tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-190404822024-03-07T14:00:20.258-08:00No-Limp PokerDon't play like a wimp, or an idiot!Never-Limphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02851612374165583804noreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19040482.post-82705407293962434722007-10-13T19:07:00.000-07:002007-10-13T19:17:43.717-07:00Lose Weight In Six Easy StepsI have a new use for poker. Basically, it goes like this: <br /><br />1) Log onto Pokerstars or Bodog<br /><br />2) Open favorite cash game table<br /><br />3) Get a bunch of money in the pot with donkey drawing thin<br /><br />4) Get sucked out<br /><br />5) Get really pissed off<br /><br />6) Immediately start working outNever-Limphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02851612374165583804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19040482.post-29251952878596111982007-10-03T20:08:00.000-07:002007-10-03T20:09:31.050-07:00Last Shorter Bet Anyone?<div style="height:140px;width:100%;"><a href="http://www.pokerstars.com/blog_tournament/"><img src="http://www.pokerstars.com/blog_tournament/images/2007-2.gif" alt="Poker Tournament" width="127" height="127" align="left" border="0" style="margin-right:10px;"></a><p>I have registered to play in the <a href="http://www.pokerstars.com/blog_tournament/">PokerStars World Blogger Championship of Online Poker</a>! </p><p>This Online <a href="http://www.pokerstars.com/">Poker Tournament</a> is a No Limit Texas Holdem event exclusive to Bloggers.</p></p><p>Registration code: 2283459</p></div>Never-Limphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02851612374165583804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19040482.post-12943077788994733862007-08-17T13:10:00.000-07:002007-08-17T13:44:58.953-07:00"I had implied odds"I'm playing a lot more NLHE ring now and frankly, I don't know why I didn't focus on this game a couple years ago. You can punish the fish faster in this game than any other.<br /><br />At my last live 1/2 ring game, there were at least 4 super fish that thought that they were good. Check out this play by one of them who I'll call NY:<br /><br />UTG raises to $10 and NY re-raises to $40 in MP with about $400 behind. Then, a very tight player makes it $80 in LP with $120 behind. All fold and MP calls. The flop is rags and MP check-folds. <br /><br />NY is sitting directly to my right and begins to explain his thinking to me quietly. "See, I had 99 there and I called the $40 knowing that if I hit a set I'd take his whole stack, so I had implied odds." <br /><br />I just nodded my head up and down. You certainly don't want to educate players at the table. He had implied odds alright, but they sucked. He's calling $40 to potentially win $120 so he's only getting 3 to 1. I think a good rule of thumb is that you need at least 10 to 1 implied odds. Of course, don't re-raise with 99 like that, just call and try to flop a set.Never-Limphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02851612374165583804noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19040482.post-35583379659647293662007-07-21T06:00:00.000-07:002007-07-21T06:53:07.530-07:00Live Poker is a Savior!The cure for my bad run was live poker, in particular the 1/2 NLHE game with a $50-$300 buy-in at Ameristar. I won a couple of $100+ pots with top two pair and a set of 6's and did a nice job of avoiding marginal situations in smallish pots. For example:<br /><br />I limp AsTs UTG and 7 players see a AxJs2s flop. I check with the intention of check-raising, but MP bets the pot and then the tightest player at the table raises what I know has to be a set of 2's so I let it go.<br /><br />There are 5 limpers and I check my option in BB with ATo. The flop comes Ts8s4x and I probably should have bet out but I check-folded to some heavy action.<br /><br />I lost a total of $4 on those two hands.<br /><br />Then, I raise red tens to $10 UTG and get 2 callers directly to the left of me. The flop is 988r and I bet $30. UTG+1 calls and UTG+2 folds. Alarm bells go off in my head and I check the 5h on the turn. He bets $40 into the $90 pot and I read him for either 99 or AA, and I suspect he is putting me on JJ-KK. I stack up all my chips and he is not worried in the slightest, confirming my read. I say, "There is nothing that I can beat" and muck. He shows AA and says, "Nice fold."<br /><br />It wasn't the best session ever, but at least it was a winner.Never-Limphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02851612374165583804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19040482.post-57582670299059193332007-06-26T19:21:00.000-07:002007-06-26T19:40:44.334-07:00Can't WinLack of poker posts recently = running very bad. I hate to whine or rant, but goddamit, I'm sick of losing! Losing is not fun! It doesn't matter how good I play or what game, I will lose to the biggest donkeys. For example, I just busted out of the PLO8 tourney with A456 on a 23J board after getting it all-in on the flop 3-ways with 50% equity. The turn and river were TJ and I got nada. So I go play some LHE, it folds to me OTB and I raise with TT. Only the BB calls and we see a K9x flop. He check/called my bet. The turn was a T and he check/raised; I re-raised with the 3rd nuts and he capped. The river didn't pair the board and I called his bet and got shown QJ of course. I swear, it's a fucking repeat of this shit every night.<br /><br />Okay, that's the end of my rant. You will see no posts here again until I'm running better. If you must see more of me, check out my investment blog where I've been profiling one of the best stock opportunities that I've ever seen.Never-Limphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02851612374165583804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19040482.post-83765566640688563582007-04-01T14:49:00.000-07:002007-04-01T15:16:53.823-07:00Poker BlowsHave you ever screamed so loud that you ruptured a blood <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">vessel</span>? That's basically what happens every time I play poker. It's insane how often I get sucked out on, run into coolers and miss monster draws. It happens so often that I just expect it...that's how bad poker blows. I'm at a point where I would rather bluff with garbage and get people to fold versus value betting good hands because I know that they won't hold up. Have you ever felt like this?