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"
2 comments:
I hate the 9-3 sooted call. 2.5x the blind raise is not a min raise. Often that's the standard raise when the blinds get big. For some reason a raise to 30k looks like more than a raise to 300 even though they may both be 3x the big blind.
Besides calling the preflop raise, there is no reason to try a check raise. Just lead out and see what happens. It keeps pot smaller and allows you to get away from hand if he raises. You got very lucky there.
I was running good, and not so worried about my play there. Asking more about the AA (short-stack) play against Big Stack in the blinds.
Thanks for your comments!!!
John.
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