Not Working Out How I Planned

Seems like yesterday I started this blog to talk poker and eventually place some brags but as it goes in the world full of degenerates, running poorly has made me play poorly - which means I've been losing money in almost every way possible.

With yet another FTOPS series looming and me not going anywhere to play live, I figured this as a better time than any to remind the poker playing community (i.e. myself) that it happens. Taking losses in stride can't do anything but help in the long run.....

OK, that may be a complete lie but you get the point. Every right decision in the world doesn't guarantee success but maybe persistence does. I adhere to this.

/philosophical me.

That being said, I'll probably be looking to lose more money when I perhaps enter some form of FTOPS pool on 2p2, updates to come....

Weekend Poker

Pretty certain the only thing I enjoyed during the debacle that was my poker-filled weekend was the music I was listening to, a lot of John Butler Trio (a band my brother just saw and introduced me to). If you don't like it, no one likes you. Enjoy....

Yesterday I.....

* Bubbled another EPT Qualifier - I'm starting to think it's not meant to be

* Could have put it on cruise control to the final table of the 30k PLOrly on Tilt if this hand held with, I think, 13 or so people left:

Full Tilt Poker Game #8657782998: $30,000 Guarantee (63068278), Table 18 - 1000/2000 - Pot Limit Omaha Hi - 17:57:23 ET - 2008/10/25
Seat 1: Kariboo86 (50,937)
Seat 2: xxd33pxx (72,300)
Seat 4: willcutyou (100,032)
Seat 5: Da Roc Boy (105,388)
Seat 6: lilkimmer77 (31,190)
Seat 7: MclovinLovin (8,905)
Seat 9: ZanosiKapusta (28,558)
lilkimmer77 posts the small blind of 1,000
MclovinLovin posts the big blind of 2,000
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to lilkimmer77 [Ts Kc Js Qc]
ZanosiKapusta folds
Kariboo86 raises to 6,000
xxd33pxx folds
willcutyou folds
Da Roc Boy folds
lilkimmer77 calls 5,000
MclovinLovin raises to 8,905, and is all in
Kariboo86 calls 2,905
lilkimmer77 calls 2,905
*** FLOP *** [Tc 5h 2c]
lilkimmer77 bets 22,285, and is all in
Kariboo86 folds
lilkimmer77 shows [Ts Kc Js Qc]
MclovinLovin shows [Ad 6s 7d 3c]
Uncalled bet of 22,285 returned to lilkimmer77
*** TURN *** [Tc 5h 2c] [8h]
*** RIVER *** [Tc 5h 2c 8h] [4d]
lilkimmer77 shows a pair of Tens
MclovinLovin shows a straight, Eight high
MclovinLovin wins the pot (26,715) with a straight, Eight high

.....I proceeded to shove drawing dead some amount of hands later. It was fun.

* Couldn't resist playing a $1,000 PLO8 Matrix SNG with Scott Clements and Jeff Madsen, I came in 5th overall I think, and came in 2nd at 2 of the tables so basically broke even there. Clements kept telling Jeff to, "watch out, I'm running good today". Not sure if they have any history or whatever, not sure I care either.

* Lost about 1k playing NLO8. I've been taking shots at these games when I've had a run at some nice cashes with MTT's, unfortunately I lost a $800 pot when I flopped a set with a K kicker, only to lose to the A kicker. Filling up woulda been nice but that pipe-dream was obviously nowhere to be found.

I'll probably win the Sunday Million, Second Chance, 750k and Sunday Brawl today so stay tuned...

Ruling?

Yelo. Just thought I'd throw a small update up.

I was able to make the FT of the $150-50k on Tilt today. I needed a huge suckout to get there when I flopped the nut flush with AKs against KK with maybe 30 or so left. No HH's cause to be honest, I didn't play many interesting hands, but there was something that came up worth mentioning.

This was one of those stretch runs for me where it felt like I was getting reraised to the point of high annoyance. Life sucks, deal with it, I know.

But when it got down to the FT there was a big stack 2 seats to my left who re-popped me early and often. Thing is, while I'd be sitting there and thinking he'd announce his hand to me. The first time I think I was holding A6, he shoves all in, I stall to save face and he writes, "KK".