<br /><br />My therapy has been to play a bunch of short-handed, low-limit <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Holdem</span> against passive opponents. I basically raise and re-raise any reasonable hand <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">preflop</span> while in position and continue the aggression post flop regardless of the board. So far, it has been fun and refreshing being a lag-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">tard</span> versus my natural tendency to be somewhat tight and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">nitty</span>. There is just something about raising every hand that gives you a sense of power and helps the tilt go away. If you are struggling with your game, I highly recommend pounding away on the low-limit short-handed games for a while.Never-Limphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02851612374165583804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19040482.post-81323302682481793802007-03-22T20:56:00.000-07:002007-03-22T20:57:16.056-07:00Unacceptable HandI hate it when people play poorly and beat me. My opponent actually has about 54% equity on this flop with his wheel draw and flush draw but he doesn't re-raise me like he should have (you want to see all 5 cards with that hand!). Instead, he waits until I have 59% equity on the turn to make a bad all-in call.<br /><br />PokerStars Game #9041129322: Omaha Hi/Lo No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - <br />2007/03/22 - 23:19:13 (ET)<br />Table 'Tithonus V' 9-max Seat #7 is the button<br />Seat 1: Pio_the_King ($84.65 in chips) <br />Seat 2: Spiderman419 ($37.70 in chips) <br />Seat 3: Dustydawg ($34.85 in chips) <br />Seat 4: No_Limpin1 ($61.75 in chips) <br />Seat 5: Hillcrestkid ($59.85 in chips) <br />Seat 7: MrCooler1 ($66.20 in chips) <br />Seat 9: sachem99 ($72.70 in chips) <br />sachem99: posts small blind $0.25<br />Pio_the_King: posts big blind $0.50<br />*** HOLE CARDS ***<br />Dealt to No_Limpin1 [Td 2c Ad Ah]<br />Spiderman419: calls $0.50<br />Dustydawg: folds <br />No_Limpin1: raises $2 to $2.50<br />Hillcrestkid: folds <br />MrCooler1: folds <br />sachem99: calls $2.25<br />Pio_the_King: folds <br />Spiderman419: calls $2<br />*** FLOP *** [9c As 5c]<br />sachem99: bets $1.50<br />Spiderman419: folds <br />MrCooler1 is sitting out<br />No_Limpin1: raises $9 to $10.50<br />sachem99: calls $9<br />*** TURN *** [9c As 5c] [Ts]<br />sachem99: checks <br />No_Limpin1: bets $48.75 and is all-in<br />sachem99: calls $48.75<br />*** RIVER *** [9c As 5c Ts] [2s]<br />*** SHOW DOWN ***<br />sachem99: shows [4d 3c 7h Ac] (HI: a straight, Ace to Five; LO: <br />5,4,3,2,A)<br />No_Limpin1: mucks hand <br />sachem99 collected $61.75 from pot<br />sachem99 collected $61.75 from pot<br />*** SUMMARY ***<br />Total pot $126.50 | Rake $3 <br />Board [9c As 5c Ts 2s]<br />Seat 1: Pio_the_King (big blind) folded before Flop<br />Seat 2: Spiderman419 folded on the Flop<br />Seat 3: Dustydawg folded before Flop (didn't bet)<br />Seat 4: No_Limpin1 mucked [Td 2c Ad Ah]<br />Seat 5: Hillcrestkid folded before Flop (didn't bet)<br />Seat 7: MrCooler1 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)<br />Seat 9: sachem99 (small blind) showed [4d 3c 7h Ac] and won ($123.50) <br />with HI: a straight, Ace to Five; LO: 5,4,3,2,ANever-Limphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02851612374165583804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19040482.post-38291805781429406932007-03-21T20:32:00.001-07:002007-03-21T20:32:39.639-07:00Acceptable HandI have been cursed with having the nut boat versus quads four or five times in my life and tonight the poker goods finally paid me back a little!<br /><br />PokerStars Game #9024473426: Omaha Hi/Lo No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - <br />2007/03/21 - 23:01:48 (ET)<br />Table 'Jimarnold' 9-max Seat #9 is the button<br />Seat 1: guy4565 ($77.15 in chips) <br />Seat 3: zender007 ($29.30 in chips) <br />Seat 4: egghead71 ($49 in chips) <br />Seat 5: Idunno_Vince ($49.95 in chips) <br />Seat 6: Justin63701 ($54.95 in chips) <br />Seat 7: No_Limpin1 ($70.90 in chips) <br />Seat 8: MrCooler1 ($49.75 in chips) <br />Seat 9: Little Buck ($30 in chips) <br />guy4565: posts small blind $0.25<br />zender007: posts big blind $0.50<br />Idunno_Vince: posts small & big blinds $0.75<br />*** HOLE CARDS ***<br />Dealt to No_Limpin1 [2h 9d Ad 9h]<br />egghead71: folds <br />Idunno_Vince: checks <br />Justin63701: calls $0.50<br />No_Limpin1: calls $0.50<br />MrCooler1: folds <br />Little Buck: folds <br />guy4565: calls $0.25<br />zender007: checks <br />*** FLOP *** [7h 9c 9s]<br />guy4565: checks <br />zender007: checks <br />Idunno_Vince: checks <br />Justin63701: checks <br />No_Limpin1: bets $0.50<br />guy4565: calls $0.50<br />zender007: folds <br />Idunno_Vince: folds <br />Justin63701: calls $0.50<br />*** TURN *** [7h 9c 9s] [Kd]<br />guy4565: checks <br />Justin63701: checks <br />No_Limpin1: bets $1.50<br />guy4565: raises $3.50 to $5<br />Justin63701: folds <br />No_Limpin1: calls $3.50<br />*** RIVER *** [7h 9c 9s Kd] [4c]<br />guy4565: bets $10.50<br />No_Limpin1: raises $24.50 to $35<br />guy4565: raises $24.50 to $59.50<br />No_Limpin1: raises $5.40 to $64.90 and is all-in<br />guy4565: calls $5.40<br />*** SHOW DOWN ***<br />No_Limpin1: shows [2h 9d Ad 9h] (HI: four of a kind, Nines)<br />guy4565: shows [6h Tc Kc Kh] (HI: a full house, Kings full of Nines)<br />No_Limpin1 collected $141.05 from pot<br />No low hand qualified<br />*** SUMMARY ***<br />Total pot $144.05 | Rake $3 <br />Board [7h 9c 9s Kd 4c]<br />Seat 1: guy4565 (small blind) showed [6h Tc Kc Kh] and lost with HI: a <br />full house, Kings full of Nines<br />Seat 3: zender007 (big blind) folded on the Flop<br />Seat 4: egghead71 folded before Flop (didn't bet)<br />Seat 5: Idunno_Vince folded on the Flop<br />Seat 6: Justin63701 folded on the Turn<br />Seat 7: No_Limpin1 showed [2h 9d Ad 9h] and won ($141.05) with HI: four <br />of a kind, Nines<br />Seat 8: MrCooler1 folded before Flop (didn't bet)<br />Seat 9: Little Buck (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)Never-Limphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02851612374165583804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19040482.post-90456523779480318832007-02-03T21:22:00.000-08:002007-02-03T21:45:25.097-08:00What Do Neteller, the DOJ, Bill Frist and Bottom Set With No Draws in O8 Have In Common?If you said, "They all suck ass!!!" you'd be correct!