Tuesday, July 03, 2007


Close but no banana at Monday at the Hoy
Finished second at a small MATH earlier this evening. My play was solid throughout and my patience was rewarded when I became a card rack late at the final table. I had a big chip lead against lucko21, but then saw my lead peter out when we had both had middle pair and he had a better kicker. I was dominated the final hand (K-Q vs K-10) and had to settle for second.
Check out this final table nightmare which COULD have tilted me, but didn't:
Full Tilt Poker Game #2836765953: Mondays at the Hoy (21375278), Table 1 - 300/600 Ante 75 - No Limit Hold'em - 0:25:08 ET - 2007/07/03
Seat 1: BuddyDank (4,720)
Seat 2: lucko21 (13,972)
Seat 4: mookie99 (5,427)
Seat 6: lightning36 (15,877)
Seat 7: DDionysus (8,831)
Seat 9: fluxer (20,173)
BuddyDank antes 75
lucko21 antes 75
mookie99 antes 75
lightning36 antes 75
DDionysus antes 75
fluxer antes 75
lightning36 posts the small blind of 300
DDionysus posts the big blind of 600
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to lightning36 [Kh As]
fluxer folds
BuddyDank folds
lucko21 folds
mookie99 raises to 5,352, and is all in
lightning36 raises to 15,802, and is all in
mookie99: uh oh Damn straight "uh oh"
DDionysus folds
lightning36 shows [Kh As]
mookie99 shows [9d Ah]
Uncalled bet of 10,450 returned to lightning36
mookie99: oops
*** FLOP *** [6c 7c Qh]
*** TURN *** [6c 7c Qh] [3c] And, of course, we all knew what was coming next ...
*** RIVER *** [6c 7c Qh 3c] [9c] Ding: the three-outer FT loves to give on the river
lightning36 shows Ace King high
mookie99 shows a pair of Nines
mookie99 wins the pot (11,754) with a pair of Nines
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 11,754 Rake 0
Board: [6c 7c Qh 3c 9c]
Seat 1: BuddyDank folded before the Flop
Seat 2: lucko21 folded before the Flop
Seat 4: mookie99 showed [9d Ah] and won (11,754) with a pair of Nines
Seat 6: lightning36 (small blind) showed [Kh As] and lost with Ace King high
Seat 7: DDionysus (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 9: fluxer folded before the Flop
mookie99: uggh
lightning36: sdfgdfsngfojsdfnjdfngk
mookie99: grody Yep - but I still had enough chips to make a run
So a few hands later, the poker gods show some mercy:
Full Tilt Poker Game #2836804402: Mondays at the Hoy (21375278), Table 1 - 300/600 Ante 75 - No Limit Hold'em - 0:29:12 ET - 2007/07/03
Seat 1: BuddyDank (5,920)
Seat 2: lucko21 (12,277)
Seat 4: mookie99 (11,679)
Seat 6: lightning36 (10,375)
Seat 7: DDionysus (7,781)
Seat 9: fluxer (20,968)
BuddyDank antes 75
lucko21 antes 75
mookie99 antes 75
lightning36 antes 75
DDionysus antes 75
fluxer antes 75
fluxer posts the small blind of 300
BuddyDank posts the big blind of 600
The button is in seat #7
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to lightning36 [Qh Qd]
lucko21 folds
mookie99 folds
fluxer: u had me
lightning36 raises to 2,550 Setting the trap ...
DDionysus folds
lucko21: lol
fluxer: oh no well if you went all in
lucko21: nh
fluxer has 15 seconds left to act
fluxer: ty
fluxer folds
BuddyDank raises to 5,845, and is all in
lightning36 calls 3,295
BuddyDank shows [Qs Ac]
lightning36 shows [Qh Qd]
*** FLOP *** [8c Td 7h]
*** TURN *** [8c Td 7h] [8d]
*** RIVER *** [8c Td 7h 8d] [Th]
BuddyDank shows two pair, Tens and Eights
lightning36 shows two pair, Queens and Tens
lightning36 wins the pot (12,440) with two pair, Queens and Tens
lucko21: gg
BuddyDank stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 12,440 Rake 0
Board: [8c Td 7h 8d Th]
Seat 1: BuddyDank (big blind) showed [Qs Ac] and lost with two pair, Tens and Eights
Seat 2: lucko21 folded before the Flop
Seat 4: mookie99 folded before the Flop
Seat 6: lightning36 showed [Qh Qd] and won (12,440) with two pair, Queens and Tens
Seat 7: DDionysus (button) folded before the Flop
Seat 9: fluxer (small blind) folded before the Flop
A bit later, I got tremendous back-to-back hands that put me in the drivers seat:
Full Tilt Poker Game #2836936012: Mondays at the Hoy (21375278), Table 1 - 500/1000 Ante 125 - No Limit Hold'em - 0:43:30 ET - 2007/07/03
Seat 2: lucko21 (40,519)
Seat 6: lightning36 (13,521)
Seat 9: fluxer (14,960)
lucko21 antes 125
lightning36 antes 125
fluxer antes 125
fluxer posts the small blind of 500
lucko21 posts the big blind of 1,000
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to lightning36 [Qd Qc]
lightning36 calls 1,000 One of these guys is going to jump all over me, which was what I wanted
fluxer raises to 14,835, and is all in
lucko21 folds
lightning36 calls 12,396, and is all in
fluxer shows [4s 4d]
lightning36 shows [Qd Qc]
Uncalled bet of 1,439 returned to fluxer
*** FLOP *** [3s Jh 7s]
*** TURN *** [3s Jh 7s] [8h]
*** RIVER *** [3s Jh 7s 8h] [9s]
fluxer shows a pair of Fours
lightning36 shows a pair of Queens
lightning36 wins the pot (28,167) with a pair of Queens
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 28,167 Rake 0
Board: [3s Jh 7s 8h 9s]
Seat 2: lucko21 (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 6: lightning36 (button) showed [Qd Qc] and won (28,167) with a pair of Queens
Seat 9: fluxer (small blind) showed [4s 4d] and lost with a pair of Fours

