phil's fantabulous poker adventure!!!

[Phil Henke 0]

Phil’s Fantabulous Poker Adventure:Goal:To increase skill in all poker games and betting variations and to make myself a more complete all around poker player with the assistance of the members of the Full Contact Poker Forum.Method:To ensure that I become better at as many games as possible I have broken down the numerous types of poker games that are offered on most sites and in most major tournaments and casinos. These games are Limit Hold-Em, No-Limit & Pot limit Hold-Em, Pot limit Omaha (Hi and 8/B), Limit Omaha (8/b and high only), 7 stud (High and 8/B). I will also play both STT and MTT. I am going to play a single type of game or structure per day. I will play mostly 4 tables at a time but in some games only 3 (7 stud) because I can’t play 4 games of 7 stud effectively since I need to remember the cards. I might modify this to only 3 screens at once but I have never had a problem before, so I should be ok. I will be starting with a bankroll of $330.00 and will move up in levels when I have 330 big bets for that limit. The reason for the additional 30 big bets is that is what I allow myself (normally) to lose in a single session and it makes sense to me to have that extra there so that I am playing with an adequate bankroll. I have extremely good bankroll discipline so assuming I win I should move up in limits gradually.The move-ups will thus occur at the following times:.50/$1.00 and $5.00 STT and MTT from now until $660.00$1.00/$2.00 and $5.00 STT and $10.00 MTT from $660.00 till $1320.00$2.00/$4.00 and $10.00 STT and $10.00 MTT from $1320.00 till $1980.00$3.00/$6.00 and $20.00 STT and $20.00 MTT from $1980.00 till $3300.00After that, I will see where I stand and see what is next for me. For No limit and Pot limit games I will simply work my way up the Party Poker ladder as they offer $25.00 to $1000 limits, so I will gradually work my way up through them. The buy-in’s will be a little different because of the fluctuations in bankroll when playing limit vs. no limit and pot limit games. I am basically going to use my best judgment.My schedule will look like this and will place emphasis on very important games (Hold em, NLH & PLHE, STT and MTT) on days in which my schedule allows me to play more. I would like to add a few other games (2-7 and A-5 lowball, Pineapple, etc…) but they aren’t consistently offered at the limits in which I play so I will try to play them one day a month or so when I can 4 table a mix of these games (if possible). I will be playing all these games at Party Poker unless otherwise noted since it is my personal favorite and offers all the games and limits in which I will be playing (plus their reload bonuses are sick and very profitable). Mondays: 7 stud and 7 stud 8/b ( 3 tables total 2 to 1 mix)Tuesdays: NLH cash games (3-4 tables)Wednesdays: PLO and PLO 8/b (4 tables total 3 to 1)Thursdays: Limit Hold-em (4 tables)Fridays: Limit Omaha 8/b and High only (4 total, 3 to 1)Saturdays: STT (3-4 at once general mix of above)Sundays: MTT (3-4 at once general mix of above)One note is that on Sat and Sun is I will primarily be playing in the sit and go’s since they start more frequently and it is easier to 4 table them, but I will also play in whatever tourneys are available for my bankroll at the time. Miscellaneous:I will try very hard to provide daily updates as well as hand histories so that everyone can see how I am doing and provide comments to help me better my game. I have learned a great deal from this website, so I hope that everyone will provide useful comments and enable me to become a “perfect player”. Personal Poker History:I have been playing seriously for about 2 years now and have played in limits from .25/.50 to 10/20 in both online and B&M casinos. This year I have been doing very well but have become increasingly bored with my favorite game (Omaha 8/B) and find myself in a rut as far as other games go. I also notice that my game suffers when boredom sets in so I am going to “relearn” how to play poker. I enjoy all games but I do have my favorite and least favorite (Omaha 8/b and NLHE respectively). My bankroll for this project will be separate from my cash game one (around $1500) but I will provide updates on that as well when I do get a chance to play in a B & M casino. I am currently a student at Kansas State University and will be graduating in May. Prior to this I was in the Army for 5 years and am originally from Boise, Idaho. Final Thoughts:I hope that everyone will help me become a better player and provide useful insights and personal experiences about poker and life in general. Most of the people on this forum seem to be pretty decent people so I think that you will all take this in the spirit that it is intended. As I am posting this I am going to start playing so please provide any questions or comments that will be useful. I got this idea from Smash and wanted to do something similar so sorry to Smash if I am copying your idea.

