Graveyard for Fun Hands

*Last edited by Genitruc on Thu, 13 Mar 2008, 12:35am; edited 3 times in total*

Edit (March 12th, '08) : New title but same thread. Gonna focus more on posting interesting hands than chronicling my results (end edit).

I don't have enough. I need more...

hands played.

I'm gonna try to log 30k hands between now and Christmas break (around Dec 17th)

Considering I'm a big fan of taking days off, this means I'll need to avg just above 1k hands per day played.

For most of you grinders, this seems like nothing but it's a shitload of poker for me. Last time I tried to play"regularly" I got sick of it after 4 days and have been on a 3 week "break" ever since.

I guess I never really got used to grinding. The closest I came was when I was learning cash games playing B2 B bonus-whoring. That's also where I developed my hyper-aggro style to counteract the nits on B 2 B.

I just find cashgames so fking stressful. Busting out of a tourney on a big bluff or getting sucked out on on the bubble doesn't faze me at all. But making a big calldown and being wrong or throwing away a big pot just wears on me in cash games. It's also emotionally tough becase the money is a lot in my world (doctorate student in classical piano LOL JOBOFFERAMENTS).

I got to nl400 about 30k hands into my cash game career, taking my roll from 2k in May to 21k at the end of September running at a ridiculous 12ptbb between nl50 and nl200... It was only then that I moved to nl400 with over 50 buy-ins. I suddenly became somewhat gun-shy and after a couple thousand hands of break-even poker felt more afraid of losing that eager to play...

Hopefully, posting this will serve as an incentive to play. I'm an exhibitionist, so I hope to post lots of pwnage and (not so much) spewage in this thread soon.

My idea is that after every session I'll post :

-biggest bluff
-biggest spew
-biggest call-down
-hand I think I played the best (either lost least/won the most)

I'll also figure out exactly what my BR - after withdrawing a few k for school and stuff - is before starting and give daily BR updates. I don't care if I make money but I'd really like to hit the 30k hand target.

Hopefully I'll start 2morrow after I sort out this b.s. with the [url=http://poker-network.flopturnriver.com/Prima-Poker-Network.php]Prima[/url] site I played at getting bought out by [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-Bodog.php]Bodog[/url]...

Cool idea.

I'm not sure daily BR updates is particularly helpful (can lead to being a bit results oriented).
But the biggest bluff/spew etc could be cool.

The next time you're going to make a heroic call when you're 95% sure you're toast you'll be thinking "yeah, but I'll have to post this crap if I'm wrong" Smile

alright

got the ball rolling 2day

gonna stop after booking a modest win in a short session of 3-4 tabling

I feel very different on the tables after talking so much about poker and sweating ppl, playing donkaments etc. over the past few weeks

Only felt I got myself into truly tough spots about twice through overaggression or passive play

The best thing about today's session was that I never felt I did anything automatically. Even if it was 2 seconds, I thought before every action. My biggest leak in the past has been "ummm wtf do I do... RAISE!" which was decent against mindless nits but became spewy against more aware competition after nl200-400.

I mainly raised my position and threw away many more hands than I usually do in early position. Not surprisingly, this resulted in some pretty Slaggy stats : 36/27/2.6 (AF decreasing slightly from flop to river).

I don't really have any hands that merit their own posts in the forum so I'll just post the interesting hands right here along with my "biggest" ones (bluff, spew, best hand, etc.). These were all nl200 as I didn't want to jump right back into the more stressful nl400 games.

BIGGEST BLUFF:

... is a toss-up between this one (cuz shorties usually never fold) :

Full Tilt Poker Game #1257376646: Table Choctaw (6 max) - $1/$2 - No Limit Hold'em - 18:48:32 ET - 2006/11/16
Seat 1: PureDiesel1 ($376.90)
Seat 2: PKR_EMPRR ($120.30)
Seat 3: jpaznstyle ($80)
Seat 5: Genitruc ($313.60)
Seat 6: the_real_ahman ($261.20)
the_real_ahman posts the small blind of $1
PureDiesel1 posts the big blind of $2
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Genitruc [Qc Jh]
PKR_EMPRR folds
jpaznstyle calls $2
The Tenacious sits down
The Tenacious adds $200
Genitruc raises to $9
the_real_ahman folds
PureDiesel1 folds
jpaznstyle calls $7

*** FLOP *** [9d 7h 4d]
jpaznstyle checks
Genitruc bets $14
jpaznstyle calls $14

*** TURN *** [9d 7h 4d] [8h]
jpaznstyle bets $14
Genitruc calls $14

*** RIVER *** [9d 7h 4d 8h] [5d]
jpaznstyle checks
Genitruc bets $44
jpaznstyle folds

... or maybe this one. LOL@river "blocking bet" by villain :

Full Tilt Poker Game #1257328284: Table Newburg (6 max) - $1/$2 - No Limit Hold'em - 18:38:48 ET - 2006/11/16
Seat 1: J0NB22 ($300.40)
Seat 2: Tiko2u ($195)
Seat 3: SDeeSU ($265.40)
Seat 4: Exitonly ($195.45)
Seat 5: ripkeniv ($348.80)
Seat 6: Genitruc ($365.25)
Tiko2u posts the small blind of $1
SDeeSU posts the big blind of $2
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Genitruc [3c 4h]
Exitonly folds
ripkeniv folds
Genitruc raises to $7
J0NB22 folds
Tiko2u folds
SDeeSU calls $5
*** FLOP *** [9d 6d 4c]
SDeeSU checks
Genitruc bets $11
SDeeSU raises to $25
Genitruc calls $14
*** TURN *** [9d 6d 4c] [8d]
SDeeSU checks
Genitruc checks
*** RIVER *** [9d 6d 4c 8d] [Tc]
SDeeSU bets $20
Genitruc raises to $77
SDeeSU folds

BIGGEST SPEW :

figured he either had a weak pp/draw or the joint...