<br /><br />I have nothing new to add about Neteller that hasn't been discussed elsewhere. I'm just glad that I got my money the hell out of there. For those of you that have funds stuck, I wish you the best in getting your money out. It's a fucked up day when the DOJ and our great country that is suppose to be the "land of the free" starts enforcing prohibition on something millions of Americans enjoy, and against legal, public companies no less. Bill Frist is a mother fucker for attaching the internet gaming prohibition to the ports bill behind closed doors, plain and simple. Fuck you Bill! You cost investors billions of dollars and took away our rights!<br /><br />Here is a hand where a lot of players get into trouble. You flop bottom set with no draws on a flush/low draw board against several players and are out of position. There is no need to even get involved in this crummy situation, just check dump it! Sets are golden in Holdem, not Omaha.<br /><br />PokerStars Game #8269245849: Omaha Hi/Lo Limit ($2/$4) - 2007/02/03 - 22:46:09 (ET)<br />Table 'Caubeta' 10-max Seat #10 is the button<br />Seat 1: Mr. Smu ($46 in chips)<br />Seat 2: No_Limpin1 ($87 in chips)<br />Seat 3: geeklet ($92 in chips)<br />Seat 4: FAB66 ($169 in chips)<br />Seat 5: OoMukashi ($93 in chips)<br />Seat 6: DiamondJack ($36 in chips)<br />Seat 7: levin_money ($50 in chips)<br />Seat 8: Jesusfreak ($136.50 in chips)<br />Seat 9: nut-kracker ($81.50 in chips)<br />Seat 10: bay boy ($79 in chips)<br />Mr. Smu: posts small blind $1<br />No_Limpin1: posts big blind $2<br />*** HOLE CARDS ***<br />Dealt to No_Limpin1 [3c 9h Js 3h]<br />geeklet: folds<br />FAB66: calls $2<br />OoMukashi: folds<br />DiamondJack: folds<br />levin_money: folds<br />Jesusfreak: calls $2<br />nut-kracker: calls $2<br />bay boy: folds<br />Mr. Smu: folds<br />No_Limpin1: checks<br />*** FLOP *** [Qc 4s 3s]<br />No_Limpin1: checks<br />FAB66: bets $2<br />Jesusfreak: calls $2<br />nut-kracker: raises $2 to $4<br />No_Limpin1: folds<br />FAB66: raises $2 to $6<br />Jesusfreak: folds<br />nut-kracker: calls $2<br />*** TURN *** [Qc 4s 3s] [Kc]<br />FAB66: bets $4<br />nut-kracker: calls $4<br />*** RIVER *** [Qc 4s 3s Kc] [6d]<br />FAB66: bets $4<br />nut-kracker: calls $4<br />*** SHOW DOWN ***<br />FAB66: shows [5h 4d 4h 5d] (HI: three of a kind, Fours)<br />nut-kracker: shows [2s Ac Qh Jc] (HI: a pair of Queens; LO: 6,4,3,2,A)<br />FAB66 collected $19 from pot<br />nut-kracker collected $19 from pot<br />*** SUMMARY ***<br />Total pot $39 | Rake $1<br />Board [Qc 4s 3s Kc 6d]<br />Seat 1: Mr. Smu (small blind) folded before Flop<br />Seat 2: No_Limpin1 (big blind) folded on the Flop<br />Seat 3: geeklet folded before Flop (didn't bet)<br />Seat 4: FAB66 showed [5h 4d 4h 5d] and won ($19) with HI: three of a kind, Fours<br />Seat 5: OoMukashi folded before Flop (didn't bet)<br />Seat 6: DiamondJack folded before Flop (didn't bet)<br />Seat 7: levin_money folded before Flop (didn't bet)<br />Seat 8: Jesusfreak folded on the Flop<br />Seat 9: nut-kracker showed [2s Ac Qh Jc] and won ($19) with HI: a pair of Queens; LO: 6,4,3,2,A<br />Seat 10: bay boy (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)Never-Limphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02851612374165583804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19040482.post-79371930888675238182007-01-17T19:25:00.000-08:002007-01-17T19:31:02.793-08:00Bodog Hand HistoriesI've been playing a little PLO8 on Bodog and I just can't get over how horrible it is to not only search for hand histories, but simply read them. Their software is awful. Take a look at this and see if you can figure out what happened.<br /><br />Hand Number 545523679 <br />Start Date 2007-01-17 21:57:36.0 <br />End Date 2007-01-17 21:59:11.0 <br />Pot Size $138.92 <br />Rake $2.00 <br />Game Type Omaha H/L <br />Play Mode Real <br />Table Name Port Hedland <br />Structure PL <br />Table Stakes Min Bet Max Bet Ante Blinds <br />$0.50 $0.25 $0.50 <br /> <br />Community Cards J 2 8 K 3 <br /><br />Player Information<br />Screen<br />Name Seat<br />Position Cards<br />Dealt Start/End<br />Amount Total<br />Bet Win/Loss<br />Amount <br />NeverLimp 1 A 4 8 8 $72.26/$139.09 $56.70 $66.83 <br />bust me 2 $78.35/$77.85 $0.50 $-0.50 <br />westside108 3 $25.42/$25.42 $0.00 $0.00 <br />Flxxx 4 $9.25/$8.25 $1.00 $-1.00 <br />Mermaid425 5 $48.05/$40.55 $7.50 $-7.50 <br />bohmar 6 7 A 6 3 $56.70/$0.00 $56.70 $-56.70 <br />pdb1066 7 $15.50/$14.50 $1.00 $-1.00 <br />VaTech06 8 3 4 6 A $17.52/$15.40 $17.52 $-2.12 <br />gordonfan33 9 $110.75/$110.75 $0.00 $0.00 <br /><br />Hand Actions<br />Player Action Action Data Timestamp <br />gordonfan33 Set dealer/Bring in spot 9 21:57:36 <br />NeverLimp Ante/Small blind $ 0.25 21:57:36 <br />bust me Big blind/Bring in $ 0.50 21:57:36 <br />NeverLimp Card dealt to a spot A 4 8 8 21:57:36 <br />bust me Card dealt to a spot 21:57:36 <br />westside108 Card dealt to a spot 21:57:36 <br />Flxxx Card dealt to a spot 21:57:36 <br />Mermaid425 Card dealt to a spot 21:57:36 <br />bohmar Card dealt to a spot 7 A 6 3 21:57:36 <br />pdb1066 Card dealt to a spot 21:57:36 <br />VaTech06 Card dealt to a spot 3 4 6 A 21:57:36 <br />gordonfan33 Card dealt to a spot 21:57:36 <br />westside108 Fold $ 0.00 21:57:41 <br />Flxxx Call $ 0.50 21:57:45 <br />Mermaid425 Call $ 0.50 21:57:46 <br />bohmar Call $ 0.50 21:57:46 <br />pdb1066 Call $ 0.50 21:57:50 <br />VaTech06 Raise $ 1.00 21:57:50 <br />gordonfan33 Fold $ 0.00 21:57:54 <br />NeverLimp Call $ 0.75 21:58:06 <br />bust me Fold $ 0.50 21:58:06 <br />Flxxx Call $ 0.50 21:58:09 <br />Mermaid425 Call $ 0.50 21:58:14 <br />bohmar Call $ 0.50 21:58:16 <br />pdb1066 Call $ 0.50 21:58:18 <br /> Betting round completed Last active pot = $6.50 21:58:18 <br /> Card dealt to table J 2 8 21:58:18 <br />NeverLimp Bet $ 6.50 21:58:28 <br />Flxxx Fold $ 0.00 21:58:31 <br />Mermaid425 Call $ 6.50 21:58:35 <br />bohmar Call $ 6.50 21:58:41 <br />pdb1066 Fold $ 0.00 21:58:50 <br />VaTech06 All-in $ 16.52 21:58:52 <br />NeverLimp Raise $ 62.56 21:58:59 <br />Mermaid425 Fold $ 6.50 21:59:02 <br />bohmar All-in $ 49.20 21:59:05 <br />NeverLimp Return uncalled portion of bet $ 13.36 21:59:05 <br /> Betting round completed Last active pot = $0.00 <br />Side pot 8 = $62.56<br />Side pot 6 = $78.36 21:59:07 <br /> Card dealt to table K 21:59:07 <br /> Betting round completed Last active pot = $0.00 <br />Side pot 8 = $62.56<br />Side pot 6 = $78.36 21:59:09 <br /> Card dealt to table 3 21:59:09 <br /> Rake amount $ 2.00 21:59:11 <br /> Betting round completed Last active pot = $-0.01 <br />Side pot 8 = $61.68<br />Side pot 6 = $77.25 21:59:11 <br />NeverLimp Showdown Show card: 99<br />8 4 3 2 A 21:59:11 <br />NeverLimp Showdown Show card: Three of a Kind<br />8 8 8 K J 21:59:11 <br />bohmar Showdown Show card: 99<br />8 6 3 2 A 21:59:11 <br />bohmar Showdown Show card: Pair<br />3 3 A K J 21:59:11 <br />VaTech06 Showdown Show card: 99<br />8 4 3 2 A 21:59:11 <br />VaTech06 Showdown Show card: Pair<br />3 3 A K J 21:59:11 <br />NeverLimp Hand result $ 123.53 21:59:11 <br />VaTech06 Hand result $ 15.40 21:59:11<br /><br />If you know of a way to easily clean up Bodog hand histories, I'm all ears.Never-Limphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02851612374165583804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19040482.post-1167459073752075072006-12-29T22:02:00.000-08:002006-12-29T22:20:20.713-08:00Call Me The BricklayerMy hand here is actually a 61% favorite over top set on the flop and still 52% on the turn but I brick hard. My call on the end is kind of silly but I hate folding for one more bet in a huge pot. This is the type of hand that has been ruining my short sessions lately.<br /><br />PokerStars Game #7672777823: Omaha Hi/Lo Limit ($3/$6) - 2006/12/30 - 00:32:29 (ET)<br />Table 'Joensuu II' 10-max Seat #2 is the button<br />Seat 1: alwaysburied ($120 in chips) <br />Seat 2: Jesusfreak ($218.50 in chips) <br />Seat 3: cokecat ($360 in chips) <br />Seat 4: No_Limpin1 ($169 in chips) <br />Seat 5: grapsfan ($73 in chips) <br />Seat 6: Roofer100 ($67 in chips) <br />Seat 7: mysu ($164 in chips) <br />Seat 8: LAngelito ($51.50 in chips) <br />Seat 9: PWC333 ($23 in chips) <br />Seat 10: NAGEL ($124 in chips) <br />cokecat: posts small blind $1<br />No_Limpin1: posts big blind $3<br />*** HOLE CARDS ***<br />Dealt to No_Limpin1 [Ad Ks 3s 5d]<br />grapsfan: folds <br />Roofer100: calls $3<br />mysu: calls $3<br />LAngelito: folds <br />PWC333: folds <br />NAGEL: folds <br />alwaysburied: folds <br />Jesusfreak: folds <br />cokecat: calls $2<br />No_Limpin1: raises $3 to $6<br />Roofer100: calls $3<br />mysu: calls $3<br />cokecat: folds <br />*** FLOP *** [Kh 4h 2s]<br />No_Limpin1: bets $3<br />Roofer100: calls $3<br />mysu: raises $3 to $6<br />No_Limpin1: raises $3 to $9<br />Roofer100: calls $6<br />mysu: calls $3<br />*** TURN *** [Kh 4h 2s] [Ts]<br />No_Limpin1: bets $6<br />Roofer100: calls $6<br />mysu: raises $6 to $12<br />No_Limpin1: calls $6<br />Roofer100: calls $6<br />*** RIVER *** [Kh 4h 2s Ts] [2h]<br />No_Limpin1: checks <br />Roofer100: checks <br />mysu: bets $6<br />No_Limpin1: calls $6<br />Roofer100: folds <br />*** SHOW DOWN ***<br />mysu: shows [Kd Jc Kc 9d] (HI: a full house, Kings full of Deuces)<br />No_Limpin1: mucks hand <br />mysu collected $93 from pot<br />No low hand qualified<br />mysu is sitting out<br />*** SUMMARY ***<br />Total pot $96 | Rake $3 <br />Board [Kh 4h 2s Ts 2h]<br />Seat 1: alwaysburied folded before Flop (didn't bet)<br />Seat 2: Jesusfreak (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)<br />Seat 3: cokecat (small blind) folded before Flop<br />Seat 4: No_Limpin1 (big blind) mucked [Ad Ks 3s 5d]<br />Seat 5: grapsfan folded before Flop (didn't bet)<br />Seat 6: Roofer100 folded on the River<br />Seat 7: mysu showed [Kd Jc Kc 9d] and won ($93) with HI: a full house, Kings full of Deuces<br />Seat 8: LAngelito folded before Flop (didn't bet)<br />Seat 9: PWC333 folded before Flop (didn't bet)<br />Seat 10: NAGEL folded before Flop (didn't bet)Never-Limphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02851612374165583804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19040482.post-1166290245873195552006-12-16T09:05:00.000-08:002006-12-16T09:34:51.950-08:00Another Final TableI made the final table of the $6K Guaranteed PLO rebuy on UB last night. If my records are correct, I've played this tourney 8 times with 4 final table appearances, not bad.<br /><br />It's kind of funny, I had just lost a big pot with the nut flush vs a straight flush right before the first break and almost didn't rebuy/add-on despite the nice overlay. That mistake would have cost me over $200 since I ended up taking 8th.<br /><br />One of my key hands was on the bubble, 20 paid with 21 left. Blinds were 750/1500 and I had about 38K. It folds to me in SB with AKKT and I pot raise. BB thinks a bit and calls with slightly less than me. The flop comes A22, I pot, he insta-raises all-in with A335 and I call. The turn was a 2 and the river was a 4. Since you HAVE TO PLAY EXACTLY 2 CARDS FROM YOUR HAND AND 3 FROM THE BOARD, I have 2's full of K's and my opponent has 2's full of 3's. That put me up to about 74K, good for 4th at the time.<br /><br />Sadly, I was pretty card dead the rest of the way and ended up going out with KKxx against the chip leader who called my preflop raise with KQJ6 and hit two pair (J6) on the turn. If I win that pot I'm 3rd in chips with a good shot to win. How many times have you heard THAT before?!Never-Limphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02851612374165583804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19040482.post-1166218649311089992006-12-15T13:36:00.000-08:002006-12-15T13:37:29.706-08:00Fickle PokerI haven’t had much time for poker lately but I did get the chance to play 3 donkaments on Wednesday night. I sat down and decided to play whatever donkaments were starting next on Stars and Tilt. They were NLHE and HORSE.