I donked my way to another final table...this time in limit HE Skeeeeelz. I haven't had problems getting to the final table in the BBT...except for the month of April. The problem is I'm usually short stacked when I get there. Last night I built up to a decent stack of over 16K but started to donk it off slowly. My last hand was AxKx....and a rag board flopped. I raised going in and LJ called. I bet the flop and we RRaised all the way to the river and lo' and behold LJ read me correctly. My problem is when I showed strength with the pre-flop raise I thought she would fold. Well she didn't and I donked out 8th. I'm sure that the people at the final table were not too happy with me doubling up LJ. I made the decision to go for it at that time because 1st is the only thing we should be going for...that is those of us without a TOC seat. Nice read LJ....and apparently she went on to win so that leaves me with exactly 6 or 7 chances left. I'm not gonna lie...I didn't stick around to see the conclusion after my crap final table play.
March : I started out with some good play. I made 6 Final tables...made 6 cashes...made 7 in the points finishes. That's not bad out of 18 tourneys played. No win but I figured I have 2 months to go.
April : I figured I can make the points and final tables but I needed to change the way I get there...get there with a stack or don't get there at all. That was a mistake as I only had 1 final table (3rd or 4th in RiverChasers).....made 2 cashes....and only 2 in the Points finishes for the month out of 12 tourneys played. I'm not sure why I missed 5 tourneys but the Sunday start time of 4:30 for the Brit was just not a good time for me and my kids (not that I'm complaining about anything....it's just hard to justify playing online poker with a toddler and baby running/crawling around the house). People with kids will know what I'm talking about and people who don't have no idea what I'm talking about....those who are planning to have kids...plan on it interrupting your poker time for the foreseeable future. So anyway, I changed my play and went for all or nothing in order to get to the final table with a big stack. It worked once but I could have probably made better decisions at certain times. I figured...no big deal...I have a whole month of tourneys left.
May : I reverted back to my original half LAG half tight approach and so far out of 9 tourneys played I have made the final table 3 times (again missing the Brit Bloggerment...for the month...although if there is one on the 31st I will play that and the Big Game that night as well)
I made 3 times in the points but only 1 cash so far. So I need to take advantage of the final table when I get there. If I ever get there with a big stack I need to just run over the final table (ya right...I just sit there in awe of some of the the people who have won multiple tourneys..they just seem to steamroll with good hands and bad hands)....and if I get there as i did last night...I need to at least not make a single mistake.
Two things that have been pointed out to me :
If I have 10 BB's or less just shove. Don't try to steal the Blinds and then fold to a shove. I folded to a couple of shoves on the final table bubble with 10 or less BB's and that is just not the way to win a tourney. I know this but I was practicing it like I have been on Stars for the last year and a half. As I am typing this that is probably my whole problem with my play on Full Tilt. I've had more problems on Full Tilt than PokerStars or Bodog....I am just giving my chips away at the end. Again I know this but for some reason I haven't been executing it. (It may look like I am chip dumping but I can assure you In my twisted mind I am doing the right thing at that time...so I will stop gifting my chips away Limit HE not withstanding).
Don't raise so much out of position. I raise more out of position then I do in position. It seems that I get better hands OOP then In Position. That continues to creep into my play in almost all tourneys...and we all know that is just not a good way to accumulate chips in NLHE tourneys....
These are two things that I struggle with when playing tourneys online. I guess I'll have to revisit the changes I made at the beginning of 2008 and get back to what works. That brings up the other problem I have....Making time to study HH's and training videos etc. Good luck to everybody in the BBT and the TOC should I get there or not. The only way I get to the WSOP is by satellite or a BBT challenge so that is looking unlikely. Not that I won't blow out a small bankroll trying :)
Big time kudos to Al for the BBT4. I salute you and the next time I meet you I will buy you a Soco 'neat'. I met Al at the 2007 Winter gathering for a brief second but he was inundated with multiple shots and people looking for a party messiah.
See all of you BBTrs and stragglers at the MOOKIE tonight!
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Sunday, May 03, 2009
Sunday Millions questionable hand and Quad Q's
I cashed in the Sunday Millions...and it feels good. I haven't been able to cash in a Sunday major except the Bodog 100K. I got bad beat out 13th with A's BTW in that one..that would've been nice but that's ancient history now. This following hand is of particular interest. It is against one of the better MTTers on PokerStars. I had KK...
p0kerStars Game #27786223379: Tournament #158061334, $200+$15 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (150/300) - 2009/05/03 17:51:17 ET
Table '158061334 109' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: dupie20 (22417 in chips)
Seat 2: Maestrificus (13742 in chips)
Seat 3: jyaku (11976 in chips)
Seat 4: tjhb (13988 in chips)
Seat 5: BurnsMan666 (18000 in chips)
Seat 6: Ice B (15654 in chips)
Seat 7: JustPray (8312 in chips)
Seat 8: DoubleDave (10629 in chips)
Seat 9: kloun7 (20025 in chips)
JustPray: posts small blind 150
DoubleDave: posts big blind 300
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to DoubleDave [Kh Ks]
Maestrificus said, "What I mean is has it always been like this?"
