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Bad beat?

Reed — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 22:45:46 +0000

I think we all put way too much energy into what has gone wrong and how unfair it all is. ( I know I have ). I’m really trying to look past the surface of the “bad beats” and learn from each decision.

Whatever the out come, did you really make the best decisions through out the whole hand? or for that matter were you even supposed to be at that table or even that level? Should one hand in the scheme really make any difference? Maybe if we think a little deeper into the whole situation we will find there was alot of other factors in play then just not raising enough pre flop with your pocket Kings or whatever.

    When things seemingly go wrong they have an immediate hurt effect and we are ready to blame everything and everyone else. Maybe a better approach would be to take a couple steps back and look over the whole situation. Maybe it wasn’t best to jump in a game when you have 10min. before you have to go to work or while dinner is cooking. Sometimes the out come of things is just a way of telling you to think it all the way through next time before you put your foot through the monitor screaming how fixed internet poker is.

                       Just a bit of Zen poker logic, hope it is helpful.

Big Slick Bad Beat

Went Back to the Casino Arizona Poker Room

Reed — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 21:09:17 +0000

Well, took another Wednesday trip to C.A.P.R. (Casino Arizona Poker Room) and then swung over to the Vemma store in Scottsdale on the way back to pick up some people’s orders ( and raid the samples in the refrigerater).

I got into the $1-2-250 fairly quickly lost about fithty dollars and then was called for a seat in the Omaha 08 game, so I switched over ( and did I mention it was my wife who busted my pocket ten’s and took my money….oh I didn’t…ok then …moving on….). I make the nut straight the second hand I sit down, get paid off and things are starting to look like their going to be pretty good. There is several people from the other week at the table and I recognize another from playing here a long time ago. Lots of calling stations, not real aggressive, and just waiting to give me all their money. At least that was the plan….until……… (you are now entering Omaha HELL!!!!!)……..I flop the nuts, turn even better hand and slammed on the river and i get nothing. One premium hand after another. Hitting like crazy and they just can’t hold up, straights are ripped, flushes down the drain and all my boats are sunk (and did I mention how my wife saw I was giving so much away that she came over from the other table to join the party and take all my money…….no, …..ok….)

So I guess I trying to say that it didn’t really go well and as horrible as it sounds I still had a pretty good time. I do love the game and like I tell other people when they are getting run over…”..you can’t just love it when your winning …if you can’t find anything good even when your losing you really shouldn’t be playing this game…” ( people give me the finger alot, and tell me to shut the f@%ck up).

Now, after busting out a couple times, here comes the moment of grim truth that all poker players must face, do I or don’t I re-buy again. I had already started considering this as my chips were dwindling and the table was using me as their personal ATM machine and here it is I’m in a hand that was capped pre-flop with the raiser to my left and I just flopped the nuts. Well I think I’m about to get my answer. Win, and keep playing and turn it around, or lose and cut the noose before the losses become any worse. So sure enough the river pairs the board giving usual donator a full house. Got my answer, I listened and got up. They will bring my money back another day and I’ll get it back, this I am sure of.

I then proceed to play some of the ancient video poker machines the newly renovated casino have provided while I wait for my wife (and hope she cleans them all out). I recommend not doing this. They have these machines cranked down so tight it was a miracle just getting a qualifying pair, which then only gives you your bet back. Now this was torture.

We finished up with getting rid of all the pesky extra money we had, and now it’s off to the Vemma store. The candy land of liquid nutrition. It’s really funny how goofy and kid like this place makes my wife and I. Laughter is contagious and healing. We pick up some Verve, Vemma, and Verve shots for some people my wife knows who work at The Center for the New Age in Sedona.

And now it’s back up the mountain for the return trip……..pick up our daughter…….family time…….and wait a second ….the night is still young and there is a casino right down the next exit with people just waiting to give me money.

