Thursday, March 29, 2007

FTP - $5 + .50 NL Hold'em - 3/29/2007

Position: 227/363

Hands of note:

Donkery in action.

Full Tilt Poker Game #2097269198: $5 + $0.50 Tournament (15690918), Table 21 - 15/30 - No Limit Hold'em - 20:07:36 ET - 2007/03/29
Seat 1: JerryMoto (1,395)
Seat 2: Shiraz66 (1,455)
Seat 3: rizsweep (1,065)
Seat 4: theman2892 (1,440)
Seat 5: crazdgamer (1,380)
Seat 6: Son1cFlare (1,680)
Seat 7: press 48 (2,355)
Seat 8: FOURTH7 (1,320)
Seat 9: pokerqueen1974 (1,410)
crazdgamer posts the small blind of 15
Son1cFlare posts the big blind of 30
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to crazdgamer [5c 6c]
press 48 calls 30
FOURTH7 raises to 1,320, and is all in (open the betting by going all-in. good job buddy)
pokerqueen1974 folds
JerryMoto folds
Shiraz66 folds
rizsweep folds
theman2892 folds
crazdgamer folds (usually you want to play s00ted connectors cheaply. Going [almost] all-in ain't cheap, folks.)
theman2892: shush
Son1cFlare folds
press 48: lol
press 48 calls 1,290
FOURTH7 shows [Ah Ks]
press 48 shows [7h 6h] (obviously, s00ted connectors are good enough for this guy.)
*** FLOP *** [Jd 6d Th]
*** TURN *** [Jd 6d Th] [5h]
*** RIVER *** [Jd 6d Th 5h] [Jh] (I expect this kind of thing from PokerStars more than FullTilt.)
FOURTH7 shows a pair of Jacks
press 48 shows a flush, Jack high
press 48 wins the pot (2,685) with a flush, Jack high
FOURTH7 stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2,685 | Rake 0
Board: [Jd 6d Th 5h Jh]
Seat 1: JerryMoto didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: Shiraz66 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: rizsweep didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: theman2892 (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: crazdgamer (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 6: Son1cFlare (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 7: press 48 showed [7h 6h] and won (2,685) with a flush, Jack high
Seat 8: FOURTH7 showed [Ah Ks] and lost with a pair of Jacks
Seat 9: pokerqueen1974 didn't bet (folded)

(and later on...)

FOURTH7 (Observer): brilliant call fkn dumass
FOURTH7 (Observer): what a gay mutherfukr
FOURTH7 (Observer): eat sheat and die dumass diksmokin gay fukhead

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Full Tilt Poker Game #2097301472: $5 + $0.50 Tournament (15690918), Table 21 - 20/40 - No Limit Hold'em - 20:12:11 ET - 2007/03/29
Seat 1: JerryMoto (1,895)
Seat 2: Shiraz66 (1,065)
Seat 3: rizsweep (1,025)
Seat 4: theman2892 (1,410)
Seat 5: crazdgamer (1,325)
Seat 6: Son1cFlare (1,700)
Seat 7: press 48 (3,765)
Seat 8: ClubberLang78 (1,425)
Seat 9: pokerqueen1974 (1,360)
JerryMoto posts the small blind of 20
Shiraz66 posts the big blind of 40
The button is in seat #9
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to crazdgamer [Ad Kd] (Yay for premium hands!)
rizsweep raises to 120 (... but not yay for UTG raisers.)
theman2892 has 15 seconds left to act
theman2892 is sitting out
theman2892 has timed out
theman2892 folds
crazdgamer calls 120 (I could've re-raised, but I didn't for some reason. It was folded around anyway, so I was in position.)
Son1cFlare folds
press 48 folds
ClubberLang78 folds
pokerqueen1974 folds
JerryMoto folds
Shiraz66 folds
*** FLOP *** [4s Qs 5d]
rizsweep bets 40
crazdgamer calls 40 (even though I missed, a min-bet into this pot is not going to chase me out. I was a little concerned about the queen. AQ, AA, KK were possibilities, but this bet doesn't fit that.)
*** TURN *** [4s Qs 5d] [4h]
rizsweep checks
crazdgamer checks (is he scared of the pair of 4's or that I called on the flop? I check again.)
*** RIVER *** [4s Qs 5d 4h] [Js]
rizsweep checks
crazdgamer bets 300 (the board is sufficiently scary. If he has a pocket pair, he can't like his hand right now. Paired board and possible flush. My check on the turn sells me drawing, so I take a stab.)
rizsweep folds
Uncalled bet of 300 returned to crazdgamer
crazdgamer mucks
crazdgamer wins the pot (380) (w00t! [as they say])
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 380 | Rake 0
Board: [4s Qs 5d 4h Js]
Seat 1: JerryMoto (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 2: Shiraz66 (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 3: rizsweep folded on the River
Seat 4: theman2892 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: crazdgamer collected (380), mucked
Seat 6: Son1cFlare didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: press 48 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: ClubberLang78 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: pokerqueen1974 (button) didn't bet (folded)
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Donkery strikes back... and stumbles.