Full Tilt Poker Game #1257056402: Table Lamb (6 max) - $1/$2 - No Limit Hold'em - 17:43:43 ET - 2006/11/16
Seat 1: Grinder4 ($427.50)
Seat 2: luck8 ($245.45)
Seat 3: Genitruc ($222.35)
Seat 4: trubby ($198)
Seat 5: Joepoon0 ($227.70)
Seat 6: bob1preston ($261.45)
luck8 posts the small blind of $1
Genitruc posts the big blind of $2
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Genitruc [7s 8s]
trubby calls $2
Joepoon0 folds
bob1preston folds
Grinder4 folds
luck8 folds
Genitruc raises to $9
trubby calls $7

*** FLOP *** [2c 4d 9d]
Genitruc bets $14
trubby calls $14

*** TURN *** [2c 4d 9d] [9s]
Genitruc bets $31
trubby calls $31

*** RIVER *** [2c 4d 9d 9s] [Jh]
Genitruc bets $75
trubby raises to $144, and is all in
Genitruc folds

yeah, he prob turned a boat...

BIGGEST CALL-DOWN :

didn't have to make a hell of a lot of em 2day. My biggest one, ironically, was with TPGK. I was pretty sure I could only beat a bluff here because of the way the hand played out and the board texture. Not even sure if the call itself was +EV... :

Full Tilt Poker Game #1257210531: Table Choctaw (6 max) - $1/$2 - No Limit Hold'em - 18:15:02 ET - 2006/11/16
Seat 1: MicoTX ($241.55)
Seat 2: PKR_EMPRR ($63)
Seat 3: bimmer330 ($63.70)
Seat 4: mofliedlice ($516.95)
Seat 5: Genitruc ($213.40)
Seat 6: rayray5694 ($572.65)
rayray5694 posts the small blind of $1
MicoTX has 5 seconds left to act
MicoTX is sitting out
MicoTX has timed out
PKR_EMPRR posts the big blind of $2
The button is in seat #5

*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Genitruc [Jc Ac]
bimmer330 raises to $7
mofliedlice folds
Genitruc calls $7
rayray5694 calls $6
PKR_EMPRR folds

*** FLOP *** [9d 8h 7s]
rayray5694 checks
bimmer330 checks
Genitruc bets $15
rayray5694 calls $15
bimmer330 folds

*** TURN *** [9d 8h 7s] [Qd]
rayray5694 checks
MicoTX stands up
Genitruc checks

*** RIVER *** [9d 8h 7s Qd] [Ad]
rayray5694 bets $30
Genitruc has 15 seconds left to act
Genitruc calls $30

*** SHOW DOWN ***
rayray5694 shows [Qc Th] (a pair of Queens)
Genitruc shows [Jc Ac] (a pair of Aces)
Genitruc wins the pot ($110) with a pair of Aces

BEST HAND OF THE DAY :

This hand played itself, but I was pumped because my read (thanks to AceHud) was that I was getting monster implied odds for trips/2 pair on turn since this guy was RAISING EXACTLY 2% OF HANDS LMAO... I just prayed it wasn't KK. If I miss the turn, not another $ goes into the pot.

When he checked the river, I knew my hand was good :

Full Tilt Poker Game #1257280038: Table Sunrise (6 max) - $1/$2 - No Limit Hold'em - 18:29:08 ET - 2006/11/16
Seat 1: ripkeniv ($272)
Seat 3: PureDiesel1 ($198)
Seat 4: kidsgot2eat ($278.95)
Seat 5: ORTGA ($339.95)
Seat 6: Genitruc ($330.30)
PureDiesel1 posts the small blind of $1
kidsgot2eat posts the big blind of $2
The button is in seat #1

*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Genitruc [6d 9d]
ORTGA raises to $8
Genitruc calls $8
ripkeniv folds
PureDiesel1 folds
kidsgot2eat folds

*** FLOP *** [5c 3d 9h]
ORTGA bets $12
Genitruc calls $12

*** TURN *** [5c 3d 9h] [6c]
ORTGA checks
Genitruc bets $40
ORTGA raises to $120
Genitruc raises to $254
ORTGA calls $134

*** RIVER *** [5c 3d 9h 6c] [Kh]
ORTGA checks
Genitruc bets $56.30, and is all in
ORTGA calls $56.30

*** SHOW DOWN ***
Genitruc shows [6d 9d] (two pair, Nines and Sixes)
ORTGA mucks
Genitruc wins the pot ($660.60) with two pair, Nines and Sixes

WORST HAND OF THE DAY :

Here's a perfect example of maybe the biggest leak in my game : playing the turn OOP with a strong but vulnerable hand. The river call is basically a spew...

Full Tilt Poker Game #1257220422: Table Cassidy (6 max) - $1/$2 - No Limit Hold'em - 18:17:00 ET - 2006/11/16
Seat 1: Vic3Roy ($234)
Seat 2: ToTMidiaN ($233.50)
Seat 3: Genitruc ($252.30)
Seat 4: nuSFwck ($196)
Seat 5: roymargonzalez ($253.35), is sitting out
Seat 6: MendoRizz ($111.50), is sitting out
Genitruc posts the small blind of $1
nuSFwck posts the big blind of $2
The button is in seat #2

*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Genitruc [Js Jh]
Vic3Roy folds
roymargonzalez has returned
ToTMidiaN folds
Genitruc raises to $7
nuSFwck calls $5

*** FLOP *** [8d Td 3s]
Genitruc bets $11
nuSFwck calls $11

*** TURN *** [8d Td 3s] [8s]
Genitruc checks
nuSFwck bets $23
Genitruc calls $23

*** RIVER *** [8d Td 3s 8s] [Qd]
Genitruc checks
nuSFwck bets $55
Genitruc: lol everything got there...
Genitruc has 15 seconds left to act
Genitruc: shoulda bet
Genitruc: eww
Genitruc calls $55

*** SHOW DOWN ***
nuSFwck shows [Qh Tc] (two pair, Queens and Tens)
Genitruc mucks
nuSFwck wins the pot ($190) with two pair, Queens and Tens