<br /><br />In the first NLHE tourney I got a good stack of chips all-in preflop with KK and was called by two donks with AQo and A6s - ace on the flop of course. In the second, it was nearing the bubble and I pushed with AK. The big stack called with 33 and I flopped a K, but my opponent hit running spades for crappy flush. In the HORSE, I played great, winning some big pots in LO8 (A46Jds made nut flush and 2nd nut low) and Razz (65 vs 75). But then I lost a big pot in Stud Hi/Lo with a pair of 5’s and a 6 low to a rivered wheel. Shortly after that I raised a limper with AJo and the flop came AKJ. My opponent led out, I raised and he 3-bet. I only had a couple more bets left and of course he had QT.<br /><br />I’ve never felt better about my game so hopefully I’ll make some decent scores soon.Never-Limphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02851612374165583804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19040482.post-1165083531937259932006-12-02T10:18:00.000-08:002006-12-02T10:22:33.083-08:00AAxx Loathes Me!I've had AAxx over 200 times in PLO and PL/NL/L08 and it has been a net looser for me, even after <a href="http://www.pokerhand.org/?640432">this recent hand</a>. Frustrating for sure, given that my preflop equity is usually around 60% when I get it heads up. <br /><br />What tends to happen in PLO is you either win a smallish pot or lose a pretty big one (if you don't respect raises) because you get out-flopped by 2 pair or better. Unimproved AAxx is not a hand you want to risk a big stack with postflop, especially on a coordinated board. <br /><br />In PLO8, the same thing tends to happen unless you have flush and low draws to go with the hand. Even if you hit a set your hand is often still very vulnerable to flush, straight and low draws, especially in multi-way pots. Here is one example of this in a limit game:<br /><br />PokerStars Game #7054479213: Omaha Hi/Lo Limit ($2/$4) - 2006/11/16 - 21:54:16 (ET)<br />Table 'Delvaux' 10-max Seat #8 is the button<br />Seat 1: asspony ($51.50 in chips) <br />Seat 2: THE PISTOL ($143.50 in chips) <br />Seat 3: bohunk46 ($61 in chips) <br />Seat 4: WAYNEP ($67.50 in chips) <br />Seat 5: Greek34 ($60 in chips) <br />Seat 6: WhiteDwarf ($65 in chips) <br />Seat 7: DoYouChop ($66.50 in chips) <br />Seat 8: onepercent ($53 in chips) <br />Seat 9: tafossi007 ($99 in chips) <br />Seat 10: No_Limpin1 ($70 in chips) <br />tafossi007: posts small blind $1<br />No_Limpin1: posts big blind $2<br />DoYouChop: posts big blind $2<br />*** HOLE CARDS ***<br />Dealt to No_Limpin1 [Ad Ah 6s 3d]<br />asspony: folds <br />THE PISTOL: calls $2<br />bohunk46: calls $2<br />WAYNEP: folds <br />Greek34: folds <br />WhiteDwarf: folds <br />DoYouChop: checks <br />onepercent: folds <br />tafossi007: calls $1<br />No_Limpin1: raises $2 to $4<br />THE PISTOL: raises $2 to $6<br />bohunk46: folds <br />DoYouChop: calls $4<br />tafossi007: calls $4<br />No_Limpin1: raises $2 to $8<br />Betting is capped<br />THE PISTOL: calls $2<br />DoYouChop: calls $2<br />tafossi007: calls $2<br />*** FLOP *** [8s Ks Ac]<br />tafossi007: checks <br />No_Limpin1: bets $2<br />THE PISTOL: raises $2 to $4<br />DoYouChop: calls $4<br />tafossi007: calls $4<br />No_Limpin1: calls $2<br />*** TURN *** [8s Ks Ac] [Tc]<br />tafossi007: checks <br />No_Limpin1: bets $4<br />THE PISTOL: calls $4<br />DoYouChop: raises $4 to $8<br />tafossi007: calls $8<br />No_Limpin1: calls $4<br />THE PISTOL: raises $4 to $12<br />DoYouChop: raises $4 to $16<br />Betting is capped<br />tafossi007: calls $8<br />No_Limpin1: calls $8<br />THE PISTOL: calls $4<br />*** RIVER *** [8s Ks Ac Tc] [5s]<br />tafossi007: checks <br />No_Limpin1: checks <br />THE PISTOL: bets $4<br />DoYouChop: raises $4 to $8<br />tafossi007: calls $8<br />No_Limpin1 said, "fuc me"<br />No_Limpin1: folds <br />THE PISTOL: raises $4 to $12<br />DoYouChop: raises $4 to $16<br />Betting is capped<br />tafossi007: calls $8<br />THE PISTOL: calls $4<br />*** SHOW DOWN ***<br />DoYouChop: shows [8c 2h 8d 3h] (HI: three of a kind, Eights; LO: 8,5,3,2,A)<br />tafossi007: shows [9s 7s Kd Jd] (HI: a flush, King high)<br />THE PISTOL: shows [6d As 2c 3s] (HI: a flush, Ace high; LO: 8,5,3,2,A)<br />THE PISTOL collected $79.50 from pot<br />THE PISTOL collected $40 from pot<br />DoYouChop collected $39.50 from pot<br />*** SUMMARY ***<br />Total pot $162 | Rake $3 <br />Board [8s Ks Ac Tc 5s]<br />Seat 1: asspony folded before Flop (didn't bet)<br />Seat 2: THE PISTOL showed [6d As 2c 3s] and won ($119.50) with HI: a flush, Ace high; LO: 8,5,3,2,A<br />Seat 3: bohunk46 folded before Flop<br />Seat 4: WAYNEP folded before Flop (didn't bet)<br />Seat 5: Greek34 folded before Flop (didn't bet)<br />Seat 6: WhiteDwarf folded before Flop (didn't bet)<br />Seat 7: DoYouChop showed [8c 2h 8d 3h] and won ($39.50) with HI: three of a kind, Eights; LO: 8,5,3,2,A<br />Seat 8: onepercent (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)<br />Seat 9: tafossi007 (small blind) showed [9s 7s Kd Jd] and lost with HI: a flush, King high<br />Seat 10: No_Limpin1 (big blind) folded on the River<br /><br />I should have gone ahead and capped the flop on the above hand, but when I'm running bad I tend to fear the suckout and lose some of my aggression as a result. Not good, although my pussiness actually saved me some money on the hand.<br /><br />In general, I'm still jamming the hell out of AAxx in PLO and PL/NLO8, but it's good to mix it up from time to time. I'll limp re-raise with it in EP sometimes to keep my opponents off balance and guessing. <a href="http://www.pokerhand.org/?642434">Here is a good example of when to do it IMO.</a> If everbody folds I pick up a nice pot, otherwise, I have an equity advantage which is just fine too.