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Thursday, August 2, 2007
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Im turning into a big fish
Well i'm gradually losing my bankroll by playing really stupid. Every time i start my session down i try to chase back my loses by playing reckless. I cant make big folds and make too many bluffs. I need to put a stop to these bad habits. Steps to turn things around
-Immediately quit the session once i get down 2 buyins
-Drop to 2/4 and 3/6nl for a couple sessions to get my groove back
-Limit the tables i play to 4 at a time
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
One of my sickest bluffs ever
There was 17 players left when this hand happened.
Full Tilt Poker Game #3030338310: $25,000 Guarantee
(22574856), Table 47 - 2000/4000 Ante 500 - No Limit
Hold'em - 22:56:43 ET - 2007/07/22
Seat 1: wmmcl (191,869)
Seat 2: TheMasterJ33 (126,248)
Seat 3: Purkell (44,104)
Seat 4: kgilbert13 (53,586)
Seat 5: pokerladychamp (90,629)
Seat 8: Laura Ashley (130,578)
Seat 9: DAFLOP23 (106,935)
TheMasterJ33 antes 500
wmmcl posts the small blind of 2,000
TheMasterJ33 posts the big blind of 4,000
The button is in seat #9
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to TheMasterJ33 [Js 4h]
Purkell folds
kgilbert13 folds
pokerladychamp folds
Laura Ashley raises to 12,000
DAFLOP23 folds
wmmcl has 15 seconds left to act
wmmcl raises to 34,000
TheMasterJ33 raises to 125,748, and is all in
Laura Ashley folds
wmmcl has 15 seconds left to act
wmmcl has requested TIME
wmmcl folds
Uncalled bet of 91,748 returned to TheMasterJ33
TheMasterJ33 mucks
TheMasterJ33 wins the pot (83,500)
Laura Ashley was raising quite often in late position and i thought wmmcl picked up on that too so i thought their was a really good chance wmmcl didnt have a premium hand and couldnt call my allin.
I ended up getting 2nd place for $6,600.
Full Tilt Poker Game #3030338310: $25,000 Guarantee
(22574856), Table 47 - 2000/4000 Ante 500 - No Limit
Hold'em - 22:56:43 ET - 2007/07/22
Seat 1: wmmcl (191,869)
Seat 2: TheMasterJ33 (126,248)
Seat 3: Purkell (44,104)
Seat 4: kgilbert13 (53,586)
Seat 5: pokerladychamp (90,629)
Seat 8: Laura Ashley (130,578)
Seat 9: DAFLOP23 (106,935)
TheMasterJ33 antes 500
wmmcl posts the small blind of 2,000
TheMasterJ33 posts the big blind of 4,000
The button is in seat #9
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to TheMasterJ33 [Js 4h]
Purkell folds
kgilbert13 folds
pokerladychamp folds
Laura Ashley raises to 12,000
DAFLOP23 folds
wmmcl has 15 seconds left to act
wmmcl raises to 34,000
TheMasterJ33 raises to 125,748, and is all in
Laura Ashley folds
wmmcl has 15 seconds left to act
wmmcl has requested TIME
wmmcl folds
Uncalled bet of 91,748 returned to TheMasterJ33
TheMasterJ33 mucks
TheMasterJ33 wins the pot (83,500)
Laura Ashley was raising quite often in late position and i thought wmmcl picked up on that too so i thought their was a really good chance wmmcl didnt have a premium hand and couldnt call my allin.
I ended up getting 2nd place for $6,600.
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
I played on partypoker last night
It felt like i was making sweet love to an ex-girlfriend. It got pretty hot and heavy. Hopefully next time i can pay you money to get some action. We will meet again partypoker.
miss you,
masterj
Thursday, July 12, 2007
My wsop main event
My table looked pretty solid. There was a couple of average players at the table but the rest of them were real solid. The only person i recognized was chip jett 2 to my right. I decided to play tight since my table was playing solid and not make a big bluff in early levels. I was gonna try and see alot of flop early on though. Here are the most notable hands
50/100
utg raises to 300 i call on button with 78s both blinds call. flop comes T-8-8 (2 clubs). utg bets 750 i flat call blinds fold. turn comes 9 of clubs he checks i bet 1200 he calls my read was that he had overpair with club here. river was 6d he checks i bet 1800 he folds. i really regret not raising this on the flop but i think he gets away from his overpair here on turn anyways.
