its been a while since I updated this. There hasn't been too much i wanted to discuss but I guess that's no excuse since i'm keeping this journal to keep me serious with poker. I will admit i got pretty lazy with my hours recently but I put some more hours in then I was so that should be corrected soon.
I've decided that I will only play 8 max plo20, 50 and 100 games on martins to clear the bonus. I don't like 6 max and I know I can beat it by playing less tables but its not worth it since its not something i care to do. I'm almost done with the main 600 euro bonus and I have til about mid april to do it so shouldn't be a problem. I've decided I might do other b2b bonuses by just playing 8 max games and whatever I finish, i get the prorated amount if i don't finish. We'll see.
I did all 3 of the party bonuses for 75 each and only made 8 bucks in play thanks to some stupid suck outs. I only remember stacking people a few times while I got stacked with draws beating my sets, sets over sets when I can't get away (some just happen, a couple my own fault) and some ridiculous suck outs. I 8 tabled the 25's and 50's and did all the bonuses (about 4000-4500 total hands) in like 10 hours.
When i updated my notebook after the last week of play, I noticed i was killing the plo100 game for 52 and hour over 20 hours. Small sample but nice. However, I'm down in everything else, including 280 lost in AC at 1/2 nlhe in 2 bad hands.
There hasn't been much bonuses earned this month either. Except for party and stars, all the bonuses has been on non plo friendly sites.
Finally, played a little more than an hour tonight on plo100 stars and couldn't get much going and lost 80. Didn't really phase me which i guess is good. In the past, that would have hurt but not anymore. I've got it through my head that its gonna happen, i'm gonna lose and 80 is not that much playing 4 plo100 tables. Don't think about it as money terms but as less than 1 buy in.
Well, that's a big step for me so now that i made that step, its only a matter of time til I should become really successful, hopefully enough to do this professionally.
Some hands of possible interest:
Converter isn't working, deal with the mess.
***** Hand History for Game 3786033632 *****
0/0 Omaha Game Table (PL) - Mon Mar 20 19:26:54 EST 2006
Table Chip Monger (No DP) (Real Money) -- Seat 6 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 1: Nimoda ( $38.90)
Seat 2: briachek ( $49.25)
Seat 3: O10464 ( $76.95)
Seat 4: shufleen ( $36.09)
Seat 5: Prophetdude2 ( $49.90)
Seat 6: HonestScotty ( $28.56)
Seat 7: stefluv1104 ( $70.52)
Seat 8: micksauce ( $51.90)
Seat 9: TheBreeze77 ( $50.20)
Seat 10: qwango ( $29.42)
stefluv1104 posts small blind (0.25)
micksauce posts big blind (0.50)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to briachek [ Th, Js, Ac, Kh ]
TheBreeze77 folds.
qwango calls (0.50)
Nimoda folds.
briachek calls (0.50)
O10464 folds.
Prophetdude2 folds.
HonestScotty calls (0.50)
stefluv1104 folds.
micksauce checks.
** Dealing Flop ** : [ Ts, Kd, 6d ]
micksauce checks.
qwango checks.
briachek bets (2.15)
HonestScotty calls (2.15)
micksauce folds.
qwango folds.
** Dealing Turn ** : [ 2s ]
briachek bets (6.25)
HonestScotty calls (6.25)
** Dealing River ** : [ Qs ]
briachek checks.
