Monday, July 26, 2010
TOURNAMENT #100
1st place, meaning I finish with my high for the 100 tournaments. That was a near thing. Here's hoping the next 100 $2.25 tournaments will go a little smoother.
Friday, July 23, 2010
Final Tournament
Tournament #100 is coming up. Interesting in that I could conceivably finish at my highest $ amount with a win.
Good: I'm guaranteed to finish UP by at least $9.60.
I learned a lot in this 100 tournaments and I'm very tempted to move on to $2 tournaments now.
Good: I'm guaranteed to finish UP by at least $9.60.
I learned a lot in this 100 tournaments and I'm very tempted to move on to $2 tournaments now.
Sunday, June 27, 2010
FUCKING FINALLY
Well after 77 tournaments I'm finally back above zero. I think that should put paid to any idea that I have that I'm getting good. However, this discipline of playing only this kind of tournament has paid off. I see situations that would have drawn me in (or chased me off) before that are much less likely to. I've been on both ends of TERRIBLE beats, and also watched as justice has prevailed.
I plan to decide after the 100th tournament whether to move on to $2 tournaments or a different game.
I especially am proud that I was able to stop coming in 7th place, for the most part. When I noticed that share of the pie getting bigger than the rest, I started changing my play around that point. Usually that translated into playing slower, especially if my stack got poached early on.
In tournament 77 I was short stack most of the time, but just slowed down and only played the hands I really wanted to. It helped, I think, that I had developed a rep early in the game for playing hard when I had cards. So when I showed "CARDS!" while short stacked, people ran away! I built up a lot of stack that way.
It helps that I was able to pull out a couple rivers, but overall I think I wouldn't have even been in a position to improve on the river at a certain point if I hadn't played well prior to that point.
Place:
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
I plan to decide after the 100th tournament whether to move on to $2 tournaments or a different game.
I especially am proud that I was able to stop coming in 7th place, for the most part. When I noticed that share of the pie getting bigger than the rest, I started changing my play around that point. Usually that translated into playing slower, especially if my stack got poached early on.
In tournament 77 I was short stack most of the time, but just slowed down and only played the hands I really wanted to. It helped, I think, that I had developed a rep early in the game for playing hard when I had cards. So when I showed "CARDS!" while short stacked, people ran away! I built up a lot of stack that way.
It helps that I was able to pull out a couple rivers, but overall I think I wouldn't have even been in a position to improve on the river at a certain point if I hadn't played well prior to that point.
Place:
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
Thursday, June 10, 2010
48 Tournaments In
Notes:
I stopped keeping track of players because I started to realize, the notes I was keeping weren't doing me any good anyway. That is -- the notes on the players.
I'm the only player I need to watch out for!
I've noticed a couple things:
7th and 6th places are great places for me to tilt. So I have to watch that.
I know a few of those 6th and especially 7th finishes are at extremely tight tables, where there are 7 players remaining after the blinds have advanced pretty far. I think I need to be more table aware and play more aggressively on those tables BEFORE the blinds tighten me up. Of course, I recall doing just that in a few of these tournaments only to get called / outdrawn...so I tighten up and boom I'm in 7th with short stack and <5 BB's. So it's all relative.
If I get two or three good pockets in a row, I need to mix up my pre-flop play. I've noticed a tendency, if I play aggressive pre-flop with a hand and then lose, then get another good pocket -- I do the same thing and I lose the same way. Because it all depends on if I hit my flop or have outs on the flop, and if I don't, I've soiled my table rep and whittled down my stack.
I guarded against that tendency in this last tournament, even folded something I would have liked to play. First place, baby!
I need to realize that besides my table rep and my stack, my POSITION is also changing. Three hands in a row my position can go from strong to very weak -- or vice versa, of course.
So: lose two hands in a row playing aggressively, STOP PLAYING AGGRESSIVELY FOR AWHILE or you'll go on tilt!
Place:
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
I stopped keeping track of players because I started to realize, the notes I was keeping weren't doing me any good anyway. That is -- the notes on the players.
I'm the only player I need to watch out for!
I've noticed a couple things:
7th and 6th places are great places for me to tilt. So I have to watch that.
I know a few of those 6th and especially 7th finishes are at extremely tight tables, where there are 7 players remaining after the blinds have advanced pretty far. I think I need to be more table aware and play more aggressively on those tables BEFORE the blinds tighten me up. Of course, I recall doing just that in a few of these tournaments only to get called / outdrawn...so I tighten up and boom I'm in 7th with short stack and <5 BB's. So it's all relative.
If I get two or three good pockets in a row, I need to mix up my pre-flop play. I've noticed a tendency, if I play aggressive pre-flop with a hand and then lose, then get another good pocket -- I do the same thing and I lose the same way. Because it all depends on if I hit my flop or have outs on the flop, and if I don't, I've soiled my table rep and whittled down my stack.
I guarded against that tendency in this last tournament, even folded something I would have liked to play. First place, baby!
I need to realize that besides my table rep and my stack, my POSITION is also changing. Three hands in a row my position can go from strong to very weak -- or vice versa, of course.
So: lose two hands in a row playing aggressively, STOP PLAYING AGGRESSIVELY FOR AWHILE or you'll go on tilt!
Place:
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
Monday, June 7, 2010
Tournament #42
Notes:
Place: 3rd, after leading going into the money. We played a long time -- maybe I got impatient.
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
Place: 3rd, after leading going into the money. We played a long time -- maybe I got impatient.
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Tournament #41
Notes: I'm starting to pick up repeat customers more and more. 2 this time!
we are at bb50 and less than 400 chips separates 3rd from 8th. time to play a little more hands
Yep. Raised from mid position and watched everybody fold. This might not work if the big stacks are in position (although -- the top 2 only have 1.2k more than last place
I'm doing well but I'm also getting hands. Don't think I could be doing this without getting hands. Duh, I know.
listentomebomb calls from mid stack with a/q, my k/10 suited hits on the river
I am getting much respect
2nd after long heads up w/hughcumber who played well
Place: 2nd
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
we are at bb50 and less than 400 chips separates 3rd from 8th. time to play a little more hands
Yep. Raised from mid position and watched everybody fold. This might not work if the big stacks are in position (although -- the top 2 only have 1.2k more than last place
I'm doing well but I'm also getting hands. Don't think I could be doing this without getting hands. Duh, I know.
listentomebomb calls from mid stack with a/q, my k/10 suited hits on the river
I am getting much respect
2nd after long heads up w/hughcumber who played well
Place: 2nd
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
Tournament #40
Notes:
shaquille all in after his 7 hits on the flop. 7!
1emptychair shows garbage after bluffing out on letastama
lunamargot in 1st at money
1 empty chair likes to play garbage bluffs but sometimes he also has cards
Place: 3rd after all in pre with a/10 off. chair calls with j/q off, hits his q on first card
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
shaquille all in after his 7 hits on the flop. 7!
1emptychair shows garbage after bluffing out on letastama
lunamargot in 1st at money
1 empty chair likes to play garbage bluffs but sometimes he also has cards
Place: 3rd after all in pre with a/10 off. chair calls with j/q off, hits his q on first card
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
Tournament #39
Notes:
Place: 8th on a show of strength push with k/a, called by snowmen which held up
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
Place: 8th on a show of strength push with k/a, called by snowmen which held up
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
Friday, June 4, 2010
Tournament #38
Notes:
cearamor_br could be a cool customer -- small raise pre w/k/k...then all in after flop...
nobody playing really extremely well or poorly
in the money after a silly push from jgorrell with k/10!
Place: 3rd after a probably even sillier push w/8/10 suited.
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
cearamor_br could be a cool customer -- small raise pre w/k/k...then all in after flop...
nobody playing really extremely well or poorly
in the money after a silly push from jgorrell with k/10!
Place: 3rd after a probably even sillier push w/8/10 suited.
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
Tournament #37
Notes:
hawkth played like a calling station last time I saw him. Weak player, out early. See if you can take his chips
I'm surrounded by folks playing lots of hands. Might be smart to lay low / play tight for awhile
hawkth is talking like he has to leave, gonna be reckless, etc. I didn't tell the table, he was reckless last time I played him too and out before too many hands.
I'm surrounded by...maniacs
nisya pushing nearly every hand he plays
7th place after not having barely any cards I could even bring myself to play. One or two hands I played would have had to push to win...