<br /><br />Hopefully I'll start running better with AAxx over the next 10,000 hands.Never-Limphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02851612374165583804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19040482.post-1164928142270930582006-11-30T14:54:00.000-08:002006-11-30T15:09:22.910-08:00Stars VPP'sIf you play at Stars and have aspirations of becomming a Supernova next year, I suggest emailing support to see if they will carry over your current VPP's to 2007. I know of one person who was successful in his request. The email went something like this:<br /><br />"My name is ***** ***** and I play under the screen name *******. I'm considering moving all of my play to Stars to obtain Supernova status, but I don't want to wait until Jan 1 to start collecting the VPP's. I play about 15K hands per month and would be an excellent customer. Will you please consider rolling over my VPP's earned in November and December to 2007. Thank you for your consideration."Never-Limphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02851612374165583804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19040482.post-1163891848686740502006-11-18T15:13:00.000-08:002006-11-18T15:17:29.126-08:00Tony G Destroys Ralph PerryThis happened a few months ago but I'm just seeing it for the first time today. It's by far the harshest berrating I've ever heard at a table.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TvCn_KbLpLY"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TvCn_KbLpLY" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>Never-Limphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02851612374165583804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19040482.post-1163131670365836092006-11-09T20:04:00.000-08:002006-11-18T14:29:02.326-08:00This is how good I runWops,inc accidentally calls my preflop jam.<br /><br />PokerStars Game #6961332660: Omaha Hi/Lo No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2006/11/09 - 22:31:20 (ET)<br />Table 'Menelaus II' 9-max Seat #7 is the button<br />Seat 1: AAA_flop_777 ($69.40 in chips) <br />Seat 3: cardSlinga44 ($84.25 in chips) <br />Seat 4: Dustydawg ($27 in chips) <br />Seat 5: rattus63 ($3.70 in chips) <br />Seat 6: No_Limpin1 ($54 in chips) <br />Seat 7: wops,inc ($97.65 in chips) <br />Seat 8: 8 PEOPLES ($49.50 in chips) <br />Seat 9: Placidus ($56.85 in chips) <br />8 PEOPLES: posts small blind $0.25<br />Placidus: posts big blind $0.50<br />*** HOLE CARDS ***<br />Dealt to No_Limpin1 [Kd Ad 3h Ah]<br />AAA_flop_777: folds <br />Galigirl leaves the table<br />cardSlinga44: calls $0.50<br />Dustydawg: folds <br />rattus63: folds <br />No_Limpin1: raises $53.50 to $54 and is all-in<br />sdsong81 joins the table at seat #2 <br />wops,inc: calls $54<br />8 PEOPLES: folds <br />Placidus: folds <br />cardSlinga44: folds <br />*** FLOP *** [Ts 7d 9c]<br />*** TURN *** [Ts 7d 9c] [3d]<br />*** RIVER *** [Ts 7d 9c 3d] [7s]<br />*** SHOW DOWN ***<br />No_Limpin1: shows [Kd Ad 3h Ah] (HI: two pair, Aces and Sevens)<br />wops,inc: shows [8d Ks 8h Js] (HI: a straight, Seven to Jack)<br />wops,inc collected $106.25 from pot<br />No low hand qualified<br />*** SUMMARY ***<br />Total pot $109.25 | Rake $3 <br />Board [Ts 7d 9c 3d 7s]<br />Seat 1: AAA_flop_777 folded before Flop (didn't bet)<br />Seat 3: cardSlinga44 folded before Flop<br />Seat 4: Dustydawg folded before Flop (didn't bet)<br />Seat 5: rattus63 folded before Flop (didn't bet)<br />Seat 6: No_Limpin1 showed [Kd Ad 3h Ah] and lost with HI: two pair, Aces and Sevens<br />Seat 7: wops,inc (button) showed [8d Ks 8h Js] and won ($106.25) with HI: a straight, Seven to Jack<br />Seat 8: 8 PEOPLES (small blind) folded before Flop<br />Seat 9: Placidus (big blind) folded before Flop<br /><br />EDIT: This guy actually transferred me $5 because he felt bad. I must say, that's a first!<br /><br />Fortunately, my tourney game HAS actually been running well. I've made 3 final tables in my last 4 attempts, however, nothing higher than 6th.Never-Limphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02851612374165583804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19040482.post-1161441017984465392006-10-21T07:20:00.000-07:002006-10-21T07:30:18.236-07:00Just Say No To TiltI'm running bad and need to calm down my inner monkey!<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1979/1877/1600/yourbrain.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1979/1877/400/yourbrain.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Never-Limphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02851612374165583804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19040482.post-1159393709226819752006-09-27T14:48:00.000-07:002006-10-21T07:33:54.636-07:00Picking Up Dead MoneyUnless you are a luckbox or cardrack like Jamie Gold in the 2006 WSOP Main Event, you'll rarely win a tourney without picking up lots of uncontested pots. The key is spotting the right opportunity and using selective aggession to make the correct play. To my knowledge, I've never seen an article that summarizes all of the different opportunities where you can pick up dead money, so I think I have some original content here based on my playing experience and study of the game.<br /><br />Picking Up Dead Money:<br /><br />1) The Continuation Bet. If you raise preflop and it checks to you on the flop, continue to take the lead by betting. This is best used in position against weak opponents on uncoordinated boards like Q72 rainbow. If the board is scary, like 987 with two suited cards, you may elect to do a delayed continuation bet (assuming you missed of course) by checking the flop and then betting the turn if your opponent doesn't show any strength.<br /><br />2) The "First In" Bluff. This is simply being the first player to bet in a multi-way pot. If you are the first to bet when everybody has missed the flop, you are likely to take it down right there. Like the above, it's best to try this on uncoordinated flops so that nobody can/will call with a draw. Also, make certain that one of your opponents is not a calling station or you will bleed chips. Gus Hansen makes this move a lot. <br /><br />3) The "No Interest" Bluff. A postflop bet made in a multi-way pot, it typically comes on the turn after the flop is checked around. Example: you are in SB with two cards and nobody bets the J63 flop. The turn is another 3 and you lead out with a bet. Your opponents probably don't have much here and they may think that you hit trips or were looking to check raise a jack on the flop.