Some interesting hands from this morning's session

PokerStars Game #9096327755: Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2007/03/26 - 08:49:40 (ET)
Table 'Agassiz II' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: 1p0kerboy ($114.85 in chips)
Seat 2: ZERO_77 ($95 in chips)
Seat 3: zz94 ($38.95 in chips)
Seat 4: eliane ($98.50 in chips)
Seat 5: Hgh_Ssociety ($99 in chips)
Seat 6: CYE-kling ($60 in chips)
Seat 7: shotgun74 ($116.85 in chips)
Seat 8: justtocol ($135.75 in chips)
Seat 9: Layoner ($153.50 in chips)
Hgh_Ssociety: posts small blind $0.50
CYE-kling: posts big blind $1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to justtocol [Qd Qh]
shotgun74: calls $1
justtocol: raises $3 to $4
Layoner: calls $4
1p0kerboy: folds
ZERO_77: folds
zz94: folds
eliane: calls $4
Hgh_Ssociety: folds
CYE-kling: folds
shotgun74: calls $3
*** FLOP *** [8h 6d Kc]
shotgun74: checks
justtocol: checks
Layoner: checks
eliane: checks
*** TURN *** [8h 6d Kc] [Th]
shotgun74: checks
justtocol: checks
Layoner: checks
eliane: checks
*** RIVER *** [8h 6d Kc Th] [3d]
shotgun74: checks
justtocol: bets $2
Layoner: raises $16 to $18
eliane: folds
shotgun74: folds
justtocol: calls $16
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Layoner: shows [Ac Qs] (high card Ace)
justtocol: shows [Qd Qh] (a pair of Queens)
justtocol collected $50.90 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $53.50 | Rake $2.60
Board [8h 6d Kc Th 3d]
Seat 1: 1p0kerboy folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: ZERO_77 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: zz94 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: eliane (button) folded on the River
Seat 5: Hgh_Ssociety (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: CYE-kling (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: shotgun74 folded on the River
Seat 8: justtocol showed [Qd Qh] and won ($50.90) with a pair of Queens
Seat 9: Layoner showed [Ac Qs] and lost with high card Ace

PokerStars Game #9096293274: Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2007/03/26 - 08:44:56 (ET)
Table 'Agassiz II' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: 1p0kerboy ($111.85 in chips)
Seat 2: ZERO_77 ($104.50 in chips)
Seat 3: zz94 ($100.45 in chips)
Seat 6: masm8086 ($19.40 in chips)
Seat 7: shotgun74 ($118.35 in chips)
Seat 8: justtocol ($60 in chips)
Seat 9: Layoner ($142.30 in chips)
shotgun74: posts small blind $0.50
justtocol: posts big blind $1
eliane: sits out
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to justtocol [Ad Kc]
Layoner: folds
1p0kerboy: folds
ZERO_77: folds
zz94: raises $3 to $4
masm8086: calls $4
shotgun74: folds
justtocol: raises $10 to $14
zz94: calls $10
masm8086: calls $10
*** FLOP *** [2s Ah 8s]
justtocol: bets $28
zz94: raises $28 to $56
masm8086: calls $5.40 and is all-in
justtocol: calls $18 and is all-in
*** TURN *** [2s Ah 8s] [4c]
*** RIVER *** [2s Ah 8s 4c] [7c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
justtocol: shows [Ad Kc] (a pair of Aces)
zz94: mucks hand
justtocol collected $81 from side pot
masm8086: mucks hand
justtocol collected $55.90 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $139.90 Main pot $55.90. Side pot $81. | Rake $3
Board [2s Ah 8s 4c 7c]
Seat 1: 1p0kerboy folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: ZERO_77 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: zz94 mucked [9s 7s]
Seat 6: masm8086 (button) mucked [3d 3s]
Seat 7: shotgun74 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: justtocol (big blind) showed [Ad Kc] and won ($136.90) with a pair of Aces
Seat 9: Layoner folded before Flop (didn't bet)

