I haven’t posted anything since my disastrous third place finish in this week’s Shootout in the Desert. My tourney luck has been awful since my WWdN win a couple of weeks ago. Well, it turned around, sort of. Last night in the WWdN West Coast Warmup #2, I made the final table and finished 6th out of … however big the field was. Today, in the HeyKidsItsBG Invitational, I took 3rd out of 28, after sitting out the first half hour while I was at lunch. I went out when I lost a race (surprise! I haven’t won one all in preflop in at least two weeks in a tournament) with 77 vs AQ. An ace on the river. The turning point for me though was when I had around $12k chips in second position, and ZowieZ had me covered by a few hundred. I made a standard raise to $1200 and ZowieZ instapushed for about ten times the pot. Sires, a shorter stack, called behind. After a bit of thought, I folded. They flipped 33 and AK. Dammit… and this race, I woulda won, making a full house with my J coming out on the turn. I woulda busted Sires, and knocked ZowieZ down to a few hundred in chips. Instead, AK won and all the stacks at the table were about even after the hand. Nice push, ZowieZ. Sires went on to win, instead of busting to my jacks.

The ring game at Stars hasn’t treated me well, either, losing most of what I won in the Donegal Invitational. I finally decided to do PSO’s Nevada Jacks Promotion at Paradise, and finally got treated well.
Played the 1000 raked hands in about a day of 5max $100NL, and made $450 plus the $100 bonus. Plus, the chipset is worth about $200. Pretty pleased with those results, finally. If you are still looking for the most legit and trusted, just check out UFABET เกมส์คาสิโนออนไลน์ to learn more about them.

It’s strange how I can make two final tables playing judi slot in two days and still be so damn disappointed with the actual finishes. I feel like I definitely should have won today, and should have done better yesterday. I guess I can’t expect much when I can’t win a single race. Thanks Wil for hosting again!

I think I’m gonna miss Saturdays with Dr. Pauly tomorrow, unfortuantely. There’s a chance I won’t be able to make Bill’s last Shootout qualifier, either. Good luck to everyone who plays in them! I’ll do my best to make it.

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Wow, my tournament luck has been terrible since my WWDN tourney win. I’ve played in six of the $20+2 180 person SNGs at Stars. I have yet to make the money. I can’t win a coinflip. Two of my bustouts were desperate shortstack pushes. The other 4:

• KK vs AA (all in preflop)
• KK vs AKs (flush, all in preflop)
• AA vs A5s (quads! the last of my money went in on the 557 flop, but still…)
• KK vs AA (all in preflop)

And in Saturday with Dr. Pauly today, I had to make a tough laydown of 76 on a 779Q board (the winner showed A7), and then bust out with a set of 3s vs a set of aces later anyway. Damn set over set. Thanks for hosting, Pauly!

For the most part, I’ve been paying for these tourney fees with the Stars ring game, though. the $100NL there is nice. Plus, I just cleared a bonus that had been sitting in my account for 6 months or so because I hadn’t been playing there. I keep playing the 20 table SNGs because the play is just so bad, but I think I might have to give up on them for a while. It’s just too frutstrating.

I will play in the Six Gun Shootout qualifier tomorrow at FullTilt, though.

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I play my very best donkey poker in this one. I don’t know what was wrong with me, but I was playing terribly. It wasn’t the “real” weekly tournament, so maybe I’ll try to defend my title tonight. 🙂 With blinds at 25/50, I got knocked down to 160 when Maudie‘s QQ beat my 99. She made a 3x BB raise from early position after pushing all in the previous hand with A4o. This set off all kinds of warning signals. I knew I was beat. My mouse hovered over the fold button, and then I went all in. The next hand, Wil raised to 150 (also 3x BB) and I had JJ. I pushed all in for my 10 more, and his AK beat me. It was fun, anyway.

I took my donkey play on over to the blogger side game, a high limit .01/.02, $5 buyin NLHE game. I lost 5 or 6 buyins there, playing even worse (but at least intentionally) than I did in the tournament. My standard preflop raise was 15x the big blind (0.30). We saw people get quads so many times there (3) that “thems quads beetches!” was simply reduced to “tqb” by the end. Or dqb. I don’t remember. It was lots of fun playing with 7 bloggers and 2 unsuspecting micro-limit players. One of them requested money from us, so I sent him a whole penny through the Stars money transfer. Hope to see everyone again tonight, and Saturday with Dr. Pauly, and Sunday at the WPBT Shootout in the Desert.

Update: Well, that sucked. Rivered by a two outer when all the money got in on the J77 flop when I had KJ vs TT. That left me with 170 with 50/100 blinds. Two hands later I get TT in my big blind, pushed all in by the small blind with J2, and he flops a J. I hate TT.

