Predator314's Poker Journal

This will probably be my last post until after Christmas. I've got a lot going on this week. I have to go to Morgantown, WV tomorrow for work. Home of the Mountaineers and one of the biggest party schools in the nation. Too bad everyone is done with their semester and there won't be anyone there to party with. I'm too old for that shit anyway.

Still no poker updates. So if that's what you're looking for, tough shit.

I've still been occupying my time with my Xbox, PSP, and Nintendo DS. Most of my time has been spent playing Xbox and Madden 2006. I've played through almost 2 seasons and I've come to the conclusion that Michael Vick sucks. The only thing he's good for is occasionally breaking loose for a long TD run. Last night's real life game against the Bears proved my theory.

I finally got my Xbox online. I had lost the adapter to my Wireless Ethernet Bridge. I picked up an AC adapter at Wal-Mart while doing some Christmas shopping this weekend. Got to play some Madden online yesterday. I took Green Bay, random guy picked San Diego. He started going to Tomlinson every play. I shut that down real quick. However, 5 turnovers later, I lose by 10. First play of the game was a kickoff to me. I take it out past the twenty. First contact knocks the ball out of my hands and back towards my endzone. It's scooped up by the defender for an easy touchdown. It was a fun experience regardless of the loss. I need to find my communicator so I can chat. The dipshit I played yesterday had his on. And he kept talking and talking and talking. I never understood the first word. All I heard for the entire game was just a bunch of mumbling.

Enough of that. Now on to bowling. Last night I bowled the final king of the hill tournament for the year. I've pretty much sucked a big root the past few weeks as far as bowling goes. My little finger injury started the slump. So during a couple practice game last night, the ball was coming off my hand very nicely. However, I wasn't scoring well (just couldn't find a good line to bowl). So I headed into the start of the tournament with mixed emotions.

Things started off shaky as I only threw one strike the entire game. However, I kept the card pretty clean and ended up with a 168. Game 2 started off with 2 straight strikes (ugly ones though). 2 opens in the 8th and 9th frame killed me and I only got a 177. Should have been an easy 200+ game. Game #3 was a little better as I started off fast, then kept the card clean until I opened in the 9th frame. 199.

My handicap allowed me to qualify in the top 8 and hit match play.

In my first match, I get one of the guys I was looking for. My high handicap really puts pressure on the scratch bowlers. So that's who I look for in match play. I don't want to bowl against the crappy players. I want the good ones. They can't afford to mess up against me.

So I had a 37 pin advantage against my opponent right off the bat. Then I proceeded to throw 6-7-10 splits in both the first and 2nd frames. Then I started to turn it up a notch and threw 3 strikes in a row. So down to the last 2 frames, I have a 7 pin advantage. My opponent steps up and strikes off the sheet. This forces me to strike on my first ball in the 10th frame. Talk about pressure. I love it. I take my approach and threw the prettiest ball I've thrown the entire night. It was like that tuning fork going off in your loins shit that Tin Cup talked about. The ball rolls just beautifully over the intended mark, slides down the lane, catches friction and darts towards the pocket. I start my patended walk 3 lanes over because I know it's a beauty and I wanna see it from an appropriate angle. EXPLOSION! Beauty! ... Bah...I left a ringing ten pin.

For those of you that do not bowl, a ringing ten pin is the equivalent of a bad beat in poker. The ten pin is the pin in the back right hand corner. It's probably the hardest single pin spare to pick up just because it's tucked in the corner by the gutter. Your ball also curves away from it if you throw a hook. Anyway, when you bowl a good shot in the pocket, one of the pins (I'm not sure which number) is supposed to take out the 10 pin. If you hit a little light the pin will sometimes hit the side wall and hang up in the gutter, leaving the 10 pin. This I can handle, because it wasn't the best shot. However, the ringing 10 pin is where the pin goes about 100 mph towards the 10 and either shoots over top of it or hits the side wall with so much force, it goes around. However it happens, it sucks and it cost me money.

So tonight, I'm going to be hitting up the bowling alley trying to collect money for a college football bowl game pool I'm running. I'll also probably get a game or 2 of madden played. Tomorrow, I have to go to Morgantown and install a new server. Wednesday night is bowling night, and Thursday night is party time because I'm off Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. I'm just in the mood to party for some reason.

