Happy Thanksgiving From The Dynasty House!
November 22, 2007
Thanksgiving is really the perfect holiday. It isn’t overly religious, and not based on a huge event. It’s just all about being thankful for what you have, getting together with friends and family, and eating delicious food until you’re sick. The Dynasty house is cooking up a feast and settling in for a day of football. Speaking of football here are my picks for today’s games:
Detroit Lions (+4) vs Green Bay Packers
New York Jets (+14.5) @ Dallas Cowboys
Atlanta Falcons (+13) vs Indianapolis Colts
Here are some pictures from the feast:
Delicious Turkey Neck
Homemade Tortilla Chips
The Bird
The big piece
Zack with 15lbs of Turkey
Delicious
Delicious
Chocolate Cherry Cheesecake Provides The Knockout Blow
My Week 11 NFL Picks
November 18, 2007
Last week didn’t go too hot as I went 6-7-1. I smell a big week coming up this Sunday. All lines are as of 12AM EST Sunday from the Bodog Sportbook
Jacksonville Jaguars (-3) vs San Diego Chargers
Kansas City Chiefs (+15) @ Indianapolis Colts
Oakland Raiders (+5) @ Minnesota Vikings
Cleveland Browns (-3) @ Baltimore Ravens
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (-3) @ Atlanta Falcons
Cincinnati Bengals (-3.5) vs Arizona Cardinals
Philadelphia Eagles (-10) vs Miami Dolphins
New Orleans Saints (PICK) @ Houstan Texans
Green Bay Packers (-10) vs Carolina Panthers
Detroit Lions(+3) vs New York Giants
Pittsburgh Steelers (-10) vs New York Jets
Dallas Cowboys (-11.5) vs Washington Redskins
St Louis Rams (-3) @ San Francisco 49ers
Chicago Bears (+6) @ Seattle Seahawks
New England Patriots (-16.5) vs Buffalo Bills
Last Week: 6-7-1
Season: 22-19-1
If I don’t get 100% right next weeks picks are FREE!
Disclaimer: I only bet legally in Las Vegas. If you are considering placing a wager make sure it is legal in your jurisdiction. This info is for entertainment purposes only, and we are not responsible for any actions taken on them. We do not support or promote illegal betting.
My NFL Week 10 Picks
November 10, 2007
8-6 for both of my first two weeks isn’t shabby, but I can do better. This week is a very tough week the only game I would bet with any confidence is the Detroit game. I’m a little short on time this week, so I’ll just be putting up my picks without a write up. Things should be back to normal with the picks next week.
All lines are as of 12PM EST Saturday from the Bodog Sportsbook
Jacksonville Jaguars (+4) @ Tennessee Titans
Kansas City Chiefs (-3) vs. Denver Broncos
Buffalo Bills (-3) @ Miami Dolphins
Cleveland Browns (+10) @ Pittsburgh Steelers
New Orleans Saints (-11) vs. St. Louis Rams
Atlanta Falcons (+4) @ Carolina Panthers
Washington Redskins (-3) vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Green Bay Packers (-6) vs. Minnesota Vikings
Cincinnati Bengals (+3.5) @ Baltimore Ravens
Oakland Raiders (+3.5) vs. Chicago Bears
Dallas Cowboys (-2) @ New York Giants
Detroit Lions (+1) @ Arizona Cardinals
Indianapols Colts (-4) @ San Diego Chargers
San Francisco 49ers (+10) @ Seattle Seahawks
Last Week: 8-6-0
Season: 16-12-0
If I don’t get 100% right next weeks picks are FREE!
Disclaimer: I only bet legally in Las Vegas. If you are considering placing a wager make sure it is legal in your jurisdiction. This info is for entertainment purposes only, and we are not responsible for any actions taken on them. We do not support or promote illegal betting.
Vegas Challenge Day 3-5: Owned….
November 8, 2007
As you’ve probably guessed by now the Vegas challenge did not go so hot. After being cold decked in the poker cash games I gave casino war and sports betting a try. I even started hustling the beer pong tables at O’Shea’s.
