1 tournament win makes up for 5 crappy ones

Summary of results for the last 12 hours
$13 6-man turbo – 5th place - net -$13
$3.25 6-man turbo – 6th place - net -$3.25
$3.25 6-man turbo – 4th place - net -$3.25
$11 27-person SNG – 9th place – net -$11
$11 27-person SNG – 17th place – net -$11 and then….
$5.50 27-person SNG – 1st place – net +$44.50
Total Profit - $3.00!!!!!

My daughter got me up at 4:00 this morning, she couldn’t sleep, and she wanted water, and this and that, so of course, daddy gets up. My wife was complaining about me rolling into her in bed and snoring too much, so I guess that is a sign. Get up and play poker.

All of my other SNGs, other than the last one that I won, I played good poker. Couple of classic suckouts by my opponents got me sent to the rail early on. My favorite one was when I raised it up in the second level of the $13 6-man SNG to 4xBB with TT from the cutoff, get called by the SB and BB. Flop comes rainbow 2 5 8. Perfect. SB bets ½ pot, BB raises, I contemplate a call or a shove, and figured a raise would commit me anyways, so I shove, SB folds and BB calls with…………………………….JT? Of course a 9 on the turn gave him some more outs, and he spikes a J on the river to take the pot. I mean, WTF was he thinking? So ghey.

For some reason, I have had some success lately specifically in the $5 27-person SNGs with 2 2nds and now a first. This one went pretty smoothly as we worked to the final table, and I kept getting my money in good. Here are a couple of hands leading up to the last table:

Table '86519449 3' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: PJS JR. (1905 in chips)
Seat 3: Rosie1986 (1705 in chips)
Seat 4: Duc_bim (1815 in chips)
Seat 5: binostar (1630 in chips)
Seat 6: POKA4$ACE (1115 in chips)
Seat 7: pokerlake (1220 in chips)
Seat 8: waldano (1480 in chips)
Seat 9: Cos999 (1190 in chips)
pokerlake: posts small blind 25
waldano: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR. [Qd Ah]
Cos999: folds
PJS JR.: raises 100 to 150
5 folds
waldano: calls 100
*** FLOP *** [9h Qs Jc]
waldano: checks
PJS JR.: bets 200
waldano: calls 200
*** TURN *** [9h Qs Jc] [7c]
waldano: checks
PJS JR.: bets 300
waldano: calls 300
*** RIVER *** [9h Qs Jc 7c] [6d]
waldano: checks
PJS JR.: safety checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
waldano: shows [Qh Kd] (a pair of Queens)
PJS JR.: shows [Qd Ah] (a pair of Queens - Ace kicker)
PJS JR. collected 1325 from pot

And then this one…

Table '86519449 3' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: PJS JR. (2480 in chips)
Seat 5: binostar (1580 in chips)
Seat 6: POKA4$ACE (1240 in chips)
Seat 7: pokerlake (1095 in chips)
Seat 8: waldano (805 in chips)
Seat 9: Cos999 (1690 in chips)
pokerlake: posts small blind 25
waldano: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR. [As Qs]
Cos999: raises 100 to 150
PJS JR.: calls 150
3 folds
waldano: calls 100
*** FLOP *** [4d 3c Ah]
waldano: checks
Cos999: bets 100
PJS JR.: calls 100
waldano: folds
*** TURN *** [4d 3c Ah] [5d]
Cos999: bets 100
PJS JR.: calls 100
*** RIVER *** [4d 3c Ah 5d] [5h]
Cos999: bets 100
PJS JR.: calls 100 safety call – he has AK??
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Cos999: shows [Ks Kh] (two pair, Kings and Fives)
PJS JR.: shows [As Qs] (two pair, Aces and Fives)
PJS JR. collected 1075 from pot

So, I double up to 3000 chips without any sweating at all. Then this hand comes up and I get extremely lucky…

Table '86519449 3' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: PJS JR. (3195 in chips)
Seat 2: kosmas23 (2957 in chips)
Seat 3: claudjo (708 in chips)
Seat 4: SUERTES (3080 in chips)
Seat 5: binostar (3260 in chips)
Seat 6: Duc_bim (2415 in chips)
Seat 9: Cos999 (2015 in chips)
claudjo: posts small blind 75
SUERTES: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR. [Ts Td]
3 folds
PJS JR.: raises 300 to 450
kosmas23: calls 450
claudjo: calls 375
SUERTES: folds
*** FLOP *** [8d 9s 6s]
claudjo: bets 258 and is all-in
PJS JR.: raises 2487 to 2745 and is all-in hoping to isolate
kosmas23: calls 2507 and is all-in
*** TURN *** [8d 9s 6s] [2c]
*** RIVER *** [8d 9s 6s 2c] [7c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
PJS JR.: shows [Ts Td] (a straight, Six to Ten)
kosmas23: shows [6c 6d] (three of a kind, Sixes)
PJS JR. collected 4498 from side pot
claudjo: shows [9d Jd] (a pair of Nines)
PJS JR. collected 2274 from main pot

Just before the final table, I flop TPTK and get it all in against a shorter stack’s flush draw and lose. I am off to the final table with 5000ish chips.

Table '86519449 2' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: b_r_@_m_8_0 (7095 in chips)
Seat 2: Stokson (4545 in chips)
Seat 3: Russak0505 (1870 in chips)
Seat 4: MyriadMutiny (7250 in chips)
Seat 5: Duc_bim (3815 in chips)
Seat 6: binostar (5215 in chips)
Seat 7: SUERTES (3605 in chips)
Seat 8: PJS JR. (4995 in chips)
Seat 9: Molsson (2110 in chips)

First big hand:

Table '86519449 2' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: b_r_@_m_8_0 (8015 in chips)
Seat 2: Stokson (4215 in chips)
Seat 4: MyriadMutiny (5935 in chips)
Seat 5: Duc_bim (9960 in chips)
Seat 6: binostar (2225 in chips)
Seat 7: SUERTES (5805 in chips)
Seat 8: PJS JR. (4345 in chips)
b_r_@_m_8_0: posts the ante 25
Stokson: posts the ante 25
MyriadMutiny: posts the ante 25
Duc_bim: posts the ante 25
binostar: posts the ante 25
SUERTES: posts the ante 25
PJS JR.: posts the ante 25
Duc_bim: posts small blind 200
binostar: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR. [As Kh]
SUERTES: folds
PJS JR.: raises 3920 to 4320 and is all-in
4 folds
binostar: calls 1800 and is all-in
*** FLOP *** [Ah 4d 7s]
*** TURN *** [Ah 4d 7s] [7d]
*** RIVER *** [Ah 4d 7s 7d] [5h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
binostar: shows [8d 8h] (two pair, Eights and Sevens)
PJS JR.: shows [As Kh] (two pair, Aces and Sevens)
PJS JR. collected 4775 from pot

As we were on the bubble, the 2 bigger stacks raised every time and everyone folded. I wasn’t picking up any hands, and chose to hang back until one of the short stacks went out and we made the money. That never seemed to happen. And the big stacks wanted the bubble to continue, case in point…

Table '86519449 2' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: b_r_@_m_8_0 (5765 in chips)
Seat 2: Stokson (3565 in chips)
Seat 4: MyriadMutiny (1485 in chips)
Seat 5: Duc_bim (16660 in chips)
Seat 7: SUERTES (11155 in chips)
Seat 8: PJS JR. (1870 in chips)
b_r_@_m_8_0: posts the ante 50
Stokson: posts the ante 50
MyriadMutiny: posts the ante 50
Duc_bim: posts the ante 50
SUERTES: posts the ante 50
PJS JR.: posts the ante 50
Stokson: posts small blind 400
MyriadMutiny: posts big blind 800
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR. [Js 3d]
Duc_bim: folds
SUERTES: folds
PJS JR.: folds
b_r_@_m_8_0: folds
Stokson: folds
MyriadMutiny collected 1100 from pot
MyriadMutiny: doesn't show hand

I mean, it wouldn’t be too much to get the small stack out with any kind of raise by the big stacks, but they didn’t want him out yet. As a result, I blinded myself down to nothing, and all of a sudden, I was in danger on going out on the bubble. Here is the hand that saved me.

Table '86519449 2' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: b_r_@_m_8_0 (7165 in chips)
Seat 2: Stokson (1565 in chips)
Seat 4: MyriadMutiny (1685 in chips)
Seat 5: Duc_bim (18760 in chips)
Seat 7: SUERTES (9555 in chips)
Seat 8: PJS JR. (1770 in chips)
b_r_@_m_8_0: posts the ante 50
Stokson: posts the ante 50
MyriadMutiny: posts the ante 50
Duc_bim: posts the ante 50
SUERTES: posts the ante 50
PJS JR.: posts the ante 50
Duc_bim: posts small blind 400
SUERTES: posts big blind 800
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR. [Ts Jh]
PJS JR.: raises 920 to 1720 and is all-in
3 folds
Duc_bim: calls 1320
SUERTES: calls 920
*** FLOP *** [Ad Tc 7c]
Duc_bim: checks
SUERTES: checks
*** TURN *** [Ad Tc 7c] [9s]
Duc_bim: checks
SUERTES: checks
*** RIVER *** [Ad Tc 7c 9s] [6c]
Duc_bim: checks
SUERTES: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Duc_bim: shows [Js Qd] (high card Ace)
SUERTES: shows [Qc 7d] (a pair of Sevens)
PJS JR.: shows [Ts Jh] (a pair of Tens)
PJS JR. collected 5460 from pot Weeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!

