Speaking of actual awesomeness - Go check out Al's Blog right now!!!
I've got a token for the first two events... do you?
Do it.
28.2.08
2nd in the Dook, Al is God
Took second in the Dookie when Hoy just over powered me with his poker expertise and my weaknesses were finally exposed. Having him on my left the entire tournament probably had something to do with it too... He did have Aces heads up which is always nice, but I still managed to double him up with my shitty AJxx. I am awesome.
Speaking of actual awesomeness - Go check out Al's Blog right now!!!
I've got a token for the first two events... do you?
Do it.
Speaking of actual awesomeness - Go check out Al's Blog right now!!!
I've got a token for the first two events... do you?
Do it.
26.2.08
I is a RockStar, Golf, Poker, the usual stuff
Before I go on about how I am considering going pro in RockStar, I'd like to say it was a welcomed surprise to receive a phone call from Astin and the Eh-Vegas crew on Friday night (almost midnight their time) to do a dial-a-shot. Ironically, I had just done two consecutive ear burning shots at the local bar I was at for a fundraiser. It was great to hear a couple of familar voices in the background as I could here CK say "helrr-roh" and Bam-Bam shout out "Tiger sucks" or wait, now that I think about it I think he said "Tiger is the greatest ever!" I talked to Astin for about 5 minutes and he basically told me what I was expecting - everyone was pissed. I wouldn't expect anything less, of course.
Saturday morning was beautiful here, and I am sure you can guess what that means.... Schaubs is going golfing! This would be the second time I teed it up in 2008 and the first time at my home course this year. We went out as a threesome and decided to have individual matches against each other playing a $2-2-2 game with $1 KP's (there are 5, and if you win them all - it doubles). I wasn't too sure about how I would play, but historcally I have been able to hold my own when I have had a lot of time off. I can't explain why, but I seem to play a bit better than usual. I hit the range before we went out, and was feeling indifferent about what my game may bring me, all I knew was that the sun was shinning and it was the weekend. I couldn't really ask for much more on weekend in February.
I'm gonna stop right now with the details, because honestly, reading about someone's golf round is almost as bad as listening to someone talk about their round. It gets very boring, very quickly. heck, it's almost as bad as listening to a bad beat story sometimes. Really it just comes down to the person, and the golf story they are actually going to tell. If it's just going to be about all the near misses and chances and unlucky breaks that you were "dealt" then forget it. I do, however, make time to listen to someone tell me a hole or two without asking for a buck, but usually after that I zone out and find something else to do... like drink beer.
So here is the short version: Rolled in a 20 footer from off the green on #2 to steal the KP from Penski. Miss 4 putts inside 4 feet throughout the day. Chip in on 15 for birdie. Drove the green on the par 5 17th and made the eagle putt. Win all 5 KP's from Penski for $10 and win $25 overall from my two competitors.
The highlight of the day was obviously the 17th hole. The tees were up on this 290 par 4 as they were re-seeding the regular tee box and it was under construction. Therefore, the hole measured 245 yards in total and the pin was in the front left corner. You still had to carry the water (carry it about 230 yards) if you wanted to reach the green. Penski was up first as I had just bogied the 16th to make the match even. He stepped up and drove the green with his choked down driver. Not only was the KP sweep in jeopardy, but so was my chances of winning the match if I didn't step up and hit a good one. Well, I don't think I can remember the last time I hit a shot where I actually thought it might go in the hole right after I hit it. It was flying right at the stick and didn't move... landed 1 yard short of the pin, bounced of the pin and stopped about 8 feet away. I made the putt as mentioned, but still wonder if and when I'll ever get that elusive hole in one. If my first one ever comes on a par 4... then all the better! Oh well.
Congrats to RecesseRampage for beating Fuel 3 straight! I never would have predicted that as I knew that Fuel was on quite the roll heading into the match. He even won 9 straight matches yesterday alone. Go check it out. Recess is already in the Finals and I can't even arrange to play my second round match... Where are you Wes?
Congrats to Hoy as well, 11K holy crap.
Saturday morning was beautiful here, and I am sure you can guess what that means.... Schaubs is going golfing! This would be the second time I teed it up in 2008 and the first time at my home course this year. We went out as a threesome and decided to have individual matches against each other playing a $2-2-2 game with $1 KP's (there are 5, and if you win them all - it doubles). I wasn't too sure about how I would play, but historcally I have been able to hold my own when I have had a lot of time off. I can't explain why, but I seem to play a bit better than usual. I hit the range before we went out, and was feeling indifferent about what my game may bring me, all I knew was that the sun was shinning and it was the weekend. I couldn't really ask for much more on weekend in February.
I'm gonna stop right now with the details, because honestly, reading about someone's golf round is almost as bad as listening to someone talk about their round. It gets very boring, very quickly. heck, it's almost as bad as listening to a bad beat story sometimes. Really it just comes down to the person, and the golf story they are actually going to tell. If it's just going to be about all the near misses and chances and unlucky breaks that you were "dealt" then forget it. I do, however, make time to listen to someone tell me a hole or two without asking for a buck, but usually after that I zone out and find something else to do... like drink beer.
So here is the short version: Rolled in a 20 footer from off the green on #2 to steal the KP from Penski. Miss 4 putts inside 4 feet throughout the day. Chip in on 15 for birdie. Drove the green on the par 5 17th and made the eagle putt. Win all 5 KP's from Penski for $10 and win $25 overall from my two competitors.
The highlight of the day was obviously the 17th hole. The tees were up on this 290 par 4 as they were re-seeding the regular tee box and it was under construction. Therefore, the hole measured 245 yards in total and the pin was in the front left corner. You still had to carry the water (carry it about 230 yards) if you wanted to reach the green. Penski was up first as I had just bogied the 16th to make the match even. He stepped up and drove the green with his choked down driver. Not only was the KP sweep in jeopardy, but so was my chances of winning the match if I didn't step up and hit a good one. Well, I don't think I can remember the last time I hit a shot where I actually thought it might go in the hole right after I hit it. It was flying right at the stick and didn't move... landed 1 yard short of the pin, bounced of the pin and stopped about 8 feet away. I made the putt as mentioned, but still wonder if and when I'll ever get that elusive hole in one. If my first one ever comes on a par 4... then all the better! Oh well.
Saturday night I had planned to try and meet up with Fuel and CC as they were playing a 6 max tournament ($200+20). Neither of them did that great, so when I was done golf, they were already bounced. I think CC finished 25th and Fuel went down in flames early.
After the round Penski and I decided that instead of going to the Casino that we'd go over to our buddies house and watch the Canucks and have some more beers. We played donkey hour poker ($0.25/0.50, $10 buyin) and spewed off about 30 bucks each while we drank. There was also darts and foosball, so overall it was a great time. Then all of the sudden the Miller brother's come in and they have RockStar for PS3. They went home, packed it up, and brought it over.
Now this thing is much more than I expected. Especially the drums... actually I am not sure what I was expecting. Either way, it was awesome. I tried the drums and the guitar first, and pretty sucked ass at the easy level. All it takes is a little practice and by the end of the song I was starting to get the hang of it. The singing is where I excelled at, somehow. I grabbed the mike and jammed with the Miller brothers for a couple of songs and worked my way up to hard. Then I finally said "give me expert" - admittedly I was more than few beers deep at that point. I managed to pull off 86%, and apparantly that is good... so yeah, maybe I should go pro? Since I nailed it? Pfffft. I love drunk singing though, good times. Now I just need to find it for Wii, I hear it is coming out soon.
Sunday was filled with more sunny times. We hung out in Penski's back yard and played washers and drank beer. Went home in the afternoon and instead of watching the Oscars with Lola and the family (I refuse to watch the Oscars if I haven't seen any of the movies) I.... hmmmmm played poker! Obv.
I signed up for one of those 18 person SnG's - the $6 one where they award 4 tokens. I played like a tighty and remember reading Jordan's post about how tight you really should play in these things. Laying down double paint in EP is hard sometimes, but I stuck to it. At the same time, I played in $14 token frenzy and managed to win one of those as well. Bubbled in a $10 KO though so that kinda stung. Overall it was a great weekend.
Congrats to RecesseRampage for beating Fuel 3 straight! I never would have predicted that as I knew that Fuel was on quite the roll heading into the match. He even won 9 straight matches yesterday alone. Go check it out. Recess is already in the Finals and I can't even arrange to play my second round match... Where are you Wes?
Congrats to Hoy as well, 11K holy crap.
22.2.08
Vegas eh, not me this time, but soon...
A big "HAVE AN AWESOME TIME!!!" goes out to all of you who are on their way to Toronto for Eh-Vegas. I should have considered it more seriously, but in the end I just couldn't justify ANOTHER trip, when I have a lot coming up this year already. It's all about choices. Although after reading about Astin's planned menu, it would have been worth it just for the dinner on Saturday night. Crazy cook is he, I agree.
Have fun!
Have fun!
I need your opinion on what the best option is with regards to a Vegas trip. Here is the scenario:
If you had two days holiday days to use for a trip like this would you rather do:
1. Thursday night to Monday morning – Arrive late at night (around midnight before you sit down at a poker table) and be ready for the wedding which is Friday afternoon.
2. Thursday night to Monday evening – same thing, except all I know is leaving in the afternoon kinda sucks because you end up waiting around trying to find something to do, and you end up blowing the last two remaining hundreds that you had hoped to bring home with you. It still gives you more time to sleep in though, and you can check out some last minute attractions and hotels while your bags are checked with the front desk.
3. Thursday morning to Sunday night – Get there, get settled. Nothing is usually happening on Sunday night anyway. But then you have to go to work on Monday.
4. Wednesday night to Sunday night – An extra night in cost, but it might be the best option as far as getting in everything you want in such little time. I am traveling with a couple of newbies that have never been to Vegas. So I am sure they will want to do a bit of the tourist thing. With regards to the wedding, obviously we want to be in decent shape on the wedding day, and have enough time to recover from the craziness that will surely ensue throughout Friday evening and all of Saturday.... So it might be a bit tough to get up and leave on Sunday evening. This is why i need your expert advice people!
Of course, cost comes in to play too. I figure for 4 nights you can usually get a nice place for less than $700. For three nights, it’s about $550. To further the savings we will probably share a room with another couple. We can always pull the old “book a couple of flights only and then sneak in and shack up to save some money” maneuver.
Has anyone every stayed at Harrah’s? It sounds like that is the hotel of choice for the bride and groom.
Have a good weekend everyone.
21.2.08
The Tiger Woods of the Mookie
A HUGE congrats goes out to Surflexus who managed to pull of the victory last night in a heads up battle against NewinNov. That makes it 7, yes SEVEN, Mookie titles for Surf. Just awesome.
I made a prop bet with InstantTragedy last night on whether or not Mookie or Hoy would win a Mookie by the end of the year. He said no, so we made a friendly wager. I figure one of those two is going to win by December. Either of them could take it down at any given time, they just need a little lucksackreversalofthedonkeysuckout magic to ensure victory. One of these weeks one of them will get hit with the deck and take it down and I will have made some lunch money. Good luck boys.
Anyway, BDR was a blast. I have no idea how I did or how I sounded, but I know one thing... I had a fucking great time. So there is that at least. I didn't even have the actual radio on while I was talking so I never ever heard myself or how the conversations were sounding. But whatever, I'm not too worried considering the peak listenership was somewhere near 40 or so at one point in the show. Not that that matters, I think this show is great stuff and I look forward to coming back... if they'll have me.
I played in the Mookie and the Dookie last night, while chatting it up and eventually donking out (you be the judge) in the Mookie. I don't see how I can get away from QQ in the SB, but somehow I need to learn how to lay that down when it is obvious that the raising player has a big hand. I think the blinds were 120/240 or so, there are 20 people left and I was in good shape with about 5300 chips. He raised to 1200 or so (there was an EP limper too who eventually folded), I pushed and he inst-O-called. He flipped over his Aces and that was that.
The Dookie worked out a little better. I didn't plan on paying much attention but once we got to the final table I tried my best to play my game and it worked out well as I took the thing down for a nice $45 win. I know, big buck big bucks, but a win is a win. PLH is a game I enjoy and have had some decent success at, so it was nice to get back into the winner's circle again, even if it was the donkfest otherwise known as the Dookie. I think that is my 3rd Dookie now, although I'd trade all three of them for a Mookie title most def.
The BB3 is upon us so start stacking up those tokens (big and small) and get ready for another 3 months of poker grindage.
I made a prop bet with InstantTragedy last night on whether or not Mookie or Hoy would win a Mookie by the end of the year. He said no, so we made a friendly wager. I figure one of those two is going to win by December. Either of them could take it down at any given time, they just need a little lucksackreversalofthedonkeysuckout magic to ensure victory. One of these weeks one of them will get hit with the deck and take it down and I will have made some lunch money. Good luck boys.
Anyway, BDR was a blast. I have no idea how I did or how I sounded, but I know one thing... I had a fucking great time. So there is that at least. I didn't even have the actual radio on while I was talking so I never ever heard myself or how the conversations were sounding. But whatever, I'm not too worried considering the peak listenership was somewhere near 40 or so at one point in the show. Not that that matters, I think this show is great stuff and I look forward to coming back... if they'll have me.
I played in the Mookie and the Dookie last night, while chatting it up and eventually donking out (you be the judge) in the Mookie. I don't see how I can get away from QQ in the SB, but somehow I need to learn how to lay that down when it is obvious that the raising player has a big hand. I think the blinds were 120/240 or so, there are 20 people left and I was in good shape with about 5300 chips. He raised to 1200 or so (there was an EP limper too who eventually folded), I pushed and he inst-O-called. He flipped over his Aces and that was that.
