Pretty standard preflop with short stacks. After that, there was nothing standard about it.
Stacks:
UTG with 13115
MP with 3550
BTN with 3320
SB with 2065
BB with 4950
Blinds: 150-300
Site: Full Tilt Poker
Dealt to BTN:J♦ A♦
Preflop:
1 players fold.
MP raises to 3,550, and is all in
Hero calls [3,320] [ all-in ]
SB calls [1,915] [ all-in ]
MP shows: 7♦ 7♠
Hero shows: J♦ A♦
SB shows: Q♠ Q♣
1 players fold.
Uncalled bet of 230 returned to MP
Total folds this street: 2
Potsize: 9235
Flop: 10♦ 8♦ 2♦
Potsize: 9235
So I flop the nuts and am about a 95 percent favorite. And then:
Turn: 7♣
Potsize: 9235
River: 7♥
MP shows four of a kind, Sevens
Hero shows a flush, Ace high
MP wins the side pot (2,510) with four of a kind, Sevens
SB shows two pair, Queens and Sevens
MP wins the main pot (6,495) with four of a kind, Sevens
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Friday, February 13, 2009
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Surrounded by donkeys
Played an 45-person, $11 tournament last night and found myself surrounded by some of the worst poker players in history.
One guy had played 25 tournaments and cashed once. Another guy had played enough to "win" $20,000 yet has never, ever had a winning month online. (Clearly, he has spent much, much more than $20,000 in entry fees.) Then there was the guy who thought A-6 suited was plenty good enough to reraise all-in early in the tournament (then mocked me for folding a hand later in the night) and the guy who called him with a worse hand. There was another guy who late in the tournament reraised post-flop and then called an all-in push with 8-4 suited. There was no eight, no four and only one of his suit when he called. I guess he was counting on runner-runner for a crappy flush.
For a while, I was mad at myself for not being able to take these guys — and the other suspect players — to the cleaners. Really, at one point while playing nine-handed there was really only one player, directly to my left, who I thought knew how to play.
In the end, I did end up cleaning up. First place in that one helped cover for an 0-for-3 effort Monday night and earlier Tuesday. The climb continues.
Current bankroll: $1,290.
OPR ranking: 98.41. (All-time high.)
One guy had played 25 tournaments and cashed once. Another guy had played enough to "win" $20,000 yet has never, ever had a winning month online. (Clearly, he has spent much, much more than $20,000 in entry fees.) Then there was the guy who thought A-6 suited was plenty good enough to reraise all-in early in the tournament (then mocked me for folding a hand later in the night) and the guy who called him with a worse hand. There was another guy who late in the tournament reraised post-flop and then called an all-in push with 8-4 suited. There was no eight, no four and only one of his suit when he called. I guess he was counting on runner-runner for a crappy flush.
For a while, I was mad at myself for not being able to take these guys — and the other suspect players — to the cleaners. Really, at one point while playing nine-handed there was really only one player, directly to my left, who I thought knew how to play.
In the end, I did end up cleaning up. First place in that one helped cover for an 0-for-3 effort Monday night and earlier Tuesday. The climb continues.
Current bankroll: $1,290.
OPR ranking: 98.41. (All-time high.)
Monday, February 9, 2009
Well, not so good. But ...
Ended up 487th and 128th in the Daily Double. Cashed in the second one and almost broke even. Oh, well. The big thing about the Daily Double is if you can break even for a while, sooner or later a big score will come that could make a major difference in the bankroll.
Played an $11, 45-player SNG and a $22, 18-player SNG simultaneously to try to bounce back. Finished ninth in the 18-player after someone sucked out on me, but managed to come back from a short, short stack to win the 18-player, my first cash in a tournament above $11.
This is why a good bankroll is important. Before that cash, I was down almost $70 for the weekend. But since I'm playing within my bankroll, it didn't faze me. And the 18-player SNG paid $144 for first, so now I'm back at an all-time high.
Current bankroll: $1,182.
OPR ranking: No sense in checking until tomorrow after all those games tonight.
Played an $11, 45-player SNG and a $22, 18-player SNG simultaneously to try to bounce back. Finished ninth in the 18-player after someone sucked out on me, but managed to come back from a short, short stack to win the 18-player, my first cash in a tournament above $11.
This is why a good bankroll is important. Before that cash, I was down almost $70 for the weekend. But since I'm playing within my bankroll, it didn't faze me. And the 18-player SNG paid $144 for first, so now I'm back at an all-time high.
Current bankroll: $1,182.
OPR ranking: No sense in checking until tomorrow after all those games tonight.
Sunday, February 8, 2009
So far, so good
Playing the Full Tilt "Daily Double" for the second time in my life. Two simultaneous $12 tournaments with 1,200-plus people in each one.
At the break after one hour, I was 18th in one and 22nd in the other, with about 700 remaining in each one. We'll see how it turns out.
At the break after one hour, I was 18th in one and 22nd in the other, with about 700 remaining in each one. We'll see how it turns out.
A rough night
Sometimes you play horribly and still win. And sometimes you play well and you don't.
Played three tournaments Saturday night, including my first $26 tournament. Totaled $48 in and nothing out.
But here are the hands I went out on:
Tournament one: Ks8c vs. QsJd. I was short stacked but I still got my chips in as a 57-43 favorite. Villain ended up pairing his Q and his J. This would have been a forgettable way to end a tournament if not for the other two tournaments.
Tournament two: AdKc vs. KdQs. This wasn't the final hand, but it crippled me. If I win, I'm in the middle of the pack with three tables left (of five). Villain flopped a gutshot straight draw and turned a Q to win the hand. A bit of a loose raise early for him, I thought. A crazy call of my push, I believe.
