Level XII (1000/2000)
Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: ICECRM (7430 in chips)
Seat 2: Topflex (18295 in chips)
Seat 3: IFCopper (14439 in chips)
Seat 5: KiD[ReD] (10980 in chips)
Seat 6: mary_all_in (5108 in chips)
Seat 7: murraygoals (4761 in chips)
Seat 8: kensmoe8 (6487 in chips)
ICECRM: posts the ante 100
Topflex: posts the ante 100
IFCopper: posts the ante 100
KiD[ReD]: posts the ante 100
mary_all_in: posts the ante 100
murraygoals: posts the ante 100
kensmoe8: posts the ante 100
ICECRM: posts small blind 1000
Topflex: posts big blind 2000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to IFCopper [Jh Jc]
Nice. This table has been nothing but pansies, every raise = folds around to the raiser. Not to mention the antes and blinds just went up.
A solid raise should take this down. Not to mention that the blinds just went up.
IFCopper: raises 4000 to 6000
KiD[ReD]: calls 6000
mary_all_in: folds
murraygoals: folds
kensmoe8: folds
ICECRM: folds
Topflex: folds
Interesting. I've got kid red pegged as a bit of a loose wire.
*** FLOP *** [Js 4d Qc]
IFCopper: checks
Woof. A monster hand. let's check to the loose wire - who only has 4980 in chips left.
KiD[ReD]: bets 2000
Pause a little bit to reel him in. Act like I'm thinking about it, then call.
IFCopper: calls 2000
*** TURN *** [Js 4d Qc] [4h]
Bam. Full house. He's only got 2880 left, so he's pot committed, might as well put him all in.
IFCopper: bets 4000
KiD[ReD]: calls 2880 and is all-in
He takes the bait.
KiD[ReD]: shows [Ks Qs]
So, he's got two pair, Q's over 4's, and I've got a full house. Only 2 cards in the deck beat me. Queen of diamonds and the Queen of Hearts.
That's a 4.26% chance of beating me. Or, taken another way, I've made the correct play and forced a player all in on a hand that I win 96% of the time.
*** RIVER *** [Js 4d Qc 4h] [Qd]
Yeah. That's poker.
*** SHOW DOWN ***
IFCopper: shows [Jh Jc] (a full house, Jacks full of Queens)
KiD[ReD]: shows [Ks Qs] (a full house, Queens full of Fours)
KiD[ReD] collected 25460 from pot
Look at that. I've just created a new chip leader. Dammit.
Thursday, December 22, 2005
Cash - $120.36 - Twenty to one odds giveth
Yes,
Astute followers of the blog will note that I did, in fact, actually place in the money in this tournament. Go me.
I delivered a nasty beat on the river to get there, and took a nasty beat on the river to end my chances.
The story of the first beat:
Hold'em No Limit - Level XI (600/1200)
Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: ICECRM (8555 in chips)
Seat 2: Topflex (24285 in chips)
Seat 3: IFCopper (3888 in chips)
Seat 5: KiD[ReD] (6330 in chips)
Seat 6: mary_all_in (7265 in chips)
Seat 7: murraygoals (8965 in chips)
Seat 8: kensmoe8 (8212 in chips)
Seventh place is the money - final table, I'm about to get hit for 1950 in chips by the blind and big blind (and antes).
ICECRM: posts the ante 75
Topflex: posts the ante 75
IFCopper: posts the ante 75
KiD[ReD]: posts the ante 75
mary_all_in: posts the ante 75
murraygoals: posts the ante 75
kensmoe8: posts the ante 75
ICECRM: posts small blind 600
Topflex: posts big blind 1200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to IFCopper [5d Kc]
So, I might as well try and buy the blinds with my shitty king high.
IFCopper: raises 2613 to 3813 and is all-in
KiD[ReD]: folds
mary_all_in: calls 3813
murraygoals: folds
kensmoe8: folds
ICECRM: folds
Topflex: raises 4587 to 8400
mary_all_in: calls 3377 and is all-in
Oh jesus, not one, but two people call me. Looks like trouble.
Topflex: shows [Qd 9c]
mary_all_in: shows [4c 4h]
Losing from the start to the 4's
*** FLOP *** [7d 2h 8c]
Nothing
*** TURN *** [7d 2h 8c] [Td]
Oh jesus, now top flex has an open ended straight draw. I lose with anything but a K or a 5
*** RIVER *** [7d 2h 8c Td] [Kh]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Topflex: shows [Qd 9c] (high card King)
mary_all_in: shows [4c 4h] (a pair of Fours)
mary_all_in collected 6754 from side pot
IFCopper: shows [5d Kc] (a pair of Kings)
IFCopper collected 12564 from main pot
I LIVE!!!
Astute followers of the blog will note that I did, in fact, actually place in the money in this tournament. Go me.
I delivered a nasty beat on the river to get there, and took a nasty beat on the river to end my chances.
The story of the first beat:
Hold'em No Limit - Level XI (600/1200)
Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: ICECRM (8555 in chips)
Seat 2: Topflex (24285 in chips)
Seat 3: IFCopper (3888 in chips)
Seat 5: KiD[ReD] (6330 in chips)
Seat 6: mary_all_in (7265 in chips)
Seat 7: murraygoals (8965 in chips)
Seat 8: kensmoe8 (8212 in chips)
Seventh place is the money - final table, I'm about to get hit for 1950 in chips by the blind and big blind (and antes).
ICECRM: posts the ante 75
Topflex: posts the ante 75
IFCopper: posts the ante 75
KiD[ReD]: posts the ante 75
mary_all_in: posts the ante 75
murraygoals: posts the ante 75
kensmoe8: posts the ante 75
ICECRM: posts small blind 600
Topflex: posts big blind 1200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to IFCopper [5d Kc]
So, I might as well try and buy the blinds with my shitty king high.
IFCopper: raises 2613 to 3813 and is all-in
KiD[ReD]: folds
mary_all_in: calls 3813
murraygoals: folds
kensmoe8: folds
ICECRM: folds
Topflex: raises 4587 to 8400
mary_all_in: calls 3377 and is all-in
Oh jesus, not one, but two people call me. Looks like trouble.
Topflex: shows [Qd 9c]
mary_all_in: shows [4c 4h]
Losing from the start to the 4's
*** FLOP *** [7d 2h 8c]
Nothing
*** TURN *** [7d 2h 8c] [Td]
Oh jesus, now top flex has an open ended straight draw. I lose with anything but a K or a 5
*** RIVER *** [7d 2h 8c Td] [Kh]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Topflex: shows [Qd 9c] (high card King)
mary_all_in: shows [4c 4h] (a pair of Fours)
mary_all_in collected 6754 from side pot
IFCopper: shows [5d Kc] (a pair of Kings)
IFCopper collected 12564 from main pot
I LIVE!!!
Cash - $117.99 - Play money 404,917
I'm just getting bad cards lately. Really ;)
In all seriousness, though, I'm getting some time for feeding the poker bug - and I'm sneaking in about one tournament a night - so I'll probably be updating a bit over the X-mas holidays.
(And I'm getting close to the money - my 'gut feel' is that I'll start winning again soon)
In all seriousness, though, I'm getting some time for feeding the poker bug - and I'm sneaking in about one tournament a night - so I'll probably be updating a bit over the X-mas holidays.
(And I'm getting close to the money - my 'gut feel' is that I'll start winning again soon)
Saturday, October 01, 2005
Cash - $149.09 - Play money 129,000
So, it's welcome back to cash games - here's the hand that pretty much sealed it. 27 man tourney - 99,000 play money as the first prize.
PokerStars Game #2705846402: Tournament #13263504, Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2005/10/01 - 21:42:14 (ET)
3rd in chip position - no big deal, lots of chips compared to the blinds.
Seat 2: IFCopper (7535 in chips)
Seat 4: ARECHA (11815 in chips)
Seat 7: Lin1025 (21150 in chips) is the button
IFCopper: posts the ante 25
ARECHA: posts the ante 25
Lin1025: posts the ante 25
IFCopper: posts small blind 100
ARECHA: posts big blind 200
Dealt to IFCopper [5d 8d]
woo!
Lin1025: calls 200
IFCopper: calls 100
Limp limp - and here's some action
ARECHA: raises 600 to 800
Lin1025: calls 600
IFCopper: calls 600
limp limp to call him.
*** FLOP *** [5c 2d 3d]
Top pair - 4 to the flush. runner runner for a straight flush. Let's see if they have decent hands.
IFCopper: bets 400
ARECHA: raises 2000 to 2400
Lin1025: raises 17925 to 20325 and is all-in
It would appear so. No way in a 3 handed game do I figure Lin was sitting there with high cards - so I figure my flush is good - and the top pair can improve. Might as well double up if I can.
IFCopper: calls 6310 and is all-in
ARECHA: calls 8590 and is all-in
Or triple up.
ARECHA: shows [7c 6c]
Lin1025: shows [4c 6d]
Gut shot straight draw, and a made straight.
*** TURN *** [5c 2d 3d] [4d]
Bam. Flush. Course one more diamond beats me.
*** RIVER *** [5c 2d 3d 4d] [Js]
Nope.
*** SHOW DOWN ***
ARECHA: shows [7c 6c] (a straight, Three to Seven)
Lin1025: shows [4c 6d] (a straight, Deuce to Six)
ARECHA collected 8560 from side pot
IFCopper: shows [5d 8d] (a flush, Eight high)
IFCopper collected 22605 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 31165 Main pot 22605. Side pot 8560. | Rake 0
Board [5c 2d 3d 4d Js]
Seat 2: IFCopper (small blind) showed [5d 8d] and won (22605) with a flush, Eight high
Seat 4: ARECHA (big blind) showed [7c 6c] and won (8560) with a straight, Three to Seven
Seat 7: Lin1025 (button) showed [4c 6d] and lost with a straight, Deuce to Six
PokerStars Game #2705846402: Tournament #13263504, Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2005/10/01 - 21:42:14 (ET)
3rd in chip position - no big deal, lots of chips compared to the blinds.
