Poker is Gay

So I decided to play a 60 FPP sat. I've never really played an MTT sat, but I've heard they're easy enough. When there are 613 entrants, and 8 paying spots, it can't be too easy though.
So I finished 12, of course.
Literally two minutes later, they broke to the final table.
There were a few interesting hands.

But first, the stats:
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 194 hands and saw flop:
- 12 out of 22 times while in big blind (54%)
- 8 out of 24 times while in small blind (33%)
- 9 out of 148 times in other positions (6%)
- a total of 29 out of 194 (14%)
Pots won at showdown - 7 of 9 (77%)
Pots won without showdown - 12

Looks good to me.

I won the second hand. It took a couple of bad calls to do it...

*********** # 2 **************
PokerStars Game #3597397266: Tournament #17571623, Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2006/01/10 - 21:31:08 (ET)
Table '17571623 37' Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: bettheranch (1460 in chips)
Seat 2: BurntOrnge (1500 in chips)
Seat 3: let's play 9 (1490 in chips)
Seat 4: SkunkMom (1460 in chips)
Seat 5: BillDance (1500 in chips)
Seat 6: dh101 (1280 in chips)
Seat 7: buckskinpt (1500 in chips)
Seat 8: supreme502 (2030 in chips)
Seat 9: Wagz12 (1280 in chips)
SkunkMom: posts small blind 10
BillDance: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to BurntOrnge [5c 6h]
dh101: raises 20 to 40
buckskinpt: folds
supreme502: folds
Wagz12: folds
bettheranch: calls 40
BurntOrnge: calls 40
let's play 9: folds
SkunkMom: calls 30
BillDance: calls 20
*** FLOP *** [Qh 4s 8h]
SkunkMom: checks
BillDance: checks
dh101: checks
bettheranch: bets 20
BurntOrnge: calls 20
SkunkMom: folds
BillDance: folds
dh101: folds
*** TURN *** [Qh 4s 8h] [Th]
bettheranch: bets 60
BurntOrnge: calls 60
*** RIVER *** [Qh 4s 8h Th] [Ah]
bettheranch: checks
BurntOrnge: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
bettheranch: shows [Qd Jd] (a pair of Queens)
BurntOrnge: shows [5c 6h] (a flush, Ace high)
BurntOrnge collected 360 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 360 | Rake 0
Board [Qh 4s 8h Th Ah]
Seat 1: bettheranch showed [Qd Jd] and lost with a pair of Queens
Seat 2: BurntOrnge showed [5c 6h] and won (360) with a flush, Ace high
Seat 3: let's play 9 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: SkunkMom (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 5: BillDance (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 6: dh101 folded on the Flop
Seat 7: buckskinpt folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: supreme502 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: Wagz12 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Meh, I wanted to see if I could accumulate early. Then he gave me a nice price on the flop to draw for the straight that never hits. Then, I felt like a heart might be outs, so I drew again. i hit the dinky flush, and it was golden.

Here's another silly hand. I was playing goofily at this point.

*********** # 9 **************
PokerStars Game #3597486838: Tournament #17571623, Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2006/01/10 - 21:38:18 (ET)
Table '17571623 37' Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: AC_TILE (840 in chips)
Seat 2: BurntOrnge (1640 in chips)
Seat 3: let's play 9 (2500 in chips)
Seat 4: SkunkMom (1280 in chips)
Seat 5: BillDance (3200 in chips)
Seat 6: dh101 (2015 in chips)
Seat 7: buckskinpt (2535 in chips)
Seat 8: supreme502 (220 in chips)
Seat 9: Wagz12 (110 in chips)
let's play 9: posts small blind 10
SkunkMom: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to BurntOrnge [Ks Js]
BillDance: folds
dh101: folds
buckskinpt: folds
supreme502: calls 20
Wagz12: raises 90 to 110 and is all-in
AC_TILE: folds
BurntOrnge: calls 110
let's play 9: calls 100
SkunkMom: folds
supreme502: raises 110 to 220 and is all-in
BurntOrnge: raises 1420 to 1640 and is all-in
let's play 9: folds
*** FLOP *** [6c 8h 8d]
*** TURN *** [6c 8h 8d] [Kh]
*** RIVER *** [6c 8h 8d Kh] [Td]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
supreme502: shows [Qs Ah] (a pair of Eights)
BurntOrnge: shows [Ks Js] (two pair, Kings and Eights)
BurntOrnge collected 220 from side pot
Wagz12: shows [Kc Jd] (two pair, Kings and Eights)
Wagz12 collected 230 from main pot
BurntOrnge collected 230 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 680 Main pot 460. Side pot 220. | Rake 0
Board [6c 8h 8d Kh Td]
Seat 1: AC_TILE folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: BurntOrnge (button) showed [Ks Js] and won (450) with two pair, Kings and Eights
Seat 3: let's play 9 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: SkunkMom (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: BillDance folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: dh101 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: buckskinpt folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: supreme502 showed [Qs Ah] and lost with a pair of Eights
Seat 9: Wagz12 showed [Kc Jd] and won (230) with two pair, Kings and Eights

