tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28422483253615980222024-03-13T00:18:10.822-05:00Deception through HonestyThe art of tricking your opponents by betting the nuts and checking your draws.crazdgamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17136194934110945095noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2842248325361598022.post-57507583474206036212009-08-06T23:20:00.002-05:002009-08-06T23:31:03.755-05:00Temporary Return?So... erm... hi. <br /><br />I've been not playing poker in a while. <br /><br />For the few of you who are still subscribed to me and care to know, I've been keeping myself busy with work, friends, and my other hobby (this happens to be trading card games, which share some core concepts with poker.)<br /><br />So yeah, just popping back on to report that I played in Full Tilt's Daily Dollar:<br /><br />Buy-in ($1)<br />Position: 596/9500<br />Prize: $3. <br /><br />Highlight include me pushing my OESD, getting called and hitting, getting an opponent to push into being dominated, only to draw out a flush, and me pushing JJ into 8th place's AA when I had 20BB left. <br /><br />In other news, I just discovered a mouse in my apartment. These are exciting times.crazdgamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17136194934110945095noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2842248325361598022.post-17628466649816439232008-04-19T19:58:00.003-05:002008-04-19T20:00:15.675-05:00Welcome Back.Upon finding out that one can deposit directly to Full Tilt from one's checking account, I made a suitable deposit and sat down at a .25/.50 NL cash table. First 2 hands are AQ sooted, both winners. Table broke up 7 minutes later, I'm up $9.25.<br /><br />This game is easy.crazdgamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17136194934110945095noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2842248325361598022.post-78253929434489827752007-11-23T00:13:00.000-05:002007-11-23T00:37:31.856-05:00My Adventures in Microstakes (a.k.a. The Chris Ferguson Challenge) - Part 1So, because of my poor bankroll management (in case I haven't mentioned it before, blogger tournaments are -EV), I've taken the few dollars that I have left and started going after the microstakes cash tables.<br /><br />Starting with $4 a couple of weeks ago, I now have $7 thanks to 2 winning sessions.<br /><br />2 highlights:<br /><br />str8 flush<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjVlqinb6RMznr3adT-s2wh-LrooVLHu2_J_ek-Ds4kxUK900oFox9hTAnvk2rdNP_tmOZDjXVP58xkyEZukMj3-OS0XCRYKT1vWDDpfKovpAtihyphenhyphenrFkeuOWRwjCKZVeCGtVfzK9CFni4/s1600-h/str8_flush.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjVlqinb6RMznr3adT-s2wh-LrooVLHu2_J_ek-Ds4kxUK900oFox9hTAnvk2rdNP_tmOZDjXVP58xkyEZukMj3-OS0XCRYKT1vWDDpfKovpAtihyphenhyphenrFkeuOWRwjCKZVeCGtVfzK9CFni4/s320/str8_flush.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5135900376652547746" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The other guy mucked trip 10's.<br /><br />Later, I flop a boat from the SB. I get paid somewhat, but my river value doesn't (probably because a third club fell.)<br /><br />Seat 1: crazdgamer ($5.70)<br />Seat 2: tica4 ($12.10)<br />Seat 3: monstro_dann ($10)<br />crazdgamer posts the small blind of $0.05<br />tica4 posts the big blind of $0.10<br />5 seconds left to act<br />monstro_dann posts $0.10<br />The button is in seat #9<br />*** HOLE CARDS ***<br />Dealt to crazdgamer [Qh Th]<br />monstro_dann checks<br />crazdgamer calls $0.05<br />tica4 checks<br />*** FLOP *** [Tc Qc Ts]<br />crazdgamer checks<br />tica4 checks<br />monstro_dann has 15 seconds left to act<br />monstro_dann bets $0.20<br />crazdgamer calls $0.20<br />tica4 folds<br />*** TURN *** [Tc Qc Ts] [7h]<br />crazdgamer checks<br />monstro_dann has 15 seconds left to act<br />monstro_dann bets $0.65<br />crazdgamer calls $0.65<br />*** RIVER *** [Tc Qc Ts 7h] [2c]<br />crazdgamer bets $0.50<br />monstro_dann has 15 seconds left to act<br />monstro_dann folds<br />Uncalled bet of $0.50 returned to crazdgamer<br />crazdgamer mucks<br />crazdgamer wins the pot ($1.80)<br /><br />So now I have $7. That's almost a <a href="http://mookie99.bigopokerroom.com/">Mookie</a> or <a href="http://riverchasers.com/">Riverchasers</a> buy-in. Too bad I won't be buying into either of these tournaments until I get at least 10 of those buy-ins. (Technically, I shouldn't have even sat down at the microstakes tables, since the amount on the table is definitely more than 10% of my bankroll, which breaks one of the <a href="http://www.fulltiltpoker.com/chris-ferguson-challenge">Chris Ferguson Challenge</a> rules.)<br /><br />The plan here is to play in either the uber-donk 2,700 player freerolls in the futile hope of getting top 27 to score $2 (or get first for the big $15), or find a SNG or MTT in which the entry is FTP points, which I have plenty of. But, until then, I have $7.<br /><br />Go me?crazdgamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17136194934110945095noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2842248325361598022.post-57278099725813830422007-11-08T21:32:00.000-05:002007-11-08T21:37:11.985-05:00Razz Sucks (Part 3)I guess this is my <a href="http://fuel55.blogspot.com/">Presto is Gold</a>-like series.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglt2NFVPA4GMHnvaqMbzamac2cUcK7WscghAB_yXBHC0Bkl1vsBzkQzjxnZQC9yZ5gRhZc68FpuhsA-V8JisufnlZO-Bhf1XUSt7M2y377cpHvFKpcH7j2kmwbuQhCDC9L3iMxmZwihHA/s1600-h/razz_trip_queens.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglt2NFVPA4GMHnvaqMbzamac2cUcK7WscghAB_yXBHC0Bkl1vsBzkQzjxnZQC9yZ5gRhZc68FpuhsA-V8JisufnlZO-Bhf1XUSt7M2y377cpHvFKpcH7j2kmwbuQhCDC9L3iMxmZwihHA/s320/razz_trip_queens.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5130663989883421426" border="0" /></a>crazdgamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17136194934110945095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2842248325361598022.post-54824563217139938382007-10-30T22:02:00.000-05:002007-10-30T22:10:34.403-05:00BBTwo: MATH 10/29/2007Position: 35/82<br /><br />Not bad this time. I liked my play this time around, even though in the end, I pushed A9 in the SB against a button raise I figured for a steal, only for it to be AQ. Sometimes, it's not always stealing.<br /><br />This highly unlikely event happened during the tourney.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn4A84OrnBN7OSW4HlVhuzjDD75qgYjiV18GfU_2OAer0mBv_5Hf3P9GWnjGy6teLf7psXhHB3nL-WLEgi79YxvyVS7Y68hjeySOP4rteeUCfDt4_mDYIA1z8OyqJAxn1Jawzd7qCmNJU/s1600-h/AA+vs+AA.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn4A84OrnBN7OSW4HlVhuzjDD75qgYjiV18GfU_2OAer0mBv_5Hf3P9GWnjGy6teLf7psXhHB3nL-WLEgi79YxvyVS7Y68hjeySOP4rteeUCfDt4_mDYIA1z8OyqJAxn1Jawzd7qCmNJU/s320/AA+vs+AA.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127332238993170562" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />And now, some bad news. <br /><br />My FTP account is seriously lacking in funds. <br /><br />Like... I won't be playing in any more BBTwo tourneys any time soon. Unless I decide to cash-deposit, which I'm less inclined to do than before, since I have less disposable income than I did the last time I cash-deposited. So, until I use what little I have left at the micro-stakes cash tables, I'm out of BBTwo. That's how it is.crazdgamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17136194934110945095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2842248325361598022.post-39435467396177644942007-10-23T09:26:00.000-05:002007-10-23T09:54:49.097-05:00BBTwo Event 2 - MATH 10/22/2007Position: suck/82<br /><br />This was the biggest MATH every, I think. I know it's probably because of the huge prizes that are being given out for the BBTwo.<br /><br />Anyways, I didn't have the time to win a $75 token, and I didn't want to / couldn't buy into Sunday's Big Game directly, so I skipped Event 1 and started my BBTwo on Monday, instead.<br /><br />Table 1 had some familiar faces, but some new ones.<br /><br />Right at the start, any time I entered a pot, someone I didn't know would enter with me. My c-bets would be raised or called pretty consistently. I was able to take a few pots pre-flop in levels 2 and 3, but it was rough.<br /><br />I pretty much forgot how to play against donks, since I've only played bloggers recently (and even then, not so often).<br /><br />Then I get into a hand like this:<br /><br />Blinds 20-40. thepokergrind limps UTG, I raise 4xBB with QQ, he calls, everyone else folds.<br /><br />Flop is 3h5cKh. thepokergrind bets some amount (I don't have the hand history at the moment), I raise to see where I'm at, he re-raises. I currently have 1600 or so, and would have 1000 left behind if I called. I hate this, but I have to fold. Did he limp AA, AK, 55 or 33? I don't see him betting out and re-raising with anything I beat.<br /><br />I go busto to him on this ridonkulous play.<br /><br />Blinds are 30-60. He's in the cut-off and min-raises to 120. I have JJ, and I'm completely fed up with all the min-raise bullshit that this table's been doing. So, of course, I think it's a good idea to min-raise myself. It's sort of a "how do YOU like this"-thing. It made sense at the time. Shutup.<br /><br />jjok in the BB folds, thepokergrind calls.