<br /><br />4) The Standard Steal. If the preflop action folds to you in late position or SB, raise. If you are in BB and it folds to SB who limps, raise. This is best done with a tight image and a decent stack size against weak opponents with smallish and medium stacks. Big stacks rarely fold to a steal (especially in position) so save your chips. <br /><br />5) The Re-steal. A slightly more advanced move where you come over the top of a suspected steal attempt with a big raise. Again, it's best to do this with a tight image and a stack size larger than your opponent's to put maximum pressure on him/her.<br /><br />6) The Stop & Go. This is basically a post-flop re-steal when out of position by calling a suspected preflop steal attempt and then jamming the flop. Example: the button makes a suspected steal, SB folds, you call in BB and then jam the flop forcing your opponent to have a good hand. Once again, it's important to have a tight image and a decent stack of chips when attempting this move.<br /><br />7) The Squeeze Play. An advanced move that basically goes like this: a player makes a small preflop raise, one or more players call and then you make a gigantic raise. The first raiser has to respect your re-raise and once you get past the initial raiser, the others are likely to fold their medium strength hands. This play obviously won't work if the initial raiser has AA or KK, but most of the time he/she won't have the rockets or cowboys, especially if they are loose preflop. Make sure you have a healthy stack before making this move and raise at least the pot if not all-in.<br /><br />8) The Secret Move. This bluff is so good that I've only been called on it about 10% of the time. I'm shocked that this move is not written about in any textbooks (that I know of anyway) and I rarely see it utilized by even the best, most experienced players. And you think I'm going to tell you what it is? BAHAHAHAHA!Never-Limphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02851612374165583804noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19040482.post-1159202489945336962006-09-25T09:34:00.000-07:002006-09-25T11:51:39.293-07:00A New Adventure Into No-Limit Omaha 8/bI’ve found a new princess, no-limit Omaha 8/b at PokerStars. <a href="http://njfelt.blogspot.com/">Dave</a> has been blogging about the sweetness of these games for a long time, but I didn’t feel comfortable with my knowledge of O8 until just recently. I used to get a little confused with the whole counterfeiting issue but have a firm grasp on that concept now. It’s certainly one of the more complex poker games which means the skilled players have a larger advantage (EV) over an average field. Also, I like the lower variance of the game compared with PLO where there is rarely a split pot (this is a philosophical change of mine given recent ass beatings). In short, it’s easier for a fish to get lucky and scoop you in PLO versus PLO8 or NLO8. At least that’s my impression at the moment. I’ve lost my stack countless times with AAxx in PLO but it’s hard to get stacked with AA2x in NLO8.<br /><br />Like all games, starting hand selection is extremely important. If you’re new to the game, take a look at <a href="http://casinogambling.about.com/cs/poker/a/omahahilo.htm">this starting hand guide.</a> Play hands that have the opportunity to scoop (win high AND low). Suited aces, pairs and low connecting features are very valuable when packaged together correctly. A hand like A234 is garbage in PLO (rarely makes the nuts) but strong in O8. AA23 double-suited is the best starting hand in O8.<br /><br />Post flop, think about high first. If you don’t have a good high hand or draw, it’s usually correct to muck to a bet even if you have the nut low since you’ll only get 50% of the pot at best. The one time you might keep your hand in this spot is if you’re playing a large multi-way pot in LO8, but even then there may be another nut low out and you’ll only get 25% of the pot. I witnessed this mistake many times over the weekend at the $100 tables. Example: on a board of A67 rainbow, a good aggressive player bet the pot and a poor player called. The turn was a T and put 2 diamonds on the board; the good player moved all-in and his opponent quickly called with 23KJ (nut low but just a gutshot straight draw and no flush draw for high). His 4 outs to the gutshot didn’t get there and he lost 75% of his stack to 7723. Don’t play low without a strong high, especially for a large stack!Never-Limphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02851612374165583804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19040482.post-1158594159300230492006-09-18T08:39:00.000-07:002006-09-18T08:42:39.793-07:00Poker and NFL MusingsThe dirty whore continues to treat me poorly!<br /><br />When you have a pair of aces, nut flush draw and open-ended straight draw in PLO, you don’t expect to lose all your tourney chips to second-nut flush draw and a gutshot, but alas I found a way in the Stars re-buy.<br /><br />Paradise Poker entered me in a $10K freeroll on Saturday with 350 donkeys, and of those only about half showed up. One of the funniest things I witness in online poker is when a player doesn’t realize that his opponent is sitting out, limps in, then checks it down and loses! HA! HA! HA! That is the ultimate in wimpy play! How ignorant can you be?! I stole time and time again, but the most annoying thing continued happening. Every time I won a pot, the software would crash and I’d have to log back in! Yes, every goddamn time! I nearly quite except I wanted to make a couple thousand and since Paradise has the worst players on the planet, I liked my chances even though I’ve been running ice cold for a couple months. Unfortunately, I jammed on the button with A5o and the BB called with QTo and hit a runner-runner straight near the bubble. Fuck you dirty whore!<br /><br />At least my NFL picks are paying. I took the Eagles (-5) last week against the pathetic Texans, and the Chiefs (+10.5) and unders (38) this week. Chiefs/Broncos games are almost always close and I knew Herm would give LJ the rock 25+ times and try to keep the score low. In addition, the Chiefs defense is vastly improved beyond consensus and Plummer is inconsistent and over-rated. Plus, right now Plummer’s head is in a fog because he’s worried about Cutler stealing his job.