So this will most likely be the last post I make before Christmas. So I just want to wish all readers a Merry Christmas. I hope everyone stays safe. And remember, even though I'm a materialistic person that loves his gadgets and toys, I do know there is way more to Christmas than Xbox 360's and Tickle Me Elmos. Christmas is about the birth of Christ and that shouldn't ever be forgotten. Without him, the Xbox 360 wouldn't have been invented :). It sickens me that Jesus gets taken out of Christmas more and more every year. So before you start unwrapping your toys, or start munching on the hams and turkeys, even before you sit down to watch a little football with friends and family. Take a few minutes to remember the real meaning of Christmas.

M E R R Y C H R I S T M A S

I still have not played any poker. I just don't have the urge to play. That's a good thing about no being a pro. I can take extended breaks when I'm burnt out and not have to worry about it. It just means less of my real paycheck that I can save.

So, I've been occupying my time by playing video games, bowling, and work.

Bowling is starting to irritate me. I strained my ring finger sometime around Thanksgiving. I think I did it while practicing bowling one day. Over the next few weeks, it grew to about twice its normal size. Of course, my finger wouldn't fit into my balls (that sounds good doesn't it?), so, I was basically just bowling with my thumb and pointer finger. That doesn't help the average at all. My average has dropped 7 pins in the past 8 weeks or so. Not entirely the fault of my injured finger, but it doesn't help.

So anyway, the finger is getting back into shape again. It's almost back to its normal size. I still didn't bowl for shit on Wednesday. I think I put up something like 193, 145, 159 or sometthing like that. 3 days before that while practicing, I played 8 games and 7 of them were over 200.

Bowling is just weird like that. Some days your body will cooperate and throw the ball in the right direction and let it come off your hand consistently. Some days, you just feel like a retard. So, in many ways, it's similar to poker.

As for video games. I'm not a huge gamer. I do own all the consoles except the 360, which I'm sure I'll own before too long. I'm one of those leisure gamers that will pick up a game, not finish it, go buy another game. However, one genre of game has held my attention over the years. Plain and simple...football games. I've played NCAA 06 on the PS2 until my fingers couldn't take it anymore. I'm talking season after season after season with my WVU franchise.

So I purchased Madden 06 the other day for the Xbox. I chose the Xbox version because you could actually play this one over Live and also because the Xbox has a hard drive. Enuff said. Initially, I thought Madden sucked. I liked the idea of the quarterback field vision. However, I just couldn't get the AI set up the way I wanted. It seemed like no matter what I did, it was either way too easy or way too hard. So I was just about to give up and go back to NCAA.

Fortunately, I was able to find some sliders on ign.com's boards that are fantastic. They actually used the Pro level which I never even dreamed of doing because it was too easy. However, after I applied these sliders to my franchise, I'm now 3-5 in my season using the Falcons. All of the games have been decided by less than 2 touchdowns. The stats are very realistic too. These sliders revived the game for me. I like the accelerated clock feature in Madden too.

I don't have much in store for this weekend or even for the remainder of the year. Tonight, I'm going to try to find some Christmas gifts. I haven't bought a single thing yet. I'll probably spend a good amount of time playing Xbox. I just began playing Jade Empire, so I'll probably spend a couple hours on that anyway. I might even throw in a Madden game or 2.

I haven't posted in a while, so I thought I would put a small update.

I have been staying away from the poker tables lately. I just don't have the patience for it right now. I have, however, sit down for a couple short 100+ hand sessions. Nothing much as far as results though.

I figure I'll keep with the breather until after the Holidays.

I have spent most of my free time playing video games. As you know, I had been abusing my fingers by playing Mario Kart: DS. Well, after getting the thing online, I've come to the conclusion that I suck at the game.

So I went out and bought Animal Crossing for the DS. It's a cute/fun game, but I don't see me playing it for a long time.

So yesterday, I went to EB Games to take advantage of their buy 2 get 1 free used games sell. I bought 3 Xbox games. I ended up choosing Madden 2006, Jade Empire, and Forza Motorsport. I also went to Roanoke, VA yesterday with my parents to do some Christmas shopping. So I only got to play one game of Madden.

Tonight, I'll probably donate a few wins to some lucky online Madden players via Xbox Live. I wasn't even aware Madden 2006 had online play on the Xbox. So, if you have Live and Madden, look for TitliestProV1 (yes Titleist is spelled wrong... I'm a game donkey). I'm sure I'll be on Forza some also, however, it might be a while before it gets any attention.