Place: 7th
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
hawkth played like a calling station last time I saw him. Weak player, out early. See if you can take his chips
I'm surrounded by folks playing lots of hands. Might be smart to lay low / play tight for awhile
hawkth is talking like he has to leave, gonna be reckless, etc. I didn't tell the table, he was reckless last time I played him too and out before too many hands.
I'm surrounded by...maniacs
nisya pushing nearly every hand he plays
7th place after not having barely any cards I could even bring myself to play. One or two hands I played would have had to push to win...
Place: 7th
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Tournament #36
Notes:
Nothing really sticking out here. Sugarcain calmly slapping everybody around from behind the big stack.
Repeat customer tucksy -- who I didn't keep any notes on -- calmly watching his stack dwindle
Place: 2nd after a disastrous 3rd place all in loss for kntfall with a jack that hit when I was on tiny stack -- cain calmly took him out with a j 9 2 pr.
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
Nothing really sticking out here. Sugarcain calmly slapping everybody around from behind the big stack.
Repeat customer tucksy -- who I didn't keep any notes on -- calmly watching his stack dwindle
Place: 2nd after a disastrous 3rd place all in loss for kntfall with a jack that hit when I was on tiny stack -- cain calmly took him out with a j 9 2 pr.
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Notes:
huuhong plays a lot of hands -- i think he's played every one and we're 7 or 8 hands in.
played the calling station -- didn't want him to call but huuhong calls my all in pre from short stack, i double up with a quick flush
playing aggressively from the bubble has helped me steal quite a few blinds -- went from a distant 4th to 2nd and there are still 4 players
1st place with a looong and very well played heads up with ... huuhong.
Place: 1st
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
huuhong plays a lot of hands -- i think he's played every one and we're 7 or 8 hands in.
played the calling station -- didn't want him to call but huuhong calls my all in pre from short stack, i double up with a quick flush
playing aggressively from the bubble has helped me steal quite a few blinds -- went from a distant 4th to 2nd and there are still 4 players
1st place with a looong and very well played heads up with ... huuhong.
Place: 1st
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Tournament #??
Notes:
lol almightybullet bluffs the first three hands, ends up all in with nothing and out
hawkth limps with 68 suited, doesn't bet anything thru the river and my high card beats him hmm
ruff_diamonds and hawkth play lots of hands
Place: 2nd after a hard heads up with spacecowboy.
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
lol almightybullet bluffs the first three hands, ends up all in with nothing and out
hawkth limps with 68 suited, doesn't bet anything thru the river and my high card beats him hmm
ruff_diamonds and hawkth play lots of hands
Place: 2nd after a hard heads up with spacecowboy.
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
Monday, May 31, 2010
Tournament #33
Notes:
pitbossrat plays really fast when he thinks he has cards
raised first hand, i called with rockets. he bets flop, i raise, he folds
next hand he raises with A K, but then sits quietly and waits for the river
pitbossrat first to go, thought he was best player. loose aggressive from the start.
finally from short stack with the push (although, he did have cards)
boringbill called me down all the way with NOTHING -- of course I also had nothing.
Watch for the push from boringbill
Place: 5th
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
pitbossrat plays really fast when he thinks he has cards
raised first hand, i called with rockets. he bets flop, i raise, he folds
next hand he raises with A K, but then sits quietly and waits for the river
pitbossrat first to go, thought he was best player. loose aggressive from the start.
finally from short stack with the push (although, he did have cards)
boringbill called me down all the way with NOTHING -- of course I also had nothing.
Watch for the push from boringbill
Place: 5th
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
Tournament #32 or so
Notes:
No real dogs in this tourney. Everybody played well. I was amazed to be itm after some of the hands (and chips) I had to drop
Place: 2nd
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
No real dogs in this tourney. Everybody played well. I was amazed to be itm after some of the hands (and chips) I had to drop
Place: 2nd
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
Notes:
Repeate customer in listentomebomb!
No notes on him, however.
drunknboxer makes a classic uncontested pot play early on.
wadlle's playing loose aggressive. domenvi acting a bit like a calling station. wadlle played for k's on the board when i had folded a king. wonder if he's bluffing?
casteel in the lead is plkaying like a calling station.
domenvi has found his fold button
It's good to have casteel on my left. Do not make any plays that involve hoping this joker folds.
listentomebomb with the classic calling station play doubles up or nearly so via casteel
pushed, maybe too soon, w/pocket 6's. idjit casteel calls me with pocket 8's and i'm out at 7th.
(For the record, that was one of casteel's few good plays)
Place: 7th
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
Repeate customer in listentomebomb!
No notes on him, however.
drunknboxer makes a classic uncontested pot play early on.
wadlle's playing loose aggressive. domenvi acting a bit like a calling station. wadlle played for k's on the board when i had folded a king. wonder if he's bluffing?
casteel in the lead is plkaying like a calling station.
domenvi has found his fold button
It's good to have casteel on my left. Do not make any plays that involve hoping this joker folds.
listentomebomb with the classic calling station play doubles up or nearly so via casteel
pushed, maybe too soon, w/pocket 6's. idjit casteel calls me with pocket 8's and i'm out at 7th.
(For the record, that was one of casteel's few good plays)
Place: 7th
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Tournament #??
Notes:
Already tired starting out. Play hard, play to win. Since you're in it already.
d5327xh7 reraises me pre flop, I go ahead and fold.
Next hand, d5327xh7 raises pre flop with 4 5 suited, calls with -- nothing? Str8 draw
calling station d5327xh7
definite calling station. just pushed with str8 draw. made str8 -- be ready to take the stack
called all in w/pocket 10's. 9's on the board, simply couldn't believe somebody had a 9. Of course they had a 9. That's what comes of playing tired.
Place: 7th
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
Already tired starting out. Play hard, play to win. Since you're in it already.
d5327xh7 reraises me pre flop, I go ahead and fold.
Next hand, d5327xh7 raises pre flop with 4 5 suited, calls with -- nothing? Str8 draw
calling station d5327xh7
definite calling station. just pushed with str8 draw. made str8 -- be ready to take the stack
called all in w/pocket 10's. 9's on the board, simply couldn't believe somebody had a 9. Of course they had a 9. That's what comes of playing tired.
Place: 7th
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
Tournament #??
Notes:
From Short stacked in the money to 1st place.
Played slow and smart, kept my head, didn't play every hand like it was the last one I would ever see...
Place: 1st
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
From Short stacked in the money to 1st place.
Played slow and smart, kept my head, didn't play every hand like it was the last one I would ever see...
Place: 1st
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Tournament #??
Notes:
GenghisKong is the first player I have encountered for a second time in this series
"GenghisKong likes to push all in out of position when I raise, it seems"
Do I need to find a way to play more hands when short stacked? Can't see myself raising 5 sb's, getting 3 callers, and watching over cards hit my flops..from short stack?
Place: 4th
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
GenghisKong is the first player I have encountered for a second time in this series
"GenghisKong likes to push all in out of position when I raise, it seems"
Do I need to find a way to play more hands when short stacked? Can't see myself raising 5 sb's, getting 3 callers, and watching over cards hit my flops..from short stack?
Place: 4th
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
Tournament #??
Notes:
Spreadsheet has more tournaments than I have listed, so I'm going to have to figure out where I actually am and get the titles right.
Nearly 30 tournaments in and I haven't encountered the same player twice. In fact, the only player I've encountered more than once is: myself. Dun dun dun!
My first 9th place finish since I started. All in from short stack after hitting my Q on flop. QJ in other guy's hand and I'm out.
Place: 9th
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
Spreadsheet has more tournaments than I have listed, so I'm going to have to figure out where I actually am and get the titles right.
Nearly 30 tournaments in and I haven't encountered the same player twice. In fact, the only player I've encountered more than once is: myself. Dun dun dun!
My first 9th place finish since I started. All in from short stack after hitting my Q on flop. QJ in other guy's hand and I'm out.
Place: 9th
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
Tournament #25
Notes:
trileromaki: calling station?
all in pre w/jj, killed by other guy's kk's
Place: 8th
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
trileromaki: calling station?
all in pre w/jj, killed by other guy's kk's
Place: 8th
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
Friday, May 28, 2010
Tournament #24
Notes:
ted the mechani started out playing like a calling station and i just doubled up using his tokies
pokerdragon7 plays the check raise w/ace on the board -- he had pocket qq
ncraig slow plays the flopped 2pr like an idiot and wins 520 tokies from 4 players! Hee!
pokerdragon all in w/trip k's on the river -- with 4 spades on the board! (Not a single spade in his own hand)
pioppa pushes from short stack with suited king and gets running clubs on 4th and 5th to double up on cheeto
but wild play causes stack to dwindle almost immediately. calling station?
cheeto seems a bit of a puss
ncraig callin all the way with pocket 9's -- my trip 5's take him waaay down
Totally played good heads up against ncraig who was not easy and took 1st. Avoided several tempting all ins and nailed him with a small pair after the flop...
