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

currently playing a $11+1, 6 handed turbo SNG.
AT WORK!

im pretty sure this isnt the smartest thing to do...but hey, its keeping me awake (kinda).

ive been playing super tight early on in these, not making many raises with anything less than 10 10 till the blinds get really high or ive come up with a good sized stack.

820 chips left on a super aggressive table and i cant catch a hand for the life of me!!!!

640 chips left UTG, all-in with 99! they folded. moral (and first) victory, i suppose.

unfortunately, i have to wait for hands because theres like 4 maniacs on the table out of 6 people!
just saw a guy push someone all in with 3 5 from UTG, next guy called with AJs and hand comes 3 8 5, 4, 5. awesome. he was the only non-maniac at the table.

blinds are 50/100
all in with 660 from the SB with A 8. Cool! A 5 K 5 8. except...that same guy called my all-in with 5 4.

gotta love this bs.
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second try at the same game:

survived an all-in with QQ. short stack went all in for 315 big stack reraises all in. i figure i have the best hand cuz hes so eager to get isolated and i call. K-9, 99, vs my QQ. short stack hits a K, but i still make out with 1600.

AK in sb. 40/80 blinds. and..i lose.
everyone folds around to me. i raise the pot. bb calls. flops A 9 J. i bet the pot which is 480. he reraises all in for about the same as i have left. i call. he has A9. awesome.

Poker Blog!

For the two people who might possibly read this: Kenny and Shawn...maybe Alan

I decided I might start up a poker blog today just for my own reference and to vent about retarded things that happen on online poker.

Maybe you guys can tell me what you think about my play!

So here's where my roll stands as of this moment:

$259.69


It was a decent amount over $300 a couple days ago, but I gave Shawn $12 and lost 3 straight SNG's to guys who had a total of less than 10 outs between them. Terrrrrribad.

So here's to trying to keep this up.

*EDIT*
here's my last 8 SNG results. Those 2 outers are a killer when you get on a decent streak. It makes you feel like only bad things happen. And when you feel like like you're gonna get sucked out on, it happens. I don't know how, but it does.

Recent Results
GameID	Date (EST)	Type	EntryFee	Entrants	Profit
43204955	17-Mar-08 19:23	TURBO NL Holdem	$22	6	-$24
43203209	17-Mar-08 19:19	TURBO NL Holdem	$11	6	-$12
43064593	16-Mar-08 11:56	TURBO NL Holdem	$11	6	-$12
43015444	15-Mar-08 22:23	TURBO NL Holdem	$11	6	-$12
43012982	15-Mar-08 21:58	TURBO NL Holdem	$11	6	$30.90
43009114	15-Mar-08 21:30	TURBO NL Holdem	$11	6	$30.90
42960943	15-Mar-08 12:06	TURBO NL Holdem	$11	6	$30.90
42830243	14-Mar-08 02:02	TURBO NL Holdem	$11	6	-$12