Not much going on. I've had access to Leggo from work for the past 6 months...but now it's suddenly blocked by Websense, so I haven't been able to update as much.

I've been playing a fair amount with the 2x promo on Stars. I'm 17k FPP's away from Supernova! I started the year playing NL25, and I'm still working 50+ hours per week, so I'm excited about qualifying relatively early in the year.

I also ordered a new computer from www.cyberpowerpc.com
I've been pretty impressed with the site, and it turns out my desktop is from 2002, and my laptop is 2 years old, so I'm probably due. This machine is very sick compared to my current one- and I can finally setup dual monitors:

Item# Description Qty B/O ETA

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KB-103-109 MS MULTIMEDIA KEYBOARD BLACK 1

MO-103-110 BLACK MS OPTICAL WHEEL MOUSE 1

SK-102-102 SPEAKER 600WATT PMPO W/ SUBWOOFER 1

CU-189-402 INTEL CORE 2 DUO 8400 3GHZ RETAIL 1

HD-403-106 500 GB SATA II 3.0 GB 16MB 7200RPM 1

RM-312-112 1G DDR2 PC6400 MEMORY 2

FA-108-112 COOLERMASTER LGA 775+ 3.6GHZ FAN 1

CS-219-101 BLACK X-CRUISER 420 WATT 1

CD-124-175 BLACK SONY 20X DVDRW 1

MR-104-101 12-IN-ONE INTERNAL CARD READER 1

MB-322-101 MSI INTEL G31M-F GMA 3100 1333FSB 1

MISC ONBOARD 7.1 SOUND 1

VC-163-105 SPARKLE GEFORCE 8400GS 512MB PCI-E 1

BOX1 SYSTEM BOX AND FOAM 1

SW-160-121 WINDOW VISTA HOME PREMIUM 32BIT SP1 1

SW-160-131 VISTA HOME PREMIUM SP1 LICENSE 1

SW-160-132 WINDOWS VISTA HOME PREMIUM SP1 COA 1

few hands:
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HAND #1
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Poker Stars, $1/$2 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 6 Players
LeggoPoker.com - Hand History Converter

BTN: $397
Hero (SB): $195
BB: $188.45
UTG: $207.35
MP: $227.20
CO: $262.70

Pre-Flop: 4 5 dealt to Hero (SB)
3 folds, BTN raises to $8, Hero raises to $28, BB calls $26, BTN calls $20

Flop: ($84) 2 3 T (3 Players)
Hero checks, BB checks, BTN checks

Turn: ($84) A (3 Players)
Hero bets $68, BB raises to $160.45 and is All-In, BTN folds, Hero calls $92.45

River: ($404.90) Q (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

Results: $404.90 Pot ($3 Rake)
Hero showed 4 5 (a straight, Ace to Five) and WON $401.90 (+$213.45 NET)
BB mucked K A and LOST (-$188.45 NET)




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HAND #2
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Poker Stars, $1/$2 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 5 Players
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Hero (UTG): $200
CO: $209.30
BTN: $218.55
SB: $104.80
BB: $257.90

Pre-Flop: 7 6 dealt to Hero (UTG)
BB folds, Hero raises to $6, CO calls $6, 2 folds

Flop: ($13) 5 3 4 (2 Players)
Hero bets $12, CO raises to $42, Hero raises to $194 and is All-In, CO calls $152

Turn: ($401) T (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

River: ($401) 7 (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

Results: $401 Pot ($3 Rake)
Hero showed 7 6 (a straight, Three to Seven) and WON $400 (+$200 NET)
CO mucked 3 3 and LOST (-$200 NET)

I snap bet and he snap called....

