I got taken to the cleaners today. Again. I was hampered by a distinct inability to actually hit anything, while my opponents were hitting huge hands for fun. I really want this poker shit to be over, and to cash out the $4500-odd I've got on both sites, but I'm "only" 900 points or so from getting a $50 bonus on Stars so I'll wait until then. Today was such a nice day outside, and here I was, staring at a frigging screen losing three-figure amounts. What a waste.
Update: I played heaps today. Now it's points that matter, not dollars, and there are just under 800 points to go. It's a bit like pulling teeth. By the way it was a real up-and-down day which included my biggest ever winning session at 50c/$1 badugi ($76 in 335 hands) and a bad stack-off with a rough eight in single draw.
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Saturday, November 24, 2012
Keeping at it
Since mid-September online poker hasn't been a lot of fun. I could run much better. With seven days of November left I'm essentially even for the month (down a little on Stars and up slightly on the new incarnation of Full Tilt). I tried ace-to-five triple draw on Full Tilt last night. It looked profitable, with people going crazy with rough sevens, but I couldn't hit goddamn thing. Variance seems even higher in that game than in 2-7 (if that's possible): I'm playing a few more hands, which will push variance up, but my opponents are playing a lot more, creating big pots and sending variance through the roof.
Last weekend I played an interesting three-handed session of 25c/50c on Full Tilt. I made $30 in just 90 hands, winning 11 of 13 showdowns. One of my opponents was terrible and was dealt a pat hand about 20% of the time, and you can imagine what some of those hands looked like. Often when I raised him he'd try to reraise me off my made seven or eight. Obviously I drew well in that session; sometimes I couldn't beat a pat ten or jack over three draws if my life depended on it.
Never have I been happier to bust out of a tournament than on Saturday night. After 3½ hours, at about 1:30am, I was out of the MicroMillions badugi in 467th place out of 2488. I only won one pot in the super-deep first hour, and I thought if I could lose my internet connection in the second hour I'd probably make the final table. In the third hour I went on a good run to reach 20,000 (four times my starting stack) after earlier surviving an all-in, but it was all downhill from there and frankly my eventual demise was a relief. In a couple of hours I'll have a go at the triple draw MicroMillions.
Update:
I'm out of the triple draw tournament in the middle of the field. Just like in the badugi, we started with 5000 chips. I never got above 7000. A few times I felt I was just one decent pot away from making some headway, but that pot never ended up on my lap. It's never too disappointing to get knocked out of a micro tournament though.
Last weekend I played an interesting three-handed session of 25c/50c on Full Tilt. I made $30 in just 90 hands, winning 11 of 13 showdowns. One of my opponents was terrible and was dealt a pat hand about 20% of the time, and you can imagine what some of those hands looked like. Often when I raised him he'd try to reraise me off my made seven or eight. Obviously I drew well in that session; sometimes I couldn't beat a pat ten or jack over three draws if my life depended on it.
Never have I been happier to bust out of a tournament than on Saturday night. After 3½ hours, at about 1:30am, I was out of the MicroMillions badugi in 467th place out of 2488. I only won one pot in the super-deep first hour, and I thought if I could lose my internet connection in the second hour I'd probably make the final table. In the third hour I went on a good run to reach 20,000 (four times my starting stack) after earlier surviving an all-in, but it was all downhill from there and frankly my eventual demise was a relief. In a couple of hours I'll have a go at the triple draw MicroMillions.
Update:
I'm out of the triple draw tournament in the middle of the field. Just like in the badugi, we started with 5000 chips. I never got above 7000. A few times I felt I was just one decent pot away from making some headway, but that pot never ended up on my lap. It's never too disappointing to get knocked out of a micro tournament though.
Hand 1
Here's the only really notable hand from the MicroMillions. Konstant earlier drew one all the way and made a three-card king. He clearly didn't know what he was doing; I thought he might not even know the rules. Maybe my cap on the flop was overkill but I was sure I had heaps of equity three-way.
