It happens again

Does this shit happen to anyone else?

This run I'm on is un-effing-believable.

AIPS II #7: The Suckout

Full Tilt Poker Game #2998708815: AIPS II Event #7 (20580932), Table 11 - 30/60 - Pot Limit Hold'em - 21:32:05 ET - 2007/07/19
Seat 1: djm182 (2,710)
Seat 2: HDawg99 (750)
Seat 4: Scotsman420 (5,677)
Seat 5: Veener4 (706)
Seat 6: OffDeadline (815)
Seat 7: Tucman (2,925)
Seat 8: jbrewer37 (2,655)
Seat 9: Rant2112 (1,475)
Rant2112 posts the small blind of 30
djm182 posts the big blind of 60
The button is in seat #8

*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to djm182 [As Qd]
HDawg99 has 15 seconds left to act
HDawg99 folds
Scotsman420 folds
Veener4 folds
OffDeadline folds
Tucman raises to 180
jbrewer37 folds
Rant2112 folds
djm182 calls 120

*** FLOP *** [Ac 9s Jd]
djm182 bets 195<<1/2 pot.  Too small?
Tucman has 15 seconds left to act
Tucman raises to 500
djm182 calls 305<<Should have moved here, I think.  That said, I'm fearful of him having AJ, AK or maybe A9

*** TURN *** [Ac 9s Jd] [6c]
djm182 checks<<Couldn't possibly help him...I'm a shovin if he moves. 
Tucman bets 695
djm182 raises to 2,030, and is all in
Tucman calls 1,335
djm182 shows [As Qd]
Tucman shows [Kc 3c]<<Sweet.

*** RIVER *** [Ac 9s Jd 6c] [9c]<<Not sweet.
djm182 shows two pair, Aces and Nines
Tucman shows a flush, Ace high
Tucman wins the pot (5,450) with a flush, Ace high
djm182 stands up

These People

can't even spell poker

Full Tilt Poker Game #2988537045: $3 + $0.30 Tournament (22738782), Table 10 - 15/30 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:20:30 ET - 2007/07/18
Seat 1: popcorn bob (1,485)
Seat 2: ALABAMA HICK (825)
Seat 3: Sanjee (3,060)
Seat 4: djm182 (1,440)(me)
Seat 5: anewday020207 (1,020)
Seat 6: TarkenCoach (2,415)
Seat 7: King Me 1834 (1,560)
Seat 8: Rafina (315)
Seat 9: ltlgnl (1,380)
anewday020207 posts the small blind of 15
TarkenCoach posts the big blind of 30
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to djm182 [Ad As]
King Me 1834 folds
Rafina raises to 315, and is all in
ltlgnl calls 315 (Great...two victims in front)
popcorn bob folds
ALABAMA HICK folds
Sanjee folds
djm182 has 15 seconds left to act
djm182 raises to 1,440, and is all in (*clearly* signaling I've got a monster)
anewday020207 folds
TarkenCoach raises to 2,415, and is all in(huh??)
ltlgnl calls 1,065, and is all in (the post-raise caller comes along too!!)
TarkenCoach shows [Qh Ac]
Rafina shows [Js Jd]
ltlgnl shows [4s 4h]
djm182 shows [Ad As]
Uncalled bet of 975 returned to TarkenCoach
*** FLOP *** [Kd Qc Qd](OMFG)
*** TURN *** [Kd Qc Qd] [2c]
*** RIVER *** [Kd Qc Qd 2c] [Th]
TarkenCoach shows three of a kind, Queens
djm182 shows two pair, Aces and Queens
TarkenCoach wins side pot #2 (120) with three of a kind, Queens
ltlgnl shows two pair, Queens and Fours
TarkenCoach wins side pot #1 (3,195) with three of a kind, Queens
Rafina shows two pair, Queens and Jacks
TarkenCoach wins the main pot (1,275) with three of a kind, Queens
Rafina stands up
ltlgnl stands up
djm182 stands up

When the deck smacks you in the face

Where "the deck" is the cards at a .25/.50 NL Cap Full Tilt table...and where "you" are the luckboxes at my table.


