This is way past the rebuy period in a 10c rebuy.
Check out the hands calling my massive reraise all in. A9? wtf?! 55?! Lolz. I bet they wish they had a Jack.
***** Hand 1052241312 *****
100.00/200.00 Texas Hold'em (No Limit ) - 23 April 2008 20:45:27
MICRO GTD REBUY (Real /Tournament )
Seat 1: Acsadrika (38760.00)
Seat 2: Bullit1976 (31075.00)
Seat 3: jacint666 (30250.00)
Seat 4: frater33 (31635.00)
Seat 5: tfeilding (12116.00)
Seat 6: elele (29118.00)
Seat 7: pati77 (13025.00)
Seat 8: moric55 (8059.00)
Seat 9: Drea27 (6290.00)
Seat 10: gbtoothy (35942.00)
elele post SB 100.00
pati77 post BB 200.00
** Deal **
Acsadrika [N/A, N/A]
Bullit1976 [N/A, N/A]
jacint666 [N/A, N/A]
frater33 [N/A, N/A]
tfeilding [Kh, Kd]
elele [N/A, N/A]
pati77 [N/A, N/A]
moric55 [N/A, N/A]
Drea27 [N/A, N/A]
gbtoothy [N/A, N/A]
*** Bet Round 1 ***
moric55 Call 200.00
Drea27 Fold
gbtoothy Fold
Acsadrika Call 200.00
Bullit1976 Fold
jacint666 Call 200.00
frater33 Raise to 1000.00
tfeilding All-in 12116.00
elele Call 12116.00
pati77 Fold
moric55 All-in 8059.00
Acsadrika Fold
jacint666 Fold
frater33 Call 12116.00
*** Flop(Board): *** : [6s, Jh, 9d]
*** Bet Round 2 ***
elele Check
frater33 Check
*** Turn(Board): *** : [6s, Jh, 9d, 2c]
*** Bet Round 3 ***
elele Check
frater33 Check
*** River(Board): *** : [6s, Jh, 9d, 2c, Js]
*** Bet Round 4 ***
elele Check
frater33 Check
*** Showdown *** : Rake: 0.00 Total Pot: 45257.00
Acsadrika Fold Win: 0.00
Bullit1976 Fold Win: 0.00
jacint666 Fold Win: 0.00
frater33 [5c, 5s] Two pair jacks and fives Win: 0.00
tfeilding [Kh, Kd] Two pair kings and jacks Win: 45257.00
elele [Ah, Kc] Pair of jacks Win: 0.00
pati77 Fold Win: 0.00
moric55 [9h, Ac] Two pair jacks and nines Win: 0.00
Drea27 Fold Win: 0.00
Wednesday, 23 April 2008
Thursday, 28 February 2008
More Freerollaments and a home game
I thought I'd kick off with a screen grab. This was the very worst possible flop for me. I think I have a monster but instead am drawing to the case 8 or a back door flush for a win or a runner runner straight for a chop.
I've been playing some more Freerolls on WillHill. They are quite amusing. I played on one the other day with a friend and we had a prop bet to see who could amass the largest stack. Within a few hands I was down to 180 (starting stack of 1500) and he was up to 10k. All was lost, or so I thought. I then shoved with 89 in early position and had 4 callers. Despite the flop producing an A, the 8 on the turn was enough to win me the pot. The very next hand I flop the nut straight and get paid multi-way. I managed to build my stack to over 155,000 before giving it away. I cashed for 0.70c. Go me.
Last night I hosted a 10p/20p ring game. It was a fun evening and quite a few moves were made. One hand in particular amused me greatly. See if you can guess his hand?
Me: A4
Him: ??
Preflop: He raises to 70p. I call.
Flop: K53 rainbow.
He bets £1.20 and I call.
Turn: 3
Check check.
River: 9
He bets £2.50
I raise to £6.50
He re-raises to £15
I fold.
Based on the betting, he should have flopped a set and filled up on the turn or have a reasonable pair in his hand. So what did he have? The answer: 72. He did a re-re-resteal on the river which was a great move. We've played a fair amount together in the past and he knew I was quite capable of restealing on the river. I just wish that one time I actually had the goods.
Another amusing hand. I get QT on the button. It folds to me and I raise 3xbb. BB calls. Flop was J85. We both check the flop and the turn is a 5. I'm pretty sure he doesnt have anything at this point and so when he bets 80p I take it up to £3. He tanks before saying something which sounded a lot like 'Fold'. Someone at the table said 'nice bluff' to me and I said 'thanks' and smiled. I then reached for the chips for the BB to inform me he was still active and hadn't folded. He thinks a bit more and then folds showing 66. I'd announced I was bluffing - how could he fold in that spot? He should have raised it up. He didn't have a great deal behind so I'd have probably called a raise, but even so.
Overall the game was profitable. I bought in for £20, reloaded for £10 and cashed out £50.
I've been playing some more Freerolls on WillHill. They are quite amusing. I played on one the other day with a friend and we had a prop bet to see who could amass the largest stack. Within a few hands I was down to 180 (starting stack of 1500) and he was up to 10k. All was lost, or so I thought. I then shoved with 89 in early position and had 4 callers. Despite the flop producing an A, the 8 on the turn was enough to win me the pot. The very next hand I flop the nut straight and get paid multi-way. I managed to build my stack to over 155,000 before giving it away. I cashed for 0.70c. Go me.
Last night I hosted a 10p/20p ring game. It was a fun evening and quite a few moves were made. One hand in particular amused me greatly. See if you can guess his hand?
Me: A4
Him: ??
Preflop: He raises to 70p. I call.
Flop: K53 rainbow.
He bets £1.20 and I call.
Turn: 3
Check check.
River: 9
He bets £2.50
I raise to £6.50
He re-raises to £15
I fold.
Based on the betting, he should have flopped a set and filled up on the turn or have a reasonable pair in his hand. So what did he have? The answer: 72. He did a re-re-resteal on the river which was a great move. We've played a fair amount together in the past and he knew I was quite capable of restealing on the river. I just wish that one time I actually had the goods.
Another amusing hand. I get QT on the button. It folds to me and I raise 3xbb. BB calls. Flop was J85. We both check the flop and the turn is a 5. I'm pretty sure he doesnt have anything at this point and so when he bets 80p I take it up to £3. He tanks before saying something which sounded a lot like 'Fold'. Someone at the table said 'nice bluff' to me and I said 'thanks' and smiled. I then reached for the chips for the BB to inform me he was still active and hadn't folded. He thinks a bit more and then folds showing 66. I'd announced I was bluffing - how could he fold in that spot? He should have raised it up. He didn't have a great deal behind so I'd have probably called a raise, but even so.
Overall the game was profitable. I bought in for £20, reloaded for £10 and cashed out £50.
Tuesday, 12 February 2008
Donkey king
This is a bit of a comedy hand and possibly donk play from both of us. I raised pre-flop cos the BB was sitting out of the hand and I wanted to steal the blinds. His turn and river bets didn't make sense if he had a flush. I think he would have played a king differently as well on a dangerous board. There wasn't much there for him to represent. I bet he is currently bitching about how I called his all-in bet on the river with just a 2.
***** Hand 952036467 *****
50.00/100.00 Texas Hold'em (No Limit ) - 12 February 2008 17:27:42
Holdem Speed (Real /Tournament )
Seat 3: tfeilding (4260.00)
Seat 4: dupeto (2040.00)
Seat 5: torstpet (1200.00)
dupeto post SB 50.00
torstpet post BB 100.00
** Deal **
tfeilding [2s, Jc]
dupeto [N/A, N/A]
torstpet [N/A, N/A]
*** Bet Round 1 ***
tfeilding Raise to 400.00
dupeto Call 400.00
torstpet Fold
*** Flop(Board): *** : [3c, Kh, 7h]
*** Bet Round 2 ***
dupeto Check
tfeilding Check
*** Turn(Board): *** : [3c, Kh, 7h, 2h]
*** Bet Round 3 ***
dupeto Bet 100.00
tfeilding Call 100.00
*** River(Board): *** : [3c, Kh, 7h, 2h, Kc]
*** Bet Round 4 ***
dupeto All-in 1540.00
tfeilding Call 1540.00
*** Showdown *** : Rake: 0.00 Total Pot: 4180.00
tfeilding [2s, Jc] Two pair kings and deuces Win: 4180.00
dupeto [As, Qs] Pair of kings Win: 0.00
torstpet Fold Win: 0.00
***** Hand 952036467 *****
50.00/100.00 Texas Hold'em (No Limit ) - 12 February 2008 17:27:42
Holdem Speed (Real /Tournament )
Seat 3: tfeilding (4260.00)
Seat 4: dupeto (2040.00)
Seat 5: torstpet (1200.00)
dupeto post SB 50.00
torstpet post BB 100.00
** Deal **
tfeilding [2s, Jc]
dupeto [N/A, N/A]
torstpet [N/A, N/A]
*** Bet Round 1 ***
tfeilding Raise to 400.00
dupeto Call 400.00
torstpet Fold
*** Flop(Board): *** : [3c, Kh, 7h]
*** Bet Round 2 ***
dupeto Check
tfeilding Check
*** Turn(Board): *** : [3c, Kh, 7h, 2h]
*** Bet Round 3 ***
dupeto Bet 100.00
tfeilding Call 100.00
*** River(Board): *** : [3c, Kh, 7h, 2h, Kc]
*** Bet Round 4 ***
dupeto All-in 1540.00
tfeilding Call 1540.00
*** Showdown *** : Rake: 0.00 Total Pot: 4180.00
tfeilding [2s, Jc] Two pair kings and deuces Win: 4180.00
dupeto [As, Qs] Pair of kings Win: 0.00
torstpet Fold Win: 0.00
Thursday, 31 January 2008
Freerollaments!
