Going out a winner

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

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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 ....

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

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