My Poker Games

Going out a winner

2006-10-03T22:34:00.000-07:00

Well I am retiring from online poker for now. I cashed out $7000 for whatever, thinking about getting some new hard wood floors. With this whole new poker ban thing coming up and me being on probation I figured I would just not risk it. I did have some 'fun' with my last $3000 and played $2000 nl and blew it right quick. I have to admit I went out really bad. I lost my first bit with top 2 pair Tens and Queens on a TQ3 board when dude had a set of 3s then the last hand I am embarrassed to even talk about. I had pocket 8s and made a horrible play at the pot and guy made a pretty ballsy called with A6 when there was an Ace on the board after I overbet the pot and tried to steal it.

Current BR - $0 :-D

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Monday Night Bar Leage Games - Greatest Come Back Ever

2006-10-03T06:08:00.000-07:00

Last night I played in my Monday night bar league freerolls. The first game I just kept getting second best of everything. Twice I had to lay down KJ on a King after heavy betting came in. The last hand was crazy. There was the table chipleader who raised about 3x (T1200) and then another guy goes all in behind him for T4300 total. I had about T4200 in front of me and looked down to find big slick suited so I called. The guy behind me CALLS and then the original raiser getting crazy odds makes the call as well. Original raiser flips JJ, all in guy shows QKo, I flip my AK, and the guy behind me who was the short stack shows Aces. I needed the case ace to win about T12000, but it never came and I busted 15th of 35.

The second game was just insane. You start out with t4000 and I was down to T900 in the first 30 minutes, but a couple all ins and I was back to average. I made it to the final table of 8 and was the shortstack by far.

When it got down to 5 handed I literally only had 1 chip in front of me. I had a T5000 chip and blinds were 5000/10000. There were 37 chips in play. I had 1, another guy had 6, another guy had 4, one guy had 10, and the chipleader had 16. I picked up A3 in my all in blind and the whole table calls to bust me, but it miraculously holds up with just a pair of 3s and I x5 up.

Next hand I pick up AJ and push and get called by the big stack who has TJ. It holds up and I'm in 3rd now. Another guy busts. Then when 4 handed the next hand the two short stacks get all with the chipleader and the chipleader wins putting me heads up with about 10 chips to the guys 27 chips. I doubled up then he picked up trip queens and crippled me, but I came back to win it when my 9J beat AT on the final hand. SWEEEET!

JUST HIT MY $10,000 GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2006-10-01T15:40:00.000-07:00

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO FUCKING HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

WOW! What a great run at the tables I have been having.

I played in the $300+$20 Weekly Big Deal today and busted 43rd for $550. 1st was $27K, man that would have been sweet. I went out on a draw which I hate, but oh well. Had AT diamonds board comes xxJ with 2 diamonds. Guy bets $3K I push my last $10K and he calls with J3. No more diamonds, good game me.

I played some 25/50 last night and today and minimized losses and maximized my best hands and was able to hit $10K exactly.

I dont want to play anymore now cause even a blind takes me below my 10K lol.

I think I'm off to get drunk!

Current BR - $10,000!

Ummmmm I just Rode a Crazy Rush

2006-09-29T12:16:00.000-07:00

So I decide to sit down for 30 minutes during my lunch today @ the $25/$50 table on FCP.

27 minutes
26 hands
+32 BB
$1613 net profit

SWEEET! I've never had a rush like that. Basically there were 3 hands that got paid off very well, hit a straight, hit a set, and had kings hold up. vs AK that was betting like a maniac.

Current BR - $6448! BING!

$100 Live Tourney | Live Cash Game | Some 25/50

2006-09-29T08:08:00.000-07:00

So I played in my $100 tourney last night and bubbled in 4th place.

Not too many interesting hands .... I had AK of diamonds and there was a raise and a reraise in front of me, but both were min raises so I called. Flop comes 47T with 2 diamonds. The reraiser bets about 1/3rd the pot and I push hoping to take the pot down and if not I got the nut flush draw and hopefully 2 overs, but they could be dead if he has AA or KK. Well this guy instacalls with 77, doh! The J of diamonds hit on the turn and the board never paired on the river so I was good.

Another hand I was playing against a VERY loose aggressive player and he pops it up preflop adn I called with JQ sooooted. Flop JQK. He bets I call (I should have pushed). Turn comes a 3 he bets I call. River comes another 3 and he pushes the last 2000 he has into about 7500 pot. He had AK and the running 3s counterfeited me.

I busted when I got short and made a move with A5, called by 77 and game over.

We played a 5/10 cash game with 10/20 over buttons. Played LHE and LO8. I just got destroyed and lost about $330 in that game. There were 2 or 3 sick rivers that took away very large pots from me. Easily 3 hands away from being even in that game. I will be first to admit O8 is one of my worst games. I even mucked a good low and apparently missed a call when I had A rag rag rag and the board was all low. Guy was betting $20s and I just folded my top pair and he 25only had a pair of 2s with the low. Meh. 3 of the 4 times I flopped sets I lost. One was a HUGE pot that the case 6 came out on the river giving another guy a higher full house, oh well.

I got home about 2 am and was wired so popped open some 25/50 on FCP and I should have quit after the first 30 minutes cause I went on a mad rush up about $800 in 30 minutes. I proceeded to donk that $800 back then lose another $800. I clawed back to -4bb (-$180) and called it quits about 4:30 am.

I got up at 6:30 took my daughter to school and the same people that were playing when I went to sleep were still in the 25/50 game so I figured I would sit for a few hours and see if they were fatigued. After about 2 hours of play I ended up about 10bb ($511) so rub my $180 from last night and up $331.

Now I am tired from only getting 2 hours sleep and I'm still down $100 overall counting my tourney buyin, riggged!

Current BR - $4834

Couple hands that make you wanna scream

2006-09-27T22:13:00.000-07:00

OK this first hand I really want feedback on, anyway to get away from it? I think I loss the minimum, but am open to advice/critiques ...

Poker Room skin
Limit Holdem Ring game
Limit: $10/$20
8 players

Stack sizes:
UTG: $197.70
Hero: $1.108
MP1: $698
MP2: $694
CO: $632.40
Button: $344.50
SB: $648
BB: $509.40

Pre-flop: 8 playersHero is UTG+1 with :10s :10h
UTG folds, Hero raises, MP1 folds, MP2 3-bets, CO caps, 2 folds, BB calls, Hero calls, MP2 calls.

Flop: :7d :10d :6d (16.5SB, 4 players)
BB checks, Hero bets, MP2 calls, CO raises, BB 3-bets, Hero calls, MP2 folds, CO calls.

Turn: :qs (13.25BB, 3 players)
BB bets, Hero calls, CO calls.

River: :jh (16.25BB, 3 players)
BB bets, Hero calls, CO calls.

Results: (Mouse over to see results)
Final pot: 19.25BB
Hero lost 110 shows 10s 10h
CO lost 110 shows Kd Ks
BB bet 110 collected 382 net 272 shows Ad 3d

This hand I made a HORRRRRIBLE river reraise here and have no idea why I did it. I should have just flat called the river so wasted 2 bets, but other then that was just a disgusting runner runner beat ....

Poker Room skin
Limit Holdem Ring game
Limit: $10/$20
10 players

Stack sizes:
UTG: $65.25
UTG+1: $1.453
UTG+2: $1.710
MP1: $593.90
MP2: $384
Hero: $225
CO: $520.50
Button: $169
SB: $388
BB: $303.50

Pre-flop: (10 players) Hero is MP3 with :10h :10c
UTG calls, 2 folds, MP1 raises, MP2 folds, Hero calls, 4 folds, UTG calls.

Flop: :kh :10s :8d (7.5SB, 3 players)
UTG bets, MP1 calls, Hero calls.

Turn: :7c (5.25BB, 3 players)
UTG bets, MP1 calls, Hero raises, UTG calls all-in $15.25, MP1 calls.

River: :6c (5.25BB, 2 players + 1 all-in - Main pot: 5.25BB)
MP1 bets, Hero raises, MP1 3-bets, Hero calls.

Results: (Mouse over to see results)
Final pot: 11.25BB
Hero lost 130 shows 10h 10c
MP1 bet 130 collected 337.25 net 207.25 shows 9s 9d

This hand just sucked all around, but not much you can do about set over set I guess .....

Poker Room skin
Limit Holdem Ring game
Limit: $10/$20
10 players

Stack sizes:
UTG: $535.50
UTG+1: $156
UTG+2: $398
MP1: $275.50
MP2: $65.25
MP3: $1.453
CO: $1.508
Button: $603.90
SB: $490
Hero: $335

Pre-flop: (10 players) Hero is BB with :3h :3d
UTG folds, UTG+1 calls, 4 folds, CO calls, Button calls, SB calls, Hero checks.

Flop: :4h :2d :3c (5SB, 5 players)
SB checks, Hero checks, UTG+1 checks, CO bets, Button folds, SB calls, Hero raises, UTG+1 3-bets, CO calls, SB folds, Hero caps, UTG+1 calls, CO calls.

Turn: :jh (9BB, 3 players)
Hero bets, UTG+1 calls, CO calls.

River: :qh (12BB, 3 players)
Hero bets, UTG+1 folds, CO calls.

Results: (Mouse over to see results)
Final pot: 14BB
Hero lost 90 shows 3h 3d
CO bet 90 collected 277 net 187 shows 4s 4c

Here is another hand where I fucked up the river. I should have just check, called, but got silly when I hit 2 pair on the river. One might even say it was a bad flop call ......

Poker Room skin
Limit Holdem Ring game
Limit: $25/$50
9 players

Stack sizes:
UTG: $2.683
UTG+1: $2.128
MP1: $190.50
MP2: $1.022
MP3: $2.320
CO: $389.50
Button: $1.607
SB: $2.148
Hero: $1.195

Pre-flop: (9 players) Hero is BB with :9c :2s
3 folds, MP2 calls, 4 folds, 4 folds, Hero checks.

Flop: :8s :6h :7s (2.5SB, 2 players)
Hero checks, MP2 bets, Hero calls.

Turn: :9d (2.25BB, 2 players)
Hero checks, MP2 bets, Hero calls.

River: :2c (4.25BB, 2 players)
Hero bets, MP2 raises, Hero calls.

Results: (Mouse over to see results)
Final pot: 8.25BB
MP2 bet 200 collected 409.50 net 209.50 shows 10h 8h
Hero lost 200 shows 9c 2s

I'm open to feedback on this hand too .....

Poker Room skin
Limit Holdem Ring game
Limit: $25/$50
9 players

Stack sizes:
UTG: $435.50
UTG+1: $800
MP1: $1.638
MP2: $1.572
MP3: $2.738
CO: $1.165
Hero: $1.507
SB: $656
BB: $1.488

Pre-flop: (9 players) Hero is Button with :as :qc
UTG calls, UTG+1 folds, MP1 raises, MP2 folds, MP3 calls, CO folds, Hero calls, 2 folds, UTG calls.

Flop: :10s :jc :qd (9.5SB, 4 players)
UTG checks, MP1 bets, MP3 calls, Hero calls, UTG folds.

Turn: :9h (6.25BB, 3 players)
MP1 checks, MP3 checks, Hero checks.

River: :5d (6.25BB, 3 players)
MP1 bets, MP3 calls, Hero calls.

Results: (Mouse over to see results)
Final pot: 9.25BB
Hero lost 125 shows As Qc
MP1 bet 125 collected 459.50 net 334.50 shows 10d 10c

I played for several hours and despite the crappy bad beats I still managed to make about $300 leaving me up $500 for the day.