Huh? OK, whatever, fold, move on.

A couple orbits later I pick up AJ in MP, and same guy re-raises.

As said before, this guy has a healthy stack so I'm seriously thinking about calling for the rest of my chips and while I'm sitting there, to myself, not bothering anyone, thinking, to myself, he writes, "AK".

I write, "show?".

He writes, "call".

I write, "blw me".

I really hope I didn't let this guy get to my head, but I had about 15 BB's left and after some more thinking I decided to let it go thinking at best I was flipping a coin. And if he was indeed telling the truth I was obviously in horrible shape.

So, right after that hand another player brings up collusion on the part of the guy who was announcing his hand. Now I vaguely know about this, meaning the actual ruling, but I know for a fact that it's annoying and something someone playing online usually doesn't have to deal with (as opposed to live).

Anyone have any clue about this subject matter? Not that I'm looking to get the guy in trouble but out of curiosity and future d-bags I suppose.

Thanks.

Bleh (Edit: Woot Loretta)

Yesterday I waited around for what seems like the whole day to put an EPT Step-6 SNG ticket into play - trying to win a seat into EPT Budapest. Stars is kind enough to dish out deepstacks for these but personally I don't think it matters. People pretty much only play monsters for the first hour and then it becomes a shove-fest for the second. To be honest, skill seems to quickly take a back seat for these which is why I doubt I'll venture into them again.

The top 2 won a seat and I came in 3rd so naturally, I was pretty happy about that.

I did, however, somehow finagle $900 for it which I quickly put all into play at a 5/10 PLO table and a 3/6 NL O8 table. I managed to build that up which helped me fall asleep but I'm still a little bitter today.

This weekend I'll be playing a good amount, including the $800 EPT Qualifier along with most, if not all, of the big Sunday Tourneys. Here's to hoping I have something worthwhile to write about in the coming days. Hope to see some of you at the tables.

Enjoy your weekend...



And a Congrats on the nice run for Loretta on Stars last night, awaiting blog update for details.....

Here Goes Nothing. Quite Literally.

Hey everyone, with some suggestions from friends at CP, I'll be making what I believe to be my 2nd or 3rd attempt at a poker blog. Original. I know.


This sounded like a good idea because:

- I'm probably playing more then I ever have

- This'll be a good place for me to learn from those of you unfortunate enough to be reading this

- I now have a great place to rant about everything and nothing, all at the same time

- And maybe most importantly, I'm beginning to think I can actually be good at this game


Again, I have no clue what I'm doing with this blog, but I hope it'll be yet another place where we can learn, converse, laugh, whine, and maybe even someday cry together. Who knows ya know??


Sooooo.... poker talk......


Last night I FT'd the 65k again but had a somewhat disappointing 3rd place finish. When it got down to 3, we all had about even stacks and a lot of play in us. This is about the time I began being impatient and cocky. I essentially tried to win a 1.5 hr FT in 30 mins if that makes any sense.

As an MTT player, I'm a firm believer that to some extent, you have to let the game come to you. Too many times I read about or see or hear people being worried about being the chip leader at some point other then the end of the tournament. Who cares? So what?

This reminds me of the debacle I saw on the WSOP this year, that guy who had what I think was the chip lead going into Day 3 of ME - Norm comments that he could take the day off, watch Circ-de-Sole, and be in great shape for Day 4 - then he proceeds to say bye-bye as I'm sure he felt the pressure of the chip lead and cameras on him, etc.

So I guess what I'm getting at is this, I really do feel that if your playing an MTT and consistently checking your 'status', your not gonna be able to play your best. Something I do with the Tilt Tourney windows is start at the bottom and scroll out the people who get eliminated, not knowing where I stand, so I can make intelligent poker decisions based on poker and not based on "where will this put me?". Because I found myself doing that exact thing at times, actually. Anyways...

So that's why I sucked with 3 to go last night, I was so obsessed with finishing those clowns off and getting the chip lead, I ultimately dug my own grave. Lesson learned.


I aplogize for no HH, no tourney window, no anything-useful for that matter. I promise this blogging thing is something I'll get a little better at once I learn the ropes. Until then, thanks for the support. GL at the tables.