Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Thank you Thank you

Thanks to everyone for the congrats on the MATH win. Everyone was quite nice on my blog. I noticed (as I expected) a lot of people were not happy about the turbo format. I actually think it is good for playing aggressive. You have to get a good run of cards -but you have to do that in a normal tournament too. With people in a push or fold mode, I think you can steal more pots, and win more races -since the AJ is a mighty mighty hand in the turbo format (or so people think).


In either case I enjoyed it.


This win really helped my points on the leaderboard. Gotta love them points, right Alan? I finished in the points in 3 of the first 3 tournaments and then didn't get back until this MATH win. With almost half the BBT2 tournaments over, I am in 2nd in overall points.

How about Kajagugu? 8 tournaments played and 4 times in the money. Not just points, but in the MONEY! Oh yeah, AND each money win was at a final table. Now I know someone can get lucky but 50% of the time at the final table is impressive! And he parlayed one of those final tables into a win. Right now, Kaja is almost 100 points ahead of me and Astin (2nd and 3rd). Congrats to Kaja for playing hot at the right time.

Don't forget the MOOKIE tonight.
*Can Kaja hit a 5th final table?
*Will he remain the leader through tomorrow night and win a seat to the FTOPS Main Event? *Will RaisingCayne finally bust his cherry and get some points in his 9th BBT2 tourney played? *Can Astin and/or Drizztdj become the first player(s) to finish in the points for a 6th time (out of only 12 total tournaments)?
*Can jamyhawk prove that Monday's MATH win wasn't 100% luck and finish strong in a non-turbo tournament?
SO MUCH DRAMA IN THE BBT2, TUNE IN TONIGHT TO SEE.....

Gotta love it.

Stay patient....

Monday, November 12, 2007

MATH WIN!

First of all. Thanks to Hoy for hosting and more importantly, for his post from this weekend. See my post below to see how I planned to not play the MATH tonight, but decided to after reading Hoy's post.

Anyway, this tournament is perfect for me as I tend to either do well in turbo's or go out early. No hanging around until the middle and then donkin' out like usual MTT's. I don't remember a lot of hands from early on but I do know I sucked out more than once. Maybe 3 times. And, some of my key races held up. Don't get me wrong, I was super short stacked a few times, but managed to chip back up.

In a turbo tournament, a lot of times you are just trying to amass chips by stealing blinds. And you see the blind stealing with all in's , not just 3 or 4xBB raises. I think we went from the 50% field to 20% in a half hour time frame.

I work with a friend (thecloserx5) that says to win a tournament you have to suck out 5 times, and then you have to win several races. Well, I surely sucked out 5 times. But hopefully not much more than that.

Here is the final table. A lot of really good players. I start off hoping to make around 4th. LJ, Mookie, Kaja, Evy and Tripjax are all good players that I see all the time late in tourneys. And obviously, the other players are here, so aren't too shabby.



Here is a key hand winning a race.




The very next hand I am dealt JJ. I just went all in from the button and now I am going to jam again? I thought about raising only, but this is a turbo tournament and everyone has had "shove-itis", so I push and get a call. No such luck and I give back half of the chips I just got with 88.





I hit several key hands, sucked out, won races and then sometimes just tried to bully the blinds. It all worked out and we were heads up. I was ready to easily take this down. But SnailTrax had other ideas. We were about even when this hand came:


Full Tilt Poker Game #4158840222: Mondays at the Hoy (30720258), Table 2 - 4000/8000 Ante 1000 - No Limit Hold'em - 0:13:25 ET - 2007/11/13
Seat 1: jamyhawk (61,616) <--I've got some work to do
Seat 9: SnailTrax (163,384)
jamyhawk antes 1,000
SnailTrax antes 1,000
jamyhawk posts the small blind of 4,000
SnailTrax posts the big blind of 8,000
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to jamyhawk [8c 7s]
jamyhawk raises to 26,000 <--try to steal it here.
SnailTrax calls 18,000 <--not all bad. I have two live cards.
*** FLOP *** [Ad Ac 7c]
SnailTrax checks <--I don't remember seeing him slow play anything.
jamyhawk bets 34,616, and is all in <--MONEY bet. If he has an Ace, GG IGHN.
SnailTrax folds
Uncalled bet of 34,616 returned to jamyhawk
jamyhawk mucks
jamyhawk wins the pot (54,000) <--this was huge for me. Turned things around and let me know how he is going to be playing. *** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 54,000 Rake 0
Board: [Ad Ac 7c]
Seat 1: jamyhawk (small blind) collected (54,000), mucked
Seat 9: SnailTrax (big blind) folded on the Flop


This is the hand that crippled him.


