Play Online Poker EightFive Birthday: November 16, 1986 Location: Ann Arbor, MI ALL-TIME STATS (more stats) Total Entries: 630 Total Won/Lost: $1,799.62 Total Hours: 685 Earnings/Hour: $2.62 Biggest Win: $252.00 Biggest Loss: -$20.10 ARCHIVE Most Recent July 2008 (1) June 2008 (67) May 2008 (56) April 2008 (62) March 2008 (54) 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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July 20, 2008, 6PM:
WSOP Fantasy League Update

**Edit**I changed the date on this so that when the WSOP rolls around I don't have to go find this log.
 
RyanMo6707 and I have drafted our teams.  Overall I like my team.  Ryan probably has a little more well-rounded team when it comes to different games, but a few of them don't play a very full schedule of tournaments.
 
My Team--------------------RyanMo6707's Team
 
Daniel Negreanu------------Phil Ivey
Phil Hellmuth--------------Allen Cunningham
Chris Ferguson-------------Erik Seidel
JC Tran--------------------Johnny Chan
Barry Greenstein-----------Gus Hansen
Michael Binger-------------Scott Fischman
Mike Matusow---------------Scotty Nguyen
Scott Clements-------------Howard Lederer
Erik Lindgren--------------Michael Mizrachi
Jonathan Little------------Huck Seed
 
I think my team has an edge in NL Holdem, because a lot of the guys will play more events and play them better.  Also, if I was torn before a few guys, I went with the guy I would like to root for the most.  That will make the 6 week sweat (or however long it is these days) that much more fun to follow.  Just over a month and I will hopefully have a points lead to post!

Last Update: May 11, 2008, 9:39PM | Permalink (32 Comments)

June 28, 2008, 12AM: Played 5 hours, Lost $1.00 at Full Tilt
$1 Buy-In No-Limit Texas Hold'em Tournament (257th out of 1222 Players)

took a standard 4 outter on the river to bust just shy of money...woulda had a big stack

Last Update: June 28, 2008, 12:14AM | Permalink (0 Comments)

June 28, 2008, 12AM: Made $7.28 at Full Tilt
$1 Buy-In No-Limit Texas Hold'em Tournament (13th out of 439 Players)

$1 rebuy...in for 5...got real card dead with two tables left and lost a 40/60 to bust

Last Update: June 28, 2008, 12:13AM | Permalink (0 Comments)

June 28, 2008, 12AM: Lost $2.25 at Full Tilt
$2 Buy-In No-Limit Texas Hold'em Tournament (50th out of 263 Players)

Last Update: June 28, 2008, 12:12AM | Permalink (0 Comments)

June 27, 2008, 8PM: Lost $2.25 at Full Tilt
$2 Buy-In No-Limit Texas Hold'em Tournament (93rd out of 249 Players)

Last Update: June 27, 2008, 8:55PM | Permalink (0 Comments)

June 27, 2008, 8PM: Lost $2.20 at PokerStars
$2 Buy-In No-Limit Texas Hold'em Tournament (1,280th out of 1625 Players)

Last Update: June 27, 2008, 8:54PM | Permalink (0 Comments)

June 27, 2008, 7PM: Lost $3.30 at Full Tilt
$3 Buy-In No-Limit Texas Hold'em Tournament (68th out of 185 Players)

Couldn't overcome losing an all in QQ v JJ pot early and then losing an AK v T8o shortly after that...was short after that and couldn't get back in it.

Last Update: June 27, 2008, 7:25PM | Permalink (0 Comments)

June 27, 2008, 12AM: Played 3 hours, Made $0.66 at Full Tilt
$2 Buy-In No-Limit Texas Hold'em Tournament (20th out of 242 Players)

Alright I decided to go through writing out my hands again but I am going to have to pick up mid tourney.  This is a $2 double stacked tournament.
 
Blinds 120-240 Ante 25 (79 left of 242)
 
UTG - AQ and 5900 chips.  I raise 2.5x.  BB calls.  Flop is J65 and BB checks.  I lead for 3/5 the pot and he snap shoves on me.  I have to fold and am down to 4200.
 
BB - 72s...check and fold on bad flop.
 
SB - 74o and fold.
 
Button - 4k stack 150-300 blinds with 25 ante.  FOld 85 to a raise.
 