PokerStars Hand #89368528520: Tournament #2012110017, $3.00+$0.30 USD Badugi Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2012/11/17 4:32:58 ET
Table '2012110017 38' 8-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: luzer888 (4780 in chips)
Seat 2: piep peep? (5150 in chips)
Seat 3: Konstant973 (3570 in chips)
Seat 4: Ducha0565 (4120 in chips)
Seat 5: Beibe Poker (5455 in chips)
Seat 6: plutoman20 (4850 in chips)
Seat 7: Misha Myxin (6640 in chips)
Seat 8: knightas (5185 in chips)
Misha Myxin: posts small blind 25
knightas: posts big blind 50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [3h 2d Ac Td]
luzer888: calls 50
piep peep?: raises 50 to 100
Konstant973: calls 100
Ducha0565: folds
Beibe Poker: folds
plutoman20: raises 50 to 150
Misha Myxin: folds
knightas: folds
luzer888: calls 100
piep peep?: folds
Konstant973: calls 50
*** FIRST DRAW ***
luzer888: discards 2 cards
Konstant973: discards 2 cards
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Td]
Dealt to plutoman20 [3h 2d Ac] [Qd]
luzer888: checks
Konstant973: bets 50
plutoman20: raises 50 to 100
luzer888: calls 100
Konstant973: raises 50 to 150
plutoman20: raises 50 to 200
Betting is capped
luzer888: calls 100
Konstant973: calls 50
*** SECOND DRAW ***
luzer888: discards 2 cards
Konstant973: stands pat
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Qd]
Dealt to plutoman20 [3h 2d Ac] [3c]
luzer888: checks
Konstant973: bets 100
plutoman20: calls 100
luzer888: calls 100
*** THIRD DRAW ***
luzer888: discards 1 card
Konstant973: stands pat
plutoman20: discards 1 card [3c]
Dealt to plutoman20 [3h 2d Ac] [Ad]
luzer888: checks
Konstant973: bets 100
plutoman20: calls 100
luzer888: folds
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Konstant973: shows [3s 9c 2h 5d] (Badugi: 9,5,3,2)
plutoman20: mucks hand
Konstant973 collected 1725 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1725 | Rake 0
Seat 1: luzer888 folded after the 3rd Draw
Seat 2: piep peep? folded before the Draw
Seat 3: Konstant973 showed [3s 9c 2h 5d] and won (1725) with a Badugi: 9,5,3,2
Seat 4: Ducha0565 folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Beibe Poker folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 6: plutoman20 (button) mucked [3h 2d Ac Ad]
Seat 7: Misha Myxin (small blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 8: knightas (big blind) folded before the Draw
Hand 2
Good break I guess.
PokerStars Hand #88910843879: Badugi Limit ($0.50/$1.00 USD) - 2012/11/08 2:22:04 ET
Table 'Apus IV' 8-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: civas ($13.62 in chips)
Seat 2: plutoman20 ($26.24 in chips)
Seat 3: Sauser ($21.01 in chips)
Seat 4: wlddndld ($5.64 in chips)
Seat 5: hilo30 ($8.04 in chips)
Seat 6: 123Sera321 ($30.44 in chips)
123Sera321: posts small blind $0.25
civas: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [3c 4s Js Ah]
plutoman20: raises $0.50 to $1
Sauser: folds
wlddndld: calls $1
hilo30: folds
123Sera321: calls $0.75
civas: raises $0.50 to $1.50
plutoman20: raises $0.50 to $2
Betting is capped
wlddndld: calls $1
123Sera321: calls $1
