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.