Month: February 2009

  • Quick Update

     

     

                   I played in three or four of the Venetian Deepstack events but didn’t do too well.  Truthfully I didn’t even get to put in as much playing time as I wanted to because I was busy entertaining my friends that were in town as well.  I wasn’t bothered too much about it because I had a great time reeking havoc on this city with my friends.  I did gamble a lot on table games, especially roulette, I had my good runs and bad runs throughout the week.  One night I took Venetian for about 8k in one night and they finally gave me a host that comped my whole week and a half stay and catered to my every need.  I decided to juice them as much as I could, so I asked for 8 tickets to the Blue Man Group show, which I’ve already watched 3 times, but wanted to take my friends to go see.  All in all it really hasn’t been a crazy poker week for me, I’ve also been neglecting my online accounts, when I get back I’ll be back on the grind and sit on my ass for days on end, for now I think I’ll try to work on my live game as long as I’m here.

                     One crazy story was that I got robbed in my room while I was sleeping.  I just finished a 12 hr poker session and I was dead tired.  I don’t know how the robbers got into my room but they rummaged through my suitcase and the weird part is they only took half of the money that was in my wallet and left the rest on the floor, sympathetic robbers?  I was completely asleep and didn’t hear anything the whole time.  I’m really confused about the whole situation but I called security and pretty sure nothing will get resloved.  I’m not even worrying about it anymore, they took a decent amount of money but nothing to get all crazy over.

                      I actually had a flight booked to go back home last night but decided to play one more event at the Wynn.  It was the kickoff to the ”The Wynn Classic” and started with a $540 buy-in event.  They’re expecting around 500-600 players to enter so they split Day 1 into two days as Day 1A and 1B.  I played Day 1A yesterday and made it to the top 25 and qualified to play in Day 2 on Saturday, tomorrow.  They’re playing Day 1B out right now so I’m just going to go play cash games all night.  I have a little over above avg. stack with 95k in chips and when we come back the blinds will be 3k/6k, so even though I’m above avg. I still consider myself being pretty short going into Day 2.  I really need a double up in the beginning of Day 2 so that I can coast to the final two tables.  I ended up cancelling my flight and booking a room here at the Wynn for the weekend, so let’s see how I do.  Wish me luck!

     

     

  • FULL TILT!!!

    IDStart TimeNameBuy-inEntrantsPositionWonNotes
    79434157Feb 15 21:01ET$85,000 Guarantee (Rebuy)Add onTurbo$100.00 + $9466426–
     
    You made 3 rebuys/add-ons for $300.00 .
    79515633Feb 15 20:01ET$65,000 GuaranteeDouble Stack$150.00 + $13172–
    79422897Feb 15 19:31ET$33,000 Guarantee (1r+1a)Add onSix Handed$100.00 + $936968–
     
    You made 2 rebuys/add-ons for $200.00 .
    77732174Feb 15 19:06ETThe Sunday MulliganDouble Stack$200.00 + $16271–
    80182806Feb 15 19:01ET$40,000 GuaranteeDouble Stack$69.00 + $61,252598–
    73899945Feb 15 18:02ETFTOPS Main Event$500.00 + $353,208–
    74670247Feb 15 16:31ETJanuary TLB FreerollDouble StackFreeroll200166–
    77727127Feb 15 16:25ETThe $200K Double DeuceDeepstack$20.00 + $211,63010,620–
    78105707Feb 15 16:01ET$200,000 Guarantee (Rebuy)Add on$150.00 + $1363764–
     
    You made 2 rebuys/add-ons for $300.00 .
    79520052Feb 15 15:01ET$50,000 GuaranteeDouble Stack$150.00 + $131,450659–
    73899810Feb 15 14:02ETFTOPS Event #24Deepstack$120.00 + $99,0617,195–

    Total spent on buy-ins (incl. rebuys)  = $2484

    Today’s winnings/losses = $0 (+$200 for Josh Arieh KO) 

    Today’s net profit/loss = -$2284

                  It’s been two full days I have not cashed in any tournaments and I’m officially on Full Tilt.  Started the day off feeling good and focused and then the bad beats and unusual amount of coin-flip losses started rolling in and by the end of the day I was playing like a complete donk.  At one point, it felt like every player at the table could see my hole cards and knew exactly when to raise my c-bets and fold to my traps when I had monsters.  To be honest, I’ve never been so angry playing poker in my whole poker career.  I literally wanted to punch my monitor or throw my laptop out the window.  Oddly enough, I ran bad on all three sites today and didn’t even cash in any Pstars and UB tournies.  As a matter of fact, I only made money knocking out Josh Arieh in the FTOPS ME.  Overall, my FT bankroll has took one of the biggest hits it’s ever took this past week, my Pstars account isn’t looking too good, and my UB account is decent.  I can’t blame all of my failures on luck but it’s like a domino effect, I start to run really bad and it lures me into playing bad.  I’ve already decided I was going to put in some hard work and study when I get back from Vegas, I think it is much needed.  I’ll be flying out early morning tomorrow straight to Vegas to play in some live tournaments at the Venetian, so it’ll be a good change for me after grinding online everyday for the past month and a half.  I’ll be arriving at my hotel with enough time to grab a quick breakfast and play the Noon deepstack tournament for $330 buy-in.  I’ll be blogging about the results from that tomorrow and will do my best to keep everyone posted while on my trip.  Wish me luck!

