Saturday, April 15, 2006

WOW, Another final table


WOOT. Played the SpinPalace Poker $10, with 2K added today. 110 showed up for $3100 prizepool (SWEET). 2000 chips, 15 minute levels. Was down to 1000 chips early then got the mojo going. Winning races, big bluffs work, chipping up sweetly. Make it to final table (tables are 8 handed btw, top 10 payout) with chip lead :) We quickly lose 3 players and are down to 5. I have 2nd in chips now, with 66K to 75K ish. SB is SS with 9000 on 800/1600. He moves in on the SB and I thik and fold QJd (maybe I should have called, since he moved in hand before and couple before). Alas, my bets of picking up pots dont work and begin to get reraised with hands like ATc, where I fold to chip leader reraise. Big hand comes on 1/2K. Raise to 6K UTG with AKo. Big stack repops to 12K, and I instashove to 42K all in. He thinks and call QQ, and I miss. I think I could have just called his raise here, since I was only reraised once by him, not like he was totally out of line. Alas, I am out, 5th for $250. Hopefully I can continue the trend.

Side note, props to ActionJeff. This mad man took down the $100+R and $55+R on PS within the same day for 14K and 10K respectively. Seriously an 18year poker prodigy!!

Thursday, April 13, 2006

Finally a FT at PokerStars


..coincidentally after I finish the essay Happy

Anyhow, after bubbling the $50+5 yesterday within a couple people (made it 2 or 3 bubbles in a row) and on this hand to boot:

PokerStars Game #4608776439: Tournament #22780455, Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2006/04/13 - 00:00:43 (ET)
Table '22780455 3' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: lambchopdc (5552 in chips)
Seat 2: Tilter (1930 in chips)
Seat 3: Q3WINNER3Q (2008 in chips)
Seat 5: lvblu (2583 in chips)
Seat 6: gthumb (14675 in chips)
Seat 7: AkuAku (14405 in chips)
Seat 8: rvptobe (4512 in chips)
Seat 9: blazer_5_ks (2230 in chips)
lambchopdc: posts the ante 25
Tilter: posts the ante 25
Q3WINNER3Q: posts the ante 25
lvblu: posts the ante 25
gthumb: posts the ante 25
AkuAku: posts the ante 25
rvptobe: posts the ante 25
blazer_5_ks: posts the ante 25
blazer_5_ks: posts small blind 200
lambchopdc: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Tilter [Ad Ac]
Tilter: raises 1505 to 1905 and is all-in
bigalpo is connected
Q3WINNER3Q: folds
lvblu: folds
gthumb: folds
AkuAku: folds
rvptobe: folds
blazer_5_ks: folds
lambchopdc: calls 1505
*** FLOP *** [3h Js Qs]
*** TURN *** [3h Js Qs] [Qc]
Tilter said, "omg"
gthumb is sitting out
*** RIVER *** [3h Js Qs Qc] [Th]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
lambchopdc: shows [Jh Qh] (a full house, Queens full of Jacks)
Tilter: shows [Ad Ac] (two pair, Aces and Queens)
rvptobe said, "nh"
lambchopdc collected 4210 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 4210 | Rake 0
Board [3h Js Qs Qc Th]
Seat 1: lambchopdc (big blind) showed [Jh Qh] and won (4210) with a full house, Queens full of Jacks
Seat 2: Tilter showed [Ad Ac] and lost with two pair, Aces and Queens
Seat 3: Q3WINNER3Q folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: lvblu folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: gthumb folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: AkuAku folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: rvptobe (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: blazer_5_ks (small blind) folded before Flop

Played $10+1 10 min levels today. Felt good, was making good reraises etc. Down to 10, I had 130K chips on 8/16K, UTG all in. I call 67o as does SB. Flop comes down 862, with over 90K in the pot (it was equal to my stack), I pushed onced SB checked, figuring I probably had the best hand. UTG had A8 ugh, but I figure the chips had to be picked up to go for the victory. SB would have hit btw OOPPSS Haha -->>

Couple hands later, 2 ppl are down to 2big blinds. I am on button with 100K and push hoping the BB would fold. No such luck, Ax is good. Next thing I know, I am at the break and Clark shows up. Clark you are a saint Happy and I double up after getting pushed all in on the BB with K8s. Then I double up at FT with 97o (offsooted BAX). Then 4 ppl get eliminated within an orbit Happy So from $100 (9th), I am pushed up to 5th place money where I then get dealt 69o on the SB. All fold to me, I use the timer thinking about whether I should push (maybe stop and go may have been the best move DOH)!! Anyhow, figureing 30K in pot, 30K I have, if I push its like I am getting 2:1 if he calls so, just hope i am live. alas nope, BB has Q9, GG me.

Wednesday, April 12, 2006

Just had to post this

I haven't had time to post anything. No sucesses or stories, but I just witnessed some insane poker.

Not sure if it will work but:

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