Tournament three: AcQs vs. QhTs. Second straight tournament I went out after having someone dominated. Villain pushed from the small blind and I called from the big. He turned a T to knock me out. If I win the hand, I have an average stack nine-handed.
Some nights you want to kick yourself for playing poorly. Other nights, you simply shut the computer off and go to bed. No use losing sleep over taking bad beats as long as you played well.
Current bankroll: $1,080.
OPR ranking: 98.14.
Played three tournaments Saturday night, including my first $26 tournament. Totaled $48 in and nothing out.
But here are the hands I went out on:
Tournament one: Ks8c vs. QsJd. I was short stacked but I still got my chips in as a 57-43 favorite. Villain ended up pairing his Q and his J. This would have been a forgettable way to end a tournament if not for the other two tournaments.
Tournament two: AdKc vs. KdQs. This wasn't the final hand, but it crippled me. If I win, I'm in the middle of the pack with three tables left (of five). Villain flopped a gutshot straight draw and turned a Q to win the hand. A bit of a loose raise early for him, I thought. A crazy call of my push, I believe.
Tournament three: AcQs vs. QhTs. Second straight tournament I went out after having someone dominated. Villain pushed from the small blind and I called from the big. He turned a T to knock me out. If I win the hand, I have an average stack nine-handed.
Some nights you want to kick yourself for playing poorly. Other nights, you simply shut the computer off and go to bed. No use losing sleep over taking bad beats as long as you played well.
Current bankroll: $1,080.
OPR ranking: 98.14.
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Breaking it down
A breakdown of profit by month so far:
— September PLUS $13
— October MINUS $9
— November PLUS $225
— December PLUS $234
— January PLUS $415
— February is off to a good start. Made $203 in the first week. We'll see how the rest of the month goes, but the goal is to make somewhere from $600 to $800 this month.
— September PLUS $13
— October MINUS $9
— November PLUS $225
— December PLUS $234
— January PLUS $415
— February is off to a good start. Made $203 in the first week. We'll see how the rest of the month goes, but the goal is to make somewhere from $600 to $800 this month.
Friday, February 6, 2009
Chasing … and catching
Chasing flush draws is no way to make a living … unless pot odds dictate that you do so.
Here's an example of a hand where I got in a little deep and then decided I needed to finish what I started.
Stacks:
UTG+1 with 1305
MP1 with 2363
MP2 with 2547
MP3 with 1765
CO with 1460
BTN with 1035
SB with 1400
BB with 1625
UTG with 1555
Blinds: 25-50
Site: Full Tilt Poker
Dealt to CO: 8♦ 7♦
Sklansky group 5
Preflop:
3 players fold.
MP2 calls [50]
1 players fold.
Hero calls [50]
BTN calls [50]
BB checks
1 players folded.
Total folds this street: 5
Potsize: 225
There had been a lot of limping, so I felt that the chance I would be raised off this hand preflop was pretty slim.
Flop: 7♥ 2♦ K♦
BB checks
MP2 bets [225]
1 players fold.
Hero calls [225]
This could be considered a loose call since it was for about 15 percent of my chips, but I had middle pair to go with the flush draw. If I had had just the flush draw, I likely would have mucked right here.
BTN raises to 985, and is all in
2 players fold.
Hero calls [760]
Now I think I'm committed. If he has a pair, I have nine flush cards plus two sevens and three eights that will give me the pot. There was more than 1,600 in the pot, so I was getting better than 2-to-1 on my call. And if I had 14 outs, that meant I was almost even money to win the pot.
BTN shows: K♣ 10♦
Hero shows: 8♦ 7♦
Potsize: 2420
Turn: 6♥
River: 8♣
BTN shows a pair of Kings
Hero shows two pair, Eights and Sevens Hero wins the pot (2,420) with two pair, Eights and Sevens
I win. A happy ending for all. Well, all except the button, I suppose.
Current bankroll: $1,128.
OPR ranking: 98.19.
Here's an example of a hand where I got in a little deep and then decided I needed to finish what I started.
Stacks:
UTG+1 with 1305
MP1 with 2363
MP2 with 2547
MP3 with 1765
CO with 1460
BTN with 1035
SB with 1400
BB with 1625
UTG with 1555
Blinds: 25-50
Site: Full Tilt Poker
Dealt to CO: 8♦ 7♦
Sklansky group 5
Preflop:
3 players fold.
MP2 calls [50]
1 players fold.
Hero calls [50]
BTN calls [50]
BB checks
1 players folded.
Total folds this street: 5
Potsize: 225
There had been a lot of limping, so I felt that the chance I would be raised off this hand preflop was pretty slim.
Flop: 7♥ 2♦ K♦
BB checks
MP2 bets [225]
1 players fold.
Hero calls [225]
This could be considered a loose call since it was for about 15 percent of my chips, but I had middle pair to go with the flush draw. If I had had just the flush draw, I likely would have mucked right here.
BTN raises to 985, and is all in
2 players fold.
Hero calls [760]
Now I think I'm committed. If he has a pair, I have nine flush cards plus two sevens and three eights that will give me the pot. There was more than 1,600 in the pot, so I was getting better than 2-to-1 on my call. And if I had 14 outs, that meant I was almost even money to win the pot.
BTN shows: K♣ 10♦
Hero shows: 8♦ 7♦
Potsize: 2420
Turn: 6♥
River: 8♣
BTN shows a pair of Kings
Hero shows two pair, Eights and Sevens Hero wins the pot (2,420) with two pair, Eights and Sevens
I win. A happy ending for all. Well, all except the button, I suppose.
Current bankroll: $1,128.
OPR ranking: 98.19.
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