Anyone here play $100NL? I want advice about whether I could move up to it...
― Markelby (Mark C), Tuesday, 7 February 2006 11:33 (eighteen years ago) link
― slow jamz and white guy indie acoustic shit (Chris V), Tuesday, 7 February 2006 12:31 (eighteen years ago) link
― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Tuesday, 7 February 2006 17:55 (eighteen years ago) link
― slow jamz and white guy indie acoustic shit (Chris V), Tuesday, 7 February 2006 22:29 (eighteen years ago) link
― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Tuesday, 7 February 2006 22:38 (eighteen years ago) link
I knew there would come a time where I would finally agree with my friends who think of Game Night as a lame poker party. I think I've just been in denial for a long time. ... After 20 something weeks of hosting the poker tournament I've had enough. Some poker players are consistently rude, inconsiderate, sloppy, and way too serious. Last night D____, a weekly staple at the poker table told me I couldn't cut the deck the way I did. M______ handed me the deck to cut and the top card had practically fallen off, so I just knocked it off the rest of the way. D____ in a very serious no no tone said I couldn't count the deck. D____ had stormed out the week before without saying goodbye so I told him that he couldn't do that and I got pissed off and remained pissed for the rest of the night ... I'm tired of people being impatient and sitting around wanting me to warp the rest of the poker bunch into the kitchen so we can begin. I'm tired of our kitchen smelling like a dirty ashtray. I do not like waiting around after everyone is gone 'til four am so the tournament can end. L_____ and I are both sick of finding beer caps in the garbage disposal. ...And I hate it when people storm out of the house. It's not worth it to me. That's why no one else hosts a weekly 10 to 16 player tournament. ... The poker players also seem to think that if they meet someone that happens to like poker, they should invite them to my house, give them directions, and hand out my phone number. My very good friends have made some very bad judgement calls lately ...I'm sorry if cancelling the poker tournament disappoints some of the friendly poker players whose company I enjoy (you know who you are). But I know you will understand because you know what I have to deal with. It had to end sooner or later.
― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Tuesday, 7 February 2006 22:48 (eighteen years ago) link
― slow jamz and white guy indie acoustic shit (Chris V), Wednesday, 8 February 2006 12:51 (eighteen years ago) link
― slow jamz and white guy indie acoustic shit (Chris V), Friday, 10 February 2006 21:39 (eighteen years ago) link
― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Friday, 10 February 2006 21:42 (eighteen years ago) link
― slow jamz and white guy indie acoustic shit (Chris V), Friday, 10 February 2006 21:47 (eighteen years ago) link
― David R. (popshots75`), Friday, 10 February 2006 22:35 (eighteen years ago) link
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v222/biondino/royal.jpg
NB - stone cold nuts on flop, turn and river - the perfect poker hand :)
― Crimea River (Mark C), Monday, 29 May 2006 19:27 (eighteen years ago) link
― Crimea River (Mark C), Monday, 29 May 2006 19:41 (eighteen years ago) link
― Lara (Lara), Monday, 29 May 2006 19:43 (eighteen years ago) link
― Crimea River (Mark C), Monday, 29 May 2006 19:44 (eighteen years ago) link
― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Monday, 29 May 2006 19:55 (eighteen years ago) link
― Lara (Lara), Monday, 29 May 2006 20:01 (eighteen years ago) link
― Crimea River (Mark C), Monday, 29 May 2006 20:55 (eighteen years ago) link
― Crimea River (Mark C), Tuesday, 30 May 2006 14:28 (eighteen years ago) link
― David R. (popshots75`), Tuesday, 30 May 2006 15:09 (eighteen years ago) link
The week's highlight was this. Snazzy, eh?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v222/biondino/royal2.jpg
― Earwig oh! (Mark C), Friday, 11 August 2006 23:01 (eighteen years ago) link
― Louis Jagger (Haberdager), Friday, 11 August 2006 23:04 (eighteen years ago) link
but, can anyone rec a good underground house in NYC? i used to really enjoy those, one on the ues and a couple on the west side. not that i bet much, mostly tournaments where you'd only blow $60-80 on the early rebuys. i've heard of some really loose games w/ drunk kids in williamsburg.
online just doesn't do it for me, i end up getting bored. haven't played in over a year, but was in a tournament last week that rekindled some interest.
― mentalismé (sanskrit), Saturday, 12 August 2006 01:02 (eighteen years ago) link
Louis - I got a £17 pot in the end - check/raised Phipps on the river and got a call. Not too shabby.
