Ok, tonight was my first night of fully 8 tabling PLO$25 and it went quite well. I was up almost $80 in just 1.5 hours. Very few hands of big note but some hands to come later.

As for 8 tabling, I can definitely do it with little problem. I only felt overwelmed a few times and they last for just about 20 seconds. Mostly, this is when a table breaks and I have to find a new one. This was hard since I was playing Eurobet and Party so I have to find a table i'm not on already on the other skin. I don't pick tables anymore by stats or pot size, just by what is available since all these tables are juicy or will become juicy soon enough. I got 600 hands in just 90 minutes. That is amazing in my mind. If tables didn't keep on dying and I wanted to play more, I could get about 1200-1500 hands in a session before I normally quit. I rarely put in more than 3-4 hour sessions as my concentration wears thin.

Actually, a key to keeping my concentration is being able to do other things while I play. Sounds wrong, i know but if I don't have to focus on just poker and watch tv, chat on IM, ect while I play, it helps my ability for endurance to keep my mind on poker....if this makes any sense.

Ok, onto a couple hands. I wish the hand converter worked for this.

***** Hand History for Game 2775330919 *****
$25 PL Omaha - Sunday, September 25, 20:27:46 EDT 2005
Table Table 37264 (Real Money)
Seat 2 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 2: ChipR ( $55.20 )
Seat 3: Antoshkavolk ( $14.05 )
Seat 7: paddy4023 ( $67.90 )
Seat 8: briachek2 ( $24.50 )
Seat 4: WHGatesIII ( $24.50 )
Seat 5: PrimoLen ( $10.65 )
Seat 9: lets21roll ( $20.90 )
Seat 1: ctx2515 ( $33.30 )
Seat 6: bjmccon ( $3.25 )
Seat 10: yourfinright ( $23.75 )
Antoshkavolk posts small blind [$0.10].
WHGatesIII posts big blind [$0.25].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to briachek2 [ Js Jd 9c 4h ]
PrimoLen calls [$0.25].
>You have options at Table 36761 Table!.
bjmccon folds.
paddy4023 folds.
briachek2 calls [$0.25].
lets21roll calls [$0.25].
yourfinright folds.
ctx2515 calls [$0.25].
ChipR folds.
Antoshkavolk calls [$0.15].
WHGatesIII checks.
** Dealing Flop ** [ Tc, Jh, 8s ]
>You have options at Table 36761 Table!.
Antoshkavolk checks.
WHGatesIII checks.
PrimoLen bets [$1.45].
>You have options at Table 36548 Table!.
briachek2 calls [$1.45].
>You have options at Table 36761 Table!.
lets21roll calls [$1.45].
ctx2515 folds.
Antoshkavolk folds.
WHGatesIII folds.
** Dealing Turn ** [ 5d ]
>You have options at Table 36548 Table!.
PrimoLen checks.
briachek2 checks.
lets21roll checks.
** Dealing River ** [ Td ]
>You have options at Table 36548 Table!.
PrimoLen bets [$1].
briachek2 raises [$6].
>You have options at Table 36548 Table!.
lets21roll folds.
PrimoLen calls [$5].
briachek2 shows [ Js, Jd, 9c, 4h ] a full house, Jacks full of tens.
PrimoLen doesn't show [ 9d, 5c, Ah, 7c ] a straight, seven to jack.
briachek2 wins $17 from the main pot with a full house, Jacks full of tens.

Anyone who reads this journal and wants to learn PLO, please, never ever play a straight like this. The bet on the flop is fine but the check on the turn is terrible. However, one thing worse than that is the bet on the river is his call of my raise. Very few people will slowplay a better straight so when no one raises the flop, you have to think people are drawing for a boat since there is no flush draw. Therefore, he gives a free turn card (which we all check which no one would with the straight) and he then bets the river when the board pairs and calls a sizable raise. Horrible. This is $6 he should not have lost. This is why its so profitable for me and any competent player.

Table Table 36761 (Real Money)
Seat 1 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 1: paddy4023 ( $89.95 )
Seat 4: briachek2 ( $28.40 )
Seat 5: okdoh2004 ( $21.75 )
Seat 6: pengler ( $73.12 )
Seat 7: otherpierce ( $15.50 )
Seat 10: johnjamjr ( $54.32 )
Seat 3: TonyMoroni ( $20.95 )
Seat 9: jimmycorn ( $14.15 )
Seat 8: gammmon ( $25.60 )
Seat 2: dfwplsnt ( $25 )
TonyMoroni posts small blind [$0.10].
briachek2 posts big blind [$0.25].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to briachek2 [ 9h Ac Ah 9s ]
okdoh2004 calls [$0.25].
pengler calls [$0.25].
otherpierce calls [$0.25].
gammmon folds.
jimmycorn folds.
johnjamjr folds.
paddy4023 calls [$0.25].
TonyMoroni calls [$0.15].
briachek2 checks.
** Dealing Flop ** [ Ad, 6d, Kc ]
TonyMoroni checks.
briachek2 checks.
okdoh2004 checks.
pengler bets [$0.50].
otherpierce folds.
paddy4023 folds.
TonyMoroni folds.
briachek2 raises [$2.95].
okdoh2004 folds.
pengler calls [$2.45].
** Dealing Turn ** [ 2h ]
briachek2 bets [$7.05].
>You have options at Table 37264 Table!.
pengler calls [$7.05].
** Dealing River ** [ 6s ]
briachek2 bets [$8].
pengler raises [$20].
briachek2 is all-In [$10.15]
pengler shows [ 6c, Jd, 6h, Kh ] four of a kind, sixes.
briachek2 doesn't show [ 9h, Ac, Ah, 9s ] a full house, Aces full of sixes.
pengler wins $1.85 from side pot #1 with four of a kind, sixes.
pengler wins $54.95 from the main pot with four of a kind, sixes.

Any other time, i would be shocked or pissed. Surprisingly, I take these beats pretty well now. This was one of the few blemishes for me in my last few sessions. Shit happens, deal with it and move on. I've been on the other side of this and take people's stacks so oh well.