I also played in the Negreanu Open and busted 15th of 68. Note to self .... Do not push all in with QK suited when you are going to get called by both KK and AQ, it really hurts your chances of winning the pot!

Current BR - $4503

30 minute lunch session | Negreanu Open

2006-09-27T12:03:00.000-07:00

Played some 15/30 for about 30 minutes during my lunch today and popped a good run for nearly 12BB ($+357)

Going to play in the Negreanu Open tonight. Starting next week I am adding a Tuesday night Negreanu Open tournament that will be a mixed game format. Each week we will play a different game and you can win prizes, bonus points, chance to play a tournament with Daniel, etc.

Here is the list of games by dates -

Tuesday October 3rd – Limit Omaha 8
Tuesday October 10th – Limit Stud
Tuesday October 17th – PL Hold Em
Tuesday October 24th – PL Omaha
Tuesday October 31st – NL 5 Card Draw
Tuesday November 7th – NL Hold Em
Tuesday November 14h – PL Omaha 8
Tuesday November 21st – Limit Stud
Tuesday November 28th – PL Hold Em
Tuesday December 5th – PL Omaha
Tuesday December 12th – NL 5 Card Draw
Tuesday December 19th – NL Hold Em

If you do not have an account on FCP and want to play in these you can click on the Fullcontactpoker banner to the right here on my blog and sign up for an accoun there.

Current BR - $4205

Monday Night Bar League Games

2006-09-26T10:46:00.000-07:00

My wife and I played both our bar league games last night. The first game went really bad and I busted within the first 10 people. I picked up 10-5o in the BB and got to see the flop 25T. The SB bets into me and I reraise. Theres not many starting chips so when he puts me all in for about 800 more I call. He has J5, wtf! Turn the J, unbelievable! My wife made it down to the final 2 tables in the first game.

The second game I made the final table and busted 6th when I got it all in with top pair and guy sucked out a Q on the river to give him a higher pair.

I am not even going to tell you what limits I played last night, but basically broke even (-$75) after about 2 hours of play.

Current BR - $3848

4th Royal Flush

2006-09-25T06:16:00.000-07:00

I played for several hours last night and managed to hit the 4th royal flush of my life. I will add the hand history to this blog post when I get home as its on my home computer, but it was during a 25/50 game and I got paid a little, about $500 pot. I flopped the nut flush and rivered the royal.

I played several hours last night, mainly at 25/50, started about 11:00 pm finished up about 3 AM. Started off badly down about $1200 $900 at 25/50 and about $300 @ $10/$20 then some of my hands started holding up and I went from -$1200 to +$545 in about a 3 hour span.

Current BR - $3923

A fun little runner runner hand ....

2006-09-24T19:48:00.000-07:00

This hand was kinda crappy. Flopped a set versus a guys Aces, but the board runner runnered and counterfeited by set. No real reason for posting this other then I'm bored.

Hand 1046934356, Started at 9/24/2006 9:03 PM
Table 'Wladiwostok': $15-$15 Fix Limit HE (Real)
Seat 0: catzilla123 ($173.65 in chips) (on the button)
Seat 1: gospadine ($1,482 in chips)
Seat 2: WeAllPokeHer ($1,650 in chips)
Seat 3: dna4everfcp ($1,262 in chips)
Seat 5: bobette ($940 in chips)
Seat 6: byalik ($248 in chips)
Seat 8: 109suited0 ($675 in chips)
Seat 9: Bdaddy25 ($580 in chips)
*** Blind Bet Round *** :
Dealt to dna4everfcp: 6c
Dealt to dna4everfcp: 6s
gospadine : Post Blind ($7.50)
WeAllPokeHer : Post Blind ($15)
*** Pre-Flop *** :
dna4everfcp : Call ($15)
bobette : Fold
byalik : Fold
109suited0 : Fold
Bdaddy25 : Call ($15)
catzilla123 : Bet ($30)
gospadine : Fold
WeAllPokeHer : Fold
dna4everfcp : Call ($15)
Bdaddy25 : Call ($15)
*** Flop *** : 2c 9d 6h
dna4everfcp : Check
Bdaddy25 : Check
catzilla123 : Bet ($15)
dna4everfcp : Call ($15)
Bdaddy25 : Fold
*** Turn *** : [ 2c 9d 6h ] 9h
dna4everfcp : Check
catzilla123 : Bet ($30)
dna4everfcp : Raise ($60)
catzilla123 : Call ($30)
*** River *** : [ 2c 9d 6h 9h ] 9s
dna4everfcp : Bet ($30)
catzilla123 : Raise ($60)
dna4everfcp : Call ($30)
*** SUMMARY ***
Pot: $379.50 | Rake: $3
Board: [ 2c 9d 6h 9h 9s 2c 9d 6h 9h 9s ]
catzilla123 bet $165, collected $379.50, net $214.50 Shows [ As Ad ] (a full house, nines full of Aces)
gospadine lost $7.50
WeAllPokeHer lost $15
dna4everfcp lost $165 Shows [ 6c 6s ] (a full house, nines full of sixes)
bobette lost $0
byalik lost $0
109suited0 lost $0
Bdaddy25 lost $30

Screw Bankroll Management

2006-09-24T10:26:00.000-07:00

OK I dont really mean that, but there was only 1 5/10 table going on Saturday and a 15/30 and 25/50 table going. I set a loss limit of 50 bb @ 5/10 30 bb @ 15/30 and 20bb @ 25/50 and started my comeback into online poker after taking a week off.

I played about 6 table hours and finished the night up $560. I was down a decent amount and then won one of my biggest limit pots ever. It was a 24bb pot @ 25/50 where I flopped top set and it held up. I was getting ridiculous action. I flopped top set and there was a bet, raise, reraise in front of me so I capped it off .... heres the hand history ...

Texas Hold'em $25-$50 (Real Money), #1,041,994,135
Table Jerewan, 23 Sep 2006 7:10 PM ET

Seat 1: zeljko3 ($2,270.50 in chips)
Seat 2: PerGustav ($1,214 in chips)
Seat 3: TripCapper ($1,372 in chips)
Seat 4: dna4everfcp ($1,946 in chips)
Seat 5: Zacpacker ($2,394 in chips)
Seat 6: Mashuw ($782.75 in chips)
Seat 7: k0derkid ($2,168.50 in chips)
Seat 8: flaks ($803.05 in chips)
Seat 9: PinataMike31 ($1,732.50 in chips)
Seat 10: rarva ($100 in chips)

ANTES/BLINDS
flaks posts blind ($12.50), PinataMike31 posts blind ($25).

PRE-FLOP
rarva calls $25, zeljko3 bets $50, PerGustav calls $50, TripCapper folds, dna4everfcp calls $50, Zacpacker folds, Mashuw folds, k0derkid folds, flaks calls $37.50, PinataMike31 calls $25, rarva calls $25.

FLOP [board cards 5D,3D,9H ]
flaks checks, PinataMike31 bets $25, rarva folds, zeljko3 bets $50, PerGustav bets $75, dna4everfcp bets $100, flaks folds, PinataMike31 calls $75, zeljko3 calls $50, PerGustav calls $25.

TURN [board cards 5D,3D,9H,6H ]
PinataMike31 checks, zeljko3 checks, PerGustav bets $50, dna4everfcp bets $100, PinataMike31 calls $100, zeljko3 calls $100, PerGustav calls $50.

RIVER [board cards 5D,3D,9H,6H,QH ]
PinataMike31 checks, zeljko3 checks, PerGustav checks, dna4everfcp bets $50, PinataMike31 folds, zeljko3 folds, PerGustav calls $50.

SHOWDOWN
dna4everfcp shows [ 9S,9C ]
PerGustav mucks cards [ 9D,8S ]
dna4everfcp wins $1,197.

SUMMARY
Dealer: k0derkid
Pot: $1,200, (including rake: $3)
zeljko3, loses $250
PerGustav, loses $300
TripCapper, loses $0
dna4everfcp, bets $300, collects $1,197, net $897
Zacpacker, loses $0
Mashuw, loses $0
k0derkid, loses $0
flaks, loses $50
PinataMike31, loses $250
rarva, loses $50

I lost a few good pots with AK vs Ax where the kicker hit and I lost a pretty nice sized pot when I hit my 2nd nut flush on the turn, but the board 4 flushed on the river and the Ace nuts took it down.

Current BR - $3378

More Movies, More Movies, More Movies!

2006-09-22T18:41:00.000-07:00

AHHHH I cant stand a bargain. Our local video store is still having that VHS for $2.50 sale so we went back and spent another $130 on movies, hehehe.

Here are the movies just added to our collection.....

Our kids bought ....

A Bugs Life
The Land Before Time
Dinasaurs: We're Back
Fantastic 4
Once Upon a Forest
The Land Before Time III
Malibu's Most Wanted
Good Burger
Pippi Longstocking
Like Mike
Beauty and the Beast

Me and my wife got ...

Groundhogs Day
Porkys I
Clueless
Michael
American Pie
Police Academy I
Police Academy II
Police Academy III
Police Academy IV
Police Academy V
Police Academy VI
Funny Farm
Dickie Roberts Former Child Star
Bowling For Columbine
Austin Powers
Monty Pythons Life of Brian
European Vacation
Catch Me If You Can
Jersey Girl
Dirty Dancing
The Mothman Prophecies
Erin Brockovich
Menace II Society
Rainman
A Time To Kill
Fever Pitch
Back To The Future
Back To The Future II
Poltergeist I
The Sixth Sense
Alien
Aliens
Alien III
Alien Resurrection
The Black Witch Project

Another $130 WELL SPENT!

Live Tourney and Nice Cash Game

2006-09-22T06:11:00.000-07:00

Last night I played in a $100 buyin tournament. I feel like its the best I have played in a live tournament yet, but came up short finished 6th which was 3 out of the money.

A couple hands early on I made some really tough calls to give me some big chips. This is a deepstack tourney with slow blinds so you can splash around a little more the first hour or two then you could in a normal tourney.

About 30 minutes in I had 52 of hearts in the BB and decided to call a 3x raise cause it was HU. Flop comes A3K with 1 heart. Original raiser does standard 1/2 pot continuation bet which I speculate and see. Turn brings the King of hearts. He then checks and I check behind. The river brings the 4 of hearts giving me a small straight of very small flush. Out of nowhere the guy goes all in for like 2500 chips which is over twice the pot size. It was a very strange bet that put me into the tank. I deduced he had a strong ace or most likely trip kings and he wanted me to stab at the pot on the turn. I just had to hope he wasnt full or had a higher flush and my thinking was if he was full or had a higher flush he wouldnt have pushed so I called. He indeed had 3 kings and I took it down.

A few hands later I picked up QK soooooooted and saw a 3 way flop that was raised. Flop comes AJ5 with 2 hearts and original raises bets 3/4s pot, I call, and mr quiet doubles the bet; we both call. The turn brings the T giving me the nuts. Original raiser checks, I check, mr. flop raiser checks behind, WTF. The river brings the 3rd heart, a 7. Now the original raiser goes all in for like 2000 chips. WTF is going on here. Flush draw? I had about 8000 in chips and made the call and she mucked her hand saying she had top 2.

I felt I played really good until we got in a key pot. I had KJ offsuit (Fillmaff) and raised it from mid position, blinds 400/800 I made it $2000. A very good player calls and then the lady in the Big Blind calls. Flop comes 3K9. The Big blind pushes her for her last 1500 chips, I call, then the 'very good player' squeezes me going all in for about $4000 more. I had about 15K in chips and made the call. She had A4 a total bluff, he had QK and I never improved and took a hit.