To be continued……………………

Case Ace on the River

Reed — Thu, 13 May 2010 17:27:24 +0000

Played in the $25 NL Hold’em single table shootout at the casino on Monday. Was only a couple hands in when I picked up pocket 10′s in late position. Several people limped in putting in alot of dead money in the pot so I was ready to go all in and take it down pre-flop with out a fight. Then a semi-loose aggressive player pops it up four times the big blind. I was hoping he was just trying to steal the pot or maybe just had a Ax something hand. So I push all in and it gets folded to him. He makes some comment and calls flipping over pocket Aces.

This was about the worst hand he could have had for me making him about an eighty percent favorite to win. But then the flop comes giving me my miracle ten. Now I’m feeling pretty good and looking to almost triple up………but then on the river wouldn’t you know here comes the Ace.

That is when I find out someone had folded a ten which meant I hit a one outer and of course the same for his Ace. Set over set both hitting one out.

AK Shot Down in Flames (Twice)

Reed — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 15:15:37 +0000

tage #120487842 Tourney ID 4828104 Holdem Single Tournament No Limit 150 – 2010-03-29 13:41:44 (ET)

Table: 35392193 (Real Money) Seat #9 is the dealer

Seat 2 – SERGEYBF (1,890 in chips)

Seat 3 – XANDERXXX89 (995 in chips)

Seat 4 – HATMAN1224 (1,435 in chips)

Seat 5 – THE-CAT-HOUSE (1,325 in chips)

Seat 6 - Me (our hero) (2,275 in chips)

Seat 7 – MARGUERITEB (670 in chips)

Seat 8 – MEGAFLOP3 (1,395 in chips)

Seat 9 – WOOZIEE (3,515 in chips)

SERGEYBF – Posts small blind 75

XANDERXXX89 – Posts big blind 150

*** POCKET CARDS ***

Dealt to Me (our hero) [Ad Kc]

HATMAN1224 – Calls 150

THE-CAT-HOUSE – Folds

Me (our hero) – Raises 600 to 600

MARGUERITEB – Folds

MEGAFLOP3 – Folds

WOOZIEE – Folds

SERGEYBF – Folds

XANDERXXX89 – Folds

HATMAN1224 – Calls 450

*** FLOP *** [9h 2d 7d]

HATMAN1224 – All-In 835

Me (our hero) – Calls 835

*** TURN *** [9h 2d 7d] [5s]

*** RIVER *** [9h 2d 7d 5s] [4h]

*** SHOW DOWN ***

HATMAN1224 – Shows [4d Kd] (One pair, fours)

Me (our hero) – Shows [Ad Kc] (ace high)

HATMAN1224 Collects 3,095 from main pot

*** SUMMARY ***

Total Pot(3,095)

Board [9h 2d 7d 5s 4h]

Seat 2: SERGEYBF (small blind) Folded on the POCKET CARDS

Seat 3: XANDERXXX89 (big blind) Folded on the POCKET CARDS

Seat 4: HATMAN1224 won Total (3,095) All-In HI:(3,095) with One pair, fours [4d Kd - B:4h,P:4d,P:Kd,B:9h,B:7d]

Seat 5: THE-CAT-HOUSE Folded on the POCKET CARDS

Seat 6: Me (our hero) HI:lost with ace high [Ad Kc - P:Ad,P:Kc,B:9h,B:7d,B:5s]

Seat 7: MARGUERITEB Folded on the POCKET CARDS

Seat 8: MEGAFLOP3 Folded on the POCKET CARDS

Seat 9: WOOZIEE (dealer) Folded on the POCKET CARDS

Stage #120491063 Tourney ID 4828104 Holdem Single Tournament No Limit 200 – 2010-03-29 13:43:49 (ET)

Table: 35392193 (Real Money) Seat #4 is the dealer

Seat 2 – SERGEYBF (970 in chips)

Seat 3 – XANDERXXX89 (2,090 in chips)

Seat 4 – HATMAN1224 (2,795 in chips)

Seat 5 – THE-CAT-HOUSE (925 in chips)

Seat 6 - Me (our hero) (840 in chips)

Seat 7 – MARGUERITEB (970 in chips)

Seat 8 – MEGAFLOP3 (1,395 in chips)

Seat 9 – WOOZIEE (3,515 in chips)

THE-CAT-HOUSE – Posts small blind 100

Me (our hero) – Posts big blind 200

*** POCKET CARDS ***

Dealt to DEMONBIRD71 [As Kd]