― Earwig oh! (Mark C), Saturday, 12 August 2006 10:26 (eighteen years ago) link
FWIW, I'm hanging in there - up nearly 2 grand for the year, and won 6 bills @ Foxwoods a few weekends ago. Gonna head up there in a few hours again, actually (to give the money back, of course).
I am ALMOST to the point that I can stop relentlessly bitching about bad beats. Tho it's hard when I raise w/ QQ, catch trips, get 55 to go AI, and lose to a runner-runner straight.
Oh, and RAKEBACK! IS! AWESOME!
― David R. (popshots75`), Saturday, 12 August 2006 14:07 (eighteen years ago) link
― chap who would dare to start Raaatpackin (chap), Saturday, 12 August 2006 14:10 (eighteen years ago) link
― David R. (popshots75`), Saturday, 12 August 2006 14:22 (eighteen years ago) link
Here's the good hands I've received in the last 23k hands, apropos of chap's post:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v222/biondino/hands.jpg
Cahp, where do you play? How long's it been? I haven't seen you on this thread before, I don't think?
― Earwig oh! (Mark C), Saturday, 12 August 2006 14:38 (eighteen years ago) link
― chap who would dare to start Raaatpackin (chap), Saturday, 12 August 2006 14:42 (eighteen years ago) link
― David R. (popshots75`), Saturday, 12 August 2006 14:51 (eighteen years ago) link
David - the stats are from Poker Tracker - it's an essential (I think) tool for keeping in touch with your stats and those of your opponents. I can't tell you how valuable it is to know that the guy to your left is playing 45% of hands and raising half of them, for example.
― Earwig oh! (Mark C), Saturday, 12 August 2006 14:58 (eighteen years ago) link
― chap who would dare to start Raaatpackin (chap), Saturday, 12 August 2006 15:13 (eighteen years ago) link
― Earwig oh! (Mark C), Saturday, 12 August 2006 15:14 (eighteen years ago) link
Game #2157608863: Hold'em NL (£0.15/£0.25) - 2006/08/12 - 13:38:06 (ET)Table "Saz" Seat 1 is the button.Seat 1: pumbar (£18.75 in chips)Seat 2: Bigpete12 (£26.15 in chips)Seat 3: sheridga (£28.90 in chips)Seat 4: Willym (£15 in chips)Seat 5: FlopAbit (£13.75 in chips)Seat 6: Zerbombt (£30.01 in chips)Bigpete12: posts small blind £0.15sheridga: posts big blind £0.25----- HOLE CARDS -----dealt to Zerbombt [Qs Ac]Willym: foldsFlopAbit: foldsZerbombt: raises to £1pumbar: foldsBigpete12: calls £0.85sheridga: calls £0.75----- FLOP ----- [Qd 6s 3c]Bigpete12: checkssheridga: bets £1Zerbombt: raises to £2.75Bigpete12: foldssheridga: raises to £10Zerbombt: raises to £29.01 and is all-insheridga: is all-in £17.90Returned uncalled bets £1.11 to Zerbombt----- TURN ----- [Qd 6s 3c][Qc]----- RIVER ----- [Qd 6s 3c Qc][Ad]----- SHOW DOWN -----Zerbombt: shows [Qs Ac] (A Full House, Queens full of Aces)sheridga: shows [3h 3s] (A Full House, Threes full of Queens)Zerbombt collects £55.90 from Main pot
― Earwig oh! (Mark C), Saturday, 12 August 2006 19:54 (eighteen years ago) link
― Earwig oh! (Mark C), Saturday, 12 August 2006 20:00 (eighteen years ago) link
Seat 1: amele ($25 in chips)Seat 2: Micky7763 ($4.50 in chips)Seat 3: elthomas001 ($1.10 in chips)Seat 4: kenjuggle [7H,7C] ($27.50 in chips)Seat 5: v4ImmBa ($27.80 in chips)Seat 6: Deported ($8.20 in chips)Seat 7: Richie B ($30.60 in chips)Seat 8: JBlooms ($18.65 in chips)Seat 9: despo75 ($21.45 in chips)Seat 10: DME9 ($20.60 in chips)ANTES/BLINDSelthomas001 posts blind ($0.25), kenjuggle posts blind ($0.25), Deported posts blind ($0.25), amele posts blind ($0.25).PRE-FLOPv4ImmBa folds, Deported checks, Richie B calls $0.25, JBlooms calls $0.25, despo75 folds, DME9 calls $0.25, amele checks, Micky7763 folds, elthomas001 checks, kenjuggle checks.FLOP [board cards 8H,6S,7D ]elthomas001 checks, kenjuggle bets $0.30, Deported calls $0.30, Richie B calls $0.30, JBlooms bets $3.25, DME9 calls $3.25, amele folds, elthomas001 folds, kenjuggle calls $2.95, Deported calls $2.95, Richie B calls $2.95.TURN [board cards 8H,6S,7D,JD ]kenjuggle checks, Deported bets $0.25, Richie B calls $0.25, JBlooms bets $15.15 and is all-in, DME9 folds, kenjuggle calls $15.15, Deported folds, Richie B calls $14.90.RIVER [board cards 8H,6S,7D,JD,JH ]kenjuggle bets $8.85 and is all-in, Richie B folds.SHOWDOWNkenjuggle shows [ 7H,7C ]JBlooms shows [ 5D,4D ]kenjuggle wins $8.85, kenjuggle wins $63.20.SUMMARYDealer: Micky7763Pot: $72.55, (including rake: $0.50)amele, loses $0.25Micky7763, loses $0elthomas001, loses $0.25kenjuggle, bets $27.50, collects $72.05, net $44.55v4ImmBa, loses $0Deported, loses $3.75Richie B, loses $18.65JBlooms, loses $18.65despo75, loses $0DME9, loses $3.50
PRE-FLOPv4ImmBa folds, Deported checks, Richie B calls $0.25, JBlooms calls $0.25, despo75 folds, DME9 calls $0.25, amele checks, Micky7763 folds, elthomas001 checks, kenjuggle checks.