[ChuckSty 0]

i have two things to say:first off, i think it was a good move going ahead and getting the whole Smash thing out in the open. It actually made it come across like you are doing this as more of a learning experience, where Smash is actually doing this as a teaching experience. Secondly, i think if your goal truly is mastering each game you should probably not multi-table them; especially with stud, there is no way in hell i could possibly remember three tables worth of peoples stud cards. i can barely remember what the guy on my left just folded in a live game, one round later. but that's just me, and i spent a good portion of my youth on a different planet.Third, there is no such thing as a perfect poker player. although i am sure you already know this, thus the apostrophe. Alot of people, would argue otherwise, and mathematically they are right. but in my opinion there's alot more going on than that. although playing online i guess you can probably make a case for the former especially in a limit game. actually i would say definitely in a limit game.lastly grow very thick skin because by the time i have finished typing this people are probably going to be ripping into you for doing the whole Smash thing. (i actually thought about it myself, but you seemed pretty sincere) good luck

[RonBurgundy 0]

good luck buddy. I will enjoy updates and hand histories from you. dont let the haters get you down, its really cool what you're trying to do.

[holman3rd 0]

i have two things to say:first off, i think it was a good move going ahead and getting the whole Smash thing out in the open. It actually made it come across like you are doing this as more of a learning experience, where Smash is actually doing this as a teaching experience. Secondly, i think if your goal truly is mastering each game you should probably not multi-table them; especially with stud, there is no way in hell i could possibly remember three tables worth of peoples stud cards. i can barely remember what the guy on my left just folded in a live game, one round later. but that's just me, and i spent a good portion of my youth on a different planet.Third, there is no such thing as a perfect poker player. although i am sure you already know this, thus the apostrophe. Alot of people, would argue otherwise, and mathematically they are right. but in my opinion there's alot more going on than that. although playing online i guess you can probably make a case for the former especially in a limit game. actually i would say definitely in a limit game.lastly grow very thick skin because by the time i have finished typing this people are probably going to be ripping into you for doing the whole Smash thing. (i actually thought about it myself, but you seemed pretty sincere) good luck

Sounds like a good plan. I use the tiered approach myself, in terms of moving up a level when my bankroll hits a pre-specified level. I then move back down a level if it falls below a certain level. I find this to help me a lot in terms of bankroll management. Some people don't need to have any type of system, but I do.By the way, being in college, have you factored class and study time into your schedule?I was engineering undergrad, so I can't imagine having time to play poker that much, if at all. Then again, when I was in college, we didn't have the Internet, and AC was an hour away.

[Guest XXEddie]

I thought you were speaking of one of the good phils....hellmuth, gordon, laak, ivey...but w/e, gl

[Phil Henke 0]

Yeah, I thought about the Smash thing also and since we are doing it for different reasons (him to teach me to learn and because I am bored), but figured if people are going to rip me that is fine, if they don't want to read they don't have to. As far as multitabling goes, I might adjust it later, but will see how it goes for now.The tiered approach is a good way to learn, since I didn't know how to play any poker games at all 2 years ago. I wish I would have started at micro limits and worked my way up, but the casinos don't offer anything that low and I think I would go crazy playing .25/.50 in a B&M casino. In regards to school, I have a fairly easy final semester. I play around 2-4 hours a day and then lots more on the weekend, but some days nothing at all. I don't sleep very much so that helps...Poker does pay the bills though, regardless of how this works out.I will post some stuff late tonight after I get done. Thanks!

[holman3rd 0]

Yeah, I thought about the Smash thing also and since we are doing it for different reasons (him to teach me to learn and because I am bored), but figured if people are going to rip me that is fine, if they don't want to read they don't have to. As far as multitabling goes, I might adjust it later, but will see how it goes for now.The tiered approach is a good way to learn, since I didn't know how to play any poker games at all 2 years ago. I wish I would have started at micro limits and worked my way up, but the casinos don't offer anything that low and I think I would go crazy playing .25/.50 in a B&M casino. In regards to school, I have a fairly easy final semester. I play around 2-4 hours a day and then lots more on the weekend, but some days nothing at all. I don't sleep very much so that helps...Poker does pay the bills though, regardless of how this works out.I will post some stuff late tonight after I get done. Thanks!

if i could have done this while in college, i would have been happy to cover my beer expenses. sounds like you are managing your schedule very well.