About 15 minutes later I get big slick and make it $2000 with the same 400/800 blinds and 'very good player' pushes in for about 6000 more. I have about 12000 in front of me and make the call. He shows AK as well, but of spades. 2 spades come on the flop, another on the turn and he takes down the pot, GRRRRR.

It gets down to 6 handed and there is a very loose player that is now the chipleader who won a huge pot by making a button steal with 47 of spades, but got called by the big blind with QK, 4 came on the flop and he was off and runnning. I am back up to about 12K in chips and raise my JJ up to 4000 with 500/1000 blinds. The loose player was in the big blind and defended HU. Flop comes 38Q. He gives me the greenlight and I bet 4000 leaving me only 4000 left saying I'm committed. He says put the rest in and turns over Q6, ugh and I'm out.

After the tourney 5 people decided to play a short handed limit cash game. $10/$20 with 30 minute levels of Limit Hold'Em, Omaha Hi/Lo, and A-5 Triple Draw. I won 2 very nice A-5 hands where I made a 75 low and got action from a 76 low. We played for about 3 hours til around 1 AM and I left the session up nearly 44BB, +$875. Was a great great session. After I took out my $100 tourney loss and tips I left the night up about $750. I dont put my 'live bankroll' in my stats here, but it felt good to have a nice win again.

Monday Night Bar League Games

2006-09-19T06:17:00.000-07:00

Last night started a new leaderberboard for my Monday night bar league. I finished the last leaderboard in 2nd place which means I get to go play in the Tournament of Champions on September 30th which is basically about a 150 person crap shoot where the winner gets a buyin to either a $500 or a $1000 Tunica tourny and a trophy.

Last night my wife went with me which was pretty cool as she is just learning the game. She outlasted over half the field the first game. I finished 2nd out of about 40 in the first game. I learned about a really stupid 'league rule' after that fact which caused me to split 2nd place with another guy. When it was down to 3 handed the SB was the shortstack with 5000. I had 85,000 and the BB was the chipleader with about 110,000. The SB was all in blind cause blinds were 5K/10K and I picked up AT on the button and decided to go ahead and isolate the SB and pushed my 85K in. The BB was a TOTAL noobie luckbox who literally had a laminated hand ranking card in front of him to tell him which hands beat what hands. Well he decides his A4o is good and calls my all in. SB has rags and the BB hits his 4 ofcourse and I'm out. Well any normal tournament rules would give me 2nd and the SB 3rd since I had him WAY outchipped and we went out on the same hand, but this tourney gives the same points and finish if you bust on the same hand. WTF.

The second game my wife went out on a hand that I would have busted on as well. She had AQ flop comes 5TQ turn 2 river A and the guy had a set of tens, nothing you can do. She went out in the first 10 minutes and I picked up 89 of clubs in middle position, 4 limpers $100 blinds. Flop brings 336 with 2 clubs. Early donk (Aka Dustin) bets $500, I call, guy folds then the BB goes all in and had me covered, I had about $3000 more so was paying $3000 to win about $5500, not exactly flush drawing odds hehe but I called anways. He ofcourse had the Krablar K3 and I never caught and was out early.

Live Tourney | Live Cash Game | Movies Galore

2006-09-16T14:53:00.000-07:00

Last night I played in a 43 person $200 buyin live game and busted 13th, top 6 paid.

After the tourney a $2/$5 NL Cash game started up and if you read my blog you know I dont really play NL, but it was the only game going and I was like why not.

After sitting for about 5 minutes I knew I was in trouble. There were 3 MANIACS at the table. There was no limping and betting or calling $50 - $75 with Q high seemed to be the standard play.

I played really tight and never saw a face card the first 2 orbits. Then this one guy had about $32 and went all in blind, he doubled up to $64. He went all in blind again and doubled up again to $128. He then puts it in blind again before the cards are dealt and the guy to his left who had about $220 in chips said he calls blind. WTF is going on here! It folds to me and I look down and wake up with pocket Kings. I declare All-In and the guy that called blind immediately throws in his other $100. They turn over 5-T and 8-T. My kings hold up and I make $300 bones.

I played for about 2 hours and folded mostly. I won one other decent pot when I made a HORRIBLE turn call. I had made a loose call in the blind with Q6 of hearts. Flop was x8T 1 heart. It checked around and the turn brought a 5 of hearts. A guy bets out $50 into about a $75 pot. For some reason I called and the river brought the 8 of hearts. I put the guy in for his last $75 and he calls with trip 8s made on the river. I show him my flush and he berates me for my horrible turn call, rightfully so.

I left the game up $425 so made $225 on the night.

Today my wife and I wanted to rent the movie Rock Star with Mark Wahlberg so I went to our local video store and it turns out they are having a clearance on all their VHS tapes. Rentals are $1.99 or you could buy a VHS for $2.50. So I proceeded to scavage the store and ended up buying the following movies for $2.50 each:

Rock Star
Chasing Amy
Blow
The Crow
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Dogma
The Karate Kid
The Bourne Identity
Mallrats
Knockaround Guys
Gridlock'd
JFK
A Night at the Roxbury
LaBamba
200 Cigarettes
The Exorcist

Best $40 I ever spent!

I'm still laying off online poker for awhile, probably a good week or two as I am just not into it after that last -$2200 session.

.... and the hits just keep on coming

2006-09-15T07:09:00.000-07:00

OK so whats worse then losing $2200 playing poker in one day?

How about losing that much NOT playing poker because someone cloned your ATM card and cleaned out your bank account!

We found out yesterday that somehow someone emptied our bank account through an ATM using my Debit card number which was in my possession the whole time. This apparently happened on Tuesday while I was at work and we noticed it yesterday when our bank account was overdrawn.

Long story short after taking with US Bank Fraud and the police department this is called Cloning. You use your debit card somewhere and they either have cameras or a person that captures your information and watches you enter your pin #. They can then recreate a duplicate credit card and proceed to the nearest ATM and begin withdrawing. This particular individual kept withdrawing the $700 limit until the account was empty leaving the account overdrawn and lots of extra overdraft charges.

It’s going to take us about 3 weeks of time, paperwork, and headaches to get all this reversed, but we are confident that we will get the money back and the bank said they would take care of the charges, etc.

The advice I was given was to never use your pin # unless have to and if you do use your pin # be very protective of it (overhead cameras, people lingering close by, etc). Cover your hands while you enter your pin # and obviously never have it written down anywhere near your card. The police said they would be able to track down the ATM used and get the security tape, but most likely these people are professionals and will be disguised.

Just wanted to give everyone the heads up to be careful so this kind of horrible stuff doesn’t happen to you.

Seriously Worst Run I've Had

2006-09-13T21:22:00.000-07:00

UNREALLLL

I know I complain alot about bad beats, but tonight was just ridiculous.

Worse session I've ever had. I tilted towards the end and lost even more when I should have just quit.

I know I flopped top pair at least 15 times and got rivered. At least 10 times I had stronger Ace with Ace flop and the guy hit his 2nd kicker.

I'm taking a little break after this session cause wow.

Here are a few examples ...

charulz posts blind ($5), clee000 posts blind ($10).

PRE-FLOP
tigerbalm folds, dna4everfcp bets $20, TonyT38x folds, BadBrad21 calls $20, JiggaGo folds, Jours folds, Tay21 folds, charulz folds, clee000 calls $10.

FLOP [board cards 2D,5C,6C ]
clee000 bets $10, dna4everfcp bets $20, BadBrad21 folds, clee000 calls $10.

TURN [board cards 2D,5C,6C,2S ]
clee000 checks, dna4everfcp bets $20, clee000 bets $40, dna4everfcp calls $20.

RIVER [board cards 2D,5C,6C,2S,6S ]
clee000 bets $20, dna4everfcp calls $20.

SHOWDOWN
clee000 shows [ 4H,2C ]
dna4everfcp shows [ AH,AS ]
clee000 wins $222.

SUMMARY
Dealer: Tay21
Pot: $225, (including rake: $3)
TonyT38x loses $0
BadBrad21 loses $20
JiggaGo loses $0
Jours loses $0
Tay21 loses $0
charulz loses $5
clee000 bets $100, collects $222, net $122

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ANTES/BLINDS
highway220 posts blind ($5), JiggaGo posts blind ($10), Lorddeseis posts blind ($10).

PRE-FLOP
StatMechanic bets $20, James101010 calls $20, baggmann folds, faux_pas folds, eephus9 folds, Rushtime folds, Lorddeseis folds, dna4everfcp bets $30, highway220 folds, JiggaGo calls $20, StatMechanic bets $20, James101010 calls $20, dna4everfcp calls $10, JiggaGo calls $10.

FLOP [board cards JD,9C,8D ]
JiggaGo checks, StatMechanic checks, James101010 checks, dna4everfcp bets $10, JiggaGo calls $10, StatMechanic calls $10, James101010 calls $10.

TURN [board cards JD,9C,8D,2H ]
JiggaGo checks, StatMechanic checks, James101010 checks, dna4everfcp bets $20, JiggaGo calls $20, StatMechanic folds, James101010 folds.

RIVER [board cards JD,9C,8D,2H,8S ]
JiggaGo checks, dna4everfcp bets $20, JiggaGo calls $20.

SHOWDOWN
dna4everfcp shows [ AH,AS ]
JiggaGo shows [ 7C,8H ]
JiggaGo wins $292
SUMMARY
Dealer: dna4everfcp
Pot: $295, (including rake: $3)
StatMechanic loses $50
James101010 loses $50
baggmann loses $0
faux_pas loses $0
eephus9 loses $0
Rushtime loses $0
Lorddeseis loses $10
dna4everfcp loses $90
highway220 loses $5
JiggaGo bets $90, collects $292, net $202

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SHOWDOWN
tejas tommy shows [ AD,QC ]
dna4everfcp mucks cards [ AS,KS ]
tejas tommy wins $257.

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ANTES/BLINDS
tejas tommy posts blind ($5), Roy Hobbs posts blind ($10).

PRE-FLOP
ntnBO folds, flopalizer folds, lglsl calls $10, KIRKAA calls $10, JiggaGo bets $20, dna4everfcp calls $20, tejas tommy folds, Roy Hobbs folds, lglsl calls $10, KIRKAA calls $10.

FLOP [board cards 8S,JH,AS ]
lglsl checks, KIRKAA checks, JiggaGo bets $10, dna4everfcp calls $10, lglsl folds, KIRKAA calls $10.

TURN [board cards 8S,JH,AS,4H ]
KIRKAA checks, JiggaGo bets $20, dna4everfcp bets $40, KIRKAA folds, JiggaGo bets $40, dna4everfcp bets $40, JiggaGo calls $20.

RIVER [board cards 8S,JH,AS,4H,2D ]
JiggaGo checks, dna4everfcp bets $20, JiggaGo calls $20.

SHOWDOWN
dna4everfcp shows [ KD,AH ]
JiggaGo shows [ AD,4D ]
JiggaGo wins $322.

SUMMARY
Dealer: dna4everfcp
Pot: $325, (including rake: $3)
tejas tommy loses $5
Roy Hobbs loses $10
ntnBO loses $0
flopalizer loses $0
lglsl loses $20
KIRKAA loses $30
JiggaGo bets $130, collects $322, net $192
dna4everfcp loses $130

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ANTES/BLINDS
Pismo beach posts blind ($12.50), apollonass posts blind ($25).

PRE-FLOP
Bphonda1 folds, Sir Cloud folds, dna4everfcp bets $50, 911 atm folds, Pismo beach calls $37.50, apollonass calls $25.

FLOP [board cards QC,JS,KD ]
Pismo beach checks, apollonass checks, dna4everfcp bets $25, Pismo beach bets $50, apollonass folds, dna4everfcp calls $25.

