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P.L.O. Comes to Poker After Dark

Reed — Wed, 04 May 2011 06:30:06 +0000

Finally a T.V. cash game that features something other then No LImit Hold’em. There is other card games and yes people would like to see them played.

Poker After Dark does it right with the right game (PLO ) and the right line up. Big names like Ivey, Dwan and Patrick Antonious battleing it out with four card and one hundred thousand miniumun buy in.

Pot Limit Omaha is a very fun and complex game and I would like to thank Poker After Dark for bringing it to us.

World Series of Poker Begins Tuesday

Took 1st Place at UB PLO8 Tournament

Reed — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 07:45:34 +0000

This was a fun little tourney I played on Ultimate Bet. It was a low buy-in with rebuys and add-ons. I was doing good before the brake so I didn’t do any re-buys but did the add-on just to pad my chips a little.

Stage #384248635 Tourney ID 5770529 Omaha Hi/Lo Multi Normal Tournament Pot Limit 2,500 – 2010-10-05 19:31:14 (ET)
Table: 1 (Real Money) Seat #6 is the dealer
Seat 6 – DEMONBIRD71 (130,459 in chips)
Seat 7 – MEME917 (16,041 in chips)
DEMONBIRD71 – Posts small blind 1,250
MEME917 – Posts big blind 2,500
*** POCKET CARDS ***
Dealt to DEMONBIRD71 [4h Kd 3c 10h]
DEMONBIRD71 – Calls 1,250
MEME917 – Raises 5,000 to 7,500
DEMONBIRD71 – Calls 5,000
*** FLOP *** [10c Kh Js]
MEME917 – All-In 8,541
DEMONBIRD71 – Calls 8,541
*** TURN *** [10c Kh Js] [2s]
*** RIVER *** [10c Kh Js 2s] [Ac]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
DEMONBIRD71 – Shows [4h Kd 3c 10h] (Two Pair, kings and tens)
MEME917 – Shows [Jd 9h 8c 10s] (Two Pair, jacks and tens)
DEMONBIRD71 Collects 32,082 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total Pot(32,082)
Board [10c Kh Js 2s Ac]
Seat 6: DEMONBIRD71 (dealer) (small blind) won Total (32,082) HI:(32,082) with Two Pair, kings and tens [4h Kd 3c 10h - B:Kh,P:Kd,P:10h,B:10c,B:Ac]
Seat 7: MEME917 (big blind) HI:lost with Two Pair, jacks and tens [Jd 9h 8c 10s - B:Js,P:Jd,P:10s,B:10c,B:Ac]

Omaha Crash and Burn Day

Reed — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 05:21:37 +0000

Played the live cash Omaha H/L game at the casino today. It started out a little slow then my cards started hitting and I blew up about three and a half buy-in’s. This was great because i dropped a couple the other night during the Jeep drawings.
Most of the table was the same old regulars with a couple new people to figure out peppered in. Didn’t take long to see the new people had no idea what they were doing, which was good for a while………until……all of their runner runner and two outers on the river started to hit. And hit, and hit.
I started to feel sick as much nut hands on the flop and turn were being run over with hands sane people wouldn’t even have called pre-flop! They stopped being the pay off fish and were oblivious sharks falling into one wining hand after another. My sickness was getting worse as my chips kept disappearing.
I ended up busting out of the table and not re-buying. All I can hope is that this session re-inforced thier bad play into their minds and they will keep coming back hoping to get amazingly lucky.

Let there be Omaha

Reed — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:13:25 +0000

Went to the casino tonight for a drawing they were having and thankfully they had a Omaha H/L game in the poker room. I lost a little bit before the game broke up because of a tournament that was starting. I hung around (was going to be there for the casino drawing anyway) and another game broke out about two hours later.

The game went alot better for me. Had a couple other aggressive players and a few rocks mixed with some calling stations. This made for an enjoyable game and wining made it that much better.