The Dookie worked out a little better. I didn't plan on paying much attention but once we got to the final table I tried my best to play my game and it worked out well as I took the thing down for a nice $45 win. I know, big buck big bucks, but a win is a win. PLH is a game I enjoy and have had some decent success at, so it was nice to get back into the winner's circle again, even if it was the donkfest otherwise known as the Dookie. I think that is my 3rd Dookie now, although I'd trade all three of them for a Mookie title most def.
The BB3 is upon us so start stacking up those tokens (big and small) and get ready for another 3 months of poker grindage.
20.2.08
Don't! Don't! Don't believe the hype!
Time for some pimpage and some linkage:
First off, there's a very good chance (I'd say better then my Jacks beating your AKo) that I will be chiming in on BuddyDankRadio tonight. I've got all the hardware and software in place now, so hopefully that works out. I am not sure what I'll be able to contribute in terms of content, but at least I have an excuse to do some excessive drinking and what not. Tune in and check it out! I'll probably just lay low and attempt to keep the conversation light and unannoying. I know based on my limited listening experience that it can often turn into the BuddyDoosh show if there isn't much to talk about. Make sure to drop a comment on the BDR website comments section if you think its starting to suck balls. It works out well, because Lola is off to watch some ATM... err I mean some ANTM tonight with her lady friends... which means I can crank it up! See you there, and see you at the Mookie and the Dookie. Thanks for this Mookie.
While all of that is going on, make sure you look up Fuel55 and find his BloggerDeathMatch table and watch the skillededest of the bloggers put up their big bucks and try to beat the self proclaimed God of Poker. Will someone please shut this guy up already? Nice password Dr. Fag.
Other linkage for no reason at all:
I've found this bloggercrusher dude amusing lately. He's hasn't posted much lately, and it seems that no one can really figure out who the hell he is... which is always fun as it seems to create even more drama than usual. I've heard some rumblings that it might be Hoy or someone like that, but still no definitive proof. Anyone out there good at analyzing writing styles? Will someone please out this guy already?
Jordan over at HoP pointed out a few other interesting blogs that I think you would also find good time wasters (a little late to the party I know I know). So go check those out while you are eating your microwaved lunch.
No news on Round 2 of HUC6. I can't seem to get in contact with Wes... although I think he is on vacation. I guess I'll keep practicing at the $2 tables for now. I don't see myslef beating this guy, however Fuel has given me some great insider info. on his game so I will try to use that to my advantage whereever possible.
See ya tonight.
First off, there's a very good chance (I'd say better then my Jacks beating your AKo) that I will be chiming in on BuddyDankRadio tonight. I've got all the hardware and software in place now, so hopefully that works out. I am not sure what I'll be able to contribute in terms of content, but at least I have an excuse to do some excessive drinking and what not. Tune in and check it out! I'll probably just lay low and attempt to keep the conversation light and unannoying. I know based on my limited listening experience that it can often turn into the BuddyDoosh show if there isn't much to talk about. Make sure to drop a comment on the BDR website comments section if you think its starting to suck balls. It works out well, because Lola is off to watch some ATM... err I mean some ANTM tonight with her lady friends... which means I can crank it up! See you there, and see you at the Mookie and the Dookie. Thanks for this Mookie.
While all of that is going on, make sure you look up Fuel55 and find his BloggerDeathMatch table and watch the skillededest of the bloggers put up their big bucks and try to beat the self proclaimed God of Poker. Will someone please shut this guy up already? Nice password Dr. Fag.
Other linkage for no reason at all:
I've found this bloggercrusher dude amusing lately. He's hasn't posted much lately, and it seems that no one can really figure out who the hell he is... which is always fun as it seems to create even more drama than usual. I've heard some rumblings that it might be Hoy or someone like that, but still no definitive proof. Anyone out there good at analyzing writing styles? Will someone please out this guy already?
Jordan over at HoP pointed out a few other interesting blogs that I think you would also find good time wasters (a little late to the party I know I know). So go check those out while you are eating your microwaved lunch.
No news on Round 2 of HUC6. I can't seem to get in contact with Wes... although I think he is on vacation. I guess I'll keep practicing at the $2 tables for now. I don't see myslef beating this guy, however Fuel has given me some great insider info. on his game so I will try to use that to my advantage whereever possible.
See ya tonight.
17.2.08
FCPC deepstacks recap-cap... did I just get scammed?
I just spent 20 minutes writing a great recap. Googlefucker fucked me over and nothing was saved. Fuck you googlefucker.
Here is a recap of my FCPC recap:
Here is a recap of my FCPC recap:
- I was card dead for the first 2 hours and played 2-3 hands max.
- Made the final table with my starting stack.
- bluffed an inexperienced player with 62o and made her fold her pocket 4's - used table chat to induce a fold with comments like "there's no shame in folding", "I'm a very tight player" and "I've got a very strong hand" and it worked.
- Lost a critical hand where my A10o couldn't hold againsts KJs.
- finished 4th place and made $20.
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Since I lost my other post I guess I will just write a bit more to satisfy myself.
Saturday night Lola and I went to the Canucks game. We decided to head downtown early to enjoy the sun and do some shopping. As we were heading back to the car this guy came up behind me and the following conversation took place:
Toothless guy: "Excuse me, but can I ask you a question? I'm not from around here. I just got here and I live in Halifax." He wore an old Canadian flag hat, old garbage like clothing and had a disgusting scruffy old beard that hosted who knows what...
Me: "Sure, what's up?"
TG: "Well, you see I am trying to raise another $4 so that I can get a room at the YMCA for the night. Can you spare some change?"
Lola: "Sorry I don't have any change"
Me: I look at Lola and can't figure out if she wants me to give the guy some money or if she is telling me that this is a scam. I dip into my pocket and all I have are bills. I pull out a loose $5 bill and I give it to him. I was feeling generously karmatic at the moment and felt like it was my time to give to someone who was less fortunate. After he left Lola told me that there was this lady behind me give me the "don't do it" type of a look. Of course, I didn't see this and Lola didn't say anything.
I just got scammed! It didn't feel like it was a scam though, and I still insist that part of it was true. It bothered me for the rest of our walk. In fact after we were completely done shopping I spotted the guy again.
Sure enough he was up to his old tricks again outside of Starbucks. I decided to hang out and watch him as he swindled another few bucks from another unsuspecting couple. Eventually the toothless wonder wandered back over to us... and asked us the same question AGAIN!
This was the final nail. I looked and him with a blank stare and said nothing. Lola looked at him, laughed and said "you just asked us the exact same question 10 minutes ago... don't you remember?"
He blankly mumbled something and made it seem like he was confused. He appologized and said he still only needed $4 to get a room and that he be ok.
Ok sure pal. You fucking liar. I hate being lied to right to my face. I fucking hate it.
A part of me still thinks I did the right thing, the other part of me is telling the honorable part of me that I am dumb ass and that I just got picked off and my weakness was exposed. I am a sucker. Although I've never given money to someone on the street before so I figure that I owe someone something out there...
Do I still get karma points? Time will tell.
13.2.08
6 max hand BB vs. SB
I usually hit the 6 max table right after work and grind it out for no more than an hour. After dinner I decided to go back to the table for another 30 minutes...
I shut the computer off and ranted for about... 1 minute about this hand to Lola. Then realized how much variance does suck ass in a majorly ass sucking fucking way. I don't think I made the right decision on any street though so whatever... I wasn't happy about the fact that I didn't raise it pre-flop. I'm not going to say I would raise it 100% of the time in this spot, but I think it was warranted here as I had been consistently aggressive. I don't think he folds anyway:
Seat 1: Studi ($46.95 in chips)
Seat 2: Lola ($27.30 in chips)
Seat 4: sørven ($21.70 in chips)
Seat 5: Ravenater ($12.80 in chips)
Seat 6: sags1866 ($22.25 in chips)
Studi: posts small blind $0.10
Lola: posts big blind $0.25
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Lola [Tc Jh]
sørven: folds
Ravenater: folds
sags1866: folds
sørven leaves the table
Studi: calls $0.15
Lola: checks <---- If I make my standard raise to $1 then I think he probably calls (his stack is deep enough)... but I guess I'll never know that!
*** FLOP *** [8s Qd 9h]
Studi: bets $0.75
Lola: calls $0.75 <---- now that I think about it, raising here would have been a good play too... who knew...
*** TURN *** [8s Qd 9h] [Qs]
Studi: bets $1
Lola: raises $1.75 to $2.75 <---- Now I raise here hoping he does have a Queen, but I don't really consider that he may have flopped two pair or a set (although he would raise with 99 or 88)... bad bad poker. I probably should just call here if I think I am already beat and try to control the pot on the river.
Studi: raises $4.75 to $7.50 <--- At the time, I knew he had a Queen, but never thought to myself... "gee I wonder what his other card could be"
Lola: raises $18.80 to $26.30 and is all-in <---- awwww fuck it, all or nothing!
Studi: calls $18.80
*** RIVER *** [8s Qd 9h Qs] [9s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Studi: shows [Qc 9c] (a full house, Queens full of Nines) <--- Fuck a Duck!
Lola: mucks hand
Studi collected $52.60 from pot
Lola leaves the table (in disgust!!)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $54.60 Rake $2
Board [8s Qd 9h Qs 9s]
Seat 1: Studi (small blind) showed [Qc 9c] and won ($52.60) with a full
house, Queens full of Nines
Seat 2: Lola (big blind) mucked [Tc Jh]
If not for this hand my 6 max roll on PS would be at an all time high.
Keep grinding.
I shut the computer off and ranted for about... 1 minute about this hand to Lola. Then realized how much variance does suck ass in a majorly ass sucking fucking way. I don't think I made the right decision on any street though so whatever... I wasn't happy about the fact that I didn't raise it pre-flop. I'm not going to say I would raise it 100% of the time in this spot, but I think it was warranted here as I had been consistently aggressive. I don't think he folds anyway:
Seat 1: Studi ($46.95 in chips)
Seat 2: Lola ($27.30 in chips)
Seat 4: sørven ($21.70 in chips)
Seat 5: Ravenater ($12.80 in chips)
Seat 6: sags1866 ($22.25 in chips)
Studi: posts small blind $0.10
Lola: posts big blind $0.25
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Lola [Tc Jh]
sørven: folds
Ravenater: folds
sags1866: folds
sørven leaves the table
Studi: calls $0.15
Lola: checks <---- If I make my standard raise to $1 then I think he probably calls (his stack is deep enough)... but I guess I'll never know that!
*** FLOP *** [8s Qd 9h]
Studi: bets $0.75
Lola: calls $0.75 <---- now that I think about it, raising here would have been a good play too... who knew...
*** TURN *** [8s Qd 9h] [Qs]
Studi: bets $1
Lola: raises $1.75 to $2.75 <---- Now I raise here hoping he does have a Queen, but I don't really consider that he may have flopped two pair or a set (although he would raise with 99 or 88)... bad bad poker. I probably should just call here if I think I am already beat and try to control the pot on the river.
Studi: raises $4.75 to $7.50 <--- At the time, I knew he had a Queen, but never thought to myself... "gee I wonder what his other card could be"
Lola: raises $18.80 to $26.30 and is all-in <---- awwww fuck it, all or nothing!
Studi: calls $18.80
*** RIVER *** [8s Qd 9h Qs] [9s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Studi: shows [Qc 9c] (a full house, Queens full of Nines) <--- Fuck a Duck!
Lola: mucks hand
Studi collected $52.60 from pot
Lola leaves the table (in disgust!!)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $54.60 Rake $2
Board [8s Qd 9h Qs 9s]
Seat 1: Studi (small blind) showed [Qc 9c] and won ($52.60) with a full
house, Queens full of Nines
Seat 2: Lola (big blind) mucked [Tc Jh]
If not for this hand my 6 max roll on PS would be at an all time high.
Keep grinding.
11.2.08
HUC 6 - Round 1, PIP Wii
I scheduled my match with knightsridge to be played at around noon on Saturday as he lives in Scotland and is 8 hours ahead of me. This would work to my advantage as I think he had already started drinking in the early evening of his weekend. I, however, was still hung over from the night before. I rarely drink hard booze, but somehow found myself slamming my last double vodka at 2am as my group told me that we were about to leave. We had planned ahead and had a hotel room booked down the street. It was a great call because after I hit up the $2 pizza place I was fast asleep about 45 minutes later.
I woke up with a pounding headache, but was determined to make it home in time to ensure I didn't have to reschedule. I've read in numerous places about how hard it is to actually get seated in HU match with someone you are intending too... and all the reports are true, it's a bitch! Anyway, we finally got a table together at FT (I suggested this because of the rematch feature) and we were off and running.
