Play Online Poker EightFive Birthday: November 16, 1986 Location: Ann Arbor, MI ALL-TIME STATS (more stats) Total Entries: 448 Total Won/Lost: $1,307.81 Total Hours: 506 Earnings/Hour: $2.58 Biggest Win: $252.00 Biggest Loss: -$20.10 ARCHIVE Most Recent March 2008 (50) February 2008 (100) January 2008 (52) December 2007 (51) November 2007 (57) October 2007 (39) September 2007 (27) August 2007 (64) July 2007 (29)

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March 27, 2008, 6PM: Played 1 hour, 40 minutes, Lost $2.20 at PokerStars
$2 Buy-In No-Limit Texas Hold'em Tournament (623rd out of 1920 Players)

Last Update: March 27, 2008, 6:43PM | Permalink (0 Comments)

March 27, 2008, 6PM: Lost $2.25 at Full Tilt
$2 Buy-In No-Limit Texas Hold'em Tournament (88th out of 204 Players)

AJ v AT on a AQ4 board we got it in

Last Update: March 27, 2008, 6:42PM | Permalink (0 Comments)

March 27, 2008, 6PM: Lost $0.50 at PokerStars
$0.50 Buy-In No-Limit Texas Hold'em Tournament (3,380th out of 3702 Players)

Last Update: March 27, 2008, 6:40PM | Permalink (0 Comments)

March 27, 2008, 4PM:
Yet Another Re-Focus

Alright.  It's time to refocus.  Recently I have not been having the results that I hope to have.  Part of this is a function of putting in a smaller volume.  However, I have also lacked motivation, had a busy schedule of classes and homework, and yes, I have even been relatively unlucky (I've vented enough about this already).
 
But, no more excuses.  I still may struggle getting in the volume I would like to but it's time to get the train back on the track.
 
I have a new, refocused plan with several goals.  I think that as I try to stay aggressive on bubbles and in late stages of tournaments, I have gotten a little reckless/sloppy.  I don't think I have developed the right feel for these spots quite yet, but continued experience will help.  In the mean time, I just need to focus more in the stages leading up to the bubble so that I have more information on my opponents to help make better decisions.
 
Goals:
 
1) Take better notes on players through out the tournament.
 
2) Stick to $1 and $2 MTTs.  Both so that I can get a better grip on my game again, and because I have cashed out some funds and my online roll is a little smaller now.
 
3) Don't think about the money or my finish, just try to make the best play at every stage.
 
4) Make a couple final tables in the near future.  It's been a looong time.
 
Many of my goals are based on relatively simple aspects of the game, but I think that when you are struggling that is the best thing to get back to.
 
-85

Last Update: March 27, 2008, 4:46PM | Permalink (0 Comments)

March 26, 2008, 8PM: Played 3 hours, Made $2.01 at Full Tilt
$3 Buy-In No-Limit Texas Hold'em Tournament (18th out of 236 Players)

close but no cigar again.  the main thing i thought was that he rarely has AQ or AK here because that is often a reraise.  also i thought he could have a smaller A...in these small limit MTTs they will flat out of the blinds in that spot with A2 cuz they just can't fold an A.  however, it may have been optimistic thinking.  other than that i was pretty torn, kind of awkward stack sizes made me say what the hell.  anyways don't know what else i really think about my last hand right now....opinions welcome as always.
 
Full Tilt Poker Game #5797702139: $3 + $0.30 Tournament (44022752), Table 10 - 400/800 Ante 100 - No Limit Hold'em - 23:54:18 ET - 2008/03/26
Seat 1: bbui11 (27,630)
Seat 2: Little Hoot (39,230)
Seat 3: PokerDude6942 (13,607)
Seat 4: Bob Lee (13,342)
Seat 5: jsyankey (6,195)
Seat 6: zzyzx_o (5,588)
Seat 7: NutsChamp (14,110)
Seat 8: skrysty (25,835)
Seat 9: PapajBones (17,150)
bbui11 antes 100
Little Hoot antes 100
PokerDude6942 antes 100
Bob Lee antes 100
jsyankey antes 100
zzyzx_o antes 100
NutsChamp antes 100
skrysty antes 100
PapajBones antes 100
PapajBones posts the small blind of 400
bbui11 posts the big blind of 800
The button is in seat #8
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to NutsChamp [Th As]
Little Hoot folds
PokerDude6942 folds
Bob Lee folds
jsyankey folds
zzyzx_o folds
NutsChamp raises to 2,000
skrysty folds
PapajBones folds
bbui11 calls 1,200
*** FLOP *** [6d Jd Ah]
bbui11 checks
NutsChamp bets 3,400
bbui11 raises to 6,800
NutsChamp has 15 seconds left to act
NutsChamp has requested TIME
NutsChamp raises to 12,010, and is all in
bbui11 calls 5,210
NutsChamp shows [Th As]
bbui11 shows [6s 6c]
*** TURN *** [6d Jd Ah] [7h]
*** RIVER *** [6d Jd Ah 7h] [8c]
NutsChamp shows a pair of Aces
NutsChamp: nh
bbui11 shows three of a kind, Sixes
bbui11 wins the pot (29,320) with three of a kind, Sixes
NutsChamp stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 29,320 | Rake 0
Board: [6d Jd Ah 7h 8c]
Seat 1: bbui11 (big blind) showed [6s 6c] and won (29,320) with three of a kind, Sixes
Seat 2: Little Hoot folded before the Flop
Seat 3: PokerDude6942 folded before the Flop
Seat 4: Bob Lee folded before the Flop
Seat 5: jsyankey folded before the Flop
Seat 6: zzyzx_o folded before the Flop
Seat 7: NutsChamp showed [Th As] and lost with a pair of Aces
Seat 8: skrysty (button) folded before the Flop
Seat 9: PapajBones (small blind) folded before the Flop