[Smasharoo 0]

I got this idea from Smash and wanted to do something similar so sorry to Smash if I am copying your idea.It's not like I invented poker blogging or anything :)Good luck with it.

[KDawgCometh 2]

good luck. I agree with maybe taking it slow at first multitabling stud and stud 8, memorizing what the dead cards are can take a little getting used to. Go for it, sounds like a fun experiment

[NormanHaupt 0]

I thought you were speaking of one of the good phils....hellmuth, gordon, laak, ivey...but w/e, gl

lol mym thoughts exactly.But good luck with the project. I'm moving one game at a time. I'm nearly through having a good basic understanding of Hold'em. This weekend, I'll be moving onto Omaha.

[Phil Henke 0]

Well, day one started a little rough and I ended up losing $22.25 while four tabling Omaha 8/b and Omaha High (3 to 1 ratio). I wasn't dissapointed because I have never played this level of omaha games before and found them to be very confusing. At this level, I am pretty convinced (after being stuck for 22 bucks) that you pretty much have to have the best hand or be drawing to it with no chance of semi bluffs or any kind of fancy plays working. I overall thought that I played well, though, so I am not to worried. The hands below are ones that I either played very well, very poorly, or somewhere in between. Several of them have some very rookie mistakes that I really shouldn't have made, but I learned from my mistakes, so that is the best that I can get out of it. Please feel free to comment and rip into any bad plays...best wishes!***** Hand History for Game 1686147848 *****0.5/1 OmahaHiLoGameTable (Limit) - Fri Mar 04 22:23:37 EST 2005Table The Shack (Real Money) -- Seat 10 is the buttonTotal number of players : 10Seat 1: NICHRO26 ( $25)Seat 2: tartre ( $25)Seat 3: philh1 ( $23.88)Seat 4: bowler66 ( $5)Seat 5: bigsexyjl ( $2.15)Seat 6: FxFxr ( $5.63)Seat 7: ezyd2000 ( $63)Seat 8: money_penny ( $48)Seat 9: whynotwanat ( $10.12)Seat 10: BenCarson ( $10.5)philh1 posts small blind (0.25)bowler66 posts big blind (0.5)** Dealing down cards **Dealt to philh1 [ Kh, 3s, As, 5h ] bigsexyjl folds.FxFxr calls (0.5)ezyd2000 calls (0.5)money_penny folds.whynotwanat folds.BenCarson calls (0.5)philh1 calls (0.25)bowler66 checks.Inthe small blind with a pretty solid hand. Three wheel cards, 2 big connectors and some flush possibilities.** Dealing Flop ** : [ Td, 4s, 7h ] philh1 checks.bowler66 checks.FxFxr checks.ezyd2000 checks.BenCarson checks.Didn't bet because of my position and because I was still drawing. Not much of a hand yet. ** Dealing Turn ** : [ 6h ] philh1 bets (1)bowler66 calls (1)FxFxr folds.ezyd2000 calls (1)BenCarson raises (2) to 2philh1 calls (1)bowler66 calls (1)ezyd2000 calls (1)Now have a straight and 2nd low. I bet out get raised and everyone calls. ** Dealing River ** : [ 2d ] philh1 bets (1)bowler66 calls (1)ezyd2000 folds.BenCarson raises (2) to 2philh1 raises (2) to 3bowler66 calls (1.5)bowler66 is all-In.BenCarson calls (1)I now have the nut low and the straight. Pretty sure that I am going