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2010-05-11T12:11:00.001-07:00

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No action this weekend

2010-05-10T11:53:00.000-07:00

It was a slow weekend, with very little poker being played. With mother's day, my wife being busy with work, and the nanny off, it was a very busy weekend just going through regular activities. The kids had a birthday party, we went to the movies, and then I took my wife out for dinner last night, and so all of that translates into no poker.

My wife does have her trip planned for this summer and is taking the kids up to Canada for two months starting June 27th. Until then, I don't see a lot of poker being played, but after that, well, I see the opposite.

Hope everyone is doing well, and good luck at the tables.

Ryan

$6,000 Win!

2010-05-05T09:42:00.000-07:00

Wow, my biggest poker score to date. Quick background - 16 guys put together a WSOP group, where we had a series of tournaments leading up to the final last Saturday, where the winner would get $12,000 for the WSOP main event, and the 2nd place finisher would get $4,000, with the idea of that going towards one of the prelim events.

We started the final with 2 tables of 8 people, with the average chip stack of approx. 10,000 and blinds at 25/50, so there was a lot of play. I hit the nut flush on the river early on a guy that flopped trips, flopped a boat with pocket 9s with my opponent flopping trips, hit a set of 2s, 3s and 4s and quickly found myself with 25,000 chips. With 5 players left on the other table, and 6 on ours, I got it all-in blind vs. blind with AQss against AJcc, and even though there was a J in the door, I ended up with a flush on the river.

I entered the final table 1st in chips with 35,000 chips. There was one other player with about 30,000 and nobody else had more than 17,000. There were 3 very short stacks, which we got rid of in 2 orbits. We get down to 5 players, and then the action started.

By this time, the player to my right was the chip leader with about 60,000 chips, I had 45,000, and the other stacks were 28k, 22k and 10k. Two of the shorter stack got it all-in preflop with QQ vs. 33, with the shorter stack having 33. Of course, a 3 of the river was a disaster for the other player, who went out on the very next hand with K9 vs. KJ. Down to 4 players, Luis the chip leader gets it all in with top pair vs. an OESFD, with his top pair holding. We are down to 3 with Luis having 100,000 chips, 40,000 for me and 20,000 for 3rd place.

It worked out well for me, because the short stack was on my left, so whenever Luis would fold the button, I would move all in with almost any two cards and the player would fold. At this point, blinds were 1k/2k, so each hand hurt the short stack a lot.

He was down to about 14k, and I had about 44-45k, and we got it all in, I had KQ, he has 63dd. Of course, he flops a flush and that was that... On to the next few hands where either Luis or I was raising, and the short stack was folding.

About 4 hands later, short stack limps, and Luis checks. Fireworks then ensue on a KQ9 flop, where the short stack has Q9 and Luis has KQ. Perfect scenario for me! KQ holds and I am heads-up.

First order of business was a deal, and we agreed that 2nd place would be $6k and $10k for first. Heads-up didn't take long, as I was outchipped 3-1, and we got it all in preflop with my KJ vs. his A7. Ace on the flop, and it was over.

Am I disappointed that I didn't win? Sure. But I will take the $6,000. A sweet amount for second place.

So, I finally have a live bankroll to play with. Hopefully we will be playing some more tournaments soon. And, I will be getting some more online to play some SCOOP tournaments and the MiniFTOPS.

Good luck to everyone, and thanks to all those for their congrats.

Cheers,

Ryan

Back in the swing of things...

2010-04-23T14:50:00.000-07:00

...The whole BBT5 thing has gotten me motivated again. I will be depositing $100 on FT and PS and getting started again.

Haven't played in so long it seems, that I don't remember how to win anymore...

Hopefully that will change as I get going.

Hope everyone is well. Good luck at the tables.

Ryan

2010-04-16T14:12:00.001-07:00

BBT5 HAS ARRIVED!

2010-04-16T14:08:00.000-07:00

I guess with this thing starting up, I should make a post and get excited. Haven't played a lot of poker lately, but I would be more than excited to try and take down a seat to the WSOP.

Good luck everyone!

Wow, has it been that long...

2009-07-09T14:31:00.000-07:00

Let's just say, blogging and/or playing poker has not been high on my priority list these days. After making some serious life altering decision (being a better Christian, focussing on working out and getting in shape, being with my kids and family more, etc.) poker moved way down the list as far as importance.

I had taken my roll offline and left about $100 on between PS and FT, which is exactly where I still am, with $65 on PS and $35 on FT.

With the wife going out of town on Saturday with the kids for 7 weeks, I am jumping back on the poker train. I will probably be multitabling 10NL buying in for $5 to start, and then see where we go from there.

Also, I plan on playing some of the $3 rebuy tournaments that I never seem to get a chance to play.

Also on my hit list is trying to qualify for a few of the FTOPS tournaments coming up and actually playing them instead of gaying out and taking the T$.

Hope we can get this ship running, will start updating frequently now.

GL everyone remaining in the Main Event!!

Ryan

Wife going away for the weekend...

2009-03-27T09:19:00.000-07:00

..So that means a lot of poker for me. Saturday night is gonna be good. I am going to play a few tournaments I normally don't play, maybe the nightly 200k on Stars and see what happens.

Here's to an amazing weekend...

Ryan

Downswing...

2009-03-25T12:25:00.001-07:00

My downswing has now reached 8 buy-ins. I don’t know if it is a combination of loose play, getting bad beated, or what, but it definitely stinks. My roll has dropped to $400, and is only not closer to $300 because I won a $5 SNG on Full Tilt last night for $54. Other than that, cash has sucked, tournaments have sucked in general, and poker has not gone well.

Outside of poker, life is good, family is happy and healthy, job still exists, which is a blessing, my wife is making good money with her business, kids are doing well in school, my brother is in town for 2 months trying to figure out if he can move here for good or not, which is awesome.

5 days ago, I started P90X as well, which is a program put together by Tony Horton, and it’s 90 days of intense workouts, strict eating and 100% dedication. I am 5 days in, and even though I can’t physically see results yet, I can see how it works. It’s a rotation of strength and stretching exercises, where one day you are exhausted from your weight workout, the next day is 60 minutes of stretching, or kempo, or yoga, or something to soothe your body. The next day, you are raring to go for another strength exercise to get big.

I have decided to give it 90 days, and if it works like hell, I might do another 90 days to get even bigger, haven’t decided yet. We will see.

In other news, my best friend from high school is getting married up in Vancouver, BC in early May, so I have planned a week up there at that time. 7 days of just me and my dad, all the rest of my family here, a little poker, a little catching up with some friends I haven’t seen since graduation day 1997, and a bunch of R&R (and no work!)

I think I am going to move away from cash for a little while until I get my head straightened again, and just stick to some low-level SNGs for now, and see what happens. If I can snag myself a few tokens, I will play some tourneys as well, but don’t see that happening any time soon.

Hope everyone is well, good luck at the tables.

Ryan

Down 1.5 BIs in the first 10 mins, and I end up 1.5BIs for the night

2009-03-12T09:19:00.001-07:00

5-tabling again on FT last night. Again, trying to increase my aggression factor, play a lot of pots, raise at least 3 times per orbit, in order to get action when I do have good hands. Even though there are a lot of pots below that I won, there are many where I would lose 10-15BBs trying to be aggressive, re-raising people with nothing and getting played back at. But I guess that is the whole idea of being aggressive – to get action on your monsters.

Things were looking good to start when this hand came up, but of course I get screwed getting all my money in as a 3:1 favorite…

Fear_T_Rex: sry, thought that’s what you had, 50/50

By my calculations, I am 72% to win after that flop, but that is never good enough on FT, as demonstrated here on my next big hand that I get lucky on.

I am sure he had to be pretty sick about that one.

Here was a nice turn card for both of us that turned out to be better for me… :D

Then, I suckout here on the turn, although I don’t get all of the money in until then. Guy is way ahead on the flop and FT fucks him this time.

This one was like seeing the hottest girl in school, getting to make out with her, and then finding out it was your sister.

And then to end, here are the 3 sets that I hit in my session. The first one, I made some money, but not a lot. The last 2, both of my opponents insta-called my all-ins. And when I say instacall, I mean there wasn’t even a hesitation on either one. Of course, they are both drawing dead by the turn on both, and I am smiling all the way to the river.

So, I did win a lot of pretty big hands, but it cost me a lot of money being aggressive, and I ended up 1.5 BIs for the night. My roll between FT and PS is around $535, and my goal is to get up to $700 by the end of the month and switch to 25c/50c.

Thanks for reading, and good luck at the tables.

Ryan

Down, then up, then up some more...

2009-03-11T08:42:00.001-07:00

I was down nearly 2 buy-ins early in the session, mostly because I decided to be more aggressive in the session. I have been playing pretty passively, which as you know, doesn’t help you when you get big hands and raise, because everyone folds. So, I tried to take the lead on more hands.

It didn’t really work out well the first hand, as my 2 opponents had me drawing stone dead on the flop:

After that hand, things started working out a little better for me:

A brilliant limp with aces there gets the guy in trouble. Oh well, too bad for him. Then this is a fun hand. At first, I was dissapointed that I did not get all the money in on the turn, especially with that crappy river. But, that didn't stop the villain from calling my raise:

Then, I get it in here against aces as a 55/45 favorite and spike one of my many outs on the river:

Then, your standard donk re-re-raise with jacks. Um, what did you really think I had buddy, pocket nines??

Anyways, so I went from down nearly 2 buy-ins to up a little over a buy-in to end with a roll right around $500. A far cry from the $200ish bankroll from a few weeks ago.

Hope everyone is well, and good luck at the tables. I will get to a BBT4 tournament soon, but things are still too busy with my wife right now to even dream of playing for 4-5 consecutive hours right now. Congrats to all that have locked up a TOC seat. I hope to join you soon.

Ryan

Poker-filled weekend

2009-03-09T10:48:00.000-07:00

Got to play a lot this weekend, online and live. Online went pretty well, busted out of all my tournaments, but cash went steadily well. Here is the biggest hand that I won, which wasn’t that big, but overall I was up modestly for the weekend:

Full Tilt Poker Game #11036155773: Table Camel (deep) - $0.10/$0.25 - No Limit Hold'em
Seat 1: PJS JR ($33.05)
Seat 2: ClayChan ($25)
Seat 3: dafrk3in ($26.58)
Seat 4: baric ($38.81)
Seat 5: -xXxTREBORxXx- ($26.10)
Seat 6: srmizzie ($29.36)
Seat 7: JakesForLuck ($23.90)
Seat 8: Erdengel ($14.99)
Seat 9: AIAG79 ($29.59)
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [Ah As]
PJS JR raises to $1.10
ClayChan calls $0.85
4 folds
JakesForLuck calls $1.10
2 folds
*** FLOP *** [3d 9d 9c]
PJS JR checks
ClayChan checks
JakesForLuck bets $3
PJS JR calls $3
ClayChan folds
*** TURN *** [3d 9d 9c] [5c]
PJS JR checks
JakesForLuck bets $3
PJS JR calls $3
*** RIVER *** [3d 9d 9c 5c] [9h]
PJS JR checks
JakesForLuck bets $6.50
PJS JR calls $6.50
*** SHOW DOWN ***
JakesForLuck shows [Qh Jh] three of a kind, Nines
PJS JR shows [Ah As] a full house, Nines full of Aces
PJS JR wins the pot ($27.22) with a full house, Nines full of Aces

I ended the weekend with a bankroll of $464, up slightly from my last update. I was up near $500 at one time, but right at the end of my last session, I failed to get there with an open-ended straight and flush draw against a weak top pair for a $50 pot. That was disappointing.

Got to play some live poker last night, we don’t play a huge buy-in game, $20 gets you 200 chips and we play 1/2 which is essentially $0.10/0.20. Thing is, since we lowered the stakes, we always end up with more money on the table by the end of the night, because people constantly re-buy. By the end of the night, there was $650 on our 8-handed table, and only 3 people were up at the end of the night.

My highlights included a $140 3-way all-in pot on a board of Th6s4s4h, I was holding Q4 (one of my favorite hands) after calling a marginal bet on the flop from my opponents that held 5s7s and KK. We got it all in on the turn after I sucked out with trip fours and the river was the Ts. The flush chaser got excited, but realized quickly that he was beat with my full house.

After dwindling to 1200 in chips ($120) I got involved in another 3-way all-in against 1 player with 400 chips, the other with about 200 chips, all-in pre-flop holding twoblackaces against AhKh and AcQc. They were both drawing dead on the turn and I was up to 1800 ($180) I cashed out at the end of the night with 1700, one other guys had about 1500 and another player had over 1000. The rest of the table had chips, but lower amounts than they bought in for.

My wife was happy for the win, and that will allow me to plan another poker get-together in 2 weeks. I am now up $650 in the last 3 weeks playing live and at least $200 online, so it has been a nice run.

Hope everyone else is doing well. One bit of news from my side is that we are having huge layoffs at the end of this month, and nobody knows who is staying and who is going. It has been tense around here lately, and it will be interesting to see what happens. I feel 50% confident that I will stay, as I have huge support from our corporate headquarters in Houston, but one never knows in this economy.

Good luck at the tables everyone, see you next time.

Ryan

Quick update and some key hands of the night

2009-03-05T09:39:00.001-08:00

Did decently at the tables last night, won myself a $26 token and was up about 1 ½ buy-ins playing cash. Here are some highlights of the token SNG:

2nd hand:
Full Tilt Poker Game #10971116511: Tier One $6+$0.50 Sit & Go (82562856), Table 1 - 15/30
Seat 1: Bluffinya77 (1,105)
Seat 2: Haly (1,925)
Seat 3: JELISA (1,500)
Seat 4: SnaRqDa (1,500)
Seat 5: TRETIAK30 (1,470)
Seat 6: PJS JR (1,500)
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [Ah Qc]
SnaRqDa raises to 60
TRETIAK30 folds
PJS JR calls 60
Bluffinya77 calls 60
Haly folds
JELISA calls 30
*** FLOP *** [Qh Kd As]
JELISA checks
SnaRqDa bets 90
PJS JR calls 90
Bluffinya77 calls 90
JELISA calls 90
*** TURN *** [Qh Kd As] [2h]
JELISA checks
SnaRqDa bets 90
PJS JR calls 90
Bluffinya77 calls 90
JELISA calls 90
*** RIVER *** [Qh Kd As 2h] [Tc]
JELISA checks
SnaRqDa checks
PJS JR checks
Bluffinya77 checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
SnaRqDa shows [Kc 6d] a pair of Kings
PJS JR shows [Ah Qc] two pair, Aces and Queens
Bluffinya77 mucks
JELISA mucks
PJS JR wins the pot (975) with two pair, Aces and Queens

7th hand:

Full Tilt Poker Game #10971182119: Tier One $6+$0.50 Sit & Go (82562856), Table 1 - 20/40
Seat 1: Bluffinya77 (835)
Seat 2: Haly (2,810)
Seat 3: JELISA (1,140)
Seat 4: SnaRqDa (660)
Seat 5: TRETIAK30 (1,350)
Seat 6: PJS JR (2,205)
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [As Jh]
Bluffinya77 folds
Haly calls 40
JELISA calls 40
SnaRqDa calls 40
TRETIAK30 calls 20
PJS JR checks
*** FLOP *** [5c 6d Ah]
5 checks
*** TURN *** [5c 6d Ah] [3d]
TRETIAK30 checks
PJS JR bets 40
4 calls
*** RIVER *** [5c 6d Ah 3d] [Ts]
4 checks
SnaRqDa bets 580, and is all in
1 fold
PJS JR calls 580
2 folds
*** SHOW DOWN ***
SnaRqDa shows [8c 4c] Ace Ten high
PJS JR shows [As Jh] a pair of Aces
PJS JR wins the pot (1,560) with a pair of Aces

I didn’t play about 15 hands in a row, then this one:

Full Tilt Poker Game #10971336885: Tier One $6+$0.50 Sit & Go (82562856), Table 1 - 50/100
Seat 2: Haly (2,265)
Seat 3: JELISA (2,090)
Seat 5: TRETIAK30 (1,200)
Seat 6: PJS JR (3,445)
PJS JR posts the small blind of 50
Haly posts the big blind of 100
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [Ad Qs]
JELISA has 15 seconds left to act
JELISA calls 100
TRETIAK30 raises to 450
PJS JR raises to 3,445, and is all in
Haly folds
JELISA folds
TRETIAK30 has 15 seconds left to act
TRETIAK30 calls 750, and is all in
PJS JR shows [Ad Qs]
TRETIAK30 shows [Kc Js]
Uncalled bet of 2,245 returned to PJS JR
*** FLOP *** [3c Jd 5c]
*** TURN *** [3c Jd 5c] [3h]
*** RIVER *** [3c Jd 5c 3h] [Ac]
PJS JR shows two pair, Aces and Threes
TRETIAK30 shows two pair, Jacks and Threes
PJS JR wins the pot (2,600) with two pair, Aces and Threes

Then I got 99 two hands in a row and pushed, and got no action. Then this hand got us over the bubble:

Full Tilt Poker Game #10971494281: Tier One $6+$0.50 Sit & Go (82562856), Table 1 - 100/200 Seat 2: Haly (3,495)
Seat 3: JELISA (1,160)
Seat 6: PJS JR (4,345)
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [Ac 7h]
Haly folds
JELISA calls 100
PJS JR raises to 4,345, and is all in
JELISA calls 960, and is all in
PJS JR shows [Ac 7h]
JELISA shows [Ks Qc]
Uncalled bet of 3,185 returned to PJS JR
*** FLOP *** [Ts 2c 6s]
*** TURN *** [Ts 2c 6s] [7c]
*** RIVER *** [Ts 2c 6s 7c] [2h]
PJS JR shows two pair, Sevens and Twos
JELISA shows a pair of Twos
PJS JR wins the pot (2,320) with two pair, Sevens and Twos

Then we got it all in 4 hands later and I got lucky to take it down:

Full Tilt Poker Game #10971513317: Tier One $6+$0.50 Sit & Go (82562856), Table 1 - 120/240
Seat 2: Haly (3,235)
Seat 6: PJS JR (5,765)
PJS JR posts the small blind of 120
Haly posts the big blind of 240
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [Ac 5d]
PJS JR raises to 5,765, and is all in
Haly calls 2,995, and is all in
PJS JR shows [Ac 5d]
Haly shows [Td As]
Uncalled bet of 2,530 returned to PJS JR
*** FLOP *** [6h 5h 4h]
*** TURN *** [6h 5h 4h] [Kh]
*** RIVER *** [6h 5h 4h Kh] [4d]
PJS JR shows two pair, Fives and Fours
Haly shows a pair of Fours
PJS JR wins the pot (6,470) with two pair, Fives and Fours

Here are a couple of highlights from the cash tables:

Full Tilt Poker Game #10971081219: Table Proud (deep) - $0.10/$0.25 - No Limit Hold'em
Seat 1: qaymko ($33.34)
Seat 2: dafrk3in ($25)
Seat 3: pescado24 ($126.85)
Seat 4: LoveShy ($26.79)
Seat 5: baronvonadam ($51.04)
Seat 6: JV1971 ($37.96)
Seat 7: PJS JR ($24.85)
Seat 8: aforbesb ($50.72)
Seat 9: soQsidekick ($32.53)
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [Qh Th]
4 folds
JV1971 raises to $0.50
PJS JR calls $0.50
1 fold
soQsidekick raises to $2.35
JV1971 calls $1.85
PJS JR calls $1.85
*** FLOP *** [9s Kh 2d]
3 checks
*** TURN *** [9s Kh 2d] [8h]
soQsidekick bets $3
JV1971 calls $3
PJS JR calls $3
*** RIVER *** [9s Kh 2d 8h] [9h]
soQsidekick checks
JV1971 bets $4
PJS JR calls $4
soQsidekick folds
*** SHOW DOWN ***
JV1971 shows [8d Qd] two pair, Nines and Eights
PJS JR shows [Qh Th] a flush, King high
PJS JR wins the pot ($22.95) with a flush, King high

Then here was a fun confrontation that worked out perfectly:

Full Tilt Poker Game #10970766487: Table Van (deep) - $0.10/$0.25 - No Limit Hold'em
Seat 1: FIERROS ($100.67)
Seat 2: KBJ1207 ($25)
Seat 3: PJS JR ($24.40)
Seat 4: Skyywolf ($27.26)
Seat 5: dafrk3in ($25)
Seat 6: aforbesb ($51.80)
Seat 7: WangFlush ($31.68)
Seat 8: baronvonadam ($50.66)
Seat 9: Cozmic ($22.05)
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [7s 7h]
5 folds
PJS JR raises to $0.85
Skyywolf folds
dafrk3in has 15 seconds left to act
dafrk3in calls $0.60
*** FLOP *** [5s 7c 3h]
dafrk3in checks
PJS JR bets $1.25
dafrk3in raises to $3.75
PJS JR raises to $9.50
dafrk3in raises to $24.15, and is all in
PJS JR calls $14.05, and is all in
dafrk3in shows [Kh Kd]
PJS JR shows [7s 7h]
*** TURN *** [5s 7c 3h] [4c]
*** RIVER *** [5s 7c 3h 4c] [Td]
dafrk3in shows a pair of Kings
PJS JR shows three of a kind, Sevens
PJS JR wins the pot ($46.46) with three of a kind, Sevens

Then I probably missed an opportunity on the turn to make some more money here, but took down a decent sized pot. Still can’t imagine why he called my re-raise with KQ:

Full Tilt Poker Game #10971518233: Table Van (deep) - $0.10/$0.25 - No Limit Hold'em - 0:12:00
Seat 1: FIERROS ($63.13)
Seat 2: KBJ1207 ($54.07)
Seat 3: PJS JR ($44.15)
Seat 4: MrRyanO3 ($24.96)
Seat 5: HolyHuman ($51.43)
Seat 6: vyrbal kent ($12.25)
Seat 7: holighurt ($29.62)
Seat 8: baronvonadam ($56.60)
Seat 9: alffanclub ($24.65)
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [As Ac]
HolyHuman raises to $0.95
6 folds
PJS JR raises to $3.20
HolyHuman calls $2.25
*** FLOP *** [8h 6s 3h]
PJS JR checks
HolyHuman checks
*** TURN *** [8h 6s 3h] [Kd]
PJS JR checks
HolyHuman checks
*** RIVER *** [8h 6s 3h Kd] [Ad]
PJS JR bets $4.25
HolyHuman calls $4.25
*** SHOW DOWN ***
PJS JR shows [As Ac] three of a kind, Aces
HolyHuman mucked [Qd Kh] - a pair of Kings
PJS JR wins the pot ($14.49) with three of a kind, Aces

Anyways, steady play has my FT account up to $260 plus a $26 token and I heven’t touched my PS account much, and have $130 there. So, all told, the roll is up to a hair over $400, so I am well on my way to building it back up.

Am going to try and play some of the BBT4, but opportunities to play 4-5 continuous hours are few and far between these days. We will see.

Thanks all for reading and good luck at the tables.

Ryan

Blogging re-dedication

2009-02-25T08:11:00.000-08:00

Although I have been hanging out reading a lot of blogs, I have been busy/lazy and have not updated my own. Now, the fact that I have played very little poker over the last few weeks/month is really the reason, and there has been nothing to blog about.

Right now, I have about $130 on Stars and $120 on Full Tilt, but that was until last night, when I jumped onto FT for about 30 minutes. Now, with only $120 on the site, playing 25NL is probably not the best bankroll management wise, but I am not playing any lower stakes than that.

Here are some of the highlights from last night:

Full Tilt Poker Game #10827972528: Table Dover (deep) - $0.10/$0.25 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:34:18 ET - 2009/02/24
Seat 1: supermanfresh34 ($4.12)
Seat 2: jwesbro ($54.63)
Seat 3: Wayyarminna ($25)
Seat 4: jeff121mbia ($24.65)
Seat 5: saudi_girl ($44.07)
Seat 6: san85 ($25)
Seat 7: crazybeav77 ($10.35)
Seat 8: PJS JR ($24.15)
Seat 9: handyman7 ($31.88)
supermanfresh34 posts the small blind of $0.10
Wayyarminna posts the big blind of $0.25
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [9d 8d]
3 folds
crazybeav77 calls $0.25
PJS JR calls $0.25
1 fold
supermanfresh34 raises to $1.25
1 fold
crazybeav77 calls $1
PJS JR calls $1
*** FLOP *** [Th 9s 6s]
supermanfresh34 bets $2.87, and is all in
crazybeav77 calls $2.87
PJS JR calls $2.87
*** TURN *** [Th 9s 6s] [8s]
crazybeav77 bets $6.23, and is all in
PJS JR calls $6.23
crazybeav77 shows [Qc Jh]
PJS JR shows [9d 8d]
supermanfresh34 shows [Qh 2d]
*** RIVER *** [Th 9s 6s 8s] [8h]
crazybeav77 shows a straight, Queen high
PJS JR shows a full house, Eights full of Nines
PJS JR wins the side pot ($11.84) with a full house, Eights full of Nines
supermanfresh34 shows a pair of Eights
PJS JR wins the main pot ($11.98) with a full house, Eights full of Nines

Full Tilt Poker Game #10828226277: Table Dover (deep) - $0.10/$0.25 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:49:49 ET - 2009/02/24
Seat 1: supermanfresh34 ($18.31)
Seat 2: mat sheeler ($18.03)
Seat 3: Wayyarminna ($26.11)
Seat 4: jeff121mbia ($51.20)
Seat 5: saudi_girl ($43.97)
Seat 6: san85 ($25.50)
Seat 7: creature008 ($49.05)
Seat 8: PJS JR ($33.42)
Seat 9: handyman7 ($43.19)
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [Ac Ah]
6 folds
PJS JR raises to $0.85
1 fold
supermanfresh34 raises to $2.20
PJS JR raises to $6.50
supermanfresh34 raises to $10.80
PJS JR raises to $33.42, and is all in
supermanfresh34 calls $7.51, and is all in
PJS JR shows [Ac Ah]
supermanfresh34 shows [3s Js] well played
*** FLOP *** [2h 3h 8d]
*** TURN *** [2h 3h 8d] [As]
*** RIVER *** [2h 3h 8d As] [7d]
PJS JR shows three of a kind, Aces
supermanfresh34 shows a pair of Threes
PJS JR wins the pot ($34.89) with three of a kind, Aces

Full Tilt Poker Game #10828141804: Table Angeles (deep) - $0.10/$0.25 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:44:37 ET - 2009/02/24
Seat 1: PJS JR ($23.70)
Seat 2: Megalo1982 ($25)
Seat 3: saudi_girl ($25.85)
Seat 4: chipmaster5 ($86.80)
Seat 5: Erik602 ($42.73)
Seat 6: Gangstachic ($53.90)
Seat 7: Wayyarminna ($29.43)
Seat 8: rounder3501 ($23.56)
Seat 9: Grady Money ($73.71)
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [5d 6d]
1 fold
PJS JR raises to $0.75
2 folds
chipmaster5 calls $0.75
3 folds
rounder3501 calls $0.50
*** FLOP *** [Kd 2d 5h]
rounder3501 bets $1.25
PJS JR calls $1.25
chipmaster5 raises to $7.35
1 fold
PJS JR raises to $22.95, and is all in
chipmaster5 calls $15.60
PJS JR shows [5d 6d]
chipmaster5 shows [Kh Jd]
*** TURN *** [Kd 2d 5h] [Jh]
*** RIVER *** [Kd 2d 5h Jh] [3d]
PJS JR shows a flush, King high
chipmaster5 shows two pair, Kings and Jacks
PJS JR wins the pot ($47.03) with a flush, King high

Full Tilt Poker Game #10828158096: Table Saber (deep) - $0.10/$0.25 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:45:37 ET - 2009/02/24
Seat 1: baronvonadam ($52.56)
Seat 2: polarcat7 ($24.65)
Seat 3: PJS JR ($24.48)
Seat 4: syphen17 ($63.71)
Seat 5: saudi_girl ($26.40)
Seat 6: ekrecords ($21.65)
Seat 7: san85 ($26.50)
Seat 8: tread011 ($50.14)
Seat 9: molsonex1903 ($19.82)
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [Ac Ah]
5 folds
PJS JR raises to $0.85
2 folds
ekrecords calls $0.60
*** FLOP *** [5d 6c 4h]
ekrecords checks
PJS JR bets $1.50
ekrecords calls $1.50
*** TURN *** [5d 6c 4h] [Ad]
ekrecords checks
PJS JR bets $3.75
ekrecords calls $3.75
*** RIVER *** [5d 6c 4h Ad] [9s]
ekrecords checks
PJS JR bets $18.38, and is all in
ekrecords calls $15.55, and is all in
*** SHOW DOWN ***
PJS JR shows [Ac Ah] three of a kind, Aces
ekrecords mucked [5s As] - two pair, Aces and Fives
PJS JR wins the pot ($41.23) with three of a kind, Aces

Cashed out up 3 buy-ins for the session, and took my roll up to $203. So, my roll stands at $333, and is only going up.

Congrats to Stoner for finishing in the money at the LAPC. I, along with all bloggers, was hoping for you to take it down. Looking forward to the BBT4, and trying to win a main event seat.

Good luck to everyone, and good luck at the tables.

Ryan

Still alive...

2008-12-22T13:21:00.001-08:00

Though just barely… A bad run of cards, suckouts and overall disinterest has me down several hundred bucks in the last while. Also, took out a few bucks out to pay some bills, and am not left with much, I think I’ve got about $400 left between Stars and FT.

I haven’t really had much time to play these days, as my family has been in town for 3 weeks, and now my brother is staying with us for a couple of weeks over Christmas, and he and his wife are definitely against online poker, so I don’t play much, just to avoid any confrontation.

Probably will be the New Year before I get to do any more playing, so I will make any updates then.

Hope everyone is well, good luck at the tables.

Ryan

Regiestered to play in the WBCOOP!!

2008-12-05T08:57:00.000-08:00

I have registered to play in the PokerStars World Blogger Championship of Online Poker!

This PokerStars tournament is a No Limit Texas Hold’em event exclusive to Bloggers.

Registration code: 909813

I'm still alive...

2008-11-25T14:48:00.000-08:00

Just not playing poker that much. And when I am, I am moving sideways, so there is nothing special to talk about.

When I win an MTT, which should be soon, I will make a post. Until then, My posting will be not as frequent as it has been over the last 2 months.

Thanks for reading.

