PS 500k (Nov. 20)

roll call.

Im breaking my 500k virginity today.

Hopefully Ill play better than the panthers.

[PickyTooth]

Anyone wanna do a LL for it ?

[Exitonly]

i'm in. no LL for me. /images/graemlins/shocked.gif /images/graemlins/shocked.gif

[resetdave]

dear god,

same table as zekgb and gigabet. thanks river stars.

[the_main]

[ QUOTE ]
i'm in. no LL for me. /images/graemlins/shocked.gif /images/graemlins/shocked.gif

[/ QUOTE ]

GL all

[Yuv]

I hate buying in directly, but I wasn't home for the great Sat. before the tourny. Oh well. I'm in, table 109.

[yvesaint]

table 111 here i go

GL me...and I guess everyone one else.

[Raydain]

I'm in, table 286

I'm in too, no LL. Table 191, srcarrel.

[Bigdaddydvo]

In via satelite...Bunch of TAGs at my table I can see already.

Table 346

[raptor517]

out 3297th. i believe that is the highest number for an mtt finish i have ever managed. im incredible. holla

[Yuv]

Small question.

BB with 7h9d, 5 limpers, I check. Table is pretty standard so far. SB is a sat. donk, the rest havn't done anything unusual. Lots of unraised pots.

Flop comes 9h6h5x. I lead and insta-fold to a raise. Standard? Should I save my money here and check/fold? I'm not really into going to war with top pair weak kicker.

yea pretty standard.. some like to check to see the action first before committing any chips, some like to lead. (in those family pot top pair weak kicker situations) I think either play is fine, and of course after the raise it's an easy fold.

[Bigdaddydvo]

Your line is fine. Your lead bet is correct. You were hoping to a)pick up the pot or b)find out if your hand was good. You got b) which is fine.

Table 107. I see a stack of chips I want intensely.

[ClaytonN]

table 208. i've already stacked one bitch.

253, aces busted by a T3o, limited the damage however.

table is very tight.

[Yuv]

I just donked off 1000 chips and folded to a push. Yay me.

[Yuv]

Got it back. No worries. The rollercoaster has began.

[yvesaint]

grragggh, got up to 4.5k without a single showdown, then QQ UTG runs into short-stacks KK with tons of dead money in the pot

3.3k

edit: of course, just as i say this, i double up when someone decides to bluff me his stack

2640 at break. I'm busting ass just to stay at this level, as I'm getting no service.

[Yuv]

I suck and stuff. 2569 at the break. Up to 5k twice and donked it away (terrible call with AQ against AK).

[Exitonly]

2775

1k at break - had a nicer stack until JJ ran into the monster that is ace two off

3385t at break,

spewed off 1500t on whiffed AKs in late position and a two pair vs two pair min betting shennanigans.

[Yuv]

[ QUOTE ]
2775

[/ QUOTE ]

2+2 doing well, lol. We're all just trying to get to the red zone, right?

Moved to table 164, about 4k at the break, was up
over 5k at one point but decided it would be a
good thing to spew half my stack in order to make
the tourney "more interesting"

How's everyone else doing?

[yvesaint]

6570 at break

colsons doing well

[Bigdaddydvo]

Grrrr,

T1060 at the break. Notable losses include a guy making tiny probe bets w/an A high flop that I called down w/JJ, and winning no chips w/AK PF raise and a continuation bet.

[ClaytonN]

3k at break

[prayformojo]

2314th. Lasted until just after break. Took down exactly three pots. Sometimes it's just not fun.

[Exitonly]

definitely sucked out hard.


6750

[Exitonly]

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t150 (9 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx (http://www.zerodivide.cx/converter)

saw flop|<font color="#C00000">saw showdown</font>

<font color="#C00000">SB (t4075)</font>
BB (t9042)
UTG (t1780)
UTG+1 (t3715)
MP1 (t8848)
<font color="#C00000">MP2 (t3170)</font>
MP3 (t2490)
Hero (t6525)
<font color="#C00000">Button (t910)</font>

Preflop: Hero is CO with T/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 4/images/graemlins/spade.gif.
<font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, MP2 calls t150, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Button raises to t910</font>, SB calls t835, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP2 calls t760.

Flop: (t2880) 9/images/graemlins/club.gif, 7/images/graemlins/club.gif, J/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 bets t300</font>, SB calls t300.

Turn: (t3480) 7/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
SB checks, MP2 checks.

River: (t3480) 2/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
SB checks, MP2 checks.