    ——————–
    Josh Arieh KO
    ——————–

    Full Tilt, 60/120 blinds NL Hold’em Tourney, 9 Players
    Hand History Converter by Stoxpoker

    BTN: 8,075 (67.3 bb)
    SB: 15,132 (126.1 bb)
    BB: 13,973 (116.4 bb)
    UTG+1: 14,414 (120.1 bb)
    UTG+2: 5,830 (48.6 bb)
    MP1: 15,815 (131.8 bb)
    4XTRADER (MP2): 5,625 (46.9 bb)
    Josh Arieh: 3,010 (25.1 bb)
    CO: 6,334 (52.8 bb)

    Pre-Flop: 4XTRADER is MP2 with King of spades Ace of hearts
    UTG+1 folds, UTG+2 folds, MP1 folds, 4XTRADER raises to 300, Josh Arieh calls 300, CO folds, BTN folds, SB calls 240, BB folds

    Flop: (1,020) King of clubs Five of hearts Two of hearts (3 players)
    SB checks, 4XTRADER bets 650, Josh Arieh raises to 2,710 and is all-in, SB folds, 4XTRADER calls 2,060

    Turn: (6,440) Eight of diamonds (2 players, 1 is all-in)
    River: (6,440) Six of diamonds (2 players, 1 is all-in)

    Results: 6,440 pot
    Josh Arieh showed Queen of diamonds King of hearts (a pair of Kings) and lost (-3,010 net)
    4XTRADER showed King of spades Ace of hearts (a pair of Kings) and won 6,440 (3,430 net)

     

     


  • $5k+ Flushed Down the Toilet

    IDStart TimeNameBuy-inEntrantsPositionWonNotes
    79747367Feb 14 21:01ETWPT – Shooting Star QualifierDouble Stack$200.00 + $166852–
    79515532Feb 14 20:01ET$65,000 GuaranteeDouble Stack$150.00 + $13462411–
    79286319Feb 14 19:31ET$33,000 Guarantee (1r+1a)Add on$100.00 + $916931–
     
    You made 2 rebuys/add-ons for $200.00 .
    80054044Feb 14 19:01ET$40,000 GuaranteeDouble Stack$69.00 + $6664213–
    79268444Feb 14 17:01ETTurbo $20K Guar (Heads-Up)Turbo$200.00 + $16256133–
    77729356Feb 14 15:01ET$90,000 GuaranteeDouble StackSix Handed$300.00 + $22548409–
    73898353Feb 14 14:01ETFTOPS Event #22$5,000.00 + $200434–
    75335874Feb 14 11:31ETSatellite to FTOPS Event #22Turbo$500.00 + $3526364–
    77733470Feb 13 16:01ET$40,000 Guarantee (Rebuy)Add onSix Handed$100.00 + $919972–
     
    You made 7 rebuys/add-ons for $700.00 .
    79370183Feb 13 15:16ETSatellite to FTOPS Event #22Turbo$300.00 + $2214990–
    79519942Feb 13 15:01ET$50,000 GuaranteeDouble Stack$150.00 + $13579267–
    79897693Feb 13 14:31ET$17,000 Guarantee (Rebuy)Add on$20.00 + $2449400–
     
    You made 1 rebuy/add-on for $20.00 .
    73897807Feb 13 14:02ETFTOPS Event #20DeepstackSix Handed$200.00 + $162,3601,975–
    79894700Feb 13 14:01ET$27,500 GuaranteeDouble Stack$24.00 + $21,464707–

    Total spent on buy-ins (incl. rebuys)  = $8614

    Today’s winnings/losses = $0

    Today’s net profit/loss = -$8614

                    I wouldn’t count today as the largest loss I’ve experienced in one session solely because a big part of it was from FTOPS #22, which I did win my seat via satellite.  In hindsight, I wish I would’ve just took the $5200 and not played in the event.  It wasn’t because I wasn’t focused or playing bad but more so because I’ve been running bad and have lost a lot this past week.  All it took was one big mistake of overplaying pocket tens vs. a very good player and my stack was decimated.  I had big hope to do well in this event and was very disappointed in how short my time in the tournament lasted.  Actually, I had high hopes in this FTOPS series overall, but it turned out to be a bust and may have to wait till next series for a deep run.  The last two events are kicking off tomorrow, including the Main event.  I don’t have much expectations anymore for making a big finish but doesn’t mean I won’t try my best.  I really need to win or get top 3 in a nice sized tournament tomorrow to recover the huge loss I experienced this past week.  Despite losing on FT, I’ve been running deep and cashing very frequently on UB and Pokerstars and have doubled my bankroll on both sites in the matter of sevaral days of playing.  I think diversifying my investments across different sites is really going to help me improve my game and give me a higher rate of return.  I’ll be flying out Monday morning to Vegas to play in the Venetian Deepstack Series and when I come back home I plan to get back to the drawing board and really get back to studying a lot to further progress my skill level.  Even though I’m kind of stuck in a rut at the moment, I’m actually enjoying and more determined to do well in poker more than ever before, and I know this optimism will pay off big dividends soon enough.  Catch me at the tables tomorrow!

     

     

  • One Word – Losing

    IDStart TimeNameBuy-inEntrantsPositionWonNotes
    73898483Feb 12 21:01ETFTOPS Event #19Double StackSix Handed$300.00 + $22145–
    79814817Feb 12 20:31ET$22,000 Guarantee (Rebuy)Add on$30.00 + $3337243–
     
    You made 2 rebuys/add-ons for $60.00 .
    79515336Feb 12 20:01ET$65,000 GuaranteeDouble Stack$150.00 + $13636108–
    79025462Feb 12 19:31ET$33,000 Guarantee (1r+1a)Add onSix Handed$100.00 + $918865–
     
    You made 2 rebuys/add-ons for $200.00 .
    79803930Feb 12 19:01ET$40,000 GuaranteeDouble Stack$69.00 + $6712270–
    79014305Feb 12 18:01ETTurbo $40K GuaranteeTurbo$200.00 + $16287167–
    79022402Feb 12 17:31ETSatellite to FTOPS Event #22Turbo$500.00 + $35431$5,200
    Entry to tournament #73898353
    79006793Feb 12 17:01ET$30,000 KO GuaranteeDouble Stack$120.00 + $934066–
    79785761Feb 12 16:31ET$18,000 Guarantee (Rebuy)Add on$30.00 + $3274110–
     
    You made 4 rebuys/add-ons for $120.00 .
    77734345Feb 12 16:01ET$40,000 Guarantee (Rebuy)Add on$100.00 + $9174120–
     
    You made 2 rebuys/add-ons for $200.00 .
    79022912Feb 12 15:16ETSatellite to FTOPS Event #22Turbo$300.00 + $224529–
    79022468Feb 12 15:06ETSuper Sat to FTOPS Event #22Turbo$100.00 + $92823–
    79123627Feb 12 15:01ET$50,000 GuaranteeDouble Stack$150.00 + $13471252–

    78965463

    Feb 11 22:16ET

    Satellite to FTOPS Event #22

    Turbo

    $300.00 + $22

    		5544–
    73890892Feb 11 21:01ETFTOPS Event #17Add onSix Handed$300.00 + $221,091492–
     
    You made 2 rebuys/add-ons for $600.00 .

