Thursday, September 28, 2006

Day 9

Only played 2 SnG's today. I bombed out of one playing a hand very foolishly that I knew was a mistake from the start, and the other one I won. There was a hand that came up in the SnG I won that made the other guy stay at the table for 10 minutes and berate my call. I am curious to see if anyone would advocate folding because I couldn't get my chips in fast enough.


PokerStars Game #6438788686: Tournament #32681393, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2006/09/27 - 14:12:50 (ET)
Table '32681393 1' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 3: iaff1264 (3570 in chips)
Seat 6: Knightsridge (6420 in chips)
Seat 7: XXXXXXXXXXXX (3510 in chips)
Knightsridge: posts small blind 100
XXXXXXXXXXXX: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Knightsridge [4d,6d]
iaff1264: folds
Knightsridge: raises 200 to 400
XXXXXXXXXXXX: calls 200
*** FLOP *** [ 7s,3d,7d ]
Knightsridge: bets 600
XXXXXXXXXXXX: raises 2510 to 3110 and is all-in
Knightsridge: calls 2510
*** TURN *** [7s,3d,7d] [Qc]
*** RIVER *** [7s,3d,7d] [Qc] [6h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Knightsridge: shows [ 7s,7d,6d,6h,Qc] (two pair, Sevens and Sixes)
XXXXXXXXXXXX: shows [Ah7s,7d,Qc,9h] (a pair of Sevens)
Knightsridge collected 7020 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 7020 | Rake 0
Seat 3: iaff1264 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Knightsridge (small blind) showed [4d,6d ] and won (7020) with two pair, Sevens and Sixes
Seat 7: XXXXXXXXXXXX (big blind) showed [Ah 9h] and lost with a pair of Sevens

He went nuts, never mind I was a 61% favorite as I knew he had 2 overcards, but I had 18 outs (the other three 4's, all the 5's, the other three 6's, and all the remaining diamonds (8) = 18 outs) After 15 outs you are more likely to hit then not hit. But he wouldn't listen. I am amazed at how bad some players are but refuse to believe anything else. Doesn't matter anyway, I took the first place money.

Pokerstars Balance - $175.04

Tuesday, September 26, 2006

Day 8...slow day

Only played 3 SnG's today. Ho hum. Not feeling great and still tired from a late night last night as my flight was delayed coming back from Ireland.


3 SnG's

1st - 1
2nd - 0
3rd - 0

Profit is profit.

Had KK busted by QQ all in preflop, and had TT all in against QQ on a 978 flop. That's poker, not complaining at all as my win had a few suck outs on my behalf, so all in all, 6 dollar profit and got to play poker for a few hours. I'll take it.

Pokerstars Balance - $163.54

Friday Tourney and weekend SnG's

Well.

Friday's tourney started with 54 players with 10,000 chip stacks. I started slow with no real action. I got aces once and reraised a player and a limper, took it down. Hit a set and it turned into a full house against a nut flush so I doubled up there, got JJ all in versus A9, Ace on flop but jack on turn, nice pot. I was cruising along and then I moved table to a pretty passive table. Oh the possibilities. I must have raised 60% of the pots and my stack just grew with no real danger. I took down more uncontested pots then I have ever have in live poker. My stack grew and grew and before I knew it we were hand for hand to get to a seven handed final. When the bubble burst I had about 135,000 chips with 540,000 chips in play, and I was chip leader. Nice. Here is where my problems began, and they had nothing to do with poker. The final table began at about 2:30am. I was flying to Ireland at 7:00am with my girlfriend to spend the weekend with her parents. No problem right? Wrong. Fast forward to 3:30am and there are still 7 left. I had announced numerous times throughout the night that I was on an early flight and about this time realised that if I didn't take chances I would be a short stack with no time to play it.

I raised with KT suited UTG (something I would never do), and then called an all in (again something I would never do) and lost to AT. Then went all in with 86s in the SB and was called by the BB with A9. I hit a 6 on the turn (sorry Steve, well played mate) and he was down to near nothing. As time went on and I pushed every once in a while, my stack was growing but the number of players stayed the same.