That's it for 2day. I might just gamble some turbo donk n go's later on. Happy with things since I basically played well and enjoyed things

oh yeah. Except for this hand :

Full Tilt Poker Game #1257086533: Table Choctaw (6 max) - $1/$2 - No Limit Hold'em - 17:49:50 ET - 2006/11/16
Seat 1: MicoTX ($519)
Seat 2: SirSteffi ($268.90)
Seat 3: 5-pack ($80)
Seat 4: mofliedlice ($219.70)
Seat 5: Genitruc ($213)
Seat 6: rayray5694 ($377.40)
Genitruc posts the small blind of $1
rayray5694 posts the big blind of $2
5 seconds left to act
5-pack is sitting out
Time has expired
The button is in seat #4

*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Genitruc [Kd 5h]
MicoTX folds
SirSteffi folds
mofliedlice folds
Genitruc raises to $7
rayray5694 calls $5

*** FLOP *** [2c 4h 3c]
Genitruc bets $10
rayray5694 calls $10

*** TURN *** [2c 4h 3c] [6s]
5-pack has returned
Genitruc bets $27
rayray5694 raises to $54
Genitruc calls $27

*** RIVER *** [2c 4h 3c 6s] [5s]
Genitruc checks
rayray5694 bets $306.40, and is all in
Genitruc calls $142, and is all in
Uncalled bet of $164.40 returned to rayray5694

*** SHOW DOWN ***
rayray5694 shows [7s 5c] (a straight, Seven high)
Genitruc mucks
rayray5694 wins the pot ($423) with a straight, Seven high

Calling for a slplit sux, but with the size of that pot he HAS to bet the river when I check since I have to bet if I have a 7 100% of the time...

Despite that, life is good

End of day 1

hands played : 509

won/lost : +494

almost forgot this hand

more of my turn weakness with overpairs. Gotta do something about it. My fear of getting stacked is losing me value :

Full Tilt Poker Game #1256962048: Table Russell (6 max) - $1/$2 - No Limit Hold'em - 17:23:32 ET - 2006/11/16
Seat 1: BigRed0926 ($200)
Seat 2: Genitruc ($366.25)
Seat 5: frushdraw88 ($351.50)
Seat 6: Vic3Roy ($205.05)
frushdraw88 posts the small blind of $1
Vic3Roy posts the big blind of $2
5 seconds left to act
The button is in seat #2

*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Genitruc [As Ac]
Genitruc raises to $7
frushdraw88 calls $6
Vic3Roy folds

*** FLOP *** [3c Js 7s]
frushdraw88 checks
Genitruc bets $12
frushdraw88 calls $12

*** TURN *** [3c Js 7s] [Td]
Gecko19572 sits down
frushdraw88 checks
Genitruc checks

*** RIVER *** [3c Js 7s Td] [8h]
frushdraw88 bets $40
Genitruc calls $40

*** SHOW DOWN ***
frushdraw88 shows [Jh Qd] (a pair of Jacks)
Genitruc shows [As Ac] (a pair of Aces)
Genitruc wins the pot ($119) with a pair of Aces

I'm sick no poker 2day Sad

Back in action 2morrow hopefully

ugh

i think what I had was food poisoning yesterday

still feel like shit. played about 150 hands of Par ty nl200 but felt weak (my hands were shaking WTF) so just stopped. will prob play some flipaments to waste time this aft and watch Ohio State get crushed.

gg starting my "Operation" on fire lol

today's update :

143 hands played. -3.45$

running total :

hands played : 652

Operation profit/loss : +491

Only time for a short session today

It was def food poisoning I had Saturday. That's behind me, so hopefully I can stay healthy for a bit and be productive.

Today's mini-session confirmed the way I feel about my game (good). I'm playing extremely Slagg (40/24 today lol) without a Hud back on Part y and enjoying it.

Here are the notable hands from today's sprint :

Biggest bluff :

A couple candidates here

1st candidate :

Villain is tight and knows I call with garbage preflop. Lol @ repping a boat. On the other hand he prob just timed out thinking about rebluffing me…

***** Hand History for Game 5449437899 *****
$200 NL Texas Hold'em - Monday, November 20, 15:32:54 ET 2006
Table Table 125784 (Real Money)
Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 3: ocochlain ( $208.30 )
Seat 6: dannyboy96 ( $115.70 )
Seat 2: HERO ( $254.70 )
Seat 5: babelina ( $207.90 )
Seat 4: NOFART11 ( $123.55 )
Seat 1: tijntje111 ( $198 )
NOFART11 posts small blind [$1].
babelina posts big blind [$2].

** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to HERO [ 7s Js ]
dannyboy96 folds.
tijntje111 raises [$8]
HERO calls [$8]
ocochlain folds.
NOFART11 folds.
babelina folds.

** Dealing Flop ** [ 9s, 2d, 2c ]
tijntje111 checks.
HERO checks.

** Dealing Turn ** [ 3s ]
tijntje111 bets [$8]
HERO raises [$25]
tijntje111 calls [$17]

** Dealing River ** [ 3c ]
tijntje111 checks.
HERO bets [$45]
tijntje111 folds.
HERO does not show cards.
HERO wins $111

Candidate #2 (my favourite obv ) :

3 barrels vs shorty-donk. It was pretty easy since lots of fish play 8-x or 7-x (with an over) this way and usually value-bet the river when they like their hand :

***** Hand History for Game 5449390660 *****
$200 NL Texas Hold'em - Monday, November 20, 15:13:57 ET 2006
Table Table 126744 (Real Money)
Seat 2 is the button
Total number of players : 5
Seat 1: GranPrix555 ( $309.72 )
Seat 3: kkaaoo ( $190.24 )
Seat 6: GTP_32 ( $88.95 )
Seat 2: HERO ( $294.15 )
Seat 5: hszabi11 ( $196.75 )
kkaaoo posts small blind [$1].
hszabi11 posts big blind [$2].

** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to HERO [ 3h As ]
GTP_32 folds.
GranPrix555 folds.
HERO raises [$7]
kkaaoo folds.
hszabi11 calls [$5]

** Dealing Flop ** [ 5s, 6d, 9h ]
hszabi11 checks.
HERO bets [$11]
hszabi11 calls [$11]

** Dealing Turn ** [ Js ]
hszabi11 checks.
HERO bets [$21]
hszabi11 calls [$21]

** Dealing River ** [ Ks ]
hszabi11 checks.
HERO bets [$45]
hszabi11 folds.
HERO does not show cards.
HERO wins $122

Candidate #3 (most high-risk since ppl at nl200 often suck at laying down big pairs ) pushing villain off QQ-1010 almost 100% sure :

***** Hand History for Game 5449413238 *****
$200 NL Texas Hold'em - Monday, November 20, 15:23:06 ET 2006
Table Table 126403 (Real Money)
Seat 1 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 3: Trollerolle ( $328.97 )
Seat 5: GranPrix555 ( $260 )
Seat 6: lol_apua ( $200 )
Seat 1: HERO ( $215.80 )
Seat 4: HFB198329 ( $72.13 )
Seat 2: mieppaulusma ( $186 )
mieppaulusma posts small blind [$1].
Trollerolle posts big blind [$2].

** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to HERO [ 5c 3c ]
HFB198329 folds.
GranPrix555 folds.
lol_apua folds.
HERO raises [$7]
mieppaulusma raises [$16]
Trollerolle folds.
HERO calls [$10]

** Dealing Flop ** [ Ac, Ks, 9c ]
mieppaulusma bets [$22]
HERO calls [$22]

** Dealing Turn ** [ 6h ]
mieppaulusma checks.
HERO checks.

** Dealing River ** [ As ]
mieppaulusma checks.
HERO bets [$55]
mieppaulusma folds.
HERO does not show cards.
HERO wins $132

Biggest call-down :

I only beat a bluff. Villain has raised a few times before with either AK or Big pairs. Probably just a lucky one actually ; this should prob be a fold.

***** Hand History for Game 5449481427 *****

$200 NL Texas Hold'em - Monday, November 20, 15:49:11 ET 2006
Table Table 126689 (Real Money)
Seat 1 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 5: Sundance__Kid ( $211.45 )
Seat 6: HERO ( $478.32 )
Seat 1: Hatti777 ( $86.97 )
Seat 4: avatar_by ( $210.05 )
Seat 2: Zentric14 ( $36.11 )
Seat 3: Cnd_soldier ( $124.89 )
Zentric14 posts small blind [$1].
Cnd_soldier posts big blind [$2].

** Dealing down cards **

Dealt to HERO [ Jh 9h ]
avatar_by folds.
Sundance__Kid raises [$9]
HERO calls [$9]
Hatti777 folds.
Zentric14 folds.
Cnd_soldier folds

** Dealing Flop ** [ 7d, 5s, 8c ]

Sundance__Kid bets [$17]
HERO calls [$17]
** Dealing Turn ** [ 8h ]
Sundance__Kid checks.
HERO checks.

Usually I'll try to steal in this spot, but I felt like there was a good chance villain had a big pair and wanted to keep the pot small before obv sucking out on him w my gutshot on river...

** Dealing River ** [ 9d ]

Sundance__Kid bets [$41]
HERO calls [$41]
Sundance__Kid shows [ Ad, Jc ]a pair of Eights.
HERO shows [ Jh, 9h ]two pairs, Nines and Eights.
HERO wins $134 from the main pot with two pairs, Nines and Eights.

Didn't really win any big pots with monsters 2day but just won a lot of times I had the worst hand.

Hopefully I'll play a long session tomorrow and just be a card rack.

Today's totals :

Hands play : 352 (lol)
$$$$ earned/lost : +663

Running total : 1004 hands played at nl200, +1160$

Bad session 2day

Don't think I had my A game (which is really dangerous when I'm playing laggy). Then again, hard to say if it's just bad timing or what when playing very aggro. Ran into a bunch of boats while making "plays"... Meh not sure I actually played all that badly.

The session was bookeneded by an funny beat and a pretty gross cooler :

1st hand of session :

***** Hand History for Game 5452164323 *****
$200 NL Texas Hold'em - Tuesday, November 21, 19:14:28 ET 2006
Table Table 125896 (Real Money)
Seat 6 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 2: karelen ( $312.65 )
Seat 4: KPAC69 ( $102.60 )
Seat 6: MrCatenacci ( $88.25 )
Seat 1: HERO ( $204 )
Seat 3: lets_bang ( $62.67 )
Seat 5: bankofMedSyd ( $200 )
HERO posts small blind [$1].
karelen posts big blind [$2].

** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to HERO [ 9c 9s ]
lets_bang folds.
KPAC69 calls [$2]
MrCatenacci calls [$2]
HERO raises [$10]
karelen folds.
KPAC69 calls [$9]
MrCatenacci folds.

** Dealing Flop ** [ 3s, 3d, 5d ]
HERO bets [$21]
KPAC69 is all-In.
HERO calls [$70.60]

** Dealing Turn ** [ Ad ]

** Dealing River ** [ 4h ]

HERO shows [ 9c, 9s ]two pairs, Nines and Threes.
KPAC69 shows [ 5h, 2h ]a straight Ace to Five.
KPAC69 wins $207.20 from the main pot with a straight, Ace to Five.

last hand of session (as I'm about to accept my 2.5 buy in loss and go out and party Sad

)...

VNH villain I think I played it perfectly given that I've been super aggro.

Villain played the river especially awesome here. I pushed hoping to get a call from a bluff-cathching hand like 66-77 with my Slaggy image.

***** Hand History for Game 5452405129 *****
$200 NL Texas Hold'em - Tuesday, November 21, 21:38:46 ET 2006
Table Table 126832 (No DP) (Real Money)
Seat 5 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 5: Soxforever ( $116.59 )
Seat 2: HERO ( $310.19 )
Seat 6: Moog07 ( $288.72 )
Seat 1: tocncx ( $308.46 )
Seat 4: NeverMind21 ( $284.80 )
Seat 3: Donisbetter ( $97 )
Moog07 posts small blind [$1].
tocncx posts big blind [$2].

** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to HERO [ 2h 3h ]
HERO raises [$7]
Donisbetter folds.
NeverMind21 folds.
unreal
Soxforever calls [$7]
Moog07 folds.
tocncx calls [$5]

** Dealing Flop ** [ 4h, 2d, 2s ]
Pot : 15$

tocncx checks.
HERO bets [$14]
Soxforever folds.
tocncx calls [$14]

** Dealing Turn ** [ 8d ]
Pot : 43$

tocncx checks.
HERO bets [$35]
tocncx calls [$35]

** Dealing River ** [ 5s ]
Pot : 113$

tocncx checks.
HERO is all-In. (about 2x pot sized overbet)
tocncx is all-In.
tocncx shows [ 4c, 4d ]a full house, Fours full of Twos.
HERO shows [ 2h, 3h ]three of a kind, Twos.
HERO wins $1.73 from side pot #1 with three of a kind, Twos.
tocncx wins $621.92 from the main pot with a full house, Fours full of Twos.

Here are some other hands I thought were interesting.

Game is playing 4-handed and villain has 3-bet my 3 previous button raises. Rather than 4-bet I decide to peel one and see how the hand develops. LOL@getting stack-a-donked.

***** Hand History for Game 5452260294 *****
$200 NL Texas Hold'em - Tuesday, November 21, 20:00:33 ET 2006
Table Table 125896 (Real Money)
Seat 1 is the button
Total number of players : 4
Seat 2: karelen ( $333.20 )
Seat 1: HERO ( $238.75 )
Seat 3: NeverMind21 ( $507.10 )
Seat 4: whipcord ( $200 )
karelen posts small blind [$1].
NeverMind21 posts big blind [$2].

** Dealing down cards **
HERO [ Th 6h ]
whipcord folds.
HERO raises [$7]
karelen folds.
NeverMind21 raises [$22]
HERO calls [$17]

** Dealing Flop ** [ Jd, 6c, Jh ]
NeverMind21 bets [$37]
HERO calls [$37]

** Dealing Turn ** [ 9c ]
NeverMind21 checks.
HERO bets [$77]
NeverMind21 is all-In.
HERO folds.
NeverMind21 does not show cards.
NeverMind21 wins $644.10

This was butchered pretty badly. I'm not a fan of 3-betting AQ. Folding it is weak. I usually decide to either play to make money of worse aces or queens and sometimes I decide before the hand to "not give up" on an innocent-looking board. But like I said, this was butchered pretty badly. When you can't figure out what you're repping, it's probably a bad sign :

***** Hand History for Game 5452210443 *****
$200 NL Texas Hold'em - Tuesday, November 21, 19:35:16 ET 2006
Table Table 125896 (Real Money)
Seat 5 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 2: karelen ( $261.70 )
Seat 1: HERO ( $212 )
Seat 5: bankofMedSyd ( $200 )
Seat 6: del_cav ( $41.20 )
Seat 3: NeverMind21 ( $453 )
Seat 4: dont_be_sad ( $0 )
del_cav posts small blind [$1].
HERO posts big blind [$2].

** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to HERO [ Ac Qh ]
karelen raises [$8]
NeverMind21 folds.
bankofMedSyd folds.
dont_be_sad has left the table.
del_cav folds.
HERO calls [$6]

** Dealing Flop ** [ 7s, 9d, 5s ]
HERO checks.
karelen checks.

** Dealing Turn ** [ Jd ]
HERO checks.
karelen bets [$14]
HERO calls [$14]

** Dealing River ** [ 8c ]
HERO bets [$25]
karelen calls [$25]
HERO shows [ Ac, Qh ]high card Ace.
karelen shows [ Kc, Jh ]a pair of Jacks.
karelen wins $93 from the main pot with a pair of Jacks.

Somewere along the line, KK got cracked on a 7-high board by 2-4 sooted for 3/4 of a buy-in...

I think my edge is biggest 4-handed and less since most ppl have a tough time adapting to very shorthanded play. I manged to keep a cpl tables shorthanded and shorties kept coming and giving me their money. It's a good thing because with the coolers, beats and ill-timed aggression I could have been waaaay down 2day. Here's an example of what I kept running into today :

Whenever I made these shorthanded moves 2day seemed like ppl had 2pair +. Oh well. Not gonna wait for tptk to bet 3 handed…

***** Hand History for Game 5452290923 *****
$200 NL Texas Hold'em - Tuesday, November 21, 20:18:22 ET 2006
Table Jackpot #1304946 (Real Money)
Seat 2 is the button
Total number of players : 4
Seat 3: HERO ( $218.60 )
Seat 6: morria ( $166.27 )
Seat 4: atruemale ( $369.04 )
Seat 2: yancanpoker ( $197 )
HERO posts small blind [$1].
morria posts big blind [$2].

** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to HERO [ 2c Kh ]
yancanpoker folds.
HERO raises [$6]
morria calls [$5]

** Dealing Flop ** [ 4c, 5d, 6d ]
HERO checks.
morria bets [$6]
HERO calls [$6]

** Dealing Turn ** [ Ad ]
HERO checks.
morria bets [$12]
HERO raises [$35] hmmm. Maybe I should just give up on a hand every now and then….

morria calls [$23] (wtf do I put him on?)

** Dealing River ** [ Ks ] Uh oh… now my hand has some showdown value. I’d rather set my price than fold the best hand or call a big value-bet. Then again, maybe this is too aggro since villain should check behind since the board is so scary. I can’t forget ppl don’t value-bet very thinly a lot at nl200. Big problem with this hand is I couldn’t really put villain on a hand.

HERO bets [$45]
morria calls [$45]
HERO shows [ 2c, Kh ]a pair of Kings.
morria shows [ 6h, 6c ]three of a kind, Sixes.
morria wins $185 from the main pot with three of a kind, Sixes.

