Pleasant surprise

I was at my in laws yesterday perusing the boards and blogs. I popped on over to see if Annette had posted anything new and it turns out last month she wrote an entry linking a lot of blogs that have links to hers.

Lo and behold in the US section I saw "Dray". :) It was a really nice surprise. I'm a big Annette fan and I get excited anytime I find out she's deep in a tournament. When she won the WSOP Europe, I was watching live video feeds of the tourney all weekend long cheering her on. So it was very satisfying and exciting to find out she took down her first bracelet at the age of 19. It was really sweet to see her shed a few tears of joy behind her trademark glasses. All serious players out there can only dream of the moment they win a bracelet.

Check out her blog, she updates it about once a month. And watch out for her, in just a couple of more years she's going to tear the US tournament circuit UP.

SNGs so far....

I'm 2 weeks into this SNG experiment. Lately I've been playing 3 tables at a time in an attempt to get some volume in. So far I've played 38 games and cashed in 19, or half of them. I've got 3 firsts, 11 seconds, and 5 thirds. I'm only up about 13 bucks or so, but if you think about it in terms of buyins that's about 6 or 7 so really not all THAT bad.

The thing I hate about playing multiple tables though is that I feel like I'm being way to nitty (tight). I'm basically just playing good hands only, and not getting fancy at all. I mean if you think about it, how can that really be a bad thing right? At a low level like $2.25 there are so many bad players that are going to make mistakes that you don't really have to get crafty. Still, there's that nagging part of me that feels like I'm missing out on opportunities because I just can't focus that much on each table as I'm playing. It really feels crappy when you don't get any playable hands, you're super short stacked on the bubble and at the mercy of the cards.

I've made a couple of 2+2 friends to exchange hands with and one of them said that you really do have to play multiple tables though if you want to make any sort of money. So I guess I'm just going to have to get used to it.

I've been good about sticking to my plan too I must say. I've only played one other game, a $1.30 turbo shootout satellite where you have to win your table to advance to the next round. I came really close in that for 2nd place. Got my money in good heads up too and it just didn't work out. Besides that, it's just been point tourneys but I'm almost out of those. :/

I still have somewhat of a tournament itch, but what I plan to do is just play the month out like I decided, take a look at what I make and THEN decide if I want to risk any portion of it for a longshot tournament.

One hand history just because of how freaking crazy it is (i'm a luckbox btw):

Full Tilt Poker Game #10616492470: $2 + $0.25 Sit & Go (80075916), Table 1 - 50/100 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:50:48 ET - 2009/02/13
Seat 1: Dray (2,410)
Seat 2: RJT612 (1,640)
Seat 3: GrammyDebi (1,909)
Seat 4: Cardinal 31 (3,436)
Seat 6: Gozza616 (2,370)
Seat 7: tony1983 (1,735)
tony1983 posts the small blind of 50
Dray posts the big blind of 100
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Dray [Th Td]
RJT612 raises to 350
GrammyDebi calls 350
Cardinal 31 folds
Gozza616 folds
tony1983 folds
Dray raises to 2,410, and is all in
RJT612 calls 1,290, and is all in
GrammyDebi calls 1,559, and is all in
Dray shows [Th Td]
RJT612 shows [Kd Ks]
GrammyDebi shows [Kh Kc]
Uncalled bet of 501 returned to Dray
*** FLOP *** [9d Ts 9s]
Dray is feeling confused
*** TURN *** [9d Ts 9s] [Jc]
*** RIVER *** [9d Ts 9s Jc] [4c]
Dray shows a full house, Tens full of Nines
GrammyDebi shows two pair, Kings and Nines
Dray wins the side pot (538) with a full house, Tens full of Nines
RJT612 shows two pair, Kings and Nines
Dray wins the main pot (4,970) with a full house, Tens full of Nines
RJT612 stands up
GrammyDebi stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 5,508 Main pot 4,970. Side pot 538. | Rake 0
Board: [9d Ts 9s Jc 4c]
Seat 1: Dray (big blind) showed [Th Td] and won (5,508) with a full house, Tens full of Nines
Seat 2: RJT612 showed [Kd Ks] and lost with two pair, Kings and Nines
Seat 3: GrammyDebi showed [Kh Kc] and lost with two pair, Kings and Nines
Seat 4: Cardinal 31 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: Gozza616 (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: tony1983 (small blind) folded before the Flop

Oh and btw, no signifcant developments on the job front. I had one interview for a real estate entry level job week before last and I don't think they're calling me back for a 2nd interview. I saw they reposted the position on Craig's list so I'm taking that as a no. :(

I have been pulling quite a few hours at the station working in production though and that's been a LOT of fun. I got to produce a club spot for Club Worship in Showboat Casino in Atlantic city last night. It was my first time to put something like that together and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Looking at REAL poker nutjob's January results

I just finished bubbling (just outside the money for the non poker people) in my $2.25 sit n go tonight. I'm going to play another but in between games I was looking at this thread: January results

I was really curious to see what good player's results look like for a month and what the fluctuations are. If you look at that thread these guys post graphs, how many games they played, their return on investment (ROI), etc. I'm not even going to come close to the sheer volume they put in because I'm not going to play 6-10 tables at a time. I've never been all that comfortable or confident even with my HUD display software.

