I am now taking over Alan Sun's poker game.

You don't own your poker game anymore, Alan. It belongs to me. I'm gonna teach you how to stop being such a crappy donkey and giving your money away to noobs at casinos all the time.
Now, I'm not the best player in the world. As a matter of fact, I'm not even the best person out of the old crew. But I do know that you definitely need to get your game fixed in a hurry.


So here are a few steps to get this thing started:
1. Quit poker. Just kidding Alan...kinda. You don't have to quit, but if you're not a winning player (you might think you are, but I'm pretty sure if you kept a roll, you would know that it's not true) then you better be trying to get better every time you play (which you aren't).

2. Remember how to KISS. Not talkin about your girl, homie. KEEP IT SIMPLE, STUPID. I think you complicate things way too much in your game. Remember, you are not playing against top flight pros like Daniel Negreanu, Doyle Brunson, Kenny Lee, or Kevin Hwang. You are playing against people who just started playing in $1/$2 games.
a. Don't worry about physical reads so much. Don't ask people to count down their chips just to see how they do it. Don't worry about shaky hands and all that other crap.
b. Focus on betting patterns more. They tell a lot more about a person that you think.
c. Don't try to make crazy plays at those tables. It doesn't make any sense. Nobody will appreciate it. You won't make any money off it. You will get called by a guy with almost nothing because he doesn't know any better.
d. Make simple bets that maximize profits.

3. Specific critiques of your game.
a. Stop min raising preflop. It's stupid. That's it. It's STUPID.
b. IT'S STUPID.
c. Don't overvalue your hands. Your hands are only as good as the way they play out.
1. ex: you have AA in LP. EP (your slightly better than average player) limps, you raise 4x BB. SB folds, BB, folds, Limper Calls.
FLOP: 4 5 J EP checks, you bet 3/4 pot. He calls. (this is when you start to worry just a little)
TURN: 4 5 J 9 Two things could happen here: EP bets or EP check raises. The first one might be that he put you on a couple overs, but the second one is almost definitely a set.

I'm not saying you should always fold in this spot, but don't just automatically assume your AA is good. And if you had AK....don't do anything stupid. haha.

4. Keep a roll. Put in like $240. That's 4 buy ins at the $60 game. You should usually have more than 10 buy ins for your roll, but you can't afford $600. Set rules for when you have to get up from a table. For example, leave on the next blinds when you hit $180 or leave when you've lost your second buy in for the night. IF you lose your roll. Quit poker for something like 3 months before you can play again.

If you don't keep a roll, you will never be able to gauge how you're doing. You could be dumping so much money and not knowing it.


I'll write more later for you. If you don't wanna listen, that's your choice...but I want you to stop losing money and just telling me about how bad you play all the time.

During current Hold'em session you were dealt 75 hands and saw flop:
- 9 out of 18 times while in big blind (50%)
- 3 out of 17 times while in small blind (17%)
- 4 out of 40 times in other positions (10%)
- a total of 16 out of 75 (21%)
Pots won at showdown - 8 of 10 (80%)
Pots won without showdown - 13

i guess this thing has died out since we decided not to go to vegas. its a lot less fun when you have no goal or end in sight and have other things to do in life.

im kinda glad it turned out this way. we can put some perspective on the importance of poker in our daily activities and realize its just for recreation.

remember when it wasnt that way? we played to really try and get better and had dreams of winning big? i havent had a thought like that in a while.

Bubble boy.

I keep bubbling these SNGs because people are idiots. They really really really really dont know how to play short handed to make the money and take out short stacks. It's so terrible I want to die. Bad plays by noobs short handed has cost me so much money it's craaazy.

there arent many things that feel as good as running over a poker table whether its a ring game or a SNG. its just glorious.

I'm playing with a bunch of bots.

There's no way real people can play 12 or 14 tables at a time.

I guess you find this a lot at these low levels.

Also, I just donked off a buyin on this hand

UTG raise to 1.50
Next calls
I raise to 6 with QQ
Button calls
UTG calls

Flops 789
UTG goes all in
I call thinking he had maybe JJ or 1010. I must have overestimated him cuz he had 88.

gay and stupid.

2nd in SNG
Lost SNG
Won micro limit PLO H/L
Owned Kenny heads up ( i was getting pretty lucky...but still owned him).
haha

So...I didn't quit. I had $16 left and played one SNG. I won, so I'm not quite dead yet!

I think I have to quit poker for a while. I've lost way too much on just huge bad beats. It's my fault for playing too high for my roll.

I lost like 3/4 of my roll on two hands. gg.



This guy played his hand so badly...

PokerStars Game #16971566178: Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2008/04/24 - 21:37:36 (ET)
Table 'Dione IV' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: digger 4444 ($35.80 in chips)
Seat 2: bars00k ($57.75 in chips)
Seat 3: yogadude ($50 in chips)
Seat 4: jojohny0211 ($50.75 in chips)
Seat 5: vanderpalu ($38.25 in chips)
Seat 6: mistrhwang ($24.25 in chips)
Seat 8: Misery whip ($41.45 in chips)
Seat 9: m0rFi ($52.35 in chips)
m0rFi: posts small blind $0.25
digger 4444: posts big blind $0.50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to mistrhwang [2s 2c]
bars00k: calls $0.50
yogadude: folds
jojohny0211: folds
vanderpalu: folds
mistrhwang: calls $0.50
Misery whip: folds
m0rFi: folds
digger 4444: checks
*** FLOP *** [6d 7d 2d]
digger 4444: checks
bars00k: checks
mistrhwang: bets $1
digger 4444: calls $1
bars00k: calls $1
*** TURN *** [6d 7d 2d] [5h]
digger 4444: checks
bars00k: checks
mistrhwang: bets $3
digger 4444: calls $3
bars00k: folds
*** RIVER *** [6d 7d 2d 5h] [7s]
digger 4444: bets $7.50
mistrhwang: raises $12.25 to $19.75 and is all-in
digger 4444: calls $12.25
*** SHOW DOWN ***
mistrhwang: shows [2s 2c] (a full house, Deuces full of Sevens)
digger 4444: shows [Ad Kd] (a flush, Ace high)
mistrhwang collected $47.80 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $50.25 | Rake $2.45
Board [6d 7d 2d 5h 7s]
Seat 1: digger 4444 (big blind) showed [Ad Kd] and lost with a flush, Ace high
Seat 2: bars00k folded on the Turn
Seat 3: yogadude folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: jojohny0211 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: vanderpalu folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: mistrhwang showed [2s 2c] and won ($47.80) with a full house, Deuces full of Sevens
Seat 8: Misery whip (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: m0rFi (small blind) folded before Flop

$15 + 1.50 tournament about 900 people

I didn't lose the min on this hand. I should have checked the river. But then...I could have lost a lot more...

PokerStars Game #16903230664: Tournament #85345814, $15.00+$1.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2008/04/21 - 22:09:38 (ET)
Table '85345814 20' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: technova (1330 in chips)
Seat 2: 7roller (1460 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 3: AlBeeRaising (1450 in chips)
Seat 4: ~$TACK$NZ~ (920 in chips)
Seat 5: winslow23 (2310 in chips)
Seat 6: xxmarcyxx (2470 in chips)
Seat 7: mistrhwang (1920 in chips)
Seat 8: tonysdad (1350 in chips)
Seat 9: melaniea888 (1790 in chips)
AlBeeRaising: posts small blind 10
~$TACK$NZ~: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to mistrhwang [As Qs]
winslow23: folds
xxmarcyxx: calls 20
mistrhwang: raises 60 to 80
tonysdad: calls 80
melaniea888: folds
technova: folds
7roller: folds
AlBeeRaising: folds
~$TACK$NZ~: folds
xxmarcyxx: folds
*** FLOP *** [Ah 5d 4d]
mistrhwang: checks
tonysdad: checks
*** TURN *** [Ah 5d 4d] [Jh]
mistrhwang: checks
tonysdad: bets 120
mistrhwang: calls 120
*** RIVER *** [Ah 5d 4d Jh] [5c]
mistrhwang: bets 200
tonysdad: raises 320 to 520
mistrhwang: calls 320
*** SHOW DOWN ***
tonysdad: shows [4h 4c] (a full house, Fours full of Fives)
mistrhwang: mucks hand
tonysdad collected 1490 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1490 | Rake 0
Board [Ah 5d 4d Jh 5c]
Seat 1: technova folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: 7roller (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: AlBeeRaising (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: ~$TACK$NZ~ (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: winslow23 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: xxmarcyxx folded before Flop
Seat 7: mistrhwang mucked [As Qs]
Seat 8: tonysdad showed [4h 4c] and won (1490) with a full house, Fours full of Fives
Seat 9: melaniea888 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

wtf. are you kidding me???

PokerStars Game #16903732296: Tournament #85345814, $15.00+$1.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2008/04/21 - 22:33:08 (ET)
Table '85345814 20' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: farmhill (2595 in chips)
Seat 2: 7roller (1225 in chips)
Seat 3: AlBeeRaising (1190 in chips)
Seat 4: ~$TACK$NZ~ (1910 in chips)
Seat 5: winslow23 (4200 in chips)
Seat 6: xxmarcyxx (1745 in chips)
Seat 7: mistrhwang (1855 in chips)
Seat 8: tonysdad (745 in chips)
Seat 9: melaniea888 (1735 in chips)
~$TACK$NZ~: posts small blind 25
winslow23: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to mistrhwang [6d 6h]
xxmarcyxx: calls 50
mistrhwang: calls 50
tonysdad: folds
melaniea888: folds
farmhill: calls 50
7roller: folds
AlBeeRaising: folds
~$TACK$NZ~: folds
winslow23: raises 50 to 100
xxmarcyxx: calls 50
mistrhwang: calls 50
farmhill: calls 50
*** FLOP *** [Jh 6c 7d]
winslow23: bets 50
xxmarcyxx: raises 150 to 200
mistrhwang: calls 200
farmhill: folds
winslow23: raises 450 to 650
xxmarcyxx: calls 450
mistrhwang: raises 1105 to 1755 and is all-in
winslow23: calls 1105
xxmarcyxx: calls 995 and is all-in
*** TURN *** [Jh 6c 7d] [Js]
*** RIVER *** [Jh 6c 7d Js] [3c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
winslow23: shows [Jd Ad] (three of a kind, Jacks)
mistrhwang: shows [6d 6h] (a full house, Sixes full of Jacks)
mistrhwang collected 220 from side pot
xxmarcyxx: shows [Jc 7c] (a full house, Jacks full of Sevens)
xxmarcyxx collected 5360 from main pot
mistrhwang said, "wow"
mistrhwang said, "omfg"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 5580 Main pot 5360. Side pot 220. | Rake 0
Board [Jh 6c 7d Js 3c]
Seat 1: farmhill folded on the Flop
Seat 2: 7roller folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: AlBeeRaising (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: ~$TACK$NZ~ (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: winslow23 (big blind) showed [Jd Ad] and lost with three of a kind, Jacks
Seat 6: xxmarcyxx showed [Jc 7c] and won (5360) with a full house, Jacks full of Sevens
Seat 7: mistrhwang showed [6d 6h] and won (220) with a full house, Sixes full of Jacks
Seat 8: tonysdad folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: melaniea888 folded before Flop (didn't bet)


hahaha i actually said "wow. omfg." I dont recall doing it, but there it is in writing. HahaHA

Record Setter

I hold a record that none of you guys will ever match, not even Alan.

I opened up my sharkscope file just to take a look and see whats going on and....

I have two separate losing streaks in SNGs of 10 and 11 games.

0 winning streaks.

Highest cash streak was only 3.

I really need to fix this ish....and fast!

this basically describes how my poker life is right now...

