Reason 1:
I have an interview with a very large software company on Thursday. This will be huge relief for my wife and I.

Reason 2:
I am playing in a poker tournament on Saturday for (hopefully) a free buy-in to a WSOP satellite tournament.
Currently ranked number 2(of about 900) in the city of Portland, and I have a good chance (assuming I know when to fold them and when to hold them) of winning.

Unfortunately, this means I won't be at the Meet & Greet (beaverton kripsy kreme 4:00) unless something goes terribly wrong with my mad poker skillz ;)

Thanks!

Good luck! And good luck!

Good Luck! Ur lucky im not into that tournament crap! im a good poker player! :-D

kick some booty. oh and good luck

Go Get 'em Kelly!

Hit Em Hard! and earn the Big Dough!

I want to see you on the world championships of poker... with a "Large Software Company" 's Polo Shirt On!

good luck man, hope all goes well for you.

luck x2

Good Luck on the interview and good luck on the tourney. ALL IN, lol.

I believe Bill Gates is an avid poker player. Maybe you should have this prominantly on your resume. And mention your poker skills in the interview several times.

Good luck bro!

I want to see you on the world championships of poker... with a "Large Software Company" 's Polo Shirt On!

I think that says it. :D Good Luck!


Tom

Go get'um Tiger. And let's win one for the Gipper.

Definitely know when to fold that 2/7 offsuit.......regardless of your gut, you will not pull the 4 cards needed for a straight....... ;)

that is why they call it the best starting hand, right? or is that what they tell me at the table to make me play it?

Good luck Kelly. Thanks for the hospitality for when Julie and I were in Portland.

-Kevin

No problem.... Glad to have you here. We will have to play poker again.... btw, I heard you two got 1st and 2nd in a big game!

No problem.... Glad to have you here. We will have to play poker again.... btw, I heard you two got 1st and 2nd in a big game!

Yup. Our first night in Vegas and we finished 1-2 out of 47 people. Definitely nice to start a vegas trip out with a head start. It sure was fun giving all that money and then some back the rest of the week heh.

ya, good luck with everything expecially that job interview.

Money makes the home a happier place.

Oh and the poker thing... you want a challenge???? My 7 year old says I kick ___ @ fish.... I am also ranked #2 in our house (of three people) Now that is a challenge !!!! Any place... any time... Bring it!

Singleshot

Good luck with poker tourney... is it texas or something else?

Actually I am playing on the NGFT (National Go Fish Tour). Generally played on airplanes, grandma's house, and other placeschildren get bored..... next time, it's on.

okay so I made it to about 75th of 150....
Haven't heard back from the large Software company....
Have a another tourney next weekend.....

As far as I'm concerned, ya did great. I would have made it to 151st place!lol

G/L next weekend.

i hope you had fun in the tournament. I am a poker dealer at Bally's Casino in Atlantic City. A lot people don't like tournament because it drags on too long.

Good Luck with your job .

Better luck on the next tourney and hopefully you will hear back soon.

Well, the interview went well, but they informed me they had found a candidate with more skills(webdev). My background is more SysAdmin. They said they thought I would be a good fit for their department, but they felt the other person had a better chance of being able to get started right away.

Although i am used to competing for jobs lately, it is getting old. In the meantime, I will keep putting my resume out there and try to get a decent job.

Thanks for the wishes though.