Full Tilt Poker Game #4158849349: Mondays at the Hoy (30720258), Table 2 - 5000/10000 Ante 1000 - No Limit Hold'em - 0:14:20 ET - 2007/11/13
Seat 1: jamyhawk (118,616)
Seat 9: SnailTrax (106,384)
jamyhawk antes 1,000
SnailTrax antes 1,000
SnailTrax posts the small blind of 5,000
jamyhawk posts the big blind of 10,000
The button is in seat #9
SnailTrax: nh
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to jamyhawk [Ah Ad] <-- need to maximize return. SnailTrax raises to 25,000 <--good news for me.
jamyhawk raises to 40,000 <--try to build the pot.
SnailTrax calls 15,000
*** FLOP *** [Jd 2d 8h] <--great flop for me especially with Ad
jamyhawk bets 10,000 <--way underbet the pot of 80K
SnailTrax calls 10,000 <--he has to call with those odds
*** TURN *** [Jd 2d 8h] [6s]
jamyhawk bets 67,616, and is all in <--now I have to be ahead here, but what could he be drawing to? A8? Two diamonds? J-small kicker? I don't mind winning it here because then I can try to bully him or if he is slow playing a set, I am done anyway. No way I am folding AA.
SnailTrax folds
Uncalled bet of 67,616 returned to jamyhawk
jamyhawk mucks
jamyhawk wins the pot (102,000)
<--this was a great win but I am thinking now I blew a chance to take down the tournament here.
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 102,000 Rake 0
Board: [Jd 2d 8h 6s]
Seat 1: jamyhawk (big blind) collected (102,000), mucked
Seat 9: SnailTrax (small blind) folded on the Turn



So I start pushing and he is folding, waiting for the right hand to call with. I am well ahead when he finally calls one of my pushes:







Sorry Fuel55. Presto not always gold!

This looked nice:





Even more impressive for me were all the great players in the top 14. Well, I'm sure it will be discounted since it was turbo. But I had fun. WINNER WINNER CHICKEN DINNER! I'm pumped to be in the TOC! See you there Suckazzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz....



It is so late now and I was going to skip tonight's MATH so I could get some sleep. But I am trying to calm down. I didn't drink while playing tonight so having a couple of beers while writing this and then will head to bed. BTW, I am so freakin' happy I don't have to write my way in. I was dreading that but figured I would give it a try. Believe me, I would not have won. Too many other good entries out there already....


I'll be pasting in links to everyone in the morning sometime. Thanks to Riggstad and theCloserx5 for railing me. Geeeeez, you'd think I just won my first blogger tourney. Well, it is my first MATH win.
And of course, I have to thank Al for all this fun. This one's for you, Al:




Stay patient....

I'm Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaackkk!

Just a quick reflection so far on the BBT2 (or BBTwo or BBToo -I'm not really sure). I started off strong hitting the points (top 25%) in all 3 of the first 3 tournaments and final tabling 1 of them. I was really feeling that I was starting to hit my game and will be taking down one of the TOC seats without doubt.

Then I missed making the points in the next 5 tournaments played. Frustration set in. I couldn't seem to hit a flop and when I did, it seemed someone hit it harder. My aggressive style was being used against me and I stopped re-stealing. I started laying down races and figured I'd wait for the nuts to go all in. I was just all around playing "scared" poker. Scared of losing. Scared of playing.

Well thank you Hoy. This post of his reminded me that I am capable of taking one of the TOC seats. I need to get back to playing to win. Sure, I may go out early with AK, but that is better than bleeding off all my chips with AK, AQ and KK when I am folding to raises on a missed flop. Aggression pays in the Blogger Tournaments. Just ask Waffles. Ask Lucko. Ask Miamidon.

Come on out and play. And tonight, for special treat, Hoy has dialed up a "turbo" tournament. Should be fun. Hope to see you there.

Weekend Donkin' it Up


First of all, don't forget to play tonight. 9pm CST at FTP.
Big Bucks, No Whammy's in the BBT2.
Here are some hands from the weekend:
Full Tilt Poker Game #4124653779: Table Fabian - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em - 23:20:13 ET - 2007/11/09
Seat 2: MomsVisa ($40.95)
Seat 3: stipey169 ($46.05)
Seat 4: ribolovac ($18.75)
Seat 5: Gentleman84 ($149.45), is sitting out
Seat 6: Chesszza ($50)
Seat 7: FilipinoPhenom ($48.75)
Seat 8: Phantasmagorias ($9.40)
Seat 9: jamyhawk ($58.45)
Chesszza posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to jamyhawk [Kh Ks]<--It's my hand.
Gentleman84 has returned
Numenor80 sits down
FilipinoPhenom folds
Numenor80 adds $50
Phantasmagorias folds
jamyhawk raises to $1.50<--Standard 3xbb raise. No slow playing here.
MomsVisa calls $1.50
stipey169 folds
ribolovac folds
Chesszza folds
*** FLOP *** [Qc Qs 7d]
jamyhawk bets $1 <--probe bet.
MomsVisa raises to $39.45, and is all in<--interesting bet. With a Queen, don’t you want a call? I haven’t been at this table too long, but this kid has been playing a lot of pots. I decide to wait for a better spot to try to felt him, and I fold.
jamyhawk folds
Uncalled bet of $38.45 returned to MomsVisa
MomsVisa mucks
MomsVisa wins the pot ($5.25)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $5.50 Rake $0.25
Board: [Qc Qs 7d]
Seat 2: MomsVisa collected ($5.25), mucked
Seat 3: stipey169 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: ribolovac (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: Gentleman84 (small blind) is sitting out
Seat 6: Chesszza (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 7: FilipinoPhenom didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: Phantasmagorias didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: jamyhawk folded on the Flop


A8A flop with 2 spades. I go all in with KQsooooooted spades and guy calls half his chip stack with K8off . He's 49% to my 48%. 8 holds up I go out of token frenzy about the halfway mark.

