Bow to the power of the flush draw

I could bring up 90 hands from the last two weeks where I lost to the rivered flush. It is by far the most annoying thing I have faced over the last two weeks, of admittedly mostly limit cash games. The following hand occured in a 45 man sng on FT this afternoon. I fade the heart I am chip leader of tourney with 16 left.

http://www.pokerhand.org/?1652226

Full Tilt Poker Game #4033738254: $10 + $1 Sit & Go (30655975), Table 1 – 60/120 – No Limit Hold’em – 14:15:03 ET – 2007/11/01
Seat 1: gqjon (4,105)
Seat 2: toptoupee (4,565)
Seat 3: Matt Kusa (3,690)
Seat 4: lptjuggernaut (7,400)
Seat 5: SarahPaco (6,460)
Seat 6: daveyb78 (1,840)
Seat 8: yelruh126 (4,395)
Seat 9: sonis69 (1,130)
gqjon posts the small blind of 60
toptoupee posts the big blind of 120
The button is in seat #9
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to lptjuggernaut [Jd Ac]
Matt Kusa raises to 420
lptjuggernaut calls 420
SarahPaco folds
daveyb78 folds
yelruh126 folds
sonis69 folds
gqjon folds
toptoupee folds
*** FLOP *** [Td Js 5d]
Matt Kusa bets 1,020
lptjuggernaut raises to 6,980, and is all in
Matt Kusa calls 2,250, and is all in
lptjuggernaut shows [Jd Ac]
Matt Kusa shows [Ad 8d]
Uncalled bet of 3,710 returned to lptjuggernaut
*** TURN *** [Td Js 5d] [3c]
*** RIVER *** [Td Js 5d 3c] [Kd]
lptjuggernaut shows a pair of Jacks
Matt Kusa shows a flush, Ace high
Matt Kusa wins the pot (7,560) with a flush, Ace high
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 7,560 | Rake 0
Board: [Td Js 5d 3c Kd]
Seat 1: gqjon (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 2: toptoupee (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 3: Matt Kusa showed [Ad 8d] and won (7,560) with a flush, Ace high
Seat 4: lptjuggernaut showed [Jd Ac] and lost with a pair of Jacks
Seat 5: SarahPaco didn’t bet (folded)
Seat 6: daveyb78 didn’t bet (folded)
Seat 8: yelruh126 didn’t bet (folded)
Seat 9: sonis69 (button) didn’t bet (folded)

Bow to the power of the flush draw

I could bring up 90 hands from the last two weeks where I lost to the rivered flush. It is by far the most annoying thing I have faced over the last two weeks, of admittedly mostly limit cash games. The following hand occured in a 45 man sng on FT this afternoon. I fade the heart I am chip leader of tourney with 16 left.

http://www.pokerhand.org/?1652226

Full Tilt Poker Game #4033738254: $10 + $1 Sit & Go (30655975), Table 1 – 60/120 – No Limit Hold’em – 14:15:03 ET – 2007/11/01
Seat 1: gqjon (4,105)
Seat 2: toptoupee (4,565)
Seat 3: Matt Kusa (3,690)
Seat 4: lptjuggernaut (7,400)
Seat 5: SarahPaco (6,460)
Seat 6: daveyb78 (1,840)
Seat 8: yelruh126 (4,395)
Seat 9: sonis69 (1,130)
gqjon posts the small blind of 60
toptoupee posts the big blind of 120
The button is in seat #9
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to lptjuggernaut [Jd Ac]
Matt Kusa raises to 420
lptjuggernaut calls 420
SarahPaco folds
daveyb78 folds
yelruh126 folds
sonis69 folds
gqjon folds
toptoupee folds
*** FLOP *** [Td Js 5d]
Matt Kusa bets 1,020
lptjuggernaut raises to 6,980, and is all in
Matt Kusa calls 2,250, and is all in
lptjuggernaut shows [Jd Ac]
Matt Kusa shows [Ad 8d]
Uncalled bet of 3,710 returned to lptjuggernaut
*** TURN *** [Td Js 5d] [3c]
*** RIVER *** [Td Js 5d 3c] [Kd]
lptjuggernaut shows a pair of Jacks
Matt Kusa shows a flush, Ace high
Matt Kusa wins the pot (7,560) with a flush, Ace high
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 7,560 | Rake 0
Board: [Td Js 5d 3c Kd]
Seat 1: gqjon (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 2: toptoupee (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 3: Matt Kusa showed [Ad 8d] and won (7,560) with a flush, Ace high
Seat 4: lptjuggernaut showed [Jd Ac] and lost with a pair of Jacks
Seat 5: SarahPaco didn’t bet (folded)
Seat 6: daveyb78 didn’t bet (folded)
Seat 8: yelruh126 didn’t bet (folded)
Seat 9: sonis69 (button) didn’t bet (folded)

