New Challenge: Movin' On Up

[fighter 4]

I'm back.I'm going to play some poker this month. I'm going to have a good time. I'm going to win money. ......I'm pretty sure only two of the above three are going to happen. The goal is all three though.Can I get a summary of the last 14 pages (or 280 posts). Anyone drop some knowledge?

[trystero 0]

cliff's notes:james plays poker to win phantom money. eddie is a live pro.jon lost weight.marchant is the resident baller.hot avatar guy took a shot at 600nl.NA made an appearance to lol at it.qed the british guy posted a few times.I contribute nothing. per usual.

[XXEddie 0]

played in the .25/.50 choice game James introduced me to last week. Game started with a small $40 buyin Holdem/Omaha8/Crazy Pineapple). There were only 5 entrants and only 1 person busted and rebought and after level 3 (color up/small break) we decided to payout top 3. Of course, by 'we' I mean I said I'd rather it pay top two but everybody else disagreed and said top 3 would be better so the 3rd place person could have a buyin for the cash game (Because apparently nobody brought any other money...?). At that point I had like 10k(30k in play) and was close to even with another guy. Eventually found myself CL with 3 left with like 75% of the chips. The two short stacks collided and I got HU. But got A234ss in pre against A4JJ and the flop comes QJ9. So we were even and chopped for $80 each.#Drawingdeadontheflopinomaha8We then played the choice game which I ended up winning $60 playing the weirdest games ever. There was the usual Holdem/Omaha 8 games but then people started calling all sorts of weird shit like Omaha hi/lo with two boards, It was best hi/best low for BOTH boards so if you have the nut flush on one board and somebody else has a boat on another board you don't win any of the high. We also played 'Texaha' where you get 6 cards, and you split them into an Omaha hand and a Holdem hand preflop and the hands must stay that way so you can't switch cards preflop. Best holdem hand wins half and best omaha hand wins half. And just incase that didn't make my head asplode enough a couple people called Texahilo which is (you guessed it) Hi/lo of the same game. It was head-schratchingly funny to watch people get 1/8th and 3/8th. What was even funnier was when we were playing games like that and people would try to question plays. Like 'how can you call that preflop?' as if there is a Texahilo chapter in SuperSystem or something, lol. Somebody even tried calling NL Stud 8 (You read that correctly) which was quickly shot down. My run good continued when I stopped at McDonalds. I gave the drive-thru lady the monies, got my food, then she gave my money back and said 'it's good' lol. I wish my order cost more than $2.20 now, lolz.James, that game is really good. Last night we only got 6 handed and Raleigh(?) (The guy that made it $13 pre in O8 last time and berated players as they called) came for cash, lost $60 or so pretty quick and left. Mike also can annoy me for several reason. He one of those guys that can go on a heater for a while, and then lose one pot and bitch about his luck. He also does that thing where after he deals the flop, he puts the turn and river face down which I hate in a game like this. There is no 'pot' in this game or a muck usually. So there are cards and chips sitting everywhere and so many bad things can happen but whatevs. He did started running bad towards the end and seemingly every other hand he would open fold post flop and throw his cards down which was pretty funny(at least I thought so). Cliff notes;+$40 in HOP tourney+$60 in crazy .25/.50 cashFree McDonaldsJames, it's a cool game.

[KingJames 11]

I'm back.

Where have you been, sir?This .gif reminds me of robot unicorn

cliff's notes:james plays poker to win phantom money. (And I enjoy poker again (results fish ftw))eddie is a live pro. (we had a home game meet up and he's very cute)jon lost weight. (also very cute)marchant is the resident baller. (he has blue hair now)hot avatar guy took a shot at 600nl. (kepper, and he won AK > K6 on a KXX board )NA made an appearance to lol at it. (haters are going to hate)qed the british guy posted a few times. (no rush has hurt his volume, but he's running his PS monies up from 5nl)I contribute nothing. per usual. (this is true)

fyp

[XXEddie 0]

cliff's notes:james plays poker to win phantom money. eddie is a live semi-pro.jon lost weight.marchant is the resident baller.hot avatar guy took a shot at 600nl.NA made an appearance to lol at it.qed the british guy posted a few times.I contribute nothing. per usual.

