Ohhhhhhhhh. I know what hand you are talking about. Yeah, that was a while back.

10/9/2008 1:53:38 PM

yea it was the main event obviously. and the "straight draw" was runner runner just ftr.

10/9/2008 5:17:21 PM

he hit the flush

10/9/2008 5:31:08 PM

^did i say he didn't? i was simply clarifying your statement that "he had flush and straight draws." I agree that you can't hate on his call, eventhough i might not've done it. hence my original post on the matter.

10/9/2008 6:30:22 PM

IIRC Turner said the guy that sucked out on him said that was an awful call after the fact.

10/9/2008 10:01:21 PM

Yeh considering the bet sizing it was a standard donk off.

Board: Ah Th 8s
Dead:

equity win tie pots won pots tied
Hand 0: 68.990% 68.99% 00.00% 683 0.00 { AcAd }
Hand 1: 31.010% 31.01% 00.00% 307 0.00 { 9h8h }

10/10/2008 12:05:08 AM

^^imo arguments against the call would be why risk your whole main event without any real equity advantage in a situation that you will lose 2 out of 3 times. A valid argument.

argument for making the call is it's reasonably deep and maybe you wanna go ahead and try to ride some variance to a bigstack so you actually have a decent chance at going very deep, and all the extras that come with ft appearances at the m.e. and what not. not to mention he put in over 25% of his chips with the raise iirc.

yea the kid definetly said it was terrible after the fact, but he's probably a pretty decent player to get to that position, and even if he didn't like making the call (he dry-heeved as he shoved), there were obviously some reasons that compelled him to call. I guarantee it's FAR from being the worst call he's ever made.

[Edited on October 10, 2008 at 3:02 AM. Reason : ryu]

10/10/2008 2:59:34 AM

I got my two shirts. I think I actually have a third unordered one if anyone wants to give me a few bucks for it.



[Edited on October 10, 2008 at 12:00 PM. Reason : ]

10/10/2008 11:59:54 AM

Don't the cops have better things to do?

http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/article/5266/north-carolina-police-bust-39-for-playing-poker

10/12/2008 3:01:14 AM

Why the hell was this guy allowed to reraise???

PokerStars Game #21136737943: Tournament #112186201, $200+$15 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (200/400) - 2008/10/12 14:06:32 ET
Table '112186201 330' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: Himclip85 (20000 in chips)
Seat 2: DutchTony (725 in chips)
Seat 3: DAPKRGURU48 (2145 in chips)
Seat 4: itsice32 (8750 in chips)
Seat 5: MARCOUNCH (19400 in chips)
Seat 6: AnnaBach (30900 in chips)
Seat 7: quintiliano (18015 in chips)
Seat 8: david0603 (11700 in chips)
Seat 9: txingu (12500 in chips)
quintiliano: posts small blind 200
david0603: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to david0603 [9s 9c]
txingu: calls 400
Himclip85: folds
DutchTony: raises 325 to 725 and is all-in
DAPKRGURU48: folds
itsice32: folds
MARCOUNCH: folds
AnnaBach: folds
quintiliano: folds
david0603: calls 325
txingu: raises 11775 to 12500 and is all-in
david0603: folds
Uncalled bet (11775) returned to txingu
*** FLOP *** [6h Ac 6c]
*** TURN *** [6h Ac 6c] [Ks]
*** RIVER *** [6h Ac 6c Ks] [5c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
txingu: shows [7c 7s] (two pair, Sevens and Sixes)
DutchTony: shows [As Kc] (two pair, Aces and Kings)
DutchTony collected 2375 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2375 | Rake 0
Board [6h Ac 6c Ks 5c]
Seat 1: Himclip85 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: DutchTony showed [As Kc] and won (2375) with two pair, Aces and Kings
Seat 3: DAPKRGURU48 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: itsice32 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: MARCOUNCH folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: AnnaBach (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: quintiliano (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: david0603 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 9: txingu showed [7c 7s] and lost with two pair, Sevens and Sixes

