Wednesday, July 08, 2009
Sunday, May 03, 2009
Super Stack-A-Thon!
This past Friday we started a game with 60 minute blinds and starting stacks of 250,000. The action pre-flop was Pot-Limit while the post flop play reverted to our normal No-Limit game.
Originally, the idea was to get 10 players to play and have a $1000 first place prize, but we never quite got there. We did have 9 at one point but a Fleetwood Mac concert commitment and a late dropout put us at 7 players.
Simon, Grant, Bill, John, Kent, Michael and Bob all ponied up $200 for the game. We planned on playing 5 levels during the first day of play and next week we will pick up action 6 handed (yes, we lost one player). If all goes according to plan we will have a third day of playing on May 15th where we should be able to declare a winner.
2 payouts of $900 and $470 for this game.
Starting at 100-200 and 60 minute blinds there would obviously be many players seeing as many flops as possible. Who is going to fold to a raise to 800 with 250k in front of him??
Here is what happened to me during "day 1":
Got off to a good start stealing a few pots, making a few hands when i got tangled up with Bill. This was my biggest bluff of the day...
I raised with 8h9h from EP and Bill called from the BB with some kind of Bill hand.
The flop came out K x x. Bill checked so i made a bet and of course Bill called after hitting second pair.
Turn was something that didn't help me at all, Bill check-called me again. i remember thinking he either had a 4-flush or a weak pair. If he had a King i knew he was going to call me down.
River bricked for me again and Bill checked. I usually will check here if i think he is going to call but if he had 2nd pair i was done. A busted draw probably had me beat so i bet out 50,000 into the pot of about 30,000. He folded after flashing 2nd pair.
Because it was Bill i showed the table my bluff. Bill is fun to bluff but it's a dangerous play to make too because of his ability to think his hand is always good and call. Hence, the nickname "Caller Bill"
Scoreboard, Simon: 1 - Bill: 0
Later, I lost a pretty massive hand given the blinds (200-400) to Kent...
I call a raise to 1,200 from the button with 66. Kent, Michael, John and I see a flop of 3-T-6.
It checks to Kent who fires out 3,000, I call and I think John calls too
Turn is a 2 or 3 and puts 3 hearts out there. Kent bets 6,000 and I pump it up to 26,000, John folds.
The interesting part of this hand starts because i figured that Kent had an overpair and if he had KK or AA or QQ he could have the heart. When he looked at his cards and called it kinda reassured me this is what he had.
Now, the river brings a black brick and Kent now comes out betting 50,000. WTF is this!?!? Helllooooooo Kent, i have a set fag! You have an overpair and i know you are bluffing me you retard. But wait, maybe Kent is trying to push me out with his overpair and missed flush draw. The only hand i can think of that beats me here is the flush but i have already discounted that on the turn when he acted the way he did. I think he played this hand extremely well because if he had a flush he would have re-raise me on the turn, right? That's what he usually would do. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
Well, I called and he turned over his cards one by one and the first one he turned over was the Ace of hearts and I knew he had me. He had Ah5h.
This is when John starts berating me, "What the fuck did you think he had? He cant have any other hand there!" blah blah blah. I suppose I could have folded but i'm not that good i guess. Sets look too sexy to fold to Kent, if i fold that then he knows he can bluff me and i have too much pride for that. BLUFF AWAY EVERYONE I WILL CALL YOU DOWN! I am the King of hero-calls so watch out when you play vs me!!!
That lost hand took me from ~300k to under a starting stack, close to 200,000. And worse, I had the feeling that this was the hand that would make me play looser, crazier and of course, worse. That's what usually happens when i lose a big hand like this in big tournies, I kinda lose concentration and try to win a big pot right away to right the ship. It isn't a very good strategy to take, believe me.
It wasn't long after that Kent made another good play.
On a flop of 4-7-8 Bill called a bet from Kent and we saw a turn J. Kent fires again but now Bill raises it up. After some considerable time thinking Kent folds 56 face up. Bill gives Kent some kudos and shows T9 for the turned nutzzzzzz! uh-oh, Kent found his 'A' game and looks to be playing well...who is this new guy?
When my stack dropped to somewhere around 150k i looked down at KK either in the cutoff or the button and I re-raised from 1,200 to 8,000. Michael called as did 1 or 2 others.
