well, game 3 came and went. this game was pivotal to a number of players and while some of them did themselves proud, others didnt do enough to get themselves into a safe spot.
first though, let me talk briefly about the previous post i made regarding Dave. i didnt really mean it when i said "Dave is retarded". obviously he isnt but i got caught up in the banter the two of us had going all week and thought it would be funny to roast him in the blog. he took reasonably well but didnt like some of it either so i would like to say SORRY DAVE! i love you very much.
you're still a fag though
ok, on to the game. i was at a table with Dave, JV, Julia, Kent and 240. big game for Kent and 240 as they were both out of Final Table range and really needed big points to get back in it. first out was not quite what Kent had in mind coming into the night but again that's what he ended up with. like me, Kent got off to a decent start but bled chips away in a few pots and found himself short. i was eyeing his stack as i was around the same chip level with him...about 20 big bets remained for both of us. Julia eventually ended his night (i think) and the single point for Kent pretty much ends his dream of making the FT having 4pts in 3 games. its entirely possible to go runner-runner wins and still make it but that is going to be pretty tough to do.
JV was a happy as a pig in shit early on. he played KJ wonderfully against me in level 2 and took a large chunk of my chips. in the hand i held J2 in the BB and checked. JV had limped KJ UTG and we saw a flop of J24
i lead out 400, JV raises to 1600, i re-raise to 4000, JV calls
miracle M%^*^&F^&*^ King on the turn i check-call his bet of ~6000
Ace on the river and we both checked, he takes down the big pot
i am in the 25 BB range now and have to shut it down and wait for some hands.
as the night dragged on our table managed to make it all the way until around 10pm with no casualities. Kent and I were still short and JV was spewing his way down to our level. Kent busted out and then Julia took the boots to JV on this hand...
raise from Julia UTG, call from JV in the BB
flop is Q-6-4. JV immediately jams, which i think was a pretty good overbet of the pot.
Julia thinks it over and eventually calls showing TT
JV, in disgust, reveals 6x
no help for JV and he goes out in 5th collecting 2pts.
240 was next out but i forget how and by whom. all i know is that he needed at least 5 pts to crawl closer to the top 6, probably 7pts to feel better and 10 to get right back in it. i think he was not too thrilled about the 3pts he added to his total. 240 is 6pts out of the race to the FT and needs a couple big showings in game 4 and 5 to make it.
down to three, myself, Dave and Julia we played for quite a while. chips were moving around pretty well but a couple key hands changed the popular opinion of the outcome. i was the shortie with dave 2nd when i got involved in this 3way hand:
family pot we see a flop: 8-2-3
i have 85off but Dave leads out first. i jam and Julia calls! Dave folds his big Ace
Julia show 99 and im screwed.
turn is a magical 5!
river bricks for Julia and im in the mix again.
later i took a big chunk of Dave's stack when this hand came up:
i look at AhQh and raise it up. Dave re-pops from the BB and i jam, he calls
he shows AJ so im pretty happy about the situation.
flop comes out Jh-4h-3c...i have the Queen to hit and the nut flush draw to resuck on Dave
trun is a heart and i cant be caught, Dave is crippled. Happy Simon
JV goes on about me being a lucksack and how i hit every flush draw in the history of my fcpc career (or something like that). boo hoo!!
shortly after Dave busts out and im assured of 7pts and a big sigh of relief.
during the HU battle things were going back and forth nothing really separating us until i tried a bluff on Julia that didnt work. in a limped pot we saw a K-A-x flop. i tried bluffs on all the streets but was called down by a King and shipped 75% of my stack across the table
i managed to crawl back a decent amount when the last hand of the night came...
i have 8d5d and see a flop with 2 diamonds. i bet, Julia calls
turn helps neither of us and we both check.
river completes my flush and pairs the board.
i go all-in and she insta-calls with the nut flush!! motha-f6&*^)!!!!!!
flush over flush and im dunksi. oh well!
good game for me and Julia who now has 27pts, a big lead in the overall points race and a guaranteed spot at the Final Table. i see no scenario where she doesnt make it. now, can she win the top prize of $200 for winning the points race????? we'll see
next game is FEB 27 at 7:05pm sharp, see you then
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Thursday, February 12, 2009
The trash talk started Monday
So Dave thinks he is hot shit and Dave thinks he is a poker god and Dave thinks he is going to take down my table this friday night...Dave is a retard.
Game #3 of the Super Series is tomorrow night and its a crucial game for many players. my table has 2 of those players, Kent and 240. these 2 guys must get at least 5 points, in my opinion, to set themselves up for a Final Table run. actually, Kent might need to win the table.
Bill, Hondro and Althalee are at the other table and they also need good shows or its hasta la vista baby! sure, they could all do mediocre and still go runner-runner wins to squeak in but really, its not going to be easy.
back to Dave though. this chump has a big mouth that he likes to run when he is "feeling it". obviously, this week he is feeling like the big dog because he cant stop running his gums about how he is going to turn the nuts on me and bust me out. he is so confident that he has agreed to the famous LLB with myself and JV. i dont think Dave realizes what he has gotten himself into.
its Dave's turn to crash and burn. he may have 12 points and he may think he has a shot at the title but the realists of the world see Dave's run for what it is, a fluke.
i hope this gets Dave's juice flowing!! Dave is going to be a very sad puppy friday night
Game #3 of the Super Series is tomorrow night and its a crucial game for many players. my table has 2 of those players, Kent and 240. these 2 guys must get at least 5 points, in my opinion, to set themselves up for a Final Table run. actually, Kent might need to win the table.
Bill, Hondro and Althalee are at the other table and they also need good shows or its hasta la vista baby! sure, they could all do mediocre and still go runner-runner wins to squeak in but really, its not going to be easy.
back to Dave though. this chump has a big mouth that he likes to run when he is "feeling it". obviously, this week he is feeling like the big dog because he cant stop running his gums about how he is going to turn the nuts on me and bust me out. he is so confident that he has agreed to the famous LLB with myself and JV. i dont think Dave realizes what he has gotten himself into.
its Dave's turn to crash and burn. he may have 12 points and he may think he has a shot at the title but the realists of the world see Dave's run for what it is, a fluke.
i hope this gets Dave's juice flowing!! Dave is going to be a very sad puppy friday night
Sunday, February 01, 2009
My Table, Table 2
i won this week, but it wasnt looking very promising at all during level 9, the 1200/2400 level
i had ~13,000tc during level 9 and it was time to get involved. i tried during level 8 to begin putting myself out there because my stack was about big enough to get peeps to fold. in level 9, the time was now!
i jammed preflop a few times to get the blinds and build up to ~20,000. JV had been raising light all night long and i was looking for an opportunity to go "Sylvestre Stallone" on him and it happened when i saw 99 after his pf raise. i jammed for about 16,000 more and he opted to fold. good fold for me as i did not want a call there.
later he button raised to 6100 and i called the extra 3300 with 66 in the BB. flop was JJ4 and i jammed ~23,000. i was planning a stop & go anyway and that flop is a pretty good one for it. he flashed a 4 before mucking. now i was beginning to accumulate chips and my stack was one that was not to be taken lightly.
i did have to put myself in a spot of trouble against Bob. we were 4 handed and i open jammed with KQ from UTG. Bob appeared interested in this and made the call, committing ~80% of his stack with AJ. certainly no arguing the call there but a lucky K on the turn gave me a new life. a crucial hand for me as 3 pts would not have done me much good after my miserable 2 pts in the opening game. Bob was crippled and i went to chip leader!
shortly after, i saw Bob all in and a call from 240 so i called also with 55. flop was K high. turn and river bricked for me and when 240 showed 33, Bob scooped the pot with AK. he was back in it.
