I played a late session yesterday after we went out to eat for my father's birthday. Our plans got shifted around due to some bad planning on our part. My parents picked me up at my house after I got off work. We headed towards Pipestem to my favorite BBQ restaurant. The last time I went to this place, I had Flounder which was decnet, but who the fuck orders fish at a BBQ joint?
"I'm eating pig tonight!" I stated on the ride over to my parents. My mouth was watering thinking about digging into a big plate of pulled swine. Then we got there and CLOSED! Booo! Not a problem, I thought. We can have steak. The restaurant next door is a gourmet steak house and the best in the area. It's a little more expensive, but well worth the extra price. We pulled in to the lot and ... CLOSED! Boo again! Finally, we gave up and ate at a Mexican restaurant. I had something I couldn't pronounce. It was grilled chicken smothered in some sort of salsa that was really the perfect spicyness and cheese. They had another variation that had peppers and zucchini as well, but I opted to skip on the veggies. The dish was FANTASTIC and put this restaurant on my favorites list. This was only the 2nd time I've ever been to the place, but I will be back much more.
After eating, I went back home. I got my new puppy toy in the mail yesterday. I got him one of those Kong toys that are practically indestructible and you can fill them with treats. Boy did he love that thing. I put a milk bone inside of it and he played forever trying to get that milk bone out. I'm using the toy as a training aid to help him with his crate and separation anxiety. I'm going to make Kong his "Special" toy and he only gets that when he's in the crate. Hopefully this will occupy him for a while when I sneak out so he won't be fussy/whiney every time I leave.
After playing with the dog for a bit, I fired up Full Tilt and started data-mining a bit while I watched a Stoxpoker video. When the video was over, it was getting close to bed-time, but I wanted to play some hands. I played about 400 hands and had an up and down session. I was winning for a while, then it seemed like someone hit the doomswitch for about 10 minutes and then I grinded back up to where my loss was only $10 :)
Here are some interesting hands from my session though:
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HAND #1
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Full Tilt, $0.10/$0.25 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 5 Players
Hand History Converter by Stoxpoker
Predator314 (BTN): $55.40 (221.6 bb)
SB: $14.75 (59 bb)
BB: $28.25 (113 bb)
MP: $35 (140 bb)
CO: $192.90 (771.6 bb)
Pre-Flop: Predator314 is BTN with Qc Qh
MP raises to $0.85, CO folds, Predator314 raises to $3, 2 folds, MP calls $2.15
Flop: ($6.35) 9h 4h Js (2 players)
MP bets $4, Predator314 raises to $12, MP calls $8
Turn: ($30.35) 3h (2 players)
MP bets $12, Predator314 raises to $40.40 and is all-in, MP calls $8 and is all-in
River: ($70.35) 2d (2 players, 2 are all-in)
Results:
I probably could have gotten away from this hand. However, I was over-analyzed it and forgot I was playing $25NL. I'm not sure, I had so much invested in the pot and he only had another $8 behind, so the hand really had me thinking.
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HAND #2--------------------
Full Tilt, $0.10/$0.25 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 6 Players
Hand History Converter by
StoxpokerSB: $25.50 (102 bb)Predator314 (BB): $29.60 (118.4 bb)UTG: $61.25 (245 bb)
MP: $20.70 (82.8 bb)
CO: $25 (100 bb)
BTN: $36.65 (146.6 bb)
Pre-Flop: Predator314 is BB with 5d 5h
CO posts BB out of position, UTG folds, MP calls $0.25, CO checks, BTN calls $0.25, SB completes, Predator314 checks
Flop: ($1.25) 7d Qc 5c
(5 players)SB bets $0.50,
Predator314 raises to $2, MP folds, CO folds, BTN folds, SB calls $1.50
Turn: ($5.25) Qh
(2 players)SB checks, Predator314 checks
River: ($5.25) Td
(2 players)SB bets $23.25 and is all-in, Predator314 calls $23.25
Results:Silly coolers. I don't know if I'd ever be good enough not to go broke in a set vs. set situation...especially in an un-raised pot.
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HAND #3--------------------
Full Tilt, $0.10/$0.25 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 5 Players
Hand History Converter by
StoxpokerPredator314 (BB): $25 (100 bb)MP: $15.35 (61.4 bb)CO: $26.30 (105.2 bb)
BTN: $73.90 (295.6 bb)
SB: $186.85 (747.4 bb)
Pre-Flop: Predator314 is BB with Kh Ac
MP raises to $0.50, 2 folds, SB calls $0.40,
Predator314 raises to $2.50, MP calls $2, SB calls $2
Flop: ($7.50) 9d 3c 3d
(3 players)SB checks,
Predator314 bets $4.50, MP calls $4.50, SB folds
Turn: ($16.50) Jd
(2 players)Predator314 checks, MP checks
River: ($16.50) Ah
(2 players)Predator314 checks,
MP bets $8,
Predator314 raises to $18 and is all-in, MP calls $0.35 and is all-in
Results:Who knows...I was getting 2 to 1 on my money there at the end, so I guess a call was in order?
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HAND #4--------------------
Full Tilt, $0.10/$0.25 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 6 Players
Hand History Converter by
StoxpokerPredator314 (BB): $28.75 (115 bb)UTG: $51.05 (204.2 bb)
MP: $25.35 (101.4 bb)
CO: $25 (100 bb)
BTN: $33.30 (133.2 bb)
SB: $216.10 (864.4 bb)Pre-Flop: Predator314 is BB with Jd Jc
UTG raises to $0.85, 3 folds,
SB raises to $2.25, Predator314 calls $2, UTG calls $1.40
Flop: ($6.75) 4c 5h 8s
(3 players)SB bets $6.75,
Predator314 raises to $26.50 and is all-in, UTG folds, SB calls $19.75
Turn: ($59.75) 4d
(2 players, 1 is all-in)River: ($59.75) Js
(2 players, 1 is all-in)Results:Yay! I suck out. As you can see, SB was rockin' a huge stack. He was also rockin a VPIP of 55% and a PFR of 30%. I don't feel too bad for getting it all in here because I feel I'm ahead of his range most of the time. Am I wrong?
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HAND #5--------------------
Full Tilt, $0.10/$0.25 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 6 Players
Hand History Converter by
StoxpokerCO: $24.75 (99 bb)Predator314 (BTN): $28.85 (115.4 bb)SB: $25.25 (101 bb)
BB: $33.40 (133.6 bb)
UTG: $51.40 (205.6 bb)
MP: $57.60 (230.4 bb)
Pre-Flop: Predator314 is BTN with Js Jd
2 folds,
CO raises to $1,
Predator314 raises to $3, 2 folds,
CO raises to $7, Predator314 calls $4
Flop: ($14.35) Ks 3c As
(2 players)CO checks, Predator314 checks
Turn: ($14.35) 8s
(2 players)CO checks,
Predator314 bets $11, CO folds
Results:Normally, this is a fold pre-flop for me, but the villian in this hand was the fish at the table. I had iso-raised him several times prior and he had just recently started playing back at me. I was going to give up after the flop but when he checked, I figured him for AA-KK-QQ. When he checked the turn, I knew he had QQ and a large bet would most likely win me the pot assuming he didn't have Qs. He confirmed he did have QQ in the chat and he claims to have had the Qs. I'm happy with my post-flop play here, but looking back on my pre-flop play, I think it's bad. Comments?