I have played very few public freerolls. I know how crazy they can be. This hand sums up the play. What else could I have done? Maybe gone all-in pre-flop straight away rather than 4xbb UTG? WTF were these people thinking? AT is the only marginal hand there and even then its gotta be screwed every which way with 4 people all-in. Ah well. I'm playing an APAT online game shortly so I'll hopefully get some better players:
Game #5232219953: $100 Freeroll (ID6397317) $0+$0 - Hold'em NL (10/20) - 2008/01/31 - 19:34:48 (UK)
Table "6397317 - 163" Seat 3 is the button.
Seat 1: Gultek75 (1480 in chips)
Seat 2: knk32 (1420 in chips)
Seat 3: stadie9 sits out
Seat 4: bassebus (1480 in chips)
Seat 5: TonyoTH (1570 in chips)
Seat 6: Tho270515 (1500 in chips)
Seat 7: elendil (1460 in chips)
Seat 8: Raym20051 (1460 in chips)
Seat 9: rick545 (1500 in chips)
Seat 10: Josef0111 (4580 in chips)
bassebus: posts small blind 10
TonyoTH: posts big blind 20
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to Tho270515 [Qc Qh]
Tho270515: raises to 80
elendil: calls 80
Raym20051: folds
rick545: calls 80
Josef0111: calls 80
Gultek75: calls 80
knk32: calls 80
stadie9: folds
bassebus: folds
TonyoTH: raises to 140
Tho270515: raises to 1500 and is all-in
elendil: is all-in 1380
rick545: folds
Josef0111: folds
Gultek75: is all-in 1400
knk32: folds
TonyoTH: calls 1360
----- FLOP ----- [Jc 2d 5c]
----- TURN ----- [Jc 2d 5c][3c]
----- RIVER ----- [Jc 2d 5c 3c][4d]
----- SHOW DOWN -----
Tho270515: shows [Qc Qh] (A Pair of Queens, Jack high)
elendil: shows [6h 5h] (A Straight, Six high)
Gultek75: shows [Qs 5s] (A Pair of Fives, Queen high)
TonyoTH: shows [Th Ad] (A Straight, Five high)
TonyoTH collected 40 from Side pot #2
TonyoTH collected 60 from Side pot #1
elendil collected 6090 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot 6190 Main pot 6090 Side pot #1 60 | Side pot #2 40 | Rake 0
Board [Jc 2d 5c 3c 4d]
Seat 1: Gultek75 showed [Qs 5s] and lost with A Pair of Fives, Queen high
Seat 2: knk32 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: stadie9 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: bassebus (small blind) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: TonyoTH (big blind) showed [Th Ad] and won (100) with A Straight, Five high
Seat 6: Tho270515 showed [Qc Qh] and lost with A Pair of Queens, Jack high
Seat 7: elendil showed [6h 5h] and won (6090) with A Straight, Six high
Seat 8: Raym20051 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: rick545 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 10: Josef0111 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Game #5232219953: $100 Freeroll (ID6397317) $0+$0 - Hold'em NL (10/20) - 2008/01/31 - 19:34:48 (UK)
Table "6397317 - 163" Seat 3 is the button.
Seat 1: Gultek75 (1480 in chips)
Seat 2: knk32 (1420 in chips)
Seat 3: stadie9 sits out
Seat 4: bassebus (1480 in chips)
Seat 5: TonyoTH (1570 in chips)
Seat 6: Tho270515 (1500 in chips)
Seat 7: elendil (1460 in chips)
Seat 8: Raym20051 (1460 in chips)
Seat 9: rick545 (1500 in chips)
Seat 10: Josef0111 (4580 in chips)
bassebus: posts small blind 10
TonyoTH: posts big blind 20
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to Tho270515 [Qc Qh]
Tho270515: raises to 80
elendil: calls 80
Raym20051: folds
rick545: calls 80
Josef0111: calls 80
Gultek75: calls 80
knk32: calls 80
stadie9: folds
bassebus: folds
TonyoTH: raises to 140
Tho270515: raises to 1500 and is all-in
elendil: is all-in 1380
rick545: folds
Josef0111: folds
Gultek75: is all-in 1400
knk32: folds
TonyoTH: calls 1360
----- FLOP ----- [Jc 2d 5c]
----- TURN ----- [Jc 2d 5c][3c]
----- RIVER ----- [Jc 2d 5c 3c][4d]
----- SHOW DOWN -----
Tho270515: shows [Qc Qh] (A Pair of Queens, Jack high)
elendil: shows [6h 5h] (A Straight, Six high)
Gultek75: shows [Qs 5s] (A Pair of Fives, Queen high)
TonyoTH: shows [Th Ad] (A Straight, Five high)
TonyoTH collected 40 from Side pot #2
TonyoTH collected 60 from Side pot #1
elendil collected 6090 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot 6190 Main pot 6090 Side pot #1 60 | Side pot #2 40 | Rake 0
Board [Jc 2d 5c 3c 4d]
Seat 1: Gultek75 showed [Qs 5s] and lost with A Pair of Fives, Queen high
Seat 2: knk32 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: stadie9 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: bassebus (small blind) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: TonyoTH (big blind) showed [Th Ad] and won (100) with A Straight, Five high
Seat 6: Tho270515 showed [Qc Qh] and lost with A Pair of Queens, Jack high
Seat 7: elendil showed [6h 5h] and won (6090) with A Straight, Six high
Seat 8: Raym20051 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: rick545 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 10: Josef0111 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Wednesday, 30 January 2008
This game can be so frustrating
Here is a hand I just played in a €10 5 seater SnG. I'm constantly getting in to a show down situation with the best hand, only to be out drawn. Last night I came 2nd in a SnG where I was massively stacked and I lost 6 hands where I was a favourite in every single one. Twice I had pairs to the guy's unpaired unders. He was down to 270chips at one stage and came back to win. It was so frustrating
***** Hand 932947277 *****
50.00/100.00 Texas Hold'em (No Limit ) - 30 January 2008 19:18:08
Holdem Turbo (Real /Tournament )
Seat 1: Fig. Foz (900.00)
Seat 2: Mr Fung (3870.00)
Seat 4: alexius1 (1305.00)
Seat 5: tfeilding (1425.00)
alexius1 post SB 50.00
tfeilding post BB 100.00
** Deal **
Fig. Foz [N/A, N/A]
Mr Fung [N/A, N/A]
alexius1 [N/A, N/A]
tfeilding [Qd, Ac]
*** Bet Round 1 ***
Fig. Foz Call 100.00
Mr Fung Call 100.00
alexius1 Call 100.00
tfeilding Check
*** Flop(Board): *** : [6h, 2s, Qc]
*** Bet Round 2 ***
alexius1 Bet 100.00
tfeilding Raise to 300.00
Fig. Foz All-in 800.00
Mr Fung Fold
alexius1 Fold
tfeilding Call 800.00
*** Turn(Board): *** : [6h, 2s, Qc, 9c]
*** River(Board): *** : [6h, 2s, Qc, 9c, Jh]
*** Showdown *** : Rake: 0.00 Total Pot: 2100.00
Fig. Foz [Qh, 9d] Two pair queens and nines Win: 2100.00
Mr Fung Fold Win: 0.00
alexius1 Fold Win: 0.00
tfeilding [Qd, Ac] Pair of queens Win: 0.00
***** Hand 932947277 *****
50.00/100.00 Texas Hold'em (No Limit ) - 30 January 2008 19:18:08
Holdem Turbo (Real /Tournament )
Seat 1: Fig. Foz (900.00)
Seat 2: Mr Fung (3870.00)
Seat 4: alexius1 (1305.00)
Seat 5: tfeilding (1425.00)
alexius1 post SB 50.00
tfeilding post BB 100.00
** Deal **
Fig. Foz [N/A, N/A]
Mr Fung [N/A, N/A]
alexius1 [N/A, N/A]
tfeilding [Qd, Ac]
*** Bet Round 1 ***
Fig. Foz Call 100.00
Mr Fung Call 100.00
alexius1 Call 100.00
tfeilding Check
*** Flop(Board): *** : [6h, 2s, Qc]
*** Bet Round 2 ***
alexius1 Bet 100.00
tfeilding Raise to 300.00
Fig. Foz All-in 800.00
Mr Fung Fold
alexius1 Fold
tfeilding Call 800.00
*** Turn(Board): *** : [6h, 2s, Qc, 9c]
*** River(Board): *** : [6h, 2s, Qc, 9c, Jh]
*** Showdown *** : Rake: 0.00 Total Pot: 2100.00
Fig. Foz [Qh, 9d] Two pair queens and nines Win: 2100.00
Mr Fung Fold Win: 0.00
alexius1 Fold Win: 0.00
tfeilding [Qd, Ac] Pair of queens Win: 0.00
January stats
My new year's resolution was to keep a track of every live game I play. Thus I have a spreadsheet with all my results in. My stats for the month are as follows:
Total staked: £238 (Avg stake: £5.17)
Total returned: £376
Profit: £138 (Roi=57%)
In the money: 16/28 (57%)
I'm happy with those stats. It'll be interesting to compare my month on month stats later in the year.
