Before attempting to cash out I wanted to convert all my tourney tickets, use up all my frequent flyer points, basically get rid of anything I can use to play real money poker. I made that "mistake" 18 months ago: cashing out all my my Stars money only to use my T$ to build a bankroll again.
Yesterday I spent the bulk of my Full Tilt points on a $26 tournament ticket which I used for a so-called triple chance no-limit Omaha-8 tourney. You get 6000 chips in three parcels of 2000, and can decide to use your second and third parcels at any time in the first hour of play. I cashed in all three parcels right away, hoping (but not really expecting) to have the sort of edge that would be maximised by having a bigger stack. I got lucky with my table draw - I was surprised by what seemed a poor general standard of play. At the first break I was up to nearly twice my starting stack, and was still in the 11,000s at the second break. I hit only one or two minor wobbles while I grew my stack to be around average as we reached the nine-man final table from 55 starters. It was there things got tricky for me - I couldn't win a pot of any significance and I was soon one of the short stacks. We were eight-handed for 25 minutes - with seven getting paid - but it seemed much longer. I got my stack in pre with A3TQ rainbow and with two cards to come I was staring down the bubble-boy barrel, but I made runner-runner nut low to survive. Even with that reprieve I was still far from safe until a pat smooth nine badugi turned into a boat to double me up. From then on it was really my patience - or rather my opponents' impatience - that saw me climb to third, which is where I finished for a welcome payout of $198.
So I snagged my second biggest tourney payout ever on the day I quit poker for ever ... maybe. It seemed I was significantly +EV, and the no-limit format which allows for more kamikaze plays (people sure made them) only increased the EV.
I blew the rest of my Full Tilt points on a steps tournament - which resulted in a replay and ultimately failure - and a few satellites that amounted to nothing. I transferred my balance of $1701 to Stars, uninstalled Full Tilt, and set about exhausting my Stars points. I won three $11 tournament tickets via sit 'n' go satellites and sold them, along with my other tourney money, for $70 to a regular buyer on Twoplustwo. My Stars balance, which I'll soon be able to withdraw, is $4832 including last night's transfer.
I made $199 in November (I'm including 1st December - my last day of online poker - in that figure). But for yesterday's NLO8 score I'd have been break-even. I actually made a loss of $56 on Stars but a $255 profit on Full Tilt. I made $2359 over the eleven months from January. My lifetime profit is $12,389.
Overall this online poker lark has been fun but the time feels right to give it away. I have too much of a type-B personality and frankly am not smart enough to be a big enough winner in big enough games to make a living from online poker; my personality and intelligence level only allowed me to be competent in games that people are bad at, and eke out a profit that way. With every hour that I spent in front of the screen came a significant opportunity cost, and it's for that reason that I'm giving up.
Before I go, here are some of the notable hands from yesterday's NLO8 tournament:
Hand 1
Janik was a bit of a station, and at times a monkey. I really missed a bet on the river here. I thought, bugger, the river counterfeited me for low and all I've got are two lousy pair for high with all those straight draws, forgetting that I still had the second nut low thanks to my extra wheel card.
Full Tilt Poker Game #31554860871: $1,000 Guarantee (245059176), Table 3 - 30/60 - No Limit Omaha 15:49:19 ET - 2012/11/30
Seat 1: plutoman20 (10,165)
Seat 2: clau_AL (3,582)
Seat 3: VonkMeister (1,700)
Seat 4: Jadelusim (2,295)
Seat 5: jvaguiar (960)
Seat 7: Scirea (3,872)
Seat 8: janik446 (2,985)
Seat 9: Urush (1,850), is sitting out
Scirea posts the small blind of 30
janik446 posts the big blind of 60
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [Ah 2s 5h 7d]
Urush folds
plutoman20 raises to 180
clau_AL folds
VonkMeister folds
Jadelusim folds
jvaguiar folds
Scirea folds
janik446 calls 120
*** FLOP *** [8h 4s 7c] (Total Pot: 390, 2 Players)
janik446 checks
plutoman20 bets 240
janik446 calls 240
*** TURN *** [8h 4s 7c] [9c] (Total Pot: 870, 2 Players)
janik446 checks
plutoman20 bets 590
janik446 calls 590
*** RIVER *** [8h 4s 7c 9c] [As] (Total Pot: 2,050, 2 Players)
janik446 checks
plutoman20 has 15 seconds left to act
plutoman20 checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
plutoman20 shows [Ah 2s 5h 7d] two pair, Aces and Sevens, for high and 7,5,4,2,A, for low
janik446 mucks
plutoman20 wins the high pot (1,025) with two pair, Aces and Sevens
plutoman20 wins the low pot (1,025) with 7,5,4,2,A
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2,050 | Rake 0
Board: [8h 4s 7c 9c As]
Seat 1: plutoman20 showed [Ah 2s 5h 7d] and won (2,050) with HI: two pair, Aces and Sevens; LO: 7,5,4,2,A
Seat 2: clau_AL didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: VonkMeister didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: Jadelusim didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: jvaguiar (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: Scirea (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 8: janik446 (big blind) mucked [6h 7h 4d Qd] - HI: two pair, Sevens and Fours; LO: 8,7,6,4,A
Seat 9: Urush didn't bet (folded)
Hand 2
What was Urush playing at here? His hand is pure garbage. I guess he calls the flop because he's got a flush draw.
