I was able to play in a local live 1-2nl game that runs every Thursday night from 6pm-12midnight. I arrived around 7:30pm and the table was one short, so I was able to sit immediately. Most of the regulars sit with $200-$300 and a few stragglers will sit with $100-200. I bought in for $300 and just limp folded the first few orbits to see how the game was playing.
Compared to normal, it was playing fairly tight and passive...usually it's a very loose passive game. In the third orbit I chopped the blinds with the BB and commented that I haven't seen that happen in forever. BB told me it was the second time tonight in an hour and a half. A couple of hand later I get QQ in late position and open/raise to $12 and get no callers. I showed my QQ just to let them know it was for real.
I start raising more PF anywhere from $7 to $12, mostly with suited connectors and small pp, hoping to loosen everyone up and get the game going. Before you know it we have 6 and 7 way action on my PF raises. I raised Kd10d from late position with 3 limpers in front of me and I get 2 callers behind me and all of the PF limpers. So we have 6 to see the flop with $72 in the pot.
Flop was J85 rainbow...no diamonds. And it checks around to me in the cutoff... I check and the button says I have a hand, but I'm going to check. Turn is 3s putting 2 spades on the board...it checks all the way around again. River is the Kc and it checks to me and I bet $25. I get called by an early position player who shows K but mucks the other card. So you can see the type of play the goes on in this game. If you try to run over these players, they will call you down, so you better have the goods.
A few hands later I get QQ UTG and I raise to $12 again...I get 7 callers(Wow!) and I hear the dealer toward the end of the action say "that it is $10 around". I took that to mean someone had reraised another $10 dollars PF . So the dealer starts to roll out the flop and I blurt out, "wait a minute, don't I owe another $10 " She said "no, they all called your raise" I replied with "ok, damn!"
Flop comes out AQ2 and the BB leads for $25 and I put him on a big hand, as he normally doesn't take the lead unless he has a monster. I know it can't be AA, because he was the last to act and would have thinned the field with a PF 3-bet to give himself a better opportunity to win.
I figure he has AQ or AK more likely AQ. His bets are normally very small and in no way protects his hands or gives him value for his quality hands. So I raise to $75 thinning the field to just he and I heads up. If he leads out for more than $50, I probably just call hoping to build a big pot. His $25 bet with 6 more players to act behind me gives all the broadway gutshots odds to call and I don't want them hanging around.
He calls my $50 raise and the turn is 9c putting 2 clubs on the board. He checks and I bet $125...I almost checked behind just to show some weakness, but I really felt as though he had a huge hand and wasn't going anywhere. He debated for 4-5 minutes before folding, stating he had a set of 2's. I showed him QQ because he is a good friend and the dealer rolled off the river for fun...the case Q would have given me quads. After a few minutes of discussion of that hand...he says he folded because he knew I wanted to 4-bet PF when I thought someone had min raised me from the SB. I learned a lesson about keeping track of the action from that!!!
Oh well, still a good pot and an excellent analysis by my buddy laying down an under set. He knew I had QQ+ and I wouldn't have played postflop like I did with KK. The other two options had him dominated.
That hand put me up to $550 ($250 profit) and I didn't make many hands over the next 2.5 hours. I raised PF more than most players and I lost more pots than I won so I backed off the aggression and waited for some hands to play. I did steal one pot with a good turn check raise, knowing the type of hands my opponents were likely holding. I had 4h7h in the BB and 2 players limped in and I checked the BB. Flop come out A35 with 2 diamonds...so I have the double gut shot, but I don't like the diamonds. I check and the first player bets $10...other player calls and I call after debating 20 seconds. Turn was the Kc...I check...player bets $10 again (flush draw) and she calls(drawing too)...I took 15-20 seconds again and raised to $40, and they both mucked instantly. I had shown 2 other bluffs early in the evening, but I had re-established my good table image, and didn't want it to hurt me by showing again.
I stayed out of the way in most pots late in the evening until about 11:40pm. 20 minutes left, and this one particular player always starts bullying the table...most of the players left are the winners for the evening...and he knows they don't want to lose a big pot at the end of the evening and go home a loser. He raises my button to $7 and 1 player calls...and I try to steal the dead money by raising to $32 with Qc9h (junk). He looks a me for a few seconds and calls the $25 with the other player folding. He knows I'm capable of stealing...but its more likely I have a big hand.
Flop cames out 567 rainbow...he checks and I bet $55...he think and calls. Turn is the 9s giving me a pair but makes a 1-liner to the straight. He checks and I check behind...I know he can represent the straight here and I don't want to be check raised. River is the 2h and he leads out for $50. I put him on two over cards to the board, and he was just looking for a place to take this pot away by calling my flop bet. So I called the $50 after a minute of shuffling (6) $25 chips. I had a slight inkling to raise the river, but the prudent play was to call. I know he doesn't have a set...two pair is possible...but a bluff with 2 overs was most likely. I called and he mucks...I should have asked the dealer to show his hand, but I made my second mistake of the evening and let it go.
I ended up a $335 winner...I like the game, but I know too many people personally to play it every week. I usually show up once every month or two just to have a good time. My children are also involved in many activities that keep me away.
No limit poker can be a brutal game...it's hard to keep a good game forever. Eventually the best players have all the money and the game is over. By no means am I the best player in this game, but I do know it is a very profitable game for me to play. The best part is there is no rake other than tipping the dealer...she is always the big winner...usually clearing $200+ each Thursday. Thanks Shannon!
Friday, February 29, 2008
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
UB Tournaments
I played 3 tournaments on UB last and made some plays mid tournament-near money to get a good chipstack going through the money levels. I made it deepest in the $3r I chopped last night and went out trying to steal some dead money from the button. I typically don't like to get below 10bb so I look for the best spot to shove all-in...most of the time I'm looking for my opponent to fold. I ended up getting called by a hand I'm slightly ahead of (53/47 favorite).
Again, if I play all my hands like this, suited connectors to AA then I get many folds plus I win 50%+ of the pots that showdown. Long-term a winning play(+EV). I hope I rarely call without proper odds in these situations, but raising and putting pressure on your opponent to call in adds the additional out of your opponent folding his hand.
If I PF raise 6600-7600 and the flop comes out 10,J,Q...I have a difficult time making a CBet that would essential commit me to the pot no matter what my opponent might do following my bet.
Hand #51171229-222 at 2.5kG9pm-002 (No Limit tournament Hold'em)
Started at 27/Feb/08 00:39:06
duufus101 is at seat 0 with 7925.
poopusher is at seat 2 with 111320.
thejig is at seat 3 with 34560.
4scuba20 is at seat 4 with 37625.
leehrat is at seat 5 with 69890.
NAM VET 67 68 is at seat 6 with 131285.
Salmon Slayer is at seat 7 with 90680.
judgeboss is at seat 8 with 24005.
luckymanlou is at seat 9 with 48565.
The button is at seat 8.
duufus101 posts ante (200).
poopusher posts ante (200).
thejig posts ante (200).
4scuba20 posts ante (200).
leehrat posts ante (200).
NAM VET 67 68 posts ante (200).
Salmon Slayer posts ante (200).
judgeboss posts ante (200).
luckymanlou posts ante (200).
luckymanlou posts the small blind of 1200.
duufus101 posts the big blind of 2400.
duufus101: -- --
poopusher: -- --
thejig: -- --
4scuba20: -- --
leehrat: -- --
NAM VET 67 68: -- --
Salmon Slayer: -- --
judgeboss: 2c 2s
luckymanlou: -- --
Pre-flop:
poopusher folds. thejig folds. 4scuba20 folds.
leehrat calls. NAM VET 67 68 folds. Salmon Slayer
folds. judgeboss goes all-in for 23805. luckymanlou
calls. duufus101 folds. leehrat folds.
Tournament all-in showdown -- players show:
judgeboss shows 2c 2s.
luckymanlou shows Kh Ad.
Flop (board: Td Js Qc):
(no action in this round)
Turn (board: Td Js Qc 4s):
(no action in this round)
River (board: Td Js Qc 4s Jc):
(no action in this round)
Showdown:
judgeboss has 2c 2s Js Qc Jc: two pair, jacks and deuces.
luckymanlou has Kh Ad Td Js Qc: straight, ace high.
Hand #51171229-222 Summary:
No rake is taken for this hand.
luckymanlou wins 54210 with straight, ace high.
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I went out in 42nd place with the money @30th. I gave myself a better than 50% chance to have a great stacking heading to the money bubble where players typically play very tight, folding superior hands just to make the money.
My play in tournament poker has improved quite a bit from my start back in the Moneymaker days. I have played very few tournaments in the last 2 years, compared to most online players, but I have studied the play of good players and how they accumulate chips. I have never made a final table with such a huge chip stack as I did last night, mainly because I never took any risks leading up to the money. I was always happy to make money, and hoped I would get a good run of cards at the end.
I found out last night that a good run of cards doesn't always = getting (QQ+) Preflop. It means having the best hand at showdown (any 2 can win) or making your opponent believe you have the best hand. (any 2 can win). I busted AA twice, KK once and AK once in the last 24 players. Its fun when you run good!!!
I hope I actually cash in a smaller percentage of tournaments than I have in the past...because I know when I do cash, the payoffs are going to be much higher!!!
Again, if I play all my hands like this, suited connectors to AA then I get many folds plus I win 50%+ of the pots that showdown. Long-term a winning play(+EV). I hope I rarely call without proper odds in these situations, but raising and putting pressure on your opponent to call in adds the additional out of your opponent folding his hand.
If I PF raise 6600-7600 and the flop comes out 10,J,Q...I have a difficult time making a CBet that would essential commit me to the pot no matter what my opponent might do following my bet.
Hand #51171229-222 at 2.5kG9pm-002 (No Limit tournament Hold'em)
Started at 27/Feb/08 00:39:06
duufus101 is at seat 0 with 7925.
poopusher is at seat 2 with 111320.
thejig is at seat 3 with 34560.
4scuba20 is at seat 4 with 37625.
leehrat is at seat 5 with 69890.
NAM VET 67 68 is at seat 6 with 131285.
Salmon Slayer is at seat 7 with 90680.
judgeboss is at seat 8 with 24005.
luckymanlou is at seat 9 with 48565.
The button is at seat 8.
duufus101 posts ante (200).
poopusher posts ante (200).
thejig posts ante (200).
4scuba20 posts ante (200).
leehrat posts ante (200).
NAM VET 67 68 posts ante (200).
Salmon Slayer posts ante (200).
judgeboss posts ante (200).
luckymanlou posts ante (200).
luckymanlou posts the small blind of 1200.
duufus101 posts the big blind of 2400.
duufus101: -- --
poopusher: -- --
thejig: -- --
4scuba20: -- --
leehrat: -- --
NAM VET 67 68: -- --
Salmon Slayer: -- --
judgeboss: 2c 2s
luckymanlou: -- --
Pre-flop:
poopusher folds. thejig folds. 4scuba20 folds.
leehrat calls. NAM VET 67 68 folds. Salmon Slayer
folds. judgeboss goes all-in for 23805. luckymanlou
calls. duufus101 folds. leehrat folds.
Tournament all-in showdown -- players show:
judgeboss shows 2c 2s.
luckymanlou shows Kh Ad.
Flop (board: Td Js Qc):
(no action in this round)
Turn (board: Td Js Qc 4s):
(no action in this round)
River (board: Td Js Qc 4s Jc):
(no action in this round)
Showdown:
judgeboss has 2c 2s Js Qc Jc: two pair, jacks and deuces.
luckymanlou has Kh Ad Td Js Qc: straight, ace high.
Hand #51171229-222 Summary:
No rake is taken for this hand.
luckymanlou wins 54210 with straight, ace high.
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I went out in 42nd place with the money @30th. I gave myself a better than 50% chance to have a great stacking heading to the money bubble where players typically play very tight, folding superior hands just to make the money.
My play in tournament poker has improved quite a bit from my start back in the Moneymaker days. I have played very few tournaments in the last 2 years, compared to most online players, but I have studied the play of good players and how they accumulate chips. I have never made a final table with such a huge chip stack as I did last night, mainly because I never took any risks leading up to the money. I was always happy to make money, and hoped I would get a good run of cards at the end.
I found out last night that a good run of cards doesn't always = getting (QQ+) Preflop. It means having the best hand at showdown (any 2 can win) or making your opponent believe you have the best hand. (any 2 can win). I busted AA twice, KK once and AK once in the last 24 players. Its fun when you run good!!!
I hope I actually cash in a smaller percentage of tournaments than I have in the past...because I know when I do cash, the payoffs are going to be much higher!!!
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
FullTilt cooler...
Ok Fulltilt has me in a total cooler mode as I lost $175.32 through Sunday evening and Monday. I am going to take a break from cash games...not sure how long, but it may be until I start running bad in tourneys and STT's. MTT's and STT's tend to get on my nerves though so I'm sure it won't be long before I'm back to Cash games.
There was a big positive last night...just not for my FUlltilt account as I chopped the $3rebuy on UB last night for $537.50. 1st place was $675 and 2nd was $400...we both had almost exactly the same amount of chips ~680,000. He brought up the idea of the chop, and I agreed after a few hands. My main reason was the fact that it was 2:30am and I was very tired. I had a long day at work ahead of me and was ready for bed. He transferred the difference to me before we finished and I dumped my chips to him.
There was a big positive last night...just not for my FUlltilt account as I chopped the $3rebuy on UB last night for $537.50. 1st place was $675 and 2nd was $400...we both had almost exactly the same amount of chips ~680,000. He brought up the idea of the chop, and I agreed after a few hands. My main reason was the fact that it was 2:30am and I was very tired. I had a long day at work ahead of me and was ready for bed. He transferred the difference to me before we finished and I dumped my chips to him.
A few hands of interest...Player to my right had been open-raising, stealing alot of blinds near the money bubble...we have 24 players left and 20 get paid. He makes the same raise on the button and I shove from the SB with AJ. I figured I was way ahead of his range, and could chip up some without much risk. He however has the real hand...
Hand #51139951-250 at 2.5kG9pm-001 (No Limit tournament Hold'em)
Started at 26/Feb/08 00:44:53
Triple Buck is at seat 0 with 156200.
FinalTablePC is at seat 1 with 69610.
Birds n Bees is at seat 2 with 80285.
judgeboss is at seat 3 with 50800.
dukiedoo is at seat 4 with 133655.
loneartist is at seat 5 with 17310.
JekyllHyde is at seat 6 with 42215.
hiyouall is at seat 7 with 66520.
madleigh is at seat 9 with 33425.
The button is at seat 2.
Triple Buck posts ante (200).
FinalTablePC posts ante (200).
Birds n Bees posts ante (200).
judgeboss posts ante (200).
dukiedoo posts ante (200).
loneartist posts ante (200).
JekyllHyde posts ante (200).
hiyouall posts ante (200).
madleigh posts ante (200).
judgeboss posts the small blind of 1200.
dukiedoo posts the big blind of 2400.
Triple Buck: -- --
FinalTablePC: -- --
Birds n Bees: -- --
judgeboss: Jh Ac
dukiedoo: -- --
loneartist: -- --
JekyllHyde: -- --
hiyouall: -- --
madleigh: -- --
Pre-flop:
loneartist folds. JekyllHyde folds. hiyouall folds.
madleigh folds. Triple Buck folds. FinalTablePC
folds. Birds n Bees raises to 6485. judgeboss goes
all-in for 50600. dukiedoo folds. Birds n Bees
calls.
Tournament all-in showdown -- players show:
Birds n Bees shows Ah Ad.
judgeboss shows Jh Ac.
Flop (board: 3d Qc Kd):
(no action in this round)
Turn (board: 3d Qc Kd 8c):
(no action in this round)
River (board: 3d Qc Kd 8c Td):
(no action in this round)
Showdown:
Birds n Bees has Ah Ad Qc Kd Td: a pair of aces.
judgeboss has Jh Ac Qc Kd Td: straight, ace high.
Hand #51139951-250 Summary:
No rake is taken for this hand.
judgeboss wins 105400 with straight, ace high.
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Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!
Hand #51139950-14 at 2.5kG9pm-Final (No Limit tournament Hold'em)
Started at 26/Feb/08 01:55:03
creekhouse is at seat 1 with 253510.
Deafness is at seat 2 with 89230.
hiyouall is at seat 3 with 77780.
mathclub is at seat 6 with 177880.
judgeboss is at seat 7 with 407310.
Triple Buck is at seat 8 with 142720.
dukiedoo is at seat 9 with 206070.
The button is at seat 3.
creekhouse posts ante (800).
Deafness posts ante (800).
hiyouall posts ante (800).
mathclub posts ante (800).
judgeboss posts ante (800).
Triple Buck posts ante (800).
dukiedoo posts ante (800).
mathclub posts the small blind of 4000.
judgeboss posts the big blind of 8000.
creekhouse: -- --
Deafness: -- --
hiyouall: -- --
mathclub: -- --
judgeboss: 3c 9c
Triple Buck: -- --
dukiedoo: -- --
Pre-flop:
Triple Buck folds. dukiedoo folds. creekhouse
folds. Deafness raises to 20000. hiyouall folds.
mathclub folds. judgeboss calls.
Flop (board: 2d 9h 4s):
judgeboss checks. Deafness bets 27000. judgeboss
raises to 130600. Deafness goes all-in for 68430.
judgeboss is returned 62170 (uncalled).
Tournament all-in showdown -- players show:
Deafness shows Ah Ac.
judgeboss shows 3c 9c.
Turn (board: 2d 9h 4s 3d):
(no action in this round)
River (board: 2d 9h 4s 3d Jh):
(no action in this round)
Showdown:
Deafness has Ah Ac 9h 4s Jh: a pair of aces.
judgeboss has 3c 9c 9h 3d Jh: two pair, nines and threes.
Hand #51139950-14 Summary:
No rake is taken for this hand.
judgeboss wins 186460 with two pair, nines and threes.
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Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee again!!!
I don't like the small raises, short stacked into a chip leader in the blinds. Let me know if I am wrong...
Same thing here...
Hand #51139950-42 at 2.5kG9pm-Final (No Limit tournament Hold'em)
Started at 26/Feb/08 02:08:56
creekhouse is at seat 1 with 485410.
mathclub is at seat 6 with 0 (sitting out).
judgeboss is at seat 7 with 470940.
Triple Buck is at seat 8 with 121640.
dukiedoo is at seat 9 with 276510.
The button is at seat 1.
creekhouse posts ante (1200).
judgeboss posts ante (1200).
Triple Buck posts ante (1200).
dukiedoo posts ante (1200).
judgeboss posts the big blind of 12000.
creekhouse: -- --
judgeboss: Jh 9c
Triple Buck: -- --
dukiedoo: -- --
Pre-flop:
Triple Buck raises to 24000. dukiedoo folds.
creekhouse folds. judgeboss calls.
Flop (board: 8d 7c Tc):
judgeboss checks. Triple Buck checks.
Turn (board: 8d 7c Tc 5h):
judgeboss bets 32000. Triple Buck calls.
River (board: 8d 7c Tc 5h 4d):
judgeboss bets 65000. Triple Buck goes all-in for
64440. judgeboss is returned 560 (uncalled).
Tournament all-in showdown -- players show:
judgeboss shows Jh 9c.
Triple Buck shows Ah Kh.
Showdown:
judgeboss has Jh 9c 8d 7c Tc: straight, jack high.
Triple Buck has Ah Kh 8d 7c Tc: ace high.
Hand #51139950-42 Summary:
No rake is taken for this hand.
judgeboss wins 245680 with straight, jack high.
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If this hand goes in my favor...I have a 2-1 chip lead going into heads-up...
Hand #51139950-46 at 2.5kG9pm-Final (No Limit tournament Hold'em)
Started at 26/Feb/08 02:13:00
creekhouse is at seat 1 with 467410.
judgeboss is at seat 7 with 712580.
dukiedoo is at seat 9 with 174510.
