Guess what I'm doing at 9:00 ET?

[Talking Poker]

I'll give you a hint: It rhymes with Farty Cloaker Trilion Hemi-Vinals.

[Eman885]

Whats your name on that site? and goodluck

[Talking Poker]

It's not a big secret or anything, but I PM'd you anyway.

Just got home. 7 minutes til it's go time.

[Talking Poker]

1519 players. Top 25 win.

Thanks to the extra starting chips thing, I'm starting with 3000. The average stack is under 2200. Small edge, but still something.

I'm at Table 134.

[Talking Poker]

Finally, I get a hand worth playing.

Realistically, the only thing I'm worried about here is a set. And if he flopped a set, he played his hand really weird - both preflop, and especially after the flop. With a set, he'd check and let me put some chips in the middle. The all in bet tells me he wants me to fold, so it's an easy call.

With that said, I'm a little surprised he didn't catch his A or beter yet, running spades. I guess because I had more chips, the poker gods allowed me to win. Had I been on the verge of elimination, see ya!


30/60 TourneyTexasHTGameTable (NL) (Tournament 9278207) - Fri Feb 04 21:48:31 EST 2005
Table Feb. Semi-Finals Day2(73115) Table 103 (Real Money) -- Seat 7 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 1: donutme (467)
Seat 2: Talking Poker (2935)
Seat 3: proffmarc (1295)
Seat 4: XLLUCCA (2760)
Seat 5: jprounder (875)
Seat 6: oohoohTERRA (5127)
Seat 7: BUZTED (1675)
Seat 8: FlushStr8tor (2870)
Seat 9: Darkaminam (2435)
Seat 10: chipotle777 (1711)
FlushStr8tor posts small blind (15)
Darkaminam posts big blind (30)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Talking Poker [ Kd, Kc ]
chipotle777 raises (60) to 60
donutme folds.
Talking Poker raises (145) to 145
proffmarc folds.
XLLUCCA folds.
jprounder folds.
oohoohTERRA folds.
BUZTED folds.
FlushStr8tor folds.
Darkaminam folds.
chipotle777 calls (85)
** Dealing Flop ** : [ 5s, 2d, 6s ]
chipotle777 bets (1566)
chipotle777 is all-In.
Talking Poker calls (1566)
** Dealing Turn ** : [ 9d ]
** Dealing River ** : [ 3h ]
Creating Main Pot with $3467 with chipotle777
** Summary **
Main Pot: 3467 |
Board: [ 5s 2d 6s 9d 3h ]
donutme balance 467, didn't bet (folded)
Talking Poker balance 4691, bet 1711, collected 3467, net +1756 [ Kd Kc ] [ a pair of kings -- Kd,Kc,9d,6s,5s ]
proffmarc balance 1295, didn't bet (folded)
XLLUCCA balance 2760, didn't bet (folded)
jprounder balance 875, didn't bet (folded)
oohoohTERRA balance 5127, didn't bet (folded)
BUZTED balance 1675, didn't bet (folded)
FlushStr8tor balance 2855, lost 15 (folded)
Darkaminam balance 2405, lost 30 (folded)
chipotle777 balance 0, lost 1711 [ Jh As ] [ high card ace -- As,Jh,9d,6s,5s ]

[Defendant]

Hey TP, good luck (btw, Mithlondor = me). Gonna sweat ya a bit if you dont mind.

Defendant

[Talking Poker]

Ok, this scared the crap out of me... I would have had to fold if he pushed in on the river.

This was the last hand before the break, making me chip leader at my table. Average stack in the tourney is 2800. We're down to a mere 1175 players now - just 1150 spots left to get into the money!


30/60 TourneyTexasHTGameTable (NL) (Tournament 9278207) - Fri Feb 04 21:59:38 EST 2005
Table Feb. Semi-Finals Day2(73115) Table 103 (Real Money) -- Seat 7 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 1: donutme (167)
Seat 2: Talking Poker (4391)
Seat 3: proffmarc (1340)
Seat 4: XLLUCCA (3195)
Seat 5: jprounder (830)
Seat 6: oohoohTERRA (4632)
Seat 7: BUZTED (2230)
Seat 8: FlushStr8tor (2825)
Seat 9: Darkaminam (3065)
Seat 10: MsClean_ (1600)
FlushStr8tor posts small blind (15)
Darkaminam posts big blind (30)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Talking Poker [ 9h, 9d ]
MsClean_ folds.
donutme folds.
Talking Poker raises (90) to 90
proffmarc folds.
XLLUCCA folds.
jprounder folds.
oohoohTERRA calls (90)
BUZTED folds.
FlushStr8tor folds.
Darkaminam calls (60)
** Dealing Flop ** : [ 5h, 8h, 6h ]
Darkaminam checks.
Talking Poker bets (165)
oohoohTERRA folds.
Darkaminam calls (165)
** Dealing Turn ** : [ 6d ]
Darkaminam checks.
Talking Poker bets (345)
Darkaminam calls (345)
** Dealing River ** : [ Qh ]
Darkaminam checks.
Talking Poker checks.
** Summary **
Main Pot: 1305
Board: [ 5h 8h 6h 6d Qh ]
donutme balance 167, didn't bet (folded)
Talking Poker balance 5096, bet 600, collected 1305, net +705 [ 9h 9d ] [ a flush, queen high -- Qh,9h,8h,6h,5h ]
proffmarc balance 1340, didn't bet (folded)
XLLUCCA balance 3195, didn't bet (folded)
jprounder balance 830, didn't bet (folded)
oohoohTERRA balance 4542, lost 90 (folded)
BUZTED balance 2230, didn't bet (folded)
FlushStr8tor balance 2810, lost 15 (folded)
Darkaminam balance 2465, lost 600 [ 8s 5s ] [ two pairs, eights and sixes -- Qh,8s,8h,6h,6d ]
MsClean_ balance 1600, didn't bet (folded)