to 3/4 it so I bet out get raised, I reraise and am called.Creating Main Pot with $17.25 with bowler66** Summary **Main Pot: $17.25 | Side Pot 1: $1 | Rake: $0.75Board: [ Td 4s 7h 6h 2d ]NICHRO26 balance $25, sits outtartre balance $25, sits outphilh1 balance $27.5, bet $5.5, collected $9.12, net +$3.62 [ Kh 3s As 5h ] [ LO: 6,4,3,2,A | HI: a straight, three to seven -- 7h,6h,5h,4s,3s ]bowler66 balance $0, lost $5 [ 9d Kc Ad 2c ] [ LO: 7,6,4,2,A | HI: a pair of twos -- Ad,Td,7h,2c,2d ]bigsexyjl balance $2.15, didn't bet (folded)FxFxr balance $5.13, lost $0.5 (folded) ezyd2000 balance $60.5, lost $2.5 (folded) money_penny balance $48, didn't bet (folded)whynotwanat balance $10.12, didn't bet (folded)BenCarson balance $14.13, bet $5.5, collected $9.13, net +$3.63 [ 8d 2s 9c 8s ] [ LO: 8,7,6,4,2 | HI: a straight, six to ten -- Td,9c,8d,7h,6h ][b][/b]Get the low end with the nut low, but lose to the higher straight. Got a little to aggressive with the possibility of getting three quarted...My read was that I was going to scoop, but I was wrong. ***** Hand History for Game 1686126290 *****0.5/1 OmahaHiGameTable (Limit) - Fri Mar 04 22:19:45 EST 2005Table Table 32708 (Real Money) -- Seat 5 is the buttonTotal number of players : 10Seat 1: shadow1121 ( $25.5)Seat 2: MoomieIam ( $39.5)Seat 3: Donbo04 ( $22.25)Seat 4: folds00 ( $20.62)Seat 5: MomoCanada ( $65.5)Seat 6: HyperSSJ ( $28.5)Seat 7: red123baron ( $21.51)Seat 8: shtmt ( $11.25)Seat 9: philh1 ( $35.5)Seat 10: matt7of8P ( $23.74)HyperSSJ posts small blind (0.25)red123baron posts big blind (0.5)** Dealing down cards **Dealt to philh1 [ Qd, Ks, Kh, Qs ] shtmt folds.philh1 raises (1) to 1matt7of8P calls (1)shadow1121 folds.MoomieIam calls (1)Donbo04 folds.folds00 calls (1)MomoCanada calls (1)HyperSSJ calls (0.75)red123baron calls (0.5)** Dealing Flop ** : [ Tc, Th, 6h ] HyperSSJ bets (0.5)red123baron folds.philh1 calls (0.5)matt7of8P folds.MoomieIam calls (0.5)folds00 calls (0.5)MomoCanada folds.** Dealing Turn ** : [ 3c ] HyperSSJ bets (1)philh1 folds.MoomieIam calls (1)folds00 calls (1)** Dealing River ** : [ 9c ] HyperSSJ bets (1)MoomieIam calls (1)folds00 calls (1)** Summary **Main Pot: $14.25 | Rake: $0.75Board: [ Tc Th 6h 3c 9c ]shadow1121 balance $25.5, didn't bet (folded)MoomieIam balance $36, lost $3.5 [ Ac 6d 9d 5h ] [ two pairs, tens and nines -- Ac,Tc,Th,9d,9c ]Donbo04 balance $22.25, didn't bet (folded)folds00 balance $31.37, bet $3.5, collected $14.25, net +$10.75 [ Ad As 2c 9s ] [ two pairs, aces and tens -- Ad,As,Tc,Th,9c ]MomoCanada balance $64.5, lost $1 (folded) HyperSSJ balance $25, lost $3.5 [ 4c 8s 8d 3d ] [ two pairs, tens and eights -- Tc,Th,9c,8s,8d ]red123baron balance $20.51, lost $1 (folded) shtmt balance $11.25, didn't bet (folded)philh1 balance $34, lost $1.5 (folded) matt7of8P balance $22.74, lost $1 (folded) I don't really know why I didn't bet on the turn and folded after raising the flop. I thought he had a ten and was wrong, he had aces and I was in pretty bad shape. Glad I got off the hand, but was dissapointed in my read. I hate it when the flop pairs the board in Omaha, it is fairly tricky to play and I don't do it well in limit omaha.