But not last night. It was my big winner in a very short session Monday night. I played a little over 100 hands over 3 tables and was fortunate to find some incredible maniacs spewing chips lke Mt. Etna spews lava. Here are some HH's for you.......
FullTiltPoker Game #2533239228: Table Bazmorda (6 max) - $0.10/$0.25 - No Limit Hold'em - 23:08:31 ET - 2007/05/28
Seat 1: IslandAK ($26)
Seat 2: Cals-TULIP ($25), is sitting outSeat
3: HERO ($25)
Seat 4: trazz23 ($25)
Seat 5: jonny35 ($47.60)
Seat 6: Holly24 ($29.85)
HERO posts the small blind of $0.10
trazz23 posts the big blind of $0.25
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to HERO [Ac Ks]
jonny35 raises to $0.50 His min raise pre-flop has been any two suited cards, or any face card
Holly24 foldsIslandAK folds
HERO raises to $1.75
trazz23 folds
jonny35 raises to $3
Cals-TULIP has returned
HERO calls $1.25
*** FLOP ***
[4c Td 8h]
HERO bets $4.60
jonny35 raises to $44.60, and is all in I've seen him do this move earlier with air
HERO calls $17.40, and is all in
jonny35 shows [Js Qs]
HERO shows [Ac Ks]
Uncalled bet of $22.60 returned to jonny35
*** TURN *** [4c Td 8h] [4d]
*** RIVER *** [4c Td 8h 4d] [7c]
jonny35 shows a pair of Fours
HERO shows a pair of Fours
HERO wins the pot ($47.75) with a pair of Fours
jonny35 adds $2.40
FullTiltPoker Game #2533023384: Table Marcon (6 max) - $0.10/$0.25 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:43:08 ET - 2007/05/28
Seat 1: mrk826 ($30)
Seat 2: Lorbo57 ($25) Calling Station who is very loose pre flop and giving away his chips
Seat 3: HERO ($25)
Seat 4: Air_Assault777 ($27.65)
Seat 5: WendChew ($50.95)
Seat 6: FCS Tech ($9.65)
Air_Assault777 posts the small blind of $0.10
WendChew posts the big blind of $0.25
Lorbo57 posts a dead small blind of $0.10
The button is in seat #3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to HERO [Kd Ad]
FCS Tech calls $0.25
mrk826 has 15 seconds left to act
mrk826 folds
Lorbo57 calls $0.25
HERO raises to $1.50
Air_Assault777 folds
WendChew folds
FCS Tech folds
Lorbo57 calls $1.25
*** FLOP ***
[2c Ah Qd]
Lorbo57 checks
HERO bets $2
Lorbo57 calls $2
*** TURN ***
[2c Ah Qd] [6s]
Lorbo57 bets $21.40, and is all in
HERO calls $21.40
Lorbo57 shows [3d 8s]
HERO shows [Kd Ad]
*** RIVER ***
[2c Ah Qd 6s] [Jd]
Lorbo57 shows Ace Queen high
HERO shows a pair of Aces
HERO wins the pot ($48) with a pair of Aces
Lorbo57 is sitting out
Going to the ATL tonight for a concert. Will post a trip report if I survive. It's been 10+ years since I've seen a Black Metal show, and Dimmu Borgir is at the forefront of the genre right now. It should be interesting. Until then good luck onthe felt and may the good cards hit your hand...
May 29, 2007
May 24, 2007
The past week hasn't allowed a lot of time for poker. I worked the entire weekend and was busily getting the bedrooms ready for our new furniture which arrived on Monday. Vaughan Bassett forgot to rout the center rail all the way on my King bed and the hook in rail wouldn't set properly. I was seriously tilting because this particular bedroom set was recently discontinued and the delivery guys had just left.
So I did what anyone else would do when you're stuck. I McGiver'ed my way through it. I had to use my knife and hack through the wood until the hook was exposed enough to connect with the rest of the bed. It looks awesome with a low profile footboard and makes the room appear larger now.
I did get a tiny bit of play in (500 hands) and made 2 buy ins along the way. Things are becoming easier now with my added aggression. These guys just added a new video that is outstanding. You need to check out this site if you haven't already. If all goes well I'll get in some playing time tonight. Good luck onthe felt and may the good cards hit your hand......
