STACKIN CHIPS TURNING $20 INT0 $20,000

STACKING CHIPS HITS 20K!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2008-10-18T13:57:00.000-07:00

This will be my final post for this blog on blogspot.com for my title STACKING CHIPS TURNING $20 TO $20,000. Just recently i met this goal of 20k in winnings; And this blog has plenty to do with my success.In short i am very proud of myself and my acomplishments this year. I have been keeping up with this blog for around one year and a half now.As i now only play MTT's and limited sit-n-go play.My goal for the start of 2008 was to get my 1st big score and i did do that! I also wanted to get my 1st 5 figure score as well, and i also did this on June 1st 2008.But as far as taking down my 1st online MTT victory i have not been quite able to do so as of yet.
Right now i am just looking forward to ending the year with a big score! Poker has really been a challenge for me; As well as very tuff and mental bitch!! My social life has pretty much gone to hell and my dedication through the roof! I have come a very very long way with so much further to go. As i am not looking to be the best player online; But one who will be feared at the tables at all times.
50-70K in winnings goes a long way when you come from where i come from. As far as the month of October goes i have not been able to play as much as i have wanted to; As i have been spending most of my time running from hurricanes and work.I have just now recently really started to pay attention to bankroll management as hard as it is for me!
This picture above was of me Final tabling the $16.50 360 Max a few days ago! I was unable to take it down but it was great feeling anyway. I also FT 20 180 yesterday but ended up running out of gas!This tourney was played on October the 16th 2008. I was also able to take down a couple of $11.70 Double Shootouts on Stars as well this month! The only major problem i seem to have as of late is getting the job done! Good players know how to close and i have a problem running well late! Well anyways i hope you have enjoyed my blog to reach 20K!!! i will now shoot for 40K+ (http://www.tournamentsessions.blogspot.com/)
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3 Small Cashes for OCT so Far

2008-10-05T15:19:00.000-07:00

Just a quick note as i have decided to play more volume this month. So far i have been able to cash this 360 max and two 20/180 mtt/sng's this month so far. I took a horrible beat at the final table of the 360 max; When my KK ran into JJ and a J hit on the flop sending me to the rail.
I ended up cashing there for right around $200 or so. In another hand from the 20/180 in which i ran very deep,I ended up busting out as the chipleader with right around 11 players remaining. I am a idiot sometimes at the table,and i felt as though i could outplay another donkey with a big stack.As usual i ended up pushing and pushing and ran right into his better hand, as he laughed at me as i headed to the rail.
Anyway overall i am feeling pretty good about my play. As a side note i was never very fond of the 180's or the structures; But so far i am playing them pretty solid but just running like shit once i get deep or have a huge stack. I am also working nights and 12hrs shifts plus weekends,so this is not much of a help as well.
Right now i need to make $400 to hit the $20,000 mark as this blog refers too. I am so so close but yet so far away. It's pretty much been 2 years since i started this blog,and i have come a very long way with my game. Although this year is far from over i am very optimistic about my results for the upcoming 2009 poker season.
I am however just alittle upset about my results this year, but overall i have improved hand over fist as a mtt poker player. I truly hope that October has good things for me and that i run good. I have never really been on a heater or such a thing as of yet; But i there is a first time for everything so.

Grindin the Sats!!! @*&%$

2008-09-27T13:12:00.000-07:00

Ok so i have decided after taking off a week that i will go to grinding the $5 sng's.
And of course i am well rolled for the $50+ range; I just want to review my entire game as a whole. I need to know that i can beat the $5 games as well as the $10 and the $20 levels as well.
I have also decided that until i add the rest of my roll to my acct; I will just stick to the 40bb's for the $5 levels. Right now my goal is just to play sng's in steps and to hit some Sat tournaments.
I have no problem playing the $50 Mtt's; But right now i just feel that it would be a horrible move for me. Right now even though i feel that i am good enough to play at this level daily. I also feel that i need to work on the small mistakes before i just jump in head over heels.
I played my 1st three sessions yesterday,and i pretty much broke even after about 11 sng's. Today AKA right now as i write this; I have played in two double shootouts
and busted out before the 25-50 levels in both!
Not so much because of my bad play,but more so because i am so aggressive. Right now i am just trying to work on picking my spots and most of all working on my reads.

Well anyway hopefully if i am lucky enough i will win myself a Sat ticket to the big dance on Sunday. And if not well fuck it and maybe i can get it done Sunday morning!
Well anyway only God knows!!!!

Taking a few weeks off to work on my game

2008-09-20T12:43:00.000-07:00

Well i have decided to take a few weeks off in light of the recent turn of events. 1st there was hurricane Gustov that ended my chances of playing in Bilox's $1,000 buy-in event.

Then i also missed two weeks of work when i drove back to Illinois for the bad weather as well. So now im back in New Orleans and after running really bad on Sunday; I decided to once again go on a leak plugging regimen of my poker game.

So far i am very pleased to report that everyone should see a major improvement in my Mtt game as soon as i return next month; As well as the fact that i will attempt to qualify for more Sunday majors as well. I plan on hitting alot more (sat) tournies as i have really gotten away from them.

I also feel that my game time decisions will contain a lot less donkaments than before. I have also been working on pushing and calling ranges; As well as hand reading and player read and image dynamics at the table as well.

So far i feel that Oct. will be a very good month for me in poker. I also plan to play more volume playing on Poker Stars,Fulltilt and Bodog Poker as well. I often feel that i am losing alot of needed volume by playing on one site.

As far as my bankroll goes i am pretty well off as far as money for poker goes! I just need to start running deeper in Mtt's and opening up my game; As well as making the correct game time decisions.
October will be month number 10 of my MTT battle; As this is my 1st year of serious mtt play with $19,000 in winnings so far. I would very much like to finish 2008 with over $50,000 in cashes; And i only have two months to do so! So let's see what happends and wish me the best!!!!!

Will

WHAT DREAMS ARE MADE OF!

2008-09-03T15:18:00.000-07:00

I am a true believer of hard work and dedication. And so far this year i have been very hard on myself; As far as t6he poker world goes anyway.
With that being said i can remember when i first started to blog about my poker game. It's truly amazing how far i have come with my personal goals in two years time.And i am very happy as well with my game theory and understanding in Mtt play as well.Today i just wanted to sit down and think about how horrible a player i was; Yet how good i thought i was as well.
It's really strange because im sure we have all gone through this exact mind state as well.I can remember making post on P5's about playing the $27.50Mtt;Which at the time was like playing in the $109 $50,000 on Stars as far as my bankroll was concerned.
Then i look at the games i play today and the limits as well. It's just strange as i now play in Mtt's the size of my entire $50 deposit only so short time ago. And as to date i am very proud of the fact that i can play the $55 Mtt level if i choose to do so.
So now i only look forward to better myself and my game as well; As i search for that long awaited 5 figure cash once again!!!!

AUGUST 2008 One MTT cash in JULY

2008-08-05T15:26:00.000-07:00

Wow this is my first post since my last post. It seems kinda funny because i really got out of my circle last month. I was also only able to cash one tournament last month as well.

I have been pretty busy with work so i am unable to play 4 weekends a month anymore. I am also limited in the volume that i can play in Mtt's as well. So right now i have just been trying to hit the smaller buy-in events; And get in as many hands as possible to work on my Mtt game.

Although i had a rather shit month last month, I feel a little better about how my game seems to be coming along. I also decided to start a new poker book called KILL EVERYONE after reading the Harrington Series for around 3 years now. The game has really changed and it's really really getting tuff out there.

But this goes back to an old saying that i got from my best friend and Father! "It's the same old soup they just keep stirring it up"! And my father is 100% right in what he said; And with this thought in mind i will continue to play solid poker, while staying current with the different styles and moves that have evolved.

Above is a picture of one of my girls TIA McCoy who is 9 years old right now. She along with my other 3 are by far the smartest little trio i know. I bought this one a lap top with some of my winning from June.

Also my family came down to see me last month as well here in New Orleans; So i didn't play for a whole week when they were here as well. I did alot of unusual drinking and staying up late and shit. You all know how it is when family comes down. Everything comes to a stop; And they got 100% of my attention.

It's really been a task working here in N.O and being away from friends and family; But at the same time god has blessed me and my family as well. Myself like other seem to get side tracked sometimes and it really starts to affect the way you play poker.

This month i plan to play alot smarter and i plan to open my game up as well. I also plan to do alot more homework away from the table; And not just by reading poker books. I recently purchased SNG tools as well as a membership to a training site, just to stay current with the game and the new styles of play.

So hopefully i can calm my game down a bit, view a few hands in Poker Tracker. And with alittle luck and solid play i can take one of these things down

POKERSTARS SUNDAY $109

2008-06-22T17:53:00.000-07:00

I guess this picture pretty much describes the way i was feeling when i played in the $109 today. I felt pretty fucking much like i was gonna make some solid plays and what not. But what ended up going down was the fact that i made two key mistakes in two rather easy hands.

As a lot of my friends know and realize is that i am very text book poker. I do all the studying and read all the data i can. I also as well take a lot of notes on players and do what i can to go with my reads. Well today in the $109 i made two dum mistakes in a very strong field; That included the like of Annette_15 and a wide host of others.

While playing at this level you have to play as mistake free a possible; And that is exactly what i did not do. Instead i made calls on the end when i knew it was for value. And i allowed players to see the turn to cheaply while trying to get value as well.

There is a time and a place for each; And both times i made horrible decisions. Right now i am registered for the $55 $50,000 that will be the last tournament for me for about a week or so. I have family and friends coming down on Tuesday; So i hope to play as mistake free as i can and make the final table.

Here are the two hands that i played pretty badly. I will makes comments on this later as the $50,000 is only a few minutes away!!!

BAD PLAY #1

PokerStars Game #18316179707: Tournament #92043996, $100+$9 Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2008/06/22 - 19:34:29 (ET)
Table '92043996 102' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: pinzz11 (2480 in chips)
Seat 2: wandigo (1680 in chips)
Seat 3: L0RENE (2995 in chips)
Seat 4: SR8tAcEto5 (2550 in chips)
Seat 5: BradL (2895 in chips)
Seat 6: SFAxMan (3450 in chips)
Seat 7: Minkolle (5140 in chips)
Seat 8: pono70 (2975 in chips)
Seat 9: Dimebag11 (2835 in chips)
pono70: posts small blind 25
Dimebag11: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SR8tAcEto5 [Qs Ks]
pinzz11: folds
wandigo: folds
L0RENE: folds
SR8tAcEto5: calls 50
BradL: folds
SFAxMan: folds
Minkolle: folds
pono70: calls 25
Dimebag11: checks
*** FLOP *** [Kd 2c 2s]
pono70: checks
Dimebag11: checks
SR8tAcEto5: bets 50
pono70: folds
Dimebag11: calls 50
*** TURN *** [Kd 2c 2s] [8c]
Dimebag11: bets 200
SR8tAcEto5: calls 200
*** RIVER *** [Kd 2c 2s 8c] [6d]
Dimebag11: bets 500
SR8tAcEto5: calls 500
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Dimebag11: shows [2h 6h] (a full house, Deuces full of Sixes)
SR8tAcEto5: mucks hand
Dimebag11 collected 1650 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1650 | Rake 0
Board [Kd 2c 2s 8c 6d]
Seat 1: pinzz11 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: wandigo folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: L0RENE folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: SR8tAcEto5 mucked [Qs Ks]
Seat 5: BradL folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: SFAxMan folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: Minkolle (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: pono70 (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 9: Dimebag11 (big blind) showed [2h 6h] and won (1650) with a full house, Deuces full of Sixes

AND THE BUSTO HAND!!!!!! AND A 2 OUTTER AT THAT!!!!!

PokerStars Game #18316311549: Tournament #92043996, $100+$9 Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2008/06/22 - 19:40:51 (ET)
Table '92043996 102' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: pinzz11 (2755 in chips)
Seat 2: wandigo (1680 in chips)
Seat 3: L0RENE (2920 in chips)
Seat 4: SR8tAcEto5 (1675 in chips)
Seat 5: BradL (5815 in chips)
Seat 6: SFAxMan (2850 in chips)
Seat 7: Minkolle (5140 in chips)
Seat 8: pono70 (2925 in chips)
Seat 9: Dimebag11 (1240 in chips)
BradL: posts small blind 25
SFAxMan: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SR8tAcEto5 [Kd Ah]
Dimebag11 said, "nice suckout."
Minkolle: folds
pono70: folds
Dimebag11: folds
pinzz11: folds
wandigo: folds
BradL said, "sick beat"
L0RENE: folds
SR8tAcEto5: raises 150 to 200
BradL: folds
SFAxMan: calls 150
*** FLOP *** [Kh 3s 2s]
SFAxMan: checks
SR8tAcEto5: bets 150
SFAxMan: calls 150
*** TURN *** [Kh 3s 2s] [8c]
SFAxMan: checks
Minkolle is disconnected
Minkolle is connected
SR8tAcEto5: bets 450
SFAxMan: calls 450
*** RIVER *** [Kh 3s 2s 8c] [Qh]
SFAxMan: checks
SR8tAcEto5: bets 799
SFAxMan: raises 799 to 1598
SR8tAcEto5: calls 76 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (723) returned to SFAxMan
*** SHOW DOWN ***
SFAxMan: shows [8h 8d] (three of a kind, Eights)
SR8tAcEto5: shows [Kd Ah] (a pair of Kings)
SFAxMan collected 3375 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3375 | Rake 0
Board [Kh 3s 2s 8c Qh]
Seat 1: pinzz11 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: wandigo folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: L0RENE folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: SR8tAcEto5 (button) showed [Kd Ah] and lost with a pair of Kings
Seat 5: BradL (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: SFAxMan (big blind) showed [8h 8d] and won (3375) with three of a kind, Eights
Seat 7: Minkolle folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: pono70 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: Dimebag11 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

$7,000 And 1st Place Win In Biloxi Baue Rivage

2008-06-17T16:04:00.000-07:00

If anyone is reading this and is thinking about playing live,then remember this!!! As soon as the first cards where dealt i began to look at the table and try to figure out;Who could play and who the donkeys were. I saw for myself how bad it is to stereo type asian and middle aged white guys as the best players. I also learned that the young kid with all the FullTilt and PokerStars gear could be the biggest ASS(Donkey) at the table. So you really just have to pay attention.
I guess i am pretty late making this post since i won the money on the 6th. But oh well i have a job you know and i play poker part time for income.I really had a good feeling going into this tourney; But honestly i was scared as fuck before it even began. I was able to hold it all in however as well as being the table chip leader after the 1st break.
I learned alot from playing in this tourney. And one of the things that really kicked in was how good online players are. It was just amazing how much easier it was to play live as opposed to playing online.Now i am not saying that live players are weaker; But the bad players are a whole lot easier to spot,that's for shure.

So i remember when i was a kid and i always wondered; What would it be like to have like $10,000 just laying on the bed and it's all yours. Well that's exactly what i did after i won the $7,000 in Biloxi Ms. on June 6th. The tournament was the monthly $20K freeze out that is held there every 1st Sat-Sun of the month.

$11,288 CASH AND 2ND PLACE IN POKER STARS $50,000

2008-06-03T14:53:00.000-07:00

Well at last i got my first 5 figure cash for $11,000; In the PokerStars Daily 50/50 multi-table tournament at 2:00 pm on Sunday. After running really bad in the month of may i decided to take one week off. Well my week was up on June the 1st 2008; And the first thing i decided to do was play one $10 sng and one $50 MTT. Well 7 hours later i was at the final table playing with the big boys with over $15,000 up for grabs.
Well they say a picture is worth a thousand words; And i shure wish someone was around the night i won this cash on Sunday! I will be posting clips from the Final table so stay tuned!!!

RUNNING BAD IN MAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2008-05-22T11:35:00.000-07:00

Well it's been alittle over a month since i ran pretty good in poker with the $2,200 cash; And the $795 deal as well. So now what have i been able to accomplish since then? Well so far i have managed to kill my roll by playing at limits that i was not beating. I pretty much was able to throw away over $1700 in a matter of a week or so playing $50 sng's.

Well right ow i am pretty much trying to fight my way back to were i once was. The month of May has been pretty dry for me as well. I just can't seem to make anything happend for me. It's really been quite tuff this month and i am becoming ever so slowly upset with myself.

I have however been the victim of this shit they call variance in a lot of the mtt's that i have played. The shit has just gotten to be unfucking real for me; And although i play with positive expectation often than not i have run horrible.

I can blame alot of this on poor bankroll management as well as a need to work on my patience. Often than not i have been playing big pots early or trying to bluff a donkey. I have lost my ability to just lay a hand down;And often than not it comes back to haunt me as well.

Right now i am starting to play smaller sng Mtt's until i see improvement in my play. Right now i am not to happy with the way i have been playing in the tournaments. I just feel like i am forcing alot of shit, and i need to downsize as to try to address this issue as soon as possible.

A big problem that i had earlier this month and the end of the last; Was that i was putting to much of my stack up for big one way draws such as 4 flushes ect. It only took alittle while before my playing buddy quickly put me in my place.

So right now i am just going to play it by ear and keep it tight and see how it goes!

FULLTILT $32,000 GUARANTEE SIGH!!!!!!!

2008-05-13T20:14:00.000-07:00

Full Tilt Poker Game #6406272827: $32,000 Guarantee (48047031), Table 39 - 250/500 Ante 50 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:16:44 ET - 2008/05/13
Seat 1: pbateman7 (4,911)
Seat 3: izzy sparks (7,990)
Seat 4: willmccoy (26,802)
Seat 5: slalom72 (5,610)
Seat 6: madmedicb (48,888)
Seat 7: LEPLAISIR (22,000)
Seat 8: Detzel (14,979)
Seat 9: Setienne (8,118)
pbateman7 antes 50
izzy sparks antes 50
willmccoy antes 50
slalom72 antes 50
madmedicb antes 50
LEPLAISIR antes 50
Detzel antes 50
Setienne antes 50
izzy sparks posts the small blind of 250
willmccoy posts the big blind of 500
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to willmccoy [Qd Qc]
slalom72 folds
LEPLAISIR has been disconnected
madmedicb raises to 1,000
LEPLAISIR has reconnected
LEPLAISIR has 15 seconds left to act
LEPLAISIR folds
Detzel folds
Setienne folds
pbateman7 folds
izzy sparks folds
willmccoy has 15 seconds left to act
ezplay2008 sits down
ezplay2008 adds 9,240
willmccoy raises to 4,000
madmedicb calls 3,000
*** FLOP *** [8d Th Jd]
willmccoy has 15 seconds left to act
willmccoy checks
madmedicb checks
*** TURN *** [8d Th Jd] [9h]
LEPLAISIR has been disconnected
LEPLAISIR has reconnected
willmccoy has 15 seconds left to act
LEPLAISIR has been disconnected
willmccoy bets 5,000
madmedicb calls 5,000
*** RIVER *** [8d Th Jd 9h] [3c]
willmccoy has 15 seconds left to act
willmccoy bets 5,000
madmedicb raises to 39,838, and is all in
willmccoy calls 12,752, and is all in
Uncalled bet of 22,086 returned to madmedicb
*** SHOW DOWN ***
madmedicb shows [Qh Kd] a straight, King high
willmccoy mucks
madmedicb wins the pot (54,154) with a straight, King high
willmccoy stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 54,154 | Rake 0
Board: [8d Th Jd 9h 3c]
Seat 1: pbateman7 folded before the Flop
Seat 3: izzy sparks (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 4: willmccoy (big blind) mucked [Qd Qc] - a straight, Queen high
Seat 5: slalom72 folded before the Flop
Seat 6: madmedicb showed [Qh Kd] and won (54,154) with a straight, King high
Seat 7: LEPLAISIR folded before the Flop
Seat 8: Detzel folded before the Flop
Seat 9: Setienne folded before the Flop

MAKING MOVES!!!!!!!! $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

2008-05-09T22:45:00.000-07:00

First off i want to say happy Birthday and R.I.P to my best friend Charles Curry! Well im not shure if it's because i really played well today in the sng's; Or maybe it was my man in heaven fucking with the deck on PokerStars. Tonight i ran dam good in the $10 9 mans due to alittle research and applying it to my game.

I am happy to say with the information that i have received here as of late; It has really opened my eyes to another level of the game as well. I plan to play well and to the best of my ability on Saturday; And hopefully take one down for myself,my family and my main man!

Online Pro WuBanga to assist me in MTT Quest!!!!!

2008-05-06T13:59:00.000-07:00

Well i am happy to announce that i am now getting much needed advice from Cmoney and Wubanga from Pocketfives. I have gotten pretty good Q&A from Money; And i have gotten allot of deep poker conversation from Wubanga on Mtt play! I don't relly have to much to say right now as i m just trying to get myself and my mind right for the weekend and poker!!!

HAPPY B-DAY ME!!!! R.I.P (Charles Curry) My best friend

2008-05-02T16:37:00.000-07:00

Well this is the 1st Bday that i will not be able to share with you Bro; The bad thing about it is there is no way i can really let you know. Your son is a year older now and i wish you were here to see him grow. From the days that i used to hustle making that fast cash on 22nd and Russell. I have only good thought about you from the last time we talked. I know that you were right there when niggas wanted to clown me cause of the FAT shidz that we bought. Right now i know you would be proud of me and the way i have changed. It;s was only a few months ago that them cats caused you so much pain. My momma had to stop me from taking Aim!!! Cause you know how we do! You kill one of mine and then i kill your whole crew!!! I wish sometimes that i can talk to someone; cause it hurts and i want to come clean. But instead of getting revenge i thought about my kids and just moved to New Orleans!!!!!!!! I LOVE YOU BRO AND I MISS YOU MAN!!!!!!!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MTT'n AND GrInDIN Along$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

2008-04-27T16:52:00.000-07:00

I guess in order to be great at poker you have to train yourself to deal with anything. The past few week have been a real learning phase for me to say the least. What alot of people don't understand is the long hours; And the struggles you have to endure,behind the success.
Alot of days when i play i really sux and most days i play well. The down side is more often than not; When i do play well or go deep after 6 hrs there's no final table. I have busted out deep this week like countless times.
I set alot of goals for myself when i enter the MTT's; And most of the time i fail due to lack of MTT experience.One thing that i have done lately in play in the smaller buy- in events.

What i am starting to understand more; Is the fact of playing the situations instead of the cards. Online poker is a very very aggressive game; As i have learned very quickly. There was a time when i was unable to make the first hour of these things. But now instead of wondering if i am going to cash; Or if i am going to make the 1st hour. I am now trying to figure out when and where to make the next push; Or if i have enough fold equity to make a move.

Here lately i have found myself making the money more often than not; Which leads me to beleive that i am starting to get an understanding of the game itself. I have learned to play shit cards like monsters with position.

I have knowledge of things now that i did not have in the past. Each day i am becoming a much better player as well. For now i will just continue to keep track of all of my mistakes,as i will keep pushing as hard as ever to make the final tables. Sometimes i will get down on myself for my play; But most times i am really happy about the moves that i have learned to make by myself.

Most of the shit i have learned comes from the many bad moves that i have made late in MTT's or sng's. The shit i go though has no price that you can put on it. Some days i think that i am going over board with Poker; And other times i feel this is what you have to do win the grind.

I am starting to find the errors in my game instead of blaming the cards. I am truly understanding the skill and the balls it takes to go deep. After all it's only a game and the only thing that can happend, is that you bust out!

Tonight i learned my latest lesson when you in the money in a MTT. Now i don't like to give away any secrets. But tonight i was involved in a very interesting hand for me anyway.

During the late stages i keep track of who raises in the late positions the most. When they steal the 1st time i just take a note of it. I don't call or reshove unless i have a real hand. After i peg them for late position steals a couple of times i will then reshove or 3 bet them from the button small blind ect.

Well right now i base this on a read for table time. By saying this i mean that when they move you too a new table it starts over. So when they try to steal that 2nd or 3rd time i will 3bet them or shove if i have atleast half of their stack.

Well tonight i noticed that the aggrssive player were stealing using 3x or 3.5x the bb. At the time though i didn't really pay this attention; But i will pay attention from now on,because i busted out of the $27.50 tonight in the money though LOL because of this.

It turns out that late in MTT's when the blinds are bigger and players are eager to move all-in; When these stealers pick up a real hand they do one of two things. The 1st thing i noticed is that the size of the bet changes when they pick up a real hand.

The next thing i have noticed is that the raise reflects the caller or short stack giving odds to call his push. Now what i figured is that if a guy had 25,000 in his stack and you have 17,500 in your stack; He bets something like 6,500 and you push!
What he is saying is that he has a good hand now; And that if you push all-in i have you covered and i have the odds to call.

The normal push was something like 3500 to 4000 range. So with me being the donkey MTT player i was unable to pick up on this,but now i have it on file. I read in Harrington on Holdem that you have to be alert when the bet sizes start to change. Too bad for me i acted before i thought about this; But i am also glad that i did!

SUNDAY Preview For SR8TAcEto5

2008-04-13T07:36:00.000-07:00

Today i was able to attack the PokerStars $3 Rebuy tournament to the Sunday Warm-up on PokerStars. This will be my biggest buy-in of 2008 aside the $109's and the $55 Mtt that i have been picking at here lately.
I feel that since my bankroll is safely in the $50-$60 buy-in range; That i would play in this tournament instead of cashing it to my acct. At this point i have more to gain than to lose by playing in this tournament.
Basicaly it cost me $27.00 to get it in, so i had little doubt about playing in the 500K event. Although i don't play to cash and the fact that i plan to play very aggressive poker. I would love to have the cash under my belt for a major event as well.
The last time i played in the Sunday Majors was about 2.5 years ago,in the Sunday $530 on Poker Stars. Hopefully things will be different this go round as my game is more A than B.
Anyway i will be making a video during this tournament. And i will also post the results here and at our website; The Online Poker Syndicate.com.

So far this year i have improved my Mtt game 10 fold. And as far as Sng's go i have been able to make a few good cashes as well. So far i have a few final tables under my belt including this one in the $20/180.

I was able to take 2nd place here for $720.00; And this was also my 1st time making the final table for the 20 180 tournament.