JV had 49,000 when i was hovering near 12,000 earlier but at this point i had him covered. oddly enough i forget what i was holding when i busted his ass. i was happy to get the $10 Last Longer Bet we had and an extra $10 for busting him. the bet was for $10 but an extra $10 if either of us busted the other...spicy!!
3-handed we moved tables and cleaned up a bit when Bob myself and 240 restarted the game. first major confrontation was 240 and myself. he jammed from the SB with his KT and i looked down at A7. i said immediately "this one smells a little different 240" i wasnt convinced he had a better hand that me. why? well, you pick up things on people over 3-4 yrs playing with them and with that i went with my gut and called.
the board came out 3-T-A-brick-brick and i had 240 barely covered. a big hand for both of us as we both sucked balls in game #1 and needed big points.
heads up didnt last too long. i probably had a 3-2 chip lead on Bob but in the very first HU hand i saw two black Kings! i limped and Bob raised with his Ax. i immediate jammed the rest of my stack in. because i had Bob covered i think he wanted o pick a better spot so he folded. (incidentally, an Ace hit on the river after we ran it)
the fateful hand was again when i limped the special Ace from the button and Bob jammed...i called and saw his K7 vs my A9. no help for Bob anywhere and i was very relieved to find a way to scoop the huge 1o points.
next week i have 240 - Dave - Julia - Kent & JV at Table 1. i think i can steal a lot of dead pots next game and get off to a way better start than games 1 & 2.
peace out, see you FEB 13
i had ~13,000tc during level 9 and it was time to get involved. i tried during level 8 to begin putting myself out there because my stack was about big enough to get peeps to fold. in level 9, the time was now!
i jammed preflop a few times to get the blinds and build up to ~20,000. JV had been raising light all night long and i was looking for an opportunity to go "Sylvestre Stallone" on him and it happened when i saw 99 after his pf raise. i jammed for about 16,000 more and he opted to fold. good fold for me as i did not want a call there.
later he button raised to 6100 and i called the extra 3300 with 66 in the BB. flop was JJ4 and i jammed ~23,000. i was planning a stop & go anyway and that flop is a pretty good one for it. he flashed a 4 before mucking. now i was beginning to accumulate chips and my stack was one that was not to be taken lightly.
i did have to put myself in a spot of trouble against Bob. we were 4 handed and i open jammed with KQ from UTG. Bob appeared interested in this and made the call, committing ~80% of his stack with AJ. certainly no arguing the call there but a lucky K on the turn gave me a new life. a crucial hand for me as 3 pts would not have done me much good after my miserable 2 pts in the opening game. Bob was crippled and i went to chip leader!
shortly after, i saw Bob all in and a call from 240 so i called also with 55. flop was K high. turn and river bricked for me and when 240 showed 33, Bob scooped the pot with AK. he was back in it.
JV had 49,000 when i was hovering near 12,000 earlier but at this point i had him covered. oddly enough i forget what i was holding when i busted his ass. i was happy to get the $10 Last Longer Bet we had and an extra $10 for busting him. the bet was for $10 but an extra $10 if either of us busted the other...spicy!!
3-handed we moved tables and cleaned up a bit when Bob myself and 240 restarted the game. first major confrontation was 240 and myself. he jammed from the SB with his KT and i looked down at A7. i said immediately "this one smells a little different 240" i wasnt convinced he had a better hand that me. why? well, you pick up things on people over 3-4 yrs playing with them and with that i went with my gut and called.
the board came out 3-T-A-brick-brick and i had 240 barely covered. a big hand for both of us as we both sucked balls in game #1 and needed big points.
heads up didnt last too long. i probably had a 3-2 chip lead on Bob but in the very first HU hand i saw two black Kings! i limped and Bob raised with his Ax. i immediate jammed the rest of my stack in. because i had Bob covered i think he wanted o pick a better spot so he folded. (incidentally, an Ace hit on the river after we ran it)
the fateful hand was again when i limped the special Ace from the button and Bob jammed...i called and saw his K7 vs my A9. no help for Bob anywhere and i was very relieved to find a way to scoop the huge 1o points.
next week i have 240 - Dave - Julia - Kent & JV at Table 1. i think i can steal a lot of dead pots next game and get off to a way better start than games 1 & 2.
peace out, see you FEB 13
2 are in trouble, 3 need a win
Bill & Kent are in danger. 240, Althalee and Hondro need a big performance on Feb 13 to get back into the Final Table picture.
the standings (here) show that 7 of the 12 players have at least 10 points while the 5 mentioned above all are at 6pts or less. there are 3 games remaining and while anything can happen its going to be difficult to make up the difference. certainly if Bill or Kent is able to win game 3 then they vault into a much more comfortable spot...but still there is work to be done.
Julia holds top spot currently with 17 points and is looking very good at making the FT. speculation before the series began was that 23 points would be enough to make the final 6. if this holds true then Julia only needs 6 points in 3 games to make it.
the logjam from 2nd to 6th (13-13-12-12-12) shows how close this race to the top 6 will be. Kerri Lee has 10 points, just out of the top 6, but could easily make that up with a strong performance on Feb 13.
If Bill and Kent each win their table then so many more possibilities open up...that would be interesting!
if i can find time to recap the action from Game 2 Table 2 later ill post it.
i can say i busted JV and won the $10 LLB we had plus an extra $10 for busting him....its good not to be the fish
the standings (here) show that 7 of the 12 players have at least 10 points while the 5 mentioned above all are at 6pts or less. there are 3 games remaining and while anything can happen its going to be difficult to make up the difference. certainly if Bill or Kent is able to win game 3 then they vault into a much more comfortable spot...but still there is work to be done.
Julia holds top spot currently with 17 points and is looking very good at making the FT. speculation before the series began was that 23 points would be enough to make the final 6. if this holds true then Julia only needs 6 points in 3 games to make it.
the logjam from 2nd to 6th (13-13-12-12-12) shows how close this race to the top 6 will be. Kerri Lee has 10 points, just out of the top 6, but could easily make that up with a strong performance on Feb 13.