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Thanks to FatWallet, I picked up a nice new Darth Tater at Kmart today. $3.99 + tax. Sweet. No clue what I’m going to do with it, but I couldn’t pass it up for $4 (of course, regular price is only like $9).

My file cabinets were delivered today! So, combined with the kitchen countertop I got at Home Depot, I now finally have a desk. It’s not exactly how I expected, but I think it’s going to work out very nicely. The sticker on the countertop said 30 x 96, so I stupidly assumed it would be 30″ deep. I ordered 28 1/2″ deep file cabinets. As it turns out, the countertop is only 24 1/2″ or so deep, so with the top sitting flush against the front of the cabinets, it’s between 4 and 5 inches away from the wall. It’s actually quite handy, as I have all my cabling running across there now. I set up my Windows box on it and can finally play poker without killing myself sideways on my couch. Now I just need a new chair.

With my poker machine set up on my new desk, I actually got around to playing a little bit tonight. I discovered Stars’ new 20 table (180 player) SNGs. Awesome idea. I love being able to get into a smallish MTT any time I want. It’s part of the reason I liked UB back when I started playing. They had those $5 tourneys like every half hour. I played in one $20+2 20-table SNG, was absolutely card dead for the whole thing, and finally busted in 92nd when the first real hand I saw was dominated (KK vs AA). I think I’m really going to like these things, though. I made around $60 (including losing $40 with AA vs 99 all-in preflop) playing two $100NL 6max games at Stars while playing in the SNG. I used to not play there because the competition was so tough… well, it seems to have changed. I saw some of the most horrible plays there that I’ve ever seen. I think I’m going to have to go back. Maybe just the limit game at Stars is tough. Or I suck at limit. Either way.

Hopefully, I’ll really get back into the online poker thing shortly.

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A disappointing finish for me today, but I’m happy with every play I made. I got AA vs KK and had a nice stack in the middle of the second hour. Spaceman was pretty shortstacked, but still with an amount of chips that would hurt to lose, and pushing in every few hands. I folded A3, 88, 66 to his pushes, and then finally called with JJ. He flipped A7o, and rivered an ace. The next hand I pushed with AKo and flopped my king to lose to CJ’s flopped set of tens, for a 45th place finish. I’m happy with both of those decisions. I just hate pocket jacks.

Thanks for hosting, Pauly!

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Alrighty… tourney report, by level, with the help of PokerTracker. As you’ll see, I didn’t win this with skill, it was just a question of getting completely run over by the deck and getting lucky on one hand.

Level I (10/20): The very first hand of the tournament, I get AJo, and raise it up from middle position. whoisspain, who took second in the first WWDN Invitational, calls my raise and we see an A2K flop. I bet the flop, 9 turn, and 8 river, and he calls me down with KQ. After the first hand, I’m the chip leader with 2110.

Level I (10/20): Still in the first level, I’m dealt AQo in the cutoff. Dixinator raises to 60, and I reraise to 120. He calls. He bets 100 on the 2A8 flop, and I raise to 350. He calls, and that scares me. We check the K on the turn, and I call his 150 bet on the river. He turns over A7, and I take the pot. My stack is up to 2750 in the first level.

Level II (15/30): I see a free flop from the big blind with Q♣2♣. The flop is T♣Q♠7♣. I bet 100, and get one caller. I bet 200 at the K (not ♣) turn, and then pair my 2 on the river but miss my flush. I bet 200 again, get called, and take down the pot. maxxel had KJo, and had me beat on the turn, but I had plenty of outs, and wouldn’t have bet or called had I not improved. Stack: 2810.

Level II (15/30): I open raise to 90 from the button with 76s. Arcon reraises from the big blind to 150, and I call. I catch a whole bunch of the 477 flop, and it goes check-check. Arcon comes out firing for 150 on the J turn, and I raise to 450. He calls. He check calls 450 on the 7 river. Them’s quads, beetches! He had KJ. Stack: 4225.

Level II (15/30): Very next hand, I get KK in late position (seat got filled, so I’m not in the cutoff). UTG limps, and I bump it to 120. Three callers. 26K flop. Bingo! Two clubs, so I have to play it fast. UTG fires out 230, and I quickly raise to 1000. We lose the other two, and UTG pushes. I call, and see him turn 22 for bottom set. Running 88 gives us both full houses, and I take the pot and bust littlerobbie. Stack: 7110, chip leader again.

Level III (25/50): Nothing much interesting happens in this level. I win a few, lose a few. My brother does get moved to my table during this level.

