Week in Review

So this week, in the 2 blogger tourneys (Mondays at the Hoy and The Mookie), I did better than I have been doing as of late. Of course, I have no idea if that's because I've been making better decisions or because I'm getting luckier, but the fact is that I made the BBT points twice in a row. I honestly can't remember the last time that's happened.

At the Hoy, I started off making some silly plays (floating with crap, for example.) At level 2, I made the right read one street too late.

Full Tilt Poker Game #2705146234: Mondays at the Hoy (19464486), Table 6 - 15/30 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:10:31 ET - 2007/06/18
Seat 1: BobRespert (3,735)
Seat 2: cmitch (2,880)
Seat 3: Papi Justify (2,890)
Seat 4: IslandBum1 (2,585)
Seat 5: columbo (2,915)
Seat 6: crazdgamer (2,550)
Seat 7: smokkee (3,490)
Seat 8: HighOnPoker (2,955), is sitting out
cmitch posts the small blind of 15
Papi Justify posts the big blind of 30
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to crazdgamer [Qc Ah]
IslandBum1 has 15 seconds left to act
IslandBum1 raises to 120 (tip #1: raise UTG means strength.)
columbo folds
crazdgamer calls 120 (mistake #1: smooth calling in EP w/ AQ)
smokkee folds
HighOnPoker folds
BobRespert folds
cmitch folds
Papi Justify folds
*** FLOP *** [Qs 9s Th]
IslandBum1 has 15 seconds left to act
IslandBum1 bets 120
crazdgamer has 15 seconds left to act
crazdgamer raises to 400
IslandBum1 calls 280 (I was scared of AA or KK at this point. What else does he call a reraise with?)
*** TURN *** [Qs 9s Th] [2d]
IslandBum1 checks
crazdgamer checks
*** RIVER *** [Qs 9s Th 2d] [Jh]
IslandBum1 has 15 seconds left to act
IslandBum1 bets 300 (At this point, it all comes together.)
crazdgamer has 15 seconds left to act
crazdgamer: it's either AK or KK
crazdgamer calls 300 (crying call)
*** SHOW DOWN ***
IslandBum1 shows [Kc As] a straight, Ace high
crazdgamer mucks
IslandBum1 wins the pot (1,685) with a straight, Ace high
The blinds are now 20/40
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1,685 | Rake 0
Board: [Qs 9s Th 2d Jh]
Seat 1: BobRespert (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: cmitch (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 3: Papi Justify (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 4: IslandBum1 showed [Kc As] and won (1,685) with a straight, Ace high
Seat 5: columbo didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: crazdgamer mucked [Qc Ah] - a pair of Queens
Seat 7: smokkee didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: HighOnPoker didn't bet (folded)

The good thing about the MATH is that it's double-stacked. I'm left with ~1700 chips.

I double up w/ KK vs JJ (no 2-outer comeback! Shock! Horror!) and am back to 3100 in level 3. Last hand in the level is the subject of HighOnPoker's You Decide. Check it out.

Get lucky with AQ: TPTK on the flop and turn, then river a straight with a board of Q2345.

After busting some people as the blinds get up there, we have, what I can definitely call the turning point of the tourney for me. I had a chip lead on most of the table at this point. After this hand, I'd be on the level with three other people instead of being the commanding chip leader.

Full Tilt Poker Game #2706507948: Mondays at the Hoy (19464486), Table 5 - 250/500 Ante 50 - No Limit Hold'em - 0:17:28 ET - 2007/06/19
Seat 1: Unimpressed (17,063)
Seat 2: jeciimd (5,081)
Seat 3: heffmike (8,902)
Seat 4: pushmonkey72 (6,444)
Seat 5: crazdgamer (19,887)
Seat 6: BuddyDank (7,265)
Seat 8: a104l9 (9,780)
Seat 9: Rake Feeder (11,222)
(everyone antes)
a104l9 posts the small blind of 250
Rake Feeder posts the big blind of 500
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to crazdgamer [Ac Ad]
pushmonkey72 raises to 2,150
crazdgamer has 15 seconds left to act
pushmonkey72 raises to 6,250
crazdgamer raises to 19,837, and is all in
pushmonkey72 calls 144, and is all in
crazdgamer shows [Ac Ad]
pushmonkey72 shows [Kh 5d]
Uncalled bet of 13,443 returned to crazdgamer