Ryan

POST 100!!! Roller-coaster session

2008-11-06T08:54:00.001-08:00

Feeling very confident as I logged onto FT last night, pulled up 6 deep tables at 25c/50c NL, and off I went. No more than 10 minutes into my session, I had an unfortunate situation blind vs. blind, where we got it all in on an all-unders flop, I had KK in the BB and he had AA obviously in the SB. How gay is that. $50 gone really fast. I was down about 1 ½ buy-ins when the following hand came up…

Full Tilt Poker Game #8833219349: Table Berry (deep) - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em
Seat 1: -Mawbster- ($50.75)
Seat 2: Drunken I ($182.40)
Seat 3: Tromulator ($103.50)
Seat 4: krookymunster ($103.50)
Seat 5: PJS JR ($63.85)
Seat 6: namgoong1982 ($72.45)
Seat 7: rlawod ($58.70)
Seat 8: Cuong Fu Hust1a ($35.65)
Seat 9: bwhiteshoes1 ($21.45)
PJS JR posts the small blind of $0.25
namgoong1982 posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [6s 6h]
Cuong Fu Hust1a calls $0.50
3 folds
Tromulator raises to $2.50
1 fold
PJS JR calls $2.25
namgoong1982 calls $2
Cuong Fu Hust1a calls $2
*** FLOP *** [3c 7s 6d] GIN!
3 checks
Tromulator bets $6
PJS JR raises to $17.50
2 folds
Tromulator raises to $80
PJS JR calls $43.85, and is all in
Tromulator shows [9d 8d]
PJS JR shows [6s 6h]
Uncalled bet of $18.65 returned to Tromulator
*** TURN *** [3c 7s 6d] [Js]
*** RIVER *** [3c 7s 6d Js] [5c] typical BS
Tromulator shows a straight, Nine high
PJS JR shows three of a kind, Sixes
Tromulator wins the pot ($129.70) with a straight, Nine high

That was crap for sure, and all of a sudden, I am down nearly 3 buy-ins. WTF??? Anyways, the very next hand at this table…

Full Tilt Poker Game #8833233996: Table Berry (deep) - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em
Seat 1: -Mawbster- ($50.75)
Seat 2: Drunken I ($182.40)
Seat 3: Tromulator ($169.35)
Seat 4: krookymunster ($103.50)
Seat 5: PJS JR ($50)
Seat 6: namgoong1982 ($69.95)
Seat 7: rlawod ($58.70), is sitting out
Seat 8: Cuong Fu Hust1a ($33.15)
Seat 9: bwhiteshoes1 ($21.45)
namgoong1982 posts the small blind of $0.25
Cuong Fu Hust1a posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [As Ah]
PJS JR: gross &$^*#@&%$*^%@#%$
bwhiteshoes1 calls $0.50
2 folds
Tromulator raises to $2.50
1 fold
PJS JR raises to $8.75 STEAM-RAISE!!
3 folds
Tromulator calls $6.25
*** FLOP *** [4c 3d 3h]
Tromulator checks
PJS JR bets $12
Tromulator raises to $36
PJS JR raises to $41.25, and is all in
Tromulator calls $5.25
PJS JR shows [As Ah]
Tromulator shows [Js Jh] wee!!!
*** TURN *** [4c 3d 3h] [7d]
*** RIVER *** [4c 3d 3h 7d] [Ac] Good, got most of it back
PJS JR shows a full house, Aces full of Threes
Tromulator shows two pair, Jacks and Threes
PJS JR wins the pot ($98.25) with a full house, Aces full of Threes

Then, about 4 hands later on the same table…

Full Tilt Poker Game #8833433431: Table Berry (deep) - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em
Seat 1: -Mawbster- ($50)
Seat 2: Drunken I ($201.70)
Seat 3: Tromulator ($117.60)
Seat 4: krookymunster ($100.25)
Seat 5: PJS JR ($97.50)
Seat 6: namgoong1982 ($66.30)
Seat 7: Delfin33 ($49.25)
Seat 8: Cuong Fu Hust1a ($43.95)
Seat 9: SuperSunBurst ($49.50)
SuperSunBurst posts the small blind of $0.25
Drunken I posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #8
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [Ks Kc]
2 folds
PJS JR raises to $1.75
4 folds
Drunken I calls $1.25
*** FLOP *** [6c 8s 8d]
Drunken I bets $2.50
PJS JR calls $2.50
*** TURN *** [6c 8s 8d] [6d]
Drunken I bets $6
PJS JR calls $6
*** RIVER *** [6c 8s 8d 6d] [Jh]
Drunken I bets $14
PJS JR calls $14
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Drunken I shows [As Qc] two pair, Eights and Sixes
PJS JR shows [Ks Kc] two pair, Kings and Eights
PJS JR wins the pot ($46.35) with two pair, Kings and Eights

So, that series regained about 1 ½ buy-ins that I lost, the rest were restored on the following hands…

Full Tilt Poker Game #8821475954: Table Fuller (deep) - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em
Seat 1: malantropia ($49.05)
Seat 3: Ramiraise ($73.25)
Seat 4: Kirsan ($48.75)
Seat 5: Chase2468 ($93.50)
Seat 6: PJS JR ($49.70)
Seat 7: anondor ($124.45)
Seat 8: River Vendetta ($62.80)
Seat 9: Walli54 ($50)
Ramiraise posts the small blind of $0.25
Kirsan posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [7d 7c]
1 fold
PJS JR calls $0.50
3 folds
malantropia raises to $2
2 folds
PJS JR calls $1.50
*** FLOP *** [Ad 8h 7h]
PJS JR checks
malantropia bets $3.50
PJS JR raises to $10
malantropia calls $6.50
*** TURN *** [Ad 8h 7h] [3c]
PJS JR bets $15.50
malantropia raises to $37.05, and is all in
PJS JR calls $21.55
malantropia shows [Th Td] Hey, thanks!
PJS JR shows [7d 7c]
*** RIVER *** [Ad 8h 7h 3c] [4h]
malantropia shows a pair of Tens
PJS JR shows three of a kind, Sevens
PJS JR wins the pot ($95.85) with three of a kind, Sevens

Full Tilt Poker Game #8833057719: Table Fuller (deep) - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em
Seat 1: bogec ($51.70)
Seat 2: dumbluck9 ($13.25)
Seat 3: Crediblylucky ($20.20)
Seat 4: Judd_The_Stud ($24.95)
Seat 5: PJS JR ($49.55)
Seat 6: GZ2ya ($50)
Seat 7: richinsklanskys ($156.45)
Seat 8: wjkastler ($39.95)
Seat 9: g2005 ($61.25), is sitting out
Crediblylucky posts the small blind of $0.25
Judd_The_Stud posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [Jc Js]
PJS JR calls $0.50
4 folds
dumbluck9 calls $0.50
Crediblylucky raises to $2.50
1 fold
PJS JR raises to $49.55, and is all in
1 fold
Crediblylucky calls $17.70, and is all in
PJS JR shows [Jc Js]
Crediblylucky shows [Ac Tc] Nice call sir.
Uncalled bet of $29.35 returned to PJS JR
*** FLOP *** [3c 4d Jd]
*** TURN *** [3c 4d Jd] [2c]
*** RIVER *** [3c 4d Jd 2c] [As]
PJS JR shows three of a kind, Jacks
Crediblylucky shows a pair of Aces
PJS JR wins the pot ($39.35) with three of a kind, Jacks

Full Tilt Poker Game #8833238091: Table Flavor (deep) - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em
Seat 1: Drunken I ($54.60)
Seat 2: JStronge ($24.75)
Seat 3: pwning_mahoney ($100)
Seat 4: aydaygrande ($79.15)
Seat 5: Duke Morrison ($22.70)
Seat 6: smileagain ($136.55)
Seat 7: Tromulator ($74.25)
Seat 8: richinsklanskys ($135.50)
Seat 9: PJS JR ($58.15)
smileagain posts the small blind of $0.25
Tromulator posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [Qs Qh]
1 fold
PJS JR raises to $1.75
1 fold
JStronge calls $1.75
5 folds
*** FLOP *** [5c 3d Td]
PJS JR bets $2
JStronge calls $2
*** TURN *** [5c 3d Td] [6h]
PJS JR bets $3
JStronge calls $3
*** RIVER *** [5c 3d Td 6h] [9h]
PJS JR bets $6
JStronge calls $6
*** SHOW DOWN ***
PJS JR shows [Qs Qh] a pair of Queens
JStronge mucks
PJS JR wins the pot ($24.95) with a pair of Queens

Then this fund one came up…

Full Tilt Poker Game #8833517237: Table Flavor (deep) - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em
Seat 1: Drunken I ($52.25)
Seat 2: BCooLu ($92.90)
Seat 3: yoshiki88 ($25)
Seat 4: aydaygrande ($76.65)
Seat 5: Duke Morrison ($31.45)
Seat 6: smileagain ($157.05)
Seat 7: Tromulator ($100)
Seat 8: richinsklanskys ($133.50), is sitting out
Seat 9: PJS JR ($67.25)
Tromulator posts the small blind of $0.25
PJS JR posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [9s 9c]
2 folds
aydaygrande raises to $1.75
2 folds
1 fold
PJS JR calls $1.25
*** FLOP *** [6s 6d 9h] WEE!!
PJS JR checks
aydaygrande bets $2.50
PJS JR calls $2.50
*** TURN *** [6s 6d 9h] [Qc]
PJS JR checks
aydaygrande bets $6
PJS JR raises to $20.50
aydaygrande raises to $70.25
PJS JR calls $42.50, and is all in
aydaygrande shows [As Ah] YAHOO!!
PJS JR shows [9s 9c]
Uncalled bet of $7.25 returned to aydaygrande
*** RIVER *** [6s 6d 9h Qc] [Qs]
aydaygrande shows two pair, Aces and Queens
PJS JR shows a full house, Nines full of Queens
PJS JR wins the pot ($131.75) with a full house, Nines full of Queens

That finally put me positive for the session. Then, one more to finish off up about 1 ½ buy-ins for the session…

Full Tilt Poker Game #8833141703: Table French (deep) - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em
Seat 1: Worknfire ($50.10)
Seat 2: -Mawbster- ($50)
Seat 3: m_nicholas_24 ($35.60)
Seat 4: Bleed-Out ($50)
Seat 5: fun_poker1 ($45.50), is sitting out
Seat 6: Tromulator ($99.50)
Seat 7: PJS JR ($52.55)
Seat 8: Phil_Ivey_10002 ($63.20)
Seat 9: dukefan22180 ($50.20)
Tromulator posts the small blind of $0.25
PJS JR posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [7s 7h]
2 folds
Worknfire calls $0.50
m_nicholas_24 raises to $1.50
2 folds
PJS JR calls $1
Worknfire calls $1
*** FLOP *** [5s 7d Th] ANOTHER SET!!
PJS JR checks
Worknfire checks
m_nicholas_24 bets $2.50
PJS JR raises to $7.50
Worknfire folds
m_nicholas_24 calls $5
*** TURN *** [5s 7d Th] [2d]
PJS JR bets $10
m_nicholas_24 calls $10
*** RIVER *** [5s 7d Th 2d] [Ks]
PJS JR bets $20.50
m_nicholas_24 calls $16.60, and is all in
Uncalled bet of $3.90 returned to PJS JR
*** SHOW DOWN ***
PJS JR shows [7s 7h] three of a kind, Sevens
m_nicholas_24 mucks [Kd Ts] - two pair, Kings and Tens
PJS JR wins the pot ($69.95) with three of a kind, Sevens

So, in the end, I was down 3 buy-ins and ended up 1 ½. A nice turn around that has me back over the $1,000 mark for my roll, $715 on FT and $320 on Stars, for a total of $1,035.

Won’t be playing much in the next couple of days, but will be trying to satellite into a couple of the FTOPS events. If I qualify, I am actually going to play them this time.

Hope everyone is well, and thanks for reading.

Ryan

Update…

2008-11-05T08:33:00.000-08:00

Sorry, been a few days since I updated the blog. A quick summary of the last week, well, things have been looking up on Full Tilt and down on Pokerstars. Mostly because I have been playing satellites into the Million on Stars, and some steps qualifiers and not getting anywhere. I am now down to $320 in that account.

On Full Tilt, after getting up near $1,000 and then shooting back down under $400, I have now worked it back up over $600 in the last few days, highlighted by these hands:

Full Tilt Poker Game #8813898718: Table Bark (deep) - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em
Seat 1: Cookie Rookie ($90.10)
Seat 2: acoustic punk ($64.35)
Seat 3: Cdn Chris ($57.90)
Seat 4: Elkman23 ($107.40)
Seat 5: perdone ($54.20)
Seat 6: Tarl Cabot ($52.85)
Seat 7: Henry Gandorf ($91.20)
Seat 8: CA Prime ($100)
Seat 9: PJS JR ($50)
Tarl Cabot posts the small blind of $0.25
Henry Gandorf posts the big blind of $0.50
5 seconds left to act
PJS JR posts $0.50 I am glad I decided to post here, don’t usually…
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [2h 2c]
1 fold
PJS JR checks
4 folds
perdone raises to $2.50
2 folds
PJS JR calls $2
*** FLOP *** [Qc 2s 4d] WEEE!!!
PJS JR checks
perdone bets $3.75
PJS JR raises to $11
perdone has 15 seconds left to act
perdone raises to $36
PJS JR insta-raises to $47.50, and is all in
perdone calls $11.50
PJS JR shows [2h 2c]
perdone shows [Ah Ac]
*** TURN *** [Qc 2s 4d] [4c]
*** RIVER *** [Qc 2s 4d 4c] [3d] Thank you very much!
PJS JR shows a full house, Twos full of Fours
perdone shows two pair, Aces and Fours
PJS JR wins the pot ($97.75) with a full house, Twos full of Fours

Full Tilt Poker Game #8809950872: Table Dolly (deep) - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em
Seat 1: PP1311 ($84.70)
Seat 2: Zkkid ($63.60)
Seat 3: jenice ($84.90)
Seat 4: leits ($63.35)
Seat 5: toomanymind ($117.70)
Seat 6: PJS JR ($50)
Seat 7: Chase2468 ($130.45)
Seat 8: Dantete19 ($50)
Seat 9: Saccade ($41.45)
toomanymind posts the small blind of $0.25
PJS JR posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [3d Ah]
Chase2468 calls $0.50
7 folds
PJS JR checks
*** FLOP *** [7d As 5s]
PJS JR checks
Chase2468 bets $1
PJS JR calls $1
*** TURN *** [7d As 5s] [3s] That’s a nice turn
PJS JR checks
Chase2468 bets $1.50
PJS JR calls $1.50 pot control
*** RIVER *** [7d As 5s 3s] [Ac] Hello 3rd nuts!
PJS JR checks
Chase2468 bets $6.25
PJS JR raises to $21
Chase2468 raises to $127.45, and is all in
PJS JR calls $26, and is all in
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Chase2468 shows [5c 5h] a full house, Fives full of Aces
PJS JR shows [3d Ah] a full house, Aces full of Threes Wow, I was way behind, even on the turn…
PJS JR wins the pot ($97.25) with a full house, Aces full of Threes

Full Tilt Poker Game #8810031679: Table Dolly (deep) - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em
Seat 1: PP1311 ($87.55)
Seat 2: Zkkid ($64.30)
Seat 3: jenice ($85.50)
Seat 4: leits ($66.10)
Seat 5: toomanymind ($117.45)
Seat 6: PJS JR ($93.50)
Seat 7: Chase2468 ($99.50)
Seat 8: Dantete19 ($50)
Seat 9: Saccade ($39.95)
jenice posts the small blind of $0.25
leits posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [Ah As]
1 fold
PJS JR raises to $1.75
Chase2468 calls $1.75
6 folds
*** FLOP *** [Td Jh 2c]
PJS JR checks
Chase2468 bets $4
PJS JR calls $4
*** TURN *** [Td Jh 2c] [8d]
PJS JR checks
Chase2468 bets $9
PJS JR calls $9
*** RIVER *** [Td Jh 2c 8d] [5s]
PJS JR checks
Chase2468 bets $22
PJS JR calls $22 Don’t know where I am, I’ll just call
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Chase2468 shows [Qh Qd] a pair of Queens
PJS JR shows [Ah As] a pair of Aces
PJS JR wins the pot ($71.25) with a pair of Aces

Full Tilt Poker Game #8750700486: Table French (deep) - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em
Seat 1: Ragesesh37 ($133.85)
Seat 2: x_MOURINHO_x ($60.75)
Seat 3: CA Prime ($110.30)
Seat 4: bor1sska ($91.75)
Seat 5: vlrhsgo ($102.70)
Seat 6: Walli54 ($69.25)
Seat 7: ALDIDDY22 ($35.90)
Seat 8: PJS JR ($41.75)
Ragesesh37 posts the small blind of $0.25
x_MOURINHO_x posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #8
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [Ts Qs]
5 folds
PJS JR raises to $1.75
1 fold
x_MOURINHO_x calls $1.25
*** FLOP *** [Jh Kc 8c]
x_MOURINHO_x checks
PJS JR checks
*** TURN *** [Jh Kc 8c] [9h]
x_MOURINHO_x bets $2
PJS JR raises to $7
x_MOURINHO_x raises to $12
PJS JR raises to $40, and is all in
x_MOURINHO_x calls $28
PJS JR shows [Ts Qs]
x_MOURINHO_x shows [8h 9s]
*** RIVER *** [Jh Kc 8c 9h] [6d] Thanks very much!
PJS JR shows a straight, King high
x_MOURINHO_x shows two pair, Nines and Eights
PJS JR wins the pot ($80.75) with a straight, King high

Full Tilt Poker Game #8749882923: Table Mean (deep) - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em
Seat 1: broxie11 ($99.50)
Seat 2: carlakipje ($52.55)
Seat 3: mattofms ($59.40)
Seat 4: PJS JR ($48.05)
Seat 5: Iron Fists ($50)
Seat 6: ZEENAT 21 ($39.45)
Seat 7: Walli54 ($55.85)
Seat 8: Trudel10 ($50)
Seat 9: Slang1 ($74.05)
ZEENAT 21 posts the small blind of $0.25
Walli54 posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [Ac As]
4 folds
mattofms raises to $1.50
PJS JR raises to $5.50
3 folds
mattofms calls $4
*** FLOP *** [6d 8h 8s]
mattofms checks
PJS JR bets $7.50
mattofms calls $7.50
*** TURN *** [6d 8h 8s] [Ks]
mattofms bets $20
PJS JR raises to $35.05, and is all in
mattofms calls $15.05
PJS JR shows [Ac As]
mattofms shows [9s 6s] Nice pre-flop call
*** RIVER *** [6d 8h 8s Ks] [9h]
PJS JR shows two pair, Aces and Eights
mattofms shows two pair, Nines and Eights
PJS JR wins the pot ($93.85) with two pair, Aces and Eights

Most of those are pretty standard hands, but hey, I’m not going to complain. So, to update my roll, I have $320 in PS and $631 on FT for a total of $950. Here’s hoping I keep the upswing going.

Thanks for reading.

Ryan

Ouch!!

2008-10-29T08:52:00.001-07:00

That’s all I can say regarding my play recently. It has been ugly. After achieving a peak bankroll around $1,200, I managed to lose nearly 10 buy-ins over the next 3 days. What the (&^$(#&@^$ is that?? Another KK vs. AA situation pre-flop for one buy-in, a couple of 2nd nut flushes to the nut flush, top set against a flush draw that got there, a couple of runner-runner BS situations, was ugly.

At my lowest point, I was down to $713. This morning, it looks like we are back on the right track. That, or I just got some good cards. Managed a full buy-in win with raising from the cut-off with 46dd, getting called by the button and BB. Flop comes 245 rainbow. Check, I bet $3, both call. Turn is a beautiful 3 of diamonds, putting 2 diamonds on board. Check, I check, button bets $8, BB folds, I raise to $24, he re-raises all-in, I call, he has an A for a lower straight, ship the $105 pot.

Also managed a full buy-in on a raised pot, I call on the button, 5 players to the flop. I have KJss. Flop comes KJ4 rainbow. Check, check, check, MP bets $7, I raise to $17, 1 flat caller, MP raises to $27, I re-raise all in, they both fold?? Anyways, it was a nice win.

So, after a slight comeback, my roll looks like this:

PS: $406
FT: $465
Total Bankroll: $871

Let’s hope things go better going forward. Thanks for reading.

Ryan

Quick Update

2008-10-23T08:53:00.000-07:00

Played for about 30 minutes last night and about an hour this morning. Last night, I got nothing going. I dwindled down on all 6 tables I was playing, never really played a meaningful hand, and ended up down about $35-$40. Things went much better this morning, as I managed to win almost 2 buy-ins to increase the bankroll even after last night’s poor play.

Full Tilt Poker Game #8620366749: Table Pluto (deep) - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em
Seat 1: Hazimaro ($32.25)
Seat 2: Yusuf89 ($99.50)
Seat 3: PJS JR ($43.60)
Seat 4: Chase2468 ($119.50)
Seat 5: Rusk ($50.15)
Seat 6: arvydas ($43.55)
Seat 7: 16 rus ($51.75)
Seat 8: leits ($61.20)
Seat 9: nsrafk ($289.65)
Yusuf89 posts the small blind of $0.25
PJS JR posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [Ac As]
2 folds
arvydas raises to $1.75
5 folds
PJS JR raises to $5.50
arvydas calls $3.75
*** FLOP *** [5h Qh Td]
PJS JR bets $9 I have a hand, so I am betting
arvydas calls $9
*** TURN *** [5h Qh Td] [5c]
PJS JR bets $29.10, and is all in I still have a better hand, so I am pushing all in
arvydas calls $29.05, and is all in
PJS JR shows [Ac As]
arvydas shows [Kc Qc] Fine, give your money away
Uncalled bet of $0.05 returned to PJS JR
*** RIVER *** [5h Qh Td 5c] [7d]
PJS JR shows two pair, Aces and Fives
arvydas shows two pair, Queens and Fives
PJS JR wins the pot ($84.35) with two pair, Aces and Fives Thank you very much

A small win followed a couple of hands later

Full Tilt Poker Game #8620387757: Table Pluto (deep) - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em
Seat 1: Hazimaro ($32.25)
Seat 2: Yusuf89 ($99.25)
Seat 3: PJS JR ($84.90)
Seat 4: Chase2468 ($118.75)
Seat 5: Rusk ($50.15)
Seat 6: edwardseo ($27)
Seat 7: 16 rus ($47.75)
Seat 8: leits ($64.35)
Seat 9: nsrafk ($290.40)
leits posts the small blind of $0.25
nsrafk posts the big blind of $0.50
edwardseo posts $0.50
The button is in seat #7
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [Kc Kh]
Hazimaro raises to $2.25
1 fold
PJS JR calls $2.25
6 folds
*** FLOP *** [7h Kd 5s]
Hazimaro bets $4
PJS JR calls $4
*** TURN *** [7h Kd 5s] [8d]
Hazimaro checks
PJS JR checks Trying to induce a bluff or bet on the river
*** RIVER *** [7h Kd 5s 8d] [As]
Hazimaro checks Come on!!!
PJS JR bets $9 Let’s go to value-town
Hazimaro has 15 seconds left to act Come on….
Hazimaro has requested TIME Come on….
Hazimaro calls $9 Thank you.
*** SHOW DOWN ***
PJS JR shows [Kc Kh] three of a kind, Kings
PJS JR wins the pot ($30.20) with three of a kind, Kings

He ended up calling me down with JJ on that one. Then, this hand, which was my personal fave from this morning

Full Tilt Poker Game #8620526777: Table Brave (deep) - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em
Seat 1: PJS JR ($50.55)
Seat 2: nsrafk ($231.80)
Seat 3: BeN1815 ($32.25)
Seat 4: Chase2468 ($106.30)
Seat 5: leits ($53.15)
Seat 6: etrong ($47.35)
Seat 7: The 373th ($59.40)
Seat 8: kanolio ($100)
Seat 9: xbulldog44 ($88.15)
nsrafk posts the small blind of $0.25
BeN1815 posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [Jd Js]
2 folds
etrong calls $0.50
2 folds
PJS JR calls $0.50 Try to disguise hand
nsrafk calls $0.25
BeN1815 checks
*** FLOP *** [Jh 4h 4s] BOOM! Please, someone have a 4
nsrafk bets $1.50
2 folds
PJS JR calls $1.50
*** TURN *** [Jh 4h 4s] [8c]
nsrafk checks
PJS JR checks Let’s try to induce a bet on the river again
*** RIVER *** [Jh 4h 4s 8c] [Tc]
nsrafk bets $4
PJS JR raises to $14 Raise it up!
nsrafk raises to $229.80, and is all in YAHOO!!!
PJS JR calls $34.55, and is all in With pleasure
Uncalled bet of $181.25 returned to nsrafk
*** SHOW DOWN ***
nsrafk shows [9h 7h] a straight, Jack high The good ole backdoor straight is NO GOOD!!
PJS JR shows [Jd Js] a full house, Jacks full of Fours
PJS JR wins the pot ($99.10) with a full house, Jacks full of Fours

Pretty standard stuff has my bankroll over $1,200 comfortably.

Here’s to the next positive session.

Good luck at the tables everyone.

Ryan

Solid Profit for the last 24 hours

2008-10-22T08:02:00.000-07:00

After being knocked down to less than $1k for a while a couple of days ago, yesterday morning brought me back up to the $1,050 range which is nice. My wife and I were up in bed last night just talking, reading, watching a little TV, and I went downstairs to make some tea. While it was boiling, I figured that I would hop on to FT for a few minutes and play a few hands. Here is the 4th hand I played:

Full Tilt Poker Game #8600374600: Table Pluto (deep) - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em
Seat 1: king_pin999 ($10.85)
Seat 2: sshilton2 ($89.50)
Seat 3: midknight87 ($46.20)
Seat 4: PJS JR ($47.25)
Seat 5: YbabyY ($49.25)
Seat 6: stingray78187 ($49.95)
Seat 7: kawa3210 ($100)
Seat 8: MrCasino1 ($65.15)
Seat 9: BLOODYCHAINSAW ($100.20)
YbabyY posts the small blind of $0.25
stingray78187 posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [4d 4c]
2 folds
BLOODYCHAINSAW calls $0.50
king_pin999 calls $0.50
sshilton2 raises to $2.50
1 fold
PJS JR calls $2.50
2 folds
BLOODYCHAINSAW calls $2
king_pin999 calls $2
*** FLOP *** [4s 3d 9h] BOOM!
2 checks
sshilton2 bets $6.50
PJS JR raises to $16.50
2 folds
sshilton2 calls $10
*** TURN *** [4s 3d 9h] [8s]
sshilton2 checks
PJS JR bets $10
sshilton2 raises to $70.50, and is all in
PJS JR calls $18.25, and is all in
sshilton2 shows [Kd Ks]
PJS JR shows [4d 4c]
Uncalled bet of $42.25 returned to sshilton2
*** RIVER *** [4s 3d 9h 8s] [5c] YAH BABY!!!
sshilton2 shows a pair of Kings
PJS JR shows three of a kind, Fours
PJS JR wins the pot ($97.25) with three of a kind, Fours

I got up right after that and headed back upstairs with my tea, and had a wonderful night’s sleep. Extra $50 in the bankroll never hurt anyone. Anyways, couldn’t sleep around 5:45 am, so I got up and logged back on this morning. Here are a couple of nice hands from that 1-hour session:

Full Tilt Poker Game #8604782112: Table Fuller (deep) - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em
Seat 1: TFMnrw ($102)
Seat 2: CrazyDeer ($100)
Seat 3: 2sette ($116.60)
Seat 4: G-Unit1987 ($58.65)
Seat 5: Chase2468 ($96.35)
Seat 6: Silvestrius ($46)
Seat 7: PJS JR ($46.25)
Seat 8: xbulldog44 ($50)
Seat 9: kanolio ($100)
G-Unit1987 posts the small blind of $0.25
Chase2468 posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [As Ac]
1 fold
PJS JR raises to $2
3 folds
2sette calls $2
2 folds
*** FLOP *** [6c 4d 5s]
PJS JR bets $2
2sette calls $2
*** TURN *** [6c 4d 5s] [Tc]
PJS JR bets $3.50
2sette raises to $19.25
PJS JR raises to $42.25, and is all in
2sette calls $23
PJS JR shows [As Ac]
2sette shows [7c Jc] Lots of out to dodge…
*** RIVER *** [6c 4d 5s Tc] [Kh] Booyah!!
PJS JR shows a pair of Aces
2sette shows King Jack high
PJS JR wins the pot ($90.25) with a pair of Aces

About 2 minutes later on one of my other tables:

Full Tilt Poker Game #8604796763: Table French (deep) - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em
Seat 1: rangehills ($23.75)
Seat 2: Poolshark147 ($20.75)
Seat 3: BILLY BAGS 44 ($61.35)
Seat 4: kanolio ($116.70)
Seat 5: Chase2468 ($167.10)
Seat 6: PJS JR ($45.75)
Seat 7: CrazyDeer ($124.30)
Seat 8: jgripp ($44.05)
Seat 9: Benny Blanco95 ($42.80)
CrazyDeer posts the small blind of $0.25
jgripp posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [Ad As]
1 fold
rangehills calls $0.50
1 fold
BILLY BAGS 44 calls $0.50
2 folds
PJS JR raises to $3.25
2 folds
rangehills calls $2.75
BILLY BAGS 44 calls $2.75
*** FLOP *** [Jh Th 3h]
rangehills bets $20.50, and is all in
1 fold
PJS JR calls $20.50
rangehills shows [4d Jd] Top pair is gold!!! Don’t even have to sweat a heart draw
PJS JR shows [Ad As]
*** TURN *** [Jh Th 3h] [Ks]
*** RIVER *** [Jh Th 3h Ks] [7d] Thank you very much
rangehills shows a pair of Jacks
PJS JR shows a pair of Aces
PJS JR wins the pot ($48.95) with a pair of Aces

Then, just before waking up my kids and getting ready for school:

Full Tilt Poker Game #8604846775: Table Sable (deep) - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em
Seat 1: PJS JR ($46.75)
Seat 2: dewwater ($51.10)
Seat 3: kanolio ($141.60), is sitting out
Seat 4: CrazyDeer ($100)
Seat 5: Chase2468 ($105.45)
Seat 6: Silvestrius ($76.95)
Seat 7: bluff_or_buy1 ($45.40)
Seat 8: GangsterX ($107.35)
Seat 9: rvs2008 ($50.90)
PJS JR posts the small blind of $0.25
dewwater posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #9
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [2c 2h]
6 folds
PJS JR calls $0.25
dewwater checks
*** FLOP *** [7d Js 2d] Nice... Please have something
PJS JR checks
dewwater bets $1
PJS JR raises to $3 Sir, I have a hand, so I am raising
dewwater raises to $5
PJS JR raises to $15 Sir, I still have a hand, so I am re-re-re-raising
dewwater raises to $50.60, and is all in He doesn’t seem to understand
PJS JR calls $31.25, and is all in Fine, I’ll take your money
dewwater shows [7h 2s] Yeehaw!! Hammer baby!!
PJS JR shows [2c 2h]
Uncalled bet of $4.35 returned to dewwater
*** TURN *** [7d Js 2d] [3d]
*** RIVER *** [7d Js 2d 3d] [8d] Yah baby!!!
dewwater shows two pair, Sevens and Twos
PJS JR shows three of a kind, Twos
PJS JR wins the pot ($90.50) with three of a kind, Twos

I guess the whole ‘don’t go broke in an un-raised pot’ didn’t apply to that guy. Anyways, the last 24 hours has obviously been kind to my bankroll, and I am now back up to:

FT: $770
PS: $408
Total Bankroll: $1,178

My goal is $1,500 by the end of the month. I will keep you posted as I get closer.
Good luck to everyone at the tables.