Total staked: £238 (Avg stake: £5.17)
Total returned: £376
Profit: £138 (Roi=57%)
In the money: 16/28 (57%)
I'm happy with those stats. It'll be interesting to compare my month on month stats later in the year.
Monday, 28 January 2008
Time to shift up a gear
I tend to play €3 and €5 5-seater games on poker.co.uk. My roll is only around €50 but it is slowly increasing. Anyhow, I played a live game at the weekend and won a €250 bonus for having the best hand. This has been paid direct into my poker.co.uk account - so now I can up the stakes a bit and try some €10 to see how they go. I am sick of donk play being rewarded, such as this hand which I've just played. The ranges of the raiser and caller is vast - so although my call preflop was loose I wasn't going to be a massive under dog and I was getting 7/2 on my money. Anyhow, the guy 3 bets me all-in with mid pair and then hits his 4 outter on the river. It gets boring being beat like this.
***** Hand 929978999 *****
25.00/50.00 Texas Hold'em (No Limit ) - 28 January 2008 18:27:05
Holdem (Real /Tournament )
Seat 1: almano99 (2020.00)
Seat 2: prduch (2060.00)
Seat 3: tfeilding (1075.00)
Seat 4: jibula (1390.00)
Seat 5: lordmat (955.00)
prduch post SB 25.00
tfeilding post BB 50.00
** Deal **
almano99 [N/A, N/A]
prduch [N/A, N/A]
tfeilding [4d, Jd]
jibula [N/A, N/A]
lordmat [N/A, N/A]
*** Bet Round 1 ***
jibula Raise to 150.00
lordmat Call 150.00
almano99 Fold
prduch Fold
tfeilding Call 150.00
*** Flop(Board): *** : [Jh, 3d, 8s]
*** Bet Round 2 ***
tfeilding Check
jibula Bet 350.00
lordmat Fold
tfeilding Raise to 700.00
jibula Raise to 1100.00
tfeilding All-in 925.00
*** Turn(Board): *** : [Jh, 3d, 8s, 7d]
*** River(Board): *** : [Jh, 3d, 8s, 7d, Qc]
*** Showdown *** : Rake: 0.00 Total Pot: 2325.00
almano99 Fold Win: 0.00
prduch Fold Win: 0.00
tfeilding [4d, Jd] Pair of jacks Win: 0.00
jibula [8d, Qh] Two pair queens and eights Win: 2325.00
lordmat Fold Win: 0.00
***** Hand 929978999 *****
25.00/50.00 Texas Hold'em (No Limit ) - 28 January 2008 18:27:05
Holdem (Real /Tournament )
Seat 1: almano99 (2020.00)
Seat 2: prduch (2060.00)
Seat 3: tfeilding (1075.00)
Seat 4: jibula (1390.00)
Seat 5: lordmat (955.00)
prduch post SB 25.00
tfeilding post BB 50.00
** Deal **
almano99 [N/A, N/A]
prduch [N/A, N/A]
tfeilding [4d, Jd]
jibula [N/A, N/A]
lordmat [N/A, N/A]
*** Bet Round 1 ***
jibula Raise to 150.00
lordmat Call 150.00
almano99 Fold
prduch Fold
tfeilding Call 150.00
*** Flop(Board): *** : [Jh, 3d, 8s]
*** Bet Round 2 ***
tfeilding Check
jibula Bet 350.00
lordmat Fold
tfeilding Raise to 700.00
jibula Raise to 1100.00
tfeilding All-in 925.00
*** Turn(Board): *** : [Jh, 3d, 8s, 7d]
*** River(Board): *** : [Jh, 3d, 8s, 7d, Qc]
*** Showdown *** : Rake: 0.00 Total Pot: 2325.00
almano99 Fold Win: 0.00
prduch Fold Win: 0.00
tfeilding [4d, Jd] Pair of jacks Win: 0.00
jibula [8d, Qh] Two pair queens and eights Win: 2325.00
lordmat Fold Win: 0.00
Wednesday, 23 January 2008
Satadonkament
This Saturday is the rather belated Poker.co.uk Christmas Party. The afternoon kicks off with a £50 f/o game and the evening features much beer and music. It should be a laugh. As I'm a microstakes kinda guy, I tried to satellite into the afternoon game through a £10 f/o. This is the hand which wounded me. From then on I was just keeping my head above water and finished 6/10 with 2 going through. Christ knows why i got called on the flop and turn:
***** Hand 923145146 *****
15.00/30.00 Texas Hold'em (No Limit ) - 23 January 2008 20:30:04
XmasParty FO Qual (Real /Tournament )
Seat 1: tfeilding (1945.00)
Seat 2: Dice Man (2195.00)
Seat 3: MattyH (2240.00)
Seat 4: Mango_99 (2260.00)
Seat 5: _riverd_ (1910.00)
Seat 6: malow (1880.00)
Seat 7: mattlbrook (1690.00)
Seat 8: Trafa1gar (1950.00)
Seat 9: Lucky_l (1970.00)
Seat 10: trust_me (1960.00)
MattyH post SB 15.00
Mango_99 post BB 30.00
** Deal **
tfeilding [Jc, Ks]
Dice Man [N/A, N/A]
MattyH [N/A, N/A]
Mango_99 [N/A, N/A]
_riverd_ [N/A, N/A]
malow [N/A, N/A]
mattlbrook [N/A, N/A]
Trafa1gar [N/A, N/A]
Lucky_l [N/A, N/A]
trust_me [N/A, N/A]
*** Bet Round 1 ***
_riverd_ Fold
malow Fold
mattlbrook Fold
Trafa1gar Fold
Lucky_l Fold
trust_me Fold
tfeilding Call 30.00
Dice Man Call 30.00
MattyH Call 30.00
Mango_99 Raise to 120.00
tfeilding Call 120.00
Dice Man Call 120.00
MattyH Fold
*** Flop(Board): *** : [5s, Js, 7s]
*** Bet Round 2 ***
Mango_99 Check
tfeilding Bet 150.00
Dice Man Call 150.00
Mango_99 Fold
*** Turn(Board): *** : [5s, Js, 7s, 8h]
*** Bet Round 3 ***
tfeilding Bet 270.00
Dice Man Call 270.00
*** River(Board): *** : [5s, Js, 7s, 8h, 9h]
*** Bet Round 4 ***
tfeilding Bet 300.00
Dice Man Call 300.00
*** Showdown *** : Rake: 0.00 Total Pot: 1830.00
tfeilding [Jc, Ks] Pair of jacks Win: 0.00
Dice Man [10s, Kc] Straight to the jack Win: 1830.00
MattyH Fold Win: 0.00
Mango_99 Fold Win: 0.00
_riverd_ Fold Win: 0.00
malow Fold Win: 0.00
mattlbrook Fold Win: 0.00
Trafa1gar Fold Win: 0.00
Lucky_l Fold Win: 0.00
trust_me Fold Win: 0.00
***** Hand 923145146 *****
15.00/30.00 Texas Hold'em (No Limit ) - 23 January 2008 20:30:04
XmasParty FO Qual (Real /Tournament )
Seat 1: tfeilding (1945.00)
Seat 2: Dice Man (2195.00)
Seat 3: MattyH (2240.00)
Seat 4: Mango_99 (2260.00)
Seat 5: _riverd_ (1910.00)
Seat 6: malow (1880.00)
Seat 7: mattlbrook (1690.00)
Seat 8: Trafa1gar (1950.00)
Seat 9: Lucky_l (1970.00)
Seat 10: trust_me (1960.00)
MattyH post SB 15.00
Mango_99 post BB 30.00
** Deal **
tfeilding [Jc, Ks]
Dice Man [N/A, N/A]
MattyH [N/A, N/A]
Mango_99 [N/A, N/A]
_riverd_ [N/A, N/A]
malow [N/A, N/A]
mattlbrook [N/A, N/A]
Trafa1gar [N/A, N/A]
Lucky_l [N/A, N/A]
trust_me [N/A, N/A]
*** Bet Round 1 ***
_riverd_ Fold
malow Fold
mattlbrook Fold
Trafa1gar Fold
Lucky_l Fold
trust_me Fold
tfeilding Call 30.00
Dice Man Call 30.00
MattyH Call 30.00
Mango_99 Raise to 120.00
tfeilding Call 120.00
Dice Man Call 120.00
MattyH Fold
*** Flop(Board): *** : [5s, Js, 7s]
*** Bet Round 2 ***
Mango_99 Check
tfeilding Bet 150.00
Dice Man Call 150.00
Mango_99 Fold
*** Turn(Board): *** : [5s, Js, 7s, 8h]
*** Bet Round 3 ***
tfeilding Bet 270.00
Dice Man Call 270.00
*** River(Board): *** : [5s, Js, 7s, 8h, 9h]
*** Bet Round 4 ***
tfeilding Bet 300.00
Dice Man Call 300.00
*** Showdown *** : Rake: 0.00 Total Pot: 1830.00
tfeilding [Jc, Ks] Pair of jacks Win: 0.00
Dice Man [10s, Kc] Straight to the jack Win: 1830.00
MattyH Fold Win: 0.00
Mango_99 Fold Win: 0.00
_riverd_ Fold Win: 0.00
malow Fold Win: 0.00
mattlbrook Fold Win: 0.00
Trafa1gar Fold Win: 0.00
Lucky_l Fold Win: 0.00
trust_me Fold Win: 0.00
Sunday, 20 January 2008
Sick sick flop
