Pauly's Pub
Wednesday, March 30, 2005
March Madness: Sweet 16 and Elite 8 Updates
Sorry folks for the delay in updates. I was in Vegas as many of you already know. Blogger.com was freaky all weekend long and using dial up in my hotel room was hard for me. ESPN's site was super slow to come up. Again sorry for the delays.
28 out of 41 have paid. Not too shabby, but we've haven't reached our goal. I know I'll get some more payments from some of you later. But for the rest, please make arrangements ASAP or I will send Al Cant Hang and Grubby to your house. Grubby will eat all your food and Al will drink all your liquor and sit on your couch and smoke a pack of cowboys until you fork over the cash.
Transfer via PokerStars... my screen name is: DrPauly
Email me for my mailing address if you want to send payments via snail mail.
So, how about the tournament, huh? This is one of the most exciting I've seen in years. Of course Senor and I got our asses kicked 2 out of 3 days we bet on the games. If we didn't have money on an innocuous Raptors-Hawks NBA game... we would have been in even worse shape.
3 of the 4 games that decided the Final Four went into OT. Unreal. Illinois and Louisville came from behind late in the second half to advance. That game will be wild. I'm pulling for Louisville for obvious reasons. And maybe UNC can finally knock off Michigan State.
We also have nominations for best team name. I asked a panel of non-playing folks to pick five of their favorite team names. These 7 got the most possible nominations. Please email me your vote. And no you cannot vote for yourself. The winner gets a cool prize.
So how about Matt and Austin Paulbearers? He's running away with it. If Louisville knocks off Illinois, Singer and lets do it againsoxpat look like they can take it down.
Thanks again. Good luck.
Sorry folks for the delay in updates. I was in Vegas as many of you already know. Blogger.com was freaky all weekend long and using dial up in my hotel room was hard for me. ESPN's site was super slow to come up. Again sorry for the delays.
28 out of 41 have paid. Not too shabby, but we've haven't reached our goal. I know I'll get some more payments from some of you later. But for the rest, please make arrangements ASAP or I will send Al Cant Hang and Grubby to your house. Grubby will eat all your food and Al will drink all your liquor and sit on your couch and smoke a pack of cowboys until you fork over the cash.
Transfer via PokerStars... my screen name is: DrPauly
Email me for my mailing address if you want to send payments via snail mail.
So, how about the tournament, huh? This is one of the most exciting I've seen in years. Of course Senor and I got our asses kicked 2 out of 3 days we bet on the games. If we didn't have money on an innocuous Raptors-Hawks NBA game... we would have been in even worse shape.
3 of the 4 games that decided the Final Four went into OT. Unreal. Illinois and Louisville came from behind late in the second half to advance. That game will be wild. I'm pulling for Louisville for obvious reasons. And maybe UNC can finally knock off Michigan State.
We also have nominations for best team name. I asked a panel of non-playing folks to pick five of their favorite team names. These 7 got the most possible nominations. Please email me your vote. And no you cannot vote for yourself. The winner gets a cool prize.
BEST TEAM NAME NOMINEES:OK, I'll put up a voting post on my poker blog this weekend. Results will be posted soon.
1. Inside the Paris Hilton
2. AlexPKeaton Trust Fund
3. Surrealistic Celibacy
4. OrangeUGlad I SaidOrange
5. Marlboro and Lungbutter
6. Trailer Park Hoochies
7. Chico's Bail Bonds
So how about Matt and Austin Paulbearers? He's running away with it. If Louisville knocks off Illinois, Singer and lets do it againsoxpat look like they can take it down.
