Stud H/L final table

Last night, late, I felt like playing the stud h/l tournmaent that was seating, so I did.

80 players played, and I was pretty certain I'd be donating. I've never really played this game. Csctiger2 jumped in when I did and we were both short at the break, so he suggested a $5 last longer bet. I accepted, and had a nice little rush. He went down in flames, and I was happy that the tournament wasn't going to cost me $22 afterall. Only $17.

Well I kept trucking and got a feel for it. I kept winning pots at the right time and staying around the top 8. On the bubble (8 paid) I found myself the shorty briefly but a huge hand at the other table pushed me to 6th, and then I was in the money.
From there I played great, aggressive stud....
I think.
Finally we got down to 4.

Spammer kept sucking out on me for 20,000 chips at a time. It was pretty sick and this one ended it for me. Unlike the previous hands, he played this fine.

*********** # 247 **************
PokerStars Game #1803256495: Tournament #8387269, 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo Limit - Level XIV (3000/6000) - 2005/05/31 - 05:18:19 (ET)
Table '8387269 1'
Seat 2: BurntOrnge (13468 in chips)
Seat 4: bustergonads (49183 in chips)
Seat 5: Simple (34917 in chips)
Seat 8: spammy mcgee (22432 in chips)
BurntOrnge: posts the ante 500
bustergonads: posts the ante 500
Simple: posts the ante 500
spammy mcgee: posts the ante 500
*** 3rd STREET ***
Dealt to BurntOrnge [3h Ac Ad]
Dealt to bustergonads [6h]
Dealt to Simple [4h]
Dealt to spammy mcgee [3d]
spammy mcgee: bets 3000
BurntOrnge: raises 3000 to 6000
bustergonads: folds
Simple: folds
spammy mcgee: raises 3000 to 9000
BurntOrnge: raises 3000 to 12000
Betting is capped
spammy mcgee: calls 3000
*** 4th STREET ***
Dealt to BurntOrnge [3h Ac Ad] [8h]
Dealt to spammy mcgee [3d] [4s]
BurntOrnge: bets 968 and is all-in
spammy mcgee: calls 968
*** 5th STREET ***
Dealt to BurntOrnge [3h Ac Ad 8h] [Js]
Dealt to spammy mcgee [3d 4s] [Qc]
*** 6th STREET ***
Dealt to BurntOrnge [3h Ac Ad 8h Js] [Ks]
Dealt to spammy mcgee [3d 4s Qc] [5h]
*** RIVER ***
Dealt to BurntOrnge [3h Ac Ad 8h Js Ks] [9s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
BurntOrnge: shows [3h Ac Ad 8h Js Ks 9s] (HI: a pair of Aces)
spammy mcgee: shows [2s As 3d 4s Qc 5h Ts] (HI: a straight, Ace to Five; LO: 5,4,3,2,A)
spammy mcgee collected 13968 from pot
spammy mcgee collected 13968 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 27936 | Rake 0
Seat 2: BurntOrnge showed [3h Ac Ad 8h Js Ks 9s] and lost with HI: a pair of Aces
Seat 4: bustergonads folded on the 3rd Street (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Simple folded on the 3rd Street (didn't bet)
Seat 8: spammy mcgee showed [2s As 3d 4s Qc 5h Ts] and won (27936) with HI: a straight, Ace to Five; LO: 5,4,3,2,A

4th was good for $160 which turned a bad day into a +$100 day.

Poker Sucks

And I suck at it.
I've lost my ass the last three days playing a very mediocre brand of poker. To combat this I've moved $400 from Bodog to PokerStars. That also gives me a nice deposit bonus.
I've started ghosting PS player B.Purdy and am learning a lot from watching him play.
There's a lot of stuff we do different and a lot we do similar, so it's cool to watch.

Since decided to take a break I've played 4 times. I actually think I 'm playing well, but have only found myself ITM once. This morning I bubbled in a 5a.m. $20+2 after losing consecutive races.

What can you get for $2K?

This blog was built to track my attempt to save up enough dough for a car.
After three PS final tables and SnG winnings, I now have $2,000+ in my savings account. Or I will when it gets through neteller anyway.

My bread and butter is $35+3 SnGs still. I just play a few of those at a time. Ups and downs, but more ups than downs so it'll do.

I've played 5 today. No wins and two second place finishes left me down. I got knocked out twice by bad beats, and then on the vicious bubble of one tourney.
200/400 blinds in 6-handed SnGs suck.
I was a missed flush draw from making the money in that one, but nooo. He nailed it.

Another final table in my late $20+2

Once again, I found myself at the final table of the late night PokerStars 20+2. Despite being completely card dead, I was able to last long enough to finish 5th, my best finish ever. I alswyas keep going up one spot...
Anyway, it was pretty cool. The $820 pay day was nice. But I really wanted to hit the $1000 mark and winning was a goal. But there is always next time, right?

To read how I got there, follow the link.
http://forums.douchebagpoker.com/forums/view_topic.php?id=3443&forum_id=13

I thought that being hom in Conroe would put a damper on my poker. But I'm trying to make $100 a day, and this score should keep me on pace.