civas: calls $0.50
*** FIRST DRAW ***
123Sera321: discards 1 card
civas: stands pat
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Js]
Dealt to plutoman20 [3c 4s Ah] [Td]
wlddndld: discards 1 card
123Sera321: bets $0.50
civas: raises $0.50 to $1
plutoman20: calls $1
wlddndld: calls $1
123Sera321: calls $0.50
*** SECOND DRAW ***
123Sera321: stands pat
civas: stands pat
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Td]
Dealt to plutoman20 [3c 4s Ah] [Ac]
wlddndld: discards 1 card
123Sera321: checks
civas: checks
plutoman20: checks
wlddndld: checks
*** THIRD DRAW ***
123Sera321: stands pat
civas: stands pat
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Ac]
Dealt to plutoman20 [3c 4s Ah] [8d]
wlddndld has timed out
wlddndld: stands pat
123Sera321: checks
civas: checks
plutoman20: bets $1
wlddndld has timed out
wlddndld: folds
123Sera321: calls $1
civas: folds
*** SHOW DOWN ***
plutoman20: shows [3c 4s 8d Ah] (Badugi: 8,4,3,A)
123Sera321: mucks hand
plutoman20 collected $13.60 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $14 | Rake $0.40
Seat 1: civas (big blind) folded after the 3rd Draw
Seat 2: plutoman20 showed [3c 4s 8d Ah] and won ($13.60) with a Badugi: 8,4,3,A
Seat 3: Sauser folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 4: wlddndld folded after the 3rd Draw
Seat 5: hilo30 (button) folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 6: 123Sera321 (small blind) mucked [6s 4c 2h 9d]
Hand 3
I shouldn't let my stack get this short.
PokerStars Hand #89013050991: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2012/11/10 5:02:08 ET
Table 'Cremona IV' 7-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 2: I am MAKLAUD ($19.66 in chips)
Seat 3: Brudgur ($16.08 in chips)
Seat 4: plutoman20 ($14.72 in chips)
Seat 6: NegrVasya ($13.35 in chips)
Seat 7: Ic3-T ($57.09 in chips)
Ic3-T: posts small blind $0.25
I am MAKLAUD: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [4s 2d 8d 7s 3c]
Brudgur: folds
plutoman20: raises $1 to $1.50
NegrVasya: raises $3.50 to $5
Ic3-T: calls $4.75
I am MAKLAUD: folds
plutoman20: raises $9.72 to $14.72 and is all-in
NegrVasya: calls $8.35 and is all-in
Ic3-T: calls $9.72
Ic3-T: discards 1 card
plutoman20: stands pat on [4s 2d 8d 7s 3c]
NegrVasya: stands pat
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Ic3-T: shows [4c 2c 8c 7d 5d] (Lo: 8,7,5,4,2)
plutoman20: shows [4s 2d 8d 7s 3c] (Lo: 8,7,4,3,2)
plutoman20 collected $2.61 from side pot
NegrVasya: shows [3s 9d 6h 8h 2h] (Lo: 9,8,6,3,2)
plutoman20 collected $38.73 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $43.29 Main pot $38.73. Side pot $2.61. | Rake $1.95
Seat 2: I am MAKLAUD (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: Brudgur folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: plutoman20 showed [4s 2d 8d 7s 3c] and won ($41.34) with Lo: 8,7,4,3,2
Seat 6: NegrVasya (button) showed [3s 9d 6h 8h 2h] and lost with Lo: 9,8,6,3,2
Seat 7: Ic3-T (small blind) showed [4c 2c 8c 7d 5d] and lost with Lo: 8,7,5,4,2
Hand 4
Not much I can do about this. It was tempting to shove and I'm obviously glad I didn't.