Same kind of thing (what do you put villain on?). Also, LOL@ villain's smooth call on river. He has the exact hand I'm repping :

***** Hand History for Game 5452390748 *****
$200 NL Texas Hold'em - Tuesday, November 21, 21:27:34 ET 2006
Table Table 125785 (Real Money)
Seat 5 is the button
Total number of players : 5
Seat 6: HERO ( $295.27 )
Seat 3: Master05222 ( $176.45 )
Seat 5: yesterworld ( $363.10 )
Seat 1: Kosmopoliet ( $221.75 )
Seat 4: verantiuk ( $0 )
HERO posts small blind [$1].
Kosmopoliet posts big blind [$2].

** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to HERO [ 2c 3c ]
Master05222 folds.
yesterworld folds.
HERO raises [$6]
Kosmopoliet calls [$5]

** Dealing Flop ** [ 4s, 5h, Kd ]
HERO bets [$11]
Kosmopoliet raises [$35]
HERO calls [$24]

** Dealing Turn ** [ Kh ]
HERO checks.
Kosmopoliet bets [$22]
HERO calls [$22]

** Dealing River ** [ 7s ]
HERO bets [$75]
Kosmopoliet calls [$75]
HERO shows [ 2c, 3c ]a pair of Kings.
Kosmopoliet shows [ Kc, 4c ]a full house, Kings full of Fours.
Kosmopoliet wins $276 from the main pot with a full house, Kings full of Fours.

Another butchered hand :

***** Hand History for Game 5452386766 *****
$200 NL Texas Hold'em - Tuesday, November 21, 21:24:27 ET 2006
Table Jackpot #1304946 (Real Money)
Seat 5 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 3: HERO ( $337.25 )
Seat 6: morria ( $262.57 )
Seat 5: rl1965 ( $179.15 )
Seat 4: Spinius ( $97.15 )
Seat 2: th3rooster ( $104.29 )
Seat 1: chuky_r_law ( $200 )
morria posts small blind [$1].
chuky_r_law posts big blind [$2].

** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to HERO [ Js Jc ]
th3rooster folds.
HERO raises [$7]
Spinius calls [$7]
rl1965 folds.
morria folds.
chuky_r_law folds.

** Dealing Flop ** [ Td, 9d, Ad ]
HERO bets [$11]
Spinius calls [$11] Most shorties over-protect top pair vs draws. Tough to put him on an ace…

** Dealing Turn ** [ 9h ]
HERO checks.
Spinius bets [$20] Hmmm. Here’s where I decide if I’m taking this any further. I think I must have been tilting because…
HERO calls [$20]

** Dealing River ** [ 5c ]
HERO bets [$45] … I come out and make my line very –ev by turning my hand into a bluff. Maybe 1/100 times I get called by a 10 but other than that I just play it the way I should have played AK. But I didn’t have AK. Oops. Best play would have been s to let him bluff off his chips if I really thought he was betting something like the Kd on the turn
Spinius calls [$45]
HERO shows [ Js, Jc ]two pairs, Jacks and Nines.
Spinius shows [ 6h, Ah ]two pairs, Aces and Nines.
The time at which hand ended:Nov 21 2006 21:25 ET
Spinius wins $165.50 from the main pot with two pairs, Aces and Nines.

Another place where I get into risky business. It doesn't bug me playing high-risk, high-variance poker (since when u run well u make so much more than a standard TAGG) but sometimes I just look for edges that aren't there.

I know ( or I’m like 90% here he does) villain in this hand has the 2nd nut boat here on the river. Trying to push him off it is def –ev. Ugh. This is exactly how I’d play a 10… But does HE know that? And even if he does, do I really expect him to fold a hand? LMAO gg me.

***** Hand History for Game 5452252952 *****
$200 NL Texas Hold'em - Tuesday, November 21, 19:56:35 ET 2006
Table Jackpot #1304946 (Real Money)
Seat 1 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 1: chuky_r_law ( $331.87 )
Seat 3: HERO ( $200 )
Seat 5: KONET1 ( $114.32 )
Seat 2: temonk ( $69.65 )
Seat 6: morria ( $183 )
Seat 4: atruemale ( $254.03 )
temonk posts small blind [$1].
HERO posts big blind [$2].

** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to HERO [ Ac Qs ]
atruemale folds.
KONET1 calls [$2]
morria folds.
chuky_r_law folds.
temonk calls [$1]
HERO raises [$7]
KONET1 calls [$7]
temonk calls [$7]

** Dealing Flop ** [ 6s, 8d, Tc ]
temonk checks.
HERO checks.
KONET1 bets [$5]
temonk folds.
HERO calls [$5] Yay nice price for my 6 outs!

** Dealing Turn ** [ 8c ]
HERO checks.
KONET1 bets [$15]
HERO calls [$15] … with intention of bluffing multiple rivers that can be scary for villain, putting him on 888 at this point. Do I think this is 25-50?

** Dealing River ** [ Td ]
HERO checks.
KONET1 bets [$10]
HERO raises [$45]
KONET1 calls [$35]
HERO shows [ Ac, Qs ]two pairs, Tens and Eights.
KONET1 shows [ 8s, 7c ]a full house, Eights full of Tens.
KONET1 wins $153.50 from the main pot with a full house, Eights full of Tens.

Overall, I think my big mistake was pulling some of my floats/delayed bluffs OOP against the better players instead of focusing on the weak-tighties and waiting for spots in position. Then again, I lost a lot of mid-sized on the turn pots through different villain's hitting 11% cards where usually I take that shit daaoown...

Just gotta tidy things up a bit for tomorrow.

Today's totals : 884 hands played, -831$

Operation totals : 1888 hands played, +329$

Had a good session 2nite (this morning...)

I seriously don't know how ppl like Irisheyes do it. I played 660 hands and felt content to stop. Not only that, but it actually felt long...

Took my first crack back at nl400 and was amazed at how fishy it was. There was a strong tagg who was running well at my nl400 table, but as soon as he left, the game was on.

