Started off playing on Full Tilt 100nl 6max, playing a nice 2 hour and 15 minute session, winnning $275 over 585 hands, running at 15.7/11.1/2.4.
Here's my biggest pot won from this session, where I dodge a flush draw after I flop trips w/ top kicker:
Full Tilt Poker - No Limit Hold'em Cash Game - $0.50/$1 Blinds - 4 Players - (LegoPoker HH Converter)
SB: $54
BB: $100
toohigh305 (UTG): $206
BTN: $109.55
Preflop: toohigh305 is dealt
(4 Players)toohigh305 raises to $3.50, BTN folds, SB calls $3, BB calls $2.50
Flop: ($10.50)
(3 Players)SB checks, BB bets $8, toohigh305 raises to $28, SB folds, BB raises all-in to $96.50, toohigh305 calls $68.50
Turn: ($203.50)
(2 Players - 1 All-In)River: ($203.50)
(2 Players - 1 All-In)Pot Size: $203.50 ($2 Rake)
BB had
(a pair of Queens) and LOST (-$100)toohigh305 had
(three of a kind, Queens) and WON (+$101.50)After this session, I played in both of my usual tournaments on Stars: the $11 1 rebuy/1 addon, and the $27.50 Guaranteed. And who woulda thunk, OMFG I CASHED IN BOTH OF THEM! UNPOSSIBLE!!!
I made the final table of the $11 1 rebuy/1 addon, which I felt I played really really well. I profited $450 from this one, a very nice score, finishing in 7th place out of 630 entries, playing for a total of 5 hours and 15 minutes.
The following hand crippled me at the FT, at which point I was running well and 3rd in chips. Some idiot tries to resteal with a short stack with an awful holding. Sure enough, he gets there:
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t16000 (8 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: HTML)
saw flop|saw showdown
CO (t338977)
Button (t613208)
SB (t122857)
BB (t129662)
UTG (t294006)
UTG+1 (t245516)
MP1 (t147428)
toohigh305 (t312346)
Preflop: toohigh305 is MP2 with 5s, 5c.
3 folds, toohigh305 raises to t62400, 2 folds, SB raises to t122057, 1 fold, toohigh305 calls t59657.
Flop: (t248914) Kd, 7h, Js (2 players)
Turn: (t248914) 4s (2 players)
River: (t248914) 8s (2 players)
Final Pot: t248914
Main Pot: t248914 (t248914), between SB and toohigh305. > Pot won by SB (t248914).
Results in white below:
toohigh305 has 5s 5c (one pair, fives).
SB has 2s 6s (flush, jack high).
Outcome: SB wins t248914.
I outlasted one more player, and busted on this hand:
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t20000 (7 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: HTML)
saw flop|saw showdown
MP2 (t225715)
CO (t811294)
Button (t220524)
SB (t262406)
BB (t274716)
UTG (t250656)
toohigh305 (t158689)
Preflop: toohigh305 is MP1 with As, Ts.
1 fold, toohigh305 raises to t157689, MP2 raises to t224715, 4 folds.
Flop: (t387404) 6c, 9h, 7c (2 players)
Turn: (t387404) Td (2 players)
River: (t387404) Qc (2 players)
Final Pot: t387404
Main Pot: t320378 (t320378), between MP2 and toohigh305. > Pot won by MP2 (t320378).
Pot 2: t67026 (t67026), between MP2 and toohigh305. > Pot won by MP2 (t67026).
Results in white below:
toohigh305 has As Ts (one pair, tens).
MP2 has Kh Ks (one pair, kings).
Outcome: MP2 wins t387404.
I was proud of this score, b/c it proved to myself that I CAN go deep in one of these bastards, as well as being able to withstand a lot of beats and coolers throughout the tourny (something I haven't done very well lately).
I had a decent finish in the Guaranteed as well, finishing in 68th place out of 1,110 players, profiting $31, playing for a little over 3 and a half hours. After this cash, I kind of felt that cashing in this tournament was easier than the 1 rebuy/1 addon one, b/c they pay a larger % of the field, and the return on the bottom-tier prizes is better.
On Sunday I began the day off as I did on Saturday, playing FT 100nl 6max. Unfortunately, I ran kinda bad, perhaps a bit jaded after my donkament score, and lost $91 over 315 hands, playing for 1 hour and 20 minutes, running at 16.7/11.2/1.8.
During this session, there was this one LAGtard that basically owned me. He was really loose, but sure enough, hit everytime I was up against him.
Hand 1 where he owns me:
Full Tilt Poker - No Limit Hold'em Cash Game - $0.50/$1 Blinds - 5 Players - (LegoPoker HH Converter)
SB: $112.70
BB: $84.70
UTG: $81.25
CO: $135.55
toohigh305 (BTN): $111.90
Preflop: toohigh305 is dealt
(5 Players)UTG folds, CO raises to $3.50, toohigh305 raises to $12, SB folds, BB calls $11, CO calls $8.50
Flop: ($36.50)
(3 Players)BB bets $30, CO folds, toohigh305 calls $30
Turn: ($96.50)
(2 Players)BB bets all-in for $42.70, toohigh305 calls $42.70
River: ($181.90)
(2 Players - 1 All-In)Pot Size: $181.90 ($3 Rake)
BB had
(a full house, Kings full of Twos) and WON (+$94.20)toohigh305 had
(two pair, Kings and Twos) and LOST (-$84.70)Hand 2 where he owns me:
Full Tilt Poker - No Limit Hold'em Cash Game - $0.50/$1 Blinds - 6 Players - (LegoPoker HH Converter)
SB: $67.50
BB: $129.30
toohigh305 (UTG): $105
MP: $143.65
CO: $105.10
BTN: $141.45
Preflop: toohigh305 is dealt
(6 Players)toohigh305 raises to $3, 2 folds, BTN calls $3, 2 folds
Flop: ($7.50)
(2 Players)toohigh305 bets $5, BTN raises to $10, toohigh305 calls $5
Turn: ($27.50)
(2 Players)toohigh305 checks, BTN bets $18, toohigh305 calls $18
River: ($63.50)
(2 Players)toohigh305 checks, BTN bets $50, toohigh305 calls $50
Pot Size: $163.50 ($3 Rake)
BTN had
(three of a kind, Fives) and WON (+$79.50)toohigh305 had
(two pair, Aces and Queens) and LOST (-$81)My play in both hands is certainly suspect, I'm just not sure how I could play them differently postflop.
I then went back to Stars to play my usual MTTs again, and wow, I actually cashed in one of them again: the $11 1 rebuy/1 addon. THAT'S 3 DONKAMENT CASHES IN 4 DONKAMENTS, UNPOSSIBLE!!!
Unfortuantely, I only finished in 47th place this time out of 815 entries, profiting $14, playing for a little over 3 and a half hours. I didn't cash in the Guaranteed this time, though, so I wound up losing $13.50 on this MTT session. Can't complain though, seeing how I cashed in another MTT. I can already feel my play in these improving, as I have been deeply analyzing my play in them, trying to figure out what the best strategy and approaches are for each tourny.
On the weekend overall, I made $467 playing lol donkaments, getting me a bit unstuck on Stars, and made $185 on Full Tilt, for a total of $652 on the weekend. Saturday was probably one of my best days of this year, making $756, certainly a HUGE day for me.