The Standings:According to Matt here's the possible winners:
1 Austin Paulbearers (M. Stephans) 840
2 Syracuse Phenomenon (CJ) 810
3 Spudtastic Webbalicious (The Poker Nerd) 800
4 lets do it againsoxpat (Singer) 790
5 Well T'anks For Nuttin' (Jerry) 770
6 Chico's Bail Bonds (Derek) 740
6 Marlboro and Lungbutter (AlCantHang) 740
8 CinderANG Entry 3 (Mrs. Senor) 730
8 The Brooklyn Embeds (Gil) 730
8 Oyster Bay Orangemen (JoeMoore) 730
11 Landow Entry 2 (Landow) 720
11 Stop Your Begging (Coach) 720
13 Simian Rage (ScurvyDog) 710
14 Trailer Park Hoochies (Briana, Ms. Buttons if you're nasty...) 700
14 Inside the Paris Hilton (Pauly) 700
14 Drohan 2005 (Bad Blood) 700
17 Girtz NYC (Girtz) 680
17 Signor Ferrari (Ferrari) 680
17 Your Mascots Tickler (Spider) 680
17 The Name I want won't (Bob) 680
21 Buttamaker's Boilermakers (Derek) 670
22 HUSKY REPRISE (Senor) 660
22 Fennis's Dembo (GW Jay) 660
24 Homer's Hard Wood (Armen) 650
25 Ballersby Knights (G-Rob) 640
25 The Otis Ramblers (Otis B. Dart) 640
25 The Israeli Nightmares (Gil) 640
28 Steal This Bracket (Poker Geek) 630
29 MyGirlFriend MadeMeDoIt (Spider) 620
29 Picking at Random (Sean) 620
29 OrangeUGlad I SaidOrange (Spider) 620
32 Surrealistic Celibacy (BG) 610
33 AlexPKeaton Trust Fund (Drizz) 600
33 YouScratched MyAnchor (SeanLovelace) 600
35 Dr. Gonzo's Ether (Pauly) 570
36 Stay Free Ugarte (Charles Star, comedian and esq.) 560
36 ILikeYou Betty (SeanLovelace) 560
38 Double Belly Draw (Daddy aka Karl Hungug) 500
39 Senor Jr Entry 2 (Jodd) 470
40 Big Bold Bastards (Johnny Flopbot) 430
41 NYC HighOnPoker (Jordan) 410
42 Twinkle and Turquoise (J. Jenna & Haley) 360
Back of the envelope NCAA pool finishes (Likely mostly accurate, may have missed something, though):Thanks again Matt for your help in these calculations. Good job to Singer picking Lousiville to go this far. I'll be rooting for UNC baby! Check back soo for more updates. I'll figure out payment structure sometime this weekend.
ILL over UNC: Austin Paulbearers win
ILL over MSU: Austin Paulbearers win
MSU over ILL: Austin Paulbearers win
MSU over LOU: Let's Do It Again wins
LOU over UNC: Let's Do It Again wins
LOU over MSU: Let's Do It Again wins
UNC over ILL: Chico's Bail Bonds win
UNC over LOU: Ballersby Knights win
The best that Inside the Paris Hilton can finish is 3rd (UNC over ILL).
Thanks again. Good luck.
Monday, March 21, 2005
Round 2 Update
The Sweet 16 is set. Who would have thought so many top seeds would be gone? Wake Forest lost to West Virginia in double OT in one of the best games I've seen in years. How about NC State? They are still hot. Everyone's bracket looks worse than Courtney Love after a four day bender, but there's still hope. Utah? UW-Milwaukee? Are you shitting me? At least I called Texas Tech. Be ware of Bobby Knight and the Red Raiders! If Washington knocks off a bitter Louisville... then Knight and Texas Tech have a shot of walking into the Final Four.
Well T'anks For Nuthin' is sitting pretty in first place with a three way tie for second place: Austin Pallbearers, Landow, and Signor Ferrari are all within arm's reach of first place.