10/12/2008 2:10:43 PM

Full Tilt Poker Game #8459007697: $50,000 Guarantee (62947705), Table 25 - 10/20 - No Limit Hold'em - 15:01:47 ET - 2008/10/12
Seat 1: J4est (2,990)
Seat 2: david0603 (3,010)
Seat 3: Org45 (3,000)
Seat 4: FERARRI13 (3,000)
Seat 5: Claudius2 (3,000)
Seat 6: Night Elf (3,000)
Seat 7: MULADKHARA (3,000)
Seat 8: AceWPT (3,000), is sitting out
david0603 posts the small blind of 10
Org45 posts the big blind of 20
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to david0603 [Ac Ah]
FERARRI13 folds
Claudius2 folds
Night Elf folds
MULADKHARA raises to 60
AceWPT folds
J4est folds
david0603 raises to 180
Org45 folds
MULADKHARA has 15 seconds left to act
MULADKHARA raises to 3,000, and is all in
david0603 calls 2,820
MULADKHARA shows [Qc Qd]
david0603 shows [Ac Ah]
*** FLOP *** [9s 6d 2c]
*** TURN *** [9s 6d 2c] [8s]
*** RIVER *** [9s 6d 2c 8s] [Ks]
MULADKHARA shows a pair of Queens
david0603 shows a pair of Aces
david0603 wins the pot (6,020) with a pair of Aces
MULADKHARA stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 6,020 | Rake 0
Board: [9s 6d 2c 8s Ks]
Seat 1: J4est (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: david0603 (small blind) showed [Ac Ah] and won (6,020) with a pair of Aces
Seat 3: Org45 (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 4: FERARRI13 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: Claudius2 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: Night Elf didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: MULADKHARA showed [Qc Qd] and lost with a pair of Queens
Seat 8: AceWPT didn't bet (folded)

10/12/2008 3:03:24 PM

WHEW!

PokerStars Game #21145115713: Tournament #112085657, $200+$15 Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2008/10/12 19:06:26 ET
Table '112085657 148' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: iownoknp (1996 in chips)
Seat 2: plumber922 (2375 in chips)
Seat 3: DOGHOUSE1122 (1805 in chips)
Seat 4: FIASCHETTO (2075 in chips)
Seat 5: sheets (4409 in chips)
Seat 6: dominospizza (4930 in chips)
Seat 7: ChiefBTSH (4775 in chips)
Seat 8: david0603 (2800 in chips)
Seat 9: beatnik23 (1725 in chips)
FIASCHETTO: posts small blind 25
sheets: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to david0603 [Qc Qs]
dominospizza: folds
ChiefBTSH: raises 100 to 150
david0603: calls 150
beatnik23: folds
iownoknp: folds
plumber922: folds
DOGHOUSE1122: folds
FIASCHETTO: folds
sheets: folds
*** FLOP *** [3d Jh Js]
ChiefBTSH: bets 300
david0603: raises 2350 to 2650 and is all-in
ChiefBTSH: calls 2350
*** TURN *** [3d Jh Js] [7d]
*** RIVER *** [3d Jh Js 7d] [Qh]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
ChiefBTSH: shows [7c 7s] (a full house, Sevens full of Jacks)
david0603: shows [Qc Qs] (a full house, Queens full of Jacks)
david0603 collected 5675 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 5675 | Rake 0
Board [3d Jh Js 7d Qh]
Seat 1: iownoknp folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: plumber922 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: DOGHOUSE1122 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: FIASCHETTO (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: sheets (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: dominospizza folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: ChiefBTSH showed [7c 7s] and lost with a full house, Sevens full of Jacks
Seat 8: david0603 showed [Qc Qs] and won (5675) with a full house, Queens full of Jacks
Seat 9: beatnik23 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

10/12/2008 7:10:24 PM

Looks like your doing well in the Sunday Million David, take it down.

10/12/2008 8:26:41 PM

Down to 11 bbs but I'll give it my best shot. Thanks.

