Like Cal Ripken, I'm going to voluntarily sit out of poker on April 1 just to make sure I don't have to work for the 1 a day freeroll. I qualified in March, and will play that freeroll.
Work has been much busier, and same with home stuff and I don't want to feel tied down to play. It's easier not to feel tied down when you don't qualify right off the bat compared to when you're 20 days in and figure you've only got 10 more to go.
Didn't win anything in SNG madness. not a surprise since I only won two. Literally just bouncing the BR back and forth between 2 numbers.
Good friend, Mike E - seeing him play more on FTP. LAst night was on IM with him while I was playing and sending my hands. I really took an interest in letting him know my thought process through hands. It turned out to be semi-interesting because he was pretty critical of my tight play early on, and got blinded down, but started to wail on people later when I caught AA and AK. Finished second. He also finished second in a 45-man $1 SNG. He ran like god.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Friday, March 27, 2009
Does someone at FTP read this blog?
So, right after I blog about FTP not having microstakes, boom, microstakes.
Now, right after blogging about not being able to play MTTs because of the start times, boom, more $1 MTTs.
I may now actually be able to play one tonight. There's a huge $1 at 8:15 pm now with a first place prize around 1500. I'll try it tonight. It may actually give me some good practice with mega huge fields. It's a double stack too.
Second in a SNG last night. Played some PLO microstakes. Should have left up about a dollar 40, but ended up down 11 cents chasing a flush draw on my last hand.
Now, right after blogging about not being able to play MTTs because of the start times, boom, more $1 MTTs.
I may now actually be able to play one tonight. There's a huge $1 at 8:15 pm now with a first place prize around 1500. I'll try it tonight. It may actually give me some good practice with mega huge fields. It's a double stack too.
Second in a SNG last night. Played some PLO microstakes. Should have left up about a dollar 40, but ended up down 11 cents chasing a flush draw on my last hand.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Not a good month
Pretty bad month pokerwise. If not for the win in the $20 SNG, I'd be way behind. The way I've been running is pretty frustrating.
Last night played a $2 SNG and went out in 9th place in about 10 hands. Second hand I had AK UTG, limped, and the guy right next to me RRAI. He had just lost the first pot of the game, but it was way too big for me to call that early in the tourney, so I laid it. Next hand, I get T4 in the BB with some limpers. Flop comes T8x. I chose to check, and it checked around. No way to tell whether someone has KT or AT or even QT, JT there so no need to bet. Turn is a 4h, so I hit my two pair, and 2 hearts on the board. I check with the intent to check raise, he bets, others fold, and I raise a little. I've got the best hand, and I figure no reason to scare him off this pot. I want him to call in this spot, so I raise to like 300 or so and he calls.
River Kh. I bet 120 into a pot of like 680 or so. With the small bet, I'd like a call, but it'd hopefully be able to tell me if the guy backdoored a flush or something. I'm geting called by a huge range of hands here, including KQ, etc. Opponent min raises to 240 and now I've got a decision. I was pretty sure I had the best hand, but now I'm not. He's making it cheap for me. 120 more and I have about 800 behind. I probably figure I'm beat, but he's making it east for me to call, and I do. He shows K8 for a rivered better 2 pair.
Couple hands later, I get 99, limp, get RRAI, and must fold. Two hands later, get 77 in mid pos, raise, get shipped the rest of my 640 stack or so, call, and he has TT.
I played two games this morning that went about the same way. The first game, I went out in 5th I think. Pretty card dead through it. Interesting spot where I held 55 and limped into a pot and got at least 2 others to come along. Flop is 594 rainbow or some such. I checked flop, and they checked behind. Turn is 7h, putting two hearts on the board. Since I don't like the card, I bet like 200 into a pot of 240. Then get raised and and then the third guy RRAI. I am scared of 68 and fold. The guy who raised me indeed had the 68, and the other guy had 77 and rivered a 4 for a fullhouse.
Almost like two hands later, I get 99, raise, SB calls, others fold. Flop is an uninteresting 963 for top set. Pot is 450, and that's what the SB bets. I ship, he insta calls with TT. Turn is a 7, giving him some more outs, and the river is a putrid T to give him a better set.
The last game I played this morning, I feel like I played well again - made some good laydowns with AJ, I think. We get 5 handed and I'm in the BB with about 1k left and blinds at 80/160. I'm in the BB and the SB is the other short stack. I've been pretty tight. He ships into me, and I call with AK and he has A3. Once I see the K hit the turn, I think I'm good (I'm also trying to change my daughter while playing) but then look up only to see the chips slide his way when the river comes a third heart and he takes it with a flush.
I am glad that these are just $2 games, but they are getting annoying. I find I don't have time to play a lot of MTTs anymore, so this is pretty much it.
Last night played a $2 SNG and went out in 9th place in about 10 hands. Second hand I had AK UTG, limped, and the guy right next to me RRAI. He had just lost the first pot of the game, but it was way too big for me to call that early in the tourney, so I laid it. Next hand, I get T4 in the BB with some limpers. Flop comes T8x. I chose to check, and it checked around. No way to tell whether someone has KT or AT or even QT, JT there so no need to bet. Turn is a 4h, so I hit my two pair, and 2 hearts on the board. I check with the intent to check raise, he bets, others fold, and I raise a little. I've got the best hand, and I figure no reason to scare him off this pot. I want him to call in this spot, so I raise to like 300 or so and he calls.