MARGUERITEB – Folds

MEGAFLOP3 – Folds

WOOZIEE – Folds

SERGEYBF – Folds

XANDERXXX89 – Folds

HATMAN1224 – Folds

THE-CAT-HOUSE – Raises 500 to 600

Me (our hero) – All-In(Raise) 640 to 840

THE-CAT-HOUSE – Calls 240

*** FLOP *** [7d 6c 9c]

*** TURN *** [7d 6c 9c] [7s]

*** RIVER *** [7d 6c 9c 7s] [8s]

*** SHOW DOWN ***

THE-CAT-HOUSE – Shows [Jd 10d] (Straight, seven to jack)

Me (our hero) – Shows [As Kd] (One pair, sevens)

THE-CAT-HOUSE Collects 1,680 from main pot

*** SUMMARY ***

Total Pot(1,680)

Board [7d 6c 9c 7s 8s]

Seat 2: SERGEYBF Folded on the POCKET CARDS

Seat 3: XANDERXXX89 Folded on the POCKET CARDS

Seat 4: HATMAN1224 (dealer) Folded on the POCKET CARDS

Seat 5: THE-CAT-HOUSE (small blind) won Total (1,680) HI:(1,680) with Straight, seven to jack [Jd 10d - P:Jd,P:10d,B:9c,B:8s,B:7s]

Seat 6: Me (our hero) (big blind) HI:lost with One pair, sevens [As Kd - B:7s,B:7d,P:As,P:Kd,B:9c]

Seat 7: MARGUERITEB Folded on the POCKET CARDS

Seat 8: MEGAFLOP3 Folded on the POCKET CARDS

Seat 9: WOOZIEE Folded on the POCKET CARDS

You Got To Be Kidding…One Outer!

Reed — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 02:12:10 +0000

Stage #1965770865: Omaha Pot Limit $0.02 – 2010-03-22 15:05:15 (ET)
Table: SUFFOLK (Real Money) Seat #4 is the dealer
Seat 4 – EXPORT_AAA ($2.09 in chips)
Seat 5 – SUPERDAVE277 ($1.03 in chips)
Seat 6 – DALLASROKKS19 ($1.18 in chips)
Seat 1 – REBALE ($3.26 in chips)
Seat 2 – Me (our hero)($5.49 in chips)
Seat 3 – ROUSEL ($2.21 in chips)
SUPERDAVE277 – Posts small blind $0.01
DALLASROKKS19 – Posts big blind $0.02
*** POCKET CARDS ***
Dealt to Me (our hero)[Ac 9c Ah Qh]
REBALE – Folds
Me (our hero)- Raises $0.07 to $0.07
ROUSEL – Folds
EXPORT_AAA – Folds
SUPERDAVE277 – Calls $0.06
DALLASROKKS19 – Calls $0.05
*** FLOP *** [As 9h 7h]
SUPERDAVE277 – Checks
DALLASROKKS19 – Checks
Me (our hero)- Bets $0.08
SUPERDAVE277 – Folds
DALLASROKKS19 – Calls $0.08
*** TURN *** [As 9h 7h] [8c]
DALLASROKKS19 – Checks
Me (our hero)- Bets $0.37
DALLASROKKS19 – Calls $0.37
*** RIVER *** [As 9h 7h 8c] [7s]
DALLASROKKS19 – Checks
Me (our hero)- Bets $0.70
DALLASROKKS19 – All-In $0.66
Me (our hero)- returned ($0.04) : not called
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Me (our hero)- Shows [Ac 9c Ah Qh] (Full house, aces full of sevens)
DALLASROKKS19 – Shows [3d 10h 7d 7c] (Four of a kind, sevens)
DALLASROKKS19 Collects $2.31 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total Pot($2.43) | Rake ($0.12)
Board [As 9h 7h 8c 7s]
Seat 1: REBALE Folded on the POCKET CARDS
Seat 2:Me (our hero) HI:lost with Full house, aces full of sevens [Ac 9c Ah Qh - B:As,P:Ah,P:Ac,B:7s,B:7h]
Seat 3: ROUSEL Folded on the POCKET CARDS
Seat 4: EXPORT_AAA (dealer) Folded on the POCKET CARDS
Seat 5: SUPERDAVE277 (small blind) Folded on the FLOP
Seat 6: DALLASROKKS19 (big blind) won Total ($2.31) All-In HI:($2.31) with Four of a kind, sevens [3d 10h 7d 7c - B:7s,B:7h,P:7d,P:7c,B:As]