***** Hand History for Game 2787306274 *****
$25 PL Omaha - Tuesday, September 27, 23:02:29 EDT 2005
Table Table 36761 (Real Money)
Seat 1 is the button
Total number of players : 9
Seat 1: daheights ( $21.65 )
Seat 2: ADh676 ( $21.94 )
Seat 3: briachek2 ( $25 )
Seat 4: Mitrichor ( $95.50 )
Seat 6: gammmon ( $24.90 )
Seat 7: bargey ( $55 )
Seat 8: tiger_g ( $18.45 )
Seat 10: WhoDey36 ( $54.70 )
Seat 9: WinstonSomme ( $22.80 )
ADh676 posts small blind [$0.10].
briachek2 posts big blind [$0.25].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to briachek2 [ 8d Qd 7c 9c ]
Mitrichor calls [$0.25].
gammmon calls [$0.25].
bargey calls [$0.25].
tiger_g folds.
WinstonSomme calls [$0.25].
jeremy341a has joined the table.
WhoDey36 calls [$0.25].
>You have options at Table 37205 Table!.
daheights folds.
>You have options at Table 37205 Table!.
ADh676 calls [$0.15].
briachek2 checks.
** Dealing Flop ** [ 6d, 5c, 7d ]
>You have options at Table 38689 Table!.
ADh676 checks.
>You have options at Table 37205 Table!.
briachek2 checks.
Mitrichor folds.
gammmon checks.
bargey bets [$1.70].
WinstonSomme folds.
>You have options at Table 38186 Table!.
WhoDey36 raises [$6.80].
ADh676 folds.
briachek2 raises [$23.80].
>You have options at Table 38186 Table!.
gammmon folds.
bargey is all-In.
WhoDey36 is all-In.
briachek2 is all-In.
** Dealing Turn ** [ Qc ]
** Dealing River ** [ 3h ]
briachek2 shows [ 8d, Qd, 7c, 9c ] a straight, five to nine.
bargey shows [ 5d, Ad, Js, 8c ] a pair of fives.
WhoDey36 shows [ 5h, Jd, 8h, 9s ] a straight, five to nine.
bargey wins $0.30 from side pot #2 with a pair of fives.
WhoDey36 wins $59.40 from side pot #1 with a straight, five to nine.
briachek2 wins $36.50 from the main pot with a straight, five to nine.
WhoDey36 wins $36.50 from the main pot with a straight, five to nine.

I thought I was against a straight and possibly a set. I was surprised when the one guy had a bare flush draw. I went for the check raise just to make draws like his pay so hopefully to give myself a freeroll against people with a bare straight. The other guy did have a redraw to a higher straight so I did get lucky here to get a share of this pot but often, this will get me heads up will me freerolling, tied with a better redraw or heads up with a set. Anyway you look at it, +EV.

Another sidenote, I've been trying to play more heads up tourneys as I pretty much kick ass against whoever I play but only play when I feel in the mood which I think is best. So far, I'm 7 for 8 in wins at the $10 + $.50 on stars and only lost the one on a big suck out that got me low stacked. I'm not trying to be arrogant and I know its a small sample but I think only one guy gave me a good run for my money so far. If kenny can say he's the best 1/2 Online NL player in the world, I think I can state I'm one of the best 10+.50 heads up tourney players online, which doesn't say much. Anyone that is any good at heads up will be at a higher level by now. I'll probably play some 256 player heads up tourneys at some point and test myself.

The month is almost over and I am currently having a record month for earnings but once again not putting in the hours needed. I've had a lot of distractions this month but I need to put in more hours, especially if I can earn this type of money. Well see. I plan on doing a full month wrap up this weekend.

That's a very impressive hourly rate at PLO 25. Congrats on the record month

thanks. I can only imagine that rate will go up as I multitable more than before. I pretty much play anywhere between 4 and 8 tables depending on how I feel how my concentration is.

Dear Bri... we all love you... Some more than others (ie... Monk, TW...)...

Love... Everyone....

Come on all.. Bri wants some posts... Lets show him some love...

god i hate you MVP.

This multipoker bonus could be the best and worst thing to happen to me. I'm probably gonna record my highest month in hours, bonus, poker profit and total gain but it might kill me in the process. 20x raked hands for a max of $1500. 30k raked hand meaning about 40k hands for me. I estimate that to be 200 hours of play when I often put in 50-60. Well, I should be able to finish $1000 of the bonus and playing 8 tables will allow me to play any other party skin offering a bonus or Eurobet for rakeback. I've only been playing 4 tables of Multi right now as it feels like nothing and I just do it to kill time while watching tv and such.

So far, I'm 2000 raked hands into the $200 bonus and I'm up almost $170. I've had 7 sessions and all winners for about 2 hours each and between $15-$50. Can't complain.

I'm beginning to feel like Hellmuth when he said "If it wasn't for luck, I guess I would never lose" but I'm not arrogant enough for that. However, I understand what he is saying but I am talking about PLO$25 players on Party, not top level poker pros in tourneys. Am I saying i'm the "Best $25 PLO Player Online?" No, but I'm damn close. I will never be the best as I make mistakes all the time but I'm determined to get better. Ok, rant done.

Some hands

***** Hand History for Game 2827893643 *****
0/0 Omaha Game Table (PL) - Wed Oct 05 01:49:34 EDT 2005
Table Table 38186 (Real Money) -- Seat 5 is the button
Total number of players : 8
Seat 1: kande222 ( $8.95)
Seat 2: KalEl35 ( $17.65)
Seat 3: Nighthawk52 ( $14.30)
Seat 4: Schtup ( $31.90)
Seat 5: gwmooreiii ( $24.15)
Seat 6: KYteambeam ( $83.70)
Seat 8: briachek4 ( $41.10)
Seat 9: Kimmie17 ( $25)
briachek4 posts small blind (0.10)
Kimmie17 posts big blind (0.25)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to briachek4 [ Ts, 7s, 7d, Jc ]
KalEl35 calls (0.25)
Nighthawk52 folds.
Schtup calls (0.25)
gwmooreiii calls (0.25)
briachek4 calls (0.15)
Kimmie17 checks.
** Dealing Flop ** : [ Js, Tc, 7h ]
briachek4 checks.
Kimmie17 checks.
KalEl35 checks.
Schtup checks.
gwmooreiii bets (1.20)
briachek4 calls (1.20)
Kimmie17 calls (1.20)
KalEl35 calls (1.20)
Schtup folds.
** Dealing Turn ** : [ Kh ]
briachek4 checks.
Kimmie17 checks.
KalEl35 checks.
gwmooreiii bets (5.75)
briachek4 folds.
Kimmie17: aq89
Kimmie17: show
Kimmie17 folds.
KalEl35 folds.
** Summary **
Main Pot: $11.50 | Rake: $0.30
Board: [ Js Tc 7h Kh ]
gwmooreiii balance $28.45, bet $7.20, collected $11.50, net +$4.30 [ 9c 8c Ad 5d ] [ a straight, seven to jack -- Js,Tc,9c,8c,7h ]

