I just can't help myself

[Penguinfan]

Subtitle= Stupid Penguinfan

I know I have mentioned that the bankroll, for various reasons, is thin right now, but I got home in time for the PokerStars Omaha rebuy game and I was checking it out to see if Chip was playing after his great finish yesterday and I see Gank is registered to play and I just couldn't help myself. I guess I am a big geek when it comes to the pro's, especially ones with bracelets. So I get in and sure enough Gank is in seat one at my table. I have no business in this game (or any tourney right about now) and certainly shouldn't be excited to match wits with a reigning world champion, but like the title of this thread says, I just couldn't help myself.

Lost a few chips in the first hour, currently have 4696 after the break with the rebuy and add on.

Stay tuned for a bust out update, but I really don't care.

[Talking Poker]

I'm a sucker for playing with pros too. GL.

[Penguinfan]

This guy does NOT have a call button, raise or fold are his only options. If I EVER catch one of my nut low draws.........

[GeoffM]

I rarely if ever call myself, regardless of position.

I'm folding, or raising 9 times out of 10.

Keep us updated.

[Penguinfan]

Just got moved to another table (and into the big blind, WTF?). Never really got into a big pot with him and not getting much in the way of cards either. What I would give to get heads up with him at the final table.

[GeoffM]

What you would give?

How about a lot of your stack .

[Penguinfan]

And it would be money well spent!

[GeoffM]

So how many left and what place you in?

Damn, one of these days I'm going to take a day off and just play poker the entire day.

[Penguinfan]

Good starting hand and rotten flops:

Stack: largest 27008, smallest 1195, average 8298
Your current position is 73 out of 84
Time bank balance is 60 seconds
in 13 min stakes 600/1200
For more information see Tournament Lobby


18 get paid

[Penguinfan]

Busted out rather uncerimoniously. Twice in the last 3 hands I went to the river (limit game 300/600 and final hand 400/800) with a nut flush and nut low draw and missed everything both times. Geoff, am I over-valuing this hand, I know it's a draw and in holdem I wouldn't consider it, but I am drawing to the nut hi and lo hands, should I be dumping it on the turn? IF all my outs are live I have 16 outs to the low and 9 to the high or a total of 21 outs to win at least half the pot, 4 of which scoop the pot, again, if they are all live and don't make someone else a full house or split the low.
Over playing it or just a couple bad breaks or am I counting my outs wrong?

[GeoffM]

I prefer to check it down if I'm on a draw to both ends, but if someone is betting in front of you and you have pot odds, you have to call it down here.

21 outs out of 44 cards is basically a 50% chance. You simply got unlucky.

Oh, btw, if you had 9 outs to the nut high, you had 9 outs to scoop at least 3 quarters of the pot, and FIVE outs to scoop, assuming your opponent doesn't make a boat.

You have game. I played you that 1 time at Empire, and you looked to play fairly tight. Maybe another day at the tables we'll see each other. I know you aren't a bank that sees every flop, I got an entire list of those buffoons.

[Tony Cheval]

Eh, it's overrated. Luckily I have World of Warcraft for breaks.

And of course, this forum.

[BrianSwa]

heard that game is good..is it really that good?

[junYUN]

WOW is the devil.