HonestScotty bets (18.10)
briachek calls (18.10)
** Summary **
Main Pot: $52.50 | Rake: $2.75
Board: [ Ts Kd 6d 2s Qs ]
briachek balance $74.75, bet $27, collected $52.50, net +$25.50 [ Th Js Ac Kh ] [ a straight, ten to ace -- Ac,Kd,Qs,Js,Ts ]
HonestScotty balance $1.56, lost $27 [ 7h 9d Td 6h ] [ two pairs, tens and sixes -- Kd,Td,Ts,6h,6d ]
I love when the check induce bluff works to perfection
***** Hand History for Game 3785988855 *****
0/0 Omaha Game Table (PL) - Mon Mar 20 19:20:31 EST 2006
Table Table 96655 (No DP) (Real Money) -- Seat 10 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 1: MorganSthlm ( $49.50)
Seat 2: briachek ( $49.75)
Seat 3: Poppareno ( $48.25)
Seat 4: GoosEgg22 ( $97.80)
Seat 5: micksauce ( $80.43)
Seat 6: MARICHU3172 ( $33.05)
Seat 7: seadogy ( $86.16)
Seat 8: SkipWhippy ( $44.80)
Seat 9: Aleytys ( $47.75)
Seat 10: Mr_Donker ( $28.20)
MorganSthlm posts small blind (0.25)
briachek posts big blind (0.50)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to briachek [ 9h, 2s, 6h, Jc ]
Poppareno folds.
GoosEgg22 calls (0.50)
micksauce folds.
MARICHU3172 calls (0.50)
SkipWhippy: now that is tight ass omaha playing
seadogy calls (0.50)
SkipWhippy calls (0.50)
Aleytys folds.
Mr_Donker calls (0.50)
MorganSthlm calls (0.25)
briachek checks.
** Dealing Flop ** : [ 8s, 9s, 6s ]
Mr_Donker: ok
MorganSthlm checks.
briachek checks.
GoosEgg22 checks.
MARICHU3172 checks.
seadogy checks.
SkipWhippy checks.
Mr_Donker checks.
** Dealing Turn ** : [ 9d ]
MorganSthlm checks.
briachek bets (3.35)
SkipWhippy: check myfull house to the straight flush
GoosEgg22 calls (3.35)
MARICHU3172 folds.
seadogy calls (3.35)
SkipWhippy folds.
Mr_Donker folds.
MorganSthlm calls (3.35)
** Dealing River ** : [ 2d ]
MorganSthlm checks.
briachek bets (7)
GoosEgg22 calls (7)
seadogy folds.
MorganSthlm calls (7)
** Summary **
Main Pot: $36.05 | Rake: $1.85
Board: [ 8s 9s 6s 9d 2d ]
MorganSthlm balance $38.65, lost $10.85 [ Ac Ts As Ad ] [ a flush, ace high -- As,Ts,9s,8s,6s ]
briachek balance $74.95, bet $10.85, collected $36.05, net +$25.20 [ 9h 2s 6h Jc ] [ a full house, Nines full of sixes -- 9h,9s,9d,6h,6s ]
GoosEgg22 balance $86.95, lost $10.85 [ 2c 8c 8h 5c ] [ a full house, Eights full of nines -- 9s,9d,8c,8h,8s ]
I think i got the max value out of this. I was actually ready to fold if someone raised me a significant amount but this was nice too.
***** Hand History for Game 3785891139 *****
0/0 Omaha Game Table (PL) - Mon Mar 20 19:06:27 EST 2006
Table Table 97436 (No DP) (Real Money) -- Seat 9 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 1: Jimmyjohn ( $24.08)
Seat 2: windy33 ( $18.67)
Seat 3: Poka_es_nice ( $22.80)
Seat 4: ER_Minh ( $12.95)
Seat 5: stefluv1104 ( $27.50)
Seat 6: BobbyBoberts ( $25.10)
Seat 7: briachek ( $25.25)
Seat 8: zoNk777 ( $47.07)
Seat 9: fourkingfish ( $20.90)
Seat 10: muckinfather ( $6.28)
muckinfather posts small blind (0.10)
Jimmyjohn posts big blind (0.25)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to briachek [ 2s, As, Ad, 2h ]
windy33 folds.
Poka_es_nice folds.
ER_Minh folds.
stefluv1104 folds.
BobbyBoberts folds.
briachek calls (0.25)
zoNk777 folds.
fourkingfish calls (0.25)
muckinfather calls (0.15)
Jimmyjohn checks.
** Dealing Flop ** : [ Jh, Js, Jd ]
muckinfather checks.
Jimmyjohn checks.
briachek checks.
fourkingfish checks.
** Dealing Turn ** : [ Kh ]
muckinfather checks.