i raise in MP to 300 with TsTc guy behind me calls SB reraises to 1350 i call i can tell this guy has a monster. flop comes q-9-6 all diamonds he checks i check turn comes the jack of clubs he checks i think about betting here but i thought he would call, it looks he has two black kings or aces. turn comes a blank he checks i check he shows two black aces. i end this level at 21.5k
100/200
i look down at AhQh in the bb after two players limped i raise to 1200 and only the first limper calls. flop comes 3-7-7r i bet 1400 he calls turn comes a 9 i bet 2600 he calls river comes a jack and it goes check-check he shows 44. i gave this guy credit for making a good call after i saw him call a riverbet with jack high in a raised blind vs blind battle. But at the same time he goes out by playing a gigantic 80k pot in the 2nd level with AK on a board of A-8-6 against a set of 66 when he should obviously have folded. i end this level with 16.5k
200/400
A HUGE INTERESTING HAND!
i raise to 1100 with AsQc in the hijack the cutoff calls after a 20 sec think. flop comes 8-3-4 (2 hearts) i bet 1600 he calls. turn comes another 8 he bets 2500 i really thought he was on flush draw so i call.river comes a total blank the deuce of spades. i check he instantly bets 5k i remember looking at him when he showed down a good hand and his body language looked different this time. his pulse on his neckwas beating like crazy i was expecting to see KhQh or AhJh. So i make the call with Ace high queen kicker! he doesnt want to turn over his hand so im high-fiving myself in my head then he reluctantly turns over AhKh i show my AQ and he celebrates his great value bet. Never underestimate the physical read.
there was 2 limpers in front of me sb completes i look down at AK in the bb i shove allin for 6450 total.i really didnt think i was gonna get called but i wanted it to look like i was on tilt and get a call from a hand like AT/AJ. The lp limper ended up thinking for 2 mintues and calls with 77 with 5k behind after calling, i win the race.
i raise to 1200 with 88 in EP chip jett calls in bb. flop comes 5-9-6r. he checks i bet 1800 he check raises to 4200 i really thought he had a big hand here i dont think he would have folded if i went allin. i head to dinner break with 8.7k
200/400 ante 50
they all fold to the sb he limps i check j3 in bb. flop comes j-t-3 he bets 1050 i raise to 3k he putsme allin i call he shows QT my hand holds
i raise to 1200 with AcKs in MP the button calls. flop comes 6-9-3 (2 spades) i bet 1800 he calls i put him on a medium pair. turn comes another 3 i bet 4k he thinks for 30 seconds and calls. river is a 8 flush misses i have 9,300 left and decide to jam in. i had a tight image and i thought he would have to give me respect if i tripel barreled but of course he calls with 77. i dont give him any respect for making this call. he was one of the 3 average players at the table. i always bluff the wrong guy, something i really need to work on.
I will try to post my other wsop prelim tournies later.
50/100
utg raises to 300 i call on button with 78s both blinds call. flop comes T-8-8 (2 clubs). utg bets 750 i flat call blinds fold. turn comes 9 of clubs he checks i bet 1200 he calls my read was that he had overpair with club here. river was 6d he checks i bet 1800 he folds. i really regret not raising this on the flop but i think he gets away from his overpair here on turn anyways.
i raise in MP to 300 with TsTc guy behind me calls SB reraises to 1350 i call i can tell this guy has a monster. flop comes q-9-6 all diamonds he checks i check turn comes the jack of clubs he checks i think about betting here but i thought he would call, it looks he has two black kings or aces. turn comes a blank he checks i check he shows two black aces. i end this level at 21.5k
100/200
i look down at AhQh in the bb after two players limped i raise to 1200 and only the first limper calls. flop comes 3-7-7r i bet 1400 he calls turn comes a 9 i bet 2600 he calls river comes a jack and it goes check-check he shows 44. i gave this guy credit for making a good call after i saw him call a riverbet with jack high in a raised blind vs blind battle. But at the same time he goes out by playing a gigantic 80k pot in the 2nd level with AK on a board of A-8-6 against a set of 66 when he should obviously have folded. i end this level with 16.5k
200/400
A HUGE INTERESTING HAND!