PokerStars Game #16859148488: Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2008/04/20 - 03:31:31 (ET)
Table 'Prisma III' 6-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: qqch13 ($113.20 in chips)
Seat 2: mistrhwang ($25.25 in chips)
Seat 3: sm0kelm ($55.45 in chips)
Seat 4: JLizard ($75.45 in chips)
Seat 5: Cracka233 ($36.45 in chips)
Seat 6: taepod ($84.95 in chips)
mistrhwang: posts small blind $0.25
sm0kelm: posts big blind $0.50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to mistrhwang [Ac Ah]
JLizard: folds
Cracka233: folds
taepod: calls $0.50
qqch13: folds
mistrhwang: raises $1.50 to $2
sm0kelm: folds
taepod: calls $1.50
*** FLOP *** [Td Kc 3s]
mistrhwang: bets $3
taepod: raises $4.50 to $7.50
mistrhwang: raises $15.75 to $23.25 and is all-in
taepod: calls $15.75
*** TURN *** [Td Kc 3s] [7c]
*** RIVER *** [Td Kc 3s 7c] [4c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
mistrhwang: shows [Ac Ah] (a pair of Aces)
taepod: shows [3h Kh] (two pair, Kings and Threes)
taepod collected $48.50 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $51 | Rake $2.50
Board [Td Kc 3s 7c 4c]
Seat 1: qqch13 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: mistrhwang (small blind) showed [Ac Ah] and lost with a pair of Aces
Seat 3: sm0kelm (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: JLizard folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Cracka233 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: taepod showed [3h Kh] and won ($48.50) with two pair, Kings and Threes

Here's a good piece of advice if you have some FPP left.
210FPP SNG satellite to the Sunday Hundred Grand.
20 players, you only need to finish top 6!
prize is $11 entry to tournament but you can unregister and have $11 Tournament Dollars to use elsewhere.

I just got owned by the perfect flop. I raise with AhQs, one caller from SB. Flop comes Q and two unders with 2 hearts. Check, I bet, He raises, I go all-in, he has KK. GG.

only when its not for money...

PokerStars Game #16851694888: Tournament #85379858, 210FPP Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2008/04/19 - 19:49:26 (ET)
Table '85379858 1' 10-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 2: zanka7 (4480 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 3: Mr Collector (4395 in chips)
Seat 4: Kern89 (3540 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 5: BlunderLAFF7 (1440 in chips)
Seat 6: blueeyed06 (3165 in chips)
Seat 7: mistrhwang (1485 in chips)
Seat 8: Adversarius8 (1535 in chips)
zanka7: posts small blind 25
Mr Collector: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to mistrhwang [Ks As]
Kern89: folds
BlunderLAFF7: folds
blueeyed06: folds
mistrhwang: raises 100 to 150
Adversarius8: folds
zanka7: folds
zanka7 has returned
Mr Collector: calls 100
*** FLOP *** [Kh Kc Kd]
Mr Collector: checks
mistrhwang: bets 50
Mr Collector: calls 50
*** TURN *** [Kh Kc Kd] [Ah]
Mr Collector: checks
mistrhwang: bets 50
Mr Collector: folds
mistrhwang collected 425 from pot
mistrhwang: shows [Ks As] (four of a kind, Kings)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 425 | Rake 0
Board [Kh Kc Kd Ah]
Seat 2: zanka7 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: Mr Collector (big blind) folded on the Turn
Seat 4: Kern89 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: BlunderLAFF7 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: blueeyed06 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: mistrhwang collected (425)
Seat 8: Adversarius8 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

I hate this game. I really do.
Things that happen to me and only me:

1. Every time I have a big hand and raise, everyone folds. If I have a mediocre hand, they always call or reraise.

2. If I flop a set, I'm getting flushed or straighted on. No questions asked.

3. If I have A10, they have AJ. If I have AJ, they have AQ.

4. I don't win 60-40. I don't.

5. If I fold a pair preflop, I not only hit the set, but I would have stacked at least one person with it.

PokerStars Game #16829760138: Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2008/04/18 - 21:51:05 (ET)
Table 'Polyxenos III' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: badatmath ($50 in chips)
Seat 2: DGillono ($35.60 in chips)
Seat 3: mistrhwang ($20.45 in chips)
Seat 4: OvBismarck ($45.60 in chips)
Seat 5: fasty1966 ($36.85 in chips)
Seat 6: TicklePig ($6.75 in chips)
Seat 7: Tdub2368 ($52.15 in chips)
Seat 8: freetime168 ($49 in chips)
Seat 9: leejyboy ($30 in chips)
mistrhwang: posts small blind $0.25
OvBismarck: posts big blind $0.50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to mistrhwang [6h 6s]
fasty1966: folds
TicklePig: folds
Tdub2368: folds
freetime168: folds
leejyboy: raises $0.50 to $1
badatmath: folds
DGillono: folds
mistrhwang: calls $0.75
OvBismarck: calls $0.50
*** FLOP *** [8c 6d 7c]
mistrhwang: checks
OvBismarck: checks
leejyboy: bets $2
mistrhwang: raises $4 to $6
OvBismarck: raises $24 to $30
leejyboy: folds
mistrhwang: calls $13.45 and is all-in
*** TURN *** [8c 6d 7c] [Ah]
*** RIVER *** [8c 6d 7c Ah] [4c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
mistrhwang: shows [6h 6s] (three of a kind, Sixes)
OvBismarck: shows [Tc 9c] (a flush, Ten high)
OvBismarck collected $41.75 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $43.90 | Rake $2.15
Board [8c 6d 7c Ah 4c]
Seat 1: badatmath folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: DGillono (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: mistrhwang (small blind) showed [6h 6s] and lost with three of a kind, Sixes
Seat 4: OvBismarck (big blind) showed [Tc 9c] and won ($41.75) with a flush, Ten high
Seat 5: fasty1966 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: TicklePig folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: Tdub2368 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: freetime168 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: leejyboy folded on the Flop

WTFFFFFFFF.

PokerStars Game #16828839014: Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2008/04/18 - 21:05:02 (ET)
Table 'Polyxenos III' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: Oatieo ($44.95 in chips)
Seat 2: DGillono ($38.55 in chips)
Seat 3: mistrhwang ($26.45 in chips)
Seat 4: SickBert ($16.10 in chips)
Seat 5: fasty1966 ($13.35 in chips)
Seat 7: Tdub2368 ($51.85 in chips)
Seat 8: freetime168 ($48.40 in chips)
Seat 9: ddjake ($34.25 in chips)
TicklePig will be allowed to play after the button
Tdub2368: posts small blind $0.25
freetime168: posts big blind $0.50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to mistrhwang [9d 9c]
ddjake: calls $0.50
Oatieo: raises $1 to $1.50
DGillono: folds
mistrhwang: calls $1.50
SickBert: folds
fasty1966: folds
Tdub2368: folds
freetime168: folds
ddjake: calls $1
*** FLOP *** [8d 3d 9h]
ddjake: checks
Oatieo: bets $2
mistrhwang: raises $4 to $6
ddjake: folds
Oatieo: calls $4
*** TURN *** [8d 3d 9h] [Qh]
Oatieo: bets $8
mistrhwang: raises $10.95 to $18.95 and is all-in
Oatieo: calls $10.95
*** RIVER *** [8d 3d 9h Qh] [7h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Oatieo: shows [Jd Td] (a straight, Eight to Queen)
mistrhwang: mucks hand
Oatieo collected $52.45 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $55.15 | Rake $2.70
Board [8d 3d 9h Qh 7h]
Seat 1: Oatieo showed [Jd Td] and won ($52.45) with a straight, Eight to Queen
Seat 2: DGillono folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: mistrhwang mucked [9d 9c]
Seat 4: SickBert folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: fasty1966 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: Tdub2368 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: freetime168 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 9: ddjake folded on the Flop

I don't know if I can make it to Vegas. I really really really really want to go, but things have just not been going my way here at my store. It's all very unclear right now.


I hate cash games.
Before this hand, I got sucked out on for $30 in my first buyin.


PokerStars Game #16770964278: Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2008/04/16 - 11:33:17 (ET)
Table 'Belinda V' 6-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: Johnan ($48 in chips)
Seat 2: Zoelli04 ($24.20 in chips)
Seat 3: Henry_GER ($15.25 in chips)
Seat 4: GJBRADLEY ($51.60 in chips)
Seat 5: mistrhwang ($65.25 in chips)
Seat 6: inductive ($49.25 in chips)
Johnan: posts small blind $0.25
Zoelli04: posts big blind $0.50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to mistrhwang [As Ad]
Henry_GER: folds
GJBRADLEY: folds
mistrhwang: raises $1.50 to $2
inductive: calls $2
Johnan: folds
Zoelli04: calls $1.50
*** FLOP *** [Kc 4s Ks]
Zoelli04: checks
mistrhwang: checks
inductive: bets $3.50
Zoelli04: folds
mistrhwang: calls $3.50
*** TURN *** [Kc 4s Ks] [2c]
mistrhwang: checks
inductive: bets $10
mistrhwang: raises $10 to $20
inductive: raises $23.75 to $43.75 and is all-in
mistrhwang: calls $23.75
*** RIVER *** [Kc 4s Ks 2c] [5h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
mistrhwang: shows [As Ad] (two pair, Aces and Kings)
inductive: shows [3s 6s] (a straight, Deuce to Six)
inductive collected $97.75 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $100.75 | Rake $3
Board [Kc 4s Ks 2c 5h]
Seat 1: Johnan (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: Zoelli04 (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 3: Henry_GER folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: GJBRADLEY folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: mistrhwang showed [As Ad] and lost with two pair, Aces and Kings
Seat 6: inductive (button) showed [3s 6s] and won ($97.75) with a straight, Deuce to Six

Don't give up too early...

I lost a retarded hand early in a SNG
blinds are 15/30 and I came back from $100 to take the chip lead going in three handed
and after battling back that far, I lost on this gay hand:

PokerStars Game #16764855322: Tournament #84923529, $15+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2008/04/16 - 01:58:37 (ET)
Table '84923529 1' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 5: mistrhwang (3336 in chips)
Seat 8: need2speed98 (5846 in chips)
Seat 9: margolino999 (4318 in chips)
mistrhwang: posts the ante 50
need2speed98: posts the ante 50
margolino999: posts the ante 50
margolino999: posts small blind 300
mistrhwang: posts big blind 600
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to mistrhwang [Qs Qc]
need2speed98: raises 5196 to 5796 and is all-in
margolino999: folds
mistrhwang: calls 2686 and is all-in
*** FLOP *** [3h 5d Kh]
*** TURN *** [3h 5d Kh] [Ac]
*** RIVER *** [3h 5d Kh Ac] [7d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
mistrhwang: shows [Qs Qc] (a pair of Queens)
need2speed98: shows [8h Ad] (a pair of Aces)
need2speed98 collected 7022 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 7022 | Rake 0
Board [3h 5d Kh Ac 7d]
Seat 5: mistrhwang (big blind) showed [Qs Qc] and lost with a pair of Queens
Seat 8: need2speed98 (button) showed [8h Ad] and won (7022) with a pair of Aces
Seat 9: margolino999 (small blind) folded before Flop

Last Longer. Get stronger.

Hello ladies,

First of all, if you haven't read my last post, read it. You only have to read the first paragraph of this one because the rest is just a running blog of Daniel Negreanu playing on FT earlier today.
For those of you who are man enough, I want to propose a last longer bet for a tournament we can all play together. I say everyone puts up $10 and the person who lasts the longest gets $10 transfered by each player into their account. Or maybe $5 if they will let you transfer that little. What do you think? Will it make people play better?
Down? Not Down?


Daniel Negreanu $5000+100 headsup....while I play 50 FTP SNG at work. haha.

PokerStars Game #16746803120: Tournament #84298020, $5000+$100 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (10/20) - 2008/04/15 - 10:53:47 (ET)
Table '84298020 1' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: PiS.ToTo (2150 in chips)
Seat 2: KidPoker (850 in chips)
KidPoker: posts small blind 10
PiS.ToTo: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
KidPoker: raises 20 to 40
PiS.ToTo: calls 20
*** FLOP *** [Qc 4h 8h]
PiS.ToTo: checks
KidPoker: bets 40
PiS.ToTo: calls 40
*** TURN *** [Qc 4h 8h] [4d]
PiS.ToTo: checks
KidPoker: bets 80
PiS.ToTo: calls 80
*** RIVER *** [Qc 4h 8h 4d] [Ah]
PiS.ToTo: bets 280
KidPoker: raises 410 to 690 and is all-in
PiS.ToTo: calls 410
*** SHOW DOWN ***
KidPoker: shows [8c 4c] (a full house, Fours full of Eights)
PiS.ToTo: shows [3h 2h] (a flush, Ace high)
KidPoker collected 1700 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1700 | Rake 0
Board [Qc 4h 8h 4d Ah]
Seat 1: PiS.ToTo (big blind) showed [3h 2h] and lost with a flush, Ace high
Seat 2: KidPoker (button) (small blind) showed [8c 4c] and won (1700) with a full house, Fours full of Eights

I know I'm a noob, cuz for me...thats an insta call on the river. It took that guy FOREVER to call.