I found this one funny. I killed the flop except that it put a straight out there. I think I could even convince myself to fold the flop because my hand kills half my outs.

***** Hand History for Game 2827453344 *****
0/0 Omaha Game Table (PL) - Wed Oct 05 00:27:03 EDT 2005
Table Table 37176 (Real Money) -- Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 1: bridgepekk ( $33.40)
Seat 2: Nighthawk52 ( $23.70)
Seat 3: rsmith390 ( $2.76)
Seat 4: GhostBird ( $25)
Seat 5: PASTARD ( $25)
Seat 6: briachek4 ( $24.75)
Seat 7: XElSuertudoX ( $18.33)
Seat 8: IainMBanks ( $21.95)
Seat 9: knockout122 ( $20.85)
Seat 10: KingYorick ( $47.94)
briachek4 posts small blind (0.10)
XElSuertudoX posts big blind (0.25)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to briachek4 [ Js, 5c, Ad, Ac ]
IainMBanks folds.
knockout122 calls (0.25)
KingYorick calls (0.25)
bridgepekk calls (0.25)
Nighthawk52 calls (0.25)
rsmith390 folds.
briachek4 calls (0.15)
XElSuertudoX checks.
** Dealing Flop ** : [ Ks, 2d, Ah ]
briachek4 checks.
XElSuertudoX checks.
knockout122 checks.
KingYorick checks.
bridgepekk bets (1.45)
Nighthawk52 folds.
briachek4 raises (5.80) to 5.80
XElSuertudoX folds.
knockout122 folds.
KingYorick calls (5.80)
bridgepekk folds.
** Dealing Turn ** : [ 4d ]
briachek4 bets (13.85)
KingYorick calls (13.85)
** Dealing River ** : [ Tc ]
briachek4 bets (4.85)
briachek4 is all-In.
KingYorick calls (4.85)
Creating Main Pot with $49.40 with briachek4
** Summary **
Main Pot: $49.40 | | Rake: $2.55
Board: [ Ks 2d Ah 4d Tc ]
briachek4 balance $49.40, bet $24.75, collected $49.40, net +$24.65 [ Js 5c Ad Ac ] [ three of a kind, aces -- Ad,Ac,Ah,Ks,Tc ]
KingYorick balance $23.19, lost $24.75 [ 6c 2h 2c 4c ] [ three of a kind, twos -- Ah,Ks,2h,2c,2d ]

bridgepekk said after the hand he reads me like a book. That's fine as long as people like KingYorick are around.

***** Hand History for Game 2810054746 *****
ONTILT32 has left the table.
0/0 Omaha Game Table (PL) - Sun Oct 02 00:01:06 EDT 2005
Table Table 36761 (Real Money) -- Seat 8 is the button
Total number of players : 9
Seat 1: PtonAtin ( $19.10)
Seat 2: briachek4 ( $24.50)
Seat 3: kirky01 ( $8)
Seat 4: pocobill ( $23.55)
Seat 5: vabulous696 ( $33.55)
Seat 6: swegener ( $19.45)
Seat 7: buckeyebub ( $39.84)
Seat 8: familyteeth ( $29.30)
Seat 9: TheDorfPlan ( $24.50)
TheDorfPlan posts small blind (0.10)
briachek4 posts big blind (0.25)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to briachek4 [ Tc, 6c, Qc, Js ]
kirky01 folds.
pocobill calls (0.25)
vabulous696 calls (0.25)
swegener calls (0.25)
buckeyebub calls (0.25)
familyteeth calls (0.25)
TheDorfPlan folds.
briachek4 checks.
** Dealing Flop ** : [ Qs, Qh, Ts ]
briachek4 bets (1.55)
pocobill calls (1.55)
vabulous696 folds.
swegener folds.
buckeyebub folds.
familyteeth folds.
** Dealing Turn ** : [ 5h ]
briachek4 bets (4.50)
pocobill calls (4.50)
** Dealing River ** : [ 9d ]
briachek4 bets (8)
pocobill calls (8)
** Summary **
Main Pot: $28.25 | Rake: $1.45
Board: [ Qs Qh Ts 5h 9d ]
briachek4 balance $38.45, bet $14.30, collected $28.25, net +$13.95 [ Tc 6c Qc Js ] [ a full house, Queens full of tens -- Qc,Qs,Qh,Tc,Ts ]
pocobill balance $9.25, lost $14.30 [ As 2c 5s 5c ] [ a full house, Fives full of queens -- Qs,Qh,5s,5c,5h ]

I don't slowplay as this hand is more vunerable than you think. I wouldn't like my hand if a K or A hit. Thank god this donk hit his boat on the turn. I just needed him to raise me. Sidenote, drawing on a paired board for a flush? never a good idea.