Full Tilt Poker Game #2732729886: Table Aero Jet (6 max) - $0.10/$0.25 - $7.50 Cap No Limit Hold'em - 21:42:00 ET - 2007/06/21
Seat 1: hustinjouse ($59.15)
Seat 2: loosetilt ($5.80)
Seat 3: Ju-87D ($31.90)
Seat 4: djm182 ($11.15)
Seat 5: Mae do Sagaz ($86.50)
Seat 6: tiny330 ($15)
hustinjouse posts the small blind of $0.10
loosetilt posts the big blind of $0.25
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to djm182 [Jd Jh]
Ju-87D folds
djm182 raises to $2
Mae do Sagaz folds
hustinjouse folds
loosetilt calls $1.75
*** FLOP *** [5d 2s 3c]
loosetilt checks
djm182 bets $5.50, and is capped (an overbet, for sure, but my opponent has been very aggressive and I want to take the aggressive stance here and not give him any reason to call with A-x.)
loosetilt calls $3.80, and is all in
djm182 shows [Jd Jh]
loosetilt shows [As 4c] (unless x=4)
Uncalled bet of $1.70 returned to djm182
*** TURN *** [5d 2s 3c] [2c]
*** RIVER *** [5d 2s 3c 2c] [Qh]
djm182 shows two pair, Jacks and Twos
loosetilt shows a straight, Five high
loosetilt wins the pot ($11.15) with a straight, Five high



Full Tilt Poker Game #2732873961: Table Aero Jet (6 max) - $0.10/$0.25 - $7.50 Cap No Limit Hold'em - 21:55:39 ET - 2007/06/21
Seat 1: hustinjouse ($41)
Seat 2: loosetilt ($5.30)
Seat 3: Ju-87D ($49.60)
Seat 4: djm182 ($12.10)
Seat 5: Mae do Sagaz ($86.20)
Seat 6: tiny330 ($18.85)
tiny330 posts the small blind of $0.10
hustinjouse posts the big blind of $0.25
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to djm182 [Ac Jc]
loosetilt folds
Ju-87D folds
djm182 raises to $1.50
Mae do Sagaz folds
tiny330 folds
hustinjouse calls $1.25
*** FLOP *** [As 8s 5h]
hustinjouse checks
djm182 bets $3
hustinjouse calls $3
*** TURN *** [As 8s 5h] [9h]
hustinjouse bets $3, and is capped
djm182 calls $3, and is capped
hustinjouse shows [9d 9s] (Called the flop bet with two outs. Hits one of them.)
djm182 shows [Ac Jc]
*** RIVER *** [As 8s 5h 9h] [4s]
hustinjouse shows three of a kind, Nines
djm182 shows a pair of Aces
hustinjouse wins the pot ($14.35) with three of a kind, Nines





Full Tilt Poker Game #2732934357: Table Aero Jet (6 max) - $0.10/$0.25 - $7.50 Cap No Limit Hold'em - 22:01:20 ET - 2007/06/21
Seat 1: hustinjouse ($47.20)
Seat 2: loosetilt ($10.60)
Seat 3: Ju-87D ($48.60)
Seat 4: djm182 ($3.25) (Short-stacked.)
Seat 5: lamzy2 ($9.75)
Seat 6: tiny330 ($15.25)
Ju-87D posts the small blind of $0.10
djm182 posts the big blind of $0.25
lamzy2 posts $0.25
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to djm182 [Ah Ks]
lamzy2 checks
tiny330 calls $0.25
hustinjouse raises to $0.50
loosetilt folds
Ju-87D folds
djm182 raises to $3.25, and is all in
lamzy2 folds
tiny330 calls $3
hustinjouse calls $2.75 (Check out what he makes this call with. )
*** FLOP *** [Ac 4c 2c]
tiny330 bets $1.25
hustinjouse calls $1.25
*** TURN *** [Ac 4c 2c] [9c]
tiny330 bets $1.25
hustinjouse raises to $3, and is capped
tiny330 folds
hustinjouse shows [8c Js] (Yup. He four-flushes me to the rail.)
djm182 shows [Ah Ks]
djm182: unreal
Uncalled bet of $1.75 returned to hustinjouse
*** RIVER *** [Ac 4c 2c 9c] [4h]
hustinjouse wins the side pot ($4.75)
hustinjouse shows a flush, Ace high
djm182 shows two pair, Aces and Fours
hustinjouse wins the main pot ($9.60) with a flush, Ace high

Calling Station Nightmare

Overview: I'm in the money in a single table SNG, with a slight chip lead over the player to my left, who has firmly established himself as a calling station.

