Today was not a good day for me online. I played a total of 60 hands in NL$25 and lost $26. I was tired of no limit and decided to jump over to the razz tables. I promptly lost almost a whole buy-in ($20) at $0.50/$1 before makign a little comeback. I switched over to $1/$2 Stud8 and made a few bucks back. I then jumped up to $1/$2 razz and lost another $20. Grrrrrrrr
Now I say fuck it and jump up to $5/$10 Razz and got most of it back in short order and lost a total of $5 playing Razz and Stud8.
My online roll now sits at $274.
Information cam out yesterday that the Hard Rock in Tampa is going to spread higher limit games. They are planning on spreading $1/$2 NL with a $300 cap, $2/$5 NL with a $500 cap and higher if anyone is interested. WOW! I might have to stop out there on Monday and see how its going. I may have found my new home.
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Tuesday, 6/26 Results
I got in around 500 hands yesterday and losing almost $20 which puts me down $0.80 for the month. I was down $43 almost immediately before I turned a small profit. In the evening session I played I lost my buy-in on two of the first 3 tables I opened. I would flop bottom two and get counterfitted or flop top 2 vs bottom 2 and lose to a rivered 2 outer boat.
Frustrating to say the least. We will see how I dotoday. I would like to get around 1000 hands in today. I doubt it will happen but I'm gonna try.
Frustrating to say the least. We will see how I dotoday. I would like to get around 1000 hands in today. I doubt it will happen but I'm gonna try.
Monday, June 25, 2007
Saturday 6/23
I was able to only play 146 hands in three tabling NL$25. I ended up winning $6.00.
FullTiltPoker Game #2746850096: Table Rochelle - $0.10/$0.25 - No Limit Hold'em - 11:43:55 ET - 2007/06/23
Seat 1: nomigrace ($22.55)
Seat 2: reporp1 ($19.95)
Seat 3: L1mbB1zkit ($24.70)
Seat 4: scottc25 ($27.10)
Seat 5: SCS ($52.10)
Seat 6: kaellinn18 ($24.70)
Seat 7: villainy ($29.20)
Seat 8: bighouse91 ($8.95)
Seat 9: PocketKing75 ($25), is sitting out
SCS posts the small blind of $0.10
kaellinn18 posts the big blind of $0.25
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to scottc25 [Qd Qc]
villainy folds
bighouse91 calls $0.25
nomigrace folds
reporp1 calls $0.25
L1mbB1zkit folds
scottc25 raises to $1
SCS folds
kaellinn18 calls $0.75
bighouse91 calls $0.75
reporp1 calls $0.75
*** FLOP *** [Jh Td 9c]
kaellinn18 checks
bighouse91 bets $1.75
reporp1 folds
scottc25 raises to $5
kaellinn18 folds
bighouse91 raises to $7.95, and is all in
scottc25 calls $2.95
bighouse91 shows [8c 7h]
scottc25 shows [Qd Qc]
*** TURN *** [Jh Td 9c] [Tc]
*** RIVER *** [Jh Td 9c Tc] [Ks]
bighouse91 shows a straight, Jack high
scottc25 shows a straight, King high
scottc25 wins the pot ($19) with a straight, King high
bighouse91 is sitting out
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $20 | Rake $1
Board: [Jh Td 9c Tc Ks]
Seat 1: nomigrace didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: reporp1 folded on the Flop
Seat 3: L1mbB1zkit didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: scottc25 (button) showed [Qd Qc] and won ($19) with a straight, King high
Seat 5: SCS (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 6: kaellinn18 (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 7: villainy didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: bighouse91 showed [8c 7h] and lost with a straight, Jack high
Seat 9: PocketKing75 is sitting out
I always seem to get these hands against short stacks. I was fortunate enough to win this one though.
I didn't get any time to play on Sunday and hope to play a little today after my son goes to sleep for the night.
FullTiltPoker Game #2746850096: Table Rochelle - $0.10/$0.25 - No Limit Hold'em - 11:43:55 ET - 2007/06/23
Seat 1: nomigrace ($22.55)
Seat 2: reporp1 ($19.95)
Seat 3: L1mbB1zkit ($24.70)
Seat 4: scottc25 ($27.10)
Seat 5: SCS ($52.10)
Seat 6: kaellinn18 ($24.70)
Seat 7: villainy ($29.20)
Seat 8: bighouse91 ($8.95)
Seat 9: PocketKing75 ($25), is sitting out
SCS posts the small blind of $0.10
kaellinn18 posts the big blind of $0.25
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to scottc25 [Qd Qc]
villainy folds
bighouse91 calls $0.25
nomigrace folds
reporp1 calls $0.25
L1mbB1zkit folds
scottc25 raises to $1
SCS folds
kaellinn18 calls $0.75
bighouse91 calls $0.75
reporp1 calls $0.75
*** FLOP *** [Jh Td 9c]
kaellinn18 checks
bighouse91 bets $1.75
reporp1 folds
scottc25 raises to $5
kaellinn18 folds
bighouse91 raises to $7.95, and is all in
scottc25 calls $2.95
bighouse91 shows [8c 7h]
scottc25 shows [Qd Qc]
*** TURN *** [Jh Td 9c] [Tc]
*** RIVER *** [Jh Td 9c Tc] [Ks]
bighouse91 shows a straight, Jack high
scottc25 shows a straight, King high
scottc25 wins the pot ($19) with a straight, King high
bighouse91 is sitting out
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $20 | Rake $1
Board: [Jh Td 9c Tc Ks]
Seat 1: nomigrace didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: reporp1 folded on the Flop
Seat 3: L1mbB1zkit didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: scottc25 (button) showed [Qd Qc] and won ($19) with a straight, King high
Seat 5: SCS (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 6: kaellinn18 (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 7: villainy didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: bighouse91 showed [8c 7h] and lost with a straight, Jack high
Seat 9: PocketKing75 is sitting out
I always seem to get these hands against short stacks. I was fortunate enough to win this one though.
I didn't get any time to play on Sunday and hope to play a little today after my son goes to sleep for the night.
