Game #27 , 18 left $6.75 in winnings

I can't buy a win the past 10 days!

PokerStars Game #30952354526: Tournament #182681871, $0.25+$0.00 Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2009/07/27 16:19:55 PT [2009/07/27 19:19:55 ET]
Table '182681871 1' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: andredrill (3230 in chips)
Seat 2: sebalinares (2640 in chips)
Seat 3: hockref (690 in chips)
Seat 4: jlcrawf63 (1615 in chips)
Seat 5: 4GOD2beGOOD (12530 in chips)
Seat 7: spidey412 (1825 in chips)
Seat 9: LuísQI (1215 in chips)
jlcrawf63: posts small blind 50
4GOD2beGOOD: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to hockref [Ad Qh]
spidey412: folds
LuísQI: folds
andredrill: folds
sebalinares: folds
hockref: raises 250 to 350
jlcrawf63: folds
4GOD2beGOOD: raises 250 to 600
hockref: raises 90 to 690 and is all-in
4GOD2beGOOD: calls 90
*** FLOP *** [3c Td Js]
*** TURN *** [3c Td Js] [Ac]
*** RIVER *** [3c Td Js Ac] [Qs]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
4GOD2beGOOD: shows [Kh Kc] (a straight, Ten to Ace)
hockref: shows [Ad Qh] (two pair, Aces and Queens)
4GOD2beGOOD collected 1430 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1430 | Rake 0
Board [3c Td Js Ac Qs]
Seat 1: andredrill folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: sebalinares folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: hockref (button) showed [Ad Qh] and lost with two pair, Aces and Queens
Seat 4: jlcrawf63 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: 4GOD2beGOOD (big blind) showed [Kh Kc] and won (1430) with a straight, Ten to Ace
Seat 7: spidey412 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: LuísQI folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Game #28 , 17 left $6.75 in winnings

ugh no more experiment games this week, it's just becoming a boring grind.



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PokerStars Game #30984085171: Tournament #182895286, $0.25+$0.00 Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2009/07/28 13:14:57 PT [2009/07/28 16:14:57 ET]
Table '182895286 4' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: jonnyhicks19 (3120 in chips)
Seat 2: Dynah_M (3120 in chips)
Seat 3: chernoguz (1235 in chips)
Seat 4: LeeRN (2310 in chips)
Seat 5: osvaldito27 (610 in chips) out of hand (moved from another table into small blind)
Seat 6: Haitse (1520 in chips)
Seat 7: hockref (870 in chips)
Seat 9: Nisie21 (3190 in chips)
Haitse: posts small blind 50
hockref: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to hockref [Qh Th]
Nisie21: folds
jonnyhicks19: folds
Dynah_M: folds
chernoguz: folds
LeeRN: folds
Haitse: raises 1420 to 1520 and is all-in
hockref: calls 770 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (650) returned to Haitse
*** FLOP *** [Js Jc Ac]
*** TURN *** [Js Jc Ac] [5s]
*** RIVER *** [Js Jc Ac 5s] [5c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Haitse: shows [4d As] (two pair, Aces and Jacks)
hockref: shows [Qh Th] (two pair, Jacks and Fives)
Haitse collected 1740 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1740 | Rake 0
Board [Js Jc Ac 5s 5c]
Seat 1: jonnyhicks19 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: Dynah_M folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: chernoguz folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: LeeRN (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Haitse (small blind) showed [4d As] and won (1740) with two pair, Aces and Jacks
Seat 7: hockref (big blind) showed [Qh Th] and lost with two pair, Jacks and Fives
Seat 9: Nisie21 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Game #29 , 16 left $9.17 in winnings

Dear hockref,

You finished the tournament in 2nd place. A USD 2.42 award has been credited to your Real Money account.

PokerStars Game #31076885459: Tournament #183511112, $0.25+$0.00 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level XI (600/1200) - 2009/07/31 0:03:22 PT [2009/07/31 3:03:22 ET]
Table '183511112 2' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 3: caromthenine (41005 in chips)
Seat 9: hockref (26495 in chips)
caromthenine: posts the ante 75
hockref: posts the ante 75
hockref: posts small blind 600
caromthenine: posts big blind 1200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to hockref [5s Ac]
hockref: raises 25220 to 26420 and is all-in
caromthenine: calls 25220
*** FLOP *** [Jc 5d 7s]
*** TURN *** [Jc 5d 7s] [4s]
*** RIVER *** [Jc 5d 7s 4s] [Qd]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
caromthenine: shows [Qs Ad] (a pair of Queens)
hockref: shows [5s Ac] (a pair of Fives)
caromthenine collected 52990 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 52990 | Rake 0
Board [Jc 5d 7s 4s Qd]
Seat 3: caromthenine (big blind) showed [Qs Ad] and won (52990) with a pair of Queens
Seat 9: hockref (button) (small blind) showed [5s Ac] and lost with a pair of Fives

Game #30 , 15 left.