Finally the shortest stack went out on this hand:

Table '86519449 2' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: b_r_@_m_8_0 (8565 in chips)
Seat 2: Stokson (1465 in chips)
Seat 4: MyriadMutiny (1585 in chips)
Seat 5: Duc_bim (16940 in chips)
Seat 7: SUERTES (7335 in chips)
Seat 8: PJS JR. (4610 in chips)
b_r_@_m_8_0: posts the ante 50
Stokson: posts the ante 50
MyriadMutiny: posts the ante 50
Duc_bim: posts the ante 50
SUERTES: posts the ante 50
PJS JR.: posts the ante 50
PJS JR.: posts small blind 400
b_r_@_m_8_0: posts big blind 800
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR. [Kc Qs]
Stokson: raises 615 to 1415 and is all-in
3 folds
PJS JR.: calls 1015
b_r_@_m_8_0: folds
*** FLOP *** [Ah 8s 7d]
*** TURN *** [Ah 8s 7d] [Jh]
*** RIVER *** [Ah 8s 7d Jh] [Td]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
PJS JR.: shows [Kc Qs] (a straight, Ten to Ace)
Stokson: shows [2d As] (a pair of Aces)
PJS JR. collected 3930 from pot

Then I won a couple of big ones when we got down to 3-handed:
Table '86519449 2' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 5: Duc_bim (11690 in chips)
Seat 7: SUERTES (22035 in chips)
Seat 8: PJS JR. (6775 in chips)
Duc_bim: posts the ante 75
SUERTES: posts the ante 75
PJS JR.: posts the ante 75
SUERTES: posts small blind 600
PJS JR.: posts big blind 1200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR. [8c 9c]
Duc_bim: raises 1600 to 2800
SUERTES: folds
PJS JR.: raises 3900 to 6700 and is all-in
Duc_bim: folds
PJS JR. collected 6425 from pot

And then…

Table '86519449 2' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 5: Duc_bim (8890 in chips)
Seat 7: SUERTES (22035 in chips)
Seat 8: PJS JR. (9575 in chips)
Duc_bim: posts the ante 75
SUERTES: posts the ante 75
PJS JR.: posts the ante 75
SUERTES: posts small blind 600
PJS JR.: posts big blind 1200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR. [Ac Tc]
Duc_bim: folds
SUERTES: raises 1200 to 2400
PJS JR.: raises 7100 to 9500 and is all-in
SUERTES: calls 7100
*** FLOP *** [5d 4s 4d]
*** TURN *** [5d 4s 4d] [Ts]
*** RIVER *** [5d 4s 4d Ts] [6s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
SUERTES: shows [Qc Kc] (a pair of Fours)
PJS JR.: shows [Ac Tc] (two pair, Tens and Fours)
PJS JR. collected 19225 from pot

Pretty standard 3-handed there. I became chipleader, and continued to win when I got my money in. Then, we got down to head-up when my 2 opponents tangled:

Table '86519449 2' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 5: Duc_bim (7165 in chips)
Seat 7: SUERTES (10360 in chips)
Seat 8: PJS JR. (22975 in chips)
Duc_bim: posts the ante 75
SUERTES: posts the ante 75
PJS JR.: posts the ante 75
Duc_bim: posts small blind 600
SUERTES: posts big blind 1200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR. [Js 4c]
PJS JR.: folds
Duc_bim: raises 5890 to 7090 and is all-in
SUERTES: calls 5890
*** FLOP *** [6d 6s 8s]
*** TURN *** [6d 6s 8s] [Jc]
*** RIVER *** [6d 6s 8s Jc] [3d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Duc_bim: shows [Kc 8c] (two pair, Eights and Sixes)
SUERTES: shows [6c 6h] (four of a kind, Sixes)
SUERTES collected 14405 from pot

Heads-up play lasted a while, a contained a few beats:

Table '86519449 2' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 7: SUERTES (13300 in chips)
Seat 8: PJS JR. (27200 in chips)
SUERTES: posts the ante 75
PJS JR.: posts the ante 75
SUERTES: posts small blind 800
PJS JR.: posts big blind 1600
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR. [Qd Jd]
SUERTES: raises 3200 to 4800
PJS JR.: raises 22325 to 27125 and is all-in
SUERTES: calls 8425 and is all-in
*** FLOP *** [4c Ah Th]
*** TURN *** [4c Ah Th] [4h]
*** RIVER *** [4c Ah Th 4h] [8h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
PJS JR.: shows [Qd Jd] (a pair of Fours)
SUERTES: shows [7s Qh] (a flush, Ace high)
SUERTES collected 26600 from pot

This one stunk for sure, but I battled back by raising all-in and winning 7 of the next 9 hands, and then this:

Table '86519449 2' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 7: SUERTES (24050 in chips)
Seat 8: PJS JR. (16450 in chips)
SUERTES: posts the ante 75
PJS JR.: posts the ante 75
PJS JR.: posts small blind 800
SUERTES: posts big blind 1600
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR. [Ks 9h]
PJS JR.: raises 14775 to 16375 and is all-in
SUERTES: calls 14775
*** FLOP *** [Jh 9s As]
*** TURN *** [Jh 9s As] [8s]
*** RIVER *** [Jh 9s As 8s] [4d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
SUERTES: shows [5c 5s] (a pair of Fives)
PJS JR.: shows [Ks 9h] (a pair of Nines)
PJS JR. collected 32900 from pot

And the final blow:

Table '86519449 2' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 7: SUERTES (9275 in chips)
Seat 8: PJS JR. (31225 in chips)
SUERTES: posts the ante 75
PJS JR.: posts the ante 75
PJS JR.: posts small blind 800
SUERTES: posts big blind 1600
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR. [Ad Td]
PJS JR.: raises 9600 to 11200
SUERTES: calls 7600 and is all-in
*** FLOP *** [Qs 2c 2h]
*** TURN *** [Qs 2c 2h] [9d]
*** RIVER *** [Qs 2c 2h 9d] [4c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
SUERTES: shows [Kc 7s] (a pair of Deuces)
PJS JR.: shows [Ad Td] (a pair of Deuces - Ace kicker)
PJS JR. collected 18550 from pot

So, all of that work, and I am up $3 for the day. Yay.

More to follow after I run hot for the next week. I will keep you posted.

Ryan

State of affairs…

Well, things are better now. A lot of soul searching, underwear drawer cleaning and gut-wrenching conversations later, things are a lot better. I look back on the last week and wonder what happened, complain about feeling like crap, fighting with my wife too much, being annoyed about a lot of things. Then I sit back and look at my life, being blessed with a beautiful, hard-working wife, 3 lovely children, a great job, some really great friends, and the God-given freedom as a Canadian to do whatever I want, whenever I want, and have enough money to do it with.

I live in a place, just like any other place, but one with poverty, people living on $15 a day or less, living in wooden shacks, houses that have garbage bags as roofs, and here I am, a guy making a high 5-figure salary, and having all he could ask for, and I am here complaining. Quite sad really.

Anyways, I have made some short and long-term goals, not the least of which is to appreciate life, enjoy it, get organized, respect myself and my house, the people that live in it, and wake up with a smile every morning. I don’t think that is too much to ask given my circumstances.

On to poker…

My only young Canadian neighbor of mine has taken me in 3 of the last 6 nights, and we have been talking SNGs. I have been really disappointed at my SNG play lately. Whenever I am, I go see him for some pick-me-ups, and some sound advice. He has been playing of Cake Poker recently, and is up about $5k on that site in the last month playing $50-75 SNGs.

Last night, we talked strategy, watch a couple of PokerXfactor videos, emphasizing the need to be very patient early, and whether you are playing a regular or a turbo SNG, that the ability to fold almost every hand in the first 2-3 levels. That is, unless you get a really good hand. I was looking back at some of my recent HHs, and I was noticing that I was seeing 30-35% of flops in the first 2 levels, with the theory of, “seeing flops is pretty cheap – maybe I can see one with 75suited and get lucky.” You see 8-10 flops early on and don’t get lucky, you’ve drained 20-30% of your chips unnecessarily.

So, with my refreshed knowledge intact, I set out to play some SNGs last night, and fared pretty well. Here are some hands from the last SNG I played, indicating a) how bad the play was, b) How people raise the wrong amounts at the wrong times, and c) Play ABC poker at SNGs of this level, I would say at least to the $25 level. That is as high as I have played, and it is ABC poker all the way up to that level for sure.

Hand #1: A perfect example of needing to have the ability to lay down hands when you don’t hit, especially early on in the first 2 levels.
PokerStars Game #17046477177: Tournament #86378639, $12+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2008/04/28 - 01:15:42 (ET)
Table '86378639 1' 6-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: PJS JR. (1450 in chips)
Seat 2: feeliner (2770 in chips)
Seat 3: shoemaker58 (1620 in chips)
Seat 4: marilynjoy (1310 in chips)
Seat 5: ace of dingo (850 in chips)
Seat 6: wu-tok-tak (1000 in chips)
wu-tok-tak: posts small blind 15
PJS JR.: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR. [4s Jh]
feeliner: raises 60 to 90
shoemaker58: raises 150 to 240 Fine, he is trying to steal
4 folds
feeliner: calls 150 UTG raise and flat call – probably pretty strong
*** FLOP *** [7c 9s 5h]
feeliner: checks
shoemaker58: bets 450
feeliner: raises 450 to 900 Time for shoemaker to fold
shoemaker58: calls 450 Oh, but he doesn’t
*** TURN *** [7c 9s 5h] [2c]
feeliner: bets 480
shoemaker58: calls 480 and is all-in WTF?? Gets it all in with an overcard draw – sweet!
*** RIVER *** [7c 9s 5h 2c] [2d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
feeliner: shows [Jc Js] (two pair, Jacks and Deuces)
shoemaker58: shows [Ad Qc] (a pair of Deuces)
feeliner collected 3285 from pot

Hand #2 – same SNG
WTF is up with this hand…
PokerStars Game #17046514857: Tournament #86378639, $12+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2008/04/28 - 01:18:42 (ET)
Table '86378639 1' 6-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: PJS JR. (1405 in chips) - Still haven’t seen a flop – 17 hands into the SNG
Seat 2: feeliner (4390 in chips)
Seat 4: marilynjoy (1850 in chips)
Seat 5: ace of dingo (850 in chips)
Seat 6: wu-tok-tak (505 in chips)
marilynjoy: posts small blind 25
ace of dingo: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR. [4h 3d]
3 folds
marilynjoy: raises 800 to 850
ace of dingo: folds
marilynjoy collected 100 from pot
Well played Marilyn – nice sized raise there.