***** Hand History for Game 2809992822 *****
0/0 Omaha Game Table (PL) - Sat Oct 01 23:50:07 EDT 2005
Table Table 37092 (Real Money) -- Seat 7 is the button
Total number of players : 8
Seat 1: briachek4 ( $25)
Seat 2: TheDorfPlan ( $33.40)
Seat 3: habamuisk ( $50.45)
Seat 4: partyuch ( $37.10)
Seat 6: grunt1975 ( $50.30)
Seat 7: Gangstar99 ( $43.70)
Seat 9: Cutthroatjoe ( $22.90)
Seat 10: IainMBanks ( $23.40)
Cutthroatjoe posts small blind (0.10)
IainMBanks is sitting out.
briachek4 posts big blind (0.25)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to briachek4 [ Kd, Ah, 2c, Jh ]
TheDorfPlan folds.
habamuisk raises (0.85) to 0.85
partyuch folds.
grunt1975 folds.
Gangstar99 calls (0.85)
Cutthroatjoe folds.
briachek4 calls (0.60)
** Dealing Flop ** : [ 8h, 2s, Kh ]
briachek4 checks.
habamuisk bets (2.55)
Gangstar99 calls (2.55)
briachek4 raises (12.75) to 12.75
habamuisk folds.
Gangstar99 raises (20.40) to 22.95
briachek4 raises (11.40) to 24.15
briachek4 is all-In.
Gangstar99 calls (1.20)
** Dealing Turn ** : [ 5d ]
** Dealing River ** : [ 4h ]
Creating Main Pot with $50.85 with briachek4
** Summary **
Main Pot: $50.85 | | Rake: $2.65
Board: [ 8h 2s Kh 5d 4h ]
briachek4 balance $50.85, bet $25, collected $50.85, net +$25.85 [ Kd Ah 2c Jh ] [ a flush, ace high with ace kicker -- Ah,Kh,Jh,8h,4h ]
Gangstar99 balance $18.70, lost $25 [ 5h Td Jd 9h ] [ a flush, king high -- Kh,9h,8h,5h,4h ]

If you ever need to know why I love this game, see above hand. He's all in with low flush draw and backdoor straight draw against my nut flush draw and two pair. Thanks for the donation.

***** Hand History for Game 2808709586 *****
0/0 Omaha Game Table (PL) - Sat Oct 01 19:54:20 EDT 2005
Table Table 36658 (Real Money) -- Seat 6 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 1: WindsOfWar20 ( $43.12)
Seat 2: wickss ( $0)
Seat 3: moserious ( $12)
Seat 4: briachek4 ( $36.25)
Seat 5: jkhamr ( $30.90)
Seat 6: angrychair11 ( $20)
Seat 7: Robdorf ( $22.30)
Seat 8: pnutbutrq ( $24.50)
Seat 9: B4TTERY ( $49.85)
Seat 10: PSTKDOH ( $3.50)
Robdorf posts small blind (0.10)
pnutbutrq posts big blind (0.25)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to briachek4 [ Kd, Ks, 4s, 4c ]
B4TTERY calls (0.25)
PSTKDOH calls (0.25)
WindsOfWar20 folds.
moserious folds.
briachek4 calls (0.25)
jkhamr folds.
angrychair11 calls (0.25)
Robdorf calls (0.15)
pnutbutrq checks.
** Dealing Flop ** : [ 2h, 2c, 4d ]
Robdorf checks.
pnutbutrq checks.
B4TTERY checks.
PSTKDOH bets (0.50)
briachek4 raises (2.95) to 2.95
angrychair11 calls (2.95)
Robdorf folds.
pnutbutrq folds.
B4TTERY folds.
PSTKDOH folds.
** Dealing Turn ** : [ 9c ]
briachek4 bets (7.55)
angrychair11 raises (16.80) to 16.80
angrychair11 is all-In.
briachek4 calls (9.25)
** Dealing River ** : [ Kc ]
Creating Main Pot with $39.45 with angrychair11
** Summary **
Main Pot: $39.45 | | Rake: $2.05
Board: [ 2h 2c 4d 9c Kc ]
briachek4 balance $55.70, bet $20, collected $39.45, net +$19.45 [ Kd Ks 4s 4c ] [ a full house, Kings full of twos -- Kd,Ks,Kc,2h,2c ]
angrychair11 balance $0, lost $20 [ 2s 6s Jd 9d ] [ a full house, Twos full of nines -- 9d,9c,2s,2h,2c ]

Solid play of 9J62 ds by my opponent got him what he deserved.

I wait and wait and play just a few hands and get these occasionally. I know I'm on a good streak of not getting sucked out too much (except at Interpoker) but sometimes they make it too easy.

Also, I was up $35 in a home game recently which puts me up over $200 for the month in earnings while halfway to a $200 bonus so 300 I guess and its only just started. Gonna be a long, tiring profitable month.

I'm jealous of your lousy PLO-playing carcass. I'm guessing a good 80-90% of hands get raked there, eh? About 60% at most for me, and considering that I pick some lousy tables, possibly even more like 55%

Nevertheless, you're a tremendous slacker so I'll probably still beat you to that $1500 in bonus

i don't disagree that i'm a slacker with my poker hours. In fact, I think I said it first in other words.

well, got about 1300 hands in, mostly at multipoker, some at Party. It was a terrible day as I only ended up about $10 but got much closer to a bonus. That's my mindset nowadays, I'm up just a little, its terrible.

Some hands of interest:

***** Hand History for Game 2831655698 *****
0/0 Omaha Game Table (PL) - Wed Oct 05 20:34:17 EDT 2005
Table Table 36658 (Real Money) -- Seat 5 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 1: cdeeps318 ( $23.75)
Seat 2: Kimmie17 ( $54.55)
Seat 3: rwxcd ( $27.34)
Seat 4: matilda5000 ( $25)
Seat 5: sketchy1 ( $23.20)
Seat 6: IainMBanks ( $31.10)
Seat 7: Pezz2D ( $29.20)
Seat 8: gebel2281 ( $77.01)
Seat 9: LukeLost ( $29.55)
Seat 10: briachek ( $27.05)
IainMBanks posts small blind (0.10)
Pezz2D posts big blind (0.25)
matilda5000 posts big blind (0.25)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to briachek [ Jh, Jc, Kh, 2h ]
gebel2281 calls (0.25)
LukeLost calls (0.25)
briachek calls (0.25)
cdeeps318 calls (0.25)
Kimmie17 folds.
rwxcd calls (0.25)
matilda5000 checks.
sketchy1 raises (0.75) to 0.75
IainMBanks folds.
Pezz2D calls (0.50)
gebel2281 raises (1) to 1.25
LukeLost folds.
briachek calls (1)
cdeeps318 folds.
rwxcd calls (1)
matilda5000 calls (1)
sketchy1 calls (0.50)
Pezz2D calls (0.50)
** Dealing Flop ** : [ 8c, Js, 8d ]
Pezz2D checks.
gebel2281 checks.
briachek checks.
rwxcd checks.
matilda5000 checks.
sketchy1 checks.
** Dealing Turn ** : [ 6c ]
Pezz2D checks.
gebel2281 checks.
briachek bets (7.70)
rwxcd folds.
matilda5000 folds.
sketchy1 folds.
Pezz2D folds.
gebel2281 calls (7.70)
** Dealing River ** : [ Qd ]
gebel2281 checks.
briachek bets (14)
gebel2281 calls (14)
** Summary **
Main Pot: $48.95 | Rake: $2.55
Board: [ 8c Js 8d 6c Qd ]
gebel2281 balance $54.06, lost $22.95 [ 5h 5s Ts 9h ] [ a straight, eight to queen -- Qd,Js,Ts,9h,8c ]
briachek balance $53.05, bet $22.95, collected $48.95, net +$26 [ Jh Jc Kh 2h ] [ a full house, Jacks full of eights -- Jh,Jc,Js,8c,8d ]

