nhlfan

Thanks again. That's one of the main reasons I wanted to change, to get rakeback. I started my stars and tilt accounts proir to rakeback (or at least prior to me knowing about rakeback), but have had those accounts pretty much since they started.

Thanks for the input. Just thought maybe there was something newer or better out there than Stars or Tilt. Might check out some of the others here. Thanks again.

Have took an extended lay off from online poker due to a crazy work schedule and various other reasons. I want to start playing online again, but was wondering if there is a good option besides Starts and Tilt? Thanks in advance.

Yeah, I was there in Sept. and excited to eat at Burger Bar after hearing everyone hear rave about it. It was pretty much a piece of $hit meal. Fries were average, burger was MAYBE a 5 out of 10. 5 Guys >>>>>> Burger Bar, not even close.

Playing in the $350 and the $5 whatever this weekend. Anyone else going to be there? Meet up for a beer or dinner at the break (assuming I last that long).

Who has the best low buy-in (under $100) buy-in daily tourney's in Vegas? Any help would be appreciated.

Getting there around 10:30 local. If anybody wants to play or hang, I'd be up for it. Wed is shot with work crap, but Tues and Thurs are open. PM me. Going to be playing mostly smaller buy-in tourneys as I am not feeling the greatest. Staying at the Luxor, and not by my choice....

Chick-Fil-A is a great place also if you are trying to watch your calories. Since here and Subway are pretty much the only places you can get a meal for under 500 calories, if I am unable to make it home for lunch or don't feel like packing, I pick between the two. The grilled chicken sandwich, fruit cup, and large unsweet tea is a great meal at right around 400 calories, you can't beat it. Subway is usually a 6" subway club, double meat, no cheese (410 calories), pack of apples (35 calories), and a unsweet tea or diet soda. Subway is probably the worst chain sub out there, but for the cal

I'm not really sure about how the law was written. The Charles Town "casino" was just a horse track, then got slots added some time ago. Now they are just opening their table games. For just a day trip or whatever, I won't really have a reason to go to AC. Of course, AC hosts the big tourney's, and I don't see Charles Town having anything other than MAYBE the Heartland Tour come through. Anyway, will post a trip report when I get back and let you all know how it is.

So their 27 table poker room opens Friday, along with all their other table games. Living in the DC metro area, it is now only a 35 minute drive for me. Don't know if this is good or bad, lol! Anybody else from the area going to go check it out? Will be interested in seeing if they are planning tournaments and stuff. Hopefully the dealers aren't totally terrible. If anyone else is going, post or pm, maybe we can have a few beers.

So, they are opening up their table games, including a supposedly great poker room, on July 2nd! I live in Northern VA, about 30 minutes from there, and will be there that afternoon and all day on the 3rd. Anyone else going to go check it out?

I totally agree with you, just thinking that wouldn't a different language be better?

Yeah, not sure about the school systems in Canada. I live in Loudoun County, VA (right outside DC), and it is the richest county in the country, and the public schools here are some of the best in the country, so I have no reason to send them anywhere else (and I am by no means rich, although some of the bastards that live near me are). A question for anyone that wants to answer. When I lived in Indiana we were going to send our kids (twins) to a private preschool, and they teach them French. Now I can understand it in Canada where it is a part of your heritage and all, but why would you t

FYP

Just take the cash needed for her, in a plain white envelope, and that's it. I've never had a bad experience, but the one time I wear my rolex is the one time I'll get jumped by her boyfriend hiding in the closet or something.Haven't seen a girl (escort anyway) in quite awhile.

LOL, I NEVER wear a nice watch, or carry cash, credit cards, anything, when I used to visit the escorts. Just a piece of advice.

I wear my roli quite often, and it, along with all my other watches, are at home in my winder in my closet. However, due to insurance issues, I keep the Patek in a safe deposit box on a winder. The difference in the premium on that watch and just keeping it at home versus keeping it in the bank was huge.

Not sure how much my Grandfather paid for it as I recieved in in 1993 when I graduated boot camp. I know the new ones retail around $220,000.00. Like I said, I've worn it only about 5 times (Vegas twice, my Wedding, Marine Corps ball once, and my Aunt's wedding). The one really cool thing about a Patek is that they service them for life. I have heard of people with an 80 years old watch that they don't even make parts for now getting serviced, and Patek will MAKE the parts they need to repair it. I have found most TRUE watch people can appreciate any watch, no matter the price. Just lik

There are a lot of people that don't care about watches, just like there are people that think poker is a waste of time and resources, or comic books, or guns, or whatever. The argument that a $20 dollar watch keeps time just as well as a $8000 one is missing the point. Saying, like you did, that you would rather spend your money on other things IS a valid argument. The whole point of owning or appreciating a high end watch is not in the price, it is the fact that, in most cases, the movments contains hundreds, sometimes over a thousand, of moving pieces, assembled and manufactured by hand,

Pat-eck phil-eep is the proper pronunciation. The Panerai is the one I've heard people f up the most. Pan-air-EYE is the proper pronunciation, although most people in the states seems to pronounce it pan-AIR-eee.Also, it's pat-eck, said quicly, almost like padick, instead of paT-eck, where you would distinctly pronounce each syllable.

IWC makes some awesome watches, they are in the running for my next purchase, along with about 5 others! It's so hard to pick! I am lucky to have an AMAZING watch shop nearby that carries a lot of high end brands, they give me good deals :-)

That was one of the first watches I ever bought by myself, I saved my allowance when I was like 6 to buy one. I was the shizznit at school rockin' that thing in second grade I tell you what.

I'm not a big fan of the "mesh" looking bands, but I like it on this one, very nice looking. I also like the sub dials, very cool.

LOL, not yet. Still seeing each other every or every other weekend (I live in DC, she lives in Ohio). She has a year and a half of med school left, and my kids and ex live here, so I have no plans on moving. Just a regular, long distance relationship, but with the most amazing, fun sex I've ever had.

Watches are a funny thing. I own a small collection of very nice watches, links to each below. Some of them nobody has even taken a second look at, except for the Rolex, because nobody knows any other name than Rolex. Just buy what you like, no matter the price. I don't buy them to impress other people! The good thing about the high end watches, you can usually get close to your money back on them, and if they are rare (as in rare for America, i.e. the Graham or Panerai listed below), you can actually turn a profit on them. It's funny when I wear some of them, people say, "Oh, nice watc