Blahhhhhh

The Pokerroom network had a 150k guaranteed 5 card Draw Pot Limit $500 buy in tourny. I entered bc not enoguh people entered so the site put up like 75k of the prizepool. This means im playing a $1000 event for 500. Anyways, 159 entered, and top 20 paid with first getting about 39k. Anyways i took 35th. Whole tournametn was 5 handed. Pretty disappointing. I made a mistake reraisingwith JJ88A and then had to fold predraw when the guy came back over the top for my stack. I shoulda called and drew and kept pot reasonable. I couldnt find a hand when i needed to and my short stacked eventually expired when i found QQxxx in the small blind and lost to the big blind. Good luck to Schwah who i have 20% of.

Poker

I finally started my poker project and it got off to a great great start. Ill let on to what it is later on.

In some poker analysis, heres a big hand from late late in a huge 11+Rebuys tournament. I think i realyl blew the hand. I like how i played it preflop, but i needed to call even though i missed the flop. Iting over 3:1 to call on the flop after he pushes. Its a stop n go play it looks like, as he instantly pushed on flop. Theres a wide range of hands he could have....immost likely not far enouhg behind to make it worth a fold. If i win, ive got 240k and cruising deeo into the tourny with a good chance to final table. Folding, im left short and yes i soon busted. I shoulda taken longer and thought it through. Hopefully next time ill call in this spot. Im looking at two things here: 1) My chances of winning the hand and 2) the effect winning that hand will have on winning the tourny. The possibly low % of #1 doesnt negate enough the possibly huge upside for #2.


PokerStars Game #4737129207: Tournament #23515174, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level XVI (3000/6000) - 2006/04/25 - 02:20:25 (ET)
Table '23515174 155' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: bd3109 (98283 in chips)
Seat 2: dbg77 (20486 in chips)
Seat 3: hi-low bro (93994 in chips)
Seat 4: Rizen (125886 in chips)
Seat 5: LXIXME17 (155108 in chips)
Seat 6: tbone1442 (219831 in chips)
Seat 7: BlueTestes (48027 in chips)
Seat 8: SamTheMan69 (124277 in chips)
Seat 9: Ckrad (121635 in chips)
bd3109: posts the ante 300
dbg77: posts the ante 300
hi-low bro: posts the ante 300
Rizen: posts the ante 300
LXIXME17: posts the ante 300
tbone1442: posts the ante 300
BlueTestes: posts the ante 300
SamTheMan69: posts the ante 300
Ckrad: posts the ante 300
bd3109: posts small blind 3000
dbg77: posts big blind 6000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Ckrad [Ah Qc]
hi-low bro: folds
Rizen: folds
LXIXME17: folds
tbone1442: folds
BlueTestes: folds
SamTheMan69: raises 12000 to 18000
Rizen said, "I didn't even play in that tonight"
Ckrad: raises 42000 to 60000
bd3109: folds
dbg77: folds
SamTheMan69: calls 42000
*** FLOP *** [7d Jd Ks]
SamTheMan69: bets 63977 and is all-in
Ckrad: folds
SamTheMan69 collected 131700 from pot
SamTheMan69: doesn't show hand
Ckrad is sitting out
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 131700 | Rake 0
Board [7d Jd Ks]
Seat 1: bd3109 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: dbg77 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: hi-low bro folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Rizen folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: LXIXME17 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: tbone1442 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: BlueTestes folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: SamTheMan69 collected (131700)
Seat 9: Ckrad (button) folded on the Flop

The Usual

Deep in the 11_Rebuys tournament, first is 18k. Oh looky, i get screwed again. Also, i had a huge stack after first hour in the Party Poker $215 tournament. I was about 3.5x the average with 21k chips. Yet i still managed to bus when i flopped a set, guy called 6200 on flop with a flush draw, then his remaining 14500 chips on turn when i pushed all in. river club and im out rather than being monstrous. Its ok, i didnt want that $115k first anyways, right?!