i raise to 1100 with AsQc in the hijack the cutoff calls after a 20 sec think. flop comes 8-3-4 (2 hearts) i bet 1600 he calls. turn comes another 8 he bets 2500 i really thought he was on flush draw so i call.river comes a total blank the deuce of spades. i check he instantly bets 5k i remember looking at him when he showed down a good hand and his body language looked different this time. his pulse on his neckwas beating like crazy i was expecting to see KhQh or AhJh. So i make the call with Ace high queen kicker! he doesnt want to turn over his hand so im high-fiving myself in my head then he reluctantly turns over AhKh i show my AQ and he celebrates his great value bet. Never underestimate the physical read.
there was 2 limpers in front of me sb completes i look down at AK in the bb i shove allin for 6450 total.i really didnt think i was gonna get called but i wanted it to look like i was on tilt and get a call from a hand like AT/AJ. The lp limper ended up thinking for 2 mintues and calls with 77 with 5k behind after calling, i win the race.
i raise to 1200 with 88 in EP chip jett calls in bb. flop comes 5-9-6r. he checks i bet 1800 he check raises to 4200 i really thought he had a big hand here i dont think he would have folded if i went allin. i head to dinner break with 8.7k
200/400 ante 50
they all fold to the sb he limps i check j3 in bb. flop comes j-t-3 he bets 1050 i raise to 3k he putsme allin i call he shows QT my hand holds
i raise to 1200 with AcKs in MP the button calls. flop comes 6-9-3 (2 spades) i bet 1800 he calls i put him on a medium pair. turn comes another 3 i bet 4k he thinks for 30 seconds and calls. river is a 8 flush misses i have 9,300 left and decide to jam in. i had a tight image and i thought he would have to give me respect if i tripel barreled but of course he calls with 77. i dont give him any respect for making this call. he was one of the 3 average players at the table. i always bluff the wrong guy, something i really need to work on.
I will try to post my other wsop prelim tournies later.
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
F Vegas
Im out of the main event. Everything they could wrong did this trip. This is the first time i havent left vegas profiting money. F VEGAS
Sunday, June 10, 2007
My First 2 Events of the WSOP
I have played 3 events so far heres what happened in the first 2. The first was the 2000nl and i didnt last past the 2nd level. There was only 1 interesting hand.
1500nl shorthanded
25/50
I start off at a juicy table with jennifer tilly. I pick off a couple of bluffs and then i bluff it all back by reraising the button with 4-5s. He raised to 200 and he looked weak so i reraised to 575. he called and i bet 650 on a k-q-7 rainbow flop. he went allin for like 1500 more. i have no idea what this guy had.
I unforunately get moved from that juicy table to issac haxton's table. I have alot of respect for his game. Issac was raising almost everytime it was folded to him. He was in the cutoff when i was in the big blind so i knew i was in for a big challenge. I decided to just play tight and use it to my advantage.
Issac raises to 150 in the cuttoff and the sb calls i decide to call with q-8o. it comes k-q-q and the sb leads for 200 i called it pretty fast/weakly to make it look like i dont have a queen. Issac then raises to 1k the small blind folds i think about it for a little bit and call since im pretty confident issac is bluffing. turn comes a 9 i check he gives up, T on river check-check. My fast call won me a bigger pot i really liked how i played it. He outplayed me a few times im pretty sure and got most of those chips back from me. I reraise him once with 6-8o since i had a tight image and succeeded.
50/100
Issac gets busted on a cooler hand so im happy. So im at 4700 now, the new chipleader limps utg i limp on button with 44. flop comes j-4-8 (2 hearts) chipleader bets 350 i raise to 850. he
thinks about putting me allin/reraising but ends up flat calling. turn is the K of hearts check-check. river is a 3 non-heart he bets 1k i decide to pay off. He had q-j of hearts.
100/200-100/200(w/ante)-150/300(ante)-200/400(ante)
i get moved to a new table which was playing really soft. There was this native american who was making these huge overbets on flops and raising 5-6x the blind preflop. Everytime he saw weakness preflop he was raising. I was waiting to trap him for all my chips. I was grinding a 20bb stack in about every one of these levels. There was no big pots just a bunch of small pots. I was pretty card dead, I jammed a couple of times with a-q and a-j when i thought they were the best hand.
