FullTiltPoker Game #6217325848: Table Sun Reef - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:54:49 ET - 2008/04/28
Seat 1: uhwtf ($98)
Seat 2: booger369 ($224.65)
Seat 3: gdshaffer ($106.95)
Seat 4: SA_Matador ($97.55)
Seat 5: Untouchable4u2 ($29.55)
Seat 6: pgriv ($275.25)
Seat 7: MGilly200 ($80.45)
Seat 8: Azuos ($149.80)
Seat 9: widowmaker0 ($39.80)
Azuos posts the small blind of $0.50
widowmaker0 posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #7
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to gdshaffer [9d 9c]
uhwtf folds
pgriv: LOL
booger369 folds
gdshaffer raises to $3.50
pgriv: on that bet
SA_Matador folds
Untouchable4u2 folds
pgriv: I folded to laugh
pgriv has 15 seconds left to act
pgriv calls $3.50
MGilly200 folds
Azuos folds
widowmaker0 folds
*** FLOP *** [7c 9s 8h]
gdshaffer bets $8
pgriv has 15 seconds left to act
pgriv: re raise
pgriv raises to $32.50
gdshaffer: all in
gdshaffer has 15 seconds left to act
gdshaffer raises to $103.45, and is all in
pgriv calls $70.95
gdshaffer shows [9d 9c]
pgriv shows [Th Jc]
*** TURN *** [7c 9s 8h] [5d]
*** RIVER *** [7c 9s 8h 5d] [6d]
gdshaffer shows a straight, Nine high
pgriv shows a straight, Jack high
pgriv wins the pot ($212.40) with a straight, Jack high
gdshaffer adds $100
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $215.40 | Rake $3
Board: [7c 9s 8h 5d 6d]
Seat 1: uhwtf didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: booger369 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: gdshaffer showed [9d 9c] and lost with a straight, Nine high
Seat 4: SA_Matador didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: Untouchable4u2 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: pgriv showed [Th Jc] and won ($212.40) with a straight, Jack high
Seat 7: MGilly200 (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: Azuos (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 9: widowmaker0 (big blind) folded before the Flop
I didn't have much of a read on this player at this point, but as time went on, it became clear that he was an absolute maniac. His stats were something along the lines of 74/25/8.0, and he was capable of putting any amount of chips into the middle with any two cards. To counter, I played with my normal anti-maniac strategy: set traps and play with utter passivity until the river.
A hand that set up some things to come:
FullTiltPoker Game #6218209898: Table Sun Reef - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em - 0:06:54 ET - 2008/04/29
Seat 1: uhwtf ($158.25)
Seat 2: booger369 ($105.35)
Seat 3: gdshaffer ($100.65)
Seat 4: SA_Matador ($273.70)
Seat 5: Thaddypants ($99)
Seat 6: pgriv ($428.60)
Seat 7: MGilly200 ($250.25)
Seat 8: El Nino 1 ($100)
Seat 9: mce86 ($48.65)
Thaddypants posts the small blind of $0.50
pgriv posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to gdshaffer [7s 7d]
MGilly200 folds
El Nino 1 folds
mce86 has 15 seconds left to act
mce86 folds
uhwtf folds
booger369 folds
gdshaffer raises to $3.50
SA_Matador folds
Thaddypants folds
pgriv calls $2.50
*** FLOP *** [9d 5c 7h]
pgriv checks
gdshaffer checks
*** TURN *** [9d 5c 7h] [Qd]
pgriv bets $7.50
gdshaffer calls $7.50
*** RIVER *** [9d 5c 7h Qd] [8h]
pgriv bets $1
gdshaffer calls $1
*** SHOW DOWN ***
pgriv shows [Js 6h] a straight, Nine high
gdshaffer mucks
pgriv wins the pot ($23.30) with a straight, Nine high
gdshaffer adds $11.35
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $24.50 | Rake $1.20
Board: [9d 5c 7h Qd 8h]
Seat 1: uhwtf didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: booger369 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: gdshaffer mucked [7s 7d] - three of a kind, Sevens
Seat 4: SA_Matador (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: Thaddypants (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 6: pgriv (big blind) showed [Js 6h] and won ($23.30) with a straight, Nine high
Seat 7: MGilly200 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: El Nino 1 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: mce86 didn't bet (folded)
Now, this is a VERY strange way to play a set of 7's but against this player it was 100% correct. This player was capable of folding, but had a betting reflex so severe you could melt steel with it. I groaned a little inside when I saw the four-straight hit and the $1 bet, knowing with about 95% certainty that that meant he hit it.