     

    78965215

     

    Feb 10 22:16ET

     

    Satellite to FTOPS Event #22

     

    Turbo

     

    $300.00 + $22

     

    80

     

    15

     

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    79122625Feb 10 21:31ETThe Fifty-FiftyDouble Stack$50.00 + $51,319349–
    73889334Feb 10 21:02ETFTOPS Event #15Six HandedTurbo$200.00 + $162,5282,320–
    79558323Feb 10 20:31ET$22,000 Guarantee (Rebuy)Add on$30.00 + $335833$170.37
     
    You made 2 rebuys/add-ons for $60.00 .
    79554370Feb 10 20:01ET$32,000 GuaranteeDouble Stack$24.00 + $21,67921$132.98
    79122211Feb 10 20:01ET$65,000 GuaranteeDouble Stack$150.00 + $13771349–
    79019361Feb 10 19:46ETSatellite to FTOPS Event #22Turbo$300.00 + $228023–
    78769788Feb 10 19:31ET$33,000 Guarantee (1r+1a)Add onSix Handed$100.00 + $9263234–
     
    You made 1 rebuy/add-on for $100.00 .
    79546846Feb 10 19:01ET$40,000 GuaranteeDouble Stack$69.00 + $6799608–
    78758525Feb 10 18:01ETTurbo $40K GuaranteeTurbo$200.00 + $16359312–
    79022127Feb 10 17:31ETSatellite to FTOPS Event #22Turbo$500.00 + $354537–
    78750897Feb 10 17:01ET$30,000 KO GuaranteeDouble Stack$120.00 + $9462437–
    79528123Feb 10 16:31ET$18,000 Guarantee (Rebuy)Add on$30.00 + $3338154–
     
    You made 4 rebuys/add-ons for $120.00 .
    77734184Feb 10 16:01ET$40,000 Guarantee (Rebuy)Add on$100.00 + $9248211–
     
    You made 8 rebuys/add-ons for $800.00 .
    79019258Feb 10 15:16ETSatellite to FTOPS Event #22Turbo$300.00 + $22110105–
    79022196Feb 10 15:06ETSuper Sat to FTOPS Event #22Turbo$100.00 + $94840–
    79123412Feb 10 15:01ET$50,000 GuaranteeDouble Stack$150.00 + $13586155–
    73888793Feb 10 14:01ETFTOPS Event #13 (1r+1a)Add on$200.00 + $161,210462–
     
    You made 2 rebuys/add-ons for $400.00 .
    79501529Feb 10 01:46ETSatellite to FTOPS Event #22Turbo$500.00 + $352827–

     

    79505770

     

    Feb 09 23:06ET

     

    Super Sat to FTOPS Event #22

     

    Turbo

     

    $69.00 + $6

     

    15

     

    1

     

    $535

     
     
     
    Entry to tournament #79501529
    78963770Feb 09 22:16ETSatellite to FTOPS Event #22Turbo$300.00 + $229281–
    79122488Feb 09 21:31ETThe Fifty-FiftyDouble Stack$50.00 + $51,371399–
    74042467Feb 09 21:01ETFTOPS Event #12 (2nd Chance)RebuyDeepstack$1,000.00 + $601,630627–
     
    You made 1 rebuy/add-on for $0.00 .
    79430380Feb 09 20:31ET$22,000 Guarantee (Rebuy)Add on$30.00 + $341250–
     
    You made 2 rebuys/add-ons for $60.00 .
    78964481Feb 09 20:06ETSuper Sat to FTOPS Event #22Add onTurbo$20.00 + $22710–
     
    You made 3 rebuys/add-ons for $60.00 .
    79426621Feb 09 20:01ET$32,000 GuaranteeDouble Stack$24.00 + $21,712975–
    79122120Feb 09 20:01ET$65,000 GuaranteeDouble Stack$150.00 + $13800615–
    78964423Feb 09 19:56ETSuper Sat to FTOPS Event #22Turbo$24.00 + $23214–
    78964360Feb 09 19:36ETSuper Sat to FTOPS Event #22Add onTurbo$10.00 + $1401$322
    You made 5 rebuys/add-ons for $50.00 .
    Entry to tournament #78963770
    78644440Feb 09 19:31ET$33,000 Guarantee (1r+1a)Add on$100.00 + $9308177–
     
    You made 2 rebuys/add-ons for $200.00 .
    79105296Feb 09 19:01ETSatellite to FTOPS Event #12Turbo$200.00 + $16250172–
    79419197Feb 09 19:01ET$40,000 GuaranteeDouble Stack$69.00 + $677019$212.52
    79105159Feb 09 18:46ETSatellite to FTOPS Event #12Turbo$69.00 + $619321–
    75628819Feb 09 18:31ETSatellite to FTOPS Event #12Turbo$200.00 + $16649469–
    79105078Feb 09 18:11ETSatellite to FTOPS Event #12Turbo$69.00 + $613288–
    78633537Feb 09 18:01ETTurbo $40K GuaranteeSix HandedTurbo$200.00 + $1630686–
    78217447Feb 09 17:46ETSatellite to FTOPS Main Event$69.00 + $63310–
    79104965Feb 09 17:41ETSatellite to FTOPS Event #12$100.00 + $91861$1,060
    Entry to tournament #74042467
    79533883Feb 09 17:20ETSatellite to FTOPS Event #12Turbo$350.00 + $2291$1,060
    Entry to tournament #74042467
    79405711Feb 09 17:16ETSuper Sat to FTOPS Event #22Turbo$69.00 + $61816–
    79104849Feb 09 17:16ETSatellite to FTOPS Event #12Turbo$200.00 + $1618355–
    78626113Feb 09 17:01ET$30,000 KO GuaranteeDouble Stack$120.00 + $944565–You collected $100.00 for 5 Knockouts.

