July is over and I'm glad with it.
Poker has been really bland lately, haven't really felt the urge to play since I've got a lot of other stuff going on around me right now.
And when I did play I was either spewing chips, being impatient (playing turbo donkaments) and donking off.
Right now I am up on Stars and down a little on Full Tilt (due to me not playing Full Tilt for a while, but that might change soon).
I have come close to a big cash in the very few MTTs I have been playing but alas, it was not to be. I do feel though that my MTT game is better than my SNG game, just because I've been (for some reason) very bad on bubbles and MTT bubbles are much easier to burst.
How many times have I lost a ton of chips on a SNG bubble to barely get ITM? If a few of those cashes had been wins, July would have been great!
Meh, I'm still up, right?
ronee
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Friday Night Live Game: Where Running Hot Happens
Wow, this is probably the first time ever that I play live games in consecutive nights.
That same friend from last night called in again and we had a 9-man game this time, great!
There were maybe 3 people that I know by name only, so I didn't know anything about their poker games to be honest.
Like I said last time, my plan was to just stop bluffing and value bet good hands, and it worked out great as I won!
Whew, feels good to say that since I've been in such a funk lately.
Anyways, I made good bets on my big hands and got hit by the deck at the most important moment of the game. People kept busting left and right with marginal hands AIPF or shoving/calling rivers with second pair, just weird.
On to the most interesting part, the hands:
- In the first orbit I pick up AQ UTG and raise big, maybe 10xBB.
I raised this big because blinds were still small, and as usuall people will call you light with anything so I didn't want to chance it. I got maybe 3 callers (as I expected) and we see a flop of AxQ. Great great spot for my hand I bet the flop big and get 2 callers. I then bet a second spade on the turn even more, and they both agonize before making the call.
River is another spade, and I reluctantly check, and it is all checked around.
I show my top two pairs, and just like in a movie, they both roll AK and AJ. Wow. Got really lucky there, I understand why they were so in pain.
- I got another hand against the host of the game that was a pretty big pot. I limped with 3d4d and flopped trip treys for a big pot. Those chips catapulted my far ahead with the chip lead and lots of people were getting short already.
- First big pot I lost was with QQ UTG, not a great spot for that hand. I bet again 10xBB and get 3 callers. Flop is a freaking Axx and I check and have to fold to a bet on the flop. It was too obvious he had an Ace anyways, and the K on turn made me feel better. The bettor later said he had a weak Ace.
- After that people were getting short stacked and busting with a lot of marginal hands. I don't recall any nuts being shown down. Basically as people busted, we moved up the blinds, which really hurt me because I wasn't catching cards or doing any of the busting, so the host started accumulating a lot of chips that way. Before I even knew it, we were 3-handed, with the host having a commanding lead, and me and another girl the short stacks. She goes all-in with an Ace and he calls with a marginal hand. She doubles up as they both blank, but I would have gotten a full-house with my Q9o. That tilted me a little.
- The miracle JJ comes in my BB as the CL limps. I shove and he calls to double me up and give me life.
- Then him and the girl both shoves the river on a KJ8T7 board, and she shows QJ for second pair and he shows A9 for a rivered gutshot. I was happy, since only the first two cashed, and I was ITM with a 2 to 5 chip disadvantage.
- First hands are irrelevant, since they are won preflop or with a simple bet on the flop.
This is when I ran hot like crazy. I pick up AK and shove preflop, he folds.
- Next hand I get 22 and shove praying for a fold and he does.
- Next hand I get AJ and shove, and I guess he got tired and calls with a marginal hand to double me up. I now have a 4 to 1 chip advantage.
- Next and last hand, I get JJ and shove to his Kx and he blanks, I win.
Wow, those last four hands were crazy.
I finally won a live game, first in a long time. I am very very happy with the way I played, and I am especially happy with this stat:
BLUFF COUNT FOR THE NIGHT = 0
Yes, I didn't bluff one single time and it worked out great for me, since most of them are calling stations.
I am glad, I said last time that I was gonna focus and win, and I just did that right there.
ronee
That same friend from last night called in again and we had a 9-man game this time, great!
There were maybe 3 people that I know by name only, so I didn't know anything about their poker games to be honest.
Like I said last time, my plan was to just stop bluffing and value bet good hands, and it worked out great as I won!
Whew, feels good to say that since I've been in such a funk lately.
Anyways, I made good bets on my big hands and got hit by the deck at the most important moment of the game. People kept busting left and right with marginal hands AIPF or shoving/calling rivers with second pair, just weird.
On to the most interesting part, the hands:
- In the first orbit I pick up AQ UTG and raise big, maybe 10xBB.