I figured he'd likely push with crap, so it was a chance to pick up some chips. Didn't count on AQ limping. The push was well-thought out, IMO. No way he should call there, I don't think. So it gets some dead money in the pot, spices it up.

Anyway, I got lucky and netted some chips there.

And I stayed loose.

*********** # 17 **************
PokerStars Game #3597594398: Tournament #17571623, Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2006/01/10 - 21:46:52 (ET)
Table '17571623 37' Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: AC_TILE (2450 in chips)
Seat 2: BurntOrnge (1780 in chips)
Seat 3: let's play 9 (1680 in chips)
Seat 4: SkunkMom (840 in chips)
Seat 5: BillDance (3120 in chips)
Seat 6: dh101 (1855 in chips)
Seat 7: buckskinpt (2685 in chips)
Seat 8: Trumper (1440 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 9: Jarsonis (1470 in chips)
BurntOrnge: posts small blind 15
let's play 9: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to BurntOrnge [Qs Kc]
SkunkMom: folds
BillDance: folds
dh101: folds
buckskinpt: folds
Trumper: folds
Trumper has returned
Jarsonis: calls 30
AC_TILE: calls 30
BurntOrnge: calls 15
let's play 9: raises 90 to 120
Jarsonis: calls 90
AC_TILE: calls 90
BurntOrnge: calls 90
*** FLOP *** [9c Kh 7c]
BurntOrnge: checks
let's play 9: bets 210
Jarsonis: folds
AC_TILE: calls 210
BurntOrnge: raises 1450 to 1660 and is all-in
let's play 9: folds
AC_TILE: folds
BurntOrnge collected 1110 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1110 | Rake 0
Board [9c Kh 7c]
Seat 1: AC_TILE (button) folded on the Flop
Seat 2: BurntOrnge (small blind) collected (1110)
Seat 3: let's play 9 (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 4: SkunkMom folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: BillDance folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: dh101 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: buckskinpt folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: Trumper folded before Flop (didn't bet)

I almost folded on the flop. Then said fuck it.
Plenty of worse hands would call me. But I knew I might
be smoked. It was a litle wild.

Aces are beautiful when there's action in front.
*********** # 25 **************
PokerStars Game #3597709737: Tournament #17571623, Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2006/01/10 - 21:56:08 (ET)
Table '17571623 37' Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: AC_TILE (5480 in chips)
Seat 2: BurntOrnge (2530 in chips)
Seat 3: marylaemmle (1410 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 4: Jsworld1 (1725 in chips)
Seat 5: BillDance (6825 in chips)
Seat 6: dh101 (1465 in chips)
Seat 7: buckskinpt (3255 in chips)
Seat 8: Trumper (1170 in chips)
Seat 9: roheeleo (1625 in chips)
BurntOrnge: posts small blind 15
marylaemmle: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to BurntOrnge [Ad Ah]
Jsworld1: folds
BillDance: raises 90 to 120
dh101: raises 90 to 210
buckskinpt: calls 210
Trumper: calls 210
roheeleo: folds
AC_TILE: calls 210
BurntOrnge: raises 2320 to 2530 and is all-in
marylaemmle: folds
BillDance: folds
dh101: calls 1255 and is all-in
buckskinpt: folds
Trumper: calls 960 and is all-in
AC_TILE: folds
*** FLOP *** [8h 5d 9d]
*** TURN *** [8h 5d 9d] [4s]
*** RIVER *** [8h 5d 9d 4s] [6s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
BurntOrnge: shows [Ad Ah] (a pair of Aces)
dh101: shows [Jh Kh] (high card King)
BurntOrnge collected 590 from side pot
Trumper: shows [Ac 4c] (a pair of Fours)
BurntOrnge collected 4080 from main pot
farrot22 is connected
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 4670 Main pot 4080. Side pot 590. | Rake 0
Board [8h 5d 9d 4s 6s]
Seat 1: AC_TILE (button) folded before Flop
Seat 2: BurntOrnge (small blind) showed [Ad Ah] and won (4670) with a pair of Aces
Seat 3: marylaemmle (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: Jsworld1 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: BillDance folded before Flop
Seat 6: dh101 showed [Jh Kh] and lost with high card King
Seat 7: buckskinpt folded before Flop
Seat 8: Trumper showed [Ac 4c] and lost with a pair of Fours

