Bittersweet
So I took third in another one. Won another $36, making $72 in nine tries. Put the tenth one in, even though I've yet to play it, and even if I lose it, I've won $72 with a cost of $55. Seventeen dollar profit at this point. If I cash in the tenth one, it's gravy. Lots of interesting hands, but I cut and pasted the two that were the most interesting. I think I made a good push on the first hand. Had top pair, best kicker and nut flush draw, plus the ace as extra coverage. Even if I'm not ahead, and there's decent reason to think I might not be, although just as good reason to think I could be, I've got plenty of outs, and my best one hit on the turn. Put me comfortably in first place at a critical time.
It's bittersweet, though, because of that last hand. I got kind of tight for a while, hoping xfl would go, because he was ss at 3000 chips. And Cweb was aggressive. Finally xfl got to where it was clear he wasn't on life support anymore, and even took the lead. I had been getting marginal hands and missing the flops. Really stung. Got raised in the BB by CWeb, but he did that almost eevery hand. Didn't like J5, but I called. Usually I'll often call with just about any face card, but they had me off my game, and it was a hard call. Flop is 99J. CWeb goes all in. Automatic call for me. If he has the nine or a bigger pair, hats off to him. He didn't. AQ. Then he hits his damn Ace on the damn river.
It really hurts. I mean, it's tough to complain, since I got my fair share of good cards and favorable flops and even a couple lucky hits (although, to my credit, always from good plays with the right odds) along the way at just the right times. Still, what a way to go out. And I'd have had a staggering chip advantage over xfl. CWeb went on to win, in fact.
Assuming I don't cash in the next tourney, I've honestly got to be dissappointed in this round of tournies. Don't get me wrong, a $17 profit is sweet enough, and I played pretty badly in two or three of those tournies, but I really do think I'm at the level where I can come out 85 dollars ahead per every ten tournies on a regular basis. We'll see on the next round. And, hey, there's still one more tourney left.
Full Tilt Poker Game #1333521178: $5 + $0.50 Sit & Go (9365639), Table 4 - 500/1000 - No Limit Hold'em - 1:54:34 ET - 2006/12/01
Seat 2: jmiller3299 (14,120)
Seat 4: boredmomma (10,710)
Seat 5: cow62087 (2,365)
Seat 6: dave_worrell (10,210)
Seat 7: xfl615 (15,115)
Seat 8: CWeb (14,980)
cow62087 posts the small blind of 500
dave_worrell posts the big blind of 1,000
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to dave_worrell [7c Ad]
xfl615 raises to 3,000
jmiller3299: tx
CWeb folds
jmiller3299 folds
boredmomma calls 3,000
cow62087 calls 1,865, and is all in
dave_worrell calls 2,000
*** FLOP *** [7d 3d 6d]
dave_worrell bets 7,210, and is all in
xfl615 calls 7,210
boredmomma: oh man
boredmomma folds
dave_worrell shows [7c Ad]
xfl615 shows [Qh Qs]
cow62087 shows [Qd 8h]
*** TURN *** [7d 3d 6d] [2d]
*** RIVER *** [7d 3d 6d 2d] [5s]
dave_worrell shows a flush, Ace high
xfl615 shows a pair of Queens
dave_worrell wins the side pot (16,325) with a flush, Ace high
cow62087 shows a flush, Queen high
dave_worrell wins the main pot (9,460) with a flush, Ace high