The button is at seat 1.
creekhouse posts ante (1200).
judgeboss posts ante (1200).
dukiedoo posts ante (1200).
judgeboss posts the small blind of 6000.
dukiedoo posts the big blind of 12000.
creekhouse: -- --
judgeboss: Jd As
dukiedoo: -- --
Pre-flop:
creekhouse folds. judgeboss raises to 40000.
dukiedoo goes all-in for 173310. judgeboss calls.
Tournament all-in showdown -- players show:
judgeboss shows Jd As.
dukiedoo shows Ac 9h.
Flop (board: 7c 7h Qs):
(no action in this round)
Turn (board: 7c 7h Qs 8c):
(no action in this round)
River (board: 7c 7h Qs 8c Ad):
(no action in this round)
Showdown:
judgeboss has As 7c 7h Qs Ad: two pair, aces and sevens.
dukiedoo has Ac 7c 7h Qs Ad: two pair, aces and sevens.
Hand #51139950-46 Summary:
No rake is taken for this hand.
judgeboss wins 175110 of a 350220 pot with two pair, aces and sevens.
dukiedoo wins 175110 of a 350220 pot with two pair, aces and sevens.
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I am also trying to qualify for an EPT (European Poker Tour) event in San Remo, Italy via POkerStars. They have a step sit-n-go to qualifier for the $7250 seat plus $1000 cash. The first step cost is $7.50 and I am currently on level two. You can buy-in to whatever level you wish, but the cost goes up dramatically with each step. (2-$27, 3-$82, 4-$215, 5-$700, 6-$2100).
Generally the top 2 from each STT move up to the next step, #3-4 stay at the same level and the rest fall back to other levels or out completely. I played these on Party Poker a couple of years ago and won about $2500 in a month. I played the next month and never made it to the last level. Play at the first 3-4 levels is not very good, but most of the online pros buyin directly to the upper levels and have big advantage over those that play up through the steps. Wish me luck!!! I have played some lower limit NL cash games to buy-in at the bottom level 15 times. I have bought in 3-4 times and made it to Step #3.
"Birdiemachine"
Thursday, February 21, 2008
It's the Titanic all over again...
Ok...2 more days of play and I have lost another $297.05 over 1438 hands. I have reviewed most of my big losses, and for the most part, I'm just on a bad run of luck. It sure does get in your head and make you believe your game is poor, but it's why we use good bankroll management and study our losses.
Here are some hands that have not gone my way over the last week. Most are just cooler hands that happen if you play enough.
FullTiltPoker Game #5332542403: Table Sherwood (6 max) - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em - 16:21:17 ET - 2008/02/20
Seat 1: pokerbeeeyach ($48.75)
Seat 2: AcksEffect ($49.50)
Seat 3: birdiemachine ($50)
Seat 4: Howie0066 ($50.65)
Seat 5: Norris99 ($176.85)
Seat 6: vone2k7 ($99.10)
AcksEffect posts the small blind of $0.25
birdiemachine has 5 seconds left to act
birdiemachine posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to birdiemachine [3d 4d]
Howie0066 folds
Norris99 folds
vone2k7 raises to $1.75
pokerbeeeyach folds
Howie0066 stands up
RICHMAN13 adds $50
AcksEffect has 15 seconds left to act
AcksEffect calls $1.50
birdiemachine calls $1.25
*** FLOP *** [9d Jd 7d]
pokerbeeeyach stands up
AcksEffect checks
birdiemachine checks
imokurok sits down
vone2k7 bets $3.50
imokurok adds $18.35
AcksEffect folds
AcksEffect adds $2.25
birdiemachine raises to $15.75
vone2k7 has 15 seconds left to act
vone2k7 calls $12.25
*** TURN *** [9d Jd 7d] [4h]
birdiemachine bets $32.50, and is all in
vone2k7 calls $32.50
birdiemachine shows [3d 4d]
vone2k7 shows [Ad Kd]
*** RIVER *** [9d Jd 7d 4h] [Qh]
birdiemachine shows a flush, Jack high
vone2k7 shows a flush, Ace high
vone2k7 wins the pot ($98.75) with a flush, Ace high
birdiemachine adds $50
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $101.75 Rake $3
Board: [9d Jd 7d 4h Qh]
Seat 1: pokerbeeeyach (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: AcksEffect (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 3: birdiemachine (big blind) showed [3d 4d] and lost with a flush, Jack high
Seat 4: Howie0066 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: Norris99 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: vone2k7 showed [Ad Kd] and won ($98.75) with a flush, Ace high
FullTiltPoker Game #5332463553: Table Sherwood (6 max) - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em - 16:14:01 ET - 2008/02/20
Seat 1: intermezoo ($48.05)
Seat 2: AcksEffect ($51.35)
Seat 3: birdiemachine ($56.20)
Seat 4: Howie0066 ($40.20)
Seat 5: Norris99 ($93.05)
Seat 6: vone2k7 ($99.85)
Norris99 posts the small blind of $0.25
vone2k7 posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to birdiemachine [Jh Ah]
intermezoo folds
AcksEffect raises to $1.75
birdiemachine has 15 seconds left to act
birdiemachine raises to $6
Howie0066 has 15 seconds left to act
Howie0066 calls $6
Norris99 folds
vone2k7 folds
AcksEffect folds
*** FLOP *** [5h 8h Ac]
birdiemachine has 15 seconds left to act
birdiemachine bets $50.20, and is all in
Howie0066 calls $34.20, and is all in
birdiemachine shows [Jh Ah]
Howie0066 shows [5s 5c]
Uncalled bet of $16 returned to birdiemachine
*** TURN *** [5h 8h Ac] [Td]
*** RIVER *** [5h 8h Ac Td] [7d]
birdiemachine shows a pair of Aces
Howie0066 shows three of a kind, Fives
Howie0066 wins the pot ($79.90) with three of a kind, Fives
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $82.90 Rake $3
Board: [5h 8h Ac Td 7d]
Seat 1: intermezoo didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: AcksEffect folded before the Flop
Seat 3: birdiemachine showed [Jh Ah] and lost with a pair of Aces
Seat 4: Howie0066 (button) showed [5s 5c] and won ($79.90) with three of a kind, Fives
Seat 5: Norris99 (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 6: vone2k7 (big blind) folded before the Flop
FullTiltPoker Game #5332571106: Table Panorama (6 max) - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em - 16:23:55 ET - 2008/02/20
Seat 1: birdiemachine ($58.20)
Seat 2: TrickyTurtle ($47.50)
Seat 3: schroberts ($74)
Seat 4: xxtingelingxx ($52.45)
Seat 5: Gui6 ($46)
Seat 6: ivanmiwa ($50)
birdiemachine posts the small blind of $0.25
TrickyTurtle posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to birdiemachine [Js Qs]
schroberts raises to $1.50
xxtingelingxx folds
Gui6 folds
ivanmiwa has 15 seconds left to act
ivanmiwa folds
birdiemachine raises to $5
TrickyTurtle folds
schroberts calls $3.50
*** FLOP *** [Jh 7s Td]
birdiemachine checks
schroberts bets $3
birdiemachine calls $3
*** TURN *** [Jh 7s Td] [9d]
birdiemachine checks
schroberts bets $4.50
birdiemachine raises to $30
schroberts calls $25.50
*** RIVER *** [Jh 7s Td 9d] [6c]
birdiemachine bets $20.20, and is all in
schroberts calls $20.20
*** SHOW DOWN ***
birdiemachine shows [Js Qs] a pair of Jacks
schroberts shows [Ac Ah] a pair of Aces
schroberts wins the pot ($113.90) with a pair of Aces
birdiemachine adds $50
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $116.90 Rake $3
Board: [Jh 7s Td 9d 6c]
Seat 1: birdiemachine (small blind) showed [Js Qs] and lost with a pair of Jacks
Seat 2: TrickyTurtle (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 3: schroberts showed [Ac Ah] and won ($113.90) with a pair of Aces
Seat 4: xxtingelingxx didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: Gui6 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: ivanmiwa (button) didn't bet (folded)
FullTiltPoker Game #5344927385: Table Moore (6 max) - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em - 16:54:57 ET - 2008/02/21
Seat 1: Moneypulation ($143.50)
Seat 2: clumber ($47.75)
Seat 3: 0uTpLaYd ($53.80)
Seat 4: THEZENUTZZZ ($136.75)
Seat 5: birdiemachine ($50.45)
Seat 6: pick2_31 ($53.35)
pick2_31 posts the small blind of $0.25
Moneypulation posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to birdiemachine [Jd Js]
clumber folds
0uTpLaYd folds
THEZENUTZZZ folds
birdiemachine raises to $1.75
pick2_31 calls $1.50
Moneypulation raises to $7.50
birdiemachine has 15 seconds left to act
birdiemachine calls $5.75
pick2_31 folds
*** FLOP *** [6d Tc 9h]
Moneypulation bets $10.50
birdiemachine calls $10.50
*** TURN *** [6d Tc 9h] [8h]
Moneypulation checks
birdiemachine has 15 seconds left to act
birdiemachine bets $32.45, and is all in
Moneypulation has 15 seconds left to act
Moneypulation has requested TIME
Moneypulation calls $32.45
birdiemachine shows [Jd Js]
Moneypulation shows [Qh Kh]
*** RIVER *** [6d Tc 9h 8h] [3h]
birdiemachine shows a pair of Jacks
Moneypulation shows a flush, King high
Moneypulation wins the pot ($99.65) with a flush, King high
birdiemachine adds $50
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $102.65 Rake $3
Board: [6d Tc 9h 8h 3h]
Seat 1: Moneypulation (big blind) showed [Qh Kh] and won ($99.65) with a flush, King high
Seat 2: clumber didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: 0uTpLaYd didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: THEZENUTZZZ didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: birdiemachine (button) showed [Jd Js] and lost with a pair of Jacks
Seat 6: pick2_31 (small blind) folded before the Flop
FullTiltPoker Game #5336774809: Table Hualapai (6 max) - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:45:16 ET - 2008/02/20
Seat 1: birdiemachine ($53.25)
Seat 2: barbie010 ($49)
Seat 3: leifum ($39.60)
Seat 4: scrotumtear0226 ($57.90)
Seat 5: Lisawag ($97)
Seat 6: Bedimbe ($86.40)
leifum posts the small blind of $0.25
scrotumtear0226 posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to birdiemachine [9s Js]
Lisawag folds
Bedimbe folds
birdiemachine raises to $1.75
barbie010 calls $1.75
leifum folds
scrotumtear0226 folds
*** FLOP *** [Tc Qh 6d]
birdiemachine checks
barbie010 checks
*** TURN *** [Tc Qh 6d] [Kc]
birdiemachine has 15 seconds left to act
birdiemachine bets $3.25
barbie010 has 15 seconds left to act
barbie010 raises to $10
birdiemachine calls $6.75
*** RIVER *** [Tc Qh 6d Kc] [8s]
birdiemachine checks
barbie010 bets $20
birdiemachine calls $20
*** SHOW DOWN ***
barbie010 shows [As Jh] a straight, Ace high
birdiemachine mucks
barbie010 wins the pot ($61.25) with a straight, Ace high
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $64.25 Rake $3
Board: [Tc Qh 6d Kc 8s]
Seat 1: birdiemachine mucked [9s Js] - a straight, King high
Seat 2: barbie010 (button) showed [As Jh] and won ($61.25) with a straight, Ace high
Seat 3: leifum (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 4: scrotumtear0226 (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 5: Lisawag didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: Bedimbe didn't bet (folded)
FullTiltPoker Game #5270159387: Table Sit (6 max) - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em - 20:58:24 ET - 2008/02/15
Seat 1: magic123456 ($37.45)
Seat 2: LAWESQ ($219.90)
Seat 3: raap1974 ($63.50)
Seat 4: odie_o1 ($132.60)
Seat 5: IHAVE2OUTS ($175.05)
Seat 6: birdiemachine ($100.25)
magic123456 posts the small blind of $0.50
LAWESQ posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to birdiemachine [Jc Qc]
raap1974 folds
odie_o1 folds
IHAVE2OUTS calls $1
birdiemachine raises to $4.50
magic123456 calls $4
LAWESQ calls $3.50
IHAVE2OUTS calls $3.50
*** FLOP *** [9d 5c Ts]
magic123456 checks
LAWESQ bets $10
IHAVE2OUTS folds
birdiemachine raises to $48
magic123456 folds
LAWESQ has 15 seconds left to act
LAWESQ raises to $215.40, and is all in
birdiemachine calls $47.75, and is all in
LAWESQ shows [Tc As]
birdiemachine shows [Jc Qc]
Uncalled bet of $119.65 returned to LAWESQ
*** TURN *** [9d 5c Ts] [7s]
*** RIVER *** [9d 5c Ts 7s] [6d]
LAWESQ shows a pair of Tens
birdiemachine shows Queen Jack high
LAWESQ wins the pot ($206.50) with a pair of Tens
birdiemachine adds $100
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $209.50 Rake $3
Board: [9d 5c Ts 7s 6d]
Seat 1: magic123456 (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 2: LAWESQ (big blind) showed [Tc As] and won ($206.50) with a pair of Tens
Seat 3: raap1974 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: odie_o1 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: IHAVE2OUTS folded on the Flop
Seat 6: birdiemachine (button) showed [Jc Qc] and lost with Queen Jack high
FullTiltPoker Game #5271564595: Table Requa (6 max) - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:49:52 ET - 2008/02/15
Seat 1: CooLuX ($137.60)
Seat 2: TheDean1224 ($86.50)
Seat 3: RiDdLeMeThiss ($99)
Seat 4: birdiemachine ($145)
Seat 5: seangod ($260.35)
Seat 6: kjbmoney ($105.65)
RiDdLeMeThiss posts the small blind of $0.50
birdiemachine posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to birdiemachine [As Ah]
seangod calls $1
kjbmoney folds
CooLuX folds
TheDean1224 raises to $3.50
RiDdLeMeThiss folds
birdiemachine has 15 seconds left to act
birdiemachine raises to $13
seangod calls $12
TheDean1224 folds
*** FLOP *** [Ts 5h 9s]
birdiemachine has 15 seconds left to act
birdiemachine bets $25
seangod has 15 seconds left to act
seangod raises to $50
birdiemachine has 15 seconds left to act
birdiemachine raises to $132, and is all in
seangod calls $82
birdiemachine shows [As Ah]
seangod shows [9d 9c]
*** TURN *** [Ts 5h 9s] [Qc]
*** RIVER *** [Ts 5h 9s Qc] [3d]
birdiemachine shows a pair of Aces
seangod shows three of a kind, Nines
seangod wins the pot ($291) with three of a kind, Nines
birdiemachine adds $100
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $294 Rake $3
Board: [Ts 5h 9s Qc 3d]
Seat 1: CooLuX didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: TheDean1224 (button) folded before the Flop
Seat 3: RiDdLeMeThiss (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 4: birdiemachine (big blind) showed [As Ah] and lost with a pair of Aces
Seat 5: seangod showed [9d 9c] and won ($291) with three of a kind, Nines
Seat 6: kjbmoney didn't bet (folded)
FullTiltPoker Game #5270740053: Table Polo (6 max) - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:44:29 ET - 2008/02/15
Seat 1: birdiemachine ($100)
Seat 2: sethsethseth ($107.90)
Seat 3: Machine45 ($100)
Seat 4: loaded shotgun ($98.50)
Seat 5: legend here ($30.90)
Seat 6: crzyjethro ($159.25)
crzyjethro posts the small blind of $0.50
birdiemachine posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to birdiemachine [As Kh]
sethsethseth has 15 seconds left to act
sethsethseth folds
Machine45 folds
loaded shotgun folds
legend here calls $1
crzyjethro folds
birdiemachine raises to $3.50
legend here calls $2.50
*** FLOP *** [Ad 6d 2c]
birdiemachine has 15 seconds left to act
birdiemachine bets $6
legend here raises to $27.40, and is all in
birdiemachine calls $21.40
legend here shows [Kd 5d]
birdiemachine shows [As Kh]
*** TURN *** [Ad 6d 2c] [Jd]
*** RIVER *** [Ad 6d 2c Jd] [4h]
legend here shows a flush, Ace high
birdiemachine shows a pair of Aces
legend here wins the pot ($59.30) with a flush, Ace high
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $62.30 Rake $3
Board: [Ad 6d 2c Jd 4h]
Seat 1: birdiemachine (big blind) showed [As Kh] and lost with a pair of Aces
Seat 2: sethsethseth didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: Machine45 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: loaded shotgun didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: legend here (button) showed [Kd 5d] and won ($59.30) with a flush, Ace high
Seat 6: crzyjethro (small blind) folded before the Flop
These are just some of the losing hands...Some of the hands it's easy to look back and see why a fold would be resonable...but against certain opponents and certain stack sizes we just have to go with what we believe is best at the time. I make notes on each of my opponents in these situations and hope this info will help me in the future.
I'm going to play tonight and if my "luck" continues, I will take off until Monday.
FYI...A local internet player that I know through some friends, is crossing into the bigtime NL poker, especially on Full Tilt. Last year, he was very successful at tournament poker and won what most people would consider a great annual salary. His time to play has grown short over the last few months and he has switched to 6max 1000nl cash games. I have datamined quite a few of his sessions and have him ahead about $20k over 6000 hands in the last 2-3 weeks. He probably hasn't won that much through that period, but it is possible he has won even more than that, as I don't get to datamine all of his sessions from beginning to end. Keep it up bud!!!
Bankroll...$5005.65
Here are some hands that have not gone my way over the last week. Most are just cooler hands that happen if you play enough.