Current Standings:
1 Well T'anks For Nuttin' (Jerry) 450
2 Austin Paulbearers (M. Stephans) 440
2 Landow Entry 2 ( Landow) 440
2 Signor Ferrari (Ferrari) 440
5 Senor Jr Entry 2 (Jodd) 430
6 Picking at Random (Sean Anistropy) 420
6 Trailer Park Hoochies (Briana) 420
6 Inside the Paris Hilton (Pauly) 420
6 Chico's Bail Bonds (Derek) 420
6 Drohan 2005 (Bad Blood) 420
11 Homer's Hard Wood (Armen) 410
11 The Brooklyn Embeds (Gil) 410
11 Oyster Bay Orangemen (Joe Moore) 410
11 Syracuse Phenomenon (CJ) 410
11 CinderANG Entry 3 (Mrs. Senor) 410
16 Spudtastic Webbalicious (Poker Nerd) 400
16 The Otis Ramblers (Otis) 400
16 Stop Your Begging (Coach) 400
16 Your Mascots Tickle (Spider) 400
16 The Name I want won't f (Bob) 400
16 ILikeYou Betty (Sean Lovelace) 400
16 YouScratched MyAnchor (Sean Lovelace) 400
16 The Israeli Nightmares (Gil) 400
16 Girtz NYC (Girtz) 400
25 lets do it againsoxpat (Singer) 390
25 Buttamaker's Boilermakers (Derek) 390
25 Steal This Bracket (Poker Geek) 390
25 Simian Rage (ScurvyDog) 390
29 MyGirlFriend MadeMeDoIt (Spider) 380
29 OrangeUGlad I SaidOrange (Spider) 380
29 HUSKY REPRISE (Senor) 380
29 Marlboro and Lungbutter (AlCantHang) 380
33 Dr. Gonzo's Ether (Pauly) 370
33 Surrealistic Celibacy (BG) 370
35 AlexPKeaton Trust Fund (Drizz) 360
35 Ballersby Knights (G-Rob) 360
37 Double Belly Draw (K. Hungus) 340
37 Fennis's Dembo (GW Jay) 340
39 NYC HighOnPoker (Jordan) 330
40 Stay Free Ugarte (Charles Star, comedian, esq.)320
41 Twinkle and Turquoise (Jenna & Haley) 280
42 Big Bold Bastards Johnny (Flopbot) 270
This next category might be more important than the current standings. Most Possible Points is an indication of whether or not you still have a shot to win it, or at least place in the money. Girtz NYC, letsdoit againsoxpats, and The Poker Nerd are not in the top 10 right now, but they are looking strong going into the Sweet 16.
Most Possible Points Remaining:
Well T'anks For Nuttin' 960
Austin Paulbearers 960
Spudtastic Webbalicious 960
Girtz NYC 960
lets do it againsoxpat 960
Trailer Park Hoochies 880
Inside the Paris Hilton 880
Chico's Bail Bonds 880
The Brooklyn Embeds 880
CinderANG Entry 3 880
Simian Rage 880
HUSKY REPRISE 840
Dr. Gonzo's Ether 840
Big Bold Bastards 840
Ballersby Knights 800
If you haven't arranged payments, please do so. Thanks again. Best of luck this upcoming weekend. I'll be in Vegas for the entire Sweet 16 games and the Elite 8 watching them at the sports book at Mandalay Bay. Let's hope that Senor can make it.
The Sweet 16 is set. Who would have thought so many top seeds would be gone? Wake Forest lost to West Virginia in double OT in one of the best games I've seen in years. How about NC State? They are still hot. Everyone's bracket looks worse than Courtney Love after a four day bender, but there's still hope. Utah? UW-Milwaukee? Are you shitting me? At least I called Texas Tech. Be ware of Bobby Knight and the Red Raiders! If Washington knocks off a bitter Louisville... then Knight and Texas Tech have a shot of walking into the Final Four.
Well T'anks For Nuthin' is sitting pretty in first place with a three way tie for second place: Austin Pallbearers, Landow, and Signor Ferrari are all within arm's reach of first place.
Current Standings:
1 Well T'anks For Nuttin' (Jerry) 450
2 Austin Paulbearers (M. Stephans) 440
2 Landow Entry 2 ( Landow) 440
2 Signor Ferrari (Ferrari) 440
5 Senor Jr Entry 2 (Jodd) 430
