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100NL

Played last night after work. I 16 tabled 100Nl for about 4 hours. I ended up playing about 4600 hands and I won $330. I also took in about 5K in fpps.

Here's the biggest hand I won:

***** Hand History for Game 22762403112 *****
$100.00 USD NL Texas Hold'em - Tuesday, December 09, 11:52:56 ET 2008
Table Draco IV (Real Money)
Seat 2 is the button
Seat 1: LuckySOB ( $128.95 USD )
Seat 2: Knightsridge ( $123.00 USD )
Seat 5: sahas81 ( $17.00 USD )
Seat 7: Timm Piwo ( $24.95 USD )
Seat 8: mrcrgl ( $41.85 USD )
Seat 9: dexter1984 ( $100.00 USD )
sahas81 posts small blind [$0.50 USD].
Timm Piwo posts big blind [$1.00 USD].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Knightsridge [ 9c 9h ]
mrcrgl folds
dexter1984 folds
LuckySOB raises [$3.50 USD]
Knightsridge calls [$3.50 USD]
sahas81 folds
Timm Piwo calls [$2.50 USD]
** Dealing Flop ** [ 8s, Kh, 9s ]
Timm Piwo checks
LuckySOB bets [$7.50 USD]
Knightsridge raises [$22.00 USD]
Timm Piwo folds
LuckySOB raises [$117.95 USD]
Knightsridge calls [$97.50 USD]
** Dealing Turn ** [ 5d ]
** Dealing River ** [ Ah ]
LuckySOB shows [Js, Qs ]
Knightsridge shows [9c, 9h ]
Knightsridge wins $247.00 USD from main pot

Heres my biggest loss:

***** Hand History for Game 22761657949 *****
$100.00 USD NL Texas Hold'em - Tuesday, December 09, 11:17:19 ET 2008
Table Gemini (Real Money)
Seat 6 is the button
Seat 1: dexter1984 ( $105.70 USD )
Seat 2: Pacodgg ( $86.10 USD )
Seat 4: Vurczi ( $100.00 USD )
Seat 5: glissdaddy ( $122.05 USD )
Seat 6: xTJaxx ( $100.00 USD )
Seat 7: Knightsridge ( $100.00 USD )
Seat 9: Doylestown ( $100.00 USD )
Knightsridge posts small blind [$0.50 USD].
Doylestown posts big blind [$1.00 USD].
Vurczi posts big blind [$1.00 USD].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Knightsridge [ Kh Ac ]
dexter1984 folds
Pacodgg raises [$4.00 USD]
Vurczi folds
glissdaddy folds
xTJaxx folds
Knightsridge raises [$16.50 USD]
Doylestown folds
Pacodgg calls [$13.00 USD]
** Dealing Flop ** [ Qc, Ah, Jh ]
Knightsridge bets [$12.00 USD]
Pacodgg raises [$40.00 USD]
Knightsridge raises [$56.00 USD]
Pacodgg raises [$29.10 USD]
Knightsridge calls [$1.10 USD]
** Dealing Turn ** [ 2c ]
** Dealing River ** [ 8d ]
Knightsridge shows [Kh, Ac ]
Pacodgg shows [Ad, Qd ]
Pacodgg wins $171.20 USD from main pot

The AQ guy was playing quite erratic and thats why I raised so much preflop. I figured there was a chance I was behind when he riased but had a lot of outs with the K, T, or backdoor flush.

Week Recap

Here are my results from the last week.

Holdem:

Omaha: $445

Fpps: 16049. This equates to $257 when I cash them in.


Total = $1327

If I can get more weeks like this I am all for it. That being said I played a lot of omaha and I dont see myself playing that much every week. I just like it to mix it up once in awhile as its a fun game.

Tomorrow the wife has some school show thing after work and she wont be home till late. I hope to get in quite a few hands.

Monday Morning QB

Went Christmas shopping on Saturday, it was ok, although insane amounts of people still tilt me. Ended up coming home and playing a little Omaha Saturday night and made another $160. Sunday I played a little more Omaha, one session Sunday morning, and another Sunday night. I ran so bad in both it was sick. I dont have any tracker software but if I did I would say I was down about 400-500 in equity. It was actually quite insane considering they were $50 tables. Ayways, in the end I made like $60.

I am updating the stake tonight after work, so when I do I will post the graph and my week's winnings.

PS The wife and I saw Four Christmases yesterday. It was a 5/10 at best. Even Vince Vaughn couldnt save it.

Omahahahaha and some Morning Poker

Last night after work I felt about as useful as tits on a bull but I took a nap and some cold medicine pills something or other and started to feel better. My wife went out at about 8 with some friends so I thought I should play some. That being said I had no urge to grind out some holdem as multitabling requires a clear head, something that I didnt have. So I hopped on some 6max 25-50cent pot limit omaha tables. I played about 4-5 hours and ended up making about $175. I was up about $250 but lost a little at the end. I like playing omaha as its full of action but the software availible for omaha is lacking so I never know how much Im making. I know Im a winner at $50 and $100 tables, but how much Im not sure. Kind of annoying.

This morning I started feeling much better and my wife was a little worse for wear so I hopped on and played some holdem. 16 tabling 100NL. I played for a little under 3 hours and made $260. I am really hoping to hop back on tonight as I think I could have a pretty solid day.

The wife and I are heading downtown for some Christmas shopping soon (3rd last Saturday before Christmas in Glasgow. It'll be a mad house. God I hate crowds of people while shopping.) but afterwards I think we are gonna come home and chill.

Heres to hoping

PS

I am going to be aiming for 60K hands a month from now till the summer. That would also mean I keep Supernova through all the next year. The way it works is you must get 100K vpps through a calendar year to achieve Supernova. However, it only stays for the first 6 months of the following year provided you get 10K vpps each of those 6 months missing no more than one month. However, if I managed to get the 100K vpps in those six months, then I keep it for the remainder of the year, and so on. I have been thinking about what I want my goals to be next year and keeping 'Nova is important to meeting them. If I play 100NL with Supernova I am getting about 45% rakeback through the fpp bonuses which is pretty sick.