Poker Stars, $2/$4 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 5 Players
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CO: $368
BTN: $398
Hero (SB): $819
BB: $878.90
UTG: $332.60

Pre-Flop: J Q dealt to Hero (SB)
UTG calls $4, 2 folds, Hero calls $2, BB checks

Flop: ($12) Q 5 7 (3 Players)
Hero checks, BB bets $4, UTG calls $4, Hero raises to $16, BB raises to $32, UTG folds, Hero calls $16

Turn: ($80) Q (2 Players)
Hero checks, BB bets $12, Hero calls $12

River: ($104) J (2 Players)
Hero bets $636, BB calls $636

Results: $1,376 Pot ($2 Rake)
Hero showed J Q (a full house, Queens full of Jacks) and WON $1,374 (+$690 NET)
BB mucked 5 Q and LOST (-$684 NET)

Conversation between him and another player later:
newtocards: disgusted
NutMucka: ?
newtocards: by my play earlier
NutMucka: w q 5
newtocards: yea
NutMucka: i mean
NutMucka: i dont know how u can fold
newtocards: suppose
NutMucka: he check called the turn
NutMucka: w trips wwhen u bet really small
NutMucka: i dont know if u autocalled the river
NutMucka: or u actually clicked it
NutMucka: lol he did bet 630
newtocards: haha yea

I played a pretty solid session today. A fair amount of mediocre 6 max, but I dominated some HU. (The last 3 hands here were from a 6 max table where I was playing HU- prob around $1600 profit from HU total)

Some of these hands are played differently depending on the villain and their image of me. These hands are against 5 or so people.
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HAND #1
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Poker Stars, $1/$2 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 2 Players
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SB: $197.50
Hero (BB): $201.60

Pre-Flop: 4 7 dealt to Hero (BB)
SB calls $1, Hero checks

Flop: ($4) 8 6 5 (2 Players)
Hero bets $4, SB raises to $12, Hero calls $8

Turn: ($28) 3 (2 Players)
Hero checks, SB bets $44, Hero raises to $187.60 and is All-In, SB calls $139.50 and is All-In

River: ($395) T (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

Results: $395 Pot ($0.50 Rake)
SB mucked 9 9 and LOST (-$197.50 NET)
Hero showed 4 7 (a flush, Ten high) and WON $394.50 (+$197 NET)




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HAND #2
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Poker Stars, $1/$2 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 2 Players
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BB: $147.45
Hero (SB): $453.70

Pre-Flop: K K dealt to Hero (SB)
Hero raises to $6, BB raises to $28, Hero raises to $453.70 and is All-In, BB calls $119.45 and is All-In

Flop: ($294.90) 8 2 5 (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

Turn: ($294.90) 3 (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

River: ($294.90) T (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

Results: $294.90 Pot ($0.50 Rake)
BB showed 8 A (a pair of Eights) and LOST (-$147.45 NET)
Hero showed K K (a pair of Kings) and WON $294.40 (+$146.95 NET)




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HAND #3
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Poker Stars, $1/$2 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 2 Players
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SB: $224.05
Hero (BB): $385.20

Pre-Flop: J Q dealt to Hero (BB)
SB raises to $8, Hero calls $6

Flop: ($16) J 4 9 (2 Players)
Hero checks, SB checks

Turn: ($16) 8 (2 Players)
Hero bets $12, SB calls $12

River: ($40) 3 (2 Players)
Hero bets $34, SB calls $34

Results: $108 Pot ($0.50 Rake)
SB mucked 3 8 and LOST (-$54 NET)
Hero showed J Q (a flush, Queen high) and WON $107.50 (+$53.50 NET)




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HAND #4
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Poker Stars, $1/$2 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 2 Players
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BB: $206.65
Hero (SB): $391.60

Pre-Flop: 8 A dealt to Hero (SB)
Hero raises to $6, BB calls $4

Flop: ($12) 4 T 3 (2 Players)
BB checks, Hero bets $8, BB calls $8

Turn: ($28) 7 (2 Players)
BB checks, Hero bets $22, BB calls $22

River: ($72) 2 (2 Players)
BB checks, Hero bets $48, BB folds

Results: $72 Pot ($0.50 Rake)
Hero mucked 8 A and WON $71.50 (+$35.50 NET)




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HAND #5
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Poker Stars, $1/$2 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 2 Players
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Hero (SB): $201
BB: $231

Pre-Flop: 7 8 dealt to Hero (SB)
Hero raises to $6, BB calls $4

Flop: ($12) 7 2 6 (2 Players)
BB checks, Hero bets $10, BB calls $10

Turn: ($32) 8 (2 Players)
BB checks, Hero bets $28, BB calls $28

River: ($88) 3 (2 Players)
BB checks, Hero bets $56, BB calls $56

Results: $200 Pot ($0.50 Rake)
Hero showed 7 8 (two pair, Eights and Sevens) and WON $199.50 (+$99.50 NET)
BB mucked A 6 and LOST (-$100 NET)




