One Hand Victory, PL Omaha

Oh I got lucky as hell on this hand. It's Pot Limit, so you can't just shove all in with the first move. Here's the luckball hand of the day. The first, last, and only hand in this PL Omaha Heads up match.

Full Tilt Poker Game #489635706: $5 + $0.25 Heads Up Sit & Go (3190442), Table 1 - 10/20 - Pot Limit Omaha - 12:26:10 ET - 2006/03/10
ITSAMRE posts the small blind of 10
Bender2006 posts the big blind of 20
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Bender2006 [Ks Kh 7s Ah](Reasonable hand, I've got double suited kings, and I've also got an ace in the mix. Makes it a lil tougher for my opponent to have rockets)
ITSAMRE raises to 40
Bender2006 raises to 120
ITSAMRE raises to 360( He most likely actually has rockets, but I'm going to gamble on my hand here. They are prolly dry aces with nothing else)
Bender2006 raises to 1,080
ITSAMRE raises to 1,500, and is all in
Bender2006 calls 420, and is all in
ITSAMRE shows [7h Ad 9d As](Well not completely dry, but still slightly vunlerable)

ITSAMRE 67%
Bender2006 33%

The next percentages were my odds of winning

Bender2006 shows [Ks Kh 7s Ah]
*** FLOP *** [Jh Jd 4s] 18%
*** TURN *** [Jh Jd 4s] [Ts] 30% (Now I have a flush and straight draw along with a King for a boat)
*** RIVER *** [Jh Jd 4s Ts] [3s]( Hell yeah, I am lucky as hell)
ITSAMRE shows two pair, Aces and Jacks
Bender2006 shows a flush, King high
Bender2006 wins the pot (3,000) with a flush, King high
Bender2006: ouch
ITSAMRE stands up
Bender2006 stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3,000 | Rake 0
Board: [Jh Jd 4s Ts 3s]
Seat 1: Bender2006 (big blind) showed [Ks Kh 7s Ah] and won (3,000) with a flush, King high
Seat 2: ITSAMRE (small blind) showed [7h Ad 9d As] and lost with two pair, Aces and Jacks

Yes, Back in the money

After nearly 3 months of not making the money in tournaments, I've finally cracked the sweet sweet promised land. 4th place in a Seven Card Stud Tournament. This used to be my worst game, but I've been improving a bunch. Sure there were only 31 players and $15 is far from my biggest tournament pay day, but any profit be good profit. I thought for sure that I was cooked but then 3 big big hands came up and God decided to smile on me one time. Here is the Cash Photo first off.

Okay the 3 hands and my thoughts.

This hand basically thinned the field enough to give me a chance.

Full Tilt Poker Game #487480641: $5 + $0.50 Tournament (3074544), Table 3 - 300/600 Ante 50 - Limit Seven Card Stud - 12:24:23 ET - 2006/03/09
Seat 1: JMarkeff (1,233)
Seat 2: RobieATL (9,199)
Seat 3: Spike Dog (5,980)
Seat 4: george r banks (9,090)
Seat 5: bulldog83 (3,767)
Seat 6: McFly33 (1,611)
Seat 7: Bender2006 (2,302) (I'm sitting terrible in my chipstack)
Seat 8: 77722 (13,318)
JMarkeff antes 50
RobieATL antes 50
Spike Dog antes 50
george r banks antes 50
bulldog83 antes 50
McFly33 antes 50
Bender2006 antes 50
77722 antes 50
*** 3RD STREET ***
Dealt to JMarkeff [6c]
Dealt to RobieATL [8c]
Dealt to Spike Dog [5h]
Dealt to george r banks [2s]
Dealt to bulldog83 [9d]
Dealt to McFly33 [Jd]
Dealt to Bender2006 [Qc Ts] [8d]
Dealt to 77722 [3s]
george r banks is low with [2s]
george r banks brings in for 100
bulldog83 folds
McFly33 completes it to 300
Bender2006 folds
77722 folds
JMarkeff folds
RobieATL calls 300
Spike Dog calls 300
george r banks calls 200
*** 4TH STREET ***
Dealt to RobieATL [8c] [3c]
Dealt to Spike Dog [5h] [Ks]
Dealt to george r banks [2s] [Js]
Dealt to McFly33 [Jd] [Th]
Spike Dog bets 300
george r banks calls 300
McFly33 raises to 600
RobieATL raises to 900
Spike Dog calls 600
george r banks calls 600
McFly33 raises to 1,200
RobieATL calls 300
Spike Dog calls 300
george r banks calls 300
*** 5TH STREET ***
Dealt to RobieATL [8c 3c] [Jh]
Dealt to Spike Dog [5h Ks] [4c]
Dealt to george r banks [2s Js] [Ad]
Dealt to McFly33 [Jd Th] [Ac]
McFly33 bets 61, and is all in
RobieATL raises to 600
Spike Dog raises to 1,200
george r banks calls 1,200
RobieATL raises to 1,800
Spike Dog raises to 2,400
Bender2006: someone will be sitting nice after this pot( A shitload of raising, people going balls out, I pray George wins this pot)
george r banks calls 1,200
RobieATL calls 600
*** 6TH STREET ***
Dealt to RobieATL [8c 3c Jh] [7d]
Dealt to Spike Dog [5h Ks 4c] [As]
Dealt to george r banks [2s Js Ad] [9s]
Dealt to McFly33 [Jd Th Ac] [7h]
Spike Dog checks
george r banks bets 600
RobieATL calls 600
Spike Dog calls 600
*** 7TH STREET ***
Spike Dog checks
77722: I want my cards back
george r banks bets 600
RobieATL calls 600
Spike Dog calls 600
*** SHOW DOWN ***
george r banks shows [7s 6d 2s Js Ad 9s 5s] (a flush, Jack high) (Fuck yeah!! He made his flush and is crippling my opponents)
RobieATL mucks
Spike Dog shows [Kc 5c 5h Ks 4c As 2h] (two pair, Kings and Fives)
george r banks wins the side pot (10,617) with a flush, Jack high
McFly33 mucks
george r banks wins the main pot (6,644) with a flush, Jack high
Bender2006: wow
McFly33 stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 17,261 Main pot 6,644. Side pot 10,617. Rake 0
Seat 1: JMarkeff folded on 3rd St.
Seat 2: RobieATL mucked [Kd 8s 8c 3c Jh 7d 8h] - three of a kind, Eights
Seat 3: Spike Dog showed [Kc 5c 5h Ks 4c As 2h] and lost with two pair, Kings and Fives
Seat 4: george r banks showed [7s 6d 2s Js Ad 9s 5s] and won (17,261) with a flush, Jack high
Seat 5: bulldog83 folded on 3rd St.
Seat 6: McFly33 mucked [Qh Qd Jd Th Ac 7h Jc] - two pair, Queens and Jacks
Seat 7: Bender2006 folded on 3rd St.
Seat 8: 77722 folded on 3rd St.