FullTiltPoker Game #5332542403: Table Sherwood (6 max) - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em - 16:21:17 ET - 2008/02/20
Seat 1: pokerbeeeyach ($48.75)
Seat 2: AcksEffect ($49.50)
Seat 3: birdiemachine ($50)
Seat 4: Howie0066 ($50.65)
Seat 5: Norris99 ($176.85)
Seat 6: vone2k7 ($99.10)
AcksEffect posts the small blind of $0.25
birdiemachine has 5 seconds left to act
birdiemachine posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to birdiemachine [3d 4d]
Howie0066 folds
Norris99 folds
vone2k7 raises to $1.75
pokerbeeeyach folds
Howie0066 stands up
RICHMAN13 adds $50
AcksEffect has 15 seconds left to act
AcksEffect calls $1.50
birdiemachine calls $1.25
*** FLOP *** [9d Jd 7d]
pokerbeeeyach stands up
AcksEffect checks
birdiemachine checks
imokurok sits down
vone2k7 bets $3.50
imokurok adds $18.35
AcksEffect folds
AcksEffect adds $2.25
birdiemachine raises to $15.75
vone2k7 has 15 seconds left to act
vone2k7 calls $12.25
*** TURN *** [9d Jd 7d] [4h]
birdiemachine bets $32.50, and is all in
vone2k7 calls $32.50
birdiemachine shows [3d 4d]
vone2k7 shows [Ad Kd]
*** RIVER *** [9d Jd 7d 4h] [Qh]
birdiemachine shows a flush, Jack high
vone2k7 shows a flush, Ace high
vone2k7 wins the pot ($98.75) with a flush, Ace high
birdiemachine adds $50
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $101.75 Rake $3
Board: [9d Jd 7d 4h Qh]
Seat 1: pokerbeeeyach (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: AcksEffect (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 3: birdiemachine (big blind) showed [3d 4d] and lost with a flush, Jack high
Seat 4: Howie0066 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: Norris99 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: vone2k7 showed [Ad Kd] and won ($98.75) with a flush, Ace high
FullTiltPoker Game #5332463553: Table Sherwood (6 max) - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em - 16:14:01 ET - 2008/02/20
Seat 1: intermezoo ($48.05)
Seat 2: AcksEffect ($51.35)
Seat 3: birdiemachine ($56.20)
Seat 4: Howie0066 ($40.20)
Seat 5: Norris99 ($93.05)
Seat 6: vone2k7 ($99.85)
Norris99 posts the small blind of $0.25
vone2k7 posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to birdiemachine [Jh Ah]
intermezoo folds
AcksEffect raises to $1.75
birdiemachine has 15 seconds left to act
birdiemachine raises to $6
Howie0066 has 15 seconds left to act
Howie0066 calls $6
Norris99 folds
vone2k7 folds
AcksEffect folds
*** FLOP *** [5h 8h Ac]
birdiemachine has 15 seconds left to act
birdiemachine bets $50.20, and is all in
Howie0066 calls $34.20, and is all in
birdiemachine shows [Jh Ah]
Howie0066 shows [5s 5c]
Uncalled bet of $16 returned to birdiemachine
*** TURN *** [5h 8h Ac] [Td]
*** RIVER *** [5h 8h Ac Td] [7d]
birdiemachine shows a pair of Aces
Howie0066 shows three of a kind, Fives
Howie0066 wins the pot ($79.90) with three of a kind, Fives
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $82.90 Rake $3
Board: [5h 8h Ac Td 7d]
Seat 1: intermezoo didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: AcksEffect folded before the Flop
Seat 3: birdiemachine showed [Jh Ah] and lost with a pair of Aces
Seat 4: Howie0066 (button) showed [5s 5c] and won ($79.90) with three of a kind, Fives
Seat 5: Norris99 (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 6: vone2k7 (big blind) folded before the Flop
FullTiltPoker Game #5332571106: Table Panorama (6 max) - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em - 16:23:55 ET - 2008/02/20
Seat 1: birdiemachine ($58.20)
Seat 2: TrickyTurtle ($47.50)
Seat 3: schroberts ($74)
Seat 4: xxtingelingxx ($52.45)
Seat 5: Gui6 ($46)
Seat 6: ivanmiwa ($50)
birdiemachine posts the small blind of $0.25
TrickyTurtle posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to birdiemachine [Js Qs]
schroberts raises to $1.50
xxtingelingxx folds
Gui6 folds
ivanmiwa has 15 seconds left to act
ivanmiwa folds
birdiemachine raises to $5
TrickyTurtle folds
schroberts calls $3.50
*** FLOP *** [Jh 7s Td]
birdiemachine checks
schroberts bets $3
birdiemachine calls $3
*** TURN *** [Jh 7s Td] [9d]
birdiemachine checks
schroberts bets $4.50
birdiemachine raises to $30
schroberts calls $25.50
*** RIVER *** [Jh 7s Td 9d] [6c]
birdiemachine bets $20.20, and is all in
schroberts calls $20.20
*** SHOW DOWN ***
birdiemachine shows [Js Qs] a pair of Jacks
schroberts shows [Ac Ah] a pair of Aces
schroberts wins the pot ($113.90) with a pair of Aces
birdiemachine adds $50
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $116.90 Rake $3
Board: [Jh 7s Td 9d 6c]
Seat 1: birdiemachine (small blind) showed [Js Qs] and lost with a pair of Jacks
Seat 2: TrickyTurtle (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 3: schroberts showed [Ac Ah] and won ($113.90) with a pair of Aces
Seat 4: xxtingelingxx didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: Gui6 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: ivanmiwa (button) didn't bet (folded)
FullTiltPoker Game #5344927385: Table Moore (6 max) - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em - 16:54:57 ET - 2008/02/21
Seat 1: Moneypulation ($143.50)
Seat 2: clumber ($47.75)
Seat 3: 0uTpLaYd ($53.80)
Seat 4: THEZENUTZZZ ($136.75)
Seat 5: birdiemachine ($50.45)
Seat 6: pick2_31 ($53.35)
pick2_31 posts the small blind of $0.25
Moneypulation posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to birdiemachine [Jd Js]
clumber folds
0uTpLaYd folds
THEZENUTZZZ folds
birdiemachine raises to $1.75
pick2_31 calls $1.50
Moneypulation raises to $7.50
birdiemachine has 15 seconds left to act
birdiemachine calls $5.75
pick2_31 folds
*** FLOP *** [6d Tc 9h]
Moneypulation bets $10.50
birdiemachine calls $10.50
*** TURN *** [6d Tc 9h] [8h]
Moneypulation checks
birdiemachine has 15 seconds left to act
birdiemachine bets $32.45, and is all in
Moneypulation has 15 seconds left to act
Moneypulation has requested TIME
Moneypulation calls $32.45
birdiemachine shows [Jd Js]
Moneypulation shows [Qh Kh]
*** RIVER *** [6d Tc 9h 8h] [3h]
birdiemachine shows a pair of Jacks
Moneypulation shows a flush, King high
Moneypulation wins the pot ($99.65) with a flush, King high
birdiemachine adds $50
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $102.65 Rake $3
Board: [6d Tc 9h 8h 3h]
Seat 1: Moneypulation (big blind) showed [Qh Kh] and won ($99.65) with a flush, King high
Seat 2: clumber didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: 0uTpLaYd didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: THEZENUTZZZ didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: birdiemachine (button) showed [Jd Js] and lost with a pair of Jacks
Seat 6: pick2_31 (small blind) folded before the Flop
FullTiltPoker Game #5336774809: Table Hualapai (6 max) - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:45:16 ET - 2008/02/20
Seat 1: birdiemachine ($53.25)
Seat 2: barbie010 ($49)
Seat 3: leifum ($39.60)
Seat 4: scrotumtear0226 ($57.90)
Seat 5: Lisawag ($97)
Seat 6: Bedimbe ($86.40)
leifum posts the small blind of $0.25
scrotumtear0226 posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to birdiemachine [9s Js]
Lisawag folds
Bedimbe folds
birdiemachine raises to $1.75
barbie010 calls $1.75
leifum folds
scrotumtear0226 folds
*** FLOP *** [Tc Qh 6d]
birdiemachine checks
barbie010 checks
*** TURN *** [Tc Qh 6d] [Kc]
birdiemachine has 15 seconds left to act
birdiemachine bets $3.25
barbie010 has 15 seconds left to act
barbie010 raises to $10
birdiemachine calls $6.75
*** RIVER *** [Tc Qh 6d Kc] [8s]
birdiemachine checks
barbie010 bets $20
birdiemachine calls $20
*** SHOW DOWN ***
barbie010 shows [As Jh] a straight, Ace high
birdiemachine mucks
barbie010 wins the pot ($61.25) with a straight, Ace high
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $64.25 Rake $3
Board: [Tc Qh 6d Kc 8s]
Seat 1: birdiemachine mucked [9s Js] - a straight, King high
Seat 2: barbie010 (button) showed [As Jh] and won ($61.25) with a straight, Ace high
Seat 3: leifum (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 4: scrotumtear0226 (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 5: Lisawag didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: Bedimbe didn't bet (folded)
FullTiltPoker Game #5270159387: Table Sit (6 max) - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em - 20:58:24 ET - 2008/02/15
Seat 1: magic123456 ($37.45)
Seat 2: LAWESQ ($219.90)
Seat 3: raap1974 ($63.50)
Seat 4: odie_o1 ($132.60)
Seat 5: IHAVE2OUTS ($175.05)
Seat 6: birdiemachine ($100.25)
magic123456 posts the small blind of $0.50
LAWESQ posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to birdiemachine [Jc Qc]
raap1974 folds
odie_o1 folds
IHAVE2OUTS calls $1
birdiemachine raises to $4.50
magic123456 calls $4
LAWESQ calls $3.50
IHAVE2OUTS calls $3.50
*** FLOP *** [9d 5c Ts]
magic123456 checks
LAWESQ bets $10
IHAVE2OUTS folds
birdiemachine raises to $48
magic123456 folds
LAWESQ has 15 seconds left to act
LAWESQ raises to $215.40, and is all in
birdiemachine calls $47.75, and is all in
LAWESQ shows [Tc As]
birdiemachine shows [Jc Qc]
Uncalled bet of $119.65 returned to LAWESQ
*** TURN *** [9d 5c Ts] [7s]
*** RIVER *** [9d 5c Ts 7s] [6d]
LAWESQ shows a pair of Tens
birdiemachine shows Queen Jack high
LAWESQ wins the pot ($206.50) with a pair of Tens
birdiemachine adds $100
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $209.50 Rake $3
Board: [9d 5c Ts 7s 6d]
Seat 1: magic123456 (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 2: LAWESQ (big blind) showed [Tc As] and won ($206.50) with a pair of Tens
Seat 3: raap1974 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: odie_o1 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: IHAVE2OUTS folded on the Flop
Seat 6: birdiemachine (button) showed [Jc Qc] and lost with Queen Jack high
FullTiltPoker Game #5271564595: Table Requa (6 max) - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:49:52 ET - 2008/02/15
Seat 1: CooLuX ($137.60)
Seat 2: TheDean1224 ($86.50)
Seat 3: RiDdLeMeThiss ($99)
Seat 4: birdiemachine ($145)
Seat 5: seangod ($260.35)
Seat 6: kjbmoney ($105.65)
RiDdLeMeThiss posts the small blind of $0.50
birdiemachine posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to birdiemachine [As Ah]
seangod calls $1
kjbmoney folds
CooLuX folds
TheDean1224 raises to $3.50
RiDdLeMeThiss folds
birdiemachine has 15 seconds left to act
birdiemachine raises to $13
seangod calls $12
TheDean1224 folds
*** FLOP *** [Ts 5h 9s]
birdiemachine has 15 seconds left to act
birdiemachine bets $25
seangod has 15 seconds left to act
seangod raises to $50
birdiemachine has 15 seconds left to act
birdiemachine raises to $132, and is all in
seangod calls $82
birdiemachine shows [As Ah]
seangod shows [9d 9c]
*** TURN *** [Ts 5h 9s] [Qc]
*** RIVER *** [Ts 5h 9s Qc] [3d]
birdiemachine shows a pair of Aces
seangod shows three of a kind, Nines
seangod wins the pot ($291) with three of a kind, Nines
birdiemachine adds $100
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $294 Rake $3
Board: [Ts 5h 9s Qc 3d]
Seat 1: CooLuX didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: TheDean1224 (button) folded before the Flop
Seat 3: RiDdLeMeThiss (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 4: birdiemachine (big blind) showed [As Ah] and lost with a pair of Aces
Seat 5: seangod showed [9d 9c] and won ($291) with three of a kind, Nines
Seat 6: kjbmoney didn't bet (folded)
FullTiltPoker Game #5270740053: Table Polo (6 max) - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:44:29 ET - 2008/02/15
Seat 1: birdiemachine ($100)
Seat 2: sethsethseth ($107.90)
Seat 3: Machine45 ($100)
Seat 4: loaded shotgun ($98.50)
Seat 5: legend here ($30.90)
Seat 6: crzyjethro ($159.25)
crzyjethro posts the small blind of $0.50
birdiemachine posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to birdiemachine [As Kh]
sethsethseth has 15 seconds left to act
sethsethseth folds
Machine45 folds
loaded shotgun folds
legend here calls $1
crzyjethro folds
birdiemachine raises to $3.50
legend here calls $2.50
*** FLOP *** [Ad 6d 2c]
birdiemachine has 15 seconds left to act
birdiemachine bets $6
legend here raises to $27.40, and is all in
birdiemachine calls $21.40
legend here shows [Kd 5d]
birdiemachine shows [As Kh]
*** TURN *** [Ad 6d 2c] [Jd]
*** RIVER *** [Ad 6d 2c Jd] [4h]
legend here shows a flush, Ace high
birdiemachine shows a pair of Aces
legend here wins the pot ($59.30) with a flush, Ace high
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $62.30 Rake $3
Board: [Ad 6d 2c Jd 4h]
Seat 1: birdiemachine (big blind) showed [As Kh] and lost with a pair of Aces
Seat 2: sethsethseth didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: Machine45 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: loaded shotgun didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: legend here (button) showed [Kd 5d] and won ($59.30) with a flush, Ace high
Seat 6: crzyjethro (small blind) folded before the Flop
These are just some of the losing hands...Some of the hands it's easy to look back and see why a fold would be resonable...but against certain opponents and certain stack sizes we just have to go with what we believe is best at the time. I make notes on each of my opponents in these situations and hope this info will help me in the future.
I'm going to play tonight and if my "luck" continues, I will take off until Monday.
FYI...A local internet player that I know through some friends, is crossing into the bigtime NL poker, especially on Full Tilt. Last year, he was very successful at tournament poker and won what most people would consider a great annual salary. His time to play has grown short over the last few months and he has switched to 6max 1000nl cash games. I have datamined quite a few of his sessions and have him ahead about $20k over 6000 hands in the last 2-3 weeks. He probably hasn't won that much through that period, but it is possible he has won even more than that, as I don't get to datamine all of his sessions from beginning to end. Keep it up bud!!!
Bankroll...$5005.65
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Running cold...
Things have not gone well over the last week as I have lost $335.30 since my last report over 2538 hands of PLO and 100nl. I was due a downturn in profit as I have run fairly well over the last 5-6 weeks. It does affect your confidence which in turn affects the way you play. Sometimes I can swing into huge loss with very loose aggressive play. Other times I will become very passive losing my ability to win pots due to agrression without showdown.
I'm going to review some of my big losing sessions and the big pots I lost and see if a major leak has opened up in my game or if it was just bad luck that I have lost over the last week. I am also moving back to 50nl until I find my problem. Bankroll...$5302.70
I also went to Caesar's Indiana on Monday (President's Day) and played for about 7 hours. I played very well for the first 5 hours and very poorly the last 2 hours. Getting out to play live, especially when I drive 90 minutes to play, I have a hard time leaving when the game goes bad or I start to play poorly.
I was getting cold decked for the first 3 hours or so and found myself a $450 loser, but I had actually played fairly well. I believe my problem came as I showed a bluff to a decent player who played most of the pots out of position to me. I had made more PF raises than anyone at the table by a wide margin, and had received very little resistance. I generally raised to $10-12 PF and would make a $20 contiuation bet after the flop. The decent player usually made a reluctant fold...and then on about the 3rd-4th time, he disgustingly folded 10 10 face up on a J85 board to my continuation bet with (8h7h). It really showed how digusted he was, and I hoped to make a big hand as I know he was about to play back at me.
Then the following hand occurs...he limps first in and I raise with (Qs10s) in late position...everyone else folds and the flop comes out very coordinated...I'm not exactly sure but something like 6h7h4c. With his PF limping this flop is likely to have connected with his hand, but I'm going to stick with my normal play, and make a continuation bet of $20. He gives me the disgusted look and raises just to $45...a virtual minimum raise. Almost 100% of the time you can polarize the range of hands the player holds when he makes this play...super strong or very weak. For some reason, it just smelled weak to me and I shuffled my chips while deciding what to do. (95%+ of the time I fold here) but I decide to set this guy on tilt by bluffing and showing. So I piece together my chips into a stack of $135...raising him another $90 on top. He insta-folded and I flopped Qs10s face up while I raked the chips. I know he had me even it was by a narrow margin, but it's always great to pull off a big bluff.
However, from that point forward the rest of the table gave me very little respect, so I had a difficult time winning pots without having to showdown my hands. The best player at the table, besides myself (lol), sat directly on my right. I had raised 3 consecutive hands PF and on the 4th hand I get 10 10 UTG and I raise to $10....it folds all the way around to the BB, the best player, and he re-raises to $35. I have played a few sessions with him and know he is capable of making a play against me. Looking back now, knowing I have position on him...I could have 4-bet PF and possibly lost less money. But I called his $25 raise and we see the flop.
The flop came Js8s4c and he leads out for $40....smallish considering the $71 in the pot. So I now add AK and AQ to his range and after 2-3 minutes of shuffling my chips, I decide to raise to $110 and he tanks on me...asking me questions about hitting a set, flush drawing, etc and I just stare at the dealer without trying to move. I now know I'm beat, but I have given myself an opportunity to win the pot by putting pressure on him. It's a costly way to find out, but if I continue to call I never know and he probably gets my entire stack. Another play would be to call the $40...but the implied odds of that play do not equate to a (+EV) play as we both had around $350 stack before the hand.
So after 2-3 minutes of deliberation he moves all-in. I tanked for another 2-3 minutes, making it look good, but I was never going to call the additional $200. This knocked me back to about $200 so I added another $100 to get me back to the $300 max buy-in. Oh yeah, he showed me KK after I folded... ;)
I have several more hands to discuss from this live session but they will come later in the week. Live poker is an entirely different animal as the play is much more passive, and hyper-aggression can really backfire on that style of play. I believe it can be very profitable to just sit back and play premium hands and position in this game. A good example is the following hand...(one more hand to discuss)
I live straddle the button for $5 and we get 6 callers and I check my option with Qd5d. The flop comes...727 and it checks all the way around. The turn is a Q and a nitty player in middle position bets $10 and it folds to me who raises to $35. All others fold and the nit calls my $25 raise. (red flag) The river is an innocent 10 and he checks and I check behind. I hope to get a chop and he shows 22, getting no value from his quality hand. Of course, I help him out. My appearance of loose play was going to get me paid at some point. That comes tomorrow maybe...
"Birdiemachine"
I'm going to review some of my big losing sessions and the big pots I lost and see if a major leak has opened up in my game or if it was just bad luck that I have lost over the last week. I am also moving back to 50nl until I find my problem. Bankroll...$5302.70
I also went to Caesar's Indiana on Monday (President's Day) and played for about 7 hours. I played very well for the first 5 hours and very poorly the last 2 hours. Getting out to play live, especially when I drive 90 minutes to play, I have a hard time leaving when the game goes bad or I start to play poorly.
I was getting cold decked for the first 3 hours or so and found myself a $450 loser, but I had actually played fairly well. I believe my problem came as I showed a bluff to a decent player who played most of the pots out of position to me. I had made more PF raises than anyone at the table by a wide margin, and had received very little resistance. I generally raised to $10-12 PF and would make a $20 contiuation bet after the flop. The decent player usually made a reluctant fold...and then on about the 3rd-4th time, he disgustingly folded 10 10 face up on a J85 board to my continuation bet with (8h7h). It really showed how digusted he was, and I hoped to make a big hand as I know he was about to play back at me.
Then the following hand occurs...he limps first in and I raise with (Qs10s) in late position...everyone else folds and the flop comes out very coordinated...I'm not exactly sure but something like 6h7h4c. With his PF limping this flop is likely to have connected with his hand, but I'm going to stick with my normal play, and make a continuation bet of $20. He gives me the disgusted look and raises just to $45...a virtual minimum raise. Almost 100% of the time you can polarize the range of hands the player holds when he makes this play...super strong or very weak. For some reason, it just smelled weak to me and I shuffled my chips while deciding what to do. (95%+ of the time I fold here) but I decide to set this guy on tilt by bluffing and showing. So I piece together my chips into a stack of $135...raising him another $90 on top. He insta-folded and I flopped Qs10s face up while I raked the chips. I know he had me even it was by a narrow margin, but it's always great to pull off a big bluff.
However, from that point forward the rest of the table gave me very little respect, so I had a difficult time winning pots without having to showdown my hands. The best player at the table, besides myself (lol), sat directly on my right. I had raised 3 consecutive hands PF and on the 4th hand I get 10 10 UTG and I raise to $10....it folds all the way around to the BB, the best player, and he re-raises to $35. I have played a few sessions with him and know he is capable of making a play against me. Looking back now, knowing I have position on him...I could have 4-bet PF and possibly lost less money. But I called his $25 raise and we see the flop.
