greatest session ever?

kyro · #1 08-10-2004, 12:35 PM

I play with a bunch of friends in a home game at least once, if not twice a week. I'm certainly one of the better players there, but the success I had last week was incredible.

We normally play NL Hold'em, $3 max buy-in. I got to the party late from work, tossed my 3 bucks in and set to work. There were 6 other players there. Within 20 minutes, my stack was 8 bucks. After 2 hours of playing, I had built it up to $24. Of the seven of us there, I was the only one who had turned a profit. Four of the people lost at least their initial buy-in, while 2 bought back in several times.

I've only been playing for about a year. (Thanks Chris Moneymaker) I'm just curious what your greatest session in a short amount of time is. I imagine octupling your buy-in in 2 hours ain't too shabby.

imitation · #2 08-10-2004, 01:00 PM

I had a shorthand session of 2/4 the other day on crypto where I went up 35BB in ~30 Hands. I also first hand bought in for 40BB at 1/2 to take down a 45BB pot I got up and left after 3 more hands cause I realised I was running late for class.

Bulldog · #3 08-10-2004, 01:25 PM

My two best sessions are:

+$468 in ~12 hours of 2/4 (Borgata, March '04)
+$540 in ~10 hours of 6/12 (Borgata, June '04)

BigBaitsim (milo) · #4 08-10-2004, 07:55 PM

$400+ in 5 hours at the Excalibur 4/8.

MychilrensEat · #5 08-16-2004, 05:50 PM

My best session is bittersweet because it was immediateley followed by my worst session. I buy in very short, only 2 grand, at paradise poker's 40/80 table. For those of you that play this game, you can vouch on how much it swings. Im sitting 6 handed, and within 4 hours im staring at 20 k. I should have left. Feeling the rush and utter feeling of domination i stayed around and had one of the most incredible bad beat sessions of my life. Within two hours my stack dwindled to 7 grand. By this time it is about 3 oclock in the morning, i turn off the computer, contemplate jumping off a bridge, and have one the most restless sleeps in my life. I took a break for two weeks after that session, and was fortunate to take down 1st place in a 700 man multi table tourney on party poker the week i came back, slightly easing the biggest swing of my life.

Drunk Bob · #6 08-18-2004, 06:48 AM

Up $5000 and wanting to jump off a bridge! Consult gamblers AA.

Drunk Bob · #7 08-18-2004, 07:02 AM

My best is 70BB in 45 min at Party .50/1.00 Stud8.

Best session is $800 up various games and limits.

Not the same day.

CheckFold · #8 08-10-2004, 02:46 PM

my best ever were:

+$3060 at 10/20 in 27 hours (1/04 at Borgata), a long session I guess but still one session

+$418 at 4/8 in 2.5 hours (8/04 at Ocean's 11)

Vee Quiva · #9 08-10-2004, 04:55 PM

I suppose the no limit game will have more stories but in limit poker at the 4-8 level in an indian casino. I once turned $100 into $800. It helped that twice I won kill pots where the stakes went up to 8-16. I haven't come close to that kind of night before or since.

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CIncyHR · #10 08-10-2004, 06:51 PM

We used to play a $5 buy in NL game with .25/.50 blinds (ridiculously huge blinds) in a home game. One night there were 8 players at the table, and a total of 19 buy ins on the table. (I only bought in once) I cahsed out every ship ont he table - $95. Up $90 which was 18 times my buy-in, and 180 big blinds in 2 hours.