I raised this big because blinds were still small, and as usuall people will call you light with anything so I didn't want to chance it. I got maybe 3 callers (as I expected) and we see a flop of AxQ. Great great spot for my hand I bet the flop big and get 2 callers. I then bet a second spade on the turn even more, and they both agonize before making the call.
River is another spade, and I reluctantly check, and it is all checked around.
I show my top two pairs, and just like in a movie, they both roll AK and AJ. Wow. Got really lucky there, I understand why they were so in pain.
- I got another hand against the host of the game that was a pretty big pot. I limped with 3d4d and flopped trip treys for a big pot. Those chips catapulted my far ahead with the chip lead and lots of people were getting short already.
- First big pot I lost was with QQ UTG, not a great spot for that hand. I bet again 10xBB and get 3 callers. Flop is a freaking Axx and I check and have to fold to a bet on the flop. It was too obvious he had an Ace anyways, and the K on turn made me feel better. The bettor later said he had a weak Ace.
- After that people were getting short stacked and busting with a lot of marginal hands. I don't recall any nuts being shown down. Basically as people busted, we moved up the blinds, which really hurt me because I wasn't catching cards or doing any of the busting, so the host started accumulating a lot of chips that way. Before I even knew it, we were 3-handed, with the host having a commanding lead, and me and another girl the short stacks. She goes all-in with an Ace and he calls with a marginal hand. She doubles up as they both blank, but I would have gotten a full-house with my Q9o. That tilted me a little.
- The miracle JJ comes in my BB as the CL limps. I shove and he calls to double me up and give me life.
- Then him and the girl both shoves the river on a KJ8T7 board, and she shows QJ for second pair and he shows A9 for a rivered gutshot. I was happy, since only the first two cashed, and I was ITM with a 2 to 5 chip disadvantage.
- First hands are irrelevant, since they are won preflop or with a simple bet on the flop.
This is when I ran hot like crazy. I pick up AK and shove preflop, he folds.
- Next hand I get 22 and shove praying for a fold and he does.
- Next hand I get AJ and shove, and I guess he got tired and calls with a marginal hand to double me up. I now have a 4 to 1 chip advantage.
- Next and last hand, I get JJ and shove to his Kx and he blanks, I win.
Wow, those last four hands were crazy.
I finally won a live game, first in a long time. I am very very happy with the way I played, and I am especially happy with this stat:
BLUFF COUNT FOR THE NIGHT = 0
Yes, I didn't bluff one single time and it worked out great for me, since most of them are calling stations.
I am glad, I said last time that I was gonna focus and win, and I just did that right there.
ronee
Friday, July 25, 2008
Thursday Night Live Game
I got the surprise to be invited to a live game thursday night at a friend's house, and it was fun.
I didn't even know that he played poker or was interested in the game, but looks like he caught poker-fever as well so he called in 5 other players for a little game.
The buy-in was insignificant, but we just wanted to make sure that people would play at their best regardless.
Basically second would get his buy-in back, while first place would get all the rest.
Now on to the interesting hands:
- During the first orbit, this incredible hand happened. Four of us check to the river which puts a board fo XsXKsX7s. The player on my left fires 300 quickly (blinds 5/10 with 50 in the pot). The player to act bemoans for about 2mins, saying that he could only make this bet with the nut flush and how he would call if there was more in the pot.
Anyways, to our amazement, he folded Qs3s face up for the second nuts!!! What did the other have? 77 for a rivered set... We then proceed to tell him that it was a horrible lay down because, well, it's the second nuts! And the nut flush wouldn't bet that aggressively anyways. That was an opportunity wasted for him to bust a player (300 was half our starting stacks) because I sure know I would have instashoved.
- Player on my right gets short stacked, and I limp from the SB with 77 with 4 other limpers.
The flop is a nice 245 rainbow and I bet. Short player is on the button and calls. At this point he might have anything, since most of them call with paint just to chase until the river. Turn is 6.
Now that sucks a little bit because the straight might have gotten there, but I still have a draw to the nuts and an overpair so I am pretty confident. I ask for a count and have him covered, but if I lost it would hurt me a lot. I shove him and he instacalls UPS!
He shows me 55 for flopped trips and I am left scrambling for my 10 outs. Since he is the dealer, he peels off the river, which is a magical 8 for my straight!
I feel sorry for him, he played the hand perfect, and I too, think that I had the odds and hand to stack off in that spot. I merely wanted to push him off any draws and it didn't work out that way. That's poker, sometimes there are hands you just can't fold and are supposed to die with. I guess I overplayed my hand a bit and got lucky, but I still would make that play any day, live or online.