kloun7: folds
dupie20: folds
Maestrificus: folds
jyaku: folds
tjhb: folds
BurnsMan666: calls 300
Ice B: raises 800 to 1100
JustPray: folds
DoubleDave: raises 1000 to 2100<-------I know...its a wacky min-raise...looks weird
BurnsMan666: folds
Maestrificus said, "Lol ok phil"
Maestrificus said, "in bit"
Ice B: raises 3400 to 5500
DoubleDave: raises 5129 to 10629 and is all-in
Ice B: calls 5129
*** FLOP *** [Ts Tc 4c]
*** TURN *** [Ts Tc 4c] [3h]
*** RIVER *** [Ts Tc 4c 3h] [8d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
So what do you think this guy has to battle with at the end of our re-raises all in pre-flop??? Oh and he has the following stats on OPR :
He has over 161.5K in prizes, over 61K in profit...a whopping +61% overall ROI On PokerStars......
Edit : This is what he had
DoubleDave: shows [Kh Ks] (two pair, Kings and Tens)
Ice B: shows [7c Jh] (a pair of Tens)
DoubleDave collected 21708 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 21708 | Rake 0
Board [Ts Tc 4c 3h 8d]
Seat 1: dupie20 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: Maestrificus folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: jyaku folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: tjhb folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: BurnsMan666 folded before Flop
Seat 6: Ice B (button) showed [7c Jh] and lost with a pair of Tens
Seat 7: JustPray (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: DoubleDave (big blind) showed [Kh Ks] and won (21708) with two pair, Kings and Tens
Seat 9: kloun7 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
ummmm J-7 off suit...WOW
This is thrown in for good measure...I decided to play the 40K guar. on Full Tilt Phucker and this happened :
Quadius Queenius Bitchius!!!!!!
p0kerStars Game #27786223379: Tournament #158061334, $200+$15 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (150/300) - 2009/05/03 17:51:17 ET
Table '158061334 109' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: dupie20 (22417 in chips)
Seat 2: Maestrificus (13742 in chips)
Seat 3: jyaku (11976 in chips)
Seat 4: tjhb (13988 in chips)
Seat 5: BurnsMan666 (18000 in chips)
Seat 6: Ice B (15654 in chips)
Seat 7: JustPray (8312 in chips)
Seat 8: DoubleDave (10629 in chips)
Seat 9: kloun7 (20025 in chips)
JustPray: posts small blind 150
DoubleDave: posts big blind 300
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to DoubleDave [Kh Ks]
Maestrificus said, "What I mean is has it always been like this?"
kloun7: folds
dupie20: folds
Maestrificus: folds
jyaku: folds
tjhb: folds
BurnsMan666: calls 300
Ice B: raises 800 to 1100
JustPray: folds
DoubleDave: raises 1000 to 2100<-------I know...its a wacky min-raise...looks weird
BurnsMan666: folds
Maestrificus said, "Lol ok phil"
Maestrificus said, "in bit"
Ice B: raises 3400 to 5500
DoubleDave: raises 5129 to 10629 and is all-in
Ice B: calls 5129
*** FLOP *** [Ts Tc 4c]
*** TURN *** [Ts Tc 4c] [3h]
*** RIVER *** [Ts Tc 4c 3h] [8d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
So what do you think this guy has to battle with at the end of our re-raises all in pre-flop??? Oh and he has the following stats on OPR :
He has over 161.5K in prizes, over 61K in profit...a whopping +61% overall ROI On PokerStars......
Edit : This is what he had
DoubleDave: shows [Kh Ks] (two pair, Kings and Tens)
Ice B: shows [7c Jh] (a pair of Tens)
DoubleDave collected 21708 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 21708 | Rake 0
Board [Ts Tc 4c 3h 8d]
Seat 1: dupie20 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: Maestrificus folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: jyaku folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: tjhb folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: BurnsMan666 folded before Flop
Seat 6: Ice B (button) showed [7c Jh] and lost with a pair of Tens
Seat 7: JustPray (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: DoubleDave (big blind) showed [Kh Ks] and won (21708) with two pair, Kings and Tens
Seat 9: kloun7 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
ummmm J-7 off suit...WOW
This is thrown in for good measure...I decided to play the 40K guar. on Full Tilt Phucker and this happened :
Quadius Queenius Bitchius!!!!!!
