The second day yielded more of the same. I played mostly turbo SnGs with a quick stint on a .5/1 NL table (about 15 minutes) while bored waiting for the wifey to finish preparing dinner.

After dinner I jumped on a few SnGs while the wife watched her Tivo’d soap operas. I took one or two horrendous beats in a couple of the SnGs early on. Who doesn’t though? Everyone has a story about AA getting cracked by 73 suited, a runner runner draw or gut shot that hit. It’s poker. It happens.

At the end of the day four things made me happy.

First, my initial deposit of $50 to test out the waters after almost a year not playing is up to $140 since yesterday evening just by playing SnGs.

Second was this hand:
Full Tilt Poker Game #2560549655: $11 + $1 Sit & Go (Turbo) (19488455), Table 1 - 15/30 - No Limit Hold'em - 18:17:28 ET - 2007/06/01
Seat 1: J2ThaP (1,485)
Seat 2: sebumd403 (1,455)
Seat 3: ElWolf (1,470)
Seat 4: Bups (1,500)
Seat 5: Krugar (1,470)
Seat 6: Gearfreak (1,620)
Seat 7: jjb13 (1,500), is sitting out
Seat 8: Fremily (1,500)
Seat 9: bodysurfa (1,500)
ElWolf posts the small blind of 15
Bups posts the big blind of 30
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Krugar [Th Td]
Krugar raises to 60
Gearfreak raises to 180
jjb13 folds
Fremily folds
bodysurfa folds
J2ThaP folds
sebumd403 folds
ElWolf folds
Bups folds
Krugar calls 120
*** FLOP *** [7c 9s 4d]
Krugar bets 30
Gearfreak raises to 150
Krugar calls 120
*** TURN *** [7c 9s 4d] [4h]
Krugar bets 30
Gearfreak raises to 1,290, and is all in
Krugar calls 1,110, and is all in
Gearfreak shows [2s 2d]
Krugar shows [Th Td]
Uncalled bet of 150 returned to Gearfreak
*** RIVER *** [7c 9s 4d 4h] [9h]
Gearfreak shows two pair, Nines and Fours
Krugar shows two pair, Tens and Nines
Krugar wins the pot (2,985) with two pair, Tens and Nines
The blinds are now 20/40
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2,985 | Rake 0
Board: [7c 9s 4d 4h 9h]
Seat 1: J2ThaP didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: sebumd403 (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: ElWolf (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 4: Bups (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 5: Krugar showed [Th Td] and won (2,985) with two pair, Tens and Nines
Seat 6: Gearfreak showed [2s 2d] and lost with two pair, Nines and Fours
Seat 7: jjb13 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: Fremily didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: bodysurfa didn't bet (folded)

Why does this make me happy? This guy was one of those guys that always raised no matter what position or what his cards were pre-flop every… single… time. Consistently and without fail he would raise 3x the BB.

I hate those guys. I gave him no credit. He could have had me beat. But there was no way to judge based on his actions. I figured he was trying to take the pot down and I was right. I just had one of those feelings. His remaining 150 or so chips were taken from him on the next hand and he was bounced out of the tournament. Like an armchair QB on Sundays during football season I smiled and cheered at my monitor as if he could see and hear me. Rude... I know... But I really hate those kind of guys.

Third was this hand:
Full Tilt Poker Game #2562529962: $22 + $2 Sit & Go (Turbo) (19504078), Table 1 - 80/160 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:55:25 ET - 2007/06/01
Seat 1: ninjablanco (4,823)
Seat 4: Krugar (1,260)
Seat 5: MrBrokerFee (4,057)
Seat 6: jeryx (3,360)
ninjablanco posts the small blind of 80
Krugar posts the big blind of 160
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Krugar [Kh Kd]
MrBrokerFee folds
jeryx folds
ninjablanco calls 80
Krugar raises to 320
ninjablanco calls 160
*** FLOP *** [8d Ks 7c]
ninjablanco checks
Krugar checks
*** TURN *** [8d Ks 7c] [Ts]
ninjablanco bets 160
Krugar raises to 940, and is all in
ninjablanco calls 780
Krugar shows [Kh Kd]
ninjablanco shows [6s 7h]
*** RIVER *** [8d Ks 7c Ts] [Kc]
Krugar shows four of a kind, Kings
ninjablanco shows two pair, Kings and Sevens
Krugar wins the pot (2,520) with four of a kind, Kings
The blinds are now 100/200
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2,520 | Rake 0
Board: [8d Ks 7c Ts Kc]
Seat 1: ninjablanco (small blind) showed [6s 7h] and lost with two pair, Kings and Sevens
Seat 4: Krugar (big blind) showed [Kh Kd] and won (2,520) with four of a kind, Kings
Seat 5: MrBrokerFee didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: jeryx (button) didn't bet (folded)

The play wasn’t an extraordinary play. That’s not what I am happy about. It’s hard not to go all in with trip Kings in this situation with four people left, you are on the bubble and a conservative player called your raise pre-flop

I really didn’t think this guy called my 320 bet pre-flop in the small blind with Q9 or 69. He was a fabulous player hardly making any mistakes. He had 4x my stack and was just trying to knock me out I thought and was right.

