The Vent Thread

[ashley12]

These kind of hands, all in quick succession in a low buy-in limit donkament give the game of Limit Texas Hold Em a bad name IMO...

And yes, the fact that I am playing these kind of donkaments is a vent within itself as well... Its that or online training...

PokerStars Game #38160559803: Tournament #230902115, $1.50+$0.15 USD Hold'em Limit - Level I (20/40) - 2010/01/15 4:14:50 AWST [2010/01/14 15:14:50 ET]
Table '230902115 26' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: empaxxxxx (1400 in chips)
Seat 2: dubo1s (1320 in chips)
Seat 3: lisas97 (1200 in chips)
Seat 4: subwart (1210 in chips)
Seat 5: benficaa51 (1470 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 6: ivanbim (2730 in chips)
Seat 7: #1 Man U fan (1840 in chips)
Seat 8: vip333vova4i (1300 in chips)
Seat 9: buckedup1 (1030 in chips)
subwart: posts small blind 10
benficaa51: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to #1 Man U fan [4c 4s]
ivanbim: folds
#1 Man U fan: calls 20
vip333vova4i: calls 20
buckedup1: calls 20
empaxxxxx: folds
dubo1s: folds
lisas97: calls 20
subwart: calls 10
benficaa51: folds
*** FLOP *** [Ts Td Ks]
subwart: bets 20
#1 Man U fan: calls 20
vip333vova4i: calls 20
buckedup1: calls 20
lisas97: folds
*** TURN *** [Ts Td Ks] [4d]
subwart: bets 40
#1 Man U fan: raises 40 to 80
vip333vova4i: calls 80
buckedup1: folds
subwart: raises 40 to 120
#1 Man U fan: raises 40 to 160
Betting is capped
vip333vova4i: calls 80
subwart: calls 40
*** RIVER *** [Ts Td Ks 4d] [Qd]
subwart: bets 40
#1 Man U fan: raises 40 to 80
vip333vova4i: calls 80
subwart: raises 40 to 120
#1 Man U fan: calls 40
vip333vova4i: calls 40
*** SHOW DOWN ***
subwart: shows [Tc Qh] (a full house, Tens full of Queens)
#1 Man U fan: mucks hand
vip333vova4i: mucks hand
subwart collected 1040 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1040 | Rake 0
Board [Ts Td Ks 4d Qd]
Seat 1: empaxxxxx folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: dubo1s folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: lisas97 (button) folded on the Flop
Seat 4: subwart (small blind) showed [Tc Qh] and won (1040) with a full house, Tens full of Queens
Seat 5: benficaa51 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: ivanbim folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: #1 Man U fan mucked [4c 4s]
Seat 8: vip333vova4i mucked [Kh 6c]
Seat 9: buckedup1 folded on the Turn


PokerStars Game #38160908716: Tournament #230902115, $1.50+$0.15 USD Hold'em Limit - Level II (30/60) - 2010/01/15 4:20:53 AWST [2010/01/14 15:20:53 ET]
Table '230902115 26' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: empaxxxxx (1370 in chips)
Seat 2: dubo1s (1290 in chips)
Seat 3: lisas97 (1825 in chips)
Seat 4: subwart (1300 in chips)
Seat 5: benficaa51 (1435 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 6: ivanbim (2805 in chips)
Seat 7: #1 Man U fan (1175 in chips)
Seat 8: vip333vova4i (890 in chips)
Seat 9: buckedup1 (1410 in chips)
empaxxxxx: posts small blind 15
dubo1s: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to #1 Man U fan [Qd Ah]
lisas97: folds
subwart: folds
benficaa51: folds
ivanbim: folds
#1 Man U fan: raises 30 to 60
vip333vova4i: calls 60
buckedup1: calls 60
empaxxxxx: folds
dubo1s: folds
*** FLOP *** [6h Ac Qh]
#1 Man U fan: bets 30
vip333vova4i: calls 30
buckedup1: folds
*** TURN *** [6h Ac Qh] [4h]
#1 Man U fan: bets 60
vip333vova4i: calls 60
*** RIVER *** [6h Ac Qh 4h] [4d]
#1 Man U fan: bets 60
vip333vova4i: raises 60 to 120
#1 Man U fan: raises 60 to 180
vip333vova4i: calls 60
*** SHOW DOWN ***
#1 Man U fan: shows [Qd Ah] (two pair, Aces and Queens)
vip333vova4i: shows [4c Jh] (three of a kind, Fours)
vip333vova4i collected 765 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 765 | Rake 0
Board [6h Ac Qh 4h 4d]
Seat 1: empaxxxxx (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: dubo1s (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: lisas97 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: subwart folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: benficaa51 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: ivanbim folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: #1 Man U fan showed [Qd Ah] and lost with two pair, Aces and Queens
Seat 8: vip333vova4i showed [4c Jh] and won (765) with three of a kind, Fours
Seat 9: buckedup1 (button) folded on the Flop

