Monday morning

chasing another fish and inducing spew with small oop cbets in 3b pots






Full Tilt Poker, $5/$10 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 8 Players

LeggoPoker.com - Hand History Converter



IH8SHORTSTAKS (CO): $4,569.25

KWHBOCA (BTN): $1,434.75

Hero (SB): $2,819.75

mektin (BB): $1,000

hellopuppy (UTG): $2,095.75

ram714 (UTG+1): $1,260

Zockermicha (MP1): $480

Fortuna7 (MP2): $1,000



Pre-Flop: K A dealt to Hero (SB)

3 folds, IH8SHORTSTAKS raises to $35, Hero raises to $120, IH8SHORTSTAKS calls $85



Flop: ($250) 3 K 8 (2 Players)

Hero bets $48, IH8SHORTSTAKS calls $48



Turn: ($346) 7 (2 Players)

Hero checks, IH8SHORTSTAKS bets $275, Hero calls $275



River: ($896) T (2 Players)

Hero checks, IH8SHORTSTAKS bets $775, Hero calls $775



Results: $2,446 Pot ($3 Rake)

IH8SHORTSTAKS showed 5 5 (a pair of Fives) and LOST (-$1,218 NET)

Hero showed K A (a pair of Kings) and WON $2,443 (+$1,225 NET)

Spikey PT2

I was talking to Fuego about this fish I busted for 4k the other day. He asked what his PT2 stats were and this is what I found when I checked my personal db...

First 1/2 December $1200/day

With rakeback I'm making over $1200/day so far in December

Spikey

Since finding one of the biggest donators to MSNL on FTP I said he would buy me a BMW this year and after this session he's now well on his way. This screenshot is of the gen info tab in PT2 filtered to just the hands I played since I woke up at 4am (Australia time) until now at 930am.

2knl and running HORRIBLE at 400nl

Today I played a bunch of 2knl. Mostly $600 cap 6max but I also got in some 2knl FR and made back the 2k I was stuck at that level since iRockhoes luckbox runner runners me when i cbet a KTx flop with KT and he calls with A4s and finds a way to backdoor broadway after turning the NFD and I pay him because there is NO reason for him to have and Ax hand after the flop and turn....o unless he calls cbets with bare Ahi....well played you fucking muppet. Oh and I lost QQ
I was up like $1k at $10/20 $600 cap but then lost every flip I could find and ended up stuck 2.5k. I went out for a little bit, came back, and got it down to only being stuck 800 but fucking wow I really run bad a lot. I had easily the sickest hot stretch of my life the other week but few others post the results I do and it is NOTTTTTTT because I'm a luckbox...that is for mother......fucking......sure.


This is the pokerEV graph of the ~1k hand 400nl FR session I just played....Holy Fucking Shit.

I'm takin them blinds

Dec 1-11 PT2 Gen info sorted by largest amount won






Graph of profits since last blog post. Epic fail shot taking at 2knl and tilting at 1knl that caused the -8k doomswitch but i just murder games so bad its all back and more just like that.

November 2008: Booked

$5/10

This is the graph of my profits since my last post.




Melbourne was sick other than running KK into AA at 500nl with a bunch of live morons in the Crown poker room. We went to JJ's Grille and Rockpool Grille in the Crown Towers. I've heard good things about this NOBU place but I know there's one in Vegas and I didn't feel like asian food at the time.


These are the two biggest pots I've won/lost during this MSNL stake...both happened in the past 48 hours. I should've folded the KK i guess but whatever....nobody else gets coolered like that on the one fucking 1knl table running on FTP.


Full Tilt Poker, $5/$10 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 9 Players
LeggoPoker.com Hand History Converter

Villa15 (SB): $3,197
LittleKidLover5 (BB): $1,496
bennyf85 (UTG): $1,017
Hero (UTG+1): $1,111
postdavid (UTG+2): $1,185.50
MrDankumz (MP1): $845.50
maxton2011 (MP2): $1,572.25
R0b5ter (CO): $1,000
Bunkbeds (BTN): $4,211.25

Pre-Flop: Kh Ks dealt to Hero (UTG+1)
bennyf85 calls $10, Hero calls $10, postdavid raises to $40, MrDankumz folds, maxton2011 calls $40, R0b5ter folds, Bunkbeds calls $40, Villa15 folds, LittleKidLover5 calls $30, bennyf85 calls $30, Hero raises to $190, postdavid raises to $1,185.50 and is All-In, 4 folds, Hero calls $921 and is All-In