Hand #3:

PokerStars Game #17046518714: Tournament #86378639, $12+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2008/04/28 - 01:19:01 (ET)
Table '86378639 1' 6-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: PJS JR. (1405 in chips)
Seat 2: feeliner (4390 in chips)
Seat 4: marilynjoy (1900 in chips)
Seat 5: ace of dingo (800 in chips)
Seat 6: wu-tok-tak (505 in chips)
ace of dingo: posts small blind 25
wu-tok-tak: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR. [6d 9d]
PJS JR.: folds
feeliner: raises 75 to 125
2 folds
wu-tok-tak: calls 75
*** FLOP *** [Jc 8c 2d]
wu-tok-tak: checks
feeliner: bets 50 Weak bet…
wu-tok-tak: calls 50 Probably on a draw – getting about 6:1 on the call.
*** TURN *** [Jc 8c 2d] [Ad]
wu-tok-tak: bets 330 and is all-in
feeliner: calls 330 Obviously hit his draw…
*** RIVER *** [Jc 8c 2d Ad] [Ks]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
wu-tok-tak: shows [Kc Ah] (two pair, Aces and Kings)
feeliner: shows [Qc Qs] (a pair of Queens) Crappy bet on flop cost him the hand.
wu-tok-tak collected 1035 from pot

Hand #4: My first winning hand of the SNG

PokerStars Game #17046524862: Tournament #86378639, $12+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2008/04/28 - 01:19:31 (ET)
Table '86378639 1' 6-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: PJS JR. (1405 in chips)
Seat 2: feeliner (3885 in chips)
Seat 4: marilynjoy (1900 in chips)
Seat 5: ace of dingo (775 in chips)
Seat 6: wu-tok-tak (1035 in chips)
wu-tok-tak: posts small blind 25
PJS JR.: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR. [As 9s]
4 folds
PJS JR. collected 50 from pot
Sweet…..
On we go a little later in the match…

Hand #5:

PokerStars Game #17046527925: Tournament #86378639, $12+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2008/04/28 - 01:19:46 (ET)
Table '86378639 1' 6-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: PJS JR. (1430 in chips)
Seat 2: feeliner (3885 in chips)
Seat 4: marilynjoy (1900 in chips)
Seat 5: ace of dingo (775 in chips)
Seat 6: wu-tok-tak (1010 in chips)
PJS JR.: posts small blind 25
feeliner: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR. [9d 5s]
marilynjoy: raises 50 to 100
ace of dingo: calls 100
wu-tok-tak: raises 910 to 1010 and is all-in
PJS JR.: folds
feeliner: folds
marilynjoy: folds
ace of dingo: folds
wu-tok-tak collected 375 from pot
wu-tok-tak: shows [Ah As] (a pair of Aces) I don’t understand why he raised all-in there. Probably a raise to 350-400 chips would have sufficed, and may have kept one of the other guys in the pot. A waste of a good hand really.

Hand #6:
PokerStars Game #17046556028: Tournament #86378639, $12+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2008/04/28 - 01:22:03 (ET)
Table '86378639 1' 6-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: PJS JR. (1405 in chips)
Seat 2: feeliner (4010 in chips)
Seat 4: marilynjoy (1800 in chips)
Seat 5: ace of dingo (600 in chips)
Seat 6: wu-tok-tak (1185 in chips)
wu-tok-tak: posts small blind 25
PJS JR.: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR. [Ac Kh]
feeliner: raises 150 to 200
3 folds
PJS JR.: raises 1205 to 1405 and is all-in
feeliner: calls 1205
*** FLOP *** [4s 7d 3d]
*** TURN *** [4s 7d 3d] [8h]
*** RIVER *** [4s 7d 3d 8h] [6c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
PJS JR.: shows [Ac Kh] (high card Ace)
feeliner: shows [Tc Qd] (high card Queen)
PJS JR. collected 2835 from pot
I know he was the big stack, but no need to throw away 1/3 of your chips with QT at this stage of the game.

Hand #7: Funniest hand of the tournament
PokerStars Game #17046589930: Tournament #86378639, $12+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2008/04/28 - 01:24:51 (ET)
Table '86378639 1' 6-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: PJS JR. (2710 in chips)
Seat 2: feeliner (2680 in chips)
Seat 4: marilynjoy (1775 in chips)
Seat 5: ace of dingo (525 in chips)
Seat 6: wu-tok-tak (1310 in chips)
PJS JR.: posts small blind 50
feeliner: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR. [2s 6c]
marilynjoy: calls 100
ace of dingo: folds
wu-tok-tak: calls 100
PJS JR.: folds
feeliner: checks
*** FLOP *** [5d Td Ad]
feeliner: checks
marilynjoy: bets 500
wu-tok-tak: calls 500
feeliner: raises 2080 to 2580 and is all-in
marilynjoy: calls 1175 and is all-in
wu-tok-tak: calls 710 and is all-in
*** TURN *** [5d Td Ad] [Ac]
*** RIVER *** [5d Td Ad Ac] [5c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
feeliner: shows [7d 2h] (two pair, Aces and Fives) raises all-in with nothing
marilynjoy: shows [Ah As] (four of a kind, Aces) LOL – she is just salivating with this action
marilynjoy collected 930 from side pot
wu-tok-tak: shows [Kd Th] (two pair, Aces and Tens) calls with middle pair
marilynjoy collected 3980 from main pot

What the hell were those guys thinking, to me, it’s just unnecessary to be trying to pull these moves that obviously don’t work at these SNG levels.

After one of the short stacks pushes with QT and gets called by AK, this shitty hand happens.
Hand #8:
PokerStars Game #17046634424: Tournament #86378639, $12+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2008/04/28 - 01:28:36 (ET)
Table '86378639 1' 6-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: PJS JR. (2510 in chips)
Seat 2: feeliner (1105 in chips)
Seat 4: marilynjoy (5385 in chips)
marilynjoy: posts small blind 75
PJS JR.: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR. [6d 8h]
feeliner: folds
marilynjoy: calls 75
PJS JR.: checks
*** FLOP *** [8d 6h Js]
marilynjoy: bets 300
PJS JR.: calls 300
*** TURN *** [8d 6h Js] [Td]
marilynjoy: checks
PJS JR.: bets 600 go away already!!
marilynjoy: calls 600
*** RIVER *** [8d 6h Js Td] [Jd]
marilynjoy: checks
PJS JR.: checks shitty river – I check
*** SHOW DOWN ***
marilynjoy: shows [4d 5d] (a flush, Jack high) of course…
PJS JR.: mucks hand
marilynjoy collected 2100 from pot

Hand #9: Time to make the money.
PokerStars Game #17046667308: Tournament #86378639, $12+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2008/04/28 - 01:31:25 (ET)
Table '86378639 1' 6-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: PJS JR. (1385 in chips)
Seat 2: feeliner (560 in chips)
Seat 4: marilynjoy (7055 in chips)
marilynjoy: posts small blind 75
PJS JR.: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR. [8s 9s]
feeliner: raises 410 to 560 and is all-in
marilynjoy: folds
PJS JR.: calls 410 Suited connectors, gotta call and knock this guy out.
*** FLOP *** [8d 9d Ts]
*** TURN *** [8d 9d Ts] [Kc]
*** RIVER *** [8d 9d Ts Kc] [8h] Weeeeee!!!
*** SHOW DOWN ***
PJS JR.: shows [8s 9s] (a full house, Eights full of Nines)
feeliner: shows [Ac 3h] (a pair of Eights)
PJS JR. collected 1195 from pot

Doesn’t take long to win this thing outright:

PokerStars Game #17046675278: Tournament #86378639, $12+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2008/04/28 - 01:32:00 (ET)
Table '86378639 1' 6-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: PJS JR. (2095 in chips)
Seat 4: marilynjoy (6905 in chips)
PJS JR.: posts small blind 75
marilynjoy: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR. [Jh Ah]
PJS JR.: raises 1945 to 2095 and is all-in
marilynjoy: calls 1945
*** FLOP *** [8d Js 3s]
*** TURN *** [8d Js 3s] [Qh]
*** RIVER *** [8d Js 3s Qh] [5d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
marilynjoy: shows [4s 4c] (a pair of Fours)
PJS JR.: shows [Jh Ah] (a pair of Jacks)
PJS JR. collected 4190 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 4190 | Rake 0
Board [8d Js 3s Qh 5d]
Seat 1: PJS JR. (button) (small blind) showed [Jh Ah] and won (4190) with a pair of Jacks
Seat 4: marilynjoy (big blind) showed [4s 4c] and lost with a pair of Fours

And then the finishing blow, after a few blind steals:

PokerStars Game #17046740334: Tournament #86378639, $12+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2008/04/28 - 01:37:19 (ET)
Table '86378639 1' 6-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: PJS JR. (7090 in chips)
Seat 4: marilynjoy (1910 in chips)
PJS JR.: posts small blind 100
marilynjoy: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR. [Kc Qh]
PJS JR.: raises 2600 to 2800
marilynjoy: calls 1710 and is all-in
*** FLOP *** [Qd 5s 9s]
*** TURN *** [Qd 5s 9s] [6d]
*** RIVER *** [Qd 5s 9s 6d] [7d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
marilynjoy: shows [As 2s] (high card Ace)
PJS JR.: shows [Kc Qh] (a pair of Queens)
PJS JR. collected 3820 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3820 | Rake 0
Board [Qd 5s 9s 6d 7d]
Seat 1: PJS JR. (button) (small blind) showed [Kc Qh] and won (3820) with a pair of Queens
Seat 4: marilynjoy (big blind) showed [As 2s] and lost with high card Ace

Anyways, I never really put myself in danger with any shitty hands, and played standard, ABC poker. And that is what it takes to win these things. A little luck doesn’t hurt either. :D

Anyways, off I go, gotta work a little more before I get home.

