*Official* Stars 500k Guaranteed Sunday

[TheTimeIsUp]

Gl all.

[PancakeBoy]

Pancakeboy gonna take it his down

[Superfluous Man]

Table 447, first time playing this tournament. GL all.

Edit: Quickly moved to 93. Name Pechorin.

[Lloyd]

Table 459. Gl all.

MP

And I've never seen anyone who said they were going to "take it down" take it down.

[kitaristi0]

Dammit. I really need to get a bankroll from somewhere, I really want to play one of these.

[Exitonly]

table 121, Exitonly4

[hardinda]

Tbl 261, gl everyone

[cyberSTACK]

table #123, thepollution.

gl guys.

Anyone ever see a larger field for the stars $500K?

Almost 3,500 entrants, this is insane.

[Bigwig]

Gl all, Table 292.

Hilarious. The first player gone is named 'grimreaper.'

[prayformojo]

Table 219 Fortunus

[Allinlife]

102

gl

[pokerbookie]

Table 286. Lost my first pot. If anyone has any notes on the players at my table, let me know.

www.pokerbookie.blogspot.com (http://www.pokerbookie.blogspot.com)

[frostbrn]

Table 142, my first time playing this beast as well. GL to all

[TheTimeIsUp]

53

[Bigwig]

I just won a nice little pot. My AA vs another's KK. He didn't reraise preflop. The board was a bit scary (paired with 3 spades), so the action was limited. Still, I'm up over 3000 now. Okay start.

[Whitey]

table 179 and a decent start.Upto 4.5k gl all.

[SoBeDude]

[ QUOTE ]
I just won a nice little pot. My AA vs another's KK. He didn't reraise preflop. The board was a bit scary (paired with 3 spades), so the action was limited. Still, I'm up over 3000 now. Okay start.

[/ QUOTE ]

I hate you. I just made it 60 to go from UTG with aa and I won the blinds. grrrrr

2485 in chips. table 154

-Scott

[pokerbookie]

SWeeeetttt....just doubled up with JJ.

[Superfluous Man]

Down to t400 when I run AQs into A5o on a flop of AA5. I love poker!

[frostbrn]

Out, QQ lost to 33 on a 2 3 7 board

[Exitonly]

Man nice way to start.. 4.5k some guy just called my full house down with AK on a 5JT9J board (no flush out)

[Whitey]

The standard of play is unreal in the early stages.

I'm upto 6.5k after I raise with TT in middle possition,BB calls flop is 445 and I bet the pot,BB calls.turn is a 5 and I bet 500 into a 500 pot and the BB mini raises me so I call.River is a another 5 and the BB goes all in,I already had him pegged as an idiot and quickly called and he showed AJ !!!!

[prayformojo]

I have been luckboxing my way into more than my share of great starting hands and have won a number of pots without a single showdown. Villain has cold-called me twice before, and seems to be in a mood to play back at me. Who re-raises this river?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t20 (9 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

BB (t2610)
UTG (t1760)
UTG+1 (t2400)
Mojo (t3490)
MP2 (t2440)
MP3 (t2450)
CO (t2630)
Button (t2440)
SB (t2260)

Preflop: Mojo is MP1 with Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif, A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Mojo raises to t60</font>, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, Button calls t60, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>.

Flop: (t150) Q/images/graemlins/club.gif, 6/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 8/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Mojo bets t80</font>, Button calls t80.

Turn: (t310) Q/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Mojo bets t150</font>, Button calls t150.

River: (t610) K/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Mojo bets t250</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Button raises to t800</font>, Mojo ?

[MSUcougar]

In on table 232... nothin yet

[pokerbookie]

Great! The grinder just got moved to my left.

[Bigwig]

[ QUOTE ]
Great! The grinder just got moved to my left.

[/ QUOTE ]

Mizrachi? What's his username?

I lost a big pot with AK (I'm sure nobody else ever has) and am back down to near the starting stack.

Blinds to 100! Time to open up.

[SoBeDude]

[ QUOTE ]
Great! The grinder just got moved to my left.

[/ QUOTE ]

What table?

[MSUcougar]

And I'm out... A9, flop A79... I get action from fishy big stack... got all in on the turn J.... river came another J... he had AT /images/graemlins/mad.gif

[pokerbookie]

table 286

[BCl]

Table 371...sure seems like 3 or 4 names at this table are very familar....hope i get moved soon! 3250 with 2 mins till break

[DUSoonerKid]

6,045 at first break on tbl 108

[PancakeBoy]

3255 pancakeboy

[TheTimeIsUp]

5220 at the break.

