ok... slump buster...

still not playing sngs, and still playing mtts. i got 27th in the $10r/55k tonight, very close to a big win, 1st is over $14,000. there was over 1700 people in it tonight.

i havent been playing much lately, just havent really felt like it, lot of other things going on, and havent been in the right mind set. and when i have been playing, i have been losing a lot. tonight was my 1st positive night in a long time... feels wierd saying that, because a month and a half ago, almost every night was positive for a long period of time. i may have to go back to sngs again, if i dont start getting more consistant in mtts. mtts are just much more fun, so im gonna give it a fair shot. and even if i do go back to sngs, i will prob try and play 1 mtt a day.... i love the ftp $150 double stack.

ok, now for the slump buster.... lets hope this is the beginning of an awesome mtt run.
there is a tourney i tried about a week and a half ago, it is a pot limit omaha $22 rebuy with 10 min blinds, it is on stars, and i think it is daily. since my 1st time playing it, i played it 3 more times, and i always enjoyed the hell out of it. not only was it fun, but i cashed it 2 of those 4 times. AND tonight i won it for $3500.
the funny thing is, i really have no experience playing PLO, i have played it maybe 5 or 6 times, all for a short period before this. the funny thing is, the very 1st time i played PLO about 15 months ago, it was a live tourney with about 35 people, it was a cheapy (i think $25), but i won it too. i was so lost that night.

tonight's:


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i have been saving up hands, a few from tonight, but a few from the past couple weeks as well. lets take a look:

from the $10r tonight (i got 27th)

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t2000 (8 handed) pokerhand.org hand converter



MP2 (t69194)

Hero (t78725)

Button (t68874)

SB (t34699)

BB (t46340)

UTG (t65524)

UTG+1 (t183145)

MP1 (t12505)



Preflop: Hero is CO with Qs, Qc.

1 fold, UTG+1 calls t2000, MP1 raises to t12405, MP2 raises to t69094, HERO folds 3 more folds, UTG+1 folds.



Flop: (t84099) Jh, 3h, 2d (2 players)



Turn: (t84099) Ac (2 players)



River: (t84099) 2s (2 players)



Final Pot: t84099



Results in white below:

MP1 has Td Tc (two pair, tens and twos).

MP2 has Ad As (full house, aces full of twos).

Outcome: MP2 wins t84099.

i actually for a second thought about playing this because the big all in could had been an isolation reraise against the desparate shorty, but then i quickly realized, that dude shoved his chips super fast, and i have enough chips to wait.... so even though i thought about it, i decided quickly that it wasnt worth calling and hoping for AK. obv i am happy with my choice.


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also from the $10r tonight (i got 27th)

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t150 (9 handed) pokerhand.org hand converter



CO (t4175)

Button (t25455)

SB (t14914)

BB (t23150)

UTG (t13982)

Hero (t9240)

MP1 (t11185)

MP2 (t11475)

MP3 (t6945)



Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with Ks, Kd.

1 fold, Hero raises to t450, 3 folds, CO calls t450, 1 fold, SB calls t375, BB calls t300.



Flop: (t1800) 6s, 6d, 3d (4 players)

SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets t1200, CO folds, SB calls t1200, BB folds.



Turn: (t4200) 4d (2 players)

SB bets t2500, Hero folds.



Final Pot: t6700



Results in white below:

No showdown. SB wins t6700.



weak fold? i dont know.... 1st of all i had several tables going at this time so it made it easier to just fold it, kinda scary board, but is it in a raised pot? hmmmm... what do you guys think? just so much he could have here, and remember how bad the players are in these.


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the PLO tourney i won tonight

might be easier to view hand here

PokerStars Game #7204997732: Tournament #36700873, $20+$2 Omaha Pot Limit - Level X (400/800) - 2006/11/27 - 22:14:41 (ET)
Table '36700873 13' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: repraprangel (9665 in chips)
Seat 2: david_a (6890 in chips)
Seat 3: amuth (23200 in chips)
Seat 4: sprstoner (14900 in chips)
Seat 6: balamut (13587 in chips)
Seat 7: dak1616 (9190 in chips)
Seat 8: ACDIII (13550 in chips)
Seat 9: Banker4U69 (15850 in chips)
balamut: posts small blind 400
dak1616: posts big blind 800
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to sprstoner [6s 8d Ad As]
ACDIII: folds
Banker4U69: folds
repraprangel: folds
david_a: raises 2000 to 2800
amuth: folds
sprstoner: raises 6800 to 9600
balamut: calls 9200
dak1616: folds
david_a: calls 4090 and is all-in
*** FLOP *** [3s Kc 5h]
balamut: bets 3987 and is all-in
sprstoner: calls 3987
*** TURN *** [3s Kc 5h] [Js]
*** RIVER *** [3s Kc 5h Js] [Qs]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
balamut: shows [Td Tc Kd 9h] (a straight, Nine to King)
sprstoner: shows [6s 8d Ad As] (a flush, Ace high)
sprstoner collected 13394 from side pot
david_a: shows [7s 7h Th Qc] (a pair of Queens)
sprstoner collected 21470 from main pot
THAY3R is connected
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 34864 Main pot 21470. Side pot 13394. | Rake 0
Board [3s Kc 5h Js Qs]
Seat 1: repraprangel folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: david_a showed [7s 7h Th Qc] and lost with a pair of Queens
Seat 3: amuth folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: sprstoner (button) showed [6s 8d Ad As] and won (34864) with a flush, Ace high
Seat 6: balamut (small blind) showed [Td Tc Kd 9h] and lost with a straight, Nine to King
Seat 7: dak1616 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: ACDIII folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: Banker4U69 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