CHAT FROM MY BIGGEST CASH ONLINE

2008-04-05T00:18:00.000-07:00

Jeremy Behringer: *** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to JSB1976 [Kh Kd]
JSB1976: raises 200 to 300
König270: folds
rianly: folds
qualityatbat: calls 200
*** FLOP *** [3h Ah 2c]
qualityatbat: checks
JSB1976: checks
*** TURN *** [3h Ah 2c] [9c]
qualityatbat: bets 200
JSB1976: calls 200
*** RIVER *** [3h Ah 2c 9c] [8h]
qualityatbat: bets 300
JSB1976: calls 300
*** SHOW DOWN ***
qualityatbat: shows [Jc Ac] (a pair of Aces)
JSB1976: shows [Kh Kd] (a pair of Kings)
qualityatbat collected 1650 from pot
JSB1976 said, "right"
willis mccoy: I know it sux but here you have to fold/repop calling gets no info
Jeremy Behringer: *** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to JSB1976 [Jc Js]
Face of LA: raises 50 to 100
tooning71: folds
JSB1976: raises 200 to 300
KGBace: folds
Face of LA: calls 200
*** FLOP *** [8s Ks 4c]
JSB1976: bets 730 and is all-in
Face of LA: calls 635 and is all-in
*** TURN *** [8s Ks 4c] [9h]
*** RIVER *** [8s Ks 4c 9h] [Ts]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
JSB1976: shows [Jc Js] (a pair of Jacks)
Face of LA: shows [9d 8d] (two pair, Nines and Eights)
Face of LA collected 1920 from pot
willis mccoy: with a big stack according to the blinds with JJ you have to just call with hopes of having position or raise light to 250. This way you can get an idea of where your at. And you don't commit alot of chips if someone shoves behind.
willis mccoy: shoving the flop was very bad
willis mccoy: The only play that justifies this is having 10 bb's or less
Jeremy Behringer: Barnacle Seafood
willis mccoy: ???
willis mccoy: playing in the 3r
Jeremy Behringer: He'll get you your lobsters and shit
willis mccoy: and 20,000 11$
willis mccoy: i need them good prices
Jeremy Behringer: Tell him Chris Blum gave you his number
willis mccoy:
willis mccoy: weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
willis mccoy: cool
willis mccoy: thx man
willis mccoy: deep in 3r
willis mccoy: my stack sux
Jeremy Behringer: cool
Jeremy Behringer: I'll check it out
Jeremy Behringer: my boy has been buying his shit from him for years
willis mccoy: cool
willis mccoy: good prices im sure
willis mccoy: does he sell
Jeremy Behringer: hell yea, his dad owns a seafood rest. and thats where he gets his shit from
willis mccoy: ah i see
Jeremy Behringer: very succesful rest.
Jeremy Behringer: you play any SNG today?
willis mccoy: 2
Jeremy Behringer: and?
Jeremy Behringer: fuck you got here?
willis mccoy: kq
Jeremy Behringer: ????
willis mccoy: off
Jeremy Behringer: damn
Jeremy Behringer: ballsy mother fucker
willis mccoy: tired of playing like a bitch
willis mccoy: had bad luck in the 3r but im happy
Jeremy Behringer: I'm gonna try to play 300 SNG this month
willis mccoy: good
Jeremy Behringer: 75 per week
Jeremy Behringer: about 10 per day
willis mccoy: yeah bro now that's a plan
Jeremy Behringer: at a $3 per game average at least and I will be happy
willis mccoy: i am basically gonna keep playing to my roll and if i have to move down ill do it
willis mccoy: but im gonna play to win fuck it
willis mccoy: i got to get over the hump
Jeremy Behringer: I have to play 13 games tonight to get caught up to my pace
willis mccoy: well i got all weekend
willis mccoy: im learning everyday
Jeremy Behringer: I have to fucking work tomorrow night
Jeremy Behringer: pissed about that because I usually watch the Final 4 every year
willis mccoy: this shit is hard though man
willis mccoy: 9th place
willis mccoy: just destroyed a guy
Jeremy Behringer: hh
willis mccoy: kk
willis mccoy: PokerStars Game #16491167420: Tournament #82580350, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2008/04/04 - 21:01:19 (ET)
Table '82580350 283' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: playalong (6765 in chips)
Seat 2: oJOKo (10690 in chips)
Seat 3: Dirt007 (1938 in chips)
Seat 4: jussblaze420 (13745 in chips)
Seat 5: chokol8ice (9232 in chips)
Seat 6: HONESTDOUG (16752 in chips)
Seat 7: SR8tAcEto5 (22643 in chips)
Seat 8: pokerThomas1 (1555 in chips)
Seat 9: xv_JKlay_vx (12380 in chips)
playalong: posts the ante 25
oJOKo: posts the ante 25
willis mccoy: Dirt007: posts the ante 25
jussblaze420: posts the ante 25
chokol8ice: posts the ante 25
HONESTDOUG: posts the ante 25
SR8tAcEto5: posts the ante 25
pokerThomas1: posts the ante 25
xv_JKlay_vx: posts the ante 25
xv_JKlay_vx: posts small blind 200
playalong: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SR8tAcEto5 [Td 8d]
oJOKo: folds
Dirt007: folds
jussblaze420: folds
willis mccoy: chokol8ice: folds
HONESTDOUG: folds
SR8tAcEto5: raises 500 to 900
pokerThomas1: folds
xv_JKlay_vx: calls 700
playalong: folds
*** FLOP *** [Jd Kd Qd]
xv_JKlay_vx: checks
SR8tAcEto5: checks
*** TURN *** [Jd Kd Qd] [7s]
xv_JKlay_vx: bets 1600
SR8tAcEto5: raises 2399 to 3999
xv_JKlay_vx: raises 7456 to 11455 and is all-in
SR8tAcEto5: calls 7456
willis mccoy: ** RIVER *** [Jd Kd Qd 7s] [4c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
xv_JKlay_vx: shows [Ah Tc] (a straight, Ten to Ace)
SR8tAcEto5: shows [Td 8d] (a flush, King high)
SR8tAcEto5 collected 25335 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 25335 | Rake 0
Board [Jd Kd Qd 7s 4c]
Seat 1: playalong (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: oJOKo folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Dirt007 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: jussblaze420 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: chokol8ice folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Jeremy Behringer:
willis mccoy:
willis mccoy: 9th@break
willis mccoy: not my best run so far but it is my best played
willis mccoy: PokerStars Game #16491849833: Tournament #82580350, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level X (400/800) - 2008/04/04 - 21:34:25 (ET)
Table '82580350 283' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: playalong (10240 in chips)
Seat 2: oJOKo (6278 in chips)
Seat 3: southern24_1 (8679 in chips)
Seat 4: jussblaze420 (11870 in chips)
Seat 5: chokol8ice (14189 in chips)
Seat 6: HONESTDOUG (17552 in chips)
Seat 7: SR8tAcEto5 (34278 in chips)
Seat 8: ThaSmuggla (17975 in chips)
Seat 9: Notforever (9475 in chips)
playalong: posts the ante 75
oJOKo: posts the ante 75
willis mccoy: southern24_1: posts the ante 75
jussblaze420: posts the ante 75
chokol8ice: posts the ante 75
HONESTDOUG: posts the ante 75
SR8tAcEto5: posts the ante 75
ThaSmuggla: posts the ante 75
Notforever: posts the ante 75
HONESTDOUG: posts small blind 400
SR8tAcEto5: posts big blind 800
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SR8tAcEto5 [7c Jd]
ThaSmuggla: raises 800 to 1600
Notforever: folds
willis mccoy: playalong: folds
oJOKo: folds
southern24_1: folds
jussblaze420: folds
chokol8ice: folds
HONESTDOUG: folds
SR8tAcEto5: calls 800
*** FLOP *** [8s Js 8h]
SR8tAcEto5: bets 1268
ThaSmuggla: calls 1268
*** TURN *** [8s Js 8h] [5d]
SR8tAcEto5: checks
ThaSmuggla: bets 4000
SR8tAcEto5: raises 27335 to 31335 and is all-in
willis mccoy: ThaSmuggla: calls 11032 and is all-in
*** RIVER *** [8s Js 8h 5d] [Jc]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
SR8tAcEto5: shows [7c Jd] (a full house, Jacks full of Eights)
ThaSmuggla: shows [9s 9c] (two pair, Jacks and Nines)
SR8tAcEto5 collected 36875 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 36875 | Rake 0
Board [8s Js 8h 5d Jc]
Seat 1: playalong folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: oJOKo folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: southern24_1 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: jussblaze420 folded before Flop (didn't b
willis mccoy:
Jeremy Behringer: HU
willis mccoy: kk
willis mccoy: $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
willis mccoy: 7th
Jeremy Behringer: I'm so sick of these lucky mother fuckers
Jeremy Behringer: I beat that fucker 3 times
Jeremy Behringer: piece of shit hits straights / trips / flushes every time he's all in
willis mccoy: I SAW
willis mccoy: 4th here
Jeremy Behringer: you better win that bitch
willis mccoy: YES I PLAN ON IT
willis mccoy: FUCKING RIGHT
Jeremy Behringer:
Jeremy Behringer:
willis mccoy: PLAYING MY GAME BRO
willis mccoy:
willis mccoy: dude i am doing my best to shove this stack up every short stack's ass as i posibly can
Jeremy Behringer:
willis mccoy: i am not fucing around J
willis mccoy: i am going to Atleast FT this bitch
willis mccoy: and do my fucing best to win
Jeremy Behringer: listen
Jeremy Behringer: just don't get toooooo aggresive
Jeremy Behringer: agressive
willis mccoy: yes i know
Jeremy Behringer: don't be shoving a SS with a hefty bag
willis mccoy: gotcha
willis mccoy: i have just been raising with garbage with position
willis mccoy: im not gonna play a big pot
willis mccoy: unless i got it
willis mccoy: im using that list we talked about on yahoo that one night
Jeremy Behringer: true
Jeremy Behringer: the payouts in that MTT blow bad
Jeremy Behringer: FT is good, but the rest is retarded
Jeremy Behringer: they pay about 120 more than they should
willis mccoy: right
willis mccoy: donkey pay
Jeremy Behringer: dumb
Jeremy Behringer: payout structure musta been designed by a haw
willis mccoy:
Jeremy Behringer: 1st should be at least $5K
Jeremy Behringer: if not $6K
willis mccoy: made for Haws by Haws
Jeremy Behringer:
Jeremy Behringer: one of my valets might be a 1st round pick in this years baseball draft
Jeremy Behringer: dude is 17 and throws 96mph
willis mccoy: no shit
Jeremy Behringer: he played a game this week where he beat the number 3 team in the nation that was undefeated all by himself
Jeremy Behringer: 4-0
willis mccoy: you gonna let me take a picture with him
willis mccoy: set it up
Jeremy Behringer: he drove in all 4 runs and threw a 2 hitter
Jeremy Behringer: struck out 18 in 6 and a third IP
willis mccoy: lol
willis mccoy: dam
Jeremy Behringer: and he's a nerd
willis mccoy: NO SHIT
Jeremy Behringer: about 6' and 130lbs
Jeremy Behringer: dude needs a sandwich
willis mccoy: lol
willis mccoy: fuck now i got to tighen up becase the shorties are so low
Jeremy Behringer: lol @ shorties
Jeremy Behringer:
willis mccoy: lol
Jeremy Behringer: poor bastards
willis mccoy: PokerStars Game #16493356077: Tournament #82580350, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level XIV (1000/2000) - 2008/04/04 - 22:47:52 (ET)
Table '82580350 30' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: ludan54 (44819 in chips)
Seat 2: 206mstrmind (44163 in chips)
Seat 3: Joliet Jake (95754 in chips)
Seat 4: SR8tAcEto5 (91929 in chips)
Seat 5: SneakyFerret (64515 in chips)
Seat 6: smokey0721 (52012 in chips)
Seat 7: peco03867 (58688 in chips)
Seat 8: Rule351111 (24429 in chips)
Seat 9: drshark0 (59422 in chips)
ludan54: posts the ante 200
206mstrmind: posts the ante 200
willis mccoy: Joliet Jake: posts the ante 200
SR8tAcEto5: posts the ante 200
SneakyFerret: posts the ante 200
smokey0721: posts the ante 200
peco03867: posts the ante 200
Rule351111: posts the ante 200
drshark0: posts the ante 200
SR8tAcEto5: posts small blind 1000
SneakyFerret: posts big blind 2000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SR8tAcEto5 [3d 3s]
smokey0721: folds
peco03867: raises 4000 to 6000
willis mccoy: Rule351111: folds
drshark0: folds
ludan54: folds
206mstrmind: folds
Joliet Jake: folds
SR8tAcEto5: calls 5000
SneakyFerret: folds
*** FLOP *** [Ts 5c 5h]
SR8tAcEto5: checks
peco03867: bets 14000
SR8tAcEto5: raises 14000 to 28000
peco03867: calls 14000
*** TURN *** [Ts 5c 5h] [8h]
SR8tAcEto5: checks
willis mccoy: peco03867: bets 8000
SR8tAcEto5: calls 8000
*** RIVER *** [Ts 5c 5h 8h] [Qs]
SR8tAcEto5: bets 20000
peco03867: folds
SR8tAcEto5 collected 87800 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 87800 | Rake 0
Board [Ts 5c 5h 8h Qs]
Seat 1: ludan54 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: 206mstrmind folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Joliet Jake (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: SR8tAcEto5 (small blind) collected (87800)
Seat 5: SneakyFerret (big blind) folded before Flop
willis mccoy:
Jeremy Behringer:
willis mccoy: HE DINT HAVE SHIT
willis mccoy: NEITHER DID I
willis mccoy: already had my KK cracked by AA hand before
Jeremy Behringer: HU and a bubble here
willis mccoy: kk
Jeremy Behringer: took 1st in the $25 and 2nd in the $13
willis mccoy: gg
Jeremy Behringer: 31 games so far this week for a $143.80 profit at a $4.64 per game average profit
Jeremy Behringer: my week started on the 1st
willis mccoy:
willis mccoy:
Jeremy Behringer: $14 Avg. stake
willis mccoy: there ya go
Jeremy Behringer: still 9 games behind my pace, fuck
willis mccoy: play 9 tables
Jeremy Behringer:
Jeremy Behringer: and go nuts
willis mccoy: lol
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Jeremy Behringer: \m/
willis mccoy: yes
Jeremy Behringer: took a little catnap
willis mccoy:
Jeremy Behringer:
willis mccoy: im still here huh???
willis mccoy: lol
Jeremy Behringer:
willis mccoy: the avg m is 10
willis mccoy: dude calls with AK to a shove of 7
willis mccoy: very bad call
Jeremy Behringer: dudes a donk
Jeremy Behringer: he's from my area too
willis mccoy: lol
Jeremy Behringer: \m/
Jeremy Behringer: look at okie's ass
Jeremy Behringer:
Jeremy Behringer:
willis mccoy: lol
Jeremy Behringer: QQ?
willis mccoy: 77
Jeremy Behringer: i wouldn't
Jeremy Behringer: he had at least 10 10 with that quick raise
Jeremy Behringer: suited A9 maybe
willis mccoy: i knew it was risky
Jeremy Behringer: not bad tho
Jeremy Behringer: I had you on QQ so he had to of had a monster
willis mccoy: the board was rainbow
willis mccoy: i fucked up
willis mccoy: i should have checkraised
Jeremy Behringer: to clubs on board
Jeremy Behringer: 2
willis mccoy: okie has a nice ass huh
Jeremy Behringer: holy fuck bro
Jeremy Behringer: look at that bitch
willis mccoy: dude was on a flush
willis mccoy: i bet
Jeremy Behringer: nah man, he had a beast
Jeremy Behringer: well
Jeremy Behringer: he did only call your pre-flop raise
Jeremy Behringer: that should eliminate AA or KK at least
willis mccoy: right
Jeremy Behringer: he had 10 10 or JJ
Jeremy Behringer: 100% sure
willis mccoy: i thought TT
Jeremy Behringer: thats kind of a 10 10 or JJ play with that board and that pre-flop bitch call
Jeremy Behringer: look at that rump
Jeremy Behringer: delicious
willis mccoy: yes
willis mccoy: id lick the middle
willis mccoy:
Jeremy Behringer: eat the corn out of her ass
Jeremy Behringer:
Jeremy Behringer: i'd like to smack the shit out of it 1 time
willis mccoy: your wife would love it try it
willis mccoy:
willis mccoy: im gonna set someone up for a big pot
Jeremy Behringer: i smack that thing daily
willis mccoy: jacked off 400,000
Jeremy Behringer: only 11 players above avg. stack out of 35
willis mccoy: kk
Jeremy Behringer: I'm so close to saying patricia looks like Ms. Piggy
willis mccoy: nooooooooooo
willis mccoy: don't do it
Jeremy Behringer: slut said "ship it"
willis mccoy: lol
Jeremy Behringer: gooooooooooooooo
Jeremy Behringer: Ax gooooooooooooooooo
willis mccoy: i want to call this so bad
Jeremy Behringer: he's on tilt
willis mccoy: 89s
Jeremy Behringer: wtf are you doing in the hand with that shit in that position?
willis mccoy: accident fucker
Jeremy Behringer: lol
Jeremy Behringer: accidents are for babies and bad drivers
willis mccoy: i did it without thinking
willis mccoy: the ass threw me off
Jeremy Behringer: not DEEP INTO MTT FUCKING POKER PLAYERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jeremy Behringer: focus mother fucker
Jeremy Behringer: god damnit
willis mccoy: lol
Jeremy Behringer: syah needs a V8
Jeremy Behringer: patricia?
Jeremy Behringer: i almost said it man
Jeremy Behringer: LOL
Jeremy Behringer: LOL
Jeremy Behringer: "was looking at the fatty"
Jeremy Behringer: "who? patricia?"
Jeremy Behringer:
willis mccoy: no
willis mccoy: ass
willis mccoy: lol
Jeremy Behringer: surprised water is still in that pool
Jeremy Behringer:
willis mccoy:
Jeremy Behringer:
Jeremy Behringer: AF2323 flew out to Utah today for a week of skiing
willis mccoy: lucky rich fucker
Jeremy Behringer: dude bought 6 tickets that set him back over $2K
Jeremy Behringer: plane tickets
Jeremy Behringer: rented a Suburban also
willis mccoy: lol
Jeremy Behringer: nfh
Jeremy Behringer: fuck that limper
willis mccoy: AK
Jeremy Behringer: 25 still the right play
Jeremy Behringer: limpin pussy
willis mccoy: true
Jeremy Behringer: lol
Jeremy Behringer:
Jeremy Behringer: don't fucking do it
Jeremy Behringer: \m/
Jeremy Behringer: reel this bitch in
willis mccoy: kk
Jeremy Behringer: now you are getting into some decent cash
Jeremy Behringer: considering the buy in
willis mccoy: right
Jeremy Behringer: gonna be funny when you have to transfer $439.19 to tops when you win
Jeremy Behringer:
willis mccoy: dam
willis mccoy: no shit
Jeremy Behringer: kidding fool
willis mccoy: no ill do it
willis mccoy: it's for the team
Jeremy Behringer: 156.16 for a 2nd place finish
Jeremy Behringer:
Jeremy Behringer: if you bust now you would have to send 3.93
Jeremy Behringer:
willis mccoy: donkey fever here
willis mccoy: dammit man
willis mccoy: loose too
Jeremy Behringer: FT HERE YOU COME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jeremy Behringer: donks are just happy to cash bro
Jeremy Behringer: there is some cash at this table, fuck
Jeremy Behringer: what a bad call
Jeremy Behringer: wow
Jeremy Behringer: nice orbit
willis mccoy: ty
Jeremy Behringer: 3 to the FT
Jeremy Behringer:
willis mccoy: kk
Jeremy Behringer: $208.96 is your prize as of now
willis mccoy: need more fuck that
Jeremy Behringer: well, go get it
Jeremy Behringer:
willis mccoy: 6max
willis mccoy: lol
Jeremy Behringer:
willis mccoy: fck bro
Jeremy Behringer:
willis mccoy:
Jeremy Behringer:
Jeremy Behringer:
Jeremy Behringer: don't get crazy now
Jeremy Behringer: chill that adrenaline
willis mccoy: im very calm
Jeremy Behringer: be like fonzie
Jeremy Behringer: whats fonzie?
Jeremy Behringer: break in 1 minute
willis mccoy: KK
Jeremy Behringer: ok, now go smoke a blunt
willis mccoy: LOL
Jeremy Behringer: http://www.barnacleseafood.com/
willis mccoy: KK
willis mccoy: would be nice to take a few days ff fom this shit bro
willis mccoy: off
Jeremy Behringer: why?
willis mccoy: with a win i mean
willis mccoy: lol
willis mccoy: i have been really working hard for this shit
willis mccoy: taking over my life LOL
Jeremy Behringer: could be a long FT bubble
willis mccoy: naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
willis mccoy: blinds are killer
Jeremy Behringer:
Jeremy Behringer: congrats
willis mccoy: P5's railing me
Jeremy Behringer: NOW MURDER THESE BITCHES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jeremy Behringer: KILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
Jeremy Behringer: wait
Jeremy Behringer: you mother fucker
Jeremy Behringer: my heart stopped you bitch
Jeremy Behringer: listen to me man, don't blow this stack
willis mccoy: i won't i promise
Jeremy Behringer: calm your ass down and play smart
Jeremy Behringer: there is no fucking way you should not win
Jeremy Behringer: what does MJ =?
Jeremy Behringer: greatness!!!!!! be careful with him
willis mccoy: kk
Jeremy Behringer: i'll check these peeps out, 1 sec
Jeremy Behringer: okie is soft
willis mccoy: kk
Jeremy Behringer: russ4me is soft
Jeremy Behringer: louman is very soft
willis mccoy: kk
Jeremy Behringer: 2 as stp has no data
Jeremy Behringer: must be first mtt
Jeremy Behringer: bandido is a player
Jeremy Behringer: very good
Jeremy Behringer: bleach is new and bad
willis mccoy: kk
Jeremy Behringer: bandido is the one to watch for
Jeremy Behringer: he'll be playing position and shit
willis mccoy: KK
Jeremy Behringer: if you re-pop bandido all in when he steals your BB, I bet you'll have this thing sewn up
Jeremy Behringer: nh
Jeremy Behringer: WU TANG CLAN AIN'T NUTHIN TO FUCK WITH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jeremy Behringer: C.R.E.A.M.
Jeremy Behringer: DOLLA DOLLA BILLZ YA'LL
willis mccoy:
Jeremy Behringer: see, russ blows
willis mccoy: lol
Jeremy Behringer: ?????
willis mccoy: KQ
Jeremy Behringer: ok
Jeremy Behringer: get rid of the "shorties"
Jeremy Behringer:
willis mccoy: right
Jeremy Behringer: ok, now the donks are gonna fly
willis mccoy: lol
Jeremy Behringer: they all happy to make $1K
Jeremy Behringer: as well they should be
willis mccoy: lmao
Jeremy Behringer: don't get stupid
willis mccoy: im not got dammit lmao
Jeremy Behringer:
Jeremy Behringer: please remember, they are donkeys.......they have never seen a FT with this much cash on it.......they are happy with the $1K and will play marginal bullshit
willis mccoy: kkk
Jeremy Behringer: except bandido
Jeremy Behringer: if he's pushing out of position he's gonna be strong
willis mccoy: AK
Jeremy Behringer: you can tell me to fuck off whenever you want
Jeremy Behringer: lol
Jeremy Behringer: scroll up
Jeremy Behringer: lol
willis mccoy: lmao
Jeremy Behringer: see how bad they are, how do you limp here?
willis mccoy: never
Jeremy Behringer: un-real
Jeremy Behringer: min raise = haw
Jeremy Behringer: ALL IN
willis mccoy: fuck no
willis mccoy: lol
Jeremy Behringer: DONK FIGHT
Jeremy Behringer: family pot at a FT?
Jeremy Behringer: wtf?
Jeremy Behringer: I'm impressed with Louman
Jeremy Behringer: that fucker has been low stack since there were 30 peeps left
willis mccoy: fuck i meant to bet 100000
willis mccoy:
Jeremy Behringer: i figured
willis mccoy: fuck man
Jeremy Behringer:
Jeremy Behringer: i was pulling for him and you to go HU
Jeremy Behringer: woulda been good TV
Jeremy Behringer: IF YOU HAVE A KING, YOU PWN HIS ASS
Jeremy Behringer: GOOD FUCKING GAME BRO, HOLY FUCKING SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jeremy Behringer: DO YOU REALIZE WHAT THE FUCK IS HAPPENING?????????
Jeremy Behringer:
Jeremy Behringer: NB
willis mccoy: no
Jeremy Behringer:
willis mccoy: bitch
Jeremy Behringer: chill man, you're fine
willis mccoy: tired of getting floated
Jeremy Behringer: pick your hand and shove it
Jeremy Behringer: any PP and Ax
Jeremy Behringer: gg bro
Jeremy Behringer: don't be pissed
willis mccoy: sob man
willis mccoy: how much did i win
Jeremy Behringer: you just turned $10 into $2200
willis mccoy: wow
willis mccoy: i wanted to win man
Jeremy Behringer: i know
willis mccoy: so so bad
Jeremy Behringer: fuck it man
Jeremy Behringer: its hard when your up against donks
Jeremy Behringer: dude called with A9o
Jeremy Behringer: pretty bad
willis mccoy: yeah no shit
willis mccoy: lol
willis mccoy: thx for the support bro
willis mccoy: how much goes to tops
willis mccoy: fuck man i got 3k online now
Jeremy Behringer: 2208.91-11x.05
Jeremy Behringer: 109.90, lol
willis mccoy: so really how did i do
Jeremy Behringer: very good
willis mccoy: ok gonna ship now
Jeremy Behringer: so now what level you gonna play?
Jeremy Behringer: 100?
Jeremy Behringer: the higher the level the easier the play
Jeremy Behringer: I truly believe that
willis mccoy: you think
Jeremy Behringer: real poker
willis mccoy: i been sucking in the bigger games
willis mccoy: lol
Jeremy Behringer: no you haven't
Jeremy Behringer: i guarantee you have good ROI
willis mccoy: i did some homework on the position shit you been telling me about
Jeremy Behringer: 19% ROI Mother Fucker
willis mccoy: payed off too
willis mccoy: lmao
Jeremy Behringer: position is the key
willis mccoy: russ outplayed me a few times bro
Jeremy Behringer: I don't think so
Jeremy Behringer: I think he had it
willis mccoy: unless he had it
Jeremy Behringer: he's not good man
willis mccoy: fuck
willis mccoy: everytime he called
willis mccoy: every fucking c-bet
Jeremy Behringer: he's nopt good enough to "outplay"
Jeremy Behringer: here are your $30 stats
Jeremy Behringer: 69 games / $6.13 Avg. Profit / 19% ROI / $423 Profit
Jeremy Behringer: you keep that avg profit over 5 for the next 31 games, you'll be a $30 shark
willis mccoy: where you find that shit
Jeremy Behringer: and thats with you cashing only 1 of your last 8
Jeremy Behringer: scope man
willis mccoy: dam
willis mccoy: didn't know dude
Jeremy Behringer: click the advanced tab and you can search all kinds of shit
willis mccoy: 109 right
Jeremy Behringer: no
Jeremy Behringer: 109.90
Jeremy Behringer: lol
willis mccoy: lol
Jeremy Behringer:
Jeremy Behringer: cheap bitch
willis mccoy: lmao
willis mccoy: dude i have to email you the HH
Jeremy Behringer: shoot it over
Jeremy Behringer: I'll look at it at work tomorrow night
willis mccoy: i think i got a small grip on my style
Jeremy Behringer: i want to see the hands when you were raise folding out of position
Jeremy Behringer: thats the shit you need to work on I think
willis mccoy: i played pretty ABC first hour
willis mccoy: like you said
Jeremy Behringer: first hour = donk dodging
willis mccoy: then i start 2.5'n them too death with garbage
Jeremy Behringer: second hour = chip accumulating
Jeremy Behringer: third hour = getting ITM
willis mccoy: i only remember making one big call
Jeremy Behringer: 4th hour =
Jeremy Behringer: 5th hour =
willis mccoy: i blaned the money out of my head
willis mccoy: blanked
Jeremy Behringer: 6th hour =
willis mccoy:
Jeremy Behringer: 7th hour = DOLLA DOLLA BILLZ YA'LL
Jeremy Behringer: those haws still at it
willis mccoy: $3198 online
Jeremy Behringer: chop it already you fuckers
Jeremy Behringer: nice
willis mccoy: yeah but i turned the channel
Jeremy Behringer: what levels you gonna play now?
willis mccoy: $50's
Jeremy Behringer:
willis mccoy: im rolled for 79's
willis mccoy: but there is no 79 buy-ins
Jeremy Behringer: 6 max
Jeremy Behringer:
willis mccoy: so im well rolled for the 50's down
willis mccoy: lol
willis mccoy: ill just use my sng wins to sat into the $100's
Jeremy Behringer: whats my roll for?
willis mccoy: 50%
Jeremy Behringer: i have 530
willis mccoy: 1st
Jeremy Behringer: what should I be playing?
willis mccoy: 13's
Jeremy Behringer:
willis mccoy: 530/40=13.25
willis mccoy: fuck it takes work to win one of these
willis mccoy: dam near smoked 2 packs
willis mccoy: lol
Jeremy Behringer:
Jeremy Behringer: stop that shit man
willis mccoy: nerves were bad man
willis mccoy: i have promised myself and good this is the last pack i only got a few left
willis mccoy: God
Jeremy Behringer: break them
willis mccoy: in return ill be blessed with good health
willis mccoy: i really believe that
willis mccoy: God has really blessed me bro
willis mccoy: not with poker either
willis mccoy: just in life period
Jeremy Behringer: yea, well he shoulda rivered your ass a heart
willis mccoy:
Jeremy Behringer:
willis mccoy: he stays out of the games
Jeremy Behringer: he's prolly a donk huh?
willis mccoy: just gives me the skill to make the right decisions
Jeremy Behringer:
willis mccoy: im shure he is a shark
willis mccoy: but why play if your god
willis mccoy: you can't lose
Jeremy Behringer: killin the 6 max this year
willis mccoy: fuck im tired
willis mccoy: yes i saw that
Jeremy Behringer: 310 games / 3.39 avg profit / 24% ROI / $1050 profit
Jeremy Behringer: aight man, i'm out
Jeremy Behringer:
Jeremy Behringer:
willis mccoy: i think i need to withdraw $1000 and bank it
Jeremy Behringer: good fucking game
willis mccoy: ill still have a 50 roll
Jeremy Behringer: cool
Jeremy Behringer: put towards the bike
Jeremy Behringer: 268 in tops
willis mccoy: cool
willis mccoy: just need to get $162 in there for the both of us
willis mccoy: really 112
willis mccoy: ill boot my own 50
Jeremy Behringer: huh?
willis mccoy: $215x2
willis mccoy: Sunday Million
Jeremy Behringer: oh
willis mccoy: the warm up is better
willis mccoy: smaller field
willis mccoy: i do well in big fields
willis mccoy: can't believe that call
willis mccoy: A9o
willis mccoy: well the check is off to Illinois
Jeremy Behringer: donkish
willis mccoy: gonna hold it down
willis mccoy: i good 700 on hand right now
willis mccoy: so that's 1700
willis mccoy: i have enough right now to buy a good Busa
Jeremy Behringer: busa?
willis mccoy: a 06
willis mccoy: Hayabusa
Jeremy Behringer: oh
willis mccoy: $4000
Jeremy Behringer: get it
willis mccoy: man i wish i had that on Video
Jeremy Behringer: send the HH
willis mccoy: but im still learning the pogram
Jeremy Behringer: by 5pm
willis mccoy: i will asap
willis mccoy: kk
Jeremy Behringer: tired
Jeremy Behringer: bye
willis mccoy: kk
willis mccoy: not me
Jeremy Behringer: g fuckin g
Jeremy Behringer: go play a 50
willis mccoy: still got a small rush of pistoffaments

$55,000 Tourney First Shot!!!! GL GL Me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2008-03-25T18:10:00.000-07:00

THIS IS WHAT HAPPENDS WHEN YOU SHOVE WITH AIR!!!!

willis mccoy: zizzleeeeeeeeeeee
Jeremy Behringer: yooooooooooooo
willis mccoy: made a few key mistakes today
willis mccoy:
Jeremy Behringer: what
willis mccoy: same old shit not folding to resistance with medium M
willis mccoy: or playing big pots
willis mccoy: just dumb shit
willis mccoy: down to my last sng buy-in
willis mccoy: for today
Jeremy Behringer: already?
willis mccoy: well ive cashed but i have a system
willis mccoy: 3 buy-ins in a row and im done
willis mccoy: bad beats whatever
willis mccoy: i will continue however to play the donket fest
willis mccoy: i do have $55 put up for the $55 55,000 for tonight
willis mccoy: but i don't think im playing
Jeremy Behringer: play
willis mccoy: depends on how i do in this sng
willis mccoy: dam lol
willis mccoy: second time i have been behind and lost to a fullhouse
willis mccoy: $55m start in 1:24
willis mccoy: guess ill play fuck it
Jeremy Behringer:
willis mccoy: gonna play with the bigboys jbizzle
willis mccoy: everytime i get a win in a 30 ill play a 55
willis mccoy: that's my way of satin in
Jeremy Behringer: maybe I'll play too...............
Jeremy Behringer: whens it jump off?
willis mccoy: spend 30=$135 win-buyin=105-$55+5=40 profit
willis mccoy: 1hr and 24 im in
Jeremy Behringer: wtf is that shit?
willis mccoy: my 55 sat formula
willis mccoy: 30 sng
willis mccoy: $135 for 1st
willis mccoy: minus buy-in
willis mccoy: $105
willis mccoy: minus 55 minus 5=45
willis mccoy: which goes back to the roll minus tops fee
Jeremy Behringer: oh
willis mccoy:
willis mccoy: im just looking to play very fucking solid
willis mccoy: no big pots for me dammit
willis mccoy: not until later casue i have a problem of trying to make donkeys fols
willis mccoy: fold
willis mccoy: THEY JUST DON'T LIKE IT
Jeremy Behringer: donk with chips here
Jeremy Behringer: *** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to JSB1976 [Qc Ad]
plowman48: folds
TheBigE636: folds
rgballin: raises 150 to 200
JSB1976: calls 150
*** FLOP *** [3s 7c 2c]
rgballin: bets 350
JSB1976: raises 2010 to 2360 and is all-in
rgballin: calls 2010 and is all-in
JSB1976 said, "lol"
*** TURN *** [3s 7c 2c] [Kh]
*** RIVER *** [3s 7c 2c Kh] [2s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
rgballin: shows [Ks 9c] (two pair, Kings and Deuces)
JSB1976: shows [Qc Ad] (a pair of Deuces)
rgballin collected 5120 from pot
rgballin said, "whoops"
Jeremy Behringer: dude, what the fuck is that
BUZZ!!!
BUZZ!!!
BUZZ!!!
Jeremy Behringer:
Jeremy Behringer: I FUCKING HATE THESE MOTHER FUCKERS
BUZZ!!!
BUZZ!!!
BUZZ!!!
Jeremy Behringer: what the god damn fuck?????????????????????????
BUZZ!!!
BUZZ!!!
BUZZ!!!
Jeremy Behringer: X-(
BUZZ!!!
Jeremy Behringer: HOW IN THE FUCK DOES HE MAKE THAT FUCKING CALL??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
Jeremy Behringer: it was a fucking insta call too
Jeremy Behringer: said he knew I had nothing
Jeremy Behringer: that he read me like a book
Jeremy Behringer: fucking stupid mother fucker
BUZZ!!!
willis mccoy:
BUZZ!!!
Jeremy Behringer: you think that shits funny?
willis mccoy: A DONKEY WITH OVERS WILL CALL EVERYTIME
Jeremy Behringer: all fucking in?
willis mccoy: YES AND YOU KNOW IT
Jeremy Behringer: ok, so he outplayed me right?
willis mccoy: NOWAY
willis mccoy: YOU BOTH HAD NOTHING
Jeremy Behringer: yea, no shit
willis mccoy: happends bro let it go
Jeremy Behringer: but I made the correct play
Jeremy Behringer: let it go
willis mccoy: you should be pissed at yourself
Jeremy Behringer: no, that doesn't happen
Jeremy Behringer: pissed at myself??
willis mccoy: shoving all-in is very scared looking
Jeremy Behringer: are you fucking serious?
Jeremy Behringer: what the fuck??
willis mccoy: you would have called yourself maybe
Jeremy Behringer: he bet 350
Jeremy Behringer: I shoved
Jeremy Behringer: I didn't open shove
willis mccoy: yeah but
Jeremy Behringer: 350 displayed he had nothing
willis mccoy: why shove it all
Jeremy Behringer: don't fucking start this shit
willis mccoy: doesnt look like a bet that is fishing
Jeremy Behringer: nevermind, you weren't there
Jeremy Behringer: thers no point
willis mccoy: there
willis mccoy: is no point
willis mccoy: not thers
Jeremy Behringer: what the fuck ever
Jeremy Behringer: not in the mood
willis mccoy: you playing the 55
Jeremy Behringer: for a fucking spellchecker
Jeremy Behringer: fuck no
willis mccoy: fuck you
Jeremy Behringer has signed out. (3/25/2008 6:02 PM)

This is a conversation that took place right before i got ready to play the $55 $55,000 tourney on stars. My home boy JBizzle was supposed to play but as you see,he's pretty pssied right now LOL.

Lesson is you have to not tilt and do your best to make optimum moves. Here the all-in was just overkill to take a beat as he did. Warning-Peeps will roll the dice on your ass and win sometimes.

Anyway those are my sng stats for 08 so far; As i have not had much success today but i will try to play the 55 to the best of my god given ability tonight. I plan to post the results tommorow.

I also made a post on P5's that i will be blogging here while i play. So hopefully i can drop and give ya fifty in the $55,000!!!!!!!

2008 UPDATE FOR SR8TACETO5

2008-03-23T10:22:00.000-07:00

Well at the end of 07 i was going to make runs at bigger mtt's! So i promised myself that in 08 i would put alot of effort in playing Mtt's; And also sats as well to build my roll. Also at that time i had a $5 roll and took a few shots at the $27.50 and the $22's ect.

Those are very good numbers for me so far this year; As i have not been able to play as much i have have wanted this year so far. I have also promised to play by bankroll period.

And so far i am no longer playing with a $5 roll but a $30 roll for mtt's and sng's; So right now i am very very pleased with myself and my game.

Noone here has a clue how much studying i do away from the table; And it has really paid of for me. And some of the information that i get here cannot be paid for!

Anyway i could go on and on,but all i got to say is COMING SOON TO A FINAL TABLE

$1000 Sound barrier BROKE!!! FINAL TABLE!!!!!

2008-03-22T08:37:00.000-07:00

Well it was a very tuff weak for me;With 6 bad beats that i can remember like right now. I was down like 400 before i played in the Stars $20,000 last night. After 6.5 hours and a few highs and lows i made the Final Table of a 3000 plus field.

After a heated argument with a player named BAP_asshole!!! LOL; I was able to get it in good with JJ all-in vs. a donkey with 1Mill in chips with ATs;Who felt like his hand was good enough to call 600,000 in chips.

I was so close to cashing in on my 1st payday that it really leaves a bad taste in my mouth. But i can truly say that i am one hell of a better player when the starting chips are 3000 and 15 min blinds. I really seem to suck when i have to play with a small stack of 1500.

I want to take the time out to thank my homie and good friend JSB1976; For always being around when i have gone deep in these things. He has been at almost all my final tables and so far i have let him down as far as taking one down.

As far as my MTT game goes it's getting alot better than it once was;I am really starting to follow my own rules and stay within myself and my game. As well as also doing my daily poker study at work during down time.

I notice that the more reading and study that i do away from the table;The more solid my game becomes. I have also come to be very familiar with the betting patterns and what they all mean; 3 betting and 4 betting ect ect.

Lastly though are my reads which are getting much better. But this has to be the weakest point of my game. I have lost alot of money because i need to start reading myself as well as the other player and how he see's me.

I also find myself playing in huge pots more than i should ; When i should just be laying the hands down!!!

TO BREAK THE $1000 SOUND BARRIER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2008-02-28T10:20:00.000-08:00

Man i am really doing my best to play the best poker that i know how. This morning when i arrived home from work i decided to play,one sit-n-go $10 level and the other two Mtt's. I entered the Stars $5 donkey fest and the PokerStars $11.70 double shootout!

I actually final tabled this tourney yesterday; And all but gave it away with 3 spots being paid on the bubble with AJ all-in blind in the sb. I was very pissed about the way that i played the hand;And vowed to never let that happend again.

Also last night at work i realized after reading a few chapters of Harrington vol's 2 and 3; That i was actually playing the sng bubbles all wrong. I misread a section on short tables and efective M. I found out that i was using tournament strategy for my sng game instead of a MTT.

I quicky realized why i was going out on the bubble so much in the last few sessions that i have been playing. After a long night of taking notes and correcting my small leak. I came home today and cashed the $5MTT and also took second in the $10sng; Before sending it home in the Double Shootout!

Pictured above is my mother who i love and miss so much. As well as the rest of my family back home. I got a chance to talk to her this morning right before i started to play! I guess she was my lady Luck!!!

I only need to win another $250 online; And this will be the first time that i have ever had over a grand onlien. Wish me luck!!!!!

FOOTWORK

2008-02-26T09:51:00.000-08:00

Although i have come to understand the game of poker;In a way that i now have never come to realize. I often learn to push myself even more to expand my game.

It truly seems like the harder i work at this the better one becomes. You also come to understand that the game can be more of chess than poker. It's funny how i can now look back and see just how bad i was.

As i continue to learn and to set my mind fully on how to beat this game. I also have to take a moment and thank God for all he is doing for me as well. I truly believe that god has blessed me with many skills; And all along all i had to do was put forth the effort to achieve my goals.

A good friend once told me that,"you have to do the foot work and god will take care of the rest". And so i have attempted to do in my life and in poker as well. So hopefully if i continue to keep my heart in tact; As well as my mind, along with doing my best to be a good person and father. I truly know that god will continue to bless me and lead the way!

JSB1976 a.k.a Jeremy Behringer Takes down Double Shootout!!!

2008-02-26T07:00:00.000-08:00

Well all though i have been running real bad these last few days. Another member of The Online Poker Syndicate;(TOPS)Jeremy Behringer was able to turn $11.70 into $215 yesterday morning. After a long three way battle,Behringer was able to capture his 1st MTT win for over $200 on PokerStars!

Up for grabs were to seats to the Sunday Million; And JSB was able to avoid the bad-beats and the suckouts;" Not to mention all the donkeys to claim 1st prize". This makes 2 seats that the OnlinePokerSyndicate has claimed in a week's time. The 1st seat of 2008 won by yours truly Willis McCoy!

CONGRATS JBizzle!!!!!

Stars $200+15 Sunday Warm up!!! or Not

2008-02-25T11:28:00.000-08:00

Sometimes it really feels good to know that you can play with the big boys! Just figure it,if properly rolled i would have $8000.00 in my acct if not for a sat tourney. Well anyway it felt pretty good to have a win after so many close calls in 07.

I truly feel that i am on the road to my first big Mtt win. But what most consider big is not what i consider a big Mtt cash! The key tournies that i would currently like to take down or FT; Are the $27.50 $20,000 being my top choice. And then you have the $22.00 $20,000 as well. These tournies do not offer life changing money;But what they do offer is a major boost in confidence. For any Mtt player who has never won over $1000 playing online.

Another tourney that i am keying on is the 3R and the $10+1 $20,000 on PokerStars. I have final tabled this tourney and should have taken it down but o well! Right now i am unable to make these tournaments because i am in the process of moving!

Right now i am living in New Orleans LA. working in the big refineries. So i have been hard pressed to playing alot of sit-n-go's in the morning. Right now i am working 12hr days 7 days a week for another week; And then things will go back to normal.

I am planning on playing a full schedule starting in March anyway so it's all g00t. Btw all this shit kinda hit me at once; As i never thought that i would be living in New Orleans. It's different with no FAM here but it's all good too. I will be a hair away from dropping my boat in the water. As i plan to get alot of fishing in as well.

Not to mention i have a pretty easy job as well driving a pumper truck around all day.Well anyway be on the look out for our new website www.onlinepokersyndicate.com. and we will be moving all this shit over to the server.