At 4:15 the fireworks started when no deal was wanted but I had no time to play as my girlfriend had called to say she was packing for me and that the taxi would be at the club soon to go to the airport. I then announced "I gotta go, I am going all in blind every hand to knock people out or get knocked out myself." All in blind with 47 and called by AA. The board came 45789 and he was not happy. Next hand all in with QK against AT, K on river and we are down to 4. I went all in with 85 called by AJ. 5 on the river, down to 3. I continued to go all in blind and they were folding, amazing the power of luck isn't it? I would say I moved in blind 10 times and never lost a hand. I was then called however by the other two stacks and the better hands held up. I was glad my stack was divided among the other two to allow for poker rather then a major chip leader due to 2 lucky hands. They ended up doing a deal for first/second (350 and 325) which was a bit disappointing as I wanted a 4 way deal but c'est la vie.

All in all, a good night, a bit too bad it finished like it did, but those watching had a good time. I know I could have won the game when it got to 4 handed, but then again the other players are very good. I am looking forward to the next game very much.


Live roll - £172 prize money (minus £25 entry, £2 registration fee, £15 taxi, £1 water, £5 dealer tip)
= £124

Played one SnG over the weekend in Ireland (not much time and I wasn't feeling great either). When it got to three handed I had over 12,000 chips and they had 200 and 900 each. Bit ridiculous as they were folding to get second and they each never played a hand after I raised. I got first to state the obvious.

P-Stars account - $157.54

Saturday, September 23, 2006

Short tourney update...more to follow

I am in Ireland right now visiting my girlfriend's family and we are driving to her summer home soon which has no internet access. I will be posting the results and comments of last nights Cincinnati Club tourney probably either tomorrow night (Sunday) or back in Glasgow Monday night.

Just to let you know, I think last night (before the final table began, and you'll understand why when I post) I played the best poker of my life. I am still on a high. And just so I don't keep you guessing, 54 runners, and I got 3rd for 175£. More details to follow.

Friday, September 22, 2006

Day 6


Kind of a slow day today. Only played 3 SnG's even though I have the day off work (some weird UK holiday thing, I don't care, I'm not complaining). I am going to play a live tourney tonight though. This is my favorite live tourney which is at the Cincinnati Club here in Glasgow. For anyone reading this, the tourney is great value with plenty of play. It is a 25£ buy in, 10,000 chip freezeout, with the blinds starting at 25/25. Plus, the tables are 6 or 7 handed. It is a great game.



I will update following the tourney tonight.

STT's played - 3

1st - 0
2nd - 1
3rd - 1

A bit disappointed with the second place finish. It was against an extremely aggressive player who had gotten lucky a few times to have a big stack. We were heads up after only 30 minutes and blinds at 50/100. He raised my BB and I went all in with K9, only to be called by A9. Should have picked my spot better, he would have fallen in a trap if I had just been patient...next time.

P-stars account - $140.54

Thursday, September 21, 2006

Day 5 with special guest Mike

Day 5 started off ok, but finished well. To top it all off Mike my former roommate from college, who is currently doing a bicycle repair course (college wasn't for him) played at a table with me. (Let it be known we did not talk about our hands or give each other information at the table) Mike actually took the SnG down while I settled for 3rd place (I pushed all in with J5 and he called with A2, *cough* donk play *cough*). Congrats buddy, you can fix my bike anyday.

SnG's played - 6

1st - 2
2nd - 0
3rd - 2

P-Stars Balance - 135.54

Wednesday, September 20, 2006

Day 4 Results

It was a banner day here at Knightsridge Online Poker Central (my living room table). I played a whopping 11 Sit n Gos (a lot considering I do not multitable, although I did play 2 at a time a few times as I had built up a few chip leads and stealing the blinds was useless as they were 15/30 or 25/50). That being said I am hoping to play a few more tonight.