Match 1: on the 33rd hand we found ourselves dead even in chips:
Seat 1: Schaubs (1,500)
Seat 2: Knightsridge (1,500)
Knightsridge posts the small blind of 15
Schaubs posts the big blind of 30
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Schaubs [Jh Jd]
Knightsridge raises to 90
Schaubs raises to 210
Knightsridge calls 120
*** FLOP *** [4d 9s Th]
Schaubs bets 270
Knightsridge raises to 1,290, and is all in
Schaubs calls 1,020, and is all in
Knightsridge shows [Td Qs]
Schaubs shows [Jh Jd]
Knightsridge: nice
*** TURN *** [4d 9s Th] [2h]
*** RIVER *** [4d 9s Th 2h] [7s]
Knightsridge shows a pair of Tens
Schaubs shows a pair of Jacks
Schaubs wins the pot (3,000) with a pair of Jacks
Knightsridge: nh
Knightsridge stands up
Schaubs stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3,000 Rake 0
Board: [4d 9s Th 2h 7s]
Seat 1: Schaubs (big blind) showed [Jh Jd] and won (3,000) with a pair of Jacks
Seat 2: Knightsridge (small blind) showed [Td Qs] and lost with a pair of Tens
Match 2: I made a silly push 23 hands into this one and got caught:
Seat 1: Knightsridge (1,890)
Seat 2: Schaubs (1,110)
Schaubs posts the small blind of 15
Knightsridge posts the big blind of 30
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Schaubs [8c 8h]
Schaubs raises to 90
Knightsridge raises to 295
Schaubs raises to 1,110, and is all in
Knightsridge calls 815
Schaubs shows [8c 8h]
Knightsridge shows [9c 9s]
*** FLOP *** [As Kh 5d]
*** TURN *** [As Kh 5d] [7s]
*** RIVER *** [As Kh 5d 7s] [Jd]
Schaubs shows a pair of Eights
Knightsridge shows a pair of Nines
Knightsridge wins the pot (2,220) with a pair of Nines
Schaubs: gg
Schaubs stands up
Knightsridge: gg
Knightsridge stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2,220 Rake 0
Board: [As Kh 5d 7s Jd]
Seat 1: Knightsridge (big blind) showed [9c 9s] and won (2,220) with a pair of Nines
Seat 2: Schaubs (small blind) showed [8c 8h] and lost with a pair of Eights
Match 3: Tightness ensued.
Seat 1: Schaubs (2,140)
Seat 2: Knightsridge (860)
Knightsridge posts the small blind of 10
Schaubs posts the big blind of 20
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Schaubs [Ac Ah]
Knightsridge folds
Uncalled bet of 10 returned to Schaubs
Schaubs shows [Ac Ah] a pair of Aces
Schaubs wins the pot (20)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 20 Rake 0
Seat 1: Schaubs (big blind) collected (20)
Seat 2: Knightsridge (small blind) folded before the Flop
I kept the pressure on:
Seat 1: Schaubs (2,150)
Seat 2: Knightsridge (850)
Schaubs posts the small blind of 10
Knightsridge posts the big blind of 20
Knightsridge: wow
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Schaubs [Ac 2s]
Schaubs: nice fold
Knightsridge: lol
Schaubs raises to 60
Knightsridge: skill
Knightsridge folds
Uncalled bet of 40 returned to Schaubs
Schaubs mucks
Schaubs wins the pot (40)
The blinds are now 15/30
On the 54th hand I finished him off:
Seat 1: Schaubs (2,265)
Seat 2: Knightsridge (735)
Schaubs posts the small blind of 20
Knightsridge posts the big blind of 40
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Schaubs [Jd Qs]
Schaubs calls 20
Knightsridge checks
*** FLOP *** [2d 6d 5c]
Knightsridge checks
Schaubs checks
*** TURN *** [2d 6d 5c] [Js]
Knightsridge checks
Schaubs bets 80
Knightsridge raises to 160
Schaubs raises to 2,225, and is all in
Knightsridge calls 535, and is all in
Schaubs shows [Jd Qs]
Knightsridge shows [Jc 8s]
Uncalled bet of 1,530 returned to Schaubs
Knightsridge: nh
*** RIVER *** [2d 6d 5c Js] [Kd]
Schaubs shows a pair of Jacks
Knightsridge shows a pair of Jacks
Knightsridge: gg
Schaubs wins the pot (1,470) with a pair of Jacks
Schaubs: gg dude
Knightsridge stands up
Schaubs stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1,470 Rake 0
Board: [2d 6d 5c Js Kd]
Seat 1: Schaubs (small blind) showed [Jd Qs] and won (1,470) with a pair of Jacks
Seat 2: Knightsridge (big blind) showed [Jc 8s] and lost with a pair of Jacks
It was a good match, I know they won't get any easier that is for sure.
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Saturday night we had a couple of friends over and I was finally able to set up my entertainment system the way I have wanted it for over a month now. Then, as we were playing around with the settings we realized that I could set up my Wii on PIP and play it while we were watching the Canucks game! Although it was a little bit small in the bottom right corner, bowling was probably the best game for this. We didn't even try any other games actually, we just kept bowling. I still am yet to beat Lola's high score.
I've also set up the original Nintendo so that it can also be played. In fact, at one point after the hockey game 2 people were playing the Wii tennis full size, while someone else was playing Super Mario Bros. on the PIP. Good times.
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Congrats to Chad for his recent 35th place finish last night. I watched him for a while and he was handling the big stack at the table very nicely. Good job.
I woke up with a pounding headache, but was determined to make it home in time to ensure I didn't have to reschedule. I've read in numerous places about how hard it is to actually get seated in HU match with someone you are intending too... and all the reports are true, it's a bitch! Anyway, we finally got a table together at FT (I suggested this because of the rematch feature) and we were off and running.
Match 1: on the 33rd hand we found ourselves dead even in chips:
Seat 1: Schaubs (1,500)
Seat 2: Knightsridge (1,500)
Knightsridge posts the small blind of 15
Schaubs posts the big blind of 30
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Schaubs [Jh Jd]
Knightsridge raises to 90
Schaubs raises to 210
Knightsridge calls 120
*** FLOP *** [4d 9s Th]
Schaubs bets 270
Knightsridge raises to 1,290, and is all in
Schaubs calls 1,020, and is all in
Knightsridge shows [Td Qs]
Schaubs shows [Jh Jd]
Knightsridge: nice
*** TURN *** [4d 9s Th] [2h]
*** RIVER *** [4d 9s Th 2h] [7s]
Knightsridge shows a pair of Tens
Schaubs shows a pair of Jacks
Schaubs wins the pot (3,000) with a pair of Jacks
Knightsridge: nh
Knightsridge stands up
Schaubs stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3,000 Rake 0
Board: [4d 9s Th 2h 7s]
Seat 1: Schaubs (big blind) showed [Jh Jd] and won (3,000) with a pair of Jacks
Seat 2: Knightsridge (small blind) showed [Td Qs] and lost with a pair of Tens
Match 2: I made a silly push 23 hands into this one and got caught:
Seat 1: Knightsridge (1,890)
Seat 2: Schaubs (1,110)
Schaubs posts the small blind of 15
Knightsridge posts the big blind of 30
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Schaubs [8c 8h]
Schaubs raises to 90
Knightsridge raises to 295
Schaubs raises to 1,110, and is all in
Knightsridge calls 815
Schaubs shows [8c 8h]
Knightsridge shows [9c 9s]
*** FLOP *** [As Kh 5d]
*** TURN *** [As Kh 5d] [7s]
*** RIVER *** [As Kh 5d 7s] [Jd]
Schaubs shows a pair of Eights
Knightsridge shows a pair of Nines
Knightsridge wins the pot (2,220) with a pair of Nines
Schaubs: gg
Schaubs stands up
Knightsridge: gg
Knightsridge stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2,220 Rake 0
Board: [As Kh 5d 7s Jd]
Seat 1: Knightsridge (big blind) showed [9c 9s] and won (2,220) with a pair of Nines
Seat 2: Schaubs (small blind) showed [8c 8h] and lost with a pair of Eights
Match 3: Tightness ensued.
Seat 1: Schaubs (2,140)
Seat 2: Knightsridge (860)
Knightsridge posts the small blind of 10
Schaubs posts the big blind of 20
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Schaubs [Ac Ah]
Knightsridge folds
Uncalled bet of 10 returned to Schaubs
Schaubs shows [Ac Ah] a pair of Aces
Schaubs wins the pot (20)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 20 Rake 0
Seat 1: Schaubs (big blind) collected (20)
Seat 2: Knightsridge (small blind) folded before the Flop
I kept the pressure on:
Seat 1: Schaubs (2,150)
Seat 2: Knightsridge (850)
Schaubs posts the small blind of 10
Knightsridge posts the big blind of 20
Knightsridge: wow
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Schaubs [Ac 2s]
Schaubs: nice fold
Knightsridge: lol
Schaubs raises to 60
Knightsridge: skill
Knightsridge folds
Uncalled bet of 40 returned to Schaubs
Schaubs mucks
Schaubs wins the pot (40)
The blinds are now 15/30
On the 54th hand I finished him off:
Seat 1: Schaubs (2,265)
Seat 2: Knightsridge (735)
Schaubs posts the small blind of 20
Knightsridge posts the big blind of 40
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Schaubs [Jd Qs]
Schaubs calls 20
Knightsridge checks
*** FLOP *** [2d 6d 5c]
Knightsridge checks
Schaubs checks
*** TURN *** [2d 6d 5c] [Js]
Knightsridge checks
Schaubs bets 80
Knightsridge raises to 160
Schaubs raises to 2,225, and is all in
Knightsridge calls 535, and is all in
Schaubs shows [Jd Qs]
Knightsridge shows [Jc 8s]
Uncalled bet of 1,530 returned to Schaubs
Knightsridge: nh
*** RIVER *** [2d 6d 5c Js] [Kd]
Schaubs shows a pair of Jacks
Knightsridge shows a pair of Jacks
Knightsridge: gg
Schaubs wins the pot (1,470) with a pair of Jacks
Schaubs: gg dude
Knightsridge stands up
Schaubs stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1,470 Rake 0
Board: [2d 6d 5c Js Kd]
Seat 1: Schaubs (small blind) showed [Jd Qs] and won (1,470) with a pair of Jacks
Seat 2: Knightsridge (big blind) showed [Jc 8s] and lost with a pair of Jacks
It was a good match, I know they won't get any easier that is for sure.
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Saturday night we had a couple of friends over and I was finally able to set up my entertainment system the way I have wanted it for over a month now. Then, as we were playing around with the settings we realized that I could set up my Wii on PIP and play it while we were watching the Canucks game! Although it was a little bit small in the bottom right corner, bowling was probably the best game for this. We didn't even try any other games actually, we just kept bowling. I still am yet to beat Lola's high score.
I've also set up the original Nintendo so that it can also be played. In fact, at one point after the hockey game 2 people were playing the Wii tennis full size, while someone else was playing Super Mario Bros. on the PIP. Good times.
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Congrats to Chad for his recent 35th place finish last night. I watched him for a while and he was handling the big stack at the table very nicely. Good job.
7.2.08
Final Answer & my new investment strategy
Holy crap! Over 5,300 players in the first FTOPS event? That is just plain nuts if you ask me. It's funny because when Goat commented on how how many people he thought it would be I thought he was totally exagerating... I guess there are a lot of Fult Tilt members out there that just decided to buy in directly like I was sillishly contemplating.
I appreciate all the great advice I received yesterday. In the end, I sided with the majority of the comments (by my scientific calculations anyway) and decided that, for various reasons, I was not going to put up the $216 and dent my roll in a major way just to satisfy some sort of urge or need.
Bam Bam's quote was quite fitting:
"Desperation and desire, the creation of a poor man. Innovation and intellect, the creation of something special."Howard Hughes (pre-looney-tunes)
I even had some advice from a self-proclaimed A-lister (who can argue with him anyway when he is the champ):
"Wait until your game is where you need it to be. I'm not saying top notch...but where you say, I'm feeling good enough to take a shot."
That says it right there. I am just not ready (although I sometimes question whether I will EVER be ready). My game is not ready, and my poker midset is not on point. In the end, it was a smart decision and when I woke up this morning, I still had an extra $216 in my poker account. That's like a win right there.
A big congrats goes out to JoeSpeaker who put his money up and ended up finishing somewhere around the 350 mark for a cash of double his buyin. Well done sir, keep running good and keep that game tight and squeaky clean.
So after looking at the schedule, the only tournament that I realistically want to play in now is the main event. I plan on taking that unspent money and using a portion of it for satellites. If I don't make it after 2-3 tries I will just fuck it all together.
However, I've come up with a new way to blow some money: Buy some action of other bloggers... Yep, I mean why not put my money behind some of the best poker players I know. So if you think you'd like to sell a portion of your stake, then let me know. I'm setting a side about a hundo to gamble with. I'd like to spread it out over a few people, although I am not sure anyone will take me up on the offer.
Let's say the cost of a particular tourney is $216. Well I'll buy 1% for $3. That's not a bad return right there. 5% for $15 and so on. I'll rail you, trash talk others and do whatever I can to ensure you go deep in the tourney. I think I'll probably have more fun doing that then stressing over whether I should call OOP with my pocket 4's in the BB.
Which brings me to my current struggle. I constantly am faced with those types of OOP calls these days. It's something I must really work on. I must have seen 77, 66, 44, AQo and 99 OOP within the first 30 minutes of the Mookie last night, and I just couldn't seem to get anything going. It just never felt right at the time. I was always saying to myself "man not again, another decent (not great) hand and I have no idea if I should be calling or raising". Especially since the Mookie moved to 1500 chip starting stack. It made those decisions even harder in the early goings. I need to adjust and learn more that is for sure. I remember doing very well a while back when it was 1500, maybe I played a lot tighter back then, right now I'm just not sure what the difference is.
I'd have to say my preflop calling range is all over the map right now and I just can't seem to find the right formula of when to fold, when to raise etc. Post flop I seem to be more comfortable. I am not sure why, but that is where my head is at these days. It actually kinda sucks when I have that feeling of confusion and the clock is ticking and I can't seem to pull the trigger either way. Post flop I can usually recognize when someone has missed, and I make the effort take the pot away right there.
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I've started watching season one of the Wire, and so far it is really good. I wouldn't say totally awesome, but good. I guess watching it late at night might have something to do with it too. Whatever it is, I am already hooked and it's only episode 3. Good stuff.