If Bill and Kent each win their table then so many more possibilities open up...that would be interesting!
if i can find time to recap the action from Game 2 Table 2 later ill post it.
i can say i busted JV and won the $10 LLB we had plus an extra $10 for busting him....its good not to be the fish
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Super Series Game #1
so, it finally started.
after one attempt at running this thing and having it implode on the first night we finally found 12 reliable, available and willing players to go for glory.
you can find out who is involved at the fcpc website but i will say who was at each table in order of finish:
table 1
JOHN
DAVE
HONDRO
ALTHALEE
KENT
240
table 2
GRANT
JULIA
BOB
KERRI LEE
SIMON
BILL
obviously i was at table 2 and i didnt do too well. i was on Bills left which was good because Bill started out playing ultra fast. he was raising >50% of the pots and winning most of them. they were small but Bill was establishing his image right away. unfortunately for him he eventually ran into bigger hands and he crashed and burned, out first. it will be interesting to see how he plays in game #2
myself, i was a bit like a roller coaster. i was up early, then i got involved in a hand i though i had locked up but...it wasnt to be
Kerri Lee raises, i limp-called with 77.
flop is a juicy Q-7-5
i check- call the 1000 cont bet.
turn 8
i check raise the 1000 bet to 3000. she re-raises to 7000. i look at the board and assume she has AA or KK (hoping not QQ) and i call.
river is a 3 and i check-call the 5000 bet
"i have a set" i say.
"me too" she says and shows 88
nice.
that hurt me quite a bit. we started with 30,000TC and i lost 14,000 in one hand in level 2!
i now decide that i can only get involved in a big pot if im willing to commit my stack. yes, its only level 2 but the table was aggressive and i hate the slow death of 400 here, 700 there until im down to critical. if i can play small pots thats fine but im prepared to get it all in if the situation warrants.
later i get in a hand vs Julia. i hadnt raised preflop in a long time and i chose to try to steal blinds with Kd9d, Julia calls from the SB with Ad3d
flop is KQJ, Julia leads out for 2000 and i jam for another ~4500. she hums and haws and decides to call
turn is 7d giving both of us a 4 flush
river bricks and i survive
IMO Julia made a pretty loose call but she did have the A or T to win and the turn gave her more outs. she had an opportunity to knock someone out for 4500 and she had the chips to spare. im glad she missed though!
very next hand i get KK in the BB. Bob opens for a raise and i chose to do someting different in this spot, i jammed my stack which was a massive overbet. i was hoping Bob would call thinking i was doing something fishy...he folded though.
Bill busted by now and i was still short stack with ~20,000 when i was busted by Julia.
i was UTG and limp-called her BB raise. i had Ac8c.
we saw a magical flop of As 7c 6c
Julia leads out for 1000 and i insta-raised to 4000. she called
turn 5s, she leads again for 4000 (i think) and i jammed with OESD and flush draw, she insta-called with AT.
i need help big time but the Jd is not what im looking for on the river...im out in 5th place at table 2...goddammit!!!!
even worse, John won table 1 and couldnt stop talking about how his place at the Final Table is all but guaranteed!! fish can win i guess
240 needs some poker luck, lets all say a prayer for my good friend. his AK went down to John's AQ when a Q hit the turn. 240 has the worst luck and runs worse than anyone at the fcpc, hands down.
see you at game #2
after one attempt at running this thing and having it implode on the first night we finally found 12 reliable, available and willing players to go for glory.
you can find out who is involved at the fcpc website but i will say who was at each table in order of finish:
table 1
JOHN
DAVE
HONDRO
ALTHALEE
KENT
240
table 2
GRANT
JULIA
BOB
KERRI LEE
SIMON
BILL
obviously i was at table 2 and i didnt do too well. i was on Bills left which was good because Bill started out playing ultra fast. he was raising >50% of the pots and winning most of them. they were small but Bill was establishing his image right away. unfortunately for him he eventually ran into bigger hands and he crashed and burned, out first. it will be interesting to see how he plays in game #2
myself, i was a bit like a roller coaster. i was up early, then i got involved in a hand i though i had locked up but...it wasnt to be
Kerri Lee raises, i limp-called with 77.
flop is a juicy Q-7-5
i check- call the 1000 cont bet.
turn 8
i check raise the 1000 bet to 3000. she re-raises to 7000. i look at the board and assume she has AA or KK (hoping not QQ) and i call.
river is a 3 and i check-call the 5000 bet
"i have a set" i say.
"me too" she says and shows 88
nice.
that hurt me quite a bit. we started with 30,000TC and i lost 14,000 in one hand in level 2!
i now decide that i can only get involved in a big pot if im willing to commit my stack. yes, its only level 2 but the table was aggressive and i hate the slow death of 400 here, 700 there until im down to critical. if i can play small pots thats fine but im prepared to get it all in if the situation warrants.
later i get in a hand vs Julia. i hadnt raised preflop in a long time and i chose to try to steal blinds with Kd9d, Julia calls from the SB with Ad3d
flop is KQJ, Julia leads out for 2000 and i jam for another ~4500. she hums and haws and decides to call
turn is 7d giving both of us a 4 flush
river bricks and i survive
IMO Julia made a pretty loose call but she did have the A or T to win and the turn gave her more outs. she had an opportunity to knock someone out for 4500 and she had the chips to spare. im glad she missed though!
very next hand i get KK in the BB. Bob opens for a raise and i chose to do someting different in this spot, i jammed my stack which was a massive overbet. i was hoping Bob would call thinking i was doing something fishy...he folded though.
Bill busted by now and i was still short stack with ~20,000 when i was busted by Julia.
i was UTG and limp-called her BB raise. i had Ac8c.
we saw a magical flop of As 7c 6c
Julia leads out for 1000 and i insta-raised to 4000. she called
turn 5s, she leads again for 4000 (i think) and i jammed with OESD and flush draw, she insta-called with AT.
i need help big time but the Jd is not what im looking for on the river...im out in 5th place at table 2...goddammit!!!!
even worse, John won table 1 and couldnt stop talking about how his place at the Final Table is all but guaranteed!! fish can win i guess
240 needs some poker luck, lets all say a prayer for my good friend. his AK went down to John's AQ when a Q hit the turn. 240 has the worst luck and runs worse than anyone at the fcpc, hands down.
see you at game #2
Monday, January 12, 2009
Bob Wins!
Bob won the last game. Bardia found a way to snag 2nd. Frenchie roller-coastered his way to a 3rd place payday.
a record 16 players in 2009 showed up for this game.
next week we play the same game.
in 2 weeks....the FCPC Super Series begins. more to come on that.
a record 16 players in 2009 showed up for this game.
next week we play the same game.
in 2 weeks....the FCPC Super Series begins. more to come on that.
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Monday, December 08, 2008
4 on the river
the night got off to bad start when i played the first hand, on the button, after a standard pf raise by JV. i had Js5s and the flop came Q47 with 2 spades. everyone checked to me so of course i tried to take the chips by betting.
JV, two to my right, raised it up. i dont recall the amounts but i knew i could make the call and score a lot more chips if i hit the flush. turn was an offsuit 3 giving me a few extra straight cards.
JV makes a significant bet here, around 5500, and i now really have to decide if the first hand is worth making a semi-loose call...i folded.
river was the 2s completing the flush had i gone that far. i certainly would have crippled John and the cries of "i hate this place!" would have be ringing throughout the room. that would have been sweet.
my time in this game was short as i was the 2nd one out but it wasnt without fireworks. the first hand vs JV was juicy and the next big pot vs Bill was juicier albeit with the same result, i lost it.
i raised with AsTs and got one caller in the BB, Bill. flop was T67. i was almost-min-check-raised by Bill but decided his short stack was worth getting all in so i jammed. Bill would min-check-raise with any Ten here so i figured i could be good. nope! he had Td6d
turn and river bricked for me and i lost a lot of my stack but was still around 11,000 of the original 30,000 with 300/600 blinds
i went out not too long afterwards when i jammed UTG with AJ and got a reluctant but gambling call from Jane with one of my favourite hands, 4h2h. an all club flop included a 4 but my Jc gave me a lot of outs. a Jack on the turn put me way ahead until the case 4 screwed me on the river (Kent said he folded the other 4). it was a funny way to lose and the table erupted with laughter. standard FCPC shenanigans at play .