While most of these guys are playing much higher stakes and therefore have impressive profits, I was happy to find this guy:

28% roi 2.25 156games=99 <--- the stakes I'm playing
11% roi 5.50 1222games =740
mtts=403
total profit=1232
meh grind the 5.50s didnt play nearly as much as i had expected too tryin to make at least 2kgames a month

I don't think I can get 156 games in without playing more than one table at a time. The last 2 months I've only gotten in 10-15 games. I think I can shoot for around 50-60 games in a month of not being employed. These things take like at least an hour to play if you're making the money. I figure if I can get in at least 2 or 3 games a day I can get a decent volume for me in.

It's promising to see numbers I could live with in $2.25's and $5.50s. I'm REALLY impressed at a $740 profit in $5.50s.

New strategy for Feb

I'll make this quick because I've been on the 'puter for an hour while me and Kristina are watching Tyra (don't laugh). I was online last night and was reading up on bankroll management. I popped over to the beginners questions on 2+2 and found links under the heading "What is bankroll management". The person posted a thread about cash games on Full Tilt and that the rake is so high, you shouldn't even play the $10 games if you want to make money. It's really impossible to beat.

However, he DID say that if you have 40 buyins for SNGs to play those. So as of today, I'm cutting out cash games completely online and playing nothing but $2.25 SNGs. As far as tournaments go they offer the best value for your dollar because 33% of the field is going to get paid. In big multitable tourneys, usually only 10% is getting paid and there's so much variance.

Right now I've got about 55 buyins with a balance of $130ish. My SNG records for the last couple of months haven't been too great, but I think that may have a lot do with a lack of concentration. I'm going to really try and focus when I'm playing this month, get a good # of games in, and we'll have to see what happens.

One more piece of brutality before bed

GAME OVER! oh wait...

Full Tilt Poker Game #10332444520: 150 FTP Sat to Super Sunday (78192295), Table 2 - 500/1000 - No Limit Hold'em - 3:42:19 ET - 2009/01/30
Seat 2: coJIDaT (10,780)
Seat 8: Dray (16,220)
coJIDaT posts the small blind of 500
Dray posts the big blind of 1,000
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Dray [Ah 7h]
coJIDaT calls 500
Dray raises to 16,220, and is all in
coJIDaT calls 9,780, and is all in
Dray shows [Ah 7h]
coJIDaT shows [9h Jh]
Uncalled bet of 5,440 returned to Dray
*** FLOP *** [Th 8h 6d]
*** TURN *** [Th 8h 6d] [Qh]
*** RIVER *** [Th 8h 6d Qh] [Kh]
Dray shows a flush, Ace high
coJIDaT shows a straight flush, King high
coJIDaT wins the pot (21,560) with a straight flush, King high
Dray: gg
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 21,560 | Rake 0
Board: [Th 8h 6d Qh Kh]
Seat 2: coJIDaT (small blind) showed [9h Jh] and won (21,560) with a straight flush, King high
Seat 8: Dray (big blind) showed [Ah 7h] and lost with a flush, Ace high

I don't think I'm getting out of bed tomorrow.

Fucking River

Well, not really. I just wanted to post the hands this idiot I've been playing with for the last two hours that I should have won. First I win against him as soon as he sits down. So after this I know he's a moron:

FullTiltPoker Game #10330587214: Table Bottle (deep 6) - $0.05/$0.10 - No Limit Hold'em - 0:47:44 ET - 2009/01/30
Seat 1: DrBabyEinstein ($23.80)
Seat 2: Ampli ($10.50)
Seat 3: break N U ($3.30)
Seat 4: avbuyer ($5.65)
Seat 5: Dray ($7.65)
Seat 6: RY2008 ($9.40)
RY2008 posts the small blind of $0.05
DrBabyEinstein posts the big blind of $0.10
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Dray [Qc Kd]
Ampli calls $0.10
break N U folds
avbuyer calls $0.10
Dray calls $0.10
RY2008 calls $0.05
DrBabyEinstein checks
*** FLOP *** [Kh 2s 2d]
RY2008 checks
DrBabyEinstein checks
Ampli bets $0.60
avbuyer folds
Dray calls $0.60
RY2008 folds
DrBabyEinstein folds
*** TURN *** [Kh 2s 2d] [Qs]
Ampli bets $0.70
Dray calls $0.70
*** RIVER *** [Kh 2s 2d Qs] [Jh]
Ampli bets $1
Dray has 15 seconds left to act
Dray raises to $3
Ampli calls $2
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Dray shows [Qc Kd] two pair, Kings and Queens
Ampli mucks
Dray wins the pot ($8.20) with two pair, Kings and Queens
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $9.10 | Rake $0.90
Board: [Kh 2s 2d Qs Jh]
Seat 1: DrBabyEinstein (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 2: Ampli mucked [Kc 3h] - two pair, Kings and Twos
Seat 3: break N U didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: avbuyer folded on the Flop
Seat 5: Dray (button) showed [Qc Kd] and won ($8.20) with two pair, Kings and Queens
Seat 6: RY2008 (small blind) folded on the Flop