PokerStars Game #16746871175: Tournament #84298020, $5000+$100 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level II (15/30) - 2008/04/15 - 10:58:09 (ET)
Table '84298020 1' 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: PiS.ToTo (1545 in chips)
Seat 2: KidPoker (1455 in chips)
PiS.ToTo: posts small blind 15
KidPoker: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
PiS.ToTo: raises 30 to 60
KidPoker: calls 30
*** FLOP *** [Ks Ts 7d]
KidPoker: checks
PiS.ToTo: bets 90
KidPoker: raises 90 to 180
PiS.ToTo: raises 300 to 480
KidPoker: calls 300
*** TURN *** [Ks Ts 7d] [As]
KidPoker: bets 915 and is all-in
PiS.ToTo: calls 915
*** RIVER *** [Ks Ts 7d As] [9c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
KidPoker: shows [Js Qd] (a straight, Ten to Ace)
PiS.ToTo: shows [Tc Kh] (two pair, Kings and Tens)
KidPoker collected 2910 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2910 | Rake 0
Board [Ks Ts 7d As 9c]
Seat 1: PiS.ToTo (button) (small blind) showed [Tc Kh] and lost with two pair, Kings and Tens
Seat 2: KidPoker (big blind) showed [Js Qd] and won (2910) with a straight, Ten to Ace

Ownage. He won on the next hand.

oOOooh...that guy wants a rematch!!!!!

sick. daniel had the guy allin with AK vs J7 and he flops J7. now hes losing 1700 to 1300.

final table of this stupid FTP tournament and I go card dead. how terrible.
my all in hand is gonna be A6 from sb! chop with A5. =(
looks like i survive to lose with a better hand the next time.
A7. not much better...same guy with A5 has KQ this time. no ace for me =(

meanwhile, daniel and this guy are going at it. 50/100 blinds dead even...
all in KJ and Q10 for daniel.. daniel flops 2, 10's and wins.
2000-1000 lead. Redemption for that AK vs J7 hand.
A2 vs A4 all in again. They both hit and daniel loses with the 2. 1700-1300
should be all in with any ace or pair at this point....or even KQ KJ for that matter.
75/150...now it should be allin with anything better than Q7. haha
it has turned into a fold fest.
daniel lost almost his whole stack with 1010 vs A3. He flopped 37936. Terrible.

you know im bored if im keeping a running log of someone elses game.



This was a few days ago. Not that important, but it makes me feel all tingly inside. haha.
If it wasn't for the fact that I give beats like this to people once in a while, I would have to quit poker forever....

PokerStars Game #16729617445: Tournament #84741585, $15+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2008/04/14 - 16:24:13 (ET)
Table '84741585 1' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: terpnation1 (4190 in chips)
Seat 2: wonderfullll (3615 in chips)
Seat 5: Def_me_plz (4730 in chips)
Seat 9: mistrhwang (965 in chips)
terpnation1: posts the ante 25
wonderfullll: posts the ante 25
Def_me_plz: posts the ante 25
mistrhwang: posts the ante 25
mistrhwang: posts small blind 100
terpnation1: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to mistrhwang [Ac Js]
wonderfullll: folds
Def_me_plz: raises 400 to 600
mistrhwang: raises 340 to 940 and is all-in
terpnation1: folds
Def_me_plz: calls 340
*** FLOP *** [Kd Ah 9s]
*** TURN *** [Kd Ah 9s] [Th]
*** RIVER *** [Kd Ah 9s Th] [Qc]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
mistrhwang: shows [Ac Js] (a straight, Ten to Ace)
Def_me_plz: shows [Kh As] (two pair, Aces and Kings)
mistrhwang collected 2180 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2180 | Rake 0
Board [Kd Ah 9s Th Qc]
Seat 1: terpnation1 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: wonderfullll folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Def_me_plz (button) showed [Kh As] and lost with two pair, Aces and Kings
Seat 9: mistrhwang (small blind) showed [Ac Js] and won (2180) with a straight, Ten to Ace

Thoughts: .01/.02 NLH and Other random stuff

You know, that late night poker game was kinda fun. Here's a few things I noticed...
but before that...
SIGN ON TO AIM OR GCHAT WHEN YOU PLAY. Why? Because I want to stalk you...
haha


1. Am I the only one who's not scared of Kenny? If you guys keep playing like sissies, he's going to continue running over you.

2. Am I the only one who's scared of Kenny? If you guys try to make plays on him, he's going to catch you for a huge pot.

3. Should we play that .01/.02 game for real money? If we take over a whole table with 6 of us, we can translate that $5 buy-in into $50 and just transfer money to the winners. It'd be less friendly, I guess but.... there's no rake! That's awesome.

4. Learn WHEN to make moves on people. Don't just guess that maybe it's the right time to make a play on someone and hope they will lay down a hand. There's a WHOLE LOT MORE to it.

5. Ask more questions about hands you've played badly. You can learn a lot more from eliminating mistakes than you can from great plays. I promise.

6. I think AK likes to gamble the most out of the 4 of us.

7. Alan can't fold a good hand. The problem with the way you play them, Alan is...
a. You don't bet the proper amounts. Ask Kenny what you should bet and why. You always raise too little preflop with your monsters because you want a call sooo badly (or too much and you feel like you have committed yourself to follow through no matter what cards come), and then you overbet the flops when you miss and underbet when you hit. That's part of the reason you take bad beats. The range of hands opponents can play against you is extra large. On flops you don't drive out drawing hands because you bet too little or you push out legitimate hands that are drawing nearly dead on you by betting too much.
b. You try to play power poker (which is not a bad thing) but i think you need to reread some of those books and ask more questions. I have a feeling you try to play a particular way, but you haven't grasped the essence of what you've learned.
c. I'm not picking on you. I want you to be better. Notice I'm not giving you crazy advice on how to play hands. That's because I'm honestly not that good at poker. I make terrrrrrrible moves all the time.
d. While I'm on this subject, all of us need to ask more questions about BAD PLAYS we made. That's why everyone's here. And when we answer questions, remember that it's not always about number crunching (though 90% of the time thats the case). Don't forget that the opposition should be put on a range of hands in order to really calculate odds.

8. If I had to make an honest assessment about our skills in a ring game compared to each other, I would rank everyone in the following order:

a. Kenny (He just seems to understand this game better than everyone else until he goes crazy and does something retarded while hes on tilt)
b. Me (I might not be great, but I am consistent, don't go on tilt, am usually not stupid, and probably played more poker than the rest of you guys)
c. Alan/AK (I don't think I've played enough with AK to tell you where he's at in regards to skill. I feel like if you two played heads up, it would really be a matter of who got better cards. Andy would surely win more pots, but Alan would win bigger pots. Think about that statement. It's true)
d. Wen/Shawn (Cuz they don't play with us. I'm gonna put them at the bottom until they man up and get in the game)

*edit* I should probably drop myself to the bottom of this list. I just checked my tournament history on FT and I've lost 10 straight SNGs. Make that 11 because I lost one just now that was 300FTP.

PokerStars Game #16690806619: Tournament #84547703, $2.00+$0.20 5 Card Draw Pot Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2008/04/13 - 02:04:09 (ET)
Table '84547703 1' 6-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: ahiruryowa (1410 in chips)
Seat 2: truck5 (1370 in chips)
Seat 3: LindaTic (1330 in chips)
Seat 4: mistrhwang (2475 in chips)
Seat 5: mayor_st_p (1865 in chips)
Seat 6: carol_claims (550 in chips)
carol_claims: posts small blind 15
ahiruryowa: posts big blind 30
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to mistrhwang [4h 2c 9d 3h 5c]
truck5: calls 30
LindaTic: calls 30
mistrhwang: calls 30
mayor_st_p: calls 30
carol_claims: calls 15
ahiruryowa: checks
carol_claims: discards 1 card
ahiruryowa: discards 1 card
truck5: discards 1 card
LindaTic: discards 3 cards
mistrhwang: discards 1 card [9d]
Dealt to mistrhwang [4h 2c 3h 5c] [Ad]
mayor_st_p: discards 1 card
carol_claims: bets 30
ahiruryowa: folds
truck5: raises 240 to 270
LindaTic: calls 270
mistrhwang: folds
mayor_st_p: folds
carol_claims: folds
*** SHOW DOWN ***
truck5: shows [Kd Ks 8d 8c Kc] (a full house, Kings full of Eights)
LindaTic: shows [8s Ah As Ac 5h] (three of a kind, Aces)
truck5 collected 750 from pot
LindaTic said, "nh"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 750 | Rake 0
Seat 1: ahiruryowa (big blind) folded after the Draw
Seat 2: truck5 showed [Kd Ks 8d 8c Kc] and won (750) with a full house, Kings full of Eights
Seat 3: LindaTic showed [8s Ah As Ac 5h] and lost with three of a kind, Aces
Seat 4: mistrhwang folded after the Draw
Seat 5: mayor_st_p (button) folded after the Draw
Seat 6: carol_claims (small blind) folded after the Draw

Full Tilt Poker Game #6012343778: $28,000 Guarantee (45084980), Table 73 - 80/160 - No Limit Hold'em - 23:23:18 ET - 2008/04/12
Seat 1: gertz25 (5,920)
Seat 2: kekao003 (10,485)
Seat 3: mistrhwang (4,605)
Seat 4: davenol (3,420)
Seat 5: TTrain80 (4,300)
Seat 6: TOPDOG5750 (2,015)
Seat 7: Perl Monk (2,780)
Seat 8: poke u gently (3,000)
Seat 9: HomeRow (3,625)
kekao003 posts the small blind of 80
mistrhwang posts the big blind of 160
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to mistrhwang [As Ah]
davenol folds
TTrain80 folds
TOPDOG5750 folds
Perl Monk folds
poke u gently folds
HomeRow folds
gertz25 raises to 320
kekao003 folds
mistrhwang has 15 seconds left to act
mistrhwang raises to 1,040
gertz25 calls 720
*** FLOP *** [Qd 2c Ac]
mistrhwang has 15 seconds left to act
mistrhwang bets 800
gertz25 calls 800
*** TURN *** [Qd 2c Ac] [Td]
mistrhwang bets 2,765, and is all in
gertz25 calls 2,765
mistrhwang shows [As Ah]
gertz25 shows [Qh Tc]
*** RIVER *** [Qd 2c Ac Td] [Kd]
mistrhwang shows three of a kind, Aces
gertz25 shows two pair, Queens and Tens
mistrhwang wins the pot (9,290) with three of a kind, Aces
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 9,290 | Rake 0
Board: [Qd 2c Ac Td Kd]
Seat 1: gertz25 (button) showed [Qh Tc] and lost with two pair, Queens and Tens
Seat 2: kekao003 (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 3: mistrhwang (big blind) showed [As Ah] and won (9,290) with three of a kind, Aces
Seat 4: davenol didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: TTrain80 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: TOPDOG5750 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: Perl Monk didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: poke u gently didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: HomeRow didn't bet (folded)



Could I PLEASE hit a flush draw?!?!?

Last hands of the tournament (most current to oldest) blinded down from 9k to 3500.

a5d k4 104 78 a3 29 27 a3 a3 108 53 q8 93 k4 104 a2 98 52 107 q8

YEESEESSSSS!!!!
blinds at 300/600 75 ante
doubled up with that A5d just now against AJ.


I pretty much bubbled on this hand: finished 188 with 180 getting paid.
I don't know why I didn't just take the cash. I could have easily slipped into the money...