After Christmas, I'm gonna buy a new TV. I'll probably never get to play poker again :)

Lastly, I've decided to cancel the essay contest. Too much shit going on with the holidays and not enough interest. So, if you have already sent an essay, I apologize. I'll try to find a way to make it up to you.

Bah...I'm digging a nice hole to start this month. Everytime I log on the computer, I lose $100+.. This is the only thing good that happened today:

Line Competition Match Match Date Forecast Odds Correct? Result
1 NFL Football Lines Cincinnati Bengals v Pittsburgh Steelers Dec 04, 2005 13:00 Cincinnati Bengals +3 1.8 Yes 38 - 31
2 NFL Football Lines Green Bay Packers v Chicago Bears Dec 04, 2005 13:00 Chicago Bears -7 2 Yes 7 - 19
3 NFL Football Lines Arizona Cardinals v San Francisco 49ers Dec 04, 2005 16:05 Arizona Cardinals -3½ 1.909 Yes 17 - 10
4 NFL Football Lines Washington Redskins v St Louis Rams Dec 04, 2005 16:05 Washington Redskins -3 1.87 Yes 24 - 9

I won something like $128 on that parlay to win something for the day.

I'm still trying to find something good to give away for my essay contest. I want to give a good prize so I can get maximum participation. I may also extend the deadline because of the blogger tournament/gathering in Vegas.

13 days until your assignment is due. I've already received a couple submissions. I'll be posting the prizes tonight. Stay tuned.

Just got back from my first big singles bowling tournament. 100+ entries. I get 40 pins handicap. I bowl 182, 152, 191, 183, 180, 169. They had a fairly difficult oil pattern set out and when it broke down, it got worse. I was farily happy with my scores, although I played all 6 games with an excruciatingly painful finger. I think I have a cracked bone or something. Anyway, I finished in 20th place out of the 100+ entry field. I can take that.

I think next month I can get in the money assuming my finger feels better. It's hard to get a consistent hook when your finger is throbbing.

Lee Jones Strikes Again!

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t100 (9 handed) converter

Hero (t9315)
MP2 (t2555)
MP3 (t4330)
CO (t3750)
Button (t4340)
SB (t1540)
BB (t1690)
UTG (t4130)
UTG+1 (t1685)

Preflop: Hero is MP1 with Jd, Jc.

2 folds, Hero raises to t400, 5 folds, BB calls t300.

Flop: (t850) Ts, Js, Qs (2 players)

BB bets t1290 (All-In), Hero calls t1290.

Turn: (t3430) Qc (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: (t3430) Th (2 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: t3430

Results in white below:

BB has 6h Qh (full house, queens full of tens).

Hero has Jd Jc (full house, jacks full of queens).

Outcome: BB wins t3430.

I'm still about twice the average chipstack at the first break, but that hand would have made me the chipleader at the break.

*** Update ***

Same donkey...moments later:

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t150 (8 handed) converter



Hero (t8075)
BB (t2855)
UTG (t5005)
UTG+1 (t6505)
MP1 (t1115)
MP2 (t1480)
CO (t4955)
Button (t2210)

Preflop: Hero is SB with Kh, Kc.

UTG calls t150, 2 folds, MP2 calls t150, 2 folds, Hero raises to t1800, 1 fold, UTG folds, MP2 calls t1330 (All-In).

Flop: (t3580) 4s, 9d, 9c (2 players, 1 all-in)

Turn: (t3580) As (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: (t3580) 8d (2 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: t3580

Results in white below:

Hero has Kh Kc (two pair, kings and nines).

MP2 has Ac 3d (two pair, aces and nines).

Outcome: MP2 wins t3260. Hero wins t320.

**Update**
Out in 31st. Hung around near the top. Chip leader got put on my immediate right. He raised every single hand. I get QQ and after 42 limpers, he raises, I go all in, everyone folds to him. He calls and flips over AA. IGHN.

Where would you go? Essay Contest

Class is in session bitches. Break out the #2 pencils and start cranking out some essays. The top response will get a FREE Prize. I'm not sure what the prize is, but I will try to think of something by tonight. Rest assured, the prize will be absolutely, 100% decent. DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES IS 2 WEEKS FROM TODAY: FRIDAY DECEMBER 16TH AT 11:59 PM EST. Send all essays to leonardw@gmail.com.