- One player got short stacked as we were four-handed and the three others, including me, took turns to try and bust him. I went at it first with 49o vs A4o and I doubled him up. Very next hand, the player of my left doubles him up with an inferior hand again. Right after that, the player on my right shoves him A8o vs Q9 but the flop brings a Q for his third double up LOL.
Since he went up to a sizeable stack, we ganged up on the player on my right for a change, and he busted soon after AIPF.
- I soon found myself heads-up and was a 2-1 dog in chips. I was able to take the lead with a few hands (middle pairs mostly) that went to showdown and won. But the last hand was obviously a mistake from me. I limp with 63o and find a flop of 446.
I bet first 3xBB and hope to take it down, and he shoves it. Clearly I could have folded there because I'd still have enough chips to play, but I didn't think much about it and called only for him to show me 47o for flopped trips. I suck.
During the whole night, he only made big bets with nuts and big hands and this time was no exception. I mean, what could I beat there? A 6 beats me, a 4 beats me, in essence, I could only beat a bluff, and most of the time, he isn't bluffing in that spot.
The turn and river come two 5s and I am crippled. I shove J4 vs 89 right after and the board comes x4x89 to bust me.
I have come to realize that I have a hard time transitioning from online play to live. Steals don't work as they do online, and I try to rely too much on reading tells which I clearly suck at right now. IMO, betting patterns are a lot more important than mannerism.
Next live game I am planning on putting my A-game and taking this bitch down XD.
ronee
I didn't even know that he played poker or was interested in the game, but looks like he caught poker-fever as well so he called in 5 other players for a little game.
The buy-in was insignificant, but we just wanted to make sure that people would play at their best regardless.
Basically second would get his buy-in back, while first place would get all the rest.
Now on to the interesting hands:
- During the first orbit, this incredible hand happened. Four of us check to the river which puts a board fo XsXKsX7s. The player on my left fires 300 quickly (blinds 5/10 with 50 in the pot). The player to act bemoans for about 2mins, saying that he could only make this bet with the nut flush and how he would call if there was more in the pot.
Anyways, to our amazement, he folded Qs3s face up for the second nuts!!! What did the other have? 77 for a rivered set... We then proceed to tell him that it was a horrible lay down because, well, it's the second nuts! And the nut flush wouldn't bet that aggressively anyways. That was an opportunity wasted for him to bust a player (300 was half our starting stacks) because I sure know I would have instashoved.
- Player on my right gets short stacked, and I limp from the SB with 77 with 4 other limpers.
The flop is a nice 245 rainbow and I bet. Short player is on the button and calls. At this point he might have anything, since most of them call with paint just to chase until the river. Turn is 6.
Now that sucks a little bit because the straight might have gotten there, but I still have a draw to the nuts and an overpair so I am pretty confident. I ask for a count and have him covered, but if I lost it would hurt me a lot. I shove him and he instacalls UPS!
He shows me 55 for flopped trips and I am left scrambling for my 10 outs. Since he is the dealer, he peels off the river, which is a magical 8 for my straight!
I feel sorry for him, he played the hand perfect, and I too, think that I had the odds and hand to stack off in that spot. I merely wanted to push him off any draws and it didn't work out that way. That's poker, sometimes there are hands you just can't fold and are supposed to die with. I guess I overplayed my hand a bit and got lucky, but I still would make that play any day, live or online.
- One player got short stacked as we were four-handed and the three others, including me, took turns to try and bust him. I went at it first with 49o vs A4o and I doubled him up. Very next hand, the player of my left doubles him up with an inferior hand again. Right after that, the player on my right shoves him A8o vs Q9 but the flop brings a Q for his third double up LOL.
Since he went up to a sizeable stack, we ganged up on the player on my right for a change, and he busted soon after AIPF.
- I soon found myself heads-up and was a 2-1 dog in chips. I was able to take the lead with a few hands (middle pairs mostly) that went to showdown and won. But the last hand was obviously a mistake from me. I limp with 63o and find a flop of 446.
I bet first 3xBB and hope to take it down, and he shoves it. Clearly I could have folded there because I'd still have enough chips to play, but I didn't think much about it and called only for him to show me 47o for flopped trips. I suck.
During the whole night, he only made big bets with nuts and big hands and this time was no exception. I mean, what could I beat there? A 6 beats me, a 4 beats me, in essence, I could only beat a bluff, and most of the time, he isn't bluffing in that spot.
The turn and river come two 5s and I am crippled. I shove J4 vs 89 right after and the board comes x4x89 to bust me.