<br /><br />Flop is 8dTd6d.<br /><br />I end up getting all in (I bet out, he raises, I push, he calls), and he turns over 7dAc. I'm way ahead. He has 7 outs.<br /><br />So, of course, he hits 9h. He makes his inside straight.<br /><br />But now I have an OESD. 7 makes a straight on the board, but me having a J will give me a higher straight, and Q will complete my straight, too.<br /><br />No, I don't re-suck out on the river. That would be too easy.<br /><br />So I'm gone.<br /><br />My parting shot:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyvY0cn4yV62hGrinb_r6xd1A3grF7FsK3IgM9WTf6l7E34cQyiMewK59yFR6q_jAowJueTOb2hpcfnTq4xiJF-XqVMY7Jxfmb_tckfDUlN4yaP2r49788-u-P4obcHrBpbBJjPSbuKYA/s1600-h/Donkey.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyvY0cn4yV62hGrinb_r6xd1A3grF7FsK3IgM9WTf6l7E34cQyiMewK59yFR6q_jAowJueTOb2hpcfnTq4xiJF-XqVMY7Jxfmb_tckfDUlN4yaP2r49788-u-P4obcHrBpbBJjPSbuKYA/s320/Donkey.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124543763636902066" border="0" /></a>crazdgamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17136194934110945095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2842248325361598022.post-58345933863290008772007-10-16T14:15:00.001-05:002007-10-16T14:17:48.203-05:00BBTwo<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2349/1571714069_c70df3e44d.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2349/1571714069_c70df3e44d.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />It's coming!crazdgamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17136194934110945095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2842248325361598022.post-65009818885689169442007-10-01T23:04:00.000-05:002007-10-01T23:08:20.211-05:00MATH - 10/1/2007Poker? Yes!<br /><br />Position: 8/33<br /><br />Statistics for 178 Hands<br />Street Saw Saw/Total<br />Flop 31 17%<br />Turn 20 11%<br />River 16 9%<br />Showdown 11 6%<br />Street Won Won/Saw Won/Total<br />Pre-flop 14 8% 8%<br />Flop 4 13% 2%<br />Turn 0 0% 0%<br />River 4 25% 2%<br />Showdown 6 55% 3%<br /><br />Look at me play suited connectors out of position and stack one opponent and get chips off another. (This is hand #1)<br /><br />Full Tilt Poker Game #3729840244: Mondays at the Hoy (28382640), Table 3 - 15/30 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:01:00 ET - 2007/10/01<br />The button is in seat #9<br />*** HOLE CARDS ***<br />Dealt to crazdgamer [8h 9h]<br />pebble78 calls 30<br />Joshuacarlsen folds<br />IslandBum1 folds<br />riggstad folds<br />ssantam folds<br />NumbBono raises to 110<br />Fuel55 folds<br />crazdgamer calls 95<br />Mattazuma folds<br />pebble78 calls 80<br /><br />*** FLOP *** [9c 2s 8c]<br /><br />crazdgamer bets 230<br />pebble78 calls 230<br />NumbBono raises to 800<br />crazdgamer raises to 2,890, and is all in<br />pebble78 has 15 seconds left to act<br />pebble78 has requested TIME<br />pebble78 folds<br />NumbBono: bleh, I'm too weak to fold this<br />NumbBono calls 2,090, and is all in<br />crazdgamer shows [8h 9h]<br />NumbBono shows [As Ac]<br />*** TURN *** [9c 2s 8c] [5d]<br />*** RIVER *** [9c 2s 8c 5d] [Kh]<br />crazdgamer shows two pair, Nines and Eights<br />NumbBono shows a pair of Aces<br />crazdgamer wins the pot (6,370) with two pair, Nines and Eights<br />NumbBono stands up<br /><br />I was lucksacking all night, too.crazdgamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17136194934110945095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2842248325361598022.post-88553710852236237742007-09-03T19:04:00.000-05:002007-09-03T19:09:42.307-05:00Poker? What's that?So yeah. <br /><br />Haven't signed on to FTP in a while. Been busy with other things (mostly clearing out my DVR queue. Last Comic Standing has been building up, and Jericho got completely neglected when it returned from its winter hiatus.)<br /><br />So, for all 8 readers of my blog, that's what I've been doing. <br /><br />I'll be playing the Daily Double A tonight. No <a href="http://hammerplayer.blogspot.com">MATH</a> for me tonight, as my bankroll is starting to slip and I want to conserve and make a cash before getting back into $26 tournaments. You know how it is.crazdgamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17136194934110945095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2842248325361598022.post-73498052398721079112007-08-14T10:23:00.000-05:002007-08-14T10:29:37.022-05:00MATH - 8/14/2007Position: 4/25<br />Prize: Bubble.<br /><br />Doesn't that suck?<br /><br />Of the four people that were left I seem to remember myself being the only one being somewhat active in moving chips around (both getting and losing chips.) As such, pushing with AT on an uncoordinated board got called by AJ. I don't improve and am crippled. I'm out a couple of hands later. <br /><br />Eh. So it is.crazdgamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17136194934110945095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2842248325361598022.post-51749151905167186162007-07-25T22:53:00.001-05:002007-07-25T22:54:07.199-05:00BBT FreerollPosition: voided/56<br /><br />lol full tilt.crazdgamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17136194934110945095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2842248325361598022.post-76235106240157682472007-07-20T20:07:00.000-05:002007-07-20T20:23:03.768-05:00FTOPS V: Event #12<a href="http://p.fulltiltpoker.com/ftops-V-two-day-event">http://p.fulltiltpoker.com/ftops-V-two-day-event</a><br /><br />8/18/2007: 3PM ET start. $2,500 + $120 to direct buy-in. $600K guarantee. (240 people registered will start increasing the prize pool. Thank you, calc.exe)<br />5000 starting chips (super-stack).<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">30</span> minute levels (you may start drooling all over yourself.)<br />Day 1 ends at level 15 or until there's two tables left.<br /><br />Major satellite: 8/17/2007: $200 + $16 (in other words, the same as the buy-in for events 1, 2, 3, 8, 10 and 11).<br /><br />Ho-ly shit. FTP says satellites start at $2.50 and 50 FTP points. Don't see those just yet, which I'd really, really, REALLY, like to start trying the cheap satellites. Screw the main event. This is the one you want to be in.crazdgamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17136194934110945095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2842248325361598022.post-74903151046782230342007-07-12T00:40:00.000-05:002007-07-17T18:09:35.292-05:00The Mookie - 7/11/2007Buy-in: $10 + $1<br />Position: 1/67<br />Prize: $224.45<br /><br />WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!<br /><br />Content incoming later. Need sleep now. Getting up early sucks.<br /><br />----------------------<br /><br />So it's <a href="http://mookie99.bigopokerroom.com/">The Mookie.</a> Everyone loves The Mookie.<br /><br />I bubbled last week and cashed at the <a href="http://hammerplayer.blogspot.com/2007/07/math-recap-and-my-thoughts-on-scoring.html">MATH</a> on Monday, so it's safe to say I'm running hot right now. The big thing that I'm doing now that I wasn't before was that I'm being more careful about the hands I'm playing, not just the cards I'm dealt, but who I'm going against and how I'm playing after the flop. Sometimes I continuation-bet if I missed, sometimes I didn't. Sometimes I open-raised from the cutoff, sometimes I limped, others I folded. I was mixing up my game, being mindful of my table image (which, I think, I've ignored.)<br /><br />Things started off with me getting briefly disconnected right after the cards I dealt. I have no idea why this happens, but for the last month, whenever a blogger tourney starts up, I lose my connection for 2 seconds, then it comes back. Of course, I have to sit through the FTP connection screen for 30 seconds before I can act, so it's a good thing I never get a good hand to start.<br /><br />Kajagugu took an early lead, being very aggressive, often betting when checked to and re-raising much more than the rest of the table.<br /><br />I lose 1000 chips on this hand where aggression rules all, and I play top pair more passively than I usually do.<br /><br />Seat 1: crazdgamer (2,635)<br />Seat 2: FRicOG (3,415)<br />Seat 3: Kajagugu (4,460)<br />Seat 4: FishyMcDonK (3,300)<br />Seat 5: ricoMr (2,860)<br />Seat 6: NumbBono (2,530)<br />Seat 7: lightning36 (2,380)<br />Seat 8: BillyBee (2,420)<br />crazdgamer posts the small blind of 25<br />FRicOG posts the big blind of 50<br />The button is in seat #8<br /><br />*** HOLE CARDS ***<br /><br />Dealt to crazdgamer [Js Kc]<br />Kajagugu raises to 150<br />ricoMr calls 150<br />crazdgamer calls 125<br /><br />*** FLOP *** [3h 2s Jc]<br />crazdgamer checks<br />Kajagugu bets 350<br />ricoMr folds<br />crazdgamer calls 350<br />*** TURN *** [3h 2s Jc] [Qd]<br />crazdgamer has 15 seconds left to act<br />crazdgamer bets 500<br />Kajagugu raises to 1,000<br />crazdgamer has 15 seconds left to act<br />crazdgamer folds<br />Uncalled bet of 500 returned to Kajagugu<br />Kajagugu mucks<br />Kajagugu wins the pot (2,200)<br /><br />A couple of hands later, I raise 3xBB w/ A9o, get re-raised by Kajagugu, and am forced to fold. At this point, I'm starting to think that he won't have what he represents, but I won't go to war just yet, especially with A9.