That's all.. Nothing good. -EV ! bah. Bad beats/suckouts (one after another after another); couldn't finish an SNG in first for my life... and actually went on tilt for awhile trying to recover in limit. Don't wanna talk about it : p .. Started making bad plays in sng's tourneys... bah.
Doing a little detox for a few days.
No smoking, drinking, bad foods (much natural/organic foods/juices as possible), no poker, and no sex until the weekend.. sounds harsh? .. Refocusing : )
Notes: I'm vegetarian.. drink several times throughout the week, "social" smoker, and well have enough sex is all you needa know. Tried this once before after i felt things got a little built up and felt quite good after.. and refocused.. poker game was strong after as well...
Showing posts with label April 06. Show all posts
Showing posts with label April 06. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
Thursday, April 20, 2006
Bad times @ 10/20 Shorthanded...
The day before yesterday I made a silly decision to multitable 10/20 shorthanded after spending some time drinking w/my GF in the Hot Tub of my apartments... Was a nice day.. So we went and relaxed by the pool w/some drinks... My horoscope for the day gave me a 1 money rating.. on a scale of 1-5 that is... love was 4, and attitude 5... I was feelin great up until the 10/20...
So, I kinda had told myself even though I was feeling great that i'd avoid playing online today.. just relax with the GF and enjoy the day... But but.., after several cervesa's (stupid, stupid, stupid...) I decide hey .. I could make some quick cash at the 10/20 shorthanded right now on Poker Stars... So start up two tables.. and within about 15 minutes.. I'm down 530$ quit. and sit there sulking and miserable while the GF is trying to cheer me up.. I'm sort of yellin at myself .. knowing better than to play such limits after drinking, or at all after drinking + I kinda there's that little guilt of leaving my GF bored there while I'm playing on ocassion which subtley adds to the whole equation...
Also, though.. I just started out a couple hands w/bad beats.. One of the first hands starting out.. I have JQo in the blind and call a raise with 2 other players in... Flop comes out JJA which I'm obviously happy to see as I might likely be up against at least one Ax hand... I check raised the flop thinking there was a good chance the PFR(preflopraiser) would bet again if he hit the Ace and to get a better idea of where I stood.. He did bet.. the next guy folded and I raised. He called. Turns a blank (random low unsuited(to board) card) and I bet out.. He calls.. Rivers another blank.. and I think for a sec and bet again.. He thinks.. and raises.. Gah.. I call.. He' turns over JKs .. great. 2 hands later I hit top two pairs to lose to a rivered flush... Within 15 minutes I lost my 400$ buy-in at one table, and one was down 130 at the other and just quit and sulked ... but at least before going any further..
Yesterday, I only played 2 6-person 20$ SNG's on Noble poker.. Finished 3rd (but in the money (24$) on a 3 payout..) and 1st (on a 2 payout for 84$).. GF was there early so spent time w/her instead o playing... and just wanted a quick ez small win to wipe some of the disapointment from yesterday away and refocus...
So, I kinda had told myself even though I was feeling great that i'd avoid playing online today.. just relax with the GF and enjoy the day... But but.., after several cervesa's (stupid, stupid, stupid...) I decide hey .. I could make some quick cash at the 10/20 shorthanded right now on Poker Stars... So start up two tables.. and within about 15 minutes.. I'm down 530$ quit. and sit there sulking and miserable while the GF is trying to cheer me up.. I'm sort of yellin at myself .. knowing better than to play such limits after drinking, or at all after drinking + I kinda there's that little guilt of leaving my GF bored there while I'm playing on ocassion which subtley adds to the whole equation...
Also, though.. I just started out a couple hands w/bad beats.. One of the first hands starting out.. I have JQo in the blind and call a raise with 2 other players in... Flop comes out JJA which I'm obviously happy to see as I might likely be up against at least one Ax hand... I check raised the flop thinking there was a good chance the PFR(preflopraiser) would bet again if he hit the Ace and to get a better idea of where I stood.. He did bet.. the next guy folded and I raised. He called. Turns a blank (random low unsuited(to board) card) and I bet out.. He calls.. Rivers another blank.. and I think for a sec and bet again.. He thinks.. and raises.. Gah.. I call.. He' turns over JKs .. great. 2 hands later I hit top two pairs to lose to a rivered flush... Within 15 minutes I lost my 400$ buy-in at one table, and one was down 130 at the other and just quit and sulked ... but at least before going any further..