    (02/09)  Total spent on buy-ins (incl. rebuys)  = $4121

    (02/09)  Today’s winnings/losses = +$3364.52 (+$75 for Jeremiah Smith KO)

    (02/09)  Today’s net profit/loss = -$756.48

     

    (02/10)  Total spent on buy-ins (incl. rebuys)  = $5168

    (02/10)  Today’s winnings/losses = +$303.35

    (02/10)  Today’s net profit/loss = -$4864.65

     

    (02/11 – 02/12)  Total spent on buy-ins (incl. rebuys)  = $4142

    (02/11 – 02/12)  Today’s winnings/losses = +$5363 (+163 for Christian Kruel KO)

    (02/11 – 02/12)  Today’s net profit/loss = +$1221

     

                    So far FTOPS has been a bust, I’ve only cashed in one event for a very small amount.  They really picked a bad month for me to run absolutely horrible, I feel like I’ve been playing well but the results are proving otherwise.  The only thing tournies I’ve been winning are the satellites for FTOPS.  I’m quite relieved that I finally won my seat to FTOPS #22 which is the biggest buy-in in the whole series.  I’m down so much this week that I’m very tempted to just unregister from the event and pad my bankroll with the $5200, we’ll see how I run up until then and I will make my decision the day of.  I’m also back into knocking out pros which I haven’t done in a while, so more t-shirts coming my way.  On Tuesday the 10th, marked the most I’ve ever spent on tournaments in one day, excluding the FTOPS #22 I played in Nov., barely cashing in any tournies that day either made it out to be a huge loss.  Other than losing a lot of money on FullTilt, I’ve also deposited $2k into my Pokerstars account and fired up my ever-so dormant Ultimate Bet account.  So now I’m mult-tabling tournaments across all three sites concurrently.  I’ve sacrificed some of the smaller buy-in tournaments I play on FT just to try and keep myself from over-loading with a million tournaments at one time.  My screen name on Pokerstars and UB is ’ecafkrod’.  So far I’m down a little bit on Stars and nearly doubled my bankroll on UB.  I’ll try and find a way I can post my results for both sites just like I do for FT.  There’s not much more to talk about, I hope I can pull something out of my ass in these last four FTOPS events.  Here are the FT pro KO hands:

    ————————-
    Jeremiah Smith KO
    ————————-

    Full Tilt, 50/100 blinds NL Hold’em Tourney, 9 Players
    Hand History Converter by Stoxpoker

    MP1: 4,195 (42 bb)
    MP2: 7,225 (72.3 bb)
    MP3: 4,254 (42.5 bb)
    CO: 4,059 (40.6 bb)
    BTN: 2,510 (25.1 bb)
    SB: 4,060 (40.6 bb)
    BB: 1,820 (18.2 bb)
    Jeremiah Smith: 4,745 (47.5 bb)
    4XTRADER (UTG+2): 5,946 (59.5 bb)

    Pre-Flop: 4XTRADER is UTG+2 with Six of hearts Six of clubs
    Jeremiah Smith calls 100, 4XTRADER calls 100, MP1 folds, MP2 calls 100, MP3 calls 100, CO folds, BTN folds, SB completes, BB checks

    Flop: (600) Five of spades Six of spades Eight of hearts (6 players)
    SB checks, BB checks, Jeremiah Smith checks, 4XTRADER bets 450, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, SB folds, BB folds, Jeremiah Smith calls 450

    Turn: (1,500) Ten of clubs (2 players)
    Jeremiah Smith checks, 4XTRADER bets 1,000, Jeremiah Smith calls 1,000

    River: (3,500) King of diamonds (2 players)
    Jeremiah Smith checks, 4XTRADER bets 4,396 and is all-in, Jeremiah Smith calls 3,195 and is all-in

    Results: 9,890 pot
    4XTRADER showed Six of hearts Six of clubs (three of a kind, Sixes) and won 9,890 (5,145 net)
    Jeremiah Smith showed Ace of diamonds Ace of spades (a pair of Aces) and lost (-4,745 net)

     

    ————————-
    Christian Kruel KO
    ————————-

    Full Tilt, 30/60 blinds NL Hold’em Tourney, 9 Players
    Hand History Converter by Stoxpoker

    UTG+2: 4,800 (80 bb)
    MP1: 2,345 (39.1 bb)
    MP2: 3,655 (60.9 bb)
    MP3: 4,625 (77.1 bb)
    CO: 2,620 (43.7 bb)
    Christian Kruel: 1,945 (32.4 bb)
    SB: 5,083 (84.7 bb)
    BB: 1,267 (21.1 bb)
    4XTRADER (UTG+1): 8,660 (144.3 bb)

    Pre-Flop: 4XTRADER is UTG+1 with Eight of spades Eight of clubs
    4XTRADER raises to 120, UTG+2 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 calls 120, MP3 calls 120, CO folds, Christian Kruel raises to 690, SB folds, BB folds, 4XTRADER raises to 2,150, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, Christian Kruel calls 1,255 and is all-in

    Flop: (4,220) Nine of spades Two of diamonds Ten of spades (2 players, 1 is all-in)
    Turn: (4,220) Five of diamonds (2 players, 1 is all-in)
    River: (4,220) Jack of spades (2 players, 1 is all-in)

    Results: 4,220 pot
    4XTRADER showed Eight of spades Eight of clubs (a pair of Eights) and won 4,220 (2,275 net)
    Christian Kruel showed Ace of hearts King of clubs (high card Ace) and lost (-1,945 net)

     


     

  • A Marathon with No Running Shoes

    IDStart TimeNameBuy-inEntrantsPositionWonNotes
    75704121Feb 08 21:46ETSatellite to FTOPS Event #12Rebuy$50.00 + $5303296–
     
    You made 1 rebuy/add-on for $0.00 .
    78858573Feb 08 21:31ETThe Fifty-FiftyDouble Stack$50.00 + $51,3021,040–
    78536147Feb 08 21:01ET$85,000 Guarantee (Rebuy)Add onTurbo$100.00 + $947144$595.35
     
    You made 2 rebuys/add-ons for $200.00 .
    79293283Feb 08 20:31ET$22,000 Guarantee (Rebuy)Add on$30.00 + $3350115–
     
    You made 4 rebuys/add-ons for $120.00 .
    78858281Feb 08 20:01ET$65,000 GuaranteeDouble Stack$150.00 + $13886614–
    78528236Feb 08 19:31ET$33,000 Guarantee (1r+1a)Add onSix Handed$100.00 + $9386314–
     