Weekly Review Vol. 1

2008-02-24T09:27:00.001-08:00

In no real order i will just give a quick and sweet heads up of my game this week. 1st i was able to take down a PokerStars double shootout! ;For $215 and a pretty good boost to my $5 based bankroll. I am now firmly rolled for the $10 and under arena as i feel pretty good about the way i played. Also the Online poker syndicate is now under construction; And i should have it all ready by the summer of this year! Anyway i have a few other things to give you a heads up on so just check out all of the articles!

GETTING THE (A) IN GAME!

2008-02-12T00:11:00.000-08:00

Just a quick update on my YTD stats for sngs. As well as the 10 and 5 levels for this year as well as my totals.

Bankroll Update 2008

2008-02-10T20:58:00.000-08:00

I justed to do a small update before i went to sleep. As you know i now live in New Orleans because of work. And i will also be moving in a new town house in about two weeks are so. Right now i am doing my best to play poker in between work ect. For the next three weeks we will be working 12hrs shifts 7 days a week. So i will not be playing any tournaments until next month.

I have however decided to put alittle more effort into the sit-n-go's while i have time for them. Right now i am rolled on Stars to take a few shots at the $10 tables; But this will only be limited as i only need to grind the $5 tables for around $70 to play a $10 roll.

I currently have $330 on stars and $162 or so on Fulltilt. I made about $110 of that tonight messing around on the $1/2 HU cash tables. More than likely i will play a bit more of this tommorow along with 4 and 5 tabling the sng's on Poker Stars.

So i guess i should be playing Mtt's in volume starting in March or so.

Peace out Will...................

"2008 1st 3 table Multi-tabling play"

2008-02-06T17:52:00.000-08:00

So i decided to play 2 tables at a time; And guess what it wasn't enough. So since i know that i am properly rolled for the $5's i said," fuck it" why not! At the same time i also decided to test a concept called adjusted M as well.
Remember i am still working on my Mtt game while i work on trying to build my poker bankroll as well. Well any why i think a pretty much have a good feel for three tables right now. I ended up cashing 2-3 and bubbling the 3rd with one win as well. I am not a big fan of playing alot of tables,but now i will be able to play 9 games in three hours instead of 9hrs.
This will also help my game out as well as my profit; Becuase i will no longer be playing as tired as i was before. Playing 9 games in 9 hrs was killing me. So now on a good day i can hopefully get in 27 games in 12 hours.

2008 Tournament Sessions "Coming Soon"

2008-02-04T19:55:00.000-08:00

My 2008 Mtt session is coming soon;And so far i am feeling pretty good about the way things are going. I have been spending countless hours working on my game.

PokerStars Tournament #76349439, No Limit Hold'em
Buy-In: $5.00/$0.50
9 players
Total Prize Pool: $45.00
Tournament started - 2008/02/04 - 20:35:34 (ET)

Dear SR8tAcEto5,

You finished the tournament in 1st place.
A $22.50 award has been credited to your Real Money account.

PokerStars Tournament #76336038, No Limit Hold'em
Buy-In: $5.00/$0.50
9 players
Total Prize Pool: $45.00
Tournament started - 2008/02/04 - 18:31:08 (ET)

Dear SR8tAcEto5,

You finished the tournament in 1st place.
A $22.50 award has been credited to your Real Money account.

Congratulations!
Thank you for participating.

PokerStars Tournament #76142229, No Limit Hold'em
Buy-In: $5.00/$0.50
9 players
Total Prize Pool: $45.00
Tournament started - 2008/02/03 - 02:30:58 (ET)

Dear SR8tAcEto5,

You finished the tournament in 1st place.
A $22.50 award has been credited to your Real Money account.

2008 warm up continues

2008-01-31T19:34:00.000-08:00

Well i just figured that it was time for me to do alittle update. And so far i have a little good news to report on. Well first off i got me a new lap top; A Toshiba satellite that i have fallen in love with.
I have also found a new love for the Skype internet phone service. I will be using this service for all of my phone calls now ect ect. As far as work here in New Orleans goes, things seem to be heading in the right direction now. I guess i will finally start to make some real money for once in my life LOL.

I am not sure if you all know and maybe i forgot to let you all know. But i am now living in New Orleans but i will still represent E.St Louis. Poker by the way is coming along slowly but with good progress as well.

Right now i am still working on the roll by playing these sngs. And sometime this month i will start playing at the $10 level; Hitting the PCA steps and a few Sat tourneys.

2008 session update #2 warm up

2008-01-24T19:31:00.000-08:00

Just wanted to post the roll on Fulltilt today. I had a really ruff ass time today there. But most of the damage was self inflicted. Anyway i will be away tommorow for work and i won't be playing until Saturday or Sunday evening.

2008 Warm Up Sessions

2008-01-23T20:49:00.000-08:00

Sunday i decided i would start my 2008 poker season. But what i did was start it off with a twist. I feel right now that i need alittle warm up time before i start fulltme. So i made a small $50 deposit on Fulltilt Poker; And i have decided to go with strict roll management until next month.
I will however make small deposits each week until i have $400 in my acct. I am kinda sleepy and my girl is talking shit,so i will try to finish tommorow!

2008 IS HERE!!!!! AnD So Is OnliNe PoKeR!!!

2008-01-01T12:51:00.000-08:00

Well the 2008 onlinepoker season is here people and there is going to be a lot of changes going on for 2008. Today makes day number two of my no smoking policy! The craving is killing me but i know that i will survive this.

I was doing alittle surfing today and noticed the recording software camtasia. I think i am going to purchase this software so i can record some of my tournament play. Hopefully me and my two buddies can start to go over each other game plans during a mtt.

I have also decided that we will be going with the; Vportal for our website and a nice pro look as well. Poker should be very exciting this year as well as fun. So far the line up will consist of myself, Willis Mccoy jr. And my good friend Jeremy Behringer also known as JSB1976 on Poker Stars.

JB also called JBizzle by me is starting to get a feel for the mtt arena. He is not a big mtt player by far as he often plays the 6Max and HU tables.

Then we have a guy by the name of Preston Luv; Who is all MTT period.I have gone to him for advice here and there; And he seems like a pretty good guy. He seems to be the kind of player that i will need to talk to for so insights on HH's and what nots.

Although i won't be playig until Feb or early March fulltime. I think that my man Preston can help me move my game up a notch or two. He's taken down a few of the Mtt's that i play right now; And he knows what it feels like to go deep. He's win in the winners circle a couple of times and hopefully he can pass that shit down to me.

Well anyway i will continue to post and to study up on my game. And i will pretty much be ready to hit the feild in the upcoming weeks or so. Until then i will be working on getting the website going ect. ect.

Deep Stack tourney concepts

2007-12-29T11:45:00.000-08:00

Early Level MTT Strategy
5 Key Cash Game Principles for Online Tournament Players
Deep Stacked Play At The Start Of Poker Tournaments Is The Subject Of This Poker Strategy Article.

Today’s successful online tournament players need to master a wide range of poker skills. This article looks at the early stages deep stacked online multi-table poker tournaments and looks at five key cash game skills that you can use to increase your profitability.
1. Plan Ahead for the Pot Size YOU Want

Short stacked tournament play often means that most of the chips go into the pot pre-flop and on the flop betting rounds. When deep stacked you will have many more chips to bet over multiple streets. The key principal here is to think ahead and work out how to get as much of your opponents stack in the pot as possible – and to adjust your bet sizes accordingly.

For example: First level of the Poker Stars Sunday Million, you raise 3 times the Big Blind to 150 from the button with 88, get 2 callers and the flop comes A82 with 3 suits. 3 people saw the flop so there is a very good chance someone will have an Ace and potentially pay you off. Your objective from here should be to work out how much to bet (and indeed re-raise) on each street in order to have the best chance of stacking an opponent by the river.
2. Defending Your Button and Not Your Blinds

In a tournament setting you must defend your blinds as the stacks get shallower. The nature of the game means that those who never defend will slowly lose their chips, and those who defend too often and with too many chips will get trapped at some point. Blind defense in Multi Table Tournaments is an important skill all of its own!

Cash Game players do not need to defend their blinds so often (again you can not never defend), this is because the deep stacked nature of these games mean that the blinds are a small percentage of their potential wins / losses. Here the advantage given by having position on your opponents for the duration of a hand mean that defending your button becomes a bigger priority.

Early in a deep stacked online poker tournament the button is a valuable weapon. Remember that most flops will miss most player’s hands 2/3rds (66%) of the time. This means that being last to act can allow you to pick up many small pots that others are unwilling to fight for – and those extra chips can become very valuable later in the MTT!
3. Deep Stacks Mean Higher Implied Odds

Tournament play often dictates folding (or re-raising!) hands such as suited connectors or small pairs when the stacks are shallow. You can no longer flat call with these and hope to hit a big flop as the number of times you will hit are too small compared with the stack / blind ratio – you simply do not have the implied odds to play your hand over multiple streets.

Early in a deep stacked game the opposite is true – high implied odds hands become not only playable but can be more profitable than the ‘big’ hands such as high pairs. The reason is that when you do hit a flop hard your hand will be well disguised, allowing you to build a pot and potentially stack someone holding that premium pair.

Do not be scared to call raises with high implied odds hands early in the tournament – those raises may well indicate that your opponent has one of the hands that could lead to the loss of their entire stack
4. Float The Flop – Bluff The Scare Cards!

Floating is a common practice in cash games. This involves calling an opponents continuation bet on the flop (usually though not always in position) then raising or re-raising to take the pot away on the turn should your opponent show any sign of weakness. This is particularly effective when the flop shows a number of draws (especially with a straightforward opponent who only raises high cards) – whether the turn makes a flush or a straight possible you raise, often taking down a reasonable pot immediately.

In shallow stack tournaments Floating is not such a viable option – you risk too many chips to win a medium sized pot if your opponent does have a real hand. However this is not the case in the early stages of a deep stacked multi player online poker tournament. Be careful you choose the right opponents for this move – and if possible have position, floating does not work against opponents with ‘no fold button’.
5. Bring Your Thinking To The Second Level!

Multiple level thinking is a key skill for winning at any form of poker. This involves seeing your actions from the perspective of your opponents. Instead of working out what cards your opponent may hold you look at what your opponent thinks you may have. Once you have a range of hands that your opponent puts you on it is possible to look at their actions in the light of this… for example if you think that your opponent puts you on a weak holding then there is a higher likelihood that his raise is a bluff than if he thinks you may have a set.

Once again late in a tournament the blind and stack sizes, followed by opponent tendencies and then the cards are the important factors. However in the earlier stages, especially in a deep stacked online poker tournament moving your thinking to the second level can help you determine your next move based not only on what you think your opponent has – but what you think he thinks you have!

Deep stacked online poker tournaments are becoming increasingly popular – we recommend the poker rooms below for a good deep stack selection at a range of buy-in levels… See you at the Final Table!!

2008 Poker Preview(Part Three)

2007-12-29T11:12:00.000-08:00

Here i have posted the bankroll management system that i feel most comfortable with. It's looks like i will be shooting at the $1000.00 range from the looks of it. So to give myself a pretty honest and clear projection; It seems that i should have this number by middle Feb or March. I guess i will start by depositing $100 from each paycheck weekly. This gives me exactly 8 weeks working here in New Orleans or at home.

The cool deal here is that i can clear $500-$900 in one week depending on the work situation and such. But i will just consider the long term instead of the short run; As i have alot of other things to stay on top of as this year comes to past.

Bankroll will be the last factor as far as my poker career is concerned. I now truly have a very good understanding of what it is i am doing with my money. I will start off with the $22 games and i will then downgrade to the $10 level which i have no real problem doing if needed.

I just chose $1000.00 to give myself alittle head room when i 1st start to play in the 2008 season. I would also like to build from this range and then move up very slowly and very smoothly as well.-YEP IT'S THE FUCKING KEY MY SON!!!!

"2008 Poker Preview(Part Two)

2007-12-29T09:04:00.000-08:00

Another part of my game that i feel is fairly well is my HU sng game. I can remember when i feared playing HU in the SATTY's to the Sunday Million. Well to help kill some of that fear i decided to start playing the sng HU on Tilt/Stars and Bodog!!!

The end result is that i am a winning HU player@ 2% on Fulltilt poker. Although my sng numbers on Stars were not the best by far;Overall i have confidence in my overall HU game. I plan to use some of this HU game to keep my bankroll intact for the Mtt's i plan to play in the future.

As of right now my goal for 2008 is to shoot for a roll of $880.00 for the $22 midstakes online tourneys. So i don't really plan on playing any poker until around Feb or March. In the mean time i will just be working on my game; Making a small $50.00 deposit here and there to stay sharp.

Also i am currently working in New Orleans and Mississippi(Boloxi) to make some extra money. But just to be honest with myself and my game i want to give myself plenty of time to get my shit in order to play good solid poker.

I want to play according to a scheduled plan of events. For example i love playing in the Poker STARS $22,000 with 3000 in starting chips. It has just around the same money as the $11 $20,000 and half the field. I also like the $28,000 on Fulltilt as well as the other tourneys they have as well.

Then there is the sng's but i plan to do somthing alittle different this time. I will play one Satty tournament per day on whatever site that i choose. Then i plan to work on throwing in a HU sng here and there as well.

"2008 Poker Preview (Part One)

2007-12-29T08:34:00.000-08:00

I plan to break this series down into about 10 parts. The reason being is that i have so much info to cover before starting on my 2008 poker season. I started the year off with $5 sng's and tournaments;Which was a very tuff time for me and poker.

I pretty much ended this year in the red with so many games being played. I am not too upset though because i have gained alot of knowledge from this.Also i dropped my last 8 sng tries that was obviously tilt related. So as a side note i will deem my 2007 sng numbers as about a break even performance.

I am by far ne hell of alot better player than i was a year or so ago,that's for sure. Another thing is that alot of times i feel like this game is starting to take over my life.I get so obsessed with winning and getting better it's scary sometimes. I also have a few things that i want to kill for the 2008 season as well!

My plans are to give up smoking entirely before it kills me or my game. I have become so addicted to smoking that i feel it is starting to destroy me game. I will really have to get this monkey off my back in order to be successful playing good poker.

Also BANKROLL MANAGEMENT IS A MUST DO!!!!! Although i don't make nearly as many dumb mistakes as i used too; I have to have the proper roll for varaince period! I have made over 20+ deposits this year.

And one thing that alot of people don't understand about poker is that variance will come one way or the other. It might be your AA being cracked by A9 on a 9-8-9 flop!!! And trust me it happends i know; While you are shortstacked to end your tourney.

Are it could be a simple bad beat of AK v.s AQ against a short stack and you lose a small pot. Varaince will not rule your game as a whole; But combine that with very bad moves and decisions during a tournament. And when you look around you will be heading to the rail.

My biggest pet peve in poker is making the correct play and accepting the end result. But this is often compromised by making the wrong decision and suffering the lost!

FULLTILT'S 24K UN-FUCKING-REAL!!!!!!

2007-12-19T19:56:00.000-08:00

This is the kind of shit that makes me want to quit poker! I spend three hours going though large fields and this is the shit i have to deal with! First i had my KK cracked just alittle earlier by A6 in an all-in v.s the short stack.

Then after getting my stack back to dam near fighting potential;I pick up AA in the BB with an early raiser UTG. I am thinking WTF can go wrong now and it does! I push all-in an this fucking donkey as mother fucker calls with A9s.

How in the living shit can he possibly believe that he is ahead here???? Not to mention the fact that i finished in 154 place and 152 spots got paid! I did not cry and i didn't bother talking shit to the guy!

He busted the next hand and wound up short staked; But he still made the fucking money! I know in the long run i will have to look beyond this sort of shit and so be it. I just hate for my nights to end on such fucked up notes.

The worst part being is that in the start of the tourney i was down to 400 in the first 3 hands;Making horrible reads on the river to guys playing so much garbage. It was like implied odds gone wild!

Deep At FullTilt's $17,000

2007-12-19T14:58:00.000-08:00

"Someone please slap me"! Once again today i was able to get deep in an online MTT. This time it was the FullTilt Poker's $17,000 with a $24.00 buy-in. I was able to make the 1st hour with a double stack of 6000 right before break time.

After the second hour i was able to build up a slightly above avg stack. And then heading into hour number three i was solidly in 9th place with 89 player left. I was feeling very good about making another final table.

Then i pick up AQo in #2 position and raise to 4000. The small blinds pushed to around 11,000 for me to call. I make the call and the flop come Q-J-T giving me top pair and top kicker. Now this is where my lack of MTT skill comes into play.

Had i taken my time i would have just bet half the pot. But instead i pushed all-in;And ofcourse the guy calls with JJ for trip Jacks leaving me praying for a major suckout.

It's just another lesson learned for me as i am still learning the ropes for MTT play. All in all i was pretty happy with my results;But i still feel that i have a very long way to go!

I decided to play this tourney very strongly early and it paid off somewhat. I was basically looking for the chance to double up before the 1st break and i was able to do so.

Tilt has another tourney starting in 2 hrs or so with the same buy-in. I am really interested in playing in this one also. I have run pretty bad in the sng's lately but to my own fault to be honest.

I feel pretty good about the 2008 poker season; As i feel that i will make alot of final tables and go deep in alot of tourneys. I have put in almost a year of just working on getting better and learning as much as i can.

PokerStars $11R $55,000

2007-12-18T18:52:00.001-08:00

Tonight i have decided to takes a small risk with my bankroll! I am currently $93 up and i have decided to play in the 11R tonight. I busted out of the $22,000 about an hour ago with a very short stack. I played very well under the circumstances in the previous event.

I will attempt to post a few hands here as i play and observe the table. The field seems to be very tuff but i think i can hang as long as i make the first hour. I have done well in this tourney once before making the 1st hour. So let's just see what we can pull out of the bag here tonight.

If i happend to bust out of this before the 1st break i will play one sng and call it a night!

"SHUFFLE UP AND DEAL"!

I guess a picture is worth alot more than words! Anyway this was my very 1st hand of the tournament. I am not too upset anyways because QQ got busted by quad 88's. But here lately being under the gun has been a real fucking thorn in the back.

Also with the plan i had for this tourney to just make the 1st hour;I should have just folded this hand and waited for a real one!

PokerStars $20+2 $20,000 Guaruntee Poker Tourney

2007-12-18T11:13:00.000-08:00

I use the 10% bankroll rule for a max 3 buy-in without a cash rolling system. Using this method my sessions can be anywhere from 3 hrs;And anywhere from 8-12 hrs. I am not so concerned with the theory of 30-40 max buy-ins per tourney entry.

To me this seems very one sided and leaves no room for other games such sng's for roll building. I pretty much will enter one or two Mtt's and if i am not able to cash i will fall back into the sng grind for a certain day of play.

Today i played the $22/$20,000 MTT on Stars. I was able to make the 1st hour pretty much with ease. But once the second hour of play started; I was faced with the situation of playing in the 10-13(M) area.

For the 1st few hands that i played i was able to take down a few small pots. But as

the blinds got alittle bigger this hand came up!

PokerStars Game #13943278250: Tournament #70445354, $20+$2 Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (150/300) - 2007/12/18 - 13:45:36 (ET)
Table '70445354 129' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: Kanlund (7179 in chips)
Seat 2: bigjeffstud (4720 in chips)
Seat 3: arrogantione (13009 in chips)

Seat 4: SR8tAcEto5 (3270 in chips) Here my M is around 6.5 and i should be looking to play a pretty strong hand preflop. I also want to be the 1st to enter the pot as well. But the mistake that i made was getting into the pot period!!!!! QJ was a good enough hand to shove with in my position in a unopened pot. But the limper in front of me posed a very fucked situation for me.

I cannot tell you how many times i have made this mistake. I keep trying to drill this shit into my head; But i guess i am to slow or too stupid to realize the chip spewing right in front of me.

Seat 5: call2light (3177 in chips)
Seat 6: pupette2000 (6563 in chips)
Seat 7: lubomiir (6248 in chips)
Seat 8: scottyrm3s (4619 in chips)
Seat 9: Bismarck777 (6365 in chips)
Kanlund: posts the ante 25
bigjeffstud: posts the ante 25
arrogantione: posts the ante 25
SR8tAcEto5: posts the ante 25
call2light: posts the ante 25
pupette2000: posts the ante 25
lubomiir: posts the ante 25
scottyrm3s: posts the ante 25
Bismarck777: posts the ante 25
call2light: posts small blind 150
pupette2000: posts big blind 300
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SR8tAcEto5 [Qh Jd]
lubomiir: folds
scottyrm3s: folds

Bismarck777: calls 300 "This should have set off alarm bells right here!!!!" If i was holding a medium pocker pair such as 88+; This would have been an instant shove for me. Even if i held a hand such as KQ/AK/AJ(maybe) i would have pushed all-in.

Kanlund: folds
bigjeffstud: folds
arrogantione: folds
arrogantione said, "shoulda known you were about to make a desperate call"

SR8tAcEto5: raises 600 to 900 "Here i commit 30% of my chips with "Very Low" M!!! This is yet another horrible move! The Gap concept has to be respected as well in this situation. I am obviously behinds with low M, and then i compound matters becoming pot committed as well.

call2light: folds
pupette2000: calls 600
scottyrm3s said, "hey lubo did that to me arro"
Bismarck777: calls 600
*** FLOP *** [3c Qs Ad]
pupette2000: checks
Bismarck777: bets 600
call2light said, "you made an excellent play"
SR8tAcEto5: calls 600
pupette2000: folds
*** TURN *** [3c Qs Ad] [4h]

Bismarck777: bets 900 "THIS IS OBVIOUS RESISTANCE!!!"

SR8tAcEto5: raises 845 to 1745 and is all-in "DEAD MAN WALKING"!!!! PLEASE POKER GODS GIVE ME A QUEEN!!!!!!!!!!

Bismarck777: calls 845
*** RIVER *** [3c Qs Ad 4h] [Kh]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Bismarck777: shows [As 9h] (a pair of Aces)
SR8tAcEto5: shows [Qh Jd] (a pair of Queens)
Bismarck777 collected 7765 from pot

*** SUMMARY ***(GOOD GAME ME) This is a perfect example of donkey play at it's prime!

Total pot 7765 | Rake 0
Board [3c Qs Ad 4h Kh]
Seat 1: Kanlund folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: bigjeffstud folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: arrogantione folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: SR8tAcEto5 (button) showed [Qh Jd] and lost with a pair of Queens
Seat 5: call2light (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: pupette2000 (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 7: lubomiir folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: scottyrm3s folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: Bismarck777 showed [As 9h] and won (7765) with a pair of Aces

PokerStars $8Rebuy/$22,000 & Low M Situations

2007-12-17T12:08:00.000-08:00

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So far i have played the $8rebuy on Stars for three days now. I have found myself not having a problem making the 1st hour;As the same can be said for the $22 20,000 on Stars a well.

It just seems to me that i am having problems when my M is in the 10 range. Once implied odds have pretty much gone to hell i tend to open up my ranges. Today i plan on doing alittle homework however,and address this problem very quickly.

For example for two days now in the $8 rebuy,i have began with 3000 in chips. I like to play this tourney as though it was the $27.50 $20,000 on steriods. I just plan on getting it in good with AK/KK/QQ and maybe JJ all-in.

Then usually i will attempt to make the 1st break with around 6000 in chips+ the add-on. So far things have gone pretty well in that department; But as far as the 2nd hour heading into the third i have problems.

It is best when i have an above avg stack or an M of 15+ that i will play small in the latter blinds in the tournament.For two days now in the 8R i have lost with JTs or off all-in UTG with an M of less than 10 .

I beleive that i have been playing abit to desperate in these situations as i have run into AA and KK in both situations. I am starting to feel by experience that this has been a negative EV shove from UTG with a short stack at a full table.

Although i understand that i will sometimes get lucky making this move. I have to look for another option when faced with this inflection point decision. So i will spend today hitting up the $8R and the $15,000 $10+1 10 min blinds tourney. And afterwards i will play a 9 man sng to keep the roll steady or call it a day.

Right now i have just completed a $10 9 man sng that i have taken 1st place in for $45. SO this allows me to play the $11.00 $22,000 tonight or the $27.50 on Stars. For the time being though i think i will take a shot at the $22,000 or find a $22 buy-in Mtt;That will maybe offer a smaller feild to play against.

FINAL TABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! $20,000 GUARUNTEE!!!!!!

2007-12-15T12:48:00.000-08:00

At last the man himself Willis McCoy also known as SR8AcEto5 final tabled a field of more than 2200 entrants; To take home 9th place in the $10+1 PokerStars $20,000 gurantee tournament. After more than 5.5hrs of play he reached his goal of final tabling a large tourney MTT.

Willis Mccoy- "Well it was a very very tuff tournament for me. Mainly because i am still new to the mtt arena. I have only played a handful of these tournaments and i like them very much.

I really feel that i threw away a perfect chance to win this thing. I picked up 66 in the sb v.s Wongs ATo. He put in a standard raise of around 2.5 to 3x the bb;And he also had over a million in chips to my half million.

I reshoved him 3x his bet and he smooth calls the flop. I totally miss the flop with 66 with the Ace showing. I feared the Ace but i was pot commited by then and had to shove. He calls and shows AT for top pair and the board bricks up for me.

I got alittle excited and took playing to win alittle to vague i guess. In that situation i should have shoved all-in or folded. But by not paying attention to my stack size and my M. And also the odds he was being offered to make the call i paid the price.

This was just another very hard lesson learned;And it will better prepare me for biger and better days down the road to MTT success!

Back from NewOrleans/Tournament Review Tops Poker

2007-12-15T12:38:00.000-08:00

well i am back from NewOrleans for 10 days or what not. I have now deposited cash on three sites as we speak.I will be playing on The New Bodog.com,PokerStars "yawn" and Fulltilt poker.

So far as the site go i have only played one small MTT on Fulltilt that i busted in after the hour break.
As far as Bodog.com in the past two days i have managed to win 3 of 4 $10 10max sng tourneys for $150.00.

On PokerStars i managed to final table the $11 $20,000 tourney with over 2000 entrants and bust out in 9th place.(my best showing by far).

I will be posting a few key hands in another article that i plan to add here soon.

Stay tuned!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

hEADING TO NewOrleans Poker/Play/Work

2007-11-13T12:39:00.000-08:00

Well i will be heading to New Orleans today for the second time in two years. I truly hope that things will be better this time. I really don't have much to say except i have to finish packing up a few things.

I plan to play alot more poker this time at Harrah's and Boomtown Casino. I took home $8,000 lst time i was there so i am hoping for the best once again. I will be updating my play on here if you want to keep tabs.

I will also being playing online as well;As soon as i get all set up in the spot. I will be down there for work for about 2 months or so but who knows. I just need to bring home around $10,000 and that will hold me for a few months!

CYA THERE "BAAAAAAAAAABY" YA HEARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Key Tournament Situations

2007-11-02T17:44:00.000-07:00

Implied Odds Concepts In Online Poker Tournament Strategy
Implied Odds Are The Foundation Of No Limit Holdem Poker Tournament Strategy.
Handy Tips To Better Understand And Use This Concept Here.

Let us start with a quick definition of Implied odds. This describes the total extra in chips (or cash) you stand to make if you win a hand over and above what is already in the pot. The idea is that you can call a bet when you do not have the correct pot odds, since you anticipate that the extra money you win if you make your hand (for example a flush) will give the initial call a positive expectation.

With small pairs you are approximately 8/1 against flopping a set. However when you do you have the potential to win a big pot – for example from an opponent with an over-pair. Since you will not win a pot every single time when you hit a set you need to ensure that you have bigger implied odds than 8/1, most experienced players would need between 12/1 and 15/1 to make a call before the flop with a small pair. This means that your opponent in the hand needs to have 12 to 15 times the size of the pre-flop raise to give you the correct implied odds to play.

With small pairs you are approximately 8/1 against flopping a set. However when you do you have the potential to win a big pot – for example from an opponent with an over-pair. Since you will not win a pot every single time when you hit a set you need to ensure that you have bigger implied odds than 8/1, most experienced players would need between 12/1 and 15/1 to make a call before the flop with a small pair. This means that your opponent in the hand needs to have 12 to 15 times the size of the pre-flop raise to give you the correct implied odds to play.

Suited connectors can also win big pots if they hit the flop hard. A hand such as 6-7 suited is great to play in position during the early stage of a tournament. Where implied odds are concerned we need even bigger potential to win a big pot than with small pairs with these hands. The reason for this is that many times you will flop a strong draw which might mean having to call another bet on the flop or the turn. Since you expect to be paid off if you hit your straight or flush this can be worthwhile – but it can also be expensive. If you plan to call with suited connectors before the flop then make sure you have the potential to win 20 to 25 times your investment.

SMALL PAIRS-This means that your opponent in the hand needs to have 12 to 15 times the size of the pre-flop raise to give you the correct implied odds to play.

SUITED CONNECTORS IN POSITION-If you plan to call with suited connectors before the flop then make sure you have the potential to win 20 to 25 times your investment.

Annette_15 Poker Strategy #1 – Early Game Tournament Play

1. Disciplined – Early poker tournament strategy involved very few fancy plays, just solid ABC poker taking advantage of the cards on offer.

2. Ace Hands – Folded! Annette never plays aces with small kickers in the early game, even folding Ace-Queen to a small pre-flop raise with several opponent’s still to act.

3. Raising Not Calling – Annette very rarely calls any raise. Either the hand is good enough for a re-raise or it is not played at all.

4. Open Raises – Most pairs and any suited connectors are raised from any position with a ‘standard’ 3 times the big blind bet.

5. Continuation Bets – Annette 15’s Poker tournament play involved a very high percentage of continuation bets where she raised pre-flop. These were a good size, around 2/3rds to 3/4s of the pot size.

6. No Slow-Playing! – Strong hands were always played in a straightforward manner with raises and re-raises, no tricky play or slow-playing in the early stages.

David Sklansky’s 'The Poker System'
Part #1 – Suitable for Online Play??

Here i will be playing around with this system by Sklansky. But i will more less use this system to calculate shoving with low M;And compare the shove to M 10 or lower.I have no interest myself in shoving with hands with an M above (10).

Everything that i have a certain interest in will serve it's purpose in my game situation. As far as the Poker System i would prefer to use it certain situations where i may consider shoving instead of raising!

The poker system works by deriving a ‘key number’ for each hand – then comparing the number to the chart below to dictate your action. Here is how the key number is worked out:

1. First divide your stack by the total of blinds and antes.(M)
2. Next multiply this number by the number of players still to act (M)x(X)=
3. Then multiply by the number of limpers +1 (M)x(X)=(y)x(L+1)=(key#)

Here is an example to clarify:(M)x(pya)=(y)x(limpers+1)=(key#)

You are in 4th position with a stack of 4000 chips and blinds at 100/200, 1 person limps ahead with 6 still to act.

1. 4000/300 = 13 (rounded for simplicity from 13.33)
2. 13* 6 (Still to act players) = 78
3. 78 *2 (1 limper ahead +1) = 156

Before we get to the chart you will notice that the key number does not account for an opponent raising ahead of you. When this happens the rules are very simple – move all in with aces, kings and ace-king suited and fold everything else!

Here is the chart to use once the key number is calculated;As you will also note that i will only use this method with low M and in an unraised pot.

1. Key Number = 400 or more: Move in with AA and fold everything else.
2. Key Number = 200 to 400: Move in with AA and KK only.
3. Key Number = 150 to 200: Move in with AA, KK, QQ and AK
4. Key Number = 100 to 150: Move in with AA, KK, QQ, JJ, TT, AK, AQ and KQ
5. Key Number = 80 to 100: Move in with any pair, AK, AQ, KQ, any suited Ace and
any suited connector down to 5-4 suited.
6. Key Number = 60 to 80: Move in with any pair, any ace, KQ, any suited king
and all one-gap and no-gap suited connectors.
7. Key Number = 40 to 60: Move in with everything above + any king.
8. Key Number = 20 to 40: Move in with everything above + any 2 suited cards
9. Key Number = <20: Move in with any 2-cards.

C-BETS-The very best time to continuation bet is against a single opponent on an Ace high flop of 3 different suits with no obvious straight draws. You should aim to bet around 40% to 60% of the pot – which means you need to succeed only one in three times to show a profit. Remember to avoid doing this too often into highly skilled opponents and into calling stations!!

ANNETTE_15 DATA MINE

1.Level 1 though 5 with high M

notes:AQ ep folded also hands like KT folded also! Seems to work like a sng in the early stages. But alot of pushes are in late position and are suited connector type with good M. M ranges from 20+-15 in the area's that i would feel comfortable making moves.

Summary-Play becomes very agressive after level 5 of play. Regular strong hands retain value such as=KQ/AK ect.

Also button steals with high M or also availible such as=63s/K7s sb/bb/A3s/77bb rr.

I also observed the use of these hands in the early stages!!!!

56s 3xbb in unopened pots

76s c/o 3.5bb unopened pots

J9s called with one limper with high M

54s 3xbb in unopened pots in 3rd and 4th position

Q9s open raised from the high jack with high M

QTs in the BB for 100 more with high M

T9s in late with one limper for 3xBB+sb+bb for every limper.

I also noted that middle and bottom pair don't get value betted when the hand is hit.

Also after level 5 KT is now open raised; As for AT an hands such as KJ and T9 are shoved from the button. As in the earlier stages these hands were folded with no problem no matter the position. I also found 4th position to be the sweet spot for the small ball 2.5 and 3x's raises.

I will note that also i noticed that AQ with high M calls a 2xbb raise in late position in the later stages. Where half the pot and a second bullet is fired with position if there is no resistance.

As a side note i will take what i feel comfortable with and apply it to my game as i see fit. I am not the one to copy another players style;But good solid poker is what it is. And i am more than willing to pick up a few tips as we go along.

"And The Saga Continues" Back to the drawing board!!!

2007-11-01T11:35:00.000-07:00

Well i have alot of good new to report although the situation is not quite what i was hoping for. As for now i will be taking about two and a half weeks off from playing real money games. I feel that at this time i need to do alittle more home work poker wise.

November makes this my 11th month of playing poker/fulltime. I have made a few decent cashes in sng's; But nothing that i would deem as a stellar performance. I have worked my ass off to access the knowledge that i have now;And i have done most of this without a poker mentor.

I have taught myself the game of NL Texas Holdem; And for that i am very proud of myself. I have used any and every resource that is at my finger tips and then applied it directly to my game. I have come so far since the Harrington series and i continue to pick up on various styles and techniques.

Yes the road has been very ruff for me;but i have decided to stick to my guns and not be a quitter. I have had good intentions thoughout my life as for as setting goals for myself. The 1st was wanting to be a truck driver and getting my CDL's. I accomplished this goal even though sometimes i felt that i would fail.

Poker has showed me how to be a winner and how to deal with being a loser as well. As funny as it may sound, it has also brought me closer to home. And away from a lifestyle that i now hate.

As like in the first series of poker,when i decided to go back to the lab. I will do so again to work on a few things in my game. I have a few moves that i have added to the tool box!!!!

1.Floating

2.Small Ball

3.Stack % preflop call/push or the 5-10 rule

4.Harrington's M(already in the arsenal)

5.Stop-N-Go

6.Poker Tracker evualuations-Flop and turn agression factor!!!

