that make poker so enjoyable, such as rivering a straight to make someone the official bubble boy.
PokerStars Game #12155780821: Tournament #61173094, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level XI (500/1000) - 2007/09/19 - 20:53:08 (ET)
Table '61173094 247' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: TexasOilMaan (11191 in chips)
Seat 2: The Sarge1 (15413 in chips)
Seat 3: kami205 (42049 in chips)
Seat 4: MrNiphty (78550 in chips)
Seat 5: Floofy (22520 in chips)
Seat 6: pity777 (15845 in chips)
Seat 7: larry737 (83562 in chips)
Seat 8: FisherGod52 (13005 in chips)
Seat 9: Noodlehoser (22800 in chips)
TexasOilMaan: posts the ante 100
The Sarge1: posts the ante 100
kami205: posts the ante 100
MrNiphty: posts the ante 100
Floofy: posts the ante 100
pity777: posts the ante 100
larry737: posts the ante 100
FisherGod52: posts the ante 100
Noodlehoser: posts the ante 100
kami205: posts small blind 500
MrNiphty: posts big blind 1000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to MrNiphty [Tc 8d]
Floofy: folds
pity777: folds
larry737: folds
FisherGod52: folds
Noodlehoser: folds
TexasOilMaan: folds
The Sarge1: raises 3000 to 4000
kami205: folds
MrNiphty: calls 3000
*** FLOP *** [7s Ad 9d] (Obviously going to push any flop, but its nice when you get a draw or hand to boot)
MrNiphty: bets 74450 and is all-in
The Sarge1: calls 11313 and is all-in
*** TURN *** [7s Ad 9d] [Ts]
*** RIVER *** [7s Ad 9d Ts] [Jh]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
MrNiphty: shows [Tc 8d] (a straight, Seven to Jack)
The Sarge1: shows [Ac Qd] (a pair of Aces)
MrNiphty collected 32026 from pot
Last night I played the 20 rebuy for the first time ever. Its a very solid field with lots of known players. I held my own though well, was in for only 60 and had like 14k after addon. I ended up cashing with 45 left, and made it down to the final 3 tables, when I got it in with 66<77.
Two nights ago also ran deep to like the final 4 tables of both the 5r and 10r, losing a huge pot when Q10dd pushed into my KK on a K78 rainbow board. 9,6 were the obvious runners. In the 10r I lost a monster pot for sizeable cl with 55 in a race against aq when we got in a shoving match. River Q nh. At least I was the shover in the pot.
All things aside things are good right now though. Got a stack with about 100 left in the 5r, LETS DO IT!1! One time for the kids plzzzzzzz.
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
In a perfect world...
I'd never forget to addon
I'd never pack cigs on the incorrect side, and on that note
I'd never smoke another cig again
Shitty pot wouldn't exist...nor the people who sold it
The river wouldn't exist...neither would perfect running cards
JETPACKS OBVIOUSLY
I can't see any way possible to end it better than with jetpacks, so...yeah.
Oh and let me run good tonight please one time for the kids!
I'd never pack cigs on the incorrect side, and on that note
I'd never smoke another cig again
Shitty pot wouldn't exist...nor the people who sold it
The river wouldn't exist...neither would perfect running cards
JETPACKS OBVIOUSLY
I can't see any way possible to end it better than with jetpacks, so...yeah.
Oh and let me run good tonight please one time for the kids!
Monday, September 17, 2007
I run bad (literally)
Today I took my first run in what feels like forever. The initial plan was to join the brand new YMCA that opened up just yesterday RIGHT near our house. However I left my credit card at a friends house who inconviently locked his doors today for the first time ever, and so I just decided to jog around the neighborhood.
I leashed Oscar and off we went. Unfortunately, Oscar just recently learned to mark territory, and found it necessary to attempt and pee on every mailbox we passed. The worst was when we passed two dogs his size, and he wanted nothing more than to play with them.
All I have to say is running with music is worlds better than running without. Today was the first time I ever ran with music and it was so solid that I will never run again without it.
Im also looking to add pushups and crunches to my sessions...well poker sessions. I plan on alternating between 10 pushups and 10 crunches every time I make a mistake playing poker. Hopefully this will be mutually beneficial to both poker and working out, as long as I am consistent with things.
One last note, Yankees take 2 out of 3 games from Boston in Boston. The Tigers are mad hot in the Wild Card, winning their last 5 games and being only 2.5 games out of the wild card lead. Man I love September baseball...but not as much as I love the Yankees...and even moreso, not as much as I hate the Red Sox :)
I leashed Oscar and off we went. Unfortunately, Oscar just recently learned to mark territory, and found it necessary to attempt and pee on every mailbox we passed. The worst was when we passed two dogs his size, and he wanted nothing more than to play with them.
All I have to say is running with music is worlds better than running without. Today was the first time I ever ran with music and it was so solid that I will never run again without it.
Im also looking to add pushups and crunches to my sessions...well poker sessions. I plan on alternating between 10 pushups and 10 crunches every time I make a mistake playing poker. Hopefully this will be mutually beneficial to both poker and working out, as long as I am consistent with things.
One last note, Yankees take 2 out of 3 games from Boston in Boston. The Tigers are mad hot in the Wild Card, winning their last 5 games and being only 2.5 games out of the wild card lead. Man I love September baseball...but not as much as I love the Yankees...and even moreso, not as much as I hate the Red Sox :)
Sunday, September 16, 2007
Making plans
Currently working on making a travel iternary for the upcoming week. On thursday I head down with my buddy joel to tampa to pick up Danewfdonk, as well as spend some time in tampa. Im sure this will include trips to bars and the Hard Rock, as well as a definative baseball game on the 21st to see the Devil Rays play the Red Sox. Surely, we will be drunk, and be rooting against the red sox.
Really looking forward to the trip, hopefully I can get everything taken care of ASAP.
Really looking forward to the trip, hopefully I can get everything taken care of ASAP.
Friday, September 14, 2007
Out in event 1
Lasted until level 4. I never really picked up any big hands and chipped up about 33% to my stack by playing alot of smallball poker. However I guess people began to pick up on my strategy and I had a float that got picked off pretty bad, and then I really misplayed JJ against a new player to the table who had opened about 80% of his hands thusfar.
Pretty dissapointed with my result but still got 25% of my action left in the field with danewfdonk, who currently is sitting on 12k in chips i believe. So GL HIM!
Pretty dissapointed with my result but still got 25% of my action left in the field with danewfdonk, who currently is sitting on 12k in chips i believe. So GL HIM!
Drunk Dreams are the best...
Had a dream right before I woke up that I had just joined Reel Big Fish and that we were about to play for a ton of college kids in some sort of auditorium.