Seat 2: IFCopper (7535 in chips)
Seat 4: ARECHA (11815 in chips)
Seat 7: Lin1025 (21150 in chips) is the button
IFCopper: posts the ante 25
ARECHA: posts the ante 25
Lin1025: posts the ante 25
IFCopper: posts small blind 100
ARECHA: posts big blind 200
Dealt to IFCopper [5d 8d]
woo!
Lin1025: calls 200
IFCopper: calls 100
Limp limp - and here's some action
ARECHA: raises 600 to 800
Lin1025: calls 600
IFCopper: calls 600
limp limp to call him.
*** FLOP *** [5c 2d 3d]
Top pair - 4 to the flush. runner runner for a straight flush. Let's see if they have decent hands.
IFCopper: bets 400
ARECHA: raises 2000 to 2400
Lin1025: raises 17925 to 20325 and is all-in
It would appear so. No way in a 3 handed game do I figure Lin was sitting there with high cards - so I figure my flush is good - and the top pair can improve. Might as well double up if I can.
IFCopper: calls 6310 and is all-in
ARECHA: calls 8590 and is all-in
Or triple up.
ARECHA: shows [7c 6c]
Lin1025: shows [4c 6d]
Gut shot straight draw, and a made straight.
*** TURN *** [5c 2d 3d] [4d]
Bam. Flush. Course one more diamond beats me.
*** RIVER *** [5c 2d 3d 4d] [Js]
Nope.
*** SHOW DOWN ***
ARECHA: shows [7c 6c] (a straight, Three to Seven)
Lin1025: shows [4c 6d] (a straight, Deuce to Six)
ARECHA collected 8560 from side pot
IFCopper: shows [5d 8d] (a flush, Eight high)
IFCopper collected 22605 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 31165 Main pot 22605. Side pot 8560. | Rake 0
Board [5c 2d 3d 4d Js]
Seat 2: IFCopper (small blind) showed [5d 8d] and won (22605) with a flush, Eight high
Seat 4: ARECHA (big blind) showed [7c 6c] and won (8560) with a straight, Three to Seven
Seat 7: Lin1025 (button) showed [4c 6d] and lost with a straight, Deuce to Six
Tuesday, September 27, 2005
Vegas and Face to face poker:
So,
I went to Vegas on business, which meant that I only got a chance to play some tourneys very late at night.
In other words, they started at 11pm (2 am eastern).
I did ok, no one obviously read me, and I bluffed people out of the blinds a few times.
And I got a read on one newbie - figured he had pocket K's or A's - and I beat him. He had A's (He told the dealer this was his first tourney, that's how I knew he was a newbie)
The rest of the story - as told to a friend - is below:
Mike Did you and Howard win lots of cash?
Walt: No, I lost
Walt: money was 10th
Walt: finished 17th
Mike out of how many?
Walt: 100 (what I thought) - or 150th (what everyone else was telling me was there)
Mike not bad, was it a slow death or 1 bad luck hand?
Walt: I played 2 tourneys. First night by myself - 2nd night with Howard, Dick, Jon, and Wheeler.
Walt: 1st night story - doing pretty good - fairly nervous. Got quad A's on like the 3rd hand.
Walt: I also knocked out a newbie - I had 5's over q's full house - he had pocket A's
Walt: Heh
Walt: So, I'm up a decent amount, I get pocket 9's - limp in - small blind and big blind limp in.
Walt: flop's 8-7-6- small blind checks - big blind goes all in. I think about it for a minute and call. (I shoulda gone all-in) - small blind calls.
Walt: Turn comes nothing - small blind goes all in - I call. (I've got em both covered) - we show, and I have 9's - they have AJ and A-nothing. River comes up A - and I'm hurt real bad.
Walt: Then, when I pretty much had to go all in, I had A-3, and I got knocked out by a guy with A-2 hitting the A-5 straight.
Walt: No big whoop, 50th or so.
Walt: 2nd night, I did the exact opposite - I had AK and knocked out a guy with an A on the turn - he had pocket 3's and had me beat.
Walt: What crippled me there (at the first table I was at) was a guy going all in (short stacked) with pocket 4's - I had him covered with 10's and he caught a 4 on the flop.
Walt: After that I doubled up once with AK, and never saw a flop again - just went all in a few times to keep me alive through a few tables - finally got knocked out with KQ vs two guys who checked it down - guy had pocket 3's that held up.
Mike What were the entry fees on the tourneys?
Walt: $42 entry plus a $20 rebuy - *everyone* took the rebuy - so $62 each night.
Walt: Which, considering I lasted 2.5 hours on Thu and 4 hours on Sat - is pretty damn cheap for Vegas.
Mike Did anyone from Mystic finish in the money?
Walt: $15 an hour - no drinks, no tips, nothing
Walt: No, I was highest
Walt: Dick was 2nd - about 23rd - Howie about 34th? Faranelli 50? Brian was out early
Mike Still medium fish in the small pond then :)
Walt: Dick was surprisingly good
Mike Did Jon just get bad cards? I figure he is 2nd most experienced out of that bunch.
Walt: Honestly, Howie I think got lucky. He loves Q-J too much - with the 11 man or 12 man tables we were at, that is a shitty starting hand
Walt: Not sure what happened with Jon, think he took a bad beat or two
Mike yeah, you are playing slots for the flop with Qs and Js
Mike A 2 7 is a great hand with a 772 flop
Walt: It's ok to *see* a flop with QJ - but howie likes to go all in with it
Walt: before the flop
Walt: I used to like QJ - now, I mentally say "Ok, this hand is a 10-9, play it like that."
I went to Vegas on business, which meant that I only got a chance to play some tourneys very late at night.
In other words, they started at 11pm (2 am eastern).
I did ok, no one obviously read me, and I bluffed people out of the blinds a few times.
And I got a read on one newbie - figured he had pocket K's or A's - and I beat him. He had A's (He told the dealer this was his first tourney, that's how I knew he was a newbie)
The rest of the story - as told to a friend - is below:
Mike Did you and Howard win lots of cash?
Walt: No, I lost
Walt: money was 10th
Walt: finished 17th
Mike out of how many?
Walt: 100 (what I thought) - or 150th (what everyone else was telling me was there)
Mike not bad, was it a slow death or 1 bad luck hand?
Walt: I played 2 tourneys. First night by myself - 2nd night with Howard, Dick, Jon, and Wheeler.
Walt: 1st night story - doing pretty good - fairly nervous. Got quad A's on like the 3rd hand.
Walt: I also knocked out a newbie - I had 5's over q's full house - he had pocket A's
Walt: Heh
Walt: So, I'm up a decent amount, I get pocket 9's - limp in - small blind and big blind limp in.
Walt: flop's 8-7-6- small blind checks - big blind goes all in. I think about it for a minute and call. (I shoulda gone all-in) - small blind calls.
Walt: Turn comes nothing - small blind goes all in - I call. (I've got em both covered) - we show, and I have 9's - they have AJ and A-nothing. River comes up A - and I'm hurt real bad.
Walt: Then, when I pretty much had to go all in, I had A-3, and I got knocked out by a guy with A-2 hitting the A-5 straight.
Walt: No big whoop, 50th or so.
Walt: 2nd night, I did the exact opposite - I had AK and knocked out a guy with an A on the turn - he had pocket 3's and had me beat.
Walt: What crippled me there (at the first table I was at) was a guy going all in (short stacked) with pocket 4's - I had him covered with 10's and he caught a 4 on the flop.
Walt: After that I doubled up once with AK, and never saw a flop again - just went all in a few times to keep me alive through a few tables - finally got knocked out with KQ vs two guys who checked it down - guy had pocket 3's that held up.
Mike What were the entry fees on the tourneys?
Walt: $42 entry plus a $20 rebuy - *everyone* took the rebuy - so $62 each night.
Walt: Which, considering I lasted 2.5 hours on Thu and 4 hours on Sat - is pretty damn cheap for Vegas.
Mike Did anyone from Mystic finish in the money?
Walt: $15 an hour - no drinks, no tips, nothing
Walt: No, I was highest
Walt: Dick was 2nd - about 23rd - Howie about 34th? Faranelli 50? Brian was out early
Mike Still medium fish in the small pond then :)
Walt: Dick was surprisingly good
Mike Did Jon just get bad cards? I figure he is 2nd most experienced out of that bunch.
Walt: Honestly, Howie I think got lucky. He loves Q-J too much - with the 11 man or 12 man tables we were at, that is a shitty starting hand
Walt: Not sure what happened with Jon, think he took a bad beat or two
Mike yeah, you are playing slots for the flop with Qs and Js
Mike A 2 7 is a great hand with a 772 flop
Walt: It's ok to *see* a flop with QJ - but howie likes to go all in with it
Walt: before the flop
Walt: I used to like QJ - now, I mentally say "Ok, this hand is a 10-9, play it like that."
Monday, September 26, 2005
Balance $149.09 - Losing streak goes on
So, been a while since I have posted. Pretty much stopped playing cash games, until I convinced myself I wasn't fundamentally doing something wrong.
I've convinced myself of that - I switched over to play money games, and set a goal for myself of getting to 100,000 in chips before I start playing cash games again.
Right now, I'm at 30,000 and rising.
I'm pretty sure I just went through one of those cycles where I didn't catch good enough cards to win.
Will post more about my trip to Vegas tomorrow.
-W
I've convinced myself of that - I switched over to play money games, and set a goal for myself of getting to 100,000 in chips before I start playing cash games again.
Right now, I'm at 30,000 and rising.
I'm pretty sure I just went through one of those cycles where I didn't catch good enough cards to win.
Will post more about my trip to Vegas tomorrow.
