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September 14, 2008, 8PM: at ftp
$2/4 Texas Hold'em
Full Tilt Poker Game #8078320112: Table Vintners (6 max) - $2/$4 - No Limit Hold'em - 23:04:43 ET - 2008/09/14
Seat 1: JIMMY BLUFF1TT ($400)
Seat 2: tknoxx ($400)
Seat 3: coastalh ($601.95), is sitting out
Seat 4: Girafe ($78)
Seat 5: Septs ($512.90)
Seat 6: ArmandoGB ($80)
JIMMY BLUFF1TT posts the small blind of $2
tknoxx posts the big blind of $4
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to JIMMY BLUFF1TT [8s 8d]
Girafe folds
Septs folds
ArmandoGB has 15 seconds left to act
ArmandoGB folds
JIMMY BLUFF1TT has 15 seconds left to act
JIMMY BLUFF1TT raises to $14
tknoxx calls $10
*** FLOP *** [6c Kc Th]
JIMMY BLUFF1TT has 15 seconds left to act
JIMMY BLUFF1TT bets $20
tknoxx calls $20
*** TURN *** [6c Kc Th] [7s]
JIMMY BLUFF1TT has 15 seconds left to act
JIMMY BLUFF1TT checks
tknoxx bets $32
JIMMY BLUFF1TT has 15 seconds left to act
JIMMY BLUFF1TT calls $32
*** RIVER *** [6c Kc Th 7s] [Kd]
JIMMY BLUFF1TT checks
tknoxx bets $112
JIMMY BLUFF1TT has 15 seconds left to act
JIMMY BLUFF1TT has requested TIME
JIMMY BLUFF1TT calls $112
*** SHOW DOWN ***
tknoxx shows [6s 5d] two pair, Kings and Sixes
JIMMY BLUFF1TT shows [8s 8d] two pair, Kings and Eights
JIMMY BLUFF1TT wins the pot ($353) with two pair, Kings and Eights
tknoxx is sitting out
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $356 | Rake $3
Board: [6c Kc Th 7s Kd]
Seat 1: JIMMY BLUFF1TT (small blind) showed [8s 8d] and won ($353) with two pair, Kings and Eights
Seat 2: tknoxx (big blind) showed [6s 5d] and lost with two pair, Kings and Sixes
Seat 3: coastalh is sitting out
Seat 4: Girafe didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: Septs didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: ArmandoGB (button) didn't bet (folded)
Last Update: September 14, 2008, 8:11PM | Permalink (0 Comments)
September 14, 2008, 3PM: Played 1 hour, 52 minutes, Lost $11.00 at PokerStars
$10 Buy-In No-Limit Texas Hold'em Tournament (11,870th out of 22222 Players)
 came out firing. was super agro and reading people well, taking down lots of small pots, without showing down any garbage. guess thats why i got 4 bet shoved by AJo into my AKo: a perfect setup for how i had been playing. be agressive and win small pots with the crap hands, that way you get action from lesser holdings when you are strong. didnt work out for me though as he flopped his 3 outer and i was crippled. limped along for another hour looking for a spot to get it in. flopped top pair from bb in an unraised pot and bet 3/4 pot. sb checkcalled. turn was a king. i shove. he check calls with K5o. he checkcalled with only flopped bottom pair. so lame. i played great i think. just got out-run twice. run bad
Last Update: September 14, 2008, 1:47PM | Permalink (0 Comments)
September 12, 2008, 1PM: Played 2 hours, Made $3.53 at Poker Stars
$2 Buy-In No-Limit Texas Hold'em Tournament (129th out of 1365 Players)
This one ticks me off. I 3x raise from first with AQ and get 2 callers. 2nd caller is like 2nd in chips in the tourney. Flop comes A75 all hearts. I bet out, 2 calls. Figuring at this point I'm either already screwed by AK or am good with 2 flush draws battling it out. Turn is a blank and I shove about 1/2 the size of the pot. Call, call. 1st caller had KH9H (Because obviously you call a preflop raise with K9 suited) and Big stack had AQ as well.
I don't know...I just don't get how you play K9 suited for 1/15th of your chips against a raiser.
