! from an English Fan!
take care
rach
Wanna go party in Dallas tomorrow? I can show you around 🙂
From an unabashed Red Sox fan: The trash-talking Yankees fans we’ve seen over the past decade or so can enjoy a nice steaming cup of STFU.
Let’s all party like it’s 1918.
Wil,
Without reading everything you’ve ever written on this site (I haven’t had that much time) I was wondering… Do you charge for autographs at cons? I ask because I have enough money to get into the show this weekend in Plano, but probably not enough to pay for an autograph. I’m just wondering if I should bring something for you to sign.
My night is going consist of locking the door to my bedroom, cranking some music, and concentrating on winning that bounty.
See you at the final table, Wil.
[insert cheesy gunslinger showdown music here]
scotticus: When I go to a show like the Dallas Comic-con, I am doing it as a way to support my family, so I do charge a fee for autographs.
Bah.. I so can’t make it to the Dallas convention saturday.. but good luck. 🙂
At this moment I wish I was a mediocre left-handed pitcher just hitting free agency so I could graciously allow the Yankees to provide a $100,000 a year income to all my progeny until the end of time.
(Ah, there’s another robin on here! I’ll add my last initial on here from now on.)
Have a safe trip out to Dallas tomorrow, Wil, and a great time at the con. Good luck at poker tonight, too. Peace out!
Looking forward to seeing you at the final table tonight, and then in Plano on Saturday. Have a good one …
I’ll throw a shout out for my Astros…Go Clemens!
See you in the blogger tourney!
Being born in Boston and having watched this team for a paltry 35 years I can say this is a GREAT day! I look forward to the World Series and to playing you tonight in the Blogger Tourney! Like I said on Iggy’s it would be aewsome to tell my son “I Knocked out Aqualad!”. lol. Great blog! Keep it up. It really grows on you.
See ya there!
If you bring the HAMMER on me, I won’t ever read your site again! Ok, yes I will. But can I get an acknowledgement on the website when you do it?
🙂
Wil,
Looking forward to playing with you tonight! And don’t worry – a lack of tourney experience is nothing to be worried about. You’ll do just fine.
Hey Wil…
Good luck tonight, but not enough to beat me 😉
Keep your eyes out for Otis (the only two-time Poker Bloggers Tourney champ), Mean Gene (one time winner) and, of course, Iggy (defending champ).
There’s plenty of good players out there, so it’s gonna be tough, but based on what I’ve read here, you clearly have the skills to compete.
I’d love for you to knock me out, forcing me to send you my bounty 🙂 🙂 🙂
Best of luck, I am greatly looking forward to this tournament.
I was unable to find details on how to be a spectator of the tournament. Could someone point me in the right direction? Or maybe give a brief outline of what must be done? Anyone who does this will win a huge prize*.
* Note, although prize will be very huge, it will not exist in reality.
Wil — looking forward to having you sign your books on Saturday! I’m trying to pick some up at Barnes and Noble before I go to Plano, but Listen To The Wife and be sure to bring a lot of copies. Is the plan for you to be there signing when the autograph section opens at noon on Saturday? I probably won’t be able to hear you read at 3p.m., dang it.
Thank you so much for coming to my neck of the woods!
NLCS. What about the ALCS. GO SOX. Not that I like the bosox, I just hate the yankees. FTNYY……..
For those of you interested in just watching, you can download the PokerStars software, sign up for an account, and watch from the rails without having to put money in the account.
Apparently the guy who knocks Wil out will get a free autographed copy of his book. That guy will be me. Watch for the book on ebay next week! j/k.
We got 81 players signed up so far. This is going to be lots of fun. Only question is, what name is Wil playing under? My guess is Thehammer72.
Hmmm… not sure if this poker site lends itself to railbirds. First, you’ll have to download the software. You will probably have to sign in, as well (this requires no money, just a valid e-mail address).