Saturday, June 23, 2007
Home Game at Gambit's
I got there right before the cash game started. You start with $40 in chips playing $1/$2 limit games and some quarter quarter NL with a $15 cap. As usual in these games I was instantly down to less than $20. When Fasso called Razz I turned that $20 into aabout $60 in about 5 hands. I just didn't miss. And when I paired it was hidden and I was able to win the pots. At the end of the cash game I was up a whole $3. Yipeeeee!!!!
At the start of the tournament I was just hanging on picking up pots when I could. I had to bluff into a number of pots just to stay afloat. I boult my stack up to around $2100 (from the original $1600). We are down to 5 handed (top 2 get paid) and I am on the button with A,10 and raise to $500. The SB folds and the BB is all in for $475. HE has K,7. He hits a 7 on the turn and lose the pot.
Next major hand we are playing $150/$300. Gambit is shoving his short stack all in every hand (or so it seems). I was very patient waiting to pick-up a hand when he did this. I was in the SB and he shoves for $1400 (I have $1900). I call with A,Q and he flips over A,6. I know how Gambit runs so I am about a 90% dog in this one. The board comes out 5,2,3,4,9 and I am crippled.
Whe whole week I was in Vegas I got my money in good and lost ONLY TWO TIMES (A,K < Q,J and A,J < Q,10) and it happens to be twice in about 12 hands last night. Just too frustrating.
I played a total of 57 hands online yesterday of NL$25 and won $10.15. I'll try and get some more internet play in tonight.
T-Minus 1 week until Tampa Bay Downs re-opens with $1/$2 NL. I can't wait.
At the start of the tournament I was just hanging on picking up pots when I could. I had to bluff into a number of pots just to stay afloat. I boult my stack up to around $2100 (from the original $1600). We are down to 5 handed (top 2 get paid) and I am on the button with A,10 and raise to $500. The SB folds and the BB is all in for $475. HE has K,7. He hits a 7 on the turn and lose the pot.
Next major hand we are playing $150/$300. Gambit is shoving his short stack all in every hand (or so it seems). I was very patient waiting to pick-up a hand when he did this. I was in the SB and he shoves for $1400 (I have $1900). I call with A,Q and he flips over A,6. I know how Gambit runs so I am about a 90% dog in this one. The board comes out 5,2,3,4,9 and I am crippled.
Whe whole week I was in Vegas I got my money in good and lost ONLY TWO TIMES (A,K < Q,J and A,J < Q,10) and it happens to be twice in about 12 hands last night. Just too frustrating.
I played a total of 57 hands online yesterday of NL$25 and won $10.15. I'll try and get some more internet play in tonight.
T-Minus 1 week until Tampa Bay Downs re-opens with $1/$2 NL. I can't wait.
Friday, June 22, 2007
WSOP Summary
OK I added up my results:
WSOP/Binions Tourneys - Lost 5,350
Cash Games - Lost 700
Small Tourneys - Won 806
Satellites - Won 2,555
Next year, now WSOP tourneys I guess. I think I always have to play the razz event. The only other one I think I should play is the shootout event, which is like a satellite.
I was suprised to see I did as badly in the cash games as I did. Granted I didn't play that much in them but I thought I did better.
WSOP/Binions Tourneys - Lost 5,350
Cash Games - Lost 700
Small Tourneys - Won 806
Satellites - Won 2,555
Next year, now WSOP tourneys I guess. I think I always have to play the razz event. The only other one I think I should play is the shootout event, which is like a satellite.
I was suprised to see I did as badly in the cash games as I did. Granted I didn't play that much in them but I thought I did better.
Day 7
I'm sitting in the airport right now waiting to go home. Its amazing how fast a week goes here. It will also be great to get home and see my son. Hopefully he still remembers me.
Yesterday I made it to Planet Hollywood for the 10am tournament. I went through my stack in the first hour and did a re-buy for another $60. I picked up 5,5 about 10 minutes before the break and flopped a set to get my chips up to 7000 or so. After the break I went on a heater. I knocked quite a few players out in short order. One example is calling a short stacks all-in with AdJ against AxQx and I flopped the flush. It helps to run good.
I made it to the final table 2nd in chips and the tourney paid top 6. I was never able to pick up a hand and never got a chance to put pressure on anyone else as they were shoving the short stacks in before I got a chance. I ended up busting in 4th for $307. Three final tables, 3 cashes in 3 Planet Ho tournaments. I should have stayed here all week.
After the Ho I drove over to the Rio to play some more satellites. The first one I played was a $125. I ended up chopping it for one lammer and $60. The next one I played in was $225. Down to 3-handed we each took a lammer and played for the last one and the cash. I didn't win so I got just the one lammer. The next one I played in was a $175. We got down to 4-handed but I was unable to come up with a win when I got short and busted out with nothing.
I played the $500 mega satellite at 9pm. I picked up some chips early and got to 3500 (start with 3000). After that I had one ill-timed bluff on a board of k,k,3,2,9. I had 4,5 and the guy with 5,5 called 600 on the end. the table was very passive and I was able to see a lot of flops fir a limp. The guy to my left was absolutely horrible. Twice he called bets on the river with ace high, one of which was good. He would also call down with bottom pair and hit a 2nd pair on the river (he had J,4 and limped UTG). I was down to 1050 when I picked-up A,A in late position. Blinds were at 100/200 and someone in early position made it 600. I shoved and he called with A,Q and my hand was good.
I was sitting on about 2000 in the big blind when someone raised to 700 and there was a caller behind. I pick-up 7,7 and ship it. The original raiser folded and the other called rather quickly with A,J. He flopped an OESD, missed on the turn, but hit the A on the river and I was done. The tourney had 63 people and paid 3 seats. You needed chips and I figured my 7,7 was the hand to go with at that point. As it was I was right and just lost the flip.
When I get back home I will have to go through my trip reports and see what the final tally is. If I didn't play the $2000 NLHE, $1500 Razz, $1k mega and $500 mega I would be plenty ahead. As it is though I lost money on the trip. At least I am going home with money in my pocket thanks to some small tourney cashes and playing the single table sats well.