The flop came out 4-7-Q and Michael checked from the BB. I bet 25,000, John folded but now Michael jacks it up 40,000 more...fcuk! now I am pretty much faced with a fold or shove situation because with ~75,000 behind after i call the raise i expect he will call if I jam it. So, i start to think about wtf he could have. There are two diamonds out there so 56dd is the only draw he could have. He could have played AA weird but it's probably not what he has. 44 or 77 seem to be glaring at me given the way the hand was played. I don't think AQ or any other 1 pair hand goes crazy like this so I'm kinda stuck on the set thing. He did check-raise me after all!
So i folded.
Later I find out he had AQ...fcuk! I'm short stacked even worse now but i still have ~115,000.
We get into the final level of the night (500 -1,000) and i get a preeeeeemium hand in the BB. I look at pocket 7s and called a raise from Bob in the SB.
Flop is 3-7-3...ka-ching!
I almost bet out here thinking if anyone came in with a 3 i can double up but chose to check.
The turn brought a card i thought i could get paid a bit with..Ac
Bob fires out 12,000 and i call because if he has AK or AQ i can get paid more later. it was nice to see Bill also call from UTG
The river delivered a 3rd club for a board of 3-7-3-A-x.
Now i bet 25,000 and Bill called, Bob folded kinda quick so if he had an Ace he didn't want to get involved with it. I showed my boat and Bill had river a flush with the T2 of clubs. Again, John uses this opportunity to vent at Bill for:
1. limping UTG with T2
2. calling a raise with T2
3. chasing a flush with T2 on a paired board
4. paying me off with T2
5. being a calling station with T2
Standard John commentary when he isn't on the losing end of the pot. "you play goot!" he says.
John would get his later!
As we neared the end of the level and the end of day 1, Bill, John, Grant and I were all under the starting stack of 250k. Michael was well over and Kent was hovering around even. That was about to change when the final hand of the night came...
I believe John raised from MP and Kent called from the SB or BB. Grant came along for the party too.
3 players saw a Q-T-2 flop. Kent checked, Grant bet 6,000 and John raised to about 26,000. Kent re-raised to 50,000 and Grant hit the eject button and flew away.
John was clearly not himself when he muttered something to the effect we were all fishcakes, retards and idiots and Phil Hellmuthed his stack into the center. Kent called and showed bottom set. John had KQ and was left with runner runner to win. he did pick up a gutterball on the turn but it missed and that was it for Johnnie boy.
Chip counts at the end of Day 1:
Michael: 438,800
Kent: 388,400
Bob: 362,500
Grant: 210,900
Simon: 186,500
Bill: 163,900
Day 2 is next week at 7:05pm. You are welcome to come and watch the exciting action!
A $40 tourney will be going on at table 2 next week for those who want to get their fix.
Originally, the idea was to get 10 players to play and have a $1000 first place prize, but we never quite got there. We did have 9 at one point but a Fleetwood Mac concert commitment and a late dropout put us at 7 players.
Simon, Grant, Bill, John, Kent, Michael and Bob all ponied up $200 for the game. We planned on playing 5 levels during the first day of play and next week we will pick up action 6 handed (yes, we lost one player). If all goes according to plan we will have a third day of playing on May 15th where we should be able to declare a winner.
2 payouts of $900 and $470 for this game.
Starting at 100-200 and 60 minute blinds there would obviously be many players seeing as many flops as possible. Who is going to fold to a raise to 800 with 250k in front of him??
Here is what happened to me during "day 1":
Got off to a good start stealing a few pots, making a few hands when i got tangled up with Bill. This was my biggest bluff of the day...
I raised with 8h9h from EP and Bill called from the BB with some kind of Bill hand.
The flop came out K x x. Bill checked so i made a bet and of course Bill called after hitting second pair.
Turn was something that didn't help me at all, Bill check-called me again. i remember thinking he either had a 4-flush or a weak pair. If he had a King i knew he was going to call me down.
River bricked for me again and Bill checked. I usually will check here if i think he is going to call but if he had 2nd pair i was done. A busted draw probably had me beat so i bet out 50,000 into the pot of about 30,000. He folded after flashing 2nd pair.
Because it was Bill i showed the table my bluff. Bill is fun to bluff but it's a dangerous play to make too because of his ability to think his hand is always good and call. Hence, the nickname "Caller Bill"
Scoreboard, Simon: 1 - Bill: 0
Later, I lost a pretty massive hand given the blinds (200-400) to Kent...
I call a raise to 1,200 from the button with 66. Kent, Michael, John and I see a flop of 3-T-6.
It checks to Kent who fires out 3,000, I call and I think John calls too
Turn is a 2 or 3 and puts 3 hearts out there. Kent bets 6,000 and I pump it up to 26,000, John folds.