PokerStars Game #4726294393: Tournament #23113900, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level XI (600/1200) - 2006/04/24 - 01:13:00 (ET)
Table '23113900 170' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: D-BoII (22181 in chips)
Seat 2: Catur (19670 in chips)
Seat 3: lynchie (10244 in chips)
Seat 4: Ycliffe (43652 in chips)
Seat 5: whiterhin0 (46414 in chips)
Seat 6: wrwalsh00 (26378 in chips)
Seat 7: rydaho (44538 in chips)
Seat 8: fong9999 (45196 in chips)
Seat 9: Ckrad (53573 in chips)
D-BoII: posts the ante 75
Catur: posts the ante 75
lynchie: posts the ante 75
Ycliffe: posts the ante 75
whiterhin0: posts the ante 75
wrwalsh00: posts the ante 75
rydaho: posts the ante 75
fong9999: posts the ante 75
Ckrad: posts the ante 75
lynchie: posts small blind 600
Ycliffe: posts big blind 1200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Ckrad [Kh Kc]
whiterhin0: raises 2400 to 3600
wrwalsh00: folds
rydaho: folds
fong9999: folds
Ckrad: raises 8400 to 12000
D-BoII: folds
Catur: folds
lynchie: folds
Ycliffe: folds
whiterhin0: raises 34339 to 46339 and is all-in
Ckrad: calls 34339
*** FLOP *** [4d Ts Jh]
*** TURN *** [4d Ts Jh] [Qs]
*** RIVER *** [4d Ts Jh Qs] [Qh]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
whiterhin0: shows [Js Jc] (a full house, Jacks full of Queens)
Ckrad: shows [Kh Kc] (two pair, Kings and Queens)
whiterhin0 collected 95153 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 95153 | Rake 0
Board [4d Ts Jh Qs Qh]
Seat 1: D-BoII folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: Catur (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: lynchie (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: Ycliffe (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: whiterhin0 showed [Js Jc] and won (95153) with a full house, Jacks full of Queens
Seat 6: wrwalsh00 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: rydaho folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: fong9999 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: Ckrad showed [Kh Kc] and lost with two pair, Kings and Queens

Pokerstars has idiotic management

I lose my chat for these comments...im not even cussing any1 out, im joking around. This site is pathetic. Thanks god for my new secret poker project. Im basiaclly quitting poker except for the project and a few MTTs.

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48671947 Ckrad this site sucks 5 4/18/2006 12:01:45 AM
48671947 Ckrad i fuck around in this and suck out huge 5 4/18/2006 12:02:00 AM

Hmmm

Unfortunate runs have forced me to go into rebuild mode. Im also making use of poker tracker now.

ON a side note, i seem to bust in the same spot in the 11+Rebuy pokerstars tourny every night. I bust just a bit after cashing every night. Depressing.

Finally a Big Score

I won the $55+ Rebuys on pokerstars today. Thank god, it will cover a lot of my recent losses. It was u pand down. I took some bad beats but also had hands hold up when i absolutely needed them to. It was up and down, but i pulled ou the victory. I may do an analysis of the major hands later.

Casino Trip To Morongo

Well, despite seeing a car crash into the center wall head on at 70 mph, then flip into the air and land on its roof....we made it to Morongo. Saw an old friend Spencer there too..that was cool.

So i was up and down and in some monster pots..but heres a few big or fun hands.
Blinds $2-$5...unlimited buy in, i bought if for 400. Game was 7 handed when i sat down, i think it had only been going for like 40 minutes. First, let me say whenver i go to th casino i usually get cold decked..i picked up quite a few good hands on this trip however, playing for like 6-7 hours.

Theres some drunk guys who admits he doesnt play cards...he endded up losing $1600 in 2 hours..haha. Anyways, i lost a big pot trying to grab his money. I am up a bit winning small pots. I raise to $20 with KdJd and he calls, along with an old man. Flop is J 5d 4. I bet out 30 and get two calls. I was trying to get the drunk guy to call and hopefully old man would fold if he missed... They both called. Turn is the 3d. I now have top pair and a flush draw. I bet out 60$ and they both cal lagain. River is the 2d putting a 4 card straight out and drunk guys face lights up. I check, drunk guy checks, old guy bets 50, i raise him all in for 200, which also has drunk guy covered. Drunk guy calls,old guy calls (crap?). Drunk guy shows A7 for straight, old guy shows AdQd for the backdoored nut flush vs my 2nd nut flush. Crap. I lose that pot and am back down to 300.

