To reach my March goal of $1500. Had a pretty good night last night - winning about $220 with little to no stress. Had 2 Bodog tables going up about $90 on each quickly. Then, fired up a FT HU and won a BI. All tempered by a ridiculously early flame out in a $26 sat on FT where my KJ had no chance against AT on a flop of KQJ. Blah. My second half of March tourney results have not been good as I don't think I have been concentrating enough on them. But, as long as the cash thing works, I am all for it. So, need to get the last $100 tonight to hit March and then start in on April.
Funny that I am now ahead of all of 2007 with regard to poker winnings. And playing so much better with less stress and less tilt. Now, if my Bodog check would get here, it truly would be about stress free. Looks like I am going to be requesting April's check before I even get March's.
Final Four thoughts - 4 #1's. Bleh. Should be good games, but the lack of at least some sort of Cinderella has taken it down a notch for me. Now, all I truly need is for Kansas to lose. I hate that c@#$sucker.
Abby17
Monday, March 31, 2008
Sunday, March 30, 2008
2 days left
And I need to make about $330 to make my March goals. I took last night off to get drunk with my wonderful spouse. Lots of vodka sodas in the comfort of our own basement. Nothing beats a night like that.
Gonna go out to watch Texas hopefully kick Memphis's ass today. More important, I would sure like to see a good game as this tourney seems to be lacking a lot of excitement.
What does it say about college basketball when 2 big goofy white guys are dominating all the discussion? Kevin Love and Tyler Hansborough.
Planning on playing a bunch tonight at Bodog. Come join the fun.
Abby17
Gonna go out to watch Texas hopefully kick Memphis's ass today. More important, I would sure like to see a good game as this tourney seems to be lacking a lot of excitement.
What does it say about college basketball when 2 big goofy white guys are dominating all the discussion? Kevin Love and Tyler Hansborough.
Planning on playing a bunch tonight at Bodog. Come join the fun.
Abby17
Saturday, March 29, 2008
That didn't take long
So, there goes the non-losing session streak. It ends at 16. Lost about $30 this morning at FT playing HU. I need to go back and see how I played. I know I did a great job of getting my money in with the worst of it a few times. But, I did get in trouble through some bad luck as well. I hit 2 different hands runner runner when I was drawing dead on the flop. So, I hit exactly what I want, only to have had zero chance on the flop. So, I end up making a decent river bet and calling the raise. Bleh!
But stacked a guy's AA when he had to figure I had him beat. Board was something like 88694 with 3 clubs. I had 89 and bet it on every street. Dude, AA just ain't winning this.
So, hopefully, I can make up that $30 tonight and continue the non-losing days streak alive.
Also, did you see that the Bodog WSOP semi final had a FIVE THOUSAND DOLLAR overlay. 27 went to the post for $250 a pop. One $12000 seat guaranteed.
There is another one of these tournies tomorrow at 1:15. I think I may just have to give it a shot.
All depends on tonight. First goal is to hit my March goal of $1500. I need about $360 more to stay on pace for 2008.
Later all
But stacked a guy's AA when he had to figure I had him beat. Board was something like 88694 with 3 clubs. I had 89 and bet it on every street. Dude, AA just ain't winning this.
So, hopefully, I can make up that $30 tonight and continue the non-losing days streak alive.
Also, did you see that the Bodog WSOP semi final had a FIVE THOUSAND DOLLAR overlay. 27 went to the post for $250 a pop. One $12000 seat guaranteed.
There is another one of these tournies tomorrow at 1:15. I think I may just have to give it a shot.
All depends on tonight. First goal is to hit my March goal of $1500. I need about $360 more to stay on pace for 2008.
Later all
God Bless Texas
What a boring night of basketball. 4 games and 4 blowouts with the only saving grace being Texas advancing easily, which insures a profit for the Auction 2008. Maybe this fiscal responsibility thing has some merits as it sure feels nice to know that I don't need some team to make or win the finals to make money. Poor Ozzy and Neff are set to take a pretty good beatdown unless UCLA runs the table.
So, onto poker and the wonder that is Bodog. Actually, the games were not great last night and I ran a bit of a roller coaster. Started up $100 as I won a couple of decent pots on the turn. Then, lost a $300 pot when villain and I both flopped trips. On Bodog, that is almost a guarantee to get it all in.
So, then I opened up another $200 NL table and played all the way until about 1am. Spent those 4-5 hours anywhere from down $80 to down $450. Things were looking pretty bleak until I ended up in 3 big pots at the end of the night. One that I folded was probably the difference between a winning and losing night.
So, here is the hand...I am curious to get everyone's thoughts. Villains stats over about 300 hands are 27 VPIP, 6 PFR, 3.7 TAF, and 72% cbet.