Ryan

Last couple of days...

2008-10-21T08:38:00.000-07:00

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

A few more hands from today…

2008-10-17T12:18:00.000-07:00

Played for about an hour this morning and managed a 2 buy-in win for the session. I’ve got to admit, you play conservative, wait and pick your spots, don’t get crazy with marginal hands, it is pretty hard not to get your money in good. True, I have been lucky on a few hands lately, but overall, I have gotten my money in extremely good. Here are a few hands from my last session…

Full Tilt Poker Game #8527753184
Seat 1: ManaIda ($66.10)
Seat 2: shasha84 ($70.50)
Seat 3: G-Unit1987 ($50.75)
Seat 4: Tarl Cabot ($50)
Seat 5: h0udin ($50.70)
Seat 6: Burzuj ($42.75)
Seat 7: JackTheRiva ($59.15)
Seat 8: PJS JR ($49.50)
Seat 9: yjs0626 ($59)
Burzuj posts the small blind of $0.25
JackTheRiva posts the big blind of $0.50
Tarl Cabot posts $0.50
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [5c 5s]
PJS JR calls $0.50
yjs0626 calls $0.50
1 fold
G-Unit1987 raises to $3.50
4 folds
PJS JR calls $3
yjs0626 calls $3
*** FLOP *** [3s 5d Ks]
PJS JR checks
yjs0626 checks
G-Unit1987 bets $6.75
PJS JR raises to $19
yjs0626 folds
G-Unit1987 calls $12.25
*** TURN *** [3s 5d Ks] [Qh]
PJS JR bets $27, and is all in
G-Unit1987 calls $27
PJS JR shows [5c 5s]
G-Unit1987 shows [Kh Jh] Too easy… drawin’ stone cold dead
*** RIVER *** [3s 5d Ks Qh] [2s]
PJS JR shows three of a kind, Fives
G-Unit1987 shows a pair of Kings
PJS JR wins the pot ($100.75) with three of a kind, Fives

Full Tilt Poker Game #8527825831
Seat 1: PJS JR ($44.25)
Seat 2: Chase2468 ($100.20)
Seat 3: sshilton2 ($101.25)
Seat 4: JackTheRiva ($93.90)
Seat 5: thegoonmat ($66.60)
Seat 6: bamboo1 ($46.50)
Seat 7: ManaIda ($50)
Seat 8: Tarl Cabot ($53.25)
Seat 9: yjs0626 ($75.30)
Tarl Cabot posts the small blind of $0.25
yjs0626 posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #7
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [4s 4d]
PJS JR calls $0.50
5 folds
ManaIda raises to $2.50
2 folds
PJS JR calls $2
*** FLOP *** [Qc 4h Td]
PJS JR checks
ManaIda bets $3.50
PJS JR raises to $10.50
ManaIda calls $7
*** TURN *** [Qc 4h Td] [Ac]
PJS JR bets $31.25, and is all in
ManaIda calls $31.25
PJS JR shows [4s 4d]
ManaIda shows [Ks Js] Ouch…
*** RIVER *** [Qc 4h Td Ac] [As] BOOM!!
PJS JR shows a full house, Fours full of Aces
ManaIda shows a straight, Ace high
PJS JR wins the pot ($86.25) with a full house, Fours full of Aces

Got lucky on that one.

Full Tilt Poker Game #8531321307
Seat 1: Brandaan ($50)
Seat 2: Play_Time_Pleas ($25.30)
Seat 3: Trudel10 ($58.35)
Seat 4: rjdepauw ($114.80)
Seat 5: PJS JR ($49.50)
Seat 6: defchimi ($46.90)
Seat 7: CASDALE93 ($49.15)
Seat 8: kanolio ($114.10)
Seat 9: BornToDarkness ($35.45)
PJS JR posts the small blind of $0.25
defchimi posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [As Ad]
CASDALE93 raises to $1.50
6 folds
PJS JR raises to $6
defchimi folds
CASDALE93 calls $4.50
*** FLOP *** [9c 9h 5d]
PJS JR bets $12.50
CASDALE93 raises to $25
PJS JR raises to $43.50, and is all in
CASDALE93 calls $18.15, and is all in
PJS JR shows [As Ad]
CASDALE93 shows [Jc Tc]
Uncalled bet of $0.35 returned to PJS JR
*** TURN *** [9c 9h 5d] [3h] drawin’ dead now… LOL!
*** RIVER *** [9c 9h 5d 3h] [2c]
PJS JR shows two pair, Aces and Nines
CASDALE93 shows a pair of Nines
PJS JR wins the pot ($95.80) with two pair, Aces and Nines
CASDALE93 is sitting out

Gotta love it when people play poorly. Got the bankroll back up over $1,100 as of this morning, with at least 6-8 hours of play this weekend. Might throw in an MTT for shits and giggles, but I will let you know.

Hope everyone is well, talk to you all soon.

Ryan

Long Session, no results…

2008-10-16T08:11:00.001-07:00

I put in a 2-hour session this morning, 4-tabling 25c/50c Deep Tables. In the first 20 minutes, I got a whole bunch of good cards, aces 2 or 3 times, kings, queens and jacks about 7 times. Couldn’t get any action on any of them, and ended the first 20 minutes about $20 up.

Then for the next hour, I got absolutely nothing, stayed patient, but couldn’t get anything. Then I started raising with marginal hands, and it seemed every time I got re-raised or called and then had to fold after aggression on the flop.

The last 20 minutes of the session, I played a couple of decent sized pots to get me back to even after being down $40 at the worst part of the session and ended about even for the 2 hours of play. I guess that is ok considering I didn’t play a pot over $14, and never won any big ones. The most frustrating part was probably the fact that every time I got Jacks, the flop contained a combination of 2 aces, kings or queens. Then the last time, someone raises and I call with jacks and the flop comes KKJ, I am praying he has AK, so I slow play to the turn and he ends up folding to a small check-raise. Obviously, he didn’t have AK. Sucky.

Anyways, my session of being even maybe netted me $3 or $4 of rakeback, and I am happy all of these bad cards in the middle of my session didn’t result in greater losses.

Anywho, that’s about all for me right now. Will check back in later in the week.

Ryan

The last few days...

2008-10-15T08:40:00.000-07:00

Here are some interesting hands from the last few days which have allowed me to increase my bankroll to over $1,000 again. Looking back on them, they are overly interesting, but they do portray how awful some people play at 50NL.

Full Tilt Poker Game #8455498811: Table French (deep) - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em - 9:24:32 ET - 2008/10/12
Seat 1: r10ABEL ($50)
Seat 2: Woody95003 ($50), is sitting out
Seat 3: xmen888 ($31.55)
Seat 4: luckyboy7 ($100)
Seat 5: Chase2468 ($146.20)
Seat 6: robracing ($50)
Seat 7: Kalindri ($47.50)
Seat 8: PJS JR ($49.25)
Seat 9: DemoSection8 ($53.95)
robracing posts the small blind of $0.25
Kalindri posts the big blind of $0.50
5 seconds left to act
luckyboy7 posts $0.50
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [Ks Kd]
PJS JR raises to $2.25
2 folds
xmen888 calls $2.25
4 folds
*** FLOP *** [Qs 7h 3c]
PJS JR bets $5.75
xmen888 raises to $29.30, and is all in
PJS JR calls $23.55
xmen888 shows [6d 5c] LOL!!!
PJS JR shows [Ks Kd]
*** TURN *** [Qs 7h 3c] [7s]
*** RIVER *** [Qs 7h 3c 7s] [2h]
xmen888 shows a pair of Sevens
PJS JR shows two pair, Kings and Sevens
PJS JR wins the pot ($61.35) with two pair, Kings and Sevens

Full Tilt Poker Game #8465922940: Table French (deep) - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em - 23:38:31 ET - 2008/10/12
Seat 1: milivoje33 ($27.85)
Seat 2: aydaygrande ($112.80)
Seat 3: yoshiki88 ($24.80)
Seat 4: Patvsq ($142.10)
Seat 5: zwzzzzw13cool ($25)
Seat 6: PJS JR ($49.15)
Seat 7: blazor ($32.65), is sitting out
Seat 8: Scuderia_EV ($70.30)
Seat 9: sshilton2 ($105.10)
milivoje33 posts the small blind of $0.25
aydaygrande posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #9
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [Qd Ac]
2 folds
PJS JR raises to $1.75
2 folds
milivoje33 calls $1.50
1 fold
*** FLOP *** [5c Qh 9h]
milivoje33 checks
PJS JR bets $2.50
milivoje33 raises to $10
PJS JR raises to $33.50
milivoje33 calls $16.10, and is all in
PJS JR shows [Qd Ac] oops
milivoje33 shows [Kh Ks]
Uncalled bet of $7.40 returned to PJS JR
*** TURN *** [5c Qh 9h] [8s]
*** RIVER *** [5c Qh 9h 8s] [Ad] BOOM!
PJS JR shows two pair, Aces and Queens
milivoje33 shows a pair of Kings
PJS JR wins the pot ($53.40) with two pair, Aces and Queens

OK, I got lucky on that one, I have to admit. But I run goot!

Full Tilt Poker Game #8469781267: Table Chip (deep) - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em - 8:51:44 ET - 2008/10/13
Seat 1: El Nino 1 ($143.95)
Seat 2: Nan ChoBo ($50)
Seat 3: JocherC ($49.60)
Seat 4: joelenclume69 ($48.50)
Seat 5: Danny832 ($26.45)
Seat 6: Chase2468 ($91.30)
Seat 7: KastaNova ($31.80)
Seat 8: PJS JR ($52.75)
Seat 9: Fabplayer2b ($51.95)
JocherC posts the small blind of $0.25
joelenclume69 posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [Jh Js]
3 folds
PJS JR calls $0.50
2 folds
Nan ChoBo raises to $2.50
2 folds
PJS JR calls $2
*** FLOP *** [Qh Jc 2s]
PJS JR checks
Nan ChoBo bets $4
PJS JR raises to $10.50
Nan ChoBo has 15 seconds left to act
Nan ChoBo raises to $18 Honestly, I almost folded here.
PJS JR has 15 seconds left to act
PJS JR has requested TIME
PJS JR raises to $50.25, and is all in But I couldn’t, and get burned
Nan ChoBo calls $29.50, and is all in
PJS JR shows [Jh Js]
Nan ChoBo shows [Qc Qd]
Uncalled bet of $2.75 returned to PJS JR
*** TURN *** [Qh Jc 2s] [9h]
*** RIVER *** [Qh Jc 2s 9h] [Th]
PJS JR shows three of a kind, Jacks
Nan ChoBo shows three of a kind, Queens
Nan ChoBo wins the pot ($97.75) with three of a kind, Queens

Full Tilt Poker Game #8483476499: Table Salem (deep) - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em - 8:44:11 ET - 2008/10/14
Seat 1: gt3540 ($48.50)
Seat 2: Chase2468 ($102.80)
Seat 3: PJS JR ($50)
Seat 4: giimoney ($33.25)
Seat 5: ManaIda ($108.75)
Seat 6: El Nino 1 ($132.40)
Seat 7: Silvestrius ($25.20)
Seat 8: BMW-Lady0 ($49.50)
Seat 9: Togar28 ($42.50)
ManaIda posts the small blind of $0.25
El Nino 1 posts the big blind of $0.50
PJS JR posts $0.50
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [Kd Kc]
1 fold
BMW-Lady0 raises to $2.25
1 fold
gt3540 calls $2.25
1 fold
PJS JR raises to $12
3 folds
BMW-Lady0 calls $9.75
1 fold
*** FLOP *** [7c 8h 6c]
BMW-Lady0 bets $37.50, and is all in
PJS JR calls $37.50
BMW-Lady0 shows [8s Ac] Nice push :D
PJS JR shows [Kd Kc]
*** TURN *** [7c 8h 6c] [4s]
*** RIVER *** [7c 8h 6c 4s] [Td]
BMW-Lady0 shows a pair of Eights
PJS JR shows a pair of Kings
PJS JR wins the pot ($99) with a pair of Kings

Full Tilt Poker Game #8483476242: Table Port (deep) - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em - 8:44:08 ET - 2008/10/14
Seat 1: Busta_ge ($46.10)
Seat 2: PJS JR ($48.50)
Seat 3: nico17200 ($11.60)
Seat 4: webfuture-now ($22.50)
Seat 5: muabreus ($113.10)
Seat 6: Moxt ($27.20)
Seat 7: El Nino 1 ($100)
Seat 8: Seidel1987 ($31.45)
Seat 9: HateToGamble ($90.05)
PJS JR posts the small blind of $0.25
nico17200 posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [As Ah]
webfuture-now calls $0.50
4 folds
HateToGamble calls $0.50
Busta_ge calls $0.50
PJS JR raises to $3
2 folds
HateToGamble calls $2.50
Busta_ge calls $2.50
*** FLOP *** [7s 3c 9d]
PJS JR bets $10
HateToGamble calls $10
1 fold
*** TURN *** [7s 3c 9d] [Qh]
PJS JR bets $35.50, and is all in
HateToGamble calls $35.50
PJS JR shows [As Ah]
HateToGamble shows [Qd 9c] yuck…
*** RIVER *** [7s 3c 9d Qh] [7c] BOOM!!
PJS JR shows two pair, Aces and Sevens
HateToGamble shows two pair, Queens and Nines
PJS JR wins the pot ($98) with two pair, Aces and Sevens

Got lucky there too, but I have been running well. Later on the same table…
Full Tilt Poker Game #8483578592: Table Port (deep) - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em - 9:01:28 ET - 2008/10/14
Seat 1: Busta_ge ($62.65)
Seat 2: PJS JR ($96.75)
Seat 3: nico17200 ($28.80)
Seat 4: webfuture-now ($39.70)
Seat 5: muabreus ($110.10)
Seat 6: Moxt ($0), is sitting out
Seat 7: El Nino 1 ($100)
Seat 8: Seidel1987 ($29.70)
Seat 9: HateToGamble ($49.45)
Busta_ge: ?
Busta_ge posts the small blind of $0.25
PJS JR posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #9
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [Qh 9h]
nico17200 raises to $1
webfuture-now calls $1
3 folds
HateToGamble calls $1
1 fold
PJS JR calls $0.50
*** FLOP *** [Qc 2h 9s] Nice…
PJS JR checks
nico17200 bets $4.25
2 folds
PJS JR raises to $36.50
nico17200 calls $23.55, and is all in
PJS JR shows [Qh 9h]
nico17200 shows [Qs Th] Well done, top pair, shitty kicker
Uncalled bet of $8.70 returned to PJS JR
*** TURN *** [Qc 2h 9s] [4d]
*** RIVER *** [Qc 2h 9s 4d] [7d]
PJS JR shows two pair, Queens and Nines
nico17200 shows a pair of Queens
PJS JR wins the pot ($56.90) with two pair, Queens and Nines

And then a little later…

Full Tilt Poker Game #8483693621: Table Port (deep) - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em - 9:19:51 ET - 2008/10/14
Seat 1: Busta_ge ($36.20)
Seat 2: PJS JR ($117.85)
Seat 3: Poker Otter ($28.80)
Seat 5: muabreus ($159.70)
Seat 6: PhilMo253 ($48.55)
Seat 7: El Nino 1 ($103.45)
Seat 8: Seidel1987 ($32.05)
Seat 9: HateToGamble ($63.65)
Seidel1987 posts the small blind of $0.25
HateToGamble posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #7
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [Ad Ac]
Busta_ge raises to $1.75
PJS JR raises to $5.50
6 folds
Busta_ge raises to $36.20, and is all in
PJS JR calls $30.70
Busta_ge shows [9c 9h] Kings, Queens?? Nope. Nines. LOL!!
PJS JR shows [Ad Ac]
*** FLOP *** [8d 7c Qd]
*** TURN *** [8d 7c Qd] [Kc]
*** RIVER *** [8d 7c Qd Kc] [Qs]
Busta_ge shows two pair, Queens and Nines
PJS JR shows two pair, Aces and Queens
PJS JR wins the pot ($70.15) with two pair, Aces and Queens

Full Tilt Poker Game #8496829665: Table Palos (deep) - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em - 8:57:47 ET - 2008/10/15
Seat 1: ManaIda ($88.70)
Seat 2: PJS JR ($52.15)
Seat 3: MoyMelody ($42.80)
Seat 4: le roc blanc ($40.65)
Seat 5: Jago316 ($36)
Seat 6: bero1985 ($44.20)
Seat 7: jackmoon1337 ($52.85)
Seat 8: slowmaster ($106.45)
Seat 9: mcgrooverace ($99.70)
jackmoon1337 posts the small blind of $0.25
slowmaster posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [As Ac]
2 folds
PJS JR raises to $1.75
MoyMelody calls $1.75
1 fold
Jago316 raises to $36, and is all in
3 folds
PJS JR raises to $52.15, and is all in
MoyMelody calls $41.05, and is all in
PJS JR shows [As Ac] Awesome, hold baby!!!!
MoyMelody shows [Ks Ah]
Jago316 shows [Tc Ts]
*** FLOP *** [Jd 9s 7h]
*** TURN *** [Jd 9s 7h] [5c]
*** RIVER *** [Jd 9s 7h 5c] [4d] SWEEEEEEET!!!
PJS JR shows a pair of Aces
MoyMelody shows Ace King high
PJS JR wins the side pot ($13.60) with a pair of Aces
Jago316 shows a pair of Tens
PJS JR wins the main pot ($105.75) with a pair of Aces

Right now, I am sitting at $1,000 and change, and I also have a $26 token. Probably won’t use that for a while, but it is nice to have. Gonna try a couple of those matrix SNGs just for fun, see what happens. Anyone else tried those?

Hopefully you all are well, and here’s to an increasing bankroll. Good luck to all.

Ryan

1-month workout update

2008-10-13T14:13:00.001-07:00

Well, I have lost those 15 pounds and am working on 20 more. Been on my elliptical machine an hour every day since September 13th and have been shedding pounds quickly. I have been eating nothing but oatmeal, vegetables, fish, chicken and whole grain rice (at lunch only) and it has been working well for me. First tough test will be tonight, Canadian Thanksgiving, with turkey, gravy, stuffing, candied yams and 3 different pies to choose from. Ouch...

Poker has been pretty boring lately. In the last 2 weeks I have put in about 12 hours and am up to about $800 from about $475 when I got back from vacation, so that isn't bad.

Lifestyle changes have taken me away from poker most of the time, but I am doing my best to put in an hour here and there. I will keep you updated.

Thanks for reading.

Ryan

Un-motivated

2008-09-10T11:49:00.000-07:00

A short update post only, as I have not really had time to play poker recently, nor the drive. I have been on vacation for 12 days, then on a company retreat the week before that, and then had my eyes lazered in Mexico City the week before that, so did not play a lot.

Honestly, I don't know how much I will play in the next month, I don't really have the drive right now. My wife is still up in Canada for 2 more weeks with my oldest daughter, and I have my twins here in Mexico with me, and have been enjoying their company more than anything recently.

Also, in the last month, I have gained about 15 pounds and feel like shit. I got onto a diet and workout regimine yesterday and hope to take that all the way until Halloween and see what I can drop. Then, after that, I will work on strenghtening with weight workouts until my birthday in late January. My goal at one time was to get in the best shape of my life on my birthday next year, though that has fallen by the wayside in the last 8 or so weeks. I will let you know.

Anyways, no poker to speak of, and probably not much in the next few weeks. Good luck everyone at the tables.

Ryan

Wow, been a while...

2008-08-10T21:23:00.000-07:00

It has been a while since I blogged, but with good reason. I had been spending a lot of time with my wife and kids before they left for Canada, and now…

The family is gone, and poker takes center stage. The next 29 days will be full of poker, TV, music, drinking, sleeping, oh yah, and working from 8-6 M-F. I got it off to a bang earlier this week, as I had a home game at 8, I raced home at 6 to play 2 hours of internet cash games before heading over.

I managed to be up about 2 buy-ins, with 2 key hands contributing to my success. The first was me raising in late position with 54dd to $1.75, the button calls and the BB raises to $4, I make a pretty loose call as does the button. The flop comes a dreamy 449. The BB leads out for $10, I min-raise to $20 with $25 behind, button folds, BB pushes all-in, I call obviously, he shows AA and doesn’t improve.

The other big hand of the day was a Fuel-inspired gem, with me raising with 55 from middle position and getting call by both blinds. Flop comes KQ5, perfect flop. SB bets out $4, BB calls, I call. Turn is an A. SB bets $6, BB raises $15, I push all in, SB folds, BB calls with AQ and does not improve.

I was up nearly 3 buy-ins about 10 minutes before I quit, but I got KK all in preflop vs. QQ and the guys flops a Q. Typical.

Headed over to my home game, a $50 rebuy tourney with 13 guys, all but 3 or 4 guys play very tight. Hence, there were only 9 rebuys, 5 by one guy. You can only rebuy if you are less than ½ of the starting stack, and that includes the add-on period, so the structure doesn’t really emphasize a lot of rebuys anyways.

About 15 minutes before the rebuy period ended, I am still near my starting stack, and pick up 55 UTG (6-handed) and raise, CO calls (very loose) and BB calls (tight). Flop comes 655. LOL!! It is checked around. Turn is a 4. BB checks, I bet small, CO raises, SB calls, I call. Before the river comes out, the button says, ‘all-in’ out of turn. When the river comes out (a J I think), the SB checks, I check knowing that the CO is going all in, he goes all it, SB insta-calls, as do I, SB shows 44 for a turned boat, CO shows 87 for a turned straight, and of course I show my quads. :D

I limped to the last 6 players, where I took 2 guys out in successive hands with AQ, both up against KQ, and both times I hit trip Aces unnecessarily.

On the bubble (4-handed), I pick up AA against the shorty that had moved all-in with K9 and take him out when I hit a set and he’s drawing dead after the flop. At this point, there is a huge chip leader, and one shorty and me in the middle. The shorty goes out with KT vs. the big stack’s AQ and we are down to heads up.

After I double up to get to a 2:1 chip disadvantage, I pick up JJ, big stack raises, and I re-raise all in, he calls with . . . 94?? Board comes T9447. LOL!! So sick. I was only in for my $50 and took home $330 for 2nd, instead of the $550 for first, but not bad at all. So far, I have played that specific home game 3 times, have only bought in for the $50 to start each time, and finished 2nd twice for a combined $630, so it has been pretty kind to me.

Then tonight, I played 7 $8 36-man SNGs for a Sunday Million seat. Managed to cash for $20 in 2 of them, and then this:

Not a huge cash, but it's something. This has my backroll back up the $750 level, which is up from $350ish after I cashed out everything to pay the mortgage.

Anyways, off to have eye surgery in Mexico City, so I will be out of range for the next 5-6 days. Hope everyone is well, and good luck at the tables.

Ryan

July 11 - Poker Night…

2008-07-18T14:21:00.000-07:00

I have been running so bad playing live poker these days, that I turned down an invite to someone’s home game that I have played before, in exchange for my wife wanting to have the night out, and me staying home to play online. I can’t think of the last time I did that, but I have been royally screwed playing live lately and not really in the mood.

I been running pretty well playing my 6-man SNG trial, I am up to 100 SNGs and have an ROI of 11%. If I could run like that over 1000 SNGs, I would be pretty happy. Plus, I got my rakeback yesterday, so I am feeling decent again about my bankroll. Usually I take my rakeback and enter a tournament that I normally would not (last time, I played the 50/50 on FT) but I don’t think I’ll play that tonight, will stick with the 9PM EST $26 donkfest, and see what happens.

Played a little bit of cash over the last few days, not really much to comment on, other than the play is super super bad on JokerStars:

PokerStars Game #18700723178: Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2008/07/09 - 16:37:33 (ET)
Table 'Jimarnold' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: PJS JR. ($58.95 in chips)
Seat 2: Danischogla ($13.80 in chips)
Seat 3: 1-terror-rob ($33.45 in chips)
Seat 4: Comanderone ($55.05 in chips)
Seat 5: wjmitchell ($84.75 in chips)
Seat 6: uranus18 ($56 in chips)
Seat 7: atac03 ($48.15 in chips)
Seat 8: ndritom ($22.10 in chips)
Seat 9: Mr. Martini7 ($26.25 in chips)
Mr. Martini7: posts small blind $0.25
PJS JR.: posts big blind $0.50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR. [Ad Ah]
Danischogla: calls $0.50
1-terror-rob: calls $0.50
4 folds
ndritom: calls $0.50
Mr. Martini7: calls $0.25
PJS JR.: raises $5 to $5.50
Danischogla: folds
1-terror-rob: calls $5
ndritom: calls $5
Mr. Martini7: folds
*** FLOP *** [3d 3s 2s]
PJS JR.: bets $31.50
1-terror-rob: calls $27.95 and is all-in
ndritom: folds
Uncalled bet ($3.55) returned to PJS JR.
*** TURN *** [3d 3s 2s] [8d]
*** RIVER *** [3d 3s 2s 8d] [2d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
PJS JR.: shows [Ad Ah] (two pair, Aces and Threes)
1-terror-rob: mucks hand
PJS JR. collected $70.40 from pot

I mean, did my bets not scream overpair? Guess not, or he felt like throwing his money away.

Other than that hand, not really much going on. I have played 7 step 1’s on PS for the WCOOP, which have generated 3 step 2’s and now 1 step 3 which I still have. Probably will play that tonight if I am feeling up for it.

My condolences to Loretta who busted from the main event. I was really hoping for you.

Hope everyone is well, talk to you all soon.

Ryan

July 8 Update

2008-07-18T14:20:00.000-07:00

Not much going on in the poker front these days. Haven’t really been playing much, my wife is busy, kids are out of school, so more of a handful, work is busy, same old story as always.

I have not played an MTT in quite some time, sticking to 6-man turbo SNGs on FT. My 500 SNG challenge is going ok, and through 73 SNGs I have an ROI around 9%. I guess that is pretty good, but not that exciting.

I haven’t played any cash games, and I don’t think that I have played online poker for more than 35-40 minutes in a row for at least 3 weeks. Kinda gay. Once everyone leaves on July 29th, that will change, but for now, things are slow.

GOOOOOO Loretta at the ME, and here’s hoping Lucko has a good run in the Caesar’s megastack. Rooting for you guys!!

Talk to you all soon.

Ryan

Home game debacle…

2008-07-03T09:00:00.002-07:00

I play a juicy home game about once a month. We usually play when my two ex-bosses are available. He bets on every flop that he is in and shuts down on the river if he has nothing. She only bets when she has the goods, but calls gutshots all the way to the river. The other players are very much calling stations, ‘just wanting to see one more card’ all of the time. It’s wonderful.

The one problem is that when you raise, 6x or even 10x the BB, you get at least 3-4 callers. When you flop the goods, you are going to get paid off all the way to the river. But if you are holding AA and the flop comes 368, you have to wonder if you have the best hand anymore.

Last night’s game can be summed up in just a few hands:

Hand #1: I have 66 in the BB. We are about 20 hands into the game, and no pot has been over $20. (We are playing $1/$2, everyone buys in for $200) I keep talking about getting some fireworks going, and that if everyone limps to me, I am going to raise. Of course, almost everyone limps to me in the BB and I raise to $15. 4 people call. Ahh, nice pot brewing. Flop comes T64, 2 hearts. Niiiiiiice. I lead out for $30 and get 2 callers. Turn is a K. Not a bad card, not a heart, I still have the best hand for sure. I lead out for $60 with about $100 behind. Everyone folds to the last guy who hums and haws for a minute, and says, “I just can’t fold this hand…” I put him on a flush draw, maybe with top pair, maybe two pair. He finally calls. River is a Q. I push and he insta-calls. I show my set, he shows AJ, no heart, fuckin’ gutshot runner-runner BS. REEEE-BUY.

Hand #2: I have QQ, raise to $12 and get 4 callers. Flop come QT8 2 clubs, I lead out get 2 callers. Turn is a low club, I bet, 1 caller, and the guy beside me goes all-in, I fold, they both have flushes.

Hand 3: I have AA, I raise to $17 after a lot of limpers, 2 callers. Flop is J62, I bet $50 and get 1 caller. Turn is a 9 and the villain insta-goes all-in for $400, I fold, he shows J9, what a bad push.

Hand 4: I fold to a $6 raise with Q8 which would have made quads and watch 2 other guys get it all in for a $500 pot, each having an A on a QQTQA board. Gay.

Hand 5: The only good one of the night for me. I have rebought again and I have $300 in front of me. Again, I make the comment about fireworks and that I am raising if it comes around to me limped. I get 44 in the BB and a lot of limpers, I raise to $12, 1 caller, another guy who only bets with good cards raises to $35, and I know I am behind now, but I call, other person calls, $120 in the pot. Flop comes 843. I check, and the 2nd caller insta-pushes for $250, re-raiser thinks about it for 2 minutes, he is wondering what I am going to do, and finally re-raises all-in to isolate, I actually thought about this for a while, as the insta-pusher could have 88, would be tell-tale of my night for sure. I finally do call, insta-pusher has 33 for a set of 3’s, re-raiser has KK (obviously) and I have my set of 4’s, which by some miracle of the world hold up and I take a $800 pot.

Somehow, through all of this $hit, I end up down only about $250 on the night, one of the guys was up $1,200.

Anyways, was a shitty night, thank goodness for my set of 4’s near the end of it, took away a little bit of the pain.

Won’t play any more live poker for a few weeks, and internet poker will be limited until next week. I hope to have another update mid-week next week.

Good luck at the tables everyone. Talk to you all soon.

Ryan

Happy Belated Canada Day

2008-07-03T09:00:00.001-07:00

Hope all of my fellow Canadians had a wonderful Canada Day. Our family and some friends got together to celebrate, had a few beers, dressed up in red and white, the whole bit. The kids ran around, did the slip’n’slide thing, ran around, got tired, went to bed early, and aloud for a quiet evening at the house after the party. Was very nice.

On the poker front, I have set out to play 500 6-man SNGs at the $6 level on FT and make an assessment of my play based on those results. If I can achieve an ROI over 10%, I will move up to the $11 level. If not, I will do another 500 games at the $6 level again and see if I can improve. So far, I am through 30 games, and I have an ROI of about 13%.

Even in 30 games, it is amazing the swings I have had, even playing the same way for all 30 games. I won 4 of the first 5 games, then didn’t cash for 11 games in a row, then won the next 3 games, shit like that. I like SNGs because the variances seem to be less than cash, but sometimes it’s amazing the swings you can have.

I am also starting the steps program on PokerStars, trying to qualify for one of the WCOOP events. Obviously, if I do something crazy like qualify for the main event, I would take the T$, but we will see. So far, I’ve played 3 step 1’s, and now have 1 step 2 ticket. We will see how that goes.