The interesting part of this hand starts because i figured that Kent had an overpair and if he had KK or AA or QQ he could have the heart. When he looked at his cards and called it kinda reassured me this is what he had.
Now, the river brings a black brick and Kent now comes out betting 50,000. WTF is this!?!? Helllooooooo Kent, i have a set fag! You have an overpair and i know you are bluffing me you retard. But wait, maybe Kent is trying to push me out with his overpair and missed flush draw. The only hand i can think of that beats me here is the flush but i have already discounted that on the turn when he acted the way he did. I think he played this hand extremely well because if he had a flush he would have re-raise me on the turn, right? That's what he usually would do. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
Well, I called and he turned over his cards one by one and the first one he turned over was the Ace of hearts and I knew he had me. He had Ah5h.
This is when John starts berating me, "What the fuck did you think he had? He cant have any other hand there!" blah blah blah. I suppose I could have folded but i'm not that good i guess. Sets look too sexy to fold to Kent, if i fold that then he knows he can bluff me and i have too much pride for that. BLUFF AWAY EVERYONE I WILL CALL YOU DOWN! I am the King of hero-calls so watch out when you play vs me!!!
That lost hand took me from ~300k to under a starting stack, close to 200,000. And worse, I had the feeling that this was the hand that would make me play looser, crazier and of course, worse. That's what usually happens when i lose a big hand like this in big tournies, I kinda lose concentration and try to win a big pot right away to right the ship. It isn't a very good strategy to take, believe me.
It wasn't long after that Kent made another good play.
On a flop of 4-7-8 Bill called a bet from Kent and we saw a turn J. Kent fires again but now Bill raises it up. After some considerable time thinking Kent folds 56 face up. Bill gives Kent some kudos and shows T9 for the turned nutzzzzzz! uh-oh, Kent found his 'A' game and looks to be playing well...who is this new guy?
When my stack dropped to somewhere around 150k i looked down at KK either in the cutoff or the button and I re-raised from 1,200 to 8,000. Michael called as did 1 or 2 others.
The flop came out 4-7-Q and Michael checked from the BB. I bet 25,000, John folded but now Michael jacks it up 40,000 more...fcuk! now I am pretty much faced with a fold or shove situation because with ~75,000 behind after i call the raise i expect he will call if I jam it. So, i start to think about wtf he could have. There are two diamonds out there so 56dd is the only draw he could have. He could have played AA weird but it's probably not what he has. 44 or 77 seem to be glaring at me given the way the hand was played. I don't think AQ or any other 1 pair hand goes crazy like this so I'm kinda stuck on the set thing. He did check-raise me after all!
So i folded.
Later I find out he had AQ...fcuk! I'm short stacked even worse now but i still have ~115,000.
We get into the final level of the night (500 -1,000) and i get a preeeeeemium hand in the BB. I look at pocket 7s and called a raise from Bob in the SB.
Flop is 3-7-3...ka-ching!
I almost bet out here thinking if anyone came in with a 3 i can double up but chose to check.
The turn brought a card i thought i could get paid a bit with..Ac
Bob fires out 12,000 and i call because if he has AK or AQ i can get paid more later. it was nice to see Bill also call from UTG
The river delivered a 3rd club for a board of 3-7-3-A-x.
Now i bet 25,000 and Bill called, Bob folded kinda quick so if he had an Ace he didn't want to get involved with it. I showed my boat and Bill had river a flush with the T2 of clubs. Again, John uses this opportunity to vent at Bill for:
1. limping UTG with T2
2. calling a raise with T2
3. chasing a flush with T2 on a paired board
4. paying me off with T2
5. being a calling station with T2
Standard John commentary when he isn't on the losing end of the pot. "you play goot!" he says.
John would get his later!
As we neared the end of the level and the end of day 1, Bill, John, Grant and I were all under the starting stack of 250k. Michael was well over and Kent was hovering around even. That was about to change when the final hand of the night came...
I believe John raised from MP and Kent called from the SB or BB. Grant came along for the party too.
3 players saw a Q-T-2 flop. Kent checked, Grant bet 6,000 and John raised to about 26,000. Kent re-raised to 50,000 and Grant hit the eject button and flew away.
John was clearly not himself when he muttered something to the effect we were all fishcakes, retards and idiots and Phil Hellmuthed his stack into the center. Kent called and showed bottom set. John had KQ and was left with runner runner to win. he did pick up a gutterball on the turn but it missed and that was it for Johnnie boy.
Chip counts at the end of Day 1:
Michael: 438,800
Kent: 388,400
Bob: 362,500
Grant: 210,900
Simon: 186,500
Bill: 163,900
Day 2 is next week at 7:05pm. You are welcome to come and watch the exciting action!