Full Tilt Poker Game #2368811227: $2 + $0.25 Sit & Go (Turbo) (17903090), Table 1 - 120/240 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:42:22 ET - 2007/05/06
Seat 3: djm182 (5,700) << Me
Seat 5: 0571 (5,530) << Station
Seat 9: DAS33 (2,270) << Innocent bystander
djm182 posts the small blind of 120
0571 posts the big blind of 240
The button is in seat #9

*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to djm182 [5d 4d]
DAS33 folds
djm182 calls 120 << I'll see a flop with suited connectors, alright.
0571 checks

*** FLOP *** [7s 3c 6d] << Bingo!!
djm182 bets 480 << Pot-size bet trying to induce a call. Didn't want to overbet here...I'd like to drag him along.
0571 calls 480 <<< Just like that.

*** TURN *** [7s 3c 6d] [Kd]
djm182 bets 2,400 << OK now there's a flush draw out, so I'm overbetting this pot.
0571 calls 2,400

*** RIVER *** [7s 3c 6d Kd] [3d]
djm182 checks << I'm completely worried about a higher flush, but I have to call just in case he's playing 3-x
0571 bets 2,410, and is all in
djm182 calls 2,410

*** SHOW DOWN ***
0571 shows [Kc 3s] (a full house, Threes full of Kings) << WTF? He called the flop with bottom pair?? I guess I see the call on the turn, but doesn't he have to fear a set, at least, with my bet?
djm182 shows [5d 4d] (a flush, King high)
0571 wins the pot (11,060) with a full house, Threes full of Kings

AIPS II.3 Recap

Pot-Limit Omaha was the fare today in the third event of AIPS II. I've read a bit and played a few SNGs in advance, so I had at least a bit of a clue headed into it. Still, nothing that would lead me to think I'd make any noise in this event. And I didn't. Though I did have a couple of very interesting hands along the way.

I was card dead for about the entire first hour, winning only a couple of measly pots. One out of the big blind when I hit two pair on the flop, bet 1/2 pot and scared everyone away. Another when it folded around to me in the BB. Yippee.

With my stated goal of making it to the first break, I get dealt this hand:

Full Tilt Poker Game #1960171418: AIPS II Event #3 (14164302), Table 4 - 50/100 - Pot Limit Omaha - 12:57:58 ET - 2007/03/10
Seat 3: djm182 (873)
Dealt to djm182 [Td Ad 4h Qd]

I don't like the three diamonds, but this is about as good as I've had all day. I limp in and see this flop:

*** FLOP *** [Qc 5c 4d]

I'm in late position - only one to act behind me - and it checks around to me. I make a half pot bet and get one caller

The 3h comes on the turn, and I only have 498 chips left so I shove 'em all in, fearing the hell out of an A2 or 67. The opponent stews - he HAS to call and he does and shows this:

MacAnthony shows [Jc Kc Ac 9d]

ye Gods. Nut flush draw. But he's not yet paired so he can't make a better two pair or a straight with what he's got. I have to dodge eight outs (all remaining clubs, save 4c which would boat me up). And I do and I survive to the break.

Then the second verse is the same as the first. I go card dead again and whittle my chips down in the second hour. I have just under 700 chips left and I'm about to pay a 300 chip BB when...

...I get moved to a different table. And I'm UTG + 2 so I get a couple of bonus hands out of this. Of course, i can play none of them. Finally when the BB comes to me, I stare down at:

Dealt to djm182 [7c 7d Kh As]

It's go time. And huzzah!

*** RIVER *** [Kc 4d Kd 8d] [Ks]

QUADS, baby, and I'm back in it. Now I have over 2200 chips, which is still less than 10 BBs, but at least I can take a shot at seeing a flop or two (remember, it's Omaha where limping is common and encouraged).