Grant eventually took down the tourney while Jane and Kent chopped the 2nd place money and the final bounty (Kent) cash.
next week im thinking DEEPStack...watch out!
JV, two to my right, raised it up. i dont recall the amounts but i knew i could make the call and score a lot more chips if i hit the flush. turn was an offsuit 3 giving me a few extra straight cards.
JV makes a significant bet here, around 5500, and i now really have to decide if the first hand is worth making a semi-loose call...i folded.
river was the 2s completing the flush had i gone that far. i certainly would have crippled John and the cries of "i hate this place!" would have be ringing throughout the room. that would have been sweet.
my time in this game was short as i was the 2nd one out but it wasnt without fireworks. the first hand vs JV was juicy and the next big pot vs Bill was juicier albeit with the same result, i lost it.
i raised with AsTs and got one caller in the BB, Bill. flop was T67. i was almost-min-check-raised by Bill but decided his short stack was worth getting all in so i jammed. Bill would min-check-raise with any Ten here so i figured i could be good. nope! he had Td6d
turn and river bricked for me and i lost a lot of my stack but was still around 11,000 of the original 30,000 with 300/600 blinds
i went out not too long afterwards when i jammed UTG with AJ and got a reluctant but gambling call from Jane with one of my favourite hands, 4h2h. an all club flop included a 4 but my Jc gave me a lot of outs. a Jack on the turn put me way ahead until the case 4 screwed me on the river (Kent said he folded the other 4). it was a funny way to lose and the table erupted with laughter. standard FCPC shenanigans at play .
Grant eventually took down the tourney while Jane and Kent chopped the 2nd place money and the final bounty (Kent) cash.
next week im thinking DEEPStack...watch out!
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
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Monday, November 24, 2008
SuperStack Aftermath
3rd place isnt so bad...but it probably should have been a lot better.
i had almost half of the ~900,000 chips in play when we were 6 handed but went totally and completely card dead for the next hour or so. as much as i was getting shalacked from the rail for not playing aggressively enough i found it difficult to defend with hands i should be doubling down with nevermind re-raising or defending. in retrospect, i suppose its irrelevant what my cards are, i should just re-raise anyway because i am the bigstack, but the flipside is that i could lose more that way and i think i chose to coast into the money and let the smaller guys duke it out.
it didnt quite work out the way i thought it would.
John and Alex went down in blazes of glory when a truly awesome hand developed 6-handed
Andre (new guy, friend of Ryan) and his brother Will were the other players at this point with myself and Eman. Anyway here is how it went...
Andre limps UTG, Will folds, Eman folds, JV pops it up to 4xBB or so, Alex in the SB jams, i fold.
Andre then jams and JV does the same.
up and over:
Alex: 44
Andre: AA
JV: KK
Alex tries to squeeze but runs into 2 unfoldable hands.
flop is A-4-A, your standard flopped Quads.
Andre had the same stack as JV and Alex was covered by both so now we are down to 4 and Andre finds new life after treading water for a while.
this is where i go fold, fold, fold, fold fold, fold, fold.........fold, fold, fold, fold.......rail cheeses me........fold, fold, oh AK!!! raise.....fold, fold, fold.......
then im shortstack!
blinds are monstrous now 5,000/10,000 - 3,000ante
i win with A5 vs Andre's 33 and i quickly get into 2nd place. thats how volatile the hands were, you could win or lose a hand and vault to the chiplead without seeing the turn or fall down to critical.
Eman unfortunately was the bubble boy when he had to jam his final hand in vs Will's JJ.
3 handed i was doing ok until i saw Will rekuctantly call form the SB with 35o. i should have raised but i didnt with J9
flop was 3-J-3 and i figured i had the best hand and eventually went broke. he turned a boat too!
i collected $200 for 3rd. brothers Will and Andre split the remaining $1000
all in all a great game, good structure and the usual great banter from JV.
as far as my predictions go, we had 4 late joiners so im happy i was able to get 1/3 correct. Bill was first out after playing 110% of the flops at our table.
next SuperStack in 2009! see you then
i had almost half of the ~900,000 chips in play when we were 6 handed but went totally and completely card dead for the next hour or so. as much as i was getting shalacked from the rail for not playing aggressively enough i found it difficult to defend with hands i should be doubling down with nevermind re-raising or defending. in retrospect, i suppose its irrelevant what my cards are, i should just re-raise anyway because i am the bigstack, but the flipside is that i could lose more that way and i think i chose to coast into the money and let the smaller guys duke it out.
it didnt quite work out the way i thought it would.
John and Alex went down in blazes of glory when a truly awesome hand developed 6-handed
Andre (new guy, friend of Ryan) and his brother Will were the other players at this point with myself and Eman. Anyway here is how it went...
Andre limps UTG, Will folds, Eman folds, JV pops it up to 4xBB or so, Alex in the SB jams, i fold.
Andre then jams and JV does the same.
up and over:
Alex: 44
Andre: AA
JV: KK
Alex tries to squeeze but runs into 2 unfoldable hands.
flop is A-4-A, your standard flopped Quads.
Andre had the same stack as JV and Alex was covered by both so now we are down to 4 and Andre finds new life after treading water for a while.
this is where i go fold, fold, fold, fold fold, fold, fold.........fold, fold, fold, fold.......rail cheeses me........fold, fold, oh AK!!! raise.....fold, fold, fold.......
then im shortstack!
blinds are monstrous now 5,000/10,000 - 3,000ante
i win with A5 vs Andre's 33 and i quickly get into 2nd place. thats how volatile the hands were, you could win or lose a hand and vault to the chiplead without seeing the turn or fall down to critical.
Eman unfortunately was the bubble boy when he had to jam his final hand in vs Will's JJ.
3 handed i was doing ok until i saw Will rekuctantly call form the SB with 35o. i should have raised but i didnt with J9
flop was 3-J-3 and i figured i had the best hand and eventually went broke. he turned a boat too!
i collected $200 for 3rd. brothers Will and Andre split the remaining $1000
all in all a great game, good structure and the usual great banter from JV.
as far as my predictions go, we had 4 late joiners so im happy i was able to get 1/3 correct. Bill was first out after playing 110% of the flops at our table.
next SuperStack in 2009! see you then
Friday, November 21, 2008
SuperStack #3
the time has arrived for the 3rd installment of our SuperStack series. this is the game totally engineered for this guy who always finds a way to crap the bed.
currently we only have 8 players involved but i have a sense we may get up to 10 by game time.
the SuperStack is our highest buy-in game usually of $150. however, for this game it's a $120 buy-in with $20 bounties on everyone just to spice it up a bit. blinds run at 40 minute intervals and as usual there will be plenty of time and chips to make plays without screwing yourself up.