I got hit hard by casino war, which was the biggest shocker in Vegas history. This goes to show even the great ones have their off days. Jordan and Gretzky failed from time to time. After building back up by being a beer pong hustla, I put my remaining cash on my Michigan Wolverines at Michigan State on Saturday. It was a great game, with Michigan making an awesome comeback. Sadly they only won by 4 and the line was -4.5, and I was busto. If I had the choice between winning the bet or winning the game, I’d take the game every time.
This bad news for me means you guys get the $500 freeroll. Details on that will come as I work on getting that set up. It was a lot of fun to attempt the challenge, and I will certainly do more like this in the future. Here are a few more pictures from the trip:
This is what I got Eric for his 21st birthday.
Enjoying a tasty brew at the Hofbrauhaus
This is officially the greatest bum sign of all time. I would have given him lots of money if he wasn’t in the process of getting arrested.
My NFL Week 9 Picks
November 1, 2007
Before I saw the week 8 lines I told everyone I was going to ride the Pats all season, until they showed that they were going to take their foot off the pedal. Apparently it was stupid of me to change my mind. I won’t be making that mistake this week. I’m in Las Vegas for the week, so it’s going to be a sports betting bonanza this week. I was 8-6 last week, and like I said if I don’t go 100% next weeks picks are free.
All lines are as of 10PM EST from the Bodog Sportsbook
Washington Redskins (-4) @ New York Jets
The Jets are very very bad and the Skins are going to playing with some passion after getting embarrassed last week. Nuff said.
Green Bay Packers (+2) @ Kansas City Chiefs
Green Bay really isn’t getting any respect this year. I know Denver’s rush defense is the worst in the league, but I was really impressed with Ryan Grant. He was hitting the holes incredibly hard, and was running with authority. Kansas City doesn’t have the weapons to keep up with GB, I think the Packers win by at least 10.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (-3.5) vs Arizona Cardinals
This was a tough pick. Tampa really should have beat Jacksonville last week if it wasn’t for a few uncharacteristic overthrows from Jeff Garcia. That should mean the Bucs are better than they’ve looked the last few weeks. If Garcia can find his rhythm again Tampa should be able to win this game by shutting down Arizona’s passing game.
Carolina Panthers (+4) @ Tennessee Titans
The Titans will most likely win this game, but I have a hard time taking them as a favorite. With Vince Young at QB they just can’t put up enough points to win big. I think it would be a smart move to bet against them anytime Vince Young is starting and they are favored the rest of the year.
Atlanta Falcons (-3) vs San Francisco 49ers
When two teams are this bad I’m just going to take the home team and forget this game ever even existed.
New Orleans Saints (-3.5) vs Jacksonville Jaguars
It looks like the Saints are getting back some of the magic from last year. Brees looked great last week, and I still have no faith in Quinn Grey. The Jags should have been burned for 3 more long passes last week, and the Saints have a much better air attack than Tampa. I’m really starting to think NO can win their division.
Detroit Lions (-3) vs Denver Broncos
Everyone talks about the Lion’s passing game, but it’s going to be their ground attack that’s the difference in this game. I’ve been very impressed with Kevin Jones since his return from the foot injury. The Lions are going to take a page out of Green Bays play book from last week and pound the run to set up the deep ball.
Buffalo Bills (+1.5) vs Cincinnati Bengals
I’m officially done with the Bengals this year. Buffalo always plays tough at home, and it looked like they put a few things together last week. It’s not going to be pretty but I think the Bills pull it off this week.
San Diego Chargers (-7) @ Minnesota Vikings
Even with the Vikes great run D, they aren’t going to be able to hold off LT for long. Phillip Rivers is starting to look like a real life NFL quarterback and they will have enough of a passing game to throw off Minnesota. This smells like a 35-7 San Diego win.
Cleveland Browns (-1.5) vs Seattle Seahawks
It’s so great that I can pick both Detroit and Cleveland vs Denver and Seattle this week. I don’t think Seattle has a chance unless they can get Shaun Alexander to stop sucking, and I don’t see that happening any time soon.