Flop: ($2,387) 3h Td Ac (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

Turn: ($2,387) Th (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

River: ($2,387) 5c (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

Results: $2,387 Pot ($3 Rake)
Hero showed Kh Ks (two pair, Kings and Tens) and LOST (-$1,111 NET)
postdavid showed As Ad (a full house, Aces full of Tens) and WON $2,384 (+$1,273 NET)






Full Tilt Poker, $5/$10 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 6 Players
LeggoPoker.com Hand History Converter

josh3336 (BTN): $1,040
mnm472 (SB): $2,559
comingin2u (BB): $990
Kid_Forum (UTG): $1,183
JPhil007 (MP): $1,758
Hero (CO): $1,207

Pre-Flop: Ad Ah dealt to Hero (CO)
Kid_Forum raises to $25, JPhil007 folds, Hero raises to $90, 3 folds, Kid_Forum raises to $222, Hero raises to $425, Kid_Forum raises to $1,183 and is All-In, Hero calls $758

Flop: ($2,381) Jc 5h 9s (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

Turn: ($2,381) 4s (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

River: ($2,381) 8h (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

Results: $2,381 Pot ($3 Rake)
Kid_Forum showed Ks As (Ace King high) and LOST (-$1,183 NET)
Hero showed Ad Ah (a pair of Aces) and WON $2,378 (+$1,195 NET)

Crown Towers Crystal Club

I'm on a 3k downswing, mostly from fucking 600nl, so I decided to tilt book flights and hotel room. The flights are mad cheap and only like $340 AUD for both round trip tickets (Ptero and I) which ends up being only like approx 61% of that price to us in USD$. Ship it.

We're about a 20 minute drive to the small airport in Newcastle where we live and the flight takes between 1 and 1.5 hours. We'll be leaving Tuesday night at 8 (16 hours earlier into Mon in the US) flying into Melbourne airport which is about the same 20 minute taxi ride as Newcastle.

The Crown Casino is more of a complex of buildings than most casinos. The hotel space is broken into two separate buildings called the Crown Promenade and the Crown Towers. From the prices and the website you can see that the Towers are the luxury rooms. On the 27th floor of the Towers is the Crystal Club.

The Crystal Club is the VIP lounge for anyone staying in the Crown Towers. Obviously it costs more $ to have a room with access to the lounge but it's open 24 hours (including the bar) and serves breakfast and lunch for free to Crystal Club members.




The Crystal Club has a sick view of the water and the city of Melbourne and will definitely be a perfect spot to put in a session with my laptop on a lounge sitting against those windows. Ship the fucking megaballer boomswitch one time...

Deepstack

I have never bought into 400nl DS for more than 100bb.



Full Tilt Poker, $2/$4 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 9 Players
LeggoPoker.com Hand History Converter

UTG+1: $412.10
UTG+2: $184
MP1: $221.50
MP2: $800
Hero (CO): $742.30
BTN: $990.10
SB: $262
BB: $1,006.40
UTG: $192

Pre-Flop: Qs Js dealt to Hero (CO)
UTG raises to $8, 2 folds, MP1 calls $8, MP2 calls $8, Hero calls $8, BTN folds, SB calls $6, BB folds

Flop: ($44) 8s As 9c (5 Players)
SB checks, UTG checks, MP1 bets $20, MP2 calls $20, Hero calls $20, 2 folds

Turn: ($104) Th (3 Players)
MP1 bets $60, MP2 calls $60, Hero calls $60

River: ($284) 5d (3 Players)
MP1 bets $60, MP2 raises to $253, Hero raises to $654.30 and is All-In, MP1 calls $73.50 and is All-In, MP2 calls $401.30

Results: $1,726.10 Pot ($3 Rake)
MP1 mucked 4s Ad (a pair of Aces) and LOST (-$221.50 NET)
MP2 mucked 6h 7h (a straight, Ten high) and LOST (-$742.30 NET)
Hero showed Qs Js (a straight, Queen high) and WON $1,723.10 (+$980.80 NET)

$20,000

Scandinavians

This hand is wierd because I really can't remember the last time (if any ever...seriously) that I picked off a light utg limp/3bet. This particular spot was just more likely for him to be taking a playmaster line for a number of reasons. All the fish in the hand had folded and were out of the pot. I'm on the button (most obv steal position range) and the blinds are Rika and another winning 18/12 reg. I can't say for sure exactly how that impacted the way the hand played out because I don't know what the villain is thinking yet but it's important to keep everything in mind.