So I did what anyone else would do when you're stuck. I McGiver'ed my way through it. I had to use my knife and hack through the wood until the hook was exposed enough to connect with the rest of the bed. It looks awesome with a low profile footboard and makes the room appear larger now.
I did get a tiny bit of play in (500 hands) and made 2 buy ins along the way. Things are becoming easier now with my added aggression. These guys just added a new video that is outstanding. You need to check out this site if you haven't already. If all goes well I'll get in some playing time tonight. Good luck onthe felt and may the good cards hit your hand......
May 19, 2007
And DOWN The Stretch They Come!
A half hour before the Preakness goes off I get a call from my Dad. He was a jockey and it's where I get my love for horses from. I have a customer in the store so I couldn't talk as long as I wanted but he gave this tid bit. He says, "Watch out for Curlin. He's gonna win today." I guess it's true that Father knows best.
Congratulations to Robby Albarado and Curlin on your win. Its not many times a horse gets passed at the quarter pole and comes back to win. Sucks for Street Sense though. Another year without a Triple Crown winner..... I hope we see one soon.
Congratulations to Robby Albarado and Curlin on your win. Its not many times a horse gets passed at the quarter pole and comes back to win. Sucks for Street Sense though. Another year without a Triple Crown winner..... I hope we see one soon.
A Little About the APA
Mo left a comment for me about the APA and I thought I would talk a little about my history with it in this post.
I've been a member since 1995 if memory serves me well. I always enjoyed playing pool in my younger years in the 'burbs of Chicago but I was never any good at the game. My friends gave me a nickname during this time. Johnny "No Depth Perception" was what I was called because I could not make a lengthy shot if my life depended on it. Some would say that is still the case but whatever.
I started playing in the APA as a way to meet people when I moved down South, seeing that I didn't know a soul down here. At first it was an excuse to go out, drink beer, have fun and chase skirts but I noticed that some teams were very serious about playing the game. I wanted to be on that kind of team because to me the object of playing a game is to win.
So I bounced around on a few teams playing 3 times a week and finally landed on a good team in 2001. I was a Skill Level 3 (SL3), which at the time was the lowest level a man could be. Every team needs all skill levels because the APA will only allow a team to play 23 SL team points in any match to avoid one team from loading up a bunch of 7's and killing everyone.
Our team was in the toughest division and we managed to win it and advance to City. We felt really good about our chances but you never know what can happen. To win in City you need a little luck to fall your way but it comes down to how well your lower SL's play. Your 5's and 6's will probably win 50% of their matches so if 3's and 4's stand on their heads and shoot lights out you're golden. That's what happened to us that year. I went 3-0 and our 4 did the same. Las Vegas didn't go so well. We were out after 3 matches but that left more time to play the pit games. I didn't play Hold 'Em at this point and had never heard of the game, but was invited to play by the sharks at Circus Circus. "Welcome to my parlor" said the spiders to this fly. I smiled and respectfully declined.
After that team fell apart I decided to captain my own team and find some like minded friends who wanted to get back to Vegas. It took two years to get there. My team won the same division as we did in 2001 and went undefeated in City's. We ended up tied for 65th place out of 839 teams. We also split an extra $1500 between us for that effort but that's nothing compared to the 25k 1st place. In that time I went from a SL3 to a SL5 and I'm currently at a SL4. If I play totally focused I am extremely hard to beat given my experience in the league and could easily be a 5 . In fact some opponents complain about how I play better than my rank. That's fine with me. I'll stay a 4 as long as I can. It's what my team needs and that's what matters. I'm in City's this year on a team I don't captain and I plan on our team winning again.
I hope some of you found this interesting. Mo, I'll respond on how to hit a power draw in the comments.
Until next time good luck on the felt and may the good cards hit your hand.....
I've been a member since 1995 if memory serves me well. I always enjoyed playing pool in my younger years in the 'burbs of Chicago but I was never any good at the game. My friends gave me a nickname during this time. Johnny "No Depth Perception" was what I was called because I could not make a lengthy shot if my life depended on it. Some would say that is still the case but whatever.