<br /><br />I double-up through Fishy McDonk with QJ vs. QT on a Q83 flop. No 10 comes up, surprisingly.<br />Later, I eliminate Fishy with 44 vs. AA. He wasn't pleased at my call.<br /><br />Seat 1: crazdgamer (3,090)<br />Seat 3: Kajagugu (7,045)<br />Seat 4: FishyMcDonK (1,100)<br />Seat 5: ricoMr (2,170)<br />Seat 6: NumbBono (3,010)<br />Seat 7: MiamiDon (4,070)<br />Seat 8: BillyBee (7,580)<br />Seat 9: riggstad (2,505)<br />ricoMr posts the small blind of 40<br />NumbBono posts the big blind of 80<br />The button is in seat #4<br />*** HOLE CARDS ***<br />Dealt to crazdgamer [4d 4s]<br />MiamiDon folds<br />BillyBee folds<br />riggstad folds<br />crazdgamer raises to 240<br />Kajagugu folds<br />FishyMcDonK raises to 400 <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">(min-re-raise)</span><br />ricoMr folds<br />NumbBono folds<br />crazdgamer calls 160 <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">(being asked to call 160 into a 760 pot, 4.75:1)</span><br />*** FLOP *** [4h 2s Qs]<br />crazdgamer checks <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">(normally, I'd bet my sets to make Fuel proud, but since F.McD is short stacked and he re-raised, I'll let him lead.)</span><br />FishyMcDonK bets 400<br />crazdgamer calls 400<br />*** TURN *** [4h 2s Qs] [2c]<br />crazdgamer bets 300<br />FishyMcDonK calls 300, and is all in<br />crazdgamer shows [4d 4s]<br />FishyMcDonK shows [Ad Ah]<br />*** RIVER *** [4h 2s Qs 2c] [Kh]<br />crazdgamer shows a full house, Fours full of Twos<br />FishyMcDonK shows two pair, Aces and Twos<br />crazdgamer wins the pot (2,320) with a full house, Fours full of Twos<br />FishyMcDonK stands up<br /><br />FishyMcDonK (Observer): call a reraise with 44<br />FishyMcDonK (Observer): nice<br /><br />C'mon buddy. I was getting pot odds to call. Even if I don't hit my set, I either check/fold if there are lots of overs, or I double you up and still have 2000 chips left.<br /><br />Towards the middle of the tournament, I started blinding off chips, not playing pots for a few orbits. Then at the 120/240/25 level, I put up a few pots to put me at ~6000.<br /><br />Kajagugu: mookie on my left<br />Kajagugu: dookie on my left<br />Kajagugu: WTF FTP TD !!!!<br />crazdgamer: my name is crazdgamer<br />crazdgamer: not dookie<br /><br />Blinds are up to 200/400/50. I'm keeping myself afloat at ~5000 / 6000, but with people dropping left and right, my stack is becoming a shortie.<br /><br />At 250/500/50, <a href="http://mattonpoker.blogspot.com/">kaellinn18</a> raises with A9, I push with QT, he calls. Flop a Q to double-up to 9100. Matt has 13K.<br /><br />Mattazuma goes down in a coin flip. As BuddyDank/Instant Tragedy said "that's how you win a coin flip.<br /><br />Seat 2: kaellinn18 (12,460)<br />Seat 3: Rake Feeder (5,895)<br />Seat 4: AndrewOlaf (4,479)<br />Seat 6: oossuuu754 (31,064)<br />Seat 7: crazdgamer (9,700)<br />Seat 8: Mattazuma (5,180)<br />(antes)<br />AndrewOlaf posts the small blind of 250<br />oossuuu754 posts the big blind of 500<br />The button is in seat #3<br /><br />*** HOLE CARDS ***<br /><br />Dealt to crazdgamer [Td Ts]<br />crazdgamer raises to 2,000<br />Mattazuma raises to 5,130, and is all in<br />crazdgamer calls 3,130<br />Mattazuma shows [Qs As]<br />crazdgamer shows [Td Ts]<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://averagejoe.cc/img/poker/DQB.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="http://averagejoe.cc/img/poker/DQB.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />AndrewOlaf: vnh<br />oossuuu754: dqb<br />crazdgamer: DQB<br />NumbBono: dqb<br />katitude: noice!<br />Mattazuma (Observer): nh, gl all<br />kaellinn18: that's one way to win a coin flip<br />At 400/800/100, oossuuu754 raises with 33, kaellinn pushes with 8c9c, and osu calls. 3's hold up, and if it hasn't been cemented in the table's heads yet, osu is aggressive and not afraid to put chips in the pot.<br /><br />Since DQB, I've been holding back once again, not playing a lot of pots, stealing only occasionally. This was probably because OSU was playing a lot of pots and it would be very easy for him to stack anyone at the table (like he did to kaellinn) if he has a leading, vulnerable hand. So, I'm hovering around 11K, was able to steal once to get to 14K.<br /><br />The final table, 500/1000/125:<br />Seat 1: katitude (21,961)<br />Seat 2: HighOnPoker (17,727)<br />Seat 3: willwonka (41,690)<br />Seat 4: jeciimd (33,562)<br />Seat 5: Kajagugu (17,015)<br />Seat 6: oossuuu754 (43,481)<br />Seat 7: crazdgamer (13,955)<br />Seat 8: GCox25 (7,578)<br />Seat 9: NumbBono (4,031)<br /><br />Hand 2 of the final table:<br /><br />Seat 1: katitude (21,711)<br />Seat 2: HighOnPoker (17,602)<br />Seat 3: willwonka (38,515)<br />Seat 4: jeciimd (39,112)<br />Seat 5: Kajagugu (18,515)<br />Seat 6: oossuuu754 (41,731)<br />Seat 7: crazdgamer (12,705)<br />Seat 8: GCox25 (7,328)<br />Seat 9: NumbBono (3,781)<br />(antes)<br />crazdgamer posts the small blind of 500<br />GCox25 posts the big blind of 1,000<br />The button is in seat #6<br />*** HOLE CARDS ***<br />Dealt to crazdgamer [see the picture]<br />HighOnPoker calls 1,000<br />crazdgamer calls 500<br />GCox25 checks<br />*** FLOP *** [Kh 7s 7c]<br />crazdgamer checks<br />GCox25 checks<br />HighOnPoker checks<br />*** TURN *** [Kh 7s 7c] [Ks]<br />crazdgamer bets 2,000<br />GCox25 folds<br />HighOnPoker calls 2,000<br />*** RIVER *** [Kh 7s 7c Ks] [Kc]<br />crazdgamer bets 2,000<br />HighOnPoker raises to 14,477, and is all in<br />crazdgamer calls 7,580, and is all in<br />Uncalled bet of 4,897 returned to HighOnPoker<br />*** SHOW DOWN ***<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://averagejoe.cc/img/poker/DQB-2.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="http://averagejoe.cc/img/poker/DQB-2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />crazdgamer: DQB!<br />HighOnPoker: oh, thats rich<br />katitude: DQB<br />HighOnPoker: nh<br /><br />For those keeping track, that's twice in the same tournament for one player. Jordan is now the guy to get rid of so we can get paid. NumbBono and GCox25 double up before Jordan gets 33 all-in against JJ. No suckouts and we the bubble is popped.<br /><br />crazdgamer: ok, we all push now, right?<br />katitude: yep, it's like a token *grin<br />Kajagugu: tokens won !!!<br />surflexus (Observer): wait!!!!!!!!!!! some of the tokens have bigger numbers on them<br /><br />I'm starting to get more aggressive in the pots I'm in now that we're in the money. Starting to steal some more. Chip up to 40K, still behind OSU who has 44K.<br /><br />Missed opportunity: willwonka raises, jeciimd calls, I fold A3 in the BB, flop is 336. wonka pushes AK, jeciimd calls with 55. wonka spikes a turn A, river is a J.<br /><br />Kajagugu: i folded the spanish inquisition there<br />InstantTragedy (Observer): NOONE EXPECTS IT!<br /><br />Willwonka doubles through OSU with JJ vs K8, and I cripple willwonka myself...<br /><br />Seat 1: katitude (23,472)<br />Seat 3: willwonka (48,850)<br />Seat 4: jeciimd (25,128)<br />Seat 5: Kajagugu (26,785)<br />Seat 6: oossuuu754 (31,186)<br />Seat 7: crazdgamer (45,579)<br />katitude antes 250<br />willwonka antes 250<br />jeciimd antes 250<br />Kajagugu antes 250<br />oossuuu754 antes 250<br />crazdgamer antes 250<br />willwonka posts the small blind of 1,000<br />jeciimd posts the big blind of 2,000<br />The button is in seat #1<br />*** HOLE CARDS ***<br />Dealt to crazdgamer [Jd Jc]<br />jamyhawk2 (Observer): or both<br />Kajagugu folds<br />oossuuu754 folds<br />crazdgamer raises to 8,000<br />katitude folds<br />willwonka calls 7,000<br />jeciimd has 15 seconds left to act<br />jeciimd folds<br />*** FLOP *** [2h 6c 5c]<br />jamyhawk2 (Observer): i just took first in token frenzy so ready for something<br />willwonka checks<br />crazdgamer bets 7,500<br />willwonka has 15 seconds left to act<br />willwonka: cool<br />willwonka raises to 22,000<br />crazdgamer raises to 37,329, and is all in<br />willwonka calls 15,329<br />crazdgamer shows [Jd Jc]<br />willwonka shows [9c 9h]<br />*** TURN *** [2h 6c 5c] [3s]<br />*** RIVER *** [2h 6c 5c 3s] [6d]<br />crazdgamer shows two pair, Jacks and Sixes<br />willwonka shows two pair, Nines and Sixes<br />crazdgamer wins the pot (94,158) with two pair, Jacks and Sixes<br /><br />Chip leader! Wooooooooooo.<br /><br />jeciimd calls AQ all-in vs OSU's K7, 7 on the flop, 7 on the turns eliminates jeciimd. <br /><br />I double-up willwonka, and <a href="http://hammerplayer.blogspot.com/">Hoy</a> makes a cameo. <br /><br />Full Tilt Poker Game #2922012704: The Mookie - Arrgh Matey (22098113), Table 8 - 1000/2000 Ante 250 - No Limit Hold'em - 1:21:18 ET - 2007/07/12<br />Seat 1: katitude (22,972)<br />Seat 3: willwonka (3,021)<br />Seat 5: Kajagugu (24,285)<br />Seat 6: oossuuu754 (56,814)<br />Seat 7: crazdgamer (93,908)<br />(antes)<br />posts the small blind of 1,000<br />oossuuu754 posts the big blind of 2,000<br />The button is in seat #4<br />*** HOLE CARDS ***<br />Dealt to crazdgamer [Jc Ad]<br />crazdgamer raises to 8,000<br />katitude folds<br />willwonka calls 2,771, and is all in<br />Kajagugu folds<br />oossuuu754 has 15 seconds left to act<br />oossuuu754 folds<br />crazdgamer shows [Jc Ad]<br />willwonka shows [Qd As]<br />Uncalled bet of 5,229 returned to crazdgamer<br />*** FLOP *** [6h Tc 8s]<br />*** TURN *** [6h Tc 8s] [8c]<br />*** RIVER *** [6h Tc 8s 8c] [Ah]<br />crazdgamer shows two pair, Aces and Eights<br />willwonka shows two pair, Aces and Eights<br />willwonka wins the pot (9,792) with two pair, Aces and Eights<br />hoyazo (Observer): \JACKACE<br /><br />Kajagugu pushes JT into katitude's AK and no one improves. Down to 4.