The funniest part is he raised it preflop. He's willing to chase his straight draw on a paired board but not bet it on the flop when he's the one that raised. Good job.

***** Hand History for Game 2833423318 *****
0/0 Omaha Game Table (PL) - Thu Oct 06 01:03:17 EDT 2005
Table Table 37900 (Real Money) -- Seat 2 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 1: briachek4 ( $24.30)
Seat 2: gara_1337 ( $22.25)
Seat 3: jleech8826 ( $17.20)
Seat 4: j_wat ( $52.24)
Seat 5: rmajik ( $15.23)
Seat 6: italia4lif ( $20.20)
Seat 7: TokayHaze ( $24.75)
Seat 8: jawarhalo ( $31.81)
Seat 9: FFFEMI ( $15.94)
Seat 10: LoLinHuay ( $24.75)
jleech8826 posts small blind (0.10)
j_wat posts big blind (0.25)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to briachek4 [ Td, Ah, Js, Kd ]
rmajik folds.
italia4lif calls (0.25)
TokayHaze calls (0.25)
jawarhalo folds.
FFFEMI calls (0.25)
LoLinHuay folds.
briachek4 calls (0.25)
gara_1337 folds.
jleech8826 calls (0.15)
j_wat checks.
** Dealing Flop ** : [ Qs, Jc, 8s ]
jleech8826 checks.
j_wat checks.
italia4lif checks.
TokayHaze checks.
FFFEMI bets (1.45)
briachek4 calls (1.45)
jleech8826 folds.
j_wat folds.
italia4lif folds.
TokayHaze calls (1.45)
** Dealing Turn ** : [ Th ]
TokayHaze checks.
FFFEMI bets (1)
briachek4 raises (8.60) to 8.60
TokayHaze raises (16.20) to 16.20
FFFEMI folds.
briachek4 raises (14) to 22.60
briachek4 is all-In.
TokayHaze calls (6.40)
** Dealing River ** : [ 4s ]
Creating Main Pot with $49.45 with briachek4
** Summary **
Main Pot: $49.45 | | Rake: $2.60
Board: [ Qs Jc 8s Th 4s ]
briachek4 balance $49.45, bet $24.30, collected $49.45, net +$25.15 [ Td Ah Js Kd ] [ a straight, ten to ace -- Ah,Kd,Qs,Jc,Th ]
TokayHaze balance $0.45, lost $24.30 [ Qd Qh 5s Kh ] [ three of a kind, queens -- Qd,Qh,Qs,Jc,Th ]

I hated his turn raise as I thought he could be freerolling on me. I just put it all in because I'm not folding no matter the river. Thank god he's just a moron with a set. If he max reraised the flop, i may have folded.

***** Hand History for Game 2832976065 *****
0/0 Omaha Game Table (PL) - Wed Oct 05 23:50:22 EDT 2005
Table Table 39294 (Real Money) -- Seat 6 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 1: lefty_25 ( $20.49)
Seat 2: sweetie80 ( $44.15)
Seat 3: nutflopper55 ( $5.30)
Seat 4: briachek4 ( $25.05)
Seat 5: buzbear ( $22.75)
Seat 6: IainMBanks ( $24.15)
Seat 7: jmussina00 ( $32.65)
Seat 8: silers ( $21)
Seat 9: TSPat9 ( $25.55)
Seat 10: IGNOGNOKT ( $15.10)
jmussina00 posts small blind (0.10)
silers posts big blind (0.25)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to briachek4 [ Kh, As, 4d, Ad ]
TSPat9 calls (0.25)
IGNOGNOKT folds.
lefty_25 folds.
sweetie80 raises (1.10) to 1.10
nutflopper55 calls (1.10)
briachek4 calls (1.10)
buzbear calls (1.10)
IainMBanks folds.
jmussina00 folds.
silers calls (0.85)
TSPat9 calls (0.85)
** Dealing Flop ** : [ Td, 3h, Qd ]
silers checks.
TSPat9 checks.
sweetie80 checks.
nutflopper55 bets (4.20)
nutflopper55 is all-In.
briachek4 raises (19) to 19
buzbear raises (21.65) to 21.65
buzbear is all-In.
silers folds.
TSPat9 folds.
sweetie80 folds.
briachek4 calls (2.65)
** Dealing Turn ** : [ 9h ]
** Dealing River ** : [ Kd ]
Creating Main Pot with $18.35 with nutflopper55
Creating Side Pot 1 with $33.15 with buzbear
** Summary **
Main Pot: $18.35 | Side Pot 1: $33.15 | | Rake: $2.70
Board: [ Td 3h Qd 9h Kd ]
nutflopper55 balance $0, lost $5.30 [ Qc 2h Qs 2s ] [ three of a kind, queens -- Kd,Qc,Qs,Qd,Td ]
briachek4 balance $53.80, bet $22.75, collected $51.50, net +$28.75 [ Kh As 4d Ad ] [ a flush, ace high -- Ad,Kd,Qd,Td,4d ]
buzbear balance $0, lost $22.75 [ Ah Ts Tc Jd ] [ a straight, ten to ace -- Ah,Kd,Qd,Jd,Td ]

Nutflopper is a short stack idiot that buys in for $5.55 and tries to run it up until he goes broke and then starts again. Somehow he's winning in my DB. It was a gamble, but I like to do this once in a while. I figure I definitely had outs. When someone asks why he is always short, he said "did you see how brutal that last hand was?" Yeah, good thinking.