Final Pot: t3480
<font color="#009B00">Main Pot: t3480 (t3480), between SB, MP2 and Button.</font> &gt; Pot won by Button (t3480).

Results in white below:
SB has Kd Qd (one pair, sevens).
MP2 has Qs Ts (one pair, sevens).



This is what NOT to do, when theres a dry side pot.


Button has Qc Ad (one pair, sevens).
Outcome: Button wins t3480.

[ClaytonN]

build to 3.8k, blinds get to 100/200. EP limper who hasn't done anything special limps, I make it 700 with AKs, folded back to him and he pushes me all in, it's 2.7k more?

I gotta call, so I did and he shows TT, which is pretty typical of scared players going at it above their bankroll, too afraid to play postflop and see an overcard hit oop.

Flop comes T72 tho and unfortunately im gone.

[Bigdaddydvo]

[ QUOTE ]
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t150 (9 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx (http://www.zerodivide.cx/converter)

saw flop|<font color="#C00000">saw showdown</font>

<font color="#C00000">SB (t4075)</font>
BB (t9042)
UTG (t1780)
UTG+1 (t3715)
MP1 (t8848)
<font color="#C00000">MP2 (t3170)</font>
MP3 (t2490)
Hero (t6525)
<font color="#C00000">Button (t910)</font>

Preflop: Hero is CO with T/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 4/images/graemlins/spade.gif.
<font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, MP2 calls t150, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Button raises to t910</font>, SB calls t835, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP2 calls t760.

Flop: (t2880) 9/images/graemlins/club.gif, 7/images/graemlins/club.gif, J/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 bets t300</font>, SB calls t300.

Turn: (t3480) 7/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
SB checks, MP2 checks.

River: (t3480) 2/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
SB checks, MP2 checks.

Final Pot: t3480
<font color="#009B00">Main Pot: t3480 (t3480), between SB, MP2 and Button.</font> &gt; Pot won by Button (t3480).

Results in white below:
SB has Kd Qd (one pair, sevens).
MP2 has Qs Ts (one pair, sevens).



This is what NOT to do, when theres a dry side pot.


Button has Qc Ad (one pair, sevens).
Outcome: Button wins t3480.

[/ QUOTE ]

LOL thanks for the shout out Exit, as this pot got me off of the respirator. Still somewhat desperate w/T2580 though.

Well, I'm out. New lesson learned, don't
try and push someone out of a pot when
they have AA. /images/graemlins/laugh.gif good luck all.

I'm aliiiiiiiiiive!!!!

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t200 (9 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx (http://www.zerodivide.cx/converter)

UTG (t6390)
UTG+1 (t11998)
MP1 (t4781)
MP2 (t6080)
MP3 (t2305)
CO (t10884)
Hero (t2415)
SB (t7298)
BB (t3180)

Preflop: Hero is Button with Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif, Q/images/graemlins/spade.gif.
<font color="#666666">5 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">CO raises to t400</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t1200</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">CO raises to t5400</font>, Hero calls t1215 (All-In).

Flop: (t8115) 3/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 3/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, K/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

Turn: (t8115) 2/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

River: (t8115) Q/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

Final Pot: t8115

Results in white below: <font color="#FFFFFF">
CO has As Ah (two pair, aces and threes).
Hero has Qh Qs (full house, queens full of threes).
Outcome: Hero wins t5130. CO wins t2985. </font>

[Yuv]

I'm stuck at 3.5-4k and colson just moved directly to my left. This is so much fun.

So much for being alive.

55 &lt; A2, then AK &lt; QQ and JJ, and I'm out in 1474.

Rough tourney, no cards to speak of.

[Exitonly]

mini-rush. Maybe i shouuld play when i have the flu more often.


9250

[Yuv]

[ QUOTE ]
mini-rush. Maybe i shouuld play when i have the flu more often.


9250

[/ QUOTE ]

The red zone is coming. Can you loan me some cards?

[yvesaint]

aaaand im out when 66 pushes on a flop of 8h5h3x against my AhKh

i just dont understand how some people play sometimes ... i raised UTG and bet pot on the flop, yet he still likes to think his 66 is good

cant win a coinflip for my life

of course, i never have AA in these situations so i can just point and laugh when he pushes 66 into my AA

whenever i DO have AA he has AhKh and hits

poker: love/hate relationship to the fullest

Donked down to 3.5k.

Started to get worried, KK utg, flop a set, fill up on turn, more than double up against nut draw.

