Happy New Year!

Hey fish just a quick one to wish you all the best!!

christmas was fantastic, a much needed break from poker, lots of great food, lovely company and not mention plenty of ale flowing. Am in work now then off to a big family party to see the new year in then after 4th Jan its back to poker with which I have some big plans for.

I have had more contact with the one an only Rainman (nick rainey) and it does look like things are going to start moving in the next 2/3 weeks. I am itching to see exactly whats on offer and what am goin to be doing but one things for sure whatever it is, if I put the work in, has the potential to be life changing so fingers crossed on that one

a mate of mine has just started a blog and he knows hs stuff, check him out; www.tucktornado.blogspot.com

Gl at the tables

Merry Christmas all and....

Merry Christmas fishies!

.....Remember it's a time for family, friends, ale an food so dont be ignoring an isolating those around you and grinding those cold winter days away. Remember what's important in life, show them, let them know but most importantly spend quality time with them.

All the best and see you in 2010 when I come back more educated, more determined and more prepared to crush all you motherfuckers into oblivion

Badcallthat

Time to take a break, stop playin and start studyin after these 2 bad boys

Am not playin another hand of poker now til feburary as am gonna relax an spend much needed time with family an friends between now an the end of the year. Then when reality hits again on 4th Jan am goin to invest in studyin an just basically take a break from playin! I've been playin 18 months an never really taken enough time to learn properly. Everythin I know about the game I have learned myself or through blogs an its obvioulsy not working. I'm not a bad player and could easily grind out break even / small profit if I stuck to BRM but 2010 IS time to move to the next level. I have had decent wins an done quite well in little personal challenges but never stuck to them. Then I do play well out of my roll on many occasions too, which is obvs stupid an bit degenrate but its all gonna stop now.

To add to this I recieved a pleasant email from Nick Rainey the other day an if something comes of it then I might be back at the tables quicker but who knows. He does say he looks forward to workin with me soon? The guys a legend imo an the way he's crushin stars at the minute is phenomanel, he's even got an outside chance at the yearly TLB an the sicko has only been on there just over 3 months I think. If you can get on his programme there's only gonna be 1 outcome, many $$$, so fingers crossed. I emailed him in response to this, check it out cause it makes you realise poker doesnt come easy even to the best of them.

http://drop.io/hpnpolr/asset/daleroxxu-interviews-mi-turtle-mp3

onto the 2 hands, the 1st one I check raise the flop with an over shove. I am not hangin around in these BIG ANTE tournies as you'll ante out pretty fast, I know am ahead I dont like the flush/str8 draws so am takin it now. The very next hand I pick up the ladies an while am beratin him still (which I dont normally do) he bums me again and am out. 87% on the flop an he still draws out. I really flipped after this which I dont normally do so thats the reason I need a break. This 'seems' to be all the time an just need to refresh an find out what is am missin!

PokerStars Game #36739906271: Tournament #221476309, $25.00+$2.50 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (30/60) - 2009/12/15 21:16:48 WET [2009/12/15 16:16:48 ET]
Table '221476309 27' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: grafschi (1592 in chips)
Seat 2: SirXO (2947 in chips)
Seat 3: martintc1 (3169 in chips)
Seat 4: runondiesel (3061 in chips)
Seat 5: nesnen (6749 in chips)
Seat 6: badcallthat (2520 in chips)
Seat 7: Frankboy111 (2819 in chips)
Seat 8: Lika77777 (3125 in chips)
Seat 9: COOL WATER1 (1765 in chips)
grafschi: posts the ante 12
SirXO: posts the ante 12
martintc1: posts the ante 12
runondiesel: posts the ante 12
nesnen: posts the ante 12
badcallthat: posts the ante 12
Frankboy111: posts the ante 12
Lika77777: posts the ante 12
COOL WATER1: posts the ante 12
nesnen: posts small blind 30
badcallthat: posts big blind 60
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to badcallthat [Qs 9c]
Frankboy111: folds
Lika77777: folds
COOL WATER1: folds
grafschi: calls 60
SirXO: folds
martintc1: folds
runondiesel: folds
nesnen: folds
badcallthat: checks
*** FLOP *** [9h 6s 6h]
badcallthat: checks
grafschi: bets 180
badcallthat: raises 2268 to 2448 and is all-in
grafschi: calls 1340 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (928) returned to badcallthat
*** TURN *** [9h 6s 6h] [8s]
*** RIVER *** [9h 6s 6h 8s] [7c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
badcallthat: shows [Qs 9c] (two pair, Nines and Sixes)
grafschi: shows [9d 7d] (two pair, Nines and Sevens)
grafschi collected 3298 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3298 Rake 0
Board [9h 6s 6h 8s 7c]
Seat 1: grafschi showed [9d 7d] and won (3298) with two pair, Nines and Sevens
Seat 2: SirXO folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: martintc1 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: runondiesel (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: nesnen (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: badcallthat (big blind) showed [Qs 9c] and lost with two pair, Nines and Sixes
Seat 7: Frankboy111 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: Lika77777 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: COOL WATER1 folded before Flop (didn't bet)