Big Slick Bad Beat

Reed — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:23:49 +0000

Here I’m in a sit and go of NL hold’em, got down to four players and it pays out three places. I get my money as good as you can get. Player 1 (A 3): win 27.37% lose 67.84% tie 4.79% EV 0.298
Player 2 (A K): win 67.84% lose 27.37% tie 4.79% EV 0.702
Stage #92270237 Tourney ID 4866061 Holdem Single Tournament No Limit 200 – 2010-03-12 19:14:19 (ET)
Table: 35060636 (Real Money) Seat #5 is the dead dealer
Seat 2 – ROCKROT (1,460 in chips)
Seat 3 – DALLAS24 (3,295 in chips)
Seat 4 – Me (our hero) (2,255 in chips)
Seat 6 – TRENTONGG (6,490 in chips)
TRENTONGG – Posts small blind 100
ROCKROT – Posts big blind 200
*** POCKET CARDS ***
Dealt to Me (our hero) [Ac Kh]
DALLAS24 – Raises 700 to 700
Me (our hero)- All-In(Raise) 2,255 to 2,255
TRENTONGG – Calls 2,155
ROCKROT – Folds
DALLAS24 – Folds
*** FLOP *** [7h 7d 6d]
*** TURN *** [7h 7d 6d] [8h]
*** RIVER *** [7h 7d 6d 8h] [Jh]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Me (our hero)- Shows [Ac Kh] (One pair, sevens)
TRENTONGG – Shows [Ah 3h] (Flush, ace high)
TRENTONGG Collects 5,410 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total Pot(5,410)
Board [7h 7d 6d 8h Jh]
Seat 2: ROCKROT (big blind) Folded on the POCKET CARDS
Seat 3: DALLAS24 Folded on the POCKET CARDS
Seat 4: Me (our hero) HI:lost with One pair, sevens [Ac Kh - B:7h,B:7d,P:Ac,P:Kh,B:Jh]
Seat 6: TRENTONGG (small blind) won Total (5,410) HI:(5,410) with Flush, ace high [Ah 3h - P:Ah,B:Jh,B:8h,B:7h,P:3h]

