The Poker Thread

[DML]

Came last myself tonight.



Loads of pocket pairs, and every time someone with a much better hand! Can't complain though.

[Slayerx]

I think A10 is over rated it can be a nice hand to take a flop with but if you hit the A i never feel comfortable and on a 10 high flop its got me in trouble before.

[Slayerx]

I feel like i've been battered with a wet fish after tonight.

AA small blind.

Everyone limped round to me so I raised it to 1k with about 4 left.

The big blind then pushes for about 600 more, UTG then pushes for a further 1k and then the chip leader re-raises all in and has me covered.

I call and cards are shown.

AA AQ AQ 10 10

I don't like my chances given I can't improve my hand if need be.

Flop

6 5 9

Turn

K

River

10

I then got my re-buy and find myself all-in preflop

Me JJ
Chip Leader AK

Flop 10 K 3 and thats me busted out

[Psychic]

Just keep getting your money in good, 70%ish against 3 opponents is not to be sniffed at. Remember it's the luck that keeps the suckers like me coming back.

While we're sharing our pain, I have to say that I have been running like a one-legged gypsy today. All-in 12 times with a pair against two overcards and losing every single race. But, I broke even so can't complain.

[satriales]

I'm doing a bit better in tonights poker game. It's a $5 rebuy with 831 starters and we're down to 105 now (top 102 get paid).
I'm 5th at the moment

Edit: Down to 41 players now and I'm currently 1st overall
Edit2: I'm absoloutely dominating this game. Down to 20 players now and I'm 1st with over 700k chips, 2nd place has 450k and the average is 200k

[Drumstick]

Well what happened?!

[satriales]

7 left. I'm still in.

Edit: Down to 6 now, it's the final table!

Edit2: Just three of us left now!

[satriales]

OMG I WON IT!!!!

1st prize: $2,916.41

Not bad for $15 ($5 buy-in + 1 rebuy + 1 addon)

[Nova]

No way! Where do these tournaments come from?

[satriales]

No way! Where do these tournaments come from?

It was just an online tournament at fulltilt.

[Rex McGee]

OMG I WON IT!!!!

1st prize: $2,916.41

Not bad for $15 ($5 buy-in + 1 rebuy + 1 addon)

Ship it, gj!

Anybody have any recomendations of what to add to my poker library?

Everything I have learnt about poker has been from online players and friends of my uni poker society. They seem to be of the impression that books are often a waste of money.

I would certainly like to take part in a few small stakes SnG with you guys for fungies.

What strikes me is that you all seem to play tournaments, be it MTT or STT and none of you play cash which is where the more regular easy income is. MTT have so much variance that getting a big win like the above is quite unlikely and you can have MASSIVE long patches without even cashing. STT are certainly a more regular source of funds but the as the stakes rise so does the level of play and your edge becomes small. Cash on the other hand is full of fish up to very high stakes and is quite easy to make money given the right play. I currently play on crypto. I started playing £10NL in July and in 55k hands time I am at £50NL sat on a £2,000 roll entirely from poker winnings. Tournaments can certainly be more fun and it's amazing to win a biggy but cash is teh nutz IMO.

[Drumstick]

OMG I WON IT!!!!

1st prize: $2,916.41

Not bad for $15 ($5 buy-in + 1 rebuy + 1 addon)

Well done! What was the final hand?

[Psychic]

OMG I WON IT!!!!

1st prize: $2,916.41

Not bad for $15 ($5 buy-in + 1 rebuy + 1 addon)

We have a benchmark gentlemen. Bow down to GRcade's new poker god!

[satriales]

Well done! What was the final hand?

This was the final one:

Seat 1: satriales3 (2,885,552)
Seat 6: seriusaction (1,412,948)
satriales3 antes 7,500
seriusaction antes 7,500
satriales3 posts the small blind of 30,000
seriusaction posts the big blind of 60,000
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to satriales3 [Ks 8s]
satriales3 raises to 180,000
seriusaction raises to 420,000
satriales3 calls 240,000
*** FLOP *** [6h Td As]
seriusaction checks
satriales3 checks
*** TURN *** [6h Td As] [2s]
seriusaction has 15 seconds left to act
seriusaction bets 240,000
satriales3 calls 240,000
*** RIVER *** [6h Td As 2s] [Qs]
seriusaction has 15 seconds left to act
seriusaction bets 300,000
satriales3 raises to 840,000
seriusaction calls 445,448, and is all in
Uncalled bet of 94,552 returned to satriales3
*** SHOW DOWN ***
satriales3 shows [Ks 8s] a flush, Ace high
seriusaction mucks
satriales3 wins the pot (2,825,896) with a flush, Ace high
seriusaction stands up
satriales3 stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2,825,896 | Rake 0
Board: [6h Td As 2s Qs]
Seat 1: satriales3 (small blind) showed [Ks 8s] and won (2,825,896) with a flush, Ace high
Seat 6: seriusaction (big blind) mucked [6s 6c] - three of a kind, Sixes

When we got down to three players I was not getting any cards and the blinds were getting really big so I thought it was almost over, but then I got this hand:

FullTiltPoker Game #9085065110: $9,000 Guarantee (Rebuy) (69349224), Table 13 - 25000/50000 Ante 6000 - No Limit Hold'em - 0:30:18 ET - 2008/11/21
Seat 1: satriales3 (784,538)
Seat 5: MRpitok (943,976)
Seat 6: seriusaction (2,569,986)
satriales3 antes 6,000
MRpitok antes 6,000
seriusaction antes 6,000
seriusaction posts the small blind of 25,000
satriales3 posts the big blind of 50,000
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to satriales3 [6s 9s]
MRpitok folds
seriusaction raises to 100,000
satriales3 calls 50,000
*** FLOP *** [8s 7s 5h]
seriusaction bets 100,000
satriales3 calls 100,000
*** TURN *** [8s 7s 5h] [5s]
seriusaction bets 150,000
satriales3 calls 150,000
*** RIVER *** [8s 7s 5h 5s] [7d]
seriusaction bets 250,000
satriales3 raises to 428,538, and is all in
seriusaction calls 178,538
*** SHOW DOWN ***
satriales3 shows [6s 9s] a straight flush, Nine high
seriusaction mucks
satriales3 wins the pot (1,575,076) with a straight flush, Nine high
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1,575,076 | Rake 0
Board: [8s 7s 5h 5s 7d]
Seat 1: satriales3 (big blind) showed [6s 9s] and won (1,575,076) with a straight flush, Nine high
Seat 5: MRpitok (button) folded before the Flop
Seat 6: seriusaction (small blind) mucked [Jd 8c] - two pair, Eights and Sevens

This is another important hand. It set me up with a nice chip stack for the heads up:

FullTiltPoker Game #9085156381: $9,000 Guarantee (Rebuy) (69349224), Table 13 - 30000/60000 Ante 7500 - No Limit Hold'em - 0:36:58 ET - 2008/11/21
Seat 1: satriales3 (1,217,576)
Seat 5: MRpitok (1,045,476)
Seat 6: seriusaction (2,035,448)
satriales3 antes 7,500
MRpitok antes 7,500
seriusaction antes 7,500
seriusaction posts the small blind of 30,000
satriales3 posts the big blind of 60,000
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to satriales3 [Jd 8d]
MRpitok raises to 180,000
seriusaction folds
satriales3 calls 120,000
*** FLOP *** [8s 9c 6d]
satriales3 bets 240,000
MRpitok raises to 857,976, and is all in
satriales3 has 15 seconds left to act
satriales3 calls 617,976
MRpitok shows [7d Ad]
satriales3 shows [Jd 8d]
*** TURN *** [8s 9c 6d] [8h]
*** RIVER *** [8s 9c 6d 8h] [Qc]
MRpitok shows a pair of Eights
satriales3 shows three of a kind, Eights
satriales3 wins the pot (2,128,452) with three of a kind, Eights
MRpitok stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2,128,452 | Rake 0
Board: [8s 9c 6d 8h Qc]
Seat 1: satriales3 (big blind) showed [Jd 8d] and won (2,128,452) with three of a kind, Eights
Seat 5: MRpitok (button) showed [7d Ad] and lost with a pair of Eights
Seat 6: seriusaction (small blind) folded before the Flop

[Albert]

Well done! What was the final hand?