<br /><br />Before this hand, I had the lead but it was vulnerable, as I could still double-up people and lose said lead. After this hand, the lead becomes more secure. <br /><br />I get QQ, standard raise to 8400, OSU pushes for 32K with A2, I instacall. Board is all blanks. OSU is gone. Seat 1: katitude (46,915) Seat 3: willwonka (32,968) Seat 7: crazdgamer (121,117)<br /><br />I call will's AJ all-in w/ KT, get a K on the flop to eliminate him. If I didn't have a huge chip lead, I probably don't make that call. If I lose, I'll have 128K to will's 48K and kat's 24K. If my cards are live, it's worth the risk. Me and kat heads up. <br /><br />I double her up once when she pushed for 12K (4BB), and I decide that ATC is good to try (having a stack of 180K). Call with 75 offsuit, she shows 92. We don't improve, she doubles. <br /><br />The final hand:<br /><br />Full Tilt Poker Game #2922144306: The Mookie - Arrgh Matey (22098113), Table 8 - 1500/3000 Ante 400 - No Limit Hold'em - 1:37:04 ET - 2007/07/12<br />Seat 1: katitude (19,730)<br />Seat 7: crazdgamer (181,270)<br />katitude antes 400<br />crazdgamer antes 400<br />crazdgamer posts the small blind of 1,500<br />katitude posts the big blind of 3,000<br />The button is in seat #7<br />*** HOLE CARDS ***<br />Dealt to crazdgamer [8c Ad]<br />crazdgamer calls 1,500<br />katitude raises to 19,330, and is all in<br />crazdgamer calls 16,330<br />katitude shows [Kc Jh]<br />crazdgamer shows [8c Ad]<br />*** FLOP *** [8h 8d 7d]<br />*** TURN *** [8h 8d 7d] [2s]<br />*** RIVER *** [8h 8d 7d 2s] [4h]<br />katitude shows a pair of Eights<br />crazdgamer shows three of a kind, Eights<br />crazdgamer wins the pot (39,460) with three of a kind, Eights<br />willwonka (Observer): gg<br />katitude: GG!<br />katitude stands up<br />crazdgamer stands up<br />*** SUMMARY ***<br />Total pot 39,460 Rake 0<br />Board: [8h 8d 7d 2s 4h]<br />Seat 1: katitude (big blind) showed [Kc Jh] and lost with a pair of Eights<br />Seat 7: crazdgamer (small blind) showed [8c Ad] and won (39,460) with three of a kind, Eights<br /><br /> Thanks to everyone who commented. It's fun when you win!crazdgamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17136194934110945095noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2842248325361598022.post-67423701298832333602007-07-01T16:07:00.000-05:002007-07-01T16:11:13.198-05:00Why do I even bother playing this game...... when every time I get my money in with the best hand, it gets sucked out on?<br /><br />$75 Token Frenzy - 30/60 - No Limit Hold'em<br /><br />*** HOLE CARDS ***<br />Dealt to crazdgamer [Kc Kd]<br />Idiot raises to 180<br />crazdgamer raises to 400<br />Idiot calls 220<br />*** FLOP *** [6h 3d 9d]<br />crazdgamer bets 600<br />Idiot raises to 1,200<br />crazdgamer raises to 1,805, and is all in<br />Idiot calls 445, and is all in<br />crazdgamer shows [Kc Kd]<br />Idiot shows [Qd Jd]<br />Uncalled bet of 160 returned to crazdgamer<br />*** TURN *** [6h 3d 9d] [Ts]<br />*** RIVER *** [6h 3d 9d Ts] [6d]<br />crazdgamer shows two pair, Kings and Sixes<br />Idiot shows a flush, Queen high<br />Idiot wins the pot (4,150) with a flush, Queen highcrazdgamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17136194934110945095noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2842248325361598022.post-32929146702967117422007-06-23T12:48:00.000-05:002007-06-23T12:50:21.153-05:00Razz Sucks Again<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcC2xlPZp8y8rDKynNtBn37zqFrfTPXx8tg4NB4a7IK2016NqC_62I4sAZn0CMKgcF0-e-iadYh1wZV4tfl8ws_7d0dtUcqmRZXf-lxjG0LD6omGOUyE-NTKgJ9fJR9eiVXivAoaq51TE/s1600-h/razz_sucks_again.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcC2xlPZp8y8rDKynNtBn37zqFrfTPXx8tg4NB4a7IK2016NqC_62I4sAZn0CMKgcF0-e-iadYh1wZV4tfl8ws_7d0dtUcqmRZXf-lxjG0LD6omGOUyE-NTKgJ9fJR9eiVXivAoaq51TE/s400/razz_sucks_again.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079318483358083602" border="0" /></a><br />This was from one of those 2700 person $100 freerolls. Picture speaks for itself.crazdgamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17136194934110945095noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2842248325361598022.post-1229264258048784612007-06-22T18:53:00.000-05:002007-06-22T23:50:07.997-05:00Week in ReviewSo this week, in the 2 blogger tourneys (Mondays at the <a href="http://hammerplayer.blogspot.com/">Hoy</a> and The <a href="http://mookie99.bigopokerroom.com/">Mookie</a>), 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 <a href="http://bloggerpokerchallenge.blogspot.com/">BBT</a> points twice in a row. I honestly can't remember the last time that's happened.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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<br />Seat 1: BobRespert (3,735)<br />Seat 2: cmitch (2,880)<br />Seat 3: Papi Justify (2,890)<br />Seat 4: IslandBum1 (2,585)<br />Seat 5: columbo (2,915)<br />Seat 6: crazdgamer (2,550)<br />Seat 7: smokkee (3,490)<br />Seat 8: HighOnPoker (2,955), is sitting out<br />cmitch posts the small blind of 15<br />Papi Justify posts the big blind of 30<br />The button is in seat #1<br />*** HOLE CARDS ***<br />Dealt to crazdgamer [Qc Ah]<br />IslandBum1 has 15 seconds left to act<br />IslandBum1 raises to 120 <span style="font-weight: bold;">(tip #1: raise UTG means strength.)</span><br />columbo folds<br />crazdgamer calls 120 <span style="font-weight: bold;">(mistake #1: smooth calling in EP w/ AQ)</span><br />smokkee folds<br />HighOnPoker folds<br />BobRespert folds<br />cmitch folds<br />Papi Justify folds<br />*** FLOP *** [Qs 9s Th]<br />IslandBum1 has 15 seconds left to act<br />IslandBum1 bets 120<br />crazdgamer has 15 seconds left to act<br />crazdgamer raises to 400<br />IslandBum1 calls 280 <span style="font-weight: bold;">(I was scared of AA or KK at this point. What else does he call a reraise with?)</span><br />*** TURN *** [Qs 9s Th] [2d]<br />IslandBum1 checks<br />crazdgamer checks<br />*** RIVER *** [Qs 9s Th 2d] [Jh]<br />IslandBum1 has 15 seconds left to act<br />IslandBum1 bets 300 <span style="font-weight: bold;">(At this point, it all comes together.)</span><br />crazdgamer has 15 seconds left to act<br />crazdgamer: it's either AK or KK<br />crazdgamer calls 300 <span style="font-weight: bold;">(crying call)</span><br />*** SHOW DOWN ***<br />IslandBum1 shows [Kc As] a straight, Ace high<br />crazdgamer mucks<br />IslandBum1 wins the pot (1,685) with a straight, Ace high<br />The blinds are now 20/40<br />*** SUMMARY ***<br />Total pot 1,685 | Rake 0<br />Board: [Qs 9s Th 2d Jh]<br />Seat 1: BobRespert (button) didn't bet (folded)<br />Seat 2: cmitch (small blind) folded before the Flop<br />Seat 3: Papi Justify (big blind) folded before the Flop<br />Seat 4: IslandBum1 showed [Kc As] and won (1,685) with a straight, Ace high<br />Seat 5: columbo didn't bet (folded)<br />Seat 6: crazdgamer mucked [Qc Ah] - a pair of Queens<br />Seat 7: smokkee didn't bet (folded)<br />Seat 8: HighOnPoker didn't bet (folded)<br /><br />The good thing about the MATH is that it's double-stacked. I'm left with ~1700 chips.<br /><br />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 <a href="http://highonpoker.blogspot.com/2007/06/another-cash-you-decide-53.html">You Decide</a>. Check it out.<br /><br />Get lucky with AQ: TPTK on the flop and turn, then river a straight with a board of Q2345.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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<br />Seat 1: Unimpressed (17,063)<br />Seat 2: jeciimd (5,081)<br />Seat 3: heffmike (8,902)<br />Seat 4: pushmonkey72 (6,444)<br />Seat 5: crazdgamer (19,887)<br />Seat 6: BuddyDank (7,265)<br />Seat 8: a104l9 (9,780)<br />Seat 9: Rake Feeder (11,222)<br />(everyone antes)<br />a104l9 posts the small blind of 250<br />Rake Feeder posts the big blind of 500<br />The button is in seat #6<br />*** HOLE CARDS ***<br />Dealt to crazdgamer [Ac Ad]<br />pushmonkey72 raises to 2,150<br />crazdgamer has 15 seconds left to act<br />pushmonkey72 raises to 6,250<br />crazdgamer raises to 19,837, and is all in<br />pushmonkey72 calls 144, and is all in<br />crazdgamer shows [Ac Ad]<br />pushmonkey72 shows [Kh 5d]<br />Uncalled bet of 13,443 returned to crazdgamer<br /><br />*** FLOP *** [6c 9d 8h]<br /><br />*** TURN *** [6c 9d 8h] [6h]<br /><br />*** RIVER *** [6c 9d 8h 6h] [7d]<br /><br />crazdgamer shows two pair, Aces and Sixes<br />pushmonkey72 shows a straight, Nine high<br />pushmonkey72 wins the pot (13,938) with a straight, Nine high<br /><br />After the hand:<br />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<br />Seat 1: Unimpressed (17,013)<br />Seat 2: jeciimd (5,031)<br />Seat 3: heffmike (8,852)<br />Seat 4: pushmonkey72 (13,938)<br />Seat 5: crazdgamer (13,443)<br />Seat 6: BuddyDank (7,215)<br />Seat 8: a104l9 (9,480)<br />Seat 9: Rake Feeder (10,672)<br /><br />wwonka69 (Observer): all skill<br />pushmonkey72: im gonna throw up<br />Unimpressed: no luck in this game.