A $40 tourney will be going on at table 2 next week for those who want to get their fix.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Friday, March 27, 2009
Super Duper Stack tonight!
tonight we are running a Super Duper Stack but i will record it under the SuperStack games. 10 players, 1 table top, 3 paid
probably we will start with somewhere around 200,000 - 250,000 chips and quick 15 minute blinds.
prop sheets on the side and lotsa good times
here is my predicted order of finish:
1. Bill - overdue
2. Simon - lucksackery > simon's skill...lucksackery prevails
3. Eman - probably plays 5 hands all night
4. Fagelakis - standard bubble boy
5. JV - worst bad beat in the history of poker knocks him out
6. Milly - monied last week so he has had his run of good luck this year
7. Bob - gets no cards
8. Alex - roller coaster ride ends early
9. Julia - time for some SuperSeries payback!
10. Grant - just have a feeling he goes postal-worker crazy and flames out
probably we will start with somewhere around 200,000 - 250,000 chips and quick 15 minute blinds.
prop sheets on the side and lotsa good times
here is my predicted order of finish:
1. Bill - overdue
2. Simon - lucksackery > simon's skill...lucksackery prevails
3. Eman - probably plays 5 hands all night
4. Fagelakis - standard bubble boy
5. JV - worst bad beat in the history of poker knocks him out
6. Milly - monied last week so he has had his run of good luck this year
7. Bob - gets no cards
8. Alex - roller coaster ride ends early
9. Julia - time for some SuperSeries payback!
10. Grant - just have a feeling he goes postal-worker crazy and flames out
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
SuperSeries Final Table is set!
it was a dramatic way to finalize the Super 6 with many possibilities still available when Table 1 was 4 handed.
Table 2 had all but wrapped up when 240, Kerri Lee, Bob and Dave were battling it out on Table 1. during 4-handed play Dave was the victim of the mega-cooler of the night when his JJ ran into 240's KK. a K-high flop pretty much sealed the deal and the 3 points Dave got would not be enough.
at Table 2, i was the first to bow out when i jammed AJ UTG (obv i was shortstacked) and ran into a giddy Kent on the button who called with 22. the flop was paired but no help the rest of the way gave me 1 measly point, a total of 23 for the series. i really thought i needed 3pts to secure a spot and was very disappointed with the way i played. 1 pt was probably more than i should have gotten. having said that, my total of 23 meant Kerri Lee needed to win the table and get maximum points to tie me at 23 while Bob had to get a 2nd place finish (7pts) to get to 24.
with 10, 7 & 5 points available 3-handed i needed a perfect finish to make it.
Julia (35), Grant (32), JV (28), Hondro (28) & 240 (guaranteed at least 24) were already secured at the Final Table so only 1 seat remained. i really needed Bob to finish 3rd!
at 3-handed play, 240 was the biggest stack and got involved in the hand i was looking for...
Bob open raised UTG, Kerri Lee folded and 240 called with KdQd
flop came down, 9-T-J rainbow.......ka-ching!!
240 and Bob both check
turn: A
240 leads out for 8,000 into a pot of ~14,000
Bob raises all-in and sees the bad news when 240 insta-calls. Bob shows AQ needing a K for a chop
river: 4
Bob gets the 5 points i needed him to get giving him a total of 22 and guaranteeing my seat! needless to say i was pretty stoked about this result because i was kinda in the mindset after game 3 i had done enough to grab a seat. going 3pts - 1pt in my final 2 games was pretty poor and i felt i had blown it. having it end the way it did felt like such a relief, it was a weird feeling, like i had stolen something i already thought i had...weird.
with 6 seats secured it was still possible for Kerri Lee to earn a seat by winning the table and matching my 23 points. unfortunately, 240 was mega-stack when she got HU and although she doubled up twice she was unable to overcome the chip deficit and she got 7pts to finish at 20 for the series.
anyway, the Super 6 can be seen here
March 13, 2009 is not only the SuperSeries Final Table but also my brother's birthday so i think it's a foregone conclusion i am going to destroy someone HU...sorry everybody, but i always plan ahead like this.
payouts for this "freeroll" are:
1st: $700
2nd: $350
3rd: $250
4th: $200
5th: $150
6th: $100
JV and i have already mapped out 20 prop bets at $7 each for this game. hopefully i dont have to give him my winnings at the end of the night!