Can't WAIT for LOST tonight, that show is the best thing going right now.
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Are there any bloggers already in event #2? My best guess would be this guy for sure. If you haven't read his PLO strategy yet, I suggest you do. He's got to be the best Omaha player I know and really has done very well the past few months. Keep it up, and take that thing down tonight! Time for a blogger to go deep and represent!
I appreciate all the great advice I received yesterday. In the end, I sided with the majority of the comments (by my scientific calculations anyway) and decided that, for various reasons, I was not going to put up the $216 and dent my roll in a major way just to satisfy some sort of urge or need.
Bam Bam's quote was quite fitting:
"Desperation and desire, the creation of a poor man. Innovation and intellect, the creation of something special."Howard Hughes (pre-looney-tunes)
I even had some advice from a self-proclaimed A-lister (who can argue with him anyway when he is the champ):
"Wait until your game is where you need it to be. I'm not saying top notch...but where you say, I'm feeling good enough to take a shot."
That says it right there. I am just not ready (although I sometimes question whether I will EVER be ready). My game is not ready, and my poker midset is not on point. In the end, it was a smart decision and when I woke up this morning, I still had an extra $216 in my poker account. That's like a win right there.
A big congrats goes out to JoeSpeaker who put his money up and ended up finishing somewhere around the 350 mark for a cash of double his buyin. Well done sir, keep running good and keep that game tight and squeaky clean.
So after looking at the schedule, the only tournament that I realistically want to play in now is the main event. I plan on taking that unspent money and using a portion of it for satellites. If I don't make it after 2-3 tries I will just fuck it all together.
However, I've come up with a new way to blow some money: Buy some action of other bloggers... Yep, I mean why not put my money behind some of the best poker players I know. So if you think you'd like to sell a portion of your stake, then let me know. I'm setting a side about a hundo to gamble with. I'd like to spread it out over a few people, although I am not sure anyone will take me up on the offer.
Let's say the cost of a particular tourney is $216. Well I'll buy 1% for $3. That's not a bad return right there. 5% for $15 and so on. I'll rail you, trash talk others and do whatever I can to ensure you go deep in the tourney. I think I'll probably have more fun doing that then stressing over whether I should call OOP with my pocket 4's in the BB.
Which brings me to my current struggle. I constantly am faced with those types of OOP calls these days. It's something I must really work on. I must have seen 77, 66, 44, AQo and 99 OOP within the first 30 minutes of the Mookie last night, and I just couldn't seem to get anything going. It just never felt right at the time. I was always saying to myself "man not again, another decent (not great) hand and I have no idea if I should be calling or raising". Especially since the Mookie moved to 1500 chip starting stack. It made those decisions even harder in the early goings. I need to adjust and learn more that is for sure. I remember doing very well a while back when it was 1500, maybe I played a lot tighter back then, right now I'm just not sure what the difference is.
I'd have to say my preflop calling range is all over the map right now and I just can't seem to find the right formula of when to fold, when to raise etc. Post flop I seem to be more comfortable. I am not sure why, but that is where my head is at these days. It actually kinda sucks when I have that feeling of confusion and the clock is ticking and I can't seem to pull the trigger either way. Post flop I can usually recognize when someone has missed, and I make the effort take the pot away right there.
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I've started watching season one of the Wire, and so far it is really good. I wouldn't say totally awesome, but good. I guess watching it late at night might have something to do with it too. Whatever it is, I am already hooked and it's only episode 3. Good stuff.
Can't WAIT for LOST tonight, that show is the best thing going right now.
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Are there any bloggers already in event #2? My best guess would be this guy for sure. If you haven't read his PLO strategy yet, I suggest you do. He's got to be the best Omaha player I know and really has done very well the past few months. Keep it up, and take that thing down tonight! Time for a blogger to go deep and represent!
6.2.08
Bankroll mismanagement? - help
My one and only try at qualifying for FTOPS event #1 last night and who is sitting directly to my left but none other than JoeSpeaker. It tooks us a few hands each to even realize that we were in fact right beside each other in this 97 person field. I went out around 25th (when I gave it the aw-fuck-it and threw my chips in when I knew for certain I was dominated... hoping for a race...and it wasn't... but it was gambling time I told myself) and Speaker was still in it with a healthy stack when I signed off. Hopefully he was able to get one of those three seats for tonight's event.
I've been tossing around the idea of doing something really really stupid. Which is - buying in directly to one of the FTOPS tournies. Please here me out before you chastise me:
I've been tossing around the idea of doing something really really stupid. Which is - buying in directly to one of the FTOPS tournies. Please here me out before you chastise me:
- I'd be donating around 1/4 of my entire bank roll to play in tonight's event.
- The money I would be donating would be "free money" as it has come from other sources other than poker
- I've never played an FTOPS event
- My expectations are very low, and I am 90% cetain this is a donation... me? get in the money? win? Ha.
- The money doesn't mean much to me in the sense that it's just sitting there anyway, waiting to be used for blogger tournies or the odd 6 max cash (which is like 4 or 8 BI's).
- I really want to play in an FTOPS event this time around
- I rarely play in big field events for big money
- you only live once
- Instead I could cash that money out and save it for a Vegas trip (so far I have one in May and one in July scheduled)
So those reasons are pretty basic, and only a couple of them really make sense as to why I should fork over the 2 hundo to play in a 1000+ person event.
Please give me your thoughts as I am currently on the fence here and need a reason to pull the trigger either way. I mean what else could I do with that money?
Do you agree with this statement? : If you can't satellite into the event, then you have no business playing in the event in the first place.
I'll be at the Mookie tonight either way. I'll also be watching the Big Cash Game that the Big Shots (and some small shots) will be playing in. I think that goes off at 8:30 left coast time.
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Other randomness (non poker):
- Lola beat my ass in bowling last night. Her high score: 182. Mine: 146. Wiiiiiii.
- My Wii tennis game is easily the best out of the Wii Sports games... even though I am a golfer first and foremost (I honestly haven't given golf that much of a chance yet). I guess it comes from all my badminton back in the day coupled with my pickleball expertise that I picked up in high school.
- I had a dream last night that I won a Grammy Award, and then when I went to read my acceptance speech... I was given some other crap and I was totally embarassed.
- It really sucks that every show that I watch weekly is now on Thursdays. I heart my PVR.
- My PVR sucks LOL. There are so many little things that I think they can improve on and I am constantly getting annoyed with the inventor's lack of vision. I guess its the first step in many versions to come, but still some of the most basic things are missing.
- I really need to get to the driving range soon and get out and play some golf! The weather here has been shitty, but not cold enough that I can't at least pound some balls to let off a little steam.
- The Canucks are 20-0 this season when they have the lead heading into the 3rd period... The only problem is, they haven't had the lead heading into the 3rd in 10 straight games now... They are terrible at coming from behind and their recent slide into 9th place supports this. Pick it up suckas!
4.2.08
Is 11 straight really within reach?
I am a believer now. This is the one record that I said could not be broken. It's amazing to think that Tiger could actually pull this off. If he can do this, then there is no telling when the next time will come where someone will actually have a chance to win a tournament that Tiger is playing in. Tiger has now proven that he can come from behind and chase down those chokers. If Tiger is in the hunt, the leader tends to choke more often then not. Tiger is technically 9 wins in a row (if you say they have to occur in one calendar year) away from tying Byron Nelson's 11 consecutive wins record. Can he break it on his way to breaking Lord Byron's 18 wins in one season at the same time?
I've said it here before and I'll say it again: I would be completely and utterly crushed if I it ever came out that Tiger was caught taking HGH or worse yet... roids. Fuck that would be then of my Tiger support right then and there. Until I hear otherwise though, I am a 100% Tiger guy. The more he wins, the more I cheer for him. The bigger the margin of victory the better if you ask me.
Tiger said it best yesterday: "I like [winning] by seven or eight a lot," he said. "It's a lot less stressful."
I could care less if people find it boring, the man is going to go down in history as the greatest EVER.
I heard Junior Seau talk about this (being classified in the "ever" category) yesterday during the Superbowl Pregame show.... and I couldn't agree more.
We all want to be known as the best ever, but most of us just settle for "very good" or "great" or "one of best in his era" but it is very very rare to be the one who is in that special category that we all strive for... It's one of those extremely rare (Gretzky like) categories that only the very elite and magical can stake claim to.
Not much to say about the Superbowl... too bad Patriots!!
All I can say is... what goes around comes around.
Back to Back Mannings!!
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I moved up levels on FT and am now dabbling in $0.25/0.50 with a little bit of success. Still too early to tell. This guy and this guy have been a big help so far. They solidfied my pre-flop raising requirements as well as my re-raising range. This is going to be a big help moving forward and I expect to see more positive results because of it.
I'm playing this guy in my first round match in HUC6. It might be a bit tough to find a time where we both can play considering he is from Scottland... but I am sure we will work it out soon enough.
Have a good week everyone.
I've said it here before and I'll say it again: I would be completely and utterly crushed if I it ever came out that Tiger was caught taking HGH or worse yet... roids. Fuck that would be then of my Tiger support right then and there. Until I hear otherwise though, I am a 100% Tiger guy. The more he wins, the more I cheer for him. The bigger the margin of victory the better if you ask me.
Tiger said it best yesterday: "I like [winning] by seven or eight a lot," he said. "It's a lot less stressful."
I could care less if people find it boring, the man is going to go down in history as the greatest EVER.
I heard Junior Seau talk about this (being classified in the "ever" category) yesterday during the Superbowl Pregame show.... and I couldn't agree more.
We all want to be known as the best ever, but most of us just settle for "very good" or "great" or "one of best in his era" but it is very very rare to be the one who is in that special category that we all strive for... It's one of those extremely rare (Gretzky like) categories that only the very elite and magical can stake claim to.
Not much to say about the Superbowl... too bad Patriots!!
All I can say is... what goes around comes around.
Back to Back Mannings!!
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I moved up levels on FT and am now dabbling in $0.25/0.50 with a little bit of success. Still too early to tell. This guy and this guy have been a big help so far. They solidfied my pre-flop raising requirements as well as my re-raising range. This is going to be a big help moving forward and I expect to see more positive results because of it.
I'm playing this guy in my first round match in HUC6. It might be a bit tough to find a time where we both can play considering he is from Scottland... but I am sure we will work it out soon enough.
Have a good week everyone.
31.1.08
A Payne-ful reminder
Today would have been Payne Stewart's 51st birthday....
To think about what could have been is rather depressing. The man who wore plus fours with pride and sported a new NFL team ensemble each week in his later years... I'll never forget witnessing him make that putt on the 18th hole to win his second US Open over Phil in 1999.
Go check out Bam Bam's latest post where he reminisces about the times that matter the most... the good ol' days...
Happy Birthday Payne, we miss you very much.
To think about what could have been is rather depressing. The man who wore plus fours with pride and sported a new NFL team ensemble each week in his later years... I'll never forget witnessing him make that putt on the 18th hole to win his second US Open over Phil in 1999.
Go check out Bam Bam's latest post where he reminisces about the times that matter the most... the good ol' days...
Happy Birthday Payne, we miss you very much.
I've suddenly found the urge to become a better golfer and a better person all at the same time.
After all, there's always room for improvement in everyone's game of life...
29.1.08
Snow Day ='s Poker?
Not for me damn it! For some reason I decided to jump in the car and make the trek to work anyway only because I knew how much work I had to get done today. It snowed about 8 inches over night here and there are only 4 people in the office as of now. I should have stopped and thought about that a bit more because I could have easily jumped on the pussy train and called in and worked from home. Right now I'm saying to myself "what was I thinking?!"
I could have been playing poker or better yet, Mario galaxy! I'm yet to even turn that game on, although I have browsed through instruction manual (ok the first two pages so far) to get a feel for the game. I can't wait to play it!
Over the weekend I gave myself 3 shots at qualifying for FTOPS event #8 (the lowest buyin ='s the most donks) and let's just say I don't have a screen shot showing me finishing in the top 2 of one of those $6 knockout qualifiers. The closest I came was 10th when my AA got cracked by KK in a SB vs. BB special. Such crap. I limp, he raises, I re-raise, he re-re-raises and I push. He rivers a straight of course. Alan was there on the rail and had to comment when he saw that beat. Gross is right. The funny thing is, I had one of those "feelings" where I just said to myself "uh oh, here we go" as soon as the cards were flipped.
As far as 6 max goes, this was a pretty good weekend for me. I won a couple of BI's so I am now floating in the 150 zone. The money is great, but the fact that I am starting to feel more confident and my game is starting to get better is the best part about it. I think once I hit $200 I will give $0.25/0.50 a shot, but not any sooner than that. I know it's still pretty short bank roll wise but I can't wait any longer! The skill level is going to be the same, however I'll just have to keep an eye out for the better players and focus on the weak ones.
I do have some noticeable leaks though. I mean when you are hitting the call button and you already know you are beat, that's a major problem right there. Like Jordan has said many times... when you know you are beat... FOLD.
Live and learn, I'll get there.
Anyway, no HH's today. I presume those were getting a bit boring for some of you. I know I can only take so many HH's when I visit your blogs day in and day out. It is nice to have some variety on the blog. Not just the same old boring dribble.
So moving foward I'll try to mix it up a little while keeping the updates going.
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Let me just talk golf for a second. Does anyone realize what they are witnessing these days with Tiger? I hope that some of your are, and that you are taking the time to soak it in. He just tied Arnold Palmer for 62 career PGA tour wins... yes that's right 62 in 13 years. That is so fucking ridiculous... I hope that each and every one of you takes the time this year to witness this man as he HITS his prime. Note that he is just approaching his prime, he is not there yet. He is just getting better and better. Most PGA tour pros do not even make their mark until there are in there early to mid 30's, Tiger is 32 and has 62 wins. Think about that for a second.