Yesterday, I only played 2 6-person 20$ SNG's on Noble poker.. Finished 3rd (but in the money (24$) on a 3 payout..) and 1st (on a 2 payout for 84$).. GF was there early so spent time w/her instead o playing... and just wanted a quick ez small win to wipe some of the disapointment from yesterday away and refocus...
Monday, April 17, 2006
Weekly Update : March Madness :
Hrm, Been a week or so since I last posted... So i'll give a sort of brief overview for the last week.
Well.. Just made 600 dollars or so since last reported.. not too much, but haven't played too much.
Around Wed/Thurs I played in the next round of the RGP Heads Up Challenge (recpoker.com - one of the largest poker forums on the internet).. and won: Check my standings ~ one more match to championship round : ) "http://www.mindoasis.com/doug/"
I also dabbled a bit in the 10/20 and 15/30 games a couple times on Poker Stars.. oO 15/30 is fun : ) .. left ahead both times.. although I lost around a good 300 right off in my first hand at 15/30 w/J10hearts .. Flop an open ended straight w/ Q9A on board.. Turns another heart to add 7 more outs to my hand and river blanks me after calling a turn raise to give me a bad start... This was easter morning, and we were about to leave.. Lost another 150 or so after a rotation or two and than got even w/a QJ in blinds when I hit Top pair on the flop w/Jack, followed by Two Pair turn with Queen.. --- This got me + 84 dollars and I left. (running late for a community easter egg hunt...bought my little brother, and my roomates daughter a bunch of little easter stuff on a side note/basket and what not...and the GF made my lil brother a cool customized "Pokemon" shirt (he's 7 n into that..wonder where thats leading :p))
Also in the tournament light.. Couldn't play the PS Million Guaranteed this Sunday ~ spent with the family (Easter). .. Was hoping to play in the 215$ buy in Limit event on Saturday and sat in the satellite for hours w/o anyone joining me n just said screw it and joined a couple 50 dollar games.. the same 50/90 person I finished first in last weekend, and an 18 person turbo.. I finished 2nd in the 18person turbo for 297$ (was chipleader with nearly 3x second going to the final table here.. Only to get Pocket Queens my first hand in and slowplay/Trap someone on a 9high flop who gave me action.. He had K9S and rivered a King after getting him all in on the turn..Another bad hand and I was average/low stack again.. gah) ... Finished 12th in the 90 after having chip lead again for awhile about 30min to an hour.. i didn't maintain it as long but stayed in the top 5 until about 15 players left and than donked my chips away trying to accumulate chips going into the final table, and well feeling hung over and tired from the previous night (I use as an excuse, but is completely true.. but was utterly disapointed in a couple of plays I made around this point...)
Since I was playing in the 15/30's for a bit.. and having some nice success in the 50$ SnG's thought I should naturally try a 100$ since I haden't as of yet. Finished 8th of 9. : p .. Got myself stuck on the button w/AKs ... one mid position Raiser, a standard/decent size raise or so.. followed by a caller.. I decided I'd rather just take it here now, but wouldn't mind if they called or pushed, thinking I had the best of it or at least a coinflip now. I made a pretty large raise commiting nearly half my chips... BB Goes All-IN. (Gah...) Thought about it and thought .. AA, KK? .. and thought .. AA? .. and somehow talked myself into him having QQ.. or another AK ... The initial raiser thought about it for a bit and called to give me even more pot odds and make my decision more difficult... So anyways.. I called ... I felt .. eh.. AA, KK, kept going through my head w/question marks? and I talked myself into him having queens and the other guy w/a lower PP, and me having odds to call.. The other guy had 99.. and sure enough BB had AA and my 11% chance didn't hold up.. GG first $100 SNG : ) i'll be back ; p ..In a side note: one of the players here had a picture of ZeeJustin for his Avatar.. Asked if it was him, but no reply.. Think I remember hearing his PS account was closed because of multi-accounting..Not sure.. He's on my Myspace anyways. dropped him a message after reading through his site some day awhile back jus to converse about general strategy that I found interesting... but no reply than too, meh.
~Rich (Akashra777)
Well.. Just made 600 dollars or so since last reported.. not too much, but haven't played too much.
