MasterShakes
05-15-2004, 12:49 AM
Saturday, May 15, 2004
12:30am
This is simply the best day I’ve had in quite awhile. I got the job today and I’m getting paid better than I thought I would. The job is also better than I thought it would be, for sure. It’s a lot more interesting than I expected, and I’m already doing some good research over the weekend.
Good piece of news #2 – I’m bankrolled. I’m not going into the details of how, but I’m bankrolled, which means that I can play 2/4 and really concentrate on my game at this level, rather than skipping around. Also, the bills are essentially paid through the end of July, which means I’m in incredibly good shape.
641 hands down at 2/4 and I’m down 7.25 BB. It was a slow start, because of the incredible outdraws of people that I am so glad are in these 2/4 games. I was really worried that these people wouldn’t be here but they are…
Party Poker 2/4 Hold'em (10 handed)
Preflop: Hero is MP3 with A/images/graemlins/spade.gif, A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
UTG calls, UTG+1 folds, UTG+2 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, CO folds, Button folds, SB calls, BB calls, UTG calls.
Flop: (8 SB) 8/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 2/images/graemlins/spade.gif, T/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(4 players) </font>
SB checks, BB checks, UTG checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, SB calls, BB calls, UTG calls.
Turn: (6 BB) Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="blue">(4 players) </font>
SB checks, BB checks, UTG checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, SB calls, BB calls, UTG calls.
River: (10 BB) 6/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(4 players) </font>
SB checks, <font color="CC3333">BB bets</font>, UTG folds, Hero calls, SB folds.
Final Pot: 12 BB
<font color="#990066">Main Pot: 12 BB, between BB and Hero.</font> > <font color="white">Pot won by BB (12 BB).</font>
Results in white below: <font color="white">
BB shows 8h 6c (two pair, eights and sixes).
Hero shows As Ad (one pair, aces).
Outcome: BB wins 12 BB. </font>
Party Poker 2/4 Hold'em (10 handed)
Preflop: Hero is BB with 3/images/graemlins/heart.gif, A/images/graemlins/spade.gif. CO posts a blind of $2.
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, UTG+2 folds, MP1 calls, MP2 calls, MP3 folds, CO (poster) checks, Button calls, SB folds, Hero checks.
Flop: (5.50 SB) 3/images/graemlins/club.gif, 9/images/graemlins/heart.gif, A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(5 players) </font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP1 folds, MP2 calls, CO calls, Button calls.
Turn: (4.75 BB) 2/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(4 players) </font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP2 calls, CO calls, Button folds.
River: (7.75 BB) 8/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="blue">(3 players) </font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">MP2 raises</font>, CO folds, Hero calls.
Final Pot: 11.75 BB
<font color="#990066">Main Pot: 11.75 BB, between MP2 and Hero.</font> > <font color="white">Pot won by MP2 (11.75 BB).</font>
Results in white below: <font color="white">
Hero shows 3h As (two pair, aces and threes).
MP2 shows 8s 8d (three of a kind, eights).
Outcome: MP2 wins 11.75 BB. </font>
Party Poker 2/4 Hold'em (9 handed)
Preflop: Hero is UTG with K/images/graemlins/heart.gif, A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
<font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, UTG+1 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, MP3 calls, CO folds, Button calls, SB folds, BB folds.
Flop: (7.50 SB) A/images/graemlins/club.gif, 2/images/graemlins/club.gif, 5/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(3 players) </font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">MP3 raises</font>, Button calls, <font color="CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">MP3 caps</font>, Button calls, Hero calls.
Turn: (9.75 BB) 2/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(3 players) </font>
Hero checks, <font color="CC3333">MP3 bets</font>, Button calls, Hero calls.
River: (12.75 BB) J/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="blue">(3 players) </font>
Hero checks, <font color="CC3333">MP3 bets</font>, Button calls, Hero calls.
Final Pot: 15.75 BB
<font color="#990066">Main Pot: 15.75 BB, between MP3, Button and Hero.</font> > <font color="white">Pot won by MP3 (15.75 BB).</font>
Results in white below: <font color="white">
Hero shows Kh Ad (two pair, aces and twos).
MP3 shows 3d 4c (straight, five high).
Button shows Qc Ah (two pair, aces and twos).
Outcome: MP3 wins 15.75 BB. </font>
And no, these were not the same player, believe it or not. Their play is just so similar that I had trouble believing it wasn’t the same person on two accounts. So, yes, these people are at 2/4, and given that I’ve already run into two of them, there must be many more. It just makes me smile.
And one of these players found a new, more creative, less painful way to river me…
Party Poker 2/4 Hold'em (10 handed)
Preflop: Hero is BB with 6/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, Q/images/graemlins/diamond.gif. MP2 posts a blind of $2.
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, UTG+2 folds, MP1 calls, MP2 (poster) checks, MP3 calls, CO folds, Button folds, SB folds, Hero checks.
