The New Challenge Begins

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So you're gonna hold out on the screen name? lol. Don't worry, I'll still play you (and possibly lose to you) but I am just curious since you asked me for mine.

[Jordan 1]

So you're gonna hold out on the screen name? lol. Don't worry, I'll still play you (and possibly lose to you) but I am just curious since you asked me for mine.

haha, no worries. my name is gift_4_you been posted on here b4 if you really wanted to know if you could find it ;)what are you even playing hu? if i have a good day maybe ill come by and donate some - Jordan

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haha, no worries. my name is gift_4_you been posted on here b4 if you really wanted to know if you could find it ;)what are you even playing hu? if i have a good day maybe ill come by and donate some - Jordan

Okay. I wouldn't mind playing with you just to test my game out against someone who is a regular winning player at HU. I usually play .5/1 or 1/2 but yesterday I was playing 2/4 (I know, BR suicide).Just as a disclaimer to you guys: I know my BR management is horrible and it's something I'm working on.

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Last night I won +110 on Full Tilt in like 45 minutes of head's up play at $1/2. $77 off one guy, $33 off another. Woohoo. I don't have exact numbers right now but I'm feeling good about the Full Tilt amount. I haven't played Bodog in over a week, I need to get on it. I'm looking forward to playing another tournament on Full Tilt. Is it possible to have good reads online? I really have no clue but I feel like my reads are strong right now, lol. FT: $2200 +Bodog: #400+

[SilentButDeadly3 0]

Woowowwowowow. $300 and puts $216 on it on one MTT and cashes for $1500. MBSFN. I wish I ran well.GL brutha.

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Woowowwowowow. $300 and puts $216 on it on one MTT and cashes for $1500. MBSFN. I wish I ran well.GL brutha.

Yeah, I took a shot. What does MBSFN mean? Anyways last night I won about $300.- $33 in Head's Up $1/2 + $433 in Head's Up $1/2- $75 in 18k Guaranteed- $20 in $24 45-man SNG

[AAsnake88 0]

Must Be So Fucking Nice.I think.

[timsta007 0]

Good luck with the challenge and improved BR management.p.s. beware the doom switch.

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Last night I went like this:9.06.07- EskaborREturns $1/2 HU +$75- 17k Guarantee ($26) Out 272nd- 18k Guarantee ($75) Out - $4/6 NL 6handed (12am-1am) in $400/out $904 (+504)I also shipped someone $100 on a loan.FT BR: 2972.57

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Good luck with the challenge and improved BR management.p.s. beware the doom switch.

Thanks. The Doom Switch got me on my last challenge. I was well on my way to 20k when at 13k the switch went on and whoops 5 g's down the drain.

[Jordan 1]

So you're gonna hold out on the screen name? lol. Don't worry, I'll still play you (and possibly lose to you) but I am just curious since you asked me for mine.

Hilarity ensues:Full Tilt Poker - No Limit Hold'em Cash Game - $3/$6 Blinds - 2 Players - (LegoPoker Hand History Converter)Top pair im all in (BB): $591.00SB: $737.00Preflop: Top pair im all in is dealt K 8 (2 Players)SB raises to $18.00, Top pair im all in raises to $60.00, SB calls $42.00Flop: ($120) 8 3 2 (2 Players)Top pair im all in bets $78.00, SB raises to $156.00, Top pair im all in raises all-in to $531.00, SB calls $375.00Turn: ($1182) 4 (2 Players - 1 All-In)River: ($1182) J (2 Players - 1 All-In)Pot Size: $1,182.00 ($0.50 Rake)SB had A A (a pair of Aces) and WON (+$590.50)Top pair im all in had K 8 (a pair of Eights) and LOST (-$591.00)

[Jordan 1]

so that was "good" in the sense that...this happensFull Tilt Poker - No Limit Hold'em Cash Game - $3/$6 Blinds - 2 Players - (LegoPoker Hand History Converter)i am str8 (BB): $629.00SB: $1,297.50Preflop: i am str8 is dealt J Q (2 Players)SB raises to $18.00, i am str8 raises to $60.00, SB calls $42.00Flop: ($120) T 9 8 (2 Players)i am str8 bets $78.00, SB calls $78.00Turn: ($276) 2 (2 Players)i am str8 bets $145.00, SB raises to $350.00, i am str8 raises all-in to $491.00, SB calls $141.00River: ($1258) 5 (2 Players - 1 All-In)Pot Size: $1,258.00 ($0.50 Rake)SB had 8 7 (a pair of Eights) and LOST (-$629.00)i am str8 had J Q (a straight, Queen high) and WON (+$628.50)good times- Jordan

[SpeedKills 0]

hey pocket,.get poker tracker and quit bettin on sports.