[Allinlife]

1st break
7350 @ 102
catching decent cards...no forcing..just letting the chips come to me.

[Lloyd]

T7340 on table 459.
MP

[billyjex]

2895. up and down.

[cyberSTACK]

1885 at 1st break.

[pokerbookie]

5710 at the first break....still on table 286.

[SoBeDude]

[ QUOTE ]
6,045 at first break on tbl 108

[/ QUOTE ]

6430 here. table 420. was over 8K, but missed a few big draws /images/graemlins/frown.gif

-Scott

[CardSharpCook]

I'm in like Flynn, Baby! table 186. I've cracked AA with JJ (not by fishy play, mind you) and I've also had some clown bet AI into my AA on a A64 board. He had AT. Sadly, if I had raised a little less PF, I would have had another clown trip 6s and pay me off. But what can I say, I am an agro-fcuk. up to 6K.

CSC

[Superfluous Man]

1065 from 400 or so at break 1. Table 93. Managed to suck out AQo vs. KK to get here.

[Bigwig]

To hell with all of you doing so well! /images/graemlins/tongue.gif

I've got 2365. Still at Table 292.

I love it when I get QQ, AA, AK (flop nut straight) early only to win small-medicore pots, and subsequently see a lot of 62o when the blinds are raised. Sigh. Such is poker.

[BCl]

know the feeling ive had 10's 3 times and yet to get a chip off of em

[Exitonly]

NH bookie

[BCl]

make it 4 times now! 2nd hand 10's again....lol

[CallMeNow]

5800 first break.

[pokerbookie]

TY...just knocked out 2 with AK...up to 10,620.

[Whitey]

out /images/graemlins/confused.gif idiots get lucky as well. I got outdrawn 3 hands running. gl all

[elcheapo]

8915 at table 71

Kings twice in the sb raise it to 180 after 3 limpers in the first level and 210 after 6 limpers in the second level (BB=20 then 30). Get aces in the sb after 5 limpers (avg stack around 1700) and raise 6 BB (600 total). All 3 folded around. Last hand (97 suited) in the sb, I complete after button limps (2000) and BB (3000) checks. Flop comes 965 with one club. Check,bet 100,call,call, turn is a 9 (rainbow)- check bet 200, call 200, now I go allin and feel like a moron when both people fold. Checkraise to 600??, Lead river for half pot?? (all are much better options)

Thx in advance

[SoBeDude]

Table captain/chip leader is raising every hand. and I'm 2 seats to his left. He has 9500 to my 6100. I'll catch him one of these hands.

-Scott

[Bigwig]

[ QUOTE ]
Table captain/chip leader is raising every hand. and I'm 2 seats to his left. He has 9500 to my 6100. I'll catch him one of these hands.

-Scott

[/ QUOTE ]

This is a good spot, IMO. It's still pretty early. Doubling up if you catch him will be perfect.

[SoBeDude]

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
Table captain/chip leader is raising every hand. and I'm 2 seats to his left. He has 9500 to my 6100. I'll catch him one of these hands.

-Scott

[/ QUOTE ]

This is a good spot, IMO. It's still pretty early. Doubling up if you catch him will be perfect.

[/ QUOTE ]

Only if I can catch a monster. I've already had to fold several playable hands to him.

-Scott

[cyberSTACK]

AQ vs JJ

[prayformojo]

Out at the 2000 mark. Tried a squeeze play from the BB against an aggressive late position raiser and a calling station SB who, surprise!, coldcalled. He calls again and flips AK. Why didn't someone tell me bad players get cards too?

[BCl]

this table thinks its bubble time......cant buy a caller...ill blind out before the hours up

[SoBeDude]

After all that guys aggression, I come back over the top of him with JJ hard. he calls. 8 high flop, I poosh and he calls with AA.

-Scott

[Bigwig]

[ QUOTE ]
After all that guys aggression, I come back over the top of him with JJ hard. he calls. 8 high flop, I poosh and he calls with AA.

-Scott

[/ QUOTE ]

Ugh.

I may soon be joining you. I've got 1340. I've not had a hand I could raise in 3-4 orbits. At least, not one I could raise without being stupid.

[Bigwig]

Doubled up.