I am not playing any cash lately due to some huge losses in the last week, I was down $200+ in about 5 minutes playing 50NL the other day, most of the losses coming from once when I was AIPF blind vs. blind with KK vs. AA, once with I was AI post-flop on a J-high board with AA vs. AQ and he hit’s runner runner straight? That had was so fucked up. Couple of other bluffs gone bad, and about $230 was gone in a few minutes. So I am now down to $325ish in my roll, which sort of sucks, but that is why I am playing the $6 SNGs to build it back up. I should get a rackback payment in the next few days for $60ish so that will help as well.

The wife and I are doing great, and she heads up with the kids for vacation in 27 days. Ahhhh….

Peace out boys, good luck at the tables. A good luck Loretta and whoever else is headed to the main event. I will be rooting for you!

Ryan

Mixed Results

2008-06-24T08:41:00.000-07:00

I wanted to start off by wishing good luck to all of my fellow bloggers that will be participating in the WSOP main event. I wish everybody luck, and I hope Loretta can pull it off by winning the whole damn thing on a freeroll.

As for myself, I am obviously not going to Vegas for the WSOP. I had plans about 3 months ago to get out for the last $1,500 NLHE event, but with all of the things going on at home, with my wife extremely busy with her work, it would have been impossible. I do get the whole month of August to myself and would like to get up there for a weekend, but within those 4 weeks, I need to get over to Mexico City to get LASIK on my eyes, so that might put a kink in things.

As far as poker goes, I am really flabbergasted to say the least. I had been on a decent incline as far as cashes go in 6-man SNG turbos, and all of a sudden, I failed to cash in 14 in a row. 8x$6, 2x$11, 2x$22 and 1x$33. I finished 3rd in what seemed like all of them. And my bust-out hands are a series of the cruelest bad beats you ever did see. Aces getting cracked, straights getting flushed on the river, and in what seemed like the last 5 or 6 bust-outs, KK, QQ or JJ vs. A-rag with an ace hitting every frickin’ time.

I am not one to whine about bad beats, but it was seriously shocking the series of beats I took. If you added them all up together as a probability, the chances would be one in a million for sure.

Anyways, I had to take a break from SNGs, because I was just getting raped, so the last couple of days, I got in about 1,000 hands of 50NL. I just wanted a change from the norm. Anyways, the results over that time recouped the $150+ I lost playing SNGs. Most of the profit coming from these hands:

The second hand there is pretty sick, and I manage to hit running jacks to take the pot, 2 outs on the turn and 4 outs on the river, something finally went my way.

Those two hands, coupled with some other standard play at 50NL have me even in the last 4 days, which is wonderful considering how shitty I have been running in 6-man SNGs.

Anyways, no poker for me in the next 3-4 days, probably until the weekend. Hopefully we are having a live game at my house on Saturday, but if not, I will be grinding away at the virtual tables instead.

Thanks all for reading, good luck to everyone.

Ryan

2nd place finish

2008-06-19T08:13:00.000-07:00

The wife and her friends went out to the movies last night, so I found a spot to be able to play some poker for about 3 hours. I was considering playing a 180-man on Stars, but because I wanted to get done in less than 3 hours, I looked for a tournament with 60-120 people in it. Ultimately, I decided on a $3 tourney on FT that, when I registered, had about 90 people in it with 2 minutes left in registration. By the time I had tucked the kids in bed and returned to my seat 10 minutes into the tourney, there were 250+ entrants. Sigh…

First hand of significance came up just a minute or so after I sat down:

Seat 1: PJS JR (1,585)
Seat 2: Taly87 (850)
Seat 3: Daniel Nigreanu (510)
Seat 4: JEY43 (2,250)
Seat 5: big_val5 (1,418)
Seat 6: USC_Elation (2,512)
Seat 7: scat1028 (3,180)
Seat 8: ace1won (1,835)
Seat 9: canubeatme (1,380)
USC_Elation posts the small blind of 20
scat1028 posts the big blind of 40
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [Ad Ac]
ace1won raises to 120
canubeatme calls 120
PJS JR raises to 440
6 folds
ace1won raises to 1,835, and is all in
canubeatme folds
PJS JR calls 1,145, and is all in
ace1won shows [Kh Kd]
PJS JR shows [Ad Ac]
Uncalled bet of 250 returned to ace1won
*** FLOP *** [Qs 7h 9c]
*** TURN *** [Qs 7h 9c] [5c]
*** RIVER *** [Qs 7h 9c 5c] [Qd]
ace1won shows two pair, Kings and Queens
PJS JR shows two pair, Aces and Queens
PJS JR wins the pot (3,350) with two pair, Aces and Queens

Pretty standard there, only 1 hand that could beat him, and obviously I had it. About 5 hands later, this one comes up…

Seat 1: PJS JR (3,350)
Seat 2: Taly87 (810)
Seat 3: Daniel Nigreanu (510)
Seat 4: JEY43 (2,390)
Seat 5: big_val5 (1,418)
Seat 6: USC_Elation (2,702)
Seat 7: scat1028 (3,120)
Seat 9: canubeatme (1,220)
canubeatme posts the small blind of 20
PJS JR posts the big blind of 40
The button is in seat #8
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [Qc Ah]
2 folds
JEY43 calls 40
big_val5 folds
USC_Elation calls 40
2 folds
PJS JR raises to 250
JEY43 has 15 seconds left to act
JEY43 raises to 2,350, and is all in
PJS JR calls 2,100
PJS JR shows [Qc Ah]
JEY43 shows [Kc Qs]
*** FLOP *** [Kh 9c Ac]
*** TURN *** [Kh 9c Ac] [7h]
*** RIVER *** [Kh 9c Ac 7h] [7d]
PJS JR shows two pair, Aces and Sevens
JEY43 shows two pair, Kings and Sevens
PJS JR wins the pot (4,840) with two pair, Aces and Sevens

I didn’t figure him for a limp re-steal with aces or kings, so I just went with the hand. Fortunately, my hand held up. From there, because I had so many chips in comparison to the blinds, I didn’t get involved in too many more pot for the next 20-25 minutes. I wasn’t really getting anything, so I just laid back and waited. I bluffed at one big pot that netted me about 1,200 chips, and then the next big one came up:

Seat 1: midtown101 (6,990)
Seat 2: joaokar (3,218)
Seat 3: SaM ShAbAAm (4,954)
Seat 4: spacenoodle (10,567)
Seat 5: jersey eyed (5,584)
Seat 6: Erskineballer24 (1,423)
Seat 7: holynuckingfuts (3,755)
Seat 8: PJS JR (7,835)
Seat 9: BLACKHEART91 (910)
midtown101 posts the small blind of 60
joaokar posts the big blind of 120
The button is in seat #9
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [Ac Jd]
4 folds
holynuckingfuts calls 120
PJS JR calls 120
BLACKHEART91 folds
midtown101 calls 60
joaokar raises to 3,218, and is all in
holynuckingfuts folds
PJS JR raises to 7,835, and is all in
midtown101 folds
PJS JR shows [Ac Jd]
joaokar shows [Ts Ah]
Uncalled bet of 4,617 returned to PJS JR
*** FLOP *** [4c Kh 7h]
*** TURN *** [4c Kh 7h] [Jh]
*** RIVER *** [4c Kh 7h Jh] [8h] ICK!
PJS JR shows a pair of Jacks
joaokar shows a flush, Ace high
joaokar wins the pot (6,676) with a flush, Ace high

That one stung, and I got berated by everyone at the table for my limp re-raise, but whatever, I was ahead, like I thought I was, and I got sucked out on. What can you do? I got my chips back within a couple of minutes anyways…

Seat 1: midtown101 (5,420)
Seat 2: Cro Owl (2,645)
Seat 3: SaM ShAbAAm (7,087)
Seat 5: jersey eyed (5,944)
Seat 6: Fivesocksdoc (7,921)
Seat 7: holynuckingfuts (4,445)
Seat 8: PJS JR (5,699)
Seat 9: TVtruckGUY (1,142)
jersey eyed posts the big blind of 160
The button is in seat #3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [Ks As]
Fivesocksdoc calls 160
holynuckingfuts raises to 475
PJS JR raises to 5,699, and is all in
6 folds
holynuckingfuts calls 3,970, and is all in
PJS JR shows [Ks As]
holynuckingfuts shows [Ad Qs]
Uncalled bet of 1,254 returned to PJS JR
*** FLOP *** [Td Qh Js] weeeeeeeee!!
*** TURN *** [Td Qh Js] [Th]
*** RIVER *** [Td Qh Js Th] [3h]
PJS JR shows a straight, Ace high
holynuckingfuts shows two pair, Queens and Tens
PJS JR wins the pot (9,210) with a straight, Ace high

Thank you very much. I waited around for about 25-30 hands while getting nothing, before I get involved in another big pot:

Seat 1: midtown101 (4,863)
Seat 2: Cro Owl (3,074)
Seat 3: SaM ShAbAAm (7,377)
Seat 4: DAWG UGLY MATT (6,100)
Seat 5: shipitrealhard (7,169)
Seat 6: Fivesocksdoc (6,280)
Seat 7: Mr Memorabilia (7,875)
Seat 8: PJS JR (11,104)
Seat 9: rhoegg (4,513)
All antes posted
shipitrealhard posts the small blind of 120
Fivesocksdoc posts the big blind of 240
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [Ah Kh]
Mr Memorabilia folds
PJS JR raises to 888
rhoegg folds
midtown101 calls 888
5 folds
*** FLOP *** [6c 2h Ts] Definitely not the best flop
PJS JR bets 1,440
midtown101 calls 1,440
*** TURN *** [6c 2h Ts] [Qh] Good card, straight and flush draw now
PJS JR bets 2,640 might as well just put him in…
midtown101 calls 2,510, and is all in
PJS JR shows [Ah Kh]
midtown101 shows [Td Ad] crap…
Uncalled bet of 130 returned to PJS JR
*** RIVER *** [6c 2h Ts Qh] [7h] weeeeeee!
PJS JR shows a flush, Ace high
midtown101 shows a pair of Tens
PJS JR wins the pot (10,261) with a flush, Ace high

That was a nice one to win. I am now top 3 or 4 in chips, and essentially rolling. Only lost 1 big hand, and I am getting my money in ahead.

Then, I make my first big laydown of the tournament:

Seat 1: jersey eyed (6,679)
Seat 2: Cro Owl (6,418)
Seat 3: SaM ShAbAAm (10,136)
Seat 5: a10fouru (12,385)
Seat 6: Fivesocksdoc (7,449)
Seat 7: Mr Memorabilia (9,623)
Seat 8: PJS JR (18,683)
Seat 9: Pay Station II (4,035)
Antes posted
Fivesocksdoc posts the small blind of 150
Mr Memorabilia posts the big blind of 300
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [Kd Ah]
PJS JR raises to 1,099
4 folds
a10fouru calls 1,099
Fivesocksdoc calls 949
Mr Memorabilia calls 799
*** FLOP *** [9h 3h 3d]
Checks around
*** TURN *** [9h 3h 3d] [Ks]
Fivesocksdoc checks
Mr Memorabilia bets 1,500
PJS JR calls 1,500 what do you think of the call?
a10fouru has 15 seconds left to act
a10fouru raises to 10,596
2 folds
PJS JR has 15 seconds left to act
PJS JR folds THOUGHTS??
Uncalled bet of 9,096 returned to a10fouru
a10fouru mucks
a10fouru wins the pot (9,096)

I just didn’t feel right about the way he bet, and decided to lay it down. Maybe he had KQ or KJ, but I wasn’t sure, so I got out of there. I then won an 8,000-chip pot with top pair, crappy kicker to a guy who flopped middle pair and called me all the way to the river. I was now at 21,000 chips and going strong.

Here’s my next big hand:

Seat 4: F0RrealS0N (25,133)
Seat 6: Fivesocksdoc (56,796)
Seat 7: Everlastrr (9,365)
Seat 8: PJS JR (23,938)
Seat 9: tomfoolery72 (21,642)
Everyone antes
F0RrealS0N posts the small blind of 400
Fivesocksdoc posts the big blind of 800
The button is in seat #9
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [Qc Qh]
Everlastrr raises to 9,265, and is all in
PJS JR raises to 23,838, and is all in
3 folds
PJS JR shows [Qc Qh]
Everlastrr shows [Tc Ah]
Uncalled bet of 14,573 returned to PJS JR
*** FLOP *** [2s 6h Kh]
*** TURN *** [2s 6h Kh] [3h]
*** RIVER *** [2s 6h Kh 3h] [6s]
PJS JR shows two pair, Queens and Sixes
Everlastrr shows a pair of Sixes
PJS JR wins the pot (20,230) with two pair, Queens and Sixes

We are down to 10 players, and waiting to knock out one guy. It finally happens, and the final table looks like this to start:

Seat 1: ajt1974 (11,830)
Seat 2: 5710 (10,459)
Seat 3: evienneau (64,342)
Seat 4: F0RrealS0N (19,258)
Seat 5: trey0924 (152,218)
Seat 6: Fivesocksdoc (67,021)
Seat 7: Anne-Marina (14,152)
Seat 8: PJS JR (32,678)
Seat 9: tomfoolery72 (21,042)

I am in fourth position in chips, but not for long. After knocking out one guy with 99 vs. his KT, the following hand came up that shot me up the leaderboard:

Seat 1: ajt1974 (22,760)
Seat 3: evienneau (44,140)
Seat 4: F0RrealS0N (41,598)
Seat 5: trey0924 (132,838)
Seat 6: Fivesocksdoc (104,971)
Seat 8: PJS JR (38,126)
Seat 9: tomfoolery72 (8,567)
Everyone antes
evienneau posts the small blind of 600
F0RrealS0N posts the big blind of 1,200
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [4h 4s]
trey0924 calls 1,200
Fivesocksdoc calls 1,200
PJS JR calls 1,200
2 folds
evienneau calls 600
F0RrealS0N checks
*** FLOP *** [2d 4c Js] GIN!!
evienneau checks
F0RrealS0N bets 1,200
2 folds
PJS JR raises to 4,800 Bet your sets baby!
evienneau folds
F0RrealS0N calls 3,600
*** TURN *** [2d 4c Js] [5c]
F0RrealS0N checks
PJS JR bets 31,976, and is all in
F0RrealS0N calls 31,976
PJS JR shows [4h 4s]
F0RrealS0N shows [Jd 5s] unlucky there on the turn
*** RIVER *** [2d 4c Js 5c] [9d]
PJS JR shows three of a kind, Fours
F0RrealS0N shows two pair, Jacks and Fives
PJS JR wins the pot (80,602) with three of a kind, Fours

The next big one came up very quickly after that one:

Seat 1: ajt1974 (28,210)
Seat 3: evienneau (45,790)
Seat 5: trey0924 (128,488)
Seat 6: Fivesocksdoc (92,604)
Seat 8: PJS JR (78,402)
Seat 9: tomfoolery72 (19,506)
All antes
PJS JR posts the small blind of 800
tomfoolery72 posts the big blind of 1,600
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [9d 9s]
ajt1974 folds
evienneau raises to 6,800
trey0924 folds
Fivesocksdoc calls 6,800
PJS JR calls 6,000
tomfoolery72 folds
*** FLOP *** [Ah 4h 9c] GIN AGAIN!!
PJS JR checks
evienneau bets 1,600
Fivesocksdoc calls 1,600
PJS JR raises to 9,999 Bet your sets baby!!
evienneau folds
Fivesocksdoc calls 8,399
*** TURN *** [Ah 4h 9c] [3d]
PJS JR has 15 seconds left to act
PJS JR bets 61,403, and is all in
Fivesocksdoc calls 61,403
PJS JR shows [9d 9s]
Fivesocksdoc shows [Td Ac] drawing dead!! WEEEE!!
*** RIVER *** [Ah 4h 9c 3d] [Jc]
PJS JR shows three of a kind, Nines
Fivesocksdoc shows a pair of Aces
PJS JR wins the pot (167,604) with three of a kind, Nines

Of course, now I am the chipleader and steamrolling. We got down to 3-handed shortly after, with one guy and myself having 90% of the chips, though I doubled up the shorty when my AT couldn’t hold off his A7 AIPF. About 2 hands later, the other guy took out the shorty AQ vs. KQ and we were heads-up. This is how it looked starting heads-up:

Seat 3: evienneau (246,646)
Seat 8: PJS JR (146,354)

That changed quickly after this hand:

Seat 3: evienneau (260,001)
Seat 8: PJS JR (132,999)
evienneau antes 300
PJS JR antes 300
evienneau posts the small blind of 1,200
PJS JR posts the big blind of 2,400
The button is in seat #3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [5c Th]
evienneau raises to 4,800
PJS JR raises to 19,999
evienneau calls 15,199
*** FLOP *** [3d Ts 6h]
PJS JR bets 29,999
evienneau raises to 239,702, and is all in
PJS JR calls 82,701, and is all in
evienneau shows [6c 7h]
PJS JR shows [5c Th]
Uncalled bet of 127,002 returned to evienneau
*** TURN *** [3d Ts 6h] [3c]
*** RIVER *** [3d Ts 6h 3c] [4h]
evienneau shows two pair, Sixes and Threes
PJS JR shows two pair, Tens and Threes
PJS JR wins the pot (265,998) with two pair, Tens and Threes

I should have been able to take it down from there, but then this $hit happened…

Seat 3: evienneau (149,502)
Seat 8: PJS JR (243,498)
evienneau antes 300
PJS JR antes 300
evienneau posts the small blind of 1,200
PJS JR posts the big blind of 2,400
The button is in seat #3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [Kh Ah]
evienneau raises to 4,800
PJS JR raises to 243,198, and is all in
evienneau calls 144,402, and is all in
PJS JR shows [Kh Ah]
evienneau shows [Ac Qs] HOLD BABY!!!
Uncalled bet of 93,996 returned to PJS JR
*** FLOP *** [Qh Qd 9h]
*** TURN *** [Qh Qd 9h] [Qc]
*** RIVER *** [Qh Qd 9h Qc] [5c] LOL!
PJS JR shows three of a kind, Queens
evienneau shows four of a kind, Queens
evienneau wins the pot (299,004) with four of a kind, Queens
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 299,004 | Rake 0

That was humorous actually. The match ended soon after that when I tried to bluff on the river and he caught me. Then I got my last 30k in chips in with KJ and he calls with AK, game over. $130 cash for a $3 entry is pretty good, though I would have like the $204 for first.

Visual proof:

Anyways, gotta get to work, but thought I would share my final table with everyone. Will post again soon, although probably won’t play again until Saturday night or Sunday morning.

Thanks all for reading, and good luck at the tables.

Ryan

Just hanging around…

2008-06-16T13:51:00.001-07:00

Pretty uneventful over the last 13 days or so since I blogged last. Blogging has definitely not been #1 on my to-do list. My wife is in the middle of her busy season with her business, things at work for me have been stressful, and the kids are taking up more of our time, so poker time has been cut into quite a bit.

Overall, I am not really worried about it, mostly because in August, I am going on a poker frenzy, with my wife and kids going away, I am going to be in the house alone for 30 days, so I will have plenty of poker to play.

Actual play has been limited to heads-up SNGs and 6-man turbos on Full Tilt. Here are my Sharkscope graphs to date:

Has you can see, I have very defined trends on Full Tilt, and my PokerStars graph is all over the map. I don’t really know the reason for that. All I do know is that FT seems to play differently, as evidenced from the graph.

I don’t really have much else to say at this point other than another congrats to Loretta for kicking more ass and making it to the Main Event on a freeroll. Nice job.

Hope everyone is well, and hope everyone had a Happy Father’s Day.

Ryan

Standard Update

2008-06-03T15:03:00.000-07:00

Wow, I just realized that it had been quite a while since I updated last time. I guess I have been a little lazy overall, with a lot of things going on in my life non-poker related.

We have finalized our summer plans, and I will officially be a bachelor for 30 days in August. My wife is taking all of the kids up to Canada for 2 months, and I will join them for the last month, but I will be on my own, no kids, no rules, no anything for a month (well, except for work.) That should be an exciting month on the poker front, and I am already looking forward to it.

Currently, poker has been so-so. Been playing some heads-up SNGs with some success, though I am still donking around at the $6 level. It is pretty funny how in these SNGs, that some people are willing to go AIPF for 35+ BBs with A-rags, K7-KT, and various other suited connectors. I like to shove when I get premium hands, and sooner or later, some donk calls you at a 70-30 dog or worse. I like it. :D

Played the $3+R on Stars a couple of times with no success. Both times, I have gone out 800-1000st place with AA vs. some lower PP and they spike a set. Really frustrating. Mainly staying with $6 6-man turbos and $6 heads up SNGs lately, as I never seem to have much time for more than that, and I am staying even basically. Nothing to exciting to show for my play the last couple of weeks.

Currently, my roll sits at about $525. After I cashed out before, I was down to $350ish, and I ran it as high as about $580, but I have since backed up a little. No cash games at all recently, as I don’t have to patience for that right now.

Congrats to Fuel, Loretta and Lucko for their recent success at the virtual felt. Sure would love to know the secret behind all of their success. I can’t seem to find mine right now.

Anyways, enough wallowing for now, back to work, and then some poker later.

Good luck to everyone.

Ryan

Strange weekend…

2008-05-21T12:57:00.001-07:00

Didn’t get to play any long stretches of poker except for Saturday morning, when I played the $24 tourney at 5am eastern, and I busted out with AA vs. QQ AIPF in the middle of the pack. Played a few Sats with no luck, and a few SNGs and was about even.

For some reason, I found myself played heads-up SNGs, played a few $2s to get my feet wet, and then played the $6 turbo heads up games for a while. I found one opponent at the $6 level that just wanted to push all-in every hand. Once I figured this out (about 3 hands into our first SNG) my calling range became a lot wider. He literally was pushing every hand. I ended up taking 5 of 7 SNGs, funny enough, the 2 that I lost were the best hands I called with, when my KK < his AT, and my JJ < K8. The 5 that I won I called with AT, KJ, KT, QJ and 44 and won all of those to essentially cripple him every time, and then finish him off a couple of hands later.

The bad thing about this is that my wife wanted to watch a movie on TV, and I started playing these, and 5 minutes later, she was calling me into the living room to watch a movie. This guy and I played 7 SNGs in less than 5 minutes, as they were usually over in 3-4 hands, 3 of them on the first hand. I should have kept playing this guy as long as possible, but alas, I could not.

After blowing $100 on MTTs last week, after my rakeback payment, I sit with a $495 bankroll. Not great, but all right. Gotta get a big score in to keep going.

Hope everyone had a great weekend. Anyone watch the final table of the $2500 2-day event on FT? Amazing stuff. I watched the last FTOPS $2500 final table a few months ago and thought it was one of the best final tables I have ever watched. This one wasn’t as good, but was still pretty awesome. The most amazing hand I remember was the 2 chipleaders going at it, SB vs. BB. BB was the chipleader with 1,500,000 in chips, SB had about 1,050,000. Folds to them, SB raises to 50k, blinds are 10k/20k, BB raises to 150k, SB calls. Flop is JT9, 2 spades, SB bets 200k, BB raises to 500k, they get it all in, SB has a set of 9s, BB has the nut flush draw. SB hits a boat on the turn, and the hand is over. Biggest of the tournament to that point for sure.

2 hands later, the once chipleader gets it in with AK vs. 66 and hits a K on the river to survive and cripple of the other guy. With a 350k difference in payout when they were 5-handed to the winner, the balls it takes to play like that, I thought it was incredible. I would be $hitting my pants for sure.

Either way, good luck at the tables everyone, will blog later on in the week.

Ryan

May 17, 2008 Just sorta hanging in there…

2008-05-21T12:56:00.001-07:00

Haven’t been playing much the last 4-5 days, my wife is very busy with work, and that means I help her out (she is a freelance pastry chef) and I help more with the kids. I love my kids more than life itself, so it is not a bad thing.

Haven’t played much of anything lately besides the odd SNG here and there. Played two 180-man $4 tourneys on Stars and lost on the final table bubble. I had to get going so I was playing way too aggressively in the last 20 minutes that I was in the tourney, open-shoving 66, KQ, AK, and a variety of other hands when we were down to 14 players. Won a couple of flips, lost a couple of others, the last being AK vs. QQ, the guy hit a set of queens, the turn gave me some hope for a str8, but not to be.

Tried a couple more satellites for FTOPS events with no luck. I am sitting with about $550 in my roll, desperate to try and get something going. I will be playing tonight, so I will try and play the Riverchasers and grab a TOC seat, and I will play a few sats as well. I’ll update my progress at a later time.

Anyways, thanks again for reading, and I will try and update again in a couple of days.

Ryan

Tried something new...

2008-05-16T07:22:00.000-07:00

Got $100 back from rakeback yesterday, so I thought I would test myself by playing the 50/50 and the 32k guaranteed on FT. Tripled up in the 50/50 in the first 20 minutes when I flopped TPTK in a 5-handed flop and got paid off by 2 guys all the way to the river. Played like a tight nit the rest of the way, and ended up getting A9 all-in preflop blind vs. blind with about 10BBs left, BB had AJ, gg me.

Played the 32k as well, got to the money bubble and was 6th out of 125 guys left. Very next hand I played against a guy I had barely covered, he raises, I re-raise on the button with AK, he calls. Flop is K22, we get it all in, he has 99, turn is a 9, gg me.

Played a few SNGs and a 5000FPP SNG for an FTOPS seat, most with not much luck at all. Finished the night about $20 down. Was fun though, but dissapointing when staring at a $6k first place prize.

Either way, not much more poker until next week. Thanks for reading, good luck my fellow bloggers in the FTOPS main event. Hope to see one of you on top!

Ryan

May 12, 2008 Weekend wrap

2008-05-15T15:23:00.001-07:00

As mentioned earlier, I am back to grinding $6 and $11 SNGs for a while. Blew a ton of cash on FT spewing at 100NL and don’t really want to do it again. So I have been strictly playing $6 6-man turbos, and I am up a whopping $65 over 53 games. Woohoo! Also managed to snag two $26 tokens. My roll currently sits at $605.

Played a few MTT satellites for the FTOPS with no success, as well as a few double shootouts for Sunday Million seats, also with no success. My closest call was a double shootout satellite on FT, $14 entry, the top spot getting a $200 and something seat in one of the FTOPS. After rolling over my first table, I was 3-handed with some donk with most of the chips, Scott Fischman and myself.

After the donk took out Fischman, he had a 7:2 chip lead and I managed to claw back to 4600 to 4400 when I busted. I get JJ on the button, make my standard raise, villain re-raises, and at this point, I considered calling to see a hopefully low flop. In hindsight, it would have worked, but as it was, I shoved, he thought he was probably getting the right price at this point and called with KJhh. My jacks are what, 72, 73% at this point, flop comes out all low cards, turn A, river…K!! – obviously. Was so ghey. Haven’t been that peeved at my computer in quite some time.

Either way, a small cash, better than nothing, and after my roll-blowing event from last week, my bankroll is at least moving in the right direction. Hopefully you all are doing well, and hope to see you guys in an FTOPS event very soon. Will continue to try and qualify throughout the week, see what happens.

Good luck to everyone, and thanks for reading.

Ryan

May 10, 2008 Brought back down to Earth

2008-05-15T15:22:00.000-07:00

…and I mean, in a fuckin’ hurry. Basically blew my roll on FTP last night playing 6-max 100NL. And most on hands that I was a dominant favorite.

The first gem was an all-in preflop situation where I had KK vs. the villain’s QQ. I hit a set on the flop, but of course the villain goes runner-runner straight to take my stack. Not 5 minutes later, I am all-in on a 9-high flop with A9 against a super aggressive opponent holding AQ. The dikwad proceeds to go runner-runner flush to take my stack.

Then last, but not least, after I am on super life-tilt, I flop the nut flush, get all of the money in on the turn, only to have my opponent river a FH. I mean, FOOOOOOCK!

Needless to say bankroll has diminished from $800+ to a hair over $500. That’s $120 on FTP, and $400ish on PS. Back to grindin’ the low-end SNGs. Oh yah, I have a $26 token. Guess I’ll play the $32k or $28k guaranteed at some point in the next while. We will see.

Just thought I would share my misery. Ick. Life Tilt.

Ryan

2 money-making hands of the day…

2008-05-07T16:21:00.000-07:00

What do you think, did I play these poorly???

Full Tilt Poker Game #6324614903: Table Cory (6 max) - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em
Seat 1: pokesquid ($132.20)
Seat 2: PJS JR ($100)
Seat 3: wackee ($378)
Seat 4: Mad Genius 11 ($100.90)
Seat 5: CantFazeDis ($54.30)
Seat 6: O Bruno ($68.20)
pokesquid 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 [Kh Ah]
3 folds
O Bruno calls $1
pokesquid calls $0.50
PJS JR raises to $4
O Bruno calls $3
pokesquid folds
*** FLOP *** [7h 2d 6c]
PJS JR bets $6 – Standard continuation bet
O Bruno calls $6 – not good
*** TURN *** [7h 2d 6c] [3h]
PJS JR checks – safety check, and I would like to see the river for free, please
O Bruno checks - thanks
*** RIVER *** [7h 2d 6c 3h] [Ac]
PJS JR has 15 seconds left to act – considered betting, should I give him a chance to bluff?
PJS JR checks – ok, let’s see if you bluff
O Bruno bets $19 – thanks, now, do I raise?
PJS JR calls $19 – Let’s not and take the showdown
*** SHOW DOWN ***
O Bruno shows [5s 8h] Ace Eight high
PJS JR shows [Kh Ah] a pair of Aces – Yup, aces are good.
PJS JR wins the pot ($56.05) with a pair of Aces

Full Tilt Poker Game #6324639906: Table Kepler (6 max) - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em
Seat 1: hernana888 ($144.80)
Seat 2: gajago ($206.90)
Seat 3: Hokkin ($58.25), is sitting out
Seat 4: PJS JR ($103.10)
Seat 5: pinger07 ($73.85)
Seat 6: 1000aire ($103)
pinger07 posts the small blind of $0.50
1000aire posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [As Kd]
hernana888 folds
gajago raises to $3.50
PJS JR calls $3.50 – is this a re-raise situation? Wanted to see a flop first
2 folds
*** FLOP *** [2d 7s 8c]
gajago bets $7
PJS JR calls $7 Don’t ask me why I called here, but the table was raising with everything, AK might be the best hand here
*** TURN *** [2d 7s 8c] [Kh] – good card for me
gajago bets $20 – and he is still betting... hmmm… AA?
PJS JR calls $20 – Let’s see what he does on the river
*** RIVER *** [2d 7s 8c Kh] [5c]
gajago has 15 seconds left to act – this hesitation made me 100% sure it was a call, no matter what the bet
gajago bets $38
PJS JR INSTA-calls $38
*** SHOW DOWN ***
gajago shows [Qh Qd] a pair of Queens
PJS JR shows [As Kd] a pair of Kings - Yah baby, turn saved me there, although I probably fold if an A or K doesn’t come off.
PJS JR wins the pot ($135.50) with a pair of Kings

Was a pretty short 30-minute session, manage to be up close to a buy-in at 100NL, so it was pretty successful. Will be back tonight to play my first Mookie. TOC seat for a first-timer?? We will see.

Good luck all!