Well today sucked

After making and withdrawing a few hundred dollars in the last few days, I guess I was due to hit a bump in the road.
AA down twice in a row in $35+3 SnGs, TPTK down twice in a row playing 3/6 limit.
It's been expensive.

But I feel confident that I can make and withdraw $100 a day at PS. I was a dominating hand away from doing it today, but my JJ couldn't beat K9s.

Live MTT

On Sunday, the Texas Union Ballroom was turned into a card room as 87 poker players battled for a trip to Las Vegas. The event was hosted by AEPI and raised money for Marnie Rose Foundation and Texas 4000.

Once again, I got the chance to cover it from the player’s perspective.

The tournament got off to a late start, so I had plenty of time to talk to other players before beginning the fray. I realized even before sitting down that this field was unlike the typical charity tournament field. It’s a good thing I’ve gotten better since last year’s inaugural event or I wouldn’t stand a chance.

I was put at table one. When the call came to shuffle up and deal I found myself surrounded by poker regulars. With deep stack and small blinds, we had some room to maneuver, but my table was tight from the start.

The first level was pretty uneventful with only one hand of interest for me. After seat two limped from early position, The player to my right minimum raised to 100. I was in the big blind and looked down and saw AK. After some thinking, I decided that I’d play it conservatively, as opposed to re-raising and seeing a flop out of position. The limper called, and the flop came K-hi. I bet pot on the flop and turn, and the small blind check-called each street. The river was a rag and we checked it down. To be frank, I was amused to see her showdown pocket threes, and my pair of kings took down a nice pot.

She was the type of player who couldn’t lay down a hand, figuring everyone for a bluff. In the second level this cost her as she ran into a slow-played full house. She became the first player out at our table, making her exit just after seat six arrived--55 minutes late.

I hit level four completely card dead. No one at our table had accumulated too many chips, but a player, James Loehlin, was moved to my right with around 15,000. A few hands later it folded to him in the small blind and he completed. I checked with 58 offsuit and we saw an A8A flop. Loehlin came out firing 600 and I immediately made it 2000 to go. He mucked without a thought and I tossed my cards down face up. I don’t show much, but I didn’t want to be bullied all day by a big stack and was making an effort to nip it in the bud.

A few hands later he took out one of the biggest stacks at our table when seat five trapped himself by slow playing aces. Loehlin, playing an ultra-aggressive style, limped with K2 and turned two pair. His opponent called an all-in raise knowing he was beat, and his tournament was over. At the break, our table captain had bullied his way to 40,000 chips.

After the break, I got my hand caught in the cookie jar, trying a big steal with A4 after Loehlin had limped from the cutoff. The big blind called and bully pushed his huge stack all-in. My cards hit the muck in an instant and the big blind called with AK. Loehlin turned over KK and the big blind couldn’t get lucky.

In level seven, I picked up AJ in the big blind. With blinds at 300/600 the cutoff made it 1600 to go. The small blind called and I pushed. The cutoff looked weak and I figured him for a steal. The small blind had about as many chips as I did, and with his flat call, it didn’t appear that he wanted to risk all of his chips here. I wasn’t called and chipped up to about 11,000.

On the last hand of the level, I had pocket threes in the big blind. I was down below 9000 after posting the blind. A good player in middle position made it 1600 and after he got one caller, I tanked and then made a marginal call. If figured that he wouldn’t fold anything to a re-raise all-in, and pulling a “stop and go” gave me a good shot at avoiding a race or worse. I also factored in the fact that with blinds going up next hand, this raise was practically going to be one BB on the next hand. This way I could see a flop advantageously out of position and have a chance to get back in it.

The flop was raggedy and I bet 4,000 effectively committing myself with only 3,900 left behind. Middle position tanked, then folded as did the late position caller. I later learned he’d laid down sixes, making my play either genius or ill-advised but effective. I was happy with it.

In level nine I picked up my third and last legitimate hand of the tournament. UTG limped and the ever-aggressive Loehlin made it 4,000. I look down and see cowboys. I figure he’s got to call my push, so I don’t get cute. I announce ‘all-in’ and count them up. It’s a mere 4,500 more and he calls with 99 when it folds to him. I double up to 22,200 but leak a few thousand chips in level 10 on my worst played hand of the tournament.

A few hand later with the blinds at 800/1,600 it folds to me in the small blind an I push all-in for 13,800. The big blind folds, and I decide to look at my cards.

84 off-suit… I decide to keep that one to myself.

On the next hand I steal from the button with 36o, and I back up to 16,500. One more all in blind steal and I’m hanging in there.

But the blinds jump to 1,000/2,000 and we’re down to 18 players. I’m UTG about to watch a fifth of my stack be consumed by the blinds, so I push with 67 suited. I get two callers and I know I’m in trouble. In seat two, Mark McKim has picked up JJ, and he pushes on the raggedy flop. I’m not able to lay a bad beat on him, and am eliminated after over four hours.