Level IV (50/100): I raise to 400 from the button with TT, Arcon calls from the big blind. I make a weak bet on the 8T8 flop, but he folds. Damn. Next hand, I raise preflop again with T9s, Arcon calls again. I miss the flop, but raise his 400 bet to 1000. He calls. Oops. He bets the turn, and I fold. Stack: 5165.

Level V (75/150): First hand at this level. I limp UTG with 88. I see the flop with the blinds, my brother and SoxLover. 8J4, two spades. When will I learn to slowplay? SoxLover bets 300, I raise to 800, and they both fold. Stack: 5765

Level V (75/150): Here’s the big one. Donegal pushes all in for 1170 UTG. SoxLover raises to 4200, and I wake up with KK. I push in for 5990 total, and SoxLover calls the extra 1790. Donegal has A6s, SoxLover has QQ. One 6 comes out on the flop, but no more help for anyone, and I take it down. Stack: 13375.

Level V (75/150): I call a raise from SoxLover with 65s. Flop is 76J, check-check. He bets the 4 turn, and I call. 6 on the river, and he pushes. I call, and he shows K8s. I take it down and bust him. Stack: 16669.

Level V (75/150): A couple of hands later, Wil gets seated at my table. I raise his first blind, and he calls me a bully and folds. I show him my JJ.

LeveL VI (100/200): I get KK for the fourth time in the tournament, my first hand at a new table that includes Iggy and Derek. I raise, take down the pot, and show it. Stack: 16544.

Level VI (100/200): I get the hammer in the big blind. maximovies raises in early position, and I reraise to 1500. I get reraised more, and have to fold. Stack: 15744.

Level VII (100/200/25): I don’t win any big hands, and lose a bunch of chips. Stack: 14770.

Level VIII (200/400/25): I lose a race with 44 vs heffmike’s A6. Stack: 9644.

Level IX (300/600/50). My stack is getting short, 6104. I get TT in the big blind, and reraise heffmike all-in. He shows JJ. Oops. I flop a ten, and double up. Stack: 13058. This was the only time I got lucky when I had chips at risk. heffmike is crippled with 2598 left, but recovers nicely and makes the final table.

Level X (400/800/50): I win a few, lose a few, basically fold and steal my way to stay alive. Here’s my only other close call of the tournament, and it wasn’t really. I’m fairly shortstacked with 10708 chips. I have KQ on the button. There’s a push for 2289 before me, and then it folds to me. I opt to fold it instead of push the rest of my chips in. Lucky me, as both blinds wake up with AK, and they chop the pot vs the small stack’s 55 when the case king flops. Stack after the level: 8958.

Level XI (600/1200/75): Still folding and stealing, I bust Kevinho with AK vs AQ. Stack: 15891.

Level XII (1000/2000/100): Fold and steal. Bust Toby039 (who busted Wil, and has next week’s tournament name) with AK vs AQ. Stack 35714.

Level XIII (1500/3000/150): I fold and fold and fold. Iggy busts Pauly. Iggy busts maureen73 with back to back suckouts, and then heffmike the next hand when he wins a race. We get three handed. I push with K6o. Iggy calls with 83o? I double up when I flop my king.

Level XIV (2000/4000/200): A few hands later, he doubles me up again with my KT vs his T3. I win the next hand when I reraise with AQo, and then he doubles me up AGAIN when my ATo beats his 62o. This all happened so fast I couldn’t believe it. Stack: 133712.

Level XIV (2000/4000/200): I get us heads up when my J9s turns a jack to beat RAH2’s K7. I have a 6:1 chiplead.

Level XIV (2000/4000/200): We play a total of 6 hands heads up. I double him up with 22 vs TT. On the final hand, he calls from the button, and I check with J♦3♦. I bet 5000 at the 5♦K♦4♥ flop. Iggy raises 7000 more, and I call. The turn is the 6♦, making my flush. I check, and Iggy pushes. I call, and he flips 87o, no diamonds, for a straight, drawing dead. The river doesn’t matter, and I win!

I hope to see everyone tomorrow:

Saturdays with Dr. Pauly on PokerStars
Saturday 11.5.05 @ 1pm EST
$10 + 1 NL
Password is hiltons
Tournament #14338880 (check under Private Tournament Tab)

First place prize = Phil Gordon’s Little Green Book
Pauly’s bounty = $15 iTunes gift certificate

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I just won the WWDN Donegal Invitational!

I’ll have a full tournament report after I eat and get to Home Depot, but let me just say right now that the deck hit me in the face, and I got lucky the one time I needed to. It finished as a heads up battle between me and Iggy, and lucky for me he was Guinness fueled.