Later....
Yesterday I made it to Planet Hollywood for the 10am tournament. I went through my stack in the first hour and did a re-buy for another $60. I picked up 5,5 about 10 minutes before the break and flopped a set to get my chips up to 7000 or so. After the break I went on a heater. I knocked quite a few players out in short order. One example is calling a short stacks all-in with AdJ against AxQx and I flopped the flush. It helps to run good.
I made it to the final table 2nd in chips and the tourney paid top 6. I was never able to pick up a hand and never got a chance to put pressure on anyone else as they were shoving the short stacks in before I got a chance. I ended up busting in 4th for $307. Three final tables, 3 cashes in 3 Planet Ho tournaments. I should have stayed here all week.
After the Ho I drove over to the Rio to play some more satellites. The first one I played was a $125. I ended up chopping it for one lammer and $60. The next one I played in was $225. Down to 3-handed we each took a lammer and played for the last one and the cash. I didn't win so I got just the one lammer. The next one I played in was a $175. We got down to 4-handed but I was unable to come up with a win when I got short and busted out with nothing.
I played the $500 mega satellite at 9pm. I picked up some chips early and got to 3500 (start with 3000). After that I had one ill-timed bluff on a board of k,k,3,2,9. I had 4,5 and the guy with 5,5 called 600 on the end. the table was very passive and I was able to see a lot of flops fir a limp. The guy to my left was absolutely horrible. Twice he called bets on the river with ace high, one of which was good. He would also call down with bottom pair and hit a 2nd pair on the river (he had J,4 and limped UTG). I was down to 1050 when I picked-up A,A in late position. Blinds were at 100/200 and someone in early position made it 600. I shoved and he called with A,Q and my hand was good.
I was sitting on about 2000 in the big blind when someone raised to 700 and there was a caller behind. I pick-up 7,7 and ship it. The original raiser folded and the other called rather quickly with A,J. He flopped an OESD, missed on the turn, but hit the A on the river and I was done. The tourney had 63 people and paid 3 seats. You needed chips and I figured my 7,7 was the hand to go with at that point. As it was I was right and just lost the flip.
When I get back home I will have to go through my trip reports and see what the final tally is. If I didn't play the $2000 NLHE, $1500 Razz, $1k mega and $500 mega I would be plenty ahead. As it is though I lost money on the trip. At least I am going home with money in my pocket thanks to some small tourney cashes and playing the single table sats well.
Later....
Day 6
I got up late and my first stop was Planet Ho to play some sit n gos. Unfortunately they no longer have them. I walked over to Imperial Palance to play in their 1pm tourney. I signed up and then realized its at 2pm. I sat in the $1/$2 NL cash game and made $50. I skipped the first level of the tourney. I picked up 8,8 and hit a set and then K,K and got it up to 4000 (starting with 1500). I don't think I won another hand after that and busted shortly after the break.
I got over to the Rio for the start of the Razz event. I should have missed the first level like I was planning. I played the first hand all the way down to the river and lost. At the first break I had around 2850 in chips. In the 3rd and 4th levels I maintained the stack having it up to around 4000 but was back down to 3200 at the dinner break. In the 5th level I lost three massive pots within about 10 hands that got down to the river with me losing every one of them. I was a short stack and doubled up two different times in the 6th level before the table busts.
At the new table I have one more all in win in the 7th level. On my bust out hand at the end of the 7th level I had a made 8 on 5th but lost to a rough 7. Done in around 175th. They had around 350 entrants.
During the dinner break I played $2/$5 NL and made around $200. More about one hand when I am able to post about it later. Its a classic.
I got over to the Rio for the start of the Razz event. I should have missed the first level like I was planning. I played the first hand all the way down to the river and lost. At the first break I had around 2850 in chips. In the 3rd and 4th levels I maintained the stack having it up to around 4000 but was back down to 3200 at the dinner break. In the 5th level I lost three massive pots within about 10 hands that got down to the river with me losing every one of them. I was a short stack and doubled up two different times in the 6th level before the table busts.
At the new table I have one more all in win in the 7th level. On my bust out hand at the end of the 7th level I had a made 8 on 5th but lost to a rough 7. Done in around 175th. They had around 350 entrants.
During the dinner break I played $2/$5 NL and made around $200. More about one hand when I am able to post about it later. Its a classic.
Day 5
I woke up around 1pm so the first tourney was the $150 Razz event @ Binions. The structure was good. It doubled over the first three levels then slowed down. Perfect since the early levels of Razz mean nothing. The got a turnout of 206 with 24 spots paid. By the end of the 3rd level I was up to $6000. I didn't win many pots after that and I ended up busting in the 9th level just before dinner break, good for 78th.
I drove over to the Rio after the tourney and I was planning on playing in a satellite or two. To my suprise they were running razz sats. I haven't seen them running other than NL the whole time. Usually they run Omaha if there is an event coming up but I hadn't seen it yet. I signed up for one. At my table were two people who busted out of the Razz event at Binions. We lost two people very quick then were 6 handed for quite a while. When we got to 4 handed it was very slow. The person who knocked out the 4th place finisher had a chip lead and we couldn't get a deal done at that time. I ended up knocking out 3rd and we chopped it up.
I was able to run a couple of bluffs, one against the chip leader when we were 3 handed. That hand almost assured me a chop.
After that I sat into a $225 NL sat. I was dealt a pocket pair 3 times. The last hand I limped with 5,5. I was raised and just shoved. He nad q,q and I am done.
I sat in a 2/5 cash game shortly after that and won about $100 in a couple hours.
I signed up for the razz event @ 5pm tomorrow. If I wake up earlier tomorrow I might try and get in a tournament before my event @ 5pm.
I drove over to the Rio after the tourney and I was planning on playing in a satellite or two. To my suprise they were running razz sats. I haven't seen them running other than NL the whole time. Usually they run Omaha if there is an event coming up but I hadn't seen it yet. I signed up for one. At my table were two people who busted out of the Razz event at Binions. We lost two people very quick then were 6 handed for quite a while. When we got to 4 handed it was very slow. The person who knocked out the 4th place finisher had a chip lead and we couldn't get a deal done at that time. I ended up knocking out 3rd and we chopped it up.
