Some cash hands

It's weird being geared up to put in some time on cash tables now that I have a bankroll again. The last few months I've really just lost my motivation for them, primarily because I was always buying in half stacked. But I'm focused on reaching that 20K hand mark.

I haven't been keeping up on the tape recording, but I don't think it's something I'm going to use all the time. It's just going to be a matter of knowing I have time to set aside, that I'm alone in a quiet place and feeling focused. I started to record thought last Saturday at the station but then stopeed because I realized I won't be getting those HH's unless I specifically request them.

I lost I think about $15 overall last night for a 2 hour session with just over 250 hands played on 2 tables. Seemed like I was killing one table and sucking it up hard on the other.

Here's one of my favorite hands from last night where I get thin value on the river. This is something I've really remained mindful of lately and will continue to look for. It seems to me this is one of your biggest edges and money makers at these low limits because look at the hand this clown called with! *ellix powers voice* HE CALLED ME WITH JACK HIGH! LOL


Full Tilt Poker Game #7831828973: Table Energy (6 max) - $0.05/$0.10 - No Limit Hold'em - 1:32:25 ET - 2008/08/28
Seat 1: seancro05 ($6.80)
Seat 2: mary3724 ($18.35)
Seat 3: BustYou1111 ($6.10)
Seat 4: whoizthavuchild ($10)
Seat 5: Dray ($17.50)
Seat 6: Mangomango ($7.10)
Dray posts the small blind of $0.05
Mangomango posts the big blind of $0.10
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Dray [8c 8h]****
seancro05 folds
BustYou1111 stands up
mary3724 folds
BustYou1111 folds
whoizthavuchild calls $0.10
nonchal8 sits down
Dray raises to $0.40
Mangomango folds
nonchal8 adds $10
whoizthavuchild calls $0.30
*** FLOP *** [2h 4d 7h]
Dray bets $0.60
whoizthavuchild calls $0.60
*** TURN *** [2h 4d 7h] [3c]
Dray checks
whoizthavuchild checks
*** RIVER *** [2h 4d 7h 3c] [Ac]
Dray bets $1.10
whoizthavuchild calls $1.10
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Dray shows [8c 8h] a pair of Eights
whoizthavuchild mucks
Dray wins the pot ($3.90) with a pair of Eights
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $4.30 | Rake $0.40
Board: [2h 4d 7h 3c Ac]
Seat 1: seancro05 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: mary3724 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: BustYou1111 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: whoizthavuchild (button) mucked [Qh Th] - Ace Queen high
Seat 5: Dray (small blind) showed [8c 8h] and won ($3.90) with a pair of Eights
Seat 6: Mangomango (big blind) folded before the Flop

A nice little river check to induce a bluff, I love this line! Although now to look at it on paper, I wonder if I a c/r would be spewy or sick value. Hmmm....

Full Tilt Poker Game #7831861998: Table Energy (6 max) - $0.05/$0.10 - No Limit Hold'em - 1:36:01 ET - 2008/08/28
Seat 1: seancro05 ($6.40)
Seat 2: mary3724 ($18.10)
Seat 3: nonchal8 ($10.45)
Seat 4: whoizthavuchild ($7.70)
Seat 5: Dray ($19.15)
Seat 6: Mangomango ($7.40)
whoizthavuchild posts the small blind of $0.05
Dray posts the big blind of $0.10
The button is in seat #3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Dray [Kc 6h]****
Mangomango folds
seancro05 folds
mary3724 folds
nonchal8 calls $0.10
whoizthavuchild folds
Dray checks
*** FLOP *** [6c Qc Ks]
Dray has 15 seconds left to act
Dray bets $0.25
nonchal8 calls $0.25
*** TURN *** [6c Qc Ks] [3h]
Dray has 15 seconds left to act
Dray bets $0.75
nonchal8 calls $0.75
*** RIVER *** [6c Qc Ks 3h] [9s]
Dray checks
nonchal8 bets $0.70
Dray calls $0.70
*** SHOW DOWN ***
nonchal8 shows [Qd Ah] a pair of Queens
Dray shows [Kc 6h] two pair, Kings and Sixes
Dray wins the pot ($3.30) with two pair, Kings and Sixes
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $3.65 | Rake $0.35
Board: [6c Qc Ks 3h 9s]
Seat 1: seancro05 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: mary3724 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: nonchal8 (button) showed [Qd Ah] and lost with a pair of Queens
Seat 4: whoizthavuchild (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 5: Dray (big blind) showed [Kc 6h] and won ($3.30) with two pair, Kings and Sixes
Seat 6: Mangomango didn't bet (folded)


Lesson learned here with JJ in ep about the "best play" and maintaining control of the hand:

Full Tilt Poker Game #7832188448: Table Energy (6 max) - $0.05/$0.10 - No Limit Hold'em - 2:13:44 ET - 2008/08/28
Seat 1: Sebator1 ($6.60)
Seat 2: mary3724 ($27.55)
Seat 3: Mustavpussy ($3.60)
Seat 4: Peet313 ($9.75)
Seat 5: Dray ($22.55)
Seat 6: Mangomango ($2.70)
Mustavpussy posts the small blind of $0.05
Peet313 posts the big blind of $0.10
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Dray [Js Jh]****
Dray raises to $0.40
Mangomango folds
Sebator1 folds
mary3724 folds
Mustavpussy folds
Peet313 has 15 seconds left to act
Peet313 raises to $1.25
Dray has 15 seconds left to act
Dray raises to $3.50
Peet313 has 15 seconds left to act
Peet313 folds
Uncalled bet of $2.25 returned to Dray
Dray mucks
Dray wins the pot ($2.55)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $2.55 | Rake $0
Seat 1: Sebator1 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: mary3724 (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: Mustavpussy (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 4: Peet313 (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 5: Dray collected ($2.55), mucked
Seat 6: Mangomango didn't bet (folded)


Nice little slowplay, I credit watching Annette videos with this check behind on a draw in position play. Standard would be to bet/3bet with an over and flush draw if I was watching CR videos:

Full Tilt Poker Game #7832363104: Table Energy (6 max) - $0.05/$0.10 - No Limit Hold'em - 2:36:20 ET - 2008/08/28
Seat 1: LeftyWright1 ($2.55)
Seat 2: oddzoo ($10)
Seat 3: twinbabyrockets ($7.35)
Seat 4: riptide51 ($5)
Seat 5: Dray ($20.30)
Seat 6: Mangomango ($4.05)
LeftyWright1 posts the small blind of $0.05
oddzoo has 5 seconds left to act
oddzoo posts the big blind of $0.10
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Dray [Kc 5c]****
twinbabyrockets folds
riptide51 calls $0.10
Dray calls $0.10
Mangomango folds
LeftyWright1 calls $0.05
oddzoo checks
*** FLOP *** [4c Jc 4s]
LeftyWright1 checks
oddzoo checks
riptide51 checks
Dray checks
*** TURN *** [4c Jc 4s] [Ac]
LeftyWright1 bets $0.10
oddzoo folds
riptide51 calls $0.10
Dray has 15 seconds left to act
Dray calls $0.10
*** RIVER *** [4c Jc 4s Ac] [Kd]
LeftyWright1 bets $0.70
riptide51 folds
Dray has 15 seconds left to act
Dray has requested TIME
Dray raises to $1.70
LeftyWright1 raises to $2.35, and is all in
Dray calls $0.65
*** SHOW DOWN ***
LeftyWright1 shows [Kh Js] two pair, Kings and Jacks
Dray shows [Kc 5c] a flush, Ace high
Dray wins the pot ($4.90) with a flush, Ace high
LeftyWright1 is sitting out
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $5.40 | Rake $0.50
Board: [4c Jc 4s Ac Kd]
Seat 1: LeftyWright1 (small blind) showed [Kh Js] and lost with two pair, Kings and Jacks
Seat 2: oddzoo (big blind) folded on the Turn
Seat 3: twinbabyrockets didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: riptide51 folded on the River
Seat 5: Dray showed [Kc 5c] and won ($4.90) with a flush, Ace high
Seat 6: Mangomango (button) didn't bet (folded)

Now to be fair, hands I lost/got outplayed:


I seriously thought about shipping it on the flop this hand. Chickened out.

Full Tilt Poker Game #7832063252: Table Elite (6 max) - $0.05/$0.10 - No Limit Hold'em - 1:58:42 ET - 2008/08/28
Seat 1: jmbehar ($20.35)
Seat 2: Dray ($10.25)
Seat 3: AXLE 2 ($9.65)
Seat 4: kalacs1963 ($9.45)
Seat 5: BigRonald ($12.90)
Seat 6: jeynbro ($5), is sitting out
jmbehar posts the small blind of $0.05
Dray posts the big blind of $0.10
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Dray [As Qc]*****
AXLE 2 folds
kalacs1963 folds
BigRonald raises to $0.35
jmbehar folds
Dray has 15 seconds left to act
Dray raises to $1.10
BigRonald calls $0.75
*** FLOP *** [3d 5c 4s]
Dray has 15 seconds left to act
Dray bets $1.40
BigRonald has 15 seconds left to act
BigRonald raises to $3.10
Dray has 15 seconds left to act
Dray has requested TIME
Dray adds $2.25
Dray folds
Uncalled bet of $1.70 returned to BigRonald
BigRonald mucks
BigRonald wins the pot ($4.55)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $5.05 | Rake $0.50
Board: [3d 5c 4s]
Seat 1: jmbehar (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 2: Dray (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 3: AXLE 2 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: kalacs1963 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: BigRonald (button) collected ($4.55), mucked
Seat 6: jeynbro is sitting out


This guy behar was rolling over me like I was the biggest most predictable fish on the planet. I really didn't love the river bluff but I almost felt obligated to at the time I made it. I think I should've double barreled the turn, this line looks really weak - bet, check behind, bet.