Then this happens:

FullTiltPoker Game #10330614355: Table Bottle (deep 6) - $0.05/$0.10 - No Limit Hold'em - 0:49:44 ET - 2009/01/30
Seat 1: DrBabyEinstein ($23.65)
Seat 2: Ampli ($4.85)
Seat 3: break N U ($3.30)
Seat 4: avbuyer ($5.10)
Seat 5: Dray ($11.45)
Seat 6: RY2008 ($10.75)
Ampli posts the small blind of $0.05
break N U posts the big blind of $0.10
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Dray [Ad Ks]
avbuyer folds
Dray has 15 seconds left to act
Dray raises to $0.40
RY2008 calls $0.40
DrBabyEinstein folds
Ampli calls $0.35
break N U folds
*** FLOP *** [Jd 5h Kd]
Ampli checks
Dray bets $1
RY2008 has 15 seconds left to act
RY2008 folds
Ampli calls $1
*** TURN *** [Jd 5h Kd] [Ah]
Ampli checks
Dray bets $3.30
Ampli calls $3.30
*** RIVER *** [Jd 5h Kd Ah] [Qd]
Ampli checks
Dray bets $0.20
Ampli calls $0.15, and is all in
Uncalled bet of $0.05 returned to Dray
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Dray shows [Ad Ks] two pair, Aces and Kings
Ampli shows [Qh Qc] three of a kind, Queens
Ampli wins the pot ($9.20) with three of a kind, Queens
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $10.20 | Rake $1
Board: [Jd 5h Kd Ah Qd]
Seat 1: DrBabyEinstein (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: Ampli (small blind) showed [Qh Qc] and won ($9.20) with three of a kind, Queens
Seat 3: break N U (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 4: avbuyer didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: Dray showed [Ad Ks] and lost with two pair, Aces and Kings
Seat 6: RY2008 folded on the Flop

We play for a while and I can't connect a flop to save my life. Then I make some money with 99 off a different moron who can't fold AK:

FullTiltPoker Game #10331139195: Table Bottle (deep 6) - $0.05/$0.10 - No Limit Hold'em - 1:30:42 ET - 2009/01/30
Seat 1: George Schildi ($9.15)
Seat 2: Ampli ($17.85)
Seat 3: maxfazer ($9.90)
Seat 5: Dray ($12.25)
maxfazer posts the small blind of $0.05
Dray posts the big blind of $0.10
George Schildi posts a dead small blind of $0.05
George Schildi posts $0.10
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Dray [9s 9d]
George Schildi raises to $0.20
Ampli calls $0.20
maxfazer calls $0.15
Dray raises to $1.20
George Schildi calls $1
Ampli calls $1
maxfazer folds
*** FLOP *** [3s 4h 3h]
Dray has 15 seconds left to act
Dray bets $3
George Schildi calls $3
Ampli folds
*** TURN *** [3s 4h 3h] [7h]
Dray bets $8.05, and is all in
George Schildi calls $4.90, and is all in
Dray shows [9s 9d]
George Schildi shows [Kd Ad]
Uncalled bet of $3.15 returned to Dray
*** RIVER *** [3s 4h 3h 7h] [Tc]
Dray shows two pair, Nines and Threes
George Schildi shows a pair of Threes
Dray wins the pot ($18.65) with two pair, Nines and Threes
George Schildi is sitting out
J-BIRDCR sits down
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $19.65 | Rake $1
Board: [3s 4h 3h 7h Tc]
Seat 1: George Schildi showed [Kd Ad] and lost with a pair of Threes
Seat 2: Ampli (button) folded on the Flop
Seat 3: maxfazer (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 5: Dray (big blind) showed [9s 9d] and won ($18.65) with two pair, Nines and Threes

But back to our original idiot. He leaves and I follow him to another table. I'm playing for a while and when a few pots off of him, nothing to brag about. Then I FINALLY have him in my sites after two hours:

FullTiltPoker Game #10331761799: Table CR - sbrugby - $0.05/$0.10 - No Limit Hold'em - 2:26:41 ET - 2009/01/30
Seat 1: ekapoker ($10.35)
Seat 2: Ampli ($7.80)
Seat 4: Dray ($15.65)
Seat 5: P4RS0NS ($1.45)
Seat 6: PTR77 ($4.10)
P4RS0NS posts the small blind of $0.05
PTR77 posts the big blind of $0.10
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Dray [Td Tc]
ekapoker folds
Ampli calls $0.10
Dray raises to $0.50
P4RS0NS folds
PTR77 folds
Ampli calls $0.40
*** FLOP *** [3s 5d 2d]
Ampli bets $0.90
Dray raises to $3.40
Ampli has 15 seconds left to act
Ampli calls $2.50
*** TURN *** [3s 5d 2d] [4s]
Ampli bets $0.60
Dray raises to $11.75, and is all in
Ampli calls $3.30, and is all in
Dray shows [Td Tc]
Ampli shows [Jd 2c]
Uncalled bet of $7.85 returned to Dray
*** RIVER *** [3s 5d 2d 4s] [Jh]
Dray shows a pair of Tens
Ampli shows two pair, Jacks and Twos
Ampli wins the pot ($14.75) with two pair, Jacks and Twos
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $15.75 | Rake $1
Board: [3s 5d 2d 4s Jh]
Seat 1: ekapoker didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: Ampli showed [Jd 2c] and won ($14.75) with two pair, Jacks and Twos
Seat 4: Dray (button) showed [Td Tc] and lost with a pair of Tens
Seat 5: P4RS0NS (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 6: PTR77 (big blind) folded before the Flop


*throws the computer across the room*

Cliff notes for the night: Up 10, back to even, up 10, back to even. Should be up 20, but NOOOOO. Now I have to wait for another set up IF that comes along.

Oh wait update edit. Here's how the story ends:

FullTiltPoker Game #10331973382: Table CR - sbrugby - $0.05/$0.10 - No Limit Hold'em - 2:48:27 ET - 2009/01/30
Seat 2: Ampli ($18.15)
Seat 4: Dray ($6.35)
Seat 5: uncle33 ($4.65)
Dray posts the small blind of $0.05
uncle33 posts the big blind of $0.10
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Dray [Kc Ac]
Ampli calls $0.10
Dray raises to $0.50
uncle33 folds
Ampli raises to $0.90
Dray has 15 seconds left to act
Dray raises to $2.65
Ampli calls $1.75
*** FLOP *** [6h Kd Ts]
Dray checks
Ampli bets $15.50, and is all in
Dray calls $3.70, and is all in
Ampli shows [Ah As]
Dray shows [Kc Ac]
Uncalled bet of $11.80 returned to Ampli
*** TURN *** [6h Kd Ts] [7h]
*** RIVER *** [6h Kd Ts 7h] [Js]
Ampli shows a pair of Aces
Dray shows a pair of Kings
Ampli wins the pot ($12.30) with a pair of Aces
Dray is sitting out
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $12.80 | Rake $0.50
Board: [6h Kd Ts 7h Js]
Seat 2: Ampli (button) showed [Ah As] and won ($12.30) with a pair of Aces
Seat 4: Dray (small blind) showed [Kc Ac] and lost with a pair of Kings
Seat 5: uncle33 (big blind) folded before the Flop

Meh

Just spent the last 4 hours online playing. I did good in the cash games, just played solid. The balance isn't going up though because I've been in shot taking mode the last couple of days. I feel like I just have to get the fuck out of the bankroll rut I'm in. I respect the grind, really I do. But when you get down to it I'll go crazy if I'm struggling to grind a $5 profit every month considering how much time I play this damn game.

So I keep looking back at my July spreadsheet when I was at the exact same place and the only way I got up to like $700 was winning a token and then final tabling a $26 90 man SNG. The problem is I can't afford to be playing all token games. The cycle's been: have a good cash session, take the profits and take a shot once in a while, fail, come back and try again later but just not right away. And I haven't even gotten a token to use and fail that too. AHHHHH!!

I'm peeved I lost the $5 heads up I just played too. It's not in my bankroll rules but dammit I just wanted to win and take that $ to take another shot. My logic is really working at 2:30am lemme tell you.

In outside world news, I have a job interview at 2pm today. It's not a far cry from what I was doing before. It's a Remax real estate company and I'd be working on Broker Price Opinions. The pay's a little less than what I was making, but I'm hoping with my experience I can negotiate into them paying me a little more. I think my best argument will be that since the job requires 30% travel and my car is in ok shape but probably won't be for more than another year or two, they need to pay me more so I can save up for another one.