River Kh. I bet 120 into a pot of like 680 or so. With the small bet, I'd like a call, but it'd hopefully be able to tell me if the guy backdoored a flush or something. I'm geting called by a huge range of hands here, including KQ, etc. Opponent min raises to 240 and now I've got a decision. I was pretty sure I had the best hand, but now I'm not. He's making it cheap for me. 120 more and I have about 800 behind. I probably figure I'm beat, but he's making it east for me to call, and I do. He shows K8 for a rivered better 2 pair.
Couple hands later, I get 99, limp, get RRAI, and must fold. Two hands later, get 77 in mid pos, raise, get shipped the rest of my 640 stack or so, call, and he has TT.
I played two games this morning that went about the same way. The first game, I went out in 5th I think. Pretty card dead through it. Interesting spot where I held 55 and limped into a pot and got at least 2 others to come along. Flop is 594 rainbow or some such. I checked flop, and they checked behind. Turn is 7h, putting two hearts on the board. Since I don't like the card, I bet like 200 into a pot of 240. Then get raised and and then the third guy RRAI. I am scared of 68 and fold. The guy who raised me indeed had the 68, and the other guy had 77 and rivered a 4 for a fullhouse.
Almost like two hands later, I get 99, raise, SB calls, others fold. Flop is an uninteresting 963 for top set. Pot is 450, and that's what the SB bets. I ship, he insta calls with TT. Turn is a 7, giving him some more outs, and the river is a putrid T to give him a better set.
The last game I played this morning, I feel like I played well again - made some good laydowns with AJ, I think. We get 5 handed and I'm in the BB with about 1k left and blinds at 80/160. I'm in the BB and the SB is the other short stack. I've been pretty tight. He ships into me, and I call with AK and he has A3. Once I see the K hit the turn, I think I'm good (I'm also trying to change my daughter while playing) but then look up only to see the chips slide his way when the river comes a third heart and he takes it with a flush.
I am glad that these are just $2 games, but they are getting annoying. I find I don't have time to play a lot of MTTs anymore, so this is pretty much it.
Monday, March 16, 2009
UUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH
Full Tilt Poker Game #11179172964: $2 + $0.25 Sit & Go (84063771), Table 1 - 120/240 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:32:47 ET - 2009/03/16
Seat 4: motorbreath14 (5,242)
Seat 7: Andymanyo (2,752)
Seat 8: actzeng (2,780)
Seat 9: Sparkie547 (2,726)
Andymanyo posts the small blind of 120
actzeng posts the big blind of 240
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to actzeng [9c Jc]
Sparkie547 raises to 480
motorbreath14 folds
Andymanyo folds
actzeng calls 240
*** FLOP *** [2d 2h 9s]
actzeng checks
Sparkie547 bets 1,080
actzeng raises to 2,300, and is all in
Sparkie547 calls 1,166, and is all in
actzeng shows [9c Jc]
Sparkie547 shows [Kc 7c]
Uncalled bet of 54 returned to actzeng
*** TURN *** [2d 2h 9s] [Jd]
*** RIVER *** [2d 2h 9s Jd] [Kh]
actzeng shows two pair, Jacks and Nines
Sparkie547 shows two pair, Kings and Twos
Sparkie547 wins the pot (5,572) with two pair, Kings and Twos
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 5,572 | Rake 0
Board: [2d 2h 9s Jd Kh]
Seat 4: motorbreath14 (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: Andymanyo (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 8: actzeng (big blind) showed [9c Jc] and lost with two pair, Jacks and Nines
Seat 9: Sparkie547 showed [Kc 7c] and won (5,572) with two pair, Kings and Twos
Seat 4: motorbreath14 (5,242)
Seat 7: Andymanyo (2,752)
Seat 8: actzeng (2,780)
Seat 9: Sparkie547 (2,726)
Andymanyo posts the small blind of 120
actzeng posts the big blind of 240
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to actzeng [9c Jc]
Sparkie547 raises to 480
motorbreath14 folds
Andymanyo folds
actzeng calls 240
*** FLOP *** [2d 2h 9s]
actzeng checks
Sparkie547 bets 1,080
actzeng raises to 2,300, and is all in
Sparkie547 calls 1,166, and is all in
actzeng shows [9c Jc]
Sparkie547 shows [Kc 7c]
Uncalled bet of 54 returned to actzeng
*** TURN *** [2d 2h 9s] [Jd]
*** RIVER *** [2d 2h 9s Jd] [Kh]
actzeng shows two pair, Jacks and Nines
Sparkie547 shows two pair, Kings and Twos
Sparkie547 wins the pot (5,572) with two pair, Kings and Twos
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 5,572 | Rake 0
Board: [2d 2h 9s Jd Kh]
Seat 4: motorbreath14 (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: Andymanyo (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 8: actzeng (big blind) showed [9c Jc] and lost with two pair, Jacks and Nines
Seat 9: Sparkie547 showed [Kc 7c] and won (5,572) with two pair, Kings and Twos
Fading the outs
Kind of a crazy weekend pokerwise. I played a ton, seems like. Started off pretty badly, just back on the same kind of downswing that I've kinda been on. Then, took a flyer on a $20 SNG, and got ridiculously hit by the deck and won it. That turned a lot of stuff around. I should post some hands fromthat session.