10/12/2008 8:27:59 PM

David, how did you finish in the Sunday Million?

10/12/2008 11:08:47 PM

You finished the tournament in 330th place.
A $900.00 award has been credited to your Real Money account.

10/13/2008 9:53:14 AM

what is the best way to put money in my full tilt account these days? it has been awhile since I last did it and I feel like playing tonight.

10/15/2008 10:56:43 PM

credit card.

and if you have any money you'd like to lose just send it to me and let me play Omaha for 10 minutes.

10/16/2008 1:00:21 AM

The Bank of NoidRoid ?

10/16/2008 10:18:49 AM

Why was that guy allowed to reraise all in? The short stack couldnt even min raise. I know on full tilt you would only be able to call, perhaps its different on pokerstars. I never noticed.

10/16/2008 1:44:21 PM

Yeah, it was bs. I would have def played it different if I thought the UTG limper could raise.

10/16/2008 1:53:05 PM

Its definately valuable to know that now. It may change my play in certain circumstances. I think if you raised pre-flop he would of gone all in anyway. Overall, you were kinda lucky he could make that move.

10/16/2008 3:11:40 PM

Yeah, I guess I would have played it the same, but I would have been pissed if I made a value call with a shit hand and got raised.

10/16/2008 5:03:18 PM

Did FT crash for anyone tonight? Was just in the middle of a $75 SnG and lost connection, can't even access the website, etc...

[Edited on October 19, 2008 at 1:15 AM. Reason : .]

10/19/2008 1:13:59 AM

FT is running on my desktop without lagging for the first time in month.

Nice call by me.

PokerStars Game #21331807084: Tournament #113517662, $50+$5 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2008/10/19 18:12:52 ET
Table '113517662 29' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: david0603 (5315 in chips)
Seat 2: kaffah (6280 in chips)
Seat 3: spinejt (2835 in chips)
Seat 4: HUGE NUTZ 44 (6125 in chips)
Seat 5: JEFF667 (2695 in chips)
Seat 6: hitthehole (3485 in chips)
Seat 7: regkumar (3410 in chips)
Seat 8: K3 HUGE (8680 in chips)
Seat 9: sigaren (2830 in chips)
regkumar: posts small blind 75
K3 HUGE: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to david0603 [Kc Ks]
sigaren: folds
david0603: raises 225 to 375
kaffah: calls 375
spinejt: folds
HUGE NUTZ 44: folds
JEFF667: folds
hitthehole: folds
regkumar: folds
K3 HUGE: calls 225
*** FLOP *** [Qd 3c 5c]
K3 HUGE: checks
david0603: bets 800
kaffah: calls 800
K3 HUGE: folds
*** TURN *** [Qd 3c 5c] [3d]
david0603: checks
kaffah: checks
*** RIVER *** [Qd 3c 5c 3d] [Qs]
david0603: checks
kaffah: bets 1050
david0603: calls 1050
*** SHOW DOWN ***
kaffah: shows [Jd Js] (two pair, Queens and Jacks)
david0603: shows [Kc Ks] (two pair, Kings and Queens)
david0603 collected 4900 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 4900 | Rake 0
Board [Qd 3c 5c 3d Qs]
Seat 1: david0603 showed [Kc Ks] and won (4900) with two pair, Kings and Queens
Seat 2: kaffah showed [Jd Js] and lost with two pair, Queens and Jacks
Seat 3: spinejt folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: HUGE NUTZ 44 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: JEFF667 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: hitthehole (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: regkumar (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: K3 HUGE (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 9: sigaren folded before Flop (didn't bet)