Full Tilt Poker Game #2836938937: Mondays at the Hoy (21375278), Table 1 - 500/1000 Ante 125 - No Limit Hold'em - 0:43:50 ET - 2007/07/03
Seat 2: lucko21 (39,394)
Seat 6: lightning36 (28,167)
Seat 9: fluxer (1,439)
lucko21 antes 125
lightning36 antes 125
fluxer antes 125
lucko21 posts the small blind of 500
lightning36 posts the big blind of 1,000
The button is in seat #9
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to lightning36 [Ks Kd]
fluxer raises to 1,314, and is all in
lucko21 raises to 39,269, and is all in
lightning36 calls 27,042, and is all in
lucko21 shows [Qc 5c]
lightning36 shows [Ks Kd]
fluxer shows [6h 9d]
Uncalled bet of 11,227 returned to lucko21
*** FLOP *** [7s 6s 6d]
*** TURN *** [7s 6s 6d] [Jc]
*** RIVER *** [7s 6s 6d Jc] [4c]
lucko21 shows a pair of Sixes
lightning36 shows two pair, Kings and Sixes
lightning36 wins the side pot (53,456) with two pair, Kings and Sixes
lucko21: lol
fluxer shows three of a kind, Sixes
fluxer wins the main pot (4,317) with three of a kind, Sixes
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 57,773 Main pot 4,317. Side pot 53,456. Rake 0
Board: [7s 6s 6d Jc 4c]
Seat 2: lucko21 (small blind) showed [Qc 5c] and lost with a pair of Sixes
Seat 6: lightning36 (big blind) showed [Ks Kd] and won (53,456) with two pair, Kings and Sixes
Seat 9: fluxer (button) showed [6h 9d] and won (4,317) with three of a kind, Sixes
A few hands later ...
Full Tilt Poker Game #2836955038: Mondays at the Hoy (21375278), Table 1 - 500/1000 Ante 125 - No Limit Hold'em - 0:45:39 ET - 2007/07/03
Seat 2: lucko21 (11,102)
Seat 6: lightning36 (52,889)
Seat 9: fluxer (5,009)
lucko21 antes 125
lightning36 antes 125
fluxer antes 125
fluxer posts the small blind of 500
lucko21 posts the big blind of 1,000
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to lightning36 [Kd Kc]
lightning36 calls 1,000 I was hoping to get them both all in and take it down right there
fluxer raises to 4,884, and is all in Got one in, at least
lucko21 folds Rats
lightning36 calls 3,884
fluxer shows [Js Jd]
lightning36 shows [Kd Kc]
*** FLOP *** [2d 5s 7h]
lucko21: wtf
*** TURN *** [2d 5s 7h] [Td]
*** RIVER *** [2d 5s 7h Td] [7d]
fluxer shows two pair, Jacks and Sevens
lightning36 shows two pair, Kings and Sevens
lightning36 wins the pot (11,143) with two pair, Kings and Sevens
lucko21: gg
fluxer stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 11,143 Rake 0
Board: [2d 5s 7h Td 7d]
Seat 2: lucko21 (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 6: lightning36 (button) showed [Kd Kc] and won (11,143) with two pair, Kings and Sevens
Seat 9: fluxer (small blind) showed [Js Jd] and lost with two pair, Jacks and Sevens
I had a huge edge in chips over lucko21, but I should have known that it was time for the good cards to stop flowing. My next poket cards:
7h 8c
9d 2c
7d 3c
6h 3s
7c 8s
3h 7d
The next hand was crucial:
Full Tilt Poker Game #2836966846: Mondays at the Hoy (21375278), Table 1 - 500/1000 Ante 125 - No Limit Hold'em - 0:46:58 ET - 2007/07/03
Seat 2: lucko21 (15,727)
Seat 6: lightning36 (53,273)
lucko21 antes 125
lightning36 antes 125
lucko21 posts the small blind of 500
lightning36 posts the big blind of 1,000
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***Dealt to lightning36 [5h 4s]
lucko21 raises to 2,500
lightning36 calls 1,500
*** FLOP *** [2d 6h 4d]
lightning36 bets 50,648, and is all in
lucko21 calls 13,102, and is all in
lightning36 shows [5h 4s]
lucko21 shows [Qh 4h] Ut oh... need a 3 or 5 to win
Uncalled bet of 37,546 returned to lightning36
*** TURN *** [2d 6h 4d] [Th]
*** RIVER *** [2d 6h 4d Th] [6d]
lightning36 shows two pair, Sixes and Fours
lucko21 shows two pair, Sixes and Fours
lucko21 wins the pot (31,454) with two pair, Sixes and Fours
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 31,454 Rake 0
Board: [2d 6h 4d Th 6d]
Seat 2: lucko21 (small blind) showed [Qh 4h] and won (31,454) with two pair, Sixes and Fours
Seat 6: lightning36 (big blind) showed [5h 4s] and lost with two pair, Sixes and Fours
And the final hand ...
Full Tilt Poker Game #2836979045: Mondays at the Hoy (21375278), Table 1 - 500/1000 Ante 125 - No Limit Hold'em - 0:48:20 ET - 2007/07/03
Seat 2: lucko21 (37,204)
Seat 6: lightning36 (31,796)
lucko21 antes 125
lightning36 antes 125
lightning36 posts the small blind of 500
lucko21 posts the big blind of 1,000
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to lightning36 [Kh Ts]
lightning36 calls 500
lucko21 raises to 4,000
lightning36 raises to 12,250
lucko21 raises to 37,079, and is all in
lightning36 calls 19,421, and is all in
lucko21 shows [Kc Qd]
lightning36 shows [Kh Ts]
Uncalled bet of 5,408 returned to lucko21
*** FLOP *** [9c 5c 6c]
*** TURN *** [9c 5c 6c] [8c]
*** RIVER *** [9c 5c 6c 8c] [5s]
lucko21 shows a flush, King high
lightning36 shows a pair of Fives
lucko21 wins the pot (63,592) with a flush, King high
lightning36: gg
lucko21: gg
csquard (Observer): gg
lightning36 stands up
lucko21 stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 63,592 Rake 0
Board: [9c 5c 6c 8c 5s]
Seat 2: lucko21 (big blind) showed [Kc Qd] and won (63,592) with a flush, King high
Seat 6: lightning36 (small blind) showed [Kh Ts] and lost with a pair of Fives
Well ... what can you say? Guess 2nd place will have to do.

1 Comments:

Blogger KajaPoker said...

Great job in the MATH, man! Lucko is insane-o lucky is all. WTF is he doing, playing the MATH when he is on his way to Vegas anyway, right?

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