Full Tilt Poker Game #6013153517: $28,000 Guarantee (45084980), Table 94 - 400/800 Ante 100 - No Limit Hold'em - 0:36:00 ET - 2008/04/13
Seat 1: sharkmedlock (20,880)
Seat 2: bang one in (10,690)
Seat 4: flookey (5,575)
Seat 5: Urnman62801 (12,840)
Seat 6: RoyalFB (18,360)
Seat 7: rotabi (22,277)
Seat 8: geez0r (14,435)
Seat 9: mistrhwang (5,550)
sharkmedlock antes 100
bang one in antes 100
flookey antes 100
Urnman62801 antes 100
RoyalFB antes 100
rotabi antes 100
geez0r antes 100
mistrhwang antes 100
mistrhwang posts the small blind of 400
sharkmedlock posts the big blind of 800
The button is in seat #8
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to mistrhwang [Ad Jh]
bang one in folds
Hot_Dog_195 sits down
Hot_Dog_195 adds 13,135
flookey folds
Urnman62801 folds
RoyalFB folds
rotabi calls 800
geez0r folds
mistrhwang raises to 5,450, and is all in
sharkmedlock raises to 20,780, and is all in
rotabi folds
sharkmedlock shows [Kh Kd]
mistrhwang shows [Ad Jh]
Uncalled bet of 15,330 returned to sharkmedlock
*** FLOP *** [8c Qs 8s]
*** TURN *** [8c Qs 8s] [5c]
*** RIVER *** [8c Qs 8s 5c] [4h]
sharkmedlock shows two pair, Kings and Eights
mistrhwang shows a pair of Eights
sharkmedlock wins the pot (12,500) with two pair, Kings and Eights
mistrhwang stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 12,500 | Rake 0
Board: [8c Qs 8s 5c 4h]
Seat 1: sharkmedlock (big blind) showed [Kh Kd] and won (12,500) with two pair, Kings and Eights
Seat 2: bang one in folded before the Flop
Seat 4: flookey folded before the Flop
Seat 5: Urnman62801 folded before the Flop
Seat 6: RoyalFB folded before the Flop
Seat 7: rotabi folded before the Flop
Seat 8: geez0r (button) folded before the Flop
Seat 9: mistrhwang (small blind) showed [Ad Jh] and lost with a pair of Eights

At this very moment, Allen Cunningham is 10 tabling $2/$4 NLH. 10 tabling. wow.

I feel like playing some $1/$2 tonight, but thats risking my whole online roll if I do that.

Things you really shouldn't push all-in preflop with in most spots during any tournament:
A2-AJ
22-99
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I'd honestly rather push with KQ than any ragged ace. Why? Because if you're short stacked enough to be pushing with A-Rag, you will get called by any better ace or any pocket pair. And not by any other hands. Theres no need to be dominated when you make your move.

I learned my lesson with AJ yesterday UTG in a 180 person SNG. With less than 30 people left, and me short stacked (9BB), I pushed all-in and was called by AQ who was the BB. Too bad, cuz I was only one guy away from stealing those blinds. In that spot though, I knew that if I got called, I was going to be losing. Or if I was extremely lucky, I might be racing. The thing is, at that point in the tournament, I might get called by a small pocket pair if they suck. However, it is pretty much a given that anyone without AQ, AK, AJs (and a big stack), or a bigger pair will fold. I probably should have waited for a better spot to steal a few blinds, but I got panicked and impatient.



Don't go broke on hands like this.
Damn this was fishy for some reason, but I couldn't lay down a Q here.

Full Tilt Poker Game #5990510513: $11 + $1 Sit & Go (Turbo) (45608391), Table 1 - 25/50 - No Limit Hold'em - 10:32:55 ET - 2008/04/11
Seat 1: big_joe10150 (955)
Seat 2: TreeZje (1,380)
Seat 3: beutch (900), is sitting out
Seat 4: zack323 (1,450), is sitting out
Seat 5: knusprdinger (1,455)
Seat 6: Yamataka (1,625)
Seat 7: zabraska (1,045)
Seat 8: mistrhwang (2,785)
Seat 9: violetjane (1,905)
zack323 posts the small blind of 25
knusprdinger posts the big blind of 50
The button is in seat #3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to mistrhwang [Qh Js]
Yamataka folds
zabraska folds
mistrhwang calls 50
violetjane folds
big_joe10150 folds
TreeZje folds
beutch folds
zack323 folds
knusprdinger checks
*** FLOP *** [8d Qd Td]
knusprdinger bets 100
mistrhwang calls 100
*** TURN *** [8d Qd Td] [8s]
knusprdinger bets 250
zack323 has returned
mistrhwang calls 250
beutch has returned
*** RIVER *** [8d Qd Td 8s] [8h]
knusprdinger has 15 seconds left to act
knusprdinger bets 600
mistrhwang calls 600
*** SHOW DOWN ***
knusprdinger shows [Th 8c] four of a kind, Eights
mistrhwang mucks
knusprdinger wins the pot (2,025) with four of a kind, Eights
The blinds are now 30/60
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2,025 | Rake 0
Board: [8d Qd Td 8s 8h]
Seat 1: big_joe10150 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: TreeZje didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: beutch (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: zack323 (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 5: knusprdinger (big blind) showed [Th 8c] and won (2,025) with four of a kind, Eights
Seat 6: Yamataka didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: zabraska didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: mistrhwang mucked [Qh Js] - a full house, Eights full of Queens
Seat 9: violetjane didn't bet (folded)

Finally. I've tasted victory on Pokerstars

The last hand. This guy played it so bad.

PokerStars Game #16616447747: Tournament #84152759, $12+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2008/04/09 - 23:25:39 (ET)
Table '84152759 1' 6-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: ShortGamma1 (4500 in chips)
Seat 6: mistrhwang (4500 in chips)
mistrhwang: posts small blind 100
ShortGamma1: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to mistrhwang [5h Ah]
mistrhwang: raises 200 to 400
ShortGamma1: calls 200
*** FLOP *** [Tc Qh Ts]
ShortGamma1: checks
mistrhwang: bets 400
ShortGamma1: raises 400 to 800
mistrhwang: calls 400
*** TURN *** [Tc Qh Ts] [Jh]
ShortGamma1: bets 1000
mistrhwang: calls 1000
*** RIVER *** [Tc Qh Ts Jh] [3h]
ShortGamma1: checks
mistrhwang: bets 2300 and is all-in
ShortGamma1: calls 2300 and is all-in
*** SHOW DOWN ***
mistrhwang: shows [5h Ah] (a flush, Ace high)
ShortGamma1: shows [As Ac] (two pair, Aces and Tens)
ShortGamma1 said, "brutal"
mistrhwang collected 9000 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 9000 | Rake 0
Board [Tc Qh Ts Jh 3h]
Seat 1: ShortGamma1 (big blind) showed [As Ac] and lost with two pair, Aces and Tens
Seat 6: mistrhwang (button) (small blind) showed [5h Ah] and won (9000) with a flush, Ace high

I guess im not THAT lucky....

PokerStars Game #16618324037: Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2008/04/10 - 01:21:47 (ET)
Table 'Elisabetha V' 6-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: adriane999 ($41.80 in chips)
Seat 2: pokerlarry ($84.90 in chips)
Seat 3: ortiltega ($73.55 in chips)
Seat 4: mistrhwang ($90.75 in chips)
Seat 5: workz ($25.85 in chips)
Seat 6: Dropppppppp ($49.95 in chips)
mistrhwang: posts small blind $0.25
workz: posts big blind $0.50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to mistrhwang [Ac Ad]
Dropppppppp: folds
adriane999: raises $0.50 to $1
pokerlarry: folds
ortiltega: calls $1
mistrhwang: raises $5 to $6
workz: folds
adriane999: calls $5
ortiltega: folds
*** FLOP *** [9c 2c 6s]
mistrhwang: bets $84.75 and is all-in
adriane999: calls $35.80 and is all-in
*** TURN *** [9c 2c 6s] [5s]
*** RIVER *** [9c 2c 6s 5s] [7h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
mistrhwang: shows [Ac Ad] (a pair of Aces)
adriane999: shows [6d 8d] (a straight, Five to Nine)
adriane999 collected $82.10 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $85.10 | Rake $3
Board [9c 2c 6s 5s 7h]
Seat 1: adriane999 showed [6d 8d] and won ($82.10) with a straight, Five to Nine
Seat 2: pokerlarry folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: ortiltega (button) folded before Flop
Seat 4: mistrhwang (small blind) showed [Ac Ad] and lost with a pair of Aces
Seat 5: workz (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: Dropppppppp folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Why did I go all-in on the flop? Because this guy was super loose and super stupid. I was hoping he would call me with just about anything. Too bad his "anything" was a ridiculous hand that I didn't think even he could have. What a noob. You just can't help these things I guess.


People are so bad at Omaha

Full Tilt Poker Game #5978156179: Table Evora (6 max) - $0.25/$0.50 - Pot Limit Omaha Hi - 11:26:57 ET - 2008/04/10
Seat 1: mistrhwang ($22.50)
Seat 2: guenisan ($20.95)
Seat 3: oldstar gg ($23.25)
Seat 4: DerSchinken ($13)
Seat 5: TNC14 ($91.60)
Seat 6: -HungryFish1- ($49.25)
guenisan posts the small blind of $0.25
oldstar gg posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to mistrhwang [4c Jh As 9s]
DerSchinken calls $0.50
TNC14 calls $0.50
-HungryFish1- folds
mistrhwang calls $0.50
guenisan folds
oldstar gg raises to $2.75
DerSchinken calls $2.25
TNC14 calls $2.25
mistrhwang has 15 seconds left to act
mistrhwang calls $2.25
*** FLOP *** [2c 5d 3h]
oldstar gg bets $11.25
DerSchinken calls $10.25, and is all in
TNC14 raises to $22.50
mistrhwang has 15 seconds left to act
mistrhwang calls $19.75, and is all in
oldstar gg calls $9.25, and is all in
TNC14 shows [5h Qh 8s 5c]
mistrhwang shows [4c Jh As 9s]
oldstar gg shows [Ac 7s Ad Qd]
DerSchinken shows [Ks Qs Qc 2s]
Uncalled bet of $2 returned to TNC14
*** TURN *** [2c 5d 3h] [6h]
*** RIVER *** [2c 5d 3h 6h] [Js]
TNC14 shows three of a kind, Fives
oldstar gg shows a pair of Aces
TNC14 wins side pot #2 ($1.50) with three of a kind, Fives
mistrhwang shows a straight, Five high
mistrhwang wins side pot #1 ($28.10) with a straight, Five high
DerSchinken shows a pair of Queens
mistrhwang wins the main pot ($49.65) with a straight, Five high
oldstar gg is sitting out
DerSchinken adds $20
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $82.25 Main pot $52.25. Side pot 1 $28.50. Side pot 2 $1.50. | Rake $3
Board: [2c 5d 3h 6h Js]
Seat 1: mistrhwang (button) showed [4c Jh As 9s] and won ($77.75) with a straight, Five high
Seat 2: guenisan (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 3: oldstar gg (big blind) showed [Ac 7s Ad Qd] and lost with a pair of Aces
Seat 4: DerSchinken showed [Ks Qs Qc 2s] and lost with a pair of Queens
Seat 5: TNC14 showed [5h Qh 8s 5c] and won ($1.50) with three of a kind, Fives
Seat 6: -HungryFish1- didn't bet (folded)

So I almost folded this hand, because it was only the second nut and there were basically 3 people all-in. These guys, however are TERRIBLE at Omaha. So I figured my second nut was good and that one guy would have something like AA, another guy KK or QQ, and another guy a set (the raiser). Lucky for me, the board didn't pair, eh? =)

I CHALLENGE YOU TO A DUEL!!!

well...sort of a duel.

I think we should have a Blogger SNG!

That'd be fun, no?

There's 4 player heads up matches on PS.

Me, Kenny, AK, and Alan. It goes without saying that a Korean person will win it, but Alan is still welcome to try. (Why am I so mean to you Alan??? It's cuz I love you the most.)

Maybe Shawn and Wen can get in the action and we can play 6 handed SNGs.

Who's down? Who's a chicken? Who's gonna be ultimate champion? Who's got the worst PS luck ever?

The answers are: Probably Kenny, Definitely Alan, It's a toss up, and without a doubt me.

- Self Proclaimed Poker Blog Ring Leader

Here's a few things that happened recently

1. I played in a home game with some TERRIBLE people this Friday. I couldn't believe how bad they were. There were 14 people who bought in for $20 each and once it got 4 handed I had a pretty decent chip lead. However, the blinds were extremely high, my cards ran cold, and there was NO WAY you could steal a pot from these noobs. If I could have only caught a decent, playable hand here and there, the tournament would have been mine. There was some bad luck involved too. Namely this DONKEY play:

I had about 10,000 blinds were 500/1,000. I haven't raised a hand in ages, getting blinded down like crazy. So from the button I raise to 5,000 with KQ. The guy on my left who is super loose and sucks like crazy calls. He only has like 500 left but for some crazy reason he didn't push in all his chips.