Place:
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
ted the mechani started out playing like a calling station and i just doubled up using his tokies
pokerdragon7 plays the check raise w/ace on the board -- he had pocket qq
ncraig slow plays the flopped 2pr like an idiot and wins 520 tokies from 4 players! Hee!
pokerdragon all in w/trip k's on the river -- with 4 spades on the board! (Not a single spade in his own hand)
pioppa pushes from short stack with suited king and gets running clubs on 4th and 5th to double up on cheeto
but wild play causes stack to dwindle almost immediately. calling station?
cheeto seems a bit of a puss
ncraig callin all the way with pocket 9's -- my trip 5's take him waaay down
Totally played good heads up against ncraig who was not easy and took 1st. Avoided several tempting all ins and nailed him with a small pair after the flop...
Place:
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
Tournament #23
Notes:
Somebody shoot me if I go all in pre
and lose :)
Laydplyr plays hard. Or at least that's how she took 500 of my chips...
all in pre from short stack w/qk suited. Dominated wreck's pocket 9's.
all in pre from microstack, got paired out by somebody else
Place: 7th
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
Somebody shoot me if I go all in pre
and lose :)
Laydplyr plays hard. Or at least that's how she took 500 of my chips...
all in pre from short stack w/qk suited. Dominated wreck's pocket 9's.
all in pre from microstack, got paired out by somebody else
Place: 7th
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
2 Tournaments
2 tournaments, 2 all in pre flops, 2 times knocked out. I need to go through the blog and find out how many times all in pre flop has worked out for me. Far fewer than the number of times it has, I'll wager.
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Tournament #22
Notes:
All in pre w/q a off. Paulncry calls w/suited jack, flops a flush.
Place: 6th
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
All in pre w/q a off. Paulncry calls w/suited jack, flops a flush.
Place: 6th
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
Tournament #21
Notes:
I call all in a/AK suited early on. lds_avenger's QQ held up
Lowest finish so far.
Place: 8th
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
I call all in a/AK suited early on. lds_avenger's QQ held up
Lowest finish so far.
Place: 8th
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Tournament #20
Notes:
bambino83, waianae, and mattoso all in w/pocket pairs first hand! We're down to 7 and I haven't lost a token
jodyerikbill playin hard from behind a few "extra" chips
and firelguy knocks out jodkyerikbill with quad aces!
I play my pocket 8's -- xunino trying to knock me off the whole time with his NOTHING...
xunino & I both go all in and take out bicho -- we both had pocket kings!
took out the uncontested pot from bb
never limping works for me because i must define the hand to myself much more rigorously before i play.
In the money and playing loose -- and losing. Gonna tighten up to the extent possible --
well belay that, all in with open ended flush draw from micro stack and I take another 3rd place.
Place:
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
bambino83, waianae, and mattoso all in w/pocket pairs first hand! We're down to 7 and I haven't lost a token
jodyerikbill playin hard from behind a few "extra" chips
and firelguy knocks out jodkyerikbill with quad aces!
I play my pocket 8's -- xunino trying to knock me off the whole time with his NOTHING...
xunino & I both go all in and take out bicho -- we both had pocket kings!
took out the uncontested pot from bb
never limping works for me because i must define the hand to myself much more rigorously before i play.
In the money and playing loose -- and losing. Gonna tighten up to the extent possible --
well belay that, all in with open ended flush draw from micro stack and I take another 3rd place.
Place:
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
Tournament #19
Notes:
Pikester bets a lot, at least if the first 3 hands are any indication. Don't go up against him without cards
Yep. Pikester down to 1000 chips after just a few rounds
pikester doubles up on me, calls my pre flop raise w/4 7 suited, calls all in w/flush draw, hits flush
Pikester: calling station
DivaD calls all the way to river after i make my trips, tries to bluff me on the river HA she had nothing
And bovious plays the calling station to double up w/trip 10's -- takes the lead w/8 players remaining
Short stacked after pikester calls my all in from button w/44 -- he had kk and that was that
Pikester is the only person playing at this table, it seems. I raised a/AK pre, he called, I bet on flop and he folded
on the bubble with pikester to my left -- i think he'll find his fold button
pikester tries to bluff diva who's got like almost 10 times as many chips as he -- no go and he's
This was a strategic bubble play on my part. When Anti pushed after pikester, I realized that I felt really good about my cards and if I lost and pikester lost I would be in 3rd.
Full Tilt Poker Game #21147139901: $1 + $0.20 Sit & Go (162947820), Table 1 - 100/200 - No Limit Hold'em - 20:19:59 ET - 2010/05/26
Seat 2: Anti818181 (3,180)
Seat 5: bovious (1,045)
Seat 6: pikester5 (470)
Seat 9: DivaD1946 (8,805)
Anti818181 posts the small blind of 100
bovious posts the big blind of 200
The button is in seat #9
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to bovious [Qs Ac]
pikester5 raises to 470, and is all in
DivaD1946 folds
Anti818181 raises to 3,180, and is all in
bovious has 15 seconds left to act
bovious calls 845, and is all in
Anti818181 shows [3h Kh]
bovious shows [Qs Ac]
pikester5 shows [Jd Ks]
Uncalled bet of 2,135 returned to Anti818181
*** FLOP *** [3c 5s 8c]
*** TURN *** [3c 5s 8c] [9c]
*** RIVER *** [3c 5s 8c 9c] [Qd]
Anti818181 shows a pair of Threes
bovious shows a pair of Queens
bovious wins the side pot (1,150) with a pair of Queens
pikester5 shows King Queen high
bovious wins the main pot (1,410) with a pair of Queens
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2,560 Main pot 1,410. Side pot 1,150. | Rake 0
Board: [3c 5s 8c 9c Qd]
Seat 2: Anti818181 (small blind) showed [3h Kh] and lost with a pair of Threes
Seat 5: bovious (big blind) showed [Qs Ac] and won (2,560) with a pair of Queens
Seat 6: pikester5 showed [Jd Ks] and lost with King Queen high
Seat 9: DivaD1946 (button) didn't bet (folded)
Place: 3rd
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
Pikester bets a lot, at least if the first 3 hands are any indication. Don't go up against him without cards
Yep. Pikester down to 1000 chips after just a few rounds
pikester doubles up on me, calls my pre flop raise w/4 7 suited, calls all in w/flush draw, hits flush
Pikester: calling station
DivaD calls all the way to river after i make my trips, tries to bluff me on the river HA she had nothing
And bovious plays the calling station to double up w/trip 10's -- takes the lead w/8 players remaining
Short stacked after pikester calls my all in from button w/44 -- he had kk and that was that
Pikester is the only person playing at this table, it seems. I raised a/AK pre, he called, I bet on flop and he folded
on the bubble with pikester to my left -- i think he'll find his fold button
pikester tries to bluff diva who's got like almost 10 times as many chips as he -- no go and he's
This was a strategic bubble play on my part. When Anti pushed after pikester, I realized that I felt really good about my cards and if I lost and pikester lost I would be in 3rd.
Full Tilt Poker Game #21147139901: $1 + $0.20 Sit & Go (162947820), Table 1 - 100/200 - No Limit Hold'em - 20:19:59 ET - 2010/05/26
Seat 2: Anti818181 (3,180)
Seat 5: bovious (1,045)
Seat 6: pikester5 (470)
Seat 9: DivaD1946 (8,805)
Anti818181 posts the small blind of 100
bovious posts the big blind of 200
The button is in seat #9
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to bovious [Qs Ac]
pikester5 raises to 470, and is all in
DivaD1946 folds
Anti818181 raises to 3,180, and is all in
bovious has 15 seconds left to act
bovious calls 845, and is all in
Anti818181 shows [3h Kh]
bovious shows [Qs Ac]
pikester5 shows [Jd Ks]
Uncalled bet of 2,135 returned to Anti818181
*** FLOP *** [3c 5s 8c]
*** TURN *** [3c 5s 8c] [9c]
*** RIVER *** [3c 5s 8c 9c] [Qd]
Anti818181 shows a pair of Threes
bovious shows a pair of Queens
bovious wins the side pot (1,150) with a pair of Queens
pikester5 shows King Queen high
bovious wins the main pot (1,410) with a pair of Queens
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2,560 Main pot 1,410. Side pot 1,150. | Rake 0
Board: [3c 5s 8c 9c Qd]
Seat 2: Anti818181 (small blind) showed [3h Kh] and lost with a pair of Threes
Seat 5: bovious (big blind) showed [Qs Ac] and won (2,560) with a pair of Queens
Seat 6: pikester5 showed [Jd Ks] and lost with King Queen high
Seat 9: DivaD1946 (button) didn't bet (folded)
Place: 3rd
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Tournament #18
Notes:
ACK! I disconnected. Apologized upon reconnect.
