Online Texas Hold 'Em Dynasty

[kingnebwsu]

Just yesterday I started playing Texas Hold 'Em online for real money, so I figured I'd start a dynasty thread. It'll be good for me to gather my thoughts and also for me to receive help on my strategies. I play as KingNeb on PokerStars. The only tables I will be playing for the forseeable future are the limit hold 'em $.02/$.04 tables. I purchased the minimum amount of chips ($50) and I will not allow myself to purchase anymore until at least the end of August (about 2 months or $.83/day for me to lose). I figure I'll be losing more at first, but hopefully I'll improve.

Last night I played several sessions, and had a solid beginning to my online gambling journey. I will post my stats for each individual session, as well as my running over/under total. Any feedback/suggestions/dances are as always appreciated. Thus begins my adventure...

First session: Won $.40
Avg. Players 7
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 45 hands and saw flop:
- 5 out 6 times while in big blind (83%)
- 5 out 7 times while in small blind (71%)
- 15 out 32 times in other positions (46%)
- a total of 25 out of 45 (55%)
Pots won at showdown - 4 of 9 (44%)
Pots won without showdown - 3
Overall: Up $.40

I played 45 hands and the session lasted around an hour. I had some nice hands, but I played too loose in general. I was able to steal a couple of pots, which surprised me. Only one was a legitimate bluff, whereas the other two I was in solid position to win. Those percentages are way too high for my conservative taste (but I was breaking my mold, which helped sometimes). After a brief break, I was ready for more...a LOT more...

Second session: Won $.92
Avg. Players 8
Biggest win: $.62 Full House
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 88 hands and saw flop:
- 12 out 14 times while in big blind (85%)
- 5 out 14 times while in small blind (35%)
- 18 out 60 times in other positions (30%)
- a total of 35 out of 88 (39%)
Pots won at showdown - 6 of 14 (42%)
Pots won without showdown - 6
Overall: Up $1.32

All I can say is wow. I played much tighter this time around, and the cards were very streaky to me. I had a great start, but then I literally didn't get any good cards for like 25 hands. At one point my "other positions" percentage was like 8%, which is ridiculously low. I ended up way ahead, plus I picked up a killer full house on the river, which netted me my largest pot of $.62 (though I think my 2-pair would have won even without that card). Something I've discovered is that if you have the "nuts" hand, you can't lose (duh). But I mean, if there's a straight draw and you pull out the straight, generally nobody else who's still around will have the straight to match you (aka you get the whole pot). That session lasted for over 90 minutes, but it was a good time. I went and watched some TV and played some games, and I felt tired. But I wanted to continue playing, even though I knew it would be a bad idea...and I was right...

Third session: Lost $1.13
Avg. Players 8
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 86 hands and saw flop:
- 13 out 13 times while in big blind (100%)
- 3 out 12 times while in small blind (25%)
- 18 out 61 times in other positions (29%)
- a total of 34 out of 86 (39%)
Pots won at showdown - 3 of 10 (30%)
Pots won without showdown - 2
Overall: Up $.19

I played like a complete moron in this session, but I couldn't let it go. A lesson I will have to learn will be to just walk away when I'm not playing smart/the cards aren't coming my way. I did make a lot of stupid mistakes. My biggest flaw at this point is staying in too many hands when I know I'm beaten (but just hoping to catch that one big card). If I can get this problem under control, I'll be in much better shape. I see this problem with a lot of other people on the small tables, too. They play too many hands too long, and in the end it costs 'em. My other problem is playing too conservatively. Something I've noticed is that a lot of the people on the $.02/$.04 tables play too many hands pre-flop. The crap I've seen people take just sickens me. I can't tell you how many times I've thrown my hands up and said "HOW COULD THEY DO THAT?!?!?" They'll put in $.30-$.50 with just a medium pair. Makes me sick. Then again, I'm a rookie and I'm making some awful mistakes, too. I just need to try and learn.

So that was my first night of Texas Hold 'Em poker. I went to bed around 9 AM this morning, but then was awoken when the maintenance guy came to fix my toilet. I figured, why not, I'll try a couple of hands while I wait for him to leave. Boy, did I hit it big...

Fourth session: Won $1.00
Avg. Players 9
Biggest win: $.79 Flush
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 10 hands and saw flop:
- 1 out 1 times while in big blind (100%)
- 0 out 1 times while in small blind (0%)
- 1 out 8 times in other positions (12%)
- a total of 2 out of 10 (20%)
Pots won at showdown - 2 of 2 (100%)
Pots won without showdown - 0
Overall: Up $1.19

Yeah, I hit a straight that netted me $.50 then I hit an ace-high flush on the river that got me big money. I had A/Ks pre-flop, so I raised it to $.06 and several people called me. This made for a huge pot that I took down on the river. This makes up for the crappy session I had at the end of last night.

So yeah, that's my first day of Texas Holdem online. It was pretty fun overall, and I know I'm hooked. I have a book by David Sklarsky called "Texas Hold 'Em" that I need to continue reading. It will help me to limit my losses in these early days. This is way different from the no-limit free holdem I've been playing, but it's a lot less riskier and actually a lot more fun. Playing for real gives it a different edge and when people make stupid plays, I don't get mad...I get money :)

I'll post another update tomorrow night after another lengthy session. That is, if I actually get to bed soon. I have to be awake in four hours...good times!

END OF DAY ONE

[kingnebwsu]

DAY TWO

17 views today...well, at least some people are checking out my "dynasty." Hopefully it'll be something that maintains people's interest over time.

First session: Won $.23
Avg. Players 9
Biggest win: $.60 Flush
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 52 hands and saw flop:
- 3 out 6 times while in big blind (50%)
- 2 out 6 times while in small blind (33%)
- 14 out 50 times in other positions (28%)
- a total of 19 out of 62 (31%)
Pots won at showdown - 4 of 5 (80%)
Pots won without showdown - 0
Overall Up $1.42

Playing my conservative style again, and it's going okay. People are raising a whole bunch pre-flop, so I need to make sure I have a solid hand before I put any money down. I won $.44 on a solid hand early with 2 high pair. I then lost a crushing hand when he got a full house on the river (and the river card only gave me a Q-high flush). I invested heavily on that hand and he won $.67. I struck back a bit later and won $.26 on a pair of sevens. I'm still sticking around too long in hands, but I'm making small improvements in that category. I'm playing kind of slow at times because I'm doing the pot/implied/bet odds in my head, making sure it's a wise move for me to proceed. I start to run low on chips and then I hit it big when I get a Queen on the river to give me trip queens. That wins me $.54. The next hand I have a J9s and I flop a flush with a straight flush draw (!!!). Thankfully though, no more diamonds are shown and I take down a $.60 pot. In two consecutive hands, I move from being down almost $.75 to being up $.23 for the session. A few more hands of crap pass, and I decide to call it a session. Just over an hour of poker and I played solid.

Even though it's a small amount, I'm really proud of my 80% showdown number. It shows I didn't stay in hands TOO long (though I know I saw some turn cards that I shouldn't have). I'll probably do one more session tonight, but I better not wait til it's too late :)

[Vince]

I'm enjoying it (the dynasty :))...keep it up!

I should plop down a reasonable amount of money at one of these sites eventually...none of my friends like to play for money anymore, and that makes for very bad poker.

[kingnebwsu]

Day 2, Session 2: Lost $.55

During current Hold'em session you were dealt 72 hands and saw flop:
- 4 out 8 times while in big blind (50%)
- 5 out 8 times while in small blind (62%)
- 11 out 56 times in other positions (19%)
- a total of 20 out of 72 (27%)
Pots won at showdown - 2 of 4 (50%)
Pots won without showdown - 1
Overall: Up $.87

Wow, what more can I say? It was another late-night session and I lost money (though not nearly as bad as last night). I did play much better than last night. I played pretty tight generally and was getting no love from the cards (I think I played like 1 "other position" hand out of the last 15). I made some smart moves, properly calculated the pot odds, but didn't hit my card on the turn or the river. It's amazing watching people pour like $.50 to a pot (including several bets after the river) and then fold when it comes to a $.04 bet to end the hand. Even if you have nothing, pay the damn $.04!!! This one guy did it twice, both times the pot was over $1.00 (and once it was over $1.80!!!). Crazy stuff, just folding away after pumping so much money into it.

Some individual hand thoughts:
In one of the first hands of this session, I'm in the big blind, so I check with a lousy 10/8 off-suit. However, I flop two pair! This news quickly turns sour as an ace comes on the turn. An opponent raises me, but I don't think he has my two pair beat. The river is no help, and I end with 10's and 8's and he has A's and 8's. I lose an early $.46 pot. I really thought I had that one.

Much later on, the board had absolutely nothing, but it helped me get a pair of nines. I hung out til I saw the river with my only opponent betting heavily. I folded it away thinking he had to have a pocket pair or a pair of 10's (highest card on the board). When he showed, it was just a K-high hand, and I blew a chance to win $.37 when all it would have cost me was $.04. Shortly after this hand, I stuck around against the same guy with a pair of 7's (when three higher cards were on the board) and he showed an ace-high hand and I took down the $.47 pot! Fool me twice, shame on me :p

Sometimes I get too caught up in the moment. I flopped two pair (A's and 6's) and was in total control until the river...it was the second nine on the board. I was like, if he's got a nine, oh well. The other thing I didn't notice was that it was the third club on the board, which gave him a flush! I need to not get too excited when I think I have the winning hand. I need to slow down and continue to analyze the situation. I didn't do that here and it cost me about $.20.

After this I didn't get into any serious action for the rest of the session. Thankfully this time I realized it wasn't happening and walked away before I lost too much money. I need to cut down the length of some of my individual hand posts and focus more on the big picture. Sadly, I pretty much summed up all the pots I won this session ;)

Day two is over and I'm up $.87. I gotta be really happy with where I stand. Hopefully the $50 deposit I put in will last forever (that's my ultimate goal), but hopefully I can drag it out as long as possible.

Tomorrow night is our 2nd poker night. Gonna try some quicker blind structures go the game doesn't drag. After that, I probably will play a session or two online for "real."

[kingnebwsu]

DAY THREE

So I had my second weekly friendly (for fun) poker game at my apartment tonight. We cut the time between blind increases to 20 minutes (from 30), so the games moved much faster. We actually had time for three games. I placed 2nd,5th,1st. The first game I played really stupid early, and lost over half my chips in the first 3 hands. Then I came roaring back with some awesome hands, including trips and a full house, and I had a commanding lead. I had the girl all-in twice, and she won both times (with full houses!). It was absolutely amazing/weird. I had her knocked out, but she came back and ending up winning the first game. It's like 6/9o becomes a full house? Puh-lease :rolleyes: :rolleyes: She also got a full house on the next hand, and in the second game got FOUR kings (!!!) in a forced all-in situation. Lady Luck was on her side tonight.

Second game I don't know what went wrong. I played kinda okay for a bit, then I went too heavy with a straight draw, then I went all-in on a super-bluff and got called. The guy who called me was playing loose all night, and I didn't yield to that. Oh well, at least I got to be dealer for a while :)

Third game was totally mine. Had a quick start by winning an all-in on the first hand. I had 2-pair: 10's and 8's and he had 2 pair, 8's and 4's. I flopped the two pair, and I slow-played or whatever. I bid like $2000 each round until the final all-in. I was really nervous when he hit me with the all-in. The turn card was the second nine on the board. When he went all-in after the river, I was afraid he had the nine. But I figured he wouldn't have checked AFTER hitting a set. I guessed right, but my heart was pounding through my chest good ;) My hands were shaking for about 10 minutes after that one. I think it was worth it to him just to see me sweat. Anyway, my chips went back to about even before I had a great close to the game. I played fewer stupid hands and won on an all-in at the end with a pair of kings (highest pair on the board).

So yeah, 3 games took about 5 hours or so. Last time we had 2 games take over 5 hours, so this was better. I think 3 games was kinda burnout, but everyone seemed to have fun. We played some video games and watched some TV after that, so it was a good evening overall. I'm going to be gone next week, so no poker night for 2 weeks. Hope I don't go through withdrawal ;)

It's 3:37 AM and I think I may be up for a brief session of online holdem. I may not stick around for that long though, we'll see.

[kingnebwsu]

First session: Even
Avg. Players 7
Biggest win: $.58 Trip 7's
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 72 hands and saw flop:
- 9 out 10 times while in big blind (90%)
- 6 out 10 times while in small blind (60%)
- 14 out 52 times in other positions (26%)
- a total of 29 out of 72 (40%)
Pots won at showdown - 4 of 10 (40%)
Pots won without showdown - 5
Overall: Up $.87

I'm off to a decent start in this one. Down a bit early, then I take a $.22 pot down without showing my cards which puts me even overall. Later on, there's nothing on the table, and I fold with a King in hand, then a king comes on the river, which woulda won me the hand. I mean, about a 6% chance of it happening and it happens. My pot/implied odds or whatever weren't right, so I made the right choice in the long run (but not this game!). Another hand comes along where I'm on the button. Everyone's checking on the river and I have a solid pair, so I bet. A dude in the middle raises me, so I call him. I thought I had the best hand, but he had a Jack-high flush (!!!). I didn't even notice that the third heart had come up on the table. It wasn't even part of my reasoning for deciding whether or not I should call him. I really need to pay more attention to the suit of the card on the turn&river.

Boom! Just got $.41 with trip aces. I flopped a pair of aces, and I knew I had the hand won. When I got another ace on the river, it was mine. Wish there were more than two people in that hand, as I could have won much more (as the flop had potential for people to play "second-place" hands). Also got the next hand without contest and was a 3rd-kicker away from getting the following hand. Solid streak which brought me back to even.

I don't like playing J7s or cards like that. I don't like taking a 10/J/Q with a medium-ranked suited card and going with it. Maybe I'm too conservative (probably), as it woulda just netted me a full boat. That would have been the first hand I'd ever won with a hand like that. (Shrug), I'll learn more over time.

BOOM! Just won $.58 on trip 7's! I checked on the big blind and flopped the sweet set of 7's. Three players called me each of the times I bet and I snagged a solid pot. I wish I was in better position with these sets, so I could raise and get more $$$.

Wow, a crazy end to my first session. I was down probably around $.30 on average for the session til the very end. Almost everyone bailed and I got some brief practice playing 3-way poker. There were six straight hands without a showdown, and I took down four of them totaling $.51! I played aggressive, but most of the time I had the cards to match my style of play. I never get to play with that few people, so it was good practice.

So for the 90-minute session, I ended up dead even, which made me happy. I pulled out even after being down for probably 70% of the session. Overall another good learning experience. I need to bust out my poker book that I haven't read in a while. Tomorrow is a day off, so hopefully I'll play 2-3 sessions tomorrow night.

Again, I need to be less wordy :)

[kingnebwsu]

Wow! Just played my first heads-up action ever. A 1v1 table where the action is fast and crazy. First, end result:

Day 3, Second Session: Even
1v1 Heads-Up!!!
During current Hold'em 1on1 session you were dealt 44 hands and saw flop:
- 21 out 22 times while in big blind (95%)
- 21 out 22 times while in small blind (95%)
- 0 out 0 times in other positions (0%)
- a total of 42 out of 44 (95%)
Pots won at showdown - 12 of 25 (48%)
Pots won without showdown - 12
Overall: Up $.87

Wow, that was some scary stuff. I had an amazing streak to start out, hitting pairs and trips and flushes like crazy. I was up almost $1.50 at one point! Then I came crashing back down. I think I played okay generally, though I need to fold more. This is good experience for me, as my heads-up play is not that strong. I shoulda quit when I was up $1.50, but I wanted to see how long it would last (and to see how much of it was luck/my aggressive play). Interesting stuff that 1v1 is, though it's very high risk. I'll try another one of those games later.

[kingnebwsu]

After watching the new movie "Shade," (a neat movie by the way) I decided to play one more session of poker today (aka this morning).

Third Session: Won $.36
Avg. Players 9
Biggest win: $.48 Flush
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 93 hands and saw flop:
- 11 out 12 times while in big blind (91%)
- 9 out 12 times while in small blind (75%)
- 25 out 69 times in other positions (36%)
- a total of 45 out of 93 (48%)
Pots won at showdown - 8 of 18 (44%)
Pots won without showdown - 5
Overall: Up $1.23

I could have won a lot more, but I'll take what I got. I played slightly looser this time around, and I won a lot more pots. This is my longest session yet, and I also won my most pots yet (13). Something is faulty with my play, as I only netted $.36 from all those wins. I played in too many hands too long (my neverending problem). I did better, and almost every time I had the pot odds to continue playing. Ah well, a solid day, and I'm well ahead of my goal of losing less than $1/day :)

Now some individual hand summaries:

My first big win was with pocket kings that netted me $.34. The dude called me each time I bet, so I made a decent amount even though it was only against one opponent. Not long after that, I got pocket queens, so I raised appropriately pre-flop and had 2 opponents. I then flopped a set of queens!!! One dude stayed in til after the river and the other guy called me the whole way. I've noticed when I have good hands, it's generally tough to get people to raise you, but lots of people have no hesitation to "just" call you. I've only been able to raise when I thought I was going to win about 10% of the time. And sometimes I don't even pull those out ;) Pulling out $.69 in 3 hands is a pretty solid start though. Another pocket hand, this time it's aces and I get $.19. This session is giving me great cards, and I may end the day a winner overall (if I know when to walk away).

Um, yeah, the way the cards are going for me, I should always start my poker sessions between 7-10 AM :) Just FLOPPED a full boat after holding pocket 2's, but nobody would take it to the river with me. Still got $.40 (highest take this session). I've played about half of my 33 hands thus far and I'm +$.35. It's tempting to stop, but I still feel the roll going, so I'm going to go until I have a mini-thud...like one where I drop $.28 in 2 hands. Boy, I'm good. I hung around $.08 too long in one of them, and got rivered in the other one.

Sometimes, getting a free look at the flop will get ya some money. I just won $.48 on a 9-high flush. Thank you big blind! Not much longer after, two aces came on the flop. Everyone checked once around. I bet after the turn and river. Got everyone to fold but one jerkface who called me. Who'd have known the queen kicker in my hand would accompany the pair of aces to WIN the hand? :) I then take down another $.37 pot with 2-pair. I'm on a scary roll. I seriously need to quit soon, since I'm up $.68!

Getting rivered is a big pain sometimes. Pocket aces (aka card lovin') gets me the side pot, but the all-in guy rivers two crap pair (argh). I also get bit on another hand by a dude who hit trip 5's on the river (when I had K's). Oh well, it all evens out in the end (or better yet, puts me ahead).

The final pot I win of the session is a flush where everyone quits before the river. Eat my shorts young man!!!

[kingnebwsu]

Day 3, Session 4 (!!!):

Yeah, so it's almost 11 AM and I have yet to sleep. I promised myself this session would be over by 11:30 so I could sleep by noon. At least I don't have to get up til 5:30 PM. I was just reading the Texas Holdem book by Sklansky. I've leafed through about 3/4 by now. I've only read about 15 pages since I started playing for real though. I will be re-reading the book several times I think.

Fourth Session: Won $1.03
Avg. Players 8
Biggest win: $.64 Q's
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 47 hands and saw flop:
- 5 out 6 times while in big blind (83%)
- 4 out 6 times while in small blind (66%)
- 12 out 35 times in other positions (34%)
- a total of 21 out of 47 (44%)
Pots won at showdown - 5 of 9 (55%)
Pots won without showdown - 4
Overall: Up $2.26

Overall thoughts:

SWEET MERCIFUL CRAP!!! :D :D :D What a session! I played lights out for most of the session, though I did get some help from the cards. I think with straight percentages though, I was still over at least $.40. This is my most profitable session yet! Wow, I really don't know what to say, except I need to sleep (since it's 11:40 AM!). They have some "sit and go" tables, where you pay $5 to enter or something, and you compete with a whole other table. The top three get money. They have no-limit and limit versions of this table, and if somehow I earn enough extra money, maybe I could blow it on this. Granted it would eat through my $50 fast, but it'd be something I'd do only very rarely. Who knows, but all I know right now is that it's been three days of massive poker-playing by me, and I'm ahead by a pretty fair margin. Not bad for a rookie :p

Individual hands:

I have pocket jacks, which is the highest pair on the board. However, the turn puts a pair of 6's on the board. Three players left, and one leads the betting both on the turn and the river. I suspect he has a 6, and I'm proven correct...too bad I had wasted $.08 after this initial suspicion. Many times I'm good at guessing the opponents' cards, and I need to listen to that voice more often. However, soon after I bluff my way to an $.18 victory, which puts me almost even. A few hands later, my pre-flop raise proved worthwhile, as I was able to pull out $.22 on ANOTHER bluff!!! Two bluffs in one game...usually people at these low-level tables will call me, especially on the river. Oh well, I'll take it.

Pocket 3's are fun! I picked up another three on the turn to give me a set, which I then turn into $.28. Later, I get an A-5 straight from the river, but my opponent has a 2-6 straight! That would have been a nice $.56 to have, as I played that hand pretty well to that point (had 2 overcards in my hand, plus the straight draw AND a flush draw, but the cards just didn't work out this time).

HA HA!!! Raising pre-flop works again! I had an A/Qo, but raised pre-flop to knock it to 3-players. Low rainbow cards everywhere until the river, where I make my pair of queens and get $.64!!! Sweet merciful crap! It's always fun to take the biggest pot of the session on one pair :D

Another successful pressure betting round, another $.42! With an A/10s pre-flop, I raised, then another dude raised and I called. Highest card on the board was an ace. I led off the betting each time til they folded like a cheap lawn chair. $.34 on a full boat! 7's full of 8's. Glad I played those pocket 7's on the button. Trip aces nets me $.37!!! I'm +$1.07 for the session!!! Man, maybe it's time to quit or something...don't wanna drop down another $.20-$.30 like I have in previous sessions (it's happened 2-3 at the very end).

I bailed while still up more than a dollar. This time I knew when to say when/win, and I'll take that dollar for a matinee showing, a trip to the candy store, and shoe shine...then I'll have 80 cents left over for next weekend!!! :cool:

[kingnebwsu]

Day 4

Boy, am I tired tonight. Only got about 5 hours of sleep today, after going to bed just after 12 noon. I gotta be up at 2 PM tomorrow, so it probably won't be a late night for me tonight. Hopefully I'm still able to play solid and not lose too much.

First Session: Won $2.29
Avg. Players 9
Biggest win: $.99 Flush K-High
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 117 hands and saw flop:
- 14 out 15 times while in big blind (93%)
- 3 out 15 times while in small blind (20%)
- 21 out 87 times in other positions (24%)
- a total of 38 out of 117 (32%)
Pots won at showdown - 9 of 14 (64%)
Pots won without showdown - 4
Overall: Up $4.55!!!

Overall thoughts:

Wow. Amazing. Unbefreakin'leavable. I don't even know what to say about that session. It was my longest session yet, and also my most profitable. I am improving at cutting my losses. I can think of one hand in particular where I really wanted to call, but knew the odds where against me, and I folded. I had already put in $.10, but I had to put in another $.08 just to see the turn. No way I was gonna do that.

But look at that showdown win %, that's pretty awesome (for me). I thought I had about 2 more of the showdowns, but they didn't pan out, and the other showdowns I didn't play properly (always room for improvement). But look at my 32% flop-seen percentage. That's far below my average (which is around 40%). I think I tightened up my game and played fewer questionable hands like QTo or J9o or stuff like that. I also didn't play suited connectors unless there was already a lot of callers or I thought I was gonna get a lot of callers. I need to take a break and reflect on that session, so I can duplicate that success many times in the future. GREAT night for me! :)

Individual hands:

Ouch baby. Down $.30 quickly when my sweet money straight turns into a full house of 8's and 9's on the river. Lousy river card. Other than that, I had that hand locked up. I missed out on like $1.70, which would have been my biggest pot ever. Not a good way to start off. Lots of people were betting big, even though I had the hand until the final card. I guess I should have folded, but I really thought I had that. I should have assumed someone had a pocket pair after all the crazy wagering that was happening. Gotta be patient now and not try to get it all back at once. I just started and it's a long session ahead.

Hey, I just met MattJones4Heisman online! We're playing at the same table now, but not doing collusion or anything :) I'm not getting any cards, and my see-flop % is very low. We played a couple of hands before he left. It'd be cool to have someone to play online with occassionally. I think he's playing the bigger tables/sit&go's more now though.

Things are going a bit better...just got $.24 on a pair of queens. My hands are getting slightly better, but the flops are not. I had pocket A's turn into nothing along with a QKs turn into nothing. No love either time.

Boom! Suited connectors turns into $.52 with a straight and I'm back to EVEN! :) Considering I've spent most of this session down $.25-$.40, this is great news. Hope it's the start of my swing upward. This table only has like 6 people playing at it now. Weird how the table's population changes so often.

Boy, I sweated that one out! After super pre-flop action (4 players maxing out), my pocket aces are looking great...til two 8's come on the board. I'm first up, so I lead the bidding each time. Nobody is raising me back, so I don't suspect an eight is out there. No other high cards come the rest of the way, and I win the pot with A's and 8's. $.70 with that big pot, sweet action. Now I'm up overall, despite not playing many hands. As MJ4H said, "tight aggressive play" is the key. That's the way I always thought I played, except I didn't think of the aggressive part. I always thought I was too tight, but I actually think I may be a bit too loose for these 10-person games. But when I get a good hand, look out. I put in bids left and right, unless I feel slow-playing is in order (which I only use sometimes).

Is there anything better than a pocket pair in the big blind? That's about my favorite thing to get. I can just check and hope to land trips on the flop. I checked, landed trip 4's on the flop, and won $.78! Holy poo! I'm up over a dollar! Another great session going on right now! Question: do I quit now, or keep going? Since I just paid the blinds, let's give the table at least one more go-around to see what happens. Maybe I can make my original deposit last forever after all!!! :D

Another pocket pair in the big blind, another set on the flop! I then got a full boat on the turn, giving me the "nuts" to play the hand aggressively ;) Only was able to get $.42 out of this hand though. I was first to act, so I checked, then I got only got a call after I raised. Lousy was hoping for a re-reraise. I did suck a person out though (it's much safer to do on the 'net :cool:)

I just lost to a full boat after I flopped a set with pocket 8's. I also just lost to two-pair after flopping the highest pair on the board. I should have suspected he had a second pair when he re-raised me. I could have saved $.08 just by calling him, since he was out of position. He hit his two-pair on the turn, and that's when he started betting heavier. I guess he was in first position though, so it wasn't evident until the river what he was doing.

I win another hand on a K-high flush. Having two spades then flopping two more put me in a solid position to possibly pick up some cash, and I snagged $.52 after getting a spade on the turn.

NINETY-NINE CENTS!!! :D :D :D My biggest pot ever! I won it on a K-high flush! I was afraid he had the ace, because he had bet me so heavily the whole way, but he had ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!!! What a win. ANOTHER WIN!!! $.56 on trip sixes! The flop had three diamonds, so I feared a flush. I just hung around, hoping to get a full house on the board, but it never happened. I guess I shouldn't have hung around that hand, but I did hoping that the guy didn't have two diamonds in his hand, and he didn't! I was actually surprised to win that one. That's the last win for the session.

[kingnebwsu]

Day 4, Session Two:

Watched an episode on my TiVo, now I'm back for more Holdem. Only table available has 4 people. My play has been slowly refined toward the larger tables, and I lack experience at the smaller tables. We'll see how it goes...

Second Session: Won $.46
Avg. Players 8
Biggest win: $.86 Full House
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 73 hands and saw flop:
- 8 out 9 times while in big blind (88%)
- 4 out 10 times while in small blind (40%)
- 18 out 54 times in other positions (33%)
- a total of 30 out of 73 (41%)
Pots won at showdown - 5 of 8 (62%)
Pots won without showdown - 3
Overall: Up $5.01!

Overall thoughts:

A crazy guy stayed with me too long the first couple of hands which allowed me to build up my stack. I couldn't get many breaks after that, so I dropped from being over a dollar to only +$.46. But hey, I'M UP $5.01 OVERALL!!! :D:D:D Great stuff. 4 days to make 5 bucks seems worthwhile :) I'm certainly ahead of the -$3.32 pace I set for myself (to make my original deposit worthwhile :)). Again my showdown percentage is pretty high, which is good. I still need to bail out of hands where I know I'm beat. I'm still in the stage where I wanna see what they have, even though I have a pretty good guess. That stage will pass as I get more experience. Well, that's enough for today, back for more tomorrow!

Individual hands:

I try to play looser with the small table and it burns me good. I drop like $.30 really quick. Then I make it back on a hand where I flop two-pair, then it turns into a full boat on the board! 4's full of 8's. However, I have an 8 which gives me the better full house and a big win of $.86!!! I severely need small table experience before I even think about playing in a sit&go game. The table's starting to fill up, so now I can go back to my tight aggressive play.

I win a $.58 pot with a straight from the same putz as before. Geez, that guy is down at least a dollar since I joined (much of that is now mine!). Amazing, win after win after win! I win like 3 out of 5 hands or something, the last one I bet the whole way and in the end everyone folded to my great hand (pair of 5's). The one guy respected me because I had beat him heads-up twice in a row. I started to play too wild while on the winning streak and lost $.40 at the end of it. Now I know it's over and I'll tighten my game back up. Still, I was up almost a dollar after 20 hands, which is lights out for me!

Playing too loose...gotta tighten up or else I'm gonna keep dropping...only up $.60 now. I've seen over 50% of flops thus far. I'm still at 50% after many hands. My money is going down, but I think I'm playing okay. I'm taking my time before staying in hands to figure out the pot/implied odds. There were five people in this huge hand where I had a straight draw (that was the nuts). My odds of hitting it on the river were like 6:1 whereas my pot odds were like 10:1 (because of so much action), so I called it. No love on the river, but it was the right play. I'm still making a living off of the $.86 full house from earlier :)

I try about 6 more hands the rest of this session, and none of them pan out at all, so I end up losing slightly more money. Another solid session though!

[RPI-Fan]

Congrats man!

On another note, what the heck kind of messed up sleeping schedule are you on???:confused:

Look forward to reading more,
~rpi-fan

[kingnebwsu]

Day 5

Ahhh, my messed up sleeping schedule...good times! I work a job that's second shift like 90% of the time, AND I haven't worked a first shift in over two months, so my brain gears towards the late nights/late sleep-ins. Good times. However, I have to open on Monday (ARGH!!!), so I need to work my way back to a semi-normal schedule.

Tonight's first session will be a freeroll tournament with some other FOFC guys. We're all in a big chat room, discussing the happenings and such. Playing for "fun" online kinda blows. People are such asses and go all-in all the time. It really bugs me. Where's my real money limit game? :) If this makes me mad, I may just quit and go play at my normal tables. I think no-limit is awesome and I'd love to learn it better, but I won't improve that much at these tables (at least until it gets down to the "better" players).

Yeah, I hate free games now. I can't play them. I guess the strategy is to just duck for a lot of the hands and let the goobers sling mud. I let a dude sling mud right in my face, and I lost almost all my money. I think I'm out of this tourney, cuz it's not that fun "ALL-IN!!!" and I won't learn much (if anything). I wonder if the huge tourneys with a $5 entry fee are any better. That would be a learning experience and an almost definite donation :)

Okay, enough of the free stuff, time to play for real. I'd love to play vs the FOFC'ers at a fun table if we could make it a private one (sigh).

Day 5, Session 1:

First Session: Won $.09
Avg. Players 7
Biggest win: $.72 Four 7's
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 69 hands and saw flop:
- 8 out 10 times while in big blind (80%)
- 9 out 11 times while in small blind (81%)
- 15 out 48 times in other positions (31%)
- a total of 32 out of 69 (46%)
Pots won at showdown - 5 of 10 (50%)
Pots won without showdown - 1
Overall: Up $5.10

Overall thoughts:

A decent session, but not that good. Hey, if I'm not losing money, it's always a decent session :) I played too many hands as my numbers indicate, but they were slightly inflated because half my session was played with a smaller table. I wish the tables were always full (10 people). That'd help me a lot. Otherwise, this was a kinda mundane session, with the exception of the four sevens, which was the highlight of my real-money week. Good times. I think that's all for tonight. I have to work first shift on Monday, so the next two nights' games may also be limited...:(

Individual hands:

Off to a quick start after my pocket 9's turns into a set on the flop. I only win $.20, as none of the jerks stay in long enough for me to get money. C'mon! There was a freaking King on the flop! BOO!!!

I hit a flush on the river, but there wasn't enough money in the pot (because the table dropped to like, 4 players that hand), so I only snagged $.22. Later on, I get AKo, but get no love on the board, except for THREE jacks which gives my opponent a full boat. Lousy pocket pairs when they're not mine.

Random hand note: I saw three queens on the flop, that was a first. Too bad I had a 25o that I folded ;)

Yeah, I can't get the stench of 15 minutes in a free game off of me. I just hung in a AQo pre-flop hand way too long. The flop comes 457s and I'm screwed. I then bet TWO times before getting out. The dude ending up winning with trip 5's. I dunno what I was hoping for by staying in. One bet maybe, to steal the pot (since I was leading off and had just raised pre-flop).

Finally, I flop a pair of A's and bet out to bring myself back to even overall with a $.33 win. I'm trying this new paragraph per hand concept, to try and make each individual thought clearer. I thought the other way was kinda messy/cramped. This will be longer, but should be clearer. Let me know if it sucks :)

I flop two-pair (Q's & J's), which is a great hand. I beat the other person after he called me the whole way (which bankrupted him good!).

These small tables are making me mad. Know what makes me even madder? THREE straight pre-flop awesome hands that turn into crap. It's like, THREE times, I have a solid hand and THREE times the flop is suited. WTF?!?!? So angry. The worst was when I had pocket kings and the flop was like 568s. So so awful. Yeah, it happened again, and the table only has 5 people, so I'm moving to a bigger one. I hate it when tables super-shrink on me. It totally kills my whole strategery.

HOLY CRAP!!! WHAT A START TO THE NEW TABLE!!! It's like, welcome to the table KingNeb...I check with a 79s, then I flop trip 7's!!! WOW!!! I get some players (who even raise me), then the turn comes which makes me drop my jaw. FOUR SEVENS!!! AWESOME!!! I got the "nuts" now, so I raise the dude, who only calls me. The crappy river comes and the jerks only call me. I crush their souls of course :) That's the 2nd best hand I've ever had in holdem (best was a 5-9 straight flush for "fun"), so I guess that's my "official" BEST HAND EVER! STOP THE PRESSES!!! :D:D:D Ah well, it only gets me $.72, but it gets the bad taste of the last table out of my mouth.

Man, my flop % is way too high, over 50% right now. Part of that is because I've had some really nice pockets and I'm still in the fallout of such a small table. Most of it is caused my blind %'s, which are 88% combined.

Bless you A-high flush! I win this round and take home $.53. Didn't get a chance to re-raise until the river, so I only got an extra $.04 (argh). The table had like a 4578s, which scared the hell outta me. I had the ace, but feared the 6 of diamonds. Who would stay in that long with that stinking card though? :)

AKo pre-flop, which gets everyone to max out and have $.30 in pre-flop!!! But sadly, the highest card on the board is a queen, and some jerk wins with a pair of Q's. If only there had been a frickin' overcard for my dominant hand!!! :rolleyes: I did fold after the turn was no help, so that was good play by me (facing a raise&re-raise). Wow, the table is about full now (finally), just in time for me to heat up some late dinner.

Some jerk just slow-played me with pocket aces when I had a pair of Q's with an ace kicker. That shoulda been my pot...lousy pocket aces ;)

Yeah, I'm hungry so that's enough for the night.

[kingnebwsu]

Day 6

Good news dynasty followers! My shift on Monday got changed from 9-5 to 12-5! That means more poker this weekend!!! HUZZAH!!! It's not even 1 AM and I'm starting tonight. I may have time for several sessions tonight, we'll see. Hopefully I have some better luck and I play better than yesterday. My goal is to play much tighter tonight, and hope that when I do get some cards that I get some serious pots.

Another note, if you just wanna skim my dynasty, just check out the stats and my "overall thoughts." The individual hands are just for those people who wanna see in-depth how I play/how I do. The overall thoughts and numbers should sum it up pretty well though.

First Session: Won $1.03
Avg. Players 8
Biggest win: $1.00 Two Pair
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 56 hands and saw flop:
- 4 out 7 times while in big blind (57%)
- 3 out 7 times while in small blind (42%)
- 18 out 42 times in other positions (42%)
- a total of 25 out of 56 (44%)
Pots won at showdown - 5 of 10 (50%)
Pots won without showdown - 2
Overall: Up $6.13

Overall thoughts:
Wow, another solid session. I keep playing tight aggressive poker, which is netting me my money. Anytime I get stupid and vary from this gameplan, I usually lose some money. But this session had a lot of bad flops/cards for me, except for that awesome two pair which netted me $1.00!!! That's my biggest pot ever, and it was a very scary hand (more info below). Other than that, it was a break even session. I guess when you play the way I do, a few hands make all the difference in a session.

Individual hands:

Well, an awful start for me this time! I have a straight, flush, and straight flush draw, and I play it, but don't succeed. Going for it was a good play because I had the odds, but I was on the button and tried to steal the pot (with NO hand), and got called. That's a wasted $.04, but I think it was worth the effort.

On the plus side early on with a two-pair hand! Highest card on the board was a jack (I had AJo), but then two 7's came at the end, which slowed down my betting and cost me some money. I feared the set. But there was no set and I took down the pot of $.32. Argh, the table is down to 7 people already (from 10). I hope it doesn't hit 5-6, because I need as many people as possible (if for no other reason than so I don't have to put in the blinds as much).

Dang, just missed a flush, which would have given me a huge pot. Missed out on $.80+ there, now I'm under for the session thus far. Argh! I hate when people raise it when I'm in the big blind. If I'm wasting the two cents, I at least like to see a free flop. Lousy pre-flop raisers ;) Wow, it happened again when I was in the small blind. When I get a good hand at this table, they're all gonna pay... :cool:

Well, they paid a little! I start with the highest pair on the board, which evolves into a full house by the end of the hand. Sadly I wasn't able to get them to raise anymore and I only got $.45. Oh well, on the plus side for now!!!

AQo doesn't even see a frickin' face card on the board. I hang around because my pot odds or whatever are pretty good. 11:1 to see the river card. I went for it and didn't get a pair. I tried stealing the pot and both people called me...go ace-high hand! They both had a pair...argh. Under $.06 for the hand now. People are raising pre-flop like 2/3 of the time. I really gotta watch what cards I play, as I should expect pre-flop raises all the time now.

Boy, these are some of the worst flops I've seen. I've had some solid starting hands, but not many of them have panned out. I've had high suited cards like 4 times, but have yet to get a flush draw or even a pair with any of them. Down $.19 after 33 hands, hopefully I improve. I'm not playing that bad. I'd take back maybe 2 moves I've made so far. The first one when I tried to steal the pot, and just now when I called with two pair after a 2nd ace came on the river. The way the person had bet, I thought there was no way she had an ace...but she did. She had a weak kicker, which I guess explains why she didn't raise before (though I think she should have). 2 bad plays in 30+ hands isn't too bad for my noob status though.

$.25 with a no-showdown hand! I had AKo, but again got no love until the river. I raised pre-flop, then led off the betting each round. I guess the last person didn't get what they wanted, cuz they folded. All I had was a pair of kings...;)

BIGGEST WIN EVER!!! $1.00 WIN AFTER HAVING POCKET ACES!!! :D:D:D:D WOW!!! That was sweet. I had pocket aces, and the flop was rainbow and crappy, which was great. I bet aggressive the whole way, and had like 4 people see the flop (after a pre-flop max bet). Almost everyone dropped out, except for one person. A second 7 came on the river, and I feared a set, but my fears were unfounded as my A's and 7's took down my largest pot ever! HUZZAH! Boy, I was shaking bad for the 5 seconds before they mucked their hand. That was one of the most intense hands I've ever played online. So exciting though...wow. I'm up $.68 now, which shows how bad my luck/playing was before that. Eat my shorts young man!

What kind of a person leads the betting each round hoping to complete an inside straight draw? Argh...then he DOES complete it on the river. My 2 pair are no match for his crappy straight. Stupid the man, trying to control me. Again, some jerkface raises/bets like crazy with a crappy hand. Three people (including me) stay in til the end. We all had 2 pair-J's & 5's, but I had the amazing 10 kicker (cough). I was curious to what he had, so I played when I shouldn't have. But if he had a high pocket pair, he would have raised pre-flop. My curiousity got me some $, but I shouldn't have called him. Maybe I should have though, cuz I thought my hand was at least as good as his (except for maybe the kicker). (Shrug)

[kingnebwsu]

Day 6, Session 2:

Tried to sleep, but couldn't, so I'm starting a session just before 6 AM :) Dunno how long I'll play for, cuz I just found out about a huge game sale and I wanna be there tomorrow morning when the store opens (so cold).

Second Session: Lost $.57
Avg. Players 6
Biggest win: $.52 Two Pair
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 59 hands and saw flop:
- 5 out 9 times while in big blind (55%)
- 6 out 9 times while in small blind (66%)
- 13 out 41 times in other positions (31%)
- a total of 24 out of 59 (40%)
Pots won at showdown - 3 of 8 (37%)
Pots won without showdown - 1
Overall: Up $5.56

Overall thoughts:
Yikes all around. A pretty awful session. Sure, the cards were giving me no love, but I also played sloppy (as evidenced by the showdown win %). That needs to be at least 60%. I probably should have won 2 more, but I didn't. I should have also tried to steal more pots, as the game started with 8-9 people, but halfway through dropped to 4-5. I needed to play more aggressive with the smaller table. Oh well, I know I screwed up and hopefully I'll have a chance to play some more tomorrow to improve on tonight. At least I'm still up overall for the night...that's still an accomplishment for me! :cool:

Individual hands:

Wow, what a crazy first hand. I check in the big blind, then flop a straight. It turns sour the rest of the way, as a board eventually shows two 7's and two 8's. Someone's gotta have a full house. There's so much in the pot though, so I wager. Two people fold and one dude calls and beats me with his full boat. He snags $.90 on that first hand. I'm down more than a quarter to start...just great. Gotta be patient, and I should be able to make it back. That just shows how crappy the cards have been for me tonight. Holding the nuts until the table shows 2-pair. Stupid cards pissing me off :)

ARGH! I blow it again...this time with pocket kings. He ends up getting two-pair on the turn. I have just the one pair, so I lose another $.20. Boy, maybe I should bail on this session quick before I lose all my freakin' money. I thought I played it right. I suspected he may have two pair, but there was a JQ2o on the board, so I thought he may just have 2 queens. He did...until the turn, where he got Q's and 7's.

People are dumb. I'd never raise with an A5s pre-flop. Especially with a full 10-person table. That's way too risky for my tastes. At least see if you'll have the ace-high flush draw first. He ended up with two pair, but got beat by two higher pair.

HEY! I'm back in the game! I flop two pair with my suited connectors. I get into a mild bidding war with another dude who ended up with two pair, though they were lower than mine! I win $.52 which puts me -$.16 for the session. I can pull this session into the positive dagnabit.

Boy, the person to my left is playing way aggressive. ARGH! I just folded with A9s after the flop gave me 9's, but no flush draw. Then the turn was a 9!!! The aggressive person then wins the pot when everyone else folds. I could have had this one, argh. Boy, that person is playing crazy aggressive, but people are backing down to her. She's up over $1.50 this session, half of that from no-show pots. If I had seen more hands when I had the A9s, I woulda played it out, then rung her neck with her own money!!! Wow, she left after winning over $2.00. She figured to quit while she was ahead. I've never seen that kind of aggression/luck in my many days (6) of online poker. Wild stuff. This is the first night where I've felt like the cards were out to get me ;) I'm sure this is a common complaint in poker. Hopefully the cards' luck will even out this session :)

Geez louise, that table emptied quick. It's down to 4 people and I'm down more than $.50. I need practice in smaller groups, so I'm gonna keep on losing my money this session. I'm not getting the cards for one thing, and I'm kinda playing like an idiot for another :) I'm trying to loosen my play a bit for the smaller group. Okay, 5 people now, so hopefully I can semi-play my normal game. I need to try and steal more pots with the smaller table.

Boy, I want this too much. I'm seriously getting turned up the river like crazy. Those 2 cards alone have cost me $1.50 tonight. Crazy times. Boy, hopefully I don't complain about the cards this much in the future. It's a sign of a crappy poker player I'm sure. I think it's about quittin' time, while I'm down.

[kingnebwsu]

Day 7

Ahhhh, good times. I don't have to be up til 11:20 AM tomorrow (which is still way early for me), so I can play some poker tonight. Going to have another poker night at my house tomorrow, which should be fun. One of our people has to work, so we're looking for someone else to come take the 5th spot. Otherwise, we'll just play with 4 people.

Hopefully my session tonight will go well, and I'll do better than last night. We'll see what happens.

First Session: Won $.15
Avg. Players 7
Biggest win: $.56 Full House
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 60 hands and saw flop:
- 8 out 9 times while in big blind (88%)
- 4 out 8 times while in small blind (50%)
- 10 out 43 times in other positions (23%)
- a total of 22 out of 60 (36%)
Pots won at showdown - 3 of 6 (50%)
Pots won without showdown - 1
Overall: Up $5.71

Overall thoughts:

Rollercoaster poker now boarding! That was one of the craziest sessions ever. The great pocket cards come fast&furious to start, but nothing pans out for me. Then I play a couple hands here and there, and get into a semi-large hole ($.50). Then I start getting some card love and take down 3 pots over a period of 6 hands. It puts my head above water and I decide to quit for this session. Staying patient is the hardest thing to do when things are going bad. I watched last year's celebrity poker today (with ben affleck/willie garson), and willie kept being a lucky SOB. Ben got impatient and it cost him the tournament. Clearly Ben was the better player, but he let his emotions get the best of him. He would have eventually won I think, but he got too excited/antsy and blew it with a mediocre hand. Lessons learned from TV are always good :)

Individual hands:

Wow, I play in 4 of the first 5 hands with solid starting hands. However, none of the flush draws/overcards pan out, and I fold each time after the flop and I'm quickly down $.10. One of the times I had a 4c and the board had three clubs. I folded cuz I figured one of the 6 players had a higher club than me. Ahhh, now I'm getting some foldable hands...don't wanna lose too much money too quick. I can't panic being down early, as this has happened before and I've more than made it up (remember the $1.00 hand from the other day?!? :D).

Dang, I stay in a pot with a flush draw and it doesn't show. I try to steal the pot at the end, but one of the two people call me. I have nothing so I lose ;) I'm down $.31 after 18 hands, but that was my first showdown so far. Hope my luck/playing improves.

Sigh, no love still. I had KTs, but the flop had low cards. I waited out because I had two straight draws (plus the potential for a high pair), and nothing hit, so I folded after I saw the river. 28 hands and I'm down $.47.

I WIN MY FIRST POT OF THE NIGHT!!! Holding JAo, a J comes on the turn, which gives me a pair. I bet the last two rounds, and nobody calls me on the river, so I win an uncontested pot. Hey, I'm back in this thing!!! Cuts my losses to $.25 for the session, hope I can hold out for my next good hand (but what's better than a pair of JACKS?!? ;)).

After seeing the flop in 4 of the first 5 hands, I've only seen it in 6 of the last 27 hands. After the wild start, I've tightened up appropriately (as have the cards I've been dealt).

Wow, seriously no love from the flops again tonight. I have yet to see a flop that puts me in solid position to win. I flop a flush draw, then I get a straight draw on the turn, then the river gives me neither! No flushes yet tonight and I've had a chance at them like 3-4 times. Oh well, the 36% chance of hitting a flush on the turn/river will surely come back to help me soon enough.

I woulda flopped trip 5's there, but who in their right mind would play a 58o? I made the right move, but I'm still slightly upset for now :) Wow, got pocket 10's, but an AKo come on the flop, and I fold. The eventual winner had pocket A's. That's some harshness there. Next hand I have pocket 4's, I don't get a set on the flop there either. 46 hands played, 1 pot won, down $.49 this session. Ouchness baby. I don't think I'm playing that badly. If I was playing better, I'd probably have $.10 more from stupid calls I made. I think going for the pot earlier was the right move, as I almost got him to lay it down. Gonna ride this table out for a bit longer, hoping my love will improve.

FINALLY! The table is shrinking and a dude raises pre-flop. I have A8o, but I call him anyway. Flop comes, two 8's and an ACE! A full boat for me, and nobody will touch me. I get them to play the whole way (with minimal raises, sadly) and I take down the pot of $.56 with a full house. Maybe this session will be okay, after all.

Wow, only 4 people left now. But BOOM! I win $.42 with trip 2's. I get pocket 2's in consecutive hands and flop a set BOTH times. But the first time, there were 3 spades on the board. I stupidly called the first time, but then another spade came and I folded. Next time it was a rainbow flop with a 2 on it. I was able to milk some money out and won. Soon after that, I have A8o, but since the table is down to 4 people, I call and I flop two pair! I take down another solid pot, to put me over for the session! It's down to 3 people, so I bail on this session while I'm up. After being down more than $.50 at one point, I come storming back to have a winning session. I'm quite happy with the end of that. I earned my treat! My patience and staying in MY game paid off that time. I bet I'll be up for another session later tonight.

[kingnebwsu]

Day 7, Session 2

Well, I watched some of the 2003 WSOP, and I've scheduled some more recordings of it this week for me to study. 2004 WSOP also starts this week, so that'll be interesting to watch (in segments). Hopefully I can keep learning stuff from watching the masters play.