Here's a lovely, scary continuation bet at work.

*********** # 91 **************
PokerStars Game #3598751469: Tournament #17571623, Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2006/01/10 - 23:18:03 (ET)
Table '17571623 67' Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: fortylove (28940 in chips)
Seat 2: yayo37 (2950 in chips)
Seat 3: rodon (6163 in chips)
Seat 4: BurntOrnge (7050 in chips)
Seat 5: Thyla (25136 in chips)
Seat 6: Pocket Rocke (8788 in chips)
Seat 7: YoungMarc (13340 in chips)
Seat 8: sinkonenow (14420 in chips)
Seat 9: zeekidd (5301 in chips)
fortylove: posts the ante 25
yayo37: posts the ante 25
rodon: posts the ante 25
BurntOrnge: posts the ante 25
Thyla: posts the ante 25
Pocket Rocke: posts the ante 25
YoungMarc: posts the ante 25
sinkonenow: posts the ante 25
zeekidd: posts the ante 25
Thyla: posts small blind 100
Pocket Rocke: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to BurntOrnge [As Kh]
YoungMarc: folds
sinkonenow: folds
zeekidd: folds
fortylove: folds
yayo37: folds
rodon: folds
BurntOrnge: raises 400 to 600
Thyla: calls 500
Pocket Rocke: calls 400
*** FLOP *** [Th Qh Tc]
Thyla: checks
Pocket Rocke: checks
BurntOrnge: bets 900
Thyla: folds
Pocket Rocke: folds
BurntOrnge collected 2025 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2025 | Rake 0
Board [Th Qh Tc]
Seat 1: fortylove folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: yayo37 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: rodon folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: BurntOrnge (button) collected (2025)
Seat 5: Thyla (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 6: Pocket Rocke (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 7: YoungMarc folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: sinkonenow folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Here's a play I like. It's the 'really, now who's going to call me?' play.
*********** # 120 **************
PokerStars Game #3599135432: Tournament #17571623, Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2006/01/10 - 23:50:53 (ET)
Table '17571623 67' Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: fortylove (33815 in chips)
Seat 2: paulatinum (23158 in chips)
Seat 3: Dmal711 (22733 in chips)
Seat 4: BurntOrnge (7800 in chips)
Seat 5: Thyla (61614 in chips)
Seat 6: buff306 (16700 in chips)
Seat 7: YoungMarc (7790 in chips)
Seat 9: zeekidd (13402 in chips)
fortylove: posts the ante 50
paulatinum: posts the ante 50
Dmal711: posts the ante 50
BurntOrnge: posts the ante 50
Thyla: posts the ante 50
buff306: posts the ante 50
YoungMarc: posts the ante 50
zeekidd: posts the ante 50
Dmal711: posts small blind 300
BurntOrnge: posts big blind 600
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to BurntOrnge [Th Qc]
Thyla: folds
buff306: folds
YoungMarc: calls 600
zeekidd: folds
fortylove: folds
paulatinum: calls 600
Dmal711: calls 300
BurntOrnge: raises 7150 to 7750 and is all-in
YoungMarc: folds
paulatinum: folds
Dmal711: folds
BurntOrnge collected 2800 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2800 | Rake 0
Seat 1: fortylove folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: paulatinum (button) folded before Flop
Seat 3: Dmal711 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: BurntOrnge (big blind) collected (2800)
Seat 5: Thyla folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: buff306 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: YoungMarc folded before Flop

I get very lucky to survive.

