The Poker Thread

[Danny]

and to finish the night, a complete F*ckhead calls down all the way with two over cards and a gut shot and hits his over to beat me.

Then he has the balls to say it was a good move. Understand his call after the flop. But to call 2k and most of his stack with nothing but a gut shot draw and overcards. What a F*cking joke.

I gotta get stupider to win. Seriously.

[Danny]

Oh my. This is just sensational.

I register for a $5 Freeroll and can't be arsed playing. Had a bit of time before I gotta leave and log on. I'm still in, 125 left. Blinds are 50/100 I think. 200 shoves all in. I have A/K. Well, in goes my 125.

A player sitting out is also all in in the blind.

Shoving all in had A/4. Sitting out had Q/9 and I had A/K.

History says I am 1 out of 5 against players sitting out or disconnected, including one hitting quads.

Sure enough. Gut shot straight draw on the flop for A/4. 9 on the turn for Q/9 and gut shot hits on the river for A/4.

I F*cking love it.

[Danny]

Shock. Horror.

I just won 4 hands in a row. Ride that hot streak.

Min raised with Q/3 suited. One caller. See the flop. Flop comes 5/3/6. Two spades. Got bottom pair and the draw. Just disastrous for me.

I bet half the pot with 400. Guy shoves with 5k. Straight it's like ugh, but...

I have again ran myself into pocket aces. Beyond a joke now. I don't improve, which is just another shock. Run bad sir? I run like The Flash.

[jericholic84]

Where you playing online Danny?

[Danny]

PKR. Full Tilt refuses to work here for some reason. It downloads, but can't seem to connect. PokerStars want my ID after someone hacked into my bank account. And I'm not a fan of much more else.

Had a few looks at PKR years back and just wasn't a fan of the whole thing. But seeing how it's really the only one I can play on. I'm adapting. It's not a bad set up and some of the things they do in terms of interaction is pretty good.

Makes my system it's bitch though, which is a letdown.

[jericholic84]

I thought FT went completely? I ran into the same problem that it wouldnt connect.

Downloaded 888 earlier, seems pretty basic.

[Danny]

No idea. I'm not sure if you can't play it in the US and maybe a couple other places, but was still right to play here, just can't withdraw cash? Dunno, never looked into that deep enough.

I tried 888 Poker when they offered a free $8. Once that was gone, I was gone. I think the program is hideous. You can't enlarge the window. Thus anything in the lobby screen in terms of tables, tournaments are small and often cut off in their column. I mean come on, that Sh*t is just basic.

[jericholic84]

I got a free $8 lol. Dont know how and I've been able to maximise the game window. The lobby window is fitted to the size and iirc, I couldnt maximise the lobby window on FT either.

[-Doz-]

Affiliation aside, I really am a fan of 888. Originally I preferred Ultimate Bet but after they changed their free tournament structure I lost interest. Was never really a fan of Full Tilt, and am still yet to try PKR.

[Choppa]

Yes gents, Full Tilt is G-A-W-N-E...

[Murphy]

Im baaaaaaaaaaaaaaack

Got one more live tourny Im doing this sunday (Unless baby number 2 arrives early) and then Im giving myself one month online to see where I can take it...

Expect many a bad beat, bad play and WHATTHEF*ckWASTHAT post from me here in the near future...

[-Doz-]

Final table tonight and I'm down to 10k with blinds at 1k/2k. From the big blind I get two limpers then small blind shoves for 16k. I look down at A/Qhh and jam it in. Two limpers fold and I'm up against pocket 7s.

Flop... 9h/10s/Js: My outs are 4 eights, 4 kings, 3 queens, 3 aces: 14 outs

Turn... 10h : My outs are 4 eights, 4 kings, 3 queens, 3 aces, 3 nines, 3 jacks, 6 other hearts: 26 outs from the remaining 44 cards.

River... 2c.


FML... second bubble of the day.

[Danny]

Running pretty deep into this freeroll. Calling with cards in front and winning.

Then I get Q/10, which is the umpteenth time I have had the hand in this tourny. Which is normal for me, if I don't get the same hand more than 5 times. Something is wrong.

Anyway. Flop comes J/10/K. Turn is a 9. River is a 4. Two hearts runner runner. Sure enough, Q/2 suited takes it down. Leaving me crippled.

[Danny]

I F*cking love being beat on the river. Seems like every time I lose. It is the river.

Just then, Took my $0.03 to a $0.01/$0.02 table. Posted and lost $0.02, waited to the BB all in and had J/J. One caller by K/10. Flopped a 10. Rivered the King.