10/19/2008 6:21:10 PM

Full Tilt Poker Game #8565553797: The Sunday Mulligan (62943266), Table 40 - 10/20 - No Limit Hold'em - 19:09:02 ET - 2008/10/19
Seat 1: xx BabyGrand xx (2,990)
Seat 2: Matteo02 (2,870)
Seat 3: bjfaber (3,040)
Seat 4: kmak (2,450)
Seat 5: Michnak (3,000)
Seat 6: Foster0469 (3,000)
Seat 8: Dr_Allin (3,650)
Seat 9: MPAKO777 (3,000)
Michnak posts the small blind of 10
Foster0469 posts the big blind of 20
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to bjfaber [Jh Js]
Dr_Allin calls 20
MPAKO777 folds
xx BabyGrand xx calls 20
Matteo02 calls 20
bjfaber raises to 120
kmak folds
Michnak folds
Foster0469 has 15 seconds left to act
Foster0469 folds
Dr_Allin calls 100
xx BabyGrand xx calls 100
Matteo02 has 15 seconds left to act
Matteo02 calls 100
*** FLOP *** [Td 9h Jc]
Dr_Allin checks
xx BabyGrand xx has 15 seconds left to act
xx BabyGrand xx bets 2,870, and is all in
Matteo02 folds
bjfaber has 15 seconds left to act
bjfaber has requested TIME

Thoughts?

10/19/2008 7:14:38 PM

I'd call. I can't see anyone flopping the straight and pushing for that much. Even if they do have it you still have a lot of outs. They could have easily flopped two pair or a pair + straight draw.

Yay for calling stations.

PokerStars Game #21333839970: Tournament #113517739, $100+$9 Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2008/10/19 19:34:55 ET
Table '113517739 90' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: AlgeSeetang (4130 in chips)
Seat 2: david0603 (3275 in chips)
Seat 3: stampa20 (4140 in chips)
Seat 4: BKiCe (6035 in chips)
Seat 5: rckhound (2760 in chips)
Seat 6: WHERErMYnutZ (3745 in chips)
Seat 7: gordi6222 (3245 in chips)
Seat 8: Disgracer1 (507 in chips)
Seat 9: slimemdude (2790 in chips)
Disgracer1: posts small blind 25
slimemdude: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to david0603 [Jd Js]
AlgeSeetang: folds
david0603: raises 75 to 125
stampa20: calls 125
BKiCe has timed out
BKiCe: folds
BKiCe is sitting out
BKiCe has returned
rckhound: folds
WHERErMYnutZ: folds
gordi6222: folds
Disgracer1: folds
slimemdude: folds
*** FLOP *** [Qh Ts Ks]
david0603: bets 200
stampa20: calls 200
*** TURN *** [Qh Ts Ks] [Ad]
david0603: bets 725
stampa20: calls 725
*** RIVER *** [Qh Ts Ks Ad] [6d]
david0603: bets 950
stampa20: calls 950
*** SHOW DOWN ***
david0603: shows [Jd Js] (a straight, Ten to Ace)
stampa20: mucks hand
david0603 collected 4075 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 4075 | Rake 0
Board [Qh Ts Ks Ad 6d]
Seat 1: AlgeSeetang folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: david0603 showed [Jd Js] and won (4075) with a straight, Ten to Ace
Seat 3: stampa20 mucked [As Qc]
Seat 4: BKiCe folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: rckhound folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: WHERErMYnutZ folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: gordi6222 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: Disgracer1 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 9: slimemdude (big blind) folded before Flop

10/19/2008 7:40:01 PM

You read it exactly like I did. What idiot would push all in with the nuts? Here is how it went

bjfaber raises to 2,920, and is all in
Dr_Allin folds
bjfaber shows [Jh Js]
xx BabyGrand xx shows [8s 7s]
Uncalled bet of 50 returned to bjfaber
*** TURN *** [Td 9h Jc] [Kc]
*** RIVER *** [Td 9h Jc Kc] [6s]
bjfaber shows three of a kind, Jacks
xx BabyGrand xx shows a straight, Jack high
xx BabyGrand xx wins the pot (6,250) with a straight, Jack high
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 6,250 | Rake 0
Board: [Td 9h Jc Kc 6s]
Seat 1: xx BabyGrand xx showed [8s 7s] and won (6,250) with a straight, Jack high
Seat 2: Matteo02 folded on the Flop
Seat 3: bjfaber showed [Jh Js] and lost with three of a kind, Jacks
Seat 4: kmak (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: Michnak (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 6: Foster0469 (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 8: Dr_Allin folded on the Flop
Seat 9: MPAKO777 didn't bet (folded)