Full Tilt Poker Game #2097312991: $5 + $0.50 Tournament (15690918), Table 21 - 20/40 - No Limit Hold'em - 20:13:50 ET - 2007/03/29
Seat 1: JerryMoto (1,875)
Seat 2: Shiraz66 (1,025)
Seat 3: rizsweep (865)
Seat 4: theman2892 (1,410), is sitting out
Seat 5: crazdgamer (1,545)
Seat 6: Son1cFlare (1,700)
Seat 7: press 48 (3,765)
Seat 8: ClubberLang78 (1,425)
Seat 9: pokerqueen1974 (1,360)
Shiraz66 posts the small blind of 20
rizsweep posts the big blind of 40
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to crazdgamer [As 4h]
theman2892 folds
crazdgamer folds
Son1cFlare calls 40
press 48 raises to 80 (THE DREADED MIN-RAISE)
ClubberLang78 has 15 seconds left to act
ClubberLang78 raises to 300
pokerqueen1974 folds
JerryMoto folds
Shiraz66 folds
rizsweep folds
Son1cFlare calls 260
press 48 calls 220
*** FLOP *** [Td 8h Kc]
Son1cFlare checks
press 48 bets 320
ClubberLang78 raises to 1,125, and is all in
Son1cFlare raises to 1,400, and is all in
press 48 calls 1,080
Son1cFlare shows [Ks Kd] (smooth called pre- and post-flop with KK. Dangerous play, but it got lucky here.)
press 48 shows [Qs Js] (min-raise with crap, call the re-raise and call, bet with an oesd, call two all-ins with it. Donkety donk donk.)
ClubberLang78 shows [Ac Ah] (played AA by the book and ran into a set. Textbook.)
*** TURN *** [Td 8h Kc] [8c]
*** RIVER *** [Td 8h Kc 8c] [Qh]
Son1cFlare shows a full house, Kings full of Eights
press 48 shows two pair, Queens and Eights
Son1cFlare wins the side pot (550) with a full house, Kings full of Eights
ClubberLang78 shows two pair, Aces and Eights
Son1cFlare wins the main pot (4,335) with a full house, Kings full of Eights
ClubberLang78 stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 4,885 Main pot 4,335. Side pot 550. | Rake 0
Board: [Td 8h Kc 8c Qh]
Seat 1: JerryMoto (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: Shiraz66 (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 3: rizsweep (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 4: theman2892 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: crazdgamer didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: Son1cFlare showed [Ks Kd] and won (4,885) with a full house, Kings full of Eights
Seat 7: press 48 showed [Qs Js] and lost with two pair, Queens and Eights
Seat 8: ClubberLang78 showed [Ac Ah] and lost with two pair, Aces and Eights
Seat 9: pokerqueen1974 didn't bet (folded)