Last Update: September 12, 2008, 12:11PM | Permalink (0 Comments)
September 10, 2008, 9PM: Played 1 hour, 9 minutes, Made $32.00 at PokerStars
$20 Buy-In No-Limit Texas Hold'em Tournament (2nd out of 9 Players)
here's how good i played in this one. 5 handed, i layed down JJ preflop. the chip leader min raised after some thought to 200 and i made 600 from the button with JJ and he instashoved allin so i mucked. maybe we were racing but i have a really good feeling that i was dominated. and then a little while later, i pulled off this 3 barrel bluff. nice hand me. couldnt get it done headsup though. made a poor/lazy allin call with J9o vs his AK. i knew he had me beat and that i was probably a 2:3 dog and that i could certainly outplay him later on, but for whatever reason i decided to just gamble with him and hope to get lucky.
Last Update: September 10, 2008, 8:42PM | Permalink (0 Comments)
136 Hands Attached to this Entry | View Hands
Played with 8 players (# of hands): teslafan1 (136), specks008 (98), bluffin~me? (80), punchtiki (73), unklebill33 (36), denden1024 (36), HarleyHo56 (31), havoc28 (18)
September 10, 2008, 9PM: Played 46 minutes, Lost $16.50 at PokerStars
$15 Buy-In No-Limit Texas Hold'em Tournament (233rd out of 432 Players)
got off to a quick start but then doubled a shorter stack with AKc when he caught 2 pair on me with 56o. he called my utg raise and then a bet on the flop with bottom pair, got 2 pair on the turn. nice one buddy. doubled up later though with AJo. there were 4 limpers, so i squeezed, wanting to pick up the pot there, but some idiot called off his whole stack with KJo. nice. got moved to a new table and tried to squeeze from the cutoff. one limper, another raised 3x the blind and another called behind, so i shoved in 1900 to the 450 raise. when the limper and initial raiser folded i thought i was in the clear, but the guy who coldcalled had QQ. nice one buddy. i like my play though. the only way i get called there is if someone decided to get cute with a monster.
Last Update: September 10, 2008, 8:04PM | Permalink (0 Comments)
48 Hands Attached to this Entry | View Hands
Played with 19 players (# of hands): djporsche1 (42), gerardoso (42), danTXman (42), header19 (42), KatieJoe (42), fláv (41), njkhh613 (22), GITM0 (19), jauffret13 (18), davegoss (14) | View Hands to see all 19 players.
September 10, 2008, 5PM: at ftp
No-Limit Texas Hold'em Tournament (7th out of 9999 Players)
Full Tilt Poker Game #3238307335: FTOPS Event #6 (22618680), Table 108 - 25000/50000 Ante 6000 - No Limit Hold'em - 3:39:46 ET - 2007/08/13
Seat 1: dacove71 (609,758)
Seat 2: BigBukkinChickn (1,630,768)
Seat 3: king goostar (1,382,000)
Seat 4: serefecheers (1,662,745)
Seat 5: akaginsf (2,962,794)
Seat 6: PhilHPoker (1,170,538)
Seat 7: 313OG (1,966,734)
Seat 8: dijana (501,347)
Seat 9: PrtyPsux (1,229,316)
dacove71 antes 6,000
BigBukkinChickn antes 6,000
king goostar antes 6,000
serefecheers antes 6,000
akaginsf antes 6,000
PhilHPoker antes 6,000
313OG antes 6,000
dijana antes 6,000
PrtyPsux antes 6,000
BigBukkinChickn posts the small blind of 25,000
king goostar posts the big blind of 50,000
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to BigBukkinChickn [Jh 9s]
BigBukkinChickn: tenders
serefecheers folds
akaginsf folds
dacove71: hellmuth is ultimatebutt
PhilHPoker folds
313OG folds
dijana folds
PrtyPsux folds
dacove71: that is his name
dacove71 folds
BigBukkinChickn calls 25,000
king goostar checks
*** FLOP *** [4s 9c Ah]
BigBukkinChickn bets 50,000
king goostar calls 50,000
*** TURN *** [4s 9c Ah] [Tc]
BigBukkinChickn bets 50,000
king goostar has 15 seconds left to act
king goostar raises to 200,000
BigBukkinChickn calls 150,000
*** RIVER *** [4s 9c Ah Tc] [2s]
BigBukkinChickn checks
king goostar has 15 seconds left to act
king goostar bets 1,076,000, and is all in
PhilHPoker: you guys dont know how incredibly unlucky ive been here
BigBukkinChickn has 15 seconds left to act
BigBukkinChickn has requested TIME
PhilHPoker: im supposed to have three million
BigBukkinChickn: will you show king?