i am really new to omaha, how did i play this? it was a key pot in the tourney i won tonight. thoughts? advice?



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might be easier to look at hand here

PokerStars Game #7204903619: Tournament #36700873, $20+$2 Omaha Pot Limit - Level X (400/800) - 2006/11/27 - 22:08:46 (ET)
Table '36700873 13' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: repraprangel (12065 in chips)
Seat 2: david_a (12790 in chips)
Seat 3: amuth (24400 in chips)
Seat 4: sprstoner (3900 in chips)
Seat 6: balamut (11587 in chips)
Seat 7: dak1616 (9190 in chips)
Seat 8: ACDIII (14750 in chips)
Seat 9: Banker4U69 (18150 in chips)
balamut: posts small blind 400
dak1616: posts big blind 800
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to sprstoner [Ts 7h 9h 8h]
ACDIII: folds
Banker4U69: raises 900 to 1700
repraprangel: folds
david_a: calls 1700
amuth: folds
sprstoner: raises 2200 to 3900 and is all-in
balamut: folds
dak1616: folds
Banker4U69: calls 2200
david_a: calls 2200
*** FLOP *** [Kc 3h Th]
Banker4U69: checks
david_a: checks
*** TURN *** [Kc 3h Th] [Td]
Banker4U69: checks
david_a: checks
*** RIVER *** [Kc 3h Th Td] [As]
Banker4U69: checks
david_a: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Banker4U69: shows [7s 6s 6d 5h] (two pair, Tens and Sixes)
david_a: mucks hand
sprstoner: shows [Ts 7h 9h 8h] (three of a kind, Tens)
sprstoner collected 12900 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 12900 | Rake 0
Board [Kc 3h Th Td As]
Seat 1: repraprangel folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: david_a mucked [8c 5s 7d 9s]
Seat 3: amuth folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: sprstoner (button) showed [Ts 7h 9h 8h] and won (12900) with three of a kind, Tens
Seat 6: balamut (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: dak1616 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: ACDIII folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: Banker4U69 showed [7s 6s 6d 5h] and lost with two pair, Tens and Sixes



i was very short, and felt this was a good hand to play... thoughts?

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its way past my bed time, and i have to work in the morning, i will save the other hands for later, i have 4 or 5 more- all from different days i believe.

sorry for no posts, but..

mag from theplusone is here in town and we have been playing live.... i have been doing better than i thought i would... i never really felt comfortable at a cash game table, but have been lately, and having a good time.... and doing descent.

we also had a interesting a fun experience at treasures.... a strip club that i now like.

we might play the bellegio $500 tourney, but maybe not... depends how we are feeling and how busy i am at work...

well... a few close calls....

i really have a lot more fun playing MTTs, maybe i will just play them until a bad run, then jump back into sngs...

i got 8th in the FTP $150+13 today, and 22nd in the stars 150+12.. ugggh thought today was going to be my day... oh well... maybe next time..i feel a big win coming soon......

total made today was $1209


lets see if i can dig up some hands...
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PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t50 (9 handed) pokerhand.org hand converter



Button (t2640)

SB (t1355)

Hero (t1485)

UTG (t1740)

UTG+1 (t2460)

MP1 (t3380)

MP2 (t3030)

MP3 (t1775)

CO (t1810)



Preflop: Hero is BB with Ad, Qd.

1 fold, UTG+1 raises to t200, MP1 calls t200, 5 folds, Hero calls t150.



Flop: (t625) 2s, Ah, 9h (3 players)

Hero checks, UTG+1 bets t250, MP1 raises to t500, Hero folds, UTG+1 calls t250.



Turn: (t1625) Td (2 players)

UTG+1 checks, MP1 bets t500, UTG+1 calls t500.



