Sunday, August 10, 2008

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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Tuesday, August 5, 2008

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.">

Saturday, July 26, 2008

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.

Monday, June 30, 2008

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.