PokerStars Game #36739958216: Tournament #221476309, $25.00+$2.50 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (30/60) - 2009/12/15 21:17:49 WET [2009/12/15 16:17:49 ET]
Table '221476309 27' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: grafschi (3298 in chips)
Seat 2: SirXO (2935 in chips)
Seat 3: martintc1 (3157 in chips)
Seat 4: runondiesel (3049 in chips)
Seat 5: nesnen (6707 in chips)
Seat 6: badcallthat (928 in chips)
Seat 7: Frankboy111 (2807 in chips)
Seat 8: Lika77777 (3113 in chips)
Seat 9: COOL WATER1 (1753 in chips)
grafschi: posts the ante 12
SirXO: posts the ante 12
martintc1: posts the ante 12
runondiesel: posts the ante 12
nesnen: posts the ante 12
badcallthat: posts the ante 12
Frankboy111: posts the ante 12
Lika77777: posts the ante 12
COOL WATER1: posts the ante 12
badcallthat: posts small blind 30
Frankboy111: posts big blind 60
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to badcallthat [Qc Qs]
Lika77777: folds
badcallthat said, "WP SIR"
COOL WATER1: folds
grafschi said, "nb"
grafschi: calls 60
SirXO: folds
badcallthat said, "nice call"
martintc1: folds
runondiesel: folds
nesnen: calls 60
badcallthat: raises 856 to 916 and is all-in
Frankboy111: folds
grafschi: calls 856
nesnen: folds
*** FLOP *** [4s Js 9s]
*** TURN *** [4s Js 9s] [Qh]
*** RIVER *** [4s Js 9s Qh] [7d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
badcallthat: shows [Qc Qs] (three of a kind, Queens)
grafschi: shows [Ts Kh] (a straight, Nine to King)
badcallthat said, "fadslhfaDIHLafljhaCSH:ILcsa"
grafschi collected 2060 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2060 Rake 0
Board [4s Js 9s Qh 7d]
Seat 1: grafschi showed [Ts Kh] and won (2060) with a straight, Nine to King
Seat 2: SirXO folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: martintc1 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: runondiesel folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: nesnen (button) folded before Flop
Seat 6: badcallthat (small blind) showed [Qc Qs] and lost with three of a kind, Queens
Seat 7: Frankboy111 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: Lika77777 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: COOL WATER1 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

gl at the tables and all the best to everyone!

guy's OP is 27% to win against antonius' wrap an Flush draws. They run it 4 times an Antonius misses all 4, incredible!!

slowplayin sets, why do i do it?

with a raise an re raise I though surely one of them had an A and had to bet. Has to be said its a pretty nice check on the river by my opponent after rivering his back door flush! my own fault for being greedy I suppose