Just murdered Foxx who raised pre with ace-rag -- took most of his stack, calling all the way after his rag hit!
10 a 10 k 10 on board, i shot with nothing and everybody folded lol
Playing tight / aggressive and doing well. Table image is rational / plays strong hands. Raising 5 sb's if first voluntary
phatcaesar pretty nerveless watch him
in the money
3rd after playing really hard ITM.
Place:
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
ACK! I disconnected. Apologized upon reconnect.
Just murdered Foxx who raised pre with ace-rag -- took most of his stack, calling all the way after his rag hit!
10 a 10 k 10 on board, i shot with nothing and everybody folded lol
Playing tight / aggressive and doing well. Table image is rational / plays strong hands. Raising 5 sb's if first voluntary
phatcaesar pretty nerveless watch him
in the money
3rd after playing really hard ITM.
Place:
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
Monday, May 24, 2010
Tournament #17
Notes: Seems obvious I need to change something. I don't remember losing this much, but maybe I just wasn't paying attention.
I need to endeavor not to be short stacked, and I need to not push all in just because I'm short stacked.
reraised pineapple pre flop and he folded!
raised, blondeski reraised all in from short stack, I pushed, ohnoone followed -- my pocket rockets held up and i take a commanding lead
Thing is, all in pre flop against two opponents, one of whom (noone) has 9 9 -- could've gone either way (I had blondeski dominated). Board had paired 6's -- what if either of those had been a wot the hell push with a 6 in it?
nadiepuede calls reraise with NOTHING and his J hits on the river. Unbelievable.
This nadie is a classic fearless maniac -- just called pineapple's push w/ace high. Pineapple's ace high held up!
nadie's short stacked in 5th -- found his fold button
The uncontested pot is coming into play here a lot. I took down a couple by just firing into them.
Pineapple is a bad trash talker
nadie calls all in after pineapple pushes w/k a. flops a full house...do not push pre flop against na die unless you're prepared for him to call
Nadie seems to play just about every hand and goes mad should he hit a pair...or have outs...or not...
and i'm in the money after taking out pineapple -- that was especially sweet
2nd place after cbuck. cbuck a cool character, don't think he said a word or made many spectacular plays, just sat behind the big stack and drew people in
Place: 2nd
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
I need to endeavor not to be short stacked, and I need to not push all in just because I'm short stacked.
reraised pineapple pre flop and he folded!
raised, blondeski reraised all in from short stack, I pushed, ohnoone followed -- my pocket rockets held up and i take a commanding lead
Thing is, all in pre flop against two opponents, one of whom (noone) has 9 9 -- could've gone either way (I had blondeski dominated). Board had paired 6's -- what if either of those had been a wot the hell push with a 6 in it?
nadiepuede calls reraise with NOTHING and his J hits on the river. Unbelievable.
This nadie is a classic fearless maniac -- just called pineapple's push w/ace high. Pineapple's ace high held up!
nadie's short stacked in 5th -- found his fold button
The uncontested pot is coming into play here a lot. I took down a couple by just firing into them.
Pineapple is a bad trash talker
nadie calls all in after pineapple pushes w/k a. flops a full house...do not push pre flop against na die unless you're prepared for him to call
Nadie seems to play just about every hand and goes mad should he hit a pair...or have outs...or not...
and i'm in the money after taking out pineapple -- that was especially sweet
2nd place after cbuck. cbuck a cool character, don't think he said a word or made many spectacular plays, just sat behind the big stack and drew people in
Place: 2nd
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Tournament #16
Notes:
Started out by pushing the wrong button, raising to 10 sb instead of 5. OK, everybody folded but I'm going to revert to 5.
I'm going to play any ace
Try to think in terms of what could this person have that would have him in this hand at this point -- assuming he's rational. BUT include tilts and bluffs in my reckoning.
Practice counting outs
Got called all in by a guy holding a flush draw which came.
All in from short stack w/2 players (no hope of them folding)
Place: 7th
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
Started out by pushing the wrong button, raising to 10 sb instead of 5. OK, everybody folded but I'm going to revert to 5.
I'm going to play any ace
Try to think in terms of what could this person have that would have him in this hand at this point -- assuming he's rational. BUT include tilts and bluffs in my reckoning.
Practice counting outs
Got called all in by a guy holding a flush draw which came.
All in from short stack w/2 players (no hope of them folding)
Place: 7th
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
Tournament #15
Notes:
This has become too much like a place for me to bitch about bad beats and second-guess my own strategy.
I have to play some hands I'm not perfectly comfortable with.
It's easy to say I shouldn't have played this or that hand.
Every hand can go either way.
I don't sit here second guessing my wins, why second guess my losses?
Place: 6th
All in after flop from bb with 4 4 5 on board. I open ended str8 draw. Fell to set of 4's which gabulldog had called A 4 preflop raise
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
This has become too much like a place for me to bitch about bad beats and second-guess my own strategy.
I have to play some hands I'm not perfectly comfortable with.
It's easy to say I shouldn't have played this or that hand.
Every hand can go either way.
I don't sit here second guessing my wins, why second guess my losses?
Place: 6th
All in after flop from bb with 4 4 5 on board. I open ended str8 draw. Fell to set of 4's which gabulldog had called A 4 preflop raise
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Tournament #13
Notes: End of a long afternoon. Just takin a break
etimray, lunamargot, and vitamina x all short stacked b4 big blinds reached 40...
bochtu is playing calling station from the lead
Had to leave so all in w/A 7 and out
Place: 6th
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
etimray, lunamargot, and vitamina x all short stacked b4 big blinds reached 40...
bochtu is playing calling station from the lead
Had to leave so all in w/A 7 and out
Place: 6th
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
Tournament #12
Notes: Do not tilt. Chained off of #11. I think the takeaway is: the best smartest player in poker can and will lose on any hand, any bet. IT IS GAMBLING.
(Duh.)
Not that I'm the best smartest player but those were the optimal plays I lost on. Or at least not "blunders"
Oh my pechuma calls all in w/pocket 5's after flop -- no trips, over cards on the board...kayten takes her stack
cashew3 calls through 4th w/ace high, w/2 q's on the board
skycanvas calls all in after hitting his 10, falls to kayten who pushed w/ flush draw
watch for flush draws -- these people will not fold them, it seems.
playing so as to induce the other player to fold is death in these games. it presumes rational behavior on their part.
called kayten's bullying push on 4th after she hit A on flop -- I hit A Q on 4th. She had A 5 no flush draw. I did not see the flush draw on the board but i was pot committed even if i had
Possible strategy: stay super tight until 5th or 4th place is open. Then there might be more rational players remaining.
In the money after cashew goes all in after hitting a 9
Think I got pot committed too soon -- kayten slow plays trip 3's and takes most of my stack
kayten is a calling station
kayten finally shows me some respect -- folds after i reraise
10 bb's in 3rd place -- if I can watch these two kill each other I could live to 2nd
Was ready to go all in blind but pushed from bb after hitting my 9. kayten had held off after hitting flush.
kayten is an upside down player.
Place: 3rd
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
(Duh.)
Not that I'm the best smartest player but those were the optimal plays I lost on. Or at least not "blunders"
Oh my pechuma calls all in w/pocket 5's after flop -- no trips, over cards on the board...kayten takes her stack
cashew3 calls through 4th w/ace high, w/2 q's on the board
skycanvas calls all in after hitting his 10, falls to kayten who pushed w/ flush draw
watch for flush draws -- these people will not fold them, it seems.
playing so as to induce the other player to fold is death in these games. it presumes rational behavior on their part.
called kayten's bullying push on 4th after she hit A on flop -- I hit A Q on 4th. She had A 5 no flush draw. I did not see the flush draw on the board but i was pot committed even if i had
Possible strategy: stay super tight until 5th or 4th place is open. Then there might be more rational players remaining.