[Talking Poker]

No prob. Didn't even see your chat, but I probably won't respond there anyway. Not tonight.....

[Defendant]

any chance youre gonna post what you had on that hand with the AQ109 board? Seemed like you were playing some sort of draw to me, but hehe...

Defendant

[Talking Poker]

I have that HH and a few others. I flopped open ended (JTs). Raised to get a free card. Wasn't a big fan when he re-popped me. The turn gave me a pair, but I hated my hand even more then... A K or an 8 sure would have been nice...

[Talking Poker]

I just got moved to my 4th (5th?) table. Not a big fan of this one. I'm down to 3300ish chips, 3rd lowest on this table. Average is almost 4000.

No worries yet. But a big hand sometime soon sure would be nice

835 players left. Blinds are 75/150.

[Talking Poker]

I just won a couple of big hands, including this coin flip (whew!). I now have 8300 chips. Average stack is 4700. 700 players left.

Check this out. This is a HUGE win for me (you need a couple of these to go your way to win one of these things). I basically hoped he had overs (not a big pair), held my breath, and hit call:

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150/300 TourneyTexasHTGameTable (NL) (Tournament 9278207) - Fri Feb 04 23:03:04 EST 2005
Table Feb. Semi-Finals Day2(73115) Table 46 (Real Money) -- Seat 1 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 1: Morbo (5922)
Seat 2: mjpitts (3230)
Seat 3: pop317 (2570)
Seat 4: bucksnc05 (2490)
Seat 5: tigerspike (4835)
Seat 6: BananaPuppet (4710)
Seat 7: Sparksjim (7640)
Seat 8: SiHuynh (4110)
Seat 9: bruceleegrip (11710)
Seat 10: Talking Poker (4521)
mjpitts posts small blind (75)
pop317 posts big blind (150)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Talking Poker [ 7h, 7s ]
bucksnc05 folds.
tigerspike folds.
BananaPuppet folds.
Sparksjim folds.
SiHuynh folds.
bruceleegrip folds.
Talking Poker raises (450) to 450
Morbo folds.
mjpitts folds.
pop317 raises (2420) to 2570
pop317 is all-In.
Talking Poker calls (2120)
Creating Main Pot with $5215 with pop317
** Dealing Flop ** : [ 9c, 6d, 6c ]
** Dealing Turn ** : [ 7c ]
** Dealing River ** : [ Ad ]
** Summary **
Main Pot: 5215 |
Board: [ 9c 6d 6c 7c Ad ]
Morbo balance 5922, didn't bet (folded)
mjpitts balance 3155, lost 75 (folded)
pop317 balance 0, lost 2570 [ Kc Qc ] [ a flush, king high -- Kc,Qc,9c,7c,6c ]
bucksnc05 balance 2490, didn't bet (folded)
tigerspike balance 4835, didn't bet (folded)
BananaPuppet balance 4710, didn't bet (folded)
Sparksjim balance 7640, didn't bet (folded)
SiHuynh balance 4110, didn't bet (folded)
bruceleegrip balance 11710, didn't bet (folded)
Talking Poker balance 7166, bet 2570, collected 5215, net +2645 [ 7h 7s ] [ a full house, Sevens full of sixes -- 7h,7s,7c,6d,6c ]

[Talking Poker]

I have 8800 chips.
Average stack is a bit over 10k.
319 players left.

[Talking Poker]

Ok... this one is gonna be a game breaker. Sonofa............ I was drooling, but knew better than to count those 23,000 chips when I only had AA in my hand.

Sonofa.


