I don't like to blog about beats I am given, but I have to get some of this off my chest. This week has been nothing short of catastrophic for me on the felt. I've been getting beaten down in every way, shape, and form. I've tried MTTs, cash tables, dropping limits, switching games... I'm just getting killed.
Seat 1: Mclrn11 ($19.15)
Seat 2: Eagle1959 ($15.65)
Seat 3: 007_Lalli ($22.05)
Seat 4: mckdaddy23 ($38.90)
Seat 5: JoeSnak ($19.85)
Seat 6: Athos000 ($9.50)
Seat 7: smellytuna ($16.15)
Seat 8: donpeters ($20.75)
Athos000 posts the small blind of $0.05
smellytuna posts the big blind of $0.10
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to donpeters [Ts As]
donpeters raises to $0.40
Mclrn11 folds
Eagle1959 folds
007_Lalli folds
mckdaddy23 calls $0.40
JoeSnak folds
Athos000 calls $0.35
smellytuna checks
*** FLOP *** [Ad Qs 3c]
Athos000 checks
smellytuna checks
donpeters bets $1.00
mckdaddy23 calls $1.00
Athos000 folds
Smellytuna folds
*** TURN *** [Ad Qs 3c] [3s]
donpeters bets $2.40
mckdaddy23 calls $2.40
*** RIVER *** [Ad Qs 3c 3s] [3d]
donpeters bets $3.20
mckdaddy23 has 15 seconds left to act
mckdaddy23 raises to $37.50, and is all in
donpeters has 15 seconds left to act
donpeters has requested TIME
donpeters calls $19.05, and is all in
Uncalled bet of $18.15 returned to mckdaddy23
*** SHOW DOWN ***
mckdaddy23 shows [3h 5h] four of a kind, Threes
donpeters mucks
Maybe I should have or could have folded on the end, but I'm not putting this guy on a 3 in this spot. Another A was what I thought, but I guess I was fooled.
Early on in the Early Double B on FTP, I found myself raising UTG with QQ. The button shoved with a short stack of about 1000 chips and I called. He showed K9 and spiked a K and I was down from 2300 to just over 1200. A few hands later, a player in middle position raised. The blinds were up to 80/160 and I felt I had decent fold equity on the raiser with my remaining 1200 chips. He held only 2000 and I decided my 88 was good enough to make a play here. When the action got back to him, he made an instant call and showed 94s and the flop came 4Q9, turn 9 and I was out. Good, sweet, thanks.
I was still in the Early Double A when I limped from late position with 89c in a multiway pot. The flop came 567 and I was smiling. First to act bet out and second to act shoved, I called and so did the originally bettor. J5 was shown along with KK (weird limping after UTG limps). Turn came a 9, river an 8 and we chopped 3 ways
Full Tilt Poker Game #5134880112: Early Double - A (38301607), Table 102 - 80/160 - No Limit Hold'em - 17:34:15 ET - 2008/02/05
Seat 1: roly_3208 (9,740)
Seat 2: SHUGNDELLY (5,093)
Seat 3: Longthrow (1,225)
Seat 4: CraftyCal (1,345)
Seat 5: donpeters (2,365)
Seat 6: thekofi (1,672)
Seat 7: spidersigmar (3,555)
Seat 8: ElGrando81 (4,350)
Seat 9: Santoca (3,640)
donpeters posts the small blind of 80
thekofi posts the big blind of 160
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to donpeters [Qc Qd]
spidersigmar folds
ElGrando81 folds
Santoca calls 160
roly_3208 raises to 640 {Big chips, plays a good amount of hands, I'm positive he'll call me here with a wide range.}
SHUGNDELLY folds
Longthrow has 15 seconds left to act
Longthrow calls 640 {Been playing almost anything PF, leaves himself with 585?}
CraftyCal folds
donpeters raises to 2,365, and is all in {Please help this to hold!}
thekofi has 15 seconds left to act
thekofi calls 1,512, and is all in
Santoca has 15 seconds left to act
Santoca folds
roly_3208 calls 1,725
Longthrow calls 585, and is all in
donpeters shows [Qc Qd]
thekofi shows [Jd Kd] {Gotta gamble to win, right? ... right?!!?!}
roly_3208 shows [Qs Qh] {Awesome!}
Longthrow shows [7d 8d] {First thought, WTF? Second thought, he'll win.}
*** FLOP *** [6h Kc 9s]
*** TURN *** [6h Kc 9s] [Ad]
*** RIVER *** [6h Kc 9s Ad] [4h]
donpeters shows a pair of Queens
roly_3208 shows a pair of Queens
donpeters ties for side pot #2 (693) with a pair of Queens
roly_3208 ties for side pot #2 (693) with a pair of Queens
thekofi shows a pair of Kings
thekofi wins side pot #1 (1,341) with a pair of Kings
Longthrow shows Ace King high
thekofi wins the main pot (5,060) with a pair of Kings
Longthrow stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 7,787 Main pot 5,060. Side pot 1 1,341. Side pot 2 1,386. Rake 0
Board: [6h Kc 9s Ad 4h]
Seat 1: roly_3208 showed [Qs Qh] and won (693) with a pair of Queens
Seat 2: SHUGNDELLY didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: Longthrow showed [7d 8d] and lost with Ace King high
Seat 4: CraftyCal (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: donpeters (small blind) showed [Qc Qd] and won (693) with a pair of Queens
Seat 6: thekofi (big blind) showed [Jd Kd] and won (6,401) with a pair of Kings
Seat 7: spidersigmar didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: ElGrando81 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: Santoca folded before the Flop
Still my great luck right now while I run bad. Just needed to do some venting. I'm still going to keep playing and do my best to play my A-game. I have an FTOPS satellite tonight for $50+5 that I won into a week or so back for $3, so wish me luck.
