Saturday, March 29, 2008

Ok Play Foreal

Ok after yesterday's debacle, I bought in $30 to 2 $.25/.50 NL Holdem tables, and a $15+1 Holdem Sit'n'Go determined to play smart and win..

I wanted some feedback on this hand and how you would have played it

PokerStars Game #16341403992: Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2008/03/29 - 16:03:12 (ET)
Table 'Belgica III' 6-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: paultjuh ($55.60 in chips)
Seat 2: prodeath ($52.05 in chips)
Seat 3: hanbangoo ($29.25 in chips)
Seat 4: SpuriousGer ($60.80 in chips)
Seat 5: LittleBeat ($58.15 in chips)
Seat 6: In2Oblivion ($22.75 in chips)
LittleBeat: posts small blind $0.25
In2Oblivion: posts big blind $0.50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to hanbangoo [Jh Kc]
paultjuh: folds
prodeath: calls $0.50
hanbangoo: raises $1.50 to $2
SpuriousGer: folds
LittleBeat: calls $1.75
In2Oblivion: folds
prodeath: folds
*** FLOP *** [Th Jc Qh]
LittleBeat: bets $2.50
hanbangoo: calls $2.50
*** TURN *** [Th Jc Qh] [Ac]
LittleBeat: checks
hanbangoo: checks
*** RIVER *** [Th Jc Qh Ac] [4h]
LittleBeat: bets $4
hanbangoo: calls $4
*** SHOW DOWN ***
LittleBeat: shows [Tc Qc] (two pair, Queens and Tens)
hanbangoo: shows [Jh Kc] (a straight, Ten to Ace)
hanbangoo collected $17.15 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $18 | Rake $0.85
Board [Th Jc Qh Ac 4h]
Seat 1: paultjuh folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: prodeath folded before Flop
Seat 3: hanbangoo showed [Jh Kc] and won ($17.15) with a straight, Ten to Ace
Seat 4: SpuriousGer (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: LittleBeat (small blind) showed [Tc Qc] and lost with two pair, Queens and Tens
Seat 6: In2Oblivion (big blind) folded before Flop

On the flop, I was pretty sure he had me beat with at least the top pair and so I just called hoping to hit my draw and when I did, I thought I'd check it to pretend like I was afraid that he might have had it..Unfortunately, the flush card came out and I thought I'd do the safe thing and just call

How would you have played this hand?


And check out this misclick, I was going to push him all in cause I knew he had nothing..

PokerStars Game #16341898586: Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2008/03/29 - 16:22:24 (ET)
Table 'Belgica III' 6-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: paultjuh ($63.60 in chips)
Seat 2: prodeath ($48.95 in chips)
Seat 3: hanbangoo ($28 in chips)
Seat 4: SpuriousGer ($60.90 in chips)
Seat 5: LittleBeat ($63 in chips)
Seat 6: sepp100333 ($34.25 in chips)
sepp100333: posts small blind $0.25
paultjuh: posts big blind $0.50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to hanbangoo [8d 7d]
prodeath: raises $0.50 to $1
hanbangoo: calls $1
SpuriousGer: folds
LittleBeat: folds
sepp100333: calls $0.75
paultjuh: folds
*** FLOP *** [9s 6d 9c]
sepp100333: checks
prodeath: bets $0.50
hanbangoo: calls $0.50
sepp100333: calls $0.50
*** TURN *** [9s 6d 9c] [Ac]
sepp100333: checks
prodeath: checks
hanbangoo: checks
*** RIVER *** [9s 6d 9c Ac] [3c]
sepp100333: checks
prodeath: bets $5
hanbangoo: calls $5
sepp100333: folds
*** SHOW DOWN ***
prodeath: shows [Kd 7h] (a pair of Nines)
hanbangoo: mucks hand
prodeath collected $14.30 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $15 | Rake $0.70
Board [9s 6d 9c Ac 3c]
Seat 1: paultjuh (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: prodeath showed [Kd 7h] and won ($14.30) with a pair of Nines
Seat 3: hanbangoo mucked [8d 7d]
Seat 4: SpuriousGer folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: LittleBeat (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: sepp100333 (small blind) folded on the River

ughhh...


