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November 2007 Log Entries

November 30, 2007, 6PM: Played 7 hours, Made $945.00 at Harrah's New Orleans
$5 No-Limit Texas Hold'em

got tired of sitting around waiting for hands in the 1/2 game and took a big risk by putting alot of my bankroll on the line in this 2/5 game. i buyin for the table max $500 and am the short stack. but i picked up a couple good sized pocket pairs right off the bat and ended up doubling with KK on a 994Q board. i checkraised the turn and he called with i dunno what, but he missed and i win. played like a rock and just kept adding to my stack bit by bit. one hand i am proud of: raised in early position with AJs, which is a little loose for how i'd been playing, got called by a new player who bought in for $1500 and by the button, a player who was in for several buyins cuz he wasnt afraid to bluff in any spot. flop comes 2h8hQc. i totally miss and check, new guy checks, bluffer bets $40. right then, i decided that i was gonna win this pot, so i called to set up a bluff. to my surprise, new guy calls too. turn is Qd. check to bluffer, he bets $100. this is my spot. i checkraise to $350, which is a pretty good bit of my stack. new guy folds (whew!) and bluffer thinks about it before reluctantly folding. nice! but i think i may have had the best hand anyway with ace high. who knows but i'm not complaining. i'll take it and needed this one.

Last Update: December 5, 2007, 7:43PM | Permalink (0 Comments)

November 30, 2007, 12PM: Played 4 hours, 30 minutes, Lost $155.00 at Harrah's New Orleans
$2 No-Limit Texas Hold'em

played well but ran into it. with QQ, i bet the whole way, a guy check calls with top pair and catches runner runner flush with QJ to beat me. then got my aces cracked by deuces. couldnt take anymore 1/2 bs, so i decided to take it up to the 2/5 game.

Last Update: December 5, 2007, 7:43PM | Permalink (0 Comments)

November 29, 2007, 12PM: Played 6 hours, 30 minutes, Made $650.00 at Harrah's New Orleans
$2 No-Limit Texas Hold'em

after yesterday, decided to play like a rock and did. played super super tight and won a couple hands, then played off my image. the big stack limped and i decide to make a move. i raise on the button with QTh. he calls. everyone at the table thinks i have aces. they said so. flop comes A36 with 2 hearts. good flop for me, but not if he puts me on aces. but then he leads out into me, even though he thinks that ace hit. i've played with him long enough today to know that he always bets his draws and doesnt like to fold them. so i represent aces and raise big, he calls. turn is perfect 2h. i have the second nuts. he bets into me. i hope he doesnt have the nuts. but i cant fold. i talk it out outloud and basically sell him that i have top set and that i dont think he has a flush. i move allin, overbetting the pot. i want it to look like i'm trying to protect my set. he calls with 45d, the nut straight. hes drawing dead. sweet. and i've now abolished my super tight image. so a few hand later, after reraising with AK, i get lots of action from another deep player on a flop of AKJ and stack him for almost $400. nice win

Last Update: December 4, 2007, 6:00PM | Permalink (0 Comments)

November 28, 2007, 9PM: Played 3 hours, Made $43.00 at Harrah's New Orleans
$2 No-Limit Texas Hold'em

played super tight again and only made one big hand. had to chase a straight with JT to run down AQ and double.

Last Update: December 4, 2007, 6:02PM | Permalink (0 Comments)

November 28, 2007, 5PM: Played 1 hour, 45 minutes, Lost $500.00 at Harrah's New Orleans
$2 No-Limit Texas Hold'em

absolutely ran into it this session. every hand i made was second best when it didnt seem like it was. KK ran into set of 9s. flopped nut straight and got chased down by a flush which hit on the river. shitty

Last Update: December 4, 2007, 5:03PM | Permalink (0 Comments)

November 28, 2007, 12PM: Played 3 hours, Lost $193.00 at Harrah's New Orleans
$2 No-Limit Texas Hold'em

played bad. tired to make plays, didnt work. thinking about my -1000 previous day

Last Update: December 4, 2007, 5:02PM | Permalink (0 Comments)

November 27, 2007, 4PM: Played 4 hours, Lost $1,000.00 at Harrah's New Orleans
$5 No-Limit Texas Hold'em

build up to about $1100 when i make terrible allin call with AA on a board of QJ4. i know he has QJ and i call anyway. it was just bad. i cant justify it. knew i was beat. got greedy with all that money out there. i dont feel like i'm playing badly though, so i rebuy another $500. i play very well and build it up to nearly $1200. i watch this one idiot push allin with 44 on a coordinated board with 4 overs. he gets called by an over pair. river is the 4 and he wins a huge pot. so lucky. about 10 hands later, i limp utg with AA. idiot raises to $30. folds to me. no more trickiness. he is an idiot and i recognize this, so i will bet the rest of the way, knowing he will call with a worse hand. i make it $90, he calls. flop 468 rainbow. i bet $180 into $187 pot. he instacalls. turn is 9. now i will show weakness and check to let him bet like i watched him do in the other hand. i am 100% certain i have the best hand. i check, he bets $300 into $547. i checkraise allin for $590 more. he takes his time to call. i flip over my aces and say "this is what you have to beat." he shows me TT. river is a 7 for his miracle gutshot. i lose a monster pot. that was shitty as hell.

Last Update: December 3, 2007, 11:08PM | Permalink (0 Comments)

November 27, 2007, 3PM: Made $500.00 at Harrah's New Orleans
Bonus

made a deal with BJ to get back buyin if either of us made more than 2500. he finished 3rd for a good payday. thanks for carrying me BJ.

Last Update: December 4, 2007, 5:00PM | Permalink (0 Comments)

November 27, 2007, 12PM: Played 3 hours, 20 minutes, Lost $550.00 at Harrah's New Orleans
$500 Buy-In No-Limit Texas Hold'em Tournament (99th out of 224 Players)

most players would have gone broke on this hand: start with 2000 chips, a player that was next to me the day before and finished 14th was at my starting table again. we talked enought the previous play that we respected each others game. he knew i was tight and if i was betting that i had it. he never saw me bluff and all i showed down was AK, KK and QQ. he had raised my bb several times in the early going, and i let him have it everytime, even with hands that i probably could have called with. i knew that i was setting him up for a big bluff. he limps in early position, several players limp for 25 and i take a flop from the button with J8c. flop comes K97, one club. he leads into the field for 75, folds to me, i make a raise with my gutshot to 200. he calls. turn is Ac. now i can actually make a hand. he checks and i take my free card, not wanting to get in too deep. he could have a monster. when he checks the turn, i put him on a set. river is 7c. i hit my flush, which he could never put me on, but the board paired. he leads out for 600 in a 500 pot. i only call. he shows me AA for a boat!. not only did i pick a terrible spot to pull one off, but i actually made a hand and paid off his very deceptive play. later, as a very short stack, i shove from the hijack with Q9c for 550 with blinds at 50-100. button wakes up with QQ. flop is KJT. i get very lucky to double up! stole a couple pots here and there. with blinds at 100-200 and 25 ante, folds to me on button. i shove for 1775 with TT. bb woke up with AQs and i lose the race. bust.

Last Update: December 3, 2007, 10:37PM | Permalink (3 Comments)

November 26, 2007, 5PM: Played 4 hours, 30 minutes, Made $345.00 at Harrah's New Orleans
$2 No-Limit Texas Hold'em

was smart to not sit down at cash right after busting out of the tourney. instead, i took my time, had a walk around downtown new orleans to review my play and compose myself for the upcoming session. had a decent run of cards, chose the right players to bluff.

Last Update: December 3, 2007, 10:24PM | Permalink (0 Comments)

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