Around Wed/Thurs I played in the next round of the RGP Heads Up Challenge (recpoker.com - one of the largest poker forums on the internet).. and won: Check my standings ~ one more match to championship round : ) "http://www.mindoasis.com/doug/"
I also dabbled a bit in the 10/20 and 15/30 games a couple times on Poker Stars.. oO 15/30 is fun : ) .. left ahead both times.. although I lost around a good 300 right off in my first hand at 15/30 w/J10hearts .. Flop an open ended straight w/ Q9A on board.. Turns another heart to add 7 more outs to my hand and river blanks me after calling a turn raise to give me a bad start... This was easter morning, and we were about to leave.. Lost another 150 or so after a rotation or two and than got even w/a QJ in blinds when I hit Top pair on the flop w/Jack, followed by Two Pair turn with Queen.. --- This got me + 84 dollars and I left. (running late for a community easter egg hunt...bought my little brother, and my roomates daughter a bunch of little easter stuff on a side note/basket and what not...and the GF made my lil brother a cool customized "Pokemon" shirt (he's 7 n into that..wonder where thats leading :p))
Also in the tournament light.. Couldn't play the PS Million Guaranteed this Sunday ~ spent with the family (Easter). .. Was hoping to play in the 215$ buy in Limit event on Saturday and sat in the satellite for hours w/o anyone joining me n just said screw it and joined a couple 50 dollar games.. the same 50/90 person I finished first in last weekend, and an 18 person turbo.. I finished 2nd in the 18person turbo for 297$ (was chipleader with nearly 3x second going to the final table here.. Only to get Pocket Queens my first hand in and slowplay/Trap someone on a 9high flop who gave me action.. He had K9S and rivered a King after getting him all in on the turn..Another bad hand and I was average/low stack again.. gah) ... Finished 12th in the 90 after having chip lead again for awhile about 30min to an hour.. i didn't maintain it as long but stayed in the top 5 until about 15 players left and than donked my chips away trying to accumulate chips going into the final table, and well feeling hung over and tired from the previous night (I use as an excuse, but is completely true.. but was utterly disapointed in a couple of plays I made around this point...)
Since I was playing in the 15/30's for a bit.. and having some nice success in the 50$ SnG's thought I should naturally try a 100$ since I haden't as of yet. Finished 8th of 9. : p .. Got myself stuck on the button w/AKs ... one mid position Raiser, a standard/decent size raise or so.. followed by a caller.. I decided I'd rather just take it here now, but wouldn't mind if they called or pushed, thinking I had the best of it or at least a coinflip now. I made a pretty large raise commiting nearly half my chips... BB Goes All-IN. (Gah...) Thought about it and thought .. AA, KK? .. and thought .. AA? .. and somehow talked myself into him having QQ.. or another AK ... The initial raiser thought about it for a bit and called to give me even more pot odds and make my decision more difficult... So anyways.. I called ... I felt .. eh.. AA, KK, kept going through my head w/question marks? and I talked myself into him having queens and the other guy w/a lower PP, and me having odds to call.. The other guy had 99.. and sure enough BB had AA and my 11% chance didn't hold up.. GG first $100 SNG : ) i'll be back ; p ..In a side note: one of the players here had a picture of ZeeJustin for his Avatar.. Asked if it was him, but no reply.. Think I remember hearing his PS account was closed because of multi-accounting..Not sure.. He's on my Myspace anyways. dropped him a message after reading through his site some day awhile back jus to converse about general strategy that I found interesting... but no reply than too, meh.
~Rich (Akashra777)
Monday, April 10, 2006
Took 1st in a 50$ on PS
1st Place in My first 50Dollar+ SNG w/More than 3 tables.
I'll try an update this with some hand histories.. Thought I played the final quite beautifully.. Had half the stack of chiplead when it got heads up.. With three players in he gave me a bit of a badbeat while he commited half his chips and a portion of mine preflop.. I had AQs, he had JJ.. Flop comes 5Q2 (2 hearts, neither of us had any.. He bets.. I raise.. he pushes.. I call... Turn card is a Jack.. ouch dented my chips a bit.. Heads up he had around 80k while I had 40k, and fought my way back and took it . w0ot! .. like cake ; >
PokerStars Tournament #22746567, No Limit Hold'em
Buy-In: $50.00/$5.00
90 players
Total Prize Pool: $4500.00
Tournament started - 2006/04/08 - 19:17:01 (ET)
Dear akashra777,
You finished the tournament in 1st place.
A $1,350.00 award has been credited to your Real Money account.
Congratulations!
Thank you for participating.