6 Picking at Random (Sean Anistropy) 420
6 Trailer Park Hoochies (Briana) 420
6 Inside the Paris Hilton (Pauly) 420
6 Chico's Bail Bonds (Derek) 420
6 Drohan 2005 (Bad Blood) 420
11 Homer's Hard Wood (Armen) 410
11 The Brooklyn Embeds (Gil) 410
11 Oyster Bay Orangemen (Joe Moore) 410
11 Syracuse Phenomenon (CJ) 410
11 CinderANG Entry 3 (Mrs. Senor) 410
16 Spudtastic Webbalicious (Poker Nerd) 400
16 The Otis Ramblers (Otis) 400
16 Stop Your Begging (Coach) 400
16 Your Mascots Tickle (Spider) 400
16 The Name I want won't f (Bob) 400
16 ILikeYou Betty (Sean Lovelace) 400
16 YouScratched MyAnchor (Sean Lovelace) 400
16 The Israeli Nightmares (Gil) 400
16 Girtz NYC (Girtz) 400
25 lets do it againsoxpat (Singer) 390
25 Buttamaker's Boilermakers (Derek) 390
25 Steal This Bracket (Poker Geek) 390
25 Simian Rage (ScurvyDog) 390
29 MyGirlFriend MadeMeDoIt (Spider) 380
29 OrangeUGlad I SaidOrange (Spider) 380
29 HUSKY REPRISE (Senor) 380
29 Marlboro and Lungbutter (AlCantHang) 380
33 Dr. Gonzo's Ether (Pauly) 370
33 Surrealistic Celibacy (BG) 370
35 AlexPKeaton Trust Fund (Drizz) 360
35 Ballersby Knights (G-Rob) 360
37 Double Belly Draw (K. Hungus) 340
37 Fennis's Dembo (GW Jay) 340
39 NYC HighOnPoker (Jordan) 330
40 Stay Free Ugarte (Charles Star, comedian, esq.)320
41 Twinkle and Turquoise (Jenna & Haley) 280
42 Big Bold Bastards Johnny (Flopbot) 270
This next category might be more important than the current standings. Most Possible Points is an indication of whether or not you still have a shot to win it, or at least place in the money. Girtz NYC, letsdoit againsoxpats, and The Poker Nerd are not in the top 10 right now, but they are looking strong going into the Sweet 16.
Most Possible Points Remaining:
Well T'anks For Nuttin' 960
Austin Paulbearers 960
Spudtastic Webbalicious 960
Girtz NYC 960
lets do it againsoxpat 960
Trailer Park Hoochies 880
Inside the Paris Hilton 880
Chico's Bail Bonds 880
The Brooklyn Embeds 880
CinderANG Entry 3 880
Simian Rage 880
HUSKY REPRISE 840
Dr. Gonzo's Ether 840
Big Bold Bastards 840
Ballersby Knights 800
If you haven't arranged payments, please do so. Thanks again. Best of luck this upcoming weekend. I'll be in Vegas for the entire Sweet 16 games and the Elite 8 watching them at the sports book at Mandalay Bay. Let's hope that Senor can make it.
Saturday, March 19, 2005
March Madness: Round 1 Update
Congrats to Homer's Hard Wood. They win the first round prize!
Wow. One helluva first round. How about Vermont with the big upset? Only Senor Jr. and Dr. Gonzo's Ether picked that upset. So far, the Vermont-Syracuse game has been the best one of the tournament. No one picked Bucknell to beat Kansas. Some of you already have two Sweet 16 teams eliminated.
Mopa Njila
By the way, my new favorite player is Germain Mopa Njila (pronoucned Moe-pa Gee-la) from Vermont. By himself, he carried Vermont in regulation against 'Cuse.
Congrats to Homer's Hard Wood. They win the first round prize!
Wow. One helluva first round. How about Vermont with the big upset? Only Senor Jr. and Dr. Gonzo's Ether picked that upset. So far, the Vermont-Syracuse game has been the best one of the tournament. No one picked Bucknell to beat Kansas. Some of you already have two Sweet 16 teams eliminated.
Mopa Njila
By the way, my new favorite player is Germain Mopa Njila (pronoucned Moe-pa Gee-la) from Vermont. By himself, he carried Vermont in regulation against 'Cuse.
The Standings:Best of luck!