Now, I like RBF as much as the next guy, and this band definately paved the way for every single song that I know today, but I thought it was pretty funny that the one band my subconscious chose for me to be in was RBF.
Anyhow so now Im buzzin still from last night and listening to Reel Big Fishs live album, Our live album is better than your live album. In their defense, its probably the best live album Ive ever heard. Everything about it makes it just superb. And its 30 songs deep. Pretttty sick. So if you like ska feel good music, check it out.
T minus 3 hours, 10 minutes until the wcoop officially starts, and I can't wait.
Last night I started to get my buzz on, and was about to go to some empty seats at the bar to get another drink/shot (they go hand in hand.) There was a midget starting to get into one of the seats, and quite innocently (but come on I knew..) I asked (If you have ever met me, then you know....very loudly) who let the child in the bar. Good Game Alcohol removing any censorship my mouth my have.
OHHH I totally forgot some Dbag got thrown out of the bar and I guess was throwing punches, and our bartender went at the motherfucker with a chair! Even though belligerant, I knew this wasnt a good idea and grabbed the chair and made him put it on the ground. He later thanked me and comped me a round of shots. Fucking solid!
Now, I like RBF as much as the next guy, and this band definately paved the way for every single song that I know today, but I thought it was pretty funny that the one band my subconscious chose for me to be in was RBF.
Anyhow so now Im buzzin still from last night and listening to Reel Big Fishs live album, Our live album is better than your live album. In their defense, its probably the best live album Ive ever heard. Everything about it makes it just superb. And its 30 songs deep. Pretttty sick. So if you like ska feel good music, check it out.
T minus 3 hours, 10 minutes until the wcoop officially starts, and I can't wait.
Last night I started to get my buzz on, and was about to go to some empty seats at the bar to get another drink/shot (they go hand in hand.) There was a midget starting to get into one of the seats, and quite innocently (but come on I knew..) I asked (If you have ever met me, then you know....very loudly) who let the child in the bar. Good Game Alcohol removing any censorship my mouth my have.
OHHH I totally forgot some Dbag got thrown out of the bar and I guess was throwing punches, and our bartender went at the motherfucker with a chair! Even though belligerant, I knew this wasnt a good idea and grabbed the chair and made him put it on the ground. He later thanked me and comped me a round of shots. Fucking solid!
Away Messages of Truth...
I honestly play better drunk than these people play sober. Thanks for paying for my bar tab you jamokes.
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Finally closed something!
Just won a 530 seat to WCOOP (World championship of Online Poker). It was a 5 rebuy and paid 4 seats. I already went ahead and unregistered the 530, then registered for Event #1, the 215 6 max. The structure for the tournament is great, with 3k starting chips and 30 minute levels. Event #1 starts tomorrow at 3pm, about the time I plan on my hangover clearing up.
As for the remaining 315 W dollars, I went ahead and sold them for 87 cents on the dollar. I would have rather played another 215 dollar WCOOP event, however none of them really appealed to me. So Im either gonna take the 275 I get back and just pocket it, or use it to play in the sunday warmup. The decision is probably pending my outcome tomorrow, and if I feel comfortable and pleased with my play.
Bars Tonight! Can't Wait!
As for the remaining 315 W dollars, I went ahead and sold them for 87 cents on the dollar. I would have rather played another 215 dollar WCOOP event, however none of them really appealed to me. So Im either gonna take the 275 I get back and just pocket it, or use it to play in the sunday warmup. The decision is probably pending my outcome tomorrow, and if I feel comfortable and pleased with my play.
Bars Tonight! Can't Wait!
Random, I know
Sometimes I like to pretend that Julia Louis-Dreyfuss' TV show "New adventures of Old Christine" is actually a continuation of her character of Elaine from Seinfeld. Also, that the new show is basically about how sleeping with half the men in New York City will often result in being unwed with a bastard child. Also, she has the HIV.
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
VICTORY!!!
Fucking Johnny Drama style babbby!
I wish this was referring to a tournament, but I'll take what I can get.
I took my external hard drive (a 160gb WD) to the geek squad at best buy today. I got two pieces of bad news right off the bat: This was the 4th time someone returned this hard drive as apparantly it was a very bad batch. Also, I purchased it on 7/30, meaning its been over 30 days which means no return.
So he ran some tests, and I got the good news that he could save all the info on the drive. Also, he hooked me up and got the HD comped. Better yet, I thought I picked out the same model, but really it was a 320 GB HD. The difference between the 2 was 8 dollars somehow. Nice.
Also, Im getting my first Ipod ever. Im pretty sure Im the last person in the modern world to get one. Its gonna be a 30 GB video ipod, and im very amped on it.
Only one tourney today, the 50$ 50k. Got to pick up the HD later so figured Ill limit my volume and just completely focus on one tourney. GL me, hopefully it goes better than this blog I just wrote did :)
I wish this was referring to a tournament, but I'll take what I can get.
I took my external hard drive (a 160gb WD) to the geek squad at best buy today. I got two pieces of bad news right off the bat: This was the 4th time someone returned this hard drive as apparantly it was a very bad batch. Also, I purchased it on 7/30, meaning its been over 30 days which means no return.
So he ran some tests, and I got the good news that he could save all the info on the drive. Also, he hooked me up and got the HD comped. Better yet, I thought I picked out the same model, but really it was a 320 GB HD. The difference between the 2 was 8 dollars somehow. Nice.
Also, Im getting my first Ipod ever. Im pretty sure Im the last person in the modern world to get one. Its gonna be a 30 GB video ipod, and im very amped on it.
Only one tourney today, the 50$ 50k. Got to pick up the HD later so figured Ill limit my volume and just completely focus on one tourney. GL me, hopefully it goes better than this blog I just wrote did :)
Wise words in punk songs
Twenty one, feeling down
I tell you nothing with a thousand words
and I weaker get, with every step
I waste my money on compact disc's and staly fish
I can't remember the last time I did something that made
me feel alright longer than a few hours
if I only had the strength to make some muffins then I
swear that I would share them with you now.
I tell you nothing with a thousand words
and I weaker get, with every step
I waste my money on compact disc's and staly fish
I can't remember the last time I did something that made
me feel alright longer than a few hours
if I only had the strength to make some muffins then I
swear that I would share them with you now.
-Bullion, Millencolin, Life on a Plate. Although some words are lost in translation from Swedish to English, these lyrics and songs are a great listen on a downer day.
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Same shit different day
I told you I wouldn't talk about poker unless I made a final table, and I did.
I final tabled the 3r once again, doing it now on back to back days with both fields being 2500+ people.
I fucking finished 5th.
NH WP GG ETC ETC.
I final tabled the 3r once again, doing it now on back to back days with both fields being 2500+ people.