Ober....Unger....Unger....Dunn.....Dunn....Ober
This is how every tournament ends for me on Full Tilt Phucker....it's true. The only thing I can think of to do is maybe utilize a stop 'n go type play from now on. I just can't get it done on FTP. I realize its painful to read about bad beats but I'm posting them anyway...it's the only way to fade them away. I also tried to get my chat banned so stay tuned for no words from me in any BBT tourneys...
Another thing I can't understand is how someone can win multiple 28K's or even multiple top threes. Chad should write a book. How the eff do you do it man????....
Full Tilt Poker Game #11996783897: $28,000 Guarantee (89724697), Table 56 - 120/240 Ante 25 - No Limit Hold'em - 23:49:42 ET - 2009/05/02
Seat 1: Mr_Evil71 (6,150)
Seat 2: DDionysus (3,265)
Seat 3: yo no more taco (16,253)
Seat 4: jaymello (7,771)
Seat 5: Saane17 (4,067)
Seat 6: wizdoom (11,825)
Seat 7: hawaimushroom (10,895)
Seat 8: andy_84_02 (6,075)
Seat 9: Soccerprep205 (7,201)
Mr_Evil71 antes 25
DDionysus antes 25
yo no more taco antes 25
jaymello antes 25
Saane17 antes 25
wizdoom antes 25
hawaimushroom antes 25
andy_84_02 antes 25
Soccerprep205 antes 25
yo no more taco posts the small blind of 120
jaymello posts the big blind of 240
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to DDionysus [Jh Js]
Saane17 folds
wizdoom folds
hawaimushroom folds
andy_84_02 folds
Soccerprep205 calls 240
Mr_Evil71 calls 240
DDionysus has 15 seconds left to act
DDionysus raises to 1,545
yo no more taco folds
jaymello folds
Soccerprep205 folds
Mr_Evil71 raises to 6,125, and is all in
DDionysus calls 1,695, and is all in
Mr_Evil71 shows [7h 7d]
DDionysus shows [Jh Js]
Uncalled bet of 2,885 returned to Mr_Evil71
*** FLOP *** [9d 6h 6d]
*** TURN *** [9d 6h 6d] [Qc]
*** RIVER *** [9d 6h 6d Qc] [7c]
Mr_Evil71 shows a full house, Sevens full of Sixes
DDionysus shows two pair, Jacks and Sixes
Mr_Evil71 wins the pot (7,305) with a full house, Sevens full of Sixes
DDionysus stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 7,305 | Rake 0
Board: [9d 6h 6d Qc 7c]
Seat 1: Mr_Evil71 showed [7h 7d] and won (7,305) with a full house, Sevens full of Sixes
Seat 2: DDionysus (button) showed [Jh Js] and lost with two pair, Jacks and Sixes
Seat 3: yo no more taco (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 4: jaymello (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 5: Saane17 folded before the Flop
Seat 6: wizdoom folded before the Flop
Seat 7: hawaimushroom folded before the Flop
Seat 8: andy_84_02 folded before the Flop
Seat 9: Soccerprep205 folded before the Flop
Another thing I can't understand is how someone can win multiple 28K's or even multiple top threes. Chad should write a book. How the eff do you do it man????....
Full Tilt Poker Game #11996783897: $28,000 Guarantee (89724697), Table 56 - 120/240 Ante 25 - No Limit Hold'em - 23:49:42 ET - 2009/05/02
Seat 1: Mr_Evil71 (6,150)
Seat 2: DDionysus (3,265)
Seat 3: yo no more taco (16,253)
Seat 4: jaymello (7,771)
Seat 5: Saane17 (4,067)
Seat 6: wizdoom (11,825)
Seat 7: hawaimushroom (10,895)
Seat 8: andy_84_02 (6,075)
Seat 9: Soccerprep205 (7,201)
Mr_Evil71 antes 25
DDionysus antes 25
yo no more taco antes 25
jaymello antes 25
Saane17 antes 25
wizdoom antes 25
hawaimushroom antes 25
andy_84_02 antes 25
Soccerprep205 antes 25
yo no more taco posts the small blind of 120
jaymello posts the big blind of 240
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to DDionysus [Jh Js]
Saane17 folds
wizdoom folds
hawaimushroom folds
andy_84_02 folds
Soccerprep205 calls 240
Mr_Evil71 calls 240
DDionysus has 15 seconds left to act
DDionysus raises to 1,545
yo no more taco folds
jaymello folds
Soccerprep205 folds
Mr_Evil71 raises to 6,125, and is all in
DDionysus calls 1,695, and is all in
Mr_Evil71 shows [7h 7d]
DDionysus shows [Jh Js]
Uncalled bet of 2,885 returned to Mr_Evil71
*** FLOP *** [9d 6h 6d]
*** TURN *** [9d 6h 6d] [Qc]
*** RIVER *** [9d 6h 6d Qc] [7c]
Mr_Evil71 shows a full house, Sevens full of Sixes
DDionysus shows two pair, Jacks and Sixes
Mr_Evil71 wins the pot (7,305) with a full house, Sevens full of Sixes
DDionysus stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 7,305 | Rake 0
Board: [9d 6h 6d Qc 7c]
Seat 1: Mr_Evil71 showed [7h 7d] and won (7,305) with a full house, Sevens full of Sixes
Seat 2: DDionysus (button) showed [Jh Js] and lost with two pair, Jacks and Sixes
Seat 3: yo no more taco (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 4: jaymello (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 5: Saane17 folded before the Flop
Seat 6: wizdoom folded before the Flop
Seat 7: hawaimushroom folded before the Flop
Seat 8: andy_84_02 folded before the Flop
Seat 9: Soccerprep205 folded before the Flop
Friday, May 01, 2009
Friday nights on PokerStars....