KK the next hand again, set up on the flop again vs nut flush draw, fill up on turn again.



12k

woot


and as im typing this, bust down to 8k.

dammit.

[Exitonly]

[ QUOTE ]
mini-rush. Maybe i shouuld play when i have the flu more often.


9250

[/ QUOTE ]


gave away half my stack. Time to go nuts.


edit: i hate losing races on the river. JUST DO IT ON THE FLOP.

Out 1000th. I had way too big of a stack to go out 1000th. [censored] me. Time for bed

[Yuv]

i'm so card dead. pushed 88 utg to keep me around 8-9 bb's, but havn't played a pot in the last two orbits.

[Yuv]

doubled up before the break, still in bad condition. 5826 and i'm the BB on the next hand.

out in 1024

CO appears to be on a steal with a 3xbb raise to 1200t,

I push with TcTs in the SB for 7.5k
BB wakes up with Kings.

game over.

[Raydain]

started this hour at 6k, got down to 800 in chips. Then I luckily got up 18k by this break.

It's looking like a good tournament so far.

[Superfluous Man]

Gah, called an push getting 2:1 with AQo, he had AKo. Pokerstove now tells me it's a -EV call instead of a break-even call against the range I put him on.

Then, AKo loses the coinflip to TT, and I'm down to about 3k from 11k with the blinds about to hit me. Ah well.

[jcm4ccc]

Was down to 400 or so chips, now up to 5330 at the second break. Table 24.

[colson10]

[ QUOTE ]
doubled up before the break, still in bad condition. 5826 and i'm the BB on the next hand.

[/ QUOTE ]

nh there. lucky for you I found a fold with AJ when you pushed A7.

[Yuv]

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
doubled up before the break, still in bad condition. 5826 and i'm the BB on the next hand.

[/ QUOTE ]

nh there. lucky for you I found a fold with AJ when you pushed A7.

[/ QUOTE ]

lol, thanks, I guess /images/graemlins/smile.gif

I'm paying back with weak ass walks on your BB. Can't find cards to save my life. GL.

[Yuv]

Totally card dead, down to 5 bb's and out with AJo to QQ.

GL to anyone in it.

[Raydain]

Anyone else still in this? I'm sitting at 33k on table 399.

[Nashr8521]

34/344 49k in chips. Table 126. Who else is still in?

[Rushmore]

I'm in 100th with 29K.

Wish me luck. Table 97.

Good luck guys. Ill sweat one of you if I find the time.

[Rushmore]

But down to 20K.

[Raydain]

over 100k chips now putting me in 11th

[Raydain]

PokerStars Game #3113341276: Tournament #14704232, Hold'em No Limit - Level XVI (3000/6000) - 2005/11/20 - 20:40:28 (ET)
Table '14704232 399' Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: rspark (81845 in chips)
Seat 2: zoilykey (29823 in chips)
Seat 3: tørrpinnen (36282 in chips)
Seat 4: AirRaid7 (141880 in chips)
Seat 5: HaveANiceDay (13145 in chips)
Seat 6: finnemann (82291 in chips)
Seat 7: Rekwob (126192 in chips)
Seat 8: jeanette_33 (32130 in chips)
Seat 9: Torrin (156018 in chips)
rspark: posts the ante 300
zoilykey: posts the ante 300
tørrpinnen: posts the ante 300
AirRaid7: posts the ante 300
HaveANiceDay: posts the ante 300
finnemann: posts the ante 300
Rekwob: posts the ante 300
jeanette_33: posts the ante 300
Torrin: posts the ante 300
finnemann: posts small blind 3000
Rekwob: posts big blind 6000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to AirRaid7 [Jc Qh]
jeanette_33: folds
Torrin: folds
rspark: folds
zoilykey: folds
tørrpinnen: folds
AirRaid7: raises 12000 to 18000
HaveANiceDay: calls 12845 and is all-in
finnemann: folds
Rekwob: folds
*** FLOP *** [3d Td 7c]
AirRaid7 said, "I can't lose an allin"
AirRaid7 said, "sorry"
*** TURN *** [3d Td 7c] [8c]
*** RIVER *** [3d Td 7c 8c] [Js]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
AirRaid7: shows [Jc Qh] (a pair of Jacks)
HaveANiceDay: shows [As Ks] (high card Ace)
AirRaid7 collected 37390 from pot
Torrin said, "wow"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 37390 | Rake 0
Board [3d Td 7c 8c Js]
Seat 1: rspark folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: zoilykey folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: tørrpinnen folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: AirRaid7 showed [Jc Qh] and won (37390) with a pair of Jacks
Seat 5: HaveANiceDay (button) showed [As Ks] and lost with high card Ace
Seat 6: finnemann (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: Rekwob (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: jeanette_33 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: Torrin folded before Flop (didn't bet)

[Rushmore]

Just sucked out Q9s vs. JJ.

