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MrFroggyX

07-28-2004, 05:11 PM

I have played 47,000 hands on the NL$25 tables.. NO straight flush.
I have played 28,000 hands on the NL$50 tables.. And still NO straight flush.

But yesterday I moved up to the NL$100 tables and what do you think happens!? Finally I get my first straight flush!! /images/graemlins/smile.gif And it pays off big!! /images/graemlins/tongue.gif /images/graemlins/cool.gif
What a great start on a new level!! /images/graemlins/grin.gif /images/graemlins/grin.gif /images/graemlins/grin.gif

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $2 BB (10 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

MP3 ($169.55)
CO ($43)
Button ($87.70)
SB ($93.25)
MrFroggyX ($103)
UTG ($359.05)
UTG+1 ($230.35)
UTG+2 ($122)
MP1 ($32.75)
MP2 ($150)

Preflop: MrFroggyX is BB with 6/images/graemlins/club.gif, 8/images/graemlins/club.gif.
UTG calls $2, UTG+1 folds, UTG+2 calls $2, MP1 calls $2, MP2 folds, MP3 calls $2, CO folds, Button folds, SB completes, MrFroggyX checks.

Flop: ($12) J/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 7/images/graemlins/club.gif, 5/images/graemlins/club.gif (6 players)
SB checks, MrFroggyX checks, UTG bets $8, UTG+2 raises to $16, MP1 folds, MP3 folds, SB calls $16, MrFroggyX calls $16, UTG calls $8.

Turn: ($76) 7/images/graemlins/heart.gif (4 players)
SB checks, MrFroggyX checks, UTG checks, UTG+2 checks.

River: ($76) 4/images/graemlins/club.gif (4 players)
SB bets $25, MrFroggyX raises to $50, UTG folds, UTG+2 raises to $104 (All-In), SB folds, MrFroggyX calls $35 (All-In).

Final Pot: $290
Main Pot: $271, between MrFroggyX and UTG+2. > Pot won by MrFroggyX ($271).
Pot 2: $19, returned to UTG+2.

Results in white below: 
MrFroggyX shows 6c 8c (straight flush, eight high).
UTG+2 shows 2c Ac (flush, ace high).
Outcome: MrFroggyX wins $271. UTG+2 wins $19.
SB told the table that he had the K high flush..


*Sorry if it seems like am bragging but this is very special for me.. The first straight flush and also the biggest pot I have ever won!! Now I'm off to the tables.. poker starts to get fun again!! /images/graemlins/wink.gif*

JrJordan

07-28-2004, 05:16 PM

Congrats. I've only played 15,000 hands so far... so another 60,000 to go for me I guess. /images/graemlins/frown.gif

Yahve

07-28-2004, 05:38 PM

Congratulations!

Now, how many hands will you wait for your first straigth flush royal!

Yahve

Hops7

07-28-2004, 06:48 PM

649,739 hands to the first royal flush, unless of course, you are lucky.

Hops7

07-28-2004, 06:50 PM

Your str8 flush came 10,027 hands late. But who is counting.

2283

07-28-2004, 08:15 PM

i got a royal before my 1000th (real money) hand. it was live too, like maybe my fourth time playing ever.

Chazbot2000

07-28-2004, 08:42 PM

I came soooo close this weekend. The results worked out just as well. Get dealt K /images/graemlins/spade.gif J /images/graemlins/spade.gif two off the button. Everyone folds to me. I made a modest raise for 3x the BB. Small blind reraises to a total of 5x the BB. I call.

Flop comes A /images/graemlins/spade.gif Q /images/graemlins/spade.gif 4 /images/graemlins/spade.gif

Small blind bets the pot, I call.

Turn is a blank. Small blind bets the pot again, I call.

River is another blank. Small blind goes all in. All told, small blind is in for for a total of 70x the BB. I call.

Win with nut flush against.... trip aces. /images/graemlins/grin.gif

soah

07-28-2004, 11:00 PM

I've been playing poker for 7 months and have gotten 3 Royal flushes... I suppose that's a bit above average? =)

MrFroggyX

07-28-2004, 11:06 PM

649,739 hands to the first royal flush, unless of course, you are lucky.

Cool! Then it's only about 25 months or about 2 years before I will get that one..! /images/graemlins/grin.gif /images/graemlins/grin.gif /images/graemlins/grin.gif (I get in about 20,000-30,000 hands per month)

Leo Bello

07-29-2004, 01:22 PM

28K hands logged into Poker Tracker. About 20K not logged. No str8 flushes yet. It seems I am getting closer to it.