Were it not for these two hands, I'd have booked a nice win for my session :

***** Hand History for Game 5457244582 *****
$400 NL Texas Hold'em - Friday, November 24, 06:05:48 ET 2006
Table Table 127604 (No DP) (Real Money)
Seat 5 is the button
Total number of players : 4
Seat 2: HERO ( $669.96 )
Seat 5: Txareta ( $74 )
Seat 3: sevcon1 ( $133 )
Seat 6: maxeri ( $130 )
maxeri posts small blind [$2].
HERO posts big blind [$4].

** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to HERO [ 8h 8d ]
sevcon1 folds.
Txareta raises [$10]
maxeri folds.
HERO is all-In.
Txareta is all-In.

** Dealing Flop ** [ 2d, 6c, 2s ]

** Dealing Turn ** [ Tc ]

** Dealing River ** [ Ah ]

Txareta shows [ 4d, Ad ]two pairs, Aces and Twos.
HERO shows [ 8h, 8d ]two pairs, Eights and Twos.
HERO wins $595.96 from side pot #1 with two pairs, Eights and Twos.
Txareta wins $148 from the main pot with two pairs, Aces and Twos.

standard.

but this one really hurt, being that it was the biggest pot I played all session and it happened at the only nl400 table I was sitting at :

***** Hand History for Game 5457217842 *****
$400 NL Texas Hold'em - Friday, November 24, 05:39:49 ET 2006
Table Table 127604 (No DP) (Real Money)
Seat 5 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 2: HERO ( $804.49 )
Seat 1: mamat6666 ( $298.25 )
Seat 3: suleyka ( $183.50 )
Seat 6: Sylle888 ( $341.40 )
Seat 5: Txareta ( $254.97 )
Seat 4: bosman1984 ( $318.54 )
Sylle888 posts small blind [$2].
mamat6666 posts big blind [$4].

** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to HERO [ Ts Td ]
HERO raises [$14]
suleyka folds.
bosman1984 folds.
Txareta folds.
Sylle888 calls [$12]
mamat6666 folds.

** Dealing Flop ** [ 5h, Qc, Tc ]
Sylle888 checks.
HERO bets [$22]
Sylle888 raises [$44]
HERO is all-In.
Sylle888 is all-In.

** Dealing Turn ** [ 9s ]

** Dealing River ** [ 8s ]

Sylle888 shows [ Qh, Jh ]a straight Eight to Queen.
HERO shows [ Ts, Td ]three of a kind, Tens.
HERO wins $463.09 from side pot #1 with three of a kind, Tens.
Sylle888 wins $683.80 from the main pot with a straight, Eight to Queen.

I also ran into some coolers and got max value from some other hands. Here's are a couple example of losing the min and winning the max (yay trying to boost my ego after losing money when playing well...) :

***** Hand History for Game 5457211635 *****
$200 NL Texas Hold'em - Friday, November 24, 05:33:30 ET 2006
Table Table 126689 (Real Money)
Seat 6 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 1: V3N1V1D1V1C1 ( $208.90 )
Seat 2: CHIEF_CMP ( $324.21 )
Seat 5: P11URF ( $241.11 )
Seat 6: HERO ( $283.05 )
Seat 3: Amor_Fati76 ( $152.50 )
Seat 4: VW_TDI ( $151.60 )
V3N1V1D1V1C1 posts small blind [$1].
CHIEF_CMP posts big blind [$2].

** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to HERO [ Qc 3c ]
Amor_Fati76 raises [$8]
VW_TDI calls [$8]
P11URF calls [$8]
HERO calls [$8]
V3N1V1D1V1C1 folds.
CHIEF_CMP folds.

** Dealing Flop ** [ 8c, 6s, 9s ]
Amor_Fati76 bets [$10]
VW_TDI folds.
P11URF calls [$10]
HERO calls [$10]

** Dealing Turn ** [ 7c ]
Amor_Fati76 checks.
P11URF checks.
HERO bets [$38]
Amor_Fati76 calls [$38]
P11URF calls [$38]

** Dealing River ** [ 9c ]
Amor_Fati76 checks.
P11URF bets [$54.32]
HERO calls [$54.32]
Amor_Fati76 folds.

P11URF shows [ 8h, 8s ]a full house, Eights full of Nines.
HERO doesn't show [ Qc, 3c ]a flush, Queen high.
P11URF wins $284.64 from the main pot with a full house, Eights full of Nines.

I almost timed out wondering about raising...

***** Hand History for Game 5457158836 *****
$200 NL Texas Hold'em - Friday, November 24, 04:33:33 ET 2006
Table Table 125552 (Real Money)
Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 5
Seat 1: diana_ggg ( $89 )
Seat 3: SUTANKELSO ( $211.90 )
Seat 5: lil_qutie ( $379.50 )
Seat 6: ERNEST004 ( $163 )
Seat 2: HERO ( $213.50 )
lil_qutie posts small blind [$1].
ERNEST004 posts big blind [$2].

** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to HERO [ 4d 6d ]
diana_ggg calls [$2]
HERO calls [$2]
SUTANKELSO folds.
lil_qutie calls [$1]
ERNEST004 checks.

** Dealing Flop ** [ Qd, 9s, 3d ]
lil_qutie checks.
ERNEST004 checks.
diana_ggg checks.
HERO bets [$6]
lil_qutie raises [$12]
ERNEST004 folds.
diana_ggg folds.
HERO calls [$6]

** Dealing Turn ** [ Jh ]
lil_qutie checks.
HERO checks.

** Dealing River ** [ 9d ]
Pot : 30$

VICTORY68 has joined the table.
lil_qutie checks.
HERO bets [$45]
lil_qutie calls [$45]
HERO shows [ 4d, 6d ]a flush, Queen high.
lil_qutie doesn't show [ Qh, Ts ]two pairs, Queens and Nines.
HERO wins $120 from the main pot with a flush, Queen high.

