CARDRUNNERS

Soul Read:

PokerStars Game #20170570495:  HORSE (7 Card Stud Limit, $2/$4) - 2008/09/05 15:56:18 ET
Table 'Antilochus III' 8-max
Seat 1: Horseheir ($77 in chips)
Seat 2: reallymadbob ($53.25 in chips)
Seat 3: maury71 ($95 in chips)
Seat 4: MadSteady ($59.50 in chips)
Seat 5: POPO8 ($70.75 in chips)
Seat 8: allblacks26 ($220 in chips)
allblacks26: posts the ante $0.25
Horseheir: posts the ante $0.25
reallymadbob: posts the ante $0.25
maury71: posts the ante $0.25
MadSteady: posts the ante $0.25
irtekaz has returned
POPO8: posts the ante $0.25
*** 3rd STREET ***
Dealt to Horseheir [3d]
Dealt to reallymadbob [5c]
Dealt to maury71 [2c]
Dealt to MadSteady [5d]
Dealt to POPO8 [8d]
Dealt to allblacks26 [8s As 3h]
maury71: brings in for $1
MadSteady: folds
POPO8: folds
Kawishiwi joins the table at seat #7
allblacks26: calls $1
Horseheir: folds
reallymadbob: folds
*** 4th STREET ***
Dealt to maury71 [2c] [6d]
Dealt to allblacks26 [8s As 3h] [Tc]
allblacks26: checks
POPO8 leaves the table
maury71: checks
*** 5th STREET ***
Dealt to maury71 [2c 6d] [4d]
Dealt to allblacks26 [8s As 3h Tc] [Td]
allblacks26: bets $4
maury71: calls $4
*** 6th STREET ***
Dealt to maury71 [2c 6d 4d] [Ad]
Dealt to allblacks26 [8s As 3h Tc Td] [6c]
allblacks26: checks
maury71: bets $4
allblacks26: calls $4
*** RIVER ***
Dealt to allblacks26 [8s As 3h Tc Td 6c] [4h]
allblacks26: checks
maury71: bets $4
allblacks26: calls $4
*** SHOW DOWN ***
maury71: shows [3c 7d 2c 6d 4d Ad 6s] (a pair of Sixes)
allblacks26: shows [8s As 3h Tc Td 6c 4h] (a pair of Tens)
allblacks26 collected $26.50 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $27.50 | Rake $1
Seat 1: Horseheir folded on the 3rd Street (didn't bet)
Seat 2: reallymadbob folded on the 3rd Street (didn't bet)
Seat 3: maury71 showed [3c 7d 2c 6d 4d Ad 6s] and lost with a pair of Sixes
Seat 4: MadSteady folded on the 3rd Street (didn't bet)
Seat 5: POPO8 folded on the 3rd Street (didn't bet)
Seat 8: allblacks26 showed [8s As 3h Tc Td 6c 4h] and won ($26.50) with a pair of Tens

Very next hand, the run good:

PokerStars Game #20170599505:  HORSE (7 Card Stud Limit, $2/$4) - 2008/09/05 15:57:28 ET
Table 'Antilochus III' 8-max
Seat 1: Horseheir ($76.75 in chips)
Seat 2: reallymadbob ($53 in chips)
Seat 3: maury71 ($81.75 in chips)
Seat 4: MadSteady ($59.25 in chips)
Seat 6: irtekaz ($71.75 in chips)
Seat 7: Kawishiwi ($80 in chips)
Seat 8: allblacks26 ($233.25 in chips)
Kawishiwi: posts the ante $0.25
allblacks26: posts the ante $0.25
Horseheir: posts the ante $0.25
reallymadbob: posts the ante $0.25
maury71: posts the ante $0.25
MadSteady: posts the ante $0.25
irtekaz: posts the ante $0.25
*** 3rd STREET ***
Dealt to Horseheir [6h]
Dealt to reallymadbob [6c]
Dealt to maury71 [9h]
Dealt to MadSteady [3h]
Dealt to irtekaz [Kh]
Dealt to Kawishiwi [Ah]
Dealt to allblacks26 [Th Qd Jd]
MadSteady: brings in for $1
irtekaz: calls $1
Kawishiwi: folds
allblacks26: calls $1
Horseheir: folds
reallymadbob: calls $1
maury71: folds
*** 4th STREET ***
Dealt to reallymadbob [6c] [7c]
Dealt to MadSteady [3h] [Qc]
Dealt to irtekaz [Kh] [4d]
Dealt to allblacks26 [Th Qd Jd] [Ad]
allblacks26: bets $2
reallymadbob: calls $2
MadSteady: folds
irtekaz: calls $2
*** 5th STREET ***
Dealt to reallymadbob [6c 7c] [Js]
Dealt to irtekaz [Kh 4d] [6d]
Dealt to allblacks26 [Th Qd Jd Ad] [5d]
allblacks26: bets $4
reallymadbob: calls $4
irtekaz: folds
*** 6th STREET ***
Dealt to reallymadbob [6c 7c Js] [8s]
Dealt to allblacks26 [Th Qd Jd Ad 5d] [Kd]
allblacks26: bets $4
reallymadbob: calls $4
*** RIVER ***
Dealt to allblacks26 [Th Qd Jd Ad 5d Kd] [Td]
allblacks26: bets $4
reallymadbob: calls $4
*** SHOW DOWN ***
allblacks26: shows [Th Qd Jd Ad 5d Kd Td] (a Royal Flush)
reallymadbob: shows [8c 7d 6c 7c Js 8s 2h] (two pair, Eights and Sevens)
allblacks26 collected $34.75 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $35.75 | Rake $1
Seat 1: Horseheir folded on the 3rd Street (didn't bet)
Seat 2: reallymadbob showed [8c 7d 6c 7c Js 8s 2h] and lost with two pair, Eights and Sevens
Seat 3: maury71 folded on the 3rd Street (didn't bet)
Seat 4: MadSteady folded on the 4th Street
Seat 6: irtekaz folded on the 5th Street
Seat 7: Kawishiwi folded on the 3rd Street (didn't bet)
Seat 8: allblacks26 showed [Th Qd Jd Ad 5d Kd Td] and won ($34.75) with a Royal Flush
 