$120 buy-in
40 minute blinds, starting at 100-200
75,000 starting stack
there should be no arguments about the setup, its designed to make you feel very comfortable.
so, who will make the money? always a tough thing to predict but nevertheless i will take a shot.
assuming we start with these 8 players: simon - jv - grant - bill - ryan - alt delete - bob - frenchie
money finishers: SIMON (of course) - BILL - JV
Simon - i cant go against myself in this field of spewers and donaters. ive figured out most of these chumps by now and i figure i can find a few spots to milk Bill and AltDelete and Frenchie and Grant and JV and maybe Bob. i expect no worse than 3rd
Bill - this is a bit of a gamble because he will either be first out or he'll get to the money. there is no middle ground with Bill as he proved once again last week. when he gets short he always seems to find a way to double up huge and get comfortable again. i think his lack of "simon knowledge" will be his undoing somewhere along the lines though. Bill likes to think he is "simon-smart" (like he can figure me out) but we all know otherwise, ill trap his ass so good he will have no choice but to pay the master off
JV - this is a total 649 ticket. im gambling hard here! this guy talks the talk but cant seem to walk the walk. this week i have a funny feeling he might just squeak in there. his recent form and style of spewage doesnt really lend itself to making money in poker but every blind squirrel finds a nut at some point...right?
good luck to everyone, this game is going to be FUN!
currently we only have 8 players involved but i have a sense we may get up to 10 by game time.
the SuperStack is our highest buy-in game usually of $150. however, for this game it's a $120 buy-in with $20 bounties on everyone just to spice it up a bit. blinds run at 40 minute intervals and as usual there will be plenty of time and chips to make plays without screwing yourself up.
$120 buy-in
40 minute blinds, starting at 100-200
75,000 starting stack
there should be no arguments about the setup, its designed to make you feel very comfortable.
so, who will make the money? always a tough thing to predict but nevertheless i will take a shot.
assuming we start with these 8 players: simon - jv - grant - bill - ryan - alt delete - bob - frenchie
money finishers: SIMON (of course) - BILL - JV
Simon - i cant go against myself in this field of spewers and donaters. ive figured out most of these chumps by now and i figure i can find a few spots to milk Bill and AltDelete and Frenchie and Grant and JV and maybe Bob. i expect no worse than 3rd
Bill - this is a bit of a gamble because he will either be first out or he'll get to the money. there is no middle ground with Bill as he proved once again last week. when he gets short he always seems to find a way to double up huge and get comfortable again. i think his lack of "simon knowledge" will be his undoing somewhere along the lines though. Bill likes to think he is "simon-smart" (like he can figure me out) but we all know otherwise, ill trap his ass so good he will have no choice but to pay the master off
JV - this is a total 649 ticket. im gambling hard here! this guy talks the talk but cant seem to walk the walk. this week i have a funny feeling he might just squeak in there. his recent form and style of spewage doesnt really lend itself to making money in poker but every blind squirrel finds a nut at some point...right?
good luck to everyone, this game is going to be FUN!
Monday, November 17, 2008
Results of Nov 14
So, i predicted money finishes for myself, Bill and Jane. unfortunately, Jane bubbled in 4th but Bill and I did our part and grabbed 3rd and 1st respectively.
The Professor took a chop for 2nd ($160) and we were done at 12:15am.
A few hands of note:
a shortstacked Bill finds 99 in the BB and re-raises all-in vs Kerry Lee who happens to have opened the action with AA. before the flop is even dealt JV moves the chips towards Bill and says "Here you go Bill" assuming of course that Bill will find a way to stave off elimination
the flop comes: 3-6-9...standard
Bill survives and rides the roller coaster all the way to 3rd place.
I have 18BB left and jam KJss in the SB vs Bill who instacalls with A5 (the special Ace though)
flop: K-J-5 turn: Q river: blanks
whew, i survive!
not much else i can think of this late after the game. if you can think of any hands worth mentioning lemme know
The Professor took a chop for 2nd ($160) and we were done at 12:15am.
A few hands of note:
a shortstacked Bill finds 99 in the BB and re-raises all-in vs Kerry Lee who happens to have opened the action with AA. before the flop is even dealt JV moves the chips towards Bill and says "Here you go Bill" assuming of course that Bill will find a way to stave off elimination
the flop comes: 3-6-9...standard
Bill survives and rides the roller coaster all the way to 3rd place.
I have 18BB left and jam KJss in the SB vs Bill who instacalls with A5 (the special Ace though)
flop: K-J-5 turn: Q river: blanks
whew, i survive!
not much else i can think of this late after the game. if you can think of any hands worth mentioning lemme know
Friday, November 14, 2008
Let's do a prediction
tonight we have an 11 person game going on. its only $40 to enter with 10,000TC to start
here is the lineup:
* Simon - JV - Jane - Alex - Bill - Julia - Dave - KerryLee - Eman - The Professor - Grant *
top 3 (in any order):
Jane
Alex
Simon (of course)
i have a $20 bet with JV for the first person eliminated. if either of us is eliminated first then $20 changes hands
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here is the lineup:
* Simon - JV - Jane - Alex - Bill - Julia - Dave - KerryLee - Eman - The Professor - Grant *
top 3 (in any order):
Jane
Alex
Simon (of course)
i have a $20 bet with JV for the first person eliminated. if either of us is eliminated first then $20 changes hands
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Tuesday, May 13, 2008
a new post
even though it has been a while since the last post, the games have continued to roll. my laptop is not a reliable place for me to log into blogger anymore so its a little harder to get posts up. my desktop computer works with everything fine but its ridiculously slow and not my first choice when i use the internet. having said that, i finally got to using the dinosaur for this post.
this week at the FCPC we have the good ole cash game returning. this is the 3rd time we've run this game and the previous 2 have both been very fun. the crew that has already confirmed looks to be a nice mix of players...im really looking forward to this game
next week, May 23rd we are introducing a new(ish) game to the FCPC. although we have run ONE PLO game in the past this PLO game is gonna be quite a bit donkier...its a rebuy!
$10 PLO tourney with $5 rebuys and an optional double addon for $10. i expect a single table group or this game but i also expect the rebuys to be retardedly high. i for one will probably break the record for rebuys or have a ridiculous stack by the addon break
i dont know which game i am more looking forward to?
the FCPC site will go through some renovations of the pictures page soon. many of the pics there are quite old and feature Fagelakis when he used to play. he now lives in Baltimore with Crazy D but hopefully those 2 greek boys will return for some live action this year...who knows.
one last note, my good friend 240 finally made it into the mney this past week. i reckon its been a year (or more) since he won at the FCPC. he has been close a number of times and i was absolutely delighted when the "sexy beast" cracked the top 3. probably he would have won the whole thing but the final 3 chose to do some kind of chop so we could bust open the cash game chips for a mini game. he is too nice to these chumps
see you friday!
this week at the FCPC we have the good ole cash game returning. this is the 3rd time we've run this game and the previous 2 have both been very fun. the crew that has already confirmed looks to be a nice mix of players...im really looking forward to this game
next week, May 23rd we are introducing a new(ish) game to the FCPC. although we have run ONE PLO game in the past this PLO game is gonna be quite a bit donkier...its a rebuy!