Very next hand

PokerStars Game #38160981002: Tournament #230902115, $1.50+$0.15 USD Hold'em Limit - Level II (30/60) - 2010/01/15 4:22:07 AWST [2010/01/14 15:22:07 ET]
Table '230902115 26' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: empaxxxxx (1355 in chips)
Seat 2: dubo1s (1260 in chips)
Seat 3: lisas97 (1825 in chips)
Seat 4: subwart (1300 in chips)
Seat 5: benficaa51 (1435 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 6: ivanbim (2805 in chips)
Seat 7: #1 Man U fan (845 in chips)
Seat 8: vip333vova4i (1325 in chips)
Seat 9: buckedup1 (1350 in chips)
dubo1s: posts small blind 15
lisas97: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to #1 Man U fan [7d Jd]
subwart: folds
benficaa51: folds
ivanbim: calls 30
#1 Man U fan: raises 30 to 60
vip333vova4i: folds
buckedup1: calls 60
empaxxxxx: folds
dubo1s: folds
lisas97: calls 30
ivanbim: folds
*** FLOP *** [Jc 9h Qc]
lisas97: bets 30
#1 Man U fan: raises 30 to 60
buckedup1: raises 30 to 90
lisas97: folds
#1 Man U fan: calls 30
*** TURN *** [Jc 9h Qc] [Jh]
#1 Man U fan: checks
buckedup1: bets 60
#1 Man U fan: raises 60 to 120
buckedup1: calls 60
*** RIVER *** [Jc 9h Qc Jh] [Ks]
#1 Man U fan: bets 60
buckedup1: raises 60 to 120
#1 Man U fan: calls 60
*** SHOW DOWN ***
buckedup1: shows [9c Td] (a straight, Nine to King)
#1 Man U fan: mucks hand
buckedup1 collected 915 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 915 | Rake 0
Board [Jc 9h Qc Jh Ks]
Seat 1: empaxxxxx (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: dubo1s (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: lisas97 (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 4: subwart folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: benficaa51 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: ivanbim folded before Flop
Seat 7: #1 Man U fan mucked [7d Jd]
Seat 8: vip333vova4i folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: buckedup1 showed [9c Td] and won (915) with a straight, Nine to King


I fail at life...

 

[Ozguy]

Don't know what pisses me off more. Finishing just short of the final table 3 nights in a row in a Horse Tourney (first 3 I have ever played) or getting sucked out in both Hold Em and Omaha to knock me out after being 2nd in chips.

 

[sante]

What a shit day for me.

I play the Sunday Million and am sitting nicely about 200 spots from the bubble when I go busto. AQ>99. Shipped it pre with my 99 on the button, earlier I was up against same villain with 88 and shipped pre and he called with AQ, this time the 99 didn't hold up. Should have folded to his re-raise. After more thought, I never should have shipped, my stack was healthy enough to not risk my tourney life so close to the bubble.

I play both the Nightlies (70k and 100k). The 70k is a complete waste of time as my KQ hits 2 pair on flop, only to be runner runner flushed out of it. Down to like 1200 in chips. I hang around for a bit until I get 99, I shove and called by AK off. Flop comes Q-10-10. Turn is an 8. River a Q.