Lost a buy in when my top set lost to a boat (my J10 lost to J3).

Then there was this hand:
Full Tilt Poker Game #4125342978: Table Fabian - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em - 0:28:42 ET - 2007/11/10
Seat 1: Numenor80 ($12.80)
Seat 2: Jon 10 ($30)
Seat 3: stipey169 ($149.55)
Seat 4: ribolovac ($10.25)
Seat 5: BJ316 ($3.45)
Seat 6: do not77 ($47.70)
Seat 7: FilipinoPhenom ($60.80)
Seat 8: Fufar ($49.25)
Seat 9: jamyhawk ($49.50)
Numenor80 posts the small blind of $0.25
Jon 10 posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #9
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to jamyhawk [Qd Qs]
stipey169 folds
ribolovac has 15 seconds left to act
ribolovac raises to $1.50
BJ316 raises to $3.45, and is all in<-- not scary because he is short stacked. Could be on ATC, more likely two face cards.
do not77 folds
FilipinoPhenom folds
Fufar folds
jamyhawk raises to $10<-- I want to isolate it down to me and the all in. If someone does call, I know they are on AA, KK, maybe AK.
Numenor80 raises to $12.80, and is all in <--Uh oh, must have the Aces or Kings.
Jon 10 folds
ribolovac folds
jamyhawk calls $2.80<--pot committed call
Numenor80 shows [Jc Ts]<--WTF?
BJ316 shows [Kd Jd]<-- another powerhouse hand. Need to dodge 3 outs.
jamyhawk shows [Qd Qs]
*** FLOP *** [Qh 8d 3d]<-- MONEY! No more diamonds, please.
*** TURN *** [Qh 8d 3d] [Ad]<--oh well, I still get the big pot.
*** RIVER *** [Qh 8d 3d Ad] [Kh]<-- Idiots reward. I was 60% favorite pre-flop with 3 players. Actually, 86% against the 10Joff. I guess you gotta get through the other 14% of the time.
Numenor80 shows a straight, Ace high
jamyhawk shows three of a kind, Queens
Numenor80 wins the side pot ($17.75) with a straight, Ace high
BJ316 shows a flush, Ace high
BJ316 wins the main pot ($11.75) with a flush, Ace high
BJ316 adds $20
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $31.05 Main pot $12.35. Side pot $18.70. Rake $1.55
Board: [Qh 8d 3d Ad Kh]
Seat 1: Numenor80 (small blind) showed [Jc Ts] and won ($17.75) with a straight, Ace high
Seat 2: Jon 10 (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 3: stipey169 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: ribolovac folded before the Flop
Seat 5: BJ316 showed [Kd Jd] and won ($11.75) with a flush, Ace high
Seat 6: do not77 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: FilipinoPhenom didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: Fufar didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: jamyhawk (button) showed [Qd Qs] and lost with three of a kind, Queens

Full Tilt Poker Game #4125404513: Table Fabian - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em - 0:35:10 ET - 2007/11/10
Seat 1: Numenor80 ($18)
Seat 2: Jon 10 ($26)
Seat 3: stipey169 ($149.80)
Seat 4: ribolovac ($8)
Seat 5: BJ316 ($31.25)
Seat 6: do not77 ($48.60)
Seat 7: FilipinoPhenom ($59.80)
Seat 8: Fufar ($54.55)
Seat 9: jamyhawk ($35.20)
jamyhawk posts the small blind of $0.25
Numenor80 posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #8
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to jamyhawk [3c Ac]
Jon 10 has 15 seconds left to act
Jon 10 calls $0.50
stipey169 folds
ribolovac folds
BJ316 calls $0.50
do not77 folds
FilipinoPhenom folds
Fufar folds
jamyhawk calls $0.25<-- good pot odds to call here.
Numenor80 checks
*** FLOP *** [Qc As 4c]<--top pair with nut flush draw.
jamyhawk checks<-- planned check raise.
Numenor80 checks
Jon 10 checks
BJ316 checks
*** TURN *** [Qc As 4c] [6s]<--should not have improved anyone
jamyhawk bets $2<-- take the pot down now.
Numenor80 has 15 seconds left to act
Numenor80 raises to $17.50, and is all in<-- really? J10o/s before. Could be on that again?
Jon 10 folds
BJ316 folds
jamyhawk calls $15.50<--tilt call. Ton’s of hands beat me. His loose play is now going to pay him off.
Numenor80 shows [6d 4s]<-- not one of the hands I expected, but it is MONEY for him. jamyhawk shows [3c Ac]
*** RIVER *** [Qc As 4c 6s] [Jd]
Numenor80 shows two pair, Sixes and Fours
jamyhawk shows a pair of Aces
Numenor80 wins the pot ($35.15) with two pair, Sixes and Fours <-- time for me to move to another table, or another hobby.
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $37 Rake $1.85
Board: [Qc As 4c 6s Jd]
Seat 1: Numenor80 (big blind) showed [6d 4s] and won ($35.15) with two pair, Sixes and Fours
Seat 2: Jon 10 folded on the Turn
Seat 3: stipey169 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: ribolovac didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: BJ316 folded on the Turn
Seat 6: do not77 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: FilipinoPhenom didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: Fufar (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: jamyhawk (small blind) showed [3c Ac] and lost with a pair of Aces