[babylondonks 5]

And go vote for cgats (see: BlackJesus) already

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Yes I played the legendary Jordan and managed not to go busto. Doubt I will look for him again but I wanted him to make sure I wasn't just a one-man donkathon. And he's right, the AA hand prompted me to call the second all in... I had him on overs (unfortunately he had the nut overs LOL). Well played sir.I'm going to be getting poker tracker real soon. I need it. I've been playin a lot (more than ever) online lately. This weekend has been going good. I was up to $5100 but entered the Aussie Tournament (playing now) and $750k so that was like $7 bills or so.I'm gonna check cgats and the other audios out now. Who is that (babylondonks)? lol. Anyways good luck today fellas. Yesterday I was +1620.

[babylondonks 5]

Just an innocent lurker that likes rap and will eventually be bothered in learning how to take vocals out of songs

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Update -- I know I'm about to get flamed for playing these games. 9.07.08- $2/4 NL 6-handed (9:30PM- ) in $800/out $423.50- $5/10 NL 6-handed (11:11PM - ) in $1k/ out $535.75- $5/10 HU vs. PimpKane (3:00AM - ) in $1k/ out $23789.08.07- $1/2 NL 6-handed (10:45AM - ) in $400/ out $0- $2/4 NL 9-handed in $200/out $0- $2/4 NL HU vs. gotpunk in $400/out $466.60- $5/10 NL HU vs. tdogg99 in $1k/out $2935- $3/6 NL HU vs. GIFT_4_YOU in $600/out $8199.09.07- $1/2 NL HU vs. GoldenIP in $200/out $280- $2/4 NL HU vs. pokerPIMP_5 in $400/out $558.50- -$535 Aussie Millions Satellite- $2/4 NL 6-handed in $400/out $561- $2/4 NL HU vs. JhGk in $400/out $550- $3/6 NL 6-handed in $600/out $901- -$216 750k guaranteed- $5/10 NL HU vs. Tdogg99 in $1k/out $2091- $5/10 NL 6-handed in $1k/out $725- $5/10 NL HU Vs. Tdogg99 in $1k/out $900- $5/10 NL 6-handed in $1k/out $460- $5/10 NL 9-handed (Jesus) in $1k/out $163.50- $1/2 NL HU vs. Poopscum in $200/out $160- $2/4 NL HU vs. Frenchie64 in $400/out $0- $20k rebuy (-$55)So it was a fun weekend and somewhat profitable but now I'm mad that I can't get a check, hopefully I'll figure it out.Last night I won $104 playing $1/2 HU.Today, was bad. I went to play at lunch at the internet cafe across the street. Me being an idiot, I didn't realize that when there's 25 people on the same wireless network, the net fcks up. So my net was freezing every other hand, which put me on tilt and I shipped $500+ to some kid that was going to his college class in five minuts. His name was like Rikjamesb1atch or something and he was actually a good player, I was just tilted because of my net connection, which sucked.So I'm not sure what my account is looking like right now do to the horrible play at lunch and the possible check being sent out. If my check goes out, I'm going to have to get on the .5/$1 and SnG grind again.