TURN [board cards QC,JS,KD,4H ]
Pismo beach bets $50, dna4everfcp bets $100, Pismo beach calls $50.

RIVER [board cards QC,JS,KD,4H,7H ]
Pismo beach checks, dna4everfcp bets $50, Pismo beach calls $50.

SHOWDOWN
dna4everfcp shows [ KH,AD ]
Pismo beach shows [ QH,KC ]
Pismo beach wins $547.

SUMMARY
Dealer: 911 atm
Pot: $550, (including rake: $3)
Sir Cloud loses $0
dna4everfcp loses $250
911 atm loses $0
Pismo beach bets $250, collects $547, net $297
apollonass loses $50
Bphonda1 loses $0

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ANTES/BLINDS
Mcbrag posts blind ($7.50), Sir Cloud posts blind ($15).

PRE-FLOP
wispers folds, pokercallady bets $30, hlvl2368 folds, oinas folds, dna4everfcp calls $30, ann_t folds, Rushtime folds, Bphonda1 calls $30, Mcbrag folds, Sir Cloud folds.

FLOP [board cards KS,5D,5S ]
pokercallady bets $15, dna4everfcp bets $30, Bphonda1 folds, pokercallady calls $15.

TURN [board cards KS,5D,5S,QS ]
pokercallady checks, dna4everfcp bets $30, pokercallady bets $60, dna4everfcp bets $60, pokercallady bets $60, dna4everfcp calls $30.

RIVER [board cards KS,5D,5S,QS,4H ]
pokercallady bets $30, dna4everfcp calls $30.

SHOWDOWN
pokercallady shows [ AS,3S ]
dna4everfcp shows [ AC,KD ]
pokercallady wins $469.50.

SUMMARY
Dealer: Bphonda1
Pot: $472.50, (including rake: $3)
dna4everfcp loses $210
ann_t loses $0
Rushtime loses $0
Bphonda1 loses $30
Mcbrag loses $7.50
Sir Cloud loses $15
wispers loses $0
pokercallady bets $210, collects $469.50, net $259.50
hlvl2368 loses $0
oinas loses $0

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ANTES/BLINDS
dna4everfcp posts blind ($5).

PRE-FLOP
petergab bets $10, nonsuch44 folds, KnighttoF4 folds, dna4everfcp bets $10, petergab calls $5.

FLOP [board cards 10D,QC,4H ]
dna4everfcp bets $5, petergab calls $5.

TURN [board cards 10D,QC,4H,JC ]
dna4everfcp bets $10, petergab bets $20, dna4everfcp bets $20, petergab calls $10.

RIVER [board cards 10D,QC,4H,JC,QS ]
dna4everfcp bets $10, petergab calls $10.

SHOWDOWN
dna4everfcp shows [ KH,KS ]
petergab shows [ QD,AD ]
petergab wins $118.

SUMMARY
Dealer: KnighttoF4
Pot: $120, (including rake: $2)
dna4everfcp loses $60
petergab bets $60, collects $118, net $58
nonsuch44 loses $0
KnighttoF4 loses $0

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ANTES/BLINDS
prillen posts blind ($7.50), rainman180 posts blind ($15).

PRE-FLOP
Bphonda1 folds, negativeroi folds, mattfitz22 folds, matbcat folds, hlvl2368 folds, Sir Cloud bets $30, _ajblais_ folds, dna4everfcp calls $30, prillen folds, rainman180 folds.

FLOP [board cards 2D,7H,JC ]
Sir Cloud bets $15, dna4everfcp bets $30, Sir Cloud bets $30, dna4everfcp calls $15.

TURN [board cards 2D,7H,JC,KC ]
Sir Cloud bets $30, dna4everfcp calls $30.

RIVER [board cards 2D,7H,JC,KC,AC ]
Sir Cloud bets $30, dna4everfcp bets $60, Sir Cloud bets $60, dna4everfcp bets $60, Sir Cloud calls $30.

SHOWDOWN
dna4everfcp shows [ JS,JD ]
Sir Cloud shows [ KH,KS ]
Sir Cloud wins $469.50.

SUMMARY
Dealer: dna4everfcp
Pot: $472.50, (including rake: $3)
rainman180 loses $15
Bphonda1 loses $0
negativeroi loses $0
mattfitz22 loses $0
matbcat loses $0
hlvl2368 loses $0

Any feedback (besides play within your bankroll) would be appreciated, but I really think I just took ridiculous beats tonight.

Total Damage -$2222

Current BR - $2818

Bar Tourney Live Games & Some Ring

2006-09-11T22:14:00.000-07:00

I played in my two bar league games tonight.

Finished 4th of 31 and 4th of 42.

I ended up finishing 2nd overall in points out of over 100 players so I feel good about that.

I came home and 4 tabled some $5/$10 and 1 tabled some $15/$30 cause the $10/$20 game was dead.

I won 7 bb in the 15/30 game and 42 bb in the $5/$10 session for +$664 3 hour session.

Current BR - $5140

Nickelback Concert | Stars Million | FCPHUL | $5/$10

2006-09-10T16:45:00.000-07:00

Saturday night my wife and I went to the Hinder, Chevelle, Hoobastank, and Nickelback concert that I won free tickets to last week. The show was absolutely awesome. I really liked Hinder as well.

Today I played in the FCP HU league last chance tourney, top 2 got buyins to next years league. I ofcourse bubbled 3rd. Lost a big chunk when a guy rivered me with a straight versus my top pair and they got it all in with A9 vs 7K on a 977 board, doh.

I played in the $215 Stars Million tournament and started off blazing. At the end of the first hour I was in the top 20, at one point I was even in the top 5. I made a stupid play where I donked off $6K with Ace high where the guy had a set then the bad beats just began. AQ vs A4 turn 4 river 4. A9 vs TJ flop TT, AK vs 55 5 on turn. Then was shortstacked and got it in with a pair of 3s and was beat by a pair of 9s.

I played some $5/$10 limit for a few hours this weekend and ended up 50BB for $499 which was good. My bankroll is at a new alltime high so yea me.

Current BR - $4476

Mansion Bet | Live Tourney | Live Cash Game

2006-09-08T06:55:00.000-07:00

Well it turns out I shouldnt have hedged that Pittsburgh bet I guess since Pittsburgh covered the spread hard. I cant believe how fast Mansion paid that bet.

Sep 08 02:46 Mansion - $2,100.00 USD Accepted

Already back in my neteller accout. Lost $300 on the Pinnacle hedge so +$700 for the game, good deal.

So I played in my live $100 tourney last night and made the final table again, but went out in terrible fashion. I had pocket 8s and raised it 4x blinds were 300/600 so 2400, I had about $5500 left after that bet. SB Calls everyone else folds. Flop 446. He checks and I push my last 5500. He him-haws around for about 5 minutes and finally says I call and amazingly shows AJo. WTF. Turn Blank. Barry Greenstein'd me with an Ace on the river and I was out.

After the tourney there were about 4 people who started a cash game. Was $10/$20 limit with 3 games mixed it. Just so happen 2 of the 3 I had never played live in my life. Meh its only 10/20 and only 4 handed, whats the worst that could happen. We played a mixed rotation of 2-7 triple draw, A-5 Triple Draw Lowball, and Omaha H/L. After I got into the game they dropped 2-7 and just did 30 minute rounds of A-5 and Omaha H/L. I played for about 2 hours and at my high point was up 7BB ($140), but by the end of the night I was dead even.

I got home about 1:00 in the morning and wasnt tired so popped onto FCP and played some $5/$10 for about an hour and won +15BB ($149).

So between the 5/10 and the Steelers game I increased by roll by $849 today. Good stuff.

Current BR - $4192

Pittsburgh/Dolphins Bet

2006-09-07T11:30:00.000-07:00

So I am in on the Mansion Sportsbook Promo for $1100 to win $1000 @ an even pick line.

When Big Ben got hurt and Hines because questionable I decided to hedge 30% of my bet on Pinnacle Sports. I got a good line +1 +101 on Miami so wagered $300 to win $303.

Bottom line if Pittsburgh wins I win $700, if Dolphins win I win $303.

No Poker Tuesday | Little on Wednesday

2006-09-06T21:17:00.000-07:00

Tuesday I didnt see one single flop at the tables. I took my wife out to a nice steak dinner, we picked up some movies and Coronas and had a great night.

Wednesday I played in the Neg O and got shortstacked early when I had TK on a 3T237 board and he had quad 3s. I got back to 1/2 avg at the hour mark and made my move to triple up with AQ and got called by A9. Board comes 67T and the ugly 8 came on the river. -$11.00.

I played about an hour of 5 tabling $5/$10 and finished up 23BB for $234.

Current BR - $3343

Lots of Limit and My Bar League Games

2006-09-05T06:10:00.000-07:00

I played alot of limit this weekend, probably 100 table hours easily, ended down $1118 for the weekend.

Last night I played in my 2 Monday night bar league games and did well. The first game I busted 7th of 36 when I picked up K4 in the BB flop 3KA, the blinds were so high I literally had 50% of my chips committed so I went with it. Guy flips over A9, but the 4 comes on the turn giving me two pair, but the rollercoaster 9 came on the river giving him higher two pair.

The 2nd tournament I finished 1st place out of 40. Won one key race at the final table 33 vs K9, K on the flop 3 on the turn. Last hand was my Q9 vs 6J and he hit the 6 on the flop and I hit Q on the river.

I missed the first 3 weeks of this league, but yesterday should have put me in the top 3 or 4 overall standings.

Current BR - $3120

Rough Day at the limit tables, but good Tourney Cash

2006-09-03T00:03:00.000-07:00

Played quite a bit of limit today and had one of my worse sessions yet; ended up down $1056.

I played in the $50 long kiss goodnight on FCP, 148 people NL Tourny and finished 2nd. Got HU and was a 1:3 chip dog and busted on a hand where I had top pair, but he flopped the straight, not much I could do, but was good for $1258 ($1204 profit).

Ended up avoiding a disastorous - $1000 day by being up $148 after that tournament.

Current BR - $4238

Ummmmm

2006-09-01T00:11:00.000-07:00

OK so this is one of those REAAAAAAAAAAAAALYYY bad things I did that I know 180% that I should not have done, but I did it anyways because of drinking a bunch of alcohol. Its a little after 2 AM and for whatever reason I sat down at a $1000NL table for shits and giggles. I really had no intention of playing anything but extremely tight, but things happened and I got some hands and made some stupid calls I normally would not make if I had not been drinking that just happened to work out.

Here was a hand I happened to play pretty well I think ......

Texas Hold'em $10-$10 NL (Real Money), #934,632,455
Table Marseille, 1 Sep 2006 2:57 AM ET

Seat 1: Stoned Okie ($929.50 in chips)
Seat 2: ScoreLord ($870.10 in chips)
Seat 4: tejas tommy ($1,742 in chips)
Seat 5: wxman77 ($493 in chips)
Seat 6: hosea1044 ($2,337.15 in chips)
Seat 7: Req4aDream_ ($990 in chips)
Seat 8: dna4everfcp ($1,248 in chips)
Seat 9: rounders08 ($949.80 in chips)
Seat 10: markgUSF1 ($734.20 in chips)

ANTES/BLINDS
tejas tommy posts blind ($5), wxman77 posts blind ($10).

PRE-FLOP
hosea1044 folds, Req4aDream_ folds, dna4everfcp calls $10, rounders08 bets $30, markgUSF1 folds, Stoned Okie folds, ScoreLord calls $30, tejas tommy calls $25, wxman77 calls $20, dna4everfcp calls $20.