-W
Saturday, August 27, 2005
Balance - $182.09
Wow,
Losing streak from hell goin here. I've branched out into a bunch of different tourneys, and done ok (good but not in the money) but I'm going back to nothing but 27 man sit-and-gos until I turn this streak around.
(I've only placed in 2 tourneys in the last 10 days. Not good.)
So, I'm hurting - conservative as hell table - trying to get into 5th place and break this streak. Only 6 players left. Barteik and I are the low stacks.
PokerStars Game #2439946526: Tournament #11835644, Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2005/08/28 - 01:00:56 (ET)
Table '11835644 1' Seat #5 is the button
Seat 2: barteik (3430 in chips)
Seat 3: Phanourius (8360 in chips)
Seat 4: truky2 (6580 in chips)
Seat 5: IFCopper (2761 in chips)
Seat 6: goldfarb123 (13085 in chips)
Seat 8: Bear Cave (6284 in chips)
Dealt to IFCopper [Ad 4h]
The hand gets folded around to me, and I try to grab the blinds. My hand is decent for a 6 man table.
IFCopper: raises 2111 to 2711 and is all-in
goldfarb123: calls 2411
And the chip leader calls. Great.
goldfarb123: shows [7c Kh]
IFCopper: shows [Ad 4h]
Woot! Beating him from the get go.
*** FLOP *** [2d Qd 7d]
Crap. He's got a pair of 7's - at least I have the diamond flush draw.
*** TURN *** [2d Qd 7d] [Kc]
Shi-at - two pair for him. Come on flush. Ace isn't gonna win it for me.
*** RIVER *** [2d Qd 7d Kc] [Kd]
FLUSH! WOoT! Oh f**k, he made a full house.
*** SHOW DOWN ***
goldfarb123: shows [7c Kh] (a full house, Kings full of Sevens)
IFCopper: shows [Ad 4h] (a flush, Ace high)
goldfarb123 collected 6322 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 6322 | Rake 0
Board [2d Qd 7d Kc Kd]
Seat 2: barteik folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Phanourius folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: truky2 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: IFCopper (button) showed [Ad 4h] and lost with a flush, Ace high
Seat 6: goldfarb123 (small blind) showed [7c Kh] and won (6322) with a full house, Kings full of Sevens
Seat 8: Bear Cave (big blind) folded before Flop
The losing streak goes on.
-W
Losing streak from hell goin here. I've branched out into a bunch of different tourneys, and done ok (good but not in the money) but I'm going back to nothing but 27 man sit-and-gos until I turn this streak around.
(I've only placed in 2 tourneys in the last 10 days. Not good.)
So, I'm hurting - conservative as hell table - trying to get into 5th place and break this streak. Only 6 players left. Barteik and I are the low stacks.
PokerStars Game #2439946526: Tournament #11835644, Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2005/08/28 - 01:00:56 (ET)
Table '11835644 1' Seat #5 is the button
Seat 2: barteik (3430 in chips)
Seat 3: Phanourius (8360 in chips)
Seat 4: truky2 (6580 in chips)
Seat 5: IFCopper (2761 in chips)
Seat 6: goldfarb123 (13085 in chips)
Seat 8: Bear Cave (6284 in chips)
Dealt to IFCopper [Ad 4h]
The hand gets folded around to me, and I try to grab the blinds. My hand is decent for a 6 man table.
IFCopper: raises 2111 to 2711 and is all-in
goldfarb123: calls 2411
And the chip leader calls. Great.
goldfarb123: shows [7c Kh]
IFCopper: shows [Ad 4h]
Woot! Beating him from the get go.
*** FLOP *** [2d Qd 7d]
Crap. He's got a pair of 7's - at least I have the diamond flush draw.
*** TURN *** [2d Qd 7d] [Kc]
Shi-at - two pair for him. Come on flush. Ace isn't gonna win it for me.
*** RIVER *** [2d Qd 7d Kc] [Kd]
FLUSH! WOoT! Oh f**k, he made a full house.
*** SHOW DOWN ***
goldfarb123: shows [7c Kh] (a full house, Kings full of Sevens)
IFCopper: shows [Ad 4h] (a flush, Ace high)
goldfarb123 collected 6322 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 6322 | Rake 0
Board [2d Qd 7d Kc Kd]
Seat 2: barteik folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Phanourius folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: truky2 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: IFCopper (button) showed [Ad 4h] and lost with a flush, Ace high
Seat 6: goldfarb123 (small blind) showed [7c Kh] and won (6322) with a full house, Kings full of Sevens
Seat 8: Bear Cave (big blind) folded before Flop
The losing streak goes on.
-W
Wednesday, August 24, 2005
Tuesday, August 23, 2005
Current balance $295.50
And currently in 25th place in a 1459 - man $5.50 tourney. . . . check that, 22nd
Anyways, I look at the hands that started this blog and I honestly wasn't as good as I am now. So . . . I might, at some point in the future, go back and re-critique those hands. But, today, I'll go ahead and talk a bit about what changes I made to my game that got me on this winning streak.
17th place.
In essence, I've vastly simplified my game. Hands fall into two categories now - big bets, and limps. There's no subtlety, no choices. Just quickly classifying a hand, and playing accordingly.
Now, if you will indulge me for a second, I'll note that there is a *vast* amount of experience I've gained - about table position, stack sizes, flop textures, card values, pot odds, size of blinds, time of day, time in the tourney - that are taken into account here. And, furthermore, I'm a conservative aggressive player, so this style suits my natural playstyle.
Ouch - 10's vs A's - lost - down to 129th
So, what I've done is simple - If a hand is a power hand, and no one else has opened the betting, I bet 5 times the big blind. Unless the flop is disastrous, I bet the pot.
This pretty much represents pocket Aces, and I take down lots of hands before the flop, and on the flop with it (Since the flop will miss others most of the time) . And, since I'm betting with big hands most of the time, I get more than my fair share of monster pots with a monster hand.
In practice, the money I make with middling hands here will make up for the few times I'm cut off at the pass on one of my bets.
And then the other situation is if my cards are good enough to limp in - I do it, and if I hit a monster, I again bet the pot. Otherwise, I throw it away.
-W
Anyways, I look at the hands that started this blog and I honestly wasn't as good as I am now. So . . . I might, at some point in the future, go back and re-critique those hands. But, today, I'll go ahead and talk a bit about what changes I made to my game that got me on this winning streak.
17th place.
In essence, I've vastly simplified my game. Hands fall into two categories now - big bets, and limps. There's no subtlety, no choices. Just quickly classifying a hand, and playing accordingly.
Now, if you will indulge me for a second, I'll note that there is a *vast* amount of experience I've gained - about table position, stack sizes, flop textures, card values, pot odds, size of blinds, time of day, time in the tourney - that are taken into account here. And, furthermore, I'm a conservative aggressive player, so this style suits my natural playstyle.
Ouch - 10's vs A's - lost - down to 129th
So, what I've done is simple - If a hand is a power hand, and no one else has opened the betting, I bet 5 times the big blind. Unless the flop is disastrous, I bet the pot.
This pretty much represents pocket Aces, and I take down lots of hands before the flop, and on the flop with it (Since the flop will miss others most of the time) . And, since I'm betting with big hands most of the time, I get more than my fair share of monster pots with a monster hand.
In practice, the money I make with middling hands here will make up for the few times I'm cut off at the pass on one of my bets.
And then the other situation is if my cards are good enough to limp in - I do it, and if I hit a monster, I again bet the pot. Otherwise, I throw it away.
-W
Tuesday, August 16, 2005
My inbox at home - silly stuff
Nothing but pokerstars results - each e-mail is a tournament where I placed and won money.
-W
Results for PokerStars Tournament 1135136... Aug 16 2KB
Results for PokerStars Tournament 1129242... Aug 14 2KB
Results for PokerStars Tournament 1126421... Aug 13 2KB
Results for PokerStars Tournament 1122198... Aug 12 2KB
Results for PokerStars Tournament 1117977... Aug 11 2KB
PokerStars Cashier PokerStars Cashout Request Aug 11 2KB
Results for PokerStars Tournament 1115203... Aug 11 2KB
Carey Hall RE: Labor Day Aug 11 2KB
Patricia Yarbrough Labor Day Aug 10 3KB
Results for PokerStars Tournament 1107867... Aug 9 2KB
Results for PokerStars Tournament 1095193... Aug 6 2KB
Results for PokerStars Tournament 1091375... Aug 5 2KB
PokerStars Tournament History Request - L... Aug 5 41KB
PokerStars Password Reset Aug 3 2KB
Results for PokerStars Tournament 1075478... Aug 1 2KB
Results for PokerStars Tournament 1072791... Jul 31 2KB
Results for PokerStars Tournament 1069486... Jul 30 2KB
Results for PokerStars Tournament 1069035... Jul 30 2KB
Results for PokerStars Tournament 1066636... Jul 30 2KB
Results for PokerStars Tournament 1063401... Jul 29 2KB
-W
Results for PokerStars Tournament 1135136... Aug 16 2KB
Results for PokerStars Tournament 1129242... Aug 14 2KB
Results for PokerStars Tournament 1126421... Aug 13 2KB
Results for PokerStars Tournament 1122198... Aug 12 2KB
Results for PokerStars Tournament 1117977... Aug 11 2KB
PokerStars Cashier PokerStars Cashout Request Aug 11 2KB
Results for PokerStars Tournament 1115203... Aug 11 2KB
Carey Hall RE: Labor Day Aug 11 2KB
Patricia Yarbrough Labor Day Aug 10 3KB
Results for PokerStars Tournament 1107867... Aug 9 2KB
Results for PokerStars Tournament 1095193... Aug 6 2KB
Results for PokerStars Tournament 1091375... Aug 5 2KB
PokerStars Tournament History Request - L... Aug 5 41KB
PokerStars Password Reset Aug 3 2KB
Results for PokerStars Tournament 1075478... Aug 1 2KB
Results for PokerStars Tournament 1072791... Jul 31 2KB
Results for PokerStars Tournament 1069486... Jul 30 2KB
Results for PokerStars Tournament 1069035... Jul 30 2KB
Results for PokerStars Tournament 1066636... Jul 30 2KB
Results for PokerStars Tournament 1063401... Jul 29 2KB
Sunday, August 14, 2005
Current winnings - $262 - see if you can spot the bad play here.