Jimmyjohn checks.
briachek bets (0.25)
fourkingfish folds.
muckinfather calls (0.25)
Jimmyjohn folds.
** Dealing River ** : [ Ac ]
muckinfather bets (1.45)
briachek: playing quads like that?
briachek did not respond in time.
briachek folds.
** Summary **
Main Pot: $2.90 | Rake: $0.05
Board: [ Jh Js Jd Kh Ac ]
He insta bet the river. This is so obviously quads. The extra kick to the nuts is I hit my ace too. best i hit it then rather than him hitting quads on the river.
***** Hand History for Game 3777290993 *****
0/0 Omaha Game Table (PL) - Sun Mar 19 14:50:36 EST 2006
Table Table 96655 (No DP) (Real Money) -- Seat 9 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 1: DCP48 ( $46.23)
Seat 2: tcplay ( $55.85)
Seat 3: KurtFlirt ( $50)
Seat 4: briachek ( $60.10)
Seat 5: dclw2005 ( $49)
Seat 6: JohnBigBalls ( $29.85)
Seat 7: Tyler_D666 ( $108.06)
Seat 8: aaagago ( $56.47)
Seat 9: O10464 ( $52.72)
Seat 10: Tuplarenu ( $102.51)
Tuplarenu posts small blind (0.25)
DCP48 posts big blind (0.50)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to briachek [ Kc, Jc, 9s, Js ]
tcplay calls (0.50)
briachek calls (0.50)
dclw2005 calls (0.50)
JohnBigBalls calls (0.50)
Tyler_D666 folds.
aaagago folds.
O10464 calls (0.50)
Tuplarenu calls (0.25)
DCP48 checks.
** Dealing Flop ** : [ Td, Jd, Ts ]
Tuplarenu checks.
DCP48 checks.
tcplay checks.
briachek bets (2)
dclw2005 folds.
JohnBigBalls calls (2)
O10464 folds.
Tuplarenu folds.
DCP48 folds.
tcplay folds.
** Dealing Turn ** : [ Kh ]
briachek checks.
JohnBigBalls bets (3)
briachek raises (10) to 10
JohnBigBalls raises (24.35) to 27.35
JohnBigBalls is all-In.
briachek calls (17.35)
** Dealing River ** : [ 3s ]
Creating Main Pot with $59.20 with JohnBigBalls
** Summary **
Main Pot: $59.20 | | Rake: $3
Board: [ Td Jd Ts Kh 3s ]
briachek balance $89.45, bet $29.85, collected $59.20, net +$29.35 [ Kc Jc 9s Js ] [ a full house, Jacks full of tens -- Jc,Js,Jd,Td,Ts ]
JohnBigBalls balance $0, lost $29.85 [ 8d Ks Tc 9h ] [ a full house, Tens full of kings -- Ks,Kh,Tc,Td,Ts ]
Anyone paying attention would know what I got. Does anyone think someone plays JT this way? It worked this time but it was probably best off just leading out again on the turn and hoping he hit and raises me.
***** Hand History for Game 3770150256 *****
0/0 Omaha Game Table (PL) - Sat Mar 18 15:21:50 EST 2006
Table Table 96082 (No DP) (Real Money) -- Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 1: briachek ( $50)
Seat 2: Poziton ( $62.36)
Seat 3: DON1028 ( $52.91)
Seat 4: goody676767 ( $48.28)
Seat 5: pkrmad001 ( $122.96)
Seat 6: lumpini ( $18.50)
Seat 7: cal917 ( $9.08)
Seat 8: ranger42111 ( $49.50)
Seat 9: freemind99 ( $43.87)
Seat 10: Gassi06 ( $35.50)
goody676767 posts small blind (0.25)
pkrmad001 posts big blind (0.50)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to briachek [ 9h, Kh, Qc, Ad ]
lumpini calls (0.50)
cal917 calls (0.50)
ranger42111 calls (0.50)
freemind99 folds.
Gassi06 calls (0.50)
briachek calls (0.50)
Poziton calls (0.50)
DON1028 calls (0.50)
goody676767 calls (0.25)
pkrmad001 checks.