Flop A J J. I bet the rest, he calls and stands up "I lost...dangit." Turn comes a 4, river a 9.

He flips over 34 and wins the pot.
That didn't make me mad. What made me mad was that he started talking a bunch of trash about how he just crushed me with 34. Eventually he took me out and then proceeded to talk even more trash. What a little punk.

2. Saturday (my birthday), I didn't do anything. I managed to win a SNG in the morning, played basketball, took a nap, and then realized that my FT was down! WTFFF!!! So I did the stupid thing I said I wouldn't do and played with my remaining PS money. I lost like $50. Not a lot of money except I new it was already gone before I even started playing.

3. Sunday morning, I played a SNG on FT cuz it was back up and managed to win by dominating a bunch of noobies.

On a poker side note: Why do I always get the super aggressive guy on my left? Or the guy who never folds to anything but an all in raise when the blinds are big? It's crazy, but the last few tournaments I have been severely handcuffed by these types of players because you can't really steal from them. So to combat that, I've just been trying to be more patient and hoping to get lucky against them with any advantage I can find.

Also, I can't remember the last time I finished third in a SNG. Maybe my short handed/heads up game is getting better. woo hoo!

4. Later Sunday I went to watch "21" with Brian Choi, Jane Chung, Robin Djang, and my friend Judy. We had a little bit of time left before the movie so we went to the little arcade where they happened to have an old Marvel vs. Capcom game in the corner. Jane was like "Oh! I know how to play this!" So she puts in a quarter, and Robin decides to join her as Player 2. Immediately, I said "Man Robin, you're gonna get owned by Jane so bad." Btw, Jane is the type of player who just presses all the buttons like a maniac. To make a short story even shorter, Jane dominated Robin as he shriveled in humiliation. Later, we found him still frantically searching around the machine for his balls.

5. I watched a guy run three red lights in a row in Boston. There are times when you might not see a red light and you just run it. This was not one of those times. Each time, the guy paused for a second at the red light and proceeded to run them without conscience. It was pretty amazing.

oh no!

my FT is down!!!!

i guess that means i have to play on PS. there goes my roll...

=( haha (if you dont know yet...i cant win ANYTHING on PS. EVER).

gg.

yup...i suck. i just lost $50+ gay.

This is how some of us are doing in SNGs.

Here are some helpful websites/programs for you guys:

www.sharkscope.com (5 free searches daily/11.99 monthly for subscription)
http://www.sngwiz.com (free 30 day trial, $99 unlimited forever)
http://www.sitngo-analyzer.com/ (i dunno exactly but it seems kinda like sngwiz)

Tournament of Destiny!

You might not know exactly what I'm talking about if you haven't played that many SNGs, but there is definitely an element of destiny involved in these things sometimes.

I'd say that a good 25% of heads up contests seem totally fixed in a way that one person is just destined to win and the other person...just doesnt stand a chance.

Yesterday, I won a tournament of destiny. This wasnt your typical "I had a huge chip lead and I won with the worst hand" story. That happens all the time.

We started the heads up with this guy on a MAD RUSH. He took out the last 3 people and had more than a 5 to 1 chip lead.

The blinds were up to 400/800 and I was catching 23, 25, 37. This effectively brought me down to a 10 to 1 chip deficit. At this point, I was thinking "GG man. Stupid cards."

Then, a silly thing happened. I doubled up with the worst hand to 2,000 then 4,000 and all of a sudden, I had the chip lead....all with the worst hand.

Then I had AK, he had A4 and had pushed all in. Obviously I called and he hit two fours on the flop and I was back to square one with about 2,000 chips.

This same sequence played out 3 times and for some unexplainable reason, I wasnt even remotely scared that I would lose. I just knew this win was mine.

The last sequence, I was down to 1,200. I doubled up to 2,400 and then 4,800, then won a couple preflop to get to a little ahead in chips.

The last hand was AQ vs Q9. I had finally won, and a dominating favorite finally came out ahead.

So I started with $101 yesterday and I'm back to $145. Maybe I can go on a good run.

$120+9 - $25,000 KO Guarantee

I'm not sure why I am taking this HUGE risk with my roll, but I just felt like it.

Why I shouldn't play:
1. I've been running bad
2. I've been playing bad
3. I'm a little sleepy

Why I should play:
1. ............

Things I will be aware of: QQ vs KK. hahaha

I'll summarize some quick hands in a few words and whole summaries for big hands:
Hand 1: QJ, UTG. FOOOOOOOLD
Hand 3: A10o in SB fold around to me and I raise to 60. Take pot.
Hand 6:

Full Tilt Poker Game #5882779657: $25,000 KO Guarantee (44096279), Table 4 - 10/20 - No Limit Hold'em - 17:03:51 ET - 2008/04/02
Seat 1: QQeveryhand (2,990)
Seat 2: aheggem (2,970)
Seat 3: mistrhwang (3,000)
Seat 4: Sanmarco1981 (3,000)
Seat 5: kingofheart2 (2,970), is sitting out
Seat 6: BigJail (3,040)
Seat 7: hitthehole (3,000)
Seat 8: UHAVESMALLPP (3,000)
Seat 9: rvctx (3,030)
BigJail posts the small blind of 10
hitthehole posts the big blind of 20
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to mistrhwang [Ah As]
UHAVESMALLPP has 15 seconds left to act
UHAVESMALLPP folds
rvctx folds
QQeveryhand calls 20
aheggem folds
mistrhwang raises to 80
Sanmarco1981 folds
kingofheart2 folds
BigJail folds
hitthehole folds
QQeveryhand calls 60
*** FLOP *** [4s 2d 5s]
QQeveryhand checks
mistrhwang bets 80
QQeveryhand has 15 seconds left to act
QQeveryhand raises to 240
mistrhwang calls 160
*** TURN *** [4s 2d 5s] [Qc]
QQeveryhand checks
mistrhwang checks
*** RIVER *** [4s 2d 5s Qc] [5h]
QQeveryhand checks
mistrhwang has 15 seconds left to act
mistrhwang bets 180
QQeveryhand has 15 seconds left to act
QQeveryhand calls 180
*** SHOW DOWN ***
mistrhwang shows [Ah As] two pair, Aces and Fives
QQeveryhand mucks
mistrhwang wins the pot (1,030) with two pair, Aces and Fives
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1,030 | Rake 0
Board: [4s 2d 5s Qc 5h]
Seat 1: QQeveryhand mucked [6h 4h] - two pair, Fives and Fours
Seat 2: aheggem didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: mistrhwang showed [Ah As] and won (1,030) with two pair, Aces and Fives
Seat 4: Sanmarco1981 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: kingofheart2 (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: BigJail (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 7: hitthehole (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 8: UHAVESMALLPP didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: rvctx didn't bet (folded)

I'm glad the straight didn't come or I would have been in huge trouble. Value bet the river hoping he just had any pair and got a couple hundred more out of it.
I think if this hand played out about 10 hands later, I would have been a little more aggressive because i found out he's pretty aggressive and stupid. However, at the beginning of a tournament, you really dont want to lose with AA against a small set, so I played it a little passively on the turn especially after his check/raise.

Hand 20: J4o from SB. One caller late position and me. Flop J 9 4, check he bets 30, I call. Turn check, he bets 120, I min raise, he folds. Maybe I should have let him buy it again on the river. =/

Hand 21: KQ. Call from late position with 2 callers ahead. SB raises to 150, one call and I call. Flop A Q 10. SB bets 180, one call, I call (backdoor nut flush draw too). Turn comes blank, All in, call, fold. Caller turns over KJ. $3425

Hand 34: Made $20 by knocking out a short stack by making an awesomely small bet on the flop.

Full Tilt Poker Game #5883059522: $25,000 KO Guarantee (44096279), Table 4 - 20/40 - No Limit Hold'em - 17:29:03 ET - 2008/04/02
Seat 1: QQeveryhand (4,234)
Seat 2: aheggem (2,326)
Seat 3: mistrhwang (3,460)
Seat 4: Sanmarco1981 (3,165)
Seat 5: kingofheart2 (2,940), is sitting out
Seat 6: BigJail (1,280)
Seat 7: hitthehole (5,040)
Seat 8: UHAVESMALLPP (900)
Seat 9: rvctx (3,655)
hitthehole posts the small blind of 20
UHAVESMALLPP posts the big blind of 40
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to mistrhwang [4s 4c]
rvctx folds
QQeveryhand folds
aheggem folds
mistrhwang calls 40
Sanmarco1981 calls 40
kingofheart2 folds
BigJail folds
hitthehole calls 20
UHAVESMALLPP checks
*** FLOP *** [2s 7c 4h]
hitthehole checks
UHAVESMALLPP has 15 seconds left to act
UHAVESMALLPP checks
mistrhwang has 15 seconds left to act
mistrhwang bets 60
Sanmarco1981 folds
hitthehole has 15 seconds left to act
hitthehole folds
UHAVESMALLPP has 15 seconds left to act
UHAVESMALLPP raises to 860, and is all in
mistrhwang calls 800
UHAVESMALLPP shows [Ah 5s]
mistrhwang shows [4s 4c]
*** TURN *** [2s 7c 4h] [2c]
*** RIVER *** [2s 7c 4h 2c] [Ks]
UHAVESMALLPP shows a pair of Twos
mistrhwang shows a full house, Fours full of Twos
mistrhwang wins the pot (1,880) with a full house, Fours full of Twos
UHAVESMALLPP stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1,880 | Rake 0
Board: [2s 7c 4h 2c Ks]
Seat 1: QQeveryhand didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: aheggem didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: mistrhwang showed [4s 4c] and won (1,880) with a full house, Fours full of Twos
Seat 4: Sanmarco1981 folded on the Flop
Seat 5: kingofheart2 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: BigJail (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: hitthehole (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 8: UHAVESMALLPP (big blind) showed [Ah 5s] and lost with a pair of Twos
Seat 9: rvctx didn't bet (folded)

Cool. Tournament just got $20 cheaper for me to play. Only $109 left to recoup.

Hand 40: Good read and stole a pot on the turn from a bettor.

Hand 41: 22 folded to a raise. Hand comes out: 45264 WOULD HAVE STACKED AA damnit!!! I could be at 10,000 right now if I called that.
Gotta calm down. Slow and steady baby. Slooow and steady.

Hand 47: BIG LOSS ON FREAKIN LUCKY BASTARD.
Full Tilt Poker Game #5883196670: $25,000 KO Guarantee (44096279), Table 4 - 25/50 - No Limit Hold'em - 17:41:00 ET - 2008/04/02
Seat 1: QQeveryhand (4,149)
Seat 2: aheggem (1,116)
Seat 3: mistrhwang (4,760)
Seat 4: Sanmarco1981 (3,895)
Seat 5: kingofheart2 (2,880), is sitting out
Seat 6: BigJail (1,000)
Seat 7: hitthehole (7,260)
Seat 8: VisaLiza (3,045)
Seat 9: rvctx (3,315)
aheggem posts the small blind of 25
mistrhwang posts the big blind of 50
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to mistrhwang [8s 5h]
Sanmarco1981 calls 50
kingofheart2 folds
BigJail folds
hitthehole folds
VisaLiza folds
rvctx raises to 100
QQeveryhand folds
aheggem folds
mistrhwang calls 50
Sanmarco1981 calls 50
*** FLOP *** [8c 3c 5c]
mistrhwang checks
Sanmarco1981 checks
rvctx bets 50
mistrhwang has 15 seconds left to act
mistrhwang raises to 150
Sanmarco1981 folds
rvctx calls 100
*** TURN *** [8c 3c 5c] [Th]
mistrhwang has 15 seconds left to act
mistrhwang bets 500
rvctx calls 500
*** RIVER *** [8c 3c 5c Th] [As]
mistrhwang has 15 seconds left to act
kingofheart2 has returned
mistrhwang bets 550
rvctx calls 550
*** SHOW DOWN ***
mistrhwang shows [8s 5h] two pair, Eights and Fives
rvctx shows [Ts Ac] two pair, Aces and Tens
rvctx wins the pot (2,725) with two pair, Aces and Tens
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2,725 | Rake 0
Board: [8c 3c 5c Th As]
Seat 1: QQeveryhand (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: aheggem (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 3: mistrhwang (big blind) showed [8s 5h] and lost with two pair, Eights and Fives
Seat 4: Sanmarco1981 folded on the Flop
Seat 5: kingofheart2 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: BigJail didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: hitthehole didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: VisaLiza didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: rvctx showed [Ts Ac] and won (2,725) with two pair, Aces and Tens

I thought I was value betting on the river hoping he was calling with Ac X. If he flopped a pair and the nut flush draw, he probably would have raised at some point in that hand. So, I was right...and I was wrong. It cost me like $1300.

