Play Online Poker hammerman Birthday: February 3, 1976 Location: Wyoming ALL-TIME STATS (more stats) Total Entries: 583 Total Won/Lost: -$306.35 Total Hours: 734 Earnings/Hour: -$0.42 ARCHIVE Most Recent October 2007 (7) September 2007 (1) August 2007 (23) July 2007 (55) June 2007 (29) May 2007 (30) April 2007 (40) March 2007 (12) December 2006 (2) October 2006 (2) August 2006 (2) July 2006 (2) June 2006 (21) May 2006 (37) April 2006 (26) March 2006 (85) February 2006 (67) January 2006 (58) December 2005 (75) November 2005 (18)

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June 2007 Log Entries

June 30, 2007, 10PM: Played 4 hours, 30 minutes, Made $259.70 at FT
$5 Buy-In Pot-Limit Omaha Tournament (1st out of 204 Players)

Started strong and built a decent stack.  Again, I hit what seems to be my trademark lull about 1.5 hrs in.  This time I tightened up and waited for the hands to come to me.  I took advantage of a couple of limp in opportunities in the blinds to make some good hands and keep me alive.
 
Made the final table 2nd in chips.  Still very patient, but selectively aggressive.  Most of the time playing "small ball" limping to see flops and then playing aggressively if I feel I have the best of it.  I have not been tricky.  I've bet my hands and taken down small pots, and been lucky that I haven't been drawn out on a few times.  I like to manipulate pot size.  Especially when shorter stacked.
 
The 3 to 1 chip leader is seated immediately to my left, so I can avoid him, but lose most blinds as he plays the big stack aggressively.  If I can catch a hand with him in, I'm sure he will double me up.
 
I was right.  I doubled through the chip leader and took that position until heads up.  I miss played a hand and ended up 7 to 1 chip dog.  Doubled through on the next hand and played slb from there out.  Finally a good result.  I believe that I am playing as well as I ever have.  My messing around at the lower limits is a function of my funds, not my skills at this point.  For most of my poker "career" it was the other way around.

Last Update: July 1, 2007, 12:30AM | Permalink (1 Comment)

June 30, 2007, 8PM: Played 30 minutes, Lost $6.50 at FT
$6 Buy-In No-Limit Texas Hold'em Tournament (130th out of 210 Players)

Getting tricky cost me my stack once again.  I started the tourney strong and aggressive and had over 4k and in top ten.  I should have coasted and waited for my spots, but I didn't.  Bad move, especially in this tourney as top 48 won $26 tourney tokens.
 
In the past I have played "cards" instead of playing poker.  i.e. very tight and predictable.  I have loosened up my game a bit and it has worked as I have had bigger chip stacks, but I have not reigned in my aggression and the early succes gets to my head.  I start feeling invincible and make very stupid plays.  My game is still a work in progress.

Last Update: June 30, 2007, 8:21PM | Permalink (0 Comments)

June 30, 2007, 5PM: Played 30 minutes, Made $10.30 at FT
$0.10 Pot-Limit Texas Hold'em

2 six handed games. Sat and waited and got my $ in with KK vs QQ.

Last Update: June 30, 2007, 5:56PM | Permalink (0 Comments)

June 29, 2007, 4PM: Played 30 minutes, Lost $10.00 at FT
$0.25 No-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo

no love

Last Update: June 29, 2007, 4:44PM | Permalink (0 Comments)

June 29, 2007, 4PM: Played 15 minutes, Lost $9.00 at FT
$0.25/0.50 Texas Hold'em

Ran into 3 second bests and 2 suck-outs in 15 min.  I rock.

Last Update: June 29, 2007, 4:27PM | Permalink (0 Comments)

June 29, 2007, 2PM: Played 2 hours, Lost $3.55 at FT
$0.10 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo

Just messing around while playing a tourney.

Last Update: June 29, 2007, 2:22PM | Permalink (0 Comments)

June 29, 2007, 2PM: Played 1 hour, 30 minutes, Made $12.50 at FT
$5 Buy-In No-Limit Texas Hold'em Tournament (3rd out of 18 Players)

Played strong and was chip leader for most of the tourney.  Made a couple bad plays at the end, but they were at least aggressive plays.  I need to be more careful when getting smooth called.

Last Update: June 29, 2007, 2:07PM | Permalink (0 Comments)

June 28, 2007, 8PM: Played 1 hour, Lost $26.00 at FT
$24 Buy-In No-Limit Texas Hold'em Tournament (362nd out of 638 Players)

Played well, then the wheels came off.  Starting w/ AK vs QQ. I loose the race, then proceed to finish off my stack.  I should have walked away from the computer for a bit.

Last Update: June 28, 2007, 8:55PM | Permalink (0 Comments)

June 28, 2007, 8PM: Played 2 hours, Lost $5.50 at FT
$5 Buy-In No-Limit Texas Hold'em Tournament (26th out of 90 Players)

I played very well in this one.  I built steadily and was in the top 10 in chips all tourney.  Last hand was a great one: 66 on button flop 467, turn 9 and I get all in to double to 3rd in chips against 79.  Of course the 7 comes on the river, or I wouldn't be writing this right now.  Great tourney for me, just a bad beat, but that is poker.

Last Update: June 28, 2007, 8:24PM | Permalink (0 Comments)

June 28, 2007, 7PM: Played 28 minutes, Lost $2.25 at FT
$2 Buy-In 7-Card Stud Tournament (6th out of 8 Players)

Thougth it would be fun to play some stud.  I was wrong.  These guys are idiots, I hope they enjoy my $2.

Last Update: June 28, 2007, 7:13PM | Permalink (0 Comments)

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