I'll try an update this with some hand histories.. Thought I played the final quite beautifully.. Had half the stack of chiplead when it got heads up.. With three players in he gave me a bit of a badbeat while he commited half his chips and a portion of mine preflop.. I had AQs, he had JJ.. Flop comes 5Q2 (2 hearts, neither of us had any.. He bets.. I raise.. he pushes.. I call... Turn card is a Jack.. ouch dented my chips a bit.. Heads up he had around 80k while I had 40k, and fought my way back and took it . w0ot! .. like cake ; >
PokerStars Tournament #22746567, No Limit Hold'em
Buy-In: $50.00/$5.00
90 players
Total Prize Pool: $4500.00
Tournament started - 2006/04/08 - 19:17:01 (ET)
Dear akashra777,
You finished the tournament in 1st place.
A $1,350.00 award has been credited to your Real Money account.
Congratulations!
Thank you for participating.
Wednesday, April 05, 2006
Playing W/Hachem: 1050$ Buy-In
Sunday - March 26, 2006:
Won a 33$ rebuy satellite.. spent 33x4 = 132$ and won a 1050$/Mill Guaranteed tourney seat the same day.
I ended up starting out this table w/the 2005 WSOP 10k main-event winner: Joe Hachem.. Was more impresseved w/Raymers play at another table however.. I ended up finishing a little before the bubble around 330-333 .. Hachem finished around 420... There was around 1570 entrants, and if I chose to squeeze into the bubble as I believe I could could have easily managed after doubling up w/Aces just a couple hands before I got knocked out, I would of been guaranteed 1870$ .. Bubble was top 225 players..
I was a bit disapointed in the play I got eliminated on though.. I think I could have waited for a better opportunity... Had TT(10 - 10) UTG (first to act).. and I made a somewhat standard (but yet slightly more threataning at that point w/the bubble approaching) raise of 3x BB... folded around to CO (Cut off - 2nd to last to act) who sat there for awhile.. Clicked "Time", and eventually called... This scared me somewhat : ) .. but I was thinking he had something more along the lines of a mid pocket pair or hand like AQ/s by the play or possibly AK and contemplating a raise.. I thought it's possible he might have Jacks, but didn't put him on much higher.. I considered possible queens as well though, but didn't feel the Aces or Kings..
Anyways flop came out 9 high rainbow... and w/o much further thought (donk) I pushed. .. He called pretty quickly. Flipped his Jacks and I layed their flapping around for a hint of breath like a fish out of water only to end up dead. GG.
Won a 33$ rebuy satellite.. spent 33x4 = 132$ and won a 1050$/Mill Guaranteed tourney seat the same day.
I ended up starting out this table w/the 2005 WSOP 10k main-event winner: Joe Hachem.. Was more impresseved w/Raymers play at another table however.. I ended up finishing a little before the bubble around 330-333 .. Hachem finished around 420... There was around 1570 entrants, and if I chose to squeeze into the bubble as I believe I could could have easily managed after doubling up w/Aces just a couple hands before I got knocked out, I would of been guaranteed 1870$ .. Bubble was top 225 players..
I was a bit disapointed in the play I got eliminated on though.. I think I could have waited for a better opportunity... Had TT(10 - 10) UTG (first to act).. and I made a somewhat standard (but yet slightly more threataning at that point w/the bubble approaching) raise of 3x BB... folded around to CO (Cut off - 2nd to last to act) who sat there for awhile.. Clicked "Time", and eventually called... This scared me somewhat : ) .. but I was thinking he had something more along the lines of a mid pocket pair or hand like AQ/s by the play or possibly AK and contemplating a raise.. I thought it's possible he might have Jacks, but didn't put him on much higher.. I considered possible queens as well though, but didn't feel the Aces or Kings..
Anyways flop came out 9 high rainbow... and w/o much further thought (donk) I pushed. .. He called pretty quickly. Flipped his Jacks and I layed their flapping around for a hint of breath like a fish out of water only to end up dead. GG.
Double First: Quick Update.
Played in two tournaments yesterday. Just a small Shoot-out satellite to the Sunday Million Dollar Guaranteed tournament, and a 20$/heads up match. Won both. Here's results from satellite:
PokerStars Tournament #22462206, No Limit Hold'em
Super Satellite
Buy-In: $10.00/$1.00
64 players
Total Prize Pool: $640.00
Target Tournament #21922378 Buy-In: $215.00
2 tickets to the target tournament
Tournament started - 2006/04/04 - 20:20:00 (ET)
Dear akashra777,
You finished the tournament in 1st place.
You qualified to play in Tournament #21922378 and are automatically registered for it.
See Tournament #21922378 Lobby for further details.
If you choose to unregister from this tournament your account will be credited
with $215.00 Tournament dollars. Tournament dollars can be used to buy into
any tournament.