7 card stud gods.  Please bring me back to my "omg how can you run so good" state.  It was fun, I didn't mean to be cocky, it just happens.


It's pretty sick that ever since my post about how I'm a god at stud I've managed to run pretty poorly to break even or so.  There's been plenty of unreal hands and such, and I'm definitely on the bad side of variance.  However, I still manage to do ok when I play due to the unreal play I see.  People just love to try and suck out.  I've been doing more of this lately and that's part of my problem.  I also have to remember how to catch more than just a pair of Ks or whatever.  I've had a flush lose to other flushes or str. flushes (wtf?) and full houses lose as well.  Those are always rough and happen, but just sucks.

Anyway, I've managed to still run ok at other games although I don't feel 100% confident in any aspect of my game.  I think the pressure of actually having to make money until I get a real job is affecting my play.  I'm not sure.  I'm up $1,600 on the month which is very good for me.  However, I'd like to be up 3k next month or so.  I had 2 -$500 days this month, so without those I'd be much more set.  And really, with my stakes, I shouldn't have swings this bad.  I'm playing 2/4 stud and 50nl hu.  Those days are the days I decided to change it up and play 6 max after running poorly in those other games.  Then run poorly there as well.  But a nice amount in the black this month.  I still have the rest of today and tomorrow to play.  I need to get to gold star as well, then decide on what to spend my FPPs on...I have about 90k, any ideas?  I think I'm just gonna do cash bonuses right now, it's probably smartest.  I wish they had amazon gift certificates for americans, I don't get why they don't.

In other areas, I had a lot on my mind this week, and while I'd rather not discuss it publicly, the issues seem to be subsiding a bit.  It has to do with my gf...everything is fantastic, but there's something I'm trying to shake because it's not an issue at all.  But when you're told "don't think about a pink elephant" that's all you can think about.  So hopefully it goes away, which I'm sure it will.  And I decided to go watch the super bowl with her down in champaign this weekend.  With everything I was thinking of this week, I want to see her more than anything right now.  So I'm going early sunday morning.  I was originally not going to go there this weekend, but that changed.  I'm also going the following weekend, so it should be pretty fun.  We're celebrating valentine's day early because she's going on vacation with her family over v-day and her bday...it sucks a little, but no biggie, we'll just celebrate v-day before she goes and her bday when she gets back.  It gives me more time to get some things in order for her bday.  I'm still unsure on presents, but I have some pretty awesome ideas.


That's all I got for now.  I think it's time for a workout, then another poker session and then on to lucky's sandwich co. on clark tonight for this gloriousness:




It's the same primanti's bros. sandwich in pittsburgh that I've been dying to try.  Apparently the guy who owns lucky's brought it over from pittsburgh.  I saw it on man vs. food on the travel channel the other night.  That show is incredibly awesome btw.  I was a bit disappointed in the Chicago episode though.  They went to al's italian beef (a fine choice), gino's east (standard) and lucky's for the 3 sandwich challenge.  I was looking for something new/different in chicago though.  I've had italian beef, deep dish pizza and the sandwich isn't even a Chicago staple.  Oh well, I'm sure it's delish.