FLOP [board cards 3S,9D,8C ]
tejas tommy checks, wxman77 checks, dna4everfcp checks, rounders08 checks, ScoreLord checks.

TURN [board cards 3S,9D,8C,AH ]
tejas tommy checks, wxman77 bets $45, dna4everfcp calls $45, rounders08 calls $45, ScoreLord calls $45, tejas tommy folds.

RIVER [board cards 3S,9D,8C,AH,2S ]
wxman77 bets $110, dna4everfcp bets $350, rounders08 folds, ScoreLord folds, wxman77 folds.

SHOWDOWN
dna4everfcp shows [ 3D,3C ]
dna4everfcp wins $787.

SUMMARY
Dealer: ScoreLord
Pot: $790, (including rake: $3)
Stoned Okie, loses $0
ScoreLord, loses $75
tejas tommy, loses $30
wxman77, loses $185
hosea1044, loses $0
Req4aDream_, loses $0
dna4everfcp, bets $425, collects $787, net $362
rounders08, loses $75
markgUSF1, loses $0

Here is a hand I should not have called the river bet, but I did and just so happened the dude was bluffing cardcore ......

Texas Hold'em $10-$10 NL (Real Money), #934,654,517
Table Marseille, 1 Sep 2006 3:07 AM ET

Seat 1: Stoned Okie ($962.50 in chips)
Seat 2: ScoreLord ($818.10 in chips)
Seat 3: acepokeraa ($467 in chips)
Seat 6: hosea1044 ($2,306.65 in chips)
Seat 7: J_Q_K_A_ ($237 in chips)
Seat 8: dna4everfcp ($1,610 in chips)
Seat 9: rounders08 ($812.80 in chips)
Seat 10: markgUSF1 ($762.20 in chips)

ANTES/BLINDS
hosea1044 posts blind ($5), J_Q_K_A_ posts blind ($10).

PRE-FLOP
dna4everfcp bets $50, rounders08 folds, markgUSF1 folds, Stoned Okie folds, ScoreLord folds, acepokeraa folds, hosea1044 folds, J_Q_K_A_ calls $40.

FLOP [board cards JD,8C,4S ]
J_Q_K_A_ checks, dna4everfcp bets $100, J_Q_K_A_ calls $100.

TURN [board cards JD,8C,4S,7D ]
J_Q_K_A_ bets $87 and is all-in, dna4everfcp calls $87.

RIVER [board cards JD,8C,4S,7D,8S ]

SHOWDOWN
J_Q_K_A_ shows [ 9H,QH ]
dna4everfcp shows [ KC,AD ]
dna4everfcp wins $476.

SUMMARY
Dealer: acepokeraa
Pot: $479, (including rake: $3)
Stoned Okie, loses $0
ScoreLord, loses $0
acepokeraa, loses $0
hosea1044, loses $5
J_Q_K_A_, loses $237
dna4everfcp, bets $237, collects $476, net $239
rounders08, loses $0
markgUSF1, loses $0

Long story short I played $1000 NL for about 45 minutes and made $833! ROFL!

Do not try this at home kids

Current BR - $4090

Home Game & Some Ring

2006-08-31T21:47:00.000-07:00

I played in my Thursday night deepstack $100 NLHE live game tourney tonight and busted 1 before the final table. I really shouldnt have busted that early as I made a stupid play at the end. I had about 7200 in tourney chips, we started with 7000, blinds were 350/700 with a 150 ante and I picked up 66 in fairly early position and moved in. Got called by TT, T on the flop I was out. One other interesting hand when i had about 6000 in chips I picked up 2 black aces and there was a call and a 5x reraise in front of me. I pushed in for about double the last guys raise and he instacalls, shows two red aces! Doh. Aces vs Aces, chop chop.

I came home and played some 3 tables of $5/$10 and 1 $10/$20 for about an hour and ended up +9bb at the $10/$20 table and +11.5BB at the $5/$10 tables good for + $295 hour session, very nice.

Current BR - $3257

I'm a retard

2006-08-30T21:01:00.000-07:00

I played some fairly high limit HU limit today and lost my ass off. I ended up getting back to my normal games of $5/$10 and a lil $10/$20 and made back most of it, but ended the night down $127 plus lost $11 buyin to the Negreanu Open. Was in great shape to final table, but busted 22nd when my Trip aces went down to Tens full of Aces.

Current BR - $2962

Sweeet, Free Nickelback Concert Tickets

2006-08-29T06:57:00.000-07:00

Was driving in to work this morning dropping my daughter off to school as usual and heard the 'keytones' on a local radio station. Tried calling in to the hotline and was busy the first 4 times then it started ringing on the 5th try. It rang for a good 2 or 3 minutes and they picked up. Turns out I was caller #9 and won 2 free tickets to the Nickelback concert coming to Nashville in about 2 weeks. Sweet! My wife and I love Nickelback.

Bar League Games and Some $5/$10

2006-08-28T21:31:00.000-07:00

So I played my 2 Monday Night Bar League Games.

First game I finished 3rd of 31 and went out to the almighty Krablar. I had AQ in the cutoff and pushed and was called by K3s, the blinds where pretty high. Flop 256 turn 6 river 4! omg!

You think thats bad? Wait til you hear this one.

2nd game 33 people. The last hand before the first hour break I pick up 9 hearts 9 diamonds on the button. 200/400 blinds I raise to 1200 with 99 and get called by the BB. Flop 3 clubs 7 diamonds 9 spades . Remembering I raised preflop the BB bets 1200 into me, I've got top set and have about 6000 left, he has 9000. I push for some odd reason and he calls with 7 clubs q queen clubs; 2nd pair for all his chips! Turn 2 clubs river 8 clubs and he runner runner flushes me when I am the 95% flop favorite, SIIIIIIIIIIICCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKK

I 5 tables $5/$10 when I got home for about an hour and won 28bb for $287.

Current BR $3101

Suckers Bet?

2006-08-28T11:09:00.000-07:00

OK I am either going to be $1000 richer, break even, or lose $1100 as I am falling for one of those 'too good to be true' promotions.

Mansion.com which is a very well known online sports book is running a promotion for the opening Pittsburgh/Dolphins game. It is a no lose promotion. You must bet $1100 on the line (currently at -4.5) to win $1000. You win the bet you take you $1000, you lose the bet they refund your $1100.

I have read 3 or 4 website reviews on Mansion.com and came up with nothing, but excellent reviews. I talked to their support just to make sure there werent any catches I was missing like cashout/withdraw restrictions, etc, but as long as you fax/email them your ID there are no other restrictions.

There is also a way to hedge this bet with another sports book to guarantee a win of $442 between the two sites. So the question is do I want 100% of $442 or flip a coin for a little over double or nothing. Well I'm a gambler and doing double or nothing. GO STEELERS! Win by 5 points baby!

I really hope I dont post after the game saying how I got scammed, but all my 'research' makes me think this is a just a fantastic promotion where they are taking a 50/50 shot on getting a bunch of new customers that have the ability to deposit $1100 into their account. *Fingers Crossed*

Some $5/$10 SHLHE

2006-08-27T15:51:00.000-07:00

I 2 tabled some $5/$10 Short handed Limit Hold Em for about 3 hours and ended up 41 BB for $414. Made the weekend disaster ONLY $1000 down instead of the $2000 I was down after Saturday night.

I'm taking the rest of the night off and taking me wife to see two movies tonight, World Trade Center followed by Invincible.

Gonna shake this weekend off and be happy I am still up $1500 for the month. Positive Positive Positive.

Current BR - $2814

Variance Smacked Me In The Face And It Hurt

2006-08-27T14:02:00.000-07:00

Meh. Played about 30 table hours of poker on Saturday and just got my ass kicked big time. I lost over 100BBs between the $10/$20 and $5/$10 tables on Saturday. Sunday I made up a little bit, but still down $1441 for the weekend. I wont go into all the bad beats, but it was beyond ridiculous, AA never held up for me once out of 4 times and I couldnt hit a set or a flush draw to save my life while it seemed everytime I had the goods someone hit their draws on me.

As much as I hate it I am going to have to stay away from the $10/$20 tables for awhile and just stick with $5/$10 max for now.

Current BR - $2400

Live Home Game and Some $5/$10

2006-08-24T21:54:00.000-07:00

I played in a $100 buyin live tournament game tonight with 17 people. Great great great players, 4th hand of the tournament I had TT flop 338 turn T river 9, guy had quad 3s against my top full house and crippled me early. I made it to the final table and busted to a 3 outter when I got my money in with QQ vs AQ but an Ace on the flop killed me. I was short stacked and bb next hand so pushes last few chips in with 33 and called by 77 and never improved. Was actuallly a really great game with an amazing structure, played over 4 hours. One of the guys there finished in top 500 of the WSOP ME this year and in top 100 of another WSOP even this year.

I came home and 5 tabled some $5/$10 for about an hour and won 25BB. $250 to the bankroll. I am actually not pulling the $100 I played tonight from my roll since I paid for that with money not in my normal bankroll.

Current BR - $3841

Meh Myspace Smyspace

2006-08-24T11:06:00.000-07:00

Apparently all the 'cool kids' have myspace accounts. I'm gonna have to get my daughter to help me with mine cause its all confusing, but I just started a page.

The URL is at http://www.myspace.com/dnapoker

I also played a little pokah during my lunch break cause I've got the evil fix thing going on. Finished up +2.5 BB at SHLHE $5/$10 for $25.

I'm playing in a live home game tonight, 20 person $100 buyin tourney, pays 3 spots, VERY SWEET structure so I am looking forward to it.

8000 starting chips starting out with 25/25 blinds going to 25/50, 50/100 75/150 100/200 etc 1st two hours 30 min levels, rest 20 minute levels. I am looking forward to it.

Current BR - $3590

Finished 20th of 165 in Neg O, Good Ring Session

2006-08-23T21:03:00.000-07:00

Played the Negreanu Open and finished 20th out of 165 good for jack squat! Busted with QK vs AK, King high board.

I played a few table hours 3 tabling $5/$10 and 1 tabling $10/$20 and ended up +10BB at the $10/$20 table and +30bb at the $5/$10 tables, pretty great session actually, 2 hours of play so about 8 table hours + $502

Current BR - $3565 (1/3rd the way to my $10K goal for the year)

Sooooooo close to a big score 20th/735 in $20 rebuy

2006-08-22T22:52:00.000-07:00

Just played the FCP $20K guarantee, $20 with 1 rebuy and 1 addon. I made it through the first hour without a rebuy, but did the addon so had $42 invested. 735 players and I made it down to the final 2 tables and busted 20th when shortstacked and my AT ran into the blinds AK. $181 for nearly 5 hours, meh. 1st was just 19 spots away and paid $6000. GRRRRRRR!

I also played some $5/$10 before the tourney and made almost 23BB there for $227. Made nearly $50 more in 1/3rd the time in the cash game, sick. Gotta final table to make some real cash. That $6000 would have tripled my roll, but meh, next time?

Current BR - $3063

Bar Leage Games

2006-08-22T06:29:00.000-07:00

Meh, both games last night I got my money in good only to get sucked out on.

First game I finished 11th of 42 when I got a free look in the BB with Q3o, flop AQ3, guy pushed with A5 on the flop, but caught A on the river.

Second game I finished 45 of 49 when I flopped a 7 high flush, and pushed a guy who called with the Ace of that suit and hit the 4 board flush on the turn.

I played about 30 minutes of $5/$10 last night and won $30.

Current BR - $2655

Saturdays Good, Sundays Bad

2006-08-21T06:05:00.000-07:00

I played in the $50 + $4 Long Kiss Goodnight and lost when I flopped top 2 and guy flopped bottom set, what ya gonna do!