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Full Tilt Poker Game #2097452677: $5 + $0.50 Tournament (15690918), Table 21 - 30/60 - No Limit Hold'em - 20:33:36 ET - 2007/03/29
Seat 1: JerryMoto (1,955)
Seat 2: Shiraz66 (855)
Seat 3: 2_Pump_Chump (2,625)
Seat 4: theman2892 (1,200)
Seat 5: crazdgamer (1,765) (a little below the average stack, but it's still early.)
Seat 6: Son1cFlare (5,095)
Seat 7: press 48 (3,010)
Seat 8: AMCESQ (7,640)
Seat 9: pokerqueen1974 (1,890)
AMCESQ posts the small blind of 30
pokerqueen1974 posts the big blind of 60
The button is in seat #7
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to crazdgamer [Kd Kh] (Premium hand! Score!)
JerryMoto folds
Shiraz66 folds
2_Pump_Chump folds
theman2892 folds
crazdgamer raises to 180
Son1cFlare folds
press 48 calls 180
AMCESQ raises to 780 (Chip leader of the tourney re-raised me! Not score!)
pokerqueen1974 folds
crazdgamer calls 600 (I should've pushed here.)
press 48 folds
*** FLOP *** [Td 9d 3d]
AMCESQ bets 1,800
crazdgamer calls 985, and is all in (this was obvious. Overpair and 2nd flush draw.)
AMCESQ shows [Ad Kc] (ok, so my flush draw isn't good, but I still have the best hand. I'm just looking to avoid an ace and a diamond. 11 outs to dodge.)
crazdgamer shows [Kd Kh]
Uncalled bet of 815 returned to AMCESQ
*** TURN *** [Td 9d 3d] [4d] (... fuck me.)
Son1cFlare: pokerqueen, can u do yr 'wrong hole' facial expression?
*** RIVER *** [Td 9d 3d 4d] [Qc]
AMCESQ shows a flush, Ace high
crazdgamer shows a flush, King high
AMCESQ wins the pot (3,770) with a flush, Ace high
crazdgamer stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3,770 | Rake 0
Board: [Td 9d 3d 4d Qc]
Seat 1: JerryMoto didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: Shiraz66 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: 2_Pump_Chump didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: theman2892 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: crazdgamer showed [Kd Kh] and lost with a flush, King high
Seat 6: Son1cFlare didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: press 48 (button) folded before the Flop
Seat 8: AMCESQ (small blind) showed [Ad Kc] and won (3,770) with a flush, Ace high
Seat 9: pokerqueen1974 (big blind) folded before the Flop

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I don't see myself playing this any other way. I go broke on this hand even if I push after the chip leader's reraise.

With a re-loaded account, I can start donking out of tourneys again. Yay?

Where I've been lately & Reading from the rail.

My online play has been few and far between as of late: A couple of months ago, I attempted a few tournaments with buy-ins outside of my comfort zone. My bankroll wasn't big enough to handle it, so now I have but a few dollars in my account. I've instead taken to watching some other people play instead. I read a couple of poker blogs every day, and if I'm bored after work, I'll see if they're in any tournaments and watch how they play.

During FTP's Tuesday 30K guarantee (6-max NL Hold'em), I was watching 2 tables: one had blogger hoyazo and the second had FTP pro Clonie Gowen. Just after the first break, Clonie is UTG and makes a standard raise with the button calling. The flop is rainbow rags, queen-high. Clonie makes the standard continuation bet, and the button calls. Turn: check check. At this point, I'm thinking "Clonie has AK." She had a hand worthy enough to raise pre-flop UTG with and, after getting her continuation bet called on the flop, had to slow down. River is neither an Ace or a King, it goes check, check. Clonie turns over A9 off-suit and the button mucks.

While I didn't get it exactly right, I was in the right neighborhood. Calling other people's hands like this is a good confidence booster for me, since my bankroll is doing absolutely nothing for my confidence.

Unfortunately, since it was late, I couldn't watch more of the tourney. But hoyazo did end up busting Huckleberry Seed (another FTP pro) from the tournament. Busting a pro gets the person their tournament buy-in back, so congrats to hoy for that.

I think I'm going to try FTP's cash transfer option for getting money back into my account. We'll see how that works.