Avg stack at 70K

[Nashr8521]

68/105 .......been an uneventful hour about 50k in chips. Table 326

Anyone else in?

[Rekwob]

141k

[cyberSTACK]

What is your handle? I'm ThePollution with 160K at the break.

GL.

[Jason Strasser]

mafews is a very good player

[Rushmore]

ERaddock. I'm at 60K and holding.

GL.

[Jason Strasser]

PokerStars Game #3113684321: Tournament #14704232, Hold'em No Limit - Level XVII (4000/8000) - 2005/11/20 - 21:12:37 (ET)
Table '14704232 399' Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: rspark (121645 in chips)
Seat 3: mateooo (202262 in chips)
Seat 4: AirRaid7 (174225 in chips)
Seat 5: danube (66804 in chips)
Seat 6: finnemann (229649 in chips)
Seat 7: Mafews (264160 in chips)
Seat 8: fredfarmer (69113 in chips)
Seat 9: Torrin (54495 in chips)
rspark: posts the ante 400
mateooo: posts the ante 400
AirRaid7: posts the ante 400
danube: posts the ante 400
finnemann: posts the ante 400
Mafews: posts the ante 400
fredfarmer: posts the ante 400
Torrin: posts the ante 400
danube: posts small blind 4000
finnemann: posts big blind 8000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Mafews: folds
fredfarmer: folds
Torrin: folds
rspark: folds
mateooo: folds
AirRaid7: raises 16000 to 24000
danube: folds
finnemann: raises 40000 to 64000
AirRaid7: calls 40000
*** FLOP *** [3d Qs 9s]
finnemann: bets 165249 and is all-in
AirRaid7: calls 109825 and is all-in
*** TURN *** [3d Qs 9s] [9h]
*** RIVER *** [3d Qs 9s 9h] [Ad]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
finnemann: shows [5s As] (two pair, Aces and Nines)
AirRaid7: shows [4s Ks] (a pair of Nines)
finnemann collected 354850 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 354850 | Rake 0
Board [3d Qs 9s 9h Ad]
Seat 1: rspark folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: mateooo folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: AirRaid7 (button) showed [4s Ks] and lost with a pair of Nines
Seat 5: danube (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: finnemann (big blind) showed [5s As] and won (354850) with two pair, Aces and Nines
Seat 7: Mafews folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: fredfarmer folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: Torrin folded before Flop (didn't bet)



fold preflop

[cyberSTACK]

Out in 67th. AQ vs 66 and he won the race.

gl to anyone left.

[Nashr8521]

Out 62nd. Gl all still in!

[Rushmore]

Table 356.

[Rekwob]

51st

[Rushmore]

~200K

[Rushmore]

Lost with TT vs. KQ. Arg Argh Arghghgh Argggghhhhhhhh.

Anyway, there's that.

[ QUOTE ]
mafews is a very good player

[/ QUOTE ]

He is tearing it up, Ive been watching him.

swingin' that stack around great.

Mafews really has a tight grip on this tourney.. he just made a great call knocking out a guy with A-10 vs. KQ and got some more chips.

It's kinda fun to see one guy with 1.99 million and 2nd place at 707k.

It'd be much much more fun to see ME with 1.99 million and 2nd place at 707k.

I go to make some pasta at the break, come back and hes got a damn strangle hold on the tournament.

its impressive.

The dude currently 2nd in chips immediately wants to discuss a deal at the final table. First in chips is directly on his right. Methinks he's gonna get hammered with raises.

wow.. Mafews took a really bad beat AJ vs. QQ, J on flop.. J on river, now it's semi close.

[yvesaint]

ouch, he wouldve had 4 mil chips (1/2 chips in play) but got sucked out on the river

lol, why didn't anyone tell me Lee Jones was this funny with the comments at the FT.

My favorite part was when the short stack DEMANDED no less than $70K. And then the entire table just told him to go [censored] himself, essentially.

i have no idea why the short stack would reject that deal.

[Benal]

[ QUOTE ]
My favorite part was when the short stack DEMANDED no less than $70K. And then the entire table just told him to go [censored] himself, essentially.