Why do I bother....this is my typical Friday night (of course...I know....it's a 3$ re buy...and it's what I'm supposed to want...but I'll never get used to this. Also keep in mind that this is AFTER the re buy period) :
PokerStars Game #27717737031: Tournament #158091112, $3.00+$0.30 Hold'em No Limit - Level XI (125/250) - 2009/05/01 21:50:53 ET
Table '158091112 9' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: camdzic (9374 in chips)
Seat 2: DoubleDave (6005 in chips)
Seat 3: GUSEE (32431 in chips)
Seat 4: PinchEndo (4245 in chips)
Seat 5: joe60 (9395 in chips)
Seat 6: chrispy2005 (8428 in chips)
Seat 7: JRDurham (3398 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 8: mr.speank (13260 in chips)
Seat 9: zazx (9205 in chips)
camdzic: posts the ante 30
DoubleDave: posts the ante 30
GUSEE: posts the ante 30
PinchEndo: posts the ante 30
joe60: posts the ante 30
chrispy2005: posts the ante 30
JRDurham: posts the ante 30
mr.speank: posts the ante 30
zazx: posts the ante 30
joe60: posts small blind 125
chrispy2005: posts big blind 250
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to DoubleDave [Kd Kc]
JRDurham: folds
mr.speank: calls 250
zazx: calls 250
camdzic: calls 250
DoubleDave: raises 1000 to 1250
GUSEE: folds
PinchEndo: folds
joe60: folds
chrispy2005: folds
mr.speank: calls 1000
zazx: folds
camdzic: calls 1000
*** FLOP *** [Tc 7c 2s]
mr.speank: checks
camdzic: checks
DoubleDave: bets 1000
mr.speank: calls 1000
camdzic: raises 7094 to 8094 and is all-in
DoubleDave: calls 3725 and is all-in
mr.speank: folds
Uncalled bet (3369) returned to camdzic
*** TURN *** [Tc 7c 2s] [Qd]
*** RIVER *** [Tc 7c 2s Qd] [9d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
camdzic: shows [9h Ts] (two pair, Tens and Nines)
DoubleDave: shows [Kd Kc] (a pair of Kings)
camdzic collected 15095 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 15095 | Rake 0
Board [Tc 7c 2s Qd 9d]
Seat 1: camdzic showed [9h Ts] and won (15095) with two pair, Tens and Nines
Seat 2: DoubleDave showed [Kd Kc] and lost with a pair of Kings
Seat 3: GUSEE folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: PinchEndo (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: joe60 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: chrispy2005 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: JRDurham folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: mr.speank folded on the Flop
Seat 9: zazx folded before Flop
This guys stats are much worse than mine on Full Tilt (I lost it and told him to basically die a horrible death :) )
Game Prizes ROI ABI AFS R/A ITM ITM
Hold'em NL $2,140 <$0 -59% $5.66 2226 23% 93/922 10%
Hold'em L/PL $0 $0 0% $0 0 0% 0/0 0%
Omaha $0 <$0 -100% $0.10 240 0% 0/6 0%
Omaha Hi Lo $0 <$0 -100% $1.10 405 0% 0/1 0%
Other $0 $0 0% $0 0 0% 0/0 0%
$2,140 <$0 -59% $5.62 2211 23% 93/929 10%
PokerStars Game #27717737031: Tournament #158091112, $3.00+$0.30 Hold'em No Limit - Level XI (125/250) - 2009/05/01 21:50:53 ET
Table '158091112 9' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: camdzic (9374 in chips)
Seat 2: DoubleDave (6005 in chips)
Seat 3: GUSEE (32431 in chips)
Seat 4: PinchEndo (4245 in chips)
Seat 5: joe60 (9395 in chips)
Seat 6: chrispy2005 (8428 in chips)
Seat 7: JRDurham (3398 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 8: mr.speank (13260 in chips)
Seat 9: zazx (9205 in chips)
camdzic: posts the ante 30
DoubleDave: posts the ante 30
GUSEE: posts the ante 30
PinchEndo: posts the ante 30
joe60: posts the ante 30
chrispy2005: posts the ante 30
JRDurham: posts the ante 30
mr.speank: posts the ante 30
zazx: posts the ante 30
joe60: posts small blind 125
chrispy2005: posts big blind 250
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to DoubleDave [Kd Kc]
JRDurham: folds
mr.speank: calls 250
zazx: calls 250
camdzic: calls 250
DoubleDave: raises 1000 to 1250
GUSEE: folds
PinchEndo: folds
joe60: folds
chrispy2005: folds
mr.speank: calls 1000
zazx: folds
camdzic: calls 1000
*** FLOP *** [Tc 7c 2s]
mr.speank: checks
camdzic: checks
DoubleDave: bets 1000
mr.speank: calls 1000
camdzic: raises 7094 to 8094 and is all-in