** Dealing Flop ** : [ 8h, Ah, Ks ]
goody676767 checks.
pkrmad001 checks.
lumpini checks.
cal917 checks.
ranger42111 checks.
Gassi06 checks.
briachek bets (4.30)
Poziton folds.
DON1028 folds.
goody676767 folds.
pkrmad001 calls (4.30)
lumpini folds.
cal917 raises (8.58) to 8.58
cal917 is all-In.
ranger42111 folds.
Gassi06 folds.
briachek calls (4.28)
pkrmad001 calls (4.28)
Creating Main Pot with $28.74 with cal917
** Dealing Turn ** : [ 3c ]
pkrmad001 checks.
briachek bets (28.74)
pkrmad001 raises (57.48) to 57.48
briachek calls (12.18)
briachek is all-In.
** Dealing River ** : [ 2s ]
Creating Side Pot 1 with $80.34 with briachek
** Summary **
Main Pot: $28.74 | Side Pot 1: $80.34 | Side Pot 2: $16.56 | Rake: $3
Board: [ 8h Ah Ks 3c 2s ]
briachek balance $0, lost $50 [ 9h Kh Qc Ad ] [ two pairs, aces and kings -- Ad,Ah,Kh,Ks,8h ]
pkrmad001 balance $182.04, bet $66.56, collected $125.64, net +$59.08 [ Kd 7s Kc 9c ] [ three of a kind, kings -- Ah,Kd,Kc,Ks,8h ]
cal917 balance $0, lost $9.08 [ 3s Jh Qh 9s ] [ a pair of threes -- Ah,Ks,Qh,3s,3c ]
The money was going in on this one. I had such a great draw and top two and he just happened to have the case K's.
Also, nice for one of these hands to actually work out like this
*********** # 1 **************
PokerStars Game #4313368279: Omaha Pot Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2006/03/16 - 22:41:39 (ET)
Table 'Galt III' Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: evaFunk ($160.60 in chips)
Seat 2: H_Hog ($101.60 in chips)
Seat 3: RedSoxDortiz ($116.65 in chips)
Seat 4: hulaboy35 ($69.10 in chips)
Seat 5: plumberran ($71.50 in chips)
Seat 6: MANCUSO27 ($51.10 in chips)
Seat 7: 68clubs ($39.70 in chips)
Seat 8: briachek ($98.50 in chips)
Seat 9: HilaryDuff12 ($119.25 in chips)
hulaboy35: posts small blind $0.50
plumberran: posts big blind $1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to briachek [8s 9s Tc Jc]
MANCUSO27: calls $1
68clubs: calls $1
briachek: calls $1
HilaryDuff12: folds
evaFunk: folds
H_Hog: raises $5.50 to $6.50
RedSoxDortiz: raises $5.50 to $12
hulaboy35: folds
plumberran: folds
MANCUSO27: folds
68clubs: folds
briachek: calls $11
H_Hog: raises $39.50 to $51.50
RedSoxDortiz: calls $39.50
briachek: calls $39.50
*** FLOP *** [3d Js 8d]
briachek: bets $47 and is all-in
H_Hog: raises $3.10 to $50.10 and is all-in
RedSoxDortiz: calls $50.10
*** TURN *** [3d Js 8d]
*** RIVER *** [3d Js 8d 8h]
HilaryDuff12 said, "what a pot"
*** SHOW DOWN ***
H_Hog: shows [As 9c Ac Qs] (two pair, Aces and Eights)
RedSoxDortiz: mucks hand
H_Hog collected $6.20 from side pot
briachek: shows [8s 9s Tc Jc] (a full house, Eights full of Jacks)
briachek collected $296 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $305.20 Main pot $296. Side pot $6.20. | Rake $3
Board [3d Js 8d 8h 2s]
Seat 2: H_Hog showed [As 9c Ac Qs] and won ($6.20) with two pair, Aces and Eights
Seat 3: RedSoxDortiz (button) mucked [Ah Kc 4h Kh]
Seat 8: briachek showed [8s 9s Tc Jc] and won ($296) with a full house, Eights full of Jacks