What a big swing. If I had lost it, my BR would have been where it was like two months ago, and all the grinding in between would have been all for naught. Instead, I won it, and my BR is at a new high.
Cashed in the one-a-day freeroll for $2. I had a spot, where UTG min raised, the guy next to him shoves, I'm in mid pos with KK, and shove, and UTG calls and am up against AK and AA. Did not hit the one outer and was drawing dead by the turn. At least it's something.
I also made a deep run in the $1 tourney. Not a whole lot to report. Just had good hands hold, and was able to create big pots with them, either by limp/shoving or just getting RR with worse hands. Also didn't play junk and got away from AJ fairly easy. KK was my lucky hand in that one - double late with it a couple times.
I made a stupid semi-bluff play that cost me about a third of my stack when we got around two tables. I hit bottom pair with junk and tried to push my opponent off his hand, and couldn't. I had about 100k to start the hand, and was knocked down to 67k.
The for-all-intents-and-purposes bustout hand came when I had JTss OTB in an unraised pot. I had about 25k chips left, and shoved, and the BB called with 66. Would have been nice to take that, but I bricked, eventually taking 12th and $11. First was like 280, so that kind of sucked. The tourney field was about 1300 though, so it is an accomplishment of sorts I guess. Next time maybe.
What a big swing. If I had lost it, my BR would have been where it was like two months ago, and all the grinding in between would have been all for naught. Instead, I won it, and my BR is at a new high.
Cashed in the one-a-day freeroll for $2. I had a spot, where UTG min raised, the guy next to him shoves, I'm in mid pos with KK, and shove, and UTG calls and am up against AK and AA. Did not hit the one outer and was drawing dead by the turn. At least it's something.
I also made a deep run in the $1 tourney. Not a whole lot to report. Just had good hands hold, and was able to create big pots with them, either by limp/shoving or just getting RR with worse hands. Also didn't play junk and got away from AJ fairly easy. KK was my lucky hand in that one - double late with it a couple times.
I made a stupid semi-bluff play that cost me about a third of my stack when we got around two tables. I hit bottom pair with junk and tried to push my opponent off his hand, and couldn't. I had about 100k to start the hand, and was knocked down to 67k.
The for-all-intents-and-purposes bustout hand came when I had JTss OTB in an unraised pot. I had about 25k chips left, and shoved, and the BB called with 66. Would have been nice to take that, but I bricked, eventually taking 12th and $11. First was like 280, so that kind of sucked. The tourney field was about 1300 though, so it is an accomplishment of sorts I guess. Next time maybe.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Tough hand to get away from
But I almost did, and left myself with 320 or whatever.
Full Tilt Poker Game #11073618175: $2 + $0.25 Sit & Go (83310254), Table 1 - 60/120 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:09:29 ET - 2009/03/10
Seat 1: Merapi (4,378)
Seat 2: MrMancha (1,900)
Seat 6: actzeng (1,205)
Seat 7: ActionDeth (2,090)
Seat 8: ThunderThief (3,412)
Seat 9: PartyMarty2 (515), is sitting out
MrMancha posts the small blind of 60
actzeng posts the big blind of 120
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to actzeng [Kh Th]
ActionDeth folds
MrMancha: QQ... worst flop ever =[
ThunderThief calls 120
PartyMarty2 folds
Merapi folds
MrMancha has 15 seconds left to act
MrMancha folds
actzeng checks
*** FLOP *** [5h 7h 3h]
actzeng checks
ThunderThief bets 120
actzeng calls 120
*** TURN *** [5h 7h 3h] [7c]
actzeng checks
ThunderThief checks
*** RIVER *** [5h 7h 3h 7c] [8d]
actzeng has 15 seconds left to act
actzeng bets 120
ThunderThief has 15 seconds left to act
ThunderThief raises to 360
actzeng raises to 600
ThunderThief raises to 3,172, and is all in
actzeng calls 365, and is all in
Uncalled bet of 2,207 returned to ThunderThief
*** SHOW DOWN ***
ThunderThief shows [5s 7s] a full house, Sevens full of Fives
actzeng mucks
ThunderThief wins the pot (2,470) with a full house, Sevens full of Fives
actzeng stands up
Full Tilt Poker Game #11073618175: $2 + $0.25 Sit & Go (83310254), Table 1 - 60/120 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:09:29 ET - 2009/03/10
Seat 1: Merapi (4,378)
Seat 2: MrMancha (1,900)
Seat 6: actzeng (1,205)
Seat 7: ActionDeth (2,090)
Seat 8: ThunderThief (3,412)
Seat 9: PartyMarty2 (515), is sitting out
MrMancha posts the small blind of 60
actzeng posts the big blind of 120
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to actzeng [Kh Th]
ActionDeth folds
MrMancha: QQ... worst flop ever =[
ThunderThief calls 120
PartyMarty2 folds
Merapi folds
MrMancha has 15 seconds left to act
MrMancha folds
actzeng checks
*** FLOP *** [5h 7h 3h]
actzeng checks
ThunderThief bets 120
actzeng calls 120
*** TURN *** [5h 7h 3h] [7c]
actzeng checks
ThunderThief checks
*** RIVER *** [5h 7h 3h 7c] [8d]
actzeng has 15 seconds left to act
actzeng bets 120
ThunderThief has 15 seconds left to act
ThunderThief raises to 360
actzeng raises to 600
ThunderThief raises to 3,172, and is all in
actzeng calls 365, and is all in
Uncalled bet of 2,207 returned to ThunderThief
*** SHOW DOWN ***
ThunderThief shows [5s 7s] a full house, Sevens full of Fives
actzeng mucks
ThunderThief wins the pot (2,470) with a full house, Sevens full of Fives
actzeng stands up
I take that back
OK, when I made my post yesterday about being up or down on the month, I didn't really think about the fact that there was 2/3rds of the month left.