There have already been predictions that this year will be his greatest year of his career to date... (better than 2000) Nick Faldo went as far as to predict that he will win the single season Grand Slam of golf (winning all four majors in the same calendar year). He already has the "Tiger Slam" where he won all four in a row over the course of two years... but this year could be THE year. Heck, every January for the next 10 years we could be talking about that very same humanly impossible accomplishment (for anyone other than Tiger).
He is on a completely other level. Period. No one can touch him, catch him or even sniff what he will accomplish when it is all said and done. Breaking the all time wins record will be a breeze and he will easily be in the 3 digits for wins by the time he retires. Breaking the all time Majors record is completely within reach as well... in fact I'm setting the over under at 25 right now. Any takers? All of the records will be shattered by the time he decides to retire and not play on the Senior Tour... although this is Tiger we are talking about so it wouldn't surpirse me one bit if he played in it "just for fun."
It just goes to show you that there are no limits to how physically and mentally dominating you can be at something (anything) if you really put your heart, mind and soul into it.
----
I didn't play any live poker this weekend, I just didn't feel like slugging it out when I could be sitting in my living room playing online instead...
Ok that's it for today... time to go and make some snowballs! errrr, I mean work...
I could have been playing poker or better yet, Mario galaxy! I'm yet to even turn that game on, although I have browsed through instruction manual (ok the first two pages so far) to get a feel for the game. I can't wait to play it!
Over the weekend I gave myself 3 shots at qualifying for FTOPS event #8 (the lowest buyin ='s the most donks) and let's just say I don't have a screen shot showing me finishing in the top 2 of one of those $6 knockout qualifiers. The closest I came was 10th when my AA got cracked by KK in a SB vs. BB special. Such crap. I limp, he raises, I re-raise, he re-re-raises and I push. He rivers a straight of course. Alan was there on the rail and had to comment when he saw that beat. Gross is right. The funny thing is, I had one of those "feelings" where I just said to myself "uh oh, here we go" as soon as the cards were flipped.
As far as 6 max goes, this was a pretty good weekend for me. I won a couple of BI's so I am now floating in the 150 zone. The money is great, but the fact that I am starting to feel more confident and my game is starting to get better is the best part about it. I think once I hit $200 I will give $0.25/0.50 a shot, but not any sooner than that. I know it's still pretty short bank roll wise but I can't wait any longer! The skill level is going to be the same, however I'll just have to keep an eye out for the better players and focus on the weak ones.
I do have some noticeable leaks though. I mean when you are hitting the call button and you already know you are beat, that's a major problem right there. Like Jordan has said many times... when you know you are beat... FOLD.
Live and learn, I'll get there.
Anyway, no HH's today. I presume those were getting a bit boring for some of you. I know I can only take so many HH's when I visit your blogs day in and day out. It is nice to have some variety on the blog. Not just the same old boring dribble.
So moving foward I'll try to mix it up a little while keeping the updates going.
----
Let me just talk golf for a second. Does anyone realize what they are witnessing these days with Tiger? I hope that some of your are, and that you are taking the time to soak it in. He just tied Arnold Palmer for 62 career PGA tour wins... yes that's right 62 in 13 years. That is so fucking ridiculous... I hope that each and every one of you takes the time this year to witness this man as he HITS his prime. Note that he is just approaching his prime, he is not there yet. He is just getting better and better. Most PGA tour pros do not even make their mark until there are in there early to mid 30's, Tiger is 32 and has 62 wins. Think about that for a second.
There have already been predictions that this year will be his greatest year of his career to date... (better than 2000) Nick Faldo went as far as to predict that he will win the single season Grand Slam of golf (winning all four majors in the same calendar year). He already has the "Tiger Slam" where he won all four in a row over the course of two years... but this year could be THE year. Heck, every January for the next 10 years we could be talking about that very same humanly impossible accomplishment (for anyone other than Tiger).
He is on a completely other level. Period. No one can touch him, catch him or even sniff what he will accomplish when it is all said and done. Breaking the all time wins record will be a breeze and he will easily be in the 3 digits for wins by the time he retires. Breaking the all time Majors record is completely within reach as well... in fact I'm setting the over under at 25 right now. Any takers? All of the records will be shattered by the time he decides to retire and not play on the Senior Tour... although this is Tiger we are talking about so it wouldn't surpirse me one bit if he played in it "just for fun."
It just goes to show you that there are no limits to how physically and mentally dominating you can be at something (anything) if you really put your heart, mind and soul into it.
----
I didn't play any live poker this weekend, I just didn't feel like slugging it out when I could be sitting in my living room playing online instead...
Ok that's it for today... time to go and make some snowballs! errrr, I mean work...
25.1.08
6 max update part 4... almost the Wii-kend
Ahhh Friday. Sometimes the week just flies by and then boom, the weekend is here. For me, I hope it to be a fun Wii-kend for sure. I haven't cracked open Mario Galaxy just yet, but plan on doing so at some point for sure. I also plan on playing a bit of live poker on Saturday night. I'll probably just slum it up at the $1/2 table to get my feet wet and then consider moving up if I get a nice stack going. I just have to remember that it's not 6 max, its full ring!
The one thing that is starting to annoy me already about the Wii is all the training and practicing they make you do (although I guess it is with good reason). It is boring though. Hit the target (snooze), match your oddly shaped Mii into a bubble (not bad), make a bunch of useless pool shots (been there, done that) etc. All of this just so that I can play the tank game? Lola and I gave up (took a break) once we got to the billiards. I just want to play that Cow racing game and the tank game, yet I have to complete all these mundane tasks first in order to get there? So ghey.
The funny thing I noticed right off the bat is all the other Mii's that hang around and the details that are involved in these games. I am sure I haven't even seen the half of it, but it is pretty cool to be playing table tennis and see your other Mii's on the sidelines cheering you on (this is actually the only thing cool about table tennis/ping pong as the game itself actually sucks balls). Lola and I are more addicted to creating Mii's right now then anything, good times.
When I sat down after work (which is becoming a routine for me) to play for an hour before dinner I had a good feeling that I would play a bit better this time. Less distractions (play before Lola gets home) are the key.
I started off poorly (again) but I am glad the guy showed his cards on this one:
#1
Seat 1: pyimpinj ($7.15 in chips)
Seat 2: sleepup ($6.95 in chips)
Seat 3: nickham1004 ($25 in chips)
Seat 4: Lord Ezek ($25.45 in chips)
Seat 5: Lola ($24.70 in chips)
Seat 6: brickhouse78 ($20.95 in chips)
sleepup: posts small blind $0.10
nickham1004: posts big blind $0.25
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Lola [8s 8h]
Lord Ezek: raises $1 to $1.25 - A rather large raise UTG could mean many things.
Lola: calls $1.25 - I call with position and set mining intentions.
brickhouse78: folds
pyimpinj: folds
sleepup: folds
nickham1004: folds
*** FLOP *** [4d Tc 2d]
Lord Ezek: bets $4 - Another over bet... this seems sneaky, and fishy all at the same time.
Lola: raises $6 to $10 - Did I raise enough here?
Lord Ezek said, "i got KK and won't drop" - I actually believe him here.
Lord Ezek: raises $14.20 to $24.20 and is all-in
Lola: folds - I'll take him out later...
pyimpinj said, "lol"
Lord Ezek collected $21.75 from pot
Lord Ezek: shows [Kd Kc] (a pair of Kings) - Thanks for showing me at least!
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $22.85 Rake $1.10
Board [4d Tc 2d]
Seat 1: pyimpinj (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: sleepup (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: nickham1004 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: Lord Ezek collected ($21.75)
Seat 5: Lola folded on the Flop
Seat 6: brickhouse78 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
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After 33 more hands I've chipped up a few more bucks. I've stay afloat by taking those posts that no one wants. I've learned that this is a key part of the game.
Time to take back what is mine:
#2
Seat 1: Wes11 ($25 in chips)
Seat 3: nickham1004 ($27.50 in chips)
Seat 4: Lord Ezek ($21.25 in chips)
Seat 5: Lola ($17.55 in chips)
Seat 6: brickhouse78 ($18.30 in chips)
Lola: posts small blind $0.10
brickhouse78: posts big blind $0.25
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Lola [4c 4s]
Wes11: folds
nickham1004: folds
Lord Ezek: calls $0.25
Lola: raises $0.75 to $1
brickhouse78 said, "i heart shortstack losers" - LOL
brickhouse78: folds
Lord Ezek: calls $0.75
*** FLOP *** [4d 5h 8s]
Lola: bets $1 - Bet your set fools! - maybe I could bet a bit more here...
Lord Ezek: calls $1
*** TURN *** [4d 5h 8s] [6c]
Lola: bets $2.75 - I don't like the turn, but I can't give him credit for a 7 here.
Lord Ezek: raises $2.75 to $5.50 - Min raise? I'm pushing.
Lola: raises $10.05 to $15.55 and is all-in
Lord Ezek: calls $10.05
*** RIVER *** [4d 5h 8s 6c] [Ad]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Lola: shows [4c 4s] (three of a kind, Fours)
Lord Ezek: mucks hand
Lola collected $33.60 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $35.35 Rake $1.75
Board [4d 5h 8s 6c Ad]
Seat 1: Wes11 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: nickham1004 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Lord Ezek (button) mucked [8c Jc] - Top pair is gold!
Seat 5: Lola (small blind) showed [4c 4s] and won ($33.60) with three
of a kind, Fours
Seat 6: brickhouse78 (big blind) folded before Flop
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Betting with a gutterball can sometimes payoff, I know I know... I got lucky, it's -EV etc. This is something that I've got to stop doing when I haven't played a hand in a while:
#3
Seat 1: Wes11 ($24.25 in chips)
Seat 2: karlito1030 ($25 in chips)
Seat 3: nickham1004 ($24.25 in chips)
Seat 4: Lord Ezek ($13.45 in chips)
Seat 5: Lola ($33.85 in chips)
Seat 6: brickhouse78 ($19.35 in chips)
Wes11: posts small blind $0.10
karlito1030: posts big blind $0.25
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Lola [4h 7h]
nickham1004: calls $0.25
Lord Ezek: folds
Lola: calls $0.25 - Ok so I limp here, I know, dumb right? If the right flop comes I can rep. an Ace...?
brickhouse78: calls $0.25
Wes11: folds
karlito1030: checks
*** FLOP *** [3h 5d Ad]
karlito1030: checks
nickham1004: checks
Lola: bets $0.50 - I thought to myself - blocking/keeping the pot small type of a bet... double bellybusters are gold...
brickhouse78: calls $0.50
karlito1030: folds
nickham1004: calls $0.50
*** TURN *** [3h 5d Ad] [6c] - Yep.
nickham1004: bets $1
Lola: raises $2.25 to $3.25
brickhouse78: folds
nickham1004: calls $2.25
*** RIVER *** [3h 5d Ad 6c] [Js]
nickham1004: checks
Lola: bets $4 - I wasn't sure what to bet here, but I wanted to get paid... If I put him on an Ace, then I think I should have bet more.
nickham1004: calls $4
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Lola: shows [4h 7h] (a straight, Three to Seven)
nickham1004: mucks hand
Lola collected $16.30 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $17.10 Rake $0.80
Board [3h 5d Ad 6c Js]
Seat 1: Wes11 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: karlito1030 (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 3: nickham1004 mucked [Ah 4c]
Seat 4: Lord Ezek folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Lola showed [4h 7h] and won ($16.30) with a straight, Three
to Seven
Seat 6: brickhouse78 (button) folded on the Turn
----
15 hands later I play AQo UTG, and was happy to take the pot:
#4
Seat 1: Wes11 ($27.40 in chips)
Seat 2: karlito1030 ($26.90 in chips)
Seat 3: nickham1004 ($20.80 in chips)
Seat 4: Cinnabon06 ($25 in chips)
Seat 5: Lola ($43.45 in chips)
nickham1004: posts small blind $0.10
Cinnabon06: posts big blind $0.25
brickhouse78: sits out
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Lola [Ah Qs]
Lola: raises $0.50 to $0.75
Wes11: folds
karlito1030: folds
nickham1004: calls $0.65
Cinnabon06: folds
*** FLOP *** [5s 6c 7c]
nickham1004: checks
Lola: checks - I can't C-bet all the time, I am learning this quickly (although I already knew it, doing it is another thing entirely).
*** TURN *** [5s 6c 7c] [Qd]
nickham1004: bets $1
Lola: raises $2.50 to $3.50
nickham1004: raises $3.50 to $7
Lola: calls $3.50 - If I push here, he calls, but I am not too sure now if my Q is good.
*** RIVER *** [5s 6c 7c Qd] [2h]
brickhouse78 is sitting out
theman8000 [observer] said, "hey buddy"
nickham1004: bets $5
Lola: calls $5 - The board isn't that scary, but a set is not out of the question here...
*** SHOW DOWN ***
nickham1004: shows [Qh Th] (a pair of Queens)
Lola: shows [Ah Qs] (a pair of Queens - Ace kicker) Top pair IS GOLD baby!
Lola collected $24.50 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $25.75 Rake $1.25
Board [5s 6c 7c Qd 2h]
Seat 1: Wes11 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: karlito1030 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: nickham1004 (small blind) showed [Qh Th] and lost with a pair of
Queens
Seat 4: Cinnabon06 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: Lola showed [Ah Qs] and won ($24.50) with a pair of Queens
----
I pretty much folded and stay afloat for the next 42 hands and cashed out up a BI. The distractions were increasing and I was getting hungry... These are the signs that I need to continue to recognize that it is time to quit and come back later.