BigBukkinChickn calls 1,076,000
*** SHOW DOWN ***
king goostar shows [3s Jc] Ace Jack high
BigBukkinChickn shows [Jh 9s] a pair of Nines
BigBukkinChickn wins the pot (2,806,000) with a pair of Nines
king goostar stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2,806,000 | Rake 0
Board: [4s 9c Ah Tc 2s]
Seat 1: dacove71 (button) folded before the Flop
Seat 2: BigBukkinChickn (small blind) showed [Jh 9s] and won (2,806,000) with a pair of Nines
Seat 3: king goostar (big blind) showed [3s Jc] and lost with Ace Jack high
Seat 4: serefecheers folded before the Flop
Seat 5: akaginsf folded before the Flop
Seat 6: PhilHPoker folded before the Flop
Seat 7: 313OG folded before the Flop
Seat 8: dijana folded before the Flop
Seat 9: PrtyPsux folded before the Flop
Last Update: September 10, 2008, 5:32PM | Permalink (1 Comment)
September 9, 2008, 11PM: Made $6.50 at Full Tilt
$10 Buy-In No-Limit Texas Hold'em Tournament (177th out of 1591 Players)
 Well I decided to take a small shot. I am actually rolled to play these but it still feels like a shot because I have to struggle to make sure I am playing well and not scared. Shouldnt be a big deal but seeing the account drop $55 after an 0-5 day is tougher than watchin it drop $11 after an 0-5 day. I really need to be able to just think in terms of buy ins and forget about it but I'm a bankroll wimp.
Anyways, played the tourney and nothing too special happened. A lot of simple standard situations. Basically just got enough good hands/situations to keep a manageable stack until we hit the money and then I lost a coin flip for a 35bb stack shortly after the bubble. I am confident I can play in these tournaments, but in this particular case the hands kind of played themselves this time around. In the same way that I shrug off a tourney where i don't cash as being standard, this tournament was much the same.
Last Update: September 9, 2008, 11:42PM | Permalink (0 Comments)
September 9, 2008, 3PM: Played 7 hours, Made $1,020.00 at Horseshoe
$210 Buy-In No-Limit Texas Hold'em Tournament (4th out of 65 Players)
 No justice in poker. I lost an all in pot on the third hand that woulda made me chip leader. Donk to my left made a reckless shove over my open raise in SB with AQ. He had 31k and I had raised to 3600, so bad. I called immediately, he rolls over As5s, flops 678 with 1 spade, turns 3s, river 9s *sigh*. I'd have been chip leader, best player at the table, with ideal position on the loosest donk.
Although I lost 75% of my stack on that hand, I tripled up then doubled up when I was very short. I managed to climb back to my original stack but the blinds had gone up and two players had busted out so I was forced to gamble with my 10BB stack. I shoved A8 UTG 4 handed and the SB woke up with 99 and it held.
Last Update: September 9, 2008, 7:15PM | Permalink (0 Comments)
September 9, 2008, 8AM:
First live final table
Well I made my first live final table in the Horseshoe Poker Classic $210 6-max event. I was really excited for this event as I never really get to play 6-max live against casino donks. I actually skipped my second class and got someone to cover my night shift waiting tables so I could play the event. Only about 60-70 people entered and final table paid. It plays at 3pm today CST. Some key hands...
I pick up 99 and a loose, splashy player who had been limping in and calling a lot of raises in the BB limped and called my raise. Flop 932 rainbow, he leads out 300 for like a fifth of the pot. Mystified and thinking he can't possibly be drawing live, I smooth it. Turn offsuit T, he bets 300 again. I call again and the river is a 6. He bet 900, I raised to 3k and he called and claimed he had 33 ya right lol.
Same donk later limped SB and I raised 66 in BB. He led out all in on T69 flop and I called. He rolls over A5 suited for no pair, no draw (LOL). Bye.
I pick up AA UTG and raise to 775 on 150-300 level, SB who had basically been a nit reraises 1800 more. I think for a couple minutes and shove, he agonizes before calling with AK.
At my second table a guy who seemed to play pretty bad minraised from the cutoff. I called with 66 in the SB, loose passive BB comes along. Flop 995 rainbow, we both check, preflop raiser bets out 800 into a 2700 pot. Pretty weak looking bet so I go ahead and raise it to 2500. BB folds, preflop raiser thinks for a bit before reraising...1600 more on top lol. I put him on a weak overpair or a mid pair trying to find out if I had a 9 so I thought for like 20 seconds and shoved, he basically instafolded.