Second Session: Won $1.42
Avg. Players 8
Biggest win: $.83 Full House
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 98 hands and saw flop:
- 11 out 14 times while in big blind (78%)
- 6 out 12 times while in small blind (50%)
- 15 out 72 times in other positions (20%)
- a total of 32 out of 98 (32%)
Pots won at showdown - 7 of 9 (77%)
Pots won without showdown - 3
Overall: Up $7.13

Overall thoughts:

Wow, a long and fantastic session (2nd best ever!). I played really well, and didn't make too many mistakes til the end. I didn't play very many hands (relative to normal), but when I did play, it was very aggressive. I only played when I thought I was gonna win. As is evidenced by my showdown win % and my non-showdown pots, I did an excellent job with that today. I need to remember the things I did right today, and continue them in the future. Not playing so many hands definitely seems to be paying off. I mean, I was only 6/12 in the small blind. The old me (aka last week ;)), would have played 10/12, which would have essentially been a wasted $.04. That may not seem like much, but it adds up over days and weeks. I bet I've wasted at least $.15 just this week in playing stupid hands out of the small blind. I've been getting better so I won't be playing as many in the future (hopefully).

Individual hands:

AKo on the first hand! I re-raise the pre-flop action and 5 people stay in! The flop comes and it's awful...Q95 of hearts. I hold no hearts ;) I stupidly try to steal the pot, but get raised and I fold. Oh well, still nice to have AKo on the first hand.

Third hand also brings a great hand...POCKET ACES! I re-raise and max out the pre-flop bidding with 3 opponents. The flop comes JJ5 rainbow. I'm 3rd up, so I bet and everyone calls me. The next round is another crap card, and I'm again the first to bet, then 2 people call me. Nobody is raising which either means they're afraid of me having a jack or they don't have one themselves. The river is another nothing card, which means my two-pair are almost certainly the best hand. I bet again and only get called by one person. He mucks his hand and I take an early $.57 pot. Much better start than the last session! I didn't even need any help from the flop this time :) Again, I've played 4 of my first 6 hands. Two of them were blinds, and the other two were lights-out pre-flop hands, so I made the right choices.

Maybe I should quit right now, since I'm up exactly six dollars for the week. Pretty good first week of poker eh? :)

$.28 on a bluff! HUZZAH! I had AQo on the button and bet, then the flop came and was a bunch of low crap. I bet since I had two nice overcards, and all 4 people called. The turn came, which made two 6's on the board, and everyone checked. The river came and everyone checked to me. I bet, and because I led the betting the whole round, everyone folded. Eat my shorts young man!!! :D

Argh, table is down to 5, but I'm gonna stick with it a bit longer. I badly need practice at the smaller tables (even though it's more expensive with the blinds, but I'm up now so that's okay). Okay, screw it, I'm moving to a 8-person table :) I'm up $.44 after 19 hands.

BOOM!!! A BIG WIN OF $.83 on a full boat! I had ATo, and a dude raised pre-flop. There were 2 guys in, and I called the $.02 raise (I was in the big blind). The flop comes as TT7! I have trip 7's with an A kicker. One guy folds, me and the other dude re-raise to the max. The only hand that could beat me now is pocket 7's. A 9 comes on the turn, which gives a semi-straight draw. We still bet heavy ($.08 each), then the river comes...another 9! This gives me a full boat, 10's full of 9's. I have the nuts :) I force him all-in and he mucks his hand in sadness! A hand like that was great. I probably wouldn't have called the pre-flop raise cold, but since it was only $.02 more, that made it worth it to me. 3 pots taken out of the 10 flops I've seen. That's about my average % for my 7-day career. The key to the session thus far is that the pots have been HUGE!

Another win, this time with trip 7's! $.59 is the pot I take down. I had pocket 7's, and I call...then another dude raises. Three opponents are in, so I figure it's worth $.02 more to go for my set (9:1 odds of hitting my set on the flop). It comes, and I go in a couple of heavy bets with the guy. His all-in pocket Q's mean nothing as I win the pot. That's two people I've knocked out tonight! This puts me more than a dollar up for this session! After only 38 hands! That's the 2nd fastest I've ever hit +$1.00 (the other was a flukey 10-hand session where I won two amazingly huge pots).

Boy, this post is much more talkative than my other bitchy ones! I'm in a place where the cards are being decent to me, as opposed to what happened the previous 3 sessions. It's easy to complain about the cards, but now I'm complimenting them. The universe is slowly balancing itself out...:rolleyes: ;)

Why did I try to steal a $.05 pot? I went for the steal, and he called me. Only showdown I've lost so far (a big $.06 from me...ouch ;)). I've been tearing up the showdowns like crazy.

Dangit! Pocket jacks and I flop a FULL HOUSE! None of the 4 losers calls my original bet though (argh). I showed that hand (which I never do in non-showdown situations), because it was just that impressive/lucky. Wish I coulda made some money on that. Maybe in the future if I go to bluff, people will respect my authoritie!

$.58 on a flush! Two of the players hung with me, then I hit the flush on the turn, and it was dance-time. I only had a ten-high in my hand, but there was an AQs on the table, so there were only 2 cards that could beat me. Nobody would raise me in the end, so I only got a solid return (wish it coulda been more). This is in a 5-handed game right now. I wanted to join the big table, but got scared off by 3 of the people who were playing with over $100! One guy had $5,000!!! Scared me good.

Okay, I found another table. I really should quit being up over a dollar, but I feel like I'm playing very tight, very aggressive poker. It's really paying off this session for me. If I drop $.36, I'll bail (so I still end the session +$1.00). I'm doing an excellent job of cutting my losses. I've made maybe one bet too many in 70+ hands, which is f'in awesome for me. Hopefully I keep it up at this new table (my third this session, another record!).

I've been playing so tight tonight, that I felt uncomfortable playing KTs. I called it anyway, then it was raised (...), and I stupidly called it again. The flop sucked and I folded. Two bad calls in one hand, and $.04 lost.

Wow! An effective slowplay! I win with Trip Jacks baby! I hit the set on the flop, then I bet on the flop&turn to make sure the flush draws would bail, then I was against two guys at the end, and I checked. The other guy checked and the last dude bet! I raised him and was able to snag another $.04. That's maybe the second time ever I've done a successful slow-play online. Many times they'll just check around, but I think this time they thought I missed my flush (count the number of T's in that last sentence ;)).

Wow, I just played a poor hand. I had QJs pre-flop, so I raised. The flop was KQ7 rainbow. I stupidly kept checking, then calling the guy. I lost $.12 because he had two pair (K's and 4's). My Q's were no match for that. Maybe it's time to bail if I'm gonna keep playing like that :p

Yeah, I stuck around a bit too long in that hand too. I'm proud of my fold though, because I had the highest pair on the board (J's). The dude who won had pocket jacks which became a full house. Glad I got out when I did. I'm out as soon as it's time for me to pay the blinds again. I split one more pot, but that's it! Great session for me.

Lucky for the $.02/$.04 online players, tomorrow night is poker night, so expect only one medium length session ;);)

[kingnebwsu]

Day 8:

Boy, I didn't get any sleep the night before day 7, so I didn't play any online poker. We did play two games in our weekly poker night, however. The results were...just terrible. 5th/5 and 3rd/4. The first game I was short-stacked, so I went all-in with 2 pair. The noob I was playing against had an inside straight draw, and hit it on the river. I couldn't believe it. 8% chance of him winning and he hits it to knock me out. Just awful. The second game I got a good start, but couldn't really get anything after that. I need to learn how to play better in the smaller&no-limit tables. I don't get that experience online, so I'm still not very good in that game. I need to bluff more, as my super-folding technique that I use online doesn't work in a small no-limit game. Oh well, another learning experience. That first loss was just bad luck (which happens), but the rest of the time I played too tight and I folded too much. I also didn't hit any of my like 8 flush draws I had in the two games. I need to figure out a new playstyle. I have some reading time coming tonight at work, so I'm going to take my roomy's poker book. It's a thick one, so it'll keep me plenty busy for about 2 hours tonight. Hopefully I can pick up a few tips on that.

[kingnebwsu]

Day 9

Yesterday was the first time all week I haven't played any poker online. I was so dead tired though, and I got 13.5 hours of sleep last night!!! :eek: :eek: I needed that sleep. The side effect is that I don't work for almost 4 hours, so I should have time for a session before work (which is also a first). Hopefully I'm able to regain my semi-skills I didn't have last night in the "poker night." Boy, I'm still kicking myself for the way I played last night. I needed to loosen my starting hand requirements, especially with so few people. Argh...oh well, gonna do some no-limit research before the next poker night (next Wed.).

First Session: Lost $.82
Avg. Players 8
Biggest win: $.46 Flush
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 78 hands and saw flop:
- 6 out 9 times while in big blind (66%)
- 5 out 9 times while in small blind (55%)
- 20 out 60 times in other positions (33%)
- a total of 31 out of 78 (39%)
Pots won at showdown - 4 of 14 (28%)
Pots won without showdown - 2
Overall: Up $6.31

Overall thoughts:

Wow, just awful. All of my stats scream "I SUCK!!!" I wouldn't disagree with that assessment too much right now. Stayed in some hands way too long, didn't play others long enough. Just wow. I didn't get much love from the cards either. Is my beginner's luck wearing off? Or was it just a bad session? Time will tell. I know I'm still a rookie, but I thought I was better than this. Oh well, just one session, don't wanna freak out too much. Gotta work late tonight, so I dunno if there will be another session today. I'm hoping to fit one more session in before I go outta town tomorrow. We'll see what happens. Forgive my overall negativity in this post, as I'm kinda pissed right now ;)

Individual hands:

Well, I had to wait in a 2-person line to get in this game, so hopefully the table will stay full all game. That'll help me a lot. Folded after the flop on the first hand, then got a 45s on the second hand (which I normally would play), except that everyone in front of me folded, so the odds weren't good and I folded.

Wow, some idiot is saying how he likes to play 27o, just to see if he flops something good. Says people really get mad if you hit something with that hand (which would be um...about never). He's also almost broke after betting big with trip 6's with a 2 kicker (!!!). The other guy also had trip 6's with a 9 kicker. Blamed it on luck...riiiiiiiiiiight. Luck with that crappy kicker he had! ;)

Hey! I snag my first pot of the day ($.27) with a pair of tens! It was the highest card on the flop, so I bet and had 3 callers. Then a king came on the turn, and everyone checked. The flop came with a small card, so I bet and only got one caller. He mucked his hand and I took down the pot.

Now I'm 1/3 in showdowns, even though seeing the other two showdowns didn't cost me anything. I would have tried to steal those pots if I had anything that resembled a hand (c'mon jack-high!). 18 hands down and I'm up $.04. Pretty good for not winning any decent sized pot. I've played 5/18 hands at this point, which is pretty tight. I'm still reeling from my crappy play last night here at home ;)

CRAP! He had two spades, then a spade came on the river for him to hit his flush. I thought I was set with my set of kings. He raised me on the turn, which I thought indicated he also had a king. My 3 K's with an ace kicker I thought would be enough, but he hit his flush on the river. He didn't play like he had a flush draw though. Why would you raise with one card left, needing a spade for your flush? Doesn't seem to make sense. He may have been trying to throw me off. If that was his goal, he succeeded. Dang, I thought I had that one. Now I'm down $.27 after 30 hands. I only bet that much because I thought I had him. $.65 that were almost in my pocket, but got rivered out.

Ouch! Just got rivered again! I had a pair of aces with a 9 kicker. The other dude also had a pair of aces with a 4 kicker...that turned into A's and 4's after a 4 came on the river! BOO!!! $.28 that I thought I had again (even though it was with only a mediocre hand). I'm down $.41 after 36 hands. I need to start winning some of these hands I think I'm gonna win. My judgement needs to be solid or else I'm gonna keep losing.

Awful...I win $.18 with a pair of nines! Whoo-hoo! I woulda bet more, but I feared the king (which was on the board). Ah well, I'll take what I can get right now. 42 hands done and I'm down $.32. Gotta stay patient and I'll hit my big hand that'll put me even.

Moving tables after 50 hands to find a fuller one. I'm down $.42 thus far, but we'll see if my skills/luck can improve. Wow, these people are pre-flop raising like crazy! I only had Q5s, but with 7 opponents, it was worth it to see the flop (which had no hearts for me!).

Wow, got a great flop for my Q6s hand. Saw a 25s then another queen! I had the highest pair and a flush draw. I raised in the first round, which left me with 2 opponents. I never did hit that flush, but felt pretty good with my Q's. I won the side pot with Q's and 5's, but the other person won the main pot with Q's and 5's with an ace kicker! Stupid my kicker was far inferior to that. Down $.51 after 54 hands. I'm due for my big hand any day now...;)

Wow, this is what happens when I wake up before 4 PM! Getting up this early is for chumps! :p Down $.65 now, so maybe it's time to quit?...I dunno. I'm playing okay, though if I were playing smarter, I'd have $.16 more. I have stayed too long in too many hands, and I just called someone who I knew had me beat, but I just had to see it to make sure ;) I'm better than that, and I don't know why I had to call her.

A SEMI-BIG WIN!!! FINALLY!!! I snag $.46 with an ace-high flush! That's my first flush in almost 36 hours ;) I semi-slow played it. I checked/called on the flop, then bet first on the turn, then check/raised on the river. It was 1v1 by this point, and I was hoping to make it look like I hadn't hit my flush (which I already had). He bet right into my trap and I raised. He called me and I had the "nuts." Only down $.41 for the session now! Maybe I should quit now that I've won a decent hand ;) Instead, I'm moving to my third table of the session. I need to play in a full table, so I can minimize my blinds and maximize my betting. Boy, these guys are playing fast and have lots of money...I'm kinda scared :)

Now I know I'm in a rut...the flop was three K's, and I had pocket 3's! My full boat should win right?...WRONG! The jerkface next to me had a freakin' king in his hand. Ouchness. I thought I had that one. He played with a K2o pre-flop. Maybe I should way loosen my starting hand requirements, and play 27o every hand! ;) I seriously need to bail, as this session has turned way ugly.

!&#(*&!#(&*(!# I just lost to two freakin' pair...that's it. What a frustrating 24 hours of poker this has been for me. Gonna take some time tonight and read my poker book and try to mentally regroup.

[kingnebwsu]

Day 9, Session 2

Huzzah! I have to be up in about 5 hours to go out of town (visiting my bro in Nashville), but screw that! I'm doing laundry, so what better excuse than that do I have to play poker? I thought I was leaving tomorrow night, but oh well. This will be my last session until Friday late-night or Saturday late-night. Dunno how much poker I'll be up for when I get back on Friday. Oh well, we'll see.

So I read about 80 pages of Ken Warren's poker book. It's aimed for low-limit beginners (aka me!). It's got some interesting points in it. I need to highlight/write down some of the sentences, as I think they would help me a lot. I will be finishing that book on my trip this week. I only have about an hour to play tonight before I gotta crash, so hopefully it'll be better than earlier today.

One interesting point in his book was about moving up in tables (to higher bets or whatever). Now that I think about it, if I had been playing at the $.05/$.10 tables instead of the $.02/$.04 tables, I would have won 2.5 times more money, or $15.78! That's scary, but I don't think I'll be comfortable to move up to that level for a long while. I need my initial $50 deposit to last for a while :)

Second Session: Lost $.07
Avg. Players 7
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 68 hands and saw flop:
- 5 out 9 times while in big blind (55%)
- 8 out 10 times while in small blind (80%)
- 18 out 49 times in other positions (36%)
- a total of 31 out of 68 (45%)
Pots won at showdown - 5 of 14 (35%)
Pots won without showdown - 2
Overall: Up $6.24

Overall thoughts:

Yeah, this was my worst day of online poker. I was up big after my biggest take ever, but then I proceeded to blow it all. I moved to a new table and got down, but then was even again. However, I stupidly dropped like $.40 in the last several hands. I was really forcing the action. Trying to get in my last poker fix before I leave town I guess ;) I shoulda bailed while I was up for the day. Oh well, that's the way I blow my money. I really sucked bad at the end of the session. I made about $.14 in bad bets before the last 5 hands, then I made like $.30 worth. Smooth moves by me. Oh well, catch y'all this weekend!

Individual hands:

I was on a waiting list to start the table, so that's a good sign. However, if people bail on this one, there isn't a table with more than 5 people, so I'll be screwed (aka forced end to my session ;)). First hand I post the blind and fold a K2o on the 345o flop. However, an ace comes on the river that woulda won the hand. With only 2 opponents, I didn't think it was worth chasing.

Hey, I win my first hand of the night! $.29 on an A-high flush! I played a K7s pre-flop. Flop came AQs7o, so I had the nuts if another heart came, which it did on the turn. Sadly, I only had one opponent for the flop&turn, then he bailed after the river. At least I sucked out a player ;)

Wow! Some crazy hands going on. I lose in heads-up action with my pair of tens-Q kicker. He had tens with a K kicker :( I thought I played it right. The T was the highest card on the board. Oh well, not a devastating loss, but it still stings a bit.

I get it back on the next hand with a split pot on a full house. I take down $.40 (much of which was mine). 2 Q's and 2 6's on the board, and we each had a queen in our hand. At least one idiot was dumb enough to raise me after I led off the betting :)

Why did I go along with the max pre-flop raise with an AJo? I put in $.04 after one raise, which seemed fine, but then it got maxed to $.08, and I stupidly called that too. 2 kings on the flop and I'm out (along with everyone else). Big pot of pre-flop chips for that guy (argh).

Wow, this one jerk has caught a few cards, and is raising pre-flop a lot. That makes being in the big blind frustrating. Oh well, when I get some cards, I'm gonna kick his ass :) Heh, someone just did! He raised with a KTo, and another person had pocket Q's to win the hand! Eat it!

That guy is being an idiot! And I profit from it!!! Holding a JTs, I call his pre-flop raise, as he's been raising with crap. He's trying to be a bully and now it's biting him good. I flop a flush AND a straight draw, so I raise it before the turn, which gives me a straight AND a flush!!! :):):) He and another person are stupid enough to max the betting for that round, then I crush his pocket 6's in heads up play! I almost feel bad getting $1.17 with my ace-high flush draw, aka my biggest pot IN HISTORY!!! :D:D:D GO ME!!! It's fun stealing from the stupid bullies. Up $.58 after 37 hands, so maybe I should bail. Table is down to 5 people also, so that's not good for me. A pre-flop raiser hurts me at the smaller table.

Well, after 41 hands, I'm going to a high-speed table. Interesting to see how this'll be different, cuz sometimes I'm a bit slow in making decisions. It's not as bad as I thought. Instead of having 20 seconds to make your choice, it's only 10. That's fine by me...no wonder these tables are more popular ;)

I stick in the first hand too long with 2-pair after two 4's come on the flop. Of course, he had trip 4's. It's sometimes hard to read the person left of the button when they lead in bidding. I need to not read into it so much :)

Pocket 6's mean nothing with a power flop! So I fold. Down $.14 at this new table, but still up $.32 for this session thus far. Thank you dumbass without the full house :)

Wow, $.51 with three nines! Then I win with three 10's! Huzzah!!! Dang, so close to a rush. Consecutive wins, then 2 near-wins. I was really close to awesome hands, and in one case I thought I had it, but it didn't pan out. Lousy slightly higher flush for the other person ;) I was getting great cards for like 6 hands in a row for the first time in several days. A nice near-rush while it lasted. I'm only up $.47 for the session now (and $.01 for this high-speed table). With this table, it's much harder to type hand thoughts. Like the mini-rush came, and I couldn't get a word in! Lucky for you guys...:)

Ouch. I make a straight, but he hits a flush and beats me. Then I get hit with my inferior full house (lousy pocket J's when there was an A on the board). I gotta bail after the next hand. I'm almost down to even.

Damn, I got crazy, and I'm down for the session. I shoulda bailed earlier.

[kingnebwsu]

Day 13

Wow, I'm back from Nashville! It was a good trip, and good to see my bro (who I only see a couple of times a year). He and his girlfriend have an apartment that overlook most of Nashville. It's on the outskirts, but you can still see the downtown in the distance. It was quite beautiful. We ate at lots of good restaurants, such as an authentic Italian place (!!!) and a place called the Pancake Pantry. Sadly, after getting home on Friday night, I didn't feel well and I later threw up :( It was not a good night. I had to work last night and didn't feel like Poker'ing at all. But I still got some time before work now, so I'll do one session!

We're having a poker night on Wednesday, and one of the guys in our group got some nice poker chips online!!! They were $30 and come with an aluminum case. Even if they're composite chips, that'll be fine. Better than the $10 set I got from K-mart ;)

I finished both the Ken Warren book on poker and the David Sklansky Holdem books on my car trip. I picked up lots of little tips that will help me. I wish I had a highlighter/wrote down some of the more important parts. I think that poker books are the kind of books you can read several times and always pick up something new/different. I think that also comes with experience.

First Session: Won $.51
Avg. Players 8
Biggest win: $.72 10's
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 82 hands and saw flop:
- 5 out 8 times while in big blind (62%)
- 3 out 10 times while in small blind (30%)
- 14 out 64 times in other positions (21%)
- a total of 22 out of 82 (26%)
Pots won at showdown - 3 of 4 (75%)
Pots won without showdown - 0
Overall: Up $6.75

Overall thoughts:

A solid first session for today. I played one hand too long when I had a straight draw. The other dude had T's and I had 9's, and he won. I figured he had a high pocket pair, but thought it'd be higher than T's. No love there ;) I did make a bad play though. Otherwise, I played pretty tight today. This is the tightest I've played online thus far. I also didn't get many playable cards, which was part of it. I still did quite well considering what I was given. Oh well, hopefully I'll be up for some more poker action tonight! :)

Individual hands:

Wow, two playable hands to start out...pocket 9's and KTs. I play them both, but there are many raises after the flop (even though I had the highest pair both times), so I quickly folded. The winning hand both games was a straight. Glad I bailed facing all those raises :) Some playable hands thus far, but the flops are unfriendly. Only down $.13, but I'll make it back.

Well, I've played 5 of the first 20 hands without winning a pot. I'm down $.21 thus far. Hopefully I'll get some playable cards in conjunction with a good flop. Low-limit holdem is a tough game to bluff. Usually these people will call with even a low pair or ace high ;)

WHOO-HOO!!! I take down $.72 with a pair of tens!!! The T was the highest card on the flop, and I had KT in the pocket. I was on the button, so I let everyone just bet in front of me. When another low card came on the turn, I raised the guy and got it down to 4 people. Everyone checked to me on the river, then I bet and had a heads-up with a guy, and my 10's took down the pot! The jack on the river scared me, but when nobody bet, I figured I had it. The day is mine! It all turned around so fast, now I'm up $.35. Patience is the key to online holdem low-limit poker :)

I've only played 6/28 hands thus far and I'm up $.33. Playing pretty tight I am. I think tight&aggressive is the best way to play in this game. I do need to work on my betting ideas for the no-limit game we play weekly. That is by far my biggest weakness right now. That and being Captain Fold. I fold too much in the smaller table we play. I need to play more hands and be more aggressive.

BOOM! Being on the button, I play a KTo and flop trip kings! Two J's come at the end to give me a full boat. The idiots kept calling my bets, so I got a solid pot of $.56 with my K's full of J's. I totally had the nuts there and it was sweet. Only thing that coulda got me was 4 of a kind, and I knew they didn't have that. Though earlier I did see a guy with four 9's check on the river in middle position (!?!?!) and he lost some easy money. I know trying to trap people, but they had already been checking a lot. In Ken Warren's book, he said to play less fancy and more straight-up when playing low-limit holdem. It's a sound strategy, which goes along with my tight&aggressive style. I've played 9/33 hands thus far and I'm up $.71. Getting some good flops here and it's paying off.

Crap! I just folded pocket 8's after a K came on the flop. Everyone checked, but then a dude in early position bet on the turn. I mistook him for someone with a king. A king also came on the river, and there's no way I woulda called him with two kings on the board. He won with K's and 4's, when I shoulda won the hand. Oops, there's $.30 that could have been mine ;) I still think I made the right move though. I didn't flop a set, so with a medium pair, you generally fold after that.

I do assume people have bigger hands than they usually do. It happened again. I woulda ended up with a straight (though it came via a perfect-perfect turn&river), but a guy won with 8's. I didn't have any pair to continue with, but it still bugs me a bit.

BOOM! $.56 with a set of 8's! My pocket pair turns into a set, and some dude maxes out bets with me a couple of times. He had two-pair (as I suspected), but my set whooped him good. 60 hands done and I'm up $.69. Pretty solid session that's nearing an end because I have to work soon. Hopefully I'll be up for some more poker tonight (if I'm feeling okay).

[kingnebwsu]

Day 13, Session 2:

Alrighty! I'm back from work and ready to play poker! I'm kinda out of it, still recovering from my puking, but hopefully I'm still up for a little poker tonight. Don't worry about many more poker hiatuses (sp?) for me, as I should be staying in town most of the time in the future. I may take another 2-day stretch off in August to go to Columbus, but that's all. Good news for you poker dynasty readers!!! ;) Okay, time to play! Hopefully I'll continue to play smart, aggressive, and tight poker.

Second Session: Won $.61
Avg. Players 8
Biggest win: $.99 A's
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 110 hands and saw flop:
- 12 out 13 times while in big blind (92%)
- 4 out 14 times while in small blind (28%)
- 16 out 83 times in other positions (19%)
- a total of 32 out of 110 (29%)
Pots won at showdown - 6 of 8 (75%)
Pots won without showdown - 0
Overall: Up $7.36

Overall thoughts:

I wonder if I'm playing too tight. I mean, tight to where I'm restricting my possible winnings. I remember folding a hand with a K-high flush draw, fearing the other guy had an A-high flush draw. I mean, was that the right play? Everyone folded before I could see the guy's hand. The guy who raised after the flop eventually folded. I guess he didn't have the ace of clubs. But did the first person have it? I got nothing. I would have had a K-high flush, but it never happened because I chickened out facing a bet and a raise (after the flop). I dunno, but I could sure use from tips from the guys who read my "dynasty" :) Catch y'all tomorrow!

Individual hands:

Lousy 2 of the people quickly sit out at this table, meaning only 8 people are playing. Those jerks better come back or else I may move to another table. Boy, I'm getting lotsa playable hands to start. KTs is my first hand, and I call a guy's pre-flop raise. The highest card on the flop is a ten, but we all fold after the same guy bets again (fearing he has a high pocket pair). Wow! I ended up playing my first four hands. I think that's a record for me :) Sadly, I didn't win any of them and I'm quickly down $.10. I was smart and got out of each of them after the flop, so the losses were minimal. Hopefully I didn't burn all of my good cards in the first four hands :p

Gotta fold pocket 7's after I don't get a set on the flop. Where's my crappy crap crap flop? Of the seven hands since I've joined, FIVE have not had a showdown. That's an absurdly high amount for this low-limit poker. That's the lowest stretch I think I've ever seen. I may be able to bluff a few pots with this group (esp. if I raise pre-flop). I'm not gonna go crazy with it or anything though.

Sweet money. I get my K-high flush on the river to crush the guy's 2-pair. $.38 on my first pot of the night! But then...dagnabit! I get a straight draw, but the flop is suited. Five people fold to one guy's bet. This table is playing really tight, and only like 6 people are playing on it right now. It may be time to move on.

I move to a new table, and try to steal a pot (stupidly). Why did I do that with 6 people still in the hand? Cost me $.04 after I got raised. Dang, the winner only had A's. I had 7's, but that's not the point! ;) I really shouldn't ever try to steal pots with a big group. I guess I was used to my last table (fold central).

$.99 with POCKET A's!!! Wow, there was like $.50 in the pot pre-flop. I shoulda maxed out the betting after the river, but I assumed he also had pocket A's (since none came on the board). But he had pocket K's, which cried against my aces!!! That's a huge win to start tonight. I'm getting so many playable hands, it's scary. Ah well, I'll go through a 25-hand drought later to balance out the universe. I shoulda played more aggressive I guess. I did fear trips though. But there weren't any high cards on the board (that would make trips) to justify his crazy pre-flop raising. Oh well, another lesson noted. 20 hands and I'm only up $.70? I suck!!! :)

As suspected, I'm at 14/46 hands played for 30%. That's a big drop from the mid-40's I was at for the first 20 hands. How long did I say the drought would be? ;) I'm paying a lot more attention to position and what cards I play relative to that position. I know that's a beginner skill, but I'm still getting the hang of it. Like, I shouldn't play suited connectors just after the blinds, because odds are they'll be a raise (which I probably wouldn't like to call with that hand). I'm trying to only play hands in early/middle position where I wouldn't mind calling a raise.

Ouch baby! AKo pre-flop gets zero love on the board, and I lose to a pair of fives. I checked (on the button) on the turn, when I should have bet, which would have indicated a stronger hand than I had. Argh, I tried to take the pot at the end when it was checked to me, but one guy called me. I'm now up $.43 after 55 hands. I shoulda quit after the pocket aces ;)

I get $.23 back with pocket K's. I woulda been more aggressive, except that there was an ace on the flop that scared me. It was heads-up though (after my pre-flop raise), and she checked to me then called each hand. I checked after the river, fearing a nasty raise, but she was beat.

Wow! I just totally called the two people's pocket cards! That's the first time I've gotten both of them. I knew the first bettor had a flush draw (that he didn't hit) and that the other person had a solid pocket pair (Q's). Wow, I totally nailed that one. That's the skill of a true poker player, being able to consistently name (or be close on) the pocket cards of the players. I guess I'm a true poker player now eh? :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: I needed three of those to sum up the sarcasm :)

I really should have quit after winning $.99 in one hand :) Oy! $.48 with a pair of Q's!!! I had KQo and the highest card on the board was a Q, so I felt pretty good with that hand. I played that one pretty solid. I coulda been trapped at the end when the 2 people checked to me and I bet, but I won anyway. The last card was the third diamond on the board, but I think the person would have outright bet if they actually hit their flush. I've played 22/79 hands so far (27%) and I'm up $.73. I think I'm gonna stick around for one more pot before I call it a night (or bail if it doesn't arrive in the next 10-20 hands).

Sweet! I take down $.28 with the nut flush. I should have bet after the flop, but I think it's always good to take a free card when you're drawing to a straight/flush. Dang! AKs pre-flop, then the flop is 876s! Wish it was of my suit ;) No love there.

Ah well, the rest was uneventful, so I bailed to play in a 5-minute freeroll tourney ;) I'll mess with it for a bit til it makes me furious, then I'll watch my TiVo. Back for more poker tomorrow night! :)

[kingnebwsu]

Day 14, Session 1:

Wow! I can't believe I started playing online poker two weeks ago. Time sure has flown. I've played over 1,400 hands and I've won over seven dollars!!! :) That's a much better start than I could have ever dreamed. According to my math, I should be down more than $11 by now. At least, that's what I figured I'd do when I started playing. I never thought I'd have such a great start. I'd like to thank the academy, my director, who was fannntastic ;)

Enough BS, time to poker!!!

First Session: Lost $.32
Avg. Players 8
Biggest win: $.61 A's&K's
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 62 hands and saw flop:
- 3 out 5 times while in big blind (60%)
- 3 out 8 times while in small blind (37%)
- 15 out 49 times in other positions (30%)
- a total of 21 out of 62 (33%)
Pots won at showdown - 2 of 6 (33%)
Pots won without showdown - 0
Overall: Up $7.04

Overall thoughts:

Well, the good thing is that I can justify every showdown I participated in. Two of them were checked all three betting rounds. Two of them I had the best hand until the river (which gave my opponent slightly higher hands). And I won the other two. My flop % ended up being just about right for me, even if it was a little high for how I played yesterday (but the tables were a bit smaller today, also). This session was pretty awful, and still ended up only down $.32. That's pretty good when a terrible session has that result. Oh well, hopefully I'll make it up tonight. I should be up for some poker late-night tonight. Catch everyone then!!! :)

Individual hands:

I was just thinking about something I read in Ken Warren's book. It said if you have a straight/flush draw, that should raise after the flop, in order to see a free card on the turn. He said to do this because it's cheaper. I always thought that was wrong and then I realized that it IS cheaper. I didn't think the online games played this way, then I realized that after the flop, the first bet is only $.02 (as opposed to $.04 in later rounds). I noticed this before, but I didn't put the two ideas together. I think I will try that in the future against a smaller field (but not against a large one, fearing many raises).

People check all the way around TWICE in the first seven hands. I don't win either 4-player showdown, but I barely lose the second time, having 2's to the winner's 3's. That was a power hand! The first table emptied out fast, so I move to a 9-person one.

I'm still trying to figure out how long I should stick around with the various straight draws. I had four opponents last time, so I paid to see the turn (even though I think I should have raised). But then I folded before the river (which wouldn't have helped anyway). It was only an inside straight draw, I don't think I should have paid that much. If it was an open-ended draw, I think it would have been worthwhile with that many opponents.

I'm down $.23 after 14 hands. I stuck around in one hand too long, and it cost me $.06. I've been in a lot of blinds since I switched tables, so hopefully it evens out. I need to tighten up my game slightly if I wanna win in the next hour.

Ouch! I flop 2 pair, but then an open-ended straight draw comes on the river, and I know I'm beat. I would have won that hand, because both people who won needed that card to make their straights. Stupid river ;) I've played 9/21 hands (42%) thus far, which shows I've been playing too loose. I need to tighten my game up, because I'm down $.39 already. I've had a chance for some decent plays, but the cards haven't fallen yet. All in due time.

I move to my third table of the day, as the other tables keep emptying. I Down $.43 after 25 hands. Gotta stay patient and let the cards come to me. I gotta relax...relax...relax...calm blue ocean. Calm blue ocean...calm blue ocean ;) When I'm playing nearly twice as many hands as last night, I know I'm doing something wrong.

Argh, I'm on my FOURTH different table of this brief session. This has gotta be some sort of record. I guess people don't play very long sessions in the afternoon? I only have 30 minutes before work, and I'm gonna try and win at least one pot. I gotta be careful to not force it, as this session has all the signs of being a big loser. Maybe I should bail before that happens?

Ouch! River'ed again! I had the highest pathetic pair (6's) until a Q came on the river to give this guy 2 Q's. He raised QJo pre-flop in middle position. I need to work on playing against stupid people. I need to devise a better strategy, as these stupid people sometimes get me good.

I WIN A FREAKING HAND!!! Boy, I can't remember the last time I was this frustrated with online poker. Oh yes I can, it's the last time I played a freeroll tourney ;) Anyway, I had AKo pre-flop so I raised and I got an ace on the turn! I was out of position, but I still snagged $.38, putting me UP to -$.50 for the day. It took 45 hands for me to win my first pot! I think that's a new (pathetic) record. You can't force the action sometimes though, and these droughts will happen. I'm too much of a rookie to not get frustrated when this stuff does happen though.

I've done really well at cutting my losses (not sticking around just to see "one" more card). But I still get scared too easily (oh boy, there's three semi-close cards on the board, they must have a straight!). The key is to find the happy balance. I have Tuesday&Thursday off, and Wed. night (I work that day) is poker night. I can't wait to see what happens. I need to play tighter then and not bluff nearly as much.

This is unreal. River'ed for the third time this session. I had pocket T's which held up until a K came on the river. I checked then called, and he had a K. Frustrating to lose 3 pots on the river. I had it until then! I blame the cards (and society) for my losses :p

AKo pre-flop turns into a $.61 winner! I won with 2-pair, but wasn't able to max out my bidding because a straight draw came on the board (again, on the freakin' river!). So I only bet one time around at the end. Again it was me fearing that card, but hey, the way these guys play nothing would surprise me. It was better to just call the last time then to do lots of raises when I could have been beat (I think?). I'm down a quarter now and it's about quitting time. I'm starting to get some love though, so maybe I'll stick around a couple more minutes.

Not much action after that, so it's quitting time. Next time Gadget!!!...

[kingnebwsu]

Day 14, Session 2:

Alright, I haven't gotten much sleep lately, but I think I'm up for one poker session tonight. I need to do some laundry before I sleep, so maybe I should start that first...ah screw it! It's poker time!

I think I'm going to assume I'll lose tonight. I'm going to make an effort to play more hands, and not necessarily back down when I think I'm beat (unless I'm pretty sure I'm beat). I think this may be my biggest problem in low-limit poker...folding when I should stay in. I guess it's better than not folding when I should be out ;) I need to find the happy medium, and that will be my mission tonight. I will just assume I'll have a losing session tonight, but hopefully I don't lose more than $.75.

One final pregame thought: I'm thinking of playing a sit&go table of fixed holdem (what I play now). It costs $5.50 to enter a 9-person table and the top 3 people get paid something. I think I've made enough money where I can afford to "blow" my winnings on what I think could be an interesting and helpful experience. Any thoughts/tips/feedback on this would be appreciated. Maybe I should move up to the $.05/$.10 tables before I think about spending $5.50 for one (possibly brief) session. I don't know how I'll react to the progressively raising blinds in a sit&go, but I think I'll be able to hang around til at least the top half of the table. Then who knows what could happen. My conservative style of play would help me in the early going, but I would still struggle with a short-handed table. But if I made it to the top half, I think I'd have a decent shot at getting some cash. Oh well, we'll see what happens.

Second Session: Won $.66
Avg. Players 9
Biggest win: $.70 K's
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 88 hands and saw flop:
- 8 out 9 times while in big blind (88%)
- 3 out 9 times while in small blind (33%)
- 18 out 70 times in other positions (25%)
- a total of 29 out of 88 (32%)
Pots won at showdown - 6 of 13 (46%)
Pots won without showdown - 3
Overall: Up $7.70

Overall thoughts:

That session went quite well. I played much more aggressive once I saw a decent flop, and I didn't go fold-tastic like I have before. I'm gonna try this new approach and see if it works in the future. I mean, I folded K-high flush draws before, fearing my opponent had an A-high flush (what are the odds of that?!?!?). I gotta not fear the nuts so much.

But yeah, tonight I played pretty well, and I really should have won at least 2 more pots (just over another dollar), but I didn't get much love at times. Other showdowns were free, and I stupidly played one of them (and it cost me $.20), but it was a fun hand to play ;)

I'm off tomorrow, so expect a session or three then. Huzzah!!!

Individual hands:

Boy, off to a stupid start! Pocket J's are a solid hand, then a Q comes on the board. I call a guy each round and he has KQs. I blew that one. Next hand, I get pocket T's, and the highest card on the board is a K. Everyone checks, then another K comes down. The second guy bets, but I'm not sure he has a king. After the river, he checks, as does everyone else. My two pair crush everyone else and I take down the pot. Dang! This is wild. I see 3 showdowns right away, and win one of them. I got burned on the turn here, which gave the dude a straight when I again had 2-pair. Oh well. Hopefully tonight I can find a mix between aggressive and smart. 1/3 on showdowns after 6 hands, I'd say I'm definitely sticking around more than I normally would ;)

Dang! A chance to have the nut flush, but it doesn't show on the turn/river. I woulda won at least $.70 there, but I folded after it didn't show. I'm down $.25 after 27 hands. If my flush had hit there, I'd be up maybe $.25 overall. Oh well, that flush only hits 35% anyway, but there were 6 players in the pot, so I had to stick with it. One of the next two times, I'm due to hit that flush :)

HEY HEY! I win two pots in a row! The first one, I snag $.31 without a showdown after my Q's take me through the whole hand (Q was highest card on the board). Then, I snag $.28 after two straight rounds of checking when I hit my pair of K's on the river! I'm in the middle and a dude bets, but I raise him with my Q kicker and crush his soul. Eat my shorts young man!!! (I'll never get tired of that line ;))

HEY HEY AGAIN! Pocket AK in consecutive hands! I should have won both hands dagnabit. The first time I got ripped by two-pair Q's and 6's. I had K's with A-kicker. I at least got a mini-side pot. Second time I flopped the highest pair and bet strong throughout. A's with a K kicker, but then a Q comes on the river, and a dude who had raised before just checked to me. I feared two-pair, so I just checked and took down the pot.

Not long after, all ten players call the $.06 pre-flop bet and we see a flop. I feel good with my J's and K-kicker. It ends up being a 3-horse race, and I lose to a guy with J's and 3's. I should have known that somebody had two pair in all that. But the pot was so big, and it was kinda fun to play in a hand like that ;) I bet I had the second-best hand (which only helps with hand grenades, I know). That hand knocked me down like...$.20. Oh well, it was kinda worth it to chase it. That's the first time I've had ten people see the flop with that much in it. Wild and FUN stuff!!! :) 40 hands and I'm up $.39. Was almost $.60, but oh well.

THE RIVER DOES IT AGAIN!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! I have pocket A's, and am in total control of the hand until a second T appears on the river. Of course, I bet the whole way and three guys called me the whole way, and one of them was bound to hit a set (sigh). That $.54 should have been mine dammit. Oh well, I am living by my commitment to get to more showdowns, 9 of the 18 times I've seen the flop, I've been in a showdown. I've won 4/9, when I thought I had another 1-2 of them. That last one was a stinger. I think I've gotten river'ed like 5 times in the last 2 days or something. I did get help from the river once in the last 2 days, so that's almost even ;) Ah well, it'll all even out...or at least it BETTER!!! (shakes fist) Only up $.18 after 45 hands despite getting some pretty good pocket hands tonight. I counted tonight as a loss anyway, so I'll take anything on the plus side I guess.

Wow, I shouldn't have played that hand and I won. J8s in middle position. I called it and started shaking my head that it was the wrong move. Of course, the flop was no help. All 7 (!!!) players checked around. Then the turn was the 4th diamond, giving me a flush draw. Three guys called a bet, as did I (because the pot odds were correct), then my 5th diamond came on the river! I knew I'd hit my flush one of the next two times! :p I snagged down $.48 when all 3 opponents left called me. I very slightly feared a higher flush, but nobody had it and I won the pot. J8s would be a hand to play in late position, but not where I was. I lucked out of it there, and I'll take it this time. Maybe I'll be smarter next time...maybe :cool:

52 hands down and I'm up $.56. I should play all my sessions at this time of night, as it seems like the time where I'm most successful (1 AM-5 AM).

AKo turns into another $.41 for me! I end up with K's and 8's. I fear another guy has a set when he bets after the awful flop (887o), but I raise him to find out, and he just calls. Even though I raised pre-flop, he surely would have re-raised me if he had flopped a set. I bet the rest of the hand and took down the pot. This is one of those sessions that should go forever, because a lot of things are going my way. More aggressive/less folding=I'm a better player? Time will tell, as will my +/- over the next few sessions.

Wow, I flopped 3 J's in the big blind, but don't get hardly any action and only take down $.15. I check after the flop, as does everyone else. I was hoping to raise somebody, but it didn't happen. We didn't even get to a showdown because everyone was afraid of me. I then take down a HUGE $.05 pot on a bluff in heads-up. He checked to me twice, aka "please bet so I can fold!" I bet him alright...bet him...FOREVER!!! I'm up $.83 after 70 hands, which is quite fantastic. Best session I've had since I got back. Now I gotta make sure I don't blow it ;)

I play about 20 more hands, seeing the flop several times without any luck, and then I decide that's enough for tonight. I gotta be careful not to stay up too late, because I have to work at 9 AM on Wednesday (so early!).

[Radii]

One final pregame thought: I'm thinking of playing a sit&go table of fixed holdem (what I play now). It costs $5.50 to enter a 9-person table and the top 3 people get paid something. I think I've made enough money where I can afford to "blow" my winnings on what I think could be an interesting and helpful experience. Any thoughts/tips/feedback on this would be appreciated. Maybe I should move up to the $.05/$.10 tables

You've reported on 1619 hands in this dynasty and are up $7.70 at .02/.04, that's a pretty hefty amount. 47 cents/100 hands(almost 12 big bets) is a very very good win rate, I would presume at any level. Over only 1600 hands it doesn't necessarily say anything other than you're getting good cards or that your opponents at .02/.04 are that dreadful, but it would definitely be enough to convince me to move up to .05/.10 :)

You have 577 big bets for .05/.10. More than enough to give it a try for a little while.

If you start playing it and are uncomfortable w/ the amount you're betting or freak out if you lose $2 or $3 in one sitting,drop back down.

There are definitely people who have learned how to play poker at the micro limits like this, who built up their bankroll and now play for signifigant amounts. You're doing well and have the money, I'd take a shot at the next level.


No comment on the tournaments, I love them but I am not very good at them.

[kingnebwsu]

Day 15, Session 1

You've reported on 1619 hands in this dynasty and are up $7.70 at .02/.04, that's a pretty hefty amount. 47 cents/100 hands(almost 12 big bets) is a very very good win rate, I would presume at any level. Over only 1600 hands it doesn't necessarily say anything other than you're getting good cards or that your opponents at .02/.04 are that dreadful, but it would definitely be enough to convince me to move up to .05/.10 :)

You have 577 big bets for .05/.10. More than enough to give it a try for a little while.

If you start playing it and are uncomfortable w/ the amount you're betting or freak out if you lose $2 or $3 in one sitting,drop back down.

Yeah, the whole "freak out" thing is what I fear. It's like, when I think of some of the sessions where I'm down $.40-$.50 early on, it's no big deal. But that suddenly becomes almost $2 at a $.05/$.10 table. I think I would surely start to press in this situation. I'm not confident enough to play at that table yet, though I'm sure it would be much better for my money to do that instead of playing a sit&go.

There are definitely people who have learned how to play poker at the micro limits like this, who built up their bankroll and now play for signifigant amounts. You're doing well and have the money, I'd take a shot at the next level.

No comment on the tournaments, I love them but I am not very good at them.

I think I will be taking a shot at the next level within the next two weeks. I'd like to make it to +$10.00 before I did that. That way if I really do awful, I wouldn't need to press because I'd still have a steady cushion. I think I'll wait til I'm +$10.00 to either move up to $.05/$.10 or to play a sit&go.

Thanks for the tips Radii!!! :):):) I welcome any future thoughts from you or anyone else who reads this thread.

First Session: Won $.38
Avg. Players 7
Biggest win: $.38 Three J's
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 71 hands and saw flop:
- 11 out 12 times while in big blind (91%)
- 6 out 12 times while in small blind (50%)
- 16 out 47 times in other positions (34%)
- a total of 33 out of 71 (46%)
Pots won at showdown - 4 of 8 (50%)
Pots won without showdown - 6
Overall: Up $8.08

Overall thoughts:

Great short-handed practice early on, then the table filled up about halfway through the session. That's when my cards started getting cold. I didn't make many stupid plays overall, so I have to be happy with that. It was nice bluffing a few pots with the smaller group ;) I think I may try something different here in the next couple of days (sit&go/the higher tables). I'll just play it by ear I guess. Hopefully I'll be up for another session tonight, to practice for tomorrow's weekly poker game!!! :cool:

Don't let my high flop % fool you, we had about 5 players or less for half the session, which definitely inflated those numbers. I was about 53% or so for the first part of the session. The second half was still a bit high, but many of those were in the big blind ;)

Individual hands:

I was responding to the above post and I won 3 pots in 11 hands!!! :D I got some nice pocket hands, and most of them stood up through the river...except for one hand where I had a full boat but the other guy got some nice end cards to get four snowmen!!! (8's). But I'm up $.21 after 15 hands, which is a great start.

I'm starting at a short-handed table, to practice for my eventual sit&go ;) It's averaged about 5 players thus far, and it's good practice for me.

WOW! I'm taking down pots left and right. I'm getting some nice cards on the board, and I'm playing aggressive. I've won 5 pots of the 9 flops I've seen, and 3 of those didn't have a showdown! I'm pretty sure I had the best hand each time, though. Ouch! I didn't bet with the best hand on the turn, and I got river'ed. Odds are he woulda called me, but I still should have bet to protect my hand. Of course, an ace came on the river, giving him two pair. Lousy bum ;) That was my fault for not betting. This is great short-handed practice for me, though. This is where I struggle, and it's part of the reason why I'm not winning our "friendly" weekly poker game. The betting in no-limit is also a part of that, but I'm playing over 50% of my hands thus far. That's still a bit high for 5-6 handed games, but I'm getting solid cards.

What did I stay yesterday about trying to steal pots when there are a bunch of players? Well, I tried to steal after everyone checked 2.5 times around, but then two guys out of 5 called me. I had one guy beat with my Q-high, but the other guy had a pair of 4's ;) I thought it was a decent time to go for it, because the board had just paired and people may have thought I had a 2. Oh well, not a good idea, but hopefully next time I'll only steal with a smaller crowd.

Wow, the table is down to 3 guys. I'm bullying my way to a lot of free pots here. I sometimes have the cards to back it up, but I've bluffed successfully several times today, which is a good thing for me. One hand especially, I had AJo pre-flop and I raised (2 opponents), they both called me. I bet quickly each time, they called me each time. I didn't hit the river card, so I had nothing, but when I bet the last time they respected my pre-flop bet and folded. That was a nice $.30 pot there (but I sure was sweating ;)).

About 20 hands with no significant action, except that the table is full now! So much for working on my short-handed game ;) 59 hands done and I'm up $.41. Maybe I am ready to take the plunge to the $.05/$.10 game :p

Ouch! Two craptacular hands knock me back. I play K7s in middle position, but it gets raised pre-flop so I call...then it gets RE-raised! Argh! I called it to see the flop (an extra $.02), but the flop sucked and I bailed. Then AKo gets no love on the board, and I fold after pumping the pot up about $.16 (argh).

I'm think I'm about spent for this session, plus I'm back to about even (argh). I'm gonna try to hang around for one more pot before I bail. I had a great start to this session, but I haven't won a pot in like 30+ hands.

I get my wish and I take down $.38 when I hit set of J's on the flop! Nobody will raise my bets, so my win was minimal, but it puts me back with a solid result for the session. I'm gonna try another session later on tonight.