I truly believe my days of 50NL are behind me (read back about 2 months or so and I am pretty sure I already said that), but I am very sure of it this time. Whenever I moved up in the past I felt the need to change my game or adapt, but I am playing like I belong there. Maybe its a confidence thing, I dunno. The fact I cant lose money doesnt hurt either.

Anyways

November's Not My Style

Well I didnt post once in November. First time thats happened since I started the blog. The streak is dead, but I'll get over it.

So to update whats been going on in my online poker world.

The stake I am currently on for 100NL -200NL is alive and well. My first week was a bit of a learning curve at the new level and I promptly lost $730. That being said, my equity adjusted profit was -$300; so even though I lost, not terrible. The next week went much better and I actually won all my losses back. Week 3 was a bit shortened as I went to my wife's parents house for the weekend with no poker. So during that week I only made $150 or so. This week I played Tuesday night ($300 profit) and last night ($75 profit, which after being down $300 at one point was fine with me). I was going to play more tonight but I have felt like a bag of ass lately so I played a little 50NL pot limit heads up omaha. I won about $80 and then quit as I wanted to chill and watch some football. Tomorrow night my wife is going to some Christmas party for her work so I plan on playing quite a bit then.

100NL is a fun game and I am enjoying playing it more than I did 50NL. As far as the stake goes though, I need to make 10 buyins to jump to 200NL. I am currently on 5 buyins. I would love to get the next 5 this weekend. That being said, I am going to see if I want to jump up right away or stick around for awhile. But I will def be moving up for a few sessions right away just to test the waters and hope for a heater.

One thing that is great is the fpp accrual at 100NL compared to 50NL. Much faster; which is obviously great. I just cashed a 100K bonus for $1500, but the next bonus I plan on getting is the 250K bonus for $4000. Its a better rate that way.

Every Monday the stake gets updated, ie graphs and stats sent along with any profits/receiving losses. From now on during the stake I will post the graph each Monday as well.

Hopefully this weekend sees me hit my first $1000 day. I would really like to break that duck.

Heres to hoping.

Ship It IMO

Im a 63% favorite when the money goes in

PokerStars Game #21652688072: Omaha Pot Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2008/10/31 18:57:19 ET
Table 'Deikoon IV' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: Miksu ($145.80 in chips)
Seat 2: Knightsridge ($199.50 in chips)
Knightsridge: posts small blind $0.50
Miksu: posts big blind $1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Knightsridge [5c 4s 7c 3h]
Knightsridge: raises $2 to $3
Miksu: raises $6 to $9
Knightsridge: calls $6
*** FLOP *** [6c 4c Td]
Miksu: bets $15
Knightsridge: raises $47.50 to $62.50
Miksu: raises $74.30 to $136.80 and is all-in
Knightsridge: calls $74.30
*** TURN *** [6c 4c Td] [5h]
*** RIVER *** [6c 4c Td 5h] [2h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Miksu: shows [Ah 9c Kc Qc] (high card Ace)
Knightsridge: shows [5c 4s 7c 3h] (a straight, Three to Seven)
Knightsridge collected $291.10 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $291.60 | Rake $0.50
Board [6c 4c Td 5h 2h]
Seat 1: Miksu (big blind) showed [Ah 9c Kc Qc] and lost with high card Ace
Seat 2: Knightsridge (button) (small blind) showed [5c 4s 7c 3h] and won ($291.10) with a straight, Three to Seven

Progress

I got an email through 2+2 poker forums a few days ago from a pro looking to stake me. I have no idea why me, but I posted a graph the other day on there so maybe that was it. Anyways, I am now playing 100NL with no risk to my roll as he covers all losses, but in return I ship him 1/2 the profits for the next 50K hands. I also receive free coaching and 1-1 questions/answers from a well known full ring pro. Pretty good deal.

I am super excited about improving my game and moving up the limits. Considering I have moved up in the past and was forced back down, the idea of a safety net (ie no loss possible) as well as free coaching from a proven winner is sick. Here is my graph from last night. The first $150 in profit is 50NL then I spoke to my staker online about my play and a few other things and I went back to playing 100NL. Really pleased with the way I was playing. Not because I made money, but just following a few things he said and how I started seeing things I never saw before in terms of position and 3 betting. Hopefully it continues.

The stake runs for 100NL until I hit 10 buyins profit at which point I jump to 200NL.

I also played some pot limit Omaha heads up yesterday as well on top of this graph and made another $130. I think I may buy PT for omaha as I am playig it more and more and really like the game.

Monday is Today (Tuesday is Tomorrow)

Great day today. 24 tabled 50NL for awhile and made about $250 then played some 6 handed omaha for a change of pace and made another $150. Then played some heads up omaha and made another $200 or so. All in all, made about $600+4K fpps which is about 60$.

Considering Im playing all 25cent-50cent games, $600 is a good day.