Ryan

May 5, 2008 Cash is definitely the way to go

2008-05-07T16:20:00.000-07:00

After my insane run on SNGs that netted me about $650 on Full Tilt, the last 2 months have blown pretty much. I cashed a lot of my roll out a little while back, and I was left with about $450 between FT and PS.

On PS, I have been focusing on large MTTs, of which they have plenty. I ran pretty deep in one of their $3 rebuy donkey tourneys, and made a couple of final tables, but no significant cash to speak of. Hours and hours of play (probably in upwards of 60) left me with $200 or so of profit. Ghey.

Anyways, recently, I have been focusing on cash games. My neighbor is a serious poker addict/enthusiast, and he and I have been hanging out lately discussing strategy. He used to be big in the tourneys as well, but has come over to the side of cash games, and has been taking lessons from so guy in the US, and 3-tabling 6-man 200NL for the last month and is up about $7k. I have been sitting in on his lessons a little bit, taking in some strategy, leaning a little more about cash games.

They are both huge proponents now of 6-max cash games – more thought, more action, you are in an action spot in 5 out your 6 hands dealt, and you are always having to do something. I was always a full ring kind of guy – pretty boring, fold a lot of hands, wait for monster, shove with huge hands on donks that seem to call with anything.

Anyways, after recently listening in on these guys a few times, I have taken my strategy to the virtual felt with some good results. Considering I only had $230 on FT, jumping on 2 tables of 6-max 100NL was probably not good bankroll-wise, but I definitely don’t want to go down levels just because I cashed out. I can always deposit more.

Here are a few good hands from my recent play:

Full Tilt Poker Game #6299021944: Table Belmont (6 max) - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em - 15:52:50 ET - 2008/05/05
Seat 1: hobiejuan1 ($108.65)
Seat 2: thats how i do ($225.80), is sitting out
Seat 3: PJS JR ($100.20)
Seat 4: TkeNoPrisnrs ($104.15)
Seat 5: muddogaces ($119.85)
Seat 6: smileagain ($103.50)
muddogaces posts the small blind of $0.50
smileagain posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [3d 3s]
hobiejuan1 raises to $3.50
PJS JR calls $3.50
3 folds
*** FLOP *** [Qd Qs 3c] BOOM!!!
hobiejuan1 checks
PJS JR checks
*** TURN *** [Qd Qs 3c] [4s]
hobiejuan1 bets $7
PJS JR raises to $19
hobiejuan1 raises to $105.15, and is all in
PJS JR calls $77.70, and is all in
hobiejuan1 shows [Qc Kc]
PJS JR shows [3d 3s]
Uncalled bet of $8.45 returned to hobiejuan1
*** RIVER *** [Qd Qs 3c 4s] [8d]
hobiejuan1 shows three of a kind, Queens
PJS JR shows a full house, Threes full of Queens
PJS JR wins the pot ($198.90) with a full house, Threes full of Queens
hobiejuan1 adds $91.55
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $201.90 | Rake $3

A sweet flop that was, trips for the villain, FH for me. Pretty much ideal. Tough to not win money on that flop. That table shut down, and I hopped on a different one. Still, some good results…

Full Tilt Poker Game #6298948432: Table Yardley (6 max) - $0.50/$1
Seat 1: als47140 ($22)
Seat 2: DonSeppone1 ($100.85)
Seat 3: Septs ($113.10)
Seat 4: PJS JR ($111.25)
Seat 5: argir2000 ($93.35)
Seat 6: Curtules ($52)
DonSeppone1 posts the small blind of $0.50
Septs posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [Kd Qd]
PJS JR calls $1
argir2000 raises to $4
4 folds
PJS JR calls $3
*** FLOP *** [Kc 4c 3c]
PJS JR checks
argir2000 bets $7
PJS JR calls $7
*** TURN *** [Kc 4c 3c] [6s]
PJS JR checks
argir2000 has 15 seconds left to act
argir2000 checks
*** RIVER *** [Kc 4c 3c 6s] [2s]
PJS JR checks
argir2000 bets $12
PJS JR calls $12
*** SHOW DOWN ***
argir2000 shows [9s 9h] a pair of Nines
PJS JR shows [Kd Qd] a pair of Kings
PJS JR wins the pot ($45.15) with a pair of Kings
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $47.50 | Rake $2.35

Full Tilt Poker Game #6298886610: Table Nevada (6 max) - $0.50/$1
Seat 1: T3ddyP1ck3r ($103.35)
Seat 2: TkeNoPrisnrs ($102.50)
Seat 3: guil_f ($110.80)
Seat 4: ContiBert ($103.65)
Seat 5: PJS JR ($114)
Seat 6: Niether12 ($100)
T3ddyP1ck3r posts the small blind of $0.50
TkeNoPrisnrs posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [3s As]
2 folds
PJS JR raises to $3
Niether12 calls $3
T3ddyP1ck3r calls $2.50
TkeNoPrisnrs calls $2
*** FLOP *** [Ac Td 3h] BOOM!
T3ddyP1ck3r checks
TkeNoPrisnrs checks
PJS JR bets $8
Niether12 folds
T3ddyP1ck3r calls $8
TkeNoPrisnrs folds
*** TURN *** [Ac Td 3h] [Kc]
T3ddyP1ck3r checks
PJS JR bets $13
T3ddyP1ck3r has 15 seconds left to act
T3ddyP1ck3r calls $13
*** RIVER *** [Ac Td 3h Kc] [8h]
T3ddyP1ck3r checks
PJS JR checks (Did I miss a value bet there? AK and AT were certainly possibilities, and I was not sure if I was still ahead.)
*** SHOW DOWN ***
PJS JR shows [3s As] two pair, Aces and Threes
T3ddyP1ck3r mucks
PJS JR wins the pot ($51.30) with two pair, Aces and Threes
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $54 | Rake $2.70

I don’t know if I am doing anything differently or better, but between these hands, and one from my previous session that I can’t find the HH to, (standard raise, re-raise preflop, I had QQ, he had KK, Q flops, we get all the money in, +$100 hand for me) I am up about $275 in about 4 hours of play. I mean, Why have I been screwing around so long with SNGs and MTTs? Not quite sure.

Anyways, I have the roll up to about $800 now, up $350 since I cashed out. Hope we can keep this going.

Good luck everyone, be back again soon.

Ryan

May 3, 2008 Pretty Good Comeback - and the best cards I have ever seen in one SNG

2008-05-07T16:19:00.000-07:00

This is as bad as it got right here - I am never the shortstack this early, but I wasn't playing very smart.

Seat 1: phattiny1 (2020 in chips)
Seat 2: PJS JR. (590 in chips)
Seat 3: gargamel01 (1805 in chips)
Seat 4: sarilein (1650 in chips)
Seat 5: holdben008 (1290 in chips)
Seat 6: S.RITCHIE (1645 in chips)
phattiny1: posts small blind 25
PJS JR.: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR. [Ad 7d]
3 folds
S.RITCHIE: calls 50
1 fold
PJS JR.: checks
*** FLOP *** [5s 3h 7c]
PJS JR.: bets 200
S.RITCHIE: folds
PJS JR. collected 125 from pot

Then, after stealing a couple of blinds by going all-in with nothing, here are my next few hands
Result Opponents actions
Dealt to PJS JR. [3d 3s] won hand folded
Dealt to PJS JR. [9d Ad] won hand folded
3 crappy hands…
Dealt to PJS JR. [9d Ad] tied called
3 crappy hands…
Dealt to PJS JR. [9s Ah] tied called
Dealt to PJS JR. [2d Ac] won hand folded
1 crappy hand… and then, this run of cards
Dealt to PJS JR. [Th Td] won hand folded
Dealt to PJS JR. [Kh Kd] won hand folded
Dealt to PJS JR. [Td Tc] won hand folded
Dealt to PJS JR. [Qs Qd] won hand called with T9
Those 4 hands were back to back to back to back!!
1 crappy hand…
Dealt to PJS JR. [Ad 7s] tied called with A7
4 crappy hands…
Dealt to PJS JR. [Kd Qd] won hand folded
Dealt to PJS JR. [Ks Kc] won hand called with Qc6c
Folded about 6 hands, 3rd place guy went out, and then
Dealt to PJS JR. [6c 6d] won hand folded
Dealt to PJS JR. [8d 8s] won hand folded
Dealt to PJS JR. [Kh Jh] won hand folded
Dealt to PJS JR. [Qd Jd] won hand folded
Dealt to PJS JR. [Ks Qh] won hand called with J8

Last 35 hands, I go from short stack to champion.
In those 35 hands, I had :
8 pocket pairs
5 hands with an Ace in it
4 hands that contained two face cards
4 hands back to back that were TT, KK, TT and QQ

Just thought it was interesting, so I posted.

I wish I always had 2 hours to play…

2008-05-02T08:57:00.001-07:00

I have had quite a run with these 27-man tourneys on Stars. I have made it to the final 9 without any problems in each of the last 7 times I have played them, and I have booked 1 win, three 2nds, and a 3rd. I don’t know what it is about these tourneys, I guess the structure is slow enough to have skill win out for the most part, and they are full of people who like to race for all of their chips early on.

In my most recent effort this morning, I double up in the first 10 hands when I raised to 80 in middle position (first blind level of 10/20) with KK and was called by button and the BB. Flop comes out a beautiful KT4 two hearts. BB bets 100, I call, button raises to 400, BB thinks about it for quite a while before folding. Obviously, I am trying to figure out how to get all the money in, and figure if this guy is raising, he has AK, QJ of hearts, some kind of flush draw. Anyways, I just pushed and he insta-calls with… AA, no heart. I am just trying to dodge 2 outs, and I do.

Chipped my way up to 6500 with maybe one showdown, and was 3rd of 9 when we got to the final table. Got down to 6 pretty quickly, and then at that point, there were 3 guys at less than 2000 chips on the bubble. Finally, one of them busted and we got down to 3-handed quickly with the CL at 20k+ in chips, and the other villain had about 13, I had 7. Blinds were pretty high, and I was pushing with any 2 decent cards. Finally got called with I pushed with A6 and the big stack called with 22. Flopped 789 of hearts, I had the ace of hearts, so I have got a zillion outs, and even more when the board pairs the 7 on the turn, but no luck on the river. Sure, it’s only $24 for a $5 buy-in, but my ROI on these things is huge. Hope I can keep it going.

Anyways, will try and get some Sunday Million qualifiers in this weekend, as well as a few FTOPS qualifiers as well, see what happens. Hope everyone is well, and good luck at the tables.

Ryan

1 tournament win makes up for 5 crappy ones

2008-04-29T10:42:00.000-07:00

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…

2008-04-29T10:41:00.000-07:00

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)

2008-04-23T08:49:00.001-07:00

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...

2008-04-22T12:39:00.000-07:00

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...

2008-04-16T10:14:00.000-07:00

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

2008-04-09T07:33:00.000-07:00

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

2008-04-03T08:31:00.000-07:00

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

Micro-stakes SNGs

2008-03-31T08:59:00.000-07:00

I like these SNGs. They are full of donkeys. Sharkscope has me up over $700 on FT playing $6, $11 and the occasional $22 6-man turbo SNG. Usually, I stick to the $6 because I don’t play for huge profits, I play to make money, but more just to have fun. Once I get playing larger stakes, I get too serious, and get in bad moods when I lose. If I lose $6, who cares.

Take a look at some of the key hands in this SNG that I won in 43 hands.

Questionable hand #1:

Full Tilt Poker Game #5780283981: $6 + $0.50 Sit & Go (Turbo) (44002417), Table 1 - 20/40 - No Limit Hold'em - 17:49:50 ET - 2008/03/25
Seat 1: deltarek (1,445)
Seat 2: TooLateOO7 (1,415)
Seat 3: PJS JR (1,410)
Seat 4: rumble gumble1 (1,680)
Seat 5: correctpoker (1,400)
Seat 6: ramtuff23 (1,650)
correctpoker posts the small blind of 20
ramtuff23 posts the big blind of 40
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [6c 8s]
deltarek has 15 seconds left to act
deltarek raises to 120
TooLateOO7 has 15 seconds left to act
TooLateOO7 is sitting out
TooLateOO7 has timed out
TooLateOO7 folds
PJS JR folds
TooLateOO7 has returned
rumble gumble1 has 15 seconds left to act
rumble gumble1 folds
correctpoker folds
ramtuff23 has 15 seconds left to act
ramtuff23 raises to 200
deltarek raises to 1,445, and is all in
ramtuff23 has 15 seconds left to act
ramtuff23 has requested TIME
ramtuff23 calls 1,245
deltarek shows [Kc Ac]
ramtuff23 shows [4h 4s]
*** FLOP *** [Qc 6h Js]
*** TURN *** [Qc 6h Js] [6d]
*** RIVER *** [Qc 6h Js 6d] [5s]
deltarek shows a pair of Sixes
ramtuff23 shows two pair, Sixes and Fours
ramtuff23 wins the pot (2,910) with two pair, Sixes and Fours
deltarek stands up
The blinds are now 25/50
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2,910 | Rake 0
Board: [Qc 6h Js 6d 5s]
Seat 1: deltarek showed [Kc Ac] and lost with a pair of Sixes
Seat 2: TooLateOO7 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: PJS JR didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: rumble gumble1 (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: correctpoker (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 6: ramtuff23 (big blind) showed [4h 4s] and won (2,910) with two pair, Sixes and Fours

First of all, the raise with AK is fine. A min-raise with 44? Then an all-in with AK? After the min-raise, it almost feels like a fold, but not an all-in. All of this early in the SNG? Is it really necessary? Don’t know, but it seems like a flat call would be in order, and then an assessment after the flop. In this case, a big bet after the flop would have chased out the 44 almost certainly, and the guy with AK would have won a mid-sized pot instead of losing his whole stack.

Questionable hand #2

Full Tilt Poker Game #5780342552: $6 + $0.50 Sit & Go (Turbo) (44002417), Table 1 - 30/60 - No Limit Hold'em - 17:54:27 ET - 2008/03/25
Seat 2: TooLateOO7 (1,340)
Seat 3: PJS JR (1,335)
Seat 4: rumble gumble1 (1,730)
Seat 5: correctpoker (1,255)
Seat 6: ramtuff23 (3,340)
correctpoker posts the small blind of 30
ramtuff23 posts the big blind of 60
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [Qc 9c]
TooLateOO7 folds
PJS JR raises to 180
rumble gumble1 has 15 seconds left to act
rumble gumble1 folds
correctpoker calls 150
ramtuff23 folds
*** FLOP *** [Jd Tc Ks]
correctpoker bets 1,075, and is all in
PJS JR calls 1,075
correctpoker shows [8c As]
PJS JR shows [Qc 9c]
*** TURN *** [Jd Tc Ks] [Qd]
*** RIVER *** [Jd Tc Ks Qd] [Ac]
correctpoker shows a straight, Ace high
PJS JR shows a straight, Ace high
correctpoker ties for the pot (1,285) with a straight, Ace high
PJS JR ties for the pot (1,285) with a straight, Ace high
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2,570 | Rake 0
Board: [Jd Tc Ks Qd Ac]
Seat 2: TooLateOO7 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: PJS JR showed [Qc 9c] and won (1,285) with a straight, Ace high
Seat 4: rumble gumble1 (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: correctpoker (small blind) showed [8c As] and won (1,285) with a straight, Ace high
Seat 6: ramtuff23 (big blind) folded before the Flop

WTF was this guy thinking? Nearly drawing dead, and then gets ASS lucky on the turn, only to have the river save me.

Questionable hand #3

Full Tilt Poker Game #5780369775: $6 + $0.50 Sit & Go (Turbo) (44002417), Table 1 - 30/60 - No Limit Hold'em - 17:56:35 ET - 2008/03/25
Seat 2: TooLateOO7 (860)
Seat 3: PJS JR (1,365)
Seat 4: rumble gumble1 (2,360)
Seat 5: correctpoker (1,165)
Seat 6: ramtuff23 (3,250)
TooLateOO7 posts the small blind of 30
PJS JR posts the big blind of 60
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [Qc Qd]
rumble gumble1 folds
correctpoker folds
ramtuff23 raises to 210
TooLateOO7 has 15 seconds left to act
TooLateOO7 raises to 860, and is all in
PJS JR raises to 1,365, and is all in
ramtuff23 calls 1,155
PJS JR shows [Qc Qd]
ramtuff23 shows [4c 4s]
TooLateOO7 shows [6d Ac]
*** FLOP *** [5s Qs Kd]
*** TURN *** [5s Qs Kd] [Td]
*** RIVER *** [5s Qs Kd Td] [8h]
PJS JR shows three of a kind, Queens
ramtuff23 shows a pair of Fours
PJS JR wins the side pot (1,010) with three of a kind, Queens
TooLateOO7 shows Ace King high
PJS JR wins the main pot (2,580) with three of a kind, Queens
TooLateOO7 stands up
The blinds are now 40/80
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3,590 Main pot 2,580. Side pot 1,010. | Rake 0
Board: [5s Qs Kd Td 8h]
Seat 2: TooLateOO7 (small blind) showed [6d Ac] and lost with Ace King high
Seat 3: PJS JR (big blind) showed [Qc Qd] and won (3,590) with three of a kind, Queens
Seat 4: rumble gumble1 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: correctpoker didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: ramtuff23 (button) showed [4c 4s] and lost with a pair of Fours

This one had me laughing pretty badly. I mean, A6 and 44 call my all-in? Almost surprisingly, my hand holds, as FT makes me sweat a 4-outer even after I hit a set. Typical. What were they expecting to see from me, pocket 2s??

Questionable hand #4

Full Tilt Poker Game #5780411939: $6 + $0.50 Sit & Go (Turbo) (44002417), Table 1 - 40/80 - No Limit Hold'em - 17:59:54 ET - 2008/03/25
Seat 3: PJS JR (3,550)
Seat 4: rumble gumble1 (1,960)
Seat 5: correctpoker (1,605)
Seat 6: ramtuff23 (1,885)
ramtuff23 posts the small blind of 40
PJS JR posts the big blind of 80
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [Kc As]
rumble gumble1 folds
correctpoker raises to 160
ramtuff23 folds
PJS JR calls 80
*** FLOP *** [Ah 5d Jc]
PJS JR checks
correctpoker bets 360
PJS JR raises to 3,390, and is all in
correctpoker calls 1,085, and is all in
PJS JR shows [Kc As]
correctpoker shows [6c 6h]
Uncalled bet of 1,945 returned to PJS JR
*** TURN *** [Ah 5d Jc] [2d]
*** RIVER *** [Ah 5d Jc 2d] [4h]
PJS JR shows a pair of Aces
correctpoker shows a pair of Sixes
PJS JR wins the pot (3,250) with a pair of Aces
correctpoker stands up
The blinds are now 50/100
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3,250 | Rake 0
Board: [Ah 5d Jc 2d 4h]
Seat 3: PJS JR (big blind) showed [Kc As] and won (3,250) with a pair of Aces
Seat 4: rumble gumble1 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: correctpoker (button) showed [6c 6h] and lost with a pair of Sixes
Seat 6: ramtuff23 (small blind) folded before the Flop

OK, so the guy had me pre-flop. But I call with my AK and hit, and the guy tries to push me off it with 6s? I guess he thought I called with KQ. What other hand is he beating?

Questionable hand #5

Full Tilt Poker Game #5780498202: $6 + $0.50 Sit & Go (Turbo) (44002417), Table 1 - 80/160 - No Limit Hold'em - 18:06:44 ET - 2008/03/25
Seat 3: PJS JR (3,765)
Seat 4: rumble gumble1 (2,080)
Seat 6: ramtuff23 (3,155)
rumble gumble1 posts the small blind of 80
ramtuff23 posts the big blind of 160
The button is in seat #3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [Jc Ac]
PJS JR raises to 3,765, and is all in
rumble gumble1 folds
ramtuff23 calls 2,995, and is all in
PJS JR shows [Jc Ac]
ramtuff23 shows [8s 6s]
Uncalled bet of 610 returned to PJS JR
*** FLOP *** [Kh Th 9d]
*** TURN *** [Kh Th 9d] [As]
*** RIVER *** [Kh Th 9d As] [2s]
PJS JR shows a pair of Aces
ramtuff23 shows Ace King high
PJS JR wins the pot (6,390) with a pair of Aces
ramtuff23 stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 6,390 | Rake 0
Board: [Kh Th 9d As 2s]
Seat 3: PJS JR (button) showed [Jc Ac] and won (6,390) with a pair of Aces
Seat 4: rumble gumble1 (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 6: ramtuff23 (big blind) showed [8s 6s] and lost with Ace King high

OK, so the open-push with AJ was a questionable move of my own, by why in the heck would you call all-in with 86? Even if they are suited, WTF? Sure, I raise all-in, re-raise with cards like that on the bubble, but especially being on the bubble, why call with that type of hand? He has so many chips, and he is ahead of the 3rd place guy by 1000+ chips, and still makes that call. Wow.

Final Questionable hand #6

Full Tilt Poker Game #5780516859: $6 + $0.50 Sit & Go (Turbo) (44002417), Table 1 - 80/160 - No Limit Hold'em - 18:08:11 ET - 2008/03/25
Seat 3: PJS JR (6,440)
Seat 4: rumble gumble1 (2,560)
rumble gumble1 posts the small blind of 80
PJS JR posts the big blind of 160
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [Qc Ks]
rumble gumble1 raises to 2,560, and is all in
PJS JR calls 2,400
rumble gumble1 shows [Kh 2d]
PJS JR shows [Qc Ks]
*** FLOP *** [7d Jh 5s]
*** TURN *** [7d Jh 5s] [9d]
*** RIVER *** [7d Jh 5s 9d] [Th]
rumble gumble1 shows King Jack high
PJS JR shows a straight, King high
PJS JR wins the pot (5,120) with a straight, King high
rumble gumble1 stands up
PJS JR stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 5,120 | Rake 0
Board: [7d Jh 5s 9d Th]
Seat 3: PJS JR (big blind) showed [Qc Ks] and won (5,120) with a straight, King high
Seat 4: rumble gumble1 (small blind) showed [Kh 2d] and lost with King Jack high

Again, heads-up, I raise with a lot of different holdings, but only if they are closely connected, suited, something decent. K-rag in this situation, in my opinion, is a really bad open-push. I figured with KQ that I am miles ahead of his range, so I call knowing that even if I lose, we are pretty even in chips. I end up dominating him, and take it down.

I have another SNG that I want to go through when I have a little more time, but not right now. Anyone have thoughts regarding micro-SNGs? Anyone feel that they are harder to be profitable with in the long run because of all the donkeys? Thoughts are appreciated. I like them because if you stay patient, you are almost certain to get your chips in with the best of it almost every time. Even the turbo 6-mans give you enough time to wait. The 9-man turbos I don’t like, because when you are 4-handed, the blinds are ridiculous. That’s just my thought.

On the cash game front, same story as the last little while. I play like an idiot for a while, and lose anywhere from $40 to $80, then have one big hand save me at the end of the session. When that big hand happens, I run like hell out of my cash games at even and try to regroup.

Here is today’s example… Already down close to $60 in about 10 minutes, this hand comes up:

Full Tilt Poker Game #5853323622: Table Spanish Springs - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em - 9:35:06 ET - 2008/03/31
Seat 1: PurpleP ($113.05)
Seat 2: bcnabel ($97.85)
Seat 3: gugafun ($151.10)
Seat 4: Hazimaro ($100)
Seat 5: pimenman ($182.50)
Seat 6: SSBTerran ($100)
Seat 7: BW235 ($100)
Seat 8: PJS JR ($110.35)
Seat 9: dingdongdoh ($29.85)
PJS JR posts the small blind of $0.50
dingdongdoh posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #7
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [Js Jd]
PurpleP folds
bcnabel folds
gugafun folds
Hazimaro folds
pimenman folds
SSBTerran raises to $3.50
BW235 folds
PJS JR calls $3
dingdongdoh folds
*** FLOP *** [7c 2h Th]
PJS JR bets $6
SSBTerran raises to $12
PJS JR calls $6
*** TURN *** [7c 2h Th] [8d]
PJS JR checks
SSBTerran bets $20
PJS JR calls $20
*** RIVER *** [7c 2h Th 8d] [3c]
PJS JR checks
SSBTerran bets $45
PJS JR calls $45
*** SHOW DOWN ***
SSBTerran shows [Qc Kc] King Queen high
PJS JR shows [Js Jd] a pair of Jacks
PJS JR wins the pot ($159) with a pair of Jacks
SSBTerran adds $80.50
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $162 | Rake $3
Board: [7c 2h Th 8d 3c]
Seat 1: PurpleP didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: bcnabel didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: gugafun didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: Hazimaro didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: pimenman didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: SSBTerran showed [Qc Kc] and lost with King Queen high
Seat 7: BW235 (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: PJS JR (small blind) showed [Js Jd] and won ($159) with a pair of Jacks
Seat 9: dingdongdoh (big blind) folded before the Flop

As you can see, I did nothing to take control of this pot, but I thought on the river I was happy to have him check behind, because I have no idea where I am, and I can’t fold with the over pair. I actually thought quite a while before calling the river, but I am getting almost 3:1 on the call, so I figured it was a must. To me, him not pushing all in was a sign of weakness and I went with it. I guess I was lucky on this hand.

To wrap up the weekend, I played in a Bracelet Race satellite and finished in the top 15% of so, but failed to get a seat. Played a couple of $750k satellites with no luck, and a couple of other minor sats with absolutely no luck.

The bankroll is sitting at $2,367 and seems stagnant. Seems that I have been between 2,200 - 2,500 forever, and can't get over the hump. I have to get something going…

Thanks for reading. Good luck at the tables.

Ryan

Quick update before the weekend…

2008-03-28T09:34:00.000-07:00

Hello all,

Just thought I would post an update before I headed out for the weekend. Some news from the last 72 hours… let’s see. Well, my wife just booked a trip to Vegas for 3 nights with her mother in mid-April, so that will give me 3 full nights of poker while she is gone. The Golden Nugget had some 3 for 2 promotion going, and so splitting that with the flight from here in Cabo, the trip will be about $600 plus shopping and gambling. Not too bad. A small price to pay for 3 night of poker.

Everything is going pretty well personally. Work has been pretty good lately, although the company is in for a big shake-up. I work for a real estate development company here in Cabo, and with the market the way it is, we will probably be letting quite a few people go. For now, it has been said that I am safe, but in this market, you never know.

On the poker front, big time yoyo action. I played half-drunk the other night, which led to calling with a lot of draws, raising with junk, etc. I was having a good time, but was not hitting. That, along with 4-tabling 100NL, it was an expensive bit of fun. All told, I was down about $150, and only $150 because I river sucked out on a guy with trips, and I made a baby flush on the river for a $120 pot.

The only 2 real hands of interest in the last day are the following:

Full Tilt Poker Game #5806499213: Table Gemstone - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em - 18:38:01 ET - 2008/03/27
Seat 1: Fabusus ($87.15)
Seat 2: bimmelb ($42.80)
Seat 3: oggzo ($171)
Seat 4: O Johnstone ($33.65)
Seat 5: Cashy Johnson ($99)
Seat 6: Fox1509 ($37)
Seat 7: akASSMANak ($40)
Seat 8: PJS JR ($99)
Seat 9: KCRobWW ($42.25)
Cashy Johnson posts the small blind of $0.50
Fox1509 posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [Ac Kd]
PJS JR raises to $3 standard raise from UTG
KCRobWW folds
Fabusus folds
bimmelb folds
oggzo folds
O Johnstone folds
Cashy Johnson folds
Fox1509 calls $2
*** FLOP *** [Kc Jd 6c] TPTK, yay
Fox1509 bets $6.50
PJS JR calls $6.50
*** TURN *** [Kc Jd 6c] [Qd]
Fox1509 bets $19.50 don't like this, but he is not deep, will be taking this to the river for sure.
PJS JR calls $19.50
*** RIVER *** [Kc Jd 6c Qd] [As]
Fox1509 bets $8, and is all in
PJS JR calls $8
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Fox1509 shows [9h Jc] a pair of Jacks
PJS JR shows [Ac Kd] two pair, Aces and Kings 2-pair is good
PJS JR wins the pot ($71.50) with two pair, Aces and Kings
Fox1509 is sitting out
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $74.50 | Rake $3
Board: [Kc Jd 6c Qd As]
Seat 1: Fabusus didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: bimmelb didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: oggzo didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: O Johnstone (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: Cashy Johnson (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 6: Fox1509 (big blind) showed [9h Jc] and lost with a pair of Jacks
Seat 7: akASSMANak is sitting out
Seat 8: PJS JR showed [Ac Kd] and won ($71.50) with two pair, Aces and Kings
Seat 9: KCRobWW didn't bet (folded)

Full Tilt Poker Game #5815104764: Table Jasper Bluff - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em - 12:02:48 ET - 2008/03/28
Seat 1: Rem_The_Man ($182.80)
Seat 2: watchdog26 ($6.95)
Seat 3: phoenixdan8 ($43.20)
Seat 4: StefanZ69 ($85.25)
Seat 5: mibole ($40.95)
Seat 6: jarvis4434 ($47.55)
Seat 7: BoogieDown ($81.50)
Seat 8: Battiedoerak ($102.15)
Seat 9: PJS JR ($103.60)
Rem_The_Man posts the small blind of $0.50
watchdog26 posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #9
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [Kc Ks] I like this
phoenixdan8 folds
StefanZ69 folds
mibole folds
jarvis4434 folds
BoogieDown raises to $2 min-raise???
Battiedoerak calls $2 must be drawing hand
PJS JR raises to $9 Trying to isolate
Rem_The_Man folds
watchdog26 folds
BoogieDown calls $7 drawing hand for sure
Battiedoerak raises to $102.15, and is all in really? can I put him on Aces?
PJS JR raises to $103.60, and is all in Fuck it!
BoogieDown folds
PJS JR shows [Kc Ks]
Battiedoerak shows [Ah Ad] Crap
Uncalled bet of $1.45 returned to PJS JR
*** FLOP *** [Ac 4c Jc] Wow, about as good as I can hope for
*** TURN *** [Ac 4c Jc] [9c] BOOM! Don't pair board!!!
*** RIVER *** [Ac 4c Jc 9c] [8h] Weeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!
PJS JR shows a flush, Ace high
Battiedoerak shows three of a kind, Aces
PJS JR wins the pot ($211.80) with a flush, Ace high
Battiedoerak adds $50
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $214.80 | Rake $3
Board: [Ac 4c Jc 9c 8h]
Seat 1: Rem_The_Man (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 2: watchdog26 (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 3: phoenixdan8 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: StefanZ69 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: mibole didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: jarvis4434 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: BoogieDown folded before the Flop
Seat 8: Battiedoerak showed [Ah Ad] and lost with three of a kind, Aces
Seat 9: PJS JR (button) showed [Kc Ks] and won ($211.80) with a flush, Ace high

Obviously, I got lucky on the latter hand, but 20% happens from time to time. Also, I could really put the guy on Aces, as he did a good job concealing that fact. He only called the min-raise of the other guy, so I thought he had a drawing hand. Obviously, when he pushed all in, aces were a definite possibility, but I just couldn’t put him on them. I am definitely not folding KK in that situation.