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HAND #6
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Poker Stars, $1/$2 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 2 Players
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Hero (SB): $525.15
BB: $94.65

Pre-Flop: J J dealt to Hero (SB)
Hero raises to $6, BB raises to $20, Hero calls $14

Flop: ($40) J T 6 (2 Players)
BB bets $74.65 and is All-In, Hero calls $74.65

Turn: ($189.30) 4 (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

River: ($189.30) 6 (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

Results: $189.30 Pot ($0.50 Rake)
Hero showed J J (a full house, Jacks full of Sixes) and WON $188.80 (+$94.15 NET)
BB showed Q A (a pair of Sixes) and LOST (-$94.65 NET)




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HAND #7
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Poker Stars, $1/$2 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 2 Players
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Hero (SB): $274.50
BB: $223.50

Pre-Flop: Q J dealt to Hero (SB)
Hero raises to $6, BB calls $4

Flop: ($12) 5 6 5 (2 Players)
BB checks, Hero bets $8, BB calls $8

Turn: ($28) 9 (2 Players)
BB checks, Hero bets $18, BB calls $18

River: ($64) J (2 Players)
BB checks, Hero bets $42, BB calls $42

Results: $148 Pot ($0.50 Rake)
Hero showed Q J (two pair, Jacks and Fives) and WON $147.50 (+$73.50 NET)
BB mucked 9 6 and LOST (-$74 NET)




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HAND #8
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Poker Stars, $1/$2 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 2 Players
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Hero (BB): $203
SB: $487.10

Pre-Flop: A J dealt to Hero (BB)
SB raises to $6, Hero raises to $22, SB calls $16

Flop: ($44) K J 9 (2 Players)
Hero checks, SB checks

Turn: ($44) 2 (2 Players)
Hero bets $28, SB calls $28

River: ($100) A (2 Players)
Hero bets $78, SB folds

Results: $100 Pot ($1 Rake)
Hero mucked A J and WON $99 (+$49 NET)




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HAND #9
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Poker Stars, $1/$2 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 2 Players
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Hero (BB): $497.45
SB: $130.05

Pre-Flop: T T dealt to Hero (BB)...

Unfortunately I was the pwnee...not the pwner....

Pretty ****ty session overall. Fugly bluff at the end...glad it worked out. I had been c/r'ing a lot of his flops...and I'd only shown down the goods.

Hit'n'ran
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HAND #1
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Poker Stars, $1/$2 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 2 Players
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Hero (BB): $200
SB: $200

Pre-Flop: T T dealt to Hero (BB)
SB raises to $6, Hero raises to $20, SB calls $14

Flop: ($40) 9 8 6 (2 Players)
Hero bets $33, SB raises to $99, Hero raises to $178, SB raises to $180 and is All-In, Hero calls $2 and is All-In

Turn: ($400) 7 (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

River: ($400) 3 (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

Results: $400 Pot ($1 Rake)
Hero showed T T (a straight, Six to Ten) and LOST (-$200 NET)
SB showed J K (a flush, King high) and WON $399 (+$199 NET)



This guy stuck around for a long time...
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HAND #2
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Poker Stars, $1/$2 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 2 Players
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Hero (BB): $177.50
SB: $161.80

Pre-Flop: Q Q dealt to Hero (BB)
SB raises to $8, Hero raises to $22, SB calls $14

Flop: ($44) 4 Q 9 (2 Players)
Hero bets $33, SB raises to $90, Hero raises to $154, SB calls $49.80 and is All-In

Turn: ($323.60) 5 (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

River: ($323.60) J (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

Results: $323.60 Pot ($0.50 Rake)
Hero showed Q Q (three of a kind, Queens) and LOST (-$161.80 NET)
SB showed T K (a straight, Nine to King) and WON $323.10 (+$161.30 NET)




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HAND #3
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Poker Stars, $1/$2 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 2 Players
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Hero (SB): $222
BB: $498.45