[kingnebwsu]

Day 15, Session 2:

Argh! I work in less than 8 hours and I'm quite tired...but I can't sleep! I have such low self-confidence, so I'm gonna expect another losing session, and will quit as soon as I feel like I'm ready to sleep. I'm a semi-insomniac, so going to bed before 4 AM would be amazing. Ah well, if I start becoming incoherent in the post, you'll know I'm going night night ;)

Second Session: Lost $.28
Avg. Players 7
Biggest win: $.22 Flush
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 16 hands and saw flop:
- 3 out 3 times while in big blind (100%)
- 2 out 2 times while in small blind (100%)
- 3 out 11 times in other positions (27%)
- a total of 8 out of 16 (50%)
Pots won at showdown - 0 of 1 (0%)
Pots won without showdown - 1
Overall: Up $7.80

Overall thoughts:

SCREW THIS! I'm going to play a sit&go! I'm scared! Look for it in the next post! Hope I make some money ;)

Individual hands:

I start out with an AKo, but I don't raise out of the big blind. The flop is no help, but I bet cheaply, then fold after the turn. AJo in the next hand, and I stay in too long with two-pair, and I'm beaten by a higher two-pair. I was in great position with the best hand until a T fell on the turn, then when a guy raised I figured he had J's and T's, but I stuck around. I had J's and 3's with A-kicker. Sticking around cost me $.08. Down $.22 after 2 hands means I should just go to bed now probably ;)

Alright! I take down a small $.22 with a flush to bring myself back to $.16 under. Baby steps is the key ;)

Okay, that table is down to like 6 people so I'm moving on. I'm down $.26 after 14 hands. I need to focus more and get back into the game.

[kingnebwsu]

Day 15, Session 3:

SIT&GO TIME!!!

Boy am I scared. 9 players, all vying to get into the top 3 and get some cash. Let's get to it!

Third Session: Lost $5.50
Sit&Go: 5th place/9
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 46 hands and saw flop:
- 5 out 6 times while in big blind (83%)
- 4 out 6 times while in small blind (66%)
- 6 out 34 times in other positions (17%)
- a total of 15 out of 46 (32%)
Pots won at showdown - 1 of 3 (33%)
Pots won without showdown - 3
Overall: Up $2.30

Overall/individual thoughts:

Well, I've already folded the best hand once. I had the highest pair on the board, but I feared the pre-flop raiser after he bet. I should have raised him to see if he did indeed have the highest pair. I ended up with two-pair and he only had one pair (but I folded after the flop).

I probably won't be as talky here, as I need to pay attention to my opponents. We all start with $1,500 and the blinds are $20/$40 and apparently go up every 10 minutes. The entry fee was $5.50 ($5+$.50). Hopefully I at least make it halfway ;)

I've played 2/9 hands thus far and have folded after the flop both times. I have $1440 and am in sixth place as the blinds go up.

Well, one guy is about out. He's playing like an absolute idiot. These blinds go up every ten minutes which kills my conservative strategy. Oh well, we'll see what happens...

I've played 2/15 hands thus far...where are my cards? ;) They'll show up eventually, but hopefully they don't wait too long. These 10-minute rounds may kill me!!! :)

I take a $350 with 3 K's!!! Didn't even get to a showdown ;)

YES!!! I GET A FULL HOUSE AND KNOCK A GUY DOWN TO $10!!! I pump my score up to $3,045!!! HOLY POO!!! I'M SHAKING SO HARD RIGHT NOW!!! I played him hard when I flopped a set of 6's. Then 3's came on the board and I knew I had it. I thought he may have four 3's, but I highly doubted it, and we maxed the bet each time.

I'm in a solid 2nd place now with the leader having nearly 5k. 3 guys have in 1200-1900, and 4 guys are in deep poo. Blinds are going to 100/200 with me having played 7/28 hands thus far. These short stacks are gonna have to double up or they'll be out. I gotta wait for my time to strike again.

One guy's out! 5 more to go before I get paid ;)

5000/3140(me)/1975/1820/1435, those are the totals right now. I'm in the top-5, which was my minimal goal, so I'm happy. We'll see what happens now.

I walked into a trap door and got hit hard. My straight wasn't the highest, but I should have folded after my pocket 8's didn't hit a set on the flop. Stupid stupid me. I'm in 4th now...

Fuck. I dropped like a fucking rock there. Wow. Played stupid in a couple of hands and stayed in way too long. My lack of shorthanded experience cost me. I went all-in with pocket A's, but he had two pair (argh). I couldn't believe that one. That's a tough tough suckout for me. I lost $5.50 tonight, and I didn't play that well. The cards were mediocre, but it's my own fault. I think I coulda hung around for a while longer. I forced the action when I didn't need to.

Oh well, I got knocked out by the eventual champ, so I guess that's some consolation? He was playing aggressive and I folded to him several times when he probably didn't have anything. The times I stuck around, I got burned. Wow, that was a rough beat. I guess I should expect two-pair, but the board was crap (other than the king).

The letdown I'm feeling right now is enormous. I knew I should have waited to play one of these!!! ;) Ah well, I better not do another one til I win enough to justify it.

Sigh, I really wanna try another one of these. I guess this is how they get ya hooked! ;) Stupid the man. I should just go watch some TiVo and go to bed. I have early work tomorrow. I'm still shaking from that game. Wow, that was intense, wild, and frustrating. I should have been more patient, but the blinds were going up so fast I didn't know what to do!!!... :eek: :eek: :eek:

So yeah, that's enough money lost for tonight. I may only play one session tomorrow, because we're having our poker night!!! I'll let everyone know how that goes afterward. Expect several sessions on Thursday (if my internet connection stays steady). Party on and I'll get revenge on them later!...

[kingnebwsu]

Day 17, Session 1:

Wow, it's been a crazy couple of days! We had poker night last night and only 5 people showed! We shoulda had 7, but 2 of them didn't show :( I got 4th/5 the first game, and 1st/4 the second game. The first game I really didn't get many good cards and got beat on something I can't even remember. The second game I played really well and it was never even close. It was the kind of game I think I should have all the time, when in reality it was my first win since our FIRST weekly poker game! We'll see how I do next week. We're going to have two games next week I think, one during the week and another on Sunday. One of our fellow players will be bringing his new poker chips to one of them! Man, it's gonna be sweet! He's gonna just let me keep them here, so we can always have them for games. We're also gonna try and bring along another co-worker to the first game next week, as we always need to be recruiting for more players. My brother is going back to school in about 2-3 weeks, and with him goes a guaranteed weekly player. All we'll have left is me and my roomy as definites each time. Two co-workers have done pretty well of showing up and a couple more friends have been around recently, so hopefully we can always have at least five players per session (just like Celebrity Poker!). So yeah, that's kind of a brief summary on where our weekly poker game is.

Celebrity Poker tonight was awful (with Penn Gillette and Kathy Griffin). I've seen almost every episode ever and this was by far the worst. Which is too bad because the other three players at the table were tolerable and in some cases, cool (Ron Livingston).

Sorry about no poker last night, but one of my co-workers hung around late last night. Me and her were chatting until about 4:45 AM. It was a late night for me and I wasn't up for any poker after that. Expect one session per night this weekend.

This is gonna be weird after playing that sit&go the other night. Hopefully I take the lessons I learn from my poker books, from watching poker TV shows, and from my experience in actual games to improve my play. We'll see how I do tonight. My goal is to get up $5.50 again so I can do another sit&go. I'm halfway there already!!! ;)

First Session: Lost $.29
Avg. Players 8
Biggest Win: $.59 Three 8's
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 50 hands and saw flop:
- 5 out 6 times while in big blind (83%)
- 3 out 7 times while in small blind (42%)
- 11 out 37 times in other positions (29%)
- a total of 19 out of 50 (38%)
Pots won at showdown - 1 of 3 (33%)
Pots won without showdown - 1
Overall: Up $2.01

Overall thoughts:

(shrug) a totally mediocre session for me. I didn't get many good flop cards, but I should have won all three showdowns. The big one cost me a lot when I had a straight but he had a flush (which he should have folded before the hand even started, then facing my hardcore betting). The other one I had two-pair, but his were just higher. Oh well, I played pretty well after a crappy start, but the cards weren't too nice. I'll make it up tomorrow hopefully!!!

Individual hands:

Crap, I'm down $.14 after 5 hands! Not a good start for me. I need to get into low-limit mindset. I think my brain is still in no-limit mindset from our weekly game and also from Celebrity Poker. I sometimes have a rough start after playing/watching no-limit. Hopefully I'll tighten up and be okay here soon.

Wow, that was weird. I folded A8o in middle position. It was a playable hand but I was trying to tighten up. The turn and river are BOTH aces!!! I woulda had four aces!!! :eek: I'm kinda pissed at that one. I think it was the right play, but wow. Four of a kind aces woulda been sweet. That woulda brought me back even. Lousy "right" play pissing me off ;)

Okay okay, I think I've figured it out. Pre-flop raises. Those things are killing me. I shouldn't go for a hand that's been raised pre-flop unless it's a great pocket hand. I use the same judgement whether or not there's a raise, and that's a mistake. I mean, not all the time. I don't usually call a pre-flop raise cold unless I have a great hand. But with a pocket pair, I'll call a pre-flop raise (if it's only $.02 to me) even though that's probably the wrong play. I only flop a set 1/9 times, so that play doesn't make sense unless there are a lot of players. I dunno. I've played in 9/20 hands thus far (45%), which is kinda high. I have had some really playable cards though, but nothing has flopped the right way. In those 9 hands, I've lost $.33. That indicates a lot of pre-flop raising (since I've only made one bet on the flop). Why am I calling those? Twice I called them with pocket pair, and another time I was in the big blind and called it with a QKo. I gotta just take it easy, limp into the hands just the way I like to (when the cards are appropriate), and get some money back.

Nice! I made a great pre-flop fold there. Q4s in middle position. A playable hand later on, but not in the middle. I folded, and there was a raise (which proved my fold was good), then the flop was awful (again showing a good fold). That's the kind of money-saving plays I need to keep making.

I hit my straight on the river, which was awesome...but the other person had been raising and playing with a 57s and they hit their flush. Lousy perfect-perfect cards giving them the best hand. Down $.52 and I think I'm about to bail on this session. My mind isn't into it and I don't wanna keep dropping. That $.68 would have put me back up, and I fully expected to win that hand. Ouch baby.

Hey! I win a $.20 pot after I'm the only one to bet on the flop! I had an A-high flush draw, but nobody would play with me :(;) Fine with me, as I recoup a bit of my losses.

BOOM!!! I'm almost even!!! I call with pocket 8's and I flop a set! No cards come that can hurt me, and I bet as much as possible. I sucked two people out on that one with my $.59 win! 37 hands done and I'm only down $.05. I feel better now :) Man, I'm not a born-gambler. When I'm down, I get crazy and I kinda panic. If only I was rich enough where the money didn't matter, I'd have a lot more fun. I mean, I've been playing this game to learn it, not to win money. It is nice being up for my career, though :)

Wow, I thought I had that pot, but his pair was slightly higher than mine, and I'm down $.25 this session. I'm going to play some console football tomfoolery pretty soon, so hopefully I can make it back to even soon.

K, that's it for this session. Back for more tomorrow!!!

[kingnebwsu]

Day 18, Session 1:

I had an early meeting today with the district leader of my work, so I have enough time for a brief game before work! We talked about me running my own store in the semi-near future. It's gonna be cool, cuz that'll mean I'll have more money to gamble with ;)

I just watched the "History of Poker" on the History Channel. It was okay. Nothing too exciting, mostly stuff I already knew. I need college football&hoops to start up so I have sporting events on TV that I wanna watch. 6 weeks from tomorrow...:)

First Session: Won $.62
Avg. Players 2&7
Biggest Win: $.53 Two Pair
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 51 hands and saw flop:
- 10 out 11 times while in big blind (90%)
- 7 out 13 times while in small blind (53%)
- 4 out 27 times in other positions (14%)
- a total of 21 out of 51 (41%)
Pots won at showdown - 3 of 4 (75%)
Pots won without showdown - 11
Overall: Up $2.63

Overall thoughts:

I got lots of good practice with the small tables today. I played lights out and crushed the person in heads-up, and I played just fine at the full table. I'm back to my winning ways, and I'm confident I can hit my $5.50 goal sometime next week. Hopefully I'll play another session tonight. :)

Individual hands:

2 blinds, 2 post-flop folds. If I stay patient, I can have my first winning session in several days. Three straight losing sessions=kinda frustrating. I'll just relax and let the good hands come to me.

Wow, the table emptied out fast, and I got lots of heads-up practice. I was able to bully my way to lots of hands. Then a third player joined the fun and we maxed out bets several times when I had a pocket pair higher than anything on the board. I was like...wtf does he have? Turns out it was nothing, and I snagged $.53. I won $.50 for the first part of the session (25 hands), but I'm gonna play a full game to see how I do.

Not getting many cards to start the new game, so a few more thoughts on my heads-up action. I was pre-flop raising when I had a decent hand, and most of the time, I was able to steal the big blind. He played way too tight for a heads-up, and the one time he raised my post-flop bet, I knew to fold (even though my hand was pretty solid). Heads-up vs ten-handed are totally different games. I wasn't about to give him any tips, cuz I wanted his cash ;)

Dang! I shouldn't have slowplayed after the river there. Cost me some money. But I still took down $.40 with my A-high flush! It's almost time for work and I'm in a solid position (mostly thanks to my solid short-handed play) :p

These are some awful cards I'm seeing! I've played 20/50 hands total this session, and at one point I was at like 15/24. Do the math ;) That's 5/26 hands I've played. Go cards!!! :) It'll all even out when I get pocket aces 5 hands in a row.

That's all for now...time to work!

[kingnebwsu]

Day 18, Session 2:

What a crazy night of work. Lots of personal stuff going down, but now is my chance to put that out of my head and focus on POKER!!! Hopefully I can continue my winning ways from earlier today.

Second Session: Lost $.18
Avg. Players 7
Biggest Win: $.34 N/A 2-pair
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 88 hands and saw flop:
- 6 out 13 times while in big blind (46%)
- 8 out 13 times while in small blind (61%)
- 17 out 62 times in other positions (27%)
- a total of 31 out of 88 (35%)
Pots won at showdown - 4 of 5 (80%)
Pots won without showdown - 3
Overall: Up $2.45

Overall thoughts:

By far the best losing session I've ever had. I played really tight, but not aggressive enough. I didn't win super-big pots when I had the best hand. One huge hand made this a losing session when I got an absolute awful beat on an inside straight draw. Ouchness baby. Oh well, I was in the hole deep early, but I almost climbed out of it. I have to be happy with the way I played, even though I didn't come out a winner. NEXT TIME GADGET!!! (meeeeeoooooooooooooow)

Individual hands:

I play the small blind to start out, but lousy flops combined with mediocre hands equal a quick fold. I get A9o on the button, but facing a pre-flop raise, I fold. Like I said before, I'm not a fan of calling pre-flop raises (unless my hand is really solid). That's why I need to work on being more steady pre-flop, and only call in late position (unless I have a hand worth raising early/in the middle).

I just folded a KTo pre-flop in middle position. I really wanted to play it, but the tightness in me said to fold it. I would have had the best hand until the river, when an A showed, giving a guy 2-pair to my K's. Glad I folded and saved myself some money. There were no pre-flop raises, but it was still the right play I think.

3/13 hands played to start out! Glad I'm chatting on IM to keep myself busy ;)

That was a ridiculous beat!!! I flopped a set of 10's and I knew I had the best hand. One dumbass was raising me like crazy and I knew he didn't have anything, because he'd been playing wild all game. The turn came and it was a crap card, then the river gave the board an inside straight draw. I put him all in for $.02, and he had the fucking straight. That $.92 shoulda been mine. That was a ridiculously bad beat...probably one of the worst since I've been playing online. He had ZERO pair, and yet hung with me maxing out the bet after the flop. 17 hands played and I'm down $.53. I gotta stay calm, because I'll make that up.

I make a bit of that up with my AJs, and I flop a J! I'm the last to bet, so I bet each round to put pressure, and after the river card they all fold to me. I'm down $.37 now, which is better than the $.53 I was down a bit ago.

Oh yeah, why did I max the bet against a jerk pre-flop when I had AKo? The board never showed me anything good, and I wisely folded before making any post-flop bets. I lost $.08, but I cut my losses which is very important. I should have just called his $.04 pre-flop bet, since I didn't have a pair in my hand.

I'm down $.44 after 32 hands, even though I'm playing really well. That one hand is all the difference between where I am now and being up $.50. I'm going to be pissed about that hand all night and probably tomorrow too ;)

This table has been full all game, and it's suddenly down to six players! It may be time to look for greener pastures...or to work on my short-hand game :p

These jerks keep raising me when I'm in the big blind. Where are my free looks at the flop? ;)

Boy, I keep dropping. I raise pre-flop and I get a re-raise from a dude holding a J7o!!!?!?!? It's like wtf seriously. Someone needs a good kick in the balls or something. He won because he got everyone to fold, even though my two-pair woulda won it. I folded after the flop. I'm doing what I did last week, folding too quickly. I bet I woulda won that hand.

J4s in the big blind and I got raised pre-flop, so I folded. The flop has two 4's, and I'm pissed. Everything is coming up against me! Stupid the man.

I take down a modest $.28 pot with a pair of K's. Wow, this one guy is raising pre-flop EVERY time. It's wild. I'm down $.50, and I'm about to throw in the towel. This session is pissing me off, and I'm one bad beat away from being UP $.50. It's weird how one big hand can change a whole session. Wow, that jerk got beat and is now down for the session, and he sits out. What's a matter, a bully can't take a punch back?!? :D

AJo, I'm on the button and in good shape...right? WRONG! I get an ace on the flop, but it's totally suited. I appropriately fold, even though nobody had the flush.

I'm starting to get some love back from the cards! I have AT in position, so I get a T on the flop and I knock it down to a heads-up. I get another T on the turn, and I force another bet, then I get an A on the river! I get a full boat, say "boom" and collect my $.31. 58 hands done and I'm only down $.23. This is a pretty great session by me, and I'm really close to being up $.70. Such is poker I guess. See how I don't ever let things go? :)

Three hands in a row with an ace, but each of them contains either a 3/4/5, aka fold me!!!

ATs gets me a flush draw on the flop, but it never materializes and I fold. I should seriously bail on this session, as it's apparent I'm not going to have a winning one.

AKs gets a 789o flop, so I fold. Did I mention I lost on a bad beat about 90 minutes ago??? ;););) Letting things go is my specialty.

I'm playing tight&aggressive today, but not aggressive enough. My opponents aren't really paying when I get good hands. I've won less than $.10 TWICE when I had the nuts. That's no love from my opponents.

Yeah, this is my last go around for the evening. Back tomorrow night hopefully.

[kingnebwsu]

Day 18, Session 3:

Boy, it's been a long day, and I can't sleep. I just watched a great episode of Inside the Actors Studio, and it's inspired me. I'm quite tired from a semi-early day for me (1 PM wakeup ;)), but I'm gonna play a bit of poker before I zzz.

Looking at my showdown win % today, I'm really impressed. Lights out play from me today, and I've had a slightly winning day. I got screwed on that ONE hand last session ;) but otherwise I've done quite well. Stupid the man and his inside straight draw! (shakes fist)

Third Session: Won $1.21
Avg. Players 8
Biggest Win: $1.12 Full House!!!
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 57 hands and saw flop:
- 3 out 6 times while in big blind (50%)
- 4 out 6 times while in small blind (66%)
- 8 out 45 times in other positions (17%)
- a total of 15 out of 57 (26%)
Pots won at showdown - 4 of 5 (80%)
Pots won without showdown - 2
Overall: Up $3.66

Overall thoughts:

This may have been my best overall day of poker yet. I played quite well, and I was really close to winning almost $3 for the day! Instead, I'll settle with what I got, which is pretty fantastic. $1.84 til I play my sit&go! I think I may try to play it in the afternoon when my roommate can watch me and give me some tips (aka keep me level-headed and not freak out when the blinds go up). If I keep playing like this, maybe I should move up to the $.05/$.10 tables and see how I do. Oh well, I'm out for tonight, catch y'all later!!!

Individual hands:

Wow, a three-way split on a full house to start the game! That was quite a hand, even though I wasn't part of it. I quickly switch tables, as it's hard to find a good full table after 6 AM :)

0/8 to start out! This is time well spent ;) Hey, A4s and I play it. I flop a flush draw, and I milk $.12 into the pot, but I don't hit my flush. It's okay, because the pot odds were fantastic, and if I hit it I woulda won over $.70. Oh well, 35% of the time I hit the flush, it just didn't happen this time. Gotta spend money to make money in the long run. I'll hit the flush one of the next two times! :p

Wow! I take down consecutive pots! The first one was checked around 3 times until I bet on the river. I got one caller and won with my sad and lonely two pair. $.20 was worth it though. The next time I flopped the highest pair and then I turned a second pair. Everyone ended up folding to me and I won $.37! I'm up for this brief session, so maybe I should bail now and go to sleep ;) Nuts to that!...I'm going to the movies (Simpsons reference).

Good ol' collusion. Two people are tipping each other's hands. I know it's for all to see, but it's still annoying. I E-mailed PokerStars cuz I'm a party pooper and a baby. It's funny, cuz they're picking up on each other. Ahhhhh, internet love...how sad ;)

I flopped a set, but got minimal action and only took down $.14 before everyone folded. I did what I could (shrug). There were 6 players post-flop, but they all bailed like it was the Titanic. What can ya do? I got another pocket pair, but this time I didn't get a set, so I folded.

Who raises out of the small blind? Ah yes, the person who's in collusion with another one. Fun times. She ended up folding right after the flop.

Boy, I'm really itching to do another sit&go. As soon as I hit up $5.50, I'm gonna bail on that session and sign up for one :) I'm just about halfway there right now, up about $2.70. I can't start doing it before I have the cash earned though, cuz that will be setting a bad precedent.

Ouch! I folded an inside straight draw, then the card came on the turn! I mean, there were only 2 opponents, so the pot odds weren't right to play the hand. Ah well, we would have split the pot 3-ways, so I didn't lose that much by folding.

Sometimes it's hard to see people win with inferior hands, or win with crappy pocket cards. The latter drives me nuts. It's like, you raised with a 23o??? You're insane!!! People holding out for the slimmest of hopes (inside straight draws) pay dearly to do so sometimes. Ah well, more money for me the 90% of the time they don't hit their super-cards (but that 10% is wild, such is poker).

$1.12 ON ONE HAND!!! A NEW RECORD!!! :):):):):D:D:D:D! That was crazy. The dude next to me raised like crazy, even though I had the highest pair on the board (with a medium kicker). Then I got 2-pair on the turn, and knew I had the best hand possible at the time (even though the board had 3 potential straight cards). The river came which gave me a FULL HOUSE!!! :p I couldn't believe it. We maxed out the betting once again, and I showed him my nuts ;) Wowowowowowowow!!! What a rush. I kinda lost my voice from yelling there. Amazing stuff. Those cards help to balance out the universe from my crappy hand earlier tonight. That's the last I'll bitch about that hand, as now the universe has balanced itself out :)

I think that's a sign I need to get the hell out while I still can. I just took a small hit to go down to +$.85 for the session. I'll take one more free ride until the blinds are due, then I'll bail. Gotta know when to quit eh. Glad I stuck around though, cuz I was at +.15 to +.25 for about 30 hands this session. Just gotta stay patient and then STRIKE!

It's funny sometimes, because rich jackasses will join the penny room to show off their $50,000. Ya know, I'd respect that money a lot more if you weren't such an asshole :) Oh well, I took some of the asshole's money, $.50 to be exact. That's enough for now! I'll take those winnings and bail :)

[kingnebwsu]

Day 19, Session 1:

Ahhh, last night was an awful night for sleep. I got hardly any, and I have to be up early again tomorrow (11:30 AM is early for me! ;)). I'll probably play one solid session tonight and that's about it. Two poker dates next week, the first on either M/Th and the other on Sunday. Should be good times! I can't wait to see the new chips (druuuuuel).

I'm beginning to agree with the people who say that low-limit poker is more of a science and no-limit poker is an art. When I play tight & aggressive, I almost always have a winning session. When I don't, my sessions are usually mediocre. We'll see how I play tonight.

One more thing...about the collusion I reported last night. I got a response back from PokerStars and here it is...

"Hello,

Thank you for reporting this incident. I have advised these players of the
poor etiquette they showed and asked them to refrain from making similar
comments in the future. I deem these comments to be rather innocent and
that they are not aware of proper etiquette so no further action was taken
against them.

Let me know if I can be of further assistance.

Best regards,

Matt
PokerStars Support Team"

Hehe, kinda funny it is ;) Not that I'm a big party pooper, but the two potential lovebirds were pissing me off last night. Oh well, I noted their files, and that's all that one man can do (shrug). I hope I never see them again :p It's weird, because there are about 10-20 regular players I see in the smaller games. I really like having the images to remember them by (unless it's awful, in which case I kick it in the nuts).

First Session: Won $2.06
Avg. Players 8
Biggest Win: $1.04 A-high flush!
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 77 hands and saw flop:
- 9 out 11 times while in big blind (81%)
- 2 out 11 times while in small blind (18%)
- 7 out 55 times in other positions (12%)
- a total of 18 out of 77 (23%)
Pots won at showdown - 6 of 8 (75%)
Pots won without showdown - 0
Overall: Up $5.72

Overall thoughts:

Probably the best session I've ever played. I played very tight and very aggressive. Nobody was able to matchup with me this time. I think I may try a brief session at the $.05/$.10 tables, instead of doing the sit&go. Playing at the slightly higher tables has more long-term financial gain than the riskier (but more fun) sit&go's. I think I'm gonna take $2.50 to a bigger table and see how long I can hang around for. Just gonna get a taste of what it's like at that level.

Individual hands:

Boom! I take down $.76 with a full house! I had pocket Q's on the button, and I flopped a set. I feared a straight from one guy, since the board was AQT, so I only called his bet after the turn. The river gave me the nuts, so I raised his bet, and he called. If the board didn't have the icky straight draw, I would have won over a dollar. Oh well, a solid start to this session!!!

Again...BOOM!!! I take down $.36 with my pocket K's! The board never shows anything higher than a T, and I win with two pair. I was in the big blind, but I raised pre-flop, then led the bidding each round, til it was heads-up. I didn't want people drawing out on me (in the end an inside straight draw was on the board). I crushed their souls!!! :) This table is down to 5 people, so I may move on.

Wow! I take down another $.42 pot! That's 3/3 on pots in my 18 hands thus far. I'm up $.96! Go me!!! I flopped the highest pair with a Q kicker. The board paired up on the turn, and it got me nervous, so I check-called the last two rounds. It turned out he only had ONE stinking pair, and I appropriately crushed his soul. Eat my shorts young man!!!

This is probably the best start I've had in a long while. There's the session where I only played 2/10 hands and won $1.00, but that was the biggest fluke ever. I'll take this session where it's going. I gotta stay patient and not force the action. Odds are I may not win another pot for 50 hands, but I can't get frustrated, or else I'll drop bigtime. What a great start though!!! :D

5/27 (18%) hands played thus far. That's really a low %, but I've had some fantastic flop cards, and have won appropriately. 3 hands won out of 5 played=not too shabby.

$.96 win with my pocket A's! I ended up with two-pair, A's and 2's. A dude raised me when the board paired, and I feared trips. But he just had two pair, which were crappy compared to my two pair. I'm now up $1.50 for this session!!! :):):):) 9/41 hands played, and I'm 4/5 on showdowns. I just lost a crap showdown when he got a set on the turn. That was totally weak and I missed out on $.54. I couldn't even imagine being perfect on showdowns, but oh well. I still made the right play I think. Looking at my numbers, one could say I'm playing too tight. I'd beg to differ. The big difference between this session and others I've played, is that I'm folding to many pre-flop raises. That's a place where you can lose a lot of money (unless you have a hand worth playing of course). I used to play questionable hands facing the pre-flop raise, but this session especially I'm really paying attention to that and not pumping money pre-flop unless I have a very legit hand that justifies it.

I folded 56s in middle position, and the flop had two 6's on it ;) I feared the pre-flop raise, so I made the right move. Wow, the turn was a 5, so I woulda had a full boat! The hand is getting plenty of action since the other card out there is an ace.

Dagnabit. I had an open-ended straight draw, and I was the next-to-last to bet on the turn, so I called the bet, and the jerk behind me raised!!! I called it (since everyone else did), but the river was no help and I bailed. Lousy raisers ;) I made the right move at first, because if I hit my straight, it would have made everyone else pay.

This is the best session ever! What a rush I'm on!!! :):) I just took down a $1.04 pot with my A-high flush! There was a lot of action, and I was chasing a straight draw, and the pot odds made sense. Then on the turn, I got a flush draw, so I had to play it out. I slow-played the end and got some extra cash from everyone. That was awesome. I almost had a ROYAL FLUSH!!! I won with AKQJ9 of spades. That's as close to a royal flush as I'll get in this lifetime ;) I guess I'll just be content to be up $2.19 (!!!) this session :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: This is awesome. I'm gonna see how much longer I can ride this rush out. I'm just riding the cards I'm given, and (generally) betting smart. This is unbe-frickin-leavable.

I almost went for a sit&go, but in 2 minutes it went from 4 people to full, so oh well. That's probably better for my money. It's now protected from being hijacked when I lose another sit&go. They're so much fun though. I think I'll be better next time I do one, as long as I don't panic. I started to panic last time when the blinds kept on rising. It was my first time, and I was in 2nd place until I started freaking. I don't think I can be as conservative as I am in the regular games, but I don't need to panic either.

My best session ever is when I won $2.29. If I take down one more pot, I'm gonna walk, as this will set a new record for my best session ever. Oh no...a sit&go session is starting to fill up again. Must...not...do it yet. I should wait til tomorrow, and make that my reward for tomorrow night.

I seriously should move up to the $.05/$.10 tables. I need to decide if I wanna do that, or to burn my $5.50 at a sit&go.

Argh, it's filling up, and I may cave in and go for it.

[kingnebwsu]

Day 19, Session 2:

Okay, I'm going to waste my money at a bigger table ($.05/$.10) instead of playing a sit&go. This will be my first experience at any table other than the $.02/$.04. I need to focus on the games, and not the amount of money I'll be betting. The big dollars will get me all wide-eyed and scared for a while, but hopefully I can adjust quickly and start making money at this level. Even if I blow all $3 I'm bringing to the table, today will still almost be break-even ;)

Second Session: Lost $.36
Avg. Players 8
Biggest Win: $.65 Full House
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 63 hands and saw flop:
- 3 out 8 times while in big blind (37%)
- 3 out 8 times while in small blind (37%)
- 6 out 47 times in other positions (12%)
- a total of 12 out of 63 (19%)
Pots won at showdown - 1 of 2 (50%)
Pots won without showdown - 2
Totals: Up $11.22--$.02/$.04 Tables
Down $5.50-Sit&Go
Down $.36--$.05/$.10 Tables
Overall: Up $5.36

Overall thoughts:

I broke down my +/- by individual tables, to better illustrate how I play in each location. I played pretty solid at the higher table tonight, but I didn't get any card love and therefore had a losing session. It was fine, because I was playing pretty well. Maybe tomorrow I'll get some sweet loving from the cards :)

Individual hands:

Wow, I'm quickly down $.35!!! How exciting!!! ;) I had pocket Q's in the big blind, so I raised pre-flop and got 3 opponents. I bet after the flop when there was nothing high, and they all stayed in. Then the turn card was a K, and some dude raised. I foolishly called his raise and the river was no help, so everyone folded. I would have had 2 pair, but I think his cards had me beat.

I've only played 1 of the last 10 hands, and I shouldn't have even played that one (Q9o in the small blind). I'm biding my time before I strike and drain these people of their hard-earned money. Victory must be mine!!!

I move to another table. I've only seen 15% of the flops thus far, and yet I'm down $.55. That $.35 hand plus blinds is all it's pretty much been so far. I gotta let the cards come to me. They're recovering from the rush of the last session :)

I get pocket J's but a K comes on the flop. It gets checked around 1.5 times before I bet. People only call me, so I bet again on the river and everyone folds. I take down a moderate $.60 pot. It's weird, because on the smaller table that would have been $.24. This table is 2.5 times bigger, but I can't think of it that way (while playing). I'm only down $.10 now, so I'm in just fine position. When do I move up to the $50/$100 tables??? :p

Tonight's been a weird night. Even though I'm hardly playing any hands, I have yet to see a hand that I folded where I would have won. That means my folded cards aren't getting lucky, which is fine by me (though I think they would take exception ;)).

Wow, I took down $.65 there with a full house! I had QKo in the small blind, so I paid the extra to see the flop and I got a Q! I led the betting each round, seeing another Q&K as the final two cards. The one dude called me each time. I didn't try to slow-play, I just played simple, straight-forward, and aggressive, and I got the maximum cash for it.

I'm still waiting for my first big hand at the new table, where I'll take down like two dollars or something. I may wake up my roommate when I cheer for that one ;) It may not come tonight, but I don't care. I'm playing break-even at a new table, which is just fine for the first night.

It's fun when you're balancing your rush by getting hand after hand of crappy cards. All part of the poker universe. I've only played 9/50 hands thus far (18%). I can't get impatient in this style of poker, or else I'll start losing bigtime. These last 2 days have been 2 of the tightest days of poker yet (the rod up that man's butt must have a rod up its' butt!). That's your Simpsons quote for today! :)

Well, I did just fold the best hand there. I was first to act out of 6 people, so I checked. There was a bet and a raise, so I folded the lowest pair on the board. The board later paired with the middle pair and the winner only had a pair of 7's?!?!? I mean, how could a guy raise without even a frickin' pair? Oh well, such is the realm of $.05/$.10 online poker!!! :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Well, I'm folding in the small blind, and I think this may be my last go-around for the night. Hope I get at least one playable hand before it's all over.

Got a couple of decent hands, but folded after crappy flops. That's all for tonight!!! :)

[kingnebwsu]

Day 20, Session 1:

Almost 3 weeks since I started playing online, and I'm still having a blast with it! I'm going to try playing at the $.05/$.10 tables again tonight, and hopefully I'll do better than last night. My play has gotten to be pretty solid over the last several days. Hopefully I continue it tonight and take home some cash.

I just wanna mention a quick note. Me and my roomy tried to play a free sit&go at absolute poker today and it wouldn't let us since we have the same IP! I mean, that's a great security measure...but for a free game? I guess it'd be a pain to have different security for different games, but that kinda sucks. We love playing no-limit holdem, but apparently it will be relegated to our weekly poker games :(

First Session: Won $.12
Avg. Players 9
Biggest Win: $1.19 Two Pair
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 54 hands and saw flop:
- 3 out 6 times while in big blind (50%)
- 1 out 6 times while in small blind (16%)
- 9 out 42 times in other positions (21%)
- a total of 13 out of 54 (24%)
Pots won at showdown - 1 of 1 (100%)
Totals:Up $11.22--$.02/$.04 Tables
Down $5.50-Sit&Go
Down $.24--$.05/$.10 Tables
Overall: Up $5.48

Overall thoughts:

Not a bad session. I played pretty well, though I made some middle position pre-flop calls that I shouldn't have (cuz they were raised). I'm not really in the mood to poker tonight for some reason. I think my anticipation for ESPN football is too high ;) I'll be snagging it on Wed. and I'll be off all-day Thursday, playing it like crazy. Good times!!! :)

Individual hands:

Alrighty, my second night of playing bigger-time poker. Hopefully I can have a winning session tonight. Victory will be mine!!!

Wow, I've already folded TWO winning hands pre-flop. The first time it was JTo on the button facing a raise. I woulda won with J's. Just now I had Q8s in the middle, and the board gave me JT9, and I woulda had a straight! Again, I was facing a pre-flop raise with a decent hand, so I folded. There weren't enough players to justify a straight/flush chase.

Wow, that was weird. I had pocket K's and was the 3rd to act pre-flop and I raised. EVERYONE folded. That would have never happened at the smaller tables. I only netted an extra $.07. Should I have just called and hoped that someone behind me would raise? I guess that's what I have to do if there are a lot of people who would have to call my raise cold. Gotta let the pot warmup a bit so the people feel inclined to just put in one more bet. I'll need to adapt my style to the higher stakes.

Another person raised in early position pre-flop, and two people called him. Wish I had two callers with my pocket K's ;) Or maybe I don't, because an ace would have hurt that hand bigtime.

Only 32% of players have seen the flop at this table. That's way lower than normal. It was about 55% when I became the 10th person at the table. My 8% of flops seen is really dragging everyone down ;) The other full tables at this level are averaging about 50%, so I know I'm in a low-action table. Maybe I should move on where people are playing loose enough for me to exploit them ;)

I've played like 3 of the last 5 hands, but it's been "flop unkind" to me. Stupid flops...who invented these? ;)

Um, wow. I just accidentally took down a $.45 with zero pair! I had AQs pre-flop, and it got checked around post-flop 1.5 times and I bet for the hell of it. One guy called and 3 folded. After the river I bet again and he folded. I'm only down $.02 after 25 hands, which is pretty solid. I've taken down 2 very moderate pots and I'm still about even. I wonder how I'll do when I actually win a REAL pot??? :eek: :eek:

YES! I win a pot!!! $1.19 I take down with 2-pair and it's my biggest pot ever! I was in late position with the second-best pair on the low board, so I called the guy in front of me. 3 opponents also called. The turn paired up the board and the same guy bet, so I RAISED to make it look like I had just hit a set. That got all but the original bettor to fold. The river gave the board another crappy card, so I bet and he called me. I figured I was beat with the second-highest pair, but he had a flush draw that didn't hit, so I took down the pot. I need to be aware of people leading off the betting after a 2-suited flop, having only a flush draw. I need to be more attentive ;) Up $.39 after 39 hands is still pretty solid though.

(Shrug) not many exciting hands, so my interest is waning. I may try a sit&go tonight, maybe even a no-limit one if I'm feeling brave. I'm gonna watch some of the single tables and see how they play it. Maybe back later with a sit&go story ;)

[kingnebwsu]

Day 20, Session 2:

Ahhh, why not. I'm gonna do a no-limit sit&go. I may learn something as long as I don't play stupid. It takes a full hour before antes are required in wagering, so I don't need to be in a huge rush. The no-limit thing makes it so I can be more aggressive when I have good hands, but it's also higher risk. I'll probably be too scared to steal many pots ;) C'mon top 3 and some money back...that's all I want!!! :)

Overall thoughts/Individual hands:

My heart is racing and I'm nervous as hell!!!

AJo, so I call out of the big blind then fold after the flop. Don't wanna go all-in just yet ;)

Expect less notes from me here, as I need to be paying more attention to what's happening on the table.

Wow, that's awful. Some idiot goes all-in with a straight draw while the other guy already has it. Sadly the board becomes a straight and they split the all-in pot.

The dude who shoulda lost before, just did after chasing a flush draw to hell. Sadly, he gave the most aggressive player yet all his chips, now I'm scared. This is kinda like the last sit&go, where there's one guy I'm afraid of. He's a bully, so hopefully I can get a hand to fight back with. He's raising pre-flop all the time now that he's doubled up on the rest of us suckers.

He's won 5 recent pots, and only had a showdown on one of those (vs the idiot).

I'm tied for 4th as the blinds go up after 10 minutes of play. Gotta keep it cool.

Another guy gets bounced after going all-in with K's and a 4-kicker. He got beat by a dude who hit his flush draw.

I played the first 2 hands, but since I've folded 12 hands in a row. Maybe one more hand I could have played but didn't. Cards are cold now, but I'll get good cards soon enough (I hope).

Enough paragraphs for y'all??? :p

Dagnabit...I called a dude's semi-big bet and he had a straight when I had a set. That knocks me down to $645 and puts me in a real bad spot. It was the bully who did that, which is why I called. If it was anyone else, I probably would have folded. He's been playing crap hands all game, and this time I got burned with crappy pocket cards.

Oh well, I just won a small pot with 2-pair.

Blinds going up with me in serious shit, in 7th/7 with $650 (we all started with $1500). That stupid hand I shouldn't have called...argh. He only needed one card for his straight, and I should have folded. Lousy bullies confusing me ;)

I just gotta pick a hand and try to double up, so I don't get blinded out.

THE BULLY LOST A HAND! Now he's in 2nd place. That doesn't really help me at all. I chased a straight draw and now I'm down to $450. The next hand I play will be all-in or bust. Sigh...I wish I wasn't in this position :(

I SURVIVED!!! KT v A6 and I got a T on the river!!! I'm up to $1075 and back in this game! THANK YOU CARDS!!! :D:D:D

Whew, I stole a pot with K's and a low kicker. I'm at $1425 and I need to take a breather. My heart is gonna explode ;) I'm in 5th out of 7, but one good hand and I'll be in great shape. At least I won't get blinded out anytime soon. This is a lot more stressful than our weekly poker games :)

That bully has sure simmered down since he got beat earlier. I'd laugh at him, except I was one lucky card away from being out and pissed right now.

Fuck, I'm out. 6th place for me. I went all-in with an AJ, and the fucking bully had an AK. Argh, that's awful. He had been playing so aggressive, there's no way he had the cards all the time. Sadly, he had the cards each time he played me. I lost two heads-up hands against him, and the last one was fatal. No more poker for tonight. I accidentally quit before saving the stats, but I only played like 25% of the hands, which I don't think is enough for a sit&go. The cards weren't great, but oh well. I need to learn how to play the people better, instead of playing the cards. I need to bluff more and not play so damn timid. Oh well, next time I guess. For now I'm essentially back to where I started as far as money goes.

Being pissed at poker is a nice distraction from being worried about my personal life :) :eek: :eek: :confused: :confused: :cool: :p

[GoldenEagle]

Remeber that no limit and low limit are two completely different games.

[RPI-Fan]

Just wanted to comment how much I enjoy reading...

Great stuff, keep it up!
~rpi-fan

[kingnebwsu]

Yeah, I know they're two different games, but I was looking to get a little no-limit practice in (though I shouldn't have paid for it). Later last night, I played a free sit&go on Absolute Poker and I just dominated everyone. I mean, it wasn't even close. I played aggressive and successfully bluffed several times. Every time they called me, I won and every time they didn't, I had nothing. I know the free players on AP don't compare to the real players on PokerStars, but I think for all my future sit&go needs, I'll just play NL Holdem at Absolute. It'll save me a lot of money ;)

I'm up like $11 at the regular tables, but I've lost all of that at 2 sit&go's. I shouldn't get frustrated though, because I should be able to recoup more money at the regular tables. Poker night in 2 days, and I can't wait. I have to work now, but I should be up for some more poker tonight.

Again, I appreciate the tips/thoughts from everyone...I'll try not to disappoint you guys as I move forward in my dynasty :) I think from now on I shouldn't play no-limit holdem for money. That game will take me a long time to master, because I don't have the balls to bluff like crazy (yet). When we play our for fun weekly game, I bluff a whole lot more than I ever would online.

I think something that helped my play last night at AP is that I played the game like it was with fake money. I mean, it made me comfortable to be bluffing a lot more, and I also played more relaxed. I think those two factors significantly improved my play. If I didn't get so hung up when I played "real money" games, I would probably play better.

Ah well, hopefully I can get a dollar back tonight at the $.05/$.10. I have yet to have a really successful session at that level. We'll see...:)

[kingnebwsu]

Day 21, Session 1:

I'm waiting for the big blind at a $.05/$.10 table. I really need to stay patient, get my head on straight, and play some solid poker tonight. That's going to be tougher than normal, because my personal&professional lives are super-crazy right now. Professionally, I'm going to become a MIT (manager in training) starting next week. That means I'll go through several weeks of training, and if everything goes according to plan, I'll start running my own store sometime in August! It also means I'll be leaving the store where I've worked at for 5 years. That's a long time to work at one place. I started out at the bottom, worked my way up to asst. manager and now possibly a store manager. This sure is exciting, but it's also very very scary&nerve-wracking. Also, my mom is getting ready to move from Dayton, Ohio (just down the street from me) to Charleston, SC. That's also happening next week. All this in addition to the fact that I may be hooking up with a girl (my first hook-up in several years), and my life is CHAOS right now!!! :eek: So yeah, things are very crazy right now. Hopefully poker can be a relaxing thing for me to play in my spare time (along with ESPN football that comes out this week!!!).

Sorry about not posting the stats on last night's sit&go. I quit out so fast that I forgot to save the info. I was pissed at myself for getting beat by a damn bully. Makes me ANGRY!!! ;) I'm now down overall so hopefully I can get some back tonight.

First Session: Down $2.23
Avg. Players 8
Biggest Win: $.69 Straight
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 81 hands and saw flop:
- 12 out 12 times while in big blind (100%)
- 4 out 12 times while in small blind (33%)
- 9 out 57 times in other positions (15%)
- a total of 25 out of 81 (30%)
Pots won at showdown - 1 of 7 (14%)
Pots won without showdown - 3
Totals: Up $11.22---$.02/$.04 Tables
Down $11.00-Sit&Go
Down $2.47---$.05/$.10 Tables
Overall: Down $2.25

Overall thoughts:

Wow, either the people at these tables are a lot better, or I'm not getting any cards, or I'm just playing like shit ;) I'll lean toward the latter one (especially in the hand where I lost over a dollar) and also concede the middle one a bit. My tight & aggressive play doesn't work if I don't get enough cards to be aggressive. But tonight's session boiled down to 3 showdowns: one I had no business being in (should have folded), and 2 where I had ridiculously bad beats. Without those 3 hands, I played slightly on the plus-side. If I would have won both those "bad-beat" pots, I probably would have only lost $1.00 tonight (including that awful hand and everything).

Maybe I need a reprieve from online poker or something. I'm getting pissed at the way I'm playing and also at the cards I'm seeing. Maybe I should drop back down to the baby tables to help me get my head focused back on poker (and away from my personal/professional frenzy). I'm sure I'll play another session tomorrow night, but then later this week I'll be helping mom move and also be playing ESPN Football. I hate to disappoint dynasty readers, but I need to change something this week. Expect maybe 5 sessions scattered throughout the rest of the week (along with my summaries of the two poker nights we're having). Party on to everyone and I'll probably be back tomorrow! :)

Individual hands:

Wow, I played the first two hands, and got hit on the second hand. I'm quickly down $.35. I had the highest pair on the board, so I led off the betting out of the small blind, which got half the players to fold. I bet again on the turn, even though the board was an open-ended straight draw. Nobody raised, so I felt pretty good. I bet again on the river, and everyone folded but one guy, who called me with the straight. I mean, why didn't he raise me when he had the nuts straight? He was in position and everyone had already dumped a bet into the pot. He didn't even raise me at the end?...why was that? Was it because I had led the betting the whole way? I still would have raised with the straight he had. Oh well, it wasn't a bad play but it still wasn't that great of a play. 2/2 on hands played will probably become 2/10 here soon ;) Gotta stay patient.

Hehe, it became 3/10 actually :p I've gotten some decent cards, including a straight draw and KQ pocket, but nothing yet.

Wow, I blew half my load on that hand. I flopped a set of J's, but the board had a straight draw. I suspected a straight from 2 guys, because they were betting like crazy. I stupidly called their maxed out bets after the flop, turn, AND river. That was my own stupid fault and I'm now down $1.57 for the session. Stupid, stupid, stupid. What was I thinking? Two guys maxing out the bets indicates at least ONE straight. DUH!!! Miso stupid. The lead bettor had the straight, not the guy who kept raising (dumbass had only two pair). Why would you raise on a board like that with two pair...especially after the other dude re-raised you several times? Stupid stupid stupid me. I'm still recovering from last night, where I wasn't trying to be bullied.

Pocket K's...c'mon. Sigh, everyone folds after the flop and I only snag $.37. Baby steps to get me my money back (you bitch! ;)). Now I'm down $1.30 after 17 hands. Why did I max out those fools' bets? I'm not in a sit&go, and I shouldn't play like I am :p

Wow, that was awful. A crappy river card gave this one dude a straight when I thought I had a legit shot to win that hand. I'm down $1.74 after 26 hands...and things are going GREAT!!!... :confused: :confused: :eek: :confused: :confused:

Hey, I got a straight on the river and took down a decent pot of $.69! I had to split the larger part with another guy. I'm glad we both raised to the max after the river, cuz another dope pumped in an extra $.40 ($.20 each). 36 hands done and I'm now down $1.37.

Well, that hand was no good. I flopped top pair (T's), and it was the top pair until the river. I felt pretty good since nobody raised my river bet. In the heads-up showdown, he had T's and 9's while I only had T's with a Q-kicker. Ouchness baby. 40 hands done and I'm down $1.67. Maybe I should go back to the baby tables :p

AKo pre-flop so I raise and three people call. A sad flop comes, so I bet first again. Everyone folds. Behold the power of the pre-flop raise! I only snag $.42, but it's still better than nothing. Right now I'm only down what I lost in that one stupid stupid STUPID hand. Lousy me ;)

A whole lotta nuthin' going on right now. 64 hands done and I'm down $1.77. That one hand totally killed me this game. I'm still shaking my head about it. I bet if I were in another chair I would have been yelling at me for maxing it out with two other people. Unless you have the nuts, you should always fold facing two guys maxing out their bets like that. Let them sling mud at each other while you stand back. Or something ;)

It's just not my night. I have top pair and bet strong the whole way while the final opponent had bottom pair but got TWO-pair on the fucking river. Argh argh argh! Why did he keep calling me the whole time when he had bottom pair? He didn't have any draws. WTF...this is not my night at all. 74 hands and I'm down over $2. Ridiculous. My showdown % (1/7) is awful tonight. I really thought I had 2-3 more showdowns won, and I also thought I had a chance at several more of them (and 2 of them were checked around 3 times, cuz I had zero hand after the big blind). Without the 2 BB showdowns and without the 2 legitimately bad beats, I'm only 1/3. That one stupid hand that cost me over a dollar still stings though. I'm seriously about to bail, because all signs are pointing to a crappy session at the $.05/$.10 tables...

Gee I just flopped bottom pair...maybe I should play it to the river to get the winning card??? :p

Bitter? Yup...bit him too (cough).