PokerStars Game #9096383718: Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2007/03/26 - 08:57:17 (ET)
Table 'Knopfia' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 2: nightstrix ($38.35 in chips)
Seat 3: AP0720 ($128.85 in chips)
Seat 4: roger168 ($31.35 in chips)
Seat 6: justtocol ($57 in chips)
Seat 7: MarcusCaruso ($165.35 in chips)
Seat 8: TwinStar10 ($204 in chips)
Seat 9: BlueBear ($103.05 in chips)
TwinStar10: posts small blind $0.50
BlueBear: posts big blind $1
RDfromParis: sits out
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to justtocol [9s As]
nightstrix: folds
AP0720: folds
roger168: folds
ginger87 leaves the table
justtocol: raises $2 to $3
MarcusCaruso: calls $3
TwinStar10: folds
BlueBear: folds
*** FLOP *** [Kh 2d 4d]
justtocol: bets $4
Moinmoinmoin joins the table at seat #5
MarcusCaruso: calls $4
*** TURN *** [Kh 2d 4d] [9c]
justtocol: checks
MarcusCaruso: bets $8
justtocol: calls $8
*** RIVER *** [Kh 2d 4d 9c] [2c]
justtocol: checks
MarcusCaruso: bets $16
justtocol: calls $16
*** SHOW DOWN ***
MarcusCaruso: shows [4c Qc] (two pair, Fours and Deuces)
justtocol: shows [9s As] (two pair, Nines and Deuces)
justtocol collected $60.50 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $63.50 | Rake $3
Board [Kh 2d 4d 9c 2c]
Seat 2: nightstrix folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: AP0720 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: roger168 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: justtocol showed [9s As] and won ($60.50) with two pair, Nines and Deuces
Seat 7: MarcusCaruso (button) showed [4c Qc] and lost with two pair, Fours and Deuces
Seat 8: TwinStar10 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 9: BlueBear (big blind) folded before Flop

Some hands from .50/1

okerStars Game #9080940541: Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2007/03/25 - 11:32:13 (ET)
Table 'Clorinde IV' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: svagoo ($32.45 in chips)
Seat 2: Geraldinjo79 ($21.95 in chips)
Seat 3: justtocol ($59 in chips)
Seat 4: DoggystyleK9 ($73 in chips)
Seat 5: Kresge408 ($74 in chips)
Seat 6: GoochXXX ($109.55 in chips)
Seat 7: fluen2 ($68.15 in chips)
Seat 8: HUCKIE 11 ($11.35 in chips)
Seat 9: Thomas6409 ($16 in chips)
Geraldinjo79: posts small blind $0.50
justtocol: posts big blind $1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to justtocol [5d Ad]
DoggystyleK9: folds
Kresge408: folds
GoochXXX: folds
fluen2: calls $1
HUCKIE 11: folds
Thomas6409: folds
svagoo: calls $1
Geraldinjo79: raises $1 to $2
justtocol: calls $1
fluen2: calls $1
svagoo: calls $1
*** FLOP *** [5h 8d 3d]
Geraldinjo79: bets $6
justtocol: raises $6 to $12
fluen2: folds
svagoo: folds
Geraldinjo79: raises $7.95 to $19.95 and is all-in
justtocol: calls $7.95
*** TURN *** [5h 8d 3d] [2c]
*** RIVER *** [5h 8d 3d 2c] [Tc]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Geraldinjo79: shows [7s 7d] (a pair of Sevens)
justtocol: mucks hand
Geraldinjo79 collected $45.55 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $47.90 | Rake $2.35
Board [5h 8d 3d 2c Tc]
Seat 1: svagoo (button) folded on the Flop
Seat 2: Geraldinjo79 (small blind) showed [7s 7d] and won ($45.55) with a pair of Sevens
Seat 3: justtocol (big blind) mucked [5d Ad]
Seat 4: DoggystyleK9 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Kresge408 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: GoochXXX folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: fluen2 folded on the Flop
Seat 8: HUCKIE 11 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: Thomas6409 folded before Flop (didn't bet)


PokerStars Game #9081239058: Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2007/03/25 - 11:56:05 (ET)
Table 'Hera V' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: DrBallgame42 ($110.70 in chips)
Seat 2: Undertake ($40 in chips)
Seat 3: kenstall ($112.70 in chips)
Seat 4: Amaethon ($74.55 in chips)
Seat 5: GhengisKahn ($45.20 in chips)
Seat 6: justtocol ($71.90 in chips)
Seat 7: PecanGrower ($101.85 in chips)
Seat 8: gjvl1 ($78.20 in chips)
Seat 9: hongzhong ($15 in chips)
gjvl1: posts small blind $0.50
hongzhong: posts big blind $1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to justtocol [Ac As]
DrBallgame42: folds
Undertake: folds
kenstall: folds
Amaethon: calls $1
GhengisKahn: folds
justtocol: raises $3 to $4
PecanGrower: folds
gjvl1: raises $3 to $7
hongzhong: folds
Amaethon: calls $6
justtocol: raises $15 to $22
gjvl1: calls $15
Amaethon: folds
*** FLOP *** [9d Ks Ah]
gjvl1: bets $56.20 and is all-in
justtocol: calls $49.90 and is all-in
*** TURN *** [9d Ks Ah] [8d]
*** RIVER *** [9d Ks Ah 8d] [Td]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
gjvl1: shows [Th Qh] (a pair of Tens)
justtocol: shows [Ac As] (three of a kind, Aces)
justtocol collected $148.80 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $151.80 | Rake $3
Board [9d Ks Ah 8d Td]
Seat 1: DrBallgame42 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: Undertake folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: kenstall folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Amaethon folded before Flop
Seat 5: GhengisKahn folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: justtocol showed [Ac As] and won ($148.80) with three of a kind, Aces
Seat 7: PecanGrower (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: gjvl1 (small blind) showed [Th Qh] and lost with a pair of Tens
Seat 9: hongzhong (big blind) folded before Flop