Flop: (4.50 SB) 5/images/graemlins/club.gif, 8/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, Q/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(4 players) </font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP1 calls, MP2 calls, MP3 folds.
Turn: (3.75 BB) 3/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(3 players) </font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">MP1 raises</font>, MP2 folds, Hero calls.
River: (7.75 BB) 5/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(2 players) </font>
Hero checks, <font color="CC3333">MP1 bets</font>, Hero calls.
Final Pot: 9.75 BB
<font color="#990066">Main Pot: 9.75 BB, between MP1 and Hero.</font> > <font color="white">Split: MP1 (4.87 BB), Hero (4.87 BB).</font>
Results in white below: <font color="white">
Hero shows 6d Qd (two pair, queens and fives).
MP1 shows 2d Qs (two pair, queens and fives).
Outcome: MP1 wins 4.87 BB. Hero wins 4.87 BB. </font>
The aggressive players who don’t understand the kicker concept just yet are also here…
Party Poker 2/4 Hold'em (10 handed)
Preflop: Hero is Button with K/images/graemlins/heart.gif, A/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, UTG+2 calls, MP1 folds, MP2 calls, MP3 folds, CO folds, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, SB folds, BB folds, UTG+2 calls, MP2 calls.
Flop: (7.50 SB) A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, Q/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 6/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="blue">(3 players) </font>
<font color="CC3333">UTG+2 bets</font>, MP2 calls, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, UTG+2 calls, MP2 calls.
Turn: (6.75 BB) 6/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(3 players) </font>
UTG+2 checks, <font color="CC3333">MP2 bets</font>, Hero calls, UTG+2 calls.
River: (9.75 BB) J/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(3 players) </font>
UTG+2 checks, <font color="CC3333">MP2 bets</font>, Hero calls, UTG+2 calls.
Final Pot: 12.75 BB
<font color="#990066">Main Pot: 12.75 BB, between UTG+2, MP2 and Hero.</font> > <font color="white">Pot won by Hero (12.75 BB).</font>
Results in white below: <font color="white">
UTG+2 shows 8h As (two pair, aces and sixes).
MP2 shows 3c Ac (two pair, aces and sixes).
Hero shows Kh Ah (two pair, aces and sixes).
Outcome: Hero wins 12.75 BB. </font>
I’m going to keep playing as much as possible, and I think I can still get in at least 8,000-10,000 hands per week. I’m going to try to break 1,000 hands at 2/4 before bed tonight.
12:30am
This is simply the best day I’ve had in quite awhile. I got the job today and I’m getting paid better than I thought I would. The job is also better than I thought it would be, for sure. It’s a lot more interesting than I expected, and I’m already doing some good research over the weekend.
Good piece of news #2 – I’m bankrolled. I’m not going into the details of how, but I’m bankrolled, which means that I can play 2/4 and really concentrate on my game at this level, rather than skipping around. Also, the bills are essentially paid through the end of July, which means I’m in incredibly good shape.
641 hands down at 2/4 and I’m down 7.25 BB. It was a slow start, because of the incredible outdraws of people that I am so glad are in these 2/4 games. I was really worried that these people wouldn’t be here but they are…
Party Poker 2/4 Hold'em (10 handed)
Preflop: Hero is MP3 with A/images/graemlins/spade.gif, A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
UTG calls, UTG+1 folds, UTG+2 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, CO folds, Button folds, SB calls, BB calls, UTG calls.
Flop: (8 SB) 8/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 2/images/graemlins/spade.gif, T/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(4 players) </font>
SB checks, BB checks, UTG checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, SB calls, BB calls, UTG calls.
Turn: (6 BB) Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="blue">(4 players) </font>
SB checks, BB checks, UTG checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, SB calls, BB calls, UTG calls.
River: (10 BB) 6/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(4 players) </font>
SB checks, <font color="CC3333">BB bets</font>, UTG folds, Hero calls, SB folds.
Final Pot: 12 BB
<font color="#990066">Main Pot: 12 BB, between BB and Hero.</font> > <font color="white">Pot won by BB (12 BB).</font>
Results in white below: <font color="white">
BB shows 8h 6c (two pair, eights and sixes).
Hero shows As Ad (one pair, aces).
Outcome: BB wins 12 BB. </font>
Party Poker 2/4 Hold'em (10 handed)
Preflop: Hero is BB with 3/images/graemlins/heart.gif, A/images/graemlins/spade.gif. CO posts a blind of $2.
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, UTG+2 folds, MP1 calls, MP2 calls, MP3 folds, CO (poster) checks, Button calls, SB folds, Hero checks.
Flop: (5.50 SB) 3/images/graemlins/club.gif, 9/images/graemlins/heart.gif, A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(5 players) </font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP1 folds, MP2 calls, CO calls, Button calls.