    You made 1 rebuy/add-on for $100.00 .
    77731969Feb 08 19:06ETThe Sunday MulliganDouble Stack$200.00 + $161,400184–
    79282872Feb 08 19:01ET$40,000 GuaranteeDouble Stack$69.00 + $61,221690–
    73887475Feb 08 18:02ETFTOPS Event #10Deepstack$300.00 + $225,3254,884–
    79022028Feb 08 17:31ETSatellite to FTOPS Event #22Turbo$500.00 + $3520947–
    77719687Feb 08 16:25ETThe $200K Double DeuceDeepstack$20.00 + $212,00011,330–
    73887340Feb 08 16:02ETFTOPS Event #9Double Stack$500.00 + $351,332449–
    77731366Feb 08 16:01ET$200,000 Guarantee (Rebuy)Add on$150.00 + $1363690–
     
    You made 4 rebuys/add-ons for $600.00 .
    75199406Feb 08 15:31ETSatellite to FTOPS Event #10Turbo$50.00 + $52,0141,888–
    79083589Feb 08 15:16ETSatellite to FTOPS Event #12Turbo$150.00 + $138985–
    79022106Feb 08 15:06ETSuper Sat to FTOPS Event #22Turbo$100.00 + $911781–
    78859454Feb 08 15:01ET$50,000 GuaranteeDouble Stack$150.00 + $131,3831,161–
    79022092Feb 08 14:36ETSuper Sat to FTOPS Event #22Turbo$69.00 + $67638–
    73886479Feb 08 14:02ETFTOPS Event #8DeepstackSix Handed$240.00 + $164,4112,519–

    Total spent on buy-ins (incl. rebuys)  = $4233

    Today’s winnings/losses = +$595.35

    Today’s net profit/loss = -$3637.65

               Sundays are naturally the biggest tournament day of the week as far as maximal prizepools go.  This Sunday was specifically unique because it was one of the most potentially profitable day across numerous tournaments.  I’ve never played a session where I had so many chances to win anywhere from $30k – $250k from one tournament, a lot of it had to do with the three FTOPS events that kicked off today.  Notice I stressed ‘potentially’ profitable day, because even though I could’ve made a lot of money, the truth of the matter is I didn’t.  In the utmost sarcasm, what a perfect day it was to run super bad.  It had nothing to do with my play, I know this because I was completely focused and determined my whole session.  It’s hard to race in marathons with no running shoes, I literally was running on my bare feet.  To translate that metaphor, I was losing all races and was almost always dominated in spots where it would be mathematically incorrect for me not to ship my chips in.  Today was one of the biggest losing days I’ve had in a while.  I like to be optimistic about these days and believe that for cold days like this I’ll run hot sometime in the near future, so hopefully it’s in either FTOPS #12 (tomorrow), #22, or the Main Event.

             On the brighter side, I just ordered my new ergonomic office chair online which I definately think will be a +EV investment, especially if you sit on your ass for as long as I do everyday.  Check out this link if you’re intrested in getting one yourself, http://www.hermanmiller.com/CDA/SSA/Product/0,,a10-c440-p8,00.html .   A bit pricey but should be definately worth it in the long run and maybe bring better results!

              FTOPS #12 tomorrow will replace the usual $1k Monday which is pretty much the same structure except for a $1M gaurantee as opposed to a $300k and one free rebuy if you get felted before the first break.  These second chance tournaments is a new type of tourament FT has recently integrated.  Anything that has to do with free chips I will definately not argue with, plus it allows for very LAGgy play (loose aggressive) in the early stages.  I can almost taste my victory getting closer.

     

     

  • Taste of my Seat to LAPC

    IDStart TimeNameBuy-inEntrantsPositionWonNotes
    76849119Feb 07 21:01ETWPT – LAPC QualifierDouble Stack$200.00 + $16932$2,970
    79159335Feb 07 20:31ET$22,000 Guarantee (Rebuy)Add on$30.00 + $3265132–
     
    You made 4 rebuys/add-ons for $120.00 .
    79155661Feb 07 20:01ET$32,000 GuaranteeDouble Stack$24.00 + $21,783533–
    78857950Feb 07 20:01ET$65,000 GuaranteeDouble Stack$150.00 + $13452254–
    78399447Feb 07 19:31ET$33,000 Guarantee (1r+1a)Add on$100.00 + $919198–
     
    You made 2 rebuys/add-ons for $200.00 .
    79148412Feb 07 19:01ET$40,000 GuaranteeDouble Stack$69.00 + $674989–
    76849342Feb 07 18:56ETWPT – LAPC SatelliteTurbo$69.00 + $62713–
    76849321Feb 07 18:31ETWPT – LAPC SatelliteTurbo$50.00 + $5278–
    76849223Feb 07 18:11ETWPT – LAPC SatelliteTurbo$24.00 + $2451$216Entry to tournament #76849119
    77352178Feb 07 18:01ET$75,000 GuaranteeDouble Stack$100.00 + $9945344–
    79021706Feb 07 17:31ETSatellite to FTOPS Event #22Turbo$500.00 + $3513138–
    79135783Feb 07 17:16ETSuper Sat to FTOPS Event #22Turbo$69.00 + $6305$139.50
    79126699Feb 07 16:01ET$22,500 GuaranteeDouble Stack$69.00 + $6610389–
    73884677Feb 07 16:01ETFTOPS Event #7Add on$100.00 + $92,235175$722.61
     
    You made 2 rebuys/add-ons for $200.00 .

     

    73890550

     

    Feb 06 21:01ET

     

    FTOPS Event #5

     

    DeepstackSix Handed

     

    $200.00 + $16

     

    1,063

     

    527

     

    –

    79155929Feb 06 20:16ET$69 + $6 Sit & Go$69.00 + $64539–
    79154123Feb 06 20:03ET$69 + $6 Sit & Go$69.00 + $6451$1,179.90
    79153886Feb 06 19:50ETSatellite to FTOPS Event #5Six HandedTurbo$70.00 + $561$216
    Entry to tournament #73890550
    79153818Feb 06 19:49ETSatellite to FTOPS Event #5Six Handed$36.00 + $362–
    78825576Feb 06 19:46ETSatellite to FTOPS Event #12Turbo$150.00 + $136057–
    73883276Feb 06 14:01ETFTOPS Event #4Double Stack$300.00 + $22729715–

    Total spent on buy-ins (incl. rebuys)  = $3166

    Today’s winnings/losses = +$5444.01

    Today’s net profit/loss = +$2278.01

                  Obviously didn’t do too well in FTOPS #4 but I did win a $75 buy-in 45 person SnG for almost $1200.  Since I had some time to kill I decided that I wanted to try my hand at winning a seat to FTOPS #5, which was a limit hold’em event.  I wasn’t expecting to win a seat since I hardly ever play limit anymore, it came to my surprise that I did end up winning a seat.  I probably didn’t have the correct approach going into the limit event but played my best and got through half the field until I was knocked out. 