I can play these too:
Full Tilt Poker Game #4126276788: Table Timber Pine - $0.10/$0.25 - No Limit Hold'em - 2:22:07 ET - 2007/11/10
Seat 1: Bengt79 ($37.70)
Seat 2: iiznoodles ($31.90)
Seat 3: nalanda ($9.75)
Seat 4: stoney553 ($10)
Seat 5: try2bme ($0), is sitting out
Seat 6: MBF4221 ($2.10)
Seat 7: x007steep ($9.75)
Seat 8: jamyhawk ($32.15)<-- I step down a level to keep from tilting off too much money. $25 max buy in.
Seat 9: AKAKIU ($5.05)
iiznoodles posts the small blind of $0.10
try2bme stands up
nalanda has 5 seconds left to act
nalanda posts the big blind of $0.25
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to jamyhawk [5c 7c]
LogCabn-Asasinz sits down
MBF4221 folds
LogCabn-Asasinz adds $10
x007steep calls $0.25
jamyhawk calls $0.25
AKAKIU folds
Bengt79 folds
iiznoodles folds
nalanda checks
*** FLOP *** [7d Kh 7s]<-- MONEY flop. How to get maximum ROI?
nalanda checks
x007steep bets $0.25
jamyhawk calls $0.25<--smooth call and hope an A hits on the turn.
nalanda folds
*** TURN *** [7d Kh 7s] [Jh]<--bad card. Offers straight and flush draws.
x007steep has 15 seconds left to act
x007steep bets $0.25
jamyhawk raises to $1<--3/4 pot bet to chase out draws. Did I bet too small here? I do want a call if he is sitting on a K. But do not want a call if he has a couple of hearts or a straight draw. x007steep calls $0.75<--drawing hand?
*** RIVER *** [7d Kh 7s Jh] [Ad]
x007steep has 15 seconds left to act
x007steep bets $1.50<-- I can’t see him going this far on Q10. I’m really hoping he is on AK, in which case I will get paid off. In any case, I am raising here.
jamyhawk raises to $7.85<-- overbet for value?
x007steep has 15 seconds left to act
x007steep folds <-- Oh well, winner winner chicken dinner. Would you have played this much differently?
Uncalled bet of $6.35 returned to jamyhawk
jamyhawk mucks
jamyhawk wins the pot ($6.05)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $6.35 Rake $0.30
Board: [7d Kh 7s Jh Ad]
Seat 1: Bengt79 (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: iiznoodles (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 3: nalanda (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 4: stoney553 is sitting out
Seat 5: try2bme is sitting out
Seat 6: MBF4221 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: x007steep folded on the River
Seat 8: jamyhawk collected ($6.05), mucked
Seat 9: AKAKIU didn't bet (folded)

Full Tilt Poker Game #4126591100: Table Timber Pine - $0.10/$0.25 - No Limit Hold'em - 3:11:19 ET - 2007/11/10
Seat 1: Bengt79 ($69.50), is sitting out
Seat 2: iiznoodles ($22.05)
Seat 3: nalanda ($14.05)
Seat 4: Addthemup ($31.25)
Seat 5: LogCabn-Asasinz ($16.30)
Seat 6: slickwatson ($23.05)
Seat 7: nttflox ($5)
Seat 8: jamyhawk ($16.90)<-- almost an hour later after the last hand and I have donked off half my chip stack. This table has suddenly become very juicy. Lots of pre-flop raising. Showdowns with Ace high, all in bets showing that they were bluffing. I’m tired, but I know I can score a decent amount if I connect with a flop.
Seat 9: GonzoPP ($4.55)
GonzoPP posts the small blind of $0.10
iiznoodles posts the big blind of $0.25
The button is in seat #8
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to jamyhawk [Jd 9d]
nalanda folds
Addthemup folds
LogCabn-Asasinz folds
slickwatson raises to $0.50
nttflox folds
jamyhawk calls $0.50<-- I’ve broadened my range based on the table play.
GonzoPP folds
iiznoodles folds
*** FLOP *** [9s 9h 3d]<-- MONEY
slickwatson checks
jamyhawk checks<--slow play at this table will pay.
*** TURN *** [9s 9h 3d] [5c]<--hoped an A would have hit but oh well. slickwatson bets $1ß standard for this table. Can’t go 2 streets without betting. jamyhawk raises to $2ß min raise to look weak.
slickwatson calls $1<-- me likey.
*** RIVER *** [9s 9h 3d 5c] [Ad] <-- Ooooh. Great card. Hope he has an Ace.
slickwatson bets $5 <--YES!
jamyhawk has 15 seconds left to act <-- Doot, Doo, Doo. Oh that Ace really scared me. LOL. jamyhawk raises to $14.40, and is all in <-- Let’s see what I can get.
slickwatson has 15 seconds left to act
slickwatson calls $9.40 <--MONEY.
*** SHOW DOWN ***
jamyhawk shows [Jd 9d] three of a kind, Nines
slickwatson mucks
jamyhawk wins the pot ($32.45) with three of a kind, Nines
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $34.15 Rake $1.70
Board: [9s 9h 3d 5c Ad]
Seat 1: Bengt79 is sitting out
Seat 2: iiznoodles (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 3: nalanda didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: Addthemup didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: LogCabn-Asasinz didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: slickwatson mucked [8s Ac] - two pair, Aces and Nines <-- Knew I could get paid at this table. But A8off? Wow. And he raised it up. I wish I could stay at this table, but I have to get to bed. Bummer it took all night to find a table like this, and I can’t stay.
Seat 7: nttflox didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: jamyhawk (button) showed [Jd 9d] and won ($32.45) with three of a kind, Nines
Seat 9: GonzoPP (small blind) folded before the Flop