I fucking finished 5th.
NH WP GG ETC ETC.
Soooo I got a little ingenious yesterday and figured out I could fit my blog address into my hometown on pokerstars. While its not truely my hometown, it is "my internet home", as gay as that sounds. But whateva, any publicity is good publicity. So if you made your way here from seeing this on pokerstars (and were smart enough to understand it was mrniphty.blogspot.com, and not mrniphty.blogspotcom), please, take off your shoes, relax, and enjoy the writing. Make this site a bookmark, or better yet, your homepage. :)
Right now Im trying to make another run in the 3r. I would love to final table it again today, and better yet win it. Ive been rollercoastering, going from 100k to 180k to 70k to 130k to 100k to 140k to 100k as I type this.
I just had to eat some words after this hand happened in the 10r:
PokerStars Game #12003821199: Tournament #60482909, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level X (400/800) - 2007/09/11 - 18:37:45 (ET)
Table '60482909 40' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: sebroberto (8475 in chips)
Seat 2: horryclutch (29043 in chips)
Seat 3: luisfran (25330 in chips)
Seat 4: MisterTB (23615 in chips)
Seat 5: HhHowie (11495 in chips)
Seat 6: MrNiphty (19725 in chips)
Seat 7: btvedt (22995 in chips)
Seat 8: getricha (12460 in chips)
Seat 9: BaLaGaNoFf (30417 in chips)
sebroberto: posts the ante 75
horryclutch: posts the ante 75
luisfran: posts the ante 75
MisterTB: posts the ante 75
HhHowie: posts the ante 75
MrNiphty: posts the ante 75
btvedt: posts the ante 75
getricha: posts the ante 75
BaLaGaNoFf: posts the ante 75
HhHowie: posts small blind 400
MrNiphty: posts big blind 800
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to MrNiphty [4h 4d]
btvedt: folds
getricha: raises 1600 to 2400
BaLaGaNoFf: folds
sebroberto: folds
horryclutch: folds
luisfran: folds
MisterTB: folds
HhHowie: folds
MrNiphty: calls 1600
*** FLOP *** [9s Td 5h]
MrNiphty: checks
getricha: bets 3200
MrNiphty: raises 14050 to 17250 and is all-in
getricha: calls 6785 and is all-in
*** TURN *** [9s Td 5h] [Ad]
*** RIVER *** [9s Td 5h Ad] [Qd]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
MrNiphty: shows [4h 4d] (a pair of Fours)
getricha: shows [Ah Qh] (two pair, Aces and Queens)
MrNiphty said, "wow well played"
getricha collected 25845 from pot
MrNiphty said, "very well played"
btvedt said, "sick"
He delayed on the call and i knew he had two overs, and felt sick when he called. Just one of those times when u have a bad feeling about a hand. Even though I was a 3-1 fav, I thought he was gonna hit, and he did, 2x.
So I started talking trash about european players, then missed a freeroll when I flopped a four flush with AsKs against AxKx, although obviously my hand failed to materialize. Of course the very next hand I get it in against the one dude who took pity on me, who was also european, and while I always would play this hand the same in this spot, I still felt bad:
PokerStars Game #12003874796: Tournament #60482909, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level X (400/800) - 2007/09/11 - 18:40:49 (ET)
Table '60482909 40' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: sebroberto (8250 in chips)
Seat 2: horryclutch (26418 in chips)
Seat 3: luisfran (25105 in chips)
Seat 4: MisterTB (23390 in chips)
Seat 5: HhHowie (11808 in chips)
Seat 6: MrNiphty (7652 in chips)
Seat 7: btvedt (21570 in chips)
Seat 8: getricha (24895 in chips)
Seat 9: BaLaGaNoFf (34467 in chips)
sebroberto: posts the ante 75
horryclutch: posts the ante 75
luisfran: posts the ante 75
MisterTB: posts the ante 75
HhHowie: posts the ante 75
MrNiphty: posts the ante 75
btvedt: posts the ante 75
getricha: posts the ante 75
BaLaGaNoFf: posts the ante 75
getricha: posts small blind 400
BaLaGaNoFf: posts big blind 800
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to MrNiphty [Kh Ts]
sebroberto: folds
horryclutch: folds
luisfran: folds
MisterTB: folds
HhHowie: folds
MrNiphty: raises 6777 to 7577 and is all-in
btvedt: calls 7577
getricha: folds
BaLaGaNoFf: folds
MrNiphty said, "nh gg gla"
*** FLOP *** [5c 3h 7c]
*** TURN *** [5c 3h 7c] [Qc]
*** RIVER *** [5c 3h 7c Qc] [Ks]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
MrNiphty: shows [Kh Ts] (a pair of Kings)
btvedt: shows [Ad 9h] (high card Ace)
MrNiphty collected 17029 from pot
MrNiphty said, "ul dude"
Thats it though, ima post later, but it wont be about poker unless I make another final table. I really want to write about something else, as well as diversify this blog as its been nearly all poker.
Cheers,
Chris
Right now Im trying to make another run in the 3r. I would love to final table it again today, and better yet win it. Ive been rollercoastering, going from 100k to 180k to 70k to 130k to 100k to 140k to 100k as I type this.
I just had to eat some words after this hand happened in the 10r:
PokerStars Game #12003821199: Tournament #60482909, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level X (400/800) - 2007/09/11 - 18:37:45 (ET)
Table '60482909 40' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: sebroberto (8475 in chips)
Seat 2: horryclutch (29043 in chips)
Seat 3: luisfran (25330 in chips)
Seat 4: MisterTB (23615 in chips)
Seat 5: HhHowie (11495 in chips)
Seat 6: MrNiphty (19725 in chips)
Seat 7: btvedt (22995 in chips)
Seat 8: getricha (12460 in chips)
Seat 9: BaLaGaNoFf (30417 in chips)
sebroberto: posts the ante 75
horryclutch: posts the ante 75
luisfran: posts the ante 75
MisterTB: posts the ante 75
HhHowie: posts the ante 75
MrNiphty: posts the ante 75
btvedt: posts the ante 75
getricha: posts the ante 75
BaLaGaNoFf: posts the ante 75
HhHowie: posts small blind 400
MrNiphty: posts big blind 800
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to MrNiphty [4h 4d]
btvedt: folds
getricha: raises 1600 to 2400
BaLaGaNoFf: folds
sebroberto: folds
horryclutch: folds
luisfran: folds
MisterTB: folds
HhHowie: folds
MrNiphty: calls 1600
*** FLOP *** [9s Td 5h]
MrNiphty: checks
getricha: bets 3200
MrNiphty: raises 14050 to 17250 and is all-in
getricha: calls 6785 and is all-in
*** TURN *** [9s Td 5h] [Ad]
*** RIVER *** [9s Td 5h Ad] [Qd]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
MrNiphty: shows [4h 4d] (a pair of Fours)
getricha: shows [Ah Qh] (two pair, Aces and Queens)
MrNiphty said, "wow well played"
getricha collected 25845 from pot
MrNiphty said, "very well played"
btvedt said, "sick"
He delayed on the call and i knew he had two overs, and felt sick when he called. Just one of those times when u have a bad feeling about a hand. Even though I was a 3-1 fav, I thought he was gonna hit, and he did, 2x.