My A /images/graemlins/heart.gifK /images/graemlins/heart.gif got called by big stack who had Q /images/graemlins/heart.gifJ /images/graemlins/heart.gif.

Great call by him. Hehehe.

[Bigwig]

Woot. Doubled up vs same dude again. TT vs. 66. Then won another nice pot. I've got 7100 now.

I'll be quiet for a while.

[billyjex]

lame. i raise on the CO w/ AK, SB calls (I have 6k, he has 3k.)

Flop is 3 3 2r. He does the most obvious stop n go ever and I instacall. He shows AJ and the board pairs again so we chop..

[woodguy]

Went from 10K to out on back to back bad beats.

I hate this game somedays.

Regards,
Woodguy

[PancakeBoy]

918 chips on stars :-D

[billyjex]

8,700 at 2nd break.

[BCl]

962 out of 981.....worst hour of my life

[elcheapo]

Up to 13 k but lost 5k when I went all in to steal the blinds against the shortstacks and it was my K9 vs ak then reraised a shortstacks allin with AK and his pair held up. Next coinflip I lose will probably be my last.

[Superfluous Man]

16595 at 2nd break. Managed to 16x up in the second hour by winning two coinflips for all my chips and getting AA 3 times.

[TheTimeIsUp]

8295 at the break.

[Lloyd]

Went from 10k to 3500 on this hand:

200/400/25
Folded to me in SB with A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif K/images/graemlins/diamond.gif. I raise to 1200 and the BB calls.

Pot: 2625

Flop: 8/images/graemlins/club.gif 4/images/graemlins/club.gif 4/images/graemlins/spade.gif

I bet 1500. BB pushes remaining 4325. I'm getting 3 to 1 and call.

He has 3/images/graemlins/club.gif 3/images/graemlins/heart.gif and his hand holds up.

I think my only mistake is I probably should have just pushed the flop but I'm not sure he folds anyway. I was getting good enough odds and also thought it was possible he was on a bluff with two overcards.

[CardSharpCook]

I got sucker bet by the button. I had KQ, I push (he has a small stack). he calls with AA. next hand I have 96o and 700 chips in the SB. Call the button raise, he has A4, flop A23, turn 5, river 4!!! still alive at 2300

[archangel]

ran into KK with AJo right before the break ... now at 15125.

card dead so far, on table 309 with 7620 at 2nd break

[jaym96822]

11.7k, but I have the weekly TLB winner to my immediate left!

[TheTimeIsUp]

Any comments on this?

PokerStars Game #2285976118: Tournament #10399772, Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2005/08/07 - 18:48:47 (ET)
Table '10399772 183' Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: jaym96822 (10895 in chips)
Seat 2: JJProdigy (8045 in chips)
Seat 3: flaneur (5677 in chips)
Seat 4: billybig (1195 in chips)
Seat 5: LadyAthena (4090 in chips)
Seat 6: LeastAction (888 in chips)
Seat 7: Chiproller (6824 in chips)
Seat 8: snwmn (10580 in chips)
Seat 9: motox565 (7800 in chips)
jaym96822: posts the ante 50
JJProdigy: posts the ante 50
flaneur: posts the ante 50
billybig: posts the ante 50
LadyAthena: posts the ante 50
LeastAction: posts the ante 50
Chiproller: posts the ante 50
snwmn: posts the ante 50
motox565: posts the ante 50
jaym96822: posts small blind 300
JJProdigy: posts big blind 600
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to JJProdigy [6h 6c]
flaneur: folds
billybig: folds
LadyAthena: folds
LeastAction: folds
Chiproller: folds
snwmn: folds
motox565: folds
jaym96822: raises 10245 to 10845 and is all-in
JJProdigy: folds
JJProdigy said, "fold 66"
jaym96822 collected 1650 from pot
jaym96822: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1650 | Rake 0
Seat 1: jaym96822 (small blind) collected (1650)
Seat 2: JJProdigy (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: flaneur folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: billybig folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: LadyAthena folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: LeastAction folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: Chiproller folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: snwmn folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: motox565 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

[Bigwig]

I busted in 1084 by TheRick, who was chip leader last I checked.

He had ~30K, I had about ~7K. Folded to him. He raised to 1000 (Blinds 200/400), I came over the top all-in from the CO (one seat behind him) with AQo. He called with 77, caught a set, and I missed my diamond on the river to get a flush.

Anyone dislike this play I made?

[BCl]

AK vs A6....flop 686 and im out this 1 really hurts.....dam!!!!