River: (t2625) 5h (2 players)

UTG+1 checks, MP1 bets t250, UTG+1 calls t250.



Final Pot: t3125

MP1 showed 9c 9d


UTG+1 mucks Ac Qh




i played it weird PF, but i was afraid of AK, then the post flop action was kinda strange.. i folded this very quick.

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PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t150 (9 handed) pokerhand.org hand converter



Button (t3235)

SB (t1800)

BB (t2400)

UTG (t5600)

Hero (t3590)

MP1 (t6405)

MP2 (t2530)

MP3 (t2680)

CO (t4725)



Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with 4s, 4h.

1 fold, Hero calls t150, 4 folds, Button raises to t600, SB calls t525, 1 fold, Hero calls t450.



Flop: (t1950) Js, 6s, Qh (3 players)

SB checks, Hero checks, Button checks.



Turn: (t1950) 3s (3 players)

SB checks, Hero checks, Button checks.



River: (t1950) 8h (3 players)

SB checks, Hero checks, Button checks.



Final Pot: t1950

Nick_Whiting: shows [2d 2h] (a pair of Deuces)


sprstoner: shows [4s 4h] (a pair of Fours)


marcolina: mucks hand [Ah Kh]


sprstoner collected 1950 from pot



weird hand,,,,, not sure how i won, but this pot was huge for me....

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CosmicCharly shows [Kd Qs] (a pair of Sixes)

sprstoner shows [Qd Jd] (two pair, Jacks and Sixes)

sprstoner wins the pot (6,882) with two pair, Jacks and Sixes



another questionable hand...the turn call was a little hard for me, i prob should had pushed here, but the way he so quickly jammed the river, i just had a gut feeling he had nothing, as he obv seemed like he did not want a call..... this pot was huge for me in this tourney. i like my river call, not so much the turn call.
one thing for sure... i dont think i am as weak tight as i used to be...

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PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t300 (8 handed) pokerhand.org hand converter



UTG+1 (t6060)

MP1 (t11232)

Hero (t14864)

CO (t4950)

Button (t4640)

SB (t3130)

BB (t7500)

UTG (t10133)



Preflop: Hero is MP2 with 9c, 9h.

UTG calls t300, 2 folds, Hero calls t300, CO raises to t4935, 3 folds, UTG folds, Hero calls t4635.



Flop: (t10275) 9d, Tc, Kh (2 players)



Turn: (t10275) Kd (2 players)



River: (t10275) 4h (2 players)



Final Pot: t10275

sprstoner: shows [9c 9h] (a full house, Nines full of Kings)

shaun11: shows [Qs As] (a pair of Kings)

sprstoner collected 10740 from pot



this hand cause a little commotion.. he was pissed that i called.

shaun11 [observer]: get ****ing serious
shaun11 [observer]: you cant make that call
sprstoner: ya i can
shaun11 [observer]: rag
shaun11 [observer]: you wont make the money
Dealer: Game #6949295544: Slip,the kid wins pot (1320)
sprstoner: good
shaun11 [observer]: at best its a coin flip.....AT BEST with your 9's


but the way i looked at it was, i seriously doubt , by the way he played it, that he had a bigger pair than me. maybe, just maybe TT or JJ, and even slimmer chance of QQ, but by the way this hand was played i was very confident he had AQ or AK, and i made a good read and i was right. and i had enough chips to risk a coinflip. i made this call very quick.... was it a bad call? i did make a bad call with JT shortly after this (got 2-1, but was against KK), and ppl were nervous to push when i was in a pot.. good result. winning this hand made me chip leader.

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anyone else put him on a draw.... these blocker bets, scream "RAISE ME"

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this hand made me sick... horrible check on flop... dont you expect him to continue bet? UUUUUGH
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well thats it for now... gl everyone...

a few things to discuss.....

i was still running very bad in sngs.. didnt loose nearly as much, but about maybe another 2500 or so, so i quit again. i didnt play any majors today, but played a few MTTs today... i am going to play MTTs all week until friday or so, should be a good change of pace... plus they are more fun anyways...

but before i get to far into that lets look at a few hands i saved 1st from sngs.



i thought this was a good call, but i was wrong after looking it up on sngpt.



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questionable call? i play this guy a lot, and he is kinda bad player.... and i thought for a while before calling... just had a feeling, because he does this to me to much...

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interesting hand... is this a bad play? i really dont think i should be risking all my chips so early... but i also didnt expect him to call with nothing. i had to figure to have a lot of outs plus fold equity.. right? im not sure what i should had done , the flop bet is to much to just call. and this hand is to big to fold, isnt it?

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i played the blogger big gmae today, and took 1st out of 22 for $718.50 , i bubbled 2 other tourneys so this was the only one i cashed. i ended the day up $366

here is an awesome call i made...