Full Tilt Poker Game #31555198421: $1,000 Guarantee (245059176), Table 3 - 60/120 - No Limit Omaha 16:30:41 ET - 2012/11/30
Seat 1: plutoman20 (13,280)
Seat 2: clau_AL (7,087)
Seat 3: charly3005 (4,435)
Seat 4: Jadelusim (4,925)
Seat 6: DamoX111 (7,820)
Seat 7: Scirea (4,447)
Seat 8: Olianna (5,815)
Seat 9: Urush (15,740)
Scirea posts the small blind of 60
Olianna posts the big blind of 120
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [3c Ts 7h Qc]
Urush raises to 240
plutoman20 folds
clau_AL has 15 seconds left to act
clau_AL raises to 1,800
charly3005 folds
Jadelusim folds
DamoX111 folds
Scirea folds
Olianna folds
Urush calls 1,560
*** FLOP *** [2h Qh 6s] (Total Pot: 3,780, 2 Players)
Urush checks
clau_AL bets 5,287, and is all in
Urush calls 5,287
clau_AL shows [Ac Ad 5c Kd]
Urush shows [6h 9h 9s 5s]
*** TURN *** [2h Qh 6s] [Js] (Total Pot: 14,354, 2 Players, 1 All-In)
*** RIVER *** [2h Qh 6s Js] [3d] (Total Pot: 14,354, 2 Players, 1 All-In)
clau_AL shows a pair of Aces, for high and 6,5,3,2,A, for low
Urush shows a pair of Nines, for high
clau_AL wins the high pot (7,177) with a pair of Aces
clau_AL wins the low pot (7,177) with 6,5,3,2,A
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 14,354 | Rake 0
Board: [2h Qh 6s Js 3d]
Seat 1: plutoman20 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: clau_AL showed [Ac Ad 5c Kd] and won (14,354) with HI: a pair of Aces; LO: 6,5,3,2,A
Seat 3: charly3005 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: Jadelusim didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: DamoX111 (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: Scirea (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 8: Olianna (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 9: Urush showed [6h 9h 9s 5s] and lost with HI: a pair of Nines
Hand 3
I wasn't observant enough to notice the previous hand when it took place. Given that hand, my fold here is indescribably awful. I was thinking boats, I was thinking wheels, I was thinking monsters under the bed. Looking back I'm pretty sure he didn't have an ace or 4-5. If he had me beat for high it was probably with twos full or threes full.
Full Tilt Poker Game #31555212090: $1,000 Guarantee (245059176), Table 3 - 80/160 - No Limit Omaha 16:32:21 ET - 2012/11/30
Seat 1: plutoman20 (13,280)
Seat 2: clau_AL (14,354)
Seat 3: charly3005 (4,435)
Seat 6: DamoX111 (7,820)
Seat 7: Scirea (4,387)
Seat 8: Olianna (5,635)
Seat 9: Urush (13,638)
Urush posts the small blind of 80
plutoman20 posts the big blind of 160
The button is in seat #8
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [Kh Ac Qc 5c]
clau_AL folds
charly3005 folds
DamoX111 folds
Scirea folds
Olianna folds
Urush raises to 480
plutoman20 calls 320
*** FLOP *** [3h Ad 2d] (Total Pot: 960, 2 Players)
Urush checks
plutoman20 checks
*** TURN *** [3h Ad 2d] [Ah] (Total Pot: 960, 2 Players)
Urush bets 665
plutoman20 has 15 seconds left to act
plutoman20 folds
Uncalled bet of 665 returned to Urush
Urush mucks
Urush wins the pot (960)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 960 | Rake 0
Board: [3h Ad 2d Ah]
Seat 1: plutoman20 (big blind) folded on the Turn
Seat 2: clau_AL didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: charly3005 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: DamoX111 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: Scirea didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: Olianna (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: Urush (small blind) collected (960), mucked
Hand 4
I think that with just second nut low and no high, folding to this pot-sized bet was a good move.