The flop came Js8s4c and he leads out for $40....smallish considering the $71 in the pot. So I now add AK and AQ to his range and after 2-3 minutes of shuffling my chips, I decide to raise to $110 and he tanks on me...asking me questions about hitting a set, flush drawing, etc and I just stare at the dealer without trying to move. I now know I'm beat, but I have given myself an opportunity to win the pot by putting pressure on him. It's a costly way to find out, but if I continue to call I never know and he probably gets my entire stack. Another play would be to call the $40...but the implied odds of that play do not equate to a (+EV) play as we both had around $350 stack before the hand.
So after 2-3 minutes of deliberation he moves all-in. I tanked for another 2-3 minutes, making it look good, but I was never going to call the additional $200. This knocked me back to about $200 so I added another $100 to get me back to the $300 max buy-in. Oh yeah, he showed me KK after I folded... ;)
I have several more hands to discuss from this live session but they will come later in the week. Live poker is an entirely different animal as the play is much more passive, and hyper-aggression can really backfire on that style of play. I believe it can be very profitable to just sit back and play premium hands and position in this game. A good example is the following hand...(one more hand to discuss)
I live straddle the button for $5 and we get 6 callers and I check my option with Qd5d. The flop comes...727 and it checks all the way around. The turn is a Q and a nitty player in middle position bets $10 and it folds to me who raises to $35. All others fold and the nit calls my $25 raise. (red flag) The river is an innocent 10 and he checks and I check behind. I hope to get a chop and he shows 22, getting no value from his quality hand. Of course, I help him out. My appearance of loose play was going to get me paid at some point. That comes tomorrow maybe...
"Birdiemachine"
Friday, February 15, 2008
A little PLO
I played 284 hands of 100nl losing -$5.40 and another 51 hands of 100PLO winning $47.05. I never was able to get much action in NL so I decided to switch over to PLO, but I played higher than normal in a capped game. Each player is limited as to how much they can put in the pot on each hand. At 100PLO, $40 is the cap amount.
I had a good run of cards during the session and received very little opposition when I made my continuation bets after raising PF.
FullTiltPoker Game #5260153683: Table Sloop (6 max) - $0.50/$1 - $40 Cap Pot Limit Omaha Hi - 0:48:36 ET - 2008/02/15
Seat 1: tiger247 ($122.45)
Seat 2: bigbuckhntr ($164.50)
Seat 3: Allin_Benve ($213.45)
Seat 4: birdiemachine ($103.60)
Seat 5: barbwire320 ($42.15)
Seat 6: PunkRockR ($38.65)
barbwire320 posts the small blind of $0.50
PunkRockR has 5 seconds left to act
PunkRockR is sitting out
PunkRockR has timed out
tiger247 posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to birdiemachine [As 8s Ad Kd]
bigbuckhntr calls $1
Allin_Benve calls $1
birdiemachine has 15 seconds left to act
PunkRockR stands up
birdiemachine raises to $5.50 ...Just trying to thin the field...to no avail
barbwire320 calls $5
bigbuckhntr calls $4.50
Allin_Benve calls $4.50
*** FLOP *** [Tc 6c 6d] ...not a real good flop with 3 other players in PLO
barbwire320 checks
khntr checks
Allin_Benve checks
birdiemachine checks ...keeping the pot small
*** TURN *** [Tc 6c 6d] [4d]
barbwire320 checks
bigbuckhntr checks
Allin_Benve checks
birdiemachine has 15 seconds left to act
birdiemachine bets $12 ....I want to find out if I'm ahead.
barbwire320 folds
bigbuckhntr folds
Allin_Benve has 15 seconds left to act
Allin_Benve folds
Uncalled bet of $12 returned to birdiemachine
birdiemachine mucks
birdiemachine wins the pot ($21.85)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $23 Rake $1.15
Board: [Tc 6c 6d 4d]
Seat 1: tiger247 (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 2: bigbuckhntr folded on the Turn
Seat 3: Allin_Benve folded on the Turn
Seat 4: birdiemachine (button) collected ($21.85), mucked
Seat 5: barbwire320 (small blind) folded on the Turn
Seat 6: PunkRockR is sitting out
FullTiltPoker Game #5260084044: Table Marla (6 max) - $0.50/$1 - $40 Cap Pot Limit Omaha Hi - 0:41:27 ET - 2008/02/15
Seat 1: Ruberman ($200.55)
Seat 2: blitzkrieg 88 ($94.20)
Seat 3: Hustler923 ($136)
Seat 4: cblain ($75.40)
Seat 5: lawfrankd ($79.40)
Seat 6: birdiemachine ($99)
birdiemachine posts the small blind of $0.50
Ruberman has 5 seconds left to act
Ruberman posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to birdiemachine [Qd Ac Ah 4c]
blitzkrieg 88 folds
Hustler923 folds
cblain folds
lawfrankd calls $1
birdiemachine has 15 seconds left to act
birdiemachine raises to $4...just trying to thin the field again.
Ruberman calls $3
lawfrankd calls $3
*** FLOP *** [Td Ks Jc]
birdiemachine has 15 seconds left to act
birdiemachine bets $8 ...flop the nuts and bet, hoping somebody makes two pair maybe a set...
Ruberman folds
lawfrankd folds
Uncalled bet of $8 returned to birdiemachine
birdiemachine mucks
birdiemachine wins the pot ($11.40)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $12 Rake $0.60
Board: [Td Ks Jc]
Seat 1: Ruberman (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 2: blitzkrieg 88 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: Hustler923 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: cblain didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: lawfrankd (button) folded on the Flop
Seat 6: birdiemachine (small blind) collected ($11.40), mucked
FullTiltPoker Game #5260125614: Table Marla (6 max) - $0.50/$1 - $40 Cap Pot Limit Omaha Hi - 0:45:44 ET - 2008/02/15
Seat 1: Ruberman ($180.95)
Seat 2: blitzkrieg 88 ($89.70)
Seat 3: Hustler923 ($131.25)
Seat 4: cblain ($79.45)
Seat 5: lawfrankd ($93.40)
Seat 6: birdiemachine ($106.40)
lawfrankd posts the small blind of $0.50
birdiemachine posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to birdiemachine [4d 8h Qc 2d]
Ruberman has 15 seconds left to act
Ruberman folds
blitzkrieg 88 folds
Hustler923 calls $1
cblain folds
lawfrankd calls $0.50
birdiemachine checks
*** FLOP *** [Kd As 5d]
lawfrankd checks
birdiemachine checks
Hustler923 checks
*** TURN *** [Kd As 5d] [8d]
lawfrankd checks
birdiemachine has 15 seconds left to act
birdiemachine bets $2.25 ....I have a weak flush, I try to take the pot.
Hustler923 calls $2.25
lawfrankd folds
*** RIVER *** [Kd As 5d 8d] [Ad]
birdiemachine checks
Hustler923 bets $7.50 ...I'm beat several ways, and can't call
birdiemachine folds
Uncalled bet of $7.50 returned to Hustler923
Hustler923 mucks
Hustler923 wins the pot ($7.15)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $7.50 Rake $0.35
Board: [Kd As 5d 8d Ad]
Seat 1: Ruberman didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: blitzkrieg 88 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: Hustler923 collected ($7.15), mucked
Seat 4: cblain (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: lawfrankd (small blind) folded on the Turn
Seat 6: birdiemachine (big blind) folded on the River
Bankroll is back up to...$5638.20
I had a good run of cards during the session and received very little opposition when I made my continuation bets after raising PF.
FullTiltPoker Game #5260153683: Table Sloop (6 max) - $0.50/$1 - $40 Cap Pot Limit Omaha Hi - 0:48:36 ET - 2008/02/15
Seat 1: tiger247 ($122.45)
Seat 2: bigbuckhntr ($164.50)
Seat 3: Allin_Benve ($213.45)
Seat 4: birdiemachine ($103.60)
Seat 5: barbwire320 ($42.15)
Seat 6: PunkRockR ($38.65)
barbwire320 posts the small blind of $0.50
PunkRockR has 5 seconds left to act
PunkRockR is sitting out
PunkRockR has timed out
tiger247 posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to birdiemachine [As 8s Ad Kd]
bigbuckhntr calls $1
Allin_Benve calls $1
birdiemachine has 15 seconds left to act
PunkRockR stands up
birdiemachine raises to $5.50 ...Just trying to thin the field...to no avail
barbwire320 calls $5
bigbuckhntr calls $4.50
Allin_Benve calls $4.50
*** FLOP *** [Tc 6c 6d] ...not a real good flop with 3 other players in PLO
barbwire320 checks
khntr checks
Allin_Benve checks
birdiemachine checks ...keeping the pot small
*** TURN *** [Tc 6c 6d] [4d]
barbwire320 checks
bigbuckhntr checks
Allin_Benve checks
birdiemachine has 15 seconds left to act
birdiemachine bets $12 ....I want to find out if I'm ahead.
barbwire320 folds
bigbuckhntr folds
Allin_Benve has 15 seconds left to act
Allin_Benve folds
Uncalled bet of $12 returned to birdiemachine
birdiemachine mucks
birdiemachine wins the pot ($21.85)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $23 Rake $1.15
Board: [Tc 6c 6d 4d]
Seat 1: tiger247 (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 2: bigbuckhntr folded on the Turn
Seat 3: Allin_Benve folded on the Turn
Seat 4: birdiemachine (button) collected ($21.85), mucked
Seat 5: barbwire320 (small blind) folded on the Turn
Seat 6: PunkRockR is sitting out
FullTiltPoker Game #5260084044: Table Marla (6 max) - $0.50/$1 - $40 Cap Pot Limit Omaha Hi - 0:41:27 ET - 2008/02/15
Seat 1: Ruberman ($200.55)
Seat 2: blitzkrieg 88 ($94.20)
Seat 3: Hustler923 ($136)
Seat 4: cblain ($75.40)
Seat 5: lawfrankd ($79.40)
Seat 6: birdiemachine ($99)
birdiemachine posts the small blind of $0.50
Ruberman has 5 seconds left to act
Ruberman posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to birdiemachine [Qd Ac Ah 4c]
blitzkrieg 88 folds
Hustler923 folds
cblain folds
lawfrankd calls $1
birdiemachine has 15 seconds left to act
birdiemachine raises to $4...just trying to thin the field again.
Ruberman calls $3
lawfrankd calls $3
*** FLOP *** [Td Ks Jc]
birdiemachine has 15 seconds left to act
birdiemachine bets $8 ...flop the nuts and bet, hoping somebody makes two pair maybe a set...
Ruberman folds
lawfrankd folds
Uncalled bet of $8 returned to birdiemachine
birdiemachine mucks
birdiemachine wins the pot ($11.40)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $12 Rake $0.60
Board: [Td Ks Jc]
Seat 1: Ruberman (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 2: blitzkrieg 88 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: Hustler923 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: cblain didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: lawfrankd (button) folded on the Flop
Seat 6: birdiemachine (small blind) collected ($11.40), mucked
FullTiltPoker Game #5260125614: Table Marla (6 max) - $0.50/$1 - $40 Cap Pot Limit Omaha Hi - 0:45:44 ET - 2008/02/15
Seat 1: Ruberman ($180.95)
Seat 2: blitzkrieg 88 ($89.70)
Seat 3: Hustler923 ($131.25)
Seat 4: cblain ($79.45)
Seat 5: lawfrankd ($93.40)
Seat 6: birdiemachine ($106.40)
lawfrankd posts the small blind of $0.50
birdiemachine posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to birdiemachine [4d 8h Qc 2d]
Ruberman has 15 seconds left to act
Ruberman folds
blitzkrieg 88 folds
Hustler923 calls $1
cblain folds
lawfrankd calls $0.50
birdiemachine checks
*** FLOP *** [Kd As 5d]
lawfrankd checks
birdiemachine checks
Hustler923 checks
*** TURN *** [Kd As 5d] [8d]
lawfrankd checks
birdiemachine has 15 seconds left to act
birdiemachine bets $2.25 ....I have a weak flush, I try to take the pot.
Hustler923 calls $2.25
lawfrankd folds
*** RIVER *** [Kd As 5d 8d] [Ad]
birdiemachine checks
Hustler923 bets $7.50 ...I'm beat several ways, and can't call
birdiemachine folds
Uncalled bet of $7.50 returned to Hustler923
Hustler923 mucks
Hustler923 wins the pot ($7.15)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $7.50 Rake $0.35
Board: [Kd As 5d 8d Ad]
Seat 1: Ruberman didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: blitzkrieg 88 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: Hustler923 collected ($7.15), mucked
Seat 4: cblain (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: lawfrankd (small blind) folded on the Turn
Seat 6: birdiemachine (big blind) folded on the River
Bankroll is back up to...$5638.20
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Good play sometimes = small losses
Played 427 hands of 100nl tonight losing $32.30. I have noticed a difference in the quality of play, but there are still plenty of terrible players out there to make this a worthwhile jump.
PF play has become more aggressive with many 3-bets PF. The strange thing about it was that it happened quite frequently against me early in my session. I don't have a lot of hands recorded at 100nl since back in the summer. This generally would mean an entirely different player pool would be at this level as most of the others would have moved up, busted or dropped down in levels. So with a small amount of hands recorded, players shouldn't reraise me lightly without a a fairly good to premium hand. But, I was getting reraised liked I was playing ATC (any two cards).
Generally, this would indicate to narrow your opening ranges, but I was already playing fairly tight with my PF play. So I reversed my thought process and widened my PF ranges for opening and 3-betting. This had a two-fold effect on my game for the remainder of the session, at least I hoped it would! 1) Players knew I wasn't going to be pushed around, and slowed down their play...2) I hoped to catch a premium hand and play it as fast as possible PF.
I chopped at pot where I had another player dominated in the only hand I get all-in on the evening. He was playing recklessly, overbetting the pot, getting other players to fold.
FullTiltPoker Game #5246157670: Table Skoglund (6 max) - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:20:13 ET - 2008/02/13
Seat 1: vietfuture69 ($113.95)
Seat 3: birdiemachine ($97.50)
Seat 4: Fallen Monkey ($20.80)
Seat 5: Jennnyy19 ($180.20)
Seat 6: jordan748 ($155.15)
veca86 sits down
vietfuture69 posts the small blind of $0.50
birdiemachine posts the big blind of $1
veca86 adds $50
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to birdiemachine [As Js]
Fallen Monkey folds
Jennnyy19 folds
jordan748 raises to $4
vietfuture69 calls $3.50
birdiemachine has 15 seconds left to act
birdiemachine raises to $15
Fallen Monkey: he should never have stayed that long
jordan748 folds
vietfuture69 calls $11
*** FLOP *** [8s 8d Jd]
vietfuture69 bets $98.95, and is all in
birdiemachine calls $82.50, and is all in
vietfuture69 shows [Qs Jh]
birdiemachine shows [As Js]
Uncalled bet of $16.45 returned to vietfuture69
*** TURN *** [8s 8d Jd] [4d]
*** RIVER *** [8s 8d Jd 4d] [8c] .....YUCK!
Fallen Monkey: he had to know he was fighting kings
vietfuture69 shows a full house, Eights full of Jacks
birdiemachine shows a full house, Eights full of Jacks
vietfuture69 ties for the pot ($98) with a full house, Eights full of Jacks
birdiemachine ties for the pot ($98) with a full house, Eights full of Jacks
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $199 Rake $3
Board: [8s 8d Jd 4d 8c]
Seat 1: vietfuture69 (small blind) showed [Qs Jh] and won ($98) with a full house, Eights full of Jacks
Seat 3: birdiemachine (big blind) showed [As Js] and won ($98) with a full house, Eights full of Jacks
Seat 4: Fallen Monkey didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: Jennnyy19 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: jordan748 (button) folded before the Flop
Add this to my session tonight and I'm a good winner. Typical variance that you must expect. The only thing we should worry about is making (+EV) decisions which will make us money long-term...not everything will work, but good decisions over and over eventually profit over poor play.
I made a few good decisions tonight that I believe saved me or made me money because of either the action in the hand, or the style of play the opposition used. 1st hand example...
FullTiltPoker Game #5246106984: Table Arbordale (6 max) - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:16:30 ET - 2008/02/13
Seat 1: cameast ($100)
Seat 2: birdiemachine ($100)
Seat 3: Alpha_Kitty ($124.80)
Seat 4: gnomeontilt ($101)
Seat 5: michael98092 ($40.15)
Seat 6: poopoolatte ($102.35), is sitting out
michael98092 posts the small blind of $0.50
cameast posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to birdiemachine [Qc Ah]
birdiemachine raises to $3.50
Alpha_Kitty calls $3.50
gnomeontilt folds
michael98092 folds
cameast folds
*** FLOP *** [2h Ad 6s]
birdiemachine bets $6
michael98092: Alpha, would you care to take this to a heads up game?
Alpha_Kitty has 15 seconds left to act
Alpha_Kitty calls $6
*** TURN *** [2h Ad 6s] [3s]
Alpha_Kitty: sure
birdiemachine checks.....I feel like I'm behind, but I want to make a play on river to find out for sure.
Alpha_Kitty has 15 seconds left to act
Alpha_Kitty: find the table
Alpha_Kitty bets $15
birdiemachine has 15 seconds left to act
birdiemachine calls $15
*** RIVER *** [2h Ad 6s 3s] [7c]
birdiemachine bets $26 ....I lead out for 60% of the pot...hopefully representing 45...maybe two-pair
Alpha_Kitty has 15 seconds left to act
Alpha_Kitty raises to $100.30, and is all in ....They move in and I can't call...saving the $50 I had left in my stack. Many times in the past, I would build a big pot on an early street and get myself committed to the pot. Only to lose to a better hand. This play is also player dependant as I knew I was up against a quality player that wouldnt overvalue AJ, A10..about the only hands I beat.
birdiemachine has 15 seconds left to act
birdiemachine folds
Uncalled bet of $74.30 returned to Alpha_Kitty
Alpha_Kitty mucks
Alpha_Kitty wins the pot ($99.50)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $102.50 Rake $3
Board: [2h Ad 6s 3s 7c]
Seat 1: cameast (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 2: birdiemachine folded on the River
Seat 3: Alpha_Kitty collected ($99.50), mucked
Seat 4: gnomeontilt (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: michael98092 (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 6: poopoolatte is sitting out
2nd hand...this one makes money!
FullTiltPoker Game #5246604767: Table Belmont (6 max) - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:53:42 ET - 2008/02/13
Seat 1: birdiemachine ($93.50)
Seat 2: wagz34 ($222.75)
Seat 3: s-dubya ($128.90)
Seat 4: bigtooler1 ($96.95)
Seat 5: LegalRobbery ($106.85)
Seat 6: Masterplan666 ($100)
LegalRobbery posts the small blind of $0.50
Masterplan666 posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to birdiemachine [Jh Jc]
birdiemachine raises to $3.50...standard PF raise
wagz34 has 15 seconds left to act
wagz34 folds
s-dubya folds
bigtooler1 folds
LegalRobbery raises to $11 ....Standard 3-bet, but this player was playing rather nitty with 12/8/3 numbers. So, I put him on a very narrow range of QQ+...possibly KK+...I'm dominated, but I have the implied odds to call.
Masterplan666 folds
birdiemachine has 15 seconds left to act
birdiemachine calls $7.50
*** FLOP *** [6c 5h As]
LegalRobbery has 15 seconds left to act
LegalRobbery bets $15
birdiemachine has 15 seconds left to act
birdiemachine raises to $41 ...Normally this would be an auto-fold, but I got thinking what if they do have KK or QQ...they must hate this flop. Also with the nitty play, they normally slow play this monster flop with a mini bet or even a check. So I decide to test the waters and see if I can steal this pot. I represent AK which would take this exact line and win the pot. I'm done with the hand if I get called or raised.
