So on my way down to Foxwoods on Saturday I stopped at a Bose store and picked up a new pair of headphones. I bought then new quiet comfort 3 headphones. They are on the ear noise canceling headphones and I love them. They ran me 300$ which is kind of extravagant but I like them so to hell with the money.
I only played for less then 2 hours that day and made a nice 185$. I flopped 2 pair from the blinds, flopped top set with aces, and backdoored a flush in a decent sized pot as well. Not too bad for only about 40 hands.
I went snowboarding last night which was a bunch of fun. It was raining though and super cold so we were frozen in no time and the lifts were literally blocks of ice from the freezing rain. It was so much fun to get back out there since its been 2 years since I've gone riding. I'm really looking forward to riding in Europe. I'm still a little shaky on the board right now but hopefully I'll get the chance to go one more time before I leave for Europe.
On an online note I only played around 3000 hands last month and ended up making around 700$. But I've transfered so much to my friend who keeps going busto. And I keep using that money to pay all my bills.
Online 3528
Live 1585 (damn that 600 for my flight >=0)
Monday, December 10, 2007
Saturday, December 8, 2007
Riding
One of the things I'm very excited for while in Europe is going snowboarding. I just went and picked up some new bindings for my board because I bought new boots last year and they didn't fit in the old bindings I have. I'm going to set my deck up today and hopefully if it doesn't rain tomorrow my friends and I will go and do some local riding. It's been really cold here so the mountains have been making snow all week and they just opened up yesterday.
I'm thinking about going to the casino today as well. I'll probably make it down after I set up the board!!
I'm thinking about going to the casino today as well. I'll probably make it down after I set up the board!!
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Been a while
Sorry it's been so long. I've never been in the mood recently to write anything.
Schools almost over which is awesome and I think I might pull out some good grades this semester.
Once school is all done I'll be leaving for Europe which will be awesome. We're trying to figure out where to go for new years eve. Hopefully we figure out something awesome to do. I'd really like to do a few days of traveling while we're over there.
Poker has been better. Online I'm doing ok but have had a few bumps in the road. I'm slowly working my live roll back up as well and I'm at 1460 right now. I was down to 1k at one point so it was nice to put together a few winning sessions this weekend. Unfortunately I dropped a 100$ bill out of my pocket last time I was there when I went to get some food. Great time to just throw money away.
I put a bid on a new pair of headphones on Ebay. They are the Bose quiet comfort 3. I used them at Foxwoods for a little while and they are by far the nicest headphones I've ever used. My bid is at 275$ and I hope thats the winning bid because I don't want to pay any more then that. I figure I have to spoil myself at times with this poker money. If I don't, then why in the hell would I be putting myself through all this annoyance =)
I'll try to be more up to date with my next few posts as well.
Schools almost over which is awesome and I think I might pull out some good grades this semester.
Once school is all done I'll be leaving for Europe which will be awesome. We're trying to figure out where to go for new years eve. Hopefully we figure out something awesome to do. I'd really like to do a few days of traveling while we're over there.
Poker has been better. Online I'm doing ok but have had a few bumps in the road. I'm slowly working my live roll back up as well and I'm at 1460 right now. I was down to 1k at one point so it was nice to put together a few winning sessions this weekend. Unfortunately I dropped a 100$ bill out of my pocket last time I was there when I went to get some food. Great time to just throw money away.
I put a bid on a new pair of headphones on Ebay. They are the Bose quiet comfort 3. I used them at Foxwoods for a little while and they are by far the nicest headphones I've ever used. My bid is at 275$ and I hope thats the winning bid because I don't want to pay any more then that. I figure I have to spoil myself at times with this poker money. If I don't, then why in the hell would I be putting myself through all this annoyance =)
I'll try to be more up to date with my next few posts as well.
