this is the worst run of cards i've had is SUCH a long time. In the last 2 days, i'm down....wait for it...... over 2 buy ins at plo50. I KNOW! how can i take this shit! Seriously, this might seem like nothing to most people but over the last 1200 hands, i don't remember the last hand I won that was significant without sucking out. I could easily be down 4+ buy ins if it wasn't for those. I don't play like kenny, xaston or MK, 2 buy in swing is huge for me.
Some might see this as a weakness as I probably don't get involved in some +EV situations but I like consistency so to me, its a strength and helps keep me doing this. I know when to gamble and when not to but I don't like to do it and I feel I can find better situations than to gamble at marginal +EV situations. Yes i know if they are +EV, they will make me money in the long term but the variance they add make it -EV for me so I avoid it if necessary. You don't hear about me getting stacked often and this is why. Even with all this, I normally kill the games at one of the highest winrates out there (33bb/100 hands before this run this month).
For your viewing pleasure for those of you that can interpret this weird game that uses 4 cards rather than 2. Sorry, the converter is still down.
PokerStars Game #3345500617: Omaha Pot Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2005/12/15 - 22:45:15 (ET)
Table 'Eukrate II' Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: Camm ($47 in chips)
Seat 2: missy43 ($33.85 in chips)
Seat 3: briachek ($67.75 in chips)
Seat 4: Rattler ($71.30 in chips)
Seat 5: TeeNuts ($50.85 in chips)
Seat 6: snapper ($19.10 in chips)
Seat 7: cortg70 ($88 in chips)
Seat 8: vt250 ($49.15 in chips)
Seat 9: medicman80 ($22.85 in chips)
missy43: posts small blind $0.25
briachek: posts big blind $0.50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to briachek [Ts 8c 6c Tc]
Rattler: folds
TeeNuts: folds
snapper: calls $0.50
cortg70: calls $0.50
vt250: calls $0.50
medicman80: calls $0.50
Camm: folds
missy43: calls $0.25
briachek: checks
*** FLOP *** [Qh 7s Td]
missy43: checks
briachek: checks
snapper: checks
cortg70: checks
vt250: bets $0.50
medicman80: calls $0.50
missy43: calls $0.50
briachek: raises $4.85 to $5.35
snapper: calls $5.35
cortg70: folds
vt250: calls $4.85
medicman80: folds
missy43: folds
*** TURN *** [Qh 7s Td]
briachek: bets $10
snapper: raises $3.25 to $13.25 and is all-in
vt250: folds
briachek: calls $3.25
*** RIVER *** [Qh 7s Td 9c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
briachek: shows [Ts 8c 6c Tc] (a straight, Six to Ten)
snapper: shows [Js 8s 2c Ks] (a straight, Nine to King)
snapper collected $44.30 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $46.55 | Rake $2.25
Board [Qh 7s Td 9c 4h]
Seat 3: briachek (big blind) showed [Ts 8c 6c Tc] and lost with a straight, Six to Ten
Seat 6: snapper showed [Js 8s 2c Ks] and won ($44.30) with a straight, Nine to King
near the end of my session and maybe frustration set in. I made the lower straight and mid set and try a block bet of sorts and have to call all in knowing i'm splitting at best but likely not. All my hands recently make situations like this. Second best.
PokerStars Game #3345010517: Omaha Pot Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2005/12/15 - 22:00:46 (ET)
Table 'Villigera' Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: cdrslc ($21.10 in chips)
Seat 2: Sue122246 ($103.35 in chips)
Seat 3: briachek ($51.15 in chips)
Seat 5: prawn11 ($58.85 in chips)
Seat 6: jsbrew ($14.15 in chips)
Seat 7: himms ($8.80 in chips)
Seat 8: paalskav ($49.70 in chips)
Seat 9: avgjoe22 ($27 in chips)
cdrslc: posts small blind $0.25
Sue122246: posts big blind $0.50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to briachek [5h Jh Ac Ad]
briachek: calls $0.50
prawn11: folds
jsbrew: folds
himms: calls $0.50
paalskav: folds
avgjoe22: calls $0.50
cdrslc: calls $0.25
Sue122246: checks
*** FLOP *** [5d 5c Ks]
cdrslc: bets $0.50
Sue122246: folds
briachek: raises $3.40 to $3.90
himms: folds
avgjoe22: folds
cdrslc: calls $3.40
*** TURN *** [5d 5c Ks]
cdrslc: checks
briachek: bets $5
cdrslc: calls $5
*** RIVER *** [5d 5c Ks 7s]
cdrslc: checks
briachek: bets $12
cdrslc: calls $11.70 and is all-in
*** SHOW DOWN ***
briachek: shows [5h Jh Ac Ad] (a full house, Fives full of Jacks)
cdrslc: shows [3c Jd Kh 5s] (a full house, Fives full of Kings)
cdrslc collected $41.60 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $43.70 | Rake $2.10
Board [5d 5c Ks 7s Jc]
Seat 1: cdrslc (small blind) showed [3c Jd Kh 5s] and won ($41.60) with a full house, Fives full of Kings
Seat 3: briachek showed [5h Jh Ac Ad] and lost with a full house, Fives full of Jacks
He definitely got me on this. I was probably folding the turn if he raised me as that bet was kinda "don't raise me, i want a cheap showdown" but then i make a boat on the river and think "it would take some balls for him to check it to me with K5 or KK" so I put him all in and I get to note him that he has that kind of testicular fortitude when slowplaying.