Pre-Flop: A 4 dealt to Hero (SB)
Hero raises to $6, BB calls $4

Flop: ($12) 9 A 5 (2 Players)
BB checks, Hero bets $8, BB raises to $24, Hero calls $16

Turn: ($60) 4 (2 Players)
BB bets $56, Hero raises to $192 and is All-In, BB calls $136

River: ($444) 3 (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

Results: $444 Pot ($0.50 Rake)
Hero showed A 4 (two pair, Aces and Fours) and WON $443.50 (+$221.50 NET)
BB showed Q 5 (a pair of Fives) and LOST (-$222 NET)



*BLUFF*
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HAND #4
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Poker Stars, $1/$2 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 2 Players
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Hero (BB): $331
SB: $385.55

Pre-Flop: 5 4 dealt to Hero (BB)
SB raises to $8, Hero calls $6

Flop: ($16) 7 J 8 (2 Players)
Hero checks, SB bets $14, Hero raises to $40, SB calls $26

Turn: ($96) 8 (2 Players)
Hero bets $75, SB calls $75

River: ($246) 2 (2 Players)
Hero bets $174, SB folds

Results: $246 Pot ($0.50 Rake)
Hero mucked 5 4 and WON $245.50 (+$122.50 NET)

Didn't play a ton this week. Was busy with my softball and kickball leagues. I've been racking up the RBI's in softball, and our team is now 4-0. It's been fun. Kickball kind of blows though. My team doesnt try as hard as I'd like them to, which just makes it frustrating.

Watched the TUF finally last night. Was surprised to see Amir win the UFC contract, but he definetly deserves it. His last couple fights were all pretty awesome. He's a great competitor.

Had a great session at NLHE yesterday. 2k hands at 14bb/100...was legit. But I bought PLO Tracker this week to see how marginal my draws were, and I've run very bad ever since. -$500 yesterday....I keep getting it in with big hands without redraws, and everyone is hitting against me.

Had a quick HU session this a.m., while waiting for wife to do makeup and hair. Minraises tilt me a bit, so I don't mind playing these hands like a D-bag. This first one was the very first hand of the session. He deserves what he got here. Missed some value in hand 2...but I knew I'd eventually get it. Hand 3 was a few minutes later.

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HAND #1
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Poker Stars, $0.50/$1 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 2 Players
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BB: $60
Hero (SB): $100

Pre-Flop: 7 6 dealt to Hero (SB)
Hero raises to $3, BB raises to $5, Hero calls $2

Flop: ($10) 9 5 2 (2 Players)
BB bets $3, Hero raises to $6, BB raises to $11, Hero raises to $16, BB calls $5

Turn: ($42) 7 (2 Players)
BB bets $14, Hero raises to $46, BB calls $25 and is All-In

River: ($120) 4 (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

Results: $120 Pot ($0.50 Rake)
BB showed K K (a pair of Kings) and LOST (-$60 NET)
Hero showed 7 6 (a flush, Nine high) and WON $119.50 (+$59.50 NET)




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HAND #2
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Poker Stars, $0.50/$1 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 2 Players
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SB: $110.60
Hero (BB): $134.15

Pre-Flop: K 8 dealt to Hero (BB)
SB raises to $2, Hero calls $1

Flop: ($4) T 2 J (2 Players)
Hero checks, SB bets $2, Hero raises to $5, SB raises to $8, Hero calls $3

Turn: ($20) 6 (2 Players)
Hero checks, SB checks

River: ($20) J (2 Players)
Hero bets $14, SB raises to $28, Hero raises to $52, SB calls $24

Results: $124 Pot ($0.50 Rake)
SB showed K J (three of a kind, Jacks) and LOST (-$62 NET)
Hero showed K 8 (a flush, King high) and WON $123.50 (+$61.50 NET)




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HAND #3
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Poker Stars, $0.50/$1 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 2 Players
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BB: $53.20
Hero (SB): $190.45

Pre-Flop: J J dealt to Hero (SB)
Hero raises to $3, BB calls $2

Flop: ($6) 5 7 4 (2 Players)
BB checks, Hero bets $4, BB calls $4

Turn: ($14) 5 (2 Players)
BB bets $19, Hero raises to $106, BB calls $27.20 and is All-In