7.SB v.s BB

I also have a few other tricks in my bag as well; But right now i want to take time off to really focus on 1-6 listed above.

I am trying to work on a formula of play that suits my style of play; As i get bored pretty quickly as i am more of an action junky.

I am currently working on a playing style that allows me to be active early. Such as the mtt's when the blinds are small relative to the stacks; As to build a stack early on instead of sitting on my hands.

I want to bust atleast one player early in the $27.50;And then continue to play small ball for as long as my stack allows.Then when i fall into the next zone of harrington i can then switch gears to my hit and miss game.

Then as the later stages approach i am pretty much a fish in water LOL. I am the least worried about my end game as i am with playing early. I do alot of study of my play in Poker Tracker when i want to get a grips on my game.

One of my biggest worries is playing position correctly,and laying down second best hands. I also need to open my playing range from middle position as well.As I have not yet fully mastered Harrington's Volume One. I have been working deligently however on my reads and putting players on a certain range of hands.

As well as the sb v.s BB and other various situations. All in all i am more happy with what i have picked up on,to add to my game. Now all i have to do is put it all into effect and trust in my better judgements.

Above is a picture of my setup where i spend most of my time. As you can see poker really 3X's your bad habits. Good for me i don't drink anymore or id be drunk right now. Too many soda's and too many smokes and not enuff pussy is very bad for you!!!

I decided to take a long break from girls and sex for awhile while i work on getting my life in order and poker game. Plus god will love me for not having sex out of wedlock for a while.

And lastly to my homeboy Jeremy Behringer!!!! my favorite player!!!!

Sunday Night!!!!! Seya Monday Night!!!!

2007-10-28T18:57:00.000-07:00

GAME I.D DATE POSTED GAMES STAKE ENTRANTS PROFIT$

65503240 28-Oct-07 18:56 NL Holdem $5 9 $17
65463097 28-Oct-07 14:11 NL Holdem $4 180 -$4.40
65455649 28-Oct-07 09:56 NL Holdem $5 9 $17
65448765 28-Oct-07 08:08 NL Holdem $5 9 -$5.50
65447948 28-Oct-07 08:04 NL Holdem $5 9 -$5.50
65443118 28-Oct-07 06:56 NL Holdem $5 9 $3.50
65411555 28-Oct-07 00:15 NL Holdem $4 180 -$4.40

Well i played two 4.40's today and got sucked out on in both LOL. No problem becuase the donkeys will call with Air Jordan all day long. I was also able to pick up two wins today in the sng's.

Only seven games for me today but you know i got to go fishing in the morning. The Bass don't like it if your alittle late. Game wise i played some real solid poker today.
I have decided to just play to win and see what happends. Hopefully i will have a stack to absorb a bad beat or two!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Poker Stars 10:00pm $4.40 sng Mtt

2007-10-27T19:58:00.000-07:00

WoW!!! what a week i have had playing poker. I went broke twice and was able to build both times. I used my FPP points to win a $10 sat both times.

Now for the second time i have built my roll to $27.50. I have keyed on the $5.00 sng's to fine tune a few things. I have to remember that the key here is too work on my mtt game.

My sng game is getting so much better but i need to become a finisher. Getting the job done has been a real big problem of mine. So today i buckled down and i finally got the job done a few times.

So right now i am going to hit another MTT and see how it goes. I have entered another 4.40 my first mtt of the day.I think that i need to take one of these down before i go over my roll limit.

"AND THIS IS WHY I HATE THE 4.40 DONKEY FESTOMENTS!!!!

PokerStars Game #12888859826: Tournament #65411555, $4.00+$0.40 Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2007/10/27 - 23:06:35 (ET)
Table '65411555 15' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: alcapone8 (1480 in chips)
Seat 2: TITANSN01 (1470 in chips)
Seat 3: tankittybitt (1410 in chips)
Seat 4: guy 25 (880 in chips)
Seat 6: SR8tAcEto5 (1470 in chips)
Seat 7: eldiego888 (3020 in chips)
Seat 8: labbatts50 (1570 in chips)
Seat 9: theeeclone (2200 in chips)
labbatts50: posts small blind 10
theeeclone: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SR8tAcEto5 [Kc Qs]
alcapone8: folds
TITANSN01: calls 20
tankittybitt: folds
guy 25: calls 20
SR8tAcEto5: raises 59 to 79
eldiego888: folds
labbatts50: folds
theeeclone: folds
TITANSN01: calls 59
guy 25: calls 59
*** FLOP *** [Jd Qd 2h]
TITANSN01: checks
guy 25: checks
SR8tAcEto5: bets 220
TITANSN01: calls 220
guy 25: folds
*** TURN *** [Jd Qd 2h] [7h]
TITANSN01: checks
SR8tAcEto5: bets 460
TITANSN01: calls 460
*** RIVER *** [Jd Qd 2h 7h] [8c]
TITANSN01: bets 711 and is all-in
SR8tAcEto5: calls 711 and is all-in
*** SHOW DOWN ***
TITANSN01: shows [9h Td] (a straight, Eight to Queen)
SR8tAcEto5: shows [Kc Qs] (a pair of Queens)
TITANSN01 collected 3049 from pot
tarin1 is connected
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3049 | Rake 0
Board [Jd Qd 2h 7h 8c]
Seat 1: alcapone8 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: TITANSN01 showed [9h Td] and won (3049) with a straight, Eight to Queen
Seat 3: tankittybitt folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: guy 25 folded on the Flop
Seat 6: SR8tAcEto5 showed [Kc Qs] and lost with a pair of Queens
Seat 7: eldiego888 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: labbatts50 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 9: theeeclone (big blind) folded before Flop

"Ok so raise the pot to keep it small" Then i hit top pair and bet the pot on the flop! This guy calls with a open ended draw(bad call given the odds).Then his open ender becomes a gutshot by the turn and he calls for another 460 when he spikes the 7.

And then "BINGO"!!!!!! He hits the donkey card on 5th street OMFG!!!!!!!!!!! And ofcourse i call out of pure pisstoffaments!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr "WIMPER :(

Play By Play $4.40(really fucking tilting right now)

2007-10-24T19:12:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone i am tilting up a fucking storm today. I have been playing very bad poker also today;Getting real pissed about a series of things.

I really feel like i am at my breaking point as far as poker is concerned. But i will continue to hang in there. I just feel like i am going no where fast;And that i can't get past my 2%ROI lol for shit.

I just donked off two 4.40's in a row;And had my QQ run into AA preflop. I am an action junky as it goes and my patience has really grown short. I just have to come here and vent because i have no other place to share my feelings.

I am just glad that i will be hitting the lake tommorow morning for some much needed peace of mind. Well the 4.40 is about to start so wish me luck!!

Right now i am waiting to play my 1st hand;My goal is to play my game. Position suited connectors in late and in unopened pots. My goal is too bust someone with trash!

My table is loose as hell so i think that i will play tight for now. I will however play my hands as planned. But if i don't hit the flop hard i will just lay it down.

Lately i have really been working on adding some tricks to my MTT tool box. I basicly want to open push big hands and non-dominated connectors.

I will do this UTG and in late position as well. The key as i have found is doing this with an M of 20 or better.I will also call small to moderate raises while in late as well.

A funny thing is that it seems that there is not enough time in one day to work on your game. I understand the fact that i have to fix alot of leaks in my game;But poker is so mentaly stressing it's crazy.

Fuck i am putting in so many hours a day trying to get a grips on this shit. Right now the blinds are 15/30 and i have about 1355 in chips!

PokerStars Game #12829374674: Tournament #65104395, $4.00+$0.40 Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2007/10/24 - 22:47:35 (ET)
Table '65104395 5' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: jabberwocky (4645 in chips)
Seat 2: drfkngflgud (4478 in chips)
Seat 3: bigpapa1133 (1345 in chips)
Seat 4: GoldeNEyE0o7 (1032 in chips)
Seat 5: DONKAUFFMAN (2610 in chips)
Seat 6: holdemdon204 (5400 in chips)
Seat 7: OnLead314159 (1495 in chips)
Seat 8: SR8tAcEto5 (1310 in chips)
Seat 9: Gordouger (1770 in chips)
jabberwocky: posts small blind 15
drfkngflgud: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SR8tAcEto5 [Jd Ah]
bigpapa1133: folds
GoldeNEyE0o7: folds
DONKAUFFMAN has timed out
DONKAUFFMAN: folds
DONKAUFFMAN is sitting out
holdemdon204: folds
OnLead314159: raises 60 to 90
SR8tAcEto5: raises 180 to 270
Gordouger: folds
jabberwocky: folds
drfkngflgud: calls 240
OnLead314159: calls 180
*** FLOP *** [As 2c Kd]
drfkngflgud: checks
OnLead314159: bets 500
SR8tAcEto5: raises 540 to 1040 and is all-in
drfkngflgud: folds
OnLead314159: folds
SR8tAcEto5 collected 1825 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1825 | Rake 0
Board [As 2c Kd]
Seat 1: jabberwocky (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: drfkngflgud (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 3: bigpapa1133 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: GoldeNEyE0o7 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: DONKAUFFMAN folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: holdemdon204 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: OnLead314159 folded on the Flop
Seat 8: SR8tAcEto5 collected (1825)
Seat 9: Gordouger (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Here the table has been loose as fuck,so i decided to see what kind of hand he was pushing with. I took his 3x push as a weak open raise/small pair KJ/KQ ect. I thought that maybe he would fold too the shove.Anyway my read was right for a change!

PokerStars Game #12829682865: Tournament #65104395, $4.00+$0.40 Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2007/10/24 - 23:04:57 (ET)
Table '65104395 5' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: jabberwocky (3755 in chips)
Seat 2: drfkngflgud (4896 in chips)
Seat 3: axcimoch (7385 in chips)
Seat 4: GoldeNEyE0o7 (2229 in chips)
Seat 5: DONKAUFFMAN (5668 in chips)
Seat 6: holdemdon204 (4560 in chips)
Seat 7: OnLead314159 (1517 in chips)
Seat 8: SR8tAcEto5 (2390 in chips)
Seat 9: Gish76 (3640 in chips)
SR8tAcEto5: posts small blind 50
Gish76: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SR8tAcEto5 [Jc Ah]
jabberwocky: folds
drfkngflgud: folds
axcimoch: folds
GoldeNEyE0o7: folds
DONKAUFFMAN: folds
holdemdon204: folds
OnLead314159: raises 100 to 200
SR8tAcEto5: raises 500 to 700
Gish76: folds
OnLead314159: calls 500
*** FLOP *** [8h 3h 2d]
SR8tAcEto5: checks
OnLead314159: checks
*** TURN *** [8h 3h 2d] [4s]
SR8tAcEto5: checks
OnLead314159: checks
*** RIVER *** [8h 3h 2d 4s] [7s]
SR8tAcEto5: checks
OnLead314159: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
SR8tAcEto5: shows [Jc Ah] (high card Ace)
OnLead314159: mucks hand
SR8tAcEto5 collected 1500 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1500 | Rake 0
Board [8h 3h 2d 4s 7s]
Seat 1: jabberwocky folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: drfkngflgud folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: axcimoch folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: GoldeNEyE0o7 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: DONKAUFFMAN folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: holdemdon204 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: OnLead314159 (button) mucked [9s 6s]
Seat 8: SR8tAcEto5 (small blind) showed [Jc Ah] and won (1500) with high card Ace
Seat 9: Gish76 (big blind) folded before Flop

Here i reshove this guy for the second time. Seems that he thinks that he can steal in every unopened pot. Instead of doing the smart thing here he calls and then checks it down with me. I really should have slowed down in this hand;Because this guy could have easily hit his hand when we checked it down.

PokerStars Game #12829701305: Tournament #65104395, $4.00+$0.40 Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2007/10/24 - 23:06:01 (ET)
Table '65104395 5' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: jabberwocky (3755 in chips)
Seat 2: drfkngflgud (4896 in chips)
Seat 3: axcimoch (7385 in chips)
Seat 4: GoldeNEyE0o7 (2229 in chips)
Seat 5: DONKAUFFMAN (5668 in chips)
Seat 6: holdemdon204 (4560 in chips)
Seat 7: OnLead314159 (817 in chips)
Seat 8: SR8tAcEto5 (3190 in chips)
Seat 9: Gish76 (3540 in chips)
Gish76: posts small blind 50
jabberwocky: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SR8tAcEto5 [Ac Th]
drfkngflgud: folds
axcimoch: folds
GoldeNEyE0o7: folds
DONKAUFFMAN: folds
holdemdon204: folds
OnLead314159: raises 100 to 200
SR8tAcEto5: raises 400 to 600
Gish76: folds
jabberwocky: folds
OnLead314159: raises 217 to 817 and is all-in
SR8tAcEto5: calls 217
*** FLOP *** [9c 2c Kd]
*** TURN *** [9c 2c Kd] [Ts]
*** RIVER *** [9c 2c Kd Ts] [3h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
OnLead314159: shows [Js 7s] (high card King)
SR8tAcEto5: shows [Ac Th] (a pair of Tens)
SR8tAcEto5 collected 1784 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1784 | Rake 0
Board [9c 2c Kd Ts 3h]
Seat 1: jabberwocky (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: drfkngflgud folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: axcimoch folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: GoldeNEyE0o7 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: DONKAUFFMAN folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: holdemdon204 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: OnLead314159 showed [Js 7s] and lost with high card King
Seat 8: SR8tAcEto5 (button) showed [Ac Th] and won (1784) with a pair of Tens
Seat 9: Gish76 (small blind) folded before Flop

Easy call to the all-in getting 4-1 on my money. Here i gave it to him in the raw once again!!!!

Right now i have 4000 in chips with 18 getting a check, and i am in 27th place right now. My M is 20 so i can still play my A-game before moving to plan B.

PokerStars Game #12829924801: Tournament #65104395, $4.00+$0.40 Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2007/10/24 - 23:19:09 (ET)
Table '65104395 5' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: jabberwocky (4555 in chips)
Seat 2: drfkngflgud (4996 in chips)
Seat 3: axcimoch (8585 in chips)
Seat 4: GoldeNEyE0o7 (2029 in chips)
Seat 5: DONKAUFFMAN (5368 in chips)
Seat 6: holdemdon204 (4300 in chips)
Seat 7: PERIGOSO45 (4955 in chips)
Seat 8: SR8tAcEto5 (3907 in chips)
Seat 9: CakesRN (7014 in chips)
SR8tAcEto5: posts small blind 50
CakesRN: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SR8tAcEto5 [5c 5s]
jabberwocky: folds
drfkngflgud: folds
axcimoch: calls 100
GoldeNEyE0o7: folds
DONKAUFFMAN: folds
holdemdon204: folds
PERIGOSO45: folds
SR8tAcEto5: raises 400 to 500
CakesRN: folds
axcimoch: folds
SR8tAcEto5 collected 300 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 300 | Rake 0
Seat 1: jabberwocky folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: drfkngflgud folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: axcimoch folded before Flop
Seat 4: GoldeNEyE0o7 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: DONKAUFFMAN folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: holdemdon204 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: PERIGOSO45 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: SR8tAcEto5 (small blind) collected (300)
Seat 9: CakesRN (big blind) folded before Flop

LAST HAND BEFORE THE BREAK!!!!!!! HOUR ONE COMPLETE!!!!

PokerStars Game #12830272393: Tournament #65104395, $4.00+$0.40 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2007/10/24 - 23:40:25 (ET)
Table '65104395 8' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: surf2scuba (1425 in chips)
Seat 2: sardom (8064 in chips)
Seat 3: champwsop (12193 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 4: Mr Cleese (6153 in chips)
Seat 5: O_Shawn (6555 in chips)
Seat 6: tpollard14 (3920 in chips)
Seat 7: esoccer10 (1285 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 9: SR8tAcEto5 (3507 in chips)
surf2scuba: posts small blind 75
sardom: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SR8tAcEto5 [Qc Qh]
champwsop: folds
Mr Cleese: folds
O_Shawn: folds
tpollard14: calls 150
esoccer10: folds
SR8tAcEto5: raises 600 to 750
surf2scuba: folds
sardom: folds
tpollard14: calls 600
*** FLOP *** [Qd As Ts]
tpollard14: checks
SR8tAcEto5: bets 750
tpollard14: calls 750
*** TURN *** [Qd As Ts] [9d]
tpollard14: checks
SR8tAcEto5: bets 2007 and is all-in
tpollard14: folds
SR8tAcEto5 collected 3225 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3225 | Rake 0
Board [Qd As Ts 9d]
Seat 1: surf2scuba (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: sardom (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: champwsop folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Mr Cleese folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: O_Shawn folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: tpollard14 folded on the Turn
Seat 7: esoccer10 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: SR8tAcEto5 (button) collected (3225)

This was a great flop for a horrible call LOL. Lucky for me the lady must have called with two suited cards.

28/54 4900 in chips!!!

OUT with AK vs AQ in the BB Q on the flop!!!! He shoves and ofcourse i call!!!!!

LOL Donkoments!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Expensive Learning Curve $11.70 FT Bad Roll Management!!!

2007-10-20T08:07:00.000-07:00

Yesterday i went $20 over my loss limit in one sitting. Although i don't relate this to tilt;And with the games being tough. I mad alot of those small costly mistakes yesterday.

I managed to bubble my first two sng's when i began my morning session. After playing my third game and cashing 3rd i took a break. Shortly after i took 3rd place again and began game #5.

I ended up not cashing #5-#8 as well as a $11.70 double shootout that i final tabled.I took alot of bubble loses last night. I take this as a leak in my game;As i am getting here short stack or my pushing range is a problem.

I did however take a couple of bad beats last night;The worse coming in my last game when i guy pushing every hand pushes from the button. He had been pushing every sngle hand;And no one had the balls to make a stand.

I held pocket 66's in the BB and he pushes 3x the bb;And then reshove all-in for like $2000 more.The guy insta-calls with A7o and hits the 7 on the flop!!!!!!

I really have mixed emotions on that play;but overall it was the right move to make. The only regret that i have is that it was a bad bubble move for a sng! This would have been a great move via mtt!

I also learned a lesson about calling and shoving with KQ;That i will not long forget. In the $11.70 double shootout last night,a guy with an equal stack and an equal M shoved with 6 left UTG with AQ.

For some reason i didn't respect this bet and i thought i could get in ahead with KQ on the button!!!! BOY WAS I SO WRONG!!!! Lesson learned and it will never happen again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Roll $122 After $27.50 $25,000 Bad Run@sng's

2007-10-18T22:22:00.000-07:00

64511933 18-Oct-07 22:06 NL Holdem $10 9 -$11
64510531 18-Oct-07 21:48 NL Holdem $10 9 -$11
64500301 18-Oct-07 19:45 NL Holdem $10 9 -$11
64481055 18-Oct-07 15:53 NL Holdem $10 9 -$11
64476921 18-Oct-07 14:55 NL Holdem $10 9 $16
64473210 18-Oct-07 14:27 NL Holdem $10 9 -$11
64460251 18-Oct-07 12:29 NL Holdem $10 9 -$11
64451011 18-Oct-07 10:21 NL Holdem $10 9 $34

Today my play was nothing short of horrible. I sucked in the sng's and i fucked up in the $25,000 on Stars. I am somewhat pissed at myself and i am calling it a night. As much as i love poker the game can kiss my ass right now LOL.

I bubbled four of these fucking things today;And that really pisses me off! I know i have to work harder to get the results that i am looking for. My game is almost where it should be;But it's just the small things in the 4th Qtr where i am fucking up.

I play a fine game until it's clutch time;Then i choke like Labron James!!!! Today was not acceptable and i should have gone deep tonight. Even though i took some beats i think most of them were because of the wrong decisions!

I HOPE TO PLAY BETTER TOMMOROW!!!!!!!!!!

POKERSTARS $25,000 #5

2007-10-18T18:34:00.000-07:00

Tonight i played in my 4th $27.50 $25,000 run on Poker Stars. I am not sure if the last few moves i made were correct or not,you be the judge. Here i have posted a few of the key hands that i held here tonight!

In this 1st key hand i picked up JJ with about the avg stack. Here i flopped the overpair and i decided to attempt a check-raise with this caller on a weak board. I
am aware that this move is very dangerous. But this guy has been very agressive i was pretty sure i would get a bet here.

PokerStars Game #12708283086: Tournament #63957664, $25.00+$2.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2007/10/18 - 20:29:54 (ET)
Table '63957664 148' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: maxpudim (5430 in chips)
Seat 2: cjoe425 (4180 in chips)
Seat 3: manganello (4815 in chips)
Seat 4: SR8tAcEto5 (2880 in chips)
Seat 5: CT Kid (5297 in chips)
Seat 6: THEBIGNINJA (7480 in chips)
Seat 7: kaizer973 (2250 in chips)
Seat 8: JCitizen (4863 in chips)
Seat 9: cyj13579 (3520 in chips)
maxpudim: posts small blind 15
cjoe425: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SR8tAcEto5 [Jc Jh]
manganello: folds
SR8tAcEto5: raises 90 to 120
CT Kid: calls 120
THEBIGNINJA: folds
kaizer973 has timed out
kaizer973: folds
kaizer973 is sitting out
JCitizen: folds
THEBIGNINJA said, "citizen what did you have in that hand we played"
cyj13579: folds
maxpudim: folds
cjoe425: folds
*** FLOP *** [2d 5h 3s]
SR8tAcEto5: checks
CT Kid: bets 90
kaizer973 has returned
SR8tAcEto5: raises 180 to 270
CT Kid: calls 180
*** TURN *** [2d 5h 3s] [9c]
SR8tAcEto5: bets 450 {i was pretty sure that this card didn't help;And knowing that i have been turn weak i push again!!!!!}
JCitizen said, "aa"
CT Kid: calls 450
*** RIVER *** [2d 5h 3s 9c] [9h]{This made my a hair nervous but if he had a set;Im sure he would have pushed back on the turn atleast!
SR8tAcEto5: checks
CT Kid: bets 1450
JCitizen said, "u?"
SR8tAcEto5: calls 1450 {I just went with my read here}
*** SHOW DOWN ***
CT Kid: shows [7d 7h] (two pair, Nines and Sevens)
SR8tAcEto5: shows [Jc Jh] (two pair, Jacks and Nines)
SR8tAcEto5 collected 4625 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 4625 | Rake 0
Board [2d 5h 3s 9c 9h]
Seat 1: maxpudim (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: cjoe425 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: manganello folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: SR8tAcEto5 showed [Jc Jh] and won (4625) with two pair, Jacks and Nines
Seat 5: CT Kid showed [7d 7h] and lost with two pair, Nines and Sevens
Seat 6: THEBIGNINJA folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: kaizer973 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: JCitizen folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: cyj13579 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Here i pick up "AA" and make the push here. On the flop once again i chose to check because this player was also agressive as well!

My intention here was to check raise all-in!

PokerStars Game #12708411867: Tournament #63957664, $25.00+$2.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2007/10/18 - 20:37:01 (ET)
Table '63957664 148' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: maxpudim (6565 in chips)
Seat 2: cjoe425 (4450 in chips)
Seat 3: manganello (4740 in chips)
Seat 4: SR8tAcEto5 (5065 in chips)
Seat 5: CT Kid (2932 in chips)
Seat 6: THEBIGNINJA (7305 in chips)
Seat 7: kaizer973 (2150 in chips)
Seat 8: JCitizen (3863 in chips)
Seat 9: cyj13579 (3645 in chips)
JCitizen: posts small blind 25
cyj13579: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SR8tAcEto5 [As Ac]
maxpudim: folds
cjoe425: folds
manganello: folds
SR8tAcEto5: raises 120 to 170
CT Kid: folds
THEBIGNINJA: folds
kaizer973: calls 170
JCitizen: folds
cyj13579: folds
*** FLOP *** [2s Ts 2h]
SR8tAcEto5: checks
kaizer973: bets 700
SR8tAcEto5: raises 4195 to 4895 and is all-in
kaizer973: calls 1280 and is all-in
*** TURN *** [2s Ts 2h] [7c]
*** RIVER *** [2s Ts 2h 7c] [Kd]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
SR8tAcEto5: shows [As Ac] (two pair, Aces and Deuces)
kaizer973: shows [Ks Tc] (two pair, Kings and Tens)
SR8tAcEto5 collected 4375 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 4375 | Rake 0
Board [2s Ts 2h 7c Kd]
Seat 1: maxpudim folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: cjoe425 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: manganello folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: SR8tAcEto5 showed [As Ac] and won (4375) with two pair, Aces and Deuces
Seat 5: CT Kid folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: THEBIGNINJA folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: kaizer973 (button) showed [Ks Tc] and lost with two pair, Kings and Tens
Seat 8: JCitizen (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 9: cyj13579 (big blind) folded before Flop

Here i pick up AK and i am feeling pretty good about my game. I decided that i would play all of my big hands hard!

PokerStars Game #12708591183: Tournament #63957664, $25.00+$2.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2007/10/18 - 20:46:59 (ET)
Table '63957664 148' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: maxpudim (7225 in chips)
Seat 2: cjoe425 (5015 in chips)
Seat 3: manganello (4565 in chips)
Seat 4: SR8tAcEto5 (7215 in chips)
Seat 5: CT Kid (2632 in chips)
Seat 6: THEBIGNINJA (6780 in chips)
Seat 7: HanashK (8355 in chips)
Seat 8: JCitizen (4013 in chips)
Seat 9: cyj13579 (3370 in chips)
cjoe425: posts small blind 50
manganello: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SR8tAcEto5 [Kd Ac]
SR8tAcEto5: raises 300 to 400
CT Kid: folds
THEBIGNINJA: folds
HanashK: calls 400
JCitizen: folds
cyj13579: folds
maxpudim: folds
cjoe425: folds
manganello: calls 300
*** FLOP *** [7c 4h Ah]
manganello: checks
SR8tAcEto5: bets 1200
HanashK: folds
manganello: folds
SR8tAcEto5 collected 1250 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1250 | Rake 0
Board [7c 4h Ah]
Seat 1: maxpudim (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: cjoe425 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: manganello (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 4: SR8tAcEto5 collected (1250)
Seat 5: CT Kid folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: THEBIGNINJA folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: HanashK folded on the Flop
Seat 8: JCitizen folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: cyj13579 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

HERE I DO WHAT I THINK IS CORRECT AND I LAY IT DOWN!!!

PokerStars Game #12708696239: Tournament #63957664, $25.00+$2.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2007/10/18 - 20:52:56 (ET)
Table '63957664 148' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: maxpudim (5725 in chips)
Seat 2: cjoe425 (7012 in chips)
Seat 3: manganello (4115 in chips)
Seat 4: SR8tAcEto5 (7440 in chips)
Seat 5: CT Kid (2108 in chips)
Seat 6: THEBIGNINJA (7806 in chips)
Seat 7: HanashK (7805 in chips)
Seat 8: JCitizen (3789 in chips)
Seat 9: cyj13579 (3370 in chips)
JCitizen: posts small blind 50
cyj13579: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SR8tAcEto5 [As Kh]
maxpudim: folds
cjoe425: folds
manganello: folds
SR8tAcEto5: raises 300 to 400
CT Kid: raises 1708 to 2108 and is all-in
THEBIGNINJA: folds
HanashK: folds
JCitizen: folds
cyj13579: folds
SR8tAcEto5: folds
CT Kid collected 950 from pot
CT Kid: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 950 | Rake 0
Seat 1: maxpudim folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: cjoe425 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: manganello folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: SR8tAcEto5 folded before Flop
Seat 5: CT Kid collected (950)
Seat 6: THEBIGNINJA folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: HanashK (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: JCitizen (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 9: cyj13579 (big blind) folded before Flop

The very next hand i pick up 99! I took his shove on the flop as a basic white flag push. I also figured that he felt that he was priced in if he only called. So this was my reason for making the call; And of course he sucks out. If i win this i have 9600 in chips!!!!!!

PokerStars Game #12708707866: Tournament #63957664, $25.00+$2.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2007/10/18 - 20:53:35 (ET)
Table '63957664 148' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: maxpudim (5725 in chips)
Seat 2: cjoe425 (7012 in chips)
Seat 3: manganello (4115 in chips)
Seat 4: SR8tAcEto5 (7040 in chips)
Seat 5: CT Kid (2658 in chips)
Seat 6: THEBIGNINJA (7806 in chips)
Seat 7: HanashK (7805 in chips)
Seat 8: JCitizen (3739 in chips)
Seat 9: cyj13579 (3270 in chips)
cyj13579: posts small blind 50
maxpudim: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SR8tAcEto5 [9d 9s]
cjoe425: folds
manganello: folds
SR8tAcEto5: raises 300 to 400
CT Kid: calls 400
THEBIGNINJA: folds
HanashK: folds
JCitizen: calls 400
cyj13579: calls 350
maxpudim: folds
*** FLOP *** [6c 7s 5c]
cyj13579: checks
SR8tAcEto5: bets 800
CT Kid: raises 1458 to 2258 and is all-in
JCitizen: folds
cyj13579: folds
SR8tAcEto5: calls 1458
*** TURN *** [6c 7s 5c] [Ac]
*** RIVER *** [6c 7s 5c Ac] [8c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
SR8tAcEto5: shows [9d 9s] (a straight, Five to Nine)
CT Kid: shows [4c 4s] (a flush, Ace high)
CT Kid collected 6216 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 6216 | Rake 0
Board [6c 7s 5c Ac 8c]
Seat 1: maxpudim (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: cjoe425 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: manganello folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: SR8tAcEto5 showed [9d 9s] and lost with a straight, Five to Nine
Seat 5: CT Kid showed [4c 4s] and won (6216) with a flush, Ace high
Seat 6: THEBIGNINJA folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: HanashK folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: JCitizen (button) folded on the Flop
Seat 9: cyj13579 (small blind) folded on the Flop

Here i pick up pocket 88's and once again i decide to check-raise the agressive player. I felt that he would lead out as he had in past hands. And this is exactly what he did here and so i repop here!!!!

If he reshoves or calls i will proceed with caution!!!!!

PokerStars Game #12708992108: Tournament #63957664, $25.00+$2.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2007/10/18 - 21:09:37 (ET)
Table '63957664 98' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: SR8tAcEto5 (4232 in chips)
Seat 2: waygrater1 (7585 in chips)
Seat 3: smiles@aces (12170 in chips)
Seat 4: 3inchwonder (4515 in chips)
Seat 5: kauch12 (4495 in chips)
Seat 6: Juice3322 (2435 in chips)
Seat 7: daveec (1850 in chips)
Seat 8: kevnyc (960 in chips)
Seat 9: mrdarkman90 (8300 in chips)
mrdarkman90: posts small blind 75
SR8tAcEto5: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SR8tAcEto5 [8s 8c]
waygrater1: folds
smiles@aces: folds
3inchwonder: folds
kauch12: raises 300 to 450
Juice3322: folds
daveec: folds
kevnyc: folds
mrdarkman90: folds
SR8tAcEto5: calls 300
*** FLOP *** [3s 6s 3d]
SR8tAcEto5: checks
kauch12: bets 650
SR8tAcEto5: raises 1150 to 1800
kauch12: folds
SR8tAcEto5 collected 2275 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2275 | Rake 0
Board [3s 6s 3d]
Seat 1: SR8tAcEto5 (big blind) collected (2275)
Seat 2: waygrater1 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: smiles@aces folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: 3inchwonder folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: kauch12 folded on the Flop
Seat 6: Juice3322 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: daveec folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: kevnyc (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: mrdarkman90 (small blind) folded before Flop

Here i pick up 88 again but here i check the flop??????

PokerStars Game #12709010185: Tournament #63957664, $25.00+$2.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2007/10/18 - 21:10:37 (ET)
Table '63957664 98' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: SR8tAcEto5 (5407 in chips)
Seat 2: waygrater1 (7585 in chips)
Seat 3: smiles@aces (12170 in chips)
Seat 4: 3inchwonder (4515 in chips)
Seat 5: kauch12 (3395 in chips)
Seat 6: Juice3322 (2435 in chips)
Seat 7: daveec (1850 in chips)
Seat 8: kevnyc (960 in chips)
Seat 9: mrdarkman90 (8225 in chips)
SR8tAcEto5: posts small blind 75
waygrater1: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SR8tAcEto5 [8c 8s]
smiles@aces: folds
3inchwonder: folds
kauch12: folds
Juice3322: raises 300 to 450
daveec: folds
kevnyc: folds
mrdarkman90: folds
SR8tAcEto5: calls 375
waygrater1: folds
*** FLOP *** [9d Ah Ts]
SR8tAcEto5: checks
Juice3322: bets 750
SR8tAcEto5: folds
Juice3322 collected 1050 from pot
Juice3322: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1050 | Rake 0
Board [9d Ah Ts]
Seat 1: SR8tAcEto5 (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 2: waygrater1 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: smiles@aces folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: 3inchwonder folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: kauch12 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Juice3322 collected (1050)
Seat 7: daveec folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: kevnyc folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: mrdarkman90 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

In this hand i pick up 66 what do you do here?????? Big Pot!!!!!!

PokerStars Game #12709057738: Tournament #63957664, $25.00+$2.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2007/10/18 - 21:13:16 (ET)
Table '63957664 98' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: SR8tAcEto5 (4957 in chips)
Seat 2: waygrater1 (7360 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 3: smiles@aces (12845 in chips)
Seat 4: 3inchwonder (4290 in chips)
Seat 5: kauch12 (3020 in chips)
Seat 6: Juice3322 (2660 in chips)
Seat 7: daveec (1850 in chips)
Seat 8: kevnyc (960 in chips)
Seat 9: mrdarkman90 (8600 in chips)
Juice3322: posts small blind 75
daveec: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SR8tAcEto5 [6s 6h]
kevnyc: folds
mrdarkman90: folds
SR8tAcEto5: calls 150
waygrater1: folds
smiles@aces: folds
3inchwonder: folds
waygrater1 has returned
kauch12: folds
Juice3322: calls 75
daveec: checks
*** FLOP *** [6d 8d 7s]
Juice3322: bets 450
daveec: raises 1250 to 1700 and is all-in
SR8tAcEto5: raises 3107 to 4807 and is all-in
Juice3322: calls 2060 and is all-in
*** TURN *** [6d 8d 7s] [9s]
*** RIVER *** [6d 8d 7s 9s] [3s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Juice3322: shows [8h Ah] (a pair of Eights)
SR8tAcEto5: shows [6s 6h] (three of a kind, Sixes)
SR8tAcEto5 collected 1620 from side pot
daveec: shows [8c 5d] (a straight, Five to Nine)
daveec collected 5550 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 7170 Main pot 5550. Side pot 1620. | Rake 0
Board [6d 8d 7s 9s 3s]
Seat 1: SR8tAcEto5 showed [6s 6h] and won (1620) with three of a kind, Sixes
Seat 2: waygrater1 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: smiles@aces folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: 3inchwonder folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: kauch12 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Juice3322 (small blind) showed [8h Ah] and lost with a pair of Eights
Seat 7: daveec (big blind) showed [8c 5d] and won (5550) with a straight, Five to Nine
Seat 8: kevnyc folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: mrdarkman90 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

And here i pick up AQs??????????

