Why is he calling? Hello?

Just playing around with this Cardrunners hand history converter.

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Seat 1: newguy19 ($1,630) -
Seat 2: MainEventMike ($1,370) - -


PRE-FLOP:

MainEventMike posts small blind $15
newguy19 posts BIG blind $30
Dealt To: MainEventMike


RAISE MainEventMike ($60)
CALL newguy19 ($30)


FLOP:

Pot: $120
   

CHECK newguy19
BET MainEventMike ($60)
CALL newguy19 ($60)


TURN:

Pot: $240
     

CHECK newguy19
BET MainEventMike ($120)
CALL newguy19 ($120)


RIVER:

Pot: $480
      

CHECK newguy19
BET MainEventMike ($210)
CALL newguy19 ($210)


SHOWDOWN:
MainEventMike:

MUCK newguy19

MainEventMike collected $900 from main pot with a pair of Aces

SUMMARY:
Total pot: $900 Rake: $0

Final Board:
     

Seat 1: newguy19 big blind mucked [Jc 3s] - a pair of Threes - Net Gain/Loss: ($-450)
Seat 2: MainEventMike small blind showed [Ac 9h] and won 900 with a pair of Aces - Net Gain/Loss: ($450)


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WTF??

WTF was this guy thinking? I've been running bad over the last 30 tournaments. I'm surprised I didn't lose this one. Maybe my bad luck streak is over? I hope so. My walls have suffered some damage and my chair is a little lopsided now too. I'm just glad this finally held.

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Seat 1: MainEventMike ($1,885) - -
Seat 2: Sawdoctors ($1,115) -


PRE-FLOP:

MainEventMike posts small blind $25
Sawdoctors posts BIG blind $50
Dealt To: MainEventMike


RAISE MainEventMike ($150)
RAISE Sawdoctors ($450)
RAISE MainEventMike ($1885)
CALL Sawdoctors ($665)
UNCALLED MainEventMike ($770)


FLOP:

Pot: $2230
   



TURN:

Pot: $2230
     



RIVER:

Pot: $2230
      



SHOWDOWN:
MainEventMike:

Sawdoctors:


MainEventMike collected $2230 from main pot with a pair of Kings

SUMMARY:
Total pot: $2 Rake: $0

Final Board:
     

Seat 1: MainEventMike small blind showed [Kh Kc] and won 2,230 with a pair of Kings - Net Gain/Loss: ($1090)
Seat 2: Sawdoctors big blind showed [Ah 8c] and lost with Ace Ten high - Net Gain/Loss: ($-1115)
  


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Skip Caray

I knew Skip Caray was not in great health the past couple of years but, this was still a shock to see that he died Sunday. I grew up listening to him do the Braves games. To me he was one of the best. I'll never forget his awesome call against the Pirates in the playoffs. Sid Bream rounding third and sliding into home just barely under the tag. "and he is....safe. Braves Win! Braves Win! Braves Win! Braves Win! Braves Win!" It still gives me chills every time I hear them replay that call. Rest In Peace Skip.">

Vegas Trip and HU SNGs

It's been awhile since I made a post. I'm back from Vegas and we all had a great time. I played in 3 tournaments and did well in all 3 but, only cashed in one. I played 2 at Caesar's and one donkament at O'sheas. I cashed in the O'sheas tourney. These people had no idea how to play poker. We were down to the final table and half the table has between 5-10BB and no one is pushing. Well we get down to 4 players and I have about 6BB left. I've been pushing a good bit and I look down at A9 UTG. Well, no thought here, I push. The BB is the chip leader and to call it would be about 25% of his stack. He says, "I can't let you continue to do this." He calls with K2 and I'm delighted until a K hits the flop and I'm out. Wish I could play with that dude every day. I would win a ton of money.
I've started to play HU SNGs. I was looking on Sharkscope and all the guys who make money play HU SNGs. I decided to give this a try. So far so good. My bankroll is climbing in the right direction again. I plan on starting at the $5 Turbo HU SNGs and progress from there. I think it's great because of the number of tournaments you can play. If you hit some bad variance, you can always fire up another tourney and get started on a hot streak. Here's a great website I found with some great information about HU SNGS: HoldemForaLiving

BrainMc and I went over to the RIO to watch some of the WSOP Main Event. I've always had a crush on Isabelle Mercier and who do we see at the entrance? Yep, the beautiful Isabelle. I'm drooling all over myself and get the courage to ask her for a picture. She looked like she was in a hurry and was nice enough to pose with me. Also, got a picture with Scotty Nguyen. No beating off to the Isabelle pic.

Vegas Bound

My SNG challenge has not been going well lately. Why? Mostly tilt, some bad luck, and some bad play by me. I'm going to concentrate on studying to improve my game and let my tiltness cool off. Meanwhile, I have been doing well at NL cash games and I'm going to Vegas with some friends(BrainMc is one of them). I can't wait. It should be a blast.

Taking a Break

I've lost a little more than 1/3rd of the profit I made on Full Tilt. So, I'm taking a break for about a week. I'm studying Colin Moshman's Sit-n-Go strategy book. I don't want to tilt more than I already have and I think it's a good idea to take a break and do some studying. I probably don't do enough of that so, this should be good for my game. I'll return to poker next week and continue my quest for the $10,000 bankroll.

Bad beat after Bad beat............................

Wow! I have hit some major variance here. I have suffered some awful beats and at the wrong times in a tournament. I know things eventually work out but, damn. Take a look at these horrid swings. I feel good(mostly) about the decisions I made so, I look forward to the beats going in my favor and my hands holding up. I know, I know: waaaaaaaaaaaaahh. I was looking forward to playing some more this weekend but, it might be a good idea to stop before I really go on some major tilt.

Hot Streak

I started out on a hot streak on Full Tilt. Cooled off a little when I moved up to the $22 buy-ins.
If you're not using Sharkscope, you're missing alot of good information about your opponents. I look up my opponents' stats at the beginning of every tournament so, I can get a better idea of what I'm dealing with. Then, I color code each one to mark whether they're winning/losing or if they're marked by Sharkscope as a fish or shark. It only takes a minute to do. I just started doing this and it's working out really well. Every piece of information we can get is to our advantage and I think this is an extremely effective tool to help identify tendencies. Plus, if your buddy says he's winning money, you can check to see if he's lying.

Hope my luck continues. Off to the $10,000 race!

Interesting Information

http://www.compatiblepoker.com/usa.php

There's some good information on this website. Read or skim through the whole page. Especially, the part about the traffic for particular poker sites. Traffic has increased since passage of the UIGEA.

Full Tilt Deposit

I haven't made a deposit in quite some time and I guess things have changed. I tried to use my credit card and debit card to make a deposit on Full Tilt. Both of those were denied. So, I used their Cash Transfer option. This was really easier than I thought it would be. I emailed Full Tilt to get the cash transfer directions and I went to the ATM to withdraw my cash. Then, found a nearby store that used Money Gram. Filled out the form to wire the money and went home to verify everything on Full Tilt. Believe it or not, the money was in my poker account in less than 10 minutes. It's definately not as easy as using a credit card but, it wasn't difficult either. The fee for Money Gram was $9.95. Not too bad. I can't wait til we get rid of this stinking UIGEA. I think the fish are still out there but, it would be easier for them to make a deposit with a credit card. I think we will see a poker boom again when this UIGEA is out of here.