Hand 49: I cant believe I folded this...
Full Tilt Poker Game #5883370947: $25,000 KO Guarantee (44096279), Table 4 - 30/60 - No Limit Hold'em - 17:55:41 ET - 2008/04/02
Seat 1: QQeveryhand (3,454)
Seat 2: Pymousse (3,680)
Seat 3: mistrhwang (3,695)
Seat 4: Sanmarco1981 (5,561)
Seat 5: kingofheart2 (330)
Seat 6: BigJail (5,450)
Seat 7: hitthehole (6,805)
Seat 8: VisaLiza (2,060)
Seat 9: rvctx (4,065)
kingofheart2 posts the small blind of 30
BigJail posts the big blind of 60
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to mistrhwang [Qd Jc]
hitthehole folds
VisaLiza folds
rvctx folds
QQeveryhand raises to 180
Pymousse calls 180
mistrhwang calls 180
Sanmarco1981 folds
kingofheart2 folds
BigJail calls 120
*** FLOP *** [3s Jh Qs]
BigJail checks
QQeveryhand checks
Pymousse has 15 seconds left to act
Pymousse bets 120
mistrhwang raises to 480
BigJail raises to 5,270, and is all in
QQeveryhand folds
Pymousse has 15 seconds left to act
Pymousse folds
mistrhwang has 15 seconds left to act
mistrhwang has requested TIME
mistrhwang folds
Uncalled bet of 4,790 returned to BigJail
BigJail mucks
BigJail wins the pot (1,830)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1,830 | Rake 0
Board: [3s Jh Qs]
Seat 1: QQeveryhand folded on the Flop
Seat 2: Pymousse folded on the Flop
Seat 3: mistrhwang folded on the Flop
Seat 4: Sanmarco1981 (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: kingofheart2 (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 6: BigJail (big blind) collected (1,830), mucked
Seat 7: hitthehole didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: VisaLiza didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: rvctx didn't bet (folded)

It looked like 33. Its the only thing I could put him on. I really cant believe I folded it.

BREAK TIME.

$2535 after calling 2 min raises from BB and SB. It's not time to panic, but I better start accumulating some chips so I can put some pressure on these people. I'm not indimidating anyone with this tiny little stack.

$2215 - keep getting crazy pot odds to call hands...then hit nothing at all. ugh.

Haha..just my luck. Try to make a steal bet or hoping to double up if I get a call and get reraised for 3/4 of my stack. BOO.

EVEN MORE GREAT!!! MOVED TO A TABLE WITH ONLY BIG STACKS. IM SO LUCKY (AND SO SARCASTIC).

New table...
Hand 12: On the verge of a double up and end up chopping with runner runner straight cards for a shared wheel with my dominant ace vs his.

$1745

130 people left. only 3 tables get paid. I'm so short stacked. Need to double up twice to get average. Time to get lucky...
128 people left - the two pros just busted out(chris klecz and eddy scharf)

I think I haven;t played nearly aggressive enough this tournament and thats whats lead to this short stack.

QQ UTG - raise the min and dont even get 1 call. Wtf
AK BB - can i get anyone to play with me?? Nope.
What a wasted set of cards.

someone just busted with 1010 to JJ. just glad it wasnt me.

just picked up JJ and have a strange feeling im gonna lose to QQ or KQ.
feel like i just lost to KQ on a flop of K 9 4. I just know it but im pot committed so im gonna call.

omfg. ok, i would have gladly just lost to KQ and just got out flopped. K 9 4 and I had JJ. Called his reraise to put me all-in and turns over 66.
if this was live poker, id be in the lead...but this is online and a 2 outer is basically as good as gold. he turns a 6. for some reason, my 2 outer didnt come.

I give up. 118th place. 1 KO. A runner runner chop and a 2 outer FTL. GG.

Why does Fulltilt want to give my money to noobies?

talk about bad luck, man. all that time i thought i was gonna stack him when i hit my draw.

Full Tilt Poker Game #5873748774: $11 + $1 Sit & Go (Turbo) (44716470), Table 1 - 20/40 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:03:34 ET - 2008/04/01
Seat 1: mistrhwang (1,485)
Seat 2: Xyz567 (1,455)
Seat 3: newgaard (1,445)
Seat 4: steelford6 (1,500)
Seat 5: lizette1 (1,635)
Seat 6: jaguar15 (1,400)
Seat 7: LETSGETDRUNK (1,520)
Seat 8: kokmus (1,500)
Seat 9: Puohalaboy (1,560)
LETSGETDRUNK posts the small blind of 20
kokmus posts the big blind of 40
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to mistrhwang [3d 3h]
Puohalaboy calls 40
mistrhwang calls 40
Xyz567 folds
newgaard folds
steelford6 raises to 80
lizette1 folds
jaguar15 folds
LETSGETDRUNK folds
kokmus folds
Puohalaboy calls 40
mistrhwang calls 40
*** FLOP *** [2d 4d 6s]
Puohalaboy checks
mistrhwang checks
steelford6 has 15 seconds left to act
steelford6 bets 200
Puohalaboy folds
mistrhwang calls 200
*** TURN *** [2d 4d 6s] [3s]
mistrhwang checks
steelford6 has 15 seconds left to act
steelford6 bets 520
mistrhwang raises to 1,205, and is all in
steelford6 calls 685
mistrhwang shows [3d 3h]
steelford6 shows [4c 4s]
*** RIVER *** [2d 4d 6s 3s] [Qh]
mistrhwang shows three of a kind, Threes
steelford6 shows three of a kind, Fours
steelford6 wins the pot (3,110) with three of a kind, Fours
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3,110 | Rake 0
Board: [2d 4d 6s 3s Qh]
Seat 1: mistrhwang showed [3d 3h] and lost with three of a kind, Threes
Seat 2: Xyz567 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: newgaard didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: steelford6 showed [4c 4s] and won (3,110) with three of a kind, Fours
Seat 5: lizette1 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: jaguar1



omg. QQ v KK strikes again.

Full Tilt Poker Game #5873814079: Table Brill (6 max) - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:08:44 ET - 2008/04/01
Seat 1: walk_with_jesus ($87.75)
Seat 2: Raynut ($98.75)
Seat 4: mikey miz ($56.95)
Seat 5: mistrhwang ($18)
Seat 6: Alikat1223 ($79.05)
Raynut posts the small blind of $0.25
mikey miz posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to mistrhwang [Qh Qc]
mistrhwang raises to $1.50
Alikat1223 raises to $5.25
walk_with_jesus folds
Raynut folds
mikey miz calls $4.75
mistrhwang raises to $18, and is all in
Alikat1223 has 15 seconds left to act
Alikat1223 raises to $79.05, and is all in
mikey miz folds
Alikat1223 shows [Ks Kc]
mistrhwang shows [Qh Qc]
Uncalled bet of $61.05 returned to Alikat1223
*** FLOP *** [5d 2c 6s]
*** TURN *** [5d 2c 6s] [Ah]
*** RIVER *** [5d 2c 6s Ah] [Td]
Alikat1223 shows a pair of Kings
mistrhwang shows a pair of Queens
Alikat1223 wins the pot ($39.45) with a pair of Kings
mistrhwang is sitting out
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $41.50 | Rake $2.05
Board: [5d 2c 6s Ah Td]
Seat 1: walk_with_jesus (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: Raynut (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 4: mikey miz (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 5: mistrhwang showed [Qh Qc] and lost with a pair of Queens
Seat 6: Alikat1223 showed [Ks Kc] and won ($39.45) with a pair of Kings


why did i make this play? hes aggressive. i saw him go for like 3 reraises with AJ with another guy on a board of K J 8. tell me thats not a little loose. and he reraised me that same amount when i raised with A9 the previous hand and i folded. mother freakin freak freak freak.

i just made it to over $400 this weekend at kennys place. now im back to $320.

SUNDAY SHOWDOWN!!!!

I CANT BELIEVE IT!!!! I JUST WON THE SUNDAY SHOWDOWN!!!!!!
OMG OM GOM GOM OGM OMGOMG!!!

BIGGEST PAYDAY EVER!

$122,849

april fools, sucker. i got jacked by this april fools joke today:
http://www.google.com/virgle/index.html

heres the real post:

ALWAYS SECOND BEST

i dont know why, but i really dont like discussing specific hands on my blog. i think its mostly because im too lazy to write a real analysis of the situation, but well...yeah, thats the only reason.

two things for today:
1. QQ v KK

2. Always second best.


1. this specific hand is retarded because theres really only one thing to do, but i went ahead and did the other thing. you know, the one where if you were standing behind me, you would say "uhh..i dont think you should do that man."

i had QQ on the button (i have just under $25) in a 6 handed .25/.50 table and the guy one off raises to 1.50. now, ive only been at the table for one round, so i dont know what his range is. considering its a short handed table at relatively low limits, i decided that i needed to get some more info. easy reraise here to 6.
then he goes all-in and has me covered.
so heres what i can do from this point...

a. fold - would have been a smart move. usually a third raise is a good indicator that a moderately tight player holds AA or KK and a very slight chance its QQ or AKs. unfortunately i have a 0% read on this guy and he could easily be an idiot with AQs, JJ, or even 10 10. he might have even thought i was trying to steal from the button (though most people dont risk their whole stack on a read like this. im talking to you, shawn. jp =P ). im sure i could have gone on to win some money if i just folded and played a solid game.

b. call - unfortunately, he didnt reraise me to 12 or 15 or something like that. its more likely that i would have folded if he looked like he wanted a call that badly. sometimes when they push all-in, you want to give them less credit for a dominant hand preflop. but thats also usually not on the 3rd raise. so i called like the noob i am, he had KK and i got pwned.

*note: when you see a min raise from anybody but a loose preflop player UTG, BEWARE. that just screams AA. its usually the noobies who make this move (i saw alan do it with KK in a home game against andy kang) but when it happens to you, dont make me have to say "i told you so."

*if this was a single table SNG, folding would have been much easier at the lower blinds.


2. you ever have those days where you get reraised every time you bet at a pot and dont have the hand to back it up? i mean, its not even a steal that youre making, but youre getting popped back all day long? thats how my whole last week of poker online has been.

its stuff like this (not an actual example):
ill have A9s and call from like middle position. get one more call and sb and bb call and check.
flop comes A 7 3. check, check, i bet half or 2/3 the pot, guy behind folds... shoudl be an easy pickup, right? NO! somehow the guy in the sb or bb either thinks im stealing or hits A3o or 73o and pops me back 4x or 5x the bet. i cry for about 10 seconds and then fold.

this is a trend thats been ongoing now for a while.

so what can i deduce from this?
a. i limp into too many pots with hands that beg to only win second best (dont say i bet too many flops. i feel like flops are the easiest place to steal. if it doesnt work, you probably set up a good situation on the turn where you get a free card or another chance to take it down)
b. i need to learn how to fold (even though i fold, its hard for me to come to terms that im beat by that nonsense)
c. should i even be betting at these pots? i suppose i could just check and see what happens, but id rather take them down right there before they hit the random inside straight and i lose more money because i cant put them on any sort of hand. if i dont take it down there, (see point a) i can get a better read on what they have and make a better informed decision on the turn. or in my case....fold because they put in a raise and outflopped me.

Last night, I went to Bay 101 and I didn't even have to play poker. I was hitting every set left and right. It was so ridiculous that...I don't even want to talk about it.
+ $600

Usually, I stick to $11+1 Turbo SNGs but after getting destroyed playing on PokerStars (which I have sworn off forever because I'm 0-200000 in tournaments on that site) decided to play a $22+2 SNG.

I floated around for a while and got super lucky on an all-in hand where I had AQ vs AK and the board put up 2 pairs for a nice surprise chop. I was already getting ready to close the window.