BAR BAR BAR

So after dropping around $200 this week, mostly in MTTs, I finally had a win yesterday.
I played the $36+3 sat to the $215 and was able to out last enough players to take a seat. Duquedelsol also earned his way to $T215. That was nice because it put me right where I want to be after a stretch that saw me go out with dominating hand in 4 tourneys in a row. That was frustrating as hell.
Ironically enough, I was a luckbox in the $36+3 sat with 3 suckouts.
Meh, I'll take it.
But no Sunday game for me. I'll use these for a round of $35+3s, probably later today. I'd really like to come ou of this round on top, but we'll see.

I've created a monster

So I post this on DBPoker.com

Yeah, this is just bullshit.

*********** # 188 **************
PokerStars Game #1633767542: Tournament #7515818, Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2005/05/03 - 23:15:49 (ET)
Table '7515818 5' Seat #2 is the button
Seat 2: boober916 (3200 in chips)
Seat 3: slart (3975 in chips)
Seat 4: mpokera (11473 in chips)
Seat 6: BurntOrnge (3613 in chips)
Seat 7: mineryc (5574 in chips)
Seat 8: Tumraa (8295 in chips)
Seat 9: cotter111 (10370 in chips)
boober916: posts the ante 50
slart: posts the ante 50
mpokera: posts the ante 50
BurntOrnge: posts the ante 50
mineryc: posts the ante 50
Tumraa: posts the ante 50
cotter111: posts the ante 50
slart: posts small blind 300
mpokera: posts big blind 600
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to BurntOrnge [2h Jc]
mpokera said, "called it a death "threat" when it was merely a wish"
BurntOrnge: folds
mineryc: folds
Tumraa: calls 600
cotter111: raises 1200 to 1800
boober916: folds
slart: folds
mineryc said, "thanks for sticking up for me"
lawson [observer] said, "i just got one too"
mk26 [observer] said, "subtly is lost on the feeble"
lawson [observer] said, "lee jones said he didnt like postcards of the hanging"
mpokera: folds
Tumraa: calls 1200
*** FLOP *** [6d Kh Ah]
slart said, "wrong angle for the picture?"
mineryc said, "lol"
Tumraa: checks
cotter111: bets 1800
Tumraa: calls 1800
*** TURN *** [6d Kh Ah] [7h]
slart said, "I still think they'll sell!"
Tumraa: checks
cotter111: checks
*** RIVER *** [6d Kh Ah 7h] [8h]
Tumraa: checks
cotter111: checks
tattood1 [observer] said, "some people just cant take sick twisted humor like me"
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Tumraa: shows [Ks Qs] (a pair of Kings)
cotter111: shows [Qh Ac] (a flush, Ace high)
cotter111 collected 8450 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 8450 | Rake 0
Board [6d Kh Ah 7h 8h]
Seat 2: boober916 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: slart (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: mpokera (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: BurntOrnge folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: mineryc folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: Tumraa showed [Ks Qs] and lost with a pair of Kings
Seat 9: cotter111 showed [Qh Ac] and won (8450) with a flush, Ace high

I ended up going out in 7th, with 5 places paying. Maybe this hand had no affect, but he check down the nuts when Tummy is about pot committed. Maybe he can't call a river bet, but a turn bet seems to only make sense. (A river bet is only appropriate).

I play these private tourneys for fun, fellowship, and TO WIN.


I'm tempted to realy rant and rave, but I won't.
I'll leave it at this:

Don't fucking pull that shit. If this is how it's going to be, I won't be playing (as if you care). We all know Tum and Cotter are friends, is that how it's played now? Maybe I'll just have to get a wingman to steer me through tuogh pots after I call a bet out of position with QK, and I'm dominated.
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Click here to see the post and the shit storm that ensues:
http://forums.douchebagpoker.com/forums/view_topic.php?id=3169&forum_id=13

But it's not over yet:
http://forums.douchebagpoker.com/forums/view_topic.php?id=3176&forum_id=18

http://forums.douchebagpoker.com/forums/view_topic.php?id=3178&forum_id=13

http://www.wptfan.com/article.php?story=20050504085545272

http://www.wptfan.com/article.php?story=20050504105122519

http://www.wptfan.com/article.php?story=20050504123119728

http://www.wptfan.com/article.php?story=20050504131019375#comments

Yeah, quite a mess. I turned out to be the bad guy. That's fine with me. I'd rather make the mistake of jumping to the wrong conclusion than checking that turn and river. He played the hand horribly, that can't be denied. I guess I just thought he was a better player.

I PM'd both guys and they answered in tyipcal asshole fashion. Fuck them; it was a reconciliatory effort, but the replies were oally not understanding. They act like children who've had their feeling hurt on the play ground.

One informed me that my reaction to the hand was unacceptable. This is the internet you son of a bitch, everything's acceptable in this regard. I can do as I pleae, thank you.

I have no regrets. Cotter was given a chance to explain his check in chat at the time, but he never did. Leave me without information and I'm forced to call them as I see them.

Fuck them both.