***** Hand History for Game 1686062236 *****0.5/1 OmahaHiGameTable (Limit) - Fri Mar 04 22:08:14 EST 2005Table Table 32708 (Real Money) -- Seat 7 is the buttonTotal number of players : 10Seat 1: shadow1121 ( $24.25)Seat 2: MoomieIam ( $23)Seat 3: Donbo04 ( $27.75)Seat 4: folds00 ( $28.12)Seat 5: MomoCanada ( $75)Seat 6: HyperSSJ ( $34.25)Seat 7: red123baron ( $25.51)Seat 8: shtmt ( $12.75)Seat 9: philh1 ( $14.5)Seat 10: matt7of8P ( $34.24)shtmt posts small blind (0.25)philh1 posts big blind (0.5)** Dealing down cards **Dealt to philh1 [ 4s, 8d, 3s, 6d ] matt7of8P raises (1) to 1shadow1121 folds.MoomieIam calls (1)Donbo04 folds.folds00 folds.MomoCanada calls (1)HyperSSJ calls (1)red123baron folds.shtmt calls (0.75)philh1 calls (0.5)** Dealing Flop ** : [ 7h, 6s, 5d ] shtmt checks.philh1 bets (0.5)matt7of8P calls (0.5)MoomieIam calls (0.5)MomoCanada calls (0.5)HyperSSJ calls (0.5)shtmt folds.** Dealing Turn ** : [ 3h ] philh1 checks.matt7of8P bets (1)MoomieIam calls (1)MomoCanada calls (1)HyperSSJ folds.philh1 calls (1)** Dealing River ** : [ Ts ] philh1 checks.matt7of8P bets (1)MoomieIam folds.MomoCanada calls (1)philh1 calls (1)** Summary **Main Pot: $14.75 | Rake: $0.75Board: [ 7h 6s 5d 3h Ts ]shadow1121 balance $24.25, didn't bet (folded)MoomieIam balance $20.5, lost $2.5 (folded) Donbo04 balance $27.75, didn't bet (folded)folds00 balance $28.12, didn't bet (folded)MomoCanada balance $71.5, lost $3.5 [ 7c 4h Ah 5c ] [ a straight, three to seven -- 7c,6s,5d,4h,3h ]HyperSSJ balance $32.75, lost $1.5 (folded) red123baron balance $25.51, didn't bet (folded)shtmt balance $11.75, lost $1 (folded) philh1 balance $25.75, bet $3.5, collected $14.75, net +$11.25 [ 4s 8d 3s 6d ] [ a straight, four to eight -- 8d,7h,6s,5d,4s ]matt7of8P balance $30.74, lost $3.5 [ Tc As 5s Ac ] [ two pairs, tens and fives -- Tc,Ts,7h,5s,5d ]I didn't get really aggressive with this hand because I didn't have the nuts, but was pretty sure my hand was good. Little lucky really...***** Hand History for Game 1686031290 *****0.5/1 OmahaHiLoGameTable (Limit) - Fri Mar 04 22:02:41 EST 2005Table The Shack (Real Money) -- Seat 2 is the buttonTotal number of players : 10Seat 1: LongGut ( $32)Seat 2: Bompa1 ( $12.13)Seat 3: philh1 ( $26)Seat 4: bowler66 ( $12.5)Seat 5: bigsexyjl ( $28.4)Seat 6: FxFxr ( $23.88)Seat 7: ezyd2000 ( $23.5)Seat 8: money_penny ( $45.75)Seat 9: whynotwanat ( $14.5)Seat 10: BenCarson ( $16)philh1 posts small blind (0.25)bowler66 posts big blind (0.5)** Dealing down cards **Dealt to philh1 [ Ah, 5d, 8s, 2h ] bigsexyjl folds.FxFxr folds.ezyd2000 calls (0.5)money_penny folds.whynotwanat calls (0.5)BenCarson folds.LongGut folds.Bompa1 calls (0.5)philh1 calls (0.25)bowler66 checks.** Dealing Flop ** : [ 2s, 2c, 4c ] philh1 bets (0.5)bowler66 calls (0.5)ezyd2000 folds.whynotwanat calls (0.5)Bompa1 folds.