So I started talking trash about european players, then missed a freeroll when I flopped a four flush with AsKs against AxKx, although obviously my hand failed to materialize. Of course the very next hand I get it in against the one dude who took pity on me, who was also european, and while I always would play this hand the same in this spot, I still felt bad:
PokerStars Game #12003874796: Tournament #60482909, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level X (400/800) - 2007/09/11 - 18:40:49 (ET)
Table '60482909 40' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: sebroberto (8250 in chips)
Seat 2: horryclutch (26418 in chips)
Seat 3: luisfran (25105 in chips)
Seat 4: MisterTB (23390 in chips)
Seat 5: HhHowie (11808 in chips)
Seat 6: MrNiphty (7652 in chips)
Seat 7: btvedt (21570 in chips)
Seat 8: getricha (24895 in chips)
Seat 9: BaLaGaNoFf (34467 in chips)
sebroberto: posts the ante 75
horryclutch: posts the ante 75
luisfran: posts the ante 75
MisterTB: posts the ante 75
HhHowie: posts the ante 75
MrNiphty: posts the ante 75
btvedt: posts the ante 75
getricha: posts the ante 75
BaLaGaNoFf: posts the ante 75
getricha: posts small blind 400
BaLaGaNoFf: posts big blind 800
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to MrNiphty [Kh Ts]
sebroberto: folds
horryclutch: folds
luisfran: folds
MisterTB: folds
HhHowie: folds
MrNiphty: raises 6777 to 7577 and is all-in
btvedt: calls 7577
getricha: folds
BaLaGaNoFf: folds
MrNiphty said, "nh gg gla"
*** FLOP *** [5c 3h 7c]
*** TURN *** [5c 3h 7c] [Qc]
*** RIVER *** [5c 3h 7c Qc] [Ks]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
MrNiphty: shows [Kh Ts] (a pair of Kings)
btvedt: shows [Ad 9h] (high card Ace)
MrNiphty collected 17029 from pot
MrNiphty said, "ul dude"
Thats it though, ima post later, but it wont be about poker unless I make another final table. I really want to write about something else, as well as diversify this blog as its been nearly all poker.
Cheers,
Chris
Drunk post
First one officially!
And not even that drunk...well more sober than I was be4 2.5 hours ago when i left the bars...sober enough to correct spelling mistakes.
Notes:
-The office - hilarious, no matter how many times ive seen each episode
+I cant wait to see what happens with Jim and Pam
-Arrested Development- equally as hilarious if not even more so
+Season 2 of AD has like 4 fillins who are main characters on the office
-1k isnt so bad after getting a comped bartab for like 50 bucks and realizing work today can buy 20x of tonight.
Thats it, thats all, tomorrow i take it down ONE TIME FOR THE KIDS. Gnight bishes.
And not even that drunk...well more sober than I was be4 2.5 hours ago when i left the bars...sober enough to correct spelling mistakes.
Notes:
-The office - hilarious, no matter how many times ive seen each episode
+I cant wait to see what happens with Jim and Pam
-Arrested Development- equally as hilarious if not even more so
+Season 2 of AD has like 4 fillins who are main characters on the office
-1k isnt so bad after getting a comped bartab for like 50 bucks and realizing work today can buy 20x of tonight.
Thats it, thats all, tomorrow i take it down ONE TIME FOR THE KIDS. Gnight bishes.
Monday, September 10, 2007
And so it continues...(But not in a good way....well kinda)
So I made another final table of a large MTT field again tonight, the 2:15 3 rebuy. With just under 2500 entrants, I found myself with the chip lead when we monied at 360 people. I lost about 33% of my stack thereafter, but tightened up and played some very solid poker, with nearly all of my steals and resteals being successful. We got down to the final table, and two people were knocked out within 3 hands. Our chip leader had a monsterous stack but was very active. This was my bustout hand, and I felt even with the small reraise, he was very close to folding. If he had just bet 250k on the flop, maybe...but alas:
PokerStars Game #11987923217: Tournament #60482884, $3.00+$0.30 Hold'em No Limit - Level XXVI (25000/50000) - 2007/09/10 - 21:17:34 (ET)
Table '60482884 213' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: RunniN-Scare (7599308 in chips)
Seat 3: Steke (1010924 in chips)
Seat 4: browsef (2106316 in chips)
Seat 5: MrNiphty (955000 in chips)
Seat 7: Juzchiller (3933201 in chips)
Seat 8: emdordje (847251 in chips)
RunniN-Scare: posts the ante 5000
Steke: posts the ante 5000
browsef: posts the ante 5000
MrNiphty: posts the ante 5000
Juzchiller: posts the ante 5000
emdordje: posts the ante 5000
Juzchiller: posts small blind 25000
emdordje: posts big blind 50000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to MrNiphty [Qs Ks]
RunniN-Scare: raises 50000 to 100000
Steke: folds
browsef: folds
MrNiphty: calls 100000
Juzchiller: folds
emdordje: calls 50000
*** FLOP *** [6s 2h Ts]
emdordje: checks
RunniN-Scare: bets 350000
MrNiphty: raises 500000 to 850000 and is all-in
emdordje: folds
RunniN-Scare: calls 500000
*** TURN *** [6s 2h Ts] [Ac]
*** RIVER *** [6s 2h Ts Ac] [4c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
RunniN-Scare: shows [6d 8d] (a pair of Sixes)
MrNiphty: shows [Qs Ks] (high card Ace)
Juzchiller said, "wow"
RunniN-Scare collected 2055000 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2055000 | Rake 0
Board [6s 2h Ts Ac 4c]
Seat 1: RunniN-Scare showed [6d 8d] and won (2055000) with a pair of Sixes
Seat 3: Steke folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: browsef folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: MrNiphty (button) showed [Qs Ks] and lost with high card Ace
Seat 7: Juzchiller (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: emdordje (big blind) folded on the Flop
I was a slight favorite when the money went in, probably 53-47. I picked up 3 more outs on the turn but failed to materialize. SFStandard.