Topsy Turvey

After taking a couple hours off….I am back on track. My buddy Jeff will laugh when he sees this, as he always teases me about micromanaging. But I am back UP, and my roll is at its highest point. I probably shouldn’t have done it, but I put my entire stack on a 3/6 table and proceeded to win 400 bucks in about 30 min…. Here was the second last hand I played before turning it off…..

Take a Peek

Topsy Turvey

After taking a couple hours off….I am back on track. My buddy Jeff will laugh when he sees this, as he always teases me about micromanaging. But I am back UP, and my roll is at its highest point. I probably shouldn’t have done it, but I put my entire stack on a 3/6 table and proceeded to win 400 bucks in about 30 min…. Here was the second last hand I played before turning it off…..

Take a Peek

more freeroll fun

I have played about 8 of the moneymaker 2.5 million events and I have folded EVERYTHING but JJ and up unless big blind in unraised pot. Was about 700th with 2000 left last night and had AA and KK cracked on successive hands by same guy, runner runner both times and after the second time added in chat, “LMFAO you suck buddy” I simply said NH. his hands q3 (third time knocked out by q3) and j9 o.

Here’s tonights delightfullness.

PokerStars Game #5775757935: Tournament #28841893, 10FPP Hold’em No Limit – Level I (10/20) – 2006/08/02 – 20:40:56 (ET)
Table ’28841893 944′ 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: pikas80 (1540 in chips)
Seat 2: kclawrepoker (1470 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 3: ame1981 (1290 in chips)
Seat 4: dealtAA (4290 in chips)
Seat 5: sixbulls180 (1110 in chips)
Seat 6: Khiro Sito (1850 in chips)
Seat 7: ShaneL (1700 in chips)
Seat 8: NoVel 1 (1350 in chips)
Seat 9: BSBradshaw (370 in chips)
Khiro Sito: posts small blind 10
ShaneL: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to ShaneL [Qc Qs]
NoVel 1: folds
BSBradshaw: calls 20
pikas80: folds
kclawrepoker: folds
ame1981: calls 20
dealtAA: folds
sixbulls180: calls 20
Khiro Sito: calls 10
ShaneL: raises 80 to 100
BSBradshaw: raises 270 to 370 and is all-in
ame1981: calls 350
sixbulls180: folds
Khiro Sito: folds
ShaneL: raises 1330 to 1700 and is all-in
ame1981: calls 920 and is all-in
*** FLOP *** [Jd Ac Kd]
*** TURN *** [Jd Ac Kd] [7s]
*** RIVER *** [Jd Ac Kd 7s] [9d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
ShaneL: shows [Qc Qs] (a pair of Queens)
ame1981: shows [As 9c] (two pair, Aces and Nines)
ame1981 collected 1840 from side pot
BSBradshaw: shows [4h 4s] (a pair of Fours)
ame1981 collected 1150 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2990 Main pot 1150. Side pot 1840. | Rake 0
Board [Jd Ac Kd 7s 9d]
Seat 1: pikas80 folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 2: kclawrepoker folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 3: ame1981 showed [As 9c] and won (2990) with two pair, Aces and Nines