PokerStars Game #2334090330: Tournament #10966477, Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2005/08/14 - 01:14:03 (ET)
Table '10966477 78' Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: TheMagican (11550 in chips)
Seat 2: Slider18 (15520 in chips)
Seat 3: wptwin2005 (10225 in chips)
Seat 4: venom7 (3820 in chips)
Seat 5: IFCopper (10895 in chips)
Seat 6: stallione1 (2200 in chips)
Seat 7: Minesbigger (9525 in chips)
Seat 8: moneypennee (9141 in chips)
Seat 9: sportsz (4825 in chips)
venom7: posts small blind 75
IFCopper: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to IFCopper [Jh Jc]
stallione1: folds
Minesbigger: calls 150
moneypennee: calls 150
sportsz: calls 150
TheMagican: folds
Slider18: calls 150
wptwin2005: folds
venom7: folds
IFCopper: raises 600 to 750
Minesbigger: calls 600
moneypennee: folds
sportsz: calls 600
Slider18: calls 600
*** FLOP *** [7s 4d 7h]
IFCopper: bets 3000
Minesbigger: raises 3000 to 6000
sportsz: folds
Slider18: raises 8770 to 14770 and is all-in
IFCopper: folds
Minesbigger: calls 2775 and is all-in
IFCopper said, "heh"
*** TURN *** [7s 4d 7h] [9c]
*** RIVER *** [7s 4d 7h 9c] [9d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Minesbigger: shows [9s 7d] (a full house, Nines full of Sevens)
Slider18: shows [8s 7c] (a full house, Sevens full of Nines)
Minesbigger collected 23775 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 23775 Rake 0
Board [7s 4d 7h 9c 9d]
Seat 1: TheMagican folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: Slider18 showed [8s 7c] and lost with a full house, Sevens full of Nines
Seat 3: wptwin2005 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: venom7 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: IFCopper (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 6: stallione1 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: Minesbigger showed [9s 7d] and won (23775) with a full house, Nines full of Sevens
Seat 8: moneypennee folded before Flop
Seat 9: sportsz folded on the Flop
Table '10966477 78' Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: TheMagican (11550 in chips)
Seat 2: Slider18 (15520 in chips)
Seat 3: wptwin2005 (10225 in chips)
Seat 4: venom7 (3820 in chips)
Seat 5: IFCopper (10895 in chips)
Seat 6: stallione1 (2200 in chips)
Seat 7: Minesbigger (9525 in chips)
Seat 8: moneypennee (9141 in chips)
Seat 9: sportsz (4825 in chips)
venom7: posts small blind 75
IFCopper: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to IFCopper [Jh Jc]
stallione1: folds
Minesbigger: calls 150
moneypennee: calls 150
sportsz: calls 150
TheMagican: folds
Slider18: calls 150
wptwin2005: folds
venom7: folds
IFCopper: raises 600 to 750
Minesbigger: calls 600
moneypennee: folds
sportsz: calls 600
Slider18: calls 600
*** FLOP *** [7s 4d 7h]
IFCopper: bets 3000
Minesbigger: raises 3000 to 6000
sportsz: folds
Slider18: raises 8770 to 14770 and is all-in
IFCopper: folds
Minesbigger: calls 2775 and is all-in
IFCopper said, "heh"
*** TURN *** [7s 4d 7h] [9c]
*** RIVER *** [7s 4d 7h 9c] [9d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Minesbigger: shows [9s 7d] (a full house, Nines full of Sevens)
Slider18: shows [8s 7c] (a full house, Sevens full of Nines)
Minesbigger collected 23775 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 23775 Rake 0
Board [7s 4d 7h 9c 9d]
Seat 1: TheMagican folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: Slider18 showed [8s 7c] and lost with a full house, Sevens full of Nines
Seat 3: wptwin2005 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: venom7 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: IFCopper (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 6: stallione1 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: Minesbigger showed [9s 7d] and won (23775) with a full house, Nines full of Sevens
Seat 8: moneypennee folded before Flop
Seat 9: sportsz folded on the Flop
Thursday, August 11, 2005
New Winnings Balance $203.50
Cashout request time: 2005/08/11 15:55:26
Cashout amount: $150.00
$100.00 has been automatically credited back to your NETeller account.
A check for $50.00 will be issued to you.
I cashed out my original money (plus an extra $50 currently sitting in my NETeller account) and I am now officially playing on my winnings alone.
-Walt
Cashout amount: $150.00
$100.00 has been automatically credited back to your NETeller account.
A check for $50.00 will be issued to you.
I cashed out my original money (plus an extra $50 currently sitting in my NETeller account) and I am now officially playing on my winnings alone.
-Walt
Friday, August 05, 2005
$252.50
3rd in another $10 tourney.
Final hand that knocked me out:
PokerStars Game #2272904177: Tournament #10951934, Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2005/08/05 - 23:54:33 (ET)
Table '10951934 3' Seat #9 is the button
Seat 2: mac91503 (10885 in chips)
Seat 8: IFCopper (9580 in chips)
Seat 9: ARTSHOUSE (20035 in chips)
mac91503: posts the ante 25
IFCopper: posts the ante 25
ARTSHOUSE: posts the ante 25
mac91503: posts small blind 200
IFCopper: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to IFCopper [3d 7s]
ARTSHOUSE: calls 400
mac91503: calls 200
IFCopper: checks
*** FLOP *** [7h 3s Qh]
mac91503: checks
IFCopper: bets 400
ARTSHOUSE: calls 400
mac91503: folds
*** TURN *** [7h 3s Qh] [7d]
IFCopper: checks
ARTSHOUSE: checks
*** RIVER *** [7h 3s Qh 7d] [2h]
IFCopper: bets 2000
ARTSHOUSE: raises 17210 to 19210 and is all-in
IFCopper: calls 6755 and is all-in
*** SHOW DOWN ***
ARTSHOUSE: shows [Qd Qc] (a full house, Queens full of Sevens)
IFCopper: shows [3d 7s] (a full house, Sevens full of Threes)
ARTSHOUSE collected 19585 from pot
mac91503 said, "nh"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 19585 Rake 0
Board [7h 3s Qh 7d 2h]
Seat 2: mac91503 (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 8: IFCopper (big blind) showed [3d 7s] and lost with a full house, Sevens full of Threes
Seat 9: ARTSHOUSE (button) showed [Qd Qc] and won (19585) with a full house, Queens full of Sevens
Final hand that knocked me out:
PokerStars Game #2272904177: Tournament #10951934, Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2005/08/05 - 23:54:33 (ET)
Table '10951934 3' Seat #9 is the button
Seat 2: mac91503 (10885 in chips)
Seat 8: IFCopper (9580 in chips)
Seat 9: ARTSHOUSE (20035 in chips)
mac91503: posts the ante 25
IFCopper: posts the ante 25
ARTSHOUSE: posts the ante 25
mac91503: posts small blind 200
IFCopper: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to IFCopper [3d 7s]
ARTSHOUSE: calls 400
mac91503: calls 200
IFCopper: checks
*** FLOP *** [7h 3s Qh]
mac91503: checks
IFCopper: bets 400
ARTSHOUSE: calls 400
mac91503: folds
*** TURN *** [7h 3s Qh] [7d]
IFCopper: checks
ARTSHOUSE: checks
*** RIVER *** [7h 3s Qh 7d] [2h]
IFCopper: bets 2000
ARTSHOUSE: raises 17210 to 19210 and is all-in
IFCopper: calls 6755 and is all-in
*** SHOW DOWN ***
ARTSHOUSE: shows [Qd Qc] (a full house, Queens full of Sevens)
IFCopper: shows [3d 7s] (a full house, Sevens full of Threes)
ARTSHOUSE collected 19585 from pot
mac91503 said, "nh"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 19585 Rake 0
Board [7h 3s Qh 7d 2h]
Seat 2: mac91503 (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 8: IFCopper (big blind) showed [3d 7s] and lost with a full house, Sevens full of Threes
Seat 9: ARTSHOUSE (button) showed [Qd Qc] and won (19585) with a full house, Queens full of Sevens
Thursday, August 04, 2005
Current balance - $215.50
PokerStars Tournament #10913754, No Limit Hold'em
Buy-In: $10.00/$1.00
27 players
Total Prize Pool: $270.00
Tournament started - 2005/08/04 - 22:55:07 (ET)
Dear WCY,
You finished the tournament in 1st place.
A $100.00 award has been credited to your Real Money account.
Congratulations!
Thank you for participating.
Buy-In: $10.00/$1.00
27 players
Total Prize Pool: $270.00
Tournament started - 2005/08/04 - 22:55:07 (ET)
Dear WCY,
You finished the tournament in 1st place.
A $100.00 award has been credited to your Real Money account.
Congratulations!
Thank you for participating.
Sunday, July 31, 2005
Current balance $145.50 ($100.00 total invested)
So, my 2nd $10 tournament: I ended up losing on a KJ (me) vs a K3 (him). No big whoop, heads up play is a real coin toss in my opinion.
-Walt
PokerStars Tournament #10754789, No Limit Hold'em Buy-In: $10.00/$1.00
27 players Total Prize Pool: $270.00
Tournament started - 2005/07/31 - 22:10:56 (ET)
Dear WCY
You finished the tournament in 2nd place. A $72.00 award has been credited to your Real Money account. Congratulations!
Thank you for participating.
-Walt
PokerStars Tournament #10754789, No Limit Hold'em Buy-In: $10.00/$1.00
27 players Total Prize Pool: $270.00
Tournament started - 2005/07/31 - 22:10:56 (ET)
Dear WCY
You finished the tournament in 2nd place. A $72.00 award has been credited to your Real Money account. Congratulations!