My biggest hand today. (We had been playing for awhile so my min raise on the flop may look a bit stupid, but in this spot, I dont think it was. He was very aggressive and I had min raised the flop with air twice and he kept firing anyway. I was hoping for the same here)

PokerStars Game #21547776853: Omaha Pot Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2008/10/27 18:58:36 ET
Table 'Heike' 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: Knightsridge ($116.45 in chips)
Seat 2: harrry k ($109.65 in chips)
Knightsridge: posts small blind $0.25
harrry k: posts big blind $0.50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Knightsridge [5d Qc 9s 9d]
Knightsridge: raises $1 to $1.50
harrry k: raises $3 to $4.50
Knightsridge: calls $3
*** FLOP *** [2s 9h 4d]
harrry k: bets $7
Knightsridge: raises $7 to $14
harrry k: calls $7
*** TURN *** [2s 9h 4d] [7c]
harrry k: checks
Knightsridge: bets $36.50
harrry k: calls $36.50
*** RIVER *** [2s 9h 4d 7c] [5s]
harrry k: bets $54.65 and is all-in
Knightsridge: calls $54.65
*** SHOW DOWN ***
harrry k: shows [Kc 8h Kh Ad] (a pair of Kings)
Knightsridge: shows [5d Qc 9s 9d] (three of a kind, Nines)
Knightsridge collected $218.80 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $219.30 | Rake $0.50
Board [2s 9h 4d 7c 5s]
Seat 1: Knightsridge (button) (small blind) showed [5d Qc 9s 9d] and won ($218.80) with three of a kind, Nines
Seat 2: harrry k (big blind) showed [Kc 8h Kh Ad] and lost with a pair of Kings


As soon as I hit 5K, I am moving up to 100NL and I am giving myself a 1K downswing room. As in, if I ever hit 4K I am back to 50NL to grind it back to 5K and 100NL.

Here's to hoping.

Bueller...Bueller...Bueller

I am still here and still playing.

That being said, I jumped to 100NL and a little 200NL but I lost a few buyins and also had to cash out 2K to pay from my new comp. So I dropped down again to 50NL.

However, even though I am back down, I am playing well and getting some good results. My roll is now $4200 (that includes cashing a $1500 Supernova bonus). So I am waiting till 5K then jumping up again, but only 100NL.



Graph for today.


24 tabling 50NL for 4 hours. Plus about 4K fpps = about $60

Supernova Baby

Live Poker is Fun *end sarcasm*

30 runners

In 3 and a half hours of poker I saw

22, 55, 66, AK, and AT

Of those, I won 2 hands.

Then I pushed TT w 16K at 2K-4K to be called by the SB w A7o. Flop comes 345, turn 2.

Im ordering pizza.

Wabash Tourney

About to go play a tourney at the Wabash.

50 pound buy in plus a 50 pound rebuy or top up

here's to hoping

New Computer

I also just bought a new computer off apple.co.uk


A 24' iMac, 4 GB RAM, 1TB (1000 gigs) hard drive.

Now I currently own a MacBook and it is a super sick machine so I am looking forward to the iMac arriving next week.

For those reading, Macs are not great for poker as there are no poker tracking software programs which are compatible. They only work for windows. Now on my laptop I run a program called boot camp which is free from apple, and is used to install windows on a Mac. I simply boot in and out of windows when I play poker. While in Mac it is a Mac, when in windows it is a windows machine. This is great, but can get annoying at times booting in and out, especially as I dont like surfing or downloading anything in windows for fear of viruses spyware etc. So this time round, with my iMac, I am going to buy a program called VmWare Fusion. This is a program which allows windows to be run while in Mac and simply treats windows as an application. This way I can play poker on windows with tracking software etc running while I listen to music, surf, whatever in my mac without fear of viruses. (Macs dont have viruses or spyware and the past 2 pcs I have had both were hit by viruses which were not cool at all.)

Can't wait for it to arrive!

Should be here a week on Monday. I'll post pics when I get it set up.

Oh, and 12 tabling with no overlap, 16 with a little overlap sounds like fun.

Moving Up

Well I am now a 100NL grinder. Officially. Goodbye 50NL.

I was playing 50NL last week and I was honestly bored. I knew I was rolled for 100NL at 3K and I wanted to move up. The idea of griding out 20 buyins at 50NL was not what I wanted to do. So I jumped.

Since Saturday, I have played 3 sessions and Im up $1200. I am currently 16 tabling and my PT win rate is a little below 3pt/bb. Not bad at all. My roll is now a shade over 4K.

I am also playing really well which is good considering I am actually running quite badly overall.

My three biggest winning hands thus far at 100NL

POKERSTARS GAME #19974846366: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($0.50/$1.00) - 2008/08/28 - 19:56:35 (ET)
Table 'Istria' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 2: robbiep777 ($66.80 in chips)
Seat 3: ibiza007 ($124.95 in chips)
Seat 4: idive4five ($187 in chips)
Seat 5: vinivici9586 ($99.50 in chips)
Seat 7: nelsonmarte ($99 in chips)
Seat 8: Knightsridge ($100 in chips)
Seat 9: multicult78 ($87.80 in chips)
granny10002 will be allowed to play after the button
nelsonmarte: posts small blind $0.50
Knightsridge: posts big blind $1
Airwolff0815: sits out
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Knightsridge [5c 5h]
multicult78: folds
robbiep777: calls $1
ibiza007: folds
idive4five: calls $1
vinivici9586: folds
nelsonmarte: calls $0.50
Knightsridge: checks
*** FLOP *** [Ah 4s 5d]
nelsonmarte: bets $3
Knightsridge: calls $3
robbiep777: calls $3
idive4five: folds
*** TURN *** [Ah 4s 5d] [4c]
nelsonmarte: bets $9
Knightsridge: raises $13 to $22
robbiep777: calls $22
nelsonmarte: raises $73 to $95 and is all-in
Knightsridge: raises $1 to $96 and is all-in
robbiep777: calls $40.80 and is all-in
Uncalled bet ($1) returned to Knightsridge
*** RIVER *** [Ah 4s 5d 4c] [Qs]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
nelsonmarte: shows [3c 2d] (a straight, Ace to Five)
Knightsridge: shows [5c 5h] (a full house, Fives full of Fours)
Knightsridge collected $64.40 from side pot
robbiep777: mucks hand
Knightsridge collected $198.40 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $265.80 Main pot $198.40. Side pot $64.40. | Rake $3
Board [Ah 4s 5d 4c Qs]
Seat 2: robbiep777 mucked [4d 3h]
Seat 3: ibiza007 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: idive4five folded on the Flop
Seat 5: vinivici9586 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: nelsonmarte (small blind) showed [3c 2d] and lost with a straight, Ace to Five
Seat 8: Knightsridge (big blind) showed [5c 5h] and won ($262.80) with a full house, Fives full of Fours
Seat 9: multicult78 folded before Flop (didn't bet)