Before I leave preflop I want to say for the record I think the limp/3bet utg is bad. I think it's an out-dated play and it's something n00bs do and usually don't even know why they do it. The problem is that balancing your utg limp/3bet range creates a number of problems with the most important being forced to play a 3bet pot out of position against everyone but the blinds. The blinds are going to obviously be the worst range to limp/3bet because they are opening a tighter range than the mid-late position open/isolation raise.





The flop played out unusual too. I flop 2nd pair with an overcard and a 3 flush to the nuts and the utg limp/3b range decides to mash pot. I don't have any specific history with this guy but we've played together for 500+ hands and at this level I assume these types of players (decent stats and sample size) are at least somewhat aware of who I am.

The mash pot on the flop is definitely something stupid people do to regs and each other but it's just not normal for a reg to do to another reg. Once he pots the flop and the turn really the only thing I'm worried about is if he is capable of leveling me. Is he capable of knowing that I know he would never do this with the strong end of his range. Also though, is he capable of firing the 2nd barrel with what would essentially need to be complete air.

I called on the flop pretty fast (which also is a factor to think about when he pots the turn) and when he insta bet pot on the turn, completely committing himself, it's really just up for me to decide if he is ever leveling me and is he capable of doing with with air. I tend to never believe someone is capable of leveling me by knowing that I know he knows he wouldn't be mashing pot with the top end of his range unless they give me a reason to think that. I take a LOT of notes ESPECIALLY in big pots and I literally use almost every color on the FTP notes to distinguish different categories of players (especially helpful when looking at tables from the lobby).


On the turn I had about 5 seconds left in my timebank when I decided to check his location. He's from the Netherlands. With everything I had before this to doubt I was behind and now this....I snap clicked call with 1 second left. The fact that he is from the Netherlands (so his perception of poker) was enough additional information to decide he had the capability to follow through repping a big hand with a 2nd barrel.

Itinerary

It's Monday November 17th here in Newcastle, Australia and a lot of shit has happened in the last 48 hours.

I passed the 20k profits mark for this month (including rakeback) and somehow Ptero has won both a PCA package and an APPT Sydney package. Nothing I can say does justice to how insane that is. He won the PCA package on a single bullet (double buyin+add-on) in a $33r where only 1st got a package. The day before that he had finished runner up for a package to APPT Sydney but don't feel bad...two days later (today) he got heads-up and took down that package too.

Which brings me to my schedule for the next couple months. Just today I realized how short a time I have left her in Australia. It's been a great time and an excellent use of my time and rent money to gain rare perspective to use later (probly to make $).


Two weeks from tomorrow is December 2nd. The night before that we will be taking the 3 hour $18 train ride (with some insanely sick views I mentioned before I think) to spend the next 5 days in a PokerStars suite at the Star City Casino in Sydney, Australia. I'm definitely looking forward to playing some live again, it's been a while. After Vegas I had enough of the slow live games for a while but hourly winrate I can make at a 500nl Star City game is definitely enough to look forward to.

This is the plan as of now.....



December 2nd - Star City Casino for the APPT Sydney Main Event




December 7th - Back to the townhouse in Newcastle on Merewether Beach to grind out MSNL on FTP




Dec. 18th - Back to Sydney until 4pm Dec 20th when we leave on a flight to Boston from Sydney through San Fransisco.





December 20th - Arrive in Boston, MA to spend the holidays with family and as of now I'll be attending the New Years Eve party at Shrine in the MGM Grand at Foxwoods.





Jan. 5th - I'm not 100% sure if I'm going to be in the mood for more travel at this point but with a JetBlue roundtrip ticket being only like 3-400$ and only a 4 hour trip I'll probly go. Atlantis Resort and Casino for the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure in the Bahamas.





Jan 10th - Leave Atlantis for Fort Myers, Florida to spend time with my mother's parents at their house in Naples, Florida.






As from then on I really don't know. I will be staying with family until I decide. I'm either going to get this 2 bedroom rooftop penthouse apartment in Natick, MA for 9 months and only spend a couple weeks or a month in Vegas for the summer or I'll just stay with family until I move out to Vegas in the summer...possibly for good.