<br />Unimpressed: hope the government wasn't watching that.<br /><br />And, of course, when the poker gods hate you, you don't win coin flips.<br /><br />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<br />Seat 1: Unimpressed (8,413)<br />Seat 3: heffmike (14,777)<br />Seat 4: pushmonkey72 (14,348)<br />Seat 5: crazdgamer (13,493)<br />Seat 6: BuddyDank (14,455)<br />Seat 8: a104l9 (6,080)<br />Seat 9: Rake Feeder (14,078)<br />(antes)<br />BuddyDank posts the small blind of 300<br />a104l9 posts the big blind of 600<br />The button is in seat #5<br />*** HOLE CARDS ***<br />Dealt to crazdgamer [Qd Kd]<br />Unimpressed calls 600<br />crazdgamer raises to 2,000<br />Unimpressed raises to 8,338, and is all in<br />crazdgamer calls 6,338<br />Unimpressed shows [2d 2s]<br />crazdgamer shows [Qd Kd]<br /><br />*** FLOP *** [3s 8s 5h]<br /><br />*** TURN *** [3s 8s 5h] [3h]<br /><br />*** RIVER *** [3s 8s 5h 3h] [7s]<br />Unimpressed shows two pair, Threes and Twos<br />crazdgamer shows a pair of Threes<br />Unimpressed wins the pot (18,101) with two pair, Threes and Twos<br /><br />So now, instead of having 21K chips and being the chip leader at the table, I'm now the shorty.<br /><br />And, finally, I donk off my chips thinking heffmike is stealing from the button.<br /><br />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<br />Unimpressed: ftp is soooo rigged. Just got A2 3 hands in a row.<br />Seat 1: Unimpressed (16,876)<br />Seat 3: heffmike (16,494)<br />Seat 4: pushmonkey72 (19,523)<br />Seat 5: crazdgamer (7,605)<br />Seat 6: BuddyDank (12,330)<br />Seat 8: a104l9 (6,810)<br />Seat 9: Rake Feeder (6,006)<br />(antes)<br />pushmonkey72 posts the small blind of 400<br />crazdgamer posts the big blind of 800<br />The button is in seat #3<br />*** HOLE CARDS ***<br />Dealt to crazdgamer [6d 7d]<br />heffmike raises to 2,750<br />crazdgamer raises to 7,505, and is all in<br />heffmike has 15 seconds left to act<br />heffmike: maybe I win a race this time.<br />heffmike calls 4,755<br />crazdgamer shows [6d 7d]<br />heffmike shows [Ad Kc]<br />*** FLOP *** [Jh 8c 2c]<br />*** TURN *** [Jh 8c 2c] [As]<br />*** RIVER *** [Jh 8c 2c As] [4s]<br />crazdgamer shows Ace Jack high<br />heffmike shows a pair of Aces<br />heffmike wins the pot (16,110) with a pair of Aces<br />crazdgamer stands up<br /><br />At the Mookie, I got seated at <a href="http://pokercash.blogspot.com/">lucko</a>'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 <strike>territory</strike> chip lead.<br /><br />I get lucky and eliminate pokerenthusiast when an Ace hits on the river to improve my AQ over KK.<br /><br />I avoid going busto on this hand against lucko. I think I lost the minimum here, which I'm proud of.<br /><br />In fact, let's play a game, since I like being silly.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">What do I have?</span></span></span><br /><br />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<br />Seat 1: DemonWolf21 (935)<br />Seat 2: Drizztdj (1,280)<br />Seat 3: AndrewOlaf (1,235)<br />Seat 4: Maudie (440)<br />Seat 5: mtnrider81 (2,520)<br />Seat 7: crazdgamer (2,325)<br />Seat 8: lucko21 (5,300)<br />Seat 9: Perticelli55 (1,365)<br />DemonWolf21 posts the small blind of 40<br />Drizztdj posts the big blind of 80<br />The button is in seat #9<br />*** HOLE CARDS ***<br />Dealt to crazdgamer [2 cards]<br />AndrewOlaf folds<br />Maudie folds<br />mtnrider81 folds<br />crazdgamer raises to 260<br />lucko21 calls 260<br />Perticelli55 folds<br />DemonWolf21 folds<br />Drizztdj folds<br />*** FLOP *** [As 9d Ad]<br />crazdgamer checks<br />lucko21 checks<br />*** TURN *** [As 9d Ad] [Qs]<br />crazdgamer checks<br />lucko21 checks<br />*** RIVER *** [As 9d Ad Qs] [Qd]<br />crazdgamer bets 400<br />lucko21 has 15 seconds left to act<br />lucko21 raises to 3,040<br />crazdgamer: huh<br />crazdgamer has 15 seconds left to act<br />crazdgamer has requested TIME<br />crazdgamer folds<br />Uncalled bet of 2,640 returned to lucko21<br />lucko21 mucks<br />lucko21 wins the pot (1,440)<br /><br />Take your guesses people.<br /><br />Next comes some donkery in action.<br /><br />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<br />Seat 1: DemonWolf21 (895)<br />Seat 2: Drizztdj (1,160)<br />Seat 3: AndrewOlaf (1,155)<br />Seat 4: Maudie (440)<br />Seat 5: mtnrider81 (2,520)<br />Seat 7: crazdgamer (1,665)<br />Seat 8: lucko21 (6,080)<br />Seat 9: Perticelli55 (1,485)<br />AndrewOlaf posts the small blind of 40<br />Maudie posts the big blind of 80<br />The button is in seat #2<br />*** HOLE CARDS ***<br />Dealt to crazdgamer [9d Ah]<br />crazdgamer has 15 seconds left to act<br />crazdgamer raises to 260<br />DemonWolf21 calls 260<br />Drizztdj folds<br />*** FLOP *** [2s 7c Jc]<br />crazdgamer bets 1,405, and is all in<br />DemonWolf21 has 15 seconds left to act<br />DemonWolf21 has requested TIME<br />DemonWolf21 calls 635, and is all in<br />crazdgamer shows [9d Ah]<br />DemonWolf21 shows [Td Kc] <span style="font-weight: bold;">(huh?)</span><br />Uncalled bet of 770 returned to crazdgamer<br />*** TURN *** [2s 7c Jc] <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">[Th]</span><br />*** RIVER *** [2s 7c Jc Th] [Jd]<br />crazdgamer shows a pair of Jacks<br />DemonWolf21 shows two pair, Jacks and Tens<br />DemonWolf21 wins the pot (1,910) with two pair, Jacks and Tens<br /><br />smokkee (Observer): ????????????????<br />lucko21: what just happened?<br />smokkee (Observer): what a call<br />smokkee (Observer): ?????????????????????????????????????<br />smokkee (Observer): ??????????????<br />smokkee (Observer): ????????????????????????????????????????????<br /><br />Table merge. The next hand I play is against <a href="http://pokertachi.blogspot.com/">Alan</a>. I push AQ into QQ. I flop 2 Aces to double up and cripple him.<br /><br />The rest is unremarkable until I push an OESD into a pair / flush draw and don't improve.<br /><br />Finally, in <a href="http://pokerkat.blogspot.com/">Kat</a>'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...<br /><br />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<br />Seat 1: Fishiswa (34,100)<br />Seat 2: katitude (15,130)<br />Seat 3: mtnrider81 (72,671)<br />Seat 5: crazdgamer (60,439)<br />Seat 7: bayne_s (37,080)<br />Seat 9: NumbBono (15,580)<br />Fishiswa antes 200<br />katitude antes 200<br />mtnrider81 antes 200<br />crazdgamer antes 200<br />bayne_s antes 200<br />NumbBono antes 200<br />katitude posts the small blind of 800<br />mtnrider81 posts the big blind of 1,600<br />The button is in seat #1<br />*** HOLE CARDS ***<br />Dealt to crazdgamer [Qd Ad]<br />crazdgamer raises to 5,000<br />bayne_s folds<br />NumbBono folds<br />Fishiswa folds<br />katitude folds<br />mtnrider81 calls 3,400 <span style="font-weight: bold;">(uh oh. He has played few hands at the final table.)</span><br />*** FLOP *** [9d 6c 6s]<br />mtnrider81 checks<br />crazdgamer checks<br />*** TURN *** [9d 6c 6s] [Kh]<br />mtnrider81 has 15 seconds left to act<br />mtnrider81 bets 4,800 <span style="font-weight: bold;">(stealing?)</span><br />crazdgamer raises to 10,000 <span style="font-weight: bold;">(represent AK)</span><br />mtnrider81 has 15 seconds left to act<br />mtnrider81 calls 5,200 <span style="font-weight: bold;">(scared of this. not sure where I'm at. can't have a 6. A9? slow-played AK?)</span><br />*** RIVER *** [9d 6c 6s Kh] [Qh]<br />mtnrider81 has 15 seconds left to act<br />mtnrider81 bets 12,800<br />crazdgamer calls 12,800<span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br />*** SHOW DOWN ***<br />mtnrider81 shows [9h 9c] a full house, Nines full of Sixes<br />crazdgamer mucks<br />mtnrider81 wins the pot (57,600) with a full house, Nines full of Sixes<br />*** SUMMARY ***<br />Total pot 57,600 | Rake 0<br />Board: [9d 6c 6s Kh Qh]<br />Seat 1: Fishiswa (button) folded before the Flop<br />Seat 2: katitude (small blind) folded before the Flop<br />Seat 3: mtnrider81 (big blind) showed [9h 9c] and won (57,600) with a full house, Nines full of Sixes<br />Seat 5: crazdgamer mucked [Qd Ad] - two pair, Queens and Sixes<br />Seat 7: bayne_s folded before the Flop<br />Seat 9: NumbBono folded before the Flop<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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<br />Seat 1: Fishiswa (49,480)<br />Seat 2: katitude (14,130)<br />Seat 3: mtnrider81 (105,671)<br />Seat 5: crazdgamer (28,839)<br />Seat 7: bayne_s (36,880)<br />Fishiswa antes 200<br />katitude antes 200<br />mtnrider81 antes 200<br />crazdgamer antes 200<br />bayne_s antes 200<br />mtnrider81 posts the small blind of 800<br />crazdgamer posts the big blind of 1,600<br />The button is in seat #2<br />*** HOLE CARDS ***<br />Dealt to crazdgamer [Kd Qs]<br />bayne_s folds<br />Fishiswa raises to 6,600<br />katitude folds<br />NumbBono (Observer): Have fun you bunch of f'n donkeys<br />mtnrider81 folds<br />crazdgamer has 15 seconds left to act<br />crazdgamer raises to 16,000<br />Fishiswa: aliright<br />Fishiswa has 15 seconds left to act<br />Fishiswa raises to 49,280, and is all in<br />crazdgamer calls 12,639, and is all in<br />Fishiswa shows [Td Ad]<br />crazdgamer shows [Kd Qs]<br />Uncalled bet of 20,641 returned to Fishiswa<br />*** FLOP *** [Ks Ac Jh]<br />*** TURN *** [Ks Ac Jh] [3c]<br />*** RIVER *** [Ks Ac Jh 3c] [7c]<br />Fishiswa shows a pair of Aces<br />crazdgamer shows a pair of Kings<br />Fishiswa wins the pot (59,078) with a pair of Aces<br />crazdgamer stands up<br />*** SUMMARY ***<br />Total pot 59,078 | Rake 0<br />Board: [Ks Ac Jh 3c 7c]<br />Seat 1: Fishiswa showed [Td Ad] and won (59,078) with a pair of Aces<br />Seat 2: katitude (button) folded before the Flop<br />Seat 3: mtnrider81 (small blind) folded before the Flop<br />Seat 5: crazdgamer (big blind) showed [Kd Qs] and lost with a pair of Kings<br />Seat 7: bayne_s folded before the Flop<br /><br />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.crazdgamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17136194934110945095noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2842248325361598022.post-74089199941742095742007-06-06T22:06:00.000-05:002007-06-06T23:35:54.358-05:00The MookieSo, after being appropriately schooled by <a href="http://fuel55.blogspot.com/">Fuel55</a> in one of his <a href="http://fuel55.blogspot.com/2007/06/dont-play-weak-poker.html">recent posts</a>, I made it a point to not play weak-tight poker. Tonight's Mookie was the first opportunity to try this out.