10/19/2008 7:43:22 PM

That sucks. Had a similar hand where I flopped the set vs 3 spades and we got all in. Luckily the guy just had a pair and the flush draw and my set held. Your opponent was lucky this time that someone had something. He won't get paid the other 90% of the time.

10/19/2008 7:51:57 PM

Full Tilt Poker Game #8566300773: $1 Million Guarantee (61407185), Table 66 - 80/160 - No Limit Hold'em - 19:58:50 ET - 2008/10/19
Seat 1: JROBB (6,680)
Seat 2: BIGFLOPPER01 (7,776)
Seat 3: ms12345 (11,960)
Seat 4: drjdmd (2,108)
Seat 5: konelao2 (5,981)
Seat 6: Yeshaya (3,720)
Seat 7: UCFJuggernaut (3,495)
Seat 8: TRBL115 (11,375)
Seat 9: bjfaber (3,475)
Yeshaya posts the small blind of 80
UCFJuggernaut posts the big blind of 160
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to bjfaber [2h 2d]
TRBL115 folds
bjfaber raises to 480
JROBB folds
BIGFLOPPER01 has 15 seconds left to act
BIGFLOPPER01 folds
ms12345 folds
drjdmd has 15 seconds left to act
drjdmd calls 480
konelao2 folds
Yeshaya folds
UCFJuggernaut folds
*** FLOP *** [3d 2c As]
bjfaber checks
drjdmd checks
*** TURN *** [3d 2c As] [3h]
bjfaber bets 480
drjdmd raises to 1,628, and is all in
bjfaber calls 1,148
drjdmd shows [Ac Jd]
bjfaber shows [2h 2d]
*** RIVER *** [3d 2c As 3h] [5h]
drjdmd shows two pair, Aces and Threes
bjfaber shows a full house, Twos full of Threes
bjfaber wins the pot (4,456) with a full house, Twos full of Threes
drjdmd stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 4,456 | Rake 0
Board: [3d 2c As 3h 5h]
Seat 1: JROBB didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: BIGFLOPPER01 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: ms12345 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: drjdmd showed [Ac Jd] and lost with two pair, Aces and Threes
Seat 5: konelao2 (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: Yeshaya (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 7: UCFJuggernaut (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 8: TRBL115 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: bjfaber showed [2h 2d] and won (4,456) with a full house, Twos full of Threes

10/19/2008 8:01:03 PM

Nice read

Full Tilt Poker Game #8566683647: $40,000 Guarantee (65163462), Table 101 - 50/100 - No Limit Hold'em - 20:24:00 ET - 2008/10/19
Seat 1: IMVDJJ (3,291)
Seat 2: Shaaarrrp (3,791)
Seat 3: billywestom (2,965)
Seat 4: S1NKorSW1M (4,160)
Seat 5: catch_N_ (4,854)
Seat 6: david0603 (3,600)
Seat 7: TexWilson (1,242)
Seat 8: smarchit (5,337)
Seat 9: the literate (2,525)
david0603 posts the small blind of 50
TexWilson posts the big blind of 100
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to david0603 [Kc Ks]
smarchit has 15 seconds left to act
smarchit folds
the literate folds
IMVDJJ calls 100
Shaaarrrp folds
billywestom folds
S1NKorSW1M folds
catch_N_ folds
david0603 raises to 400
TexWilson calls 300
IMVDJJ calls 300
*** FLOP *** [Td 5h 9c]
david0603 bets 842
TexWilson has 15 seconds left to act
TexWilson folds
IMVDJJ calls 842
*** TURN *** [Td 5h 9c] [5s]
david0603 has 15 seconds left to act
david0603 has requested TIME
david0603 bets 2,358, and is all in
IMVDJJ calls 2,049, and is all in
david0603 shows [Kc Ks]
IMVDJJ shows [Jh Qc]
Uncalled bet of 309 returned to david0603
*** RIVER *** [Td 5h 9c 5s] [8c]
david0603 shows two pair, Kings and Fives
IMVDJJ shows a straight, Queen high
IMVDJJ wins the pot (6,982) with a straight, Queen high
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 6,982 | Rake 0
Board: [Td 5h 9c 5s 8c]
Seat 1: IMVDJJ showed [Jh Qc] and won (6,982) with a straight, Queen high
Seat 2: Shaaarrrp didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: billywestom didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: S1NKorSW1M didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: catch_N_ (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: david0603 (small blind) showed [Kc Ks] and lost with two pair, Kings and Fives
Seat 7: TexWilson (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 8: smarchit didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: the literate didn't bet (folded)