Thursday, November 8, 2007

Democracy countdown?

This is my first time hearing this. I don't listen to 99% of the political banter out there and I insta-delete these e-mails. But I found this one interesting and decided I would really like to get some other people's opinions about it. Some of these points made sounded very valid. Tell me what you think:

HOW LONG DO WE HAVE?
About the time our original thirteen states adopted their newconstitution in 1787, Alexander Tyler, a Scottish history professor atthe University of Edinburgh, had this to say about the fall of theAthenian Republic some 2,000 years earlier: "A democracy is alwaystemporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a permanent form ofgovernment. A democracy will continue to exist up until the time thatvoters discover they can vote themselves generous gifts from thepublic treasury."From that moment on, the majority always vote for the candidates whopromise the most benefits from the public treasury, with the resultthat every democracy will finally collapse due to loose fiscal policy,which is always followed by a dictatorship."

The average age of the world's greatest civilizations from thebeginning of history, has been about 200 years. During those 200years, those nations always progressed through the following sequence:
1. from bondage to spiritual faith;
2. from spiritual faith to great courage;
3. from courage to liberty;
4. from liberty to abundance;
5. from abundance to complacency;
6. from complacency to apathy;
7. from apathy to dependence;
8. From dependence back into bondage

"Professor Joseph Olson of Hemline University School of Law, St. Paul,Minnesota, points out some interesting facts concerning the 2000Presidential election:

Number of States won by: Gore: 19 Bush: 29
Square miles of land won by: Gore: 580,000 Bush: 2,427,000
Population of counties won by: Gore: 127 million Bush: 143 million
Murder rate per 100,000 residents in counties won by: Gore: 13.2 Bush: 2.1

Professor Olson adds: "In aggregate, the map of the territory that Bush won was mostly the land owned by the taxpaying citizens of thisgreat country. Gore's territory mostly encompassed those citizens living in government-owned tenements and living off various forms of government welfare..."

Olson believes the United States is now somewhere between the "complacency and apathy" phase of ProfessorTyler's definition of democracy, with some forty percent of the nation's population already having reached the "governmental dependency" phase. If Congress grants amnesty and citizenship to twenty million criminal invaders called illegals and they vote, then we can say goodbye to the USA in fewer than five years.

**edit by jamyhawk. This last line made me question if any of the rest of the items were true. I know that the states carried was 30-20 per wikipedia, but a political statement at the end made me think the rest of the story could be bent to appear any way they want it to. I decided to check it out on snopes and found this: CLICK HERE.

I should have deleted 100% of those emails instead of 99%.