I was able to run a couple of bluffs, one against the chip leader when we were 3 handed. That hand almost assured me a chop.
After that I sat into a $225 NL sat. I was dealt a pocket pair 3 times. The last hand I limped with 5,5. I was raised and just shoved. He nad q,q and I am done.
I sat in a 2/5 cash game shortly after that and won about $100 in a couple hours.
I signed up for the razz event @ 5pm tomorrow. If I wake up earlier tomorrow I might try and get in a tournament before my event @ 5pm.
Day 4
At noon was the WSOP NLHE event. In the first level I picked up smapp pocket pairs three times and limped. Two of the times there was a raise and I called and missed every time.
The first big hand I got QcJc and limped in middle position. The flop comes 10c7c2c. Its checked ahead of me and I check. The turn is the Kc giving me 2nd nut. I bet out 2/3 of the pot and get called. The river pairs the 7. I bet out 600 and get called by the Ac.
I bled down a little more and had $1500 when my last hand came. I am in the blind with two spades in a multi-way limped pot. The flop somes with two spades. I shove and get one caller with top 2 pair. I hit the flush on the river but it makes the other player a boat and I'm done.
After the tourney I jumped in a $175 single table satellite. I spew chips down to $425 at the 25/50 level when i pick up KK from the SB. Its limped 6 ways to me and I shove. I get one caller with A,4 and my hand holds. I picked up a few smapp pots after that then went on a tear busting everybody. Heads-up I had a 74/26 lead. I offered 2nd place double his $ back and he took it.
I then jumped in a $10/$20 razz game that was starting. We started 3-handed and it filled shortly after. Gank (Bret Jungblut) sat in. Tom McEvoy walked by and I tried to get him in the game but he passed. You think if you write a book on razz you are obligated to help start a table right? Guess not. I lost about $100 on the table and left.
I then played some 2/5 NL after I ate and proceeded to drop around $350. One guy at the table was a card rack. The guy on the table said he started with $150. When he left he had about $1600.
I signed-up for the mega satellite and was out 1/2 hour in. I made an ill-timed bluff and got it later with top pair 2nd kicker and lost to the nut kicker.
I really dodn't feel like playing after that but i drove over to Bellagio to see if they were running any sats. They were not so I walked over to Caesars to play in their 11pm tourney. When I walked into the room they had a 4/8 HORSE game going. Wow!
I sat down with $200 at 10:30pm. The second hand I play I chop an absolute monster pot in Stud 8. I think it was 5 handed to the river wuth multiple bets each round. This was such a fun game to play. Something other than NL. One interesting hand during the night when we were playing 4-handed I chopped a Razz pot wuth 7,6,4,2,A. I have never seen a chop before in Razz. I was down to $12 when I won a pot around 5:30 and made a nice comeback to $180. I was successful in getting two rounds of 2-7 in the game. Wow did I clean-up in those games. We also played about 5 hands of blind mans bluff. It was the funniest thing ever.
I think we ended up playing 4 handed for around 3 hours. We finally decided to break the game at 6:30am this morning.
Its already 1:30p now and I am still in bed. Time to get my ass up and go play the $150 razz event down at Binions today @ 4pm. Afther that I am going to try 2-3 single table satellites and if I don't hit I will buy into the WSOP razz event tomorrow.
The first big hand I got QcJc and limped in middle position. The flop comes 10c7c2c. Its checked ahead of me and I check. The turn is the Kc giving me 2nd nut. I bet out 2/3 of the pot and get called. The river pairs the 7. I bet out 600 and get called by the Ac.
I bled down a little more and had $1500 when my last hand came. I am in the blind with two spades in a multi-way limped pot. The flop somes with two spades. I shove and get one caller with top 2 pair. I hit the flush on the river but it makes the other player a boat and I'm done.
After the tourney I jumped in a $175 single table satellite. I spew chips down to $425 at the 25/50 level when i pick up KK from the SB. Its limped 6 ways to me and I shove. I get one caller with A,4 and my hand holds. I picked up a few smapp pots after that then went on a tear busting everybody. Heads-up I had a 74/26 lead. I offered 2nd place double his $ back and he took it.
I then jumped in a $10/$20 razz game that was starting. We started 3-handed and it filled shortly after. Gank (Bret Jungblut) sat in. Tom McEvoy walked by and I tried to get him in the game but he passed. You think if you write a book on razz you are obligated to help start a table right? Guess not. I lost about $100 on the table and left.
I then played some 2/5 NL after I ate and proceeded to drop around $350. One guy at the table was a card rack. The guy on the table said he started with $150. When he left he had about $1600.
I signed-up for the mega satellite and was out 1/2 hour in. I made an ill-timed bluff and got it later with top pair 2nd kicker and lost to the nut kicker.
I really dodn't feel like playing after that but i drove over to Bellagio to see if they were running any sats. They were not so I walked over to Caesars to play in their 11pm tourney. When I walked into the room they had a 4/8 HORSE game going. Wow!
I sat down with $200 at 10:30pm. The second hand I play I chop an absolute monster pot in Stud 8. I think it was 5 handed to the river wuth multiple bets each round. This was such a fun game to play. Something other than NL. One interesting hand during the night when we were playing 4-handed I chopped a Razz pot wuth 7,6,4,2,A. I have never seen a chop before in Razz. I was down to $12 when I won a pot around 5:30 and made a nice comeback to $180. I was successful in getting two rounds of 2-7 in the game. Wow did I clean-up in those games. We also played about 5 hands of blind mans bluff. It was the funniest thing ever.
I think we ended up playing 4 handed for around 3 hours. We finally decided to break the game at 6:30am this morning.
Its already 1:30p now and I am still in bed. Time to get my ass up and go play the $150 razz event down at Binions today @ 4pm. Afther that I am going to try 2-3 single table satellites and if I don't hit I will buy into the WSOP razz event tomorrow.
