Well the $440 (4000 chips) went pretty much as scripted i guess. Played my best poker of the week, enjoyed it loads and stack went up and down to a massive extent as normal. So so so many pots i could put on here and i will try to remember them all.
First hand i call a utg min raise (25/25) on button with 45off and bb calls. Flop 45K i dont get outdrawn and raise flop and bet every street (jack turn, river 2) big against bb who cant fold the king, immediately 1500 chips up.
Get the desired image similar to the $330, in a lot of pots and spoke to jimmy "eyesight" on break who was at my table and he said he really didnt have a clue what holding i had all the time which was good to know. I bluffed some pots and got called and mucked but then got paid on 1 or 2 i did hit. Without any premium preflop hands (except 10s level 3 that easy muck preflop for 100) my stack yoyo from 4500-7000 first 3 levels and break i think i had 6 or 6500. Was sitting tighter then the first major key hand came against awful player on return at 100/200:
Limp AK 200 utg, utg+1 calls utg+2 lady makes it 1000, back to me make it 3000 total (playing about 6000) and she calls. Flops J65 allin she calls instantly AQ and i hold to go to 12k+ .
Next key hand next level with antes im bb, utg limps scandie button 1000, i make it 4000 to go total (scandis has 6500 and i know this and dont really want action). He takes a while then says ok lets gamble and moves in. He has JJ and holds against my AK, gutted at that point as definitely would been prob top 5 chipleader (141 entries) with over 3 x average stack 20k. Still 6500 (average) left and a couple of big slicks and resteal vs scandie pushed me back up to 10k within the next few levels (just above average).
I then lost 4000 playing JJ utg cute limping and losing to scandie who obv had a full house, wont go into detail but i was 100% happy with how i bet and played the hand to get information i needed to not lose more chips.
So another round and im shove poker desperate and finally get JJ utg when i was looking for any medium push to be honest. I shove 4000 or just over and bb takes ages, im thinking he doesnt have 2 overcards and i want call so when i clock it hoping call he does instantly but turns over KQ !!! , board comes QQ3xJ and im alive with a river.
I then go into card lucky mode and knock a couple of players out in next 20 mins with big slick and 10s and cos of the shove poker play i increase to a healthy 25,000 chips (double average and chippie at my table) .
It doesnt last though as 44 gets overraised just enough to let go, then i get 44 in my 800 bb when a 3400 is allin utg and i prob callin any 2 cards, he has 55. So many hands play themselves at this point and some would argue i could fold the next one but the next pot was huge key:
400/800 my sb and shortie 3500ish allin mid and russian cocky sort allin 7000 button. I have AQ and ive 12000 left if i lose this pot, obviously massive if i win it. Make the call shortie has J8 or sommat but russian has KK, im still drawing very live but no help comes and im knocked back as quickly as my stack had got big :(
Return after dinner with 11200 at 600/1200, 28 left pays to 18. Payout is so top heavy i couldnt care less about cashing but obviously would creep in if the opportunity arrived. But not to be as i folded 87off first bb hand then 6 handed i look at K4 in the sb folded to me and i shove as bb only has 6500 total. He has 77, again im live to hit but no such chance and im crippled on 3000 ish. Shove few hands later K8std to the good scandie players bb who is priced in to call. He shows 10,5off and the board comes 4,6,7,10,Q and im a goner.
After much disappointment and 10mins of fuming outside, i know i couldnt have played much diff. In the end the hands that almost played themselves lost me 4 preflop allins in a row which in any multi is just too much no matter how good you are.
BTW see Azimuts poker blog for some poker stories including the 7.4 earthquake that lasted 15 seconds or so in that $440 multi. MP3 player in and half asleep i didnt even notice but wondered why there were worried looking faces and a few people ran for the doors.
As Azimut told me proudly he made it outside through the doors as quick as possible. The expression on his face when i told him thats the worst thing you can do in an earthquake (cos of possible falling debris) was a picture though. He may still have been safer than me sat under a swaying chandelier though wondering wtf everyone was doing !!!