CO - Fold J5o to a raise.
 
HJ - KTo...very close spot when it is folded to me but there are new players at the table in the blinds and I decide to fold.
 
MP - 3900 chips...T9o...fold.
 
MP - QTo...fold.
 
UTG - Q8s...fold.
 
Table Change MP - 3,800 left.  One guy limps...I fold QJ...my only move is to shove and I am not taking down the blinds often enough to shove here, I don't think.
 
Blids Up to 200-400 with 50 ante...time to gamble...MP J2o...fold.
 
EP - T7o...fold.
 
UTG - J6o...fold.
 
BB - 3250 after posting the 400 BB...1k in the pot to start the hand...Q2s...MP raises...SB calls...I fold....tempted to squeeze but I do not know what a min raise from the MP player means and Q2 is too weak anyways.
 
SB - 63o...LP limps, button limps, I shove.  I am thinking that I have just enough to have a little FE given that the stacks that limped were only 8-10k.  Also if I get called it is probably 40/60...The biggest risk is obv that they call with 44-99 but I am so short I will have to get lucky and it looked like a spot I may get folds (and I did).
 
Button...MP raises and I fold K6.
 
CO- 4600...Open shove 44, the button calls with AQ and I win a race to get to 10.5k.
 
HJ - fold 57
 
MP - 77...Guy to my right limps...I limp, 5 total see the flop. J84...checks...6 on turn...checks to me I bet 2/3....everyone folds.
 
MP - Limp on my right and I fold Q9.  This guy on my right is playing pretty loose/passive.
 
Break: Blinds will be 250-500, 50 ante...I have 12,400...25th of 59.
 
EP - A7o, open fold.
 
UTG - T4o, open fold.
 
Table Change...EP - 43o, open fold.
 
UTG - 87s, open fold.
 
BB - K9o...late pos. limp, button and SB limp, I check.  JTT flop....I check/fold to LP bet.
 
SB - T7o...fold to MP raise.
 
Button - 11,300 chips...fold 93o.
 
CO - T6s, open fold...wanted to raise to steal but relatively new table with not a lot of info on players in the blinds.
 
HJ - 52o, open fold.
 
MP - 82o, open fold.
 
EP - 65s, utg limps, I fold.
 
UTG - A7o, open fold.
 
BB - 44, MP raises 4.5x...I fold...his raise was dumb and I wasn't sure what it meant.  No need to go broke with 44 here.
 
SB - 73, fold.
 
Button - Blinds now 300-600.  Fold A2 when MP makes it 4x.
 
CO - K6o, Fold to same player making it 4x again.  (showed KK)
 
HJ - T5o, fold.
 
EP - T3o, fold.
 
UTG - 9,800 fold KJo.
 
BB - Q5s, folded to EP raise.
 
SB - J9o, fold to LP raise.
 
Button - 93o, fold.
 
CO - (8,690 chips.  300-600 blinds.  45 people left.  27 paid.) Q6o...I open fold because the BB has 5k and I don't want to be priced in to call him if he 3-bets all in on me.
 
HJ - 35o, fold.
 
MP - 96s, fold.
 
MP - 97o, fold.
 
EP - T3s, fold.
 
UTG - Blinds raised to 400-800 with 100 ante.  Shove/fold time with 8300.  Fold 72.
 
BB - 53o...really need to pick up a hand.  Fold to EP raise.
 
SB - 6800 behind.  2k in pot to start.  A7o...button open limps.  I shove (BB has a little less than me), BB calls and the button folds.  BB shows KQs...and I hold to bust him and get to 15,500.
 
Button - T4s, fold.
 
CO - 87, fold.
 
HJ - K7o, open fold because BB has a stack i would have to call if he 3-bets all in.
 
MP - A9o...fold to over shove by steaming player.
 
MP - T7s, open fold.
 
EP - 63s, open fold.
 
UTG - K3o, open fold.
 
BB - T8o, fold to MP raise.
 
SB - T4o, fold.
 
Button - KJo, EP limp, I raise to hopefully steal and I had a tight image (if they notice) and it worked.
 
CO - Q9, fold to raise.
 
MP - K9o, fold.
 
MP - Blinds raise to 500-1k, I have 15k but there are a lot of similar sized stacks.  73o, fold.
 
UTG - 74, fold.
 