Later on in that tournament (4 handed), I made a call from the BB with 4 5 (blinds 150/300) to a button raise for $660 total. The SB folded. Flop comes 467 and I put out a bet and Button goes All-in for about $1500 more. He shows J7 of all cards. I guess I shouldn't have even made that preflop call if I wasn't ready to call a flop like that.

3 handed, I was pretty short stacked at just about $1600 when the other two stacks went at it.
AJ vs J8. Needless to say, the guy wtih J8 (the big stack) hits runner runner for an inside straight and makes me just a little richer.

When heads up started, the chip count was something like 12,000 - 1500 and he was the worst heads-up player ever. I destroyed him like I destroy Alan Sun. In fact, I'm gonna email him to chnage his name to ALAN SUN. So I can find him and beat him heads-up all day long.

FT: $398.68

Cash Count from last two sessions: $1075

PokerStars Game #16289014931: Tournament #82478332, $15+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2008/03/27 - 13:40:27 (ET)
Table '82478332 1' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: sepplhut (1470 in chips)
Seat 2: hrvvv (2140 in chips)
Seat 3: mistrhwang (1485 in chips)
Seat 4: skier1935 (1500 in chips)
Seat 5: brydono (1015 in chips)
Seat 6: budha124 (1470 in chips)
Seat 7: sippin_criss (1525 in chips)
Seat 8: eldude51 (1505 in chips)
Seat 9: pepekaiser (1390 in chips)
sepplhut: posts small blind 15
hrvvv: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to mistrhwang [2s As]
mistrhwang: calls 30
skier1935: folds
brydono: folds
budha124: folds
sippin_criss: calls 30
eldude51: folds
pepekaiser: folds
sepplhut: calls 15
hrvvv: checks
*** FLOP *** [Js 4c Tc]
sepplhut: checks
hrvvv: checks
mistrhwang: checks
sippin_criss: checks
*** TURN *** [Js 4c Tc] [6s]
sepplhut: checks
hrvvv: checks
mistrhwang: checks
sippin_criss: bets 120
sepplhut: calls 120
hrvvv: folds
mistrhwang: calls 120
*** RIVER *** [Js 4c Tc 6s] [Ts]
sepplhut: checks
mistrhwang: checks
sippin_criss: bets 280
sepplhut: calls 280
mistrhwang: raises 280 to 560
sippin_criss: raises 815 to 1375 and is all-in
sepplhut: calls 1040 and is all-in
mistrhwang: calls 775 and is all-in
*** SHOW DOWN ***
sippin_criss: shows [6h 6c] (a full house, Sixes full of Tens)
mistrhwang: shows [2s As] (a flush, Ace high)
sippin_criss collected 30 from side pot
sepplhut: shows [Qs 5s] (a flush, Queen high)
sippin_criss collected 4440 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 4470 Main pot 4440. Side pot 30. | Rake 0
Board [Js 4c Tc 6s Ts]
Seat 1: sepplhut (small blind) showed [Qs 5s] and lost with a flush, Queen high
Seat 2: hrvvv (big blind) folded on the Turn
Seat 3: mistrhwang showed [2s As] and lost with a flush, Ace high
Seat 4: skier1935 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: brydono folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: budha124 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: sippin_criss showed [6h 6c] and won (4470) with a full house, Sixes full of Tens
Seat 8: eldude51 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: pepekaiser (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)


Full Tilt Poker Game #5803344108: $11 + $1 Sit & Go (Turbo) (44179240), Table 1 - 15/30 - No Limit Hold'em - 13:55:48 ET - 2008/03/27
Seat 1: thepicnicguy (1,485)
Seat 2: Afro Inn (1,470)
Seat 3: Chechi111 (1,605)
Seat 4: IAMCANUCK (1,470)
Seat 5: mistrhwang (1,500)
Seat 6: Stickit69r (1,500)
Seat 7: alemoumm (1,500)
Seat 8: NotBlessed (1,500)
Seat 9: jdchiphog (1,470)
Afro Inn posts the small blind of 15
Chechi111 posts the big blind of 30
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to mistrhwang [Ad As]
IAMCANUCK folds
mistrhwang raises to 90
Stickit69r calls 90
alemoumm folds
NotBlessed calls 90
jdchiphog calls 90
thepicnicguy folds
Afro Inn folds
Chechi111 folds
*** FLOP *** [9h 8h 7c]
mistrhwang checks
Stickit69r checks
NotBlessed checks
jdchiphog checks
*** TURN *** [9h 8h 7c] [5s]
mistrhwang checks
Stickit69r bets 350
NotBlessed has 15 seconds left to act
NotBlessed folds
jdchiphog folds
mistrhwang calls 350
*** RIVER *** [9h 8h 7c 5s] [Ah]
mistrhwang checks
Stickit69r checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Stickit69r shows [6s 6d] a straight, Nine high
mistrhwang mucks
Stickit69r wins the pot (1,105) with a straight, Nine high
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1,105 | Rake 0
Board: [9h 8h 7c 5s Ah]
Seat 1: thepicnicguy (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: Afro Inn (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 3: Chechi111 (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 4: IAMCANUCK didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: mistrhwang mucked [Ad As] - three of a kind, Aces
Seat 6: Stickit69r showed [6s 6d] and won (1,105) with a straight, Nine high
Seat 7: alemoumm didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: NotBlessed folded on the Turn
Seat 9: jdchiphog folded on the Turn

Funny thing is I knew I was gonna lose this hand once I had 1000 callers. And I knew I was gonna go broke if I hit my ace. So I exercised some self control and just checked the river down. These guys arent good enough to let go of hands with the low end of the straight. BLEH

FT: $277
PS: $20

Two Hands in a row

These were the last two hands I played in a $11+1 SNG today.
They prompted my opponent to say the following after the hands:
lets go rangers: that guy took a beatinggggggg
now, lets all thank "rangers" for reminding me exactly what happened just now.

Full Tilt Poker Game #5795872020: $11 + $1 Sit & Go (Turbo) (44120730), Table 1 - 80/160 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:31:42 ET - 2008/03/26
Seat 1: lets go rangers (3,785)
Seat 2: TheBennyT (1,320)
Seat 3: surfballs (360)
Seat 5: einsammy (2,860)
Seat 6: elgood1 (2,615)
Seat 7: mistrhwang (1,530)
Seat 8: tjbozz (1,030)
tjbozz posts the small blind of 80
lets go rangers posts the big blind of 160
The button is in seat #7
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to mistrhwang [As Ad]
TheBennyT folds
surfballs raises to 360, and is all in
einsammy folds
elgood1 folds
mistrhwang calls 360
tjbozz folds
lets go rangers folds
surfballs shows [Kc Qc]
mistrhwang shows [As Ad]
*** FLOP *** [5h 7c 9h]
*** TURN *** [5h 7c 9h] [3c]
*** RIVER *** [5h 7c 9h 3c] [Ac]
surfballs shows a flush, Ace high
mistrhwang shows three of a kind, Aces
surfballs wins the pot (960) with a flush, Ace high
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 960 | Rake 0
Board: [5h 7c 9h 3c Ac]
Seat 1: lets go rangers (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 2: TheBennyT didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: surfballs showed [Kc Qc] and won (960) with a flush, Ace high
Seat 5: einsammy didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: elgood1 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: mistrhwang (button) showed [As Ad] and lost with three of a kind, Aces
Seat 8: tjbozz (small blind) folded before the Flop


Full Tilt Poker Game #5795881604: $11 + $1 Sit & Go (Turbo) (44120730), Table 1 - 80/160 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:32:26 ET - 2008/03/26
Seat 1: lets go rangers (3,625)
Seat 2: TheBennyT (1,320)
Seat 3: surfballs (960)
Seat 5: einsammy (2,860)
Seat 6: elgood1 (2,615)
Seat 7: mistrhwang (1,170)
Seat 8: tjbozz (950)
lets go rangers posts the small blind of 80
TheBennyT posts the big blind of 160
The button is in seat #8
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to mistrhwang [Qd Qc]
surfballs folds
einsammy raises to 480
elgood1 folds
mistrhwang raises to 1,170, and is all in
tjbozz folds
lets go rangers folds
TheBennyT folds
einsammy calls 690
mistrhwang shows [Qd Qc]
einsammy shows [Td Ts]
*** FLOP *** [3d Ks 9s]
*** TURN *** [3d Ks 9s] [Tc]
*** RIVER *** [3d Ks 9s Tc] [6d]
mistrhwang shows a pair of Queens
einsammy shows three of a kind, Tens
einsammy wins the pot (2,580) with three of a kind, Tens
mistrhwang stands up
The blinds are now 100/200
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2,580 | Rake 0
Board: [3d Ks 9s Tc 6d]
Seat 1: lets go rangers (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 2: TheBennyT (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 3: surfballs didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: einsammy showed [Td Ts] and won (2,580) with three of a kind, Tens
Seat 6: elgood1 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: mistrhwang showed [Qd Qc] and lost with a pair of Queens
Seat 8: tjbozz (button) didn't bet (folded)


GG Online poker.

FT Balance: $312.48

I didn't sleep last night.

It's 7:20 AM, and since I'm not sleeping and I have yet to sleep, that can only mean one thing!

I went to Barona alone after bowling last night to satiate my thirst for action. I was driving home and just kept going....all the way to the casino.

Anyways, things started off like crap. As I was waiting for the $1/$3 NLH to open up, I decided to brush up on some limit skills. Unfortunately, I forgot how different and terrible that game can be. I immediately lost $70 in the first few minutes. I dont think I even made it one round before getting the call to the $1/$3. I couldn't pick up my chips fast enough.

So I sit with a bunch of donkeys, and only have $130 instead of $200. DO NOT PLAY OTHER GAMES WHILE YOU WAIT FOR YOURS!!!!!!

and I'm dealt AKh. I raised it to $12 and got 2 callers. Flop came A junk junk. I bet $24 and got 2 callers. Turn came more junk. I bet $50 and got 1 call. Turn paired the junk and I went all in thinking "Damn this was a short night." To my delight, he calls and turns over AJ.

Later, I got AKc so I raise it up to $12 and the second caller from the first hand (who is very loose) looks like he wants to raise. So I look at him and say "Don't you wanna gamble?" because he said that to the guy he played in the previous hand and made a call. So having had his pride tested, he goes all in for $150 and I instantly call. AJ again! Needless to say, I flop a K and its game over for him.

I played some more good hands and got all the way up to about $950 before hitting a really dry spell. Then I turned into a freaking donkey/fish/noob.

The play went from a full table to 5 handed, so the quality of hands I was playing obviously went down a little.

Mid position raise to $15 by some guy who is a solid player from what I can tell, I call from the SB with K10h.
Flop comes Js10d9d. I check, he bets $20 and I call thinking I have lots of outs and lots of ways to steal the pot.
Turn comes Qd, so I check again and he bets out $30 and I call again thinking my straight might be good right now.
River comes Ad. He bets $80 and I think loooong and hard about it.
I couldn't put him on a hand, but in my head I just wanted him to not have a diamond at all.
Needless to say, after about 2 minutes, I finally call and he flips over J8d for a straight flush.
There are many ways I could have played this pot. I supposed I didnt lose the MOST money I could have lost, but I also could have easily laid that hand down and not thought about it twice. But because I wanted to make a "Hero Call," I lost a big chunk of my stack for nothing.

Later I lost to a guy when he went was making small bets through a pot where he had AQ and i had Q2d out of the bb and flopped a Q with a diamond draw. He went all in on the turn for what didnt look like much when I insta-called him, but it turned out to be $100. That hurt.

In the end, I played from 1230am-630am.
Started with: $200
4-8 Limit: -$70
1-3 NLH: $545

Total proft this morning of: $475

and now it'd bedtime.

3 SNGs and a Home Game

First, the AQ I laid down. There were a few contributing factors at this point in the tournament.
1. Four-handed, I felt like I could out play them for the victory.
2. At the cutoff, there was one pretty short stack ($1345 @ 100/200 blinds) and I wanted to make the money first since mere victories are not all I'm aiming for with these SNGs.
3. That guy was SUUUUUUPER tight and sometimes, you just get that feeling. I thought AA KK or AK for sure.
4. I have X-ray vision. Looking back at it, it should have been a really tough lay down or I should have called. But in the moment, I felt it and just folded.