***** Hand History for Game 2832082881 *****
0/0 Omaha Game Table (PL) - Wed Oct 05 21:42:47 EDT 2005
Table Table 36722 (Real Money) -- Seat 9 is the button
Total number of players : 9
Seat 1: briachek4 ( $41.20)
Seat 2: iowa_bluff ( $3.75)
Seat 4: bridgepekk ( $23.15)
Seat 5: D0TRIVERS ( $8.59)
Seat 6: tijuanamood ( $37.41)
Seat 7: WindsOfWar20 ( $29.15)
Seat 8: kingbudd ( $13.80)
Seat 9: West83 ( $40.30)
Seat 10: Bouxkizer007 ( $28.65)
Bouxkizer007 posts small blind (0.10)
briachek4 posts big blind (0.25)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to briachek4 [ Kc, 4s, Kh, 7s ]
iowa_bluff calls (0.25)
bridgepekk folds.
D0TRIVERS calls (0.25)
tijuanamood folds.
WindsOfWar20 calls (0.25)
kingbudd calls (0.25)
West83 calls (0.25)
Bouxkizer007 calls (0.15)
briachek4 checks.
** Dealing Flop ** : [ Jd, Kd, 4d ]
Bouxkizer007 checks.
briachek4 checks.
iowa_bluff checks.
D0TRIVERS checks.
WindsOfWar20 checks.
kingbudd bets (0.25)
West83 folds.
Bouxkizer007 calls (0.25)
briachek4 calls (0.25)
iowa_bluff folds.
D0TRIVERS folds.
WindsOfWar20 folds.
** Dealing Turn ** : [ 3c ]
Bouxkizer007 checks.
briachek4 checks.
kingbudd bets (0.25)
Bouxkizer007 calls (0.25)
briachek4 calls (0.25)
** Dealing River ** : [ Qc ]
Bouxkizer007 checks.
briachek4 checks.
kingbudd checks.
** Summary **
Main Pot: $3.10 | Rake: $0.15
Board: [ Jd Kd 4d 3c Qc ]
briachek4 balance $40.45, lost $0.75 [ Kc 4s Kh 7s ] [ three of a kind, kings -- Kc,Kh,Kd,Qc,Jd ]
kingbudd balance $16.15, bet $0.75, collected $3.10, net +$2.35 [ Js 8s 3d 7d ] [ a flush, king high -- Kd,Jd,7d,4d,3d ]
Bouxkizer007 balance $27.90, lost $0.75 [ 5s Jh 6h Jc ] [ three of a kind, jacks -- Kd,Qc,Jh,Jc,Jd ]

This one just pissed me off because i knew he had the flush. I had this guy set over set and because of diamond flush, I couldn't stack him. I may have gotten the guy with the 7 high flush to fold but many times, he will have a Q or T high flush and call you down so I just took the cheap cards. God damnit.

***** Hand History for Game 2831704810 *****
0/0 Omaha Game Table (PL) - Wed Oct 05 20:42:23 EDT 2005
Table Table 39294 (Real Money) -- Seat 5 is the button
Total number of players : 8
Seat 1: saltamore ( $32.65)
Seat 2: gammmon ( $24.75)
Seat 5: AcePrague ( $19.75)
Seat 6: daheights ( $27.25)
Seat 7: magerk ( $75.65)
Seat 8: cskfastbj04 ( $24.50)
Seat 9: jimp33 ( $58.02)
Seat 10: briachek4 ( $52.20)
daheights posts small blind (0.10)
magerk is sitting out.
cskfastbj04 posts big blind (0.25)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to briachek4 [ Qh, Ts, Js, Qd ]
jimp33 folds.
briachek4 calls (0.25)
gammmon folds.
AcePrague calls (0.25)
daheights calls (0.15)
cskfastbj04 checks.
** Dealing Flop ** : [ Kc, 9c, Qc ]
daheights bets (0.25)
cskfastbj04 folds.
briachek4 raises (1.70) to 1.70
AcePrague folds.
daheights calls (1.45)
** Dealing Turn ** : [ 9h ]
daheights checks.
briachek4 bets (4.20)
daheights calls (4.20)
** Dealing River ** : [ 5d ]
daheights bets (12.20)
briachek4: JTc?
briachek4 calls (12.20)
** Summary **
Main Pot: $35.35 | Rake: $1.85
Board: [ Kc 9c Qc 9h 5d ]
daheights balance $44.25, bet $18.35, collected $35.35, net +$17 [ Kd 4h Ks Ac ] [ a full house, Kings full of nines -- Kd,Ks,Kc,9c,9h ]
briachek4 balance $33.85, lost $18.35 [ Qh Ts Js Qd ] [ a full house, Queens full of nines -- Qh,Qd,Qc,9c,9h ]

This shit just happens. These don't really affect me anymore. He played it well IMO.