$10 PLO tourney with $5 rebuys and an optional double addon for $10. i expect a single table group or this game but i also expect the rebuys to be retardedly high. i for one will probably break the record for rebuys or have a ridiculous stack by the addon break
i dont know which game i am more looking forward to?
the FCPC site will go through some renovations of the pictures page soon. many of the pics there are quite old and feature Fagelakis when he used to play. he now lives in Baltimore with Crazy D but hopefully those 2 greek boys will return for some live action this year...who knows.
one last note, my good friend 240 finally made it into the mney this past week. i reckon its been a year (or more) since he won at the FCPC. he has been close a number of times and i was absolutely delighted when the "sexy beast" cracked the top 3. probably he would have won the whole thing but the final 3 chose to do some kind of chop so we could bust open the cash game chips for a mini game. he is too nice to these chumps
see you friday!
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Cash Game Extravaganza!
first, a quote by a great man:
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"You know, I realized how much I missed this place the past 2 weeks, I am happy to be back playing here."
John Veltheer
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that pretty much confirms that all the stuff that spews from his mouth when he is playing with is is pure crap.
now, on to the game.
we had 14 players show up for our 2-table 7 handed cash game.
my table started with Bill, John, Eman, Sean, Joanne and Milner.
table #2 had Karl, Jane, Winston, Hondro, Hondro's friend, George and Julia.
here are some highlights from hands i saw at our table.
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nothing of note was happening with until i got involved in a hand with Joanne and Milner. Joanne made a button raise to $4, Milly called in the SB and i did too in the BB.
flop was 5-3-2 rainbow
i had flopped top 2 pr with my standard 53 offsuit and saw Milly lead out at the pot for $15. now, with a button raise and both blinds completing it is usual for the blinds to be holding random suited panthers or small pockets. to see Michael lead out here did make me think he had a set or perhaps was betting a straight here to see what Joanne would do. i chose to just call the $15 because if Joanne had a big pair she would raise and i could then see what Michael would do.
Joanne did raise to $30 and in my head i knew she had an overpair, i thought JJ+. the scary part though was "what was Michael going to do?" usually in this spot i would expect him to reraise if he could beat 1pr so seeing him just call Joanne's raise gave me the feeling he did not flop a set or a straight. if Michael had raised i would have had a hard decision to make. since he didnt raise i chose to jam the rest of my stack in and pretty much tell them both i had a big hand
the pot had $12 preflop + $75 from Joanne, Milly and my flop bets. i called the $15 to make it $102 in the pot and my raise was $99 more.
Joanne tanked for about 45 seconds and decided to call. Milly folded what would have been the eventual winning hand.
turn was a 7
river was a 2
i knew the 2 pairing the board fcuked me hard and i probably had a look on my face like i just ate a sour lemon. Joanne said "53 no good anymore?" --- i tabled the 53 and she flipped over pocket Tens for the better 2 pair.
Milly folded QQ when Joanne called my raise
i had to hit the bank machine after this hand and as i was heading there i thought about how she could make that call. i know i want her to call but why would she? she had to know she was behind...right? whatever the case, i was broke and now had to try and get back to even.
i re-bought for $100.
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a BIG pot developed between Bill and John
John makes a pf raise and Bill calls along with someone else. flop is Q high, 3 diamonds. Bill has flopped the 2 nut low flush baby with the 3d4d!
checked to Bill who fires out $25 or $30. John raises another $100, Bill jams, John calls.
in this game its not required to show your cards so when the river brings a 4th diamond John looks disgusted and asks "awww crap, do you have the Ad?" i assumed John had a hand like KK with the Kd and Bill got fcuked. i think Bill thought he was done too and showed the 4 flush. John's face did not appear to show any signs of relief when he saw Bill's hand so it was clear the flush was good. i dont know what John had but Bill raked in the pot and was sitting pretty!
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later, i had run my $100 up to around ~$110 when Sean, Me and Bill got busy in another big pot
Sean raised to $3 preflop and pretty much everyone called. i called with 8d9d
flop came K high, 2 diamonds.
Sean bets out for $19 and i call, Bill calls
turn is a black Queen, all of us check.
now, at this point i figure Sean had something he didnt wanna risk more $$ with because he would protect AK here or AA...i thought the K scared him a bit. Bill on the other hand is impossible to put on a hand because he plays a WIDE variety of shit. more shit than me!
when the river brought the Td the whole table knew someone "got there"
my thoughts here was that my hand was good. but with Bill and Sean left to act after me i kinda felt i could represent i hand a very marginal hand i just wanted to show down...with the intention of calling any bluff/bet on the river. so i checked my flush
Bill bet $25.
Sean was next and after 30 seconds he jams his stack, another ~$125!
WTF is going in here?! i have the flush and i see a bet and a shove! "god dammit" im thinking, how can i possibly be good? then i realize Sean isnt shoving here when its obvious me and Bill were drawing to something. when the flush completes why is he jamming without the nuts?
i took about 2 minutes to think and decided i wasnt throwing in my last ~$75 kinda knowing im beat...i folded. Milly and Joanne saw my hand and my look of resignation when i tossed it away.
Bill folded and Sean showed Ad3d for the nuts...good fold daddy!
still, i was losing more money and i couldnt find a groove. i was worried i would blow this stack and be forced to sit out the rest of the night! i didnt want to do that
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i borrowed $60 from Dr Fag and got my stack topped up a bit, enough to make plays and win a decent hand should i need to get it all in again.
the biggest cooler hand of this night award goes to Bill, check out this hand:
Sean raises to $31 (was this a mistake or not?) Bill calls from the SB with TT
heads-up:
flop is T-3-2 Bill has flopped the stone cold nuts baby!
Bill checks, Sean bets out small - $15, Bill calls
Bill could raise here but i like the call too. If Sean has an overpair the pot will still get juicy.
turn is a Queen
now, Bill fires out $30 or $35 ( i forget) Sean insta-jams! Bill insta-calls!
i stood up and asked Sean, "you made a set of Queens didnt you?" i asked this because i knew what Bill had preflop and knew Sean wouldnt jam with AA or KK here unless he was totally sure he had the best hand.
Sean shows QQ for a turned set
Bill shows TT for the flopped set
holy power cooler Batman, the pot was over $700!! that was nasty!
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i will have more to come including a hand i got involved in vs Joanne and one vs Julia...and i won them both!
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"You know, I realized how much I missed this place the past 2 weeks, I am happy to be back playing here."
John Veltheer
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that pretty much confirms that all the stuff that spews from his mouth when he is playing with is is pure crap.
now, on to the game.
we had 14 players show up for our 2-table 7 handed cash game.
my table started with Bill, John, Eman, Sean, Joanne and Milner.
table #2 had Karl, Jane, Winston, Hondro, Hondro's friend, George and Julia.
here are some highlights from hands i saw at our table.
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nothing of note was happening with until i got involved in a hand with Joanne and Milner. Joanne made a button raise to $4, Milly called in the SB and i did too in the BB.
flop was 5-3-2 rainbow
i had flopped top 2 pr with my standard 53 offsuit and saw Milly lead out at the pot for $15. now, with a button raise and both blinds completing it is usual for the blinds to be holding random suited panthers or small pockets. to see Michael lead out here did make me think he had a set or perhaps was betting a straight here to see what Joanne would do. i chose to just call the $15 because if Joanne had a big pair she would raise and i could then see what Michael would do.