Four hands later I'm out. Here's the gory detail:

Full Tilt Poker Game #1960476263: AIPS II Event #3 (14164302), Table 8 - 150/300 - Pot Limit Omaha - 13:53:17 ET - 2007/03/10
Seat 2: winkdaddy (7,580)
Seat 3: Barnard801 (1,130)
Seat 4: PokerGeek (3,962)
Seat 5: MacAnthony (5,262)
Seat 6: 9Gaiter (7,163)
Seat 7: rascony (3,898)
Seat 8: djm182 (2,088)
Seat 9: imtoomuch4u (7,521)
Barnard801 posts the small blind of 150
PokerGeek posts the big blind of 300
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to djm182 [Ks Qs Qh As]
MacAnthony folds
9Gaiter folds
rascony calls 300
djm182 calls 300 <--Horrendous. I should've bet pot here to scare people away, but the three spades scared me just enough not to. Big mistake
imtoomuch4u folds
winkdaddy folds
Barnard801 raises to 1,130, and is all in <--'cause now I have to face this
PokerGeek calls 830 <--and this
rascony has 15 seconds left to act
rascony folds
djm182 raises to 2,088, and is all in <--I'm committed at this point anyway
PokerGeek calls 958

djm182 shows [Ks Qs Qh As]
Barnard801 shows [4d Kd 3c 4c]
PokerGeek shows [9c Qc Td 9s]
This is good. Aces are still out there. Only one more spade is gone, so I have 9 of 'em left. No Js and only one 10 gone. BUT I think I might have scared PokerGeek away had I raised on my first opportunity to act. He has a strong starting hand, but with nothing higher than a Q, he *might* have thrown it away...and I wish he would have

*** FLOP *** [8c 5s 8d]
*** TURN *** [8c 5s 8d] [5c] OK. Just need to dodge a club. I'm OK if one of the 8s or 5s comes up and we chop
*** RIVER *** [8c 5s 8d 5c] [Tc] DOH!

djm182 shows two pair, Queens and Eights
PokerGeek shows a flush, Queen high
PokerGeek wins the side pot (1,916) with a flush, Queen high
Barnard801 shows a flush, Ten high
PokerGeek wins the main pot (3,690) with a flush, Queen high
Barnard801 stands up
djm182 stands up

Finished 22nd overall out of 65. Far better than my expectations. And even though I'm disappointed that I went out on *this* hand, I got all my chips in ahead with a pretty darn good PLO hand.

Forecast Clusterfrick

This might be the poorest-worded forecast ever.  What the hell am I supposed to do each time the forecast changes tomorrow?

The sad thing is that there will be people who buy this sh*t that the weather changes on the hour, every hour. 

Friday: Periods of snow, freezing rain and sleet before noon, then freezing rain and sleet likely between noon and 2pm, then snow and freezing rain likely between 2pm and 3pm, then rain and snow likely between 3pm and 4pm, then rain likely after 4pm. The freezing rain and snow could be heavy at times. High near 34. North wind 13 to 16 mph decreasing to between 5 and 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

AIPS II: Stud

Well my expectations were very low for this event. Stud is my least favorite of the HORSE games, and I have little knowledge as to how to play it. My strategy going in was to wait for good starting hands, play position (relative to the bring-in) aggressively when appropriate, and hope for some luck.

It started off with me getting a handful of pairs to start, and never once improving. I stole a couple of smaller pots, but was just holding on. About 35 minutes in, I get a face-up A in early position. I complete it, and it folds around to the bring-in who calls. I don't improve 'til 6th street when I pair up a J, but I'm representing a good hand the whole way and he's calling me the whole way. On my 6th street bet he raises with a pair of 2s showing. Long story short, he was dealt [3 3] 2, then drew A 4 2 to follow and spiked a third 2 on 7th street for a boat. I'm down to 643 chips and I'm reeling.

Five hands later, down to 598 chips, I wake up with [K K] A. Now my A was one of three showing and I was the next-to-last A to act and I decided to raise no matter what and play this hand super-aggressively. It ends up with *five* people going to 4th street (uh oh). I draw a blank. I raise (yes, raise) to 2x and again, all five people make it to 5th street. Yet another blank, but I bet it again and this time at least two people get out of the way. Still, I'm vulnerable as all heck, though nobody's board looks particularly fearsome. On 6th street, one guy picks up a straight-draw, but I bet out and go all-in. Two callers to 7th street and I still just have my Ks.

And isn't this beautiful:
*** 7TH STREET ***
Dealt to djm182 [Ks Kd As 3d 2s Qh] [Kh]

Trip kings defeated AA and 88 respectively.

I then go on to win three of the next four pots, and (OMG, WTF), I'm in 4th place overall. Ye Gods, I have no business being in the top half of this field and was *thisclose* to being on the rail. Now I'm in 4th.