LegalRobbery has 15 seconds left to act
LegalRobbery adds $19.15
LegalRobbery folds
Uncalled bet of $26 returned to birdiemachine
birdiemachine mucks
birdiemachine wins the pot ($50.35)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $53 Rake $2.65
Board: [6c 5h As]
Seat 1: birdiemachine collected ($50.35), mucked
Seat 2: wagz34 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: s-dubya didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: bigtooler1 (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: LegalRobbery (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 6: Masterplan666 (big blind) folded before the Flop
Bankroll stands at....$5596.55
PF play has become more aggressive with many 3-bets PF. The strange thing about it was that it happened quite frequently against me early in my session. I don't have a lot of hands recorded at 100nl since back in the summer. This generally would mean an entirely different player pool would be at this level as most of the others would have moved up, busted or dropped down in levels. So with a small amount of hands recorded, players shouldn't reraise me lightly without a a fairly good to premium hand. But, I was getting reraised liked I was playing ATC (any two cards).
Generally, this would indicate to narrow your opening ranges, but I was already playing fairly tight with my PF play. So I reversed my thought process and widened my PF ranges for opening and 3-betting. This had a two-fold effect on my game for the remainder of the session, at least I hoped it would! 1) Players knew I wasn't going to be pushed around, and slowed down their play...2) I hoped to catch a premium hand and play it as fast as possible PF.
I chopped at pot where I had another player dominated in the only hand I get all-in on the evening. He was playing recklessly, overbetting the pot, getting other players to fold.
FullTiltPoker Game #5246157670: Table Skoglund (6 max) - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:20:13 ET - 2008/02/13
Seat 1: vietfuture69 ($113.95)
Seat 3: birdiemachine ($97.50)
Seat 4: Fallen Monkey ($20.80)
Seat 5: Jennnyy19 ($180.20)
Seat 6: jordan748 ($155.15)
veca86 sits down
vietfuture69 posts the small blind of $0.50
birdiemachine posts the big blind of $1
veca86 adds $50
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to birdiemachine [As Js]
Fallen Monkey folds
Jennnyy19 folds
jordan748 raises to $4
vietfuture69 calls $3.50
birdiemachine has 15 seconds left to act
birdiemachine raises to $15
Fallen Monkey: he should never have stayed that long
jordan748 folds
vietfuture69 calls $11
*** FLOP *** [8s 8d Jd]
vietfuture69 bets $98.95, and is all in
birdiemachine calls $82.50, and is all in
vietfuture69 shows [Qs Jh]
birdiemachine shows [As Js]
Uncalled bet of $16.45 returned to vietfuture69
*** TURN *** [8s 8d Jd] [4d]
*** RIVER *** [8s 8d Jd 4d] [8c] .....YUCK!
Fallen Monkey: he had to know he was fighting kings
vietfuture69 shows a full house, Eights full of Jacks
birdiemachine shows a full house, Eights full of Jacks
vietfuture69 ties for the pot ($98) with a full house, Eights full of Jacks
birdiemachine ties for the pot ($98) with a full house, Eights full of Jacks
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $199 Rake $3
Board: [8s 8d Jd 4d 8c]
Seat 1: vietfuture69 (small blind) showed [Qs Jh] and won ($98) with a full house, Eights full of Jacks
Seat 3: birdiemachine (big blind) showed [As Js] and won ($98) with a full house, Eights full of Jacks
Seat 4: Fallen Monkey didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: Jennnyy19 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: jordan748 (button) folded before the Flop
Add this to my session tonight and I'm a good winner. Typical variance that you must expect. The only thing we should worry about is making (+EV) decisions which will make us money long-term...not everything will work, but good decisions over and over eventually profit over poor play.
I made a few good decisions tonight that I believe saved me or made me money because of either the action in the hand, or the style of play the opposition used. 1st hand example...
FullTiltPoker Game #5246106984: Table Arbordale (6 max) - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:16:30 ET - 2008/02/13
Seat 1: cameast ($100)
Seat 2: birdiemachine ($100)
Seat 3: Alpha_Kitty ($124.80)
Seat 4: gnomeontilt ($101)
Seat 5: michael98092 ($40.15)
Seat 6: poopoolatte ($102.35), is sitting out
michael98092 posts the small blind of $0.50
cameast posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to birdiemachine [Qc Ah]
birdiemachine raises to $3.50
Alpha_Kitty calls $3.50
gnomeontilt folds
michael98092 folds
cameast folds
*** FLOP *** [2h Ad 6s]
birdiemachine bets $6
michael98092: Alpha, would you care to take this to a heads up game?
Alpha_Kitty has 15 seconds left to act
Alpha_Kitty calls $6
*** TURN *** [2h Ad 6s] [3s]
Alpha_Kitty: sure
birdiemachine checks.....I feel like I'm behind, but I want to make a play on river to find out for sure.
Alpha_Kitty has 15 seconds left to act
Alpha_Kitty: find the table
Alpha_Kitty bets $15
birdiemachine has 15 seconds left to act
birdiemachine calls $15
*** RIVER *** [2h Ad 6s 3s] [7c]
birdiemachine bets $26 ....I lead out for 60% of the pot...hopefully representing 45...maybe two-pair
Alpha_Kitty has 15 seconds left to act
Alpha_Kitty raises to $100.30, and is all in ....They move in and I can't call...saving the $50 I had left in my stack. Many times in the past, I would build a big pot on an early street and get myself committed to the pot. Only to lose to a better hand. This play is also player dependant as I knew I was up against a quality player that wouldnt overvalue AJ, A10..about the only hands I beat.
birdiemachine has 15 seconds left to act
birdiemachine folds
Uncalled bet of $74.30 returned to Alpha_Kitty
Alpha_Kitty mucks
Alpha_Kitty wins the pot ($99.50)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $102.50 Rake $3
Board: [2h Ad 6s 3s 7c]
Seat 1: cameast (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 2: birdiemachine folded on the River
Seat 3: Alpha_Kitty collected ($99.50), mucked
Seat 4: gnomeontilt (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: michael98092 (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 6: poopoolatte is sitting out
2nd hand...this one makes money!
FullTiltPoker Game #5246604767: Table Belmont (6 max) - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:53:42 ET - 2008/02/13
Seat 1: birdiemachine ($93.50)
Seat 2: wagz34 ($222.75)
Seat 3: s-dubya ($128.90)
Seat 4: bigtooler1 ($96.95)
Seat 5: LegalRobbery ($106.85)
Seat 6: Masterplan666 ($100)
LegalRobbery posts the small blind of $0.50
Masterplan666 posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to birdiemachine [Jh Jc]
birdiemachine raises to $3.50...standard PF raise
wagz34 has 15 seconds left to act
wagz34 folds
s-dubya folds
bigtooler1 folds
LegalRobbery raises to $11 ....Standard 3-bet, but this player was playing rather nitty with 12/8/3 numbers. So, I put him on a very narrow range of QQ+...possibly KK+...I'm dominated, but I have the implied odds to call.
Masterplan666 folds
birdiemachine has 15 seconds left to act
birdiemachine calls $7.50
*** FLOP *** [6c 5h As]
LegalRobbery has 15 seconds left to act
LegalRobbery bets $15
birdiemachine has 15 seconds left to act
birdiemachine raises to $41 ...Normally this would be an auto-fold, but I got thinking what if they do have KK or QQ...they must hate this flop. Also with the nitty play, they normally slow play this monster flop with a mini bet or even a check. So I decide to test the waters and see if I can steal this pot. I represent AK which would take this exact line and win the pot. I'm done with the hand if I get called or raised.
LegalRobbery has 15 seconds left to act
LegalRobbery adds $19.15
LegalRobbery folds
Uncalled bet of $26 returned to birdiemachine
birdiemachine mucks
birdiemachine wins the pot ($50.35)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $53 Rake $2.65
Board: [6c 5h As]
Seat 1: birdiemachine collected ($50.35), mucked
Seat 2: wagz34 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: s-dubya didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: bigtooler1 (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: LegalRobbery (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 6: Masterplan666 (big blind) folded before the Flop
Bankroll stands at....$5596.55
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
FTOPS failed!!!
I just learned a new trick! I have posted my results since starting the FullTilt project. Notice my winnings only show $1100+ but I also have $500 or so in bonus money and rakeback.
These results are only for cash games...
These results are only for cash games...
Well I played the FTOPS tournament on Sunday evening, and set out on a gameplan that I wasn't going to be afraid to go broke. But early in a deep stack tournament is no place place to go broke with a single pair. I played aggressively and had earned a couple of early pots, but I get AK in middle postion and make my normal 3x raise...
FullTiltPoker Game #5203546154: FTOPS Event #9 (35826683), Table 131 - 25/50 - No Limit Hold'em - 18:33:16 ET - 2008/02/10
Seat 1: RedBird101 (4,930)
Seat 2: 69Fullhouse (2,070)
Seat 3: twopairdad (2,810)
Seat 4: OUTA_MY_WAY (2,950)
Seat 5: Crazy Eye Killa (3,740)
Seat 6: crellie (2,245)
Seat 7: foldforfood (4,155)
Seat 8: birdiemachine (3,075)
Seat 9: p-chop (3,775)
twopairdad posts the small blind of 25
OUTA_MY_WAY posts the big blind of 50
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to birdiemachine [Kd Ah]
Crazy Eye Killa folds
crellie folds
foldforfood folds
birdiemachine raises to 150
p-chop folds
RedBird101 folds
69Fullhouse folds
twopairdad calls 125
OUTA_MY_WAY folds
*** FLOP *** [Ts Ac 6s]
twopairdad checks
birdiemachine bets 225
twopairdad has 15 seconds left to act
twopairdad calls 225
*** TURN *** [Ts Ac 6s] [8c]
twopairdad checks
birdiemachine has 15 seconds left to act
birdiemachine bets 525
twopairdad has 15 seconds left to act
twopairdad raises to 2,435, and is all in
birdiemachine calls 1,910
twopairdad shows [As Th]
birdiemachine shows [Kd Ah] ...should have been an easy fold with 2200+ chips left...but like most amateurs, I don't want to be bluffed!
*** RIVER *** [Ts Ac 6s 8c] [Jc]
twopairdad shows two pair, Aces and Tens
birdiemachine shows a pair of Aces
twopairdad wins the pot (5,670) with two pair, Aces and Tens
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 5,670 Rake 0
Board: [Ts Ac 6s 8c Jc]
Seat 1: RedBird101 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: 69Fullhouse (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: twopairdad (small blind) showed [As Th] and won (5,670) with two pair, Aces and Tens
Seat 4: OUTA_MY_WAY (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 5: Crazy Eye Killa didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: crellie didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: foldforfood didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: birdiemachine showed [Kd Ah] and lost with a pair of Aces
Seat 9: p-chop didn't bet (folded)
I didn't have many chips left so I moved all in soon afterwards...
FullTiltPoker Game #5203570768: FTOPS Event #9 (35826683), Table 131 - 25/50 - No Limit Hold'em - 18:35:01 ET - 2008/02/10
Seat 1: RedBird101 (4,930)
Seat 2: 69Fullhouse (2,070)
Seat 3: twopairdad (5,670)
Seat 4: OUTA_MY_WAY (2,900)
Seat 5: Crazy Eye Killa (3,740)
Seat 6: crellie (2,245)
Seat 7: foldforfood (4,155)
Seat 8: birdiemachine (265)
Seat 9: p-chop (3,775)
OUTA_MY_WAY posts the small blind of 25
Crazy Eye Killa posts the big blind of 50
The button is in seat #3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to birdiemachine [9c Jc]
crellie folds
foldforfood folds
twopairdad: brutal flop for you birdie
birdiemachine has 15 seconds left to act
birdiemachine has requested TIME
birdiemachine raises to 265, and is all in
p-chop folds
RedBird101 has 15 seconds left to act
RedBird101 is sitting out
RedBird101 has timed out
RedBird101 folds
69Fullhouse folds
RedBird101 has returned
twopairdad calls 265
OUTA_MY_WAY folds
Crazy Eye Killa calls 215
*** FLOP *** [Qc 3d 7h]
Crazy Eye Killa checks
twopairdad checks
*** TURN *** [Qc 3d 7h] [Ad]
Crazy Eye Killa checks
twopairdad checks
*** RIVER *** [Qc 3d 7h Ad] [Kh]
Crazy Eye Killa checks
twopairdad checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
birdiemachine shows [9c Jc] Ace King high
twopairdad shows [Kd 9h] a pair of Kings
Crazy Eye Killa mucks
twopairdad wins the pot (820) with a pair of Kings
birdiemachine stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 820 Rake 0
Board: [Qc 3d 7h Ad Kh]
Seat 1: RedBird101 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: 69Fullhouse didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: twopairdad (button) showed [Kd 9h] and won (820) with a pair of Kings
Seat 4: OUTA_MY_WAY (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 5: Crazy Eye Killa (big blind) mucked [2h 2c] - a pair of Twos
Seat 6: crellie didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: foldforfood didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: birdiemachine showed [9c Jc] and lost with Ace King high
Seat 9: p-chop didn't bet (folded)
Oh well...I learned and it only cost me $7.60 to try. The big name professional, FTP Pro, Erick Lindgren ended up winning the tournament and $277k+.
I have played another 1380 hands Sunday and Monday and lost a whopping $1.30. Bankroll now stands at...$5628.85
FullTiltPoker Game #5203546154: FTOPS Event #9 (35826683), Table 131 - 25/50 - No Limit Hold'em - 18:33:16 ET - 2008/02/10
Seat 1: RedBird101 (4,930)
Seat 2: 69Fullhouse (2,070)
Seat 3: twopairdad (2,810)
Seat 4: OUTA_MY_WAY (2,950)
Seat 5: Crazy Eye Killa (3,740)
Seat 6: crellie (2,245)
Seat 7: foldforfood (4,155)
Seat 8: birdiemachine (3,075)
Seat 9: p-chop (3,775)
twopairdad posts the small blind of 25
OUTA_MY_WAY posts the big blind of 50
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to birdiemachine [Kd Ah]
Crazy Eye Killa folds
crellie folds
foldforfood folds
birdiemachine raises to 150
p-chop folds
RedBird101 folds
69Fullhouse folds
twopairdad calls 125
OUTA_MY_WAY folds
*** FLOP *** [Ts Ac 6s]
twopairdad checks
birdiemachine bets 225
twopairdad has 15 seconds left to act
twopairdad calls 225
*** TURN *** [Ts Ac 6s] [8c]
twopairdad checks
birdiemachine has 15 seconds left to act
birdiemachine bets 525
twopairdad has 15 seconds left to act
twopairdad raises to 2,435, and is all in
birdiemachine calls 1,910
twopairdad shows [As Th]
birdiemachine shows [Kd Ah] ...should have been an easy fold with 2200+ chips left...but like most amateurs, I don't want to be bluffed!
*** RIVER *** [Ts Ac 6s 8c] [Jc]
twopairdad shows two pair, Aces and Tens
birdiemachine shows a pair of Aces
twopairdad wins the pot (5,670) with two pair, Aces and Tens
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 5,670 Rake 0
Board: [Ts Ac 6s 8c Jc]
Seat 1: RedBird101 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: 69Fullhouse (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: twopairdad (small blind) showed [As Th] and won (5,670) with two pair, Aces and Tens
Seat 4: OUTA_MY_WAY (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 5: Crazy Eye Killa didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: crellie didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: foldforfood didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: birdiemachine showed [Kd Ah] and lost with a pair of Aces
Seat 9: p-chop didn't bet (folded)
I didn't have many chips left so I moved all in soon afterwards...
FullTiltPoker Game #5203570768: FTOPS Event #9 (35826683), Table 131 - 25/50 - No Limit Hold'em - 18:35:01 ET - 2008/02/10
Seat 1: RedBird101 (4,930)
Seat 2: 69Fullhouse (2,070)
Seat 3: twopairdad (5,670)
Seat 4: OUTA_MY_WAY (2,900)
Seat 5: Crazy Eye Killa (3,740)
Seat 6: crellie (2,245)
Seat 7: foldforfood (4,155)
Seat 8: birdiemachine (265)
Seat 9: p-chop (3,775)
OUTA_MY_WAY posts the small blind of 25
Crazy Eye Killa posts the big blind of 50
The button is in seat #3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to birdiemachine [9c Jc]
crellie folds
foldforfood folds
twopairdad: brutal flop for you birdie
birdiemachine has 15 seconds left to act
birdiemachine has requested TIME
birdiemachine raises to 265, and is all in
p-chop folds
RedBird101 has 15 seconds left to act
RedBird101 is sitting out
RedBird101 has timed out
RedBird101 folds
69Fullhouse folds
RedBird101 has returned
twopairdad calls 265
OUTA_MY_WAY folds
Crazy Eye Killa calls 215
*** FLOP *** [Qc 3d 7h]
Crazy Eye Killa checks
twopairdad checks
*** TURN *** [Qc 3d 7h] [Ad]
Crazy Eye Killa checks
twopairdad checks
*** RIVER *** [Qc 3d 7h Ad] [Kh]
Crazy Eye Killa checks
twopairdad checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
birdiemachine shows [9c Jc] Ace King high
twopairdad shows [Kd 9h] a pair of Kings
Crazy Eye Killa mucks
twopairdad wins the pot (820) with a pair of Kings
birdiemachine stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 820 Rake 0
Board: [Qc 3d 7h Ad Kh]
Seat 1: RedBird101 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: 69Fullhouse didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: twopairdad (button) showed [Kd 9h] and won (820) with a pair of Kings
Seat 4: OUTA_MY_WAY (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 5: Crazy Eye Killa (big blind) mucked [2h 2c] - a pair of Twos
Seat 6: crellie didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: foldforfood didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: birdiemachine showed [9c Jc] and lost with Ace King high
Seat 9: p-chop didn't bet (folded)
Oh well...I learned and it only cost me $7.60 to try. The big name professional, FTP Pro, Erick Lindgren ended up winning the tournament and $277k+.
I have played another 1380 hands Sunday and Monday and lost a whopping $1.30. Bankroll now stands at...$5628.85
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Qualified for FTOPS
Played 926 and won $94.90 in a mix of 50nl and 100nl. I also paid $7.60 in a super-satellite for the FTOPS ($322) and won a seat to the $55 satellite event last night. I made it through to the end and had plenty of chips as I just folded the last 4-5 orbits around. So at 6:00pm tonight I will be playing in the FTOPS ($322 event) with the winner receiving upwards of $175k.
I also qualified for the monthly Bronze level Ironman 10k freeroll. Over 1000 players and I finished about 80 th for $20...Made a move with A8s and ran into AK. That left me very short and I got it in on my next hand and didnt improve.
I was playing for the win and feel good about my play at the end. Bankroll...$5630.15
I also qualified for the monthly Bronze level Ironman 10k freeroll. Over 1000 players and I finished about 80 th for $20...Made a move with A8s and ran into AK. That left me very short and I got it in on my next hand and didnt improve.
I was playing for the win and feel good about my play at the end. Bankroll...$5630.15
Saturday, February 9, 2008
A few days rest...
Haven't played other than a $8.70 18-man sit-n-go for a $26 tournament chip. I placed in the top 5 and won a chip. I hope to use that tonight trying to qualify for the FTOPs tournament tomorrow night ($322 buyin - $1,000,000 purse guarantee)
9 players left...6th gets $14 and top 5 get $26 token....
