Friday American Legion tournament with my friend Bob. Chopped 5 ways for a win of $237 on $40 buy in.
Saturday, trip to Spirit Mountain casino with Bob. Knocked out with 25 players remaining in $120 buy in tournament (set of queens ran into royal flush), but recouped my loss with cash game win....
My online wins have been pretty spectacular. I just reviewed my wins this week and have cashed in 18 tournaments or cash games in 7 days. My best day had 5 cashes. Tonight I played a turbo and ultra turbo simultaneously and won both of them.
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Getting on a Roll
Lately I have been doing very well in both single table and multi-table (mostly 45 person SNG's) tournaments online. I have either won or placed in the money in 5 tournaments in the last 24 hours...probably played in 8. I have been getting lucky at times, but generally just playing tight poker.
Some notable action:
Got all-in with 88 vs KK on a K/8/x flop with 2 clubs. I had the eight of clubs. Runner runner clubs made my winning hand with a flush.
Had my aces snapped by KJ. My set on the river gave him a straight.
I had a very sick suckout against the big blind with my button raise 7/6 offsuit against the QQ. Flop came Q/5/7, naturally I bet he smooth called with his set of queens. The turn is an 8, giving me the open ender. I bet he raises all-in, I call. River 4 for my straight.
Big stack raises preflop with Q/10 offsuit, I reraise all-in with AA, he flops two pair.
Short stack all-in with 6/9 called by my AJ, he flops trips and turns quads.
My AA cracked by AK, flush.
There are probably dozens of other sick things I could mention, but you get the idea.
Some notable action:
Got all-in with 88 vs KK on a K/8/x flop with 2 clubs. I had the eight of clubs. Runner runner clubs made my winning hand with a flush.
Had my aces snapped by KJ. My set on the river gave him a straight.
I had a very sick suckout against the big blind with my button raise 7/6 offsuit against the QQ. Flop came Q/5/7, naturally I bet he smooth called with his set of queens. The turn is an 8, giving me the open ender. I bet he raises all-in, I call. River 4 for my straight.
Big stack raises preflop with Q/10 offsuit, I reraise all-in with AA, he flops two pair.
Short stack all-in with 6/9 called by my AJ, he flops trips and turns quads.
My AA cracked by AK, flush.
There are probably dozens of other sick things I could mention, but you get the idea.
Saturday, July 17, 2010
The Legion Beats
My first hand was a disaster. There is usually a lot of passive play, early limping going on, so I decided to join in. With connectors, 6/7 offsuit I raised in late position. One of the calling station luckboxes called with Q/9 offsuit. The flop was J/10/x. He checked, I bet, he called. The turn another 10. He checks, I bet, he calls. The river, a 9. He checks I bet, he calls and takes the pot.
Later the same guy totally puts a player on tilt. The other player raised with pocket kings. Luckbox calling station calls with 9/2 offsuit. Flop is rags with a 2, he checks, player goes all in and he calls. A two on the turn sends player to the rail ranting and raving.
Later the same guy totally puts a player on tilt. The other player raised with pocket kings. Luckbox calling station calls with 9/2 offsuit. Flop is rags with a 2, he checks, player goes all in and he calls. A two on the turn sends player to the rail ranting and raving.
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Bad Beat For Bob
Today was the first round for the Moose freeroll tournament. I got a sleepy start when I got locked in the night before in a deepstack tournament which ultimately ran for 6 1/2 hours. I ended up in third out of 253 players, but oh dear I paid today. My game was not up to "A" level and I kept running into stronger hands and draws coming in. I played intermittently aggressive which is not a good idea. At times I would bet into check pots and take them, other times I would passively check it down in position and give it up. Early on I tried a play against the player to my immediate left. I had nothing, but called his raise out of position to go for the steal. The board had a possible straight when I check raised his $500 bet to 1500. He then reraised to 3500 and I folded.
Later, I lost a fairly big pot to super dave who called my bet on a Q/10/10 flop (I did have a queen, no kicker). I then bet the turn which he also called, and gave it up on the river, checking and folding to his bet. Definitely hard to bet out of position with a semibluff.
Latif snapped me twice with flush draws when I flopped an ace with a decent kicker. He is not a tournament player and does not understand card odds vs. pot odds. I never gave him the correct odds to draw.
My final hand was A9 offsuit all in with Dave limping and me with 5 BB's.. Latif also called and the flop came KK9 which I thought could be a great flop for me, but Dave had overcalled the bet with KQ offsuit, despite Latif's call. I didn't see Latif's hand, but assume I was ahead of it.
Bob's bad beat was terrible. He called me to let me know that he was the first player eliminated from his flight with KK vs AK with an AK flop and a rivered ace. Doesn't get much worse than that.
Later, I lost a fairly big pot to super dave who called my bet on a Q/10/10 flop (I did have a queen, no kicker). I then bet the turn which he also called, and gave it up on the river, checking and folding to his bet. Definitely hard to bet out of position with a semibluff.
Latif snapped me twice with flush draws when I flopped an ace with a decent kicker. He is not a tournament player and does not understand card odds vs. pot odds. I never gave him the correct odds to draw.
My final hand was A9 offsuit all in with Dave limping and me with 5 BB's.. Latif also called and the flop came KK9 which I thought could be a great flop for me, but Dave had overcalled the bet with KQ offsuit, despite Latif's call. I didn't see Latif's hand, but assume I was ahead of it.