Seat 4: dealtAA folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 5: sixbulls180 (button) folded before Flop
Seat 6: Khiro Sito (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: ShaneL (big blind) showed [Qc Qs] and lost with a pair of Queens
Seat 8: NoVel 1 folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 9: BSBradshaw showed [4h 4s] and lost with a pair of Fours
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PokerStars Game #5775790917: Tournament #28841893, 10FPP Hold’em No Limit – Level I (10/20) – 2006/08/02 – 20:43:35 (ET)
Table ’28841893 944′ 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: pikas80 (1540 in chips)
Seat 2: kclawrepoker (1470 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 3: ame1981 (2990 in chips)
Seat 4: dealtAA (4290 in chips)
Seat 5: sixbulls180 (1070 in chips)
Seat 6: Khiro Sito (1750 in chips)
Seat 7: ShaneL (400 in chips)
Seat 8: NoVel 1 (1480 in chips)
Seat 9: buckslayer34 (1370 in chips)
NoVel 1: posts small blind 10
buckslayer34: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to ShaneL [Qd Ac]
pikas80: folds
kclawrepoker: folds
ame1981: folds
dealtAA: folds
sixbulls180: folds
Khiro Sito: raises 100 to 120
ShaneL: raises 280 to 400 and is all-in
NoVel 1: folds
buckslayer34: folds
Khiro Sito: calls 280
*** FLOP *** [Qs 6s Kd]
*** TURN *** [Qs 6s Kd] [Js]
*** RIVER *** [Qs 6s Kd Js] [6d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Khiro Sito: shows [Ks 9s] (a flush, King high)
ShaneL: shows [Qd Ac] (two pair, Queens and Sixes)
Khiro Sito collected 830 from pot
BeegMan is connected
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 830 | Rake 0
Board [Qs 6s Kd Js 6d]
Seat 1: pikas80 folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 2: kclawrepoker folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 3: ame1981 folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 4: dealtAA folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 5: sixbulls180 folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 6: Khiro Sito showed [Ks 9s] and won (830) with a flush, King high
Seat 7: ShaneL (button) showed [Qd Ac] and lost with two pair, Queens and Sixes
Seat 8: NoVel 1 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 9: buckslayer34 (big blind) folded before Flop
no big deal just free rolls, and hope was too go big early with good hand and try and get some chips. Aww well will try again.

more freeroll fun

I have played about 8 of the moneymaker 2.5 million events and I have folded EVERYTHING but JJ and up unless big blind in unraised pot. Was about 700th with 2000 left last night and had AA and KK cracked on successive hands by same guy, runner runner both times and after the second time added in chat, “LMFAO you suck buddy” I simply said NH. his hands q3 (third time knocked out by q3) and j9 o.

Here’s tonights delightfullness.