I have come to realize that I have a hard time transitioning from online play to live. Steals don't work as they do online, and I try to rely too much on reading tells which I clearly suck at right now. IMO, betting patterns are a lot more important than mannerism.
Next live game I am planning on putting my A-game and taking this bitch down XD.
ronee
Monday, July 21, 2008
WSOP 2008 on ESPN
The broadcast of the WSOP 2008 starts tomorrow night on ESPN and I can't wait.
It's been a long time since I've had new poker shows to watch, and this year's series should be one of the best, with many pros taking down bracelets.
The first event is the pot-limit hold'em championship event, which I believe was won by Nenad Medic against a formidable cast of opponents.
That means I will have 700megs to download every week starting tomorrow, until November, pretty much. :D
On the poker side of things I haven't played much lately and I am up for the month of July, just barely. Was going through a little downswing on Stars and turned it around very nicely.
I should resume my workouts today and try a full schedule from now on, no more fooling around. That should cut my poker playing since I'd have to sleep a little earlier every night to be in shape.
ronee
It's been a long time since I've had new poker shows to watch, and this year's series should be one of the best, with many pros taking down bracelets.
The first event is the pot-limit hold'em championship event, which I believe was won by Nenad Medic against a formidable cast of opponents.
That means I will have 700megs to download every week starting tomorrow, until November, pretty much. :D
On the poker side of things I haven't played much lately and I am up for the month of July, just barely. Was going through a little downswing on Stars and turned it around very nicely.
I should resume my workouts today and try a full schedule from now on, no more fooling around. That should cut my poker playing since I'd have to sleep a little earlier every night to be in shape.
ronee
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Things the PokerStars and Full Tilt softwares could learn from each other
I like both PS and FT when it comes to playing poker online, but both their softwares aren't perfect yet. Even though all they have to do is look at each other to improve.
PokerStars could learn from Full Tilt Poker:
- Change the names of their Team Members to say their real names. Just like Finddagrind is now Patrik Antonius on Full Tilt, Money800 should be Chris Moneymaker
- Update the prize pools on the fly when people register. Please don't wait for the tournament to start to announce the prizes.
- Update Cashier when logging in, and not when I click on the Cashier button.
- In-game sound effects are horrible.
- Make the SNG and tournament listings cleaner to look at.
- Allow graphical hand histories.
- Generate tournament summaries when busting out (PokerTracker).
- Copy Full Tilt's blind structure, it's just better.
Full Tilt Poker could learn from PokerStars:
- Allow custom avatars (even though it's probably too late to revamp that feature).
- See folded hole cards as pictures, not text.
- Have text hand histories.
- Have an option to call an administrator when at a final table to discuss a chop.
- Do not pop up the SNG lobby when a SNG I registered for fills up, the table is enough.
- Add a "Search Team Full Tilt Pros" option.
- Observer chats should be allowed only to players who have played in a similar stakes once, to limit the haters and beggers.
- The ability to request tournament histories by email.
PokerStars could learn from Full Tilt Poker:
- Change the names of their Team Members to say their real names. Just like Finddagrind is now Patrik Antonius on Full Tilt, Money800 should be Chris Moneymaker
- Update the prize pools on the fly when people register. Please don't wait for the tournament to start to announce the prizes.
- Update Cashier when logging in, and not when I click on the Cashier button.
- In-game sound effects are horrible.
- Make the SNG and tournament listings cleaner to look at.
- Allow graphical hand histories.
- Generate tournament summaries when busting out (PokerTracker).
- Copy Full Tilt's blind structure, it's just better.
Full Tilt Poker could learn from PokerStars:
- Allow custom avatars (even though it's probably too late to revamp that feature).
- See folded hole cards as pictures, not text.
- Have text hand histories.
- Have an option to call an administrator when at a final table to discuss a chop.
- Do not pop up the SNG lobby when a SNG I registered for fills up, the table is enough.
- Add a "Search Team Full Tilt Pros" option.
- Observer chats should be allowed only to players who have played in a similar stakes once, to limit the haters and beggers.
- The ability to request tournament histories by email.
Lack of interest in the Main Event Final Table
Well, with a few dozen players left I really had high hopes for the final table.
A few well-known players were still alive, including Phil Hellmuth, Mike Matusow, Shawn Sheikhan (best threesome ever!), Tiffany Michele, Brandon Cantu, Kido Pham, and unfortunately they all busted before the final table. Sigh.
Maybe Harrah's postponing of the final table could have been a HUGE success, especially with Hellmuth or Tiffany but looks like that plan backfired? We'll see if the hype builds up in the next four months but so far I am not too optimistic.