PokerStars Game #36587694908: Tournament #219272964, $30+$3 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (50/100) - 2009/12/12 15:29:20 WET [2009/12/12 10:29:20 ET]
Table '219272964 37' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: arocha111 (2255 in chips)
Seat 2: churchy123 (7590 in chips)
Seat 3: joso76 (4760 in chips)
Seat 4: badcallthat (2915 in chips)
Seat 5: arifino (4450 in chips)
Seat 6: Pinowww (2255 in chips)
Seat 7: daryldee1988 (1270 in chips)
Seat 8: alodub1 (4655 in chips)
Seat 9: ejustin (1815 in chips)
arocha111: posts the ante 10
churchy123: posts the ante 10
joso76: posts the ante 10
badcallthat: posts the ante 10
arifino: posts the ante 10
Pinowww: posts the ante 10
daryldee1988: posts the ante 10
alodub1: posts the ante 10
ejustin: posts the ante 10
Pinowww: posts small blind 50
daryldee1988: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to badcallthat [9h 9d]
alodub1: folds
ejustin: folds
arocha111: folds
churchy123: folds
joso76: raises 200 to 300
badcallthat: calls 300
arifino: raises 600 to 900
Pinowww: folds
daryldee1988: folds
joso76: calls 600
badcallthat: calls 600
*** FLOP *** [9c Ah 6d]
joso76: checks
badcallthat: checks
arifino: checks
*** TURN *** [9c Ah 6d] [3c]
joso76: checks
badcallthat: checks
arifino: checks
*** RIVER *** [9c Ah 6d 3c] [Kc]
joso76: checks
badcallthat: bets 2005 and is all-in
arifino: folds
joso76: calls 2005
*** SHOW DOWN ***
badcallthat: shows [9h 9d] (three of a kind, Nines)
joso76: shows [Jc 7c] (a flush, King high)
joso76 collected 6950 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 6950 Rake 0
Board [9c Ah 6d 3c Kc]
Seat 1: arocha111 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: churchy123 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: joso76 showed [Jc 7c] and won (6950) with a flush, King high
Seat 4: badcallthat showed [9h 9d] and lost with three of a kind, Nines
Seat 5: arifino (button) folded on the River
Seat 6: Pinowww (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: daryldee1988 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: alodub1 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: ejustin folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Blow Up!

Been messin gettin used to multi tablin on ipoker ready for the new year. Its pretty hard to multi table on there but I've been practicing on the $2/5 tables an am gettin used to it slowly

I went back to stars and played the $5/2R1A the other night. Made it through 3000+ people then this happened, the inevitable blow up with 18 left. So fuckin stupid but he never had me covered an I thought we'd be flippin. However i didnt need to take the flip so it was a simple blow up but id been playin SNG's and with that tourney I'd been playin 14 hours easy and am not used to playin that long. Still in it after the 1st one an the exit hand hand is typical of my relationship with stars, important hands at important times never go my way, even when I have them dominated.

PokerStars Game #36261543605: Tournament #234010675, $5.00+$0.50 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level XXXVI (17500/35000) - 2009/12/05 4:27:45 WET [2009/12/04 23:27:45 ET]
Table '234010675 44' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: repir (695376 in chips)
Seat 2: zenpagan (1651294 in chips)
Seat 3: SharapoFFF (1710357 in chips)
Seat 5: sir_bogey (1388340 in chips)
Seat 6: markbarr (848844 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 7: koukos13 (302114 in chips)
Seat 8: Aceswild60 (1575022 in chips)
Seat 9: badcallthat (1099166 in chips)
repir: posts the ante 4375
zenpagan: posts the ante 4375
SharapoFFF: posts the ante 4375
sir_bogey: posts the ante 4375
markbarr: posts the ante 4375
koukos13: posts the ante 4375
Aceswild60: posts the ante 4375
badcallthat: posts the ante 4375
markbarr: posts small blind 17500
koukos13: posts big blind 35000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to badcallthat [9s 9d]
Aceswild60: folds
badcallthat: raises 70000 to 105000
repir: raises 140000 to 245000
zenpagan: folds
SharapoFFF: folds
sir_bogey: folds
markbarr: folds
koukos13: folds
badcallthat: raises 849791 to 1094791 and is all-in
repir: calls 446001 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (403790) returned to badcallthat
*** FLOP *** [Qc 4d 4h]
*** TURN *** [Qc 4d 4h] [4c]
*** RIVER *** [Qc 4d 4h 4c] [6c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
badcallthat: shows [9s 9d] (a full house, Fours full of Nines)
repir: shows [Kd Ks] (a full house, Fours full of Kings)
repir collected 1469502 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1469502 Rake 0
Board [Qc 4d 4h 4c 6c]
Seat 1: repir showed [Kd Ks] and won (1469502) with a full house, Fours full of Kings
Seat 2: zenpagan folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: SharapoFFF folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: sir_bogey (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: markbarr (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: koukos13 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: Aceswild60 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: badcallthat showed [9s 9d] and lost with a full house, Fours full of Nines


