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I found myself addicted to Rush Poker on FTP.  Sometimes there are quite a few donkeys on there, but it’s also overrun with rakeback whores, solid TAGs, and TAGFish.  It seems like the majority of the time, when the money goes in the middle, it’s due to some cooler.  I’ve made tons of money against TAGfish living off my non-showdown winnings.  They just fold too much.

It seems like in the midst of my downswing, my non-showdown winnings have suffered.  I’m running into the top of opponents ranges or just getting outplayed by some more solid players.  And when it comes to coolers and beats, well I’ve just been on the bad side of those more than the good side.

So I ditched the whole RUSH Poker thing so I could control my table selection and it worked out quite well.  I’ve had 2 winning sessions in a row.  Today I was down more about 4 buyins before the bad run finally ended and I actually came out ahead a couple buyins.  So far so good for my staking deal.

A couple fun hands from today:

How not to play in a 3 bet pot
Full Tilt Poker $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 827941
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BB: $51.40
UTG: $55.50
MP: $26.70
CO: $48.30
BTN: $53.85
Hero (SB): $77.50

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is SB with Q A
3 folds, BTN raises to $1.50, Hero raises to $5.50, 1 fold, BTN calls $4

Flop: ($11.50) Q 8 7 (2 players)
Hero bets $7.50, BTN calls $7.50

Turn: ($26.50) K (2 players)
Hero bets $14, BTN calls $14

River: ($54.50) 2 (2 players)
Hero bets $50.50 all in, BTN calls $26.85 all in

Final Pot: $108.20
BTN mucks Q T
Hero shows Q A (a pair of Queens)
Hero wins $105.20
(Rake: $3.00)

Soul read or just a crying spew call?
Full Tilt Poker $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 827942
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Hero (BTN): $50.00
SB: $51.05
BB: $80.55
UTG: $132.35
MP: $79.00
CO: $85.85

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is BTN with T 7
UTG raises to $1.50, 2 folds, Hero calls $1.50, 2 folds

Flop: ($3.75) 5 4 3 (2 players)
UTG bets $2.50, Hero raises to $7, UTG calls $4.50

Turn: ($17.75) K (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $11, UTG calls $11

River: ($39.75) Q (2 players)
UTG bets $39.75, Hero calls $30.50 all in

Final Pot: $100.75
Hero shows T 7 (a flush, King high)
UTG shows T T (a pair of Tens)
Hero wins $97.75
(Rake: $3.00)

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Staked

This latest dowswing has caused havoc on the bankroll.  So a fellow 2+2’er was nice enough to stake me for $50NL so I can rebuild the bankroll a bit.  His generosity seemed to turn off my doomswitch, at least temporarily.  I’m not going to brag, because I ran good today.

Hand of the day:

Full Tilt Poker $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 825211
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CO: $55.05
BTN: $60.65
SB: $50.00
BB: $16.30
Hero (UTG): $50.10
MP: $34.85

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is UTG with 2 2
Hero raises to $1.50, MP calls $1.50, CO calls $1.50, BTN calls $1.50, 2 folds

Flop: ($6.75) J 4 2 (4 players)
Hero bets $5, MP calls $5, CO calls $5, BTN calls $5

Turn: ($26.75) J (4 players)
Hero bets $13, MP raises to $28.35 all in, CO folds, BTN raises to $54.15 all in, Hero calls $30.60 all in

River: ($142.30) 6 (3 players - 3 are all in)

Final Pot: $142.30
BTN shows J Q (three of a kind, Jacks)
Hero shows 2 2 (a full house, Twos full of Jacks)
MP shows 9 J (three of a kind, Jacks)
Hero wins $30.50
Hero wins $108.80
(Rake: $3.00)

Damn I’m old.

Here’s the only poker content you get: The downswing has now gone over 20 buyins.  This is my 4th 20+ buyin downswing since the UIGEA.  I don’t want to talk about poker anymore.

Every day, I feel better and better.  I think back to just a couple weeks ago and I could barely get from one end of the house to another.  When I had to actually go out, it would literally take me over an hour just to shower and get my clothes on.  Today I’m running around, doing chores, going to events and such without it taking me half the day just to get ready.  And I’m not dog tired in the process.

I came to the realization that I’m old today.  It’s hit me a few times, but today was just a reminder.  I remember when my nephew was born.  He was such a cute kid.  I remember being amazed when he was like 5 or 6 and he figured out how to operate the stereo so he could play his music.  I remember him riding shotgun with me any time I had to run to town.  Today, he was helping me work on the yard and my truck needed moved.  I tossed him the keys to the same truck he used to ride along with me in so he could move it.  He just turned 18 years old.

Time flies.

Make it stop!