PokerStars Game #9081819320: Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2007/03/25 - 12:40:03 (ET)
Table 'Thyra V' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: blaireautin ($47.50 in chips)
Seat 2: CVBCool1 ($64.15 in chips)
Seat 3: Albundy35 ($60.45 in chips)
Seat 4: DoggystyleK9 ($107.95 in chips)
Seat 5: Oi Frango ($133.15 in chips)
Seat 7: crypto55 ($123.25 in chips)
Seat 9: justtocol ($160.35 in chips)
DoggystyleK9: posts small blind $0.50
Oi Frango: posts big blind $1
skibbel: sits out
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to justtocol [Ah Th]
crypto55: calls $1
justtocol: calls $1
blaireautin: calls $1
CVBCool1: folds
Albundy35: folds
DoggystyleK9: calls $0.50
Oi Frango: checks
*** FLOP *** [Tc Ks Js]
DoggystyleK9: checks
Oi Frango: checks
crypto55: checks
justtocol: bets $5
blaireautin: folds
DoggystyleK9: folds
Oi Frango: folds
crypto55: calls $5
*** TURN *** [Tc Ks Js] [5h]
crypto55: checks
justtocol: bets $8
crypto55: calls $8
*** RIVER *** [Tc Ks Js 5h] [Qd]
crypto55: bets $33
justtocol: calls $33
*** SHOW DOWN ***
crypto55: shows [Jc Qc] (two pair, Queens and Jacks)
justtocol: shows [Ah Th] (a straight, Ten to Ace)
justtocol collected $94 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $97 | Rake $3
Board [Tc Ks Js 5h Qd]
Seat 1: blaireautin folded on the Flop
Seat 2: CVBCool1 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Albundy35 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: DoggystyleK9 (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 5: Oi Frango (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 7: crypto55 showed [Jc Qc] and lost with two pair, Queens and Jacks
Seat 9: justtocol showed [Ah Th] and won ($94) with a straight, Ten to Ace

The brutality that I love

I have had the worst luck of my life the last three days. I have never in my life lost so much as a favorite. It is fucking amazing.

I truly hate poker

I never want to play again

I am losing my ass as we speak

l;asdgsfjf

An update

I have been playing sngs the past few days because there havn't been any 36+R sat's to the million b/c the million is a 1k buy in this week. I have been doing very well at the 30's still running about a 30% roi. Here are my stats for the 30's since I have started playing them on Pokerstars:

30's
310 Games played
9.42 Avg. Profit
29% Avg. ROI
2,919 Total Profit


My stats for the 20's are as follows:
241 Games played
6.98 Avg. Profit
32% ROI
1,682 Total Profit

I tried playing the 50's last week and this is how I did:
26 Games played
5.58 Avg. Profit
10% roi
145 Total Profit

So, unless I can manage at least a 20% roi at the 50.00 level it is not worth me moving up over. I have noticed a big difference in the players at this level as well. Overall they are better players and it is harder to get chips. I didn't feel like I was running bad at all and still only managed a 10% roi at this level. Because of this I think the best idea is to continue playing the 30's and continue grinding up.

After my session last night I decided to play some cash games. I watched a few PXF video's of Rizen through the week and was hoping some of them brushed off on me. I made about 200 bucks playing 100nl in a little less than 300 hands. What a luckbox I am. In the session a VERY interesting hand came up. I didn't know what to do on the turn here because I didn't know the odds of the board pairing on the river. I ended up folding b/c I didn't know the odds and would have missed anyway. I ran the numbers and I should have called! Oh well.... let's be results oriented!