Saturday, November 17, 2007
Cant get it going
Had another bad session last night. I was totally card dead and the table was playing very loose so there was no chance of me being able to make a play on anyone. I basically call-folded my way down to -300 then played a hand where i had K9hh on the button, 7 handed preflop, with 350$ in the pot preflop. Flop KK2 rainbow and I scoop and end up +15 for the session.
I'm heading to Rhode Island tomorrow for an online session with some friends from 2+2 then I'll be back at Foxwoods in the early evening.
I'm heading to Rhode Island tomorrow for an online session with some friends from 2+2 then I'll be back at Foxwoods in the early evening.
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Kinda meh
I haven't made it down to the casino too much recently. I've been getting staked by my buddy when I do go because all my bills are piling up and I don't want my roll busto. I paid 600 for my flight to Europe which was 1/3 of my live roll. I also had to spend some of the money I transfered from FTP on fixing my car. I still have 150$ coming from the guy I've transfered to but my live roll is around 1260 now. Expenses will kill you at times.
I ran pretty well 2 times prior when I went to the casino. I made a river straight against a guys slowplayed pocket aces and got his stack. I ended up 220 for the session but decided to go play 2-4 HORSE with a friend for his birthday. Unfortunately I ran miserably and lost 120 in the game. It was a very dumb move to go play that while I'm trying to rebuild my roll. I also gave my buddy an extra 10 bucks so it left me up 90 for the session. Then next session I ended up down 150 after my flopped straight gets beat by a guys turned full house. Very frustrating. But both nights were very dull and not much action.
I haven't had much time online to play recently but hopefully this weekend I will get some good online and live play in. I'd like to get a room saturday night down near Foxwoods so I can play saturday night, grind some online, get some rest, and back to Foxwoods on sunday. We'll see though.
live 1260
online 3670
I ran pretty well 2 times prior when I went to the casino. I made a river straight against a guys slowplayed pocket aces and got his stack. I ended up 220 for the session but decided to go play 2-4 HORSE with a friend for his birthday. Unfortunately I ran miserably and lost 120 in the game. It was a very dumb move to go play that while I'm trying to rebuild my roll. I also gave my buddy an extra 10 bucks so it left me up 90 for the session. Then next session I ended up down 150 after my flopped straight gets beat by a guys turned full house. Very frustrating. But both nights were very dull and not much action.
I haven't had much time online to play recently but hopefully this weekend I will get some good online and live play in. I'd like to get a room saturday night down near Foxwoods so I can play saturday night, grind some online, get some rest, and back to Foxwoods on sunday. We'll see though.
live 1260
online 3670
Friday, November 9, 2007
Book the win
I finally booked a win. Funny story to go along with the win. This is from 2+2.
So I'm playing a session at Foxwoods last night. 1-2 and I'm pretty card dead for the first 2 hours. The table is pretty calling stationish so I decided to play pretty TAG because people just aren't folding ace high.
A guy sits down a proceeds to play a sweet 90/50 style and I'm not unhappy being 2 to his left.
About an hour goes by and once again he raises to 12 after a few limpers. I call on the button with Q10o and one limper calls.
Flop (40) J 8 4 rainbow.
Sweet, I flopped 4 outs to the nuts. I bet 1st guy will check, and 90/50 will c-bet like he does every other time with any 2.
check
bet 25
I call
1 fold
Turn (90) K putting 2 hearts on the board.
Great card to bluff at, but hes so station like he will never fold a jack here (I had just pushed him out about 20 mins before in a big 3 bet hand where I actually had aces)
he checks,
I decide free card time and check
River 9 hearts putting a 3 flush on board but I have the nut straight.
he quickly fires 75
I feel hes on a steal or backdoored hearts. He hasn't been making thin value bets so I actually figured him for the nuts or nothing. i opted to just call.
He shows 99 and my hand is good.
Begin berating.
"You [censored] donkey. What the [censored] did you call me on the flop with. A [censored] gutshot. You [censored] suck. You are the biggest fish in this game. Calls with a gutshot, un [censored] beliveable."