Full Tilt Poker Game #31555524916: $1,000 Guarantee (245059176), Table 3 - 150/300 Ante 25 - No Limit Omaha 17:11:33 ET - 2012/11/30
Seat 1: plutoman20 (11,408)
Seat 2: clau_AL (28,815)
Seat 3: charly3005 (11,808)
Seat 4: 1ts a Bluff (6,266)
Seat 5: King KGD (5,730)
Seat 6: DamoX111 (22,737)
Seat 9: xx-Catchme-xx (8,170)
plutoman20 antes 25
clau_AL antes 25
charly3005 antes 25
1ts a Bluff antes 25
King KGD antes 25
DamoX111 antes 25
xx-Catchme-xx antes 25
1ts a Bluff posts the small blind of 150
King KGD posts the big blind of 300
The button is in seat #3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [As 7s Ah 4d]
DamoX111 folds
xx-Catchme-xx raises to 600
plutoman20 has 15 seconds left to act
plutoman20 raises to 1,900
clau_AL folds
charly3005 folds
1ts a Bluff folds
King KGD folds
xx-Catchme-xx calls 1,300
*** FLOP *** [7d 2c 6d] (Total Pot: 4,425, 2 Players)
xx-Catchme-xx bets 4,425
plutoman20 has 15 seconds left to act
plutoman20 folds
Uncalled bet of 4,425 returned to xx-Catchme-xx
xx-Catchme-xx mucks
xx-Catchme-xx wins the pot (4,425)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 4,425 | Rake 0
Board: [7d 2c 6d]
Seat 1: plutoman20 folded on the Flop
Seat 2: clau_AL folded before the Flop
Seat 3: charly3005 (button) folded before the Flop
Seat 4: 1ts a Bluff (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 5: King KGD (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 6: DamoX111 folded before the Flop
Seat 9: xx-Catchme-xx collected (4,425), mucked
Hand 5
It's always nice when people bluff-shove when you're holding the nuts, especially when Aussies do it. Maybe this was a naked ace bluff with the ace of spades, but when there's only a flush draw out there with one card to come, it doesn't make much sense to me. This pot was a very useful one for me.
Full Tilt Poker Game #31555633840: $1,000 Guarantee (245059176), Table 1 - 200/400 Ante 50 - No Limit Omaha 17:24:47 ET - 2012/11/30
Seat 1: DamoX111 (20,787)
Seat 2: ozmikey_mike (27,847)
Seat 3: kiritosan (17,940)
Seat 4: hommeuniversal (12,789)
Seat 5: beniineb (24,695)
Seat 6: slobster1 (29,076)
Seat 7: plutoman20 (9,508)
Seat 8: 1ts a Bluff (11,378)
Seat 9: kntna (22,056)
DamoX111 antes 50
ozmikey_mike antes 50
kiritosan antes 50
hommeuniversal antes 50
beniineb antes 50
slobster1 antes 50
plutoman20 antes 50
1ts a Bluff antes 50
kntna antes 50
DamoX111 posts the small blind of 200
ozmikey_mike posts the big blind of 400
The button is in seat #9
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [Ah Kh Th 2h]
kiritosan folds
hommeuniversal folds
beniineb folds
slobster1 folds
plutoman20 raises to 1,200
1ts a Bluff folds
kntna folds
DamoX111 folds
ozmikey_mike has 15 seconds left to act
ozmikey_mike calls 800
*** FLOP *** [Qc 6h Js] (Total Pot: 3,050, 2 Players)
ozmikey_mike checks
plutoman20 checks
*** TURN *** [Qc 6h Js] [9s] (Total Pot: 3,050, 2 Players)
ozmikey_mike has 15 seconds left to act
ozmikey_mike checks
plutoman20 bets 1,900
ozmikey_mike has 15 seconds left to act
ozmikey_mike raises to 26,597, and is all in
plutoman20 calls 6,358, and is all in
ozmikey_mike shows [2c As Kd 4h]
plutoman20 shows [Ah Kh Th 2h]
Uncalled bet of 18,339 returned to ozmikey_mike
*** RIVER *** [Qc 6h Js 9s] [3s] (Total Pot: 19,566, 2 Players, 1 All-In)
ozmikey_mike shows Ace King high, for high
plutoman20 shows a straight, King high, for high
plutoman20 wins the pot (19,566) with a straight, King high
No low hand qualified
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 19,566 | Rake 0
Board: [Qc 6h Js 9s 3s]
Seat 1: DamoX111 (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 2: ozmikey_mike (big blind) showed [2c As Kd 4h] and lost with HI: Ace King high
Seat 3: kiritosan folded before the Flop
Seat 4: hommeuniversal folded before the Flop
Seat 5: beniineb folded before the Flop
Seat 6: slobster1 folded before the Flop
Seat 7: plutoman20 showed [Ah Kh Th 2h] and won (19,566) with HI: a straight, King high
Seat 8: 1ts a Bluff folded before the Flop
Seat 9: kntna (button) folded before the Flop
Hand 6
A good-sized bet on this turn was mandatory with all those draws; there was a good chance I'd take down the pot with my one-way-only hand.