Day 3 cont
Other Day 3 Musings:
- Isabelle Mercier looks smoking hot. When she walked by Tony G just stared at her ass for about a minute. I don't blame him.
- Matusow looks nuts.
- I talked to Jen Tilly in line waiting to sign up for tomorrows event. She looks 50 times hotter in person. When her boobs are not out in the open she looks so much better. Nice to talk to. I'm not one to strike up a conversation with the players but she started talking to me, talking about the event she just busted out of. Very personable.
- The whos who was in the Stud8 event. Maybe less pros for tomorrow's event ???
- Isabelle Mercier looks smoking hot. When she walked by Tony G just stared at her ass for about a minute. I don't blame him.
- Matusow looks nuts.
- I talked to Jen Tilly in line waiting to sign up for tomorrows event. She looks 50 times hotter in person. When her boobs are not out in the open she looks so much better. Nice to talk to. I'm not one to strike up a conversation with the players but she started talking to me, talking about the event she just busted out of. Very personable.
- The whos who was in the Stud8 event. Maybe less pros for tomorrow's event ???
Day 3
I bought into the $200 NHLE event at Binions. This is the best run room in town, bar none. The blind structures was awesome.
$5000 starting stack
25/50
50/100
75/150
100/200
100/200/25
The first hand I pick-up is A,10 from middle position. I raise to up to 200 and get 1 caller from the blinds. Flop comes j,10,2 rainbow. The blind bets out 300 and I call. Turn is the ace. The blind bets 800 and I call. The river is a blank. The blind checks, I bet out 1300 and he calls with j,10.
Next hand in the first level I get Ad9d from the SB. Its folded to me and I make it $200 and the big blind calls. Flop comes Qd6d4d. I check BB bets $400 and I call. Turn pairs the 4. I bet out $1000 and get called. River pairs the 6. I check he checks. He has K,Q and my hand is good.
The really big hand comes in the third level. I get 4,4 in middle position and limp for 150. The SB makes it $550 to go, the BB smooth calls and I think for a second and call. Flop comes 9s4s2d. The SB bets out something around $1500, the BB shoves all in and I am lovin it. I shove and the SB thinks for a while and finally calls. The BB had A,A and the SB had 10s6s. The turn and river brick and I now have a monster stack. At the first break I am sitting on $26k.
In the 4th-6th levels I open raise 10-12 times and don't get one single caller, ever. At the end of the 6th level I have $25k.
In level 8 starts the downward spiral. Im still around 25k when a short stack raises and I put him all-im for about 8k with A,K. He calls and has Q,J. I flop a K but he turns a straight and I lose. Next hand happens in level 9. There is a raise, a shorter stack shoves, I call and raiser folds. My QQ < AA and I am now a short stack. With the blinds at 600/1200 I have around 6k. Its folded to me in the sb and I complete with 10s6s, bb checks. Flop comes 8s,5x,3s. I shove and the BB calls with 8,5. I river my flush but it makes the BB his boat and I am done in 73rd.
There was 303 entrants, first was $10k. Very fun tourney even though I lost.
I went down to the Rio and decided to play in the cash games. I didn't even last one lap and lost $500. Sick hands. I'll just say I was rivered twice.
I decided to walk over to the board and they had an opening at $15/$30 Razz. It played with a $2 ante and $5 bring-in. I sat down with $600. This was an amazing maniacal game. I bumped up and down so much it was sick. I went from 600 to 400 to 300. I won a massive pot getting me up to 500 then bounced up and down some more. I got it up to $730 and left after about 2-3 hours.
This game was so sick thap people were calling with a jack showing while being whip-sawed. There were more 3,4 and 5 betting going on on 3rd and 4th than I ever saw. I really hated to get up from this one but I need sleep badly.
I signed up for the $2k NLHE event tomorrow.
If anyone wants to post texts of how I am doing PM me your phone #.
$5000 starting stack
25/50
50/100
75/150
100/200
100/200/25
The first hand I pick-up is A,10 from middle position. I raise to up to 200 and get 1 caller from the blinds. Flop comes j,10,2 rainbow. The blind bets out 300 and I call. Turn is the ace. The blind bets 800 and I call. The river is a blank. The blind checks, I bet out 1300 and he calls with j,10.
Next hand in the first level I get Ad9d from the SB. Its folded to me and I make it $200 and the big blind calls. Flop comes Qd6d4d. I check BB bets $400 and I call. Turn pairs the 4. I bet out $1000 and get called. River pairs the 6. I check he checks. He has K,Q and my hand is good.
The really big hand comes in the third level. I get 4,4 in middle position and limp for 150. The SB makes it $550 to go, the BB smooth calls and I think for a second and call. Flop comes 9s4s2d. The SB bets out something around $1500, the BB shoves all in and I am lovin it. I shove and the SB thinks for a while and finally calls. The BB had A,A and the SB had 10s6s. The turn and river brick and I now have a monster stack. At the first break I am sitting on $26k.
In the 4th-6th levels I open raise 10-12 times and don't get one single caller, ever. At the end of the 6th level I have $25k.
In level 8 starts the downward spiral. Im still around 25k when a short stack raises and I put him all-im for about 8k with A,K. He calls and has Q,J. I flop a K but he turns a straight and I lose. Next hand happens in level 9. There is a raise, a shorter stack shoves, I call and raiser folds. My QQ < AA and I am now a short stack. With the blinds at 600/1200 I have around 6k. Its folded to me in the sb and I complete with 10s6s, bb checks. Flop comes 8s,5x,3s. I shove and the BB calls with 8,5. I river my flush but it makes the BB his boat and I am done in 73rd.
There was 303 entrants, first was $10k. Very fun tourney even though I lost.
I went down to the Rio and decided to play in the cash games. I didn't even last one lap and lost $500. Sick hands. I'll just say I was rivered twice.
I decided to walk over to the board and they had an opening at $15/$30 Razz. It played with a $2 ante and $5 bring-in. I sat down with $600. This was an amazing maniacal game. I bumped up and down so much it was sick. I went from 600 to 400 to 300. I won a massive pot getting me up to 500 then bounced up and down some more. I got it up to $730 and left after about 2-3 hours.