PokerStars Game #3344328860: Omaha Pot Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2005/12/15 - 20:57:20 (ET)
Table 'Villigera' Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: Big Luz ($5.40 in chips)
Seat 2: BTERocks ($9.70 in chips)
Seat 3: briachek ($50 in chips)
Seat 4: delphi512 ($59.10 in chips)
Seat 5: crimson12 ($21 in chips)
Seat 6: jsbrew ($18.85 in chips)
Seat 8: paalskav ($102.30 in chips)
Seat 9: abc81 ($29.70 in chips)
SkipD will be allowed to play after the button
paalskav: posts small blind $0.25
abc81: posts big blind $0.50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to briachek [Tc 8s 9c Qs]
Big Luz: calls $0.50
BTERocks: calls $0.50
briachek: calls $0.50
delphi512: folds
crimson12: calls $0.50
jsbrew: calls $0.50
paalskav: calls $0.25
abc81: checks
*** FLOP *** [2c Kc Qc]
paalskav: checks
abc81: checks
Big Luz: checks
BTERocks: checks
briachek: bets $2.50
crimson12: folds
crimson12 leaves the table
jsbrew: folds
paalskav: folds
delphi512 is disconnected
delphi512 is connected
abc81: folds
Big Luz: folds
BTERocks: calls $2.50
*** TURN *** [2c Kc Qc]
BTERocks: checks
briachek: checks
*** RIVER *** [2c Kc Qc Qd]
BTERocks: bets $2
briachek: raises $8.50 to $10.50
BTERocks: calls $4.70 and is all-in
*** SHOW DOWN ***
briachek: shows [Tc 8s 9c Qs] (a full house, Queens full of Nines)
BTERocks: mucks hand
briachek collected $20.85 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $21.90 | Rake $1.05
Board [2c Kc Qc Qd 9d]
Seat 2: BTERocks mucked [7c Ac Jh Jd]
Seat 3: briachek showed [Tc 8s 9c Qs] and won ($20.85) with a full house, Queens full of Nines
I took a stab and was ready to dump and happy to take the free card. Suckout king. These hands are the only reason i'm not down more.
PokerStars Game #3344149426: Omaha Pot Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2005/12/15 - 20:40:00 (ET)
Table 'Oenone III' Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: delphi512 ($50 in chips)
Seat 2: Spazfoos69 ($13.55 in chips)
Seat 3: jona sasson ($29.50 in chips)
Seat 4: Podenco ($20 in chips)
Seat 5: buddylee432 ($20 in chips)
Seat 7: Grumpsallin ($27.40 in chips)
Seat 9: briachek ($49 in chips)
Podenco: posts small blind $0.25
buddylee432: posts big blind $0.50
delphi512: posts big blind $0.50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to briachek [Ac Jd Kc Kh]
Grumpsallin: folds
briachek: calls $0.50
delphi512: checks
Spazfoos69: calls $0.50
jona sasson: calls $0.50
Podenco: calls $0.25
buddylee432: checks
*** FLOP *** [Jc 2c Ah]
Podenco: checks
buddylee432: checks
briachek: bets $2.85
delphi512: folds
Spazfoos69: folds
jona sasson: raises $2.85 to $5.70
Podenco: folds
buddylee432: folds
briachek: raises $14.25 to $19.95
jona sasson: raises $9.05 to $29 and is all-in
briachek: calls $9.05
*** TURN *** [Jc 2c Ah]
*** RIVER *** [Jc 2c Ah Td]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
briachek: shows [Ac Jd Kc Kh] (two pair, Aces and Jacks)
jona sasson: shows [5c Ad 4d Jh] (two pair, Aces and Jacks)
briachek collected $29 from pot
jona sasson collected $29 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $61 | Rake $3
Board [Jc 2c Ah Td 2s]
Seat 3: jona sasson (button) showed [5c Ad 4d Jh] and won ($29) with two pair, Aces and Jacks
Seat 9: briachek showed [Ac Jd Kc Kh] and won ($29) with two pair, Aces and Jacks
I'm practically freerolling this guy. I have a higher two pair draw, nut flush draw and I pick up the straight draw on the turn while all he ha was 3 3's for a gutshot wheel to win. I def noted this play and when I have a set, he is going to pay big time because i'll play that the same way.