I was doing quite well in the 100k, had AA twice, to keep my chip count healthy. Nothing happened, I was on about 4k, have A:diamond:K:diamond: in BB. Plenty of action pre, ended up 2 of us going all-in with table leader calling with KK. AJ was the other villain. And I am out. 0/3 today and down about $400. FML.

 

[Cartman121]

Semi-vent: Had 10:spade:10 here and we're 12 away from the bubble in the Chinese Daily. I was obviously committed once he shoves here and before I could even click on call it timed out and sat me out, like instantly. I asked him what happened and he said he had no idea, asked him to honestly tell me if he could beat 10's and he said he had AQcc so hopefully telling the truth and this ridiculous "glitch" has given me a second life.

Seat 2: joxxirms (13,105 in chips)
Seat 3: bas_kont (14,496 in chips)
Seat 4: penny-love (10,299 in chips)
Seat 5: Theoren (14,468 in chips)
Seat 7: nemor (7,606 in chips)
Seat 8: matematix (6,930 in chips)
Seat 9: king_cartman (9,307 in chips)
Seat 10: RKosilek1 (18,816 in chips)



ANTES/BLINDS
joxxirms posts ante (40), bas_kont posts ante (40), penny-love posts ante (40), Theoren posts ante (40), nemor posts ante (40), matematix posts ante (40), king_cartman posts ante (40), RKosilek1 posts ante (40), joxxirms posts small blind (200), bas_kont posts big blind (400), DEALING_HOLE_CARDS
.

PRE-FLOP
penny-love raises to 1,600, Theoren folds, nemor folds, matematix folds, king_cartman calls 1,600, RKosilek1 folds, joxxirms folds, bas_kont folds.

FLOP [board cards: 4C,6C,5C ]
DEALING_FLOP
, penny-love checks, king_cartman bets 3,240, penny-love raises to 8,659 and is all-in, king_cartman folds.

SHOWDOWN
penny-love wins 10,600.

Edit: blinds went up, blinded down to 3,700 blinds 250/500 shove 10Jhh run into 1010 slightly ironic, couldn't hit. Finished 37th top 30 paid.

 

[RoJo Junior]

Cash game at mates place i was playing yesterday, had JJ in the CO. Re-popped 3 times pre flop so ended up 4 people in for 25 pre flop.

Flop QQ9, first guy donks all in for extra 60 odd. Everyone else folds to me, I'm sure he doesn't have Q as i've caught him out bluffing earlier in the night. I tank for ages, when i say i know you don't have a Q he looks worried like i've got him, and i do, he turns over 10s. Another guy says ooooh i had a 10 too. Unlucky.

Turn 10. At this stage im thinking WTF, surely not, 1 outed get f***ed, i hate life etc etc. Its ok, he hit his 1 out, i still have up to 4 outs, cmon.....

River K. Nope, i hate you fishhooks!!! (About 5 hands after that they knocked me out too, went all in ~30 with two pair on the turn to lose to a set of J )

Ship that man the 200+ pot, to go with the 450+ pot i missed out on last time with AA v 10,2, preceded by AA losing to QJ for 500 the time before that.

Good cards are so, so shit to me.

 

[Ozguy]

So need to get my emotions in check or give this game up. Just donked off my entire Full Tilt bankroll because I was steamed over a bad beat. 2 Days after donking my entire Centrebet account over a sports bet that I had lost previously.

Good times.

 

[Cartman121]

So need to get my emotions in check or give this game up. Just donked off my entire Full Tilt bankroll because I was steamed over a bad beat. 2 Days after donking my entire Centrebet account over a sports bet that I had lost previously.

Good times.

Haha I did the exact same thing twice when I was first starting out. Really nothing worse than throwing all your hard work completely out the door aye.