Today:

I played 3 different $11+1 SNGs on Fulltilt today.

9th place, 3rd place, and 1st place.

More importantly though, I raped a $5 home game at Bern's place. It ended up just being me, Alan, and Andy Kang at the end. And it was never all that close. I miss these things. =)

end FT Roll: $336.48

It seems like my roll isn't really moving anywhere, but I should have more time to focus when I get back to Taunton.

P.S. I own Alan so bad. It's not even funny.

GG Alan =)

$11+1 Fulltilt Turbo SNG

Full Tilt Poker Game #5738838840: $11 + $1 Sit & Go (Turbo) (43688046), Table 1 - 30/60 - No Limit Hold'em - 15:06:42 ET - 2008/03/22
Seat 1: royal2424 (1,605)
Seat 2: mistrhwang (1,340)
Seat 3: HolzEnte (1,455)
Seat 4: steffen1114 (1,360)
Seat 5: Roughy (4,290)
Seat 6: kokmus (1,390)
Seat 9: Derek The King (2,060)
kokmus posts the small blind of 30
Derek The King posts the big blind of 60
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to mistrhwang [5s 5c]
royal2424 folds
mistrhwang calls 60
HolzEnte folds
steffen1114 folds
Roughy folds
kokmus folds
Derek The King checks
*** FLOP *** [2h 5h 5d]
Derek The King has 15 seconds left to act
Derek The King bets 2,000, and is all in
mistrhwang calls 1,280, and is all in
Derek The King shows [8s 8c]
mistrhwang shows [5s 5c]
Uncalled bet of 720 returned to Derek The King
*** TURN *** [2h 5h 5d] [4s]
*** RIVER *** [2h 5h 5d 4s] [Jh]
Derek The King shows two pair, Eights and Fives
mistrhwang shows four of a kind, Fives
mistrhwang wins the pot (2,710) with four of a kind, Fives
mistrhwang: lol
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2,710 | Rake 0
Board: [2h 5h 5d 4s Jh]
Seat 1: royal2424 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: mistrhwang showed [5s 5c] and won (2,710) with four of a kind, Fives
Seat 3: HolzEnte didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: steffen1114 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: Roughy (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: kokmus (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 9: Derek The King (big blind) showed [8s 8c] and lost with two pair, Eights and Fives





Full Tilt Poker Game #5739031939: $11 + $1 Sit & Go (Turbo) (43688046), Table 1 - 100/200 - No Limit Hold'em - 15:23:12 ET - 2008/03/22
Seat 2: mistrhwang (3,945)
Seat 4: steffen1114 (3,120)
Seat 5: Roughy (5,090)
Seat 6: kokmus (1,345)
mistrhwang posts the small blind of 100
steffen1114 posts the big blind of 200
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to mistrhwang [Qc Ah]
Roughy raises to 700
kokmus has 15 seconds left to act
kokmus folds
mistrhwang folds
steffen1114 folds
Uncalled bet of 500 returned to Roughy
Roughy shows [Ac Ad] a pair of Aces
Roughy wins the pot (500)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 500 | Rake 0
Seat 2: mistrhwang (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 4: steffen1114 (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 5: Roughy collected (500)
Seat 6: kokmus (button) didn't bet (folded)

Won that one, whewwww. I wanted a win after the couple Pokerstars tourneys I lost earlier.

FT Balance: $303.18

Just bought into Pokerstars today for $100. I was tempted to take it out of my regular checking (starting a separate roll) but changed my mind and am just using my current roll (like a smart person would).

So far I'm not really feeling the graphics. It feels cluttered. I'm sure I will get used to it quickly.

This hand is epitomizes the reason that we play poker against noobs and quit poker because of them.

PokerStars Game #16137299303: Tournament #81709423, $15+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2008/03/21 - 10:12:58 (ET)
Table '81709423 1' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: Kitae01 (1140 in chips)
Seat 3: fik30 (2500 in chips)
Seat 4: PrettyRickyy (2525 in chips)
Seat 5: mistrhwang (1520 in chips)
Seat 7: micnmitch (3130 in chips)
Seat 8: Lomnd (1470 in chips)
Seat 9: McKay1976 (1215 in chips)
mistrhwang: posts small blind 15
micnmitch: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to mistrhwang [7d 2c]
Lomnd: calls 30
McKay1976: calls 30
Kitae01: folds
fik30: raises 90 to 120
PrettyRickyy: folds
mistrhwang: folds
micnmitch: folds
Lomnd: folds
McKay1976: folds
fik30 collected 135 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 135 | Rake 0
Seat 1: Kitae01 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: fik30 collected (135)
Seat 4: PrettyRickyy (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: mistrhwang (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: micnmitch (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: Lomnd folded before Flop
Seat 9: McKay1976 folded before Flop

Oh, I'm lucky. Doubled up to $2600 on a guy who I thought was just trying to steal my BB. I reraised him Q10s and he called me down quickly with JJ. I flopped a Q and dodged some backdoor straight and flush draws he had.

And...I officially suck.

Started at $101.41
Now at $69.41 after two retarded losses in $15+1 SNGs.
NOTE TO SELF: DO NOT PLAY AT WORK!!!!

If I don't cash in this SNG....

I vow to never play at work again.

You know you're gonna have to bankroll me if I don't make enough, Kenny. So be prepared to make 3k and buy me into some satellite SNGs.

Starting: $235.68

I'm taking Kenny's advice and playing a regular speed 9 person SNG $10+1.
Let's see if I remember how to run these like the old Party Poker days.

Hand 1. Folded AJ to a mid position raise. Easy fold for you noobies out there (Alan, I'm talking to you!).

For some reason, I just remembered a conversation involving me, Kenny, and some other kid at Sycuan many years back about raising UTG with small suited connectors. Probably wouldn't recommend use of that strategy early in a SNG, but in a ring game you can take bigger risks with your chips. Of course if you hit, its one of those ninja hands that nobody will put you on.

10 hands in and nothing to report. zzzz.
24 hands in and nobody has busted out and there's only been one all-in bet by a short stack.
34 hands in one person out nothing new on my part (blinds are 50/100 now)

Just lost half my stack on this hand:
Full Tilt Poker Game #5710553540: $10 + $1 Sit & Go (43469203), Table 1 - 50/100 - No Limit Hold'em - 12:00:50 ET - 2008/03/20
Seat 2: mmt0315 (1,610)
Seat 3: 2003mustangGT (1,185)
Seat 4: RobinEvrard (1,415)
Seat 5: nowhere (820)
Seat 6: mistrhwang (1,775)
Seat 8: AlGhazali (3,945)
Seat 9: flatse (2,750)
nowhere posts the small blind of 50
mistrhwang posts the big blind of 100
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to mistrhwang [5s 8c]
AlGhazali calls 100
flatse calls 100
mmt0315 folds
2003mustangGT folds
RobinEvrard folds
nowhere calls 50
mistrhwang checks
*** FLOP *** [2s 5c 4h]
nowhere bets 720, and is all in
mistrhwang has 15 seconds left to act
mistrhwang calls 720
AlGhazali calls 720
flatse raises to 2,650, and is all in
mistrhwang has 15 seconds left to act
mistrhwang folds
AlGhazali folds
flatse shows [4s 4d]
nowhere shows [Kc 2h]
Uncalled bet of 1,930 returned to flatse
*** TURN *** [2s 5c 4h] [Qd]
*** RIVER *** [2s 5c 4h Qd] [3c]
flatse shows three of a kind, Fours
nowhere shows a pair of Twos
flatse wins the pot (3,280) with three of a kind, Fours
nowhere stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3,280 | Rake 0
Board: [2s 5c 4h Qd 3c]
Seat 2: mmt0315 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: 2003mustangGT didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: RobinEvrard (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: nowhere (small blind) showed [Kc 2h] and lost with a pair of Twos
Seat 6: mistrhwang (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 8: AlGhazali folded on the Flop
Seat 9: flatse showed [4s 4d] and won (3,280) with three of a kind, Fours

I knew I had the first guy beat and I figured the other guys for hands with a couple over cards. Still, its a good thing i didnt go crazy and shove in all my chips to isolate the guy. There is no doubt i would have been insta-called by the 44.

Time to start stealing blinds to get myself back into the game.
AKs and nobody calls. That kinda stuff kills me. I guess a sure win is better than a risky double up sometimes.

I overbet this pot hoping someone had a big flush draw, but again, no callers...

Full Tilt Poker Game #5710611000: $10 + $1 Sit & Go (43469203), Table 1 - 60/120 - No Limit Hold'em - 12:08:07 ET - 2008/03/20
Seat 2: mmt0315 (1,250)
Seat 3: 2003mustangGT (1,545)
Seat 4: RobinEvrard (1,775)
Seat 6: mistrhwang (1,205)
Seat 8: AlGhazali (2,895)
Seat 9: flatse (4,830)
2003mustangGT posts the small blind of 60
RobinEvrard posts the big blind of 120
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to mistrhwang [Jh Th]
mistrhwang calls 120
AlGhazali folds
flatse calls 120
mmt0315 folds
2003mustangGT folds
RobinEvrard checks
*** FLOP *** [5h 8h 7h]
RobinEvrard has 15 seconds left to act
RobinEvrard checks
mistrhwang bets 1,085, and is all in
flatse has 15 seconds left to act
flatse has requested TIME
flatse is sitting out
flatse has timed out
flatse folds
RobinEvrard folds
Uncalled bet of 1,085 returned to mistrhwang
flatse has returned
mistrhwang mucks
mistrhwang wins the pot (420)
The blinds are now 80/160
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 420 | Rake 0
Board: [5h 8h 7h]
Seat 2: mmt0315 (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: 2003mustangGT (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 4: RobinEvrard (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 6: mistrhwang collected (420), mucked
Seat 8: AlGhazali didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: flatse folded on the Flop

stole a few blinds and am back up to 1745.

Doubled up on this straight flush to $3050

Full Tilt Poker Game #5710678951: $10 + $1 Sit & Go (43469203), Table 1 - 100/200 - No Limit Hold'em - 12:16:37 ET - 2008/03/20
Seat 3: 2003mustangGT (2,190)
Seat 4: RobinEvrard (1,220)
Seat 6: mistrhwang (1,525)
Seat 8: AlGhazali (4,475)
Seat 9: flatse (4,090)
RobinEvrard posts the small blind of 100
mistrhwang posts the big blind of 200
The button is in seat #3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to mistrhwang [Td Qd]
AlGhazali folds
flatse raises to 400
2003mustangGT folds
RobinEvrard folds
mistrhwang calls 200
*** FLOP *** [Kc Jd 8d]
mistrhwang has 15 seconds left to act
mistrhwang checks
flatse bets 3,690, and is all in
mistrhwang calls 1,125, and is all in
flatse shows [As 8s]
mistrhwang shows [Td Qd]
Uncalled bet of 2,565 returned to flatse
*** TURN *** [Kc Jd 8d] [4h]
*** RIVER *** [Kc Jd 8d 4h] [9d]
flatse shows a pair of Eights
mistrhwang shows a straight flush, Queen high
mistrhwang wins the pot (3,150) with a straight flush, Queen high
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3,150 | Rake 0
Board: [Kc Jd 8d 4h 9d]
Seat 3: 2003mustangGT (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: RobinEvrard (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 6: mistrhwang (big blind) showed [Td Qd] and won (3,150) with a straight flush, Queen high
Seat 8: AlGhazali didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: flatse showed [As 8s] and lost with a pair of Eights

I think this was a good check on the flop by me (even if its terrible to go all in on a draw). I was going to call anything no matter what with a draw like that (and my short stack) and I figured he was going to bet regardless of if he hit or not.


Played solid poker got some decent cards and took down first in this one for $45, netting $34.

Not exactly a huge payday, but im back in the win column!

$269.68

also, juggling customers/paper work and poker is not smart.

*EDIT*
Back at home to see if this $10+1 win was just a fluke...but mostly cuz I'm addicted to poker.

Somehow, I ended up committing 90 chips on the first hand with 66 on the button. I called 30, someone doubled, so I called, and then someone else made it 3 bets. It was like I was playing limit and got suckered into it.

5 pocket pairs in 20 hands and not one hit to capitalize on.

Bleh, nothing ever came my way. Finished third for a net of $7. What a waste.

Roll:
$276.68