In an effort to get some outside reader responses, I propose this hypothetical situation:

Let's say you quit your job to become a professional poker player. Let's also add the facts that you have a huge bankroll and can afford to live just about any place you want. Where would you go? Why? Does poker affect this decision? If you chose your current residence, what would your 2nd choice be? Why?

I'm not going to deduct for spelling/grammar mistakes or anything like that. I will judge these on content only.

Depending on the response, I will probably post all entries to this site and allow readers to vote on their favorite. Then I will give away a 2nd prize for the "Readers' Choice" winner. I will post the essays on this site unless you don't want me to post yours. Also, if you choose, I can keep your essay anonymous when I post it.

It's on like Donkey Kong..

Ok, enough of the break. I played Mario Kart: DS until my fingers cramped last night. That game is too much fun. And I haven't taken it online yet. I'll probably pick up a wireless router this weekend. However, it has taken up enough of my money making time.

Anyway, I plan to play some poker tonight. I need to get some hands in for the month so I don't have to spend my real work money. I'll probably spend some time on the $2/4 6 max tables. I'd like to play 1000 hands. That's my goal.

I also have set some monthly goals for poker:

1.) Play 15,000+ hands in the cash games: This is the biggie. I just haven't been getting my hands in recently. I think I'm trying to dodge variance or something. Everyone knows that it can't be dodged. Also, 15,000 hands gives me a pretty decent rake rebate for the month as well. I also want to keep track of the hours I put in at the tables, so I can get an average hourly rate. I'm not a pro poker player, so I'm not going to be putting in any insane hours. I just want to get a feel for the number of hours I can put in on a weekly/monthly basis.

2.) Play at least 1 180 person sit n go on Stars per week. These are fantastic. First place in these bad boys is something like $1080. I got 4th in the last one I played.

3.) Work on making better laydowns and reads. I tend to go into auto-pilot mode after a while during most sessions. Some of this comes from boredom, but mostly I think the problem is the multi-tabling. Multi-tabling is great for getting an insane number of hands played, but sucks for helping your game. I think I'm gonna cut down my number of tables so I can focus on reads. I normally play 4 tables of 6 max. I'm gonna drop back to 2 for a while so I can work on my game. This will work out for me better in the long run. I also need to take more advantage of some of the tools available to me such as Gametime+, PokerAce HUD, Poker Tracker, etc.

4.) Clear all my open bonuses. I have $140 left on UB, about $150 left on Full Tilt, and I received and email from Interpoker telling me that I can get a $120 bonus for playing 450 raked hands this month with a $90 deposit. Can't beat that. I'll probably start there first.

Last thing about poker: I plan on becoming a Poker Stars affiliate. Currently I'm only pimping Absolute for their bonuses. However, Poker Stars is hands down the best site on the net. It has an abundance of games running at all hours, great support, and great software. Their only problem is a lack of rakeback.

In other news, one of my Christmas presents came in:



I'm gonna take it to the alley this evening to get drilled. I'll probably toss one game with it to make sure they drilled it good, then back it goes to get wrapped and put under the Christmas tree. Surprise Surprise Surprise on Christmas morning.

I was reading this blog and found this post which I thought was quite funny:


According to a recently announced Vatican policy, you can't be a priest in my church if you're gay. Well, ok, you can be nnnnnnnnnnn a little gay. I can imagine an interview...



Father Humpsboise : Well Mr. Burghlesturds, your grades are fine, your references impeccable. You appear to be an outstanding candidate. There's just one more thing before we can accept you into the seminary...

Mr. Burghlesturds: Yes?

FH: Are you, you know, homosexual?

MB: Well, yes. But only a little!

FH: Oh dear. Well, as you know, our standards now say that you can be somewhat gay and still get in. So, how gay would you say you are?

MB: Not very. Lightly gay, I would say.

FH: If you were to describe your gayness, would you be more likely to use "fairy" or "raving queer?"

MB: Definitely fairy.

FH: Outstanding. More inclined to pitching, or catching?

MB: Pitching.

FH: Excellent. Pitching is much less gay. Tell me, do you subscribe to Modern Faggot?

MB: Certainly not.

FH: Good, good. Here then is the make or break question: Are you a bone smoker?