*** FLOP *** [6c 9d 8h]

*** TURN *** [6c 9d 8h] [6h]

*** RIVER *** [6c 9d 8h 6h] [7d]

crazdgamer shows two pair, Aces and Sixes
pushmonkey72 shows a straight, Nine high
pushmonkey72 wins the pot (13,938) with a straight, Nine high

After the hand:
Full Tilt Poker Game #2706516459: Mondays at the Hoy (19464486), Table 5 - 250/500 Ante 50 - No Limit Hold'em - 0:18:19 ET - 2007/06/19
Seat 1: Unimpressed (17,013)
Seat 2: jeciimd (5,031)
Seat 3: heffmike (8,852)
Seat 4: pushmonkey72 (13,938)
Seat 5: crazdgamer (13,443)
Seat 6: BuddyDank (7,215)
Seat 8: a104l9 (9,480)
Seat 9: Rake Feeder (10,672)

wwonka69 (Observer): all skill
pushmonkey72: im gonna throw up
Unimpressed: no luck in this game.
Unimpressed: hope the government wasn't watching that.

And, of course, when the poker gods hate you, you don't win coin flips.

Full Tilt Poker Game #2706594514: Mondays at the Hoy (19464486), Table 5 - 300/600 Ante 75 - No Limit Hold'em - 0:26:21 ET - 2007/06/19
Seat 1: Unimpressed (8,413)
Seat 3: heffmike (14,777)
Seat 4: pushmonkey72 (14,348)
Seat 5: crazdgamer (13,493)
Seat 6: BuddyDank (14,455)
Seat 8: a104l9 (6,080)
Seat 9: Rake Feeder (14,078)
(antes)
BuddyDank posts the small blind of 300
a104l9 posts the big blind of 600
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to crazdgamer [Qd Kd]
Unimpressed calls 600
crazdgamer raises to 2,000
Unimpressed raises to 8,338, and is all in
crazdgamer calls 6,338
Unimpressed shows [2d 2s]
crazdgamer shows [Qd Kd]

*** FLOP *** [3s 8s 5h]

*** TURN *** [3s 8s 5h] [3h]

*** RIVER *** [3s 8s 5h 3h] [7s]
Unimpressed shows two pair, Threes and Twos
crazdgamer shows a pair of Threes
Unimpressed wins the pot (18,101) with two pair, Threes and Twos

So now, instead of having 21K chips and being the chip leader at the table, I'm now the shorty.

And, finally, I donk off my chips thinking heffmike is stealing from the button.

Full Tilt Poker Game #2706658490: Mondays at the Hoy (19464486), Table 5 - 400/800 Ante 100 - No Limit Hold'em - 0:33:00 ET - 2007/06/19
Unimpressed: ftp is soooo rigged. Just got A2 3 hands in a row.
Seat 1: Unimpressed (16,876)
Seat 3: heffmike (16,494)
Seat 4: pushmonkey72 (19,523)
Seat 5: crazdgamer (7,605)
Seat 6: BuddyDank (12,330)
Seat 8: a104l9 (6,810)
Seat 9: Rake Feeder (6,006)
(antes)
pushmonkey72 posts the small blind of 400
crazdgamer posts the big blind of 800
The button is in seat #3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to crazdgamer [6d 7d]
heffmike raises to 2,750
crazdgamer raises to 7,505, and is all in
heffmike has 15 seconds left to act
heffmike: maybe I win a race this time.
heffmike calls 4,755
crazdgamer shows [6d 7d]
heffmike shows [Ad Kc]
*** FLOP *** [Jh 8c 2c]
*** TURN *** [Jh 8c 2c] [As]
*** RIVER *** [Jh 8c 2c As] [4s]
crazdgamer shows Ace Jack high
heffmike shows a pair of Aces
heffmike wins the pot (16,110) with a pair of Aces
crazdgamer stands up

At the Mookie, I got seated at lucko's right, my left. Drats. I knew I couldn't fool around with my usual shit. I knew this at the end of hand 1, where lucko overraises 11xBB, gets called by one person, c-bets and takes down the pot to establish his territory chip lead.

I get lucky and eliminate pokerenthusiast when an Ace hits on the river to improve my AQ over KK.