PokerStars Game #16342456187: Tournament #82751294, $15+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2008/03/29 - 16:45:46 (ET)
Table '82751294 1' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 2: nomoneyloser (1210 in chips)
Seat 3: $m@rtAzzS (1100 in chips)
Seat 4: Bilbo69 (2900 in chips)
Seat 5: hanbangoo (3280 in chips)
Seat 8: Dieter321 (4035 in chips)
Seat 9: thesoup33 (975 in chips)
Bilbo69: posts small blind 75
hanbangoo: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to hanbangoo [2c 2s]
Dieter321: calls 150
thesoup33: calls 150
nomoneyloser: folds
$m@rtAzzS: folds
Bilbo69: folds
hanbangoo: checks
*** FLOP *** [6d Qh 2h]
hanbangoo: checks
Dieter321: bets 300
thesoup33: folds
hanbangoo: raises 750 to 1050
Dieter321: calls 750
*** TURN *** [6d Qh 2h] [Qc]
hanbangoo: bets 2080 and is all-in
Dieter321: folds
hanbangoo collected 2625 from pot
hanbangoo: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2625 | Rake 0
Board [6d Qh 2h Qc]
Seat 2: nomoneyloser folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: $m@rtAzzS (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Bilbo69 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: hanbangoo (big blind) collected (2625)
Seat 8: Dieter321 folded on the Turn
Seat 9: thesoup33 folded on the Flop

Dang I really thought he had a Q too..


PokerStars Game #16342747346: Tournament #82751294, $15+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2008/03/29 - 16:57:51 (ET)
Table '82751294 1' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 5: hanbangoo (5905 in chips)
Seat 8: Dieter321 (7595 in chips)
hanbangoo: posts the ante 25
Dieter321: posts the ante 25
hanbangoo: posts small blind 100
Dieter321: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to hanbangoo [5c 5d]
hanbangoo: calls 100
Dieter321: raises 200 to 400
hanbangoo: calls 200
*** FLOP *** [5h 6s Qh]
Dieter321: bets 1000
hanbangoo: calls 1000
*** TURN *** [5h 6s Qh] [Qc]
Dieter321: bets 1400
hanbangoo: calls 1400
*** RIVER *** [5h 6s Qh Qc] [8s]
Dieter321: bets 3200
hanbangoo: calls 3080 and is all-in
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Dieter321: shows [Ah Jc] (a pair of Queens)
hanbangoo: shows [5c 5d] (a full house, Fives full of Queens)
hanbangoo collected 11810 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 11810 | Rake 0
Board [5h 6s Qh Qc 8s]
Seat 5: hanbangoo (button) (small blind) showed [5c 5d] and won (11810) with a full house, Fives full of Queens
Seat 8: Dieter321 (big blind) showed [Ah Jc] and lost with a pair of Queens

Soon after I took him down for the win :]

Overall
Start - $150
End - $178

Friday, March 28, 2008

Don't Play When Sick and Tired

I bought in $120 to 2 $1/2 PL Omaha tables..

After trying to take a nap because I caught a cold and being unsuccessful in trying..I thought I'd play a little poker...Bad idea because I played this hand retarded..

PokerStars Game #16320617724: Omaha Pot Limit ($1/$2) - 2008/03/28
Table 'Minerva III' 6-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: BaBaBooey71 ($200 in chips)
Seat 2: possum70 ($859.35 in chips)
Seat 3: dohsun2 ($331.85 in chips)
Seat 5: hanbangoo ($118.60 in chips)
Seat 6: 011180 ($132.95 in chips)
011180: posts small blind $1
BaBaBooey71: posts big blind $2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to hanbangoo [Ah 8c Ac Js]
possum70: folds
dohsun2: raises $2 to $4
dougee joins the table at seat #4
hanbangoo: raises $11 to $15
011180: folds
BaBaBooey71: calls $13
dohsun2: folds
*** FLOP *** [9h 5h Ks]
BaBaBooey71: checks
hanbangoo: bets $24
BaBaBooey71: calls $24
*** TURN *** [9h 5h Ks] [Tc]
BaBaBooey71: bets $80
hanbangoo: calls $79.60 and is all-in
*** RIVER *** [9h 5h Ks Tc] [7d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
BaBaBooey71: shows [Ts Ad Jc Qd] (a straight, Nine to King)
hanbangoo: mucks hand
BaBaBooey71 collected $240.20 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $242.20 | Rake $2
Board [9h 5h Ks Tc 7d]
Seat 1: BaBaBooey71 (big blind) showed [Ts Ad Jc Qd] and won ($240.20) with a straight, Nine to King
Seat 2: possum70 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: dohsun2 folded before Flop
Seat 5: hanbangoo (button) mucked [Ah 8c Ac Js]
Seat 6: 011180 (small blind) folded before Flop