River: ($106.40) A (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

Results: $106.40 Pot ($0.50 Rake)
BB showed 6 9 (a pair of Fives) and LOST (-$53.20 NET)
Hero showed J J (two pair, Jacks and Fives) and WON $105.90 (+$52.70 NET)

Finished around 1000th in the Stars 250 seat guarantee....misplayed QQ after 5 hours or something. Stacks were awkward, I had a tight image, guy was aggro. My thought process was:
1) 3b would look too strong given stack sizes
2) shove would only get called by KK/AA/AK
3) calling. he was deep and would cbet a huge % of the time (xtra chips). he also wasn't raising too often, so I was expecting the normal broadways, pairs, Ax type hands.

I decided to call. Flop Tc8c2s. He led out for 3/4 of the pot, I raised and he shoved for not much more....obv T8s.

FTP tourney. I played 2 $109's and won my 2nd one. Then played for many hours, no suckouts, solid play. Was steadily around 20-30bb most of the tourney, keeping pace with my buddy Foucault. He eventually busted, then with 272 left (150 get seats) I shoved 11bb from UTG with AQo. Got snap called by AA, and GG and good bye 6 hours of my life.

I really don't miss playing as many tourneys as I used to. I played exceptionally well in both tourneys, but the stress is so much greater than in cash games.
However....I stepped up to PLO$1/$2 and played very well, getting my hands in good many times, and went up $800 and then back down $700 pretty quickly.

In NL$400 I was coolered a few times. Khi flush < Ahi flush. AJ<99 on an AJ9 flop against an aggro donk I had been battling against. All in all, I had a terrible run. I had also been taking a shot, so now I'm heading back to NL200.

Played poker friday night and sunday afternoon:

Poker- mostly 2/4- played and ran good:


I spent saturday morning in the pool while visiting my parents, then spent the afternoon at a college graduation party....also in the pool. Was drinking beers all day:

that's me in the red

Figured it's friday night so the tables are soft, I'm playing solid, I watched a lot of Leggo vids this week, and I had a few drinks....might as well try the jump to 2/4NL.

I've also been trying to play some PLO. I've played very few hands of it, but was inspired by Claytons video. I picked up some good stuff.....but still played tons of trash.

+$1270 at NL400 and plus 500-$600 at PLO100 (not sure...don't have tracker)

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HAND #1
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Poker Stars, $2/$4 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 6 Players
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MP: $119
rvrmonkey (CO): $416.10
BTN: $404.25
SB: $435.80
BB: $271.90
UTG: $524.75

Pre-Flop: J J dealt to rvrmonkey (CO)
UTG folds, MP raises to $12, rvrmonkey calls $12, 2 folds, BB calls $8

Flop: ($38) 6 9 T (3 Players)
BB bets $36, MP raises to $107 and is All-In, rvrmonkey raises to $404.10 and is All-In, BB calls $223.90 and is All-In

Turn: ($664.80) 8 (3 Players - 1 is All-In)

River: ($664.80) 7 (3 Players - 1 is All-In)

Results: $664.80 Pot ($3 Rake)
MP mucked T K and LOST (-$119 NET)
rvrmonkey showed J J (a straight, Seven to Jack) and WON $661.80 (+$389.90 NET)
BB showed 8 7 (a straight, Six to Ten) and LOST (-$271.90 NET)




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HAND #2
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Poker Stars, $2/$4 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 5 Players
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UTG: $172
rvrmonkey (CO): $392.80
BTN: $394
SB: $508
BB: $291.50

Pre-Flop: J J dealt to rvrmonkey (CO)
UTG calls $4, rvrmonkey raises to $16, BTN folds, SB calls $14, BB calls $12, UTG folds

Flop: ($52) 9 A J (3 Players)
SB bets $32, BB folds, rvrmonkey raises to $88, SB raises to $492 and is All-In, rvrmonkey calls $288.80 and is All-In

Turn: ($805.60) K (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

River: ($805.60) 9 (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

Results: $805.60 Pot ($2 Rake)
rvrmonkey showed J J (a full house, Jacks full of Nines) and LOST (-$392.80 NET)
SB showed 9 9 (four of a kind, Nines) and WON $803.60 (+$410.80 NET)