I work my way up with a rush of mediocre cards liek KQ KJ and AK...winning small bets mostly with continuation bets vs 1-2 people. Then i get dealt QdQh UTG. I raise to $25 and the button calls as well as the BB to my right. Flop comes Jd7d5d. BB checks to me, i fire out $50, button folds, BB raises to $150. Now, the table had been playing totally nuts, crazy etc. People got 200 in preflop with A9. This guy liked his top pairs etc too...So i put him on a jack on maybe AdJ. Well, i pushed for my remaining 300 and he called with Kd8d. Crap. I river a queen but it doesnt matter. I rebuy for 400.

I win some intersting pots but i forget most of them bc of a huge hand that comes up in a bit. Fun hand, im firsky and raise to $20 UTG with Tc8c. Two callers behind me. 9c7c2h falls. I bet $50, they both fold ;)

I raise AQo UTG+1 to $25 after UTG limps(guy who had Kd8d on me earlier). Guy in Late Position(LP) calls, as well as UTG limpers. Qc 7h 4c flops. Checked to me, i bet out $50. LP folds, UTG calls. Turn is a 4h. UTG bets out 100$, im thinking wtf, theres no way you called with a four. THis guy had been playing the nuts since his big pot vs me tho...so i just smooth call and pray for no club. River is like the Th. He fires out $200. I go into the tank...set of 7s i ask him? No response. I call and say if youve got the set youve got me...he saysnope, shows Ac9c and i rake the nice pot. Im now at about 1400 in chips on front of me, including the 4 $100 bills.(They let us use $100 as chips on the table, it was sweet.)

Crzy Huge hand of day: Im up about 500$(1400 in front of me) when thisd hand happens. I raise UTG with KK to $20 casually. I had been playing pretty well stay in rhythm with my big hands. 55 year old turkish or russian guy to my left calls. One other guy calls, BB calls. Kh Tc 5c falls. I quickly splash out $40, 2/3 the pot with the current nuts, as this guy was calling a lot and wouldnt put me on KKK if i fastplayed like this. old guy calls, BB folds. Turn is Qs. I fire out $100. He calls. Now theres two cards i dont wanna see, the 9c and the Jc. They complete a straight and a flush. So does the Ac, but if that calls it means he doesnt have the Ac and thus reduces the chance hes on the flsuh draw.

River...9c! FUCK. Heres where i posdsibly make a mistake. I check, perhaps i should fired 100-150 as ablocker bet. However, iwas prepared to call down a decent sized bet. He fires all in for 900...900 into the $340 pot. Wtf, i tank, stand up, sit back down. Perhaps hes bluffing, perhaps its a fake bluff and he makes bread and butter vs kids thinking hes bluffing....But with this ez table why risk it on this. Any jack beats me, any two clubs beat me. I said "ok then" and toss my kings face up as i fold. He flips up Q9 to brag about his bluff. I said ok good, i wanna play with people like you bud. He gets offended thinking hes the shit, i inform him i check the nuts there often(which i do, i did last trip morongo and got the other old regular to push on me, i called to win but thats when they jacked that pot from me.)

So whatever, i think i played the hand ok, other than possibly not checking the river.

After that i didnt hit much and slowly dwindled to 1100, when i was hungry and left up $200. Good learning experience live. MY navigators led me atray on way home, we ended up havcing to take the 74...wow worst drive of my life. I thought i was gonna die. Not doing that again. IN other news, this whole play solid and try ot figure out wen your best thing is fun..rather than always trying to see when i can bluff. I think ill apply this to my cash game online! All in all, i think the monrongo game is pretty easy and in long run id make a lot. Ill go alot to casinos this summer prepping for vegas next winter break.

Hands:
AKs: 1
AK: 5ish
KQ: 3
KJo/s: 4s
KK: 4
QQ: 2
no jacks or aces.