So for the last two weeks Ive played online (and 6 of those days were devoted to live play), I have been tearing up fields, with 4 final tables in solid tournaments. However, my finishes have been 5,5,6,6 respectively, meaning I cant close worth shit. Im not gonna lie, finishing solid was definately on the back of my mind, but I wasnt playing to place higher. I wanted the win. (Or at least a solid stack if we decided to chip chop.)
The big one is so very close, but yet soooo far. I will not quit trying though, I will succeed.
PokerStars Game #11987923217: Tournament #60482884, $3.00+$0.30 Hold'em No Limit - Level XXVI (25000/50000) - 2007/09/10 - 21:17:34 (ET)
Table '60482884 213' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: RunniN-Scare (7599308 in chips)
Seat 3: Steke (1010924 in chips)
Seat 4: browsef (2106316 in chips)
Seat 5: MrNiphty (955000 in chips)
Seat 7: Juzchiller (3933201 in chips)
Seat 8: emdordje (847251 in chips)
RunniN-Scare: posts the ante 5000
Steke: posts the ante 5000
browsef: posts the ante 5000
MrNiphty: posts the ante 5000
Juzchiller: posts the ante 5000
emdordje: posts the ante 5000
Juzchiller: posts small blind 25000
emdordje: posts big blind 50000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to MrNiphty [Qs Ks]
RunniN-Scare: raises 50000 to 100000
Steke: folds
browsef: folds
MrNiphty: calls 100000
Juzchiller: folds
emdordje: calls 50000
*** FLOP *** [6s 2h Ts]
emdordje: checks
RunniN-Scare: bets 350000
MrNiphty: raises 500000 to 850000 and is all-in
emdordje: folds
RunniN-Scare: calls 500000
*** TURN *** [6s 2h Ts] [Ac]
*** RIVER *** [6s 2h Ts Ac] [4c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
RunniN-Scare: shows [6d 8d] (a pair of Sixes)
MrNiphty: shows [Qs Ks] (high card Ace)
Juzchiller said, "wow"
RunniN-Scare collected 2055000 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2055000 | Rake 0
Board [6s 2h Ts Ac 4c]
Seat 1: RunniN-Scare showed [6d 8d] and won (2055000) with a pair of Sixes
Seat 3: Steke folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: browsef folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: MrNiphty (button) showed [Qs Ks] and lost with high card Ace
Seat 7: Juzchiller (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: emdordje (big blind) folded on the Flop
I was a slight favorite when the money went in, probably 53-47. I picked up 3 more outs on the turn but failed to materialize. SFStandard.
So for the last two weeks Ive played online (and 6 of those days were devoted to live play), I have been tearing up fields, with 4 final tables in solid tournaments. However, my finishes have been 5,5,6,6 respectively, meaning I cant close worth shit. Im not gonna lie, finishing solid was definately on the back of my mind, but I wasnt playing to place higher. I wanted the win. (Or at least a solid stack if we decided to chip chop.)
The big one is so very close, but yet soooo far. I will not quit trying though, I will succeed.
Sunday, September 09, 2007
Turn off your crying babies!
Went to go see 3:10 to Yuma tonight. Had to watch something good after watching such garbage this weekend with both the Irish and the Jaguars. And the Giants playing the Cowboys? As my buddy Mike said, "If only there was some way both teams could lose."
The movie was solid, starting slow but picking up pace for what I felt was a good ending. Definately recommended.
The title comes from that shit they show before the movie, with all the different distractions, and then saying, "Please, don't disturb others from enjoying the movie." In all honesty, my experience is partially fucked simply because other people are there. Someday, when I rule the world, Ill be able to watch the newly released movie when I want to watch it with whom I want to watch it...But until then though...sighhhhhh.
The movie was solid, starting slow but picking up pace for what I felt was a good ending. Definately recommended.
The title comes from that shit they show before the movie, with all the different distractions, and then saying, "Please, don't disturb others from enjoying the movie." In all honesty, my experience is partially fucked simply because other people are there. Someday, when I rule the world, Ill be able to watch the newly released movie when I want to watch it with whom I want to watch it...But until then though...sighhhhhh.
Saturday, September 08, 2007
I played shitty poker and blew stacks in like 3 tournaments. I made some hero calls and some steam calls and just really played some shitty poor decision making poker. However it was good in that the poker I was playing was very raw and tilty and so I was completely going on my first instinct which was very nice.
I ended up final tabling the 10 1r 1a. With like 70 people left I was chip leader, and by the time I monied I was I think 40 out of 45 left. I clawed back and played some solid poker, and built a solid stack back up again.....only to, yup u guessed it, donk it off, and then make it back going to the final table in the middle of the pack.
I played very tight at first and only made one steal that got picked off but I let go in the face of a threebet. I had 3 key hands, which all took place in the span of exactly 4 hands.
PokerStars Game #11952546777: Tournament #59838179, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level XIX (4000/8000) - 2007/09/09 - 00:23:03 (ET)
Table '59838179 27' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: whoestemen (456291 in chips)
Seat 2: flow pow (130696 in chips)
Seat 3: WHERErMYnutZ (182668 in chips)
Seat 4: weigand111 (529182 in chips)
Seat 5: MrNiphty (144600 in chips)
Seat 7: AuriannA (131542 in chips)
Seat 9: rspark (69021 in chips)
whoestemen: posts the ante 800
flow pow: posts the ante 800
WHERErMYnutZ: posts the ante 800
weigand111: posts the ante 800
MrNiphty: posts the ante 800
AuriannA: posts the ante 800
rspark: posts the ante 800
whoestemen: posts small blind 4000
flow pow: posts big blind 8000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to MrNiphty [9c 9d]
WHERErMYnutZ: folds
MrNiphty said, "but u gotta llove ez decision"
weigand111: raises 24000 to 32000
MrNiphty: raises 64000 to 96000
AuriannA: folds
whoestemen said, ":)"
rspark: folds
whoestemen: folds
flow pow: folds
weigand111: calls 64000