*********** # 141 **************
PokerStars Game #3599323794: Tournament #17571623, Hold'em No Limit - Level X (400/800) - 2006/01/11 - 00:07:52 (ET)
Table '17571623 67' Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: fortylove (29865 in chips)
Seat 2: yehaw1967ss (10230 in chips)
Seat 3: Dmal711 (20838 in chips)
Seat 4: BurntOrnge (7450 in chips)
Seat 5: Thyla (73864 in chips)
Seat 6: buff306 (19950 in chips)
Seat 7: YoungMarc (22886 in chips)
Seat 9: zeekidd (31754 in chips)
fortylove: posts the ante 50
yehaw1967ss: posts the ante 50
Dmal711: posts the ante 50
BurntOrnge: posts the ante 50
Thyla: posts the ante 50
buff306: posts the ante 50
YoungMarc: posts the ante 50
zeekidd: posts the ante 50
zeekidd: posts small blind 400
fortylove: posts big blind 800
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to BurntOrnge [Ad Td]
yehaw1967ss: folds
Dmal711: folds
BurntOrnge: raises 6600 to 7400 and is all-in
Thyla: folds
buff306: calls 7400
YoungMarc: folds
zeekidd: folds
fortylove: folds
*** FLOP *** [Ks 7d Kd]
*** TURN *** [Ks 7d Kd] [9d]
*** RIVER *** [Ks 7d Kd 9d] [4s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
BurntOrnge: shows [Ad Td] (a flush, Ace high)
buff306: shows [Kh Ac] (three of a kind, Kings)
BurntOrnge collected 16400 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 16400 | Rake 0
Board [Ks 7d Kd 9d 4s]
Seat 1: fortylove (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: yehaw1967ss folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Dmal711 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: BurntOrnge showed [Ad Td] and won (16400) with a flush, Ace high
Seat 5: Thyla folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: buff306 showed [Kh Ac] and lost with three of a kind, Kings
Seat 7: YoungMarc (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

And here was a silly hand.
*********** # 145 **************
PokerStars Game #3599359706: Tournament #17571623, Hold'em No Limit - Level X (400/800) - 2006/01/11 - 00:11:08 (ET)
Table '17571623 67' Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: fortylove (28465 in chips)
Seat 2: yehaw1967ss (8430 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 3: Dmal711 (22238 in chips)
Seat 4: BurntOrnge (15450 in chips)
Seat 5: Thyla (73664 in chips)
Seat 6: buff306 (11550 in chips)
Seat 7: YoungMarc (25886 in chips)
Seat 9: zeekidd (31154 in chips)
fortylove: posts the ante 50
yehaw1967ss: posts the ante 50
Dmal711: posts the ante 50
BurntOrnge: posts the ante 50
Thyla: posts the ante 50
buff306: posts the ante 50
YoungMarc: posts the ante 50
zeekidd: posts the ante 50
BurntOrnge: posts small blind 400
Thyla: posts big blind 800
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to BurntOrnge [Tc Jd]
buff306 said, "ty"
buff306: calls 800
YoungMarc: folds
zeekidd: folds
fortylove: folds
yehaw1967ss: folds
Dmal711: calls 800
BurntOrnge: calls 400
Thyla: checks
*** FLOP *** [8h 9h 3d]
BurntOrnge: checks
Thyla: checks
buff306: checks
Dmal711: checks
*** TURN *** [8h 9h 3d] [Qh]
BurntOrnge: bets 2400
Thyla: calls 2400
buff306: folds
Dmal711: folds
*** RIVER *** [8h 9h 3d Qh] [2c]
BurntOrnge: bets 3200
Thyla: raises 9600 to 12800
BurntOrnge said, "oops"
BurntOrnge said, "wow I am bad"
BurntOrnge: calls 9000 and is all-in
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Thyla: shows [Ts Js] (a straight, Eight to Queen)
BurntOrnge: shows [Tc Jd] (a straight, Eight to Queen)
BurntOrnge collected 16400 from pot
Thyla collected 16400 from pot
BurntOrnge said, "lol, nh"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 32800 | Rake 0
Board [8h 9h 3d Qh 2c]
Seat 1: fortylove folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: yehaw1967ss folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Dmal711 (button) folded on the Turn
Seat 4: BurntOrnge (small blind) showed [Tc Jd] and won (16400) with a straight, Eight to Queen
Seat 5: Thyla (big blind) showed [Ts Js] and won (16400) with a straight, Eight to Queen
Seat 6: buff306 folded on the Turn
Seat 7: YoungMarc folded before Flop (didn't bet)

He was the type to call a river bet with a worse hand. But he was also in the blind and could have a monster.
I almost folded to his river push, and was kicking myself for the river bet.

