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Sunday, June 24th, 2007

I give up. I'm done for a week to lick my wounds.

Posted 9:45 pm in Categories: Poker

Maybe my internal barometer that has been so right for so long has finally gone screwy. I don't know how else to put it as I'm just not seeing things. But on top of it, I can’t win a 80/20 or greater to save my life.

This fucked on fifth street by fulltiltpoker.com needs to stop. Seriously what the hell... I had just had a flush riverd on me with A4h while I sat with KK and 2:1 chip lead. Bet 4x the BB and got called. Trips on the flop with K hit and went all-in as it was heads up. The guy called. Rivered the flush… grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Fifth street again on the following hand... WTF. I was LB. Posting the BB leaves me with 540 which at this point is pretty much one BB. It was heads up with everyone else folding. Figured I'd take my shot and hope for a coinflip. 60/40 on the flop. 90/10 on the flop... LOSER on the river… I give up...

Full Tilt Poker Game #2761464081: $110 + $9 Sit & Go (Turbo) (21053827), Table 1 - 200/400 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:10:55 ET - 2007/06/24
Seat 1: TwistedDonkey (3,000)
Seat 4: ahdo1121 (2,570)
Seat 5: Lynx__11 (2,375)
Seat 6: backin200 (1,525)
Seat 8: DeeRock (3,290)
Seat 9: Krugar (740)
Krugar posts the small blind of 200
TwistedDonkey posts the big blind of 400
The button is in seat #8
* HOLE CARDS *
Dealt to Krugar Jack of Hearts Seven of Diamonds
ahdo1121 folds
Lynx__11 folds
backin200 folds
DeeRock folds
Krugar raises to 740, and is all in
TwistedDonkey calls 340
Krugar shows
TwistedDonkey shows Four of Spades Three of Spades
* FLOP * Jack of Clubs Four of Diamonds Seven of Hearts
* TURN * Six of Clubs
* RIVER * Four of Hearts
Krugar shows two pair, Jacks and Sevens
TwistedDonkey shows three of a kind, Fours
TwistedDonkey wins the pot (1,480) with three of a kind, Fours
Krugar stands up
* SUMMARY *
Total pot 1,480 | Rake 0
Board: Jack of Clubs Four of Diamonds Seven of Hearts Six of Clubs
Seat 1: TwistedDonkey (big blind) showed Four of Spades Three of Spades and won (1,480) with three of a kind, Fours
Seat 4: ahdo1121 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: Lynx__11 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: backin200 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: DeeRock (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: Krugar (small blind) showed Jack of Hearts Seven of Diamonds and lost with two pair, Jacks and Sevens

80/20 pre-flop... then the dagger

Full Tilt Poker Game #2757047710: $22 + $2 Sit & Go (Turbo) (21021158), Table 1 - 100/200 - No Limit Hold'em - 14:07:20 ET - 2007/06/24
Seat 2: Anon-US (5,140)
Seat 5: Krugar (1,760)
Seat 6: PSUKID AA (795)
Seat 7: ViciousChick (1,365)
Seat 8: Michel_BL (4,440)
Michel_BL posts the small blind of 100
Anon-US posts the big blind of 200
The button is in seat #7
* HOLE CARDS *
Dealt to Krugar Queen of Clubs Queen of Hearts
Krugar has 15 seconds left to act
Krugar raises to 700
PSUKID AA folds
ViciousChick folds
Michel_BL folds
Anon-US raises to 1,200
Krugar raises to 1,760, and is all in
Anon-US calls 560
Krugar shows
Anon-US shows Ten of Diamonds Ten of Spades
* FLOP * Seven of Clubs King of Hearts Ten of Hearts
* TURN * Eight of Diamonds
* RIVER * King of Diamonds
Krugar shows two pair, Kings and Queens
Anon-US shows a full house, Tens full of Kings
Anon-US wins the pot (3,620) with a full house, Tens full of Kings
Krugar stands up
* SUMMARY *
Total pot 3,620 | Rake 0
Board: Seven of Clubs King of Hearts Ten of Hearts Eight of Diamonds King of Diamonds
Seat 2: Anon-US (big blind) showed Ten of Diamonds Ten of Spades and won (3,620) with a full house, Tens full of Kings
Seat 5: Krugar showed Queen of Clubs Queen of Hearts and lost with two pair, Kings and Queens
Seat 6: PSUKID AA didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: ViciousChick (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: Michel_BL (small blind) folded before the Flop

My chip stack was... well it doesn't get lower. Still hurts when your opponent only has a 15% chance to win and hits it.