Gotta vent at bubbling, finished mid-late 42% of the time from 20 MTT's in '10. That's too many (semi) bubbles for my liking. Keep getting off to amazing starts and fading as the money approaches, annoying. On another note i'm absolutely pumped for GSOP which starts tomorrow! Let's see if I can actually make a payout this time.

 

[Cartman121]

I'm absolutely pumped for GSOP which starts tomorrow! Let's see if I can actually make a payout this time.

Don't see that happening anytime soon. Was 1st after an hour, 2 and a half hours in i'm sitting 25th/400. Out in 256th, 1 outered (he rivered a royal flush vs my flopped 89hh, but I paid him off on the river when I could have laid it down), KJhh vs K10 all in pre for 20bb's, flop 2 hearts, river 10c. Then blinded down to 20bb's, couldn't catch any cards. Call a raise with 78cc, about 5 of us see a flop of A56r I check raise all-in AQ calls and I can't get there.

 

[paxmaniac]

On the back of a $500+ losing session, this was a beat too far. I especially like the turn cap.

Grabbed by Holdem Manager
Limit Holdem $5(BB) Prima
SB ($352)
BB ($482)
Hero ($101)
CO ($513)
BTN ($190)

Dealt to Hero 3 A

Hero raises to $10, fold, fold, SB calls $7.50, BB raises to $15, Hero calls $5, SB calls $5

FLOP ($45) 8:club: 3:club: 3:spade:

SB checks, BB bets $5, Hero calls $5, SB raises to $10, BB calls $5, Hero calls $5

TURN ($75) 9:spade:

SB bets $10, BB raises to $20, Hero raises to $30, SB folds, BB raises to $40, Hero calls $10

RIVER ($165) Q:diamond:

BB bets $10, Hero calls $10

Hero shows 3 A
(Pre 31%, Flop 91.1%, Turn 95.5%)

BB shows Q Q:spade:
(Pre 69%, Flop 8.9%, Turn 4.5%)

BB wins $182

 

[Cartman121]

LOL, didn't win a hand in Event 3. Out in 40 minutes.

Seat 1: KingKingy (5,430 in chips)
Seat 2: sam_rothstin (3,670 in chips)
Seat 3: juniorxxx14 (2,945 in chips)
Seat 4: king_cartman (1,470 in chips)
Seat 5: docteurr (3,410 in chips)
Seat 6: _GuGuS_ (2,975 in chips)
Seat 7: chemical ste (2,010 in chips)
Seat 8: grudathorn (2,370 in chips)
Seat 9: fcobra (1,490 in chips)
Seat 10: bazook-AAH (1,650 in chips)



ANTES/BLINDS
king_cartman posts small blind (25), docteurr posts big blind (50), DEALING_HOLE_CARDS
.

PRE-FLOP
_GuGuS_ folds, chemical ste folds, grudathorn folds, fcobra folds, bazook-AAH folds, KingKingy folds, sam_rothstin folds, juniorxxx14 raises to 150, king_cartman raises to 400, docteurr folds, juniorxxx14 calls 400.

FLOP [board cards: TH,JS,5C ]
DEALING_FLOP
, king_cartman bets 1,070 and is all-in, juniorxxx14 calls 1,070.

TURN [board cards: TH,JS,5C,KH ]
DEALING_TURN
.

RIVER [board cards: TH,JS,5C,KH,5D ]
DEALING_RIVER
.

SHOWDOWN
king_cartman shows [ QH,QD ]
juniorxxx14 shows [ JC,KC ]
juniorxxx14 wins 2,990.

 

[paxmaniac]

What a shit day for me.

I play the Sunday Million and am sitting nicely about 200 spots from the bubble when I go busto. AQ>99. Shipped it pre with my 99 on the button, earlier I was up against same villain with 88 and shipped pre and he called with AQ, this time the 99 didn't hold up. Should have folded to his re-raise. After more thought, I never should have shipped, my stack was healthy enough to not risk my tourney life so close to the bubble.

I gather you raised and were reraised from the blinds? I think you have to shove 99 in that situation. To fold just leaves you vulnerable to aggression.