Football season will be starting which will bring more people to the casino and most likely lots of action and Omaha seven days a week.

Got High at the Omaha H/L Game

Reed — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 03:09:56 +0000

I waited a long time to get into the Omaha H/L game this morning ( well didn’t actually get in till this afternoon) and was a little anxious to play. I had played a single table Hold’em shootout tournament that morning and got knocked out fourth place ( no money) and because of my bad timing I was far enough down on the Omaha list to make for a long wait. So i left the casino for about two hours or so and got back on the list.

I sit down and right off the bat I get some premium hands that hit the board square on and get paid off. The start of a good session. I know most of the table really well, a couple new faces but all in all I know exactly how to play to squeeze out the maximum from the poor and frankly weak play.

I get this hand on the button (Qd,Qs,3h,9h) which by all standards should have not only been folded but burned might be more appropriate. Anyway there was the usual table full of limper’s and frankly I was thinking I was going to at least hit a Queen so I limped in also. Flop came Kc,Qh,3c. Bingo! Well my feeling was right now My set of Queens just has to hold up ( if I’m not beat already with someone holding pocket Kings) so after two people check a moderately aggressive younger guy bets out, couple callers and here I come over the top with a raise to try and protect my hand while at the same time get more money in the pot. I get two callers ( at this point I have a filthy three percent chance of wining after finding out what my opponents had I ran it through a calculator). The turn reveals a Ah. Not a horrible card but it certainly made at least one of them a straight so it’s time to slow down. Sure enough the caller was now betting with what I figured to be a made nut straight ( but I still have a forty one percent chance of wining with my flush and full house draws). A beautiful 8h hits the river giving me a flush. The original better fires out a bet leaving me only able to call with my weak flush. The other person called also with their straight.

My flush holds up for high and I get a very decent pot. Unfortunately the original better also had a 2,4 to split half the pot (he also had the nut straight with the club re draw)

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……………………

Cashed Out a Winner

Reed — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 18:51:20 +0000

Well my trip down to the new Casino Arizona turned out great. My wife and I were going to take a trip down to Scottsdale to pick up some Vemma products at the store for a bunch of people in the Sedona area.

So on our way we swung on over to the casino and checked out the new facility. It’s really nice. They really put alot of money into this new building. The only problem is you can’t hear them call you for the poker games unless your in the poker room. You would think they would want you wandering around throwing money away into the slots while your waiting but I guess not.

I got into a spread limit 1/2 250 hold’em game (blinds are $1 & $2 while you can bet anywhere from $2 to $250 at anytime). The play was really weak and obvious. The second hand of the game I called one of the guys hands exactly (pocket tens) and freaked the guy next to me out. I won a little there then went over to a $4/$8 Omaha H/L game (with a half kill….don’t ask me why its only half). It was a kinda slow game till I got there and livened things up. Put in a bunch of raises to try and shake the table up. They were splashing the pot with $100 an hour at selected tables and I took it down uncontested.

All in all a good day with the wife, picked up our Vemma products and cashed out with a nice win of $320 up for the day

By the way if you would like more information on Vemma check out http://lifeforce13.vemma.com/.

Takin’ a Little Trip

Reed — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 17:12:52 +0000

Going down to the poker room at the newly re-done Casino Arizona Casino, which is the largest poker room in the state. Everyone send the good luck my way in hopes of some big wins. Probably see how the Omaha H/L is and maybe if that goes well or if the Omaha is dead go over and play in their higher limit Hold’em spread games.