MB: Well, yes sir. Although I've taken more balls to the chin than Johnny Bench, I want to stress that I only suck girl's dicks.

FH: I'm not sure I understand.

MB: Only trannies.

FH: I think that might be gay.

MB: No; how could it be?

FH: Well, sir, you are sucking dicks after all. Gargling with cocksnot. All that.

MB: Look: Do they call them 'chicks with dicks,' or 'dudes with boobs?'

FH: Chicks with dicks, of course.

MB: Exactly. So they're chicks, not dudes. So it's not gay.

FH: Yes, yes, I see. Nicely done. Welcome aboard Mr. Burghlesturds.

MB: Good to be here, sir.

Welp, I've dusted of the Nintendo DS and I'm ready to put it use for the first time since I've had it (bought it when it launched). I bought a copy of Nintendogs Lab and Friends off ebay last night. I also pre-ordered Animal Crossing: Wild World which will be out next week. And tonight I'm heading to EB to pick up a copy of Mario Kart: DS. So I have plenty of gaming ahead of me. I have to bowl tonight, so I won't get to spend a lot of time with MK:DS.

Last night I met with a financial advisor and I ended up buying a few mutual funds. So I should be a millionaire in a few years. That's good news. I'll believe it when I see it. I can also take a tax deduction for the money that I personally put into my IRA which is nice too. Uncle Sam has put his foot in my ass the past couple years.

No play again last night. I've been battling a cold and just didn't feel like doing anything but covering up and watching TV. I ended up watching wrestling last night just to see the fallout of the Survivor Series and to see what this year's "screwjob" was. For those of you that don't watch wrestling, Survivor Series is the event where Vince McMahon screwed Bret Hart out of his title sending him to the WCW and pretty much ending his career. Ever since then, the event has some sort of staged screwjob.

Anyway, some good points from last night's show:

1.) Vince was in the house. That man is my hero
2.) Shane McMcMahon looks like he will be taking over Raw. Shane O'Mac is cool too.
3.) Kurt Angle is the hardest working player in the business now. Give him the damn title already.
4.) Joey Styles is the best announcer ever.

Bad points:
1.) John Cena. This guy is a joke and I wish he would fade away.
2.) No Stephanie McMahon. She's got some tig ol' bitties.

Enough of that. I'm gonna take a week or so off from poker to work on some other things. First, I've got some things that need fixed around the house. Also, I have a meeting with a financial advisor this evening, so I can set up a retirement fund and not have to sit here at this crappy desk every day banging out blogger posts and COBOL code. Who the fuck uses COBOL anymore? I get a few grand from my job to invest, plus I've taken a couple grand out of the bankroll to invest as well. Better than spending it on any of the Christmas items I listed yesterday.

I've also taken out some money for Christmas related expenses. This means that the bankroll is a whole lot thinner these days. However, I've left enough in there for a good $2/4 6 max bankroll. I hated to do it because I was really wanting to stay at $3/6 and possibly move to $5/10 soon. However, I still have some costly flaws in my game that I should iron out before moving up.

I think I'm gonna take a few days off before hitting the tables again. I've been getting burnt out lately and every time I sit down at a table, I'm ready to go do something else. My mind starts wandering and that can be costly. So I'm gonna go pick up a game to occupy some time this evening. I think I'm gonna grab Mario Kart DS. I have a grand total of about 1 hour played on my Nintendo DS, so I think it could use a little love.

After I regroup and hit the tables again, I'll probably be playing mostly on Full Tilt. It's quickly became my 2nd favorite site. However, my #1 favorite doesn't allow rakeback, so Full Tilt will get my play this month. I have 1 goal for the month: FREEROLL CHRISTMAS!.

Neteller sucks ass. I tried to make my monthly cash out and when I logged in, it told me my account has been closed for "certain circumstances". So I call them and have to listen to someone ask me a bunch of questions in Engrish. Apparently, they detected my failed attempt at making a new account and closed the old one.

My downswing continues. It's a little frustrating to get check-raised on the turn when somebody picks up a gutshot straight draw and then hits their 4 outter on the river. However, the conservative bankroll approach really keeps me off tilt. I have, however, completely busted out in my UB account. That's with over $140 left in bonus money to clear. I'll probably reload and finish it off sometime. UB is starting to suck since they introduced Royal Holdem. I can't find a regular game during off-peak hours.