This game was so sick thap people were calling with a jack showing while being whip-sawed. There were more 3,4 and 5 betting going on on 3rd and 4th than I ever saw. I really hated to get up from this one but I need sleep badly.
I signed up for the $2k NLHE event tomorrow.
If anyone wants to post texts of how I am doing PM me your phone #.
Day 2
I dragged my ass out of bed (I went to sleep @ 2:30) at 8:00 to get to the tourney at the Imperial Palace. I was supposed to meed Gadzooks, Zerbet and crew for the tourney. 9:00 rolled around and nobody was there so I drive down to Planet Hollywood for their 10:00 tourney.
Wow has their tourney structure there changed, for the good. It is a $60 buy-in and you start with $4000, 20 minute levels and blinds starting @ 25/50. If you bust out in the first 3 levels you can rebuy. This tourney doesn't run like a normal wild rebuy fest. There were 45 people and by the end of the 3rd level I am sittlng on $11,000. No real major hands, just a number of medium pots. I maintain over the next few levels and make it down to the final table. They are paying 5 spots and we all agree to chip in $10 to pay 6th. We make it down to the money when I get A,10 from late position and shove my 5x bb stack from late position. The BB woke up with QQ and I was out in 4th for $237.
After the tourney I picked-up Zooks and one other and we went to the Gamblers General Store. This store is like heaven for degenerate gamblers like me. I picked-up the new Full Tilt tourney book cause I want to read the razz section before the tourney Sunday. I think non-razz regulars are going to to read this section and I want to see what thought processes they are creating.
We popped over to the Rio after and I signed up for a $175 satellite. We are down to 7 people playing at $50/$100 and I am in the BB with K,7. There are two limpers, the SB completes and I check. The flop comes down A,K,K. SB checks and I bet $ 200 trying to represent the ace and get called by the other two, sweet. The turn is a 6 bringing a second club. I check, next to act bets $300 other calls. I just shove here for $1100 and the first person thinks for a bit and finally calls with Ac4c. The other folds. The river bricks and I win a good pot.
We are down to 4 handed and I am a slight chip leader with $3500. 2nd and 3rd are close to me and there is one shorter stack with $1800. Blindsare 200/400 and I am in the small blind with A,J. I put the short stack BB all in and he INSTACALLS with Q,10. WTF!!!!!! As you can guess he hits a 10 ball on the river. Not long after that I bust out in 4th. If I win that hand I have half the chips and can coast to a chop or a win.
As we are walking out of the room I go by the cash board and I hear someone call out a razz game. I look back and its Dutch Boyd getting a $10/$20 game starting. If I wasn't walking out to play the 7pm tourney at Planet Hollywood I would have stayed. I almost said screw it and stayed anyway.
We go back over to PH and sign-up for the 7pm tourney. The sctucture is the same as the other tourney. They start with 6 tables. I play like absolute garbage and not feeling well. I bust out with 4 mons left before rebuys end and was deciding whether to buy-in again. Since everyone was still in (Gadzooks, Zerbet, and one other) I bought in again. I have the $4000 to start after the break playing 100/200. I bust someone and increase to 6500 when the first key hand comes up.
I get A,10 in middle position and call a small raise. 4 handed to the flop it comes down Ac2c3d. The small blind bets $300. This screams like a blocking bet to me and he wants to draw cheaply to a flush. He was a good enough player (he was a regular there, as I asked the dealer after) for him to make this play. I make it $1500 to go and he then goes all-in. Maybe I could fold here but I have 1/3 of my stack in and if I do fold I am around 10x bb. I just can't fold here and I call. He has A,2. Oops, wrong read. The river was kind to me this time and it paired the 3 and he is counterfitted. I am now sitting on around $14k.
After that hand I just kinda cruise along picking up samll pots here and there. When we break to 2 tables I have around $21k with the blinds around 300/600 or 500/1000. The first hand at my table I get 9h8h and call a min raise. Three handed to the flop it comes down j,j,8. I check, next to act who has me covered handily bets $4k. Other player folds and action is back to me. I am sure my hand is good. The reason I think this is because he is staring at me when I am thinking. It looks like a classic "you better not call" tactic. I decide to raise to $15k. He thinks for a good 4 minutes. He starts asking questions and I just sit there and stare. He finally folds saying he had A,8. He asked what I had and didn't answer. He asked if I would tell him after and I said sure. About a minute later I told him I had 10,10.
As we are nearing the final table, which is going fast, I have about 12x bb and am one of the big stacks. The tourney is paying top 7. The guy to my immediate left says he just wants to make the final table. We are at 1k/2k and he has something like 7k. Its folded to me and i put him im with 8,5. He folds 4,2. He really made a mistake telling me this. Next lap its folded to me in the bb. I put him in for 5k, he had 2 of it in the bb, AND HE FOLDS, lol. He busts the next hand and we break for the final table.
We start the final table 9 handed. Gadzooks makes it and we are about on equal stacks around $40k or so. We lose one qucks and make a deal for the 8th place person to get $10 from everyone. At the final table 6 handed we are at 2k/4k and I pick up A,A in mid position. I raise to 12k, the guy I got to fold A,8 earlier shoves (he has me covered slightly). Its folded to me and I call. He has j,j and doesn't improve. Now I am on a monster stack. At the next break still 6 handed, me Zooks and one other have around the same stacks. Zooks took down a huge pot with A,A shortly after I did. We get down to 3 handed, I have 100k, Zooks has 86k and other guy and 109k. We talk deal. Me and Zooks wanted a 3 way chop. We ended up agreeing on 1st for $887, 2nd $687, 3rd $487. The was it was listed was something like 1100/550/350, dont check my math here.
A couple hands into 3 handed. The other guy opens for a raise. I actually fold A,5 here. Zooks pushes and other guy calls. Zooks has A,7 and other guy has A,K. Zooks doesnt improve and is out in 3rd. Heads up I am down about 2/1. I would get it back to even but them would keep flopping open enders and flush draws and was getting bled down. We played heads up for around 25 hands or so when he shoves. I call with K,J and he has A,10. I lose the flip and am crippled and bust 2 hands later.