Friday, November 30, 2007
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
LOL Set No Good Joke Game
Well i decided to play the $330 game, 3000 starting chips 30mins clock 25/25 first level. After losing a few hundred bluffing the first hand i got up to maybe 3400 before this hand 15-20mins into the level:
33 utg+1 call 25 , french (normal type) min raises to "cinqante" or 50 to those non french people. Began licking my lips already as figured him for a hand but just awful player. Call button then sb makes it 275 total to play. Def the right odds here so i call and so does the french guy and the button. Flop is 10,5,3 with 2 diamonds, sb makes the clever check with the overpair looking to check raise (advanced stuff here, unreal how easy this table was to read after only a few minutes). I lead for 325 and my french friend moves allin 3000ish immediately. button folds and sb takes 1 minute or so figuring ahead of frenchie and prob not too worried about me as i bet the flop so couldnt have a set. He then moves in too and its on their backs. 33 vs french JJ vs sunglasses (lookin cool and obviously help) QQ. Both have a diamond so i ask the dealer for no third diamond on the turn to scare me. He obliges by chucking the jack clubs down much to the delight of the frenchie no style shouting twat. A blank river and im left on 800 chips winning the tiny side pot while frenchie picks up another 9000ish for his top play, inspired. I bust shortly after on a 1700 pot AK vs QQ which i knew had bout 1% chance of winning. Table was so so easy to read and knew exactly where i was in most hands i played , sick as would luved to have had a 10,000 stack at 25/25 again more fun than the money which was miles off but hey as i said before i had 8 day lucky streak before st kitts so i guess i had it coming. Best bit bout the bust, 1 hour of beach bonus.
So my form continues, playing some great poker and getting nout from it. Definitely not playing the supersatellite tonight now as would have less starting chips than the $330 game which i know i cant handle. So cash or stts , probably some beers and rum punches. Funds $ are worryingly low but azimut informs me i can get some from my crypto account if i need it. Dunno if thats a good thing or not !!!
33 utg+1 call 25 , french (normal type) min raises to "cinqante" or 50 to those non french people. Began licking my lips already as figured him for a hand but just awful player. Call button then sb makes it 275 total to play. Def the right odds here so i call and so does the french guy and the button. Flop is 10,5,3 with 2 diamonds, sb makes the clever check with the overpair looking to check raise (advanced stuff here, unreal how easy this table was to read after only a few minutes). I lead for 325 and my french friend moves allin 3000ish immediately. button folds and sb takes 1 minute or so figuring ahead of frenchie and prob not too worried about me as i bet the flop so couldnt have a set. He then moves in too and its on their backs. 33 vs french JJ vs sunglasses (lookin cool and obviously help) QQ. Both have a diamond so i ask the dealer for no third diamond on the turn to scare me. He obliges by chucking the jack clubs down much to the delight of the frenchie no style shouting twat. A blank river and im left on 800 chips winning the tiny side pot while frenchie picks up another 9000ish for his top play, inspired. I bust shortly after on a 1700 pot AK vs QQ which i knew had bout 1% chance of winning. Table was so so easy to read and knew exactly where i was in most hands i played , sick as would luved to have had a 10,000 stack at 25/25 again more fun than the money which was miles off but hey as i said before i had 8 day lucky streak before st kitts so i guess i had it coming. Best bit bout the bust, 1 hour of beach bonus.
So my form continues, playing some great poker and getting nout from it. Definitely not playing the supersatellite tonight now as would have less starting chips than the $330 game which i know i cant handle. So cash or stts , probably some beers and rum punches. Funds $ are worryingly low but azimut informs me i can get some from my crypto account if i need it. Dunno if thats a good thing or not !!!
Sick Again
$220 supersatellite. 8 x $6300 seats with $1500 and $1000 to 9th and 10th. I survived JJ vs AQ and 99 vs AK allin preflops for my tourney but held my own the rest of the time on what was a lot of shove poker towards the end. Then comes the bust hand which pissed me off so much.
19 left 6 handed blinds 800/1600 ante 200. Playing about 11,500 and average is 18,000. Our table is fairly short stacked compared to the others but obviously the key is to sustain a stack near average uncalled if possible. No one had called allins for ages and nearly all shoves were getting through. Folds to me in cutoff and i shove in with A4off. Dumb scandie in sb calls fairly quickly for almost all his chips with KJstd. My eyes almost pop out when i see im ahead preflop but obviously hate the call and know just how bad it is given the situation. Well the jack flops and the deserved king comes on the river. I congratulate the twit, i think my words were " thats a ******* awful call what exactly did u think u were ahead off ? " before i storm off and curse a lot more for 5-10mins. Felt so sick and still do now ive woke up, if i bust a few players before i wouldnt have been so bad. Knowing it was almost last 18 and knowing i bust for a pot to go above 26,000 (or i had 16,000 if dummy folded KJ) on what was a tight table is not easy to take. I really was beginning to think it was my night. I know i would love to play the main event out here now im here but it remains to be seen if i will enter another satellite after that heartache. For the record i spent $220 and just had the addon this time for another $200.