After taken a number of stupid bad beats I managed to toss back 10 BB at the 10/20 game and 9bb at the 5/10 game for a $282 loss. I easily played 15 table hours yesterday.

Current BR - $2625

Sharing a Bad Beat......

2006-08-20T12:25:00.000-07:00

$10/$20 LHE

Pick up Red Aces in early position and raise, guy reraises, folds to me I 3 bet, he calls.

Flop 39A I bet, he reraises, I 3 bet, he caps.

Turn 9 I bet, he reraises, I 3 bet, he caps.

River 5 I bet, he reraises, I call.

He flips 99.

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Another Good Saturday

2006-08-19T20:53:00.000-07:00

Last Satuurday I made $1000, this Saturday made $695.

I 3 tabled $5/$10 for several hours and ended up +29bb and I 1 tabled $10/$20 for about 3 hours and ended up +19bb.

If you count the $161 I made last night had a about a $850 24 hour session.

Current BR - $2961

Grinded out some 3/6 for a few hours

2006-08-19T09:50:00.000-07:00

Played about 3 hours of $3/$6 and finished up almost 27bb for $161 dollars.

Current BR - $2266

Switched it up - Some NL Cash

2006-08-16T21:10:00.000-07:00

After taking about a 30bb hit at $3/$6 short handed limit($180) I took a break and then decided to switch it up a little and play some NL. I immediately lost $100 when I flopped Aces with AJ on a AQ3 board, turn brought another Queen and I ended up laying it down after the guy pushed after I made a 3/4 pot bet. Was playing $200 NL btw.

So now I'm down $280, wonderful.

I stayed at the table and played patient and got a BIGGGG break when I raised it to $6 with AQ and guy made it $25, I honestly dont play much NL Cash so not sure if this was an incorrect call, but I called, it was HU. Flop comes QQA and I check, the guy pushes all in. I'm thinking AA is possible since he reraised to $25, but figure I'll go broke here everytime if hes dumb enough to push 2 times the pot with the nuts so I call like $80 more. He shows 33! That put me up about $120 and I continued to grind on and ended up + $223 at that table which was sweeet!

Current BR - $2105

9bb 3/6

2006-08-15T20:05:00.000-07:00

Won 9BB @ $3/$6 tonight, $52.

Current BR - $1962

Bar League Tournament

2006-08-15T06:37:00.000-07:00

Last night I played in 2 of the weekly local bar league live games. Both tournaments only had about 35 people.

The first game I thought I was going to repeat my victory from last week, but got unlucky towards the end when the blinds went up really high. It got down to 4 handed and I called a shortstacks all in with A9 spades, he flips over Q8 spades, but hits an 8 on the turn and doubles up. About 3 hands later I complete in the SB with QKo and BB checks HU. Flop 78K. I check, she pushes, has me covered by 1000 and I call. She turns over JQ hearts, two hearts on the flop. Heart on the river and I was out in 4th.

Second game I got crippled about an hour in when my JA with J high on the board took a hit to pocket Queens. I played patient and picked up AQ clubs and pushed, got 2 callers which both had me covered. They turn over A6 and QK, great shape to triple up and put me back in the hunt. Flop 788, turn 9, river T. Meh! Out in 19th.

Even though I have only played in this league for 2 weeks I'm in the top 15 out of about 100 that have points. Going to keep playing it for awhile cause its pretty fun to play live, even though there is no money at stake.

He Giveth and He Taketh Away

2006-08-14T07:04:00.000-07:00

I played the $100+$8 US Grand Prix $50K tourney yesterday and busted 92nd, just 30 shy of the money. Was in the BB with AJ and it folded to the SB who raised, I pushed, he called with QK, flop QQx, end of game. GRRRRR so close.

I then proceeded to 4 table some $5/$10 and played for a good 3 or 4 hours and lose 31bb, -$312.

Current BR - $1910. Official $3/$6 land.

First $1000 day this year

2006-08-12T21:43:00.000-07:00

I've made like 3 or 4 blog entries today out of excitement.

Sat down at a $5/$10 short handed table for about an hour and made 17BB good for $177.

That puts me up $1031 in the last 24 hours.

Havent had a $1000 day in limit quite possibly ever. Nearly doubled my bankroll in 1 day which is just a run of good luck and positive variance.

Current BR - $2330

Man oh Man

2006-08-12T20:05:00.000-07:00

I'm getting the $ fever which is not really a good thing. I've had a $1000 week so I can feel the potentials of whats possible out there, but I am trying to stay focused on bets instead of $.

Just 4 tabled some $3/$6 which is in my bankroll now! and won $192 after about 3 hours of play.

Current BR - $2153

Took another shot

2006-08-12T11:01:00.000-07:00

The last 2 days I couldnt get out of my head that $10/$20 session and been battling if I wanted to give it another shot or not.

I decided I would play with $500 and see how I did. This time I played the full ring game instead of the short handed game to help limit variance a little bit.

I played a full ring $5/$10 at the same time I was playing the $10/$20 and after about another 4 hours between the two tables I managed to score a $520 win.

I really cant wait to get my bankroll back to the point where I can play this level again and not have to worry about a few bad beats or downswing kicking my entire bankroll.

Current BR - $1951

Grind Grind Grind

2006-08-12T09:56:00.000-07:00

Played another 4 hours of $3/$6 short handed last night. I really love and hate this game. Patience and the ability not to react tilty to bad beats is the biggest lessons I have learned in this game. All it takes is 2 or 3 hands of tilt and you can find yourself down $100 real quick.

I played very patient and was about to win 22BB after the 4 hours so good for $132.

Current BR - $1431

Four hours of $10/$20 Short Handed

2006-08-11T07:27:00.000-07:00

"If you're too careful, your whole life can become a fuckin' grind."

I took a stab at some higher limits like I am known to do from time to time and ended up losing about 15BB after 4 hours of play which really isnt too terrible.

I wont go into the bad beats, but they were a plenty, at least 6 times I was beat by runner runner and several times I just had good hands that were beat by better hands like straights into flushes, etc.

A couple rivers different and I would have easily been up 20 - 30 BB in that game.

Unfortunately I dont have the bankroll to continue to play that game, but I am fairly certain I can beat it, at least beat the players that I was playing against last night.

$290 dent in the ole bankroll and back to the $2/$4 $3/$6 limits.

Current BR - $1299

Back on Track

2006-08-10T21:35:00.000-07:00

Played a $30+$3 MTT and lost with JJ vs AA.

Played about 2 hours of $3/$6 and won $142.

Limit has been good to me this week.

Also receive some of my free stuff using points from Pokersourceonline. Got 2 new packs of Copags, 3rd season of WPT DVD, and a couple sample chips of some Nevada Jacks

Current BR - $1585

Nice Variance Upswing

2006-08-08T20:07:00.000-07:00

Played a $10 MTT and made it down to final 100 out of 400 when I busted with AQ into AA.

I put $200 down on a $3/$6 short handed table and had a nice hour session up $162. Hit a set and a straight and a nut flush which all paid well.

Yes Gary I shouldnt be playing 3/6 quite yet, especially shorthanded, but meh.

Current BR - $1476

Tennessee Rounders

2006-08-08T08:43:00.000-07:00

A few months ago I posted that I played in this local bar league called the Tennessee Rounders. Its a Monday night tournament with 2 games, 6:30 and 9:00. I went last night and it was week 4 of a 8 week leaderboard so didnt really have much of a shot to compete, but I ended up finishing 14th in the first tournament and 1st in the 2nd tournament so got 540 points which was good enough to put me in the top 20 out of over 100 so I guess I will start playing this on Mondays now.

Won $40 playing a little $2/$4 shorthanded as well.

Current BR - $1325

Good Run + Bonus

2006-08-04T21:49:00.000-07:00

Played about 1300 hands of $2/$4 multi tabling and won $230 plus cleared $100 bonus on FCP.

I played in a $30 MTT and was knocked out in first 10 minutes when I raised it up with AKs flop 35K rainbow, bet half the pot guy pushed and I called. He showed 46! WTF called 3x with 46 then pushes with open ended. Turn blank and river brought the 2. Whatever!

Up $300 so not gonna whine too much.

Going to pick the kids up this weekend from their grandparents. Been kidless for the past 3 weeks and starting to miss em. Taking them to an amusement park called Holiday World in Santa Claus, Indiana on Sunday so will be gone for the rest of the weekend.

Current BR - $1285

Found $100 - Cool

2006-08-03T10:35:00.000-07:00

I logged onto PartyPoker just curious if they had any bonuses going on and I found $101 in my account. I know it was down to $1 the last time I logged in like 6 months ago. Sometimes they give you money if you rake certain hands or what not, but I checked and I had no opt in bonuses, pending bonuses, or hands to clear. Very strange. Either I left $100 on there and forgot about it or it was magic. Either way I cashed that out real quick.

I played in the Negreanu Open last night and finished 20 something when my top pair of queens got beat by a runner runner straight

I then played the $50 midnight oil tournament and was doing pretty good, down to 55 out of 150 with almost double average, but I got trapped with my QQ, a guy limped in with Kings, board came all low, rainbow, and no sense of connection. I check raised the guy and he pushed. At first I was thinking a set, but turns out he had Kings, meh STOP LIMPING WITH KK PEOPLE!

I played some more $2/$4 and won about $30. Adding that $100 to my BR as well.

Current BR - $985

Livin It Up

2006-08-02T06:37:00.000-07:00

This is the last week without the kids, they have been at their grandparents for the past 2 weeks so my wife and I have been going out just about every night to bars, movies, dinners, etc.

Last night we went to have a nice Filet Mignon steak dinner with some Margaritas followed by the Pirates of the Caribbean movie.

Today is my birthday so we got a couple bottles of wine and going to hang out at the house. I will probably play the Negreanu Open tonight.

This weekend we are going to pick up the kids and take them to an amusement park in Indiana called Holiday World which supposedly has a kickass Water Park.

I played a few hours of $2/$4 in the last few days and up about $35 since my last post.

Current BR - $920

Qualified for Golf Weekend with Daniel Negreanu

2006-07-31T06:01:00.000-07:00

I played a 38 man Golf with DN Weekend Qualifiar last night and finished 3rd. Top 3 advance to a tournament where the winner gets to spend a weekend with Daniel playing golf and poker. Probably about 180 people will be in that tourney so 1:180 shot, pretty cool. Also won $60 in that tourney plus 2500 FCP points as a bonus prize.

I played alot of $2/$4 ring this weekend, probably 20 table hours and won $125.

Current BR - $885

18th in the NegO - Small Ring Win

2006-07-27T09:24:00.000-07:00

I 4 tabled some $2/$4 for about an hour and won $16.

I finished 18th in the Negreanu Open last night out of around 122. I was in first at the one hour break, but took 2 huge thumps when I had to lay down QQ and JJ to all overs after committing a good chunk preflop.

Back From Vegas

2006-07-26T06:30:00.000-07:00

Had a great week long vacation in Las Vegas and San Francisco. Did all the touristy stuff in SF like Alcatraz and the Golden Gate Bridge, etc.

Played a good 50 - 60 hours of poker and won about $400, but thats not going into my BR since I spent more then that on food, entertainment, etc.

Met about 40 of the FCP Army members. One of the hightlights of the trip was when Daniel Negreanu joined us for cocktails at the Voodoo Lounge.

Here are a few pictures:

I did also play a little online poker on FCP before I left and won about $90

Current BR - $710

Donk da donk donk donk

2006-07-12T06:58:00.000-07:00

Geeeeesus. Its amazing the play one will find in Short Handed. I played some $1/$2 SHLHE and was down about $35 and came back to end the session up about $3.