Talk to you all soon.

Ryan

My last hoorah (for a while)

Not my last hoorah forever, just for the next while. Played again last night for another 7+ hours, played various $2-$10 MTTs and ran pretty poorly early on, couldn’t get anything going. I was out in the first 3 tournaments by the second break, well short of the money.

While busting out of these tourneys, I was in the $3 rebuy donkfest again on Stars. Was in for one buy-in and an add-on, and was sitting with 6k in chips at the first break. Very first hand of the non-rebuy period, I get QQ in the SB. Folded around to me, I had the BB covered barely and I raise it to 3x the BB, he insta-shoves, and I call. He tables AQsuited, turns a flush draw but doesn’t get there. Up to 12k in chips.

I lost a hand when I call a small stack shove with AJ, he had AQ but only 2k in chips. Then, I doubled up on a flopped set vs. an overpair and after chipping up a little bit more during the second hour, I was sitting at 30k in chips, well in the top 15% of those remaining.

All ended up going to hell, when the 6th or 7th hand of the 3rd hour, I pick up JdJc in the cutoff and raise it up, get called by the BB, who is the only guy at the table that has me outchipped. Flop comes out 2d4d5d. So there is like 2k chips in the pot, and this guy insta-shoves for all of his chips. I sat back and thought for a while, took some time to think, and eventually called. BB has 9c9s, shit, he’s drawing to one out, and the mofo hits the 9h on the turn and I don’t hit my flush or a J on the river. I win that hand and I would have been in the top 5 in chips. As it turned out, he was top 5 in chips. So gay.

Played 3 $4-180man SNGs on Stars with no success on the first 2, but managed to final table the 3rd one. My only bright spot of the night. I was the 2nd stack with 7 to go, but when we got down to 4-handed, chip stacks were 90k, 70k, 70k and me at 40k. 2nd hand 4-handed, I have AdQd in the BB, one of the 70k stacks raises UTG, and I shove, he calls and tables AT, first card out?? You guessed it, a T. I don’t catch up. Gay $60 cash on that one, but it put me in the positive for the evening. All in all, the 3 days my wife was gone, I played a lot, got in some good MTT time, and feel that my game is pretty good right now.

To summarize, I played 42 tournaments, ranging from $2 to $10, and netted just over $200 for the 3 days. Doesn’t seem like a lot, but any positive is good for MTTs considering I haven’t played many lately, and, my bankroll that I cashed out down to close to $400 has now risen to $600ish, so I am pretty happy about that.

Anyways, hope all is well with everyone, and good luck at the tables.

Ryan

Laziness...

Sorry for the updates recently, or lack thereof. I have actually been playing a lot of poker lately. My wife has been out of town the last couple of nights and will be back tomorrow, so more poker on the way tonight as well.

As mentioned before, I took a lot of my roll offline to pay the mortgage, and when I did, I had about $450 left online. Since then, I am down about $100 playing SNGs on FT, and have been playing some $2-$10 MTTs on Stars.

I had a couple of good results in the last 2 days, getting into the top 40 out of 3338 people in the $3 rebuy donkfest on Stars, and then made the final table of a $9 360-man to finish a dissapointing 8th after being chipleader with about 20 to go.

Also finished top-20 in 2 other 1000+ person tournaments, and feel like my MTT game is pretty good. In the 360-man tourney, until the last hand I went out it, when I got my money in on the flop or pre-flop, I was a favorite almost every time, with 2-3 of them being races. When I got short-stacked at the end, I pushed AQ, which was the best hand i'd seen in about an hour, into QQ and failed to hit an A.

Wanted to post a couple of the hands on here to ask what people thought of a few plays that I made, but I don't have time right now.

I will do a big recap in the next couple of days about everything that has transpired in the last week, but I gotta get back to work right now.

Hope everyone is well, and God Bless.

Ryan

This roller-coaster is only going down...

No easy way to say this, but I am cashing out most of my roll. What peaked at over $2,700 a couple of months ago has seen a steady decline in the last few weeks. I can't win a race, my kings are losing to AT, Queens are no good against 22, and I am feeling incredibly negative regarding all facets of my game.

My roll on each PS and FT is approx. $975. I am cashing out $750 on each to pay for a mortgage payment, which does help out a lot, and leaving about $450 total online between both sites.

I remember the days that it was fun to play on the 10NL tables. When I made that jump to 25NL, it got my heart pumping. I wan't to go back to that for now and enjoy playing poker, not just enjoy making money. If I enjoy it, and I make the correct moves, I can build the roll back up again. But honestly, I can really use a 1-month break on paying the mortgage, it helps out a lot.

So, back to $6 SNGs and $2-$5 MTTs, and 10NL. I may play the occasional 25NL table, but for now, back to lower limits and increased enjoyment playing the game.

As I was explaining to people close to me, if I saw my $100 deposit build to $2,700 and then go to 0, it feels like I lost $2,700, not spent $100 on a lot of fun. So, I am going to cash out while I can and help with family stuff.

The one exciting thing is that my wife is away for a few days, and I will get the chance to play the MATH and a couple of blogger events and see these guys in action that I don't see too often, so that will be nice.

I will continue posting at least on a weekly basis to update you on my new trek from $450 to wherever that may lead. I hope those who read will not stop reading, and thanks everyone who has supported me over the last few months. I hope you continue to rail, as I will with you.

Thanks, and good luck to everyone at the tables.

Ryan

Variance is the word of the day

Don’t really have that many interesting things to say today, other than the variance for me is at an all-time high. Maybe because I am constantly at the 100NL level and testing the 200NL waters that things are heating up a little bit.

Here are a couple of the shitty beats recently:

Full Tilt Poker Game #5898356627: Table Low Bridge - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:33:47 ET - 2008/04/03
Seat 1: BboySayienjin ($126.25)
Seat 2: booger369 ($202.70)
Seat 3: wiseman22 ($478.90)
Seat 5: GREYKAT ($18.25)
Seat 6: FrankenHooker66 ($120.80)
Seat 7: campb86508 ($18)
Seat 8: krookymunster ($101.35)
Seat 9: PJS JR ($98.50)
GREYKAT posts the small blind of $0.50
FrankenHooker66 posts the big blind of $1
rbscol adds $40
The button is in seat #3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [9c 9h]
campb86508 folds
krookymunster folds
PJS JR raises to $3
BboySayienjin folds
booger369 has 15 seconds left to act
booger369 folds
wiseman22 folds
GREYKAT calls $2.50
FrankenHooker66 folds
*** FLOP *** [7s 4d 7d]
GREYKAT bets $7 I doubt he has a 7
PJS JR raises to $20
GREYKAT calls $8.25, and is all in
PJS JR shows [9c 9h]
GREYKAT shows [4s 6s] Yay!
Uncalled bet of $4.75 returned to PJS JR
*** TURN *** [7s 4d 7d] [4c] WTF??
*** RIVER *** [7s 4d 7d 4c] [5s]
PJS JR shows two pair, Nines and Sevens
GREYKAT shows a full house, Fours full of Sevens
GREYKAT wins the pot ($35.65) with a full house, Fours full of Sevens
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $37.50 | Rake $1.85
Board: [7s 4d 7d 4c 5s]
Seat 1: BboySayienjin didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: booger369 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: wiseman22 (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: GREYKAT (small blind) showed [4s 6s] and won ($35.65) with a full house, Fours full of Sevens
Seat 6: FrankenHooker66 (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 7: campb86508 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: krookymunster didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: PJS JR showed [9c 9h] and lost with two pair, Nines and Sevens

At least he was the table short stack. Would have been pretty shit to get stacked by someone with a full buy-in behind.