Another late night sesh

Biggest cash game hand. This seems to be happening to me too much lately:

Full Tilt Poker Game #10256111657: Table Fold (deep 6) - $0.05/$0.10 - No Limit Hold'em - 0:13:07 ET - 2009/01/26
Seat 1: Dray ($10.15)
Seat 2: Kuato ($11.75)
Seat 3: steviegnyc1 ($17.30)
Seat 4: futureFranchise ($11.85)
Seat 5: thepaul1 ($10)
Seat 6: philszone ($27.05)
steviegnyc1 posts the small blind of $0.05
futureFranchise posts the big blind of $0.10
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Dray [Ks Ac]
philszone calls $0.10
Dray raises to $0.50
Kuato folds
steviegnyc1 folds
futureFranchise calls $0.40
philszone folds
*** FLOP *** [Qs Jd 6h]
futureFranchise checks
Dray checks
*** TURN *** [Qs Jd 6h] [Ah]
futureFranchise checks
Dray bets $1
futureFranchise has 15 seconds left to act
futureFranchise calls $1
*** RIVER *** [Qs Jd 6h Ah] [As]
futureFranchise checks
Dray bets $1.50
futureFranchise has 15 seconds left to act
futureFranchise raises to $4.70
Dray has 15 seconds left to act
Dray has requested TIME
Dray raises to $8.65, and is all in
futureFranchise calls $3.95
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Dray shows [Ks Ac] three of a kind, Aces
futureFranchise shows [Kc Th] a straight, Ace high
futureFranchise wins the pot ($19.45) with a straight, Ace high
Dray is sitting out
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $20.45 | Rake $1
Board: [Qs Jd 6h Ah As]
Seat 1: Dray showed [Ks Ac] and lost with three of a kind, Aces
Seat 2: Kuato (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: steviegnyc1 (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 4: futureFranchise (big blind) showed [Kc Th] and won ($19.45) with a straight, Ace high
Seat 5: thepaul1 is sitting out
Seat 6: philszone folded before the Flop

That was early and I wasn't sure what kind of player he was. I figured out he was an idiot pretty quickly afterward. Made some headway back with this one:

Full Tilt Poker Game #10256874610: Table Fold (deep 6) - $0.05/$0.10 - No Limit Hold'em - 1:09:11 ET - 2009/01/26
Seat 1: Dray ($4.60)
Seat 2: killnmesmalls ($5.15)
Seat 3: kuwatoro ($17.70)
Seat 4: futureFranchise ($22.20)
Seat 5: thepaul1 ($11.20)
Seat 6: iwishash ($11.50)
killnmesmalls posts the small blind of $0.05
kuwatoro posts the big blind of $0.10
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Dray [Qc Kc]
futureFranchise has 15 seconds left to act
futureFranchise calls $0.10
thepaul1 folds
iwishash calls $0.10
Dray calls $0.10
killnmesmalls folds
kuwatoro checks
*** FLOP *** [4c Tc Kd]
kuwatoro checks
futureFranchise checks
iwishash bets $0.45
Dray raises to $1.50
kuwatoro folds
futureFranchise calls $1.50
iwishash folds
*** TURN *** [4c Tc Kd] [8d]
futureFranchise checks
Dray bets $3, and is all in
futureFranchise calls $3
Dray shows [Qc Kc]
futureFranchise shows [Ks Ts]
*** RIVER *** [4c Tc Kd 8d] [5c]
Dray shows a flush, King high
futureFranchise shows two pair, Kings and Tens
Dray wins the pot ($8.95) with a flush, King high
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $9.90 | Rake $0.95
Board: [4c Tc Kd 8d 5c]
Seat 1: Dray (button) showed [Qc Kc] and won ($8.95) with a flush, King high
Seat 2: killnmesmalls (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 3: kuwatoro (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 4: futureFranchise showed [Ks Ts] and lost with two pair, Kings and Tens
Seat 5: thepaul1 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: iwishash folded on the Flop


I'm in a $2.25 tournament right now and I've gotten all my chips from 2 different morons who limped/reraised with A9 sooted:

Full Tilt Poker Game #10257972215: $2 + $0.25 Tournament (77557048), Table 18 - 30/60 - No Limit Hold'em - 2:53:06 ET - 2009/01/26
Seat 1: bably shark (5,870)
Seat 2: Dray (1,210)
Seat 3: ninjagaiden23 (2,795)
Seat 4: 77hookem77 (5,220)
Seat 5: Kropo 27 (5,255)
Seat 6: tad1331 (2,930), is sitting out
Seat 7: PinkDiamondStar (4,087)
Seat 8: PshonLeha (3,965)
Seat 9: articiceworm (3,320)
tad1331 posts the small blind of 30
PinkDiamondStar posts the big blind of 60
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Dray [Td Tc]
PshonLeha calls 60
articiceworm calls 60
bably shark calls 60
Dray raises to 420
ninjagaiden23 folds
77hookem77 folds
Kropo 27 folds
tad1331 folds
PinkDiamondStar folds
PshonLeha folds
articiceworm raises to 1,080
bably shark folds
Dray raises to 1,210, and is all in
articiceworm calls 130
Dray shows [Td Tc]
articiceworm shows [9d Ad]
*** FLOP *** [5h 3c Jh]
*** TURN *** [5h 3c Jh] [Qc]
*** RIVER *** [5h 3c Jh Qc] [2c]
Dray shows a pair of Tens
articiceworm shows Ace Queen high
Dray wins the pot (2,630) with a pair of Tens
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2,630 | Rake 0
Board: [5h 3c Jh Qc 2c]
Seat 1: bably shark folded before the Flop
Seat 2: Dray showed [Td Tc] and won (2,630) with a pair of Tens
Seat 3: ninjagaiden23 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: 77hookem77 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: Kropo 27 (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: tad1331 (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 7: PinkDiamondStar (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 8: PshonLeha folded before the Flop
Seat 9: articiceworm showed [9d Ad] and lost with Ace Queen high

Full Tilt Poker Game #10258069822: $2 + $0.25 Tournament (77557048), Table 4 - 40/80 - No Limit Hold'em - 3:04:09 ET - 2009/01/26
Seat 1: Furd Berfle (3,965)
Seat 2: Casino9271 (1,520)
Seat 3: woody1954 (2,185), is sitting out
Seat 4: pocylpse (4,400)
Seat 5: Erenas (2,505)
Seat 6: stealthy567 (5,550)
Seat 7: jmk214 (2,100)
Seat 8: DARE2BME01 (2,210)
Seat 9: Dray (2,430)
Dray posts the small blind of 40
Furd Berfle posts the big blind of 80
The button is in seat #8
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Dray [Ks Kd]
Casino9271 folds
woody1954 folds
pocylpse folds
Erenas has 15 seconds left to act
Erenas folds
stealthy567 calls 80
jmk214 calls 80
DARE2BME01 calls 80
Dray raises to 480
Furd Berfle folds
stealthy567 folds
jmk214 folds
DARE2BME01 raises to 2,210, and is all in
Dray calls 1,730
DARE2BME01 shows [9h Ah]
Dray shows [Ks Kd]
*** FLOP *** [6h Ts Js]
*** TURN *** [6h Ts Js] [Kc]
*** RIVER *** [6h Ts Js Kc] [Jd]
DARE2BME01 shows a pair of Jacks
Dray shows a full house, Kings full of Jacks
Dray wins the pot (4,660) with a full house, Kings full of Jacks
DARE2BME01 stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 4,660 | Rake 0
Board: [6h Ts Js Kc Jd]
Seat 1: Furd Berfle (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 2: Casino9271 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: woody1954 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: pocylpse didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: Erenas didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: stealthy567 folded before the Flop
Seat 7: jmk214 folded before the Flop
Seat 8: DARE2BME01 (button) showed [9h Ah] and lost with a pair of Jacks
Seat 9: Dray (small blind) showed [Ks Kd] and won (4,660) with a full house, Kings full of Jacks

Bwahahah. People do some strange things in poker that's all I have to say.

Winning anything feels good....gives you hope

I've been working my butt off at the station tonight. We had a meeting this week and I got some good notes from my PD about engaging the listener quickly and emotionally. So there's no poker in the studio tonight, I've been doing actual prep work! I think playing up here is a leak anyway since my attention isn't on the game.

I played two point tourneys before I left the house though, and I took down the 300 point one. These have been my cheap solution for the tournament bug while I'm practicing good bankroll management. The problem is that I was once up to like 18K and have since dropped back down. If I'd hadn't won this one I'd be down to 250 and I haven't been that low in a long time.

I want to build it back up again and use the points to satellite into a big tournament. At this point with where I'm at, it's the cheapest way for me to make a big score and get back to making some actual money. I haven't posted hand histories in a while so here's some significant ones:


Full Tilt Poker Game #10229568972: 300 FTP Sat to $750K satellite (77503113), Table 1 - 20/40 - No Limit Hold'em - 17:58:34 ET - 2009/01/24
Seat 1: wanderwin (1,465)
Seat 3: Pudgypickle (1,395)
Seat 4: sharma187 (3,890)
Seat 5: Mussolini777 (1,415)
Seat 6: sleazychewbacca (1,155)
Seat 7: Dray (1,455)
Seat 8: JMR76 (1,270), is sitting out
Seat 9: arklowman (1,455)
Mussolini777 posts the small blind of 20
sleazychewbacca posts the big blind of 40
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Dray [Ah Kc]
Dray calls 40
JMR76 folds
arklowman folds
wanderwin calls 40
Pudgypickle calls 40
sharma187 raises to 260
Mussolini777 folds
sleazychewbacca calls 220
Dray raises to 1,455, and is all in
wanderwin folds
Pudgypickle folds
sharma187 calls 1,195
sleazychewbacca folds
Dray shows [Ah Kc]
sharma187 shows [9h 9s]
*** FLOP *** [7d 4h 4d]
*** TURN *** [7d 4h 4d] [As]
*** RIVER *** [7d 4h 4d As] [Ac]
Dray shows a full house, Aces full of Fours
sharma187 shows two pair, Aces and Nines
Dray wins the pot (3,270) with a full house, Aces full of Fours
JMR76 has reconnected
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3,270 | Rake 0
Board: [7d 4h 4d As Ac]
Seat 1: wanderwin folded before the Flop
Seat 3: Pudgypickle folded before the Flop
Seat 4: sharma187 (button) showed [9h 9s] and lost with two pair, Aces and Nines
Seat 5: Mussolini777 (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 6: sleazychewbacca (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 7: Dray showed [Ah Kc] and won (3,270) with a full house, Aces full of Fours
Seat 8: JMR76 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: arklowman didn't bet (folded)



Full Tilt Poker Game #10229985013: 300 FTP Sat to $750K satellite (77503113), Table 1 - 50/100 - No Limit Hold'em - 18:22:20 ET - 2009/01/24
Seat 1: wanderwin (3,730)
Seat 5: Mussolini777 (1,590)
Seat 6: sleazychewbacca (815)
Seat 7: Dray (2,845)
Seat 8: JMR76 (3,095)
Seat 9: arklowman (1,425)
Mussolini777 posts the small blind of 50
sleazychewbacca posts the big blind of 100
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Dray [Kd Kh]
Dray has 15 seconds left to act
Dray raises to 250
JMR76 has 15 seconds left to act
JMR76 is sitting out
JMR76 has timed out
JMR76 folds
arklowman folds
wanderwin calls 250
Mussolini777 folds
sleazychewbacca folds
*** FLOP *** [3h 6h 8d]
Dray has 15 seconds left to act
Dray bets 450
wanderwin has 15 seconds left to act
wanderwin calls 450
*** TURN *** [3h 6h 8d] [Jd]
Dray has 15 seconds left to act
Dray bets 2,145, and is all in
wanderwin folds
Uncalled bet of 2,145 returned to Dray
Dray mucks
Dray wins the pot (1,550)
The blinds are now 60/120
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1,550 | Rake 0
Board: [3h 6h 8d Jd]
Seat 1: wanderwin (button) folded on the Turn
Seat 5: Mussolini777 (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 6: sleazychewbacca (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 7: Dray collected (1,550), mucked
Seat 8: JMR76 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: arklowman didn't bet (folded)


When it got shorthanded most of were playing tight except wanderwin. He was raising a lot, stabbing at a lot of pots out of position. This was the biggest move I put on him then entire game. It was probably stupid actually but there's always a Queen to catch!

Full Tilt Poker Game #10230211585: 300 FTP Sat to $750K satellite (77503113), Table 1 - 80/160 - No Limit Hold'em - 18:35:33 ET - 2009/01/24
Seat 1: wanderwin (6,410)
Seat 7: Dray (2,135)
Seat 8: JMR76 (3,275), is sitting out
Seat 9: arklowman (1,680)
wanderwin posts the small blind of 80
Dray posts the big blind of 160
The button is in seat #9
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Dray [9s Jh]
JMR76 folds
arklowman folds
wanderwin calls 80
Dray checks
*** FLOP *** [Th 2d Ks]
wanderwin bets 320
Dray raises to 1,975, and is all in
wanderwin has 15 seconds left to act
wanderwin folds
Uncalled bet of 1,655 returned to Dray
Dray mucks
Dray wins the pot (960)
The blinds are now 100/200
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 960 | Rake 0
Board: [Th 2d Ks]
Seat 1: wanderwin (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 7: Dray (big blind) collected (960), mucked
Seat 8: JMR76 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: arklowman (button) didn't bet (folded)

Oh yeah and wander also check/min raised me a couple of times. This time I answered back instead of folding:


Full Tilt Poker Game #10230306314: 300 FTP Sat to $750K satellite (77503113), Table 1 - 100/200 - No Limit Hold'em - 18:41:03 ET - 2009/01/24
Seat 1: wanderwin (8,210)
Seat 7: Dray (3,515)
Seat 8: JMR76 (1,775), is sitting out
wanderwin posts the small blind of 100
Dray posts the big blind of 200
The button is in seat #8
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Dray [4h 5h]
JMR76 folds
wanderwin calls 100
Dray checks
*** FLOP *** [6c Ah 7h]
wanderwin checks
Dray bets 200
wanderwin raises to 400
Dray raises to 3,315, and is all in
wanderwin has 15 seconds left to act
wanderwin folds
Uncalled bet of 2,915 returned to Dray
Dray mucks
Dray wins the pot (1,200)
The blinds are now 120/240
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1,200 | Rake 0
Board: [6c Ah 7h]
Seat 1: wanderwin (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 7: Dray (big blind) collected (1,200), mucked
Seat 8: JMR76 (button) didn't bet (folded)