I avoid going busto on this hand against lucko. I think I lost the minimum here, which I'm proud of.

In fact, let's play a game, since I like being silly.

What do I have?

Full Tilt Poker Game #2724192092: The Mookie - Hey Buuuddyy (20374210), Table 2 - 40/80 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:42:23 ET - 2007/06/20
Seat 1: DemonWolf21 (935)
Seat 2: Drizztdj (1,280)
Seat 3: AndrewOlaf (1,235)
Seat 4: Maudie (440)
Seat 5: mtnrider81 (2,520)
Seat 7: crazdgamer (2,325)
Seat 8: lucko21 (5,300)
Seat 9: Perticelli55 (1,365)
DemonWolf21 posts the small blind of 40
Drizztdj posts the big blind of 80
The button is in seat #9
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to crazdgamer [2 cards]
AndrewOlaf folds
Maudie folds
mtnrider81 folds
crazdgamer raises to 260
lucko21 calls 260
Perticelli55 folds
DemonWolf21 folds
Drizztdj folds
*** FLOP *** [As 9d Ad]
crazdgamer checks
lucko21 checks
*** TURN *** [As 9d Ad] [Qs]
crazdgamer checks
lucko21 checks
*** RIVER *** [As 9d Ad Qs] [Qd]
crazdgamer bets 400
lucko21 has 15 seconds left to act
lucko21 raises to 3,040
crazdgamer: huh
crazdgamer has 15 seconds left to act
crazdgamer has requested TIME
crazdgamer folds
Uncalled bet of 2,640 returned to lucko21
lucko21 mucks
lucko21 wins the pot (1,440)

Take your guesses people.

Next comes some donkery in action.

Full Tilt Poker Game #2724214272: The Mookie - Hey Buuuddyy (20374210), Table 2 - 40/80 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:44:35 ET - 2007/06/20
Seat 1: DemonWolf21 (895)
Seat 2: Drizztdj (1,160)
Seat 3: AndrewOlaf (1,155)
Seat 4: Maudie (440)
Seat 5: mtnrider81 (2,520)
Seat 7: crazdgamer (1,665)
Seat 8: lucko21 (6,080)
Seat 9: Perticelli55 (1,485)
AndrewOlaf posts the small blind of 40
Maudie posts the big blind of 80
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to crazdgamer [9d Ah]
crazdgamer has 15 seconds left to act
crazdgamer raises to 260
DemonWolf21 calls 260
Drizztdj folds
*** FLOP *** [2s 7c Jc]
crazdgamer bets 1,405, and is all in
DemonWolf21 has 15 seconds left to act
DemonWolf21 has requested TIME
DemonWolf21 calls 635, and is all in
crazdgamer shows [9d Ah]
DemonWolf21 shows [Td Kc] (huh?)
Uncalled bet of 770 returned to crazdgamer
*** TURN *** [2s 7c Jc] [Th]
*** RIVER *** [2s 7c Jc Th] [Jd]
crazdgamer shows a pair of Jacks
DemonWolf21 shows two pair, Jacks and Tens
DemonWolf21 wins the pot (1,910) with two pair, Jacks and Tens

smokkee (Observer): ????????????????
lucko21: what just happened?
smokkee (Observer): what a call
smokkee (Observer): ?????????????????????????????????????
smokkee (Observer): ??????????????
smokkee (Observer): ????????????????????????????????????????????

Table merge. The next hand I play is against Alan. I push AQ into QQ. I flop 2 Aces to double up and cripple him.

The rest is unremarkable until I push an OESD into a pair / flush draw and don't improve.

Finally, in Kat's Blogger Donkament, I took 5th to take home a prize of approximately $0. I lost it on the last few hands when I got put on tilt by this...