POKERSTARS GAME #20484169922: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($0.50/$1.00) - 2008/09/17 16:55:17 ET
Table 'Lobelia' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: SIUC1984 ($98.35 in chips)
Seat 2: Knightsridge ($119 in chips)
Seat 3: The Z-Man 0 ($103 in chips)
Seat 4: joecap123 ($165.60 in chips)
Seat 5: Paaapaa ($102.40 in chips)
Seat 6: bagger79 ($94.95 in chips)
Seat 7: Tobsen ($100 in chips)
Seat 8: karter_35 ($18 in chips)
Seat 9: hyipfan ($128.40 in chips)
hyipfan: posts small blind $0.50
SIUC1984: posts big blind $1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Knightsridge [As Ad]
Knightsridge: raises $2 to $3
The Z-Man 0: calls $3
joecap123: folds
Paaapaa: folds
bagger79: folds
Tobsen: folds
karter_35: folds
hyipfan: raises $13 to $16
SIUC1984: folds
Knightsridge: calls $13
The Z-Man 0: folds
*** FLOP *** [2h 7d 5d]
hyipfan: bets $25.50
Knightsridge: raises $77.50 to $103 and is all-in
hyipfan: calls $77.50
*** TURN *** [2h 7d 5d] [2d]
*** RIVER *** [2h 7d 5d 2d] [9h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
hyipfan: shows [Ks Kc] (two pair, Kings and Deuces)
Knightsridge: shows [As Ad] (two pair, Aces and Deuces)
Knightsridge collected $239 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $242 | Rake $3
Board [2h 7d 5d 2d 9h]
Seat 1: SIUC1984 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: Knightsridge showed [As Ad] and won ($239) with two pair, Aces and Deuces
Seat 3: The Z-Man 0 folded before Flop
Seat 4: joecap123 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Paaapaa folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: bagger79 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: Tobsen folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: karter_35 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: hyipfan (small blind) showed [Ks Kc] and lost with two pair, Kings and Deuces

POKERSTARS GAME #20395918002: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($0.50/$1.00) - 2008/09/14 7:30:08 ET
Table 'Lumen' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 2: Apex-X ($126.90 in chips)
Seat 3: spikken ($31.20 in chips)
Seat 4: schachi ($18 in chips)
Seat 5: dreamer_ss ($100 in chips)
Seat 6: WojtasPolak ($94 in chips)
Seat 7: Knightsridge ($129.80 in chips)
Seat 8: TexMexRex113 ($37.30 in chips)
Seat 9: mkdyer ($105.55 in chips)
Apex-X: posts small blind $0.50
spikken: posts big blind $1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Knightsridge [6c 9c]
schachi: folds
dreamer_ss: folds
WojtasPolak: folds
Knightsridge: raises $2 to $3
TexMexRex113: folds
mkdyer: folds
Apex-X: raises $6 to $9
spikken: folds
Knightsridge: calls $6
*** FLOP *** [8s 6h 6d]
Apex-X: bets $15
Knightsridge: calls $15
*** TURN *** [8s 6h 6d] [3h]
Apex-X: bets $30
Knightsridge: calls $30
*** RIVER *** [8s 6h 6d 3h] [9s]
Apex-X: bets $72.90 and is all-in
Knightsridge: calls $72.90
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Apex-X: shows [Ah Ac] (two pair, Aces and Sixes)
Knightsridge: shows [6c 9c] (a full house, Sixes full of Nines)
Knightsridge collected $251.80 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $254.80 | Rake $3
Board [8s 6h 6d 3h 9s]
Seat 2: Apex-X (small blind) showed [Ah Ac] and lost with two pair, Aces and Sixes
Seat 3: spikken (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: schachi folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: dreamer_ss folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: WojtasPolak folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: Knightsridge showed [6c 9c] and won ($251.80) with a full house, Sixes full of Nines
Seat 8: TexMexRex113 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: mkdyer (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

My three biggest losing hands thus far at 100NL

POKERSTARS GAME #20401694228: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($0.50/$1.00) - 2008/09/14 12:58:07 ET
Table 'Mora II' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: Deepdane ($117.90 in chips)
Seat 2: MarkFresno ($111.50 in chips)
Seat 3: snqm ($199.20 in chips)
Seat 4: Larivor ($107.85 in chips)
Seat 5: Knightsridge ($122 in chips)
Seat 6: szabi_777 ($44 in chips)
Seat 7: MUCHACHON ($98.50 in chips)
Seat 8: suddend3ath ($110.25 in chips)
Seat 9: maggiejames ($118 in chips)
suddend3ath: posts small blind $0.50
maggiejames: posts big blind $1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Knightsridge [As Ah]
Deepdane: folds
MarkFresno: folds
snqm: raises $2 to $3
Larivor: folds
Knightsridge: raises $8 to $11
szabi_777: folds
MUCHACHON: folds
suddend3ath: folds
maggiejames: folds
snqm: calls $8
*** FLOP *** [2s 7s 7c]
snqm: checks
Knightsridge: bets $16
snqm: raises $172.20 to $188.20 and is all-in
Knightsridge: calls $95 and is all-in
Uncalled bet ($77.20) returned to snqm
*** TURN *** [2s 7s 7c] [Jc]
*** RIVER *** [2s 7s 7c Jc] [Th]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
snqm: shows [Ts Tc] (a full house, Tens full of Sevens)
Knightsridge: mucks hand
snqm collected $242.50 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $245.50 | Rake $3
Board [2s 7s 7c Jc Th]
Seat 1: Deepdane folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: MarkFresno folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: snqm showed [Ts Tc] and won ($242.50) with a full house, Tens full of Sevens
Seat 4: Larivor folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Knightsridge mucked [As Ah]
Seat 6: szabi_777 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: MUCHACHON (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: suddend3ath (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 9: maggiejames (big blind) folded before Flop