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Update -- I know I'm about to get flamed for playing these games. 9.07.08- $2/4 NL 6-handed (9:30PM- ) in $800/out $423.50- $5/10 NL 6-handed (11:11PM - ) in $1k/ out $535.75- $5/10 HU vs. PimpKane (3:00AM - ) in $1k/ out $23789.08.07- $1/2 NL 6-handed (10:45AM - ) in $400/ out $0- $2/4 NL 9-handed in $200/out $0- $2/4 NL HU vs. gotpunk in $400/out $466.60- $5/10 NL HU vs. tdogg99 in $1k/out $2935- $3/6 NL HU vs. GIFT_4_YOU in $600/out $8199.09.07- $1/2 NL HU vs. GoldenIP in $200/out $280- $2/4 NL HU vs. pokerPIMP_5 in $400/out $558.50- -$535 Aussie Millions Satellite- $2/4 NL 6-handed in $400/out $561- $2/4 NL HU vs. JhGk in $400/out $550- $3/6 NL 6-handed in $600/out $901- -$216 750k guaranteed- $5/10 NL HU vs. Tdogg99 in $1k/out $2091- $5/10 NL 6-handed in $1k/out $725- $5/10 NL HU Vs. Tdogg99 in $1k/out $900- $5/10 NL 6-handed in $1k/out $460- $5/10 NL 9-handed (Jesus) in $1k/out $163.50- $1/2 NL HU vs. Poopscum in $200/out $160- $2/4 NL HU vs. Frenchie64 in $400/out $0- $20k rebuy (-$55)So it was a fun weekend and somewhat profitable but now I'm mad that I can't get a check, hopefully I'll figure it out.Last night I won $104 playing $1/2 HU.Today, was bad. I went to play at lunch at the internet cafe across the street. Me being an idiot, I didn't realize that when there's 25 people on the same wireless network, the net fcks up. So my net was freezing every other hand, which put me on tilt and I shipped $500+ to some kid that was going to his college class in five minuts. His name was like Rikjamesb1atch or something and he was actually a good player, I was just tilted because of my net connection, which sucked.So I'm not sure what my account is looking like right now do to the horrible play at lunch and the possible check being sent out. If my check goes out, I'm going to have to get on the .5/$1 and SnG grind again.

there is bad bankroll management and then there is BAD bankroll management.im sure your a good player but you cant win by playing out of your bankroll forever.gl with the rest of your challenge, i like reading your blog

[gjtgsdfuruf 0]

Good luck.

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there is bad bankroll management and then there is BAD bankroll management.im sure your a good player but you cant win by playing out of your bankroll forever.gl with the rest of your challenge, i like reading your blog

Good luck.

Thanks and thanks. I don't know what it is about me, but it's SO hard for me to play .10/.25 poker. I guess I just feel like if I'm going to put in that time and effort, I want it to be worth it. Obviously this is the completely wrong mindset to have with my bankroll but hopefully I can build by playing well, avoiding bad luck (yeah right) and taking some stabs out of my roll (well I guess that's a given). I appreciate the well wishes though fellas. Last night I lost about $23 before I fell out or got drunk/highly inhaled bob ya know.

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This plan has now entered Stage 2: Live.Basically I made $3k on FT off of my initial $50 deposit (for proof, see blog lol).Now I am taking that $3k to play with in live games. Well in my second session I went on a two-hour heater and now I'm at $5k. The goal is $24k. Peace out fellas (and ladies)

[SpeedKills 0]