Full Tilt Poker Game #5899139041: Table Painted Peak - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em - 23:36:25 ET - 2008/04/03
Seat 1: Phil124 ($13.45)
Seat 2: NowataBoomer ($63.70)
Seat 3: drukar ($42.85)
Seat 4: caveman5 ($25.40)
Seat 5: PJS JR ($104.70)
Seat 6: finalscore38 ($26.80)
Seat 7: Kramer268 ($53.05)
Seat 8: dss401 ($22.65)
Seat 9: MasterPUA ($114.60)
NowataBoomer posts the small blind of $0.50
drukar posts the big blind of $1
5 seconds left to act
caveman5 posts a dead small blind of $0.50
caveman5 posts $1
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [2c 2s]
caveman5 checks
PJS JR calls $1
finalscore38 folds
Kramer268 calls $1
dss401 folds
MasterPUA folds
Phil124 folds
NowataBoomer calls $0.50
drukar checks
*** FLOP *** [5c Ac Td]
NowataBoomer checks
drukar checks
caveman5 checks
dss401 adds $28
PJS JR checks
Kramer268 checks
*** TURN *** [5c Ac Td] [2d] BOOM!
NowataBoomer has 15 seconds left to act
NowataBoomer bets $3
drukar folds
caveman5 folds
PJS JR raises to $9
Kramer268 folds
NowataBoomer has 15 seconds left to act
NowataBoomer raises to $22 I seriously consider folding here
PJS JR raises to $70
NowataBoomer calls $40.70, and is all in SHIT
PJS JR shows [2c 2s]
NowataBoomer shows [4c 3c] Damn, the one hand I didn’t want to see
Uncalled bet of $7.30 returned to PJS JR
*** RIVER *** [5c Ac Td 2d] [Ks]
PJS JR shows three of a kind, Twos
NowataBoomer shows a straight, Five high
NowataBoomer wins the pot ($127.90) with a straight, Five high
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $130.90 | Rake $3
Board: [5c Ac Td 2d Ks]
Seat 1: Phil124 (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: NowataBoomer (small blind) showed [4c 3c] and won ($127.90) with a straight, Five high
Seat 3: drukar (big blind) folded on the Turn
Seat 4: caveman5 folded on the Turn
Seat 5: PJS JR showed [2c 2s] and lost with three of a kind, Twos
Seat 6: finalscore38 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: Kramer268 folded on the Turn
Seat 8: dss401 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: MasterPUA didn't bet (folded)

This one isn’t a bad beat, but definitely one that stung. That was not exactly the hand I put him on, but it was always a possibility in my head. Didn’t work out for me.

Full Tilt Poker Game #5899189942: Table Yeager - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em - 23:40:41 ET - 2008/04/03
Seat 1: PearlJammer ($413.10)
Seat 2: concretefix ($42.35)
Seat 3: PKITA ($212.45)
Seat 4: dss401 ($51.85)
Seat 5: TNA Killerfrog ($91.55)
Seat 6: indemiddle ($41.10)
Seat 7: KRAQUR ($20.40)
Seat 8: PJS JR ($135.95)
Seat 9: BuckyLastard ($128.40)
KRAQUR posts the small blind of $0.50
PJS JR posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [8d 8s]
BuckyLastard has 15 seconds left to act
BuckyLastard folds
PearlJammer folds
concretefix raises to $3.50
PKITA folds
dss401 folds
TNA Killerfrog folds
indemiddle folds
KRAQUR folds
PJS JR calls $2.50
*** FLOP *** [3h 2c 2d]
PJS JR bets $4
concretefix raises to $14
PJS JR raises to $44 he doesn't have a 2
concretefix calls $24.85, and is all in
PJS JR shows [8d 8s]
concretefix shows [6s 2h] OMG
Uncalled bet of $5.15 returned to PJS JR
*** TURN *** [3h 2c 2d] [Tc]
*** RIVER *** [3h 2c 2d Tc] [9d]
PJS JR shows two pair, Eights and Twos
concretefix shows three of a kind, Twos
concretefix wins the pot ($82.20) with three of a kind, Twos
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $85.20 | Rake $3
Board: [3h 2c 2d Tc 9d]
Seat 1: PearlJammer didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: concretefix showed [6s 2h] and won ($82.20) with three of a kind, Twos
Seat 3: PKITA didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: dss401 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: TNA Killerfrog didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: indemiddle (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: KRAQUR (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 8: PJS JR (big blind) showed [8d 8s] and lost with two pair, Eights and Twos
Seat 9: BuckyLastard didn't bet (folded)

This hand was pretty gay, I mean, can you really put him on a deuce? I was thinking that he might have a higher pocket pair, but to see him with 62 after I raise him was pretty gross.

On the bright side, here are a few hands that worked out for me:

Full Tilt Poker Game #5898796381: Table Durham - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em - 23:08:24 ET - 2008/04/03
Seat 1: not2shabnski ($120.20)
Seat 2: penzance ($52.10)
Seat 3: JAS46 ($34.40)
Seat 5: PJS JR ($98.50)
Seat 6: tommy672 ($22.50)
Seat 7: irt ($59.15)
Seat 8: 108dragons ($99.95)
Seat 9: Xenocide23 ($121.35)
tommy672 posts the small blind of $0.50
irt posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [5h 6h]
108dragons folds
Xenocide23 folds
not2shabnski folds
penzance raises to $3.50
JAS46 folds
PJS JR calls $3.50
tommy672 calls $3
irt folds
*** FLOP *** [8s 3d 6d]
tommy672 checks
penzance bets $6
PJS JR calls $6
tommy672 folds
*** TURN *** [8s 3d 6d] [7d]
penzance bets $10
PJS JR calls $10 only because I turned a straight draw
*** RIVER *** [8s 3d 6d 7d] [6s] BOOM!
penzance bets $5
PJS JR raises to $36
penzance calls $27.60, and is all in
Uncalled bet of $3.40 returned to PJS JR
*** SHOW DOWN ***
PJS JR shows [5h 6h] three of a kind, Sixes
penzance mucks
PJS JR wins the pot ($105.70) with three of a kind, Sixes
penzance adds $20
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $108.70 | Rake $3
Board: [8s 3d 6d 7d 6s]
Seat 1: not2shabnski didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: penzance mucked [8d Ac] - two pair, Eights and Sixes
Seat 3: JAS46 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: PJS JR (button) showed [5h 6h] and won ($105.70) with three of a kind, Sixes
Seat 6: tommy672 (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 7: irt (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 8: 108dragons didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: Xenocide23 didn't bet (folded)

I scoop up a nice pot by hitting my river card. I just can’t believe he called my river bet with only top pair.

Full Tilt Poker Game #5898823382: Table Durham - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em - 23:10:34 ET - 2008/04/03
Seat 1: not2shabnski ($120.20)
Seat 2: penzance ($20)
Seat 3: JAS46 ($32.40)
Seat 5: PJS JR ($152.10)
Seat 6: tommy672 ($17)
Seat 7: irt ($62.80)
Seat 8: 108dragons ($98.95)
Seat 9: Xenocide23 ($121.35)
108dragons posts the small blind of $0.50
Xenocide23 posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #7
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [9d Ad]
not2shabnski folds
penzance folds
JAS46 folds
PJS JR raises to $3
tommy672 folds
irt calls $3
108dragons calls $2.50
Xenocide23 has 15 seconds left to act
penzance stands up
Xenocide23 folds
*** FLOP *** [6d 4d 2d]
108dragons checks
PJS JR bets $5
irt folds
108dragons calls $5
*** TURN *** [6d 4d 2d] [7c]
108dragons checks
PJS JR bets $10
108dragons calls $10
*** RIVER *** [6d 4d 2d 7c] [2c]
108dragons checks
PJS JR checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
PJS JR shows [9d Ad] a flush, Ace high I’ll take it
108dragons mucks
PJS JR wins the pot ($38) with a flush, Ace high
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $40 | Rake $2
Board: [6d 4d 2d 7c 2c]
Seat 1: not2shabnski didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: penzance didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: JAS46 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: PJS JR showed [9d Ad] and won ($38) with a flush, Ace high
Seat 6: tommy672 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: irt (button) folded on the Flop
Seat 8: 108dragons (small blind) mucked [8d Ts] - a pair of Twos
Seat 9: Xenocide23 (big blind) folded before the Flop

Tried the OBFV on this hand, didn’t work…

Full Tilt Poker Game #5898930016: Table Durham - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em - 23:19:17 ET - 2008/04/03
Seat 1: not2shabnski ($120.20)
Seat 2: txpimpin07 ($77.90)
Seat 3: utickle igiggle ($98.50)
Seat 4: moviecrazy ($42.75)
Seat 5: PJS JR ($172.85)
Seat 6: tommy672 ($18.20)
Seat 7: irt ($34.05)
Seat 8: 108dragons ($73.25)
Seat 9: Xenocide23 ($118.35)
moviecrazy posts the small blind of $0.50
PJS JR posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [Tc Th]
tommy672 folds
irt folds
108dragons folds
Xenocide23 folds
txpimpin07 folds
utickle igiggle raises to $3.50
moviecrazy calls $3
PJS JR calls $2.50
*** FLOP *** [5d 2d 5h]
moviecrazy bets $1 donk bet #1
PJS JR calls $1
utickle igiggle folds
*** TURN *** [5d 2d 5h] [Ad]
moviecrazy bets $1 donk bet #2
PJS JR calls $1
*** RIVER *** [5d 2d 5h Ad] [Ts]
moviecrazy bets $1 donk bet #3
PJS JR raises to $24
moviecrazy folds damn
Uncalled bet of $23 returned to PJS JR
PJS JR mucks
PJS JR wins the pot ($15.70)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $16.50 | Rake $0.80
Board: [5d 2d 5h Ad Ts]
Seat 1: not2shabnski is sitting out
Seat 2: txpimpin07 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: utickle igiggle (button) folded on the Flop
Seat 4: moviecrazy (small blind) folded on the River
Seat 5: PJS JR (big blind) collected ($15.70), mucked
Seat 6: tommy672 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: irt didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: 108dragons didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: Xenocide23 didn't bet (folded)

Here’s a hand that I practice my OBFV preflop shove with Aces. Against the donks, it seems to work…

Full Tilt Poker Game #5898977001: Table Silver Penny - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em - 23:23:07 ET - 2008/04/03
Seat 1: sundung ($93.65)
Seat 2: not2shabnski ($110.40)
Seat 3: utickle igiggle ($98.50)
Seat 4: Trotter01 ($37.05)
Seat 5: NowataBoomer ($39)
Seat 6: k2snwboarder ($158.10)
Seat 7: ThanhNguyen87 ($41.15)
Seat 8: ohhhlandon26 ($26.50)
Seat 9: PJS JR ($94)
ThanhNguyen87 posts the small blind of $0.50
ohhhlandon26 posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [Ac Ah]
PJS JR raises to $94, and is all in
sundung folds
not2shabnski has 15 seconds left to act
not2shabnski folds
utickle igiggle folds
Trotter01 folds
NowataBoomer calls $39, and is all in he thought about this for a while and calls with…..k2snwboarder folds
ThanhNguyen87 folds
ohhhlandon26 folds
PJS JR shows [Ac Ah]
NowataBoomer shows [Ad Qd] HUH???
Uncalled bet of $55 returned to PJS JR
*** FLOP *** [Kc 3h 7h]
*** TURN *** [Kc 3h 7h] [9c] Drawing dead on turn, I like that
*** RIVER *** [Kc 3h 7h 9c] [As]
PJS JR shows three of a kind, Aces
NowataBoomer shows a pair of Aces
PJS JR wins the pot ($76.50) with three of a kind, Aces Thanks very much!
NowataBoomer is sitting out
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $79.50 | Rake $3
Board: [Kc 3h 7h 9c As]
Seat 1: sundung didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: not2shabnski didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: utickle igiggle didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: Trotter01 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: NowataBoomer showed [Ad Qd] and lost with a pair of Aces
Seat 6: k2snwboarder (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: ThanhNguyen87 (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 8: ohhhlandon26 (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 9: PJS JR showed [Ac Ah] and won ($76.50) with three of a kind, Aces

Calling your while stack with AQsuited?? Don’t really understand that one.