In the money after cashew goes all in after hitting a 9
Think I got pot committed too soon -- kayten slow plays trip 3's and takes most of my stack
kayten is a calling station
kayten finally shows me some respect -- folds after i reraise
10 bb's in 3rd place -- if I can watch these two kill each other I could live to 2nd
Was ready to go all in blind but pushed from bb after hitting my 9. kayten had held off after hitting flush.
kayten is an upside down player.
Place: 3rd
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
Tournament #11
Notes:
Wow, I'm having a reality check. I must not have been doing as well as I thought before.
Or maybe I'm misusing some advice I got (Phil Gordon, I'm looking at you.)
Anyway, I'm waiting for Tasha to get her hair done and listening to B98.5. I'm sitting in Cafe Aroma and itching to get a win under my belt.
Luxedo all in after hitting ace. Sheva takes it with slow played flush (I folded flopped str8 after sheva raised me)
First 3 hands I phantom flopped str8, str8, and set of 3's -- 2 of them would have won
Allisson with slow play of pocket rockets wipes out kathybarrett
I need to stop mucking around pre flop is the thing
flop 2pr, rivered again, this time by pokerjoker who calls all in w/pocket k's tripped on the river
I hate to think like this, but I wonder if this is partly the donk effect of $1 tournaments. Pokerjoker should not have been there for that river. I'm not gonna play the hellmuth game and lecture him or get all bent out of shape but I need to recognize that this shit will happen playing at this level. I read an article about good players adjusting their play due to the presence of lucky maniacs, but I'm not good enough to know what to adjust.
Unbelievable. All in from 150 chip stack w/k 10. Flop k's; 10 on 4th. 4th club on the river and I'm out in 7th.
I know I'm playing right.
That was sort of inevitable -- with a 150 chip stack all in, nobody really had any strong reason to fold.
Place: 7th
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
Wow, I'm having a reality check. I must not have been doing as well as I thought before.
Or maybe I'm misusing some advice I got (Phil Gordon, I'm looking at you.)
Anyway, I'm waiting for Tasha to get her hair done and listening to B98.5. I'm sitting in Cafe Aroma and itching to get a win under my belt.
Luxedo all in after hitting ace. Sheva takes it with slow played flush (I folded flopped str8 after sheva raised me)
First 3 hands I phantom flopped str8, str8, and set of 3's -- 2 of them would have won
Allisson with slow play of pocket rockets wipes out kathybarrett
I need to stop mucking around pre flop is the thing
flop 2pr, rivered again, this time by pokerjoker who calls all in w/pocket k's tripped on the river
I hate to think like this, but I wonder if this is partly the donk effect of $1 tournaments. Pokerjoker should not have been there for that river. I'm not gonna play the hellmuth game and lecture him or get all bent out of shape but I need to recognize that this shit will happen playing at this level. I read an article about good players adjusting their play due to the presence of lucky maniacs, but I'm not good enough to know what to adjust.
Unbelievable. All in from 150 chip stack w/k 10. Flop k's; 10 on 4th. 4th club on the river and I'm out in 7th.
I know I'm playing right.
That was sort of inevitable -- with a 150 chip stack all in, nobody really had any strong reason to fold.
Place: 7th
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
All in pre
So I notice my last few losses all came from going all in pre flop. It's obviously a flawed strategy / leak. What's the leak?
KK
KA
QQ
All wound up dominated
It seems I need to understand more about all in pre flop before I try to keep doing it.
KK
KA
All wound up dominated
It seems I need to understand more about all in pre flop before I try to keep doing it.
Friday, May 21, 2010
Tournament #10
Notes: Just playing for fun. 44 oz of IPA later.
I have a strong sense that I will probably never play the same person twice in these 100 tourneys. So these notes have a shelf life of only one tournament each. Unless I gain some insight into my own play.
Folks seem to be playing tight. Nobody messing with anybody. Dojbop went all in w/trip 6's first hand, fell to white jackal's 4 flush
I'm playing in a style I played prior to this blog -- watching only my hands and reading blogs when not playing.
I'm also abandoning the strategy of cultivating a bs table image in order to rake in when I have a hand.
Jackal is playing ten foot tall and bullet proof from behind the big stack, raising or betting every hand
Basically just watching everybody fall to Jackal's steals and hoping I last longer than they
White Jackal is a maniac. He just pushes every hand he's in.
And he finally falls after everybody including me doubles up on him
kuberman seems willing to call pre flop if it's just you & him but doesn't mess around after that
I don't seem to have any table image at all that I can figure
5th place all in pre flop w/kk
dominated by drstevil ka on river
Place: 5th
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
I have a strong sense that I will probably never play the same person twice in these 100 tourneys. So these notes have a shelf life of only one tournament each. Unless I gain some insight into my own play.
Folks seem to be playing tight. Nobody messing with anybody. Dojbop went all in w/trip 6's first hand, fell to white jackal's 4 flush
I'm playing in a style I played prior to this blog -- watching only my hands and reading blogs when not playing.
I'm also abandoning the strategy of cultivating a bs table image in order to rake in when I have a hand.
Jackal is playing ten foot tall and bullet proof from behind the big stack, raising or betting every hand
Basically just watching everybody fall to Jackal's steals and hoping I last longer than they
White Jackal is a maniac. He just pushes every hand he's in.
And he finally falls after everybody including me doubles up on him
kuberman seems willing to call pre flop if it's just you & him but doesn't mess around after that
I don't seem to have any table image at all that I can figure
5th place all in pre flop w/kk
dominated by drstevil ka on river
Place: 5th
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Tournament #9
Notes: Almost didn't open this window but thought the notes might help. It's what I'm here for, after all.
Everybody's playing really loose -- means I play tight, right?
sens6527 calls (small) push from ivan with k 8 off and ivan finishes 8th
sens plays hard
I'm getting used to the "not limping in" concept. I do follow limpers when I have something. I'm going to stay out of the habit of "raising in" with no cards. That's no way to play marginal cards.
all in pre vs. the sens -- his qq's held up to my k a
Poker is such a fucked up game. Observe: I push w/qq in tournament #8 and lose to caller w/k a. In tournament #9 I push w/k a and lose to caller w/...qq.
I'm not sure that either of those plays were true blunders. Well -- one of them probably was.
Or both. Maybe the blunder is pushing. Obviously, I need to reconsider pushing so early in the game. I knew sens would call, so I was putting myself at the mercy of fate. Not a good place to be, apparently, for me.
Place: 7
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
Everybody's playing really loose -- means I play tight, right?
sens6527 calls (small) push from ivan with k 8 off and ivan finishes 8th
sens plays hard
I'm getting used to the "not limping in" concept. I do follow limpers when I have something. I'm going to stay out of the habit of "raising in" with no cards. That's no way to play marginal cards.
all in pre vs. the sens -- his qq's held up to my k a
Poker is such a fucked up game. Observe: I push w/qq in tournament #8 and lose to caller w/k a. In tournament #9 I push w/k a and lose to caller w/...qq.
I'm not sure that either of those plays were true blunders. Well -- one of them probably was.
Or both. Maybe the blunder is pushing. Obviously, I need to reconsider pushing so early in the game. I knew sens would call, so I was putting myself at the mercy of fate. Not a good place to be, apparently, for me.
Place: 7
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
Tournament #8
Notes:Just got back from a great audition. Here's hoping I'm too busy to play soon!
(Not that I'm scared to play, just would rather be doing a show.)
negro raises first pre, called by blackheart, who plays his aces hard until negro folds
negro pushes w/a k from bb, jenn calls w/a rag and loses now she's all in from position and out
oops I seem to be cultivating a bs table image again got to watch that. I won w/ j high and even bet but now who will fold when I want them to? Nobody, that's who...
num1nana all in w/5 5 pre and dominated by north but i would've dominated them both! Question: I had 1700+ to her 500+ -- was that a call for me? I don't think so, not with north to my left probably raising his kings
2 callers to a push from short stack Ingeborg -- so I push my QQ and get called by the other 2 callers immediately and see my q's dominated by K A in the flop. 6th place.
Place: 6th
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
(Not that I'm scared to play, just would rather be doing a show.)
negro raises first pre, called by blackheart, who plays his aces hard until negro folds
negro pushes w/a k from bb, jenn calls w/a rag and loses now she's all in from position and out
oops I seem to be cultivating a bs table image again got to watch that. I won w/ j high and even bet but now who will fold when I want them to? Nobody, that's who...
num1nana all in w/5 5 pre and dominated by north but i would've dominated them both! Question: I had 1700+ to her 500+ -- was that a call for me? I don't think so, not with north to my left probably raising his kings
2 callers to a push from short stack Ingeborg -- so I push my QQ and get called by the other 2 callers immediately and see my q's dominated by K A in the flop. 6th place.
