Well i decided on playing in Full Tilts Daily Double tournament with 1,650 entrants (261 placed). I was playing my (A) game throughout the whole tourney. I wasn't looking at how many people were left and was just focusing on my game. Before i knew it the screen showed that we were playing hand for hand meaning we were playing Bubblicious poker. I was sitting pretty good chip stack wise. I was surprisingly winning almost 90% of my coin flip situations which is really rare for me, so i was really confident with putting short stacks all-in as those situations arose.After playing for a while i decided to check how many were left and to my surprise there was only 50 people left!!! I was saying to myself i think i can really do this, even though i was only sitting with 60k chips and was 18 out of 50 at the time. Once we made the money there is no skill involved in playing anymore as it became an ALL-IN fest. I then see that only 30 people are left and still sitting with 60k which wasn't that bad. I then look and see pocket nines from the cutoff and here is the hand that ends up unfolding.
FullTiltPoker Game #5480169425:
Daily Double - A (40992394),
Table 54 - 2500/5000 Ante 600 -
No Limit Hold'em - 1:17:38 ET - 2008/03/03
Seat 1: mond (65,893)
Seat 2: Milkman80 (68,450)
Seat 3: ELTRENEURO (54,087)
Seat 4: emerging1 (192,336)
Seat 5: azbill (69,534)
Seat 6: cowanjo (35,112)
Seat 7: brooklyn29 (225,059)
Seat 8: iscuk (40,998)
emerging1 posts the small blind of 2,500
azbill posts the big blind of 5,000
The button is in seat #3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Milkman80 [9s 9c]
cowanjo folds
brooklyn29 fold
siscuk has 15 seconds left to actiscuk is sitting out
iscuk has timed outiscuk folds
mond has 15 seconds left to actmond raises to 15,000
Milkman80 has 15 seconds left to actMilkman80 calls 15,000
ELTRENEURO raises to 53,487, and is all in
emerging1 folds
azbill has 15 seconds left to actazbill folds
mond has 15 seconds left to actmond has requested TIME mond calls 38,487
Milkman80 calls 38,487
*** FLOP *** [6s 6c 2d]
mond has 15 seconds left to actmond checks
Milkman80 bets 14,363, and is all in
mond has 15 seconds left to actmond has requested TIMEmond calls 11,806, and is all in
Milkman80 shows [9s 9c]
ELTRENEURO shows [8c 8h]
mond shows [Tc Ad]
Uncalled bet of 2,557 returned to Milkman80
*** TURN *** [6s 6c 2d] [5c]
*** RIVER *** [6s 6c 2d 5c] [Td]
Milkman80 shows two pair, Nines and Sixes
mond shows two pair, Tens and Sixes
mond wins the side pot (23,612) with two pair, Tens and Sixes
ELTRENEURO shows two pair, Eights and Sixes
mond wins the main pot (172,761) with two pair, Tens and Sixes
ELTRENEURO stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 196,373 Main pot 172,761. Side pot 23,612.
Board: [6s 6c 2d 5c Td]
Seat 1: mond showed [Tc Ad] and won (196,373) with two pair, Tens and Sixes
Seat 2: Milkman80 showed [9s 9c] and lost with two pair, Nines and Sixes
Seat 3: ELTRENEURO (button) showed [8c 8h] and lost with two pair, Eights and Sixes
If the ten doesn't come on the river i am sitting with 200k chips and am in 3rd place and only 10k from 1st place. The river hurt so bad and only God knows how i would have finished but i know from past experiences that i would have sat and watched the all in fest continue and placed within the final table guaranteed.
I just don't understand how the guy with A 10 offsuit calls a reraise when that hand is not even that strong. But its over and done with and was very fun playing in the tourney.
So to end it I got knocked out in 27th place and took down prize of 95.00 outlasting 1,623 people which is a feat in itself, so i am very proud of myself but as i said who knows what i could've accomplished if i had just dodged his 10 on the river to end my tourney life.