Only bad hand of the night really was the very last one. Very loose, somewhat aggro guy in the SB limps 3 handed, I check 85off. Flop T85, he checks, I bet min, he minraises me wtf. I figured he had a ten so I called hoping to get him in for a raise on the turn. Turn 7 he checks, I'm a little surprised but my hand is good but vulnerable so I bet 4k, a bit under half the pot. He raises to 12k. I call hoping to check behind for a showdown on river but he shoves a blank. I tank for like 2 minutes and fold, he says he had 64 for the turned gutshot. I think I believe him because even though he showed some bluffs earlier, he never played them like that.
Well wish me good skill/luck today.
Last Update: September 9, 2008, 8:45AM | Permalink (0 Comments)
September 8, 2008, 11PM: Played 3 hours, Lost $2.00 at Full Tilt Poker
$1 Buy-In No-Limit Texas Hold'em Tournament (66th out of 664 Players)
 I think I made the right play, but it ended up crippling me. Here it is:
Full Tilt Poker Game #7997719623: $1 Rebuy (60699067), Table 42 - 1000/2000 Ante 250 - No Limit Hold'em - 2:00:37 ET - 2008/09/09
Seat 1: ollamesa (42,252)
Seat 2: XxPOKESTERxX (13,390)
Seat 3: NatePring (61,119)
Seat 4: brucedelorenzo (50,485)
Seat 5: rbender (33,175)
Seat 6: snag151 (10,725)
Seat 7: mgjason01 (66,004)
Seat 8: serveone07 (43,042)
Seat 9: jedi Elvis 7 (21,988)
ollamesa antes 250
XxPOKESTERxX antes 250
NatePring antes 250
brucedelorenzo antes 250
rbender antes 250
snag151 antes 250
mgjason01 antes 250
serveone07 antes 250
jedi Elvis 7 antes 250
brucedelorenzo posts the small blind of 1,000
rbender posts the big blind of 2,000
The button is in seat #3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to NatePring [7s 7d]
snag151 folds
mgjason01 has 15 seconds left to act
mgjason01 folds
serveone07 folds
jedi Elvis 7 folds
ollamesa folds
XxPOKESTERxX has 15 seconds left to act
XxPOKESTERxX folds
NatePring raises to 5,000
brucedelorenzo calls 4,000
rbender raises to 32,925, and is all in
NatePring has 15 seconds left to act
NatePring raises to 60,869, and is all in
brucedelorenzo calls 45,235, and is all in
NatePring shows [7s 7d]
brucedelorenzo shows [4d 4s]
rbender shows [Ah Qh]
Uncalled bet of 10,634 returned to NatePring
*** FLOP *** [Qc Jd Tc]
*** TURN *** [Qc Jd Tc] [4c]
*** RIVER *** [Qc Jd Tc 4c] [5c]
NatePring shows a pair of Sevens
brucedelorenzo shows three of a kind, Fours
brucedelorenzo wins the side pot (34,620) with three of a kind, Fours
rbender shows a pair of Queens
brucedelorenzo wins the main pot (101,025) with three of a kind, Fours
rbender stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 135,645 Main pot 101,025. Side pot 34,620. | Rake 0
Board: [Qc Jd Tc 4c 5c]
Seat 1: ollamesa folded before the Flop
Seat 2: XxPOKESTERxX folded before the Flop
Seat 3: NatePring (button) showed [7s 7d] and lost with a pair of Sevens
Seat 4: brucedelorenzo (small blind) showed [4d 4s] and won (135,645) with three of a kind, Fours
Seat 5: rbender (big blind) showed [Ah Qh] and lost with a pair of Queens
Seat 6: snag151 folded before the Flop
Seat 7: mgjason01 folded before the Flop
Seat 8: serveone07 folded before the Flop
Seat 9: jedi Elvis 7 folded before the Flop
To me, it looked like the BB was trying to make a squeeze and I felt my 77 were definitely ahead of his squeeze range. It turns out I technically did have the best hand but it was a flip. I think I'm thinking on too high of a level for these micro tournies. My thinking would work in higher buy-in tournies but not these...
Last Update: September 8, 2008, 11:08PM | Permalink (2 Comments)
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