Here's some more luck.

*********** # 162 **************
PokerStars Game #3599509542: Tournament #17571623, Hold'em No Limit - Level XI (600/1200) - 2006/01/11 - 00:25:19 (ET)
Table '17571623 67' Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: fortylove (26015 in chips)
Seat 2: shwnlw (43123 in chips)
Seat 3: Dmal711 (32713 in chips)
Seat 4: BurntOrnge (16400 in chips)
Seat 5: Thyla (72214 in chips)
Seat 6: buff306 (3500 in chips)
Seat 7: YoungMarc (22836 in chips)
Seat 8: KONightmare (52618 in chips)
Seat 9: zeekidd (32229 in chips)
fortylove: posts the ante 75
shwnlw: posts the ante 75
Dmal711: posts the ante 75
BurntOrnge: posts the ante 75
Thyla: posts the ante 75
buff306: posts the ante 75
YoungMarc: posts the ante 75
KONightmare: posts the ante 75
zeekidd: posts the ante 75
buff306: posts small blind 600
YoungMarc: posts big blind 1200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to BurntOrnge [As Ks]
KONightmare: folds
zeekidd: folds
fortylove: folds
shwnlw: raises 1200 to 2400
Dmal711: folds
BurntOrnge: raises 13925 to 16325 and is all-in
Thyla: folds
buff306: folds
YoungMarc: folds
shwnlw: calls 13925
*** FLOP *** [Js 9s Ah]
*** TURN *** [Js 9s Ah] [3c]
*** RIVER *** [Js 9s Ah 3c] [6s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
shwnlw: shows [Ac Kd] (a pair of Aces)
BurntOrnge: shows [As Ks] (a flush, Ace high)
BurntOrnge collected 35125 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 35125 | Rake 0
Board [Js 9s Ah 3c 6s]
Seat 1: fortylove folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: shwnlw showed [Ac Kd] and lost with a pair of Aces
Seat 3: Dmal711 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: BurntOrnge showed [As Ks] and won (35125) with a flush, Ace high
Seat 5: Thyla (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: buff306 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: YoungMarc (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: KONightmare folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: zeekidd folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: zeekidd folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: zeekidd (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 9: zeekidd folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: zeekidd folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: roheeleo folded before Flop (didn't bet)

And I lose. This guy played his hand incredibly well.
(not really, moron)

*********** # 195 **************
PokerStars Game #3599842314: Tournament #17571623, Hold'em No Limit - Level XIII (1500/3000) - 2006/01/11 - 01:00:02 (ET)
Table '17571623 66' Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: fortylove (77160 in chips)
Seat 3: jbreets (50836 in chips)
Seat 4: appletini4me (49756 in chips)
Seat 6: Dmal711 (37711 in chips)
Seat 8: Thyla (200339 in chips)
Seat 9: BurntOrnge (32150 in chips)
fortylove: posts the ante 150
jbreets: posts the ante 150
appletini4me: posts the ante 150
Dmal711: posts the ante 150
Thyla: posts the ante 150
BurntOrnge: posts the ante 150
Thyla: posts small blind 1500
BurntOrnge: posts big blind 3000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to BurntOrnge [As Kh]
fortylove: folds
jbreets: folds
appletini4me: calls 3000
Dmal711: folds
Thyla: calls 1500
BurntOrnge: raises 29000 to 32000 and is all-in
appletini4me: calls 29000
Thyla: folds
*** FLOP *** [4d 7s 4c]
*** TURN *** [4d 7s 4c] [7c]
*** RIVER *** [4d 7s 4c 7c] [2h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
BurntOrnge: shows [As Kh] (two pair, Sevens and Fours)
appletini4me: shows [8c 8d] (two pair, Eights and Sevens)
appletini4me collected 67900 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 67900 | Rake 0
Board [4d 7s 4c 7c 2h]
Seat 1: fortylove folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: jbreets folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: appletini4me showed [8c 8d] and won (67900) with two pair, Eights and Sevens
Seat 6: Dmal711 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: Thyla (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 9: BurntOrnge (big blind) showed [As Kh] and lost with two pair, Sevens and Fours