Full Tilt Poker Game #2755771265: $55 + $5 Sit & Go (Turbo) (21011470), Table 1 - 60/120 - No Limit Hold'em - 10:43:53 ET - 2007/06/24
Seat 1: ufalumni (6,310)
Seat 3: Drayle (2,290)
Seat 4: rc hoop (1,630)
Seat 6: daswings (1,220)
Seat 7: Krugar (165)
Seat 9: trashtalkerab (1,885)
rc hoop posts the small blind of 60
daswings posts the big blind of 120
The button is in seat #3
* HOLE CARDS *
Dealt to Krugar King of Spades King of Clubs
Krugar raises to 165, and is all in
trashtalkerab folds
ufalumni calls 165
Drayle calls 165
rc hoop folds
daswings folds
* FLOP * Queen of Clubs Queen of Spades Seven of Spades
ufalumni checks
Drayle checks
* TURN * Three of Diamonds
ufalumni checks
Drayle checks
* RIVER * Two of Spades
ufalumni checks
Drayle checks
* SHOW DOWN *
Krugar shows King of Spades King of Clubs two pair, Kings and Queens
ufalumni shows Queen of Diamonds Ten of Hearts three of a kind, Queens
Drayle mucks
ufalumni wins the pot (675) with three of a kind, Queens
Krugar stands up
* SUMMARY *
Total pot 675 | Rake 0
Board: Queen of Clubs Queen of Spades Seven of Spades Three of Diamonds Two of Spades
Seat 1: ufalumni showed and won (675) with three of a kind, Queens
Seat 3: Drayle (button) mucked Nine of Hearts Ace of Hearts - a pair of Queens
Seat 4: rc hoop (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 6: daswings (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 7: Krugar showed King of Spades King of Clubs and lost with two pair, Kings and Queens
Seat 9: trashtalkerab didn't bet (folded)

While not a bad beat per se. Still hurts to lose YET ANOTHER 80/20

Full Tilt Poker Game #2753645203: $55 + $5 Sit & Go (Turbo) (20992912), Table 1 - 250/500 - No Limit Hold'em - 1:58:44 ET - 2007/06/24
Seat 1: Gpokerman666 (1,838)
Seat 4: Krugar (1,916)
Seat 5: Lexus80 (2,652)
Seat 7: I AM A CHEATER (4,042)
Seat 8: trashtalkerab (1,918)
Seat 9: copden1 (1,134)
I AM A CHEATER posts the small blind of 250
trashtalkerab posts the big blind of 500
The button is in seat #5
* HOLE CARDS *
Dealt to Krugar Ace of Diamonds King of Spades
copden1 has 15 seconds left to act
copden1 folds
Gpokerman666 raises to 1,838, and is all in
Krugar raises to 1,916, and is all in
Lexus80 folds
I AM A CHEATER folds
trashtalkerab folds
Krugar shows
Gpokerman666 shows Five of Clubs Six of Spades
Uncalled bet of 78 returned to Krugar
* FLOP * Three of Clubs Eight of Clubs Three of Diamonds
* TURN * Two of Hearts
* RIVER * Five of Spades
Krugar shows a pair of Threes
Gpokerman666 shows two pair, Fives and Threes
Gpokerman666 wins the pot (4,426) with two pair, Fives and Threes
* SUMMARY *
Total pot 4,426 | Rake 0
Board:
Seat 1: Gpokerman666 showed Five of Clubs Six of Spades and won (4,426) with two pair, Fives and Threes
Seat 4: Krugar showed Ace of Diamonds King of Spades and lost with a pair of Threes
Seat 5: Lexus80 (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: I AM A CHEATER (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 8: trashtalkerab (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 9: copden1 didn't bet (folded)

So I basically turned $50 in to over $500. Then turned $500 in to $78. That is an enormous swing for me personally. So I’m gonna take some time off. Regroup and see if I can turn that $78 into $700 and win a fucking 80/20 for once.

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Time for a break

Posted 1:10 pm in Categories: Poker

So apparently someone is trying to tell me that I am in a slump. Ok ok ok I get it. BR is at $247.34.

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Ouch...

Posted 12:30 am in Categories: Poker

I don’t even know what to say. I’ve been getting WRECKED in tournaments lately. I had a business trip that took me a way from playing for about a week. But once I got back I’ve been getting beat on inside straight draws, AA cracked to everything, KK in EP called by J9suited in LP who called my all-in with another caller before him, only to his JJ pre-flop and sink us both. All of us with the same size stack. The other guy had QQ btw. Runner, runner, runner, runner flush draws just because some donk had an A4o his and likes to play Ace fairy tail.

I am shocked… hurt… dismayed and frustrated and these losses. But in a masochistic way I am LOVING it too. Because hey, after all “that’s poker” right? Someone has to play 72o and hit a full house on the flop to crack your AA or that itty bitty percentage wouldn’t exist. I just wonder who I pissed off upstairs to make ME that person.

My bankroll is down to $367.34. I’m just in shock at this point. But still I can’t stop playing.

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Sunday, June 10th, 2007

First week summary

Posted 12:54 am in Categories: Poker

Well it has been an interesting first week back playing in the land of online poker. I’ve had some extreme highs and some extreme lows. I’ve had an 84 second SnG. During one streak I lost 6 out of 7. I’ve won 5 out of seven on another run. I’ve been sick the last couple of days and on Thursday my internet connection went completely out. Hence the lack of updates.