Full Tilt Poker Game #5899238874: Table Painted Peak - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em - 23:44:47 ET - 2008/04/03
Seat 1: Phil124 ($28.25)
Seat 2: Z_Three ($45)
Seat 3: drukar ($21.60)
Seat 4: caveman5 ($17.90), is sitting out
Seat 5: PJS JR ($111.25)
Seat 6: finalscore38 ($26)
Seat 7: Kramer268 ($56.05)
Seat 8: dss401 ($44.15), is sitting out
Seat 9: MasterPUA ($113.10)
drukar posts the small blind of $0.50
PJS JR posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [Qh Jh]
caveman5 stands up
EdKid sits down
finalscore38 calls $1
Kramer268 folds
EdKid adds $20
MasterPUA has 15 seconds left to act
MasterPUA folds
Phil124 folds
drukar raises to $2
PJS JR calls $1
finalscore38 calls $1
*** FLOP *** [9d Tc 4h]
drukar bets $6
PJS JR calls $6
finalscore38 folds
*** TURN *** [9d Tc 4h] [Qc]
drukar checks
PJS JR bets $14
drukar calls $13.60, and is all in
PJS JR shows [Qh Jh]
drukar shows [7h 7d] HUH???
Uncalled bet of $0.40 returned to PJS JR
*** RIVER *** [9d Tc 4h Qc] [Kh]
PJS JR shows a straight, King high
drukar shows a pair of Sevens
PJS JR wins the pot ($42.95) with a straight, King high
drukar is sitting out
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $45.20 | Rake $2.25
Board: [9d Tc 4h Qc Kh]
Seat 1: Phil124 (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: Z_Three is sitting out
Seat 3: drukar (small blind) showed [7h 7d] and lost with a pair of Sevens
Seat 4: caveman5 is sitting out
Seat 5: PJS JR (big blind) showed [Qh Jh] and won ($42.95) with a straight, King high
Seat 6: finalscore38 folded on the Flop
Seat 7: Kramer268 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: dss401 is sitting out
Seat 9: MasterPUA didn't bet (folded)

I don’t know what that guy was thinking, but thanks.

Here is a hand that I was not involved in, but had to post it for comical purposes.
Full Tilt Poker Game #5899938787: Table Durham - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em - 0:47:46 ET - 2008/04/04
Seat 1: ozkar4141 ($37)
Seat 2: txpimpin07 ($45.10)
Seat 3: rmiddleton ($84.25)
Seat 4: blaine99 ($139.40)
Seat 5: PJS JR ($184.10)
Seat 6: cronaldo1982 ($59.30)
Seat 7: irt ($122.55)
Seat 8: PokerFace B ($49.50)
Seat 9: JHORNiGOLD ($80.75)
ozkar4141 posts the small blind of $0.50
txpimpin07 posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #9
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [Kd 6c]
rmiddleton calls $1
blaine99 calls $1
PJS JR folds
cronaldo1982 folds
irt calls $1
PokerFace B folds
JHORNiGOLD folds
ozkar4141 calls $0.50
txpimpin07 checks
*** FLOP *** [8c 9c Th]
ozkar4141 checks
txpimpin07 checks
rmiddleton bets $5
blaine99 calls $5
irt has 15 seconds left to act
irt calls $5
ozkar4141 has 15 seconds left to act
ozkar4141 folds
txpimpin07 folds
*** TURN *** [8c 9c Th] [As]
rmiddleton checks
blaine99 bets $15
irt has 15 seconds left to act
irt raises to $65
rmiddleton has 15 seconds left to act
rmiddleton folds
blaine99 calls $50
*** RIVER *** [8c 9c Th As] [Ks]
blaine99 checks
irt bets $51.55, and is all in
blaine99 calls $51.55
*** SHOW DOWN ***
irt shows [Jd Qd] a straight, Ace high
blaine99 mucks
irt wins the pot ($250.10) with a straight, Ace high
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $253.10 | Rake $3
Board: [8c 9c Th As Ks]
Seat 1: ozkar4141 (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 2: txpimpin07 (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 3: rmiddleton folded on the Turn
Seat 4: blaine99 mucked [7d 5c] - Ace King high
Seat 5: PJS JR didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: cronaldo1982 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: irt showed [Jd Qd] and won ($250.10) with a straight, Ace high
Seat 8: PokerFace B didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: JHORNiGOLD (button) didn't bet (folded)

He has an OESD on the low end, he has to know that he is beat, and really, you might even suspect on the turn that the other guy has the straight. Then he calls the river bet whilst playing the board. Good stuff!!

Then, I tried my hand at a little bit of 200NL. Here are a couple of hands that worked out…

Full Tilt Poker Game #5938770377: Table Anasazi - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em - 9:08:47 ET - 2008/04/07
Seat 1: tl139 ($20.65)
Seat 2: babyfaced ($45.20)
Seat 3: PJS JR ($100.70)
Seat 4: chaps1988 ($36.55)
Seat 5: jjhouweling ($59)
Seat 6: rgmrsm2006 ($80.85)
Seat 7: ChicagoJoe6 ($177.60)
Seat 8: segeruro ($99.40)
Seat 9: PureEvo ($104.65)
chaps1988 posts the small blind of $0.50
jjhouweling posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [4d 4h]
rgmrsm2006 calls $1
ChicagoJoe6 calls $1
segeruro folds
PureEvo folds
tl139 folds
babyfaced folds
PJS JR calls $1
chaps1988 calls $0.50
jjhouweling checks
*** FLOP *** [Jd 4c Ah]
chaps1988 checks
jjhouweling bets $2
rgmrsm2006 folds
babyfaced stands up
ChicagoJoe6 raises to $7
PJS JR raises to $20
chaps1988 folds
jjhouweling folds
ChicagoJoe6 calls $13
*** TURN *** [Jd 4c Ah] [5s]
ChicagoJoe6 checks
PJS JR bets $28
ChicagoJoe6 folds DAMN!!
Uncalled bet of $28 returned to PJS JR
PJS JR mucks
PJS JR wins the pot ($44.65)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $47 | Rake $2.35
Board: [Jd 4c Ah 5s]
Seat 1: tl139 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: babyfaced didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: PJS JR (button) collected ($44.65), mucked
Seat 4: chaps1988 (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 5: jjhouweling (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 6: rgmrsm2006 folded on the Flop
Seat 7: ChicagoJoe6 folded on the Turn
Seat 8: segeruro didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: PureEvo didn't bet (folded)

Full Tilt Poker Game #5909527348: Table Grand Teton - $1/$2 - No Limit Hold'em - 20:14:28 ET - 2008/04/04
Seat 1: OVVELL ($41.10)
Seat 2: fuzzypup ($240.75)
Seat 3: ThugsyK10 ($187.30)
Seat 4: zinger82 ($197)
Seat 5: galaktiko ($107)
Seat 6: PJS JR ($196)
Seat 7: lucksallugot ($205.80)
Seat 8: mickykalbu ($40.65)
Seat 9: tim049 ($108.55)
PJS JR posts the small blind of $1
lucksallugot posts the big blind of $2
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [Ks Kc]
mickykalbu folds
tim049 folds
OVVELL folds
fuzzypup folds
ThugsyK10 raises to $7
zinger82 folds
galaktiko folds
PJS JR has 15 seconds left to act
PJS JR raises to $22
lucksallugot folds
ThugsyK10 calls $15
*** FLOP *** [3d 8c Ts]
PJS JR bets $32
ThugsyK10 has 15 seconds left to act
ThugsyK10 calls $32
*** TURN *** [3d 8c Ts] [4d]
PJS JR bets $80
ThugsyK10 adds $66.70
ThugsyK10 folds
Uncalled bet of $80 returned to PJS JR
PJS JR mucks
PJS JR wins the pot ($107)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $110 | Rake $3
Board: [3d 8c Ts 4d]
Seat 1: OVVELL didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: fuzzypup didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: ThugsyK10 folded on the Turn
Seat 4: zinger82 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: galaktiko (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: PJS JR (small blind) collected ($107), mucked
Seat 7: lucksallugot (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 8: mickykalbu didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: tim049 didn't bet (folded)

Just wanted to bet big to take the pot down on the turn. Still a little uneasy at 200NL level.