Monday, March 3, 2008
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
BAD start to GREAT ending!!!
Well i arrived at Foxwoods at around 8:30a.m sat down with $300.00 and by 10:00 i was crippled and sitting with $80.00. Talk about a start huh? The crippling hand was when i had QJsuited of diamonds and raised it to $12.00 from the button and big blind smooth called.
FLOP came AJQ rainbow----long story short after bets and raises and calls, big blind had aces up (AJ). Despite the horrible start, I kept my composure and did not go on tilt as it was tough to put him on that hand, and tought to let two pair go, especially heads up.
After that happened, my favorite seat on the table opened up. So i decided to switch seats and boy was it successful. After slowly building my stack up to $150.00 i look down at KK under the gun. I make it $20.00 to go and have 3 callers. I flopped top set and bet out $50.00 when i get reraised all in, and obviously i called. Guy had AA and my set of kings held up to double me up back to my $300.00 buyin.
From there on out i hit 3 more sets--10's vs. flush draw and i boated, 8's vs. flush draw and i boated, and a monster set of 9's vs. AK with flop K94 rainbow and i boated when the turn was another king, Thankfully the ace didn't pop on the river. I also flopped a nut flush vs. a flopped Q high flush which was a healthy pot as well.
To wrap up the 6.5 hour session I cashed out with $980.00 for a profit of $680.00 in 6.5 hours.
Even though i was discouraged from losing the $220.00 in 1.5 hours i stuck with it and grinded it out and most importantly stayed on top of my game by not changing my style.
FLOP came AJQ rainbow----long story short after bets and raises and calls, big blind had aces up (AJ). Despite the horrible start, I kept my composure and did not go on tilt as it was tough to put him on that hand, and tought to let two pair go, especially heads up.
After that happened, my favorite seat on the table opened up. So i decided to switch seats and boy was it successful. After slowly building my stack up to $150.00 i look down at KK under the gun. I make it $20.00 to go and have 3 callers. I flopped top set and bet out $50.00 when i get reraised all in, and obviously i called. Guy had AA and my set of kings held up to double me up back to my $300.00 buyin.
From there on out i hit 3 more sets--10's vs. flush draw and i boated, 8's vs. flush draw and i boated, and a monster set of 9's vs. AK with flop K94 rainbow and i boated when the turn was another king, Thankfully the ace didn't pop on the river. I also flopped a nut flush vs. a flopped Q high flush which was a healthy pot as well.
To wrap up the 6.5 hour session I cashed out with $980.00 for a profit of $680.00 in 6.5 hours.
Even though i was discouraged from losing the $220.00 in 1.5 hours i stuck with it and grinded it out and most importantly stayed on top of my game by not changing my style.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
$26 Token + Foxwoods Trip
I normally do not play sit-n-go's but did not have much time before work but really felt like playing. So i entered a small $6.00+$0.50 6 person turbo tournament where 1st recieved a $24.00+$2.00 tournament entry token and 2nd $10.00. I played really well in this tournament and won the 1st place prize. Nice way to end my day before work.