600/1200 TourneyTexasHTGameTable (NL) (Tournament 9278207) - Sat Feb 05 00:26:16 EST 2005
Table Feb. Semi-Finals Day2(73115) Table 27 (Real Money) -- Seat 10 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 1: Bway3175 (12690)
Seat 2: Johnnyfupa (7964)
Seat 3: SammySpokes (7226)
Seat 4: RICHIExRICH (7011)
Seat 5: sbeckett (13185)
Seat 6: Talking Poker (16167)
Seat 7: ashleyb (5736)
Seat 8: OneTrotter (18100)
Seat 9: Y2Agent (32442)
Seat 10: georgelinsey (7964)
Bway3175 posts small blind (300)
Johnnyfupa posts big blind (600)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Talking Poker [ As, Ah ]
SammySpokes folds.
RICHIExRICH folds.
sbeckett folds.
Talking Poker raises (1800) to 1800
ashleyb raises (5736) to 5736
ashleyb is all-In.
OneTrotter folds.
Y2Agent folds.
georgelinsey raises (7964) to 7964
georgelinsey is all-In.
Bway3175 folds.
Johnnyfupa folds.
Talking Poker calls (6164)
Creating Main Pot with $18108 with ashleyb
Creating Side Pot 1 with $4456 with georgelinsey
** Dealing Flop ** : [ Kc, 2d, 7s ]
** Dealing Turn ** : [ Qd ]
** Dealing River ** : [ Qh ]
** Summary **
Main Pot: 18108 | Side Pot 1: 4456 |
Board: [ Kc 2d 7s Qd Qh ]
Bway3175 balance 12390, lost 300 (folded)
Johnnyfupa balance 7364, lost 600 (folded)
SammySpokes balance 7226, didn't bet (folded)
RICHIExRICH balance 7011, didn't bet (folded)
sbeckett balance 13185, didn't bet (folded)
Talking Poker balance 8203, lost 7964 [ As Ah ] [ two pairs, aces and queens -- As,Ah,Kc,Qd,Qh ]
ashleyb balance 0, lost 5736 [ Th Tc ] [ two pairs, queens and tens -- Kc,Qd,Qh,Th,Tc ]
OneTrotter balance 18100, didn't bet (folded)
Y2Agent balance 32442, didn't bet (folded)
georgelinsey balance 22564, bet 7964, collected 22564, net +14600 [ Kh Ks ] [ a full house, Kings full of queens -- Kh,Ks,Kc,Qd,Qh ]

[Talking Poker]

Just a couple of hands later, I get TT. I make a standard raise, and get reraiosed all in by the guy who just stole all my chips. I thought about folding, but I also though he could have a hand like 88, or certainly AK. I figure I need to double up and this is as good a time as any, so I call. He had KK, and naturally I get no help.

Pretty annoying finish. Not this hand, but the AA that would have put my stack around 32,000 chips. I'm not saying that would have been enough to get me a Top 25 finish, but I would have been feeling pretty good about my chances. Instead, I'm out 262nd

Oh well.


600/1200 TourneyTexasHTGameTable (NL) (Tournament 9278207) - Sat Feb 05 00:30:39 EST 2005
Table Feb. Semi-Finals Day2(73115) Table 27 (Real Money) -- Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 1: Bway3175 (10590)
Seat 2: Johnnyfupa (7064)
Seat 3: SammySpokes (9026)
Seat 4: RICHIExRICH (11911)
Seat 5: sbeckett (13185)
Seat 6: Talking Poker (8203)
Seat 7: Hoffa1 (24242)
Seat 8: OneTrotter (18100)
Seat 9: Y2Agent (27842)
Seat 10: georgelinsey (22564)
RICHIExRICH posts small blind (300)
sbeckett posts big blind (600)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Talking Poker [ Tc, Th ]
Talking Poker raises (1800) to 1800
Hoffa1 folds.
OneTrotter folds.
Y2Agent folds.
georgelinsey raises (22564) to 22564
georgelinsey is all-In.
Bway3175 folds.
Johnnyfupa folds.
SammySpokes folds.
RICHIExRICH folds.
sbeckett folds.
Talking Poker calls (6403)
Talking Poker is all-In.
Creating Main Pot with $17306 with Talking Poker
Creating Side Pot 1 with $14361 with georgelinsey
** Dealing Flop ** : [ 5h, 4h, Ah ]
** Dealing Turn ** : [ 4c ]
** Dealing River ** : [ 3c ]
** Summary **
Main Pot: 17306 | Side Pot 1: 14361
Board: [ 5h 4h Ah 4c 3c ]
Bway3175 balance 10590, didn't bet (folded)
Johnnyfupa balance 7064, didn't bet (folded)
SammySpokes balance 9026, didn't bet (folded)
RICHIExRICH balance 11611, lost 300 (folded)
sbeckett balance 12585, lost 600 (folded)
Talking Poker balance 0, lost 8203 [ Tc Th ] [ two pairs, tens and fours -- Ah,Tc,Th,4h,4c ]
Hoffa1 balance 24242, didn't bet (folded)
OneTrotter balance 18100, didn't bet (folded)
Y2Agent balance 27842, didn't bet (folded)
georgelinsey balance 31667, bet 22564, collected 31667, net +9103 [ Kd Kc ] [ two pairs, kings and fours -- Ah,Kd,Kc,4h,4c ]

[Talking Poker]

That punk had better make good use of my chips - since they literally could have (and SHOULD HAVE) all been mine.

FYI... in case anyone is interested... According to Party:

205 hands played.
13% hands won.
70% showdowns (this number is meaningless, as Party apparently doesn't know what a SD is).
19% slops seen.
41% WIFS.

Decent numbers.

Did I tell you how much that AA hand sucked???

[junYUN]

rofl that AA really blew...but who wouldnt like to look down and see AA with 2 players all in in front?

[Talking Poker]

Oh, I liked it.... I just knew better than to get my hopes up.