Full Tilt Poker Game #31555648314: $1,000 Guarantee (245059176), Table 1 - 200/400 Ante 50 - No Limit Omaha 17:26:35 ET - 2012/11/30
Seat 1: DamoX111 (23,137)
Seat 2: ozmikey_mike (18,089)
Seat 3: kiritosan (17,440)
Seat 4: hommeuniversal (12,689)
Seat 5: beniineb (23,795)
Seat 6: slobster1 (28,976)
Seat 7: plutoman20 (19,516)
Seat 8: 1ts a Bluff (11,278)
Seat 9: kntna (21,156)
DamoX111 antes 50
ozmikey_mike antes 50
kiritosan antes 50
hommeuniversal antes 50
beniineb antes 50
slobster1 antes 50
plutoman20 antes 50
1ts a Bluff antes 50
kntna antes 50
kiritosan posts the small blind of 200
hommeuniversal posts the big blind of 400
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [Ad 2d Th Qs]
beniineb folds
slobster1 folds
plutoman20 raises to 1,200
1ts a Bluff folds
kntna calls 1,200
DamoX111 calls 1,200
ozmikey_mike folds
kiritosan folds
hommeuniversal folds
*** FLOP *** [4d 7c Jd] (Total Pot: 4,650, 3 Players)
plutoman20 bets 2,650
kntna calls 2,650
DamoX111 folds
*** TURN *** [4d 7c Jd] [6h] (Total Pot: 9,950, 2 Players)
plutoman20 bets 6,650
kntna folds
Uncalled bet of 6,650 returned to plutoman20
plutoman20 mucks
plutoman20 wins the pot (9,950)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 9,950 | Rake 0
Board: [4d 7c Jd 6h]
Seat 1: DamoX111 folded on the Flop
Seat 2: ozmikey_mike (button) folded before the Flop
Seat 3: kiritosan (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 4: hommeuniversal (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 5: beniineb folded before the Flop
Seat 6: slobster1 folded before the Flop
Seat 7: plutoman20 collected (9,950), mucked
Seat 8: 1ts a Bluff folded before the Flop
Seat 9: kntna folded on the Turn
Hand 7
I'm not sure what he was trying to achieve with his min-bet on the river. I was obviously hoping he'd call my all-in.
Full Tilt Poker Game #31555740650: $1,000 Guarantee (245059176), Table 1 - 250/500 Ante 50 - No Limit Omaha 17:38:14 ET - 2012/11/30
Seat 2: ozmikey_mike (10,677)
Seat 3: kiritosan (21,940)
Seat 4: hommeuniversal (21,571)
Seat 5: beniineb (17,725)
Seat 6: slobster1 (45,958)
Seat 7: plutoman20 (17,966)
Seat 8: 1ts a Bluff (11,752)
ozmikey_mike antes 50
kiritosan antes 50
hommeuniversal antes 50
beniineb antes 50
slobster1 antes 50
plutoman20 antes 50
1ts a Bluff antes 50
1ts a Bluff posts the small blind of 250
ozmikey_mike posts the big blind of 500
The button is in seat #7
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [Kh Ah 6d 4c]
kiritosan raises to 1,000
hommeuniversal folds
beniineb folds
slobster1 folds
plutoman20 calls 1,000
1ts a Bluff has 15 seconds left to act
1ts a Bluff folds
ozmikey_mike calls 500
*** FLOP *** [3d Qh Th] (Total Pot: 3,600, 3 Players)
ozmikey_mike checks
kiritosan bets 3,000
plutoman20 calls 3,000
ozmikey_mike folds
*** TURN *** [3d Qh Th] [5h] (Total Pot: 9,600, 2 Players)
kiritosan checks
plutoman20 bets 5,900
kiritosan calls 5,900
*** RIVER *** [3d Qh Th 5h] [Js] (Total Pot: 21,400, 2 Players)
kiritosan bets 500
plutoman20 raises to 8,016, and is all in
kiritosan folds
Uncalled bet of 7,516 returned to plutoman20
plutoman20 mucks
plutoman20 wins the pot (22,400)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 22,400 | Rake 0
Board: [3d Qh Th 5h Js]
Seat 2: ozmikey_mike (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 3: kiritosan folded on the River
Seat 4: hommeuniversal folded before the Flop
Seat 5: beniineb folded before the Flop
Seat 6: slobster1 folded before the Flop
Seat 7: plutoman20 (button) collected (22,400), mucked
Seat 8: 1ts a Bluff (small blind) folded before the Flop
Hand 8
I guess my turn bet was a bluff. I figured the nine was unlikely to have helped my opponents. The river was an obvious fold.
