Anchorman

One of my favorite scenes in the movie:

Brian Fantana:"Time to musk up."
Ron Burgundy:"Wow... Never ceases to amaze me. What cologne you gonna go with? London Gentleman, or wait. No, no, no. Hold on. Blackbeard's Delight."
Brian Fantana:"No, she gets a special cologne. It's called Sex Panther by Odeon. It's illegal in nine countries. Yep, it's made with bits of real panther, so you know it's good."
Ron Burgundy:"It's quite pungent."
Brian Fantana:"Oh yeah."
Ron Burgundy:"It's a formidable scent. It stings the nostrils. In a good way."
Brian Fantana:"Yep."
Ron Burgundy:"Brian, I'm gonna be honest with you, that smells like pure gasoline."
Brian Fantana:"They've done studies you know. 60% of the time, it works every time."
Ron Burgundy:"That doesn't make sense."

The Wilyonaryo Fiasco

Willie Revillame is fake. As Joey de Leon aptly stated, "Aralin mong umiyak nang may luha. [Learn how to cry with tears]" Contrary to what Willie said, he wasn't defending himself. Again, like in so many other instances, Willie falls back to grandstanding what he arguably stands for - helping the poor and bringing joy to their lives."Alam mo ba ginagawa ko dito? Para malaman mo lang; hindi ko sinusumbat to. Bahay, sa kwarto at studio lang ako. Nandun lng ako sa loob ng kwarto ko mag-isa -- iniisip ko kung ano gagawin ko ulit para mapasaya ang buong mundo [Do you know what I do here? Just so you'll know; not to brag. House, my room, and studio. I'm just there inside my room alone -- thinking of what I can do to make the whole world happy]," says Willie. That's a lot to bear, Mr. Savior. Besides, that wasn't the issue. People weren't questioning your motives. They were looking for an explanation. You say that Joey de Leon is making it personal between the two of you. I believe it's the other way around.

Something for Nothing 2

Just finished playing a $1.00+0.10 tourney at PokerStars. Finished 2nd overall. $160.44! By far the biggest I've won playing poker online. Next best is $34, which I got playing 4,051 opponents. This time I had to deal with only 1,411. Haha.

Down to the last two, my opponent had a small advantage in chips:
We battled blinds for about ten to twenty minutes when finally a hand came: JJ. I made a standard raise of about 4 times the blinds. Got re-raised. I pushed all my chips in. Got called by Ah - 2h. Flop came K J T, turn X [I forgot], river Q! Argh.

APPT-Manila is over. Congratulations, Brett!

Dude, I don't know you but kudos for a job well done! Although it's sad that you're not Asian, it's all good. Especially the fact that you're only 22 - talk about prodigy. But I hope we Pinoys grab the next two legs and represent Asia in the Finals.









Here are the top ten placers here in Manila and the dollars they took home (or squandered on our ladies):

1. Brett Parise (USA) $179,775
2. Ira Blumenthal (Thailand) $113,858
3. Nicholas Bamman (USA) $62,921
4. Van Marcus (Australia) $44,940
5. Maor Feldinger (Isreal) $35,955
6. Roger Spets (Sweden) $26,966
7. Bas van Liere (Netherlands) $20,974
8. Kazuhiro Sato (Japan) $14,981
9. Derrick Hernandez (Philippines) $11,386*
10. Steve Junhee Yea (South Korea) $8,390

*Special mention to Derrick from Baguio! Reprasentingahhh.

Pokerstars.com APPT-Seoul Freeroll

Although the Manila leg is over, our quest for Asian poker supremacy is far from over. Freerolls for the APPT-Seoul have been running and will be running until the 15th of September over at PokerStars.com. Just like the Manila Freerolls, the multi-table freezeout starts at 7pm - with over 300 players per night vying for the ten seats to the 2nd Round on Sept. 16.