PokerStars Game #12709201159: Tournament #63957664, $25.00+$2.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2007/10/18 - 21:21:18 (ET)
Table '63957664 98' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: SR8tAcEto5 (3917 in chips)
Seat 2: waygrater1 (7075 in chips)
Seat 3: smiles@aces (11870 in chips)
Seat 4: 3inchwonder (3915 in chips)
Seat 5: kauch12 (3620 in chips)
Seat 6: copper1002 (2165 in chips)
Seat 7: daveec (5325 in chips)
Seat 8: kevnyc (1400 in chips)
Seat 9: mrdarkman90 (8300 in chips)
kevnyc: posts small blind 75
mrdarkman90: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SR8tAcEto5 [Qs As]
SR8tAcEto5: raises 450 to 600
waygrater1: folds
smiles@aces: folds
3inchwonder: raises 900 to 1500
kauch12: folds
copper1002: folds
daveec: folds
kevnyc: folds
mrdarkman90: folds
SR8tAcEto5: raises 2417 to 3917 and is all-in
3inchwonder: calls 2415 and is all-in
*** FLOP *** [4d 3h Kh]
*** TURN *** [4d 3h Kh] [Qd]
*** RIVER *** [4d 3h Kh Qd] [Js]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
SR8tAcEto5: shows [Qs As] (a pair of Queens)
3inchwonder: shows [Kd Ah] (a pair of Kings)
3inchwonder collected 8055 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 8055 | Rake 0
Board [4d 3h Kh Qd Js]
Seat 1: SR8tAcEto5 showed [Qs As] and lost with a pair of Queens
Seat 2: waygrater1 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: smiles@aces folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: 3inchwonder showed [Kd Ah] and won (8055) with a pair of Kings
Seat 5: kauch12 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: copper1002 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: daveec (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: kevnyc (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 9: mrdarkman90 (big blind) folded before Flop

MTT Wrap Up After Four $27.50's

2007-10-18T08:37:00.000-07:00

Well so far i have played in four $27.50 $25,000's on Poker Stars. So far i am at a stalemate as far as my success is concerned.In my 1st cash i was able to get pretty deep going out in 56th place. And in the second cash i was taken out in 111th.

I feel that my sng skills have helped me alot playing in these;But in the same affect i found myself short stacked early in a few of these. My game is basicly making the right moves that are correct moves to make.

I play the odds/position/player reads/M/ect. I also base my game and actios according to my M as well as the avarage stack in the tourney. What i have found that works for me is that early on i like to play small pots with big M and low blinds.

I will make it 3x the bb utg with hands like JTs/89s/JQs ect. The object of this move is to see a cheap flop from early;with a late position hand. This is not a low M move for me. And i will only pick up these hands a few times early on.

I will not play a big pot with these hands;but i will sometimes make a c-bet on what appears to be a harmless board or vice-versa.It is all player dependant and i have have success with this move.

I will also play any suited connector in the c/o and on the button;That i am getting 5:1 or 6:1 odds to call.These are the two moves that i am playing with right now.

One big hole in my game that i have found in Poker Tracker is that i call too many bets on the river! I have no big problems preflop or on the flop doing this. But it seems that i find myself even in sng's calling too much on the river.

To curve this problem i have decided to push on the turn more when i feel that i am ahead. I have found that most of the time when i push preflop and push the flop and get called;Even though i feel that i am ahead. I often check the turn and then call on the river.

This is an obvious problem that i have to fix fast. It seems that i am playing the last two streets backwards.

On the bright side i have noticed that once the AVG(M) is 10;It is usually time to do two things. First i compare my current M with the AVG M and if i am pretty close such as 7 or 8 i feel pretty good about my chances.

Once my M reaches half of the AVG of 10 M's. I will then be looking to shove once my M hits 5 or half of the 10AVG. Also once the AVG M is 10 i will downsize my betting to 2.5xbb.

It just makes perfect sence that if everyone has an Avg M of 5 or 6. It doesn't mean that the whole table is going to shove with anytwo;Or everyone in the tourney as that matter.

I feel that my middle game is play is very solid;As my end game had only been tested in the sng arena's. I have over 1800 sng's under my belt so i have confidence in my end game as well.

I have and i still read Harrington Vol's one/two and three. But i honestly have not read volume one as i have two and three! I believe that this has alot to do with some of my problems early on.

I purchased volume one after reading the other two books.And i also have misunderstood what players mean when they say play tight early on. Yes i look for premium hands early on; But i also look to play middle hands with good position and seeing a few flops cheaply.

I would really like to get an idea of how most peeps play Mtt's early on from a personal level.I would like to hear from players and not an article!

Roll $207 Horrible $27.50 $25,000 on Stars

2007-10-17T17:57:00.000-07:00

Jesus Christ i played the $25,000 horrible tonight. I started off real nice then all of the sudden i just got away from my game. I kept trying to play pots with a guy who i pegged as a donkey and i became one myself.

I really picked up a few nice hands early but i missed alot of flops. Then i called a push with Ajs kinda short stacked and it is all history from there. I was dealt QQ and played it horrible and busted out.

Bottom line is i will go over some HH's tonight so this shit doesn't happend again. I am very pissed at the way i played in that tournament.I think i will play one 4.40 just to sharpen up my skills abit.

On a lighter note my roll is now $207 as i cashed 3 sng's today and took one down!!!!

Roll@$180 MTT #3 ITM Stars $27.50 $20,000

2007-10-16T21:39:00.000-07:00

Well tonight i played my 3rd $27.50 Mtt on Poker Stars. The good news is i was able to cash;And the bad news is that i wish i could have made the final 9. So far i am 2 of 3 for making the money; but i will not be happy until i make the final table.

Tonight i learned a few things about playing these Mtt's online. I also learned alot about pushing your shit hands during the bubble phase. People really get scared when that money starts to get close.

So far i am +$71 for the Stars $27.50;So the next two days of Mtt play will be a free ride.I now have 27 mtt's left to play and then i will take a real look at my results.

I really love the mtt game as it is a whole new animal. I was also down to 1650 in chips tonight,and fought back to get into the top 40 late in the tourney.

I really feel that i made alot of good decisions tonight. I also feel that i will FT one of these thing very soon. There is no doubt in my mind that the month i took off helped.

All of the reading and studying as well as the Poker Tracker software;Has improved my game 100%. I have never played this well in mtt's ever;And it is only going to get better.

The only thing that sux is the fact that i cannot put in the volume that the other player do. I am on a very strict bankroll diet;As i have decided not to use the money that i have in the bank to make a deposit.

I have really been enjoying my time away from driving trucks. But i will proboly start running a few loads next year. But for right now i will just keep kicking it with my old man and going Bass fishing every Monday.

Dam i love this fucking game!!!!! When i put all this shit together "Shit is gonna be all over with". But for the love of it all i want to make that fucking final table.I know it's coming and i have 27 tournaments to prove it!!!!

MTT #2 $27.50 $20,000 start $188 end $153

2007-10-15T19:21:00.000-07:00

Well tonight i made it home in time to play the $20,000. I feel like this is the tourney for me at the current time. Play is pretty decent and i didn't have to mark anyone as a donkey.

I made the 1st hour very smoothly and i was also able to pick up AA twice. Once i was able to get paid off. And the next it was folded with the blinds still low. I really thought about just calling with AA to trap; But that is a real dangerous move to make.

Right now i am just trying to play correct poker and see where it gets me. I know in the long run i will win. It's just the short term that sux so much.

I will be playing sng's tommorow and i also have one buy-in left from my winnings last night for the $20,000 on Stars. I hope to do well and to atleast make a run for the big money.

So far i am 1cash and 1 bust so i guess i am pretty even here lol. I am about to call it a night for the day. But i did post the bust out hand below that i posted on Pocket Fives!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

In this hand there is 539 peeps left and the blinds go up in less than one min. I have 3840 in chips and i am under the gun. Here i decide to make my move with Ak with the option of folding. If i fold here i will be in the BB with (3180 M 4.7) and the small (3030 4.4)!!!

At the best any steal attemp that i make if i fold will be called by Sakalicious; As far as fold equity is concerned.

Futhermore if i try to wait on a decent hand after folding AKo;I will only have around 2800 in chips if i opt to wait until the blinds come around again.

And let's say i win the race after folding here;I will more than likely end up with around 5000-6000 in chips. And basicaly be in the same situation with the blinds coming once again!

So does this mean that i should have folded AK here after the repop for 1400 more???? If i win the pot i have 7200 in chips with the BB and SB ahead and around 6000 in chips by the button.

But if i fold and somehow double up before the blinds come around; I end up with close to 6000 and the 150/300+25 Ante with just about the same (M)!!!!!!

It ssems to me that by wieghing the two situations; I would be better of making my move here now.

Therefore giving myself more time to see another hand; And also being closer in chips with the rest of the table.

(Those are my thoughts anyway) I hope you guys are as insightful as you were before!!!!!!!

PokerStars Game #12651301677: Tournament #63957573, $25.00+$2.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2007/10/15 - 21:34:41 (ET)
Table '63957573 49' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: gerndg (2635 in chips)
Seat 2: kikobicu (8956 in chips)
Seat 3: zurko6969 (7935 in chips)
Seat 4: Carteluo (5635 in chips) 150/300 25
Seat 5: gp-poker (5970 in chips)
Seat 6: SR8tAcEto5 (3480 in chips)
Seat 7: Sakalicious (16215 in chips)
Seat 8: SlickRickman (6550 in chips)
Seat 9: sh00ter (6390 in chips)
zurko6969: posts small blind 100
Carteluo: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SR8tAcEto5 [Ah Kd]
gp-poker: folds
SR8tAcEto5: raises 400 to 600
Sakalicious: raises 1400 to 2000
SlickRickman: folds
sh00ter: folds
gerndg: folds
kikobicu: folds
zurko6969: folds
Carteluo: folds
SR8tAcEto5: raises 1480 to 3480 and is all-in
Sakalicious: calls 1480
*** FLOP *** [8c Th 7c]
*** TURN *** [8c Th 7c] [Qh]
*** RIVER *** [8c Th 7c Qh] [2s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
SR8tAcEto5: shows [Ah Kd] (high card Ace)
Sakalicious: shows [Qc Qs] (three of a kind, Queens)
Sakalicious collected 7260 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 7260 | Rake 0
Board [8c Th 7c Qh 2s]
Seat 1: gerndg folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: kikobicu (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: zurko6969 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: Carteluo (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: gp-poker folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: SR8tAcEto5 showed [Ah Kd] and lost with high card Ace
Seat 7: Sakalicious showed [Qc Qs] and won (7260) with three of a kind, Queens
Seat 8: SlickRickman folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: sh00ter folded before Flop (didn't bet)

$188.00 After Day #3 Poker Stars $25,000 Mtt #1

2007-10-14T21:42:00.000-07:00

Just for the sake of knowing better,i picked up this hand an was obviously thinking like a fucking idiot. Ofcourse once i clicked the mouse and saw AA it was too late to say that i really risked to much to steal the blinds.

Jesus i really sux at poker LOL!!!!!

Guys because i am rather new to playing Mtt's because i have played so fucking many sng's. Could someone please give me some advice on how to handle these kind of situations for the near future.

I really really fucked myself in this hand after playing so smart;And then the Donkey Jumps Out!!

My A+ game is to make the right decisons for the situation! Obv i moved to fast as this is the case here. Every other play i made in this tourney was carefully thought out! Here i shoved without even fucking thinking. I am so pissed at myself :(

PokerStars Game #12634813793: Tournament #63177023, $25.00+$2.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level XVI (2000/4000) - 2007/10/15 - 00:05:24 (ET)
Table '63177023 118' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 2: lagnaf10 (38372 in chips)
Seat 3: RideorDie89 (80392 in chips)
Seat 4: Ijkya (43810 in chips)
Seat 5: SR8tAcEto5 (65889 in chips)
Seat 6: rasmuslar1 (165385 in chips)
Seat 7: Johnny Quads (21900 in chips)
Seat 8: J4d3dr4g0n (47217 in chips)
Seat 9: magikpowwww (161420 in chips)
lagnaf10: posts the ante 400
RideorDie89: posts the ante 400
Ijkya: posts the ante 400
SR8tAcEto5: posts the ante 400
rasmuslar1: posts the ante 400
Johnny Quads: posts the ante 400
J4d3dr4g0n: posts the ante 400
magikpowwww: posts the ante 400
Ijkya: posts small blind 2000
SR8tAcEto5: posts big blind 4000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SR8tAcEto5 [2d 2s]
rasmuslar1: folds
Johnny Quads: folds
J4d3dr4g0n: folds
magikpowwww: folds
lagnaf10: folds
RideorDie89: folds
Ijkya: calls 2000
SR8tAcEto5: raises 61489 to 65489 and is all-in
Ijkya: calls 39410 and is all-in
*** FLOP *** [5c As Qs]
*** TURN *** [5c As Qs] [9h]
RideorDie89 said, "nh"
*** RIVER *** [5c As Qs 9h] [Ts]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Ijkya: shows [Ad Ac] (three of a kind, Aces)
SR8tAcEto5: shows [2d 2s] (a pair of Deuces)
Ijkya collected 90020 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 90020 | Rake 0
Board [5c As Qs 9h Ts]
Seat 2: lagnaf10 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: RideorDie89 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Ijkya (small blind) showed [Ad Ac] and won (90020) with three of a kind, Aces
Seat 5: SR8tAcEto5 (big blind) showed [2d 2s] and lost with a pair of Deuces
Seat 6: rasmuslar1 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: Johnny Quads folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: J4d3dr4g0n folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: magikpowwww folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Day #2 $85 start $117 finish/ No Mtt

2007-10-14T06:37:00.000-07:00

Well yesterday was mostly a getting back on track session. I played for about 4 hours maybe five. But anyway i was able to cash a few sng's in the $10 level. I was not however able to take any of them down but who cares.

Anyway i just about broke even when the day was done.I had to shake off alittle rust for the month ive been off. Practice helps but nothing is like the real thing. Sorta like when you jerk off LOL!!!

Anyway i hope to get in the green today by just using correct play. I will be playing in the $100,000 donkey fest so wish me luck;And hopefully ill be blest to do well.

Day One $120 start $87 Finish No Cashes

2007-10-13T12:48:00.000-07:00

Well day one is in the books and to celebrate i drank a half pint of gin to ease the pain. I pretty much jumped right in yesterday and here is a quick recap.

Game #1. Busted AQ vs 66 All-in

Game #2. Busted AQ vs 97 All-in (player raised 3x i was short and repoped him all in. He calls with 97s we both flop an Ace and the 7. River is the 9 gg me!!!

Game #3. I was pretty much short at bubble time. I picked up two good hands. But i was unable to get paid off on my AA or AK. I shoved with QTo and was called by Ax ad the board bricked up!

Not much i can really say about my play but i have to tighen up just a hair!!!!! Guess we will see how it goes Saturday. I am down 3 buy-ins so first i will need to break even and then have a good finish to MTT!!!!

Friday Is Almost Here!!!

2007-10-10T22:09:00.000-07:00

Well i guess this is how i feel right now with all the shit that has been around me. I am almost to the starting line and i feel very good about how day one will pan out.For the first few days i will just get a feel for the $10 sng's once again.
Then i will begin to set my sites on the Mtt arenas. As much as i hate to admit it i will proboly go with the $22-$27.50 mtt's.Atleast this way i will be able to hit maybe two of these a day. Below is a few post from Pocket Fives that i need to keep in mind when i go deep.

Re(6): 4betting all in vs. agressive 3betters in tourney late stages
by Annette_15 on 10/10/2007 21:33

Will, ur putting too much thought on this. While tourney life is very very important early in tournaments, u gotta be willing to take some chances late in order to put urself in a spot to win the tournaments. Survival is ovverrated after u get into the money and even in the middle stages of the tourney. Agaainst an unkown I'm shoving here 100% of the time... The reason for this are:

- A lot of players are using position to pick up free money with weak hands, This is a known fact, and ppl keep doing this even if they know theire opponents are aware of it. The odds of ppl picking up a good enough hand behind are very slim and many ppl are scared to reraise without a hand even if they know they're being robbed.

- If u take this to the next level, u have to put urself in the bb's position. Hes facing a raise from late position and he knows that they're both big stacks. It would be very logical that he knows that the raiser doesnt wanna risk his tourney life against another big stack so his reraising range SHOULD be very wide, and according to OP read on him, thats whats happening here.

- The 4 bet will have plenty of fold equity as the other guy will not even be getting close to 2:1 on a call.

- The bbs range here as already mentioned should be wide, and im not surprised if he will fold at least 50% of the time which means the OR will increase his stack by over 30% every time his opponent folds with no showdown! And this is huuuuge. Even if he does get called, he might be ahead oh hands like AK and AQ... maybe even 7s.

- Fold equity is key in tournament play. The sooner u realize it, the more u will win.

Annette

$45 MTT's/$27's ect!!!!! I got seven days!!!!!!

2007-10-05T19:07:00.000-07:00

Well week number one is in the books as far as work is concerned! I may get by with $200 for 32hrs of work but who knows.
The temp place allows you 4 days of work per week with the new minimum wage. So i will only be able to make about $240 a week minus taxes.My goal is to play 1 MTT per day that matches the 1st place prize money for any given sng i play.
For example:I will start with a $10/9man sng that pays $45 for 1st place. My bankroll which will consist of $120 per week if needed; Will provide me with the money i will need to play 30 MTT's per month.
The goal here is to invest $10 to make the $45 buy-in fee. But at the same time i must avoid losing $30 in buy-ins before winning the $45 to play the MTT. I will be allowed to build my roll to as much cash as possible.But i will only play a MTT after i have made 1st place money in a $10/9 sng.
The $45 will be treated as a one buy-in investment per $10 investment or $35 profit total.This will allow me 3 chances to make 1st place money,while at the same time building my roll as well.
Above is a picture of my new avitar and my new attitude toward the game of poker. I have been and now i still am very very focused.But at the same time keeping my daily shit in order as well. I also plan to start going to church on Sundays as well with my little girl.
I figure that i need all the help i can get;And at the same time i can also work on getting myself right with god also.I am really starting to see things from a very different outlook as far as life is concerned. I have also changed alot of the things that i used to do;And what i do now.
Although it seems that i am alot more alone now.Deep in my heart i am alot more happier and i feel so much safer as well.I really have nothing to complain about that i have been wronged too.The only problems that i have are the ones that have now passed me by. And now it is time for me to believe in myself and too move on.
I have a great book to write as planned;And i am going to be true to my word and myself. As to how poker changed my life and my way of thinking.I can only thank god because i am truly blessed;And i now have seven days to get my game in order!!!!

15 days until a New Era begins($27.50 Mtt's)Only!!!

2007-09-28T20:17:00.000-07:00

As many of you know or may not know;I went broke about two weeks ago. There has been alot of drama going on in my life as of late. So to ease the pain along with the horrible run i have been on with Mtt's. I made a promise to myself so that i would become more competitive. In my heart i know that i am a very above average poker player.

But as far as my results have been somewhat otherwise. I feel alot of my lack of success has to do with the levels that i play.Up until the time that i stopped playing i was only a $5 mtt/sng player.Now i feel that in order to have a shot at real money i will have to play the $27.50's and up.

So to fund my bankroll i have decided to work a temp job for a few weeks. I will make 7.50 hr@45hrs per 5 days. This is about $356 a week before taxes;And i plan on making a $100 deposit out the gate. Im really not sure as to how exactly this is going to work.But atleast i will have the money to play at the limits i intend to play.

My first job is going to be building the roll to hit one 27.50 a day. I will work from 4pm-1am and once i get home i plan to play at either 2am or 7am. This way if i go deep in the 2am and final table;I can allow myself 10 hrs to play and still get plenty of rest.If this is the case i should make a cash big enough to take care of my new buisness. And the same applies to the 7am which i will be fresher;And both tourneys will give me the time i need to make work.

My plan is to find one sng for a warm-up;And then use that cash to play whatever limit that i chose to play. But my total deposit will not exceed $135 per week. The rest $180 or so will go toward my home and gas money only. This system will allow me to play 30 multi-table tournaments per month.

During this period it will be required of me to play hard and to play very disiplined. But i have 2 weeks to prepare myself. I will play free-rolls for practice and do alot of studying and reading as well. I know that i can take one of these things down and i will do just that!

THE TIME IS NOW!

Playing a $5/27man MTT on Stars

2007-09-09T18:07:00.000-07:00

It's Sunday night and i went broke yesterday once again in a long while. I think that i really just got away from basic smart poker.Well anyway i entered a 70fpp tourney and won it! So now im playing a 5/27in hopes of building my roll once again.

I really wanted to write this because my tourney play has changed so much for the better. So i felt that i would just do a play by play and post a few hands as well.Right now the blinds are 1st level and i have not played a hand yet.

I want to play tight with limpers and raise with any two with potential!!!!

PokerStars Game #11969396369: Tournament #60740696, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2007/09/09 - 21:12:28 (ET)
Table '60740696 3' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: Joker_Jim42 (1480 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 2: danjess01 (1400 in chips)
Seat 3: gambas21 (3180 in chips)
Seat 4: Sharky6869 (1530 in chips)
Seat 5: Rock Club (1330 in chips)
Seat 6: SR8tAcEto5 (1470 in chips)
Seat 7: ajh1037 (1470 in chips)
Seat 8: 123ottawa (1640 in chips)
Joker_Jim42: posts small blind 10
danjess01: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SR8tAcEto5 [4s 4h]
gambas21: folds
Sharky6869: calls 20
Rock Club: calls 20
SR8tAcEto5: calls 20
ajh1037: calls 20
123ottawa: calls 20
Joker_Jim42: folds
danjess01: checks
*** FLOP *** [5d Jh 9c]
Joker_Jim42 has returned
danjess01: checks
Sharky6869: checks
Rock Club: checks
SR8tAcEto5: bets 35
ajh1037: calls 35
123ottawa: folds
danjess01: calls 35
Sharky6869: folds
Rock Club: folds
*** TURN *** [5d Jh 9c] [Js]
danjess01: checks
SR8tAcEto5: bets 55
ajh1037: calls 55
danjess01: folds
*** RIVER *** [5d Jh 9c Js] [Jc]
Joker_Jim42 is disconnected
Joker_Jim42 is connected
SR8tAcEto5: bets 85
ajh1037: folds
SR8tAcEto5 collected 345 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 345 | Rake 0
Board [5d Jh 9c Js Jc]
Seat 1: Joker_Jim42 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: danjess01 (big blind) folded on the Turn
Seat 3: gambas21 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Sharky6869 folded on the Flop
Seat 5: Rock Club folded on the Flop
Seat 6: SR8tAcEto5 collected (345)
Seat 7: ajh1037 folded on the River
Seat 8: 123ottawa (button) folded on the Flop

In this hand i pick up 44 and here i just want to limp in and get value! If i get any big resistance it's an easy fold!

PokerStars Game #11969441858: Tournament #60740696, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2007/09/09 - 21:14:56 (ET)
Table '60740696 3' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: Joker_Jim42 (1470 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 2: danjess01 (1305 in chips)
Seat 3: gambas21 (3080 in chips)
Seat 4: Sharky6869 (1510 in chips)
Seat 5: Rock Club (1470 in chips)
Seat 6: SR8tAcEto5 (1705 in chips)
Seat 7: ajh1037 (1360 in chips)
Seat 8: 123ottawa (1600 in chips)
gambas21: posts small blind 10
Sharky6869: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SR8tAcEto5 [Ac Qd]
Rock Club: folds
SR8tAcEto5: calls 20
ajh1037: calls 20
123ottawa: folds
Joker_Jim42: folds
danjess01: calls 20
gambas21: calls 10
Sharky6869: checks
*** FLOP *** [4c 2d Qs]
gambas21: checks
Sharky6869: bets 20
SR8tAcEto5: raises 40 to 60
ajh1037: folds
danjess01: raises 140 to 200
gambas21: folds
Sharky6869: folds
SR8tAcEto5: calls 140
*** TURN *** [4c 2d Qs] [3h]
SR8tAcEto5: bets 125
danjess01: calls 125
*** RIVER *** [4c 2d Qs 3h] [7h]
SR8tAcEto5: bets 185
danjess01: raises 775 to 960 and is all-in
SR8tAcEto5: calls 775
*** SHOW DOWN ***
danjess01: shows [Kd 4d] (a pair of Fours)
SR8tAcEto5: shows [Ac Qd] (a pair of Queens)
danjess01 is sitting out
SR8tAcEto5 collected 2690 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2690 | Rake 0
Board [4c 2d Qs 3h 7h]
Seat 1: Joker_Jim42 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: danjess01 (button) showed [Kd 4d] and lost with a pair of Fours
Seat 3: gambas21 (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 4: Sharky6869 (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 5: Rock Club folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: SR8tAcEto5 showed [Ac Qd] and won (2690) with a pair of Queens
Seat 7: ajh1037 folded on the Flop
Seat 8: 123ottawa folded before Flop (didn't bet)

In this can it was just going with the read that i had vs. The bad player! The big push and the small bet by him on the turn; And the all-in on the river led me to believe that he was trying to push me off the hand. Often times this can be a very bad call! But because i didn't react by making the insta shove; And the fact that my play was well thought out i felt that i could call with a good outcome!

Alot of times i find myself not letting the game come to me. And alot of times you can play out of the box and still be able to cash. But as a side note that same bad play will come back to haunt you!

This is a lesson that i have learned the hard way;And i can honestly say that i have lost more money due to bad play than bad beats! I hear so many guys bitch about how the bad beats kill them. And more times than not it's only because you shouldn't have been playing in a pot in the first place.

This 27 is now down to 18 players and i am in 5th place. I have learned that once the final table is near,It's kinda like playing on the bubble phase in a large MTT. Peeps get real tight and if you have any kind of stack and a playable hand you have to take advantage of your position and attempt to make steals.

Ofcourse the blinds have alot to do with this also;And most of the time if the blinds are not worth stealing i use extra caution as well.Also i like to see how much limping goes on,because i like to guage the table as well.If there is alot of limping i will try to play tight and bust someone!

PokerStars Game #11969914199: Tournament #60740696, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2007/09/09 - 21:40:20 (ET)
Table '60740696 1' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: Beau II (7630 in chips)
Seat 3: 123ottawa (2090 in chips)
Seat 4: lisa4aces (1930 in chips)
Seat 5: marshall48 (2420 in chips)
Seat 6: SR8tAcEto5 (3005 in chips)
Seat 7: l.m.b.caffe (1250 in chips)
Seat 8: dodgemdan (1125 in chips)
Seat 9: nutesp (995 in chips)
dodgemdan: posts small blind 50
nutesp: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SR8tAcEto5 [As Qs]
dodgemdan said, "one short of your name lol"
Beau II: folds
123ottawa: folds
lisa4aces: folds
marshall48: calls 100
lisa4aces said, "yup lol"
SR8tAcEto5: raises 200 to 300
l.m.b.caffe: folds
dodgemdan: folds
nutesp: raises 695 to 995 and is all-in
marshall48: folds
SR8tAcEto5: calls 695
*** FLOP *** [2s 6h 3c]
*** TURN *** [2s 6h 3c] [Kd]
*** RIVER *** [2s 6h 3c Kd] [Ac]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
nutesp: shows [Ah 9c] (a pair of Aces)
SR8tAcEto5: shows [As Qs] (a pair of Aces - King+Queen kicker)
SR8tAcEto5 collected 2140 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2140 | Rake 0
Board [2s 6h 3c Kd Ac]
Seat 1: Beau II folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: 123ottawa folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: lisa4aces folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: marshall48 folded before Flop
Seat 6: SR8tAcEto5 showed [As Qs] and won (2140) with a pair of Aces
Seat 7: l.m.b.caffe (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: dodgemdan (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 9: nutesp (big blind) showed [Ah 9c] and lost with a pair of Aces

Here is one of my favorite situations! I have a pretty good hand with position on the first limper. And i also have the honor of being in late position. So i push to 3x the bb and get the all-in from the short stack. The first limper folds who was my only worry becuase he has me covered. The small stack who pushed had enuff chips so that if i did lose i am still in the game.

PokerStars Game #11969982661: Tournament #60740696, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2007/09/09 - 21:44:03 (ET)
Table '60740696 1' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: Beau II (6555 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 3: 123ottawa (1890 in chips)
Seat 4: lisa4aces (1730 in chips)
Seat 5: marshall48 (2420 in chips)
Seat 6: SR8tAcEto5 (4150 in chips)
Seat 7: l.m.b.caffe (1250 in chips)
Seat 8: dodgemdan (2450 in chips)
marshall48: posts small blind 50
SR8tAcEto5: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SR8tAcEto5 [Th Tc]
l.m.b.caffe: folds
dodgemdan: raises 400 to 500
Beau II: folds
123ottawa: folds
lisa4aces: folds
marshall48: calls 450
SR8tAcEto5: raises 1000 to 1500
dodgemdan: raises 950 to 2450 and is all-in
marshall48: calls 1920 and is all-in
Beau II has returned
SR8tAcEto5: calls 950
*** FLOP *** [7c 2c Td]
*** TURN *** [7c 2c Td] [Js]
*** RIVER *** [7c 2c Td Js] [Ts]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
SR8tAcEto5: shows [Th Tc] (four of a kind, Tens)
dodgemdan: shows [Jd Ad] (two pair, Jacks and Tens)
SR8tAcEto5 collected 60 from side pot
marshall48: shows [Ac Ah] (two pair, Aces and Tens)
SR8tAcEto5 collected 7260 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 7320 Main pot 7260. Side pot 60. | Rake 0
Board [7c 2c Td Js Ts]
Seat 1: Beau II folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: 123ottawa folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: lisa4aces (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: marshall48 (small blind) showed [Ac Ah] and lost with two pair, Aces and Tens
Seat 6: SR8tAcEto5 (big blind) showed [Th Tc] and won (7320) with four of a kind, Tens
Seat 7: l.m.b.caffe folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: dodgemdan showed [Jd Ad] and lost with two pair, Jacks and Tens

Here i have almost the same situation;And i just decided to make a move here! I got the results that i was looking for in a small way when the cardz were turned over. AJ and AA with 3 aces accounted for. So i still had 3 live T's to help me by the river! This was a risky play;But it is also a play that i have had alot of success with!

PokerStars Game #11970030128: Tournament #60740696, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2007/09/09 - 21:46:38 (ET)
Table '60740696 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: Beau II (6405 in chips)
Seat 2: suitedj9 (4135 in chips)
Seat 3: 123ottawa (1790 in chips)
Seat 4: lisa4aces (1280 in chips)
Seat 6: SR8tAcEto5 (9020 in chips)
Seat 7: l.m.b.caffe (1350 in chips)
suitedj9: posts small blind 75
123ottawa: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SR8tAcEto5 [Qh Kh]
lisa4aces: folds
SR8tAcEto5: raises 450 to 600
l.m.b.caffe: folds
Beau II: folds
suitedj9: calls 525
123ottawa: folds
*** FLOP *** [8s 8h 5d]
suitedj9: checks
SR8tAcEto5: bets 750
suitedj9: calls 750
*** TURN *** [8s 8h 5d] [Th]
suitedj9: bets 2785 and is all-in
SR8tAcEto5: folds
suitedj9 collected 2850 from pot
suitedj9: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2850 | Rake 0
Board [8s 8h 5d Th]
Seat 1: Beau II (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: suitedj9 (small blind) collected (2850)
Seat 3: 123ottawa (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: lisa4aces folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: SR8tAcEto5 folded on the Turn
Seat 7: l.m.b.caffe folded before Flop (didn't bet)

JUST HAD TO BE SMART HERE WITH ALL THE CHIPS!

PokerStars Game #11970119834: Tournament #60740696, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2007/09/09 - 21:51:35 (ET)
Table '60740696 1' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: Beau II (7455 in chips)
Seat 2: suitedj9 (6315 in chips)
Seat 3: 123ottawa (1565 in chips)
Seat 6: SR8tAcEto5 (7520 in chips)
Seat 7: l.m.b.caffe (1125 in chips)
SR8tAcEto5: posts small blind 75
l.m.b.caffe: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SR8tAcEto5 [5h Ah]
Beau II: folds
suitedj9: calls 150
123ottawa: folds
SR8tAcEto5: calls 75
l.m.b.caffe: checks
*** FLOP *** [Qd 5d 5s]
SR8tAcEto5: checks
l.m.b.caffe: checks
suitedj9: bets 450
SR8tAcEto5: calls 450
l.m.b.caffe: folds
*** TURN *** [Qd 5d 5s] [Qc]
SR8tAcEto5: checks
suitedj9: bets 1200
SR8tAcEto5: folds
suitedj9 collected 1350 from pot
suitedj9: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1350 | Rake 0
Board [Qd 5d 5s Qc]
Seat 1: Beau II folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: suitedj9 collected (1350)
Seat 3: 123ottawa (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: SR8tAcEto5 (small blind) folded on the Turn
Seat 7: l.m.b.caffe (big blind) folded on the Flop

I REALLY REALLY HATED TO FOLD THIS HAND! BUT I GAVE HIM THE LEAD AND HE REPS THE QUEEN! THIS MAY HAVE BEEN A VERY BAD PLAY ON MY PART! BUT HOW MANY TIMES WILL THE BOARD PAIR QUEENS LIKE THIS!

Well now i am at the final table in 4th!!!!!! There are 4 ligit short stacks and the blinds are 100/200.My M is 20 so i will just play hide and seek for now and try to attack the shortys.
SuitedJ9 is a very solid player from what i have observed! So i will play very cautious with him if i get into a pot with him.We are now down to 8 players with 3 short stacks. We are now on break as well and i feel pretty good about the way i have played so far. No major mistakes and nothing stupid,and i hav been able to realize that i may be behind and to lay down second best hand."I HOPE I DID ANYWAY"!

Well now the blinds are up and my M is alittle above 10. During this stage i like to try to make atleast one steal on the button if i can! But with the blinds coming around i really doubt if i will be able to do so.

Well now i have to play smart solid poker and use very good starting hands as well. In the past i have gotten myself into trouble playing small pairs.This will not be the case today however!

Here i will just let the game come to me; And then i will deal with the situations as the come!

PokerStars Game #11970560976: Tournament #60740696, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2007/09/09 - 22:16:33 (ET)
Table '60740696 2' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: SR8tAcEto5 (5395 in chips)
Seat 3: Dayton_u (3825 in chips)
Seat 4: gambas21 (9555 in chips)
Seat 5: suitedj9 (8465 in chips)
Seat 6: Beau II (5955 in chips)
Seat 8: Milty1 (1695 in chips)
Seat 9: ducetripper (5610 in chips)
SR8tAcEto5: posts the ante 25
Dayton_u: posts the ante 25
gambas21: posts the ante 25
suitedj9: posts the ante 25
Beau II: posts the ante 25
Milty1: posts the ante 25
ducetripper: posts the ante 25
Milty1: posts small blind 100
ducetripper: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SR8tAcEto5 [Ac Js]
SR8tAcEto5: folds
Dayton_u: folds
gambas21: calls 200
suitedj9: folds
Beau II is disconnected
Beau II has timed out while disconnected
Beau II: folds
Beau II is sitting out
Milty1: folds
ducetripper: checks
*** FLOP *** [Kd Ah 8d]
ducetripper: checks
gambas21: checks
*** TURN *** [Kd Ah 8d] [5d]
ducetripper: checks
gambas21: checks
*** RIVER *** [Kd Ah 8d 5d] [6d]
ducetripper: bets 200
gambas21: folds
ducetripper collected 675 from pot
ducetripper: shows [9s 7d] (a flush, King high)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 675 | Rake 0
Board [Kd Ah 8d 5d 6d]
Seat 1: SR8tAcEto5 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Dayton_u folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: gambas21 folded on the River
Seat 5: suitedj9 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Beau II (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: Milty1 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 9: ducetripper (big blind) collected (675)

Here i chose to fold this hand UTG! I really hate limping this late in the tourney! And i felt the table was too strong for a raise with AJo!!!! Now we are on the money bubble as well with one stack@1000!