I mean, I don't recognize ANY of the sames at the table, how sad is that?
To make matters worse, Harrah's already drew the seat assignments, so the players already know where they will be seating and with who. Isn't that going to make the issue of coaching even worse than it already is?
I just don't understand why they would do this and throw more fuel in the fire.
We'll see what happens. But for now ESPN will start showing prelims next week and I am eager to download those.
ronee
A few well-known players were still alive, including Phil Hellmuth, Mike Matusow, Shawn Sheikhan (best threesome ever!), Tiffany Michele, Brandon Cantu, Kido Pham, and unfortunately they all busted before the final table. Sigh.
Maybe Harrah's postponing of the final table could have been a HUGE success, especially with Hellmuth or Tiffany but looks like that plan backfired? We'll see if the hype builds up in the next four months but so far I am not too optimistic.
I mean, I don't recognize ANY of the sames at the table, how sad is that?
To make matters worse, Harrah's already drew the seat assignments, so the players already know where they will be seating and with who. Isn't that going to make the issue of coaching even worse than it already is?
I just don't understand why they would do this and throw more fuel in the fire.
We'll see what happens. But for now ESPN will start showing prelims next week and I am eager to download those.
ronee
Monday, July 14, 2008
Another live game, another early exit
We played a 7-man live game last night with $10 BI.
However, the pool was only $60 as one girl couldn't afford it 0.o so if she won anything, she could only win $10 max. Good enough I guess.
I ommitted my golden rule again, I tried to bluff a newbie LOL. That was probably the only bad play on my part that night. Basically we were in the blinds and I limpd with A9 and she had A6.
The flop came xx6 and the turn another 6 for her trips. I bet every street and basically got pwned, since I really believed she was weak.
I then proceeded to get outdrawn pretty much every big pot I was in.
At one point I was heads up with 62 on a 6K6 board. I value bet my way to the river only for it to show a King! I was completely disgusted as he bet quick, and my value bets were made on the basis he had made a pair of kings on the flop anyways. Truly sickening.
Then against that same guy, we have AT vs A7 on a AKxT board. I value bet him as much as I can, but the river falls K again which counterfeits my second pair and we both show down AAKKT. I puke.
I then decide to limp with 2d3d to see a flop of 236 rainbow. I bet the pot and only one person calls. Turn is 5 I bet. River check/call and he shows 35o. GG.
After all this I lost pretty much half my stack when I finally pick up AA in the big blind.
I get heads-up with the same guy and on a board of xxQK that I hope he hit I shove and he calls with AK to double me up. Good, since I knew he'd call my shove with anything, including a weak Q.
Too bad another player folded their flush draw, I could have tripled up there.
Then we lost 2 other players and the blinds go up very fast. I just can't catch cards or hit a flop.
I did get AcJc which missed the flop in a 5-way pot. Too bad, should have shoved preflop.
Also got 88 where I also should have pushed but decided to limp. The turn did me in.
After a while I get short stacked and shove a raiser with 88 vs AK and he flops K, good game.
I am a little disappointed with my finish but I think I played very well except for that busted bluff. Till next game...
ronee
However, the pool was only $60 as one girl couldn't afford it 0.o so if she won anything, she could only win $10 max. Good enough I guess.
I ommitted my golden rule again, I tried to bluff a newbie LOL. That was probably the only bad play on my part that night. Basically we were in the blinds and I limpd with A9 and she had A6.
The flop came xx6 and the turn another 6 for her trips. I bet every street and basically got pwned, since I really believed she was weak.
I then proceeded to get outdrawn pretty much every big pot I was in.
At one point I was heads up with 62 on a 6K6 board. I value bet my way to the river only for it to show a King! I was completely disgusted as he bet quick, and my value bets were made on the basis he had made a pair of kings on the flop anyways. Truly sickening.
Then against that same guy, we have AT vs A7 on a AKxT board. I value bet him as much as I can, but the river falls K again which counterfeits my second pair and we both show down AAKKT. I puke.
I then decide to limp with 2d3d to see a flop of 236 rainbow. I bet the pot and only one person calls. Turn is 5 I bet. River check/call and he shows 35o. GG.
After all this I lost pretty much half my stack when I finally pick up AA in the big blind.
I get heads-up with the same guy and on a board of xxQK that I hope he hit I shove and he calls with AK to double me up. Good, since I knew he'd call my shove with anything, including a weak Q.
Too bad another player folded their flush draw, I could have tripled up there.
Then we lost 2 other players and the blinds go up very fast. I just can't catch cards or hit a flop.
I did get AcJc which missed the flop in a 5-way pot. Too bad, should have shoved preflop.