Joanne did raise to $30 and in my head i knew she had an overpair, i thought JJ+. the scary part though was "what was Michael going to do?" usually in this spot i would expect him to reraise if he could beat 1pr so seeing him just call Joanne's raise gave me the feeling he did not flop a set or a straight. if Michael had raised i would have had a hard decision to make. since he didnt raise i chose to jam the rest of my stack in and pretty much tell them both i had a big hand
the pot had $12 preflop + $75 from Joanne, Milly and my flop bets. i called the $15 to make it $102 in the pot and my raise was $99 more.
Joanne tanked for about 45 seconds and decided to call. Milly folded what would have been the eventual winning hand.
turn was a 7
river was a 2
i knew the 2 pairing the board fcuked me hard and i probably had a look on my face like i just ate a sour lemon. Joanne said "53 no good anymore?" --- i tabled the 53 and she flipped over pocket Tens for the better 2 pair.
Milly folded QQ when Joanne called my raise
i had to hit the bank machine after this hand and as i was heading there i thought about how she could make that call. i know i want her to call but why would she? she had to know she was behind...right? whatever the case, i was broke and now had to try and get back to even.
i re-bought for $100.
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a BIG pot developed between Bill and John
John makes a pf raise and Bill calls along with someone else. flop is Q high, 3 diamonds. Bill has flopped the 2 nut low flush baby with the 3d4d!
checked to Bill who fires out $25 or $30. John raises another $100, Bill jams, John calls.
in this game its not required to show your cards so when the river brings a 4th diamond John looks disgusted and asks "awww crap, do you have the Ad?" i assumed John had a hand like KK with the Kd and Bill got fcuked. i think Bill thought he was done too and showed the 4 flush. John's face did not appear to show any signs of relief when he saw Bill's hand so it was clear the flush was good. i dont know what John had but Bill raked in the pot and was sitting pretty!
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later, i had run my $100 up to around ~$110 when Sean, Me and Bill got busy in another big pot
Sean raised to $3 preflop and pretty much everyone called. i called with 8d9d
flop came K high, 2 diamonds.
Sean bets out for $19 and i call, Bill calls
turn is a black Queen, all of us check.
now, at this point i figure Sean had something he didnt wanna risk more $$ with because he would protect AK here or AA...i thought the K scared him a bit. Bill on the other hand is impossible to put on a hand because he plays a WIDE variety of shit. more shit than me!
when the river brought the Td the whole table knew someone "got there"
my thoughts here was that my hand was good. but with Bill and Sean left to act after me i kinda felt i could represent i hand a very marginal hand i just wanted to show down...with the intention of calling any bluff/bet on the river. so i checked my flush
Bill bet $25.
Sean was next and after 30 seconds he jams his stack, another ~$125!
WTF is going in here?! i have the flush and i see a bet and a shove! "god dammit" im thinking, how can i possibly be good? then i realize Sean isnt shoving here when its obvious me and Bill were drawing to something. when the flush completes why is he jamming without the nuts?
i took about 2 minutes to think and decided i wasnt throwing in my last ~$75 kinda knowing im beat...i folded. Milly and Joanne saw my hand and my look of resignation when i tossed it away.
Bill folded and Sean showed Ad3d for the nuts...good fold daddy!
still, i was losing more money and i couldnt find a groove. i was worried i would blow this stack and be forced to sit out the rest of the night! i didnt want to do that
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i borrowed $60 from Dr Fag and got my stack topped up a bit, enough to make plays and win a decent hand should i need to get it all in again.
the biggest cooler hand of this night award goes to Bill, check out this hand:
Sean raises to $31 (was this a mistake or not?) Bill calls from the SB with TT
heads-up:
flop is T-3-2 Bill has flopped the stone cold nuts baby!
Bill checks, Sean bets out small - $15, Bill calls
Bill could raise here but i like the call too. If Sean has an overpair the pot will still get juicy.
turn is a Queen
now, Bill fires out $30 or $35 ( i forget) Sean insta-jams! Bill insta-calls!
i stood up and asked Sean, "you made a set of Queens didnt you?" i asked this because i knew what Bill had preflop and knew Sean wouldnt jam with AA or KK here unless he was totally sure he had the best hand.
Sean shows QQ for a turned set
Bill shows TT for the flopped set
holy power cooler Batman, the pot was over $700!! that was nasty!
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i will have more to come including a hand i got involved in vs Joanne and one vs Julia...and i won them both!
Saturday, April 19, 2008
JGB, Pay them their money!
Joanne $390
Grant $180
Bill $100
The same 3 who placed on April 4th place again this week. Joanne and Grant changed positions and Bill scooped 3rd place money once again.
Milner and I played a few $5 PLO games while waiting for the main event to end and we also played with Julia in a high stakes $10 tournament with THE WINNER TAKING ALL OF THE MONEY! that was a stressful game!
more to come when i have time and when i get the winner's picture of Joanne from Milner
Grant $180
Bill $100
The same 3 who placed on April 4th place again this week. Joanne and Grant changed positions and Bill scooped 3rd place money once again.
Milner and I played a few $5 PLO games while waiting for the main event to end and we also played with Julia in a high stakes $10 tournament with THE WINNER TAKING ALL OF THE MONEY! that was a stressful game!
more to come when i have time and when i get the winner's picture of Joanne from Milner
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Ladies Night
We had 3 ladies take part in this version of the Mystery Bounty and all 3 made it to the end. Jane, Julia and Alt-Delete were playing 3-handed when i returned from my self imposed exile. Julia and Jane ousted the shortie in Althalee and went on a record, at least in the FCPC, 1 hour 15 minute heads-up marathon!
the two ladies were taking turns winning massive pots vs each other but neither could deliver the knockout blow until just before midnight. Julia had just survived being all in when her miracle 9 hit on the river when she doused Jane's hopes winning with KT vs Jane's Q8.
again this alternate room we have used had some magic remaining. on four occasions we have played in the room and every time we have a game there quads have shown up. its absolutey ridiculous that our games went on a year long run without seeing quads and now in the span of 6 weeks we have had at least 7 or 8 four-of-a-kind hands.
tonight it was Althalee's turn to make quad 6's vs Sean...again. Sean has been the victim of the quads at least 3 times...maybe 4 times.
final payouts:
Julia $260 + $15 bounty from Jane
Jane $120 +$30 bounty on Tom and $15 split bounty on herself
the two ladies were taking turns winning massive pots vs each other but neither could deliver the knockout blow until just before midnight. Julia had just survived being all in when her miracle 9 hit on the river when she doused Jane's hopes winning with KT vs Jane's Q8.
again this alternate room we have used had some magic remaining. on four occasions we have played in the room and every time we have a game there quads have shown up. its absolutey ridiculous that our games went on a year long run without seeing quads and now in the span of 6 weeks we have had at least 7 or 8 four-of-a-kind hands.
tonight it was Althalee's turn to make quad 6's vs Sean...again. Sean has been the victim of the quads at least 3 times...maybe 4 times.
final payouts:
Julia $260 + $15 bounty from Jane
Jane $120 +$30 bounty on Tom and $15 split bounty on herself
Saturday, April 05, 2008
"White Spot" Grant, FREE SHAKES!!