DoubleDave: calls 3725 and is all-in
mr.speank: folds
Uncalled bet (3369) returned to camdzic
*** TURN *** [Tc 7c 2s] [Qd]
*** RIVER *** [Tc 7c 2s Qd] [9d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
camdzic: shows [9h Ts] (two pair, Tens and Nines)
DoubleDave: shows [Kd Kc] (a pair of Kings)
camdzic collected 15095 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 15095 | Rake 0
Board [Tc 7c 2s Qd 9d]
Seat 1: camdzic showed [9h Ts] and won (15095) with two pair, Tens and Nines
Seat 2: DoubleDave showed [Kd Kc] and lost with a pair of Kings
Seat 3: GUSEE folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: PinchEndo (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: joe60 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: chrispy2005 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: JRDurham folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: mr.speank folded on the Flop
Seat 9: zazx folded before Flop
This guys stats are much worse than mine on Full Tilt (I lost it and told him to basically die a horrible death :) )
Game Prizes ROI ABI AFS R/A ITM ITM
Hold'em NL $2,140 <$0 -59% $5.66 2226 23% 93/922 10%
Hold'em L/PL $0 $0 0% $0 0 0% 0/0 0%
Omaha $0 <$0 -100% $0.10 240 0% 0/6 0%
Omaha Hi Lo $0 <$0 -100% $1.10 405 0% 0/1 0%
Other $0 $0 0% $0 0 0% 0/0 0%
$2,140 <$0 -59% $5.62 2211 23% 93/929 10%
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
100 days of........
Improvements!?!?!? This is supposed to be better then what we've been through already...right? All this in 100 days.....I can't wait to see what's next. "Let's fly Air Force One over Manhattan really low....right next to the Statue of Liberty....what a photo opportunity that would be!" - Probably some high ranking official in the Obama administration. This is of course a fictitious statement but probably a good guess.
Edit : The reason I was reading the NY Post was to find out how crazy the reaction was in Manhattan to the flyover. Reportedly (at least not from the MSM) it was insane and people were running and screaming out of buildings....just like 9-11.
Edit 2 : good grief...what'd I do to deserve this????
How the fuck are you supposed to win the Mookie when this shit happens all the time?
Full Tilt Poker Game #11942740859: The Mookie (88685086), Table 9 - 40/80 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:47:46 ET - 2009/04/29
Seat 1: cracknKK (6,034)
Seat 2: DDionysus (2,945)
Seat 3: NumbBono (2,204)
Seat 4: BuddyDank (7,096)
Seat 6: edgie212 (2,545), is sitting out
Seat 7: OMGitsPokerFool (5,400)
Seat 8: twoblackaces (3,516)
Seat 9: scottc25 (3,679)
cracknKK posts the small blind of 40
DDionysus posts the big blind of 80
The button is in seat #9
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to DDionysus [Ks Kh]
NumbBono folds
BuddyDank folds
edgie212 folds
OMGitsPokerFool folds
twoblackaces raises to 240
scottc25 folds
cracknKK folds
DDionysus raises to 760
twoblackaces has 15 seconds left to act
twoblackaces raises to 2,320
DDionysus raises to 2,945, and is all in
twoblackaces calls 625
DDionysus shows [Ks Kh]
twoblackaces shows [Qh Qd]
*** FLOP *** [7h Js Qs]
*** TURN *** [7h Js Qs] [4s]
*** RIVER *** [7h Js Qs 4s] [Qc]
DDionysus shows two pair, Kings and Queens
twoblackaces shows four of a kind, Queens
twoblackaces wins the pot (5,930) with four of a kind, Queens
DDionysus stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 5,930 | Rake 0
Board: [7h Js Qs 4s Qc]
Seat 1: cracknKK (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 2: DDionysus (big blind) showed [Ks Kh] and lost with two pair, Kings and Queens
Seat 3: NumbBono didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: BuddyDank didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: edgie212 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: OMGitsPokerFool didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: twoblackaces showed [Qh Qd] and won (5,930) with four of a kind, Queens
Seat 9: scottc25 (button) didn't bet (folded)
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Royal Flush in Midnight Madness.....