Also got 88 where I also should have pushed but decided to limp. The turn did me in.
After a while I get short stacked and shove a raiser with 88 vs AK and he flops K, good game.
I am a little disappointed with my finish but I think I played very well except for that busted bluff. Till next game...
ronee
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
7th in a $3 MTT for $21
Oh man, so close, yet so far.
Played in a 202-entrants MTT and got 7th for about $21.
Extremely disappointing since I played well, stayed patient and got the worst beat to end my day.
After we reach the final table, I was the short stack at one time and this guy on my left "Derek the King" raised. I call from the blinds with 3s7s just to get lucky. The flop magically comes 456 and I check. He bets and I shove. He shows 99 and can't believe it.
After that beat, the proceeds to call me all kinds of names and tell me that I suck. After I shove a raiser with JJ, he pleads him to call him just to bust me.
Well, what an asshole. After I call a shove with KK vs 88......board was a VERY PAINFUL x8xK8.....I mean.....WTF!
Anyways, he calls me a jerkoff and tells me that I suck. Wow. What a loser.
I was out soon after with only 7xbb with with 72 vs QQ.
Such a brutal ending, and that Derek donktard made it even worse. What comforts me is that I just checked his OPR and he is a LOSING player, don't even get me started on his GOD-AWFUL Sharkscope stats hahahahaha.
Well, not such a bad day overall, but to think that the big payday was not far behind, sigh.
Played in a 202-entrants MTT and got 7th for about $21.
Extremely disappointing since I played well, stayed patient and got the worst beat to end my day.
After we reach the final table, I was the short stack at one time and this guy on my left "Derek the King" raised. I call from the blinds with 3s7s just to get lucky. The flop magically comes 456 and I check. He bets and I shove. He shows 99 and can't believe it.
After that beat, the proceeds to call me all kinds of names and tell me that I suck. After I shove a raiser with JJ, he pleads him to call him just to bust me.
Well, what an asshole. After I call a shove with KK vs 88......board was a VERY PAINFUL x8xK8.....I mean.....WTF!
Anyways, he calls me a jerkoff and tells me that I suck. Wow. What a loser.
I was out soon after with only 7xbb with with 72 vs QQ.
Such a brutal ending, and that Derek donktard made it even worse. What comforts me is that I just checked his OPR and he is a LOSING player, don't even get me started on his GOD-AWFUL Sharkscope stats hahahahaha.
Well, not such a bad day overall, but to think that the big payday was not far behind, sigh.
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Finally a cash
It feels like I haven't cashed in ages, either on Stars or Full Tilt.
I have been running decent, but somehow lost the flips I needed to get a big stack or whatever.
The biggest mitake I made was on the FT 45-man with 7 left where only 6 got paid. Thing is, on Stars, 45-mans get 7 paid. So as you can guess, I got the two mixed up and shoved my 77 on a raise from the leader. Since I've been doing that for a while (well yeah! I thought we were ITM) he probably thought I was bullying and called with A9 to turn the Ace.
Oh how I was disappointed to learn the sad truth.
Then I bubbled a final table on Stars when my QQ vs AJ was beat by the Axx board. Bleh.
Really had a sick feeling at that point.
I then registered for a 27-man SNG where I finally cashed. At one time, this guy on my right raised big with lots of limpers....my AK was perfect for a shove in that spot so I did and he laid it down. Maybe 15 hands later, he raises again, and I wake up with QQ and shove again.
He really got tilted and told me that was the second time, and he was calling next time for sure, also telling me he had 44 and AT. I then told him I had AK then QQ. Don't know if he believed me, but anyways.
Then this moron (I use that term lightly, the guy is negative on Sharkscope) on my left proceeds to raise every pot, win every raise, beat every top pair with two pairs, and when someone would bluff/shove at a pot, he would call with air and beat them with higher kickers. Seriously, it was insane and he run up his stack up to 30k HU.
He was so sick, raising EVERY HAND, and when people would shove back at some point, he would show AA or QQ. What gives?
Anyway, we got heads up and he busted me when I shoved K4 vs 55.
Still a very good cash as my PokerStars BR is at a new all-time high. Even thought I must be close to even overall since I am down a little on Full Tilt for the month.
ronee
PS: here are some pretty hands.
I have been running decent, but somehow lost the flips I needed to get a big stack or whatever.
The biggest mitake I made was on the FT 45-man with 7 left where only 6 got paid. Thing is, on Stars, 45-mans get 7 paid. So as you can guess, I got the two mixed up and shoved my 77 on a raise from the leader. Since I've been doing that for a while (well yeah! I thought we were ITM) he probably thought I was bullying and called with A9 to turn the Ace.