Yeah, screw it. I ain't paying those damn blinds again. Maybe I'll do better tomorrow...

[Radii]

Wow, I blew half my load on that hand. I flopped a set of J's, but the board had a straight draw. I suspected a straight from 2 guys, because they were betting like crazy. I stupidly called their maxed out bets after the flop, turn, AND river. That was my own stupid fault and I'm now down $1.57 for the session. Stupid, stupid, stupid. What was I thinking? Two guys maxing out the bets indicates at least ONE straight. DUH!!! Miso stupid. The lead bettor had the straight, not the guy who kept raising (dumbass had only two pair). Why would you raise on a board like that with two pair...especially after the other dude re-raised you several times? Stupid stupid stupid me. I'm still recovering from last night, where I wasn't trying to be bullied.

I would call this down to the river almost every time. I would also help cap the flop. *most* of the time you flop a set, even with a straight on the board, your hand will be good. In this case, if you throw in an extra raise on the flop while it's getting capped, *maybe* that slows down the guy with two pair and he won't keep capping(maybe he will and you're just screwed, but I'd raise/cap the flop with my set anyway). If the board pairs you win, assuming you have the top set.

Once you get to the river and the board doesn't pair, then you have to decide how reliably you can put one of them on a straight and decide whether to make the crying-call all the way down or whether to fold. But with two opponents and a set I will 99% of the time call it down to the river. The times that you'll make a boat and win the huge pot + the occasional times that you'll be up against crazy low limit players who don't have anything near that strong make worth it IMO.

If you have stuff going on outside of work that's affecting you emotionally, be careful with poker. The single worst poker I ever played was after I got dumped. Poker was my only big hobby at the time, so I drowned myself in it, and I lost a shitload of money because I wasn't playing wiht my head screwed on straight. If you can keep your head clear and play well though then it's a great escape, you have to be able to objectively judge yourself :)


- 12 out 12 times while in big blind (100%)

holy crap that's pretty :) How many times do you call a raise out of your blind? If I could find a 2/4 game where I could see a flop out of my big blind every time, i'd be in heaven! niiiice passive table.

[Malificent]

king,

Something you're not mentioning in your posts that I'm curious about is the size of these pots when the people suck out on you. Something I've learned recently about playing these low limit games is that because there are so many limpers before the flop, that the odds are almost ALWAYS there to see the turn if you catch any piece of the flop. I was folding WAY too often with middle pair because I had monster under the bed syndrome and I was sure that I was beat. Sometimes I was, but even when I was, I often had the odds to draw to try and improve.

[kingnebwsu]

king,

Something you're not mentioning in your posts that I'm curious about is the size of these pots when the people suck out on you. Something I've learned recently about playing these low limit games is that because there are so many limpers before the flop, that the odds are almost ALWAYS there to see the turn if you catch any piece of the flop. I was folding WAY too often with middle pair because I had monster under the bed syndrome and I was sure that I was beat. Sometimes I was, but even when I was, I often had the odds to draw to try and improve.

Yeah, the "monster under the bed" syndrome is a problem I'm working to get over. That's why I played out the huge pot with the set of J's...cuz I felt I had a pretty solid hand. I got beat, but only one of the two crazy bettor's had the straight (the other only had two-pair, which was insane).

As for the size of the pots...hmmm...I'll try and post that more. I usually try and post the amounts of the important pots that I lose. I'll try and remember to do it more often.


I would call this down to the river almost every time. I would also help cap the flop. *most* of the time you flop a set, even with a straight on the board, your hand will be good. In this case, if you throw in an extra raise on the flop while it's getting capped, *maybe* that slows down the guy with two pair and he won't keep capping(maybe he will and you're just screwed, but I'd raise/cap the flop with my set anyway). If the board pairs you win, assuming you have the top set.

Once you get to the river and the board doesn't pair, then you have to decide how reliably you can put one of them on a straight and decide whether to make the crying-call all the way down or whether to fold. But with two opponents and a set I will 99% of the time call it down to the river. The times that you'll make a boat and win the huge pot + the occasional times that you'll be up against crazy low limit players who don't have anything near that strong make worth it IMO.

If you have stuff going on outside of work that's affecting you emotionally, be careful with poker. The single worst poker I ever played was after I got dumped. Poker was my only big hobby at the time, so I drowned myself in it, and I lost a shitload of money because I wasn't playing wiht my head screwed on straight. If you can keep your head clear and play well though then it's a great escape, you have to be able to objectively judge yourself :)


- 12 out 12 times while in big blind (100%)

holy crap that's pretty :) How many times do you call a raise out of your blind? If I could find a 2/4 game where I could see a flop out of my big blind every time, i'd be in heaven! niiiice passive table.

Yeah, the big blind % was the only reason my flops seen % was so high.

As for the personal life, I may need to take a break from poker. ESPN comes out tomorrow, so maybe I'll just play that for a while. Poker has a hold on me, so I'll still play at least several times a week, but maybe not 800 hands/week ;) I need to step back and calm myself. My personal & professional lives are absolutely nuts right now, so I gotta keep it together.

As for calling the set the whole way, I was hoping to get a full boat. I did the numbers before I made the call, and it made sense to go for it. I should have redone the math after getting no love though. (Shrug) I'll learn more as I continue to play and also as I get great advice from you guys :)

I'll maybe have a session tonight. I just spent the whole afternoon on the phone, so I should have some time tonight.

[kingnebwsu]

Day 22

So I couldn't resist playing one more session of Holdem before I get ESPN football. I'm bored out of my mind tonight, waiting to hang out with my buddies tomorrow, and also have poker night! Also, I'll be getting ESPN football and then I have more social plans on Thursday. Is it Wed. morning yet? ;) I need sleep bad, but odds are I won't get tired anytime soon.

I also think I have a splinter in my thumb, which could hinder my ESPN play tomorrow!!! :eek: Hopefully it'll fix itself soon (is it a pimple or a boil? Who knows???).

I've tried playing a free sit&go at absolute poker, but it doesn't hold my interest at all. I think I'd rather play/practice no-limit holdem at our poker nights. Tomorrow night looks to be a 6-7 person gathering!!! :D:D:D I'm quite excited at that prospect. The largest session we've had thus far is only 5, but our table (with the leafs in) can seat 8 people. My roomy is even looking into getting a cool felt cover for the table (with all the designs and shit like a real poker table!!!). That'd cost quite a bit, but he sounds excited about doing it in the future. Also, tomorrow will be the first time I get to touch a real clay composite poker chip! I'm just a bit excited ;)

Also, it appears that I'm getting a promotion at work. My pay raise will be semi-significant, and I'm excited/scared at the prospect of running my own store. More money equals a more comfortable life for me, though. Maybe I can finally start saving for re-ty-er-ment? Weird concept! I'm 24, and I don't have any fundage started for that. 401k here I come!!! :) So yeah, that may explain some future absences in my poker sessions.

I just took my seat a $.05/$.10 table. Hopefully I can pull my first winning session at this level!!!

First Session: Won $2.50
Avg. Players 9
Biggest Win: $1.90 Full House
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 84 hands and saw flop:
- 6 out 10 times while in big blind (60%)
- 2 out 10 times while in small blind (20%)
- 11 out 64 times in other positions (17%)
- a total of 19 out of 84 (22%)
Pots won at showdown - 5 of 7 (71%)
Pots won without showdown - 4
Totals: Up $11.22-----$.02/$.04 Tables
Down $11.00--Sit&Go
Up $.03-------$.05/$.10 Tables
Overall: Up $.25

Overall thoughts:

LOOK AT THAT TOTAL!!! How exciting! It feels great to be on the plus side for a session (first time in several days). I'm ending tonight on a positive note, and I'm picking up ESPN football as soon as I drag my ass out of bed ;) I played pretty solid tonight, and I tried to stick around a little longer than normal, and not hide from the monster under the bed, anytime a POSSIBLE hand showed itself (odds of the person having that are usually relatively low).

I'll post my weekly poker game's results tomorrow (if I can pull myself away from ESPN). Hopefully we play well. This week will be a great week for me...later!!! :D

Individual hands:

Um...WOW!!! I just took down my biggest pot ever! I was in the big blind, so I called a pre-flop raise with K7s. The flop was KQ6 rainbow, so I checked, ready to raise the pre-flop raiser...but it was checked around! I lead betting each of the next two rounds, getting a 2nd pair on the turn. An ace comes on the river, and I fear another two-pair, so I just call the initial pre-flop raiser's raise (make any sense? ;)). I take down $1.52 with my two pair...my biggest victory yet! Hopefully I can ride that money this session (I'm up $1.00 after 8 hands!).

What a weird feeling...to not be down big at the larger tables. Maybe I'm finally ready to play the way I did at the smaller tables. We'll see :)

Dang. I lost $.40 playing out pocket T's. A jack came on the board, then I check-raised to the pre-flop raiser. I got everyone to fold but the original guy...and he was holding QJo, and had a slightly higher pair than me. It was a semi-bluff, since I was holding out for a set, had the 2nd best pair, and also had an inside straight draw. The pot I lost was $1.42 (that's for you Malificent!!! :)). Not a super-bad play, but not a good one either. I was hoping to scare the guy off with my check-raise, but he held top pair. Up $.53 after 18 hands (I did that math wrong at first, cuz I'm so used to being in the negative at these tables ;)).

Is ESPN football out yet? :p

I take down $.15 on a pot that everyone checked around. I had the Ace baby!!! :D

Boom! I take pocket A's in the small blind all the way to an $.80 pot! I bet first the whole time, then when an ace came on the turn, everyone folded to me. I could have slow-played, but there were 2 diamonds on the flop, and I wanted to make people pay for their draws (plus the goal is to play as simple as possible in low-limit poker).

$1.37 with an A-high FLUSH!!! WOW!!! GO ME!!! This session is off to a kickass start! I faced a pre-flop raiser heads-up, and I called him. I got the flush draw on the flop, so I check-raised to him. Then an ace came on the turn, and I was in solid shape (unless he had pocket A's, which I doubted). The river completed my flush, and he only called my bet ;) Lousy jerk. I wanna slow-play sometimes, but I need a good read on my opponents to do that successfully. 30 hands down and I'm up $2.05!!! If I keep getting the cards and playing solid, this will be my best session EVER!!!

It's sure nice to not be getting kicked in the ass ;)

Hehe, split a pot after a crappy river card gave us a tie (I had him until then). I just called AJs out of the small blind, then an A came on the flop. I assumed the guy raising me had an ace or so. I check-raised on the turn to knock it down to a heads-up. The river paired the board, which gave us a split pot (before that, I had the better kicker). My portion of the pot is $.58, which isn't bad. I took some money from the other folk at the table ;) Up $2.13 after 36 hands.

Up $1.99 after 54 hands. I don't think I've played any of my last 17 hands. Good times!!! Is ESPN football out yet? ;) Flop of 3 K's...wow. Hope someone has a pocket pair.

I win a $.22 pot after an ace flops, and nobody calls my A's (kicker-9). I've played 12/56 hands (21%) and I'm up $2.16. I really should bail before I blow it ;) But this FEELS like a winning session. Sometimes you can just tell. The last few days felt like losing sessions...but not tonight.

I raised pre-flop on the button with AQo. None of the board cards were help, but he played it like he had nothing, so I called him to the river. Turns out he had pocket K's! He slow-played me good! Glad I didn't raise any of his bets. I thought about raising after the turn, but I wanted to see if I could snag an overcard first. I'm now up $1.69 after playing 14/63 hands (22%). I lost out on a $.90 pot there.

This table is down to 5 people, and I'm about done with this session. Gonna waste some money working on my short-handed game :)

I fold the best pair on the board (7's), fearing the pre-flop raiser. I turned two-pair (even though I was out), and it turns out he had pocket K's. I would have won the hand, but I was way behind when I folded. I guess it was the right move, because half of the cards were overcards to my 7's :)

Okay, the table filled up again and I just posted the blinds. We'll give it one more go-around before I call it a night (and hopefully I can sleep tonight). 80 hands done and I'm up $1.55.

Wow, I'm an idiot. I play for an inside straight draw (that I hit on the river), but I'm on the LOW end of the straight. The high end is a Q, which two guys have. That was a dumb dumb play, and a sign that I'm tired. The pot ended up at $2.50 total, which was split.

BOOM! I'm done! I win with a full boat on my last hand! Huzzah!!! I take down another record pot, $1.90! I had pocket 2's, then nothing came on the flop. The board paired 7's on the turn, so I called the first bettor (as did 2 others). The river came as a 2, giving me a full BOAT!!! The betting got maxed out by me and 2 opponents at the end, which gave me a nice size pot. I'm sure the lead bettor had a set, so I was foolish to call him. But in the smaller game, having watched people bet out with maybe one pair...I felt good enough to go for it with two pair. No 2 on the river and I would probably have called, then folded if anyone else raised. Lousy fools...me and my full boat! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

Okay, that's a sign that I'm tired and gotta sleep. My head is above water again, so I feel better.

[kingnebwsu]

Day 24

Wow, poker last night was CRAZY! The new poker chips are absolutely amazing! They're just 5 generic colors with dice&other misc. pictures on them. But wow, do they make a difference! It was so great playing with the new chips. They come in an aluminum case and my buddy is kind enough to let me keep them here (in case he misses a poker night). Now if only my roomy would buy the felt poker table-top...;)

For those who don't know, we have a weekly no-limit holdem game. We've averaged about 5 people per session (for the last 5 weeks), but this week we had SEVEN people!!! It was totally rocking! The games actually seemed to go faster with more people, which was weird. Everyone started self-policing (police-ing?) the games, which I think definitely increased the speed. The downside of having so many people is that we sometimes skipped turns and the like. We were still getting the hang of it...but we did finish 3 games in like...4.5 hours? Something like that. It was good times, and we're gonna have another one on Saturday night! It looks like we have 5 definites plus 3 more maybe's. I'd bet on 6 people, which would be great. It's for sure more fun with more people.

The way we played is started everyone with $10,000 in chips (down from the $12,000 we did with 5 people), and used 100/500 chips, then cashed up to 1,000 as the blinds went up. We tried the blind structure of:

100/200 (30 mins)
200/500 (30 mins)
500/1000 (20 mins)
1k/2k (20 mins)
2k/4k (20 mins)
4k/8k (only got here once ever ;))

That's as far as it got. The way it's set up is so that people can play lots early on, but then as more people get eliminated the game is sped up. Having to sit out for a long time kinda sucks, so this is good.

Now for how I played...sigh. 2nd/7, 6th/7, 5th/6. I played pretty poorly overall, though the first game I did pretty well. I was watching Celebrity Poker tonight and the one guy was talking about nicknames. I should seriously be Captain Fold, or Mr. Passive, or something awful like that. I check too much and don't bluff hardly at all (and when I do bluff, I take it too far and get knocked out). There were some amazing river cards shown throughout the 3 games...like the one game where a buddy of mine knocked out two people with amazing river cards. It was wild. One time it gave him a higher full house, the other time it gave him a higher two-pair. Both times his chances were very small to win, and yet he pulled it out. We were going wild!

Another hand had some aggressive pre-flop raising, then some hardcore betting on the flop. I said "someone's gonna get beat while holding a great hand" and I was right. The winner had pocket J's and flopped a set while the other person had pocket 7's and flopped a set! I felt bad for her, because it was her first night (second game), and it was a great play. She was kinda pissed, but we all kept telling her it was the right move (which it was), I mean...she had the 2nd highest card on the board give her a set, and she was essentially drawing dead! That was nuts-o. Bad beat that was.

So yeah, I didn't play that well. I went all-in after I got a crap flop with AKo, and I got beat by two-pair. I was seated in front of my brother, who is one of the better players at our game. Next time the three better players (me, roomy, and my bro) should all have a player between us. Joe bluffed me out of so many pots I can't even count. I need to bluff smarter next time, and also not fold so damn much. I check a lot when I should bet. It's tough switching from no-limit to low-limit, and vice versa. Like now, I'm struggling in the first few hands. The mindset is totally different, and I don't have the brains or the balls to be very good at no-limit (yet) ;) We'll see how I play on Saturday. I can't wait!!! :D

First Session: Won $.54
Avg. Players 7
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 23 hands and saw flop:
- 1 out 3 times while in big blind (33%)
- 1 out 2 times while in small blind (50%)
- 6 out 18 times in other positions (33%)
- a total of 8 out of 23 (34%)
Pots won at showdown - 1 of 2 (50%)
Pots won without showdown - 1
Biggest Win: $1.12 Two Pair
Totals: Up $11.22---$.02/$.04 Tables
Down $11.00-Sit&Go
Up $.57-----$.05/$.10 Tables
Overall: Up $.79

Overall thoughts:

Lousy server shutdown making my session end early. Oh well, I'm really hungry and I need to sleep. Later!

Individual hands:

I call a pre-flop raise early, then fold after the flop. I play a couple more hands with no love...then I try to steal the pot later on and a guy calls me. I raised on the flop and did everything for my flush draw, but it didn't work. I was down $.55 early.

I then hit it big with pocket K's! No higher card ever came on the board, and one idiot called me the whole way (and even raised me at the end!!!). I snagged $1.12 with my two-pair that hand.

I just got pocket T's, and a straight flop came and I bet strong. I led the betting after the turn and then the river, which got the final two guys to fold! I took down a $.95 pot there (even though I know I didn't have the best hand ;)). I'm up $.59 after 20 hands, thanks to the good cards.

Sorry about the brief length of those descriptions, as I was writing the prologue to this dynasty entry ;) Though since I'm long-winded when I post anyway, that may be good for the readers :p

Scheduled server restart?!?!?!? ARGH!!! I dunno how long this will last for. Maybe it's a sign that 7 AM=bedtime? Nah!!! I took a 4-hour nap around 11 PM cuz I was so wiped, so that helped things. I guess I'm done for now...or something? Argh!!! Oh well, still snagged a bit of winnings. Maybe back later!!!

[kingnebwsu]

Day 24, Session 2

I'm back again! I guess they were serious when they said I didn't need to leave my seat ;) Since my stats reset, I'll just call this a new session.

Second Session: Won $.56
Avg. Players 8
Biggest Win: $2.25 Full House
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 50 hands and saw flop:
- 5 out 6 times while in big blind (83%)
- 2 out 6 times while in small blind (33%)
- 9 out 38 times in other positions (23%)
- a total of 16 out of 50 (32%)
Pots won at showdown - 2 of 5 (40%)
Pots won without showdown - 3
Totals: Up $11.22---$.02/$.04 Tables
Down $11.00-Sit&Go
Up $1.13-----$.05/$.10 Tables
Overall: Up $1.35

Overall thoughts:

Another solid session. If only I won this much money playing no-limit holdem in our weekly poker game! ;) I'm really getting to be almost a novice/intermediate low-limit player. I still make some stupid plays, but I think I'm at the point where I have enough experience (24 days baby!) to make the right play most of the time. I'm nowhere near good yet, but baby steps is the key in poker. I'm learning and still ending up in the plus column, which is good. I'll stick with the $.05/$.10 for a while longer and see how things go. Catch everyone on the flip side!

Individual hands:

This table only has 5 people (due to the restart), so I'll work on my short-handed game a bit.

Wow, I just snagged two pots without a showdown. Raising to see where people stand is a good thing. I had a straight draw on the flop, so I raised two callers, then one called&one folded. I bet out on the turn, and the last guy folded. $.45 is what I took down there. Oh yeah, the other pot I won $.30 when I flopped a FLUSH! I bet and only got one caller (out of 5), then he folded on the turn. I played it straight up and got hardly any money (shrug)

6/23 hands played THIS session and I'm up $.41 (all 3 pots won without a showdown). Not bad not bad. Keep it cool and I'll be fine. When do I play another sit&go? Oh yeah...NEVER!!! :) I think I may try one of the fixed holdem $1 buy-in tourneys though. That would be a good waste of a dollar I think...except the next two are Sat&Sun. mornings!!! I'm never up in the mornings except when I work...and I happen to work Sat&Sun ;) I wonder how many people play in those. I'd guess no more than 100. It'd be a good experience though, and the price is right. See, I dunno. I'm not necessarily about winning money per say...I'm just trying to have fun, learn the game, and not blow my money too fast (that's the order of importance). Playing sit&go's is a fun thing (til I lose), but it's too pricey. I think a tourney would be fun, and I should be able to hang around for at least 30-45 mins, so it'd be worth $1 to try that. I'll check the tab daily to see if they'll have one during my primetime :)

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! I'm on the button playing pretty tight, so I fold a K8o. The flop comes...8KK!!! NOOOO!!! GOOD NIGHT!!! Another 8 on the TURN!!! That's NUTS!!! Boy, I wish I had played that hand (though the pot wouldn't have been very big). Lousy me playing too tight ;) 7/34 hands played thus far and I'm up $.32.

Holy fuck that hurt. I flopped a near-nut flush, with KJ on the board and me holding a Q. I bet and knock some people out. Another spade comes on the turn which makes me uncomfortable, and I get raised to the max. A crap river card comes, and I bet to the max again and he's holding the ace!!! :eek: :eek: :eek: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: Yeah, that kinda sucked. With him holding a spade, me holding two spades, and three on the board...the odds of hitting another spade on the turn/river were only 28%. And what were the odds he was holding the ace? Argh. Last time I feared an A-high flush with a K-high flush, and the dude only had like a T-high flush (I folded). I guess I made the right play, even though I lost a $2.10 pot, and now I'm down $.53 for the session. That was a hand that makes/breaks a session, and this time it broke me :( Yikes that was rough. Right play though eh? I probably shouldn't have been so aggressive when another spade came on the turn, but c'mon. Argh that blows.

Ya know, QT is a hand that scares me. I had real bad experiences with that hand the other night in poker (even though my roomy said he won 3 pots with that hand). I just am always afraid of that one. I folded it here, even though I would have flopped a pair of T's. Then river'ed two pair ;)

9/41 hands played and I'm down $.63 for the session. Now I'm playing crazy...playing 87o on the button. I can't start playing suited/unsuited connectors, because that's not my low-limit style. Argh. Gotta relax and I'll make it up later...with an A-high flush!!!... :rolleyes:

I MADE IT BACK!!! This time, I hold pocket K's and I raise pre-flop. I get 4 players. I flop K33!!! YEAH BABY!!! :D:D:D Flopping a full house when you haven't folded is always good ;) So I slow-played this one (with so many opponents, didn't wanna scare them off). I had the nuts, and it would have taken something crazy like another 3 or two A's (with someone holding an A/3) to beat me. I just called after the flop. After the turn, it was down to 3 people total. The first bet, the second raised (!!!), then I RE-raised! Both fools called me. The river card came and the first guy bet, the second one called, then I raised and they both called me. I say "boom" as I show them my nuts ;) I take down a record $2.25 pot with my full house!!! I think I played that hand really well. With so many players, I wanted to get as much money into the pot as possible without scaring them off. Wow, that was a great play to my rookie status. I needed a hand like that after getting burned on the A-high flush. Imagine if I had won BOTH of those hands ;) I'm gonna bail before I run out of luck here. I'm up almost a dollar and that hand really made this session fannnntastic.

Last hand is pocket Q's, so I raise in early position...let's see what happens. Wow, I played that hand pretty well and got beat by pocket A's! See, my luck ran out before I even left the table ;) That kinda sucks. He took down $1.17 with that win. The board ended up pairing twice, and the dude with pocket A's never raised me once, which was kind of strange. The highest card on the board was a frickin' 9. Why would he not raise me? There was only one other player in the game after the flop's bet. I guess maybe after the turn he shouldn't have raised when the board paired. But with a rainbow 973 flop, why not raise my lead bet? (Shrug) oh well, these low-limit players are a crazy bunch. Enough for now...maybe back tomorrow/later this weekend!

[kingnebwsu]

Day 50

Baby...I'm back!!! It's been a crazy month...I apologize for my total stoppage of the dynasty. Life has been nuts! It's not a "personal life" thread, so I'll just summarize.

I got a promotion at work, which in my retail business means I'll be running my own store starting next weekend. This will take up more of my time, but not that much. I have been training at pretty much a 9-6 M-F schedule, which has zapped me good (I hate mornings). I've been too tired to play lately. But that's not the real reason...

About three weeks ago I got a girlfriend!!! :eek: :eek: :eek: Yeah, I'm pretty shocked. It's been a while since I've been in a serious relationship. That's been taking up pretty much all of my time lately. I've been seriously lacking in my gaming time. It's a good thing though, cuz she's pretty cool ;) She'll be starting college again in a couple of weeks, then I'll have more gaming time. Until then, I'll have to "suffer" through hanging with my girlfriend. Darn. I lose...:)

So yeah, that's kind of a summary of my recent craziness. 45-hour work week (a lot vs my 37-hour average) plus promotion plus early mornings plus girlfriend equals very little time to poker. It'll increase slowly over time, but I don't know if I'll ever be doing my 4+ hour poker days anymore. Gotta give my video games their day too.

We have been having our weekly poker game and it's been holding steady around 5-7 people, which is fantastic. My luck has been god-awful though. I'll delve into that later...but suffice it to say, I haven't gotten a lucky card in the last 4 weeks, and I've been burned by a river card when I was all-in (and, of course, ahead in the hand) about 6 times in that same time period. Seriously. I've only survived 3 all-ins when I was ahead going into the river. It's been that bad. I'm not even talking about a flush draw or a bunch of outs...I'm talking 5% of winning the hand and they hit it. Every fucking time. I'm about to call off the weekly poker game because it's just gotten ridiculous. I know I'm not a good loser...but goddamnit, that's just terrible.

Oh yeah, last week my roommate hit a river card (when he was all-in) to win FIVE times. He was five for five over a four game span. That's just terrible. The clincher was when he was all-in vs me and was ahead going into the river...and hit another ace to give him a set. Just awful. Everyone else's run of luck is like nothing I've ever seen. It's not just that...since we play for fun, it ends up being a lot of bad poker. That drives me and my roomy (both decent players) absolutely insane. I don't know how much more I can take. It's a "fun" social event (for everyone else), but the style of play sometimes makes me puke. I dunno. I am kinda (very) bitter, but seriously...the whole luck thing is kicking my ass.

And it's not just in poker! My video game luck has also hit the shitter.


Finally I get a showdown...and it's awful. I have QTs, and the flop is T43. I'm like...sweet. I bet in middle position to try and knock people out. I get 5 callers. The turn is a 2. I see the straight draw, but I bet first again. The dude next to me raises, and everyone else folds. It's heads-up for the river which is a 5. I'm like...fuck. I know he's got the ace, so I check then call. I called for the hell of it. I don't know why. It's like, I know I'm screwed, but I had to see it. Raising me on an inside straight draw before the river? Ridiculous. Sigh. Poker may be too much luck for me. I swear my skills are just totally gone...or my luck is. One or the other ;) I've played 8/24 hands thus far and I'm down $.36. I'm sucking badly...but I was smart enough to play at the $.02/$.04 table today. I'll probably play here until I "remember" how to play limit poker.

Unreal. The river card fucks me again. I have AJo in early position. I play it and call a pre-flop raise. The flop is 48J rainbow, so I'm like...sweet. I bet leading off, the dude raises me, the dealer folds, then I just call. I'm putting him on a high pocket pair...except the last time he river'ed me with that crap straight draw. I check&call after the turn and the river. The turn is a 9 of clubs, and the river is a 2 of clubs. Three clubs now on the board, but there's no way he has two clubs...right? He's gotta have that high pocket pair...right? NOPE! He has TWO fucking clubs!!! K5 to be exact. He didn't even have a fucking pair and he wins with that perfect-perfect flush. My luck is ridiculous right now.

Ah yes, it happens again. Everyone checks after the crap flop. I checked with JTo in the big blind. The turn is a jack! I'm like...wow, I may win a hand! It gets down to three people, and of course the river is a f'in king. I check, one guy bets and shows his KTo. He called my J's (on the turn) with an inside straight draw, and made the superior pair on the river. Just awful. I think it may be time to go to grab some dinner and throw heavy things out the window. I've played 15/35 hands and I'm down $.77.

AKo, my last hand of the day. Crap flop, everyone checks. The turn is an ace of hearts, I'm like...sweet. Heavy betting which scares me, but I hang with them cuz I have the highest pair. The river is a king! It's fantastic...except now the board has three hearts (one from the flop, then the turn&river). I'm all-in (after the turn) and my two-pair loses to the shit flush. I blew a whole fucking dollar in one sitting. My shrink was right...god does hate me!

Sorry there ain't no stats, I quit before saving them. Oh well, back for more poker sometime (maybe).

$.02/$.04 table
Lost $1.00
Number of hands won: ZERO!!!

[kingnebwsu]

Day 53

Okay, I'm feeling a lot better today about my luck in things. I've won two games in a row of ESPN football (after a 3-game losing streak, which is unprecedented). The last game I kicked my roomy's ass 45-3. It was unreal. Everything I've been missing on before that game was hitting. Sweet action.

Then last night I played some of the new Rainbow Six 3 for Xbox and I tore it up. Me and my roomy were playing vs 3 other "good" guys and we consistently won. It was sweet. Hope my luck carries on until today... :)

Hopefully today I'll save my stats before I quit out of frustration ;)

First Session: Won $.42
Avg. Players 7
Biggest Win: $.96 N/A (Three 5's)
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 40 hands and saw flop:
- 6 out 7 times while in big blind (85%)
- 1 out 7 times while in small blind (14%)
- 8 out 26 times in other positions (30%)
- a total of 15 out of 40 (37%)
Pots won at showdown - 0 of 3 (0%)
Pots won without showdown - 5
Totals: Up $10.64----$.02/$.04 Tables
Down $11.00--Sit&Go
Up $1.13-----$.05/$.10 Tables
Overall: Up $.77

AQs lands me a pot after the turn. I raise pre-flop, then I bet strong the whole way and take down $.23.

AKs flops an ace, and I continue to bet strong through the river and take down $.50. No showdowns=good ;)

The next hand I check in the big blind, land a pair of aces, and nobody calls my bet on the river. I take down a whole $.07. Three pots in a row is still f'in awesome. That's three more than I won the other day ;) I'm up $.43 thus far after 9 hands.

Damn! My rush is over! I have pocket 3's and flop a set. A dude is betting me strong, but I don't think he also has a set (I put him on two pair, 10's and 9's). I check&call on the turn, because the board has a T98 on it. The river is another 8 giving me a full boat, and we max out betting and he has 9's full of 3's as opposed to my 3's full of 8's. Damn! That's $.80 going his way! I thought I had that one. I should have stepped back and realized he also had a set. I thought I was in great shape though. (Shrug) oh well, I'm now up $.16 after 14 hands. That hand really hurt me. The only showdown I get and I lose it, when I had just won three hands before that with no showdown. Is there a lesson there? ;)

I win $.06 out of the big blind after I turn a pair of K's. The two people immediately fold. I love it when nobody raises me when I'm in the big blind. That's twice I've won very small pots because of that. Over time, it adds up.

20 hands done and I'm up $.13. I dunno how long I'll play today, because I really wanna play some R6 and ESPN football. I wish I joined the FOFC league, but (like I said before) my personal life has been way busy. I'll be up for it if you guys do a season two, though.

Dang, I raise in middle position with AQo and get four callers. It's a crappy flop for that hand, KK8. I bet to feign strength, but someone raises me and I fold. It was worth it to try and steal the pot of $.22. Now I'm only up $.04 after 24 hands.

I lose another showdown with the top pair on the board (K's). She turned two-pair, which is why she raised me there. I feared a higher kicker, but I didn't wanna fold to that. I'm down $.11 after 30 hands. That hand kinda hurt.

Lousy two pair beats me again! The jerkface got two-pair on the river, and my hand, which had beat my sweet hand.

YES!!! It's over!!! I take down $.96 with my set of 5's!!! Some idiot kept raising me, and I feared the higher set, but then she checked on both the turn&the river, which made me put her on a (stupidly played) flush draw. Especially on the river when she only had $.02 left and checked. That's a hint there ;) But I bet and the other two folded and I take down a huge pot. That's enough for today! A winning session of $.42 for me. Thank you set of 5's! You made me a winning session ;)

[kingnebwsu]

Day 53, Session 2

Oh my! Two sessions in one day?!?!? I must be bored or something ;) It's weird, cuz I have a day off of work and the girlfriend is working. Roomy is gone, so I've been TiVo'ing, Xbox'ing, and relax'ing all day :)

"Oh, you like doing nothing too?"
"Well it sure beats doing stuff."
"Yeah, stuff sucks."

-Simpsons

Still deciding on if I should participate in that FOFC thing. $11 is just so much of my f'in money, and I'm not that good at NL holdem...so I fear blowing all that money. I think I may go watch, but I dunno. If a blow $11 on just one game (which I'm highly unlikely to win...aka "dead money"), I think I'd get really pissed. Too rich for my blood it is. But if I can find some guys to send me some cash to make the buy-in a bit less...;) I still gotta see what my schedule is tomorrow night at 9 PM. Since I last checked it 5 minutes ago, someone has dropped out. I like my chances in 3-way action ;) Do I get a refund if I get 3rd? :)

We'll see if I can have another winning session. Just gotta stay patient...

$.02/$.04 Table Today

Second Session: Lost $.35
Avg. Players 9
Biggest Win: $.30 Two-Pair (K's/T's)
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 36 hands and saw flop:
- 3 out 4 times while in big blind (75%)
- 2 out 5 times while in small blind (40%)
- 7 out 27 times in other positions (25%)
- a total of 12 out of 36 (33%)
Pots won at showdown - 1 of 3 (33%)
Pots won without showdown - 0
Totals: Up $10.29----$.02/$.04 Tables
Down $11.00--Sit&Go
Up $1.13-----$.05/$.10 Tables
Overall: Up $.32


Hey, I win $.30 pretty quickly! I have KTs in middle position, so I call (with 5 others) and the flop is K74. The small blind bets, gets called, then I raise to see if he's got two-pair or something. Both players just call me (and I got in good position by getting the guy behind me to fold). The river is a crap card, he checks...then I just check because I fear the check/raise and I'm not that confident in my pair. He had K5o and my rockette kicks his ass and I take down the pot. I'll take that! 9 hands done and I'm up $.09. $.01/hand is a good average ;)

Dang, I have QJo and I lose to two guys with a K-kicker. I didn't do any raises, just called them so I didn't lose too much. Now I'm down $.07 after 11 hands. I need to re-read my poker books to remember how to properly play poker (our weekly game has got me into some bad habits).

I chased a flush draw all the way to the river, and it didn't show. I raised after the flop, but then another dude re-raised me! I was like...so much for getting a free turn card ;) Lousy tips didn't work that time. I ended up with K's and the winner had K's and T's. Everyone checked the last time around. I was in the big blind, and a free flush-draw flop seemed good. I'm now down $.20 after 19 hands. Losing $.01/hand is a good average eh? ;)

Not a lot of action...gonna play QTs as my last hand today. Flop is crap, and I fold. Not a very good session, but I was kinda distracted and didn't get many cards overall (shrug).

[Archer219]

Nice Dynasty so far, I'd make the suggestion that you move up to the .05/.10 limit hold 'em tables. Players are the same quality and if you play it right, the payout is a lot higher.

[kingnebwsu]

Yeah, I played the $.05/$.10 tables for the latter part of my first month, and after a brief adjustment period, was doing really well. My skills have definitely deteriorated in my month off, so I'm playing $.02/$.04 til I get back on my feet again. My goal is to get back into the higher tables, but that won't happen for several sessions yet. My attention is still distracted when I play poker, and I always did the best when I was totally focused on my game and didn't take "stupid" chances. Once my girlfriend starts school, I think I'll be able to play more regular poker, so that'll probably be when I move back up to the higher tables.

Thanks for the tip and hopefully I continue to maintain everyone's interest going forward :)

[kingnebwsu]

Day 54

Yeah, I'm crazy and I'm playing a NL $2 tourney. Not gonna write much info, because it distracts me, and I need to really focus.

Everyone starts with $1,500. Blinds go up every 15 minutes.

Hand #12 is the first one I play with QTs. I fold when the flop has an ace and I don't pair.

Hand #15 I have A4s in the big blind. Everyone folds and I take down an extra $10 (wow...)

Hand #20 Pocket T's, and I call the pre-flop raise ($40 when BB is $20). Flop is 789o. I feel good, so I bet $100, then call a $200 raise. The turn gives me a T-high straight and I try to slow-play. The river gives the board a 9-high straight and I bet only $300. He calls me with his pocket 9's. He flopped a set, good thing I turned a straight. That pot netted me $1640. I'm at $2350 and the blinds are going up to $15/$30.

$2350---15 mins. in and blinds are going up. 353/1857 is my current rank.

Hand #28 I have K7s and the flop gives me a flush! I only bet $200, but everyone folds to me. I raised to 2x the BB pre-flop so I took down $360. $2,590 right now and I'm ranked 345/1742.

I've only played 4/30 hands thus far. I think (to me) this is the key to NL tourney play. At least early on. I fear these all-in super-jerks. I'll bluff more later, but for now I need to play tight, because I'm actually a big wuss in NL poker online ;)

Hand #31 I have KJo pre-flop and I raise in the middle. I get 3 callers and the flop is 7KQ. I bet $200 and everyone folds to me. I take down $240. $2740 currently and I'm 323 out of 1665.

Hand #35 I have A7s on the button so I raise it to 2x the BB. I get one caller. I bet $100 after a crap flop and he folds. I take down $150. I'm 331 out of 1620 with $2815.

6/39 hands played and the blinds are going up. I'm 350 out of 1572 after 30 mins of play. Gotta stay cool and now blow it all in one hand (which is my favorite thing to do ;)).

Hand #45 QJo I raise in middle position. Everyone folds but the bully of the table. We both check after a low flop. The turn gives me a flush draw, so I call his $150 bet. The river gives me nothing, so I fold to his $150 bet. 519 out of 1392 with $2465.

Hand #50 K6s in the big blind and I check after the flop&turn, then I fold. No help with the cards there.

Hand #55 A7s I raise pre-flop. No help with the cards, so I try to steal the pot on the flop&turn. The bully calls me, then bets huge on the river. I fold, as I have A-high.

Hand #56 A3s I raise pre-flop and get one caller. I get a flush draw, he checks three times and I bet on the river and he folds. I take down $450. Currently I'm 598 out of 1162.

Blinds are up to $50/$100.

Hand #60 Pocket A's! I raise $500 pre-flop and the bully calls me. The flop is 6QJ and I bet $500 again. He raises me all-in and I call. He has a pair of 6's and I got my A's. No cards come that help him and I take down $4580!!! :D:D:D I'm now 199 out of 1105. If I can creep into the top 100 and finish there...c'mon money back! ;)

It feels great socking it to a bully. I was patient and he got his. He was #7 overall at one point, now he's just above average. Eat it!

7 minutes til my break. I'm gonna heat up some food or something. I'm shaking from that all-in :)

It's about break time and I'm pretty happy thus far. I'm not in danger of getting blinded out, and I'm playing pretty tight. At the break I'm...

During current Hold'em session you were dealt 73 hands and saw flop:
- 2 out 8 times while in big blind (25%)
- 3 out 8 times while in small blind (37%)
- 8 out 57 times in other positions (14%)
- a total of 13 out of 73 (17%)
Pots won at showdown - 2 of 2 (100%)
Pots won without showdown - 5

Stack: largest 22517, smallest 40, average 3570
Your current position is 264 out of 930
I have $4430

I'll take it. Let's see how the second half goes...

Hand #76 K7s. I call a minimum pre-flop raise out of the big blind. I check each round and he wins in the end.

Hand #77 Pocket 7's. Everyone checks twice around (I'm in SB). Everyone calls the minimum bet, and the one guy has K's to win it.

Hand #79 A6s. I flop a pair and call the dude's $300 bet. The turn comes, he checks and I put him all-in for $560 more. We both have A's, but his kicker is better. I'm down to $2280. I've dropped like a f'in rock. 587 out of 843 is my position, and I need to relax, as I'm playing way too aggressive. It's like, do I think I can win the whole thing in these few hands? Patience got me this far, and I need to keep it cool, even though I'm becoming a short stack.

0/3 on showdowns in the second part of this tourney is not good for me. Some of them were minimal losses, but the one knocked me down about $1000 total.

Hand #85 Pocket 2's. I get in for the minimum and I flop a set of 2's! I bet the minimum then a dude calls me all in! I fear a higher set, but he woulda raised pre-flop with pocket K's and I don't think he has pocket 7's so I call him. He only has a pair of K's! The turn is ANOTHER 2!!! I take a huge pot with FOUR OF A KIND!!! :D:D:D:D Biggest hand ever for me online!!! I've got $4185 and I'm 347 out of 753.

Hand #90 KJo. I call in middle position. The flop gives no love, and I fold after the turn.

Hand #92 A6s. I call in middle position. Again, crappy flop so I fold facing a $300 bet.

365 out of 715 as the blinds go up to $100/$200.

Hand #93 Pocket T's. I call pre-flop and I hit a set! I only bet $400, but four people fold. I woulda bet the minimum except there were two clubs on the board. I didn't want people drawing out on me.

Argh, the next blind will start to include ante. I don't like that...it goes against my strategy. Oh well, I'll have to play more aggressive I guess. This is assuming I don't blow it in the next 11 minutes. We'll see ;) It'll be $100/$200 (same as now) with a $25 ante. Hope I make it there.

Only 1 of the last 13 hands has had a showdown.

Hand #103 Everyone folds to me in the BB.

Hand #106 A9s I raise pre-flop. Another dude goes all-in and I call for $355 more. He has KT. I get A's on the flop, but he gets perfect-perfect to get a fucking flush. He snags $2000 with that. That really hurts me. Dammit. I'm at $3630 and I'm 383 out of 616. That would have put me above average. I needed that one! :( Gotta keep it cool and hopefully I'll get lucky cards when I need them.

Crap, that guy who got lucky almost has as many chips as I do. I'm 391 out of 586 and I'm $2300 below average. I need to double up soon, but not THAT soon. I gotta wait for my chance and I'll STRIKE!!! ;)

Or I'll just lose it within 5 minutes...whatever!

Hand #116 QJs. Ouchness. I get flush&straight draws after the flop and I bet small and he calls. Then I hit the straight on the turn and I bet small again. Then the river gives him a straight also and we split the pot. Damn that sucked. 385 out of 542 with $3330. Two unlucky hands in a row. Now the ante is eating me alive! AHHHHH!!!!

Man, those two hands really hurt. $2000 from the flush and probably $2000 from the other hand (he wouldn't have bet huge on the river if he didn't hit his straight). What a turnaround winning even one of those hands would have done...

Wow, you ante even when you're in the blinds...hardcore. I'm gonna get blinded out soon, so I'm gonna have to make a move within the next 10-15 hands. Down to $2930 and I'm on the button. Ranked 397 out of 526.

500 people left. The whole ante thing is really narrowing the field down quickly. I will be one of the departed if I don't act soon!

Hand #125 Pocket T's. I flop a flush draw and the dude who raised pre-flop bets the minimum. I call him in that fashion on the flop, turn, and river. He had pocket 4's and I win with my higher pocket pair! I snag $2700 large, which gives me some more breathing room.

Hand #128 Pocket J's. Ahhh, stupid me. The flop is 67K and I bet. The dude raises me and I foolishly call him. He has pocket K's! I draw dead and then cry a bit inside. That was way dumb.

I'm 373 out of 465 with $2805. That last hand was way stupid. Worst play I've made tonight.

I'm pretty much the short stack at my table now, with two guys over $10,000. I gotta double up soon (again). Lousy ante ruining my fun ;)

Hand #131 AJo. My stupidity is overwhelming. I call a pre-flop bet of $1000 from the chip leader. Stupid stupid me. Crap flop and he bets big and I fold. It's like, I should have gone all-in pre flop...but he probably had me beat. I should have fucking folded. Dumbass me.

Hand #134 AKo. I go all-in with my $1400 figuring I'd get called, but everyone folds and I take the pot. I have $2180 and I'm 388 out of 436.

Gotta make a move soon. Hope I get a lucky break, cuz I think I'll need it.

Blinds are going to $200/$400 momentarily. Here comes an all-in very soon...

It's like I'm watching my $$$ go down in a countdown to my demise. I'll get called when I do go all-in, so I gotta do it with at least a decent hand.

Hand #142 Pocket 3's and I go all-in with $1400. I get called by KTs. I turn a set then river a full boat! I'm still alive!!!

I'm 291 out of 389 now, with $3460. I just want some money dammit ;) 8 minutes until a break, then the blinds will go to $300/$600 with a $50 ante. Scary stuff. I don't think I'm gonna make it to the final 135 so I can get paid :)

With the blinds as they are, I'm going all-in as soon as I see a hand that I like.

Hand #147 Pocket 8's. I go all-in for $1900 and everyone folds. I snag $2200, because some people had already called the BB. That helps me. Gotta make plays for the pot so I don't become a super-short stack.

Hand #150 KJs. I'm in early position so I call, then call the guy in the SB. The flop gives me K's, and he bets again. I raise him all-in for $1300 more and he folds. I'm 166 out of 324 with $8,080. I'm right in the middle, which is great. I was on the brink, but was able to double-up several times. We'll see what happens now. The average amount is $10,700, so I'm not close to average, but that's okay. One hand will put me back up there.

During current Hold'em session you were dealt 154 hands and saw flop:
- 8 out 18 times while in big blind (44%)
- 4 out 17 times while in small blind (23%)
- 19 out 119 times in other positions (15%)
- a total of 31 out of 154 (20%)
Pots won at showdown - 6 of 11 (54%)
Pots won without showdown - 10

That's the numbers as of the second break (two hours). I have $8,010. I have enough to hang around a bit longer, but I'll have to double up again soon, since the blinds/ante are going up.

Hand #155 Pocket 4's. I fold after the turn when I don't hit a set.

Not seeing many cards right now. I should be making plays for these pots, but that's not my style. It's like, should I start now? I don't think I will, cuz I'm a wuss ;) 193 out of 267, hope I make it to #135.

Hand #166 KQo. I go all-in with my $6000 vs pocket 7's. The flop gives him a set, and it's all over.

263rd place. Shit.

I didn't play too awful, but there were definitely some plays I wouldn't have made, and several I should have made. I lasted a long time and almost made it in the money. Maybe next time. I'm f'in hungry so it's dinner time. I'll be missing tonight's FOFC tourney, cuz I'm burned out of poker for this evening. Next time Gadget!!!

During current Hold'em session you were dealt 166 hands and saw flop:
- 9 out 19 times while in big blind (47%)
- 4 out 18 times while in small blind (22%)
- 21 out 129 times in other positions (16%)
- a total of 34 out of 166 (20%)
Pots won at showdown - 6 of 12 (50%)
Pots won without showdown - 10

[kingnebwsu]

Day 54, Session 2

It's midnight and the girlfriend is heading over here in about 30 mins...that means I have just enough time for some poker! Sounds like the fellow FOFC'ers had a good time tonight...wish I was there. Tired from my other tourney plus $11 is just too f'in rich for my blood (especially vs you guys...you'd kick my ass!).

I think I'll try a bit of heads-up for $.01/$.02 NL and see what happens...

During current Hold'em 1on1 session you were dealt 37 hands and saw flop:
- 12 out 18 times while in big blind (66%)
- 7 out 19 times while in small blind (36%)
- 0 out 0 times in other positions (0%)
- a total of 19 out of 37 (51%)
Pots won at showdown - 2 of 10 (20%)
Pots won without showdown - 14

I lost my whole dollar there! It was good in the beginning, I was up $.40. Then he hit a lucky river card (story of my life) to win a pot that had him all-in. That woulda been it right there. My pocket Q's vs his AK. That really hurt. It was all downhill from there. Interesting game NL heads-up is. I'll try it again sometime. I'm at the point where I'm just experimenting with different poker types to see how they play out. I don't plan on ever getting my $50 deposit back, but I do wanna have fun with it while I can.

It's not really possible to give hand by hand descriptions while playing heads-up ;) Back for more tomorrow!!!

[kingnebwsu]

Day 55

I'm crazy, so I'm gonna play a sit&go with fixed holdem. $5.50 ($5+$.50) down the drain and the top 3 win money. I've done okay in these before, but we'll see how I do tonight...c'mon 3rd place!!!

Nine players start with 1500 each.

Hand #3 A3s Call in middle position, fold after the flop.

Hand #4 KJo Call in middle position. Flop gives me J's, highest pair on the board. I bet and get two callers til the river, where I only get one caller. I have J's and he has pocket Q's! He snags 350.

Hand #6 93o Check in the BB. Fold after the flop gives me bottom pair.

Hand #9 QJo Raise in late position, get 2 callers. Bet on the flop&turn (with nothing), then I fold after I get raised on the turn.

One time around the table and I have 1230 and am in 8th/9. I gotta get something going here.

4/12 hands played thus far and one was free. Blinds going up to 30/60.

Hand #15 K8o Check in BB. Flop a set of 8's, bet and all 3 players fold. I snag 120.

Hand #16 JTs Call in SB. Flop an inside straight draw, but with only one opponent, I fold.

Hand #18 KJs I raise in late position. Flop a flush draw, everyone checks. Turn a straight draw, all 3 call. River a K-high flush. Me and another guy max the betting...but he has a fucking A-high flush. My luck is always present :( He snags 865 and the biggest pot thus far. I'm really screwed now with only 930 and I'm in last place. Gotta keep it cool and maybe I can make it back.

My shrink was right...god does hate me.

Hand #22 AQo I raise in middle position and get one caller. Flop is 678o and I bet. He raises me and I call. Turn is no help, so I check&fold. I need to bluff more or something. Something...

I have 765 after 25 hands and the blinds are going to 50/100. I'm gonna be screwed unless I win a real pot very soon...

Hand #28 K9s I call in late position with many players. Flop is crap so I fold to a raise.