Check this out for a sick hand. The other player was pretty solid and knew how to play the game. Here we are heads up in a 6 player STT. I managed to come back and win, but I thought I had him here:
PokerStars Game #14690768572: Tournament #74482301, $6.00+$0.60 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2008/01/20 - 08:34:07 (ET)
Table '74482301 1' 6-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 2: DeaconM (3445 in chips)
Seat 3: ashhen (5555 in chips)
DeaconM: posts small blind 75
ashhen: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to ashhen [3s Ah]
DeaconM: calls 75
ashhen: raises 450 to 600
DeaconM: calls 450
*** FLOP *** [4d 5d 2s]
ashhen: bets 150
DeaconM: raises 150 to 300
ashhen: calls 150
*** TURN *** [4d 5d 2s] [Kh]
ashhen: bets 150
DeaconM: raises 750 to 900
ashhen: raises 750 to 1650
DeaconM: raises 895 to 2545 and is all-in
ashhen: calls 895
*** RIVER *** [4d 5d 2s Kh] [5s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
ashhen: shows [3s Ah] (a straight, Ace to Five)
DeaconM: shows [3d 6d] (a straight, Deuce to Six)
DeaconM collected 6890 from pot
ashhen said, "nooooooooo"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 6890 | Rake 0
Board [4d 5d 2s Kh 5s]
Seat 2: DeaconM (button) (small blind) showed [3d 6d] and won (6890) with a straight, Deuce to Six
Seat 3: ashhen (big blind) showed [3s Ah] and lost with a straight, Ace to Five
PokerStars Game #14690768572: Tournament #74482301, $6.00+$0.60 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2008/01/20 - 08:34:07 (ET)
Table '74482301 1' 6-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 2: DeaconM (3445 in chips)
Seat 3: ashhen (5555 in chips)
DeaconM: posts small blind 75
ashhen: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to ashhen [3s Ah]
DeaconM: calls 75
ashhen: raises 450 to 600
DeaconM: calls 450
*** FLOP *** [4d 5d 2s]
ashhen: bets 150
DeaconM: raises 150 to 300
ashhen: calls 150
*** TURN *** [4d 5d 2s] [Kh]
ashhen: bets 150
DeaconM: raises 750 to 900
ashhen: raises 750 to 1650
DeaconM: raises 895 to 2545 and is all-in
ashhen: calls 895
*** RIVER *** [4d 5d 2s Kh] [5s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
ashhen: shows [3s Ah] (a straight, Ace to Five)
DeaconM: shows [3d 6d] (a straight, Deuce to Six)
DeaconM collected 6890 from pot
ashhen said, "nooooooooo"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 6890 | Rake 0
Board [4d 5d 2s Kh 5s]
Seat 2: DeaconM (button) (small blind) showed [3d 6d] and won (6890) with a straight, Deuce to Six
Seat 3: ashhen (big blind) showed [3s Ah] and lost with a straight, Ace to Five
Friday, 18 January 2008
APAT and Will Hill
Last night I spent the evening playing poker online - the first evening Ive done this in ages. I had intended to concentrate on Stars so I can release my sign-up bonus. I can actually bust my roll there in the pursuit of this and still come out about even. I ended up only playing 2 SnGs. I bubbled one and crashed in the other.
I did play the APAT Czech Open on Bluesq though. I ended up in the cash in 18th which was good, but my bust out hand was a real pain in the butt. Why is he getting involved with KQ? I'm a bit of a donk at the tables but I would be mucking that every time. Even my JJ was perhaps marginal play but this guy was acting after my substantial re-re-raise:
A friend came to rail me right at the moment I went out. S0 I railed him at a $0.25/0.50 table. Now, I very rarely play ring games on account of doing very poorly in them. I now have a sneaking suspicion that cos I play the real microstakes (0.01/0.02 and 0.05/0.10) the play is far too loose. Anyhow, I sat down with with the $10 I had in my WillHill acct (I thought it was empty) and spun it up to this much:
I only recall having one hand of any merit. I built up to $30 by being a tad reckless. I'd call down and then raise rivers or just check raise flops with nothing. Noone called me out. Not once. I even did the same move against the same player within a few minutes not realising it was him and even he didn't call me on it.
The sweet hand was when I had JT on the button. I limped, BB went 3xbb and I called to see a KQ2 flop. He 3xbb the flop and I called to see a shiny ace on the turn. I check, he bet, i raised, he raised, I raised etc. I didn't want to push him off the hand and so we played tennis for 8-10 bets. He then shoves and I insta-called. He showed QQ for a flopped set and he bricked the river to double me through. I think that was his first hand at the table.
It was good to have a winning ring game session. They don't happen often for me!
I did play the APAT Czech Open on Bluesq though. I ended up in the cash in 18th which was good, but my bust out hand was a real pain in the butt. Why is he getting involved with KQ? I'm a bit of a donk at the tables but I would be mucking that every time. Even my JJ was perhaps marginal play but this guy was acting after my substantial re-re-raise:
A friend came to rail me right at the moment I went out. S0 I railed him at a $0.25/0.50 table. Now, I very rarely play ring games on account of doing very poorly in them. I now have a sneaking suspicion that cos I play the real microstakes (0.01/0.02 and 0.05/0.10) the play is far too loose. Anyhow, I sat down with with the $10 I had in my WillHill acct (I thought it was empty) and spun it up to this much:
I only recall having one hand of any merit. I built up to $30 by being a tad reckless. I'd call down and then raise rivers or just check raise flops with nothing. Noone called me out. Not once. I even did the same move against the same player within a few minutes not realising it was him and even he didn't call me on it.
The sweet hand was when I had JT on the button. I limped, BB went 3xbb and I called to see a KQ2 flop. He 3xbb the flop and I called to see a shiny ace on the turn. I check, he bet, i raised, he raised, I raised etc. I didn't want to push him off the hand and so we played tennis for 8-10 bets. He then shoves and I insta-called. He showed QQ for a flopped set and he bricked the river to double me through. I think that was his first hand at the table.
It was good to have a winning ring game session. They don't happen often for me!
Monday, 14 January 2008
Running bad
I am running so badly this evening. I keep finding myself in hands where I have the best of it, only to get done ont he river. Every single time. It has got to the stage now where when the river pops I am expecting to lose. Sick sick sick. These are just a few of the hands from this evening. All games range from €3 to €10 and are five seater SnGs:
Here I had an A and thought I could get the table to fold. Winning the dead money would push me up 50%. Why am I being called by QT out of position?