One 2nd, One 3rd, Three 4th, Two 6th,

Why am I so short stacked here? Because the hand previous my AJ ran into another AJ and an AQ. The AQ ShortStack caught his Q and me and the other AJ split what he didn't win.


PokerStars Game #31111021306: Tournament #183753873, $0.25+$0.00 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2009/07/31 22:49:53 PT [2009/08/01 1:49:53 ET]
Table '183753873 4' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: tracius2004 (1705 in chips)
Seat 2: c130wireguy (2400 in chips)
Seat 4: Jimyam (2415 in chips)
Seat 5: striker_jcn (2335 in chips)
Seat 6: hockref (215 in chips)
Seat 7: alejandromdp (4795 in chips)
Seat 9: carelcarel (2740 in chips)
c130wireguy: posts small blind 75
Jimyam: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to hockref [As 5d]
striker_jcn said, "lol"
striker_jcn said, "nh"
striker_jcn: folds
hockref: raises 65 to 215 and is all-in
alejandromdp: folds
carelcarel: folds
tracius2004: folds
c130wireguy: folds
Jimyam: calls 65
*** FLOP *** [9d Jh Th]
hockref said, "lol u2"
*** TURN *** [9d Jh Th] [6s]
*** RIVER *** [9d Jh Th 6s] [4c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Jimyam: shows [2c 4h] (a pair of Fours)
hockref: shows [As 5d] (high card Ace)
Jimyam collected 505 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 505 | Rake 0
Board [9d Jh Th 6s 4c]
Seat 1: tracius2004 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: c130wireguy (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: Jimyam (big blind) showed [2c 4h] and won (505) with a pair of Fours
Seat 5: striker_jcn folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: hockref showed [As 5d] and lost with high card Ace
Seat 7: alejandromdp folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: carelcarel folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Game #31 , 14 left $9.17 in winnings


PokerStars Game #31145906557: Tournament #183985835, $0.25+$0.00 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2009/08/01 21:40:41 PT [2009/08/02 0:40:41 ET]
Table '183985835 5' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: eviljesus77 (1070 in chips)
Seat 3: Razor996 (13577 in chips)
Seat 4: Mamazão (1355 in chips)
Seat 5: hockref (1045 in chips)
Seat 6: stefano13 (370 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 7: kirt12 (7150 in chips)
Seat 8: b_tizz (5670 in chips)
Seat 9: brhong (13405 in chips)
Mamazão: posts small blind 100
hockref: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to hockref [Ah 5h]
stefano13: folds
kirt12: calls 200
b_tizz: folds
brhong: folds
eviljesus77: folds
Razor996: folds
Mamazão: folds
hockref: checks
*** FLOP *** [5c Tc 4c]
hockref: bets 845 and is all-in
kirt12: calls 845
*** TURN *** [5c Tc 4c] [Qs]
*** RIVER *** [5c Tc 4c Qs] [Kd]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
hockref: shows [Ah 5h] (a pair of Fives)
kirt12: shows [Jc Th] (a pair of Tens)
kirt12 collected 2190 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2190 | Rake 0
Board [5c Tc 4c Qs Kd]
Seat 1: eviljesus77 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Razor996 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Mamazão (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: hockref (big blind) showed [Ah 5h] and lost with a pair of Fives
Seat 6: stefano13 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: kirt12 showed [Jc Th] and won (2190) with a pair of Tens
Seat 8: b_tizz folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: brhong folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Your last 3 bust hands were A5, it looks like that isn't your hand.. maybe you should start folding that pre ;)

Game #32 , 13 left $9.17 in winnings


OK I want to go back to losing on coin flips instead of losing with the realization that it is my terrible play in key hands that has me out.

Earlier in the tourney I folded the nut str8 on the turn because I FORGOT I had ticked the fold to any bet on the flop because I wasn't playing to a 4 outer.

Later on in the tourney I call for 1/2 my stack with A high on a flop that is rag king rag hoping for a bluff when my notes on this player make no suggestion at all that they would make a naked bluff. Hoping more then thinking at that point I guess.

IF Cerberus wins this is it will only be a result of me not noticing until game 20 that I was flipping way to early with small pocket pairs.