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HAND #3
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Poker Stars, $2/$4 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 6 Players
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BTN: $51.40
SB: $94.40
rvrmonkey (BB): $784
UTG: $252.10
MP: $404.50
CO: $400

Pre-Flop: Q Q dealt to rvrmonkey (BB)
UTG calls $4, 4 folds, rvrmonkey raises to $16, UTG calls $12

Flop: ($34) 6 J 6 (2 Players)
rvrmonkey bets $24, UTG calls $24

Turn: ($82) 9 (2 Players)
rvrmonkey bets $72, UTG calls $72

River: ($226) 2 (2 Players)
rvrmonkey bets $672 and is All-In, UTG calls $140.10 and is All-In

Results: $506.20 Pot ($3 Rake)
rvrmonkey showed Q Q (two pair, Queens and Sixes) and WON $503.20 (+$251.10 NET)
UTG mucked 9 J and LOST (-$252.10 NET)




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HAND #4
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Poker Stars, $2/$4 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 6 Players
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BTN: $253.15
SB: $214
rvrmonkey (BB): $458
UTG: $119
MP: $400
CO: $632.50

Pre-Flop: 4 T dealt to rvrmonkey (BB)
3 folds, BTN calls $4, SB calls $2, rvrmonkey checks

Flop: ($12) 4 T 8 (3 Players)
SB checks, rvrmonkey bets $10, BTN calls $10, SB calls $10

Turn: ($42) 6 (3 Players)
SB checks, rvrmonkey bets $32, BTN folds, SB raises to $92, rvrmonkey raises to $444 and is All-In, SB calls $108 and is All-In

River: ($442) K (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

Results: $442 Pot ($3 Rake)
SB showed 8 6 (two pair, Eights and Sixes) and LOST (-$214 NET)
rvrmonkey showed 4 T (two pair, Tens and Fours) and WON $439 (+$225 NET)




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HAND #5
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Poker Stars, $2/$4 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 3 Players
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SB: $240.40
rvrmonkey (BB): $404.60
BTN: $419

Pre-Flop: K K...

Got to go to New Orleans for business this week. Was a quick trip, Monday night to early Wednesday. Was good though, I spoke to a group of financial advisors in our New Orleans office with my boss's boss, trying to promote what my asset retention team does. I stayed next to a casino and managed to avoid it the first night because I had to prepare my presentation, but I went the 2nd night with the wholesaler and some of the reps I met that day. There wasn't a card room, so we all played blackjack instead. We were there to have fun and drink, so we were just playing the $5 table, but I managed to get some good hands in. I started with $60 and ran it to over 200 pretty quick doubling with A6 vs the dealers 4, and splitting 6's, but then right before I had to leave, I dropped in a series of $30 bets and caught a real bad streak. Oh well. Was lots of fun hanging out with southerners. I heard all sorts of weird sayings and metaphors I'd never heard up north before. Good times.

Here's some HU hands from my session the other night. I was 2 tabling some terrible player. I won 2 buyins against him last time. He coolered me a few times here.
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HAND #1
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Poker Stars, $0.50/$1 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 2 Players
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SB: $104.50
rvrmonkey (BB): $162.45

Pre-Flop: 9 A dealt to rvrmonkey (BB)
SB raises to $3, rvrmonkey calls $2

Flop: ($6) 4 A 6 (2 Players)
rvrmonkey checks, SB bets $5, rvrmonkey calls $5

Turn: ($16) A (2 Players)
rvrmonkey checks, SB bets $11, rvrmonkey raises to $45, SB raises to $96.50 and is All-In, rvrmonkey calls $51.50

River: ($209) 8 (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

Results: $209 Pot ($0.50 Rake)
SB showed 8 8 (a full house, Eights full of Aces) and WON $208.50 (+$104 NET)
rvrmonkey showed 9 A (three of a kind, Aces) and LOST (-$104.50 NET)




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HAND #2
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Poker Stars, $0.50/$1 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 2 Players
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SB: $210.70
rvrmonkey (BB): $97.50

