I will be using my $11 SCOOP ticket that I earned in the WBCOOP tonight. There is a $11 NLHE tournament at 20:00. Perfect timing since I am in Jacksonville with nothing to do after work tonight.
Steps look like this so far:
Step 4 - 3
Step 2 - 2
Step 1 - 1
I will probably try and grind my 1's and 2's tonight to try and get them up to some 4's. My plan is to have 5 step 4's before I play them. It might not happen as I am getting dangerously low in the Full Tilt account.
Mookie on Wednesday is questionable at best as I will be driving back home and will most likely be irritated/tired from the trip.
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Friday, April 30, 2010
Mookie Final Table
To say that Wednesday's Mookie started out well for me would be a massive understatement. In the first level I called four raises with pocket pairs and flopped a set EVERY TIME. I also had AA on the button once and raise but got no action. After the first level I only had 3975 to show for it.
The next couple of levels I stood steady until 30/60 with 3705 to start the hand. I raised 55 UTG to 150 and was 3bet by Alceste to 450 and I called. Flop q105hhh, I check, Alceste bets 880 leaving 1400 behind and I ship, get called, and see QQ with the Qh. I fade the turn and river and I am sitting at 6537. The rest of the first hour I don't think I won a single pot. I raised 3-4 times and was 3bet every time and had to give them up. At first break I had 5625. You would think I might have a little more after flopping 5 sets and getting aces once.
I was chipped down all the way to 4815 1/2 way through the second hour when I picked-up AQ at 100/200 and raised it up to 600 and summer_babe flatted from the button with a stack just under mine. I check the As3s6c flop with the full intention of getting it all in. summer_babe bets near pot to 1200 and I CRAI and get called by, wait for it, 88! OK, turn and river brick off and I am up to 9565. The rest of the second hour is rather uneventful and I have 10,470 at the break.
In hour 3 I blind down just south of 9k and call a 4k stack shove with 1010 and see AK. I hold and have around 11k after the hand. I was cruising along well having it as high as 16k before I dropped to 13k and the big hand of the tournament happens. I get QQ in the bb and willwonka shoves 5.6k into me from the sb. I call and see AJcc. Flop gives him a gutter, turn is the A and I am knocked down to 7800 and near the bottom of the 13 players remaining. After that hand I end up folding into the final table with about 5600 and 7bbs.
At the final table I was down to 3900 in the sb and it was folded to me and I shoves 97 and was called by Loretta8's K10. I flopped the 9 and got the double to 8500. After a lot of folding and 4 shoves that were not called we were down to 7 handed. Lorett8 raises UTG and I shove my 13k stack in with 1010. Loretta calls and I see QQ. Board bricks out and I am done in 7th.
Considering my lifetime record in the Mookie I was happy with the result. Also, congrats to nzgreen who was on the call with loser64 and myself. He played the $4k gtd HORSE tournament at the same time and finished 2nd for around $750.
Steps are going OK for me. Right now I have the following:
Step 4 - 1
Step 3 - 2
Step 2 - 3
I am going to try and play them by Saturday and see if I can get in the WSOP satellite on Sunday afternoon.
The next couple of levels I stood steady until 30/60 with 3705 to start the hand. I raised 55 UTG to 150 and was 3bet by Alceste to 450 and I called. Flop q105hhh, I check, Alceste bets 880 leaving 1400 behind and I ship, get called, and see QQ with the Qh. I fade the turn and river and I am sitting at 6537. The rest of the first hour I don't think I won a single pot. I raised 3-4 times and was 3bet every time and had to give them up. At first break I had 5625. You would think I might have a little more after flopping 5 sets and getting aces once.
I was chipped down all the way to 4815 1/2 way through the second hour when I picked-up AQ at 100/200 and raised it up to 600 and summer_babe flatted from the button with a stack just under mine. I check the As3s6c flop with the full intention of getting it all in. summer_babe bets near pot to 1200 and I CRAI and get called by, wait for it, 88! OK, turn and river brick off and I am up to 9565. The rest of the second hour is rather uneventful and I have 10,470 at the break.
In hour 3 I blind down just south of 9k and call a 4k stack shove with 1010 and see AK. I hold and have around 11k after the hand. I was cruising along well having it as high as 16k before I dropped to 13k and the big hand of the tournament happens. I get QQ in the bb and willwonka shoves 5.6k into me from the sb. I call and see AJcc. Flop gives him a gutter, turn is the A and I am knocked down to 7800 and near the bottom of the 13 players remaining. After that hand I end up folding into the final table with about 5600 and 7bbs.
At the final table I was down to 3900 in the sb and it was folded to me and I shoves 97 and was called by Loretta8's K10. I flopped the 9 and got the double to 8500. After a lot of folding and 4 shoves that were not called we were down to 7 handed. Lorett8 raises UTG and I shove my 13k stack in with 1010. Loretta calls and I see QQ. Board bricks out and I am done in 7th.
Considering my lifetime record in the Mookie I was happy with the result. Also, congrats to nzgreen who was on the call with loser64 and myself. He played the $4k gtd HORSE tournament at the same time and finished 2nd for around $750.
Steps are going OK for me. Right now I have the following:
Step 4 - 1
Step 3 - 2
Step 2 - 3
I am going to try and play them by Saturday and see if I can get in the WSOP satellite on Sunday afternoon.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Mission Live Blog
07:15 - Signed up for the first 18 man of the day. Going to start up a 9 man as well. Off we go...
07:31 - Out in the 9 man. KQ lost to K7 on a KJ7 flop. UTG limp no good vs blind, finished 8th.
07:54 - 7th in the 18 man good for a redo. 1010 vs AK with a K on the river all-in pre.
08:04 - One last 18 man before I need to get some work done.