So stupid!! I don't know why I did that...But for some reason I talked myself into thinking that the guy was making a move on me..

But after reanalyzing that hand, even if he was slow playing a big hand or just chasing a draw with his smooth call on the flop, I should have let it go on the turn. But noo, I somehow deduced that he was making a play on me and that his pot bet instead of checking it to me was him trying to make a move on me. It did occur to me that he could have had the straight on the turn but it didn't make sense to me why he would bet it instead of waiting for me to act.

It was a retarded call by me cause I would have played the hand the same way he did so I understand his moves. I for some reason thought that he was making a play on me and even if he did have a hand, I thought I still had outs to draw for a straight that could save me.

And then this hand..What the heck am I doing?!?!?! This was actually the last hand I was going to play before I ended the session..I can't believe I did this!
Tilt!!!
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PokerStars Game #16321206714: Omaha Pot Limit ($1/$2) - 2008/03/28
Table 'Minerva III' 6-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: diddldo ($101.65 in chips)
Seat 2: possum70 ($964.85 in chips)
Seat 4: Quinny226 ($100 in chips)
Seat 5: hanbangoo ($114.70 in chips)
Seat 6: 011180 ($156 in chips)
diddldo: posts small blind $1
possum70: posts big blind $2
Quinny226: posts big blind $2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to hanbangoo [Ts Qs 9h Ks]
Quinny226: checks
hanbangoo: calls $2
011180: calls $2
diddldo: calls $1
possum70: raises $10 to $12
runovic joins the table at seat #3
Quinny226: folds
hanbangoo: calls $10
011180: calls $10
diddldo: folds
*** FLOP *** [3d 9s 8c]
possum70: bets $38
hanbangoo: raises $64.70 to $102.70 and is all-in
011180: folds
possum70: calls $64.70
*** TURN *** [3d 9s 8c] [4d]
*** RIVER *** [3d 9s 8c 4d] [8h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
possum70: shows [Ah 9c Ad 8s] (a full house, Eights full of Nines)
hanbangoo: mucks hand
hanbangoo is sitting out
possum70 collected $243.40 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $245.40 | Rake $2
Board [3d 9s 8c 4d 8h]
Seat 1: diddldo (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: possum70 (big blind) showed [Ah 9c Ad 8s] and won ($243.40) with a full house, Eights full of Nines
Seat 4: Quinny226 folded before Flop
Seat 5: hanbangoo mucked [Ts Qs 9h Ks]
Seat 6: 011180 (button) folded on the Flop

And this is why I should not play when I'm sick or tired or even worse, a combination of both..

Overall
Start - $383
End - $150

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Multi Tabling Action!

I bought in $30 to 2 .25/.50 Holdem tables and $120 to a 1/2 Omaha table..

PokerStars Game #16279638252: Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2008/03/27 - 00:13:55 (ET)
Table 'Alfreda' 6-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: TheBobs24 ($54.65 in chips)
Seat 2: stout713 ($48.70 in chips)
Seat 3: ripper_ingo ($62.05 in chips)
Seat 4: hanbangoo ($33.60 in chips)
Seat 5: mikesills44 ($37.55 in chips)
Seat 6: IaM_JskillZ ($71.30 in chips)
stout713: posts small blind $0.25
ripper_ingo: posts big blind $0.50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to hanbangoo [Ks Ac]
hanbangoo: raises $1.50 to $2
mikesills44: folds
IaM_JskillZ: folds
TheBobs24: calls $2
stout713: raises $6 to $8
ripper_ingo: folds
hanbangoo: calls $6
TheBobs24: folds
*** FLOP *** [4s 6h 3d]
stout713: bets $4.50
hanbangoo: folds
stout713 collected $17.60 from pot
stout713: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $18.50 | Rake $0.90
Board [4s 6h 3d]
Seat 1: TheBobs24 (button) folded before Flop
Seat 2: stout713 (small blind) collected ($17.60)
Seat 3: ripper_ingo (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: hanbangoo folded on the Flop
Seat 5: mikesills44 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: IaM_JskillZ folded before Flop (didn't bet)