PokerStars Game #5775757935: Tournament #28841893, 10FPP Hold’em No Limit – Level I (10/20) – 2006/08/02 – 20:40:56 (ET)
Table ’28841893 944′ 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: pikas80 (1540 in chips)
Seat 2: kclawrepoker (1470 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 3: ame1981 (1290 in chips)
Seat 4: dealtAA (4290 in chips)
Seat 5: sixbulls180 (1110 in chips)
Seat 6: Khiro Sito (1850 in chips)
Seat 7: ShaneL (1700 in chips)
Seat 8: NoVel 1 (1350 in chips)
Seat 9: BSBradshaw (370 in chips)
Khiro Sito: posts small blind 10
ShaneL: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to ShaneL [Qc Qs]
NoVel 1: folds
BSBradshaw: calls 20
pikas80: folds
kclawrepoker: folds
ame1981: calls 20
dealtAA: folds
sixbulls180: calls 20
Khiro Sito: calls 10
ShaneL: raises 80 to 100
BSBradshaw: raises 270 to 370 and is all-in
ame1981: calls 350
sixbulls180: folds
Khiro Sito: folds
ShaneL: raises 1330 to 1700 and is all-in
ame1981: calls 920 and is all-in
*** FLOP *** [Jd Ac Kd]
*** TURN *** [Jd Ac Kd] [7s]
*** RIVER *** [Jd Ac Kd 7s] [9d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
ShaneL: shows [Qc Qs] (a pair of Queens)
ame1981: shows [As 9c] (two pair, Aces and Nines)
ame1981 collected 1840 from side pot
BSBradshaw: shows [4h 4s] (a pair of Fours)
ame1981 collected 1150 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2990 Main pot 1150. Side pot 1840. | Rake 0
Board [Jd Ac Kd 7s 9d]
Seat 1: pikas80 folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 2: kclawrepoker folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 3: ame1981 showed [As 9c] and won (2990) with two pair, Aces and Nines
Seat 4: dealtAA folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 5: sixbulls180 (button) folded before Flop
Seat 6: Khiro Sito (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: ShaneL (big blind) showed [Qc Qs] and lost with a pair of Queens
Seat 8: NoVel 1 folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 9: BSBradshaw showed [4h 4s] and lost with a pair of Fours
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PokerStars Game #5775790917: Tournament #28841893, 10FPP Hold’em No Limit – Level I (10/20) – 2006/08/02 – 20:43:35 (ET)
Table ’28841893 944′ 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: pikas80 (1540 in chips)
Seat 2: kclawrepoker (1470 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 3: ame1981 (2990 in chips)
Seat 4: dealtAA (4290 in chips)
Seat 5: sixbulls180 (1070 in chips)
Seat 6: Khiro Sito (1750 in chips)
Seat 7: ShaneL (400 in chips)
Seat 8: NoVel 1 (1480 in chips)
Seat 9: buckslayer34 (1370 in chips)
NoVel 1: posts small blind 10
buckslayer34: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to ShaneL [Qd Ac]
pikas80: folds
kclawrepoker: folds
ame1981: folds
dealtAA: folds
sixbulls180: folds
Khiro Sito: raises 100 to 120
ShaneL: raises 280 to 400 and is all-in
NoVel 1: folds
buckslayer34: folds
Khiro Sito: calls 280
*** FLOP *** [Qs 6s Kd]
*** TURN *** [Qs 6s Kd] [Js]
*** RIVER *** [Qs 6s Kd Js] [6d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Khiro Sito: shows [Ks 9s] (a flush, King high)
ShaneL: shows [Qd Ac] (two pair, Queens and Sixes)
Khiro Sito collected 830 from pot
BeegMan is connected
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 830 | Rake 0
Board [Qs 6s Kd Js 6d]
Seat 1: pikas80 folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 2: kclawrepoker folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 3: ame1981 folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 4: dealtAA folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 5: sixbulls180 folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 6: Khiro Sito showed [Ks 9s] and won (830) with a flush, King high
Seat 7: ShaneL (button) showed [Qd Ac] and lost with two pair, Queens and Sixes
Seat 8: NoVel 1 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 9: buckslayer34 (big blind) folded before Flop
no big deal just free rolls, and hope was too go big early with good hand and try and get some chips. Aww well will try again.

Free rolls are swell lmao

Well I have played 5 of these Moneymaker 2.5 million dollar free roll round 1 events. I have busted with the following hands, all in pre flop, JJ to 86, KK to tt, QQ to 34 (but they were suited) At with 4 all ins in front of me. And here is the latest on hand 1 of the tourney