I won an SNG today, and finished third in one last night. The most disappointing thing about the third place one is that I feel like I just gave up. Like I didn't want to play anymore with 2k chips three handed, so I went a little crazy. There WAS one guy who kept hitting great cards. He started as the low stack three handed, and doubled through the chipleader with AK vs. KQ when the flop came K high. Then a few hands later, I dumped chips to him when I held KT vs. his AT and the flop came T high.
I am relatively happy, however that I was able to make a comeback and win the SNG this morning. I crippled myself early by overplaying 55 in blind on blind action. I was down to about 500-600 in chips. It is a good thing my opponent shoved river to make it an easy fold for me. Then I doubled through the same guy with KK. I was at about 600, blinds at 50-100. I just raised to 3oo UTG, even though I'm pretty much pot committed. I feel like shoving makes an an easy fold for marginal hands, and I'm going to get it all in on the flop anyways, so I don't care if others come along. BB calls with QT and I held.
That got me back into good shape. The next major hand, I think we're at 60-120. I've got about 3.1k chips, and UTG was the only stack that could effectively bust me, and I think he had 2.8 or something. We're like 5 handed at this point. He limps UTG. I think there's one caller, but he's a pretty low stack, and does not affect how the hand plays out. I check my option in the BB with J4 os.
Now, UTG has flipped up AA like 4 times and commented about how crazy that was. He even asked me (for reasons I do not understand) "hey, actzeng - isn't that crazy?". Anyways, with that in mind, the flop comes JT4, two hearts. I check with the intention of check raising him. Of course, I want him to either have AA or represent AA in this spot, which I think he will do. He bets about half the pot, 240, I think, and the other guy gets out of the way. I min raise him, hoping to induce a push by an overpair. He RR 1.2k and I put him in for the rest, and he flips over KT for nothing but second pair. I held.
That gave me close to 7k 4 handed, and the rest kind of just played itself out. I had about the same stack going into HU, and my opponent had about 4k. I picked up AQ HU at 1-200 and raised to 600. Of course my opponent GOES BERSERK AND MASSIVE RERERERAISES ALL IN WITH A9!!!! And I held. Then I had to get ready for work.
I won an SNG today, and finished third in one last night. The most disappointing thing about the third place one is that I feel like I just gave up. Like I didn't want to play anymore with 2k chips three handed, so I went a little crazy. There WAS one guy who kept hitting great cards. He started as the low stack three handed, and doubled through the chipleader with AK vs. KQ when the flop came K high. Then a few hands later, I dumped chips to him when I held KT vs. his AT and the flop came T high.
I am relatively happy, however that I was able to make a comeback and win the SNG this morning. I crippled myself early by overplaying 55 in blind on blind action. I was down to about 500-600 in chips. It is a good thing my opponent shoved river to make it an easy fold for me. Then I doubled through the same guy with KK. I was at about 600, blinds at 50-100. I just raised to 3oo UTG, even though I'm pretty much pot committed. I feel like shoving makes an an easy fold for marginal hands, and I'm going to get it all in on the flop anyways, so I don't care if others come along. BB calls with QT and I held.
That got me back into good shape. The next major hand, I think we're at 60-120. I've got about 3.1k chips, and UTG was the only stack that could effectively bust me, and I think he had 2.8 or something. We're like 5 handed at this point. He limps UTG. I think there's one caller, but he's a pretty low stack, and does not affect how the hand plays out. I check my option in the BB with J4 os.
Now, UTG has flipped up AA like 4 times and commented about how crazy that was. He even asked me (for reasons I do not understand) "hey, actzeng - isn't that crazy?". Anyways, with that in mind, the flop comes JT4, two hearts. I check with the intention of check raising him. Of course, I want him to either have AA or represent AA in this spot, which I think he will do. He bets about half the pot, 240, I think, and the other guy gets out of the way. I min raise him, hoping to induce a push by an overpair. He RR 1.2k and I put him in for the rest, and he flips over KT for nothing but second pair. I held.