dave_worrell: gg
cow62087 stands up
The blinds are now 600/1,200
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 25,785 Main pot 9,460. Side pot 16,325. | Rake 0
Board: [7d 3d 6d 2d 5s]
Seat 2: jmiller3299 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: boredmomma (button) folded on the Flop
Seat 5: cow62087 (small blind) showed [Qd 8h] and lost with a flush, Queen high
Seat 6: dave_worrell (big blind) showed [7c Ad] and won (25,785) with a flush, Ace high
Seat 7: xfl615 showed [Qh Qs] and lost with a pair of Queens
Seat 8: CWeb didn't bet (folded)
Full Tilt Poker Game #1333579247: $5 + $0.50 Sit & Go (9365639), Table 4 - 1000/2000 - No Limit Hold'em - 2:08:12 ET - 2006/12/01
Seat 6: dave_worrell (19,415)
Seat 7: xfl615 (27,305)
Seat 8: CWeb (20,780)
CWeb posts the small blind of 1,000
dave_worrell posts the big blind of 2,000
The button is in seat #7
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to dave_worrell [Js 5d]
xfl615 folds
CWeb raises to 6,000
dave_worrell calls 4,000
*** FLOP *** [9s 9c Jh]
CWeb bets 14,780, and is all in
dave_worrell calls 13,415, and is all in
CWeb shows [Qc As]
dave_worrell shows [Js 5d]
Uncalled bet of 1,365 returned to CWeb
*** TURN *** [9s 9c Jh] [3c]
*** RIVER *** [9s 9c Jh 3c] [Ac]
CWeb shows two pair, Aces and Nines
dave_worrell shows two pair, Jacks and Nines
CWeb wins the pot (38,830) with two pair, Aces and Nines
dave_worrell: wow
dave_worrell stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 38,830 | Rake 0
Board: [9s 9c Jh 3c Ac]
Seat 6: dave_worrell (big blind) showed [Js 5d] and lost with two pair, Jacks and Nines
Seat 7: xfl615 (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: CWeb (small blind) showed [Qc As] and won (38,830) with two pair, Aces and Nines
It's bittersweet, though, because of that last hand. I got kind of tight for a while, hoping xfl would go, because he was ss at 3000 chips. And Cweb was aggressive. Finally xfl got to where it was clear he wasn't on life support anymore, and even took the lead. I had been getting marginal hands and missing the flops. Really stung. Got raised in the BB by CWeb, but he did that almost eevery hand. Didn't like J5, but I called. Usually I'll often call with just about any face card, but they had me off my game, and it was a hard call. Flop is 99J. CWeb goes all in. Automatic call for me. If he has the nine or a bigger pair, hats off to him. He didn't. AQ. Then he hits his damn Ace on the damn river.
It really hurts. I mean, it's tough to complain, since I got my fair share of good cards and favorable flops and even a couple lucky hits (although, to my credit, always from good plays with the right odds) along the way at just the right times. Still, what a way to go out. And I'd have had a staggering chip advantage over xfl. CWeb went on to win, in fact.
Assuming I don't cash in the next tourney, I've honestly got to be dissappointed in this round of tournies. Don't get me wrong, a $17 profit is sweet enough, and I played pretty badly in two or three of those tournies, but I really do think I'm at the level where I can come out 85 dollars ahead per every ten tournies on a regular basis. We'll see on the next round. And, hey, there's still one more tourney left.