I have 665 and I'm in 7th, but I have some guys right behind me. Sigh.

Hand #30 KQo I call in middle position. One guy raises and I call with 3 players total. Flop is low cards so I fold to the raiser.

One guy's out. With 565, I'm in 7th place and due to be out soon.

Hand #33&34 make me wanna puke. So angry I am. Getting zero cards on the flop pissing me off. Getting okay pocket cards, but otherwise no love. That flush killed my game.

I have 115 now and I have the next 4 hands to choose from to go all-in with. Hope I can quintuple up ;)

Blinds are up to 100/200. I fold 69o and it's one more hand til I'm in the BB. Sigh.

K7s I go all-in and double up with 380.

I get everyone to fold another hand and get 400.

I'm at 580 now and am not on the super-ropes for about 5 minutes ;)

Hand #44 KJo dominates his QJo and I go all-in after the flop. I win with J's and I'm up to 1310!!!

YES!!! I flop a flush draw, put a guy all-in and I hit my flush on the turn!!! Three people are out now and I have 1990. Avg. is 2250, but what a comeback.

I steal a pot and I have 2240 and am in THIRD!!! Can we quit now so I get paid? ;)

Blinds going up and I'm in 3rd.

God does hate me...

Hand #54 Pocket 8's, but facing 2 raises in the SB I fold. The flop woulda given me 2 pair and I woulda rivered a full boat :(

Huge 4500 hand knocks one guy out. Winner had full boat, other had flush. Wild.

Top-5...c'mon money.

During current Hold'em session you were dealt 134 hands and saw flop:
- 11 out 26 times while in big blind (42%)
- 14 out 24 times while in small blind (58%)
- 20 out 84 times in other positions (23%)
- a total of 45 out of 134 (33%)
Pots won at showdown - 9 of 14 (64%)
Pots won without showdown - 26

I WIN!!! I WIN!!! $22.50 is mine!!! It's really hard to type on this and focus when there are so few players.

Basically, everyone was a bunch of wusses and I was able to barrel through them with my slightly aggressive play. It's sad, cuz I'm a conservative player and I was the most aggressive player at the table. It took forever when it was down to 4 people. I just wanted one person to die so I could get some $$$. Then he died and the other two guys only had less than 1000. I had like 11,500 and I was set. I knocked one out and then had consecutive kickass flops, giving me a pair with the inferior hand and it was over.

I RULE INTENSIVE CARE!!!! :D:D:D:D

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Yeah, I'm in shock. I was hoping to get in the money, then I was hoping to not get last. Going all-in twice in fixed holdem is very scary. Thankfully I got the cards and was able to make a super comeback. That was absolutely insane. I only hope this luck/skill (luck) can carry over to our weekly NL game on Wednesday. I didn't get river'ed but once in this thing, and it didn't happen when it was REALLY important. I shudder to think how much better things would have been if I would have won the hands early on. I got no love early, but superlove late. Thank you poker gods :)

Back for more tomorrow if my hands stop shaking!!! :) :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool:

First Session: Won $17.00
Avg. Players: 9-player Fixed Sit&Go
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 134 hands and saw flop:
- 11 out 26 times while in big blind (42%)
- 14 out 24 times while in small blind (58%)
- 20 out 84 times in other positions (23%)
- a total of 45 out of 134 (33%)
Pots won at showdown - 9 of 14 (64%)
Pots won without showdown - 26
Totals: Up $10.29----$.02/$.04 Tables
Up $6.00-----Sit&Go
Up $1.13-----$.05/$.10 Tables
Down $2.00---Tournaments
Down $1.00---Heads-Up NL Tables
Overall: Up $14.39

[kingnebwsu]

Day 56

I'm insane. Time to blow what I won yesterday by doing a 9-player fixed limit holdem sit&go for $5.50 ($5+$.50). Hope I can get in the money again. Or at least not have such a crappy start. We'll see what happens...

Boy 10/20 blinds seem so low after the end yesterday. Wild. Again, everyone starts with 1500 and the blinds go up every 10 minutes.

Hand #3: KJo in middle. Everyone checks on the flop, then I fold after the turn when I get no cards.

Hand #5: ATs in middle and I raise pre-flop with 2 callers. Flop is no help and I bet and both call. I bet again on the turn and one calls. I check on the river (with no pair or anything) and he also checks. I win 270 with Q's on the board and the A-kicker. I'm in 2nd place with that early win at 1650.

Stakes going up to 30/60 and I'm in 3rd/9 with 1620.

Hand #14: Q7s in middle and I call the pre-flop raise. I flop a set of 7's!!! The pre-flop raiser calls me all the way to the river, then folds. I take down 540.

Hand #15: KTs in middle and I raise pre-flop. I flop K's and a flush draw and I get one caller after I bet. I turn the K-high flush!!! I bet and he calls me, then folds after my bet on the river and I snag 345. I'm up to 2175 and I'm in first place!!! Two guys are below 1000, so I'm in good shape. Gotta keep it cool and patient and wait for another rush like that ;)

Stakes going up to 50/100 and I have 2085 and am in a close first place. Hope some dudes start falling and I don't blow it.

Hand #24: AKo in middle and I raise pre-flop and get one caller. I leadoff betting and the guy folds. I take down 275.

After 26 hands, I have 2090 and am in a close second place. I stupidly just gave up my chip lead (barely) trying to steal a pot. The good news is that I'm not a bottom-feeder (yet).

The best player at the table is to my left, which sucks. It means he has the power over me. Lousy position ;)

Hand #32: A5s in middle position and I call pre-flop with one opponent. The flop gives me an inside straight draw and we check. He checks on the turn when I get a flush draw and I bet. He calls me then I hit the flush. I bet and he folds. I take down 425 with that pot and I'm in solid third.

Stakes to 50/100...scary.

I win consecutive pots of 950 and 700 with my aggressive play. The first one I re-raised pre-flop with AKo. I bet strong and he folds after the turn. Next hand I raise with AQs and he folds after the turn. I had nothing but I bet him out. The first time I had K's.

3285 and in first. Two guys are under 210 and another had 790. I'm in good shape again. Gotta take it easy, then go nuts ;)

Pocket K's gets me 1636 and a KO!!! Eat it 8th place guy!!! 4028 right now and up big.

Crap, I just folded 76o in the SB and I woulda had a set :(

Three more guys are under 900. We're close to 4-way action.

Wow, that was a crazy game. Here's a quick summary...

I hit a Flush to win a small pot.

I'm in great shape with my T's, but I am dominated on the kicker with AT/KT.

Ahhh, the river cards hate me. I have best hand with J's til an A comes on the river.

I river 3 K's, which is my only good river card of the day. I take down a decent pot.

3-way action, two guys go head to head with full boats, K's full of Q's to Q's full of 8's. KO's one person and puts me down 9800 to 3700 going into heads-up.

Another crappy river card burns me good. Makes my solid hand the loser.

The deal-breaking hand of the match was the one where I turned a K-high flush, but the A on the river gave her a full house. That really pissed me off. That knocked me down to 630 and I never recovered. That pot was like 7000 and would have put me back in it. Sigh.

At least I flopped a full boat when I was all-in with KT ;)

So yeah, I finished second. I think the competitors were better than yesterday, and I know I played a helluvalot better. I won $13.50, which after the buy-in is an $8 net.

$25 won in 2 games? BOO!!!! ;)

So yeah, I'm pretty happy with today. I need to play some Xbox or something so I don't do sit&go's til I get burned out. That was a good investment of 1.5 hours though! :)

Lousy it closed out the game before I could save the stats. Sorry guys. I played way aggressive, and was the aggressor at the table. It's scary, because I think playing the tournament a few days ago and the last 2 sit&go's has really improved my game. That is until tomorrow night's "friendly" poker game where I get my ass handed to me by rooks. Lousy bums ;)

Here's where I stand now...maybe more tonight!!!

First Session: Won $8.00 2nd place
Avg. Players: 9-player Fixed Sit&Go
Totals: Up $10.29----$.02/$.04 Tables
Up $14.00-----Sit&Go
Up $1.13-----$.05/$.10 Tables
Down $2.00---Tournaments
Down $1.00---Heads-Up NL Tables
Overall: Up $22.39

[kingnebwsu]

Day 56, Session 2

It's 11 PM and my girlfriend won't be over for about 90 mins, so I'm gonna poker! Nothing too fancy, just some basic play at a $.02/$.04. I'm gonna see how I do. I don't wanna blow the high from the last 2 sit&go's, so I'm not playing for big cash.

Second Session: Lost $.18
Avg. Players 8
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 13 hands and saw flop:
- 1 out 1 times while in big blind (100%)
- 1 out 1 times while in small blind (100%)
- 3 out 11 times in other positions (27%)
- a total of 5 out of 13 (38%)
Pots won at showdown - 0 of 0 (0%)
Pots won without showdown - 0
Totals: Up $10.11----$.02/$.04 Tables
Up $14.00-----Sit&Go
Up $1.13-----$.05/$.10 Tables
Down $2.00---Tournaments
Down $1.00---Heads-Up NL Tables
Overall: Up $22.21

Hand #1 84o I check in late position (forced bet). I fold after the flop

#2 Q9s I call in late position and flop a pair of 9's. It's the 2nd highest pair on the board, so I fold after many people call a bet. Winner had T's ;)

#6 43s I check in the BB, then fold after the flop gives me bottom pair.

#7 Pocket J's, call in the SB. Flop is 2KA so I fold. I'm surely beat by one of the 5 players. Winner flopped 2-pair.

#13 QKo, call in middle. Fold after flop has an A and is suited.

#14 K7s, call in middle. Chase a flush draw to the river and fold when it doesn't show. The odds were right for me to do so. I also had 7's, which gave me a chance at a set or whatever. Lousy didn't hit my flush ;)

Yeah, got a phone call and the girl is coming over. More later this week!

Poker night tomorrow...god help me ;)

[kingnebwsu]

Day 57

Poker night isn't for two hours, so I'm gonna kill some time with another fixed sit&go!!! $5.50 is the buy-in, and I'm hoping to finish in the money again.

I probably won't be as detailed today, as I want to focus on my opponents.

I've played 2/4 hands thus far (with solid cards), but the flops have given me 2nd-high pair both times, and I folded after the flop. I would have won the first time and lost the 2nd time.

#8 I have pocket 8's in middle, but fold after the flop is A77.

1320 after 10 minutes and I'm in 8th. Not playing bad, but not much action thus far.

#13 Awful. QTs raise on the button. I chase a flush draw with 2nd highest pair to the river, then call my opponent. He has 3's and 5's!!?!?!? WTF?!?!?

Under 1000 now.

#15 K4s, I take down a pot with 4's!!! Everyone checks almost twice around so I bet and get one caller. I call him on the river and take down 405. I'm at 1260 now and am in 8th. Much better than 5 minutes ago.

People are much better here than in the other tables I've placed at. I don't think I'll be a super-bully here today.

20 minutes done and I have 1260. Still in 8th place, but one good pot would put me back in the top half.

#20 29o in BB, I check. I flop two-pair and raise the initial bettor (3-way action). I bet first each time from then on, and each of them call me. I end up with two-pair, but he has A's and 9's :( I'm down to 885 now and am in trouble. That hand hurt me about 350 and I gotta win one here soon. 1050 was the biggest pot of the game thus far.

I've seen the BB win at least 3 hands this game. People need to raise before the flop more ;) I'm in 7th now at 885, 2 guys are within 100 of me.

#26 22 in middle, and I call. Flop gives me a set and I bet. 3 players fold :( It's like, I fear slowplaying into someone's hand there. I guess I coulda let them catch up a little, but oh well. I snag 200.

The worst player at the table is almost gone. He was doing well for a while, despite playing like crap. I have 860 and the stakes are soon going to 100/200. Eep. I gotta double up soon. I may be doomed to a 7th place finish today.

One guy out, worst player survived an all-in.

#34 Ouch. I went balls to the wall with 8's and my opponent turned a straight. I folded, knowing what he had, then I woulda had the flush on the river :( I guess I was pot committed, but I wasn't even sure that my flush would have won (if I hit it). There were already 3 hearts on the board, a 4th came on the river. Down to 360.

Down to 260 after the BB. I gotta go for it soon.

QK in SB, here I go...Q-HIGH FLUSH!!! I get 780 and I'm on the button! Gotta stay alive ;) This seems eerily familiar. I wish I could just make it to the top half. That's my goal now. It's all-in or nothing pretty much from now on. Stakes are 100/200. 3 mins til they go up again.

42 hands done, and here comes me in the BB. Even if I fold the next two hands, I'll still have 630.

#43 27o in the BB...smooth.

#44 9's in the SB. I fold after the guy who raised pre-flop bets on the high-carded flop. I woulda had the best hand. Sigh.

I'm at 480 on the button. Gotta choose from the next 4 hands, as the stakes are up again.

Crappy pocket cards...I don't think I've done too well today. Dagnabit.

AQo, here I go. Cool, I get 525 back when everyone folds.

Blinds are 75/150 with 7 players.

Back on the button with 630. I'm still way down, but I'm hanging around. If I hang through another time around the table, two other people may be out (knocking it down to 5). I gotta be aggressive if I see the cards though.

Two guys have come back from the brink and are doing okay; one has 1200 and the other has 2400. Impressive. Hope I join them soon.

Down to 6.

I finish in 6th place. BB upcoming I go all-in with Q3 and get no love from the cards and lose to K's. I didn't play nearly aggressive enough. I folded the best hand several times, which is a problem I was able to overcome in my last 2 sit&go's, but I reverted to old bad habits today. I'm disappointed in how I played, because I know I've played much better than this recently. I guess I'm just saving my good play for tonight...(cough)

We seriously are gonna have like 8 people show tonight. It's gonna be sweet! Hope I don't get river'ed every game (just every other game!). ;);)

First Session: Lost $5.50
Avg. Players 9-player Fixed Sit&Go
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 55 hands and saw flop:
- 5 out 7 times while in big blind (71%)
- 3 out 7 times while in small blind (42%)
- 8 out 41 times in other positions (19%)
- a total of 16 out of 55 (29%)
Pots won at showdown - 2 of 5 (40%)
Pots won without showdown - 2
Totals: Up $10.11----$.02/$.04 Tables
Up $8.50-----Sit&Go
Up $1.13-----$.05/$.10 Tables
Down $2.00---Tournaments
Down $1.00---Heads-Up NL Tables
Overall: Up $16.71

[kingnebwsu]

Day 64

My first chance to play poker in a week, and I'm gonna do another $5.50 sit&go. Hope I can make my money back. We'll see how I do...

All 9 people start with 1500, the stakes go up every 10 mins, and the top 3 get money.

I play the first hand in late position with QJo, and fold when the flop gives me 2nd pair. The winner won with 9's...

Stakes going up and I'm at 1430 in 6th.

Getting some decent cards thus far, but nothing to light the world on fire.

I've played 3/18 hands so far and the stakes are going up again. I have 1325 in 7th and am playing patient, but hopefully my patience will soon be rewarded ;)

20 hands done and I would have only won 2 of them if I stayed in. One I had 2nd-highest pair, the other I folded facing pre-flop raises out of position. I woulda had the nut flush ;)

25 hands and I haven't played past the flop yet (sigh)

30 minutes in and 2 guys are in serious trouble (under 600) with the stakes about to go up. One guy is up to 3500. He won 5 pots in a row, and an idiot just gave him another one. I have 1200 and am in 6th. Still waiting to see a turn card...

Stakes are 100/200, so I gotta move soon, or else the blinds will run me over.

The chip leader is running away with it. He's hitting some lucky cards and he has over 4000. He's playing aggressive too, but he's not a super-bully (yet).

2 players with over 3500, and 3 guys under 500. I gotta wait and then go for it.

The cards tonight make me wanna puke. Blaming the cards is the easy way out ;) 4/33 hands played thus far. GO ME!

FUCK! I check in the BB, and everyone checks on the flop. I turn an open-ended straight draw with 2 opponents, and the first guy bets. I fold, since I'm 32% to hit the straight and the pot is super-small. I river'ed a straight, but I folded :( At least I saw a turn card! :eek:

This is seriously awful. I'm playing slightly tight, but the cards are terrible. Gotta make something happen with what I got.

AKo gets everyone to fold and I snag 1275! 1725 total and I'm 4th/8. Sigh of relief after that one. I raised pre-flop, got 2 callers, then bet aggressively and won after I turned an A.

1725 and I'm in third? Wow. 5600/2660 is what the leaders have. If I get in the money tonight, I'll be thrilled.

3rd/7 now.

8/42 (18%) hands played thus far. Sadly terrible. I'm back at 1500 where I started.

Four tens...that's a funny way for this guy to stay alive ;)

46o on the button is an indicator of how great tonight has been!

People are going all-in and surviving a lot. That's bad for me. I wanna get to heads-up with a 10:1 chip deficit ;)

Stakes going up with 6 people left.

Dang, pocket 7's and I call. Get an inside straight draw, but I fold. T's&9's won it, all on the board. Lousy board ;)

BB I flop an inside straight draw, but fold. I'm down to 900 and am in the SB. Blinds are 100/200. Ouch.

Up to 20% of hands played (10/50), but this is awful. Seriously.

High card A, and I double up to 2100!!!

Leader has around 4800, 3 others around 2100. One more out...c'mon.

RIVER CARD GIVES ME A FULL BOAT AND THE CHIP LEAD!!! 6500!!! That was a scary all-in :D:D:D:D

MONEY!!! I'm in the top 3!!!

7500 in 3-way...wow.

8700 now.

Pocket A's on a forced all-in? Argh.

These cards are making me puke. My aggressive play is winning though.

Somebody please KO someone. 3 all-ins in 3-way and nobody is out yet.

6680, about tied right now. Another all-in survivor.

Heads-up, I have 8800.

Dagnabit. I went from nearly a 2-to-1 chip lead to being out in 3 hands. That stings. I was dominating the heads-up action, then the end got me good. My two-pair got beat twice by his sets. That was terrible. The last time that KO'd me was when he hit consecutive cards when I was all-in to give him the win. I finished in 2nd place and played pretty well overall. I played kind of tight early on, but I seriously was getting shafted on the card distribution. It was awful. The lucky river card I got made up for all the crappy cards I saw for the first part of the game. That card made me $8.00. Thank you river card :) Nothing like hitting a full boat on the river. That was seriously scary...but awesome.

Oh well, considering how lady luck was treating me tonight, I'll take second place. I could have played better at the end of heads-up, but some cards got me and my opponent was different than anyone I've played heads-up online. I guess he was okay, and he was the guy who was ahead at the beginning...but he didn't seem like he was that good. Oh well, learn and blah blah blah.

I'll take this evening and put it toward another sit&go this weekend :)

First Session: Won $8.00, 2nd place
Avg. Players 9-player Fixed Sit&Go
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 91 hands and saw flop:
- 17 out 21 times while in big blind (80%)
- 8 out 20 times while in small blind (40%)
- 11 out 50 times in other positions (22%)
- a total of 36 out of 91 (39%)
Pots won at showdown - 4 of 7 (57%)
Pots won without showdown - 11
Totals: Up $10.11----$.02/$.04 Tables
Up $16.50-----Sit&Go
Up $1.13-----$.05/$.10 Tables
Down $2.00---Tournaments
Down $1.00---Heads-Up NL Tables
Overall: Up $24.71

[kingnebwsu]

Day 66

Got a bit of free time before I play some video games, so I'm gonna do another sit&go!!! Hopefully I can place again and snag some more $$$. I've placed in 3 of the 5 sit&go's I've played thus far. 1st/2nd/2nd then like 5th/7th I think. I'll see what happens!...

9 players each starting with 1500 in chips. The stakes go up every 10 minutes, and each session takes about 90 minutes.

2nd hand has SEVEN people seeing the flop. Wild. Checked around twice through...wish I was playing ;) First person to bet got everyone to fold. Shock. We'll see how people play going forward.

I haven't seen any duplicate players in my sit&go sessions. I'm sure I will eventually, but I haven't yet. Maybe because there are so many players, or maybe because I play them at so many different times.

Played 0/5 going into the BB.

These guys are big pre-flop raisers. We'll see how I react to that when I get some cards to play. A hand earlier had 3 people pre-flop raise to the max. Another had 2 raises pre-flop with six players. Wild.

Played 1/9 hands thus far (free in the BB). The cards are being unkind. Nothing I've even considered playing yet. I'm too tight :)

Played KQo in middle there and got nothing on the flop, then folded. I'm seated in front of the most aggressive player at the table (which seems to happen often). I think I woulda won the last hand when the river was a Q, but I was out before then. Maybe I should play more aggressive to match their styles?

14 hands in and I'm at 1440 and in 4th/9.

Crap. The board last hand had A's and 6's and nobody was betting strong. I called with my K-kicker, hoping I'd win with the two-pair, but I lost to a full boat (A's full of 6's). Suck. 3/17 hands played and I'm down to 1275. Today's cards are shitty. I just hope I'll go all-in and hit a full boat on the river (again) :)

Stakes going to 50/100, and I have 1275 and am in 5th. Nobody is in real danger yet, but one bad hand by any of 7 players, and they'll be seriously hurting. Two guys are up (1800 and 2500), but everyone else is about even.

At least 1/3 of my pocket hands have had a 5. Seriously.

I should be like this other guy and play J3o under the gun. Then flop a full house...

82o in the BB. God hates me.

I've seen the flop in the BB for free 3 times. Other than that, I've played 1/22 hands. My card drought from last game continues. Hope I see something soon, as I'm on the button and the stakes are going up. 26s on the button...sweet... :rolleyes:

I see my first A in the 27th hand, but it's got crappy company, so I fold it. I really wanted to play it though. Shit...woulda flopped a full house :(

Stakes going up to 100/200, and I'm in 7th with 1200. The other 2 guys are hurting. Wish I woulda played my A8o in late position...damn.

The SB is a forced all-in. He's gone. Down to 8.

These cards are f'in terrible. We're not having our weekly poker game this week...so I think my "luck" from there is taking over my online game ;)

Signs of an amateur: always bitching about the crappy cards.

One guy has 4300, but everyone else has under 1900. If I can have one good hand, I'll be in great shape.

FUCK!!! FUCK!!! I flop 2-pair in the BB, but the opponent gets running Q's at the end to get a set. Goddamnit. Down to $500 and I'm on the button. Time to pick one hand and go. FUCK!!! That was my chance. Fucking cards. So pissed. I'm destined to lose this one it appears.

I play K6s late and fold after a shit flop.

I have the next 4 hands to pick from to go all-in with my 400. Stakes will be 150/300 very soon.

It's like...I'm playing tight yes...but I'm not playing THAT tight. I wish I kept a list of my starting hands. It'd be funny to see ;) (funny as in I cry).


Triple all-in. I go with my pocket 5's. I have the best hand of everyone fighting for their life...but of course an asshole has pocket A's. Triple KO for him and I finish tied for 6th (7th place actually). Just awful.

No cards whatsofuckingever today. Oh well, gonna go shoot some guys on my Xbox. Is he talking about a game? ;)

First Session: Lost $5.50, 7th place
Avg. Players 9-player Fixed Sit&Go
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 39 hands and saw flop:
- 4 out 4 times while in big blind (100%)
- 1 out 4 times while in small blind (25%)
- 3 out 31 times in other positions (9%)
- a total of 8 out of 39 (20%)
Pots won at showdown - 0 of 3 (0%)
Pots won without showdown - 0
Totals: Up $10.11----$.02/$.04 Tables
Up $11.00-----Sit&Go
Up $1.13-----$.05/$.10 Tables
Down $2.00---Tournaments
Down $1.00---Heads-Up NL Tables
Overall: Up $19.21

Maybe I'll play again later tonight after I calm down. Damn, that was a tough game. The last game was tough too, but I got lucky and snagged some cash. Hopefully my cards will be better next time (I blame the cards always! ;)).

[kingnebwsu]

Day 66, Session 2

I have some downtime from my gaming, so I'm gonna try another sit&go. Hopefully I get some damn cards and I'm able to do something with them ;)

I start on the button with T9o, which I fold. I like starting on the button :)

First hand I play is QTo in middle. The flop gives me nothing so I fold. The turn was a Q, but the river was an A, so I was probably beat. There was no showdown sadly.

3's in the BB, but I fold after a high-carded flop.

Q2s in late and I see the flop cheaply. Everyone checks around several times, but with 5 opponents, I'm not going to bet $40 to steal a $100 pot. Odds of getting called were too high.

1410 in 5th/9 with the stakes going up.

I call with pocket 2's. Nobody bets 1.5 times around the table, so I bet and get 1 caller out of 6. The river comes and I check, then he bets. I call and lose to his higher two-pair.

YES! Pocket K's!!! My best starting hand in forever and I eventually take down the pot of 315. Back up to 1425 and I'm in 6th/9. I flopped a set and bet knocking all but one guy out (I didn't want people drawing out on me). I bet again on the turn and he folds.

Stakes are going up again!

A5o in the BB and I flop A's. My kicker is crap, but everyone checks around. I bet the second time and get it down to heads-up. I bet on the river and he folds! I snag 375. Up to 1625, which is higher than anytime last game ;) They shoulda raised me pre-flop.

30 minutes done, stakes going up again. Everyone is pretty even, 1150-1990 is the range. Nobody is deep trouble yet, but that will change very soon.

"Balls to the wall" as my coworker would say.

1625 and I'm 3rd...wow. It's close.

A9s in middle and I fold after the flop.

K9o I fold UTG. I wanted to play it, but being out of position made it no good.

T7s in BB. I check til after the river when I hit 3rd-highest pair. I bet and 3 players fold! I snag 450. Up to 1825. It's weird stealing pots, but something I need to work on. I gotta pay attention and do it at the right time. It's working this game somewhat.

Dang! I call a pre-flop raise on the button with A2s. I bet after the turn and get one caller. I river 2's, so the board's pair gives me 7's and 2's. Sadly, my opponent has pocket 9's, so I lose. I thought I had it when the river card hit.

Consecutive pocket pairs (6's and 2's), but I don't hit a set either time and I fold. These huge stakes have knocked me down to 1125 and I'm 6th/9. Gotta make a move soon.

My cards are definitely better than the last couple of games. I just need to hit some cards on the board (or just one kickass hand) and I'll be set ;)

Stakes going up to 150/300. I gotta pick a hand and go.

Pocket 5's in the BB, but no set again so I fold. I'm due for a set within the next 6 pocket pairs ;)

Down to 8!

Balls to the wall, I raise pre-flop with AJo. Bet strong the whole way and he folds on the turn. I get 1125. That was huge, cuz my next bet would have put me all-in with nothing ;)

3 guys over 2000, 3 guys under 600.

UTG, I fold pocket 4's. That's the right move...right? At least that's what I've heard from Phil Gordon.

Crap, I folded Q9o in late and woulda flopped three 9's.

I'm in 3rd with around 1900. 4 guys are under 800.

Pocket Q's helps me to KO a guy!!! I'm up to 2560 with 7 guys left.

5 guys, I have 4000, leader has 5000, and everyone else is under 1800. C'mon $$$...

4660 and I'm in the chip lead. Where's a triple KO when I need it? ;)

Down to 4, one guy on life support.

Wow, that was a wild ending to the game (kinda).

Here's what happened...

Down to 4 people, with 2 of them on life support. One chick was on super-life support and won forced all-in's FIVE times in a row before she finally bit the dust. She got mad at me when I said "ridiculous" after her 5th straight win (3 of them were heads-up vs me). It was awful. I had her dominated twice and she pulled them both out. Terrible. But she got hers :D

3-way action, a dude went all-in when the stakes went up and I KO'ed him.

Heads-up started with me having a 2-to-1 chip lead. I played aggressive poker, which seems to work well in the smaller groups. I bullied my way to a lot of pot victories and eventually beat him out when I had AK and he had QJ. Go A-high for the win!!!

So yeah, I WON AGAIN!!! :):):) I'm quite happy with how I played overall. I'm going to post the hands I played for the first part of the tourney (til it was down to 7 people). I put some markings saying which ones I played, won, etc. I would appreciate some feedback on how I could improve my early game. When it gets down to 5 people or less, I feel really confident about my play. I feel like I can control the table and pretty much guarantee myself a top-3 finish. Tonight I just rolled over everybody once it got halfway done. I know I need to work on my early game. I'm still way too timid at stealing pots with lots of players (which is tough to do, but I rarely succeed at it). But when it gets down to several people, I do really well at stealing pots.

Tonight I was fortunate in bluffing a couple of times. I TWICE had a great pre-flop hand that didn't hit any cards the whole way, but I bet strong the whole way and got people to fold on the river both times. No showdown thankfully. I had A-high both times ;) Against better opponents I would have only won one of them I think, but neither would have hurt me too much.

So yeah, a great night of poker for me! Time to go play the "Guy Game" for Xbox ;)

Second Session: Won $17.00, 1st place
Avg. Players 9-player Fixed Sit&Go
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 120 hands and saw flop:
- 16 out 22 times while in big blind (72%)
- 8 out 23 times while in small blind (34%)
- 16 out 75 times in other positions (21%)
- a total of 40 out of 120 (33%)
Pots won at showdown - 6 of 11 (54%)
Pots won without showdown - 29
Totals: Up $10.11----$.02/$.04 Tables
Up $28.00-----Sit&Go
Up $1.13-----$.05/$.10 Tables
Down $2.00---Tournaments
Down $1.00---Heads-Up NL Tables
Overall: Up $36.21

Here's how I played til it was down to 6 people:

D=dealer
x=saw flop
+=won hand
T9oD
23o
53o
QTox
27o
97o
A6o
33xBB
Q5o
64oD
Q2sx
Q3o
T2o
Q5o
J8o
22x
A7oxBB
A9x
KKx+D
K3o
A6o
29o
K3o
K6o
J6o
A5oxBB+
Q4o
24oD
A4o
24s
---30 mins in
J6o
93o
A9sx
K9o
T7sBB+
96o
A2sxD+
26o
66x
22x
87o
T9o
48s
55xBB
K5oD
A5o
AJo
76o
47o
44
4JoxBB+
J6o
Q5oD
Q9o
T7o
55x
QQx+
T2o
---Down to 6

[kingnebwsu]

Day 69

It's 2 AM and I work in 7 hours, so it's time for a sit&go!!!

I'm sitting to the left of a guy who kicked my ass a month ago. Hopefully I do better tonight.

Boom! I snag 470 right away with pocket A's on the button! That's what I like to see early on! 1730 and the early lead.

Dang, had to leave for a few minutes, and I missed a few hands. Stakes went up and I'm in 3rd with 1660.

One guy under 800, everyone else doing fine.

Dang, I play AT in the middle and have the best hand with A's...until the river card puts 4 hearts on the board. I have zero confidence without a heart, we check and he shows a heart. Argh. I had that pot.

CRAP!!! My pocket Q's in the BB are looking great with zero overcards, but this one jerk raises...and I wonder what he has. He beats me with pocket A's :( That really hurts. Down to 1195 and I'm in 7th. That pot of 735 would have been huge...

I hope that's not the one hand that defines this session. I was in good shape above where I started...but now I'm down at the bottom. Gotta stay patient and the cards will come. Dang, that hurt.

Stakes going up and I'm still in 7th. 50/100 seems huge when you're short-stacked.

I've had TJo 3 times already...wild.

Sweet, I steal a small pot of 175 when the flop is 677. I had K-high ;) Paired flops seem to scare people a lot.

One guy's out...I'm 8th/8 with 1195. Not dire straits, but I need to pounce when I get the chance. Stakes going up...eep. 100/200 and almost under 1000...scary. I better win my next pot :)

Whew...river card nets me a crap pair to win a 650 pot...up to 1395.

Crap...folded after flop...I woulda had a straight if I hung around ;)

7th/8 with 1345.

Wow. The dude who KO'd me last time I saw him is down to 330. Sweet.

2 guys under 400...need them gone, as I play better with the smaller group.

Nice, I snag 750 after strong bets after the flop and turn. 1895 and 5th/7.

Stole another pot and I'm at 2045 in 3rd/6. I like where I'm at $$$ wise and where I'm sitting at the table...the two guys ahead of me are in front of me.

BOOM! I slow-play the chip leader when I flop a full boat. 2945 in 2nd, and only 200 back of 1st!

Stakes up.

Chip-lead with 3020. Sweet.

I feel like 5-6 players is the magic number for me. Once it gets like this, I feel like I have a lot of control at the table. We'll see if I can make it to $$$ this time :)

1650 with 2-pair! That's a huge win. He also had 2-pair, but my kicker was an A vs a K :) Sweet.

3620 and 2nd has 2300.

I need people to start getting out so I can be guaranteed cash.

Biggest pot of the night puts me to almost 5k! More than double the guy I just hurt bigtime.

The dude who lead most of the game is out...down to 5. Wild.

4070 with a slight chip lead. 2 guys under 1600. We'll see if they can go away so I can get cash :) That's my only goal, every time I play. Of course I wanna win, but getting money ensures more poker in the future.

Stakes going up, still barely ahead.

Chance to KO someone doesn't pan out. Lousy lucky cards ;) Hope I get him soon. I put him all-in pre-flop with AT vs Q4 and he got a Q. He's up over 1000 now.

2 guys under 1100. They go out, I get $$$.

5075, 2 guys with 3000, 2 guys under 900. I'm doing solid.

Down to 4!

Down to 3! I'm getting money! :D

I've got half the chips now, the other guys both have around 3k.

Wow...amazing. I played really well tonight and the cards were flowing when I needed them. No crazy river card saves or anything...just after both players checked, I hit a turn card several times. I also had pocket pairs 2-3 times when it was for the cash.

I won a huge pot vs the other chip leader that took me from 5100 to almost 9000.

I win a HUGE pot with pocket 2's that takes me from 4350 to 11k. That was insane.

I make it Heads-up with JTo vs his forced 97o.

When heads-up started, I had like 12,000 vs 1,500. It was no contest. 3 hands and it was all over. Amazing.

I'm really happy with how I played tonight. It seems if I'm not one of the first three out, I can win cash. I play so much stronger/better vs a table of 5-6 or less than I do with a full table. I wouldn't be very good at tournaments I don't think ;) It is something I need to work on...knowing when to try and steal pots with a full table and such. I did better at it tonight, even though it didn't work out that often. I gotta keep trying it out to learn when it will work.

But yeah, another tournament victory for ME!!! :D:D:D I can't believe I've won my last two events. I remember when I won my first one (last week I believe), I was freaking out. It had me buzzing all night. Now it's 3:15 AM and I work at 9 AM. I need a hug and a nap ;)

So I'm up over $50 in my brief poker time. I can't go back to just the regular tables anymore...it's sit&go's or nothing. I would like to do a fixed holdem tourney, but they're at awkward times (like early in the morning, or on weekends when I work). Hopefully someday I'll get to try one. I've become a solid medium-level fixed-limit player. How many hyphens does YOUR sentence have? :)

Sleep time now...hopefully I'll have time for one tomorrow night. I love winning and I can get used to this feeling of tearing it up. Now if I can improve on my full-table game, I'll be quite a formidable opponent. Again, any tips from the readers are always welcome!!! :cool:

First Session: Won $17.00, 1st place
Avg. Players 9-player Fixed Sit&Go
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 96 hands and saw flop:
- 13 out 18 times while in big blind (72%)
- 9 out 19 times while in small blind (47%)
- 18 out 59 times in other positions (30%)
- a total of 40 out of 96 (41%)
Pots won at showdown - 11 of 14 (78%)
Pots won without showdown - 14
Totals: Up $10.04----$.02/$.04 Tables
Up $45.00----Sit&Go
Up $1.13-----$.05/$.10 Tables
Down $2.00---Tournaments
Down $1.00---Heads-Up NL Tables
Overall: Up $53.17

[SirFozzie]

you come and play the FOFCers..

WE MUST BREAK YOU :D

[kingnebwsu]

(in the voice of Joe from Family Guy)

BRING IT ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!! ;):):):):):D

I didn't play in the first FOFC thing because $11 was way too much. Now that I'm up over $50, I wouldn't feel so bad doing it. I usually work Sunday nights, but hopefully sometime I can join in the next event. After dinner tonight I may do another sit&go. Gotta extend the winning streak to THREE!!! ;)

[kingnebwsu]

Day 70

I worked today and I'm kinda tired...but not too tired for poker!!! :) We're having our weekly poker game tomorrow, but it looks grim. Hopefully we'll have at least 5 people (the minimum for a fun game).

Here I go tonight...again my goal is to hit the top 3 and win money to ensure future poker.

Crap...I start in the BB. Not my favorite place to start. I see flops in the BB&SB, but nothing hits and I fold vs lots of players. Down to 1460 and I'm in 7th after 2 hands. IT'S ALL OVER!!! :rolleyes:

This one guy has won the last 3 pots and has 2170. Wow. 2 with showdowns (crappy showdown this time...his pocket 4's stood up...wtf?). He's been playing a lot of hands.

I'm seeing lots of flops for $20, but I'm not hitting anything. 0/4 on flops thus far and I'm at 1420.

Wow, big 720 pot for the first 10 minutes! 4 people played it to the river, and I put this guy on flopping a straight...which he had!!! Glad I read that. I'm still learning to read people's hands, but that one was fairly obvious. Someone's at 600...sweet.

Last round of BB is me! Stakes up next time with me in SB.

Lotsa guys seeing flops...this could be good/bad, we'll see. Generally that's good, but hopefully I can get some cards and call these guys.

1400 in 6th/9 with stakes going up for the first time.

4/13 (30%) hands played thus far. That's higher than normal for this stage. I'm getting decent pocket cards, but no good flops yet. Biding my time.

My first pot victory! I raise in the middle pre-flop with Q's. I get one caller. The flop is J9Ao. He checks and I bet, then he folds. I bet a strong hand and took him down. 165 is the pot and I have 1490, almost back where I started. I'm in 6th/9 still.

One guy has 445 (wow), but nobody else is below 1400.

Argh, that pot of 510 was mine until the river gave an overcard to my 8's ;) I had two-pair (8's and 3's), but he hit a T on the river to give him T's and 3's. Argh. I checked on the turn since I was out of position. I should have bet. He had a flush draw that didn't hit, but he still won.

I've seen this so many times...somebody's under one "big bet" in chips with a big pot...and they fold? It's like...gotta take a stand or something. This guy saw it all the way to the river and the pot was 800. He had 55 and folded to a 100 bet. It's like, balls to the wall dude. Gotta go for it. He bet on the turn and was raised, then he called. It's like, don't call it there, just go all-in for the extra $55. You ain't coming back with an upcoming forced all-in. I see this a lot at these tables.

I'm down to 8th/8 with 1225. Stakes are 50/100. Hopefully I can get a decent pot now to get out of being the short stack.

Wow, a 2000 pot goes to someone to give him a HUGE lead. 4 players saw it all the way to the showdown. He hit it big when a 4th spade came and he had the A. Big win for him. He should have folded, because he flopped bottom pair and no draw. He hit perfect-perfect for that. Wild.

Stakes going up soon to 100/200. I have 1125 and am in 7th/8. One guy has 600. And now he's out. Down to 7 and I'm in 7th.

Crap! I try to steal a pot and am unsuccessful. My low pair didn't match his pocket 5's...down to 625 and am on life support. Worst time to be in the BB.

Time for a miracle hand...please...

Crap!!! I flop trip A's but so does another guy. I go all-in and we split the pot. Damn. At 625 after the blinds.

7 guys total, 3 are below 1000 (including me). If I can get one big pot, I'll be set to get paid. That's looking more and more unlikely though.

I turn&river a set, so I win without a showdown. Up to 875.

7 people left, I have 825 and I'm in 4th?!?!? Wow, we could have a 4-way KO soon ;) Hopefully I'm not a KO-ee.

Yeah, I'm a KO-ee. I go for it with top pair on the board. 3-way all-in. The other guy hits a flush on the turn...DAMN! That hurts. I'm down to $15 and am all-in, about to lose.

LOL! Full house puts me up to 45 ;)

Another one!!! 135 and on the button :p Lucky SOB, it won't last though.

Gotta choose from the next 3 hands to go all-in. BB is 150.

Double KO gets me and another guy...I finished T-5th, or 6th after the tie-breaker. Damn.

(Shrug) I played okay. Not terrible, but not that good. Didn't have the cards hit like I did the last 2 times I won it. That's what I need to get me past the early part (where I'm weaker). If I could have won that last pot (where he hit the flush), I would have had like 2700 and been in good shape. I would have placed. But alas, it didn't happen and I finished in 6th. Now me angry!!! Stupid the man is keeping me down.

I'm not really talking about the cards that much in this...maybe I need to focus back on what I'm playing and less on where I stand in the sit&go. Oh well...maybe more tonight. We'll see how awake I am (only got 4 hours sleep last night).

First Session: Lost $5.50, 6th place
Avg. Players 9-player Fixed Sit&Go
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 52 hands and saw flop:
- 5 out 7 times while in big blind (71%)
- 4 out 7 times while in small blind (57%)
- 9 out 38 times in other positions (23%)
- a total of 18 out of 52 (34%)
Pots won at showdown - 3 of 7 (42%)
Pots won without showdown - 2
Totals: Up $10.04----$.02/$.04 Tables
Up $39.50----Sit&Go
Up $1.13-----$.05/$.10 Tables
Down $2.00---Tournaments
Down $1.00---Heads-Up NL Tables
Overall: Up $47.67

[kingnebwsu]

Day 73

Killing a little time before I socialize this afternoon, so I'm gonna play at a $.02/$.04. Fun times. I'm just messing, so I'll probably lose some money.

I spotted a buddy of mine $4. He blew $1 of it already ;) He came to our weekly poker game the other night and he seemed to have a good time. Hopefully he'll become another semi-regular, as school starting


I play A4s in late and flop A's. I get one caller on my bet. I turn a set of A's!!! I know I got it, so I bet and he folds. I snag $.12 and am down $.03 in this early part of the session.

I play A6s in the BB and fold after a crap flop. There are 6 players still in, so I was way behind.

I've played 4/7 hands thus far and have taken down the 1 pot. Pre-flop raises have cost me though. My hands have been justified though.

I call AQo in middle. I flop A's. I turn a 2nd pair. I feel good about my hand. One guy calls me all the way down and I take down $.46!!! I'm up $.20 this session after 14 hands.

I check when entering a new table in late position (K8o). I flop K's, but the flop is suited. Both players check and I bet. Both players fold and I take down $.06. I'm a rich man!!! :p

I've played 7/17 hands so far. I've been getting decent cards and hitting the flop okay. Up $.23. I miss my sit&go's ;) Maybe I'll do one later today. Lousy have to work late tonight.

I play Q6o in the SB. I flop Q's and everyone checks. I turn two-pair and I bet...all 3 call! I'm feeling great when a T comes on the river. I leadoff betting and get a RAISE...ruh roh. It's the third diamond on the board, so I wonder if he has a flush. I call his bet and he shows pocket T's. Argh. That hand should have been mine! He snags $.44. Maybe I should have been on the flop, but I was ready to do a check-raise with the top pair on the board. Being in early position I didn't wanna give it away too soon. Oh well, it cost me this time. Up $.07 after 22 hands now.

Wow...now I'm on tilt...pokerstars crashed for like 90 seconds...when I was about to put in my raise with AKo!!! ON THE BUTTON!!! AHHHHHHHH!!! So pissed. That's f'in terrible. It came back later and everyone folded because nobody was able to act in time. Just terrible.

I play some heads-up while people are joining back in.

I lose a big pot when he has top pair.

I win $.20 back when I river a straight. I'm down $.05 after 32 hands.

Still pissed about the error...argh. Gotta keep it cool so I don't totally blow everything. I'm almost out of time anyway.

I'm trying to steal some pots and it's not working. Great pocket cards are turning to crap on the flop. I haven't been able to steal but one so far, and I've tried too many times.

I flop 2-pair in the BB, and I bet all the way to the river, where my opponent finally folds. I get $.16.

That's the third time someone has rivered a set against me to give them the winning hand. I'm on full tilt and I need to walk away. Got one more pot, now I'm out.

First Session: Lost $.37
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 51 hands and saw flop:
- 11 out 11 times while in big blind (100%)
- 2 out 12 times while in small blind (16%)
- 10 out 28 times in other positions (35%)
- a total of 23 out of 51 (45%)
Pots won at showdown - 3 of 9 (33%)
Pots won without showdown - 4
Avg. Players 5
Totals: Up $9.67-----$.02/$.04 Tables
Up $39.50----Sit&Go
Up $1.13-----$.05/$.10 Tables
Down $2.00---Tournaments
Down $1.00---Heads-Up NL Tables
($5 Transferred to friends)
Overall: Up $47.30

[kingnebwsu]

Day 73

Second Session

Sadly there's not enough time to do a sit&go tonight, so I'll settle with doing a normal $.02/$.04 game. Hopefully I'll do a sit&go tomorrow night.

I post the entrance fee on the button and fold after the flop.

Wow! Pocket K's in middle position!!! I raise it and the guy behind me RE-raises it! I raise again maxing the bet out. For some reason 5 players see the flop and the pot stands at $.43 pre-flop. The flop comes JT7. I bet again (I'm 2nd of 5 to bet) and everyone calls. I bet again on the turn (Q) and one guy folds. The river is another J (which makes me fear a set of J's). I bet again, the original pre-flop raiser folds, but the last two guys just call. I show K's and J's and they muck their hands!!! Huzzah!!! I snag a huge $.85 pot and am up $.65 after 5 hands. I can't believe people will pay so much to see a stinking flop. It's like, I raised, then another guy re-raised before any of the guys had money in the pot. That's insane. Calling a triple-bet cold is not something I'd do unless my cards were lights out. Wow.

Several hands later I have QKo in the SB. I just call with 3 opponents. The flop is 57Q. I bet away and get one caller. The turn is a T and I bet again, and he calls. The river is a 4 and I finally get him to fold. I'll take the $.22, thanks. I'm up $.77 after only 11 hands. Nothing like winning 2 of the 3 hands I've played so far ;)

Wow, that blows. Pocket A's on the button rocks. I raise pre-flop and get 5 callers. Flop is 65T. I feel good. Leader bets and someone else raises? I'm like...WTF? I re-raise and he re-raises again. I'm wondering if he has a flush draw, but that move seems way insane for just a draw (though the pot was huge). The turn is another low card and 4 people max out the bets. The river is no help to me. The raiser bets first, I call him and the others fold. He shows a set of 5's (argh). He snags a huge pot of $1.34. That's one of the biggest pots I've seen at this level. It hurt me a lot. I definitely overbet my A's there. I was confident in them, but when he kept raising&re-raising, I should have known I was beat. I should have just called him the last 2 times. I would have saved like $.20 by doing that. Now I'm up $.38 for this session after 20 hands. Dang that stung.

Hand #22 is pocket 8's in the BB. The flop is Q65 and the SB bets. I fold. He bets on the turn again to win the pot. Table is down to 5 now (from the 8-9 earlier).

Sweet! I just snagged $.60 with an A-high flush. The flop gave me a draw (w/ 2 opponents). I raise the bet and get called. The turn is no help, but gives me a straight draw. I call the bet since the odds are right. The river gives me a flush and we both max out our bets. I have the nut flush and his is K-high! Whoo-hoo! I'm up $.64 now after 27 hands and maybe I should bail.

Wow, this guy just slow-played me good. I had pocket 5's and was feeling good when the flop was JJ8. I bet on the flop after everyone checked and got 3 callers. I bet again on the turn and got 1 caller. He bets on the river and I raise him, then he re-raises me and I call. He shows a set of J's, which beats my two-pair. The turn and the river were undercards to my 5's, so I felt pretty good. He got me good. Damn.

Wow, I was really gun-shy in that hand. I raise with pocket Q's on the button. A guy re-raised out of the SB. 3 players total. Flop is KQ7. He bets and we both max out the bets after the flop. I'm wondering if he has pocket K's. He bets on the turn&river, and I just call. He shows AKs and I win with the set ($.50). I should have been more aggressive there, but I put him on a set of K's. I could have gotten a lot more money, but oh well. I didn't wanna lose big again (which has happened some tonight). Up $.52 after 45 hands, and the girlfriend is still doing homework. Argh, I coulda done a sit&go ;)

Fuck. I had a solid straight, but the other guy had 2 cards over the board, and I only had 1. He got $.82 on that one. I made the mistake of re-raising when I hit the straight. I figured he probably also had the straight, so why did I raise when the best I was hoping for was a split? I should have called him.

Next hand I raise on the button with AQo. I flop A's then turn a straight. I snag $.40 on that pot and now up $.52 (again). I should bail soon ;)

Gonna do one more rounds til the blinds hit me then I'm done. I've played okay tonight, but I could have seriously cut my losses. That would have put me up almost a dollar. I got pocket A's, K's and Q's tonight. Great cards, but I wasn't able to capitalize on all of them.

I steal a pot at the end and I'm done. A solid session, and my first winning one at the regular tables in a long time. I miss my sit&go's :)

Second Session: Won $.51
Avg. Players 6
Biggest Win: $.85 K's&J's
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 56 hands and saw flop:
- 5 out 9 times while in big blind (55%)
- 2 out 10 times while in small blind (20%)
- 10 out 37 times in other positions (27%)
- a total of 17 out of 56 (30%)
Pots won at showdown - 4 of 7 (57%)
Pots won without showdown - 2
Totals: Up $10.18----$.02/$.04 Tables
Up $39.50----Sit&Go
Up $1.13-----$.05/$.10 Tables
Down $2.00---Tournaments
Down $1.00---Heads-Up NL Tables
($5 Transferred to friends)
Overall: Up $47.81

[kingnebwsu]

Day 74

Finally! Time for a sit&go!!! It's been an awful morning thus far...had to wake up this early to take the car to the shop, then I had to drive my girlfriend's car to school since we was running late. Hope I can turn it around in this session of poker! I got a glass of milk, some pumpkin pie, and some anger to burn through. Hope I can get in the money! Gotta start another winning streak!!! ;)

I don't recognize any of these players. I've been putting notes on everyone I've been playing sit&go's with.