2.05.2008
2.04.2008
The blog is back.
This isn't an "I'm back" post, but more to announce the blog coming back. I've been playing a ton of poker lately online, mostly over at Full Tilt and doing fairly well. I deposited $175 at the beginning of January and since worked it up to over $400 playing mostly the $.05/.10 NL tables and with the help of some bonuses. I'll be keeping track of my bankroll on the blog and post session stats and analysis.
As of right now, I plan on sticking with Full Tilt. I like the play there and I've worked myself into some nice games where I have a decent edge on the field. The past month of January I was able to record just under 20,000 hands and successfully qualify for Bronze Iron Man status. Goals for next month include qualifying for the one-a-day $2,000 freeroll and achieving at least Silver Iron Man status.
I also post some results that some of my friends in the poker world have. I attend Elon University and we have a very solid group of about 6-7 players here. We are constantly helping each other out and testing the skills of one another. There's 4 or 5 of us that have accounts at Full Tilt and we have all been doing fairly well as of late. A few of us have qualified for some FTOPS events and others have gone really deep into tournaments, often taking down first prize. There will be plenty updates on these types of things as well as the Elon Poker Tournament Series we have set up.
I don't plan on setting any monetary goals for each months only because I know the variance that poker brings. It can be rough roads sometimes and your bankroll can flucuate a lot. I hope to combine solid play with good bankroll management in hopes of building as high as possible.
Start: 175
Current: 433.03
February goals:
1. Qualify for Silver Iron Man Status on Full Tilt
2. Qualify for the one-a-day freeroll on Full Tilt
3. Play well in the Elon Poker Tournament Series
4. Organize GPSTS chapter at Elon
And for all of you interested in learning about the Elon Poker Tournament Series, check out http://www.elonpoker.s5.com/. Also check out the Global Poker Strategic Thinking Society at http://www.gpsts.org/.
As of right now, I plan on sticking with Full Tilt. I like the play there and I've worked myself into some nice games where I have a decent edge on the field. The past month of January I was able to record just under 20,000 hands and successfully qualify for Bronze Iron Man status. Goals for next month include qualifying for the one-a-day $2,000 freeroll and achieving at least Silver Iron Man status.
I also post some results that some of my friends in the poker world have. I attend Elon University and we have a very solid group of about 6-7 players here. We are constantly helping each other out and testing the skills of one another. There's 4 or 5 of us that have accounts at Full Tilt and we have all been doing fairly well as of late. A few of us have qualified for some FTOPS events and others have gone really deep into tournaments, often taking down first prize. There will be plenty updates on these types of things as well as the Elon Poker Tournament Series we have set up.
I don't plan on setting any monetary goals for each months only because I know the variance that poker brings. It can be rough roads sometimes and your bankroll can flucuate a lot. I hope to combine solid play with good bankroll management in hopes of building as high as possible.
Start: 175
Current: 433.03
February goals:
1. Qualify for Silver Iron Man Status on Full Tilt
2. Qualify for the one-a-day freeroll on Full Tilt
3. Play well in the Elon Poker Tournament Series
4. Organize GPSTS chapter at Elon
And for all of you interested in learning about the Elon Poker Tournament Series, check out http://www.elonpoker.s5.com/. Also check out the Global Poker Strategic Thinking Society at http://www.gpsts.org/.
4.07.2007
Upset with PokerStars!
Recently, a friend of mine logged into his PokerStars account and found that he had a balance of $0.00. He didn't understand what had happened, so after contacting PS he was informed that his account had been hacked. He didn't understand how this could happen and after some emailing back and forth, the PS security team gave him this explanation:
"Hello xxxxxxx,
Thank you for your email. I am disappointed to tell you that your account does appear to have been hacked by the two players that I mentioned. I noticed earlier today when I sent the email to you that your account was sharing the computer owned by 'brunopkr' and 'Mankera' that were responsible for the hack on another player. This is why I wanted to know how you are related. Unfortunately, it appears that you have fallen prey to another hack by these players.
I have tried to trace how this may have happened, and you are correct that your password is hard to guess. I do fear that you may have spyware installed upon your main computer (The one that you did use yesterday). I strongly recommend that you run spyware and virus finding software. I also recommend that you do this as soon as possible and have your computer checked thoroughly. I also recommend using a computer that you know is secure, to check and change all the password that you have for your account information as you may have more information at risk than just your PokerStars account information.