This was the final one:

Seat 1: satriales3 (2,885,552)
Seat 6: seriusaction (1,412,948)
satriales3 antes 7,500
seriusaction antes 7,500
satriales3 posts the small blind of 30,000
seriusaction posts the big blind of 60,000
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to satriales3 [Ks 8s]
satriales3 raises to 180,000
seriusaction raises to 420,000
satriales3 calls 240,000
*** FLOP *** [6h Td As]
seriusaction checks
satriales3 checks
*** TURN *** [6h Td As] [2s]
seriusaction has 15 seconds left to act
seriusaction bets 240,000
satriales3 calls 240,000
*** RIVER *** [6h Td As 2s] [Qs]
seriusaction has 15 seconds left to act
seriusaction bets 300,000
satriales3 raises to 840,000
seriusaction calls 445,448, and is all in
Uncalled bet of 94,552 returned to satriales3
*** SHOW DOWN ***
satriales3 shows [Ks 8s] a flush, Ace high
seriusaction mucks
satriales3 wins the pot (2,825,896) with a flush, Ace high
seriusaction stands up
satriales3 stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2,825,896 | Rake 0
Board: [6h Td As 2s Qs]
Seat 1: satriales3 (small blind) showed [Ks 8s] and won (2,825,896) with a flush, Ace high
Seat 6: seriusaction (big blind) mucked [6s 6c] - three of a kind, Sixes

When we got down to three players I was not getting any cards and the blinds were getting really big so I thought it was almost over, but then I got this hand:

FullTiltPoker Game #9085065110: $9,000 Guarantee (Rebuy) (69349224), Table 13 - 25000/50000 Ante 6000 - No Limit Hold'em - 0:30:18 ET - 2008/11/21
Seat 1: satriales3 (784,538)
Seat 5: MRpitok (943,976)
Seat 6: seriusaction (2,569,986)
satriales3 antes 6,000
MRpitok antes 6,000
seriusaction antes 6,000
seriusaction posts the small blind of 25,000
satriales3 posts the big blind of 50,000
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to satriales3 [6s 9s]
MRpitok folds
seriusaction raises to 100,000
satriales3 calls 50,000
*** FLOP *** [8s 7s 5h]
seriusaction bets 100,000
satriales3 calls 100,000
*** TURN *** [8s 7s 5h] [5s]
seriusaction bets 150,000
satriales3 calls 150,000
*** RIVER *** [8s 7s 5h 5s] [7d]
seriusaction bets 250,000
satriales3 raises to 428,538, and is all in
seriusaction calls 178,538
*** SHOW DOWN ***
satriales3 shows [6s 9s] a straight flush, Nine high
seriusaction mucks
satriales3 wins the pot (1,575,076) with a straight flush, Nine high
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1,575,076 | Rake 0
Board: [8s 7s 5h 5s 7d]
Seat 1: satriales3 (big blind) showed [6s 9s] and won (1,575,076) with a straight flush, Nine high
Seat 5: MRpitok (button) folded before the Flop
Seat 6: seriusaction (small blind) mucked [Jd 8c] - two pair, Eights and Sevens

You lucky strawberry floater!

Congrats though! It's great when you win a load of money!

Just don't, you know, lose it all

[satriales]

You lucky strawberry floater!

Congrats though! It's great when you win a load of money!

Just don't, you know, lose it all

Cheers

No chance of losing it, as i've already withdrawn my winnings. I'm a poor student so the money is really useful right now.

[Nova]

What are your usernames on Fulltilt, guys? I might have a dig at the freeroll tourneys.

[DML]

Thats an amazing win Satriales!

It'll just make me taking you down in the inaugral GR Poker game even better.



I was playing a game online last night, bt got suckered in the typical my Queens vs AK situation on the river! ALWAYS THE RIVER! GAHHH!

[DML]

Playing a Heads Up Shootout Freeroll Qualifier for the NBC atm, one man down - seven to go. MAN I love heads-up, I think its what I'm best at out of everything.

EDIT - Another sucker down! Brrraaaapppp Brap Brap!

[DML]

Down to 32 now out of 256.

Some guy was going all in, all in, allin against me, so I called with sixes - only to find he had Jacks!

But I turned a fluky six to survive and knocked him out. Ouch! Still, thems the breaks! Lets win this NBC Heads Up Round 1 Qualifier!