*** FLOP *** [2c As 3s]
weigand111: bets 432382 and is all-in
MrNiphty: calls 47800 and is all-in
*** TURN *** [2c As 3s] [5d]
*** RIVER *** [2c As 3s 5d] [7h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
weigand111: shows [Qd Kh] (high card Ace)
MrNiphty: shows [9c 9d] (a pair of Nines)
MrNiphty collected 305200 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 305200 | Rake 0
Board [2c As 3s 5d 7h]
Seat 1: whoestemen (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: flow pow (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: WHERErMYnutZ folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: weigand111 showed [Qd Kh] and lost with high card Ace
Seat 5: MrNiphty showed [9c 9d] and won (305200) with a pair of Nines
Seat 7: AuriannA folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: rspark (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
PokerStars Game #11952563460: Tournament #59838179, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level XX (5000/10000) - 2007/09/09 - 00:24:20 (ET)
Table '59838179 27' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: whoestemen (472491 in chips)
Seat 2: flow pow (115896 in chips)
Seat 3: WHERErMYnutZ (170868 in chips)
Seat 4: weigand111 (383582 in chips)
Seat 5: MrNiphty (304200 in chips)
Seat 7: AuriannA (129742 in chips)
Seat 9: rspark (67221 in chips)
whoestemen: posts the ante 1000
flow pow: posts the ante 1000
WHERErMYnutZ: posts the ante 1000
weigand111: posts the ante 1000
MrNiphty: posts the ante 1000
AuriannA: posts the ante 1000
rspark: posts the ante 1000
WHERErMYnutZ: posts small blind 5000
weigand111: posts big blind 10000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to MrNiphty [5h 5s]
whoestemen said, "lol"
whoestemen said, "nc"
MrNiphty: raises 17200 to 27200
AuriannA: folds
rspark: folds
whoestemen: folds
MrNiphty said, "ty"
flow pow: raises 87696 to 114896 and is all-in
WHERErMYnutZ: folds
weigand111: folds
MrNiphty: calls 87696
*** FLOP *** [9s 6s Kd]
*** TURN *** [9s 6s Kd] [9h]
MrNiphty said, "that one obv not so ez"
MrNiphty said, "nh"
*** RIVER *** [9s 6s Kd 9h] [Js]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
MrNiphty: shows [5h 5s] (two pair, Nines and Fives)
flow pow: shows [7h 7s] (two pair, Nines and Sevens)
flow pow collected 251792 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 251792 | Rake 0
Board [9s 6s Kd 9h Js]
Seat 1: whoestemen folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: flow pow (button) showed [7h 7s] and won (251792) with two pair, Nines and Sevens
Seat 3: WHERErMYnutZ (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: weigand111 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: MrNiphty showed [5h 5s] and lost with two pair, Nines and Fives
Seat 7: AuriannA folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: rspark folded before Flop (didn't bet)
PokerStars Game #11952581175: Tournament #59838179, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level XX (5000/10000) - 2007/09/09 - 00:25:40 (ET)
Table '59838179 27' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: whoestemen (471491 in chips)
Seat 2: flow pow (251792 in chips)
Seat 3: WHERErMYnutZ (164868 in chips)
Seat 4: weigand111 (372582 in chips)
Seat 5: MrNiphty (188304 in chips)
Seat 7: AuriannA (128742 in chips)
Seat 9: rspark (66221 in chips)
whoestemen: posts the ante 1000
flow pow: posts the ante 1000
WHERErMYnutZ: posts the ante 1000
weigand111: posts the ante 1000
MrNiphty: posts the ante 1000
AuriannA: posts the ante 1000
rspark: posts the ante 1000
weigand111: posts small blind 5000
MrNiphty: posts big blind 10000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to MrNiphty [Td Ts]
AuriannA: folds
rspark: folds
whoestemen: folds
flow pow: folds
WHERErMYnutZ: raises 20000 to 30000
weigand111: calls 25000
MrNiphty: raises 157304 to 187304 and is all-in
WHERErMYnutZ: calls 133868 and is all-in
weigand111: folds
*** FLOP *** [Ah 7c 4c]
MrNiphty said, ";uhfew I;UWRHpuihwur-hg[orhdge09erqg\"
*** TURN *** [Ah 7c 4c] [Qc]
*** RIVER *** [Ah 7c 4c Qc] [7d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
MrNiphty: shows [Td Ts] (two pair, Tens and Sevens)
WHERErMYnutZ: shows [7s 7h] (four of a kind, Sevens)
WHERErMYnutZ collected 364736 from pot
whoestemen said, "ouch"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 364736 | Rake 0
Board [Ah 7c 4c Qc 7d]
Seat 1: whoestemen folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: flow pow folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: WHERErMYnutZ (button) showed [7s 7h] and won (364736) with four of a kind, Sevens
Seat 4: weigand111 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: MrNiphty (big blind) showed [Td Ts] and lost with two pair, Tens and Sevens
Seat 7: AuriannA folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: rspark folded before Flop (didn't bet)
So thats it. I didn't get lucky and I got unlucky in two 80/20 spots. Fuck flips, those are gambles. But 80/20s are the backbone, the epitome of domination. I made a loose call with the 55, but he had no history whatsoever in the DB, and the entire table was going nuts with repops. But with the 1010, the PERFECT squeeze spot opens looking like Im steaming. I know what my push looks like. I want the call. uiheiurh wiurh FUCK FUCKASS FUCKING SHIT CUNT FUCK. I came real close to cursing in the chat room, but Ive been very good avoiding the permanent stars banhammer and intend on keeping my chat. So excuse my harsh language there but this is the only place that I can and am going to vent. So if you dont like it, FUCK YOU!!!! (And i mean that in the nicest way possible :) )
Last 3 final tables....2 5ths and a 6th? No wonder why I always offer to chop, my endgame is fucking atrocious.
I ended up final tabling the 10 1r 1a. With like 70 people left I was chip leader, and by the time I monied I was I think 40 out of 45 left. I clawed back and played some solid poker, and built a solid stack back up again.....only to, yup u guessed it, donk it off, and then make it back going to the final table in the middle of the pack.
I played very tight at first and only made one steal that got picked off but I let go in the face of a threebet. I had 3 key hands, which all took place in the span of exactly 4 hands.