Grant said that if he won he would give everyone free shakes for life...so head on down to the White Spot at SW Marine and Oak to fill yourself up!
Unbelievably, Grant didnt get pocket 2s all night long so there was no "IM ALL IN BABY!" heard from him. What Grant did do was gather a healthy stack pretty early on and coast the rest of the way to take down his first DEEPStack title.
Yours truly was next to go. i had TC102,000 with blinds at 5,000/10,000 and looked at 99. i jammed and Joanne quickly called with AK. a god-damned Ace on the turn was all she wrote for me and i had another out of the money finish ending up in 5th spot.
Bubble time! And of course 240 couldnt make it in. he never gets into the money and thats too bad because he is a nice big cuddly teddy bear. once again as well, "Ken Leeeee" was what 240 decided to run with but when Bill called and showed KJ the big cuddly teddy bear was looking for a little 7 love. unfortunately for him it did not arrive and out in 4th was 240.
now we are in the money!
Grant and Joanne were leading at this point (i think) and Bill would have to battle hard to oust them for the title. too bad for Bill he flopped top pair vs Grant on a Qxx board. Bill went All-In after a bet a raise and another raise. again Grant had to think about this call because he had limped in the SB with AA. he did call and Bill displayed Q3--> top pair no kicker. no help for Bill meant he secured $140 for third place and we were heads up!
it didnt take long to end it. rather than explain here is a picture of the hand.
Grant had 96...Joanne had 73...ALL-IN on the flop
(the flop starts on the right and the river is the card on the far left)
Grant hits the river 9 to win DEEPStack 14!
FREE SHAKES NEXT WEEK!!! (i like chocolate Mr Quail)
Unbelievably, Grant didnt get pocket 2s all night long so there was no "IM ALL IN BABY!" heard from him. What Grant did do was gather a healthy stack pretty early on and coast the rest of the way to take down his first DEEPStack title.
We used a modified structure for this event...Eitan's structure. personally i dont think i would use it again because even though we started with TC150,000 it was less chips in relation to the blinds than what we are accustomed to. starting with 150bb instead of 200bb was noticeable. 30 min levels did somewhat offset the difference in chips but the fact there was less room to play once you lost one big hand or 2 decent pots made it feel less like a DEEPStack.
We tried it and it wasnt bad but next time we'll go back to the usual stuff.
ok, on to the game. no big confrontations, no big setups nothing really happened until John and Joanne got busy in the 2nd or 3rd level.
Joanne raises it up with KK, John re-pops it with AK. After Joanne shoved John was obligated to call the difference but he did not hit the Ace so his big stack at the time was severly shortened. not long after John eeded to make a move and when "Ken Leeeeee" arrived John was more than willing to gamble (who wouldnt?). Unfortunately, Bill was right next door with a pair of Kens (KK) and hasta la vista baby! John was toast.
Eitan left next when his AT lost to Joanne's flopped flush with the 5d6d. Eitan had the Ad redraw but missed
Next one gone was Julia. earlier she had doubled Joanne up when she limp for 2000 or 3000 (i cant remember what the blinds were) and then called Joanne's all-in for another 65,000. Joanne tabled pocket 4s and Julia had A9. no help for Julia and her stack was crippled. she left in 9th when her A7 could not outdraw Bill's AK.
Jane was next on the chopping block when she put her faith in 8d9d vs Grants JJ. the Jacks would hold and Jane was flambayed in 8th.
Althalee aka "Alt+Delete" had amassed a very healthy stack early but lost a critical hand to "White Spot" Grant. on a K92 flop a series of bets, raises and then an ALL-IN from Alt+Delete put Grant in a position to call of all his chips. Grant thought it through and figured his KQ must be good and he made the call. Alt+Delete showed the KT for top pair-shittier kicker and it bricked for her the rest of the way to give Grant an absolutely huge amount of chips! not long after that she was crushed by Bill. her AT vs his AK = Althalee out in 7th
down to 6-handed play the blinds were eating away at the shorties, myself included.
Matt would be the first to succumb to these blinds when his A3 ran into Joanne's 56. somehow she won and Matt was politely asked to leave. this was his reaction:
Yours truly was next to go. i had TC102,000 with blinds at 5,000/10,000 and looked at 99. i jammed and Joanne quickly called with AK. a god-damned Ace on the turn was all she wrote for me and i had another out of the money finish ending up in 5th spot.
Bubble time! And of course 240 couldnt make it in. he never gets into the money and thats too bad because he is a nice big cuddly teddy bear. once again as well, "Ken Leeeee" was what 240 decided to run with but when Bill called and showed KJ the big cuddly teddy bear was looking for a little 7 love. unfortunately for him it did not arrive and out in 4th was 240.
now we are in the money!
Grant and Joanne were leading at this point (i think) and Bill would have to battle hard to oust them for the title. too bad for Bill he flopped top pair vs Grant on a Qxx board. Bill went All-In after a bet a raise and another raise. again Grant had to think about this call because he had limped in the SB with AA. he did call and Bill displayed Q3--> top pair no kicker. no help for Bill meant he secured $140 for third place and we were heads up!
it didnt take long to end it. rather than explain here is a picture of the hand.
Grant had 96...Joanne had 73...ALL-IN on the flop
(the flop starts on the right and the river is the card on the far left)
Grant hits the river 9 to win DEEPStack 14!
FREE SHAKES NEXT WEEK!!! (i like chocolate Mr Quail)
Friday, April 04, 2008
DEEPStack 14 Preview
the ladies are in full effect tonight as 4 chicks will be playing in DS14. never before have we had so much estrogen in the game. will that lead to another female champion or will the power of man overwhelm and come on top again?
here is the lineup in order of predicted finish:
simon
joanne
bill
eitan
matt
john
jane
althalee
grant
julia
240
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
The Truth Hurts
just a little email banter. you gotta read the last email first and work your way up:
standard
----- Original Message -----
From: Fuel55
To: 'simon heald'
Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 6:32 PM
Subject: RE: DEEPStack 14 lineup is set
I have no chance
From: simon heald [mailto:sjktrash@shaw.ca]
Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 6:25 PM
To: 240; Althalee; Grant; Eitan Even; Julia; John V; Joanne; Jane; Bill
Subject: DEEPStack 14 lineup is set
here is the group:
simon
bill
jane
jv
eitan
julia
grant
joanne
alt+delete
240
----- Original Message -----
From: 'simon heald'
To: Fuel55
standard
----- Original Message -----
From: Fuel55
To: 'simon heald'
Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 6:32 PM
Subject: RE: DEEPStack 14 lineup is set
I have no chance
From: simon heald [mailto:sjktrash@shaw.ca]
Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 6:25 PM
To: 240; Althalee; Grant; Eitan Even; Julia; John V; Joanne; Jane; Bill
Subject: DEEPStack 14 lineup is set
here is the group:
simon
bill
jane
jv
eitan
julia
grant
joanne
alt+delete
240
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