<br /><br />A QB to watch out for in your fantasy keeper league is Oakland’s 6’6” 230 lb Andrew Walter. The guy replaced Brooks and looked very cool despite facing a tough Ravens defense and it being his first real NFL action. He threw some picks, but he looked 100 times better than Brooks ever has. This QB of the future should be the QB of the present.Never-Limphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02851612374165583804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19040482.post-1157943353067145402006-09-10T19:31:00.000-07:002006-09-18T12:52:19.253-07:00Clutching The JunkWas it just me or were the football games very boring today? I even lost interest in my Chiefs after Trent Green got crushed in the head as he was sliding to the ground. When Roaf retired, I figured we would lose Green, I just didn't think it would be THIS soon!<br /><br />Bored with the games, I fired up the dirty whore and she got back to doing what she does best - busting my balls. Check out <a href="http://www.pokerhand.org/?499087">this big 3/6 LHE hand where it's gets capped 5 ways preflop. I flop a set of kings (84% equity) and this moron to my left who called a raise with 97s (and then had to put in 2 more small bets) hits a gutshot on the turn. I don't hit my redraw on the river and once again I lose to a donk.</a> Very, very frustrating! I haven't scooped a big pot in weeks.<br /><br />So, once again pissed-off at ring games, I fire up some SnG's. <a href="http://www.pokerhand.org/?499257">I get KK early and get it all-in preflop against AK and TT! The flop is nice but a T on the turn busts my balls.</a><br /><br />I don't play that many hands early in tourney's and in ring games - I'm pretty much a nutpeddler unless I have a strong draw, but that doesn't stop mother variance from kicking the shit out of me. The long-term in poker is hundreds of thousands of hands if not millions. I'm not sure I'll ever get there the way it's going.Never-Limphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02851612374165583804noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19040482.post-1157899154628016802006-09-10T07:11:00.000-07:002006-09-10T07:39:15.176-07:00Hypocrisy ExposedESPN's 'Outside The Lines' had an excellent segment on Internet Gambling this morning. It's certainly worth checking out and if I can find a video link, I'll post it here. There was a sports handicapper on the program that did a great job of exposing the hypocrisy of H.R. 4411, the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act that just passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a 317-93 margin. <br /><br />In response to the legislation passing, PocketFives.com and the Poker Players Alliance will be co-sponsoring the Phone March on Washington to Tuesday, September 12, 2006 from 9:00am ET until 5:30pm ET. Everyone is encouraged to call 800-289-1136, which will connect you to your Senators' offices. Tell them that you oppose any legislation that would prohibit online poker, that prohibition doesn't work, and that it should be regulated and taxed.Never-Limphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02851612374165583804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19040482.post-1157821265180923912006-09-09T09:20:00.000-07:002006-09-09T10:08:30.743-07:00Lady Luck Loves My OpponentsWell, I returned the call of the dirty whore last night and as feared she had her radar set squarely on my package. I played ring games for about 4 hours and never won a showdown, not one.<br /><br />I started playing 3/6 LHE at <a href="http://www.pokerstars.com/">Stars</a> and found myself completely card dead for 30 minutes. Then, I picked up red nines on the button and raised a limper. BB called, the limper called and the flop came KhQhTh. The SB led out and the limper called. I thought, "Great, even if I hit the straight flush I'll lose!" So after an hour of hitting nothing I moved to the PLO $100 tables. Within a couple orbits <a href="http://www.pokerhand.org/?496104">I flopped the nut straight with an open-ended straight flush draw on a 7d8c9d board! Two people bet into me and I raised the pot. To my surprise, the villan to my left also jammed the pot and BB called! I was up against 9TJx with no re-draw and 99xx. The river paired of course and I got stacked.</a> <br /><br />I re-loaded since the table was juicy and soon hit a set of aces on an A96 rainbow board! We got all-in on the flop and he rivered a straight with 78Tx. Then, I go card dead for what seems like an eternity before <a href="http://www.pokerhand.org/?496192">I finally picked up a hand, double-suited kings. I flopped a set but a calling station called a pot bet on the flop with nothing but a gutshot and hit it on the turn.</a> Did the Q really have to come on the turn there?! Guess so. The dirty whore has a lot of making up to do.Never-Limphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02851612374165583804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19040482.post-1157743116247245972006-09-08T12:15:00.000-07:002006-09-08T12:18:36.616-07:00My Love/Hate Relationship With PokerShe’s a dirty whore, but I just keep going back for more. I think I’m having fun during the act, but after I’m finished I think, "why the fuck did I do that?!" Actually, that’s not completely true. I haven’t seen her in quite a few days and her temptation is starting to fade. The problem is she’s just not treating me right and her kicks to my junk are really starting to bite! How can I possibly keep letting her play with my head morning, noon, and night!<br /><br />So, lately I’ve been ignoring the calls from the dirty whore and instead hanging out with my good buddies Mr. Fantasy Football and Sir Mansion Sports Bet Freeroll. Mr. Fantasy, unlike the dirty whore, has treated me like a king for the last two years and Mansion was nice enough to line my pockets with several Franklins on Thursday night via Steelers victory. Unfortunately, Mansion rarely comes around and Mr. Fantasy is only a temporary distraction from my degenerate, money-making needs. As a result, I’ll likely return the calls of the dirty whore, maybe even as soon as tonight. If I do, hopefully we can start to mend our rocky relationship and I won’t wake up in the morning with a sore, sore package. Wish me luck.Never-Limphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02851612374165583804noreply@blogger.com0