I started playing in the APA as a way to meet people when I moved down South, seeing that I didn't know a soul down here. At first it was an excuse to go out, drink beer, have fun and chase skirts but I noticed that some teams were very serious about playing the game. I wanted to be on that kind of team because to me the object of playing a game is to win.
So I bounced around on a few teams playing 3 times a week and finally landed on a good team in 2001. I was a Skill Level 3 (SL3), which at the time was the lowest level a man could be. Every team needs all skill levels because the APA will only allow a team to play 23 SL team points in any match to avoid one team from loading up a bunch of 7's and killing everyone.
Our team was in the toughest division and we managed to win it and advance to City. We felt really good about our chances but you never know what can happen. To win in City you need a little luck to fall your way but it comes down to how well your lower SL's play. Your 5's and 6's will probably win 50% of their matches so if 3's and 4's stand on their heads and shoot lights out you're golden. That's what happened to us that year. I went 3-0 and our 4 did the same. Las Vegas didn't go so well. We were out after 3 matches but that left more time to play the pit games. I didn't play Hold 'Em at this point and had never heard of the game, but was invited to play by the sharks at Circus Circus. "Welcome to my parlor" said the spiders to this fly. I smiled and respectfully declined.
After that team fell apart I decided to captain my own team and find some like minded friends who wanted to get back to Vegas. It took two years to get there. My team won the same division as we did in 2001 and went undefeated in City's. We ended up tied for 65th place out of 839 teams. We also split an extra $1500 between us for that effort but that's nothing compared to the 25k 1st place. In that time I went from a SL3 to a SL5 and I'm currently at a SL4. If I play totally focused I am extremely hard to beat given my experience in the league and could easily be a 5 . In fact some opponents complain about how I play better than my rank. That's fine with me. I'll stay a 4 as long as I can. It's what my team needs and that's what matters. I'm in City's this year on a team I don't captain and I plan on our team winning again.
I hope some of you found this interesting. Mo, I'll respond on how to hit a power draw in the comments.
Until next time good luck on the felt and may the good cards hit your hand.....
May 12, 2007
The Cat's Away and The Mouse Will Play......
.... Some pool. Then some poker. My wife and daughter are down at the beach so I thought I would go shoot some stick, have a few beverages and play some pokah! Neon Black will be showing up to play so it'll be fun to get my ass kicked no matter what game I play, except maybe 7 ball. I own him in that game! It'll be good to get some practice in. The new session just started in the APA. I've resurrected my old team name (Quit Talkin' Start Chalkin') and have a slew of new players, except for Neon Black, so we'll see what happens. I'm gonna try 3 tabling tonight and see how much more difficult it is to concentrate and if it affects my winrate (not that it's much to brag about). If all goes well I'll keep doing it until I'm very comforatble and then add in another table. I know there are people out there who can play 9+ tables at a time but not me yet. Small steps first. Oh, Neon is gonna be playing at the house too on a diff. site so I'll probably sweat him a bit and get him to try 6 max. He's such a nit...........:) Good luck on the felt and may the good cards hit your hand
May 7, 2007
Two of My Favorite Girls
This picture was taken Dec. 16, 2006 in my back yard. It was taken early in the morning with an Olympus digital camera. No touch ups or filtering were used. The puppy seen here is a 6 week old Golden Retriever and was a Christmas gift from my beautiful wife. My daughter is 20 months old here. I love how it looks like "Goldie" is on the hunt and ready to pounce on her prey, as well as the contrast of her coat against the leaves.
Great blog to visit....
I've been reading a really good blog from Australia that has a lot of interesting posts and photos and thought I'd provide a link to his work. He does rankings of some of his favorite blogs and I must say I am happy he included me in the honorable mention list. Thanks, David. Please visit his blog and tell him whodatdare sent you. I've been taking some photos and when I get some decent ones I'll be posting here for your comments/ enjoyment. Good luck on the felt and may the good cards hit your hand.............
May 3, 2007
My first hand Monday started good and ended badly for me.