PokerStars Game #3343348124: Omaha Pot Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2005/12/15 - 19:19:35 (ET)
Table 'Arethusa IV' Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: slix70 ($32.25 in chips)
Seat 2: remaxed ($97.20 in chips)
Seat 3: PokerCars ($29.45 in chips)
Seat 4: RJSwirlz ($67.95 in chips)
Seat 5: briachek ($50 in chips)
Seat 6: dolan2678 ($8.40 in chips)
Seat 7: redargoe ($82.25 in chips)
Seat 8: TrueEmperor ($37.50 in chips)
Seat 9: scott_aber ($44.10 in chips)
scott_aber: posts small blind $0.25
slix70: posts big blind $0.50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to briachek [6c Ah 7h Ad]
remaxed has timed out
remaxed: folds
remaxed is sitting out
PokerCars: folds
RJSwirlz: folds
briachek: calls $0.50
dolan2678: folds
redargoe: folds
TrueEmperor: calls $0.50
scott_aber: calls $0.25
remaxed has returned
slix70: raises $1 to $1.50
briachek: calls $1
TrueEmperor: calls $1
scott_aber: folds
*** FLOP *** [Tc 3c As]
slix70: bets $2
briachek: raises $8.75 to $10.75
TrueEmperor: folds
slix70: calls $8.75
*** TURN *** [Tc 3c As]
slix70: checks
briachek: bets $25.20
slix70: calls $20 and is all-in
*** RIVER *** [Tc 3c As Kh]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
slix70: shows [Jh Qh 3h Qd] (a straight, Ten to Ace)
briachek: shows [6c Ah 7h Ad] (a full house, Aces full of Kings)
briachek collected $63.50 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $66.50 | Rake $3
Board [Tc 3c As Kh Kc]
Seat 1: slix70 (big blind) showed [Jh Qh 3h Qd] and lost with a straight, Ten to Ace
Seat 5: briachek showed [6c Ah 7h Ad] and won ($63.50) with a full house, Aces full of Kings
I would like to nominate his call on the flop as "call of the fucking year" and he got what he deserved on the river. Called with an underpair and gutshot and hit? WTF. Once again, these suckouts are keeping me afloat but it seems everyone is catching their gutshot like this on me.
PokerStars Game #3343144916: Omaha Pot Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2005/12/15 - 18:57:53 (ET)
Table 'Eukrate II' Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: jokeriver ($22.45 in chips)
Seat 2: GeRmOt ($4 in chips)
Seat 3: briachek ($49.50 in chips)
Seat 4: C Class ($29.95 in chips)
Seat 5: roger2220 ($38.30 in chips)
Seat 6: sparky41 ($57.55 in chips)
Seat 8: jwilkey8 ($6.35 in chips)
Seat 9: MikkelSune ($20 in chips)
briachek: posts small blind $0.25
C Class: posts big blind $0.50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to briachek [2d Jh Ad Ah]
roger2220: calls $0.50
sparky41: calls $0.50
jwilkey8: calls $0.50
MikkelSune: calls $0.50
jokeriver: calls $0.50
GeRmOt: raises $3.50 to $4 and is all-in
briachek: raises $11 to $15
C Class: folds
roger2220: calls $14.50
sparky41: folds
sparky41 is sitting out
heimerton joins the table at seat #7
jwilkey8: folds
heimerton is sitting out
MikkelSune: folds
jokeriver: folds
*** FLOP *** [2c 5h 2s]
briachek: bets $34.50 and is all-in
roger2220: folds
*** TURN *** [2c 5h 2s]
*** RIVER *** [2c 5h 2s Js]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
briachek: shows [2d Jh Ad Ah] (a full house, Deuces full of Jacks)
briachek collected $20.90 from side pot
GeRmOt: mucks hand
briachek collected $13.80 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $36.50 Main pot $13.80. Side pot $20.90. | Rake $1.80
Board [2c 5h 2s Js 3h]
Seat 2: GeRmOt (button) mucked [4d 7d Kh 2h]
Seat 3: briachek (small blind) showed [2d Jh Ad Ah] and won ($34.70) with a full house, Deuces full of Jacks
Yes, actually a good hand. Notice the extreme suckout he would have made if I didn't happen to have a 2 also. Maybe I bet it too hard on the flop but I projected what my hand was, AA, so I doubt he was gonna give me much action unless he hit a pocket pair to boat up.