Tommorrow I am going to be at Foxwoods as it has been 2 weeks since my last visit there. I am contemplating entering the $100 buyin tournament or strictly playing $1/$2 NL. As i am only bringing $300.00 with me i think i will choose the cash game. I will give you an update on my day when i return home. Wish me luck
Tommorrow I am going to be at Foxwoods as it has been 2 weeks since my last visit there. I am contemplating entering the $100 buyin tournament or strictly playing $1/$2 NL. As i am only bringing $300.00 with me i think i will choose the cash game. I will give you an update on my day when i return home. Wish me luck
I Knew I would Get it Back From Mr. Wreckless
FullTiltPoker Game #5403586911: Table Divine (6 max) - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em - 0:39:00 ET - 2008/02/26
HOLE CARDS ***Dealt to
Milkman80 [4d 4c]
PassH2o folds
Tragically Hip calls $0.50
ESPNTWO checks
1Buddha11 folds
RayGonzoJr raises to $1.50
Milkman80 calls $1
Tragically Hip calls $1
ESPNTWO calls $1
*** FLOP ***
[4h 2h Ac]
RayGonzoJr checks
Milkman80 bets $3
Tragically Hip folds
ESPNTWO has 15 seconds left to actESPNTWO calls $3
RayGonzoJr folds
*** TURN ***
[4h 2h Ac] [Qc]
Milkman80 has 15 seconds left to actMilkman80 bets $8
ESPNTWO has 15 seconds left to actESPNTWO raises to $16
Milkman80 has 15 seconds left to actMilkman80 raises to $46.35, and is all in
ESPNTWO calls $28.45, and is all in
Milkman80 shows [4d 4c]
ESPNTWO shows [5s 3s]
Uncalled bet of $1.90 returned to Milkman80
*** RIVER ***
[4h 2h Ac Qc] [Kh]
Milkman80 shows three of a kind, Fours
ESPNTWO shows a straight, Five high
ESPNTWO wins the pot ($98.15) with a straight, Five high
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $101.15 Rake $3Board: [4h 2h Ac Qc Kh]
1 Hour and 30 Minutes Later...(Same Villian) (Same Hole Cards For Me!!)
FullTiltPoker Game #5404453549: Table Divine (6 max) - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em - 2:09:18 ET - 2008/02/
*** HOLE CARDS ***Dealt to
Milkman80 [4d 4h]
tradewithced has 15 seconds left to act tradewithced folds
kantoiki raises to $1.75
Milkman80 calls $1.75
Socky316 folds
tabledancer85 has 15 seconds left to act tabledancer85 folds
ESPNTWO calls $1.25
*** FLOP *** [6s 5h 4s]
ESPNTWO has 15 seconds left to act ESPNTWO checks
kantoiki checks
Milkman80 bets $3.50
ESPNTWO calls $3.50
kantoiki folds
*** TURN *** [6s 5h 4s] [Tc]
ESPNTWO checks
Milkman80 bets $5
ESPNTWO raises to $10
Milkman80 has 15 seconds left to actMilkman80 calls $5
*** RIVER *** [6s 5h 4s Tc] [Td]
ESPNTWO has 15 seconds left to actESPNTWO bets $31
Milkman80 has 15 seconds left to actMilkman80 raises to $54, and is all in
ESPNTWO calls $23
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Milkman80 shows [4d 4h] a full house, Fours full of Tens
ESPNTWO shows [Jh 6d] Two pair, Tens and Sixes
Milkman80 wins the pot ($137.50) with a full house, Fours full of Tens
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $140.50 Rake $3Board: [6s 5h 4s Tc Td]
Bankroll-$933.64
HOLE CARDS ***Dealt to
Milkman80 [4d 4c]
PassH2o folds
Tragically Hip calls $0.50
ESPNTWO checks
1Buddha11 folds
RayGonzoJr raises to $1.50
Milkman80 calls $1
Tragically Hip calls $1
ESPNTWO calls $1
*** FLOP ***
[4h 2h Ac]
RayGonzoJr checks
Milkman80 bets $3
Tragically Hip folds
ESPNTWO has 15 seconds left to actESPNTWO calls $3
RayGonzoJr folds
*** TURN ***
[4h 2h Ac] [Qc]
Milkman80 has 15 seconds left to actMilkman80 bets $8
ESPNTWO has 15 seconds left to actESPNTWO raises to $16
Milkman80 has 15 seconds left to actMilkman80 raises to $46.35, and is all in
ESPNTWO calls $28.45, and is all in
Milkman80 shows [4d 4c]
ESPNTWO shows [5s 3s]
Uncalled bet of $1.90 returned to Milkman80
*** RIVER ***
[4h 2h Ac Qc] [Kh]
Milkman80 shows three of a kind, Fours
ESPNTWO shows a straight, Five high
ESPNTWO wins the pot ($98.15) with a straight, Five high
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $101.15 Rake $3Board: [4h 2h Ac Qc Kh]
