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Unfucking believable

acdawg712, Jun 22 2007

Pokerstars is really fucking good at making you think you actually have a shot to win a tournament. I'm not saying it's impossible to win, but it feels like Pokerstars goes, "Hey let's let him win." as well as "Hey, there's a poor sap, let's let him go far but fall far short of any decent payout" or "Let's crush him with a 48-1 underdog winning.

Submitted by : acdawg712

PokerStars Game #10558931560: Tournament #52923913, $2.00+$0.20 Hold'em No Limit - Level XII (800/1600) - 2007/06/22 - 05:03:21 (ET)
Table '52923913 39' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: Triple Trey (32610 in chips)
Seat 2: EVnegative (37896 in chips)
Seat 3: ice601 (73188 in chips)
Seat 5: blinx32 (50047 in chips)
Seat 6: Hero (45342 in chips)
Seat 7: shshank (45312 in chips)
Seat 8: ninjalotus (3870 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 9: too.chewy (28130 in chips)
Triple Trey: posts the ante 75
EVnegative: posts the ante 75
ice601: posts the ante 75
blinx32: posts the ante 75
Hero : posts the ante 75
shshank: posts the ante 75
ninjalotus: posts the ante 75
too.chewy: posts the ante 75
Hero : posts small blind 800
shshank: posts big blind 1600

Holecards(Odds)
Dealt to Hero
ninjalotus: folds
too.chewy: folds
Triple Trey: folds
Eazeyb84 is connected
EVnegative: raises 4800 to 6400
ice601: folds
blinx32: folds
Hero : calls 5600
shshank: calls 4800

Flop(Odds) (Pot : $19,800.00)


Hero : checks
shshank: checks
EVnegative: bets 12800
Hero : calls 12800
shshank: calls 12800

Turn(Odds) (Pot : $58,200.00)


Hero : checks
shshank: checks
EVnegative: bets 18621 and is all-in
Hero : calls 18621
shshank: calls 18621

River (Pot : $114,063.00)


Hero : bets 7446 and is all-in
shshank: calls 7416 and is all-in

Showdown
Hero : shows (a full house, Jacks full of Fours)
shshank: shows (four of a kind, Fours)
shshank collected 14832 from side pot
EVnegative: shows (two pair, Queens and Fours)
Eazeyb84 said, "wow"
shshank collected 114063 from main pot

Summary
Total pot 128895 Main pot 114063. Side pot 14832. | Rake 0
Board
Seat 1: Triple Trey folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: EVnegative showed and lost with two pair, Queens and Fours
Seat 3: ice601 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: blinx32 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Hero (small blind) showed and lost with a full house, Jacks full of Fours
Seat 7: shshank (big blind) showed and won (128895) with four of a kind, Fours
Seat 8: ninjalotus folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: too.chewy folded before Flop (didn't bet)

That is all.

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Periodic Update

acdawg712, May 28 2007

After moving my "roll" to FTP, I got it up to 78. Then I realized I had no interest in online poker. I just didn't feel like playing. Also, FTP's software put me on tilt by looking at it.

I have been playing live a little bet, and have done really well. I doubled my $50 in a tough .25/.50 game, turned my $20 into 50(3 outer prevented 70) in a .20/.40 game, and $20 into $35 in a .10/.20 game. I was making a lot of plays at the .10/.20 game and donked off 15 bucks because it didn't seem like much. I still play too scared .20/.40+ but a little stupid at .10/.20. I hope it's because the .20/.40+ game is tough, because no one plays .15/.30 lol.

I recently got transferred $20 on stars so I could play some non stressful poker. The problem with that is that it's just kinda boring playing straight up ABC poker so I look for tables with ultra LAG donks. At what level can I actually start making plays? From the small experience I have from NL50, there appears to be some play there, but I was playing on somewhat scared money. Any input would be appreciated.

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Stars is Rigged

acdawg712, May 09 2007

I haven't updated this in a while, didn't really feel like it. I got my BR up to 692 and nothing went right. I couldn't win anything and eventually cashed out 200 and moved my remaining 30 to FTP. I have 9.32 left and plan to use it on a 3R Satellite to the Sunday Million. I guess I'll still play VIP weekly while I can and anything that requires FPPs. FTP doesn't have super microstakes and has less tournaments but at least it's not bullshit. Gl to all.

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Last Few days

acdawg712, Apr 22 2007

Day 2 Session 2

acdawg712, Apr 18 2007

Just played a very short session of only 83 hands plus about 5 hands in the 5.50 MTT haha.

During current Hold'em session you were dealt 83 hands and saw flop:
- 8 out of 13 times while in big blind (61%)
- 7 out of 13 times while in small blind (53%)
- 12 out of 57 times in other positions (21%)
- a total of 27 out of 83 (32%)
Pots won at showdown - 4 of 6 (66%)
Pots won without showdown - 14

http://www.liquidpoker.info/h/176783 Is this a good play? He most likely has AK AA KK QQ. If he has AK, this was probably the best play. But if he has AA or KK, should i bet into him and hope for a raise? With QQ I'm probably going broke.

http://www.liquidpoker.info/h/176782 The guy had been very aggressive and his overbet wasn't scaring me. That's not the line with a king for sure, and the fact this guy was so aggressive made me think against the Queen.

http://www.liquidpoker.info/h/176781 2nd time today ive been reraised by AK rather then the deadly AA or KK. Free money i guess.