FullTiltPoker Game #5157625256: Tier One $8+$0.70 (Turbo) (39195405), Table 2 - 150/300 - No Limit Hold'em - 11:15:54 ET - 2008/02/07
Seat 1: Vizsla-Dog (5,970)
Seat 2: greatstyle (2,540)
Seat 3: rolson100 (3,040)
Seat 4: superziff (5,025)
Seat 5: susiemac (2,000)
Seat 6: STLSquash (1,815)
Seat 7: caricakes (790)
Seat 8: willyboy58 (3,140)
Seat 9: birdiemachine (2,680)
superziff posts the small blind of 150
susiemac posts the big blind of 300
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to birdiemachine [Kh Ks]
STLSquash raises to 1,815, and is all in
caricakes folds
willyboy58 folds
birdiemachine raises to 2,680, and is all in
Vizsla-Dog folds
greatstyle folds
superziff folds
susiemac has 15 seconds left to act
susiemac folds
birdiemachine shows [Kh Ks]
STLSquash shows [Kc Ac]
Uncalled bet of 865 returned to birdiemachine
*** FLOP *** [Th 2d 7c]
*** TURN *** [Th 2d 7c] [As]
*** RIVER *** [Th 2d 7c As] [4d]
birdiemachine shows a pair of Kings
STLSquash shows a pair of Aces
STLSquash wins the pot (4,080) with a pair of Aces
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 4,080 Rake 0
Board: [Th 2d 7c As 4d]
Seat 1: Vizsla-Dog didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: greatstyle (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: rolson100 is sitting out
Seat 4: superziff (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 5: susiemac (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 6: STLSquash showed [Kc Ac] and won (4,080) with a pair of Aces
Seat 7: caricakes didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: willyboy58 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: birdiemachine showed [Kh Ks] and lost with a pair of Kings
I lose this hand and have 865 chips left...not looking good. Blinds are coming and I lose my internet connection for 3-4 minutes. Luckily I come back in SB and win the pot to get back to ~1600.
Good steal!!!
FullTiltPoker Game #5157676424: Tier One $8+$0.70 (Turbo) (39195405), Table 2 - 250/500 - No Limit Hold'em - 11:22:47 ET - 2008/02/07
Seat 1: Vizsla-Dog (5,820)
Seat 2: greatstyle (1,940)
Seat 3: rolson100 (2,390)
Seat 5: susiemac (2,150)
Seat 6: STLSquash (9,340)
Seat 8: willyboy58 (3,740)
Seat 9: birdiemachine (1,620)
susiemac posts the big blind of 500
The button is in seat #3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to birdiemachine [9c Js]
STLSquash folds
willyboy58 folds
birdiemachine raises to 1,620, and is all in
Vizsla-Dog folds
greatstyle folds
rolson100 folds
susiemac folds
Uncalled bet of 1,120 returned to birdiemachine
birdiemachine mucks
birdiemachine wins the pot (1,000)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1,000 Rake 0
Seat 1: Vizsla-Dog didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: greatstyle didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: rolson100 (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: susiemac (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 6: STLSquash didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: willyboy58 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: birdiemachine collected (1,000), mucked
another steal....
FullTiltPoker Game #5157692815: Tier One $8+$0.70 (Turbo) (39195405), Table 2 - 300/600 - No Limit Hold'em - 11:25:00 ET - 2008/02/07
Seat 1: Vizsla-Dog (3,880)
Seat 2: greatstyle (4,180)
Seat 3: rolson100 (2,390)
Seat 5: susiemac (3,300)
Seat 6: STLSquash (7,440)
Seat 8: willyboy58 (4,590)
Seat 9: birdiemachine (1,220)
Vizsla-Dog posts the small blind of 300
greatstyle posts the big blind of 600
The button is in seat #9
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to birdiemachine [8h 7h]
rolson100 folds
susiemac has 15 seconds left to act
susiemac folds
STLSquash folds
willyboy58 folds
birdiemachine raises to 1,220, and is all in
Vizsla-Dog folds
greatstyle folds
Uncalled bet of 620 returned to birdiemachine
birdiemachine mucks
birdiemachine wins the pot (1,500)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1,500 Rake 0
Seat 1: Vizsla-Dog (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 2: greatstyle (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 3: rolson100 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: susiemac didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: STLSquash didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: willyboy58 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: birdiemachine (button) collected (1,500), mucked
Pot odds call and I suck out...
FullTiltPoker Game #5157719993: Tier One $8+$0.70 (Turbo) (39195405), Table 2 - 400/800 - No Limit Hold'em - 11:28:36 ET - 2008/02/07
Seat 1: Vizsla-Dog (3,580)
Seat 2: greatstyle (3,280)
Seat 3: rolson100 (1,490)
Seat 5: susiemac (2,300)
Seat 6: STLSquash (10,440)
Seat 8: willyboy58 (4,590)
Seat 9: birdiemachine (1,320)
birdiemachine posts the small blind of 400
Vizsla-Dog posts the big blind of 800
The button is in seat #8
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to birdiemachine [Tc Kd]
STLSquash: i can do this myself
greatstyle folds
rolson100 raises to 1,490, and is all in
susiemac folds
STLSquash folds
willyboy58 folds
birdiemachine calls 920, and is all in
STLSquash: you haven't done anything all game
Vizsla-Dog folds
rolson100 shows [Td As]
willyboy58: ok fine with me
birdiemachine shows [Tc Kd]
Uncalled bet of 170 returned to rolson100
*** FLOP *** [6c Qh Qs]
*** TURN *** [6c Qh Qs] [Jd]
*** RIVER *** [6c Qh Qs Jd] [9c]
rolson100 shows a pair of Queens
birdiemachine shows a straight, King high
birdiemachine wins the pot (3,440) with a straight, King high
STLSquash: and the chance of you getting Ak again is slim
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3,440 Rake 0
Board: [6c Qh Qs Jd 9c]
Seat 1: Vizsla-Dog (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 2: greatstyle didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: rolson100 showed [Td As] and lost with a pair of Queens
Seat 5: susiemac didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: STLSquash didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: willyboy58 (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: birdiemachine (small blind) showed [Tc Kd] and won (3,440) with a straight, King high
No need to play this pot as my finish position is pretty safe now...let the chip leader do all the work.
FullTiltPoker Game #5157737523: Tier One $8+$0.70 (Turbo) (39195405), Table 2 - 500/1000 - No Limit Hold'em - 11:30:55 ET - 2008/02/07
Seat 1: Vizsla-Dog (2,380)
Seat 2: greatstyle (2,080)
Seat 5: susiemac (1,300)
Seat 6: STLSquash (10,840)
Seat 8: willyboy58 (5,960)
Seat 9: birdiemachine (4,440)
susiemac posts the small blind of 500
STLSquash posts the big blind of 1,000
The button is in seat #3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to birdiemachine [9s Ac]
willyboy58 has 15 seconds left to act
willyboy58 is sitting out
willyboy58 has timed out
willyboy58 folds
birdiemachine folds
willyboy58 has returned
Vizsla-Dog folds
greatstyle folds
susiemac raises to 1,300, and is all in
STLSquash calls 300
susiemac shows [Kh Qc]
STLSquash shows [7c Td]
*** FLOP *** [3s 6s 7d]
*** TURN *** [3s 6s 7d] [Ks]
*** RIVER *** [3s 6s 7d Ks] [7s]
susiemac shows two pair, Kings and Sevens
STLSquash shows three of a kind, Sevens
STLSquash wins the pot (2,600) with three of a kind, Sevens
STLSquash: gg
susiemac stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2,600 Rake 0
Board: [3s 6s 7d Ks 7s]
Seat 1: Vizsla-Dog didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: greatstyle didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: susiemac (small blind) showed [Kh Qc] and lost with two pair, Kings and Sevens
Seat 6: STLSquash (big blind) showed [7c Td] and won (2,600) with three of a kind, Sevens
Seat 8: willyboy58 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: birdiemachine didn't bet (folded)
Token win!!!
9 players left...6th gets $14 and top 5 get $26 token....
FullTiltPoker Game #5157625256: Tier One $8+$0.70 (Turbo) (39195405), Table 2 - 150/300 - No Limit Hold'em - 11:15:54 ET - 2008/02/07
Seat 1: Vizsla-Dog (5,970)
Seat 2: greatstyle (2,540)
Seat 3: rolson100 (3,040)
Seat 4: superziff (5,025)
Seat 5: susiemac (2,000)
Seat 6: STLSquash (1,815)
Seat 7: caricakes (790)
Seat 8: willyboy58 (3,140)
Seat 9: birdiemachine (2,680)
superziff posts the small blind of 150
susiemac posts the big blind of 300
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to birdiemachine [Kh Ks]
STLSquash raises to 1,815, and is all in
caricakes folds
willyboy58 folds
birdiemachine raises to 2,680, and is all in
Vizsla-Dog folds
greatstyle folds
superziff folds
susiemac has 15 seconds left to act
susiemac folds
birdiemachine shows [Kh Ks]
STLSquash shows [Kc Ac]
Uncalled bet of 865 returned to birdiemachine
*** FLOP *** [Th 2d 7c]
*** TURN *** [Th 2d 7c] [As]
*** RIVER *** [Th 2d 7c As] [4d]
birdiemachine shows a pair of Kings
STLSquash shows a pair of Aces
STLSquash wins the pot (4,080) with a pair of Aces
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 4,080 Rake 0
Board: [Th 2d 7c As 4d]
Seat 1: Vizsla-Dog didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: greatstyle (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: rolson100 is sitting out
Seat 4: superziff (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 5: susiemac (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 6: STLSquash showed [Kc Ac] and won (4,080) with a pair of Aces
Seat 7: caricakes didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: willyboy58 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: birdiemachine showed [Kh Ks] and lost with a pair of Kings
I lose this hand and have 865 chips left...not looking good. Blinds are coming and I lose my internet connection for 3-4 minutes. Luckily I come back in SB and win the pot to get back to ~1600.
Good steal!!!
FullTiltPoker Game #5157676424: Tier One $8+$0.70 (Turbo) (39195405), Table 2 - 250/500 - No Limit Hold'em - 11:22:47 ET - 2008/02/07
Seat 1: Vizsla-Dog (5,820)
Seat 2: greatstyle (1,940)
Seat 3: rolson100 (2,390)
Seat 5: susiemac (2,150)
Seat 6: STLSquash (9,340)
Seat 8: willyboy58 (3,740)
Seat 9: birdiemachine (1,620)
susiemac posts the big blind of 500
The button is in seat #3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to birdiemachine [9c Js]
STLSquash folds
willyboy58 folds
birdiemachine raises to 1,620, and is all in
Vizsla-Dog folds
greatstyle folds
rolson100 folds
susiemac folds
Uncalled bet of 1,120 returned to birdiemachine
birdiemachine mucks
birdiemachine wins the pot (1,000)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1,000 Rake 0
Seat 1: Vizsla-Dog didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: greatstyle didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: rolson100 (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: susiemac (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 6: STLSquash didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: willyboy58 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: birdiemachine collected (1,000), mucked
another steal....
FullTiltPoker Game #5157692815: Tier One $8+$0.70 (Turbo) (39195405), Table 2 - 300/600 - No Limit Hold'em - 11:25:00 ET - 2008/02/07
Seat 1: Vizsla-Dog (3,880)
Seat 2: greatstyle (4,180)
Seat 3: rolson100 (2,390)
Seat 5: susiemac (3,300)
Seat 6: STLSquash (7,440)
Seat 8: willyboy58 (4,590)
Seat 9: birdiemachine (1,220)
Vizsla-Dog posts the small blind of 300
greatstyle posts the big blind of 600
The button is in seat #9
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to birdiemachine [8h 7h]
rolson100 folds
susiemac has 15 seconds left to act
susiemac folds
STLSquash folds
willyboy58 folds
birdiemachine raises to 1,220, and is all in
Vizsla-Dog folds
greatstyle folds
Uncalled bet of 620 returned to birdiemachine
birdiemachine mucks
birdiemachine wins the pot (1,500)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1,500 Rake 0
Seat 1: Vizsla-Dog (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 2: greatstyle (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 3: rolson100 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: susiemac didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: STLSquash didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: willyboy58 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: birdiemachine (button) collected (1,500), mucked
Pot odds call and I suck out...
FullTiltPoker Game #5157719993: Tier One $8+$0.70 (Turbo) (39195405), Table 2 - 400/800 - No Limit Hold'em - 11:28:36 ET - 2008/02/07
Seat 1: Vizsla-Dog (3,580)
Seat 2: greatstyle (3,280)
Seat 3: rolson100 (1,490)
Seat 5: susiemac (2,300)
Seat 6: STLSquash (10,440)
Seat 8: willyboy58 (4,590)
Seat 9: birdiemachine (1,320)
birdiemachine posts the small blind of 400
Vizsla-Dog posts the big blind of 800
The button is in seat #8
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to birdiemachine [Tc Kd]
STLSquash: i can do this myself
greatstyle folds
rolson100 raises to 1,490, and is all in
susiemac folds
STLSquash folds
willyboy58 folds
birdiemachine calls 920, and is all in
STLSquash: you haven't done anything all game
Vizsla-Dog folds
rolson100 shows [Td As]
willyboy58: ok fine with me
birdiemachine shows [Tc Kd]
Uncalled bet of 170 returned to rolson100
*** FLOP *** [6c Qh Qs]
*** TURN *** [6c Qh Qs] [Jd]
*** RIVER *** [6c Qh Qs Jd] [9c]
rolson100 shows a pair of Queens
birdiemachine shows a straight, King high
birdiemachine wins the pot (3,440) with a straight, King high
STLSquash: and the chance of you getting Ak again is slim
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3,440 Rake 0
Board: [6c Qh Qs Jd 9c]
Seat 1: Vizsla-Dog (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 2: greatstyle didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: rolson100 showed [Td As] and lost with a pair of Queens
Seat 5: susiemac didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: STLSquash didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: willyboy58 (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: birdiemachine (small blind) showed [Tc Kd] and won (3,440) with a straight, King high
No need to play this pot as my finish position is pretty safe now...let the chip leader do all the work.
FullTiltPoker Game #5157737523: Tier One $8+$0.70 (Turbo) (39195405), Table 2 - 500/1000 - No Limit Hold'em - 11:30:55 ET - 2008/02/07
Seat 1: Vizsla-Dog (2,380)
Seat 2: greatstyle (2,080)
Seat 5: susiemac (1,300)
Seat 6: STLSquash (10,840)
Seat 8: willyboy58 (5,960)
Seat 9: birdiemachine (4,440)
susiemac posts the small blind of 500
STLSquash posts the big blind of 1,000
The button is in seat #3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to birdiemachine [9s Ac]
willyboy58 has 15 seconds left to act
willyboy58 is sitting out
willyboy58 has timed out
willyboy58 folds
birdiemachine folds
willyboy58 has returned
Vizsla-Dog folds
greatstyle folds
susiemac raises to 1,300, and is all in
STLSquash calls 300
susiemac shows [Kh Qc]
STLSquash shows [7c Td]
*** FLOP *** [3s 6s 7d]
*** TURN *** [3s 6s 7d] [Ks]
*** RIVER *** [3s 6s 7d Ks] [7s]
susiemac shows two pair, Kings and Sevens
STLSquash shows three of a kind, Sevens
STLSquash wins the pot (2,600) with three of a kind, Sevens
STLSquash: gg
susiemac stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2,600 Rake 0
Board: [3s 6s 7d Ks 7s]
Seat 1: Vizsla-Dog didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: greatstyle didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: susiemac (small blind) showed [Kh Qc] and lost with two pair, Kings and Sevens
Seat 6: STLSquash (big blind) showed [7c Td] and won (2,600) with three of a kind, Sevens
Seat 8: willyboy58 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: birdiemachine didn't bet (folded)
Token win!!!
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
I run goot!!!
Profited $224.05 for 116 hands with just a sick run of cards. I watched a movie with my wife tonight, so I didn't get to see if the heater was going to continue...I also released another $7.50 of my bonus...another $15 to go.
My FullTilt bankroll now rests at...$5531.55
I had AA vs. KK all-in PF in my first hand of the night and it holds. About 10 hands later I get KK all-in vs. AA PF and make quads...just a sick night.
FullTiltPoker Game #5152078021: Table Tamanar (6 max) - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:27:16 ET - 2008/02/06
Seat 1: Vleesboom ($153.85)
Seat 2: birdiemachine ($100)
Seat 3: Zephyr ($115.75)
Seat 4: kellox ($100.75)
Seat 5: phillybk81 ($116.25)
Seat 6: Epic Monolith ($98.50)
Vleesboom posts the small blind of $0.50
birdiemachine posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to birdiemachine [Ac Ah]
Zephyr folds
kellox raises to $3.50
phillybk81 folds
Epic Monolith folds
Vleesboom folds
birdiemachine has 15 seconds left to act
birdiemachine raises to $11.50
kellox has 15 seconds left to act
kellox raises to $24
birdiemachine has 15 seconds left to act
birdiemachine raises to $54
kellox raises to $100.75, and is all in
birdiemachine calls $46, and is all in
kellox shows [Kd Ks]
birdiemachine shows [Ac Ah]
Uncalled bet of $0.75 returned to kellox
*** FLOP *** [As 2c 9s]
*** TURN *** [As 2c 9s] [Th]
*** RIVER *** [As 2c 9s Th] [8s]
kellox shows a pair of Kings
birdiemachine shows three of a kind, Aces
birdiemachine wins the pot ($197.50) with three of a kind, Aces
kellox is sitting out
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $200.50 Rake $3
Board: [As 2c 9s Th 8s]
Seat 1: Vleesboom (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 2: birdiemachine (big blind) showed [Ac Ah] and won ($197.50) with three of a kind, Aces
Seat 3: Zephyr didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: kellox showed [Kd Ks] and lost with a pair of Kings
Seat 5: phillybk81 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: Epic Monolith (button) didn't bet (folded)
FullTiltPoker Game #5152140348: Table Tamanar (6 max) - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:31:41 ET - 2008/02/06
Seat 1: Vleesboom ($131.60)
Seat 2: birdiemachine ($199.40)
Seat 3: Zephyr ($111.75)
Seat 4: wdwmkr1 ($97.50)
Seat 5: phillybk81 ($140)
Seat 6: Epic Monolith ($97)
birdiemachine posts the small blind of $0.50
Zephyr posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to birdiemachine [Kc Kd]
wdwmkr1 folds
phillybk81 raises to $3
Epic Monolith folds
Vleesboom folds
birdiemachine raises to $11
Zephyr folds
phillybk81 has 15 seconds left to act
phillybk81 raises to $40
birdiemachine has 15 seconds left to act
birdiemachine raises to $199.40, and is all in
phillybk81 calls $100, and is all in
birdiemachine shows [Kc Kd]
phillybk81 shows [As Ad]
Uncalled bet of $59.40 returned to birdiemachine
*** FLOP *** [8c 7s Kh]
*** TURN *** [8c 7s Kh] [7d]
*** RIVER *** [8c 7s Kh 7d] [Ks]
birdiemachine shows four of a kind, Kings
phillybk81 shows two pair, Aces and Kings
birdiemachine wins the pot ($278) with four of a kind, Kings
phillybk81 is sitting out
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $281 Rake $3
Board: [8c 7s Kh 7d Ks]
Seat 1: Vleesboom (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: birdiemachine (small blind) showed [Kc Kd] and won ($278) with four of a kind, Kings
Seat 3: Zephyr (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 4: wdwmkr1 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: phillybk81 showed [As Ad] and lost with two pair, Aces and Kings
Seat 6: Epic Monolith didn't bet (folded)
Not much to report otherwise.
"birdiemachine"
My FullTilt bankroll now rests at...$5531.55
I had AA vs. KK all-in PF in my first hand of the night and it holds. About 10 hands later I get KK all-in vs. AA PF and make quads...just a sick night.