Have a GREAT Wii-kend everyone!
Later.
**EDIT**
Go sign up for HUC6... My money is dead.
Go Congrat. LJ for another sick pay day.
The one thing that is starting to annoy me already about the Wii is all the training and practicing they make you do (although I guess it is with good reason). It is boring though. Hit the target (snooze), match your oddly shaped Mii into a bubble (not bad), make a bunch of useless pool shots (been there, done that) etc. All of this just so that I can play the tank game? Lola and I gave up (took a break) once we got to the billiards. I just want to play that Cow racing game and the tank game, yet I have to complete all these mundane tasks first in order to get there? So ghey.
The funny thing I noticed right off the bat is all the other Mii's that hang around and the details that are involved in these games. I am sure I haven't even seen the half of it, but it is pretty cool to be playing table tennis and see your other Mii's on the sidelines cheering you on (this is actually the only thing cool about table tennis/ping pong as the game itself actually sucks balls). Lola and I are more addicted to creating Mii's right now then anything, good times.
When I sat down after work (which is becoming a routine for me) to play for an hour before dinner I had a good feeling that I would play a bit better this time. Less distractions (play before Lola gets home) are the key.
I started off poorly (again) but I am glad the guy showed his cards on this one:
#1
Seat 1: pyimpinj ($7.15 in chips)
Seat 2: sleepup ($6.95 in chips)
Seat 3: nickham1004 ($25 in chips)
Seat 4: Lord Ezek ($25.45 in chips)
Seat 5: Lola ($24.70 in chips)
Seat 6: brickhouse78 ($20.95 in chips)
sleepup: posts small blind $0.10
nickham1004: posts big blind $0.25
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Lola [8s 8h]
Lord Ezek: raises $1 to $1.25 - A rather large raise UTG could mean many things.
Lola: calls $1.25 - I call with position and set mining intentions.
brickhouse78: folds
pyimpinj: folds
sleepup: folds
nickham1004: folds
*** FLOP *** [4d Tc 2d]
Lord Ezek: bets $4 - Another over bet... this seems sneaky, and fishy all at the same time.
Lola: raises $6 to $10 - Did I raise enough here?
Lord Ezek said, "i got KK and won't drop" - I actually believe him here.
Lord Ezek: raises $14.20 to $24.20 and is all-in
Lola: folds - I'll take him out later...
pyimpinj said, "lol"
Lord Ezek collected $21.75 from pot
Lord Ezek: shows [Kd Kc] (a pair of Kings) - Thanks for showing me at least!
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $22.85 Rake $1.10
Board [4d Tc 2d]
Seat 1: pyimpinj (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: sleepup (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: nickham1004 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: Lord Ezek collected ($21.75)
Seat 5: Lola folded on the Flop
Seat 6: brickhouse78 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
----
After 33 more hands I've chipped up a few more bucks. I've stay afloat by taking those posts that no one wants. I've learned that this is a key part of the game.
Time to take back what is mine:
#2
Seat 1: Wes11 ($25 in chips)
Seat 3: nickham1004 ($27.50 in chips)
Seat 4: Lord Ezek ($21.25 in chips)
Seat 5: Lola ($17.55 in chips)
Seat 6: brickhouse78 ($18.30 in chips)
Lola: posts small blind $0.10
brickhouse78: posts big blind $0.25
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Lola [4c 4s]
Wes11: folds
nickham1004: folds
Lord Ezek: calls $0.25
Lola: raises $0.75 to $1
brickhouse78 said, "i heart shortstack losers" - LOL
brickhouse78: folds
Lord Ezek: calls $0.75
*** FLOP *** [4d 5h 8s]
Lola: bets $1 - Bet your set fools! - maybe I could bet a bit more here...
Lord Ezek: calls $1
*** TURN *** [4d 5h 8s] [6c]
Lola: bets $2.75 - I don't like the turn, but I can't give him credit for a 7 here.
Lord Ezek: raises $2.75 to $5.50 - Min raise? I'm pushing.
Lola: raises $10.05 to $15.55 and is all-in
Lord Ezek: calls $10.05
*** RIVER *** [4d 5h 8s 6c] [Ad]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Lola: shows [4c 4s] (three of a kind, Fours)
Lord Ezek: mucks hand
Lola collected $33.60 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $35.35 Rake $1.75
Board [4d 5h 8s 6c Ad]
Seat 1: Wes11 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: nickham1004 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Lord Ezek (button) mucked [8c Jc] - Top pair is gold!
Seat 5: Lola (small blind) showed [4c 4s] and won ($33.60) with three
of a kind, Fours
Seat 6: brickhouse78 (big blind) folded before Flop
----
Betting with a gutterball can sometimes payoff, I know I know... I got lucky, it's -EV etc. This is something that I've got to stop doing when I haven't played a hand in a while:
#3
Seat 1: Wes11 ($24.25 in chips)
Seat 2: karlito1030 ($25 in chips)
Seat 3: nickham1004 ($24.25 in chips)
Seat 4: Lord Ezek ($13.45 in chips)
Seat 5: Lola ($33.85 in chips)
Seat 6: brickhouse78 ($19.35 in chips)
Wes11: posts small blind $0.10
karlito1030: posts big blind $0.25
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Lola [4h 7h]
nickham1004: calls $0.25
Lord Ezek: folds
Lola: calls $0.25 - Ok so I limp here, I know, dumb right? If the right flop comes I can rep. an Ace...?
brickhouse78: calls $0.25
Wes11: folds
karlito1030: checks
*** FLOP *** [3h 5d Ad]
karlito1030: checks
nickham1004: checks
Lola: bets $0.50 - I thought to myself - blocking/keeping the pot small type of a bet... double bellybusters are gold...
brickhouse78: calls $0.50
karlito1030: folds
nickham1004: calls $0.50
*** TURN *** [3h 5d Ad] [6c] - Yep.
nickham1004: bets $1
Lola: raises $2.25 to $3.25
brickhouse78: folds
nickham1004: calls $2.25
*** RIVER *** [3h 5d Ad 6c] [Js]
nickham1004: checks
Lola: bets $4 - I wasn't sure what to bet here, but I wanted to get paid... If I put him on an Ace, then I think I should have bet more.
nickham1004: calls $4
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Lola: shows [4h 7h] (a straight, Three to Seven)
nickham1004: mucks hand
Lola collected $16.30 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $17.10 Rake $0.80
Board [3h 5d Ad 6c Js]
Seat 1: Wes11 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: karlito1030 (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 3: nickham1004 mucked [Ah 4c]
Seat 4: Lord Ezek folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Lola showed [4h 7h] and won ($16.30) with a straight, Three
to Seven
Seat 6: brickhouse78 (button) folded on the Turn
----
15 hands later I play AQo UTG, and was happy to take the pot:
#4
Seat 1: Wes11 ($27.40 in chips)
Seat 2: karlito1030 ($26.90 in chips)
Seat 3: nickham1004 ($20.80 in chips)
Seat 4: Cinnabon06 ($25 in chips)
Seat 5: Lola ($43.45 in chips)
nickham1004: posts small blind $0.10
Cinnabon06: posts big blind $0.25
brickhouse78: sits out
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Lola [Ah Qs]
Lola: raises $0.50 to $0.75
Wes11: folds
karlito1030: folds
nickham1004: calls $0.65
Cinnabon06: folds
*** FLOP *** [5s 6c 7c]
nickham1004: checks
Lola: checks - I can't C-bet all the time, I am learning this quickly (although I already knew it, doing it is another thing entirely).
*** TURN *** [5s 6c 7c] [Qd]
nickham1004: bets $1
Lola: raises $2.50 to $3.50
nickham1004: raises $3.50 to $7
Lola: calls $3.50 - If I push here, he calls, but I am not too sure now if my Q is good.
*** RIVER *** [5s 6c 7c Qd] [2h]
brickhouse78 is sitting out
theman8000 [observer] said, "hey buddy"
nickham1004: bets $5
Lola: calls $5 - The board isn't that scary, but a set is not out of the question here...
*** SHOW DOWN ***
nickham1004: shows [Qh Th] (a pair of Queens)
Lola: shows [Ah Qs] (a pair of Queens - Ace kicker) Top pair IS GOLD baby!
Lola collected $24.50 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $25.75 Rake $1.25
Board [5s 6c 7c Qd 2h]
Seat 1: Wes11 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: karlito1030 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: nickham1004 (small blind) showed [Qh Th] and lost with a pair of
Queens
Seat 4: Cinnabon06 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: Lola showed [Ah Qs] and won ($24.50) with a pair of Queens
----
I pretty much folded and stay afloat for the next 42 hands and cashed out up a BI. The distractions were increasing and I was getting hungry... These are the signs that I need to continue to recognize that it is time to quit and come back later.
Have a GREAT Wii-kend everyone!
Later.
**EDIT**
Go sign up for HUC6... My money is dead.
Go Congrat. LJ for another sick pay day.
23.1.08
6 max update part 3... I am a Wiitard...
I bought the Nintendo Wii on Friday and boy was it ever a grind to get it. First off, the store I went to a week ago said that they had them in stock, but they weren't allowed to sell them until the scheduled release date which was last Friday. Confused and determined to get one, I decided that I would leave work that morning and line up in the zero degrees weather. The store only had 21 available for sale and they opened at 10am. I left work at 9am and got there just before 9:30. As I approached the parking lot there was already a long ass line and I was getting a bit worried that my chances of Wii happiness and joy would be crushed right then and there.
I got in the line and counted off the number of people in front of me. 11. I down graded my stress level immediately and tried to stay warm. They handed out numbers and when it was all said and done, I got number 15 (wouldn't ya know it, my favorite number!). I grabbed the extra controller, nunchuck and another game - Super Mario Galaxy. Unfortunately, I haven't had much time to play it yet as I away all weekend.... but I suspect that my poker play might take another back seat for a while.
Even when I do play poker, I am not two or three tabling. I am usually watching the news, eatting dinner and talking to Lola. So you can see how easy it would be for me to lose focus and donk off a buyin. I've got some bad habits I need to break if I am going to take a serious run at this six max thing.
This is just a long winded way of saying that I am a retard (Actually I like Wiitard). If I am going to play poker FOR MONEY then I need to devote my attention to the game. Plain and simple. Yes, I know I know, I sound like a broken record. But it's the truth. There is a lot of opportunity to make some money in this game, and I am letting it pass me by. I am in no rush to become the next six max expert by any means. However, I do find it frustrating when I actually sit down to play, and then I don't even take it seriously.
Anyway last night I wasn't running that well at all. The good news was that I realized this and decided to call it quits early into the session. This is something I am working on and so I guess I can take that away and look at it positively.
I am not sure what to call this one... except shitty. What a river, I knew I was beat when he raised the river, yet I called anyway. Terrible.
Table 'Rosa' 6-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: cougrrr ($13.15 in chips)
Seat 2: Lola ($19.25 in chips)
Seat 3: cashboyII ($15.30 in chips)
Seat 4: ccrump ($20.90 in chips)
Seat 5: Havaseet ($15.30 in chips)
Seat 6: Sal Parody ($27.05 in chips)
cougrrr: posts small blind $0.10
Lola: posts big blind $0.25
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Lola [2s 3s]
cashboyII: folds
ccrump: folds
Havaseet: folds
Sal Parody: folds
cougrrr: calls $0.15
Lola: checks
*** FLOP *** [7s 4d As]
cougrrr: checks
Lola: bets $0.50 (I bet my flush draw like a man)
cougrrr: calls $0.50
*** TURN *** [7s 4d As] [7c]
cougrrr: checks
Lola: checks (smart man, way to slow it down a little... free card!)
*** RIVER *** [7s 4d As 7c] [5h] <--- Bingo right? wrong.
cougrrr: bets $1.50
Lola: raises $3 to $4.50 (just call you Wiitard)
cougrrr: raises $3 to $7.50
Lola: calls $3
*** SHOW DOWN ***
cougrrr: shows [6s 8s] (a straight, Four to Eight)
Lola: mucks hand
cougrrr collected $15.70 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $16.50 Rake $0.80
Board [7s 4d As 7c 5h]
Seat 1: cougrrr (small blind) showed [6s 8s] and won ($15.70) with a
straight, Four to Eight
Seat 2: Lola (big blind) mucked [2s 3s]
Seat 3: cashboyII folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: ccrump folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Havaseet folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Sal Parody (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Let me have it! I deserve it.
So the roll took a hit, but I'm not going anywhere... time to Wii it up!
Any suggestions on the next game I should buy? Obviously it's going to be some form of Guitar Hero, but I now here that there is a new one out that you can actually sing and play the drums as well... I think it's called Rockstar or something like that.
Going to the Canucks tonight (I heart free tix) so hopefully they can stop the bleeding and get a win against those lousy St. Louis Blues.
Later.
I got in the line and counted off the number of people in front of me. 11. I down graded my stress level immediately and tried to stay warm. They handed out numbers and when it was all said and done, I got number 15 (wouldn't ya know it, my favorite number!). I grabbed the extra controller, nunchuck and another game - Super Mario Galaxy. Unfortunately, I haven't had much time to play it yet as I away all weekend.... but I suspect that my poker play might take another back seat for a while.
Even when I do play poker, I am not two or three tabling. I am usually watching the news, eatting dinner and talking to Lola. So you can see how easy it would be for me to lose focus and donk off a buyin. I've got some bad habits I need to break if I am going to take a serious run at this six max thing.