That gave me close to 7k 4 handed, and the rest kind of just played itself out. I had about the same stack going into HU, and my opponent had about 4k. I picked up AQ HU at 1-200 and raised to 600. Of course my opponent GOES BERSERK AND MASSIVE RERERERAISES ALL IN WITH A9!!!! And I held. Then I had to get ready for work.
Monday, March 9, 2009
Reset
Totally wasn't into playing yesterday. So I didn't really. I did the $1 6 max which was a total fucking rollercoaster ride that busted out in the first half hour. Such is life, however.
The weekend was really, really nice weather-wise though. Went for a walk in the park with wife and baby. It's great to watch her grow up. She's verbalizing now, which is interesting. She's just going - dadaddadaDODODODADAddadaa. Of course she has no idea what she's saying, but that's ok.
I had her touch my chin hair yesterday which made her laugh. That was really funny. I also broke out the grill yesterday and had some BBQ chicken with potato salad for the first time in god knows how long. And it's snowing right now - go figure.
This month will probably be my first losing month in 7. I had six consecutive profitable months which was a record for me, so I guess that's how these things go sometimes. I'd have to make a deep MTT score or go on a sick run, neither of which I think will happen. I also qualified for the one-a-day freeroll again, so we'll see how things go in that. I did pretty well in the last one, and there is zero reason for me not to have cashed.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
HOLY FUCK BACK ON THE DOWNSWING
Full Tilt Poker Game #10967684601: $5 + $0.50 Sit & Go (82535195), Table 1 - 60/120 - No Limit Hold'em - 20:16:58 ET - 2009/03/04
Seat 1: CHUBRACABRA (2,880)
Seat 2: HanoverFyst (4,210)
Seat 4: Curry_Dan (910)
Seat 6: actzeng (2,470)
Seat 9: scooterroot (3,030)
scooterroot posts the small blind of 60
CHUBRACABRA posts the big blind of 120
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to actzeng [Kc Ah]
HanoverFyst folds
Curry_Dan folds
actzeng raises to 360
scooterroot folds
CHUBRACABRA calls 240
*** FLOP *** [8s As 4s]
CHUBRACABRA bets 780
actzeng calls 780
*** TURN *** [8s As 4s] [4h]
CHUBRACABRA bets 1,740, and is all in
actzeng calls 1,330, and is all in
CHUBRACABRA shows [Ad Qs]
actzeng shows [Kc Ah]
Uncalled bet of 410 returned to CHUBRACABRA
*** RIVER *** [8s As 4s 4h] [7s]
CHUBRACABRA shows a flush, Ace high
actzeng shows two pair, Aces and Fours
CHUBRACABRA wins the pot (5,000) with a flush, Ace high
actzeng stands up
Seat 1: CHUBRACABRA (2,880)
Seat 2: HanoverFyst (4,210)
Seat 4: Curry_Dan (910)
Seat 6: actzeng (2,470)
Seat 9: scooterroot (3,030)
scooterroot posts the small blind of 60
CHUBRACABRA posts the big blind of 120
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to actzeng [Kc Ah]
HanoverFyst folds
Curry_Dan folds
actzeng raises to 360
scooterroot folds
CHUBRACABRA calls 240
*** FLOP *** [8s As 4s]
CHUBRACABRA bets 780
actzeng calls 780
*** TURN *** [8s As 4s] [4h]
CHUBRACABRA bets 1,740, and is all in
actzeng calls 1,330, and is all in
CHUBRACABRA shows [Ad Qs]
actzeng shows [Kc Ah]
Uncalled bet of 410 returned to CHUBRACABRA
*** RIVER *** [8s As 4s 4h] [7s]
CHUBRACABRA shows a flush, Ace high
actzeng shows two pair, Aces and Fours
CHUBRACABRA wins the pot (5,000) with a flush, Ace high
actzeng stands up
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
More bullshit
Full Tilt Poker Game #10951442570: $2 + $0.25 Sit & Go (82414956), Table 1 - 50/100 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:35:28 ET - 2009/03/03
Seat 2: PrAmEe (1,275)
Seat 3: iriemon1 (805)
Seat 4: TLMALONEY (2,550)
Seat 6: actzeng (1,820)
Seat 7: wolfpack13 (1,200)
Seat 8: Salter2005 (2,230)
Seat 9: RESQ12 (3,620)TLMALONEY posts the small blind of 50
actzeng posts the big blind of 100
The button is in seat #3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to actzeng [Qh Qc]
wolfpack13 folds
Salter2005 folds
RESQ12 has 15 seconds left to act
RESQ12 calls 100
PrAmEe folds
iriemon1 folds
TLMALONEY has 15 seconds left to act
TLMALONEY calls 50