Right before the first break, I wake up with As Js 7s, land a fourth spade on 4th street, and only one other spade is burnt. Of course, I only end up making a measely pair of 5s, but that holds up as the other guy was also chasing a flush that never came. That gave me over 5200 chips...and this:



The mother f*ng chip lead in a Stud tourney at the first break. Yeah, yeah, 2/3 of the field was still left, but this was huuyouge (tm Francesa).

After the break, it was brick city and I just limped along for quite a while. Eventually I hang on and make the money. Then just after cashing, I revert into full donk mode for this hand:

Full Tilt Poker Game #1805863842: AIPS II Event #2 (12561120), Table 12 - 400/800 Ante 75 - Limit Seven Card Stud - 23:04:54 ET - 2007/02/15
Seat 1: DaBeef2112 (931)
Seat 2: ErsatzSantiag0 (10,551)
Seat 3: Blazman (4,905)
Seat 4: chuckaaa88 (28,446)
Seat 5: djm182 (4,414) <-- hobbling along near last place. There are about 16 people left
Seat 6: Skoach (754)
Seat 7: ChipNut (5,247)
Seat 8: MrShock (12,367)
DaBeef2112 antes 75
ErsatzSantiag0 antes 75
Blazman antes 75
chuckaaa88 antes 75
djm182 antes 75
Skoach antes 75
ChipNut antes 75
MrShock antes 75

*** 3RD STREET ***
Dealt to DaBeef2112 [Tc]
Dealt to ErsatzSantiag0 [4h]
Dealt to Blazman [9c]
Dealt to chuckaaa88 [3d]
Dealt to djm182 [Qc Qh] [6h] <--This is pretty good. And I'll be first to act against a pretty weak board.
Dealt to Skoach [7h]
Dealt to ChipNut [4s]
Dealt to MrShock [4c]
chuckaaa88 is low with [3d]
chuckaaa88 brings in for 100
djm182 completes it to 400
Skoach folds
ChipNut folds
MrShock folds
DaBeef2112 folds
ErsatzSantiag0 folds
Blazman raises to 800 <-- Strong player. Maybe trying to push me off my 6
chuckaaa88 folds
djm182 raises to 1,200
Blazman calls 400 <-- OK, let's see what he's got.
*** 4TH STREET ***
Dealt to Blazman [9c] [Kc]
Dealt to djm182 [Qc Qh 6h] [7d]
Blazman bets 400
djm182 calls 400 <-- I'm immediately nervous
*** 5TH STREET ***
Dealt to Blazman [9c Kc] [As]
Dealt to djm182 [Qc Qh 6h 7d] [Th] <--Right here I should be folding
Blazman bets 800
djm182 calls 800 <--He re-raised with the 9 showing on 3rd st. Get AWAY from this
*** 6TH STREET ***
Dealt to Blazman [9c Kc As] [Kh]
Dealt to djm182 [Qc Qh 6h 7d Th] [3h]
Blazman bets 800
djm182: grrrr
djm182 has 15 seconds left to act <--In the tank, though I have NO clue what I was thinking
djm182 calls 800 <-- Nooooooooooooooooo
*** 7TH STREET ***
Dealt to djm182 [Qc Qh 6h 7d Th 3h] [8d]
Blazman bets 800
djm182 folds
Uncalled bet of 800 returned to Blazman
Blazman shows [Ah Ac 9c Kc As Kh 9s] (a full house, Aces full of Kings)
Blazman wins the pot (7,100)

And I'm left with 1100 chips. I hobble around with that for a while, and end up getting 7th streeted to death to finish 13th.

Had you told me at the start of it all that I'd finish 13th, I'd be giddy. But I badly misplayed that one hand and it cost me 3/4 of my chips. Sometimes you just gotta get away.

This is what it's like to be the suck-out-er

I'm far more familiar with being the suck-out-ee.




Sadly, I finished 3rd in the SNG. A few hands later, I woke up with KJ and the flop came K 3 3. Sure enough, luckbox McGee had himself A 3 and that was that.

What a hand!!

Check this hand out:


Full house! Only one problem. It's Razz.

Yeah, before anyone kills me for getting involved with a K, check out everyone's door card. I took a shot, then caught a card, then it checked on through.