I'm going to try and play some hands tonight, but I'm not sure how much I'll get accomplished. I have some chores and errands to run. However, I had almost gotten back into watching wrestling, but its starting to suck again, so chances are I'll get to play some poker.

In Christmas related news, I keep thinking of new shit I want and nobody can afford. I do have one of the items on my list coming. My parents ordered it for me. It's the new Hammer Hawg Wild bowling ball.

Just for fun, here's my Christmas list of shit I can't afford and nobody will buy me:

1.) Miniature Pinscher
2.) 50" Samsung DLP HDTV (I bought one of these a year ago for my folks, awesome TV)
3.) Xbox 360
4.) New Computer
5.) Wireless Router
6.) Hammer Viscious Pearl bowling ball (these things are discontinued and I can't find one, not even on ebay)
7.) Surround Sound System
8.) Dishwasher... She could be blonde, burnette, or red head. I don't care :)
9.) Lawn Mower and weed eater. I don't really want them, but need them.
10.) New Dodge Ram with Sport Appearance package
11.) New Pontiac GTO

I think of new shit and forget old shit every day. Out of the entire list, I expect to get get zero items.

Not much in the poker world the past few days. I've tried playing a bit, but the post-heater downswing is upon me. Every time I touch my mouse, I lose $100. So I'm gonna try to juke the variance and not play as much this weekend.

I do have some good news. I wanted to place a few wagers on some football games today, so I pulled up intertops. I had $112.50 in my account that I didn't know about. Also there was an additional $10 bonus. Score!

The heater officially died last night as I got kicked in the junk from all angles. After my little RIP post last night, I almost clawed back to even for the day, but then fell way back again. The slaughter continued this morning when I found a table with a turbo donkey on it, but I was out of position on him and ran into many hands like this one:

Ultimate Bet 3/6 Hold'em (6 handed) converter


Preflop: Hero is CO with Ah, As.

2 folds, Hero raises, 1 fold, SB calls, BB calls.


Flop: (6 SB) Td, Jd, 5c (3 players)

SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets, SB calls, BB calls.


Turn: (4.50 BB) Ts (3 players)

SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets, SB calls, BB calls.


River: (7.50 BB) 5s (3 players)

SB checks, BB checks, Hero checks.


Final Pot: 7.50 BB


Results in white below:

SB has 5h Qh (full house, fives full of tens).

BB has 7d 7c (two pair, tens and sevens).

Hero has Ah As (two pair, aces and tens).

Outcome: SB wins 7.50 BB.

and this one:

Ultimate Bet 3/6 Hold'em (5 handed) converter


Preflop: Hero is UTG with 4c, Ac.

Hero raises, MP calls, 3 folds.


Flop: (5.33 SB) 8s, As, 3c (2 players)

Hero bets, MP calls.


Turn: (3.66 BB) Jh (2 players)

Hero bets, MP calls.


River: (5.66 BB) 4s (2 players)

Hero bets, MP raises, Hero calls.


Final Pot: 9.66 BB


Results in white below:

Hero has 4c Ac (two pair, aces and fours).

MP has 9s 7s (flush, ace high).

Outcome: MP wins 9.66 BB.

So I took a break to run to the store. However, I was determined to get a good number of hands in today, so when I returned, I went right back at it. I was able to find a good $3/6 table on UB with another turbo donkey LAGtard, but this time, I was able to sit directly to his left isolated him relentlessly with 3 bets. This time I was able to take advantage. I also found a $2/4 table on Full Tilt with the same thing. Again, I sit to the direct left of a really loose aggressive donkey and was able to isolate him. Here are some examples:

Ultimate Bet 3/6 Hold'em (6 handed) converter


Preflop: Hero is MP with Js, Jh. CO posts a blind of $3.

UTG raises, Hero 3-bets, 4 folds, UTG caps, Hero calls.


Flop: (10.33 SB) 8h, 4d, 2d (2 players)

UTG bets, Hero raises, UTG calls.


Turn: (7.16 BB) Kc (2 players)

UTG bets, Hero calls.


River: (9.16 BB) 9d (2 players)

UTG bets, Hero calls.


Final Pot: 11.16 BB


Results in white below:

UTG has 9s 7s (one pair, nines).

Hero has Js Jh (one pair, jacks).