I knock out our 6th place finisher.


Full Tilt Poker Game #487485284: $5 + $0.50 Tournament (3074544), Table 3 - 400/800 Ante 75 - Limit Seven Card Stud - 12:28:33 ET - 2006/03/09
Seat 1: JMarkeff (1,058)
Seat 2: RobieATL (1,044)
Seat 4: george r banks (23,986)
Seat 5: bulldog83 (2,392)
Seat 7: Bender2006 (2,127)
Seat 8: 77722 (15,893)
JMarkeff antes 75
RobieATL antes 75
george r banks antes 75
bulldog83 antes 75
Bender2006 antes 75
77722 antes 75
*** 3RD STREET ***
Dealt to JMarkeff [Kd]
Dealt to RobieATL [Ac]
Dealt to george r banks [2s]
Dealt to bulldog83 [7c]
Dealt to Bender2006 [Ks 5c] [Ah]
Dealt to 77722 [Td]
george r banks is low with [2s]
george r banks: tissue in the bathroom
77722: 7s were good!
george r banks brings in for 100
bulldog83 folds
Bender2006 completes it to 400
77722 folds
Bender2006: 77722 vs george, who wins?
JMarkeff folds
RobieATL calls 400
george r banks calls 300
*** 4TH STREET ***
Dealt to RobieATL [Ac] [3c]
Dealt to george r banks [2s] [4c]
Dealt to Bender2006 [Ks 5c Ah] [Tc]
Bender2006 bets 400
77722: george
RobieATL raises to 569, and is all in
george r banks folds
Bender2006 calls 169
RobieATL shows [4s Qd Ac 3c]
Bender2006 shows [Ks 5c Ah Tc]
*** 5TH STREET ***
Dealt to RobieATL [4s Qd Ac 3c] [Jd]
Dealt to Bender2006 [Ks 5c Ah Tc] [Qs]
*** 6TH STREET ***
Dealt to RobieATL [4s Qd Ac 3c Jd] [6h]
Dealt to Bender2006 [Ks 5c Ah Tc Qs] [8h]
*** 7TH STREET ***
Dealt to RobieATL [4s Qd Ac 3c Jd 6h] [8c]
Dealt to Bender2006 [Ks 5c Ah Tc Qs 8h] [Qh]
RobieATL shows [4s Qd Ac 3c Jd 6h 8c] (Ace Queen high)
Bender2006 shows [Ks 5c Ah Tc Qs 8h Qh] (a pair of Queens)
Bender2006 wins the pot (2,788) with a pair of Queens
Bender2006: gg
RobieATL stands up

And I bust the bubble in 5th place on the very next hand. Wanna do something right, do it yourself.