Thank you for participating.
Saturday, July 30, 2005
A little winning streak:
Placed 1st in a $5 27-man.
6th in a $1 45 man
5th and 4th in two 27-mans.
Net winnings - about $60.
Current bankroll - $91
If I get to $100, I'll switch to $10 tourneys.
Interestingly enough, the last two tourneys I lost with pocket 8's both times - to an A showing after the flop. I need to throw those away with an A showing.
6th in a $1 45 man
5th and 4th in two 27-mans.
Net winnings - about $60.
Current bankroll - $91
If I get to $100, I'll switch to $10 tourneys.
Interestingly enough, the last two tourneys I lost with pocket 8's both times - to an A showing after the flop. I need to throw those away with an A showing.
Thursday, July 28, 2005
Best. Start Evah. No really, this time.
PokerStars Game #2210498407: Tournament #10400680, Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2005/07/28 - 21:02:00 (ET)
Table '10400680 251' Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: kgbteddy34 (1500 in chips)
Seat 2: Jennings7 (1500 in chips)
Seat 3: IDAFOLD (1500 in chips)
Seat 4: U_not_Funny (1500 in chips)
Seat 5: hoosiertex (1500 in chips)
Seat 7: Janina (1500 in chips)
Seat 8: Zydeco1 (1500 in chips)
Seat 9: IFCopper (1500 in chips)
Jennings7: posts small blind 10
IDAFOLD: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to IFCopper [Ah Qs]
U_not_Funny: folds
hoosiertex: folds
Janina: calls 20
Zydeco1: raises 180 to 200
IFCopper: calls 200
kgbteddy34: folds
Jennings7: calls 190
IDAFOLD: folds
Janina: folds
*** FLOP *** [Qc Ac 4s]
Jennings7: checks
Zydeco1: bets 1300 and is all-in
IFCopper: calls 1300 and is all-in
Jennings7: folds
*** TURN *** [Qc Ac 4s] [Kh]
*** RIVER *** [Qc Ac 4s Kh] [2h]
The champion is connected
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Zydeco1: shows [Ks Kc] (three of a kind, Kings)
IFCopper: shows [Ah Qs] (two pair, Aces and Queens)
kgbteddy34 said, "wow"
IFCopper said, "rofl"
U_not_Funny said, "oof"
Zydeco1 collected 3240 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3240 Rake 0
Board [Qc Ac 4s Kh 2h]
Seat 1: kgbteddy34 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: Jennings7 (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 3: IDAFOLD (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: U_not_Funny folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: hoosiertex folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: Janina folded before Flop
Seat 8: Zydeco1 showed [Ks Kc] and won (3240) with three of a kind, Kings
Seat 9: IFCopper showed [Ah Qs] and lost with two pair, Aces and Queens
Table '10400680 251' Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: kgbteddy34 (1500 in chips)
Seat 2: Jennings7 (1500 in chips)
Seat 3: IDAFOLD (1500 in chips)
Seat 4: U_not_Funny (1500 in chips)
Seat 5: hoosiertex (1500 in chips)
Seat 7: Janina (1500 in chips)
Seat 8: Zydeco1 (1500 in chips)
Seat 9: IFCopper (1500 in chips)
Jennings7: posts small blind 10
IDAFOLD: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to IFCopper [Ah Qs]
U_not_Funny: folds
hoosiertex: folds
Janina: calls 20
Zydeco1: raises 180 to 200
IFCopper: calls 200
kgbteddy34: folds
Jennings7: calls 190
IDAFOLD: folds
Janina: folds
*** FLOP *** [Qc Ac 4s]
Jennings7: checks
Zydeco1: bets 1300 and is all-in
IFCopper: calls 1300 and is all-in
Jennings7: folds
*** TURN *** [Qc Ac 4s] [Kh]
*** RIVER *** [Qc Ac 4s Kh] [2h]
The champion is connected
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Zydeco1: shows [Ks Kc] (three of a kind, Kings)
IFCopper: shows [Ah Qs] (two pair, Aces and Queens)
kgbteddy34 said, "wow"
IFCopper said, "rofl"
U_not_Funny said, "oof"
Zydeco1 collected 3240 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3240 Rake 0
Board [Qc Ac 4s Kh 2h]
Seat 1: kgbteddy34 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: Jennings7 (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 3: IDAFOLD (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: U_not_Funny folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: hoosiertex folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: Janina folded before Flop
Seat 8: Zydeco1 showed [Ks Kc] and won (3240) with three of a kind, Kings
Seat 9: IFCopper showed [Ah Qs] and lost with two pair, Aces and Queens
Wednesday, July 27, 2005
Counterpoint: Occasionally I do things right
So, I've posted nothing but beats so far.
The counterpoint here is this - Hands 1, 3, 4 of a tourney - Hand 4 is a classic case of the pot odds dictating the call at the end. Started this tourney with a solid lead, and was doing well.
Ended up with a deadly dry streak of cards - literally was dealt 43 hands before I got something worth playing. Finished 236 out of 1091.
PokerStars Game #2203380588: Tournament #10400626, Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2005/07/27 - 22:02:00 (ET)
Table '10400626 53' Seat #2 is the button
Seat 2: USIguy00 (1500 in chips)
Seat 3: pam777 (1500 in chips)
Seat 4: IFCopper (1500 in chips)
Seat 5: Always2xBack (1500 in chips)
Seat 6: e2george1 (1500 in chips)
Seat 7: Painter211 (1500 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 8: BigdawgN85 (1500 in chips)
Seat 9: nusser (1500 in chips)
pam777: posts small blind 10
IFCopper: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to IFCopper [Ts Qc]
Always2xBack: calls 20
e2george1: calls 20
Painter211: folds
BigdawgN85: calls 20
Painter211 has returned
nusser: folds
USIguy00: folds
pam777: folds
IFCopper: raises 80 to 100
Julytuna is connected
Always2xBack: calls 80
e2george1: calls 80
BigdawgN85: calls 80
*** FLOP *** [7s Jd 5d]
IFCopper: bets 100
Always2xBack: calls 100
e2george1: calls 100
BigdawgN85: calls 100
*** TURN *** [7s Jd 5d] [Kh]
IFCopper: checks
Always2xBack: bets 200
e2george1: calls 200
BigdawgN85: folds
IFCopper: calls 200
*** RIVER *** [7s Jd 5d Kh] [As]
IFCopper: bets 400
Always2xBack: folds
e2george1: calls 400
*** SHOW DOWN ***
IFCopper: shows [Ts Qc] (a straight, Ten to Ace)
e2george1: mucks hand
IFCopper collected 2210 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2210 Rake 0
Board [7s Jd 5d Kh As]
Seat 2: USIguy00 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: pam777 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: IFCopper (big blind) showed [Ts Qc] and won (2210) with a straight, Ten to Ace
Seat 5: Always2xBack folded on the River
Seat 6: e2george1 mucked [Qd Ah]
Seat 7: Painter211 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: BigdawgN85 folded on the Turn
Seat 9: nusser folded before Flop (didn't bet)
PokerStars Game #2203405455: Tournament #10400626, Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2005/07/27 - 22:04:44 (ET)
Table '10400626 53' Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: Julytuna (1500 in chips)
Seat 2: USIguy00 (1500 in chips)
Seat 3: pam777 (1490 in chips)
Seat 4: IFCopper (2900 in chips)
Seat 5: Always2xBack (1080 in chips)
Seat 6: e2george1 (730 in chips)
Seat 7: Painter211 (1500 in chips)
Seat 8: BigdawgN85 (1300 in chips)
Seat 9: nusser (1500 in chips)
Always2xBack: posts small blind 10
e2george1: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to IFCopper [Jc 8s]
Painter211: folds
BigdawgN85: folds
nusser: folds
Julytuna: folds
USIguy00: folds
pam777: folds
pam777 is sitting out
IFCopper: raises 80 to 100
Always2xBack: folds
e2george1: calls 80
*** FLOP *** [Js Kh 3d]
e2george1: checks
IFCopper: bets 100
e2george1: folds
IFCopper collected 210 from pot
IFCopper: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 210 Rake 0
Board [Js Kh 3d]
Seat 1: Julytuna folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: USIguy00 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: pam777 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: IFCopper (button) collected (210)
Seat 5: Always2xBack (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: e2george1 (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 7: Painter211 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: BigdawgN85 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: nusser folded before Flop (didn't bet)
PokerStars Game #2203415787: Tournament #10400626, Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2005/07/27 - 22:05:51 (ET)
Table '10400626 53' Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: Julytuna (1500 in chips)
Seat 2: USIguy00 (1500 in chips)
Seat 3: pam777 (1490 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 4: IFCopper (3010 in chips)
Seat 5: Always2xBack (1070 in chips)
Seat 6: e2george1 (630 in chips)
Seat 7: Painter211 (1500 in chips)
Seat 8: BigdawgN85 (1300 in chips)
Seat 9: nusser (1500 in chips)
e2george1: posts small blind 10
Painter211: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to IFCopper [Ks 2s]
pam777 has returned
BigdawgN85: folds
nusser: folds
Julytuna: folds
USIguy00: folds
pam777: calls 20
IFCopper: calls 20
Always2xBack: calls 20
e2george1: calls 10
Painter211: checks
*** FLOP *** [7s 8s Td]
e2george1: checks
Painter211: checks
pam777: bets 20
IFCopper: calls 20
Always2xBack: raises 30 to 50
e2george1: calls 50
Painter211: calls 50
pam777: calls 30
IFCopper: calls 30
*** TURN *** [7s 8s Td] [9c]
e2george1: bets 20
Painter211: folds
pam777: calls 20
IFCopper: calls 20
Always2xBack: raises 20 to 40
e2george1: raises 20 to 60
pam777: calls 40
IFCopper: calls 40
Always2xBack: raises 500 to 560
e2george1: calls 500 and is all-in
pam777: folds
pam777 is sitting out
IFCopper: calls 500
*** RIVER *** [7s 8s Td 9c] [Ts]
IFCopper: bets 440
Always2xBack: calls 440 and is all-in
*** SHOW DOWN ***
IFCopper: shows [Ks 2s] (a flush, King high)
Always2xBack: shows [Js 8c] (a straight, Seven to Jack)
IFCopper collected 880 from side pot
e2george1: shows [Jh 4c] (a straight, Seven to Jack)
IFCopper collected 2090 from main pot
kwj09 is connected
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2970 Main pot 2090. Side pot 880. Rake 0
Board [7s 8s Td 9c Ts]
Seat 1: Julytuna folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: USIguy00 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: pam777 folded on the Turn
Seat 4: IFCopper showed [Ks 2s] and won (2970) with a flush, King high
Seat 5: Always2xBack (button) showed [Js 8c] and lost with a straight, Seven to Jack
Seat 6: e2george1 (small blind) showed [Jh 4c] and lost with a straight, Seven to Jack
Seat 7: Painter211 (big blind) folded on the Turn
Seat 8: BigdawgN85 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: nusser folded before Flop (didn't bet)
The counterpoint here is this - Hands 1, 3, 4 of a tourney - Hand 4 is a classic case of the pot odds dictating the call at the end. Started this tourney with a solid lead, and was doing well.