I'd like some feedback on this hand..Did I play it the way it should be played?
Was my preflop raise/call the right play?
I figured that a reraise preflop from the SB meant he had to have a strong made hand at least..
His weak flop bet was pretty iffy though...What do you think?


Here's how gay online Omaha can get..Luckily, the flop saved me from pushing my stack

PokerStars Game #16279884066: Omaha Pot Limit ($1/$2) - 2008/03/27 - 00:28:58 (ET)
Table 'Aksnes II' 6-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: scdavis0 ($370.30 in chips)
Seat 3: bigbadray2k ($200.80 in chips)
Seat 4: hanbangoo ($122.75 in chips)
Seat 5: baller425 ($227.80 in chips)
Seat 6: bodybagjonny ($229.35 in chips)
bodybagjonny: posts small blind $1
scdavis0: posts big blind $2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to hanbangoo [Td 9h 7c Ts]
bigbadray2k: raises $5 to $7
hanbangoo: calls $7
baller425: calls $7
thomsonator7 has returned
bodybagjonny: folds
scdavis0: folds
*** FLOP *** [Kh 6h Th]
bigbadray2k: bets $16
hanbangoo: calls $16
baller425: calls $16
*** TURN *** [Kh 6h Th] [3c]
bigbadray2k: checks
hanbangoo: checks
baller425: checks
*** RIVER *** [Kh 6h Th 3c] [Qd]
bigbadray2k: checks
hanbangoo: checks
baller425: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
bigbadray2k: shows [2c Jd Kd Kc] (three of a kind, Kings)
hanbangoo: mucks hand
baller425: mucks hand
bigbadray2k collected $70 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $72 | Rake $2
Board [Kh 6h Th 3c Qd]
Seat 1: scdavis0 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: bigbadray2k showed [2c Jd Kd Kc] and won ($70) with three of a kind, Kings
Seat 4: hanbangoo mucked [Td 9h 7c Ts]
Seat 5: baller425 (button) mucked [6s 7s 6d 9s]
Seat 6: bodybagjonny (small blind) folded before Flop

I could have tried to steal this one on the river but I was still worried about the caller behind me..I thought that he might have had a weak flush that he was going to call down with


I cut the session short cause I'm feeling kind of sick...so until next time!

Overall
Start - $368
End - $383

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Finally An Omaha Hand!

Ok here we go for another short session as I have finished up with work for the day!

I bought in $120 into a $1/2 Omaha table and I picked up a good hand pretty quickly

PokerStars Game #16249251709: Omaha Pot Limit ($1/$2) - 2008/03/25 - 19:14:01 (ET)
Table 'Martir IV' 6-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: bigbadray2k ($794.15 in chips)
Seat 2: chico134 ($296.75 in chips)
Seat 4: hanbangoo ($130.95 in chips)
Seat 5: diebitter ($217.80 in chips)
Seat 6: Annette ($117 in chips)
chico134: posts small blind $1
Salcifufu: is sitting out
hanbangoo: posts big blind $2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to hanbangoo [Js 9d Ah As]
diebitter: calls $2
Annette: folds
bigbadray2k: folds
chico134: calls $1
hanbangoo: raises $6 to $8
diebitter: calls $6
chico134: calls $6
*** FLOP *** [5c Td Ad]
chico134: checks
hanbangoo: bets $16
diebitter: folds
Salcifufu leaves the table
chico134: calls $16
*** TURN *** [5c Td Ad] [3d]
chico134: checks
hanbangoo: bets $44
chico134: raises $142 to $186
hanbangoo: calls $62.95 and is all-in
*** RIVER *** [5c Td Ad 3d] [4c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
chico134: shows [Qc 8c Tc Ts] (three of a kind, Tens)
hanbangoo: shows [Js 9d Ah As] (three of a kind, Aces)
hanbangoo collected $267.90 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $269.90 | Rake $2
Board [5c Td Ad 3d 4c]
Seat 1: bigbadray2k (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: chico134 (small blind) showed [Qc 8c Tc Ts] and lost with three of a kind, Tens
Seat 4: hanbangoo (big blind) showed [Js 9d Ah As] and won ($267.90) with three of a kind, Aces
Seat 5: diebitter folded on the Flop
Seat 6: Annette folded before Flop (didn't bet)