** Dealing Turn ** : [ 3h ] philh1 bets (1)bowler66 calls (1)YesIAmSam: 92ndwhynotwanat calls (1)** Dealing River ** : [ 8d ] philh1 bets (1)bowler66 calls (1)whynotwanat calls (1)** Summary **Main Pot: $9.5 | Rake: $0.5Board: [ 2s 2c 4c 3h 8d ]LongGut balance $32, didn't bet (folded)Bompa1 balance $11.63, lost $0.5 (folded) philh1 balance $30.13, bet $3, collected $7.13, net +$4.13 [ Ah 5d 8s 2h ] [ LO: 5,4,3,2,A | HI: a full house, Twos full of eights -- 8s,8d,2h,2s,2c ]bowler66 balance $9.5, lost $3 [ 5s 2d 6s Jh ] [ LO: 6,5,4,3,2 | HI: a straight, two to six -- 6s,5s,4c,3h,2s ]bigsexyjl balance $28.4, didn't bet (folded)FxFxr balance $23.88, didn't bet (folded)ezyd2000 balance $23, lost $0.5 (folded) money_penny balance $45.75, didn't bet (folded)whynotwanat balance $13.87, bet $3, collected $2.37, lost -$0.63 [ 8c As 3c 5c ] [ LO: 5,4,3,2,A | HI: a straight, ace to five -- As,5c,4c,3h,2s ]BenCarson balance $16, didn't bet (folded)Not much to this hand. I hit the flop hard and it got better and better. Not sure if I missed any bets though, would appreciate opinions on this one.***** Hand History for Game 1685947721 *****0.5/1 OmahaHiGameTable (Limit) - Fri Mar 04 21:47:30 EST 2005Table Table 32708 (Real Money) -- Seat 9 is the buttonTotal number of players : 10Seat 1: thamaster42 ( $7.37)Seat 2: jimgniot ( $33.5)Seat 3: Donbo04 ( $6)Seat 4: folds00 ( $40.75)Seat 5: spiker007 ( $23.25)Seat 6: HyperSSJ ( $64.25)Seat 7: red123baron ( $21.25)Seat 8: shtmt ( $24.25)Seat 9: philh1 ( $18.25)Seat 10: matt7of8P ( $42.5)matt7of8P posts small blind (0.25)thamaster42 posts big blind (0.5)** Dealing down cards **Dealt to philh1 [ As, Ah, Ts, Qs ] jimgniot folds.Donbo04 folds.folds00 folds.spiker007 calls (0.5)HyperSSJ raises (1) to 1red123baron folds.shtmt folds.philh1 calls (1)matt7of8P calls (0.75)thamaster42 calls (0.5)spiker007 calls (0.5)** Dealing Flop ** : [ 6c, 8s, 8h ] matt7of8P checks.thamaster42 checks.spiker007 checks.HyperSSJ bets (0.5)philh1 calls (0.5)matt7of8P folds.thamaster42 calls (0.5)spiker007 calls (0.5)** Dealing Turn ** : [ 2d ] thamaster42 checks.spiker007 checks.HyperSSJ checks.philh1 checks.** Dealing River ** : [ 5s ] thamaster42 checks.spiker007 checks.HyperSSJ bets (1)philh1 folds.thamaster42 calls (1)spiker007 folds.** Summary **Main Pot: $8.5 | Rake: $0.5Board: [ 6c 8s 8h 2d 5s ]thamaster42 balance $4.87, lost $2.5 [ 9s 9c 4h Ac ] [ two pairs, nines and eights -- 9s,9c,8s,8h,6c ]jimgniot balance $33.5, didn't bet (folded)Donbo04 balance $6, didn't bet (folded)folds00 balance $40.75, didn't bet (folded)spiker007 balance $21.75, lost $1.5 (folded) HyperSSJ balance $70.25, bet $2.5, collected $8.5, net +$6 [ Qd Kh 3d Qc ] [ two pairs, queens and eights -- Qd,Qc,8s,8h,6c ]red123baron balance $21.25, didn't bet (folded)shtmt balance $24.25, didn't bet (folded)philh1 balance $16.75, lost $1.5 (folded) matt7of8P balance $41.5, lost $1 (folded)Suprised at what won this hand. I thought I was beat and was wrong, should have paid to see what he had. After looking it over, I couldn't really figure out what he had that would have me beat badly enough to play a little more aggresively.