FullTiltPoker Game #5152078021: Table Tamanar (6 max) - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:27:16 ET - 2008/02/06
Seat 1: Vleesboom ($153.85)
Seat 2: birdiemachine ($100)
Seat 3: Zephyr ($115.75)
Seat 4: kellox ($100.75)
Seat 5: phillybk81 ($116.25)
Seat 6: Epic Monolith ($98.50)
Vleesboom posts the small blind of $0.50
birdiemachine posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to birdiemachine [Ac Ah]
Zephyr folds
kellox raises to $3.50
phillybk81 folds
Epic Monolith folds
Vleesboom folds
birdiemachine has 15 seconds left to act
birdiemachine raises to $11.50
kellox has 15 seconds left to act
kellox raises to $24
birdiemachine has 15 seconds left to act
birdiemachine raises to $54
kellox raises to $100.75, and is all in
birdiemachine calls $46, and is all in
kellox shows [Kd Ks]
birdiemachine shows [Ac Ah]
Uncalled bet of $0.75 returned to kellox
*** FLOP *** [As 2c 9s]
*** TURN *** [As 2c 9s] [Th]
*** RIVER *** [As 2c 9s Th] [8s]
kellox shows a pair of Kings
birdiemachine shows three of a kind, Aces
birdiemachine wins the pot ($197.50) with three of a kind, Aces
kellox is sitting out
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $200.50 Rake $3
Board: [As 2c 9s Th 8s]
Seat 1: Vleesboom (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 2: birdiemachine (big blind) showed [Ac Ah] and won ($197.50) with three of a kind, Aces
Seat 3: Zephyr didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: kellox showed [Kd Ks] and lost with a pair of Kings
Seat 5: phillybk81 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: Epic Monolith (button) didn't bet (folded)
FullTiltPoker Game #5152140348: Table Tamanar (6 max) - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:31:41 ET - 2008/02/06
Seat 1: Vleesboom ($131.60)
Seat 2: birdiemachine ($199.40)
Seat 3: Zephyr ($111.75)
Seat 4: wdwmkr1 ($97.50)
Seat 5: phillybk81 ($140)
Seat 6: Epic Monolith ($97)
birdiemachine posts the small blind of $0.50
Zephyr posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to birdiemachine [Kc Kd]
wdwmkr1 folds
phillybk81 raises to $3
Epic Monolith folds
Vleesboom folds
birdiemachine raises to $11
Zephyr folds
phillybk81 has 15 seconds left to act
phillybk81 raises to $40
birdiemachine has 15 seconds left to act
birdiemachine raises to $199.40, and is all in
phillybk81 calls $100, and is all in
birdiemachine shows [Kc Kd]
phillybk81 shows [As Ad]
Uncalled bet of $59.40 returned to birdiemachine
*** FLOP *** [8c 7s Kh]
*** TURN *** [8c 7s Kh] [7d]
*** RIVER *** [8c 7s Kh 7d] [Ks]
birdiemachine shows four of a kind, Kings
phillybk81 shows two pair, Aces and Kings
birdiemachine wins the pot ($278) with four of a kind, Kings
phillybk81 is sitting out
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $281 Rake $3
Board: [8c 7s Kh 7d Ks]
Seat 1: Vleesboom (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: birdiemachine (small blind) showed [Kc Kd] and won ($278) with four of a kind, Kings
Seat 3: Zephyr (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 4: wdwmkr1 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: phillybk81 showed [As Ad] and lost with two pair, Aces and Kings
Seat 6: Epic Monolith didn't bet (folded)
Not much to report otherwise.
"birdiemachine"
Slow night...
I won $16.30 last night in 521 hands playing 2 tables of 50nl and 2 tables of 100nl. I decided to try to satellite into the FTOPS event for Wednesday evening ($216 buyin) so I tried to win a couple of $26 tokens in ($8.80) sit-n-go's. I lost both, and didn't try any further. (-$17.60)
I did collect my Rakeback from last month for $127.65 this morning, and collected another $7.50 of my February bonus so my bankroll has grown to...$5300.00 I will probably try to satellite into a few other FTOPS events that run over the next 2 weeks on Fulltilt. I'm an ok tournament player...probably better live than online, mainly because most live events I have played, the players have always been very loose, passive. Two ingredients for being a long-term losing player.
The online players today are very much the opposite. Most all play a very solid game but exploit situations where poor players put themselves, and others in bad situations. They love to steal dead money from the pot...For example:
FullTiltPoker Game #5111491715: The Sunday Brawl (37698185), Table 34 - 4000/8000 Ante 1000 - No Limit Hold'em - 20:08:28 ET - 2008/02/03
Seat 1: MacGambler1 (199,650)
Seat 2: thebirdman84 (164,220)
Seat 4: Cmoney3 (187,868)
Seat 5: Bull1967 (163,030)
Seat 6: Beaver Fever (103,917)
Seat 7: PMJackson21 (111,165)
Seat 8: TRUBLOND (120,623)
Seat 9: GBecks (194,710)
MacGambler1 antes 1,000
thebirdman84 antes 1,000
Cmoney3 antes 1,000
Bull1967 antes 1,000
Beaver Fever antes 1,000
PMJackson21 antes 1,000
TRUBLOND antes 1,000
GBecks antes 1,000
thebirdman84 posts the small blind of 4,000
Cmoney3 posts the big blind of 8,000
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Bull1967 folds
Beaver Fever folds
PMJackson21 folds
TRUBLOND folds
GBecks raises to 20,500 ...normal preflop raise...
MacGambler1 calls 20,500 ...Flat call...dead money...hand probably not that good if he can only call.
thebirdman84 has 15 seconds left to act
thebirdman84 raises to 163,220, and is all in ...birdman shoves with a hand as low as (89s)thinking all he has to is get GBecks to fold... If he gets looked up by AK or AQ he is only a 60/40 underdog. Against the range of A8+ KJ+ and any PP he still is only a (62/38) underdog...meaning if he attempt to steal this pot...it only needs to work about half of the time to be a (+EV) play. Probably the most important part of the play is leaving the original raiser room to fold his hand (Fold Equity). If birdman shoves 65,000 on top, now Gbeck only has to call 44,500 to win 127,000 (2.85/1) 25% chance to win...which is an automatic call. If this was the line, GBeck would most likely shove himself to keep MacGambler out of the pot.
Cmoney3 folds
GBecks folds
MacGambler1 folds
Uncalled bet of 142,720 returned to thebirdman84
thebirdman84 mucks
thebirdman84 wins the pot (77,500)
The blinds are now 5,000/10,000 with an ante of 1,000
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 77,500 Rake 0
Seat 1: MacGambler1 (button) folded before the Flop
Seat 2: thebirdman84 (small blind) collected (77,500), mucked
Seat 4: Cmoney3 (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 5: Bull1967 folded before the Flop
Seat 6: Beaver Fever folded before the Flop
Seat 7: PMJackson21 folded before the Flop
Seat 8: TRUBLOND folded before the Flop
Seat 9: GBecks folded before the Flop
The timing of these plays are what make good players great. Most live players do not take the thought processes to this level...I have taken this line of play some, but my timing has been off, and it can make you look foolish when it doesn't work. Then you lose confidence, and stick to just playing your cards. But volume is where you see the long-term results in these plays.
"birdiemachine"
I did collect my Rakeback from last month for $127.65 this morning, and collected another $7.50 of my February bonus so my bankroll has grown to...$5300.00 I will probably try to satellite into a few other FTOPS events that run over the next 2 weeks on Fulltilt. I'm an ok tournament player...probably better live than online, mainly because most live events I have played, the players have always been very loose, passive. Two ingredients for being a long-term losing player.
The online players today are very much the opposite. Most all play a very solid game but exploit situations where poor players put themselves, and others in bad situations. They love to steal dead money from the pot...For example:
FullTiltPoker Game #5111491715: The Sunday Brawl (37698185), Table 34 - 4000/8000 Ante 1000 - No Limit Hold'em - 20:08:28 ET - 2008/02/03
Seat 1: MacGambler1 (199,650)
Seat 2: thebirdman84 (164,220)
Seat 4: Cmoney3 (187,868)
Seat 5: Bull1967 (163,030)
Seat 6: Beaver Fever (103,917)
Seat 7: PMJackson21 (111,165)
Seat 8: TRUBLOND (120,623)
Seat 9: GBecks (194,710)
MacGambler1 antes 1,000
thebirdman84 antes 1,000
Cmoney3 antes 1,000
Bull1967 antes 1,000
Beaver Fever antes 1,000
PMJackson21 antes 1,000
TRUBLOND antes 1,000
GBecks antes 1,000
thebirdman84 posts the small blind of 4,000
Cmoney3 posts the big blind of 8,000
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Bull1967 folds
Beaver Fever folds
PMJackson21 folds
TRUBLOND folds
GBecks raises to 20,500 ...normal preflop raise...
MacGambler1 calls 20,500 ...Flat call...dead money...hand probably not that good if he can only call.
thebirdman84 has 15 seconds left to act
thebirdman84 raises to 163,220, and is all in ...birdman shoves with a hand as low as (89s)thinking all he has to is get GBecks to fold... If he gets looked up by AK or AQ he is only a 60/40 underdog. Against the range of A8+ KJ+ and any PP he still is only a (62/38) underdog...meaning if he attempt to steal this pot...it only needs to work about half of the time to be a (+EV) play. Probably the most important part of the play is leaving the original raiser room to fold his hand (Fold Equity). If birdman shoves 65,000 on top, now Gbeck only has to call 44,500 to win 127,000 (2.85/1) 25% chance to win...which is an automatic call. If this was the line, GBeck would most likely shove himself to keep MacGambler out of the pot.
Cmoney3 folds
GBecks folds
MacGambler1 folds
Uncalled bet of 142,720 returned to thebirdman84
thebirdman84 mucks
thebirdman84 wins the pot (77,500)
The blinds are now 5,000/10,000 with an ante of 1,000
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 77,500 Rake 0
Seat 1: MacGambler1 (button) folded before the Flop
Seat 2: thebirdman84 (small blind) collected (77,500), mucked
Seat 4: Cmoney3 (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 5: Bull1967 folded before the Flop
Seat 6: Beaver Fever folded before the Flop
Seat 7: PMJackson21 folded before the Flop
Seat 8: TRUBLOND folded before the Flop
Seat 9: GBecks folded before the Flop
The timing of these plays are what make good players great. Most live players do not take the thought processes to this level...I have taken this line of play some, but my timing has been off, and it can make you look foolish when it doesn't work. Then you lose confidence, and stick to just playing your cards. But volume is where you see the long-term results in these plays.
"birdiemachine"
Monday, February 4, 2008
Ready for 100nl
+$22.90 Bankroll...$5166.15
Ready to start with 100nl on Tuesday...I still have another $30 worth of bonus to clear from Fulltilt which should take another 400 hands or a little over an hour of play. I have my rakeback coming in the next week for another ~$130 to add to my acount. This would give me a little more than 3+ buyins of security at 100nl losses before I would need to drop back to 50nl. Hopefully, I will keep my positive play going thru the next month or so.
Remember, I like to have 50+ buyins at each level of play. So I move up to 200nl when I reach a ~10k bankroll. Looking to the future... If I make 5bb/100 hands including bonuses at the 100nl level it will take me 50k hands (4-5 months) to reach a $10k bankroll. If I run better than 5bb/100 then the time gets shorter, and vise versa.
bb=$2....5bb/100hands=$10....$5000/$10=500*100hands=50k hands
"birdiemachine"
Ready to start with 100nl on Tuesday...I still have another $30 worth of bonus to clear from Fulltilt which should take another 400 hands or a little over an hour of play. I have my rakeback coming in the next week for another ~$130 to add to my acount. This would give me a little more than 3+ buyins of security at 100nl losses before I would need to drop back to 50nl. Hopefully, I will keep my positive play going thru the next month or so.
Remember, I like to have 50+ buyins at each level of play. So I move up to 200nl when I reach a ~10k bankroll. Looking to the future... If I make 5bb/100 hands including bonuses at the 100nl level it will take me 50k hands (4-5 months) to reach a $10k bankroll. If I run better than 5bb/100 then the time gets shorter, and vise versa.
bb=$2....5bb/100hands=$10....$5000/$10=500*100hands=50k hands
"birdiemachine"
staying to the positive...
I have played 2269 hands since last Friday and won $112.30. I did have a downswing of $150 Saturday evening but made all of it back and more yesterday. I also released another $37.50 of the bonus offered to me this month from FullTilt. The Bankroll has grown to $5143.25
I am going to talk more about the PF 3-bet that players don't use enough to their advantage. It's good to get caught doing this on occasion, as it will certainly get you action from inferior players when they hold very marginal hands. I had a good player on my left today that was 3-betting me quite often as I was constantly trying to steal his blinds from the button. Luckily, I was able to outflop him on our first battle which I believe put me to an advantage for the rest of the session.
FullTiltPoker Game #5118871314: Table Vosburgh (6 max) - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em - 13:22:33 ET - 2008/02/04
Seat 1: crazysculler ($55.85)
Seat 2: muscarairai ($49.25)
Seat 3: Caku3 ($56.70)
Seat 4: icantfoldit ($47)
Seat 5: spankie6408 ($53.20)
Seat 6: birdiemachine ($48.50)
Caku3 posts the small blind of $0.25
icantfoldit posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to birdiemachine [Td Ts]
spankie6408 folds
birdiemachine raises to $1.75
crazysculler raises to $6....I give him credit for a big hand here, but I also have good implied odds (+8/1) to call and see the flop.
muscarairai folds
Caku3 folds
icantfoldit folds
birdiemachine has 15 seconds left to act
birdiemachine calls $4.25
*** FLOP *** [4s Tc 9c]
birdiemachine has 15 seconds left to act
birdiemachine checks
crazysculler bets $12.15
birdiemachine raises to $27 ....smallish raise trying to look weak
crazysculler raises to $49.85, and is all in
birdiemachine calls $15.50, and is all in
crazysculler shows [Ks Kd] .....correct PF read
birdiemachine shows [Td Ts]
Uncalled bet of $7.35 returned to crazysculler
*** TURN *** [4s Tc 9c] [Ah]
*** RIVER *** [4s Tc 9c Ah] [3s]
crazysculler shows a pair of Kings
birdiemachine shows three of a kind, Tens
birdiemachine wins the pot ($94.75) with three of a kind, Tens
crazysculler adds $42.65
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $97.75 Rake $3
Board: [4s Tc 9c Ah 3s]
Seat 1: crazysculler showed [Ks Kd] and lost with a pair of Kings
Seat 2: muscarairai (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: Caku3 (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 4: icantfoldit (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 5: spankie6408 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: birdiemachine showed [Td Ts] and won ($94.75) with three of a kind, Tens
FullTiltPoker Game #5118891061: Table Vosburgh (6 max) - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em - 13:24:40 ET - 2008/02/04
Seat 1: crazysculler ($50)
Seat 2: muscarairai ($50)
Seat 3: Caku3 ($56.45)
Seat 4: icantfoldit ($46.95)
Seat 5: spankie6408 ($52.45)
Seat 6: birdiemachine ($94.25)
birdiemachine posts the small blind of $0.25
crazysculler posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to birdiemachine [Qh 6h]
muscarairai folds
Caku3 folds
icantfoldit folds
spankie6408 folds
birdiemachine has 15 seconds left to act
birdiemachine raises to $1.50...standard steal attempt
crazysculler raises to $4.50 ...standard resteal, I give up
birdiemachine folds
Uncalled bet of $3 returned to crazysculler
crazysculler mucks
crazysculler wins the pot ($3)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $3 Rake $0
Seat 1: crazysculler (big blind) collected ($3), mucked
Seat 2: muscarairai didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: Caku3 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: icantfoldit didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: spankie6408 (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: birdiemachine (small blind) folded before the Flop
FullTiltPoker Game #5119002427: Table Vosburgh (6 max) - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em - 13:36:35 ET - 2008/02/04
Seat 1: crazysculler ($57.65)
Seat 2: muscarairai ($54.25)
Seat 3: Caku3 ($47.70)
Seat 4: icantfoldit ($50.10)
Seat 5: spankie6408 ($52.35)
Seat 6: birdiemachine ($93)
crazysculler posts the small blind of $0.25
muscarairai posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to birdiemachine [Kd 6d]
Caku3 folds
icantfoldit folds
spankie6408 folds
birdiemachine raises to $1.75 ...standard steal attempt
crazysculler raises to $6.75 ....Standard defend or resteal...He is a very good player, again he does not call. But I do know he can't have a hand every time in this situation...
muscarairai folds
birdiemachine folds
Uncalled bet of $5 returned to crazysculler
crazysculler mucks
crazysculler wins the pot ($4)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $4 Rake $0
Seat 1: crazysculler (small blind) collected ($4), mucked
Seat 2: muscarairai (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 3: Caku3 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: icantfoldit didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: spankie6408 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: birdiemachine (button) folded before the Flop
FullTiltPoker Game #5119054413: Table Vosburgh (6 max) - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em - 13:42:03 ET - 2008/02/04
Seat 1: crazysculler ($57.15)
Seat 2: muscarairai ($54)
Seat 3: Caku3 ($68.70)
Seat 4: icantfoldit ($50)
Seat 5: spankie6408 ($53.35)
Seat 6: birdiemachine ($90)
birdiemachine posts the small blind of $0.25
crazysculler posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to birdiemachine [3c Ac]
muscarairai folds
Caku3 folds
icantfoldit folds
spankie6408 folds
icantfoldit stands up
birdiemachine has 15 seconds left to act
birdiemachine raises to $1.50 ...standard steal attempt
crazysculler raises to $4.50 ...his standard resteal
birdiemachine has 15 seconds left to act
birdiemachine raises to $14 ...Now I put an extra thought in for him...I can't call and play this hand out of position (OOP). But I know his holdings are probably weak compared to a premium hand. He knows I called his 3-bet PF with 1010...WHat will he do if I put in another raise?
goldenboot sits down
crazysculler folds
Uncalled bet of $9.50 returned to birdiemachine
goldenboot adds $25
birdiemachine mucks
birdiemachine wins the pot ($9)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $9 Rake $0
Seat 1: crazysculler (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 2: muscarairai didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: Caku3 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: icantfoldit didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: spankie6408 (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: birdiemachine (small blind) collected ($9), mucked
Use prior hands to set up your opponents. I have him strongly defending his blinds, probably due to the cooler beat I put on him early in the session. I also know this player is capable of making a good fold. So the opportunity to put in a fourth PF bet with a marginal hand can make you appear very powerful to other players.
FullTiltPoker Game #5118980456: Table Pergola (6 max) - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em - 13:34:14 ET - 2008/02/04
Seat 1: ptit criss ($28.65)
Seat 2: GaribaIdi ($53.80)
Seat 3: birdiemachine ($54.75)
Seat 4: yellowflag ($55.60)
Seat 5: Gypsies BR ($117.25)
Seat 6: Malthe69 ($25.80)
Gypsies BR posts the small blind of $0.25
Malthe69 has 5 seconds left to act
Malthe69 posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to birdiemachine [6d 4d]
ptit criss folds
GaribaIdi raises to $2
birdiemachine has 15 seconds left to act
birdiemachine raises to $6.75 ...You don't always require a hand to raise...just the knowledge your opponent doesn't likely have a hand, and also has the ability to fold!!!
yellowflag folds
Gypsies BR folds
Malthe69 folds
GaribaIdi folds
Uncalled bet of $4.75 returned to birdiemachine
birdiemachine mucks
birdiemachine wins the pot ($4.75)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $4.75 Rake $0
Seat 1: ptit criss didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: GaribaIdi folded before the Flop
Seat 3: birdiemachine collected ($4.75), mucked
Seat 4: yellowflag (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: Gypsies BR (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 6: Malthe69 (big blind) folded before the Flop
Go Giants!!!
"birdiemachine"
I am going to talk more about the PF 3-bet that players don't use enough to their advantage. It's good to get caught doing this on occasion, as it will certainly get you action from inferior players when they hold very marginal hands. I had a good player on my left today that was 3-betting me quite often as I was constantly trying to steal his blinds from the button. Luckily, I was able to outflop him on our first battle which I believe put me to an advantage for the rest of the session.