Full Tilt Poker Game #31555787312: $1,000 Guarantee (245059176), Table 1 - 300/600 Ante 75 - No Limit Omaha 17:44:06 ET - 2012/11/30
Seat 2: ozmikey_mike (9,589)
Seat 3: kiritosan (11,228)
Seat 4: hommeuniversal (23,096)
Seat 6: slobster1 (64,258)
Seat 7: plutoman20 (29,616)
Seat 8: 1ts a Bluff (9,802)
ozmikey_mike antes 75
kiritosan antes 75
hommeuniversal antes 75
slobster1 antes 75
plutoman20 antes 75
1ts a Bluff antes 75
slobster1 posts the small blind of 300
plutoman20 posts the big blind of 600
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [Kc Kd Qd 8c]
1ts a Bluff raises to 1,200
ozmikey_mike folds
kiritosan folds
hommeuniversal folds
slobster1 calls 900
plutoman20 calls 600
*** FLOP *** [3d 3h 7s] (Total Pot: 4,050, 3 Players)
slobster1 checks
plutoman20 checks
1ts a Bluff checks
*** TURN *** [3d 3h 7s] [9c] (Total Pot: 4,050, 3 Players)
slobster1 checks
plutoman20 bets 2,400
1ts a Bluff folds
slobster1 calls 2,400
*** RIVER *** [3d 3h 7s 9c] [Tc] (Total Pot: 8,850, 2 Players)
slobster1 has 15 seconds left to act
slobster1 bets 10,200
plutoman20 has 15 seconds left to act
plutoman20 folds
Uncalled bet of 10,200 returned to slobster1
slobster1 mucks
slobster1 wins the pot (8,850)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 8,850 | Rake 0
Board: [3d 3h 7s 9c Tc]
Seat 2: ozmikey_mike folded before the Flop
Seat 3: kiritosan folded before the Flop
Seat 4: hommeuniversal (button) folded before the Flop
Seat 6: slobster1 (small blind) collected (8,850), mucked
Seat 7: plutoman20 (big blind) folded on the River
Seat 8: 1ts a Bluff folded on the Turn
Hand 9
Shoving seems to be standard with reasonable AA in no-limit. I'm still not entirely convinced that it's the right play.
Full Tilt Poker Game #31555925998: $1,000 Guarantee (245059176), Table 1 - 400/800 Ante 100 - No Limit Omaha 18:03:46 ET - 2012/11/30
Seat 1: recusant (25,518)
Seat 2: xx-Catchme-xx (6,651)
Seat 3: whlane99 (60,116)
Seat 4: hommeuniversal (18,579)
Seat 5: DamoX111 (29,279)
Seat 6: slobster1 (83,511)
Seat 7: plutoman20 (21,816)
Seat 8: 1ts a Bluff (27,508)
Seat 9: clau_AL (57,022)
recusant antes 100
xx-Catchme-xx antes 100
whlane99 antes 100
hommeuniversal antes 100
DamoX111 antes 100
slobster1 antes 100
plutoman20 antes 100
1ts a Bluff antes 100
clau_AL antes 100
slobster1 posts the small blind of 400
plutoman20 posts the big blind of 800
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [4s 6c Ad Ac]
1ts a Bluff folds
clau_AL raises to 1,600
recusant calls 1,600
xx-Catchme-xx folds
whlane99 folds
hommeuniversal folds
DamoX111 folds
slobster1 folds
plutoman20 raises to 21,716, and is all in
clau_AL folds
recusant folds
Uncalled bet of 20,116 returned to plutoman20
plutoman20 mucks
plutoman20 wins the pot (6,100)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 6,100 | Rake 0
Seat 1: recusant folded before the Flop
Seat 2: xx-Catchme-xx folded before the Flop
Seat 3: whlane99 folded before the Flop
Seat 4: hommeuniversal folded before the Flop
Seat 5: DamoX111 (button) folded before the Flop
Seat 6: slobster1 (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 7: plutoman20 (big blind) collected (6,100), mucked
Seat 8: 1ts a Bluff folded before the Flop
Seat 9: clau_AL folded before the Flop
Hand 10
I'd been card dead for a while, and I was getting a bit short. I thought I stood a good chance of taking down the blinds due to my recent inactivity, but really my hand was too weak to open.