PokerStars Game #9026552423: Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2007/03/22 - 01:37:40 (ET)
Table 'Hudrus V' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: BigGrouper ($61.80 in chips)
Seat 2: trimcards ($100 in chips)
Seat 3: BoredStiffff ($135.80 in chips)
Seat 4: nicholas1986 ($382.05 in chips)
Seat 5: BinaryFinary ($97.50 in chips)
Seat 6: justtocol ($108.30 in chips)
Seat 7: ropisud ($48.10 in chips)
Seat 8: nomad2020 ($56 in chips)
Seat 9: TonyBPro ($51.05 in chips)
nomad2020: posts small blind $0.50
TonyBPro: posts big blind $1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to justtocol [8c 8d]
BigGrouper: calls $1
trimcards: folds
BoredStiffff: folds
nicholas1986: raises $2 to $3
BinaryFinary: calls $3
justtocol: calls $3
ropisud: folds
nomad2020: calls $2.50
TonyBPro: folds
BigGrouper: calls $2
*** FLOP *** [8s Th Jc]
nomad2020: checks
BigGrouper: checks
nicholas1986: bets $7
BinaryFinary: folds
justtocol: raises $15 to $22
nomad2020: calls $22
BigGrouper: folds
nicholas1986: calls $15
*** TURN *** [8s Th Jc] [9d]
nicholas1986 said, " u have the straight just?"
nicholas1986 said, "now u do"
nomad2020: bets $31 and is all-in
nicholas1986 said, "jack ace"
nicholas1986 said, "cant call"
nicholas1986 said, "straight on the board maybe"
nicholas1986: calls $31
nicholas1986 said, ":)"
BoredStiffff said, "play your hand ***"
justtocol: folds
nicholas1986 said, "lol"
*** RIVER *** [8s Th Jc 9d] [7h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
nomad2020: shows [Qh Ks] (a straight, Nine to King)
nicholas1986 said, "haha"
nicholas1986 said, "straight"
nicholas1986: mucks hand
nicholas1986 said, "nh"
nomad2020 collected $141 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $144 | Rake $3
Board [8s Th Jc 9d 7h]
Seat 1: BigGrouper folded on the Flop
Seat 2: trimcards folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: BoredStiffff folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: nicholas1986 mucked [Jh As]
Seat 5: BinaryFinary folded on the Flop
Seat 6: justtocol folded on the Turn
Seat 7: ropisud (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: nomad2020 (small blind) showed [Qh Ks] and won ($141) with a straight, Nine to King
Seat 9: TonyBPro (big blind) folded before Flop

Crazy hand huh?

-Donk

Tearing it up

Didn't play too much yesturday but I played a 2 table 30.00 sng and got lucky like a million times to win that then I lost in a 55.00 2 table turbo. Then I got in a 5.00 5Card Draw tourney and made the final table and ended up making 85 bucks... not bad. Made a few bucks sunday. Hopefully monday treats me well too.

-DONK

4got...

I have a basketball game tonight!

So no poker.. at least none until around 11pm. I may come home and play a few sngs.. not sure.

I played a 55.00 9 man turbo earlier this morning b4 school and got 2nd.. shoulda had 1st but had some bad luck. I made 88 bucks in that :-)

-DONK

Been A While.......

Havn't posted on here in a long while but I have been playing much better. I got out of the cash games (thank god) and went back to sngs for a while. I ran pretty well at the 20's and then eventually started making some money pretty fast in a few satellites. I have discovered a couple new and VERY profitable tournaments:

55.00 turbo 18 man sngs

and

36.00 rebuy to the sunday million

I have played 16 of the 55.00 18 man turbos and so far I have taken down two. My stats in them so far are:

16 played, avg profit 39, avg roi 65%, total profit 624

So, as you can see so far they have been treating me fairly well

Another interesting point to make is that these tournaments are some of the fishiest I have seen thus far online (sng wise) ESPECIALLY DURING THE DAY. It is not uncommon to sharkscope the entire 18 man field and see 9 fish in the tournament. I have just been waiting for a solid and and pushing it and hoping it holds. I am playing them almost like a 5.00 sng!

The 36.00 rebuy to the million is a tournament that I have qualified for 8 of 10 times. The 1st 8 times I played it I qualified for the million, only these last two times I have not. Basically I rebuy instantly and do the add on, as long as I dont do anything stupid I can just steal blinds late and make my way to the million (which I take the tourney cash). The last two times I have played it I have gotten involved in some big hands right after the 1st break which were unneccessary, but both were fairly unlucky hands. Basically if I can just maintain my stack until the end of the 2nd hour I am nearly a shoe in for the seat because I can just constantly steal blinds. It should make for an easy 100 bucks most of the time. I need to get back on track with it!

I got kinda bored tonight and decided to play some 5/10 limit holdem b/c the game looked juicy (and it was) I got unlucky quite a few times and ended up losing about 200 bucks in the game.. which really aggrevates me. I decided to stop playing and come write this blog because I was steaming. I don't even know what the hell I was doing playing 5/10 limit holdem but it wasnt a good idea even though I know I am +ev in the game.

Since I was making such poor decisions with my money and because of the terrible state of online poker I decided to cash out about 1,100 bucks. This is pretty much all the money I have made in the last week or so, and takes my bankroll down to 800 bucks. If I have less money to play with I am less likely to make bad decisions with my money.

Hopefully I can get back on track with the 36.00 rebuy tomorrow night and I might play some more 55$ 18 man turbos.

I'll be back tomorrow with an update

-Donk