My favorite hand and I wish I had the hand history.....

I had QQ in the SB and it folded to me so I popped it to the BB who reraised, I capped, call.

Flop comes 59T 2 spades, I dont have a spade. I check raised he reraised, I called. I'm thinking KK or AA. Turn 6, I check Call. River J, no flush possible. I check call again and the guy had 8Qo for the rivered straight. AHHHHH.

I played in the $10 rebuy tourny last night 160 people and busted out 31st, close to the money, but no cigar. Lost 2 big races with overs that never hit and that was that.

Current BR - $620

$300 Losing Session

2006-07-08T11:45:00.000-07:00

Played about 3 1/2 hours of $2/$4 tabling and dropped $290. Ugh 75BB losing sessions. I remember those! Yup, they still suck!

Going to play in the FCP WSOP Freeroll today. 500 peeps. 1st place gets $12,500 WSOP ME package.

Current BR - $650

Some $2/$4 and the Negreanu Open

2006-07-06T07:14:00.000-07:00

Played a little more $2/$4 LHE last night and ended up about $45 for the session.

I played in the Negreanu Open and busted 40 something. Was cruising along great until one horrendous play where it folded to the BB who popped it to $300 (3x) and I found 99. I popped it back all in which was another $1200 for this person to call and he called with A6o. board 347 and ofcourse the 5 came so I was down to about $1500 in chips. I then lost 2 races AQ vs 77 then 55 versus AJ.

Current BR - $940

Sports Season Over! Some Poker Again

2006-07-05T08:46:00.000-07:00

This weekend was both of my kids All-Stars tournaments and now its all over so I will have a little more free time to get back into some poker.

I played a little $2/$4 for about 3 hours yesterday on July 4th and ended up + $80 so good solid +20BB session. Got my BR back to around $900, $300 more to get back to even for the year then I'm still shooting for my $10,000 goal by the end of the year.

Two weeks from now I will be in San Francisco then flying into Vegas. Very excited for this trip.

Current BR = $905

Sammy Hagar Concert, Drive In Theater, Vegas Plans, and Some Poker

2006-06-26T07:36:00.000-07:00

This weekend was pretty fun. Saturday night I took my wife to see Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony in concert. They did all their classic Van Halen stuff and it was just a rockin show.

Sunday night I took my wife and kids to the Drive-In Theater. We havent been to a drive-in in years and it was a blast. They had a double feature of Cars and The Shaggy Dog.

Every day is still consumed with All-Stars practices with both my kids. Both of their tournaments are this upcoming weekend so after this upcoming weekend things should calm down quite a bit.

My wife and I are going to San Francisco and Las Vegas for a week in mid July. We are going to meet up with about 35 - 40 of our friends from Fullcontactpoker. Should be an absolute blast.

Having my bankroll dwindle down to $200 ish dollars was realllllly tough to take. It was nearly impossible to go back to $0.50/$1.00 after playing $3/$6 and $5/$10, but I did. When I crossed the $600 mark I moved up to $1/$2 and I am up about 75BB/100 in the past 2 weeks and have my BR up to about $825.

Consumed with Kid's Sports

2006-06-18T08:35:00.000-07:00

Havent really been playing a whole lot of poker lately. Both my kids made their respective Baseball and Softball All-Star teams so pretty much practice every singly day through the end of the month.

I had been running really really bad and had my bankroll all the way down to about $230 at its lowest point.

I managed to finish 2nd in a $20 122 person MTT which was good for $488 and brought my BR back up to around $700 which is where it stands now. Finished 17th out of 120ish in this past weeks Negreanu Open, but only top 10 paid so that didnt help any.

Going to play in the Pokerstars Blogger Freeroll today.

Pokerstars Blogger Tournament

2006-05-31T14:20:00.000-07:00

I played in this thing last year and placed, got a free Pokerstars Shirt so figured I would give it a shot again this year. First place this year gets a seat in the WSOP 2006 Main Event!

I have registered to play in the PokerStars World Blogger Championship of Online Poker!

This Online Poker Tournament is a No Limit Texas Holdem event exclusive to Bloggers.

Registration code: 5231700

Extended Poker Break

2006-05-22T05:57:00.000-07:00

Lack of updates is because of lack of poker. I went on the worst downswing I have ever been on and it really wasnt due to that much bad play nor drunkedness or over my limits, just an unreal downswing. Only have about $600 in my bankroll right now and havent played for the past week except a few $10 tournies. Going to take it easy for awhile and see if I can get my head back into the game. I have not been having fun and thats what this poker thing is suppose to be for me, fun.

Current BR - $586

3rd in 42 man PL Omaha H/L MTT

2006-04-29T13:48:00.000-07:00

Just played $20 PL Omaha H/P MTT on FCP. Finished 3rd for $134. Got it all in with crazy blinds with 99KK and other dude had AAxx, meh.

Current BR - $2110

Bad Luck and a Bad Beat

2006-04-27T08:38:00.000-07:00

MAN! I was posted to take down last nights Negreanu Open. Sitting with about 6000 chips, highest was about 10,000 with 31 left to go. I pick up KK and its raised 600 to me 100/200 blinds. I make it 2000 to go and the big blind (chipleader) goes all in for like 8000 more. I was 80% sure he had AA, but being the big stack I thought there was a chance he was trying to bully, but alas I call and he has AA and my Kings dive and I'm out in 30th, meh!

Later that night I play in a private Daniel Negreanu Stud H/L tournament. I know NOTHING about this game, but decided to play anyways. 36 people I took the worst beat I think you can take in this game. I started out the hand with KKK and boated up on 6th street and the other player hit running Aces on 6th and 7th street to have Aces full over my Kings full and I was out in 11th. Again that pot would have put me in 1st and poised to win it too.

I feel like my tourny game is pretty strong right now, just getting unlucky in spots.

Finally a MTT Win!

2006-04-25T21:49:00.000-07:00

Lost another $100 or so since that last $800 tilt job and was down to $1200.

Just played a 90 person $30 MTT and somehow managed to finish 1st good for $810

Sitting at $2000 BR.

Tilted Away $800

2006-04-20T07:16:00.000-07:00

Tilted Away $800 last night, thanks!

Current BR - $1344

Sick Day - $16 WSOP DS/ $20 MTT Cash

2006-04-17T16:06:00.000-07:00

Meh, after a full night of being up with some sort of stomach virus causing me to shit and vomit like crazy I took the day off from work.

The past 2 weeks I have been on a horrible downswing with cards, down about $700.

I played a $30 SnG on Stars and cashed 2nd which was good for $81 then I decided to enter a $15 + $1 double shootout which paid 1 entry to the $650 WSOP Super satellite on Pokerstars.

I won my first table fairly easily and the 2nd table was a pure grind. I won 2 key coinflips 55 vs AQ and AK vs JJ and was able to chip away until I had won the 2nd table.

I took the $650 W$ and used www.sellyourseat.com to get $540 Cash.

I played a 140 person $20 MTT on FCP where the top 10 paid and finished 6th good for $182. Key hand was my AQ vs AK and my Q flopped but the AK rivered a flush on me and I was out.

$750 Sick Day and helped me get my bankroll back up a little bit.

My sons baseball team is 0-3 but they are playing really well and all the games have been pretty close. He got a homerun in the last game and won the gameball. He was VERY excited about that.

My daughters softball team has only played 1 game, but they mercy ruled the other team 12-0. My daughter pitched one of the 3 innings and got 2 strikes outs so daddy was proud :-D

Current BR - $2144

Full Blown Sports Season

2006-04-11T07:54:00.000-07:00

Spring Sports have officially started which takes up about 5 nights a week for me.

My daughter runs track and also plays softball. Usually there is 1 track meet a week and 2 softball games per week. Plus I am on the Softball Board of Directors which typically means I am at the ball park 2 or 3 nights a week doing administrative or maintenance stuff.

My son is playing baseball for this first time this year and I am coaching his team which takes another minimum of 2 nights a week. My son is 6 but is on a 4,5,6 team. Have you ever tried to coach 4, 5, 6 year olds? Meh! The 4 year olds out there twirling, dancing, throwing rocks, eating dirt, not wearing their gloves, etc etc. Good times!

Bored With Blog

2006-04-10T05:39:00.000-07:00

I havent been updating my blog because I havent felt like it, hehe. Maybe I'll start it up again later, but for now I just dont have any desire to keep this thing going.

Finally some poker

2006-03-30T06:10:00.000-08:00

Last night I finally played some poker, it seems like its been a week.

I played in the Negreanu Open and busted 70 something out of 120. The tournament was just not meant to be. I got rivered after all the money was in twice, once to a 5 outter and last time to a 2 outter. Was just rough.

I lost about $160 playing $2/$4 short handed and was just getting raped! I've never seen such horrible rivers. I bumped up to $3/$6 for a chance of pace and won back about $90 of that then I played some NLHE cash which I really never do, but managed to win $57 there too so all and all it was pretty much a break even night.

Current BR - $2094

FCP Indianapolis Weekend

2006-03-28T12:28:00.000-08:00

Havent really played any poker this past week, been kinda nuts around home.

This weekend my wife and I drove to Indianapolis to meet several of our friends from Fullcontactpoker.com. Had an absolute blast.

Heres a picture of the crew that went ....

(From left to right by FCP Screen names) ... Tall0n, Ozzy, RenaeDawn, Nikki_N, David Nicoson, SAM_Hard8, Mrs. SAM_Hard8,Fryer98, dna4ever (me), kissluvr (my wife).

I did take advantage of the 40% reload bonus on FCP Right now and have a $300 pending bonus to work on when I get back in the mood to start playing again.

ARGH - I suck at this game!

2006-03-20T05:38:00.000-08:00

Took about a $350 downswing this weekend, probably played 25 table hours of $3/$6 and a few hours of $5/$10. I was actually down as much as $600 at my worst point and came back and won $250. The deck was laughing at me.

Current BR - $2105

Some Ring

2006-03-17T07:01:00.000-08:00

I 3 tabled some $3/$6 last night and also had a $5/$10 table going. I played for about 90 minutes and ended up + $80.

Current BR - $2455

Cleared Pokerstars Bonus

2006-03-16T08:52:00.000-08:00

Cleared the Pokerstars $120 Reload Bonus.

Donked out 40th of 114th in the Negreanu Open when I just made a ridiculous call with 66 on a 77K board.

And thats all I've got to say about that.

Current BR - $2375

Live and Die by the River in Shorthanded

2006-03-15T06:04:00.000-08:00

I got simply crushed yesterday 2 tabling $3/$6 short handed. It was almost as like the Poker Gods were telling me dont ever get to confident in yourself. I was getting a rush of premium starting hands, but they were all falling a part by show down. I was on a $280 downswing at my worst point, but worked back $80 of it before I finally quit down $200. I lost three seperate $80 pots when outkicked with trips like JQ versus JK on 3J7 board J turn, etc. Just horrible. Well what doesnt kill you will make you stronger I guess.

I also played in the Fullcontactpoker Freeroll Challenge last night and finished 1st, but it turns out that one of the other teams had 2 players playing so the entire match was voided and all was for not, bleh.

I only need 55 more Frequent Player Points on Pokerstars to clear my $120 bonus so that will help a little.