Again, my strategy is to play tight early on, win a couple of hands, and hopefully have enough to get in the top half. Whenever I place in the top 5, I always win money.

Hehe, just got the phone call that my car may not get done today :( That'd suck. I have to drive to 2 stores today. One is a must, but maybe the other can wait.

I just folded K5s UTG. That's tight even for me ;) There was a pre-flop raise, so that was a good fold.

K6s in the BB and I check. Everyone checks around twice and I hit a K on the river. I check and (foolishly) call. I think, "nobody has an ace so I'm set." Of course, I forgot that my kicker SUCKS! ;)

1430 with stakes going up, 6th/9.

I play 9's in late position and fold after no love on the flop. 2/11 hands played thus far, I'm at 1400. Keeping your head above water is so important in the early/middle part of a sit&go. Every time I do, I win cash.

I throw away K3o in the BB when someone raises pre-flop.

I raise on the button with ATs. The flop gets no love, but I raise trying to force some people out. 2 people call (argh). The turn comes and I still have only a straight draw, so I fold. That hurt. I'm at 1235, in 7th/9 and the stakes are going up. Dang. I shouldn't have raised there. I had a bettor and a caller in front of me. That should have been a hint that I wasn't gonna bluff it.

Stakes are 50/100. If I run with a hand, I better make sure it wins ;)

K9s in middle, I call pre-flop. SB raises and I still call. Flop sucks, so I bail.

KQo in middle, I call. Flop is awful, so I fold (with 5 opponents).

Down to 1085 and in last.

Pocket 7's, I call in middle. Flop is 449 with 3 players. They check to me and I bet. I get one caller. Turn is another low card, so I bet and he calls. On the river I bet and he folds! I needed that 450, back to 1335. 6th/9.

That hand was insane. FIVE people in with the max bets pre-flop. People bet like crazy, and the guy won with the flush. He got 4000, which is huge at this level. One guy is out, and another guy is all-in (on the next hand). I'd love heads-up with a 10:1 chip deficit. I think I'd be rocking ;) At the very least, I'd get 2nd :)

1260, 5th/8 with stakes going up (on the button). 6/25 hands played so far (24%).

Down to 7! 5th/7. Two guys under 1000, I have 1260. Hope they get out soon and I'm the one to do it ;)

Shit. AKo UTG and I raise. The dealer raises that, and I call. Flop is no help but I bet anyway and he raises me. I foolishly call. Turn is no help, so I check, he bets, and I fold. That hurt a lot. I'm down to 760. I put him on a high pocket pair, probably Q's since the board was medium/low. Shit. Time to make a move. I played the AKo too far there.

610 after the blinds knock me down. Stakes are 100/200 now, so I gotta pick a hand, get a good flop, and go.

KTo on the button, I call. Flop is AAK and everyone checks to me, so I bet. I get 2 callers. Everyone checks to me after the turn (Q) and I bet again. Both players call. I go all-in on the river, and one calls. He had a fucking ace. He slow-played me good (that's twice in 2 days I've been hit like that). Argh, so I'm done. 7th place and that was just terrible. Apparently my lucky streak has run out. I wanna play another one!!! ;)

5th,1st,2nd,6th,2nd,7th,1st,1st,6th,7th

Those are my results for sit&go's. I've never not won money in consecutive events. Maybe I should just read Doyle Brunson's book and not play another sit&go ;) Oh well, I need to not take hands so far next time. Always a fine line between folding too soon and not folding soon enough.

First Session: Lost $5.50, 7th place
Avg. Players 9-player Fixed Sit&Go
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 32 hands and saw flop:
- 1 out 4 times while in big blind (25%)
- 0 out 4 times while in small blind (0%)
- 7 out 24 times in other positions (29%)
- a total of 8 out of 32 (25%)
Pots won at showdown - 0 of 2 (0%)
Pots won without showdown - 1
Totals: Up $10.18----$.02/$.04 Tables
Up $34.00----Sit&Go
Up $1.13-----$.05/$.10 Tables
Down $2.00---Tournaments
Down $1.00---Heads-Up NL Tables
($5 Transferred to friends)
Overall: Up $42.31

I shoulda quit when I was up $53 :)

[kingnebwsu]

Day 74

Session 2

Ah yes. Gonna do another sit&go. Just gonna summarize, as I'm all typed out :)

I've never played consecutive sit&go's like this. Gotta keep it cool and let the cards flow through me... :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

I only recognize one player...a person who got 8th in the last sit&go! ;)

KQo on the first hand (on the button), so I call. Everyone checks the first time around. Someone bets the 2nd time and everyone folds.

K6s the second hand, I fold after the flop.

1440 in 4th after 3 hands.

I'll be on the button again when the stakes go up. This one guy is awful. He's playing every hand and he's playing them the whole way through and getting crushed. Unreal ;) He's at 450 and the next lowest is 1310.

1410, 6th/9 with stakes going up.

Pocket 9's in late. The BB raises with A2o (?!?!?!?). The flop gives no love so I fold. Winners split the pot with A2. Sick.

Maybe I should play more cheap hands early in the sit&go's. Like see the flop, and go if I hit something and fold if I don't. That's what I'm doing now, but I'm pretty tight about it. Maybe I should loosen up a bit early on. But I think I'll lose more money in the long run that way.

5th/9 with 1350 and stakes going up.

Pocket K's in the BB!!! Fucking terrible. I flop a set, and everyone checks. Turn gives the board K976. Some guy maxes the bet with me. River is an 8, so I check&call. He shows 85 offsuit?!?!?!? WTF?!?!?!? It's like, the pre-flop bets were MAXED out and he played that hand all the way? I mean, he had to call 2 bets cold pre-flop and he called it with THAT? I guess I should have bet on the flop, but he would have called with his straight draw. That hand crippled me, I'm down to 650. Just god-fucking-awful. That was the big hand this game, and I lost it. That's just terrible. I'm gonna need a semi-miracle to get back in this one.

Next hand I get A3s in the SB. I flop a flush draw that never shows, so I fold after going down to 450. Ouch.

KQs in the middle, and I fold after the flop.

Whew, I snag a 550 pot with AQs. Up to 750 with the stakes going to 100/200. Help me...

I steal the pot where I'm the BB (300). I had nothing. Up to 700 and I'm gonna be on the button. A brief respite to decide which hand I wanna make a move with.

Wow, I folded K4o on the button, and the flop was K94 ;)

8th/8 with 700.

4 guys under 1000, i'm one of them...if I can just get a bit back, I'll be okay.

Facing super-raises pre-flop, I fold my pocket J's. Turns out I would have won...argh. Terrible. Raising to the max with pocket 4's or QJo? Whatever.

YES!!! FINALLY!!! AKo UTG and I raise. Another dude raises and I call. 3 players. Flop is AQ4, so I push myself all-in. For some reason, both the other guys call it to the river, and I river a set of A's!!! :D:D:D:D I needed that! The others had a straight draw and a pair of Q's. I ROCK!!!

1775 with the stakes going up. Whew...temporary breather.

After the blinds I'm on the button with 1625, 4th/7. One guy has over 4000, but nobody else is way up there.

QTo in late and I call the BB. He raises, so I raise him another 80 all-in. I dominate his Q8 and win with T's. KO'd him good!

I'm at 2070 in 3rd/6. This is where I wanna be...I gotta play like I can and I'll win money.

Two guys under 800 now. Gotta get down to 3.

As I say that, they get double KO'd! Down to 4...c'mon me! I'm in 4th/4. One guy has 6500 (aka half the chips).

Bluffed that pot...wow. Up to 2245.

2900 with 2-pair! up to 3645!!! In 2nd!!!

5645 in 1st!!! someone needs to go out...

Down to 3! I win $$$!!!

7200-6300, I'm up with heads-up action ahead!!!

YES!!! AK with a AAK FLOP!!! I win 7600 on that hand, cuz he had two-pair. Sweet.

Full boat, A's full of 8's. 11,500-2000 is my lead.

WOW!!! AMAZING!!! I have K8o and we both check after the flop. I check/raise on the turn and he calls (all-in). He shows a pair of 7's and I have nothing. Only a K or 8 will give me the win...and it's an EIGHT!!! :):):):)!!!!! YES!!! I WON WITH A FUCKING RIVER CARD!!! AMAZING!!! I seriously think that's the first time I've ever finished a game off with a required river card. YES!!!

So yeah, I win again! My 2-game non-cash drought is over, and I'm doing fine again. Whew. That was a close one. I was in deep shit in the middle, but I clawed back. Going all-in with my A's was the turning point. I needed that river, cuz I think someone else probably had 2-pair. Wow. That put me in decent position. I bluffed some pots with the small table, and 2-pair put me in great position. I was right where I wanted to be, and I knew I was getting paid this game.

Heads-up action didn't last very long, but it was crazy. I bluffed him a couple of times, but when it came down to it, I had the super-full house. I initially checked, because as Phil Gordon says, "when you flop a monster, you should check and let the other guy catch up a little." I had A's full of K's, so I was set. I guess it did work, because the turn gave him a 2nd pair, which made him max out bets both on the turn&river. That was awesome. After that, it came down to my first lucky river card to clinch a game. Wow. I started jumping around when it came. Wild wild WILD!!! :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

So yeah, I win another sit&go! That was definitely the most exciting finish ever. The first one I won was huge, cuz it was my first. But this one has a ball-busting river card in my FAVOR. This goes against everything that happens to me in poker. I'll tell my poker buddies, and nobody will believe that I got a river card to win ;) Good times :)

Wow, I'm almost up $60. I'm done for now, but I may play more tonight. I'm exhausted, so a nap is in order sometime today. That and working. FUN!!!

Second Session: Won $17.00, 1st place
Avg. Players 9-player Fixed Sit&Go
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 72 hands and saw flop:
- 12 out 15 times while in big blind (80%)
- 5 out 14 times while in small blind (35%)
- 11 out 43 times in other positions (25%)
- a total of 28 out of 72 (38%)
Pots won at showdown - 6 of 8 (75%)
Pots won without showdown - 15
Totals: Up $10.18----$.02/$.04 Tables
Up $51.00----Sit&Go
Up $1.13-----$.05/$.10 Tables
Down $2.00---Tournaments
Down $1.00---Heads-Up NL Tables
($5 Transferred to friends)
Overall: Up $59.31

[Radii]

Congrats on your win :)

[kingnebwsu]

Congrats on your win :)

Hehe, thanks dude!!! :cool: Yeah, it's weird...cuz the thrill of victory in poker is a crazy rush. I dance around everytime I win a sit&go (aka all of 3 times so far). The last one especially was awesome. River'ing the "championship" card was wow. So so so sweet. I yelled quite loudly. Best way to wake up the neighbors I think ;) I hope I can pull another victory out of my ass again soon :)

I always welcome any words of encouragement or recommendations on improving my play.

Day 74

Session 3...obsession

Yeah, I was supposed to work today, but since my car is in the shop, I only had to work for 30 minutes...sweet! Time for some more poker!!! I think another sit&go would be a bit much (til later tonight), so I'm gonna just play at a .02/.04 table. I should play at the .05/.10 tables, but I'm still getting my game back on track (from where it was before my hiatus).

Wow, K8s in the BB right away. I call the pre-flop raise because there are 6 opponents. I flop a flush draw, everyone checks. Turn is no help, but the pot odds are right, so I call the bettor. The river card gives me K's and J's (pair on the board). But I fear the bettor has a J, so everyone folds. He snags $.44.

I later play QJo in late with 4 opponents. Flop gives me an open-ended straight draw. Turn is no help, and I fold facing two bets. Everyone else folded when the guy raised. Down $.12 in the early going here. No big deal though. I kinda use this time as a filler between the real games (sit&go's).

My roomy bought Burnout 3, so I'm gonna try it and see how it is later on.

Played a couple more hands, but no love on the flops so I folded. I was reading this semi-pro's site. He was talking about how to play the blinds. (I still need to get through Brunson's book, btw). But anyway, this guy was saying how you should take into account how many players there are and how many raises there are, etc. when in the blinds. I've always tried to fold most hands in the SB, since position is so bad. But he was saying to pay more attention to what's happening. I'm a pretty tight player, so trying to play more decent/mediocre hands is tough for me. It's a different strategy, so I'm using this low-limit table to practice some different methods of playing.

I've played 8/20 (40%) hands so far and I'm down $.26. I'm playing slightly different, seeing a few more flops than normal. The table has averaged like 7 people.

As soon as I type that, I win my first pot! I get pocket A's in late, but only get one caller after I raise (argh). Board was huge...KQTKT. He didn't have any big cards to make a full boat, so he folded and I won $.27 without a showdown. I'm now down $.11. I'm now at 10/26 (38%) hands played. Higher than normal, but not 60% like some people do. As much as I'll experiment, I'll never see that many flops. I can't do it ;)

KJo in middle gets a crappy flop, so I fold. I'm being slightly looser before the flop and slightly tighter after it. Trying something new today :)

KQs in the SB, and I just call with 4 opponents. Flop gives me K's so I bet away. Only get one caller. I wanted to chase any potential flush draws out ;) I bet again after the turn and the river, and he calls me both times. The board was 27K72. I get $.30, and now I'm only down $.02!!!

Until I play A2s in late. The SB raises pre-flop and I call that too. Flop is awful, so I fold. I'm down $.06 now. I've played 40% of hands so far.

Down $.17 after 43 hands now. I played pocket 6's and folded them after no set. I've played some other hands, but have immediately folded on the flop. This table has a high % of players that see the flop (50% it appears). I feel justified in seeing the flop (per my temporary experiment) with so many players putting money in. The key is to end every sentence with a preposition :p

KQo, I call in late position. 4 opponents. 37Ko is the flop and I bet. Get 2 callers. The turn is an A (argh) and I bet again, get 1 caller. I bet again after the river, and he calls. I figure I'm beat. I show my K's and he mucks. Lucky me, I didn't deserve that $.37, but I'll take it. I'm now up $.05!!! I'll play a few more hands, then I'm out for now. Nothing going today, so I'll be back later.

Dang, K6o in the BB. Flop is 776. I check, then comes a bet and a raise. I fold, figuring one of them has a 7. Nope. The turn is a K, and eventually the winner shows pocket 9's...argh. That was mine dagnabit. But it's like...calling two bets cold when the board is paired? Nope.

It looks like I haven't played that many more hands than normal, but I was trying a different strategy.

I'm out with a $.02 victory. Mediocre session, but I didn't lose anything so I'm happy.

Third Session: Won $.02
Avg. Players 7
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 56 hands and saw flop:
- 6 out 8 times while in big blind (75%)
- 4 out 8 times while in small blind (50%)
- 8 out 40 times in other positions (20%)
- a total of 18 out of 56 (32%)
Pots won at showdown - 2 of 3 (66%)
Pots won without showdown - 1
Biggest Win: $.37
Totals: Up $10.20----$.02/$.04 Tables
Up $51.00----Sit&Go
Up $1.13-----$.05/$.10 Tables
Down $2.00---Tournaments
Down $1.00---Heads-Up NL Tables
($5 Transferred to friends)
Overall: Up $59.33

[kingnebwsu]

Day 74

Session 4 (I'm insane)

Days off rock. I've been playing a lot of Burnout 3 today, watching my TiVo, and playing poker. Good times all around :) I'm gonna play this for a bit, and then watch what I assume will be the overtime of the FSU/Miami game. TiVo kicks ass :)

For fun I'm gonna try the $.05/$.10 tables. I'm bringing $2 and I'll see what happens. Hopefully I can at least break even. I wanna do a sit&go, but I'm kinda short on time.

I start next to the dealer and call with KQs. Flop is no help and everyone checks. Only one guy bets on the turn when I have a K-high flush draw. The pot odds aren't there, so I fold. I wish a couple more people would have played, cuz I wanted to see the last card ;)

Down $.12 as I've only played 2/10 hands so far and have yet to bet post-flop.

Down $.34 after playing 4/16 hands so far. Still haven't bet post-flop. The cards are sucking tonight! :p I may bail early here.

Pocket 5's in the BB, but I fold after 3 overcards arrive on the flop.

Sweet, pocket A's in the SB. I raise and get 3 callers. I bet again after the TJJ flop and get one caller. I bet again on the river and he folds. I snag $.50. Only down $.11 now. I should bail soon.

I play K9s in middle. I get K's on the flop and bet, getting one caller. I bet again on the turn (which gives me a straight draw), and he folds. I take down $.32 and I have my head back above water. It's about quitting time.

Not many good cards tonight, but enough to break even.

Fourth Session: Won $.06
Avg. Players 6
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 27 hands and saw flop:
- 3 out 4 times while in big blind (75%)
- 1 out 4 times while in small blind (25%)
- 5 out 19 times in other positions (26%)
- a total of 9 out of 27 (33%)
Pots won at showdown - 0 of 0 (0%)
Pots won without showdown - 2
Biggest Win: $.40
Totals: Up $10.20----$.02/$.04 Tables
Up $51.00----Sit&Go
Up $1.19-----$.05/$.10 Tables
Down $2.00---Tournaments
Down $1.00---Heads-Up NL Tables
($5 Transferred to friends)
Overall: Up $59.39

Boy, I'm just tearing it up tonight...up $.08!!! :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

[kingnebwsu]

Day 75

Not bad, I played okay. It's fun being a bully ;)

I played a heads-up table to show my buddy PokerStars. Good times.

First Session: Won $.34
Avg. Players Heads-up Fixed
During current Hold'em 1on1 session you were dealt 45 hands and saw flop:
- 17 out 23 times while in big blind (73%)
- 9 out 22 times while in small blind (40%)
- 0 out 0 times in other positions (0%)
- a total of 26 out of 45 (57%)
Pots won at showdown - 6 of 9 (66%)
Pots won without showdown - 16
Totals: Up $10.20----$.02/$.04 Tables
Up $51.00----Sit&Go
Up $1.19-----$.05/$.10 Tables
Down $2.00---Tournaments
Down $1.00---Heads-Up NL Tables
Up $.34------Heads-Up Limit
($5 Transferred to friends)
Overall: Up $59.73

[kingnebwsu]

Day 75

Gonna play a quick heads-up limit session.

Dang, he cleaned my clock good. I was up $.30 early on, but then I lost $.50 in 2 hands. It was terrible. I kept pumping money into pots where I was beat. He flopped many pair which generally beat my nothing. I won a couple of pots with a K/A-high, but generally he hit a pair on the flop. I should have folded more, but I figured he had to be bluffing at least sometimes...nope. Oh well, that was semi-fun for a brief moment. I'm tired, but I wanna do a sit&go. It's my game ;)

Second Session: Lost $.90
Avg. Players Heads-up Fixed
During current Hold'em 1on1 session you were dealt 31 hands and saw flop:
- 12 out 16 times while in big blind (75%)
- 8 out 15 times while in small blind (53%)
- 0 out 0 times in other positions (0%)
- a total of 20 out of 31 (64%)
Pots won at showdown - 7 of 14 (50%)
Pots won without showdown - 4
Totals: Up $10.20----$.02/$.04 Tables
Up $51.00----Sit&Go
Up $1.19-----$.05/$.10 Tables
Down $2.00---Tournaments
Down $1.00---Heads-Up NL Tables
Down $.56----Heads-Up Limit
($5 Transferred to friends)
Overall: Up $58.83

[kingnebwsu]

Day 76

Girlfriend is doing homework, so it's time for a sit&go! It's my first one since Friday, so hopefully I get enough cards early to hang around.

2nd hand I'm in the BB with crap. Flop is also crap, but we both check. I bet after the turn and steal the small pot of 50! That'll pay for the blinds :)

Pocket 6's on the button...flop is three huge overcards. I fold. Back to 1500 (even) after 4 hands.

I was reading a bit of Doyle Brunson's book yesterday. Interesting stuff. I need to dedicate a few hours to reading both the limit&no-limit sections without being disturbed. Lotsa helpful info I think.

One time around, I've played 2/9 hands and still have 1500. Decent start.

I check with A7s in the BB. Everyone checks around twice, but then I hit a flush on the river. I bet and nobody calls. I win 80 and am up to 1550.

Stakes going up with me on the button...nice.

3/15 hands played now and 2 pots won. Hopefully I can keep that up as the stakes go higher.

I play AJo in middle. Only the blinds call me. Flop is TT8, everyone checks to me and I bet, getting one caller. Turn is a K, he does a check-RAISE, and I fold. I should have also checked there to see what the river held. Down to 1430 now.

I play pocket 5's, and fold after the flop.

I play 96o in the BB. Flop is 449, and I bet. Everyone folds and I snag 120. Back to 1490.

7/21 hands played so far, snagging 3 very moderate pots.

Crap, I folded K8o in late, and the flop was K83 ;) That's the best flop I've had today for any of the hands I've folded. That usually happens at least once per session.

I have 1460, in 6th/9 and the stakes are going up to 50/100. Hopefully the next hand I play, I can take the pot.

Crap...pocket K's in middle and I bet. EVERYONE FOLDS?!?!?!? Argh. Maybe I should have just called. Reading the book last night gave some different schools of thought on what to do here. With A's, I may have just called, but not with K's. Oh well, I still got something...1485 and in 6th/9.

I call the BB's pre-flop raise on the button with K9o. Flop is K55. He bets, everyone folds to me...I think about it and I call. He bets on the turn and I call. We both check and I win, he had high-card Ace. 725 is a solid pot at this stage.

Dang, I give most of it back with AJo. Flop is A96s. He bets, and I call him the whole way. I wonder if he has two hearts, but no...he has 96 in the pocket! BOO!!! He gets 650 with that. I'm at 1610, in 6th/8, as somebody just went out.

Pocket 5's in the BB...I call a pre-flop raise. I don't hit my set, so I fold.

I'm at 1510 with the stakes going up to 100/200.

I play pocket 2's in the SB, but again fold after no set. That would have been huge if I had hit it. The pot ended up at 1700, winner had two-pair.

Pocket T's in middle hits a set on the flop, but doesn't get much of a payout...only 550. I bet strong, getting one caller after the flop, and he folds after the turn.

5th/8 now with 1510. At least I'm not sinking...but my wins aren't paying off like they should.

Three guys under 900. I need a triple KO or something ;)

Some dude just won a huge pot, and I'm 3rd/7 with 1510.

Down to 1285 on the button, in 3rd/6. Whoever can survive out of the short-stacks will be set.

I steal a pot bluffing. Up to 1430. 1360 now, in 3rd/6.

I raise with QTo in late, the BB calls. Flop is no help, but I bet and he raises...I fold with nothing. Down to 5th/6.

Down to 535 on the button with the stakes going up...all-in is upcoming.

Went for it with ATo in the BB. Board was awful, and a guy won with pocket 9's...I get 5th. Terrible.

I didn't play too badly, I just didn't get many cards when I needed them. I hung around early, but hit a real dry spell in the middle. Maybe next time...

First Session: Lost $5.50, 5th place
Avg. Players 9-player Fixed Sit&Go
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 77 hands and saw flop:
- 9 out 11 times while in big blind (81%)
- 3 out 10 times while in small blind (30%)
- 7 out 56 times in other positions (12%)
- a total of 19 out of 77 (24%)
Pots won at showdown - 1 of 3 (33%)
Pots won without showdown - 7
Totals: Up $10.20----$.02/$.04 Tables
Up $45.50----Sit&Go
Up $1.19-----$.05/$.10 Tables
Down $2.00---Tournaments
Down $1.00---Heads-Up NL Tables
Down $.56----Heads-Up Limit
($5 Transferred to friends)
Overall: Up $53.33

[RPI-Fan]

I call the BB's pre-flop raise on the button with K9o. Flop is K55. He bets, everyone folds to me...I think about it and I call. He bets on the turn and I call. We both check and I win, he had high-card Ace. 725 is a solid pot at this stage.

Just wanted to chime in on this hand... I think you should be raising here.

Calling is usually only the right plays if you're on a draw, or if there's a really huge pot and you're making a crying call on the river.

[kingnebwsu]

Yeah, this is something I've been reading about in Doyle Brunson's book...when you should call (on a draw like you said) and when you should raise (every other situation where you think your hand is good).

Wow, I'm re-reading my quote and it seems like a "duh" raising situation to me. I think my girlfriend was distracting me during play today ;) I definitely should have raised here, you're right. I need to re-read my previous sessions sometimes to see if I can pick up on any situations that I'm consistently playing wrong. Thanks for the tip RPI-Fan! :)

[kingnebwsu]

Day 76

Gonna play a bit of $.02/$.04 action before I sleep.

Get some Axs hands early, and I play them cheaply (in the blinds), but nothing pans out. Down $.06 after 7 hands. Only 6 people at the table now, so I'm trying to loosen up a bit.

KQo in middle, I call. All 6 people play. Flop is super under-cards and I fold.

JTs in the SB, I call. I go to the river with T's, but lose to the A-kicker.

The worst hand had to be AJo on the button. The pot is huge pre-flop and I flop J's with an A kicker. I bet/raise the whole way, but the guy rivers a flush (argh). $.80 is what he took down. That hurt a lot.

Next hand I hit a flush on the river, but only get $.21. I bet the whole way and hit it on the river. I lose $.29 in this brief session.

During current Hold'em session you were dealt 14 hands and saw flop:
- 1 out 2 times while in big blind (50%)
- 2 out 2 times while in small blind (100%)
- 4 out 10 times in other positions (40%)
- a total of 7 out of 14 (50%)
Pots won at showdown - 0 of 2 (0%)
Pots won without showdown - 1

[kingnebwsu]

Day 78

I have about 45 mins of poker time, so I'm gonna play at a $.02/$.04 table. I'm off the next 2 days, so I'll probably play at least one sit&go. But for now, this'll have to do. I've also been playing a lot of Burnout 3, which is one of the most impressive games I've played in this generation of consoles.

I read a bit more of Brunson's power poker book. Not going to be a "calling station." He says checking&calling is one of the worst plays to make. If I have a decent/solid/good hand, I'll raise and hopefully it'll pay off in people folding or showing the best hand. I need to be smart with this, because otherwise it could cost me large.

I had J9 in the BB and I checked. Flop is T97. I flop an inside straight draw and 2nd pair. 5 players check to the dealer, and he bets. I think about it for a bit, and I fold. My 2nd pair won't hold up, and I only have a 15% chance of hitting my J-high straight (which someone else may also have). No cards came that helped me, so I saved myself some money. The pot wasn't large enough for me to stick around.

Godfuckingdamnit. I played AKo for a raise in late. I get 3 callers. Flop is 79T and someone bets. I raise and he re-raises...I figure he's gotta have a straight, and me with my no pair folds. There are two clubs on the board to go with my A of clubs, and I figure there's no way 2 clubs would come...but they do!!! He wins the pot that I would have won big if I had stayed in. Oh yeah, he only had a pair of f'in 7's! AHHH!!! It had me beat til I river'ed the flush, but still...re-raising a raise with bottom pair on the board? Whatever.

3/9 hands played and I'm down $.12.

Awful...I fold J9o in the SB and the flop is KJ9. I need a hug ;) I would have played it with more people in the hand (aka almost everyone)...but with only 2 opponents, I folded.

Hopefully I get some time in my days off to read his book some more.

FUCK!!! AT7 flop with my QJo in the BB. Inside straight draw. Dealer again bets and I fold. The river card is a K!

Down $.17 after playing 5/18 hands.

Am I folding too quickly? It's like...needing perfect-perfect or having inside straight draws just doesn't seem like the kinds of things I wanna draw out on. Oh well, hopefully I can win one hand here before I'm done.

Another hand I woulda won that I folded. 67s in middle position (easy fold for me). I river'ed a straight (argh). I'm trying to be tight&aggressive. Being too tight I guess?...but I don't think I am. Just the questions that come every time I'm not winning money ;) I suck :)

The best hands I've gotten so far have been in the blinds. Only played 2/18 non-blind hands...

Well, I blew it all there. I flopped an open-ended straight draw, and raised after the button bet. It was heads-up and I bet after a blank turn and a blank river. He called both times and won with a pair of 8's. I shouldn't have raised, because I wanted as many players as possible in while I'm playing a draw.

Down $.34 now after playing 7/26 hands. Most of those have been in the blinds.

Last hand of the night is A9s UTG. I flop the nut flush draw and an inside straight draw. I'm 2nd/3 to act, so I raise the initial bet. Both call. Turn is a blank, so I raise again, and both call. River is another blank for me, and I bet...and both call again. Winner had a set of T's. It's like, I'm almost used to the sit&go's so much, because I can actually successfully bluff semi-often once the table gets whittled down to 5 or less. I need to adjust my brain back to reality and the full-table setting (where I continue to struggle).

Gonna play my Xbox now and hopefully play better poker tomorrow.

First Session: Lost $.58
Avg. Players 9
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 33 hands and saw flop:
- 3 out 3 times while in big blind (100%)
- 2 out 4 times while in small blind (50%)
- 5 out 26 times in other positions (19%)
- a total of 10 out of 33 (30%)
Pots won at showdown - 0 of 3 (0%)
Pots won without showdown - 0
Totals: Up $9.33-----$.02/$.04 Tables
Up $45.50----Sit&Go
Up $1.19-----$.05/$.10 Tables
Down $2.00---Tournaments
Down $1.00---Heads-Up NL Tables
Down $.56----Heads-Up Limit
($10 Transferred to friends)
Overall: Up $52.46

[kingnebwsu]

Day 79

Argh, lousy being up before 10 AM! BOO!!! Stupid days off where I can't sleep in ;) So I'm gonna play a sit&go and see how things go. Hopefully I can place in the money. I played okay in the last sit&go, but it didn't work out. Hopefully it does here. I like hanging around 1500 (what we start with) and then hitting a big hand as everyone gets short-stacked.

Note: from now on I'll leave out the "o" for offsuit cards. Unless I say "s" then just assume they're offsuited.

I start with K8 in the BB, and see a free flop. It's T94, but I fold needing perfect-perfect to hit my straight, so I fold. Sadly the turn&river are JQ, which would have given me a K-high straight!!! The winner gets 330 with a pair of 9's.

I have David Sklansky's book handy that list his hand groupings. I'm gonna glance at that everytime I see my pocket cards.

Pocket 4's in the middle and I see the flop cheaply...but no cards give me a set, so I fold.

1450 in 4th/9 with the stakes going up (and me in the BB!).

82 in the BB, and I check. Flop is 489, but I fold with second-pair and the crap kicker.

A3s in the SB, so I call with many players...but the BB raises!?! Everyone calls, and the flop is T43, with no cards that help my flush chances...so I fold. Wow, she had pocket A's and won with A's and T's.

So there are 8 groups in the Sklansky book, and I just folded cards that are in group 5?!?!? It's 76s in late position. I'm not a big fan of suited connectors, but maybe I need to rethink my strategy on them. Like right there I flopped a open-ended straight draw (that never hit), and also bottom pair. In the end the board paired 9's and I had 6's. I wonder if that would have won...probably not.

Down to 1360 after playing 4/16 hands and in 5th/9 with the stakes going up again.

I play pocket 8's in middle, but fold after 2 overcards come on the flop. Wow, the winner hit 2's on the last 2 cards to hit a set. Why did he call the initial bet with no pair and no draw?!? K2 with a 49A rainbow flop. WTF?!? Oh well, whatever.

43 in the BB and I fold after the flop gives me an inside straight draw. Winner had pocket T's, and my straight never hit. Gonna be on the button with 1255 and in 6th/9. I need to win a pot sometime! ;)

Three guys below 1000, and I'm next closest with my 1255.

It's like, should I play like these people...and keep playing when I hit ANY piece of the flop? Against 4-5 other players?!? That doesn't seem to make sense to me.

Pocket 8's in middle. 967J5 is the board. I hung around by calling after flopping the open-ended draw, and many players called. Turn was no help, and everyone checked...which setup my river card!!! I felt great, because the only hand that could beat me was T8, and the only hand that could tie me had an 8. Having two of them made me feel great :) I snag 1050 and a HUGE HUGE HUGE pot for this level! Stakes are going up and I have 2105 and am up to 3rd/9. Awesome! That's just what I needed.

One person out, another under 400.

76 in the BB and I check. Flop is 345!!! I FLOPPED THE NUT STRAIGHT!!! No flush draw out there, so I check, as does everyone else. I bet after the turn gives me an 8-high straight, and get one caller. After the river (another 8), I bet, and he calls again. Since the stakes are so high I win 1200 and am up to 2755!!! I'm the NEW chip leader!!! :):):) 2nd place has 2105. I feel great about where I am. If I play like I know I can, I should be able to hit the top-3.

I play K5s on the button for cheap, but fold after the flop doesn't help at all.

9/30 hands played so far, I've only won 2 pots, but they've netted 2250 between them. The key is to win the most pots, not the most hands (as Sklansky says ;)).

Pocket 6's facing a pre-flop raise (from UTG). I think about it and call. It's a big win if I hit it, otherwise it's an easy fold...and I fold. But DAMN! The turn was a 6!!! AHHHH!!! BOO!!! I would have had a triple suckout...crap.

Down to 7 players now. One person still under 400, 3 people over 2000, and I'm in a close 3rd now.

I have 2455 in 3rd/7 with the stakes going up again. I still feel good, but would like to win another hand soon (duh). ;)

Pocket 6's on the button, I call the pre-flop raise. I fold after the flop.

QJs in late, and I call. Flop gives me an open straight draw, but I actually hit 2 spades at the end to get a flush! I bet after he checked on the flop, and I called him on the turn and river. I only called him after I hit my flush because the board had 2-pair on it, and I feared the full boat. 1875 puts me to 2830.

2nd/7 right now. Dang, wish I could have made more from that one. He's one of two players now under 500...sweet :)

3rd/6 now. Leader has over 5000 cuz people have seen him to the river, then folded (several times).

Pocket T's win me the side pot, but the all-in jerk with pocket J's took down the main pot of almost 2000. Damn. 2596 now, chip leader is down to 3800 and someone is on my tail at 2550.

3756 in 2nd/5 now. In solid shape I am.

5700, 3550 (me), 2000, 1500, 600 is the chip count now.

Crap, I let some short-stack catch up after he hit a lucky pair. Fuck. Down to 2369. That was stupid. It's like, I was in great shape...why did I blow $1000 on betting that hand after the flop?

I'm in 3rd/5, with 2 people under 500. Hopefully they go out so I can go "balls to the wall."

Sweet, down to 4!

AK in the SB and no love on the board, but we both check the last 2 times and I win. I bet after the flop and he called, so I didn't wanna pump the pot too high.

Q8s and I fold facing a pre-flop raise...flop is Q38. Damn.

I think I'm gonna be sick. I raise the dealer pre-flop (he called), then we both raise out to the max. I have AKs. Flop is 44K. We max out the betting, but I know there's no way he has a 4. I'm like...WTF?!? Does he have pocket A's? But why didn't he raise pre-flop? So with the stakes going so high, I'm all-in...and he shows pocket A's. I think I'm gonna be sick. That's awful. I should have known when he kept raising after the flop. He was playing aggressive all day, which is why I played my hand to all-in. Fucking shit. I got 4th place, when one person was under 800. Fucking shit.

That's my first 4th place finish ever. My hands are shaking from the anger...ridiculous. I should have put him on the hand sooner than I did. Sometimes I get "click happy" and keep on betting even though odds are I'm beat. But wow...AA vs AKs. That's harsh. Dangit...I was so close to getting paid too!

I think I played really well for the pots I won, but the two pots I lost I didn't play very well on. The first one I stupidly hung around with 2nd-best pair. The last one...yeah. It cost me a payday. Fuck. I really wanna play again, but I'll be on tilt so I better take a break. This'll be in my head all day now ;)

I wish I hadn't lost like this, because I think I played really well this session. I played good cards and hit some cards on the board when I needed to, so yeah. I dunno. Hopefully I'll get to play later tonight, but probably not. TOMORROW! REVENGE WILL BE MINE!!! :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

First Session: Lost $5.50, 4th place
Avg. Players 9-player fixed sit&go
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 63 hands and saw flop:
- 8 out 9 times while in big blind (88%)
- 5 out 10 times while in small blind (50%)
- 9 out 44 times in other positions (20%)
- a total of 22 out of 63 (34%)
Pots won at showdown - 7 of 9 (77%)
Pots won without showdown - 1
Totals: Up $9.33-----$.02/$.04 Tables
Up $40.00----Sit&Go
Up $1.19-----$.05/$.10 Tables
Down $2.00---Tournaments
Down $1.00---Heads-Up NL Tables
Down $.56----Heads-Up Limit
($10 Transferred to friends)
Overall: Up $46.96

[kingnebwsu]

Day 79, Second Session

It's 2:15 AM, and I'm back for a sit&go! Hopefully I can get some money here, as I haven't won a sit&go in a while ;) My longest streak of sit&go's without winning money is 2, which has happened twice. I've actually only won money in one of my last 5 events. I'm not trying to read much into that though...because I should have won this morning dagnabit. Hopefully tonight I won't run into pocket A's with AKs. That's a tough beat (not a bad one, but a tough one).

Wow, first hand nets 1000 for the winner. He had a full boat.

0/5 hands played going into the BB. T5 and I check. No love on the flop or the turn, but all 4 players check. I hit a T on the river and bet. I get one caller and he also shows T5?!? Whatever! We split the pot of 80 each. Wow, playing T5 in middle position? Gotta watch that guy ;)

4th/9 with 1510 and stakes going up. One guy under 1000 already!

A9s in late, and I call. Dealer raises and BB RE-raises...argh. I fold facing two raises, and flop is A94! BOO!!! That pot was huge at 720, and I surely would have had the best hand. What's awful is the BB who re-raised folded after the flop...wtf seriously. I would have won the big pot, but A9s isn't that good of a hand facing 2 raisers pre-flop.

Four straight hands with at least one 6...sweet. 1/13 hands played thus far, and I split the pot. Hopefully I get something going soon.

KQ in the BB! No love on the board at all, and it gets checked around to the showdown. Pair of 4's wins. I would have bet, but I was first to act, and semi-scary cards came on the turn&river. Turn card gave a straight draw and the river card was a J. I figured someone had one of those. Oh well.

5th/9 with 1435 and the stakes going up again. Gotta stay patient...I'm due for some cards ;)

One guy has 3800, three are below 1000, and everyone else is pretty even. If I win a pot or two, I'll be in great shape (just like last game ;)).

2/2 BB hands played...0/19 everywhere else. I'm about to flip out. Two guys under 300, I'm not one since I haven't played enough hands yet! ;)

A2 in the BB, and the dealer raises! I fold.

Double KO! Down to 7! Wish I was in that ;)

I folded 45 in the SB, and the flop was 678. Think I'm gonna be sick.

1360, 5th/7 with stakes going up. About to throw the PC out the window for giving me shit cards this game :p

KQ in middle!!! AMAZING!!! That was the hand...and I blew it. Flop was Q96 rainbow, and I raise. I get 2 callers. SB checks&calls to me each time and shows Q's and 9's...two-pair. I lose that 2100 pot and am down to 660. Gotta go for it here soon.

Down to 510 and in 6th/6 after the blinds hit me. Gonna pick one of the next 5 hands and go. Hope I get some damn cards ;)

AJ, and I raise on the button. I bet on the flop with A's and they fold. Up to 860 now.

Down to 5, and I'm so close...if only I could win one hand here, I could probably get paid.

Wow, that was a wild finish. My hands are shaking from that one...

AQ in BB, I win the pot and snag 1150
KK!!! It holds up and I get 2200, which brings me to 2910 in 2nd/5.

I have KQ and put 2 all-in, I lose to one of them, but one goes out. Now 4th/4 with 2160.

I play ATs stupidly with 3 bets pre-flop. I called one raise, then someone re-raised and I called it. Folded after the crap flop.

J's on the button and I raise. Flop has some overcards, and I fold.

With 4 people, I'm in the BB, and I raise with AJ, which puts the UTG person all-in. He has a pocket pair, and coin flip goes his way, which prevents me from guaranteed money.

I have to move with under 500, and I get A's!!! I go all-in and double up to 1020.

The next hand KO's an opponent, and I get in the top 3! I only have 1020, and the stakes are so high that I make my move but don't hit any cards on the board. I get 3rd place, but I'm happy to just win some money there.

I played okay this session...though I was kinda timid. I should have been more aggressive in the smaller table, but I wasn't because I just wanted to make the top 3. Prevent poker prevented me from winning, but it did get me a little cash ;)

Early on the cards were god-awful. Seriously. Glad I was able to overcome that and win something. I made some solid moves in the middle of the game, and sometimes the cards worked for me and others they didn't. That one hand where I had A's with Q kicker and lost to A's and 9's almost did me in.

One move I made that I'm proud of was in a hand where I had top pair with a great kicker, and got 1 caller after the flop. I bet after the turn (when the board paired) and he RAISED. I feared a set of 4's, but I thought about it for 20 seconds and called him. I then checked on the river and called his bet. He showed middle pair and I won with my top pair. I almost backed out and folded, but I did the math, and it would only cost me 400 to win a 2000+ pot, so I went for it. I was surprised, though, when he didn't have the set. Glad I had the balls to make that move ;)

Second Session: Won $3.50, 3rd place
Avg. Players 9-player fixed sit&go
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 57 hands and saw flop:
- 8 out 9 times while in big blind (88%)
- 2 out 10 times while in small blind (20%)
- 6 out 38 times in other positions (15%)
- a total of 16 out of 57 (28%)
Pots won at showdown - 4 of 9 (44%)
Pots won without showdown - 1
Totals: Up $9.33-----$.02/$.04 Tables
Up $43.50----Sit&Go
Up $1.19-----$.05/$.10 Tables
Down $2.00---Tournaments
Down $1.00---Heads-Up NL Tables
Down $.56----Heads-Up Limit
($10 Transferred to friends)
Overall: Up $50.46
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Sit&Go Results
NL: 7th
Limit:5th,1st,2nd,6th,2nd,7th,1st,1st,6th,7th,1st,5th,4th,3rd

[kingnebwsu]

Day 80

Fixed Sit&Go

I have a few free hours, so I'm gonna do another sit&go. Having won a bit in the last one (3rd place), I'm gonna play this one to win. I wasn't my normal dominating self in last night's game. I was just playing to get paid, and not to win (after what happened with my 4th place finish).

I'm confirming every starting hand I play with the Sklansky book. It's nothing too different than what I was playing before, but it's helping me to learn the different groupings (which will be helpful in the long run).

AT UTG. I call. Flop is no help and everyone checks. Turn gives me T's (2nd best pair), but everyone checks again. River pairs the board and I bet. Everyone folds except for someone who shows the set. I didn't feel comfortable enough to bet with so many people to follow.

GODDAMNIT!!! AKs in the SB, and I call the pre-flop raise. 3 players. Flop is KJ4, and I check-raise. Both call. I bet on the turn and they call. I bet on the river (another 8) and one calls. He shows fucking 3 of a kind, which beat my K's and 8's. Fucking terrible. 460 was a huge pot for this level and I'm under 1200. Fucking awful. He was calling needing perfect-perfect (running cards for a set or a straight), and he hit them. Terrible. I guess I'm glad this didn't happen later in the sit&go, it's a lot less devastating early on.

Next hand I have QK on the button and I play. Board ends up at KT5Q8. He checks and calls the whole way and I snag 260. Back to 1420, though I really should have fucking 1880. Damn perfect-perfect cards. Getting beat by a set of 8's is not something that should happen twice in a game! :p

Stakes going up, 6th/9 with 1420.

I call with pocket 4's UTG. I would fold this in NL, but in limit I'm not as scared. I fold after seeing all overcards.

I fold A9 in the SB facing a pre-flop raise with only one non-blind person playing. Of course the board had an A&9 on it (argh). I guess I should have played that one, since it's on the chart. But it's not ranked that high and I was out of position with not very many opponents.

AQs in late, I raise. 99Q87 is the board. I bet strong the whole way, and one person calls me to the showdown that I win. I snag 585 and I'm up to 1720. 2nd/9, but nobody is way ahead/behind yet.

I feel like this is one of the weaker tables where I've played a sit&go. I'll eat those words, but as long as I hang around early on, I think I can do well.

T4 in the BB, and I fold after seeing a free flop.

Stakes going up with me in the SB! FUN!!! ;)

T8s in the SB and I fold after not hitting my flush.

QQ on the button! QJTs on the flop, and I raise the first bettor. He and another call. They check&call the whole way, but the bettor shows a K-high straight! BOO!!! I didn't think he had a flush, and I was right...he had a straight. Damn. He snags a huge pot of 1375. I'm down to 1240, in 6th/9. '

AK nets me a pot of 525, and my head is barely above water. 1565 is surprisingly a close 3rd/9. One guy has 2800, and a bunch are middling between 900-1400.

I'm getting great pocket cards and solid cards on the board today...but I'm not winning as much as I should be. Lousy jerks getting perfect-perfect ;)

Again with folding a hand that hits two-pair. I fold J4s and the flop is AJ4! BOO!!! I woulda won that hand too...I need to see every flop from now on :eek:

1490 in 5th/9 after the blinds pass through me. Stakes going up!

Q9s in middle and I play it. Flop is QJT. I call the first bet. The turn is a 9, which means if anyone has an 8/K, I'm beaten. The same guy bets and I fold. That jerk then folds on the river. WTF. That guy is playing really weird.

Pocket T's I call the pre-flop raise from the SB. 3 players. Flop is all undercards, so he checks and I bet. Other guy folds and then the raiser goes all-in! I call him. He shows AQ and I'm ahead. Only card that'll get me is the A/Q...and a fucking A comes on the turn. Godfuckingdamnit. He wins a pot of 1040 which knocks me down to 920. That's just terrible. He had like a 24% chance of hitting one of his cards, and he did. BOO!!!

78s in SB and I call. Flop gives me a flush draw. Everyone checks on the flop. Turn is no help, but I call the bet (which almost puts me all-in). I hit the flush on the river! I bet, he calls and I win 1340. I would have been down to 300 if the flush didn't hit.

4th/8 with 1460 now. One guy has 3860, nobody else has over 1800. I'm still in this thing if I can win a pot in the next 10 minutes. Stakes going up! It's really tight, so hopefully I can win a pot. It's weird how close I am from having 3500 right now instead of 1400.

Sigh. Pocket 9's vs K7 in a forced all-in. Flop is KK8. He snags 540 on the forced all-in. Godfuckingdamnit. I'm getting pretty sick of this. 1190 in 7th/8.

5th/7 with 1190 now. That guy who got the set of K's just lost when he had AKs vs AJ. The other guy flopped a straight!!! :D Bitter? No! ;)

I steal a small pot after I flop a straight draw in the BB. Sweet.

KJ in late and I call the pre-flop raise. Flop is no help, so I fold. Down to 1040 now, and with the stakes so high I need to move.

Pocket A's! I go all-in after the river nets me a set and I'm up to 2455!!!

Now 3rd/6 with 2055. I played A9s in the blind and folded after the flop.

Flopped a full boat on the button, and chose to not slow-play it. I bet and all 3 players folded. I could have slowed down, but this isn't the group that would bet&bluff. They'd check around 3 times before that.

2555 in 2nd/6. Leader has 4400.

Pocket A's again nets me 900.

JQ flops 2-pair and I net 800. What a rush.

3455 and I'm the NEW chip leader!!! HUZZAH!!! Now to not blow it ;)

I raise with AT and fold after the flop is K95. I'm not going to be crazy.

2nd/5 now with 3055.

I flop a straight&flush draw in the BB. We both check after the flop. He raises me after the turn, and I call (with so many outs, I went for it). Neither hit, so I folded after the river. Dang, that pot was huge. I gave it to the leader who now is over 6000. Everyone else is between 1200-2200. I'm at 1955.

Crap, I blow almost half my stack on that hand. KJ flops a straight draw. He bets, I raise and he re-raises...I'm like, oh crap. I foolishly call. Turn card is no help and I fold.

Stakes going up. Blinds hit me and I'm down to 805 in 5th/5.

Blinds are 150/300, and I'm going to go for it momentarily.

Down to 4...crap.

82 in the BB, I gotta fold after the flop. Dang.

355 and I'm on the button.

All-in with Q9. He has AJ and I go out in 4th. Fucking shit.

Yeah, these are some of the best cards I've ever gotten, yet some of the crappiest draws people got on me. Just terrible. I'm quite frustrated right now.

I really don't know what else to say. I had awesome cards but wasn't able to turn them into a win. Maybe I suck that much...:(

Those sets of 8's really piss me off though!!! :mad: :mad: :mad:

Day 80
First Session: Lost $5.50, 4th place
Avg. Players 9-player fixed sit&go
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 86 hands and saw flop:
- 11 out 12 times while in big blind (91%)
- 4 out 12 times while in small blind (33%)
- 14 out 62 times in other positions (22%)
- a total of 29 out of 86 (33%)
Pots won at showdown - 4 of 11 (36%)
Pots won without showdown - 5
Totals: Up $9.33-----$.02/$.04 Tables
Up $38.00----Sit&Go
Up $1.19-----$.05/$.10 Tables
Down $2.00---Tournaments
Down $1.00---Heads-Up NL Tables
Down $.56----Heads-Up Limit
($10 Transferred to friends)
Overall: Up $44.96

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Sit&Go Results:
NL: 7th
Limit:5th,1st,2nd,6th,2nd,7th,1st,1st,6th,7th,1st,5th,4th,3rd,4th

[kingnebwsu]

Day 80

Session 2

Another Sit&Go

So yeah, hopefully I can win some money in this one. I've been playing pretty okay for the last several sessions, but it's time to win one. That's my goal.

Alright, 3 people I've played against before. 2 guys got 8th and one got 5th vs me. Hope I can beat them again ;)

I start in the BB, and fold facing 2 raises pre-flop.