PokerStars Game #11970837256: Tournament #60740696, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2007/09/09 - 22:32:36 (ET)
Table '60740696 2' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: SR8tAcEto5 (2745 in chips)
Seat 4: gambas21 (3055 in chips)
Seat 5: suitedj9 (15515 in chips)
Seat 6: Beau II (2460 in chips)
Seat 9: ducetripper (16725 in chips)
SR8tAcEto5: posts the ante 50
gambas21: posts the ante 50
suitedj9: posts the ante 50
Beau II: posts the ante 50
ducetripper: posts the ante 50
SR8tAcEto5: posts small blind 300
gambas21: posts big blind 600
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SR8tAcEto5 [Td Th]
suitedj9: folds
Beau II: raises 600 to 1200
ducetripper: folds
SR8tAcEto5: raises 1495 to 2695 and is all-in
gambas21: folds
Beau II: calls 1210 and is all-in
*** FLOP *** [3h 5c 8c]
*** TURN *** [3h 5c 8c] [7c]
*** RIVER *** [3h 5c 8c 7c] [4h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
SR8tAcEto5: shows [Td Th] (a pair of Tens)
Beau II: shows [6h Ac] (a straight, Four to Eight)
Beau II collected 5670 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 5670 | Rake 0
Board [3h 5c 8c 7c 4h]
Seat 1: SR8tAcEto5 (small blind) showed [Td Th] and lost with a pair of Tens
Seat 4: gambas21 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: suitedj9 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Beau II showed [6h Ac] and won (5670) with a straight, Four to Eight
Seat 9: ducetripper (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

AND OFCOURSE MY GET SUCKED OUT ON HAND HERE WITH TT!

gg me! I played AJ like a pussy a feww times; But it has alot to do with my roll right now. So i didn't want to get to tricky!

Feeling Your Edge!!!

2007-09-02T17:44:00.001-07:00

Poker is a real funny ass game to me. I have alot of reasons to feel the way i do about this game. Without getting to deep off into it;One of my best friends was beat to death this week! Very very hurtful thing for me at the moment.
It seems that he chose to take a chance in a hostile enviroment;And becuase of this he lost his life.I now make alot of decisions as far as god and this game is concerned. I try to make good decisions and then hope for the best! Poker and life run hand in hand so to speak! My man is like pocket Jacks and the house he entered was the 3 flush cardz on the flop and he shoves with 3 peeps to act behind him!!!!! Alot of times you will win here.But in most cases you will lose and this is a bad move!
I have come to realize that i now have an edge over the competition,that i play with at the level i play at.Things are really different now,as i am cashing on a regular basis.I feel now that i can win or cash in whatever event that i chose to enter. It's a real good feeling to know this when you have worked so hard to reach goals.

I can now play alot more hands than iused too;And i now do this with confidence that i didn't have a month ago.I have learn to force the action when i have the chips. And how to let the action come to when when i am short stacked. I have also learned how to apply basic poker concepts to my everyday life as well.

And lastly i have come to realize just how much God has blessed me!!!!

Knowing when to call it quits for the day

2007-08-31T18:47:00.000-07:00

Well i had a pretty good run today i guess. I have only lost two buy-ins in a row today.I cashed the $5/45 4 out of 5 times. My player roll is $120 plus,and i have final tabled 4 times today. I started today with a $30 roll and it is now $120+. I have noticed though that i get alittle reckless at times when i get deep.

I recieved some really good information from my team mate JSB1976;And it paid off instantly. He told me i was playing like a pussy when i had a big stack! So i took the imformation that he told me and i made the money 4 times.

My plan now for the night is to upload my poker tracker, and read some Harrington volume one. I need to go back to a few basics and continue to define my game.I also have to thank a great internet pro named Steve Lewis;For the MTT insight that he has given me.

All i have to do now is stay focused and play good mistake free poker, and lastly just stick to my roll. I will proboly hit one more MTT before i call it a night and then i will try it all again tommorow. But for right now i am feeling pretty good about the way that i played today. I just need to take a deep breath and slow down a bit.
Playing the big pots are killing me!!!!

Latest Update on Killgamepoker/Willis McCoy

2007-08-11T12:38:00.000-07:00

Well everyone it has been a bit of a rollercoaster ride for me these last few months. I have really learned what being a poker player is all about.It has it's ups and it has it's downs;And i guess you have to pretty much be ready for any and everything.

I now have a new found respect for online players,who cash and win big tourneys on a consistant basis.My analyist of the game has also become much better than it once was as well.Now as far as money is concerned i really have not made any big cashes yet.

I have found plenty of leaks in my game though;And so far i have been able to plug them very well. I now have alot bigger nutz on the table as opposed to just trying to cash and make small money.

Now when i play a Mtt i play for first place money instead of just trying to cash. I was really suprised to learn how much deeper in a tourney you can go by playing fearless poker.

I have had plenty of learning curves in these past 8 months;Ive been up and i have been down. And right now i have a positive ROI% of 2% and about $150+ profit on Sharkscope. But i can remember when i was well in the red area as much as -$300 only a few months ago.

Playing poker for me has really been a battle of the blinds; And with me being short stacked as well. But my motto and my outlook still remain the same as it was. "You learn something everyday". And even to this day i learn more and more about this game that i love!

First i tried to play beyond my bankroll and that didn't work. Then i tried to multi-table and that also was a bust. Then i tried to play $10 sng's and the $27+2 $50,000 tourney; Taking shots and losing money!

But now i have learned to stick with a limit that i can learn to win at! And once i become a consistant winner a a given level! And can then move up according to my skill level and my bankroll!

Right now i play only $5 events until my playing roll reaches $150 plus! Once i reach the $180 area,then i can hit the $10/180,$10/45,$10/27 Mtt's. And i can do it with a positive expectation as well!

Bad Swings And Bankroll Management

2007-07-23T20:10:00.000-07:00

Sunday i learn a lesson that i will not soon forget about the game of poker.I woke up Sunday morning with a pretty good out look on the day.I had about $100 in my acct,and was looking to on on it as well.
I was also registered for the Sunday $100,000 on PokerStars as well;And i was feeling pretty good about going deep in this Sundays tournament.But there was one thing that i have been taking for granted for the past few weeks.
Number one was the bankroll that i have been using to play,with only a total of 10 buy-ins was a mistake! But what really made it worse was when i started to multi-table becuase of my recent success playing the $10 levels.
I truly feel that once i started to multi-table it was a big mistake game and bankroll wise.I would get alot more volume in as i wanted but my results dropped tremendously.I would cash like one game in three;Or i would have a nice run of 3 of 4 cashes.
But mainly i could only muster up being a break even player while playing two games at once.Another thing that i did not factor in was the down swing of multi-tabling. As i ran very bad on Sunday dropping 7 of 8 games and busting my entire roll in less than 8hrs.
I have learned a very hard fought lesson about bankroll management and running bad.Yes i could sit here and complain about the donkeys and the bad beats;But the only thing that i can really do here,is be pissed at myself for knowing better and playing anyway.
I have a rule about losing three buy-ins in a row;That i totally ignored and i payed the price for it. All of the hard work and long hours have been spewed away becuase of my ignorance.And now i have to start all over again and this time i will have learned from my mistakes.

BECOMING A WINNING PLAYER!!!

2007-07-18T21:46:00.000-07:00

"Man have i come a long fucking way since the $5 grind". I am now starting to actually beat the $10.00 sng's;It's some crazy shit bro! All the hard work is really starting to pay off.
I can only remember all the post that i made here;About how hard the $5 sng's were and the grind. But i truly have to thank a girl named Gem from England;Who helped stake me into the $10 games. She is now a member of Tops Poker,and she has some mad skillz a well.
As far as my game goes it has come a long way;As i am slowly getting away from bad habits.Right now i am a winning player with a profit in the black! This was a big goal of mine,and now i have my eyes set on the $20.00 levels!
As far as my socail life goes right now i don't have or care to have one.I really need to get a handle on my money right now.Poker is keeping me out of alot of trouble as well. But as far as the $20's go i have yet to take one down as of yet;But i have cashed 2 of them.
I have also been getting real close to cashing the double shoot outs;That's the most bang for the buck.And this is the tourney that will make my poker career take off. $11.70 to enter and $215 to win and all you have to do is make the top 3 on the final table.

SUNDAY $170,000 MAJOR MICRO TOURNEY

2007-07-15T14:47:00.000-07:00

This was my last hand of the tourney!

PokerStars Game #10956093196: Tournament #54733964, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2007/07/15 - 17:06:20 (ET)
Table '54733964 139' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: deadmonie76 (26100 in chips)
Seat 2: TejasHoldem (15075 in chips)
Seat 3: zgembo (16965 in chips)
Seat 4: NeVeRHoLD (11035 in chips)
Seat 5: a9ballplayer (14152 in chips)
Seat 6: whoflungpooh (17025 in chips)
Seat 7: TPupp (19960 in chips)
Seat 8: SR8tAcEto5 (3242 in chips)
Seat 9: HiHoNo (9105 in chips)
deadmonie76: posts the ante 50
TejasHoldem: posts the ante 50
zgembo: posts the ante 50
NeVeRHoLD: posts the ante 50
a9ballplayer: posts the ante 50
whoflungpooh: posts the ante 50
TPupp: posts the ante 50
SR8tAcEto5: posts the ante 50
HiHoNo: posts the ante 50
zgembo: posts small blind 300
NeVeRHoLD: posts big blind 600
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SR8tAcEto5 [Jh As]
a9ballplayer: folds
whoflungpooh: folds
TPupp: raises 1200 to 1800
SR8tAcEto5: raises 1392 to 3192 and is all-in
HiHoNo: folds
deadmonie76: folds
TejasHoldem: folds
zgembo: folds
NeVeRHoLD: folds
TPupp: calls 1392
*** FLOP *** [Qd Kc Js]
*** TURN *** [Qd Kc Js] [7c]
*** RIVER *** [Qd Kc Js 7c] [9s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
TPupp: shows [Ad Ks] (a pair of Kings)
SR8tAcEto5: shows [Jh As] (a pair of Jacks)
TPupp collected 7734 from pot
red99971 is connected
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 7734 | Rake 0
Board [Qd Kc Js 7c 9s]
Seat 1: deadmonie76 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: TejasHoldem (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: zgembo (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: NeVeRHoLD (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: a9ballplayer folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: whoflungpooh folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: TPupp showed [Ad Ks] and won (7734) with a pair of Kings
Seat 8: SR8tAcEto5 showed [Jh As] and lost with a pair of Jacks
Seat 9: HiHoNo folded before Flop (didn't bet)

GETTING OVER THE $10 HUMP!

2007-07-13T20:23:00.000-07:00

Over the past few weeks, i have truly began to realize just how much skill it takes to play this game.Although simple to learn as it is,the complexity of the game is another story.
Tonight as i do on a daily basis,i continue to learn these lessons. But at a much cheaper price than before.For the most part i have alot of things to be proud of game wise;Becuase i have worked very hard to adjust my game to the $10 buy-in levels for sng's.
As far as progress goes i am very close to having a total positive ROI%. And then i will honestly be able to say that i am beating my game.Right now my goal is to continue to improve as i have done,and to also continue to be a student of the game.

Poker gives me a great pride as it is somthing that i am very proud of.Most of all i have God to thank for helping me find peace within myself.I hear so many that have no clue compare this too flat gambling. This game is no worse than Bingo on a Friday night at the hall!!.

I truly believe that this game will become my financial calling so to speak.And i have worked dam hard to as far as i have.I so hope and pray for that day when i can give my mother and father somthing nice;Just from playing poker! This would put a pretty big smile on my face. And it would also help my parents to more understand how serious this game is.

One of my biggest goals is to make them happy;And try to do som nice things for them and my kids.I have plenty of motivation,even though i am a slow starter. But once i get the hang of somthing look out.

Right now i have a few goals game wise!

#1.)Beat the $10 Level with positive ROI!

#2.)Win the $11.70 Double Shoot out!

#4.)Reach the $200 bankroll level!

#5.)Get my 1st Major Cash!!!

AK/QQ Tournament Play And My Plans For Saturday Poker

2007-06-29T18:48:00.000-07:00

Overall today i have had a good run with 5 or 6 cashes in a row in the sng's. I was able to cash out a few bucks to do some simple shopping with the kids.Well after i got back home,i felt like i would start playing one SAT and one MTT today.

Well today i learned a few lessons about playing AK; Becuase this hand has to be played correctly in order to be effective.I entered the $25+2 $18,000 tournament on Poker Stars tonight. I played the 1st hour perfectly and had an avg stack.I was feeling very good about my play,then this hand comes up.

With about 3800 in chips in late position i picked up AK one off the button.I raised 3x the BB to 600 and got one caller.

PokerStars Game #10687051796: Tournament #53512230, $25.00+$2.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2007/06/29 - 21:27:41 (ET)
Table '53512230 142' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: ostatepoke45 (295 in chips)
Seat 2: gardner52 (7635 in chips)
Seat 3: Larry Dale P (12601 in chips)
Seat 4: Smaug559 (9310 in chips)
Seat 5: Luna The Dog (4225 in chips)
Seat 6: SR8tAcEto5 (3737 in chips)
Seat 7: KJV2000 (11177 in chips)
Seat 8: fislady69 (2735 in chips)
Seat 9: river beast (4530 in chips)
Larry Dale P: posts small blind 100
Smaug559: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SR8tAcEto5 [Kh Ad]
Luna The Dog: folds
SR8tAcEto5: raises 400 to 600
KJV2000: folds
fislady69: folds
river beast: calls 600
ostatepoke45: folds
gardner52: folds
Larry Dale P: folds
Smaug559: folds
*** FLOP *** [5d 2s 4c]
SR8tAcEto5: checks (Here i fail to make a c-bet)
river beast: bets 1600
SR8tAcEto5: raises 1537 to 3137 and is all-in(horrid push)
river beast: calls 1537
*** TURN *** [5d 2s 4c] [Ts]
*** RIVER *** [5d 2s 4c Ts] [7s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
SR8tAcEto5: shows [Kh Ad] (high card Ace)
river beast: shows [5h Ah] (a pair of Fives)
river beast collected 7774 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 7774 | Rake 0
Board [5d 2s 4c Ts 7s]
Seat 1: ostatepoke45 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: gardner52 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Larry Dale P (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: Smaug559 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: Luna The Dog folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: SR8tAcEto5 showed [Kh Ad] and lost with high card Ace
Seat 7: KJV2000 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: fislady69 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: river beast showed [5h Ah] and won (7774) with a pair of Fives

LESSON- Make C-bet and fold!!!!

And now comes the $11.70 sng where i had an obvious fold unless i had KK!!!!

PokerStars Game #10687245680: Tournament #53499621, $10.70+$1.00 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (10/20) - 2007/06/29 - 21:40:57 (ET)
Table '53499621 5' 10-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: RiverRat247 (1590 in chips)
Seat 2: lobo61 (1490 in chips)
Seat 4: RaminWho (1480 in chips)
Seat 5: CHIP BUYER (1440 in chips)
Seat 6: diesel_benz (1500 in chips)
Seat 7: jamslam77 (1500 in chips)
Seat 9: BLChief (1500 in chips)
Seat 10: SR8tAcEto5 (1500 in chips)
RaminWho: posts small blind 10
CHIP BUYER: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SR8tAcEto5 [Qd Qc]
diesel_benz: folds
jamslam77: folds
BLChief: folds
SR8tAcEto5: raises 60 to 80
RiverRat247: folds
lobo61: folds
RaminWho: raises 1400 to 1480 and is all-in
CHIP BUYER: folds
SR8tAcEto5: calls 1400
*** FLOP *** [2d 8s Jc]
*** TURN *** [2d 8s Jc] [Ah]
*** RIVER *** [2d 8s Jc Ah] [7h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
RaminWho: shows [As Ks] (a pair of Aces)
SR8tAcEto5: shows [Qd Qc] (a pair of Queens)
RaminWho collected 2980 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2980 | Rake 0
Board [2d 8s Jc Ah 7h]
Seat 1: RiverRat247 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: lobo61 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: RaminWho (small blind) showed [As Ks] and won (2980) with a pair of Aces
Seat 5: CHIP BUYER (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: diesel_benz folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: jamslam77 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: BLChief folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 10: SR8tAcEto5 showed [Qd Qc] and lost with a pair of Queens

LESSON-TOO EARLY TO DIE WITH QQ!

PLAN OF ATTACK-Tommorow i will play a sng and for every 1st i will play a SAT!

Poker And Speculation!

2007-06-21T16:51:00.000-07:00

Lesson learned as i do everyday about this game that we all love.I will try to make this short and as sweet as possible.Today i have learned the hard way about playing weak kickers;and maaking speculative all-in shoves.

Basicly from what i have learned today is;If it looks and smells like shit just take it for what it's worth period.Not to mention the way that i will play my pocket pairs right now.I have become very well off as far a busting ass on the table when i don't make speculative moves.

Therefore at the current level that i am playing i will now refrian from playing too tricky at this level.I did alot of thinking today about my play;And it just seems to me that i can out play these guys with basic play or ABC poker.

Also i will no longer push unopened pots unless i have a raising hand to do so.

Bad Connections Bad Play Decisions And Mtt's

2007-06-20T09:54:00.000-07:00

Well yesterday and last night have really been a bitch for me. My connection still seems to be fucked up,as well as my transition to moving back home game wise.So far i have not been able to settle in for a few reasons.The very 1st being the problems with my connection;And my lack to make money becuase of this.

Right now i am doing something very much out of my character.And that is playing a $10 9man sng with only $24 on my acct.Along with the fucked connection the $5's are driving me in sane.I am pretty much bored with them and the dsl problem does not help me at all. I am for a very rare time trying to kick start my bankroll. And therefore i will have to play this in somewhat of a passive /aggressive fashion.

This morning i thought that i would try testing the line by simply playing to see if they actualy fixed the problem.So i entered a $4.40 to see how the dsl would hold up;And for the first few levels everything was fine.And of course then it happend.My connection started to go to shit. So after some bitching and fuck this and that's;I shut it down and played on the dial-up upstairs.

We have 4 comps in the house and i have two at my desk,that run on the dsl line.My sister who has a wireless laptop;Is suffering from the same problems as well. It just doesn't seem to bother her as much becuase she aqint playing poker;and losing money becuase of this.

So far today since i have installed filters on both ends;It seems to have fixed the problem.And with god's help in the patience department all should go as planned.I have started my own poker insurance,that should bring in about $10per day and $70 a week atleast.

As i have said before you learn somthing new with every game that you play.And the more i play the more i learn how important the cardz or not.You can really win with anything just as you can expect anything,all according to the situations.Most of the time i lose is becuase i beat myself and im fine with that.And another thing that players don't understand is that;Most of the bad beats you come across are caused by your own play!

And the really fun thing that i am loving is all the moves,and poker formula's that i have learned to create.I even have another idea for my par system as i write this blog entry. I will have the most dominant sng system availible,and i truly feel it will but many $$$$ in my pocket here soon.

As far as my cpu sey up goes i have a few problems as well.For one i will need to purchase 2 sound cards for both computers.And then i will have to buy one power supply and another hard drive for the gateway.And then there's the memory and dual vga video card issues.If everything goes ok i plan on having dual flatscreens as well.

As far as my book goes i have so much real good shit to put in there;Besides what i write here in the blog entries.I will talk about my love for poker and god as well;And all of my personal battles with self esteem/women/drinking ect.I will talk about my family and my father's battle with alcohol addiction and my sisters heart transplant.

I will also speak on patience and disipline;Two things that i don't really have but have learned to adjust too.

TRYING TO SETTLE IN THE NEW SPOT

2007-06-19T10:15:00.000-07:00

Well things have been alittle crazy around here,but i am finaly moved into the new spot.I now have two monitors and 2 cpu's to play on;As well as dvd and cable to name a few.Well i will start with my 1st game since i moved on Father's day. I cashed 2 of 3 then everything went to shit.1st my DSL is fucked and it caused me to lose about $100;So im not to happy about that.

SBC has been out here 2 times, and both times i still have had trouble after they left."Oh sir the signal is fine";So i am playing really scared poker right now. Not to mention back pain and soreness from sleeping really bad here lately.

My roll is back to suck mode becuse of the weekend and all the bad connection problems.So now im hoping that al goes well tonight when i play;And hopefully get my roll and my money back in order.Man it's really been tuff and it's really tuff when you know you are better than your limits.

I have played about 1100 games of this $5 No-limit shit;And i am now ready to move into the next level.The only problem is that with the roll that i have now;There is no way i can handle a bad runs that come and go.

One good thing is that i am very capable of cashing 7 or 8 of these things for 1st when i get it going. So i really feel that if i stick to the rules i will be fine. I have realy realy been getting very good at busting people for thier entire stack for some reason!

I will also alternate between the Sunday Million Qualifier and the $10sng when i make the move to the bigger buy-in level. I truly feel the 10's will be the gateway to my success;As i will and should move up in classes very quickly.

8 CASHES YESTERDAY RUNNING LIKE SHIT TODAY!

2007-06-15T11:51:00.000-07:00

Well i must say that i crushed the $5/9's yesterday cashing 8 times 5 being 1st place finishes.Today i have made a few mistakes but nothing major;I been up all night and i am very tired.I never play good tired anyway so i entered a 4.40 to slow the bleeding.

Plus we are moving today so i will be packing shit up after this game.I think i am going to take a few days off when i get back home.I have been grinding here for 6 months and my play have improved alot.

I did make the mistake of playing out of my circle today;But now i realize just how tired i am. I willl try to play this 4.40 100% but im not really feling it.Got XM radio going in the background though;Playig them slow jams that i like playing too.

I just want to see how PAR works in a big feild before the move so here goes. Anyway my boy JB killed today in his morning session with about 5 cashes for 1st$$$$$$. That dude has turned out to be dam good.

For todays lesson we will talk about playing a small pocket pair. Basicaly if you miss you need to fold the hand.I learned this the hard way today but i know better.But i still want to put it in my list of not to do's.

The next lesson is just not playing AK/AQ early to the point where it kills ya. So once again i will be folding AQ for the first two levels.And lastly calling raises during the M's of green with second best Aces;As well as playing big pots too fucking early and becoming the short stack.

Besides this i played ok except when i got sucked out on the river 2 times today.But hey that's pokerr i love the donks.

I have learned a few killer moves though!

1.check raising rainbow flops

2.check rasing the short stacks c-bet on a shitty from with an M of 10 or less

3.Ive also learned the 10 out rule for Hell Hands!

4.ICM SB VS BB/BIG STACK

5.PREFLOP ANOMALY REQUISITION

6.6 MAN SHORT PLAY

7.HEADS UP GETTING KILLER!

WELL IM OUT PEACE!!!! SEYA IN A FEW DAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

JUST BUSTED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Knocking On The Door($10 9 man sit-n-go)

2007-06-14T15:30:00.000-07:00

My game and my bankroll have allowed me to take shots at the next higher limit.So far i have made 2 attempts in vain;The first being more are less due to no rest.My second attempt today i got off to a very good start;Almost doubling up early only to pick up 88 call a reraise and had to fold it.From that point on i had to fight,with several all-ins preflop and actualy built my stack to 2500.

Where i went wrong was pushing AK all-in pre when i didn't have to.I blame this on my inabilty to slow down and think about the consequencs of my actions.Anyway i get called by KQ and the rest is history.I basicly threw away the obvious skill advantage that i had away.

Now i am making my third attempt since my roll alows me to do so.I am very confident that i will win or cash here.There is currently 7 players remaining and we are still in the first level of play.I am now approaching my 10th hour of play,so i will know after this game if i need to take a nap or not.

Well we are 25/50 and things are pretty slow;Ive won a few small pots but mostly getting cold decked.My M is pretty ok right now so there is no need for panic.Right now i guess i have my sights on the next level 50/100 where i am at my best.

I have not really been able to use PAR to my advantage yet.But it's about to be that time here in a few.And now it begins 50/100 and 7 players remaining;As the key here is to pick my spots.

PokerStars Game #10436891052: Tournament #52873214, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2007/06/14 - 18:59:29 (ET)
Table '52873214 1' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: SR8tAcEto5 (1450 in chips)
Seat 3: kenshouse (1795 in chips)
Seat 4: LimongDoomie (2180 in chips)
Seat 5: provstboy (2020 in chips)
Seat 6: 420dre (2020 in chips)
Seat 8: Friendly4529 (2915 in chips)
Seat 9: ejorgy (1120 in chips)
ejorgy: posts small blind 50
SR8tAcEto5: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SR8tAcEto5 [Kd Qd]
kenshouse: folds
LimongDoomie: folds
provstboy: calls 100
420dre: folds
Friendly4529: folds
ejorgy: calls 50
SR8tAcEto5: raises 400 to 500
provstboy: folds
ejorgy: folds
SR8tAcEto5 collected 300 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 300 | Rake 0
Seat 1: SR8tAcEto5 (big blind) collected (300)
Seat 3: kenshouse folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: LimongDoomie folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: provstboy folded before Flop
Seat 6: 420dre folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: Friendly4529 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: ejorgy (small blind) folded before Flop

Firmly sitting on an M 10 and this is where men or made as well.Now i have to bring my A game!I am hoping to aviod a major HU battle but i welcome it with open arms!

okerStars Game #10437003265: Tournament #52873214, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2007/06/14 - 19:07:21 (ET)
Table '52873214 1' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: SR8tAcEto5 (1600 in chips)
Seat 3: kenshouse (1875 in chips)
Seat 4: LimongDoomie (310 in chips)
Seat 6: 420dre (3390 in chips)
Seat 8: Friendly4529 (4785 in chips)
Seat 9: ejorgy (1540 in chips)
ejorgy: posts small blind 50
SR8tAcEto5: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SR8tAcEto5 [Th 8h]
kenshouse: folds
kenshouse said, "nh"
LimongDoomie: folds
420dre: raises 100 to 200
Friendly4529: folds
ejorgy: folds
420dre said, "ty"
SR8tAcEto5: calls 100
*** FLOP *** [Ts 9s 3d]
SR8tAcEto5: checks
420dre: checks
*** TURN *** [Ts 9s 3d] [Jc]
SR8tAcEto5: checks
420dre: checks
*** RIVER *** [Ts 9s 3d Jc] [4h]
SR8tAcEto5: checks
420dre: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
SR8tAcEto5: shows [Th 8h] (a pair of Tens)
420dre: mucks hand
SR8tAcEto5 collected 450 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 450 | Rake 0
Board [Ts 9s 3d Jc 4h]
Seat 1: SR8tAcEto5 (big blind) showed [Th 8h] and won (450) with a pair of Tens
Seat 3: kenshouse folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: LimongDoomie folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: 420dre mucked [As Kd]
Seat 8: Friendly4529 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: ejorgy (small blind) folded before Flop

Open ended and looking for a check raise!
pretty happy with my results here! This game has turned into a donk fest now.All stacks are about even with me in 3rd now LOL! So now my plan has changed somewhat. I will now play very careful up front.

I am looking for a hand to go to Hell with!One pot should do it

PokerStars Game #10437127938: Tournament #52873214, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2007/06/14 - 19:16:05 (ET)
Table '52873214 1' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: SR8tAcEto5 (1400 in chips)
Seat 3: kenshouse (2775 in chips)
Seat 4: LimongDoomie (995 in chips)
Seat 6: 420dre (2505 in chips)
Seat 8: Friendly4529 (4935 in chips)
Seat 9: ejorgy (890 in chips)
SR8tAcEto5: posts small blind 75
kenshouse: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SR8tAcEto5 [Jc 8c]
LimongDoomie: folds
420dre: folds
Friendly4529: folds
ejorgy: folds
LimongDoomie said, "lucker;)"
SR8tAcEto5: raises 1250 to 1400 and is all-in
kenshouse: folds
SR8tAcEto5 collected 300 from pot
kenshouse said, "ye"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 300 | Rake 0
Seat 1: SR8tAcEto5 (small blind) collected (300)
Seat 3: kenshouse (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: LimongDoomie folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: 420dre folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: Friendly4529 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: ejorgy (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

STACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

JUST BUYING ANOTHER TICKET HERE!

PokerStars Game #10437170687: Tournament #52873214, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2007/06/14 - 19:19:07 (ET)
Table '52873214 1' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: SR8tAcEto5 (1350 in chips)
Seat 3: kenshouse (2700 in chips)
Seat 6: 420dre (3650 in chips)
Seat 8: Friendly4529 (4910 in chips)
Seat 9: ejorgy (890 in chips)
SR8tAcEto5: posts small blind 100
kenshouse: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SR8tAcEto5 [Qd 6h]
420dre: folds
Friendly4529: folds
ejorgy: folds
SR8tAcEto5: folds
kenshouse collected 200 from pot
kenshouse: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 200 | Rake 0
Seat 1: SR8tAcEto5 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: kenshouse (big blind) collected (200)
Seat 6: 420dre folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: Friendly4529 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: ejorgy (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

HERE I FOLD TO GIVE MY PUSH CREDIT NEXT GO ROUND!!!!

PokerStars Game #10437197948: Tournament #52873214, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2007/06/14 - 19:21:04 (ET)
Table '52873214 1' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: SR8tAcEto5 (1250 in chips)
Seat 3: kenshouse (2700 in chips)
Seat 6: 420dre (3650 in chips)
Seat 8: Friendly4529 (4710 in chips)
Seat 9: ejorgy (1190 in chips)
Friendly4529: posts small blind 100
ejorgy: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SR8tAcEto5 [8s Ac]
SR8tAcEto5: raises 1050 to 1250 and is all-in
kenshouse: folds
420dre: folds
Friendly4529: folds
ejorgy: folds
SR8tAcEto5 collected 500 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 500 | Rake 0
Seat 1: SR8tAcEto5 collected (500)
Seat 3: kenshouse folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: 420dre (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: Friendly4529 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 9: ejorgy (big blind) folded before Flop

SUCCESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
JUST BUYING TIME!

PokerStars Game #10437242955: Tournament #52873214, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2007/06/14 - 19:24:17 (ET)
Table '52873214 1' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: SR8tAcEto5 (1650 in chips)
Seat 3: kenshouse (2700 in chips)
Seat 6: 420dre (3650 in chips)
Seat 8: Friendly4529 (3810 in chips)
Seat 9: ejorgy (1690 in chips)
SR8tAcEto5: posts small blind 100
kenshouse: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SR8tAcEto5 [Jc Ac]
420dre: folds
Friendly4529: folds
ejorgy: folds
SR8tAcEto5: raises 1450 to 1650 and is all-in
kenshouse: folds
SR8tAcEto5 collected 400 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 400 | Rake 0
Seat 1: SR8tAcEto5 (small blind) collected (400)
Seat 3: kenshouse (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: 420dre folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: Friendly4529 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: ejorgy (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

NO SWEAT RIGHT!!!!! Besided im starting to build as well!This is basic cock roach poker here people!The next hand was folded around to me as well. I am starting to make my presence felt!

PokerStars Game #10437292397: Tournament #52873214, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2007/06/14 - 19:27:49 (ET)
Table '52873214 1' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: SR8tAcEto5 (1850 in chips)
Seat 3: kenshouse (2400 in chips)
Seat 6: 420dre (2950 in chips)
Seat 8: Friendly4529 (4610 in chips)
Seat 9: ejorgy (1690 in chips)
Friendly4529: posts small blind 100
ejorgy: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SR8tAcEto5 [7c 7d]
SR8tAcEto5: raises 800 to 1000
kenshouse: folds
420dre: folds
Friendly4529: folds
ejorgy: folds
SR8tAcEto5 collected 500 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 500 | Rake 0
Seat 1: SR8tAcEto5 collected (500)
Seat 3: kenshouse folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: 420dre (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: Friendly4529 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 9: ejorgy (big blind) folded before Flop

CLASSIC ME IN ACTION!
Right now i am starting to feel pretty good about my chances!

PokerStars Game #10437370735: Tournament #52873214, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2007/06/14 - 19:33:19 (ET)
Table '52873214 1' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: SR8tAcEto5 (1350 in chips)
Seat 3: kenshouse (4250 in chips)
Seat 8: Friendly4529 (5835 in chips)
Seat 9: ejorgy (2065 in chips)
SR8tAcEto5: posts the ante 25
kenshouse: posts the ante 25
Friendly4529: posts the ante 25
ejorgy: posts the ante 25
ejorgy: posts small blind 100
SR8tAcEto5: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SR8tAcEto5 [As Kd]
kenshouse: raises 200 to 400
Friendly4529: folds
ejorgy: folds
SR8tAcEto5: raises 925 to 1325 and is all-in
kenshouse: calls 925
*** FLOP *** [Jc Th 8d]
*** TURN *** [Jc Th 8d] [4c]
*** RIVER *** [Jc Th 8d 4c] [8h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
SR8tAcEto5: shows [As Kd] (a pair of Eights)
kenshouse: shows [Ks Td] (two pair, Tens and Eights)
kenshouse collected 2850 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2850 | Rake 0
Board [Jc Th 8d 4c 8h]
Seat 1: SR8tAcEto5 (big blind) showed [As Kd] and lost with a pair of Eights
Seat 3: kenshouse showed [Ks Td] and won (2850) with two pair, Tens and Eights
Seat 8: Friendly4529 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: ejorgy (small blind) folded before Flop

AND HERE WE HAVE IT ONCE AGAIN ON THE BUBBLE! I PICK UP AK.
PUSH ALL-IN AND THE DONK CALLS WITH KT BUGESEUS FUCKING SHIT!!!!

THREE 1ST PLACE FINSHES LAST NIGHT

2007-06-14T05:52:00.000-07:00

Well i had three 1st place finishes last night;It was a very productive night so far. It also proves that my game is finally starting to come into it's own. I am just taking things slower now and taking my time thinking out every move. I also changed a few hand selections for the early level as well.

Of course JB1976 jumps right in and wins 2 $25.00 sng's right out the gate;Makes more in two games than i have made al fucking day. Oh yeah and the girl played pretty good poker yesterday as well. First she second talble's a tripple shootout only to lose with her QQ vs AK with a A on the river. Then she almost takes down the $5/9man sng tourney but wound up getting second place. She is a quick ass learner so i look for good things from her.

Now back to me it's just buisiness as usual,as i am trying to figure shit out.Looking for what works and what does not work and go with it. I sort of fucked off about $20.00 right at the end of the night.I was playing tired and entered a $10 sng tourney,when my mother and my two girls came to visit. So this totally threw everything off for me game wise;But i was still able to just go out on the bubble with QQ vs AJ.