PokerStars Game #11952546777: Tournament #59838179, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level XIX (4000/8000) - 2007/09/09 - 00:23:03 (ET)
Table '59838179 27' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: whoestemen (456291 in chips)
Seat 2: flow pow (130696 in chips)
Seat 3: WHERErMYnutZ (182668 in chips)
Seat 4: weigand111 (529182 in chips)
Seat 5: MrNiphty (144600 in chips)
Seat 7: AuriannA (131542 in chips)
Seat 9: rspark (69021 in chips)
whoestemen: posts the ante 800
flow pow: posts the ante 800
WHERErMYnutZ: posts the ante 800
weigand111: posts the ante 800
MrNiphty: posts the ante 800
AuriannA: posts the ante 800
rspark: posts the ante 800
whoestemen: posts small blind 4000
flow pow: posts big blind 8000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to MrNiphty [9c 9d]
WHERErMYnutZ: folds
MrNiphty said, "but u gotta llove ez decision"
weigand111: raises 24000 to 32000
MrNiphty: raises 64000 to 96000
AuriannA: folds
whoestemen said, ":)"
rspark: folds
whoestemen: folds
flow pow: folds
weigand111: calls 64000
*** FLOP *** [2c As 3s]
weigand111: bets 432382 and is all-in
MrNiphty: calls 47800 and is all-in
*** TURN *** [2c As 3s] [5d]
*** RIVER *** [2c As 3s 5d] [7h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
weigand111: shows [Qd Kh] (high card Ace)
MrNiphty: shows [9c 9d] (a pair of Nines)
MrNiphty collected 305200 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 305200 | Rake 0
Board [2c As 3s 5d 7h]
Seat 1: whoestemen (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: flow pow (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: WHERErMYnutZ folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: weigand111 showed [Qd Kh] and lost with high card Ace
Seat 5: MrNiphty showed [9c 9d] and won (305200) with a pair of Nines
Seat 7: AuriannA folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: rspark (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
PokerStars Game #11952563460: Tournament #59838179, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level XX (5000/10000) - 2007/09/09 - 00:24:20 (ET)
Table '59838179 27' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: whoestemen (472491 in chips)
Seat 2: flow pow (115896 in chips)
Seat 3: WHERErMYnutZ (170868 in chips)
Seat 4: weigand111 (383582 in chips)
Seat 5: MrNiphty (304200 in chips)
Seat 7: AuriannA (129742 in chips)
Seat 9: rspark (67221 in chips)
whoestemen: posts the ante 1000
flow pow: posts the ante 1000
WHERErMYnutZ: posts the ante 1000
weigand111: posts the ante 1000
MrNiphty: posts the ante 1000
AuriannA: posts the ante 1000
rspark: posts the ante 1000
WHERErMYnutZ: posts small blind 5000
weigand111: posts big blind 10000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to MrNiphty [5h 5s]
whoestemen said, "lol"
whoestemen said, "nc"
MrNiphty: raises 17200 to 27200
AuriannA: folds
rspark: folds
whoestemen: folds
MrNiphty said, "ty"
flow pow: raises 87696 to 114896 and is all-in
WHERErMYnutZ: folds
weigand111: folds
MrNiphty: calls 87696
*** FLOP *** [9s 6s Kd]
*** TURN *** [9s 6s Kd] [9h]
MrNiphty said, "that one obv not so ez"
MrNiphty said, "nh"
*** RIVER *** [9s 6s Kd 9h] [Js]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
MrNiphty: shows [5h 5s] (two pair, Nines and Fives)
flow pow: shows [7h 7s] (two pair, Nines and Sevens)
flow pow collected 251792 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 251792 | Rake 0
Board [9s 6s Kd 9h Js]
Seat 1: whoestemen folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: flow pow (button) showed [7h 7s] and won (251792) with two pair, Nines and Sevens
Seat 3: WHERErMYnutZ (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: weigand111 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: MrNiphty showed [5h 5s] and lost with two pair, Nines and Fives
Seat 7: AuriannA folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: rspark folded before Flop (didn't bet)
PokerStars Game #11952581175: Tournament #59838179, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level XX (5000/10000) - 2007/09/09 - 00:25:40 (ET)
Table '59838179 27' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: whoestemen (471491 in chips)
Seat 2: flow pow (251792 in chips)
Seat 3: WHERErMYnutZ (164868 in chips)
Seat 4: weigand111 (372582 in chips)
Seat 5: MrNiphty (188304 in chips)
Seat 7: AuriannA (128742 in chips)
Seat 9: rspark (66221 in chips)
whoestemen: posts the ante 1000
flow pow: posts the ante 1000
WHERErMYnutZ: posts the ante 1000
weigand111: posts the ante 1000
MrNiphty: posts the ante 1000
AuriannA: posts the ante 1000
rspark: posts the ante 1000
weigand111: posts small blind 5000
MrNiphty: posts big blind 10000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to MrNiphty [Td Ts]
AuriannA: folds
rspark: folds
whoestemen: folds
flow pow: folds
WHERErMYnutZ: raises 20000 to 30000
weigand111: calls 25000
MrNiphty: raises 157304 to 187304 and is all-in
WHERErMYnutZ: calls 133868 and is all-in
weigand111: folds
*** FLOP *** [Ah 7c 4c]
MrNiphty said, ";uhfew I;UWRHpuihwur-hg[orhdge09erqg\"
*** TURN *** [Ah 7c 4c] [Qc]
*** RIVER *** [Ah 7c 4c Qc] [7d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
MrNiphty: shows [Td Ts] (two pair, Tens and Sevens)
WHERErMYnutZ: shows [7s 7h] (four of a kind, Sevens)
WHERErMYnutZ collected 364736 from pot
whoestemen said, "ouch"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 364736 | Rake 0
Board [Ah 7c 4c Qc 7d]
Seat 1: whoestemen folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: flow pow folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: WHERErMYnutZ (button) showed [7s 7h] and won (364736) with four of a kind, Sevens
Seat 4: weigand111 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: MrNiphty (big blind) showed [Td Ts] and lost with two pair, Tens and Sevens
Seat 7: AuriannA folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: rspark folded before Flop (didn't bet)
So thats it. I didn't get lucky and I got unlucky in two 80/20 spots. Fuck flips, those are gambles. But 80/20s are the backbone, the epitome of domination. I made a loose call with the 55, but he had no history whatsoever in the DB, and the entire table was going nuts with repops. But with the 1010, the PERFECT squeeze spot opens looking like Im steaming. I know what my push looks like. I want the call. uiheiurh wiurh FUCK FUCKASS FUCKING SHIT CUNT FUCK. I came real close to cursing in the chat room, but Ive been very good avoiding the permanent stars banhammer and intend on keeping my chat. So excuse my harsh language there but this is the only place that I can and am going to vent. So if you dont like it, FUCK YOU!!!! (And i mean that in the nicest way possible :) )
Last 3 final tables....2 5ths and a 6th? No wonder why I always offer to chop, my endgame is fucking atrocious.
I run bad
So my fucking external hard drive died yesterday. Ive had the thing for no longer than a month.
Say goodbye to every tv show ive bought from itunes, every movie on there (about 100), and every song (about 6k+)
To say I am pissed is an understatement. However this will not go in vain. I will take this up with best buy, regardless of the fact that I have no box or receipt. I will win.
Say goodbye to every tv show ive bought from itunes, every movie on there (about 100), and every song (about 6k+)
To say I am pissed is an understatement. However this will not go in vain. I will take this up with best buy, regardless of the fact that I have no box or receipt. I will win.
Thursday, September 06, 2007
A sad day
Today, I found out that one of my favorite people that I had met through online poker, Peeved, had passed away. He hadnt been online in nearly two months, and yesterday it was confirmed due to his health complications. He was a very stand up guy, and I am very saddened by this news. This was a post I wrote in Off Topic, a part of part of pocketfives that Peeved was very dedicated to posting to.