Bob's bad beat was terrible. He called me to let me know that he was the first player eliminated from his flight with KK vs AK with an AK flop and a rivered ace. Doesn't get much worse than that.
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Expensive Tournament Hours
Being on the bubble for hours in the upcoming tournament I made the early drive from the coast to play some. Got in a game around 2:30 and played enough to qualify. Only problem it cost me $300.
I was cruising along with a small loss until the cowboy moved to the table. A very good player to my right told me that he was a complete donkey, calling down with bottom pair every time, sometimes betting it. He ended up costing me $200 or more. I snapped him early with a turned straight but he raised in early position with 7/2 (seven dewey!!!), Twee calls the $5 raise and I see my pocket jacks, just calling. It was not intended as a bluff opportunity, he was way too dense for that. They were sssoooooted! The flop came with a 7 and he bets $15 which Twee calls, I raise to $35 and he calls, Twee folds. Turn, small card, he bets $20 and I raise. River a 2, he bets I call and lose to his two pair.
Later, I get aces snapped, good player raises big with pocket kings, I reraise. He hits his king on the flop.
My last hand, agains the cowboy, he raises $10 under the gun with A/4 offsuit. I have pocket kings. I reraise $20 to isolate him. He calls. The flop.....A/4/x. All the rest of my chips ($10) goes in. I quit.
Unrelated story, but a super bad beat was in an omaha game online. One player has JJAQ, the other is playing KKQ2. The flop is: JK8. The turn K, the river J. Quad over quad. The jacks guy was totally stunned.
I was cruising along with a small loss until the cowboy moved to the table. A very good player to my right told me that he was a complete donkey, calling down with bottom pair every time, sometimes betting it. He ended up costing me $200 or more. I snapped him early with a turned straight but he raised in early position with 7/2 (seven dewey!!!), Twee calls the $5 raise and I see my pocket jacks, just calling. It was not intended as a bluff opportunity, he was way too dense for that. They were sssoooooted! The flop came with a 7 and he bets $15 which Twee calls, I raise to $35 and he calls, Twee folds. Turn, small card, he bets $20 and I raise. River a 2, he bets I call and lose to his two pair.
Later, I get aces snapped, good player raises big with pocket kings, I reraise. He hits his king on the flop.
My last hand, agains the cowboy, he raises $10 under the gun with A/4 offsuit. I have pocket kings. I reraise $20 to isolate him. He calls. The flop.....A/4/x. All the rest of my chips ($10) goes in. I quit.
Unrelated story, but a super bad beat was in an omaha game online. One player has JJAQ, the other is playing KKQ2. The flop is: JK8. The turn K, the river J. Quad over quad. The jacks guy was totally stunned.
Saturday, July 3, 2010
Random Poker Thoughts
1. Playing in two simultaneous tournaments I had pocket 7's in one and pocket 6's in the other. The flop on one included a 7, while the other flopped a 6. Did I flop two sets? Nope, they were on the opposite tournaments, go figure.
2. A donk move gets lucky. I move all in with K9 suited, shorter stack calls with 9/3 suited and catches his three outer 3.
3. The previously mentioned donk gets knocked out the very next hand, along with another donk calling the all-in with 9/3. Hah Hah.
4. I suck out with 44 all-in vs. AA by catching my 4.
5. I heard a very bad beat story last night at the Legion. Playing in a WSOP final qualifier on line a guy was 5th in chips (paid 4 places entry in main event) with only 50 remaining players. He was all in with pocket aces vs. pocket aces and got beaten by a flush. A few hands later the same thing happened again. Very bad luck.
6. Two regular players at the Legion won WSOP main event seats. One sold his for $11,500....12,000 value prize. I think the other one is going to play. That is pretty amazing for a small group, probably 60 regular players. Shows the level of competition at the local level.
7. Knocked out of tournament this morning with pocket queens. I push all in with a fairly large stack. I am called by a smaller stack who has KK, a bigger stack with AK, and a very small stack with 5/9. Unbelievably there is a king on the flop (one outer for the largest stack...not counting the 3 aces).
2. A donk move gets lucky. I move all in with K9 suited, shorter stack calls with 9/3 suited and catches his three outer 3.
3. The previously mentioned donk gets knocked out the very next hand, along with another donk calling the all-in with 9/3. Hah Hah.
4. I suck out with 44 all-in vs. AA by catching my 4.
5. I heard a very bad beat story last night at the Legion. Playing in a WSOP final qualifier on line a guy was 5th in chips (paid 4 places entry in main event) with only 50 remaining players. He was all in with pocket aces vs. pocket aces and got beaten by a flush. A few hands later the same thing happened again. Very bad luck.
6. Two regular players at the Legion won WSOP main event seats. One sold his for $11,500....12,000 value prize. I think the other one is going to play. That is pretty amazing for a small group, probably 60 regular players. Shows the level of competition at the local level.
7. Knocked out of tournament this morning with pocket queens. I push all in with a fairly large stack. I am called by a smaller stack who has KK, a bigger stack with AK, and a very small stack with 5/9. Unbelievably there is a king on the flop (one outer for the largest stack...not counting the 3 aces).
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