200/400 ante 50
There was 1400 or so players in this event and they will done to 170-175 players when this happened 126 get paid. The crazy native american limps in sb i check in bb with q-8o. I started
the hand with 8,200 and he had 4,500 (he had about 14k a couple hands ago but he donked a bunch off). Flop comes a-k-k and he instantly shoved allin. i knew what was going thru his head he knew i would probably put him allin or raise preflop with an ace so he thinks i cant call. But i call him pretty quickly and go with my instincts. he has j-2 of diamonds and hits running diamonds, great hand squanto.
I now have 3,600 and get moved to a new table immediately after that last hand. i notice joe awada has a monster stack. i move in on my 2nd hand with a-6s and pick up blinds. About an orbit later im in sb joe raises to 900 on button i shove in with a-9 for 4000 total and he called a-8s. i lose to diamond flush again and miss the money by about 40 players. I feel like i played perfect and dont regret any decision i made just ran bad in all of the big pots i played.
25/50
I have about 3,800 when this happens. I have JJ. The big fish at the table min raises to 100 in MP and then the button makes it 400. I have seen this guy squeeze preflop already once and he was playing pretty aggressive so i thought i had the best hand and reraised to 1125. He then went allin for 2,150 more. I thought the guy would reraise less than with KK or AA against the fish so i put him on AK and made the marginal call. He shows KK. I shouldnt be playing allin pots with jacks in the first and second level. I should have just called the 400 and lead at the flop or fold.1500nl shorthanded
25/50
I start off at a juicy table with jennifer tilly. I pick off a couple of bluffs and then i bluff it all back by reraising the button with 4-5s. He raised to 200 and he looked weak so i reraised to 575. he called and i bet 650 on a k-q-7 rainbow flop. he went allin for like 1500 more. i have no idea what this guy had.
I unforunately get moved from that juicy table to issac haxton's table. I have alot of respect for his game. Issac was raising almost everytime it was folded to him. He was in the cutoff when i was in the big blind so i knew i was in for a big challenge. I decided to just play tight and use it to my advantage.
Issac raises to 150 in the cuttoff and the sb calls i decide to call with q-8o. it comes k-q-q and the sb leads for 200 i called it pretty fast/weakly to make it look like i dont have a queen. Issac then raises to 1k the small blind folds i think about it for a little bit and call since im pretty confident issac is bluffing. turn comes a 9 i check he gives up, T on river check-check. My fast call won me a bigger pot i really liked how i played it. He outplayed me a few times im pretty sure and got most of those chips back from me. I reraise him once with 6-8o since i had a tight image and succeeded.
50/100
Issac gets busted on a cooler hand so im happy. So im at 4700 now, the new chipleader limps utg i limp on button with 44. flop comes j-4-8 (2 hearts) chipleader bets 350 i raise to 850. he
thinks about putting me allin/reraising but ends up flat calling. turn is the K of hearts check-check. river is a 3 non-heart he bets 1k i decide to pay off. He had q-j of hearts.
100/200-100/200(w/ante)-150/300(ante)-200/400(ante)
i get moved to a new table which was playing really soft. There was this native american who was making these huge overbets on flops and raising 5-6x the blind preflop. Everytime he saw weakness preflop he was raising. I was waiting to trap him for all my chips. I was grinding a 20bb stack in about every one of these levels. There was no big pots just a bunch of small pots. I was pretty card dead, I jammed a couple of times with a-q and a-j when i thought they were the best hand.
200/400 ante 50
There was 1400 or so players in this event and they will done to 170-175 players when this happened 126 get paid. The crazy native american limps in sb i check in bb with q-8o. I started
the hand with 8,200 and he had 4,500 (he had about 14k a couple hands ago but he donked a bunch off). Flop comes a-k-k and he instantly shoved allin. i knew what was going thru his head he knew i would probably put him allin or raise preflop with an ace so he thinks i cant call. But i call him pretty quickly and go with my instincts. he has j-2 of diamonds and hits running diamonds, great hand squanto.
I now have 3,600 and get moved to a new table immediately after that last hand. i notice joe awada has a monster stack. i move in on my 2nd hand with a-6s and pick up blinds. About an orbit later im in sb joe raises to 900 on button i shove in with a-9 for 4000 total and he called a-8s. i lose to diamond flush again and miss the money by about 40 players. I feel like i played perfect and dont regret any decision i made just ran bad in all of the big pots i played.
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