Ended up with a deadly dry streak of cards - literally was dealt 43 hands before I got something worth playing. Finished 236 out of 1091.
PokerStars Game #2203380588: Tournament #10400626, Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2005/07/27 - 22:02:00 (ET)
Table '10400626 53' Seat #2 is the button
Seat 2: USIguy00 (1500 in chips)
Seat 3: pam777 (1500 in chips)
Seat 4: IFCopper (1500 in chips)
Seat 5: Always2xBack (1500 in chips)
Seat 6: e2george1 (1500 in chips)
Seat 7: Painter211 (1500 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 8: BigdawgN85 (1500 in chips)
Seat 9: nusser (1500 in chips)
pam777: posts small blind 10
IFCopper: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to IFCopper [Ts Qc]
Always2xBack: calls 20
e2george1: calls 20
Painter211: folds
BigdawgN85: calls 20
Painter211 has returned
nusser: folds
USIguy00: folds
pam777: folds
IFCopper: raises 80 to 100
Julytuna is connected
Always2xBack: calls 80
e2george1: calls 80
BigdawgN85: calls 80
*** FLOP *** [7s Jd 5d]
IFCopper: bets 100
Always2xBack: calls 100
e2george1: calls 100
BigdawgN85: calls 100
*** TURN *** [7s Jd 5d] [Kh]
IFCopper: checks
Always2xBack: bets 200
e2george1: calls 200
BigdawgN85: folds
IFCopper: calls 200
*** RIVER *** [7s Jd 5d Kh] [As]
IFCopper: bets 400
Always2xBack: folds
e2george1: calls 400
*** SHOW DOWN ***
IFCopper: shows [Ts Qc] (a straight, Ten to Ace)
e2george1: mucks hand
IFCopper collected 2210 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2210 Rake 0
Board [7s Jd 5d Kh As]
Seat 2: USIguy00 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: pam777 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: IFCopper (big blind) showed [Ts Qc] and won (2210) with a straight, Ten to Ace
Seat 5: Always2xBack folded on the River
Seat 6: e2george1 mucked [Qd Ah]
Seat 7: Painter211 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: BigdawgN85 folded on the Turn
Seat 9: nusser folded before Flop (didn't bet)
PokerStars Game #2203405455: Tournament #10400626, Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2005/07/27 - 22:04:44 (ET)
Table '10400626 53' Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: Julytuna (1500 in chips)
Seat 2: USIguy00 (1500 in chips)
Seat 3: pam777 (1490 in chips)
Seat 4: IFCopper (2900 in chips)
Seat 5: Always2xBack (1080 in chips)
Seat 6: e2george1 (730 in chips)
Seat 7: Painter211 (1500 in chips)
Seat 8: BigdawgN85 (1300 in chips)
Seat 9: nusser (1500 in chips)
Always2xBack: posts small blind 10
e2george1: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to IFCopper [Jc 8s]
Painter211: folds
BigdawgN85: folds
nusser: folds
Julytuna: folds
USIguy00: folds
pam777: folds
pam777 is sitting out
IFCopper: raises 80 to 100
Always2xBack: folds
e2george1: calls 80
*** FLOP *** [Js Kh 3d]
e2george1: checks
IFCopper: bets 100
e2george1: folds
IFCopper collected 210 from pot
IFCopper: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 210 Rake 0
Board [Js Kh 3d]
Seat 1: Julytuna folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: USIguy00 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: pam777 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: IFCopper (button) collected (210)
Seat 5: Always2xBack (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: e2george1 (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 7: Painter211 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: BigdawgN85 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: nusser folded before Flop (didn't bet)
PokerStars Game #2203415787: Tournament #10400626, Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2005/07/27 - 22:05:51 (ET)
Table '10400626 53' Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: Julytuna (1500 in chips)
Seat 2: USIguy00 (1500 in chips)
Seat 3: pam777 (1490 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 4: IFCopper (3010 in chips)
Seat 5: Always2xBack (1070 in chips)
Seat 6: e2george1 (630 in chips)
Seat 7: Painter211 (1500 in chips)
Seat 8: BigdawgN85 (1300 in chips)
Seat 9: nusser (1500 in chips)
e2george1: posts small blind 10
Painter211: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to IFCopper [Ks 2s]
pam777 has returned
BigdawgN85: folds
nusser: folds
Julytuna: folds
USIguy00: folds
pam777: calls 20
IFCopper: calls 20
Always2xBack: calls 20
e2george1: calls 10
Painter211: checks
*** FLOP *** [7s 8s Td]
e2george1: checks
Painter211: checks
pam777: bets 20
IFCopper: calls 20
Always2xBack: raises 30 to 50
e2george1: calls 50
Painter211: calls 50
pam777: calls 30
IFCopper: calls 30
*** TURN *** [7s 8s Td] [9c]
e2george1: bets 20
Painter211: folds
pam777: calls 20
IFCopper: calls 20
Always2xBack: raises 20 to 40
e2george1: raises 20 to 60
pam777: calls 40
IFCopper: calls 40
Always2xBack: raises 500 to 560
e2george1: calls 500 and is all-in
pam777: folds
pam777 is sitting out
IFCopper: calls 500
*** RIVER *** [7s 8s Td 9c] [Ts]
IFCopper: bets 440
Always2xBack: calls 440 and is all-in
*** SHOW DOWN ***
IFCopper: shows [Ks 2s] (a flush, King high)
Always2xBack: shows [Js 8c] (a straight, Seven to Jack)
IFCopper collected 880 from side pot
e2george1: shows [Jh 4c] (a straight, Seven to Jack)
IFCopper collected 2090 from main pot
kwj09 is connected
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2970 Main pot 2090. Side pot 880. Rake 0
Board [7s 8s Td 9c Ts]
Seat 1: Julytuna folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: USIguy00 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: pam777 folded on the Turn
Seat 4: IFCopper showed [Ks 2s] and won (2970) with a flush, King high
Seat 5: Always2xBack (button) showed [Js 8c] and lost with a straight, Seven to Jack
Seat 6: e2george1 (small blind) showed [Jh 4c] and lost with a straight, Seven to Jack
Seat 7: Painter211 (big blind) folded on the Turn
Seat 8: BigdawgN85 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: nusser folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Best. Start. Evah.
Now this. This is pretty much just tilt right from the get go.
PokerStars Game #2202844322: Tournament #10400618, Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2005/07/27 - 21:02:02 (ET)
Table '10400618 191' Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: Crown225 (1500 in chips)
Seat 2: lamb265 (1500 in chips)
Seat 3: extiger (1500 in chips)
Seat 4: IFCopper (1500 in chips)
Seat 5: turtlewax (1500 in chips)
Seat 6: cernosek (1500 in chips)
Seat 8: sccham (1500 in chips)
Seat 9: Zedekiah (1500 in chips)
lamb265: posts small blind 10
extiger: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to IFCopper [Ad As]
IFCopper: raises 20 to 40
turtlewax: folds
cernosek: folds
sccham: folds
Zedekiah: folds
Crown225: folds
lamb265: calls 30
extiger: folds
*** FLOP *** [7c Qh 9s]
lamb265: checks
IFCopper: checks
*** TURN *** [7c Qh 9s] [9h]
lamb265: checks
IFCopper: bets 40
lamb265: calls 40
*** RIVER *** [7c Qh 9s 9h] [Kh]
lamb265: bets 180
IFCopper: raises 320 to 500
lamb265: raises 320 to 820
IFCopper: calls 320
*** SHOW DOWN ***
lamb265: shows [Ah 6h] (a flush, Ace high)
IFCopper: shows [Ad As] (two pair, Aces and Nines)
WVhillbilly is connected
lamb265 collected 1820 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1820 Rake 0
Board [7c Qh 9s 9h Kh]
Seat 1: Crown225 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: lamb265 (small blind) showed [Ah 6h] and won (1820) with a flush, Ace high
Seat 3: extiger (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: IFCopper showed [Ad As] and lost with two pair, Aces and Nines
Seat 5: turtlewax folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: cernosek folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: sccham folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: Zedekiah folded before Flop (didn't bet)
PokerStars Game #2202854122: Tournament #10400618, Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2005/07/27 - 21:03:08 (ET)
Table '10400618 191' Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: Crown225 (1500 in chips)
Seat 2: lamb265 (2420 in chips)
Seat 3: extiger (1480 in chips)
Seat 4: IFCopper (600 in chips)
Seat 5: turtlewax (1500 in chips)
Seat 6: cernosek (1500 in chips)
Seat 7: WVhillbilly (1480 in chips)
Seat 8: sccham (1500 in chips)
Seat 9: Zedekiah (1500 in chips)
extiger: posts small blind 10
IFCopper: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to IFCopper [Js 9d]
turtlewax: calls 20
cernosek: folds
WVhillbilly: folds
IFCopper said, "way to fire outta the gate, eh?"