I know that I said last time that if you pot it from the BB, it screams Aces. But I had only been at the table for about 5 hands and I had already made preflop pot raises in 2 hands out of the 5 so I had set a loose aggressive image. That's why I wasn't afraid to pot it from the BB with the Aces..

The flush draw was the one hand I was supposed to have had to worry about but I really didn't feel like he was drawing for it. Usually in Omaha you tend to see people try to steal pots on the flop with their drawing hands and with his smooth call on the flop, I felt like he was trying to trap me with a strong hand like a set. Luckily for me I had the top set so I knew I was good to go. I made a larger bet on the turn that pretty much made me pot committed and I was happy to see him move in. I was pretty certain he had the set of 10's before he showed and he did!

What's interesting is that he had a chance to lay it down on the turn. He should have been wondering if I had either the set of Aces or even the flush draw but he couldn't let go of his set..

This was another short session but it's time to hit the gym!

Overall
Start - $236
End - $368
All right, another session..I played Omaha for 5 minutes and then felt like playing a sit n go so I bought in for a $15+1 Hold'em Sit n Go while playing a .25/.50 Omaha table on the side

....30 minutes later and I have yet to pick up a decent hand in either the tourney or the cash game..

after being blinded off, I had to go in with something:

PokerStars Game #16246928533: Tournament #82258743, $15+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2008/03/25 - 17:40:17 (ET)
Table '82258743 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: hanbangoo (553 in chips)
Seat 2: NickNick1985 (1777 in chips)
Seat 4: wutangfan (1152 in chips)
Seat 7: dickkemp (2325 in chips)
Seat 8: maggisch87 (2523 in chips)
Seat 9: crossem (5170 in chips)
NickNick1985: posts small blind 100
wutangfan: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to hanbangoo [Th Kh]
dickkemp: raises 300 to 500
maggisch87: folds
crossem: raises 3300 to 3800
hanbangoo: calls 553 and is all-in
NickNick1985: folds
wutangfan: folds
dickkemp: folds
*** FLOP *** [Js 3c Ks]
*** TURN *** [Js 3c Ks] [6s]
*** RIVER *** [Js 3c Ks 6s] [4c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
crossem: shows [As Jh] (a pair of Jacks)
hanbangoo: shows [Th Kh] (a pair of Kings)
hanbangoo collected 1906 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1906 | Rake 0
Board [Js 3c Ks 6s 4c]
Seat 1: hanbangoo (button) showed [Th Kh] and won (1906) with a pair of Kings
Seat 2: NickNick1985 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: wutangfan (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: dickkemp folded before Flop
Seat 8: maggisch87 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: crossem showed [As Jh] and lost with a pair of Jacks

LOL and then i made the money because of this awesome hand!