Some very strange goings on today. Bad beats galore as well as inflicting bad beats, all even in the end I suppose. I had one guy heads up say that I deserved to win as a result of my stellar play during the sit n go, and after I raised on the river he went all in with nothing...nothing. I called and he said he didnt deserve to win after I played so well. Have you ever heard of that? Weird. I'll take it though. I had my first KK run into AA preflop which was a messy encounter for my Kings to say the least. I also had a fantastic comeback from 95 chips when the blinds were 75/150 with 6 left to take it down. (see hand history below) That was a massive rush.

As far as my play is concerned I am getting much stronger using position and my stack as weapons. When it gets to 4 or 5 handed I am absolutely crushing most of the tables. I did bubble twice today, but it was from two clear mistakes I made which I knew were mistakes as soon as I made them. I am also laying down big hands (AK, 99, TT, JJ) in a few key spots where I know I will be called with a reraise. I am controlling the table in its late stages a fair share of the time. To go with this my heads up play is also improving greatly. Four times I was in the final two and three times I won. The fourth was a back and forth match against a very good player. We were heads up quickly, and with the blinds pretty low (75/150), it made more postflop play possible. He was a good player and I learned a few things not to do.

I am nowhere near as good a player as some of the others on the Blonde Poker Fourm but my game is coming along nicely. I didnt think I would would feel as comfotable at the table so early on, but only playing these SnG's has made me see a lot of moves and advantages I never saw before when I was hopping from game to game.

All in all, a great day online.

STT's played - 11

1st - 3
2nd - 1
3rd - 3 (A bit disappointing to have so many thirds but I took chances to get first so I can't complain)

P-Stars account $104.54 triple digits....I love it!!!!

Table Talk....

1stSgtRDB said, "wanna hear something sick?"
1stSgtRDB said, "all in pocket queens"
1stSgtRDB said, "guy calls with 45 club"
1stSgtRDB said, "hits a straight flush on the flop"
1stSgtRDB said, "now that is sick"
Knightsridge said, "i was at a game where a guy bet his child and he lost and now that child isnt his"
1stSgtRDB said, "ok i don't believe that"
Knightsridge said, "and i don't believe you are telling a bad beat story in an online poker room"
1stSgtRDB said, "true"

What a Comeback to Start off Day 4

I went all in with pocket jacks only to be called by AT. An ace on the flop and I was down to 95 chips...


PokerStars Game #6352566132: Tournament #32230032, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2006/09/20 - 06:18:15 (ET)
Table '32230032 1' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: Teditu (2705 in chips)
Seat 2: Dabbinn (3250 in chips)
Seat 3: CoumtryBelle (1150 in chips)
Seat 5: Knightsridge (95 in chips)
Seat 6: TakerT (2835 in chips)
Seat 8: bevey (3465 in chips)
Teditu: posts small blind 75
Dabbinn: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Knightsridge [7h 2c]
CoumtryBelle: folds
Knightsridge: folds
TakerT: folds
bevey: calls 150
Teditu: folds
Dabbinn: checks
*** FLOP *** [5s Qh 7c]
Dabbinn: checks
bevey: bets 150
Dabbinn: folds
bevey collected 375 from pot
bevey: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 375 | Rake 0
Board [5s Qh 7c]
Seat 1: Teditu (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: Dabbinn (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 3: CoumtryBelle folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Knightsridge folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: TakerT folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: bevey (button) collected (375)


same tournament

PokerStars Game #6352645920: Tournament #32230032, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2006/09/20 - 06:45:36 (ET)
Table '32230032 1' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 2: Dabbinn (5055 in chips)
Seat 5: Knightsridge (8445 in chips)
Dabbinn: posts the ante 25
Knightsridge: posts the ante 25
Dabbinn: posts small blind 200
Knightsridge: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Knightsridge [8d 8h]
Dabbinn: raises 800 to 1200
Knightsridge: raises 7220 to 8420 and is all-in
Dabbinn: calls 3830 and is all-in
*** FLOP *** [Ah 2s 9c]
*** TURN *** [Ah 2s 9c] [7s]
*** RIVER *** [Ah 2s 9c 7s] [2c]
Knightsridge said, "gg"
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Knightsridge: shows [8d 8h] (two pair, Eights and Deuces)
Dabbinn: shows [Kh Js] (a pair of Deuces)
Knightsridge collected 10110 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 10110 | Rake 0
Board [Ah 2s 9c 7s 2c]
Seat 2: Dabbinn (button) (small blind) showed [Kh Js] and lost with a pair of Deuces
Seat 5: Knightsridge (big blind) showed [8d 8h] and won (10110) with two pair, Eights and Deuces