Got a Royal Flush in MiDnight MaDness tonight!!!!
I also played that Daily Dollar tourney...I'm a sucker for double D's...heh
That's over 6,600 donkeys in that 1 dollah tardfest by the way....
Also played the 3$ rebuy on Stars...went out near bubble...and went out 6th or 7th in the Kat's rebuy Donkament...former blogger Soxlover...AKA...fishiswa luckboxed his way to a win.
Haven't seen him around for a while....
Finished 200th in the MiDnight MaDness........well...I cashed but flamed out in un-spectacular fashion....sigh...
For those out there that are looking for a tournament league :
Look NO Further : The BBT4 tournament series is in full force right...join in the fun or be a fuckstick.......
I also played that Daily Dollar tourney...I'm a sucker for double D's...heh
That's over 6,600 donkeys in that 1 dollah tardfest by the way....
Also played the 3$ rebuy on Stars...went out near bubble...and went out 6th or 7th in the Kat's rebuy Donkament...former blogger Soxlover...AKA...fishiswa luckboxed his way to a win.
Haven't seen him around for a while....
Finished 200th in the MiDnight MaDness........well...I cashed but flamed out in un-spectacular fashion....sigh...
For those out there that are looking for a tournament league :
Look NO Further : The BBT4 tournament series is in full force right...join in the fun or be a fuckstick.......
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
The 'Craig's List Killer'
Apparently the 'Craig's List Killer' was a frequent poker player at Foxwoods....
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ROAR
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Monday, April 06, 2009
MGM Grand-Foxwoods
Stayed at the MGM Grand at Foxwoods this past Saturday! We were able to book a room because my wife's mother had a huge amount of points left over on her dream card (foxwoods promotion cards). So instead of it costing us 450.00 it cost all of 50.00. That's the only reason we were there in the first place...that and we were able to have my parents watch their two little grandaughters. We paid the rest the next day with points earned on wife's dream card anyway. This is the first time we've been able to get away for an overnight in two years. I've actually have been to foxwoods once last spring to sling some chips around but that was for a tourney and small blogger gathering and only for a few hours. That makes two times in two years....I am 'live' rusty to say the least.
So the MGM Grand is a pretty nice place. It seemed a little dark in the casino...and I felt like I was in a giant bowl or something. There is an escalator that goes up into a cross walk connection to Foxwoods (more on that later). Time flies at that place. I didn't sleep much but the bed and rooms were nice. We get there around 4PM and before I know it it's 9PM...all we did is get something to eat and gamble a bit. So around 10PM the wife is crashed out...I'm getting antsy for some poker. I had a bunch of drinks but the walk would sober me up a bit. I decided to walk over to the poker room....maybe see where the 10K main event is for the Poker Classic. I start my trek and 20 minutes later I'm at the poker room. That's 20 straight minutes of walking from the MGM Grand all the way to the other side of the world it seemed. The strange thing was I didn't see hide nor hair of the poker tournament. Nobody in the poker room did either. Huh? I guess they setup one of the ballrooms (of which they have many) as the final table/WPT featured table.....never saw any of it. Anyway I sat down in the poker room at any old 1-2 NL table. Rumor had it 'Rakefeeder'(going to back to Iraq next Sunday FWIW) and 'ittolm'(has played in a couple BBT events in the past and runs the best home game tourney in the land...AKA the HPT) were going to be there. So at the first 1-2 NL table I was feeling good and relaxed....maybe too relaxed. We started the straddle-bet and had the dealer politely remind everybody to straddle-bet. We also decided to make a prop bet that if anybody could get everybody on the table to fold to the 'hammer' then everybody else would pay 5 when the 'hammer' was shown. It made for some pretty wacky play...and damn it...it was fun. I chipped up from 120 to 280...then I lost a big pot. I had been betting into a semi-coordinated board with my two pair and a guy with a large stack was calling until the river then he re-raised my 40 bet to 140. He had to have caught his straight...but no...my two pair was good after all. After I fucking folded it! I get out maybe twice a year and that hand had knocked my chip stack back down to starting stack. I was pissed off but I don't play much of the cash game anymore...the kid just made the right move into somebody who didn't want to stack off yet...me. I also made another n00bish move that worked in my favor....I had Ah-Kh and raised to 12 from early position. There were two callers. Ax-10x-6x fell...the guy to my right raised to 36...I forgot about the guy to my right at that moment and pushed my T120 "all in"...."oops". The guy to my right apparently flopped two pair 10x-6x. He didn't know what to do....he folded. I ended up raking the pot after the other original raiser folded as well. I apologized and the table later broke up within the hour. I also noticed that my brackets got royally screwed by UConn. The poker room deflated a bunch after that. I was fluctuating up-down-up-down.