Prob go for more punishment in 90mins for the $330 freezeout :(
19 left 6 handed blinds 800/1600 ante 200. Playing about 11,500 and average is 18,000. Our table is fairly short stacked compared to the others but obviously the key is to sustain a stack near average uncalled if possible. No one had called allins for ages and nearly all shoves were getting through. Folds to me in cutoff and i shove in with A4off. Dumb scandie in sb calls fairly quickly for almost all his chips with KJstd. My eyes almost pop out when i see im ahead preflop but obviously hate the call and know just how bad it is given the situation. Well the jack flops and the deserved king comes on the river. I congratulate the twit, i think my words were " thats a ******* awful call what exactly did u think u were ahead off ? " before i storm off and curse a lot more for 5-10mins. Felt so sick and still do now ive woke up, if i bust a few players before i wouldnt have been so bad. Knowing it was almost last 18 and knowing i bust for a pot to go above 26,000 (or i had 16,000 if dummy folded KJ) on what was a tight table is not easy to take. I really was beginning to think it was my night. I know i would love to play the main event out here now im here but it remains to be seen if i will enter another satellite after that heartache. For the record i spent $220 and just had the addon this time for another $200.
Prob go for more punishment in 90mins for the $330 freezeout :(
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Classic Animal Hangover
As expected i had way way too many drinks last night. I would estimate about 5 rum punches mixed with 10-15 bottles of beers but really ive got no idea. Suffered today and havent played the $200 2pm game as a result.
I lost another wad on cash yesterday online before going down, fish are getting the better of me of late, just hope it turns back soon. Anyway i played the supersatellite and spent $420 with a rebuy only to be fished out of a huge pot on level 2 with under an hour gone. I was more annoyed not to have the fun element of playing for longer in it than the possible seat itself but i soon moved to a cash table and ended up about $50 up 7 hours later going to bed about 6:30am. Sat bust pot below:
25/50 i call after utg limper with QxJh and button calls with blinds in too. Flop is AxKh10h and i bet 175 which button fish girl makes it 500. I go allin about 2400 and she instant calls with her unmissable Qh5h holding the same stack. I swear when heart hits the turn then immediately tell the dealer if im not covered gimme a penalty for doing so but it was all over anway. Only 1000+1000 starting stack so pot was a very very good size to have had some fun with if it held up. Never mind, its looking like i will try again at 8pm tonight but my confidence levels aint too great live unless im drunk which im definitely not gonna be tonight.
I lost another wad on cash yesterday online before going down, fish are getting the better of me of late, just hope it turns back soon. Anyway i played the supersatellite and spent $420 with a rebuy only to be fished out of a huge pot on level 2 with under an hour gone. I was more annoyed not to have the fun element of playing for longer in it than the possible seat itself but i soon moved to a cash table and ended up about $50 up 7 hours later going to bed about 6:30am. Sat bust pot below:
25/50 i call after utg limper with QxJh and button calls with blinds in too. Flop is AxKh10h and i bet 175 which button fish girl makes it 500. I go allin about 2400 and she instant calls with her unmissable Qh5h holding the same stack. I swear when heart hits the turn then immediately tell the dealer if im not covered gimme a penalty for doing so but it was all over anway. Only 1000+1000 starting stack so pot was a very very good size to have had some fun with if it held up. Never mind, its looking like i will try again at 8pm tonight but my confidence levels aint too great live unless im drunk which im definitely not gonna be tonight.
Monday, November 26, 2007
Temporary Downswing Or End Of Lucky Streak
After that aussie millions package slipping away i played some live 2/5 yesterday. Ended up losing $1125 but i missed every draw and every set, just one of those sessions. 3 big pots which could have brought me almost level if i won any of them but the gods were not smiling. I was probably being impatient too and possibly didnt play as well as i could. Anyway after an hour or so break i moved to 1/2 and managed to lose another $150, but still managed to fold my AQ on my last hand of the night and save $53. Despite the pot being $253 on the river, i made an instant fold when dc pushed $100 into the pot on a AxAd8d10xJd board and he showed A10. Maybe i didnt play as bad as i thought but ran awful and really didnt get into any stride as such.
Lost a few hundred more online today too.
Anyways a few hundred people arrive later for the poker and the first supersatellite starts at 10pm. Im going to try and put some effort into my poker and its likely i will take my mp3 player to use tonight which maybe i could have done with last night. Still cant quite shake this mild niggling sore throat off which is annoying but surely i will get drunk tonight with all the free welcome party drinks and the busier atmosphere. Also ive eaten way way too much the last few days and done little exercise = piling the weight on for sure.
Lost a few hundred more online today too.
Anyways a few hundred people arrive later for the poker and the first supersatellite starts at 10pm. Im going to try and put some effort into my poker and its likely i will take my mp3 player to use tonight which maybe i could have done with last night. Still cant quite shake this mild niggling sore throat off which is annoying but surely i will get drunk tonight with all the free welcome party drinks and the busier atmosphere. Also ive eaten way way too much the last few days and done little exercise = piling the weight on for sure.
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