Full Tilt Poker Game #31556054025: $1,000 Guarantee (245059176), Table 1 - 500/1000 Ante 125 - No Limit Omaha 18:20:39 ET - 2012/11/30
Seat 1: recusant (29,994)
Seat 3: whlane99 (47,241)
Seat 4: hommeuniversal (14,979)
Seat 5: DamoX111 (34,229)
Seat 6: slobster1 (77,236)
Seat 7: plutoman20 (19,441)
Seat 8: 1ts a Bluff (23,333)
Seat 9: clau_AL (83,547)
recusant antes 125
whlane99 antes 125
hommeuniversal antes 125
DamoX111 antes 125
slobster1 antes 125
plutoman20 antes 125
1ts a Bluff antes 125
clau_AL antes 125
whlane99 posts the small blind of 500
hommeuniversal posts the big blind of 1,000
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [Ac 6c 9c 3s]
DamoX111 folds
slobster1 folds
plutoman20 raises to 3,000
1ts a Bluff folds
clau_AL folds
recusant calls 3,000
whlane99 calls 2,500
hommeuniversal folds
*** FLOP *** [9h Jh 8c] (Total Pot: 11,000, 3 Players)
whlane99 bets 44,116, and is all in
plutoman20 folds
recusant folds
Uncalled bet of 44,116 returned to whlane99
whlane99 mucks
whlane99 wins the pot (11,000)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 11,000 | Rake 0
Board: [9h Jh 8c]
Seat 1: recusant (button) folded on the Flop
Seat 3: whlane99 (small blind) collected (11,000), mucked
Seat 4: hommeuniversal (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 5: DamoX111 folded before the Flop
Seat 6: slobster1 folded before the Flop
Seat 7: plutoman20 folded on the Flop
Seat 8: 1ts a Bluff folded before the Flop
Seat 9: clau_AL folded before the Flop
Hand 11
I guess I have to commit here when he shoves. When the flop came down I had one foot and four toes through the exit door.
Pre-flop I had a slight edge (53:47) due to my better high cards, and a 69% chance of at least surviving.
The flop was an absolute killer which only gave me 10% equity and an 87% chance of tournament death.
The deuce on the turn meant that 15 of the 40 possible river cards would keep me alive.
Full Tilt Poker Game #31556122424: $1,000 Guarantee (245059176), Table 1 - 600/1200 Ante 150 - No Limit Omaha 18:29:47 ET - 2012/11/30
Seat 1: recusant (23,719)
Seat 3: whlane99 (57,966)
Seat 4: hommeuniversal (16,404)
Seat 5: DamoX111 (33,354)
Seat 6: slobster1 (69,761)
Seat 7: plutoman20 (13,766)
Seat 8: 1ts a Bluff (24,558)
Seat 9: clau_AL (90,472)
recusant antes 150
whlane99 antes 150
hommeuniversal antes 150
DamoX111 antes 150
slobster1 antes 150
plutoman20 antes 150
1ts a Bluff antes 150
clau_AL antes 150
clau_AL posts the small blind of 600
recusant posts the big blind of 1,200
The button is in seat #8
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [Ts 3h Ac Qs]
whlane99 folds
hommeuniversal folds
DamoX111 folds
slobster1 folds
1ts a Bluff has been disconnected
1ts a Bluff has reconnected
plutoman20 raises to 3,900
1ts a Bluff folds
clau_AL folds
recusant raises to 23,569, and is all in
plutoman20 calls 9,716, and is all in
recusant shows [As 2s Js 5h]
plutoman20 shows [Ts 3h Ac Qs]
Uncalled bet of 9,953 returned to recusant
*** FLOP *** [4d Jd Jc] (Total Pot: 29,032, 2 Players, 1 All-In)
*** TURN *** [4d Jd Jc] [2d] (Total Pot: 29,032, 2 Players, 1 All-In)
*** RIVER *** [4d Jd Jc 2d] [6d] (Total Pot: 29,032, 2 Players, 1 All-In)
recusant shows a full house, Jacks full of Twos, for high and 6,5,4,2,A, for low
plutoman20 shows a pair of Jacks, for high and 6,4,3,2,A, for low
recusant wins the high pot (14,516) with a full house, Jacks full of Twos
plutoman20 wins the low pot (14,516) with 6,4,3,2,A
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 29,032 | Rake 0
Board: [4d Jd Jc 2d 6d]
Seat 1: recusant (big blind) showed [As 2s Js 5h] and won (14,516) with HI: a full house, Jacks full of Twos; LO: 6,5,4,2,A
Seat 3: whlane99 folded before the Flop
Seat 4: hommeuniversal folded before the Flop
Seat 5: DamoX111 folded before the Flop
Seat 6: slobster1 folded before the Flop
Seat 7: plutoman20 showed [Ts 3h Ac Qs] and won (14,516) with HI: a pair of Jacks; LO: 6,4,3,2,A
Seat 8: 1ts a Bluff (button) folded before the Flop
Seat 9: clau_AL (small blind) folded before the Flop
Hand 12
Having come through that near-death experience, I was still in last place and in need of some chips. I was happy to see a cheap flop here. For some reason I thought the Tottenham fan already had a straight on the flop with his PLO hand, not just an open-ender, so I thought I was behind. I was actually a 65% favourite when I got the money in (an 83% chance to survive with a 46% chance of scooping). The turn card gave me a guaranteed scoop and some breathing space in the tournament.