Unless you have a very large stack, you should be looking for opportunities to double up near the bubble. These tournaments have such deep prize pools that to get much better than a mincash, you need to survive a really significant length of time after the bubble breaks.

 

[ashley12]

On the back of a $500+ losing session, this was a beat too far. I especially like the turn cap.

Grabbed by Holdem Manager
Limit Holdem $5(BB) Prima
SB ($352)
BB ($482)
Hero ($101)
CO ($513)
BTN ($190)

Dealt to Hero 3 A

Hero raises to $10, fold, fold, SB calls $7.50, BB raises to $15, Hero calls $5, SB calls $5

FLOP ($45) 8:club: 3:club: 3:spade:

SB checks, BB bets $5, Hero calls $5, SB raises to $10, BB calls $5, Hero calls $5

TURN ($75) 9:spade:

SB bets $10, BB raises to $20, Hero raises to $30, SB folds, BB raises to $40, Hero calls $10

RIVER ($165) Q:diamond:

BB bets $10, Hero calls $10

Hero shows 3 A
(Pre 31%, Flop 91.1%, Turn 95.5%)

BB shows Q Q:spade:
(Pre 69%, Flop 8.9%, Turn 4.5%)

BB wins $182

Quick question. Why no 3bet closing the action on the flop. The more I think about it, you need to raise when it gets to you to start with anyway because there is no guarantee that the SB will check raise. If the SB just calls, odds are you will face him with two bets cold on the turn and he will not be able to call with overs or a smallish pair... Its good if he has a FD, but you dont know that on the turn...

Very bad river card, but Im sure you already know that...

 

[paxmaniac]

Quick question. Why no 3bet closing the action on the flop. The more I think about it, you need to raise when it gets to you to start with anyway because there is no guarantee that the SB will check raise. If the SB just calls, odds are you will face him with two bets cold on the turn and he will not be able to call with overs or a smallish pair... Its good if he has a FD, but you dont know that on the turn...

It's such a dry board that I was quite happy to slow play the flop for deception. Despite the result, I am happy to give people cheap shots at two outs when they are paying me off when they miss.

On the flop I initially just called hoping to draw an overcall from the SB. When SB raised I was in two minds whether to 3bet or to wait for the turn to raise the field (which will often get 1 more BB in). I opted for the latter since the call/3bet line is pretty obviously trips or better.

I obviously wasn't expecting the turn raise from the BB. Based on the action, this must be a full boat or an overpair. After the cap I was almost certain he had 9s or 8s, but pot was too big to fold.

Very bad river card, but Im sure you already know that...

It's not that bad, since he cannot possibly have TJ and I have already put him on a boat

 

[ashley12]

What would you have done if the SB raised and the BB 3! the flop? Just for arguements sake...

 

[Smoooothy]

played the 888pl foundation semi final yesterday, had this sick beat

mr smooth had around 5500 in chips (around 500 more than the start stack, hadn't really had many hands to play yet)
blinds 100-200
dealt to me - KK
raise to 900 (were 3 limpers in all ready, i was mid position)
folded around to one jerk off, who called
flop cam 10-2-3, all differing suits

i raise 1.5k
jerkoff reraises all in
i tank for a min, call
he flips over AJ off

so i'm around 85% to win from here

turn 4

river 5

i cry

 

[DockersMad]

A sick beat indeed Mr Smooth, but fairly standard.

Deep into a recent tournament I had AA in the SB, action folded around to me so I raised 4xBB, the BB thought for a while and then pushed back all in. I insta-called, he showed T5os and hit the ten on the flop and the five on the turn.

I cannot really vent about it because the memory destroys my soul.

Poker!

 

[ashley12]

played the 888pl foundation semi final yesterday, had this sick beat

mr smooth had around 5500 in chips (around 500 more than the start stack, hadn't really had many hands to play yet)
blinds 100-200
dealt to me - KK
raise to 900 (were 3 limpers in all ready, i was mid position)
folded around to one jerk off, who called
flop cam 10-2-3, all differing suits

i raise 1.5k
jerkoff reraises all in
i tank for a min, call
he flips over AJ off

so i'm around 85% to win from here

turn 4

river 5

i cry

Fairly standard, if he thinks your opening raise range is wide then his shove will get you off a lot of hands such as AQ and AJ, maybe 88 and 99. If you call he is still going to have at least about 20% euity against hands such as KK with his various backdoor draws, the ace, and possibly the jacks if you called with KT...