Bodog History for Hand #1170171632
Hold'em No Limit ($1.00/$2.00) - 2008-03-29 00:55:44
Table 'High Chapparral (max 6)' 6-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: True RiverHater ($334.60)
Seat 2: 75deodorant ($216.50)
Seat 3: Heather ($314.00)
Seat 4: MeGaBet888 ($324.00)
Seat 5: floppynutz0724 ($107.33)
Seat 6: Abby17 ($210.50)
------------------------------
NEW HAND
floppynutz0724: posts the small blind $1.00
Abby17: posts the big blind $2.00
--- DEALING POCKETS
Abby17 is dealt [Kh,Qs]
True RiverHater: folds
75deodorant: folds
Heather: folds
MeGaBet888: raises $5.00 to $7.00
floppynutz0724: folds
Abby17: calls $5.00
--- DEALING FLOP [Kc,4d,5s]
Abby17: checks
MeGaBet888: checks
--- DEALING TURN [3h]
Abby17: bets $12.00
MeGaBet888: calls $12.00
--- DEALING RIVER [3d]
Abby17: bets $32.00
MeGaBet888: goes all in $305.00
This villain had shown zero propensity to do this type of thing, and my image was fairly spewy here as I was down probably about $400 on this table.
So, what do you think are the likely holdings here. I am guessing either AK or KK, but who knows.
Well, after I folded that hand, I ended up stacking 2 guys where I flopped sets to their AK or AQ with an A also on the flop.
So, up about $50 for a long night's work.
Another question for the class: What is the most sessions and days in a row that you showed a profit? I am running 12 days and 16 sessions right now and have not had a streak like this in at least the 14 months that I still have detailed records.
So, onto poker and the wonder that is Bodog. Actually, the games were not great last night and I ran a bit of a roller coaster. Started up $100 as I won a couple of decent pots on the turn. Then, lost a $300 pot when villain and I both flopped trips. On Bodog, that is almost a guarantee to get it all in.
So, then I opened up another $200 NL table and played all the way until about 1am. Spent those 4-5 hours anywhere from down $80 to down $450. Things were looking pretty bleak until I ended up in 3 big pots at the end of the night. One that I folded was probably the difference between a winning and losing night.
So, here is the hand...I am curious to get everyone's thoughts. Villains stats over about 300 hands are 27 VPIP, 6 PFR, 3.7 TAF, and 72% cbet.
Bodog History for Hand #1170171632
Hold'em No Limit ($1.00/$2.00) - 2008-03-29 00:55:44
Table 'High Chapparral (max 6)' 6-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: True RiverHater ($334.60)
Seat 2: 75deodorant ($216.50)
Seat 3: Heather ($314.00)
Seat 4: MeGaBet888 ($324.00)
Seat 5: floppynutz0724 ($107.33)
Seat 6: Abby17 ($210.50)
------------------------------
NEW HAND
floppynutz0724: posts the small blind $1.00
Abby17: posts the big blind $2.00
--- DEALING POCKETS
Abby17 is dealt [Kh,Qs]
True RiverHater: folds
75deodorant: folds
Heather: folds
MeGaBet888: raises $5.00 to $7.00
floppynutz0724: folds
Abby17: calls $5.00
--- DEALING FLOP [Kc,4d,5s]
Abby17: checks
MeGaBet888: checks
--- DEALING TURN [3h]
Abby17: bets $12.00
MeGaBet888: calls $12.00
--- DEALING RIVER [3d]
Abby17: bets $32.00
MeGaBet888: goes all in $305.00
This villain had shown zero propensity to do this type of thing, and my image was fairly spewy here as I was down probably about $400 on this table.
So, what do you think are the likely holdings here. I am guessing either AK or KK, but who knows.
Well, after I folded that hand, I ended up stacking 2 guys where I flopped sets to their AK or AQ with an A also on the flop.
So, up about $50 for a long night's work.
Another question for the class: What is the most sessions and days in a row that you showed a profit? I am running 12 days and 16 sessions right now and have not had a streak like this in at least the 14 months that I still have detailed records.
Friday, March 28, 2008
Texas and the NBA
Here is hoping for a big win by Texas tonight. I bought them in the annual auction and they are my last team standing. A win tonight guarantees a profit for me.
And, please God, let my fantasy basketball team run this hot for 2.5 more weeks. No score less than 480 in a month and a half. High score 4 weeks running. Couldn't possibly be hotter. One time. Pay the fat kid his $850!!!
And, please God, let my fantasy basketball team run this hot for 2.5 more weeks. No score less than 480 in a month and a half. High score 4 weeks running. Couldn't possibly be hotter. One time. Pay the fat kid his $850!!!
Not much poker
Played a small amount of HU last night at FT. Lucky that I run good. I start out just playing way too passively against a pretty good, but overly aggressive villain. He takes about a half BI from me with me just doing check/call, check/fold over and over. I hate when I get in those ruts as I often struggle to get out of them.