                  I had high expectations for myself in FTOPS #7 because it was the event I placed 3rd back in Nov. FTOPS.  I ran pretty hot up until we made the money and got knocked out in 175th place for a small cash.

                 The LAPC (Los Angeles Poker Championship) event is part of the World Poker Tour which starts on Feb. 21st at the Commerce Casino.  It’s a $10k buy-in and a lot of the top professionals fly in to play in this event.  Considering this tournament would be local, I tried playing a satellite to win a $12k prize package that would enter me into this tournament.  I ran like God playing in this tournament and was a decent chip leader going into the final table.  I played good using my chip advantage to pick up blinds and antes and had the lead for most of the final table.  My hot run lasted until it got down to heads-up when it mattered most, we got the chips all-in preflop with my KK vs my opponents JJ and he hit his set on the turn.  I placed 2nd for almost $3k and my opponent took 1st for a $12k prize package, almost a $9k difference!  It was a little disappointing that I didn’t win my seat but when situations like this happens, I like to just look at it as it just wasn’t meant to be.  I’ll keep trying to win my seat but if it so happens I don’t, I probably won’t play in the LAPC.

                 Tomorrow is a big day because I have three FTOPS events to play, #8, #9, and #10.  Let’s hope I can take a title home in one of them.  FTOPS #9 will be my first big heads-up tournament I’ve ever played, it’s going to be interesting to see how I bid in that event.  Time to get some sleep.

     

     

     

  • Double Final Table

    IDStart TimeNameBuy-inEntrantsPositionWonNotes
    78608909Feb 05 23:01ET$30,000 GuaranteeDouble StackSix Handed$100.00 + $9348126–
    78923860Feb 05 23:01ET$11,500 KO GuaranteeDouble StackSix Handed$24.00 + $2730673–
    78243924Feb 05 22:41ETSatellite to FTOPS Event #10$50.00 + $51211$322
    Entry to tournament #73887475
    78920433Feb 05 22:31ET$18,500 Guarantee (1r+1a)Add on$50.00 + $518067–
     
    You made 2 rebuys/add-ons for $100.00 .
    78583882Feb 05 22:16ETSatellite to FTOPS Event #12Turbo$150.00 + $134420–
    78916863Feb 05 22:03ETBig Double – A$60.00 + $15191151–
    78917089Feb 05 22:03ETBig Double – B$60.00 + $151801$2,916
    78916858Feb 05 22:01ET$28,000 GuaranteeDouble Stack$24.00 + $21,219508–
    78608596Feb 05 21:31ETThe Fifty-FiftyDouble Stack$50.00 + $51,176776–
    78906098Feb 05 20:31ET$22,000 Guarantee (Rebuy)Add on$30.00 + $33362$5,025.60
     
    You made 6 rebuys/add-ons for $180.00 .
    78902371Feb 05 20:01ET$32,000 GuaranteeDouble Stack$24.00 + $21,627933–
    78584026Feb 05 20:01ET$65,000 GuaranteeDouble Stack$150.00 + $13551315–
    78583819Feb 05 19:46ETSatellite to FTOPS Event #12Turbo$150.00 + $134728–
    78149266Feb 05 19:31ET$33,000 Guarantee (1r+1a)Add onSix Handed$100.00 + $9178165–
     
    You made 1 rebuy/add-on for $100.00 .
    78898564Feb 05 19:31ET$10,000 Guarantee (Rebuy)Add onSix Handed$20.00 + $222318$155.04
     
    You made 2 rebuys/add-ons for $40.00 .
    78894885Feb 05 19:01ET$40,000 GuaranteeDouble Stack$69.00 + $6687657–

    Total spent on buy-ins (incl. rebuys)  = $1650

    Today’s winnings/losses = +$8418.64

    Today’s net profit/loss = +$6768.64

                I don’t usually play the Big Doubles but since I missed most of the early noon tournaments, I decided to play all the highest buy-in tournaments in the evening.  It all worked out, getting 1st place in Big Double B for almost $3k.  Simultaneously, I made another final table in the $22k Rebuy.  It was very apparent that I was the favorable player coming into this final table.  I played the best I could and could tell my opponents were getting very intimidated judging from how frequent they let me steal their blinds.  When it got down to heads-up my opponent went on a good rush at the very beginning of the match and captured the title.  I still took $5k for a 2nd place finish.  Overall, it was a very good day for poker but looks like my first double win is going to have to be postponed again for a later date and hopefully it’ll be in higher prizepool tournaments.  FTOPS #4 starts tomorrow at 11AM, gotta get some rest if I want to play well.  Good night!

     

     

  • FTOPS Event #1

    IDStart TimeNameBuy-inEntrantsPositionWonNotes
    78943384Feb 05 04:22ET$69 + $6 Sit & Go$69.00 + $64515–
    78816546Feb 05 03:16ETSatellite to FTOPS Main EventTurbo$69.00 + $63116–
    78815731Feb 05 03:01ETTurbo HundoTurbo$100.00 + $928527$171
    78243851Feb 04 22:41ETSatellite to FTOPS Event #10$50.00 + $512969–
    77984781Feb 04 22:21ETSuper Sat to FTOPS Event #22Turbo$69.00 + $62412–
    73859850Feb 04 21:02ETFTOPS Event #1Deepstack$200.00 + $1662754,389–
    77648878Feb 04 21:01ET$100,000 Guarantee (Rebuy)Add onSix Handed$100.00 + $9603435–
     
    You made 4 rebuys/add-ons for $400.00 .
    78245429Feb 04 20:01ET$65,000 GuaranteeDouble Stack$150.00 + $131,021793–

    Total spent on buy-ins (incl. rebuys)  = $1061 (excluding FTOPS buy-in)

