You really do have to get lucky to win.

[bigdaveyt]

Had a decent weekend playing in a few MTTs. Had a GC for a 10K qualifying tournament and took 36 of 192 (top 40 got a seat). Then played the 10k and placed 37 of 205 for a $58 cash (tourney is normally 50+5, in for free, so i'm happy). Decided to finish off a decent day in CFB with the Cake $7500 guarenteed $5+.50 RA.

I played pretty well at the lower blinds and even better when the blinds got up to 60/300/600. Only bought in 1 time (and rebought to 3000) then added on at the break.

Why do I feel like I never draw out on anyone? I'm sure I do here and there, but I swear, 90% of the time when I'm in on a draw, the other hand holds. Not for me though. I've been calling a lot of these big stack pricks lately and ALWAYS at the right time when they are bluffing. Here is just another good call, only to be out-drawn in the end:

Hand#19945F9CEA002494 - $7,500 GUARANTEED! - R&A T6266090 -- Table 27 -- $60/$300/$600 NL Hold'em -- 2009/09/20 - 01:35:46
Seat 1: JimmyBlades ($9,353 in chips)
Seat 2: chin***2 ($26,763 in chips)
Seat 3: tpry***3 ($19,528 in chips)
Seat 4: Hadr***4 ($7,075 in chips)
Seat 5: DOG***5 ($7,895 in chips)
Seat 6: 2two***6 ($30,812 in chips)
Seat 7: topt***7 ($8,305 in chips)
Seat 8: Wesl***8 ($11,516 in chips)
Seat 9: Kast***9 ($5,060 in chips)
Seat 10: rbdo***10 ($5,929 in chips) DEALER
toptenguy posts ante of 60
WesleyChipz posts ante of 60
Kastrator posts ante of 60
rbdom85 posts ante of 60
JimmyBlades posts ante of 60
chino7 posts ante of 60
tpryor222222 posts ante of 60
Hadrian73 posts ante of 60
DOG REKOP posts ante of 60
2two2K posts ante of 60
chin***2: posts small blind 300
tpry***3: posts big blind 600
Dealt to JimmyBlades [Qc,8c]
Hadr***4: folds
DOG***5: folds
2two***6: folds
topt***7: folds
Wesl***8: folds
Kast***9: folds
rbdo***10: folds
JimmyBlades: raises to 1,550
chin***2: folds
tpry***3: calls 950
*** FLOP *** [Qs,9h,5s]
tpry***3: checks
JimmyBlades: bets 2,250
tpry***3: is all in 17918.0000
JimmyBlades: is all in 5493.0000
tpry***3: returns uncalled bet 10,175
JimmyBlades: shows [Qc 8c]
tpry***3: shows [Ts 9s]
*** TURN *** [Tc]
*** RIVER *** [Kc]
***SHOW DOWN***
tpry***3: wins 19,486 with Two Pairs, Tens and Nines
JimmyBlades finished 182 out of 439 players.


:smoker2::smoker2::smoker2:

 

[bigdaveyt]

And to illustrate my point further about how when I go all in on a draw, the other hand always holds..

Hand#19945FACE0000345 - $12 NL Hold'em - Turbo T6270176 -- Table 1 -- $20/$100/$200 NL Hold'em -- 2009/09/20 - 02:35:20
Seat 1: JimmyBlades ($7,405 in chips)
Seat 2: debo***2 ($2,635 in chips)
Seat 3: nc19***3 ($3,510 in chips)
Seat 4: craz***4 ($8,047 in chips)
Seat 8: sanc***8 ($6,368 in chips)
Seat 9: Gram***9 ($835 in chips) DEALER
JimmyBlades posts ante of 20
debo9 posts ante of 20
nc1973 posts ante of 20
crazycatlady posts ante of 20
sanchoroscoe posts ante of 20
Gramspro posts ante of 20
debo***2: posts small blind 100
nc19***3: posts big blind 200
Dealt to JimmyBlades [8d,Jd]
craz***4: folds
sanc***8: folds
Gram***9: is all in 815.0000
JimmyBlades: calls 815
debo***2: folds
nc19***3: folds
JimmyBlades: shows [8d Jd]
Gram***9: shows [Qh Ks]
*** FLOP *** [6c,7s,9d]
*** TURN *** [4h]
*** RIVER *** [9s]
***SHOW DOWN***
Gram***9: wins 2,050 with Pair of Nines with King kicker

 

[bigdaveyt]

And then two more hands that make me want to start stabbing and choking people..