Full Tilt Poker Game #31556135235: $1,000 Guarantee (245059176), Table 1 - 600/1200 Ante 150 - No Limit Omaha 18:31:31 ET - 2012/11/30
Seat 1: recusant (26,269)
Seat 3: whlane99 (54,216)
Seat 4: hommeuniversal (16,854)
Seat 5: DamoX111 (33,804)
Seat 6: slobster1 (67,811)
Seat 7: plutoman20 (13,916)
Seat 8: 1ts a Bluff (28,008)
Seat 9: clau_AL (89,122)
recusant antes 150
whlane99 antes 150
hommeuniversal antes 150
DamoX111 antes 150
slobster1 antes 150
plutoman20 antes 150
1ts a Bluff antes 150
clau_AL antes 150
slobster1 posts the small blind of 600
plutoman20 posts the big blind of 1,200
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [As 3c 4d 9s]
1ts a Bluff folds
clau_AL folds
recusant folds
whlane99 calls 1,200
hommeuniversal folds
DamoX111 calls 1,200
slobster1 calls 600
plutoman20 checks
*** FLOP *** [Ah 7c 9d] (Total Pot: 6,000, 4 Players)
slobster1 checks
plutoman20 checks
whlane99 bets 6,000
DamoX111 has 15 seconds left to act
DamoX111 folds
slobster1 folds
plutoman20 raises to 12,566, and is all in
whlane99 calls 6,566
plutoman20 shows [As 3c 4d 9s]
whlane99 shows [9h Jh Ts 8c]
*** TURN *** [Ah 7c 9d] [Ac] (Total Pot: 31,132, 2 Players, 1 All-In)
*** RIVER *** [Ah 7c 9d Ac] [Qh] (Total Pot: 31,132, 2 Players, 1 All-In)
plutoman20 shows a full house, Aces full of Nines, for high
whlane99 shows two pair, Aces and Nines, for high
plutoman20 wins the pot (31,132) with a full house, Aces full of Nines
No low hand qualified
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 31,132 | Rake 0
Board: [Ah 7c 9d Ac Qh]
Seat 1: recusant folded before the Flop
Seat 3: whlane99 showed [9h Jh Ts 8c] and lost with HI: two pair, Aces and Nines
Seat 4: hommeuniversal folded before the Flop
Seat 5: DamoX111 (button) folded on the Flop
Seat 6: slobster1 (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 7: plutoman20 (big blind) showed [As 3c 4d 9s] and won (31,132) with HI: a full house, Aces full of Nines
Seat 8: 1ts a Bluff folded before the Flop
Seat 9: clau_AL folded before the Flop
Hand 13
The bubble had finally burst. I couldn't imagine the ten helped anyone, so I tried to take down the pot on the turn. Whether that was wise I don't really know.
Full Tilt Poker Game #31556188297: $1,000 Guarantee (245059176), Table 1 - 800/1600 Ante 200 - No Limit Omaha 18:38:40 ET - 2012/11/30
Seat 1: recusant (35,169)
Seat 3: whlane99 (37,750)
Seat 4: hommeuniversal (47,508)
Seat 6: slobster1 (57,357)
Seat 7: plutoman20 (25,782)
Seat 8: 1ts a Bluff (47,812)
Seat 9: clau_AL (78,622)
recusant antes 200
whlane99 antes 200
hommeuniversal antes 200
slobster1 antes 200
plutoman20 antes 200
1ts a Bluff antes 200
clau_AL antes 200
whlane99 posts the small blind of 800
hommeuniversal posts the big blind of 1,600
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [Ah 5c Ad 9c]
slobster1 folds
plutoman20 raises to 4,900
1ts a Bluff folds
clau_AL folds
recusant folds
whlane99 calls 4,100
hommeuniversal calls 3,300
*** FLOP *** [9d 7c 5s] (Total Pot: 16,100, 3 Players)
whlane99 checks
hommeuniversal checks
plutoman20 checks
*** TURN *** [9d 7c 5s] [Td] (Total Pot: 16,100, 3 Players)
whlane99 checks
hommeuniversal checks
plutoman20 bets 20,682, and is all in
1ts a Bluff has been disconnected
1ts a Bluff has reconnected
whlane99 folds
hommeuniversal folds
Uncalled bet of 20,682 returned to plutoman20
plutoman20 mucks
plutoman20 wins the pot (16,100)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 16,100 | Rake 0
Board: [9d 7c 5s Td]
Seat 1: recusant (button) folded before the Flop
Seat 3: whlane99 (small blind) folded on the Turn
Seat 4: hommeuniversal (big blind) folded on the Turn
Seat 6: slobster1 folded before the Flop
Seat 7: plutoman20 collected (16,100), mucked
Seat 8: 1ts a Bluff folded before the Flop
Seat 9: clau_AL folded before the Flop
Hand 14
This was real kamikaze stuff from Clau_AL who was sitting comfortably in second place before the hand. Did he not think that Recusant might actually have something? I was the grateful recipient of his suicidal play.