POKERSTARS GAME #20067818716: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($0.50/$1.00) - 2008/09/01 - 14:05:45 (ET)
Table 'Iris V' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: Pipedream17 ($134.50 in chips)
Seat 2: Spielkind311 ($109.40 in chips)
Seat 3: I The King I ($110.20 in chips)
Seat 4: jackellwood ($102.15 in chips)
Seat 5: elms007 ($23.20 in chips)
Seat 6: Teenycow ($132.35 in chips)
Seat 7: pkrmaster99 ($18 in chips)
Seat 8: beachtime78 ($113.95 in chips)
Seat 9: Knightsridge ($173.95 in chips)
elms007: posts small blind $0.50
Teenycow: posts big blind $1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Knightsridge [Tc Ts]
pkrmaster99: folds
beachtime78: raises $1 to $2
Knightsridge: calls $2
Pipedream17: folds
Spielkind311: folds
I The King I: folds
jackellwood: folds
elms007: folds
Teenycow: folds
*** FLOP *** [Ks 5d Th]
beachtime78: bets $3
Knightsridge: raises $8 to $11
beachtime78: calls $8
*** TURN *** [Ks 5d Th] [Qh]
beachtime78: bets $10
Knightsridge: raises $25 to $35
beachtime78: raises $65.95 to $100.95 and is all-in
Knightsridge: calls $65.95
*** RIVER *** [Ks 5d Th Qh] [Js]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
beachtime78: shows [Ac Kc] (a straight, Ten to Ace)
Knightsridge: mucks hand
beachtime78 collected $226.40 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $229.40 | Rake $3
Board [Ks 5d Th Qh Js]
Seat 1: Pipedream17 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: Spielkind311 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: I The King I folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: jackellwood (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: elms007 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: Teenycow (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: pkrmaster99 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: beachtime78 showed [Ac Kc] and won ($226.40) with a straight, Ten to Ace
Seat 9: Knightsridge mucked [Tc Ts]

POKERSTARS GAME #20067914208: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($0.50/$1.00) - 2008/09/01 - 14:09:11 (ET)
Table 'Persephone III' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: blunty31 ($110.80 in chips)
Seat 3: GMC1638 ($113.60 in chips)
Seat 4: Knightsridge ($100 in chips)
Seat 5: generalpoker ($101 in chips)
Seat 6: jclib ($100 in chips)
Seat 7: Evangeleon ($117.20 in chips)
Seat 8: docsu ($97 in chips)
Seat 9: casiguapo ($174.35 in chips)
casiguapo: posts small blind $0.50
blunty31: posts big blind $1
AK_Poker007: sits out
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Knightsridge [Jh Kh]
GMC1638: calls $1
Knightsridge: raises $3 to $4
generalpoker: folds
jclib: folds
Evangeleon: folds
docsu: folds
casiguapo: folds
blunty31: folds
GMC1638: calls $3
*** FLOP *** [6h Th 3c]
GMC1638: checks
Knightsridge: bets $7
GMC1638: raises $7 to $14
Knightsridge: calls $7
*** TURN *** [6h Th 3c] [5h]
GMC1638: checks
Knightsridge: bets $25
GMC1638: raises $25 to $50
Knightsridge: raises $32 to $82 and is all-in
GMC1638: calls $32
*** RIVER *** [6h Th 3c 5h] [8c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
GMC1638: shows [Ah 7h] (a flush, Ace high)
Knightsridge: mucks hand
GMC1638 collected $198.50 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $201.50 | Rake $3
Board [6h Th 3c 5h 8c]
Seat 1: blunty31 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: GMC1638 showed [Ah 7h] and won ($198.50) with a flush, Ace high
Seat 4: Knightsridge mucked [Jh Kh]
Seat 5: generalpoker folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: jclib folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: Evangeleon folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: docsu (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: casiguapo (small blind) folded before Flop


I also am about to get platinum for September (on 9k this month currently) but I am only 6K vpps from Supernova so that will take over soon. I hope to hit 'Nova before the month ends. Should be able to do it I think.

Oh, and I took a gander at 200NL at the end of a session the other night. Just to see whats what and how the game flows.

good times...

POKERSTARS GAME #20281163257: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($1/$2) - 2008/09/09 19:19:50 ET
Table 'Peitho II' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: rockdoucet ($70.45 in chips)
Seat 2: dugoni ($213.05 in chips)
Seat 3: foot1333 ($108.25 in chips)
Seat 4: cardslayer69 ($99.50 in chips)
Seat 5: Bulo4ka ($37 in chips)
Seat 6: Up1nSm0ke ($40 in chips)
Seat 7: MrKGBoreoman ($38 in chips)
Seat 8: Bad Beat Toy ($129.65 in chips)
Seat 9: Knightsridge ($200 in chips)
dugoni: posts small blind $1
foot1333: posts big blind $2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Knightsridge [Th Td]
cardslayer69: folds
Bulo4ka: folds
dugoni said, "zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz"
Up1nSm0ke: folds
MrKGBoreoman: folds
Bad Beat Toy: calls $2
Knightsridge: raises $6 to $8
rockdoucet: folds
dugoni: calls $7
foot1333: calls $6
Bad Beat Toy: calls $6
*** FLOP *** [8s 8h Kd]
dugoni: bets $6
foot1333: folds
Bad Beat Toy: calls $6
Knightsridge: calls $6
*** TURN *** [8s 8h Kd] [Ts]
dugoni: bets $10
Bad Beat Toy: calls $10
Knightsridge: raises $30 to $40
dugoni: calls $30
Bad Beat Toy: calls $30
*** RIVER *** [8s 8h Kd Ts] [Jc]
dugoni: checks
Bad Beat Toy: checks
Knightsridge: bets $146 and is all-in
dugoni: folds
Bad Beat Toy: calls $75.65 and is all-in
Uncalled bet ($70.35) returned to Knightsridge
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Knightsridge: shows [Th Td] (a full house, Tens full of Eights)
Bad Beat Toy: mucks hand
Knightsridge collected $318.30 from pot
Bad Beat Toy leaves the table
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $321.30 | Rake $3
Board [8s 8h Kd Ts Jc]
Seat 1: rockdoucet (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: dugoni (small blind) folded on the River
Seat 3: foot1333 (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 4: cardslayer69 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Bulo4ka folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Up1nSm0ke folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: MrKGBoreoman folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: Bad Beat Toy mucked [Jh Qh] !!!!!
Seat 9: Knightsridge showed [Th Td] and won ($318.30) with a full house, Tens full of Eights