FLOP [board cards 8H,6S,7D ]elthomas001 checks, kenjuggle bets $0.30, Deported calls $0.30, Richie B calls $0.30, JBlooms bets $3.25, DME9 calls $3.25, amele folds, elthomas001 folds, kenjuggle calls $2.95, Deported calls $2.95, Richie B calls $2.95.
TURN [board cards 8H,6S,7D,JD ]kenjuggle checks, Deported bets $0.25, Richie B calls $0.25, JBlooms bets $15.15 and is all-in, DME9 folds, kenjuggle calls $15.15, Deported folds, Richie B calls $14.90.
RIVER [board cards 8H,6S,7D,JD,JH ]kenjuggle bets $8.85 and is all-in, Richie B folds.
SHOWDOWNkenjuggle shows [ 7H,7C ]JBlooms shows [ 5D,4D ]kenjuggle wins $8.85, kenjuggle wins $63.20.SUMMARYDealer: Micky7763Pot: $72.55, (including rake: $0.50)amele, loses $0.25Micky7763, loses $0elthomas001, loses $0.25kenjuggle, bets $27.50, collects $72.05, net $44.55v4ImmBa, loses $0Deported, loses $3.75Richie B, loses $18.65JBlooms, loses $18.65despo75, loses $0DME9, loses $3.50
― ken c (ken c), Saturday, 12 August 2006 23:21 (eighteen years ago) link
Washington passed a ban on online gambling for all state citizens. I'm not kidding.
I guess I need to cash in my money somehow. :/
― wrapped up like a DOUche in the middle of the NUT (donut), Sunday, 13 August 2006 01:21 (eighteen years ago) link
Here's a hand for y'all. Read: guy was strong, aggressive, maybe a bit overly so. Likes re-raising and betting big, but has a very good grasp of the game. Bear in mind it's 6max, too.
***** Hand History for Game 4938540012 *****$50 NL Texas Hold'em - Sunday, August 13, 04:59:49 ET 2006Table Table 107985 (Real Money)Seat 3 is the buttonTotal number of players : 6Seat 3: honeychook ( $49.93 )Seat 4: Zerbombt ( $41.06 )Seat 6: davidstb ( $15.46 )Seat 5: stu2472 ( $48.70 )Seat 2: russell77772 ( $23.15 )Seat 1: ClemsonTGR5 ( $49.50 )Zerbombt posts small blind [$0.25].stu2472 posts big blind [$0.50].** Dealing down cards **Dealt to Zerbombt [ 7s Ks ]davidstb folds.ClemsonTGR5 folds.russell77772 folds.honeychook calls [$0.50].Zerbombt calls [$0.25].stu2472 checks.** Dealing Flop ** [ Tc, 8d, 6d ]Zerbombt bets [$1].stu2472 folds.honeychook raises [$2].Zerbombt calls [$1].** Dealing Turn ** [ 9d ]Zerbombt bets [$3].honeychook raises [$6].Zerbombt raises [$11.16].honeychook calls [$8.16].** Dealing River ** [ Kd ]Zerbombt is all-In.
Thoughts?