Turn: (4.75 BB) 2/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(4 players) </font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP2 calls, CO calls, Button folds.
River: (7.75 BB) 8/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="blue">(3 players) </font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">MP2 raises</font>, CO folds, Hero calls.
Final Pot: 11.75 BB
<font color="#990066">Main Pot: 11.75 BB, between MP2 and Hero.</font> > <font color="white">Pot won by MP2 (11.75 BB).</font>
Results in white below: <font color="white">
Hero shows 3h As (two pair, aces and threes).
MP2 shows 8s 8d (three of a kind, eights).
Outcome: MP2 wins 11.75 BB. </font>
Party Poker 2/4 Hold'em (9 handed)
Preflop: Hero is UTG with K/images/graemlins/heart.gif, A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
<font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, UTG+1 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, MP3 calls, CO folds, Button calls, SB folds, BB folds.
Flop: (7.50 SB) A/images/graemlins/club.gif, 2/images/graemlins/club.gif, 5/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(3 players) </font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">MP3 raises</font>, Button calls, <font color="CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">MP3 caps</font>, Button calls, Hero calls.
Turn: (9.75 BB) 2/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(3 players) </font>
Hero checks, <font color="CC3333">MP3 bets</font>, Button calls, Hero calls.
River: (12.75 BB) J/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="blue">(3 players) </font>
Hero checks, <font color="CC3333">MP3 bets</font>, Button calls, Hero calls.
Final Pot: 15.75 BB
<font color="#990066">Main Pot: 15.75 BB, between MP3, Button and Hero.</font> > <font color="white">Pot won by MP3 (15.75 BB).</font>
Results in white below: <font color="white">
Hero shows Kh Ad (two pair, aces and twos).
MP3 shows 3d 4c (straight, five high).
Button shows Qc Ah (two pair, aces and twos).
Outcome: MP3 wins 15.75 BB. </font>
And no, these were not the same player, believe it or not. Their play is just so similar that I had trouble believing it wasn’t the same person on two accounts. So, yes, these people are at 2/4, and given that I’ve already run into two of them, there must be many more. It just makes me smile.
And one of these players found a new, more creative, less painful way to river me…
Party Poker 2/4 Hold'em (10 handed)
Preflop: Hero is BB with 6/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, Q/images/graemlins/diamond.gif. MP2 posts a blind of $2.
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, UTG+2 folds, MP1 calls, MP2 (poster) checks, MP3 calls, CO folds, Button folds, SB folds, Hero checks.
Flop: (4.50 SB) 5/images/graemlins/club.gif, 8/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, Q/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(4 players) </font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP1 calls, MP2 calls, MP3 folds.
Turn: (3.75 BB) 3/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(3 players) </font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">MP1 raises</font>, MP2 folds, Hero calls.
River: (7.75 BB) 5/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(2 players) </font>
Hero checks, <font color="CC3333">MP1 bets</font>, Hero calls.
Final Pot: 9.75 BB
<font color="#990066">Main Pot: 9.75 BB, between MP1 and Hero.</font> > <font color="white">Split: MP1 (4.87 BB), Hero (4.87 BB).</font>
Results in white below: <font color="white">
Hero shows 6d Qd (two pair, queens and fives).
MP1 shows 2d Qs (two pair, queens and fives).
Outcome: MP1 wins 4.87 BB. Hero wins 4.87 BB. </font>
The aggressive players who don’t understand the kicker concept just yet are also here…
Party Poker 2/4 Hold'em (10 handed)
Preflop: Hero is Button with K/images/graemlins/heart.gif, A/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, UTG+2 calls, MP1 folds, MP2 calls, MP3 folds, CO folds, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, SB folds, BB folds, UTG+2 calls, MP2 calls.
Flop: (7.50 SB) A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, Q/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 6/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="blue">(3 players) </font>
<font color="CC3333">UTG+2 bets</font>, MP2 calls, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, UTG+2 calls, MP2 calls.
Turn: (6.75 BB) 6/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(3 players) </font>
UTG+2 checks, <font color="CC3333">MP2 bets</font>, Hero calls, UTG+2 calls.
River: (9.75 BB) J/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(3 players) </font>
UTG+2 checks, <font color="CC3333">MP2 bets</font>, Hero calls, UTG+2 calls.
Final Pot: 12.75 BB
<font color="#990066">Main Pot: 12.75 BB, between UTG+2, MP2 and Hero.</font> > <font color="white">Pot won by Hero (12.75 BB).</font>
Results in white below: <font color="white">
UTG+2 shows 8h As (two pair, aces and sixes).
MP2 shows 3c Ac (two pair, aces and sixes).
Hero shows Kh Ah (two pair, aces and sixes).
Outcome: Hero wins 12.75 BB. </font>
I’m going to keep playing as much as possible, and I think I can still get in at least 8,000-10,000 hands per week. I’m going to try to break 1,000 hands at 2/4 before bed tonight.