***** Hand 910164309 *****
25.00/50.00 Texas Hold'em (No Limit ) - 15 January 2008 00:14:43
Holdem (Real /Tournament )
Seat 1: sinatra4 (1560.00)
Seat 2: mauriwpt (2595.00)
Seat 3: tfeilding (315.00)
Seat 4: feblish (1770.00)
Seat 5: D. Bayleaf (1260.00)
tfeilding post SB 25.00
feblish post BB 50.00
** Deal **
sinatra4 [N/A, N/A]
mauriwpt [N/A, N/A]
tfeilding [4d, Ac]
feblish [N/A, N/A]
D. Bayleaf [N/A, N/A]
*** Bet Round 1 ***
D. Bayleaf Fold
sinatra4 Call 50.00
mauriwpt Call 50.00
tfeilding All-in 315.00
feblish Call 315.00
sinatra4 Fold
mauriwpt Fold
*** Flop(Board): *** : [7d, 7h, 9s]
*** Turn(Board): *** : [7d, 7h, 9s, 2c]
*** River(Board): *** : [7d, 7h, 9s, 2c, Qc]
*** Showdown *** : Rake: 0.00 Total Pot: 730.00
sinatra4 Fold Win: 0.00
mauriwpt Fold Win: 0.00
tfeilding [4d, Ac] Pair of sevens Win: 0.00
feblish [10h, Qd] Two pair queens and sevens Win: 730.00
D. Bayleaf Fold Win: 0.00
Here are two back to back hands. OK, so I let them catch both times, but had I played it more aggressively I'd still probably have been called:
In this first one, the river brings his two-outter.
***** Hand 910161330 *****
15.00/30.00 Texas Hold'em (No Limit ) - 15 January 2008 00:11:52
Holdem (Real /Tournament )
Seat 1: sinatra4 (1650.00)
Seat 2: mauriwpt (2685.00)
Seat 3: tfeilding (825.00)
Seat 4: feblish (1245.00)
Seat 5: D. Bayleaf (1095.00)
D. Bayleaf post SB 15.00
sinatra4 post BB 30.00
** Deal **
sinatra4 [N/A, N/A]
mauriwpt [N/A, N/A]
tfeilding [Kh, 4h]
feblish [N/A, N/A]
D. Bayleaf [N/A, N/A]
*** Bet Round 1 ***
mauriwpt Call 30.00
tfeilding Call 30.00
feblish Call 30.00
D. Bayleaf Fold
sinatra4 Check
*** Flop(Board): *** : [4s, 8h, Kc]
*** Bet Round 2 ***
sinatra4 Check
mauriwpt Check
tfeilding Bet 30.00
feblish Call 30.00
sinatra4 Fold
mauriwpt Fold
*** Turn(Board): *** : [4s, 8h, Kc, 10d]
*** Bet Round 3 ***
tfeilding Bet 60.00
feblish Call 60.00
*** River(Board): *** : [4s, 8h, Kc, 10d, 3h]
*** Bet Round 4 ***
tfeilding Bet 120.00
feblish Raise to 330.00
tfeilding Call 330.00
*** Showdown *** : Rake: 0.00 Total Pot: 975.00
sinatra4 Fold Win: 0.00
mauriwpt Fold Win: 0.00
tfeilding Fold Win: 0.00
feblish [3d, 3c] Three of a kind, threes Win: 975.00
D. Bayleaf Fold Win: 0.00
This one I reckon I lost the minimum from the turn onwards. Should I have reraised more on the flop? I don't think I could have taken him off his 7 high flush draw though cos of the straight flush potential. He was getting pot odds of 2/1 for roughly a 2/1 chance of winning (12 outs twice). I should have taken it to 360 I think.
***** Hand 910160228 *****
15.00/30.00 Texas Hold'em (No Limit ) - 15 January 2008 00:10:49
Holdem (Real /Tournament )
Seat 1: sinatra4 (1680.00)
Seat 2: mauriwpt (2145.00)
Seat 3: tfeilding (1185.00)
Seat 4: feblish (1275.00)
Seat 5: D. Bayleaf (1215.00)
feblish post SB 15.00
D. Bayleaf post BB 30.00
** Deal **
sinatra4 [N/A, N/A]
mauriwpt [N/A, N/A]
tfeilding [9d, Ac]
feblish [N/A, N/A]
D. Bayleaf [N/A, N/A]
*** Bet Round 1 ***
sinatra4 Call 30.00
mauriwpt Call 30.00
tfeilding Call 30.00
feblish Call 30.00
D. Bayleaf Check
*** Flop(Board): *** : [5h, As, 9h]
*** Bet Round 2 ***
feblish Check
D. Bayleaf Bet 90.00
sinatra4 Fold
mauriwpt Call 90.00
tfeilding Raise to 240.00
feblish Fold
D. Bayleaf Fold
mauriwpt Call 240.00
*** Turn(Board): *** : [5h, As, 9h, 10h]
*** Bet Round 3 ***
mauriwpt Check
tfeilding Check
*** River(Board): *** : [5h, As, 9h, 10h, Jh]
*** Bet Round 4 ***
mauriwpt Bet 90.00
tfeilding Call 90.00
*** Showdown *** : Rake: 0.00 Total Pot: 900.00
sinatra4 Fold Win: 0.00
mauriwpt [7h, 6h] Flush to the jack Win: 900.00
tfeilding Fold Win: 0.00
feblish Fold Win: 0.00
D. Bayleaf Fold Win: 0.00
So that's me done for the night.
Here I had an A and thought I could get the table to fold. Winning the dead money would push me up 50%. Why am I being called by QT out of position?
***** Hand 910164309 *****
25.00/50.00 Texas Hold'em (No Limit ) - 15 January 2008 00:14:43
Holdem (Real /Tournament )
Seat 1: sinatra4 (1560.00)
Seat 2: mauriwpt (2595.00)
Seat 3: tfeilding (315.00)
Seat 4: feblish (1770.00)
Seat 5: D. Bayleaf (1260.00)
tfeilding post SB 25.00
feblish post BB 50.00
** Deal **
sinatra4 [N/A, N/A]
mauriwpt [N/A, N/A]
tfeilding [4d, Ac]
feblish [N/A, N/A]
D. Bayleaf [N/A, N/A]
*** Bet Round 1 ***
D. Bayleaf Fold
sinatra4 Call 50.00
mauriwpt Call 50.00
tfeilding All-in 315.00
feblish Call 315.00
sinatra4 Fold
mauriwpt Fold
*** Flop(Board): *** : [7d, 7h, 9s]
*** Turn(Board): *** : [7d, 7h, 9s, 2c]
*** River(Board): *** : [7d, 7h, 9s, 2c, Qc]
*** Showdown *** : Rake: 0.00 Total Pot: 730.00
sinatra4 Fold Win: 0.00
mauriwpt Fold Win: 0.00
tfeilding [4d, Ac] Pair of sevens Win: 0.00
feblish [10h, Qd] Two pair queens and sevens Win: 730.00
D. Bayleaf Fold Win: 0.00
Here are two back to back hands. OK, so I let them catch both times, but had I played it more aggressively I'd still probably have been called:
In this first one, the river brings his two-outter.
***** Hand 910161330 *****
15.00/30.00 Texas Hold'em (No Limit ) - 15 January 2008 00:11:52
Holdem (Real /Tournament )
Seat 1: sinatra4 (1650.00)
Seat 2: mauriwpt (2685.00)
Seat 3: tfeilding (825.00)
Seat 4: feblish (1245.00)
Seat 5: D. Bayleaf (1095.00)
D. Bayleaf post SB 15.00
sinatra4 post BB 30.00
** Deal **
sinatra4 [N/A, N/A]
mauriwpt [N/A, N/A]
tfeilding [Kh, 4h]
feblish [N/A, N/A]
D. Bayleaf [N/A, N/A]
*** Bet Round 1 ***
mauriwpt Call 30.00
tfeilding Call 30.00
feblish Call 30.00
D. Bayleaf Fold
sinatra4 Check
*** Flop(Board): *** : [4s, 8h, Kc]
*** Bet Round 2 ***
sinatra4 Check
mauriwpt Check
tfeilding Bet 30.00
feblish Call 30.00
sinatra4 Fold
mauriwpt Fold
*** Turn(Board): *** : [4s, 8h, Kc, 10d]
*** Bet Round 3 ***
tfeilding Bet 60.00
feblish Call 60.00
*** River(Board): *** : [4s, 8h, Kc, 10d, 3h]
*** Bet Round 4 ***
tfeilding Bet 120.00
feblish Raise to 330.00
tfeilding Call 330.00
*** Showdown *** : Rake: 0.00 Total Pot: 975.00
sinatra4 Fold Win: 0.00
mauriwpt Fold Win: 0.00
tfeilding Fold Win: 0.00
feblish [3d, 3c] Three of a kind, threes Win: 975.00
D. Bayleaf Fold Win: 0.00
This one I reckon I lost the minimum from the turn onwards. Should I have reraised more on the flop? I don't think I could have taken him off his 7 high flush draw though cos of the straight flush potential. He was getting pot odds of 2/1 for roughly a 2/1 chance of winning (12 outs twice). I should have taken it to 360 I think.