Place: 6th
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Tournament #7
Tournament Number: WHO CARES???
(I'm not gonna bother keeping the tournament number any more)
Notes:
I'm playing a 2nd in the same day because I played well even though I lost. Let's see what happens.
Hopefully I don't go on cumulative tilt.
supermagrao with the opening hand check raise
annabellerose calls my preflop raise with -- 9 8 off? Then keeps calling while Ace and others show on board...gut shot calls...
annabelle rose calling station out the door
3rd place @ 100
I have got to get out of the habit of randomly raising to "keep people on their toes." They're walking around on their toes with my chips.
I'm tied near the bottom but no need to panic we're all in a clump down here
az devils 444 will push in a heartbeat don't play him unless you're ready to push too
i cultivated a bs table image in order to rake in when i got some hands. then i never got any hands
i took az's play away from him -- pushed before he could he called me and i doubled up
cincykid on tilt pushes and finishes 4th I AM ITM
pushed with 7's, tj calls with k 8 (no reason not to) he pulls a straight on the river and I finish 3rd
Maybe pushing wasn't the play there, but I was really short stacked. Probably could have called I don't think tj would have raised.
Place: 3rd
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
(I'm not gonna bother keeping the tournament number any more)
Notes:
I'm playing a 2nd in the same day because I played well even though I lost. Let's see what happens.
Hopefully I don't go on cumulative tilt.
supermagrao with the opening hand check raise
annabellerose calls my preflop raise with -- 9 8 off? Then keeps calling while Ace and others show on board...gut shot calls...
annabelle rose calling station out the door
3rd place @ 100
I have got to get out of the habit of randomly raising to "keep people on their toes." They're walking around on their toes with my chips.
I'm tied near the bottom but no need to panic we're all in a clump down here
az devils 444 will push in a heartbeat don't play him unless you're ready to push too
i cultivated a bs table image in order to rake in when i got some hands. then i never got any hands
i took az's play away from him -- pushed before he could he called me and i doubled up
cincykid on tilt pushes and finishes 4th I AM ITM
pushed with 7's, tj calls with k 8 (no reason not to) he pulls a straight on the river and I finish 3rd
Maybe pushing wasn't the play there, but I was really short stacked. Probably could have called I don't think tj would have raised.
Place: 3rd
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
Tournament #6
Tournament Number:
Notes:
Sort of a whim. Still want to follow Gordon's advice: never limp as the first to voluntarily enter a hand. Play tight in the beginning.
So I limped first hand but I WAS NOT THE FIRST so I feel ok even though I lost
Gildan calling all the way didn't showdown so i don't know what he had
Peirce betting with nothing (I knew cause i had something :)
Should have bet my set q's
pedro all in (from last place) w/6 4 suited & a 4 on the board
peirce calls w/o hesitation w/ 4 ace suited & flush draw -- wins w/flush and bye bye pedro
peirce makes a good bully
gildan is shaping up to be a calling station -- beware & be
nevermind, called all in w/q a off & lost (kong calls w/kk)
peirce plays out of position & check raises
trying something a little different -- limped (not first!) w/kk
Naturally ace on the board so I bet pot and got all folds.
peirce was REALLY thinking of raising...
man oh man peirce loves to check raise
didn't help with robin's quad 8's
llamarhar all in w/flush draw, lost to a higher flush draw
ha ha i check raised peirce and he folded
I must have some crazy table image nobody will call me
Peirce pushes w/pocket 2's AFTER THE FLOP and glenn calls he's down to 470
glenn pushes w/a high pre and loses to pocket 6's from robin
jess can't read me be careful but be aggressive
genghis likes to push out of position when I raise, it seems
jess bets the flop from sb and folds to my raise from the bb
jess calls all in w/ka suited & beats my ka off flops the flush
I don't think that hurt my table image any, anyway
Just won probably my last pure bluff for this tournament -- at least until I chip up a little
i'm in last place but not that far behind
durrr robin pushes when i raise big pre flop -- 2nd time she's done that to me got to remember
and just like that robin is down to 20 chips after going up against jess who had her dominated
i push with jj from 4th place naturally jess's 10 a holds up on the river
I think pushing was the play there.
3rd & 2nd both fell on the river, too, I observe...not to say that justifies my play, I don't think it really needs justification.
Place: 4th
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
Notes:
Sort of a whim. Still want to follow Gordon's advice: never limp as the first to voluntarily enter a hand. Play tight in the beginning.
So I limped first hand but I WAS NOT THE FIRST so I feel ok even though I lost
Gildan calling all the way didn't showdown so i don't know what he had
Peirce betting with nothing (I knew cause i had something :)
Should have bet my set q's
pedro all in (from last place) w/6 4 suited & a 4 on the board
peirce calls w/o hesitation w/ 4 ace suited & flush draw -- wins w/flush and bye bye pedro
peirce makes a good bully
gildan is shaping up to be a calling station -- beware & be
nevermind, called all in w/q a off & lost (kong calls w/kk)
peirce plays out of position & check raises
trying something a little different -- limped (not first!) w/kk
Naturally ace on the board so I bet pot and got all folds.
peirce was REALLY thinking of raising...
man oh man peirce loves to check raise
didn't help with robin's quad 8's
llamarhar all in w/flush draw, lost to a higher flush draw
ha ha i check raised peirce and he folded
I must have some crazy table image nobody will call me
Peirce pushes w/pocket 2's AFTER THE FLOP and glenn calls he's down to 470
glenn pushes w/a high pre and loses to pocket 6's from robin
jess can't read me be careful but be aggressive
genghis likes to push out of position when I raise, it seems
jess bets the flop from sb and folds to my raise from the bb
jess calls all in w/ka suited & beats my ka off flops the flush
I don't think that hurt my table image any, anyway
Just won probably my last pure bluff for this tournament -- at least until I chip up a little
i'm in last place but not that far behind
durrr robin pushes when i raise big pre flop -- 2nd time she's done that to me got to remember
and just like that robin is down to 20 chips after going up against jess who had her dominated
i push with jj from 4th place naturally jess's 10 a holds up on the river
I think pushing was the play there.
3rd & 2nd both fell on the river, too, I observe...not to say that justifies my play, I don't think it really needs justification.
Place: 4th
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
Monday, May 17, 2010
Tournament #5
Tournament Number: 161082469
Notes: Feeling ok. A little cramped for time. Keep it slow.
Flyin15sec &ginohouben called twice pre
krebslein raised first time pre flop
both folded
redsox raised 2nd time
gino all in w/flush draw, redsox called with mid pair (pocket q's w/k on board)
mentor poker all in call w/flush draw (3 hearts on board, flyin had it)
whenman plays big w/high pair and loses
whenman not bad doubled up on pocket rockets
flyin pushes with 2 hearts on board, claims it wasn't a flush draw.
truth be told, I don't know what to make of most of these folks. I just play my hands, steal when I think I can, play it straight from the beginning and watch people fall.
whenman, ever in a hurry, pushes with kk and is dominated by krebslein's ka
massagem pushes with rags on the board after i raise him preflop
massagem calls my preflop raise, folds after i bet half my stack on flop. Guy just doesn't care about small bets i guess
remember that for when you have a hand
darkwizard seems to be a bit of a puss -- i will raise when he's in bb unless flyin limps
playing under phil gordon's rules seems to leave me not flying so high but doggone if i'm not doing badly at all. 4th out of 5 and stealing from wizard like a mf
durrrrrr...got into a pissing match with redsox who has like 3x my chips
got into short stack play and finally pushed when i shouldn't have -- didn't intend to call all in but wound up dominated. That was a definite tilt push. Even from short stack there was no reason to call that.
4th place
Place:
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
Notes: Feeling ok. A little cramped for time. Keep it slow.