I remember the first time I met peeved. We both ran deep in a nightly deepstacks. I also felt like he was an easy blind to steal :) He ended up losing a flip with AK. He didn't leave the tournament though. We had made friends and he stuck around, sipping on some sort of alcohol and railed me to my largest tournament victory still to date. I was happy to make this new friend :)
From then on, we discussed poker alot. I got yahoo IM, and through it we chirped poker. He was my only friend on that buddy list. Together, I like to believe we mutually helped each others game. He showed me the patience that tight aggressive could achieve. I showed him the 2.5x raise (boy, did he like to minraise!). He would call me a LAGtard and in return I would call him a nit.
I learned through our talks that his profession was anthropology; that he had travelled alot; and that he had some health problems. But I know that he loved to play poker - - and even moreso, that he LOVED OT. Peeved is the number 1 reason why I even checked out Off Topic.
Peeved was hilarious. Sometimes though, he would mess up the punchlines....just a little. It made them even funnier and better in my eyes. Funny the things that you remember. My most memorable peeved one liner?
"You're the type of guy that sucks dick for cabfare and then walks home."
Peeved was the type of guy that would ask if you wanted a railcall as soon as you made a final table. He was that standupish, and ran by the golden rule.
So this post is for him, Peeved, in his honor. I like to believe that he would have liked it. Well either this, or a 3r last longer :)
RIP friend. You are surely missed.
"I have to remind myself that some birds aren't meant to be caged. Their feathers are just too bright. And when they fly away, the part of you that knows it was a sin to lock them up DOES rejoice. Still, the placeyou live in is that much more drab and empty that they're gone. I guess I just miss my friend." - Shawshank Redemption
Wednesday, September 05, 2007
Back in Tally
Fuck live poker!
And if you had told me the only pro player I saw my entire trip was Bernard Lee, I would have laughed my ass off.
Incidentally, he was a super nice guy, so Im gonna hope he comes in 2nd only to Rizen.
We came back a little earlier than expected, but now that Im back Im totally glad that we did.
Officially, I played 4 tournaments at the IP. I cashed zero times, with the one bubble, and about 987329487 bad beats. And 1 time of running ak into kk in a 4 bet pot. 3 times I managed to accumilate larger than average stacks. That last stat I dont like given I had no cashes. Maybe Im just being results oriented though.
Officially at the Beau, I played one tournament, the WPT nightly 2nd chance. Even though that was my only MTT cash, I am very pleased that it occurred in that tourney.
I played one sit and go last night, a 10 seater 65 that paid one 530 seat. A drunk old lady to my immediate right was very adamant about organizing both a last longer as well as a bounty. I believe we got 6 and 5, respectively, with only those competing being eligible. (Our "organizer" busted when it folded to her on the button and shoved about 25 big blinds at 50-100 with j6, only to be called by the chipleader in the BB with AK, lol)
I chipped up early when I got someone to double me up with 99 vs my kq after checkraising him allin on a K77 board. Then a shorty pushed in, and in a 3 way pot, flopped quad 6s, but received no further action.
Eventually, we got down to three. One kid was uber fucking fidgity. It was very apparant that he was fucked up on something, but I couldn't tell what. Perhaps the pot was impairing my judgement.
Right before the blinds hopped up to 3-600, ADD kid runs to the bathroom. I couldn't believe it. I really had to piss as well, but this was not the time with every blind being so crucial! I picked up 2 blinds in a row, which were crucial being the shortstack.
Eventually, we agreed to a 3 way chop, as I wanted blackjack money, and on top of that we were definately crapshooting and I had already survived one 60-40, and was not looking to deal with another.
After the sng, it became blatantly obvious the ADD kid was all coked up. Whatever, to each his own.
Today after running the AK into KK, I went down to the table games. I wanted to play blackjack, but the table I wanted was kinda full. I saw a 3 card poker game and played the 5 dollar bets. In a span of about 10 hands or so, I hit both 3 of a kind (30-1), but a straight flush (40-1) as well. I dabbled in blackjack and craps and lost a little but overall the table games broke me even minus expenses for the trip (it wasnt even that much too, like 300 bucks).
All in all, Im very glad to be back home. I hope to be writing some non poker related topics this week, which will be a nice change of pace, as Im kinda of sick of tournament reporting by now :)
And if you had told me the only pro player I saw my entire trip was Bernard Lee, I would have laughed my ass off.
Incidentally, he was a super nice guy, so Im gonna hope he comes in 2nd only to Rizen.
We came back a little earlier than expected, but now that Im back Im totally glad that we did.
Officially, I played 4 tournaments at the IP. I cashed zero times, with the one bubble, and about 987329487 bad beats. And 1 time of running ak into kk in a 4 bet pot. 3 times I managed to accumilate larger than average stacks. That last stat I dont like given I had no cashes. Maybe Im just being results oriented though.
Officially at the Beau, I played one tournament, the WPT nightly 2nd chance. Even though that was my only MTT cash, I am very pleased that it occurred in that tourney.
I played one sit and go last night, a 10 seater 65 that paid one 530 seat. A drunk old lady to my immediate right was very adamant about organizing both a last longer as well as a bounty. I believe we got 6 and 5, respectively, with only those competing being eligible. (Our "organizer" busted when it folded to her on the button and shoved about 25 big blinds at 50-100 with j6, only to be called by the chipleader in the BB with AK, lol)
I chipped up early when I got someone to double me up with 99 vs my kq after checkraising him allin on a K77 board. Then a shorty pushed in, and in a 3 way pot, flopped quad 6s, but received no further action.
Eventually, we got down to three. One kid was uber fucking fidgity. It was very apparant that he was fucked up on something, but I couldn't tell what. Perhaps the pot was impairing my judgement.
Right before the blinds hopped up to 3-600, ADD kid runs to the bathroom. I couldn't believe it. I really had to piss as well, but this was not the time with every blind being so crucial! I picked up 2 blinds in a row, which were crucial being the shortstack.
Eventually, we agreed to a 3 way chop, as I wanted blackjack money, and on top of that we were definately crapshooting and I had already survived one 60-40, and was not looking to deal with another.
After the sng, it became blatantly obvious the ADD kid was all coked up. Whatever, to each his own.
Today after running the AK into KK, I went down to the table games. I wanted to play blackjack, but the table I wanted was kinda full. I saw a 3 card poker game and played the 5 dollar bets. In a span of about 10 hands or so, I hit both 3 of a kind (30-1), but a straight flush (40-1) as well. I dabbled in blackjack and craps and lost a little but overall the table games broke me even minus expenses for the trip (it wasnt even that much too, like 300 bucks).
All in all, Im very glad to be back home. I hope to be writing some non poker related topics this week, which will be a nice change of pace, as Im kinda of sick of tournament reporting by now :)
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