Full Tilt Poker Game #1333521178: $5 + $0.50 Sit & Go (9365639), Table 4 - 500/1000 - No Limit Hold'em - 1:54:34 ET - 2006/12/01
Seat 2: jmiller3299 (14,120)
Seat 4: boredmomma (10,710)
Seat 5: cow62087 (2,365)
Seat 6: dave_worrell (10,210)
Seat 7: xfl615 (15,115)
Seat 8: CWeb (14,980)
cow62087 posts the small blind of 500
dave_worrell posts the big blind of 1,000
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to dave_worrell [7c Ad]
xfl615 raises to 3,000
jmiller3299: tx
CWeb folds
jmiller3299 folds
boredmomma calls 3,000
cow62087 calls 1,865, and is all in
dave_worrell calls 2,000
*** FLOP *** [7d 3d 6d]
dave_worrell bets 7,210, and is all in
xfl615 calls 7,210
boredmomma: oh man
boredmomma folds
dave_worrell shows [7c Ad]
xfl615 shows [Qh Qs]
cow62087 shows [Qd 8h]
*** TURN *** [7d 3d 6d] [2d]
*** RIVER *** [7d 3d 6d 2d] [5s]
dave_worrell shows a flush, Ace high
xfl615 shows a pair of Queens
dave_worrell wins the side pot (16,325) with a flush, Ace high
cow62087 shows a flush, Queen high
dave_worrell wins the main pot (9,460) with a flush, Ace high
dave_worrell: gg
cow62087 stands up
The blinds are now 600/1,200
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 25,785 Main pot 9,460. Side pot 16,325. | Rake 0
Board: [7d 3d 6d 2d 5s]
Seat 2: jmiller3299 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: boredmomma (button) folded on the Flop
Seat 5: cow62087 (small blind) showed [Qd 8h] and lost with a flush, Queen high
Seat 6: dave_worrell (big blind) showed [7c Ad] and won (25,785) with a flush, Ace high
Seat 7: xfl615 showed [Qh Qs] and lost with a pair of Queens
Seat 8: CWeb didn't bet (folded)
Full Tilt Poker Game #1333579247: $5 + $0.50 Sit & Go (9365639), Table 4 - 1000/2000 - No Limit Hold'em - 2:08:12 ET - 2006/12/01
Seat 6: dave_worrell (19,415)
Seat 7: xfl615 (27,305)
Seat 8: CWeb (20,780)
CWeb posts the small blind of 1,000
dave_worrell posts the big blind of 2,000
The button is in seat #7
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to dave_worrell [Js 5d]
xfl615 folds
CWeb raises to 6,000
dave_worrell calls 4,000
*** FLOP *** [9s 9c Jh]
CWeb bets 14,780, and is all in
dave_worrell calls 13,415, and is all in
CWeb shows [Qc As]
dave_worrell shows [Js 5d]
Uncalled bet of 1,365 returned to CWeb
*** TURN *** [9s 9c Jh] [3c]
*** RIVER *** [9s 9c Jh 3c] [Ac]
CWeb shows two pair, Aces and Nines
dave_worrell shows two pair, Jacks and Nines
CWeb wins the pot (38,830) with two pair, Aces and Nines
dave_worrell: wow
dave_worrell stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 38,830 | Rake 0
Board: [9s 9c Jh 3c Ac]
Seat 6: dave_worrell (big blind) showed [Js 5d] and lost with two pair, Jacks and Nines
Seat 7: xfl615 (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: CWeb (small blind) showed [Qc As] and won (38,830) with two pair, Aces and Nines
posted by David Worrell @ 11:10 PM
2 Comments:
At 12:05 PM,
Anonymous said…
Any tourney's recently?
Happy new Year, by the way.
At 11:47 PM,
David Worrell said…
I've had quite a few. Some ups and some downs. My problem was that I was really obsessed with making some sort of meaningful profit weekly and I'd get tons of bad beats that prevented that from happening. Seemed like every time I had someone dominated, they'd get a mircal hit, or at least an inlikely one, and would send me out of the tourney. I'd have AK against AJ, and their damn Jack would hit. I'd have tens to their sixes and they'd hit their third six. That's a 20% chance there and it happened over and over again. And flush draws! Don't even get me started on flush draws! I'd hit a great hand, bet more than enough to make calling with a flush draw a mistake, and time after time I'd get a called and the idiot hit his flush on the river. I'm getting angry just relating the experience.
It got so bad, I went kamikaze and started playing hundred dollar one table tournies just hoping to bust out so I could quit this damn game. It almost worked, but on the tourney that would have wiped out my bankroll, I cashed in third place. So now I've got just over two hundred dollars and a greater perspective of the game.
I'm committed to grinding it out and not worrying so much about a weekly profit margin. I'm going to focus more exclusively on the 45 man tournies and I feel pretty sure I'll be able to build my bankroll back up soon to where it was before and then I'll see about what adjustments I might wanna make.
And a very happy new year to you, too!
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