No matter how skilled you are (or think you are) your fate is ultimately decided by powers out of your control. One can only hope that the situation you put yourself in will be favorable towards your bottom line. Even though something might have a 1% chance to happen… guess what… someone has to eventually be that 1%.

I could insert some philosophical bullshit and self introspection but quite frankly I’m not in the mood. Secondly it would only be some self ego masturbatory thing as if anyone in the free world gives a crap as to what I write here.

So with that, I’ll unleash the raw data on you:
Bankroll: $521.84
Net: $471.84
Tracked Games Net: $393.20

Tracked Games Stats:
Seven days played: 6-1, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4, 6-5, 6-6, 6-9
28 total SnGs played
14 hours, 00 minutes played
30 minutes for the average game
39 minutes for the average winning game
$28.09 an hour net rate
13 SnGs finished in the money
46% in the money
5-1st place finishes
5-2nd place finishes
3-3rd place finishes
6-4th place finishes

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Wednesday, June 6th, 2007

Listen to your gut-Day 6

Posted 12:36 am in Categories: Poker

Today started off bad from the start. Early in the morning I got a call from my boss at work. I need you here now there has been a security breach of the network he said. No… There wasn’t… What had happened was someone didn’t have the proper permissions on a directory they wanted to keep private and someone else went snooping. The snoop actually went to the big boss of the company the #1 and told her what he did. #1 called my boss the #2 who called me at home early in the morning. Nice… On top of it I woke up with a migraine and had to inject myself with my prescription which for some reason caused my shoulder to rash up and the migraine never really went away.

At work I told myself not to play poker when I got home. I knew it was a doomed day. I got stuck behind a blue hair on the way to work going 15 in a 30 with no passing options. I waited forever for the elevator. The restaurant I normally go to for lunch oddly, for the first time in seven years, was not open on time. So I had to wait and listen to my stomach grumbling. The list goes on…

I finally got to relax around 7:30pm and around 8pm jumped on FT. Where I placed third in my first SnG. Then I lost my next three and called it quits. Busted out in 4th, 5th and then 8th.

At least I take solace in knowing I didn’t play stupid with the exception of the last SnG I played. You can only lose so many coin flips. It’s 50/50 after all… I found a way to lose several. Thankfully I crushed on a few hands to where I could coast in to third on the first tourney.

The second game I just got beat. My AK suited to a pair of threes. I had 2820 chips he had 4150 and called my all-in UTG with four people left. I was hoping for action… but it turned out to be the losing kind.

The third game I just simply got blinded out. I was able to win one or two hands and ran out of gas in fifth place with no cards and no luck to do anything with.

The fourth game… I just did something dumb and something I shouldn’t have. I pushed a little too hard with the 750 which left me with 350 chips had I actually stopped and thought about the size of the bet. So if my opponent has anything good he is going to re-raise me all-in more than likely. I could have folded. But I figured why prolong the inevitable.

Full Tilt Poker Game #2594651723: $33 + $3 Sit & Go (Turbo) (19773247), Table 1 - 25/50 - No Limit Hold'em - 1:02:45 ET - 2007/06/06
Seat 1: samanda (460)
Seat 2: snakewayt (3,855)
Seat 3: Smokey624 (1,895)
Seat 5: cibot (1,755)
Seat 6: JWBizzle (1,040)
Seat 7: yves (1,495)
Seat 8: Krugar (1,450)
Seat 9: al2888 (1,550)
Krugar posts the small blind of 25
al2888 posts the big blind of 50
The button is in seat #7
* HOLE CARDS *
Dealt to Krugar Nine of Clubs Nine of Spades
samanda folds
snakewayt folds
Smokey624 folds
cibot raises to 100
JWBizzle folds
yves folds
Krugar raises to 350
al2888 folds
cibot calls 250
* FLOP * Seven of Spades Eight of Hearts Jack of Diamonds
Krugar bets 750
cibot raises to 1,405, and is all in
Krugar calls 350, and is all in
cibot shows Queen of Hearts Jack of Clubs
Krugar shows Nine of Clubs Nine of Spades
Uncalled bet of 305 returned to cibot
* TURN * King of Clubs
* RIVER * Seven of Spades Eight of Hearts Jack of Diamonds Queen of Diamonds
cibot shows two pair, Queens and Jacks
Krugar shows a pair of Nines
cibot wins the pot (2,950) with two pair, Queens and Jacks
Krugar stands up
* SUMMARY *
Total pot 2,950 | Rake 0
Board:
Seat 1: samanda didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: snakewayt didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: Smokey624 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: cibot showed Queen of Hearts Jack of Clubs and won (2,950) with two pair, Queens and Jacks
Seat 6: JWBizzle didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: yves (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: Krugar (small blind) showed Nine of Clubs Nine of Spades and lost with a pair of Nines
Seat 9: al2888 (big blind) folded before the Flop

So yeah... I'm an idiot...

The bankroll is down to $305.84. Probably where I was at the end of day 4. Basically I slipped back two days.

The moral of the story. When you know you shouldn’t play. Don’t… Listen to your gut like you do when you play.

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