PokerStars Game #31276088875: Tournament #184868196, $0.25+$0.00 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2009/08/05 9:09:30 PT [2009/08/05 12:09:30 ET]
Table '184868196 2' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 2: MIA8824 (3780 in chips)
Seat 4: balanyad (2445 in chips)
Seat 7: yo el alcon (6125 in chips)
Seat 8: problemloser (11570 in chips)
Seat 9: hockref (1345 in chips)
MIA8824: posts the ante 25
balanyad: posts the ante 25
yo el alcon: posts the ante 25
problemloser: posts the ante 25
hockref: posts the ante 25
yo el alcon: posts small blind 200
problemloser: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to hockref [Th Kh]
hockref: raises 920 to 1320 and is all-in
MIA8824: folds
balanyad: calls 1320
yo el alcon: folds
problemloser: calls 920
*** FLOP *** [9h 7d 2h]
problemloser: checks
balanyad: checks
*** TURN *** [9h 7d 2h] [Jd]
problemloser: checks
balanyad: checks
*** RIVER *** [9h 7d 2h Jd] [9c]
problemloser: checks
balanyad: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
problemloser: shows [8d Kd] (a pair of Nines)
hockref: shows [Th Kh] (a pair of Nines - King+Jack+Ten kicker)
balanyad: shows [2c Ac] (two pair, Nines and Deuces)
balanyad collected 4285 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 4285 | Rake 0
Board [9h 7d 2h Jd 9c]
Seat 2: MIA8824 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: balanyad (button) showed [2c Ac] and won (4285) with two pair, Nines and Deuces
Seat 7: yo el alcon (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: problemloser (big blind) showed [8d Kd] and lost with a pair of Nines
Seat 9: hockref showed [Th Kh] and lost with a pair of Nines

Game #33 , 12 left $9.17 in winnings

So much for thinking my play had improved!

Playing these experiment games in the mood to gamble is NOT a good idea :-).

This one the bluff almost worked, villian tanked for 30 seconds before calling. I think he tought he was beat and was suprised to win it.

PokerStars Game #31313412705: Tournament #185133480, $0.25+$0.00 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2009/08/06 9:02:27 PT [2009/08/06 12:02:27 ET]
Table '185133480 4' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: ah-sum 1 (1500 in chips)
Seat 2: ClarifyBoris (1500 in chips)
Seat 3: il chavs (1500 in chips)
Seat 4: aworks (1500 in chips)
Seat 5: hockref (1500 in chips)
Seat 6: Wal968 (1500 in chips)
Seat 7: edi.poker171 (1500 in chips)
Seat 8: PierrotTempo (1500 in chips)
Seat 9: kumar523 (1500 in chips)
ClarifyBoris: posts small blind 10
il chavs: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to hockref [Jd Ts]
aworks: calls 20
hockref: calls 20
Wal968: calls 20
edi.poker171 has timed out
edi.poker171: folds
edi.poker171 is sitting out
PierrotTempo: folds
kumar523: folds
ah-sum 1: folds
ClarifyBoris: calls 10
il chavs: checks
*** FLOP *** [9d Ks 9s]
ClarifyBoris: checks
il chavs: checks
aworks: bets 80
hockref: calls 80
Wal968: folds
ClarifyBoris: folds
il chavs: folds
*** TURN *** [9d Ks 9s] [Jh]
aworks: bets 80
hockref: calls 80
*** RIVER *** [9d Ks 9s Jh] [4s]
aworks: checks
hockref: bets 1320 and is all-in
aworks: calls 1320 and is all-in
*** SHOW DOWN ***
hockref: shows [Jd Ts] (two pair, Jacks and Nines)
aworks: shows [Jc Kc] (two pair, Kings and Jacks)
aworks collected 3060 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3060 | Rake 0
Board [9d Ks 9s Jh 4s]
Seat 1: ah-sum 1 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: ClarifyBoris (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 3: il chavs (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 4: aworks showed [Jc Kc] and won (3060) with two pair, Kings and Jacks
Seat 5: hockref showed [Jd Ts] and lost with two pair, Jacks and Nines
Seat 6: Wal968 folded on the Flop
Seat 7: edi.poker171 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: PierrotTempo folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: kumar523 folded before Flop (didn't bet)high

Game #34 , 11 left $9.17 in winnings

HA! In the mood to gamble, off to play a non experiment game!