[Lloyd]

Out with QJ vs 66. I pushed. He called. He makes a set.

[tom441lbk]

what a scary/awesome flop for a2, the wheel, but he gets open ended, nh jj owns

[jaym96822]

lol think I missed an opportunity there. 99, hate to be re-raised and hate being OOP on a whiffed flop with overcards.

horrible 3rd hour for me. 9s went up against j10 and lost, had JJ in the bb and lost to AA. pushed finally with a10 and someone had QQ. nothing i could do.

[Superfluous Man]

LAGged myself down from 15k to 4k by picking off a resteal and losing the ensuing coinflip. Then I triple up the very next hand with AKo vs. JJ vs. A9. Up to 17415 now, let's see if i can find an even more innovative way to donk off my entire stack.

[elcheapo]

In the BB with crap (7800) and 12K sb raises to 4 BB and I fold. Next hand (300/600) blinds she thinks and raises again to 4BB and I raise all in for 4700 more with 55 and she thinks and calls with 102 suited and flop is J106 and I'm out. Is this a classic stop and go.

[jaym96822]

Crippled by losing a 14k pot with QQ vs. A4 all-in pre-flop, then KQ push busted by TTIU's QQ. Make good use of my chips please. /images/graemlins/smile.gif

[archangel]

out in 580th place ...

PokerStars Game #2286135411: Tournament #10399772, Hold'em No Limit - Level X (400/800) - 2005/08/07 - 19:09:47 (ET)
Table '10399772 298' Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: GothamPS (12925 in chips)
Seat 2: jeds (2959 in chips)
Seat 3: cigardad (30002 in chips)
Seat 4: Ricko 1 (6900 in chips)
Seat 5: Max's Owner (14945 in chips)
Seat 6: zabboura (10680 in chips)
Seat 7: fojoe99 (8020 in chips)
Seat 8: Ryder200 (3200 in chips)
Seat 9: tjalle (22580 in chips)
GothamPS: posts the ante 50
jeds: posts the ante 50
cigardad: posts the ante 50
Ricko 1: posts the ante 50
Max's Owner: posts the ante 50
zabboura: posts the ante 50
fojoe99: posts the ante 50
Ryder200: posts the ante 50
tjalle: posts the ante 50
GothamPS: posts small blind 400
jeds: posts big blind 800
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to GothamPS [Kh Jd]
cigardad: folds
Ricko 1: folds
Max's Owner: raises 1600 to 2400
zabboura: folds
fojoe99: folds
Ryder200: folds
tjalle said, "nice comback"
tjalle: folds
GothamPS: calls 2000
jeds: folds
*** FLOP *** [9h 3h 8h]
GothamPS: bets 10475 and is all-in
Max's Owner: calls 10475
*** TURN *** [9h 3h 8h] [Kc]
Ricko 1 said, "ty"
*** RIVER *** [9h 3h 8h Kc] [7d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
GothamPS: shows [Kh Jd] (a pair of Kings)
Max's Owner: shows [Ah Ks] (a pair of Kings - Ace kicker)
Max's Owner collected 27000 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 27000 | Rake 0
Board [9h 3h 8h Kc 7d]
Seat 1: GothamPS (small blind) showed [Kh Jd] and lost with a pair of Kings
Seat 2: jeds (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: cigardad folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Ricko 1 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Max's Owner showed [Ah Ks] and won (27000) with a pair of Kings
Seat 6: zabboura folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: fojoe99 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: Ryder200 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: tjalle (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

[TheTimeIsUp]

Up to 25k

[Superfluous Man]

MP raises to 3600. I jam my 13k stack from the CO with AKo. MP instacalls with A7s. Flop T87. IGNH, and IGHN.

[colson10]

