FCP - Serge bets against Sens

I like poker. Quite a bit.

I started reading Daniel Negreanu's blog in 2005, pretty much the first blog I read ever. Well...about at the same time I started reading James Mirtle's blog.

OK, so, at FCP, I've been really enjoying reading through the forums.

The strategy forums are a goldmine of information. Among many other concepts, I've learned there about ev...expected value...at the heart of all poker decisions. A minute to learn, a lifetime to master...

Now the hockey forum is the nuts. I've been posting a lot there since 06. Daniel is in a crazy hockey pool they call the AHL and Serge is the GM of the Mustangs that compete with Negreanu's Cheap Thieves. Well Serge was active posting today in his full delusional Leaf fan form and he took $100 worth of bets that the Leafs will finish above the Sens in the standings this year. LOL !!!!!

Ball hockey : Sweat, Giguère, and Gatorade

Played in an old gym up on the second floor, it was just crazy heat and humidity.

I must have sweat about 5 pounds...with all of the gear it gets unbelievably hot. I'd guess 120F close to my skin... I've done Bikram in 100F heat and it did not feel this stifling.

Think 5 lbs is a lot, check this out : Giguere went to the Gatorade special research facility because he de-hydrated too much, and he loses 12 to 15 lbs a game.

First ever post : my hockey league starts in the fall of 07

Today though is a very soggy Friday afternoon in Montréal. I was outside just earlier to play some baseball with the roommate, and it was tough. Just soooo hot, plus the lactic acid buildup from last night's first hockey game.

We played a 90 minute practice / scrimmage with all the guys that will make up the 3 teams in the league. I'd guess nobody knows more than half the guys out on the ice. Even the 3 captains, really. They'll pick the teams this weekend and we'll see how all this shakes out for the coming season. I know I'll play with my buddy Nic, but who else, no clue.

Well, we were all 3 goalies there, so we each alternated taking a breather, switching back in 15 minutes or so later at the other end. You never really ever sit out in full gear playing rec hockey, so it was quite weird, actually. But, it absolutely feels good to get back onto the ice, woot !!!