Hand#19945FACE0000366 - $12 NL Hold'em - Turbo T6270176 -- Table 1 -- $25/$125/$250 NL Hold'em -- 2009/09/20 - 02:38:30
Seat 1: JimmyBlades ($4,350 in chips)
Seat 2: debo***2 ($5,400 in chips)
Seat 3: nc19***3 ($1,050 in chips)
Seat 4: craz***4 ($7,637 in chips)
Seat 8: sanc***8 ($6,353 in chips) DEALER
Seat 9: Gram***9 ($4,010 in chips)
JimmyBlades posts ante of 25
debo9 posts ante of 25
nc1973 posts ante of 25
crazycatlady posts ante of 25
sanchoroscoe posts ante of 25
Gramspro posts ante of 25
JimmyBlades: posts small blind 125
debo***2: posts big blind 250
Dealt to JimmyBlades [Ac,Kc]
nc19***3: calls 250
craz***4: folds
sanc***8: folds
Gram***9: folds
JimmyBlades: is all in 4200.0000
debo***2: folds
nc19***3: is all in 775.0000
JimmyBlades: returns uncalled bet 3,300
JimmyBlades: shows [Ac Kc]
nc19***3: shows [Qd Ts]
*** FLOP *** [Th,8c,7h]
*** TURN *** [Qs]
*** RIVER *** [3s]
***SHOW DOWN***
nc19***3: wins 2,450 with Two Pairs, Queens and Tens

Hand#19945FACE0000369 - $12 NL Hold'em - Turbo T6270176 -- Table 1 -- $25/$125/$250 NL Hold'em -- 2009/09/20 - 02:39:05
Seat 1: JimmyBlades ($3,300 in chips)
Seat 2: debo***2 ($5,125 in chips)
Seat 3: nc19***3 ($2,450 in chips)
Seat 4: craz***4 ($7,612 in chips)
Seat 8: sanc***8 ($6,328 in chips)
Seat 9: Gram***9 ($3,985 in chips) DEALER
JimmyBlades posts ante of 25
debo9 posts ante of 25
nc1973 posts ante of 25
crazycatlady posts ante of 25
sanchoroscoe posts ante of 25
Gramspro posts ante of 25
debo***2: posts small blind 125
nc19***3: posts big blind 250
Dealt to JimmyBlades [Kh,Ac]
craz***4: folds
sanc***8: raises to 1,025
Gram***9: folds
JimmyBlades: is all in 3275.0000
debo***2: folds
nc19***3: folds
sanc***8: calls 2,250
JimmyBlades: shows [Kh Ac]
sanc***8: shows [Js Jc]
*** FLOP *** [7c,Td,5d]
*** TURN *** [Jh]
*** RIVER *** [Kd]
***SHOW DOWN***
sanc***8: wins 7,075 with Three of a Kind, Jacks
JimmyBlades finished 16 out of 52 players.


The last two were consecutive hands with AK. Loser annnnnd loser. Oh and did I fail to mention that I was in 1st for most of this 52 man tournament and then ended up bubbling the fucking thing?

On the bright side, the 10/12nl scheduled tournies at Cake seem a little soft. I will probably start to play more of these

 

[ProPokerPlayer]

Poker is just a shitty game...or at least it shits on me.

Played the $330 100K yesterday at AB. i got a SOB on my right playing every hand and hitting everything he plays....Meanwhile i get 4 hands in 2 hours and lose all 4.

Played a SNg last night and with 4 left im in 1st place dont even need to play to cash. 4 straight hands i get top notch premium hands nobody would EVER fold....lose all 4 and go out 4th place for 0 dollars....I hate poker.....

 

[bigdaveyt]

LOL PPP, it is killing me too.