FYP. But I don't like to brag about it...

[QED 4]

Anyone been watching this weeks big game? TonyG done angle shoot the hell out of Hellmuth on ep2.

[droberts 3]

cliff's notes:james plays poker to win phantom money. eddie is a live pro.jon lost weight.marchant is the resident baller.hot avatar guy took a shot at 600nl.NA made an appearance to lol at it.qed the british guy posted a few times.I contribute nothing. per usual.

and dustin was apparently forgotten about and a thing of the past

[KingJames 11]

and dustin was apparently forgotten about and a thing of the past

who???

[droberts 3]

who???

i heard he sucked and just gave up and decided to grind IRL work for 65hrs/week

[SuperJon 175]

Congrats! Keep it up.

Thanks brah214 now. Goal is to be at 180 by end of October.Overall goal is like 150-160

[SuperJon 175]

just clickin' buttons Merge No-Limit Hold'em, $0.04 BB (5 handed) - Merge Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.comBB ($4)UTG ($4.10)kosintrouble (MP) ($4)Hero (Button) ($4.94)SB ($6.86)Preflop: Hero is Button with 7 , 10 1 fold, kosintrouble bets $0.11, Hero calls $0.11, 2 foldsFlop: ($0.28) J , 2 , 3 (2 players)kosintrouble checks, Hero bets $0.14, kosintrouble raises to $0.42, Hero calls $0.28Turn: ($1.12) 5 (2 players)kosintrouble checks, Hero bets $0.36, 1 foldTotal pot: $1.12Results:Hero didn't show 7 , 10 .Outcome: Hero won $1.43

[KingJames 11]

all black cards!!!!!

[KosinTrouble 0]

just clickin' buttons Merge No-Limit Hold'em, $0.04 BB (5 handed) - Merge Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.comBB ($4)UTG ($4.10)kosintrouble (MP) ($4)Hero (Button) ($4.94)SB ($6.86)Preflop: Hero is Button with 7 , 10 1 fold, kosintrouble bets $0.11, Hero calls $0.11, 2 foldsFlop: ($0.28) J , 2 , 3 (2 players)kosintrouble checks, Hero bets $0.14, kosintrouble raises to $0.42, Hero calls $0.28Turn: ($1.12) 5 (2 players)kosintrouble checks, Hero bets $0.36, 1 foldTotal pot: $1.12Results:Hero didn't show 7 , 10 .Outcome: Hero won $1.43

bastard! I thought you had club. Ohh well, although my hand had you beat, against your range, I still stand by the fold.

[fighter 4]

Where have you been, sir?This .gif reminds me of robot unicorn

No really cool stories to report, just the usual life B.S.Unicorns rule. Like a horse only with a horn for self defence. How can that not be the most manly thing in the world.

Anyone been watching this weeks big game? TonyG done angle shoot the hell out of Hellmuth on ep2.

Anything that is said about a hand while in a hand HU is fair imo. TongG is right in that if Hellmuth had seen him look at his cards then tried to sell the "didn't look" line, then he just completely screwed the pooch about bluffing in that spot. If you want to believe that someone is trying to punt money at you then you do so at your own risk. He has no obligation to make sure you can exploit him.

[KingJames 11]

Merge, $0.05/$0.10 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 6 PlayersLeggoPoker.com - Hand History ConverterCO: $10BTN: $28.80SB: $10BB: $1.91Hero (UTG): $10MP: $10.15Pre-Flop: A J dealt to Hero (UTG)Hero raises to $0.35, MP calls $0.35, CO raises to $1.10, 3 folds, Hero raises to $2.25, MP folds, CO calls $1.15Flop: ($5) K T 2 (2 Players)Hero checks, CO bets $2.50, Hero raises to $7.75 and is All-In, CO foldsResults: $10 PotHero showed A J and WON $14.75 (+$10 NET)grinder: two short breaks for drink refill and push-ups

[XXEddie 0]

Been keeping up with the Big Game almost daily. While Phil is correct that Tony was shooting an angle for sure, Tony is correct that Phil shouldn't really believe him. It's not like these two are best friends. They always get into on the felt and Phil shouldn't really be surprised.On another note I think raise/folding AJ is pretty bad anyway.