Last Update: March 26, 2008, 9:08PM | Permalink (1 Comment)

March 24, 2008, 7PM: Played 2 hours, Lost $2.25 at Full Tilt
$2 Buy-In No-Limit Texas Hold'em Tournament (36th out of 237 Players)

got super lucky a couple times early to build a nice stack.  my table approaching the money (30 people) was full of big stacks and I had 9500 with 150-300 blinds.  The guy on my left was the chip leader of the tourney and was playing super aggressive.  he had reraised my cont. bets several times and was pounding everyone at the table.  I raised with AT from the CO and he called (as he had done all 5 times I raised at that table).  The flop was AJ9 and I led for about 1600 into a 1900 ish pot trying to induce a bluff....he shoved, I called and he flipped up the QT of spades...he hit the spade on the river.
 
Can't complain about losing what was basically a coin flip but it hurt a little bit after havin this dude pound me for the first 30 mins i was at the table.  owell, could have easily been out early when i was a 20% dog :)

Last Update: March 24, 2008, 7:33PM | Permalink (6 Comments)

March 24, 2008, 7PM: Lost $2.20 at PokerStars
$2 Buy-In No-Limit Texas Hold'em Tournament (800th out of 1800 Players)

don't remember the exact amt. of entrants or finish but thats about right

Last Update: March 24, 2008, 7:27PM | Permalink (0 Comments)

March 24, 2008, 12PM:
Private OPL Tourney?

Just a suggestion...
 
I don't know what Deiyuo and the rest of the guys working on this site want for future users or growth, but I remembered that on Full Tilt (maybe other sites too?) there are tournaments under the "Private" tab that any user can create.  I found a post at FullTiltPoker.com describing how to do it:
 
"To set up a private tournament, simply send an e-mail to [email protected] with all of the following information regarding the tournament you want set up:
 
Tournament Name:
 
Tournament Date:
 
Tournament Time:
 
Game to be Played:
 
Buy-In and Entry Fee:
 
Password:
 
Expected Turnout:
 
That's everything, but here are a few other things to be sure to watch for:
 
The tournament's name can not exceed 25 characters.
 
The time you choose is clear (If you want a tournament at 4 PM, don't just write 4:00, write 16:00 SERVER TIME). All unlabeled time zones are interpreted as SERVER TIME, which is US ET.
 
The entry fee must be at least 10% of the buy-in.
 
The password must be all lower case letters without spaces.
 
If you want a tournament with something other than a nine player minimum, make that clear in your e-mail."
 
You can also advertise for the tournament in the forums.  If you make the tournament a private tourney rather than a public/open tourney you could make people come to OPL to find the password.  There are probably a few options you could play with to benefit the site most, but again, just thought this might be a cool idea if it is something you OPL elites would be interested in.  :)

Last Update: March 24, 2008, 12:57PM | Permalink (12 Comments)

March 22, 2008, 9PM: Lost $2.20 at PokerStars
$2 Buy-In No-Limit Texas Hold'em Tournament (749th out of 2518 Players)

Last Update: March 22, 2008, 9:54PM | Permalink (0 Comments)

March 22, 2008, 9PM: Lost $2.00 at Full Tilt
$2 Buy-In No-Limit Texas Hold'em Tournament (331st out of 520 Players)

Last Update: March 22, 2008, 9:53PM | Permalink (0 Comments)

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