Crazy Lucky

Reed — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:21:48 +0000

         This maniac has been raising with any trash in all positions. I was planning on re-raising it pre-flop till everyone else called ( which I have seen them just call this guy with AAxx) so I just called too. The flop came out and helped my hand but i still could be trailing a set of Jacks or someone slow playing Ace’s, so I just call (thought there would be more action on the flop). I get what I thought was the perfect card on the flop, the King. Giving me top set to go with my flush draw and more then enough reason to get all my money into the pot. And sure enough the idiot almost drawing dead calls and gets crazy lucky on the river.                             Stage #1949549225: Omaha Pot Limit $0.02 – 2010-03-12 08:42:02 (ET)
Table: RESTON (Real Money) Seat #6 is the dealer
Seat 6 – XXSUMUSXX ($2.51 in chips)
Seat 1 – DUNE111 ($2.41 in chips)
Seat 2 – CHIPPI84 ($1.97 in chips)
Seat 3 – DZUDAS ($1.94 in chips)
Seat 4 – JOTI1808 ($1.91 in chips)
Seat 5 – Me (our hero) ($3.31 in chips)
DUNE111 – Posts small blind $0.01
CHIPPI84 – Posts big blind $0.02
*** POCKET CARDS ***
Dealt to  Me (our hero)[10h 2s Ks Kh]
DZUDAS – Calls $0.02
JOTI1808 – Folds
Me (our hero)- Calls $0.02
XXSUMUSXX – Raises $0.11 to $0.11
DUNE111 – Calls $0.10
CHIPPI84 – Calls $0.09
DZUDAS – Calls $0.09
Me (our hero)- Calls $0.09
*** FLOP *** [4d Js 8s]
DUNE111 – Checks
CHIPPI84 – Checks
DZUDAS – Bets $0.55
Me (our hero)- Calls $0.55
XXSUMUSXX – Calls $0.55
DUNE111 – Folds
CHIPPI84 – Folds
*** TURN *** [4d Js 8s] [Kd]
DZUDAS – Checks
Me (our hero)- Bets $2.20
XXSUMUSXX – All-In $1.85
DZUDAS – Folds
Me (our hero)- returned ($0.35) : not called
*** RIVER *** [4d Js 8s Kd] [6d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Me (our hero)- Shows [10h 2s Ks Kh] (Three of a kind, kings)
XXSUMUSXX – Shows [8d Jd 7h 4s] (Flush, king high)
XXSUMUSXX Collects $5.61 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total Pot($5.90) | Rake ($0.29)
Board [4d Js 8s Kd 6d]
Seat 1: DUNE111 (small blind) Folded on the FLOP
Seat 2: CHIPPI84 (big blind) Folded on the FLOP
Seat 3: DZUDAS Folded on the TURN
Seat 4: JOTI1808 Folded on the POCKET CARDS
Seat 5:  Me (our hero)HI:lost with Three of a kind, kings [10h 2s Ks Kh - P:Ks,P:Kh,B:Kd,B:Js,B:8s]
Seat 6: XXSUMUSXX (dealer) won Total ($5.61) All-In HI:($5.61) with Flush, king high [8d Jd 7h 4s - B:Kd,P:Jd,P:8d,B:6d,B:4d]

Anything They Need in PLO

Reed — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:32:42 +0000

Straight draw , flush draw and top pair. Yet the villian calls all the way to get lucky on the river.                                                               Stage #1943844809: Omaha Pot Limit $0.10 – 2010-03-08 17:19:53 (ET)
Table: COOK AVE (Real Money) Seat #6 is the dealer
Seat 6 – MONEYFORBJS ($7.72 in chips)
Seat 1 – _SWW_ ($10.36 in chips)
Seat 2 – GAMBLEHEJAH ($15.21 in chips)
Seat 3 – PHILLYDILLY ($18.07 in chips)
Seat 4 – DAVE1968 ($9.83 in chips)
Seat 5 - Me (our hero) ($9.85 in chips)
_SWW_ – Posts small blind $0.05
GAMBLEHEJAH – Posts big blind $0.10
*** POCKET CARDS ***
Dealt to  Me (our hero)[5d Kc Jd Ac]
PHILLYDILLY – Folds
DAVE1968 – Folds
Me (our hero)- Raises $0.30 to $0.30
MONEYFORBJS – Folds
_SWW_ – Folds
GAMBLEHEJAH – Raises $0.40 to $0.50
Me (our hero)- Calls $0.20
*** FLOP *** [10d 7d As]
GAMBLEHEJAH – Bets $0.60
Me (our hero)- Raises $2.30 to $2.30
GAMBLEHEJAH – Calls $1.70
*** TURN *** [10d 7d As] [9s]
GAMBLEHEJAH – Checks
Me (our hero)- Bets $4.20
GAMBLEHEJAH – Calls $4.20
*** RIVER *** [10d 7d As 9s] [Jc]
GAMBLEHEJAH – All-In $8.21
Me (our hero)- All-In $2.85
GAMBLEHEJAH – returned ($5.36) : not called
*** SHOW DOWN ***
GAMBLEHEJAH – Shows [8s 9h 10h 4d] (Straight, seven to jack)
Me (our hero)- Mucks
GAMBLEHEJAH Collects $18.77 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total Pot($19.75) | Rake ($0.98)
Board [10d 7d As 9s Jc]
Seat 1: _SWW_ (small blind) Folded on the POCKET CARDS
Seat 2: GAMBLEHEJAH (big blind) won Total ($18.77) All-In HI:($18.77) with Straight, seven to jack [8s 9h 10h 4d - B:Jc,B:10d,P:9h,P:8s,B:7d]
Seat 3: PHILLYDILLY Folded on the POCKET CARDS
Seat 4: DAVE1968 Folded on the POCKET CARDS
Seat 5:  Me (our hero)HI: [Mucked] [5d Kc Jd Ac]
Seat 6: MONEYFORBJS (dealer) Folded on the POCKET CARDS

PLO Hell

Reed — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 07:42:11 +0000

20 + nut outs in PLO 6 times in a row with out hitting a single one. The true meaning of HELL!!!!!!!!!