***** Hand 910160228 *****
15.00/30.00 Texas Hold'em (No Limit ) - 15 January 2008 00:10:49
Holdem (Real /Tournament )
Seat 1: sinatra4 (1680.00)
Seat 2: mauriwpt (2145.00)
Seat 3: tfeilding (1185.00)
Seat 4: feblish (1275.00)
Seat 5: D. Bayleaf (1215.00)
feblish post SB 15.00
D. Bayleaf post BB 30.00
** Deal **
sinatra4 [N/A, N/A]
mauriwpt [N/A, N/A]
tfeilding [9d, Ac]
feblish [N/A, N/A]
D. Bayleaf [N/A, N/A]
*** Bet Round 1 ***
sinatra4 Call 30.00
mauriwpt Call 30.00
tfeilding Call 30.00
feblish Call 30.00
D. Bayleaf Check
*** Flop(Board): *** : [5h, As, 9h]
*** Bet Round 2 ***
feblish Check
D. Bayleaf Bet 90.00
sinatra4 Fold
mauriwpt Call 90.00
tfeilding Raise to 240.00
feblish Fold
D. Bayleaf Fold
mauriwpt Call 240.00
*** Turn(Board): *** : [5h, As, 9h, 10h]
*** Bet Round 3 ***
mauriwpt Check
tfeilding Check
*** River(Board): *** : [5h, As, 9h, 10h, Jh]
*** Bet Round 4 ***
mauriwpt Bet 90.00
tfeilding Call 90.00
*** Showdown *** : Rake: 0.00 Total Pot: 900.00
sinatra4 Fold Win: 0.00
mauriwpt [7h, 6h] Flush to the jack Win: 900.00
tfeilding Fold Win: 0.00
feblish Fold Win: 0.00
D. Bayleaf Fold Win: 0.00
So that's me done for the night.
Monday, 7 January 2008
AK? Pah! Fear my straight flush!
This has to be the sweetest way to take down a five seater SnG. I think it also shows the perils of tarting around with AK. I think with the blinds at 200/400 he should shove pre-flop rather than get trappy. When I shove on the flop, he is then shafted. If he calls he has 10 outs (3x K, 3xA and 4xGutshot) and so his tournament life is on the line and he is an underdog. Shoving pre-flop would have given him the hand pre-flop and nearly tie us with chips.
***** Hand 899117502 *****
200.00/400.00 Texas Hold'em (No Limit ) - 07 January 2008 18:50:46
Holdem Turbo (Real /Tournament )
Seat 2: comevavà (2980.00)
Seat 5: tfeilding (4520.00)
comevavà post SB 200.00
tfeilding post BB 400.00
** Deal **
comevavà [N/A, N/A]
tfeilding [4s, 6s]
*** Bet Round 1 ***
comevavà Call 400.00
tfeilding Check
*** Flop(Board): *** : [3s, 4c, 2s]
*** Bet Round 2 ***
tfeilding Bet 3200.00
comevavà All-in 2580.00
*** Turn(Board): *** : [3s, 4c, 2s, 2c]
*** River(Board): *** : [3s, 4c, 2s, 2c, 5s]
*** Showdown *** : Rake: 0.00 Total Pot: 5960.00
comevavà [Ad, Kh] Straight to the five Win: 0.00
tfeilding [4s, 6s] Straight flush Win: 5960.00
***** Hand 899117502 *****
200.00/400.00 Texas Hold'em (No Limit ) - 07 January 2008 18:50:46
Holdem Turbo (Real /Tournament )
Seat 2: comevavà (2980.00)
Seat 5: tfeilding (4520.00)
comevavà post SB 200.00
tfeilding post BB 400.00
** Deal **
comevavà [N/A, N/A]
tfeilding [4s, 6s]
*** Bet Round 1 ***
comevavà Call 400.00
tfeilding Check
*** Flop(Board): *** : [3s, 4c, 2s]
*** Bet Round 2 ***
tfeilding Bet 3200.00
comevavà All-in 2580.00
*** Turn(Board): *** : [3s, 4c, 2s, 2c]
*** River(Board): *** : [3s, 4c, 2s, 2c, 5s]
*** Showdown *** : Rake: 0.00 Total Pot: 5960.00
comevavà [Ad, Kh] Straight to the five Win: 0.00
tfeilding [4s, 6s] Straight flush Win: 5960.00
Friday, 28 December 2007
Royal Flush over quads
My final post of the day will be short. This is a hand I played in last night in a $5 Sng. Unfortunately poker.co.uk do not offer a bad beat bonus. These bonuses can sometimes reward the entire table:
One dollarments
Last night I fired up a $1 MTT. I knew it would be crazy so I decided to sit back and wait for hands. Unfortunately they didn't really come. Over the first two hours I played 4 hands and doubled up on each of them. I did a small amount of blind stealing as well though. 527 players started and when the bubble broke I was around 20/50. This is the hand that sealed my fate. I cannot believe the guy called my all-in bet. What exactly is he beating but a stone cold bluff? I had a good reputation at the table and had not had to show any crap hands. I tried an early position blind steal with the QJ as other players had been getting away with them. I didn't intend to then make a play for the pot with a check raise but the opportunity arose. I know it is only a $1 game, but when you get so deep, the standard has to be fairly reasonable, right?
To top it off, when I went out, he called me a mother f**ker.
***** Hand 884045095 ***** 750.00/1500.00 Texas Hold'em (No Limit )
27 December 2007 23:27:08
Texas Holdem (Real /Tournament )
Seat 1: LUJOLUJ (9065.00)
Seat 2: DonAsCarlo (25807.00)
Seat 3: $PILU'$ (21570.00)
Seat 4: Antonino4 (9680.00)
Seat 5: Woyta1 (8240.00)
Seat 6: Lasybones (20634.00)
Seat 7: Pettee85 (3729.00)
Seat 8: tfeilding (18607.00)
Seat 9: MarktaG (8070.00)
Seat 10: calledk2 (16476.00)
Woyta1 post SB 750.00
Lasybones post BB 1500.00
** Deal ** LUJOLUJ [N/A, N/A]
DonAsCarlo [N/A, N/A]
$PILU'$ [N/A, N/A]
Antonino4 [N/A, N/A]
Woyta1 [N/A, N/A]
Lasybones [N/A, N/A]
Pettee85 [N/A, N/A]
tfeilding [Qc, Jd]
MarktaG [N/A, N/A]
calledk2 [N/A, N/A]
*** Bet Round 1 *** Pettee85 Fold
tfeilding Raise to 4500.00
MarktaG Fold calledk2 Fold
LUJOLUJ Fold
DonAsCarlo Call 4500.00
$PILU'$ Fold
Antonino4 Fold
Woyta1 Fold
Lasybones Fold
*** Flop(Board): *** : [5h, 2h, 5d]
*** Bet Round 2 ***
tfeilding Check
DonAsCarlo Bet 3000.00
tfeilding All-in 14107.00
DonAsCarlo Call 14107.00
*** Turn(Board): *** : [5h, 2h, 5d, 4s]
*** River(Board): *** : [5h, 2h, 5d, 4s, Ks]
*** Showdown *** : Rake: 0.00 Total Pot: 40964.00
LUJOLUJ Fold Win: 0.00
DonAsCarlo [Ad, 8d] Pair of fives , ace kicker Win: 40964.00
$PILU'$ Fold Win: 0.00
Antonino4 Fold Win: 0.00
Woyta1 Fold Win: 0.00
Lasybones Fold Win: 0.00
Pettee85 Fold Win: 0.00
tfeilding [Qc, Jd] Pair of fives Win: 0.00
MarktaG Fold Win: 0.00
calledk2 Fold Win: 0.00
For 2.5 hours play I made $1.10 profit. Fan flipping tastic.
Another recent low profit per hour game I played was a live game at Gala Casino. In a £10 second chance I came 6/48 for a £20 profit. That works out at £4.50 an hour. Not even minimum wage. I was pleased to cash though as I have failed to do so there aside from a satellite I played. I know I am good enough to have better results, they just havent seem to have come.
To top it off, when I went out, he called me a mother f**ker.