Me "Well I actually had 8 outs and what I thought was 4 to the nuts so I also have some impiled odds too" (dumb thing to say)
"IMPLIED ODDS, yeah whatever, you dont know what the [censored] you are talking about. You [censored] donkey. Enjoy your stack while you have it cause youll be broke soon. I dont even know why I'm trying to educate you. I'm not going to help the fish at the table. Queen [censored] Ten. You suck at poker."
Me "Ok buddy well see."
one hand goes by during all of this which I fold.
Next hand he throws out a straddle very forcefully. He hasn't straddled yet all session.
Me :lauging: "I got him on tilt, look hes on tilt. so great."
"I'm not on tilt, us good players dont go on tilt like you donkeys. Where I learned to play poker we dont go on tilt, we just get mad and kick peoples heads in"
I'm laughing inside now
2 folds to me, and what a great time to pick up Aces.
raise to 24
short stack calls
straddle calls out of spite. I know he wants to bust me.
Flop Q 8 3 (75$) (2 diamonds)
he checks
I bet 50
shorty folds
he tanks and finally says, "well just incase" and throws in 50
I puke here and have a good feeling I might be behind
Turn (175$) 5
he checks
I know the money is going in so I just bet 75
he shoves after 10 seconds or so.
I puke and think I'm beat. I table my hand and he sees it and says nothing, just looks towards the middle. After about a minute I finally call and he doesn't table his hand.
River (825$) Q
Me "UGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH"
he is motionless.
Me " did you get me on the river"
him " "
Me "am I good? [pause] am I good?"
villain mucks.
SHIP sir. Thank you for your stack. My buddy is directly to his left and his GF is behind him and saw his hole cards.
83 no good sir. Thank you for playing and calling 6x straddle raise with 83 off.
Good Game.
It comes off kind of dick, but all that stuff at the end I didn't say to him, it's just what I was thinking at the time. I played them kinda poorly, seeing as I should have raised the river in hand one, but being on a downswing will make you play poorly at times, and given hand one I think I have to go broke in hand two. There is no way I can fold after what has happened but I also think betting the turn is a pretty big mistake given his comments on the flop. He was pulling the old, act weak which is really strong. But luckily the hands worked out for me.
Online has been awesome this month so far. I'm running at 10PTBB/100 for a few thousand hands, which isn't much but I feel I'm playing very well and running well too.
Live 1784
Online 3876
So I'm playing a session at Foxwoods last night. 1-2 and I'm pretty card dead for the first 2 hours. The table is pretty calling stationish so I decided to play pretty TAG because people just aren't folding ace high.
A guy sits down a proceeds to play a sweet 90/50 style and I'm not unhappy being 2 to his left.
About an hour goes by and once again he raises to 12 after a few limpers. I call on the button with Q10o and one limper calls.
Flop (40) J 8 4 rainbow.
Sweet, I flopped 4 outs to the nuts. I bet 1st guy will check, and 90/50 will c-bet like he does every other time with any 2.
check
bet 25
I call
1 fold
Turn (90) K putting 2 hearts on the board.
Great card to bluff at, but hes so station like he will never fold a jack here (I had just pushed him out about 20 mins before in a big 3 bet hand where I actually had aces)
he checks,
I decide free card time and check
River 9 hearts putting a 3 flush on board but I have the nut straight.
he quickly fires 75
I feel hes on a steal or backdoored hearts. He hasn't been making thin value bets so I actually figured him for the nuts or nothing. i opted to just call.
He shows 99 and my hand is good.
Begin berating.
"You [censored] donkey. What the [censored] did you call me on the flop with. A [censored] gutshot. You [censored] suck. You are the biggest fish in this game. Calls with a gutshot, un [censored] beliveable."