sccham: raises 20 to 40
Zedekiah: folds
Crown225: folds
lamb265: folds
extiger: calls 30
IFCopper: calls 20
turtlewax: calls 20
*** FLOP *** [Jd Tc 2s]
lamb265 said, " yes"
extiger: checks
IFCopper: bets 160
turtlewax: calls 160
sccham: raises 160 to 320
extiger: calls 320
IFCopper: calls 160
turtlewax: calls 160
*** TURN *** [Jd Tc 2s] [Ac]
extiger: checks
IFCopper: checks
turtlewax: checks
sccham: bets 1140 and is all-in
extiger: calls 1120 and is all-in
IFCopper: calls 240 and is all-in
turtlewax: calls 1140 and is all-in
*** RIVER *** [Jd Tc 2s Ac] [8c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
turtlewax: shows [Qc Ad] (a pair of Aces)
sccham: shows [As Jh] (two pair, Aces and Jacks)
sccham collected 40 from side pot-2
extiger: shows [Ks Qd] (a straight, Ten to Ace)
extiger collected 2640 from side pot-1
IFCopper: shows [Js 9d] (a pair of Jacks)
extiger collected 2400 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 5080 Main pot 2400. Side pot-1 2640. Side pot-2 40. Rake 0
Board [Jd Tc 2s Ac 8c]
Seat 1: Crown225 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: lamb265 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: extiger (small blind) showed [Ks Qd] and won (5040) with a straight, Ten to Ace
Seat 4: IFCopper (big blind) showed [Js 9d] and lost with a pair of Jacks
Seat 5: turtlewax showed [Qc Ad] and lost with a pair of Aces
Seat 6: cernosek folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: WVhillbilly folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: sccham showed [As Jh] and won (40) with two pair, Aces and Jacks
Seat 9: Zedekiah folded before Flop (didn't bet)
PokerStars Game #2202844322: Tournament #10400618, Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2005/07/27 - 21:02:02 (ET)
Table '10400618 191' Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: Crown225 (1500 in chips)
Seat 2: lamb265 (1500 in chips)
Seat 3: extiger (1500 in chips)
Seat 4: IFCopper (1500 in chips)
Seat 5: turtlewax (1500 in chips)
Seat 6: cernosek (1500 in chips)
Seat 8: sccham (1500 in chips)
Seat 9: Zedekiah (1500 in chips)
lamb265: posts small blind 10
extiger: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to IFCopper [Ad As]
IFCopper: raises 20 to 40
turtlewax: folds
cernosek: folds
sccham: folds
Zedekiah: folds
Crown225: folds
lamb265: calls 30
extiger: folds
*** FLOP *** [7c Qh 9s]
lamb265: checks
IFCopper: checks
*** TURN *** [7c Qh 9s] [9h]
lamb265: checks
IFCopper: bets 40
lamb265: calls 40
*** RIVER *** [7c Qh 9s 9h] [Kh]
lamb265: bets 180
IFCopper: raises 320 to 500
lamb265: raises 320 to 820
IFCopper: calls 320
*** SHOW DOWN ***
lamb265: shows [Ah 6h] (a flush, Ace high)
IFCopper: shows [Ad As] (two pair, Aces and Nines)
WVhillbilly is connected
lamb265 collected 1820 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1820 Rake 0
Board [7c Qh 9s 9h Kh]
Seat 1: Crown225 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: lamb265 (small blind) showed [Ah 6h] and won (1820) with a flush, Ace high
Seat 3: extiger (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: IFCopper showed [Ad As] and lost with two pair, Aces and Nines
Seat 5: turtlewax folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: cernosek folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: sccham folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: Zedekiah folded before Flop (didn't bet)
PokerStars Game #2202854122: Tournament #10400618, Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2005/07/27 - 21:03:08 (ET)
Table '10400618 191' Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: Crown225 (1500 in chips)
Seat 2: lamb265 (2420 in chips)
Seat 3: extiger (1480 in chips)
Seat 4: IFCopper (600 in chips)
Seat 5: turtlewax (1500 in chips)
Seat 6: cernosek (1500 in chips)
Seat 7: WVhillbilly (1480 in chips)
Seat 8: sccham (1500 in chips)
Seat 9: Zedekiah (1500 in chips)
extiger: posts small blind 10
IFCopper: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to IFCopper [Js 9d]
turtlewax: calls 20
cernosek: folds
WVhillbilly: folds
IFCopper said, "way to fire outta the gate, eh?"
sccham: raises 20 to 40
Zedekiah: folds
Crown225: folds
lamb265: folds
extiger: calls 30
IFCopper: calls 20
turtlewax: calls 20
*** FLOP *** [Jd Tc 2s]
lamb265 said, " yes"
extiger: checks
IFCopper: bets 160
turtlewax: calls 160
sccham: raises 160 to 320
extiger: calls 320
IFCopper: calls 160
turtlewax: calls 160
*** TURN *** [Jd Tc 2s] [Ac]
extiger: checks
IFCopper: checks
turtlewax: checks
sccham: bets 1140 and is all-in
extiger: calls 1120 and is all-in
IFCopper: calls 240 and is all-in
turtlewax: calls 1140 and is all-in
*** RIVER *** [Jd Tc 2s Ac] [8c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
turtlewax: shows [Qc Ad] (a pair of Aces)
sccham: shows [As Jh] (two pair, Aces and Jacks)
sccham collected 40 from side pot-2
extiger: shows [Ks Qd] (a straight, Ten to Ace)
extiger collected 2640 from side pot-1
IFCopper: shows [Js 9d] (a pair of Jacks)
extiger collected 2400 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 5080 Main pot 2400. Side pot-1 2640. Side pot-2 40. Rake 0
Board [Jd Tc 2s Ac 8c]
Seat 1: Crown225 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: lamb265 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: extiger (small blind) showed [Ks Qd] and won (5040) with a straight, Ten to Ace
Seat 4: IFCopper (big blind) showed [Js 9d] and lost with a pair of Jacks
Seat 5: turtlewax showed [Qc Ad] and lost with a pair of Aces
Seat 6: cernosek folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: WVhillbilly folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: sccham showed [As Jh] and won (40) with two pair, Aces and Jacks
Seat 9: Zedekiah folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Tuesday, July 26, 2005
Who calls with cards like this:
Who calls a raise with a small chip stack with QJ? Honestly, the entire time, I'm thinking this guy has AQ. QJ offsuit was, needless to say, far from my mind.
PokerStars Game #2180101395: Tournament #10124570, Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2005/07/24 - 22:17:22 (ET)
Table '10124570 87' Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: smilinjimt (1850 in chips)
Seat 2: galacticcat (1765 in chips)
Seat 3: ARNDOR (1300 in chips)
Seat 4: Yarri (5575 in chips)
Seat 5: outsource77 (2110 in chips)
Seat 6: FRANKIE365 (695 in chips)
Seat 7: 51 pilot (1690 in chips)
Seat 8: IFCopper (2425 in chips)
Seat 9: gbortz (970 in chips)
51 pilot: posts small blind 25
IFCopper: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to IFCopper [Qc Kc]
gbortz: folds
smilinjimt: folds
galacticcat: folds
ARNDOR: calls 50
Yarri: folds
outsource77: calls 50
FRANKIE365: folds
51 pilot: calls 25
IFCopper: raises 100 to 150
ARNDOR: folds
outsource77: calls 100
51 pilot: calls 100
*** FLOP *** [Jc Qd 6d]
51 pilot: checks
IFCopper: bets 300
outsource77: calls 300
51 pilot: folds
*** TURN *** [Jc Qd 6d] [Qs]
IFCopper: bets 800
outsource77: raises 860 to 1660 and is all-in
IFCopper: calls 860
*** RIVER *** [Jc Qd 6d Qs] [9s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
IFCopper: shows [Qc Kc] (three of a kind, Queens)
outsource77: shows [Js Qh] (a full house, Queens full of Jacks)
outsource77 collected 4420 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 4420 Rake 0
Board [Jc Qd 6d Qs 9s]
Seat 1: smilinjimt folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: galacticcat folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: ARNDOR folded before Flop
Seat 4: Yarri folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: outsource77 showed [Js Qh] and won (4420) with a full house, Queens full of Jacks
Seat 6: FRANKIE365 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: 51 pilot (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 8: IFCopper (big blind) showed [Qc Kc] and lost with three of a kind, Queens
Seat 9: gbortz folded before Flop (didn't bet)
PokerStars Game #2180101395: Tournament #10124570, Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2005/07/24 - 22:17:22 (ET)
Table '10124570 87' Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: smilinjimt (1850 in chips)
Seat 2: galacticcat (1765 in chips)
Seat 3: ARNDOR (1300 in chips)
Seat 4: Yarri (5575 in chips)
Seat 5: outsource77 (2110 in chips)
Seat 6: FRANKIE365 (695 in chips)
Seat 7: 51 pilot (1690 in chips)
Seat 8: IFCopper (2425 in chips)
Seat 9: gbortz (970 in chips)
51 pilot: posts small blind 25
IFCopper: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to IFCopper [Qc Kc]
gbortz: folds
smilinjimt: folds
galacticcat: folds
ARNDOR: calls 50
Yarri: folds
outsource77: calls 50
FRANKIE365: folds
51 pilot: calls 25
IFCopper: raises 100 to 150
ARNDOR: folds
outsource77: calls 100
51 pilot: calls 100
*** FLOP *** [Jc Qd 6d]
51 pilot: checks
IFCopper: bets 300
outsource77: calls 300
51 pilot: folds
*** TURN *** [Jc Qd 6d] [Qs]
IFCopper: bets 800
outsource77: raises 860 to 1660 and is all-in
IFCopper: calls 860
*** RIVER *** [Jc Qd 6d Qs] [9s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
IFCopper: shows [Qc Kc] (three of a kind, Queens)
outsource77: shows [Js Qh] (a full house, Queens full of Jacks)
outsource77 collected 4420 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 4420 Rake 0
Board [Jc Qd 6d Qs 9s]
Seat 1: smilinjimt folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: galacticcat folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: ARNDOR folded before Flop
Seat 4: Yarri folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: outsource77 showed [Js Qh] and won (4420) with a full house, Queens full of Jacks
Seat 6: FRANKIE365 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: 51 pilot (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 8: IFCopper (big blind) showed [Qc Kc] and lost with three of a kind, Queens
Seat 9: gbortz folded before Flop (didn't bet)
And the beat before this:
I was desperately slowplaying the nut straight here, hoping for a big bet into me. Upon reflection, I probably should have read the 100 bet on 4th street as '2 pair', and folded on the river.