Exit Hand
PokerStars Game #36261719229: Tournament #234010675, $5.00+$0.50 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level XXXVII (20000/40000) - 2009/12/05 4:34:04 WET [2009/12/04 23:34:04 ET]
Table '234010675 44' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: repir (1474502 in chips)
Seat 2: zenpagan (1736919 in chips)
Seat 3: SharapoFFF (1584300 in chips)
Seat 5: sir_bogey (2735430 in chips)
Seat 6: markbarr (724469 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 7: koukos13 (142739 in chips)
Seat 8: Aceswild60 (463364 in chips)
Seat 9: badcallthat (408790 in chips)
repir: posts the ante 5000
zenpagan: posts the ante 5000
SharapoFFF: posts the ante 5000
sir_bogey: posts the ante 5000
markbarr: posts the ante 5000
koukos13: posts the ante 5000
Aceswild60: posts the ante 5000
badcallthat: posts the ante 5000
Aceswild60: posts small blind 20000
badcallthat: posts big blind 40000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to badcallthat [Ad Qh]
repir: folds
zenpagan: raises 120000 to 160000
SharapoFFF: folds
sir_bogey: folds
markbarr: folds
koukos13: folds
Aceswild60: folds
badcallthat: raises 243790 to 403790 and is all-in
zenpagan: calls 243790
*** FLOP *** [9c 8h Jh]
*** TURN *** [9c 8h Jh] [Kd]
*** RIVER *** [9c 8h Jh Kd] [3c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
badcallthat: shows [Ad Qh] (high card Ace)
zenpagan: shows [Qd Th] (a straight, Nine to King)
zenpagan collected 867580 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 867580 Rake 0
Board [9c 8h Jh Kd 3c]
Seat 1: repir folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: zenpagan showed [Qd Th] and won (867580) with a straight, Nine to King
Seat 3: SharapoFFF folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: sir_bogey folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: markbarr folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: koukos13 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: Aceswild60 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 9: badcallthat (big blind) showed [Ad Qh] and lost with high card Ace

$6k FTW an out in 15th for $200, fuckin sick

included this from a SNG simply for its hilarity;

PokerStars Game #36333824982: Tournament #219368686, $11+$1 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2009/12/06 20:27:42 WET [2009/12/06 15:27:42 ET]
Table '219368686 4' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: Prosims (1395 in chips)
Seat 2: sojoe11 (615 in chips)
Seat 3: empty head1 (1225 in chips)
Seat 5: chauncy (2030 in chips)
Seat 6: badcallthat (1500 in chips)
Seat 7: mauric9 (1625 in chips)
Seat 8: 001Major (6525 in chips)
Seat 9: MadDogFerg (1280 in chips)
MadDogFerg: posts small blind 50
Prosims: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to badcallthat [8h 8d]
sojoe11: folds
empty head1: folds
chauncy: folds
badcallthat: raises 177 to 277
mauric9: folds
001Major: calls 277
MadDogFerg: folds
Prosims: folds
*** FLOP *** [4c 9h 5s]
badcallthat: bets 599
001Major: calls 599
*** TURN *** [4c 9h 5s] [3h]
badcallthat: bets 624 and is all-in
001Major: calls 624
*** RIVER *** [4c 9h 5s 3h] [2h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
badcallthat: shows [8h 8d] (a pair of Eights)
001Major: shows [8s As] (a straight, Ace to Five)
001Major collected 3150 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3150 | Rake 0
Board [4c 9h 5s 3h 2h]
Seat 1: Prosims (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: sojoe11 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: empty head1 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: chauncy folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: badcallthat showed [8h 8d] and lost with a pair of Eights
Seat 7: mauric9 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: 001Major (button) showed [8s As] and won (3150) with a straight, Ace to Five
Seat 9: MadDogFerg (small blind) folded before Flop