actzeng raises to 400
RESQ12 calls 300
TLMALONEY calls 300
*** FLOP *** [5d Ad 4d]
TLMALONEY has 15 seconds left to actT
LMALONEY checks
actzeng checks
RESQ12 bets 1,200
TLMALONEY raises to 2,150, and is all in
actzeng foldsRESQ12 has 15 seconds left to act
RESQ12 calls 950
TLMALONEY shows [Ah Qd]
RESQ12 shows [Th Jd]
*** TURN *** [5d Ad 4d] [7s]
*** RIVER *** [5d Ad 4d 7s] [Js]
TLMALONEY shows a pair of AcesRESQ12 shows a pair of JacksTLMALONEY wins the pot (5,500) with a pair of Aces
Full Tilt Poker Game #10951497091: $2 + $0.25 Sit & Go (82414956), Table 1 - 50/100 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:38:38 ET - 2009/03/03
Seat 2: PrAmEe (1,275)
Seat 3: iriemon1 (805)
Seat 4: TLMALONEY (5,500)
Seat 6: actzeng (1,370)
Seat 7: wolfpack13 (1,150)
Seat 8: Salter2005 (2,230)
Seat 9: RESQ12 (1,170)
RESQ12 posts the small blind of 50
PrAmEe posts the big blind of 100
The button is in seat #8
*** HOLE CARDS ***Dealt to actzeng [As Jc]
iriemon1 folds
TLMALONEY has 15 seconds left to act
TLMALONEY folds
actzeng raises to 350
wolfpack13 folds
Salter2005 folds
RESQ12 raises to 1,170, and is all in
PrAmEe folds
actzeng calls 820
RESQ12 shows [Ac 9s]
actzeng shows [As Jc]
*** FLOP *** [9c 7c 6c]
*** TURN *** [9c 7c 6c] [Th]
*** RIVER *** [9c 7c 6c Th] [5h]RESQ12 shows a pair of Nines
actzeng shows Ace Jack highRESQ12 wins the pot (2,440) with a pair of Nines
Seat 2: PrAmEe (1,275)
Seat 3: iriemon1 (805)
Seat 4: TLMALONEY (2,550)
Seat 6: actzeng (1,820)
Seat 7: wolfpack13 (1,200)
Seat 8: Salter2005 (2,230)
Seat 9: RESQ12 (3,620)TLMALONEY posts the small blind of 50
actzeng posts the big blind of 100
The button is in seat #3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to actzeng [Qh Qc]
wolfpack13 folds
Salter2005 folds
RESQ12 has 15 seconds left to act
RESQ12 calls 100
PrAmEe folds
iriemon1 folds
TLMALONEY has 15 seconds left to act
TLMALONEY calls 50
actzeng raises to 400
RESQ12 calls 300
TLMALONEY calls 300
*** FLOP *** [5d Ad 4d]
TLMALONEY has 15 seconds left to actT
LMALONEY checks
actzeng checks
RESQ12 bets 1,200
TLMALONEY raises to 2,150, and is all in
actzeng foldsRESQ12 has 15 seconds left to act
RESQ12 calls 950
TLMALONEY shows [Ah Qd]
RESQ12 shows [Th Jd]
*** TURN *** [5d Ad 4d] [7s]
*** RIVER *** [5d Ad 4d 7s] [Js]
TLMALONEY shows a pair of AcesRESQ12 shows a pair of JacksTLMALONEY wins the pot (5,500) with a pair of Aces
Full Tilt Poker Game #10951497091: $2 + $0.25 Sit & Go (82414956), Table 1 - 50/100 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:38:38 ET - 2009/03/03
Seat 2: PrAmEe (1,275)
Seat 3: iriemon1 (805)
Seat 4: TLMALONEY (5,500)
Seat 6: actzeng (1,370)
Seat 7: wolfpack13 (1,150)
Seat 8: Salter2005 (2,230)
Seat 9: RESQ12 (1,170)
RESQ12 posts the small blind of 50
PrAmEe posts the big blind of 100
The button is in seat #8
*** HOLE CARDS ***Dealt to actzeng [As Jc]
iriemon1 folds
TLMALONEY has 15 seconds left to act
TLMALONEY folds
actzeng raises to 350
wolfpack13 folds
Salter2005 folds
RESQ12 raises to 1,170, and is all in
PrAmEe folds
actzeng calls 820
RESQ12 shows [Ac 9s]
actzeng shows [As Jc]
*** FLOP *** [9c 7c 6c]
*** TURN *** [9c 7c 6c] [Th]
*** RIVER *** [9c 7c 6c Th] [5h]RESQ12 shows a pair of Nines
actzeng shows Ace Jack highRESQ12 wins the pot (2,440) with a pair of Nines
Stupid BS
Full Tilt Poker Game #10950834221: $2 + $0.25 Sit & Go (82412090), Table 1 - 30/60 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:00:35 ET - 2009/03/03
Seat 2: Stoon Wallly (940)
Seat 3: innocents (3,135)
Seat 5: zucan777 (2,560)
Seat 7: Tizzle02 (3,635)
Seat 8: actzeng (1,340)
Seat 9: Groupstar1 (1,890)
Tizzle02 posts the small blind of 30
actzeng posts the big blind of 60
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to actzeng [Jh Ts]
Groupstar1 folds
Stoon Wallly folds
innocents calls 60
zucan777 folds
Tizzle02 calls 30
actzeng checks
*** FLOP *** [Tc 7h 8c]
Tizzle02 checks
actzeng checks
innocents checks
*** TURN *** [Tc 7h 8c] [9c]
Tizzle02 checks
actzeng bets 60
innocents raises to 240
Tizzle02 folds
actzeng calls 180
*** RIVER *** [Tc 7h 8c 9c] [9d]
actzeng checks
innocents has 15 seconds left to act