Another hand that I won big with but lost the HH was another hand with aces when I was in the BB. It was blind vs. blind, and the SB raised to $3 and I smooth called. Flop comes Q-high with 2 diamonds, he bets $5, I call, turn is a blank, he bets $25, I raise all-in, he calls me with the nut-flush draw and misses on the river for a nice $175 pot.

Anyways, even with those 2 big pots, I am pretty much net even for the last few days. Played about ten 6-man SNGs in the last 2-3 days, and was about even on those as well. My roll sits at $2,368 as of this moment, and again, I have said this before, I feel stuck around this number. I can’t really get myself past this. Anyways, I will keep trekking and see what happens.

What I am most excited about it playing a few blogger tournaments while my wife is gone. I read about them all the time on other blogs, and am looking forward to participating. The MATH and the blogger big game, those types of tournaments. Hopefully, I can have a nice few days in April when those are still going on, and perhaps snap up a TOC berth for the free WSOP seat. Who knows…

Either way, thanks for reading, and look forward to seeing you guys in blogger tournaments in a few weeks.

Ryan

Hi Everyone!

2008-03-24T13:22:00.000-07:00

Hope everyone had a happy Easter. My family had various festivities over the weekend, culminating with a weekend get-together with 60 other kids and their parents at one of the local farm-like hangouts. Hung out, drank a little, the kids ran around looking for eggs, did a potluck-style deal with everyone bringing something. There was so much food, it was ridiculous. Too much really.

Spent the day at the beach on Thursday, (had Thu-Sun off) just the wife and me, took a book and drove out about an hour to a secluded beach, put up an umbrella, and lounged for 4-5 hours. Was lovely. Nothing to hear except for the crashing waves. Pure bliss.

Got in a little bit of poker this weekend, not much. Here are a few of the more interesting hands that I was involved in. At the end of it all, my roll yo-yoed up $100, down $100, and ended up at about $2,365.

Here are some of the high(low)lights:

Forgot to save this hand history, and don’t have them automatically saving to the hard drive, but the summary was I get involved with a villain with about $65, I have about $100. I raise to $3.50 with AcKc and he re-raises to $10. I call. Flop comes Jc7c3d. We get all of the money in at that point after a raise, re-raise and all-in, and he turns over QQ. I am actually a 55-45 favorite to win the pot at this point, but the turn and river blank, and I lose about $65 on the hand.

Here are some others that I actually saved the histories on…

Full Tilt Poker Game #5709934131: Table Brush - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em - 10:36:43 ET - 2008/03/20
Seat 1: kashman59 ($59)
Seat 2: drachdudek ($20)
Seat 3: downtown111 ($95.80)
Seat 4: kittycantona ($56.65)
Seat 5: PJS JR ($124.20)
Seat 6: R1ver Beaver ($100)
Seat 7: Corleone73 ($123.75)
Seat 8: Klaton ($50.45)
Seat 9: Thomsy34 ($60.75)
kashman59 posts the small blind of $0.50
drachdudek posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #9
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [Jd 9d]
downtown111 calls $1
kittycantona folds
PJS JR has 15 seconds left to act
PJS JR calls $1
Corleone73 folds
Klaton folds
Thomsy34 raises to $3.50
kashman59 folds
drachdudek folds
downtown111 folds
PJS JR calls $2.50 questionable call with suited connectors?
*** FLOP *** [6c 9c Jh] Boom!
PJS JR checks
Thomsy34 bets $4
PJS JR raises to $13
Thomsy34 raises to $22
PJS JR raises to $120.70, and is all in
Thomsy34 calls $35.25, and is all in
PJS JR shows [Jd 9d]
Thomsy34 shows [Qs Qc] Exactly what I was hoping for
Uncalled bet of $63.45 returned to PJS JR
*** TURN *** [6c 9c Jh] [4h]
*** RIVER *** [6c 9c Jh 4h] [As]
PJS JR shows two pair, Jacks and Nines
Thomsy34 shows a pair of Queens
PJS JR wins the pot ($121) with two pair, Jacks and Nines
Thomsy34 adds $20
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $124 | Rake $3
Board: [6c 9c Jh 4h As]
Seat 1: kashman59 (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 2: drachdudek (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 3: downtown111 folded before the Flop
Seat 4: kittycantona didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: PJS JR showed [Jd 9d] and won ($121) with two pair, Jacks and Nines
Seat 6: R1ver Beaver is sitting out
Seat 7: Corleone73 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: Klaton didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: Thomsy34 (button) showed [Qs Qc] and lost with a pair of Queens

Full Tilt Poker Game #5709928553: Table Uppsalla - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em - 10:35:55 ET - 2008/03/20
Seat 1: Kennedy69 ($19)
Seat 2: Tiema ($86.90), is sitting out
Seat 3: -Ger-Balm- ($98.15)
Seat 4: mynmisoli ($32.45)
Seat 5: luckboxpoke ($39)
Seat 6: zickei ($21)
Seat 7: ElCuartoDeTula ($46.40)
Seat 8: elSilverFox ($126.85), is sitting out
Seat 9: PJS JR ($99.15)
luckboxpoke posts the small blind of $0.50
zickei posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [Ks Qs]
ElCuartoDeTula folds
PJS JR raises to $3
Kennedy69 folds
-Ger-Balm- calls $3
mynmisoli folds
luckboxpoke folds
zickei folds
*** FLOP *** [7d Qd Qh] Yay
PJS JR bets $4
-Ger-Balm- raises to $12 Huh?? Pocket 7s?
PJS JR calls $8
*** TURN *** [7d Qd Qh] [3s]
PJS JR checks
-Ger-Balm- bets $14 Not happy about this
PJS JR calls $14
*** RIVER *** [7d Qd Qh 3s] [Kc] Weeeeee!!!!
PJS JR bets $40 Probably bet too much here
-Ger-Balm- has 15 seconds left to act
-Ger-Balm- folds
Uncalled bet of $40 returned to PJS JR
-Ger-Balm-: QK is a very nice hand
PJS JR mucks
PJS JR wins the pot ($56.55)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $59.50 | Rake $2.95
Board: [7d Qd Qh 3s Kc]
Seat 1: Kennedy69 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: Tiema is sitting out
Seat 3: -Ger-Balm- folded on the River
Seat 4: mynmisoli (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: luckboxpoke (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 6: zickei (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 7: ElCuartoDeTula didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: elSilverFox is sitting out
Seat 9: PJS JR collected ($56.55), mucked

Full Tilt Poker Game #5709875187: Table Camino Entrada - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em - 10:28:09 ET - 2008/03/20
Seat 1: PJS JR ($127.85)
Seat 2: saltynutz ($11)
Seat 3: BSkipper007 ($23.75)
Seat 4: Backus77 ($44.50)
Seat 5: explicit311 ($101)
Seat 6: elSilverFox ($110.30)
Seat 7: toket420 ($38.85)
Seat 8: blazerkid57 ($26.30)
Seat 9: zwanke ($109.10)
explicit311 posts the small blind of $0.50
elSilverFox posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [6d 6c]
toket420 folds
blazerkid57 folds
zwanke folds
PJS JR calls $1
saltynutz calls $1
BSkipper007 folds
Backus77 folds
explicit311 calls $0.50
elSilverFox checks
*** FLOP *** [8s 9s 6h] Semi-coordinated boom!
explicit311 checks
elSilverFox checks
PJS JR checks Bad check here
saltynutz checks
*** TURN *** [8s 9s 6h] [Qc]
explicit311 bets $3
elSilverFox folds
PJS JR calls $3
saltynutz folds
*** RIVER *** [8s 9s 6h Qc] [8h]
explicit311 bets $4
PJS JR raises to $13 Paired board, time to raise
explicit311 calls $9
*** SHOW DOWN ***
PJS JR shows [6d 6c] a full house, Sixes full of Eights
explicit311 mucks
PJS JR wins the pot ($34.20) with a full house, Sixes full of Eights
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $36 | Rake $1.80
Board: [8s 9s 6h Qc 8h]
Seat 1: PJS JR showed [6d 6c] and won ($34.20) with a full house, Sixes full of Eights
Seat 2: saltynutz folded on the Turn
Seat 3: BSkipper007 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: Backus77 (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: explicit311 (small blind) mucked [Tc 7c] - a straight, Ten high Oops, shudda bet more I guess, although, I wasn't going anywhere
Seat 6: elSilverFox (big blind) folded on the Turn
Seat 7: toket420 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: blazerkid57 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: zwanke didn't bet (folded)

Full Tilt Poker Game #5710033288: Table Camino Entrada - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em - 10:50:48 ET - 2008/03/20
Seat 1: PJS JR ($141.85)
Seat 2: Caldorus ($27.40)
Seat 3: BSkipper007 ($28.25)
Seat 4: bbooni ($100)
Seat 5: explicit311 ($107.75)
Seat 6: elSilverFox ($99.80)
Seat 7: toket420 ($50.80)
Seat 8: blazerkid57 ($30.20)
Seat 9: zwanke ($99.50)
BSkipper007 posts the small blind of $0.50
bbooni has 5 seconds left to act
bbooni is sitting out
bbooni has timed out
bbooni has returned
explicit311 posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [Jd Td]
elSilverFox has 15 seconds left to act
elSilverFox raises to $3
toket420 folds
blazerkid57 folds
zwanke folds
PJS JR calls $3 Suited connectors again, with position
Caldorus folds
BSkipper007 folds
explicit311 folds
*** FLOP *** [Jc 3h Js] Sweet!
elSilverFox bets $6 Even sweeter
blazerkid57 stands up
PJS JR calls $6 Raise maybe?
*** TURN *** [Jc 3h Js] [4c]
elSilverFox has 15 seconds left to act
elSilverFox bets $15
PJS JR calls $15
*** RIVER *** [Jc 3h Js 4c] [9s]
elSilverFox checks
PJS JR bets $29
elSilverFox has 15 seconds left to act
elSilverFox folds Damn
Uncalled bet of $29 returned to PJS JR
PJS JR mucks
PJS JR wins the pot ($47.05)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $49.50 | Rake $2.45
Board: [Jc 3h Js 4c 9s]
Seat 1: PJS JR collected ($47.05), mucked
Seat 2: Caldorus (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: BSkipper007 (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 4: bbooni is sitting out
Seat 5: explicit311 (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 6: elSilverFox folded on the River
Seat 7: toket420 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: blazerkid57 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: zwanke didn't bet (folded)

Full Tilt Poker Game #5722631371: Table Griffin - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em - 10:05:03 ET - 2008/03/21
Seat 1: Dag84 ($93.50)
Seat 2: jharding666 ($106.90)
Seat 3: eoj777 ($103)
Seat 4: tirsch ($31.85)
Seat 5: xxAciDrAiNxx ($138.60)
Seat 6: prometheus61 ($45.70)
Seat 7: frouge ($70.05)
Seat 8: PJS JR ($100.85)
Seat 9: Lusor ($20)
jharding666 posts the small blind of $0.50
eoj777 posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [Qs Qh]
tirsch folds
prometheus61 raises to $3
frouge folds
PJS JR calls $3
Dag84 folds
jharding666 calls $2.50
eoj777 folds
*** FLOP *** [Qd Js 7d]
jharding666 checks
prometheus61 bets $5
PJS JR raises to $15 Let's try raising a flopped set, see what happens
jharding666 folds
prometheus61 has 15 seconds left to act
prometheus61 calls $10
*** TURN *** [Qd Js 7d] [5h]
prometheus61 checks
PJS JR bets $30
prometheus61 has 15 seconds left to act
prometheus61 has requested TIME
prometheus61 folds Gay
Uncalled bet of $30 returned to PJS JR
PJS JR mucks
PJS JR wins the pot ($38)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $40 | Rake $2
Board: [Qd Js 7d 5h]
Seat 1: Dag84 (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: jharding666 (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 3: eoj777 (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 4: tirsch didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: xxAciDrAiNxx is sitting out
Seat 6: prometheus61 folded on the Turn
Seat 7: frouge didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: PJS JR collected ($38), mucked
Seat 9: Lusor is sitting out

Not much else to speak of really. Got caught bluffing a couple of times, and then chased an open-ended straight flush draw with some big betting all the way to the river with 4 other guys in the pot that cost me some bucks. If I would have hit, it would have been a monster pay-off.

Anyways, no poker for a few days, will update again when I get in some hours.

Thanks for reading, as always.

Ryan

Interesting hands over the last few days

2008-03-19T11:20:00.000-07:00

Hey all,

Just thought I would post some of the more interesting hands from the last 4-5 days. Any feedback that anyone would like to give is more than appreciated. Still trying to improve on my cash game play.

Full Tilt Poker Game #5631374134: Table Cabana - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em - 13:04:33 ET - 2008/03/14
Seat 1: Mazze0815 ($20)
Seat 2: oggzo ($221.80)
Seat 3: drdrillem ($67.15)
Seat 4: PJS JR ($125)
Seat 5: SG Dynamo ($85.95)
Seat 6: basterzysko ($74.25)
Seat 7: Spiewack ($94.80)
Seat 8: El Nino 1 ($101.30)
Seat 9: harryschmann ($16.95)
SG Dynamo posts the small blind of $0.50
basterzysko posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [4h 4c]
Spiewack folds
El Nino 1 has 15 seconds left to act
El Nino 1 folds
harryschmann folds
Mazze0815 has 15 seconds left to act
Mazze0815 folds
oggzo folds
drdrillem folds
PJS JR raises to $3 just trying to steal blinds
SG Dynamo calls $2.50
basterzysko calls $2
*** FLOP *** [Qd 3d 4d] semi-BOOM
SG Dynamo bets $3
basterzysko calls $3
PJS JR calls $3 keep the pot small
*** TURN *** [Qd 3d 4d] [Kc]
SG Dynamo checks
basterzysko bets $10
PJS JR calls $10 My guess is I’m ahead, but I’m not sure
SG Dynamo folds
*** RIVER *** [Qd 3d 4d Kc] [8h]
basterzysko bets $15
PJS JR calls $15 Considered raising, but didn’t want to stack a flopped flush
*** SHOW DOWN ***
basterzysko shows [Js Qs] a pair of Queens
PJS JR shows [4h 4c] three of a kind, Fours Yay me
PJS JR wins the pot ($65) with three of a kind, Fours
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $68 | Rake $3
Board: [Qd 3d 4d Kc 8h]
Seat 1: Mazze0815 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: oggzo didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: drdrillem didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: PJS JR (button) showed [4h 4c] and won ($65) with three of a kind, Fours
Seat 5: SG Dynamo (small blind) folded on the Turn
Seat 6: basterzysko (big blind) showed [Js Qs] and lost with a pair of Queens
Seat 7: Spiewack didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: El Nino 1 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: harryschmann didn't bet (folded)

Full Tilt Poker Game #5638235494: Table Cabana - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em - 23:04:29 ET - 2008/03/14
Seat 1: DIABLO40 ($77.50)
Seat 2: basterzysko ($60.25)
Seat 3: Kilor023 ($109.80)
Seat 4: funti_longtrunk ($252.95)
Seat 5: shaq1337 ($146.95)
Seat 6: viper10333 ($88.60)
Seat 7: bgoldst ($46.70)
Seat 8: le roc blanc ($87.50)
Seat 9: PJS JR ($119.90)
le roc blanc posts the small blind of $0.50
PJS JR posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #7
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [As Ac]
DIABLO40 folds
basterzysko folds
Kilor023 folds
funti_longtrunk folds
shaq1337 folds
viper10333 calls $1
bgoldst calls $1
le roc blanc folds
PJS JR raises to $119.90, and is all in My new shove strategy :D
viper10333 folds
bgoldst calls $45.70, and is all in Cool
PJS JR shows [As Ac]
bgoldst shows [Tc Th] ????
Uncalled bet of $73.20 returned to PJS JR
*** FLOP *** [5s Ks 8s]
*** TURN *** [5s Ks 8s] [Kd]
*** RIVER *** [5s Ks 8s Kd] [9h]
PJS JR shows two pair, Aces and Kings
bgoldst shows two pair, Kings and Tens
PJS JR wins the pot ($91.90) with two pair, Aces and Kings
bgoldst is sitting out
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $94.90 | Rake $3
Board: [5s Ks 8s Kd 9h]
Seat 1: DIABLO40 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: basterzysko didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: Kilor023 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: funti_longtrunk didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: shaq1337 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: viper10333 folded before the Flop
Seat 7: bgoldst (button) showed [Tc Th] and lost with two pair, Kings and Tens
Seat 8: le roc blanc (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 9: PJS JR (big blind) showed [As Ac] and won ($91.90) with two pair, Aces and Kings

Full Tilt Poker Game #5638423537: Table Cabana - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em - 23:19:37 ET - 2008/03/14
Seat 1: DIABLO40 ($89.80)
Seat 2: basterzysko ($55.25)
Seat 3: Kilor023 ($126)
Seat 4: funti_longtrunk ($257.05)
Seat 5: bondo26 ($41.40)
Seat 6: viper10333 ($68.60)
Seat 7: donkingfishy ($100)
Seat 8: le roc blanc ($89.45)
Seat 9: PJS JR ($158.60)
basterzysko posts the small blind of $0.50
Kilor023 posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [4s 3s]
funti_longtrunk folds
bondo26 folds
viper10333 folds
le roc blanc folds
PJS JR raises to $3 suited connectors?? Probably a bad move
DIABLO40 calls $3
basterzysko calls $2.50
Kilor023 folds
*** FLOP *** [Td 2h 5s]
basterzysko checks
PJS JR bets $4 decent flop, let’s take it down
DIABLO40 folds
basterzysko has 15 seconds left to act
basterzysko calls $4
*** TURN *** [Td 2h 5s] [8c]
basterzysko bets $12 don’t like this
PJS JR calls $12 this is pretty bad too
*** RIVER *** [Td 2h 5s 8c] [Js]
basterzysko checks
PJS JR bets $37 he checks, I only win with a bet
basterzysko folds great
Uncalled bet of $37 returned to PJS JR
PJS JR mucks
PJS JR wins the pot ($39.90)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $42 | Rake $2.10
Board: [Td 2h 5s 8c Js]
Seat 1: DIABLO40 (button) folded on the Flop
Seat 2: basterzysko (small blind) folded on the River
Seat 3: Kilor023 (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 4: funti_longtrunk didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: bondo26 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: viper10333 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: donkingfishy is sitting out
Seat 8: le roc blanc didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: PJS JR collected ($39.90), mucked

Full Tilt Poker Game #5651279473: Table Roaring Lion - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:14:54 ET - 2008/03/15
Seat 1: bozo123 ($52)
Seat 2: LovesDeuces ($86.55)
Seat 3: gmang750 ($48.35)
Seat 4: 7071 ($14.85)
Seat 5: LexDiamonds1 ($26.10)
Seat 6: PJS JR ($108.25)
Seat 7: showdownfroider ($116.45)
Seat 8: Phobz21 ($0), is sitting out
Seat 9: campb86508 ($15)
LovesDeuces posts the small blind of $0.50
gmang750 posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [As Ad]
7071 folds
LexDiamonds1 calls $1
PJS JR raises to $108.25, and is all in My shoving strategy at work again
showdownfroider folds
campb86508 folds
bozo123 folds
LovesDeuces folds
gmang750 has 15 seconds left to act
gmang750 folds
LexDiamonds1 calls $25.10, and is all in lures in another :D
PJS JR shows [As Ad]
LexDiamonds1 shows [Qh Qc]
Uncalled bet of $82.15 returned to PJS JR
*** FLOP *** [8d Ah Th]
*** TURN *** [8d Ah Th] [Jc]
gmang750 is sitting out
*** RIVER *** [8d Ah Th Jc] [4c]
PJS JR shows three of a kind, Aces
LexDiamonds1 shows a pair of Queens
PJS JR wins the pot ($51.05) with three of a kind, Aces decent pot, I’ll take it
LexDiamonds1 is sitting out
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $53.70 | Rake $2.65
Board: [8d Ah Th Jc 4c]
Seat 1: bozo123 (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: LovesDeuces (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 3: gmang750 (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 4: 7071 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: LexDiamonds1 showed [Qh Qc] and lost with a pair of Queens
Seat 6: PJS JR showed [As Ad] and won ($51.05) with three of a kind, Aces
Seat 7: showdownfroider didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: Phobz21 is sitting out
Seat 9: campb86508 didn't bet (folded)

Full Tilt Poker Game #5651691879: Table Piedmont - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:48:34 ET - 2008/03/15
Seat 1: DJDURBANDAN ($73.50)
Seat 2: Godfather 309 ($152.15)
Seat 3: PJS JR ($103.05)
Seat 4: bbooni ($99.05)
Seat 5: CoolHandZach ($99)
Seat 6: KcRazr ($103.70)
Seat 7: AgatonSax ($101.50)
Seat 8: Exec Player ($100)
Seat 9: Montezuma67 ($47.55)
bbooni posts the small blind of $0.50
CoolHandZach posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [9s 9h]
KcRazr calls $1
AgatonSax folds
Exec Player raises to $2
Montezuma67 calls $2
DJDURBANDAN folds
Godfather 309 calls $2
PJS JR calls $2
bbooni calls $1.50
CoolHandZach has 15 seconds left to act
CoolHandZach folds
KcRazr calls $1
*** FLOP *** [9c 7h Qd] BOOM!
bbooni checks
KcRazr checks
Exec Player checks
Montezuma67 bets $9
Godfather 309 folds
PJS JR has 15 seconds left to act
PJS JR raises to $50
bbooni folds
KcRazr folds
Exec Player folds
Montezuma67 calls $36.55, and is all in
PJS JR shows [9s 9h]
Montezuma67 shows [Tc Qc] LOL
Uncalled bet of $4.45 returned to PJS JR
*** TURN *** [9c 7h Qd] [5c]
*** RIVER *** [9c 7h Qd 5c] [Kc] WTF??? Gay play rewarded
PJS JR shows three of a kind, Nines
Montezuma67 shows a flush, King high you gotta be fuckin’ kidding meMontezuma67 wins the pot ($101.10) with a flush, King high
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $104.10 | Rake $3
Board: [9c 7h Qd 5c Kc]
Seat 1: DJDURBANDAN didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: Godfather 309 folded on the Flop
Seat 3: PJS JR (button) showed [9s 9h] and lost with three of a kind, Nines
Seat 4: bbooni (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 5: CoolHandZach (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 6: KcRazr folded on the Flop
Seat 7: AgatonSax didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: Exec Player folded on the Flop
Seat 9: Montezuma67 showed [Tc Qc] and won ($101.10) with a flush, King high

Full Tilt Poker Game #5651941320: Table Piedmont - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em - 23:09:20 ET - 2008/03/15
Seat 1: Lusor ($18.90)
Seat 2: Godfather 309 ($129.95)
Seat 3: PJS JR ($125.45)
Seat 4: bbooni ($105.20)
Seat 5: CoolHandZach ($95.50), is sitting out
Seat 6: KcRazr ($100)
Seat 7: kellgrndr ($79.70)
Seat 8: Exec Player ($127.30)
Seat 9: Montezuma67 ($104.55)
Godfather 309 posts the small blind of $0.50
PJS JR posts the big blind of $1
Montezuma67 posts a dead small blind of $0.50
Montezuma67 posts $1
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [3d 9d]
bbooni folds
KcRazr folds
kellgrndr folds
Exec Player calls $1
Montezuma67 checks
Lusor folds
Godfather 309 calls $0.50
PJS JR checks
*** FLOP *** [7d 4d Kd]
Godfather 309 checks
PJS JR checks
Exec Player bets $4.50
Montezuma67 folds
Godfather 309 folds
PJS JR calls $4.50
*** TURN *** [7d 4d Kd] [Jc]
PJS JR bets $12
Exec Player calls $12
*** RIVER *** [7d 4d Kd Jc] [4h]
PJS JR bets $24
Exec Player folds damn, didn’t have anything
Uncalled bet of $24 returned to PJS JR
PJS JR mucks
PJS JR wins the pot ($35.65)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $37.50 | Rake $1.85
Board: [7d 4d Kd Jc 4h]
Seat 1: Lusor (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: Godfather 309 (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 3: PJS JR (big blind) collected ($35.65), mucked
Seat 4: bbooni didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: CoolHandZach is sitting out
Seat 6: KcRazr didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: kellgrndr didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: Exec Player folded on the River
Seat 9: Montezuma67 folded on the Flop

Seat 9: Montezuma67 ($104.55), is sitting out
kellgrndr posts the small blind of $0.50
Exec Player posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [Ad Td]
Lusor folds
Godfather 309 folds
PJS JR calls $1
bbooni folds
KcRazr folds
kellgrndr raises to $5
Exec Player folds
PJS JR calls $4
*** FLOP *** [Jc Kh 2h]
kellgrndr bets $8
PJS JR calls $8
*** TURN *** [Jc Kh 2h] [8h]
kellgrndr checks
PJS JR bets $14 represent hearts
kellgrndr calls $14
*** RIVER *** [Jc Kh 2h 8h] [8d]
kellgrndr checks
PJS JR bets $46 probably only win with a bet, so I make a big one
kellgrndr has 15 seconds left to act
kellgrndr folds whew….
Uncalled bet of $46 returned to PJS JR
PJS JR wins the pot ($52.25)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $55 | Rake $2.75
Board: [Jc Kh 2h 8h 8d]
Seat 1: Lusor didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: Godfather 309 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: PJS JR collected ($52.25)
Seat 4: bbooni didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: CoolHandZach is sitting out
Seat 6: KcRazr (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: kellgrndr (small blind) folded on the River
Seat 8: Exec Player (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 9: Montezuma67 is sitting out

Full Tilt Poker Game #5656481875: Table Hauck - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em - 9:32:08 ET - 2008/03/16
Seat 1: vikorenros ($83.40)
Seat 2: PJS JR ($103.15)
Seat 3: slouchy33 ($204.65)
Seat 4: zvona ($96.65)
Seat 5: RideTide ($130.55)
Seat 6: icashmeout ($153.15)
Seat 7: indianajames ($84.90)
Seat 8: TheOne4 ($21)
Seat 9: pattimac ($129.30)
vikorenros posts the small blind of $0.50
PJS JR posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #9
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [Ts Tc]
slouchy33 folds
zvona folds
RideTide calls $1
icashmeout folds
indianajames folds
TheOne4 raises to $5
pattimac folds
vikorenros folds
PJS JR calls $4
RideTide calls $4
*** FLOP *** [8s Th 2h] :D I run goooood!
PJS JR bets $10
RideTide folds
TheOne4 raises to $16, and is all in too bad he doesn't have more
PJS JR calls $6
TheOne4 shows [Kh Ks]
PJS JR shows [Ts Tc]
*** TURN *** [8s Th 2h] [As]
*** RIVER *** [8s Th 2h As] [5s]
TheOne4 shows a pair of Kings
PJS JR shows three of a kind, Tens
PJS JR wins the pot ($45.15) with three of a kind, Tens
TheOne4 adds $20
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $47.50 | Rake $2.35
Board: [8s Th 2h As 5s]
Seat 1: vikorenros (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 2: PJS JR (big blind) showed [Ts Tc] and won ($45.15) with three of a kind, Tens
Seat 3: slouchy33 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: zvona didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: RideTide folded on the Flop
Seat 6: icashmeout didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: indianajames didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: TheOne4 showed [Kh Ks] and lost with a pair of Kings
Seat 9: pattimac (button) didn't bet (folded)

Full Tilt Poker Game #5687245823: Table Spanish Springs - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em - 16:45:08 ET - 2008/03/18
Seat 1: shaq1337 ($151)
Seat 2: PJS JR ($97.50)
Seat 3: comet0 ($44.70)
Seat 4: Mazze0815 ($22.15)
Seat 5: parlo ($20)
Seat 6: mbdv ($124.55)
Seat 7: PEPE-47 ($39.15)
Seat 8: giveusakiss ($268.15)
Seat 9: ninety2 ($105.65)
PEPE-47 posts the small blind of $0.50
giveusakiss posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [Ks Kd]
ninety2 folds
shaq1337 folds
PJS JR has 15 seconds left to act
PJS JR raises to $3.50
comet0 folds
Mazze0815 folds
mbdv calls $3.50
PEPE-47 folds
giveusakiss folds
*** FLOP *** [7s Jd 8c]
PJS JR has 15 seconds left to act
PJS JR bets $7
giveusakiss: cooler
mbdv raises to $29.50
PJS JR raises to $94, and is all in
mbdv calls $64.50
PJS JR shows [Ks Kd]
mbdv shows [Ad Jc]
*** TURN *** [7s Jd 8c] [Ah] this one stung big time, got it in really good, no luck though
*** RIVER *** [7s Jd 8c Ah] [7h]
PJS JR shows two pair, Kings and Sevens
mbdv shows two pair, Aces and Jacks
mbdv wins the pot ($193.50) with two pair, Aces and Jacks
PJS JR adds $100
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $196.50 | Rake $3
Board: [7s Jd 8c Ah 7h]
Seat 1: shaq1337 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: PJS JR showed [Ks Kd] and lost with two pair, Kings and Sevens
Seat 3: comet0 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: Mazze0815 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: parlo is sitting out
Seat 6: mbdv (button) showed [Ad Jc] and won ($193.50) with two pair, Aces and Jacks
Seat 7: PEPE-47 (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 8: giveusakiss (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 9: ninety2 didn't bet (folded)

Full Tilt Poker Game #5696804213: Table Dronberger - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em - 10:19:39 ET - 2008/03/19
Seat 1: Neuter Me ($32.50)
Seat 2: Bibbaaa ($20.65)
Seat 3: JONTE2007 ($99)
Seat 4: ceRone777 ($23.85)
Seat 5: PJS JR ($103.20)
Seat 6: bbooni ($100)
Seat 7: PokerKutzak ($155.25)
Seat 8: bgente ($94.45)
Seat 9: MasterPUA ($111.50)
JONTE2007 posts the small blind of $0.50
ceRone777 posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR [Td Ts]
PJS JR calls $1 open-limping with TT, any thoughts?
PokerKutzak folds
bgente calls $1
MasterPUA folds
Neuter Me raises to $4
Bibbaaa folds
JONTE2007 folds
ceRone777 folds
PJS JR calls $3
bgente has 15 seconds left to act
bgente folds
*** FLOP *** [7s 5c Th]
PJS JR checks
Neuter Me bets $8
PJS JR raises to $29
Neuter Me calls $20.50, and is all in
PJS JR shows [Td Ts]
Neuter Me shows [Qd Qs] nice 2-outer by me :D
Uncalled bet of $0.50 returned to PJS JR
*** TURN *** [7s 5c Th] [9d]
*** RIVER *** [7s 5c Th 9d] [6d]
PJS JR shows three of a kind, Tens
Neuter Me shows a pair of Queens
PJS JR wins the pot ($64.50) with three of a kind, Tens
Neuter Me adds $40
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $67.50 | Rake $3
Board: [7s 5c Th 9d 6d]
Seat 1: Neuter Me showed [Qd Qs] and lost with a pair of Queens
Seat 2: Bibbaaa (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: JONTE2007 (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 4: ceRone777 (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 5: PJS JR showed [Td Ts] and won ($64.50) with three of a kind, Tens
Seat 6: bbooni is sitting out
Seat 7: PokerKutzak didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: bgente folded before the Flop
Seat 9: MasterPUA didn't bet (folded)

Thanks for reading, won’t be posting until after the long weekend. Good luck at the tables, and thanks for reading.