This is just a long winded way of saying that I am a retard (Actually I like Wiitard). If I am going to play poker FOR MONEY then I need to devote my attention to the game. Plain and simple. Yes, I know I know, I sound like a broken record. But it's the truth. There is a lot of opportunity to make some money in this game, and I am letting it pass me by. I am in no rush to become the next six max expert by any means. However, I do find it frustrating when I actually sit down to play, and then I don't even take it seriously.
Anyway last night I wasn't running that well at all. The good news was that I realized this and decided to call it quits early into the session. This is something I am working on and so I guess I can take that away and look at it positively.
I am not sure what to call this one... except shitty. What a river, I knew I was beat when he raised the river, yet I called anyway. Terrible.
Table 'Rosa' 6-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: cougrrr ($13.15 in chips)
Seat 2: Lola ($19.25 in chips)
Seat 3: cashboyII ($15.30 in chips)
Seat 4: ccrump ($20.90 in chips)
Seat 5: Havaseet ($15.30 in chips)
Seat 6: Sal Parody ($27.05 in chips)
cougrrr: posts small blind $0.10
Lola: posts big blind $0.25
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Lola [2s 3s]
cashboyII: folds
ccrump: folds
Havaseet: folds
Sal Parody: folds
cougrrr: calls $0.15
Lola: checks
*** FLOP *** [7s 4d As]
cougrrr: checks
Lola: bets $0.50 (I bet my flush draw like a man)
cougrrr: calls $0.50
*** TURN *** [7s 4d As] [7c]
cougrrr: checks
Lola: checks (smart man, way to slow it down a little... free card!)
*** RIVER *** [7s 4d As 7c] [5h] <--- Bingo right? wrong.
cougrrr: bets $1.50
Lola: raises $3 to $4.50 (just call you Wiitard)
cougrrr: raises $3 to $7.50
Lola: calls $3
*** SHOW DOWN ***
cougrrr: shows [6s 8s] (a straight, Four to Eight)
Lola: mucks hand
cougrrr collected $15.70 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $16.50 Rake $0.80
Board [7s 4d As 7c 5h]
Seat 1: cougrrr (small blind) showed [6s 8s] and won ($15.70) with a
straight, Four to Eight
Seat 2: Lola (big blind) mucked [2s 3s]
Seat 3: cashboyII folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: ccrump folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Havaseet folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Sal Parody (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Let me have it! I deserve it.
So the roll took a hit, but I'm not going anywhere... time to Wii it up!
Any suggestions on the next game I should buy? Obviously it's going to be some form of Guitar Hero, but I now here that there is a new one out that you can actually sing and play the drums as well... I think it's called Rockstar or something like that.
Going to the Canucks tonight (I heart free tix) so hopefully they can stop the bleeding and get a win against those lousy St. Louis Blues.
Later.
22.1.08
6 max update part 2... and first round of the year.
I've played a ton of hands since I last posted with some decent success. I appreciate your feed back so far.
Here is a hand in which I think I played extremely poorly, but it still worked out... any thoughts? I had been at the table for about 25-30 hands now and haven't entered a pot much at all. How can't I get credit for a big hand...
Seat 1: Lola ($27.50 in chips)
Seat 2: vpams ($25.20 in chips)
Seat 4: armada07 ($2.95 in chips)
Seat 5: bwokkie ($4.75 in chips)
Seat 6: WhiterNole ($29.50 in chips)
bwokkie: posts small blind $0.10
WhiterNole: posts big blind $0.25
Lola: posts small & big blinds $0.35
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Lola [Qh Qd]
Lola: checks
vpams: raises $0.75 to $1 (EP raisers
armada07: folds
bwokkie: folds
WhiterNole: folds
danny334 joins the table at seat #3
Lola: raises $1.50 to $2.50
vpams: calls $1.50
*** FLOP *** [7c 2d 5d]
Lola: checks <---- OK, so here I check, the the intention of check raising...
vpams: checks <---- No dice.
*** TURN *** [7c 2d 5d] [6d]
Lola: bets $4.50
vpams: raises $5.50 to $10
Lola: raises $14.90 to $24.90 and is all-in
vpams: calls $12.70 and is all-in
*** RIVER *** [7c 2d 5d 6d] [Jh]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Lola: shows [Qh Qd] (a pair of Queens)
vpams: mucks hand
Lola collected $48.85 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $50.85 Rake $2
Board [7c 2d 5d 6d Jh]
Seat 1: Lola showed [Qh Qd] and won ($48.85) with a pair of Queens
Seat 2: vpams mucked [3h 3c]
Seat 4: armada07 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: bwokkie (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: WhiterNole (big blind) folded before Flop
So other than my busted up check raise, I think getting all the money in on the turn as planned anyway still worked out nicely...
After that I just kept it simple and cashed out up almost two BI's. Still learning. My roll now sits at just under a hundy. Weeeeeeee.
----
I played my first round of 2008 on Sunday. I didn't play that well as I was nursing a massive hang over. I played ok. 5 doubles, 2 birdies, 3 bogey's for a round of 81 (par 70).
My first golf goal is for that to be my worst round of the year. I hate shooting in the 80's... although since it was my first round of the year (and my first round in 3 months - see fairweather golfer) I guess I won't be too hard on myself.
----
Congrats to LJ for taking down $12K in a live tourney in AC. Total awesomeness.
Here is a hand in which I think I played extremely poorly, but it still worked out... any thoughts? I had been at the table for about 25-30 hands now and haven't entered a pot much at all. How can't I get credit for a big hand...
Seat 1: Lola ($27.50 in chips)
Seat 2: vpams ($25.20 in chips)
Seat 4: armada07 ($2.95 in chips)
Seat 5: bwokkie ($4.75 in chips)
Seat 6: WhiterNole ($29.50 in chips)
bwokkie: posts small blind $0.10
WhiterNole: posts big blind $0.25
Lola: posts small & big blinds $0.35
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Lola [Qh Qd]
Lola: checks
vpams: raises $0.75 to $1 (EP raisers
armada07: folds
bwokkie: folds
WhiterNole: folds
danny334 joins the table at seat #3
Lola: raises $1.50 to $2.50
vpams: calls $1.50
*** FLOP *** [7c 2d 5d]
Lola: checks <---- OK, so here I check, the the intention of check raising...
vpams: checks <---- No dice.
*** TURN *** [7c 2d 5d] [6d]
Lola: bets $4.50
vpams: raises $5.50 to $10
Lola: raises $14.90 to $24.90 and is all-in
vpams: calls $12.70 and is all-in
*** RIVER *** [7c 2d 5d 6d] [Jh]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Lola: shows [Qh Qd] (a pair of Queens)
vpams: mucks hand
Lola collected $48.85 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $50.85 Rake $2
Board [7c 2d 5d 6d Jh]
Seat 1: Lola showed [Qh Qd] and won ($48.85) with a pair of Queens
Seat 2: vpams mucked [3h 3c]
Seat 4: armada07 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: bwokkie (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: WhiterNole (big blind) folded before Flop
So other than my busted up check raise, I think getting all the money in on the turn as planned anyway still worked out nicely...
After that I just kept it simple and cashed out up almost two BI's. Still learning. My roll now sits at just under a hundy. Weeeeeeee.
----
I played my first round of 2008 on Sunday. I didn't play that well as I was nursing a massive hang over. I played ok. 5 doubles, 2 birdies, 3 bogey's for a round of 81 (par 70).
My first golf goal is for that to be my worst round of the year. I hate shooting in the 80's... although since it was my first round of the year (and my first round in 3 months - see fairweather golfer) I guess I won't be too hard on myself.
----
Congrats to LJ for taking down $12K in a live tourney in AC. Total awesomeness.
16.1.08
6 max update
How to increase your roll... 2nd pair is NOT gold:
Table 'Jilin II' 6-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: BaLaur ($26.40 in chips)
Seat 2: bailman1 ($6.40 in chips)
Seat 3: icester ($26.10 in chips)
Seat 4: TopDawg918 ($24.70 in chips)
Seat 5: 072148 ($33 in chips)
Seat 6: Lola ($27.40 in chips)
icester: posts small blind $0.10
TopDawg918: posts big blind $0.25
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Lola [Js Ks]
072148: calls $0.25
Lola: raises $0.75 to $1
BaLaur: folds
bailman1: folds
icester: calls $0.90
TopDawg918: calls $0.75
072148: calls $0.75
*** FLOP *** [9s 5d Jc]
icester: checks
TopDawg918: checks
072148: bets $3.75
Lola: calls $3.75 - Maybe I should raise TP here...
icester: folds
TopDawg918: folds
*** TURN *** [9s 5d Jc] [6c]
072148: checks
Lola: checks - I think I should bet here...
*** RIVER *** [9s 5d Jc 6c] [6h]
072148: checks
Lola: bets $6.25
072148: calls $6.25 - but then maybe I don't get called here...
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Lola: shows [Js Ks] (two pair, Jacks and Sixes)
072148: mucks hand
Lola collected $22.85 from pot
----
Prior to that I had this hand...
OBFV?:
Table 'Jilin II' 6-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: BaLaur ($31.80 in chips)
Seat 2: Kevin_B_13 ($13.70 in chips)
Seat 3: icester ($11.15 in chips)
Seat 4: TopDawg918 ($26.05 in chips)
Seat 5: 072148 ($11.10 in chips)
Seat 6: Lola ($23.60 in chips)
072148: posts small blind $0.10
Lola: posts big blind $0.25
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Lola [8c 6c]
BaLaur: folds
Kevin_B_13: raises $0.50 to $0.75
icester: folds
TopDawg918: folds
072148: folds
Lola: calls $0.50
*** FLOP *** [6h 2c 8h]
Lola: bets $0.75
Kevin_B_13: raises $1.25 to $2
Lola: raises $20.85 to $22.85 and is all-in - I think I might be learning a bit from Fuel... finally.
Kevin_B_13: calls $10.95 and is all-in - Set?
*** TURN *** [6h 2c 8h] [7s]
*** RIVER *** [6h 2c 8h 7s] [3s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Lola: shows [8c 6c] (two pair, Eights and Sixes)
Kevin_B_13: mucks hand
Lola collected $26.15 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $27.50 Rake $1.35
Board [6h 2c 8h 7s 3s]
Seat 1: BaLaur folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: Kevin_B_13 mucked [9h 9d] - Over pair? naaaaaat.
Seat 6: Lola (big blind) showed [8c 6c] and won ($26.15) with two
pair, Eights and Sixes
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This happened at the end of my session - it's been a while:
Table 'Jilin II' 6-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: BaLaur ($24.05 in chips)
Seat 2: Deveeq ($25 in chips)
Seat 3: icester ($12.60 in chips)
Seat 4: TopDawg918 ($22.40 in chips)
Seat 5: 072148 ($51.45 in chips)
Seat 6: Lola ($47.35 in chips)
Lola: posts small blind $0.10
BaLaur: posts big blind $0.25
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Lola [4s 5s]
Deveeq: folds
icester: folds
TopDawg918: folds
072148: raises $0.50 to $0.75
Lola: calls $0.65
BaLaur: folds
*** FLOP *** [3s 2s Jh]
Lola: bets $0.50
072148: raises $1.50 to $2
Lola: calls $1.50
*** TURN *** [3s 2s Jh] [9d]
Lola: checks - I don't think he calls here if I bet anyway...
072148: checks
*** RIVER *** [3s 2s Jh 9d] [6s]
Lola: bets $2
072148: folds
Lola collected $5.50 from pot
Lola: shows [4s 5s] (a straight flush, Deuce to Six) - woo hoo, my first one in a while...
So at this point I have nearly tripled my original "challenge roll" and then I decide to pop in there for 30 minutes last night and this happens about 15 hands in (admittedly I was distracted and had already dropped about $10 in 10 minutes):
The BB cooler...
Table 'Geographos' 6-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: LaRoUcH3 ($7.85 in chips)
Seat 2: ultimateboy ($24.75 in chips)
Seat 3: papa400 ($16.60 in chips)
Seat 4: Bertdaman ($14.05 in chips)
Seat 5: Lola ($15.20 in chips)
Seat 6: krnlsanders ($7.40 in chips)
Bertdaman: posts small blind $0.10
Lola: posts big blind $0.25
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Lola [Qs Qc]
krnlsanders: folds
LaRoUcH3: folds
ultimateboy: raises $0.75 to $1
papa400: calls $1
Bertdaman: folds
Lola: raises $1.75 to $2.75
ultimateboy: raises $22 to $24.75 and is all-in
papa400: folds
Lola: calls $12.45 and is all-in - I am still not (will I ever be?) good enough to lay this down...
*** FLOP *** [8c Jc Js]
*** TURN *** [8c Jc Js] [3h]
*** RIVER *** [8c Jc Js 3h] [5d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Lola: shows [Qs Qc] (two pair, Queens and Jacks)
ultimateboy: shows [Kc Kd] (two pair, Kings and Jacks) ultimateboy collected $29.95 from pot
So far it's been pretty fun, yet frustrating. I'd like to move up levels, but this type of hand above is bound to happen once in a while. I just hope I get better and am able to avoid these situations from time to time.
Sticking with my BRM promise to myself, I'll be moving back down a level for a little while (hopefully a very short while).