BB - AKo, I get a walk :(
 
SB - K7o, fold to LP 4x raise.
 
Button - 56o fold to big stacks in blinds.
 
CO - K3o, fold to LP shove.
 
HJ - J8o, fold.
 
MP - The open-raises at this table have been huge.  33, fold to UTG raise.
 
EP - K8o, fold.
 
UTG - 64o, fold.
 
BB - 84s, fold to tons of action.
 
SB - J4s, fold.
 
Button - Q7o, raise first time on button at this table, and get repopped. akldjfla;jdf
 
CO - T8o, fold.
 
HJ - 5 til the money and half the people in the tournament have 10-16 bb's.  I need a double to feel safe.  Usually bubble in spots like this with AK against QT.  J9o...fold.
 
MP - Blinds up to 600-1,200.  Q2o, fold.
 
EP - 83o, fold.
 
UTG - K6o, fold.
 
BB - K6s, fold to shove.
 
SB - AT, alkdjfa;lkdfj Shove, called by KT...fuckin split on river.
 
Button - J2, fold to shove.
 
CO - K8o, open fold...kinda tight here but all three players on my left have huge stacks so i have less FE.
 
HJ - 57o, fold.
 
MP - J8s, fold.
 
EP - SHove AKo, get called by AK, split.
 
UTG - 86o, fold.
 
BB - Q7, I get a walk, nice.
 
SB - 94o, fold.
 
Button - 93o, fold.
 
LP - 43o, fold.
 
MP - 87o, fold.
 
MP - 95o, fold.
 
EP - Q9o, fold.
 
BB - 53o, fold to MP raise.
 
SB - Blinds up to 800-1600, I only have 9k.  93o, fold.
 
Button - A5o, fold to UTG shove.
 
CO - JT, open fold.  Kind of nitty but it would be for all my chips and we are on the bubble.
 
MP - Just cashed.  87o, fold.
 
MP - 56o, fold.
 
EP - T7s, fold.
 
UTG - K4, fold.
 
BB - Super short.  KJ its going in.  SB called my shove with K5, I held.
 
SB - A9, fold to shove and call.
 
Button - A5o, made a bad/tight fold.  I'm a nit.  I know its bad yet I didn't pull the trigger.
 
CO - 96o, fold.
 
MP - I'm 16/24 with 16k.  82o, fold.
 
MP - 76o, fold.
 
EP - T2, fold.
 
UTG - Q6s, fold.
 
BB - Q3s, fold to button shove.
 
SB - KJ, I have 11,800.  fold to raise and reraise.
 
Break - I am 20th of 22.  I still have enough chips to make it tough to call for most stacks when I shove so I don't feel completely out of it I just need to pick up a hand or two.  Blinds will be 1k-2k.  I will def be shoving soon though.
 
Button - 87s, fold to shove.
 
CO - A5, fold with 3 limps in front of me.  I am really just trying to be the first one in the pot at this point.
 
MP - K2o, Shoved, and got folds.
 
EP - T2o, fold.
 
UTG - 7-handed shove KQ...folds.
 
BB - fold to shove.
 
SB - 87o, open shove (bb is short too), he folds.
 
Button - KJs shove, BB called with AT, and I lose.  Happy about shoving KJs here everytime.
 
Very annoying to cash for this small.  Don't really think any payout structure should include a payout that is only 30% ($2 -> $2.66) but whatever.  Glad to get deep.  Had a few hands I could have won late that would have allowed me to have a great shot at a final table at least.  Split with AT v KT and then got it in with AK and chopped a pot with another AK...other than that really never had a hand.  Happy with my play.

Last Update: June 27, 2008, 1:47AM | Permalink (0 Comments)

June 26, 2008, 9PM: Played 7 minutes, Lost $3.30 at Full Tilt
$3 Buy-In No-Limit Texas Hold'em Tournament (350th out of 395 Players)

one of the first few hands of the tourney...KK<JJ

Last Update: June 26, 2008, 9:29PM | Permalink (0 Comments)

June 26, 2008, 7PM: Played 45 minutes, Lost $2.25 at Full Tilt
$2 Buy-In No-Limit Texas Hold'em Tournament (77th out of 175 Players)

Played good this time but got 3-outted

Last Update: June 26, 2008, 7:58PM | Permalink (0 Comments)

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