Having someone sitting out sucks because it changes the game dynamic, especially when it comes to blind stealing. Plus you don't want to be the douche that gets knocked out on the bubble while some idiot isn't even playing. I took him out:

Full Tilt Poker Game #10230390192: 300 FTP Sat to $750K satellite (77503113), Table 1 - 120/240 - No Limit Hold'em - 18:45:56 ET - 2009/01/24
Seat 1: wanderwin (7,660)
Seat 7: Dray (5,555)
Seat 8: JMR76 (285)
Dray posts the small blind of 120
JMR76 posts the big blind of 240
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Dray [2d Qh]
wanderwin folds
Dray raises to 480
JMR76 calls 45, and is all in
Dray shows [2d Qh]
JMR76 shows [7d 8c]
Uncalled bet of 195 returned to Dray
*** FLOP *** [6s Kd Ts]
*** TURN *** [6s Kd Ts] [Ad]
*** RIVER *** [6s Kd Ts Ad] [5c]
Dray shows Ace King high
JMR76 shows Ace King high
Dray wins the pot (570) with Ace King high
JMR76 stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 570 | Rake 0
Board: [6s Kd Ts Ad 5c]
Seat 1: wanderwin (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: Dray (small blind) showed [2d Qh] and won (570) with Ace King high
Seat 8: JMR76 (big blind) showed [7d 8c] and lost with Ace King high


Grabbed the chip lead heads up:



Full Tilt Poker Game #10230445714: 300 FTP Sat to $750K satellite (77503113), Table 1 - 150/300 - No Limit Hold'em - 18:49:11 ET - 2009/01/24
Seat 1: wanderwin (9,790)
Seat 7: Dray (3,710)
Dray posts the small blind of 150
wanderwin posts the big blind of 300
The button is in seat #7
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Dray [Jh Kc]
Dray raises to 600
wanderwin calls 300
*** FLOP *** [9c Tc Js]
wanderwin checks
Dray bets 600
wanderwin raises to 1,200
Dray raises to 3,110, and is all in
wanderwin calls 1,910
Dray shows [Jh Kc]
wanderwin shows [Kd Td]
*** TURN *** [9c Tc Js] [9s]
*** RIVER *** [9c Tc Js 9s] [8h]
Dray shows two pair, Jacks and Nines
wanderwin shows two pair, Tens and Nines
Dray wins the pot (7,420) with two pair, Jacks and Nines
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 7,420 | Rake 0
Board: [9c Tc Js 9s 8h]
Seat 1: wanderwin (big blind) showed [Kd Td] and lost with two pair, Tens and Nines
Seat 7: Dray (small blind) showed [Jh Kc] and won (7,420) with two pair, Jacks and Nines

Final hand:



Full Tilt Poker Game #10230513358: 300 FTP Sat to $750K satellite (77503113), Table 1 - 150/300 - No Limit Hold'em - 18:53:07 ET - 2009/01/24
Seat 1: wanderwin (5,480)
Seat 7: Dray (8,020)
Dray posts the small blind of 150
wanderwin posts the big blind of 300
The button is in seat #7
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Dray [7s 5d]
Dray calls 150
wanderwin checks
*** FLOP *** [Qh 5c 6d]
wanderwin checks
Dray bets 300
wanderwin calls 300
*** TURN *** [Qh 5c 6d] [6h]
wanderwin checks
Dray checks
*** RIVER *** [Qh 5c 6d 6h] [5h]
wanderwin bets 1,200
Dray has 15 seconds left to act
Dray raises to 7,420, and is all in
wanderwin calls 3,680, and is all in
Uncalled bet of 2,540 returned to Dray
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Dray shows [7s 5d] a full house, Fives full of Sixes
wanderwin mucks
Dray wins the pot (10,960) with a full house, Fives full of Sixes
wanderwin stands up
Dray stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 10,960 | Rake 0
Board: [Qh 5c 6d 6h 5h]
Seat 1: wanderwin (big blind) mucked [Kh 3h] - a flush, King high
Seat 7: Dray (small blind) showed [7s 5d] and won (10,960) with a full house, Fives full of Sixes

It was tempting to try and play the 2500 point tourney I won the seat to, but I can always win another one. :) I want the points so I can keep playing!

Look who's still in the Aussie Millions

Annette Obrestad: 807,000

I haven't been following any tournament news lately but I just got on Cardplayer's site to see what's happening. I cannot wait for her to turn 21 and come destroy the WSOP. She's such a sick player.