Outcome: Hero wins 11.16 BB.

and

Ultimate Bet 3/6 Hold'em (6 handed) converter



Preflop: Hero is CO with Ad, 5d.

1 fold, MP raises, Hero 3-bets, 3 folds, MP calls.



Flop: (7.33 SB) 2s, Ts, 3s (2 players)

MP checks, Hero bets, MP calls.



Turn: (4.66 BB) Th (2 players)

MP checks, Hero bets, MP calls.



River: (6.66 BB) 9h (2 players)

MP checks, Hero checks.



Final Pot: 6.66 BB



Results in white below:

MP has 6s Kh (one pair, tens).

Hero has Ad 5d (one pair, tens).

Outcome: Hero wins 6.66 BB.

I was able to get most of last night's and this morning's losses back just by isolating those 2 players. I won big on both of those tables and won another small amount on my 3rd $3/6 table, but nothing too intersting happened there.

I have to run some errands here in a bit, so I won't be around to play too much this afternoon. However, I plan to come back this evening and put in a bunch more hands. My goal for today is 1000 hands.

In other news, I was able to get a rakeback deal on my Full Tilt account. The coolest thing was that I didn't have to create a new account or anything like that. Full Tilt just allowed me to sign up under an affiliate because I originally signed up straight through their website when they first opened. I'm also able to offer 25% rakeback on Full Tilt if you are interested. You can AIM me (AIM name: predat0r314 ... the "0" is a zero) your email address or send me an email to leonardw@gmail.spamsucks.com (remove the spamsucks. part). I'll get you an offer out.

R.I.P.

The heater died.

A guaranteed way to build your bankroll

I have come up with a sure fire way to add a healthy boost to your bankroll. Find an Xbox 360 and ebay that bitch. These fools are paying upwards of $2500 for some packages. I even found one auction where some idiot paid $600 for just the box and another idiot paid over $700 for a gmail email address with the work xbox360 in it.

A Royal Pain in the Ass!

If anyone has not played Royal Holdem on UB, I urge you to try it out. Then you can experience first hand what a royal pain in the ass this game can be. Thursday or Friday last week, I sit down at a table on UB thinking it was a regular $3/6 6 max game. I hadn't even heard of Royal Holdem at the time. Then I proceeded to get the biggest hands you've ever seen. I'm talking Aces, Kings, Queens, flopping straights, boats. It was unbelievable. Except for the fact that I was taking a beating. I just thought it was a sick form of variance until I figured out I was playing Royal Holdem. I managed to claw my way back to even once I figured out that straights suck donkey balls with a 20 card deck.

So I sit down at a $1/2 Royal Holdem table again today... on purpose. I started out well and was really putting a hurting on the donkeys that didn't know they were playing Royal Holdem. Then one dipshit decided to educate all the newbs that they weren't playing regular holdem. He decided to lay out the rules for them and tell them which hands were good and which weren't. I told him to do everyone a favor and shut the fuck up. There's something wrong with a person when they would rather seem like an authority than actually win some money. I experimented at the lower stakes seeing what worked and what didn't in the game. One thing I did was check/fold any time I flopped a straight (assuming no Royal opportunities). The only winning strategy I could come up with was to just try to find a table with as many people as possible thinking that they were playing regular hold 'em. It doesn't matter what strategy I've come up with. I've played my last Royal Hold 'em hand.

Another bad thing about UB spreading Royal Holdem is that all the short handed games are Royal. None of the regular holdem 6 max games were running. I sit down hoping to spark a table to start up or even play a bit of heads up, but nobody came. Hopefully all the degenerate gamblers don't flock over to the Royal tables.

I did manage to find a $2/4 game running. There was one other guy at the table that was pretty solid. However, he had no idea I was on a rush (non-royal rush). I proceeded to kick the whole table in the nuts over the course of a couple hundred hands. The cards just kept coming. I would show some interesting hands, but UB sucks and I can't get the hand histories. I'm not at my normal computer, so no little programs to capture the hand histories either. IF ANY ULTIMATE BET PERSONNEL ARE READING THIS BLOG, PUT THE MOTHERFUCKING HAND HISTORIES ON THE HARD DRIVE. JOIN THE 21ST CENTURY.