[KingJames 11]

busted my stars play money acct tonight in a ridic 2 tabling PLO matchI know to fold underfulls in PLO but not in HUPLO... fmlwon at real money pokerz today though... good start to the month

[dlingdling 0]

sigh [ ] took James' play money

[Ninja Ace 1]

won at real money pokerz today though... good start to the month

I think we need to define the term real money :-p

[Ninja Ace 1]

Merge, $0.05/$0.10 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 6 PlayersLeggoPoker.com - Hand History ConverterCO: $10BTN: $28.80SB: $10BB: $1.91Hero (UTG): $10MP: $10.15Pre-Flop: A J dealt to Hero (UTG)Hero raises to $0.35, MP calls $0.35, CO raises to $1.10, 3 folds, Hero raises to $2.25, MP folds, CO calls $1.15Flop: ($5) K T 2 (2 Players)Hero checks, CO bets $2.50, Hero raises to $7.75 and is All-In, CO foldsResults: $10 PotHero showed A J and WON $14.75 (+$10 NET)

who gave you my playbook?

[Ninja Ace 1]

i heard he sucked and just gave up and decided to grind IRL work for 65hrs/week

i thought we were talking about dustin not me...

[KingJames 11]

who gave you my playbook?

35% 3b over 150 hands (and like 34/32)0% fold to 4b1000000000% will bet if checked tosnap folds in that hand

[SuperJon 175]

Villain is a 79/21 that never folds.I did end up taking most of his moneyz.Merge No-Limit Hold'em, $0.04 BB (4 handed) - Merge Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.comButton ($5.67)Hero (SB) ($4.60)BB ($18.03)UTG ($4.22)Preflop: Hero is SB with 7 , 5 :diamond:BB calls $0.04, 2 folds, Hero checksFlop: ($0.10) Q , 7 , J (2 players)Hero checks, BB checksTurn: ($0.10) 7 (2 players)Hero bets $0.26, BB raises to $0.52, Hero raises to $0.86, BB calls $0.34River: ($1.82) 9 (2 players)Hero bets $1.01, BB calls $1.01Total pot: $3.84 | Rake: $0.19Results:Hero had 7 , 5 (three of a kind, sevens).BB had K , J (two pair, Jacks and sevens).Outcome: Hero won $3.65Merge No-Limit Hold'em, $0.04 BB (6 handed) - Merge Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.comUTG ($6.85)MP ($5.65)CO ($4)Hero (Button) ($6.32)SB ($16.14)BB ($4.22)Preflop: Hero is Button with 6 , J 2 folds, CO checks, Hero calls $0.04, SB bets $0.16, 2 folds, Hero calls $0.12Flop: ($0.36) 5 , 6 , 9 (2 players)SB bets $0.28, Hero raises to $0.68, SB calls $0.40Turn: ($1.72) 7 (2 players)SB bets $0.52, Hero raises to $1.88, SB calls $1.36River: ($5.48) 5 (2 players)SB checks, Hero bets $3.10, SB raises to $13.42 (All-In), Hero calls $0.50 (All-In)Total pot: $12.68Results:Hero had 6 , J (flush, Jack high).SB had 2 , 2 (two pair, fives and twos).Outcome: Hero won $12.09

[QED 4]

I agree that Hellmuth should have been paying attention enough to know if Tony looked or not but it's still abit scummy to claim he didn't when he did. Hellmuth deserves what he gets anyway.

[KingJames 11]

lol regsMerge, $0.05/$0.10 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 6 PlayersLeggoPoker.com - Hand History ConverterBB: $10.85Hero (UTG): $10.79MP: $9.75CO: $10BTN: $8.33SB: $10Pre-Flop: A A dealt to Hero (UTG)Hero raises to $0.35, MP folds, CO calls $0.35, 3 foldsFlop: ($0.85) 9 3 K (2 Players)Hero bets $0.60, CO raises to $1.96, Hero raises to $4, CO raises to $9.65 and is All-In, Hero calls $5.65Turn: ($20.15) J (2 Players - 1 is All-In)River: ($20.15) T (2 Players - 1 is All-In)Results: $20.15 Pot ($1 Rake)Hero showed A A and WON $19.15 (+$9.15 NET)CO showed K A and LOST (-$10 NET)