Full Tilt Poker Game #2743327448: Friday Nite Blogger Donkament (20411871), Table 3 - 800/1600 Ante 200 - No Limit Hold'em - 0:06:49 ET - 2007/06/23
Seat 1: Fishiswa (34,100)
Seat 2: katitude (15,130)
Seat 3: mtnrider81 (72,671)
Seat 5: crazdgamer (60,439)
Seat 7: bayne_s (37,080)
Seat 9: NumbBono (15,580)
Fishiswa antes 200
katitude antes 200
mtnrider81 antes 200
crazdgamer antes 200
bayne_s antes 200
NumbBono antes 200
katitude posts the small blind of 800
mtnrider81 posts the big blind of 1,600
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to crazdgamer [Qd Ad]
crazdgamer raises to 5,000
bayne_s folds
NumbBono folds
Fishiswa folds
katitude folds
mtnrider81 calls 3,400 (uh oh. He has played few hands at the final table.)
*** FLOP *** [9d 6c 6s]
mtnrider81 checks
crazdgamer checks
*** TURN *** [9d 6c 6s] [Kh]
mtnrider81 has 15 seconds left to act
mtnrider81 bets 4,800 (stealing?)
crazdgamer raises to 10,000 (represent AK)
mtnrider81 has 15 seconds left to act
mtnrider81 calls 5,200 (scared of this. not sure where I'm at. can't have a 6. A9? slow-played AK?)
*** RIVER *** [9d 6c 6s Kh] [Qh]
mtnrider81 has 15 seconds left to act
mtnrider81 bets 12,800
crazdgamer calls 12,800
*** SHOW DOWN ***
mtnrider81 shows [9h 9c] a full house, Nines full of Sixes
crazdgamer mucks
mtnrider81 wins the pot (57,600) with a full house, Nines full of Sixes
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 57,600 | Rake 0
Board: [9d 6c 6s Kh Qh]
Seat 1: Fishiswa (button) folded before the Flop
Seat 2: katitude (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 3: mtnrider81 (big blind) showed [9h 9c] and won (57,600) with a full house, Nines full of Sixes
Seat 5: crazdgamer mucked [Qd Ad] - two pair, Queens and Sixes
Seat 7: bayne_s folded before the Flop
Seat 9: NumbBono folded before the Flop

And finally, I knew I was beat when he put me all in, but I honestly stopped caring about being raised. I saw so many hammer drops (not by Fishiswa, but at the table regardless) that I was ready to just shove and see let the cards land where they may. Well, that didn't work.

Full Tilt Poker Game #2743357763: Friday Nite Blogger Donkament (20411871), Table 3 - 800/1600 Ante 200 - No Limit Hold'em - 0:10:01 ET - 2007/06/23
Seat 1: Fishiswa (49,480)
Seat 2: katitude (14,130)
Seat 3: mtnrider81 (105,671)
Seat 5: crazdgamer (28,839)
Seat 7: bayne_s (36,880)
Fishiswa antes 200
katitude antes 200
mtnrider81 antes 200
crazdgamer antes 200
bayne_s antes 200
mtnrider81 posts the small blind of 800
crazdgamer posts the big blind of 1,600
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to crazdgamer [Kd Qs]
bayne_s folds
Fishiswa raises to 6,600
katitude folds
NumbBono (Observer): Have fun you bunch of f'n donkeys
mtnrider81 folds
crazdgamer has 15 seconds left to act
crazdgamer raises to 16,000
Fishiswa: aliright
Fishiswa has 15 seconds left to act
Fishiswa raises to 49,280, and is all in
crazdgamer calls 12,639, and is all in
Fishiswa shows [Td Ad]
crazdgamer shows [Kd Qs]
Uncalled bet of 20,641 returned to Fishiswa
*** FLOP *** [Ks Ac Jh]
*** TURN *** [Ks Ac Jh] [3c]
*** RIVER *** [Ks Ac Jh 3c] [7c]
Fishiswa shows a pair of Aces
crazdgamer shows a pair of Kings
Fishiswa wins the pot (59,078) with a pair of Aces
crazdgamer stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 59,078 | Rake 0
Board: [Ks Ac Jh 3c 7c]
Seat 1: Fishiswa showed [Td Ad] and won (59,078) with a pair of Aces
Seat 2: katitude (button) folded before the Flop
Seat 3: mtnrider81 (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 5: crazdgamer (big blind) showed [Kd Qs] and lost with a pair of Kings
Seat 7: bayne_s folded before the Flop

In cash game action, I played at .50/1 for about 45 minutes, making $50 from my initial buy-in of $100. The table I played at was so soft that I never had to show down a single hand. Every time I raised, it was either called or folded. Was never re-raised. So odd. The table broke up when 3 people were sitting out and the other 3 full stacks left.