 

[bigdaveyt]

See below:


Hand#19955FB0BB003943 - Tournament Table 69 T6271163 -- Table 69 -- $800/$4,000/$8,000 NL Hold'em -- 2009/09/21 - 00:09:43
Seat 1: JimmyBlades ($48,380 in chips)
Seat 2: bric***2 ($56,276 in chips)
Seat 3: Spla***3 ($55,088 in chips)
Seat 4: kdir***4 ($102,352 in chips)
Seat 5: monk***5 ($203,790 in chips)
Seat 6: toom***6 ($133,890 in chips) DEALER
Seat 7: The***7 ($53,518 in chips)
Seat 8: Danc***8 ($142,720 in chips)
Seat 9: craz***9 ($83,324 in chips)
Seat 10: Andr***10 ($90,279 in chips)
SplashyOtter posts ante of 800
kdirjialiop posts ante of 800
monkey828 posts ante of 800
toomuchballs posts ante of 800
The Yukon posts ante of 800
DancingHeart posts ante of 800
crazy drunk posts ante of 800
Andrew.Ski posts ante of 800
JimmyBlades posts ante of 800
bricom posts ante of 800
Danc***8: posts small blind 4,000
craz***9: posts big blind 8,000
Dealt to JimmyBlades [Ah,Ks]
Andr***10: folds
JimmyBlades: is all in 47580.0000
bric***2: calls 47,580
Spla***3: folds
kdir***4: folds
monk***5: folds
toom***6: folds
The***7: folds
Danc***8: folds
craz***9: folds
JimmyBlades: shows [Ah Ks]
bric***2: shows [Tc Ts]
*** FLOP *** [9c,Ad,Qd]
*** TURN *** [7d]
*** RIVER *** [Td]
***SHOW DOWN***
bric***2: wins 115,160 with Three of a Kind, Tens
JimmyBlades finished 19 out of 641 players.

UGH! So I'm all in with AK. Guy calls with 1010. Rivers a 10. Fuck you Cake! Cocksucking-2-motherfucking-outter and I have no goddamn diamonds.

Could this have worked out differently? I don't think so. I mean, if I raise to $24K, Seat 2 still has 1010 and would probably re-raise all in (wouldn't make sense to just double it). Obviously, I'm not folding AK preflop with all of those chips in the pot.

So either way, I be fucked. No getting out of that one. I'm just digusted. I played really really well this tournament. Actually, I've been playing pretty good lately.

Last 10 tournaments

36/321 (top 40 get daily 10k seat)
37/197 (cashed for $58 in daily 10k)
10/86 (cashed for $21.07)
182/439 (no cash)
15/52 (no cash)
9/88 ($38.38)
82/125 (no cash)
71/127 (no cash)
19/641 ($14.42) -- Caker $1500 Guarenteed -- Had that guy not rivered me, I would have been up in the top 5 and I really think I could have taken it down.


I've been trying to become a better tournament player so I play $3NL, $5NL, $10NL, and up to $15NL.

 

[theDude24]

Had a decent weekend playing in a few MTTs. Had a GC for a 10K qualifying tournament and took 36 of 192 (top 40 got a seat). Then played the 10k and placed 37 of 205 for a $58 cash (tourney is normally 50+5, in for free, so i'm happy). Decided to finish off a decent day in CFB with the Cake $7500 guarenteed $5+.50 RA.

I played pretty well at the lower blinds and even better when the blinds got up to 60/300/600. Only bought in 1 time (and rebought to 3000) then added on at the break.

Why do I feel like I never draw out on anyone? I'm sure I do here and there, but I swear, 90% of the time when I'm in on a draw, the other hand holds. Not for me though. I've been calling a lot of these big stack pricks lately and ALWAYS at the right time when they are bluffing. Here is just another good call, only to be out-drawn in the end:

Hand#19945F9CEA002494 - $7,500 GUARANTEED! - R&A T6266090 -- Table 27 -- $60/$300/$600 NL Hold'em -- 2009/09/20 - 01:35:46
Seat 1: JimmyBlades ($9,353 in chips)
Seat 2: chin***2 ($26,763 in chips)
Seat 3: tpry***3 ($19,528 in chips)
Seat 4: Hadr***4 ($7,075 in chips)
Seat 5: DOG***5 ($7,895 in chips)
Seat 6: 2two***6 ($30,812 in chips)
Seat 7: topt***7 ($8,305 in chips)
Seat 8: Wesl***8 ($11,516 in chips)
Seat 9: Kast***9 ($5,060 in chips)
Seat 10: rbdo***10 ($5,929 in chips) DEALER
toptenguy posts ante of 60
WesleyChipz posts ante of 60
Kastrator posts ante of 60
rbdom85 posts ante of 60
JimmyBlades posts ante of 60
chino7 posts ante of 60
tpryor222222 posts ante of 60
Hadrian73 posts ante of 60
DOG REKOP posts ante of 60
2two2K posts ante of 60
chin***2: posts small blind 300
tpry***3: posts big blind 600
Dealt to JimmyBlades [Qc,8c]
Hadr***4: folds
DOG***5: folds
2two***6: folds
topt***7: folds
Wesl***8: folds
Kast***9: folds
rbdo***10: folds
JimmyBlades: raises to 1,550
chin***2: folds
tpry***3: calls 950
*** FLOP *** [Qs,9h,5s]
tpry***3: checks
JimmyBlades: bets 2,250
tpry***3: is all in 17918.0000
JimmyBlades: is all in 5493.0000
tpry***3: returns uncalled bet 10,175
JimmyBlades: shows [Qc 8c]
tpry***3: shows [Ts 9s]
*** TURN *** [Tc]
*** RIVER *** [Kc]
***SHOW DOWN***
tpry***3: wins 19,486 with Two Pairs, Tens and Nines
JimmyBlades finished 182 out of 439 players.


:smoker2::smoker2::smoker2:

he had a pair, flush draw, backdoor straight draw.. not like he got really lucky on you..

 

[theDude24]

And to illustrate my point further about how when I go all in on a draw, the other hand always holds..

Hand#19945FACE0000345 - $12 NL Hold'em - Turbo T6270176 -- Table 1 -- $20/$100/$200 NL Hold'em -- 2009/09/20 - 02:35:20
Seat 1: JimmyBlades ($7,405 in chips)
Seat 2: debo***2 ($2,635 in chips)
Seat 3: nc19***3 ($3,510 in chips)
Seat 4: craz***4 ($8,047 in chips)
Seat 8: sanc***8 ($6,368 in chips)
Seat 9: Gram***9 ($835 in chips) DEALER
JimmyBlades posts ante of 20
debo9 posts ante of 20
nc1973 posts ante of 20
crazycatlady posts ante of 20
sanchoroscoe posts ante of 20
Gramspro posts ante of 20
debo***2: posts small blind 100
nc19***3: posts big blind 200
Dealt to JimmyBlades [8d,Jd]
craz***4: folds
sanc***8: folds
Gram***9: is all in 815.0000
JimmyBlades: calls 815
debo***2: folds
nc19***3: folds
JimmyBlades: shows [8d Jd]
Gram***9: shows [Qh Ks]
*** FLOP *** [6c,7s,9d]
*** TURN *** [4h]
*** RIVER *** [9s]
***SHOW DOWN***
Gram***9: wins 2,050 with Pair of Nines with King kicker

all in on a draw? This was all pre-flop dude... so you are mad that you flopped a straight draw and missed? and didn't hit a pair?

 

[theDude24]

See below:


Hand#19955FB0BB003943 - Tournament Table 69 T6271163 -- Table 69 -- $800/$4,000/$8,000 NL Hold'em -- 2009/09/21 - 00:09:43
Seat 1: JimmyBlades ($48,380 in chips)
Seat 2: bric***2 ($56,276 in chips)
Seat 3: Spla***3 ($55,088 in chips)
Seat 4: kdir***4 ($102,352 in chips)
Seat 5: monk***5 ($203,790 in chips)
Seat 6: toom***6 ($133,890 in chips) DEALER
Seat 7: The***7 ($53,518 in chips)
Seat 8: Danc***8 ($142,720 in chips)
Seat 9: craz***9 ($83,324 in chips)
Seat 10: Andr***10 ($90,279 in chips)
SplashyOtter posts ante of 800
kdirjialiop posts ante of 800
monkey828 posts ante of 800
toomuchballs posts ante of 800
The Yukon posts ante of 800
DancingHeart posts ante of 800
crazy drunk posts ante of 800
Andrew.Ski posts ante of 800
JimmyBlades posts ante of 800
bricom posts ante of 800
Danc***8: posts small blind 4,000
craz***9: posts big blind 8,000
Dealt to JimmyBlades [Ah,Ks]
Andr***10: folds
JimmyBlades: is all in 47580.0000
bric***2: calls 47,580
Spla***3: folds
kdir***4: folds
monk***5: folds
toom***6: folds
The***7: folds
Danc***8: folds
craz***9: folds
JimmyBlades: shows [Ah Ks]
bric***2: shows [Tc Ts]
*** FLOP *** [9c,Ad,Qd]
*** TURN *** [7d]
*** RIVER *** [Td]
***SHOW DOWN***
bric***2: wins 115,160 with Three of a Kind, Tens
JimmyBlades finished 19 out of 641 players.