***** Hand History for Game 2831350873 *****
0/0 Omaha Game Table (PL) - Wed Oct 05 19:40:53 EDT 2005
Table Table 39294 (Real Money) -- Seat 7 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 1: KYteambeam ( $28.05)
Seat 2: beefaroni ( $0)
Seat 3: Sonyalf ( $25)
Seat 4: fastgreen ( $24.57)
Seat 5: tijuanamood ( $27.10)
Seat 6: MattVanDam1 ( $31)
Seat 7: magerk ( $42.45)
Seat 8: sunrunner50 ( $22.65)
Seat 9: jimp33 ( $25.80)
Seat 10: briachek4 ( $28.35)
sunrunner50 posts small blind (0.10)
jimp33 posts big blind (0.25)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to briachek4 [ Qh, Ad, Qs, Kd ]
briachek4 calls (0.25)
Sonyalf folds.
fastgreen calls (0.25)
tijuanamood folds.
MattVanDam1 folds.
magerk calls (0.25)
sunrunner50 raises (0.40) to 0.50
jimp33 folds.
briachek4 calls (0.25)
fastgreen calls (0.25)
magerk calls (0.25)
** Dealing Flop ** : [ 6h, 2d, 8d ]
sunrunner50 bets (0.50)
briachek4 raises (3.65) to 3.65
fastgreen folds.
magerk folds.
sunrunner50 calls (3.15)
** Dealing Turn ** : [ Qc ]
sunrunner50 checks.
briachek4 bets (9.10)
sunrunner50 calls (9.10)
** Dealing River ** : [ 5h ]
sunrunner50 checks.
briachek4 bets (10)
sunrunner50 calls (9.40)
sunrunner50 is all-In.
Creating Main Pot with $44.25 with sunrunner50
** Summary **
Main Pot: $44.25 | Side Pot 1: $0.60 | Rake: $2.30
Board: [ 6h 2d 8d Qc 5h ]
sunrunner50 balance $0, lost $22.65 [ Ac Ah 6d 8c ] [ two pairs, eights and sixes -- Qc,8c,8d,6d,6h ]
briachek4 balance $49.95, bet $23.25, collected $44.85, net +$21.60 [ Qh Ad Qs Kd ] [ three of a kind, queens -- Qh,Qs,Qc,8d,6h ]

Pulled that Queen out of my lucksack for this one. Learn to drop AA man.

I put in a monster session last night, well for me anyway. 5.5 hours for 1040 hands on multipoker. I'm less than 400 raked hands from $200 in bonus. This is gonna be a long month.

I had a 3 hour period of cold cards where I slowly bled out $20 but got most of it back at the end to finish up $46 measly bucks. However, I'm not up 206 in PLO play this month so I'm more than matching the bonus amount I am trying to earn. Also, I'm doing this while only 4 tabling instead of playing 8.

Some hands of interest:

***** Hand History for Game 2839613727 *****
0/0 Omaha Game Table (PL) - Fri Oct 07 01:52:58 EDT 2005
Table Table 36722 (Real Money) -- Seat 4 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 1: hippydeee ( $11.70)
Seat 2: schraperd ( $56)
Seat 3: briachek4 ( $24.90)
Seat 4: gammmon ( $24.40)
Seat 5: Bouxkizer007 ( $99.18)
Seat 6: OCD_Gambler ( $27.20)
Seat 7: KalEl35 ( $24.25)
Seat 8: freido44 ( $18.05)
Seat 9: ladino ( $12.45)
Seat 10: whitnick ( $18.95)
Bouxkizer007 posts small blind (0.10)
OCD_Gambler posts big blind (0.25)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to briachek4 [ Jh, As, Qd, 4s ]
KalEl35 folds.
freido44 folds.
ladino calls (0.25)
whitnick calls (0.25)
hippydeee calls (0.25)
schraperd folds.
briachek4 calls (0.25)
gammmon folds.
Bouxkizer007 calls (0.15)
OCD_Gambler checks.
** Dealing Flop ** : [ Qs, Jd, 9s ]
Bouxkizer007 checks.
OCD_Gambler checks.
ladino bets (1.45)
whitnick folds.
hippydeee folds.
briachek4 calls (1.45)
Bouxkizer007 folds.
OCD_Gambler folds.
** Dealing Turn ** : [ Qc ]
ladino bets (2)
briachek4 calls (2)
** Dealing River ** : [ Ac ]
ladino bets (2)
briachek4 raises (9) to 9
ladino calls (6.75)
ladino is all-In.
Creating Main Pot with $24.65 with ladino
** Summary **
Main Pot: $24.65 | Side Pot 1: $0.25 | Rake: $1.25
Board: [ Qs Jd 9s Qc Ac ]
briachek4 balance $37.10, bet $12.70, collected $24.90, net +$12.20 [ Jh As Qd 4s ] [ a full house, Queens full of aces -- As,Ac,Qd,Qs,Qc ]
ladino balance $0, lost $12.45 [ 2s Th 3s Kd ] [ a straight, ten to ace -- Ac,Kd,Qs,Jd,Th ]

I knew exactly what he had so I called the flop with my 13 outs (11 since he had 2 spades) and slowplayed it nicely to get him committed. Not a big pot but I really like my play.

***** Hand History for Game 2838510707 *****
smilano has left the table.
0/0 Omaha Game Table (PL) - Thu Oct 06 22:52:08 EDT 2005
Table Table 39294 (Real Money) -- Seat 5 is the button
Total number of players : 9
Seat 1: Hurleysluck2 ( $22.55)
Seat 2: MOT64 ( $24.30)
Seat 4: joeblue9 ( $22.55)
Seat 5: DustBrother ( $34.40)
Seat 6: Action__Man ( $11.90)
Seat 7: briachek4 ( $25)
Seat 8: FireFox_ ( $47.65)
Seat 9: gammmon ( $27.80)
Seat 10: SpikeMastr ( $24)
Action__Man posts small blind (0.10)
briachek4 posts big blind (0.25)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to briachek4 [ Jc, Kh, 5s, Jh ]
FireFox_ folds.
gammmon calls (0.25)
SpikeMastr folds.
Hurleysluck2 folds.
MOT64 calls (0.25)
joeblue9 folds.
DustBrother calls (0.25)
Action__Man calls (0.15)
briachek4 checks.
** Dealing Flop ** : [ 2h, Jd, 6s ]
Action__Man checks.
briachek4 bets (1.20)
gammmon folds.
MOT64 calls (1.20)
DustBrother calls (1.20)
Action__Man folds.
** Dealing Turn ** : [ Kd ]
briachek4 bets (4.65)
MOT64 calls (4.65)
DustBrother calls (4.65)
** Dealing River ** : [ 7c ]
briachek4 bets (10)
MOT64 calls (10)
DustBrother folds.
** Summary **
Main Pot: $36.90 | Rake: $1.90
Board: [ 2h Jd 6s Kd 7c ]
MOT64 balance $8.20, lost $16.10 [ 2s 4s Ks 5d ] [ two pairs, kings and twos -- Ks,Kd,Jd,2s,2h ]
briachek4 balance $45.80, bet $16.10, collected $36.90, net +$20.80 [ Jc Kh 5s Jh ] [

I love calling stations. He called flop with bottom pair and gutshot, caught 2 pair and paid me off.