    Today’s winnings/losses = +$171

    Today’s net profit/loss = -$890

               Well today was the kick off of the FTOPS series starting with a $1M guarantee event that attracted a staggering 6275 players.  The prizepool actually hit $1.2M with first place taking home $216k.  I feel like I played very well up until the hand in which I knocked out with.  I 4-bet push preflop for about 24BB with 33 versus a loose preflop raiser hoping I still had some fold equity or at worse be a race if he decided to call.  Unfortunately, he had me dominated holding 77 and apparently I shouldn’t even have considered fold equity into my analysis because he snap called with full confidence his 77 was good.  I’m highly dubious he knew his 77 was good but rather convinced himself he was going to commit all of his chips in this hand prior to me raising.  Not much I can do about that, just move on to the next event.  I played few other tournaments but those didn’t work out so well either.  What did make it a profitable day was playing almost 400 hands in $2/$4 6-max cash games and winning about $2k and $1600 of it coming from one fish in two almost back to back hands, I’ll post the hands below.  Tomorrow there is no NLHE FTOPS event but I will be playing the usual daily tournaments.  Next event is on Fri. which is the FTOPS #4 – $200k Guarantee – 3x Shootout event.  Shootouts are still a relatively new style of tournament to me, so I’m looking foward to that.  Here are the hands I stacked the fish with in almost consecutive order:

    ——————–
    HAND #1
    ——————–

    Full Tilt, $2/$4 NL Hold’em Cash Game, 6 Players
    Hand History Converter by Stoxpoker

    BB: $444.50 (111.1 bb)
    UTG: $878 (219.5 bb)
    4XTRADER (MP): $800 (200 bb)
    CO: $806 (201.5 bb)
    BTN: $954.30 (238.6 bb)
    SB: $1,563.60 (390.9 bb)

    Pre-Flop: 4XTRADER is MP with Three of diamonds Three of clubs
    UTG folds, 4XTRADER raises to $12, CO folds, BTN raises to $40, SB folds, BB folds, 4XTRADER calls $28

    Flop: ($86) Ten of clubs Five of hearts Three of spades (2 players)
    4XTRADER checks, BTN bets $50, 4XTRADER raises to $125, BTN calls $75

    Turn: ($336) Jack of spades (2 players)
    4XTRADER bets $165, BTN raises to $420, 4XTRADER raises to $635 and is all-in, BTN calls $215

    River: ($1,606) Five of diamonds (2 players, 1 is all-in)

    Results: $1,606 pot ($3 rake)
    4XTRADER showed Three of diamonds Three of clubs (a full house, Threes full of Fives) and won $1,603 ($803 net)
    BTN showed Ten of diamonds Jack of diamonds (two pairs, Jacks and Tens) and lost (-$800 net)

     

    ——————–
    HAND #2
    ——————–

    Full Tilt, $2/$4 NL Hold’em Cash Game, 6 Players
    Hand History Converter by Stoxpoker

    MP: $400 (100 bb)
    CO: $872 (218 bb)
    4XTRADER (BTN): $1,597 (399.3 bb)
    SB: $802 (200.5 bb)
    BB: $800 (200 bb)
    UTG: $1,989.10 (497.3 bb)

    Pre-Flop: 4XTRADER is BTN with Eight of clubs Six of clubs
    UTG folds, MP folds, CO folds, 4XTRADER raises to $12, SB folds, BB raises to $40, 4XTRADER calls $28

    Flop: ($82) Ace of diamonds Eight of spades Seven of spades (2 players)
    BB bets $55, 4XTRADER calls $55

    Turn: ($192) Four of spades (2 players)
    BB checks, 4XTRADER bets $100, BB calls $100

    River: ($392) Five of clubs (2 players)
    BB checks, 4XTRADER bets $1,402 and is all-in, BB calls $605 and is all-in

    Results: $1,602 pot ($3 rake)
    4XTRADER showed Eight of clubs Six of clubs (a straight, Four to Eight) and won $1,599 ($799 net)
    BB showed Ace of spades Jack of clubs (a pair of Aces) and lost (-$800 net)




     

  • Day Before the Battle

    IDStart TimeNameBuy-inEntrantsPositionWonNotes
    78792010Feb 03 22:46ET$69 + $6 Sit & Go$69.00 + $64523–
    78210688Feb 03 22:16ETSatellite to FTOPS Event #12Turbo$150.00 + $132216–
    75701343Feb 03 21:46ETSatellite to FTOPS Event #1$50.00 + $5579481–
    78245665Feb 03 21:31ETThe Fifty-FiftyDouble Stack$50.00 + $51230219–
    76846611Feb 03 21:01ETWPT – LAPC QualifierDouble Stack$300.00 + $2212477–
    78651810Feb 03 20:31ET$22,000 Guarantee (Rebuy)Add on$30.00 + $3406161–
     
    You made 2 rebuys/add-ons for $60.00 .
    78531666Feb 03 20:01ET$32,000 GuaranteeDouble Stack$24.00 + $216281,109–
    78245327Feb 03 20:01ET$65,000 GuaranteeDouble Stack$150.00 + $13669432–
    78210648Feb 03 19:46ETSatellite to FTOPS Event #12Turbo$150.00 + $133012–
    77901500Feb 03 19:31ET$33,000 Guarantee (1r+1a)Add onSix Handed$100.00 + $9212129–
     
    You made 2 rebuys/add-ons for $200.00 .
    78531593Feb 03 19:01ET$40,000 GuaranteeDouble Stack$69.00 + $6740186–
    76999838Feb 03 18:59ETWPT – LAPC SatelliteTurbo$105.00 + $991$322
    Entry to tournament #76846611
    76846739Feb 03 18:31ETWPT – LAPC SatelliteTurbo$50.00 + $53717–
    77890466Feb 03 18:01ETTurbo $40K GuaranteeTurbo$200.00 + $16288206–

    Total spent on buy-ins (incl. rebuys)  = $1884

    Today’s winnings/losses = +$322

    Today’s net profit/loss = -$1562

                    Bad day!  FTOPS tomorrow, prepared…

     

     

  • $65k – Superbowl Sunday – Unfocused Monday

    IDStart TimeNameBuy-inEntrantsPositionWonNotes
    76467679Feb 02 21:01ET$1K MondayDeepstack$1,000.00 + $60420321–
    78533565Feb 02 20:31ET$22,000 Guarantee (Rebuy)Add on$30.00 + $3399154–
     
