http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f226/smaz776/P1010058edit_edited.jpg Floating on Water: April 2008

Floating on Water

Wednesday, April 09, 2008

GRRRRRR

Had a chance to win a WSOP seat today...basically just $12500 in cash because poker stars is not allowed to buy you in...1st prize is $12500, 2nd and 3rd are both just $1500...this was the key hand..

PokerStars Game #16606773597: Tournament #84039647 $2000+$100 Hold'em No Limit - Level X (400/800) - 2008/04/09 - 15:53:53 (ET)
Table '84039647 1' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 2: SweetT18 (10089 in chips)
Seat 8: IMRNBRGUNDY? (7499 in chips)
Seat 9: SuitedAces (9412 in chips)
SweetT18: posts the ante 75
IMRNBRGUNDY?: posts the ante 75
SuitedAces : posts the ante 75
IMRNBRGUNDY?: posts small blind 400
SuitedAces : posts big blind 800

Holecards:
Dealt to SuitedAces [ ]
RAISE SweetT18, 9214 to 10014 and is all-in
CALL IMRNBRGUNDY?, 7024 and is all-in
CALL SuitedAces , 8537 and is all-in

Flop:
[ ]

Turn:
[ ] [ ]

River:
[ ] [ ]

Showdown:
SuitedAces : shows [ ] (high card Ace)
SweetT18: shows [ ] (high card Ace - lower kicker)
SuitedAces collected 3826 from side pot
IMRNBRGUNDY?: shows [ ] (a pair of Nines)
IMRNBRGUNDY? collected 22497 from main pot

SUMMARY:
Total pot 26323 Main pot 22497 . Side pot 3826. | Rake 0

Board:
[ ]
Seat 2: SweetT18 (button) showed [ ] and lost with high card Ace
Seat 8: IMRNBRGUNDY? (small blind) showed [ ] and won (22497) with a pair of Nines
Seat 9: SuitedAces (big blind) showed [ ] and won (3826) with high card Ace

If I win this pot I am heads up with 25k-2k lead. sigh...

Results:
Holdem Hi: 1370754 enumerated boards
cards win %win lose %lose tie %tie EV
As 6s 334037 24.37 989067 72.15 47650 3.48 0.255
9c Ad 282433 20.60 1040671 75.92 47650 3.48 0.218
Ac Kh 706634 51.55 616470 44.97 47650 3.48 0.527

Monday, April 07, 2008

Cohasset By The Sea 10K

This weekend I tried to burn off some of the winter weight by running a local 10k race. I was reasonable happy with my 7:52/ mile pace.

Saturday, April 05, 2008

Nice Laydown

Pretty sick river fold getting 1464-1

PokerStars Game #16517126161: Hold'em Limit ($15/$30) - 2008/04/05 - 21:55:06 (ET)
Table 'Nerina' 10-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: samanonadd ($787.50 in chips)
Seat 2: gwapes ($165.50 in chips)
Seat 3: TIMESHARE ($385 in chips)
Seat 4: bobvul ($824 in chips)
Seat 5:
SuitedAces ($826 in chips)
Seat 6: goyangyi ($356 in chips)
Seat 7: Maverick Sr. ($749 in chips)
Seat 8: marchinvest2 ($4802 in chips)
Seat 9: fabsand ($952 in chips)
Maverick Sr.: posts small blind $10
marchinvest2: posts big blind $15
PokerJ: sits out

Holecards:
Dealt to
SuitedAces [
CALL fabsand, $15
CALL samanonadd, $15
CALL gwapes, $15
CALL TIMESHARE, $15
FOLD bobvul
CALL
]SuitedAces , $15
CALL goyangyi, $15
CALL Maverick Sr., $5
RAISE marchinvest2, $15 to $30
CALL fabsand, $15
CALL samanonadd, $15
CALL gwapes, $15
CALL TIMESHARE, $15
CALL
SuitedAces , $15
RAISE goyangyi, $15 to $45
FOLD Maverick Sr.
RAISE marchinvest2, $15 to $60
>>>Betting capped
CALL fabsand, $30
CALL samanonadd, $30
CALL gwapes, $30
CALL TIMESHARE, $30
CALL
SuitedAces , $30
CALL goyangyi, $15

Flop: (Pot: $435)
[ ]
BET marchinvest2, $15
CALL fabsand, $15
CALL samanonadd, $15
RAISE gwapes, $15 to $30
FOLD TIMESHARE
FOLD
SuitedAces
FOLD goyangyi
RAISE marchinvest2, $15 to $45
FOLD fabsand
CALL samanonadd, $30
CALL gwapes, $15

Turn: (Pot: $585)
[ ] [ ]
BET marchinvest2, $30
CALL samanonadd, $30
RAISE gwapes, $30 to $60
CALL marchinvest2, $30
FOLD samanonadd

River: (Pot: $735)
[ ] [ ]
CHECK marchinvest2:
BET gwapes, $0.50 and is all-in
FOLD marchinvest2
gwapes collected $732 from pot
gwapes: doesn't show hand

SUMMARY:
Total pot $735 | Rake $3

Board:
[ ]
Seat 1: samanonadd folded on the Turn
Seat 2: gwapes collected ($732)
Seat 3: TIMESHARE folded on the Flop
Seat 4: bobvul folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5:
SuitedAces folded on the Flop
Seat 6: goyangyi (button) folded on the Flop
Seat 7: Maverick Sr. (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: marchinvest2 (big blind) folded on the River