After that, you’ll need to click on the “Tournaments” tab and then on the “Private Tournaments” tab. You’ll find the “Guiness and Poker Tournament” listed there. At 9:00 pm ET that tourney will start and players will be seated at their table. If you want to watch, you should be able to click on a particular table and click the “watch” button.
At least that’s how I think it will work.
Now that I’ve told you all that. The least you could do is send some railbirds my way. I’ll be playing as “Up4Poker” 🙂
So the question I have is, will more railbirds be rooting for Wil or Iggy? I have no idea how their readerships compare, but I suspect Wil > Iggy in this (and many other) respect(s).
lol, it’s no contest. wil > me
i really want an autographed version of just a geek. i sooo hope i’m at wil’s table. 🙂
I’m baaaaaaack!
And I so cannot wait for the World Series to start- my team won last year (I’m a Floridian and a loyal fan of the Marlins). They won in 1997, too.
I can’t wait to see those sore losers, the New York Yankees, get crushed this year… again. Not that I like the Boston Red Sox all that much, it’s just that the Yankees are total schmucks and I wanna see that one guy cry again just like last year when they lost (there’s no crying in baseball!).
Strawberry shortcake, banana split
We think the Yankees are a pile of…
Shift it to the left, shift it to the right
Red Sox, Red Sox, fight, fight, fight!
Hehe… I love being a loudmouthed baseball nut.
-Vanessa Nichole
XOXO
There is simply no contest here: iggy > wil.
iggy > everyone.
iggy == the.man
woot… go sox… so glad they lost… hey wil, come to a massachusetts borders sometime…
Wil,
I’ll see you in Plano this Saturday. Sorry I can’t make it to the book signing, but it’s this thing about not living in Los Angeles anymore.
Look for someone dressed up as a Jedi. Yeah, a Jedi. The XO of my Trek fan club (USS Joshua) wants someone in non-Trek gear for our recruitment table this weekend.
Rock, rock on!
Oh, yeah.
Who’s your daddy now, Yankees?!
Go Sox!
You’ll be fine. Wear your poker bracelet I gave ya when you were here in Austin for good luck (but if we should end up heads up, I can make it be a bad luck bracelet…lol)
Just remember that those cards with faces on them are no good. Muck those right away. 😉
Good luck with the tourney tonight! My husband loves to play Hold Em and we enjoy reading about your adventures in poker.
I’ve been to one of C2’s cons in Dallas. Ben puts on a good show. I hope you have a great time there.
GO ‘STROS!
“Final thought for this morning: If the World Series is half as good as the League Championship Series, it’s going to be a great final week of baseball.”
as a life-long Red Sox fan, can I get an “A-MEN”?
Stars is extremely railbird-friendly – no ID required. Download the software, select the “tourney” button and the “private” tab, then doubleclick “Guinness and Poker Blog tournament”.
Wish I could be there, but life intrudes. I’ll be watching as much as I can.
Now wil, you ARE going to have to tell us what your stars id is so we know who to railbird!
YEAH WIL! You MUST let us know what you ID will be so we know who to cheer for (those of us who will only be watching).
Have you seen today’s “Dork Tower” yet?
My truck broke down on me this mornin’, but the mechanic said it’s runnin’ now, so I should (stress SHOULD) be able to make it to Plano.
John de Lancie.
Michael Dorn.
Brent Spiner.
And Wil Wheaton.
All at the same place?
Yep, I am so gonna be there, if my ol’ Dodge can get me out of Austin.
Wil,
Wow, what a weekend you have coming up. The fall classic should be great!
FG
Hey Wil. Nice game… sorry I kept asking in the room which one was you. 😛
That was pretty generous of you!
Maybe one day I’ll get in on one of these games and get to win a free book, too.
Solid turnout, 133 entrants.
Bah, ate my first line.
I just finished 65th. Not to shabby.
Solid turnout, 133 entrants.
Whats your ID wil?
OK, here’s a dumb question. Is Wil’s nick a secret. I haven’t found anything that looks like him in the list. I’ve checked in to see how he’s doing, but it will have to be a mystery I guess.
133 players is pretty excellent!