FullTiltPoker Game #2322006372: Table Moradi (6 max) - $0.10/$0.25 - No Limit Hold'em - 15:51:53 ET - 2007/04/30
Seat 1: Tommygunn50 ($16.80)
Seat 2: HERO ($25)
Seat 3: Joeballz88 ($16.40)
Seat 4: younghoons ($21.55)
Seat 5: Gamebreaker3233 ($12.20)
Seat 6: chengnes ($25.75)
Tommygunn50 posts the small blind of $0.10
HERO posts the big blind of $0.25
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to HERO [7s Kd]
Joeballz88 folds
younghoons calls $0.25
Gamebreaker3233 calls $0.25
chengnes folds
Tommygunn50 calls $0.15
HERO checks
*** FLOP *** [7h Kc Td]
Time to build the pot...
Tommygunn50 checks
HERO bets $1
younghoons folds
Gamebreaker3233 folds
Tommygunn50 raises to $2
HERO raises to $6
Tommygunn50 calls $4
I should've popped him more here. His call likely means he doesn't have a set. He's probably on a draw and needs to pay a high price to catch it.
*** TURN *** [7h Kc Td] [8d]
Tommygunn50 checks
Now I know he is weak
HERO bets $13
Tommygunn50 calls $10.55, and is all in
HERO shows [7s Kd]
Tommygunn50 shows [Qc Js] He has roughly a 16% chance to hit his straight here...
Uncalled bet of $2.45 returned to HERO
*** RIVER *** [7h Kc Td 8d] [As]
HERO shows two pair, Kings and Sevens
Tommygunn50 shows a straight, Ace high
Tommygunn50 wins the pot ($32.40) with a straight, Ace high
Well, that was fun. I think I did the right thing in this hand, although I do agree with the line of thinking at the Dynasty that my flop re-raise was very bad. In hind sight I gave the villain just enough pot odds to call for his straight draw. I really think he was calling regardless though. But that's why I post hands at the aforementioned site. Those players are extremely good at what they do, and their advice is invaluable.
30 hands later my QQ loses to KK and I'm down almost 2 buy ins. I did manage to win back half of my losses so the day wasn't too bad, all things considered.
I called down a short stack (24BB) with AK vs. his JJ and win the race when a lovely King spikes the flop. A few hands later I get it all in with JJ and see KK across the felt. Oops.... until a J hits the turn. Suckouts suck, but whatever. I've had my share go against me too.
There are still some situations that occur post flop that I will need some adjustment on my part, and I feel my game has improved a tiny bit. I'm really focusing on learning some more of the tendencies of the regulars and it's starting to show in my play. The journey is the best part of reaching your destination and I still have a ways to go before I consider myself a decent player. It is a fun road though.
Good luck on the felt and may the good cards hit your hand............
FullTiltPoker Game #2322006372: Table Moradi (6 max) - $0.10/$0.25 - No Limit Hold'em - 15:51:53 ET - 2007/04/30
Seat 1: Tommygunn50 ($16.80)
Seat 2: HERO ($25)
Seat 3: Joeballz88 ($16.40)
Seat 4: younghoons ($21.55)
Seat 5: Gamebreaker3233 ($12.20)
Seat 6: chengnes ($25.75)
Tommygunn50 posts the small blind of $0.10
HERO posts the big blind of $0.25
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to HERO [7s Kd]
Joeballz88 folds
younghoons calls $0.25
Gamebreaker3233 calls $0.25
chengnes folds
Tommygunn50 calls $0.15
HERO checks
*** FLOP *** [7h Kc Td]
Time to build the pot...
Tommygunn50 checks
HERO bets $1
younghoons folds
Gamebreaker3233 folds
Tommygunn50 raises to $2
HERO raises to $6
Tommygunn50 calls $4
I should've popped him more here. His call likely means he doesn't have a set. He's probably on a draw and needs to pay a high price to catch it.
*** TURN *** [7h Kc Td] [8d]
Tommygunn50 checks
Now I know he is weak
HERO bets $13
Tommygunn50 calls $10.55, and is all in
HERO shows [7s Kd]
Tommygunn50 shows [Qc Js] He has roughly a 16% chance to hit his straight here...