<br /><br />The first few levels were nothing out of the ordinary. Some good hands, a few c-bets, the standard.<br /><br />Here's a hand that came up that I picked up by getting lucky and not letting myself get pushed around.<br /><br />Full Tilt Poker Game #2600913206: The Mookie-Zoom-Zoom-ZeemII (19726030), Table 5 - 30/60 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:35:13 ET - 2007/06/06<br />Seat 1: crazdgamer (1,700)<br />Seat 2: BrLKoSTa420 (1,405)<br />Seat 3: atomicslug (1,105)<br />Seat 4: HighOnPoker (2,310)<br />Seat 5: IslandBum1 (650)<br />Seat 7: boneyardxxx (1,510)<br />Seat 8: Patchmaster (3,170)<br />Seat 9: katiemother (1,385)<br />HighOnPoker posts the small blind of 30<br />IslandBum1 posts the big blind of 60<br />The button is in seat #3<br /><br />*** HOLE CARDS ***<br />Dealt to crazdgamer [9h 8h]<br />boneyardxxx folds<br />Patchmaster folds<br />katiemother folds<br />crazdgamer calls 60 <span style="font-weight: bold;">(yay for sooted connectors.)</span><br />BrLKoSTa420 folds<br />atomicslug folds<br />HighOnPoker calls 30<br />IslandBum1 checks<br /><br />*** FLOP *** [Jc 2c Tc]<br /><br />HighOnPoker bets 120<br />IslandBum1 folds<br />crazdgamer calls 120 <span style="font-weight: bold;">(while I don't have a club, I'm fairly certain he doesn't have 2 clubs. He makes this bet with any Jack and possibly any high club. I call with 8 outs.)<br /><br /></span>*** TURN *** [Jc 2c Tc] [7s] <span style="font-weight: bold;">(awesome!)<br /><br /></span>HighOnPoker bets 360<br />crazdgamer raises to 1,520, and is all in <span style="font-weight: bold;">(if he flopped the flush, so it goes. if he didn't flop the flush, I'm best right now, and I don't want him drawing to a flush.)</span><br />HighOnPoker folds<br /><br />-------------------------------------------<br /><br />Full Tilt Poker Game #2600939870: The Mookie-Zoom-Zoom-ZeemII (19726030), Table 5 - 30/60 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:38:26 ET - 2007/06/06<br />Seat 1: crazdgamer (2,480)<br />Seat 2: BrLKoSTa420 (1,405)<br />Seat 3: atomicslug (1,105)<br />Seat 4: HighOnPoker (1,770)<br />Seat 5: IslandBum1 (560)<br />Seat 7: boneyardxxx (1,390)<br />Seat 8: Patchmaster (3,080)<br />Seat 9: katiemother (1,445)<br />katiemother posts the small blind of 30<br />crazdgamer posts the big blind of 60<br />The button is in seat #8<br /><br />*** HOLE CARDS ***<br />Dealt to crazdgamer [6c Ah]<br />BrLKoSTa420 has 15 seconds left to act<br />BrLKoSTa420 folds<br />atomicslug folds<br />HighOnPoker folds<br />IslandBum1 folds<br />boneyardxxx folds<br />Patchmaster folds<br />katiemother calls 30<br />crazdgamer checks<br /><br />*** FLOP *** [Qh 7c Ac]<br /><br />katiemother bets 120<br />crazdgamer calls 120 <span style="font-weight: bold;">(I think I'm good, but I don't feel like getting re-raised (my read on katiemother has been LAG.))<br /><br /></span>*** TURN *** [Qh 7c Ac] [8c]<br />katiemother bets 360<br />crazdgamer calls 360 <span style="font-weight: bold;">(a little concerned about 3 clubs. My club isn't very strong.)</span><br /><br />*** RIVER *** [Qh 7c Ac 8c] [9c] <span style="font-weight: bold;">(ugh)</span><br />katiemother bets 905, and is all in<br />crazdgamer calls 905 <span style="font-weight: bold;">(crying call. need to see what she kept firing bullets with.)</span><br /><br />*** SHOW DOWN ***<br />katiemother shows [8s Kc] (a flush, Ace high) <span style="font-weight: bold;">(air on the flop, 3rd pair on the turn, nut flush on the river. My read was right, but I let myself get beat here.)</span><br />crazdgamer mucks<br />katiemother wins the pot (2,890) with a flush, Ace high<br /><br />---------------------<br /><br />Full Tilt Poker Game #2601000066: The Mookie-Zoom-Zoom-ZeemII (19726030), Table 5 - 40/80 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:45:44 ET - 2007/06/06<br />Seat 1: crazdgamer (1,005)<br />Seat 2: BrLKoSTa420 (2,105)<br />Seat 3: BuddyDank (1,125)<br />Seat 4: HighOnPoker (2,845)<br />Seat 5: IslandBum1 (440)<br />Seat 7: boneyardxxx (1,390)<br />Seat 8: Patchmaster (2,960)<br />Seat 9: katiemother (2,490)<br />katiemother posts the small blind of 40<br />crazdgamer posts the big blind of 80<br />The button is in seat #8<br />*** HOLE CARDS ***<br />Dealt to crazdgamer [Ah Qc]<br />BrLKoSTa420 folds<br />BuddyDank folds<br />HighOnPoker folds<br />IslandBum1 folds<br />atomicslug (Observer): gl all<br />boneyardxxx raises to 240<br />Patchmaster folds<br />katiemother folds<br />crazdgamer raises to 1,005, and is all in <span style="font-weight: bold;">(always push while you still have fold equity.)</span><br />boneyardxxx folds<br />Uncalled bet of 765 returned to crazdgamer<br />crazdgamer mucks<br />crazdgamer wins the pot (520)<br /><br />-----------------------------------------<br /><br />My last hand, which wasn't caught by hand history because it was the last hand before the table broke up, was my AT vs. katiemother's AJ.<br /><br />Not bad, although the combination of unluckiness and not raising with the best hand was a critical moment. I'm learning though.crazdgamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17136194934110945095noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2842248325361598022.post-59358121563537522332007-06-05T09:02:00.000-05:002007-06-05T09:11:54.823-05:00MATH - 6/4/2007Hi. I'm Gigli. Nice to meet you.<br /><br />I don't have the hand history, but it goes almost exactly like this.<br /><br />3 minutes in (15-30 blinds), I get AKo in the SB. UTG limps. <a href="http://guinnessandpoker.blogspot.com/">Iggy</a> raises to 90 from the cutoff. I wanted to re-raise, but was concerned about the limper as UTG limpers usually have monsters. I call, BB calls, UTG calls. Ugh.<br /><br />Flop is AK8 rainbow. Score!<br /><br />I'm first, and I bet 300 into a 360 pot. BB and UTG fold. Iggy raises. I put him on either AQ, AJ or 88. I decide to push anyway, and of course, he calls and turns up 88.<br /><br />I'm down to 15 chips. I don't make the comeback.<br /><br />I suck at this game.crazdgamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17136194934110945095noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2842248325361598022.post-33963804849997606632007-06-03T20:26:00.000-05:002007-06-03T20:40:02.643-05:00Aces are not GoldFrom the 6/3/2007 Daily Double A<br /><br /><br />Seat 1: (1,725)<br />Seat 2: crazdgamer (1,583)<br />Seat 3: (3,952)<br />Seat 4: (2,805)<br />Seat 5: (1,860)<br />Seat 6: (1,780)<br />Seat 7: (1,825)<br />Seat 8: villain<em><em><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></em></em>(2,470)<br />Seat 9: (4,050)<br />The button is in seat #4<br /><br />*** HOLE CARDS ***<br />Dealt to crazdgamer [Ah Ac]<br />1 player folds<br />villain calls 30<br />1 player calls 30<br />1 player folds<br />crazdgamer raises to 120<br />4 players fold<br />villain calls 90<br />1 player calls 90<br /><br />*** FLOP *** [Ad 5d 2s] <span style="font-weight: bold;">(yus!)<br /><br /></span>villain checks<br />other player checks<br />crazdgamer bets 400 <span style="font-weight: bold;">(mama says bet out your sets on a suited board)</span><br />villain calls 400 <span style="font-weight: bold;">(hmmm... he has an ace?)</span><br />other player folds<br /><br />*** TURN *** [Ad 5d 2s] [Ts]<br /><br />villain checks<br />crazdgamer bets 1,063, and is all in <span style="font-weight: bold;">(if you're drawing, you're paying for it. If you have one pair, you're drawing dead. You can't have a straight draw since you called my pre-flop raise so I can rule out the low cards needed to make the straight.)</span><br />villain calls 1,063<br />crazdgamer shows [Ah Ac]<br />villain shows [4s 3s] <span style="font-weight: bold;">(FUCK YOU DONKEY)</span><br /><br />*** RIVER *** [Ad 5d 2s Ts] [3c] <span style="font-weight: bold;">(and, of course, I don't hit my 10-outer to fill up / quad up.)