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So that's $2,139 towards my Vegas trip in June. At this rate I won't have to stay at the Imperial Palace...
Feb 6, 10 02:57:21
The blog software does that sometimes - I upload a picture and it's fine for a day or so and then just disappears. Once I upload it a second time it normally seems to "stick".
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Needless to say the tourney carried on well past 9, and didn't finish until 00:45. We did a 3-way deal at the end just after I elimitated 4th place and took the chip lead, so I shipped $1800. I'll bet I was the only one to cook a meal for two mid-way through!
Feb 5, 10 13:20:44
hahaha!!! but without her coming for dinner. it might have not turned out the same. (no nut peddilng)
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It was one of those "what could he check behind on the flop that he can now shove for value?" moments:
Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $2.00 BB (8 handed) - Full-Tilt Hand Converter from HandHistoryConverter.com
UTG ($667.35)
UTG+1 ($240)
MP1 ($248.40)
MP2 ($200)
CO ($65)
Button ($203)
SB ($455)
Hero (BB) ($215.55)
Preflop: Hero is BB with 10
, A
2 folds, MP1 bets $7, 4 folds, Hero calls $5
Flop: ($15) 10
, 9, 5
(2 players)
Hero checks, MP1 checks
Turn: ($15) 2 (2 players)
Hero bets $10, MP1 raises to $32, Hero calls $22
River: ($79) 8
(2 players)
Hero checks, MP1 bets $209.40 (All-In), Hero [tanks for ages and then] calls $176.55 (All-In)
Total pot: $432.10 | Rake: $3
Results:
Hero had 10, A (one pair, tens).
MP1 had A, Q (high card, Ace).
Outcome: Hero won $429.10
But remember to value shove the river instead...
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So January I ran pretty hot:
My graph looks like I'm hooked up to some EEG whilst holding my breath - starts off calm enough then just goes crazy.
Feb has started out a lot better:
It could have all been very different but for this hand:
Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (5 handed) - Full-Tilt Hand Converter from HandHistoryConverter.com
Button ($125.70)
SB ($115.40)
Hero (BB) ($111.70)
UTG ($54.55)
MP ($121.60)
Preflop: Hero is BB with 7, 5
2 folds, Button bets $1.75, 1 fold, Hero raises to $5, Button calls $3.25
Flop: ($10.25) 4, 6, 8 (2 players)
Hero bets $5, Button calls $5
Turn: ($20.25) A (2 players)
Hero bets $16, Button calls $16
River: ($52.25) Q (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets $99.70 (All-In)
Er, what to do now?!?
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Oh no, it's been counterfeited - I have to fold :-(
What!!!! Quads on the river and people moving all-in!
Insta-tilt.
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Dropping 16 buy-ins before figuring out a profitable way to play this game was painful. One the plus side that's pretty much enough FTP points for a months CR subscription just there, plus about 5 buy-ins of rakeback, so profitable rather than breakeven ;-)
Now to fix my Rush PLO game...similar story - dropped 12 buy-ins in the first 634 hands (ouch!) and have recovered to "only" 3 buy-ins down.
Jan 26, 10 10:57:54
Less spew pre-flop (i.e. not getting AIPF with AQ btn vs BB etc.) and generally tightening up.
Also I was more inclined to believe people on later streets/less inclined to try to blow people off one-pair type hands since I was getting called 3 streets with 2nd pair etc. Also tightening up pre-flop meant I stopped making 2nd best hands so often at showdown!
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Jan 24, 10 11:44:05
Friend from school having a mid-life crisis wanted a trip out there...
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As you can see, the first few sessions I was just 3 and 4 betting a lot and playing really aggro, which got a nice rising red line but a plummetting P&L!
Then I switched to a "wait and see" strategy of selective 3-betting and playing premium hands fast. However, it's amazing how many hands you can just quick-fold before getting something playable and then not getting paid off of having to let it go. Certainly mildly profitable, but there has to be a compromise between these two extremes!
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I have registered to play in the PokerStars World Blogger Championship of Online Poker! The WBCOOP is a free online Poker tournament open to all Bloggers, so register on WBCOOP to play.
Registration code: 483336
As for the title of this post it was only a bad beat in that no-one had a King 4-way :-()
Like most other people I have also been trying out Rush poker. Not too sure about it really, although it is quite addictive. Nut peddling seems to be profitable, if a little boring. There seems to be a lot of mindless aggression so if you're patient people will throw money at you. I'm thinking of writing "Do not spew" on a post-it and putting it on the monitor since it's so easy to get caught up in the lights 3-bet/4-bet/shove wars. Example from earlier: UTG opens and I 3-bet on the Btn with AA, he duly 4-bets and I shove over which he snap-calls with 99.
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Step1: Buy into 5 $10+1 single table tournaments
Step 2: Get lucky in some:
(yes, I was all in on the flop!)
Step 3: Ride your luck and win some of the tournaments:
Step 4: Check your winnings:
Step 5: Ship it to "TheXC" to help out relief efforts in Haiti:
EDIT: Save Verneer's typing finger - send direct to FTP/Stars appeal as follows
If you would still like to donate, Full Tilt and Stars is matching 100% of your donations! Simply do a money transfer
Stars: “Haiti Fund”
Full Tilt: “Aid for Haiti”
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