UBOC #11 100K PLO Tournament

Reed — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 04:42:27 +0000

Well I won a satellite into the Ultimate Bet 100K guaranteed plo tournament on the second try. They cost ten dollars a piece and the entry fee into the tournament was two hundred and fifteen.

Felt really good getting into the big tournament so cheap and thought that this would be my big win I’ve been looking for and needing.

I was basically card dead the entire tournament wining only five or six hands . It started with three hundred and five entrants and I made it down to sixty second place. The prize pool paid out to thirty seventh with first prize getting $33,000.

I got really short stacked and had to shove with this hand:

Stage #11868107 Tourney ID 4960171 Omaha Multi Normal Tournament Pot Limit 500 – 2010-01-26 21:12:59 (ET)
Table: 23 (Real Money) Seat #6 is the dealer
Seat 1 – DADEEBUB (18,474 in chips)
Seat 2 – HOPEITSCHIPS (21,700 in chips)
Seat 3 – THE_DEAN221 (14,799 in chips)
Seat 4 - Me (our hero) (2,830 in chips)
Seat 5 – TYSONDUKE23 (10,484 in chips)
Seat 6 – SPEAR01 (12,575 in chips)
Seat 7 – CITROEN_VISA (55,089 in chips)
Seat 8 – NATHALIE111 (12,430 in chips)
Seat 9 – RJK1027 (33,230 in chips)
CITROEN_VISA – Posts small blind 250
NATHALIE111 – Posts big blind 500
*** POCKET CARDS ***
Dealt to Me (our hero) [Kc 8h Ah Kh]
RJK1027 – Folds
DADEEBUB – Folds
HOPEITSCHIPS – Folds
THE_DEAN221 – Folds
Me (our hero) - Raises 1,750 to 1,750
TYSONDUKE23 – Folds
SPEAR01 – Folds
CITROEN_VISA – Raises 2,750 to 3,000
NATHALIE111 – Folds
Me (our hero) - All-In 1,080
CITROEN_VISA – returned (170) : not called
*** FLOP *** [3h Ad Jc]
*** TURN *** [3h Ad Jc] [6h]
*** RIVER *** [3h Ad Jc 6h] [7d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Me (our hero)- Shows [Kc 8h Ah Kh] (One pair, aces)
CITROEN_VISA – Shows [10h 8d Ac Jd] (Two Pair, aces and jacks)
CITROEN_VISA Collects 6,160 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total Pot(6,160)
Board [3h Ad Jc 6h 7d]
Seat 1: DADEEBUB Folded on the POCKET CARDS
Seat 2: HOPEITSCHIPS Folded on the POCKET CARDS
Seat 3: THE_DEAN221 Folded on the POCKET CARDS
Seat 4: Me (our hero) HI:lost with One pair, aces [Kc 8h Ah Kh - P:Ah,B:Ad,P:Kc,B:Jc,B:7d]
Seat 5: TYSONDUKE23 Folded on the POCKET CARDS
Seat 6: SPEAR01 (dealer) Folded on the POCKET CARDS
Seat 7: CITROEN_VISA (small blind) won Total (6,160) HI:(6,160) with Two Pair, aces and jacks [10h 8d Ac Jd - B:Ad,P:Ac,P:Jd,B:Jc,B:7d]
Seat 8: NATHALIE111 (big blind) Folded on the POCKET CARDS
Seat 9: RJK1027 Folded on the POCKET CARDS

Well this was a bad end to a very good chance at making some good money. The play for the most part was really bad and just wished I could have gotten some hands because the people were stacking off really lite.