Monday, December 05, 2005
Rocking at Poker Stars
I've had several sessions since last I posted. Played Thurs (12/1) night, Sat. afternoon (12/3), Sunday evening (12/4) and tonight. Still playing right now. I've had some lucky hands, but overall I think I've been satisfied with my play. Made the right decisions, even when I didn't win the hand.
Since I last posted:
Starting Bankroll: 63.39 (12/1)
Ending Bankroll: $156.79
Transfer out: $50.00
New Balance: 106.79
Played: .10/.25 NLHE
Played various ring games. I have definitely gotten in a groove. Very nice hand tonight. Heads up against someone that hadn't been playing all that well - overbetting, trying to push people out of the pot with chips, etc. Nice profit for me. I wish I had gotten the screenshot, but I completely forgot until it was too late. The hand history will have to do. I know these are boring, and I promise to keep them few and far between.
PokerStars Game #XXXXXXXX: Hold'em No Limit ($0.10/$0.25) - 2005/12/05 - 21:47:51 (ET)
Table 'AAAAAAA' Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: Folder1 ($8.45 in chips)
Seat 2: Folder2 ($13.70 in chips)
Seat 3: TiltBoy ($24.35 in chips)
Seat 4: Folder3 ($17.05 in chips)
Seat 5: Folder4 ($11.60 in chips)
Seat 6: OurHero (me) ($37.80 in chips)
Folder1: posts small blind $0.10
Folder2: posts big blind $0.25
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to OurHero (me) [8s 8h]
TiltBoy: raises $0.25 to $0.50
Folder3: calls $0.50
Folder4: folds
OurHero (me): calls $0.50
Folder1: folds
Folder2: folds
*** FLOP *** [8d Ks Ts]
TiltBoy: bets $1
Folder3: folds
OurHero (me): raises $2 to $3
TiltBoy: raises $2 to $5
OurHero (me): calls $2
*** TURN *** [8d Ks Ts] [Qh]
TiltBoy: bets $18.85 and is all-in
OurHero (me): calls $18.85
*** RIVER *** [8d Ks Ts Qh] [8c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
TiltBoy: shows [Ah Ad] (two pair, Aces and Eights)
OurHero (me): shows [8s 8h] (four of a kind, Eights)
OurHero (me) collected $47.10 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $49.55 | Rake $2.45
Board [8d Ks Ts Qh 8c]
Seat 1: Folder1 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: Folder2 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: TiltBoyshowed [Ah Ad] and lost with two pair, Aces and Eights
Seat 4: Folder3 folded on the Flop
Seat 5: Folder4 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: OurHero (me) (button) showed [8s 8h] and won ($47.10) with four of a kind, Eights
Now, typically I wouldn't have bet so strong on a set with overcards on the board. But like the old saying about poker being about the people, I knew the player I was going up against was probably bluffing, or overbetting his hand. He had quite a history of doing that. Fortunately, things worked out well.
Since I last posted:
Starting Bankroll: 63.39 (12/1)
Ending Bankroll: $156.79
Transfer out: $50.00
New Balance: 106.79
Played: .10/.25 NLHE
Played various ring games. I have definitely gotten in a groove. Very nice hand tonight. Heads up against someone that hadn't been playing all that well - overbetting, trying to push people out of the pot with chips, etc. Nice profit for me. I wish I had gotten the screenshot, but I completely forgot until it was too late. The hand history will have to do. I know these are boring, and I promise to keep them few and far between.
PokerStars Game #XXXXXXXX: Hold'em No Limit ($0.10/$0.25) - 2005/12/05 - 21:47:51 (ET)
Table 'AAAAAAA' Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: Folder1 ($8.45 in chips)
Seat 2: Folder2 ($13.70 in chips)
Seat 3: TiltBoy ($24.35 in chips)
Seat 4: Folder3 ($17.05 in chips)
Seat 5: Folder4 ($11.60 in chips)
Seat 6: OurHero (me) ($37.80 in chips)
Folder1: posts small blind $0.10
Folder2: posts big blind $0.25
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to OurHero (me) [8s 8h]
TiltBoy: raises $0.25 to $0.50
Folder3: calls $0.50
Folder4: folds
OurHero (me): calls $0.50
Folder1: folds
Folder2: folds
*** FLOP *** [8d Ks Ts]
TiltBoy: bets $1
Folder3: folds
OurHero (me): raises $2 to $3
TiltBoy: raises $2 to $5
OurHero (me): calls $2
*** TURN *** [8d Ks Ts] [Qh]
TiltBoy: bets $18.85 and is all-in
OurHero (me): calls $18.85
*** RIVER *** [8d Ks Ts Qh] [8c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
TiltBoy: shows [Ah Ad] (two pair, Aces and Eights)
OurHero (me): shows [8s 8h] (four of a kind, Eights)
OurHero (me) collected $47.10 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $49.55 | Rake $2.45
Board [8d Ks Ts Qh 8c]
Seat 1: Folder1 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: Folder2 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: TiltBoyshowed [Ah Ad] and lost with two pair, Aces and Eights
Seat 4: Folder3 folded on the Flop
Seat 5: Folder4 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: OurHero (me) (button) showed [8s 8h] and won ($47.10) with four of a kind, Eights
Now, typically I wouldn't have bet so strong on a set with overcards on the board. But like the old saying about poker being about the people, I knew the player I was going up against was probably bluffing, or overbetting his hand. He had quite a history of doing that. Fortunately, things worked out well.