***** Hand 884045095 ***** 750.00/1500.00 Texas Hold'em (No Limit )
27 December 2007 23:27:08
Texas Holdem (Real /Tournament )
Seat 1: LUJOLUJ (9065.00)
Seat 2: DonAsCarlo (25807.00)
Seat 3: $PILU'$ (21570.00)
Seat 4: Antonino4 (9680.00)
Seat 5: Woyta1 (8240.00)
Seat 6: Lasybones (20634.00)
Seat 7: Pettee85 (3729.00)
Seat 8: tfeilding (18607.00)
Seat 9: MarktaG (8070.00)
Seat 10: calledk2 (16476.00)
Woyta1 post SB 750.00
Lasybones post BB 1500.00
** Deal ** LUJOLUJ [N/A, N/A]
DonAsCarlo [N/A, N/A]
$PILU'$ [N/A, N/A]
Antonino4 [N/A, N/A]
Woyta1 [N/A, N/A]
Lasybones [N/A, N/A]
Pettee85 [N/A, N/A]
tfeilding [Qc, Jd]
MarktaG [N/A, N/A]
calledk2 [N/A, N/A]
*** Bet Round 1 *** Pettee85 Fold
tfeilding Raise to 4500.00
MarktaG Fold calledk2 Fold
LUJOLUJ Fold
DonAsCarlo Call 4500.00
$PILU'$ Fold
Antonino4 Fold
Woyta1 Fold
Lasybones Fold
*** Flop(Board): *** : [5h, 2h, 5d]
*** Bet Round 2 ***
tfeilding Check
DonAsCarlo Bet 3000.00
tfeilding All-in 14107.00
DonAsCarlo Call 14107.00
*** Turn(Board): *** : [5h, 2h, 5d, 4s]
*** River(Board): *** : [5h, 2h, 5d, 4s, Ks]
*** Showdown *** : Rake: 0.00 Total Pot: 40964.00
LUJOLUJ Fold Win: 0.00
DonAsCarlo [Ad, 8d] Pair of fives , ace kicker Win: 40964.00
$PILU'$ Fold Win: 0.00
Antonino4 Fold Win: 0.00
Woyta1 Fold Win: 0.00
Lasybones Fold Win: 0.00
Pettee85 Fold Win: 0.00
tfeilding [Qc, Jd] Pair of fives Win: 0.00
MarktaG Fold Win: 0.00
calledk2 Fold Win: 0.00
For 2.5 hours play I made $1.10 profit. Fan flipping tastic.
Another recent low profit per hour game I played was a live game at Gala Casino. In a £10 second chance I came 6/48 for a £20 profit. That works out at £4.50 an hour. Not even minimum wage. I was pleased to cash though as I have failed to do so there aside from a satellite I played. I know I am good enough to have better results, they just havent seem to have come.
APAT Polish Open
I am the APAT Polish Open Champion. I never thought I'd be the Polish champion of anything!
APAT orgainse well structured games for low buy-ins. An excellent combination. I qualified for the live National Amateur finals in Walsall a month or two ago and ended up 30/200 which was not too shabby and I only went out when I ran KK into the chip leader's AA. Unfortunate timing.
I have also played one previous online game - the APAT Croatian Open. I don't recall a great deal about it besides the fact I finished somewhere in the top 3rd of the field.
I didn't know about the Polish Open until the last minute when I read about it in the gambling.co.uk forums I had a quiet night at home planned and fancied an MTT so this sounded perfect. We got a 5k stack with 15 minute levels so there was plenty of time for play. On around hand #7 I was dealt AA. Early position did a 4xbb bet so I upped it quite a bit. The chips all went in on a 776 flop for him to turn over KK. Revenge perhaps for Walsall?
From there on in, I was chip leader or nearly chip leader all game. I sat back and waited for the premiums and they certainly came. I had AA twice but I had KK perhaps 7 times. Noone sucked out on me and I won a big race later when my AQ turned over 55. All of a sudden we were through to the final table and I was second in chips. The leader had double my stack though.
Top 3 places get bronze/silver/gold medals and it was one of these I was playing for so I played a solid game until that bubble burst and then opened up. I took the chip lead when I hit a gutshot on the turn and got paid handsomely. Then it was a case of just picking off the other two players as I had 400k to their 50k each.
Monday, 17 December 2007
Saturday brought the Western qualifying heats for the APAT Welsh Open tournament. It was a deepish stack, long structured £20 f/o. There were 80 runners with 8 getting seats and cash. I came 24th. The interesting this was I never once paired the board. I played for 4.5 hours, so probably played around 100 hands and yet I had nada.
One interesting hand was when I picked up 55 in the SB and limped. BB tripled the price to see the flop and I called hoping to get luck with the set. The flop came 234 and I checked. He bet the pot, so there was now around 10 BB in there and so well worth taking down. I thought for a minute and then pushed all-in. I think it was the correct play. He might have AK, AQ, KQ, which he would have to lay down and if he had an over paid then I had a quarter the deck to improve with so one time in two I would double up if he called. He pondered and then called with 1010. The turn gave me a set but the river was an A, so chop chop. I guess that was a fair result.
One other interesting hand was when I had AKs on the button and I went 4.5xbb. BB called and the flop came Q99. There was around 1.5k in the middle and he had 1.6k behind. He bet 1k and I tanked. I ran through all the hands he might have and concluded that the worst case scenario was he had an underpair in which case I had 11 outs. I did think though that he called to take it away from me if a dull flop came out so I pushed all in knowing he would call. It turned out he was on the blag with 78, but a 7 came on the turn. He did crow a little about the hand saying I made a crazy call - but I think it was the correct call to make. I was left very short stacked but two hands later I found AQ in mid position and UTG went all-in on a short stack. I'm thinking he is pushing with a big range, so I went all in to use my meagre stack as an isolating bet. No 4 came and I was back to where I started.
I went out with 55 in an early position. I shoved all-in for about 12xbb hoping to steal, but got called by AQ, an A came on the flop and I was out the door.
On Sunday I played my regular league game in my local pub. There were 18 players and I won. I was short stacked on the final table after I tried to pick off a short stack and ended up giving her a big stack and me a little. Doh. That takes me to 22 league wins from 175 games, so just under 1 win in 8 with an average turnout of perhaps 20 players. We then played two cash games after hours. The first I lost in cos I played like an idiot. I had had a few beers and decide it would be clever to announce I was stealing before going all in with J8. I won the second game though and staggered home at around 3am after nearly 14 hours in the same pub.
One interesting hand was when I picked up 55 in the SB and limped. BB tripled the price to see the flop and I called hoping to get luck with the set. The flop came 234 and I checked. He bet the pot, so there was now around 10 BB in there and so well worth taking down. I thought for a minute and then pushed all-in. I think it was the correct play. He might have AK, AQ, KQ, which he would have to lay down and if he had an over paid then I had a quarter the deck to improve with so one time in two I would double up if he called. He pondered and then called with 1010. The turn gave me a set but the river was an A, so chop chop. I guess that was a fair result.
One other interesting hand was when I had AKs on the button and I went 4.5xbb. BB called and the flop came Q99. There was around 1.5k in the middle and he had 1.6k behind. He bet 1k and I tanked. I ran through all the hands he might have and concluded that the worst case scenario was he had an underpair in which case I had 11 outs. I did think though that he called to take it away from me if a dull flop came out so I pushed all in knowing he would call. It turned out he was on the blag with 78, but a 7 came on the turn. He did crow a little about the hand saying I made a crazy call - but I think it was the correct call to make. I was left very short stacked but two hands later I found AQ in mid position and UTG went all-in on a short stack. I'm thinking he is pushing with a big range, so I went all in to use my meagre stack as an isolating bet. No 4 came and I was back to where I started.
I went out with 55 in an early position. I shoved all-in for about 12xbb hoping to steal, but got called by AQ, an A came on the flop and I was out the door.
On Sunday I played my regular league game in my local pub. There were 18 players and I won. I was short stacked on the final table after I tried to pick off a short stack and ended up giving her a big stack and me a little. Doh. That takes me to 22 league wins from 175 games, so just under 1 win in 8 with an average turnout of perhaps 20 players. We then played two cash games after hours. The first I lost in cos I played like an idiot. I had had a few beers and decide it would be clever to announce I was stealing before going all in with J8. I won the second game though and staggered home at around 3am after nearly 14 hours in the same pub.
Friday, 14 December 2007
I was in bed and couldnt sleep so thought I'd play a short-handed SnG. I usually play €3 or €5 but thought I'd have a crack at a higher level and sat down at a €20 game. I didn't catch a single premium hand, yet I took the tourney down for €70 by playing ABC poker. I found myself short stacked on the bubble when I called an all-in with KQ (there was an all-in every other hand so ranges were vast) and his K2 hit runner-runner wheel. A few hands later his KQ was no match for my KJ. Justice.
My roll was only €100 earlier, now it is €150. I won't stray from my usual level for a while, but it's been a fun visit to the higher ranks.
Now it is bed time.
My roll was only €100 earlier, now it is €150. I won't stray from my usual level for a while, but it's been a fun visit to the higher ranks.
Now it is bed time.
One Friday evening, three poker venues.