That felt so good

Tuesday, September 19, 2006

Day 3

One of the best things about this '1000 dollars by Christmas thing', which I think will hold true throughout, is the simple truth that I am only playing 5.50 Sit n Gos. Before this, when I was playing online poker, I was all over the place. Playing STT's MTT's, heads up, cash. I would win one and just want to keep playing but with a tougher challenge and more money involved. This was silly and destined for failure, but I think integral for future success to take place. Anyways,

2 Sit n Gos played today

1st - 1
2nd - 0
3rd - 0

Really disappointed with myself on the other one. I was going well but I got fancy and started getting away from what was winning for me. I ran into a big hand when shortstacked and that was that. If I played a patient game and made sure I was paying attention from the start, I would have done better. No more being stupid when playing. Plenty of time to talk about poker on this blog and on Blonde fourms after I am done.

GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

P-Stars account - $57.04

Monday, September 18, 2006

Day 2

Well I just finished putting up the results for yesterday (I forgot) and now I am proud to say that today I won every STT I entered. That's right, 100%. Hell Yeah.


STT's played - 1

1st - 1
2nd - 0
3rd - 0

Rather then saying profit I'm just gonna say what my account balance is, it's easier then rummaging around my account and taking away 25.04. (I had 4 cents in the account before a generous deposit from Mike) (and thanks Bengals)

Current P-Stars status - $46.54

Oh, and tomorrow I am hoping for atleast 4 or 5 STT's as the girlfriend is staying late at work and wont be home till later then usual. (I know playing only 1 at a time is tedious, but I have such a good feel for the table by the time 5 handed poker rolls around I feel very confident I can win, short stacked or not)

My Second Day 1

I am calling yesterday Day 1 even though it is like Day 4. I am forgetting Will Hill exists.

9 STT's played

1st - 2
2nd - 0
3rd - 1

Profit - + 4.50

It aint huge, but profit is profit

I tried multi tabling today to see if it would be profitable. To make a long story short...it isn't. I am sure that at some point I will be able to, but for now, one table is enough. Both tables I won were when they were the only tables open. I will stick with just the one for now.

Sunday, September 17, 2006

On The Road Again


After initial hiccups involving Will Hill and there lack of generosity with chips and my inability to get off my ass and get neteller (I swear I will get it soon) I would like to restate my goal involving internet poker.

I want to look at my balance on Christmas Day (I will be in Ireland) and see 1000 dollars looking back at me. I know that I stated 3000 dollars was my original goal, but I think a goal over a few months would be a good idea. I hope it's possible! Here's hoping...

Back to the Game baby....

Well as I am my only loyal fan I cant see many people complaining about the lack of updates recently. Therefore, I make no apologies as there is no one to listen to them.

My friend just sent me 25 dollars in pokerstars money (thanks Mike) as he owed my some money from a football pool we are in (Bengals you better win today). So therefore, pokerstars, here I come!!!

Let the 5 dollar Sit n Go's Begin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Saturday, September 02, 2006

Will Hill...where have the chips gone?



Well after putting up a small profit over 3 days, I lost 15 pound playing STT's and I have decided to stop playing WillHill. I had a few pounds left in the account so I logged into a 15/25 cent cash game and went all in on a draw. I really didnt care though as I think the structure there is terrible, not to mention the fact that there are no bonus' available to players unless they play 1/2 dollar cash games. Very silly me thinks.

Therefore I will be applying for a neteller account this week and hopefully I will have an account set up soon. After playing STT's with 1000 chips I am dying for stars' 1500 or Paddy's 2000 stacks.

Until then...