Full Tilt Poker Game #7832189486: Table Elite (6 max) - $0.05/$0.10 - No Limit Hold'em - 2:13:51 ET - 2008/08/28
Seat 1: jmbehar ($20.75)
Seat 2: Dray ($10.95)
Seat 3: AXLE 2 ($10.10)
Seat 4: kalacs1963 ($9.85)
Seat 6: jeynbro ($4.85)
AXLE 2 posts the small blind of $0.05
kalacs1963 posts the big blind of $0.10
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Dray [5h 6h]*****
jeynbro folds
jmbehar raises to $0.30
Dray has 15 seconds left to act
Dray raises to $1.05
AXLE 2 folds
kalacs1963 folds
jmbehar calls $0.75
*** FLOP *** [2c 9d 8h]
jmbehar checks
caddymix024 sits down
caddymix024 adds $10
Dray bets $1.50
jmbehar calls $1.50
*** TURN *** [2c 9d 8h] [8d]
jmbehar checks
Dray checks
*** RIVER *** [2c 9d 8h 8d] [5s]
jmbehar checks
Dray bets $2.50
jmbehar calls $2.50
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Dray shows [5h 6h] two pair, Eights and Fives
jmbehar shows [Js Jh] two pair, Jacks and Eights
jmbehar wins the pot ($9.25) with two pair, Jacks and Eights
Dray adds $4.10
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $10.25 | Rake $1
Board: [2c 9d 8h 8d 5s]
Seat 1: jmbehar showed [Js Jh] and won ($9.25) with two pair, Jacks and Eights
Seat 2: Dray (button) showed [5h 6h] and lost with two pair, Eights and Fives
Seat 3: AXLE 2 (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 4: kalacs1963 (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 6: jeynbro didn't bet (folded)


Here he is taking me to school again:

Full Tilt Poker Game #7832246697: Table Elite (6 max) - $0.05/$0.10 - No Limit Hold'em - 2:20:58 ET - 2008/08/28
Seat 1: jmbehar ($27.95)
Seat 2: Dray ($10)
Seat 3: AXLE 2 ($9.70)
Seat 4: kalacs1963 ($9.90), is sitting out
Seat 5: caddymix024 ($10.60)
Seat 6: jeynbro ($4.65)
jeynbro posts the small blind of $0.05
jmbehar posts the big blind of $0.10
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Dray [Jh As]*****
Dray raises to $0.40
AXLE 2 has 15 seconds left to act
kalacs1963 has returned
AXLE 2 folds
caddymix024 folds
jeynbro folds
jmbehar calls $0.30
*** FLOP *** [5s 8h 2c]
jmbehar checks
Dray bets $0.50
jmbehar calls $0.50
*** TURN *** [5s 8h 2c] [Ks]
jmbehar checks
Dray bets $1
jmbehar calls $1
*** RIVER *** [5s 8h 2c Ks] [3h]
jmbehar has 15 seconds left to act
jmbehar bets $3
Dray has 15 seconds left to act
Dray adds $1.90
Dray folds
Uncalled bet of $3 returned to jmbehar
jmbehar mucks
jmbehar wins the pot ($3.50)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $3.85 | Rake $0.35
Board: [5s 8h 2c Ks 3h]
Seat 1: jmbehar (big blind) collected ($3.50), mucked
Seat 2: Dray folded on the River
Seat 3: AXLE 2 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: kalacs1963 is sitting out
Seat 5: caddymix024 (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: jeynbro (small blind) folded before the Flop



Full Tilt Poker Game #7832535605: Table Elite (6 max) - $0.05/$0.10 - No Limit Hold'em - 3:01:07 ET - 2008/08/28
Seat 1: jjlovepoker ($3.45)
Seat 2: Dray ($11.05)
Seat 3: GambersAnon ($12.20)
Seat 4: nerdking ($10.05)
Seat 5: KyleAtherton ($10.40)
Seat 6: playanytwocards ($10.15)
KyleAtherton posts the small blind of $0.05
playanytwocards posts the big blind of $0.10
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Dray [Qs Js]*****
jjlovepoker folds
Dray has 15 seconds left to act
Dray raises to $0.40
GambersAnon calls $0.40
nerdking folds
KyleAtherton folds
playanytwocards calls $0.30
*** FLOP *** [2h Kc 9h]
playanytwocards checks
Dray has 15 seconds left to act
Dray bets $0.90
GambersAnon folds
playanytwocards raises to $2.70
Dray has 15 seconds left to act
Dray adds $0.25
Dray folds
Uncalled bet of $1.80 returned to playanytwocards
playanytwocards mucks
playanytwocards wins the pot ($2.75)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $3.05 | Rake $0.30
Board: [2h Kc 9h]
Seat 1: jjlovepoker didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: Dray folded on the Flop
Seat 3: GambersAnon folded on the Flop
Seat 4: nerdking (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: KyleAtherton (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 6: playanytwocards (big blind) collected ($2.75), mucked
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Going to go play the "free"roll at this cardroom a few of my buddies have been going to. The same one I played two weeks ago. Man it would be nice to cash in that and then run up the payout in the cash games. Mmmmmm.....I can taste it now. :)