Then, I get AA in position. I raise pre and he 3 bets me as has been his tendency over and over.
Flop A63 rainbow. He bets, I have a choice here, but based on my history with him, it is pretty easy. I have played at least 3 hands in the last 10 horribly where I called, called and folded on the river. Just bad. So, I am pretty confident he will bet out on the turn as well.
So, I call. Turn is a 9 completing the 4th suit. He bets again. I think and call.
River J. He bets 75% of my remaining stack. I push and he calls with JTo. Thanks for playing and thanks for the AA, because my donkiness was likely the sole reason he got stacked there.
Next villain showed the power of making good notes. He is the first guy that I have played twice HU at FT and I took great notes on him the first time. He was a fold/3 bet guy that never just called my pre-flop raises. If he was playing, it was for 3 bets. So, I was able to 4 bet him pretty light early in the match and he isn't a reloader, so he ended up with a small stack pretty quickly and then quit me with about half stack left.
At that point, I was watching basketball and enjoying the ride of my (bought them in the auction) Western Kentucky team. Too bad they couldn't shoot in the first half. Valiant ride! And quite the ROI for me. $85 profit on my $16 investment.
Running crazy good.
Probably lots of Bodog playing this weekend. Need to finish March on the right note. $370 to my March goal. Which keeps me on pace for 2008 goals.
Now, if I could just catch up to Neff.
Abby17
Then, I get AA in position. I raise pre and he 3 bets me as has been his tendency over and over.
Flop A63 rainbow. He bets, I have a choice here, but based on my history with him, it is pretty easy. I have played at least 3 hands in the last 10 horribly where I called, called and folded on the river. Just bad. So, I am pretty confident he will bet out on the turn as well.
So, I call. Turn is a 9 completing the 4th suit. He bets again. I think and call.
River J. He bets 75% of my remaining stack. I push and he calls with JTo. Thanks for playing and thanks for the AA, because my donkiness was likely the sole reason he got stacked there.
Next villain showed the power of making good notes. He is the first guy that I have played twice HU at FT and I took great notes on him the first time. He was a fold/3 bet guy that never just called my pre-flop raises. If he was playing, it was for 3 bets. So, I was able to 4 bet him pretty light early in the match and he isn't a reloader, so he ended up with a small stack pretty quickly and then quit me with about half stack left.
At that point, I was watching basketball and enjoying the ride of my (bought them in the auction) Western Kentucky team. Too bad they couldn't shoot in the first half. Valiant ride! And quite the ROI for me. $85 profit on my $16 investment.
Running crazy good.
Probably lots of Bodog playing this weekend. Need to finish March on the right note. $370 to my March goal. Which keeps me on pace for 2008 goals.
Now, if I could just catch up to Neff.
Abby17
Thursday, March 27, 2008
New spot for blogging
Ok, I figured I would attempt to move my blog from Cardrunners over to blogger as I let my CR membership expire. Also, this will be a good spot to track my ongoing quest for the Bodonkey Blogger WSOP seat. I had a great tourney on Tuesday, busting Josh Arieh as well as finishing in 3rd overall. So, my $11 investment returned over $270...not a bad ROI.
I have moved up to 23rd in the standings, which isn't too bad considering I have flamed out really early in 4 of 6 tournies. I likely need to focus a bit more for the last 10 as an 18 person freeroll for a WSOP seat is crazy good.
Also, is this a brag or beat? My poker income in 2008>poker income the entire year of 2007.
Next stop: Beat 2005...should happen by end of April.
I am running crazy good on Bodog with a $1500 upswing in the last week. I often wonder why I even try to play at other places. The cards that I see at showdown at Bodog are often beyond belief. I had a guy CALL my all in for over half his stack with JJ on a AKQx board. Ummm...wtf? Dude, BEST case scenario gives you 6 outs. But, thanks for playing.
Played the $300 NL game last night, but was crazy tired and only played 12 hands (2 rounds). Won $120. LOL Bodog.
That is all for now.
I have moved up to 23rd in the standings, which isn't too bad considering I have flamed out really early in 4 of 6 tournies. I likely need to focus a bit more for the last 10 as an 18 person freeroll for a WSOP seat is crazy good.
Also, is this a brag or beat? My poker income in 2008>poker income the entire year of 2007.
Next stop: Beat 2005...should happen by end of April.
I am running crazy good on Bodog with a $1500 upswing in the last week. I often wonder why I even try to play at other places. The cards that I see at showdown at Bodog are often beyond belief. I had a guy CALL my all in for over half his stack with JJ on a AKQx board. Ummm...wtf? Dude, BEST case scenario gives you 6 outs. But, thanks for playing.
Played the $300 NL game last night, but was crazy tired and only played 12 hands (2 rounds). Won $120. LOL Bodog.
That is all for now.
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