Another great note is that i hit $106.00 last night before donking of $35.00 playing tired and shit.One thing should be noted is that i have played alot of $5.00 Sng tourneys;But also i folow my buy-in requirements to the teeth now!!!! No more going broke for me fuck that.So hopefully i hit the $100 mark today,and win when i take my shot today.

Once i hit the $10 level my playig time should go down to a minimum;Which will be a good thing becuase i will be fresher and making more money as well. 3 or 4 cashes at the $10.00 will net a nive profit for the day. I notice that i play alot better poker when i am fresh;As i feel pretty good 8hrs in or so,but start to get that real shitty feeling after about 9 hrs in.

So today i will run about 8am-5pm or so, and then do some surfing or somthing on the web.Well that's about it for now just hoping to hit $100 today

Last Night's Session And Position Poker And Flush Draws

2007-06-13T06:55:00.000-07:00

Well i had about 7 cashes yesterday,mostly being second place finishes. Although it looks like my heads up play is starting to show up. I am also very proud of the fact that my short game has really come around.

Lesson learned here lately is that, folding makes quite abit more money than calling. It's always better to be the pusher man than the caller.I have been having alot of success here busting poeple early in these STT's. Par has been working like a charm also and the more hands i play;The more i can fine tune the formula so that it becomes an art form instead of a formula.

Preflop Anomaly Requisiton;"Man i like the way that shit sounds". This is by far the best poker formula i have written as far a offense is concerned. But i am in the process of coming up with a formula for the defense also.

Which brings me to a observation that i made last night;Once again i was playing close attention to the players and position poker.As well as improving on my bubble play as well.You see everytime i make a mistake i burn it into my head;Where i have a very very long list of what not to do's.

And each day i always seem to run across a what not! And todays what not hit me on the bubble of a $5.00 sng tourney i was playing.I had a hand where i picked up JTs on the bubble 4 handed.I called the small blind instead of pushing;And somethig that i have noticed is,"when to pot is unraised and starts to get really big,maybe just maybe you might be behind".

LOL the reason being is that i hit the Jack on the flop;And the other guy flopped 2 pair as well.So i ended up taking quite a hit to my stack in this hand. So what i have added to my little book of what not's is! I am never going to limp on the bubble phase ever again! If i push this hand 3x the bb i am all good and win the pot.

One thing that i am learning about my game is that it is more than juust survival.I no longer fold good hands just to make the money;I play to win now and just cashing is not enough anymore. Playing this way is a waste of time and your pissing in the wind.I must say that my nutz have grown alot here lately;But i have alot of thanks to give to my team TOPS partner in crime JSB1976 Jeremy Behringer,AKA the 45kdizzle.

I guess before we hooked up i was playing agressive pussy poker;And now i am just playing better good solid killer man poker.One thing about the way he plays, is that he feels he can win every game. And that's how he plays day in and day out;And i guess i feel that i should cash every single one.

Anyway the lesson here for today that i learned last night playing. Stop chasing the flushes unless you got the stack and the odds to do so. And i must admit i can remember 3 hands last night where i just chased or pushed all-in on a draw. Now there are a few exceptions to this such as when your M is right at 10 or under.Then feel free to push all-in with your 4-flush draw.

So as you might have already figured i have added this to my not to do's list as well.Oh yeah i while we are on the subject of what not to do's;I just played in a WSOP tripple shootout! And guess what i did this time;"My M was about 9 and i won the first table just fine except,when i got HU with my 44 vs QQ and i spiked a 4 on the flop for a commanding chip lead.

Now that i think about it i realize that it was a bad call. I did however push it preflop on the button,but if i had it to do over i would have folded. I don't really like to play drag race poker as i feel my skills will weather the storm.But anyway i had an M of about 9 and i picked up QTs and folded.And ofcourse the flop came two of my suit with an Ace on board! A perfect flop to represent a strong Ace and then push with a 4 flush. It was the perfect scenrio and i missed it.

The very next hand i pick up J9s and push all-in,funny shit becuase this hand was weaker and besides that;I ran right into QQ and was on the rail.So what is my goal for today you might ask;Well i think that i will slow down a bit with AQ UTG and on the button in these sng's.

I need to go back to some small basic principals with early level play in my sng's. The reason is very simple as when using PAR;It's very important that you win your first hand before you begin to use the formula. And what i have noticed is that when i push hands like AQ/AJ/KQ ect. There is a high % that i may not win the hand in the early stages of a sng. Also these hands seem to get you in trouble when you miss.

Also in the 1st two levels it's best to just sit back and let the fish and the donkeys duel it out. This is usualy the time where 70% of the time i bust somebody. So it's basicaly a game of cat and mouse.Are for poker's sake Bass and fisherman!!!
Also i think i will drop non-suited holding from the equation as well. This will help when i run into a big hand and i am allowed to push the 10M factor.

LAST NIGHT PLAYING SESSIONS

2007-06-12T09:03:00.000-07:00

Well yesterday i started the day off alittle slow;One cash then another bubble and a bad beat ect. Then after alittle think tank i decide to just relax and play my game. So i just played my basic game of;Raise/c-bet/push the turn. If i am reraised fuck it ill just have to fold.

Well playing that way netted me 8 cashes yesterday;But so far today i have dropped 3 in a row. The first game to a bad call by me on the bubble;The second due to a shitty push by me on the river.And then lastly i had 88 vs KK and we both hit sets on the fucking flop. I should have folded BTW.

Look at it this way as for the long run of playing the game;If you had a choice of calling a big bet on the river. Are folding to a big bet on the river;even though you felt you were slightly ahead. And you could call or fold 10 times,which would you choose.Would you call the ten or fold the ten and just move on to the next hand.

Well the way i see it,but i have not done the math yet. But just off the top of my head and can say i have lost,more hands by calling than pushing. And if you think about it like this;How many times will the bet be a bluff out of 10 times on the turn or the river. Remember we are playing for money here and i beleive that more than 70% of the time you are up against a legit hand!

So today i will try to stick with the push instead of the call;And avioding all-in situations prematurely.By this i mean having more than a M of 5 and calling off my stack,without being in 1st. One other thing i want to work on today is takig my time for evry move;no matter who the fuck it pisses off. You got to remeber it's your money you are playing with here not theirs.

One of the biggest things that pisses me off more than anything;Is sitting in front of this monitor for an hour and not cashig.Also with all the knowledge and playing ability that i have i should cash 90% of th time in a STT period. I should be totaly killing these games and yesterday proved that i can. And with alittle more fine tuning of my short game i will.

PLAYING POKER WITH NUTZ

2007-06-11T11:54:00.000-07:00

I just played a hand real pussy and i feel that i should write about it here. I will post the hand and show and tell!

PokerStars Game #10384165522: Tournament #52610460, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2007/06/11 - 14:51:41 (ET)
Table '52610460 1' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: kloning (9230 in chips)
Seat 2: whocando (1435 in chips)
Seat 4: SR8tAcEto5 (1475 in chips)
Here i am in pretty good shape despite the big stack. I have played good solid poker and we are now in the bubble phase; And i am all to familar with this situation. Basicaly you get in first and make a continuation bet on the flop. If you are called you make a educated guess and move forward.
Seat 8: GIG29 (1360 in chips)
GIG29: posts small blind 50
kloning: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SR8tAcEto5 [Ah 5d]
Even though i am fairly new to short table play;I have recieved enough advice to play this hand very strong.
whocando: folds
SR8tAcEto5: raises 200 to 300
GIG29: folds
kloning: calls 200
*** FLOP *** [2c Ad 7h]
This is a good flop for me because it is a rainbow flop and i have position. Where i made the mistake is not giving my hand any credit here. Instead of making a solid continuation bet;In fear i check the flop like a bitch!
kloning: checks
SR8tAcEto5: checks
*** TURN *** [2c Ad 7h] [8d]
kloning: bets 300
SR8tAcEto5: raises 400 to 700
Now i have no imformation on this hand at all and i reraise in the dark. Had i bet the flop he may have folded,and i would have takn down the pot. Also i have to put myself in his shoes as to what hand he has put me on as well. It's very true i could have flopped a set and appear to be slowplaying. But with his stack being so huge im sure with his reraise he was not going to fold.

I did feel i had the best hand at this time;But the lesson here is. If i would have bet the flop and then pushed the turn,he more than likely would have folded realizing he was behind no matter his stack size.
kloning: raises 400 to 1100
SR8tAcEto5: raises 75 to 1175 and is all-in
kloning: calls 75
*** RIVER *** [2c Ad 7h 8d] [7d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
kloning: shows [7s 9s] (three of a kind, Sevens)
SR8tAcEto5: shows [Ah 5d] (two pair, Aces and Sevens)
kloning collected 3000 from pot
Even though this appears to be a bad beat it actualy was not! Maybe i could cry if he pushed all-in on the flop after i bet and hit his 7. But here i have no beef becuase i played this hand horrible. Not only did i give him a free card to beat me. I did nothig to protect my hand;While also making a big stack move with a short stack against a big stcked player. With no fold equity to fight the amolaly this move proves to be one for the donkeys!!!
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3000 | Rake 0
Board [2c Ad 7h 8d 7d]
Seat 1: kloning (big blind) showed [7s 9s] and won (3000) with three of a kind, Sevens
Seat 2: whocando folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: SR8tAcEto5 (button) showed [Ah 5d] and lost with two pair, Aces and Sevens
Seat 8: GIG29 (small blind) folded before Flop

THE MORAL OF THE STORY???

IT'S BEST TO SPEND THE MONEY ON THE FLOP!

HARD GRIND HARD TIME!

2007-06-11T08:32:00.000-07:00

Man i am getting so pissed about writing these sad as articles about the grind. Good thing is i can't wait until things come together so i can write my book.It won't be a top seller but you never know;A poor black guy with no way out finds redemption playing poker online;A true story at that also so let's just see what happends.

You know though in order to be a great player you have to play like one good are bad.And i im starting to realize this as the days go by,that every move is critcial.And that every decision you make at the table you have to answer for it in some sort of way!

One big kicker for me is picking spots to make moves;There was a time where i would play robot poker.Well i had to realize that even though this works sometimes;I still had atleast 5 other people who disagreed with me. So now my play had become alot more solid than it has been.

I am real careful about picking and choosing my spots when i use PAR or consider a raise ect.Overall i have noticed a few things that i feel will help me in the long run.1st off i have learned to be the pusher and not the caller.In Texas holdem there is no room for the caller;and profit will be short lived if you continue to do so. Also after speaking with a few good players;I have learned that your main goal is to at most,always have posotion on the other players.

I have leanred to stop playing big ots out of positon;Thanks to Jennifear of www.jennifear.com as well as Utter Czar another very good player. I have really been tryig to get a more pro view from good players about my play. I do have a bad habit of running into big hands though. But this is also a habit i am learning to keep to a low.

One of my biggest problems is gettig a huge stack and donking the chips off. Or i will get HU as chip leader and play long ball too much without a real hand to do so. In this game i have learned to have patience no matter what;Becuase the next hand can always be AA or pocket TT's.

I can't tell you how many times i have busted or lost a big pot,with a hand that i could have folded. And then the very next hand pick up a monster that otherwise;Had i been patient i would have won the hand. But right now it's been a long ass learning curve,and soon i will have all the parts in the right places. Besides i really need to hit my mom's up with some cash to fix a problem that i have cuased.

But hopefully with god knowing my heart all will be fine;And i can start to get thing back to normal. The only sad thing is that i will be heading back to the city this weekend. Me and my sister are moving back home. I really like it here with all the peace of mind that i get everyday. But change is always a good thing!

JUST ANOTHER DAY AT THE OFFICE

2007-06-08T23:50:00.000-07:00

willis mccoy: you alilte short stacked there
willis mccoy: dam
willis mccoy: runner runner fish hooks
Jeremy Behringer: yea, thats swell
willis mccoy: that shit is just unreal sometimes
willis mccoy: one J ok
willis mccoy: but two dam
willis mccoy: how you running this morning
Jeremy Behringer: that was #1
Jeremy Behringer: so i guess pretty shitty
willis mccoy: k no sweat
willis mccoy: guess you still need to wake up
Jeremy Behringer: lost a big hand early on with QQ to a 4 card flush
Jeremy Behringer: starting another now
willis mccoy: k
Jeremy Behringer: 2 fish bowls
Jeremy Behringer: marco = 390 games / -23% ROI / -$2,349 profit
Jeremy Behringer: bucks = 759 games / -36% ROI / -$7,180 profit
willis mccoy: im pulling up at the casino now ill be in in a minute
willis mccoy: sign me up for the $5 9 man
willis mccoy: 6 man
Jeremy Behringer: M.Merido = 1356 games / -11% ROI / -$6,513 profit
willis mccoy: dam -6000
willis mccoy: dam 7000
willis mccoy: all the good players at the lower levels
Jeremy Behringer: fuckin donks man
Jeremy Behringer: mosmeny is decent = 594 games / 5% ROI / $1,051 profit
willis mccoy: lotta big pots at your table
Jeremy Behringer: had AJo
willis mccoy: lmao
willis mccoy: k
Jeremy Behringer: 66 here
Jeremy Behringer: missin flops left and right
Jeremy Behringer: looking for the home run
Jeremy Behringer: 89 here
willis mccoy: lmao
Jeremy Behringer: 67o
Jeremy Behringer: AJo
Jeremy Behringer: on a run..............
willis mccoy: i see
Jeremy Behringer: 78s there
Jeremy Behringer: ** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to JSB1976 [8s 7s]
Bucks Fizz: calls 50
JSB1976: raises 100 to 150
mosmeny: folds
M.Meridio: folds
Bucks Fizz: calls 100
*** FLOP *** [6d 6h Th]
Bucks Fizz: checks
JSB1976: bets 200
Bucks Fizz: calls 200
*** TURN *** [6d 6h Th] [5c]
Bucks Fizz: checks
JSB1976: checks
*** RIVER *** [6d 6h Th 5c] [Kd]
Bucks Fizz: checks
JSB1976: bets 350
Bucks Fizz: folds
JSB1976 collected 775 from pot
JSB1976: doesn't show hand
willis mccoy: kill it mane
willis mccoy: how often do you bet the river if's checked down
willis mccoy: i keep getting burned
Jeremy Behringer: not often
willis mccoy: yeah i think im done doing it
willis mccoy: unless i got the nutz
Jeremy Behringer: bubble
willis mccoy: i see it
Jeremy Behringer: i got him
willis mccoy:
Jeremy Behringer: lol
willis mccoy: 25 dam
Jeremy Behringer: 45
willis mccoy: dam i had 8 cashes yesterday
willis mccoy: all 2nds proboly
Jeremy Behringer: 1st mother fuckin place beatch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
willis mccoy: give me autogragh
Jeremy Behringer: lol
Jeremy Behringer: brb
willis mccoy: k
Jeremy Behringer: back
willis mccoy: you won't believe the brian fart i had hold on
Jeremy Behringer: uh oh
willis mccoy: please don't be pissed i was not thinking
willis mccoy: im playing well man but im just moving too fast
willis mccoy: ** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SR8tAcEto5 [Ac Jc]
Heaphy: folds
SR8tAcEto5: raises 100 to 150
OveOveson: folds
suliak: raises 100 to 250
SR8tAcEto5: calls 100
*** FLOP *** [2d Js 4c]
suliak: bets 650
SR8tAcEto5: raises 2075 to 2725 and is all-in
suliak: calls 1790 and is all-in
*** TURN *** [2d Js 4c] [6d]
*** RIVER *** [2d Js 4c 6d] [9c]
*** SHOW DOWN
willis mccoy: uliak: shows [Kc Ks] (a pair of Kings)
SR8tAcEto5: shows [Ac Jc] (a pair of Jacks)
suliak collected 5405 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
willis mccoy: STUPID
willis mccoy: moving to fast
willis mccoy: down to my last $6 now lol
Jeremy Behringer: i lost like 900 on the first hand here
Jeremy Behringer: yea, you were a little toooooo agressive there
willis mccoy: just acted without thinking
willis mccoy: i need to count to 10 are somthing
Jeremy Behringer: with the pre-flop re-raise, you had to of known he was on a high pair, QQ/KK/AA
willis mccoy: yeah i know man i just reacted no excuse
willis mccoy: ignorace is killing me
willis mccoy: ignorance
willis mccoy: i think that's right
Jeremy Behringer: was down to 600 now I am at 1800, lol
Jeremy Behringer: ROI hit 20%
willis mccoy: kewl that's why you are the mane
willis mccoy:
Jeremy Behringer: just on a run.................
willis mccoy: naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
willis mccoy: your playing great poker
willis mccoy: ** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SR8tAcEto5 [Qs Ad]
edge845: folds
fastesthorse: raises 50 to 100
SR8tAcEto5: calls 100
Bird85: folds
TDstriker: calls 50
*** FLOP *** [5d 5c 8d]
TDstriker: checks
fastesthorse: bets 150
SR8tAcEto5: calls 150
TDstriker: folds
*** TURN *** [5d 5c 8d] [Qh]
fastesthorse: bets 900
SR8tAcEto5: calls 860 and is all-in
*** RIVER *** [5d 5c 8d Qh] [Td]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
fastesthorse: shows [5s As] (three of a kind, Fives)
SR8tAcEto5: shows [Qs Ad] (two pair, Queens and Fives)
fastesthorse collected 2345 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
willis mccoy: ok so i guess i should have reraised right
willis mccoy: i was pay for every fucking mistake i mak
willis mccoy: i mean
willis mccoy: i pay for every mistake i make
willis mccoy: well man you know the story im broke
willis mccoy: stupid too
willis mccoy: 18 cashes in 2 days
willis mccoy: nothing to fucking show
willis mccoy: WTF
Jeremy Behringer: a re-raise would have been good, but he probably would have called any raise that you could have safely made with AQ
Jeremy Behringer: when his trips hit, it was just bad luck at t hat point
Jeremy Behringer: *** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to JSB1976 [5h 5s]
hatfield222: calls 50
JSB1976: calls 50
MJCACE: folds
jeff blanc: raises 550 to 600 and is all-in
Flashback333: folds
hatfield222: calls 550
JSB1976: calls 550
*** FLOP *** [Ts 3c 8c]
hatfield222: bets 2420 and is all-in
JSB1976: folds
*** TURN *** [Ts 3c 8c] [5d]
*** RIVER *** [Ts 3c 8c 5d] [Ks]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
jeff blanc: shows [Jh Ah] (high card Ace)
hatfield222: shows [7h 8d] (a pair of Eights)
hatfield222 collected 1850 from pot
Jeremy Behringer: what kind of donkey calls someones all in with 78?
willis mccoy: chip stack donkey call
willis mccoy: a donkey with chips
Jeremy Behringer: woulda hit trips if he checks the flop
willis mccoy: dam
willis mccoy: playing a 500 fpp and a 375 fpp to the sunday million
willis mccoy: FINL TABLE
willis mccoy: FINAL
Jeremy Behringer: nice
willis mccoy: 8 LEFT
willis mccoy: 7
willis mccoy: 6
willis mccoy: 5
willis mccoy: OUT IN 4TH
willis mccoy: still in another one
Jeremy Behringer: *** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to JSB1976 [Ad Kh]
dopeside: raises 150 to 300
toto07: folds
JSB1976: raises 1855 to 2155 and is all-in
dopeside: calls 1855
*** FLOP *** [Qs 5s 8s]
*** TURN *** [Qs 5s 8s] [5c]
JSB1976 said, "wtf?"
*** RIVER *** [Qs 5s 8s 5c] [2s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
JSB1976: shows [Ad Kh] (a pair of Fives)
dopeside: shows [8d 9d] (two pair, Eights and Fives)
dopeside collected 4385 from pot
willis mccoy:
Jeremy Behringer: dopeside: 5 to 1 call your all in i put myself live cards
Dealer: Game #10333864191: dopeside wins pot (300)
dopeside: i had to call

Jeremy Behringer: JSB1976 [observer]: now thats funny
dopeside: hey its math man i had to
Dealer: Game #10333872418: dopeside wins pot (300)
dopeside: i was left with 3k still
JSB1976 [observer]: no, that is 100% ******ation and I will be looking for you in the future

willis mccoy:
willis mccoy: final table again
Jeremy Behringer: man, I'm fucking pissed, that bubbled me
Jeremy Behringer: I swear man, only luck will beat me
Jeremy Behringer: you know, and some fucking donkey cashes because I play great poker and get sucked out on while he just sits on his mother fucking hands
willis mccoy: Dealer: Game #10333891008: go 4 winsome wins pot (400)
Dealer: Congratulations! You have reached the final table
Dealer: maunders has two pair, Queens and Fours
Dealer: PokerHound01 has a pair of Fours
Dealer: Game #10333898626: maunders wins pot (4030) with two pair, Queens and Fours
Dealer: PokerHound01 finished the tournament in 9th place
Dealer: GRGCR1, it's your turn. You have 15 seconds to act
Dealer: SR8tAcEto5 has two pair, Tens and Eights
Dealer: GRGCR1 has two pair, Aces and Eights
Dealer: Game #10333910470: GRGCR1 wins pot (3190) with two pair, Aces and Eights
Dealer: SR8tAcEto5 finished the tournament in 8th place
SR8tAcEto5 [observer]: nice cal ill make sure i have AA next time
Dealer: Game #10333921262: luckygirl811 wins pot (600)
Dealer: Game #10333929848: maund
Jeremy Behringer: I'm sending you $52 and I want you to play 4 $13 (6 max) SnG's
willis mccoy: this motherfucker calls my all-in with A2 in the small blind
willis mccoy: i had TT
willis mccoy: HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SR8tAcEto5 [Tc Td]
FÜR$T: folds
luckygirl811: folds
stormmin62: folds
sciamfam: folds
go 4 winsome: folds
maunders: folds
SR8tAcEto5: raises 1395 to 1595 and is all-in
GRGCR1: calls 1395
*** FLOP *** [Ah 8d Kh]
*** TURN *** [Ah 8d Kh] [8h]
*** RIVER *** [Ah 8d Kh 8h] [2d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
SR8tAcEto5: shows [Tc Td] (two pair, Tens and Eights)
GRGCR1: shows [2h Ad] (two pair, Aces and Eights)
GRGCR1 collected 3190 from pot
willis mccoy: that's the hand
Jeremy Behringer: bullshit
Jeremy Behringer: A2 off
Jeremy Behringer: great hand
willis mccoy: lmao
Jeremy Behringer:
willis mccoy: Santa just left my acct
willis mccoy: what do you want me to do
Jeremy Behringer: I'm leaving for a few hours
Jeremy Behringer: turn that 52 into 152 by the time i get back
Jeremy Behringer: play 4 13 6 max
willis mccoy: K man
Jeremy Behringer: $13 6 max
willis mccoy: ILL DO BEST VERY BEST
willis mccoy:
Jeremy Behringer: and then send my 52 back
Jeremy Behringer:
willis mccoy: ok
Jeremy Behringer: yoooooooo
Jeremy Behringer: i have a ruff draft of the logo
willis mccoy: cool
Jeremy Behringer: need to make it meaner
willis mccoy: dude was a bitch man got tired of him crying
Jeremy Behringer: sent you the logo in the email
willis mccoy: k
Jeremy Behringer: fuck him, he had good scope tho
willis mccoy: you need to resend it
Jeremy Behringer: why?
willis mccoy: nothing attached
willis mccoy: that dude had like 6000 to my 2300
willis mccoy: but seriously i need to try harder HU
willis mccoy: that was a real shitty call and push by me
willis mccoy: i need to kick my own ass for that
willis mccoy: not a winning players move
Jeremy Behringer: yea man, that was pretty loose
willis mccoy: you would not have done it
willis mccoy: you need to get on me when you see me do dumb shit like that bro
willis mccoy: that was not cool what i did after sitting a whole hour playing solid poker
Jeremy Behringer: i resent it
Jeremy Behringer: told him to make it tougher tho
willis mccoy: i love it
willis mccoy: needs the online poker syndicate on the bottom
willis mccoy: and some more black
Jeremy Behringer: whys it gotta have more black????
Jeremy Behringer:
willis mccoy: LMAO
willis mccoy: I LIKE IT THOUGH
Jeremy Behringer: *** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to JSB1976 [Qc Tc]
Cgammons01: calls 20
JSB1976: raises 40 to 60
jamespencer: raises 40 to 100
Shagen20: calls 100
whitetaill: folds
bauertime: folds
Cgammons01: calls 80
JSB1976: calls 40
*** FLOP *** [As 4s Ts]
Cgammons01: checks
JSB1976: checks
jamespencer: bets 60
Shagen20: folds
Cgammons01: folds
JSB1976: calls 60
*** TURN *** [As 4s Ts] [7d]
JSB1976: checks
jamespencer: bets 60
JSB1976: raises 120 to 180
jamespencer: calls 120
*** RIVER *** [As 4s Ts 7d] [Qh]
JSB1976: checks
jamespencer: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
JSB1976: shows [Qc Tc] (two pair, Queens and Tens)
jamespencer: mucks hand
JSB1976 collected 910 from pot
willis mccoy: lol nice
Jeremy Behringer: I'll tell him to put The Online Poker Syndicate in Bold "BLACK" letters at the bottom
willis mccoy: http://onlinepokersyndicate.blogspot.com/
Jeremy Behringer: lol
Jeremy Behringer: nice
willis mccoy: im gonna send it to my guy in china and see if we can get hats and jersey
willis mccoy: real cheap over there
willis mccoy: that's where the hats i have on myspace come from
Jeremy Behringer: *** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to JSB1976 [5d 5h]
Cgammons01: folds
JSB1976: calls 30
jamespencer: folds
Shagen20: folds
whitetaill: calls 15
bauertime: raises 90 to 120
JSB1976: calls 90
whitetaill: folds
*** FLOP *** [Kc 2c Kh]
bauertime: bets 90
JSB1976: calls 90
*** TURN *** [Kc 2c Kh] [2d]
bauertime: checks
JSB1976: bets 200
bauertime: calls 200
*** RIVER *** [Kc 2c Kh 2d] [9s]
bauertime: checks
JSB1976: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
bauertime: shows [Ad Jc] (two pair, Kings and Deuces)
JSB1976: shows [5d 5h] (two pair, Kings and Fives)
JSB1976 collected 850 from pot
willis mccoy: nh
Jeremy Behringer: *** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to JSB1976 [5h 2s]
jamespencer: folds
Shagen20: raises 30 to 60
whitetaill: folds
bauertime: calls 60
Cgammons01: calls 45
JSB1976: calls 30
*** FLOP *** [9h 2h Qd]
Cgammons01: checks
JSB1976: checks
Shagen20: checks
bauertime: checks
*** TURN *** [9h 2h Qd] [Jh]
Cgammons01: checks
JSB1976: checks
Shagen20: checks
bauertime: checks
*** RIVER *** [9h 2h Qd Jh] [8h]
Cgammons01: checks
JSB1976: checks
Shagen20: checks
bauertime: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Cgammons01: shows [9d 9c] (three of a kind, Nines)
JSB1976: shows [5h 2s] (a flush, Jack high)
Shagen20: mucks hand
bauertime: mucks hand
JSB1976 collected 240 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 240 | Rake 0
Board [9h 2h Qd Jh 8h]
Seat 1: bauertime (button) mucked [6c 6d
Jeremy Behringer: Seat 1: bauertime (button) mucked [6c 6d]
Seat 2: Cgammons01 (small blind) showed [9d 9c] and lost with three of a kind, Nines
Seat 3: JSB1976 (big blind) showed [5h 2s] and won (240) with a flush, Jack high
Seat 4: jamespencer folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Shagen20 mucked [Kc Jc]
Seat 6: whitetaill folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Jeremy Behringer: look what they mucked on this hand then look what I won with
willis mccoy: dam you killin
Jeremy Behringer: I think they were afraid to bet into me bro,
willis mccoy: lmao
Jeremy Behringer: i sent the adjustment requests in
willis mccoy:
Jeremy Behringer: he's good bro, been friends with him since I was 10
Jeremy Behringer: bad poker player tho
willis mccoy:
willis mccoy: i just registered for the 5.50 360 max
willis mccoy: starts in 25 minutes
willis mccoy: i am having a tuff time with the 6 max's im not really certian about hand selection
Jeremy Behringer: bubble here
Jeremy Behringer: man, I fucked that one up
Jeremy Behringer: 100% my fault
willis mccoy: dam
willis mccoy: im starting to rub off on ya
Jeremy Behringer: i was too agressive with the donks, I forget they chase
willis mccoy: true
willis mccoy: hey man how bout you write an article on how to play a 6 max and what hands you play and when you play them
willis mccoy: this will help me
willis mccoy: show some HH examples
willis mccoy: and how you play when it's 4 handed
willis mccoy: 36 places paid here
willis mccoy: 450 for 1st
willis mccoy: yawn
Jeremy Behringer: k
willis mccoy: found me a pc card for 59.00 a month
willis mccoy: wireless
willis mccoy: gonna rent me a laptop
willis mccoy: gonna talk to my old man
willis mccoy: when we move back
willis mccoy: i gotta kill this tourney man
willis mccoy: 15 min blinds
willis mccoy: 360 peeps
willis mccoy: my kind of game
Jeremy Behringer: go on wit ya badself
willis mccoy:
willis mccoy: nh
Jeremy Behringer: *** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to JSB1976 [Ac Kd]
AmpTx: calls 20
will wager: folds
JSB1976: raises 60 to 80
Maverick8206: calls 70
StubbleBeard: folds
AmpTx: calls 60
*** FLOP *** [Jh 4s Td]
Maverick8206: checks
AmpTx: bets 80
JSB1976: calls 80
Maverick8206: folds
*** TURN *** [Jh 4s Td] [Jd]
AmpTx: checks
JSB1976: bets 200
AmpTx: calls 200
*** RIVER *** [Jh 4s Td Jd] [Ah]
AmpTx: bets 260
JSB1976: calls 260
*** SHOW DOWN ***
AmpTx: shows [Tc Kc] (two pair, Jacks and Tens)
JSB1976: shows [Ac Kd] (two pair, Aces and Jacks)
JSB1976 collected 1340 from pot
Jeremy Behringer: oh
Jeremy Behringer: you saw it,
willis mccoy: yes
willis mccoy: lmao
willis mccoy: watching the pro
Jeremy Behringer: check the turn? NAHHHH, fuck him its gonna cost ya at least 200 with that Ten
willis mccoy: lmao
Jeremy Behringer: the thing is dude, always be first one in with these
willis mccoy: k
willis mccoy: ??
Jeremy Behringer: raise or fold, never call.........call =
willis mccoy: right right
Jeremy Behringer: establish table presence early win or lose
Jeremy Behringer: hitting a set of Queens helps also
Jeremy Behringer: show these fuckers you aren't the one to be fucked with
willis mccoy: NICE SET
willis mccoy: almost forgot
Jeremy Behringer: dude just asked for a chop 4 handed?
willis mccoy: no way
Jeremy Behringer: i asked him if he'd like to tongue my undercarriage first
willis mccoy: lmao
willis mccoy: dude
willis mccoy: you are a beast
Jeremy Behringer:
willis mccoy: 2480 here 1st level
willis mccoy: had to gamble though
willis mccoy: got hit like twice
willis mccoy: Dealt to SR8tAcEto5 [5h 5s]
SR8tAcEto5: calls 20
mikioz: folds
funguyrye: folds
vcwhr666: folds
fredthehead: raises 80 to 100
ClutchTime77: calls 100
Graceful: folds
post-rut: folds
xXButlerXx: calls 80
SR8tAcEto5: raises 160 to 260
fredthehead: calls 160
ClutchTime77: calls 160
xXButlerXx: calls 160
*** FLOP *** [3s 9d 5c]
xXButlerXx: checks
SR8tAcEto5: checks
fredthehead: bets 1120 and is all-in
ClutchTime77: folds
xXButlerXx: folds
SR8tAcEto5: calls 730 and is all-in
*** TURN *** [3s 9d 5c] [4s]
*** RIVER *** [3s 9d 5c 4s] [8h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
SR8tAcEto5: shows [5h 5s] (three of a kind, Fives)
fredthehead: shows [Kh As] (high card Ace)
SR8tAcEto5 collected 2510 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Jeremy Behringer: my M = 60
Jeremy Behringer: nice
willis mccoy: lmao unreal
willis mccoy: 55 here
willis mccoy: send it
willis mccoy: please
willis mccoy: your are a monster
Jeremy Behringer: *** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to JSB1976 [7h 3d]
JSB1976: raises 100 to 150
StubbleBeard: folds
will wager: calls 100
*** FLOP *** [3h 9c 3c]
will wager: bets 1500 and is all-in
JSB1976: calls 1500
*** TURN *** [3h 9c 3c] [6s]
*** RIVER *** [3h 9c 3c 6s] [5d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
will wager: shows [8h 8d] (two pair, Eights and Threes)
JSB1976: shows [7h 3d] (three of a kind, Threes)
JSB1976 collected 3325 from pot
willis mccoy: you have cow nutz bro
Jeremy Behringer:
Jeremy Behringer: if I don't raise there he does and I fold and it never happens, lol
willis mccoy: so far so good with my plan to gamble early get chips and then play big hands
willis mccoy: 282 left
willis mccoy: i thought about what you told me last night
willis mccoy: play some shit and get a stack
Jeremy Behringer: this dude is almost done
willis mccoy: THEN FINISH HIM
willis mccoy:
willis mccoy: *** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SR8tAcEto5 [Jd Jh]
SR8tAcEto5: raises 120 to 150
mikioz: folds
funguyrye: folds
vcwhr666: folds
Whit07: folds
ClutchTime77: raises 550 to 700 and is all-in
Graceful: folds
post-rut: folds
bearsfan2006: folds
SR8tAcEto5: calls 550
*** FLOP *** [5c Qc 6s]
*** TURN *** [5c Qc 6s] [Qs]
*** RIVER *** [5c Qc 6s Qs] [9s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
SR8tAcEto5: shows [Jd Jh] (two pair, Queens and Jacks)
ClutchTime77: shows [2d 2c] (two pair, Queens and Deuces)
SR8tAcEto5 collected 1445 from pot
*** SU
Jeremy Behringer: nice
willis mccoy: 3125 NOW
willis mccoy: M=41
willis mccoy: YOU
willis mccoy: ARE
willis mccoy: THE
willis mccoy: FUCKING
willis mccoy: MAN
willis mccoy: you checked the last card
willis mccoy: on that flush
willis mccoy: ????
Jeremy Behringer: yes
willis mccoy: why
Jeremy Behringer: he was the one betting the whole way, I was just gonna let him bet
willis mccoy: i mean the river
Jeremy Behringer: but he was
willis mccoy: who had the button
willis mccoy: on the river
Jeremy Behringer: i was first to act
willis mccoy: oh ok
willis mccoy: he was pussy then
willis mccoy: not to bet his flush
Jeremy Behringer: his K hi flush at that
willis mccoy: right
willis mccoy: what a bitch
Jeremy Behringer: now he's using the push and pray technique
willis mccoy: DIE LIKE A MAN
willis mccoy: did you ask him why
willis mccoy: wtf
Jeremy Behringer: he was sceeeered
willis mccoy:
Jeremy Behringer: back to push and pray now
willis mccoy: lol
willis mccoy: i have hands especaily for push and pray
Jeremy Behringer: he's being set up
Jeremy Behringer: he knows he can't beat me
Jeremy Behringer: thats why he wants a race
willis mccoy: true
Jeremy Behringer: time to bring the thunder
willis mccoy: lol
willis mccoy: OMG
willis mccoy: get him please
willis mccoy:
willis mccoy: dude is nutz
Jeremy Behringer: you see what he sucked out on?
willis mccoy: saw it all
willis mccoy: I OWNED YOU
Jeremy Behringer: finally caught a hand to bust his ass and he hits the wheel on the river?
Jeremy Behringer: you see the A3 vs AT?
willis mccoy: YES
Jeremy Behringer: and he talks shit
Jeremy Behringer: thats hilarious
willis mccoy: BIG SHIT
Jeremy Behringer: he was over $1000 in the red for total profit
Jeremy Behringer: -12% ROI
willis mccoy: I SEE WHY
willis mccoy: he play hu like me
willis mccoy: 3400 here
willis mccoy: 154 left
willis mccoy: break in 5
willis mccoy: looking good
Jeremy Behringer: cool
Jeremy Behringer: i'm gonna play a MTT in the morning
willis mccoy: YES
willis mccoy: bout time
Jeremy Behringer: maybe the $30+$3 at 9:30 ET
willis mccoy: cool
Jeremy Behringer: or no, 9:00 ET
willis mccoy: one of the guaruntees are the best
willis mccoy: like the $25+2
Jeremy Behringer: 8.80 rebuy at 10K guarantee
willis mccoy: alway like $50,000
willis mccoy: you will hate the rebuys
willis mccoy: they are insane
willis mccoy: peeps rebuy like 13 times
willis mccoy: all-in every hand with garbage
willis mccoy: i used to always go deep in the $55,000
willis mccoy: $11 buy-in rebuy
Jeremy Behringer: there is a 30+3 at 8am thats a 5K guarantee
willis mccoy: never cash always bubble
willis mccoy: that should be good
Jeremy Behringer: that should be less than 200 peeps
willis mccoy: true
Jeremy Behringer: i used to play in the 10+1 at 11am on bodog almost every day
willis mccoy: any good
willis mccoy: are you a beeter player nw than you wer then
Jeremy Behringer: not bad, i wasn't any good then and still cashed a number of times
willis mccoy: BREAK TIME
willis mccoy: 140 LEFT
Jeremy Behringer: i used to play like a bitch on the bubble, now, I just don't give a fuck
Jeremy Behringer: i'm in it t o win, I already paid my entry fee to win, not to play for 3 hours and just get it back
Jeremy Behringer: i
Jeremy Behringer: i'd rather lose and take a chance at serious $$$$ than limp to the bullshit $$$$$
Jeremy Behringer: $2+.20 128 players HU winner takes all!!!!!!!!!!!
Jeremy Behringer: 2 bucks to win 256
Jeremy Behringer: have to win 7 HU matches straight
willis mccoy: going on now
willis mccoy: ??????
Jeremy Behringer: in the morn
willis mccoy: ah ic
willis mccoy: sounds like fun
Jeremy Behringer: table full of donks here
Jeremy Behringer: all in the negative profit and ROI
Jeremy Behringer: 1 bowl
willis mccoy:
Jeremy Behringer: i am up $345.65 so far for the month of June
Jeremy Behringer: 43 games played
willis mccoy: *** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SR8tAcEto5 [Jd Jh]
SR8tAcEto5: raises 120 to 150
mikioz: folds
funguyrye: folds
vcwhr666: folds
Whit07: folds
ClutchTime77: raises 550 to 700 and is all-in
Graceful: folds
post-rut: folds
bearsfan2006: folds
SR8tAcEto5: calls 550
*** FLOP *** [5c Qc 6s]
*** TURN *** [5c Qc 6s] [Qs]
*** RIVER *** [5c Qc 6s Qs] [9s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
SR8tAcEto5: shows [Jd Jh] (two pair, Queens and Jacks)
ClutchTime77: shows [2d 2c] (two pair, Queens and Deuces)
SR8tAcEto5 collected 1445 from pot
*** SU
willis mccoy: should have just folded
willis mccoy: wrong hand
willis mccoy: never mind
willis mccoy: fuck
Jeremy Behringer: you ready for a laugh?
willis mccoy: yeah
Jeremy Behringer: make sure you read the chat in this hand
willis mccoy: man im so stupid
Jeremy Behringer: *** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to JSB1976 [Th Ah]
abert22: calls 30
JSB1976: calls 30
skyki: folds
Big Lou 11: calls 15
CrazyCurtman: checks
*** FLOP *** [9d 7s 6h]
Big Lou 11: checks
abert22 said, "metra"
skyki said, "fk off"
CrazyCurtman: checks
abert22 said, "lol"
CrazyCurtman said, "welcome to the neighborhood, abert"
abert22: checks
JSB1976: checks
*** TURN *** [9d 7s 6h] [2h]
Big Lou 11: bets 60
CrazyCurtman: raises 60 to 120
abert22: folds
JSB1976: calls 120
Big Lou 11: calls 60
*** RIVER *** [9d 7s 6h 2h] [Qh]
Big Lou 11: checks
CrazyCurtman: bets 130
abert22 said, "ty curtis"
skyki said, "lovers?"
JSB1976 said, "you hit the flush?"
CrazyCurtman said, "ya think"
abert22 said, "curtis my guy"
JSB1976 said, "no"
JSB1976: raises 220 to 350
Big Lou 11:
Jeremy Behringer: Big Lou 11: folds
abert22 said, "hes drunk"
CrazyCurtman said, "ok, you're right this time"
CrazyCurtman: folds
JSB1976 collected 740 from pot
JSB1976: doesn't show hand
willis mccoy:
willis mccoy: you know J i just realized somthing
Jeremy Behringer: dude got mind fucked?
willis mccoy: it's happend to me twice today
willis mccoy: i don't give eople credit for thier raises
willis mccoy: peeps
willis mccoy: i always think they are trying to steal
willis mccoy: and when i call and hit the flop
willis mccoy: i won't let the hand go
Jeremy Behringer: thats a bad habit
willis mccoy: and then find out even though i have top pair lik j high
willis mccoy: they have KK or QQ
Jeremy Behringer: continuation bets are huge bro
willis mccoy: i have to start checking to the raiser
willis mccoy: especaily on rainbow flops
Jeremy Behringer: if you are the raiser......you will find out if they have QQ or KK or AA because they will re-raise your ass
willis mccoy: i notice peeps like to check raise rainbows
Jeremy Behringer: i'll check raise with a 37o for info bro
willis mccoy: it'ss just the small shit like this where my game is hurting
willis mccoy: live and learn bro
willis mccoy: i learn everyday
willis mccoy: pisses me off though
willis mccoy: im gonna run one more 6
willis mccoy: tired of watching you play
Jeremy Behringer:
willis mccoy: this is why i am not ready for higher levels
willis mccoy: like a JUCO player in a NBA game
willis mccoy: gotta make pro moves everytime for now on
willis mccoy: wtf
willis mccoy: thought i had the same window open twice
Jeremy Behringer:
willis mccoy: no really that fucked me up
willis mccoy: guess you can grade my play
willis mccoy: had AJ
Jeremy Behringer:
willis mccoy: 75 that time
willis mccoy: 38
Jeremy Behringer: 99
willis mccoy: BEAST
willis mccoy: WTF WAS THAT
willis mccoy: LMAO
Jeremy Behringer: take it
Jeremy Behringer: i'l get mine from the donks
willis mccoy: no way
Jeremy Behringer: TT
willis mccoy: he was betting on a gut
Jeremy Behringer: bubble in the 25
willis mccoy: i know
willis mccoy: no
willis mccoy: not a bluff
willis mccoy: no way
willis mccoy: 575
Jeremy Behringer: had a J
willis mccoy: 77
willis mccoy: had
Jeremy Behringer: you see that?
willis mccoy: naaaaaaaaaa
Jeremy Behringer: *** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to JSB1976 [Ks Kh]
abert22: folds
JSB1976: calls 100
Big Lou 11: checks
*** FLOP *** [Tc 9h Ts]
JSB1976: checks
Big Lou 11: bets 400
JSB1976: raises 1080 to 1480 and is all-in
Big Lou 11: calls 1080
*** TURN *** [Tc 9h Ts] [3h]
*** RIVER *** [Tc 9h Ts 3h] [7c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
JSB1976: shows [Ks Kh] (two pair, Kings and Tens)
Big Lou 11: shows [Jh Td] (three of a kind, Tens)
Big Lou 11 collected 3360 from pot
abert22 said, "gg"
willis mccoy: dam
willis mccoy: JT
Jeremy Behringer: i limped with KK only because he was raising every time that I limped when he was BB and I was SB
Jeremy Behringer: that time he checked
Jeremy Behringer: my plan was limp / all in
Jeremy Behringer: but it was limp / check / rail
willis mccoy:
willis mccoy: live and learn
Jeremy Behringer: KQo
willis mccoy: not a bluff
willis mccoy: fuc
willis mccoy:
willis mccoy: bet fucker
Jeremy Behringer: JQ
willis mccoy:
willis mccoy: set up
Jeremy Behringer:
willis mccoy: OK BITCH
Jeremy Behringer: fu
Jeremy Behringer: cheater
Jeremy Behringer: do we have a race at least?
willis mccoy: ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
willis mccoy: thought you were full of shit
willis mccoy: you got me on the wheel
willis mccoy: and the set
willis mccoy: didn't think you would push AT
Jeremy Behringer: lol
Jeremy Behringer: I push 37 dude
willis mccoy: yeah i forget
willis mccoy: lmao
willis mccoy: so how did i play
Jeremy Behringer: i won't call it, but I'll push it
Jeremy Behringer: good man, 1 thing tho
Jeremy Behringer: that hand where you had the AJ and you bet 90 on the river..............
willis mccoy: k
willis mccoy: to little
Jeremy Behringer: I woulda called that even if I had bottom pair bro
willis mccoy: ???
Jeremy Behringer: gotta make it like 3/4 pot
willis mccoy: ok
Jeremy Behringer: because, if he has you beat he is re-raising there
Jeremy Behringer: if not, he's def. folding
willis mccoy: i thought it looked like a suck bet
Jeremy Behringer: could have, but not to me
Jeremy Behringer: i saw it I was like......uh oh
willis mccoy: ok
Jeremy Behringer: i knew you had nada
willis mccoy: ok
Jeremy Behringer: other than that......cool
willis mccoy: right then i get called by bottom pair and then im pissed
Jeremy Behringer: yep
willis mccoy: suck bets are for real hands
Jeremy Behringer: and he's calling you a donk
willis mccoy: lmao true
willis mccoy: hey one thing
willis mccoy: do you think i reraise to much
willis mccoy: $$$$
Jeremy Behringer: uh.....nah
willis mccoy: ok
Jeremy Behringer: i think its best to re-pop 3 times their bet
willis mccoy: ok
Jeremy Behringer: if they call, then you shut it down
willis mccoy: my HU game sux
Jeremy Behringer: 9 times out of 10, they are folding
Jeremy Behringer: if they have the nuts, they usually ain't betting pot bets
Jeremy Behringer: if they have a piece, they bet half -pot and want to get info
Jeremy Behringer: re-pop and give them their answer
willis mccoy:
Jeremy Behringer: then show them the bluff and bust their ass later with a monster
willis mccoy: like you did huh
Jeremy Behringer: exactly
willis mccoy: FUCK YOU
willis mccoy: I JUST READ THE CHAT
Jeremy Behringer: lol
Jeremy Behringer:
willis mccoy: i need to play like this everytime
willis mccoy: i hate when i get repoped
Jeremy Behringer: we'll run another in the morn, i'm out
willis mccoy: always tells me fuck it All-IN his ass
willis mccoy: k CYA THEN PEACEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Jeremy Behringer: pissed in the wind today for a $5 profit overall
Jeremy Behringer: later
Jeremy Behringer has signed out. (6/8/2007 11:49 PM)