I noticed something different about the poker room....couldn't quite put my finger on it...maybe the service?? Yessir...ever since Mohegan Sun opened up I guess the service has been much better...and I did notice. They also didn't charge 5 bucks per half hour....just raked pots. That's the kind of place I want to be at. It's about time they did something for the players there. After the first table broke up I found 'ittolm' and 'rakefeeder'. I sat a 'rake's' table and basically put him on tilt after talking for a while. I was also bleeding chips. Every time I see 'Rake' I cooler him....d'oh...sorry dude. I was having a good time but I was not making good moves and my chip stack went back down again. We later went to different tables and I pushed my stack into two good situations but they turned out bad. The first was Ah-Qh....the short stack on the table went all-in ahead of me....someone called...I went for a squeeze play because I had about T85. The guy that went in first had T45. He flopped a straight and I turned two pair. He raked that pot. After folding a while I saw Ks-8s and lots of people limped...I limped and a flop of Kc-9x-8c fell....The crubs. I went all in and was called by Jc-9c chick. Of course the crubs got there on the river. She didn't even know she won and was about to muck when Mr. Valiant decided to announce the flush. I wasn't feeling it anyway...after 3 hours I decided to go talk to 'Rake' and see if I could rail/cooler him for a few. Sure enough he starts losing pots and playing bad. I also tilted his sense of balance. He was leaning back on his chair and talking to me over his shoulder...some kid next to him had Aces. He get bet out of the pot and then turns to talk to me....then he starts falling over. Head over heals...over the back of the chair....hits his shin and belly flops on the poker floor...LOL!!! That was some funny shit right there. 'Rakefeeder' can really entertain a crowd. I announced "This guy is defending our country"!! LOL's So after that debacle and Rake nursing a bruised shin and a damaged chip stack I decided to call it a night. I said my good byes and wished him luck over there.
I think most people owe Rob or 'Rakefeeder' a debt of gratitude regardless of how you feel about the war. Go over to his blog and wish him good luck....god speed...or whatever else you want. Good luck Rob. Hope to see another Poker room belly flop soon!!!!
so I walked back what seems like 5 miles to the MGM Grand. I sit down at a slot machine called Dublin Diamonds because of the DD initials. That was a good decision and and even better one the next day. I got up and of course the wife was out playing at...Dublin Diamonds! She also found it because her initials are DD....pretty scientific gambling logic for us. We checked out of the room and checked our luggage for a few hours. We sat down at the Dublin Diamonds slot machines and I proceeded to hit for an 800.00 prize...on a 5cent slot! So I basically got paid to get drunk....gamble up a little....and laugh my ass off for 24 hours.......BOOOOOOOM!
All in all a great Saturday night and Sunday afternoon. I think I'll go back.....
So the MGM Grand is a pretty nice place. It seemed a little dark in the casino...and I felt like I was in a giant bowl or something. There is an escalator that goes up into a cross walk connection to Foxwoods (more on that later). Time flies at that place. I didn't sleep much but the bed and rooms were nice. We get there around 4PM and before I know it it's 9PM...all we did is get something to eat and gamble a bit. So around 10PM the wife is crashed out...I'm getting antsy for some poker. I had a bunch of drinks but the walk would sober me up a bit. I decided to walk over to the poker room....maybe see where the 10K main event is for the Poker Classic. I start my trek and 20 minutes later I'm at the poker room. That's 20 straight minutes of walking from the MGM Grand all the way to the other side of the world it seemed. The strange thing was I didn't see hide nor hair of the poker tournament. Nobody in the poker room did either. Huh? I guess they setup one of the ballrooms (of which they have many) as the final table/WPT featured table.....never saw any of it. Anyway I sat down in the poker room at any old 1-2 NL table. Rumor had it 'Rakefeeder'(going to back to Iraq next Sunday FWIW) and 'ittolm'(has played in a couple BBT events in the past and runs the best home game tourney in the land...AKA the HPT) were going to be there. So at the first 1-2 NL table I was feeling good and relaxed....maybe too relaxed. We started the straddle-bet and had the dealer politely remind everybody to straddle-bet. We also decided to make a prop bet that if anybody could get everybody on the table to fold to the 'hammer' then everybody else would pay 5 when the 'hammer' was shown. It made for some pretty wacky play...and damn it...it was fun. I chipped up from 120 to 280...then I lost a big pot. I had been betting into a semi-coordinated board with my two pair and a guy with a large stack was calling until the river then he re-raised my 40 bet to 140. He had to have caught his straight...but no...my two pair was good after all. After I fucking folded it! I get out maybe twice a year and that hand had knocked my chip stack back down to starting stack. I was pissed off but I don't play much of the cash game anymore...the kid just made the right move into somebody who didn't want to stack off yet...me. I also made another n00bish move that worked in my favor....I had Ah-Kh and raised to 12 from early position. There were two callers. Ax-10x-6x fell...the guy to my right raised to 36...I forgot about the guy to my right at that moment and pushed my T120 "all in"...."oops". The guy to my right apparently flopped two pair 10x-6x. He didn't know what to do....he folded. I ended up raking the pot after the other original raiser folded as well. I apologized and the table later broke up within the hour. I also noticed that my brackets got royally screwed by UConn. The poker room deflated a bunch after that. I was fluctuating up-down-up-down.