UGH! So I'm all in with AK. Guy calls with 1010. Rivers a 10. Fuck you Cake! Cocksucking-2-motherfucking-outter and I have no goddamn diamonds.

Could this have worked out differently? I don't think so. I mean, if I raise to $24K, Seat 2 still has 1010 and would probably re-raise all in (wouldn't make sense to just double it). Obviously, I'm not folding AK preflop with all of those chips in the pot.

So either way, I be fucked. No getting out of that one. I'm just digusted. I played really really well this tournament. Actually, I've been playing pretty good lately.

Last 10 tournaments

36/321 (top 40 get daily 10k seat)
37/197 (cashed for $58 in daily 10k)
10/86 (cashed for $21.07)
182/439 (no cash)
15/52 (no cash)
9/88 ($38.38)
82/125 (no cash)
71/127 (no cash)
19/641 ($14.42) -- Caker $1500 Guarenteed -- Had that guy not rivered me, I would have been up in the top 5 and I really think I could have taken it down.


I've been trying to become a better tournament player so I play $3NL, $5NL, $10NL, and up to $15NL.

you lost a coinflip - you need to stop bitching - you played it fine

 

[JimmyDetroit]

1st hand fold pre

 

[ProPokerPlayer]

1st hand fold pre

Huh? he's on the button with huge blinds and ante's....i would think raising with 2 napkins instead of cards would be a good play....although me personally i dont like the 2.5X raise in these situations as you give the BB decent odds to try to hit a hand if he wants to with say...910s. More than likely this is a clear shove with less than 15BB and an M of 7 or so...

 

[JimmyDetroit]

in todays world he is getting called, just a question on rather you want to showdown with q8 or not and his imagine, but yea atleast shove it if you are going to play it. Blinds past him he could wait for a better hand a little more(atleast k9 for showdown value imo), just my .002, not ridiculing or anything like that, just my thoughts on it

 

[ProPokerPlayer]

I think this would have made 6 straight SNG's i won or cashed in......Makes me want to puke...

PokerStars Game #33213339082: Tournament #198001870, $15+$1 USD Omaha Hi/Lo Pot Limit - Level X (400/800) - 2009/09/24 0:30:15 ET
Table '198001870 1' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: ERSeahawk (5520 in chips)
Seat 2: Fluffnfold (2420 in chips)
Seat 3: humilun555 (2880 in chips)
Seat 4: allynlong (2680 in chips)
humilun555: posts small blind 400
allynlong: posts big blind 800
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to allynlong [Ts Js As Ah]
ERSeahawk: folds
Fluffnfold: folds
humilun555: raises 1600 to 2400
allynlong: raises 280 to 2680 and is all-in
humilun555: calls 280
*** FLOP *** [Td Kd 4s]
*** TURN *** [Td Kd 4s] [Tc]
*** RIVER *** [Td Kd 4s Tc] [Qc]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
humilun555: shows [4c Th 3h Qd] (HI: a full house, Tens full of Queens)
allynlong: shows [Ts Js As Ah] (HI: a straight, Ten to Ace)
humilun555 collected 5360 from pot
No low hand qualified
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 5360 | Rake 0
Board [Td Kd 4s Tc Qc]
Seat 1: ERSeahawk folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: Fluffnfold (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: humilun555 (small blind) showed [4c Th 3h Qd] and won (5360) with HI: a full house, Tens full of Queens
Seat 4: allynlong (big blind) showed [Ts Js As Ah] and lost with HI: a straight, Ten to Ace