In the meantime, at another table, I got a boost with the following hand:
FullTiltPoker Game #6218840644: Table Sierra - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em - 1:05:48 ET - 2008/04/29
Seat 1: cedrik44 ($38.50)
Seat 2: joepoker77 ($100)
Seat 3: FrankenHooker66 ($78.50)
Seat 4: pauly007 ($105.05)
Seat 5: NavY749 ($100)
Seat 6: pavelzzz ($100.50)
Seat 7: gdshaffer ($235.10)
Seat 8: ORLYFOOL ($176.50)
Seat 9: pdxkayaker ($225.30)
joepoker77 posts the small blind of $0.50
FrankenHooker66 posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to gdshaffer [5d 5s]
pauly007 folds
NavY749 has 15 seconds left to act
NavY749 folds
pavelzzz calls $1
gdshaffer calls $1
ORLYFOOL calls $1
pdxkayaker raises to $6.50
cedrik44 has 15 seconds left to act
cedrik44 folds
joepoker77 has 15 seconds left to act
joepoker77 calls $6
FrankenHooker66 folds
pavelzzz calls $5.50
gdshaffer calls $5.50
ORLYFOOL calls $5.50
*** FLOP *** [5h Qc Jh]
joepoker77 checks
pavelzzz checks
gdshaffer bets $22
ORLYFOOL folds
pdxkayaker calls $22
joepoker77 adds $6.50
joepoker77 folds
pavelzzz has 15 seconds left to act
pavelzzz raises to $94, and is all in
gdshaffer calls $72
pdxkayaker folds
pavelzzz shows [9h 8h]
gdshaffer shows [5d 5s]
*** TURN *** [5h Qc Jh] [Qh]
*** RIVER *** [5h Qc Jh Qh] [Kh]
pavelzzz shows a flush, King high
gdshaffer shows a full house, Fives full of Queens
gdshaffer wins the pot ($240.50) with a full house, Fives full of Queens
pavelzzz is sitting out
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $243.50 | Rake $3
Board: [5h Qc Jh Qh Kh]
Seat 1: cedrik44 (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: joepoker77 (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 3: FrankenHooker66 (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 4: pauly007 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: NavY749 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: pavelzzz showed [9h 8h] and lost with a flush, King high
Seat 7: gdshaffer showed [5d 5s] and won ($240.50) with a full house, Fives full of Queens
Seat 8: ORLYFOOL folded on the Flop
Seat 9: pdxkayaker folded on the Flop
Just lucky there. I was almost exactly a 2:1 favorite after the flop, but of course you can't blame the other guy for getting it in with the monster draw.
I also received a late birthday gift:
FullTiltPoker Game #6217400331: Table Sierra - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em - 23:00:37 ET - 2008/04/28
Seat 1: booger369 ($173.50)
Seat 2: MaxVenator ($142)
Seat 3: wainwold ($10)
Seat 4: Matty_Mat ($123.80)
Seat 5: PQPvenci ($110.10)
Seat 6: CountyBoy222 ($42.50)
Seat 7: gdshaffer ($100)
Seat 8: GMoney2001 ($120.10)
Seat 9: genocha ($89.75)
CountyBoy222 posts the small blind of $0.50
gdshaffer posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to gdshaffer [6c 8c]
GMoney2001 folds
genocha folds
booger369 folds
MaxVenator raises to $3
wainwold folds
Matty_Mat folds
PQPvenci calls $3
CountyBoy222 folds
gdshaffer calls $2
*** FLOP *** [6h Qc 8s]
gdshaffer checks
MaxVenator bets $4
PQPvenci calls $4
gdshaffer raises to $12
MaxVenator has 15 seconds left to act
MaxVenator folds
PQPvenci calls $8
*** TURN *** [6h Qc 8s] [Js]
gdshaffer has 15 seconds left to act
gdshaffer bets $35
PQPvenci calls $35
*** RIVER *** [6h Qc 8s Js] [3c]
gdshaffer bets $50, and is all in
PQPvenci has 15 seconds left to act
PQPvenci calls $50
*** SHOW DOWN ***
gdshaffer shows [6c 8c] two pair, Eights and Sixes
PQPvenci mucks
gdshaffer wins the pot ($204.50) with two pair, Eights and Sixes
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $207.50 | Rake $3
Board: [6h Qc 8s Js 3c]
Seat 1: booger369 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: MaxVenator folded on the Flop
Seat 3: wainwold didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: Matty_Mat didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: PQPvenci (button) mucked [9d 9h] - a pair of Nines
Seat 6: CountyBoy222 (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 7: gdshaffer (big blind) showed [6c 8c] and won ($204.50) with two pair, Eights and Sixes
Seat 8: GMoney2001 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: genocha didn't bet (folded)
Honestly a pretty sick value bet on the river. Obv I didn't really believe he had the straight but can't believe how lightly he stacked off to me.