the finals standing for the series were:
Table 2 had all but wrapped up when 240, Kerri Lee, Bob and Dave were battling it out on Table 1. during 4-handed play Dave was the victim of the mega-cooler of the night when his JJ ran into 240's KK. a K-high flop pretty much sealed the deal and the 3 points Dave got would not be enough.
at Table 2, i was the first to bow out when i jammed AJ UTG (obv i was shortstacked) and ran into a giddy Kent on the button who called with 22. the flop was paired but no help the rest of the way gave me 1 measly point, a total of 23 for the series. i really thought i needed 3pts to secure a spot and was very disappointed with the way i played. 1 pt was probably more than i should have gotten. having said that, my total of 23 meant Kerri Lee needed to win the table and get maximum points to tie me at 23 while Bob had to get a 2nd place finish (7pts) to get to 24.
with 10, 7 & 5 points available 3-handed i needed a perfect finish to make it.
Julia (35), Grant (32), JV (28), Hondro (28) & 240 (guaranteed at least 24) were already secured at the Final Table so only 1 seat remained. i really needed Bob to finish 3rd!
at 3-handed play, 240 was the biggest stack and got involved in the hand i was looking for...
Bob open raised UTG, Kerri Lee folded and 240 called with KdQd
flop came down, 9-T-J rainbow.......ka-ching!!
240 and Bob both check
turn: A
240 leads out for 8,000 into a pot of ~14,000
Bob raises all-in and sees the bad news when 240 insta-calls. Bob shows AQ needing a K for a chop
river: 4
Bob gets the 5 points i needed him to get giving him a total of 22 and guaranteeing my seat! needless to say i was pretty stoked about this result because i was kinda in the mindset after game 3 i had done enough to grab a seat. going 3pts - 1pt in my final 2 games was pretty poor and i felt i had blown it. having it end the way it did felt like such a relief, it was a weird feeling, like i had stolen something i already thought i had...weird.
with 6 seats secured it was still possible for Kerri Lee to earn a seat by winning the table and matching my 23 points. unfortunately, 240 was mega-stack when she got HU and although she doubled up twice she was unable to overcome the chip deficit and she got 7pts to finish at 20 for the series.
anyway, the Super 6 can be seen here
March 13, 2009 is not only the SuperSeries Final Table but also my brother's birthday so i think it's a foregone conclusion i am going to destroy someone HU...sorry everybody, but i always plan ahead like this.
payouts for this "freeroll" are:
1st: $700
2nd: $350
3rd: $250
4th: $200
5th: $150
6th: $100
JV and i have already mapped out 20 prop bets at $7 each for this game. hopefully i dont have to give him my winnings at the end of the night!
the finals standing for the series were:
Julia 35
Grant 32
240 29
Hondro 28
JV 28
Simon 23
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Dave 22
Bob 22
Kerri Lee 20
Bill 17
Kent 16
Althalee 8
Kerri Lee 20
Bill 17
Kent 16
Althalee 8
Tuesday, March 03, 2009
Game 4 in the books
Game 4 has come and gone and we can see who is IN, who is OUT, who has a chance and who really needs to step it up! FCPC Site
IN: Julia (32) + Grant (27) + Hondro (26) <-- unless he blows it badly
HAS A GOOD CHANCE: Simon (22) + Dave (19) + 240 (19)
STEP YOUR GAME UP!: JV (18) + Bob (17) + Bill (15) + Kerri Lee (13)
OUT: Kent + Althalee
so many possibilties exist. Hondro could win the points race, Julia could finish third. Simon, Dave and 240 could all drop below the top 6 threshmark and Bill could qualify when most thought he was dead after game 3!
Kerri Lee needs a a miracle but those things happen all the time at the FCPC.
who is going to make it? make your vote in the poll on the right over there --------------->
pick the 3 people you think will join Julia, Grant and Hondro
see you friday
IN: Julia (32) + Grant (27) + Hondro (26) <-- unless he blows it badly
HAS A GOOD CHANCE: Simon (22) + Dave (19) + 240 (19)
STEP YOUR GAME UP!: JV (18) + Bob (17) + Bill (15) + Kerri Lee (13)
OUT: Kent + Althalee
so many possibilties exist. Hondro could win the points race, Julia could finish third. Simon, Dave and 240 could all drop below the top 6 threshmark and Bill could qualify when most thought he was dead after game 3!
Kerri Lee needs a a miracle but those things happen all the time at the FCPC.
who is going to make it? make your vote in the poll on the right over there --------------->
pick the 3 people you think will join Julia, Grant and Hondro
see you friday
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Game 3 and the Implications
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
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
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
is the blog back?
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
is the blog back?
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!
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