PokerStars Game #2286248293: Tournament #10399772, Hold'em No Limit - Level XI (600/1200) - 2005/08/07 - 19:24:22 (ET)
Table '10399772 161' Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: SammyBenz (28662 in chips)
Seat 2: BigD666 (11856 in chips)
Seat 3: MazeOrBowie (12588 in chips)
Seat 4: PokerStuff (8255 in chips)
Seat 5: hirs10 (18968 in chips)
Seat 6: attman (33336 in chips)
Seat 7: hanes1971 (7871 in chips)
Seat 8: colson10 (17216 in chips)
Seat 9: k-knuts (4146 in chips)
SammyBenz: posts the ante 75
BigD666: posts the ante 75
MazeOrBowie: posts the ante 75
PokerStuff: posts the ante 75
hirs10: posts the ante 75
attman: posts the ante 75
hanes1971: posts the ante 75
colson10: posts the ante 75
k-knuts: posts the ante 75
hanes1971: posts small blind 600
colson10: posts big blind 1200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to colson10 [4d 4s]
attman said, "nhs"
k-knuts: folds
SammyBenz: folds
BigD666: folds
MazeOrBowie: folds
PokerStuff: folds
hirs10: folds
attman: raises 2400 to 3600
hanes1971: folds
colson10: raises 13541 to 17141 and is all-in
attman: calls 13541
*** FLOP *** [5s 7h 8d]
*** TURN *** [5s 7h 8d] [Kd]
*** RIVER *** [5s 7h 8d Kd] [3s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
colson10: shows [4d 4s] (a pair of Fours)
attman: shows [Ac 8s] (a pair of Eights)
k-knuts said, "gg"
attman collected 35557 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 35557 | Rake 0
Board [5s 7h 8d Kd 3s]
Seat 1: SammyBenz folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: BigD666 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: MazeOrBowie folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: PokerStuff folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: hirs10 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: attman (button) showed [Ac 8s] and won (35557) with a pair of Eights
Seat 7: hanes1971 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: colson10 (big blind) showed [4d 4s] and lost with a pair of Fours
Seat 9: k-knuts folded before Flop (didn't bet)


I think I've mentioned it before, but I hate this tournament.

colson10

[TheTimeIsUp]

/1600, 30k/60k and 40k/80k have been added to this MTT. Bravo Lee.

[Allinlife]

out 364
\
gl guys

[TheTimeIsUp]

13504 at the break. AJ ran into AA for half my chips.

[pokerbookie]

3 away from the money. I am at table 286 with 11K.

[jwombles]

Been playing shortstack strategy most of tournament...finally got up to average stack and am in the money now. I'm chiproller at table 183. GL everyone still in it.

[TheTimeIsUp]

[ QUOTE ]
3 away from the money. I am at table 286 with 11K.

[/ QUOTE ]

I'm in seat 2, but should be out pretty soon.

[ QUOTE ]


I think I've mentioned it before, but I hate this tournament.

colson10

[/ QUOTE ]

i'm with ya brotha

[jwombles]

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]


I think I've mentioned it before, but I hate this tournament.

colson10

[/ QUOTE ]

i'm with ya brotha

[/ QUOTE ]

Why? Because of the large number of players?

[TheTimeIsUp]

I'm sure it's the strucuture with a mix of venting.

[TheTimeIsUp]

Out around 200th.

[Spook]

just went to check on you. saw one hand.

[jwombles]

Out in 200th for $476. not bad tho for paying $15 in a $3 rebuy event to play. Still disappointed tho...Raised 4xBB w/ KK's, get reraised all in by the big stack, I call, he has AA's...no help. GL to all still in.

[sirio11]

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]


I think I've mentioned it before, but I hate this tournament.

colson10

[/ QUOTE ]

i'm with ya brotha

[/ QUOTE ]

[DonT77]

Still hanging in there...

[DonT77]

Out 52nd of 3407, pd $1700.

[adanthar]

Why is it nearly always the guy who doesn't want a deal that busts out next?

[ZBTHorton]

Riverloser can now make a serious run at TLB..no?

[ZBTHorton]

LEE MESSED UP! WOW!

[adanthar]

He got off easy, what if someone had gone out in those 3 hands?

[sirio11]

River got more $ than aces ????? aces have more chips, dont get it

[pdxmike]

using the old chip counts

[DrunkIrish05]

river had more when they first tried to make a deal, but then lee had the numbers wrong and did not realize it until 3 hands after the deal was made, and in those 3 hands river lost his chip lead. SO, when the deal was seen being made at the end, it was based on chip stacks from 3 hands earlier.

[Army Eye]

Any comments on the structure from those who played? Apparently with around 100 people left, the chip leader had a whopping 20 BBs?

Humm... has Lee gone too far?

[DonT77]

I liked the 2500 starting chips, but the blind levels need to be increased from 15 to 20 minutes IMO. Then start the tournament 1-2 hours earlier so we can still finish at a decent hour.

[Nick B.]

What do you think when a 3400 player tournament finishes in 7 hours. Quite ridiculous.