This table is full of quick players. Hopefully I'll pay the blinds again before they go up. Lots of big pots so far...wow. Of the 5 showdown pots, the average has been like 12 big bets (480 for this level). Wild!

0/9 hands played so far! The only decent one was the BB hand where I had QT, but folded facing 2 pre-flop raises.

K9 in the BB, I check. Flop is KQ7. I fold with 5 opponents, figuring one has to have a better kicker than me. Nope. Winner had a pair of 6's! BOO!!! I've been folding way too easily lately. Playing not to lose has been what I've unintentionally been doing.

AJ on the button and I just call. Flop is JT5. Everyone checks to me and I bet, since I don't want the draws getting another heart. I get 3 callers. I bet on the turn (another 5), and get only 1 caller. I bet on the river and he calls. I show my two-pair and I snag 555!!! 1810 in 3rd/9 now. Sweet.

QJs in middle. 529 on the flop and I fold with 3 opponents calling the first bet. Too many people for me to hope on something. LOL! The guy in late didn't raise with pocket K's, and he was beat by the BB who had 2-pair (2's and 9's). Sad.

3 guys under 1000 now.

Q9 in the SB and I call. It gets checked around 3 times, and showdown wins with K-high. I would have bet, but usually with 5 players in a limit game, at least one person will call with medium/low pair...neither of which was in my hand ;)

Stakes going up. I have 1780 and am 4th/9.

Wow, that pot was huge. 4 people maxed out the pre-flop bets. In the end, the guy had 4 A's, but nobody called him on the river. Scary.

4 people under 1000. One guy with 3700. Everyone else between 1300-1900. I have 1730 in 4th.

QK in the SB, and I call. Flop is a Q and a bunch of crap. I bet strong the whole way, and one guy calls me to the river. I win 750 with Q's!!! Up to 2nd and in solid shape (right now).

Stakes going up, everything is pretty much the same. Someone could get a 4-way KO if they play it right ;)

AK in the BB. I just check pre-flop with 5 opponents. Flop is K22. I bet away, hoping people will think I hit a set. 1500

AK on the button, I raise. I end up winning with 8's on the board and an A-kicker. I KO'd someone!!!

3780 and in a close 2nd right now. 4 guys under 700. I'm in solid shape if I don't foolishly blow it.

I win a side pot with A's, but the forced all-in got A's and a second pair! Boo!

3980 in 1st/8.

3130 in 2nd/6 now. Pushed a guy all-in, and he had a Q-kicker to my J-kicker. Lousy bum :p

2nd/5 now, but it's pretty close.

Bluffed several pots, still 2nd/5 with 3200.

Stakes going up...pending a disaster I should get in the money.

WOW! I hit a river card all-in to hit a STRAIGHT! I stay alive! At 1500, 4th/4. I really want the top 3 ;)

Wow, fuck. That was awful. Short stacked I survived a couple of lucky all-ins, then I finally lost. 4th fucking place again. I'm seriously about to cash out, as this is really pissing me off.

I needed to be more aggressive at the end, but I hit a severe card dry-spell. I was able to bluff a few pots, but too many of the people were in for me to feel comfortable in bluffing many more.

It's like, I'm playing to get in the top-3, instead of playing to win. I wonder if that's making a big difference. I dunno. Enough poker for today, I'm gonna burn things :p

Second Session: Lost $5.50, 4th place
Avg. Players 9-player fixed sit&go
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 98 hands and saw flop:
- 14 out 18 times while in big blind (77%)
- 7 out 17 times while in small blind (41%)
- 10 out 63 times in other positions (15%)
- a total of 31 out of 98 (31%)
Pots won at showdown - 7 of 14 (50%)
Pots won without showdown - 7
Totals: Up $9.33-----$.02/$.04 Tables
Up $33.50----Sit&Go
Up $1.19-----$.05/$.10 Tables
Down $2.00---Tournaments
Down $1.00---Heads-Up NL Tables
Down $.56----Heads-Up Limit
($10 Transferred to friends)
Overall: Up $39.46

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Sit&Go Results:
NL: 7th
Limit:5th,1st,2nd,6th,2nd,7th,1st,1st,6th,7th,1st,5th,4th,3rd,4th,4th

[kingnebwsu]

Day 82

$1 Limit Tournament

So yeah, I'm actually up at 10 AM, so I'm gonna do the limit tournament!!! I don't think I've ever done one of these before (did a NL once). Looking at my old stats, I only saw the flop 20% of the time in the NL. I don't think that'll be high enough for limit. At least there's no ante in this tourney, which will play well to my tight&aggressive strategy.

I'm not planning on winning or anything...but if I could at least play well and hang around for an hour or two, that'd be swell. This is cheaper than a sit&go ;) If I'm way lucky, I'll get in the money. My goal is to make it at least 2 hours. This will probably last 4-5 hours (the Ohio State game is in 5.5 hours :p).

Everyone starts with 1500 in chips and today's tourney has 610 players!

Final count is 683 players and the top 63 get paid. That's my goal!!! :)

First hand is pocket 3's on the button. Flop is 3 clubs (none of which are 3's), and I fold.

AJs in late and I just call. 5 players total. Flop is AQ9. Everyone checks to me and I bet, getting 2 callers. Turn is a 3, I bet again and get one caller. Another check, bet&call on the river and I win the pot with A's!!! I win 320 to move to 1680.

Wow, late registration...I had no idea. Tourney was like 602 when it started, but the number keeps growing. Hopefully I'm done before the OSU game ;)

68 in the BB, I check. I flop 2nd-best pair, but fold with a K on the board and 4 opponents.

AQs in the SB, and I just call. Flop gives me a royal FLUSH draw!!! I check leading off, as does everyone else. Turn gives me a straight. I bet away, and get raised. Me&another guy call the raise. Best I was hoping for here was a split pot (plus there was now another flush draw on the board, and I didn't wanna pay big if that hit). But then the river gave me the nut flush!!! I check, player #2 bets, #3 raises, and I then RE-raise. They both call me and see that they're defeated! HAHA!!! I snag 700 and I'm up to 2140 in the early going here.

27th/683...sweet :p

Something I've been doing the last couple of games is taking my time when I bet/check/fold. People sometimes perceive delay as weakness, which helps if I have a great hand.

QTs, I call in middle. I flop a flush draw, and raise it up. 5 people call. Turn gives me the flush! The K is on the board, so I only have to worry about someone with an A and another heart. Everyone checks to me and I bet...dude next to me raises?!? Ruh roh. I fear the nut flush, so I just call. Next time the person in front of me bets, and I just call...as does the previous raiser? I know I'm set now (though I wish I had bet more). I win 780 with the K-high flush. I'm in the top 20 now, and tearing it up as the stakes go up.

KQs UTG so I call. Flop is 45K and I bet, everyone folds. I snag 120.

24th/681 with 2765. Wow. Getting some great cards early on, and I'm (mostly) making them pay off. Hope I can keep it up.

19 minutes and 3 people are already out...that takes TRUE skill :p

Hopefully I can stay above average the whole time. As long as I'm not too short-stacked I'll be okay.

Pocket 7's in middle, I play. Flop is low, but everyone checks. Turn gives me an open-straight draw, so I call. River is no help, but my 7's may be good. Lady bets...and I think about it and call. I correctly put her on a pair of 8's ;) I lost that one!!! Down to 2615 in 40th/675.

Unreal! 92 in the BB, I check. Flop is 997!!! I check and the dealer bets. I think and call him. Down to heads-up. I check on the turn (another 7!), he bets. I raise him and he calls. I bet on the river (Q) and he calls. I show my nuts and he cries in the corner!!! :) I win 555 to put me at 2915. This is a great extended rush to start the tourney. 2915, 37th/658.

AT flops AK6 in late. I bet strong the whole way, and one guy calls me the whole way (I put him on a flush draw, and got scared when a 3rd spade hit on the river). He called me at the end and I won with A's! 510 is the pot, up to 3245 and I'm now 15th/650!!! :D:D:D 35 people out after 30 minutes.

Stakes going up (they go up every 15 minutes). This is an amazing start for me!!!

I've seen a couple flops here without any hits and I'm down to 3070. 72 players out after 37 minutes. Wild! This should last about 5 hours based on previous tourney times.

ATs UTG and I call. Flop is 83T, so I raise the bettor. Turn gives me a flush draw, so I bet and then the person behind me raises...I'm not sure what to think, so I call. River pairs the 3's on the board, and I call the raiser. He shows pocket J's! BOO!!! J's and 3's beats my T's and 3's. That's a huge pot of 1750 for them, wow. Down to 2420 in 138 out of 577. That was an expensive loss there! :(

140 out of 556 with 2420 as the stakes are up to 100/200.

KT UTG and I call. Turn gives me a gutshot straight draw, but the pot odds aren't right so I fold.

QK in the BB and everyone folds pre-flop ;)

At 2220 and the average is now 2031. Dang.

AT in late and I call. Flop is no help so I fold. All the flops that were hitting earlier are now missing. That huge pot I lost earlier really seems important. Hope I can snag one more in the next 10 minutes before the break. I'm in 244 out of 493.

Lol, they just put a guy in the top-5 at our table. He's got over 7300.

Dang, I just chased a K-high flush to the river and it didn't hit! The odds were right, so I made the correct play. Some guy won with pocket 8's (awful). 2308 was the pot. Two big pots that I just missed out on :(

1366 and it's been an hour. Stakes will be up soon. I'm 296 out of 406. I'm in trouble and I need to win a pot soon after the break to stay alive.

During current Hold'em session you were dealt 69 hands and saw flop:
- 4 out 7 times while in big blind (57%)
- 2 out 7 times while in small blind (28%)
- 16 out 55 times in other positions (29%)
- a total of 22 out of 69 (31%)
Pots won at showdown - 5 of 8 (62%)
Pots won without showdown - 3

(after an hour)

406/684 players (59.3%) survived the first hour. Interesting. I didn't think this many people would go out so soon. Oh well, hopefully I don't join them for a while ;)

Stakes up to 150/300 and I'm UTG. Gotta get it soon!!!

AKs in the SB. I raise pre-flop and get 2 opponents. Flop is AK8! I check and call (slow-playing). Down to heads-up now. Turn is a K!!! FULL BOAT BABY!!! (Playing very slowly), I bet and they call. On the river I bet and they call again. I show my nuts and they lose! I snag 2550 with that hand! Whew...that puts some of the pressure off for now. 137 out of 393 with 2941. I'm above average now. Boy, some of these pots can get real huge. Wild. I think I'm 2/4 on bigtime pots so far. Not bad, as I play to win a few big pots.

So a hand earlier (when I was chasing the flush). The river card didn't hit it and the pot was over 2000. The person in front of me went all-in for like $38. It was worth that amount just to see if my K-high was good ;) And the guy behind me folded? It was like, $38 to possibly win over $2000. Interesting. I know I didn't have anything, but for $38 it was worth it just to see. I'd only have to win the pot 1.9% of the time for that to be a good play, and that seems very possible.

1 hour 15 minutes and over half the people are gone! Wild stuff!

Moved to another table? BOO! I was just feeling comfortable at the other one ;)

313 left...250 people need to die and I get money!!! :p

2716, 164 out of 296, stakes going up! Boy oh boy oh boy...:eek:

I can't believe how fast people are dropping. I bet we hit a point where most of the short stacks are gone and people don't go out as fast.

Folded Q6 in the BB facing a raise. Flop was 8QQ!!! D'oh!

KJ and I flop an inside straight draw. I turn a straight! I raise the pot and get 2 callers. Turn is a J...so now anyone with a K will have a straight. I just call (since it looks like a split pot), but he shows a LOWER straight!!! I win 4000!!! I guess I should have bet more there, huh? Since there wasn't a way I was gonna lose the pot...worst case was a split pot. Oops.

4916 and I'm 76 out of 255. Sweet!

Moved to another table and I'm sitting out a hand.

I seriously can't believe how fast the field is thinning out...hopefully I can keep winning hands and taking down big pots!

5516 and 74 out of 224. This after I check with Q5 in the BB and flop two pair! They fold after the turn. Stakes are now 300/600. Oh my!!!

This is going really well. I wish they had more limit tournaments in the late evening instead of the early morning and around 5 PM (when I work). I'm going to take a whole week off of work at the end of the month. I'm gonna go on a poker binge and play a lot online. It'll be FUN!!! Tournaments galore.

Wow, that last pot was 13000...amazing. Wish I had won it ;) Scary stuff. One big pot can put you in the top 10.

Under 200 people and I'm right at the average with 5200.

Bounced to another table! Down to 177, and I'm about 600 below average with 5216.

Chased an open straight draw to the river and it didn't hit, so I folded. Cost me a lot, down to 3266 and in 114 out of 168. Wow, these stakes are really high now. I guess I shouldn't have chased that one so long.

$2966, 113 out of 160, stakes going up! Wow, now it'll cost me $2400 just to make a bet the whole way through. I better choose my next hand carefully ;)

I see the flop with pocket 6's, but fold with many overcards present. Down to 2366! Ruh roh!

Pocket 8's flop a set! I go all-in and he shows A's. He turns an A that gives me a full boat...thankfully the board doesn't pair on the river so I win.

88 out of 136 with 4732 now. That hand was huge.

Pocket A's and everyone folds but the BB, who calls. Flop doesn't worry me, but he checks&calls the whole way. The river paired the board with J's, so I was nervous...but my A's and J's were still good and I snag 5800.

Up to 7732. 56 out of 129. If it ended now, I'd get $$$ ;)

Pocket 8's flop 77J. Everyone checks. The turn is a 5, I bet and everyone folds! The first pot I've stolen today ;) I snag 2400 and have over 9000 now!

9132 after the blinds and I'm 42 out of 125. SWEET!!! Hopefully I can continue to win occassional, large pots and hang around long enough to get paid.

I really like these tourneys.

9132 and 47 out of 117 after 2 hours! I made my goal of 2 hours!!!

I'm really happy with how I've played today. I'd take back about 3 bets if I had the choice. That's not bad for 2+ hours of poker. Here are my #'s so far...

During current Hold'em session you were dealt 141 hands and saw flop:
- 7 out 14 times while in big blind (50%)
- 5 out 15 times while in small blind (33%)
- 23 out 112 times in other positions (20%)
- a total of 35 out of 141 (24%)
Pots won at showdown - 9 of 12 (75%)
Pots won without showdown - 6

Stakes at 600/1200.

QT in late, I call. 4 players. Flop is 4QK. Everyone checks to me and I bet. Everyone folds!!! Go 2nd-high pair ;) I'm being more aggressive? What the?...I snag 2400 there.

A 10,500 pot puts someone all-in with K-high. Insane.

36 out of 115 with 10332.

On a run of crap pocket cards...go go gadget pocket cards!!!

Wow, I was in the SB with J8, everyone folded. I raised and he called. Flop was crap so I bet again, and he folded! I stole that pot with nothing!!!

11532 and 38 out of 98.

AK and I call the UTG's raise. Dealer calls also. Flop gives me an inside straight draw, so I bet. Dealer raises me and I fold. He shows a set. Turns out the turn woulda given me the straight! BOO!!! I woulda KO'd 2 people and won like 5000. Damn.

Down to 10032 and 46 out of 93.

47 out of 89 with 9732 and stakes going up to 800/1600. Scary!

Lol, my pocket 5's KO's a guy in 87th! HUZZAH! My first KO!!!

Wow...my pocket 6's. Wow. Flop was T54. I bet and he raised...I called. Turn was a J and I bet, he called. River was a K and I bet (I'm being way way way aggressive)...he thinks and FOLDS!!! WHEW!!! I woulda been screwed there!!! I snag 8000. Wow. Balls to the wall!

34 out of 79 with 13062 now. Sweet. 16 more and I get $$$!

Went for a straight draw and it didn't hit. Man, this is expensive now ;)

9462 and it dropped me to 49 out of 76. Average is 13500. I was there 5 minutes ago ;)

Pocket 3's in the BB and the SB raises. I call. Flop is 688. He bets, I RAISE, and he folds! Huzzah! 4800 there!

11462 and 37 out of 74. Right in the middle. 11 more!!!

QJ flops QT4 SUITED! I fear the flush, but he checks&bets the whole way...then folds at the river!!! 7200 there!

Next hand I flop a full boat and get a double KO! Pot was only 2400 though :(

16572 and 25 out of 71.

Stakes up to 1200/2400!!! I'm scared!!!

Tried to get that pot and failed. 12972 now. 36th/69.

I flopped a flush and a straight flush draw with QTs. Nobody called me when I bet and I snag 3600.

30 out of 65 with 15372. 2 more!!!

TOP 63! I WIN MONEY!!! :D:D:D

28 out of 62 after I go balls to the wall and get someone to fold. Good ol' AK with no pair! :p

Stack: largest 62727, smallest 2151, average 16819
Your current position is 29 out of 61
I have 16864.

These pots are scary big...that last one was over 20000. Wow. Feels great that I'm at least getting my money back.

Pocket T's UTG and I call. Flop is A87. Everyone checks (I'm last). Turn is a T! First guy bets, and I raise. He calls. Turn is another A! I have a full boat! He checks&calls and I show him my nuts.

12 out of 59 with 26464. 45th and up is the next pay level...an extra $.62!!!

24664 and 14 out of 56, stakes going up to 2000/4000! This is the stuff I dream about!!! ;)

Dang, I played that wrong. KQs and I call. Guy behind me raised and the SB re-raised. I should have played but instead I folded. SB was doing it out of necessity I think, since he was the short stack. Damn.

20th/50!

2 huge pots, and the necessity guy is over 30000. Wow.

Down to 6 tables. I remember when there was like 76...tear.

"Hand-for-hand" going on now. That's new to me. Apparently since we're almost at the next money level, they're using this to avoid any ties or whatever. This happened before when we were about to go in the money.

KJ in late and I call. Flop is TT5, so I fold.

15664 and I'm 29 out of 45. Dang, I need to win a hand here soon...it's been a while since I won one.

I need to hit 36th to win $3.07 ;)

AKs in BB and everyone folded :(

I really haven't played many hands this hour...the cards haven't been as kind to me ;)

5 tables and 40 people left! I'm in deep poo though...

DAMN! I went for it with a pair of 6's. I figured my hand was best and I went all-in...then he hit a flush on the river!!! :( He won over 32000. I would have been in great shape if he didn't hit that one. Oh well, I had to make a move...but it didn't work out this time.

But hey, my first limit tourney and I win money!!! :) I'm actually pretty happy with how I played. I made minimal mistakes and I really didn't get burned by lucky cards (til the end...argh! ;)). But I'd take back maybe 3 moves I made in 3 hours, which is pretty awesome. I was fortunate that my balls-to-the-wall worked out several times. I would have been screwed if they called me ;)

But yeah, placing near the top in my first limit tourney is awesome. Hopefully I can play another one of these soon. Hope you made it through this long post :)

I snagged $2.39, which after my $1 buy-in is a net of $1.39. HUZZAH!!!

First Session: Won $1.39, 38th/684
$1 Limit Tournament
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 239 hands and saw flop:
- 12 out 26 times while in big blind (46%)
- 8 out 27 times while in small blind (29%)
- 34 out 186 times in other positions (18%)
- a total of 54 out of 239 (22%)
Pots won at showdown - 13 of 17 (76%)
Pots won without showdown - 16
Totals: Up $9.33-----$.02/$.04 Tables
Up $33.50----Sit&Go
Up $1.19-----$.05/$.10 Tables
Down $2.00---NL Tournaments
Up $1.39-----Limit Tournaments
Down $1.00---Heads-Up NL Tables
Down $.56----Heads-Up Limit
($10 Transferred to friends)
Overall: Up $40.85

[SirFozzie]

When they get close to the level, they play hand for hand to avoid stalling. With judicious stalling, you can stretch things out nicely up to that point if you're a short or mid stack.

[kingnebwsu]

Ah okay, thanks for the clarification. It makes sense, as stalling could really affect the final results ;)

Day 84

Sit&Go

Wow, I start with AKs in the SB! UTG raises, and I just call. Flop is J66, and I fold facing 2 bettors. Good thing I did, as someone flopped a full boat ;) Down 40 early on, but no biggie.

AJ in late and I call. Flop is no help, but I foolishly try to steal the pot when everyone checks to me. Obviously several people call. I then fold after the river.

A2s in late and I call. Flop is no help, and I fold after the turn. Down 120 after playing 3/4 hands. That's a lot of hands for me! I probably won't see any cards for like the next 8 or so ;)

Boy, these pots are huge so far...wow.

Pocket J's in middle, I call the UTG's raise. 9582K is the board. I raise after the flop, hoping to narrow the field down, and it works...as it's heads-up the rest of the way. He checks&calls the last 2 times and I take down a pot of 440! One of the smaller pots so far (which is saying something). 1660 in 4th/9.

KQ in the BB and I call a pre-flop raise...then UTG re-raises?!? I call that and flop a Q-high flush draw. I fold figuring somebody has to have the A/K of clubs. Turn was a K of clubs!!! :( I would have bet like crazy, but it's a good thing I was out. One player flopped a full boat and another player rivered a better full house! That was another huge pot. Wow.

Stakes going up.

I call with QK on the button, and fold after the flop.

6/11 hands played so far...I've been getting some nice pocket cards.

I love when I fold a crap hand (like 92) and I flop two-pair :p 92K was the flop there ;)

QT in the middle and I call. Flop is 9AA and I fold facing 4 opponents. Wow, in the end 4 A's beat a full house. Big hands going on today!

I fold K3 in the BB facing a raise...and the flop is 9KK :p Stupid the man...he mocks me!

With lots of players, I try 78s in the SB. I fold after the flop only gives me an inside straight draw.

1465, 4th/9 with stakes going up again! I'm on the button.

Boy, I've had some really nice pocket cards today, but they haven't amounted to anything yet.

In late I call a pre-flop raise with pocket J's. Flop is AT4 and I fold facing two cold bets. The guy raised pre-flop with A3s...interesting.

Down to 1290 after the blinds hit me, in 7th/8. Some nice pocket cards, but not many nice flops.

Since my 6/11 start, I've only played 3/19 hands ;)

5th/8 with 1290 as the stakes go up. The bottom half is really tight though.

4th/7 now, as some guy got KO'd when some jerk hit a lucky straight on the river. Wild.

1140, 5th/7 on the button after consecutive hands of 27 offsuit :p

5th/6 now...give me some freaking cards! ;)

Played 4 of the last 27 hands! I'm on a rush!!! :rolleyes:

AQ in the BB and I flop A's!!! I bet strong the whole way, but I only call a raise at the end, fearing a straight. I win with A's and Q's vs K's and Q's!!! I snag 2600 there.

Next hand I flop a set of T's! I put someone all-in, and my K-kicker beats their 8-kicker! Up to first out of 5 with 4200!!! :D

It's weird to watch people spend lotsa money chasing something to the river and then folding...but I see it so often. Wild.

Stakes going up, still ahead!

I need to be more aggressive. I'm the big man at the table, I need to start acting like it.

Down to 3750, in 2nd/5 now.

Wow, that was a mediocre ending. I made it to heads up trailing over 2-to-1. I wasn't able to make much of a move or get high payment when I hit good cards, so I was eventually beaten into submission ;)

But overall I played pretty well. I didn't focus on what place I was in as much (like...2 more people to get paid or whatever), and that seemed to help. After it was down to 3 people, it took me a minute to go, "oh, I guess I get money this game." Definitely a different approach from what I was doing before. If I get too focused on the money aspect, I won't do nearly as well (as evidenced by my awful string of 4th place finishes).

So yeah, I'm back up a bit now...not as high as my +$59 that I once was, but I'm still happy. Next week will be my poker binge :)

First Session: Won $8.00, 2nd place
Avg. Players 9-player fixed sit&go
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 89 hands and saw flop:
- 18 out 24 times while in big blind (75%)
- 12 out 24 times while in small blind (50%)
- 9 out 41 times in other positions (21%)
- a total of 39 out of 89 (43%)
Pots won at showdown - 5 of 11 (45%)
Pots won without showdown - 12
Totals: Up $9.33-----$.02/$.04 Tables
Up $41.50----Sit&Go
Up $1.19-----$.05/$.10 Tables
Down $2.00---NL Tournaments
Up $1.39-----Limit Tournaments
Down $1.00---Heads-Up NL Tables
Down $.56----Heads-Up Limit
($10 Transferred to friends)
Overall: Up $48.85
---
Sit&Go Results:
NL: 7th
Limit:5th,1st,2nd,6th,2nd,7th,1st,1st,6th,7th,1st,5th,4th,3rd,4th,4th,2nd

[kingnebwsu]

Day 84

$.02/$.04 session

I start with J7 in the BB and I check. Flop gives me a flush draw. Turn gives me the flush (K is on the board, meaning someone needs the A/Q to beat me). SB bets, I raise, guy behind me re-raises...we both call. We check to the raiser on the river, and we both call his bet. He shows two small hearts, then the SB shows the Q of hearts!!! BOO!!! Beats my flush. I'm quickly down $.19 after that hand. Argh.

I play K6s in the middle. I flop nothing, but everyone checks. I turn the nut flush draw (A on the turn), I bet and get one caller. I river the flush, and he calls me again. I show the nuts and snag $.23.

Next hand I check with 82 in the BB. Flop is 854, I bet and everyone folds. I win $.06. I'm only down $.03 now!!!

AT in middle and I call. Flop is QQJ. 3 check to me and I bet, getting 2 callers. Turn is an A, I bet and get one caller. River is an A, giving me a full house! I bet, he raises, then we max out the bets. I figured he had an A, but I had the nuts, so I went for it just in case. I snag $.28 on the split pot. I'm up $.01 now! That pot was mine (with the better kicker on two pair) til the river. Oh well.

A7s UTG and I call. Let's see how many players there are. Flop is A52, people check to me and I bet. The SB raises...I foolishly call. Turn is no help, and I fold after he bets. I still have the whole amateur "one more card" thing that I still sometimes do. I'm a lot better at letting things go, but I had to know my kicker was no good. Kicker didn't matter, cuz the guy had two pair ;)

After the blinds I'm down $.07.

Folded T2, flop was TTA ;)

Only 4 players here now, I'll see what I can do.

I snag $.13 after my pocket 6's carry me well. He raised pre-flop with overcards that didn't hit! I'm up to even!!!

T2 again...should I play it? ;)

Wow, pocket A's loses to pocket 8's. The 8's hit four of a kind on the flop! Wow.

Pocket A's over pocket J's the hand after that. I want some of these ;)

J9 on the button lands $.16 after I turn second-pair and a flush draw. I get called by one player, who then folds after the river.

I then snag $.10 in the BB after flopping a set of 4's. Good ol' pocket 64 ;)

JK on the button, I fold after the flop is 345.

Up $.08 right now.

Roomy wants to play Guilty Gear...so I'm off! I won $.08. FUN!!! :D

During current Hold'em session you were dealt 31 hands and saw flop:
- 5 out 5 times while in big blind (100%)
- 2 out 6 times while in small blind (33%)
- 5 out 20 times in other positions (25%)
- a total of 12 out of 31 (38%)
Pots won at showdown - 2 of 3 (66%)
Pots won without showdown - 4

[RPI-Fan]

Congrats on the big multi-table tourney!

It's a great feeling getting into the money, even if you don't win anything but pocket change.

[kingnebwsu]

Hehe, thanks man!!! :cool: That definitely was the most satisfying part of it all. The fact that I was able to have three good hours of poker practice AND make a few bucks on it was another huge plus. I want to do more of those tourneys, but they're always at weird times. If I'm able to do well at a couple more, then I'll maybe try an $11 one.

Day 84

Session 3, Another Sit&Go

J7 in the SB, and I play it. Flop second-pair and fold. I would have won because the river was another 7.

Wow, somebody's down to 1080 after losing to a full house.

Pocket 7's in the middle. Unreal. I flop a straight draw, everyone checks. Turn is no help, so I just call. Heads-up. I river the straight! The board is paired, so I'm wondering if my opponent has a full house when he re-raised me. It turns out he does, so my straight goes down. I shouldn't have maxed out the bet there...damn. He won 500, and now I'm in last with 1260. Lots of time left, so I gotta keep it cool. I overplayed that one, I think. I put him on a straight, but he had a full boat. Crap.

KJ in late, everyone folds but me and the BB. I should have raised. He bets and I fold after the flop is A93.

1210, 8th/9 as the stakes go up. I have about 20 minutes to get back to even ;) I hate being in these early holes.

My 1210 looks awesome compared to this one guy's 630 :p He's the only person behind me.

A's in the BB!!! Boy, I got scared at the end there. Flop was 337, after we maxed out the pre-flop raises. He kept raising me, so I figured maybe he somehow had hit a full house. I ease up the betting, only calling his raises. He shows pocket K's. Wow. I win 1005 with two-pair. Scary. Up to 1720. Most of the pot was heads-up, so argh.

Hehe, he's bitching about not winning yet with 3 pocket pairs. That last one was rough, but with low/medium pocket pairs you shouldn't win that often (in full table action I mean).

1690, 2nd/9. Pretty tight right now, but I needed that lucky hand. I should have made him pay more, but I feared (another) full house. Lousy fear!

A6s in late, I call. No love on the flop/turn, so I fold.

1660, 2nd/9 with stakes going up.

K7 in middle, I call. AQ7, and I fold. I called the dealer's pre-flop raise. I maybe shouldn't always call those raises.

Q's UTG! 2 callers. AJ5 on flop, I bet and they fold. I snag 350. Up to 1760.

57 in the BB! Flop is 547! I bet and get called the whole way. I win with two-pair! 475 there. Up to 2035 and now I'm on the button. I'm the chip leader...sweet.

JT in late and I call. I flop T's, and bet the whole way and they win! 650 up to 2385! Wow. This is a great little run.

Same guy bitching about his pocket A's not working out. Flop was KTT, and this guy was raising the whole way. It's like...FULL HOUSE?!? DUH!!! It's like, when someone was calling that many raises cold, he had to have the nuts. Seriously. His two-pair were no good there.

KT in middle, I call the initial bet&a pre-flop raise. Fold after the flop.

AQ in early, I win with a pair of A's. I snag 1000 there! LOL!!! That guy is on full tilt...he's so bitching. HILARIOUS!!! He's down to 165 ;)

2885, 1st/9 with stakes going up.

JK in BB. I call pre-flop raise. Flop is 89Q, and I fold. Three guys under 700 now.

A7 in SB, I call. Flop a flush draw and check. Turn the FLUSH!!! I snag 1100 there. 3285 in 1st/9. Wow.

This session is going amazingly well. It's like an extended rush!

2 people out quick. Guy said he said pocket pairs SEVEN times, and that T's were the lowest ones of them...right. If he can do that in 40 hands, he should be a millionaire :rolleyes:

Big pot, I'm in 2nd, but it's still good!

Q7, fold after flop in BB.

This table is clearing out FAST!!! Another all-in...down to 5! Wow.

3135 in 2nd. Leader has almost 5k. Stakes going up.

4 people out in 40 mins seems awful quick.

Only lost one pot so far...nice.

Wow, my J9 beats J8...whew. I slowed the betting down, fearing a better kicker. I hit the chip leader though, and snag 1800. 3960 and now I'm (barely) 1st/5. Wish my kicker was better there...but it was a free flop ;)

BTW, Stakes are 150/300 now (for 5 more mins).

I bet AK all the way to the river, but the guy doesn't fold...and wins with a pair of 2's. Ouch. Down to 2835 and in 3rd/5.

I can't start playing not to lose though...that'll spell doom. Still gotta play to win.

Folded 67, flop was 89T ;)

These people are checking A LOT. It's scary.

Whew...hit a K on the river with KA to win that hand. 2550 there I'm up over 4k. Stakes to 200/400. Lucky there.

4535 in 1st/5.

Stole 600 with nothing there.

Two guys under 1300. They die and I win $$$.

K5 UTG. 3345 is the board, and I bet and everyone folds.

I win that showdown with Q's and an A-kicker...nice.

5135, 2nd has 3500.

QJs, I raise pre-flop. BB RE-raises, I call. Flop is no help, so I fold. Wonder if he had anything...

4535 now, but it's tight for the top-4. #5 needs a hug.

AJ and I snag 3200 after the board is QQJ65!!! Up over 6k now!!! This is great. I'm doubled up over 2nd place. Where's my quadruple KO? ;)

K9 in late, I fold after the flop.

5's UTG, I call. I win the pot after everyone folds post-flop.

Wow...I flop a set of J's and KO someone who had pocket T's!!!

8200 entering 3-way action.

8700-2400-2000 (or so) right now.

Balls to the wall...made him go all-in/fold, and he folded!!!

Steal the blinds with pocket 9's!

10,000-3,500 going into heads-up.

Set of Q's, he folds after the turn.

Getting some crappy cards here :p

Tried to steal that pot and failed...only 2:1 deficit now.

9700/3700 now.

10,500-3000, stakes going to 400/800.

I WIN!!! I WIN!!! :D:D:D

That was the most passive person I've ever played heads-up. He folded so many hands. Like, I don't think he bluffed once. One time he re-raised me pre-flop, and I knew to fold. I think he only raised me once pre-flop during heads-up. That ain't enough! It let me see lots of free flops.

I eventually just wore him down with his folding and my aggressive play. He had pocket A's vs my T8 and flop was T8Q. We maxed out the bets post-flop and then I turned a full house! He went all-in, and then I RIVERED FOUR TENS!!! :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: That was awesome. I wore down his stack, and when I thought the time was right...I went for it! And it paid off big time.

So yeah, I think that's about the best sit&go I've ever played. I played strong from start (well, after the early loss) to finish, and I felt like I was dominating the table. I haven't felt this in a couple of weeks. Just totally tearing it up. Wow. What a feeling!

So yeah, 2nd&1st place today. Pretty good day! Ends my 6-game non-winning streak. Sweet action. I'm gonna TV&games. Tomorrow's my day off, but I don't think I'll play that much. Next week=poker binge!!! HUZZAH!!!

Wow, that was an awesome game. Lights out! :cool:

Third Session: Won $17.00
Avg. Players 9-player fixed sit&go
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 120 hands and saw flop:
- 21 out 30 times while in big blind (70%)
- 9 out 30 times while in small blind (30%)
- 15 out 60 times in other positions (25%)
- a total of 45 out of 120 (37%)
Pots won at showdown - 11 of 14 (78%)
Pots won without showdown - 25 (inflated by heads-up)
Totals: Up $9.41-----$.02/$.04 Tables
Up $58.50----Sit&Go
Up $1.19-----$.05/$.10 Tables
Down $2.00---NL Tournaments
Up $1.39-----Limit Tournaments
Down $1.00---Heads-Up NL Tables
Down $.56----Heads-Up Limit
($10 Transferred to friends)
Overall: Up $65.93 (NEW RECORD HIGH!!!)

[kingnebwsu]

Day 85

Sit&Go

I have just enough time for a sit&go before lunch. Hope I keep my streak alive.

I start in the BB and check with 86. Flop is crap, we both check. I bet on the turn (with nothing) and he calls me. I check on the river, he bets and I fold. I tried to steal it once, but not twice. Down 60 after the first hand.

79s in late, and I call pre-flop with many players. I bet after the flop&river. I flopped a straight draw, but it never hit. In the end, we split the pot cuz we both had 79s ;) Go pair of 7's!!!

K2s in middle, I call pre-flop. Fold after the flop. Back to 1500!!!

5th/9 with 1500 as stakes go to 30/60...with me in the BB ;)

TK and I check. Flop is A84, so I fold.

ATs in SB, I call. Flop is QQ5, and I fold after the first bet. I shoulda hung around, an A hit on the turn. Dang. I don't think anyone had a Q. D'oh!

Q's in late! Flop has an A...but I bet strong the whole way (after everyone checks to me), and I get the last guy to fold after the river. Board was 35A53. I win 390 up to 1680. 2nd/9.

Wow, 74 in the BB and I check. Flop is T76. Everyone checks. I bet after the turn and get one caller. The river is a K...I'm worried but I bet anyway (with third-pair ;)), and he calls. I show my 7's and they WIN?!?!? Wow. Surprised me there. I snag 375 up to 1875. 1st/9!!!

2nd/9 as the stakes go up to 50/100. Wow, some guy has won 4 pots in a row to take the lead :p

K9 is the lowest ranked hand on Sklansky's chart. I don't really ever feel comfortable playing this hand. I do sometimes play it, but only if in late position (or on the button).

I fold K3 in the SB, even with many players. It was tempting though.

Pocket 9's in late, I call. Flop is low-cards, so I bet...getting 2 callers. I snag 925 after my 9's hold up the whole way. Scary.

Next hand I have pocket K's! I raise and get 2 opponents. Flop is low, so I bet strong. They call. Turn pairs the board...ruh roh. I bet again, they both call. Same deal on the river. I have two-pair, K's and 9's...winner had K9 in the pocket, for a set of 9's! BOO!!! That hurt. I shoulda won that pot of 1100. But I guess he was okay sticking around with top pair on the board...but why didn't he raise at all?

1975 as the stakes go to 100/200. 3rd/9. That pot would have put me over 3000...dang.

QA in middle and I call, as does many players!!! Flop is 67Q and I bet, getting one caller. Turn is a K (Ruh roh), and I bet...he folds! I snag 850 to 2625 now. Sweet! Heavy action hands going on for me. 1st/9 now!

5 guys under 1000...wow. That last pot cost many people.

KJ UTG and I call. One guy raises all-in, one other calls. Flop is K76 and I bet...he folds. Heads-up with top pair, and the board doesn't improve. I get a KO!!! 3060 in 2nd place/8.

Down to 7, more in trouble.

Flopped the nut flush in the SB and I bet. Both players fold :( I shoulda slow-played there. Dang. I don't normally bet away when I'm first, I dunno. Whatever :p

4 people over 2k, 2 under 1k. We'll see what happens.

FUCK!!! 1785 pot there with pocket 8's, I had KA and a K on the board. River card came...only thing that could help him was an 8...and it showed!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! Crap. Down to 2565. I should be over 4300. Goddamnit. That blows so bad. It's like playing in our weekly poker game.

Gotta keep it cool, I'm still in 2nd. Fuck fuck fuck. Bad beats make me puke.

Stakes to 150/300, everyone in much better shape now. I'm 2nd/6 (barely). Lousy 8.

I get everyone to fold with AQ UTG. Whew, I had nothing. I snag 1500. That helps. Up to 3465, in 1st/6.

Only played 27% of hands so far.

Dang, 36 in the BB flops 2nd-best pair. I bet strong the whole way, and he just calls. I figure I got him...but he hit a flush. Dagnabit.

2640, 3rd/6.

A8s, flop is 89J and I fold.

Pocket J's, I snag 975 after a low flop.

Flop a set of 7's, everyone folds to me. Dang.

3240 in 2nd/5.

3240 in 3rd/4, stakes going up to 200/400.

4 Q's?!?!? I hit a flush, figuring I have the win...but no. The opponent flopped FOUR QUEENS?!?!?!? WHAT THE FUCK?!?!?!?!? That's just terrible. I'm in deep trouble now. 3400, biggest pot today.

I win a couple pots up to 2040 in 3rd/4. Damn.

Leader has over 7k, everyone else has around 2k. Fuck. That pot was killer.

The chip leader has been having disconnect problems all game. Serves him right for getting 4 Q's ;)

2140 in 3rd/4 still.

Every time I raise on the button with a decent hand, everyone folds. Sweet ;)

BOOM!!! I HIT A STRAIGHT AND TAKE DOWN 2500!!! 3315 in 3rd. One guy is hurting bad.

300/600 stakes. I have 3900.

Down to 3! Pretty even. 5k/4k/3k or so right now.

A's win a huge pot of 4800!!! WOW!!! 6165 in 1st/3, one guy kinda hurting again.

Wow, A's over K's again. That guy must be pissed. We each got him with A's.

Even as heads-up starts. Oh my!!!

Wow, he had a set of K's...scary. That hurt a lot.

9000-4500 now.

Fuck. Split pot there. Both had T's ;)

Crap, he called me there and won with his A kicker vs my K kicker.

Both had flush draws, and his hit on the river. Fuck. Down to 1100.

Stakes to 400/800. Help!!! ;)

Wow, another crap beat. I turn a pair, so I bet and he hit a flush. I lose with two-pair. Dang. I had some harsh losses throughout that game. I think I played pretty well overall though. One of the big hands in the middle would have given me an edge going into heads-up.

I don't think I'm very good at heads-up. I play pretty aggressive, but it sometimes bites me good. I should probably try and check more, and maybe be more selective when I bluff. Sometimes (a lot of times) I go into "full steam ahead" mode and I keep on betting. It sometimes scares them away, but sometimes I help them to disguise the strength of their hand. If they know I'm gonna bet, they can just call til the end (when they raise). That situation hasn't happened too much, but ya know...I dunno.

I need to read some tips on heads-up before I play my next sit&go. Three straight sit&go's making it to heads-up is pretty fantastic though, so I'm happy with that. When I lost that one big pot earlier, I thought "oh no, 4th place again?!?!?" But I didn't let that mindset stick around for too long. It can really hurt ya if you think that way. Thankfully I moved past it and played pretty well.

So yeah, we'll see how I do next time. The last two times I've lost heads-up, the other person has won almost all the big pots. It's gotta be something in how I'm playing it. I'll try and figure it out.

Another record high overall! Hopefully I can keep moving up!!!

First Session: Won $8.00, 2nd place
Avg. Players 9-player fixed sit&go
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 114 hands and saw flop:
- 17 out 27 times while in big blind (62%)
- 11 out 28 times while in small blind (39%)
- 15 out 59 times in other positions (25%)
- a total of 43 out of 114 (37%)
Pots won at showdown - 8 of 18 (44%)
Pots won without showdown - 26
Totals: Up $9.41-----$.02/$.04 Tables
Up $66.50----Sit&Go
Up $1.19-----$.05/$.10 Tables
Down $2.00---NL Tournaments
Up $1.39-----Limit Tournaments
Down $1.00---Heads-Up NL Tables
Down $.56----Heads-Up Limit
($10 Transferred to friends)
Overall: Up $73.93

[kingnebwsu]

Day 85

Session 2: Another Sit&Go

A bit of time this evening will be spent on another sit&go. Only person I recognize at the table is the person who beat me heads-up this afternoon! Sadly, he's sitting behind me...so I'm not in the best spot. Hopefully he'll disconnect and never return ;)

JT on the button and I call. BB raises...and I call it with 3 opponents in. An easy fold or an easy play if I flop something good. Flop is low and I fold.

Pocket 7's in late, I fold with a TJ6 flop.

1410 in 6th/9 now.

Pocket 9's in middle, I call and then call the pre-flop raise. Flop gives me an inside straight draw, but I fold facing two cold bets. Good thing, because they maxed out the betting that round.

How can FOUR people max out the betting pre-flop? No way all their hands were good. It was evidenced as the best hand shown was pocket Q's.

Q3 in BB, I check. Flop is KK5, so I fold.

1305 after the blinds hit me, in 6th/9. Stakes going up for the 2nd time!!!

K2s in middle. Everyone checks post-flop. I turn a flush draw and bet. I get one caller, who raises. I call him and RIVER the flush! I get three bets out of him and win the pot. I put him on a set of 5's. I planned to fold if my flush didn't hit, but since it did I made him pay. Balls to the wall!!! 1300 there.

QJ in middle, I call. Flop is Q73 and I bet. 6 players call? Turn puts 3 clubs on the board. I bet again, knowing that a raise means someone hit the flush. Dealer raises and I fold. He eventually shows down a K-high flush. Good laydown there.

I play another hand and pay the blinds, and I'm back down to 1630. I once had almost 2k.

A9s in late and I call. Flop is QQ3, and I fold after someone bets.

5th/9 with 1580 as the stakes go up to 100/200. Time to make my move soon! Three guys under 1000.

QK in middle, I call. Flop is 944 and I fold.

I've seen 11 flops and have only won 1 pot thus far. Hopefully that ratio improves soon.

Back on the button with 1330. Lotsa great cards/flops so far...(cough). 6th/8.

Pocket 7's on the button. Flop is A33, and I fold facing 2 bettors. Awful...turn was a 7. Damn.

5th/8 with 1230, stakes up to 150/300. Help me!

One of these a game...5T and flop is TT5! Huzzah!!! ;)

Fuck...down to 1100, and I go balls-to-the-wall with AQ. Flop is AT3 and I raise the pre-flop raiser. He re-raises...I think about it and I call him. I then put myself all-in and he shows AK. Fuck. That's what I thought he had, but damn...to actually see it is a kick in the pants. 8th fucking place. That's about my worst finish in forever. Actually, it IS my worst finish ever :( Damn.

I played okay, but I didn't hit but two flops, and one of them cost me the game. Ouchness. I should have folded with 640 left and facing his re-raise. Damn. I put him on AK and that's what he had. I should have listened to my instincts, as they were right all night. Damn.

So yeah, that session hurts, and I won't be able to avenge it for several days. Lousy busyness. If this were next week, I'd just play another game :p Stupid the man. I'll be back for REVENGE!!!

Second Session: Lost $5.50, 8th place
Avg. Players 9-player fixed sit&go
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 40 hands and saw flop:
- 4 out 5 times while in big blind (80%)
- 0 out 4 times while in small blind (0%)
- 9 out 31 times in other positions (29%)
- a total of 13 out of 40 (32%)
Pots won at showdown - 1 of 2 (50%)
Pots won without showdown - 0
Totals: Up $9.41-----$.02/$.04 Tables
Up $61.00----Sit&Go
Up $1.19-----$.05/$.10 Tables
Down $2.00---NL Tournaments
Up $1.39-----Limit Tournaments
Down $1.00---Heads-Up NL Tables
Down $.56----Heads-Up Limit
($10 Transferred to friends)
Overall: Up $68.43
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Sit&Go Results:
NL: 7th
Limit:5th,1st,2nd,6th,2nd,7th,1st,1st,6th,7th,1st,5th,4th,3rd,4th,4th,2nd,1st,2nd,8th
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[kingnebwsu]

Day 87

Sit&Go

Another day, another sit&go. Hopefully this will go better than my last one, and I won't chase another top pair with Q kicker! :p

If I finish at the bottom, I'll seriously be sick. Wrong attitude...I WILL do well today!!! :)

I start UTG and fold T2.

I fold 65 facing a raise in the BB.

3's in the SB. Flop is 9JA and I fold facing many opponents.

5's in late, I call a pre-flop raise. Flop is 6A3 and I fold facing the raiser's bet.

A8s in late and I call. Flop is 793, everyone checks. Turn is another 7, and I bet. All 3 players fold! I snag 90 there and I'm back up to 1490.

3/7 blinds seen so far=high for me!

A3s UTG and I play it. Flop is 492, and I fold with only a straight draw.

9Ts in the BB and I check. Flop gives me a flush draw, everyone checks. Turn gives me an open straight draw also, so I bet and get one caller (out of 4). River is a blank, but I bet after he checks. Sadly he calls and wins with 8's. Dang.

8th/9 with 1330 as stakes are going up. I'm playing too loose, I need to tighten up here.

9Js and I fold when the flop gives me an inside straight draw. I would have won in the end when a J hit the board. Sad.

AJ and I call in middle. Flop is T93 and I fold facing two players.

Pocket 3's and I call the pre-flop raise. Flop is 26Q and I fold.

I'll hit a flop someday...maybe.

QJ UTG and I play. Flop is no help and I fold again. Seriously. Awful.

11/20 flops seen...0 flops that put in me good shape. That's a crazy high % for me, but they've been solid plays. Sigh.

Pocket 9's in the SB, and I fold facing calling 2 guys maxing out the bets. Damn. Great pocket cards tonight, no love on the flop.

11/21 now, can't remember the last time I was over 50% on flops seen...

A2s on the button and I play it. Flop is 89T and I fold after the turn. Dagnabit.

1075, 8th/9 with stakes going to 50/100. Unreal. I need to hit a f'in hand soon.

QT and I flop an open-ended straight draw. All 5 check. Turn is no help, and I call a player's bet. Heads-up into the river which is a blank. We both check and I win with J's on the board and a Q kicker. Wow. Sad. 450 puts me to 1375. Almost even.

Pocket 3's in middle and I call...then I call the pre-flop raise. Flop is T96 and I fold. I can't believe how many pocket pairs I'm getting. 14/27 flops seen. Unreal (again).

5 pocket pairs in 28 hands. Wow. And I folded each one after the flop ;)

4T in BB I check. Flop is K44!!! I check and call (heads-up now). I check/raise after the turn. I bet and he calls after the river and I win!!! 875 is the pot and I'm over 1700. Solid.

Pocket T's in the SB, and I call. Flop is all undercards so I bet, one guy raises and I fold. He ends up winning with a full boat. Good fold there.

Pocket 6's on the button and I play. High-carded flop and I fold.

7 pocket pairs now in 31 hands. Unreal.

Pocket 2's in late...another high-carded flop and I fold. 8 pocket pairs in 33 hands now!!! OH MY! Zero wins with those :p

TJ in middle and I play. Flop is AK4 and I fold. I don't like chasing inside straight draws. Sadly the turn was a Q!!! I woulda won big there, but the pot odds weren't right.

1550 in 6th/9 and stakes up to 100/200. Serious money now. 3 guys under 1000, and I'm just above them. 18/35 hands seen at this point, and 8 of them have been pocket pairs.

KJs in the BB and I check with many players. Flop is 68J and the SB bets. I raise and everyone else folds, except the SB who calls. Turn is another 8 and he bets again...I'm wondering what he has. Does he have an 8? He does indeed, and goes all-in. I call him. Not only does he have an 8, he has a J too for a FULL HOUSE!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Down to 635 and I'm 8th/8. Please let me die.

It's 600 just to make a bet at each point now, so I'm gonna go balls-to-the-wall when I get something. This is gonna be a new record for % of flops seen at a sit&go.