Ryan

Weekend wrap…

2008-03-18T09:13:00.000-07:00

Nothing too incredible to talk about this weekend. I will post some hands a little later, right now, I don’t have time. My new theory of shoving with Aces has worked, I have yet to lose a pot with them yet. I had them 6 times over the weekend, got called once with TT and won, and pick up blinds and raises the other times, so in all, I am up about $75 with AA. That, combined with the AA vs. JJ from a few days ago, and things are looking up with AA. :D I much prefer that then guessing after the flop as to whether or not anyone has a set. I was getting stacked so much with that, it was sickening.

Didn’t get in very much poker this weekend, probably only played about 3 hours, but have managed to pick up $50 out of my $100 FT bonus since I claimed it a week back, and my bankroll has been increased to about $2,400. Basically ½ and ½ on FT and Stars. I feel like I keep reaching a ceiling, and that $2.5k seems to be as much as I can get to. Probably mental.

One good thing on the poker front is that my wife wants to go away with all of the kids in July for 6 weeks. Fuck. 6 weeks with nobody in my house except me. Hard to fathom. What would I do with myself for 6 weeks? Hmmmm….

Hope everyone is doing well, and good luck at the tables.

Ryan

Live Poker is Rigged

2008-03-14T08:48:00.000-07:00

Holy Shit, got invited to play a home game yesterday evening with some real estate guys from town. The play was so bad. There were 10 players, structure wasn’t too bad, Start with 75BB, blinds double every 45 minutes. $50 buy in, optional rebuy for the first 2 levels. Of course, after the first 2 levels were over, ½ the guys were very drunk and begging to buy back in at a 50% premium, as they said, “just to have a chance!”

The play was extremely slow. I am sure that I see more hands per blind level in a turbo SNG on Stars. Took forever for guys to make decisions, they chased gutshots until the river. On one hand, where it was obviously 1 guys had a big pair and 2 guys were on draws, when the turn completed neither draw, they guy with the big pair checks. Huh? Of course, the river made the straight and the flush, and the guy with KK still called a huge bet from the flush that bet and the straight guy called as well. So bad.

As far as it went for me, got nothing for the first hour (which was probably only 20 hands anyways) dwindled down to half my stack, and I was in the BB, and told myself that if I saw anything better than AJ, I was going all in and rebuying if necessary. 7 people call around the table and I look down at 55. All in! The shitty part was that 5 guys called. I push for 20ish BB and 5 guys called. WTF?? Anyways, so there is a lot in the middle for me and for some wonderful reason, there is a 5 on the flop, and I quintuple up to 2nd stack.

As we neared the bubble, guys with 2-3 BB left in their stack were folding left, right and center. Nobody wanted to go out. I was lo win chips, and ended up going all-in with AJ vs. AQ, and hit a J on the flop and one on the turn. Lucky there. With 5 guys left, I went all-in twice, once with KT (I was getting low again) and the big stack called me with 55. Luckily I hit a K and survived. About 5 hands later, that big stack had dwindled down to less chips than I had, and called my all-in re-raise with AQ when I had JJ. A king flopped, but nothing else, and he was knocked out. 1 from the money.

I knocked the 4th place guy out with my 88 vs. his AK (I hit another set) and the third place guy got knocked out when the big stack called the shorty’s all-in re-raise, shorty had AK, big stack had AA. Now, we are heads up. I was raising basically every decent hand, and he was folding. Slow-played AA on one occasion and he called my all-in after the flop with top pair and I was inches from victory. I had a 9-1 chip lead. Then, disaster.

Next hand, I’m he’s all in with JT suited, I call with AQ, I hit an A on the flop, he goes runner runner flush. Next hand, he goes all-in with 43 suited, I called with AJ, hit an A on the flop, he goes runner runner flush again. Ick.

I slow down a little, slow play the nut flush to take some chips off of him, and eventually get back to a 5-1 chip lead. I then go all-in with 99, he calls with T8, flops a flush draw, turns a T and river the flush. How gay. Next hand, he goes all-in with TT, I call with AK, he holds. He now has the chip lead, and I am steaming. The next hand, I go all-in with KT and he calls with QJ, flops a J and it’s over. All those bad beats at the end cost me the $200 difference between 1st and 2nd. But, for my one $50 buy-in, I made $300, not bad for a night’s work. At least my wife was happy when I got home extremely late.

As for online poker, I have banned myself from Stars for the next 30 days to appease my wife. Apparently, I am playing too much. And really, I am playing a lot, so it is probably goo for me. Only live for the next while. She says it’s ok as long as I am being social and not curled up in a corner staring at my computer. I agree with her a little bit, but 3 days into this ban, I am already itchin’ to play more. How am I going to last 27 more days? Lots of live poker hopefully.

Anyways, my roll online is about $2,300, and it will stay that way until April 11th. My live poker money, I don’t have a roll, as last night’s money will go to pay the nanny for the week and send my wife off for a pedicure and manicure. Hey, if I give her some of my winnings, she’s happy, and lets me go out and play again. It’s a win-win.

Thanks for reading guys, good luck at the tables, virtual or otherwise.

Ryan

Weekend recap - a little late...

2008-03-12T08:51:00.001-07:00

Hello all...

The update is coming a little late this week, lots of shit going on, HOA problems, busy schedule at work and socially (not my choice for sure) and various other things have prevented me from posting.

Played mostly cash over the weekend with quite a bit of success. I made a decision to jump to 100NL because the play is essentially the same, and because I am such a tight nit, I rarely get into a situation to lose all of my stack, and only in situations to double up. I'll take an extra $100 over $50 any day. As well, I have about 18 buy-ins available between PS and FT, so I thought what the h-e-double hockey sticks.

Here are some on the more interesting hands from a weekend that had me up 3 1/2 buy-ins:

PokerStars Game #15844518293: Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2008/03/08 - 22:55:19 (ET)
Table 'Hohensteina II' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: Severnei ($105.90 in chips)
Seat 2: TomasQ ($101.50 in chips)
Seat 3: PJS JR. ($98 in chips)
Seat 4: darksword119 ($58.70 in chips)
Seat 5: Im EazyMony ($99.90 in chips)
Seat 6: Burlington E ($61.80 in chips)
Seat 7: rhombomere ($38.50 in chips)
Seat 8: Willow1974 ($119.60 in chips)
Seat 9: Megla ($153.50 in chips)
Willow1974: posts small blind $0.50
Megla: posts big blind $1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR. [Kd As]
Severnei: folds
TomasQ: folds
Severnei leaves the table
PJS JR.: raises $2 to $3 standard raise at this table
darksword119: folds
Im EazyMony: folds
Burlington E: folds
rhombomere: folds
Willow1974: calls $2.50
Megla: folds
*** FLOP *** [8d Jc Ks]
Willow1974: bets $7
PJS JR.: calls $7
*** TURN *** [8d Jc Ks] [7h]
Willow1974: bets $7
PJS JR.: calls $7
*** RIVER *** [8d Jc Ks 7h] [Ts]
Willow1974: checks
PJS JR.: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Willow1974: shows [7s 5s] (a pair of Sevens) huh???
PJS JR.: shows [Kd As] (a pair of Kings)
PJS JR. collected $33.30 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $35 | Rake $1.70
Board [8d Jc Ks 7h Ts]
Seat 1: Severnei folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: TomasQ folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: PJS JR. showed [Kd As] and won ($33.30) with a pair of Kings
Seat 4: darksword119 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Im EazyMony folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Burlington E folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: rhombomere (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: Willow1974 (small blind) showed [7s 5s] and lost with a pair of Sevens
Seat 9: Megla (big blind) folded before Flop

PokerStars Game #15844589148: Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2008/03/08 - 22:58:56 (ET)
Table 'Hohensteina II' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 2: TomasQ ($100 in chips)
Seat 3: PJS JR. ($112.80 in chips)
Seat 4: darksword119 ($17.60 in chips)
Seat 5: Im EazyMony ($98.90 in chips)
Seat 7: rhombomere ($75.50 in chips)
Seat 8: Willow1974 ($111.45 in chips)
Seat 9: Megla ($152 in chips)
Im EazyMony: posts small blind $0.50
rhombomere: posts big blind $1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR. [Kc Kh]
Willow1974: folds
Megla: folds
TomasQ: folds
PJS JR.: raises $3 to $4
darksword119: calls $4
Im EazyMony: folds
rhombomere: folds
*** FLOP *** [3c Kd 4d]
PJS JR.: bets $4
darksword119: calls $4
*** TURN *** [3c Kd 4d] [Th]
PJS JR.: bets $10
darksword119: folds too bad he didn't have anything here
PJS JR. collected $16.65 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $17.50 | Rake $0.85
Board [3c Kd 4d Th]
Seat 2: TomasQ folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: PJS JR. collected ($16.65)
Seat 4: darksword119 (button) folded on the Turn
Seat 5: Im EazyMony (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: rhombomere (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: Willow1974 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: Megla folded before Flop (didn't bet)

PokerStars Game #15844915141: Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2008/03/08 - 23:15:57 (ET)
Table 'Hohensteina II' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: mike020466 ($99.75 in chips)
Seat 2: TomasQ ($136.75 in chips)
Seat 3: PJS JR. ($108.95 in chips)
Seat 4: clifflonglll ($20 in chips)
Seat 5: Im EazyMony ($114.60 in chips)
Seat 7: rhombomere ($12.50 in chips)
Seat 8: Willow1974 ($179.85 in chips)
Seat 9: Megla ($170.65 in chips)
PJS JR.: posts small blind $0.50
clifflonglll: posts big blind $1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR. [Tc Td]
Im EazyMony: folds
rhombomere: calls $1
Willow1974: folds
Megla: raises $4 to $5
mike020466: folds
TomasQ: folds
PJS JR.: calls $4.50 didn't want to re-raise, opponent is deep, good for set mining
clifflonglll: folds
rhombomere: folds
*** FLOP *** [7d Th Qc] BOOM!
PJS JR.: checks
Megla: bets $6
PJS JR.: raises $9 to $15
Megla: calls $9 screams overpair, I will represent a maniac with AQ
*** TURN *** [7d Th Qc] [5s]
PJS JR.: bets $88.95 and is all-in maniac move
Megla: calls $88.95 please don't have QQ
*** RIVER *** [7d Th Qc 5s] [Jd]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
PJS JR.: shows [Tc Td] (three of a kind, Tens) booyah!
Megla: shows [Kc Ks] (a pair of Kings)
PJS JR. collected $216.90 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $219.90 | Rake $3
Board [7d Th Qc 5s Jd]
Seat 1: mike020466 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: TomasQ (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: PJS JR. (small blind) showed [Tc Td] and won ($216.90) with three of a kind, Tens
Seat 4: clifflonglll (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: Im EazyMony folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: rhombomere folded before Flop
Seat 8: Willow1974 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: Megla showed [Kc Ks] and lost with a pair of Kings

PokerStars Game #15845333505: Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2008/03/08 - 23:38:44 (ET)
Table 'Hohensteina II' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: mike020466 ($128.10 in chips)
Seat 2: TomasQ ($371.40 in chips)
Seat 3: PJS JR. ($207.40 in chips)
Seat 4: clifflonglll ($18.50 in chips)
Seat 6: bigdinindy ($36 in chips)
Seat 7: DAK15 ($31.40 in chips)
Seat 8: Poker1poopy ($100 in chips)
Seat 9: Megla ($84.60 in chips)
PJS JR.: posts small blind $0.50
clifflonglll: posts big blind $1
Poker1poopy: posts big blind $1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR. [Ad Qs]
bigdinindy: calls $1
PJS JR. said, "wtf"
DAK15: folds
Poker1poopy: checks
Megla: calls $1
mike020466: calls $1
TomasQ: calls $1
alioto leaves the table
PJS JR.: calls $0.50
atx_austin joins the table at seat #5
clifflonglll: checks
*** FLOP *** [As 4c 8h]
PJS JR.: checks
clifflonglll: checks
bigdinindy: checks
Poker1poopy: checks
Megla: bets $5
mike020466: folds
TomasQ: folds
PJS JR.: calls $5 horribly played, have no idea where I am
clifflonglll: folds
bigdinindy: calls $5
Poker1poopy: folds
*** TURN *** [As 4c 8h] [6d]
PJS JR.: checks
bigdinindy: checks
Megla: bets $11
PJS JR.: calls $11 still have no idea, keep pot small
bigdinindy: calls $11
*** RIVER *** [As 4c 8h 6d] [Jd]
PJS JR.: checks only hand I beat is AT, keep pot small
bigdinindy: checks
Megla: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
PJS JR.: shows [Ad Qs] (a pair of Aces)
bigdinindy: mucks hand
Megla: shows [Ac 3c] (a pair of Aces - lower kicker)
PJS JR. collected $52.35 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $55 | Rake $2.65
Board [As 4c 8h 6d Jd]
Seat 1: mike020466 folded on the Flop
Seat 2: TomasQ (button) folded on the Flop
Seat 3: PJS JR. (small blind) showed [Ad Qs] and won ($52.35) with a pair of Aces
Seat 4: clifflonglll (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 6: bigdinindy mucked [Ah 2d]
Seat 7: DAK15 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: Poker1poopy folded on the Flop
Seat 9: Megla showed [Ac 3c] and lost with a pair of Aces

PokerStars Game #15845402930: Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2008/03/08 - 23:42:33 (ET)
Table 'Hohensteina II' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: mike020466 ($127.10 in chips)
Seat 2: TomasQ ($370.50 in chips)
Seat 3: PJS JR. ($242.75 in chips)
Seat 4: clifflonglll ($17 in chips)
Seat 5: atx_austin ($61.40 in chips)
Seat 6: bigdinindy ($19.35 in chips)
Seat 7: DAK15 ($29.90 in chips)
Seat 8: Poker1poopy ($94 in chips)
Seat 9: Megla ($71.65 in chips)
Megla: posts small blind $0.50
mike020466: posts big blind $1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR. [Qc Qd]
TomasQ: folds
PJS JR.: raises $2 to $3
clifflonglll: folds
atx_austin: folds
bigdinindy: folds
DAK15: folds
Poker1poopy: calls $3
Megla: folds
mike020466: folds
*** FLOP *** [7c 8c 3h]
PJS JR.: bets $3
Poker1poopy: raises $6 to $9
PJS JR.: calls $6
*** TURN *** [7c 8c 3h] [Ah]
PJS JR.: checks
Poker1poopy: bets $12
PJS JR.: calls $12 he wouldn't have raised the flop with an A
*** RIVER *** [7c 8c 3h Ah] [Kd]
PJS JR.: checks just to be cautious
Poker1poopy: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
PJS JR.: shows [Qc Qd] (a pair of Queens) yay
Poker1poopy: mucks hand
PJS JR. collected $47.10 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $49.50 | Rake $2.40
Board [7c 8c 3h Ah Kd]
Seat 1: mike020466 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: TomasQ folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: PJS JR. showed [Qc Qd] and won ($47.10) with a pair of Queens
Seat 4: clifflonglll folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: atx_austin folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: bigdinindy folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: DAK15 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: Poker1poopy (button) mucked [9h 8h]
Seat 9: Megla (small blind) folded before Flop

PokerStars Game #15844034027: Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2008/03/08 - 22:31:27 (ET)
Table 'Geranium' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 2: ojom2us ($89.25 in chips)
Seat 3: Buffalo 78 ($114.45 in chips)
Seat 4: JeremieP1 ($34 in chips)
Seat 5: PJS JR. ($99.75 in chips)
Seat 6: tgf9898 ($73.80 in chips)
Seat 7: dedekNaKoki ($120.90 in chips)
Seat 8: uplaythose ($74.65 in chips)
PJS JR.: posts small blind $0.50
tgf9898: posts big blind $1
OrYn: sits out
TexCurrahee: sits out
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR. [Ac Ah]
uplaythose said, "lol"
dedekNaKoki: folds
uplaythose: raises $3 to $4
uplaythose said, "nh"
ojom2us: folds
Buffalo 78: folds
JeremieP1: folds
PJS JR.: raises $95.75 to $99.75 and is all-in uplaythose had been raising and calling all-ins with junky hands.
tgf9898 said, " ty"
tgf9898: folds
uplaythose: calls $70.65 and is all-in KK? QQ?
*** FLOP *** [5s Th Kh] NOT GOOD
*** TURN *** [5s Th Kh] [Qs] EVEN WORSE
*** RIVER *** [5s Th Kh Qs] [4d] SCARED, VERY VERY SCARED
*** SHOW DOWN ***
PJS JR.: shows [Ac Ah] (a pair of Aces)
uplaythose: mucks hand
PJS JR. collected $147.30 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $150.30 | Rake $3
Board [5s Th Kh Qs 4d]
Seat 2: ojom2us folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Buffalo 78 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: JeremieP1 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: PJS JR. (small blind) showed [Ac Ah] and won ($147.30) with a pair of Aces
Seat 6: tgf9898 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: dedekNaKoki folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: uplaythose mucked [Jc Js] WOW, the only hand I actually beat. Thank you.

PokerStars Game #15844833879: Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2008/03/08 - 23:11:39 (ET)
Table 'Geranium' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: TexCurrahee ($99 in chips)
Seat 2: ojom2us ($156.35 in chips)
Seat 3: Vaci55 ($107.65 in chips)
Seat 4: owheel ($55.80 in chips)
Seat 5: PJS JR. ($157.90 in chips)
Seat 6: 2212003222 ($104.40 in chips)
Seat 7: dedekNaKoki ($114.30 in chips)
Seat 8: Fred34103 ($55.50 in chips)
Seat 9: OrYn ($133.05 in chips)
OrYn: posts small blind $0.50
TexCurrahee: posts big blind $1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR. [Ah 9h]
ojom2us: folds
Vaci55: folds
owheel: folds
PJS JR.: raises $2 to $3
2212003222: calls $3
dedekNaKoki: folds
Fred34103: folds
OrYn: folds
TexCurrahee: folds
*** FLOP *** [9d 9s 5d] BOOM!
PJS JR.: bets $4
2212003222: raises $6 to $10
PJS JR.: raises $16 to $26
2212003222: raises $75.40 to $101.40 and is all-in
PJS JR.: calls $75.40 I've got him now!!
*** TURN *** [9d 9s 5d] [6c]
*** RIVER *** [9d 9s 5d 6c] [Ks]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
PJS JR.: shows [Ah 9h] (three of a kind, Nines)
2212003222: shows [Kd Kc] (a full house, Kings full of Nines) ick! What a shitty 2-outer river
2212003222 collected $207.30 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $210.30 | Rake $3
Board [9d 9s 5d 6c Ks]
Seat 1: TexCurrahee (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: ojom2us folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Vaci55 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: owheel folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: PJS JR. showed [Ah 9h] and lost with three of a kind, Nines
Seat 6: 2212003222 showed [Kd Kc] and won ($207.30) with a full house, Kings full of Nines
Seat 7: dedekNaKoki folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: Fred34103 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: OrYn (small blind) folded before Flop

PokerStars Game #15844888394: Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2008/03/08 - 23:14:31 (ET)
Table 'Geranium' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: TexCurrahee ($95.50 in chips)
Seat 2: ojom2us ($166.95 in chips)
Seat 3: Vaci55 ($99.65 in chips)
Seat 4: owheel ($55.80 in chips)
Seat 5: PJS JR. ($100 in chips)
Seat 6: 2212003222 ($206.30 in chips)
Seat 7: dedekNaKoki ($114.30 in chips)
Seat 8: Fred34103 ($55.50 in chips)
Seat 9: OrYn ($132.55 in chips)
Vaci55: posts small blind $0.50
owheel: posts big blind $1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR. [Td Th]
PJS JR.: calls $1
2212003222: folds
dedekNaKoki: folds
Fred34103: raises $2 to $3
OrYn: folds
TexCurrahee: folds
ojom2us: folds
Vaci55: calls $2.50
owheel: folds
PJS JR.: calls $2
*** FLOP *** [5d 6s 2d]
Vaci55: checks
PJS JR.: checks
Fred34103: bets $3
Vaci55: folds
PJS JR.: calls $3
*** TURN *** [5d 6s 2d] [Ts]
PJS JR.: bets $11
Fred34103: calls $11
*** RIVER *** [5d 6s 2d Ts] [2c]
PJS JR.: bets $39 was hoping he had something, I guess he was on a flush draw
Fred34103: folds
PJS JR. collected $36.15 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $38 | Rake $1.85
Board [5d 6s 2d Ts 2c]
Seat 1: TexCurrahee folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: ojom2us (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Vaci55 (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 4: owheel (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: PJS JR. collected ($36.15)
Seat 6: 2212003222 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: dedekNaKoki folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: Fred34103 folded on the River
Seat 9: OrYn folded before Flop (didn't bet)

PokerStars Game #15844911402: Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2008/03/08 - 23:15:44 (ET)
Table 'Geranium' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: TexCurrahee ($95.50 in chips)
Seat 2: ojom2us ($166.95 in chips)
Seat 3: Vaci55 ($96.65 in chips)
Seat 4: owheel ($54.80 in chips)
Seat 5: PJS JR. ($119.15 in chips)
Seat 6: 2212003222 ($206.30 in chips)
Seat 7: dedekNaKoki ($114.30 in chips)
Seat 8: Fred34103 ($38.50 in chips)
Seat 9: OrYn ($132.55 in chips)
owheel: posts small blind $0.50
PJS JR.: posts big blind $1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR. [6h 2d]
2212003222: folds
dedekNaKoki: folds
Fred34103: calls $1
OrYn: folds
TexCurrahee: calls $1
ojom2us: folds
Vaci55: calls $1
owheel: calls $0.50
PJS JR.: checks BB special, let's go!
*** FLOP *** [2s 8c 2h] BOOM!
owheel: bets $3
PJS JR.: calls $3
Fred34103: folds
TexCurrahee: folds
Vaci55: folds
*** TURN *** [2s 8c 2h] [Kd]
owheel: checks
PJS JR.: checks
*** RIVER *** [2s 8c 2h Kd] [7s]
owheel: bets $4
PJS JR.: raises $10 to $14
owheel: calls $10
*** SHOW DOWN ***
PJS JR.: shows [6h 2d] (three of a kind, Deuces)
owheel: mucks hand
PJS JR. collected $37.10 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $39 | Rake $1.90
Board [2s 8c 2h Kd 7s]
Seat 1: TexCurrahee folded on the Flop
Seat 2: ojom2us folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Vaci55 (button) folded on the Flop
Seat 4: owheel (small blind) mucked [8s 3d] Nice call buddy.
Seat 5: PJS JR. (big blind) showed [6h 2d] and won ($37.10) with three of a kind, Deuces
Seat 6: 2212003222 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: dedekNaKoki folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: Fred34103 folded on the Flop
Seat 9: OrYn folded before Flop (didn't bet)

PokerStars Game #15845060957: Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2008/03/08 - 23:23:44 (ET)
Table 'Geranium' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: uplaythose ($30.55 in chips)
Seat 2: ojom2us ($165.45 in chips)
Seat 3: Vaci55 ($94.15 in chips)
Seat 4: owheel ($45.60 in chips)
Seat 5: PJS JR. ($134.25 in chips)
Seat 6: mocku ($24 in chips)
Seat 7: dedekNaKoki ($112.30 in chips)
Seat 8: RonK1337 ($100 in chips)
Seat 9: OrYn ($121.90 in chips)
OrYn: posts small blind $0.50
uplaythose: posts big blind $1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR. [7d 7h]
ojom2us: folds
Vaci55: folds
owheel: folds
PJS JR.: raises $2 to $3
mocku: folds
dedekNaKoki: folds
uplaythose said, "here we go again"
RonK1337: folds
OrYn: folds
uplaythose: calls $2
*** FLOP *** [As Qh 7c]
PJS JR. said, "bring it on"
uplaythose: checks
PJS JR.: bets $5
uplaythose: calls $5
*** TURN *** [As Qh 7c] [4h]
uplaythose: checks
PJS JR.: bets $28 he had been egging me on, was hoping he had an A
uplaythose: folds
PJS JR. collected $15.70 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $16.50 | Rake $0.80
Board [As Qh 7c 4h]
Seat 1: uplaythose (big blind) folded on the Turn
Seat 2: ojom2us folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Vaci55 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: owheel folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: PJS JR. collected ($15.70)
Seat 6: mocku folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: dedekNaKoki folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: RonK1337 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: OrYn (small blind) folded before Flop

PokerStars Game #15861522176: Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2008/03/09 - 17:10:15 (ET)
Table 'Khryses V' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: GaoSo ($104.90 in chips)
Seat 2: DaveB0413 ($99 in chips)
Seat 3: Master$Mav ($98.70 in chips)
Seat 4: Marooned12 ($70.65 in chips)
Seat 5: KingDonation ($73 in chips)
Seat 6: time2race ($105 in chips)
Seat 7: leschke2000 ($43.30 in chips)
Seat 8: JP917 ($80 in chips)
Seat 9: PJS JR. ($91.50 in chips)
DaveB0413: posts small blind $0.50
Master$Mav: posts big blind $1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR. [8s Ts] my fave hand
Marooned12: folds
KingDonation: folds
time2race: calls $1
leschke2000: folds
JP917: folds
PJS JR.: calls $1 good, get to see a cheap flop
GaoSo: folds
DaveB0413: calls $0.50
Master$Mav: checks
*** FLOP *** [3d 6h 7h]
DaveB0413: bets $3
Master$Mav: folds
time2race: calls $3
PJS JR.: calls $3 loose call, but it's my fave hand!
*** TURN *** [3d 6h 7h] [9s] BOOM!
DaveB0413: bets $6
time2race: raises $6 to $12 please have a set
PJS JR.: raises $75.50 to $87.50 and is all-in
DaveB0413: folds
time2race: calls $75.50 weeeeeeee!!
*** RIVER *** [3d 6h 7h 9s] [Kc] don't pair the board... :D
*** SHOW DOWN ***
time2race: shows [9c 9h] (three of a kind, Nines)
PJS JR.: shows [8s Ts] (a straight, Six to Ten) Thank you very much.
PJS JR. collected $191 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $194 | Rake $3
Board [3d 6h 7h 9s Kc]
Seat 1: GaoSo (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: DaveB0413 (small blind) folded on the Turn
Seat 3: Master$Mav (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 4: Marooned12 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: KingDonation folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: time2race showed [9c 9h] and lost with three of a kind, Nines
Seat 7: leschke2000 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: JP917 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: PJS JR. showed [8s Ts] and won ($191) with a straight, Six to Ten

Of course, the guy gave me shit for the next 10 minutes about my shitty call, bla bla bla, hey, T8, can't fold it, it's my favorite hand, doesn't he know that?

PokerStars Game #15862495700: Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2008/03/09 - 17:47:42 (ET)
Table 'Khryses V' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: GaoSo ($100 in chips)
Seat 2: deadpoor ($27.75 in chips)
Seat 3: LlamaSpit ($52.40 in chips)
Seat 4: Marooned12 ($157.05 in chips)
Seat 5: Sodom ($24.85 in chips)
Seat 6: time2race ($37.50 in chips)
Seat 7: leschke2000 ($35.95 in chips)
Seat 9: PJS JR. ($197.60 in chips)
time2race: posts small blind $0.50
leschke2000: posts big blind $1
B_N_Casey: sits out
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR. [7c 7h]
PJS JR.: calls $1
GaoSo: calls $1
deadpoor: folds
LlamaSpit: folds
Marooned12: folds
Sodom: folds
time2race: calls $0.50
leschke2000: checks
*** FLOP *** [7d 7s 5d] damn, should have raised preflop
time2race: bets $4
leschke2000: calls $4
PJS JR.: calls $4
GaoSo: folds
*** TURN *** [7d 7s 5d] [Qh]
time2race: bets $15
leschke2000: folds
PJS JR.: raises $22 to $37 please have AQ or QQ
time2race: folds damn
PJS JR. collected $43.75 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $46 | Rake $2.25
Board [7d 7s 5d Qh]
Seat 1: GaoSo folded on the Flop
Seat 2: deadpoor folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: LlamaSpit folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Marooned12 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Sodom (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: time2race (small blind) folded on the Turn
Seat 7: leschke2000 (big blind) folded on the Turn
Seat 9: PJS JR. collected ($43.75)

That was pretty much all of my big hands over the weekend. Haven't played that much since, and probably won't for the next week or so. I will update early next week when I have some interesting hands to see.

Thanks for reading, good luck to everyone.

Ryan

Wow, been a while...

2008-03-07T09:11:00.001-08:00

Lots has happened in the last couple of weeks, all things non-poker related. Two seperate tregedies in the family, coupled with my wife's desire that I don't play online poker anymore have created a lot of tension/emotion in the house, and it has been difficult to play.

Trust me, my wife and kids are more important than online poker a million times over, but that doesn't mean I won't play. Online poker is my getaway, my dive into non-reality for a while, and lets me forget about everyday problems, at least for an evening.

Things on the whole for my family are great. Kids are healthy, wife is pretty happy. We just celebrated our 1st/4th anniversary (married on Feb 29th) and took a weekend getaway to a nice place nearby. Kids were looked after by nannies and my mom, so it was nice to completely get away for a while, hang out on the beach, sip margaritas at 10am, get room service, watch pay-per-view without getting out of bed. It was a nice time to spend with your wife, sort of a re-connection after her 10-day trip to Canada.

As far as poker goes, nothing to amazing happening. I cashed out $500 to pay for the weekend trip, and the poker that I have played has not gone well. Been playing some WSOP steps SNGs on Stars and not really getting anywhere, play a few MTTs and done nothing, and played no cash. My roll is about $1900 left online and I am due a $120ish rakeback payment in a couple of days, so that will bring my roll back to $2k. I'll spend a few hundred bucks trying to qualify for the WSOP, and probably cash out some more money at the end of the month.

I promised my wife to cut back the online poker, and will now probably play only once a week, 4-5 times a month. It will be in the evenings, and I will play a ton of MTTs and cash simultaneously when I do play to get as much in as possible. I want to try and get in as much as possible so I can play the PS freerolls for the WSOP main event, and get back to Silverstar status to play some of those freerolls as well.

Anywho, posting will definately be cut back a bit unless something amazing happens, I'd say about once a week to update progress.

Thanks to everyone who reads my blog, and good luck at the tables.

Ryan

All good things come to an end

2008-02-20T11:39:00.001-08:00

Some of this was summarized in my last email...

Well, that magical SNG run that I was on it definately not a positive one anymore. Here is the chart from the last few days:

All told:

$625.50 of entries
$522.60 of cashes
Loss of $102.90

Not exactly what I was looking for, but hopefully I have leveled off and am ready to make a serious run with SNGs again.