***** Hand History for Game 2838260815 *****
0/0 Omaha Game Table (PL) - Thu Oct 06 22:19:06 EDT 2005
Table Table 36548 (Real Money) -- Seat 8 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 1: gammmon ( $25.05)
Seat 2: schraperd ( $25.70)
Seat 3: bridgepekk ( $23.80)
Seat 4: shimmynimmy ( $39.40)
Seat 5: tdpalermo ( $12.35)
Seat 6: winelord ( $36.85)
Seat 7: Noles85 ( $29.25)
Seat 8: saltamore ( $220.63)
Seat 9: buzbear ( $19.65)
Seat 10: briachek4 ( $24.65)
briachek4 posts small blind (0.10)
gammmon posts big blind (0.25)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to briachek4 [ Qc, Ts, Jd, 3c ]
schraperd folds.
bridgepekk calls (0.25)
shimmynimmy calls (0.25)
tdpalermo raises (0.50) to 0.50
winelord folds.
Noles85 calls (0.50)
saltamore folds.
briachek4 calls (0.40)
gammmon calls (0.25)
bridgepekk calls (0.25)
shimmynimmy calls (0.25)
** Dealing Flop ** : [ Kh, Qh, 9c ]
briachek4 checks.
gammmon checks.
bridgepekk checks.
shimmynimmy bets (0.45)
tdpalermo calls (0.45)
Noles85 calls (0.45)
briachek4 calls (0.45)
gammmon folds.
bridgepekk folds.
** Dealing Turn ** : [ 2d ]
briachek4 checks.
shimmynimmy bets (1)
tdpalermo calls (1)
Noles85 calls (1)
briachek4 raises (9.60) to 9.60
shimmynimmy calls (8.60)
tdpalermo calls (8.60)
Noles85 calls (8.60)
** Dealing River ** : [ 6h ]
briachek4 checks.
tdpalermo: lol
shimmynimmy bets (9)
tdpalermo: fk
tdpalermo: got to call
tdpalermo calls (1.80)
tdpalermo is all-In.
Noles85 folds.
briachek4 folds.
Creating Main Pot with $44.50 with tdpalermo
** Summary **
Main Pot: $44.50 | Side Pot 1: $7.20 | Rake: $2.30
Board: [ Kh Qh 9c 2d 6h ]
shimmynimmy balance $27.05, bet $19.55, collected $7.20, lost -$12.35 [ Qs 8h Ac 2h ] [ a flush, king high -- Kh,Qh,8h,6h,2h ]
tdpalermo balance $44.50, bet $12.35, collected $44.50, net +$32.15 [ Jc Ad 7h Ah ] [ a flush, ace high with ace kicker -- Ah,Kh,Qh,7h,6h ]

This would have been huge. I would rather see the board pair than that heart. Also, note the acting by the guy that went all in with the nut flush.

***** Hand History for Game 2837595013 *****
0/0 Omaha Game Table (PL) - Thu Oct 06 20:37:11 EDT 2005
Table Table 36722 (Real Money) -- Seat 7 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 1: nata_ura ( $25)
Seat 2: IainMBanks ( $21.60)
Seat 3: nutflopper55 ( $11.15)
Seat 4: dud_ber ( $23.80)
Seat 5: winelord ( $25.70)
Seat 6: jr2784 ( $28.05)
Seat 7: SOFTSEAT ( $23.25)
Seat 8: AP405 ( $14.25)
Seat 9: mwood1688 ( $9.94)
Seat 10: briachek4 ( $24.50)
AP405 posts small blind (0.10)
mwood1688 posts big blind (0.25)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to briachek4 [ Qd, 6c, Jh, Jc ]
briachek4 calls (0.25)
nata_ura folds.
IainMBanks folds.
nutflopper55 calls (0.25)
dud_ber folds.
winelord folds.
jr2784 calls (0.25)
SOFTSEAT calls (0.25)
AP405 calls (0.15)
mwood1688 checks.
** Dealing Flop ** : [ 2c, 9c, Jd ]
AP405 checks.
mwood1688 checks.
briachek4 bets (1.45)
nutflopper55 calls (1.45)
jr2784 calls (1.45)
SOFTSEAT calls (1.45)
AP405 folds.
mwood1688 raises (9.69) to 9.69
mwood1688 is all-In.
briachek4 raises (22.80) to 24.25
briachek4 is all-In.
nutflopper55 calls (9.45)
nutflopper55 is all-In.
jr2784 folds.
SOFTSEAT folds.
** Dealing Turn ** : [ Kh ]
** Dealing River ** : [ 7s ]
Creating Main Pot with $31.82 with mwood1688
Creating Side Pot 1 with $2.32 with nutflopper55
Creating Side Pot 2 with $13.35 with briachek4
** Summary **
Main Pot: $31.82 | Side Pot 1: $2.32 | Side Pot 2: $13.35 | Rake: $1.75
Board: [ 2c 9c Jd Kh 7s ]
nutflopper55 balance $0, lost $11.15 [ 2d Ac 3c 9d ] [ two pairs, nines and twos -- Kh,9d,9c,2d,2c ]
mwood1688 balance $0, lost $9.94 [ Qc 4s 3d Qh ] [ a pair of queens -- Kh,Qc,Qh,Jd,9c ]
briachek4 balance $47.49, bet $24.50, collected $47.49, net +$22.99 [ Qd 6c Jh Jc ] [ three of a kind, jacks -- Kh,Jh,Jc,Jd,9c ]

Nutflopper also buys in for 5.55 and runs it up by just trying to go all in. When he loses, normally its on a suckout but since he has no money behind him, he can't protect his hand. I like it when he gets some money but still plays the same loose style.

Going back to the grind stone. I know i'm never gonna make it to 1500. 1000 is a long shot but doable. If only I could play more than 4 tables on the same skin.