I really should have folded when he kept betting. But he only called my raise, so I played it strong again after the turn, and then he was all-in. I guess the stakes were too high for me to have not screwed it up as bad as I did. I wasn't gonna fold because I had top pair with a solid kicker. Sigh.

T's UTG and I play. Undercards and I bet strong, and everyone eventually folds (after the turn). I win 650 to 1085.

K8s in the BB and I check. Flop is KJ5, and I fold because of my crap kicker. The guy bet strong and won without a showdown.

A9 in the SB and I call...then the BB raises with AT. I fold (flop was no help anyway). He bet strong the whole way and lost to a pair of K's. Interesting.

885 on the button, in 7th/8. Stakes to 150/300. Help! Now it'll cost 900 to bet the whole way, and I don't have that much ;)

786J6 was the board and I had JT in the BB. I checked of course. Checked around and I bet. He folds after the river and I get 1200.

I win a big pot with the nut flush!

I win another pot with top pair!

I win ANOTHER pot with top pair!!! I've KO'ed like 3 straight people, down to 4 people! Up to 6000!

I have 5840 now in first of 4!!!

This is an unreal rush. Wow!!! So close to $$$...

Stakes to 200/400, same situation.

5600/4000/2600/600 are the numbers right now.

Another KO!!! Up to 7160 after I flop top-pair and push someone all-in! That was nice.

Wow, he called me the whole way with a straight draw, but he hits 2 perfect cards at the end to get a flush. Fuck. 6200/5000/2300 or so right now.

Same situation, he checks&calls, and then he hits a straight. That blows (again). He chased it twice and got lucky twice. Fuck.

3-way evenness, everyone has around 4500. High drama!!! C'mon lucky me ;)

Unreal. I hit my flush, but the river card gave him a full house!!!

@$&(@&$*@*&$@ I have pocket K's and flop is KQT rainbow! I bet and he calls the whole way. The last bet puts me all in, and I show my set and he hit perfect-perfect to get a FLUSH!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! WHY?!?!?!??!? Awful.

3rd place. Not bad considering the crap I was getting early on, but damn. That blows. A series of lucky cards got me good. That was some serious luck of draws hitting. No way all those should have hit. I'll get 'em next time...I mean, people who chase those cards lose in the long run, but they just happened to get me today. Four times at the very end getting nailed by those draws, when I had the best hand going into the river each time. Terrible.

Oh well, I played pretty well today, though I still made some stupid calls. Calls after the river when I knew I was beat. I made two of those. But other than that I played pretty well. I got hit by some bad draws today. I got some serious awesome pocket cards at the beginning, but none hit. Then I started really nailing some flops and had an awesome rush. Then I got hit by the draws. That sums it up! Back for more on Saturday!!!

First Session: Won $3.50, 3rd place
Avg. Players 9-player fixed sit&go
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 89 hands and saw flop:
- 14 out of 17 times while in big blind (82%)
- 6 out of 17 times while in small blind (35%)
- 19 out of 55 times in other positions (34%)
- a total of 39 out of 89 (43%)
Pots won at showdown - 6 of 12 (50%)
Pots won without showdown - 8
Totals: Up $9.41-----$.02/$.04 Tables
Up $64.50----Sit&Go
Up $1.19-----$.05/$.10 Tables
Down $2.00---NL Tournaments
Up $1.39-----Limit Tournaments
Down $1.00---Heads-Up NL Tables
Down $.56----Heads-Up Limit
($10 Transferred to friends)
Overall: Up $71.93
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Sit&Go Results:
NL: 7th
Limit:5th,1st,2nd,6th,2nd,7th,1st,1st,6th,7th,1st,5th,4th,3rd,4th,4th,2nd,1st,2nd,
8th,3rd

[Pumpy Tudors]

I'm not convinced that you're actually playing on PokerStars, because every time I search for "KingNeb," you're never online. ;)

[kingnebwsu]

Day 89

I'm not convinced that you're actually playing on PokerStars, because every time I search for "KingNeb," you're never online. ;)

That's just what I WANT people to think!!! BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!! :p :p :p :p

I usually play in the evenings and late nights. I also sometimes play in the mid-afternoons/late mornings. I'm almost always in a sit&go these days. I play a regular table only if I have an unknown amount of time.

I just noticed they have these "turbo sit&go's" that cost $6+$.50 to enter. Same deal as the regular ones except that instead of the blinds going up every 10 minutes, they go up every FIVE minutes!!! :eek: I dunno if that would play well into my strategy, because I'm usually a very patient&aggressive player. I think I'll try one of those next week during my poker binge. Something new and different (shrug).

For now, it's a regular old fixed sit&go. Hopefully I can take down some money again today. 2nd,1st,2nd,8th,3rd in my last 5 sit&go's, so (other than the AQ/AK debacle) I've been playing pretty well lately. Better than the run of 4th places I had before that...

Okay, here we go! A8 UTG to start and I fold! EXCITEMENT!!! ;)

Pocket 9's in the BB and I check. Flop is 7TQ and I fold. Winner won with Q's (on the board) and T's. Glad I folded.

A8s in late and I call. Flop is 437 rainbow and I fold. Turn was an A dagnabit. I woulda won there ;) Didn't think it was worth chasing considering I needed running spades or at least an A (8 is a mediocre kicker).

Flop is 437 rainbow on the next hand too ;)

Wow, I folded but flop was QKA of diamonds!!! River was the T of diamonds!!! Sadly nobody had the J...dang. 3 players saw it to the river, and we were hoping :)

1450, 6th/9 with stakes going to 30/60. I'm in the BB ;)

A3 in the BB and I check. Flop sucks and I'm out.

TQ on the button and I call. I flop an open-ended straight draw and call 3 bettors. Turn gives me the nut straight!!! All 3 bet and I RAISE!!! They all call me! Turn thankfully doesn't put a flush draw on the board, so they all check to me and then fold! Huzzah!!! I snag 780 there! 2005 in 1st now! I would have just called after the turn, but I didn't want them to see a card that would potentially give them a flush. I fear flushes ;) They all called me, so I think I got the same amount in the end.

QT in late and I call. Flop is 779, and I fold. I fold too easily, but I don't believe in chasing that much. The pot and implied odds usually don't justify it.

QKs in middle, and I just call. Flop is K75, and I raise the bettor, down to heads-up. Turn gives me a set of K's!!! He bets again, I raise and he re-raises...crap. I re-examine the board and see there are now 3 spades out there. I foolishly call. River is another spade. He bets and I fold. I stood no chance if he had any spades. Awful. No love there. I blew about 270 on that hand. I'm at 1705, in 3rd/9 now. Crap. Oh well, I only made one bet too many I think. It wasn't even that bad of a bet, because I had 4 outs to get a full house/4 K's. Either of those would have given me a huge payday. Sigh!

Stakes up with me in the BB again! 3rd/9 with 1705 still.

KT in the BB and I check. Everyone checks on the flop. Turn gives me a K-high flush draw, so I bet. 3 call. River doesn't give me the flush, so I check&fold. It was worth it to try for it there.

Sadly, now I'm on the button with 1505, in 4th/9. Almost back to even dagnabit. 2 guys over 2k, nobody in serious danger yet.

Wow, 2 guys maxing out the bets with a freaking straight draw on the board...wow. 2-pair over 1-pair. Awful. It's like, anyone with a K had them both beat. Awful.

A5s in middle and I call. Flop is Q78 and I fold.

Pocket 5's UTG and I call. Everyone checks almost 3 times around, then I bet and steal the pot! Wow, 200 big ones there ;)

Stakes to 100/200, me in the BB. 57 in the BB and I check. Flop is JJ7, and I fold, fearing the J. Everyone else also folded. I could have raised to see where I stood, but I was out of position, so it didn't seem right.

These stakes are scary high, gotta make a move when I get the right cards.

Pocket A's in late! I raise pre-flop getting 2 callers. Flop is T94 and I bet, getting one caller. Turn is a T (ruh roh), he checks&folds! I snag 850 there, up to 2005. 2nd/9, leader has 2200.

12/33 flops seen, 3 pots won so far. Not bad.

Crap, I didn't hit my flush on the river and it cost me a bit. I woulda won big if I hit it though. K4s was my hand. Down to 1600.

Whew, AK UTG and I raise, getting 3 callers. Flop is 555!!! I bet (hoping they think I had a pocket pair), and they all folded! I snag 850 there. 2145 in 3rd/8 now.

Q7 in the SB, and I call since everybody was in. Flop was no help and I folded. 50 to see the flop there was worth it.

3rd/7 with 2045 as stakes go up to 150/300.

BOOM!!! Pocket J's in late and I raise, hoping to steal the blinds. One person calls. Flop is 77T and he bets first, I raise and he calls. Turn is a J! I have a FULL BOAT!!! He checks&calls the whole way through and I show him the nuts. Wow. That was a huge win! I snag 2550 there!!! 3395 in 1st/7!!! :D:D:D 2 others over 2900, and everyone else has under 1200. Wow.

AK vs T8 all-in! He hits a T on the flop, but I turn an A!!! Then he rivers an 8!!! NOO!!!! He snags 810 and stays alive. F'in awful. Down to 2990. That was mine. 2nd/7 now.

Folded 25, flop was 346 :) Winner had pocket K's over pocket Q's. Wild!

Crap, tried to steal the pot there and failed. He had a set :(

2140, 3rd/6 as stakes go to 200/400. I'm not in good shape again.

4th/5 as someone gets a KO. I'll make my move soon!!!

2140, 3rd/4. 4th is right behind me. Jerk got out, no lucky river card this time!!! :p

I better not get 4th! Gonna play to win, not to just stay alive...

I fold 64 after the flop in the BB.

I fold 23 in the SB. Getting some shitty cards now!!!...

I raise with pocket 7's UTG and everyone folds.

AJ in the BB and I check. Flop gives me A's and I get him to fold. 2140 in 4th/4 still. 3 minutes til the stakes go up to 300/600...

A6s and I check. Flop a flush draw, turn a straight draw and hit nothing. We split the pot with A6 each ;)

Q's in the SB and I raise. I snag 1000 after the flop. 2590 now, 4th/4.

6400/2400/2400/2200 (me) as stakes up to 300/600. Help!

I flop 2nd pair and snag a pot of 600. Up to 2500, in 2nd now. Battle for not getting 4th is on ;)

YES!!! FLUSH!!! WHOO HOO!!! I go all-in and snag 4830! He pushed me all-in with the nut flush draw, but he didn't hit it! I already had the flush...whew. 6100/4680 (ME!)/1500/500 or so are the #'s right now. THAT WAS HUGE!!!

I get a KO with pocket J's! Down to 3!!! I get paid!

I played aggressive with top pair and medium kicker, and I think I got him to fold the best hand! 1800 there.

400/800 stakes, me at 5800 and a person just above me.

Pocket 3's, and I fold after someone raises on the flop (A on the flop).

6880 on the button in 1st!

No showdown for 12 hands in a row now.

Awful! I push someone all-in. AK vs 3's. They flop a set!!! AHHHH!!!! Fuck. Everyone is pretty even around 4500 now. Fuck.

Now that guy has over half the chips...wild.

6500/4200 (me)/2700 or so now.

Even going into heads-up! C'mon me!!!

Bluff a pot to take the leads, 7300/6200.

Fuck, he hits an A on the river to win the pot. Fuck. Only card that would have beat me there...:( He's up 8100/4400 now. That was awful. 6400 was the pot.

Stakes to 600/1200!!!

8000/5500 (me) now.

Full boat there! Only got 4800, but that's solid for now. Up 7500/6000 right now.

Getting any piece of the flop in heads-up is huge.

2:1 chip lead now!!!

Wow! He folded after going all the way to the river! 11,500-2000 now!

Ouch. All-in AJ vs my KJ. He's up to 4000!!! :(

Got him down to 1900!

Crap, I push him all-in again, and my hand is again dominated!!! AK vs K9...argh.

9000 to 4500 again.

7200 that pot! I flopped 3rd pair and turned 2-pair!!! WOW!!! 11,600-1,900! C'mon...finish him off!!!

YES!!! I did! He kept folding all day, and I finally had him enough to go all-in! It was my QJ vs hit 96! He flopped a pair, but so did I! Last 2 cards were no help, and I WIN!!! :D:D:D:D:D!!!!

I WIN AGAIN!!! :):):)

I really was able to bully this guy around in heads-up, wow. It came down to it, and anytime I bet and he raised, I'd almost always fold (cuz he was pretty tight). I more than made that money back in all the hands he folded pre-flop though, wow. He was playing way too tight. I got him short-stacked a couple of times, but wasn't able to finish him off until the 3rd all-in. Cookie for me!!!

I played quite well today, and I hit the big flush when I needed to (when there was like 5 people left). That was the turning point today. I just waited when there was 4 people left, and then I made my move. I didn't let anything put me on tilt when it got down for the money. In heads-up, he won 4 hands in a row to put himself up to like 6k to my 7k, but I kept it cool and got it all back. I'm really happy with that.

So yeah, another solid poker outing for me. Another all-time high in my career, as I'm up $88.93! This is exceeding all my expectations. YES!!!

First Session: Won $17.00, 1st place
Avg. Players 9-player fixed sit&go
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 151 hands and saw flop:
- 33 out of 42 times while in big blind (78%)
- 12 out of 44 times while in small blind (27%)
- 13 out of 65 times in other positions (20%)
- a total of 58 out of 151 (38%)
Pots won at showdown - 7 of 14 (50%)
Pots won without showdown - 38
Totals: Up $9.41-----$.02/$.04 Tables
Up $81.50----Sit&Go
Up $1.19-----$.05/$.10 Tables
Down $2.00---NL Tournaments
Up $1.39-----Limit Tournaments
Down $1.00---Heads-Up NL Tables
Down $.56----Heads-Up Limit
($10 Transferred to friends)
Overall: Up $88.93
---
Sit&Go Results:
NL: 7th
Limit:5th,1st,2nd,6th,2nd,7th,1st,1st,6th,7th,1st,5th,4th,3rd,4th,4th,
2nd,1st,2nd,8th,3rd,1st

[kingnebwsu]

Day 89, Session 2

Time for another sit&go! It's been almost 2 hours since my victory, so I'm back for revenge ;) Gonna do this and I'll be done for the weekend. I'll be ready to play again next week!

I just watched a first season repeat of celebrity poker showdown, and it was awful. Half the people at the table didn't know how the hell to play, and I think Carrie Fisher was drunk. I skipped through most of it. It's amazing how much better seasons 2&3 were. I can't wait for season 4 that starts in a few weeks!!!

Sit&go is starting! I start in late position with a T6 and I fold! Flop is TJT lol.

0/5 hands played so far, but these pots are huge. The average has been ten big bets! The last hand won with four 6's over a flush.

AQ in the SB and I just call. Flop is no help and everyone checks. Turn gives me the nut flush draw so I bet, getting 2 callers. River gives me the nuts!!! We max out the betting after the river and she shows the Q-high flush, which gets crushed by my A-high flush!!! I snag 540, up to 1800! A close 2nd/9 right now.

1/10 hands played, one big pot won. I like this! :) Stakes up to 30/60.

I like when people think their K's are best when an A comes on the board. Check out the full table action boys ;)

Some people play so foolishly...board was AAJT2. The winner had pocket 8's, and the person who called their bet couldn't even match that. It's like, you don't even have third best pair, and you call for a showdown? Sad.

1/18 flops seen, 1 big win. These cards suck!!! :p

I play K5s in late, flop is 2JK. 3 players call in front of me, and I fold. I should have played, as I would have won. I figured one of them had a K with a better kicker, but I was wrong. Winner had K4. I should have raised to see where I stood. But I wouldn't have been comfortable with maxing out bets with that crap kicker.

4th/9, 1725 as stakes go to 50/100.

2/23 flops seen so far, shoulda won both times ;) I think it was a good laydown though.

Pocket J's in the BB and I check. Flop is 7QK, everyone checks. Turn is a J, which I like...except that the board has KQJ. I bet and get raised, I foolishly call. River makes it so anyone with a T will have a straight, so I fold. Damn. Close on that one. Sigh. I shouldn't have called his raise, but sometimes people will do that when they don't have the nuts. Down to 1450 in 7th/9. Ouchness. That hand was trouble the whole way.

Pocket 6's in late and I call. Flop is 345, and I call the initial bet. Turn gives me the straight! They bet again, and I raise, getting one caller. River gives the board 3 spades, but the person checks&folds! I snag 1000 that time! 2150 now in 2nd/9. That was solid!

I play 56s in middle. Flop is 257, everyone checks. Turn is a K and I fold.

2100, 2nd/9 as stakes go to 100/200. Two guys under 500.

KQs in the SB, and I call a pre-flop raise. Flop is T44, and I fold. 1800 in 4th/9.

AQ in middle and I raise pre-flop. The guy behind me re-raises?!?!? Trying to figure it out, I call. Flop gives me an inside straight draw and I bet. He raises and I fold. I shouldn't have even called facing those raises, but my starting hand was pretty solid. Down to 1400 now, damn.

6th/7 with 1250 now on the button. Dang. Gotta hit something soon!

8/44 (18%) hands seen as the stakes go to 150/300. 1250 in 6th/7.

Fucking shit. I have pocket K's so I raise pre-flop. Flop is solid, so I raise and get 2 callers. Turn is an A, I bet again and get called by one. Why do I bet again? I know I'm beat, yet I foolishly do it. This puts me almost all-in and he shows his A. Fuck. Next hand I'm forced all-in and I go out in 7th. I chased that hand way too far. It was a huge pot that would have been mine except for the A. Damn. My fault for overplaying my K's though. Fuck!!!

Damn damn damn...I'll be kicking myself for that one tonight, and no chance for revenge until Monday! Maybe I'll run my errands quickly so I can play again. Sigh. I thought me hoping someone didn't have an A would be enough, but nope. Foolish stupid me.

Second Session: Lost $5.50, 7th place
Avg. Players 9-player fixed sit&go
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 49 hands and saw flop:
- 3 out of 6 times while in big blind (50%)
- 3 out of 6 times while in small blind (50%)
- 4 out of 37 times in other positions (10%)
- a total of 10 out of 49 (20%)
Pots won at showdown - 1 of 3 (33%)
Pots won without showdown - 1
Totals: Up $9.41-----$.02/$.04 Tables
Up $76.00----Sit&Go
Up $1.19-----$.05/$.10 Tables
Down $2.00---NL Tournaments
Up $1.39-----Limit Tournaments
Down $1.00---Heads-Up NL Tables
Down $.56----Heads-Up Limit
($10 Transferred to friends)
Overall: Up $83.43
---
Sit&Go Results:
NL: 7th
Limit:5th,1st,2nd,6th,2nd,7th,1st,1st,6th,7th,1st,5th,4th,3rd,4th,4th,
2nd,1st,2nd,8th,3rd,1st,7th

[kingnebwsu]

Day 90

It's late, so I'm just gonna play a few hands at a $.02/$.04 table. Hopefully I can snag some cash here (or at least not lose ;)). This is way different than playing at a sit&go.

I pay the BB in late and fold a 37 facing a raise. I'm off!!! ;)

I play QK in the middle and flop an inside straight draw, but fold after the turn is no help. Wasn't worth chasing.

Pocket 5's UTG and I call the pre-flop raise. Flop is overcards and I fold.

These guys are playing way aggressive, raising pre-flop a lot, and maxing out lots of bets. When I get the cards, I should be able to get paid pretty well.

KQ in the SB and I call. Flop is T33 and everyone checks. Turn is a Q and I bet, getting everyone to fold but a person who goes all-in with $.01 (whoo-hoo...). I win $.14 with 2-pair, up $.01 overall!

JT in late and I played it. Flop was J42 and I raised the bettor, getting 4 callers (?!?). Turn was a 5, and I raised again...then I got RE-raised? Ruh roh. I was thinking about what to do and got timed out. I didn't act in 10 seconds ;) I'm used to the 20 seconds I normally have. Oh well, he probably had A3 to make some crap straight. People do that a lot at these tables. They'll see the flop with anything.

Pocket 9's in middle, and I call a pre-flop raise. Flop is TQK and I fold. Winner had a set of K's. Wow. Down $.17 now.

Checked with K9 in the BB. Flop was QJ9, and I folded. Turn was a K, but that gave the board an inside straight draw. River gave the board FOUR hearts. Winner won with the flush. Sad.

KQs in the SB and I just call. Flop is 678 and I fold. Argh. Down $.21 now.

I play QT in late. The BB raises...argh. With so many players and good position, I call. Flop is 674 and I fold. At least he raised with AKs. These tables make me wanna puke sometimes (a lot of the time ;)) Down $.25 now, and I'm about to bail.

8/20 hands played so far, but many of them have cost me extra pre-flop...that's what these tables do a lot that I don't see nearly as much in my sit&go's.

Wow, this person bet all the way with QT and hit a Q on the river to win. Sad. There was an A on the board, and nobody had one. Awful.

AT in the BB and I check. Flop gives me an inside straight draw and everyone checks. Turn is an A so I bet away, the guy behind me raises...ruh roh. I look at the board and there are 3 hearts (QKA) so I fold.

Down $.33 going on the button.

Wow, these people overbet like crazy. Board was AQJ and this guy kept maxing out the betting with AK. It's a solid hand, but someone should have had AQ/AJ, or even KT. But no, the winner hit a flush on the river to win. Wild.

QJ in the BB and I check. Flop is 49A, so I check&fold.

11/32 hands played, down $.36.

Awful, I play QJ UTG and flop a set of J's! I just call after the flop, but then someone raises...I re-raise and it gets down to heads up. Turn is no help, and I figure I'm good with my Q-kicker. He just calls me. River pairs the board (ruh roh). We max out the bets and split the pot. That really blows, as I only snag $.36 instead of $.72. Only 6 cards in the deck could have made it so I didn't win the pot on the river (12% chance), and one of them hit. Sigh. He had J3. I had his ass kicked. Damn. These tables blow. I need to go back to my sit&go's ;)

13/41 hands played, now down $.31. I should be up and outta here by now. Lousy river ;)

KQs in middle, the guy in front of me raises and I call. Flop is K74...this hand is mine! I bet strong the whole way, but 3 people max out the bet after the flop. I wonder if he has KA/AA. They check to me after the turn and I bet, one calls and the raiser folds! He checks&calls, and I show my pair! I snag $.72 and I'm up $.11 now! HUZZAH!!! Finally :p

I try to snag another pot with many outs, but none of them hit and I'm only up $.06 now.

Down to 3 people, wow. I fold 94 on the button, flop is J94 ;)

Un-fucking-real. 9J and I call in the BB. Flop is 99Q! I check/raise, and we max out the betting. Turn is a T, so I'm wondering about the straight draw, but he only calls me. River is another T, so I got the straight/flush draws beat, the only card that could beat me is a T...we max out the betting and I'm sure I got him, but no. He had fucking KT. I mean, he was maxing out the betting with an inside straight draw, and that didn't even hit. Argh. $.77 goes to him, and that seriously should have been mine. I'm on full tilt now, and I need to bail. That was seriously awful. Why did he pump so much money on a hand that...whatever. These tables blow, I think I'm done with regular tables after tonight. It's ridiculous what people play, and that luck just makes me wanna puke. I'm so much fun to read when I'm upset, eh? ;););) Mild-mannered poker player goes insane...film at 11.

Had another hand that didn't work out and now I'm down $.47. I'm about done.

I should have $1.03 more, just from those two hands. Lucky bastards ;)

I call the pre-flop raiser with pocket J's, then the guy behind me re-raises...argh. I'm in for $.04, so I max it out also. Flop is K96 and I fold. Dude won with the nut flush, had A8s. I'd never max out the betting pre-flop with that hand.

I split the pot with K's and 7's later, down $.55 now.

K6s in the BB and I call the pre-flop raise. Flop blew, I'm out.

Pocket 4's in early, and I call. Flop blows, I'm out again. Shoulda stayed in, last 2 cards woulda given me the nut straight.

I'm gonna be sick. Pocket 5's, and flop is 64Q suited. I fold, since no way my flush would win. Turn was a 5, and the river paired the board. I woulda had a full house...lousy order of the cards!!! ;)

Finally. Pocket K's pay-off mostly and I snag $.48, only down $.35 now. I need to bail soon.

Down $.39 and I'm out. Overall I played pretty well, but got hit by some cards. I spent as long here as I would have at a sit&go, so from now on it's either a tournament, sit&go, or nothing. No more of this regular table shit. Or maybe I'll try a higher level. In the long run I'd get these loose players...but for now I'm pretty pissed :)

First Session: Lost $.39
Avg. Players 6
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 82 hands and saw flop:
- 10 out of 12 times while in big blind (83%)
- 5 out of 13 times while in small blind (38%)
- 12 out of 57 times in other positions (21%)
- a total of 27 out of 82 (32%)
Pots won at showdown - 5 of 6 (83%)
Pots won without showdown - 0
Totals: Up $9.02-----$.02/$.04 Tables
Up $76.00----Sit&Go
Up $1.19-----$.05/$.10 Tables
Down $2.00---NL Tournaments
Up $1.39-----Limit Tournaments
Down $1.00---Heads-Up NL Tables
Down $.56----Heads-Up Limit
($10 Transferred to friends)
Overall: Up $83.04
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Sit&Go Results:
NL: 7th
Limit:5th,1st,2nd,6th,2nd,7th,1st,1st,6th,7th,1st,5th,4th,3rd,4th,4th,
2nd,1st,2nd,8th,3rd,1st,7th

[SirFozzie]

We still are waiting for you to join us for the weekly/bi-monthly FOFC tourney you know ;)

[kingnebwsu]

Day 91

We still are waiting for you to join us for the weekly/bi-monthly FOFC tourney you know ;)

Hehe, I would if it was limit poker...or if I was any good at no limit ;) I'm very mediocre at NL but I'm pretty solid at limit. Though limit isn't as exciting, it's much easier to learn than NL.

Monday at 4:30 PM means...the $1 Limit tourney!!! It's one of the few I'll be playing this week during my time off. I'm hoping it hits 800 people so the top 81 get paid...that would be awesome. We're at 770 now. I'm on the button to start out, hopefully I play as well as I did last time, when I placed in the money. Again, that's the goal!!! :)

First playable hand is K9 UTG, but I fold it. Flop was Q93, so I woulda folded anyway ;)

Whew, K2 in the BB and I check. Everyone checks on the flop. Turn gives me the K-high flush draw, but I fold to a bet. River woulda given me the flush. I'm glad I folded, as the winner had the nut flush ;)

Pocket T's in the SB and I call. Flop is JT4! I try to slowplay it, but for the first time ever, I check on the river, but so do the other players! D'oh! I snag 320, up to 1720 there. I shoulda bet, but I was hoping to check/raise. Now I know why I never do that :)

1720, 212 out of 815 after 15 minutes, stakes going up.

Pocket 4's in the SB, I call the pre-flop raise, but fold after getting no love.

I decide to be crazy and play J9s in late. Flop is AA5 and I fold after the turn.

AQ in late and I call. Flop is 664 and I fold.

A3s in middle and I call. Fold after the flop.

3's UTG and I call. Flop is 876 and I fold.

401 out of 772 as stakes go up to 50/100. I have 1465.

AKs in middle and I raise pre-flop. Everyone but the blinds fold. Flop is A56, so I bet, getting one caller. Turn is a 7...I'm worrying about the straight, but he checks&calls. Turn is an 8...I know I'm screwed now. He checks, and so do I, and he shows the straight. Damn. That was my hand. Again with the assholes drawing out on the gutshot straight draw. He won 600 there. Damn. Down to 1065 now, and I need to snag a big hand here.

A6s in the SB, and I call. Flop is no help and I fold.

K9s and I call in late. Flop is 954! I bet and all 5 call? Argh. Turn is a Q, and I get nervous, but I bet again, and 3 call. River pairs the board with 4's, but they all check to me again. I bet and get one caller. I figure I'm beat, but my 9's&4's hold up! I snag 1150 to 1865 total! 284 out of 672 now. Some people suck :)

KJ in middle and I play. Flop is no help and I fold.

KJ in middle again, and I play. Flop is low cards, and I'm playing vs the blinds, so I also check. Another low card, and I bet. They both call?!? River is another crap card, and we all check. I win with my K-kicker...amazing. 450 up to 2065. 245 out of 648. Stakes to 100/200!

I call a pre-flop raise on the button with AJ. Flop is nothing good, so I fold. Winner hit a set on the river. That was a costly 200.

314 out of 597 with 1715. People are dropping like flies.

ATs in middle and I call the pre-flop raise. Flop gave me and open-ended straight draw, so I called the bet. The turn put someone all-in, so I called the small bet. River was no help, and I checked. Down to 1360.

Wow, one hour down, and I (barely) survived. I've been playing pretty well, but none of my cards have really been hitting. That straight that got hit vs my AK really cost me, and I'm short stacked at 1210, 364 out of 470. Average is more than double my stack. Stakes are going to 150/300, so I need to hit something in the next 10-15 minutes or I'll be outta here. C'mon something something something!!! ;)
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After the first hour:
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 56 hands and saw flop:
- 3 out of 6 times while in big blind (50%)
- 3 out of 6 times while in small blind (50%)
- 11 out of 44 times in other positions (25%)
- a total of 17 out of 56 (30%)
Pots won at showdown - 3 of 5 (60%)
Pots won without showdown - 0
---
27 coming back from the break...it's a good sign :p

AJ UTG and I call. Wow, that cost me 150 of my stack...eep. Flop gives me an inside straight draw and I fold. I shouldn't have called the pre-flop raise, dang.

Blinds are getting me now! AHHHH!!!

T4 in the BB, and I fold facing a raise. Dang.

T4 in the SB?!? Down to 685 now. Gotta pick a hand and go...I have the next 8 to choose from ;)

Next 4 hands to go for it...c'mon cards.

I think about it with A2, but I fold it. I can get blinded once more I guess, but dang. The potential double-up won't be very much no matter when I go for it.

I make my move after checking in the BB with A9. I raise the person on the flop and get heads-up...vs someone else with A9! They have a flush draw that doesn't hit thankfully, and we split the pot. 798 after getting hit in the SB. Back on the button, one more round to try and double up again. 2 minutes til the stakes go up...sweet!!! :rolleyes:

My stack isn't the smallest...that belongs to someone who has 5 ;)

I go for it with pocket J's. Flop is KT7 and he raises me. I'm almost done, so I put myself all-in. He had pocket T's and flopped a set :( I need a J/Q on the river to stay alive...but neither show! I'm done in 356th place. Fuck.

I really didn't get much help from the cards today, and played pretty well overall I think. Just hung around hoping to hit something, but it didn't happen. That's usually my strategy, I don't win many pots, but the ones I do win pay off bigtime. (Shrug). Hopefully I'll have time for another tourney later this week. Sigh. Next time!...

I need to win again, cuz I was almost up $100, now I'm only up $82. All in due time.

First Session: Lost $1.00, 356th/816 Limit Tourney
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 73 hands and saw flop:
- 4 out of 8 times while in big blind (50%)
- 3 out of 8 times while in small blind (37%)
- 13 out of 57 times in other positions (22%)
- a total of 20 out of 73 (27%)
Pots won at showdown - 4 of 7 (57%)
Pots won without showdown - 0
Totals: Up $9.02-----$.02/$.04 Tables
Up $76.00----Sit&Go
Up $1.19-----$.05/$.10 Tables
Down $2.00---NL Tournaments
Up $.39------Limit Tournaments
Down $1.00---Heads-Up NL Tables
Down $.56----Heads-Up Limit
($10 Transferred to friends)
Overall: Up $82.04

[kingnebwsu]

Day 92

VACATION TIME!!! It's a semi-vacation, as I'll end up at work like 2-3 days of it...FUN! At least I don't have to work anymore than an hour.

Time for a sit&go, hopefully tonight I can snag some cash.

I start UTG and I time out and fold! Grabbing a drink for the imminent victory ;)

A6 in the BB, I check and fold with only a gutshot straight draw.

K9 in the SB, and I fold facing a pre-flop raise.

J8s in late and I call. I flop a flush draw! I call the flop&turn since the odds are right, but my flush doesn't hit!!! :( Down 110 after that hand. It didn't cost me much, and I could have won big. 370 was the ending pot size, and it would have been bigger if I hit my flush (winner had pocket A's).

K8s in late and I call. Fold after the turn. 3/6 hands played so far! Time for a 0/13 drought :p

7th/9 with 1370 as the stakes go to 30/60.

Drought is 0/12 so far! :) There were two moderate hands I would have played, but not facing a pre-flop raise.

1325, 4th/9, stakes to 50/100. Ah, the situation I face in 75% of my sit&go's...playing tight and hoping I win my next hand bigtime :) I often do, but sometimes I don't and that's what usually gets me out.

1/3 BB's seen so far, wow. They're raising pre-flop a lot.

People chase gutshot straight draws like crazy...they're insane. It doesn't seem like the right play with a small field in limit holdem, but I see people do it all the time. Scary.

I end my 0/15 drought with 86s on the button. Flop is no help and I fold. Down to 1200, 5th/9. Three under 900.

4/25 hands played so far...and I've seen several A's and K's...though not usually with any playable ;)

TJ UTG and I play. Flop is AK4 and I fold. I don't chase the inside straight draw in limit poker. There were 5 opponents still in, but I chose not to chase the 16% chance of hitting it. I woulda ended up with T's, winners had A's.

1100, 7th/9 as the stakes go to 100/200. I'm in the SB. C'mon something...

Pocket 4's on the button and I play. Flop is T65 and I fold. 950 in 6th/9 now?!? Wow. People are hurting. I need to win big and soon.

6/34 hands played now...this is awful.

Flop is 227, I like those flops ;)

QT UTG...a playable hand!!! Flop is TT9!!! With 5 players, I check. Guy behind me bets and I raise! 2 opponents. Turn gives me a full house!!! I bet and both call. I bet on the river (almost all-in) and one calls. I didn't wanna be fancy, I just wanted my money! I snag 2100 there! Huzzah!!! Up to 2350 now.

YES! QT in the SB and I call. I flop a set of T's again! The turn gives me another full house...T's full of Q's!!! I put the guy all in and his straight goes down. The Q gave him the straight, but thankfully it gave me the full house. Whew!

2780, 2nd/7 now! I'm in solid shape. Gotta keep it going...

9/42 (21%) hands played so far...wow. Those last 2 pots were important, though the last one was only 960, mostly from heads-up.

One guy over 5k, I have 2630 in 2nd/6.

AT in the SB and I call. Flop is JT4 and I bet, getting one caller. The turn is no help, but I bet and he calls. River is a Q...I figure I'm doomed but I bet again. He thinks&calls. My third-best pair wins the pot? Wow. I took a chunk out of the chip leader.

I give it back the next couple of hands when my pocket pairs don't flop any sets. Down to 3080, 2nd/6.

Pocket 6's and the flop is 535 so I bet. The chip leader raises...I think about it and fold. He raised the next guy too, and he also folded. I wonder what he had. Next time he does that, I'll go after him (if I have the cards).

He just won 2k with a river card, wow. He's at 6500.

2555, 2nd/5 as the stakes go to 200/400. Wow.

Crap, nothing again and I'm down to 2055. Argh.

AK vs A5/K4, 3-way all-in. The one dude gets two 4's on the board...awful. I shoulda won that one :p

920, in 3rd/4 now. One guy has 775, lucky 4's bastard.

Goddamnit. I go all-in with top pair, and his kicker beats mine. Awful. 4th fucking place. Stupid jerk winning with his 4's, otherwise I woulda got at least something. Fuck.

Just awful...the other guy went out 2 hands after I did. I should have just waited, but I went for it with K8s UTG. It cost me almost half my stack, so I just went for it.

Awful. I hate getting 4th more than any other place, cuz I was so close to getting paid. I'll be back for revenge sometime soon...so pissed.

Day 92

First Session: Lost $5.50, 4th place
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 63 hands and saw flop:
- 5 out of 9 times while in big blind (55%)
- 2 out of 9 times while in small blind (22%)
- 12 out of 45 times in other positions (26%)
- a total of 19 out of 63 (30%)
Pots won at showdown - 3 of 5 (60%)
Pots won without showdown - 0
Totals: Up $9.02-----$.02/$.04 Tables
Up $70.50----Sit&Go
Up $1.19-----$.05/$.10 Tables
Down $2.00---NL Tournaments
Up $.39------Limit Tournaments
Down $1.00---Heads-Up NL Tables
Down $.56----Heads-Up Limit
($10 Transferred to friends)
Overall: Up $76.54
---
Sit&Go Results:
NL: 7th
Limit:5th,1st,2nd,6th,2nd,7th,1st,1st,6th,7th,1st,5th,4th,3rd,4th,4th,
2nd,1st,2nd,8th,3rd,1st,7th,4th

[kingnebwsu]

Day 92
Session 2, Another Sit&Go

I'm back for revenge! It will be mine! If I get 4th again, I'm gonna puke ;)

I start in the BB and fold facing a pre-flop raise.

My third 2 of the first six hands...sweet. 0/6 so far :)

QT UTG and I play it. Flop is QJA, everyone checks. Turn is a 6, and I bet. All 4 fold! I snag 100 up to 1550. Sweet.

Wow! 56 in the BB and I check. Flop is 994 and everyone checks. Turn is a 6, and I bet. All 6 fold! I snag 130!!! WOW!!! :)

1645, 3rd/9 as stakes go up.

68s in the SB and I call. Fold after the flop.

I fold 28, flop is Q82 ;)

Pocket 9's in the middle and I call. Flop is Q74, and I bet, getting only 1 caller. Turn is a T, he bets, and I fold. I wasn't gonna keep going, since there were two overcards and three diamonds on the board. 1570 now.

It's funny watching people with great hands only making calls. Like this guy had a set, and he checked at the end. It's like, bet! C'mon.

1525, 5th/9 as stakes go to 50/100.

Pocket A's turn to shit on the river. Sigh. Board looks great until the river puts an inside straight draw out there. Sigh. A 7 and I'm beat, and someone shows a 7. Sigh. I had the hand until then. Sigh. Pot of 1525 and I'm down to 1175. Bullshit like this seems to happen to me a lot on the river. Sigh. The river is my least favorite card in holdem. Sigh. I played that hand so well, but the board didn't hold up. Triple sigh. These are the hands that I NEED to win when I play. Hopefully I have enough time to recover.

JQ and I fold after the flop.

I get hit by the blinds and I'm at 1000. That fucking straight...damn. 6th/9.

AJ and I call the pre-flop raise. Flop is AK6 and I raise. I only get one caller. I bet and he calls the whole way, and I win with my A's! I snag 1200, up to 1800. 2nd/9. Wish I had the other pot ;)

Stakes to 100/200.

Double KO for someone! I'm 3rd/7 now.

9/35 hands played so far, and I'm 1/2 on showdowns.

Pocket 5's and I call the pre-flop raise in the SB. Flop is no help and I fold. I only called since there were 5 players in that hand.

Back to 1500, 3rd/6. Gotta keep it going and I'll hit something.

Wow, I pretty much steal that pot of 650. I bluffed on the flop and got one caller. We checked on the turn (I was first), and I hit a pair on the river. I bet and he folded!

1950, 3rd/6.

Tried to steal that pot and it didn't work.

I snag 300 when I hit A's on the turn! Up to 1850 on the button. 3rd/6 as stakes go to 150/300.

I check with K2, flop is K95. I check/raise, and the guy re-raises...I know I'm beat so I fold. He shows K's and 9's. He's been aggressive, so I had to see if he had a K.

1325 on the button, 4th/6.

3rd/4 now with 1325. C'mon top 3!!!

I'm gonna fucking puke. 4th fucking place again. I go with a solid hand vs the short stack, and he gets me...argh. Then I go all-in with A6 vs his JT and he flops a set of T's, and I'm out. Awful. 4th place again...so so so pissed.

Fuck.

Check out the awesome showdown %...I rock.

Second Session: Lost $5.50, 4th place
Avg. Players 9-player fixed sit&go
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 55 hands and saw flop:
- 6 out of 7 times while in big blind (85%)
- 4 out of 8 times while in small blind (50%)
- 7 out of 40 times in other positions (17%)
- a total of 17 out of 55 (30%)
Pots won at showdown - 1 of 6 (16%)
Pots won without showdown - 4
Totals: Up $9.02-----$.02/$.04 Tables
Up $65.00----Sit&Go
Up $1.19-----$.05/$.10 Tables
Down $2.00---NL Tournaments
Up $.39------Limit Tournaments
Down $1.00---Heads-Up NL Tables
Down $.56----Heads-Up Limit
($10 Transferred to friends)
Overall: Up $71.04
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Sit&Go Results:
NL: 7th
Limit:5th,1st,2nd,6th,2nd,7th,1st,1st,6th,7th,1st,5th,4th,3rd,4th,4th,
2nd,1st,2nd,8th,3rd,1st,7th,4th,4th

Good god, these 4th places are killing me. I can't play to not lose, but I need to tighten it up some when it gets down to 4 people. I was in a close 3rd (barely ahead of 4th), but I gave him all my money. Awful.

It's times like this where I'm about to cash out. If I drop all the way to +$50, then I'm done. That'll take 4 more losses, but hopefully that won't happen.

[kingnebwsu]

Day 93

TURBO Sit&Go ($6+$.50)

I don't have the time for a normal sit&go, so I'm gonna try a turbo one. Hopefully I hit enough hands quickly, as the blinds go up every five minutes instead of every ten.

Hehe, I'm starting in the lucky chair, aka the player who sat here has won the last 2 sit&go's I've played in. Hopefully it'll be me this time :)

In theory, this should only last up to 45 minutes, as most of the sit&go's where I do well last about 90 minutes. We'll see.

0/7 hands played til I get in the BB and play pocket 7's. Flop is AKQ and I fold.

Stakes are already at 30/60, wow.

I play JT in late and call. Flop gives me an open-ended straight draw. Turn is no help, but I call since the odds are right. River is again no help and I fold. Dang. Down to 1365. The pot was 645, and would have been pumped a lot more if I hit my straight.

50/100 stakes now.

K7s in middle and I call. Flop is no help and I fold.

KJ UTG and I call. Flop is AJ7 and I fold. I was way behind, but the turn was a K! Damn. Winner won with A's. I woulda won, but with an A on the board, it didn't make sense to chase it.

YES!!! I play A5 in the SB, and I flop AQ5! I flopped 2-pair! This other guy flopped A's, so he raised me, and I re-raise him! He only calls. I'm able to successfully re-raise him several times, especially when another A comes on the river! I have a full house! I put him on a set of A's, and when I show off my full boat, he mucks! I snag 1450 there, up to 2065. 2nd/9 now. He was the chip leader ;) I went balls to the wall, and I'm glad I was right.

Stakes to 100/200, four guys under 1k. Hopefully I KO them all ;)

6/25 (24%) hands played so far, and I'm in 3rd. Not bad.

I fold K2 UTG and flop is K62 ;) Those always make me smile.

Stakes to 150/300. These DO raise fast!

!!! This person had an $85 call to put someone all-in and they FOLDED! $85 to win over $1500? C'mon! He went out the next hand ;)

JTs and flop is K85, and I fold. 1615, 4th/8 now.

Last pot was 2700...hopefully the next one I win is that big :)

Stakes to 200/400, wow.

K8s UTG and I play. Stupid me. I try to steal the pot twice and fail. God that hurt a lot. $1000 I blew in that pot. I shoulda just folded. Damn.

Down to 315 after the blinds hit me. I tried to force a move there. Stupid stupid me.

On the button, and I need to go all-in in the next 4 hands.

Stakes to 150/300, so I'm UTG with T7 and I go all-in...sigh. C'mon miracle flop. Sigh. I flop third-best pair and lose to second-best pair. Sigh. I played like a dumbass trying to steal that pot. That really screwed me over. I've lost $17.50 in my last 3 games, and I'm in a rut. Tonight is our weekly poker game, I'm sure I'll do much better there... :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: I get river'ed so much there it's sick. I'll relay my awful stories later :)

Day 93
First Session: Lost $6.50, 6th place
Avg. Players 9-player turbo fixed sit&go
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 39 hands and saw flop:
- 3 out of 4 times while in big blind (75%)
- 2 out of 4 times while in small blind (50%)
- 6 out of 31 times in other positions (19%)
- a total of 11 out of 39 (28%)
Pots won at showdown - 1 of 3 (33%)
Pots won without showdown - 0
Totals: Up $9.02-----$.02/$.04 Tables
Up $58.50----Sit&Go
Up $1.19-----$.05/$.10 Tables
Down $2.00---NL Tournaments
Up $.39------Limit Tournaments
Down $1.00---Heads-Up NL Tables
Down $.56----Heads-Up Limit
($10 Transferred to friends)
Overall: Up $64.54

Sit&Go Results:
NL: 7th
Limit:5th,1st,2nd,6th,2nd,7th,1st,1st,6th,7th,1st,5th,4th,3rd,4th,4th,
2nd,1st,2nd,8th,3rd,1st,7th,4th,4th,6thT

I was up almost $88 and I'm only up $64 now. Damn. I'm about to cash out or something. I'm going to try at least 3 more sit&go's (regular) before I bail. Hopefully I get paid there.

[kingnebwsu]

Day 97...the final day?

Forum was down, but I got some bad losses over the weekend. FOUR straight 4th place finishes, when the top-3 get paid. This is just awful. I've been so close so many times, and haven't hit anything lately.

On Saturday, I played two sessions of sit&go's, and got two 4th place finishes. They were just awful. The first game I lost when I flopped a set of 9's, but then the board paired T's at the end to give him a full house T's full of 9's, beating my 9's full of T's. I had bet to the max to that point, and he was only calling me on third-best pair and an inside straight draw. Made me wanna puke.

The last session last night I hit a Q-high flush on the turn and went all-in, but of course he had an A-high flush. Sigh. I couldn't believe it.

Oh yeah, I had another session where I had J9 and flop was QJ9! I was short-stacked, but he checked&called the whole way. In the end I was all-in with my two-pair. He showed Q9, beating my J9. I couldn't believe it. What are the odds...c'mon. It was the best hand I'd had all game...sigh.

So yeah, I was up over $88 at one point and now I'm up just over $50. I'm playing what could very well be my last session. I said if I ever dipped below +$50, I'd cash out. I'm on an insane losing streak right now. The crap that happens to me in poker is overwhelming. Even at our weekly games, it drives me crazy. "Only card that could beat me is a 6 of hearts...oh there it is!" It's like that so often with me...sigh.

Since winning my last sit&go, I've been 7th,4th,4th,6thT,4th,4th. The T was a turbo session I played. So yeah, that's awful. I'm about to cash out for a while, and get back into the free local games we play. (shrug), the quality of play isn't the same, but these consistent 4th place finishes are driving me nuts. I may come back later this year (after I lose tonight).

I also played some heads-up tonight vs KNSmith from FOFC. Twice I turned two-pair and twice that same turn gave him a flush. I bailed after going down $.91. That pissed me off good. That happened like twice in 4 hands. Awful. god does hate me.

Oh yeah, we had our weekly poker game...I was 2nd/5, 2nd/4, 2nd/4. I couldn't win the heads-up to save my life. Terrible times.

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I start in the middle, play some hands without anything big happening...til I flop a straight flush draw! I turn a regular flush (T8s in my hand), and this other guy is raising me. I'm like, ruh roh...does he have a higher flush? Yep, he had K3s. Sigh. Quickly down to 1180, in 9th/9. C'mon last place!!! :rolleyes:

1120 on the button, I've played 7/14 hands so far and I'm 0/1 on showdowns.

My self-confidence has been shot to hell. Lousy poker :p

1120, 8th/9 as stakes go to 50/100. Help me ;)

KQ in the SB and I play. Flop is 446 and I fold. 970, 9th/9. Go me!

970 in the BB, as the stakes go to 100/200. 8th/9, I need a hug.

820 after getting hit by the blinds. The end is near! :p Only played 3 of the last 18 hands.

I'm gonna puke. 78s and I call with 8 players in. Flop is 742 and I raise the bet, getting 2 callers. Turn is a K...I'm worried, so I fold. The original bettor had pocket T's, and the other person hit K's. The worst thing, is that the river was another 7!!! AHHHHHHHHHHH!!! I would have won over 2000 in chips there!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! I'm down to 520 and in a solid last place. Sick.

And I'm done! My first 9th place finish ever! It was great, I went all-in with T9 (I was pretty much out) and I got called with an 85. I have it in the bag, only cards that could come to beat me are an 8/5/4. I'm about 80% to win, and the river card is an 8! Eliminates me! Fuck this forever!!! :D:D:D:D:D:D Frustration overwhelming. I click on the cashier button and cash out. Maybe I'll try again in a month or two...or maybe I'll try another site where the buy-in is lower.

So yeah, I didn't play that well tonight, but it didn't matter since the cards are out to get me ;)

I do appreciate everyone who's read this dynasty for the last 3+ months. I'll still be around FOFC, though not nearly as much as I have been. Gonna cheer for my Ohio State football team and my Wright State basketball team. This is one of my favorite times of the year for sports. Catch everyone on the flip side!!! :)

FINAL Session: Lost $5.50, 9th place
Avg. Players 9-player fixed sit&go
Totals: Up $9.02-----$.02/$.04 Tables
Up $42.00----Sit&Go
Up $1.19-----$.05/$.10 Tables
Down $2.00---NL Tournaments
Up $.39------Limit Tournaments
Down $1.00---Heads-Up NL Tables
Down $1.47----Heads-Up Limit
($10 Transferred to friends)
Overall: Up $47.13
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Sit&Go Results:
NL: 7th
Limit:5th,1st,2nd,6th,2nd,7th,1st,1st,6th,7th,1st,5th,4th,3rd,4th,4th,
2nd,1st,2nd,8th,3rd,1st,7th,4th,4th,6thT,4th,4th,9th

FAREWELL!