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Joe Sebok

...don't let it get you down...it's up to you...just don't allow it...

About Me


Your Personality Profile
You are elegant, withdrawn, and brilliant.
Your mind is a weapon, able to solve any puzzle.
You are also great at poking holes in arguments and common beliefs.
For you, comfort and calm are very important.
You tend to thrive on your own and shrug off most affection.
You prefer to protect your emotions and stay strong.
Your results:
You are The Joker
The Joker 76%
Apocalypse 72%
Lex Luthor 71%
Magneto 64%
Dr. Doom 61%
Mystique 61%
Venom 58%
Riddler 56%
Two-Face 45% The Clown Prince of Crime. You are a brilliant mastermind but are criminally insane. You love to joke around while accomplishing the task at hand.
Your results:
You are The Flash
The Flash 80%
Batman 65%
Hulk 65%
Superman 55%
Green Lantern 55%
Iron Man 55%
Spider-Man 50%
Robin 32% Fast, athletic and flirtatious.

My Interests

Poker--Drums--Music--Running--Food--Fun-- Backgammon--Skydiving--RockPaperScissors--Chess-- Baseball--Writing--Reading--Thinking

I'd like to meet:



Malcolm X--Jimi Hendrix--Michael Jordan--Orson Scott Card--Carter Beauford--John F Kennedy--John Lennon--Bill Clinton--Sandra Bullock--Charles Manson--Dominique Wilkins--Jerry Garcia--Ghandi--Walter Payton--Greg Maddux--Michael Franti--John Butler--Lauryn Hill--Neal Peart--Madonna--Jimmy Page--Nelson Mandela

Music:

Dave Matthews Band--John Butler Trio--Calexico--Dredg--Pearl Jam--Live--Tribe Called Quest--Allman Brothers--Nada Surf--Spearhead--Counting Crows--Parker Street Cinema--Beatles--Snow Patrol--Dan Bern--Silversun Pickups--Viviendo de Pao--Doves--Elliot Smith--Miles Davis--Jeff Buckley--Fall Out Boy--Lauryn Hill--Zero 7--Aimee Mann--Remy Zero--Mogwai--Ben Harper--Rush--Pretty Girls Make Graves--Onesidezero--O.A.R.--Luscious Jackson--Muse--Radiohead--Coldplay--Rise Against--Storm, Inc.--STS9--Weezer--Nelly Furtado--Paw--Imogen Heap--Jack Johnson--Norah Jones--Cowboy Mouth--Shins--Fugazi--RHCP--Thelonious Monk--moe--Rachael Yamagata--Jimmy Eat World--Iron and Wine--Foo Fighters--Zwan--The Cult--Better Than Ezra--Citizen Cope--The Who--Blind Melon--Green Day--Yes--Creeper Lagoon--Widespread Panic--Donnas--Arcade Fire--Damien Rice--Joshua Radin--Ani Difranco--Cassia Eller--Crossfade--Led Zeppelin--Ben Folds--Fugees--Magic Numbers--Guess Who--My Morning Jacket--Alice In Chains--Gov't Mule--Smashing Pumpkins--Bruce Hornsby--Death Cab For Cutie

'Ladies of the World'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFjrbmj0CUc

Movies:

Shawshank Redemption--Contact--Wedding Crashers--Animal House--Star Wars--Memento--Empire Records--The Wall--Four Rooms--Top Gun--Rounders--Into The Wild--The Beach--Almost Famous--Surfwise--Good Will Hunting--Swingers--The Matrix--Sunshine--Old School--The Last Mimzy--Gattaca--High Fidelity--Lord of the Rings--Blade Runner--Being There--Omega Man--Red Dawn--Fight Club

Television:

Friends--Scrubs--Daily Show--60 Minutes--Sportscenter

Books:

Ender's Game--Ace On The River--Super System--Chaos Theory--The Dark Knight--IT--The Stand--Animal Farm--1984--The Fountainhead--Stranger in a Strange Land--Theory of Poker--The Lovely Bones--Incarnations of Immortality--Pastwatch

Heroes:

Anyone who isn't afraid to stand up for what they truly believe in, regardless of pressure put on them or circumstances which make compromise an attractive option.---Anyone who has the social and moral inclination to be HONEST once in a while, despite what effect it may have on their life.

My Blog

Congrats to Bear & $10k Limit, WSOP; Las Vegas, NV

A very huge congratulations to Bear for taking down his third bracelet yesterday, winning the $1500 Razz event. Nice to see him take one down this year, as he has been knocking on the door for a while...
Posted by Joe Sebok on Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:25:00 PST

$5k No Limit & $2k No Limit, WSOP; Las Vegas, NV

Hey Poker Peeps,I am starting to fall back into a disturbing trend, and that is getting very unlucky here at the WSOP. It seems that after my final tables run back in '05, every year since I seem to h...
Posted by Joe Sebok on Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:05:00 PST

Congratulations to Amanda Leatherman! WSOP; Las Vegas, NV

Despite getting to play poker maybe 5 times a year, Amanda was able to cash in the ladies event here at the WSOP yesterday!  I couldn't be prouder of her as she sat...and sat...and sat, and was ...
Posted by Joe Sebok on Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:28:00 PST

$5k Shootout, WSOP; Las Vegas, NV

Monkeys in a tree! Lemurs in a field! Close but no cigar! I won my table pretty decidedly in the first round of the 5k shootout yesterday, despite it actually being pretty tough with David Benyamine, ...
Posted by Joe Sebok on Sun, 08 Jun 2008 05:12:00 PST

$2k No Limit & $1500 Short-Handed, WSOP; Las Vegas, NV

My last couple of events I have been playing like an absolute Garbage Pail Kid. Not being patient, forcing things, losing focus, tilting when things go slightly wrong. It all is stemming from just hav...
Posted by Joe Sebok on Fri, 06 Jun 2008 10:17:00 PST

$1500 Pot Limit & $5k Mix, WSOP; Las Vegas, NV

It was one of those irritating days here at the Rio. I'm hoping to get these ones out of the way early, so that I can settle into the Series nicely. The truth is also that it takes a few tournaments t...
Posted by Joe Sebok on Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:54:00 PST

$1500 NL Hold’em & Cubbies, WSOP; Las Vegas, NV

Another long day today, but with little to show for it again. I'm actually basically pretty happy with how I have been playing thus far at the Series though, so that's a good thing to build on. Haven'...
Posted by Joe Sebok on Mon, 02 Jun 2008 10:10:00 PST

WSOP Event 1, 10k PotLimit; Las Vegas, NV

The World Series of Poker has begun and I am stoked! It wasn't the perfect day right out of the gate, but it was enough to get me excited and ready to go. I was happy with how I played today overall, ...
Posted by Joe Sebok on Sat, 31 May 2008 01:36:00 PST

The Time Is Near; Las Vegas, NV

Yes! It's finally here! It doesn't matter how bad any particular poker player is running when this time of year rolls around, as ALL of us can't help but get excited about what we are about to be thro...
Posted by Joe Sebok on Fri, 30 May 2008 04:41:00 PST

The Raconteurs & "Surfwise"; Los Angeles, CA

The World Series is rolling up on us quicker than anyone realizes, and another year of poker is about to hit it's ultimate high in Vegas. I always enter it with a complete sense of excitement for all ...
Posted by Joe Sebok on Mon, 19 May 2008 11:24:00 PST