I frigging love it. Very frustrating.

[Choppa]

I shudder to think what would happen if I actually ran good in this F*cking game, universe implosion I guess....

Oldie 88: posts big blind 600
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to UnkleChop [Ac Qc]
UnkleChop: calls 300
Oldie 88: checks
*** FLOP *** [6c 2h Qh]
Oldie 88: checks
UnkleChop: bets 665
Oldie 88: raises 2335 to 3000
UnkleChop: raises 8270 to 11270 and is all-in
Oldie 88: calls 8270
*** TURN *** [6c 2h Qh] [Kh]
*** RIVER *** [6c 2h Qh Kh] [Ah]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Oldie 88: shows [8h Qs] (a flush, Ace high)
UnkleChop: shows [Ac Qc] (two pair, Aces and Queens)
Oldie 88 collected 23840 from pot

[Danny]

Had a classic that sent me to unintsall PKR.

One of those Phase SNG's.

Doubled up with A/K vs. A/J. My king held up by some minor miracle.

Few hands later. Aces UTG+3. UTG+1 min raises, I min re-raise. Caller and the raiser called.

Flop comes 10/7/J. Two diamonds. UTG+1 shoves. I'm like I just know, but it's aces son. Call. Other guy folds as UTG+1 turns over A/K suited. He hits both flush and straight on the turn. The amount of times I flop the draw and miss. He hits both.

Fight back to go up 500 from start stack.

J/10 suited. 3x raise from button I think. One call and I call also. Flop comes 9/10/9. No flush draw. I shove with 1800. Button thinks and calls and turns over A/3.

Turn 5, River Ace. I'm not shocked by the river because I've been raped on the river so much the last week of PKR play. It's the call by this guy with A/3.

I've gotta think he's put me on the straight draw and that his Ace is in front. But even still, he's risking his game on such a stupid call... and gets paid off. Does my head in. Last time I'll play on PKR.

[-Doz-]

Played in the NPL final on Saturday.... was the second person eliminated when my Aces were cracked by Q/9o after i raised it 7BB preflop.

Just to rub it in... two of my friends were both eliminated from finals that day.... and they both had Aces at the time. (J/7o... and they'd called preflop for over half their stack, and the other one was against 10/4o).

Awesome.

[-Doz-]

Just witnessed a four way split pot.... on a rainbow board with 3/4/6.... four different guys (myself included) had 5/7. Weird.

[Danny]

Dealt pocket aces twice tonight. Both times were a misdeal. Everyone else at the table had aces too. No misdeals there.

First time, dunno what happened. But the second time... Seat 8's hand was slightly towards seat 7, so he thought that was his hand. Then Seat 6 took seat 7's hand and there we go.

That is how well I run.

[Danny]

So, I'm playing this hand about half hour ago.

Blinds are 100/200. I'm UTG+3, she's BB.

I'm dealt 2/3 suited. I figure, I'm gonna limp into this pot. See if I can sneakily hit with cards no one expects. If I hit, awesome. If not, I'm out of there. Any raise and a call. I'm probably gonna fold. A number of callers, I'm in for value.

Everyone else folds to her on the BB. She raises to 600. Ok, I'm definitely behind. But, again. If I hit or get a sniff, I could be good. I had her on an A/Q or A/K type hand.

Flop brings two diamonds and I'm on a flush draw. So, I have a bit to stick around for. She C-Bets and I'm out of there. A min bet and I'll probably call and see where I go from the turn.

She checks the flop and I'll happily take a free card. The turn brings a 2. I've paired up and I'm fairly confident I'm in front. Going by my read, she hasn't hit anything.

Again, if she chucks a bet out there, I would probably still lay it down in that spot. Once again, min bet. I'd probably come along. But you wouldn't min bet it.

She checks again, so I'll happily follow. River produces nothing and if my read is right, I'm in front. Any bet and I'm gone. She checks again and I more than gladly follow.

Sure enough, she turns over A/K. She then proceeds to question why I would do that. Blah blah blah.

I explained that it was purely because if the reads I put you on missed and I had a sniff or hit, I was the goods. At any time you chuck in a decent bet. I'm gone. I hadn't played a hand for a while, felt frisky and it paid off. If it didn't, well silly me.

She still questions it and brings up playing high stakes. Someone else at the table brings up how she won $400 last week. Like I'm suppose to be impressed.