By the way. In case all the Americans need to be reminded of just what they’re missing on Pa rty Wink

***** Hand History for Game 5457198309 *****
$400 NL Texas Hold'em - Friday, November 24, 05:19:11 ET 2006
Table Table 127604 (No DP) (Real Money)
Seat 2 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 2: HERO ( $595.19 )
Seat 1: mamat6666 ( $334 )
Seat 3: suleyka ( $295.15 )
Seat 4: iDdqd__ ( $484.60 )
Seat 6: Sylle888 ( $228.30 )
Seat 5: pebbles11 ( $80 )
suleyka posts small blind [$2].
iDdqd__ posts big blind [$4].

** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to HERO [ 4c 3c ]
Sylle888 folds.
mamat6666 calls [$4]
HERO raises [$18]
suleyka calls [$16]
iDdqd__ folds.
mamat6666 calls [$14]

** Dealing Flop ** [ 5d, Js, 9h ]
suleyka bets [$4]
mamat6666 calls [$4]
HERO calls [$4]

** Dealing Turn ** [ 2c ]
suleyka checks.
mamat6666 checks.
HERO bets [$44]
suleyka folds.
mamat6666 calls [$44]

** Dealing River ** [ 6c ]
mamat6666 checks.
HERO bets [$111]
mamat6666 calls [$111]
HERO shows [ 4c, 3c ]a straight Two to Six.
mamat6666 doesn't show [ Kc, 5c ]a pair of Fives.
HERO wins $378 from the main pot with a straight, Two to Six.

A couple hands that I like how I played (not just cuz of results…)

Villain and I have been tangling regularly somewhat deepstacked. He likes to float and take shots at multi-way pots in position.

***** Hand History for Game 5457209746 *****
$200 NL Texas Hold'em - Friday, November 24, 05:31:31 ET 2006
Table Table 125552 (Real Money)
Seat 4 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 1: diana_ggg ( $184.55 )
Seat 3: SUTANKELSO ( $625.73 )
Seat 2: HERO ( $401.90 )
Seat 5: Qusiii ( $197.45 )
Seat 6: mobyone11 ( $20.85 )
Seat 4: prrrmiaow ( $200 )
Qusiii posts small blind [$1].
mobyone11 posts big blind [$2].

** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to HERO [ 6c 4c ]
diana_ggg folds.
>You have options at Table 126970 (No DP) Table!.
HERO raises [$7]
SUTANKELSO calls [$7]
prrrmiaow folds.
Qusiii calls [$6]
mobyone11 folds.

** Dealing Flop ** [ 9h, Ts, 7s ]
Qusiii checks.
HERO checks.
SUTANKELSO bets [$15]
Qusiii folds.
HERO raises [$37]
SUTANKELSO calls [$22] So plan is obv to shut down on turn when 6, J or spade hits…

** Dealing Turn ** [ 3c ]
HERO bets [$66]
SUTANKELSO folds.
HERO does not show cards.
HERO wins $160

Pulling the trigger on the 3rd bullet was tough here, but I don’t mind getting called since he’ll most likely call me down much thinner if he sees the shit I’m raising and 3-bulleting :
***** Hand History for Game 5457254837 *****
$200 NL Texas Hold'em - Friday, November 24, 06:15:45 ET 2006
Table Table 125552 (Real Money)
Seat 1 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 1: diana_ggg ( $181.75 )
Seat 3: SUTANKELSO ( $401.88 )
Seat 2: HERO ( $550.35 )
Seat 4: prrrmiaow ( $389.10 )
Seat 5: ocochlain ( $205.20 )
Seat 6: Qusiii ( $37 )
HERO posts small blind [$1].
SUTANKELSO posts big blind [$2].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to HERO [ 6s 8d ]
prrrmiaow folds.
ocochlain folds.
Qusiii folds.
diana_ggg folds.
HERO raises [$6]
SUTANKELSO calls [$5]
** Dealing Flop ** [ Js, As, 2d ]
HERO bets [$11]
SUTANKELSO calls [$11]
** Dealing Turn ** [ Th ]
HERO bets [$24]
SUTANKELSO calls [$24]
** Dealing River ** [ 7c ]
HERO bets [$55]
SUTANKELSO folds.
HERO does not show cards.
HERO wins $136

When a strong player is playing back at you I like taking this line with whiffed AK once in a while. I probably would have called a river bet by him fwiw…

***** Hand History for Game 5457251855 *****
$200 NL Texas Hold'em - Friday, November 24, 06:12:49 ET 2006
Table Table 125552 (Real Money)
Seat 2 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 1: diana_ggg ( $172.90 )
Seat 3: SUTANKELSO ( $419.88 )
Seat 2: HERO ( $559 )
Seat 4: prrrmiaow ( $381.90 )
Seat 5: ocochlain ( $199 )
Seat 6: Qusiii ( $40 )
SUTANKELSO posts small blind [$1].
prrrmiaow posts big blind [$2].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to HERO [ Ac Kc ]
ocochlain folds.
Qusiii folds.
diana_ggg folds.
HERO raises [$7]
SUTANKELSO calls [$6]
prrrmiaow folds.
** Dealing Flop ** [ 7h, Qd, 2s ]
SUTANKELSO checks.
HERO checks.
** Dealing Turn ** [ 7s ]
SUTANKELSO bets [$11]
HERO calls [$11]
** Dealing River ** [ 5c ]
SUTANKELSO checks.
HERO checks.
SUTANKELSO shows [ Td, 9d ]a pair of Sevens.
HERO shows [ Ac, Kc ]a pair of Sevens.
HERO wins $36.10 from the main pot with a pair of, Sevens with Ace kicker.

alright back at it tomorrow. hopefully I'll be able to crack the 1k hand mark for a day.

today's totals : 660 hands, -155$

Operation totals : 2548 hands, +167$

btw

any comments/questions/astonished remarks at my donkishness are welcome

How many tables do you play?

3-4 tables usually

I used to play as many as 8 but I think after 6 it starts to get too mechanical (unless you're playing all the same regulars, which is def not the case for me), esp in Short handed play...

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