innocents bets 60
actzeng calls 60
*** SHOW DOWN ***
innocents shows [7d 7c] a full house, Sevens full of Ninesactzeng mucksinnocents wins the pot (780) with a full house, Sevens full of Nines
Full Tilt Poker Game #10950856059: $2 + $0.25 Sit & Go (82412090), Table 1 - 30/60 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:01:51 ET - 2009/03/03Seat 2: Stoon Wallly (940)Seat 3: innocents (3,555)Seat 5: zucan777 (2,560)Seat 7: Tizzle02 (3,575)Seat 8: actzeng (980)Seat 9: Groupstar1 (1,890)
actzeng posts the small blind of 30
Groupstar1 posts the big blind of 60
The button is in seat #7*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to actzeng [5d 5s]
Stoon Wallly folds
innocents folds
zucan777 folds
Tizzle02 raises to 300
actzeng raises to 980, and is all in
Groupstar1 foldsTizzle02 has 15 seconds left to actTizzle02 calls 680
actzeng shows [5d 5s]
Tizzle02 shows [8s 9c]
*** FLOP *** [Jc Kd 2s]*** TURN *** [Jc Kd 2s] [8d]*** RIVER *** [Jc Kd 2s 8d] [4s]actzeng shows a pair of FivesTizzle02 shows a pair of EightsTizzle02 wins the pot (2,020) with a pair of Eightsactzeng stands up
There's more...
Seat 2: Stoon Wallly (940)
Seat 3: innocents (3,135)
Seat 5: zucan777 (2,560)
Seat 7: Tizzle02 (3,635)
Seat 8: actzeng (1,340)
Seat 9: Groupstar1 (1,890)
Tizzle02 posts the small blind of 30
actzeng posts the big blind of 60
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to actzeng [Jh Ts]
Groupstar1 folds
Stoon Wallly folds
innocents calls 60
zucan777 folds
Tizzle02 calls 30
actzeng checks
*** FLOP *** [Tc 7h 8c]
Tizzle02 checks
actzeng checks
innocents checks
*** TURN *** [Tc 7h 8c] [9c]
Tizzle02 checks
actzeng bets 60
innocents raises to 240
Tizzle02 folds
actzeng calls 180
*** RIVER *** [Tc 7h 8c 9c] [9d]
actzeng checks
innocents has 15 seconds left to act
innocents bets 60
actzeng calls 60
*** SHOW DOWN ***
innocents shows [7d 7c] a full house, Sevens full of Ninesactzeng mucksinnocents wins the pot (780) with a full house, Sevens full of Nines
Full Tilt Poker Game #10950856059: $2 + $0.25 Sit & Go (82412090), Table 1 - 30/60 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:01:51 ET - 2009/03/03Seat 2: Stoon Wallly (940)Seat 3: innocents (3,555)Seat 5: zucan777 (2,560)Seat 7: Tizzle02 (3,575)Seat 8: actzeng (980)Seat 9: Groupstar1 (1,890)
actzeng posts the small blind of 30
Groupstar1 posts the big blind of 60
The button is in seat #7*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to actzeng [5d 5s]
Stoon Wallly folds
innocents folds
zucan777 folds
Tizzle02 raises to 300
actzeng raises to 980, and is all in
Groupstar1 foldsTizzle02 has 15 seconds left to actTizzle02 calls 680
actzeng shows [5d 5s]
Tizzle02 shows [8s 9c]
*** FLOP *** [Jc Kd 2s]*** TURN *** [Jc Kd 2s] [8d]*** RIVER *** [Jc Kd 2s 8d] [4s]actzeng shows a pair of FivesTizzle02 shows a pair of EightsTizzle02 wins the pot (2,020) with a pair of Eightsactzeng stands up
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Drawing Dead
That should be the name of a band/album, or even a poker book. Maybe a fictional crime/poker/drama book or movie. Starring Tommy Lee Jones as a cop who goes undercover into home cash games to uncover a drug smuggling business or something. Maybe someone else. I don't know. Colin Farrel? That way at least you could work a hot chick into the movie.
Back to the grind - looks like luck is starting to even out for me. I'm still down $30 from the high point, but I was around minus 50 a few days ago, so it's leveling off. It would help if I could cash in a $5. They have all gone awry.
The MTTs, I'm learning, are 100% total crapshoots. I cashed like 64th place or something yesterday in the $1 tourney. I got unbelievably lucky and unbelievably unlucky all in the same ride. Nice to finally cash in an MTT again though. I will try to give the 7:00pm turbo tourney a shot tonight if I get home in time.
Back to the grind - looks like luck is starting to even out for me. I'm still down $30 from the high point, but I was around minus 50 a few days ago, so it's leveling off. It would help if I could cash in a $5. They have all gone awry.