1 Hour and 30 Minutes Later...(Same Villian) (Same Hole Cards For Me!!)
FullTiltPoker Game #5404453549: Table Divine (6 max) - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em - 2:09:18 ET - 2008/02/
*** HOLE CARDS ***Dealt to
Milkman80 [4d 4h]
tradewithced has 15 seconds left to act tradewithced folds
kantoiki raises to $1.75
Milkman80 calls $1.75
Socky316 folds
tabledancer85 has 15 seconds left to act tabledancer85 folds
ESPNTWO calls $1.25
*** FLOP *** [6s 5h 4s]
ESPNTWO has 15 seconds left to act ESPNTWO checks
kantoiki checks
Milkman80 bets $3.50
ESPNTWO calls $3.50
kantoiki folds
*** TURN *** [6s 5h 4s] [Tc]
ESPNTWO checks
Milkman80 bets $5
ESPNTWO raises to $10
Milkman80 has 15 seconds left to actMilkman80 calls $5
*** RIVER *** [6s 5h 4s Tc] [Td]
ESPNTWO has 15 seconds left to actESPNTWO bets $31
Milkman80 has 15 seconds left to actMilkman80 raises to $54, and is all in
ESPNTWO calls $23
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Milkman80 shows [4d 4h] a full house, Fours full of Tens
ESPNTWO shows [Jh 6d] Two pair, Tens and Sixes
Milkman80 wins the pot ($137.50) with a full house, Fours full of Tens
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $140.50 Rake $3Board: [6s 5h 4s Tc Td]
Bankroll-$933.64
Monday, February 25, 2008
3.5 Weeks into my experiment and finally created a blog.
Okay well after multiple deposits and you guessed it right LOSING... I was beginning to wonder why I would play Live sessions and win but online I would lose. (Reason is because I did not play under the proper limits for my bankroll. I have currently played under Chris Ferguson's rule of having no more than 5% of your bankroll on the table at one time) So I wanted to try something new (NEVER DEPOSIT ONLINE AGAIN). So instead of the multiple small deposits I decided to deposit $1,000 into my Full Tilt account and play within the 5% bankroll limit to see how I make out. I also go to Foxwoods every other Wednesday to play live which i will also include in my blog.I currently have a full time job so I am going to be playing around my schedule. I will be updating this thread daily to post my progress and would be more than happy to have people comment.
To get you up to speed, here is a quick recap of what took place in the 3.5 weeks.
After 10 days into my journey i was tearing through the 50NL level and my bankroll was up to $1400.00 and then unfortunately the 12th day gave me a reality check and questioned how i deal with TILT. (The answer: Horribly) I was in for a day of complete CHAOS. My tilt level had reached an unknown high. After doing so well for the first 10 days and building my bankroll from 1,000 to 1,400 i lost my whole profit and am back to square one. It seemed that every hand i played the villian would know that by fifth street their 1-2 outer was going to come so they would call pot sized or even more chasing their cards. It felt like on the screen it said call him down your cards will come. I've had days like this and I knew i should stop playing for the day but I was on tilt (I'm sure you all have experienced it before) and kept playing hoping things would turn around. Well they didn't and now i'm sitting with my original buy in and have to get through this and begin my quest of rebuilding what i lost in 1 day that took me 10 days to build. I'm so angry at myselft for playing knowing i was running horrible.