PokerStars Tournament #22462206, No Limit Hold'em
Super Satellite
Buy-In: $10.00/$1.00
64 players
Total Prize Pool: $640.00
Target Tournament #21922378 Buy-In: $215.00
2 tickets to the target tournament
Tournament started - 2006/04/04 - 20:20:00 (ET)
Dear akashra777,
You finished the tournament in 1st place.
You qualified to play in Tournament #21922378 and are automatically registered for it.
See Tournament #21922378 Lobby for further details.
If you choose to unregister from this tournament your account will be credited
with $215.00 Tournament dollars. Tournament dollars can be used to buy into
any tournament.
Tuesday, April 04, 2006
Live @ Hawaiian/ Tourney Update
Ok, So I got off to a slow start here..
Hopefully, gradually this will become routine to the point where I'm posting everyday...
For now this is just a quick update on Tournament Progress over the last few days.
1. Friday Night -- I entered what was actually my first Live buy-in event for 100$+. This was @ Hawaiian Gardens Casino (LA area). 100$ + 25(juice) + 1 optional 100$ Rebuy.
Buy-in: 100/25 + 1 optional rebuy.
Field: 98 People
Placed: 9th.
I thought I played this tournament pretty solid, especially for not playing live in so long. I made it to the final table and ended up finishing just 9th and only doubling my buy-in + rebuy w/450$.
I was a little disapointed with how I played Kings one hand early on. I was in seat 8, and got into a confrontation with seat 2 across the table. He was chipleader at our table, and I believe I was 2nd... He raised a standard table raise at that time which was 350, (7x BB) I miniraised him back the same amount. (I thought this was fine.. maybe could have raised a bit more.. I wanted action...) He asked me how many chips I had .. I put out the chips actually kinda fumbling a little somewhat intentionally.. and at this point I was pretty positive he had something very close to if not Queens. I was positive by how long he was taking and his actions that he did not have aces, but a strong hand and was seriously considering putting me all-in. I counted out my chips and he elected to call.. Flop was 10 high rainbow and he bet 500 into me, I Raised all-in here w/the remaining 3k or so chips I had ...
That last part is what I Didn't like... I was 95% sure he had QQ, JJ, or a less likely AK.. If I thought about this a little longer - by how anxious he was to put me in preflop, If I called this, I Imagine he would have pushed the turn w/o the presence of any Ace, King, or Queen. He could only hit one of the 2 jacks for the win, and the Ace was the only marginal scare card for me putting him on Queen's as a more likely hand. Thus, the implied odds were much better if I would have just called in this situation and set him up for the trap. Oh wells. Aside from that it was pretty solid.. I lost w/2nd to lowest stack and an M of only about 3.5 at the final table with KQ offsuit in MP+2 .. I haden't played any hands yet, and raised 2k.. with 300/600 blinds and 75 ante's. I had around 5.5k in chips. I'm not sure why I didn't just push this w/that M as I had been w/any hands I had been playing prior in this zone... Anyways.. Button Raises ALL-IN, and he's one of the two chip-leaders.. I thought about it for a bit .. and called.. too much odds there, and I figured he really didn't need to go all-in if He had Aces.. But I was worried about being dominated by AK, AQ, and was just hoping for a coinflip in which I was a slight underdog but still had good odds to call considering pot size... He flips AJ which i'm happy to see although I'm an underdog, but his hand hold's up and i take my 450 and am done for the day.. .
Quick side:
yesterday I played a 1441 entrant 10+1$ buy-in NL on stars.. (first I played down to this level again in awhile)
With 30 people left I was up to 2nd in chips..
Top 3/4 places were in the thousands (4th slightly under..)
I donked off my chips when I dropped down a bit w/12 people left, and the guy to my right had been raising my BB everytime it came around the last 3 rotations that nobody else reraised prior.. This time i Had K10s and was sick of it and called his all-in.. he'd been pushing each time it got down to the two of us and he acted before me.. I suppose I grew a bit impatient and could have picked a better spot.. he flipped A10 and I was dominated : / .. and left in 12th w/only 120$ meh.
One great hand that stuck out w/5 tables left... I had just built up a better stack, and the chip leader at our table and third overall in chips was directly to my right. He was in CO, and I was on Button.. I had 67diamonds... He raised a standard 3x raise, and I mini-raised him back.. yes.. I just felt he was stealing the blinds as he had been doing,... I flop the nuts.. 458 (with two diamonds on top of that)... I make a small -- 2x min bet, and he calls... I hesitate and check the Js turn(didn't help to improve any flush..), he checks behind and an Ace hits river... I make a 3x BB bet hoping he did actually have an ace and will raise me or call me down with what seems like a river steal... To my delight he pushes all-in... I gladdly call, and he flips 2-3o .. yep 2-3o.. he hit the lower straight on the river, and I take it .. GG : )
ok .. gotta get going.