Nothing To Read Here, Move On Please

Played on Saturday after making a little money Friday night. I made about $270 on Saturday, again I was 12 tabling 50NL. Pretty standard day as far as hands, any 5 buyin day is a good one.

I played again Monday night, 12 tabling 50NL, and found myself down quite a bit. I was getting some tough hands. One hand that sticks out is raising with KK to $1.50 then the sb re-raises to $7. I flat call. Flop comes 356 rainbow. He bets out $14, I push my remaining $43 or so, and he starts thinking.....then calls. Turn is another 5, river 9. He flips over 45s for trips and the pot. This hand was strange as he re-raised me from the sb, somewhere I never re-raise from with low suited c's as you are out of position for the rest of the hand. If I 4bet pre, he folds. whatever, I noted him. Another hand that was tough was getting JJ all in v AT on T high flop, he hit an A. It happens. As the session went on I was down about $200. I then told myself I would either hit breakeven, or -$250 which is my stop loss of 5 buyins. I grinded back and then came a pretty big suckout by me. I raised from ep with AQs. Flop comes AQ2. Blah blah blah, we get it in, he has 22 and I river a Q. That was a $115 pot. Meh, it happens. If I cant bank top two in that spot, I should quit poker. It happens. In the end I made $80. Nothing much, but a hell of a lot more than a $200 loss.

I also played Tuesday night for a couple hours, I made $300. Woulda been more but a 80/0 player over 100 hands couldnt fold K6 on a K852 board v my AA. River 6, whatever it happens. That was a $114 pot.

All in all, a little over $900 profit at 50NL in 4 sessions. That is not too shabby. 18 buyins is solid in my opinion. I am now on a 2K roll. (weddings eat poker rolls btw), and I am on 81K vpps. 19 more till I hit S'Nova. I am really looking forward to that.

I figure I am going to move up to 100NL around the 4K-5K area. I want to have some more sessions of 50NL to get back into it. I want to be a solid 100NL player, getting ready for a 200NL jump around Christmas or so. I think 200NL is the point where I can start making some money as 50NL is too small.

I went to the Scotland - N Ireland football game last night at Hampden. Had a really good time. A friend of mine of who is traveling the world in September, Patch, and his mates are regular Scotland game goers so they got me a ticket as well. Met up in town at O'Neils off George Square, had a drink while I talked to Shanta and Geo about poker. Geo told me his WSOP ME tale. UTG makes it 6K? at 1-2K blinds, he is UTG+1 with AKs and makes it 20K to go. Folds around, UTG calls. Flop comes AJx. Guy pushes 70K into 43K pot. Geo insta-calls. UTG flips QT for gutshot. Turn brings the 3 outer K. No redraw on river. Geo is down and ends up pushing QQ later called by AK and loses the flip. gg life. Not cool. We then all go to another bar just round the corner for another drink, Patch plays a puggy and manages to screw up badly after he had a winning spin. Something about too many buttons. We then walk to Central Station and get the train to Hampden. Train was funny, I know a grand total of zero songs getting on the train, I now know about 3 although to be fair, 95% of the train is drunk with Glasgow accents. Not a good combo for a Canadian to decipher.

I got a pie and bovril before the game started. My first official bovril, after Patch's dad made me a little last Sunday. Delicious. Basically its OXO cubes and boiling water. The pie was good too. The game was so-so. Few odd chances in the first half, the second half was better. NI had a man sent off and they also had a penalty. Healy missed it after who I thought was Craig Gordon made the save. Turns out it was Gers keeper MacGregor (who I have played live with at the Cincin Club) as he was subbed when I was getting my second pie and bovril (as I said earlier, delicious) with Shanta. Geo was drunk and provided Shanta and Patch with some football facts/quotes which were pretty funny. The best was an up and coming Newcastle player from Scotland named Guthrie who recently broke through to the first team. He felt Guthrie should get a game for Scotland. Too bad for Geo he is English. To be fair to Geo, it is a Scottish name, and he is also on his dream team. lol.

We ended up walking home the wrong way and ended up in Clarkston. They called another friend Stu who was good enough to come pick us up. However, he got a speeding ticket on the way (he thinks as he saw a flash from the camera as he drove by it) and I thought it was funny to hear drunken Geo refuse to pay for said ticket.

all in all, a good night.

Back to the Grind

Back in Glasgow now. Arrived in late Monday night after the flight was delayed from Sunday evening. We had to get a bus to a hotel and Zoom airlines put us up. Frustrating and tiring, but home so all is well.

Back to work yesterday, no kids though, just staff, the kids dont come till Monday. Then the real work begins. But its cool, I like teaching 75% of the time which is more than I can say for a lot of people at their jobs.

Anyways, on to poker.