Wednesday, November 7, 2007

Mookie Hands

Full Tilt Poker Game #4103489058: The Mookie - Loretta Wynn (30733111), Table 1 - 30/60 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:34:07 ET - 2007/11/07
Seat 1: Jestocost (3,765)
Seat 2: Mike_Maloney (2,550), is sitting out
Seat 3: emptyman (2,790), is sitting out
Seat 4: lucko21 (3,359)
Seat 5: jamyhawk (3,315)
Seat 6: greenpolo888 (4,926)
Seat 7: DDionysus (4,350)
Seat 8: actyper (3,450)
Seat 9: willwonka (2,605)
jamyhawk posts the small blind of 30
greenpolo888 posts the big blind of 60
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to jamyhawk [Ah Ad]
DDionysus folds
actyper has 15 seconds left to act
actyper folds
willwonka folds
Jestocost folds
Mike_Maloney folds
emptyman folds
lucko21 raises to 180<--raising from the button. Could be loose
jamyhawk has 15 seconds left to act
jamyhawk raises to 450<--push out small hands. take the pot now is ok.
greenpolo888 folds
Mike_Maloney has been disconnected
emptyman has returned
Mike_Maloney has reconnected
lucko21 calls 270<--What is his range here? A10-AA. Maybe a small pair.
*** FLOP *** [7h 7s 4d] <--Not agreat flop. Scary hands are 77 and 44. No way he is on A7, right?
Mike_Maloney has been disconnected
jamyhawk has 15 seconds left to act
Mike_Maloney has reconnected
jamyhawk bets 600 <--find out where I am at.
lucko21 calls 600 <-- must be on AK or AQ
*** TURN *** [7h 7s 4d] [8s] <--Two spades creates a few draws I don't want to see.
jamyhawk has 15 seconds left to act
jamyhawk bets 2,265, and is all in <--surely I will take it down here.
lucko21 calls 2,265 <--uh oh
jamyhawk shows [Ah Ad]
lucko21 shows [7d 9h] <--What? Never saw this coming??? 97off calling my re-raise preflop.
*** RIVER *** [7h 7s 4d 8s] [Ac] <--I lucko'd the lucko. Would you have folded AA or slowed it down because of the paired board?? I obviously couldn't.
jamyhawk shows a full house, Aces full of Sevens
lucko21 shows three of a kind, Sevens
jamyhawk wins the pot (6,690) with a full house, Aces full of Sevens
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 6,690 Rake 0
Board: [7h 7s 4d 8s Ac]
Seat 1: Jestocost didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: Mike_Maloney didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: emptyman didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: lucko21 (button) showed [7d 9h] and lost with three of a kind, Sevens
Seat 5: jamyhawk (small blind) showed [Ah Ad] and won (6,690) with a full house, Aces full of Sevens
Seat 6: greenpolo888 (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 7: DDionysus didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: actyper didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: willwonka didn't bet (folded)

Full Tilt Poker Game #4103795659: The Mookie - Loretta Wynn (30733111), Table 1 - 50/100 - No Limit Hold'em - 23:00:46 ET - 2007/11/07
Seat 1: Jestocost (3,300)
Seat 3: emptyman (2,300)
Seat 4: iam23skidoo (2,910)
Seat 5: jamyhawk (5,828)
Seat 6: greenpolo888 (6,326)
Seat 7: DDionysus (4,190)
Seat 8: actyper (1,081)
Seat 9: willwonka (2,795)
DDionysus posts the small blind of 50
actyper posts the big blind of 100
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to jamyhawk [Ac Kd]
willwonka calls 100
Jestocost calls 100
emptyman folds
iam23skidoo folds
jamyhawk raises to 500 <--Lets take this down now. I alraise re-raise with AK, right?
greenpolo888 raises to 1,850 <--the one stack bigger than mine has to be directly to my left. Damn! I shoulda just shoved back at him, but it is early.
jamyhawk: do you like waffles?
DDionysus folds
actyper has 15 seconds left to act
actyper folds
willwonka folds
Jestocost folds
jamyhawk has 15 seconds left to act
jamyhawk has requested TIME
jamyhawk folds
Uncalled bet of 1,350 returned to greenpolo888
greenpolo888 mucks
greenpolo888 wins the pot (1,350)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1,350 Rake 0
Seat 1: Jestocost folded before the Flop
Seat 3: emptyman didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: iam23skidoo didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: jamyhawk folded before the Flop
Seat 6: greenpolo888 (button) collected (1,350), mucked
Seat 7: DDionysus (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 8: actyper (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 9: willwonka folded before the Flop

Full Tilt Poker Game #4103883258: The Mookie - Loretta Wynn (30733111), Table 1 - 60/120 - No Limit Hold'em - 23:08:31 ET - 2007/11/07
Seat 1: Jestocost (3,200)
Seat 2: NightRanger (2,450)
Seat 3: emptyman (2,480)
Seat 4: iam23skidoo (2,910)
Seat 5: jamyhawk (5,328)
Seat 6: greenpolo888 (7,176)
Seat 7: DDionysus (4,140)
Seat 8: actyper (921)
Seat 9: willwonka (2,575)
willwonka posts the small blind of 60
Jestocost posts the big blind of 120
The button is in seat #8
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to jamyhawk [Kd As]
NightRanger folds
emptyman folds
iam23skidoo folds
jamyhawk raises to 420 <--let's try this again.
greenpolo888 folds
DDionysus folds
actyper folds
willwonka calls 360 <--I know will can be fairly loose pre-flop.
Jestocost folds
*** FLOP *** [Qd 8s 6h] <--missed completely. willwonka checks
jamyhawk bets 400 <--a little more than a third of the pot as a c-bet. probably too low.
willwonka calls 400 <--don't like this. *** TURN *** [Qd 8s 6h] [9c]
willwonka checks
jamyhawk checks
*** RIVER *** [Qd 8s 6h 9c] [4s]
willwonka has 15 seconds left to act
willwonka bets 840 <--about a half pot bet. I can't call with nothing. will on AK also? I could also put him on 910sooted. great bet and I lose again with AK.
jamyhawk has 15 seconds left to act
jamyhawk folds
Uncalled bet of 840 returned to willwonka
willwonka mucks
willwonka wins the pot (1,760)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1,760 Rake 0
Board: [Qd 8s 6h 9c 4s]
Seat 1: Jestocost (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 2: NightRanger didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: emptyman didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: iam23skidoo didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: jamyhawk folded on the River
Seat 6: greenpolo888 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: DDionysus didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: actyper (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: willwonka (small blind) collected (1,760), mucked