Pre-Flop: 3 3 dealt to rvrmonkey (BB)
SB raises to $3, rvrmonkey calls $2

Flop: ($6) 3 9 9 (2 Players)
rvrmonkey bets $4, SB calls $4

Turn: ($14) 6 (2 Players)
rvrmonkey checks, SB bets $13, rvrmonkey raises to $36, SB raises to $203.70 and is All-In, rvrmonkey calls $54.50 and is All-In

River: ($195) 6 (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

Results: $195 Pot ($0.50 Rake)
SB showed J 9 (a full house, Nines full of Sixes) and WON $194.50 (+$97 NET)
rvrmonkey showed 3 3 (a full house, Threes full of Nines) and LOST (-$97.50 NET)




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HAND #3
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Poker Stars, $0.50/$1 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 2 Players
LeggoPoker.com - Hand History Converter

BB: $117.70
rvrmonkey (SB): $145.45

Pre-Flop: Q A dealt to rvrmonkey (SB)
rvrmonkey raises to $3, BB raises to $11, rvrmonkey calls $8

Flop: ($22) Q 5 4 (2 Players)
BB bets $14, rvrmonkey calls $14

Turn: ($50) 4 (2 Players)
BB checks, rvrmonkey bets $41, BB raises to $92.70 and is All-In, rvrmonkey calls $51.70

River: ($235.40) 3 (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

Results: $235.40 Pot ($0.50 Rake)
BB showed K K (two pair, Kings and Fours) and WON $234.90 (+$117.20 NET)
rvrmonkey showed Q A (two pair, Queens and Fours) and LOST (-$117.70 NET)

Played a bunch of tourneys yesterday. Built some big stacks early in most of them, but then donked most of them off in terrible fashion.

Best run of the day was in the Stars Sunday Million. I got AA first hand...which is usually my bustout hand more often than not in that tourney. I managed to raise and take down a small pot with a cbet. I then managed to get KK and AA again in the first hour, and had about 18k at the break. Had a very quiet 2nd hour, and then came across an aggro/bad player who liked to make PSB bluffs on the river whenever checked to. I used that to run up to 75k early, then eventually elminated that same guy when he 4bet me from the button with ATo. My QQ dominated, and I shot to 125k.

From there I kept an above average stack for the rest of the tourney until there were about 250 players left- in which I went card dead. Then this happened:

Poker Stars, $200 + $15 NL Hold'em Tournament, 7,500/15,000 Blinds, 9 Players
LeggoPoker.com - Hand History Converter

MP2: 20,670
CO: 289,936
BTN: 90,510
SB: 445,916
BB: 182,132
UTG: 128,217
UTG+1: 210,768
rvrmonkey (UTG+2): 188,364
MP1: 77,428

Pre-Flop: (36,000) A A dealt to rvrmonkey (UTG+2)
2 folds, rvrmonkey raises to 39,000, MP1 raises to 75,928 and is All-In, MP2 calls 19,170 and is All-In, 4 folds, rvrmonkey calls 36,928

Flop: (207,026) 7 Q T (3 Players - 1 is All-In)

Turn: (207,026) K (3 Players - 1 is All-In)

River: (207,026) 2 (3 Players - 1 is All-In)

Results: 207,026 Pot
MP2 showed 9 9 (a pair of Nines) and LOST (-20,670 NET)
rvrmonkey showed A A (a pair of Aces) and LOST (-77,428 NET)
MP1 showed A J (a straight, Ten to Ace) and WON 207,026 (+129,598 NET)

I shoved 64o a few hands later and lost to 99. GG...

In the FTP $75 at 4pm EST I built a solid stack, then PearlJammer raised from the button with about 20bb, I shoved with ATo....he tanked and called with 99. I win the flip, and then won the bounty of $75, and got an email about getting a FTP tee shirt.
Pretty sweet, but I busted within 2 hands of that. It seems terrible, I 3b with AQ, and flopped Q7x against a super aggro player. Somehow we got allin in the river, which was terrible, but it really looked like a busted draw and turned out to be a set.

GG.

Currently staying on Lake Ponchatrain in New Orleans for business. Unfortunatly I have zero free time, and I can see a big casino next door....but I can't go. Should be good for work though.