You really do have to get lucky to win.

bigdaveyt said:

Had a decent weekend playing in a few MTTs. Had a GC for a 10K qualifying tournament and took 36 of 192 (top 40 got a seat). Then played the 10k and placed 37 of 205 for a $58 cash (tourney is normally 50+5, in for free, so i'm happy). Decided to finish off a decent day in CFB with the Cake $7500 guarenteed $5+.50 RA.

I played pretty well at the lower blinds and even better when the blinds got up to 60/300/600. Only bought in 1 time (and rebought to 3000) then added on at the break.

Why do I feel like I never draw out on anyone? I'm sure I do here and there, but I swear, 90% of the time when I'm in on a draw, the other hand holds. Not for me though. I've been calling a lot of these big stack pricks lately and ALWAYS at the right time when they are bluffing. Here is just another good call, only to be out-drawn in the end:

Hand#19945F9CEA002494 - $7,500 GUARANTEED! - R&A T6266090 -- Table 27 -- $60/$300/$600 NL Hold'em -- 2009/09/20 - 01:35:46
Seat 1: JimmyBlades ($9,353 in chips)
Seat 2: chin***2 ($26,763 in chips)
Seat 3: tpry***3 ($19,528 in chips)
Seat 4: Hadr***4 ($7,075 in chips)
Seat 5: DOG***5 ($7,895 in chips)
Seat 6: 2two***6 ($30,812 in chips)
Seat 7: topt***7 ($8,305 in chips)
Seat 8: Wesl***8 ($11,516 in chips)
Seat 9: Kast***9 ($5,060 in chips)
Seat 10: rbdo***10 ($5,929 in chips) DEALER
toptenguy posts ante of 60
WesleyChipz posts ante of 60
Kastrator posts ante of 60
rbdom85 posts ante of 60
JimmyBlades posts ante of 60
chino7 posts ante of 60
tpryor222222 posts ante of 60
Hadrian73 posts ante of 60
DOG REKOP posts ante of 60
2two2K posts ante of 60
chin***2: posts small blind 300
tpry***3: posts big blind 600
Dealt to JimmyBlades [Qc,8c]
Hadr***4: folds
DOG***5: folds
2two***6: folds
topt***7: folds
Wesl***8: folds
Kast***9: folds
rbdo***10: folds
JimmyBlades: raises to 1,550
chin***2: folds
tpry***3: calls 950
*** FLOP *** [Qs,9h,5s]
tpry***3: checks
JimmyBlades: bets 2,250
tpry***3: is all in 17918.0000
JimmyBlades: is all in 5493.0000
tpry***3: returns uncalled bet 10,175
JimmyBlades: shows [Qc 8c]
tpry***3: shows [Ts 9s]
*** TURN *** [Tc]
*** RIVER *** [Kc]
***SHOW DOWN***
tpry***3: wins 19,486 with Two Pairs, Tens and Nines
JimmyBlades finished 182 out of 439 players.


:smoker2::smoker2::smoker2:

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bigdaveyt said:

And to illustrate my point further about how when I go all in on a draw, the other hand always holds..

Hand#19945FACE0000345 - $12 NL Hold'em - Turbo T6270176 -- Table 1 -- $20/$100/$200 NL Hold'em -- 2009/09/20 - 02:35:20
Seat 1: JimmyBlades ($7,405 in chips)
Seat 2: debo***2 ($2,635 in chips)
Seat 3: nc19***3 ($3,510 in chips)
Seat 4: craz***4 ($8,047 in chips)
Seat 8: sanc***8 ($6,368 in chips)
Seat 9: Gram***9 ($835 in chips) DEALER
JimmyBlades posts ante of 20
debo9 posts ante of 20
nc1973 posts ante of 20
crazycatlady posts ante of 20
sanchoroscoe posts ante of 20
Gramspro posts ante of 20
debo***2: posts small blind 100
nc19***3: posts big blind 200
Dealt to JimmyBlades [8d,Jd]
craz***4: folds
sanc***8: folds
Gram***9: is all in 815.0000
JimmyBlades: calls 815
debo***2: folds
nc19***3: folds
JimmyBlades: shows [8d Jd]
Gram***9: shows [Qh Ks]
*** FLOP *** [6c,7s,9d]
*** TURN *** [4h]
*** RIVER *** [9s]
***SHOW DOWN***
Gram***9: wins 2,050 with Pair of Nines with King kicker

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bigdaveyt said:

See below:


Hand#19955FB0BB003943 - Tournament Table 69 T6271163 -- Table 69 -- $800/$4,000/$8,000 NL Hold'em -- 2009/09/21 - 00:09:43
Seat 1: JimmyBlades ($48,380 in chips)
Seat 2: bric***2 ($56,276 in chips)
Seat 3: Spla***3 ($55,088 in chips)
Seat 4: kdir***4 ($102,352 in chips)
Seat 5: monk***5 ($203,790 in chips)
Seat 6: toom***6 ($133,890 in chips) DEALER
Seat 7: The***7 ($53,518 in chips)
Seat 8: Danc***8 ($142,720 in chips)
Seat 9: craz***9 ($83,324 in chips)
Seat 10: Andr***10 ($90,279 in chips)
SplashyOtter posts ante of 800
kdirjialiop posts ante of 800
monkey828 posts ante of 800
toomuchballs posts ante of 800
The Yukon posts ante of 800
DancingHeart posts ante of 800
crazy drunk posts ante of 800
Andrew.Ski posts ante of 800
JimmyBlades posts ante of 800
bricom posts ante of 800
Danc***8: posts small blind 4,000
craz***9: posts big blind 8,000
Dealt to JimmyBlades [Ah,Ks]
Andr***10: folds
JimmyBlades: is all in 47580.0000
bric***2: calls 47,580
Spla***3: folds
kdir***4: folds
monk***5: folds
toom***6: folds
The***7: folds
Danc***8: folds
craz***9: folds
JimmyBlades: shows [Ah Ks]
bric***2: shows [Tc Ts]
*** FLOP *** [9c,Ad,Qd]
*** TURN *** [7d]
*** RIVER *** [Td]
***SHOW DOWN***
bric***2: wins 115,160 with Three of a Kind, Tens
JimmyBlades finished 19 out of 641 players.

UGH! So I'm all in with AK. Guy calls with 1010. Rivers a 10. Fuck you Cake! Cocksucking-2-motherfucking-outter and I have no goddamn diamonds.

Could this have worked out differently? I don't think so. I mean, if I raise to $24K, Seat 2 still has 1010 and would probably re-raise all in (wouldn't make sense to just double it). Obviously, I'm not folding AK preflop with all of those chips in the pot.

So either way, I be fucked. No getting out of that one. I'm just digusted. I played really really well this tournament. Actually, I've been playing pretty good lately.

Last 10 tournaments

36/321 (top 40 get daily 10k seat)
37/197 (cashed for $58 in daily 10k)
10/86 (cashed for $21.07)
182/439 (no cash)
15/52 (no cash)
9/88 ($38.38)
82/125 (no cash)
71/127 (no cash)
19/641 ($14.42) -- Caker $1500 Guarenteed -- Had that guy not rivered me, I would have been up in the top 5 and I really think I could have taken it down.


I've been trying to become a better tournament player so I play $3NL, $5NL, $10NL, and up to $15NL.

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okstate said:

1st hand fold pre

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