I'm going to try to play some more poker this evening. Hopefully the rush will continue. The bankroll is very healthy right now. I'll probably take an extra amount in my monthly cashout next week because of Christmas. I'll just have to wait and see. I'd like to leave as much money in their as possible because I want to move up to $5/10. However, I'll just keep at $3/6 until after the first of the year so I can improve my game and bankroll. I currently have over twice the size bankroll recommended for $5/10, but again, I'm being conservative. It's so much easier to take a 250-300BB downswing when you're not about to go broke.

I'm gonna try to sign up for a completely new neteller account this evening as well. I have multiple checking accounts, so I figure I can just tie it to one of them and move money around accordingly. After that, I can use my new Party account with rakeback. I haven't played on Party in so long. It has been nice playing on these other sites, especially Stars. I wish they had a rake rebate program. Hopefully the VIP program will be something useful.

Party just sucks balls lately. Their customer service is a nightmare. You send an email and they send you a canned response that doesn't answer your question. You call them and can't understand them. Their software is slow and shitty. Hopefully they will realize their site is becoming a scum hole and they are losing GOOD PAYING customers to better sites. I did read that Empire was suing them for that whole skins splitting fiasco. Good for Empire. Empire and Eurobet had enough business sense to lure the good paying customers away from Party.

Full Tilt evidently missed the memo that I was on a heater. So I got my ass handed to me early on this morning. However, It's the new "110% Tilt Free" me. I managed to keep playing good poker and turn a horrible session into a 1BB win. After that session, I was only 109% tilt free. But for all you that like the "DEMS QUADS BEETCHES" lovers, here's a hand for you:

FullTiltPoker Game #300141918: Table Mt Hood (6 max) - $2/$4 - Limit Hold'em - 10:54:11 ET - 2005/11/20
Seat 1: jafisherton ($66)
Seat 2: jkocher82 ($0.50), is sitting out
Seat 4: jimmythekid ($87)
Seat 5: WiredAces77 ($145)
Seat 6: Jimbo_Chang ($122.50)
Jimbo_Chang posts the small blind of $1
jafisherton posts the big blind of $2
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to WiredAces77 [Ks As]
jimmythekid folds
WiredAces77 raises to $4
jkocher82 adds $40
Jimbo_Chang calls $3
jafisherton folds
*** FLOP *** [8s Ts Ad]
jkocher82 has returned
Jimbo_Chang checks
WiredAces77 bets $2
Jimbo_Chang calls $2
*** TURN *** [8s Ts Ad] [Js]
Jimbo_Chang checks
WiredAces77 bets $4
Jimbo_Chang calls $4
*** RIVER *** [8s Ts Ad Js] [Qs]
Jimbo_Chang checks
WiredAces77 bets $4
Jimbo_Chang raises to $8
WiredAces77 raises to $12
Jimbo_Chang calls $4
*** SHOW DOWN ***
WiredAces77 shows [Ks As] (a Royal Flush)
Jimbo_Chang mucks
WiredAces77 wins the pot ($44) with a Royal Flush
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $46 | Rake $2
Board: [8s Ts Ad Js Qs]
Seat 1: jafisherton (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 2: jkocher82 is sitting out
Seat 4: jimmythekid didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: WiredAces77 (button) showed [Ks As] and won ($44) with a Royal Flush
Seat 6: Jimbo_Chang (small blind) mucked [Kh Jh] - a straight, Ace high

DEMS ROYALS BEETCHES!

The heater continued today as I finished clearing my Stars bonus. 2 bonuses in a row on Stars where I actually made money. Maybe Lee Jones reads all the good things I say about them on this blog. Maybe he doesn't hate me so much anymore. Thanks Lee!

I know I'm glutton for punishment by posting my success on this site. It has always been bad luck in the past. Fuck it... I'm not superstitious (knock on wood). May the heater never die!

Heater!

It's been a long time since I went on a good heater. The past few weeks or even months, the wins and losses have been going at a moderately steady rate. Tonight, I finally hit a nice heater. I didn't get to play as much as I wanted because of a bowling tournament, but still got in about 400 hands. In those 400 hands, I managed to win over 100BBs. All the hands were played on stars $3/6 6 max. Think that winrate is sustainable?

Also, before I went out tonight, I checked out the $100/200 NL table on Full Tilt. Here is what I saw:



Talk about a tough table!

When I returned a few hours later, here is what I saw:



Now that's a heater.