Flyin15sec &ginohouben called twice pre
krebslein raised first time pre flop
both folded
redsox raised 2nd time
gino all in w/flush draw, redsox called with mid pair (pocket q's w/k on board)
mentor poker all in call w/flush draw (3 hearts on board, flyin had it)
whenman plays big w/high pair and loses
whenman not bad doubled up on pocket rockets
flyin pushes with 2 hearts on board, claims it wasn't a flush draw.
truth be told, I don't know what to make of most of these folks. I just play my hands, steal when I think I can, play it straight from the beginning and watch people fall.
whenman, ever in a hurry, pushes with kk and is dominated by krebslein's ka
massagem pushes with rags on the board after i raise him preflop
massagem calls my preflop raise, folds after i bet half my stack on flop. Guy just doesn't care about small bets i guess
remember that for when you have a hand
darkwizard seems to be a bit of a puss -- i will raise when he's in bb unless flyin limps
playing under phil gordon's rules seems to leave me not flying so high but doggone if i'm not doing badly at all. 4th out of 5 and stealing from wizard like a mf
durrrrrr...got into a pissing match with redsox who has like 3x my chips
got into short stack play and finally pushed when i shouldn't have -- didn't intend to call all in but wound up dominated. That was a definite tilt push. Even from short stack there was no reason to call that.
4th place
Place:
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Tempted again
Probably not a good idea to play another tonight. I'm upset about some things, tired and just took a Nyquil. But if it weren't for this blog I probably would
Tournament #4
Tournament Number: 160841166
Notes: Just got up from a nap. Updated spreadsheet. Wanting to play.
grizzly103 seems to be playing every hand
3 hands in and roborangutang hasn't played yet
le gnou all in @flop after reraising robo preflop -- no callers
Played the game, lost to le gnou who flopped top pair and just kept calling my little pair from bb
le gnou likes the all in play
do not go up against le gnou pre flop
and jpmorgado 1st to go: all in with top pair @ flop but not top pair for long
faber23 all in w/set of q's -- loses to agnes's all in @river w/flush
I'm not really here to do play by play of the tournament am I? Still these also give impressions of the players themselves.
I think I'm overplaying the (rare) hands I find myself in
roborangutang seems to play hard WHEN HE PLAYS and he wins without showdowns
krustofskii calls all in with low pair...loses to garretts...not knocked out yet tho
-- garretts played his pocket 10's straight up, too
roborangutang WILL PUSH if you don't play -- and sometimes if you do
krustofskii goes after calling all in on le gnou -- le gnou had flopped a set (of 6's!)from bb
and robo is gone after calling le gnou's pushing with mid pair (ace kicker) -- le gnou had high pair ace kicker LOL
grizzly slow plays the flush, I push when I hit my A, and I take 5th place again. Probably a dumb play on my part
Truth be told, I should have seen the flush draw and stayed frosty
Place: 5
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
Notes: Just got up from a nap. Updated spreadsheet. Wanting to play.
grizzly103 seems to be playing every hand
3 hands in and roborangutang hasn't played yet
le gnou all in @flop after reraising robo preflop -- no callers
Played the game, lost to le gnou who flopped top pair and just kept calling my little pair from bb
le gnou likes the all in play
do not go up against le gnou pre flop
and jpmorgado 1st to go: all in with top pair @ flop but not top pair for long
faber23 all in w/set of q's -- loses to agnes's all in @river w/flush
I'm not really here to do play by play of the tournament am I? Still these also give impressions of the players themselves.
I think I'm overplaying the (rare) hands I find myself in
roborangutang seems to play hard WHEN HE PLAYS and he wins without showdowns
krustofskii calls all in with low pair...loses to garretts...not knocked out yet tho
-- garretts played his pocket 10's straight up, too
roborangutang WILL PUSH if you don't play -- and sometimes if you do
krustofskii goes after calling all in on le gnou -- le gnou had flopped a set (of 6's!)from bb
and robo is gone after calling le gnou's pushing with mid pair (ace kicker) -- le gnou had high pair ace kicker LOL
grizzly slow plays the flush, I push when I hit my A, and I take 5th place again. Probably a dumb play on my part
Truth be told, I should have seen the flush draw and stayed frosty
Place: 5
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
Tournament #3
Tournament Number: 160776836
Notes:
Feeling kind of icky but anxious to play.
Phil Gordon: Never enter a pot VOLUNTARILY without raising.
How does that sit with playing tight in the early stages? It means: only play hands you're willing to raise on entry. AND they'd better be super tight because most others will be playing the low stakes / high return game.
1st hand jq off, raised 1 bb -- Gordon also says, only raise the same amount for middling hands as for big hands. I think that makes sense. I might adjust my next raise to 1.5 bb but keep it at that.
Failed to make continuation bet, afrojoemama made an ok bet from the button
afrojoe played big with nothing, down to last place but still alive
I reraise afrojoe w/99, he pushes -- I fold I think that was the play
Next hand he pushes with nothing but outs, and gets called -- with 99! 99 takes the pot and he's gone. I still think I made the right play even though I had him made for a maniac
I LOVE PHIL GORDON
stadebrian calls my flush all in -- he had hit his king. that hand might have been multiway if i hadn't raised.
(This reminds me -- I also like to call all in with high pair. DON'T DO THAT)
I have to type in my bets in order to raise 1.5 bb -- I like it...
I was thinking today -- I had been enjoying my "step" model where I played one tournament at a time at whatever level I'd reached (not the FTP step tournaments which I also enjoy). Maybe I could do 100-tournament steps? So depending on how I do on this 100, make the next 100 $2 tournaments...
Wow -- I just folded k 10 off -- had no position...glad I did too cause yelsew pushed and won with KA suited. See, I would have limped and folded before Phil (BP)
Trupulet all in with Ace high and loses to competetodefeat who calls with -- ace high
Lisandro is playing the calling station angle on compete -- pushed but he didn't go for it
I'm getting folded to almost every time i raise pre flop -- haven't had a single showdown I don't think except for the all in
Blackguards 1bb raise in lb I call in bb -- we tie. He had kq off I had kx -- pure luck but I like the way I played it.
I'm not paying as much attention to the other players as I have in the previous two tournaments.
Maybe because I'm playing so many fewer hands? Maybe because I have a sense they're all goofballs?
I reraise lisa preflop -- she pushes and I fold QQ
yelsew plays the river masterfully -- I didn't bet enough to knock her off her 4 4 w/kicker
And the finale was sick -- yelsew32 raises preflop with 4 5 off suit, I push from last place w/q 10 suited, yelsew flops a full house! SICK!
Truth be told, I didn't have enough to knock her off of anything...no...she made an idiot play and won anyway. That's the definition of sick. I don't think a good player would have called my all in with 4 5 off suit.
Place: 5th
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
Notes:
Feeling kind of icky but anxious to play.
Phil Gordon: Never enter a pot VOLUNTARILY without raising.
How does that sit with playing tight in the early stages? It means: only play hands you're willing to raise on entry. AND they'd better be super tight because most others will be playing the low stakes / high return game.
1st hand jq off, raised 1 bb -- Gordon also says, only raise the same amount for middling hands as for big hands. I think that makes sense. I might adjust my next raise to 1.5 bb but keep it at that.
Failed to make continuation bet, afrojoemama made an ok bet from the button
afrojoe played big with nothing, down to last place but still alive
I reraise afrojoe w/99, he pushes -- I fold I think that was the play
Next hand he pushes with nothing but outs, and gets called -- with 99! 99 takes the pot and he's gone. I still think I made the right play even though I had him made for a maniac
I LOVE PHIL GORDON
stadebrian calls my flush all in -- he had hit his king. that hand might have been multiway if i hadn't raised.
(This reminds me -- I also like to call all in with high pair. DON'T DO THAT)
I have to type in my bets in order to raise 1.5 bb -- I like it...
I was thinking today -- I had been enjoying my "step" model where I played one tournament at a time at whatever level I'd reached (not the FTP step tournaments which I also enjoy). Maybe I could do 100-tournament steps? So depending on how I do on this 100, make the next 100 $2 tournaments...
Wow -- I just folded k 10 off -- had no position...glad I did too cause yelsew pushed and won with KA suited. See, I would have limped and folded before Phil (BP)
Trupulet all in with Ace high and loses to competetodefeat who calls with -- ace high
Lisandro is playing the calling station angle on compete -- pushed but he didn't go for it
I'm getting folded to almost every time i raise pre flop -- haven't had a single showdown I don't think except for the all in
Blackguards 1bb raise in lb I call in bb -- we tie. He had kq off I had kx -- pure luck but I like the way I played it.
I'm not paying as much attention to the other players as I have in the previous two tournaments.
Maybe because I'm playing so many fewer hands? Maybe because I have a sense they're all goofballs?
I reraise lisa preflop -- she pushes and I fold QQ
yelsew plays the river masterfully -- I didn't bet enough to knock her off her 4 4 w/kicker
And the finale was sick -- yelsew32 raises preflop with 4 5 off suit, I push from last place w/q 10 suited, yelsew flops a full house! SICK!