We've all done what I've done above. I purely did it for as above, plus with my history with suited hands. I sometimes go out of my way to play them because of how many times people do it to me, and quite often I never get anything out of it.

We had a heated argument over it. I won because I'm still in and she went out. So F*ck her.

Not that I need it to be justified, I had my reasons for doing it. But if you're in the same boat, you'd do the same?

[Troy Maskell]

For the most part. Except if you were sure of your read why not try a value bet on the river?

[Danny]

I was fine with where I was. If I won, well. I'll take what was out there. Sure, could have and probably would have gotten a little more. But, if she decides to ball up and re-raise. I'm probably folding, despite my read.

Just had an entertaining session. Had my money in good 5 times, in front til the river, beaten on the river. 5 times.

Weeeee!

[Troy Maskell]

Far enough. I've been playing on 888 in their staged Freerolls. Stage 2 is somehow dumber than stage 1. And don't get me started on the 3rd and final stage 

[Danny]

So, here's my run since last week...

Dealt pocket aces twice, both times the hand was misdealt. Stupidly eliminated in that event.

Tourny I'm running alright in just glitches and it's canceled. Will get paid out some amount, but because they are so awesome, it's gonna take a day or so.

Then tonight.

$70 on the cash table. Last hand before we start, I raise to $15 with Pocket Kings. 4 callers, hey. That's a small amount. Flop comes 10 high, no real threat out there. I continue with another $20. It gets called. Turn is nothing of any significance, so I shove with about $34. Called by a pair of 10's. I river the flush anyway.

Do alright in the tourny til the break as is exactly how I go. Doubled my stack, looking alright for a run. Then I decide to run pocket 9's into pocket kings and the rest is history. Left myself with 800. All in blind. Another short stack with 800 shoved and two others called. Had the other two beat, the other all in though... 7/5 suited took it down. Le sigh.

In the break... 3rd hand of the game. Aces destroy Jacks. Guy rebuys for $150. Next hand Aces vs. Aces vs. K/2 suited. Aces split the pot.

Very next hand, I look down at aces. Raise to $20, guy who brought back in calls. Flop comes 7/8/9. I bet, he calls. Turn is nothing. I bet, he shoves and I ugh and call. He's flopped the straight with J/10.

J/10, I'd love to have money to throw away with that sort of hand in that spot.

Very first hand, I had queens. There's a raise, a re-raise and I look down at my queens. I call as does the other guy. Re-raiser is the C*nt who got me with J/10. Flop comes 9/9/K. All in from first guy. C*ntface shoves for $74. I sit for a few minutes before showing the queens. Sure enough, A/K takes it down.

Go in with dreams, leave in quite a state.

[Choppa]

Ah, there's nothing completely outplaying someone and end up completely F*cking levelling yourself....

PokerStars Hand #77709279407: Tournament #533324581, $5.00+$0.10 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level XIII (800/1600) - 2012/03/24 14:14:02 AEST [2012/03/23 23:14:02 ET]
Table '533324581 3' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: UnkleChop (37485 in chips)
Seat 2: huasamaco (13430 in chips)
Seat 3: JADANMAN (31000 in chips)
Seat 4: mcgrattan16 (6084 in chips)
Seat 5: count1111 (30118 in chips)
Seat 6: xxmarioxx82 (19450 in chips)
Seat 7: GabQC (24088 in chips)
Seat 9: ceagles10 (23380 in chips)
UnkleChop: posts the ante 320
huasamaco: posts the ante 320
JADANMAN: posts the ante 320
mcgrattan16: posts the ante 320
count1111: posts the ante 320
xxmarioxx82: posts the ante 320
GabQC: posts the ante 320
ceagles10: posts the ante 320
ceagles10: posts small blind 800
UnkleChop: posts big blind 1600
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to UnkleChop [Ad Ah]
huasamaco: folds
JADANMAN: folds
mcgrattan16: folds
count1111: folds
xxmarioxx82: folds
GabQC: raises 2200 to 3800
ceagles10: folds
UnkleChop: calls 2200
*** FLOP *** [Jd 3c 5c]
UnkleChop: checks
GabQC: bets 7800
UnkleChop: raises 25565 to 33365 and is all-in
GabQC: calls 12168 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (13397) returned to UnkleChop
*** TURN *** [Jd 3c 5c] [6c]
*** RIVER *** [Jd 3c 5c 6c] [3h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
UnkleChop: shows [Ad Ah] (two pair, Aces and Threes)
GabQC: shows [6h 6d] (a full house, Sixes full of Threes)
GabQC collected 50896 from pot