You can read Wil’s liveblog of the event here.

Thanks Wil for hosting! It was a blast!

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My series from last night:

The 8th frame of the second game, I left a four pin. Good shot, just a touch high. Shoulda carried. Dammit. I’ll get my 300 eventually. Pretty bad series considering I had a 279 in there, but I can’t really complain any time I average 221 over 3 games.

Just in case you are reading this and somehow haven’t read this stuff elsewhere:

WWdN: Donegal Invitiational on PokerStars
Friday 11.4.05 @ 7pm EST
$10 + 1 NL
Password is monkey

Saturdays with Dr. Pauly on PokerStars
Saturday 11.5.05 @ 1pm EST
$10 + 1 NL
Password is hiltons
Tournament #14338880 (check under Private Tournament Tab)

WPBT Shootout on Full Tilt
Sunday 11.6.05 @ 3pm EST
$10 + 1 NL
Email Bill for the password
Restricted to only bloggers/readers who will be heading to Vegas in December

Haven’t played much (any) poker since my fun donkey session last weekend, so nothing to write about that. Just too damn busy, unfortunately.

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I now fully understand donkey poker, after spending the night at the casino 온라인 카지노. I started out playing 2/5 NL ($200 buyin) and was doing just fine until my AK ran into AA. Oops. I rebought, and a little while later, the following hand happened:

5 handed, I raise to $20 UTG with 77. Everyone calls except the big blind, and there’s $85 in the pot. The flop comes out 3J3, and the small blind fires out $50. Pretty easy fold for me. Next guy raises all in for $100 more, next guy calls all in for $100 total, and the small blind calls. $485 in the pot. All three turn over AJo. The turn is a 7, the river is a blank. The big blind said he folded 83o. Talk about tilt.

A short while later, the table breaks, and instead of moving to another NL game I decided to play 3/6. Here’s where the donkey poker started. I wanted to just have fun, and played reckless loose-aggresive. I was straddling and blind raising, and raising with any two cards even when I did look. I was chasing any hand that I thought wasn’t drawing dead. I hit more gutshot straight draws than I can count, and once sucked out with running 33 with my 73o (straddled, blind raised the flop). I even three-bet preflop with the hammer, and it turned out to be a good bet! The raiser had 63o. Sadly, he made a straight and I lost. I was playing like an abs­olute donkey, putting the table on tilt. I also had the most fun playing poker I’ve had in a very long time. I ended up losing about $100 (was up $200 at one point), but it was worth it. Donkey poker is FUN. Of course, this doesn’t explain online donkey poker. I don’t see how that can have the same rush. It’s similar to platforms like ชนะใหญ่ที่ บาคาร่า, which offers various bonuses.

In other poker news, everyone should go congratulate my brother and his $3 MTT win at Stars for $1246! He doesn’t have a post up about it yet, but I’m sure he will soon, especially if I send some traffic over there. Here’s a screenshot of him with the chiplead heads up:

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Because everyone else is doing it:

My blog really isn’t worth nearly that, even by whatever method was used to come up with the value. Sadly, as far as links back to the actual blog, it’d be worth far less than that. Tehcnorati counts every link to my terror alert page as a link to my blog, though, which pumps up my value nicely.

Here’s a little reminder that the third weekly WWDN Tourney, this one called the Up4Poker Invitational, is tomorrow at 9 PM EST (6 PM in California! I can play from home!). It’s a $10+1 at PokerStars. Don’t forget to sign up and play! These tournaments, and the Blogger Championship on Sunday have pretty much been the only poker I’ve been able to play lately. I still need to get a new desk and set up my computers again so I can get back into it.

Last week, I cracked and bought a $700 item from Woot. It’s something I’d been planning to get eventually, just not quite so soon. Well, my InFocus ScreenPlay 4805 showed up yesterday, with Fedex nicely redelivering a second time when I called them after they tried to deliver while I was at work the first time. It came a 76″ 16:9 screen, and the 10 disc Matrix DVD collector’s set (eBay, here I come!) Sadly, it also came with a wimpy 6 foot s-video cable. I was able to connect two composite video cables I had together and get the thing working (it’s awesome!), but composite doesn’t compare to s-video or component. I spent a little more than I had to on some longer cables, because I think these look pretty cool, and I do want to run both s-video and component to the projector. I’m not one of those people who thinks Monster cables are better because they’re more expensive, though. I also got myself a ceiling mount for it. I can’t wait until it’s all set up. I don’t know if I’m going to mount the screen; it looks pretty damn good on my wall. Very pleased with my purchase.

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