I can’t even beat NL25 these days.  Warning, bad beats and coolers to follow:

Hand #1
Full Tilt Poker $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 818238
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SB: $24.46
BB: $56.17
UTG: $9.75
MP: $26.12
Hero (CO): $25.10
BTN: $7.08

Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is CO with Q Q
1 fold, MP raises to $0.75, Hero raises to $2.50, BTN calls $2.50, 2 folds, MP raises to $10, Hero raises to $25.10 all in, BTN calls $4.58 all in, MP calls $15.10

Flop: ($57.63) 9 7 3

Turn: ($57.63) 8

River: ($57.63) A

Final Pot: $57.63
MP shows K K (a pair of Kings)
Hero shows Q Q (a pair of Queens)
BTN shows 2 2 (a pair of Twos)
MP wins $34.23
MP wins $20.52
(Rake: $2.88)

Hand #2
Full Tilt Poker $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 818239
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CO: $26.50
Hero (BTN): $29.54
SB: $18.04
BB: $33.90
UTG: $24.75
MP: $25.00

Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is BTN with J T
1 fold, MP raises to $1, 1 fold, Hero calls $1, 2 folds

Flop: ($2.35) T T Q (2 players)
MP bets $1.50, Hero raises to $4, MP calls $2.50

Turn: ($10.35) 7 (2 players)
MP checks, Hero bets $6, MP calls $6

River: ($22.35) 6 (2 players)
MP checks, Hero bets $18.54 all in, MP calls $14 all in

Final Pot: $50.35
Hero shows J T (three of a kind, Tens)
MP shows A Q (a flush, Ace high)
MP wins $47.84
(Rake: $2.51)

Hand #3
Full Tilt Poker $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 818240
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BB: $25.65
UTG: $25.26
MP: $23.33
CO: $26.40
Hero (BTN): $25.00
SB: $37.32

Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is BTN with 6 6
3 folds, Hero raises to $0.75, 1 fold, BB raises to $2.50, Hero calls $1.75

Flop: ($5.10) A 6 K (2 players)
BB bets $2.25, Hero raises to $7, BB raises to $23.15 all in, Hero calls $15.50 all in

Turn: ($50.10) 9 (2 players - 2 are all in)

River: ($50.10) A (2 players - 2 are all in)

Final Pot: $50.10
BB shows K A (a full house, Aces full of Kings)
Hero shows 6 6 (a full house, Sixes full of Aces)
BB wins $47.60
(Rake: $2.50)

Hand #4
Full Tilt Poker $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 818241
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BTN: $28.38
SB: $11.47
BB: $25.00
UTG: $25.00
Hero (MP): $25.35
CO: $50.33

Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is MP with K K
UTG raises to $1, Hero raises to $3.25, 4 folds, UTG requests TIME, UTG raises to $7, Hero raises to $25.35 all in, UTG calls $18 all in

Flop: ($50.35) 4 4 6

Turn: ($50.35) J

River: ($50.35) 9

Final Pot: $50.35
UTG shows A A (two pair, Aces and Fours)
Hero shows K K (two pair, Kings and Fours)
UTG wins $47.84
(Rake: $2.51)

Hand #5
Full Tilt Poker $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 818242
Hand #5
Full Tilt Poker $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 818243
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CO: $4.00
Hero (BTN): $25.00
SB: $18.40
BB: $25.67
UTG: $24.76
MP: $25.00

Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is BTN with Q Q
UTG raises to $0.50, 2 folds, Hero raises to $2, SB calls $1.90, 1 fold, UTG calls $1.50

Flop: ($6.25) 8 3 T (3 players)
SB checks, UTG bets $6.25, Hero raises to $23 all in, SB folds, UTG calls $16.51 all in

Turn: ($51.77) A (2 players - 2 are all in)

River: ($51.77) K (2 players - 2 are all in)

Final Pot: $51.77
Hero shows Q Q (a pair of Queens)
UTG shows K T (two pair, Kings and Tens)
UTG wins $49.19
(Rake: $2.58)

Hand #6
Full Tilt Poker $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 818246
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MP: $15.28
CO: $26.59
Hero (BTN): $28.25
SB: $35.94
BB: $25.85
UTG: $17.85

Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is BTN with A A
UTG calls $0.25, 1 fold, CO calls $0.25, Hero raises to $1.50, 2 folds, UTG raises to $5.10, 1 fold, Hero raises to $13, UTG raises to $17.85 all in, Hero calls $4.85

Flop: ($36.30) 8 A T

Turn: ($36.30) J

River: ($36.30) 9

Final Pot: $36.30
Hero shows A A (three of a kind, Aces)
UTG shows Q Q (a straight, Queen high)
UTG wins $34.49
(Rake: $1.81)

Hand #7

Full Tilt Poker $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 818248
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Hero (SB): $25.00
BB: $41.99
UTG: $60.15
MP: $25.00
CO: $13.83
BTN: $25.76

Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is SB with A A
2 folds, CO raises to $1, 1 fold, Hero raises to $3.25, 1 fold, CO calls $2.25

Flop: ($6.75) 8 5 3 (2 players)
Hero bets $3.75, CO calls $3.75

Turn: ($14.25) K (2 players)
Hero bets $7, CO calls $6.83 all in

River: ($27.91) K (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $27.91
Hero shows A A (two pair, Aces and Kings)
CO shows 3 3 (a full house, Threes full of Kings)
CO wins $26.52
(Rake: $1.39)

Fuck my life.  I’m running just over 10 buyins under EV over my last 11K hands.