Oh how I was disappointed to learn the sad truth.
Then I bubbled a final table on Stars when my QQ vs AJ was beat by the Axx board. Bleh.
Really had a sick feeling at that point.
I then registered for a 27-man SNG where I finally cashed. At one time, this guy on my right raised big with lots of limpers....my AK was perfect for a shove in that spot so I did and he laid it down. Maybe 15 hands later, he raises again, and I wake up with QQ and shove again.
He really got tilted and told me that was the second time, and he was calling next time for sure, also telling me he had 44 and AT. I then told him I had AK then QQ. Don't know if he believed me, but anyways.
Then this moron (I use that term lightly, the guy is negative on Sharkscope) on my left proceeds to raise every pot, win every raise, beat every top pair with two pairs, and when someone would bluff/shove at a pot, he would call with air and beat them with higher kickers. Seriously, it was insane and he run up his stack up to 30k HU.
He was so sick, raising EVERY HAND, and when people would shove back at some point, he would show AA or QQ. What gives?
Anyway, we got heads up and he busted me when I shoved K4 vs 55.
Still a very good cash as my PokerStars BR is at a new all-time high. Even thought I must be close to even overall since I am down a little on Full Tilt for the month.
ronee
PS: here are some pretty hands.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Sickening morning
Well, good thing I didn't register for the daily $2 6-max MTT on Stars this morning.
I was gonna do it but then saw that the number of entrants was gonna easily top 600 so I left. That, plus the fact that I suck at 6-max games.
Then I registered for a 45-man and proceed to be completely card-dead. My suited connectors were reraised or missed the flop, and my pocket pairs kept getting killed by overs.
Finally, as the short stack UTG with 1500 (blinds 75/150) I shoved AsKs and got a lengthy call from KhJh and of course he turns the flush. Sick.
If that wasn't enough, I registered for a 27-man and had to lay down aces.
Seat 1: Clark_rob56 (1480 in chips)
Seat 2: coach687 (1400 in chips)
Seat 3: Dododeco (2220 in chips)
Seat 4: angelallen88 (920 in chips)
Seat 5: pitchinpast (1480 in chips)
Seat 6: pureredd (1480 in chips)
Seat 7: Pimmelzwerg (1600 in chips)
Seat 8: fireandrain0 (1420 in chips)
Seat 9: roneewong (1500 in chips)
pitchinpast: posts small blind 10
pureredd: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to roneewong [As Ad]
Pimmelzwerg: folds
fireandrain0: calls 20
roneewong: raises 40 to 60
Clark_rob56: folds
coach687: calls 60
Dododeco: calls 60
angelallen88: folds
pitchinpast: folds
pureredd: folds
fireandrain0: folds
*** FLOP *** [9d Kh Td]
roneewong: bets 100
coach687: calls 100
Dododeco: calls 100
*** TURN *** [9d Kh Td] [Qh]
roneewong: bets 100
coach687: calls 100
Dododeco: calls 100
*** RIVER *** [9d Kh Td Qh] [6d]
roneewong: checks
coach687: bets 120
Dododeco: raises 220 to 340
roneewong: folds
coach687: folds
Uncalled bet (220) returned to Dododeco
Dododeco collected 1070 from pot
Dododeco: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1070 | Rake 0
Board [9d Kh Td Qh 6d]
Seat 1: Clark_rob56 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: coach687 folded on the River
Seat 3: Dododeco collected (1070)
Seat 4: angelallen88 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: pitchinpast (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: pureredd (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: Pimmelzwerg folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: fireandrain0 folded before Flop
Seat 9: roneewong folded on the River
It was obviously a good laydown, but it HURTS. And I am not sure that pushing on the flop would have induced folds either on such a draw-heavy board.
What comforts me is that the very next hand, some guy got crippled with Aces, when he couldn't lay them down to a flush shove on the turn.
I was gonna do it but then saw that the number of entrants was gonna easily top 600 so I left. That, plus the fact that I suck at 6-max games.
Then I registered for a 45-man and proceed to be completely card-dead. My suited connectors were reraised or missed the flop, and my pocket pairs kept getting killed by overs.
Finally, as the short stack UTG with 1500 (blinds 75/150) I shoved AsKs and got a lengthy call from KhJh and of course he turns the flush. Sick.
If that wasn't enough, I registered for a 27-man and had to lay down aces.