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]

Felt Four people with Quads

Reed — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 23:58:11 +0000

This is my first hand at a high action Pot limit Omaha high /low split cash game. Alot of money was going into the middle pre-flop so i figured on gambling a bit and calling the raise. Then everyone went crazy and I went along with them. I was hoping they were all holding each others cards and outs and a high board would come out. Hit a fantastic flop with a set of kings then felted them all when my fourth King came on the river. Stage #1962776243: Omaha Hi/Lo Pot Limit $0.02 – 2010-03-20 16:41:31 (ET)
Table: TYLER (Real Money) Seat #3 is the dealer
Seat 3 – BROWNTOM ($3.02 in chips)
Seat 4 – AA BABY AA ($1.97 in chips)
Seat 5 - Me (our hero) ($4 in chips)
Seat 6 – JSN1833 ($2.32 in chips)
Seat 7 – SCHLUNKEY ($3.86 in chips)
Seat 8 – LOPICIGASPAR ($1.80 in chips)
Seat 9 – EZR2LUV ($1.67 in chips)
Seat 1 – ACJILL ($2.56 in chips)
Seat 2 – JPC519 ($3.04 in chips)
AA BABY AA – Posts small blind $0.01
Me (our hero)- Posts big blind $0.02
*** POCKET CARDS ***
Dealt to Me (our hero)[8s 10c Kc Kd]
JSN1833 – Folds
SCHLUNKEY – Calls $0.02
LOPICIGASPAR – Folds
EZR2LUV – Folds
ACJILL – Raises $0.09 to $0.09
JPC519 – Raises $0.32 to $0.32
BROWNTOM – Calls $0.32
AA BABY AA – Calls $0.31
Me (our hero)- Calls $0.30
SCHLUNKEY – Folds
ACJILL – Raises $1.85 to $1.94
JPC519 – All-In(Raise) $2.72 to $3.04
BROWNTOM – All-In $2.70
AA BABY AA – All-In $1.65
Me (our hero)- Calls $2.72
ACJILL – All-In $0.62
*** FLOP *** [Ks 4c Jh]
*** TURN *** [Ks 4c Jh] [7c]
*** RIVER *** [Ks 4c Jh 7c] [Kh]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
ACJILL – Shows [3s 2h Ah 3h] (Two Pair, kings and threes)
JPC519 – Shows [4d 6c Ac As] (Two Pair, aces and kings)
BROWNTOM – Shows [10d Jd Js 3d] (Full house, jacks full of kings)
AA BABY AA – Shows [6h 7h 6s Qc] (Two Pair, kings and sevens)
Me (our hero)- Shows [8s 10c Kc Kd] (Four of a kind, kings)
Me (our hero)Collects $0.04 from side pot-3
Me (our hero)Collects $1.32 from side pot-2
Me (our hero)Collects $2.25 from side pot-1
Me (our hero)Collects $9.36 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total Pot($13.65:$9.87,$2.36,$1.38,$0.04) | Rake ($0.68:$0.51,$0.11,$0.06,$0)
Board [Ks 4c Jh 7c Kh]
Seat 1: ACJILL HI:lost with Two Pair, kings and threes [3s 2h Ah 3h - B:Ks,B:Kh,P:3s,P:3h,B:Jh]
Seat 2: JPC519 HI:lost with Two Pair, aces and kings [4d 6c Ac As - P:As,P:Ac,B:Ks,B:Kh,B:Jh]
Seat 3: BROWNTOM (dealer) HI:lost with Full house, jacks full of kings [10d Jd Js 3d - P:Js,B:Jh,P:Jd,B:Ks,B:Kh]
Seat 4: AA BABY AA (small blind) HI:lost with Two Pair, kings and sevens [6h 7h 6s Qc - B:Ks,B:Kh,P:7h,B:7c,P:Qc]
Seat 5: Me (our hero)(big blind) won Total ($12.97) HI:($12.97) with Four of a kind, kings [8s 10c Kc Kd - B:Ks,B:Kh,P:Kd,P:Kc,B:Jh]
Seat 6: JSN1833 Folded on the POCKET CARDS
Seat 7: SCHLUNKEY Folded on the POCKET CARDS
Seat 8: LOPICIGASPAR Folded on the POCKET CARDS
Seat 9: EZR2LUV Folded on the POCKET CARDS