***** Hand History for Game 1684467907 *****0.5/1 OmahaHiLoGameTable (Limit) - Fri Mar 04 16:51:33 EST 2005Table Corkscrew (Real Money) -- Seat 4 is the buttonTotal number of players : 10Seat 1: philh1 ( $21.75)Seat 2: milehigh420 ( $13.5)Seat 3: lucsor ( $27.25)Seat 4: Cha0tic ( $21.5)Seat 5: teapee ( $55.26)Seat 6: dokie ( $21.25)Seat 7: Vancho_Gan ( $28.37)Seat 8: EricYY ( $25.25)Seat 9: aphilgr ( $29.5)Seat 10: msk92982 ( $27.12)teapee posts small blind (0.25)dokie posts big blind (0.5)** Dealing down cards **Dealt to philh1 [ Ts, Ks, 9s, Kh ] Vancho_Gan calls (0.5)EricYY folds.aphilgr calls (0.5)msk92982 calls (0.5)philh1 calls (0.5)milehigh420 folds.lucsor folds.Cha0tic folds.teapee folds.dokie checks.** Dealing Flop ** : [ 7s, 6c, Kd ] dokie checks.Vancho_Gan checks.aphilgr bets (0.5)msk92982 calls (0.5)philh1 raises (1) to 1dokie calls (1)Vancho_Gan calls (1)aphilgr raises (1) to 1.5msk92982 folds.philh1 calls (0.5)dokie calls (0.5)Vancho_Gan calls (0.5)** Dealing Turn ** : [ Jh ] dokie checks.Vancho_Gan checks.aphilgr bets (1)philh1 raises (2) to 2dokie calls (2)Vancho_Gan calls (2)aphilgr raises (2) to 3philh1 raises (2) to 4dokie calls (2)Vancho_Gan calls (2)aphilgr calls (1)** Dealing River ** : [ 3h ] dokie bets (1)Vancho_Gan calls (1)aphilgr calls (1)philh1 calls (1)** Summary **Main Pot: $28.25 | Rake: $1Board: [ 7s 6c Kd Jh 3h ]philh1 balance $14.75, lost $7 [ Ts Ks 9s Kh ] [ three of a kind, kings -- Ks,Kh,Kd,Jh,7s ]milehigh420 balance $13.5, didn't bet (folded)lucsor balance $27.25, didn't bet (folded)Cha0tic balance $21.5, didn't bet (folded)teapee balance $55.01, lost $0.25 (folded) dokie balance $21.31, bet $7, collected $7.06, net +$0.06 [ 4h 2d Jd Ac ] [ LO: 7,6,3,2,A | HI: a pair of jacks -- Ac,Kd,Jd,Jh,7s ]Vancho_Gan balance $35.5, bet $7, collected $14.13, net +$7.13 [ 2c 5s 4s 3s ] [ LO: 7,6,4,3,2 | HI: a straight, three to seven -- 7s,6c,5s,4s,3h ]EricYY balance $25.25, didn't bet (folded)aphilgr balance $29.56, bet $7, collected $7.06, net +$0.06 [ Ah Ad 5d 2h ] [ LO: 7,6,3,2,A | HI: a pair of aces -- Ah,Ad,Kd,Jh,7s ]msk92982 balance $26.12, lost $1 (folded) Played this hand REALLY bad! Tried to be aggressive and it failed miserably. This hand demonstrates the importance of having hands that go both ways. I sometimes see flops with High only hands when playing h/l and got really burned when I couldn't get off the hand. Overall, my worst play of the day by far!***** Hand History for Game 1684457000 *****0.5/1 OmahaHiGameTable (Limit) - Fri Mar 04 16:49:03 EST 2005Table Sizzling Action (Real Money) -- Seat 4 is the buttonTotal number of players : 9Seat 2: zzeek ( $61.75)Seat 3: xCatex ( $26.25)Seat 4: Iwasyk ( $22.75)Seat 5: philh1 ( $26.5)Seat 6: Wiardmodular ( $25)Seat 7: breech67 ( $21)Seat 8: adminej ( $46.87)Seat 9: FENWAYPARK33 ( $19)Seat 10: JohnnieRed6 ( $6)philh1 posts small blind (0.25)Wiardmodular posts big blind (0.5)** Dealing down cards **Dealt to philh1 [ Qd, Ah, 5d, 3h ] breech67 calls (0.5)adminej calls (0.5)FENWAYPARK33 folds.JohnnieRed6 calls (0.5)zzeek calls (0.5)xCatex calls (0.5)Iwasyk calls (0.5)philh1 calls (0.25)Wiardmodular checks.