Seat 1: Clark_rob56 (1480 in chips)
Seat 2: coach687 (1400 in chips)
Seat 3: Dododeco (2220 in chips)
Seat 4: angelallen88 (920 in chips)
Seat 5: pitchinpast (1480 in chips)
Seat 6: pureredd (1480 in chips)
Seat 7: Pimmelzwerg (1600 in chips)
Seat 8: fireandrain0 (1420 in chips)
Seat 9: roneewong (1500 in chips)
pitchinpast: posts small blind 10
pureredd: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to roneewong [As Ad]
Pimmelzwerg: folds
fireandrain0: calls 20
roneewong: raises 40 to 60
Clark_rob56: folds
coach687: calls 60
Dododeco: calls 60
angelallen88: folds
pitchinpast: folds
pureredd: folds
fireandrain0: folds
*** FLOP *** [9d Kh Td]
roneewong: bets 100
coach687: calls 100
Dododeco: calls 100
*** TURN *** [9d Kh Td] [Qh]
roneewong: bets 100
coach687: calls 100
Dododeco: calls 100
*** RIVER *** [9d Kh Td Qh] [6d]
roneewong: checks
coach687: bets 120
Dododeco: raises 220 to 340
roneewong: folds
coach687: folds
Uncalled bet (220) returned to Dododeco
Dododeco collected 1070 from pot
Dododeco: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1070 | Rake 0
Board [9d Kh Td Qh 6d]
Seat 1: Clark_rob56 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: coach687 folded on the River
Seat 3: Dododeco collected (1070)
Seat 4: angelallen88 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: pitchinpast (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: pureredd (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: Pimmelzwerg folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: fireandrain0 folded before Flop
Seat 9: roneewong folded on the River
It was obviously a good laydown, but it HURTS. And I am not sure that pushing on the flop would have induced folds either on such a draw-heavy board.
What comforts me is that the very next hand, some guy got crippled with Aces, when he couldn't lay them down to a flush shove on the turn.
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Bracelet Winners Recap for 2008
Just finished a 45-man in 5th place for a small cash. I got coolered at the end with AQ vs 89 (former CL was loose and spewing chips left and right) and he rivered the 8 to bust me. That would have vaulted me to second in chips but well, flipping is never funny.
One leak I have to fix is turning off the heat when I double up to a good stack. I usually shove preflop when I am short, but when I finally double up, I tend to still shove with monsters like AQ/AK/AJ preflop and that hurt me right there.
Next time I will just opt for a raise and c-bet to take it down instead of gambling.
Now to the recap of the bracelet winners for the 2008 WSOP.
Truly the year of the pro as they say. But again, they also say that everyone is a pro these days lol.
Here is the list of the names I recognize, so it's safe to say that they are 'pros' and somewhat good ;)
Nenad Medic
Grant Hinkle
David Singer
Erick Lindgren
Ralph Porter
Jason Young
Mike Matusow
Vanessa Selbst
Daniel Negreanu
Jens Voertmann
Blair Hinkle
Max Pescatory
Kenny Tran
Barry Greenstein
Phil Galfond
John Phan (twice)
Rob Hollink
Dario Minieri
Layne Flack
Jesper Hougaard
David Benyamine
Scotty Nguyen
J.C. Tran
So that's 24 pros out of the 50 events that have been played so far, which is truly overwhelming considering the size of the fields.
If that wasn't enough, Phil Hellmuth is leading the final HORSE event which will have its final table tomorrow.
After that, it's on to the Main Event, baby!
ronee
One leak I have to fix is turning off the heat when I double up to a good stack. I usually shove preflop when I am short, but when I finally double up, I tend to still shove with monsters like AQ/AK/AJ preflop and that hurt me right there.
Next time I will just opt for a raise and c-bet to take it down instead of gambling.
Now to the recap of the bracelet winners for the 2008 WSOP.
Truly the year of the pro as they say. But again, they also say that everyone is a pro these days lol.
Here is the list of the names I recognize, so it's safe to say that they are 'pros' and somewhat good ;)
Nenad Medic
Grant Hinkle
David Singer
Erick Lindgren
Ralph Porter
Jason Young
Mike Matusow
Vanessa Selbst
Daniel Negreanu
Jens Voertmann
Blair Hinkle
Max Pescatory
Kenny Tran
Barry Greenstein
Phil Galfond
John Phan (twice)
Rob Hollink
Dario Minieri
Layne Flack
Jesper Hougaard
David Benyamine
Scotty Nguyen
J.C. Tran
So that's 24 pros out of the 50 events that have been played so far, which is truly overwhelming considering the size of the fields.
If that wasn't enough, Phil Hellmuth is leading the final HORSE event which will have its final table tomorrow.
After that, it's on to the Main Event, baby!
ronee
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