Full Tilt Poker Game #5946753927: Table Quail Breast - $1/$2 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:02:18 ET - 2008/04/07
Seat 1: igotpoctets ($211.20)
Seat 2: myholio ($41)
Seat 3: patches 123 ($212.45)
Seat 4: AJD79 ($177.75)
Seat 5: full_tilting ($245.70)
Seat 6: PJS JR ($191.20)
Seat 7: EEYORE55 ($177.05)
Seat 8: sundog17 ($166)
Seat 9: jacknice220 ($97)
myholio posts the small blind of $1
patches 123 posts the big blind of $2
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [6h 6s]
AJD79 folds
full_tilting folds
PJS JR raises to $6
EEYORE55 folds
sundog17 calls $6
jacknice220 folds
igotpoctets folds
myholio folds
patches 123 folds
*** FLOP *** [6c Th Tc] BOOM!
PJS JR bets $10
sundog17 calls $10
*** TURN *** [6c Th Tc] [4h]
PJS JR has 15 seconds left to act
PJS JR bets $20
sundog17 calls $20
*** RIVER *** [6c Th Tc 4h] [8s]
PJS JR has 15 seconds left to act
PJS JR bets $58
sundog17 calls $58
*** SHOW DOWN ***
PJS JR shows [6h 6s] a full house, Sixes full of Tens
sundog17 mucks
PJS JR wins the pot ($188) with a full house, Sixes full of Tens
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $191 | Rake $3
Board: [6c Th Tc 4h 8s]
Seat 1: igotpoctets (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: myholio (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 3: patches 123 (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 4: AJD79 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: full_tilting didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: PJS JR showed [6h 6s] and won ($188) with a full house, Sixes full of Tens
Seat 7: EEYORE55 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: sundog17 mucked [7h 7c] - two pair, Tens and Sevens
Seat 9: jacknice220 didn't bet (folded)

Was pretty happy, obviously, with this one, nice to see I outflopped my opponent who obviously put me on AK or AQ.

My bankroll, which started the weekend at about $2,350 peaked at about $2,500, eventually went on a 3 buy-in scorching down to under $2,200, and I have been working my way back up since then, and I am back up to about $2,380. All that excitement to be down $70. Gay.

Won’t be playing much this week, and we are going away next weekend, much to me bitching because it is Masters Week. But the wife wants to go, and I guess I can always tape the golf. My wife has her last free weekend until July, so I guess I should go.

Thanks for reading.

Ryan

Micro SNG follow-up

A few days back, I wrote of a nasty SNG in which the play was just horrendous. Even up to the $11 level, the play is suspect. I played a $22 SNG the day before yesterday and have to say that the quality of play was definitely a notch above the $6 & $11 levels.

I say that, and then realize that when we got to the ridiculous blind levels of 200/400, I was the short stack with 1400 after doubling up as a 60/40 dog the previous hand, the 2 big stacks, who were even in chips, get it all-in pre-flop AJ vs. KQ. Don’t know exactly why they did that, but thanks. I busted in 2nd on the very next hand, ended up a dog going in and caught the flop, but the river doomed me.

Here are a few hands from a similar $6 SNG, like that of one of my previous posts, that I felt the play was just horrific…

Horrible Hand #1

Full Tilt Poker Game #5782198347: $6 + $0.50 Sit & Go (Turbo) (44018276), Table 1 - 15/30 - No Limit Hold'em - 20:21:07 ET - 2008/03/25
Seat 1: phantomax1234 (1,500)
Seat 2: aff001 (1,500)
Seat 3: MrsCoach (1,500)
Seat 4: mamalubba (1,500)
Seat 5: PJS JR (1,500)
Seat 6: pcmjra (1,500)
phantomax1234 posts the small blind of 15
aff001 posts the big blind of 30
mamalubba is feeling confused
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [2d 3s]
MrsCoach folds
mamalubba folds
PJS JR has 15 seconds left to act
PJS JR folds
pcmjra raises to 60
phantomax1234 folds
aff001 raises to 90
pcmjra calls 30
*** FLOP *** [2h Jd 9c]
aff001 checks
pcmjra bets 30
aff001 raises to 60
pcmjra calls 30
*** TURN *** [2h Jd 9c] [Jh]
aff001 checks
pcmjra bets 30
aff001 raises to 60
pcmjra calls 30
*** RIVER *** [2h Jd 9c Jh] [Qs]
aff001 checks
pcmjra checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
aff001 shows [9s 9h] a full house, Nines full of Jacks
pcmjra mucks
aff001 wins the pot (435) with a full house, Nines full of Jacks
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 435 | Rake 0
Board: [2h Jd 9c Jh Qs]
Seat 1: phantomax1234 (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 2: aff001 (big blind) showed [9s 9h] and won (435) with a full house, Nines full of Jacks
Seat 3: MrsCoach didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: mamalubba didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: PJS JR didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: pcmjra (button) mucked [Ks 2c] - two pair, Jacks and Twos

I mean, the loser of the hand was willing to call a min raise on the flop, wtf with the min-raise on the turn and then check the river? Suspect…

Horrible hand #2

Full Tilt Poker Game #5782247610: $6 + $0.50 Sit & Go (Turbo) (44018276), Table 1 - 20/40 - No Limit Hold'em - 20:25:02 ET - 2008/03/25
Seat 1: phantomax1234 (985)
Seat 2: aff001 (1,665)
Seat 3: MrsCoach (1,635)
Seat 4: mamalubba (1,385)
Seat 5: PJS JR (1,955)
Seat 6: pcmjra (1,375)
phantomax1234 posts the small blind of 20
aff001 posts the big blind of 40
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [2d 4d]
MrsCoach raises to 140
mamalubba folds
PJS JR folds
pcmjra folds
phantomax1234 calls 120
aff001 folds
*** FLOP *** [Qh Qc 5d]
phantomax1234 checks
MrsCoach bets 240
phantomax1234 calls 240
*** TURN *** [Qh Qc 5d] [6d]
phantomax1234 checks
MrsCoach bets 400
phantomax1234 calls 400
*** RIVER *** [Qh Qc 5d 6d] [2h]
phantomax1234 bets 205, and is all in
MrsCoach calls 205
*** SHOW DOWN ***
phantomax1234 shows [Kc Jd] a pair of Queens
MrsCoach shows [Ad Th] a pair of Queens
MrsCoach wins the pot (2,010) with a pair of Queens
phantomax1234 stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2,010 | Rake 0
Board: [Qh Qc 5d 6d 2h]
Seat 1: phantomax1234 (small blind) showed [Kc Jd] and lost with a pair of Queens
Seat 2: aff001 (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 3: MrsCoach showed [Ad Th] and won (2,010) with a pair of Queens
Seat 4: mamalubba didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: PJS JR didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: pcmjra (button) didn't bet (folded)

Don’t really have any comments about this hand. Both players play like tards on this one.

Horrible hand #3

Full Tilt Poker Game #5782258252: $6 + $0.50 Sit & Go (Turbo) (44018276), Table 1 - 20/40 - No Limit Hold'em - 20:25:52 ET - 2008/03/25
Seat 2: aff001 (1,625)
Seat 3: MrsCoach (2,660)
Seat 4: mamalubba (1,385)
Seat 5: PJS JR (1,955)
Seat 6: pcmjra (1,375)
aff001 posts the small blind of 20
MrsCoach posts the big blind of 40
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [8h 2s]
mamalubba calls 40
PJS JR folds
pcmjra raises to 80
aff001 folds
MrsCoach raises to 300
mamalubba folds
pcmjra calls 220
*** FLOP *** [9c 7d Js]
MrsCoach bets 2,360, and is all in
pcmjra calls 1,075, and is all in
MrsCoach shows [Ac Ks]
pcmjra shows [Th 3h]
Uncalled bet of 1,285 returned to MrsCoach
*** TURN *** [9c 7d Js] [5c]
*** RIVER *** [9c 7d Js 5c] [5s]
MrsCoach shows a pair of Fives
pcmjra shows a pair of Fives
MrsCoach wins the pot (2,810) with a pair of Fives
pcmjra stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2,810 | Rake 0
Board: [9c 7d Js 5c 5s]
Seat 2: aff001 (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 3: MrsCoach (big blind) showed [Ac Ks] and won (2,810) with a pair of Fives
Seat 4: mamalubba folded before the Flop
Seat 5: PJS JR didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: pcmjra showed [Th 3h] and lost with a pair of Fives

Typical of the quality of play in this SNG. Nice all-in call with nothing but a gutshot.

Horrible Hand #4

Full Tilt Poker Game #5782344250: $6 + $0.50 Sit & Go (Turbo) (44018276), Table 1 - 30/60 - No Limit Hold'em - 20:32:42 ET - 2008/03/25
Seat 2: aff001 (1,700)
Seat 3: MrsCoach (3,565)
Seat 4: mamalubba (1,745)
Seat 5: PJS JR (1,990)
PJS JR posts the small blind of 30
aff001 posts the big blind of 60
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [2h 2s]
MrsCoach folds
mamalubba folds
PJS JR calls 30
aff001 checks
*** FLOP *** [Js Ad Td]
PJS JR checks
aff001 checks
*** TURN *** [Js Ad Td] [Jd]
PJS JR checks
aff001 checks
*** RIVER *** [Js Ad Td Jd] [2c]
PJS JR bets 1,930, and is all in
aff001 calls 1,640, and is all in
Uncalled bet of 290 returned to PJS JR
*** SHOW DOWN ***
PJS JR shows [2h 2s] a full house, Twos full of Jacks
aff001 mucks
PJS JR wins the pot (3,400) with a full house, Twos full of Jacks
aff001 stands up
The blinds are now 40/80
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3,400 | Rake 0
Board: [Js Ad Td Jd 2c]
Seat 2: aff001 (big blind) mucked [5d 4d] - a flush, Ace high
Seat 3: MrsCoach didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: mamalubba (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: PJS JR (small blind) showed [2h 2s] and won (3,400) with a full house, Twos full of Jacks

This hand really had me howling. I mean, he checks behind with his flush and then calls an all-in when the pot was only, what, 120 chips? I think this might win the OBFV on Fuel’s blog (http://fuel55.blogspot.com), let me calculate… Pot was 120, he calls 1640, = 0.93. I think that one is the winner folks.