I noticed something different about the poker room....couldn't quite put my finger on it...maybe the service?? Yessir...ever since Mohegan Sun opened up I guess the service has been much better...and I did notice. They also didn't charge 5 bucks per half hour....just raked pots. That's the kind of place I want to be at. It's about time they did something for the players there. After the first table broke up I found 'ittolm' and 'rakefeeder'. I sat a 'rake's' table and basically put him on tilt after talking for a while. I was also bleeding chips. Every time I see 'Rake' I cooler him....d'oh...sorry dude. I was having a good time but I was not making good moves and my chip stack went back down again. We later went to different tables and I pushed my stack into two good situations but they turned out bad. The first was Ah-Qh....the short stack on the table went all-in ahead of me....someone called...I went for a squeeze play because I had about T85. The guy that went in first had T45. He flopped a straight and I turned two pair. He raked that pot. After folding a while I saw Ks-8s and lots of people limped...I limped and a flop of Kc-9x-8c fell....The crubs. I went all in and was called by Jc-9c chick. Of course the crubs got there on the river. She didn't even know she won and was about to muck when Mr. Valiant decided to announce the flush. I wasn't feeling it anyway...after 3 hours I decided to go talk to 'Rake' and see if I could rail/cooler him for a few. Sure enough he starts losing pots and playing bad. I also tilted his sense of balance. He was leaning back on his chair and talking to me over his shoulder...some kid next to him had Aces. He get bet out of the pot and then turns to talk to me....then he starts falling over. Head over heals...over the back of the chair....hits his shin and belly flops on the poker floor...LOL!!! That was some funny shit right there. 'Rakefeeder' can really entertain a crowd. I announced "This guy is defending our country"!! LOL's So after that debacle and Rake nursing a bruised shin and a damaged chip stack I decided to call it a night. I said my good byes and wished him luck over there.
I think most people owe Rob or 'Rakefeeder' a debt of gratitude regardless of how you feel about the war. Go over to his blog and wish him good luck....god speed...or whatever else you want. Good luck Rob. Hope to see another Poker room belly flop soon!!!!
so I walked back what seems like 5 miles to the MGM Grand. I sit down at a slot machine called Dublin Diamonds because of the DD initials. That was a good decision and and even better one the next day. I got up and of course the wife was out playing at...Dublin Diamonds! She also found it because her initials are DD....pretty scientific gambling logic for us. We checked out of the room and checked our luggage for a few hours. We sat down at the Dublin Diamonds slot machines and I proceeded to hit for an 800.00 prize...on a 5cent slot! So I basically got paid to get drunk....gamble up a little....and laugh my ass off for 24 hours.......BOOOOOOOM!
All in all a great Saturday night and Sunday afternoon. I think I'll go back.....
Thursday, April 02, 2009
The lil ol tourney that could.....
The 1 dollah donkament is turning TWO....tomorrow night....be there.....I may be there late...maybe not...I will try though.......
Friday, March 27, 2009
Friday night Donkament
The 2 year anniversary is next week but to ramp up for it you should play tonight!
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
H.O.R.S.E
Not a good starting table for me :
I played pretty bad at the first table...but made some nice hands late to cruise into the final table. I was still the short stack by far after a few bust outs. In my last hand I had 6-6-5 with a short stack call. I then called again (mistake of course but I need something to happen here) and a f'n 6 fell. I didn't have much left and had to go all in. Does anybody out there think I should fold with 2K in chips left at that point? A 2 fell on 6th street but then another freakin 2 fell for the always unwanted boat in Razz. Everybody loves to jab at that but I had no friggen choice. I was committed and by far the shortest stack before the hand even started. Happy St. Patricks day......
I played pretty bad at the first table...but made some nice hands late to cruise into the final table. I was still the short stack by far after a few bust outs. In my last hand I had 6-6-5 with a short stack call. I then called again (mistake of course but I need something to happen here) and a f'n 6 fell. I didn't have much left and had to go all in. Does anybody out there think I should fold with 2K in chips left at that point? A 2 fell on 6th street but then another freakin 2 fell for the always unwanted boat in Razz. Everybody loves to jab at that but I had no friggen choice. I was committed and by far the shortest stack before the hand even started. Happy St. Patricks day......
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