PokerStars Game #16246992636: Tournament #82258743, $15+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2008/03/25 - 17:42:50 (ET)
Table '82258743 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: hanbangoo (1606 in chips)
Seat 2: NickNick1985 (1477 in chips)
Seat 7: dickkemp (2577 in chips)
Seat 8: maggisch87 (2423 in chips)
Seat 9: crossem (5417 in chips)
NickNick1985: posts small blind 100
dickkemp: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to hanbangoo [4s Td]
maggisch87: folds
crossem: raises 600 to 800
hanbangoo: folds
NickNick1985: raises 677 to 1477 and is all-in
dickkemp: raises 1100 to 2577 and is all-in
crossem: calls 1777
*** FLOP *** [As Ad 5s]
*** TURN *** [As Ad 5s] [4d]
*** RIVER *** [As Ad 5s 4d] [3h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
dickkemp: shows [Th Ts] (two pair, Aces and Tens)
crossem: shows [Kh Kd] (two pair, Aces and Kings)
crossem collected 2200 from side pot
NickNick1985: shows [Jh Jc] (two pair, Aces and Jacks)
crossem collected 4431 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 6631 Main pot 4431. Side pot 2200. | Rake 0
Board [As Ad 5s 4d 3h]
Seat 1: hanbangoo (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: NickNick1985 (small blind) showed [Jh Jc] and lost with two pair, Aces and Jacks
Seat 7: dickkemp (big blind) showed [Th Ts] and lost with two pair, Aces and Tens
Seat 8: maggisch87 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: crossem showed [Kh Kd] and won (6631) with two pair, Aces and Kings

Meanwhile in the Omaha cash game, I had a crappy flop for my hand..

PokerStars Game #16246999306: Omaha Pot Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2008/03/25 - 17:42:37 (ET)
Table 'Alioth V' 6-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: PushPrey ($83.40 in chips)
Seat 2: mattidm ($86.85 in chips)
Seat 3: mowgli69 ($20.80 in chips)
Seat 4: TopCat@102 ($63.20 in chips)
Seat 5: hanbangoo ($22.60 in chips)
Seat 6: homeboy27 ($46 in chips)
PushPrey: posts small blind $0.25
mattidm: posts big blind $0.50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to hanbangoo [As Ts Th Jc]
mowgli69: folds
TopCat@102: calls $0.50
hanbangoo: raises $1.75 to $2.25
homeboy27: folds
PushPrey: calls $2
mattidm: folds
TopCat@102: calls $1.75
*** FLOP *** [Td Ah Ks]
PushPrey: checks
TopCat@102: checks
hanbangoo: checks
*** TURN *** [Td Ah Ks] [Kh]
PushPrey: bets $3
TopCat@102: folds
hanbangoo: calls $3
*** RIVER *** [Td Ah Ks Kh] [7s]
PushPrey: checks
hanbangoo: bets $7
PushPrey: folds
hanbangoo collected $12.65 from pot
hanbangoo: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $13.25 | Rake $0.60
Board [Td Ah Ks Kh 7s]
Seat 1: PushPrey (small blind) folded on the River
Seat 2: mattidm (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: mowgli69 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: TopCat@102 folded on the Turn
Seat 5: hanbangoo collected ($12.65)
Seat 6: homeboy27 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

I became more aggressive in stealing blinds in the sit n go since there were only 3 people left..I knocked out the first guy and then faced a 2-1 chip disadvantage with the leader..I continued to be aggressive and eventually had a big chip lead and then it all came apart in 2 crucial hands:

PokerStars Game #16247296960: Tournament #82258743, $15+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2008/03/25 - 17:55:00 (ET)
Table '82258743 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: hanbangoo (9679 in chips)
Seat 9: crossem (3821 in chips)
hanbangoo: posts the ante 50
crossem: posts the ante 50
hanbangoo: posts small blind 300
crossem: posts big blind 600
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to hanbangoo [8d Td]
hanbangoo: raises 600 to 1200
crossem: raises 2571 to 3771 and is all-in
hanbangoo: calls 2571
*** FLOP *** [2h 7h Js]
*** TURN *** [2h 7h Js] [6s]
*** RIVER *** [2h 7h Js 6s] [6c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
crossem: shows [Qs Kh] (a pair of Sixes)
hanbangoo: shows [8d Td] (a pair of Sixes - lower kicker)
crossem collected 7642 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 7642 | Rake 0
Board [2h 7h Js 6s 6c]
Seat 1: hanbangoo (button) (small blind) showed [8d Td] and lost with a pair of Sixes
Seat 9: crossem (big blind) showed [Qs Kh] and won (7642) with a pair of Sixes