Transcript for your last 1 games requested by hockref (smcausland@gmail.com)

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PokerStars Game #31313617673: Tournament #185134200, $0.25+$0.00 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2009/08/06 9:09:17 PT [2009/08/06 12:09:17 ET]
Table '185134200 1' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: TranceGhost (1480 in chips)
Seat 2: hockref (1420 in chips)
Seat 3: chris6800 (1420 in chips)
Seat 4: CA'MACANA (1460 in chips)
Seat 5: jackinpot (1680 in chips)
Seat 6: NOTMORK (1480 in chips)
Seat 7: homerthepoet (1580 in chips)
Seat 8: blueduck381 (1500 in chips)
Seat 9: Laptev11 (1480 in chips)
NOTMORK: posts small blind 10
homerthepoet: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to hockref [2d 3h]
blueduck381: folds
Laptev11: calls 20
TranceGhost: folds
hockref: calls 20
chris6800: calls 20
CA'MACANA: folds
jackinpot: calls 20
NOTMORK: calls 10
homerthepoet: checks
*** FLOP *** [3s Ts 2s]
NOTMORK: checks
homerthepoet: bets 100
Laptev11: calls 100
hockref: raises 1300 to 1400 and is all-in
chris6800: folds
jackinpot: folds
NOTMORK: folds
homerthepoet: calls 1300
Laptev11: calls 1300
*** TURN *** [3s Ts 2s] [6h]
homerthepoet: checks
Laptev11: bets 60 and is all-in
homerthepoet: calls 60
*** RIVER *** [3s Ts 2s 6h] [5s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
homerthepoet: shows [Qs Th] (a flush, Queen high)
Laptev11: shows [Ks 4s] (a flush, King high)
Laptev11 collected 120 from side pot
hockref: shows [2d 3h] (two pair, Threes and Deuces)
Laptev11 collected 4320 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 4440 Main pot 4320. Side pot 120. | Rake 0
Board [3s Ts 2s 6h 5s]
Seat 1: TranceGhost folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: hockref showed [2d 3h] and lost with two pair, Threes and Deuces
Seat 3: chris6800 folded on the Flop
Seat 4: CA'MACANA folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: jackinpot (button) folded on the Flop
Seat 6: NOTMORK (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 7: homerthepoet (big blind) showed [Qs Th] and lost with a flush, Queen high
Seat 8: blueduck381 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: Laptev11 showed [Ks 4s] and won (4440) with a flush, King high

11 games left $11 to catch up


Anyone interested in making $20 plus any winnings for multitabling 11 microtourneys? Wetts? Westside? At the rate I'm going I may be better off to have KW1579 play for me!

10 games left, $9.17 in winnings.


Transcript for your last 1 games requested by hockref (smcausland@gmail.com)

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PokerStars Game #31443080823: Tournament #185983015, $0.25+$0.00 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2009/08/09 16:27:30 PT [2009/08/09 19:27:30 ET]
Table '185983015 2' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: KEybel (3200 in chips)
Seat 2: ballesperros (3405 in chips)
Seat 4: red_lagnaf1 (1260 in chips)
Seat 6: Juicelink78 (3535 in chips)
Seat 7: hockref (655 in chips)
Seat 8: OidaSchebbla (1505 in chips)
Seat 9: pani mil (2345 in chips)
hockref: posts small blind 50
OidaSchebbla: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to hockref [5d 5s]
pani mil: folds
KEybel: folds
ballesperros: calls 100
red_lagnaf1: folds
Juicelink78: folds
hockref: raises 555 to 655 and is all-in
OidaSchebbla: folds
ballesperros: calls 555
*** FLOP *** [Ac 7h 2s]
*** TURN *** [Ac 7h 2s] [4c]
*** RIVER *** [Ac 7h 2s 4c] [Kd]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
hockref: shows [5d 5s] (a pair of Fives)
ballesperros: shows [6s Kh] (a pair of Kings)
ballesperros collected 1410 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1410 | Rake 0
Board [Ac 7h 2s 4c Kd]
Seat 1: KEybel folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: ballesperros showed [6s Kh] and won (1410) with a pair of Kings
Seat 4: red_lagnaf1 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Juicelink78 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: hockref (small blind) showed [5d 5s] and lost with a pair of Fives
Seat 8: OidaSchebbla (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 9: pani mil folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Cashed in 4 of the last 5, with 6 left.

Haven't caught you yet but have crossed the donkey line. I will post them all at once before midnight tomorrow.

I did cash 5 games in the past 2 days but played WAY more than 6 to get there! I've been pumping quarters into PS like it was a Donkey Kong machine and still didn't come up with enough cashes to pass Goober.

Matt wins, Cinnamon challenge video to follow by Friday at midnight!

Cheers,
Steve