What I like about this hand is what it demonstrates and means. You’ll notice I was in last place chip wise on the bubble with four players left. I was picking and choosing when to play and just staying calm. Lady luck smiled on me and I went on to take second.

Patience… It’s one of the hardest things to have. Sometimes patience pays off when she gets lady luck drunk and they both decide to reward you at the same time. Lots of people see they are in last place and on the bubble and just go all-in with seemingly crap because they haven't gotten a hand in what feels like an eternity. I’m not saying wait for KK. But you have to pick and choose your shots and with a little luck you can come back and finish in the money.

Last on my list is not a hand. But a comment made during a SnG. If you play online poker you know how people can be. They are either really chatty or tight lipped. People either think they are the next Phil Ivy or are humble. So when you are quiet and playing your game doing your thang making it to the final three of a SnG and in guaranteed money it’s nice when this happens.

$20+2 Turbo SnG
Whitexxx: krugar is a solid player
JohnnyDL: yup
JohnnyDL: I've played against the clown before
(My avatar is a clown)

Warm fuzzies...

Coming soon... My post about losing and going back in to retirement hahahaha

on the second hand I don't really like the min raise when you have less than 8xBB... the min raise gives too good of odds for a mediocre Ace to call and because your min raise puts 25% of your stack out there on the flop you're pot commited and end up pushing or calling a push no matter what... push preflop and make your opponent make the mistake of getting AI while behind...

I agree 100%. But sometimes I just can't help but slow play KK and AA. You'd think I would have learned my lesson after five years. It's still a habit I'm trying to break. In fact, I slow played AA in the same SnG and it bit me in the ass as the person caught a straight on the flop too... One of these days...

HAHAHAHA then sometimes when you push and get called by two people and one catches trips... The other mystery is how I didn't go all in and left 10 chips. But that's another story.



Full Tilt Poker Game #2563812127: $22 + $2 Sit & Go (Turbo) (19515512), Table 1 - 25/50 - No Limit Hold'em - 1:46:01 ET - 2007/06/02

Seat 2: travelinmanX (1,270)

Seat 3: Krugar (985)

Seat 4: Wayren (1,370)

Seat 5: bendover56 (1,350)

Seat 6: Rob1013 (3,000)

Seat 7: JAFO1950 (2,640)

Seat 9: thenubster (2,885)

Wayren posts the small blind of 25

bendover56 posts the big blind of 50

The button is in seat #3

*** HOLE CARDS ***

Dealt to Krugar [Ad Ac]

Rob1013 folds

JAFO1950 raises to 150

thenubster raises to 250

travelinmanX folds

Krugar raises to 975

Wayren folds

bendover56 folds

JAFO1950 calls 825

thenubster calls 725

*** FLOP *** [Ks 2d Kd]

JAFO1950 checks

thenubster bets 50

Krugar calls 10, and is all in

JAFO1950 raises to 1,665, and is all in

thenubster calls 1,615

JAFO1950 shows [As Qd]

thenubster shows [Kc Ah]

Krugar shows [Ad Ac]

*** TURN *** [Ks 2d Kd] [9c]

*** RIVER *** [Ks 2d Kd 9c] [5d]

JAFO1950 shows a pair of Kings

thenubster shows three of a kind, Kings

thenubster wins the side pot (3,310) with three of a kind, Kings

Krugar shows two pair, Aces and Kings

thenubster wins the main pot (3,030) with three of a kind, Kings

Krugar stands up

JAFO1950 stands up

*** SUMMARY ***

Total pot 6,340 Main pot 3,030. Side pot 3,310. | Rake 0

Board: [Ks 2d Kd 9c 5d]

Seat 2: travelinmanX didn't bet (folded)

Seat 3: Krugar (button) showed [Ad Ac] and lost with two pair, Aces and Kings

Seat 4: Wayren (small blind) folded before the Flop

Seat 5: bendover56 (big blind) folded before the Flop

Seat 6: Rob1013 didn't bet (folded)

Seat 7: JAFO1950 showed [As Qd] and lost with a pair of Kings

Seat 9: thenubster showed [Kc Ah] and won (6,340) with three of a kind, Kings