PokerStars Game #16247323442: Tournament #82258743, $15+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2008/03/25 - 17:56:04 (ET)
Table '82258743 1' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: hanbangoo (7158 in chips)
Seat 9: crossem (6342 in chips)
hanbangoo: posts the ante 50
crossem: posts the ante 50
crossem: posts small blind 300
hanbangoo: posts big blind 600
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to hanbangoo [Ts Ah]
crossem: raises 600 to 1200
hanbangoo: raises 5908 to 7108 and is all-in
crossem: calls 5092 and is all-in
*** FLOP *** [3d Ad Qs]
*** TURN *** [3d Ad Qs] [4h]
*** RIVER *** [3d Ad Qs 4h] [9s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
hanbangoo: shows [Ts Ah] (a pair of Aces)
crossem: shows [Qc Qh] (three of a kind, Queens)
crossem collected 12684 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 12684 | Rake 0
Board [3d Ad Qs 4h 9s]
Seat 1: hanbangoo (big blind) showed [Ts Ah] and lost with a pair of Aces
Seat 9: crossem (button) (small blind) showed [Qc Qh] and won (12684) with three of a kind, Queens

2nd place :( $16 buy in, $40.50 2nd prize..$24.50 net..


Overall
Start - $233
End - $236

Monday, March 24, 2008

Here We Go

Ok after seeing Kenny and Kev's blogs and the endless pressure from Kev to buy in and start a blog...Well it worked Kev haha

I just bought in $240 into my Pokerstars account and intend to build up a roll through Omaha..You guys should start expecting to see either a really short blog or a rollercoaster blog Haha


I just sat down on a $1/2 Omaha table ($120 buy in) because not only do I think that I can't handle the amount of time spent grinding at the lower limits, but I also want to make larger amounts of money faster (or lose lol)

I haven't played any Omaha (except when I beat Kev yesterday :p) ever since I stopped at the end of January..so hopefully I dont make any bad decisions on rust..

By the next few weeks, I hope to be playing the $3/6 or even the $5/10 game so here we go!

PokerStars Game #16229678697: Omaha Pot Limit ($1/$2) - 2008/03/24 - 22:43:25 (ET)
Table 'Aksnes IV' 6-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: RostaMo ($210.10 in chips)
Seat 2: tinasprince ($963.75 in chips)
Seat 3: hanbangoo ($114 in chips)
Seat 4: Pescatore ($82.10 in chips)
Seat 5: INEEDTHISPOT ($208.80 in chips)
Seat 6: thegrizz1111 ($187 in chips)
tinasprince: posts small blind $1
hanbangoo: posts big blind $2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to hanbangoo [Ts Ad 3c Ac]
Pescatore: calls $2
INEEDTHISPOT: calls $2
thegrizz1111: folds
RostaMo: calls $2
tinasprince: folds
hanbangoo: raises $9 to $11
Pescatore: calls $9
INEEDTHISPOT: calls $9
RostaMo: folds
*** FLOP *** [7h 5h Jh]
hanbangoo: checks
Pescatore: checks
INEEDTHISPOT: checks
*** TURN *** [7h 5h Jh] [6h]
hanbangoo: checks
Pescatore: checks
INEEDTHISPOT: bets $20
hanbangoo: folds
Pescatore: calls $20
*** RIVER *** [7h 5h Jh 6h] [As]
Pescatore: checks
INEEDTHISPOT: bets $54
Pescatore: folds
Pescatore leaves the table
INEEDTHISPOT collected $73 from pot
INEEDTHISPOT: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $76 | Rake $3
Board [7h 5h Jh 6h As]
Seat 1: RostaMo (button) folded before Flop
Seat 2: tinasprince (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: hanbangoo (big blind) folded on the Turn
Seat 4: Pescatore folded on the River
Seat 5: INEEDTHISPOT collected ($73)
Seat 6: thegrizz1111 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Aces!! Worthless!! :p
I think normally I would have checked that hand in the big blind because it's too obvious to pot it from the big blind..It screams ACES..But because of the large number of people in the hand, I potted it to weed out some of the crappier drawing type hands..

Pretty basic hand just to start the blog!

Well, I have to cut this session short cause of dinner and the Warriors/Lakers game!!
Nothing else interesting really happened since I didn't hit anything remotely close to being worth calling, so no more hands to post..

Overall
Start - $240
End - $233