I just finished up my first session online in over a month. I played for about 2.5 hours and made $250. $100 an hour is not too shabby for 50NL. I was a bit out of touch early on and was second guessing myself, but 10-15 minutes in I was playing pretty sharp. Nothing extraordinary. I made one bad fold against two players on the river w 99 on a 2J9Q3 three spade board. I folded after a bet and call. Figured one had me beat but it was J6 and KQ so not cool. I played it badly when I checked the flop to the preflop raiser hoping to check raise a flush draw, but he checked and the Q turn slowed me down. I bet the turn but everyone called and the spade hit the river so whatever I guess. If thats my biggest mistake first time back I'll take it.

I am now on $1400 with 79K vpp. I think I am going to wait till I hit Supernova and cash in 100K fpp for $1500 rather than $650 for 50K. I am content at 50NL till then, that way I can get some breathing room.

July

Well I havent written anything in July, so I figured I should update this thing.

July was great. I got married in Ireland. I went on honeymoon in Vegas. I was home in Canada for 3 weeks. Good times.

I will update more with details when I have time.

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Sunday and Monday - Not Cool

This is a graph of my all in luck today and yesterday. The blue line is what has happened and the red line represents what mathematically should happen over an infinite sample.


Friday - Bathed in silk for a $412 profit
Saturday - Puppy dogs and ice cream all day for a $426 profit
Sunday - kicked in the ass for $170 loss
Monday - kicked in the gonads by a very strong horse, definitely a thoroughbred for $500 loss.

The first 2 days of this weekend I was playing well, but also not getting unlucky. Not to say I was getting lucky, just I wasnt getting unlucky. I was also winning about 1/2 of the pots where I was a 50% favorite. The last 2 days I have been incredibly unlucky and I am losing about every pot I play where it is 50-50. In no way am I saying this is not fair or this doesnt happen to people. This is poker, shit happens, and I am sure that whatever bad luck I am experiencing right now I will have it happen 10 x worse about 30 more times to me. That being said, going over hands and graphs helps my confidence and also drives home the point that in poker luck plays a factor whether it be good or bad. Just ask Jamie Gold and Chris Moneymaker lol.

Here are some pots I lost when it was close to 50-50 or better

Hand 1:

I get it in as a 51-48 favorite

BB: $52.55
UTG: $42.85
UTG+1: $10.50
UTG+2: $20.45
MP1: $57.45
MP2: $50.75
CO: $69.30
Hero (BTN): $53.10
SB: $55.40

Pre-Flop: 7 5 dealt to Hero (BTN)
2 folds, UTG+2 calls $0.50, MP1 folds, MP2 calls $0.50, CO calls $0.50, Hero calls $0.50, SB calls $0.25, BB checks

Flop: ($3) J 4 5 (6 Players)
SB bets $2.50, 2 folds, MP2 calls $2.50, CO raises to $5, Hero raises to $52.60 and is All-In, 2 folds, CO calls $47.60

Turn: ($113.20) 2 (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

River: ($113.20) 4 (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

Results: $113.20 Pot ($3 Rake)
CO showed A A (two pair, Aces and Fours) and WON $110.20 (+$57.10 NET)
Hero mucked 7 5 and LOST (-$53.10 NET)


Hand 2:
I get it in as a 54-45 underdog

UTG+2: $49.25
MP1: $53.10
MP2: $62.80
CO: $57.30
BTN: $53.05
SB: $45.40
BB: $46.35
Hero (UTG): $58.10
UTG+1: $29.75

Pre-Flop: 9 K dealt to Hero (UTG)
Hero raises to $1.50, 5 folds, BTN calls $1.50, SB folds, BB calls $1

Flop: ($4.75) 9 J Q (3 Players)
BB checks, Hero bets $3, BTN calls $3, BB raises to $44.85 and is All-In, Hero raises to $56.60 and is All-In, BTN folds

Turn: ($97.45) 7 (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

River: ($97.45) 9 (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

Results: $97.45 Pot ($3 Rake)
BB showed 8 T (a straight, Eight to Queen) and WON $94.45 (+$48.10 NET)
Hero mucked 9 K and LOST (-$46.35 NET)


Hand 3:
I get it in as a 50.5-49.5 underdog

MP2: $35.40
CO: $82.95
BTN: $50.30
SB: $31.25
BB: $50
Hero (UTG): $50
UTG+1: $24.55
MP1: $70.65

Pre-Flop: Q A dealt to Hero (UTG)
Hero raises to $1.50, UTG+1 calls $1.50, MP1 folds, MP2 calls $1.50, CO folds, BTN calls $1.50, SB calls $1.25, BB folds

Flop: ($8) T 9 2 (5 Players)
SB checks, Hero bets $5.50, UTG+1 calls $5.50, 3 folds

Turn: ($19) 7 (2 Players)
Hero bets $18, UTG+1 calls $17.55 and is All-In

River: ($54.10) 3 (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

Results: $54.10 Pot ($2.65 Rake)
Hero showed Q A (high card Ace) and LOST (-$24.55 NET)
UTG+1 showed T J (a pair of Tens) and WON $51.45 (+$26.90 NET)


Hand 4:
I get it in as a 61-38 favorite

UTG+1: $50
UTG+2: $79.95
MP1: $16.30
MP2: $50
CO: $50
Hero (BTN): $73.55
SB: $73.75
BB: $27.55
UTG: $23.10

Pre-Flop: J J dealt to Hero (BTN)
5 folds, CO raises to $2, Hero raises to $6, 2 folds, CO calls $4

Flop: ($12.75) 2 6 9 (2 Players)
CO bets $5, Hero calls $5

Turn: ($22.75) 7 (2 Players)
CO bets $39 and is All-In, Hero calls $39

River: ($100.75) T (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

Results: $100.75 Pot ($3 Rake)
CO showed 8 A (a straight, Six to Ten) and WON $97.75 (+$47.75 NET)
Hero mucked J J and LOST (-$50 NET)


Hand 5:
I get it in as a 70-29 favorite

BB: $49.50
UTG: $47.75
UTG+1: $78.65
MP: $47.75
Hero (CO): $79.20
BTN: $45.50
SB: $58.65

Pre-Flop: 7 7 dealt to Hero (CO)
UTG folds, UTG+1 raises to $2, MP folds, Hero calls $2, 3 folds