And then things really turned around with this crazy hand:
FullTiltPoker Game #6218662478: Table Sun Reef - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em - 0:47:59 ET - 2008/04/29
Seat 1: uhwtf ($139.15)
Seat 2: Oaklandish ($191.85)
Seat 3: gdshaffer ($131)
Seat 4: boognish_deuces ($118.50)
Seat 5: tt50603 ($85.35)
Seat 6: pgriv ($556.05)
Seat 7: MGilly200 ($83.50)
Seat 8: El Nino 1 ($146.05)
Seat 9: mce86 ($93.65)
Oaklandish posts the small blind of $0.50
gdshaffer posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to gdshaffer [6c Ac]
boognish_deuces folds
tt50603 folds
pgriv raises to $3
MGilly200 calls $3
El Nino 1 folds
mce86 has 15 seconds left to act
mce86 calls $3
uhwtf folds
Oaklandish folds
gdshaffer calls $2
*** FLOP *** [6s 5c Th]
gdshaffer checks
pgriv bets $7
MGilly200 folds
mce86 folds
gdshaffer calls $7
*** TURN *** [6s 5c Th] [Qd]
gdshaffer checks
pgriv bets $22.50
gdshaffer calls $22.50
*** RIVER *** [6s 5c Th Qd] [9d]
gdshaffer checks
pgriv has 15 seconds left to act
pgriv bets $50
gdshaffer has 15 seconds left to act
gdshaffer has requested TIME
gdshaffer calls $50
*** SHOW DOWN ***
pgriv shows [8s 2h] Queen Ten high
gdshaffer shows [6c Ac] a pair of Sixes
gdshaffer wins the pot ($168.50) with a pair of Sixes
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $171.50 | Rake $3
Board: [6s 5c Th Qd 9d]
Seat 1: uhwtf (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: Oaklandish (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 3: gdshaffer (big blind) showed [6c Ac] and won ($168.50) with a pair of Sixes
Seat 4: boognish_deuces didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: tt50603 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: pgriv showed [8s 2h] and lost with Queen Ten high
Seat 7: MGilly200 folded on the Flop
Seat 8: El Nino 1 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: mce86 folded on the Flop
It was the maniac again, and a few hands ago I'd folded KK to him after the flop came 9TJ and the turn came an A. There was a good chance he was bluffing then, and the action was almost identical to this one: PSB's in a multiway on the flop and turn, but the two hands felt nevertheless totally different.
So why did I show up with the epic hero call here? It was totally an issue of timing. The bets were IMMEDIATE, and every time this guy had had a hand he'd hollywooded before his bets. I knew that he had me pegged as a big pussy and the entire hand just felt bluffy from start to finish. And so I made my stand, and it paid off.
From there everything just seemed to turn around. After dropping down over $300 I told myself I'd be happy if I could make even half of it back, but kept hitting hands. Here was another fun Christmas gift.
FullTiltPoker Game #6219149552: Table Grand Hills - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em - 1:39:47 ET - 2008/04/29
liftedxchevy stands up
Seat 1: CATZEL36 ($121.20)
Seat 2: gdshaffer ($159.65)
Seat 3: profisee ($84.45)
Seat 4: giveusakiss ($83.55)
Seat 5: CarolynS ($130.65)
Seat 6: PhD_Chemist ($49.55)
Seat 7: liftedxchevy ($0), is sitting out
Seat 8: booger369 ($100)
Seat 9: Hardspoon ($23.75)
giveusakiss posts the small blind of $0.50
CarolynS posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to gdshaffer [5c 4c]
PhD_Chemist raises to $3.50
TommyRoberts adds $20
booger369 calls $3.50
Hardspoon folds
CATZEL36 folds
gdshaffer calls $3.50
profisee folds
giveusakiss folds
CarolynS folds
*** FLOP *** [Kc 4s 5s]
PhD_Chemist bets $7
booger369 raises to $21
gdshaffer has 15 seconds left to act
gdshaffer raises to $156.15, and is all in
PhD_Chemist has 15 seconds left to act
PhD_Chemist folds
booger369 has 15 seconds left to act
booger369 calls $75.50, and is all in
gdshaffer shows [5c 4c]
booger369 shows [As Kh]
Uncalled bet of $59.65 returned to gdshaffer
*** TURN *** [Kc 4s 5s] [7h]
*** RIVER *** [Kc 4s 5s 7h] [9c]
gdshaffer shows two pair, Fives and Fours
booger369 shows a pair of Kings
gdshaffer wins the pot ($209) with two pair, Fives and Fours
booger369 adds $100
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $212 | Rake $3
Board: [Kc 4s 5s 7h 9c]
Seat 1: CATZEL36 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: gdshaffer showed [5c 4c] and won ($209) with two pair, Fives and Fours
Seat 3: profisee (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: giveusakiss (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 5: CarolynS (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 6: PhD_Chemist folded on the Flop
Seat 7: liftedxchevy is sitting out
Seat 8: booger369 showed [As Kh] and lost with a pair of Kings
Seat 9: Hardspoon didn't bet (folded)
I made the call preflop precisely because I'd noticed a tendency in the villain I wound up playing the hand against to stack off in very marginal situations. What's funny is that he gave me crap for playing a "trash hand" after an EP raise. It took all of my self-discipline not to respond with, "look you idiot, I played that hand specifically because it was an EP raise from a tight player, but you're too stupid to realize that I'm actually hoping he has AA here. Even if my call was a mistake, and it wasn't, your call of my shove is by far the worst call I've seen all night."
Seriously, what do I show up with here? A flush draw?
Incidentally, I think the original raiser did in fact fold aces. He took forever. Either that or he had AK as well.
I got up as high as +$385 but lost a buyin with AK vs. AA, I button stole, agg player in BB reraised, I called, and stacked off on a K high flop and blank turn. Questionable but justifiable. In the end I finished at +$261, not bad for under 2k hands. I'm up exactly $700 for the month, hardly lifestyle sustainability but at least positive for now.
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