Wayfare

07-29-2004, 02:07 PM

Grats Froggy,

Just out of curiosity, whats your win rate on the $25 / $50's?

Never seen someone with so many hands logged.

Lumpy

07-29-2004, 02:31 PM

Got my first Royal Flush after 728 hands. /images/graemlins/grin.gif

mistrpug

07-29-2004, 02:50 PM

In one of my first 250 hands after my first deposit, I flopped the high end of a straight flush. Haven't seen one since.

The last two times I went to A.C., I played for only 2-3 hours both times and say a straight flush at my table (one was a royal flush). And I had only played in a casino one other time before that. Pretty incedible.

Garland

07-29-2004, 03:02 PM

Congrats on our straight flush!
[ QUOTE ]
Final Pot: $290
Main Pot: $271, between MrFroggyX and UTG+2. > Pot won by MrFroggyX ($271).
Pot 2: $19, returned to UTG+2.

Results in white below:
MrFroggyX shows 6c 8c (straight flush, eight high).
UTG+2 shows 2c Ac (flush, ace high).
Outcome: MrFroggyX wins $271. UTG+2 wins $19.
SB told the table that he had the K high flush..

*Sorry if it seems like am bragging but this is very special for me.. The first straight flush and also the biggest pot I have ever won!! Now I'm off to the tables.. poker starts to get fun again!! *

[/ QUOTE ]

One concern:

If $271 is the biggest pot you've won after 47,000 hands on NL $25 and 28,000 hands on NL $50, then one must question if you're quitting these games too early if you're up or holing the money at some point and starting fresh again. If you're running well and playing your big stacks, you should have won many pots over $271 at this point in NL, especially at Party NL $50.

Garland

MrFroggyX

07-29-2004, 11:13 PM

Just out of curiosity, whats your win rate on the $25 / $50's?

Never seen someone with so many hands logged.

No it's not a problem.. But don't expect anything big!! I'm only a average player.. /images/graemlins/blush.gif

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From the NL$25: Hands 46,993 

Winrate from PokerTracker: 2.83 BB/100 Hands or 5.66 Big Blinds or $2.83 Real Money.

PokerCharts details:
Total Hours: 172.06
True Winrate per Hour: $11.36

And my variance between sessions is:
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RETURN STD.: $72.08

Comments: I started out playing 1 table and then 4 and the last 20,000 hands I played 8 tables.
The first 10,000 hands was losing hands for me.. But I started to learn and got better.

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From the NL$50: Hands 28,850

Winrate from PokerTracker: 3.64 BB/100 Hands or 7.28 Big Blinds or $7,28 Real Money.

PokerCharts details:
Total Hours: 95.88
True Winrate per Hour: $28.78 

And my variance between sessions is:
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RETURN STD.: $137.82

Comments: This is all done when multitabling 8 tables.

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And my progress at the NL$100 tables: /images/graemlins/grin.gif /images/graemlins/grin.gif /images/graemlins/grin.gif (Way, way, way to small sample)
Hands: 5,519

Winrate from PokerTracker: (0.62) BB/100 Hands or (1,24) Big Blinds or -$2,48 Real Money.

PokerCharts details:
Total Hours: 16.18
True Winrate per Hour: -$5.12 

And my variance between sessions is:
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RETURN STD.: $320.79

Comments: This is done with some bad luck, bad play and that I'm new to the level. And also this impressive result /images/graemlins/tongue.gif is done when multitabling 8 tables.

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MrFroggyX

07-29-2004, 11:30 PM

If $271 is the biggest pot you've won after 47,000 hands on NL $25 and 28,000 hands on NL $50, then one must question if you're quitting these games too early if you're up or holing the money at some point and starting fresh again. If you're running well and playing your big stacks, you should have won many pots over $271 at this point in NL, especially at Party NL $50.

You have completely right!!
I play way to small sessions!! Not that I'm afraid off playing a big stack. Quite the opposite. But I'm very lazy!! And I get bored to easy.. /images/graemlins/frown.gif

My current session average is "AVG. HOURS: 1.67".. It's way to small!! That is definitely a big leak in my poker game.

But guess what? Today I played the longest session I have ever played.. /images/graemlins/smile.gif A total of "Hours: 5.98" lol
And it was only because I read your answer to my post.. Thank you!! Even if it was a losing session. /images/graemlins/crazy.gif

But I have won 3 bigger pots now on the NL$100 level. And it's only because I had big stacks on my tables.

The biggest is $222.65 in pure profit(over $440 in the pot).. Very nice.. I will try to train me to play longer sessions instead off many short. Well, we will see how it goes... Hopeful it will increase my winrate.. /images/graemlins/cool.gif