08:35 - I'm going to fucking puke. 5k pot when it all went in on the turn. A10 vs A2 on a 6J3A board. River 2 to cripple me. Fuck me, out in 9th good for a redo.
09:28 - 12 left in an 18 man 99 vs 77 AIPF QJ10X7 - Run good continues. Also played a Super Turbo and out early.
14:01 - I just 4bet shoved AQ in the 1st level of a 9 man and was called by 92. Of course they hit the 2 which was good.
10:10 - When I lose every flip and even lose when I have them dead to 2-3 outs I'm in trouble. Played 3 more, a small $0.60 return is a Step 1 Super Turbo and redos in a 9 and 18 man.
10:35 - It just never fucking ends. QJ loses to Q8 AIPF. Lucky it was vs a short stack.
13:11 - Through 9 Step 1 buy-ins I have cash back to enter another one along with 3 Step 1 tickets. So I am a net 5 buy-in loser with zero Step 2's to show so far.
14:28 - Holy shit!!!! I won one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
14:47 - Is two in a row considered a streak? If so, I'm on one. I have 5 buy-ins left and 2 Step 2's to show for it so far.
15:38 - Taking a break and will be back at it tonight. Probably playing the Mookie as well.
18:40 - Brag: Won 3 in a row; Beat: I'm still -ev; Variance: Had Little Caesars for dinner.
22:38 - 4 in a row. I was a short stack with 13 left and then got KK, QQ and AA.
22:38 cont - Mookie - 4 sets and AA once in the first half hour. More than double my starting stack already.
23:00 - 1st break of the Mookie with t5625. My last three raises were 3-bet.
23:55 - Hour 2 of the Mookie in the books. I have t10,470 good for 6/31.
00:35 - QQ loses to AK soooted to knock me in half and I am now the shorty with 13 to go.
00:35 - Final table as THE short stack. And I mean short.
00:55 - Out in 7th 1010 couldn't outrun Loretta8's QQ.
That ends the live blog for the day. I will be back at it tomorrow probably without live blogging. Anything interesting I will throw up in twitter.
07:31 - Out in the 9 man. KQ lost to K7 on a KJ7 flop. UTG limp no good vs blind, finished 8th.
07:54 - 7th in the 18 man good for a redo. 1010 vs AK with a K on the river all-in pre.
08:04 - One last 18 man before I need to get some work done.
08:35 - I'm going to fucking puke. 5k pot when it all went in on the turn. A10 vs A2 on a 6J3A board. River 2 to cripple me. Fuck me, out in 9th good for a redo.
09:28 - 12 left in an 18 man 99 vs 77 AIPF QJ10X7 - Run good continues. Also played a Super Turbo and out early.
14:01 - I just 4bet shoved AQ in the 1st level of a 9 man and was called by 92. Of course they hit the 2 which was good.
10:10 - When I lose every flip and even lose when I have them dead to 2-3 outs I'm in trouble. Played 3 more, a small $0.60 return is a Step 1 Super Turbo and redos in a 9 and 18 man.
10:35 - It just never fucking ends. QJ loses to Q8 AIPF. Lucky it was vs a short stack.
13:11 - Through 9 Step 1 buy-ins I have cash back to enter another one along with 3 Step 1 tickets. So I am a net 5 buy-in loser with zero Step 2's to show so far.
14:28 - Holy shit!!!! I won one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
14:47 - Is two in a row considered a streak? If so, I'm on one. I have 5 buy-ins left and 2 Step 2's to show for it so far.
15:38 - Taking a break and will be back at it tonight. Probably playing the Mookie as well.
18:40 - Brag: Won 3 in a row; Beat: I'm still -ev; Variance: Had Little Caesars for dinner.
22:38 - 4 in a row. I was a short stack with 13 left and then got KK, QQ and AA.
22:38 cont - Mookie - 4 sets and AA once in the first half hour. More than double my starting stack already.
23:00 - 1st break of the Mookie with t5625. My last three raises were 3-bet.
23:55 - Hour 2 of the Mookie in the books. I have t10,470 good for 6/31.
00:35 - QQ loses to AK soooted to knock me in half and I am now the shorty with 13 to go.
00:35 - Final table as THE short stack. And I mean short.
00:55 - Out in 7th 1010 couldn't outrun Loretta8's QQ.
That ends the live blog for the day. I will be back at it tomorrow probably without live blogging. Anything interesting I will throw up in twitter.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Mission Briefing
I am going to spread the mission over two days due to possible work issues. I am investing 15 buy-in at step 1 along with my 2 step 2's and 2 step 3's . I plan on playing one "entry" until I bust it or advance to level three and then restart. Then I will start with all of the step 3's and play it by ear from there. I will live blog it starting tomorrow morning.
Monday, April 26, 2010
Mission Main Event
I guess you could call the title a little misleading. One day this week I am going to spend the day trying to get all the way up to step 6 (a $640 value). I will use the steps that are in the bank right now (2 step 3's and 2 step 2's) along with $50 to try and reach my goal. If I am fortunate to win a second step 6 ticket I would probably keep it for the 150 seat guaranty satellite in late June. If I am running like god and get a 3rd one I would go ahead and play it to try and get a step 7.I am a massive longshot to get it up to a step 6 but hey, i have done it before, and I am going to do it again. Should be a fun little ride. I will live blog it throughout the day along with the Mookie that night, if I do in fact so this on Thursday. What kind of odds you think I would be? I give myself 3:1 to get there and probably somewhere around 20:1 to actually win a main event seat.
Edit: Oh yeah, one other thing. If I am fortunate enough to win a seat I find it highly probable that I will not plunk down $10k to play in the main event. I might take $1-$2k and try some satellites and take the rest for a family vacation. I am thinking either Australia or Europe.
Sunday, April 25, 2010
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