<br /><br /></span>crazdgamer shows three of a kind, Aces<br />villain shows a straight, Five high<br />villain wins the pot (3,331) with a straight, Five high<br />crazdgamer stands up<br /><br />I mean, really. 43 suited. This is such bullshit.crazdgamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17136194934110945095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2842248325361598022.post-86192177227391275622007-05-29T07:58:00.000-05:002007-05-29T08:09:10.154-05:00.10/.25 Home GameSome friends and I went to the Yankees game on Sunday (I'm a Mets fan myself, but majority rules when deciding which game to go to.) Afterwards, a bunch of us returned to one person's house and set up a cash game. All of us bought in for $20. I had to rebuy twice and cashed out with $18, ending down $22. <br /><br />While playing, I was able to pickup on one guy's play style despite meeting him that night; very-much aggressive almost to the point of being out of line. I had a chance to make some money off him on this hand:<br /><br />I'm in the SB with A8o. Normally not good, but considering he'll raise with position, it's probably ahead of anything he has. Aggro-guy raises to $1 in the cutoff, I call, everyone else folds. <br /><br />Flop is A73 rainbow. I bet $1, he raises to $2, I reraise to $6, he re-raises all-in (to put me all-in). I have $20 behind me at this point. I'm thinking I might be beat, but he's been playing aggressively all night, so I figure he can't have great hands all the time. I make the call and he flips up 79. Woot!<br /><br />Turn is a 9. Not so woot. <br /><br />River is no help. I rebuy.<br /><br />That's the only hand I really remember as I didn't really pick up too many premium hands that night. I did see JJ at one point that I had to fold when the flop came AKx.crazdgamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17136194934110945095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2842248325361598022.post-24386342009138621542007-05-07T19:29:00.000-05:002007-05-07T19:42:24.844-05:00$5 + $.50 TournamentPosition: 345/466<br /><br />Fucking. Donkfest.<br /><br />I'm not censoring names on this one. I'm too pissed off.<br /><br />Full Tilt Poker Game #2374927644: $5 + $0.50 Tournament (17894173), Table 32 - 20/40 - No Limit Hold'em - 20:19:47 ET - 2007/05/07<br />Seat 1: crazdgamer (1,480)<br />Seat 2: sanfordplace (1,395)<br />Seat 3: tmt7780 (2,270)<br />Seat 4: allxtex (1,865)<br />Seat 5: Xx Maxter xX (2,390)<br />Seat 6: 2play4 (1,825)<br />Seat 7: debster36 (1,060)<br />Seat 8: Tonymay67 (2,330)<br />Seat 9: 6derek (2,125)<br />6derek posts the small blind of 20<br />crazdgamer posts the big blind of 40<br />The button is in seat #8<br /><br />*** HOLE CARDS ***<br />Dealt to crazdgamer [Ad 7c]<br />sanfordplace folds<br />tmt7780 calls 40<br />allxtex folds<br />Xx Maxter xX folds<br />2play4 folds<br />debster36 calls 40<br />Tonymay67 folds<br />6derek calls 20<br />crazdgamer checks<br /><br />*** FLOP *** [As 4d Qc]<br />6derek bets 80<br />crazdgamer raises to 240 <span style="font-weight: bold;">(I have top pair. Let's see if he really likes his hand.)</span><br />tmt7780 folds<br />debster36 calls 240 <span style="font-weight: bold;">(... hmmm...)</span><br />6derek calls 160 <span style="font-weight: bold;">(... ugh)</span><br /><br />*** TURN *** [As 4d Qc] [9h]<br />6derek has 15 seconds left to act<br />6derek bets 40 <span style="font-weight: bold;">(... min bet? slow playing a monster?)</span><br />crazdgamer calls 40<br />debster36 calls 40<br /><br />*** RIVER *** [As 4d Qc 9h] [2c]<br />6derek bets 240<br />crazdgamer folds <span style="font-weight: bold;">(not getting stupid. top pair seven kicker can't be good here.)</span><br />debster36 calls 240<br /><br />*** SHOW DOWN ***<br />6derek shows [Ac 5s] (a pair of Aces) <span style="font-weight: bold;">(WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS SHIT)</span><br />debster36 mucks<br />6derek wins the pot (1,480) with a pair of Aces<br />The blinds are now 25/50<br /><br />*** SUMMARY ***<br />Total pot 1,480 | Rake 0<br />Board: [As 4d Qc 9h 2c]<br />Seat 1: crazdgamer (big blind) folded on the River<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Seat 7: debster36 mucked [3h Qd] - a pair of Queens</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Seat 9: 6derek (small blind) showed [Ac 5s] and won (1,480) with a pair of Aces<br /><br /></span>At this point, I use my player notes to the fullest extent by noting the utter donkery that I just witnessed from 2 players.<br /><br />---------------------------<br /><br />Full Tilt Poker Game #2374955035: $5 + $0.50 Tournament (17894173), Table 32 - 25/50 - No Limit Hold'em - 20:23:23 ET - 2007/05/07<br />Seat 1: crazdgamer (1,485)<br />Seat 2: sanfordplace (1,320)<br />Seat 3: bacardi gold (1,780), is sitting out<br />Seat 4: allxtex (1,815)<br />Seat 5: Xx Maxter xX (2,340)<br />Seat 6: 2play4 (1,825)<br />Seat 7: debster36 (400)<br />Seat 8: Tonymay67 (2,330)<br />Seat 9: 6derek (3,045)<br />allxtex posts the small blind of 25<br />Xx Maxter xX posts the big blind of 50<br />The button is in seat #2<br /><br />*** HOLE CARDS ***<br />Dealt to crazdgamer [Ac Ts]<br />2play4 folds<br />debster36 calls 50<br />Tonymay67 folds<br />6derek folds<br />crazdgamer raises to 225<br />sanfordplace folds<br />allxtex folds<br />Xx Maxter xX folds<br />debster36 raises to 400, and is all in<br />crazdgamer calls 175<br />debster36 shows [4h Kd] <span style="font-weight: bold;">(you're finished! you fool!)</span><br />crazdgamer shows [Ac Ts]<br /><br />*** FLOP *** [Qd Kh 5s] <span style="font-weight: bold;">(...)</span><br />*** TURN *** [Qd Kh 5s] [9d] <span style="font-weight: bold;">(ace for a higher pair, jack for a straight.)</span><br />*** RIVER *** [Qd Kh 5s 9d] [Kc] <span style="font-weight: bold;">(... oh what the FUCK.)</span><br />debster36 shows three of a kind, Kings<br />crazdgamer shows a pair of Kings<br />debster36 wins the pot (875) with three of a kind, Kings<br /><br />*** SUMMARY ***<br />Total pot 875 | Rake 0<br />Board: [Qd Kh 5s 9d Kc]<br />Seat 1: crazdgamer showed [Ac Ts] and lost with a pair of Kings<br />Seat 7: debster36 showed [4h Kd] and won (875) with three of a kind, Kings<br /><br />-------------------------------------------<br /><br /><br />Full Tilt Poker Game #2374984544: $5 + $0.50 Tournament (17894173), Table 32 - 25/50 - No Limit Hold'em - 20:27:17 ET - 2007/05/07<br />Seat 1: crazdgamer (1,085)<br />Seat 2: sanfordplace (3,190)<br />Seat 3: bacardi gold (1,780), is sitting out<br />Seat 4: allxtex (470)<br />Seat 5: Xx Maxter xX (2,390)<br />Seat 6: 2play4 (1,825)<br />Seat 7: debster36 (800)<br />Seat 8: Tonymay67 (2,230)<br />Seat 9: 6derek (2,570)<br />Tonymay67 posts the small blind of 25<br />6derek posts the big blind of 50<br />The button is in seat #7<br /><br />*** HOLE CARDS ***<br />Dealt to crazdgamer [2c 2d]<br />crazdgamer raises to 175 <span style="font-weight: bold;">(UTG raise means strength)</span><br />sanfordplace folds<br />bacardi gold folds<br />allxtex folds<br />Xx Maxter xX folds<br />2play4 folds<br />debster36 folds<br />Tonymay67 folds<br />6derek calls 125<br /><br />*** FLOP *** [6d 6h 7c]<br />6derek checks<br />crazdgamer bets 910, and is all in <span style="font-weight: bold;">(tilt all-in)</span><br />6derek calls 910<br />crazdgamer shows [2c 2d]<br />6derek shows [6s Qs] <span style="font-weight: bold;">(that's nice. UTG raises, and you call with the sooted Q6 monster.)</span><br /><br />*** TURN *** [6d 6h 7c] [Jh]<br />*** RIVER *** [6d 6h 7c Jh] [3s]<br />crazdgamer shows two pair, Sixes and Twos<br />6derek shows three of a kind, Sixes<br />6derek wins the pot (2,195) with three of a kind, Sixes<br />crazdgamer stands up<br /><br />*** SUMMARY ***<br />Total pot 2,195 | Rake 0<br />Board: [6d 6h 7c Jh 3s]<br />Seat 1: crazdgamer showed [2c 2d] and lost with two pair, Sixes and Twos<br />Seat 2: sanfordplace didn't bet (folded)<br />Seat 3: bacardi gold didn't bet (folded)<br />Seat 4: allxtex didn't bet (folded)<br />Seat 5: Xx Maxter xX didn't bet (folded)<br />Seat 6: 2play4 didn't bet (folded)<br />Seat 7: debster36 (button) didn't bet (folded)<br />Seat 8: Tonymay67 (small blind) folded before the Flop<br />Seat 9: 6derek (big blind) showed [6s Qs] and won (2,195) with three of a kind, Sixes<br /><br />Looks like I'm gonna tilt off my stack at the Hoy. You should all hope you're at my table. Free chips!<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>crazdgamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17136194934110945095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2842248325361598022.post-20619850217552164722007-05-06T21:04:00.000-05:002007-05-06T21:29:05.722-05:00Biggest Cash Hand to dateFull Tilt Poker *** - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em - 19:27:28 ET - 2007/05/04<br />Seat 1: ($106.50)<br />Seat 2: ($104.85)<br />Seat 3: ($140.15)<br />Seat 4: crazdgamer ($93)<br />Seat 5: ($41.70)<br />Seat 6: ($47.40)<br />Seat 7: ($97), is sitting out<br />Seat 8: ($24)<br />Seat 9: ($32.35)<br />Seat 5 posts the small blind of $0.50<br />Seat 6 posts the big blind of $1<br />The button is in seat #4 <span style="font-weight: bold;">(being the button is fun!)<br /><br /></span>*** HOLE CARDS ***<br />Dealt to crazdgamer [As Ad] <span style="font-weight: bold;">(pocket aces is fun too!)