keep it up man

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Overall things are definitely going well. I've played four sessions since the last poker update and won three sessions in the amounts of +$930, +$2131 and +$435. Unfortunately, I went to HP when I was drunk and dead tired at 4 A.M. on Saturday and lost a quick $500. I was calling fools down with bottom pair. Through my drunken vision, all those bastards were trying to bluff me the whole way. Not to mention I fell asleep at the table. God I would have loved to be playing against myself that morning.My big score was Sunday when I made the worst play/biggest suckout of my life.Basically here's how it went:(1) I have 44 in late position, I raise to $25. Everyone folds to the big blind who hesitates and then calls the additional $15. The flop comes Kc-Xc-2c. He checks, I bet $35 as a feeler. He thinks, then calls. I'm thinking he has the ace of clubs or a weak king. The turn is the As. He checks, I bet $75. He raises me to about $175 after some contemplation. Now I'm thinking that he has the ace of clubs with some random kicker so he hit his ace. This player is a very good and tight player that I've played with a few times. He has the ability to make a move and also lay a hand down. Based on the board and the way the hand played out, I decided (stupidly) to play like I have AK and I move all-in for $600. He says "I have to call" and I know I'm dead. The river is some random club. He says "I don't have a club." At this point, I really have no ****ing clue if I have a club. I just know that I have two fours and that's it. So I tell him "I don't even know if I have a club, I have pocket fours." I turn my hand over and sure enough, there it is, the most beautiful card I've ever seen. He shows a set of two's and I win. I felt pretty bad about this hand as my read was completely off and I gave this poor guy a horrendous beat. I would later felt him again with KK vs. QQ on a J-6-6 flop. He took the bad beat with a lot of class and I give him a lot of credit for that because it's pretty rare at HP.After that hand I just really coasted and built a huge stack before leaving:Yesterday I hit about five flushes for huge pots. The only problem was I hit the following hand against a total donkey so I had no idea what he had, although I would have played the hand the same way had I been up against Barry Greenstein:(2) I'm at a 200 NL table with three donkeys and three others. Donkey limps, I'm on the button with Kh9h. I raise to $30. Donkey1 calls, donkey2 calls. Flop comes 9s4h5h. Both donkeys check but I can tell something is fishy, which I like because this is an outstanding flop for me. I bet $50. Donkey1, who is horrible, goes all-in for $167. Donkey2 calls. I move all-in for $550 more. Donkey2 thinks for a long time and calls with AhJh. The turn is the 10h and I'm drawing dead. Donkey1 had 9-7. The thing that sucks is that if I win this hand, I leave the casino up around $2k but at least I still left up.That was about the fifth flush that I hit for a huge pot and unfortunately I lost that one. I took off after that (that was last night).Here's a fun hand that I just remembered:(3) I have to take a piss. I tell the dealer "Deal me in next hand, I'm running to the bathroom." She agrees. When I get out of the bathroom I wave to her to deal me in and she does so I sprint over to the table. When I get there I just grab three $5 chips off my stack and blind raise. Everyone sees this and there are five callers. The flop comes 7-2-5 and I look down at my hand: 7-2. I laugh and throw a huge grin at everyone and bet $60. No one believes me but the first two guys think hard and fold. Then the lady on the button goes all-in and I call, she loses $250. I felt bad.On Saturday morning I went out and "partied" with my guy Ike, then found my way back to HP at 4 a.m. I can't really remember any details, all I know is that I didn't win one hand in two hours although I did show down numerous times.Here are the numbers:Session 1 (9/24/07): +$15 (10.75 Hrs.)Session 2 (9/25/07): +$2010 (2.25 Hrs.)Session 3 (9/28/07): +$910 (3.25 Hrs.)Session 4 (9/29/07): -$500 (2 Hrs.)Session 5 (9/30/07): +$2131 (7 Hrs.)Session 6 (10/01/07): +435 (7 Hrs.)Overall: +$5001 (32.25 Hrs.)Hourly: $155.07Home Games/Props: -$55$100 NL: +$265$200 NL: -$425$400 NL: +$5161

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I had a quick, solid session on Friday before my flight where I soaked the table and they got mad when I "took the money and ran." In Seattle I played some of my old friends in a friendly game and won $40.Here are my latest numbers from the $50 Full Tilt Challenge Stage 2: Live...Session 1 (9/24/07): +$15 (10.75 Hrs.)Session 2 (9/25/07): +$2010 (2.25 Hrs.)Session 3 (9/28/07): +$910 (3.25 Hrs.)Session 4 (9/29/07): -$500 (2 Hrs.)Session 5 (9/30/07): +$2131 (7 Hrs.)Session 6 (10/01/07): +435 (7 Hrs.)Session 7 (10/05/07): +910 (3 Hrs.)Overall: +$5911 (35.25 Hrs.)Hourly: $167.68Home Games/Props: -$15$100 NL: +$265$200 NL: -$450$400 NL: +$6096

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I've endured two losing sessions in a row and have spent most of my bankroll on going out, clothes and other things. When i'm winning at poker, my lifestyle is great. When I'm losing, it's expensive. I'm going back to the tables this weekend to rebuild.New blog posted as always.