Full Tilt Poker Game #31556407519: $1,000 Guarantee (245059176), Table 1 - 1200/2400 Ante 300 - No Limit Omaha 19:11:23 ET - 2012/11/30
Seat 1: recusant (132,457)
Seat 4: hommeuniversal (64,839)
Seat 7: plutoman20 (31,282)
Seat 9: clau_AL (101,422)
recusant antes 300
hommeuniversal antes 300
plutoman20 antes 300
clau_AL antes 300
clau_AL posts the small blind of 1,200
recusant posts the big blind of 2,400
The button is in seat #7
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [7c 9s 4s Tc]
hommeuniversal folds
plutoman20 folds
clau_AL calls 1,200
recusant checks
*** FLOP *** [Kc 5h 2d] (Total Pot: 6,000, 2 Players)
clau_AL bets 2,400
recusant raises to 7,200
clau_AL calls 4,800
*** TURN *** [Kc 5h 2d] [9d] (Total Pot: 20,400, 2 Players)
clau_AL checks
recusant has 15 seconds left to act
recusant bets 14,280
clau_AL raises to 91,522, and is all in
recusant calls 77,242
clau_AL shows [Ks 8d 5d Jc]
recusant shows [2s 4d 2h Ah]
*** RIVER *** [Kc 5h 2d 9d] [8h] (Total Pot: 203,444, 2 Players, 1 All-In)
clau_AL shows two pair, Kings and Eights, for high
recusant shows three of a kind, Twos, for high and 8,5,4,2,A, for low
recusant wins the high pot (101,722) with three of a kind, Twos
recusant wins the low pot (101,722) with 8,5,4,2,A
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 203,444 | Rake 0
Board: [Kc 5h 2d 9d 8h]
Seat 1: recusant (big blind) showed [2s 4d 2h Ah] and won (203,444) with HI: three of a kind, Twos; LO: 8,5,4,2,A
Seat 4: hommeuniversal folded before the Flop
Seat 7: plutoman20 (button) folded before the Flop
Seat 9: clau_AL (small blind) showed [Ks 8d 5d Jc] and lost with HI: two pair, Kings and Eights
Hand 15
This was my bust-out hand. It's a good example of the importance of high card strength heads-up. I'm a slight dog pre-flop, 49:51, even with the better low, flush and straight possibilities. I flop a big draw, making me a 54:46 favourite, but that's where my luck ended. I could hardly complain.
Full Tilt Poker Game #31556448262: $1,000 Guarantee (245059176), Table 1 - 1500/3000 Ante 400 - No Limit Omaha 19:17:39 ET - 2012/11/30
Seat 1: recusant (247,929)
Seat 4: hommeuniversal (53,839)
Seat 7: plutoman20 (28,232)
recusant antes 400
hommeuniversal antes 400
plutoman20 antes 400
recusant posts the small blind of 1,500
hommeuniversal posts the big blind of 3,000
The button is in seat #7
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [7s Ac 9c 5h]
plutoman20 raises to 9,000
recusant raises to 247,529, and is all in
hommeuniversal folds
plutoman20 calls 18,832, and is all in
recusant shows [Ad 9h 6h Qs]
plutoman20 shows [7s Ac 9c 5h]
Uncalled bet of 219,697 returned to recusant
*** FLOP *** [3d 2s Kc] (Total Pot: 59,864, 2 Players, 1 All-In)
*** TURN *** [3d 2s Kc] [Jc] (Total Pot: 59,864, 2 Players, 1 All-In)
*** RIVER *** [3d 2s Kc Jc] [Ks] (Total Pot: 59,864, 2 Players, 1 All-In)
recusant shows a pair of Kings, for high
plutoman20 shows a pair of Kings, for high
recusant wins the pot (59,864) with a pair of Kings
No low hand qualified
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 59,864 | Rake 0
Board: [3d 2s Kc Jc Ks]
Seat 1: recusant (small blind) showed [Ad 9h 6h Qs] and won (59,864) with HI: a pair of Kings
Seat 4: hommeuniversal (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 7: plutoman20 (button) showed [7s Ac 9c 5h] and lost with HI: a pair of Kings