Truth be told, I didn't have enough to knock her off of anything...no...she made an idiot play and won anyway. That's the definition of sick. I don't think a good player would have called my all in with 4 5 off suit.
Place: 5th
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Tempted
I keep finding myself tempted to jump in and play some Rush poker or ring games. I'm going to go ahead and say right here: my intent is to play only $1 + $.20 tournaments until I have 100 posted on this blog!
Tournament #2
Tournament Number: 160553894
Notes: Feeling ok. Slept ok.
PLAY TIGHT IN THE BEGINNING
All in after hitting K with K A (called 270 pre flop) -- called by kaisten who hit his flush draw and I'm sucking hind teat (also called by jp_enriquez who had raised pre flop with qq)
xxvaldurxx goes out with all in call from button AJ suited -- he missed
jp_enriquez is playing hot -- reraised me pre flop from no position -- think he's just stealing cause he knows I won't go all in
d3lirio all in and out with with 2 2 after 888 on board called by kaisten who had a higher pp
I double up with all in play on 88 -- 250 and kaisten didn't call! Alla did and I doubled up
Jp_enriquez tightened up and is playing well
Omegaanasian seems to be playing loose and paying although he did double up on me
kaisten still not calling me
mrbiggz01 seems to be waiting for monster hand -- haven't seen much out of him
tripled up with pp hockey sticks! Had to call a preflop raise from kaisten -- was tempted to go all in right there -- however I think waiting is what dragged jp_enriquez in with me
kaisten is a calling station candidate, i think. he called my all in push with hitting nothing...
and he just called mauninho all in with NOTHING and won by pure chance which means i am in the money
by the way i just remembered barefoot (from last night) is a calling station not an atm
and i played the calling station effect to perfection -- he called my all in with nothing and i double up
And to top it off heads up he calls me all in WITH NOTHING and I take 1st place!
Lesson learned: Lots of times in there where I would've given an aw hell all-in push in my lesser playing days. Not saying I'm great but...1st place after being down to <4 bb's...I'll take it, yeah.
Place: 1st
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
Notes: Feeling ok. Slept ok.
PLAY TIGHT IN THE BEGINNING
All in after hitting K with K A (called 270 pre flop) -- called by kaisten who hit his flush draw and I'm sucking hind teat (also called by jp_enriquez who had raised pre flop with qq)
xxvaldurxx goes out with all in call from button AJ suited -- he missed
jp_enriquez is playing hot -- reraised me pre flop from no position -- think he's just stealing cause he knows I won't go all in
d3lirio all in and out with with 2 2 after 888 on board called by kaisten who had a higher pp
I double up with all in play on 88 -- 250 and kaisten didn't call! Alla did and I doubled up
Jp_enriquez tightened up and is playing well
Omegaanasian seems to be playing loose and paying although he did double up on me
kaisten still not calling me
mrbiggz01 seems to be waiting for monster hand -- haven't seen much out of him
tripled up with pp hockey sticks! Had to call a preflop raise from kaisten -- was tempted to go all in right there -- however I think waiting is what dragged jp_enriquez in with me
kaisten is a calling station candidate, i think. he called my all in push with hitting nothing...
and he just called mauninho all in with NOTHING and won by pure chance which means i am in the money
by the way i just remembered barefoot (from last night) is a calling station not an atm
and i played the calling station effect to perfection -- he called my all in with nothing and i double up
And to top it off heads up he calls me all in WITH NOTHING and I take 1st place!
Lesson learned: Lots of times in there where I would've given an aw hell all-in push in my lesser playing days. Not saying I'm great but...1st place after being down to <4 bb's...I'll take it, yeah.
Place: 1st
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
Friday, May 14, 2010
Tournament #1
Tournament Number: 160439970
Notes:
Feeling ok, a little headache-y. Listening to The National, "Boxer."
KAHN1864 all in first hand after rags on flop (nobody followed)
Playing tight first part of tournament--totally goes against my instincts (play hands while they're cheap!) but I read that advice today so I'm trying it.
Psychodad on an ok slow play of ace hit
Folded hockey sticks after 6 9 10 flop. Wound up with straight on the board -- nobody had the jack but I would have overplayed that almost for certain
In over my head with open-ended str8 draw, but stopped playing. I don't think I was going to knock psychodad off of his k a and thank heavens i didn't get one of the bad str8s (my str8 might have hit his cards too)
Psychodad1986 seems not to be one to fold
810 at 50 bb -- i don't know what to do. Table image is shit bc I've played and then petered out on too many hands. I have got myself into a position where I have to wait for a big hand.
I am so playing like a pussy. Took a shot at ANOTHER pot, got called all the way around -- got beat by queen high after I stopped playing.
Psychodad all in with junk pre flop and knocked out -- made a move from low position -- stupid move
Barefoot suddenly takes the lead -- off my left hand. Commanding lead, of the only play monsters variety for me. He just called another player's 240 chip all in with 6 2 off
These people are playing crazy -- I'm <10 bb but I think these folks are going before me
7th pl., <5 BB
MKLM99 all in on a flush draw, called by Barefoot with his queen he hit
Kahn calls my all in preflop with king high -- my ace hit and I doubled up
Barefoot called my all in when I hit j 9 2 pr from BB -- he had a jack but no 2pr and I double up again.
Kahn all in pre with AJ -- Barefoot called OF COURSE with not much and Kahn doubles up
Still playing a lot tighter than these guys -- and stealing every now and then to boot.
Barefoot = ATM
Got into a bit of a rough patch -- overplayed AQ off -- BF hit with his KJ off -- I'm down to 4th place but these guys are still playing wild...
BF all in with K3 suited and no outs. Total all-in bluff and -- I'm in the money
All in from 3rd place with 9 10 suited when I realized I was forgetting to play fast. My caller had the ace. He hit but he didn't need it. I wound up with a flush draw but ...
Place: 3rd.
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
UPDATE: Barefootskiierxx is a calling station not an atm. Got my terms mixed up
Notes:
Feeling ok, a little headache-y. Listening to The National, "Boxer."
KAHN1864 all in first hand after rags on flop (nobody followed)
Playing tight first part of tournament--totally goes against my instincts (play hands while they're cheap!) but I read that advice today so I'm trying it.
Psychodad on an ok slow play of ace hit
Folded hockey sticks after 6 9 10 flop. Wound up with straight on the board -- nobody had the jack but I would have overplayed that almost for certain
In over my head with open-ended str8 draw, but stopped playing. I don't think I was going to knock psychodad off of his k a and thank heavens i didn't get one of the bad str8s (my str8 might have hit his cards too)
Psychodad1986 seems not to be one to fold
810 at 50 bb -- i don't know what to do. Table image is shit bc I've played and then petered out on too many hands. I have got myself into a position where I have to wait for a big hand.
I am so playing like a pussy. Took a shot at ANOTHER pot, got called all the way around -- got beat by queen high after I stopped playing.
Psychodad all in with junk pre flop and knocked out -- made a move from low position -- stupid move
Barefoot suddenly takes the lead -- off my left hand. Commanding lead, of the only play monsters variety for me. He just called another player's 240 chip all in with 6 2 off
These people are playing crazy -- I'm <10 bb but I think these folks are going before me
7th pl., <5 BB
MKLM99 all in on a flush draw, called by Barefoot with his queen he hit
Kahn calls my all in preflop with king high -- my ace hit and I doubled up
Barefoot called my all in when I hit j 9 2 pr from BB -- he had a jack but no 2pr and I double up again.
Kahn all in pre with AJ -- Barefoot called OF COURSE with not much and Kahn doubles up
Still playing a lot tighter than these guys -- and stealing every now and then to boot.
Barefoot = ATM
Got into a bit of a rough patch -- overplayed AQ off -- BF hit with his KJ off -- I'm down to 4th place but these guys are still playing wild...
BF all in with K3 suited and no outs. Total all-in bluff and -- I'm in the money
All in from 3rd place with 9 10 suited when I realized I was forgetting to play fast. My caller had the ace. He hit but he didn't need it. I wound up with a flush draw but ...
Place: 3rd.
(1st = $4.50; 2nd = $2.70; 3rd = $1.80)
UPDATE: Barefootskiierxx is a calling station not an atm. Got my terms mixed up
No-limit?
I realize I didn't say no-limit, and I'm a little ambivalent about that. I have had good results in the fixed limit 1-table sng's I've played, but they take so damn long! I think I'll go ahead and just say, no-limit only for this 100, and see what happens. It's a fun game and I do ok -- or so I think.
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