Overall session: +26

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Good 2nd day

acdawg712, Apr 18 2007

I couldn't fall asleep at 5:00 AM so i played a little. Won a 6.50 1 table turbo for $26. Played 3 NL25 full ring and 1 6-max on the side. Up about $5. Lost more small pots than won.

Major hands:

http://www.liquidpoker.info/h/176565 Had close enough odds and his hand was pretty obvious.

http://www.liquidpoker.info/h/176566 guy bet way to scared, good thing ace landed on turn to slow him down and gave me another draw.

http://www.liquidpoker.info/h/176569 Basically last hand of session, I even put him on AK or better, just wanted a semi-big last hand. stupid spew.

Overall: +25

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Poor first sessoin/Self-exclusion

acdawg712, Apr 18 2007

The first day after my win, things did not go great.

My first hour session went ok, until this happened.

http://www.liquidpoker.info/h/175708 In my topic, it appears 75/25 in favor of my play, more thought are welcome.

1st Session:-$13

My second 3 hour session was kinda spewy. It started poorly until these hands against a player on tilt(which I had told to not play so he could cool off).

http://www.liquidpoker.info/h/175776 Nice

http://www.liquidpoker.info/h/175778 I like my turn bet, I think I played it well. As played, the river push seemed like some bluff and it worked out.

After some spew/respew at sngs I ended up even.

2nd session: ~0

Last night 3 hour session, was not good. It started with me down 18 and my friend who plays NL200 helped out. We played well but there were some suckouts and some idiotic hero calls at NL10. I was down another 15. I then played some NL 25 and went up about 25. After more terrible luck at some $6 SNGS(33>QQ with 3 on river and A7>99 with 7 on river(flop was 754) i ended up with the same amount as before NL25 started.

3rd session: -$33.

I then self-excluded myself for 24 hours at about 4:49ET, 10% to prevent tilt and 90% so I could study for my 3 exams on thursday and friday. Didn't really study and ended up thinking about poker haha.

We have no class on Wednesday so I plan to get up and play a little, prolly the $5.50 turbo MTT. Maybe some NL10 and NL25 with some $5-6SNGS.

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The Plan

acdawg712, Apr 16 2007

I can't go to sleep. 11 o clock class o well.

The Plan:

Cash games:

Hold'em: NL10 with occasional shots at NL25

Omaha: Shortstacking pl 25 and pL50 with occasional max PL10.

SNG:

Hold'em-5 and 6 sngs, all sizes are fine. The occasional $4 180 person tourney sounds good.

Omaha'em-i never see any running but 3 dollar ones if i ever see one.

Tourney:

Hold'em-up to 5 freeze outwithoccasional 8, 10 freezeout and 3R

Omaha: Anything 5 or below.

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450 win in a 5.50

acdawg712, Apr 16 2007

position beats cards cards beat chips chips beats beats position.

That's what I had typed in my chat box for most of the tournament. This quote from arnold snyder really helped me win the 5.50 360 max.

http://www.liquidpoker.info/h/175431 oops opponent had been donkey

http://www.liquidpoker.info/h/175430 got it all in good, what a turn

http://www.liquidpoker.info/h/175429 chip lead baby

http://www.liquidpoker.info/h/175428 didn't get it all in good but who the fuck cares had fuckin 2.5:1 advantage.

I had been transferred $30 literally 41 minutes before the tourney.

I had lost about 170 over the last 2 days. 70 while drunk(oops). Not sure what my plans are with this money. I had told myself not to play cash games. I plan to plan some MTTs. Ill play up to $10 freezeouts and maybe the 3R, not sure. I'll play up to $10 sngs. I'll continue to learn omaha by shortstacking, but now at the .25/.50 tables.

If my approach is not optimal, please tell me. The omaha advice was from a omaha shark so I am keeping that.

BTW, i'm fucked for finals later this week. o well.

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Busto then back

acdawg712, Apr 14 2007

People were right. My bad BR management has lead me to go busto for first for 80, then 40 I had on the side. Another attempt Friday was successful, turning 30 into 85. Hold'em only earned 20 while PL Omaha earned 35. I think I'll try to severely NL cash games for a while. I
d like to play so big tourneys but I don't have that committment due to college, academic or social.

I'm short stacking omaha based on the advice of a very good omaha player, Rollover2k on FTP and Lefty2506 on Stars. I hope I won't play like a retard in omaha.

My friend placed first in a $2 and won 612 in his first day on Stars. I told him how to manage his Br but he decided to withdraw 500, his loss.

Big hands:

http://www.liquidpoker.info/mytlnet/myhand.php?view=item&id=174403 Got it in good, good results

http://www.liquidpoker.info/h/174405 gift

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