FullTiltPoker Game #5118871314: Table Vosburgh (6 max) - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em - 13:22:33 ET - 2008/02/04
Seat 1: crazysculler ($55.85)
Seat 2: muscarairai ($49.25)
Seat 3: Caku3 ($56.70)
Seat 4: icantfoldit ($47)
Seat 5: spankie6408 ($53.20)
Seat 6: birdiemachine ($48.50)
Caku3 posts the small blind of $0.25
icantfoldit posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to birdiemachine [Td Ts]
spankie6408 folds
birdiemachine raises to $1.75
crazysculler raises to $6....I give him credit for a big hand here, but I also have good implied odds (+8/1) to call and see the flop.
muscarairai folds
Caku3 folds
icantfoldit folds
birdiemachine has 15 seconds left to act
birdiemachine calls $4.25
*** FLOP *** [4s Tc 9c]
birdiemachine has 15 seconds left to act
birdiemachine checks
crazysculler bets $12.15
birdiemachine raises to $27 ....smallish raise trying to look weak
crazysculler raises to $49.85, and is all in
birdiemachine calls $15.50, and is all in
crazysculler shows [Ks Kd] .....correct PF read
birdiemachine shows [Td Ts]
Uncalled bet of $7.35 returned to crazysculler
*** TURN *** [4s Tc 9c] [Ah]
*** RIVER *** [4s Tc 9c Ah] [3s]
crazysculler shows a pair of Kings
birdiemachine shows three of a kind, Tens
birdiemachine wins the pot ($94.75) with three of a kind, Tens
crazysculler adds $42.65
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $97.75 Rake $3
Board: [4s Tc 9c Ah 3s]
Seat 1: crazysculler showed [Ks Kd] and lost with a pair of Kings
Seat 2: muscarairai (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: Caku3 (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 4: icantfoldit (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 5: spankie6408 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: birdiemachine showed [Td Ts] and won ($94.75) with three of a kind, Tens
FullTiltPoker Game #5118891061: Table Vosburgh (6 max) - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em - 13:24:40 ET - 2008/02/04
Seat 1: crazysculler ($50)
Seat 2: muscarairai ($50)
Seat 3: Caku3 ($56.45)
Seat 4: icantfoldit ($46.95)
Seat 5: spankie6408 ($52.45)
Seat 6: birdiemachine ($94.25)
birdiemachine posts the small blind of $0.25
crazysculler posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to birdiemachine [Qh 6h]
muscarairai folds
Caku3 folds
icantfoldit folds
spankie6408 folds
birdiemachine has 15 seconds left to act
birdiemachine raises to $1.50...standard steal attempt
crazysculler raises to $4.50 ...standard resteal, I give up
birdiemachine folds
Uncalled bet of $3 returned to crazysculler
crazysculler mucks
crazysculler wins the pot ($3)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $3 Rake $0
Seat 1: crazysculler (big blind) collected ($3), mucked
Seat 2: muscarairai didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: Caku3 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: icantfoldit didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: spankie6408 (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: birdiemachine (small blind) folded before the Flop
FullTiltPoker Game #5119002427: Table Vosburgh (6 max) - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em - 13:36:35 ET - 2008/02/04
Seat 1: crazysculler ($57.65)
Seat 2: muscarairai ($54.25)
Seat 3: Caku3 ($47.70)
Seat 4: icantfoldit ($50.10)
Seat 5: spankie6408 ($52.35)
Seat 6: birdiemachine ($93)
crazysculler posts the small blind of $0.25
muscarairai posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to birdiemachine [Kd 6d]
Caku3 folds
icantfoldit folds
spankie6408 folds
birdiemachine raises to $1.75 ...standard steal attempt
crazysculler raises to $6.75 ....Standard defend or resteal...He is a very good player, again he does not call. But I do know he can't have a hand every time in this situation...
muscarairai folds
birdiemachine folds
Uncalled bet of $5 returned to crazysculler
crazysculler mucks
crazysculler wins the pot ($4)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $4 Rake $0
Seat 1: crazysculler (small blind) collected ($4), mucked
Seat 2: muscarairai (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 3: Caku3 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: icantfoldit didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: spankie6408 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: birdiemachine (button) folded before the Flop
FullTiltPoker Game #5119054413: Table Vosburgh (6 max) - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em - 13:42:03 ET - 2008/02/04
Seat 1: crazysculler ($57.15)
Seat 2: muscarairai ($54)
Seat 3: Caku3 ($68.70)
Seat 4: icantfoldit ($50)
Seat 5: spankie6408 ($53.35)
Seat 6: birdiemachine ($90)
birdiemachine posts the small blind of $0.25
crazysculler posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to birdiemachine [3c Ac]
muscarairai folds
Caku3 folds
icantfoldit folds
spankie6408 folds
icantfoldit stands up
birdiemachine has 15 seconds left to act
birdiemachine raises to $1.50 ...standard steal attempt
crazysculler raises to $4.50 ...his standard resteal
birdiemachine has 15 seconds left to act
birdiemachine raises to $14 ...Now I put an extra thought in for him...I can't call and play this hand out of position (OOP). But I know his holdings are probably weak compared to a premium hand. He knows I called his 3-bet PF with 1010...WHat will he do if I put in another raise?
goldenboot sits down
crazysculler folds
Uncalled bet of $9.50 returned to birdiemachine
goldenboot adds $25
birdiemachine mucks
birdiemachine wins the pot ($9)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $9 Rake $0
Seat 1: crazysculler (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 2: muscarairai didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: Caku3 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: icantfoldit didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: spankie6408 (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: birdiemachine (small blind) collected ($9), mucked
Use prior hands to set up your opponents. I have him strongly defending his blinds, probably due to the cooler beat I put on him early in the session. I also know this player is capable of making a good fold. So the opportunity to put in a fourth PF bet with a marginal hand can make you appear very powerful to other players.
FullTiltPoker Game #5118980456: Table Pergola (6 max) - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em - 13:34:14 ET - 2008/02/04
Seat 1: ptit criss ($28.65)
Seat 2: GaribaIdi ($53.80)
Seat 3: birdiemachine ($54.75)
Seat 4: yellowflag ($55.60)
Seat 5: Gypsies BR ($117.25)
Seat 6: Malthe69 ($25.80)
Gypsies BR posts the small blind of $0.25
Malthe69 has 5 seconds left to act
Malthe69 posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to birdiemachine [6d 4d]
ptit criss folds
GaribaIdi raises to $2
birdiemachine has 15 seconds left to act
birdiemachine raises to $6.75 ...You don't always require a hand to raise...just the knowledge your opponent doesn't likely have a hand, and also has the ability to fold!!!
yellowflag folds
Gypsies BR folds
Malthe69 folds
GaribaIdi folds
Uncalled bet of $4.75 returned to birdiemachine
birdiemachine mucks
birdiemachine wins the pot ($4.75)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $4.75 Rake $0
Seat 1: ptit criss didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: GaribaIdi folded before the Flop
Seat 3: birdiemachine collected ($4.75), mucked
Seat 4: yellowflag (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: Gypsies BR (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 6: Malthe69 (big blind) folded before the Flop
Go Giants!!!
"birdiemachine"
Friday, February 1, 2008
Good start at 100nl...
Had a good day today playing 3 tables at 50nl and 1 table at 100nl. I played 477 hands and won $124.20 plus I received the Ironman bonus of $132.76. I also received an email from Fulltilt for another $75 in bonus that I can release at $.06 per point over the next 10 days. I need to play about 3500-4000 hands to release the entire bonus within 10 days. The bonus is released in $7.50 increments. So I received $7.50 for my play today.
Bankroll....$4993.45
I won a few big pots and got lucky on this one...It would have been tough to lay down...but he let me see the river and I caught up.
FullTiltPoker Game #5085674040: Table Palamos (6 max) - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:41:47 ET - 2008/02/01
Seat 1: Bumflippers ($154.40)
Seat 2: bklackz ($45.30)
Seat 3: Will_Always1 ($127.60)
Seat 4: birdiemachine ($114.65)
Seat 5: Paralysis 13 ($100)
Seat 6: s-dubya ($96)
Paralysis 13 posts the small blind of $0.50
s-dubya posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to birdiemachine [6h 6c]
Bumflippers calls $1
bklackz folds
Will_Always1 folds
birdiemachine calls $1
Paralysis 13 adds $0.50
Paralysis 13 folds
s-dubya checks
*** FLOP *** [6s 7h 9c]
s-dubya bets $3.50
Bumflippers folds
birdiemachine calls $3.50
*** TURN *** [6s 7h 9c] [2s]
s-dubya bets $8
birdiemachine has 15 seconds left to act
birdiemachine raises to $26
s-dubya has 15 seconds left to act
s-dubya calls $18
*** RIVER *** [6s 7h 9c 2s] [7s]
s-dubya checks
birdiemachine has 15 seconds left to act
birdiemachine bets $24 ...tried to show some weakness to induce a shove raise.
s-dubya has 15 seconds left to act
s-dubya raises to $65.50, and is all in
birdiemachine calls $41.50
*** SHOW DOWN ***
s-dubya shows [Td 8d] a straight, Ten high
birdiemachine shows [6h 6c] a full house, Sixes full of Sevens
birdiemachine wins the pot ($190.50) with a full house, Sixes full of Sevens
s-dubya adds $100
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $193.50 Rake $3
Board: [6s 7h 9c 2s 7s]
Seat 1: Bumflippers folded on the Flop
Seat 2: bklackz didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: Will_Always1 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: birdiemachine (button) showed [6h 6c] and won ($190.50) with a full house, Sixes full of Sevens
Seat 5: Paralysis 13 (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 6: s-dubya (big blind) showed [Td 8d] and lost with a straight, Ten high
FullTiltPoker Game #5081006182: Table Stewart (6 max) - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em - 16:21:14 ET - 2008/02/01
Seat 1: The_Madcap ($57.55), is sitting out
Seat 2: ahlinpoker ($62.10)
Seat 3: blockhead61 ($180.10)
Seat 4: birdiemachine ($48.70)
Seat 5: spankie6408 ($65.10)
Seat 6: ThreeTimeLoser ($120.95)
ThreeTimeLoser posts the small blind of $0.25
ahlinpoker is sitting out
blockhead61 posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to birdiemachine [4c 4d]
birdiemachine raises to $1.75....standard PF raise.
spankie6408 has 15 seconds left to act
spankie6408 folds
ThreeTimeLoser folds
blockhead61 raises to $5.50 ....low PF raise % so I put him on big pair. Implied odds allows me to call.
birdiemachine has 15 seconds left to act
ahlinpoker stands up
birdiemachine calls $3.75 .....3.75 to win an additional $43.20 from him (Usually looking for 8/1) If I have or he has less than $30 behind, this would be a (-EV) play
*** FLOP *** [4s 7h Jc]
IhaveSeizure sits down
IhaveSeizure adds $50
blockhead61 has 15 seconds left to act
blockhead61 bets $45
birdiemachine calls $43.20, and is all in ....easy call!!!
blockhead61 shows [As Ac]
birdiemachine shows [4c 4d]
Uncalled bet of $1.80 returned to blockhead61
*** TURN *** [4s 7h Jc] [Td]
*** RIVER *** [4s 7h Jc Td] [3s]
blockhead61 shows a pair of Aces
birdiemachine shows three of a kind, Fours
birdiemachine wins the pot ($95.65) with three of a kind, Fours
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $97.65 Rake $2
Board: [4s 7h Jc Td 3s]
Seat 1: The_Madcap is sitting out
Seat 2: ahlinpoker is sitting out
Seat 3: blockhead61 (big blind) showed [As Ac] and lost with a pair of Aces
Seat 4: birdiemachine showed [4c 4d] and won ($95.65) with three of a kind, Fours
Seat 5: spankie6408 (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: ThreeTimeLoser (small blind) folded before the Flop
FullTiltPoker Game #5085592071: Table Ronan (6 max) - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:35:18 ET - 2008/02/01
Seat 1: Toccer22 ($38.75)
Seat 2: WILEEC ($58.25)
Seat 3: birdiemachine ($50)
Seat 4: karl5555 ($47.50)
Seat 5: playin0 ($59.95)
Seat 6: TErickson ($30.20)
WILEEC posts the small blind of $0.25
birdiemachine posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to birdiemachine [As Qs]
karl5555 folds
playin0 calls $0.50
TErickson raises to $2
Toccer22 calls $2
WILEEC folds
birdiemachine has 15 seconds left to act
birdiemachine raises to $9.50
playin0 folds
TErickson has 15 seconds left to act
TErickson raises to $30.20, and is all in
Toccer22 folds
birdiemachine has 15 seconds left to act
birdiemachine calls $20.70....cost $20.70 to win ~$44 (odds 2.156/1) good call if I believe I am flipping coins...Put him on JJ.
TErickson shows [9h 9d]
birdiemachine shows [As Qs]
*** FLOP *** [6s 6c Jc]
*** TURN *** [6s 6c Jc] [2s]
*** RIVER *** [6s 6c Jc 2s] [3s]
TErickson shows two pair, Nines and Sixes
birdiemachine shows a flush, Ace high
birdiemachine wins the pot ($60.15) with a flush, Ace high
TErickson is sitting out
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $63.15 Rake $3
Board: [6s 6c Jc 2s 3s]
Seat 1: Toccer22 (button) folded before the Flop
Seat 2: WILEEC (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 3: birdiemachine (big blind) showed [As Qs] and won ($60.15) with a flush, Ace high
Seat 4: karl5555 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: playin0 folded before the Flop
Seat 6: TErickson showed [9h 9d] and lost with two pair, Nines and Sixes
Bankroll....$4993.45
I won a few big pots and got lucky on this one...It would have been tough to lay down...but he let me see the river and I caught up.
FullTiltPoker Game #5085674040: Table Palamos (6 max) - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:41:47 ET - 2008/02/01
Seat 1: Bumflippers ($154.40)
Seat 2: bklackz ($45.30)
Seat 3: Will_Always1 ($127.60)
Seat 4: birdiemachine ($114.65)
Seat 5: Paralysis 13 ($100)
Seat 6: s-dubya ($96)
Paralysis 13 posts the small blind of $0.50
s-dubya posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to birdiemachine [6h 6c]
Bumflippers calls $1
bklackz folds
Will_Always1 folds
birdiemachine calls $1
Paralysis 13 adds $0.50
Paralysis 13 folds
s-dubya checks
*** FLOP *** [6s 7h 9c]
s-dubya bets $3.50
Bumflippers folds
birdiemachine calls $3.50
*** TURN *** [6s 7h 9c] [2s]
s-dubya bets $8
birdiemachine has 15 seconds left to act
birdiemachine raises to $26
s-dubya has 15 seconds left to act
s-dubya calls $18
*** RIVER *** [6s 7h 9c 2s] [7s]
s-dubya checks
birdiemachine has 15 seconds left to act
birdiemachine bets $24 ...tried to show some weakness to induce a shove raise.
s-dubya has 15 seconds left to act
s-dubya raises to $65.50, and is all in
birdiemachine calls $41.50
*** SHOW DOWN ***
s-dubya shows [Td 8d] a straight, Ten high
birdiemachine shows [6h 6c] a full house, Sixes full of Sevens
birdiemachine wins the pot ($190.50) with a full house, Sixes full of Sevens
s-dubya adds $100
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $193.50 Rake $3
Board: [6s 7h 9c 2s 7s]
Seat 1: Bumflippers folded on the Flop
Seat 2: bklackz didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: Will_Always1 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: birdiemachine (button) showed [6h 6c] and won ($190.50) with a full house, Sixes full of Sevens
Seat 5: Paralysis 13 (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 6: s-dubya (big blind) showed [Td 8d] and lost with a straight, Ten high
FullTiltPoker Game #5081006182: Table Stewart (6 max) - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em - 16:21:14 ET - 2008/02/01
Seat 1: The_Madcap ($57.55), is sitting out
Seat 2: ahlinpoker ($62.10)
Seat 3: blockhead61 ($180.10)
Seat 4: birdiemachine ($48.70)
Seat 5: spankie6408 ($65.10)
Seat 6: ThreeTimeLoser ($120.95)
ThreeTimeLoser posts the small blind of $0.25
ahlinpoker is sitting out
blockhead61 posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to birdiemachine [4c 4d]
birdiemachine raises to $1.75....standard PF raise.
spankie6408 has 15 seconds left to act
spankie6408 folds
ThreeTimeLoser folds
blockhead61 raises to $5.50 ....low PF raise % so I put him on big pair. Implied odds allows me to call.
birdiemachine has 15 seconds left to act
ahlinpoker stands up
birdiemachine calls $3.75 .....3.75 to win an additional $43.20 from him (Usually looking for 8/1) If I have or he has less than $30 behind, this would be a (-EV) play
*** FLOP *** [4s 7h Jc]
IhaveSeizure sits down
IhaveSeizure adds $50
blockhead61 has 15 seconds left to act
blockhead61 bets $45
birdiemachine calls $43.20, and is all in ....easy call!!!
blockhead61 shows [As Ac]
birdiemachine shows [4c 4d]
Uncalled bet of $1.80 returned to blockhead61
*** TURN *** [4s 7h Jc] [Td]
*** RIVER *** [4s 7h Jc Td] [3s]
blockhead61 shows a pair of Aces
birdiemachine shows three of a kind, Fours
birdiemachine wins the pot ($95.65) with three of a kind, Fours
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $97.65 Rake $2
Board: [4s 7h Jc Td 3s]
Seat 1: The_Madcap is sitting out
Seat 2: ahlinpoker is sitting out
Seat 3: blockhead61 (big blind) showed [As Ac] and lost with a pair of Aces
Seat 4: birdiemachine showed [4c 4d] and won ($95.65) with three of a kind, Fours
Seat 5: spankie6408 (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: ThreeTimeLoser (small blind) folded before the Flop
FullTiltPoker Game #5085592071: Table Ronan (6 max) - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:35:18 ET - 2008/02/01
Seat 1: Toccer22 ($38.75)
Seat 2: WILEEC ($58.25)
Seat 3: birdiemachine ($50)
Seat 4: karl5555 ($47.50)
Seat 5: playin0 ($59.95)
Seat 6: TErickson ($30.20)
WILEEC posts the small blind of $0.25
birdiemachine posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to birdiemachine [As Qs]
karl5555 folds
playin0 calls $0.50
TErickson raises to $2
Toccer22 calls $2
WILEEC folds
birdiemachine has 15 seconds left to act
birdiemachine raises to $9.50
playin0 folds
TErickson has 15 seconds left to act
TErickson raises to $30.20, and is all in
Toccer22 folds
birdiemachine has 15 seconds left to act
birdiemachine calls $20.70....cost $20.70 to win ~$44 (odds 2.156/1) good call if I believe I am flipping coins...Put him on JJ.
TErickson shows [9h 9d]
birdiemachine shows [As Qs]
*** FLOP *** [6s 6c Jc]
*** TURN *** [6s 6c Jc] [2s]
*** RIVER *** [6s 6c Jc 2s] [3s]
TErickson shows two pair, Nines and Sixes
birdiemachine shows a flush, Ace high
birdiemachine wins the pot ($60.15) with a flush, Ace high
TErickson is sitting out
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $63.15 Rake $3
Board: [6s 6c Jc 2s 3s]
Seat 1: Toccer22 (button) folded before the Flop
Seat 2: WILEEC (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 3: birdiemachine (big blind) showed [As Qs] and won ($60.15) with a flush, Ace high
Seat 4: karl5555 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: playin0 folded before the Flop
Seat 6: TErickson showed [9h 9d] and lost with two pair, Nines and Sixes
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