Day 13: went well as i made $ 118.80 so i then had a bankroll of $1,107.41
Day 14: After playing on a $50NL table i was not feeling it today. I couldn't hit any flops and had the feeling that i was getting blinded out lol. I ended up losing my 50 dollar buyin and gave it a rest for a couple hours. Went back seeing if my feeling would change so i put 40 more on a table. Played for a while and got mixed up in some nice pots with AA-KK and 1010 flopping a set on 2 of the 3 only to get sucked out by the river by idiots. (Bankroll $1017.41)
Day 15: Very good progress to report. I started the day with $1017.41 and after losing a little here and there I was involved in a huge hand to end my day(I finally was the one on the lucky end of things) I was under the gun and this was going to be my final hand of the day before i had to pay the blinds. I am dealt QK offsuit so i raise it up to $2, two to my left call and small blind calls. So pot is $8. Flop comes 4c, Qc, Qd. small blind leads out with $8 bet so i just smooth call, guy behind me calls and next guy folds. Pot is now $32 now. Turn is a 5d. Small blind bets $15 i raise and make it $40 to go, guy behind me folds. small blind 3 bets me and makes it $120 to go ( Now i'm thinking he has made his boat and i am crushed) but instead of making the right move and folding i push all in for $159 and he quickly calls turning over 4h,4d (He flopped the full house) I am sitting on 15% to win the hand with only 3 kings in the deck...and the river is????????A KING to make my Queens full!!!! Talk about lucky. so now i ended the day up $251.95. So my bankroll is now sitting at a comfty $1,269.36.
Day 16: Was not a good day live or online.... lost $ -112.39 online and $300.00 live so online bankroll is at $1,156.97. I started playing live pretty well until i flopped a queen high flush (betting hard the whole way) only to get called down when the river was a 4th spade on board. Villian flopped a 10 high flush but with a one outer to help the 9 of spades comes on the river to make his straight flush. I had so much invested into the pot that he ended up pushing for less than 1/3rd of the pot and i was forced to call. That summed up my day at the casino.
Day 17: (Valentines Day) I didn't play much but when i did i was on top of my game and felt like i was hitting every flop. I made $104.52 in about 2 hours of playing on the .25-.50 tables. My bankroll is now at $1,261.49 with a profit of $261.49.
Day 18: I started off well again but ran into some tough hands with AQs vs set of 8's with q top card on the board. Also J10 vs kj with j top card on the board only for a 10 to hit the river. After losing those two big hands i decided to call it a day as i was still $14.00 up on the day. Bankroll now at $1,275.49
Day 19: Well after reading so many threads and watching videos on Pokertracker and Pokerace HUD I finally purchased them both. They are really amazing programs and well worth the money.
Day 23 and 24: I took a beating and have lost my profit once again, and am now sitting at $970.00 ($30.00 under). Literally every pocket pair of JJ-KK went up against AA when recieved them. I am not as angry as the first time i lost my profit as that time it was my fault. (This my friends is called VARIANCE) and why so many poker players cannot be successful. I just look at it as its GONE and have to start from square one again, otherwise i will lose my whole roll trying to chase money that is no longer my own.
Day 25: I played horrible the first half of the day having my bankroll drop down to $750.00 (I couldn't seem to get out of this downswing) but then turned it around and brought myself back up to $901.00
Febuary 25th Day 26: I had many errands to run today and only got in say 45 minutes of poker and lost $7.00 so am now sitting at $894.00
I need to get out of this funk and fast!! I felt it changing as off yesterday's quick upswing and hopefully it will carry over into tonight play.
Sorry to have such a long first post and promise that they will not be this long in the future.
Thank you for reading. Good Luck
To get you up to speed, here is a quick recap of what took place in the 3.5 weeks.
After 10 days into my journey i was tearing through the 50NL level and my bankroll was up to $1400.00 and then unfortunately the 12th day gave me a reality check and questioned how i deal with TILT. (The answer: Horribly) I was in for a day of complete CHAOS. My tilt level had reached an unknown high. After doing so well for the first 10 days and building my bankroll from 1,000 to 1,400 i lost my whole profit and am back to square one. It seemed that every hand i played the villian would know that by fifth street their 1-2 outer was going to come so they would call pot sized or even more chasing their cards. It felt like on the screen it said call him down your cards will come. I've had days like this and I knew i should stop playing for the day but I was on tilt (I'm sure you all have experienced it before) and kept playing hoping things would turn around. Well they didn't and now i'm sitting with my original buy in and have to get through this and begin my quest of rebuilding what i lost in 1 day that took me 10 days to build. I'm so angry at myselft for playing knowing i was running horrible.