Full Tilt Poker Game #4103895381: The Mookie - Loretta Wynn (30733111), Table 1 - 60/120 - No Limit Hold'em - 23:09:38 ET - 2007/11/07
Seat 1: Jestocost (3,080)
Seat 2: NightRanger (2,450)
Seat 3: emptyman (2,480)
Seat 4: iam23skidoo (2,910)
Seat 5: jamyhawk (4,508)
Seat 6: greenpolo888 (7,176)
Seat 7: DDionysus (4,140)
Seat 8: actyper (921)
Seat 9: willwonka (3,515)
Jestocost posts the small blind of 60
NightRanger posts the big blind of 120
The button is in seat #9
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to jamyhawk [Ah Ad]
emptyman folds
iam23skidoo folds
jamyhawk raises to 420 <--not slow playing these.
greenpolo888 folds
DDionysus folds
actyper folds
willwonka folds
Jestocost folds
NightRanger folds
Uncalled bet of 300 returned to jamyhawk
jamyhawk shows [Ah Ad] a pair of Aces
jamyhawk wins the pot (300) <--great pot with pocket rockets
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 300 Rake 0
Seat 1: Jestocost (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 2: NightRanger (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 3: emptyman didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: iam23skidoo didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: jamyhawk collected (300)
Seat 6: greenpolo888 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: DDionysus didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: actyper didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: willwonka (button) didn't bet (folded)

Full Tilt Poker Game #4103900306: The Mookie - Loretta Wynn (30733111), Table 1 - 60/120 - No Limit Hold'em - 23:10:06 ET - 2007/11/07
Seat 1: Jestocost (3,020)
Seat 2: NightRanger (2,330)
Seat 3: emptyman (2,480)
Seat 4: iam23skidoo (2,910)
Seat 5: jamyhawk (4,688)
Seat 6: greenpolo888 (7,176)
Seat 7: DDionysus (4,140)
Seat 8: actyper (921)
Seat 9: willwonka (3,515)
NightRanger posts the small blind of 60
emptyman posts the big blind of 120
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to jamyhawk [Ts As]
iam23skidoo folds
NightRanger: haven't seen those in forever
jamyhawk calls 120 <--lets try to hit a flop
greenpolo888 folds
DDionysus folds
actyper folds
willwonka folds
Jestocost raises to 480 <--aggressive player. could be loose.
NightRanger folds
emptyman folds
emptyman: nh
jamyhawk calls 360 <--loose call. starting to tilt.
*** FLOP *** [2s 3d Kd] <--Miss the flop completely
jamyhawk checks
Jestocost checks
*** TURN *** [2s 3d Kd] [6d]
jamyhawk bets 400 <--try to take it cheap.
Jestocost raises to 1,680 <--great. I'm getting no repect now.
jamyhawk has 15 seconds left to act
jamyhawk folds
Uncalled bet of 1,280 returned to Jestocost
Jestocost mucks
Jestocost wins the pot (1,940)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1,940 Rake 0
Board: [2s 3d Kd 6d]
Seat 1: Jestocost (button) collected (1,940), mucked
Seat 2: NightRanger (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 3: emptyman (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 4: iam23skidoo didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: jamyhawk folded on the Turn
Seat 6: greenpolo888 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: DDionysus didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: actyper didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: willwonka didn't bet (folded)

Full Tilt Poker Game #4103952642: The Mookie - Loretta Wynn (30733111), Table 1 - 60/120 - No Limit Hold'em - 23:14:57 ET - 2007/11/07
Seat 1: Jestocost (4,140)
Seat 2: NightRanger (4,600)
Seat 3: emptyman (2,480)
Seat 4: iam23skidoo (2,910)
Seat 5: jamyhawk (3,628)
Seat 6: greenpolo888 (6,996)
Seat 7: DDionysus (3,960)
Seat 8: Astin (1,807)
Seat 9: willwonka (2,466)
Jestocost posts the small blind of 60
NightRanger posts the big blind of 120
The button is in seat #9
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to jamyhawk [Ad Qd] <--another Ace something that won't hit the flop. emptyman folds
iam23skidoo folds
jamyhawk raises to 420 <--standard raise from EP
greenpolo888 folds
DDionysus folds
Astin folds
willwonka folds
Jestocost folds
NightRanger calls 300 <--uh oh.
*** FLOP *** [9d Jd 3s] <--I like this flop. 15 possible outs. Even if he paired the board, I should be ahead still.
NightRanger checks
jamyhawk bets 900 <--but I am tilting and overbet the pot. Should have tried to get more of his money in. I don't mind a shove from him here or me going all in if he raises me.
NightRanger folds
Uncalled bet of 900 returned to jamyhawk
jamyhawk mucks
jamyhawk wins the pot (900)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 900 Rake 0
Board: [9d Jd 3s]
Seat 1: Jestocost (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 2: NightRanger (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 3: emptyman didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: iam23skidoo didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: jamyhawk collected (900), mucked
Seat 6: greenpolo888 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: DDionysus didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: Astin didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: willwonka (button) didn't bet (folded)