This evening didn't quite go to plan. I played in the £20 f/o at the casino and things started well. I took the first pot down with AQ onKJx flop which checked around and produced an A on the turn. From then on I was above average. Then in the second level I was dealt QQ in early position. I raised 3.5xBB only for a TAG player to raise me substantially. I insta-all-ined knowing he had to call and he turned KK. I wish I'd taken more time on the hand cos I think I could have escaped it. I was playing a good game so far and so why risk everything in one go? Countering this though, the tournament is a bit of a crap shoot and so it is difficult to pass premium hands. Anyhow, for my £20 I learnt a lesson - take my time and don't necessarily get involved unless I'm sure I'm ahead when folding will barely dent my stack.
I headed to a regular cash game only to turn a £5 buy-in in to £3.60. Woohoo. Mind you, I nearly always cash out for a profit, so that loss isn't going to cause me uch harm. The game finished early and I headed home, only to get a call at midnight to say some games were going on in a nearby pub and was I interested? Oh yes baby.
I played four games. The first one was a £5 buy-in with the option of a rebuy in the first orbit for £10. Only 6 played but we ended up with £50 in the pot after a couple of buy-ins. I sat tight for the first orbit - rebuying was a stupid waste of money. I ended up heads-up and we chopped so we could start a new game. I'm sure I would have won, as although I only had a third of the chips, the other guy had only played once before and called everything. We then played three further games four-handed at £5 each and I won all three. One interesting hand was as follows: P is a solid player. Neither loose nor tight, he just reads the game well. It folded to him in SB and he min-raised. I held A8 and insta-called. We check-checked a KQ4 flop only for him to bet twice the pot when a K arrived on the turn. If he had a K, why over bet? If he had the J he must have thought he was good, and if he wasnt sure a feeler bet would do the job. He didn’t have the 4 cos of the pre-flop raise. I was a little worried about a pocket pair but I called with my Ace-high thinking that only one time in 3 he will have a pair rather than any type of KQ, KJ, J10 etc combination. he made the same bet on the river. This shows weakness to me, cos it is a much smaller percentage of the pot, so either he is value betting or he is weak - the only hand possible to value bet was AA and with one A in my hand I didn’t think he had it. I called the river bet and showed my ace high which was good and he was shocked I'd called him down, but it seemed like the sensible play once the hand had been thought through. It was fun having a burst - I just wish it had happened a little earlier when the prize money meant something.
I headed to a regular cash game only to turn a £5 buy-in in to £3.60. Woohoo. Mind you, I nearly always cash out for a profit, so that loss isn't going to cause me uch harm. The game finished early and I headed home, only to get a call at midnight to say some games were going on in a nearby pub and was I interested? Oh yes baby.
I played four games. The first one was a £5 buy-in with the option of a rebuy in the first orbit for £10. Only 6 played but we ended up with £50 in the pot after a couple of buy-ins. I sat tight for the first orbit - rebuying was a stupid waste of money. I ended up heads-up and we chopped so we could start a new game. I'm sure I would have won, as although I only had a third of the chips, the other guy had only played once before and called everything. We then played three further games four-handed at £5 each and I won all three. One interesting hand was as follows: P is a solid player. Neither loose nor tight, he just reads the game well. It folded to him in SB and he min-raised. I held A8 and insta-called. We check-checked a KQ4 flop only for him to bet twice the pot when a K arrived on the turn. If he had a K, why over bet? If he had the J he must have thought he was good, and if he wasnt sure a feeler bet would do the job. He didn’t have the 4 cos of the pre-flop raise. I was a little worried about a pocket pair but I called with my Ace-high thinking that only one time in 3 he will have a pair rather than any type of KQ, KJ, J10 etc combination. he made the same bet on the river. This shows weakness to me, cos it is a much smaller percentage of the pot, so either he is value betting or he is weak - the only hand possible to value bet was AA and with one A in my hand I didn’t think he had it. I called the river bet and showed my ace high which was good and he was shocked I'd called him down, but it seemed like the sensible play once the hand had been thought through. It was fun having a burst - I just wish it had happened a little earlier when the prize money meant something.
I planned to have a quiet night at home on wednesday but instead a friend rang me up to see if I wanted a lift to a game across town. In my league you have to hit the top 16 to get points and it was points I was after, therefore coming 13th from 22 was not a total failure.
Starting stack was 5k, blinds were at 200/400 and I had around 8k in front of me. There was an UTG min-raise to 800 and I had A9s. I thought I could squeeze the table and take the pot down so I shoved. The original raiser tanked and then called with 77. I failed to hit and it was good bye to me.
I dont think I played the hand badly. I'm not calling with crap like A9, I'm pushing or folding. After the hand the caller said he called cos I was staring at the centre of the table and not looking at him. Annoyingly this is what Ive been doing for months now so as to standardise my body language but I hadn't played against him before.
The standard at the venue was poor - there was a handful of good players though. I saw one guy who I thought was good, flat call a bet and a raise with AJ for instance. He then lais it down to the original betters all-in move. He then announced to the table how much pof a solid player he was by not losing more chips. He shouldnt have lost any there - AJ is auto-fold territory in that situation.
I was to his right and laid down 66 before the action got to him. Annoyingly I would have hit my set on the flop and turned the quads. It was still the correct move though.
Last night I played the APAT Croatian Open on Bluesq. I doubled up with JJ Vs AQ all-in pre-flop only to then lose my stack when I found AQ in the BB but couldnt get SB off his raggy hand which ended up hitting bottom pair.
This evening I'll be playing a £20 freezout at the casino, perhaps followed by a cheap ring game somewhere. Tomorrow is a £20 f/o qualifier to the Welsh Open and Sunday is the second of three rounds to win a seat to the WSOP Main Event.
Starting stack was 5k, blinds were at 200/400 and I had around 8k in front of me. There was an UTG min-raise to 800 and I had A9s. I thought I could squeeze the table and take the pot down so I shoved. The original raiser tanked and then called with 77. I failed to hit and it was good bye to me.
I dont think I played the hand badly. I'm not calling with crap like A9, I'm pushing or folding. After the hand the caller said he called cos I was staring at the centre of the table and not looking at him. Annoyingly this is what Ive been doing for months now so as to standardise my body language but I hadn't played against him before.
The standard at the venue was poor - there was a handful of good players though. I saw one guy who I thought was good, flat call a bet and a raise with AJ for instance. He then lais it down to the original betters all-in move. He then announced to the table how much pof a solid player he was by not losing more chips. He shouldnt have lost any there - AJ is auto-fold territory in that situation.
I was to his right and laid down 66 before the action got to him. Annoyingly I would have hit my set on the flop and turned the quads. It was still the correct move though.
Last night I played the APAT Croatian Open on Bluesq. I doubled up with JJ Vs AQ all-in pre-flop only to then lose my stack when I found AQ in the BB but couldnt get SB off his raggy hand which ended up hitting bottom pair.
This evening I'll be playing a £20 freezout at the casino, perhaps followed by a cheap ring game somewhere. Tomorrow is a £20 f/o qualifier to the Welsh Open and Sunday is the second of three rounds to win a seat to the WSOP Main Event.
Wednesday, 12 December 2007
I thought I'd best kick off with some interesting hands I have played recently. I must mention the hand that did me in last night's league game. I lost a chunk of my chips with a J9s blind steal from the button (blinds 600/1200, avg 13k, I had around 18k) only to find SB holding AQs. I flopped top 2 but a K on the turn and a 10 on the river took the juicy pot away from me. She went on to win the game after that hand.
I was down to around 6k and the blinds were 800/1600 so I had to make a move. I increased my stack by 50% with an uncalled all-in whilst holding 89s and the very next hand had 99. I shoved hoping people might think I'm blagging and call with a raggy ace or low pair. My nemesis was sat to my left and called with A10s only to river a royal flush against me. At times like that, I hate poker.
I wandered home and the very first hand I was dealt online was A8. The flop? 888. Sahweet. The turn was an A and two players decided their nut full houses were the best hand. At times like that, I love poker.
Here is a collection of screenshots:
The very first game I played on Stars was this MTT which I took down
I have seen two community straight flushes before,
but in this instance I had a better straight flush. Don't
other poker sites offer bad beat jackpots for this type of thing?
I played the same tournie two days running.
I came 8th on day#1 and 3rd on day #2
I was down to around 6k and the blinds were 800/1600 so I had to make a move. I increased my stack by 50% with an uncalled all-in whilst holding 89s and the very next hand had 99. I shoved hoping people might think I'm blagging and call with a raggy ace or low pair. My nemesis was sat to my left and called with A10s only to river a royal flush against me. At times like that, I hate poker.
I wandered home and the very first hand I was dealt online was A8. The flop? 888. Sahweet. The turn was an A and two players decided their nut full houses were the best hand. At times like that, I love poker.
Here is a collection of screenshots:
The very first game I played on Stars was this MTT which I took down
I have seen two community straight flushes before,but in this instance I had a better straight flush. Don't
other poker sites offer bad beat jackpots for this type of thing?
I played the same tournie two days running.I came 8th on day#1 and 3rd on day #2
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