2nd place for $687. I'll take it. Overall a good day 2. I might play the $200 tourney at Binions today at 2pm then head over the Rio for some more satellites.
Cliff notes, I run good at Planet Ho
Wow has their tourney structure there changed, for the good. It is a $60 buy-in and you start with $4000, 20 minute levels and blinds starting @ 25/50. If you bust out in the first 3 levels you can rebuy. This tourney doesn't run like a normal wild rebuy fest. There were 45 people and by the end of the 3rd level I am sittlng on $11,000. No real major hands, just a number of medium pots. I maintain over the next few levels and make it down to the final table. They are paying 5 spots and we all agree to chip in $10 to pay 6th. We make it down to the money when I get A,10 from late position and shove my 5x bb stack from late position. The BB woke up with QQ and I was out in 4th for $237.
After the tourney I picked-up Zooks and one other and we went to the Gamblers General Store. This store is like heaven for degenerate gamblers like me. I picked-up the new Full Tilt tourney book cause I want to read the razz section before the tourney Sunday. I think non-razz regulars are going to to read this section and I want to see what thought processes they are creating.
We popped over to the Rio after and I signed up for a $175 satellite. We are down to 7 people playing at $50/$100 and I am in the BB with K,7. There are two limpers, the SB completes and I check. The flop comes down A,K,K. SB checks and I bet $ 200 trying to represent the ace and get called by the other two, sweet. The turn is a 6 bringing a second club. I check, next to act bets $300 other calls. I just shove here for $1100 and the first person thinks for a bit and finally calls with Ac4c. The other folds. The river bricks and I win a good pot.
We are down to 4 handed and I am a slight chip leader with $3500. 2nd and 3rd are close to me and there is one shorter stack with $1800. Blindsare 200/400 and I am in the small blind with A,J. I put the short stack BB all in and he INSTACALLS with Q,10. WTF!!!!!! As you can guess he hits a 10 ball on the river. Not long after that I bust out in 4th. If I win that hand I have half the chips and can coast to a chop or a win.
As we are walking out of the room I go by the cash board and I hear someone call out a razz game. I look back and its Dutch Boyd getting a $10/$20 game starting. If I wasn't walking out to play the 7pm tourney at Planet Hollywood I would have stayed. I almost said screw it and stayed anyway.
We go back over to PH and sign-up for the 7pm tourney. The sctucture is the same as the other tourney. They start with 6 tables. I play like absolute garbage and not feeling well. I bust out with 4 mons left before rebuys end and was deciding whether to buy-in again. Since everyone was still in (Gadzooks, Zerbet, and one other) I bought in again. I have the $4000 to start after the break playing 100/200. I bust someone and increase to 6500 when the first key hand comes up.
I get A,10 in middle position and call a small raise. 4 handed to the flop it comes down Ac2c3d. The small blind bets $300. This screams like a blocking bet to me and he wants to draw cheaply to a flush. He was a good enough player (he was a regular there, as I asked the dealer after) for him to make this play. I make it $1500 to go and he then goes all-in. Maybe I could fold here but I have 1/3 of my stack in and if I do fold I am around 10x bb. I just can't fold here and I call. He has A,2. Oops, wrong read. The river was kind to me this time and it paired the 3 and he is counterfitted. I am now sitting on around $14k.
After that hand I just kinda cruise along picking up samll pots here and there. When we break to 2 tables I have around $21k with the blinds around 300/600 or 500/1000. The first hand at my table I get 9h8h and call a min raise. Three handed to the flop it comes down j,j,8. I check, next to act who has me covered handily bets $4k. Other player folds and action is back to me. I am sure my hand is good. The reason I think this is because he is staring at me when I am thinking. It looks like a classic "you better not call" tactic. I decide to raise to $15k. He thinks for a good 4 minutes. He starts asking questions and I just sit there and stare. He finally folds saying he had A,8. He asked what I had and didn't answer. He asked if I would tell him after and I said sure. About a minute later I told him I had 10,10.
As we are nearing the final table, which is going fast, I have about 12x bb and am one of the big stacks. The tourney is paying top 7. The guy to my immediate left says he just wants to make the final table. We are at 1k/2k and he has something like 7k. Its folded to me and i put him im with 8,5. He folds 4,2. He really made a mistake telling me this. Next lap its folded to me in the bb. I put him in for 5k, he had 2 of it in the bb, AND HE FOLDS, lol. He busts the next hand and we break for the final table.
We start the final table 9 handed. Gadzooks makes it and we are about on equal stacks around $40k or so. We lose one qucks and make a deal for the 8th place person to get $10 from everyone. At the final table 6 handed we are at 2k/4k and I pick up A,A in mid position. I raise to 12k, the guy I got to fold A,8 earlier shoves (he has me covered slightly). Its folded to me and I call. He has j,j and doesn't improve. Now I am on a monster stack. At the next break still 6 handed, me Zooks and one other have around the same stacks. Zooks took down a huge pot with A,A shortly after I did. We get down to 3 handed, I have 100k, Zooks has 86k and other guy and 109k. We talk deal. Me and Zooks wanted a 3 way chop. We ended up agreeing on 1st for $887, 2nd $687, 3rd $487. The was it was listed was something like 1100/550/350, dont check my math here.
A couple hands into 3 handed. The other guy opens for a raise. I actually fold A,5 here. Zooks pushes and other guy calls. Zooks has A,7 and other guy has A,K. Zooks doesnt improve and is out in 3rd. Heads up I am down about 2/1. I would get it back to even but them would keep flopping open enders and flush draws and was getting bled down. We played heads up for around 25 hands or so when he shoves. I call with K,J and he has A,10. I lose the flip and am crippled and bust 2 hands later.
2nd place for $687. I'll take it. Overall a good day 2. I might play the $200 tourney at Binions today at 2pm then head over the Rio for some more satellites.