10/19/2008 8:29:02 PM

^sucks you lost that hand but I would welcome anyone to make that call when I'm a 9 to 1 favorite to win

10/19/2008 10:24:35 PM

Yeah, I put him on the draw so made sure I was going to get paid if he wanted to see fifth street.

10/19/2008 10:29:23 PM

[Edited on October 19, 2008 at 10:48 PM. Reason : /]

10/19/2008 10:48:09 PM

I basically had the same thing happen a few days ago except with a flush draw

gave the guy terrible odds to call and yet he still called and hit it on the river

pot was around $120

10/19/2008 11:16:15 PM

nm

[Edited on October 20, 2008 at 8:32 AM. Reason : .]

10/20/2008 8:27:46 AM

What are the best MTTs (non-rebuy) to play on Stars and FT? Currently I'm only playing in the Sunday Two-hundred Grand and Sunday Million on Stars...

10/21/2008 5:33:11 PM

It all depends on your bankroll. I'm going to start committing myself to the $4 buyins with top prize 200. Somebody preached about those earlier, and I played in several this weekend with promising results.

David0603 clearly plays a decent amount of MTTs, so listen to him if you're looking to spend 50-100 or better per tourney...

10/21/2008 6:32:49 PM

I was referring to the weekly/daily "majors"

10/21/2008 9:20:38 PM

My best finish thus far is in the early start on stars for 12.5K. I also usually play the mulligan or second chance. I can't remember what they call it on Stars vs FT. I usually also play the $100 one at 1pm, the $50 one at 5pm, and the $100 one at 7pm. I usually play the 200K as well because its $11 for a possible 20K payouts but overall I like the FT structure better. I still think my fav tourney thus far is the $200 UB 200K at 5pm. Usually there is a nice overlay. I won 11K in that a few weeks ago as well.

[Edited on October 21, 2008 at 11:20 PM. Reason : sp]

10/21/2008 11:19:52 PM

My favorite tournament is the 65k guarenteed on full tilt at 8 pm daily.

10/22/2008 12:15:00 AM

I usually don't play any tournaments after 7 so I don't get to bed too late, but that is a pretty popular one as well. I'm a big fan of the double stacks too.

10/22/2008 6:54:22 AM

what kind of hands do you like to defend you blinds with?
I've seen something that said you're better off defending with something like J7 instead of something like KQ because you stand a better chance of not being dominated if you hit your hand and its easier to get away from if you miss. Say you're against a loose opponent in one hand and you're against a tight player in another mid way though a tournament. We seem to have some pretty sharp players here...just curious on opinions.

10/23/2008 11:52:30 PM

I rarely defend my blinds. If I have a small stack I might defend them by going all in or if a short stack raises I might push him all in but its just too risking too much too make a 3x raise on top of a 3x raise. I might call early on when the bb vs stack ratio is huge esp with a lot of people in but with solid play you don't really need to make any stellar reads / defend bbs to place.

10/23/2008 11:57:03 PM

I'm a donk.