PokerStars Game #3343104375: Omaha Pot Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2005/12/15 - 18:53:31 (ET)
Table 'Arethusa IV' Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: Allin_7351 ($14.65 in chips)
Seat 2: remaxed ($26.05 in chips)
Seat 3: PokerCars ($13.50 in chips)
Seat 4: RJSwirlz ($74.45 in chips)
Seat 5: briachek ($56.80 in chips)
Seat 6: dolan2678 ($19.50 in chips)
Seat 7: redargoe ($78.15 in chips)
Seat 8: herra poro ($21.05 in chips)
dolan2678: posts small blind $0.25
redargoe: posts big blind $0.50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to briachek [Jc Ac 7c Ah]
herra poro: calls $0.50
Allin_7351: calls $0.50
remaxed: raises $0.50 to $1
PokerCars: folds
RJSwirlz: folds
briachek: calls $1
dolan2678: calls $0.75
redargoe: calls $0.50
herra poro: calls $0.50
Allin_7351: raises $1.50 to $2.50
remaxed: calls $1.50
briachek: raises $10.50 to $13
dolan2678: folds
redargoe: folds
herra poro: folds
Allin_7351: raises $1.65 to $14.65 and is all-in
remaxed: raises $11.40 to $26.05 and is all-in
briachek: calls $13.05
*** FLOP *** [7h 9d Kh]
*** TURN *** [7h 9d Kh]
*** RIVER *** [7h 9d Kh 5s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
remaxed: shows [8d 8h Js Ks] (a straight, Seven to Jack)
briachek: mucks hand
remaxed collected $22.10 from side pot
Allin_7351: mucks hand
remaxed collected $44.65 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $69.75 Main pot $44.65. Side pot $22.10. | Rake $3
Board [7h 9d Kh 5s Th]
Seat 1: Allin_7351 mucked [Kd Kc 3h Qs]
Seat 2: remaxed showed [8d 8h Js Ks] and won ($66.75) with a straight, Seven to Jack
Seat 5: briachek (button) mucked [Jc Ac 7c Ah]
Another nominee for "call of the fucking year". KJ88, def powerhouse. Notice the 1 king left and it hits the flop so I finished 3rd. NICE!
PokerStars Game #3334965035: Omaha Pot Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2005/12/14 - 20:27:57 (ET)
Table 'Duponta' Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: drivn1 ($8.80 in chips)
Seat 2: spreebase ($25 in chips)
Seat 4: kelme ($25.55 in chips)
Seat 5: jokeriver ($91.20 in chips)
Seat 7: briachek ($50 in chips)
Seat 8: buddhaheadz ($43.55 in chips)
Seat 9: stunna407 ($58.60 in chips)
jokeriver: posts small blind $0.25
briachek: posts big blind $0.50
irishken joins the table at seat #6
spreebase: posts big blind $0.50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to briachek [9c Kc 8s 7d]
buddhaheadz: calls $0.50
stunna407: calls $0.50
drivn1: folds
spreebase: checks
kelme: raises $0.50 to $1
jokeriver: calls $0.75
briachek: calls $0.50
buddhaheadz: calls $0.50
stunna407: calls $0.50
spreebase: calls $0.50
*** FLOP *** [Kh 7c Qc]
jokeriver: checks
briachek: bets $5.70
buddhaheadz: folds
stunna407: folds
spreebase: folds
kelme: calls $5.70
jokeriver: folds
*** TURN *** [Kh 7c Qc]
briachek: bets $16.55
kelme: raises $2.30 to $18.85 and is all-in
briachek: calls $2.30
*** RIVER *** [Kh 7c Qc Jc]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
briachek: shows [9c Kc 8s 7d] (a full house, Sevens full of Kings)
kelme: mucks hand
briachek collected $52.40 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $55.10 | Rake $2.70
Board [Kh 7c Qc Jc 7h]
Seat 4: kelme (button) mucked [Js 8c 9s Ac]
Seat 7: briachek (big blind) showed [9c Kc 8s 7d] and won ($52.40) with a full house, Sevens full of Kings
If he raised the flop, i don't know what i was gonna do and I think i was stuck after the turn. This is how its been ladies and gentlemen. Wait, there are no ladies here or gentlemen. Degenerates and the degenerate wanna be's. marginal situations run into the nuts and the occasional suck out to keep me moving.
That's a lot of hands. Don't like it? Tough shit. don't read it. You can probably decern a bit of anger in this post because i'm pissed off about these cock monkeys hitting their 4 outers on me, or less to win.
Overall, I guess it goes with the poker territory but its still unusual for me and its the reason I quit the first time I took this seriously as a job at the beginning of the year when I actually recorded a negative month. It was basically break even thanks to the bonuses but about -500 in play. Surprisingly, I don't think I tilt much at the table but after session like this, it sours my mood for the rest of the night.
Tomorrow is another day and I need to get back to playing to get my hours up and my winrate back up.