Me "Well I actually had 8 outs and what I thought was 4 to the nuts so I also have some impiled odds too" (dumb thing to say)
"IMPLIED ODDS, yeah whatever, you dont know what the [censored] you are talking about. You [censored] donkey. Enjoy your stack while you have it cause youll be broke soon. I dont even know why I'm trying to educate you. I'm not going to help the fish at the table. Queen [censored] Ten. You suck at poker."
Me "Ok buddy well see."
one hand goes by during all of this which I fold.
Next hand he throws out a straddle very forcefully. He hasn't straddled yet all session.
Me :lauging: "I got him on tilt, look hes on tilt. so great."
"I'm not on tilt, us good players dont go on tilt like you donkeys. Where I learned to play poker we dont go on tilt, we just get mad and kick peoples heads in"
I'm laughing inside now
2 folds to me, and what a great time to pick up Aces.
raise to 24
short stack calls
straddle calls out of spite. I know he wants to bust me.
Flop Q 8 3 (75$) (2 diamonds)
he checks
I bet 50
shorty folds
he tanks and finally says, "well just incase" and throws in 50
I puke here and have a good feeling I might be behind
Turn (175$) 5
he checks
I know the money is going in so I just bet 75
he shoves after 10 seconds or so.
I puke and think I'm beat. I table my hand and he sees it and says nothing, just looks towards the middle. After about a minute I finally call and he doesn't table his hand.
River (825$) Q
Me "UGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH"
he is motionless.
Me " did you get me on the river"
him " "
Me "am I good? [pause] am I good?"
villain mucks.
SHIP sir. Thank you for your stack. My buddy is directly to his left and his GF is behind him and saw his hole cards.
83 no good sir. Thank you for playing and calling 6x straddle raise with 83 off.
Good Game.
It comes off kind of dick, but all that stuff at the end I didn't say to him, it's just what I was thinking at the time. I played them kinda poorly, seeing as I should have raised the river in hand one, but being on a downswing will make you play poorly at times, and given hand one I think I have to go broke in hand two. There is no way I can fold after what has happened but I also think betting the turn is a pretty big mistake given his comments on the flop. He was pulling the old, act weak which is really strong. But luckily the hands worked out for me.
Online has been awesome this month so far. I'm running at 10PTBB/100 for a few thousand hands, which isn't much but I feel I'm playing very well and running well too.
Live 1784
Online 3876
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Everything falls apart
I've been having a rough few days. Life has just been kicking me in the ass everytime I get down. Poker has sucked miserably. Sunday I lost over 2k combined in pots. IE I won a lot of hands then would lose a monster pot. I'd work my chips back up and lose another big one. I lost my biggest pot to date of just over a thousand dollars. I had middle set and the most loose aggressive guy at the table turned the nut flush after I check raised him on the flop. He gave me a great price ~3:1 on the turn so there was no folding even if he showed me he held the nuts at that point. And by the river my last 220 was going in because I'd seen him stack off with A10 on a ten high flop a few hands ago for a thousand dollar pot as well. I'm only down 800 for the session but that was a huge hit to my roll considering I've been on a downswing and I've lost over half my live roll.
Then my brakes go on my car, I need a passport (which I applied for today), I have to pay money for my trip to Europe in 7 weeks (bye bye more of my bankroll), school sucks (got an 80 on an exam that I thought I got a 100 on, doesn't seem bad but the low grade was a 72) and I'm sick of work/being at home/everything.
At least I still have beer, guess since it's Halloween I'll go get drunk somewhere. If not, I'll go get some tea and grind a few tables online.
Then my brakes go on my car, I need a passport (which I applied for today), I have to pay money for my trip to Europe in 7 weeks (bye bye more of my bankroll), school sucks (got an 80 on an exam that I thought I got a 100 on, doesn't seem bad but the low grade was a 72) and I'm sick of work/being at home/everything.
At least I still have beer, guess since it's Halloween I'll go get drunk somewhere. If not, I'll go get some tea and grind a few tables online.
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