It not personal, its just poker....

 

[pb4upoo]

it's a beat, a bit of a sick beat though. fairly standard though

was there a prize pool?

 

[ShearMagic9]

Welcome to life in FC's MTT world...

Dominating, around 40th/800/3000 until 2 hands in the space of 3, where I get KO'd in 740th place...

PokerStars Game #39315449646: Tournament #237858189, $3.00+$0.30 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level XV (300/600) - 2010/02/07 0:09:20 AEST [2010/02/06 8:09:20 ET]
Table '237858189 48' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: dr gonzoh (7760 in chips)
Seat 2: bart462 (8050 in chips)
Seat 3: Veeet (18355 in chips)
Seat 4: Tangovida (14320 in chips)
Seat 5: rellek 05 (3125 in chips)
Seat 6: badbeatbravo (3485 in chips)
Seat 7: XXMricXX (5580 in chips)
Seat 8: shearmagic (21840 in chips)
Seat 9: chefri20 (13980 in chips)
dr gonzoh: posts the ante 70
bart462: posts the ante 70
Veeet: posts the ante 70
Tangovida: posts the ante 70
rellek 05: posts the ante 70
badbeatbravo: posts the ante 70
XXMricXX: posts the ante 70
shearmagic: posts the ante 70
chefri20: posts the ante 70
Tangovida: posts small blind 300
rellek 05: posts big blind 600
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to shearmagic [Ad Ac]
badbeatbravo: folds
XXMricXX: folds
shearmagic: raises 600 to 1200
chefri20: raises 12710 to 13910 and is all-in
dr gonzoh: folds
bart462: folds
Veeet: folds
Tangovida: folds
rellek 05: folds
shearmagic: calls 12710
*** FLOP *** [Kh 3h 7s]
*** TURN *** [Kh 3h 7s] [9d]
*** RIVER *** [Kh 3h 7s 9d] [Td]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
shearmagic: shows [Ad Ac] (a pair of Aces)
chefri20: shows [7d 7h] (three of a kind, Sevens)
chefri20 collected 29350 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 29350 | Rake 0
Board [Kh 3h 7s 9d Td]
Seat 1: dr gonzoh folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: bart462 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Veeet (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Tangovida (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: rellek 05 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: badbeatbravo folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: XXMricXX folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: shearmagic showed [Ad Ac] and lost with a pair of Aces
Seat 9: chefri20 showed [7d 7h] and won (29350) with three of a kind, Sevens

PokerStars Game #39315494557: Tournament #237858189, $3.00+$0.30 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level XVI (350/700) - 2010/02/07 0:10:36 AEST [2010/02/06 8:10:36 ET]
Table '237858189 48' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: dr gonzoh (7605 in chips)
Seat 2: bart462 (7895 in chips)
Seat 3: Veeet (18200 in chips)
Seat 4: Tangovida (15680 in chips)
Seat 5: rellek 05 (2020 in chips)
Seat 6: badbeatbravo (2630 in chips)
Seat 7: XXMricXX (5425 in chips)
Seat 8: shearmagic (7775 in chips)
Seat 9: chefri20 (29265 in chips)
dr gonzoh: posts the ante 85
bart462: posts the ante 85
Veeet: posts the ante 85
Tangovida: posts the ante 85
rellek 05: posts the ante 85
badbeatbravo: posts the ante 85
XXMricXX: posts the ante 85
shearmagic: posts the ante 85
chefri20: posts the ante 85
badbeatbravo: posts small blind 350
XXMricXX: posts big blind 700
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to shearmagic [4d 4h]
shearmagic: raises 6990 to 7690 and is all-in
chefri20: folds
dr gonzoh: folds
bart462: folds
Veeet: folds
Tangovida: calls 7690
rellek 05: folds
badbeatbravo: folds
XXMricXX: folds
*** FLOP *** [2s 8c Jh]
*** TURN *** [2s 8c Jh] [5s]
*** RIVER *** [2s 8c Jh 5s] [5c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
shearmagic: shows [4d 4h] (two pair, Fives and Fours)
Tangovida: shows [Tc Ts] (two pair, Tens and Fives)
Tangovida collected 17195 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 17195 | Rake 0
Board [2s 8c Jh 5s 5c]
Seat 1: dr gonzoh folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: bart462 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Veeet folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Tangovida showed [Tc Ts] and won (17195) with two pair, Tens and Fives
Seat 5: rellek 05 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: badbeatbravo (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: XXMricXX (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: shearmagic showed [4d 4h] and lost with two pair, Fives and Fours
Seat 9: chefri20 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

