Last couple of days...

My last 2 sessions have been quite a rollercoaster. On Saturday morning, I was playing the 5:00 EST $26 tournament, and got all the way down to 60th, out of 420 runners, with 45 paying, and ended up getting sent home AJ all-in preflop, called by AT, and the fudge-packer hit a ten on the river. So gay.

All the while, I had fired up four 50NL deep-stacked tables. I couldn’t seem to get anything going on any of the tables, and dwindling down my buy-ins on all of them. I finally got lucky on one hand to recoup some of my previous losses.

Full Tilt Poker Game #8542876776: Table Fuller (deep) - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em
Seat 1: asdf7 ($50.75)
Seat 2: markyhour ($29.35)
Seat 3: UrDayzRNumb3red ($27.90)
Seat 4: PJS JR ($47.75)
Seat 5: giimoney ($33)
Seat 6: IAGTTAYM ($100)
Seat 7: hotte23 ($46)
Seat 8: GamblerForever5 ($52.05)
Seat 9: mococar ($24.75)
markyhour posts the small blind of $0.25
UrDayzRNumb3red posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [7d 7c]
PJS JR calls $0.50
3 folds
GamblerForever5 calls $0.50
2 folds
markyhour raises to $2
UrDayzRNumb3red folds
PJS JR calls $1.50
GamblerForever5 calls $1.50
*** FLOP *** [7h 6c Jc]
markyhour bets $5
PJS JR raises to $14
GamblerForever5 folds
markyhour calls $9
*** TURN *** [7h 6c Jc] [Kd]
markyhour bets $13.35, and is all in
PJS JR calls $13.35
markyhour shows [Jd As]
PJS JR shows [7d 7c]
*** RIVER *** [7h 6c Jc Kd] [9h]
markyhour shows a pair of Jacks
PJS JR shows three of a kind, Sevens
PJS JR wins the pot ($58.20) with three of a kind, Sevens

That helped a little bit, but overall, I was still down at least ½ a buy-in when the following hand came up:

Full Tilt Poker Game #8542954343: Table Fuller (deep) - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em
Seat 1: asdf7 ($44.90)
Seat 2: markyhour ($39.90)
Seat 3: UrDayzRNumb3red ($23.15)
Seat 4: PJS JR ($84.15)
Seat 5: giimoney ($33.80)
Seat 6: steburnst ($38.20)
Seat 7: hotte23 ($60.15)
Seat 8: GamblerForever5 ($50)
Seat 9: jackmoon1337 ($53)
jackmoon1337 posts the small blind of $0.25
asdf7 posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #8
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [Qd As]
2 folds
PJS JR calls $0.50
3 folds
GamblerForever5 calls $0.50
jackmoon1337 calls $0.25
asdf7 checks
*** FLOP *** [Td Kc 2h]
4 checks
*** TURN *** [Td Kc 2h] [Jh] BOOM!
jackmoon1337 bets $1
asdf7 folds
PJS JR raises to $4
GamblerForever5 folds
jackmoon1337 raises to $8
PJS JR raises to $83.65, and is all in
jackmoon1337 calls $44.50, and is all in
PJS JR shows [Qd As]
jackmoon1337 shows [9h Qh]
Uncalled bet of $31.15 returned to PJS JR
*** RIVER *** [Td Kc 2h Jh] [3h] FUCK ME!
PJS JR shows a straight, Ace high
jackmoon1337 shows a flush, Queen high
jackmoon1337 wins the pot ($104) with a flush, Queen high

That was the story of my session, so instead of being up 1 ½ buyins, I was down instead. Soon after, I recovered a little, but it was much too little, too late:

Full Tilt Poker Game #8543109226: Table Fuller (deep) - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em
Seat 1: Scr4bbles ($50)
Seat 2: markyhour ($41.55)
Seat 3: BCooLu ($86)
Seat 4: PJS JR ($29.65)
Seat 5: giimoney ($26.30)
Seat 6: steburnst ($35.05)
Seat 7: hotte23 ($66.80)
Seat 8: GamblerForever5 ($53.70)
Seat 9: jackmoon1337 ($111.05)
BCooLu posts the small blind of $0.25
PJS JR posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [Js As]
giimoney folds
steburnst raises to $1.50
5 folds
PJS JR calls $1
*** FLOP *** [3h Jc Tc]
PJS JR checks
steburnst bets $2
PJS JR raises to $28.15, and is all in
steburnst calls $26.15
PJS JR shows [Js As]
steburnst shows [Qc Kc]
*** TURN *** [3h Jc Tc] [2s]
*** RIVER *** [3h Jc Tc 2s] [6h]
PJS JR shows a pair of Jacks
steburnst shows King Queen high
PJS JR wins the pot ($56.60) with a pair of Jacks
steburnst: wow, how many outs can i possibly miss?

I ended down over 2 full buy-ins by the time it was all said and down, and the bankroll dipped back briefly below $1,000. Didn’t play at all until this morning, when I fired up 4 tables again and hit the jackpot about 5 minutes after I started playing:

Full Tilt Poker Game #8589382476: Table Chip (deep) - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em
Seat 2: Neuter Me ($98)
Seat 3: PJS JR ($48.25)
Seat 4: wfjlkgjlhfhlk ($0), is sitting out
Seat 6: giimoney ($31.65)
Seat 7: Yusuf89 ($168.75)
Seat 9: Chase2468 ($114.40), is sitting out
Neuter Me posts the small blind of $0.25
PJS JR posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #7
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [Ts 8s]
giimoney raises to $1.75
Yusuf89 folds
Neuter Me calls $1.50
PJS JR calls $1.25
*** FLOP *** [As 5s Qs] BOOM!
Neuter Me bets $5
PJS JR calls $5
giimoney raises to $20
Neuter Me has 15 seconds left to act
Neuter Me raises to $96.25, and is all in
PJS JR calls $41.50, and is all in
giimoney calls $9.90, and is all in
Neuter Me shows [5c 5d] Wow!
PJS JR shows [Ts 8s]
giimoney shows [Qc Qd] Holy Shit, HOOOOLLD!!!!!!
*** TURN *** [As 5s Qs] [8c]
*** RIVER *** [As 5s Qs 8c] [3h] BOOYAH!!!!!!!!
Neuter Me shows three of a kind, Fives
PJS JR shows a flush, Ace high
PJS JR wins the side pot ($33.20) with a flush, Ace high
giimoney shows three of a kind, Queens
PJS JR wins the main pot ($92.95) with a flush, Ace high

Pretty amazing my hand held there. Only played a few more minutes before my kids woke up, but it was worth getting on for a few minutes this morning. That brings me back up to the current bankroll status:

PS: $408
FT: $646
Total Bankroll: $1,054

Not bad for being at $400ish a couple of weeks ago. Here’s hoping I can continue the upswing.
Thanks all for reading, good luck at the tables.
Ryan