Day 13: went well as i made $ 118.80 so i then had a bankroll of $1,107.41
Day 14: After playing on a $50NL table i was not feeling it today. I couldn't hit any flops and had the feeling that i was getting blinded out lol. I ended up losing my 50 dollar buyin and gave it a rest for a couple hours. Went back seeing if my feeling would change so i put 40 more on a table. Played for a while and got mixed up in some nice pots with AA-KK and 1010 flopping a set on 2 of the 3 only to get sucked out by the river by idiots. (Bankroll $1017.41)
Day 15: Very good progress to report. I started the day with $1017.41 and after losing a little here and there I was involved in a huge hand to end my day(I finally was the one on the lucky end of things) I was under the gun and this was going to be my final hand of the day before i had to pay the blinds. I am dealt QK offsuit so i raise it up to $2, two to my left call and small blind calls. So pot is $8. Flop comes 4c, Qc, Qd. small blind leads out with $8 bet so i just smooth call, guy behind me calls and next guy folds. Pot is now $32 now. Turn is a 5d. Small blind bets $15 i raise and make it $40 to go, guy behind me folds. small blind 3 bets me and makes it $120 to go ( Now i'm thinking he has made his boat and i am crushed) but instead of making the right move and folding i push all in for $159 and he quickly calls turning over 4h,4d (He flopped the full house) I am sitting on 15% to win the hand with only 3 kings in the deck...and the river is????????A KING to make my Queens full!!!! Talk about lucky. so now i ended the day up $251.95. So my bankroll is now sitting at a comfty $1,269.36.
Day 16: Was not a good day live or online.... lost $ -112.39 online and $300.00 live so online bankroll is at $1,156.97. I started playing live pretty well until i flopped a queen high flush (betting hard the whole way) only to get called down when the river was a 4th spade on board. Villian flopped a 10 high flush but with a one outer to help the 9 of spades comes on the river to make his straight flush. I had so much invested into the pot that he ended up pushing for less than 1/3rd of the pot and i was forced to call. That summed up my day at the casino.
Day 17: (Valentines Day) I didn't play much but when i did i was on top of my game and felt like i was hitting every flop. I made $104.52 in about 2 hours of playing on the .25-.50 tables. My bankroll is now at $1,261.49 with a profit of $261.49.
Day 18: I started off well again but ran into some tough hands with AQs vs set of 8's with q top card on the board. Also J10 vs kj with j top card on the board only for a 10 to hit the river. After losing those two big hands i decided to call it a day as i was still $14.00 up on the day. Bankroll now at $1,275.49
Day 19: Well after reading so many threads and watching videos on Pokertracker and Pokerace HUD I finally purchased them both. They are really amazing programs and well worth the money.
Day 23 and 24: I took a beating and have lost my profit once again, and am now sitting at $970.00 ($30.00 under). Literally every pocket pair of JJ-KK went up against AA when recieved them. I am not as angry as the first time i lost my profit as that time it was my fault. (This my friends is called VARIANCE) and why so many poker players cannot be successful. I just look at it as its GONE and have to start from square one again, otherwise i will lose my whole roll trying to chase money that is no longer my own.
Day 25: I played horrible the first half of the day having my bankroll drop down to $750.00 (I couldn't seem to get out of this downswing) but then turned it around and brought myself back up to $901.00
Febuary 25th Day 26: I had many errands to run today and only got in say 45 minutes of poker and lost $7.00 so am now sitting at $894.00
I need to get out of this funk and fast!! I felt it changing as off yesterday's quick upswing and hopefully it will carry over into tonight play.
Sorry to have such a long first post and promise that they will not be this long in the future.
Thank you for reading. Good Luck
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