** Dealing Flop ** : [ Th, 3c, 2h ] philh1 bets (0.5)Wiardmodular folds.breech67 calls (0.5)adminej calls (0.5)JohnnieRed6 calls (0.5)zzeek folds.xCatex calls (0.5)Iwasyk calls (0.5)** Dealing Turn ** : [ 7h ] philh1 bets (1)breech67 raises (2) to 2adminej calls (2)JohnnieRed6 folds.xCatex folds.Iwasyk folds.philh1 calls (1)** Dealing River ** : [ Jd ] philh1 checks.breech67 bets (1)adminej calls (1)philh1 raises (2) to 2breech67 calls (1)adminej calls (1)** Summary **Main Pot: $18.25 | Rake: $0.75Board: [ Th 3c 2h 7h Jd ]zzeek balance $61.25, lost $0.5 (folded) xCatex balance $25.25, lost $1 (folded) Iwasyk balance $21.75, lost $1 (folded) philh1 balance $39.75, bet $5, collected $18.25, net +$13.25 [ Qd Ah 5d 3h ] [ a flush, ace high with ace kicker -- Ah,Th,7h,3h,2h ]Wiardmodular balance $24.5, lost $0.5 (folded) breech67 balance $16, lost $5 [ Kc 6c 9h 6h ] [ a flush, ten high -- Th,9h,7h,6h,2h ]adminej balance $41.87, lost $5 [ 5h Qc 8h Kh ] [ a flush, king high -- Kh,Th,8h,7h,2h ]FENWAYPARK33 balance $19, didn't bet (folded)JohnnieRed6 balance $5, lost $1 (folded) Fairly straightforward hand. Got a little extra money in by check raising the river, but might have lost the pot had the board paired. He had two pair and a king high flush on the turn, so I see why he played it the way he did. I came out on top on this one, was a nice size pot as well. ***** Hand History for Game 1684421754 *****0.5/1 OmahaHiLoGameTable (Limit) - Fri Mar 04 16:40:50 EST 2005Table Corkscrew (Real Money) -- Seat 3 is the buttonTotal number of players : 9Seat 1: philh1 ( $19)Seat 3: lucsor ( $27.25)Seat 4: dumywumy ( $25)Seat 5: teapee ( $53.26)Seat 6: dokie ( $17.5)Seat 7: Vancho_Gan ( $29.62)Seat 8: EricYY ( $30.5)Seat 9: hammer9 ( $26.25)Seat 10: msk92982 ( $32.12)teapee posts small blind (0.25)dokie posts big blind (0.5)** Dealing down cards **Dealt to philh1 [ Ac, 4c, Ah, 6c ] Vancho_Gan folds.EricYY folds.hammer9 folds.msk92982 calls (0.5)philh1 calls (0.5)lucsor folds.teapee calls (0.25)dokie checks.** Dealing Flop ** : [ Qh, Qc, Qs ] teapee checks.dokie bets (0.5)msk92982 folds.philh1 calls (0.5)teapee folds.** Dealing Turn ** : [ Qd ] dokie bets (1)philh1 raises (2) to 2dokie calls (1)** Dealing River ** : [ 5c ] dokie checks.philh1 bets (1)dokie calls (1)** Summary **Main Pot: $8.5 | Rake: $0.5Board: [ Qh Qc Qs Qd 5c ]philh1 balance $23.5, bet $4, collected $8.5, net +$4.5 [ Ac 4c Ah 6c ] [ a full house, Queens full of aces -- Ac,Ah,Qh,Qc,Qs ]lucsor balance $27.25, didn't bet (folded)dumywumy balance $25, sits outteapee balance $52.76, lost $0.5 (folded) dokie balance $13.5, lost $4 [ Kh 2d 3s Kc ] [ a full house, Queens full of kings -- Kh,Kc,Qh,Qc,Qs ]Vancho_Gan balance $29.62, didn't bet (folded)EricYY balance $30.5, didn't bet (folded)hammer9 balance $26.25, didn't bet (folded)msk92982 balance $31.62, lost $0.5 (folded) Didn't really see someone betting out with quads and was almost positive I had the best hand the whole way.Results for day one:3.25 hours- 22.25Bankroll is now $309.43 Saturday is STT day so that should be fun.Best of luck all!Phil