Current BR - $2255

Tennessee Rounders Bar League

2006-03-14T05:42:00.000-08:00

Interesting, I found out that my local bar has a Monday night Hold Em Bar League that runs on a point system advancing to different places and final destination being Tunica. There were only 3 weeks left in this leaderboard so I really dont have a chance to make it this leaderboard period, but I went down to the bar to check it out. There were to tournaments one at 6:30 and one at 9:00

The first game was 46 people and I quickly found out the play was horrendous. 2nd hand of the night I picked up 10-10 in mid position and a guy went all in preflop (4000 starting chips). I was like wtf and layed it down and another guy called with Aces and the all in guy had 33. WOW. The blinds made it a crap shoot. Only 4000 in starting chips and after the first hour we were already at 500/1000 blinds.

I ended up finishing 3rd in the first tournament when we were 3 handed the blinds were 20,000/40,000 and there were only 184,0000 chips in the entire tournament so 1/3rd all the chips were in the blinds before the cards were even dealt, just ridiculous.

The 2nd tournament I busted out 22 or 23 out of 45 ish when My AQ ran with AQ flop went against JK and the guy flushed me on the river, bleh. All in all it was fun, but was really a card catching contest.

Current BR - $2455

Planning Tunica Trip for March 25th | Sports Starting

2006-03-13T05:39:00.000-08:00

I'm heading down to Tunica MS on Saturday March 25th and playing all day Saturday and coming back Sunday evening. Going to meet up with a few of my couple friends from Fullcontactpoker. Got people coming in from Nashville, Atlanta, Oklahoma City, and Indianapolis for sure.

Sunday night I played 2 or 3 more hours of $3/$6 short handed and worked off another 230 FPP points of my pokerstars bonus so I know have 450 out of my required 600 to release the $120 bonus. I played about 300 hands and left up $95 which was a good 5bb/100 session.

Both my kids sports are starting. This is the first year my son is playing Baseball and he is so excited. They had 2 practices so far this past week. My daughter is playing softball again this year and has about 10 of the same girls returning to her team again so she is excited. I am not coaching this year, but I am staying on the softball board. This will give me more flexibility to attend my sons practices and games as well.

Current BR - $2455

Nice weekend ring session | Pokerstars Reload Bonus

2006-03-12T09:30:00.000-08:00

Pokerstars has a 20% reload deposit bonus going on right now for their 2006 WSOP promotion so I deposited $600 to qualify for the full $120. Have to earn 600 frequent player points to clear it.

Played about 3 hours of $3/$6 on Saturday and Sunday, some full ring and some shorthanded. I cleared about 220 of my 600 fpps and ended up about $200.

Current BR - $2360

Grinding some Ring

2006-03-09T05:46:00.000-08:00

Wednesday I dropped about $80 at $3/$6 and Thursday I dropped about $60 more at $3/$6, but had a winning $240 session at $5/$10. I busted out 78th in the Negreanu Open last night when my AQ went against JJ, ace on the flop, but a Jack on the river after all the money was already in. Up $100 in last 2 days.

Current BR - $2160

Couple hours of $3/$6

2006-03-07T06:29:00.000-08:00

I 4 tabled full ring $3/$6 for about an hour or so and ended up getting my ass kiced, down $180. I lost one really big pot with the 2nd nut King high flush to the Ace high and another hand I horribly misplayed with AQ when up against KK.

I decided to switch gears and play some $3/$6 short handed and ended up getting back $80 of the $180 so ended the night $100 down.

Current BR- $2060

STOP PLAYING ABOVE YOUR BANKROLL DUMBASS!

2006-03-06T05:43:00.000-08:00

So things started out swell on Friday when I decided to play "a little" above my bankroll and I 4 tabled some $5/$10 for about an hour and had a GREAT session, up $300. Well for some reason I decided to 'invest' that $300 into a $15/$30 table to 'take a shot'. I didnt play bad at the table I just didnt pick up hands. In fact I only won 2 hands the entire hour session and found myself back down that $300 plus $200 more! GRRR I'm an idiot.

The rest of the weekend I spent grinding back at my normal $3/$6 limits and managed to make back about $175 of the $200 I lost so all in all I only lost about $25 this weekend, but if I wouldnt have played that stupid $15/$30 game I would be up $475. Ah well. I'm a dumbass.

Current BR - $2160

Some $3/$6 and a $50+$4 MTT

2006-03-03T05:41:00.000-08:00

Yesterday I 4 tabled some $3/$6 full ring on FCP for about an hour and netted up $44 session when I left. I then took that money and entered the Long Kiss Goodnight $50+$4 MTT, had 201 people I busted around 120th when my KK got cracked my 34 soooooooted. Who calls 4x preflop raise with 34? BAH!

I then played about 20 minutes of $3/$6 short handed and won $96 so had a +$86 day.

Current BR - $2185

Few Tournies and Some Ring

2006-03-02T05:38:00.000-08:00

I busted out 54th ish in the Negreanu Open last night when I made a bad read and thought I could get a guy to lay down a hand with my representing the flush. Only problem was he had a set of Aces and not going anywhere.

I started another little $5 SnG for some FCP people and about 11 of us played in that. I busted out 4th with A3 versus 58 on a board of A243x. The 58 hand had raised preflop so I didnt put him on a 5 at all, nice hand.

I played some $3/$6 shorthanded on Pokerstars for about 45 minutes and won $48 so overall.

Current BR - $2099

$5 SnG and Some Ring

2006-02-28T05:38:00.000-08:00

I played a $5 SnG just for kicks and ended up finishing 1st for $22.50 then I played some $3/$6 ring and had a solid session winning about $75. I miss playing live poker after being in Vegas, its just not quite the same playing online.

Current BR - $2068

Still no online cash games

2006-02-24T06:06:00.000-08:00

I still havent had any desire to play any online cash ring games since back from my Vegas trip. I did play 1 $10 SnG last night with missidaho and I managed to win that which was good for $45 ($34 profit).

Current BR - $1977

Vegas Picture

2006-02-23T06:43:00.000-08:00

I got a couple emails asking for some pictures from Vegas, here is one I'll share. This picture has everyone in our trip except 1 guy (norm, fcp username tall0n). This picture was taking at Binions in front of the WSOP Champions Gallery of Champions Wall.

Backrow from left to right by FCP usernames:

dms26, Pupsta, dna4ever, Angie, Alan (renaedawns husband)

Frontrow:

Patty74 (Daniel Negreanu's Personal Assistant), poguemahone, missidaho, renaedawn, Dave (Nikki_N's husband), Nikki_N

Couple Tournies

2006-02-23T05:47:00.000-08:00

Last Night I finished 7th of 87 in the Negreanu Open. I quite possibly made the dumbest tournament play I have ever made in my life. I was sitting about 5th in chip position with 7 to go when it folded to me on the button and I pick up the monster 23o and raise it up 3x and the BB calls. Flop comes 379 and I decided that was my stand hand, but the BB had woke up with Aces, DOH! There was plenty of play left in the tourney and I just made a stupid play.

I played 2 $10 SnGs last night and got 5th in 1 and 3rd in the other.

Current BR - $1943

Great Time in Vegas

2006-02-21T05:37:00.000-08:00

Just got back from Vegas and man what a great time! Met up with about a dozen FCP friends as well as Daniel Negreanu's personal assistant for dinner. Stayed at Binions. I got 3rd in a 80 person MTT at Binions which was good for about $650 and lost about $350 overall in cash play. I easily got in 40 hours of poker during my 4 days there, was so much fun to meet everyone. I left the trip with about $200 less then I took which went to cabs, food, fun, etc. I'm taking $800 from this trip that I took out of my bankroll and putting it back in.

Current BR - $1925

Off to Vegas for 4 days

2006-02-15T06:14:00.000-08:00

Tomorrow morning I fly out for Las Vegas. Work today followed by a softball board meeting followed by the Negreanu Open.

The last few days I am up about $65 at $2/$4 and I placed 3rd in a $10 sng and 3rd in a $20 Sng last night.

Up about $90 since my last post. Still not in the mood to really keep up this blog right now so pardon the short updates.

Current BR - $1125

Not Into It

2006-02-11T11:45:00.000-08:00

Sorry for lack of blog updates, I just havent been into playing much poker lately and havent really done anything too exciting to post.

I did get my new laptop which is absolutely awesome! The screen is huge and its great for playing poker with.

I played in one of those $20 180 person SnGs on Pokerstars last night and fucking bubbled out 19th! Top 18 paid, first was $1080. What a horrible feeling to play for nearly 3 hours to get jack crap! It folded to the Button who made a min raise and I woke up with TT in the SB and pushed (i was short stack at table), but the BB woke up with AA. Sigh.

I've played 5 SnGs in the last few days and got 2nd, 3rd, 3rd, 5th, 8th.

I've been playing some limit and over the past 3 days I'm back up $90.

I am getting very excited for my Vegas trip which is now just 5 days away.

Current BR - $1035

Back to Basics

2006-02-08T05:59:00.000-08:00

3 tabled $1/$2 for about 2 hours and won $36.

Also played a $20 + $2 mtt and busted 56th when my AK ran into JQ diamonds on a xxK diamonds flop.

I bought a wireless router yesterday and am anxiously awaiting my new Dell laptop to arrive.

My vegas trip is in 8 days and I am getting VERY excited.

Current BR - $966

The cashout curse

2006-02-05T11:29:00.000-08:00

Man These last 2 days have been horrible. I dont remember what its like to win a hand. Down $580 in last 2 days first playing 3/6 sh then 2/4.

Current BR - $942

Bought a New Laptop!

2006-02-04T13:20:00.000-08:00

Well I did it! I finally splurged and bought me a new laptop. I have been wanting one forever and decided to take the money from my MTT win a few days ago and put it towards a new laptop. I am taking $600 out of my bankroll and $600 out of other funds to pay for it.

I got a new Dell Inspirion 9300 which has a nice 17 inch monitor that does 1600 x 1200 resolution so I can 4 table without overlap. It has 80gb hard drive, 512mb ddr2 memory, cdrw/dvdrw and is just an overall good looking machine. I should get it in 3 - 5 business days.

Adusting - $600 from my poker bankroll.

Current BR $1522

+25 BB $3/$6 Session

2006-02-03T05:42:00.000-08:00

Well that boost from the MTT put my bankroll back into $3/$6 land so I played for about an hour Thursday night and had a really good session, +$153. I didnt play alot of hands, but the hands I played the flops hit me pretty well.

I also totally screwed up the Protege Qualifiar last night. There were 47 entrants and with 17 to go I was the chipleader and the top 4 advanced. I managed to bubble right out of the final table in 11th. I made a horrible play with A6 and a diamond draw against KK where I lost a ton of chips and then I pushed my last 3000 with AK and was happy to see JK call, but unfortunately a Jack floped and I never recovered, grrrr. I'm a donkey.

Current BR - $2122

Royal Flush and a Nice $756 MTT Score

2006-02-02T05:34:00.000-08:00

Yesterday I grinded out 4 tables of some $2/$4 for about an hour and pretty much broke even, down $8 (2bb). During that session I got a Royal Flush and got paid on it, its my 2nd or 3rd one ever. Here is a screen cap (click to enlarge):

After that I played in the FCPHA Army Game which is now played a Fullcontactpoker $0.15/$0.30 game. I was up about $8 at one point but ended the session down $8.

I decided to play a $30+$3 MTT on Fullcontactpoker. There were 126 people and it only paid the final table (10 spots). I played really well and picked my spots and won 2 key races AK vs pocket pair towards the end. I ended up making it down to HU, 2nd paid $756, 1st paid $1134. I got all my money in on the come and the crazy thing was the guy called me on a draw too, but I was dominated. I had QK and he had AQ, flop came XTJ. So regardless a nice $723 profit making my profit for the night $707.

Only 2 more weeks to the day until I fly out to Las Vegas and meet alot of my friends from the FCPHA Army. Looks like about a dozen of us will be there and its going to be a blast!

Current BR - $1969