Full Tilt Poker Game #4103992693: The Mookie - Loretta Wynn (30733111), Table 1 - 80/160 - No Limit Hold'em - 23:18:34 ET - 2007/11/07
Seat 1: Jestocost (4,320)
Seat 2: NightRanger (4,060)
Seat 3: emptyman (2,540)
Seat 4: iam23skidoo (2,910)
Seat 5: jamyhawk (3,908)
Seat 6: greenpolo888 (6,996)
Seat 7: DDionysus (3,960)
Seat 9: willwonka (4,293)
willwonka posts the small blind of 80
Jestocost posts the big blind of 160
The button is in seat #7
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to jamyhawk [As 7s]
NightRanger folds
emptyman folds
iam23skidoo folds
jamyhawk raises to 320 <--I shouldn't be playing this hand. So for that I will minraise. I'm now on full tilt.
greenpolo888 folds
DDionysus folds
willwonka folds
Jestocost calls 160 <--great. come along for the ride.
*** FLOP *** [Td Qc 2d] <--completely miss the flop. has been missing me all night. Did I tell you I am on tilt??? Jestocost bets 640
jamyhawk folds <-- I have to fold here right? I could re-raise, but I am getting short.
Uncalled bet of 640 returned to Jestocost
Jestocost mucks
Jestocost wins the pot (720)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 720 Rake 0
Board: [Td Qc 2d]
Seat 1: Jestocost (big blind) collected (720), mucked
Seat 2: NightRanger didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: emptyman didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: iam23skidoo didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: jamyhawk folded on the Flop
Seat 6: greenpolo888 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: DDionysus (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: willwonka (small blind) folded before the Flop

Full Tilt Poker Game #4104069968: The Mookie - Loretta Wynn (30733111), Table 1 - 80/160 - No Limit Hold'em - 23:25:32 ET - 2007/11/07
Seat 1: dnasty13 (6,768)
Seat 2: NightRanger (11,930)
Seat 3: emptyman (2,060)
Seat 4: Gilain (6,010)
Seat 5: jamyhawk (3,188)
Seat 6: greenpolo888 (6,521)
Seat 7: DDionysus (4,195)
Seat 8: XxMagiciaNxX (10,163)
Seat 9: willwonka (5,373)
Gilain posts the small blind of 80
jamyhawk posts the big blind of 160
The button is in seat #3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to jamyhawk [Ac 5s]
greenpolo888 folds
DDionysus folds
XxMagiciaNxX folds
willwonka folds
dnasty13 calls 160
NightRanger folds
emptyman folds
Gilain calls 80
jamyhawk checks <--I can't raise two player with this right? Maybe I should have. I don't mind playing A2-A5, especially cheap because you can hit a straight. But I am never raising with it.
*** FLOP *** [9d As 3d] <--I don't really mind this flop. two limpers on small pairs or sooted connecters or one gappers. let's see where I am at.
Gilain checks
jamyhawk bets 160 <--probe bet.
dnasty13 raises to 480 <--aggressive player that i could see on 910, maybe even 10J trying a re-steal.
Gilain folds
jamyhawk raises to 1,500 <--let's take the pot now.
dnasty13 raises to 5,120 <--oops. am I pot committed now? jamyhawk: knew it jamyhawk has 15 seconds left to act
jamyhawk has requested TIME
jamyhawk calls 1,528, and is all in <--I'm tilting already. Should have never re-raised. WTF, let's get this over with.
dnasty13 shows [4d Ad]
jamyhawk shows [Ac 5s] <--can't believe I am ahead. Well, I was hoping to be ahead since I did put in all my chips.

Uncalled bet of 2,092 returned to dnasty13
*** TURN *** [9d As 3d] [5h] <--I'm gold. *** RIVER *** [9d As 3d 5h] [Td] <--figures. Running that way lately.
dnasty13 shows a flush, Ace high
jamyhawk shows two pair, Aces and Fives
dnasty13 wins the pot (6,536) with a flush, Ace high

*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 6,536 Rake 0
Board: [9d As 3d 5h Td]
Seat 1: dnasty13 showed [4d Ad] and won (6,536) with a flush, Ace high
Seat 2: NightRanger didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: emptyman (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: Gilain (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 5: jamyhawk (big blind) showed [Ac 5s] and lost with two pair, Aces and Fives
Seat 6: greenpolo888 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: DDionysus didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: XxMagiciaNxX didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: willwonka didn't bet (folded)

I am so happy I went out in the middle of the pack again (63 of 107). I am stuck in donkey pergatory. Seems I am back to playing "gooutinthemiddlepoker". I am planning on hitting the books again and trying to fix this leak. Seems I should learn to STAY PATIENT.

Stay Patient....

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