A keylogger is the favourite method of these two individuals.
Regards,
Jason
PokerStars Security Team"
In latter emails, the PS security team told my friend his account would not be able to be refunded. I think that is fine, but I don't understand how PS cannot go after these two individuals if they know who they are. It also says in the email that these players were responsible for a hack on another player. Why was this not put to a stop in the first place and why were these players not punished? I just don't understand how PS can let this happen and not protect its customers and the integrity of the game. After some more emails, PS stated that they are pretty much done with the matter and no longer are going to look into it.
My friend and a bunch of us can understand how PS can't get the money back, but how can they not punish these players and even make an attempt to resolve the issue? Just doesn't make any sense to me and makes me rather furious when I know that PS isn't trying or going to do anything about it.
"Hello xxxxxxx,
Thank you for your email. I am disappointed to tell you that your account does appear to have been hacked by the two players that I mentioned. I noticed earlier today when I sent the email to you that your account was sharing the computer owned by 'brunopkr' and 'Mankera' that were responsible for the hack on another player. This is why I wanted to know how you are related. Unfortunately, it appears that you have fallen prey to another hack by these players.
I have tried to trace how this may have happened, and you are correct that your password is hard to guess. I do fear that you may have spyware installed upon your main computer (The one that you did use yesterday). I strongly recommend that you run spyware and virus finding software. I also recommend that you do this as soon as possible and have your computer checked thoroughly. I also recommend using a computer that you know is secure, to check and change all the password that you have for your account information as you may have more information at risk than just your PokerStars account information.
A keylogger is the favourite method of these two individuals.
Regards,
Jason
PokerStars Security Team"
In latter emails, the PS security team told my friend his account would not be able to be refunded. I think that is fine, but I don't understand how PS cannot go after these two individuals if they know who they are. It also says in the email that these players were responsible for a hack on another player. Why was this not put to a stop in the first place and why were these players not punished? I just don't understand how PS can let this happen and not protect its customers and the integrity of the game. After some more emails, PS stated that they are pretty much done with the matter and no longer are going to look into it.
My friend and a bunch of us can understand how PS can't get the money back, but how can they not punish these players and even make an attempt to resolve the issue? Just doesn't make any sense to me and makes me rather furious when I know that PS isn't trying or going to do anything about it.
4.05.2007
Wow, it's been a while.
For blogging, not playing... of course.
I've been busy with school and trying to stay on top of my studies this semester and it's cut into my free time a lot. I haven't been able to keep up with the blog, but I have been playing when I get the time. My last blog was back at the end of December with a bankroll just under $300. I've played a lot since then and have been able to build up to right around $2,500. I am currently playing the $.25/.50 and $.50/1.00 NL games comfortably. When I multitable, I like to play the $.25/.50 NL tables, running 3-4 at one time. Whereas the $.50/1.00 NL game has some better players, so I only play 1 or 2 tables at a time at that level. I have heard from others that I could play higher given by bankroll, but I like to have a good comfort zone when I am playing and these levels allow for just that. I also just started playing the $.15/.30 NL deep stack tables on Full Tilt. You can buy in for 200x the BB rather than 100x and allows for more play. Lately, these are the tables I have been playing a lot. I am liking them more and more.
Here and there I'll dabble in some MTTs, but for now I'm concentrating on the cash games. I haven't lost sight of my $5,000 goal by June 1, 2007 and hope that I can achieve it. I hope to be able to achieve this goal and then go back to playing $1/2 NL at Foxwoods come summer. We'll see how it goes. I just wanted to do a quick update and let everyone know I'll be back blogging starting this week. Hope all is well on the tables.
I've been busy with school and trying to stay on top of my studies this semester and it's cut into my free time a lot. I haven't been able to keep up with the blog, but I have been playing when I get the time. My last blog was back at the end of December with a bankroll just under $300. I've played a lot since then and have been able to build up to right around $2,500. I am currently playing the $.25/.50 and $.50/1.00 NL games comfortably. When I multitable, I like to play the $.25/.50 NL tables, running 3-4 at one time. Whereas the $.50/1.00 NL game has some better players, so I only play 1 or 2 tables at a time at that level. I have heard from others that I could play higher given by bankroll, but I like to have a good comfort zone when I am playing and these levels allow for just that. I also just started playing the $.15/.30 NL deep stack tables on Full Tilt. You can buy in for 200x the BB rather than 100x and allows for more play. Lately, these are the tables I have been playing a lot. I am liking them more and more.
Here and there I'll dabble in some MTTs, but for now I'm concentrating on the cash games. I haven't lost sight of my $5,000 goal by June 1, 2007 and hope that I can achieve it. I hope to be able to achieve this goal and then go back to playing $1/2 NL at Foxwoods come summer. We'll see how it goes. I just wanted to do a quick update and let everyone know I'll be back blogging starting this week. Hope all is well on the tables.
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