PokerStars Hand #89407552572: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2012/11/17 19:34:08 ET
Table 'Alterf II' 7-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: bigjoker62 ($64.88 in chips)
Seat 3: vancbc10 ($14.99 in chips)
Seat 4: Kape567 ($36.17 in chips)
Seat 5: Vueronii ($51.69 in chips)
Seat 6: gabialx ($40.22 in chips)
Seat 7: plutoman20 ($34.25 in chips)
gabialx: posts small blind $0.25
plutoman20: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [3c 6c 4h Qs 2h]
bigjoker62: folds
vancbc10: raises $2.50 to $3
Kape567: calls $3
Vueronii: folds
gabialx: folds
plutoman20: calls $2.50
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Qs]
Dealt to plutoman20 [3c 6c 4h 2h] [8h]
vancbc10: discards 1 card
Kape567: discards 1 card
plutoman20: checks
vancbc10: bets $5
Kape567: raises $6.50 to $11.50
plutoman20: calls $11.50
vancbc10: folds
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Kape567: shows [3s 6h 7s 4d 2d] (Lo: 7,6,4,3,2)
plutoman20: mucks hand
Kape567 collected $35.57 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $37.25 | Rake $1.68
Seat 1: bigjoker62 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: vancbc10 folded on the Flop
Seat 4: Kape567 showed [3s 6h 7s 4d 2d] and won ($35.57) with Lo: 7,6,4,3,2
Seat 5: Vueronii (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: gabialx (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: plutoman20 (big blind) mucked [3c 6c 4h 8h 2h]
Hand 5
Please explain!
PokerStars Hand #89411735690: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2012/11/17 21:50:50 ET
Table 'Lucidor II' 7-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: barnaboy72 ($16.87 in chips)
Seat 2: plutoman20 ($37.48 in chips)
Seat 3: Vueronii ($97.46 in chips)
Seat 4: for_fun_also ($58.88 in chips)
Seat 5: Ic3-T ($102.24 in chips)
for_fun_also: posts small blind $0.25
Ic3-T: posts big blind $0.50
cssprotects: sits out
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [Jc 4s 2d 7s 8c]
barnaboy72: folds
cssprotects said, "**** you lucky boy"
plutoman20: raises $1 to $1.50
Vueronii: calls $1.50
for_fun_also: folds
Ic3-T: folds
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Jc]
Dealt to plutoman20 [4s 2d 7s 8c] [3c]
Vueronii: discards 1 card
plutoman20: bets $1.75
Vueronii: raises $3.25 to $5
plutoman20: raises $5 to $10
Vueronii: calls $5
*** SHOW DOWN ***
plutoman20: shows [3c 4s 2d 7s 8c] (Lo: 8,7,4,3,2)
Vueronii: mucks hand
plutoman20 collected $22.68 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $23.75 | Rake $1.07
Seat 1: barnaboy72 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: plutoman20 showed [3c 4s 2d 7s 8c] and won ($22.68) with Lo: 8,7,4,3,2
Seat 3: Vueronii (button) mucked [6h 7c 2c 9s 2h]
Seat 4: for_fun_also (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: Ic3-T (big blind) folded before Flop
Saturday, November 17, 2012
MicroMillions misery?
I'm planning on playing the MicroMillions badugi tournament on Stars tonight. The buy-in is $3.30 and it starts at 10pm my time, just after I've finished babysitting my cousin's boys. I don't know why I'm playing a tournament that has the potential to be absolute purgatory, but there you go. The SCOOP tournament 2½ years ago in which I finished second, after a drawn-out heads-up battle, took just over 14 hours. This one also starts us all off with 125 big bets (!) but has shorter levels (10 minutes instead of 15). I'm expecting it to go nine hours. If I bomb out early I'll be quite happy. If I make the final table, likewise. Unfortunately there's a very real chance that I'll go deep and be eliminated on the bubble or for a tiny cash.
Edit: Yet another losing session at $1/$2 badugi. I have a knack for winning only the pots that don't really matter. Making a bad turn fold to two bets cold with a ten didn't help either. A suggestion for Stars: hands where you take part of the showdown winnings but make an overall loss on the hand should be excluded from the "won at showdown" stats. You're telling me I've won six of eleven at showdown, but three of those "wins" were tiny side pots that were hardly worth having.
Edit: Yet another losing session at $1/$2 badugi. I have a knack for winning only the pots that don't really matter. Making a bad turn fold to two bets cold with a ten didn't help either. A suggestion for Stars: hands where you take part of the showdown winnings but make an overall loss on the hand should be excluded from the "won at showdown" stats. You're telling me I've won six of eleven at showdown, but three of those "wins" were tiny side pots that were hardly worth having.
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