PokerStars Game #5736818854: Tournament #28841881, 10FPP Hold’em No Limit – Level I (10/20) – 2006/07/30 – 15:30:01 (ET)
Table ’28841881 338′ 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: thomascaen (1500 in chips)
Seat 2: jo112 (1500 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 3: bobbyqc (1500 in chips)
Seat 4: eastcidskl (1500 in chips)
Seat 5: piernic (1500 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 6: ShaneL (1500 in chips)
Seat 7: Potradamus (1500 in chips)
Seat 8: keaaura (1500 in chips)
Seat 9: wfpc (1500 in chips)
jo112: posts small blind 10
bobbyqc: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to ShaneL [Ah Ad]
eastcidskl: folds
piernic: folds
piernic has returned
ShaneL: raises 80 to 100
Potradamus: folds
keaaura: folds
wfpc: folds
thomascaen: raises 1400 to 1500 and is all-in
jo112: folds
bobbyqc: calls 1480 and is all-in
ShaneL: calls 1400 and is all-in
*** FLOP *** [Kh Qh 3c]
*** TURN *** [Kh Qh 3c] [Qd]
*** RIVER *** [Kh Qh 3c Qd] [9d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
bobbyqc: shows [Qs 3s] (a full house, Queens full of Threes)
ShaneL: shows [Ah Ad] (two pair, Aces and Queens)
thomascaen: shows [Th Ts] (two pair, Queens and Tens)
bobbyqc collected 4510 from pot
osugolfguy is connected
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 4510 | Rake 0
Board [Kh Qh 3c Qd 9d]
Seat 1: thomascaen (button) showed [Th Ts] and lost with two pair, Queens and Tens
Seat 2: jo112 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: bobbyqc (big blind) showed [Qs 3s] and won (4510) with a full house, Queens full of Threes
Seat 4: eastcidskl folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 5: piernic folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 6: ShaneL showed [Ah Ad] and lost with two pair, Aces and Queens
Seat 7: Potradamus folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 8: keaaura folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 9: wfpc folded before Flop (didn’t bet)

Free rolls are swell lmao

Well I have played 5 of these Moneymaker 2.5 million dollar free roll round 1 events. I have busted with the following hands, all in pre flop, JJ to 86, KK to tt, QQ to 34 (but they were suited) At with 4 all ins in front of me. And here is the latest on hand 1 of the tourney

PokerStars Game #5736818854: Tournament #28841881, 10FPP Hold’em No Limit – Level I (10/20) – 2006/07/30 – 15:30:01 (ET)
Table ’28841881 338′ 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: thomascaen (1500 in chips)
Seat 2: jo112 (1500 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 3: bobbyqc (1500 in chips)
Seat 4: eastcidskl (1500 in chips)
Seat 5: piernic (1500 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 6: ShaneL (1500 in chips)
Seat 7: Potradamus (1500 in chips)
Seat 8: keaaura (1500 in chips)
Seat 9: wfpc (1500 in chips)
jo112: posts small blind 10
bobbyqc: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to ShaneL [Ah Ad]
eastcidskl: folds
piernic: folds
piernic has returned
ShaneL: raises 80 to 100
Potradamus: folds
keaaura: folds
wfpc: folds
thomascaen: raises 1400 to 1500 and is all-in
jo112: folds
bobbyqc: calls 1480 and is all-in
ShaneL: calls 1400 and is all-in
*** FLOP *** [Kh Qh 3c]
*** TURN *** [Kh Qh 3c] [Qd]
*** RIVER *** [Kh Qh 3c Qd] [9d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
bobbyqc: shows [Qs 3s] (a full house, Queens full of Threes)
ShaneL: shows [Ah Ad] (two pair, Aces and Queens)
thomascaen: shows [Th Ts] (two pair, Queens and Tens)
bobbyqc collected 4510 from pot
osugolfguy is connected
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 4510 | Rake 0
Board [Kh Qh 3c Qd 9d]
Seat 1: thomascaen (button) showed [Th Ts] and lost with two pair, Queens and Tens
Seat 2: jo112 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: bobbyqc (big blind) showed [Qs 3s] and won (4510) with a full house, Queens full of Threes
Seat 4: eastcidskl folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 5: piernic folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 6: ShaneL showed [Ah Ad] and lost with two pair, Aces and Queens
Seat 7: Potradamus folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 8: keaaura folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 9: wfpc folded before Flop (didn’t bet)