1 Homer's Hard Wood (Armen) 270
2 Landow Entry 2 (Landow) 260
2 Inside the Paris Hilton (Pauly) 260
2 Chico's Bail Bonds (Derek) 260
2 Ballersby Knights (G-Rob) 260
2 Austin Paulbearers (M. Stephans) 260
2 Stop Your Begging (Coach) 260
2 Signor Ferrari (Ferrari)260
9 The Brooklyn Embeds (Gil)250
9 Oyster Bay Orangemen (J. Moore) 250
9 Senor Jr Entry 2 (Jodd) 250
12 Picking at Random (Sean Ani)240
12 Trailer Park Hoochies (Briana) 240
12 Your Mascots Tickler (Spider) 240
12 The Name I want won't f (Bob) 240
12 ILikeYou Betty (S. Lovelace) 240
12 HUSKY REPRISE (Senor) 240
12 The Israeli Nightmares (Gil) 240
12 Marlboro and Lungbutter (AlCantHang) 240
12 Girtz NYC (Girtz) 240
21 Dr. Gonzo's Ether (Pauly) 230
21 lets do it againsoxpat (Singer) 230
21 Well T'anks For Nuttin' (Jerry) 230
21 Steal This Bracket (Poker Geek) 230
21 Buttamaker's Boilermakers (Derek) 230
21 Simian Rage (Scurvy Dog) 230
21 Syracuse Phenomenon (CJ) 230
21 Surrealistic Celibacy (BG) 230
21 CinderANG Entry 3 (Senor) 230
30 MyGirlFriend MadeMeDoIt (Spider) 220
30 OrangeUGlad I SaidOrange (Spider) 220
30 Spudtastic Webbalicious (Poker Nerd) 220
30 The Otis Ramblers (Otis) 220
30 Double Belly Draw (K. Hungus) 220
30 Stay Free Ugarte (Charles Star, comedian, ESQ.) 220
30 YouScratched MyAnchor (S. Lovelace) 220
30 Drohan 2005 (Bad Blood) 220
38 NYC HighOnPoker (Jordan) 220
39 Fennis's Dembo (Senor) 210
39 AlexPKeaton Trust Fund (Drizz) 200
41 Twinkle and Turquoise (Jenna & Haley) 180
42 Big Bold Bastards (Johnny Flopbot) 150
Thursday, March 17, 2005
March Madness: The Teams
We have 42 teams in this year's Pauly's Pub March Madness Pool with a record prize pool of $420. Top 4 places pay... Winner will get $200. 3 folks didn't do their picks. I got payment for 7 of you already. Good job, guys. If you haven't submitted your payments... do so now.
Here are the teams:
We have 42 teams in this year's Pauly's Pub March Madness Pool with a record prize pool of $420. Top 4 places pay... Winner will get $200. 3 folks didn't do their picks. I got payment for 7 of you already. Good job, guys. If you haven't submitted your payments... do so now.
Here are the teams:
MyGirlFriend MadeMeDoIt (Spider) = DukeBest of luck everyone!
Picking at Random (Anistropy Sean) = Illinois
Stay Free Ugarte (Ugarte) = Illinois
Your Mascots Tickler (Spider) = Illinois
Oyster Bay Orangemen (Joe Moore) = Wake
Big Bold Bastards (Johnny Flopbot) = UNC
LandowEntry (Landow) = Illinois
Senor Jr (Senor) = Wake
Fennis's Dembo (GW Jay) = Duke
HUSKY REPRISE (Senor) = UNC
Trailer Park Hoochies (Briana) = Illinois
Chico's Bail Bonds (Derek) = UNC
AlexPKeaton Trust Fund (Drizz) = Illinois
Inside the Paris Hilton (Pauly) = UNC
The Brooklyn Embeds (Gil) = Illinois
Signor Ferrari (Ferrari) = Illinois
Steal This Bracket (Poker Geek) = Illinois
Ballersby Knights (G-Rob) = UNC
The Israeli Nightmares (Gil) = Oklahoma
Girtz NYC (Girtz) = Duke
Stop Your Begging (Coach) = UNC
Buttamaker's Boilermakers (Derek) = Illinois
Twinkle and Turquoise (Jenna & Haley) = UCONN
CinderANG (Mrs. Senor) = Illinois
Austin Paulbearers (M. Stephans) =Illinois
Well T'anks For Nuttin' (Jerry) = OK State
Surrealistic Celibacy (BG) = OK State
Syracuse Phenomenon (CJ) = Syracuse
Drohan 2005 (Bad Blood) = Illinois
OrangeUGlad I SaidOrange (Spider) = Illinois
lets do it againsoxpat (Singer) = Louisville
Simian Rage (Scurvy Dog) = Illinois
Homer's Hard Wood (Armen) = Wake
Dr. Gonzo's Malt Liquor (Pauly) = OK State
ILikeYou Betty (Sean Lovelace) = UCONN
YouScratched MyAnchor (Sean Lovelace) = Kansas
The Otis Ramblers (Otis) = Illinois
NYC HighOnPoker (Jordan) = Kentucky
The Name I want won't f (Bob) = Wake
Double Belly Draw (K. Hungus) = UNC
Spudtastic Webbalicious (Poker Nerd) = Illinois
Marlboro and Lungbutter (AlCantHang) = Syracuse