 

[ashley12]

This probably isnt going to make you feel any better, but these kind of beats in massive MTT's are pretty standard... It takes a massive amount of luck to go real deep in a big MTT such as these, and as a result, variance is pretty nuts, requiring a very deep bankroll compared to STT's and cash games... Sure, the lure of the big first prizes are a massive incentive, but its not easy being in the top 10% of fields all the time...

 

[Cartman121]

Win $3k, lose $1.5k. God I hate poker. Last 2 nights lost 2 coinflips for a massive stack deep in 2 MTT's. 1st one KK raise in LP, call from SB, flop came down 3s5s9x and he just shoves $9k, i have $11k and i'm in 2nd already, I have to call and he flips A6ss and get's there (REALLLY wp), turn is the Ks just to rub it in. He goes to $20k, 2nd has $13k with about 40 left. Shove last 10bb's in with KK again vs 88, 8 on the flop.

Then 2nd one AQss, raise in MP, BB calls. Flop Js6s5c, he leads out 3/4 pot, I re-raise he shoves, call he flips AJ and he holds. Would have put me top 10 with 50 left/300, 1st get's $3.5k. FML. Then to finish me off 2 outered on the river all in pre 44 vs 22 for a 20bb stack to get me right back in it. Exact same scenario both times.

 

[Vegas.]

Should have cashed out and rubbed on t***ies.

 

[ashley12]

Should have cashed out and rubbed on t***ies.

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[Cartman121]

Should have cashed out and rubbed on t***ies.

Haha definitely, was 50/50 on cashing out as well. Decided to have a few shots at GSOP - same thing as WCOOP and FTOPS, obviously that hasn't worked out well at all.

 

[Cartman121]

Sighhh, only played the one MTT tonight. Only managed to get in 4 "coinflips" for the night but of course could only manage to win 1 of them.

The first one, was the 2nd hand of the tourney (already chipped up the 1st hand) JJ all in on a 10 4 3 flop vs A10, i'm like what roughly ~75%... he get's there. Next one a shortstack shoves on my bb for the second orbit in a row right after the money, I have to call with A8, he wakes up with 88 and holds - about 30% so effectively 0/2 coinflips. LP raise to 3xbb, I don't feel like 3-betting 1/2 my stack to have him take it away on the flop so I shove 20bb's with 88 and he makes the call with A3ss?? And wow, I actually hold!! ! Down to the final 7/107 EP raise I shove 12bb's with 99 he makes the call with AK; never in doubt he gets there. Just completely standard at the moment. Right before the money get's big, 1st got $1.5k which would have put me even since TID Chinese Daily.

Trying to make some cash ASAP as a few mates have planned to rent out a few rooms at crown to just play poker (online and live) for a week and just see how much $$ we can make - throw in a bit of partying as well, pretty much inspired by the 2M2M concept. I'm completely broke at the moment after paying for my car and don't won't to withdraw from my bankroll as I hate playing without a solid enough roll to handle the swings so the pressure is on to take something down before this Friday - the 1st night.

PS: I complain way too much about completely standard stuff