Uncalled bet of $2.45 returned to HERO
*** RIVER *** [7h Kc Td 8d] [As]
HERO shows two pair, Kings and Sevens
Tommygunn50 shows a straight, Ace high
Tommygunn50 wins the pot ($32.40) with a straight, Ace high
Well, that was fun. I think I did the right thing in this hand, although I do agree with the line of thinking at the Dynasty that my flop re-raise was very bad. In hind sight I gave the villain just enough pot odds to call for his straight draw. I really think he was calling regardless though. But that's why I post hands at the aforementioned site. Those players are extremely good at what they do, and their advice is invaluable.
30 hands later my QQ loses to KK and I'm down almost 2 buy ins. I did manage to win back half of my losses so the day wasn't too bad, all things considered.
I called down a short stack (24BB) with AK vs. his JJ and win the race when a lovely King spikes the flop. A few hands later I get it all in with JJ and see KK across the felt. Oops.... until a J hits the turn. Suckouts suck, but whatever. I've had my share go against me too.
There are still some situations that occur post flop that I will need some adjustment on my part, and I feel my game has improved a tiny bit. I'm really focusing on learning some more of the tendencies of the regulars and it's starting to show in my play. The journey is the best part of reaching your destination and I still have a ways to go before I consider myself a decent player. It is a fun road though.
Good luck on the felt and may the good cards hit your hand............
May 2, 2007
So last Sunday I play for a little while my wife is at the pool and the daughter is down for a nap. I 2 tabled for an hour and got in 175 hands and made $34.00. Not a bad hourly rate, I must say. If only it could be sustained for an 8 hour day... It can if you know what you're doing. I'll get there some day. Here's a good hand/ situation that I recently started playing since reading and posting at Poker Dyansty.
FullTiltPoker Game #2316469397: Table Barbie (6 max) - $0.10/$0.25 - No Limit Hold'em - 17:29:22 ET - 2007/04/29
Seat 1: Kwoco ($26.30)
Seat 2: blocks ($54.25)
Seat 3: XherculesX ($11.40)
Seat 4: ImDaJuggernaut ($3.70)
Seat 5: HERO ($35.15)
Seat 6: RabbitCarrot ($17.70)
Kwoco posts the small blind of $0.10
blocks posts the big blind of $0.25
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to HERO [5d 6d]
XherculesX folds
ImDaJuggernaut folds
HERO raises to $0.85
RabbitCarrot calls $0.85
Kwoco folds
blocks folds
*** FLOP *** [3s 6s 6h]
HERObets $2.05
RabbitCarrot calls $2.05
*** TURN *** [3s 6s 6h] [Ac]
HERO bets $6.15 I almost checked here to induce a bluff, but this villain is a maniac
RabbitCarrot raises to $14.80, and is all in
HERO calls $8.65
RabbitCarrot shows [Jc Ah]
HERO shows [5d 6d]
*** RIVER *** [3s 6s 6h Ac] [Jd]
RabbitCarrot shows two pair, Aces and Jacks
HERO shows three of a kind, Sixes
FullTiltPoker Game #2316469397: Table Barbie (6 max) - $0.10/$0.25 - No Limit Hold'em - 17:29:22 ET - 2007/04/29
Seat 1: Kwoco ($26.30)
Seat 2: blocks ($54.25)
Seat 3: XherculesX ($11.40)
Seat 4: ImDaJuggernaut ($3.70)
Seat 5: HERO ($35.15)
Seat 6: RabbitCarrot ($17.70)
Kwoco posts the small blind of $0.10
blocks posts the big blind of $0.25
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to HERO [5d 6d]
XherculesX folds
ImDaJuggernaut folds
HERO raises to $0.85
RabbitCarrot calls $0.85
Kwoco folds
blocks folds
*** FLOP *** [3s 6s 6h]
HERObets $2.05
RabbitCarrot calls $2.05
*** TURN *** [3s 6s 6h] [Ac]
HERO bets $6.15 I almost checked here to induce a bluff, but this villain is a maniac
RabbitCarrot raises to $14.80, and is all in
HERO calls $8.65
RabbitCarrot shows [Jc Ah]
HERO shows [5d 6d]
*** RIVER *** [3s 6s 6h Ac] [Jd]
RabbitCarrot shows two pair, Aces and Jacks
HERO shows three of a kind, Sixes
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