PLAYING POKER WHILE BLACK PART III

2007-06-07T07:05:00.000-07:00

The Shit just never ends man,here we have a guy pissed becuase i called his all-in with 88. Was it a bad call;"Yes it was". Was all the racial shit caused for FUCK NO!

PokerStars Game #10314654327: Tournament #52263089, $6.00+$0.60 Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2007/06/07 - 09:59:01 (ET)
Table '52263089 1' 6-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: uncle gino (2355 in chips)
Seat 2: SpinderSox (1580 in chips)
Seat 3: LouLou747 (2665 in chips)
Seat 4: Blackmeise (710 in chips)
Seat 6: SR8tAcEto5 (1690 in chips)
SpinderSox: posts small blind 25
LouLou747: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SR8tAcEto5 [8c 8s]
Blackmeise: raises 660 to 710 and is all-in
SR8tAcEto5: raises 980 to 1690 and is all-in
uncle gino: folds
SpinderSox: folds
LouLou747: folds
*** FLOP *** [Qh Ac Ks]
*** TURN *** [Qh Ac Ks] [9d]
*** RIVER *** [Qh Ac Ks 9d] [4d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Blackmeise: shows [Kc Ah] (two pair, Aces and Kings)
SR8tAcEto5: shows [8c 8s] (a pair of Eights)
Blackmeise collected 1495 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1495 | Rake 0
Board [Qh Ac Ks 9d 4d]
Seat 1: uncle gino (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: SpinderSox (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: LouLou747 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: Blackmeise showed [Kc Ah] and won (1495) with two pair, Aces and Kings
Seat 6: SR8tAcEto5 showed [8c 8s] and lost with a pair of Eights

Dealer: Blackmeise has a pair of Threes
Dealer: Game #10314635466: Blackmeise wins pot (450) with a pair of Threes
Dealer: Game #10314642722: Blackmeise wins pot (325)
Dealer: LouLou747 has two pair, Tens and Threes
Dealer: Blackmeise has a pair of Threes
Dealer: Game #10314649134: LouLou747 wins pot (2665) with two pair, Tens and Threes
Dealer: Blackmeise has two pair, Aces and Kings
Dealer: SR8tAcEto5 has a pair of Eights
Dealer: Game #10314654327: Blackmeise wins pot (1495) with two pair, Aces and Kings
Dealer: Limits going up: blinds 50/100
Blackmeise: fishman
Blackmeise: come on!!!!!!
Dealer: Game #10314662002: SR8tAcEto5 wins pot (250)
Blackmeise: looser man go home to your fat mom
Dealer: Game #10314667223: SR8tAcEto5 wins pot (200)
SR8tAcEto5: slap
Blackmeise: you have two ****ing hore kids
Blackmeise: niggas man
SR8tAcEto5: im so tired of this KKK ****
Dealer: uncle gino, it's your turn. You have 15 seconds to act
SR8tAcEto5: im trying to play poker you Fuc
Dealer: Game #10314672106: Blackmeise wins pot (1050)

IN THE LONG RUN(THE GRIND)

2007-06-06T07:55:00.000-07:00

I must say the grind has been very tuff for me;Sometimes i wish i still had my job.I am now working on my short table game;And it has been very tuff on me.I really never knew how many holes i had in my game until i started to play the six max.

My bankroll and my ROI started a slow climb earlier this week;Then i went on a very tuff run of bad play and bad beats.I never complain about the bad beats though,most of the time i can find flaw in my play that caused it.I have begun to smoke again becuse the game has put alot of pressure on me.

There is no doubt in my mind that i am a good player;But putting it all together is what i am working on.See i understand the long hours and hard work will pay off in the long run.My homey and playing partner JSB1976 has been playing very well in the 6max with an ROI of about 15%.His game has become very succesful to say the least.

It has now been 5 months of serious poker play for me. I really cannot complain becuase i learn something new everyday. I now have an internet pro who writes articles on the website.He also answers questions that we my have also.He is utter czar from pocket fives. He has been very helpful in offering advice in the ask a pro section of this blog.

I can only feel for a new player to this game they call poker.It's very easy to learn but the parodox of th entire game in itself is crazy.So all i can to is continue doing what i do becuase in the long run it will pay off right????

PLAYING POKER WHILE BLACK PART 2

2007-06-04T07:05:00.000-07:00

Here i bump into a dickhead at the table;He's been the table pro the entir game. Telling everyone how to play or that they sux. So i ask the guy if he is from Lincoln Park Michigan,becuase i used to work there out of town for a company i used to work for. He doesn't answer but as soon as i cracked him with 78suited. He starts to talk shit about the way that i play. I also took 1st in this btw as he had me on my A+ game for this one!

Dealer: Game #10264797064: SR8tAcEto5 wins pot (300)
Dealer: Game #10264801198: SR8tAcEto5 wins pot (300)
Dealer: SR8tAcEto5 has a pair of Threes
Dealer: 1969DrpTop has a pair of Kings
Dealer: Game #10264803744: 1969DrpTop wins pot (1800) with a pair of Kings
Dealer: 1969DrpTop has a pair of Tens
Dealer: SR8tAcEto5 has three of a kind, Tens
Dealer: Game #10264808113: SR8tAcEto5 wins pot (600) with three of a kind, Tens
Dealer: SR8tAcEto5 has two pair, Jacks and Sevens
Dealer: 1969DrpTop has two pair, Jacks and Sevens - lower kicker
Dealer: Game #10264812888: SR8tAcEto5 wins pot (13338) with two pair, Jacks and
Sevens

PokerStars Game #10264812888: Tournament #52017903, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2007/06/04 - 09:59:03 (ET)
Table '52017903 1' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 3: 1969DrpTop (6831 in chips)
Seat 8: SR8tAcEto5 (6669 in chips)
1969DrpTop: posts small blind 75
SR8tAcEto5: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SR8tAcEto5 [Jc 8s]
1969DrpTop: calls 75
SR8tAcEto5: checks
*** FLOP *** [7d 3d Jh]
SR8tAcEto5: checks
1969DrpTop: bets 300
SR8tAcEto5: raises 600 to 900
1969DrpTop: raises 5781 to 6681 and is all-in
SR8tAcEto5: calls 5619 and is all-in
*** TURN *** [7d 3d Jh] [5h]
*** RIVER *** [7d 3d Jh 5h] [7h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
SR8tAcEto5: shows [Jc 8s] (two pair, Jacks and Sevens)
1969DrpTop: shows [3h Jd] (two pair, Jacks and Sevens - lower kicker)
SR8tAcEto5 collected 13338 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 13338 | Rake 0
Board [7d 3d Jh 5h 7h]
Seat 3: 1969DrpTop (button) (small blind) showed [3h Jd] and lost with two pair, Jacks and Sevens
Seat 8: SR8tAcEto5 (big blind) showed [Jc 8s] and won (13338) with two pair, Jacks and Sevens

Dealer: SR8tAcEto5, it's your turn. You have 15 seconds to act
Dealer: Player SR8tAcEto5 has requested TIME
1969DrpTop: lets go
SR8tAcEto5: see that's what happends when you play cheapass cards like that J3 and push all-in and get your 3 counterfieted
Dealer: Game #10264817600: 1969DrpTop wins pot (150)
1969DrpTop: you sucked out idiot
Dealer: 1969DrpTop, it's your turn. You have 15 seconds to act
1969DrpTop: you made terrible card and sucked me like all nigga hoes do
SR8tAcEto5: no you played a **** kicker
Dealer: Game #10264827948: 1969DrpTop wins pot (300)
1969DrpTop: i flopped 2 pair
1969DrpTop: idiot
1969DrpTop: can you see
Dealer: SR8tAcEto5, it's your turn. You have 15 seconds to act
SR8tAcEto5: im a dude
SR8tAcEto5: why you gotta get personal
SR8tAcEto5: lol
1969DrpTop: like a said a dumb azz
Dealer: SR8tAcEto5, it's your turn. You have 15 seconds to act
Dealer: Game #10264832345: 1969DrpTop wins pot (300)
SR8tAcEto5: i got to be a nigga now
1969DrpTop: cause you obviously have no clue
Dealer: Game #10264839512: 1969DrpTop wins pot (300)
SR8tAcEto5: you dislike black peeps
1969DrpTop: cause you talk like your stupid
SR8tAcEto5: i din't say anything rasist
Dealer: SR8tAcEto5, it's your turn. You have 15 seconds to act
Dealer: 1969DrpTop has two pair, Queens and Fives
Dealer: SR8tAcEto5 has two pair, Tens and Fives
Dealer: Game #10264841755: 1969DrpTop wins pot (1374) with two pair, Queens and Fives
1969DrpTop: then quit talking crap when you obviously have no clue
Dealer: SR8tAcEto5, it's your turn. You have 15 seconds to act
Dealer: SR8tAcEto5 has high card Jack
Dealer: Game #10264848732: SR8tAcEto5 wins pot (300) with high card Jack
Dealer: Limits going up: blinds 100/200
SR8tAcEto5: l,mao
Dealer: 1969DrpTop has a pair of Nines
Dealer: Game #10264856037: 1969DrpTop wins pot (400) with a pair of Nines
1969DrpTop: lmao
Dealer: SR8tAcEto5 has a pair of Tens
Dealer: Game #10264860140: SR8tAcEto5 wins pot (400) with a pair of Tens
Dealer: SR8tAcEto5, it's your turn. You have 15 seconds to act
Dealer: Game #10264865421: SR8tAcEto5 wins pot (400)
SR8tAcEto5: lmao
1969DrpTop: lmao
Dealer: SR8tAcEto5 has two pair, Threes and Deuces
Dealer: 1969DrpTop has a full house, Deuces full of Threes
Dealer: Game #10264870195: 1969DrpTop wins pot (2048) with a full house, Deuces full of Threes
1969DrpTop: 10 high
1969DrpTop: greay call
Dealer: 1969DrpTop has high card Ace
Dealer: SR8tAcEto5 has a pair of Eights
Dealer: Game #10264873498: SR8tAcEto5 wins pot (400) with a pair of Eights
Dealer: Game #10264877254: SR8tAcEto5 wins pot (400)
Dealer: SR8tAcEto5, it's your turn. You have 15 seconds to act
SR8tAcEto5: i can't understand why i run into so many guys like you on here with that black ****
Dealer: Game #10264880121: SR8tAcEto5 wins pot (400)
SR8tAcEto5: gg
Dealer: SR8tAcEto5 has two pair, Aces and Fives
Dealer: 1969DrpTop has a pair of Aces
Dealer: Game #10264885991: SR8tAcEto5 wins pot (2896) with two pair, Aces and Fives
Dealer: 1969DrpTop finished the tournament in 2nd place
Dealer: SR8tAcEto5 wins the tournament - congratulations!
SR8tAcEto5 [observer]: YOU JUST LOST TO THE BROTHA

PokerStars Game #10264885991: Tournament #52017903, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2007/06/04 - 10:06:54 (ET)
Table '52017903 1' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 3: 1969DrpTop (1448 in chips)
Seat 8: SR8tAcEto5 (12052 in chips)
1969DrpTop: posts small blind 100
SR8tAcEto5: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SR8tAcEto5 [7s 5s]
1969DrpTop: raises 1248 to 1448 and is all-in
SR8tAcEto5: calls 1248
*** FLOP *** [3d 5h 2c]
*** TURN *** [3d 5h 2c] [As]
SR8tAcEto5 said, "gg"
*** RIVER *** [3d 5h 2c As] [Ac]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
SR8tAcEto5: shows [7s 5s] (two pair, Aces and Fives)
1969DrpTop: shows [8c Qh] (a pair of Aces)
SR8tAcEto5 collected 2896 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2896 | Rake 0
Board [3d 5h 2c As Ac]
Seat 3: 1969DrpTop (button) (small blind) showed [8c Qh] and lost with a pair of Aces
Seat 8: SR8tAcEto5 (big blind) showed [7s 5s] and won (2896) with two pair, Aces and Fives

Poker Stars $15,000 Guaranteed $30,000 prize pool

2007-06-03T15:58:00.000-07:00

Well here i am in the Poker Star $30,000 tourney with 3000 chips to start. 1st place pays $6,000 and man would i like to get my hands on some of that! Right now i have won my 1st pot with QQ and today i feel that i will go deep. I feel that i will do well in this tournament today!

Starting with 3000 in chips and having 15 min blinds will fit my style perfectly. The feild here is pretty huge at 3,000 entries;But i have been though this all before. My only worry is beating myself or doing something stupid;As this tourney has a long way to go. I will do my best to kep the chips i win and play very small pots.

PokerStars Game #10255735957: Tournament #51171374, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2007/06/03 - 19:06:12 (ET)
Table '51171374 389' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: im1uponu (3000 in chips)
Seat 2: ps_equals_bs (2880 in chips)
Seat 3: malone77 (3030 in chips)
Seat 4: SR8tAcEto5 (2970 in chips)
Seat 5: BluffMeester (2960 in chips)
Seat 6: dannymien (3010 in chips)
Seat 7: pharmerjane (2020 in chips)
Seat 8: Skunchle (2940 in chips)
Seat 9: bigjames82 (4190 in chips)
bigjames82: posts small blind 10
im1uponu: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SR8tAcEto5 [Qd Qc]
ps_equals_bs: folds
malone77: folds
SR8tAcEto5: raises 100 to 120
BluffMeester: folds
dannymien: folds
pharmerjane: folds
Skunchle: folds
bigjames82: folds
bigjames82 said, "hey mox u still there"
im1uponu: calls 100
*** FLOP *** [As 2h Jd]
im1uponu: checks
SR8tAcEto5: bets 180
im1uponu: calls 180
*** TURN *** [As 2h Jd] [4d]
im1uponu: checks
SR8tAcEto5: bets 300
bigjames82 said, "they got a daily 50 grand tourn for 55 buy in"
im1uponu: folds
SR8tAcEto5 collected 610 from pot

PokerStars Game #10255964551: Tournament #51171374, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2007/06/03 - 19:19:53 (ET)
Table '51171374 389' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: im1uponu (2830 in chips)
Seat 2: ps_equals_bs (2400 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 3: malone77 (3745 in chips)
Seat 4: SR8tAcEto5 (3205 in chips)
Seat 5: BluffMeester (3090 in chips)
Seat 6: dannymien (2740 in chips)
Seat 7: pharmerjane (1970 in chips)
Seat 8: Skunchle (3010 in chips)
Seat 9: bigjames82 (4010 in chips)
dannymien: posts small blind 15
pharmerjane: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SR8tAcEto5 [Kd Jh]
Skunchle: folds
bigjames82: folds
im1uponu: folds
ps_equals_bs: folds
ps_equals_bs is connected
ps_equals_bs has returned
malone77: folds
SR8tAcEto5: raises 90 to 120
BluffMeester: folds
dannymien: folds
pharmerjane: folds
SR8tAcEto5 collected 75 from pot

PokerStars Game #10256127126: Tournament #51171374, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2007/06/03 - 19:29:53 (ET)
Table '51171374 389' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: im1uponu (2770 in chips)
Seat 2: ps_equals_bs (3165 in chips)
Seat 3: malone77 (3850 in chips)
Seat 4: SR8tAcEto5 (3205 in chips)
Seat 5: BluffMeester (2985 in chips)
Seat 6: dannymien (2320 in chips)
Seat 7: pharmerjane (2075 in chips)
Seat 8: Skunchle (3310 in chips)
Seat 9: bigjames82 (3320 in chips)
pharmerjane: posts small blind 15
Skunchle: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SR8tAcEto5 [5s 5c]
bigjames82: folds
im1uponu: folds
ps_equals_bs: folds
malone77: folds
ps_equals_bs is sitting out
SR8tAcEto5: raises 90 to 120
BluffMeester: folds
dannymien: folds
pharmerjane: folds
Skunchle: folds
SR8tAcEto5 collected 75 from pot

THIS IS MY THIRD POT I HAD JUST ALITTLE MORE PRESSURE ON ME THIS TIME!
FUCKING GUY ACTS LIKE HE'S NOT FOLDING.BUT I KNOW IM Ace HIGH, AND NO
WAY THE FLOP HIT HIM!

PokerStars Game #10256320784: Tournament #51171374, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2007/06/03 - 19:41:39 (ET)
Table '51171374 389' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: im1uponu (2570 in chips)
Seat 2: ps_equals_bs (3215 in chips)
Seat 3: malone77 (3850 in chips)
Seat 4: SR8tAcEto5 (3125 in chips)
Seat 5: BluffMeester (8215 in chips)
Seat 6: jmz05 (3277 in chips)
Seat 7: pharmerjane (2010 in chips)
Seat 8: Skunchle (3955 in chips)
Seat 9: bigjames82 (60 in chips) is sitting out
SR8tAcEto5: posts small blind 25
BluffMeester: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SR8tAcEto5 [Qd As]
jmz05: folds
pharmerjane: folds
Skunchle: calls 50
bigjames82: folds
im1uponu: folds
ps_equals_bs: calls 50
malone77: calls 50
SR8tAcEto5: raises 150 to 200
BluffMeester: folds
Skunchle: calls 150
ps_equals_bs: calls 150
malone77: folds
*** FLOP *** [5s 6d Jd]
SR8tAcEto5: bets 500
Skunchle: folds
ps_equals_bs: calls 500
*** TURN *** [5s 6d Jd] [2c]
SR8tAcEto5: bets 1000
ps_equals_bs: folds
SR8tAcEto5 collected 1700 from pot

WELL I MADE IT TO THE FIRST BREAK!!!!! WEEEEEEEEEEEEEE........!!!!!!!

PokerStars Game #10257046506: Tournament #51171374, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2007/06/03 - 20:26:17 (ET)
Table '51171374 294' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: Ragiman76 (16400 in chips)
Seat 2: Fry20Daddy83 (5170 in chips)
Seat 3: fl-flash (8330 in chips)
Seat 4: 6pack1943 (5735 in chips)
Seat 5: spiffysparky (5850 in chips)
Seat 6: Nabisco_Kidd (9002 in chips)
Seat 7: SR8tAcEto5 (3280 in chips)
Seat 8: Poborskij (4375 in chips)
Seat 9: collarupgolf (16035 in chips) is sitting out
Nabisco_Kidd: posts small blind 100
SR8tAcEto5: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SR8tAcEto5 [Ks Kh]
Poborskij: folds
collarupgolf: folds
Ragiman76: calls 200
Fry20Daddy83: folds
fl-flash: folds
6pack1943: folds
spiffysparky: folds
collarupgolf has returned
Nabisco_Kidd: calls 100
SR8tAcEto5: raises 1000 to 1200
Ragiman76: folds
Nabisco_Kidd: folds
SR8tAcEto5 collected 600 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***

1ST HAND AFTER THE BREAK ABOVE WITH KK!
MAN I WANTED A RAISE UP FRONT!!!!!

PokerStars Game #10257352623: Tournament #51171374, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2007/06/03 - 20:44:55 (ET)
Table '51171374 294' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: Ragiman76 (20425 in chips)
Seat 2: Fry20Daddy83 (2495 in chips)
Seat 3: fl-flash (12080 in chips)
Seat 4: 6pack1943 (9335 in chips)
Seat 5: spiffysparky (7475 in chips)
Seat 6: Nabisco_Kidd (4402 in chips)
Seat 7: SR8tAcEto5 (3405 in chips)
Seat 9: collarupgolf (14560 in chips)
Ragiman76: posts the ante 25
Fry20Daddy83: posts the ante 25
fl-flash: posts the ante 25
6pack1943: posts the ante 25
spiffysparky: posts the ante 25
Nabisco_Kidd: posts the ante 25
SR8tAcEto5: posts the ante 25
collarupgolf: posts the ante 25
SR8tAcEto5: posts small blind 100
collarupgolf: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SR8tAcEto5 [Tc Ac]
Ragiman76: calls 200
Fry20Daddy83: folds
fl-flash: folds
6pack1943: folds
kampana is connected
spiffysparky: calls 200
Nabisco_Kidd: folds
SR8tAcEto5: calls 100
collarupgolf: checks
*** FLOP *** [Ts 5s 6h]
SR8tAcEto5: bets 600
collarupgolf: calls 600
Ragiman76: calls 600
spiffysparky: folds
*** TURN *** [Ts 5s 6h] [3h]
SR8tAcEto5: bets 2580 and is all-in
collarupgolf: calls 2580
Ragiman76: folds
*** RIVER *** [Ts 5s 6h 3h] [Qd]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
SR8tAcEto5: shows [Tc Ac] (a pair of Tens)
collarupgolf: shows [2h 4s] (a straight, Deuce to Six)
collarupgolf collected 7960 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 7960 | Rake 0
Board [Ts 5s 6h 3h Qd]
Seat 1: Ragiman76 folded on the Turn
Seat 2: Fry20Daddy83 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: fl-flash folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: 6pack1943 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: spiffysparky folded on the Flop
Seat 6: Nabisco_Kidd (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: SR8tAcEto5 (small blind) showed [Tc Ac] and lost with a pair of Tens
Seat 9: collarupgolf (big blind) showed [2h 4s] and won (7960) with a straight, Deuce to Six

IF YOUR GONNA PLAY MAKE SURE YOU RAISE!!!!!!!!!

TOURNAMENT THEORY FROM THE CZaR

2007-05-29T14:37:00.000-07:00

Hey-

I am by no means a poker guru, but I do understand some things and I question a lot of things and get a better grasp of how to handle situations, much like you are doing. I pretty much only play large MTTs and have found many keys to success. That being said, I have found many keys to failing as well.

The key to the MTT is survival. You have to make it to the end to win, plain and simple. Chip preservation is critical. Likewise the ability to "chip up" is neccessary. I always try to keep up with the chip average. I try to look for opportunities to steal pots early in the tourney. I often am able to accumulate large stacks in the first and second hours.

The key to going to the next level from here is not giving away that stack and continuing to build it up. It is important at this time in the MTT not to get to impatient and try to force hands, but also you must not let people chop your stack. You need to try and defend your blinds. People will raise into you and if they continue to have success it wont stop and others at the table will attack you as well. If someone raises into yuor blinds, and it's a position raise, you need to fire back a massive raise at them. Chances are they will fold and no one will try that move again. If they do, you can be assured they probably have a big hand.

As the $$$ draws near, a lot of people will tighten up there play. This is where you need to taje advantage of position and weak play. The smaller stacks will be in positions where they are forced to go all-in to survive. Be wary of those stacks. The mid stacks realize they are close to the money and become easy targets. They know if they hang on, the small stacks will get knocked out, so they are more apt to fold to large raises. Often, your best play is to push all-in, if you have a mid-stack covered, and force them to fold. Very unlikely they will call off the whole stack unless they have KK, AA, QQ, maybe Ak or AQ. You can really add to your stack as the bubble approaches.

Once you make the money, the short stacks will start pushing with any Ax, suited cards or connected cards trying to double up. This is another good time to chip up. Make sure you have a strong hand before calling or that you open raise and try to get the blinds.

Focus is key in these large MTTs....I have a good job and make good money, so poker isn't my source of living. It's my hobby, I guess. But I often find that I get bored in an MTT and lose focus and then I get busted. The tourneys where I really focus, play only one table and keep the web surfing to a minimum are often the times I do my best.

Patience is critical, If you move to a new table, make sure you watch everyone's play before you try to make big moves. SInce you are new to the table, they will all be watching you, since they have already seen each other.

I'm sure I could keep talking and you probably know most of this and it makes sense when you read it. Often it takes someone telling me things again or intheir own words for me to remember to do it.

Hope this was beneficial to you...........

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Scott Utterback
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