    You made 1 rebuy/add-on for $30.00 .
    78531656Feb 02 20:01ET$32,000 GuaranteeRebuyDouble Stack$24.00 + $22,1711,509–
     
    You made 1 rebuy/add-on for $0.00 .
    78245237Feb 02 20:01ET$65,000 GuaranteeDouble Stack$150.00 + $13653415–
    77776213Feb 02 19:31ET$33,000 Guarantee (1r+1a)Add on$100.00 + $9241139–
     
    You made 2 rebuys/add-ons for $200.00 .
    78531584Feb 02 19:01ET$40,000 GuaranteeRebuyDouble Stack$69.00 + $6862154–
    76467708Feb 02 18:31ETSatellite to $1K MondayTurbo$100.00 + $9206112–
    78630192Feb 02 18:03ETSatellite to $1K MondayTurbo$265.00 + $1697–
    77765129Feb 02 18:01ETTurbo $40K GuaranteeSix HandedTurbo$200.00 + $16249145–
    76467831Feb 02 17:41ETSatellite to $1K Monday$100.00 + $914997–
    78515104Feb 02 17:16ETSuper Sat to FTOPS Event #22Turbo$69.00 + $6211$535 
    78625758Feb 02 17:09ETSatellite to $1K MondayTurbo$265.00 + $1696–
    77757641Feb 02 17:01ET$30,000 KO GuaranteeDouble Stack$120.00 + $938681–
     
    You collected $60.00 for 3 Knockouts.

     

    77664373

     

    Feb 01 21:01ET

     

    $85,000 Guarantee (Rebuy)

     

    Add onTurbo

     

    $100.00 + $9

     

    335

     

    111

     

    –

     
     
     
     
    You made 2 rebuys/add-ons for $200.00 .
    78406254Feb 01 20:31ET$22,000 Guarantee (Rebuy)Add on$30.00 + $3295275–
     
    You made 1 rebuy/add-on for $30.00 .
    78402905Feb 01 20:01ET$32,000 GuaranteeDouble Stack$24.00 + $21,3031,147–
    78103862Feb 01 20:01ET$65,000 GuaranteeDouble Stack$150.00 + $13594275–
    77653194Feb 01 19:31ET$33,000 Guarantee (1r+1a)Add onSix Handed$100.00 + $9244162–
     
    You made 2 rebuys/add-ons for $200.00 .
    76465029Feb 01 19:06ETThe Sunday MulliganDouble Stack$200.00 + $16954624–
    78396037Feb 01 19:01ET$40,000 GuaranteeDouble Stack$69.00 + $683722$225.24
    76461284Feb 01 18:02ETSuper Sunday $500KDouble Stack$200.00 + $162,805613–

     

    78087993

     

    Jan 31 22:16ET

     

    Satellite to FTOPS Event #12

     

    Turbo

     

    $150.00 + $13

     

    42

     

    9

     

    –

    76337490Jan 31 21:01ETWPT – LAPC QualifierDouble Stack$200.00 + $1610039–
    78277353Jan 31 20:31ET$22,000 Guarantee (Rebuy)Add on$30.00 + $329557–
     
    You made 2 rebuys/add-ons for $60.00 .
    78103778Jan 31 20:01ET$65,000 GuaranteeDouble Stack$150.00 + $134277$2,112.50
    78087964Jan 31 19:46ETSatellite to FTOPS Event #12Turbo$150.00 + $132217–
    77517153Jan 31 19:31ET$33,000 Guarantee (1r+1a)Add on$100.00 + $9165125–
     
    You made 1 rebuy/add-on for $100.00 .
    78267086Jan 31 19:01ET$40,000 GuaranteeDouble Stack$69.00 + $6654327–
    76320190Jan 31 18:01ET$75,000 GuaranteeDouble Stack$100.00 + $9864471–

    (01/31) Total spent on buy-ins (incl. rebuys)  = $1191

                Today’s winnings/losses = +$2112.50

                Today’s net profit/loss = +$921.50

    (02/01) Total spent on buy-ins (incl. rebuys)  = $1377

                Today’s winnings/losses = +$225.24

                Today’s net profit/loss = -$1121.76

    (02/02) Total spent on buy-ins (incl. rebuys)  = $2896

                Today’s winnings/losses = +$595

                Today’s net profit/loss = -$2301

                I ended up playing the evening Saturday tournaments, even though I usually take the day off.  Made a deep run in the $65k again taking 7th place, I have been doing fairly well in this tournament considering I won 1st place a few days prior.  Marking the end of January as my most profitable month yet, pulling in about $75k in net winnings in just one month.  Also take into consideration that I was gone for half the month because of the bahamas, so in all reality, I made that much in half a month.  Pretty crazy!  Definately a good start to the new year and it only gets better from here!

               Superbowl Sunday was held at one of my frat brother’s house, we bbq’ed, played games, and bet with each other on the game.  I didn’t want to miss the big Sunday tournaments so I decided I was going to try and play while I hung out.  This turned out a disaster because it was very hard for me to focus on the tourneys while having fun with my friends and watching the game.  I probably would’ve made deeper runs in a lot of my tournaments if I did pay attention or would’ve saved money if I didn’t play at all, lesson learned.  Overall, I had a blast choppin it up with my friends and eating burgers and dirty dogs all day.  Even though I didn’t win playing poker, I did make some heavy bets on the game using an online sportsbook betting mainly on the Steelers and the over.  An amazing game it was, as both the Cardinals and Steelers scored miraculous touchdowns in the final 3 minutes of the 4th quarter with Steelers being ahead by 4pts, covering the over bets.  I ended up making a cool $2k on the game which did offset my losses in poker and made it a profitable day.

               Today, for some reason, I was just not in my element as far as my poker game went.  A lot of it I know had to do with fatigue and a slight sickness that I woke up with.  Towards the end of the day I pretty much gave my chips away in attempt to either double up or take a nap.   This is a really bad mentality to have but there was just nothing I can do other than just not even play today, my head was just totally not in the game.  Tomorrow, if I feel worse than today than I’ll probably take the day off and try to recover so that I’ll be in better shape come Wed. for the start of the FTOPS series.  Time to get serious and prepare for mental warfare this whole month.