Flop: ($4.75) 7 K 2 (2 Players)
UTG+1 bets $1.50, Hero raises to $7, UTG+1 raises to $76.65 and is All-In, Hero calls $69.65

Turn: ($158.05) 4 (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

River: ($158.05) 9 (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

Results: $158.05 Pot ($3 Rake)
UTG+1 showed K A (a flush, Ace high) and WON $155.05 (+$76.40 NET)
Hero mucked 7 7 and LOST (-$78.65 NET)


Hand 6
I get it in as a 53-46 favorite

BTN: $50
SB: $77.85
BB: $10.25
UTG: $36.80
UTG+1: $23.05
UTG+2: $38.90
Hero (MP1): $96.35
MP2: $56.65
CO: $20.15

Pre-Flop: K T dealt to Hero (MP1)
UTG folds, UTG+1 calls $0.50, UTG+2 folds, Hero raises to $2, 5 folds, UTG+1 calls $1.50

Flop: ($4.75) 4 6 3 (2 Players)
UTG+1 checks, Hero bets $3.50, UTG+1 raises to $7, Hero raises to $53, UTG+1 calls $14.05 and is All-In

Turn: ($46.85) 9 (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

River: ($46.85) 9 (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

Results: $46.85 Pot ($2.30 Rake)
UTG+1 showed 4 A (two pair, Nines and Fours) and WON $44.55 (+$21.50 NET)
Hero mucked K T and LOST (-$23.05 NET)


Hand 7
I get it in as a 53-46 underdog

CO: $40.60
BTN: $50
SB: $39.70
BB: $50
Hero (UTG): $69.55
UTG+1: $85.15
UTG+2: $98.20
MP1: $47.50
MP2: $41.45

Pre-Flop: 7 8 dealt to Hero (UTG)
Hero raises to $1.50, 6 folds, SB calls $1.25, BB folds

Flop: ($3.50) T Q 6 (2 Players)
SB checks, Hero bets $2.50, SB raises to $5, Hero raises to $27.50, SB calls $22.50

Turn: ($58.50) 4 (2 Players)
SB bets $10.70 and is All-In, Hero calls $10.70

River: ($79.90) 8 (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

Results: $79.90 Pot ($3 Rake)
SB showed Q K (a pair of Queens) and WON $76.90 (+$37.20 NET)
Hero mucked 7 8 and LOST (-$39.70 NET)


Hand 8
We dont get the money in, but a large pot anyways, I called a very small river bet, but the turn is where most money went in and I was a 75-25 favorite

CO: $50
BTN: $47.75
Hero (SB): $50
BB: $49.50
UTG: $25.50
UTG+1: $38.75
UTG+2: $11
MP1: $42.10
MP2: $10.75

Pre-Flop: K K dealt to Hero (SB)
UTG folds, UTG+1 raises to $2, 5 folds, Hero calls $1.75, BB folds

Flop: ($4.50) 2 6 7 (2 Players)
Hero bets $2.50, UTG+1 calls $2.50

Turn: ($9.50) 9 (2 Players)
Hero checks, UTG+1 bets $2.50, Hero raises to $13, UTG+1 calls $10.50

River: ($35.50) A (2 Players)
Hero checks, UTG+1 bets $4.50, Hero calls $4.50

Results: $44.50 Pot ($2.10 Rake)
Hero mucked K K and LOST (-$22 NET)
UTG+1 showed Q A (a pair of Aces) and WON $42.40 (+$20.40 NET)


Hand 9
I get it in as a 71-28 favorite

UTG+1: $125.15
Hero (UTG+2): $97.70
MP1: $26.05
MP2: $13.55
CO: $47.50
BTN: $40.25
SB: $53.25
BB: $53
UTG: $50

Pre-Flop: T J dealt to Hero (UTG+2)
2 folds, Hero raises to $1.50, 2 folds, CO calls $1.50, BTN calls $1.50, 2 folds

Flop: ($5.25) 9 J T (3 Players)
Hero bets $3.50, CO folds, BTN raises to $10, Hero raises to $96.20 and is All-In, BTN calls $28.75 and is All-In

Turn: ($82.75) 4 (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

River: ($82.75) A (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

Results: $82.75 Pot ($3 Rake)
Hero showed T J (two pair, Jacks and Tens) and LOST (-$40.25 NET)
BTN showed A A (three of a kind, Aces) and WON $79.75 (+$39.50 NET)


Hand 10 (the worst of all as it was the largest pot)
I get it in as a 65-29-5 favorite

MP1: $38.80
MP2: $46.50
CO: $44.80
BTN: $48.75
SB: $54.35
Hero (BB): $58.35
UTG: $59.55
UTG+1: $30
UTG+2: $49.50

UTG+1 posts $0.50
Pre-Flop: 9 9 dealt to Hero (BB)
UTG calls $0.50, UTG+1 raises to $1, 3 folds, CO raises to $3, BTN calls $3, SB folds, Hero calls $2.50, UTG calls $2.50, UTG+1 calls $2

Flop: ($15.25) 9 Q A (5 Players)
Hero checks, UTG bets $8, UTG+1 folds, CO raises to $16, BTN folds, Hero raises to $55.35 and is All-In, UTG raises to $56.55 and is All-In, CO calls $25.80 and is All-In

Turn: ($167.75) 6 (3 Players - 1 is All-In)

River: ($167.75) J (3 Players - 1 is All-In)

Results: $167.75 Pot ($3 Rake)
CO mucked A K and LOST (-$44.80 NET)
Hero showed 9 9 (three of a kind, Nines) and LOST (-$58.35 NET)
UTG showed 8 J (a flush, Ace high) and WON $164.75 (+$106.40 NET)

I need a drink...