Hopefully, gradually this will become routine to the point where I'm posting everyday...
For now this is just a quick update on Tournament Progress over the last few days.
1. Friday Night -- I entered what was actually my first Live buy-in event for 100$+. This was @ Hawaiian Gardens Casino (LA area). 100$ + 25(juice) + 1 optional 100$ Rebuy.
Buy-in: 100/25 + 1 optional rebuy.
Field: 98 People
Placed: 9th.
I thought I played this tournament pretty solid, especially for not playing live in so long. I made it to the final table and ended up finishing just 9th and only doubling my buy-in + rebuy w/450$.
I was a little disapointed with how I played Kings one hand early on. I was in seat 8, and got into a confrontation with seat 2 across the table. He was chipleader at our table, and I believe I was 2nd... He raised a standard table raise at that time which was 350, (7x BB) I miniraised him back the same amount. (I thought this was fine.. maybe could have raised a bit more.. I wanted action...) He asked me how many chips I had .. I put out the chips actually kinda fumbling a little somewhat intentionally.. and at this point I was pretty positive he had something very close to if not Queens. I was positive by how long he was taking and his actions that he did not have aces, but a strong hand and was seriously considering putting me all-in. I counted out my chips and he elected to call.. Flop was 10 high rainbow and he bet 500 into me, I Raised all-in here w/the remaining 3k or so chips I had ...
That last part is what I Didn't like... I was 95% sure he had QQ, JJ, or a less likely AK.. If I thought about this a little longer - by how anxious he was to put me in preflop, If I called this, I Imagine he would have pushed the turn w/o the presence of any Ace, King, or Queen. He could only hit one of the 2 jacks for the win, and the Ace was the only marginal scare card for me putting him on Queen's as a more likely hand. Thus, the implied odds were much better if I would have just called in this situation and set him up for the trap. Oh wells. Aside from that it was pretty solid.. I lost w/2nd to lowest stack and an M of only about 3.5 at the final table with KQ offsuit in MP+2 .. I haden't played any hands yet, and raised 2k.. with 300/600 blinds and 75 ante's. I had around 5.5k in chips. I'm not sure why I didn't just push this w/that M as I had been w/any hands I had been playing prior in this zone... Anyways.. Button Raises ALL-IN, and he's one of the two chip-leaders.. I thought about it for a bit .. and called.. too much odds there, and I figured he really didn't need to go all-in if He had Aces.. But I was worried about being dominated by AK, AQ, and was just hoping for a coinflip in which I was a slight underdog but still had good odds to call considering pot size... He flips AJ which i'm happy to see although I'm an underdog, but his hand hold's up and i take my 450 and am done for the day.. .
Quick side:
yesterday I played a 1441 entrant 10+1$ buy-in NL on stars.. (first I played down to this level again in awhile)
With 30 people left I was up to 2nd in chips..
Top 3/4 places were in the thousands (4th slightly under..)
I donked off my chips when I dropped down a bit w/12 people left, and the guy to my right had been raising my BB everytime it came around the last 3 rotations that nobody else reraised prior.. This time i Had K10s and was sick of it and called his all-in.. he'd been pushing each time it got down to the two of us and he acted before me.. I suppose I grew a bit impatient and could have picked a better spot.. he flipped A10 and I was dominated : / .. and left in 12th w/only 120$ meh.
One great hand that stuck out w/5 tables left... I had just built up a better stack, and the chip leader at our table and third overall in chips was directly to my right. He was in CO, and I was on Button.. I had 67diamonds... He raised a standard 3x raise, and I mini-raised him back.. yes.. I just felt he was stealing the blinds as he had been doing,... I flop the nuts.. 458 (with two diamonds on top of that)... I make a small -- 2x min bet, and he calls... I hesitate and check the Js turn(didn't help to improve any flush..), he checks behind and an Ace hits river... I make a 3x BB bet hoping he did actually have an ace and will raise me or call me down with what seems like a river steal... To my delight he pushes all-in... I gladdly call, and he flips 2-3o .. yep 2-3o.. he hit the lower straight on the river, and I take it .. GG : )
ok .. gotta get going.
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