Figured the first guy was on 2 overs, shorty coulda had anything and the Aces behind me actually made me laugh when I saw all the cards...

PokerStars Game #21453262102: Tournament #116120625, $4.00+$0.40 Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (125/250) - 2008/10/24 11:00:01 ET
Table '116120625 18' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: Big MII (645 in chips)
Seat 2: Nailheads (13597 in chips)
Seat 3: specialKhole (7166 in chips)
Seat 4: Typhicane (3455 in chips)
Seat 5: 50jy16 (1145 in chips)
Seat 6: bogo (3489 in chips)
Seat 7: flashman377 (7595 in chips)
Seat 8: $n0wwh1te (6615 in chips)
Big MII: posts the ante 25
Nailheads: posts the ante 25
specialKhole: posts the ante 25
Typhicane: posts the ante 25
50jy16: posts the ante 25
bogo: posts the ante 25
flashman377: posts the ante 25
$n0wwh1te: posts the ante 25
bogo: posts small blind 125
flashman377: posts big blind 250
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Typhicane [7h 7s]
$n0wwh1te: raises 500 to 750
Big MII: calls 620 and is all-in
Nailheads: folds
specialKhole: folds
Typhicane: raises 2680 to 3430 and is all-in
50jy16: calls 1120 and is all-in
bogo: folds
flashman377: folds
$n0wwh1te: calls 2680
*** FLOP *** [5h 2h 9h]
*** TURN *** [5h 2h 9h] [Th]
*** RIVER *** [5h 2h 9h Th] [6d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
$n0wwh1te: shows [Jd Jc] (a pair of Jacks)
Typhicane: shows [7h 7s] (a flush, Ten high)
Typhicane collected 4620 from side pot-2
50jy16: shows [Ac Ad] (a pair of Aces)
Typhicane collected 1500 from side pot-1
Big MII: shows [Kd Kc] (a pair of Kings)
Typhicane collected 3055 from main pot
Typhicane said, "ok, that was weak, sry"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 9175 Main pot 3055. Side pot-1 1500. Side pot-2 4620. | Rake 0
Board [5h 2h 9h Th 6d]
Seat 1: Big MII showed [Kd Kc] and lost with a pair of Kings
Seat 2: Nailheads folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: specialKhole folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Typhicane showed [7h 7s] and won (9175) with a flush, Ten high
Seat 5: 50jy16 (button) showed [Ac Ad] and lost with a pair of Aces
Seat 6: bogo (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: flashman377 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: $n0wwh1te showed [Jd Jc] and lost with a pair of Jacks

10/24/2008 11:27:02 AM

don't get to post here often but its getting close to thanksgiving and people are going to be coming back home... any of the old crew going to host another tww thanksgiving poker nights that have been going on the last couple of year?

10/24/2008 2:30:10 PM

let me know if it happens.

10/24/2008 2:35:01 PM

Noidroid hosted last year. I'm in Durham, but I'll be happy to host if we can't get anyone else in a more central location.

10/24/2008 3:00:32 PM

if we do it like the saturday after ill likely be able to stop by

10/24/2008 3:06:08 PM

Quote :

"I rarely defend my blinds. If I have a small stack I might defend them by going all in or if a short stack raises I might push him all in but its just too risking too much too make a 3x raise on top of a 3x raise. I might call early on when the bb vs stack ratio is huge esp with a lot of people in but with solid play you don't really need to make any stellar reads / defend bbs to place."

In the mid stages of a tournament I re-steal quite a lot when i'm in the 10-15BB range. If someone raises on the button or CO+1 and my HUD has them either attempting to steal more than 30% or they are running tight passive (9/2/2-ish) i'm willing to go all in with an incredibly wide range of cards. I just recently registered for Cardrunners (which is kick ass BTW) and theres quite a lot of discussion in tourney videos about the best situations to 3bet light, I def recommend looking for some threads on 2p2 or something about it, because its a huge part of mid-late game play.

10/24/2008 6:30:01 PM