Hard to get away from this, though. If you're going to go down, this is the way to do it:
PokerStars Game #2195316368: Tournament #10400565, Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2005/07/26 - 21:34:03 (ET)
Table '10400565 97' Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: modango (1500 in chips)
Seat 2: sjpatel (1520 in chips)
Seat 3: KoRnBizkit (1470 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 4: Chiki_li (1460 in chips)
Seat 5: kjboy (1520 in chips)
Seat 6: jdimi (1480 in chips)
Seat 7: Jimmy Aces K (1530 in chips)
Seat 8: alxkp (1500 in chips)
Seat 9: IFCopper (1500 in chips)
kjboy: posts small blind 10
jdimi: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to IFCopper [Kd Jh]
Jimmy Aces K: folds
alxkp: folds
IFCopper: raises 40 to 60
modango: folds
sjpatel: folds
KoRnBizkit: folds
Chiki_li: folds
kjboy: calls 50
jdimi: calls 40
*** FLOP *** [Qs Ts 9c]
kjboy: checks
jdimi: checks
IFCopper: bets 20
kjboy: calls 20
jdimi: folds
*** TURN *** [Qs Ts 9c] [Ah]
kjboy: bets 100
IFCopper: calls 100
*** RIVER *** [Qs Ts 9c Ah] [As]
kjboy: bets 1340 and is all-in
IFCopper: calls 1320 and is all-in
*** SHOW DOWN ***
kjboy: shows [Ac Td] (a full house, Aces full of Tens)
IFCopper: shows [Kd Jh] (a straight, Ten to Ace)
kjboy collected 3060 from pot
Johnny C_Gar is connected
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3060 Rake 0
Board [Qs Ts 9c Ah As]
Seat 1: modango folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: sjpatel folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: KoRnBizkit folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Chiki_li (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: kjboy (small blind) showed [Ac Td] and won (3060) with a full house, Aces full of Tens
Seat 6: jdimi (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 7: Jimmy Aces K folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: alxkp folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: IFCopper showed [Kd Jh] and lost with a straight, Ten to Ace
Hard to get away from this, though. If you're going to go down, this is the way to do it:
PokerStars Game #2195316368: Tournament #10400565, Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2005/07/26 - 21:34:03 (ET)
Table '10400565 97' Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: modango (1500 in chips)
Seat 2: sjpatel (1520 in chips)
Seat 3: KoRnBizkit (1470 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 4: Chiki_li (1460 in chips)
Seat 5: kjboy (1520 in chips)
Seat 6: jdimi (1480 in chips)
Seat 7: Jimmy Aces K (1530 in chips)
Seat 8: alxkp (1500 in chips)
Seat 9: IFCopper (1500 in chips)
kjboy: posts small blind 10
jdimi: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to IFCopper [Kd Jh]
Jimmy Aces K: folds
alxkp: folds
IFCopper: raises 40 to 60
modango: folds
sjpatel: folds
KoRnBizkit: folds
Chiki_li: folds
kjboy: calls 50
jdimi: calls 40
*** FLOP *** [Qs Ts 9c]
kjboy: checks
jdimi: checks
IFCopper: bets 20
kjboy: calls 20
jdimi: folds
*** TURN *** [Qs Ts 9c] [Ah]
kjboy: bets 100
IFCopper: calls 100
*** RIVER *** [Qs Ts 9c Ah] [As]
kjboy: bets 1340 and is all-in
IFCopper: calls 1320 and is all-in
*** SHOW DOWN ***
kjboy: shows [Ac Td] (a full house, Aces full of Tens)
IFCopper: shows [Kd Jh] (a straight, Ten to Ace)
kjboy collected 3060 from pot
Johnny C_Gar is connected
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3060 Rake 0
Board [Qs Ts 9c Ah As]
Seat 1: modango folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: sjpatel folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: KoRnBizkit folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Chiki_li (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: kjboy (small blind) showed [Ac Td] and won (3060) with a full house, Aces full of Tens
Seat 6: jdimi (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 7: Jimmy Aces K folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: alxkp folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: IFCopper showed [Kd Jh] and lost with a straight, Ten to Ace
So, this beat is what leads me to create this blog:
I'm really not going to editorialize much - good play on both our parts, bad beat on the river - I'm IFCopper
Note that I don't normally play 7/10 offsuit - but the price was cheap:
PokerStars Game #2196413702: Tournament #10400577, Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2005/07/26 - 23:28:41 (ET)
Table '10400577 71' Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: BigKev (1960 in chips)
Seat 2: Trubman (3125 in chips)
Seat 3: damminh (1660 in chips)
Seat 4: IFCopper (1780 in chips)
Seat 5: BAD-HANDZ (1620 in chips)
Seat 6: ravaj34 (1425 in chips)
Seat 7: mrjdmac (2950 in chips)
Seat 8: wayne4134 (3060 in chips)
Seat 9: vksbgbluffer (2530 in chips)
ravaj34: posts small blind 15
mrjdmac: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to IFCopper [7d Ts]
wayne4134: calls 30
vksbgbluffer: calls 30
BigKev: folds
Trubman: calls 30
damminh: calls 30
IFCopper: calls 30
BAD-HANDZ: folds
ravaj34: calls 15
mrjdmac: checks
*** FLOP *** [2d Tc 7c]
ravaj34: checks
mrjdmac: checks
wayne4134: bets 60
vksbgbluffer: folds
Trubman: folds
damminh: folds
IFCopper: raises 150 to 210
ravaj34: folds
mrjdmac: folds
wayne4134: raises 150 to 360
IFCopper: raises 540 to 900
wayne4134: raises 540 to 1440
IFCopper: raises 310 to 1750 and is all-in
wayne4134: calls 310
*** TURN *** [2d Tc 7c] [5d]
*** RIVER *** [2d Tc 7c 5d] [2h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
wayne4134: shows [Js Jh] (two pair, Jacks and Deuces)
IFCopper: shows [7d Ts] (two pair, Tens and Sevens)
wayne4134 collected 3710 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3710 Rake 0
Board [2d Tc 7c 5d 2h]
Seat 1: BigKev folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: Trubman folded on the Flop
Seat 3: damminh folded on the Flop
Seat 4: IFCopper showed [7d Ts] and lost with two pair, Tens and Sevens
Seat 5: BAD-HANDZ (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: ravaj34 (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 7: mrjdmac (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 8: wayne4134 showed [Js Jh] and won (3710) with two pair, Jacks and Deuces
Seat 9: vksbgbluffer folded on the Flop
Note that I don't normally play 7/10 offsuit - but the price was cheap:
PokerStars Game #2196413702: Tournament #10400577, Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2005/07/26 - 23:28:41 (ET)
Table '10400577 71' Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: BigKev (1960 in chips)
Seat 2: Trubman (3125 in chips)
Seat 3: damminh (1660 in chips)
Seat 4: IFCopper (1780 in chips)
Seat 5: BAD-HANDZ (1620 in chips)
Seat 6: ravaj34 (1425 in chips)
Seat 7: mrjdmac (2950 in chips)
Seat 8: wayne4134 (3060 in chips)
Seat 9: vksbgbluffer (2530 in chips)
ravaj34: posts small blind 15
mrjdmac: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to IFCopper [7d Ts]
wayne4134: calls 30
vksbgbluffer: calls 30
BigKev: folds
Trubman: calls 30
damminh: calls 30
IFCopper: calls 30
BAD-HANDZ: folds
ravaj34: calls 15
mrjdmac: checks
*** FLOP *** [2d Tc 7c]
ravaj34: checks
mrjdmac: checks
wayne4134: bets 60
vksbgbluffer: folds
Trubman: folds
damminh: folds
IFCopper: raises 150 to 210
ravaj34: folds
mrjdmac: folds
wayne4134: raises 150 to 360
IFCopper: raises 540 to 900
wayne4134: raises 540 to 1440
IFCopper: raises 310 to 1750 and is all-in
wayne4134: calls 310
*** TURN *** [2d Tc 7c] [5d]
*** RIVER *** [2d Tc 7c 5d] [2h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
wayne4134: shows [Js Jh] (two pair, Jacks and Deuces)
IFCopper: shows [7d Ts] (two pair, Tens and Sevens)
wayne4134 collected 3710 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3710 Rake 0
Board [2d Tc 7c 5d 2h]
Seat 1: BigKev folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: Trubman folded on the Flop
Seat 3: damminh folded on the Flop
Seat 4: IFCopper showed [7d Ts] and lost with two pair, Tens and Sevens
Seat 5: BAD-HANDZ (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: ravaj34 (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 7: mrjdmac (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 8: wayne4134 showed [Js Jh] and won (3710) with two pair, Jacks and Deuces
Seat 9: vksbgbluffer folded on the Flop
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