The MTTs, I'm learning, are 100% total crapshoots. I cashed like 64th place or something yesterday in the $1 tourney. I got unbelievably lucky and unbelievably unlucky all in the same ride. Nice to finally cash in an MTT again though. I will try to give the 7:00pm turbo tourney a shot tonight if I get home in time.
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Does this shit happen to anyone else?
THE FUCK. This would have put me at chipleader very early on.
Full Tilt Poker Game #10909739960: $1 Tournament (81973813), Table 70 - 15/30 - No Limit Hold'em - 16:22:57 ET - 2009/03/01
Seat 1: fulltiltfaith (1,080)
Seat 2: clacha (1,470)
Seat 3: route66trucker (705)
Seat 4: actzeng (2,965)
Seat 5: king creole (3,190)
Seat 6: mrn777 (1,595)
Seat 7: Hugz121 (2,690)
Seat 9: jjweather (2,125)
clacha posts the small blind of 15
route66trucker posts the big blind of 30
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to actzeng [Jc Jh]
actzeng raises to 105
xzero114 sits down
xzero114 adds 3,610
king creole folds
mrn777 folds
Hugz121 raises to 180
jjweather folds
fulltiltfaith calls 180
clacha folds
route66trucker has 15 seconds left to act
route66trucker calls 150
actzeng calls 75
*** FLOP *** [Js 4s Kc]
route66trucker checks
actzeng has 15 seconds left to act
actzeng bets 500
Hugz121 calls 500
fulltiltfaith folds
route66trucker calls 500
*** TURN *** [Js 4s Kc] [9h]
route66trucker bets 25, and is all in
actzeng raises to 2,285, and is all in
Hugz121 calls 2,010, and is all in
actzeng shows [Jc Jh]
Hugz121 shows [Ts Jd]
route66trucker shows [Qs Th]
Uncalled bet of 275 returned to actzeng
*** RIVER *** [Js 4s Kc 9h] [Qd]
actzeng shows three of a kind, Jacks
Hugz121 shows a straight, King high
Hugz121 wins the side pot (3,970) with a straight, King high
route66trucker shows a straight, King high
route66trucker ties for the main pot (1,155) with a straight, King high
Hugz121 ties for the main pot (1,155) with a straight, King high
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 6,280 Main pot 2,310. Side pot 3,970. | Rake 0
Board: [Js 4s Kc 9h Qd]
Seat 1: fulltiltfaith (button) folded on the Flop
Seat 2: clacha (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 3: route66trucker (big blind) showed [Qs Th] and won (1,155) with a straight, King high
Seat 4: actzeng showed [Jc Jh] and lost with three of a kind, Jacks
Seat 5: king creole didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: mrn777 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: Hugz121 showed [Ts Jd] and won (5,125) with a straight, King high
Seat 9: jjweather didn't bet (folded)
Full Tilt Poker Game #10909739960: $1 Tournament (81973813), Table 70 - 15/30 - No Limit Hold'em - 16:22:57 ET - 2009/03/01
Seat 1: fulltiltfaith (1,080)
Seat 2: clacha (1,470)
Seat 3: route66trucker (705)
Seat 4: actzeng (2,965)
Seat 5: king creole (3,190)
Seat 6: mrn777 (1,595)
Seat 7: Hugz121 (2,690)
Seat 9: jjweather (2,125)
clacha posts the small blind of 15
route66trucker posts the big blind of 30
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to actzeng [Jc Jh]
actzeng raises to 105
xzero114 sits down
xzero114 adds 3,610
king creole folds
mrn777 folds
Hugz121 raises to 180
jjweather folds
fulltiltfaith calls 180
clacha folds
route66trucker has 15 seconds left to act
route66trucker calls 150
actzeng calls 75
*** FLOP *** [Js 4s Kc]
route66trucker checks
actzeng has 15 seconds left to act
actzeng bets 500
Hugz121 calls 500
fulltiltfaith folds
route66trucker calls 500
*** TURN *** [Js 4s Kc] [9h]
route66trucker bets 25, and is all in
actzeng raises to 2,285, and is all in
Hugz121 calls 2,010, and is all in
actzeng shows [Jc Jh]
Hugz121 shows [Ts Jd]
route66trucker shows [Qs Th]
Uncalled bet of 275 returned to actzeng
*** RIVER *** [Js 4s Kc 9h] [Qd]
actzeng shows three of a kind, Jacks
Hugz121 shows a straight, King high
Hugz121 wins the side pot (3,970) with a straight, King high
route66trucker shows a straight, King high
route66trucker ties for the main pot (1,155) with a straight, King high
Hugz121 ties for the main pot (1,155) with a straight, King high
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 6,280 Main pot 2,310. Side pot 3,970. | Rake 0
Board: [Js 4s Kc 9h Qd]
Seat 1: fulltiltfaith (button) folded on the Flop
Seat 2: clacha (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 3: route66trucker (big blind) showed [Qs Th] and won (1,155) with a straight, King high
Seat 4: actzeng showed [Jc Jh] and lost with three of a kind, Jacks
Seat 5: king creole didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: mrn777 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: Hugz121 showed [Ts Jd] and won (5,125) with a straight, King high
Seat 9: jjweather didn't bet (folded)
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