New England Patriots (-6) @ Indianapolis Colts
I learned my lesson this week. I’m convinced that they are trying to not only go undefeated, but go undefeated against the spread. I’m so excited to watch this game in Vegas, it should be the game of the year.
Oakland Raiders (-3) vs Houston Texans
See ATL vs the 49ers
Dallas Cowboys (-3) @ Philadelphia Eagles
This is my lock of the week. There is no way Philly is half as good as Dallas and Andy Reid was too busy hearing his home was a “drug emporium” to prepare as he should. This game is a 20 pt blow out.
Baltimore Ravens (-10) @ Pittsburgh Steelers
Are the Ravens really that bad? I guess the answer is yes, but their defense should be good enough to keep it under a 10 pt loss.
Last Week 8-6-0
Season 8-6-0
If I don’t get 100% right next weeks picks are FREE!
Disclaimer: I only bet legally in Las Vegas. If you are considering placing a wager make sure it is legal in your jurisdiction. This info is for entertainment purposes only, and we are not responsible for any actions taken on them. We do not support or promote illegal betting.
Vegas Challenge Day 2: Trying to Get Off The Ground
November 1, 2007
With only $420 after the first day I had a long way to go before I could even think about reaching my $5000 goal. When I started this I knew the hardest part would be getting out of the lowest limits. The day looked promising when I won a nice pot after flopping a set of 5s vs AK and KQ on a 5KT board. This hand put my roll up to about $700. Next hand I ran top pair, a flush draw, and a gut shot up against bottom two. I bricked out and was back down to about $450.
I ran very cold for the rest of the day before I decided to take matters into my own hands, and really put some pressure on everyone. I bluffed a few really big pots and worked my way back up to about $700. When I looked down at QQ late in the day it was the first time in the two days I had seen AA,KK or QQ. When the flop came AQX we got it in and he showed AA. That dropped me down to $500, and after two days of playing I was back to square one.
The palace was running a $60 buyin tournament, so I decided to give that a try. Winning that would give me the boost I needed to make a run at a higher level. We started at 3000 chips and I floated around even till the 100/200 level. 4 people limped, and I was on the button with A10. Everyone was playing typical live poker mega donkament style, so I was pretty sure A10 was good. I wasn’t as confident when two people called, but when the flop came down KT7 I didn’t have any choice but to push my last 1700 when they checked to me. I got ready to leave when both players called (the first guy had $1600 chips and the overcaller hand me covered). I was in surprisingly good shape when the first guy showed 88 and the second 67. The pot was about 9k and I would have been able to dominate the rest if I took it down. The river came a 3rd 8 and I got back 2oo chips.
The next hand might be the funniest hand I’ve ever played in a tournament. The whole table limped to me in the cutoff, and I tossed in my last 200 chips. The button limped, and the small blind pushed all in for 2500 chips. It looked like I had some protection, so I figured it would be a good time to look at my hand. For the first time in the two days of my Vegas trip I looked down at AsAc. I didn’t quite get the protection I wanted when 3 other people called the push. The flop came QdJd3d and all 3 players left got all in. The small blind showed AhQh, another short stack showed J3, the guy who had 88 the last hand showed Ks9d, and the last one in had 5d7d for the flopped flush. The turn rolled off the 2d and the old man won a massive pot, knocking 4 people out, with his 9 high one card flush.
That was all the live poker I could take, so I spent the rest of the night enjoying Halloweenin Vegas. Two days in the bankroll is only at $440, so I’m going to have to bring out the big guns to help me get off the ground. Most of you probably don’t know this but I am considered by many to be the Tiger Woods/Micheal Jordon/Brett Farve/Phil Ivey of casino war. In 15 sesssions I have come out a winner 14, which is litterally the world record. I wanted to wait till I had more money and use casino war to lock up the victory, but desperate times call for desperate measures.
Vegas Challenge Bankroll: $440
Vodka Redbulls Consumed: 24