</span><br />UTG calls $1<br />UTG + 1 calls $1<br />2 players folds<br />CO calls $1<br />crazdgamer raises to $6 <span style="font-weight: bold;">(extra raise because of all the limpers. Let's thin the field.)</span><br />SB calls $5.50<br />BB calls $5<br />UTG folds<br />UTG + 1 calls $5<br />CO calls $5 <span style="font-weight: bold;">(ugh. 4 other players. Not what I wanted.)<br /><br /></span>*** FLOP *** [3s 9h 6s]<br />SB checks<br />BB bets $31<br />UTG + 1 folds<br />CO folds<br />crazdgamer raises to $62<br />SB calls $35.70, and is all in<br />BB calls $10.40, and is all in<br />crazdgamer shows [As Ad]<br />loui123 shows [Ts Ks] <span style="font-weight: bold;">(flush draw? not even the nut flush draw??? DONK)</span><br />dorgace shows [Qh Qs] <span style="font-weight: bold;">(he had to figure he was beat, but pot odds?)</span><br />Uncalled bet of $20.60 returned to crazdgamer <span style="font-weight: bold;">(dodge a queen and a spade (or hit runner-runner spade)<br /><br /></span>*** TURN *** [3s 9h 6s] [6h]<br /><br />*** RIVER *** [3s 9h 6s 6h] [3d] <span style="font-weight: bold;">(yus!)<br /></span>crazdgamer shows two pair, Aces and Sixes<br />BB shows two pair, Queens and Sixes<br />crazdgamer wins the side pot ($11.40) with two pair, Aces and Sixes<br />SB shows two pair, Sixes and Threes<br />crazdgamer wins the main pot ($135.10) with two pair, Aces and Sixes<br />SB and BB hang themselves in shame <span style="font-weight: bold;">(as they should.)</span><br /><br />*** SUMMARY ***<br />Total pot $149.50 Main pot $138.10. Side pot $11.40. | Rake $3<br />Board: [3s 9h 6s 6h 3d]<br />Seat 4: crazdgamer (button) showed [As Ad] and won ($146.50) with two pair, Aces and Sixescrazdgamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17136194934110945095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2842248325361598022.post-38117194799075872302007-05-03T08:30:00.000-05:002007-05-03T08:45:23.339-05:00Blog Name Change"Just an Average Joe's Poker Blog" was a horribly... average and uninteresting name. "Deception through Honesty" is a much better name which also reflects my preferred style of play.<br /><br />In my opinion, in a game where lying, posturing and trickery is expected, the biggest trick you can play is to play by the book. "Raise the best, call to invest, fold the rest" is a phrase used often in Tom McEvoy's book "Beat Texas Hold'em", and when going up against players who love their fancy plays (calling raises with low suited connectors, raising their draws, etc) the best strategy is the most basic one.crazdgamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17136194934110945095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2842248325361598022.post-78522915266628936232007-05-02T21:12:00.000-05:002007-05-02T21:18:33.056-05:00The Mookie, a.k.a. I'm out before 10:10pmPosition: 71/74<br /><br />Hand 7:<br /><br />Full Tilt Poker Game #2339139124: The Mookie - Poker & the Brain (17563377), Table 8 - 15/30 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:06:16 ET - 2007/05/02<br />Seat 1: a104l9 (1,470)<br />Seat 2: summer_babe (1,455)<br />Seat 3: crazdgamer (1,455)<br />Seat 4: dbirider (1,425)<br />Seat 5: cmitch (1,560)<br />Seat 6: csquard (1,395)<br />Seat 7: FishyMcDonK (1,500)<br />Seat 8: AUS-Package (1,560)<br />Seat 9: love_elf (1,680)<br />FishyMcDonK posts the small blind of 15<br />AUS-Package posts the big blind of 30<br />The button is in seat #6<br />*** HOLE CARDS ***<br />Dealt to crazdgamer [Jd Kh]<br />love_elf folds<br />a104l9 folds<br />summer_babe folds<br />crazdgamer raises to 90<br />dbirider folds<br />cmitch folds<br />csquard calls 90<br />FishyMcDonK calls 75<br />AUS-Package calls 60<br />*** FLOP *** [5h As Ks]<br />FishyMcDonK checks<br />AUS-Package checks<br />crazdgamer checks<br />csquard bets 205<br />FishyMcDonK folds<br />AUS-Package has 15 seconds left to act<br />AUS-Package folds<br />crazdgamer calls 205<br />*** TURN *** [5h As Ks] [Kc]<br />crazdgamer bets 500<br />csquard raises to 1,100, and is all in<br />crazdgamer calls 600<br />csquard shows [Ac Ah]<br />crazdgamer shows [Jd Kh]<br />crazdgamer: ahhh<br />*** RIVER *** [5h As Ks Kc] [Qs]<br />csquard shows a full house, Aces full of Kings<br />crazdgamer shows three of a kind, Kings<br />csquard wins the pot (2,970) with a full house, Aces full of Kings<br />*** SUMMARY ***<br />Total pot 2,970 | Rake 0<br />Board: [5h As Ks Kc Qs]<br />Seat 1: a104l9 didn't bet (folded)<br />Seat 2: summer_babe didn't bet (folded)<br />Seat 3: crazdgamer showed [Jd Kh] and lost with three of a kind, Kings<br />Seat 4: dbirider didn't bet (folded)<br />Seat 5: cmitch didn't bet (folded)<br />Seat 6: csquard (button) showed [Ac Ah] and won (2,970) with a full house, Aces full of Kings<br />Seat 7: FishyMcDonK (small blind) folded on the Flop<br />Seat 8: AUS-Package (big blind) folded on the Flop<br />Seat 9: love_elf didn't bet (folded)<br /><br />Arg. Silly me eliminating AA as a hand because he didn't reraise PF. Silly me for putting him on a single ace when he bet the flop. Silly me for thinking I was ahead on the turn with trips. <br /><br />-----------------------------------<br /><br />Hand 9<br /><br />Full Tilt Poker Game #2339157135: The Mookie - Poker & the Brain (17563377), Table 8 - 15/30 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:08:28 ET - 2007/05/02<br />Seat 1: a104l9 (1,470)<br />Seat 2: summer_babe (1,455)<br />Seat 3: crazdgamer (60)<br />Seat 4: dbirider (1,425)<br />Seat 5: cmitch (1,560)<br />Seat 6: csquard (2,970)<br />Seat 7: FishyMcDonK (1,410)<br />Seat 8: AUS-Package (1,455)<br />Seat 9: love_elf (1,695)<br />love_elf posts the small blind of 15<br />a104l9 posts the big blind of 30<br />The button is in seat #8<br />*** HOLE CARDS ***<br />Dealt to crazdgamer [Js Tc]<br />summer_babe folds<br />crazdgamer raises to 60, and is all in<br />dbirider folds<br />cmitch folds<br />csquard folds<br />FishyMcDonK folds<br />AUS-Package folds<br />love_elf folds<br />a104l9 calls 30<br />crazdgamer shows [Js Tc]<br />a104l9 shows [9h 8s]<br />*** FLOP *** [9s As 8d]<br />*** TURN *** [9s As 8d] [5c]<br />*** RIVER *** [9s As 8d 5c] [2h]<br />crazdgamer shows Ace Jack high<br />a104l9 shows two pair, Nines and Eights<br />a104l9 wins the pot (135) with two pair, Nines and Eights<br />crazdgamer stands up<br />*** SUMMARY ***<br />Total pot 135 | Rake 0<br />Board: [9s As 8d 5c 2h]<br />Seat 1: a104l9 (big blind) showed [9h 8s] and won (135) with two pair, Nines and Eights<br />Seat 2: summer_babe didn't bet (folded)<br />Seat 3: crazdgamer showed [Js Tc] and lost with Ace Jack high<br />Seat 4: dbirider didn't bet (folded)<br />Seat 5: cmitch didn't bet (folded)<br />Seat 6: csquard didn't bet (folded)<br />Seat 7: FishyMcDonK didn't bet (folded)<br />Seat 8: AUS-Package (button) didn't bet (folded)<br />Seat 9: love_elf (small blind) folded before the Flop<br /><br />Stupid poker.crazdgamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17136194934110945095noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2842248325361598022.post-30945611737952884082007-04-27T20:55:00.000-05:002007-04-27T21:03:30.743-05:00$75 Token FrenzyPosition: 115/119<br /><br />Fuck this. <br /><br />Full Tilt Poker Game #xxx: $75 Token Frenzy (xxx), Table 11 - 15/30 - No Limit Hold'em<br />The button is in seat #5<br /><br />*** HOLE CARDS ***<br />Dealt to crazdgamer [Kh Jc]<br />UTG player folds<br />crazdgamer raises to 115<br />3 players fold<br />Villan raises to 480<br />3 players fold<br />crazdgamer calls 365 <span style="font-weight: bold;">(loose call by me, but we'll see how this works)<br /><br /></span>*** FLOP *** [Kd Td Jh] <span style="font-weight: bold;">(nice!)</span><br />crazdgamer bets 910, and is all in<br />Villan calls 855, and is all in<br />crazdgamer shows [Kh Jc]<br />Villan shows [Th Tc] <span style="font-weight: bold;">(akljbfkasfnwekfugewqlkjrn)<br /></span>Uncalled bet of 55 returned to crazdgamer<br /><br />*** TURN *** [Kd Td Jh] [4s]<br /><br />*** RIVER *** [Kd Td Jh 4s] [9c]<br /><br />crazdgamer shows two pair, Kings and Jacks<br />Villan shows three of a kind, Tens<br />Villan wins the pot (2,715) with three of a kind, Tens<br />The blinds are now 20/40<br /><br />---------------------------<br /><br />Next hand I'm UTG with just over 1BB. So, it's either this hand or the next. <br /><br />*** HOLE CARDS ***<br />Dealt to crazdgamer [9h 9c] <span style="font-weight: bold;">(THIS HAND)</span><br />crazdgamer raises to 55, and is all in<br />4 players fold<br />CO calls 55<br />Button raises to 200<br />SB folds<br />BB has 15 seconds left to act<br />BB folds<br />CO calls 145<br />*** FLOP *** [5c 8h Tc]<br />CO checks<br />Button checks<br />*** TURN *** [5c 8h Tc] [Ac]<br />CO checks<br />Button checks<br />*** RIVER *** [5c 8h Tc Ac] [4h]<br />CO checks<br />Button checks<br />*** SHOW DOWN ***<br />Button shows [Jc Jd] (a pair of Jacks)<br />CO shows [7s As] (a pair of Aces)<br />CO wins the side pot (290) with a pair of Aces<br />crazdgamer shows [9h 9c] (a pair of Nines)<br />CO wins the main pot (225) with a pair of Aces<br />crazdgamer stands up<br /><br />Fuck this.crazdgamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17136194934110945095noreply@blogger.com1