Unfortunately, I ended up busting in 3rd when my AQ AIPF was no good against the shortstack’s JTo. Then I was shortstacked myself and ran AT into AK. GG me.

Cash Game Play

As always, at it seems these days, my cash game strategy is to lose a buy-in or so in the first 10-20 minutes of play and then limp along until I get a huge hand to win the buy-in back. As was the case in my last session, I was already down $80 after I flopped and OESFD, and pushed and didn’t get there against a guy with top pair, decent kicker. It was incredible that I actually had about 20 outs twice and couldn’t hit. Very gay.

Anyways, after that happens, this hand comes up:

Full Tilt Poker Game #5874156076: Table Speaker - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:35:39 ET - 2008/04/01
Seat 1: PJS JR ($100)
Seat 2: Trump34 ($110.70)
Seat 3: kilgortrout2 ($217.05)
Seat 4: oldgreeneyz ($40.40)
Seat 5: sarcolemma ($100)
Seat 6: Maize_And_Blue2 ($98)
Seat 7: doomgata ($102.75)
Seat 8: xiangqi ($25.45)
Seat 9: 0wins ($171.35)
kilgortrout2 posts the small blind of $0.50
oldgreeneyz posts the big blind of $1
PJS JR posts $1
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [Qd Qc]
Maize_And_Blue2 folds
doomgata raises to $4.50
xiangqi folds
0wins folds
PJS JR calls $3.50
Trump34 folds
kilgortrout2 folds
oldgreeneyz raises to $10
doomgata has 15 seconds left to act
doomgata calls $5.50
PJS JR raises to $100, and is all in
oldgreeneyz calls $30.40, and is all in
doomgata adds $7.25
doomgata folds
PJS JR shows [Qd Qc]
oldgreeneyz shows [Ks Kc]
Uncalled bet of $59.60 returned to PJS JR
*** FLOP *** [Ad 6c 6h]
*** TURN *** [Ad 6c 6h] [As]
*** RIVER *** [Ad 6c 6h As] [Kh]
PJS JR shows two pair, Aces and Queens
oldgreeneyz shows a full house, Kings full of Aces
oldgreeneyz wins the pot ($88.30) with a full house, Kings full of Aces
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $91.30 | Rake $3
Board: [Ad 6c 6h As Kh]
Seat 1: PJS JR showed [Qd Qc] and lost with two pair, Aces and Queens
Seat 2: Trump34 (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: kilgortrout2 (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 4: oldgreeneyz (big blind) showed [Ks Kc] and won ($88.30) with a full house, Kings full of Aces
Seat 5: sarcolemma is sitting out
Seat 6: Maize_And_Blue2 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: doomgata folded before the Flop
Seat 8: xiangqi didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: 0wins didn't bet (folded)

If the guy has a full buy-in, then I probably re-raise and if he shoves, I fold. Because he only had $40ish to start the hand, I decided to just put him all in. Didn’t work out. Shortly after…

Full Tilt Poker Game #5874373129: Table Russell - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:52:44 ET - 2008/04/01
Seat 1: Rckn ($79.50)
Seat 2: PKITA ($110.20)
Seat 3: PJS JR ($99)
Seat 4: boeyj ($134.55)
Seat 5: GlobalAlpha ($99.25)
Seat 6: 0wins ($100)
Seat 7: themachine4 ($146)
Seat 8: klys8700 ($166.70)
Seat 9: turoati ($107.35)
PJS JR posts the small blind of $0.50
boeyj posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [As Ad]
GlobalAlpha has 15 seconds left to act
GlobalAlpha is sitting out
GlobalAlpha has timed out
GlobalAlpha folds
0wins folds
themachine4 folds
klys8700 folds
turoati raises to $3.50
Rckn folds
PKITA folds
PJS JR raises to $99, and is all in My new shoving strategy with Aces
boeyj folds
turoati calls $95.50
PJS JR shows [As Ad]
turoati shows [Kh Ks] BOOM!! Works again.
*** FLOP *** [3h Jh Qs]
*** TURN *** [3h Jh Qs] [3d]
*** RIVER *** [3h Jh Qs 3d] [Qh]
PJS JR shows two pair, Aces and Queens
turoati shows two pair, Kings and Queens
PJS JR wins the pot ($196) with two pair, Aces and Queens
turoati adds $91.65
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $199 | Rake $3
Board: [3h Jh Qs 3d Qh]
Seat 1: Rckn didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: PKITA (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: PJS JR (small blind) showed [As Ad] and won ($196) with two pair, Aces and Queens
Seat 4: boeyj (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 5: GlobalAlpha didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: 0wins didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: themachine4 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: klys8700 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: turoati showed [Kh Ks] and lost with two pair, Kings and Queens

That basically re-cooped all of my losses for the session. Here was another decent hand that put me clearly in the black for the session.

Full Tilt Poker Game #5874639634: Table Welch - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em - 23:14:07 ET - 2008/04/01
Seat 1: ohhhlandon26 ($25.40)
Seat 2: tanooch ($96.10)
Seat 3: Tate Dog ($91.70)
Seat 4: waltynz ($100)
Seat 5: BuckyLastard ($111.30)
Seat 6: kingcolm ($63.20)
Seat 7: PJS JR ($99.05)
Seat 8: ericdyd ($61.60)
Seat 9: vidyad ($19)
kingcolm posts the small blind of $0.50
PJS JR posts the big blind of $1
5 seconds left to act
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [5h 8h]
ericdyd folds
vidyad folds
ohhhlandon26 folds
tanooch calls $1
Tate Dog calls $1
BuckyLastard folds
kingcolm calls $0.50
PJS JR checks
*** FLOP *** [Jh Qh Kh]
kingcolm checks
PJS JR checks
tanooch bets $3
Tate Dog folds
kingcolm calls $3
PJS JR calls $3
*** TURN *** [Jh Qh Kh] [4c]
kingcolm checks
PJS JR checks
tanooch bets $4
kingcolm calls $4
PJS JR calls $4
*** RIVER *** [Jh Qh Kh 4c] [Ts]
kingcolm checks
PJS JR bets $20
tanooch folds
kingcolm calls $20
*** SHOW DOWN ***
PJS JR shows [5h 8h] a flush, King high
kingcolm mucks
PJS JR wins the pot ($62) with a flush, King high
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $65 | Rake $3
Board: [Jh Qh Kh 4c Ts]
Seat 1: ohhhlandon26 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: tanooch folded on the River
Seat 3: Tate Dog folded on the Flop
Seat 4: waltynz is sitting out
Seat 5: BuckyLastard (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: kingcolm (small blind) mucked [Ah 8d] - a straight, Ace high
Seat 7: PJS JR (big blind) showed [5h 8h] and won ($62) with a flush, King high
Seat 8: ericdyd didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: vidyad didn't bet (folded)


Nice BB special pays off for me. Hopped on for a few minutes this morning while everyone was sleeping, was up about $35, most of it coming on this hand:

Full Tilt Poker Game #5890389051: Table Steamship - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em - 9:53:50 ET - 2008/04/03
Seat 1: 1 1 8 1 1 ($37.90)
Seat 2: PJS JR ($101)
Seat 3: BW235 ($100)
Seat 4: cypher2045 ($18)
Seat 5: ReelDeBil ($30.50)
Seat 6: TajMahCall ($43.25)
Seat 7: BBJagfan ($15.50)
Seat 8: nightmareju ($105.05)
Seat 9: Lefong ($48.50)
ReelDeBil posts the small blind of $0.50
TajMahCall is sitting out
BBJagfan posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [Ks Kh]
TajMahCall stands up
nightmareju raises to $3.50
Lefong folds
1 1 8 1 1 folds
PJS JR calls $3.50
BW235 folds
cypher2045 folds
ReelDeBil folds
BBJagfan raises to $15.50, and is all in
nightmareju has 15 seconds left to act
nightmareju calls $12
PJS JR raises to $101, and is all in
nightmareju folds
PJS JR shows [Ks Kh]
BBJagfan shows [7d 7s]
Uncalled bet of $85.50 returned to PJS JR
*** FLOP *** [6h 5c 3c]
*** TURN *** [6h 5c 3c] [3d]
*** RIVER *** [6h 5c 3c 3d] [Th]
PJS JR shows two pair, Kings and Threes
BBJagfan shows two pair, Sevens and Threes
PJS JR wins the pot ($44.65) with two pair, Kings and Threes
BBJagfan is sitting out
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $47 | Rake $2.35
Board: [6h 5c 3c 3d Th]
Seat 1: 1 1 8 1 1 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: PJS JR showed [Ks Kh] and won ($44.65) with two pair, Kings and Threes
Seat 3: BW235 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: cypher2045 (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: ReelDeBil (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 6: TajMahCall is sitting out
Seat 7: BBJagfan (big blind) showed [7d 7s] and lost with two pair, Sevens and Threes
Seat 8: nightmareju folded before the Flop
Seat 9: Lefong didn't bet (folded)


I thought the re-raise all-in to isolate was the best plan, especially after he called the short stack all in. Any thought on this hand? Anyways, as is the case, my roll is still stagnant at $2,350ish. Still working on getting over the hump.

As always, any feedback is appreciated. Good luck to everyone at the tables, and thanks for reading.

Ryan