Table 'Jilin II' 6-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: BaLaur ($26.40 in chips)
Seat 2: bailman1 ($6.40 in chips)
Seat 3: icester ($26.10 in chips)
Seat 4: TopDawg918 ($24.70 in chips)
Seat 5: 072148 ($33 in chips)
Seat 6: Lola ($27.40 in chips)
icester: posts small blind $0.10
TopDawg918: posts big blind $0.25
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Lola [Js Ks]
072148: calls $0.25
Lola: raises $0.75 to $1
BaLaur: folds
bailman1: folds
icester: calls $0.90
TopDawg918: calls $0.75
072148: calls $0.75
*** FLOP *** [9s 5d Jc]
icester: checks
TopDawg918: checks
072148: bets $3.75
Lola: calls $3.75 - Maybe I should raise TP here...
icester: folds
TopDawg918: folds
*** TURN *** [9s 5d Jc] [6c]
072148: checks
Lola: checks - I think I should bet here...
*** RIVER *** [9s 5d Jc 6c] [6h]
072148: checks
Lola: bets $6.25
072148: calls $6.25 - but then maybe I don't get called here...
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Lola: shows [Js Ks] (two pair, Jacks and Sixes)
072148: mucks hand
Lola collected $22.85 from pot
----
Prior to that I had this hand...
OBFV?:
Table 'Jilin II' 6-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: BaLaur ($31.80 in chips)
Seat 2: Kevin_B_13 ($13.70 in chips)
Seat 3: icester ($11.15 in chips)
Seat 4: TopDawg918 ($26.05 in chips)
Seat 5: 072148 ($11.10 in chips)
Seat 6: Lola ($23.60 in chips)
072148: posts small blind $0.10
Lola: posts big blind $0.25
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Lola [8c 6c]
BaLaur: folds
Kevin_B_13: raises $0.50 to $0.75
icester: folds
TopDawg918: folds
072148: folds
Lola: calls $0.50
*** FLOP *** [6h 2c 8h]
Lola: bets $0.75
Kevin_B_13: raises $1.25 to $2
Lola: raises $20.85 to $22.85 and is all-in - I think I might be learning a bit from Fuel... finally.
Kevin_B_13: calls $10.95 and is all-in - Set?
*** TURN *** [6h 2c 8h] [7s]
*** RIVER *** [6h 2c 8h 7s] [3s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Lola: shows [8c 6c] (two pair, Eights and Sixes)
Kevin_B_13: mucks hand
Lola collected $26.15 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $27.50 Rake $1.35
Board [6h 2c 8h 7s 3s]
Seat 1: BaLaur folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: Kevin_B_13 mucked [9h 9d] - Over pair? naaaaaat.
Seat 6: Lola (big blind) showed [8c 6c] and won ($26.15) with two
pair, Eights and Sixes
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This happened at the end of my session - it's been a while:
Table 'Jilin II' 6-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: BaLaur ($24.05 in chips)
Seat 2: Deveeq ($25 in chips)
Seat 3: icester ($12.60 in chips)
Seat 4: TopDawg918 ($22.40 in chips)
Seat 5: 072148 ($51.45 in chips)
Seat 6: Lola ($47.35 in chips)
Lola: posts small blind $0.10
BaLaur: posts big blind $0.25
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Lola [4s 5s]
Deveeq: folds
icester: folds
TopDawg918: folds
072148: raises $0.50 to $0.75
Lola: calls $0.65
BaLaur: folds
*** FLOP *** [3s 2s Jh]
Lola: bets $0.50
072148: raises $1.50 to $2
Lola: calls $1.50
*** TURN *** [3s 2s Jh] [9d]
Lola: checks - I don't think he calls here if I bet anyway...
072148: checks
*** RIVER *** [3s 2s Jh 9d] [6s]
Lola: bets $2
072148: folds
Lola collected $5.50 from pot
Lola: shows [4s 5s] (a straight flush, Deuce to Six) - woo hoo, my first one in a while...
So at this point I have nearly tripled my original "challenge roll" and then I decide to pop in there for 30 minutes last night and this happens about 15 hands in (admittedly I was distracted and had already dropped about $10 in 10 minutes):
The BB cooler...
Table 'Geographos' 6-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: LaRoUcH3 ($7.85 in chips)
Seat 2: ultimateboy ($24.75 in chips)
Seat 3: papa400 ($16.60 in chips)
Seat 4: Bertdaman ($14.05 in chips)
Seat 5: Lola ($15.20 in chips)
Seat 6: krnlsanders ($7.40 in chips)
Bertdaman: posts small blind $0.10
Lola: posts big blind $0.25
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Lola [Qs Qc]
krnlsanders: folds
LaRoUcH3: folds
ultimateboy: raises $0.75 to $1
papa400: calls $1
Bertdaman: folds
Lola: raises $1.75 to $2.75
ultimateboy: raises $22 to $24.75 and is all-in
papa400: folds
Lola: calls $12.45 and is all-in - I am still not (will I ever be?) good enough to lay this down...
*** FLOP *** [8c Jc Js]
*** TURN *** [8c Jc Js] [3h]
*** RIVER *** [8c Jc Js 3h] [5d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Lola: shows [Qs Qc] (two pair, Queens and Jacks)
ultimateboy: shows [Kc Kd] (two pair, Kings and Jacks) ultimateboy collected $29.95 from pot
So far it's been pretty fun, yet frustrating. I'd like to move up levels, but this type of hand above is bound to happen once in a while. I just hope I get better and am able to avoid these situations from time to time.
Sticking with my BRM promise to myself, I'll be moving back down a level for a little while (hopefully a very short while).
11.1.08
6 max challenge
My 6 max journey has commenced. I have a bit of money over at Pokerstars so I though I would dedicate this for the sole purpose of 6 max for a while and see where it takes me. So far I have been able to double my little tiny bank roll and it now sits at Fifty little ones.
One thing I've noticed right off the bat is how passive some of the play is. Of course, I am play at levels that are so small (see bank roll management) that the game seems very beatable right now.
The key is, as we already know, being the aggressive one at the table. Using this aggresive image to your advantage at the opportune time and crushing your opponents into submission and taking all of their chips!
I don't know why I haven't given 6 max a try until now. I mean sure I have jumped on a couple of tables here or there in the past, but I have never really "challenged" myself in this way before.
The question that remains is what levels I should be starting at, and at what level of bank roll I should move up at.
Assuming that my first goal is to turn this $50 into $500, where should I start? I think the lower the better, just so that I can handle the unavoidable swings that are expected... but how low is too low?
It feels weird starting off at such low limits, but that is the whole point of this challenge so I'm gonna stick to it and see where it takes me.
However it turns out, it should be a learning experience and I hope to improve this part of my game. I often find myself playing 4-6 player live cash games so I hope to apply this experience online now.
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I've started a new blog. I won't be mentioning it here again, although there will be a link to it on the right. You'll just have to figure out which one it is...
Anonymity is key.
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Have a good weekend everyone.
One thing I've noticed right off the bat is how passive some of the play is. Of course, I am play at levels that are so small (see bank roll management) that the game seems very beatable right now.
The key is, as we already know, being the aggressive one at the table. Using this aggresive image to your advantage at the opportune time and crushing your opponents into submission and taking all of their chips!
I don't know why I haven't given 6 max a try until now. I mean sure I have jumped on a couple of tables here or there in the past, but I have never really "challenged" myself in this way before.
The question that remains is what levels I should be starting at, and at what level of bank roll I should move up at.
Assuming that my first goal is to turn this $50 into $500, where should I start? I think the lower the better, just so that I can handle the unavoidable swings that are expected... but how low is too low?
It feels weird starting off at such low limits, but that is the whole point of this challenge so I'm gonna stick to it and see where it takes me.
However it turns out, it should be a learning experience and I hope to improve this part of my game. I often find myself playing 4-6 player live cash games so I hope to apply this experience online now.
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I've started a new blog. I won't be mentioning it here again, although there will be a link to it on the right. You'll just have to figure out which one it is...
Anonymity is key.
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Have a good weekend everyone.
9.1.08
PLO Skillz, RIP Fantasy NHL, Poker Goals
I played in the blogger SKILL series last night. I wasn't planning on playing in it at all... but how can you resist PLO high? With knockouts? Talk about dead money. I've had some mild success over the past year in this game, so I thought I would give it a shot. This would be the first time in 2008 that I would take a seat at a poker table (virtual or not) and look down at not just two cards... but four!
I went out early. Really early.
I am not sure if you would call it a set up hand, but it sure felt like one. It folded around to me in the SB and I call with Kc-10c-10d-7h. Alcanthang raises it up POT and I make the... loose call?
Anyway, I flop a set of tens and check intending to check raise him as I know he is going to c-bet. He obliges and bets the pot of 240 chips. I re-raise it POT, he re-raises, I push. All the money is in on the flop and he turns the gutterball on me and IGH.
It didn't even phase me. I railed him pretty hard, but only because I wanted to see him actually respond. He finally did after I repeatedly told him how "aces are gold in blogger tournies" and tried to get him to say something. He responded "I had a wrap draw" which to me, meant a gutterball? Anyway, such is life.
I went out early. Really early.
I am not sure if you would call it a set up hand, but it sure felt like one. It folded around to me in the SB and I call with Kc-10c-10d-7h. Alcanthang raises it up POT and I make the... loose call?
Anyway, I flop a set of tens and check intending to check raise him as I know he is going to c-bet. He obliges and bets the pot of 240 chips. I re-raise it POT, he re-raises, I push. All the money is in on the flop and he turns the gutterball on me and IGH.
It didn't even phase me. I railed him pretty hard, but only because I wanted to see him actually respond. He finally did after I repeatedly told him how "aces are gold in blogger tournies" and tried to get him to say something. He responded "I had a wrap draw" which to me, meant a gutterball? Anyway, such is life.
Can anyone give me some input on odds here? Bayne?
It actually worked out for the better, and when I went out, I almost felt relieved. Not sure why donating money would make me feel good, I just wish I would have lasted longer than 30 minutes... I guess it would be a lot to ask of a blogger to fold to a check raise on that flop. In fact, I am not even sure if it would be the right play over the long run. I mean he has to figure I have a set on that flop, but as Bayne has put it so well - "the goal is to get your money in good.
I'll have to get into it when I have more time. Congrats to all of those cashers out there. Well done.
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So my FantasySportslive career has basically come to an end. With football almost over I was really looking forward to playing in the NHL daily fantasy pools as I had been doing quite well in them... maybe too well because I think Blinders took it off the market based on a lack of interest. Every second day there was at least one overlay... so that can't be good for business. I can't fault him for taking it off if there is little or no interest, it just sucks that I'll probably cash out for the time being and wait for next season. Hopefully he brings it back soon, but I doubt it... and just when I cracked the top 40 leaderboard too... crap.
So out of spite I gave basketball a try and thought to myself "man if I cash in a basketball fantasy pool then something is really wrong here, I haven't watched a single game all year!"
Here are the results:
Time to cash out! Like my team name?
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As far as poker goals go, I've decided not to make many. Here is what I know so far:
1. Play in at least one event of the Johnny Chan Poker Classic at the Rock in May. Most likely the $1K if I can satellite into it. Otherwise I will buy into the $500 event. Cashing would also be nice, but I'm going to play like I can win, otherwise what is the point.
2. Win at least one blogger event. I don't have the stats in front of me, but I do remember doing quite well a few times in the Mookie (2nd, 3rd, etc). I won a Dookie or two (doesn't count in my books for some reason) and I won the bloggerpod2 freeroll (free IPOD, but I took the cash instead) as well. This year I want to win something of more meaning, and do it more than once.
3. Play in the BCPC in November. Win it in a heads up battle against 55.
4. Improve my cash game, and learn more, read more and become more comfortable at live $2/$5 NL at my local casinos.
5. Start playing 6 max NL online.
That's it so far... and will probably be it. I think I can accomplish at least one of these, if not two by the end of the year... so let's give it a go!
Theres lot's of hard work ahead of me, so now I just need to find some motivation... because really, I have none right now. The fact that last night was my first game of poker in 2008 is definitely a good indicator to me that I am just not interested these days. With the new place coming together nicely, and the rush of buying new stuff (I am currently waiting for more Wii's to come in so I can join the club, and I am now a member of the digital recorder world) and setting it up, I just haven't been into sitting in front of a computer after a 10 hour day of the grind.
I have no doubt that this feeling will change again with time, but for now this is how it's gonna be... and I'm fine with that.
3.1.08
Is this the year? Poker? Ask yourself.
Do you measure your Poker year by:
A) One BIG huge event that stood out as a great achievement that you were most proud of?
or
B) A combination of mini events that were a consistent success? Although, there was nothing BIG to ultimately be proud of?
Why?
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What defines success?
How much money you've made? Is that the TRUE scoreboard?
This is an extremely scientific survey, so make sure that you are honest... and very serious... always be serious. :)
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I'm still trying to figure out what "poker goals" to set this year. In fact, I'm deciding whether I should bother setting any at all...
Is winning the most important? Yes.
Is breaking even acceptable? It depends.
Being above average has always been something that I have strived for.
Being GREAT at something is something I am still trying define. And find.
How do you define Greatness? Do you compare yourself to others?
I don't know if Poker is the answer. But it certainly is a challenge.
A) One BIG huge event that stood out as a great achievement that you were most proud of?
or
B) A combination of mini events that were a consistent success? Although, there was nothing BIG to ultimately be proud of?
Why?
----
What defines success?
How much money you've made? Is that the TRUE scoreboard?
This is an extremely scientific survey, so make sure that you are honest... and very serious... always be serious. :)
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I'm still trying to figure out what "poker goals" to set this year. In fact, I'm deciding whether I should bother setting any at all...
Is winning the most important? Yes.
Is breaking even acceptable? It depends.
Being above average has always been something that I have strived for.
Being GREAT at something is something I am still trying define. And find.
How do you define Greatness? Do you compare yourself to others?
I don't know if Poker is the answer. But it certainly is a challenge.
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