― Earwig oh! (Mark C), Sunday, 13 August 2006 09:03 (eighteen years ago) link
my esteemed mentor tells me that the blind play is the smart choice. the probability of the dealer qualifying is 2/5 hands over all so you're likely to pick up a touch on the ante. it's bread and butter wins of course but the house HATES this type of play - it really irritates them. jolly amusing wot.
― beeble (beeble), Sunday, 13 August 2006 09:42 (eighteen years ago) link
Hey SennaS yeah is that ur last name? nah its for A Senna I'm a big fan oh*extended pause in conversation* he's dead yeah very*extended pause in conversation* i named my son after him... so he lives on... just dont let him take any sharp bends :) it's ok... he's blind...
― g00blar (gooblar), Thursday, 24 August 2006 19:32 (eighteen years ago) link
[Scotty990] Hey SennaS[SennaS] yeah[Scotty990] is that ur last name?[SennaS] nah its for A Senna I'm a big fan[Scotty990] oh*extended pause in conversation*[SennaS] he's dead[Scotty990] yeah[SennaS] very*extended pause in conversation*[SennaS] i named my son after him... so he lives on...[Scotty990] just dont let him take any sharp bends :)[SennaS] it's ok... he's blind...
― g00blar (gooblar), Thursday, 24 August 2006 19:46 (eighteen years ago) link
Update time y'all!
I have started playing mostly £50NL (roughly equivalent financially to $100NL, though I am pretty sure $100 is trickier) and am owning it so far, which is nice since my last experiment at moving up cost me a little over $800.
Since I moved sites at the start of September I have managed to make almost $2,000 which is EASILY my most successful period - it's probably taken me 12k or so hands to do it.
I am playing almost exclusively 6max cash games nowadays with the occasional SNG (and the very occasional MTT) thrown in for fun. I get in maybe 12-15 hours play a week 3- or 4-tabling.
If anyone is interested I have a poker blog on the excellent Flopturnriver.com. Say hi if you get a chance to read it.
― === temporary username === (Mark C), Thursday, 26 October 2006 12:01 (seventeen years ago) link
If you go to PokerShark.com (or whatever that tourney-tracking site is) and search for 'sinnermann' on the PokerRoom network, you can bask in my awesomeness.
― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 26 October 2006 12:38 (seventeen years ago) link
i played 3 $24+2 multi's in the last few days, came in 14th in one with 600+ and 12th in a 500+. won like a hundred in each - so annoyingly close to the real money (and in the second one i was in 1st w/25 to go). won $900 for fourth a couple weeks ago. used to be more into s&g's but i'm getting my multi game together now. which makes a lot of sense since i've actually won way more from multi's, even though i've played them less.
in the one i didn't cash i got wounded early (and knocked out soon after) when i limped w/aces from 1st position and one of the many callers caught a boat on the flop. of course then the chat window lights up with that's why you don't slow play aces - yeah - u suck - (various simple minded treatises on poker strategy follow) and i'm all because someone catches a boat every time? i try not to be annoyed at these dumbasses, but gdamn!
― jhoshea megafauna (scoopsnoodle), Thursday, 26 October 2006 12:40 (seventeen years ago) link
also those pokershark stats - totally not accurate. or maybe they just don't go back v far or something.
― jhoshea megafauna (scoopsnoodle), Thursday, 26 October 2006 12:44 (seventeen years ago) link
Yeah, I don't know how far back PokerShark goes, but my stats are pretty accurate (except for one or two rebuy MTTs - they only track the initial buyin). Of course, I've only been 'sinnermann' for a few months, so that's probably why.
Hey, I use Neteller, too! So that means that doing the bank-to-Neteller-to-site handjive is still legal?
― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 26 October 2006 12:48 (seventeen years ago) link
Whatever you do, though, be CERTAIN to make sure you get rakeback before you sign up. Email me if you want to be shown how (Stars don't offer rakeback but Full Tilt and most of the other sites do).
Personally, I prefer playing at the sites which offer £ tables as I think they're better value, and Sun Poker (my current main site - I am Zerbombt there) has the lovely Cryptologic bonus structure that I used to praise at Interpoker, who changed their requirements, boo.
Oh - and £50NL means £0.25/£0.50 blinds, so pretty low level. it's roughly equivalent to $0.50/$1.
― === temporary username === (Mark C), Thursday, 26 October 2006 12:51 (seventeen years ago) link
― jhoshea megafauna (scoopsnoodle), Thursday, 26 October 2006 12:57 (seventeen years ago) link
might play again soon though. um, and when i get my credit card back from the bank. although i still have a load of money in pokerroom.
xxxxpost haha i thought mark meant £50 bb too!!
― ken c (ken c), Thursday, 26 October 2006 13:01 (seventeen years ago) link