Cliff notes, I run good at Planet Ho
Day 1
Got into town around 3:30pm. After getting the car and checking into my hotel I talked to Gadzooks and ElSnarf and they were planning on playing a $65 tournament @ The Flamingo.
Along with Zooks and Snarf, Zerbet, Mrs Snarf, and a few others (sorry if I missed anyone). I busted in the second level. I only had one good hand which was Q,Q in the blind. I raise 3x and both limpers fold. I bust out with 3 or 4 tables still going. Yeah, there was only 4 tables in the tourney.
I sat in a $1/$2 NL game waiting for everyone else to finish. Within a lap I had it from my $300 starting stack to around $450. Aftehr that I hit nothing and bled down to $91 when I cashed out. Not a good start.
The whole crew went to eat after which was a great time. After we ate I drove over to the Rio to get a couple satellites it.
When I walked in they were seating a $175. I jumped in. The first playable hand I get was in the first lap. I pick-up A,10 in MP and raise to $175. I get 2 callers and the flop is j,10,8. I bet out $200 and both call. turn is a 9. I check/fold to a shove. We jump up to $25/$50 and I have around $600. Its limped 5 ways to me in the BB and I look down and see 6,6. I make it $350 and the UTG shoves putting me all in. Hope its a coin flip. Nope, he has q,q and I bust.
Right away they are seating a $125 sat. I play that one. Interesting thing the table was 5 women and 5 men. The thing I didn't like is that 4 of the women knew each other. Something like Naked Poker Dorm or so. Very easy on the eyes but I want some damn lammers!!!
In the first two levels I turn broadway and chip up to around $1700. The girl to my right was a card rack early hitting a set of aces and getting paid along with flopping a straight flush against someones flopped nut flush. We are down to 4 handed pretty fast. I make steals in good position to stay alfoat. When we get to heads up i am down 76/24. I fold the first two hands and am down to $2100. We are playing $100/$200. I ask if she wants to deal and she said she wants to play it out. OK I tried.
The fnext hand I get is A,4 and shove to her raise. She calls with K,10 and my hand holds. After the hand we are 55/45 in favor of her. I ask if she wanted to chop but no go. We agreed to a save so the loser will get their buy-in back. Next hand she shoves and I have A,4. I call again and she has k,j. Door card is an Ace and I am now ahead 90/10. She shoves the next hand and i have A,J and call. She has 7,4, flops a 4 but I river a J and its over. $1k in lammers and $120 cash, less $125 for the save and a $50 tip.
Along with Zooks and Snarf, Zerbet, Mrs Snarf, and a few others (sorry if I missed anyone). I busted in the second level. I only had one good hand which was Q,Q in the blind. I raise 3x and both limpers fold. I bust out with 3 or 4 tables still going. Yeah, there was only 4 tables in the tourney.
I sat in a $1/$2 NL game waiting for everyone else to finish. Within a lap I had it from my $300 starting stack to around $450. Aftehr that I hit nothing and bled down to $91 when I cashed out. Not a good start.
The whole crew went to eat after which was a great time. After we ate I drove over to the Rio to get a couple satellites it.
When I walked in they were seating a $175. I jumped in. The first playable hand I get was in the first lap. I pick-up A,10 in MP and raise to $175. I get 2 callers and the flop is j,10,8. I bet out $200 and both call. turn is a 9. I check/fold to a shove. We jump up to $25/$50 and I have around $600. Its limped 5 ways to me in the BB and I look down and see 6,6. I make it $350 and the UTG shoves putting me all in. Hope its a coin flip. Nope, he has q,q and I bust.
Right away they are seating a $125 sat. I play that one. Interesting thing the table was 5 women and 5 men. The thing I didn't like is that 4 of the women knew each other. Something like Naked Poker Dorm or so. Very easy on the eyes but I want some damn lammers!!!
In the first two levels I turn broadway and chip up to around $1700. The girl to my right was a card rack early hitting a set of aces and getting paid along with flopping a straight flush against someones flopped nut flush. We are down to 4 handed pretty fast. I make steals in good position to stay alfoat. When we get to heads up i am down 76/24. I fold the first two hands and am down to $2100. We are playing $100/$200. I ask if she wants to deal and she said she wants to play it out. OK I tried.
The fnext hand I get is A,4 and shove to her raise. She calls with K,10 and my hand holds. After the hand we are 55/45 in favor of her. I ask if she wanted to chop but no go. We agreed to a save so the loser will get their buy-in back. Next hand she shoves and I have A,4. I call again and she has k,j. Door card is an Ace and I am now ahead 90/10. She shoves the next hand and i have A,J and call. She has 7,4, flops a 4 but I river a J and its over. $1k in lammers and $120 cash, less $125 for the save and a $50 tip.
Vegas Trip Reports
On my way......
KC's "free" internet really sucks. Reminds me of my old 2400 baud dial-up card.
I'm about 5 hours from playing my first tourney or satellite. I have a plan on what I am doing now.
I will play 10 single table satellites over the next two days. I will play in one and two winner satellites up to $225. My goal is to get $4500 in lammers. The events I want to play in are as following in order:
1 - $1500 Razz (Sun)
2 - $1000 Mega Satellite (Fri, Sat, Sun)
3 - $2000 NLHE (Fri)
If I end up sucking at the single tables I will buy into #1 only.
I'm sure I will play other events around town including Binions, Venetian and some smaller tourneys wherever I happen to be. I'll post results daily here.
KC's "free" internet really sucks. Reminds me of my old 2400 baud dial-up card.
I'm about 5 hours from playing my first tourney or satellite. I have a plan on what I am doing now.
I will play 10 single table satellites over the next two days. I will play in one and two winner satellites up to $225. My goal is to get $4500 in lammers. The events I want to play in are as following in order:
1 - $1500 Razz (Sun)
2 - $1000 Mega Satellite (Fri, Sat, Sun)
3 - $2000 NLHE (Fri)
If I end up sucking at the single tables I will buy into #1 only.
I'm sure I will play other events around town including Binions, Venetian and some smaller tourneys wherever I happen to be. I'll post results daily here.
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