[/ QUOTE ]

lol, so he busts 5th for 24K less than the deal woulda gave him.

[ QUOTE ]
My favorite part was when the short stack DEMANDED no less than $70K. And then the entire table just told him to go [censored] himself, essentially.

[/ QUOTE ]

what makes that even funnier is that he went out in 5th, good for about 20K less than what he would have got if he took the chop.

If they really want to chop, they should double up mafews. He won't chop holding less than T2.5M. Not that I entirely blame him, he seems the best at the table.

[ QUOTE ]
i have no idea why the short stack would reject that deal.

[/ QUOTE ]

me neither.. greed I guess. At a normal ft it's kinda trivial to talk chop if the difference is in the hundreds, but the 10's of thousands, Im taking the deal as a short stack.

no deal yet,

PokerStars Game #3115364438: Tournament #14704232, Hold'em No Limit - Level XXIV (30000/60000) - 2005/11/20 - 23:49:39 (ET)
Table '14704232 356' Seat #9 is the button
Seat 2: Mafews (1797756 in chips)
Seat 3: 64chady (2632564 in chips)
Seat 6: DingSing (3179636 in chips)
Seat 9: RolldUpTrips (922544 in chips)
Mafews: posts the ante 3000
64chady: posts the ante 3000
DingSing: posts the ante 3000
RolldUpTrips: posts the ante 3000
Mafews: posts small blind 30000
64chady: posts big blind 60000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
DingSing: raises 120000 to 180000
RolldUpTrips: folds
Mafews: folds
64chady: calls 120000
*** FLOP *** [Ah 8c 5s]
64chady: checks
DingSing: checks
*** TURN *** [Ah 8c 5s] [Th]
64chady: bets 60000
DingSing: raises 60000 to 120000
64chady: calls 60000
*** RIVER *** [Ah 8c 5s Th] [As]
64chady: checks
DingSing: bets 780000
64chady: calls 780000
*** SHOW DOWN ***
DingSing: shows [Ad Ac] (four of a kind, Aces)
64chady: shows [5c 5h] (a full house, Fives full of Aces)
DingSing collected 2202000 from pot
RolldUpTrips said, "wow"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2202000 | Rake 0
Board [Ah 8c 5s Th As]
Seat 2: Mafews (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: 64chady (big blind) showed [5c 5h] and lost with a full house, Fives full of Aces
Seat 6: DingSing showed [Ad Ac] and won (2202000) with four of a kind, Aces
Seat 9: RolldUpTrips (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)



craaaaazy

[mlagoo]

i should be studying....

but, that was incredible that that guy didnt lose all his chips with 5s full there, four handed. geez! and what a strange way to play three/four aces.

If DingSing bets that flop, he's got 5.8M three handed.

[resetdave]

lol

"I'd settle for 100k."

[mlagoo]

[ QUOTE ]
lol

"I'd settle for 100k."

[/ QUOTE ]

to be fair, the guy does have half the chips in play.

even though from that aa hand, he's... [censored], i dunno. not that good. check flop, minraise turn, overbet river.... ugh....

maybe hes just tired.

[resetdave]

just the way he is saying it. that's all. really, if i were him, i wouldn't budge. 2.5 - 1 to everyone on the table.

[mike22nc]

Is it just me or did Rolld make out like a bandit in that deal?

I'd have figured out how much equity I'd have had 3 handed with that stack, and then demanded it from dingsing for not effing stacking 64chady.

[Jason Strasser]

If I'm at the table with Mafews stack I'd have asked for 85k minimum against this field.

[WinBig]

Considering he didnt get reraised by the guy with a boat of 5's full of A's I don't think there's anyway he could have stacked the other guy no matter how he played it. How would you play this? Flat call the turn bet? Reraise? How much? Checking the flop is ok in my opinion since he is slowplaying a monster.

[mlagoo]

[ QUOTE ]
Considering he didnt get reraised by the guy with a boat of 5's full of A's I don't think there's anyway he could have stacked the other guy no matter how he played it. How would you play this? Flat call the turn bet? Reraise? How much? Checking the flop is ok in my opinion since he is slowplaying a monster.

[/ QUOTE ]

im not saying he necessarily could have stacked the guy... i already said i was amazed the guy didnt stack himself.

i dont minraise the turn for one. and if i did minraise the turn, i wouldnt overbet the pot on the river, forcing my opponent to fold a lot of hands he might call for a small value bet.