Full Tilt Poker Game #487486033: $5 + $0.50 Tournament (3074544), Table 3 - 400/800 Ante 75 - Limit Seven Card Stud - 12:29:13 ET - 2006/03/09
Seat 1: JMarkeff (983)
Seat 4: george r banks (23,511)
Seat 5: bulldog83 (2,317)
Seat 7: Bender2006 (3,871)
Seat 8: 77722 (15,818)
JMarkeff antes 75
george r banks antes 75
bulldog83 antes 75
Bender2006 antes 75
77722 antes 75
*** 3RD STREET ***
Dealt to JMarkeff [8d]
Dealt to george r banks [Ks]
Dealt to bulldog83 [3d]
Dealt to Bender2006 [Tc Qc] [3c]
Dealt to 77722 [Jh]
Bender2006 is low with [3c]
Bender2006 brings in for 100
77722 folds
JMarkeff calls 100
george r banks folds
bulldog83 folds
george r banks: nh
*** 4TH STREET ***
Dealt to JMarkeff [8d] [4h]
Dealt to Bender2006 [Tc Qc 3c] [Td]
Bender2006 bets 400
JMarkeff calls 400
77722: one more to money
*** 5TH STREET ***
Dealt to JMarkeff [8d 4h] [9c]
Dealt to Bender2006 [Tc Qc 3c Td] [8c]
Bender2006: ty
Bender2006 bets 800
JMarkeff calls 408, and is all in
Bender2006 shows [Tc Qc 3c Td 8c]
JMarkeff shows [8h Jd 8d 4h 9c]
Uncalled bet of 392 returned to Bender2006
*** 6TH STREET ***
Dealt to JMarkeff [8h Jd 8d 4h 9c] [2c]
Dealt to Bender2006 [Tc Qc 3c Td 8c] [6h]
*** 7TH STREET ***
Dealt to JMarkeff [8h Jd 8d 4h 9c 2c] [Ad]
Dealt to Bender2006 [Tc Qc 3c Td 8c 6h] [5d]
Bender2006 shows [Tc Qc 3c Td 8c 6h 5d] (a pair of Tens)
JMarkeff shows [8h Jd 8d 4h 9c 2c Ad] (a pair of Eights)
Bender2006 wins the pot (2,191) with a pair of Tens
JMarkeff stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2,191 Rake 0
Seat 1: JMarkeff showed [8h Jd 8d 4h 9c 2c Ad] and lost with a pair of Eights
Seat 4: george r banks folded on 3rd St.
Seat 5: bulldog83 folded on 3rd St.
Seat 7: Bender2006 showed [Tc Qc 3c Td 8c 6h 5d] and won (2,191) with a pair of Tens
Seat 8: 77722 folded on 3rd St.

Whoooooooooo!!!! Cashin feels mighty nice.

Call of the Day

This came from a cash game earlier today. I made a hell of a read and an even more gutsy call. This is for all my stack should I lose.


Seat 2: klotzy9 ($44.70)
Seat 3: Bender2006 ($27.70)
Seat 4: repoker39 ($38.35)
Seat 6: Scott B 077 ($29.20)
Bender2006 posts the small blind of $0.50
repoker39 posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Bender2006 [9s 8s] (A suited connector hand)
Scott B 077 raises to $2
klotzy9 raises to $3
Bender2006 calls $2.50(I probably should have folded here, but I cold call 2 bets anyway)
repoker39 folds
Scott B 077 raises to $29.20, and is all in

Lets think about the situation here. I think Scott is a loosy goosey type player. There are several hands under AA he may have done an all in with. He may have done it on 3's, Ax, Kxs, Maybe even QT, QJ. I think I'm getting good equity. I can make a lot of possiblities here. Fuck it lets rumble.



klotzy9 folds
Bender2006 calls $24.70, and is all in
Scott B 077 shows [Ah 4h] ( I was right!!! He didn't have but Ax suited. However I still have to hit my hand in order to win)
Bender2006 shows [9s 8s]
Uncalled bet of $1.50 returned to Scott B 077
*** FLOP *** [6d Kh 8c] (There it is, now he's only 14% to win)
*** TURN *** [6d Kh 8c] [Jd] (7%)
*** RIVER *** [6d Kh 8c Jd] [5h] (Pass the sugar)
Scott B 077 shows Ace King high
Bender2006 shows a pair of Eights
Bender2006 wins the pot ($57.40) with a pair of Eights
repoker39: nh
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $59.40 Rake $2
Board: [6d Kh 8c Jd 5h]
Seat 2: klotzy9 (button) folded before the Flop
Seat 3: Bender2006 (small blind) showed [9s 8s] and won ($57.40) with a pair of Eights
Seat 4: repoker39 (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 6: Scott B 077 showed [Ah 4h] and lost with Ace King high

Okay that was a very Gus Hansen like call there with 9-8 suited, but I gambled there, made a decent read. Both Skill and Luck were on my side there, though I imagine the luck was like 75% or so. Analyize your opponent and don't be afraid to gamble it up.

Las Vegas March 22-25

I'm going off to Sin City shortly. I'm not going to talk long about the trip till I get closer too it but here's a tenative list of what I'm gonna do.

1. Play in a $60 No Limit Holdem Tournament at Mandalay Bay.

2 Try and find Stud side games. Hopefully they have omaha 8/b or razz, but I play everything so I feel comfortable playing just about any game. Limit Holdem withstanding.

3. Have a great time and get drunk.

As I get more info on what I'm doing I'll post.