Last night was light, played mostly on Stars. Played a 16-man $5 tourney with some friends from around the country and won it for $37.50. Then played one of them head's up 25c/50c NL and got pwned for $60+. Hopped on 3 cash tables and hit 2 nut flushes in about 5 minutes and got paid off on both. Ended up about $55. Also played 2 $4.40 180-man SNGs and got bounced in 30-35th place in each. It alwasy seems like I make it that far and then get bounced, rarely am I out in the first 50ish people.

Also played a 2300-person $2 MTT donkeyfest and managed to limp-cash for a whopping $3.96. Sweet profit there!

Through all of the last week or so, I have managed to donk off $150 in satellite tries for the $100k on PS, $750k on FT, with no successes to speak of. Due to this factor, the bankroll has dipped to $2,579.

Newest development is a site called www.reeferpoker.com. Great site, just got up and running. They have a $700 guaranteed tournament every day at midnight for $1. Yesterday, they had 63 people, so that is quite a nice overlay. Winner gets $175ish. Not bad for a $1 63-man tourney. Check it out. They have a nice deposit bonus and all that great stuff as well. The blind structures are very slow, which allows for good players to do well.

I know on of the guys who helped develop the site and he managed to get me $500 on the site for nothing. See where that takes me. Obviously, no traffic like Stars, but I do want to try it out some more and see what it's all about.

Anyways, talk to you soon, thanks for reading.

Ryan

Quick update

2008-02-18T08:13:00.000-08:00

Well, it was a pretty shitty weekend. Recap (as I don't have much time right now):

Played 4-5 Sunday Million satellites, got heads-up in on for the seat and lost with flush vs. higher flush on the river. I actually had a pair on the turn, and was happy to see the flush, but if it doesn't come, I probably win the seat. Ick.

Played several qualifiers for the FTOPS main event with no luck.

Was down over $100 playing SNGs that I had been killing.

Cashed in a $24 90-man KO tourney, finishing 9th with 9 paying. Knocked 3 people out, so it was good for a total of $45+$12=$57. Not bad. Cashed in a 180-man $4 on Stars, finishing 15 or 16 I think. Was short-stacked and limped into the money, busting a few hands later.

Played a couple of random tourneys with no success.

Bankroll dipped under $2,700 to somewhere around $2,650, although haven't checked it to see exactly. My wife is gone for the next 9 days, so I will be playing a lot. But after yesterday (played 20-25 tourneys/satellites/SNGs in about 3 hours) I am kinda tired and almost want a break. But that will have to wait until she gets back.

Oh, also wasted 3000+FPPs on Stars trying to qualify for that 10,000FPPs $2MM tourney, with no success as well. Satellites suck. For me anyways.

The only satellite that I really like is the $8 36-man D.S. on Stars, but they only run it on Saturdays and Sundays. What's up with that?

Either way, will be a poker-filled week and a half, and I will keep you updated as I go. Just take a deep breath now while at work, and think positive thoughts for the evening session.

Also watched the final table of $2,500 FTOPS event. Some sick, sick play. To think that the 9th place guy got $35k or something like that, and the winner got almost $500k, it's just crazy to watch. Some sick calls, with some 3-betting and 4-betting with cards other than AA and KK, was crazy. One hand, a guy raised, was re-raised, and another guy re-raised and it got back to him and he pushed his whole stack in. Both of the other guys tanked forever and folded, and the original pusher showed 99. I am sure he was behind, but FUCK!, that takes balls.

Talk to you guys later, thanks for reading.

Ryan

Pretty Sparatic Today

2008-02-15T09:05:00.000-08:00

I am actually down over the last 24 hours. Ick.

Summary:

$6.00+0.50 6-man turbo SNGs: 20 played, total cashes $82.80
$11.00+1.00 6-man turbo SNGs: 13 played, total cashes $132.00
$22.00+2.00 6-man turbo SNGs: 1 played, total cashes $85.80 (won that one)
Also played a $2.15 HU turbo SNG for shits and giggles, as well as a $5.00+0.50 45-man that I made the final table short-stacked and finished 8th for no money.

Overall:

Total Entries: $317.65
Total Cashes: $300.60
Profit (Loss): -$17.05 (I don't understand)

Again, thank God for the win in the $22 SNG, or I would have been down a hundy.

Visual proof:

Sharkscope stats to date:

Anyways, not the greatest of days, but could have been worse. Lots of 3rd place finishes, not winning the races that I was before, and got sucked out on plenty of times. Various bubble hands include:

KK loses to A3
AK loses to AJ
KJ loses to QJ
99 loses to 55

I won a few races as well, but overall, I was shocked at how many races I lost, as well as how many times I got sucked out on. Oh, forgot to mention the AK vs. A9 when we got it all in PF and my opponent flopped trips. Had to laugh at that one.

Anywho, not going to complain, variance sucks, but I was due for some losses I guess. I continue to put my money in good for the most part, and that's all I can ask for.

Thanks to anyone reading this blog, and I will have an update by Monday at the latest. Hope to qualify for an FTOPS event, and will be spending a little bit of money trying to do that in the next few days.

Good luck to everyone!

Ryan

SNGs, Eve of 2/13, Morn of 2/14

2008-02-14T10:04:00.000-08:00

Played strictly 6-man turbo SNGs again last night and this morning. Overall, it looked like this:

24 played, cashed in 12, 5 wins, 7 seconds.
Total entries: $240.50
Total Winnings: $327.60
Profit: $87.10
ROI: $36%

Visual Proof:

Played in 2 of the $22+2 SNG, and was lucky to place first in 1 of them for a cash of $85ish. Take that one out, and I was about even for the lot of SNGs. But alas, I managed to win it and keep my streak of positive days going.

I want to get in a few FTOPS qualifiers in the next few days, but Valentines Day throws a kink in things as far as poker goes, but improves things in other areas. :P

Bankroll update: $2,746

Gradually moving up since I started this SNG deal. No big swings to speak of, which makes my conservative brain feel much better.

Anyways, back to work, and probably no poker for a couple of days, but starting Sunday, 10 straight days of grinding baby!

Talk to you all soon.

Ryan

SNGs - Eve of 02/12, Morn of 02/13

2008-02-13T08:06:00.000-08:00

General Recap:

14 games played (All 6-man turbos)
8 x $6.00+0.50
6 x $11+1

$6.00+0.50
Total entry fees: $52.00
Total won: $48.60
Profit: $(3.40)
ROI: -$6.5%

$11+1
Total entry fees: $66.00
Total won: $132.00
Profit: $66.00
ROI: 100%

Overall Profit: $62.60
Overall ROI: 53%

Threw in a FTOPS main event qualifer, and played that like a donk, for an overall nightly profit of $53.80. I want to throw in a few more of those qualifer, perhaps the $24+2 qualifier, as I have a few tokens to use. Part of me thinks though that if I get in, I will play too nitty.

I just want a shot though...

Next update soon.

Ryan

SNG update

2008-02-12T08:25:00.000-08:00

Sticking with these... Here is this morning's stats:

Games Played: 14
Total Entries: $136
Won (Profit): $200.40 ($64.40)
ROI: 47%

Interesting SNG stats so far:

All SNGs

Games Played: 211
Total Entries: $1,681
Won (Profit): $2,370 ($689)
ROI: 41%

February SNGs by type:

$11.00+$1.00 6-man turbos

Games Played: 27
Total Entries: $324
Won (Profit): $620.70 ($296.70)
ROI: 92% (Wow!)

$6.00+$0.50 6-man turbos

Games Played: 68
Total Entries: $442
Won (Profit): $559.8 ($117.8)
ROI: 27% (Not as good, but still good)

Needless to say, no more cash games for me for a while. Gonna try and mix in some MTTs here in the next week. My wife is gone on Sunday, so I will have 10 days of nightly MTTs. Hopefully, I can run as well as I have been in these SNGs.

Thanks for reading.

Ryan

A weekend full of SNGs...

2008-02-11T08:05:00.000-08:00

Throw in about 30 mins of cash games and a couple of MTTs, and that was my weekend. My wife had a friend in from out of town, along with her two kids, and they spent a lot of time together. Eventhough I had the kids with me most of the time, during naps and early bedtimes, I was able to get quit a bit of poker in.

As discussed previously, I am on a terrible downswing playing cash games. Yes, that is what brought my roll to where it was 30 days ago, and I did have a good run at one point, but right now, I am so timid, every time I play a hand, I think I am going to get beat. It has been rough, and an attitude like that, you never are going to win.

I am fiding myself checking down with TPTK, folding to semi-bluffs and then by the time the river hits, I would have won the hand. Not trusting reads or betting patterns, and just all in all playing horrible cash game poker.

Hence my decision to focus more on SNGs. I have always liked them, and the fact that going broke on a hand only costs you a buy-in is nice, although winning an all-in doesn't guarantee you any money either.

I posted my SNG history in the last post, and here are my results since then:

And then here is my overall SNG history brought to you by Sharkscope:

I have not kept track of cash games that well, or really at all since I have started playing, but these SNG stats are pretty decent. I guess the trick would be to move up a level and see how that goes. I have been playing mostly $6 and $11 6-man turbos. Would be really great if there were a $15ish turbo, but instead, I would have to move up to $22 turbos. I don't have any problem doing that, I am just a little bit of a bankroll nit.

What is usually the case is that, like right now, I would play three $6 6-man turbos and two $11 6-man turbos. With tourney fees, that $43.50 for those 5 SNGs. If I win one of the $11 SNGs, I break even and the rest is gravy. I know it is a nitty way to look at it, but I like to have 4-6 SNGs going at once, and the goal (obviously) would be to profit at least something on that round of SNGs. I have played about 13 "rounds" the last few days, and only ended up down on one occasion, so it has been working.

Crazy thing about the weekend, the summary of my cash experiences lately:

How does he call this?

Nice runner-runer donk!

Quickest $70 I ever spent. Really depressing after grinding it out on SNGs and then losing a bulk of the profit in 3 minutes.

Anyways, back to the SNG grind. Hope you are all well, thanks for reading, and good luck at the tables.

Ryan

Does anybody read this blog?

2008-02-08T07:56:00.000-08:00

Not that I am really concerned about it, what I really want to do is look back 5 years from now, when I am consistantly playing higher and higher staked tourneys and cash games, that I see where I came from and the micro-stakes I used to play, and be thankful that I am playing for $1000's every day.

As far as today goes, things are good, I have been playing more and more sit-n-gos, less cash games. Didn't play much the last 36 hours or so, but have increased the roll slightly. Up to $2,454.

Hope to have a good long update with some interesting hands by the end of the weekend.

Good luck at the tables.

Ryan

Sit'n'Gos the way to Go?

2008-02-07T07:51:00.000-08:00

Take a look at February so far in Sit-n-gos:

To summarize, I have paid $272.50 to play in however many sit-n-gos that is, and have won $420.90m for an overall ROI of 54%. Why am I playing cash games?

Now, I have been running pretty decent in these sit-n-gos, but still, I put myself in good situations, and I don't fear stacking off for $50 on one hand. I make a couple of good moves in a $10 6-man, and I can profit $30 if I win. I lose $10 if I get sucked out on. Somehow, I like the look of that better. Also, it seems as though in the levels I am playing ($5 to $12 sit-n-gos, with the occasional $22) people don't mind getting it all it with a shitty hand. I am a pretty tight player by nature, and have always felt that is why I am successful at sit-n-gos.

Barring passport problems, my wife will be out of town for 10 days starting February 17 in the am. That gives me a chance to qualify for the last 2 FTOPS events, which I will try to do, as well as play 10 solid days of poker after that. I want to try and start working out, as I am up 10 pounds since December 20th. But I have a long opportunity to play a lot of poker, and I will try and take advantage as much as possible.

With a solid run of sit-n-gos, my bankroll is back up to $2,400. Let's get to $3k by the end of February. Lord know I will have a lot of opportunities to get there.

Thanks for reading, and thanks for your support. Good luck at the tables!

Ryan

Quick Update - Not Good

2008-02-05T14:49:00.000-08:00

Have been running like shit.
Busted out of the 5th round of the EPT qualifying.
Haven't had time to play tourneys.
Cash games have been awful. JJ running into QQ running into KK running into AA.
Bankroll down to $2,150.
Not happy right now.
Not happy at all.
Time to run better.
Please.

Ryan

Ummm.... help?

2008-01-30T08:49:00.000-08:00

What an interesting run I'm on. My cash game has gone to hell in a handcart. My tourney game rocks. What happened? My run at the cash games has been so good the last 2 months, but lately, I can't win a thing.

Highlights from last week:

1) Playing the EPT steps, started at the $7.50 level, have worked my way up to the $700 level. 2 wins away from Monte Carlo!
2) 2nd place in a $4+0.40 180-man on PS. Got heads up down about 2-1 in chips, and was caught bluffing all-in on the river with a busted draw to the other guy with top pair, 2 kicker, but I was already committed by the turn, so felt I'd give it a shot.

Lowlights:

1) Getting my a$$ kicked in cash games. Big time.
2) Can't win with Aces
3) Can't win with Kings
4) Can't seem to win at all.

My account balance is now at $2,338 + the $700 ticket to the EPT steps tourney. So, in some technical way, I reached my $3k goal for January. But not really. The $700 ticket has no cash value (which I would probably cash out if I could) so I am still really at the $2,300 level still.

I have changed my outlook, and am going to take it easy on the cash games for a while. I want to focus on sit-n-gos for a while, and psych myself up to make a run for Monte Carlo. Also, would like to play a few more tourneys, especially after my second place finish on the 180-man on PS.

Thanks for reading, will try an update over the weekend.

Good luck at the tables.

Ryan

Brag Post Alert!

2008-01-25T08:36:00.000-08:00

Don't read this if you hate brag posts. It was a fun morning for me today. Backing up to last night, got a little bit of time to play some 50NL on FT, and was down about a buy-in. Hopped onto a $12+1 DS Qualifier for the $530 Sunday Million, and was out in 5 minutes when my aces got cracked all-in pre-flop vs. Q8. Huh?? Yah, sucky. Managed to win a $26 tourney token on FT, but other than that, a down night.

This morning, I had to wake up to review some documents for work, so I was up very, very early. I figured I would get into the 5 EST $24+2 tourney on FT. I limped with AK in early position with the hope of re-raising, and got the chance when almost everyone limps and the BB raises it to 4BB (after 6 limpers???). So I re-raise and he puts me all-in, he's got QQ. I lose the race, I'm out. In about 4 minutes. Ick. $26 not well spent.

Was going to focus on my work only, but got onto Stars instead (I'm such a good procrastinator!) and a $12+1 $530 Sunday Million qualifier was starting in a few minutes. I got in. Then, my luck changed.

I got heads up on the first table after playing only really premium hands and getting it in really good a couple of times and taking the chip lead. When we got heads up:

PokerStars Game #14807113372: Tournament #74378667, $12+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level V (75/150) - 2008/01/25 - 05:43:23 (ET)
Table '74378667 1' 8-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 4: funvloh (3197 in chips)
Seat 8: PJS JR. (5803 in chips)
PJS JR.: posts small blind 75
funvloh: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR. [6s 9s]
PJS JR.: calls 75
funvloh: checks
*** FLOP *** [9d 6d 5s]
funvloh: checks
PJS JR.: bets 300
funvloh: calls 300
*** TURN *** [9d 6d 5s] [Jh]
funvloh: bets 2747 and is all-in
PJS JR.: calls 2747
*** RIVER *** [9d 6d 5s Jh] [4c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
funvloh: shows [Js 7h] (a pair of Jacks)
PJS JR.: shows [6s 9s] (two pair, Nines and Sixes)
PJS JR. collected 6394 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 6394 | Rake 0
Board [9d 6d 5s Jh 4c]
Seat 4: funvloh (big blind) showed [Js 7h] and lost with a pair of Jacks
Seat 8: PJS JR. (button) (small blind) showed [6s 9s] and won (6394) with two pair, Nines and Sixes

After waiting for a good 20 minutes for the other tables to finish, I got started on table 2. Things didn't go well early. I got down to about 1000 chips before I raised all-in to pick up blinds, and then:

PokerStars Game #14807360565: Tournament #74378667, $12+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level IV (50/100) - 2008/01/25 - 06:14:13 (ET)
Table '74378667 1' 8-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: PJS JR. (1105 in chips)
Seat 3: katcher11 (5950 in chips)
Seat 4: Sedda (1025 in chips)
Seat 5: hpcricket (2445 in chips)
Seat 8: ceejee (1475 in chips)
hpcricket: posts small blind 50
ceejee: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR. [Jd Ac]
PJS JR.: raises 1005 to 1105 and is all-in
katcher11: folds
Sedda: folds
hpcricket: raises 1005 to 2110
ceejee: folds
*** FLOP *** [3s Js 4c]
*** TURN *** [3s Js 4c] [3d]
*** RIVER *** [3s Js 4c 3d] [2c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
hpcricket: shows [Ad Th] (a pair of Threes)
PJS JR.: shows [Jd Ac] (two pair, Jacks and Threes)
PJS JR. collected 2310 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2310 | Rake 0
Board [3s Js 4c 3d 2c]
Seat 1: PJS JR. showed [Jd Ac] and won (2310) with two pair, Jacks and Threes
Seat 3: katcher11 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Sedda (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: hpcricket (small blind) showed [Ad Th] and lost with a pair of Threes
Seat 8: ceejee (big blind) folded before Flop

I took down some blinds in the next 4-5 hands, and the other short stacks got wiped out in a hurry, 2 of them on one hand with my heads-up villain. Katcher11 had taken out, I believe, everyone at this table, so he had most of the chips. Situation didn't look good...

PokerStars Game #14807379077: Tournament #74378667, $12+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level IV (50/100) - 2008/01/25 - 06:16:30 (ET)
Table '74378667 1' 8-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: PJS JR. (2160 in chips)
Seat 3: katcher11 (9840 in chips)
katcher11: posts small blind 50
PJS JR.: posts big blind 100

Got worse...

PokerStars Game #14807403214: Tournament #74378667, $12+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level V (75/150) - 2008/01/25 - 06:19:30 (ET)
Table '74378667 1' 8-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: PJS JR. (1710 in chips)
Seat 3: katcher11 (10290 in chips)
katcher11: posts small blind 75
PJS JR.: posts big blind 150

Then, I got it in bad and sucked out...

PokerStars Game #14807465095: Tournament #74378667, $12+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level V (75/150) - 2008/01/25 - 06:27:04 (ET)
Table '74378667 1' 8-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: PJS JR. (1935 in chips)
Seat 3: katcher11 (10065 in chips)
PJS JR.: posts small blind 75
katcher11: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR. [Kd 5s]
PJS JR.: raises 1785 to 1935 and is all-in
katcher11: calls 1785
*** FLOP *** [5h 4d 6d]
*** TURN *** [5h 4d 6d] [Kh]
*** RIVER *** [5h 4d 6d Kh] [Th]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
katcher11: shows [Ah 9c] (high card Ace)
PJS JR.: shows [Kd 5s] (two pair, Kings and Fives)
PJS JR. collected 3870 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3870 | Rake 0
Board [5h 4d 6d Kh Th]
Seat 1: PJS JR. (button) (small blind) showed [Kd 5s] and won (3870) with two pair, Kings and Fives
Seat 3: katcher11 (big blind) showed [Ah 9c] and lost with high card Ace

Then, on 3-4 hands in a row, he raised and I re-raised all-in with top 15% hands and took them all down. He almost insta-folded every single time. After than, he seemed to be a little rattled and stopped raising. He was folding and unwilling to put any chips into the pot unless he had a hand. He was waiting for an opportunity to get it all in with a good hand.

I became the aggressor and was betting almost every flop that we saw and taking it down. Then, 2 hands after taking over the chip lead:

PokerStars Game #14807505734: Tournament #74378667, $12+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level VI (100/200) - 2008/01/25 - 06:32:00 (ET)
Table '74378667 1' 8-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: PJS JR. (6620 in chips)
Seat 3: katcher11 (5380 in chips)
PJS JR.: posts small blind 100
katcher11: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PJS JR. [5d 6h]
PJS JR.: calls 100
katcher11: checks
*** FLOP *** [7c 8s 9d]
katcher11: bets 400
PJS JR.: raises 6020 to 6420 and is all-in
katcher11: calls 4780 and is all-in
*** TURN *** [7c 8s 9d] [Jc]
*** RIVER *** [7c 8s 9d Jc] [4s] (Made me sweat a T on the river!)
*** SHOW DOWN ***
katcher11: shows [9s Qh] (a pair of Nines)
PJS JR.: shows [5d 6h] (a straight, Five to Nine)
PJS JR. collected 10760 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 10760 | Rake 0
Board [7c 8s 9d Jc 4s]
Seat 1: PJS JR. (button) (small blind) showed [5d 6h] and won (10760) with a straight, Five to Nine
Seat 3: katcher11 (big blind) showed [9s Qh] and lost with a pair of Nines

BOOM! $530 score! Since there were only 44 players in the tourney, there was no 2nd place money. It was all or nothing, and it felt wonderful to come out on top. Maybe $530 is not a lot to some, but it's a wonderful increase to my roll. They are T$, and I probably won't play the Sunday Million, but a nice cash none the less. Probably will treat myself to playing one of the $215 Sunday Millions at a later date.

Needless to say, I am beaming at work today, very happy about my tourney win. I appreciate you all for reading, and will post some cash hands that I played after the tourney. Was up about a buy-in on Stars in about 45 minutes, then it was off to work. Bankroll after the tourney win: $2,514!

Yah baby. Highest so far.

Let's keep going.

Ryan

Another quickie, that's all I have time for

2008-01-23T11:36:00.001-08:00

A quick update...

Since I blogged last, my roll has been pretty constant. I am winning on FT and losing on PS. Between the 2, I am still at a hair over $2k. I haven't been constantly above $2,200 ever, reaching it twice before falling way down.

My latest FT session had me on 5 tables, all of which I made a profit at the end, 3 of them I ended over $100 (playing 50NL). On Stars, the first hand, my overpair vs. a set to lose $50. Couple of other dicey hands I probably should not have been in.

I have been varying my play a lot, calling with a lot of suited connected, hands that can create something if I hit. When I don't, I'm out. I won 4 big all-in pots on FT yesterday holding 68ss on a 689 board (villain had T9 and I held), hitting a set of 2's vs. aces, and getting all-in with 54dd on a 6d5c3d board, villain had JJ. I caught up on the turn and took it away from him. Also won another big hand with AA vs. JJ on a 458 board, I bet, he calls. 4 turn, I bet, he calls. 5 river, I go all-in, he calls. So that was a nice one.

2 big hands I lost were AKhh on a 3h5h7h board, guy hit a set of 5's and made a full house on the river, and AA vs. KK, guy hits a King on the turn. Overall, my smaller hands have been more profitable than the big ones.

Anyways, my wife is away in mid-February, and so I will be trying to qualify for a few of the bigger events and hope to play them while she is gone and I have some time. I will have my 3 kids, but they are still in bed by 7:30 most days.

Thanks for reading, I will post a longer update in the near future. Good luck at the tables.

Ryan

Bad, Bad Idea

2008-01-18T08:08:00.001-08:00

Wow, was it ever. I am not ready for 100NL. An expensive lesson.

I got rolled over. Re-raised. Re-raised again. It's like they know I was weak. And scared. And after I while, I was.

Down $300 very quickly playing 100NL. Not value-betting when I had the best hand. Calling when I had the worst. Somehow, my play totally changed. I don't know why, really, but I am moving back down in a hurry. Back to the safety net of 50NL until I get to at least a $3k bankroll.

The kicker was after I said I was gonna quit, I had already lost $200, I jumped onto another table, just for one last shot. I raised with 66. Got called in the BB. Flop comes a dream AT6. We get it all in on the turn, which was a 3, he's got AA. Just walked into that one. So, the first $200 was my fault, the last $100 really wasn't, but it stuck like a bitch.

Due to this, and a couple of MTTs on FT that I failed to cash in, my bankroll actually dipped below $2k for the first time since Christmas. Ick. I know there are ups and down, but I have gone from 1.5k to 2.2k to 1.6k to 2.4k now back to 1.9k. It has really been up and down. As I discussed before, I don't know if my cash game is solid enough to make a run at 3 or 4k, but I am going to try, and try to improve my game along the way. We will see.

I played this morning for 30 minutes for a $50ish profit, and find myself currently at a bankroll of $2,008 ($1,452 on FT, $556 on Stars). I am going to calm down a little bit and play only 50NL and some smaller MTTs. I find even with those I get nervous playing a $30 MTT because it's $30!! If it is $5 or $10, I play so differently. Gay, I know.

So, back to 50NL I go. Was fun for the day or 2 it lasted at 100NL. I will make it there again, but not for a while.

Thanks for reading, and good luck at the tables.

Ryan

Is cash the way to go for me?

2008-01-14T08:20:00.000-08:00

Hello all...

First off, a recap of my weekend. Let's use simple words... Small win, small win, small win, small win, BIG LOSS! Small win, small win, small win, small win, BIG LOSS!Small win, small win, small win, small win, BIG LOSS! *&$^%*(^%!@#$&(^!@

All right, now that you have the summary version, here is what really happened...

I actually got some solid continuous hours to play poker this weekend, with my wife sick and in bed at 7 on Saturday night, and the kids in bed from a tiring day at the beach, the whole house is quiet and I still have a lot of hours to play! YAH BABY!!

I played some cash for about 45 minutes or so, with nothing to exciting to report, and at 8 (10 EST) I decided to play the $24 28k guaranteed on FT and the $15 NLH on Stars. Was very interesting to see how the 2 play very differently. On Stars, you get your standard 1500 in chips, but on FT, you get 3000. Obviously, the play is slower on FT.

FT Recap: My whole tournament came down to 1 hand I decided not to play. I still have around 3000 chips in the 2nd hour of play, the 2nd chip leader is directly to my left, and another huge stack to my right 2 spots. I call a raise on the button with JcTc, and I find myself in a hand with 3 other people, including the 2 huge stacks. Flop comes Ah9c3h. Ick. Nothing for me. Gets checked to me and I take a stab at the pot for 500ish, and get called my both of the big stacks after a lot of though by both. Right away, I put them both on huge hands, as I thought they were reverse-telling with all the time they were taking.

Turn comes 8c. Wow, now I have an OESFD. I still have about 2200 chips left. After thinking about it for his whole time bank, Big stach to my left goes all-in and the other big stack insta-calls. At this point, I am thinking, I don't know what I was thinking, but I put one of them on a bigger flush draw, and the other on a big ace, or maybe a set. By thinking that way, I reduced my number of outs in a big way, the clubs wouldn't do it for me anymore, so I had to make a straight with a non-club. I spent a lot of time thinking and eventually folded. HOW FKN NITTY! Of course, the SB shows AA for a set of Aces and the other guy shows a set of 3s. So in reality, I had a lot more outs than I thought. I guess my ROT-mind was just pissed when the river was a non-board pairing club and I would have been up to 9k+ chips. Instead, I became short-stacked and ended up getting my money in very bad about 10 minutes later and not sucking out.

PS recap: The PS tourney went much better. I got Aces about 15 hands in, and managed to get all-in Pre-flop against 2 other opponents, one with KK and the other with 66. I held and almost tripled up to about 4200 chips. I became the big stack at my table, though the blinds weren't big enough to start stealing. I got caught re-stealing 20 minutes later with K6 in the BB, the button insta-calls with KK. Somehow, I manage to go runner-runner straight to take him out. I decided to tighten up a little for the next while.

Later on, with about 7000 chips, blinds are 100/200, I raise to 550 with AQsuited in the cut-off and get called by the BB. Flop comes AQ7r. Bingo! The BB has about 4000 left and insta-goes-all-in. I actually thought about what he could have for a while, took a little time, but I could not fold top 2. BB shows AK, and I hold to scoop the pot.

After chipping up to about 18k in chips, I am in the top 5 in chips with about 60 people left (out of 850ish) We are past the money bubble. Then, disaster strikes. First, I get all-in with AA against a short-stack and he flops a straight (-2500 chips). Then, I raise with JJ on the button, called by the BB for 1/3 of his stack. Flop is Q87, he checks, I put him in for his last 1500, he calls with 87 and holds. Ick.

I blind down to about 10k and then on 2 successive hands, I get in with 99 vs. KT and he hits a K on the river, and then JJ vs. AQ and they hit a Q on the river and I am out in 45th-ish. Damn. Was nice to make a run, but I felt with a little luck, I could have been chipleader with 45 left. As it was, I was out.

Because I had some continuous time available to me, I decided to play some sit-n-gos on Stars and FT. When I made my first run in online poker, ($100 on PS run up to $550ish before I go busto) I only played sit-n-gos. Mostly $5 9-man and some 18- and 27- mixed in. The occasional $10 sit-n-go as well. I thought I would try my hand at it again as I had some time. Here are the results:

1) $12 6-man Result: WIN
2) $12 6-man Result: WIN
3) $3 6-man Result: WIN
4) $6 6-man Result: WIN
5) $22 9-man Result: 3rd place (Cash)

Total Profit: $108.55

I'd say, it worked out ok. :D

Was a good thing too, because it offset some of my losses playing cash. Again, running into monsters with my monsters.

KK < JJ all-in on a J72 flop (-$40ish) (made quads on turn :D)
QQ < AJ all-in on a 863 flop (-30ish) (A on the river...) :(

I guess my dilemma is whether I should go the sit-n-go route instead of cash. After debating with myself, Cash got me to where I am, so obviously I am doing something right. I guess I need to go back and analyze my leaks. Should I buy Poker Tracker or Manager, or something? Who knows. All I know is that I am too inconsistant to really make a huge positive run at cash games. We will see....

Even after all of this good play, I was about even for the weekend until early this morning, I hopped on for about 30 minutes, 6-tabling 50NL cash on FT. Just before I logged out, I called a raise with KQ to see a flop of KK6, I bet, get called. Turn is an 8, I bet, get called. I figure by this time that he has a K, I just hope it's not AK. I figure what the hell and push all-in on the river, which was a 4, and get called by KJ. Yay me!

The last hand I played, I raise with 99 from the cut-off and get called by the big blind. Flop comes 987r. He checks, I bet, he raises (ick) I am just praying for a lower set, figure it's a coooooooler if he flopped a straight, I push all-in, he calls, obviously has 56sooooted for the straight. Lucky for me, I hit a 7 on the river to fill up for a nice $48 profit on the hand.

I have been discussing with fellow CP members about whether I should move to 100NL now that I have 20+ buy-ins. My debate essentially lies within myself, as I have mentionned to others, I don't mind losing $50 on a hand, but $100 stings just a little more. I have decided temporarily to play 100NL on Stars and 50NL of FT, just for now. I will re-assess in a couple of weeks, or if I lose a few buy-ins at 100NL, I will back down to 50NL.

Current Bankroll: $2,355 (Still have $3k as my goal for January. I will keep you posted)

Thanks all for reading, good luck at the tables, I will update again very soon.

Ryan